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The Golden Bear loves ice cream and now some of it bears his name
Off the golf course, legendary golfer and Palm Beach County's own Jack Nicklaus has a weakness: ice cream.
And soon to land in grocery stores: ice cream with the Golden Bear's name on it.
Jack Nicklaus ice cream is being manufactured by a division of The Schwan Food Company, a 60-year old Minnesota-based frozen-food manufacturer and marketer.
The pint-sized Jack Nicklaus ice cream in seven flavors will be available beginning in March at Winn Dixie, Bi-Lo and Kroger stores in select markets with a suggested retail price of $1.99.
A portion of the proceeds from sales are slated to benefit the nonprofit Nicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation, which endeavors to provides families access to world-class pediatric care.
The Jack Nicklaus ice cream flavors include Warm Spiced Butter Pecan, Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirl, Salted Caramel Toffee, Strawberry Lemonade, Triple Chocolate, Coffee and Donuts, and Homemade Vanilla.
According to Nicklaus, "It's no secret that I love ice cream. Needless to say, I have never had so much fun in the research and development of a product…"
In addition to ice cream, Nicklaus-branded or -licensed products that benefit children's charities include water, lemonade, sunglasses and golf balls, among others.
For more information, visit www.nicklaus.com or www.theschwanfoodcompany.com.

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Above: Oisin, Annie, Sean and Emily Mulroy - three of whom have been diagnosed with Marfan Syndrom. Below: the three family members with the condition. Photos: Michelle Ghee www.gphotos.ie
Marfan Syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects the body's connective tissue.
This month is Marfan Syndrome Awareness Month and the Longford Leader spoke to the Mulroy family - Annie, Séan, Oisín (11) and Emily (5) - from Killoe where three out of four members have been diagnosed with the syndrome.
The family of four went for genetic testing after 11-year Oisín was diagnosed with Marfan Syndrome in 2015.
Following that, it then emerged that Séan and Emily also had it.
The syndrome affects the connective tissue that holds all the body's cells, organs and tissue together.
It also plays an important role in helping the body grow and develop properly.
For the Mulroy's it all began with a random visit to a hospital in Castlebar when they thought Oisín, their eldest child had appendicitis.
The family had been on a visit to Séan's father when the situation developed. That was 2012 when Oisín was just seven years old.
"When we went in the doctors they were more fascinated with Oisín's height and how thin he was," Annie told the Leader. Currently, Oisín at 11-years-old, is nearly six feet tall.
"He also has a dip in his chest which is medically known as Pectus Excavatum - a congenital deformity of the anterior thoracic wall in which the sternum and rib cage grow abnormally.
"In the heel of the hunt there was no appendicitis but the doctors insisted on carrying out genetic testing."
Some tests were carried out and the results came back. There was nothing to worry about, the Mulroys were told. Nothing had shown up.
But 12 months later when Oisín attended the hospital for a review a second doctor indicated to the family that some of the tests may have proved inconclusive.
The Mulroys asked at that point if they could be referred back to their own hospital - the Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar and their request was granted.
When they attended there, Dr Dorothy Niall, Trauma and Orthopaedic consultant for Tullamore and Mullingar hospitals took over their case.
"She arranged for Oisín to be reviewed in Crumlin where he met with cardiologists and had his spine reviewed," continued Annie.
"The cardiologist then told us that he would like to get genetic confirmation of some of the findings because with Marfan's you really need genetic confirmation.
"While there are a lot of physical traits, you need to know genetically whether you have it or not."
Oisín was then genetically tested for the syndrome.
The family opted for the private alternative because they were desperate for Oisín to start the necessary treatment as soon as possible. In December 2015 it was finally confirmed that Oisín Mulroy had Marfan Syndrome.
However, it wasn't over by a long shot, because the medical team then needed to determine if his condition had been spontaneous or passed on to him by his parents.
"We were asked a raft of questions at that stage and there was nothing that we could think off, so we did the test and within a month it was confirmed that Séan was a carrier and Emily also had the gene," Annie added, before pointing out that her husband was then referred to the Mater Hospital in Dublin.
That was 2016 and even though the Mulroys were endeavouring to stay as positive as possible, a lot was happening very quickly with little time to take it all in.
Meanwhile, the Mater Hospital has a state of the art Marfan clinic attached to it, so the Mayo man was immediately able to access the necessary treatment and supports that he required.
When he was examined at the clinic it was soon determined that Séan's aorta was so enlarged, surgical intervention would be necessary to deal with the matter.
After his assessment, Séan was told that he would be called for his operation early in 2017 and he is currently on standby waiting for that call.
Séan will undergo full open heart surgery when he is called and will need at least three months to recuperate thereafter.
"Obviously emergency situations arise and elective surgery gets priority, but the only thing we can do is to keep in contact with the clinic on a regular basis and ensure that as soon as an opening arises, Séan gets his surgery done," continued Annie.
"To date there is no news but he might only get a week's notice in relation to a call up."
Séan's easy going nature and fun filled personality probably stood him in good stead in the months and weeks before his diagnosis and indeed right up to the point where he was told surgery was his only option.
He said that when it finally came to light that he was a carrier, "I kind of half expected it".
In his 40s, Séan is well known across the midlands for his musical talents and works as a technician at Backstage Theatre in Longford town.
"I began to think that I was probably the likely candidate in all of this and you begin to start thinking about other things in your own family," he added.
My dad, who wasn't particularly tall, was always very skinny and had very long arms, so while I was slightly shellshocked initially, I am more relieved at this stage."
Séan went on to say that he wasn't particularly squeamish around operations "or that sort of thing", so facing the surgery and getting it done was to the fore in his mind now.
"Being diagnosed, finding out about this and getting surgery seems a lot better to me than the flip side of all this," he smiled. The flip side being sudden death.
"I did have an angiogram and was told that other than my enlarged aorta, I am as healthy as a hare," he laughed.
"My circulation system is spot on; my cholesterol is low - it's just that I have a big floppy aorta."
With regards to Emily, she too has Marfan Syndrome and suffers with hypomobility which results in the reduced movement of her joints. Pain is typically felt on one side of the lower back or buttocks, and can radiate down the leg.
"She too has had an echo and will continue to have that every 12 months," added Annie.
"Both Oisín and Emily have had ophthalmology appointments because the retina can detach with Marfan Syndrome.
"There is so much in the body that can be affected by this syndrome and there is also a whole spectrum of things that you can have, but yet, you may not have Marfan Syndrome."
At the moment the Mulroy children are doing well. Dr Niall referred them for Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy - services they can access at the Phoenix Centre here in Longford town.
"This is a blessing because we don't have to travel too far," added Annie.
"Oisín will have to have surgery; we know that because he has significant Pectus Excavatum, so if he continues to grow at the pace he is doing, his breathing may become compromised.
"Day to day he is fine - he may get fatigued a bit more than other kids but that is fine."
The Mulroys have received great support from everyone including from the staff at St Teresa's National School in Killoe where the children attend and from the greater community and their friends.
"Our own GPs have been great; the local hospital; Dr Niall has been brilliant," said Annie, before pointing out that the staff and teachers at Killoe NS had been "amazing" to the children.
"They told us that if any more supports were needed then all we had to was say the word. The local HSE staff at the Phoenix Centre have been so supportive as have our neighbours and friends."
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In Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, PA., a declaratory judgment action, the Court of Appeals addressed four insurance coverage issues raised by repeated instances of sexual molestation of one child by a Queens priest from August 1996 to May 2002. In doing so, the Court of Appeals issued three opinions and Judge Lippman took no part. The result was Judge Rivera writing for a three-judge plurality, Judge Smith issuing a concurrence in the outcome, and Judge Graffeo issuing a partial concurrence and partial dissent. Judges Smith and Graffeo, writing separately, joined the plurality on only two of the four issues, leaving the remainder without precedential weight.
The Diocese brought this action to recover from its insurers after settling the child's molestation claims for $2 million and "additional consideration." The principal dispute concerned a $250,000 self-insured retention ("SIR") applicable to each occurrence and to each of multiple policies. The parties contested (1) whether defenses concerning the SIR or allocation among the policies and insurers were waived when they were not mentioned in a disclaimer letter; (2) whether the claims of molestation should be considered a single occurrence or multiple occurrences; (3) how many SIRs the Diocese would need to exhaust; and (4) whether the Diocese could recover on a joint and several basis or pro rata among the insurers.
First, the Court of Appeals considered the argument that National Union waived its defense of the self-insured retention because it was not mentioned in a disclaimer letter. The Court disposed of the argument, holding that National Union was not obligated to raise the SIR issue in its disclaimer letter because it was a limit on liability and not an exclusion. This part of the plurality's opinion essentially confirmed earlier Court of Appeals case law that coverage cannot be created by estoppel. Judges Smith and Graffeo joined this part of the opinion.
Second, the plurality reasoned that the claims of molestation were multiple occurrences rather than a single occurrence under the policy. Judge Rivera wrote that the Court applies the "unfortunate event" test when the policies themselves do not indicate an intent to aggregate separate incidents into a single occurrence. In that test, the Court looks to whether the claims share a close "temporal and spatial relationship" and whether the claims were part of a "singular causal continuum." The plurality noted throughout its opinion that the claims of molestation were distinct, spanned six years, and occurred in various and unique locations such as the rectory, a vehicle, as well as more than one home. Thus, the claims did not share a close temporal and spatial relationship, and they were not part of a singular causal continuum. Judges Smith and Graffeo disagreed, leaving the plurality short of the four votes needed to create precedent for finding repeated instances of sexual misconduct as multiple occurrences.
