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On May 8th, the European Disability Forum (EDF) organised a webinar on the topic of the Istanbul Convention, which is a Council of Europe convention addressing violence against women and it aims at the prevention of violence, victim protection and "to end with the impunity of perpetrators".
This webinar was moderated by Ana Peláez Narváez, EDF vice-president and was supported by Raquel Riaza, Events and Administration Officer and Marine Uldry, EDF Human Rights Officer. The webinar was accessible for persons with disabilities providing live captioning and international sign language interpretation. It was recorded and it will be available on EDF's website.
The webinar was structured around three main points: how and why the Istanbul Convention is important for women and girls with disabilities; the role of the monitoring mechanism and how to contribute to it from civil society; and good practices.
Christina Olsen, from the Council of Europe Secretariat, gave an overview of the Istanbul Convention. Then she spoke about the importance of the Istanbul Convention for the disability movement.
Biljana Brankovic, Member of Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO), explained the Istanbul Convention monitoring mechanism and the role of NGOs and Civil Society in general to contribute to themonitoring process.
Luisa Bosisio, EDF board member, commented the outcomes of a survey published in 2019 about violence against women with disabilities, which conducted by the Italian Network VERA.
Isabel Caballero, CERMI Women's Foundation Coordinator, gave an introduction of the organisation she works for and spoke about the reports they submitted to the GREVIO committee.
Claire Desaint, co-president at Femmes pour le Dire Femme pour Agir, presented her organisation as well as the French legislative framework with regards to violence against women with disabilities.
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"NPO of Electromechanics"
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The company was founded in 1958 in accordance with Decree №723-345 of the CPSU Central Committee and USSR Cabinet dated 02.07.1958 as R&D center and production plant for designing and fabrication of gyroscopic devices in Ural region. Within 1958 - 1962 the company was subsidiary of research institute №2 NII-944 (research institute of applied mechanics named after academician V.I.Kuznetsov in Moscow ) under the State Committee of USSR Cabinet on shipbuilding comprising electromechanical research institute with pilot factory. Within 1962 - 1965 the company was under State Committee of USSR Cabinet on radio electronics, and since 1965, under Ministry of General Machine Building of USSR. In 1977 the company was reorganized into the scientific production association of electro-mechanics. In 2005 it was once again converted into open joint stock company.
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ACEA: Euro VII could be basis for discussion on global heavy-duty emissions standard
Over the last few years, emissions have been a major focus of European regulators for heavy-duty (HD) vehicles. Euro VI limits for heavy-duty vehicles, introduced in Regulation 595/2009 and amended by Regulations 582/2011 and 133/2014, is the sixth iteration of the European Union directive to reduce harmful pollutants from HD vehicle exhausts. The Euro VI emission limits went into effect in 2013 for new type approvals and in 2014 for all registrations. Paul Greening, emissions and fuels director of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), says a focus on laboratory and on-road emissions control has yielded impressive results in reducing nitrogen oxides (Nox) and particulate matter emissions in a wide range of heavy-duty vehicles. But what happens after Euro VI?
Speaking at the UNITI Mineral Oil Technology Congress on April 17, Greening highlighted several important regulatory challenges set to impact the automotive landscape over the next few years. "We (ACEA) believe there will be a Euro VII," confirmed Greening. Discussions have already started in Brussels, with the European Commission considering what Euro VII will look like. Despite this assertion, and an evident European policy focus on road transport, Greening believes Europe should "wait and see" what existing regulations deliver on air quality improvements first. Euro VII must be justified by environmental need, he says.
Nevertheless, the European Commission has turned its eye to HD vehicles. Greening, on behalf of ACEA, proposes that Euro VII discussions should form the basis for a strategy on a global heavy-duty emissions standard. "We would welcome CO2 and emissions targets that are aligned," he says, to aid common development programs.
Europe needs to look to China, the world's largest car market and with intentions on becoming the leader in automotive regulation. China currently has China 6A, essentially equivalent to Euro 6/VI and based on the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP). An updated 6B specification will arrive in 2023; With it comes a substantial reduction in NOx – down to 35 mg – and testing on real driving emissions with a higher conformity factor than in Europe. HD will also have the standards; 6A applies from 2021, 6B in 2023 will add additional requirements on the way vehicles speak 'off board' including remote diagnostics and enhanced enforcement tools for Chinese authorities.
China has already indicated it will talk about China 7 in the timeframe of 2025.


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There is no creature on the North American continent more feared than the Ursus horribilis. Known commonly as the grizzly bear, the Latin name of Ursus horribilis was given to the grizzly in the 19th century and literally translates into English as "terrifying bear." The fourth installment in the Kings of the Continents series from the New Zealand Mint is now available. Today, the 2016 1 oz Silver Niue Kings of the Continents Grizzly Bear coin is available on Silver.com.
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- Total mintage capped at just 5,000 coins for this release.
- Fourth release in the New Zealand Mint's Kings of the Continents Series.
- Consists of One Troy ounce of .999 fine silver.
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Kings of the Continents is an exciting new series of silver colorized coins from the New Zealand Mint. As the fourth release in that series, the Grizzly Bear Coin includes the image of the largest animal in the series to date. The grizzly bear is actually a subspecies of North American brown bear, and was named by Lewis and Clark in the early 19th century for its fearsome, grizzled appearance.
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There have been very few occasions in my life where I have pinched myself in disbelief! One such occasion was few minutes back when Sachin Tendulkar finally (I feel like repeating the word 5 times) scored his 100th international century against Bangladesh in Mirpur in the ongoing Asia Cup 2012. Finally!!!
The feat for which the whole of cricketing world and not just India was waiting since more than a year has just happened! During all these months, every time Sachin went into bat, almost every cricket fan from around the world expected to see his 100th century. However, it just refused to come. There is a saying in Hindi – Intezar Ka Phal Meetha Hota Hai. Well, this was proved today in Mirpur.
The Master Blaster did come terribly close to achieving the mega milestone on December 2011 when he dismissed for 94 in the third test match against West Indies in Mumbai. Never had I seen the crowd so stunned in disbelief before when the great man was dismissed in that innings by Ravi Rampaul. People from Sachin's hometown had spent an abnormal amount to the blackers for the ticket of the fifth days play after Sachin was not out on 70 odd at stumps on day 4.
I was one among thousands who faced disappointment at not getting a ticket (at original price) for the fifth day. However, I plainly refused to buy the ticket in black and returned home khaali haath! How fortunate I felt later on to have such principles!
After that innings of 94, Sachin failed to achieve the feat in the whole of the tour of Australia. As he also started going through a bad phase, the expectations for the biggest achievement ever also fizzled out!
I guess it was the pressure of the expectations that got the better of Sachin. Now, that there were no expectations, he easily achieved the feat and how! I wish the people and media had controlled their excitement all these months! Anyways, it's better late than never.
Hearty CONGRATULATIONS to the greatest cricketer for the greatest achievement any batsman can imagine. I repeat this – We have been fortunate to have got a chance to grow up along with Sachin's career!
Have a look at the moment when Sachin achieved the feat and the world went in a frenzy. (Video of Sachin scoring his 100th run) : –


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According to Gallup, 40% of Americans believe that humans were created by a "god" in the past 10,000 years while this number is only 14% north of the border.
I love Americans. I truly do. They are an amazing people. But I just don't understand them sometimes. They voted in Dubya twice. Indebted themselves into oblivion. And 4 out of ten of them, like our own Stockwell Day, think that humans played with dinosaurs.
A cousin of mine who is an ex-pat Québécois living in Tennessee, once remarked to me on Facebook that in the States, unlike Canada, religion and faith is everywhere. You can't get away from it. With data like these, I think I understand what he said a bit better.
But still – wow. What a difference.
And I bet that if you removed the Alberta respondents, the 14% would drop into the single digits.
But if we're so smart, why:
- Do we keep voting in the ReformCons?
- Have Ontario voters not pushed governments to abolish the separate schools system?
- Do we have voting rates in the 50's?
OK – the last point is just me whining.


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The 2012 Tournament of Roses brought its flowery floats and strutting bands to a worldwide audience Monday under clear blue skies, and in its wake came a scruffier parade — hundreds of anti-Wall Street protesters.
The 123rd annual New Year's Day event, with the theme "Just Imagine," flowed along downtown Pasadena to the cheers of hundreds of thousands of sidewalk spectators.
An estimated 40 million people viewed this year's procession of 44 floats, 16 marching bands and 22 equestrian troupes on U.S. television.
