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Researchers from Britain's University of Portsmouth and the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory made the discovery while examining the structure of a natural enzyme thought to have evolved in a waste recycling centre in Japan.
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The team, whose finding was published on Monday (April 16) in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal, is now working on improving the enzyme further to see if they can make it capable of breaking down PET plastics on an industrial scale.
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This week on Supergirl, we got a gala, a gun control debate, and hints toward a new, non-superpowered vigilante. But more important than these big events were the subtler character moments underpinning them, making for an uneven episode—not that thrilling plotwise, but giving you enough to chew on in terms of character development to look forward to those arcs continuing on in future episodes.
Spoilers for Supergirl 2×05 "Crossfire."
After last week's alien fight club, Project Cadmus is back, but they're pivoting from their experimentation on humans to just using stolen alien guns to rob the National City Diamond Exchange and otherwise screw with the status quo. And it seems to work, to an extent: The blasts knock Kara down even before the weapon is fully charged (that would have been bad), and humans start thinking, Hmm, maybe I need a weapon to defend myself from aliens. Thankfully, these prototypes aren't available to the public, but The Doctor's (Brenda Strong) henchmen just keep upgrading weaponry to take down Supergirl. And they find a perfect opportunity in Lena Luthor's charity gala to help rebuild the National City Children's Hospital, damaged in recent attacks.
At first, Kara is all too happy to support Lena by attending the gala, as Lena's only friend in National City. But then Lena comes to cash in her favor from last week: Convince Supergirl to attend the gala as well, to support LCorp's attempts at rebranding its image. So not only does Kara have to figure out how to be two people in the same place at once (without J'onn's help with shapeshifting this time), but once Cadmus pulls out its shiny new toys, she has to keep the gala from going up in flames. Part of that involves what the team cheekily names "Operation Doubtfire," in which Kara pops up in a party dress and then in her Supergirl costume so quickly that someone has to have noticed, and manages to never mix up her hair or outfit. Fortunately/unfortunately, this only happens for about a minute, though I would have liked to see an entire act of the episode devoted to Kara struggling to keep her two identities separate.
The identities—or rather, identity crises—that Kara has not noticed are the ones plaguing both James and Alex. Getting injured in the robbery, with his father's camera destroyed, is the final straw for James, who has apparently been nursing resentment at always being the helpless human friend of Superman and Supergirl. Thanks to some intel from Winn, he dons a hoodie, mask, and makeshift shield and tries to go after the Cadmus thugs on his own. But Luke Cage he ain't, and his recklessness brings an entire building down. Thankfully, he's able to rush people out, but that only encourages him that he too can be a vigilante!
Winn, self-aware dude that he is, tries to nip that impulse in the bud:
Winn: Guys like us, we are here to give people information. To fight with knowledge. There's no shame in that.
But at the same time, he gets that James is dissatisfied with new media, with covering celebrity gossip (like Winn used to before he joined the DEO) instead of any important work. This really resonated with me, as I worked in the celebrity culture sphere for a handful of years in/out of college. As much as I crack jokes about how fascinating it is to see what that corner of the internet prioritizes, it was also soul-sucking to report on the minutiae of famous people's lives as if it were breaking news. Clearly James doesn't feel that he can make enough of a difference as the head of CatCo, but being a vigilante won't fill that hole, either. We see this at the gala, where James is only marginally less helpful than Supergirl, as we've established that those guns can vaporize anyone, human or alien.
The only people with a solution are the two brains of the operation: Lena, who has taken refuge under a table with some device I didn't remember to write down, because it's basically a deus ex machina, and Winn, who reminds her of the missing component needed. Again—the specifics of the moment were not important, but it did bring two characters together who I hadn't anticipated crossing paths, and they were quite adorable. I also appreciated the fact that Lena is smart in addition to shrewd; this episode provided several layers, including the big one I'll mention at the end.
For the moment, Winn's attraction to Lena will have to take a backseat to him helping James come up with a reinforced costume that will keep him from getting killed as he explores this vigilante thing. And you know what? I've really missed James and Winn bonding.
Speaking of bonding, Alex is trying to be Maggie's bestie and confidante when the latter's girlfriend—whose face nor name was important last week—dumps her for the usual inane breakup reasons including accusing her of being a workaholic and borderline sociopathic. Alex tries to turn their daytime beer-and-pool date into a girl-talk session, but Maggie just wants to go home and "lose [her] cool" alone. Understandable, but Alex keeps trying to find excuses for the two of them to hang out when they're not busting aliens. Which prompts Maggie to respond that "I didn't know you were into girls." "I'm not," Alex quickly counters in the clichéd way of all closeted TV characters. Maggie takes it smoothly, apologizing for coming on to her but not entirely dropping it:
Maggie: I get it, you're not gay.
Alex: Right.
Maggie: You'd be surprised how many gay women I've heard that from.
Later, after talking about being true to oneself and who one has always been meant to be, Alex tracks down Maggie at the bar to give her this speech:
Alex: My whole life has been about being perfect: perfect grades, perfect job, the perfect sister, taking care of Kara. But the one part of my life that I have never been able to make perfect was dating. I just never really liked it. I don't know, I mean–I tried, I got asked out, I just… I never liked being intimate. I just, I don't know, I thought maybe that's not the way I was built, that's just not my thing. I never thought that it was because of the other—that maybe I—I mean, I don't—I don't know. Now I just can't stop thinking about…
Maggie: About what?
Alex: That maybe there's some truth to what you said.
Maggie: About?
Alex: What you said. About me.
A really lovely speech, very human in its awkwardness. That's all we get for this week, as Alex flees before Maggie can formulate any response beyond a knowing smile. So, Alex is queer—but what does that actually mean? Headlines and Tumblr posts are calling Alex gay, which matches the showrunners' tease that a Supergirl character would come out as gay. But I read a lot of possibilities into that speech: For one, there's my ongoing beef with stories about characters making a complete 180 from "straight" to "gay"—I'd be much more interested in seeing Alex come out as bisexual, realizing that she's attracted to women without it meaning she never actually enjoyed being with men. Or, if we're unpacking those intimacy issues she mentions, could Alex be asexual? I'll reserve the rest of my judgment for the next few episodes as Alex's arc unfolds—and hopefully her romance with Maggie begins—but I really hope that Supergirl treats this situation with nuance.
Poor Alex tries to talk to Kara about her conflicting and confusing feelings, but instead, as the perfect older sister, she gets roped into helping Kara figure out her problem: The one person whose life she has been interfering with doesn't even need her. That's Mon-El, a.k.a. "Mike," as she shows him the ropes of being human. But she misses the mark in the most adorably earnest way possible, as she dresses him up in argyle and fake glasses (in case he should ever try to save the world someday) and lands him an internship at CatCo. No surprise, Mon-El does not find answering phones and filing reports fulfilling. Instead, he dumps all of his work on Eve Teschmacher (who's crushing hard) and then hooks up with her in a side office. But he doesn't shirk his duties or take advantage of Eve's crush with any real malice, more of an entitled naïveté.
I dunno, guys, I'm pretty tired of Mon-El already. If this season is about Kara learning how to be Kara, she shouldn't have to waste her time hand-holding someone else through the infinitesimal tiny, vital steps of how to be a human. I'm also getting the sense that Kara's "reward" for doing this will be a cute boyfriend from an opposing planet. Completely agree with The A.V. Club that putting Kara and Mon-El together would be bad for multiple reasons:
I was onboard with the idea of the show cutting its losses on the James/Kara romance and having her focus on the non-romantic parts of her life this season. But having Kara dump her black love interest only to immediately take up with a new white one definitely isn't the best optics.
