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Richard Eyre directs Simon Russell Beale in Ian Kelly's riotously funny new play Mr Foote's Other Leg at the Hampstead Theatre.
Olivier Award winner Beale stars as satirist, impressionist and dangerous comedian Samuel Foote, one of the greatest lost figures of Georgian London who has become a celebrity in a time when the concept of selling personality was born. He even has the ear of the king.
Adored by many but despised by some, Foote finds himself at the sharp end of attacks from the press… and a surgeon's knife. In an age obsessed with fame, his colleagues from the worlds of science and the stage – from Benjamin Franklin to David Garrick – begin to wonder: does fame make you mad?
Based on Kelly's award-winning biography of Foote, Mr Foote's Other Leg explores our obsession with the rise and fall of celebrity through the true story of the Oscar Wilde of the 18th century.
Three-time Olivier Award winner Russell Beale, who picked up his trio of London theatre's most prestigious accolades for Uncle Vanya (2003), Candide (2000) and Volpone (1996), returns to the London stage following performances in Temple at the Donmar Warehouse, King Lear at the National Theatre and Privates On Parade in the West End.


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The goal was to save as much of the existing house but due to poor overall construction a team decision was made to preserve only the basement. That being said, it formed the footprint and "story" for the design.
The home takes advantage of a sloping site by creating three living levels, each with distinct uses. The main level is for gathering, the lower level for play and utilities and the upper level for sleeping.
Simple and clear external geometries and an open plan with limited circulation space were developed as a means to create living spaces which fit the family's lifestyle and budget. Abundant natural light and vistas of the adjacent park are present throughout.
The exterior features a range of cladding materials accented by "punches" of color.

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The wait is over we are pleased to announce the arrival of the new Rooster BMX Bike range. ROOSTER RADICAL 20" WHEEL FREESTYLE BMX BIKE. With 360 Gyro, One Piece Crank, Stunt Pegs (one pair), 10" Frame
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The wait is over, we are pleased to announce the arrival of the new Rooster BMX Bike range.
With all new names,colours and designs I am sure you will be as impressed as we are. As with previous models the Rooster Radical has all great features you would expect. With a strong lightweight and durable 10" freestyle frame, 20" alloy rims wrapped in 20 x 2.0 all black tyres,powerful V brakes with 2 finger brake levers with a 360 gyro and a set of stunt pegs (one pair), all finished in a striking black and red paint design.
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If you're feeling frustrated and unfulfilled at your job, and yearn for more meaningful work, you're not alone. The good news is, you always have a choice. It might not be easy to discover your calling, but you will understand yourself a whole lot better by taking time to explore and develop your talents.
"Stop chasing the money and start chasing the passion." Tony Hsieh
Why is it so important to do what you love and prioritise work that makes you happy? Tony Hsieh's New York Times Bestseller, "Delivering Happiness", highlights how being a part of something bigger and living a life of purpose helps create a better, happier world for all.
While money is an important part of life, it doesn't fill us with the warm fuzzy feeling of knowing we've made a difference by doing something we enjoy. So how do you go about discovering your calling in life?
We've come up with a simple blueprint to guide you through the process.
1. Make a list of what you're good at, and enjoy doing
It helps to list down all the things you do well, which you actually enjoy doing. Besides giving you clarity of your skills and talents, it's a good way to brainstorm options for a career move.
Another question to ask yourself is, "What profession would you choose if there was no obstacle standing in your way?" You can always learn the skills to do something new. It all boils down to how far you're willing to go to make your dreams a reality.
2. Ask friends, colleagues and superiors to name 3 things you're really good at
This is important as we tend to be our own worst critic. Getting someone else's opinion on what we're good at helps to dispel our doubts and insecurities.
3. Make a shortlist from 1. & 2.
Based on your shortlist, assign a rating for each dream job on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the job you want most). From there, underline the top 3 dream jobs you've selected. These are the jobs you should prioritise.
4. Identify successful people who excel at your dream job
Whatever your dream job is, look up successful people who've mastered the job, and start reading their work and following their blog (if they have one). You can also ask your social circle for advice if you know anyone in the industry. It always helps to learn from those in the know, but make sure you compare and contrast opinions from different individuals.
5. Don't limit yourself to what you think you're good at
The chances are, you probably have transferrable skills you can apply to your dream job to begin with. But even if you don't, you can always learn. Take up classes during the evenings or weekends. Besides learning new skills (like playing an instrument, cooking, web development, or anything else you fancy), you get to evaluate how you feel actually doing it.
The point here is to explore any hidden talents you might have. You might be surprised!
6. Try doing your dream job for a week (or two)
It could be on a voluntary basis, an internship or just a short-term assignment. See how you feel after doing it 8 hours a day for a couple of weeks. You'll know whether it feels right. If it doesn't, you can cross it off your list and move on to the next.
Obviously doing it for just a week or two is very different from doing it full-time, but it should give you a taste of what to expect if you were to commit to it. Go with your instincts.
7. Ask for feedback
Ask for an honest review of your performance. A couple of weeks might not give your direct report much to go on, but ask them if they feel you have a flair for it, and what areas you need to improve on. This will give you clarity of what to work on, if you decide to make a career out of it.
8. Come up with an action plan
If it feels right and you get positive feedback, you can then start working on an action plan to make your dream job a reality. Check out our 7 Practical Steps for a simple guide on how to do that.
Further reading:
5 Ways to Find Happiness at Work
Avoiding the Wrong Career Path
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NBA roundup: Kings' Evans getting second opinion on knee
The Sacramento Kings announced Monday that guard Tyreke Evans is getting a second opinion on his sore left knee.
He is visiting Dr. Steve Lombardo in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
Evans did not travel with the team on its current four-game road trip, which starts Tuesday against the Detroit Pistons.
Evans is scoring 15.1 points per game with 4.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 18 games. He has missed seven games since the injury on Dec. 16 against the Denver Nuggets.
---The Dallas Mavericks recalled guard Jared Cunningham from the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League.
Cunningham was originally assigned to the D-League on Dec. 11 and played in seven games (six starts). He averaged 18.1 points, 3.0 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 37.0 minutes per game.
--Lazar Hayward was called up by the Minnesota Timberwolves, and he signed an NBA contract on Monday shortly after joining the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Developmental League.
He averaged 1.4 points for the Thunder last season.
---The Memphis Grizzlies recalled guard Tony Wroten from the NBA Development League's Reno Bighorns.
Wroten averaged 14.5 points, 5.0 assists and 2.0 rebounds on 54. 5 percent shooting in 29.5 minutes in two games for Reno since being reassigned Dec. 26.
--The Golden State Warriors have re-assigned guard/forward Kent Bazemore and forward/center Jeremy Tyler to the Santa Cruz Warriors of the Development League.
Bazemore, 23, has appeared in 16 games with Golden State this season, registering 10 points in 26 total minutes. Tyler, 21, has appeared in 11 games for Golden State this season, averaging 1.1 points in 2.4 minutes per contest.


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Stage lighting is an important part of any live performance. Problem is, most venues where small, unknown bands play tend to do without the fancy lighting you'll find in arena shows. As such, musicians are usually left with no recourse, other than to bask in whatever light is in the space and just focus on playing. The Stomplight DMX Pro wants to change that.
Billed as a "lighting effects pedal," it lets you bring your own lighting system into any venue. That way, you can add fancy light effects to any show without having to rent an expensive lighting system, whether you're jamming with a band, holding a solo show, or showing off your mixing skills.
The Stomplight DMX Pro is styled like a guitar effects pedal (or a karaoke effects pedal), so you can place it anywhere on the stage. It comes with a 400-lumen LED array that can be adjusted anywhere at a 180-degree angle, so you can place it right under the frontman to put all attention on him or leave it a little further out to shine a light on the whole band. Using your feet (or, for best results, your fingers), you can manually control the light's brightness, color, and sensitivity, with the option to have it auto-adjust based on the sounds being played, courtesy of a built-in mic and spectrum analyzer.
For a more tailored response, you can also use pass-through cables from your instruments or mixers, with a strobe mode for those times you just want plenty of blinking lights. Features an aluminum chassis for durable function, an optional battery, and the ability to serve as a controller for other DMX light modules.
Available now, the Stomplight DMX Pro is priced at $299.99.