Third, the plurality decided that the Diocese would be required to exhaust a SIR for each occurrence under an implicated policy. Looking to the policy, the plurality noted that a SIR "shall apply separately to each occurrence" and only to "occurrences covered under [the] policy" (alteration in original). Judge Graffeo, arguing that there was only a single occurrence under the policy, concluded that the Diocese needed to exhaust only a single SIR, regardless of the number of policy periods through which that occurrence carried. Judge Smith, also arguing for a single occurrence, concluded however that a SIR should be exhausted for each policy year in which the single occurrence and injury continued.
Summing up the number of SIRs to be applied, Judge Smith put it succinctly: "To clarify the point, imagine a case where a priest committed twenty acts of abuse of one victim over five years, and five one-year policies were successively in force, each with a self-insured retention. How many retentions are to be applied? The plurality's logic gives the answer twenty. Judge Graffeo would say one. The Ninth and Fifth Circuits would say five, and I think they are correct." As none of the opinions garnered the required four votes, this opinion also lacks precedential weight.
Fourth, and finally, the Court unanimously agreed that the Diocese could not recover for the repeated claims of molestation by proceeding against one insurer on a joint and several theory of liability. Under such a theory, the insured could recover against one insurer and the insurer could then proceed against remaining insurers. The plurality, joined by Judges Smith and Graffeo, instead decided that the proper means of recovery would be to allocate the losses pro rata.


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NXP recently released the LPC54100 Series MCUs which offer crucially improved ultra-low power performance for "always-on" processing devices often found in wearable technology.
Wearable technology is booming… at least it should considered the many devices available on the market. The fact that the hype is big but the numbers of wearables sold is not keeping up with expectations nor with the ones of smartphones has two main reasons: battery life and pricing.
The dominant bottle neck for the success of wearables on the long run is still the battery life. During the 2014 Wearable Tech Expo in New York City this July, Myriam Joire, chief evangelist at smartwatch startup Pebble, stated the "Battery is the number one challenge with wearables today. Most smartwatches take a 130-miliamp battery, which can be sucked dry with a big lightbulb in probably 30 minutes to an hour." (source: Mashable).IMAGE: MASHABLE CHRISTINA ASCANI
This challenge can be addressed in two ways; one is to find a solution for more efficient and compact batteries, the other is to optimise the efficiency of the system in order to consume less power and extend the battery life.
With patented, market-proven architectural innovations, the NXP LPC54100 MCU series achieves unmatched power efficiency and consumes an average of 20 percent less power than its closest competitors making it a great choice for developers of wearable devices.
Crucial for always-on applications, the LPC54100 series requires as little as 3µA for continuous sensor listening. A first for sensor applications, its asymmetric dual-core architecture enables scalable active power/performance that enables developers to optimize power efficiency by using the 55 µA/MHz Cortex-M0+ core for sensor data collection, aggregation, and external communications, or the Cortex-M4F core (100 µA/MHz) to execute math-intensive algorithms (i.e., motion sensor fusion) more quickly while saving power.
The new MCU's benefits can also score in other applications which use a lot of sensors such as robotics, gaming/entertainment, medical and various industrial devices.
- LPC541xx product Info: http://www.nxp.com/LPC54100
- LPC541xx Sensor Processing/Motion Solution info: www.nxp.com/spm-solution
- LPCXpresso54102 Evaluation Board: www.nxp.com/demoboard/OM13077.html
- LPC541xx Developer Site & Ecosystem Resources: http://www.lpcware.com/content/device/lpc54100


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Buying a home in L.A. is already nuts as it is. It takes a median family income of $73,210 — more than what 65 percent of American households take in — to qualify for a median-priced, $380,890 residence in the market. And take a look at those $380,890 winners out there. Not exactly mansions
See also: New Report Says Your L.A. Dream Home … Is an Apartment.
In other words, you're screwed. And now there's this. If you want to own a place near a top-ranked public school in the L.A. market, you'll have to fork over an extra $300,000, according to a new report from online real estate firm Redfin:
Even with that exorbitant cover charge to get your offspring into a decent school, L.A. did not rank as the most expensive place in the nation for good-school-adjacent real estate.
We were beat out by No. 1 San Jose and second-ranked San Francisco.
According to Redfin:
Coastal California leads the way in terms of cost, with homes in the highest-ranking school zones running from $300,000 more in Los Angeles to nearly $500,000 more in San Jose.
Redfin says it looked at Onboard Informatics and GreatSchools elementary campus data and compared it with homes sold nationwide between May 1 and July 31.
It did find some bargains. For the L.A. area you might have to move to … Buena Park. There you'll find a roughly $423,000 home near the well-regarded Dysinger Elementary School.
Of course, you'd have to live in O.C.'s Buena Park. The alternative would be to do what many already are: Put off procreation.
Send feedback and tips to the author. Follow Dennis Romero on Twitter at @dennisjromero. Follow LA Weekly News on Twitter at @laweeklynews.
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Girls' Generation Members' Recent Interactions Have Fans Crying With So Much Feels
It's been nearly one and a half years since Tiffany, Sooyoung, and Seohyun left SM Entertainment. Since then, the Girls' Generation members have each focused on their individual careers.
Although they may be spending less time together, a recent mini-reunion brought feels to all SONEs.
Sooyoung held a premiere for her latest movie, "Memories Of A Dead End". Although all of the members are busy with their hectic schedules, Seohyun, Taeyeon, Hyoyeon, and Tiffany made time to support Sooyoung at her special event!
The members uploaded group photos of each other with the hashtag "#GG4EVA", which is widely used between the fans to indicate that Girls' Generation will last forever!
The mini-reunion brought fans to tears as it's been so long since so many of the members were able to gather together!
Although Sunny, Yoona and Yuri were missing from the photos, fans know that the bond between the girls is going strong! Yoona recently went on My Little Old Boy to say that the members always rely on each other and believe that "[they're] all [they] have"!
"Because I have a lot of members, I never felt the need to make more friends around my age.
We experience and work the same things, so even when we're doing something else, we always say, 'We're all we have.'"
— Yoona
They always make time to support each other's milestones. Yoona also met up with Taeyeon at her recent comeback concert!
All of this just proves that Girls' Generation will never fall apart!
Girls' Generation
Girls' Generation's Sooyoung Shows Off Her Impressive Back Muscles In New Vlogs
What Girls' Generation's YoonA Really Thinks About The Criticism Idols-Turned-Actors Like Her Receive
Girls' Generation's Yuri Said Lee Kwang Soo And Yoo Jae Suk Have No Strengths


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Vladimir Bezobrazov
Bezobrazov, Vladimir Pavlovich
Born Jan. 3, 1828; died Aug. 29,1889. Russian economist who became an academician in 1867.
In his political views Bezobrazov was a liberal of the nobility. He taught finance, law, and political economy at the Aleksandrov Lycée in 1868–78. During the preparation of the reforms of the 1860's, Bezobrazov was one of the organizers of the Political Economic Committee of the Russian Geographical Society. He served in the ministries of finance and of state properties. He opposed serfdom and advocated bourgeois reforms in the interests of the landholders. On theoretical questions he adhered to the standpoint of vulgar political economy. He was the author of works on concrete economic and economic geographic questions, and in his works he made use of the vast data on the situation of Russian trade and industry that he had gathered. He also wrote on credit and finance. In 1874–80 he published a journal entitled Sbornik gosudarstvennykh znanii.
MAJOR WORKSPublished in Moscow and St. Petersburg:
Ocherki Nizhegorodskoi iarmarki. 1865.
Ural'skoe gornoe khoziaistvo i vopros o prodazhe kazennykh gornykh zavodov. 1869.
Narodnoe khoziaistvo Rossii: Moskovskaia (tsentral'naia) promyshlennaia oblast', parts 1–5. 1882–1889.
O nekotorykh iavleniiakh denezhnogo obrashcheniia ν Rossii ν sviazi s promyshlennost'iu, torgovlei i kreditom. 1863.
Gosudarstvennye dokhody Rossii, ikh klassifikatsiia, nyneshnee sostoianie i dvizhenie: 1866–1872. 1872.


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1001 Movie Club
The 1001 Movie Club is the brainchild of TheAnswerMVP2001 from Common Sense Reviews, who was inspired the constantly updated book bible of cinephiles, "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die" by Stephen Jay Schneider. It's a comprehensive guide on which seminal movie you should see before you kick the bucket. It's pretty self-explanatory. If you want to join the club, click on the links.
Here the selections for this month:
High Plains Drifter (1972)
July 3rd
Gallipoli (1981)
July 10th
Funny Games (1997)
July 17th
Apocalypto (2006)
July 24th
Hey Branden,
Don't know if you heard the news but I'm starting the Club up again: http://www.filmsquish.com/1001. i'm also having a "Trip To The Moon" Blog-A-Thon to inaugurate it.