The relationship I'm more interested in watching develop is Kara and Lena's friendship. (Melissa Benoist and Katie McGrath have enough chemistry that I found myself wishing that both Danvers sisters would have queer love stories, but alas.) They've bonded over wanting to fulfill potential that they haven't even tapped yet, and of course being adopted. But as we discover in this episode, Lena's relationship with her parents isn't as peachy-keen as Kara's is with the Danvers—mostly because Mrs. Luthor is Project Cadmus' Doctor! Though the twist was dropped, anvil-style, in the final seconds, it's a smart move. Earlier in the episode, The Doctor (I'm just gonna keep calling her that) enigmatically mentioned that she was fighting for her children's sake, and I assumed that meant little tykes who needed to grow up in an alien-free world. Instead, she was talking about jailbird Lex and his sister, who wasn't surprised that her mother couldn't make her gala yet was still stung. This brings Cadmus directly in line with Supergirl; I'm excited to see the writers and actors play all the angles of everyone's multiple identities.
Other Thoughts
- "Do you have protection?" "You mean like a sword…?" Now I'm wondering what Daxamite (or Kryptonian) contraception is like…
- Maggie calling Alex "nerd" and her reaction face was one of the cutest moments this week.
- Great point from IGN about how Smallville focused so much on the father/son drama between Lex and his dad, that it makes perfect sense for Supergirl to delve into the fraught mother/daughter dynamic.


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Audrey Hill: A Teacher Proposes a Different Framework for Accountability
BY Audrey Hill March 30, 2015
Since Education Post publicly launched last September, we have had the privilege of getting to know people across the policy spectrum who are passionate about public education. Two in particular, Oklahoma teacher John Thompson and New York teacher Audrey Hill, are regular debaters in social media. Though we agree on little, we strive to be respectful. Following a debate on accountability , we invited them to outline an alternative to the current system of test-based accountability. Hill's recommendation follows, and Thompson's can be found here.The public face of corporate reform rests on two false premises. The first is that teachers have not been accountable for their performance and the second is that an annual test is needed to assess each teacher's value to their students. It is simply not true that teachers in most schools have had no accountability. What is true is that previous measures of accountability aimed at completely different targets than those of current reform. Over the last 30 years, teachers have been accountable to the theories of the progressive reform popularized in the '70s and '80s. These emphasized whole language, invented spellings, multiple intelligences and heterogeneous grouping. Children were expected to learn to read and write naturally and unconsciously without formal instruction; explicit grammar and phonics instruction was repudiated. Skill-based issues could be addressed only in a contextual and piecemeal way. Heterogeneous grouping, while not an ill in itself, often resulted in an impossibly wide range of reading ability from third grade to post-high school in the same classroom. Fuzzy standards, feel-good pedagogy, and hands-off expectations contributed widely to the decline in skill acquisition, especially in low-income communities. This is an important understanding because the problem in education hasn't been a lack of accountability; the problem has been what measures teachers have been accountable for. They have had the expectations and definitions of successful teaching that they have been trained to have, and they have been assessed in those same ways.
What Accountability Should Look LikeYou ask what accountability should look like. It begins with administrators making appropriate hires. Good people want to do good work whether they are being watched or not. It continues with care in the kind of environment that is nurtured. A school should promote a culture of safety, growth and self-reflective practice. Good administrators provide teachers with the time and resources to create and collaborate. They maintain a good balance of new, mid-career and senior teachers who can influence each other with their separate strengths. They provide quality professional development, adequate evaluation and regular feedback. They visit classrooms both on schedule and unexpectedly. They give coherent and meaningful feedback after every visit. They use tools like the Danielson Framework that look at class environment, preparation, standards and learning targets, teaching methods, work produced, relationship to children, grading and assessment policies, class routines, relationship to parents, and participation in the school community. They look to create relationships with their teachers through a culture of trust and mutual respect. This is the kind of accountability that I am familiar with in my district. It is local, relational and specific to teacher and context. It evaluates those things that a teacher can control.
Testing: A Worse Cure Than the DiseaseYou might say, well let's do all that and give a state exam every year. But, there is no good reason to link student performance and educator job security to test scores. Accountability already exists and is already measuring teachers by new standards. And, testing is already proving to be a worse cure than the disease. First, a test that requires more than one year of growth each year from each student is invalid. There is nothing aspirational about an inappropriate bar or institutionalized punishments for not meeting it. Second, the test does not measure what it is called to measure. Teachers are evaluated by something over which they have little control instead of being evaluated by that over which they do. Third, a high stakes test undermines school culture, reduces the quality of instruction, and creates a climate of anxiety for all. It mandates test prep which, as Stanley Kaplan, Success Academy and KIPP can attest, improves scores. Good teachers will try to integrate test prep into instruction to limit the amount of explicit dry runs, but that still refocuses instruction toward the test, which erodes content in favor of test scores. As one of the Expeditionary Learning Schools has argued in its opt-out letter to parents:
By increasing the importance of standardized tests while making it easier to fire teachers based on those scores…Governor [Cuomo] will force us to…devote an increasing amount of time to test prep. Under this system, we will be left little choice but to spend our energy on months of multiple-choice practice sessions and hours-long practice tests. The alternative is to lose our jobs & livelihood.Why advocate for a test-based accountability that is inaccurate (as multiple cases of inaccurate scores has already proven) and is replete with injustice and negative consequences for everyone (as has been reported and documented in schools all over the country)? We already have a more relevant and thorough method of accountability in place in most schools.
Audrey Hill is a seventh grade English teacher in New York state. She is a strong supporter of public education and a past recipient of a Fulbright-Hays Award.
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Website Offers Tips For Dealing With Stinging Insect Allergies
There is a site on the Internet named "Bee Aware" that provides information for patients and physicians about stinging insect allergies and venom immunotherapy. The quality of the information is good, so this website makes an excellent reference for the average person and can be reliably used by doctors and other health care providers to assist in educating their patients.
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|"It is impossible, not to mention undesirable, to avoid going outdoors, but there are certain precautions that can be taken that will allow you to enjoy the outdoors while minimizing your chances of being stung.
It is important to remember that stinging insects do not seek out humans. The sting of these insects is only used against people for self-defense or in defense of their nest. This is why it is important to never approach or provoke an insect of this kind unnecessarily.
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The purpose of the program, in addition to educating patients, seems to be to facilitate referral to allergists, presumably to promote venom immunotherapy. So, it is not a completely unbiased site. However, that having been noted, the information is attractively presented and would benefit persons and groups interested in lowering the incidence of stinging insect allergic reactions.
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Mattel is partnering with National Geographic to create a line of Barbie dolls highlighting occupations centered around exploration, science, conservation and research in which women are underrepresented, the El Segundo-based toymaker announced Thursday.
"Barbie allows girls to try on new roles through storytelling by showing them they can be anything and, through our partnership with National Geographic, girls can now imagine themselves as an astrophysicist, polar marine biologist and more," said Lisa McKnight, senior vice president and general manager of the Barbie brand.
Mattel entered into a worldwide licensing agreement with National Geographic for the product line, which also also feature Barbies with occupations such as wildlife conservationist, wildlife photojournalist and entomologist. The dolls and playsets will come "with relevant accessories authenticated by an advisory council" made up of female National Geographic Explorers, as well as National Geographic magazine's editor-in-chief, Susan Goldberg, according to Mattel.
