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SINGAPORE, 4 January 2017
To Whom It May Concern:
I have worked with Mallika Naguran in a couple of book projects related to urban planning and sustainability from 2013-2017, with FCL's 'Future Cities: Indicia 1' book as the latest project. Looking for an editor who has an in-depth understanding of the subject matter and able to give relevant reviews and critic is never easy. Mallika does not only give suggestions on grammar and language issues but also able to give feedback on the line of the arguments and the structure of the thinking. Mallika has shown great professionalism and commitment to any given projects. She is able to tailor her editing services from popular journalism to highly academic publication.
Best regards,
Dr Devisari Tunas (PhD, TU Delft)
Research Scenario Coordinator – Archipelago Cities
Future Cities Laboratory
SINGAPORE, 9 February 2018
To Whom It May Concern:
Mallika Naguran from Gaia Consult Global has worked with the ETH Singapore SEC Ltd from April until December 2017 under the Cooling Singapore and the Cooler Calmer Singapore Impact research project on multiple successful tasks. Going beyond proofreading, Mallika offers subject matter input on editorial and structural aspects of our publications, ensuring that they meet our standards. Her commitment to completing her tasks and impeccable work ethic was reflected through the constant service and flexibility to meet our needs. She has worked well with our authors as well as our designer to coordinate and facilitate the process of publication.
We highly recommend Mallika Naguran for any editorial work or similar endeavors.
Yours sincerely,
Dr. Conrad H. Philipp, Project Coordinator,
Cooling Singapore (CS), ETH Singapore SEC Ltd
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It would be nice to think that the man of your dreams might spot you while you're driving a bumper car at a carnival and be so struck by your laugh and smile that he literally would climb a Ferris wheel with his bare hands to ask you out.
The Notebook fantasies aside, love at first sight actually happens. And when it does, it's a bit more subtle than Ryan Gosling hanging by one arm on a carnival ride.
To find out exactly what goes down when guys fall head over heels in love at first sight, we reached out to a bunch of guys to tell us their real-life stories. Behold:
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"I had an 'Oh my God' feeling."
"When I was in college, I saw this girl in the dining hall and had an 'Oh my God' feeling. I didn't talk to her right away, but I figured out who she was and looked her up on Facebook. We had mutual friends, and one of my friends lived in her dorm. That friend organized a group hangout, but I was more nervous than I'd ever been in my life. We barely talked. Afterward, I messaged her and asked her out. I told her that I was too nervous to ask her in person. It worked. We're still together. I'm going to ask her to marry me over the holidays, so let's hope that works out." —Matt, 28
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"I saw a girl on Tinder a couple of years ago."
"Does Tinder count? I guess it should. The most serious relationship of my life and the only time I can really say I was in love was when I saw a girl on that app a couple of years ago. I read all of her information in her profile and made sure to incorporate that stuff in my message to her. I kept checking my phone afterward, hoping for a match. She messaged me, and we were together for over a year. We broke up a few months ago. I don't know if I believed in love at first sight before seeing her, but it made me a believer. Maybe it'll happen again some day." —Julian, 25
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"I fell in love with the woman who sat two seats away."
"I walked into a new job on my first day, and fell in love with the woman who sat two seats away from me. I didn't do anything about it in the eight months that we worked in the same newspaper office, but we did become good friends. When she transferred to another office close by, we still spoke all the time and hung out when we could. I thought nothing would ever come of it, but when I took a job in another state, it did. At my going away party, we randomly started holding hands underneath a bar table. That night we had sex. We started dating long distance, but eventually things crumbled. She didn't want to move to where I was, and I didn't want to leave my job. Sometimes love doesn't conquer all." —Mitch, 29
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"I texted my mom to say I'd met the girl I was going to marry."
"One night I was drunk at a house party, and when this girl walked in my jaw hit the floor. I didn't talk with her much that night, but I decided I would do whatever I could to see her again. I texted my mom and told her I'd met the girl I was going to marry. That ultimately didn't happen, but we did fall in love. We're not together anymore, but I don't think I've ever completely stopped loving her." —Allen, 30

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..as many of you probably have seen on facebook.
A lof of people find these entertaining so we figured we make an area for them here on the website for archive purposes should you miss one on facebook.
Generally we try to say something about something every friday but this is just for fun so it might not be EVERY friday ;)
Check them out here ---> Rants
Another thing, Susanne Baldefors took some great photos of the band last sunday for the coming Halo Of Lies album, here's one! :)
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Carr Property Management, Inc., is a service organization specializing in property management services. CPMI offers a comprehensive services package to all apartment community Owners.
Some of our services include: market analysis, initial planning and processing through the development stage, rent-up, all on-site management, financial controls and accounting functions, and the implementation and oversight of maintenance and repairs.
As the managing agent, we oversee the day-to-day activity, as well as long-range physical plant modifications and financial forecasting, including the construction management of renovations under a variety of funding sources for our non-profit clients.
Our headquarters are in East Longmeadow, MA. Carr Property Management, Inc., is licensed as a real estate broker in CT, MA and NY. Our employees include 11 corporate staff members, 4 of who are officers, as well as property managers, and accounting and clerical personnel. We also have 35 field personnel.
Our current business model is based around maintaining and expanding our current properties and also bringing in new clients with similar properties to manage. Our marketing approach has relied heavily on customer satisfaction, building on quality performance and our reputation.
Property Management is visionary; it's listening, advising and performing the work to provide the best possible multi-family housing community. It's an art, not a science
Christopher M. Carr, Chairman
Founder and the original incorporator since 1975.
Property Management is a network of good communication. It includes proper financial reporting, analysis and forecasting for the short and long term
Ewa C. O'Malley, President
On board with the firm since 1979.
Property Management is employees that care, who are thorough and take pride in their work. It is a team effort, being respectful of the residents while taking care of where they live
Barbara Brown, Vice President of Property Management
Overseeing the full spectrum of services since 1996.
Property Management is being responsive and proactive; managing the details, supervision, completing the follow through; and taking preventative measures to secure sound future operations
Philip J. Boire, Regional Property Manager
Administering supervision skills since 2004.
Carr Property Management, Inc. • 24 Deer Park Drive - East Longmeadow MA 01028
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1. Gnarly – A surfer reference that was used as a way to show that something was cool. I.e. "That was totally gnarly, dude!"
2. Dude/Dudette – Gender specific noun's used in place of a person's name. I.e. "Dude, that was awesome!"
3. Like Totally – Used as a way to express extreme agreement with someone or something. I.e. "I think he was really in to you, like totally!"
4. Tubular – Another surfer reference, this slang word was used as a way to express excitement in something or someone. I.e. "Man, that was tubular!"
5. What's Your Damage? – This 80's slang term was used to express annoyance, anger, shock, etc. I.e. "What was that about, man? What's your damage?"
6. Choice – A slang word used to describe something or someone that is awesome, amazing, cool, etc. I.e. "My new car is totally choice, man!"
7. Burn/Burned – As an 80's slang word, this was used when someone or some trivial thing was proved wrong. I.e. "Man, you got burned!"
8. Grody – Used as a way to show disgust in something or someone. I.e. "The new tuna surprise lunch special is grody!"
9. Rad – This 80's slang word was used to say that something or someone was cool, awesome, great, neat, etc. I.e. "Did you see that car flip, it was rad!"
10. Bogus – Used as a way to show disbelief or that something or someone was wrong, unbelievable, etc. I.e. "What he told me was totally bogus!"
11. Gag Me with a Spoon – The 80's slang term was used to show disgust or extreme dislike. I.e. "That old guy just asked me out on a date… no! Gag me with a spoon!"
12. Wiggin'/Wiggin' Out – Used to show that something or someone was crazy, weird, losing it, etc. I.e. "That new French teacher is totally wiggin' out in the classroom."
13. To the Max – This slang term was used to show something or someone was extremely awesome or cool. I.e. "That new movie was to the max!"
14. Eat My Shorts – Made famous by the loveable bad boy Bart Simpson in the TV show The Simpsons, this slang term was used as a funny comeback. I.e. "Yeah well, eat my shorts, man!"
15. Fresh – The 80's slang word was used when something was cool, awesome, etc. "Did you see the new Saved By the Bell episode? It was fresh!"
If you have any slang words from the 1980s, please share them in the comments.


