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13 Dec 2018
Sonalika International Tractors displayed its heavy duty range of tractors at Kisan, Pune Expo. The display included two new ranges for the farming sector. The company claimed that it is the only company to offer complete product range from 20-120 HP to Maharashtra farmers.
The company today launched two models in different HP category. The GT 28 in 28HP Category and RX 47 Sikander 4WD in 50HP category. Along with this the company displayed Rx 47 Sikander 2WD in 50HP category, DI 745III in 50HP category, Rx 750III Sikander in 55 HP category, Rx 50 Sikander in 52HP category, WT 60 4WD Sikander in 60HP category, WT 90 Sikander in 90 HP category.
Speaking on the occasion, Raman Mittal, executive director, Sonalika Group, said, "This is a very prestigious exhibition where we have showcased our heavy duty product range from 28-90 HP. Today, we launched two technologically advanced tractors, GT28 and RX47 Sikander 4WD."
"GT 28 is smartly designed with dual PTO power and Dual lever hydraulics system to address various high-end applications and advanced spraying required in vineyard and orchards operations. RX 47 Sikander 4WD comes with advanced features like HDM Engine, CCS workspace, and Exso sensing," added Mittal.
Vivek Goyal, senior vice president, Sonalika Group said, "Krishi Mela like Kisan Pune, is an important platform for us to connect with farmers and educate them about new technologies used in tractors that would help them as well as overall society. We have introduced a wide array of offers across various models to benefit the farmers of Maharashtra. Now with this 2 new launches, we are the only company to offer a complete product range from 20-120 HP to Maharashtra farmers. We are proud of our strong presence across Maharashtra with sales/service support available for farmers in the vicinity of almost every 50 km distance".
Kuldeep Singh, zonal head, Maharashtra for Sonalika Group, said, "Maharashtra has over 50,000+ farmers and we are a dominant player here. It's a great opportunity to showcase the two tractors and we are pleased to offer a special price of Rs. 4.59 lakh (On road) price on GT 28 and Rs. 7.59 lakh(On road) on RX 47 Sikander 4WD, to all the customers who would book the tractors during these 5 days. Presently, we are offering a 5-year warranty for each tractor model to farmers which would offer hassle-free operations"
The event saw an active participation of farmers where they witnessed the technology advantage range of Sonalika's heavy duty tractors.
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Definition Of Business Finance
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In a beautiful aerial view captured on 17 April 2017, ESA's mission control can be seen at lower left, sitting on the western edge of the city of Darmstadt, Germany.In the background, Darmstadt extends to the east, giving way to the forests and farms of the Odenwald region, part of the Bergstrasse-Odenwald Geopark.
The 3500 sq km Geopark provides a unique window into 500 million years of Earth history. It is bounded just to the north of Darmstadt by the UNESCO world heritage Messel Pit fossil site.
This photo is part of a series taken by the Photo Club working with the ESA Aviators Club to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the control centre.
Since 1967, more than 70 satellites belonging to ESA and its partners have been flown from this European Space Operations Centre. Currently, 11 missions comprising 18 satellites are under control, with almost a dozen more in preparation.
The centre is home to the engineering teams that control satellites, manage ESA's global tracking station network, and design and build the systems on the ground that support missions.
As part of this year's celebration of five decades' service, the centre will open its doors on 8 September for the Long Night of the Stars.


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T.I.M.E. - an acronym for Trust In Men Everywhere - are one of the great West Coast groups of the 1960s evolving from a San Diego act The Hard Times.
Their early line-up featured Rudy Romero (vocals), Lee Keifer (vocals, guitar), Bill Richardson (lead guitar), Bob Morris (bass guitar) and Paul Wheatbread (drums).


text: ON THE ROAD ALONG A PASSPORT THROUGH TIME PAssport Through TimeEast County Chamber of CommerceFun RideBusiness and LaborBest of East County By Miriam Raftery Photos by Robert Gehr and Miriam Raftery June 24, 2018 (San Diego's Est County) – Dozens of riders revved up outside Indian Motorcycles in El Cajon yesterday morning to start their journey on the "Passport Through Time Fun Ride." The event organized by the San Diego East County Chamber of Commerce took a caravan of motorcycles and other vehicles along a road trip that included stops at sights along historic highways 67, 78, 79 and 80. Indian Motorcycles served up a light breakfast and swag including free bandanas, cookies, a commemorative event coin, and a multi-use tool complete with flashlight, screwdriver, and level. Then with the sound of rolling thunder, the group headed off to begin a day of adventure. Participants collected stamps in a special passport at pit stops along the way, enabling them to vie for prizes drawn at a lunch at the destination's end at Por Favor Restaurant in El Cajon. Error messageSupport community news in the public interest! As nonprofit news, we rely on donations from the public to fund our reporting -- not special interests. Please donate to sustain East County Magazine's local reporting and/or wildfire alerts at https://www.eastcountymedia.org/donate to help us keep people safe and informed across our region. Read more about ON THE ROAD ALONG A PASSPORT THROUGH TIME1 commentLog in or register to post comments


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New Exhibitions: August 25-September 30
Full Fathom Five
Tasha Lewis explores how a "sea change" takes place on a hand-sewn statue of Venus.
A collaborative photography exhibit featuring works by Jenny Acheson, Karen Arango, Ferenc Beleznay, Shane Donglasan, Audra Locicero, Sophia Schultz and David Wyant.
Rite of Passage
Tampa-based artist Pia Love-Toribio and Miami-based artist Monica Uszerowicz collaborate on an exhibition that explores the constant renewal that occurs even in mundane, daily life through sculpture, photography and installation.
Blurred Lines
An open, all-media, all-subject, juried exhibit.
Opening reception is Thursday, August 25, 5-7 p.m.
(Sarasota, FL) Art Center Sarasota's 2015-2016 exhibition season, entitled "In the Studio," continues with its seventh and final exhibition cycle, which runs August 25-September 30. "Full Fathom Five," in Gallery One, showcases works by Tasha Lewis, an interdisciplinary artist from Indianapolis, who explores how a "sea change" takes place on a hand-sewn statue of Venus. "SNAP.," in Gallery Two, features a selection of works from seven Sarasota-based photographers. In Gallery Three, "Rite of Passage" features a collaborative exhibition of works by Tampa-based artist Pia Love–Toribio and Miami-based artist Monica Uszerowicz that explores the constant renewal that occurs even in mundane, daily life. "Blurred Lines," in Gallery Four, is an all-media, all-subject juried exhibition. The opening reception for all four exhibits is Thursday, August 25, 5-7 p.m. Art Center Sarasota is located at 707 N. Tamiami Trail, in Sarasota. For more information, call 941-365-2032 or visit www. artsarasota.org.
In "Full Fathom Five," Tasha Lewis, an interdisciplinary artist from Indianapolis, IN, who works predominantly in sculpture, explores the "idea of a sea change taking place on Greek marble statues of Venus that had fallen to the ocean floor," she says. In her version, the marble is hand-sewn cotton muslin, and the various creatures that might colonize the surfaces are represented with pearls, beads, thread, wire and cord. Her works will include a number of small and large soft sculptures—some wall mounted, others free standing. The artist says the work is inspired by lines from Ariel's song in Shakespeare's "The Tempest." Full fathom five thy father lies/Of his bones are coral made/Those are pearls that were his eyes/Nothing of him that doth fade/But doth suffer a sea-change/Into something rich and strange."
In "SNAP. " Sarasota-based photographers Jenny Acheson, Karen Arango, Ferenc Beleznay, Shane Donglasan, Audra Locicero, Sophia Schultz, and David Wyant will bring together a selection of their works for this experimental installation. According to Dustin Juengel, Art Center Sarasota's exhibitions coordinator, each photographer "turns their lens to their surroundings, documenting a subject and their condition and in turn, documenting their own unique point of view and experience." He further explains that the work will be installed in nonhierarchical arrangements, that will flow across the walls, mixing up the works by the different artists, juxtaposing and grouping works of various scales and print qualities, framed as well as unframed. "Similarities and differences between the photographic works will become noticeable," he says. "Maybe the physical experience of the photographs as objects, as an alternative to a purely digital 'Instagram' experience of immaterial images will become a theme of this exhibition."