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Dr. Lu Fang is currently an Associate Professor in Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI), Tsinghua University. She received Ph.D from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2011, and B.E. from University of Science and Technology of China in 2007, respectively. Dr. Fang's research interests include computational photography and 3D vision. Dr. Fang used to receive NSFC Excellent Young Scholar Award, Best Student Paper Award in ICME 2017, Finalist of World's First 10K Best Paper Award in ICME 2017, Finalist of Best Paper Award in ICME 2011 etc. Dr. Fang is currently IEEE Senior Member. Personal Homepage
Dr. Shengjin Wang is a professor at Tsinghua University. His research interests include computer vision, pattern recognition, object detection, and deep learning. Dr. Wang is currently Senior Member of IEEE. He won the Award of the first place of UAV target recognition in ECCV 2018, and won the best performance on Vehicles detection in KITTI, face detection in FDDB, face recognition in Megaface. He proposed three large authoritative datasets of Person ReID: iLIDS-VID, market-1501 and MARS, the total downloads reach 13,600 times. Personal Homepage
Ding Guiguang is an associate professor in Department of Software, Tsinghua University. He received his Ph.D. from Xidian University in 2004. He is mainly engaged in research work related to multimedia information retrieval and management, including multimedia content understanding, mass image and video retrieval, social media data retrieval and mining, etc. In 2010, he won the second prize of National Science and Technology Progress Award. In 2007, he won the second prize of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province. On August 2, 2019, he was selected into the list of applicants recommended by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars in 2019. Personal Homepage
Dr. Qionghai Dai is currently a professor in the Department of Automation, Tsinghua University, and an adjunct professor in the School of Life Science, Tsinghua University. Dr. Dai is also an acadiician of Chinese Acadiy of Engineering. Dr. Dai is expertised in computational photography and stereoscopic vision, and has made pioneering and foundational progress in stereoscopic video and streaming media technologies, and their engineering applications. He received China National Funds for Distinguished Young Scientists in 2005, and was awarded Yangtze river scholars Distinguished Professor in 2009. He was the chief scientist of a "973" project in 2010, and selected in National Hundred, Thousand and Ten Thousand Talent Project in 2014. He was awarded first prize of National Technology Invention Award (rank first) in 2012, and second prize of National Technology Invention Award (rank first) in 2008. Personal Homepage
Dr. David J. Brady is the Michael J. Fitzpatrick Professor of Photonics in the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke Kunshan University and director the Duke Imaging and Spectroscopy Program and the Duke Kunshan University Camputer Laboratory. Brady's research focuses on computational optical imaging. DISP built the world's first terrestrial gigapixel camera (this work was systiatically introduced in the article titled with "Multiscale gigapixel photography", Nature journal 2012), through the Camputer Laboratory Dr. Brady is leading development of increasingly compact, power efficient and intelligent gigapixel cameras. Brady is also Chief Scientist of Aqueti, which manufactures gigapixel cameras. He is a Fellow of IEEE, SPIE and OSA. He won SPIE Dennis Gabor Award for the development of compressive holographic and tomographic imaging systis in 2013. Personal Homepage


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Renovating or reworking a home requires some pretty important selection making experience. From shade schemes and textures to shapes, provides and slightly extra – most house owners spend additional time really planning for his or her renovation than your full enterprise really lasts.
Home office reworking with tile carpet on the bottom
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However, renovating your home moreover provides you with the distinctive various to not solely make greater alternatives referring to sort – however as well as energy effectivity and environmental properly being. Not to say, choosing from eco-nice home provides allows you to slender down the document.
Here are three in type eco-nice residence provides in your rework:
RECYCLED GLASS COUNTERTOPS – Everyone has fallen in love with the trendy look of stone counter tops – notably marble and granite. However, quarrying and engineering these provides aren't exactly nice on the environment. To get hold of the equivalent look, take into consideration recycled glass counters. These pretty and sustainable counter tops are sometimes ordinary from recycled jars and bottles, and offers your home an costly and distinctive contact.
Sleek kitchen recycled glass counter tops
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Recycled glass counter tops for the home add sort
10 Eco-Friendly Renovations to Make at Home
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Modern rest room recycled glass countertop
by Gleicher Design Group
CORK FLOORING – Polished wooden floors appears good, nevertheless isn't exactly in all probability probably the most sustainable selection. However, cork flooring is an outstanding numerous. In addition to being moisture, fireside and mold resistant, it's moreover derived from the bark of cork oak timber with out requiring the tree to be chopped down. Cork could be laid in various patterns and may give your home added character and attraction.
Stylish grey cork flooring for a up to date entrance room
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Cork flooring is an affordable decisions to hardwood flooring
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Kitchen cork flooring
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Traditional kitchen with cork flooring
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CARPET TILES – Area rugs are a wanted funding for nearly every residence, nevertheless its east to develop to be uninterested in the sort or pattern. Modular carpet tiles, however, allow homeowners to mix and match tiles into quite a few designs. You can rearrange or add tiles at any time, and most producers also have a recycling program. Best of all, they're made in energy surroundings pleasant facilities and typically constructed from recycled provides. Carpet tends to actually really feel rather a lot softer if you acknowledge it received right here from a healthful place.
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According to a Gallup & Gilani Pakistan National Survey conducted in the year 2006 (11 years ago) respondents were asked "Who do you give out Zakat to normally?" Responding to this, 53% said they gave Zakat to a poor relative, 26% said to a destitute in general, 11% said in a mosque, 6% said to some charitable institution, 4% did not know or wish to respond.
Comparative Picture: The question was asked again in 2017 to enable a concrete comparison. In 2017, 54% said they gave Zakat to a poor relative, 17% said to a destitute in general, 13% said in a mosque, 10% said to some charitable institution, 1% said to others. 5% did not know or wish to respond.
The findings are available since 2006 periodically and the graph below shows how the public opinion has fluctuated over the years.
Bilal I Gilani, Executive Director of Gallup Pakistan adds "The findings in some sense shows that charity begins and ends at home for at least half of Pakistan. In terms of more institutionalized philanthropy, mosques top with around 13% giving their Zakat to mosques".
This press release has been made as part of the Gallup Pakistan History Project which aims to release historical empirical polling data to wider audiences. The objective is to sustain and encourage empirical decision making in Pakistan.


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With new ideas and innovations taking over our world, we cannot overlook the rise in the number of alternative birthing methods that we are presented with. Of late, the Lotus birth (no, it has nothing to do with a certain political party) is one such postpartum practice that is being both critiqued and welcomed at the same time.
Vanessa Fisher, a new mom, raised eyebrows when she decided to opt for a Lotus birth—that demands the baby's umbilical cord to fall off naturally, post birth. Unlike the usual norm of clamping the umbilical cord right after birth, Fisher took control of how she would welcome her baby and adopted this method of umbilical non-severance that lets nature take its own course. So, how does a lotus birth, that leaves the placenta connected to the baby for days, benefit the baby? That's exactly what everyone was wondering. Let's take you through the details.
What Is Lotus Birth And How Does It Work?
The moniker, Lotus Birth, comes from the parallels drawn between the significance of the placenta, and the reverence of the lotus in the Hindu and Buddhist cultures. Contrary to the clinical protocol, the cord is left unclamped from the baby's naval and is instead allowed to dry and wither off on its own. The parents continue to carry the placenta, attached to the baby, in a bowl or a separate pouch even after the placenta has stopped pulsating.
According to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) Reproductive Health library, substantial amounts of iron are deposited in the placenta and fetus during pregnancy, and this delayed detachment of the umbilical cord nourishes the baby with the transfer of the extra iron by adding the mineral to the newborn's weight, thereby preventing iron deficiency during infancy (1).
In addition to the multiple health benefits, this allows the newborn's transition to being more natural and less traumatic, as Fisher explains. She believes that Lotus birth should be considered by new parents because of the health benefits a baby receives from a complete placental blood transfer. It creates a more fluid transition for a newborn baby, encourages bonding, and may result in a more peaceful and serene infant as they are spared the traumatic experience at birth.
Although Fisher faced some flak for her decision by her family members, her husband was supportive. "Most of the reluctance stems from the unconventionality of the procedure," she says. However, the idea was mostly frowned upon based on the matters of practicality. The arguments included – the placenta is definitely unattractive; the placenta being attached would require that they be even more careful with the baby. Post the delivery, it took five days for the natural detachment of the placenta and the cord. However, on day nine, Fisher saw the complete snapping of the cord.
"My son decided he wouldn't even hold the baby until the placenta was done away with. I read articles that said it was unsanitary, even uncivilized. Online, I found that doctors speculated that infection could occur but I didn't find any studies to verify that concern," she said.
But, Is It Medically Recommended?
According to a study by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' Committee, a delay of 30 to 60 seconds in unclamping the cord, post birth, leads to a high hemoglobin count and better iron reserves in the blood (2). But the medical experts remain skeptical about the benefits of a prolonged attachment of the cord and the placenta.
But, are we so accustomed to the limitations of western medicine that we refuse to acknowledge the possibilities of considering any alternatives? That's something that only time will tell. But, if you are considering this birthing method, then the onus lies on you as parents to go that extra mile and weigh out the pros and cons before you take the big step.