I'd love it if you could email me at firstname.lastname@example.com to confirm that you'd like to return as a contributing member. I have some questions for you too (including what movie to pick for the club!)


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Our destinations suitable for group holidays
À-la-carte Group Holiday
You want to be independent, and enjoy full board, half board or accommodation only, so why not create your own holiday schedule and book it yourself? You can use the tourist information centre at each Club Village to help you organise your holiday.
An all-inclusive Group Holiday
If you want an all-inclusive holiday, we have a range of all-inclusive packages. You can choose just how long you want to stay and exactly what you want to do. To help you build your own holiday package, come to us for advice. Our advisers are on hand to help you create your own tailor-made holiday. We will take care of making all your reservations – the perfect approach to ensure a memorable stay!
Nature, sports, wellness, excursions, events, culture,... Everyone likes different things and it's all the better when you share them! We listen to what you want and select for you the best seaside, mountain or countryside destination.


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Zombie ant fungus kills its hosts on doorstep of ant colony
It's not a pretty picture. After killing its host, a zombie ant fungus grows from the cadaver and produces spores, which rain down in the forest to infect new hosts. New research suggests this fungus must kill its ant hosts outside their nest in order to reproduce and transmit its infection. This may be partly because of the ants' social immunity, which is a collective action taken to limit disease spread. And it may be partly due to the physical space and microclimate inside the nest, which don't allow the fungus to complete its development. The new research, which was funded by CAPES-Brazil and Penn State, was published August 18, 2014 in PLOS ONE.
This parasitic fungus, Ophiocordyceps camponoti-rufipedis, is known as the zombie ant fungus because of its ability to control the behavior of its carpenter ant hosts. The fungus compels worker ants to die in a specific spot – attached to leaves in the understory of tropical forests.
After killing its ant host, the fungus grows a stalk which protrudes from the dead ant and infectious spores are dropped onto the forest floor below, where they can infect foraging ants from the colony.
In fact, according to this new research, the fungus manipulates its victims to die close to the colony, to ensure a constant supply of potential new hosts.
Study co-author David Hughes is assistant professor of entomology and biology at Penn State. Hughes said:
Ants are remarkably adept at cleaning the interior of the nest to prevent diseases. But we also found that this fungal parasite can't grow to the stage suitable for transmission inside the nest whether ants are present or not.
But the zombie fungus gets its dying victims as close as possible. If not inside the ant colony, then on the doorstep.
What the zombie fungi essentially do is create a sniper's alley through which their future hosts must pass. The parasite doesn't need to evolve mechanisms to overcome the effective social immunity that occurs inside the nest. At the same time, it ensures a constant supply of susceptible hosts.
Despite the high prevalence of infected colonies and persistence of the fungus over time, the researchers did not observe colony collapse, suggesting that the parasite functions as a long-lasting but tolerable condition for the ants.
The researchers suggest that the parasite can be characterized as a chronic disease that, as in humans, can be controlled but not cured.


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Bat Stabber
Orioles catcher Craig Tatum snagged Blue Jays shortstop Yunel Escobar's bat after it was knocked out of his hands by an inside pitch from reliever Jason Berken during the ninth inning of their game in Baltimore last Saturday. After getting back up, Escobar flew out to right, but the Blue Jays won 3--2.
Bye-bye Birdie
Tom Watson waved farewell to the Old Course at St. Andrews last Friday while standing on the Swilcan Bridge, which crosses a burn on the 18th fairway. Watson, who was competing in the second round of the British Open (page 32), kissed one of the bridge stones, then hit his second shot to within a foot of the flag and birdied the hole. The 60-year-old golfer, a five-time British Open champion, missed the cut by two strokes. The tournament is not scheduled to return to St. Andrews until 2015.
Head Over Horns
J.W. Harris of May, Texas, did an unplanned somersault over a bull called Even Money last Thursday after Harris was bucked off during the third day of pool competition in the bullriding event at the Calgary Stampede in Alberta. Harris was disqualified for slapping the bull with his free hand during the ride. The previous day Harris, a two-time world champion bullrider, had celebrated his 24th birthday by winning $5,500 with the best performance of the day, an 87-point ride on a bull named Kin Deadly.
Photograph by Joy Albason/Cal Sport Media
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Experience a ONE solution that unifies all your communications (UC) and collaboration needs: IPsession V8
IPcelerate IPsession™, a comprehensive software solution for the Cisco Unified Communications environment – both at the desk and on-the-go – addressing key business initiatives from simple paging and dial-out campaigns to mass messaging; simple 911 alerts to full-fledged emergency response; user-controlled push conferencing to call recording; RFID integration to surveillance and/or GPS tracking. With over 50 embedded features, as well as many optional add-on modules, IPsession offers a family of applications designed to meet the needs of every size business in every type of industry, from robust outbound calling solution, easily integrated into business databases for automated dial-out programs to one-touch launch of emergency management protocol.
IPsession eliminates the need for purchasing multiple software solutions and effective integrate multiple telephony solutions into one integrated environment.
Social networking meets Enterprise
Streamz™ is a social networking solution for virtually any business. Streamz™ allows end users to create "postings" (called streams) that include Videos, Images, Voice Notes, Documents and, of course, Texts. It is a powerful social collaboration tool for business users that creates a far more visual and compelling experience that can be tied to/integrated with key events and business processes in an organization. We call this event-driven collaboration. A doctor can create a video, attach a few images and post the stream to colleagues about a patient. A teacher can create a video, attach a document and post the stream to parents and/or students. A CEO can capture a recorded shareholder call, create a video to summarize the call, and post the stream to shareholders who missed the call. Created streams are posted to a secure, social portal, accessible by you via subscription. These streams can be shared internal to a company, or externally – and securely – with customers, suppliers and partners.
Record phone conversations over IP: IPstudio Master | Agent
IPcelerate's IPstudio™ Master allows companies to record and manage voice conversations within an organization's IP network and channels. Based upon IPcelerate's proprietary distributed architecture, IPstudio provides a highly scalable and adaptable recording environment for IP Communications. IPstudio's distributed architecture provides scalability, manageability and ease of deployment. Consistent with our vision for VoIP-based software, recording capabilities can now be easily and automatically inserted into those critical business processes and activities.The IPstudio Master Administrator's Guide provides you with the procedures and references to successfully install, configure and run the IPstudio Master and IPstudio Agent.
Develop your own IP telephony applications with IPcelerate's IPfusion
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Manage and control LIVE calls over your IP network
IPcelerate's IPmonitor™ allows companies to monitor and manage live conversations (voice) within an organization's IP network. Based upon IPcelerate's proprietary distributed architecture, IPmonitor provides scalability, manageability and ease of deployment to constantly monitor all voice traffic generated over the client's network.


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They said about Suite
" Our dream was to realize the perfect hotel room in our mini-hotel and the best way to find out if we were successful is to read our guest experiences.
" The room is beautiful, every detail is refined and elegant."
" Check-in is super easy and the room feels like you're staying in a spa."
" The interiors are very very stylish yet not too pretentiously posh, views from the windows create a homely and urban feel to the whole place."
These are just a few examples, but I think it's pretty clear we've realized this dream! It was a great pleasure to work with Aldo and right from the start we liked his vision on our project.
The design of the two rooms is contemporary, but also timeless.
The excellent choices of the materials have made this project truly unique, such as the green marble in the bathrooms and the custom designed furniture and carpentry.
But also Aldo's choices the bathroom equipment, lighting and other details were spot on.
Of course we didn't immediately agree on everything right away, but we've always kept sharing our vision and found a solution without it turning into a compromise.
On a personal note, I think we got along very well with Aldo. Being in a project like this together felt like a friendship that will surely continue now the work is done."
Erik Baumann & Patrick Brand - 2019/Amsterdam
" We had known Aldo for a long time when we asked him to take care of remodeling the apartment we had just bought in 2018.
He had a very good reputation in the French community, a good advisor, solid coordinator and on time delivery project manager.
After listening to what we wanted and how much we were ready to spend, he came with several options.
We were in a hurry and the 100 sqm of our apartment needed complete reorganization in 2 months time.
Aldo took care of the floor mapping, and of managing all the different teams, from plumbing to carpenter, from big work like moving the kitchen to tiny details and everything was delivered on time with an extraordinary detail level.
It was done so no one could see that actual work had been done. Everything was done so everyone would believe it had been like that forever.
The work was done on time within the budget.
It was a real pleasure to discuss with Aldo, and get the apartment we were dreaming of. "
Linda & Antoine Heftler - 2018/Stockholm
" Suite har renoverat vår lägenhet. Vi är väldigt nöjda eftersom han har respekterat vår budget och tidsplan även om det tillstötte olika överraskningar (el och avlopp) under projektet.
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Costa Rica's national banana corporation, Corbana, the institutional banana council (CIM) and banana environmental commission (CAB), have refuted claims made by researchers that the banana industry is responsible for traces of illegal pesticides found in certain species of caiman.
Paul Grant of Stellenbosch University in South Africa and his team of researchers found traces of nine different inputs in blood samples from 14 adult caiman in Suerte River. Seven of those identified are listed as persistent organic pollutants banned under the 2011 Stockholm Convention.