In "Rite of Passage," Pia Love–Toribio and Monica Uszerowicz have collaborated on an exhibition they say is influenced by the theme of "Stay," a 1984 song by the Glasgow-based group The Blue Nile. "We're inspired by the simple way in which it describes the constant personal renewal that occurs even in mundane, daily life," they write in their artist statement for the exhibit. "Over the years, we've realized that this is primarily what our friendship is all about: the relearning of old lessons, over and over, until new states of understanding are achieved, and the recognition that life—both human emotion and the patterns of nature—is a series of transformative initiations, even at its most dull or redundant." Their work will include sculptural installations, incorporating life plants, fountains, mirrors, Plexiglas, as well as video projections and two large photographs.
"Blurred Lines" is an all-media, all-subject juried exhibition. Hand-carried submissions will be accepted at Art Center Sarasota on August 16, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The juror for this exhibition is James Martin, an artist and Ringling College instructor, with over 27 years of professional teaching experience. Martin is also a renowned background painter, visual development artist, storyboard artist and a freelance illustrator and sketch artist. His work includes toy packaging, prop paintings for film, billboards, and print advertising. Clients included Spike Lee, Steven Spielberg, The Grammy Awards, Mattel, Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, The Disney Magazine, Lightstorm Entertainment, Marvel Comics and commissions from directors James Cameron and Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Martin worked on many award-winning films, including The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Tarzan and Treasure Planet. He is also a frequent guest lecturer and internationally exhibited fine artist.
Art Center Sarasota is located at 707 N. Tamiami Trail, in Sarasota. For more information, call 941-365-2032 or visit www.artsarasota.org.
About Art Center Sarasota
Art Center Sarasota was the first arts and cultural institution in Sarasota. This year, the organization celebrates its 90th anniversary. It was founded in 1926 as the "Sarasota Art Association" by Marcia Rader, the art supervisor for the Sarasota County schools district. In the early years, the group met monthly and sponsored exhibits in rented facilities. The Association was incorporated as a not-for-profit organization in 1943 and has been in its current location in the Sarasota Bayfront Cultural District since 1949. Art Center Sarasota is now a membership-based organization that offers curated and juried exhibitions, adult and youth education programs, outreach initiatives for underserved youth, and culturally related public programming. Art Center Sarasota's mission is to inspire individual creative expression, nurture artistic talent and provide the community with accessible and diverse visual art opportunities.
Art Center Sarasota
707 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34236
Phone: 941-365-2032 § Fax: 941-366-0585
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Here's an innovative use of Intercept Technology Packaging, brought to the mining industry by our Intercept Technology Group colleagues in the Asia Pacific Region.
Liberty Intercept Blog
Packaging: INTERCEPT® Mineral Preservation System
Posted by Elaine Spitz on May 2, 2012 9:10:00 PM
Topics: Intercept Technology packaging, Asia, anti-fungal
I'm a Fan of Intercept Packaging: Protection for My Home Possessions
Posted by Joe Spitz on Apr 26, 2012 10:14:00 PM
This post continues my series on how I have implemented Intercept protective films for my home owners possession protection and how Intercept has limited me from having to buy the same things at the home improvement stores over and over again. Let me tell you about my over 20-year-old air conditioner unit. It is on its last legs. This story is not about the A/C solely, actually it is more about the back-up portable fans I save for when the A/C is down and needs repair.
Topics: barrier packaging, corrosion prevention, mold, anti-fungal
Intercept Packaging at MFG4
Posted by Elaine Spitz on Apr 18, 2012 10:54:00 AM
Liberty Packaging Co. will exhibit Intercept Technology Packaging products at the upcoming MFG4 in Hartford, CT - May 8 - 10 at the Connecticut Convention Center. Sponsored by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, MFG4 is a conference featuring supply chain solutions across four key industries: aerospace, defense, medical and energy.
Topics: MFG4, innovation, manufacturing, quality, trade show
The Packaging of Pollution
Posted by Elaine Spitz on Apr 5, 2012 11:14:00 AM
From guest poster Albert Greenhut, of Engineered Materials, Inc.
Those who have followed my writing may have the inkling that I am fairly green-minded. I base my beliefs on many issues upon my ideas about how life should be lived as a member of the world community, including taking responsibility for your actions and showing respect toward others.
For my entire life I have thought of Los Angeles as the pollution capital of the United States of America. This has to do with the timing of the rise of the automobile and the city planning of LA itself. Cars were becoming popular and room for trains got squeezed out of the planning, leaving what was soon to become one of the world's largest cities without much potential for public transport.
Topics: effects of pollution, barrier packaging, Asia
Packaging and the Protection of Wildlife
Posted by Elaine Spitz on Apr 3, 2012 10:44:00 PM
As a founding member of the Intercept Technology Group, dedicated to the promotion of the unique Intercept Technology Packaging materials, we're pleased to be part of this worthy endeavor: Intercept Technology Group Supports the Protection of Wildlife
Topics: barrier packaging, sustainable packaging, environmental effects of volatiles, reduce
Packaging for Disaster - Intercept Packaging Field Test
Posted by Elaine Spitz on Mar 28, 2012 11:30:00 AM
Today's post is by guest writer Albert Greenhut of Engineered Materials, Inc..
There is field testing and then there are tests in the field.
At the Intercept Technology Group, we have run all our products through the gamut of industry-recognized tests. Our materials have performed well in these tests, but as a consumer I always keep a wary eye on the fine print, as all wise consumers should. Being familiar with these tests I can say that they are tough, but nothing compares to the real life tests.
We got a call from a guitar player in Thailand, telling us about a set of circumstances that wound up being an extreme field test for Intercept Technology packaging.
Topics: Intercept Technology packaging, anti-corrosion, consumer products, guitar strings
Intercept Packaging Protection - Creative Uses in the Home
Posted by Joe Spitz on Mar 27, 2012 10:16:00 AM
I am curious to know if anyone else suffers from a love/hate conflict with home improvement stores. I love visiting my local home improvement store, browsing all the terrific items, finding products to solve immediate problems and gathering ideas for my dreams of more atheistically pleasing convenience. My aversion lies in that there was once a time, not so long ago, when a home improvement store visit cost a $35.00 minimum. Now it seems to be $85.00. In fact, today's purchase of two bags of lime, three small types of fertilizer, two cans of ant guard with tax totaled $87.50. This post is not meant to be a complaint, but is a perception based on my own experiences as a home owner for 26 years. More importantly, this story is about the changes I have made so that I frequent these stores less. Of course, most homeowners know that goal is difficult because the more things accumulated in our homes, the more items require maintenance, repair, and replacement. I have made the decision to protect my items so they don't fail.
Topics: barrier packaging, mildew, mold, how to reduce waste
Packing in America - via Pack TV
Posted by Elaine Spitz on Mar 20, 2012 11:00:00 AM
We're delighted to present our recent interview with Pack TV's Simon Twilley, a man with a vision and a passion for all things packaging. We caught up with Simon a few weeks ago, when he asked us about Intercept Technology Packaging, what differentiates it from standard or traditional packaging, and which industries have embraced Intercept packaging.
Topics: American manufacturing, anti-corrosion barrier packaging, packaging industry
The Trouble with Corrosion
Posted by Elaine Spitz on Mar 6, 2012 9:01:00 AM
Recent unseasonably warm weather in our area suggests there may be a bad corrosion season ahead of us. Corrosive gases are more active in warmer and more humid weather. To help you prepare, we offer:
Our short video: Do You Know What You're Spending on Corrosion?" The Intercept Technology heavy duty barrier packaging is simple, effective and easy to use in comparison with other old-fashioned barrier products. This video will tell you how.
Topics: corrosion, anti-corrosion barrier packaging, Static Intercept
Packaging - Warmer Weather Cause and Effect
Posted by Joe Spitz on Mar 1, 2012 10:01:00 AM
Cause and effect, action - reaction, push - pull; however you want to delineate it, some sort of change will cause transformations, both favorable and detrimental. What brought this thought on, you ask? I was executing my February home property inspection - a task surely effortless in this crisp 40 and 50 degree weather rather than in past years trouncing through feet of snow. This year's winter weather has been a record breaker and unseasonably warm in New England. It feels as if we are living in Maryland or the Carolinas.
Topics: Intercept Technology packaging, barrier packaging, mildew, mold, anti-fungal


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INX International to host Color Perfection demonstrations at Cannex & Fillex Asia Pacific
INX International Ink Co. has announced that it will be exhibiting and hosting INX Color Perfection demonstrations at Cannex & Fillex Asia Pacific, from 15-18 May in Guangzhou, China.