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All the world loves a child?
This brief report describes UNICEF's call for a World Summit for Children to be held in September 1990, due to the ethic that the health and wellbeing of the world's children is a significant measure of its level of development. An expression of this ethic is the Convention on the Rights of the Child which has been presented to the General Assembly of the United Nations, and covers the following rights of children: the right to life, the right to develop their potential, and protection against violence and exploitation. The practical consequences of death and suffering of the children worldwide are long-term, and UNICEF concludes that an effort to protect the lives and development of children would be 'the greatest long-term investment which the human race could make in its future'.


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At the age of 20, Jimmy Dunne already has a part in a League Two title win on his career CV.
And after being elevated to senior squad duty with the Clarets for the first time, the young defender is determined to keep climbing the learning curve.
Dunne was a vital member of the Accrington Stanley side that secured promotion glory last season, starting 18 games on loan with John Coleman's history makers and not finishing on a losing team until a place in League One had been secured.
The Irishman makes no secret of the value of that loan spell, or the time he spent with AFC Barrow in the National League before a January switch to the Wham Stadium.
Whether Dunne moves out again this term to gain further experience remains to be seen.
But for the now, the former Manchester United youngster – who joined Burnley two summers ago – is training with the Clarets' first team and looking to make the most of every opportunity of his involvement with Sean Dyche's squad as they go through their paces at their Irish training camp.
"It's been really good. It's a really valuable experience for me," said Dunne ahead of the Clarets' opening pre-season game at Cork City on Friday night.
"I get to ask loads of questions and see how the players live and how they act on and off the pitch and I just have to learn as much as possible.
"It's an opportunity to kind of show what I have. Hopefully I'll get some feedback at the end of the week and I'm really enjoying it.
"The higher I aim for the better. It's going to bring me along, training with them every day.
"Even after a few days I can feel myself getting a little bit sharper. I'm listening to Longy, Ben and Tarky especially because they've been through it and they are where I want to get to.
"I'm sure if I listen to them and talk to them as much as I can then I can get there."
The Clarets' rise up the Premier League rankings won't make it any easier for young 'homegrown players to make the break-through at senior level.
But Dyche has previously given opportunities to the likes of Aiden O'Neill, Dwight McNeil and Dan Agyei, who are also part of the squad on the training break near Cork.
"There are three lads who have had a feel of it and I would love that feeling as well," added Dunne, who topped off last season's success story with as first under-21 cap for Ireland in March.
"They obviously want a lot more of it as well and it is very motivating knowing there are three lads there who have done that.
"That's always the goal – as realistic or unrealistic as it might seem at some stages.
"You always have it in the back of your head that you're going to get there some day, but it's slow, progressive steps I think for now.
"I've only just done the lower leagues so there's obviously a long way to go.
"I just need to keep my head down and work as hard as I can and then hopefully get there some day."
Watch an extended interview with Jimmy Dunne talking about his route to Turf Moor and his big 2017/18 season on Clarets Player HD.


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Happy Monday! Today is a special day: my sister Rachel's birthday! We celebrated over the weekend by dancing on a trolley, frolicking in the city, eating jello shots, and hugging each other a lot. I also got her the best present (besides allowing her to be my sister): two little frogs! They are adorable, and … Continue reading Wake Up Call #45: Rachel Edition
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Today is an exciting day for two reasons: The Hubs and I are leaving for vacation!! Today is my dad's birthday! This is the second year in a row where I am traveling on my dad's birthday-- although last year we were on our way to Mexico for our wedding, and he and my mom … Continue reading The Art of the Selfie
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Hiiiiii everyone. I was working on a Timeline of Lurrvee post for today, but I feel like it needs a little more work, and I haven't done a rambling post in awhile, so here I am, ready to ramble on for a few hundred words. Exciting, right? As you may have guessed from the title, … Continue reading Thoughts from Spring Break Brain
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Good morning my little bunnies. I hope everyone (who celebrates) had a wonderful Easter yesterday, and if you don't celebrate, I hope you had a lovely Sunday anyways. It was also my birthday yesterday, so I was overloaded with love. I truly may be the luckiest girl in the world. Thank you for any and … Continue reading Wake Up Call #18


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It is an old adage that there are lies, damn lies and then there are statistics. Nowhere is this truer that in the government's monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) that tracks the prices for a selected "basket" of goods to determine changes in people's cost-of-living and, therefore, the degree of price inflation in the American economy.
For more than a decade, now, Federal Reserve policy has been guided by the fear of one economic bogyman: the presumed danger of "price deflation." The fear is unfounded and the inflationary "solution" only leads to disaster.


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True Blood: The fourth s3 collectible fan poster& True Blood Season 2 boxset
Woohoo! HBO is releasing one every week leading up to the Season 3 premiere on Sunday, June 13.
This one features Sam Merlotte in the three shapes we've seen him assume so far. The full-sized poster will be available for download at the HBO website on Thursday, April 15.
According to the official HBO website, the True Blood Season 2 boxset will be released on May 25. This is also the same month the first season was released on DVD last year, and the premiere of Season 2 shortly followed that.


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Liquitex will launch a new range of Cadmium-Free colours in 2017, giving artists a wider range of choice when selecting safe art materials.
Since their foundation in 1955 Liquitex have partnered with artists to ensure that they continually evolve and innovate. As there is no universal view on the potential harm of cadmium pigments Liquitex has chosen to acknowledge this and offer both alternatives side by side so that artists can make a choice based on their personal preference. Colart is proud to be the first in the market to introduce a parity performance Cadmium-Free alternative for health and safety conscious artists.
Colart is constantly reviewing product formulations to try to make them as safe as possible. For example, due to the health and environmental implications of lead Colart has stopped using lead white pigments in our formulations. Colart is committed to developing safe and sustainable alternatives without compromising on the performance of the paint.
The Art and Creative Materials Institute Inc. Approval
The new Cadmium-Free range carries an AP (Approved Product) Seal from the The Art and Creative Materials Institute, Inc. (ACMI). The ACMI is an international association of about 200 art, craft, and creative material manufacturers which seeks to promote safety in art and creative products through its certification program. Colart is a member of ACMI.
ACMI-certified product seals (AP Approved Product and CL Cautionary Labeling) indicate that these products have been evaluated by a qualified toxicologist and are labelled in accordance with federal and state laws.
The AP Seal identifies art materials that are safe and that are certified in a toxicological evaluation by a medical expert to contain no materials in sufficient quantities to be toxic or injurious to humans, including children, or to cause acute or chronic health problems.
Development and testing of the cadmium-free range
The development of the new Cadmium-Free colours was the work of several Colart Chemists over a three year period, evaluating a huge range of pigments available internationally to discover the very best in terms of performance and match to existing Liquitex cadmium colours.
The Colart Innovation & Development laboratory applied several tests to demonstrate that the Cadmium-Free range is technically on par with the equivalent cadmium colours, for example:
– Lightfastness to assess longevity
– Colour mass tone for brightness and overall match
– Colour reduction 10:1 with Titanium White to compare colour strength and shade when mixed
– Viscosity and rheology for handling properties
– Specific gravity to test weight
– Opacity check over black and white test card to assess coverage
Artist Approved
Prior to the launch the range was rigorously tested not just in the Colart Innovation & Development laboratory but also with the end user: artists.
Liquitex identified regular users of acrylic paint and in particular cadmium colours for a series of tests. Each artist was given two identical sets of colour, one set containing genuine cadmium paint and the other containing Cadmium-Free.
The testing was conducted blind, without the artists' knowledge of the difference between each set. They were allowed one month to work with and compare both sets. They were given a journal to keep throughout the assessment. None identified the fact that one set was Cadmium-Free.
Liquitex wants artists to experience first-hand that this is a true parity performance replacement for cadmium colours. Therefore the brand plans to invest in a robust communications campaign which will include digital advertising and a global social media campaign. The brand will also organise a number of demonstrations in-store as well as in the educational sector to make sure as many artists as possible get the opportunity to see the new range for first-hand. Alongside this Liquitex will provide informative point of sale materials for stores.
Visit the Liquitex website to find out more, and watch this space for specific launch date news.