[The Tournament of Roses Parade, better known as the Rose Parade, is "America's New Year Celebration" held in Pasadena, California, a festival of flower-covered floats, marching bands, equestrians and the Rose Bowl college football game on New Year's Day (but moved to Monday if New Year's Day falls on a Sunday), produced by the non-profit Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association. LA Times]
There were 10 arrests overnight, including four felonies, as thousands of spectators staked out viewing places along the route but that figure was down from the previous year, police said.
"Everything went very, very well. We're very pleased," police Lt. Phlunte Riddle said.
On the heels of the two-hour parade came several thousand anti-Wall Street protesters in a pre-arranged demonstration.
The thunder of the retreating marching bands mingled in the air with chants of "Banks got bailed out, we got sold out" as the Occupy the Rose Parade demonstrators retraced about 1.5 miles of the 5.5-mile parade route before veering off for a rally near City Hall.
They carried a 250-foot-long banner that said "We the People" to represent the U.S. Constitution. Some also held a 70-foot-long octopus made from recycle plastic bags that represented the tentacles of perceived corporate greed.
"This is about getting money out of politics," said Greg Stevens, a 38-year-old public health lecturer at the University of Southern California. "I support everything this movement is about."
Behind the protesters came three truckloads of Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies in riot gear but no arrests were immediately made and the protest was noisy but peaceful.
Police did not release an official count but Occupy the Rose Parade organizer Pete Thottam estimated the crowd of protesters at 5,000.
Police, parade and city officials held numerous meetings with the protest organizers to ensure that they did not disrupt the parade.
Police also stepped up measures after 9/11 and the Y2K threat, and have regularly dealt with protests through the years ranging from anti-Vietnam war demonstrators to Native Americans incensed at the choice of a descendant of Christopher Columbus as grand marshal.
This year's parade featured Iraq war veteran J.R. Martinez as grand marshal, the children and grandchildren of Roy Rogers on a float commemorating cowboys, and the parents of Christina-Taylor Green, the 9-year-old girl killed in the mass shooting that injured U.S. Rep Gabrielle Giffords last year, on the Donate Life float honoring organ donors. The Greens donated their daughter's corneas. AP
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Youth for Christ Around the World
YFC/USA is part of the world-wide movement of Youth for Christ International. We are knit together with our common mission, vision, statement of faith, and passion to reach young people with the life changing message of Jesus Christ.
Our Suncoast chapter has special connections with several international chapters, providing mutual support and encouragement. It is a striking testimony to the freedoms that we enjoy in the United States that, for safety reasons, we can't even name some of the locations that we actively partner with. God is at work in powerful ways despite our enemy's best attempt to silence the Truth and Life that comes only through the name of Jesus. Please pray with us for the safety and effectiveness of our brothers and sisters reaching lost teens across the globe.
YFC Madagascar
Pictured is Director Maharavo Ravoniandro (Ravo) with his wife, Lalasoa and son Mike.
Please learn more about their ministry at: https://mg.yfci.org/
Please learn more about their ministry at: https://mg.yfci.org/
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Josue and Maria serve in the municpality of Heredia, Costa Rica.
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'What does it mean to be gay?' A seemingly simple question, but one that's not often asked. With Los Angeles Gay Pride starting this Friday, various gay folks give us their answers in a weeklong series.
Vincent Jones is a community organizer who shapes LGBT programs at the Liberty Hill Foundation, where he is a
deputy director and senior program officer. He shares his story and his thoughts:
When I think of what it means to be gay to me, I think of constant
navigation through a series of choices…
A misguided or misinformed few might believe that choosing to be gay
is among that set of choices. I do not.
The stirrings of affection toward male classmates in elementary school when I had neither the vocabulary to describe what I was feeling nor an inkling of comprehension of homosexuality is enough for me to know that I had no choice in the matter.
But life for gay people is filled with choices. For starters, most of us choose to come out.
That is, perhaps, the biggest and most emotional choice. Even the act of coming out involves a series of choices.
First, we are faced with the choice of accepting ourselves.
Then, we choose whom, how, and when to break the big news. Now, in many cases, coming out is a formality, as those close to us "know" that we're gay but have been waiting for us to choose to tell them. In other instances, choosing to come out is met
with violence, a loss of housing, academic distress, or a host of other negative outcomes.
Then after we come out the first time, we continue to choose whether or not to do it in nearly every interaction.
How many of us have been at lunch with co-workers on Monday morning when the conversation turns to the weekend? Do you talk about the weekend trip to Palm Springs
with the boys or the Saturday morning you spent knocking on doors in South Los Angeles to talk to people about LGBT equality? Or, if you have a desk, do you display pictures of your partner?
Many of us choose not to be gay in the workplace out of legitimate fear for negative repercussions. In more than half the states of the union, we can be fired for being gay. And when legal protections against employment discrimination exist, an array of subtle barriers emerge to form a "pink" ceiling that leads many to decide against being their full selves at work.
For example, if you know your superiors are social conservatives – of either party – you might make the judgment call to downplay being gay. Or if you work in a sales environment, you might avoid being fully open with certain clients.
As someone born both gay and black, I find myself navigating similar terrain constantly.
Though politically liberal, black people tend to be personally conservative and more likely to be regular church-goers or religious than the general population. It's important to me to be an active member of my black community. So, I have accepted that I will have to make awkward choices at times.
Early in my career, I chose not to be out despite the fact that I lived with my boyfriend and was out to most of the people in my life.
When I wanted time off to participate in a gay pride-related activity, I decided the time had come to let my co-workers know the truth. Two jobs later, I chose to go back in the closet.
Ironically, I worked for an extremely gay-friendly member of the New York City Council, and gay rights, specifically marriage equality, was one of my areas of legislative responsibility.
For some reason, I never truly came out in that setting, though I'm certain everyone in my office new the truth.
In fact, it wasn't until my first day on a later job with U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer's reelection campaign in 2004 that I truly came out professionally.
I'm sure the fact that I was hired, in part, to coordinate LGBT outreach and worked for a true champion of LGBT equality helped.
Since 2004, I have chosen to be a fairly visible member of our community. I believe that people need to see the full spectrum of who we are and the political moment needs more of us to do our part to truly advance equality for us all.
Now, not every gay person has to navigate the same set of choices. We DO all have the choice to love ourselves. I can attest that it's a beautiful thing when we make that decision.
Jones sits on the boards of Lambda Legal and the LA Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, and has helped several candidates win elections and represent their
constituencies. He lives in Los Angeles and can be followed on Twitter @Citizenjones76.
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An Assessment of Post-Encroachment Times for Bicycle-Vehicle Interactions Observed in the Field, a Driving Simulator, and in Traffic Simulation Models
Portland State University. Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
First Advisor
Christopher M. Monsere
Date of Publication
Fall 11-29-2016
Document Type
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.) in Civil & Environmental Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Traffic conflicts, Right-turn lanes, Automobile driving simulators -- Evaluation, Cycling, Automobile driving
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1 online resource (viii, 83 pages)
Most safety analysis is conducted using crash data. Surrogate safety measures, such as various time-based measures of time-to-collision can be related to crash potential and used to gain insight into the frequency and severity of crashes at a specific location. One of the most common and acknowledged measures is post-encroachment time (PET) which defines the time between vehicles occupying a conflicting space. While commonly used in studies of motor vehicle interactions, studies of PET for bicycle-vehicle interactions are few. In this research, the PET of bicycle-vehicle interactions measured in the field, a driving simulator, and in a micro-simulation are compared. A total of 52 right-hook conflicts were identified in 135 hours of video footage over 14 days at a signalized intersection in Portland, OR (SW Taylor and SW Naito Pkwy). The results showed that 4 of 17 high-risk conflicts could not be identified by the conventional definition of PET and PET values of some conflicts did not reflect true risk of collision. Therefore, right-hook conflicts were categorized into two types and a modified measure of PET was proposed so that their frequency and severity were properly measured. PETs from the field were then compared to those measures in the Oregon State University driving simulator during research conducted by Dr. Hurwitz et al. (2015) studying the right-hook conflicts. Statistical and graphical methods were used to compare field PETs to those in the simulator. The results suggest that the relative validity of the OSU driving simulator was good but not conclusive due to differences in traffic conditions and intersections. To further explore the field-observed PET values, traffic simulation models of the field intersection were developed and calibrated. Right-hook conflicts were extracted from the simulation files and conflicts observed in PM-peak hours over 6 days in the field were compared to those obtained from 24 traffic simulation runs. The field-observed PET values did not match the values from the simulation values very well. However, the approach does show promise. Further calibration of driving and bicycling behaviors would likely improve the result.