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An HVAC system is in many ways the very thing that would allow you to get a legitimate level of comfort in life because of the fact that it would enable you to obtain some level of control over the temperature of your surroundings. The good news is that you can get an HVAC system quite easily, but one thing that you might face a fair amount of trouble with is trying to make it so that the HVAC system that you actually end up using lasts as long as you need it to all in all.
These systems often end up breaking down, and when your system breaks down you are almost certainly going to want to find a way to get it back up and running again. The fact of the matter is that learning how to do so is not going to be of much use to you all in all because of the fact that you are not going to have other options if you think about it at the end of the day. Trying to fix an HVAC system without the proper level of knowledge required for this sort of thing can be downright dangerous because of the fact that there is a very distinct risk of electrocution if you end up doing something like this all in all.
If you want to become independent and truly know how to fix your HVAC system whenever a problem ends up occurring, what you need to do is get a heating and cooling certification San Antonio so that you would be able to fix everything on your own. This certification will leave you with all of the knowledge you need to look into HVAC systems all in all.


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''Pro Football Prospectus'' was an annual book series published from 2002-2008. It reviewed the previous NFL season and previewed the upcoming season. Its brand of statistical analysis set it apart from the annual magazines that covered the same territory, and it became increasingly popular with fantasy football players.
The series was a spinoff of the popular Baseball Prospectus brand. The PFP series was created by Sean Lahman in 2002, and with his team of writers he produced the first three editions. Aaron Schatz and his Football Outsiders took over the series in 2005.
In 2009 the publisher of the various Prospectus books, Plume, decided to not publish any of the non-baseball prospectuses, so the ''Pro Football Proespectus'' in 2009 was renamed the ''Football Outsiders Almanac''.
==External links==
* (Football Outsiders website )
* (Baseball Prospectus website )
* (Sean Lahman's Official Website )
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The monkeys in Sri Lanka are something else. Sometimes you catch these sweet and tender moments between monkey families: mum, dad and baby all cuddling up together on a rock grooming one another and having a picnic. Just trying to spend some quality time.
Then some tourist enters stage left and shoves an iPhone in their faces, hungry for that wholesome content. It makes me nervous that one of the monkeys, understandably enraged on account of the disturbance to their leisure time, is going to do something they'll regret. It's not worth it, mate.
I've heard that some monkeys are so advanced that they've taught themselves how to catch the train to the busy tourist areas, where they pilfer food and water from whiteys. They know what they want and they aren't afraid to go out and get it, an asset in any boardroom. I picture the monkeys on their way to work on a Monday morning with a strong soy latte ready to clock on for a long shift, all like, 'Wow work stinks, I wish I could stay in bed all day watching The Sopranos. I hope someone brought something decent for morning tea, not that fucking banana slice again…'
I sit down to do some work in peace, when I spy a couple of monkeys on the roof of the house next door. I forget who I am for a moment and go out to capture some footage, fancying myself an amateur David Attenborough. A monkey clocks me, bare its fangs, and start running in my direction. I scramble inside, dropping my phone in all the excitement. The footage is very Blair Witch Project, all shaky hands and screams of fear, and then the screen goes blank.
I lock the doors, hide all visible edibles, and try to keep a low profile, but the monkeys grow increasingly antagonistic.
Two of them are having a brew-ha-ha, running back and forth along the tin roof and hissing at one another. Another is gorging on something foraged from the bin. I catch his eye, and he drunkenly dares me to look away: 'I'm proud of what I did and I'd do it again.'
If you're wondering why I'm deferring to the male pronoun to describe this war-mongering monkey, don't think it's not purposeful. I've heard the monkeys here are sexist. They can tell the difference between genders and are half as respectful towards women.
Plus, I can tell it's a fella by the way he's sticking his face menacingly to the glass and grasping to pry it open. A lady would never do such a thing. I notice an open window up high, mercifully covered by tiny bars. But what if monkeys are like mice, able to squeeze themselves through even the smallest of spaces?
They are mobilising to overthrow their colonial overlords, and it is only a matter of time until they succeed. The night closes in, and with every patter of tiny feet I am certain that come daybreak they will find my skeleton surrounded by banana peels and broken glass from smashed windows. The cause of death will become a riddle for future generations, like Romeo and Juliet found dead in a pool of water and broken glass in a room with an open window.
Photograph reproduced courtesy of the author.
Tara Kenny is a writer and editor whose work has been published in The Guardian, Overland, The Lifted Brow, Catalogue Magazine and numerous other independent publications. She's currently living in Sri Lanka learning about mysticism, folklore and the Sinhala language. She tweets from @wordsbytara


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It's been a weird year. Maybe not for the reasons that you're already thinking, including racial reckoning, which is long overdue, and COVID-19's divisive and ever-present annoyance. My year was weird because it was my first year in a new job — as a public school teacher.
Teaching wasn't what I studied in college decades ago as an undergrad or grad student, not what I had ever really intended to do, although it was always in the back of my mind that I'd somehow find a way to end my professional career in a classroom full of teenagers who really wanted to learn how cool math was from me.
Anyway, I didn't teach math. I taught English, which was my least favorite subject other than PE in school. Granted, I kind of hated history, too. The teenager part was a bit of a stretch, since this was 8th grade, which is just the start of the teens, but that's really not the point.
The point is I made it through the first year, signed up for a second, and now need to figure out if I'm making any sort of difference, how, and why.
How I learned to loathe marketing…
I'm writing this as I see the barrage of Black lives matter marketing emails hit my inbox and the social channels that I finally have time to look at. I'm positive that a number of these companies are practicing what they're preaching and others will begin initiatives to make changes, although at 54 years old, I have to wonder why they're just starting to pay attention now. This includes all of the 99% white companies I worked for that were housed in office parks on very white sides of town and with no pigment at all in their "corporate leadership" profiles. I'm not calling anyone a hypocrite tho. Things change, companies change, right?
Okay, this is the kind of skepticism that made me a terrible marketer, which is where I was before moving into education, even if I was actually kind of successful in the field. At least my paychecks said I was successful. My attitude, however, didn't. The higher I climbed the corporate ladder, the lower my opinion became of my own contribution to the profession. I just wasn't feeling it.
I worked mostly on the B2B side of marketing because, you guess it, that's where the money is/was. Selling widgets and services to companies that really needed neither. Toward the end of my marketing run, I oversaw content marketing teams — that ugly intersection of journalism and marketing that's really little more than throwing words at prospective customers to try to convince them that you're empowering people to make smart decisions. You aren't. You're empowering a long-form commercial that says how freakin' amazing you are.
Yeah, I'm biased. Actually, content marketing doesn't need to be the dreadful beast it became to me. It should be the "news" and education side of corporate messaging. On the surface, this sounds great. You arm consumers with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions on their own. You build trust in your brand because you're completely transparent. You help consumers by showing your strengths, your weaknesses, your beauty marks, and your warts. You, the company, are a rockstar. Your customer is in complete control.
Sadly, that's not really how content marketing plays out these days (there are exceptions, I'm sure). My experience is that content marketing is used primarily as a means of building a false corporate image that pretends to respect the consumer, while its true goal is to convince Google's algorithms that its message is valuable enough to be on page one of that customer's search results. (Oh, the stories I could tell about heads of marketing teams and budgets and the ways they were gaming the system!) If a company really wanted to empower its prospective customers with info that could be used to make decisions, it would never use the term "content marketing." The company would opt for a more straightforward term like "education."
I should have seen the writing on the wall …
… and love the classroom
That subhead, btw, is a lie. I'm not sure I actually love the classroom, but I'm getting ahead of myself and thinking about concepts I've not really considered yet.
Regardless, I hated being in marketing. It wasn't me. I wasn't the corporate cheerleader that these companies needed. I saw through the glossy coat and focused more on the tics that were festering on the underbelly. I was collecting a paycheck. A big paycheck.
Then 2016 happened. I know, another 50+YO woman who still can't get past the 2016 election. Didn't realize that this would devolve into another Trump-is-to-blame or What's-wrong-with-you post, eh?
So, it took me a while to accept that there was something pervasively wrong with our society. For a little while in November 2016, I listened to Alex Jones to find out what the hell people were thinking. I talked to my mom — a Trump cheerleader — only to realize she wasn't thinking for herself and then wondered why I thought she would since she had let other people make decisions for her for most of her life. I watched and rewatched the episode of Samantha Bee (Full Frontal), when she spoke with people in Pennsylvania about electing a woman as president and the women she talked to said stupid shit like women couldn't lead, were too emotional. WTF? Really, WTF? I talked to my son, who was 15 at the time, about people like Paul Joseph Watson and some other whackasses who were targeting young white males on video game messaging sites, presumably in preparation for 2020, 2024, and beyond.
Anyway, beyond the rhetoric, November 2016 showed me just how short life is and that I really really didn't need to be wasting my time selling widgets when I gave less than half a shit whether any business needed those widgets. I wanted to shake some sense into people, but in a non-violent way. I think I finally snapped the day my then-boss told me that voting for Trump didn't make him racist and that people should stop saying that. True, it didn't make him a racist; it more likely reflected the racism that was in him all along. BTW, my dumbfounded look also prompted him to share info a buddy of his had forwarded him about Hillary Clinton laughing at her success in helping a child rapist escape jail time ("She laughed about it!" he lamented. "Um, no, that's a doctored video," I said…) and the fact that democrats were funding the Evan McMullen campaign ("Really? I don't remember hearing that …" I said.). I think pizzagate came up, too.
Virtually every bullshit lie I heard, I researched and realized was spread simply because people had stopped thinking for themselves. Frequently, I did a quick search and found the facts associated with with each scenario ASAP. Did no one question anything before? I mean, people actually listened to Alex Jones (did you know that liberals take babies from backyards and suck the souls from them before returning said babies?) and not for the entertainment value because hours of listening to his bloated gut barf out nonsense was anything but entertaining. My mom, boss, and those women in Pennsylvania had all checked their common sense at the voting booth, too. The more I looked around, the more I realized that there were lazy people on all sides who just wanted to read headlines or have someone digest information for them so they could get back to watching reruns of Friends on Netflix. WTF was I or anyone supposed to do?
I made it my mission to change this, which brought me to my next problem — how?
I stewed on it for nearly two years because there are some things you shouldn't just jump into. I mean that was my whole premise here, right? I batted around the idea of finally going to law school so I could become a civil rights attorney. But would that change the way people thought? I considered getting my Ph.D. in rhetoric so I could deconstruct messaging for the masses and show everyone they had been hoodwinked, but no one wants to listen to an overeducated blowhard, which I'm positive I would be. Finally, I settled on the most humble of all options — teaching. I mean, at the time, I was pretty sure that the country and earth would be around for a while and that maybe as a teacher, I could at least convince a few hundred minds each year that they needed to seek to find the whole truth before acting or even sharing a news story with the underling in the cube next door. Granted, that "be around for a while" is looking less and less likely right now …
I decided to become a teacher. I already had some experience teaching college English classes, so I went through an intensive year of schooling to learn to tackle education for teenagers, too. Then, I took a job as a teaching intern. Eight grade. Rural America.
Me, the first-year teacher
That's where I am today — cleaning the last items out of the classroom where I spent my first year as a full-time teacher. I held off doing this for almost 10 days since I needed a break when school finished. Mental exhaustion. Thus far, my break has consisted of everything un-mental I could do. I made nine loaves of bread, rearranged my laundry room and my sock drawer, arranged to purchase an out-of-state camp trailer that I still need to pick up, ran 18 miles, hiked about 12, biked 41, changed a bike tire with brut strength, scrubbed a carpet that our geriatric pets continually confuses with a lawn or litter box, found a way to block access to the now-spotless carpet from the geriatric dog who started the craze, read a book about a local homeschooling-polygamist-militant family of separatists whose compound I can see from my bedroom, scrubbed some bathrooms, floors, the patio, ordered cute masks for the family to wear this summer, experimented with making vegan chorizo, scooped litter boxes, and more.
My job now is to start thinking again. Did I do anything right? Did I do everything wrong? What can I do so that we're never in a state again where white people, 50+ years after the end of the civil rights movement, are still trying to comprehend that Black lives actually matter and that the systems we created in this nation, education included, are the biggest contributors to the attitudes that perpetuate the problem?
Stay tuned, post your comments because I'd love to hear what you have to say. And realize that now that I've started thinking again, I have a lot to say.