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Hi Sebastian, in that GUI interface can you give it a range of IP addresses to use?
So when multiple multicasts are started the Group ID is different for each one?
Hi Sebastian, in that GUI interface can you give it a range of IP addresses to use?
So when multiple multicasts are started the Group ID is different for each one?
Hello Everyone,
I have multicast up and running and everything is working on our network. In testing when monitoring the network we noticed that the FoG server uses the same MultiCast group ID for each active multicast session, and we measured increased throughput on each of the links to the different multicasts but had slower speeds reported by PartClone on the clients and slower times for the transfer once the multicast was done.
We are replacing Symantec Ghost and in the Ghost Server application by default there was an option to select a range of MultiCast addresses, is there that functionality in FoG, if not how does the FoG server handle multiple MultiCasts?
Thank you very much Tom for the info.
After applying the rule Main_Menu-plugin, the LDAP and WoL Broadcast menu items are removed but the Access Control menu item is still useable on the limited user profile I'm creating.
Hi Fernando, Thank you for the quick reply. I don't see the Plugin LDAP User Filter in my configuration page. I'm on version 1.5.5. The only Plugin menu item that I have is Plugin System.
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I see my usernames that I'm testing with and the ones from the Admin group have a UType of 990 and the the username from the Mobile group has 991. There is also the UDisplay field that is Admin for the default FoG account but an empty string for the users I've added.
My plan would be to keep Admin and Technician users separated in AD with the Mobile and Admin LDAP search options and then once verified use the Access Control Plugin to assign rights to the users based on their UType.
Is this something that could work?
Thank you Sebastian I'll get in touch with @Fernando-Gietz.
Re: Access Control
I'm currently setting up FoG and I got the LDAP plugin working with two security groups Admin and Mobile and I found this thread form earlier this year that mobile no longer exists.
Is there plans to tie the Access Control plugin with the LDAP plugin where I can assign roles to LDAP users of FoG?
If not is the only way to use the Access Control plugin to use users created from the FoG GUI user menu?


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The DA is concerned that the principles of good governance such as transparency, upholding the law and accountability in terms of NPO's rights are not being upheld in our province.
I will be writing to the MEC for Social Development, Nancy Sihlwayi, to enquire about her plans to address the department's lack of capacity to follow internal funding processes efficiently.
MEC Sihlwayi and her top management officials were summoned to a special portfolio committee meeting that was held yesterday at the legislature precinct in Bhisho.
This emerged after I exposed the cause and effect of the Department of Social Development's (DSD) unprofessional conduct towards non-profit organisations (NPOs) that render important statutory services such as placing vulnerable children in private places of safety, foster-care and psycho-social support services on behalf of the department to various clients in the Eastern Cape province.
The multi-party committee demanded answers with regards to several well established NPOs subsidy reductions in mainly East London and Nelson Mandela Bay that have received unannounced subsidy reductions by as much as 50% compared to last year's allocations.
During the session, one official informed the provincial legislature portfolio committee that strife between MEC Sihlwayi and former Superintendent-General, Stanley Khanyile, was allegedly the reason behind various NPOs not receiving timeous and adequate information on subsidy cuts for the approved 2017/18 financial year NPO master list.
Acting head of the department, Ntombi Baart, also agreed that officials failed to follow all the policy steps as outlined in the Policy on Financial Awards (PFA).
Baart then concluded that consultative sessions will be arranged firstly with the individual organisations where proposals for supplementing their allocations with unallocated available funding amounting to R 6, 7 million will be discussed.
Eastern Cape residents deserve a government that cares and places high value on their needs. The DA will not give up the fight for good governance in our province. — Kobus Botha MPL, Shadow MEC for Social Development