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Hohenwettersbach 07.02.20
In the midst of setting up the new and exciting Síolta, there were
worries that the Saoirse Mhór Trio might suffer through lack of
attention. Nevertheless we travelled to this little village south of
Karlsruhe for our next gig. The setting was wonderful,sold out and an
eager audience was awaiting. We went through our show taking them briskly along with
us. Stefan and Michael both in great form and I heard flashes of new
licks and riffs in all parts of the show. Axel Ridthaler our host was
beaming after the tremendous end of our programme. Lovely after gig banter to boot. No worries, we'll
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Cast Complete for Oscar Isaac-Led HAMLET at The Public Theater
The Public Theater announced complete casting today for Hamlet, featuring Golden Globe Award winner Oscar Isaac as the tormented Danish Prince. Directed by Tony Award winner Sam Gold, Hamlet will begin previews on Tuesday, June 20 and run through Sunday, September 3 in the Anspacher Theater, with an official press opening on Thursday, July 13.
The complete cast of Hamlet features Roberta Colindrez (Rosencrantz); Ritchie Coster (Claudius); Peter Friedman (Polonius); Oscar Isaac (Hamlet); Keegan-Michael Key (Horatio); Gayle Rankin (Ophelia, Second Gravedigger); Matthew Saldívar (Guildenstern); Charlayne Woodard (Gertrude); and Anatol Yusef (Laertes).
Public Supporter, Partner, and Member tickets are available now. Single tickets, starting at $115, are also available now and can be accessed by calling (212) 967-7555, visiting www.publictheater.org, or in person at the Taub Box Office at The Public Theater at 425 Lafayette Street. The Library at The Public is open nightly for food and drinks, beginning at 5:30 p.m., and Joe's Pub at The Public continues to offer some of the best music in the city.
Oscar Isaac returns to The Public in this electrifyingly intimate new production of Shakespeare's eternal drama. Isaac is the prince caught between thought and action, anger and anguish as his uncle assumes the throne left vacant by his murdered father. As the dead king calls to him from the grave, demanding to be avenged, Hamlet is forced to choose between bearing the oppressor's wrong or taking arms against a sea of troubles. Tony Award winner Sam Gold directs theater's most powerful tragedy about life and death, madness and conscience, and corruption-of the state and of the soul.
HAMLET features scenic design by David Zinn; costume design by Kaye Voyce; lighting design by Mark Barton; sound design by Bray Poor; and musical direction, composition, and performance by cellist Ernst Reijseger.
Sam Gold (Director) directed Fun Home for The Public, as well as the Broadway transfer, earning him a Tony Award. Fun Home is currently on its national tour. His recent credits include Othello (NYTW); The Flick (Barrow Street, Playwrights Horizons, Royal National Theater London, Lortel nomination); The Glass Menagerie (Toneelgroepe Amsterdam); John (Signature Theater; Obie Award, Drama Desk Nomination); The Mystery of Love & Sex (Lincoln Center Theater); The Village Bike (MCC); The Realistic Joneses (Broadway, Yale Rep, CT Critics Circle Award); Uncle Vanya (Soho Rep, Drama Desk nomination); Cradle Will Rock (Encores! Off-Center); Kin (Playwrights Horizons); The Big Meal (Playwrights Horizons, Lortel Award); Look Back in Anger (Roundabout, Lortel nomination); Seminar (Broadway, Ahmanson LA); Circle Mirror Transformation (Playwrights Horizons; Drama Desk nomination, Obie Award); The Aliens (Rattlestick, Obie Award). He is a resident director at Roundabout Theatre Company. Training: Juilliard.
Roberta Colindrez (Rosencrantz) recently appeared at The Public in Fun Home, as well as on Broadway, in the Public Lab production, and at the Sundance Lab. Her theater credits include Mala Hierba at Second Stage Uptown; and she is a writer, performer, and director for New York Neo-Futurists. Her film and television credits include Birdman, Devon in "I Love Dick" on Amazon, Tako in "Girls," "Boardwalk Empire," and "Gotham."
Ritchie Coster (Claudius) as appeared in The Public's Shakespeare in the Park production of Julius Caesar as Casca in 2000. His additional theater credits include the title role in Macbeth at CenterStage; The Train Driver as Roelf at Signature; The Cherry Orchard as Lopakhin at Williamstown; Uncle Vanya as Astroy at Bard Summerscape; and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie as Teddy Llyod Off-Broadway. His film and television credits include American Gangster; The Dark Knight; Creed; Blackhat; The Tuxedo; "Luck"; "Sex and the City"; "The Blacklist"; "True Detective"; "Shades of Blue"; and "Billions."
Peter Friedman (Polonius). His New York Theater credits include Her Requiem, The Nether, Jacuzzi, Fly By Night, The Open House, The Hatmaker's Wife, End Days, Circle Mirror Transformation, Body Awareness, Uncle Vanya, The Shaggs, After the Revolution, The Great God Pan, The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island, The Heidi Chronicles, Ragtime, The Common Pursuit, A Soldier's Play, and a Nightingale Sang..., The Loman Family Picnic, Twelve Angry Men. His film and television credits include The Savages, Safe, Single White Female, The Messenger, Breaking Upwards, Love and Other Drugs, "The Muppet Show," "Brooklyn Bridge," "The Affair," "High Maintenance," and "The Path."
Oscar Isaac (Hamlet) appeared at The Public as Romeo in the Shakespeare in the Park production of Romeo and Juliet and as Proteus in Two Gentleman of Verona. Additionally, he has appeared on the stage in Grace at MCC, directed by Joe Hardy; Beauty of the Father at MTC, directed by Michael Greif; and We Live Here at MTC, directed by Sam Gold. He gained critical acclaim, a Golden Globe nomination, and an Independent Spirit Award for "Best Male Lead" for Inside Llewyn Davis. Isaac went on to receive a Golden Globe Award for "Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film" and a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination for "Best Actor in a Movie or Miniseries" for his role in HBO's "Show Me A Hero." Most recently he starred as Poe Dameron in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and can be seen in the next episode, Star Wars: The Last Jedi. His additional recent credits include A Most Violent Year, for which he earned the National Board of Review Award for "Best Actor"; Ex Machina; X-Men: Apocalyse. He recently finished filming The Promise with Christian Bale and Annihilation with Natalie Portman.
Keegan-Michael Key (Horatio) is an Emmy and Peabody-Award winning actor, writer, and creator best known for his role as co-creator and co-star of Comedy Central's "Key and Peele." He is making his New York Theater debut with Hamlet at The Public. He was recently seen on film in Mike Birbiglia's Don't Think Twice and in 20th Century Fox's holiday comedy Why Him? opposite Bryan Cranston and James Franco. Key is currently in production on Shane Black's The Predator. He will next be seen in Joe Swanberg's film Win It All, premiering on Netflix on March 24. He has also lent his vocal talents to such films as Storks and Angry Birds and will be heard in the upcoming Sony Pictures Animation's The Star. His additional upcoming roles include Nick Stoller's Netflix series "Friends from College," and his other TV credits include six seasons on "MadTV," "Playing House," "Children's Hospital," "Parks and Recreation," and "Gary Unmarried." Key was named among Time Magazine's "Most Influential People of 2014" and Entertainment Weekly's "Entertainers of the Year of 2012." He is a veteran of Detroit and Chicago's The Second City Theater, and received his Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts from the University of Detroit-Mercy, and his Master of Fine Arts in Theater from Pennsylvania State University.
Gayle Rankin (Ophelia, Second Gravedigger) has previously appeared in The Public's Shakespeare in the Park production of The Taming of the Shrew directed by Phyllida Lloyd. She will soon be seen in the highly anticipated Netflix original series "Glow," created by Jenji Kohan of "Orange Is the New Black" and the Noah Baumbach film Yeh Din Ka Kissa. New York Theatre credits include Fraulein Cost in Cabaret on Broadway, directed by Sam Mendes; Tribes at the Barrow Street Theatre, directed by David Cromer; and The Mystery of Love & Sex at Lincoln Center Theater, directed by Sam Gold. Rankin is a graduate of Juilliard, Group 40.
MATTHEW SALDÍVAR (Guildenstern) is currently playing Tony Cavendish in Rachel Chavkin's production of The Royal Family. He played Hermes in Ms. Chavkin's production of Hadestown at New York Theater Workshop. Other recent credits include Daphne's Dive at Signature Theater directed by Thomas Kail and MTC's Important Hats of the 20th Century directed by Moritz Von Stulpnagel. Broadway credits include Black Stache in Peter and the Starcatcher, Act One, Honeymoon In Vegas, Streetcar..., Grease, and The Wedding Singer.