Visitors to the INX booth will have the opportunity to design and print their own can using the INX Color Catalog, the corresponding INX Digital Color Library and the CP100 UV Digital Cylindrical printer. The Color Perfection demonstrations will take place at 10:30am and 2:30pm each day.
INX experts will discuss proven methods on how to achieve accurate, reproducible and consistent colour with advanced colour communication tools such as the Color Catalog, digital printing, best ink choices and colour education.
The INX Color Catalog allows brand owners, designers and metal decorators to specify by choosing from over 600 removable metal colour swatches. They also have access to the same INX colors via the INX Digital Color Library.
The INXSpec Brand Color Perfection system for Monobloc decorators, special effect inks and coatings, and the CP100 printer will also be featured.


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Yesterday's grand opening of Microsoft's first retail store at Scottsdale Fashion Square, and the accompanying release of the new operating system Windows 7 — generated a lot of media buzz. And, I'm afraid, some media bias.
I considered joining the hundreds of people who waited in line, some as long as 12 hours, to get their first look at the software giant's first retail operation.
Then I realized that would mean standing in line with hundreds of people. Or at least dealing with corporate PR types on their Big Day.
But lo and behold, I found a way to blog about it anyway.
On the drive home Thursday, listening to National Public Radio's All Things Considered like the loyal liberal media elite-type that I am, I was surprised at just how harshly host Melissa Block was grilling Microsoft representative Mika Krammer. Today I was wondering whether I imagined it, so I asked some colleagues. One of them had heard the same report and was also left with the impression that it went too far.
Block started — fairly, I think — by asking about Microsoft's lack of signature products in line with Apple's iConic line of iMacs, iPods and iPhones, to which Krammer replied that Windows is an iconic product, along with Xboxes and Zunes. (Xbox is definitely iconic, but Zune is no iPod.) The questions just became more belligerent as the interview progressed and the Microsoft rep refused to admit her company's patent inferiority:
- "You know, when I think of Apple, I think of, you know, iconic products, the iMac, the iPod, the iPhone. I don't think about that so much with Microsoft. Do you think that's part of the hurdle here?"
- "And would you say, as you walk into the Microsoft store, does it look kind of like an Apple store?"
- "And what can you get, do you think, from a Microsoft store if you're a consumer that you couldn't get if you walked into another retailer, like Best Buy, selling your products?"
- "Ms. Krammer, do you worry that Microsoft is kind of late to this party, that Apple's been there long before?"
- "There has been, you probably know, some snarkiness online and elsewhere. I was reading a column from earlier this year in PC World talking about what will be going on at these new stores, and the writer said: Store hours are undetermined. At any given time, the store mysteriously shuts down instantaneously for no apparent reason. No word yet on what happens to customers inside. This is the image problem, I guess, with Microsoft."
Now, I don't know what platform the rank-and-file at NPR uses, and it doesn't really matter. While it's long been conventional wisdom that Macs are the computer of choice for "creative types," I've found that you can pretty much get the same results from either a Mac or a PC these days. Anyone who tells you otherwise has either too much time on their hands or a stake in one of the companies. But it sure appears to me that Block or her producer has issues with Microsoft, and she let them seep into her interview with Krammer.
One commenter on the story sums it up:
What a snotty little interview. Isn't Microsoft-goading/bashing kind of old? Where was the substance?
Substance? In a story about a global corporation entering an arena it's never tried before? How absurd! Besides, Apple has the market cornered on substance. And style. Microsoft should just give up — it'll never catch on anyway.


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"This gorgeous read holds poems + photographs that capture the nostalgic x beautiful moments of grief, fear, loss, and love. Part one, "Me," is a space for the author's own personal dialogue, while part two, "You," is a curious recounting of stories, secrets, and memories shared by others. The author has curated these gathered stories + moments into poems and photography to share, and draws us in with her candid x diverse storytelling. This is the perfect book to take a pause with, and it will make an impactful addition to your bookshelf. "
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XFC Boss John Prisco Reflects on 2012
Xtreme Fighting Championship (XFC) had a spectacular year according to president and matchmaker John Prisco. His highlight of the year was watching one handed fighter Nick Newell (9-0) secure his first title.
"I think the biggest moment, and one of the biggest moments in all of MMA, was our last moment in 2012 with Nick Newell winning the XFC lightweight title," said Prisco to MMA Weekly.
Newell gained fame for fighting with just one hand due to a medical condition at birth. Newell is undefeated in his career, where he picked up his last four wins out of XFC. With the exception of one fight, he has ended all of them in the first round. At XFC 21, Newell submitted Bellator veteran Eric Reynolds (16-6) to win the lightweight championship.
XFC currently airs on AXS TV, but Prisco is looking to expand their viewing audience in 2013. They are also looking to run about 14 shows next year. They will have more shows in North Carolina, Tennessee, Florida and other states that house military bases.
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'Won't You Be My Neighbor?' director: Never another Mr. Rogers
Fred Rogers, creator and host of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," may not sound like the most-exciting subject for a documentary.
"Won't You Be My Neighbor?" Morgan Neville thought so, too. But the more he looked into the project, the more he found.
Not dirt, mind you. Just a need for the kind of things Rogers was putting out there for years.
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Neville, who won an Oscar for "20 Feet from Stardom," has made any number of films about all kinds of people. (He directed "Keith Richards: Under the Influence," for instance, as well as "Search and Destroy: Iggy & the Stooges' Raw Power.") But it's clear in talking to Neville about "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" that he found this material particularly powerful and relevant.
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Question: Fred Rogers doesn't seem, on the surface, like a complex subject for a documentary.
Answer: It's interesting. On the surface of things he's the quintessential two-dimensional character (laughs). And you have to wonder, where's the dramatic tension, where's the character development, for someone who epitomized consistency? Fred himself often said, "A film about my life would be the most-boring film ever made." Going in, I sensed that there was something more happening there. And it was really when I first went to the Fred Rogers Center, before I even decided to make the film, and the first thing I wanted to see was the Bobby Kennedy assassination special, because it only aired one time, it's never been repeated, and I'd read about it. I watched that episode, and when it was over, I knew that I could make a film about it. Like, any question I have about moral complexity or dramatic tension, it was in there, somehow.
What I came to realize was a couple of things. One, that a big source of tension in Fred's life was between him and a world that didn't seem to pay any attention to the good deeds he was preaching about. And that he was also riddled with doubt about the ethicacy of what he was trying to do. You know, there's a bit of a tortured artist to him that I found kind of revealing. And if you look closely, you see that he does change, even though he almost kind of denied it. He was always saying, "Oh, I don't know how much influence I have, I don't know, I'm just kind of doing my work here." But I think he came to understand how big his soapbox was and how much power he did have, and became much more strident in what he was trying to do, and much more ambitious in the later years of his show. I just had to discover all that.
Q: Like most tortured artists, he needn't have worried. But people who are great at something usually have that kind of motivation.
A: Without a doubt. If he had been satisfied with his good deeds, he probably wouldn't have had a TV show for 30 some-odd years and done everything else he did. He was incredibly driven, and to me the thing that I found out before we started making the film, that (his wife) Joanne Rogers had told me, about him being on his deathbed and saying to her, "Am I a sheep or am I a goat?" You would think of anybody on this planet, Mr. Rogers would feel like he had done all he could do. Yet he still had doubts, even at the very end. Without a doubt, that drove him his whole life.
Q: I heard once the only time he would get really mad was if he was visiting a town and couldn't find a pool for his daily swim.
A: Yes. In fact, several people mentioned that to me. Somebody I was walking to, their job was to find him a pool every day when he was traveling, and said the only time the Mr. Hyde would come out was if he wasn't able to swim that day.
Q: Did you get everyone you wanted for the film?
A: Yeah, I think everybody was forthcoming. The estate had never given permission for anything like this. And I also, as a filmmaker, said if they're going to give me permission, they can't have any control over the film, so they had to trust me completely. And when they did decide to do it, they were great about it, and they were really kind of open-armed about it. And I think everybody was interested in talking about it, also not in a nostalgic way, but about what it meant, which is what I wanted to talk about.
The only person who didn't do an interview was Betty Aberlin (who played Lady Aberlin), and I talked to her many times for many hours on the phone. She just hasn't done an interview in years, and I think felt deeply insecure about going on-camera, and I just couldn't turn her around.