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One in ten UK adults who've been abroad in the last five years have used an EHIC card to get free or reduced cost medical treatment whilst travelling in Europe, according to research by Gocompare.com travel insurance.
However, although it is a 'must-have' piece of kit for a European trip, the research revealed that the vast majority of UK holidaymakers over-estimate the benefits an EHIC card can provide, with 70% believing it entitles them to free emergency medical care anywhere in Europe and 6% believing it will get them free emergency medical treatment anywhere in the world.
Unfortunately, although an EHIC is extremely useful, can save you money on emergency medical expenses and even reduce or cancel out your excess on some travel insurance medical claims, its benefits are not as comprehensive as many people think.
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For example, 7% of holidaymakers responding to the survey believe that an EHIC would entitle them to medical repatriation by air ambulance if they were seriously ill or injured in Europe. In reality, you will need a good travel insurance policy or generous friends to pay the several thousand euros it would cost to bring you home under medical supervision.
In research carried out before the EU referendum, 23% of UK holidaymakers felt worried that a Brexit would mean they would lose valuable medical protection provided by the European Health Insurance Card.
What's the deal?
The EHIC is an initiative of the European Economic Area (EEA) rather than the European Union (EU), so whether or not UK citizens will keep this reciprocal benefit depends on how deep the Brexit goes.
Regardless, nothing will change until the Article 50 negotiations to separate the UK from the EU are concluded, which could be two years or more.
Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein are members of the EEA but not the EU, and all three accept the EHIC so the UK could possibly take this approach. Switzerland is neither a member of the EU or the EEA but still accepts the EHIC as part of the single market.
Also, the UK already has reciprocal deals with a number of countries, including Australia, Israel and Russia, under which visitors can receive free urgent treatment. So even if it was no longer part of the EHIC initiative, it might agree similar deals with EU countries.
The card with benefits
The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) is free to most UK residents. However, residents of the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are not eligible for EHICs.
An EHIC entitles the bearer to the same level of state medical care provided to eligible nationals of the EEA country they're travelling in. This means that the treatment may be provided for free, or at a reduced cost, in all EEA countries and Switzerland.
The EEA includes all 27 members of the European Union (EU) plus Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein. The EHIC is not accepted in Turkey as it is not a member of the EU or the EEA.
However, the provision of state care varies from country to country; healthcare and treatment may not be free and you should not expect to always be treated as you would if you visited your NHS doctor or hospital.
When it comes to medical repatriation, the EHIC is of no use at all. An EHIC does not cover the cost of being flown home under medical supervision from any destination and the government generally does not pay for British holidaymakers to be flown home unless there are very unusual circumstances.
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Third party insurance will pay the bills for any damage your motorcycle causes in an accident or collision, including things like medical costs and repair or replacement bills for other people's property. Usually, this legal liability applies up to some limit (generally $20 million).
Some third party plans include extra cover for other things, such as:
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What's the difference between third party property and other insurance types?
Third party motorcycle insurance does not pay for any damage your own motorcycle sustains in an accident. This sets it apart from something like a comprehensive policy, which allows you to have your bike repaired or even replaced for much less after a collision.
Essentially, third party insurance only covers damage from third parties – anything which doesn't involve you. If you had anything to do with the incident, third party insurance won't help you out.
How much does third party property motorcycle insurance cost?
As always, when it comes to determining the price of a third party policy, insurers take a number of different factors into account to decide your individual risk. Here are a few questions worth asking before taking out a policy.
- How well do you drive? The cleaner your driving history and the fewer accidents you've been involved in, the less risk you pose to an insurer.
- How safe is your motorcycle when not in use? If you keep your motorcycle securely locked in a garage when you're not driving it, there's much less chance of it being stolen or damaged.
- What type of motorcycle is it? Certain motorcycles cost more to insure. The smaller the engine, the less dangerous the vehicle and therefore the cheaper the premiums. The age of the vehicle can also be important.
- What excess are you aiming for? With most policies, raising the excess you pay per incident will drive down the ongoing cost of a policy. Choosing to pay it annually rather than monthly or fortnightly can often help, too.
What kind of exclusions should I be aware of?
Here are some general exclusions that will apply to most third party insurance policies. Your motorcycle won't be covered:
- If involved in illegal activities. This could involve transporting forbidden goods or otherwise breaking the law. This applies even if you were allowing someone else to use your vehicle at the time.
- If it's natural wear and tear or damage from neglect. When mould and rust go to town on your motorcycle or you've been skimping on maintenance, insurers may refuse to pay up.
- From the effects of a breakdown. Mechanical and electronic failures aren't covered.
- For damage to your own property. If your motorcycle damages anything owned by you or your family, you won't be reimbursed.
- When ridden by an unfit driver. This could mean that the rider doesn't have a valid or current licence, or that they're under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the incident.
- If it's being driven recklessly. Using your motorcycle for motorsport, races or just using it in a dangerous manner could result in the rejection of your claim.
- When modified without authorisation. If you've made changes to your motorcycle or used special lubricants or fuel not agreed to by your insurer, they could use that as a basis for refusal.
- When being driven in an unsafe condition. Whether you have too many people riding at once, too much stuff loaded onto it or have just failed to make sure it's roadworthy, you might end up out of luck when it comes time to claim.
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Although genetics certainly plays some role, sun exposure has a tremendous impact. Exposure to UV light from the sun or a tanning bed affects skin at a cellular level. Over years, skin becomes less elastic (i.e wrinkled) and develops brown spots, spider veins and redness. You may not see a difference at age 25, but I can look at two 40-year-olds and tell you which person was out in the sun more or used a tanning bed. So the best way to prevent aging? Sunscreen! Use a moisturizer with at least SPF 15 on your face, chest and arms every morning. If you are out in the sun, reapply sunscreen every 1-2 hours. And if you already have sun damage in the form of age spots, redness, or wrinkles, don't despair. All of these issues are treatable. Look for a Plastic Surgeon or Dermatologist who specializes in laser treatments for skin rejuvenation; several options are available depending on your treatment goals.
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Victoria Beckham has enrolled her daughter Harper in dance classes. We always knew that the little lady was going to be a star – but now we're confident that Harper is on her way to being the next Cheryl Cole.
According to The Sun, Victoria believes dancing is the perfect hobby for her 15-month-old daughter, and so she's enlisted the help of some professionals to teach her some moves. Her brother Cruz, 7, is already a successful breakdancer. We can't wait to see little Harper in a tutu!
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A source told the newspaper: "Victoria and David have got all their children into hobbies at a very young age. The boys have been kicking footballs about since they could walk so it made sense to get Harper into dancing. Plus, Victoria thinks she'll look cute in dance outfits in the school's end-of-term shows."
Victoria had dance lessons herself as a child – at the Laine Theatre Arts school in Surrey. So it's only natural that Harper follows in her famous mum's footsteps.
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Jeff Molzahn is currently a Cabinetmaking instructor at the Madison Area Technical College, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Administration in 1979. He's worked in the industry for 25 years, having taught night classes before becoming a full-time instructor in 2005. With SkillsUSA always being a part of the cabinetmaking program at the University of Wisconsin, Jeff has been involved with the organization for a number of years.
Jeff believes that in order to master your skill, you must always continue learning. He wants to see Ethan Harrison develop a value for lifelong learning and pride in his skill after the WorldSkills competition.
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A few months ago, we began to share the history of Louet North America, a family-owned company located just west of Montreal in Prescott, Ontario. In our first installment (found here), we shared the story of LNA's creative vision through the guidance of Dave's parents, Jan and Trudy Van Stralen. Today, we continue that story as Dave recounts the early years of the company. Enjoy!
In the 1980's, the manufacturer of Louet equipment in Holland (Louet BV) established a Canadian company to distribute their products in North America. Jan Louet and his partner Clemens Classen, approached my parents, Jan and Trudy Van Stralen to run this company in 1989.
Trudy had been operating her own business, Hilltop Wools, but soon found she could not do both. She initially sold spinning fibers and some weaving yarns under the banner of Hilltop Wools, but streamlined the process under one roof – Louet – soon after taking on distributorship. In 1992 Jan and Trudy purchased Louet Sales from Louet BV.
During that time, I had left home for University and eventually joined the Canadian Airforce. I also met and married my wife Pam and we started our family.
While still serving in the military, I joined my parents in Washington DC for Convergence in 1992, helping them in the booth and driving truckfulls of looms…some good quality family time! It was a very positive show; we picked up the distributorship of Gaywool Dyes and Fibers and I also met Jane Stafford. Little did I know how integral this relationship would be towards the long-term success of Louet North America!
In 1994, my military career was at a crossroads, so I offered my services to my parents on a permanant basis; my other option was to go into computer programming. I had already been assisting them via remote access software working on databases and newsletters; they accepted my offer and I began my full-time employment for Louet Sales.
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Certain American playwrights evoke an era so beautifully that even though those days are long gone, it's worthwhile to revisit them once in a while.
John Steinbeck did just that when he wrote both the book (and co-wrote the play) "The Grapes of Wrath" about the depression years in the late 1920s and early '30s.
And William Saroyan's "The Time of Your Life," set in a San Francisco bar in 1939, suggests the highs and lows of that period in American history. It runs through Sunday at Cabrillo College's Black Box Theater in Aptos.
Director Robin Aronson understands this well and smartly designs her concept of the play around Saroyan's original concept. Maria Crush's period costumes are a huge addition, except for a few of the 1940s-ish suits which are too baggy on some of the men. But the women's dresses are uniformly authentic. Even the streetwalkers (the word for prostitutes in that era) wear outfits that are attractive and faithful to the 1930s.
As well, Skip Epperson's warm, wooded bar with its oft-used tables and chairs, pinball machine, jukebox and well-stocked liquor supply enables audiences to easily believe they're sitting in Nick's Pacific Street Saloon, Restaurant and Entertainment Palace, the long moniker than the owner lovingly named it.
It's helpful to have some understanding of the time and location. Nick's saloon is near the waterfront, during a time when there's unrest between the longshoremen (most of whom are out of work), strikebreakers, the 'working girls' and the police.
Two cast members create indelible characters in this "Life:" Steven Macramalla as the central character Joe, a mysteriously wealthy man who just sits at a table during most of the play while dispensing wisdom, dollars and generosity to anyone he chooses to befriend. Macramalla is thoroughly convincing as Joe: impassive with a steady gaze, he pronounces that he just wants to live "a civilized life" without hurting anyone.
As Nick, the owner of the saloon, Drew Crocker brings such authenticity to the role, you'd swear he's been a bartender all his life. Crocker has this ingrained look of believability, even when he's rolling his eyes at some of the goings-on in his establishment.
A whole menagerie of people drop in and out of the bar (and the play), sometimes never returning again. But some stick to Nick like glue. Karen Blagmon is memorable as Lesley, a malnourished woman who stumbles in and asks for some food. Nick never turns away anyone, especially someone who looks like she needs food as much as Lesley does. He tells her to go in the kitchen, get something to eat, and come back to the bar where he'll find some chores for her to do. But after eating, she sits down at the piano and starts playing….and playing…and playing. Youza! Those honky-tonk songs never sounded so good.
Nick always seems genuinely amazed at the eccentricities of the people who meander into his bar. Take Harry (tall, lean Liam Kuhn), who fancies himself a comedian and dancer. Nick tells Harry to get up on stage and try out his comedy routine. Turns out Harry is the only person who thinks Harry's material is funny, but he's a pretty good dancer, so Nick tells him to stick around and practice his dancing….which he does for the rest of the play.
These are just a few of the characters who people Saroyan's play. There are 26, so don't try to keep track of them all. Some are only on for 15-20 seconds and never return. Others, like dark-eyed, mysterious Arab (an affecting Nora Sarkissian) says nothing for all of Act One. Instead, she sits at the bar, reads the paper, and stares at the other people in the bar. But in Act Two, she suddenly starts talking nonstop, then pulls out a harmonica and begins to play softly.
Maxwell Bjork makes an appealing Dudley, so hungry for love that when he misdials his girlfriend's phone number, he invites the female who answers to meet him at the bar. She does, but she's not what he expects so he becomes discombobulated and insists he's not Dudley. Mostly, he just hangs around the bar and moons over Elsie, his girlfriend, who finally shows up at Nick's toward play's end
Steven Capasso as the hard-drinking, gun-swinging Kit Carson and Devon Beale as the unhappy prostitute Kitty also make strong impressions in their roles.
Just don't try to make sense of most of what's going on onstage. It's impossible to do because Saroyan's critically acclaimed play (it was the first to ever win a Pulitzer Prize for Drama after it opened on Broadway in 1939) is intended more to show that even a bar can be a safe haven from the hostile world on the other side of the doors.
No matter what they're escaping from, Nick's patrons mostly encounter acceptance, sometimes friendship, generosity (from Joe and Nick) and goodwill. In other words: It's a place where it's OK to dream, to get sustenance (both food and friendship), to escape from being lonely and, sometimes even to find love….and hope.
Sounds like a place everyone needs when life gets too lonely and harsh.
'The Time of Your Life'
Produced by: Cabrillo College Theatre Arts Department
Directed by: Robin Aronson
When: Through April 28
Where: Cabrillo College Black Box Theater
Tickets: $15 (seniors and students); $17 general
Details: 831-479-6154 or www.cabrillovapa.com