"Helping people understand the world is, and always has been, the core purpose of National Geographic," Goldberg said. "Through our partnership with Barbie, we are excited to reach kids in a new way, using the power of play to inspire our next generation of explorers, scientists and photographers."
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For this article, let's assume that the user tells you that
nothing unusual is going on, and that the strange behavior doesn't go away
after you hang up the phone. How do you figure out what's really happening?
Check for loose connections
If you happen to be in close proximity to the machine in
question, I recommend making a quick trip to check its network cable. Try
pushing the RJ-45 connector onto the network cable more tightly,
and see if there is play in the connector. When you think of a loose RJ-45
connector, it's easy to think of a connection that doesn't work at all.
However, I've seen countless examples of a loose connector making partial
contact with the cable, causing the machine to flood the network with retries.
One of the offices where I used to work was especially
notorious for having this problem. Many of the employee's jobs required them to
store lots of data on paper. Since storage space was tight, several employees
would box up forms and place them under their desks. Often the boxes would sit
on top of the network cable. Over time, the action of kicking the boxes or
stacking additional boxes would pull on the network cable, causing it to become
loose from the RJ-45 connector. If you work in such an environment, this should
be one of the first things you check.
Look for malformed packets
Take another look at the data you captured earlier from your
protocol analyzer. You can learn a lot about the problem by examining the
captured packets. For example, many protocol analyzers have a mechanism that
allows you to count malformed packets. While it's normal to have the occasional
malformed packet, there's no way that a healthy machine should be spewing out large
numbers of them. Generally, if a machine is generating lots of malformed
packets, one of two things is occurring: Either the network card is
malfunctioning, or there's a Trojan infecting the machine and it's trying to
use malformed packets in a denial of service attack against your network.
Of these two scenarios, a malfunctioning network card is
much more likely to be the culprit than a Trojan—assuming you have good network
security in place. However, there are ways of finding out which is the culprit.
One way is to make a Remote
Installation Service (RIS) boot disk and boot the machine from it. When you
boot your machine from a RIS boot disk, it will try to attach to a RIS server
and allow you to remotely install an operating system.
For this particular test, you aren't interested in remotely
installing an operating system. Instead, the RIS boot disk just provides you
with a way of booting a network requestor outside of the operating system. When
the machine has been booted from the RIS boot disk, you can check the protocol
analyzer again. If the machine is still sending out lots of malformed packets,
you can be sure that the network card is either bad or needs to be reseated. If
the malformed packets stop, then something in the operating system is causing
the malformed packets. If this is the case, you should scan the machine with a
pestware removal tool such as Lavasoft's
Check the port number
What if the machine is flooding the network with legitimate
packets rather than malformed packets? You can use information within the
packet to help figure out what's happening. For example, if you notice that most
of the packets are being sent through ports ranging from 550 to 5503, there's a
good chance that the user has installed Hot Line, a peer-to-peer file sharing
program. If the data is flowing across port 5631, the user probably has a PC
Anywhere session going on. If you go to the Internet
Assigned Numbers Authority Web site, you can find a list of the various
The port number isn't your only clue to determining the
source of the problem. Check out the destination address. Is it internal or
external? If the address is internal, it might be fairly easy to figure out who
the machine is trying to communicate with and what the user is trying to do. If
the address is external, you may have to use the port number to track down the trouble
Monitor activity as a last resort
If you've determined that the issue is definitely software-related,
but you aren't sure if the user is doing something or if a Trojan has made it
into the system, the best advice I can give you is to keep an eye on the user.
You might try using a remote control session to monitor the user's activity.
There are several good programs out there that will allow you to watch users
without them knowing that they're being watched.
If the user doesn't seem to be doing anything wrong, you'll
probably have to scan the machine for viruses and other forms of malware to
resolve the problem. If you suspect that a virus may be to blame, it's
important to take care of the problem quickly before it spreads to other PCs.


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hi there,
I wanted to render some nice images in Painter/iRay - but iRay keeeeepse on "warming up" like forever - screen stays just pitch black, no signs of live
I was trying with latest NVIDIA studio driver as well as "game ready" driver - no way to get iRay to work.... maybe this is an issue your team is already aware of? If not, please investigate and maybe update iRay in Painter!
November 19, 2020, 02:34:54 pm
Still nothing.. I think this software is still supported? Or is support gone, since it is Adobe now?
iRay still not working... please update !!!!
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November 28, 2020, 01:51:35 pm
hi, i have the same problem with the rtx 3070.
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November 28, 2020, 03:59:08 pm
Still no response or update on this. I think it's ridiculous for a company to stay this silent. Before Adobe, there was actually support that cares about customers problems. Please fix your stuff!
Toolbar 4 is a concurrent product that has RTX raytracing working already. Do you want us to switch to this ?
Come one, can't be so hard to tell Iray to work with new RTX cards - I mean they are around like two months or so.
It is not going to convince me to pay for your software in the future (I am a customer since very first Painter version)
Meanwhile there are already at least two very good alternatives out there for 3D painting and I think not giving a sht about
Supporting your paid product will not help you to make customers stay.
Sorry for ranting, but I really upsets me!
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Cyrille Damez
Please see this thread :
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December 07, 2020, 04:07:09 pm
Thank you for the link. Ok - it is good to know that you are going to work on this.
So I renewed my license for one more year to get the 2021 release as well.
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How kind of Damian Green to provide office workers across the world with an excuse if pornography is found on their computers!
How unfortunate for employers who have sacked who-knows-how-many office workers for having downloaded porn – and may now face multiple "unfair dismissal" claims from disgruntled ex-employees with an axe to grind!
If Tory 'reforms' of legal aid make it prohibitive for people to challenge their employers singly, This Writer can heartily recommend getting together with others to mount joint legal challenges.
According to the Torygraph, Mr Green has provided evidence from Deputy Commons Speaker Eleanor Laing "showing porn has been found on other parliamentary computers without being downloaded or watched by staff".
Politics Home amplifies: "He has passed on an email from deputy speaker of the House of Commons Eleanor Laing to Ms Gray, explaining that a member of her staff also found porn on her computer without having accessed or watched it."
How did it get there, then – by magic?
But Ms Laing is clearly one of the queue of Tories lining up to defend Mr Green, any way they can – like Education Secretary Justine Greening, who called for action to be taken against the former police officers who brought forward evidence of pornography they found on Mr Green's office computer, along with evidence that he was logged in when the material was downloaded.
She said (again according to Politics Home): "I think it is important that we have high standards in public life."
This Writer agrees – but there are grounds to believe the evidence would have been suppressed if the gentlemen concerned had not come forward in the way they did. And high standards in public life should start with our Parliamentary representatives.
One example of the failure of such standards is the behaviour of David Davis, Brexit Secretary and Cabinet ally of Mr Green. Sources (whoever they may be) were quoted as saying Mr Davis was ready to quit his government job if Mr Green is sacked – but now Politics Home is saying they have changed their tune: "A source told HuffPost UK that Mr Davis was not likely to step down, but did feel 'aggrieved' at Mr Green's treatment.
"'David has an historic role in government and we are within touching distance of getting a major breakthrough on Brexit. Why would he walk away from that?'"
Obviously this was before the historic collapse of that "major breakthrough". I wonder how Mr Davis feels about these matters now.
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At Showtime HMS our students learn to dance in a fun, friendly environment with much encouragement, giving them the confidence to perform at their best. We have dance classes available for all ages from toddlers to teens and young adults. With two mirrored and fully air-conditioned studios we are able to offer dance lessons in every style including Hip hop, Jazz/Funk, Tap, Contemporary, Musical Theatre, Acro Dance and Ballet.