Q: The things he talked to kids about were tough — war, death, that kind of thing — but they're also things we still need to hear.
A: What's interesting is, I've been making films for a long time. People keep saying, "This is the most contemporary film you've ever made" (laughs), which is unusual for a character that started on TV 50 years ago. But what you realize is Fred was talking about fundamental human issues that not only go back to Shakespeare and literature, they go back to the Bible. These are the kind of fundamental questions he was asking again and again. That's why the thing that lured me into making this film was listening to the speeches he gave, and just feeling like this is a voice that I don't hear in our culture today and really needs to be part of the conversation.
Q: Every couple of weeks the video of him testifying before a congressional committee to save funding for public television pops up.
A: It's amazing. It's not even just that he was a great advocate for public broadcasting. He was talking about how we build a neighborhood, and these fundamental questions of how we live together in society, and how we should treat each other, and kind of a reminder of the basic human values we all share, and we all ascribe to when we decide to live together in a community. I feel like those big questions are ones that are worth revisiting again and again. I think we take way too much of that for granted and we don't nurture it, and Fred was all about nurturing our neighborhood.
Q: He didn't just win Congress over. He seemed to have that effect on everyone — even Tom Snyder. The footage in the film of that is great.
A: I think his superpower was emotional honesty (laughs). In a way it's a power that children have. Kids will tell you exactly what they're feeling and they'll ask exactly what they want to know. They don't mask it. And I feel like as we grow up we mask a lot of those things, and we hide our intentions. We protect our emotions. Fred had no tolerance for that. He would find your emotional bullseye and go for it. Ultimately the experience of working on the film, and maybe watching the film, is he's going to find that bullseye in you. At a certain point you're going to have to succumb to that sincerity, that emotional sincerity. I find that great.
Q: Your inclusion of the one minute of thinking about someone who has helped you really gets to a lot of people.
A: That's what I loved about the way he spoke, too, and what I wanted to honor in the film. Fred was all about questions, not about answers. He wasn't going to say, "OK, this is how we're going to fix everything" and wrap it up in a bow. He was all about putting the moral responsibility on each and every one of us, and making each of us ask deep questions about what kind of neighbor we wanted to be. I wanted to honor the fact that we each need to bring something to this conversation. We can't just sit back and let somebody tell us where it's going to go. Because that's what Fred would have done.
Q: I'd forgotten about the ridiculous conservative backlash. It's idiotic, but also kind of sadly contemporary.
A: Yeah, I think it was easy to get attention by writing something against Mr. Rogers — it's an easy way to get people to notice what you were saying. But I think people fundamentally misread what he was saying, to just basically say because he told kids you are special, therefore we have an entire generation of Millennial snowflakes. I feel like what he was really saying is, you're not worthless. I think it was much more about trying to tell children who maybe felt that nobody told them they were worth anything that they were worthy of being loved, which is something he talked a lot about.
Q: Of course he was. Anybody who isn't a lunatic could see that. They are searching for something that isn't there.
A: Yeah. It's a fundamental Christian idea, and just a religious idea that exists in virtually every world religion. I feel like that's something that stung him. He talked about it in his later years. He didn't want people to misunderstand it. I mean that last speech he gives at Dartmouth, tremendous. He talks about peace and justice and love as the three things he believed were most essential.
Q: Could anyone do this now? And is there an audience for it?
A: There's no new Mr. Rogers. There never will be. He was unique to his place and time and the media landscape and the culture. That doesn't mean those values are dead. I've just seen, with the film and spending a lot of time thinking about these things, there's a huge appetite for this kind of moral lesson and civility and kindness and all the things he was talking about. I like to think that the legacy of him really resides in each of us who watched his show, that what he imparted to us was the thing that we should think of as his legacy, because there's nobody else who's going to come along and do it. I think it's up to us. Again, you can't let people off the hook and wait for the next savior (laughs). The responsibility is in each and every one of us to be the best neighbor we can.
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Georgia School Superintendent Richard Woods – who last year blasted protections for transgender students – is again targeting LGBT students as he kicks off his re-election campaign.
It's the latest installment of potty wars in the state. Woods derisively chalks it up as "bathroom policy."
The Republican and long-time educator launched his re-election campaign this week, telling supporters that "much has been accomplished but our mission is not complete."
Much of that mission seems to be fighting "Washington micromanaging." Woods touted that in a nearly two-minute campaign video published on Tuesday. He alluded to his fight against federal protections for transgender students in the video and offered a more clear reference on his campaign website.
Superintendent Woods is committed to child-focused and classroom-centered decision-making that will put an end to Washington micromanaging. From pushing back on Arne Duncan's high-stakes testing regime to keeping the Obama administration from setting bathroom policy, Superintendent Woods has stood up to Washington and federal overreach in education.
In May 2016, Woods blasted federal guidance from the Obama administration on the treatment and safety of transgender students. He also told school superintendents around the state to ignore the guidance, which he said "openly violates, misinterprets and moves to rewrite established U.S. law." Georgia officials sued.
And in case he wasn't clear, Woods criticized the transgender protections over and over as he accused the federal government of bullying school districts.
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Volunteer cleans up vandalism at Metro Verde Park
LAS CRUCES – Armed with wire brushes and paint thinner, Anthony Wheeler took it upon himself to spend hours this week undoing what took vandals only moments. After Metro Verde Park was vandalized with graffiti over the weekend, Wheeler decided to clean it up himself.
"Living here, you know, the park is so new — it's just irritating," Wheeler said Wednesday.
Metro Verde Park, located at 7125 Metro Park St. just south of Monte Vista Elementary School, opened just more than six weeks ago. The park is home to a popular splash pad, which was not damaged. Two signs, park benches, a rock wall, picnic tables and a drinking fountain were tagged.
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Wheeler, a 13-year Army veteran who last year bought Performance Powder Coating in El Paso, lives near the park.
"My business down in El Paso got hit about a month ago," Wheeler said. "The city of El Paso is great when it comes to cleaning up their stuff. Here, it didn't seem like the response was quite as quick as some might like."
Part of the reason for the delay seems to have been because the park was in the process of being transferred from a private developer to the city of Las Cruces.
Metro Verde Park was built by the developer, Sierra Norte Development Inc., and sold to the city for $714,200, paid for through park impact fees. The transfer of the deed for two tracts of land on which the park sits closed on Wednesday, according to developer John Moscato. Metro Verde Park is the fourth park built as part of the Metro Verde master plan; the development also includes a youth soccer park, a toddler park and a combination basketball/tennis park, Moscato said.
Sonya Delgado, director of the Parks and Recreation Department, said employees of Sierra Norte cleaned some of the graffiti by midmorning Monday, but evidence of the vandalism remained Tuesday. During the initial abatement, the chemicals used for paint removal damaged the two signs, which will have to be replaced. On Tuesday afternoon, Wheeler spent several hours cleaning up the graffiti.
"I got the benches about 80 percent cleaned, and we worked on (removing the graffiti from) the signs," Wheeler said. "And we got about two-thirds of the wall done."
In a Facebook post, Wheeler noted he had entirely ground down his last wire brush while scrubbing the paint from the rock wall.
Wearing rubber gloves, he used paint stripper and aircraft stripper to remove the graffiti. One father who was at the park with his children pitched in to help, Wheeler said.
"He had been sitting there and watching me for a while," Wheeler said. "Then he came over to me, and asked if I was with the city. I told him I wasn't, that I was just a concerned citizen. He asked me if he could use a pair of my rubber gloves, and he started helping me."
Wheeler said the response he received on Facebook was overwhelmingly positive.
"The reaction from Facebook has been great, but I prefer somebody to go out and pick up a brush or a bag of trash or something," Wheeler said. "If people would just help out a little bit. I guess a pat on the back will have to do. Facebook is great, but it's a dog-and-pony show on there. But this is where the rubber meets the road."
Charitable by nature, Wheeler said he belongs to Full Tilt Riders Motorcycle Club in El Paso.
"Nationally, we normally pick one charity every year," he said. "The last couple years it's been the National Multiple Sclerosis Foundation. We've helped raise between $10,000 and $25,000 a year for them."
On a Facebook post in which Wheeler announced the park was mostly cleaned up, Las Crucen Veronica Olivas responded, "Thank you so much for doing this. My kids love this park. I hope no one messes up this park again."