Charlayne Woodard (Gertrude) is a two-time Obie Award winner and a Tony Award nominee. She has appeared at The Public in The Caucasian Chalk Circle as Grusha and as Maria in Twelfth Night. Her Broadway credits include Ain't Misbehavin' and her additional Off-Broadway credits include War as Mother; Substance of Fire as Marge Hackett; The Witch of Edmonton as the Witch; In the Blood as Hester; Fabulation as Ondine; and Stunning, Sorrows and Rejoicings. Her regional credits include A Midsummer Night's Dream as Titania and The Taming of the Shrew as Katherine. She has written and directed four acclaimed solo plays: Pretty Fire; Neat; In Real Life; and The Night Watcher.
Anatol Yusef (Laertes). His stage work encompasses a range of productions both in the U.K. and U.S. Shakespeare roles include extensive work with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Mercutio in Romeo & Juliet, and the titular role in Richard III. Best known for playing Meyer Lansky on HBO's "Boardwalk Empire" and the U.K.'s acclaimed Channel 4 mini-series "Southcliffe," Yusef most recently appeared on AMC's "Preacher" and the film Bastille Day. He trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
The Public Theater, under the leadership of Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Patrick Willingham, is the only theater in New York that produces Shakespeare, the classics, musicals, contemporary and experimental pieces in equal measure. In over 10 years at The Public, Eustis has created new community-based initiatives designed to engage audiences like Public Lab, Public Studio, Public Forum, Public Works, and a remount of the Mobile Unit. The Public continues the work of its visionary founder, Joe Papp, by acting as an advocate for the theater as an essential cultural force, and by leading and framing dialogue on some of the most important issues of our day. Creating theater for one of the largest and most diverse audience bases in New York City for nearly 60 years, today the Company engages audiences in a variety of venues-including its landmark downtown home at Astor Place, which houses five theaters and Joe's Pub; the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, home to Free Shakespeare in the Park; and the Mobile Unit, which tours Shakespearean productions for underserved audiences throughout New York City's five boroughs. The Public's wide range of programming includes Free Shakespeare in the Park, the bedrock of the Company's dedication to making theater accessible to all; Public Works, an expanding initiative that is designed to cultivate new connections and new models of engagement with artists, audiences, and the community each year; and audience and artist development initiatives that range from the Emerging Writers Group to the Public Forum series. The Public's work is also seen on tour throughout the U.S. and internationally and in collaborations and co-productions with regional and international theaters. The Public is located on property owned by the City of New York and receives annual support from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. In October 2012 the landmark building downtown at Astor Place was revitalized to physically manifest the Company's core mission of sparking new dialogues and increasing accessibility for artists and audiences, by dramatically opening up the building to the street and community, and transforming the lobby into a public piazza for artists, students, and audiences. The Public is currently represented on Broadway by the Tony Award-winning acclaimed American musical Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda and in spring 2017, Lynn Nottage's acclaimed new play Sweat. The Public has received 59 Tony Awards, 168 Obie Awards, 53 Drama Desk Awards, 54 Lortel Awards, 32 Outer Critics Circle Awards, 13 New York Drama Critics Awards, and five Pulitzer Prizes. Visit www.publictheater.org for more.


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Whenever I hear of churches whom feel as though they cannot grow or properly do ministry due to space, I often think that that really isn't a problem. If God is really in control, and He is, and He was aware of the church's future constraints like space, land, finances, etc., which He was and is, then maybe that church needs to think outside of the box or at least outside its walls (novel idea!).
I know that it sounds cliché these days, but thinking outside of the box is as relevant as ever.
When we as a church feel as though we are not making an impact in our communities, it calls for thinking differently and doing church differently. One of the ministries at my church recently did something outside of the box, and I love it so much I wanted to share it with you women's ministry leaders. Maybe it will inspire us to think outside of the box when it comes to our ministries!
For the past few years we have had a clothes closet at our church that was mostly created by one of our senior adult Sunday School classes. It has done really well, to say the least. The local schools call us when they realize children need clothing. People off of the street stops by to pick up some clothes. It has been a great little ministry. We have also been blessed with donations. So much so, the clothes closet has continued to take over more and more rooms in our church, just for storage. We had more clothes than we could possibly give-away, and good clothes, too!
Even though we were not experiencing negative issues (constraints) with this ministry, but the opposite, it did require that we think outside of the box.
One of the leaders of our men's ministry came up with a genious idea. If we had more clothes sitting around than people coming to take them, then why not take the clothes to them??? As such, he and a couple of men built mobile racks that sit on the back of their trailers. Our clothes closet ministry then takes the clothes, hangs them on the racks and walks them down the streets of our more impoverished neighborhoods.
We invite people to come out and pick out whatever they like. We've had a great response to this method. As such, they now do this one Sunday every month right after church.
I got to go with them the last time they did this. We took this opportunity to pass out invitations to our VBS, too. (See how we piggy-backed one ministry initiative on top of another?!)
How can we think outside of the box with our own women's ministries'? Maybe you've got some great ideas??? If so, please share them!
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What is GDPR? It's the General Data Privacy law that is going into effect in the European Union on May 25th, 2018. Why should you care? Because you are subject to the law IF you have any EU Data Subjects on your list; in your marketing database.
What's your exposure if you don't pay attention?
The GDPR has teeth in it. Consider that if you get in trouble with GDPR, the initial fine is 10 million Euros, or 2% of your top line revenue. But it can go as high as 20 million Euros and 4% of top line revenue (whichever is greater). Ouch!
Here are some things that can get you in trouble and what you can do about each one:
#1. Not complying with a request from an individual to understand how their data is being held.
Solution: Make sure it's easy for people to access this information right off of your website. Alternatively, you could offer a way for an individual to request this, and receive an email with the information, or a link to where they can find it. (And then make sure these requests don't place people into your general marketing list).
#2. Not being able to show how and when consent was obtained.
Solution: You need an audit trail that illustrates when a lead was added to your lead database / list, and from what IP they came in from. From a consent standpoint, if the request is for a downloadable PDF, or information they desire, sending a follow-up email and tracking the clickthrough/download from that email, and which IP address that occurred from would round out the how and when – as an audit trail.
In addition to that, put a BCC on your automated fulfillment email and have it be placed into an archival folder (create an email just for the purposes of archiving these). If trouble arises, you'll have the audit trail, AND the email that was actually delivered to the lead, fulfilling on their request.
Both Genoo and WPMktgEngine provide this information in the Activity Stream detail for a lead record. We also will show you the origination IP Address, and where in the world that IP address lives. And that BCC idea above? Easily done within either of our systems.
Note that if someone downloads an eBook on subject X, it doesn't mean you can send them an email on subject Y. To do that, you would need to have their consent BEFORE they submit the lead capture form, so they understand what they are giving consent for. More on this later…
#3. Individuals can't withdraw consent easily and at any time.
An Unsubscribe option to opt-out of everything will handle this one. Most marketers and systems require this currently. You're likely covered here. But there are some systems that send sales emails from a Sales Development Rep (SDR), and these oftentimes have no opt-out… they are made to look like they're just a query… but make no mistake, these are not CAN-SPAM compliant — even though they happen a lot. If you're involved in this type of marketing — take notice and make changes BEFORE you get in hot water.
#4. A lead has a lack of clarity on any of these points:
a. Contact details, or name of organization is unclear. Make sure your website/microsite is super clear WHO the organization is, and how they can be contacted.
b. The purpose of collecting the data and plans for future use. This can be handled by a well-written privacy policy document. Make sure it's easy to access and readily apparent on your site.
c. Where the data will be held (what country) and if it will be transferred internationally. This is likely the case if you're using a cloud-based service like Genoo and WPMktgEngine. In this case, you want to be sure you have this information (for us, our production servers are in the USA in our cloud environment).
d. How long you intend to store the data. Again, this could be handled in a privacy policy that outlines how you will use the data provided/collected on an individual, and lays out what they can expect.
e. The right to access, rectification or removal of data as well as the right to withdraw consent at any time. You must have a way for people to see what information you store about them. They must be able to request deletion (the GDPR gives people the right to be forgotten). But unlike having the ability to remove certain things vs. other store facts, you could just delete the entire record, rather than providing line-item editing. It makes things easier to know that you can just remove them from your lead database. Just make sure you give them an easy way to request what they want, and that you act in a reasonable amount of time.
f. The right to file a complaint, and how they can do that. Make sure it's clear. This could be included in your Terms of Service, or also in your privacy policy statement.
OK — so those are some basics of GDPR. I mentioned consent above… so let's explore that a bit.
Consent needs to be explicitly given. No more pre-checked boxes – that is definitely out.