What is different about Showtime HMS Performing Arts?
Not only are our lesson fees very affordable, we also have affordable costume hire for our concerts which we hold twice a year! As well as our concerts, our students regularly perform at local festivals and school fetes in Armadale, Kelmscott, Byford and the surrounding areas. We have competition students that compete during the school holidays and have been a part of the Channel 7 Christmas Pageant for 20 years!
Showtime HMS' main dance studio is located on Champion Drive, Kelmscott just opposite the Seville Grove Medical Centre. We are one of the longest running dance schools in the Armadale / Kelmscott region and this year we are celebrating our 25th year!
Join us now! E-mail us today!
Upcoming Events & Important Dates
01/07/2022 - Last day of Term 2
18/07/2022 - Term 3 Commences
04/08/2022 - Starstruck Dance Challenge
24/09/2022 - Last day of Term 3
25/09/2022 - Kwinana Dance Quest
10/10/2022 - Term 4 Commences
16/12/2022 - Last day of Term 4
17/12/2022 - End of Year Concert
What's Been Happening!
- Starstruck Dance Challenge Aug 2022 August 10, 2022
- Own Choreography Competitions June 15, 2022
- DANCE FOR SICK KIDS June 1, 2022
- We Made A Music Video May 20, 2022
- Starstruck Dance Challenge May 2022 May 18, 2022
Anita Audrain
My children have attended Showtime HMS Performing Arts for 7 years now. They all love it. Very friendly dance teachers who include all the children in their activities. They do school fairs and the Christmas Pageant. My children's confidence has been boosted by attending the classes at Showtime. Highly recommend!
Silvia Fiallos
Well done everyone, I was so impressed by the advanced acro routine. Cirque de Soleil quality !!!!!!!!
Leisha Portier
Our daughter has been dancing for a year now and absolutely loves it. Helen is fantastic and the other teachers are awesome too.
Kerryanne Richards
I absolutely love this club both my girls have been going here for the past 10 yrs and they love it. Great for any child who loves to have fun and learn to dance at the same time. A++++++++
Janine Moody
Thanks everyone at Showtime for being a positive fun encouraging dance studio. Izabella and Braye both absolutely love it there and i cant express how much i appreciate the effort and work that Helen and all the behind the scenes people put into making it somewhere my kids LOVE to be ! Just thought it needed to be said being Christmas and all.
Jody Davies
My child has been attending for 5 years now and absolutely loves it! She has been well supported and encouraged in all areas and I am ecstatic in the progress she has made. She has grown in her skills and confidence in leaps and bounds. I attribute this to the warm and caring staff being able to bring out the best in their students.
Miranda Roda
Showtime makes me feel like I belong to a group of people that share the same passion for dancing. It has helped me gain confidence to communicate with others outside of dance. Becoming a teacher at Showtime HMS made me feel responsible and mature and the student teacher program prepared me to be the best teacher I can be. Working for Showtime doesn't feel like I'm at work because Helen makes it feel like a family and all the staff are so close, even the parents and students are always eager to help out and get involved.
Narelle Ulerick
A huge thank you to Helen, Georgia, all of the teachers & student teachers & everyone behind the scenes for a fantastic mid year concert. Thanks also for all of your hard work towards Star Search 2016 ….. I believe that the fantastic results & the smiles on our children's faces speak for themselves. Well done !!
Jules Cotterell
My children have been dancing at show time for some years now and we cannot fault them. They love going to classes, the classes are well supervised, the teachers engage amazingly with the kids and the price is very very fair….we are more than happy with Showtime!
Chloe Diaz
My son and daughter love dancing at showtime !! Awesome studio very welcoming and amazing teachers highly recommended!!
Sarah Hazel
My daughter just adores going to Showtime . She's learning at a pace that is comfortable for her , and her teachers are just wonderful !
Lisa Moody
Showtime have been absolutely amazing for all 3 of my kids. I highly recommend this dance school because the whole teaching crew are just fantastic and talented and actually care about their students 💜
If I could give 10 stars I would give it 🙂
Vicky Goldsmith
Thank you to Helen and all the hard working staff and parents and especially students for a thoroughly enjoyable concert. Miss Jay thank you to yourself too for some beautiful choreography, the teddy bears for inter ballet were a very cute addition too xxx


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On December 20th Anne and I celebrate 3 years of having Fiore Market Cafe. One of the greatest parts of having opened the cafe has been meeting so many wonderful people. Each person has a little story attached to them and their story is what makes this venture so much fun.
Norma started coming to Fiore Market Cafe shortly after we opened. I remembered Norma because she liked our lemon bars. Every time she came in she bought or at least thought about buying a lemon bar. Some time later we met her daughter Lisa, but I am not sure we realized she was Norma's daughter until we eventually saw them together. At some point Norma's grandson Zac came into the picture. I don't know when or how, but I remember that Norma kept talking about her grandson Zac from Dan Point. She mentioned how much he loved our peanut butter and jelly sandwich that it was his favorite and that he wished we had a Fiore Market Cafe closer to his house in Dana Point. Eventually we met Zac and his mother Nancy and Lisa's son Mac. They would come together when Nancy and Zac were up from Dana Point.
The other day they were in and Zac was happy as could be. He had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich wrapped to take home and a chicken sandwich that he was eating at the cafe. Nancy told a story about their trip up from Dana Point. As they exited the freeway Zac saw a Subway Sandwich Shop and he said to his mother that he couldn't understand why anybody would go to Subway for a sandwich when Fiore Market Cafe was just down the street.
Wow!!! Now that's what I'm talking about. It was so nice to hear that. We are so grateful for Zac and Nancy and Lisa and her son mac and especially for Norma who brought them to our little cafe in South Pasadena.
Here's to you Zac. Thanks for being one of our best customers. Hope to see you all soon.
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- Docente: Rodolfo Helg
Global Markets and Economic Policies (Topics in global markets) 2021/2022
The course analyzes the determinants and consequences of the increasing
international integration of markets. After an introduction on
globalisation and economic growth the course tries to understand
international trade flows of good and services. In so doing, it presents
the fundamental models of international trade theory. These highlight
the distinction between the efficiency and the equity effects of trade
policy. Such distinction is crucial to comprehend the political economy
of international trade policy with its drive towards multilateral trade
agreements on the one side, and the resistance to them by various
pressure groups on the other side. The managerial implications of the
material presented are discussed.
Understanding the dynamics of international markets is nowadays a necessity for most high-level managers. The purpose of the course is to build a framework of analysis that enables students to understand the challenges of international trade and investment and to master the opportunities they represent by formulating strategies that will enable businesses to succeed in the international business environment.
Upon completion of the course the student will have an appreciation and understanding of the general nature of globalization, and its impact on countries, firms and individuals.
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EFF's blog post about our amicus brief is here. EFF's case page contains links to the seven other amicus brief filed yesterday that also support YouTube:
- Brief of Ebay, Inc., Facebook, Inc., IAC/Interactivecorp, Tumblr, Inc. and Yahoo! Inc.
- Brief of Computer & Communications Industry Association
- Brief of Anaheim Ballet et al.
- Brief of National Alliance for Media Art and Culture et al.
- Brief of National Consumers League et al.