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Signs of a Phantom Pregnancy
Signs of a phantom pregnancy are similar to those experienced by women who are really pregnant. However, women who have false pregnancies often suffer from psychological issues because they may want to be mothers. Many of these women have underlying issues such as depression or bipolar disorder. Usually, the only way doctors determine whether women have signs of a phantom pregnancy is by examination. Many women have to figuratively give birth to relieve these symptoms.
The National Women's Health Information Center defines amenorrhoea as the cessation of women's period. This is a common sign of a phantom pregnancy, which is the same for a woman who is carrying a child.
Morning Sickness
Signs of a phantom pregnancy include morning sickness, which is usually caused when women psychologically convince themselves they are pregnant.
Weight Gain
"Psychology Today" states a case studied by the University of Nebraska in which a woman gained weight due to a phantom pregnancy. The case states the pituitary gland in the brain tricked this woman's body into thinking she was pregnant, resulting in hormone production. Most of the time, women in this condition are suffering from severe constipation.
Tender Breasts
Women with signs of a phantom pregnancy have tender breasts and may even begin producing hormones that cause lactation.
False Labor Pains
Women often feel labour pains when they experience phantom pregnancies. False labour pains and fake childbirth are signs of a phantom pregnancy, which helps women overcome their issues, according to "Psychology Today."


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Every case has bad facts. But should you deal with it only after the opponent introduces it at trial – or is it better to "inoculate" the jury against the bad facts by first introducing it in a weakened form? While the conventional wisdom states that inoculating the jury at an early stage is the preferred approach, in the past 20 years a vocal minority of commentators created confusion on the issue by mounting a fierce assault on the conventional thinking.
Deal With It!!
Veteran trial attorney Quentin Brogdon shares his experiences and thoughts on how to best deal with the bad facts buried in your cases.
In this CLE course, Quentin will cover how jurors deal with bad facts, the positives & negatives of inoculating the jury, considering the sponsorship theory and additional trial strategies to limit the effects of bad facts. To access the course please click here: Dealing with Bad Facts.
Quentin will also discuss:
- The mindset of the jury
- The importance of the plaintiff
- Cognitive dissonance
- The severity effect
- Types of bad facts
- Rational fears
- Fear factors
- Counseling clients
- 3 lessons on sponsorship
- The Rice-Legger Study
- Self-flogging ads
- Turning strengths into weakness
- Motions in limine
- Limiting instructions
- Failing to preserve error
- Possible waiver of appellate points of error when adopting an inoculation approach
- Ohler v. U.S. (2000)
A seasoned trial attorney, Quentin Brogdon is a Fellow in the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. He has been selected as one of its "Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America," selected by the National Trial Lawyers as one of the Top 100 Texas Trial Lawyers, selected by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel as one of the Nations' Top One Percent, and selected by D Magazine as one the "Best Lawyers in Dallas."
This CLE course is offered in the following states:
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Attorney Credits offers CLE for attorneys in Texas and around the country. For more information about CLE in Texas please click the following link: TX CLE.


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Tobago trans model Dominique Jackson makes history in FX series, Pose
There's a new series that's changing the face of Hollywood and how we look at the transgender community and there's one Tobagonian actress who's a vital part of that movement.
Trans actress and model Dominique Jackson is currently starring in Pose, an FX series created and written by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, the brains behind American Horror Story, Glee and Scream Queens.
Pose, which premiered on June 3, is set in 1987 and "looks at the juxtaposition of several segments of life and society in New York: the rise of the luxury Trump-era universe, the downtown social and literary scene and the ball culture world."
The series is making history, having the largest number of transgender actors playing transgender characters, a major step when it comes to representation in Hollywood. Jackson, who was born in Tobago, stars as Elektra Abundance, mother of House Abundance.
Although she's poised to be one of Hollywood's biggest stars, she didn't have an easy journey getting there. Jackson left Tobago for New York City in 1990 after coming out to her family and facing discrimination and even being referred to as "an abomination". She experienced homelessness, turned to sex work to survive, and wracked up thousands of dollars in credit card debt.
Despite years of hardship, she always had her eyes set on being a fashion model. In an interview with Refinery 29, she spoke about her past and coming into her own.
"I'm from Trinidad and Tobago, and after I told my family there was no coming home. I felt like I was a damaged kid. But what I didn't realize at that time is that I was being prepped for something greater. And it was up to me to be able to maintain my sanity throughout these traumas. People were raping me, in an attempt to tell me that I was too feminine. But out of everything, I had the most confusion with my body.
"It was an automatic thing, where you come into the understanding that you're a boy and then you see the body parts of a girl and then you realize, 'Wait, that's who I'm supposed to be.'
Eventually, I sat the family down, and I told them about my molestation by the priest and I told them that I was gay because I had fear and I didn't know how to face it. As I went along, I realized that it wasn't about being with men for me. I did not feel complete (my version of complete), and I did not feel like my body represented my brain.
"I eventually ended up coming to New York, and I got into the ballroom scene and I met these women, some of the most beautiful girls I've ever seen. I knew I wasn't gay and I wasn't straight, and now I realized that I could be a woman."
She began her career as a model, which eventually paid off in 2009 when she was made a resident model for designer Adrian Alicea and walked for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. She later went on to co-star in Strut, a reality series produced by Whoopi Goldberg that followed the professional lives of a group of transgender models.
Pose, she said, is more than entertainment and was written with the trans community and their collective experience in mind.
"The show is extremely authentic to experiences," she told Refinery 29. "The consultants on the show were really amazing and they brought their stories. And those who wrote the show, Steven Canals, Our Lady J, Janet Mock, Ryan Murphy, and others, wrote with a sense of understanding that, across the transgender community, our journeys to being in the gender that our brains tells us we are end in different places. We have a lot of trans experience on the show."
Pose also stars James Van Der Beek, Kate Mara, Evan Peters, MJ Rodriguez, Indya Moore, Hailie Sahar, and Angelica Ross and is currently airing on FX.
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Casting covers major area of production all over the world. Resin bonded casting is widely used in today's manufacturing industries. Furan
No bake casting is most widely accepted in indian foundries due to its excellent surface finish and dimensional stability. It is a self-setting
binder and it has a lower work and strip times. Though the casting process is also known as process of uncertainty, in the present study, an
attempt has been made to investigate the effect of Grain Fineness Number, Loss of Ignition, Potential of Hydrogen, % of Resin with
respect to sand, Sand Temperature and Compressive strength of the mould on Sand Inclusion defect – one of the most dominating defect in
the Krislur Castomech Pvt. Ltd. Industry situated at Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India. The experiments were conducted based on response surface
methodology (RSM) and sequential approach using face centered central composite design. The results show that quadratic model with
removal of some insignificant term is comparatively best fits for Sand Inclusion Defect.JO - Archives of Foundry Engineering L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/101958/PDF/afe-2017-0001.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/101958 PY - 2017 IS - No 1 KW - Furan KW - Grain fineness number KW - Loss of ignition KW - pH A1 - Acharya, S.G. A1 - Vadher, J.A. A1 - Kothari, K.D. PB - The Katowice Branch of the Polish Academy of Sciences VL - vol. 17 JF - Archives of Foundry Engineering DA - 2017 T1 - Evaluation of Critical Parameters for Sand Inclusion Defect in FNB Casting UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=101958 DOI - 10.1515/afe-2017-0001 ER -


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How old is Cody Orlove?
Cody Orlove was born on 17 August 2001.
Cody Orlove is 18 years old.
How old is Cody Orlove in days now?
Cody Orlove is 18 years 10 months 24 days old.
Total 6,903 days old now.
When is the next birthday of Cody Orlove?
Cody Orlove's next birthday is in 1 month 6 days.
What is the zodiac sign of Cody Orlove?
Zodiac sign of Cody Orlove is Leo.
Cody Orlove is a young Instagram star known for his fascinating and funny photos of his daily life. He was born in 2001 in Chcago but grew up in Georgia, alongside his two elder siblings. Since his childhood he has liked sports and social networking. Wen he was a teenager Cody started trying himself as a broadcaster at YouNow, but shortly after he opened his Instagram account which enjoyed extreme popularity. Currently, there are over 1.1 million followers there. Cody's stuff is interesting, positive, and motivating. He also has a YouTube channel where it is possible to see various videos of him and his friends and family. Orlove collaborates with other YouTubers, even the ones like Loren Grey. He plays guitar and covers the songs of such singers as Jacob Sartorious, etc. Cody Orlove used to date Zoe LeVerne, but the couple split in 2019.