The GDPR says this:
"any freely given, specific, informed and
unambiguous indication of his or her wishes by which
the data subject, either by statement or by a clear
affirmative action, signifies agreement to personal
data relating to them being processed"
So be sure you have some concise statements that outline the "consent" being agreed to when someone completes a lead capture (opt-in) form.
The gotcha for most people thinking about this is the fact that as a marketer you don't want to add more friction to the opt-in process. It's a pretty well known fact that double opt-in suppresses your overall opt-ins by about 50% give or take… so what's a way to handle this consent processing?
Here's the solution we are working on:
- Allow our customers to create "consent" agreement statements.
- If someone from an EU IP Address is completing a lead capture form, then automatically present them with the "consent" statement – which they MUST scroll through and then click "I Agree" to continue and submit the form. If they do not agree, they cannot submit the form.
- Another variation of the above is to process similarly when the email address has a domain extension from an EU country (i.e. .de = Germany, .nl = Netherlands, .es = Spain, etc).
- When the form is submitted, tie the specific consent agreed to to the lead record, and tied to the form submission within the Activity Stream (which will also hold the IP Address).
- If a form is submitted from an IP Address OUTSIDE of the EU, the form could have a checkbox, "I am an EU Data Subject" (or something like that), and if checked, does the same thing PRIOR to submitting the form.
- For everyone else, it would operate just like it always has. No additional friction at all.
One more thing, which I said when I was a panelist on the Marketing panel at Consumer Identity World conference last fall. If you're using marketing best practices, and segmenting your list, sending the right message at the right time — you will likely NEVER run afoul of the EU GDPR law.
These best practices, and how to implement them even if you're a marketing department of ONE, is what we teach in our Email Expert Academy program, and what our Genoo and WPMktgEngine software makes super simple.
The goal is to build authority, trust and relationship with your leads. Lead them and guide them through their buying journey rather than badger them to buy on your time frame. If you employ those strategies, you will delight the majority of your leads, and convert more of them into customers. Isn't that what you want from your marketing?
DISCLAIMER: I am not a lawyer. Do not construe anything stated above to be a statement or interpretation of the law. Please consult your attorney.


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Codemasters is teasing the return of one of the most seggessful, eggciting, and eggtraordinary Yolkfolk mascots in the studio's history. And yes, as you can tell by the flood of forced egg puns hitting the internet today, that mascot is none other than the egg-shaped, puzzle-platforming hero Dizzy, who looks to be getting a second crack at videogame stardom according to a new website and teaser trailer:
Dizzy's resurrection has also been advertised on Codemaster's EggcitingNews.com website, and the UK-studio's PR boss Rich Eddy today confirmed the team was one day away from an official announcement, tweeting, "We'll name the date for #EggmergenceDay tomorrow."
Eddy has since updated his feed with more goofy egg references, urging fans to get an 'eggducation' by visiting Dizzy fansites and prepare for an 'eggventure'.
Dizzy first debuted back in 1986 with Dizzy - The Ultimate Cartoon Adventure, spawning eight sequels and a slew of spin-offs. Codemasters isn't saying how it plans to bring its anthropomorphic egg into the 21st century, but our bet is a 2.5D downloadable title, cartoon racer, or gritty open-world reboot. Your predictions?


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A number of great Shelby Cobras will cross the block during RM Sotheby's auction in Monterey, California, including the very first one ever built by Carroll Shelby. But only one of those cars has the right to be called "The Winningest Cobra" of all time.
That roadster is number CSX2473, a 1964 Cobra 289 that scored a record number of victories during its heyday in SCCA racing and other events from 1966 through 1973, including three years as an SCCA divisional champion. Of course, there's also a "winningest driver" to go along with the winningest Cobra, and his story is inextricably linked with that of CSX2473.
Don Roberts is perhaps the greatest driver most people never heard of, although he is held in awe by those who raced against him, and those who watched him perform with near-mystical elegance behind the wheel of the Cobra, as well as any number of other race cars over the years.
It is because of Roberts' ability both behind the wheel and as a supremely skilled mechanic that this car reigns as the most successful 289 Cobra in history.
Quiet and humble, Roberts gracefully accepts his natural talents as a driver and builder of race cars. He could tune his car to get the most out of it and himself, and knew how to overcome problems while racing on the track to still come out on top.
"First, I can realize if there is a problem," he said in an interview with Classic Car News. "I can fix it when I get back or I can motor around and make it (the car) do what it doesn't want to do. So that was a pretty good thing to be."
His driving talent was second nature, he said with a shrug. It's something that he didn't have to learn through performance-driving courses and the like, but just by doing, beginning with autocrossing. Although, he admits, "Apexing corners was something I learned to do."
A resident of Phoenix, Arizona, Roberts has been recognized by the racing community with his induction in 1999 into the Arizona Motorsport Hall of Fame, the only road racer so honored.
Roberts purchased CSX2473 in 1966 after one of Carroll Shelby's employees had started the process of turning it into a full-fledged race car, which Roberts completed, converting to his own satisfaction.
His success with the Cobra was immediate. The first race that November was during an SCCA regional meet in Tucson, Arizona, and he won first place in the A-Production class, a remarkable debut for driver and car. He continued racing the Cobra into 1967 with tremendous success in hill climbs, autocross events and road races.
He converted the Cobra to B-Production for the 1967 season and during the next two years dominated with 14 overall first-place finishes and 25 class wins. Roberts won the 1968 Southern Pacific Divisional B-Production championship and went on to win it all at Riverside International Raceway to earn the title of B-Production national champion, finishing 30 seconds in front of the B competitors. This also marked the only time a Cobra won that national championship.
Roberts sold the car to another SCCA driver who drove it with good results during the 1969 and '70 seasons. Roberts raced the car again starting in 1972 when it was owned by another enthusiast, and he resumed his winning streak. He and the Cobra won the divisional B-Production championship in 1972 and 1973.
The Cobra was again sold, in 1974, and later went to another California owner. But Roberts was not yet finished winning with it. In 1980, he bought CSX2473 back in partnership with two motorsports fans and proceeded to win the Monterey Historics four years in a row, 1980-83.
His final race at Monterey was a memorable performance for Roberts, racing a heads-up competition with champion driver Bob Bondurant, who was in a Cobra Daytona Coupe. Bondurant was in pole position at the start, with Roberts gridded second. When the flag dropped, Roberts raced ahead and Bondurant was never able to get past him. Roberts took the checkered flag.
According to Sharon Roberts, Don's wife and biggest booster (as well as a driver in her own right), the Monterey race in '83 was possibly the greatest in his career.
"(Carroll) Shelby was in our pits rooting for Don," Sharon Roberts wrote in a timeline. "(He) told Don after the race, 'I knew you could beat that sum-bitch, Don'."
In 1984, the Cobra was sold to a British enthusiast who raced it at European tracks, then it was sold again and brought back to the U.S. Roberts got another crack at racing the car in 1992 when its owner asked him to compete in the VARA Palm Springs, California, vintage races.
Again, he won first overall in what Sharon Roberts called "a terrific race," punctuated by wheel-to-wheel competition with an E-Type Jaguar driven by Barnard Juccli, a great driver who is now head of Jay Leno's private auto shop in Burbank.
The car was sold around 1996 to another California vintage racer who kept it for 10 years before consigning it for sale in 2006 at the RM Auction (later, RM merged with Sotheby's) in Monterey. Roberts drove it onto the auction stage, wearing his old driving suit that still fit his slim form.
That is when providence stepped in once again. Among the bidders was Tucson auto dealer Jim Click, who bought the Cobra for $1,237,500, including auction fee, a top price for a famous race car. The Ford dealer was well-acquainted with Roberts, who had been preparing Click's car for vintage racing since 1992.
Click remembers well his introduction to Roberts, which notably happened at a race track.
"We took this car (Cobra number CSX2326) to Palm Springs to a vintage car race and there was a guy working on a car's front end," he recalled, adding that a friend pointed him out: "'Do you know who that is? That's Don Roberts. He knows more about Cobras than just about anybody in the country.'
"Well, that was the start of a wonderful friendship. Shortly thereafter, I asked Don if he would take over my vintage-racing program. At that time, I only had a (Shelby) GT350 and the Cobra. Since then, I have collected some of the best race cars in the country."
With Roberts on board to wrench on his race cars, Click said he never encountered any problems on the track.
"I have to tell you, I never had to worry about a car, I never had to worry about it performing, I never had to worry about the handling, I never worried about the safety because of Don; I just had total trust in him," Click said.
Roberts also taught him some of his racing techniques, he added.
"He was very helpful to me about the track, how to set up for a turn, entrance speed, exit speed, where to keep your eyes. He was just great. And I think he's been that way for a lot of people," Click said. "When we decided to take his old car to the championship, the 50-year reunion in Monterey (in 2012), and I won that race, that was probably the pinnacle of my vintage racing career."