Their research showed that the caiman within the high intensity-banana crop watershed of theriver had higher pesticide burdens relative to other more remote locations. They published their findings in the online scientific journal Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry and believe the findings could indicate illegal pesticide use, or residues of previous sprayings before the ban was in place.
Grant said the study suggests that either pesticides pose a health risk to caiman, or that pesticides harm the habitat and food supply of caiman, thereby reducing the health of this species. In addition, pesticide traces in caimans as top-level predators could indicate an integrated assessment for the ecosystem on a wider scale.
He said: "Banana plantations may be economically important to Costa Rica; however their erosion of aquatic ecosystems highlights the need for a developed regulatory infrastructure and adequate enforcement.
"Frequent heavy rains can wash pesticides from plantation areas, leading to contamination and the reapplication of sprays to the crops."
He added: "Without adequate enforcement of regulations dangerous practices such as aerial spraying close to streams or washing application equipment in rivers also contributes to contamination downstream."
But the banana industry is outraged at the accusations, which it says are not based on sound science. A spokeswoman said: "It's true that Costa Rica has a series of microclimates that facilitate the presence of a large number of banana pests and diseases which require agrochemical products to control them. But it is also true that Costa Rica decided more than 20 years ago to change radically the way it grows bananas to become the first country in the world to produce in harmony with the environment and its workers."
She also pointed to the fact that 98 per cent of Costa Rican banana farms have environmental certification and in keeping with national legislation respect 30 metre buffer zones between their farms and rivers to prevent run-off of chemical inputs into watercourses.
"Corbana will fight to the bitter end to defend the image of an industry that generates more than 100,000 jobs and $750 million a year in foreign earnings and demonstrate that this study contains misleading conclusions."
Costa Rica exports an average of 1.8 million tonnes of bananas per year, accounting for 10 per cent of the world total.
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Last week I participated in the SP Live 360 conference in Orlando, FL . To everyone who attended, thanks for coming to a fantastic show! You know very well how great the show was and how interactive the attendees and speakers were! You can see some of the photos from the show in this album on Picasa .
I had quite a few responsibilities at this show… more than any other conference I've participated in! I had a workshop on SharePoint 2013 workflow, I co-presented the keynote with my good friend & fellow conference co-chair Dan Holme as well as four breakout sessions. Dan & I talked about the different challenges & questions we saw people were grappling with as it related to SharePoint 2013 & Office 365 and provided some guidance on how people should proceed and approach some common challenges they faced.
I also had a handful of breakout sessions and a workshop as I mentioned above:
SPH04 Building a Content Site Using SharePoint Server 2013 Web Content Management: Start to Finish Microsoft made significant investments in SharePoint 2013 in the area of Web Content Management (WCM). In this latest release WCM has been re-architected to leverage taxonomies for navigation and search and serving content directly out of the search index. In this demo-heavy session you will see how to create a WCM site, implement a managed navigation using taxonomies and surface content from across multiple data sources, how to implement a custom brand and leverage search to its fullest potential in creating rich and dynamic content-based sites!
SPW13 SharePoint 2013 Workflows - Creating Custom Forms, Events and CSOM By now you've likely already explored the new capabilities and architecture of workflow in SharePoint 2013 and Workflow Manager. One of the more powerful and compelling things Microsoft has added in SharePoint 2013's workflow story is a client side object model for interacting with the workflow engine as well as creating custom forms. In this session you'll learn how to employ both of these to create custom association and initiation forms, as well as how to have a random form communicate with a currently running workflow using custom events.
SPH08 Automating Business Processes with Workflows using SharePoint Designer 2013 Going all the way back to SharePoint 2007, Microsoft has provided a way for end users, site owners and power users to create automated business processes using workflows and SharePoint Designer. SharePoint 2013 builds on this by adding some new authoring capabilities for building workflows using SharePoint Designer 2013. In this session you'll learn how to use SharePoint Designer 2013 to create workflows that call web services, use the new visual designer and build powerful business processes, all without any code!
SPF01 Workshop: Everything You Wanted to Know about Workflow in SharePoint 2013 The workflow story changed a great bit in the latest release of SharePoint 2013. In this full-day workshop you will learn how it changed and how to create custom workflows. We'll explore not only creating custom workflows using SharePoint Designer 2013, but also robust workflows using Visual Studio 2012. You'll learn how to consume web services, create custom tasks, interactive forms and push workflow to the limits. It doesn't matter if you are limited to a specific deployment like on-premises or Office 365 as everything you'll learn will apply to both types!


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Apologies for cross-postings. Given its obvious relevance to the Semantic Web, please distribute to all interested colleagues, thanks. ----------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS ------------------------ Journal of Theory and Practice of Logic Programming Special Issue on LOGIC PROGRAMMING AND THE WEB Guest Editor: Massimo Marchiori **** IMPORTANT DATES Submission of papers: : 2 May 2006 Notification of acceptance : 19 Oct 2006 Revised version of papers : 11 Feb 2007 Publication : approx. end 2007 **** WEB SITE http://www.dsi.unive.it/~tplp/ **** DESCRIPTION The journal of Theory and Practice of Logic Programming (TPLP) announces a special issue on Logic Programming and the Web. Recent years have seen a tremendous interest for Web technologies that can employ some form of logical reasoning: in particular, fields like the Semantic Web have shown that it is of primary importance to find an appropriate interaction between the Web infrastructure, and solutions coming from the logic programming area. Therefore, this special issue aims to produce a reference selection of high-quality papers, that try to cover this gap, showing all the potential of cross-breeding these two worlds. In particular, we solicit papers that cover the interaction between logic programming in all its forms (including for example Constraints, inductive logic programming, nonmonotonic reasoning, data mining, databases, specification and verification of systems), and Web Technologies (including for example the Semantic Web, Web Rules, Query Languages, Semantic Web Services, Web Search and Web mining, Ontologies for the Web, next-generation e-commerce, e-Government, Web Trust, Web Privacy, smart portals, Web Security). **** SUBMISSIONS All submissions should be written in English, and not already been published in another journal. Authors are encouraged to follow the LaTeX formatting instructions developed by Cambridge University Press for TPLP (downloadable from ftp://ftp.cup.cam.ac.uk/pub/texarchive/journals/latex/tlp-cls ) The preferred form of submission is via e-mail: please send a PDF or Postscript copy of your paper by 2 May, 2006, to the address email@example.com Alternatively, please send a CD-ROM or two floppy disks with PDF or Postscript copies of your paper, to arrive by 2 May, 2006 to: Massimo Marchiori Dept. of Computer Science University Ca' Foscari of Venice Via Torino 155, Mestre, Venice Italy For any further question regarding the submissions, please contact the guest editor at email@example.com on Tuesday, 17 January 2006 11:53:18 UTC
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Quickly bouncing back from a disheartening loss 24 hours earlier, the San Diego Gulls got in the win column with a 3-0 victory over the host Ontario Reign in Game 3 of the Pacific Division Finals on Sunday evening.
With the Reign still holding a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series, the teams are now off until Game 4 in San Diego on Friday night.
Just as they did in Game 2 on Saturday, the Gulls scored in the first period and carried that 1-0 lead into the third. This time, however, there would be no Reign comeback as Matt Hackett (2-2) finished with 29 saves for his second career Calder Cup Playoff shutout.
In Game 3, it was Kalle Kossila scoring at 18:27 of the opening frame, punching in the rebound of an Antoine Laganiere shot for his second goal of the series and of the postseason.
While an insurance goal never came on Saturday, Nick Ritchie doubled San Diego's lead with one second remaining on a power play in Game 3, cleaning up the rebound of Brandon Montour's shot from between the circles at 8:18 of the third period.
It was Ritchie's fifth goal of the playoffs, giving him a point in each of his seven games played this postseason, and was also the first power-play tally allowed by the Reign in 20 chances this postseason.
Ontario pulled Peter Budaj for an extra attacker with 3:39 to play, but Jaycob Megna found the empty net from inside his own blue line at 16:49 to make it 3-0.
Budaj (5-2) made 22 saves in the loss.
Pacific Division Finals – Series "L" (best-of-7)
P1-Ontario Reign vs. P2-San Diego Gulls
Game 1 – Thu., May 5 – ONTARIO 5, San Diego 3
Game 2 – Sat., May 7 – Ontario 2, SAN DIEGO 1 (OT)
Game 3 – Sun., May 8 – San Diego 3, ONTARIO 0
Game 4 – Fri., May 13 – Ontario at San Diego, 10:05
*Game 5 – Sat., May 14 – San Diego at Ontario, 10:00
*Game 6 – Mon., May 16 – Ontario at San Diego, 10:05
*Game 7 – Wed., May 18 – San Diego at Ontario, 10:00
*if necessary… All times Eastern
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Bridging the Expectation Gaps in Corporate Giving (NVPC and Spire Research and Consulting)
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In this study, "corporate giving"refers to the giving of time, money, services, skills or in-kind donations from the corporate sector to the community (including not-for-profit organisations) as part of corporate community investment or engagement. Hence, corporate giving is a subset of corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities, with a focus on volunteerism and philanthropy for corporations. In an effort to support NVPC, Spire Research and Consulting has undertaken this study on corporate giving on a pro-bono basis. The objective of this study is to define the extent of misalignment in expectations between corporations and NPOs in Singapore in regards to corporate giving.