- Brief of Consumers Electronics Association
- Brief of 31 Law Professors


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Reishi mushrooms fight inflammation
Story at-a-glance -
- Aging is one factor that makes inflammation symptoms so widespread; one is so often present with the other that scientists call it "inflammaging" described as a chronic, sterile, low-grade inflammation
- People who enjoy mushrooms, particularly the reishi variety (Ganoderma lucidum), will be interested in knowing that they fight inflammation and many age-related conditions
- Ganoderic acid, a terpene in reishi mushrooms, slows the cell cycle and induces the mitochondrial-dependent process of apoptosis and enhances the immune system
- A number of studies have shown that signaling molecule nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kB) must be suppressed to offset both reduce harmful inflammation and decelerate many aging processes
- Reishi mushrooms have been shown to combat several different types of malignancies, Crohn's disease, epilepsy and brain cell degradation
While inflammation can be uncomfortable if not downright painful, it isn't all bad. As part of your body's immune response, it's a biological defense mechanism that indicates your body is trying to throw off harmful stimuli and heal itself. Wounds and infections wouldn't be able to heal without the inflammatory response.
People may not be aware that inflammation is at the heart of a number of seemingly unrelated diseases and disorders. Inflammation is involved in dermatitis, appendicitis, tonsillitis and bronchitis, among other types of conditions. Without addressing the cause of the inflammation, problems can trigger other diseases and health conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis and cancer.1
Aging is another factor that's so widespread, and one is so often present with the other, that scientists call it "inflammaging,"2 which is "chronic, low-grade inflammation."3 According to one study:
"Increasing evidence indicates that inflamm-aging is intensively associated with many aging diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis, heart disease, type II diabetes, and cancer."4
But people who love mushrooms, particularly the reishi variety (Ganoderma lucidum), will be interested in knowing that not only do they possess certain properties that fight inflammation, but many age-related conditions as well. As explained in an NPR article:
" … even though the science on inflammation and disease is far from settled, tests and treatments are being promoted that claim to reduce that risk. That's even though inflammation is also a force for good, protecting against infection and injury. Acute inflammation occurs when you sprain your ankle or get a paper cut. It's part of the immune system's box of tricks to spark a defense and promote healing.
But when that response is constantly triggered, over time it can damage the body instead of healing it. That's what happens in autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis. And increasingly, inflammation has been implicated in more common chronic diseases, too, though its exact role hasn't been nailed down."5
How reishi mushrooms exert beneficial activity
According to a 2017 study, reishi mushrooms have been found to prevent lung cancer, one of the most common types in both men and women.6 Study authors noted that compounds in reishi modulate the function of the receptor tyrosine kinases, also known as RTKs:
"RTKs are transmembrane (glycoproteins) which are activated by external stimulus and stabilize the receptor dimerization producing downstream signals. RTKs are indulged in various cellular processes, advancing in cell proliferation, differentiation, and migration.
RTK family comprises of receptor for insulin growth factor, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), epidermal growth factor (EGF), and nerve growth factor (NGF) … Importantly, non-RTKs also become an integral part of signaling cascade controlled by RTKs."7
There are a number of other ways this occurs. One is due to ganoderic acid, a terpene in reishi mushrooms that slows the cell cycle and induces the "mitochondrial-dependent process of apoptosis"8 and enhances the immune system by prompting the expression of:
- Macrophages — "Antimicrobial warriors" that "play critical roles in immune regulation and wound-healing," "respond to a variety of cellular signals and change their physiology in response to local cues"9
- Natural killer (NK) cells — Specific types of white blood cells that are "innate immune cells endowed with potent cytolytic activity against tumors, and meanwhile act as regulatory cells for the immune system"10
- T cells — T-lymphocytes are part of your immune system, with different roles such as "helpers" for your immune system. Cytotoxic T cells seek and destroy pathogens11 and may help fight cancer12
According to Integrative Cancer Therapies, reishi mushrooms have been used in Asian countries for several reasons relating to health and longevity:
"Ganoderma lucidum also suppressed cell adhesion and cell migration of highly invasive breast and prostate cancer cells, suggesting its potency to reduce tumor invasiveness. Thus, Ganoderma lucidum clearly demonstrates anticancer activity in experiments with cancer cells and has possible therapeutic potential as a dietary supplement for an alternative therapy for breast and prostate cancer."13
A differing viewpoint
Reishi mushrooms have long been recognized and used extensively as a natural medicine in Asia, particularly for immune system support. But scientists in Australia noted they hadn't been subject to a systematic review to evaluate their true clinical benefits, especially those associated with cancer treatment.
As a result, researchers screened known studies using the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (RTCs), the Chinese Scientific Journals Database, the International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, and other sources to find references to the mushroom's use. They also interviewed experts in herbal medicine and G. lucidum manufacturers. According to the review,14 produced in 2012, certain selection criteria were stipulated:
"Studies had to be RCTs comparing the efficacy of G. lucidum medications to active or placebo control in patients with cancer that had been diagnosed by pathology. All types and stages of cancer were eligible for inclusion. Trials were not restricted on the basis of language."15
The criteria narrowed the field to five studies, and the general consensus among the Cochrane scientists was that there wasn't enough scientific backing to say that G. lucidum should be used as a first-line treatment for cancer. They determined that updates to their findings should be conducted biannually, and several observations were made by the researchers, including:
- No trial had recorded long-term survival rates
- Leukocyte, NK-cell activity and other cancer markers were "marginally elevated"
- "Four studies showed that patients in the G. lucidum group had relatively improved quality of life compared to controls"
- Patients given G. lucidum along with chemo/radiotherapy were "more apt to respond positively" compared to chemo/radiotherapy alone
- In one of the studies there were some minor side effects noted by the authors, including nausea and insomnia
Cochrane called into question
It should be noted, however, that Cochrane, an international network of scientists known as the "gold standard" for independent scientific meta-reviews, was called into question by three of its most respected researchers, Peter Gøtzsche, Lars Jørgensen and Tom Jefferson.
The three published a review concerning the controversial HPV vaccine, saying that Cochrane's positive reviews of the vaccine were faulty, that the HPV vaccine review missed nearly half the eligible trials, was influenced by biased reporting and biased trial designs and that the authors of Cochrane reviews should "make every effort to identify all trials and their limitations."16
Former BMJ editor and director of the United Health Group's chronic disease initiative, Richard Smith, wrote17 that Gøtzsche, for one, had been "expelled from the Cochrane Collaboration, which has caused some to fear that the Collaboration may be a 'sinking ship,'"18 at least partially because he dared to confront drug companies' corruption and conflict of interest.
Gøtzsche's book, Deadly Medicines and Organised Crime: How Big Pharma Has Corrupted Healthcare, published in 2013, compared the pharmaceutical industry to organized crime. He said that it peddles drugs known to be more dangerous than advertised and that are "in large part responsible for the decimation of the very core of medical science, since they fund a great deal of the research."19
The book further addresses how drug companies profit from false claims, often hide vital information about their drugs in order to put them on the market and keep them there. The author also describes "in evidence-based detail, an extraordinary system failure caused by widespread crime, corruption, bribery and impotent drug regulation in need of radical reforms."20
More studies reveal reishi mushroom benefits
A 2018 study21 found that an extract of the reishi mushroom, noted as "a medicinal mushroom with anticancer activity, acts on breast cancer stem cells in vitro."