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Rookie qarterback Ryan Tannehill got his opportunity to take a few snaps with the first-team offense today, marking the first time he's done so as a profressional.
He didn't seem overmatched. But neither did he look like the second-coming of Dan Marino. It was simply snaps in a practice in which Tannehill did some things well and some not so well. He had, for instance, a fine pass to Chad Johnson on an in-cut on a play that Johnson beat cornerback Jonathan Wade.
Tannehill also had first-down completions to Davone Bess and Marlon Moore.
All this was done as the Dolphins defense was installing the Bear or 46 front today, meaning they had lots of personnel at the line of scrimmage and they were attacking.
"It was good," Tannehill said. "I think I have a lot of things to learn from the tape, but it was good to get in there (and) see the first defense, see the different things that they bring as opposed to on the other end. (I) definitely have some things to work on, but I think it was a good start."
Coach Joe Philbin said Tannehill "earned" his first-team snaps by throwing the ball well his first few days at practice. Tannehill split the first-team snaps with Matt Moore.
Watch other parts of the Tannehill interview below to get his reaction to how he did.
It was an interesting day for some Dolphins receivers today. In the Salguero dictionary, interesting can mean inconsistent.
Roberto Wallace, who finished Wednesday's practice with a 79-yard TD pass along the right sideline, started today's work on the field with a practicially identical play.
But ...
Then he dropped an easy deep pass later in practice that went through his hands, down his body and onto the ground. And He also dropped a slant pattern pass in traffic. If Wallace is going to take that next step from project and potential to production, he's got to catch those passes.
Chad Johnson had the catch of the day when a pass was underthrown and he stopped and dove back in front of a defender who expected to make a play on the ball. Johnson snatched the ball out of the air as he dove and foiled the turnover as well -- two negatives turned into a positive for the offense.
Afterward, by the way, receivers are trying to improve their catching skills. Ladies and gentlemen, Marlon Moore:
There was good news and bad news today. The bad news is receivers Brian Hartline (calf) and Clyde Gates (hamstring) missed another day of work. Hartline has practiced only two times this training camp. Gates has missed this entire week.
My opinion? Jake Long delivered the best news of the day today.
As you know, the Dolphins have shifted to a zone blocking scheme this season from the downhill power blocking team of the past few years. Long said he "loves" that. He said it is what Michigan did his final two seasons there and he believes it gives him the opportunity to use his altheticism.
"You get to run and get on guys and finish 'em and take them wherever they want to go," Long said.
That's good.
This is even better: Long said he is the "healthiest I've been in a long time." He added that it has been at least three years since he's been this healthy.
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Best Overall Adventure Game
Developer Telltale Games has had a significant hand in reviving and sustaining the traditional adventure game genre, and The Walking Dead is its ultimate foray in defining adventure gaming for a new generation. Better yet, it takes advantage of one of the most beloved modern franchises in all of nerdom--The Walking Dead--and brings it seamlessly and artfully into the games space. The Walking Dead is an unrivaled example of successfully using intellectual property with an already well-developed story and creating a meaningful arm that intertwines with established lore. Its episodic approach--forcing gamers to wait between each episode--did a wonderful job of creating tension and anticipation. Needless to say, the fact that Telltale has promised to revisit The Walking Dead in the future for another five episode arc has all of us very excited, and that excitement is wholly derived from the amazing experience season one provided us with.