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Captain America: The Winter Soldier: The Complete Guide
Cinema Supremacy
We all knew Captain America's first big screen outing since the ill-advised 1990 version was going to be big, but nobody quite predicted just how big. Debuting with roughly $65.8m in the US, it quickly became the highest-grossing superhero movie of 2011, beating the openings of Thor and X-Men: First Class.
Even more impressively, it knocked Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 off the top spot. How about that Steve Rogers, eh?
Days Before Release: 977
Falcon Incoming?
In the aftermath of the first film's success, the rumour mill quickly kicked in on the sequel - even screenwriters Chris Markus and Stephen McFeely seemed unsure about exactly where the Cap's next adventure would take him.
"The span of [Captain America: The First Avenger] is about two or three years, and there's a few times in the film where you jump four months ahead, you jump six months ahead," McFeely said. "So we did that with the intention of saying, 'Okay, there are certainly unseen adventures that Captain America went on in that period that if we want to, we can go back and explore later.'"
McFeely did hint that the plot might take place in the '70s, though, with Cap's buddy Falcon apparently set to enter stage left. "It would be awesome to go straight up, like Shaft with Cap and the Falcon."
Days Before Release: 946
A 2014 Return
With Avengers Assemble on the horizon, Chris Evans revealed that it was unlikely he'd get a solo outing as Captain America until 2014.
"They may wait until 2014 until they release the next Cap ," he told The Playlist. "Marvel has a lot of balls in the air, they aren't going to cannibalise their films."
On the small matter of the fact that he was contracted to six films, he added somewhat teasingly: "Out of those six films, if I pop up in one of those [other films], it counts as part of the deal. So if they needed me in a third Cap , and I say, 'Fuck you, give me $30 million,' well… they want to avoid that."
Days Before Release: 917
Dum Dum Wants In
Neal McDonough pitched up in Captain America: The First Avenger as Dum Dum Dugan, and when MTV caught up with the actor in October 2011, he was keen on jumping into a sequel.
"I can't wait to do Cap 2 ," he said. Though he hadn't been in contact with the film's producers, McDonough did reveal what it was that first attracted him to the role
"Here's a guy from Boston like myself who's this big, brawly, all-America ass kicker. I was like, 'Oh, ok. That's easy to play. That's me. That's kind of the world that I grew up in. For me, it was pretty simple to jump into that."
Days Before Release: 891
Director Shortlist
By March 2012, it seemed that every man and his dog (in Hollywood, anyway) was lining up for the Captain America 2 directing gig.
According to Vulture, though, Marvel had its eye focussed on Community duo Anthony and Joseph Russo.
The site's source said: "Kevin [Feige, Marvel Studios' president of production ] is a 'vibe guy'. He likes to see if he gets along with people before he'll decide about spending the next two years with them. And apparently, they hit it off with Kevin in the room."
Days Before Release: 728
Release Date
Though the sequel to The First Avenger still had no title and no official directors, Marvel and Disney announced in April 2012 that the Cap would be returning to cinemas on 4 April 2014 (in the US, with a UK date of 28 March 2014).
Not only that, the studio's press release hinted at the film's plot, too: "The second instalment will pick-up where the highly-anticipated Marvel's The Avengers leaves off, as Steve Rogers continues his affiliation with Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D and struggles to embrace his role in the modern world."
Days Before Release: 722
Glover Speaks
With Anthony and Joseph Russo still the favourites for directing Captain America 2, one person who waded in with his support was Donald Glover, whom the duo directed on Community .
"I was talking to them, actually. I didn't know it was that project. They were like, 'Yeah, we're thinking about directing this thing.' Honestly, I think they'd be a perfect fit," he said. "I mean you watch Community , everything is based on a movie, different types of genres and stuff. Them directing it kind of makes sense. I think they'd do a good job."
Days Before Release: 717
Big Reunion
With the plot of Captain America 2 confirmed to be set in modern day, hopes for a reunion between Steve Rogers and his love Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) were all but ruined.
Joss Whedon gave us hope that Carter could still be alive in present day, though, revealing that a cut scene from Avengers would have reunited the pair in modern times.
"One of the best scenes that I wrote was the beautiful and poignant scene between Steve and Peggy [ Carter ] that takes place in the present," he said. "And I was the one who was like, 'Guys, we need to lose this.' It was killing the rhythm of the thing. And we did have a lot of Cap, because he really was the 'in' for me.
"I really do feel a sense of loss about what's happening in our culture, loss of the idea of community, loss of health care and welfare and all sorts of things. I was spending a lot of time having him say it, and then I cut that."
Days Before Release: 715
Sequel Sidekick
With Avengers Assemble due in cinemas, The Huffington Post cornered Kevin Feige on future/Phase Two Marvel projects. With regard to Captain America 2 , the paper noted that Caps often has a sidekick in the comics. Could the same happen in Cap 2 ?
"It is interesting that you ask that question," Feige mused. "And I'm not going to give you an answer. But I will give you kudos for pointing that out and recognising that." When pressed on the Caps/Falcon team-up in the comics, Feige conceded: "That was a fun era."
Days Before Release: 714
Doing the Avengers circuit, Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth chatted to MTV News about the possibility of making cameos in each others' solo Marvel outings. And it seemed both were keen on the idea.
"I'd love to, I think that would be a great thing," Evans said of a potential Thor 2 cameo. "We should do that!" Hemsworth said. "I want to," Evans said. But will Thor return the favour by turning up in Cap 2 ?
Days Before Release: 711
Sequel Shake-Up
With Avengers Assemble opening in cinemas in just a day's time, Kevin Feige found himself put under the spotlight on future releases again.
On the subject of Captain America 2 , the Marvel honcho revealed that the sequel would be very different from its predecessor. "There's another Captain America film in the works," he said.
"Cap's in the modern day now. So if we looked at war movies from the '40s as our inspiration for the first Cap , the next one we're looking at very different movies, very different inspiration. So it will almost be a different genre of film, which I've never seen before in a sequel."
Days Before Release: 695
Final Negotiations
On 6 June 2012, The Hollywood Reporter got wind that Joe and Anthony Russo were in final negotiations to sign on as the directors of Captain America 2.
According to THR , the duo was Marvel's favourites over the likes of George Nolfi ( The Adjustment Bureau ) and F. Gary Gray. Negotiations lasted for a month before Marvel finally confirmed that the Russos had landed the gig.
Days Before Release : 651
Howard Stark
Another person unsure if they would return for Captain America 2 , given the sequel's jump from period setting to modern day, was Dominic Cooper, who played Howard Stark in The First Avenger.
"I just don't know," Cooper told Collider about his potential return. "That one probably, because I'm the father, the next one I imagine will come later. But you never know, anything can happen to any of the characters at any time. They're like the comics. But I don't know. They're incredible projects."
Days Before Release: 640
The Winter Soldier
Marvel didn't disappoint at the 2012 Comic-Con. Not only did its panel include footage and sneak peeks at Guardians Of The Galaxy , the studio also chose Hall H as the place to reveal the official title for Captain America 2.
That title turned out to be Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Which, naturally, whipped the crowd up into a frenzy - not least when it appeared on-screen…
Days Before Release: 623
Falcon Flies In
Just days after the title of Captain America: The Winter Soldier was confirmed, Anthony Mackie was cast as Cap's sidekick Falcon.
Meanwhile, Marvel confirmed that Sebastian Stan would be returning as Bucky Barnes, who apparently plummeted to his death in Captain America: The First Avenger. No big surprise, considering Bucky becomes that all-important The Winter Soldier in the comics…
Days Before Release: 620
Phase Two
SFX magazine caught up with Marvel COO Joe Quesada, who talked a little bit about Marvel's Phase Two. Key word? Diversity.
"The goal is to mine different territory to what we have already," he said. "We've been very lucky and fortunate to [ also ] have these characters enhanced by the performances of these actors."
"It's going to be really interesting to see what happens next," he added. "But personally I think that The Avengers now enhances the solo movies because it was so successful. Everyone has their favourite moment or character and now it's like 'we've seen what you've got so show us some more.'"
Days Before Release : 610
Tonal Issues
Kevin Feige promised that Cap 2 would be different in tone to the first film, and co-director Anthony Russo confirmed that fact when he talked with The Huffington Post about his approach to the sequel.
"We're trying to grow him as a character, and certainly he's come a long way, from where he started in pre-World War 2 to where he is in modern-day America. So the character has room for growth because of that huge journey that he's been on, Number 1. Number 2, part of the appeal of these movies is the ensemble.
"Captain America isn't the only character in the film, there are other characters that are perhaps lighter in nature."
Days Before Release: 610
Leading Lady
So, Peggy Carter's apparently out, which means there's a sizeable woman-sized hole left in Captain America 2.
According to Page Six , three lucky young ladies were being eyed by Marvel to play the sequel's female lead: Anna Kendrick, Imogen Poots and Felicity Jones. Who they'd play remains a mystery…
Days Before Release : 586
Despite the fact that Peggy Carter would be considerably aged by Cap 2 's modern day setting, Hayley Atwell hinted that she could be making a return in the sequel.