A number of studies indicate that NF-kB-inhibiting nutrients can combat some of the most prevalent hallmarks of aging, including potential for inflammatory bowel disease and Crohn's disease22 as well as inflammatory breast cancer.23 The nutrients can also help reduce inflammation of blood vessel walls, known to be a principal cause of atherosclerosis24 and heart disease.25
Regarding epilepsy and brain cell degradation,26 ganoderic acid applied to glial immune cells in mouse brains "significantly dropped production of inflammatory cytokines through NF-kB inhibition."27
One study28 refers to aging as an "intricate and complex biological phenomenon" that requires an integrated approach of all your physiological systems. With "senescence" — the scientific term for growing old — several of the most concerning changes take place in the immune system, hence the term "immunosenescence."
Scientists say that if this type of inflammation can be stopped, a major cause of degenerative aging can be slowed and possibly reversed. A gene-regulating protein complex called Nuclear Factor kappa B, or NF-kB is one factor:
"The nuclear factor NF-κB pathway has long been considered a prototypical proinflammatory signaling pathway, largely based on the role of NF-κB in the expression of proinflammatory genes including cytokines, chemokines, and adhesion molecules ... NF-κB has long been considered the 'holy grail' as a target for new anti-inflammatory drugs ..."29
Another study notes that reishi mushrooms, known as lingzhi in China, can be taken as a supplement in the form of powders, dietary supplements and tea derived from different parts of the mushroom, including the mycelia, spores, and the mushroom itself. Additionally, it has antioxidant, antiviral and antibacterial properties:
"The specific applications and attributed health benefits include control of blood glucose levels, modulation of the immune system, hepatoprotection, bacteriostasis, and more … G. lucidum spores were reported to contain a mixture of several long-chain fatty acids that may contribute to the antitumor activity of the mushroom."30
Other plants that inhibit NF-kB
Reishi mushrooms aren't the only plant extracts that have these types of beneficial effects:
- Green tea — Helps reduce inflammation due to its epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) content, which is known to be chemoprotective, especially in bladder cancer.31 It also helps prevent heart disease32
- Cyanidin-3-O glucoside (C3G) — This polyphenol found in dark fruits and berries has NF-kB-inhibiting properties, noted for its ability to protect against heart disease by reducing inflammation and endothelial dysfunction, inflammatory bowel disease33 and retinal degeneration34
- Resveratrol — Also shown to prevent retinal degeneration, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis and osteoporosis.35
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The memorial service for Stephen Huneck was today (May 30) at the Dog Chapel…such an amazing man!!! More to come shortly
I first heard about Dog Mountain six years ago when my mom and I happened upon his book The Dog Chapel when shopping in The Village Book Store in Littleton, NH. We bought the book on the spot and knew we had to make the drive (which isn't that far from our condo in Bretton Woods; maybe an hour tops). Over the years we've been back many times; each time bringing Tucker and Lily who find a peace there that they haven't found anywhere else. When I say Steven Huneck is an amazing man I truly mean it.
Dog Mountain sits on countless acres of land in St. Johnsbury, Vt and houses Huneck's gallery /gift shop as well as ponds for dogs to go swimming in. But the centerpiece of dog mountain is the chapel. The Dog Chapel can best be described as a spiritual center for dog lovers. In short it's a memorial for dogs lost but never forgotten. The walls of the chapel are covered in photographs and memories left by people grieving the loss of their dog, which to a dog lover, is the single most important member of the family.
I got to meet Huneck once at a signing at the Littleton Book store and was able to tell him how much he impacted my life through his work and passion.
Never have I had the pleasure of being in a place so beautiful. The chapel puts life into perspective and make you cherish every moment. To think that one man would think to create a place for dogs to be remembered makes Huneck my hero. He always knew what was really important in the world. I've always said that I don't crave becoming a father like most people do; instead I crave a life where I always have dogs around me. Huneck got that and on a mass scale. He has helped to unite the world through their dog; I couldn't ask for anything more. I will always wonder how I made it through four years of college without seeing Lily every day. Now, I can't get enough of her. Now, when I leave the house, I can't wait to come home and be with her. That's how much she means to me.
This past January, the morning we left on our vacation to Turks and Caicos, we got word of the unthinkable. The economic crisis effects all of us in different ways and some more severe than others. For Huneck it meant laying off all his workers; a decision that left him a changed man. Unable to deal with the life he had worked so hard to create crumbling around him; Huneck, sitting in his parked car outside his psychiatrists office, killed himself (Read about his life and death, here).
The memorial service took place May 30. In a notice on the website, Huneck's widow Gwen wrote, "Before and after the service, dogs and people are welcome to walk the trails, enjoy the breathtaking views, swim in the pond, (dogs only please) and visit The Dog Chapel. This may be one of the few Memorials attended by lots of wet and muddy dogs, but that is exactly what Stephen would have wanted…"
And her vision came true in spades. Never have I been to a memorial service more peaceful or beautiful. The day was special and brought together all who enjoy Huneck's work and the dogs who call the place home.
Before the events began my mom, Lily, and I walked the trails and let go of Tucker. Four years ago on the Friday of my first Family Weekend of college, we lost the dog who defined my childhood. Tucker was far more than just a four-legged pet who shed fur throughout our home. He understood us in a way no one else ever has or will. When I was a lot to deal with (oh yes, I had my moments), Tucker would know how I was going to behave hours before I would act up. He got me.
Of course, his bigger alliance was to my mom; the one person had the deepest connection to. He would only react to her commands and he was her protector during his thirteen years on earth. As far as watch dogs go, Tucker was among the best. His ability to turn into 100 pounds of dead weight when a person entered the house he didn't get positive vibes from was remarkable. His family came first no matter what.
Tucker is a Sawtelle dog through and through. The bond I (and my mom) had with him was akin to that of Edgar and Almondine. It is strange how a dog can just get you. I swear they have amazing powers.
We found a tree up on the hill all by itself overlooking the valley and dog mountain and let go of his ashes. It was a moment for my mom who did it herself. In that moment dog mountain became more than just a place to visit but one we have a personal connection to.
After letting go of Tucker we were able to make sense of the day and celebrate the life Huneck had lived in the magical place he created. It's sad to get in death what you can't get in life. For some people, the acceptance they need to know their live mattered only comes after death; when everyone realizes what their truth worth. If Huneck's death teaches us anything, it's that we need to tell people how much we care about them while they are still around to hear it in person. There isn't a doubt in the universe that Huneck heard the beautiful words the speakers had for him but to have heard them in person would've been the icing on the cake.
The service was lead by a preacher who navigated the audience through song and remembrance. What made the service so great was the informality of it. In the way Huneck would've wanted it, the dogs and people were gathered on folding chairs on a hill overlooking the chapel and gallery. Dogs would run around as they were allowed to be free; often running behind the makeshift pulpit and in and out of the pond.
After opening remarks, the preacher played the Beatles classic "All You Need Is Love" and suggested to the audience they sing along. You would've thought it 1966 and the four member band was exiting their plane and landing in America for the first time. There wasn't a dry eye when everyone sang the words to the powerful song.
After the song; we were all directed to our programs where we are asked to recite a poem "Today We Remember Stephen" written Pam Wasserman. The poem is a celebration of his life and ended with a cheer for Huneck: "Lets all join in and say Yea! Stephen/Yea! Stephen/Yea! Stephen."
Following a moment of silence the pulpit was converted into an "open mic" where anyone could come up and share their memories of Huneck and let the world know what he meant to them. The first couple were planned; beginning with one of Huneck's workers. Being an artist it was apparent he was shy and he spoke in a monotone voice but none of that mattered. He told of his life working with Huneck and how Huneck became a father figure to him; something he wasn't blessed with at home. Never had something come more from the heart and put the whole day into perspective.