Now, Click is selling his collection of vintage race cars at RM Sotheby's. Besides the Don Roberts Cobra, which the auction values at $2.2 million to $2.6 million, there is the another competition 289 Cobra, CSX2326. Also in the collection is a 1966 Ford GT40 Mk 1, valued at $3.75 million to $4.25 million, that Click said, "is a thrill to drive" largely because of Roberts' care and maintenance.
Another car with a Don Roberts connection, a 1966 Shelby Mustang GT350 that Roberts prepped and raced in its day, will cross the block, along with a pair of famous Kar Kraft Mustang Boss 302 Trans Am racers from 1969 and 1970.
Click said he is selling the cars because he has reached the stage of life when it's time to relinquish vintage racing. "I owned them to drive them. So I decided it's time to pass them on to somebody else."
At age 79, Roberts is philosophical, as always, about Click's race cars going away. But he has another Cobra project to work in, his own car that he has held in storage for many years. An early 1964 289, Roberts is well on the way to finishing restoration of the car, CSX2173.
"It's beautiful, even though we're not quite done with it," Roberts said, essentially unconcerned that CSX2473, "The Winningest Cobra," soon could be on its way to a new owner.
"A Cobra's a Cobra, there's not much difference," he said. "I just upgrade things and make it better."


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I hope you are all well and enjoying some beautiful spring weather. I am afraid I have been dreadfully absent from the land of blog. As my wee one gets older, I am having a hard time justifying spending so much time in front of the computer. He is growing up so fast, and I know if I miss these moments, I will never get them back. So, I haven't been doing as much crafting or blogging and I plan on cutting back until he starts school.
A quick post then to invite everyone to get a head start on Christmas and join in a new challenge at Christmas at Sweet Stampin'. We have a really fun theme this month - 'Glitter Glitter Everywhere' - and it was. I kept my project quick and simple, making glitter covered gift tags using some of my favourite Christmas ornament dies. They are so sparkly!


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If you ask my family what I always wanted for Christmas and birthdays when I was a kid, they'll answer in unison: a powerful telescope, a metal detector and a Stable Table. Well, they ended up buying me one of those three. In my thirties. Folks, let me tell you I'm still not doing any stargazing or living out my Indiana Jones fantasies (digging up artefacts, people!). But I am enjoying tv dinners in stable table style.
A few weekends ago, we had a family lunch at my uncle's house which is about an hour's drive out of Melbourne. Such a beautiful place that backs out on to the State Forest. Check out their view. Ahhh, Australia!
My uncle got the fires going:
Being the only vegan in the village, and my sister now being vegetarian, we took our own food. I made two firm tofu recipes from Dreena Burton's Let Them Eat Vegan: the Cumin Lime Tofu and the Orange Sesame Tofu. Delicious! These were cooked up on a flat plate with some zucchini and mushrooms:
We ate our lunch on one of the many picnic tables my aunt set up:
I also took a cake along. I made Dreena's Coconut Cake with the Coconut Dream Frosting. Which wasn't coconut-dreamy at all, as I didn't realise I had zero coconut essence. And I also dropped in too much almond essence. So it ended up being coconut cake with more of an almond dream frosting. Regardless it was still yum and fortunately the people who tried it love marzipan so they said the almond frosting was great:
My brother in law recently bought a metal detector and brought it along. I was so excited because I am a massive dork that way. There was a dry creek bed near my uncle's house, which may have seen some action in the gold rush days. We started digging when the detector went all beep beep woowooowoooo. We spent half an hour digging and sifting through small piles of dirt only to come up with absolute crap. But we did find this, which was kinda fun:
And this was the walk back to the house:
I'm definitely a city girl but I can't deny that being out there in these surroundings really does good things to one's spirit 🙂


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Wilderness survival requires many outdoor survival skills, not least how to find food and defend your camp. The Trapper's Bible(Paladin Press, 1987) by Dale Martin has instructions for snares, traps, camp alarms and pathguards that range from discouraging to deadly. With a little practice, you can set snares to capture anything from rabbits to deer and moose, build transplant traps for nuisance animals or set up your camp so you will be alerted—or defended—in case of intruders. The following excerpt is from chapter 4, "Camp Alarms."
At times you can feel more secure if the paths into your camp at night are set with noisemakers to let you know if someone is walking up on you.
A Simple Camp Alarm
The most handy little device I've ever run across is in the realm of fireworks. It, most simply, is a firecracker with a string coming out of each end. When either end is pulled, the firecracker explodes. You do not have to light it with a match or a lighter of any kind. These fireworks are cheap. They sell for about a dime a box, and a box contains twelve. I do not see how they are made so cheaply, much less retailed for that price. They are sold under different names, but most people call them booby traps. At Christmas and other holidays, I stock up. You can buy hundreds of them for two or three dollars.
In case the use of these booby traps is not apparent to you by now, this is how they can be used as a primitive alarm system. Run a string across any likely paths into your camp. Tie one end firmly on one side of the path to whatever solid object is available (tree, stake, limb, etc.)
On the other end, tie the string to one of the strings on the booby trap. Tie the string on the other end of the booby trap to something solid on that side of the path. Set the string across the path so that it is about one foot from the ground and fairly taut (see slideshow).
When someone comes down the path during the night, his foot will catch on the string, jerking it and exploding the firecracker. If one of these booby traps is not loud enough, tie six or eight together in the same fashion. The more the merrier!
These booby traps will have to be bought, as opposed to being homemade as most of the things in this book are. I suspect that they may be difficult to make yourself. But, they are so cheap, why bother? Buy some when the time is right, since they might not be readily available when you actually need them.
There is an added benefit to these alarms. In addition to letting you know of an intruder, they are great for scaring off the weak at heart. A would-be bad guy coming into your camp for no good reason would likely have second thoughts if six or eight (or a dozen) firecrackers explode three feet away in the dark when he trips the trip wire.
Variation on the Simple Camp Alarm
If you wish to set a firmer lesson for your intruder, do this. Tie a wire or strong cord tightly across the path into your camp, firmly attached to objects on both sides. Then, place a log (or whatever you want your intruder to fall into) just past the trip wire.
If, during the night, an intruder doesn't see the wire and trips, he will most likely catch his teeth on the log you have set a few feet past the wire. I prefer the booby trap, myself. It just depends on the situation and how serious you feel the threat against you to be. How serious the threat is can determine what you set beyond the wire for the intruder to fall on.
Camp Safety with Barbed Wire
The old standby is the barbed wire and tin can routine. You have seen this in a thousand war movies. To use this, you really would have to be in almost a war-type setting. It is a lot of trouble and is expensive if you do not just happen to have a lot of barbed wire around.
You can string the wire with the tin cans attached all the way around the perimeter of your camp or just on the paths into your camp. The wire needs to be in tangled coils so that someone cannot just step through it like they would a barbed wire fence. Use lots of cans. Theoretically, when someone gets his clothes caught on the barbs trying to slip through, it will jiggle the whole mess, rattling the cans. Note: Do not try to use this method only on the paths into your camp unless other routes into your camp are a sheer rock cliff or something on that order. Unlike the trip wire shown earlier, your intruder will usually see this barrier of barbed wire and cans as the coils need to be about three feet high to be effective. In most cases, if using this method, you will need to use it all the way around your camp. If your situation is this desperate, do a good job.
A Louder Camp Alarm
The tin can alarm I like best is the tin can snare. It is very much like a pest snare except that it jerks up (or drops) a wired-up blob of about 20 tin cans, making a heck of a racket.
Set a stake in the ground with a nail in it, and rig a whittled peg release. Run the cord over a limb and tie it to about 20 tin cans instead of running it to a spring pole. Loosely string a trip line across it to the whittled peg. Loosely is the key word in the last sentence (see slideshow).
When the trip line is tripped, the cans will fall with a loud racket. You can even have them fall on your intruder if there is a convenient limb available. For that matter, if the situation were desperate enough, you could have it drop something other than tin cans on him. That will be left to your discretion.
You can reverse the procedure if you wish. Instead of the tin cans dangling in the air, put a weight in their place. Then, on the ground, tie the coil of tin cans to the whittled peg release so that when the wire is tripped, the cans go up, rattling all the way.
There are a lot of things like those mentioned here that will keep you alert to someone intruding in your area. These are all relatively harmless to your intruder—certainly not fatal, barring some accident. The barbed-wire treatment might not thrill your adversary, but odds are he would live through it.
Reprinted with permission from The Trapper's Bible: Traps, Snares, and Pathguardsby Dale Martin and published by Paladin Press, 1987.