Though the Brit actress didn't all-out confirm she was making a Captain America comeback, her avoidance tactics got geek senses tingling. "I can't say yet because it hasn't been officially released, and Marvel are very protective of their franchise," she said.
Days Before Release: 571
Falcon Love
While chatting with MTV News , Chris Evans revealed that he couldn't be happier that Anthony Mackie had been cast as Falcon. "He's so great," the actor said. "I've known Mackie for a few years now. I'm really happy we got him. We got lucky."
He was also excited to see Sebastian Stan's return as the titular menace. "There were always hints at that," he said. "The best thing about Kevin Feige is he's a fan. He's not just a businessman, he's a rabid comic book fan. Even during the firs t Captain America , well before The Avengers , there were whispers of [Winter Soldier] being the sequel. So I'm excited to tackle that."
Days Before Release: 563
Despite his excitement over the Captain 2 casting, Chris Evans admitted that he wasn't looking forward to all the gym work that's required for anybody playing a buff superhero.
"I hate to admit it but it's not easy," he told Tribute . "It's months and months of lifting heavy stuff and... not looking forward to it. But it's worth it because I am happy with the movies and I do love the character, so come January, my life is going to be different."
Days Before Release : 562
In September 2012, Anthony Mackie talked for the first time about being cast as Falcon. Though he admitted he was yet to see the costume, his excitement at the casting was clear.
"It's amazing," he said. "The biggest part of it is, I think kids for so long have been looking for a role model or someone to look up to. I feel like this being truly the first African American superhero, being introduced in this movie and in this way, I feel like it's going to be great."
Days Before Release: 558
Rumour Mill
Despite persistent rumours that Anna Kendrick would be the leading lady in Captain America 2 , the actress refused to talk about those rumours during press for End Of Watch.
"Oh, right. Damn it," she said. "No. I'm going to say I don't know what you're talking about."
Days Before Release: 553
Filming Announced
In September 2012, Marvel released a statement revealing that it would be returning to Cleveland to film Captain America: The Winter Soldier - the same place that Avengers Assemble was also filmed.
"Marvel is pleased to return to Ohio, this time with our Captain America: The Winter Soldier production. The location, talent and people of Ohio are sure to benefit our film, and we look forward to beginning production," said Louis D'Esposito, Co-President of Marvel Studios.
Days Before Release: 547
Black Widow
Just to confuse things further regarding the female lead in Captain America 2 , Deadline reported that Scarlett Johansson could be about to reprise her role as Black Widow alongside the Cap.
Meanwhile, Hugo Weaving revealed that, though he's contracted for further Cap films, he hopes he's not called on to play Red Skull again. "I don't think Red Skull will be there," he told Collider . "And it's not something I would want to do again."
Days Before Release: 541
Crossbones Cast
Despite Caps earning a new sidekick in Falcon and going up against The Winter Soldier, the CA sequel added another villain in the form of Crossbones, with Frank Grillo (Warrior, The Grey) cast in the role.
In the comics, Crossbones is the mercenary often sent out by Red Skull to do his evil bidding. Grillo had tweeted about the role previously, reacting to the positive online response to rumours he'd be in the sequel. "WOW. Badass fans that Marvel has. Fierce muthas. #bones"
Days Before Release: 514
Feel The Fury
With things hotting up on the CA sequel, Samuel L. Jackson confirmed that he wouldn't be in Iron Man 3 ("It's a standalone," he told us), but he WAS confirmed to be a part of Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
Other Avengers returning included Black Widow and Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders).
Days Before Release: 484
Bye Peggy
A new year dawns, and on just the second day of 2013 it was confirmed that Hayley Atwell definitely wouldn't be returning as Peggy Carter in Captain America 2.
Time Out , which spoke to Atwell, wrote: "She won't, she confirms, be back for the latter's sequel, which moves the action into the present day." Poor Peggy…
Days Before Release: 450
Getting Wings
Anthony Mackie offered up a few new details on his role as Falcon in CA2 , revealing that his costume will have wings - not a huge shock given the character's name and appearance in the comics.
"I will have wings. I will be able to fly. I will be a superhero and fight people, namely The Winter Soldier," he confirmed with Ain't It Cool News.
The actor added: "This is what I learned about franchises. They can always cast somebody else and say, 'Well that last person died,' or just not address it. You see the second movie, and the guy is a different guy than the first, and they're like, 'Yep, same dude to me.'"
Days Before Release: 438
Three Dimensional
Avengers Assemble was a huge hit in 3D, so it came as no surprise when, in January 2013, Marvel announced that Captain America: The Winter Soldier (and Guardians Of The Galaxy ) would be released in 3D.
Meanwhile, Sebastian Stan talked about his excitement at returning as the titular baddie. "I'm completely excited to venture down that path. This is why January 1, 2013, was a glorious day to wake up to.
"I'm very grateful and very lucky for what's going on right now. I think you have to allow yourself to be excited about the magnitude of something like [Captain America]."
Days Before Release: 437
Leading Lady x2
Seems those rumours of Anna Kendrick taking the lead female role in Captain America 2 were bogus. Despite Scarlett Johansson stepping in as Black Widow, Revenge star Emily VanCamp will be the film's official female lead.
According to rumours, she'll play Sharon Carter, a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and relative of Peggy Carter. This sounds messy…
Days Before Release : 418
Soderbergh Support
Marvel likes to give untested directors a shot with its movies, but apparently the studio was given an extra push in the direction of the Russos by none other than Steven Soderbergh himself.
"When the Russos were going after the Captain America sequel, they called me and said, 'Will you call Marvel and talk to them about us?' because I have a relationship with them," the director told Collider.
"I said, 'Tell me why you want to do this.' And they go, 'Because we have a $60,000 comic book collection, because we're obsessed with this shit.' And I went, 'Okay, I'm just checking.' Because I'm not, that's why I can't do one, but I didn't know that and I just wanted to make sure that they were going after it for the right reasons as it turned out they were and they ended up getting the job and they'll do a great job because they love it, and I'm just not the guy."
Days Before Release: 414
Political Thriller
Kevin Feige had already revealed that Cap 2 would be very different in tone to the first Caps flick, but in February 2013 he revealed that it would be more of a "political thriller" than anything else.
"If it is a fad, it's one that lasts 30 to 40 years, as the Western did, because each one is so different," he told Variety of the superhero boom.
"There's an opportunity to graft almost sub-genres onto them. Our first Captain America film was a World War II picture, and the next is a political thriller. They all have their own textures and patinas, and that's what is exciting about it."
Days Before Release: 399
Just when you think the casting on Captain America: The Winter Soldier is done, Marvel throws a heck of a curve ball.
Deadline reported in March 2013 that none other than Robert Redford was being courted for a role in the already-stuffed sequel. But who would be play?
Days Before Release: 371
Something Different
Having been officially cast in Cap 2 , Robert Redford spoke about stepping into the Marvel verse while chatting with the LA Times.
Though his character remained a mystery, Redford admitted: "I'm doing this film because it's different. It's a new thing for me. I like the idea of stepping into new territory. I'm excited by it. I also think it's a good bunch of people who really know what they're doing."
Days Before Release: 364
Concept Art
A new Blu-ray collection ( Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One ) revealed design secrets for the studio's Phase Two set of films - and included a dramatic illustration of a clash between Captain America and The Winter Soldier.
Days Before Release: 360
First Look
April 2013, and the first official image from Captain America: The Winter Soldier landed online.
Naturally, it was all about our red-white-and-blue hero and showed off his iconic shield while he, um, contemplated the S.H.I.E.L.D. logo. Could there be trouble ahead? On top of the image, we also got the official synopsis:
" Captain America: The Winter Soldier will pick-up where Marvel's The Avengers left off, as Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world and teams up with Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow, to battle a powerful yet shadowy enemy in present-day Washington, D.C."
Days Before Release: 354
Best Marvel
If you're going to get somebody to praise your Captain America movie, you might as well let comic writer Ed Brubaker do it.
The writer met with the Russo brothers to discuss the film, and even went to Marvel Studios where he read the film's script and took a look at the production art.
"I went out to dinner with [ the directors ] and talked about the project and gave them feedback on what I liked or didn't like or what parts didn't work," he said. "I mean, the script I read was fucking fantastic. It was the best Marvel movie."
Days Before Release: 345
On Set
With shooting well underway by April 2013, it wasn't long before set photos appeared online - and they were as exciting as anything we'd seen on the sequel that far.
First off, they showed off Cap's new suit, while also putting Cap and Black Widow in the same frame for the first time since Avengers Assemble . Excitement levels through the roof…
Days Before Release: 345
Falcon On Set
Yet more set photos emerged in May 2013, this time showing off Anthony Mackie suited and booted as Falcon.
Though the shot didn't give us a look at Falcon's full costume, it definitely hinted that Mackie will be badass in the role. Which, of course, we never doubted.
Days Before Release: 331
Teaser Poster
Ahead of its appearance at the 2013 Comic-Con, Marvel unveiled the first teaser poster for Captain America: Winter Soldier.
Featuring the Captain's shield looking rather more beaten-up than we're used to seeing it, it's a gritty one-sheet (almost totally devoid of red) that hints Cap's going to be put through the wringer this time around. And then some.