The artist reiterated the message of the day. He didn't realize how much Huneck meant to him until he was gone. It's in those moments, when he loose the one person who we never think will die, that we take stock of our own life and realize just what is important. We think that gaping hole inside us will never be filled but find out just how strong we really are. We're meant to have only so much time with somebody. For the artist, who is just a kid himself, Huneck meant more to him than any other person.
Other speakers were family members of Huneck including his sister. After someone read from the memorial books we are all signing; I thought it time to go. I had taken in as much as I could for one day. In my absence the service continued with a walk up the hill with all families and their dogs; up the hill to the highest point on property where Huneck erected a dog with angel wings sitting atop a flag pole and a gate into heaven. A fitting end to a service celebrating the life of an amazing man.
If you're a dog person, and who isn't, it is worth the trip to journey to 143 Parks Rd in St. Johnsbury Vt and visit Dog Mountain. Bring your dog (or dogs) and make a day of it. Never will you be in such a spiritual place again. The admission is free; all money is made through purchases in the gallery/ gift shop. Check out the website for more information: http://www.dogmt.com.


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Gist: "I Don't Know Bobrisky Personally" – Denrele
Whenever Idris Okuneye, better known as Bobrisky's name is mentioned, Denrele Edun comes to the mind of people. Though he had once asked Nigerians to desist from comparing him with Bobrisky, people still think they share a lot of similarities.
Denrele Edun said he had only met Bobrisky once and it was before he became famous on social media.
He stated: "I don't even know the guy personally. We've never done anything together and we don't have anything in common. I read about him and see things he shares on social media.
"I only met him once when I visited Toyin Lawani (a celebrity fashion designer); you know Toyin is my friend. When I met him, he was not as popular as he is now and we had a friendly conversation. Then, he was always with Toyin. I am even surprised they are having issues with each other now because they used to be very close."
According to him, he doesn't have any problem with Bobrisky as people can become famous by different means.
"People should let him be. He is having fun and he enjoys every bit of it. I don't have any problem with what he is doing. He understands the power of the social media and he is using it to his advantage. People who think I gave birth to Bobrisky say so because they don't know my story. I worked to get to where I am today," he explained.


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Funny: What If the Shark From "Jaws" Kept a Diary?
Don't go in the water. It's mostly just his tears.
April 7: So this is the journal I'm supposed to be writing, as prescribed by my latest therapist. I hope it helps, but I have to be honest, I doubt it will. I WANT TO STOP EATING EVERYONE! That's it! That's all I want! I've been through, what, five therapists? And I've eaten three of them. I can't form any meaningful relationships with anyone, because sooner or later, CHOMP. It's got to stop. I'm nervous because summer is coming up. Maybe this summer will be different.
May 2: This summer will be different. THIS SUMMER MUST BE DIFFERENT!
May 12: How could the summer be different? I'm a SHARK. A GREAT WHITE SHARK. A nonstop killing machine! NO! No. I am in control here. Biology is not destiny. I have to think positively. I can be any nonstop machine I want to be. A nonstop caring machine. A nonstop nurturing machine.
May 31: Tourists are showing up. I ate kelp and seaweed today. I've read, like, three books this week just to keep my mind off things. Jacqueline Susann. Better than I expected.
June 14: OK. Deep breath. I'm ashamed to even be writing this. But I fell off the wagon BIG TIME. It was night, and I was swimming around (I don't sleep), and I thought everything would be fine because what human would be out in the ocean at night? Then this lady shows up swimming around. Naked! I see that, and I'm thinking, No nylon swimsuits, no goggles to deal with, just dinner. I was so disgusted with myself that I couldn't even eat all of her.
June 23: Guilt does funny things to a shark. When I feel guilty about something (like, oh, EATING A WOMAN!), I start to hate myself. When I start to hate myself, I engage in self-destructive behavior.
June 26: There's no doubt about it: I'm spiraling. Almost sank a boat today. Ate the captain. Most of him, anyway. Started innocently enough. I saw the boat out there on the water, and I remembered what I'd read in a self-help book: "Use your tongue instead of your teeth." I figured I could swim up and talk to the guy about my issues. Then, before I know it, he's whapping me on the nose, which is NOT COOL, and one thing led to another … I need to remember that it's not enough to want to reach people. I have to understand how I'm coming across to them as well.
July 4: Ate another dude. Maybe I was still mad at the boat captain. Or mad at my mother who birthed me and then just swam away. Or mad at myself.
July 7: They're coming for me. I see their boat. Looks like there's an old sea captain, a sort of wild-eyed young researcher, and Roy Scheider on it. I'm going to them. One way or another, we're going to end this thing.
(Journal ends)
Read more pop-culture correspondences in John Moe's book, Dear Luke, We Need to Talk, Darth.


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Bigger Than Enron~to air June 20~ exposes how it could happengreenspun.com : LUSENET : Unk's Troll-free Private Saloon : One Thread
Press release
Bigger Than Enron
Thursday, June 20, at 9pm, 60 minutes (Check your TV Guide for local times)
The meteoric rise and stunning collapse of Enron caused many to question why the watchdog system that was supposed to protect investors failed to sound any alarms about the company's dubious finances. But Enron and its accounting firm, Arthur Andersen, turn out merely to be the tip of the iceberg.
In the 1990s, Enron was just one of more than 700 corporations forced to dramatically correct misleading financial statements as a result of accounting failures, lapses or outright fraud, costing investors an estimated $200 billion. What went wrong?
In "Bigger Than Enron," airing Thursday, June 20, at 9 P.M. on PBS (check local listings), FRONTLINE examines an oversight system gone soft. Through interviews with SEC officials, corporate executives, members of Congress, and investor advocates, the one-hour documentary explores how the system of controls was eroded by conflicts of interests among watchdogs such as outside auditors, as well as congressional intervention that blocked efforts at protecting investors through improved checks and balances.
"Enron's collapse revealed systemic failures in the regulatory process that's designed to protect investors," says correspondent/producer Hedrick Smith. "Our investigation showed that the growing conflicts of interest within the industry were exacerbated by weakened regulations and a Congress that rejected any attempts to strengthen them."
"Bigger Than Enron" examines the investor frenzy of the 1990s--a market mania not unlike the stock market fever that gripped the nation during the 1920s. After that speculative binge led to the 1929 stock market crash, Congress passed laws to protect investors, establishing the Securities and Exchange Commission and requiring companies to have their books audited by outsiders.
So why didn't those safeguards protect the public in the 1990s?
"Since the Great Depression, gradually what has happened is that those laws have been eaten away--by corporate executives, by Wall Street, by interests--at the expense of investors," says Sarah Teslik, executive director of the Council of Institutional Investors. "The watchdogs now work for executives, accountants, and Wall Street. They don't work to protect shareholders."
Jim Chanos, manager of Ursus investment fund, agrees. "Many of these so-called corporate watchdogs are paid by the corporations themselves," he tells FRONTLINE. "The auditors are paid by the corporations. The bond rating agencies have an agenda where they, too, have consulting arrangements and are paid in many cases by the issuing corporations. Analysts are paid often on the basis of their investment banking fees that their firms bring in for the companies that they are either recommending to buy or sell. So we have all kinds of conflicts of interest that revolve around who is paying who."
Industry insiders also point to the so-called "options culture" of the1990s as a key incentive for pushing up the company's stock price and then doctoring the books to make the company look good.
"When an executive has a portfolio of a hundred million stock options, they can make far more money by getting the stock to move a few dollars in response to false information than anybody could do in most insider trader cases," says Richard Breeden, SEC chair from 1989 to 1993. "So, the size of the stock packages creates a temptation for economic gain that is very corrosive and will lead some people to be willing to lie, to cook up false income, to not tell the truth about negative factors. And in Enron's case, to create an entire picture of a company that didn't exist."