Delgado said the city ordinarily would not encourage residents to take graffiti cleanup in public spaces into their own hands.
"We certainly ask for the public's help in reporting graffiti," Delgado said. "As soon as it is reported, we have Codes Enforcement officers document it, with the hopes of using that documentation to aid in the prosecution when the vandals are caught. As soon as it is documented, we start cleaning it up right away. On the other hand, we're always happy to have volunteers help us out, under supervision."
In the first six months of the 2015-16 fiscal year, the city received 902 reports of graffiti citywide, according to Chief James Chavez of the Codes Enforcement and Animal Control Department. Of those, 802 incidents were abated by the Codes Department directly. City rules specify graffiti must be removed within 10 days, but the department prefers to remove it sooner, if possible, to discourage the problem.
"We encourage everybody to remove it within 24 hours," he said.
In June, the city received 76 reports of graffiti, according to Chavez.
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Airports are always a stop, never the destination. Getting stuck in one — whether due to flight delays or cancellation — is an unfortunate, yet often inevitable, scenario in travel. Being stranded doesn't seem too bad if you happen to be passing through a shiny new airport in the Gulf or the famously efficient transport hubs in Asia, but your options are a lot less rosy if you're stuck in one of America's airports, which are universally panned as nearing the bottom of the international barrel. (And, given the worldwide negative attention United Airlines has received over the past few days, the public's unfavorable opinion on air travel in the U.S. doesn't seem to be easing up anytime soon.)
John F. Kennedy International Airport, the busiest international travel gateway in North America, is not exactly stellar in our book. Due to its outdated infrastructure and costly add-on services (W-Fi access will set you back $4.95 per hour), having to while away your day here is not ideal. But we're here to help you make the most of the situation. Here are six things you can do to avoid boredom the next time you're stuck on a major layover in Queens.
Make Terminal 1 Your Sanctuary
If you're in it for the long haul, it's best to get yourself situated at Terminal 1, where the biggest food court is located. The eateries here tend to stay open late, though they are mostly on the pre-security side. However, one thing you can do after getting screened is grab a drink, since there are three bars tucked between boarding gates: Martini Bar, Idlewild Wine Bar, and Medalist Bar.
Fuel Up At Terminal 4
Terminal 4 is where the food aficionados want to be. Grab a bite at Blue Smoke, Danny Meyer's American concept serving classic barbecue delights. Uptown Brasserie serves a mean blue cheese burger and catfish sandwich, which is best washed down with a glass of Aviation Gin, the restaurant's signature. This terminal is also where the airport's only Shake Shack can be found. Enough said.
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Shopping at this airport, as a whole, is nothing to write home about. However, the stores at Terminal 5 do have a few redeeming features. The best of the bunch is definitely MUJI To Go, the beloved Japanese lifestyle emporium where you can pick up minimalist toiletries, neck pillows, and various travel aids. You can also kill some time by browsing the newest nail polish colors at Essie's cutesy vending machine, or pick up some travel-sized products at Benefit's beauty kiosk.
Relax With A Spa Treatment
After all this time in the air, you've more than earned yourself a trip to the spa. There are Xpres Spas in Terminals 1, 4, and 7. Massages with a therapist start at $35, while $20 can get you 15 minutes on an electronic massage chair. You can also get a manicure for $30 a pop.
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Longing for a trim? This might just be the golden opportunity to freshen up your look. Head to Be Relax Spa in Terminal 5 for a quick hairstyling session or a wax, using products by well-regarded brands such as Bumble and Bumble, Dermalogica, and OPI.
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If you're an economy class passenger and the airport fatigue is hitting you hard, forking over some dough for airline lounge access might be a wise choice. Nine of the lounges at JFK will let you in if you purchase a day pass, which will set you back anywhere from $40 to $59. You'll be able to shower, grab a bite, and flip through magazines without the nuisance of having to fight for a crappy gate seat. LoungeBuddy lets you book online without any hassle.


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Trademark Glossary
Trademarks provide important protection for a company's (or individual's) brand by preventing others from using the mark to provide the same goods or services. This trademark glossary provides definitions for common terms related to trademarks to help you better understand this area of law.
Abandonment: Abandonment can occur when the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) doesn't receive a Statement of Use (or a request for an extension to file it) or a response to an Office Action letter within 6 months of mailing. Abandoned applications are no longer pending but can be reinstated or revived under certain circumstances.
Allegation of Use: A sworn statement signed by the trademark applicant that verifies that the mark is in fact used in commerce, which must include a "specimen" that shows how the mark is used for each class of goods and/or services included in the application.
Appeal: An appeal can be filed with the USPTO's Trademark Trial and Appeal Board in cases where a trademark applicant wants to contest a final refusal from an examining attorney. The applicant must file a Notice of Appeal and pay an appeal fee within six months of the refusal.
Arbitrary Mark: A mark that consists of words that don't describe or suggest a significant characteristic, ingredient, or quality of the goods or services that the mark is associated with, such as "Apple" for computers.
Assignment: The transfer of ownership of a trademark application or registration from one person or company to another.
Blackout Period: This refers to the time period between when the examining attorney approves a trademark for publication and when the USPTO issues the Notice of Allowance.
Certificate of Registration: The official document that shows that a trademark has been registered.
Certification Mark: A mark used by someone other than the trademark owner to identify a good or service has been certified to conform to a particular set of standards.
Collective Mark: A trademark or service mark used (or intended to be used) in commerce by members of a cooperative, an association, or other collective group or organization, including a mark that indicates membership in a union, an association, or other organization.
Descriptive Mark: A mark that simply describes a characteristic, quality, feature, function, use, or purpose of the specified goods or services, such as "spicy sauce" for salsa or "denim" for jeans.
Design Code Search Manual: This manual lists the numerical codes for searching designs in the USPTO's database of trademarks.
Disclaimer: A trademark registrant or applicant's statement he or she doesn't claim the exclusive right to use certain element(s) of the mark. A disclaimer allows a mark to be registered as a whole even though certain element(s) would not be registered standing alone.
Examining Attorney: A USPTO employee who reviews and determines if a trademark application complies with all of the legal and regulatory requirements to be a federally registered trademark.
Fanciful Mark: A term that has been invented solely to be a trademark or service mark such as "Pepsi", "Exxon", or "Kodak".
Generic Terms: Terms that the public understands as the class or common name for particular goods or services, such as "classes online" for classes that are offered through the Internet. Generic terms can't be registered.
Goods and Services: An applicant must list the goods and/or services that the mark is or will be used with. In relation to service marks, a service must be a real activity and performed for the benefit of, or to the order of, a person other than the applicant. The activity performed also has to be different from things that are necessarily done in connection with the sale of goods or performance of another service.
Identification of Goods and/or Services: All trademark applications must identify good and/or services that the trademark will be used for. The USPTO will return any application (and refund the fee) that fails to list recognizable goods and/or services.
Informal Application: If an application is missing any elements required to receive a filing date, it's considered an informal application and will be returned to the applicant.
Intent to Use: When a person files an intent to use application, the applicant is looking to register a mark that he or she has not used yet. This type of application requires an applicant to include a sworn statement that he or she has a genuine intention to use the mark in commerce.
Likelihood of Confusion: This is a statutory basis to refuse registration of a trademark, due to the fact that it will likely conflict with a mark that is already pending or registered with the USPTO. The primary factors for determining the likelihood of confusion are the similarity between the marks and the commercial relationship between the goods and/or services that are listed in the application.
Madrid Protocol: The abbreviated title of the international treaty known as the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks. This treaty allows a trademark owner to file a single international application and seek registration in any country that is a party to the treaty.
Mere Descriptiveness: This is a statutory basis to refuse registration of a mark due to the fact that the mark simply describes a quality, use, characteristic, purpose, feature, ingredient, or function of the specified goods or services.
Notice of Abandonment: The USPTO's written notification that an application has been abandoned and is no longer pending.
Notice of Allowance: This is a written notification from the USPTO that indicates that a mark has survived the opposition period (after being published in the Official Gazette). This notice doesn't mean the mark is registered, but it means that the mark is eligible for registration.
Notice of Publication: This is a written statement from the USPTO indicating that the applicant's mark will be published in the Official Gazette.
Office Action: A letter from an examining attorney that indicates the legal status of a trademark application. Office actions include: priority actions, non-final Office actions, suspension inquiry letters, and examiner's amendments.