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More Concept Art
Just a few days before Comic-Con kicked off, and Entertainment Weekly debuted yet more awesome concept art from Captain America 2.
Showing Captain America going up against The Winter Soldier, we also have Falcon soaring overhead in a sky that's on fire in the heat of battle.
Days Before Release: 260
Bridging Avengers
With Avengers 2 officially revealed as Avengers: Age Of Ultron at Comic-Con, co-director Joe Russo revealed to Slash Film that Cap 2 is really responsible for bridging Avengers and Avengers 2.
"I think, and Kevin [ Feige ] has said this, it's as big of a bridge of any of the Phase Two movies from Avengers to Avengers 2 ," he said.
"There's a significant shift in the universe at the end of this movie. Like all of the Marvel movies it has elements of all of the other films, this one I think has probably the strongest bond between those goals."
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When you add somebody like Black Widow to your movie, you better use her well. And according to Chris Evans, the relationship between the Captain and Black Widow is integral to the sequel.
"The whole movie is myself and Black Widow, teaming up," Evans told Collider in August 2013. "They are a very unlikely duo. It's kind of an odd couple. We've both been working for someone else for a very long time. She is very morally flexible, Cap's a boy scout."
Days Before Release: 228
Nick Fury Soft?
Samuel L. Jackson has promised that we'll see a different side to his badass Nick Fury in Captain America: TWS. While speaking with Collider , Jackson revealed:
"You see Nick Fury the office guy, him going about the day-to-day work of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the politics as opposed to that other stuff."
He added: "It's great to have [ Fury ] dealing with Captain America in terms of being able to speak to him soldier to soldier and try to explain to him how the world has changed in another way while he was frozen in time.
"Some of the people who used to be our enemies are now our allies - him trying to figure out, 'Well, how do we trust those guys?' or 'How do we trust the guys that you didn't trust who don't trust you?' And explaining to him that the black and white of good guys/bad guys has now turned into this grey area."
Days Before Release: 221
Odd Couple
In September 2013, Scarlett Johansson weighed in on the relationship between Black Widow and Captain America, admitting that it is pretty "strange".
"The pairing is strange on paper," she said, "but you'll understand the pairing when you see Cap 2 and of course Marvel's really good at noticing those connections [ between characters ] too! They will continue to build on the different relationships that audiences connect to."
Days Before Release: 196
On Site
As we all waited feverishly for the official trailer to launch (we'd have a few months' wait still on our hands), the official website for Captain America: The Winter Soldier finally launched (opens in new tab) .
On top of the expected pics and concept art, the site had one awesome addition in the form of the film's musical score, presented in sample form. Which meant we could imagine we were Captain America at work…
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Audition Time
In October 2013, Anthony Mackie revealed that his casting as Falcon came after a long relationship with Marvel that basically involved him phoning the studio "once a month for three years" asking if he could have a role in one of the studio's films.
He first auditioned for Iron Man 3 (in an undisclosed role) before he caught the eye of the Russos and went in front of cameras as Falcon. Mackie revealed that he wasn't allowed to see the film's script.
"They sold me that I was the second lead in the movie, so there's a point where Cap gets hurt, and [ I ] do everything for Cap. And I get the script, and... that's not true," Mackie recalls. "I get hurt, not Cap!"
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Trailer Trouble
Captain America jumping out of a plane. Nick Fury being a badass. Black Widow getting all snippy and awesome. Yep, finally the first trailer for Captain America: TWS landed in October 2013.
"I joined SHIELD to protect people," Cap says in conversation with Robert Redford's boss. This looks deep. And action-packed…
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28 March 2014
On the above date, Captain America finally leaps back onto the big screen - three whole years after his thrilling cinematic debut. As we wait patiently, here's final word from Anthony Russo…
"The thing about Captain America is he's such a strong character. He's so morally grounded, he's a hard character to crack, because he's so stalwart."
"So to have a villain who is his former best friend, it's such a complicated, difficult relationship for him to be in, that's one way you get to a character that's as tough as Cap."
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The Bahamas are a popular destination for American college students on Spring Break. It should be noted that while the Bahamas are generally safe for tourists, like any other foreign country, there are things you should know because "you ain't in Kansas anymore."
One would be well advised to first note that you are subject to the law of the land in such country as you are visiting. Your constitutional rights as an American mean nothing outside of this country. It is not uncommon for Americans to be severely beaten by foreign police and this is usually due to the American in question thinking they can get away with the same things in a foreign land that they can get away with when they're stateside. This usually results in a swift and painful lesson to the contrary. Understand, you are a visitor in their land and subject to their laws and regulations before you disembark on foreign soil and behave accordingly.
When traveling to the Caribbean area, particularly for Spring Break, the two biggest opportunities for legal trouble that American college students have to contend with are alcohol and narcotics related activities. The Bahamian government takes all narcotics related offenses VERY seriously, including marijuana. While modern American college students are typically pro-legalization and many use the substance anyway, a foreign police officer is far more likely to answer your "But it should be legal..." by slapping the taste out of your mouth than carefully explaining that "Should be legal doesn't mean it is legal..." as an American police officer would. Possession of any narcotic is a very serious offense in the Bahamas and will most likely result in an expensive adjudication process and a lengthy jail sentence, even for small amounts of narcotics. Plainclothes law enforcement in the Bahamas are known to routinely proposition tourists about purchasing marijuana. Those who conduct the transaction are arrested. Because the islands are used as a trans-shipment point by many drug cartels, there is a large amount of narcotics on the islands. Consequently, where there's a large amount of narcotics, particularly if cartels are involved, there are a large number or heavily armed criminals that don't want witnesses around. Many cartel "sicarios" don't care that their organization made money off you because you bought dope... all they care about is that you saw them make their drop and this could be very hazardous to your health. Drug traffickers, from street level nickel and dime bag dealers to the cartel "Jefe," are all particularly dangerous people that one should avoid contact with. Even if you are the type that sees nothing wrong with marijuana use and choose to do so (highly advised against it due to the significant legal burden such drug use can bring upon you) it is strongly advised that narcotics be avoided in foreign lands. Jails in the United States with all of your Constitutional Rights are bad enough... in a foreign land, lockup really is that much worse.
Alcohol related offenses are the bane of law enforcement everywhere. If you got a patrol officer from every jurisdiction in the world together and asked "What's the dumbest call you've ever got?" every single officer in the room would start their story with "One night we got a call about this damn drunk...." Drunk people tend to make cops mad on sight. In the United States that means more likely to get a ticket or get locked up. In a foreign land, that means "Very likely to spit your own teeth out." The potential for injury or alcohol poisoning bring up a few medical issues that will be discussed later as well. If you're going to drink, do so responsibly. That means NOT driving, NOT acting a fool, and NOT drinking to the point of intoxication. Don't be a drunken boor. Despite what your frat friends tell you, you're not doing anything but pissing people off. Remember all them cartel guys from the last paragraph? Yeah you do... Are you sure you want to piss them off? I'll answer for you... No you don't. What "drink responsibly" also means is staying in a group who will look out for you. At least one person in that group should be stone cold sober. May they can talk that cop out of beating you down for your boorish behavior.... Maybe they notice that guy talking to one of the girls in the group slipping something in her drink... You're in a foreign country and a slip of situational awareness may very well have immediate and long lasting consequences. Impairing substances, such as alcohol or drugs, degrade this so if you're going to get intoxicated, do so in a group and at least one person needs to remain completely sober. Intoxicated young women are targeted for sexual assault or kidnapping worldwide almost as a matter of routine so especially watch the women in your group and you may very well have to be "that asshole" who cuts them off and makes them go back to their accommodations for the night. This also means you now get to pull guard duty, one to make sure they stay in their rooms and two to make sure that no one unauthorized tries to get into those rooms. While this may sound harsh, would you rather have your female friends mad at you because you made them quit drinking and then ran off the guy they wanted to have sex with (same could apply to a female making a male go back to his room and running off the skank he was trying to put it to that night... I speak from the primary perspective of a man looking out for a woman because I'm a man who was raised to protect women at all costs) or would you prefer explaining to her friends and family that she was raped or kidnapped because you didn't have the stones, wherewithal, or both to look after her? I know which choice I'd make.
Going further with alcohol and drugs, don't do risky things if you're going to imbibe. This includes swimming or using excessive amounts of alcohol or drugs. Your American insurance policy will not be accepted by Bahamian doctors who routinely require foreigners to pay cash in full up front before they perform medical services. While I recommend getting traveler's insurance for sure, I also recommend preventing likely mechanisms of injury and illness. If you do get hurt badly, medical evacuation to the United States typically costs around $15,000 per the US State Department.
Avoid scooter and jet ski rental businesses. While many are legitimate, a large number of them have been linked to assaults, kidnappings, and sexual assaults including against US citizens. If you do choose to use these establishments, never allow yourself to be alone with the operator or an employee if at all possible. DO NOT operate anything with a motor while intoxicated.