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Ludvig Emgard, "World's Most Realistic 3D City Models?"
Watch this stunning new technology that beats Google and Microsoft technology.
Visual Similarity Duplicate Image Finder -Search For Images By Content
Visual Similarity Duplicate Image Finder-Search For Images By Content
In our digital era shooting and editing digital photos is part of our daily life. Unfortunately we rarely keep a well organized database. We copy images to temporary locations in different formats that we needed at certain points of our work and forget to delete them. Searching for a photograph by its content was an impossible task for a computer so soon we are going out of storage. In such situations what comes extremely handy is a product developed by MindGems Inc.
I am going to introduce you here – Visual Similarity Duplicate Image Finder. Though a bit long, the name of the product describes it perfectly well. The product will find similar images regardless of the file name, format, image size and bit depth. Image processing is a heavy task and the performance achieved by this application is incredible. It manages to scan thousands of images in few minutes. I got also some information from the company about a new feature that will be available in the upcoming version. A photo search option. It will let you search for images by a sample. You will no longer have to search for your wedding photos. Do you remember that photo you mailed to John? Just load it in Visual Similarity Duplicate Image Finder and it will find the rest of the images for you. A very nice feature that will let you find the rest of the images from the set by loading a single sample.
Many professionals and also advanced photographers take images in RAW format. The quality of the RAW images is much better compared to JPEG, but the drawback is the size and the fact that very small amount of products supports it. The good news here is that Visual Similarity Duplicate Image Finder will provide also a RAW support soon for all the popular camera brands available on the market.
I must admit also the vast variety of image formats that it supports. Here is a complete list:
- JPEG Bitmap (*.jpg;*.jpeg;*.jpe)
- Compuserve Bitmap (*.gif)
- Portable Network Graphics (*.png)
- TIFF Bitmap (*.tif;*.tiff;*.fax;*.g3n;*.g3f)
- JPEG2000 Files (*.jp2)
- JPEG2000 Code Stream (*.j2k;*.jpc;*.j2c)
- Targa (*.tga;*.targa;*.vda;*.icb;*.vst;*.pix)
- Paintbrush (*.pcx)
- Windows Bitmap (*.bmp;*.dib;*.rle)
- Windows Metafile (*.wmf)
- Enhanced Windows Metafile (*.emf)
- Windows Icon (*.ico)
- Windows Cursor (*.cur)
- Wireless Bitmap (*.wbmp)
- Portable Pixmap (*.pxm;*.ppm)
- Adobe Photoshop (*.psd)
You can download a fully functional demo at the company web site – Visual Similarity Duplicate Image Finder.
Also do not miss to check out the detailed Visual Similarity Duplicate Image Finder tutorial page
Free tool for creating thumbnail web video, image and picture galleries.
Free tool for creating thumbnail web video, image and picture galleries.
MindGems Inc. Easy Web Gallery Builder creates high quality HTML image or video galleries for the web, CD or local viewing. One of its biggest powers is that it can create thumbnails from video files directly which cuts down the time needed to build video gallery to just few minutes.
You can freely redistribute and publish the galleries created with the demo version as long as you do not remove the small link at the bottom of the gallery that points to the product web site. The demo also limits the photos to thirty per gallery which is usually sufficient. Of course you can always order a license and get rid of that small limitations for as low as – Buy Easy Web Gallery Builde for $29.95. You also get free updates and you can suggest features to be included in future releases.
In addition to the web video gallery generation the application can also build slideshow galleries and add image frames to photos. You can find some examples and tutorials below:
Gallery – how to create thumbnail pages from video galleries and embed a video player into your gallery pages.
Interactive Slideshow Gallery – Interactive slideshow gallery using random image transitions. Uses image names as descriptions.
Image Frames (Masks) Gallery – how to add stylish frames to thumbnails in a web gallery.
Download Easy Web Gallery Builder Buy Easy Web Gallery Builder for $29.95
Free Up Valuable Disk Space Using a Free Tool – "Fast Duplicate File Finder"
Sometimes when you have a lot of different types of data on a hard drive, it's easy for files to get mixed up and you forget which files contain which information. Hard drive space is valuable, but sometimes it's very easy to get multiple files that contain the same information. Normally, your system won't recognize this, nor will it do anything to cut down on the use of hard drive space. All the system really looks at is the filename, rather than the contents. This is done because sometimes people want to create backup files, but often it ends up just using more space than is needed. Fast Duplicate File Finder is a program that can help to find duplicate files on your hard drive.
Fast Duplicate File Finder works by looking at the binary code – all the 0s and 1s that make up your file and searching for similar code instances between files. It's a simple matter of specifying file extensions and previewing the contents of the files. Fast Duplicate File Finder supports plenty of different file types – text, video, image and music files can all be previewed within the easy-to-use interface. After you scan for a particular file, the program will pull up a menu, informing you of other files that matched its own code and marking them to be deleted. You can specify which file types or subfolders should be excluded from this marking, which means you don't have to worry about accidentally deleting files you wanted to keep. Mainly, this applies to system folders where most of your operating system files and drivers are kept. If these are accidentally deleted, the machine would malfunction and Fast Duplicate File Finder protects those files by default.
When duplicate files are found, you can move them to the Recycle Bin, move them to their own folder or simply delete them from the hard drive entirely. Not only can this software can find duplicate files on standard hard drives, it can work with network folders and removable storage devices such as CDs, DVDs or USB Flash drives.
This doesn't have to interfere with your work either – the software is capable of scanning your computer during idle time by setting its process to the lowest priority. Fast Duplicate File Finder will run on all Windows operating systems. To install the program, you should have minimum 128 MB of RAM and 2 MB of hard drive space.


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KP Police first five months performances
During the first five months of the year 2018, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has witnessed a significant decrease in the incidents of terrorism and other crimes as compared to the correspondent period of last year. According to the statistics, 4 incidents of kidnapping for ransom took place during the current year as compared to 11 in the year 2017. Thus, the incidents of kidnapping for ransom dropped 64% as compared to last year. Similarly, a total of 16 theft and 17 extortion cases occurred during the current year as compared to 19 theft and 35 extortion cases of the corresponded year. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has adopted a policy of offensive-cum-defensive for combating terrorism. During the current year, 31 incidents of terrorism took place as compared to 44 incidents of correspondent period of the last year which showed 13% decrease in the terrorism incidents. As per report, attacks on police also decreased to a great extent. A total of 45 attacks on police happened as compared to 80 attacks of correspondent period of last year which are 35% less than the previous year. Similarly down trend in the attacks on other govt officials also noted in the report. This year 28 incidents of such nature took place as compared to 34 attacks during the last year and thus 6% decrease has been noted in these attacks. Moreover under the National Action Plan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police also exhibited excellent performance. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police in the ongoing Search and Strike Operations throughout the province apprehended 46110 suspects and recovered huge quantity of Arms and Ammunition from their possession. Similarly police action against usury also remained satisfactory. In this regard this year action against 269 persons were taken as compared to 41 person of the corresponded period of the last year which are 556% more of the last year. And last but not the least, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police also gave tough time to narcotics peddlers. A total of 18209 cases were registered against drug peddlers as compared to 14672 cases of last year which is far better than the correspondent year.