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Excellence Awards reward organizations for commitment to enhancing care experiences
NRC Health is honored to recognize top-performing hospitals and health systems that have exhibited an exceptional commitment to understanding every individual's complete care journey. Their desire to better understand the people they care for, and their aspiration to design experiences that inspire loyalty, is the embodiment of NRC Health's mission of human understanding.
The Excellence Awards recognize elite organizations that have received the highest ratings in overall satisfaction by patients and their families.
Award winners were recognized at the 25th Annual NRC Health Symposium on August 14th, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.
2019 Excellence Award Winners
Overall Hospital Rating—Small hospitals (fewer than 100 beds)
- Top-performing facility: Premiere Surgical Institute
- Most improved facility: Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center
Overall Hospital Rating—Medium-size hospitals (100–300 beds)
- Top-performing facility: Arkansas Heart Hospital
- Most improved facility: California Pacific Medical Center – Mission Bernal (Sutter Health)
Overall Hospital Rating—Large hospitals (more than 300 beds)
- Top-performing facility: PIH Health Hospital—Whittier
- Most improved facility: Riverside University Health System
Overall Hospital Rating—Children's hospitals
- Top-performing facility: Children's Hospital Los Angeles
- Most improved facility: Children's Hospital of New Orleans
Overall Provider Rating—Adult & Pediatric
- Top-performing facility: Mount Sinai Medical Center
Excellence in Transparency
- Top-performing organization: Community Health Network
- Top-performing organization: Summit Health Management
- Top-performing organization: Encompass Health
Excellence in Care Transitions
- Top-performing organization: Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center
Excellence in Quality & Service
- Top-performing organization: OrthoNebraska


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Katie Lockhart
A freelance journalist and digital nomad traveling full-time in Asia.
I'm also a life-long writer with over five years of professional experience in journalism, copywriting, copying editing, social media management, digital production and marketing for the world's leading media companies.
I currently write travel and food content for CNTraveler, Travel + Leisure, Food & Wine, Robb Report, The Telegraph UK, Fodor's, Architectural Digest, Town & Country, Thrillist, Time Out, OpenTable, Refinery29, PureWow, INSIDER, Intrepid Travel, Elite Daily and more.
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Ruling party in TS, TRS made it clear that has no suspicion about the working of Electronic Voting Machines.
The party had earlier expressed doubts but it has no such suspicion now since it has been proved that the EVMs are functioning properly and they have no defects.
This was stated by TRS leader, Mr. Rajeshwar Reddy.
It may be mentioned that TRS has lost in many elections earlier.
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Saegertown Trap Team shooting for success in 2019
By Samantha Thomas, staff writer
Saegertown students in grades 6-12 are taking to local shooting ranges for the 2019 Trap Shooting Season. The club, which was founded in 2016, has already become wildly popular in Saegertown, with 38 active members this year. Darin Ashbaugh is the head coach and assistants are Richard Johnson, Jason Bailey, John Jordan, and Doug Jordan. One of the team mottos for this year is: "Creating good stories about kids with guns."
The team participates in the Crawford County Trap League (a traveling league) that includes Maplewood, Cambridge, and CASH. These teams compete on Tuesday nights. Saegertown is currently 2-1, posting wins over CASH (146-121) in week 1 and Cambridge (161-157). They lost a close match to Maplewood on May 7 (166-160). Their next travel match is on May 14 at the Saegertown Sportsmen's Club.
In addition to the travel team, all members shoot on Sundays for points that may qualify them for competition at the next level, which is the state shoot at Elysburg, Pa. on June 22. Students competing in the state tournament are divided into divisions based on their age and seasonal average. Outstanding shooters then move on to the National Tournament in Mason, Michigan.
On May 18, team members will participate in a "Shoot for Youth" fundraiser at the Saegertown Sportsmen's Club. The open registration event will include a day of shooting and a meal. There will also be a Chinese auction, prizes and awards for the best shooters, and other fun activities. "Shoot for Youth" starts at 10 a.m. and will end at 2 p.m. Fifty birds and a pulled pork d dinner are included for $15. Non-shooters pay $8 for dinner.
The club will also host a pike and panfish fishing tournament to raise money for the program. The fundraiser will be held on June 1 on Conneaut Lake. The entry fee will be $60. For more information, contact Darin Ashbaugh at (814)-795-2470 or stop into Myers' Sports Connections in Saegertown.
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Future of Finance Jobs
Read the keynote address by Mrs Josephine Teo, Minister for Manpower, at the IBF careers Connect Visit on 23 April 2019.
Read the keynote address by Mrs Josephine Teo, Minister for Manpower, at the IBF careers Connect Visit on 23 April 2019.
As the financial sector continues to transform with evolving business models and wider integration of technology, the nature of jobs will evolve. It is important for professionals to be equipped with new skills and competencies required in evolved job roles to enhance employability.
MAS and the Institute of Banking and Finance (IBF) have programmes and schemes targeted at individuals for your skills and career development.
MAS works closely with tripartite partners on skills and talent development to improve the competencies of financial sector professionals and strengthen the local talent pipeline of finance professionals and leaders.
Together with our key partner, the Institute of Banking and Finance (IBF), we have put in place programmes and schemes that support your FI's efforts in hiring, building talent pipeline and workforce transformation.
In his fireside chat at ACI Live Aid: Financial Markets Give Back, Mr Ravi Menon, Managing Director, MAS, spoke on the operational resilience of the financial sector, FX trading in Singapore, upskilling the industry workforce, and new opportunities for financial services.
Written Reply to Parliamentary Question on building a strong local talent pool in the financial sector
Mr Ong Ye Kung, Minister for Education and MAS' Board Member, launched the Skills Framework for Financial Services. He encouraged adoption of the Skills Framework as part of the action plan to prepare the workforce for jobs of the future.
The response to two forum letters reiterated that the correct response to the growing role of technology is not to avoid it but to equip our workers so that they can take on the higher value job roles that technology will enable.
Singapore and UK concluded three agreements that will further deepen connectivity between the financial centres in Singapore and the UK. The agreements were made at the UK-Singapore Business Summit held on 13 June 2019 in commemoration of Singapore's Bicentennial.