Exercise good personal security practices. Just because you're on vacation doesn't mean the criminals are..... quite the contrary in fact. Avoid traveling alone. Avoid dimly lit areas. Pay particular attention to what's going on around you and who is around you. If someone seems to be around more often than not and you don't know them, begin escape and evasion procedures starting with a Surveillance Detection Route (if you need to make a right at this upcoming street, go up one more block and make a left, then a left on the next street taking you back to the one you needed to be on in the first place and turn left on that.) to determine if they're actually following you or not. If they appear to be following you, immediately go to the first well lit public place you can find and call the nearest Consulate or Embassy and have them contact law enforcement for you. Avoid secluded beaches. That pretty thing you want to do bad things to in that secluded cove may be working with someone else who is already there waiting for you... That attractive man of your dreams may be walking you to his kidnapper buddy because you're worth a lot of money at auction to them. If a person offers you a package, reject it unless you can verify what's in it. It may very well be a gift they want to give you but it may also be a couple of kilos of coke they think you can get into the United States for them too... and if you're not the wiser, they don't have to pay your for one, two you can't snitch them out, and three if you get caught they have total deniability.
As with traveling anywhere, good common sense, good situational awareness, and a little bit of thinking before acting will keep you safe in the Bahamas. Use your head, keep your wits about you, and have a good trip.
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23 Ways to Glorify God in a Hospital Room
1. Remember that God owes none of us health
2. Speak aloud Psalm 34 changing the words to work for the patient
3. Psalm 27 works well, too.
4. Perhaps you could think of others.
5. Sing Songs of praise.
6. Pray for healing and patience
7. Pray for wisdom for the doctors.
8. Tell them you are doing this.
9. Remember that it is God who heals.
10. Thank God out loud because of the promise of eternal life for the saved – so death is not the end.
11. Witness to a man listening to his iPod in the fourth floor lounge.
12. Use this time as a reminder that all Flesh is Grass and will fade away.
13. . . . and remember the more permanent gifts.
14. Don't waste the illness.
15. When things are very, very hard, trust God.
16. Cry.
17. Encourage the care-givers.
18. Work through how the verse that promises only good for those who are in Christ can be true in your situation.
19. Remember that Death will not have the victory.
20. Pray for patients in other rooms.
21. Wish that Jesus would return soon or call the saved sufferer home.
22. Let the less important things be made known to you as less important.
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Lac-Mégantic accused want charges dropped
Richard Labrie, Tom Harding and Jean Demaitre each charged with 47 counts of criminal negligence
Criminal charges against two men accused in the Lac-Mégantic tragedy should be dropped, their union and lawyers argued Thursday.
- Lac-Mégantic train engineer's emergency calls released
- TSB finds MM&A had 'weak safety culture'
- Special Report: Lac-Mégantic
Train engineer Tom Harding, railway traffic controller Richard Labrie and Jean Demaitre, the manager of train operations, are each charged with 47 counts of criminal negligence causing death — one for each victim of the July 2013 train derailment.
A conviction carries a maximum life sentence.
Harding and Labrie are members of the United Steelworkers union, while Demaitre is not unionized.
Union spokesman Daniel Roy and lawyers for Harding and Labrie say the charges should be dropped in light of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada's final report into the tragedy.
In last week's report, the TSB criticized the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic railway for its "weak safety culture" and also targeted Transport Canada for its poor oversight of railways, particularly amid a booming oil-by-rail industry across the continent.
"It should now be obvious that the charges against each of these workers no longer have their place," said lawyers Thomas Walsh and Marc-Antoine Cloutier.
"To continue along this path would not serve the public interest and would in no way help prevent such an incident from happening again."
Walsh is representing Harding, while Cloutier works for a legal clinic that is defending Labrie.
Walsh also called for a public inquiry into the tragedy, going so far as to say it would be more important than the long-running Charbonneau Commission looking into corruption in the construction industry.
TSB points to insufficient brakes
The TSB report said Harding applied an insufficient number of hand brakes on the train — seven — and conducted an inadequate test before he left the convoy unattended and retired to a local inn for the night.
Before he left the scene, Harding called MMA's rail-traffic controller to report mechanical problems on the locomotive and thick smoke belching from its exhaust. They agreed he could leave the engine for the night.
Later that night, a fire broke out on the locomotive. Firefighters called to the scene shut down the locomotive, which gradually disengaged the engine's air brakes.
An MMA track foreman with no background in locomotives met the firefighters at the scene and, after consulting the rail-traffic controller, they left without restarting the locomotive. Eventually, the train started rolling toward Lac-Megantic, where it derailed and exploded.
TSB chair Wendy Tadros has said, however, that the underlying causes of the accident go well beyond the number of hand brakes applied and the engineer's actions that night.
Back in court in September
The three accused were arraigned in Lac-Megantic last May. At the time, Walsh said Harding intended to plead not guilty to the charges and that the defence asked the court for a jury trial in the devastated community.
Several locals who watched the suspects enter the courtroom said they hoped authorities would eventually lay charges against railway and government officials.
The next court appearance in the case has been set for Sept. 11.
Quebec provincial police said recently the investigation remains active, which could lead to more arrests.


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SOLVED Powershell-Snapin
- FOG Version: 1.4.4
- OS: debian 9.0.0
- Service Version:
- OS: Windows 7 32bit
Hi everybody,
wrote a powershell snapin which adds a user, sets the workgroup of the client, activated windows license and so on.
Some questions:
- I start it with
-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -NoProfile -File
Is there any chance to capture the output of the powershell-Skript and redirect it to a file?
Tried to add > c:\ps_out.txt which does not work.
- I created a group, where I added 2 clients. I started the snapin on the group and client1 ran the powershell-commands and client2 did not start to do so. In the Task-Management I still see both clients: client1 says In-Progress (although done and already rebooted) and client2 says Queued, but does nothing (Think I found out why … not it the correct network to find the fog-server).
Why is client1 still listed in the Active Task-Overview? Is it possibly so, because after the script is run, the client cannot find the fog-server, because it is in a different network with new IP-Adress?
Thanks for your help
Jim Graczyk last edited by
Tom has a good point here. I've struggled with launching powershell from the FOG Service with the correct privilege level to prevent UAC pop ups you never see. Disabling UAC on a PC and retrying the snapin will can be a good testing step. Windows 7 and Windows 10 treat UAC differently, or so it seems. To get around UAC in Win7. Seach for elevate.cmd and elevate.vbs that came out with Server 2008/Vista. I've found that this can successfully elevate a PS script in Win7. I'm still working on Win10.
if you're actually getting powershell to start your script, you can also pipe the output to a file using the out-file cmdlet:
powershell.exe -Executionpolicy Bypass -noprofile -file myscript.ps1 | out-file full [full path to some text file]
@Sebastian-Roth said in Powershell-Snapin:
@Tywyn Probably just wrap another script around yours that does the call
.\myscript.ps1 > C:\somelogfile.txt… Though I am not a windows guy but this might work.
Will try. Thanx!
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@Tywyn Probably just wrap another script around yours that does the call
.\myscript.ps1 > C:\somelogfile.txt… Though I am not a windows guy but this might work.
The script runs and it does what it shall do.
The only thing is, that I would like to have the output (which is generated by Write-Output statements) redirected to a file.
When you execute a script from the commandline I usually did a
.\myscript.ps1 > C:\somelogfile.txtwhich worksgood.
I was wondering, whether this can be done also with the script that runs as a snapin.
EDIT: The issue, why on client2 the script was not running is solved. client2 was in another network an thus not reachable from the fog server.
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I don't know what the script looks like, but it's fully possible there's another problem causing the script not to write to the file as you're intending, for example it doesn't make it to the point where you have the log file being written?
Typically I like to do a script in lines of:
- Define the variables.
- Write to log stating we're about to start the work.
- Do the work, redirecting output from the running command to go into the log (both errors and standard)
- Write to log state we're complete with doing the work.
- End the script as needed.
I'd have to see the script to help you a little more, but I don't think FOG is failing to run the script (as this isn't what we typically see when people post such threads.) Rather the script IS running, but the expected actions aren't done in the manner that the Client expects them to be done, such as something waiting for user interaction.


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On her fifth wedding anniversary, Amy Dunne goes missing. A neighbor calls her husband Nick, to report the front door wide open and the cat out on the lawn. Nick rushes home from work, and inside the house he finds signs of a struggle. Police and detectives arrive and begin their investigation by questioning Nick. This seemed like a perfectly natural way to gather the first facts, but then Nick, as narrator, something that sent chills down my spine: "It was my fifth lie to the police. I was just starting."
Why did he lie? Which of his statements were true, and which false? Did Nick have a role in Amy's disappearance? This is just the beginning of an intense, fast-paced thriller. Nick and Amy tell their story in alternating chapters. Amy's chapters are diary excerpts beginning several years earlier, when she first met Nick. She describes their romance, their marriage, and the circumstances that caused them to move from New York City to Nick's hometown in Missouri. Meanwhile, Nick's chapters describe the investigation and more recent events in his life with Amy. By the time the two narratives converge, the reader has a complete picture of their marriage. Or do they?
Whenever I thought I was onto something important about Amy's disappearance, Gillian Flynn would take the plot in a dramatically new direction. Previous facts were shown to be fiction. Mysterious clues were explained, and seemingly normal events suddenly appeared suspicious. There's not much that can be said about Gone Girl without revealing critical plot details. Suffice to say this story of a troubled marriage, and the psychological drama between the couple, is a page-turner that will keep you guessing from start to finish.