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A Radioactive Lens
Between the 1940s and 1970s, a number of camera manufacturers designed lenses employing thoriated glass in one or more elements. Incorporating as much as 40% thorium dioxide (ThO2) in the glass mixture increases the index of refraction of the glass while maintaining low dispersion. Thoriated glass elements allowed lenses to deliver low levels of aberration and distortion with relatively simple and easy to manufacture designs.
As with everything in engineering, there are trade-offs. Thorium is a radioactive element; it has no stable isotopes. Natural thorium consists of 99.98% thorium-232, which has a half-life of 1.4×1010 years. While this is a long half-life, more than three times that of uranium-238, it is still substantially radioactive and easily detected with a Geiger-Müller counter. Thorium decays by alpha emission into radium-228, which continues to decay through the thorium series into various nuclides, eventually arriving at stable lead-208.
Attached to my Leica M6 film camera above is a Leica Summicron 50 mm f/2 lens which contains thoriated glass. Its serial number, 1041925, indicates its year of manufacture as 1952. This lens was a screw mount design, but can be used on more recent bayonet mount Leica cameras with a simple adapter. Like many early Leica lenses, it is collapsible: you can rotate the front element and push the barrel back into the camera body when not in use, making the camera more compact to pack and carry. Although 66 years old at this writing, the lens performs superbly, although not as well as current Leica lenses which are, however, more than an order of magnitude more expensive.
To measure the radiation emitted by this
thoriated glass lens I used a
QuartaRAD RADEX RD1706
Geiger-Müller counter and began by measuring the
background radiation
in my office.
This came in (averaged over several measurement periods) as 0.12 microsieverts (μSv) per hour, what I typically see. Background radiation varies slightly over the day (I know not why), and this was near the low point of the cycle.
I then placed the detector directly before the front element of the lens, still mounted on the camera. The RADEX RD1706 has two Geiger tubes, one on each side of the meter. I positioned the meter so its left tube would be as close as possible to the front element.
After allowing the reading to stabilise and time average, I measured radiation flux around 1.14 μSv/h, nearly ten times background radiation. Many lenses using thoriated glass employed it only for the front element(s), with regular crown or flint glass at the rear. This limits radiation which might, over time, fog the film in the camera. With such lenses, you can easily detect the radiation from the front element, but little is emitted backward in the direction of the film (and the photographer). This is not the case with this lens, however. I removed the lens from the camera, collapsed it so the back element would be closer to the detector (about as far as the front element was in the previous measurement) and repeated the test.
This time I saw 1.51 μSv/h, more than twelve times background radiation. What were they thinking? First of all the most commonly used films in the early 1950s were slower (less sensitive) than modern emulsions, and consequently less prone to fogging due to radiation. Second, all Leica rangefinder cameras use a focal-plane shutter, which means the film behind the lens is shielded from the radiation it emits except for the instant the shutter is open when making an exposure, which would produce negligible fogging. Since the decay chain of thorium consists exclusively of alpha and beta particle emission, neither of which is very penetrating, the closed shutter protects the film from the radiation from the rear of the lens.
Many camera manufacturers used thoriated lenses. Kodak even used thoriated glass in its top of the line 800 series Instamatic cameras, and Kodak Aero-Ektar lenses, manufactured in great quantity during World War II for aerial reconnaissance, are famously radioactive. After 1970, thoriated glass ceased to be used in optics, both out of concern over radiation, but also due to a phenomenon which caused the thoriated glass to deteriorate over time. Decaying thorium atoms create defects in the glass called F-centres which, as they accumulated, would cause the glass to acquire a yellowish or brownish tint. This wasn't much of a problem with black and white film, but it would cause a shift in the colour balance which was particularly serious for the colour reversal (transparency) film favoured by professional photographers in many markets. (My 1952 vintage lens has a slight uniform yellow cast to it—much lighter than a yellow filter. It's easy to correct for in digital image post-processing.) Annealing the glass by exposing it to intense ultraviolet light (I've heard that several days in direct sunlight will do the job) can reduce or eliminate the yellowing.
Thorium glass was replaced by glass containing lanthanum oxide (La2O3), which has similar optical properties. Amusingly, lanthanum is itself very slightly radioactive: while the most common isotope, lanthanum-139, which makes up 99.911% of natural lanthanum, is stable, 0.089% is the lanthanum-138 isotope, which has a half-life of 1011 years, about ten times that of thorium. Given the tiny fraction of the radioisotope and its long half-life, the radiation from lanthanum glass (about 1/10000 that of thorium glass), while detectable with a sensitive counter, is negligible compared to background radiation.
If you have one of these lenses, should you be worried? In a word, no. The radiation from the lens is absorbed by the air, so that just a few centimetres away you'll measure nothing much above background radiation. To receive a significant dose of radiation, you'd have to hold the front element of the lens up against your skin for an extended period of time, and why would you do that? Even if you did, the predominantly alpha radiation is blocked by human skin, and the dose you received on that small patch of skin would be no more than you receive on your whole body for an extended period on an airline flight due to cosmic rays. The only danger from thorium glass would be if you had a telescope or microscope eyepiece containing it, and looked through it with the naked eye. Alpha radiation can damage the cornea of the eye. Fortunately, most manufacturers were wise enough to avoid thoriated glass for such applications, and radioactive eyepieces are very rare. (Still, if you buy a vintage telescope or microscope, you might want to test the eyepieces, especially if the glass appears yellowed.)
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You may ONLY take math and science classes outside of UT during the SUMMER semester. You cannot take them during Fall, Spring, Winter, Minimesters, etc. You should check the Automated Transfer Equivalency and check with your advisor if you are planning to transfer courses in required for your degree.
If a student chooses to have concurrent enrollment in math and science courses in at any time other than the summer semester, those courses will not apply to the student's degree in the College of Natural Sciences and the Department of Computer Science.
Concurrent enrollment is not permitted during the semester in which a student expects to graduate.
You do not need to officially inform UT that you are taking the courses (though you may want to check with your advisor that they will count correctly). You only need to send the official transcript from the college or university to UT.


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New update of Microsoft ICE– Cool video to panorama feature
The latest update to Microsoft ICE – Image Composite Editor is available and it has a feature I've been waiting for – being able to create a panoramic stitched images from video…now you can take videos with your cellphone or Flip Video and easily create large seamless images.
Here's a panoramic stitch I made while in Copenhagen, just selected new video panorama and cropped it…
You can also do more interesting panoramas by selecting objects you'd like to appear in the panorama – here are two "motion summaries" of the same sets of images – they give you a different feel of the action.
new features:
- Stitching From Video
- Automatic Vignette Correction
- Improved Blending
- and More
Matt Uyttendaele ICE lead has more details on the new release on his latest blog post.
Microsoft ICE update–video to panorama, lens vignette, improved blending
We are pleased to announce our latest update to Microsoft ICE. The download is available by following these links: ICE for 32 bit Windows -or- ICE for 64 bit Windows
After installing, you will find some exciting new features.
Stitching From Video
The first is that ICE can now automatically stitch a panorama directly from video. One fun use of video panoramas is "motion summaries," like this result that ICE produced:
In this video the photographer was panning the camera to follow the motion of the snowboarder. I used ICE to indicate "Start" and "End" points, and I gave a few hints about which video frames were interesting. The motion tracking and final composition was then done automatically by ICE. You can access this feature by selecting "New Video Panorama" from the File menu. This will bring up the Video Panorama dialog (shown to the right), where you can play or single-step through videos in order to choose start and end points. You can also optionally draw regions of interest on individual video frames to ensure that certain elements are present in the final composition. ICE supports most common video formats (avi, mov, wmv, and more). Of course the results can also be uploaded to Photosynth. Note that this particular feature is only available for ICE running on Windows 7 (for other versions of Windows this menu item will be disabled).
And More
In addition to the above main features, we have also made a few other enhancements:
An options dialog to control scratch disk location and ICE memory use.
Enable perspective projection for wide field-of-view panoramas
1/3 less disk usage when stitching large data sets
ICE is now more robust to corrupt metadata in source photos
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Want to know what new plans are in store for Clayton in 2014? A new article in the Clayton Star features the town's new fence projects, expansions and businesses that are expected to open this year.
A New Place To Live In Clayton, NC
The Arbors at East Village apartments are expected to open this year after some major renovations which includes Electropolishing. One of the workers normally does duct cleaning in phoenix. Also opening is the new Front Street Extension from Hargrove Sealcoating solutions.
What Types of Attractions Are Coming To Clayton, NC?
- East Clayton Community Park will get a new playground. In addition, the town is in the planning stages for what is expected to be Clayton's largest park.
- Johnson Medical Center will complete a new 50-bed inpatient wing.
- Grifols and Novo Nordisk are planning on new expansions, respectively.
Discover New Places To Eat Around Clayton, NC
- The Backyard Bistro will be taking over the former Wendy's on U.S. 70.
- Manning's Restaurant, a southern food eatery, will be coming to Main Street.
- A new draft house restaurant is coming to Shotwell Road.
What Are Your Thoughts On Clayton, NC Development?
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Grand Canyon West Rim & Hoover Dam Small Group Day Tour
- Varighet: 9 Timer (ca.)
- Lokasjon: Las Vegas, NV
- Produktkode: PT3MA2
Basic Itinerary:
7:30 - 8:00 am Hotel Pickups from Most Major Hotels on the Las Vegas Strip
8:45 am Hoover Dam Stop for Pictures / Sightseeing
10:45 am Dolan Springs (Comfort Stop if Needed)
12:00 pm Arrive Grand Canyon West Rim
3:00 pm Depart for Las Vegas (Comfort Stops if Needed)
5:30 pm Arrive back in Las Vegas 1st Dropoff
At Grand Canyon by One Day Tours, you will enjoy a luxurious riding experience. Our state-of-the-art Mercedes vehicle features reclining leather seats, USB ports, and outlets throughout the vehicle. With up to 14 passengers, this is a refreshing change from being crowded into the big-style coach buses.
Important Information:
The Skywalk is an additional Fee of $35
Traffic and/or other circumstances can be unpredictable so please do not book a restaurant reservation, show, or flight close to the expected return time.
Please contact us a day or two before your tour so we can give you a more exact pickup time and the location at your hotel. Thank you for your cooperation. If you book within 48 hours of the tour, your pickup location may not be guaranteed. We do pick up from 30+ hotels most of them on the Las Vegas Strip (Las Vegas Boulevard).
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Overwhelmed and confused by all the options for SXSW? Whether you're doing it like a local, are a local, or have an interactive badge, here are a few things I've come across that will help navigate the awesomeness of Austin.
The Basics of Survival:
They even have an interactive map on their main page
How to do it like a local:
I was hooked at the first tip: If you found the party, stay at the party, and don't go chasing the party. Second tip just as fabulous: Quality over quantity - pick a couple of your favorites, make sure and get to those and let the rest of your day flow.
This page makes me hungry just looking at it. Stuffed to the brim with local bloggers covering everything from bars, locally supplied restaurants, ice cream, best kept secrets, and food trailers. A smorgasbord, pun intended, of delicious eats and drinks.
More of Austin:
Are you still craving more Austin after you go home? Check out Tolly's line up of local Austin bloggers who will give you a taste of the amazingness we get to call home.
While you're at it, check out this FREE event this Sunday, March 11th, from 3-7pm at Launch787 by my good friend, Mai. Ask Mai for more Austin tips while you're there, and tell her I sent you. She's a seasoned local with more in the know than anybody else I know.
Also, remember to check out my own local Austin guide.