Opposition Proceeding: This a proceeding held before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board where a plaintiff seeks to prevent registration of a mark.
Principal Register: This is the USPTO's primary trademark register, and once a mark is registered on it, it's entitled to all the rights provided by federal law.
Priority Action: This is a letter sent by an examining attorney to inform the applicant what requirements he or she must meet before the application can be approved for publication.
Pseudo Mark: A word that is intentionally misspelled or an alternate spelling for a word that is protected by a mark that already exists. A pseudo mark search finds spellings that are very similar or phonetically equivalent to the word mark.
Registration: Officially establishes trademark rights based on the legitimate use of the mark. While federal registration of a trademark is not required, registration has its benefits.
Search: Upon receiving a trademark application, the USPTO performs a search of its records to determine if the mark can be registered, meaning there aren't any conflicting marks in the records.
Service Mark: This refers to a name, symbol, device, or word that is used to indicate and distinguish services provided by a particular person or company. The terms "trademark" and "mark" are often used to refer to service marks, and the only difference between a trademark and service mark is that the former is used for goods, while the latter is used for services.
Specimen: This term refers to a real-world example of how the mark is used on goods and/or services. Acceptable specimens include labels, tags, or containers for goods.
Statement of Use: A sworn statement signed by the trademark applicant that verifies that the mark is used in commerce.
Suggestive Mark: A mark that requires perception, imagination, or thought to understand the nature of goods or services.
Trademark: Protection for words, symbols, sounds, names, or colors that distinguish goods and services from those manufactured or sold by others and to indicate the source of the goods. As long as trademarks continue to be used in commerce, they can be renewed forever.
Trademark Act of 1946: The Trademark Act (located in U.S.C. Title 15, Chapter 22) is the governing body of U.S. law for federal trademark registration.
Trademark Application: The document needed to file for federal trademark registration, which must include (1) the applicant's name, (2) a name and address for communication, (3) a clear drawing of the mark, (4) a list of the goods or services that will be associated with the mark, and (5) the filing fee.
Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS): The USPTO's electronic trademark filing system.
Trade Dress: A product's packaging, color, design, or other distinguishing element of appearance that is non-functional.
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board: This is the board at the USPTO that has jurisdiction over cancellation hearings, opposition hearings, and appeals of Trademark Office decisions.
Use-Based Application: Four bases are available for filing a trademark application: (1) use of the mark in commerce, (2) intent to use the mark in commerce, (3) pending foreign application, and (4) foreign registration. When a person files a use-based application, the mark must be in use before or at the time of filing.
Use in Commerce: In the context of trademarks, commerce refers to all commerce that Congress may lawfully regulate, such as interstate commerce or commerce between the U.S. and a foreign country. The use in commerce must be a genuine use of the mark in the ordinary course of trade, and not just used to receive trademark protection.
Word Mark: A type of trademark that consists of text.
Getting Legal Help
If you have any questions about the trademark terms listed in this glossary, or if you would like help filing an application for a trademark, you may want to contact a local trademarks attorney.
For more information and resources related to this topic, you can visit FindLaw's Trademarks section.
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Next Steps
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Our national economy thrives in part because of how inter-connected the United States has been throughout its history. The ability to efficiently move goods and services across the country is a critical factor as to why the U.S. has been able to compete and thrive within the global marketplace.
Currently, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee is working with the Trump Administration to develop legislation to address our nation's infrastructure needs. My colleagues on the committee and I have stressed to the administration that it is time to broaden the scope of traditional infrastructure investment. And it appears that President Trump has taken notice.
During a recent EPW Committee hearing, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao offered assurances that the administration's infrastructure proposal will not just address the three R's traditionally associated with infrastructure (roads, rails and runways). Secretary Chao explained energy, water and broadband will be included in their infrastructure proposal.
Ensuring Washington does not lose sight of the fact that our infrastructure needs go well beyond the traditional focus has long been a priority for me.
Earlier this year, I joined with Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) to introduce bipartisan legislation to bring affordable relief to America's crumbling water infrastructure systems. Our bill, the Clean, Safe, Reliable Water Infrastructure Act, would amend current law to expand the availability of resources for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
For the same reason, I joined my co-chairs of the bipartisan Senate Broadband Caucus to press President Trump to include initiatives to promote the deployment of high-speed, reliable broadband for all Americans as part of any infrastructure initiative.
Expanding broadband access will empower Americans living in every community–from urban city centers to rural towns–with economic opportunities that will jumpstart growth in jobs and wages. For every $5 billion invested in broadband infrastructure, 250,000 jobs are created, and with every percentage point increase in new broadband distribution, employment expands by 300,000.
The traditional three R's of infrastructure must certainly be a major focus of the overall infrastructure plan. There are several reasons for us to invest seriously in our roads, rails and runways in the immediate future.
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Another reason it's important to build and maintain efficient transportation structures is that the quality of a state's infrastructure is near the top of the list of factors that business owners consider when deciding where to locate a business or enterprise. That's why I recently included a provision in the Fiscal Year 2017 funding bill that enables Arkansas to designate a portion of Highway 67, from North Little Rock to Walnut Ridge, as "Future I-57."Our infrastructure needs can't be a partisan issue. Now is the time to push ahead and make sensible, productive investments in our nation's infrastructure. Doing so now will ultimately save money in the long term. It will also help our economy grow and equip our country to remain competitive in the global economy in the years ahead.


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Legendary Pictures just announced that they're planning an adaptation of Frank Herbert's seminal sci-fi classic Dune. Whether it winds up on the big screen or small screen remains to be seen, as this new version of the infamously hard to adapt books is still in the very early planning stages. But that doesn't mean the internet isn't already full of people chiming in about what they'd like to see and that includes us. We have a few suggestions for the glorious God Kings at Legendary that we hope they'll consider as this franchise marches forward.
- Make it a TV series. Dune is a sprawling story set in a giant universe and filled with engrossing characters. Fitting all that into one (or even a few) two hour movies would force you to jettison so much of what we love about the books. Give it the Westworld or Game of Thrones treatment; a big budget, premium cable series that will allow you to explore everything on the page.
- Don't shy away from the environmental undertones. Dune author Frank Herbert was a devoted ecologist, concerned about humans harmful impact upon the planet. A lot of those concerns are reflected in the text and they're concerns that we should be paying attention to now more than ever.
- Get the stillsuits right! The stillsuits are one of Dune's cooler creations, a suit that recycles all the moisture from your body into drinkable water. We'd love to see it realized realistically.
- Do the sword fights right! Due to the weird intricacies of personal force fields in Dune, characters fight with swords instead of guns. This could be a chance for some awesome, on screen sword fights. Is the fight choreographer for Into the Badlands available?
- High tech/low tech. Dune takes place in a future where technology has evolved but computers and AI are outlawed. That leads to some amazing ideas realized in some very interesting ways. If the new adaptation strikes the right cord between high tech and low tech, it could be like nothing we've ever seen on screen before.
- Get a true visionary to direct. Dune is filled with amazing imagery and it deserves as a director who can bring it all to life. Denis Villeneuve has expressed interest and after his work on Arrival we're hard pressed to think of anyone better to take the wheel. Well except for maybe…
- Alejandro Jodorowsky. The extremely-crazy-but-also-extremely-brilliant cult director came extremely close to bringing us a Dune movie in the 70s and it was supposed to be amazing. And get this, he's still alive! Give Alejandro Jodorowsky whatever he needs to finally make his masterpiece!
Let us know what you want from the new Dune in the comments!
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On Sunday, the Browns finally looked like the team everyone hoped they would be in 2019, beating the Ravens 40-25 while putting up 530 total yards of offense. Even more impressive is that they were able to do all that without much of a contribution from Odell Beckham Jr., who finished the game with just 20 yards on two receptions. Beckham spent most of the game being covered by Marlon Humphrey, whose approach to shutting down one of the best receivers in the league included strangulation.
Beckham and Humphrey were playing chippy all game, and their battle eventually culminated with Beckham throwing a punch and Humphrey breaking out a two-hand choke hold:
Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens was angry that Humphrey, who went for the choke right in front of a referee, wasn't immediately ejected from the game. "They get away with that because it's Odell," he said afterwards. Beckham seemed less bothered by the whole thing, only making a crack about how he was upset about losing his earring in the scuffle.