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Watch The Heartwarming Moment This YouTuber Came Out To His Little Brother
Oliver Potter is a 20-year-old vlogger based in the UK. In a video posted on Tuesday, the YouTuber came out to his 5-year-old brother, and the kid's sweet response is enough to restore (at least a little of) your faith in humanity. Seriously, this video will make your heart grow three sizes.
Oliver, who goes by "OliverVloggs" on YouTube, sat down with his little brother, Alfie, to talk about love and what it means to be gay. "I don't really know how to put this. … How do you think about love? Do you think 'boy,' 'girl,' 'marriage,' 'baby'?" Oliver asks in the video. Alfie's view on the matter is straightforward: "[I]f you're a mum and you want to be in love with a dad, you get in love with them."
Oliver asks, "How would it make you feel if I married a man?" Adorably, Alfie's face lights up at the prospect. He is EXCITED. "If you marry a man, it's going to be so cool because I saw in one movie, and in one movie a man was in love with another man and then everyone was saying 'cool, cool, cool,'" he responds. (This moment perfectly illustrates why it's so important for different types of people — LGBT people, people of different cultural backgrounds, people with disabilities, and on and on — to be represented on screen.)
Later, Alfie tells his brother, "When you have a baby, you'll get the ones who got lost." MY HEART.
In an Instagram post about the video, Oliver wrote, "Alfie taught me something filming this, love really is love. I'm so happy he is being brought up to be a respectful, kind young man and I wouldn't change him for the world." He added in a YouTube comment, "I was not expecting the mature support from him at all."
Young Alfie offers some simple words of wisdom: "Love means love. … There's no room for hate."


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The Broken One
Christine H. Bailey
Publication date: April 5th 2016
Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult
What becomes of the girl left behind after the tragic death of her best friend?
Sixteen-year-old Farris Sloan is picking up the pieces after the untimely death of herbest friend Kelsey. But even one year later, Farris can't seem to find "normal" again—not until Lane Evans pops back into her life and pushes her to face reality. When he offers her the chance to find out the truth about Kelsey's death, Farris fears what will surface. Is it too much too soon or just what she needs to move forward? The Broken One explores a teen's struggle to overcome loss and her hope to rediscover what it truly means to live and love.
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Sneak peek:
Flashes of the silver car I'd been in a million times flew by in my mind, spliced in with another image—of the body I'd just seen at the bottom of theravine. I kept seeing it over and over like a trailer for the latest horror movie. But it wasn't some actress in a film. It was my best friend's lifeless body at the bottom of that rocky cliff. The stark image taunted me: large, jagged boulders breaking out from a coating of pure white snow forever marked with her blood—her body, splayed across them, crooked and broken.
Teaser #1
Sharp and aloof Farris fights to reconnect with others, despite devastating losses that have fractured her capacity to trust, to hope, and to love. Readers will root for this movingly unforgettable character long after the last page has been turned.
Teaser #2
The Broken One charts one girl's long and heartrending struggle to find her way back from life changing loss. With Farris Sloan, a complex and endearingly flawed character, readers will recognize in her the very essence of what it is to be human.
Teaser #3
A broken girl. A lost boy. Two hearts on the mend after one devastating night.
About The Broken One:
: Where did the inspiration come for The Broken One?
: I started working on the novel after hearing of a local tragedy. Like my first novel, Girl in the Middle, I was inspired by an event that left me asking why and how—how does a teen come to terms with an untimely death? We all process life events in different ways.
Q: Are the experiences in your books based on people you know or events in your own life?
A: Some of the scenes in my books are loosely based on my own experiences in high school; however, they are more of a blending and morphing of actual events. None of the characters are based on actual people I know, but I do "borrow" idiosyncrasies from people I know.
Author Bio:
Christine H. Bailey teaches creative writing and written composition at a private university in west Tennessee. Before teaching English, Christine worked as a journalist, a marketing/public relations writer, and a freelance editor. To learn more about the author and her work, visit her website at www.cibailey.com.
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Microsoft Office lock-in and the deal with Novell
I can't urge you strongly enough to read the article entitled How Vista Lets Microsoft Lock Users In. It details how Microsoft has built into Vista the "trusted computing" ability to lock down Office files via DRM such that no unauthorized document reader will be able to decrypt and read them. This is perhaps one of the biggest hidden weapons Microsoft has in its arsenal that could sabotage Linux and OpenOffice.org if Microsoft succeeds in its attempt to plug SUSE and all Novell's "interoperability" bonuses.
Think of this, if you will, as the Tivoization of Office files, only with malicious intent. Microsoft could, indeed, open up the document format completely and swear before God that it will never sue anyone for patent infringement. However, this does not prevent Microsoft from locking Office files in such a way that only Vista users can read them. No one else will be able to do so without the proper authorization, thus rendering the open format and Microsoft compatibility entirely meaningless -- unless, of course, someone agrees to pay Microsoft for the keys to unlock those files.
The lesson here should be obvious. The FOSS community must avoid - at all costs - the practice of adopting or integrating anything into FOSS that is owned or generated by Microsoft. Ximian, and now Novell, has made it a mission to recreate Microsoft technologies on Linux. I urge the community only to allow Novell to continue to do this at its own peril. It was a massive strategic blunder to attempt to recreate dotNet on Linux as Mono. Microsoft has implicitly, by attempting to make patent deals, acknowledged Linux as a genuine threat. That makes it so much greater a danger to adopt Microsoft practices, whether it involves integration of Office document formats, Excel VBA compatibility, or anything else.
This is an ironic twist, to say the least, after all the fuss Microsoft made over the viral nature of the GPL. Microsoft, through Novell, is attempting to infect open source with hooks it can use to profit from the success of Linux at the expense of Linux users' freedoms.
Our message to Novell should be to live free or die.
I want to thank Phil Hughes for bringing the above article to my attention.


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The Bachelor Season Finale Review: Congrats, Brad and ...Steve Marsi at .
The Bachelor season finale and After the Final Rose special were intense.
It all came down to one very difficult decision for reality TV's most notorious commitment-shy Bachelor, and there were certainly plenty of bumps on the way there.
That decision was what we had predicted, but it will be questioned by some, especially in light of some of the revelations that surfaced on the post-finale special.
Both women, Chantal O'Brien and Emily Maynard, met Brad Womack's family, and both earned the seal of approval. Although it was clear where his heart was.
On the final two dates, things got a little heated with Emily as Brad pondered whether he could really take on the role of father to her little girl as well as husband.
Oddly, she may have had greater resistance and reservations to the idea than he. But would that fact tilt the scales in favor of Chantal? Sweet, fun-loving Chantal?
At the end of the night, he let the runner-up down as honestly as he could. "I have stronger feelings for someone else" was all he could say. And he was correct.
But who was the runner-up and who was the winner - and are they still engaged?
For what happened next, follow the link for our full recap of The Bachelor finale ...Okay, he chose Emily. There, we said it. But there's a lot more to it than that, and some of it was extremely surprising. Follow the above link for the details!
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Union rejects another postponement from employer
In the press conference held by the trade unions to the PSCBC on 24 April 2018 (statement forwarded yesterday), the employer's request for a postponement of the negotiations to 3 May 2018 was rejected .
The parties subsequently decided to continue negotiations today, 25 April 2018, to deal with issues, other than the ones on which the employer is still seeking a mandate (i.e. salary increase, housing and pay progression) and with regard to which it vowed to return to Council on 3 May 2018.
Parties will be considering whether the other issues on the table can be separated from those with direct financial implications by concluding an agreement (or more than one agreement) on them.


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With Easter less than a week away, drugstores around the country are hard-selling Cadbury Creme Eggs, but they're a divisive candy. Some chocolate lovers find them disgustingly sweet and impossibly messy, while others can't imagine spring without them and even eat them as omelets. Well, they just got even more extreme, thanks to Amy from Oh Bite It, who has fried everything from lattes to Sriracha.
The beauty of this fried egg—as with most of her ideas—lies in its simplicity. Just wet the edges of an egg roll wrapper and wrap it tightly around the Cadbury egg. Make sure the seams are sealed tightly (you don't want oil shooting and ruining the chocolate), fry in 350-degree oil until golden and enjoy. If deep-frying can't get a Cadbury hater on board, we don't know what will.
You can see an illustrated step-by-step rundown over at OH, Bite It.
This article originally appeared on FWx.