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Yesterday a friend emailed me a link to a fantastic post titled, Don't Carpe Diem. If you have ever felt annoyed at the "enjoy every moment" mentality, but never stopped to wonder why, go read this post. It is awesome. I'm not even going to try to paraphrase it.
The blog as a whole? Not sure. Looks shiny. But if you like the above, I suggest you look down under Categories, half click Mother, then click Me. There are several hilarious goodies lined up there; but if you want to laugh like a hyena, you'd better read Airing Our Dirty Laundry.


text: Life isn't easy as a stoner, people often don't take you seriously, and even the most menial of tasks can seem monumental. This video perfectly captures the plight of the habitual stoner, who goes through life ever so blissfully only to constantly have their decisions and recommendations shot down by around every corner. If you enjoyed it, consider hitting the like button and sharing with your stoner friends. Also! I'll be in Denver, CO soon for the country's first ever legal 4/20 to bring you all the crunch marijuana related coverage you could hope for, so stay tuned!


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Wing Commander Movie Cut Scene Analysis
One of the most interesting stories about the Wing Commander movie is the sheer quantity of cut scenes -- a large 'traitor' subplot and a number of other things were edited out of the film very late in its development. These scenes can all be found in Peter Telep's novelization, which went to press before the final cut of the movie was completed -- and hinted at elsewhere (a 'Pilgrim Traitor' action figure, for example, was released. AD has gone through the script and taken some pictures to go with it to show you exactly what was removed between the workprint and the finished version of the film. You can read it all here.


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Keep your holiday shopping local at The Emerson's Holiday Bazaar
Give the gift of art and support regional artists at the Emerson Center for the Arts and Culture's 16th Annual Holiday Bazaar. Held on Saturday, Nov. 18, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Emerson Ballroom, the market will feature 27 vendors displaying original fine art, sculpture, photography, jewelry, decorative items, accessories and other homespun crafts and unique gifts. A few of this year's offerings include limited edition nature prints by Mike O'Connell, and exhibitors Ann Wilbert of Love Montana Studios, Western Bound, and Little Pitterpat.
Additional shopping opportunities at The Emerson will include the Bozeman Winter Farmers' Market, held simultaneously in the Weaver Room, and in the center's galleries and studios. The holiday bazaar is a fundraiser for The Emerson.
The Emerson is located at 111 South Grand Ave. Visit theemerson.org or call (406) 587-9797 for more information.


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Are you feeling overwhelmed, anxious, depressed and are unable to pay to access the necessary services?
Beginning September 14, 2020, Mental Health Assistance will be available to families and/or individuals (19 and older) living within the City of North Miami boundaries, and who are experiencing mental health concerns related to COVID-19.
Must be able to show proof of North Miami residency with photo ID and Utility bill when requested. Services will be provided by North Miami Holistic Wellness Center, Inc. and are available in English, Spanish and Creole.
The City of North Miami received a supplemental allocation of $452,692.00 under the CDBG-CV funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to be used to prevent, prepare for and respond to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) health crisis.
For more information, contact the City of North Miami's Housing and Social Services Department at 305-895-9895.


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An amendment, supported by Bonhams, Clars, Abell, Slawinski and Michaan's plus online platforms LiveAuctioneers and Invaluable, cleared a senate committee by unanimous vote on April 3.
The little-publicised Bill 1570 has threatened to impact the wider art and antiques sector since it became effective in January.
The law is aimed at reducing forgeries in the sports and entertainment memorabilia sectors but is written in such broad terms – describing a collectable as any autographed item sold for $5 or more – that it would appear to include paintings, prints and sculpture and all signed rare books.
Rare book dealers are particularly vexed by the new law which was much-discussed at the recent 50th California International Book Fair.
The revised bill promoted by the coalition (State Senate Bill 579) argues that the language of the current law is unintentionally hindering commercial activity in the state of California.
It seeks to correct the statute book by revising the definition of 'collectables' to more clearly target 'sports and entertainment' memorabilia and the term 'dealer' to exclude auctioneers already governed by existing law.
The amendment also asks that a requirement for dealers of autographed memorabilia to disclose the names and addresses of consignors be quashed in favour of a stipulation that they maintain records of such data for seven years.
Having passed the California Senate's Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee, the bill now goes to the California Senate Judiciary Committee.


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Kolkata film fest begins Sunday
Showcasing a global mix of contemporary and regional cinema - the 19th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) will begin here Sunday.
Showcasing a global mix of contemporary and regional cinema - the 19th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) will begin here Sunday.
The event will begin at Netaji Indoor stadium in presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee along with Indian cinema's bigwigs - Amitabh Bachchan, West Bengal's brand ambassador Shah Rukh Khan and Kamal Haasan.
The eight-day-long carnival, featuring 189 films from 63 countries is likely to be an enriching experience for cinema connoisseurs.
KIFF's latest edition has gone digital through a mobile application providing detailed information about the screenings across 13 venues in the city.
Around 3,000 delegates and 24 international guests, including noted Israel filmmaker Amos Gitai will attend the film festival.
To make it an inclusive affair, shows via mobile vans have been organised in five different pockets of the city.
Rituparno Ghosh's film "Taak Jhaank'(Sunglass) will be premiered at KIFF.
A special tribute will be paid to the director by screening eight of his movies including "Unishe April", "Dahan", "The Last Lear" and "Chitrangada".
To commemorate the legendary singer Manna Dey, who died recently, KIFF's theme song incorporates lyrics from his cult hit "Jibone Ki Paabo Na" from the 1969 Bengali film.
Marking 100 years of the Indian cinema, dancer Sukalyan Bhattacharya will showcase the evolution of cinema through his choreography at the opening ceremony, while actress Sharmila Tagore will deliver the Satyajit Ray Memorial lecture Nov 14.
Dadasaheb Phalke Awardee Malayalam filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan's contributions will be highlighted through a retrospective segment showing nine of his films.
The fest will also honour the best film from the South Asian region with the Network for Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) award. Films from Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, China, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand will vie for the award.
"There are seven films from south east Asia that will be screened at the festival. It is in recognition of the films which have showcased the region to a global audience," KIFF director Yadab Mandal said.
Actresses Sushmita Sen, Konkona Sen Sharma, Moushumi Chatterjee, Bipasha Basu and Rani Mukherjee will attend the closing ceremony Nov 17.


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Titanic by numbers
At 883ft long, the Titanic weighed more than 46,000 tonnes and was carrying more than 2,200 passengers.
More than 1,500 of them died when the vessel struck an iceberg and sank while crossing the Atlantic on its maiden voyage, having set out from Southampton.
Built in Belfast by Harland and Wolff, the Titanic used 825 tonnes of coal a day and was capable of speeds of up to 26mph.
The maiden voyage to New York set back passengers travelling first class as much as £875 - the equivalent of many thousands of pounds now.
Only one of the children in first class died and all of the 24 children in second class survived, yet 66% of the children in third class were lost.
As many as 140 of the 144 women in first class were saved but 54% of women in third class perished.
A Swedish mother and her four children all aged under 10 died, while some bodies were not recovered for a month.
The eight-man orchestra, that gallantly played on until the end, all died, as did the ship's captain Edward Smith.
Maritime regulations at the time required vessels more than 10,000 tonnes in weight to carry only 16 lifeboats, plus rafts and floats.
The Titanic had 20 lifeboats but this was enough for only 1,180 of the 2,200 people on board.Having struck the iceberg at 11.40pm on April 14 2012, the ship finally sank at 2.20am.
The vessel Carpathia arrived at 4.10am and spent more than four hours rescuing people.
The British Board of Trade inquiry into the disaster took place from early May to early July 1912.
The Titanic wreck was located around two-and-a-half-miles down at the bottom of the Atlantic by an American-French expedition in 1985, which confirmed that the ship had split apart.
Hundreds of artefacts, including - somewhat amazingly - undamaged crockery, have been recovered from the wreck and have been displayed at exhibitions.
Among those who died were American millionaires John Jacob Astor IV and Benjamin Guggenheim, Canadian railway president Charles Hays and Sidney Leslie Goodwin, an infant whose identity was established only in 2007.