For his part, Humphrey claims that he ran into Beckham after the game and apologized for choking him:
Even though Humphrey was allowed to stay in the game yesterday, it's likely that once the league office reviews the incident he'll be hit with at least a hefty fine. Maybe the office should also have a conversation with the referee who watched Humphrey put his hands around an opponent's neck and decided all he needed to do was throw a flag.


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Events in May in Barbados
by Summer
May is the month for rallying, cricket and polo mostly, so we have put together a list of the most fun and interesting events going on in Barbados during this month, and hope that you have a chance to enjoy them all!
BRC Mud Dogs Safari Championship – May Day Mudfest
Date: May 1st
Time: 2:00 PM
Admission: Free
Venue: Check out their website for more info
Contact: [email protected]
(Photo compliments of The Barbados Rally Club)
Regional semi-finals and finals cricket matches
Date: May 2nd | May 9th
Time: 10:00 AM
Admission: Check their website for additional info
Venue: TBA
Contact: 481-2450 or email [email protected]
Hike Barbados – Hackleton's Cliff
Date: May 5th
Time: Morning hikes 6:00 AM | Evenings hikes 3:30 PM | Full Moon hikes 5:30 PM
Admission: Free
Venue: Starting point is North of Villa Nova to Malvern and follow signpost to Hackleton's Cliff
Contact: 230-4818 or email [email protected]
(Photo compliments of Himal Reece from Hike Barbados)
Polo in Barbados
Date: May 5th | 12th |14th | 16th |18th | 19th
Time: Games start at 3:30 PM
Admission: $20.00 BBD per adult | $5.00 BBD per child
Venue: Lion Castle on May 5th and Holders all other days
Contact: 432-1820 or email [email protected]
(Photo compliments of Ian Bourne – BajanReporter.com – 2013)
Scotiabank King of the Hill warm up rally
Date: May 26th
Time: Start time is at 10:00 AM (road closes 1 hour before)
Admission: Free
Venue: TBA or visit their website for more info
Contact: email [email protected]
(Photo compliments: Chefette Speed Team)
Barbados Celtic Festival
Date: May 23rd through 29th
Time: View website here for additional details
Admission: See their Facebook page
Venue: Many, including Atlantis Hotel, The Waterfront Cafe, Blakey's and others
Contact: +44 (0) 131 718 6022
More Barbados activities to fill your fun filled beach holiday
Oistins Fish Fry: Every Friday is the customary Oistins fish fry at Oistins on the South coast.
Harbour Lights beach party & show: Every Wednesday is the Harbour Light beach extravaganza.
Atlantis Famous Buffet: Every Wednesday and Sunday is the Atlantis Bajan lunch Buffet.
Brighton Farmers Market: Every Saturday morning from 6:15 AM is the Brighton Farmers market


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Hi All!
I have some exciting news to share with you!
Firstly – I've opened a new Etsy shop!
So basically I've split my Etsy into two sister shops- on is my classic Bra Shop, and the other is my Swim Shop.
Now you might wonder why I did this- and really, everything just got too crowded- nobody could find all of the swimwear things they were looking for, and the bra things were all mixed in with everything- and there were never enough categories in each shop to really find what you needed- so I decided that it would be best to split them!
There is some overlap between the shops- any of my supplies that are used for both swimwear and bra making will be in both shops- but no more lace when you're looking for swimwear fabric! Also- if you're like "oh no! I loved buying both from you!" Don't worry- you can place an order in both shops and just leave me a little note and I'll ship them together and recalculate your shipping. Or send me a message and I'll put together a custom order with everything that you want!
Other splitting my shop, you might have noticed something else a little different.
The Emerald Studio is no more.
I've gone and done a little re-branding overnight- and decided that 'The Emerald Studio' doesn't really fit anymore. And there are a few reasons that I made this decision.
Firstly- it is so much easier to keep everything consistent when it's just Emerald Erin. It's crazy how many different places you need a name and platform- on your blog, Etsy, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Youtube, and everywhere in between! I found that some of my names were under 'Emerald Erin' and some of the names were under "The Emerald Studio'- but I feel like I'm most generally known as Emerald Erin.
So what does this mean?
On Instagram: @theemeraldstudio is now @emeralderinsews
On Etsy: The Emerald Studio Etsy is now Emerald Erin Bra Shop & Emerald Erin Swim Shop
On Facebook: The Emerald Studio is now Emerald Erin Bra & Swim
Also the other reason that the Emerald Studio is no more is because the actual Emerald Studio is going to be no more- I'm moving!
I have to say that I was a little nervous to tell everyone this, and I do want to be clear- I'm moving, not closing- don't worry! The studio that I have now, in downtown Belleville, is a beautiful little boutique-style shop. I have tables for teaching classes in the front, a nice area to sit and have lunch, a fitting room….. and then a tiny space in the back that serves as my sewing studio, inventory room, order filling and packing area- where I spend 90% of my time in an increasingly sprawling heap of inventory that is getting out of hand.
I had a really long and hard look at my business this spring, and realized just how much my business has changed and evolved over the last two years- and how different it looks to what I first envisioned. When I started I thought I would do a little bit of everything- I would teach some bra making classes, I would make custom bras, and I would run my online bra & swim supplies business- all while continuing my blog, social media… etc. And as you can imagine, things slowly fell off the list. I found my business started to split into what I called the 'Front End' of my business (the front of my studio is the teaching area and fitting room) all about teaching classes and making custom bras. And the 'Back End' of my business – where I have all of my supplies that I sell on etsy and sew things for the blog. Over time the back end of my business has taken over so much that I don't make custom bras anymore, and I can't imagine having the time to teach a class. It really became a two person business- and as one single human being, I decided that I'm much more of a 'Back End' kinda business owner. And I have to say I'm so naturally inclined to that side of my business- the blogging, the photoshoots, the social media, sourcing gorgeous new inventory, putting together kits, and being part of the amazing online sewing community- it all started online, and that's really where my heart is. And there are so many online things that I would love to expand into, but I'm always feeling held back by a million other responsibilities with my shop. I'll admit- I have SO many ideas for patterns- I even have my first pattern on the edge of pattern testing, but there have been SO many other things keeping me running that I've had to put it on the back burner again and again. And I REALLY want to start releasing patterns- and I think you all feel the same lol!
So you might be thinking- what does this have to do with moving? why are you moving out of your beautiful studio (that hardly anyone even got to see yet!)? And there are a number of reasons for this some I will talk about in another post another day- but the biggest issue is probably space. Although my studio is super boutique-pretty, it's not the most practical for an online business- I needed a space that is more open for all of my inventory, has space to fill orders and has great lighting for photos!
Being in my studio was a really fantastic start- a chance to expand faster than I ever imagined, and challenge myself. But I'm ready to move on from that space. My new space is going to be quite different! I'm moving to an industrial area, closer to home (yay shorter commute time!). I have a unit that is 20′ X 50′ – and it is one huge box! I get to start off all fresh, with white walls- it's so big and bright in there- and the industrial chic look is totally my thing!
Now I get to start over with a more clear idea of where my business is going, and what I really need from my space. I'm going to have lots of shelves for inventory, a HUGE order filling table (like for real- my dad just built it and it's 6′ X 8′), a big photo studio, a desk to work on all of my online things and of course a little hang out area with a couch for mom, Gibby and I to have meeting breaks 🙂
Mom, Dad & Gibby in the new space- with my new HUGE table!
I have my new space for a little while before I have to give up my old space, so I have the summer to switch over! This new space will not be a storefront (no more Emerald Studio- just behind the scenes Emerald Erin Studio!), so it's not somewhere that you can come and visit.- but I will be sharing it with you a TON online!
Talking about seeing tons of it- I know I've been talking about starting Youtube and videos in the past (and I'm working on it! I even got myself a new camera!) But I was wondering what you guys think about some vlogs about moving into my new studio? is that something that you would be interested in? I can make vlogs on organizing, decorating and moving in to the studio- and also some behind the scenes on what I really do all day- what do you think?
Anyways I am SO SO SO excited for everything coming up!! I've been sitting on this secret and this re branding for a little while so I was really bursting to tell you all! It's going to be an amazing summer!
Let me know what you think of the re-branding, the move and if you have any suggestions!!


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I took one week off early this month to fly back to Japan for my vacation. This was my first time in 4 years that I visited my family in Japan, and I spent most of my time in my hometown Niigata. It is so weird that, while certain things were just the way I remembered, other things looked so different from what I had in my mind in all these years of being away from the country.