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- Here's Where All The Strongest Hurricanes Have Hit the U.S. in the Past 50 Years
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Security Bulletin
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS01-010 - Critical
Windows Media Player Skins Files Can Enable Java Code to Execute
Published: February 14, 2001 | Updated: June 23, 2003
Version: 1.1
Originally posted: February 14, 2001
Updated: June 23, 2003
Who should read this bulletin:
Users of Windows Media Player 7
Impact of vulnerability:
Run code of attacker's choice
Customers with Windows Media Player 7 should install the patch
Affected Software:
- Microsoft Windows Media Player 7
General Information
Technical details
Technical description:
Windows Media Player 7 introduced a feature called "skins", that allows customization of the look and feel of Windows Media Player. If a Windows Media Player skin (.WMZ) file were downloaded from a malicious web site it could potentially be used to run Java code to read and browse files on a local machine. The vulnerability stems from the fact that "skins" are downloaded to a known location on a victim's computer and are stored in a .zip package. If the .zip package contained a Java class (.class) file, any Java code in this class could be executed under the local computer security zone.
If a Windows Media Player skin (.WMZ) file were downloaded from a malicious web site, it could potentially cause the deployment of zipped Java code to a known location on the visiting user's machine. Since the Java code would reside in a known location on the machine, script hosted on a hostile web site or embedded in a hostile HTML mail message could potentially invoke the script in the local computer security zone to take arbitrary action on the user's machine.
Mitigating factors:
- Users could only be affected if they have downloaded a malicious skins file from an untrusted source
Vulnerability identifier: CAN-2001-0137
Frequently asked questions
What's the scope of the vulnerability?
This vulnerability could enable a malicious user to run Java code of his choice on another user's computer via a feature in Windows Media Player 7. Such a program could take virtually any action on the user's machine that she herself could take, and could be used to compromise data on the victim's computer, misuse software already on it, download additional software and run it, or take additional action. The vulnerability only affects Windows Media Player 7. The feature at issue here was not available in previous versions of Windows Media Player.
Is this the same vulnerability described in MS00-090, "WMS Script Execution?"
No. Though the problems may seem similar the issue here is not so much the ability for a script or ActiveX control to run, but the fact that a .WMZ file is downloaded to a known directory on a user's machine. Since a .WMZ file is really just a .ZIP file with a different extension, it can contain Java class files that a web page can directly access and run.
What causes the vulnerability?
The Java language allows Java code to be run directly from a .ZIP file. Since skins use the .ZIP format, any Java code in a skin can be directly accessed by a malicious web page.
What's a .WMZ file?
WMZ is the default extension for a zipped Windows Media Player skins file (which contain both a custom skin and the art associated with a skin). Skins are a new feature introduced in Windows Media Player 7, and they enable the user to customize the look and feel of Windows Media Player. Windows Media Player 7 includes a number of default skins that the user can choose from, but it's also possible to develop custom skins that create an entirely new look and feel.
Is this a problem with the default skins that come with Windows Media Player 7?
No. Customers who are using any of the default skins are not at risk from this vulnerability. The problem arises only in conjunction with custom-written skins packaged with a malicious Java file.
What's the problem with the implementation of Java in a skins file?
The vulnerability at issue here is the ability for Java code to execute under the local computer context when packaged in a .WMZ file. Since the default IE settings assume that any program run under the local computer zone is safe -- any Java code (malicious or not)will be allowed to run under this setting.
What does the patch do?
The patch eliminates the ability for a malicious user to access any code they insert as part of a .WMZ file.
Patch availability
Download locations for this patch
Microsoft Windows Media Player 7:
Additional information about this patch
Installation platforms:
The patches can be installed on any system running Windows Media Player 7.
Verifying patch installation:
- To ensure that the patch has been properly applied on the machine, verify that the files listed in the patch manifest in Knowledge Base article Q287045 have been installed on the machine.
Localized versions of this patch are under development. When completed, they will be available at the locations discussed in "Obtaining other security patches".
Obtaining other security patches:
Patches for other security issues are available from the following locations:
- Security patches are available from the Microsoft Download Center, and can be most easily found by doing a keyword search for "security_patch".
- Patches are also available from the WindowsUpdate web site
Other information:
- Microsoft Knowledge Base article Q287045 discusses this issue and will be available approximately 24 hours after the release of this bulletin. Knowledge Base articles can be found on the Microsoft Online Support web site.
- Technical support is available from Microsoft Product Support Services. There is no charge for support calls associated with security patches.
Security Resources: The Microsoft TechNet Security Web Site provides additional information about security in Microsoft products.
The information provided in the Microsoft Knowledge Base is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.
- V1.0 (February 14, 2001): Bulletin Created.
- V1.1 (June 23, 2003): Updated download links to Windows Update.
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A general view of The Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden. Picture: ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy
The Aidan O'Brien and Jessica Harrington strings might have been grabbing the headlines but Ger Lyons is another trainer who will be pleased with how his representatives have been running since racing resumed in Ireland this week.
The boss of Glenburnie Stables saddles the favourite for the Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas in Siskin and stable jockey Colin Keane provided the perfect boost with a double at Gowran Park to bring his tally since Monday to four, with another quartet finishing in the first three.
Maker Of Kings (7/2) claimed the Irish Stallions Farms EBF Maiden for three-year-old colts and geldings on his first run for Lyons, having displayed plenty of ability in four runs as a juvenile for Gordon Elliott.
Perhaps the key element of that affair was Keane guiding his partner from the 10 stall to a perfect position in the slot behind pacesetter Jungle Cove. It was uncomplicated from there, as Maker Of Kings answered the rider's calls to prove a ready winner, although Ming Warrior kept him honest and got within three-quarters of a length.
The ultra-consistent Bucky Larson (7/2f) had been aimed for the Irish Lincolnshire but was unable to get in, so there was some consolation by garnering the Support the Irish Injured Jockeys Handicap in smooth fashion, with Tommy Taylor and Royal Highness dead-heating for second a length and a quarter back.
The trainer's brother and assistant Shane was in attendance, revealing that Bucky Larson was a companion of Siskin's during the winter and admitting that it was a fillip to have the horses running so well ahead of the biggest day of their professional careers to date.
"He's a brilliant work horse" said Lyons of Bucky Larson. "We had him in the Lincoln and unfortunately he didn't make the cut. We fancied him for the Lincoln so if we fancied him for that, he had to be going close today. They've done a great job with the ground and that played to his strengths.
"He's been a great servant all winter, and a companion to the likes of Seskin. He deserved that and hopefully there's another big handicap in him.
"It all helps to keep the confidence going when they're winning but I wish it was Saturday morning!"
Denis Hogan is eyeing Royal Ascot next week with crack sprinter Sceptical and the Cloughjordan conditioner is another buoyed by the health of his horses, Mulzamm (15/2) providing a third triumph of the week in the first division of The Download The Boylesports App Handicap.
Seamie Heffernan got a dream run up the inner to take it up at the furlong pole on Above Us Only Sky but Joe Doyle effected the perfect slingshot move, following the leader out of the pack and then nabbing him in the shadow of the post.
Henry de Bromhead is better known for his prowess with chasers but the Knockeen trainer is adept on the level too and Annexation (5/1) ran out a very comfortable victor of the second division, Wayne Lordan sending the four-year-old to the front turning for home and the duo were untroubled in triumphing by two and a half lengths.
The Irish Stallion Farms EBF Sillies Maiden for three-year-old fillies was divided and the first division provided Chris Hayes with his third winner this week.
The Limerick pilot navigated the Fozzy Stack-trained Lynn Britt Cabin (13/2) to the outside at the two-furlong marker to overcome the leading quartet up the stiff rising finish, pipping Bestrella by a neck with Magic Chegaga a head back in third in a stirring finish.
It was a tight conclusion in the second too though the locally-bred and -owned Faire Croire (15/2) would have been an unlucky loser had she not rallied to touch off Line Judge by a short head.
Leigh Roche, decked out in the Ballylinch Stud colours, had to sit and suffer off a slow pace into the straight. Once he found some daylight, he galvanised a stirring and definitive rally from the Michael O'Callaghan-trained charge without having to be too vigorous.
"She is a big filly with loads of scope" declared a pleased O'Callaghan. "I gave her one run over six furlong on heavy ground at Naas last year and we were happy enough with her run and put her away.
"At home she has been showing she is capable of winning a maiden and maybe a little bit better than that. It would be nice to find a conditions' race with her now and step her up gradually. I imagine she'll be able to get black-type."
Harrington and Shane Foley maintained their blistering form by taking the last two races, bringing their respective tallies for the week to seven and eight.
Bella Brazil (5/1) nudged out the brave Feminista by a head in the Play Golf At Gowran Park Handicap, with At War another head back in third, before Shona Mea (9/2) signed off the day's proceedings with a gutsy length win in the Kilkenny's Medieval Mile Handicap.
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