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Recently I was invited to attend BritMums 16 as a room monitor and for my visit to the Big Smoke, I was lucky enough to get the chance to work with the Ibis Hotel group who provided me with accommodation in their Southwark Bridge Hotel.
I have to admit, I am not a fan of going to London but this recent visit and trip has actually changed my mind. For one, going to London on the train and thinking about getting around on the Tube gives me anxiety, big time. This visit I decided to brave the experience of driving down to London, which for people who live up north, going south of the M25 gives people The Benz, it's a scary prospect for most. But with a hotel providing parking and my newly downloaded Uber app, I took the challenge head on.
You know what? It was fine. It was not as stressful as I had thought and arriving at the hotel on a Friday rush hour was ok. I did get a little lost with a few diversions in place but found it soon enough. On arrival at the hotel the staff were welcoming and prepared for my stay, knowing who I was and what was expected. Alex, the on call duty manager provided a service above and beyond what was expected from a budget hotel.
The hotel which is located in central London is fantastic for shipping and visiting the sights. The unique selling point of this hotel is that it is currently undergoing a full redevelopment and the new bedrooms are being styled on West End Musicals. The hotel is undergoing refurbishment at the moment and all rooms will be ready by the end of September 2016. When I arrived I was able to view one of the new rooms which had just been finished that day. The paint was still wet on looking around so I did not get to stay in it but it looked fantastic. The first room finished was based on Wicked and the Wizard of Oz. Styled with witch hat light fittings and tin man sillouettle, the bed was cut in half with a good side and a bad side, allowing you to choose which side you wished to sleep on. Says a lot about getting out of the wrong side of the bed in the morning!
The room was kitted out with flat screen TV which are comparable with smart devices for streaming services, free wifi in the hotel and throughout also means that you can work or enjoy down time relaxing and watching your favourite shows. Beside the bed are USB charge sockets and plug sockets, as well as multi dock charging points on the desk.
In the bathroom the munchkins had been in and left lollipop decor on the wall! Very cute.
The rest of the hotel will be finished in styles from Chicago and Phantom of the Opera. I am looking forward to visiting again sometime later in the year and seeing the finished rooms.
The downstairs of the hotel, the foyer is brightly decorated and welcoming, as is the bar and eating area. Food is served in the evening, but sadly there is no option for room service with it being a budget hotel, but the atmosphere is relaxing and the staff hospitable. I ate twice in the resturanunt and would highly recommend the king prawn ramen noodles. Breakfast was a large selection of continental treats and plenty of coffee which gave me a good standing for the rest of the day. Cooked breakfast is also available if required.
As I was there during the Euro football matches I did find it a little confusing that staff members were wearing football shirts from various countries and it was a little confusing distinguishing between guests who also were wearing supporting shirts and in the city to visit pubs to watch the matches. I am not sure if this was a one off but it would be nice to see a uniform, even if a casual one, across all the staff so they can be identified. This in no way affected my stay at the hotel though.
Check out our live stream hotel room tour which is available on The Motherhood Facebook page to see the Wicked room for yourself.
All views are that of The Motherhood. I was provided with a two night stay, parking and meals for the weekend in June. I would like to thank Ibis Southwark Rose and their team for making my stay a memorable one and stress free. There will be a Youtube video featuring the hotel up soon too.