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The Winds of Rumors…
Machado and Harper Remain Free…
Many people, albeit none of the true baseball experts, had anticipated the free agent signing of Manny Machado on January 3rd or 4th and it did not happen. I had been very skeptical of any news yesterday but in defense of those who did strongly believe and had "sources", I don't necessarily think they were wrong. Shit happens. Things change.
Recently, The Greedy Pinstripes reported an impending trade of Sonny Gray. I've seen comments making attacks because the trade did not happen. The post was made on the TGP site on December 10th. We subsequently found out later in the month CC Sabathia had heart surgery the next day (December 11th) to place a stent in an artery to clear a blockage during an angioplasty procedure. There's no doubt the development of the news of CC's health reached the Yankees' front office at the time they were contemplating a potential trade of Gray. Maybe there was never an impending trade but I feel strongly there may have been. The trade was reconsidered when the Yankees realized they needed a backup plan for Sabathia.
|Photo Credit: New York Post (Bill Kostroun)
GM Brian Cashman said as much yesterday on a conference call with the media after the announcement of the signing of shortstop Troy Tulowitzski to a one-year deal. "The CC circumstance certainly has given us pause because we want to make sure we are covered and protected," Cashman said during the call. "When it developed it slowed down my conversations with intent because we had to see how this played out first. Once he has these follow-up appointments, I'll be in a much better position to either fully engage the conversations we've had or continue to slow-walk while we make sure CC's health is taken care of, that is first and foremost." Based on these words, there is no doubt in my mind that Cashman pumped the brakes on trade talks involving Gray. Having a stent placed in a heart artery is a serious matter, especially when you are only 38 years old. Life is more important than the game of baseball (with no offense to those of you who may believe otherwise).
I am not excited about Gray's presence on the roster but to have the belief Sabathia will be fine by Spring Training is foolish thinking. All things considered, I'd rather have Gray on the roster as opposed to relying upon Domingo German, Jonathan Loaisiga, Chance Adams, and others to fill the void if CC is not ready to go. Of the bunch, I probably have the most trust in Loaisiga but until he can prove the ability to stay healthy, I am not going to place 100% trust in the man. I wanted Gray gone as much as anybody but based on the present roster configuration, I'd rather go into the 2019 season to see how Gray performs. He'll certainly have a chip on his shoulder with something to prove. He has the talent. If he could become the Sonny Gray of old, that's one helluva Number 5 starter. At worst, it is a great bullpen option for a long man/spot starter.
This leads me back to the current Machado rumors which failed to come to fruition this week. Everyone seems to be attacking those who cited "it's happening" and I think that's wrong. Just because Machado didn't sign last week does not mean he won't eventually sign with the Yankees. Maybe he never gets an "official" offer from the Yankees and signs elsewhere. Oh well, shit happens. I have no doubt Machado's agent, Dan Lozano, has bounced numbers off Cashman during telephone conversations to give the team an indication of what it would take to bring Machado to the Bronx even if no formal offers have been made. Orioles blogger Dan Clark has been one of the biggest "Machado to the Yankees" proponents. Either Dan has a very strong source to back his belief or he is pulling one of the biggest troll jobs in recent memory. Either could be true. But I am not going to attack Clark. He has his reasons for his claims. We need to see how this plays out but even if Machado signs elsewhere, it does not necessarily mean Clark was wrong. He acted on information made available to him. He believed it to be true (or not) at the time of his posts. Shit happens. Things change. If Machado signs with the White Sox or Phillies or another mystery team, it won't be Clark's fault.
As for Bryce Harper, it seems to me and a lot of people he'll resume his career with the Washington Nationals next season. The Los Angeles Dodgers seem intent on going no more than 5 or 6 years which seemingly takes them out of the picture since the Nats are known to have a 10 year deal on the table. Eventually, Bryce's decision will come down to what's more important…years or AAV…and where he wants to play. If the Yankees are not in play, it seems to me that Washington would be more attractive to Bryce than Philly if the dollars are the same or nearly equal. The NL East is going to be a very competitive division next season. Derek Jeter and the Miami Marlins had better just grab some popcorn and watch the show from their cellar position.
Troy Tulowitzki is officially a New York Yankee. While I have my reservations about the oft-injured shortstop, Cashman proclaimed him as the team's starting shortstop during yesterday's conference call. He'd better hedge that bet. I am glad it potentially means Gleyber Torres stays at second base during the absence of Didi Gregorius but I do still feel we need someone like Adeiny Hechavarria in reserve. I am down on Tyler Wade even if the Yankees continue to believe in him. Wade can change my mind but he has to prove it. Until he does, I want better.
Watching some of the tweets on Yankees twitter, I had to chuckle when Reggie Jackson suggested Number 22 for Tulo. He first said, "I'm thinking #22 is available? Rocket wore it when he was here." A few minutes later, he said, "Oops ! I missed that one forgive me on that on Tulo. A senior moment ! Ha !" Don't worry, Reggie, we've all forgotten about Jacoby Ellsbury.
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I still think Number 12 makes the most sense for Tulo. Tyler Wade has even offered to give it to him free of charge. The assumption is Wade will take Neil Walker's #14 if Tulo takes #12. Personally, I am intrigued with the number 72 since it contains the numbers of both Mickey Mantle and Derek Jeter. That's why I loved the Mantle/Lou Gehrig number Ronald Torreyes previously wore with 74. Hey, the Yankees are running out of numbers. We have to get creative. I feel bad for the 2219 Yankees. They'll be wearing triple digits on their backs.
To make room for Tulo, the Yankees designated RHP A.J. Cole for assignment. This was an inevitable move although I had thought outfielder Tim Locastro might have been set loose. Someone will grab Cole on waivers so hopefully Cashman can move him for cash or a player to be named later to get something. The Yankees also signed CF Billy Burns to a minors deal. Burns, 29, is nothing more than a depth piece for Triple A. The Atlanta native was originally drafted by the Washington Nationals and has spent time in the A's and Royals organizations. More than a few people have referred to him as 2019's Shane Robinson. I really hope that Burns does not see the amount of time in the Bronx that Robinson, now in the Phillies organization, saw last year.
The Cincinnati Reds have made former Yankees prospect Caleb Cotham an assistant pitching coach. The 31-year-old Cotham was traded by the Yankees, along with Eric Jagielo, Rookie Davis, and Tony Renda, in the December 2015 trade with the Reds that originally brought Aroldis Chapman to New York. Cotham, like Sonny Gray and current Reds pitching coach Derek Johnson, has connections to Vanderbilt. Best of luck in your new career, Caleb!
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Let's forget the trade rumors for awhile and enjoy the weekend! I am fine if I don't hear the words Machado or Harper for the next 48 hours.
As always, Go Yankees!


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Arizona's policy of denying thousands of Arizonans in a deferred action program access to driver's licenses is contrary to federal law, the Obama administration said today.Read More »
Court ruling could remove uncertainty over Arizona legislative boundaries
After a year of deliberation, a federal court has ruled that the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission doesn't have to redraw any part of the state's legislative districts.Read More »
DOJ honors AZ attorney for violence victims work
To Jamie Balson, it seemed like prosecutors treated domestic violence victims more like a "tool" toward winning a conviction than the people they were.Read More »
Holder urges AZ to restore voting rights to ex-inmates
Attorney General Eric Holder called on a group of states Tuesday to restore voting rights to ex-felons, part of a push to fix what he sees as flaws in the criminal justice system that have a disparate impact on racial minorities.Read More »
Lawyers in profiling case can't agree on monitor
Lawyers in the racial profiling case against the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office were unable to agree on a recommended candidate to monitor the agency's operations to ensure it isn't making unconstitutional arrests.Read More »
Marijuana advocates: DOJ memo clears path for Arizona, other states
When it comes to possession or use of marijuana, the United States Department of Justice will not focus on enforcement of federal marijuana laws where state laws allow it, a memo released today explains.
Marijuana law reform advocates declared it a victory and identified its broad implications for Arizona and other states.
Thorpe erases tweets, locks down Twitter account following racism accusations
Rep. Bob Thorpe locked down his Twitter account, barred reporters from following it and erased several comments after Democrats and civil rights activists called several of his tweets racially insensitive.Read More »
Democrat officially joins beleaguered redistricting commission
The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission once again has five members after Democrat Cid Kallen was sworn in today at the Secretary of State's office.Read More »
Voting Rights Act ruling may free 2 laws from limbo
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Arizona appeal of voter ruling would go to panel with no members
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Jacque Maribe had a September and October that I know she would want to forget as soon as possible. But it seems that a semblance of normalcy might be returning to the Citizen T.V anchor's life after anonymous sources who wish to remain unnamed said that she resumed work at the station yesterday.
Jacque according to the source, she will essentially hold her old responsibilities but without going on air to report.
This means her job description closely resembles that of a news editor who will compile and arrange stories that will run on air.
The reason why Jacque will not be seen on air is that it was one of the tough conditions for her release on bail. Justice James Wakiaga released the Citizen TV anchor on an Sh2 million bond and barred her from reading news or conducting interviews on matters related to the case.
Justice James Wakiaga said Maribe is presumed innocent until proven guilty. He rejected a request by the prosecution to remand Maribe on grounds that she is a person of influence who can interfere with the witnesses.
Justice Wakiaga noted that the prosecution had not satisfactorily demonstrated how Maribe is a flight risk and that she had co-operated with the court and has shown no signs of intimidating the witnesses.
Jacque and her former fiancee Joe Irungu are the prime suspects in the murder of Monica Kimani that took place at Lamuria apartments in the Kilimani area on 19th September.
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