The thing I really enjoyed there was the food! There are many kinds of food I had missed for all these years, but what I missed most was the Mos Burger, a national fast food chain known for its finest quality burgers. While you can find fine quality burgers in other parts of the world (and certainly in the US), Mos Burger has such a distinct and sophisticated taste that in my mind it ranks one of the highest among all the burger stores I've tried. So, if you have a chance to travel to Japan, I would certainly recommend you give Mos a try. My personal favorite is the Mos Cheese Burger. Of course, there are other kinds of good foods in Japan such as Ramen noodles and Sushi.
My only regret is that, because I only had one week to spare, I didn't have time to stop by Tokyo to see folks there. One week was way too short for this. For my next trip back to Japan, I'd like to take at least two weeks off so that I can spend some days in Tokyo.
Anyway, I took a bunch of pictures while I was there, and these are just some of them. I hope you enjoy.
Keisei Rapid Liner from Narita Airport to Tokyo station. While the fastest way to get to Tokyo from Narita is via Narita Express, Keisei Liner is probably a good economical alternative and reasonably convenient. It takes roughly 1.5 hours to get to Tokyo station from the airport without transfer.
|Kendo tournament was taking place in my home town while I was there.
|A magnificent view of the sunset at Sea of Japan. The place I stayed at is only 10 minutes walk from the beach.
|This is one of many infamous vending machines that you see all over Japan. You can think of this as something equivalent of water fountains in the US in terms of its distribution density, though there are certainly more vending machines in Japan per unit area than water fountains in the US.
On the platform for Shinkansen (the Bullet Train) at Niigata station.
|A view from Shinkansen overlooking the outlines of local mountains.
A somewhat busy street in Yokohama. Luckily you don't need to drive as much in the metropolitan areas thanks to the large train network available throughout the areas.
One thing I've noticed is the large number of light-weight vehicles (aka Kei cars) with the engine size less than 660 cc. Since owning a car in Japan is pretty expensive, lots of drivers opt to own a Kei car for its lower cost of ownership.
|A platform at a local station in Yokohama, waiting for my train.
A view of airplane from Terminal 1 at the Narita Airport. I was stranded there for 6 hours since my return flight to Newark was delayed. Continental airline provided a meal coupon to compensate for the delay, though it was a JAL employee who was manning the check-in counter for Continental and gave me the coupon.


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Listen as Dr. Mindy Cohan talks with Kathy about traveling with your dog or cat.
Traveling with Dogs and Cats
Some of my best vacations included traveling with my dog. Having my dog with me alleviated the typical worries of leaving them with a sitter and I didn't have to suffer from my own form of separation anxiety. While taking your dog on vacation can be a wonderful experience, there are many problems that can arise if you do not plan ahead.
The first consideration is whether your dog will enjoy the travel experience. If you dog is anxious or prone to car sickness, it is best to leave your dog at home. If you are traveling to a destination where other dogs will be present, be sure your dog gets along well with others.
Dogs prone to motion sickness will not enjoy a family road trip. Signs of motion sickness include drooling, vomiting, lip licking, panting, pacing, restlessness, trembling, and yawning. Fortunately, many young dogs often outgrow motion sickness. The symptoms of motion sickness can be worsened by underlying anxiety. To help minimize a dog's stress levels, make the car an enjoyable place by providing a favorite blanket or toy. Allow your dog to acclimate by allowing it to spend time in a parked car while eating treats. As your dog develops positive associations with the car, begin to take very short drives, gradually increasing the duration. Consult your dog's veterinarian regarding medications that can help prevent motion sickness and minimize stress and anxiety.
While most cats are not travel enthusiasts, some cats don't mind car rides and others may need to travel out of necessity (i.e. owner moving to new home). If you are planning a trip with your feline friend, buy a comfortable and safe pet carrier. A carrier is required for airline travel and it will keep your pet safe in an automobile in case of an accident. Cats that are not accustomed to carriers can become very fearful when confined. Leaving a carrier on the floor with the door open and treats inside can help a cat acclimate before it is needed for travel. Place a comfortable pad or bed inside the carrier and spray it with Feliway, a synthetic pheromone which helps to minimize stress levels in cats.
If you are planning to fly, rather than drive to your destination, arrangements must be made through the airline. Most airlines require a health certificate from a veterinarian within 10 days of a flight. Flying can be stressful for pets that are new to the experience. If you can avoid a flight, driving will probably be more comfortable. Pet owners must thoroughly research the airline rules and regulations well in advance of flying.
If you are not traveling to visit and stay with a family member or friend, choose a pet friendly accommodation and become familiar with the pet policies. Some hotels have weight limitations for visiting dogs. If you plan to travel with your large breed dog, call ahead to make sure it will be welcome. When calling to book your reservation, inquire about added pet fees. Some hotels require that you take your dog with you if venturing out for the day. If you are planning excursions that do not include or allow your dog, be sure it is okay to leave him/her in the hotel room. Hotels which permit your dog to stay unattended sometimes offer dog walking services.
Some preparations for traveling with your pets include:
· copy of vaccine records
· ID tags including cell phone and resort numbers
· adequate supply of regular food, treats, chews, toys
· food and water bowls
· cleaning products in case of accidents
· regular medications
· flea, tick and heartworm preventatives
· first aid kit
· blankets, towels, potty bags, extra leash (dogs)
· harness, leash (cats)
· list of veterinary hospitals en route to and near vacation site
Additional recommendations include a safety harness for the car (http://sleepypod.com/clickit), and a bowl and water for rest stop refreshment. Always be careful when leaving pets in the car at rest stops. Do not leave them if the car is at risk for becoming hot. Since rest stops are highly trafficked, always keep dogs on leash and be cautious when walking near roads.
Although taking a pet on vacation requires moderate preparation, it is well worth the time and effort to have your pet's company and to enjoy adventures together. Planning carefully will ensure safe and enjoyable travels for all. Happy trails!
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Four cats believed dead as the result of a fire, dozens rescued
LONDON, ONT -- Firefighters had more than flames to deal with as the entered a semi-detached home in south London Friday morning. Dozens of cats were in the house along with three family dogs.
It's estimated there were up to 40 cats inside the home at 68 Snowdon Crescent when it filled with smoke. Most of the cats were saved but it's believed four didn't make it.
"It's very heartbreaking. I don't like seeing any animal suffer, but thankfully we saved what we could," says Sean O'Connell.
O'Connell and his mother live in the semi-detached home adjoining 68 Snowdon and heard frantic calls around 5:45 in the morning on Friday.
"The neighbour was screaming out for my mom to call the fire department because the fire broke out, it looks like in the kitchen."
O'Connell says fire crews were there within just a couple of minutes attending to the homeowner and the animals.
London Fire Department Platoon Chief Kirk Loveland had nothing but praise for the responding crews.
"Firefighters did a great job. There was a substantial number of [cats]. They rescued quite a few and saved quite a few with oxygen and CPR and the dogs were fine."
The home on Snowdon is identified on a Facebook page as the home of an animal rescue agency called Saving Animals' Lives Together also known as S.A.L.T. rescue.
Orest Katolyk, the City of London's chief municipal bylaw enforcement officer, confirms to CTV News the resident of the home is part of a "City Approved Fostering Organization."
In a statement he added, "In 2014, Council approved a full exemption to the number of permitted cats and dogs at foster homes. Our priority is a balance between safety and providing shelter. We know these foster homes play an important role in making London a pro-adoption municipality."
The rescue is run by Bonnie Smith. O'Connell says Smith became overwhelmed by smoke as she tried to save the cats, "She was desperately trying to get them out of the house."
Loveland says she was taken to hospital as a precaution but was released shortly after, "She did suffer some smoke inhalation so, precautionary, we got her checked out."
Some cats found in the home are being cared for by a neighbour in London, Ont. as seen on Friday, Jan. 17, 2020. (Gerry Dewan / CTV London)
O'Connell temporarily took in about 25 cats.
"We brought them all in and we're trying to take care of them. The most distressed ones, they were taken away to animal care."
And hours after the blaze was knocked down scared cats were being recovered from their hiding spots. One was located under a deck and another under bushes in front of O'Connell's home.
London Animal Care Centre officers say they're continuing to assess the animals.
The cause for the fire remains under investigation, but damage has been estimated at $120,000.