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Rylance, R, Daye, S, Chiocci, A, Jones, A, Jones, G, Harper, A, Potter, M, Reece, C and Caldwell, K 2017, 'Do third-year mental health nursing students feel prepared to assess physical health?' , Mental Health Practice, 20 (10) , pp. 26-30.
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Background The life expectancy for people with mental health issues is significantly lower than the general population, however, their physical health needs are often unrecognised by health professionals. Aim To investigate whether third-year mental health nursing students are clinically prepared to undertake a pre-defined set of physical health checks. Method A 34-item questionnaire was completed by two cohorts of mental health nursing students in their third and final year. Participants self-reported on their competence to assess a range of physical health checks. 37 questionnaires were completed and analysed. Findings Three groups emerged: group 1 – 100% of students self-declared competence in assessments including temperature and pulse, group 2 – more than 50% of students self-declared competence in assessments including urinalysis and pulse oximetry, and group 3 – less than 50% of students self-declared competence in taking electrocardiograms and using the hydration assessment tool. Conclusion The student participants of this study were not adequately prepared to undertake a complete range of physical health assessments for people with mental health issues.
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Posted on April 14, 2016 by Andrew Lisa
Although they use their computers for different tasks, designers value many of the same features as gamers when it comes to purchasing the right laptop. To work efficiently, designers require speed, power, memory and, of course, the best display possible.
The team at SpecOut selected the best laptops built for designers, many of which also double as excellent gaming platforms. Our methodology required every machine on the list to have a screen that measures at least 15 inches diagonally. All entries offer at least 1080p resolution and have 8 GB or more of RAM, 256 GB or more of storage and at least a quad-core processor. We've ranked them from lowest to highest Smart Rating, which factors in expert ratings, specs, display and dimensions.
Smart Rating: 82.48
Designers will be able to run several advanced programs simultaneously thanks to the powerful Intel Core i7 processor. It comes with 16 GB of memory — enough to handle even the most demanding applications — and a full terabyte of storage.
#15. Acer Aspire V Nitro VN7-591G-74LK
Smart Rating: 85.37
Loved by gamers as well as designers, this laptop features a large, 15.6-inch screen and full 1080p HD. It ships with Windows 8.1 and offers a pixel density of 141 PPI.
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Smart Rating: 85.82
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The futuristic design and extraterrestrial logo associated with the entire Alienware line graces the 17R2. Its full 1080p HD looks amazing on its huge 17-inch screen, and the expanded keyboard contains a full numerical pad.
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Although the 17.3-inch screen and full 1080p HD give this laptop a brilliant display, the big screen does result in a less-than-optimal battery life. Designers can upgrade the stock 16 GB RAM all the way to 64 GB if they choose.
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The 15.6-inch screen feels bigger thanks to full HD, it runs cool and at 4.7 pounds, it's thin and light. It's reasonably priced for its class and is as stylish as it is fast.
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With a built-in Blu-ray drive, this Toshiba is perfect for entertainment when the designer's work day is done. It doesn't run silent and the battery life leaves plenty to be desired, but it's reliable and it boasts fantastic screen quality.
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With one of the fastest hard drives on the market, AMD graphics, a smart trackpad and a full nine hours of battery life, the Flagship MacBook has earned its 100 Smart Rating.
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North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 116B Escheats and Abandoned Property
Article 1 - Escheats.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-1
. Escheats to Escheat Fund
All real estate which has accrued to the State since June 30, 1971, or shall hereafter accrue from escheats, shall be vested in the...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-2
. Unclaimed real and personal property escheats to the Escheat Fund
Whenever the owner of any real or personal property situated or located within this State dies intestate, or dies testate but did not dispose...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-3
. Unclaimed personalty on settlements of decedents' estates to the Escheat Fund
All sums of money or other personal estate of whatever kind which shall remain in the hands of any administrator, executor, administrator c.t.a., or...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-4
. Claim for escheated property
Any escheated property or proceeds from the sale of escheated property held by the Escheat Fund pursuant to G.S. 116B-5 may be claimed by...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-5
. Escheat Fund
All property escheated or abandoned under the provisions of this Chapter and all property escheated or abandoned since June 30, 1971, under the provisions...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-6
. Administration of Escheat Fund; Escheat Account
(a) Escheat Account. - All funds received by the Treasurer as escheated or abandoned property and which were transferred prior to January 1, 1980,...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-7
. Distribution of fund
(a) The income derived from the investment or deposit of the Escheat Fund shall be distributed annually on or before August 15 to the...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-8
. Employment of persons with specialized skills or knowledge
The Treasurer may employ the services of such independent consultants, real estate managers and other persons possessing specialized skills or knowledge as the Treasurer...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-9. Reserved for future codification purposes
Article 2 - Abandoned Property.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-10 through 116B-26. Repealed by Session Laws 1999-460, s. 2, effective January 1, 2000
Article 3 - Administration of Abandoned Property.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-27
. Recodified as § 116B-5 by Session Laws 1999-460, s. 3(b)
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-28 through 116B-35. Repealed by Session Laws 1999-460, s. 3(a), effective January 1, 2000
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-36
. Recodified as § 116B-6 by Session Laws 1999-460, s. 3(b)
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-37
. Recodified as § 116B-7 by Session Laws 1999-460, s. 3(b)
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-38 through 116B-46. Repealed by Session Laws 1999-460, s. 3(a), effective January 1, 2000
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-47
. Recodified as § 116B-8 by Session Laws 1999-460, s. 3(b)
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-48 through 116B-49. Repealed by Session Laws 1999-460, s. 3(a), effective January 1, 2000
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-50. Reserved for future codification purposes
Article 4 - North Carolina Unclaimed Property Act.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-51
. Short title
This Article may be cited as the "North Carolina Unclaimed Property Act." (1999-460, s. 6.)
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-52
. Definitions
In this Chapter: (1) "Apparent owner" means a person whose name appears on the records of a holder as the person entitled to property...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-53
. Presumptions of abandonment
(a) Property is unclaimed if the apparent owner has not communicated in writing or by other means reflected in a contemporaneous record prepared by...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-54
. Exclusion for forfeited reservation deposits, certain gift certificates or electronic gift cards, prepaid calling cards, certain manufactured home buyer deposits, and certain credit balances
(a) A forfeited reservation deposit is not abandoned property. For the purposes of this section, the term "reservation deposit" means an amount of money...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-55
. Contents of safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository
Contents of a safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository held by a financial organization is presumed abandoned if the apparent owner has not...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-56
. Rules for taking custody
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter or by other statute of this State, property that is presumed abandoned, whether located in this...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-57
. Dormancy charge; other lawful charges
(a) A holder may deduct from property presumed abandoned a reasonable charge imposed by reason of the owner's failure to claim the property within...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-58
. Burden of proof as to property evidenced by record of check or draft
A record of the issuance of a check, draft, or similar instrument is prima facie evidence of an obligation. In claiming property from a...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-59
. Notice by holders to apparent owners
(a) A holder of property presumed abandoned shall make a good faith effort to locate an apparent owner. (b) The holder shall send written...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-60
. Report of abandoned property; certification by holders with tax return
(a) A holder of property presumed abandoned shall make a report to the Treasurer concerning the property. Holders reporting 50 or more property owner...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-61
. Payment or delivery of abandoned property
(a) Upon filing the report required by G.S. 116B-60, the holder of property presumed abandoned shall pay, deliver, or cause to be paid or...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-62
. Preparation of list of owners by Treasurer
(a) There shall be delivered annually in an electronic format to the Administrative Office of the Courts to be distributed to the clerk of...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-63
. Custody by State; recovery by holder; defense of holder
(a) In this section, payment or delivery is made in "good faith" if: (1) Payment or delivery was made in a reasonable attempt to...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-64
. Income or gain accruing after payment or delivery
If property other than money is delivered to the Treasurer under this Chapter, the owner is entitled to receive from the Treasurer any income...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-65
. Public sale of abandoned property
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Treasurer, within three years after the receipt of abandoned property, shall sell it to the...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-66
. Claim of another state to recover property
(a) After property has been paid or delivered to the Treasurer under this Article, another state may recover the property if: (1) The property...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-67
. Claim for property paid or delivered to the Treasurer
(a) A person, excluding another state, claiming property paid or delivered to the Treasurer may file a claim on a form prescribed by the...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-68
. Action to establish claim
A person aggrieved by a decision of the Treasurer or whose claim has not been acted upon within 90 days after its filing may...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-69
. Election to take payment or delivery
(a) The Treasurer may decline to receive property reported under this Chapter which the Treasurer considers to have a value less than the expenses...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-70
. Destruction or disposition of property having no substantial commercial value; immunity from liability; property of historical significance
(a) If the Treasurer determines after investigation that property delivered under this Chapter has no substantial commercial value, the Treasurer may destroy or otherwise...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-71
. Periods of limitation
(a) The expiration, before or after the effective date of this Article, of a period of limitation on the owner's right to receive or...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-72
. Requests for reports and examination of records
(a) The Treasurer may require a person who has not filed a report, or a person who the Treasurer believes has filed an inaccurate,...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-73
. Retention of records
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, a holder required to file a report under G.S. 116B-60 shall maintain the...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-74
. Discretionary precompliance review
A holder may request the Treasurer to conduct a precompliance review of the holder's compliance program to educate the holder's employees on the unclaimed...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-75
. Enforcement
(a) The Treasurer may maintain an action in this or another state to enforce this Chapter. (b) The Treasurer may order a person required...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-76
. Interstate agreements and cooperation; joint and reciprocal actions with other states
(a) The Treasurer may enter into an agreement with another state to exchange information relating to abandoned property or its possible existence. The agreement...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-77
. Interest and penalties; waiver
(a) A holder who fails to report, pay, or deliver property within the time prescribed by this Chapter shall pay to the Treasurer interest...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-78
. Agreement to locate property
(a) Repealed by Session Laws 2009-312, s. 2, effective October 1, 2009, and applicable to agreements entered into on or after that date. (a1)...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-79
. Transitional provisions
(a) An initial report filed under this Article for property that was not required to be reported before the effective date of this Article...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-80
. Rules
The Treasurer may adopt rules necessary to carry out this Chapter. (1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1311, s. 1; 1987, c. 827, s. 19; 1989,...
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It's been three weeks, two days and forty-five minutes since I was diagnosed with coeliac disease.
For 22 glorious years I meandered through life eating whatever I wanted, fuelling my body with all kinds of gluten-rich delights. Pizza, pasta, cake, pastry, bread – you name it and, if it contains gluten, I'm probably its number one fan.
Naturally when I received the news that I could never have gluten again (not even on a cheeky cheat day!) I was devastated.
For those of you who don't know, coeliac disease is when the body can't process gluten – a protein found in wheat, rye, barley, oats and other delicious staples. Coeliacs who eat gluten risk small bowel damage and other health risks down the track.
Basically, it ruins everything. Similarly, being diagnosed coeliac felt like it had ruined my entire life.
As you might have gathered, I love food. No, more than that. I would consider eating one of my favourite activities and mealtime, my favourite part of the day. When friends want to catch up, we go for pizza, or dinner, or coffee and cake, or brunch – pancakes anyone?
A couple of times recently, I've strapped on my gluten free shoes and gone out for burgers with friends. At the counter, there comes the inevitable moment when I'm forced to ask "can I have that on a gluten free bun please?" To which the response is "is that an allergy or preference?"
Are you serious? Why would I choose this life?!
In the midst of my food-centred world crashing down around me, I realised that I'm not the only one out there. So, I've decided to share my experiences in the hope that I can help out a fellow coeliac living in denial.
I've decided to make an effort with this new forced diet; I will embrace a gluten free lifestyle and see where it takes me. I'm going to find alternatives to wheat flour and other ingredients and I am going to learn to live with this disease. Or I will fail miserably, but either way, you can follow the journey with me.
In an effort to embrace this all-new, gluten free me I thought I'd experiment by trialling a few of my favourite foods gluten free. First up – pancakes.
I decided to start out with this recipe from George Eats. After following her religiously on Insta for the last two years, I was thrilled to finally have an excuse to try one of her creations.
Using almond meal, banana, eggs and almond butter, George promised me deliciously light and fluffy pancakes. Why not give it a go, I thought.
I whipped up a fresh batch of these GF treats for my housemate and I to share. We were excited about the health factor and the fact that they seemed to resemble 'normal' pancakes when we cooked them.
Taste wise we were pleasantly surprised… These weren't the sub-par gluten free alternatives I have come to know and honestly, they tasted like the banana pancakes I grew up with.
We decided they were a little dry on their own so we topped them with yoghurt and bada bing bada boom – my housemate gave them an 8/10. I settled on a 7/10 – they probably needed some more exciting toppings and the almond meal made them a little gritty. But overall, it was a success.
They were simple, easy and pretty tasty. If all gluten free alternatives are like this, things might not be as dire as I first thought.
Originally published on Smudge Eats.