Yet again, industry executives stress that Enron wasn't the only company to provide investors with inaccurate financial reports. "If you go back and look over the last half dozen years...investors had lost probably close to a hundred billion dollars," says Lynn Turner, former chief accountant of the SEC in the late 1990s. "[Investors] suffered those types of losses from these situations like Cendant, Waste Management, Sunbeam, Microstrategies, Rite Aid, Lucent, Xerox...."
"Bigger Than Enron" examines several cases as well as several pivotal battles in Congress, concluding with an examination of the lessons learned from the Enron scandal and its lingering political and financial fallout.
"The Enron scandal has conveyed to the American investor that he can't have confidence in the traditional gatekeepers that protect America's markets," says Arthur Levitt, SEC chair from 1993-2000. "He can't have confidence in the auditor that presented him with the statements. He can't have confidence in the standard setter that created standards which were so fuzzy that Enron was able to hide the obligations of the parent in subsidiaries. You can't have confidence in investment bankers, in the lawyers for the company. You can't have confidence in the rating agencies that should have given him a clear picture of what Enron's obligations were."
Unless major reforms are undertaken to restore that confidence, observers say, it could spell trouble for the U.S. markets.
"Without reform, there's no question we'll see more damage inflicted--we will see more Enrons," Turner asserts. "We have seen a litany of cases, a big increase in cases in the last five or six years. That's not going to change. It's the result of fundamental flaws and shortcomings in the system. Any businessman knows that if you don't fix your systems when you have systemic problems, eventually the customer--the investing public in this case--won't buy. And when that happens, the money won't go into the markets."
Following the broadcast, visit FRONTLINE's Web site at www.pbs.org/frontline for extended coverage of this story, including:
A deeper look into the story of Arthur Andersen and how the company built its once unimpeachable reputation;
A primer on the various conflicts of interest in auditing, securities analysis, and corporate governance that have defined the Enron-Andersen scandal;
An analysis of the political fallout in the upcoming 2002 elections, and beyond;
FRONTLINE's extended interviews with key figures in the story, background readings, related links, and more.
"Bigger Than Enron" is a FRONTLINE co-production with Hedrick Smith Productions. The senior producer and correspondent is Hedrick Smith. The producer is Marc Shaffer. The editor is Cliff Hackel.
-- Cherri (firstname.lastname@example.com), June 15, 2002
"Many of these so-called corporate watchdogs are paid by the corporations themselves," he tells FRONTLINE. "The auditors are paid by the corporations. The bond rating agencies have an agenda where they, too, have consulting arrangements and are paid in many cases by the issuing corporations. Analysts are paid often on the basis of their investment banking fees that their firms bring in for the companies that they are either recommending to buy or sell. So we have all kinds of conflicts of interest that revolve around who is paying who."
-- Cherri (firstname.lastname@example.com), June 15, 2002.
And which watchdog watches Frontline, one of the most slanted TV shows ever?
-- (firstname.lastname@example.com), June 15, 2002.
Cherri, I have a mental conundrum bothering me right now. This all happened during the Clinton years, yet our unions tell us this was Bush's fault. Something doesn't seem right here, but it must be my imagination because my union doesn't lie. I must now say 2000 Hail Hoffas to atone for even contemplating thinking for myself.
-- (firstname.lastname@example.com), June 15, 2002.
The Reagan years will be noted in the history books as the second most destructive period in our country's history, next to Dumbya of course. Reagan basically gave the green light to the yuppie scum to go ahead and invent new ways to defraud the public. Now those yuppies are CEO's of most major corporations and our entire system of business has become horrendously corrupt. These greedy bastards pretend to believe that this is "the way business is supposed to work", because they've learned to operate without a ounce of conscience, morals, or common decency. That's why they were so happy to contribute to Dumbya to get him in office so they can continue their scams. What they didn't expect was that Dumbya's closest friends like Kenny Boy thought they could go even farther beyond the ethical limits now that Dumbya was behind them. They got so excessively greedy that there was no way it could continue to go unnoticed. Hence, Enron, Tyco, etc., etc. and this is why Dumbya now pretends that he doesn't even know these guys and is trying to pull the wool over the public's eyes by pretending to reform the system.
-- (Reagan and Dumbya @ biggest criminals. in human history), June 15, 2002.
Reagan and Dumbya @ biggest criminals. in human history
Can you say "hyperbole"?
-- (firstname.lastname@example.com), June 15, 2002.
Clinton may have been in office, but the legeslative arm of the government was in the hands of the republicans. I seriously doubt that most of the republicans were aware of many of the things going on in each individual area of government, but there were those few who appear to have had an agenda which quietly ate away at the oversight and controls that had been put in place after the stock market crash of the "20's".
But why do you bring up Clinton? Watch the show, or read the facts (Legal actions, well documented) and see how it came about
-- Cherri (firstname.lastname@example.com), June 15, 2002.


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The legalization of marijuana by some states certainly has had an effect in the United States, especially when it comes to its medicinal use. Federal legalization of the drug could increase those positive effects as well. While the medical benefits of marijuana legalization are a strong argument, we believe there is an even better but rarely used argument in favor of its legalization. Marijuana legalization would increase border security and limit the power of the Mexican drug cartels.
The War on Drugs
In honor of 4/20, we thought it would be appropriate to share some statistics of the effect the War on Drugs has had in the United States. The War began in President Nixon's era and is still being waged today.


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Last tuesday after work, I head to one shopping center to look around for magazine and other stuff. Then when I walk pass Jusco supermarket, there held a small exhibition called "2007 Japan Autumn food festival" and I decided to take a look. Well, mostly were food packagings from some well known food maker like Meiji Seika, Lotte, Morinaga and much more. Then, I met this cute packaging, it's Tohato's Caramel Corn.
I already knew this packaging from MILK magazine as well as this website which I had covered it before during this "Creative packaging inspiration ~modern & vintage~". But it's my first time to see it in real life. The packaging is very cute and attractive! It has many variations of designs for different kinds of flavor. All of them will featured a character with cute expression, together with the food images either inside the character's mouth or hanging somewhere in the packaging.
I like the packaging very much, because it is eye-catchy and design is funny and cute. I bet this packaging will be the first to be spotted by consumer if it was put together with other food packaging. Actually, it is so cute that I took out my old camera and snap all the way and forgot to buy one or two! So, I don't know how is the taste, but according to PingMag, the taste of these tiny curly flips will causes an immediate addiction! Tasty food paired with nice packaging, great combination!
At the end of this article, I posted up some snapshots of the Caramel Corn packaging, feel free to take a look. If you ask me which packaging I like the most? Oh, it must the the one orange packaging with roasted almond on the nose. 😀 You can also go to the character's page to check out the full range of the Caramel Corn's characters.
Bring Caramel Corn to your desktop
When I surfing the Tohato website, I found out that they offer Caramel Corn wallpapers free for download! The wallpapers are just beautiful and cute as well. It also has special movies, screensaver and even free Caramel Corn web template free for download! Besides that, you can also click here for more Caramel Corn wallpaper goodies.
My Thought
This is a fine example of unique packaging concept which rare to see in local market. Perhaps is the cultural difference between Malaysia and Japan, maybe cute packaging won't practical in here. But we can learn something from this packaging is that by using simple elements, it can also becomes an attractive yet functional piece too.