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NSW Parliament - Australian Premiere of 'THE ECO-WARRIORS' TV Series
Hosted by Australia Indonesia Arts Alliance and Jeremy Buckingham MLC with Mehreen Faruqi MLC, Filmmaker Mark White, Kodi Twiner, Holley Somerville-Knott
More information:
THE ECO-WARRIORS at NSW Parliament
European Premiere! SWITZERLAND PREMIERE: FILMS FOR THE EARTH
Our first European Film Festival Official Selection by Filme für die Erde, one of the largest sustainability themed film Initiatives in the world.
23 September 2016
Banda Aceh Premiere! SCREENING + Q&A WITH PRODUCER and HaKa
Serambi Mekkah University INDONESIA
18 July 2016 9am-1pm
Sponsors :: Serambi Mekkah University & Indonesia Green Union, Australia Indonesia Arts Alliance.
Bandung Premiere! SCREENING + Q&A WITH PRODUCER and Indonesia Green Union
Pasundan University, INDONESIA
21 July 2016 9am-1pm
Sponsors :: Pasundan University & Indonesia Green Union & Australia Indonesia Arts Alliance.
27 July 2016 6:30pm
1 August 2016 7:30pm
FiReFilms Film Club
Selected as a Bonus Film June 2015
Selected as Student Outreach Film 2015-2016
Tannum2Tembak Fundraiser
Friday 27 November 2015 6:00pm
Gladstone High School, Gladstone, Qld
City of Parramatta
6 June 2016
Parramatta NSW
Tannum Sands, QLD
Friday 16 Oct 7:30pm
Tannum Sands Primary Hall
20-21-22 July 2015 6:30pm
Official Gladstone Premiere + Q&A with eco-warrior Kodi Twiner
31 May 2015 11am and 3pm
26 March 2015 7pm
Official Gympie Premiere
SPECIAL DAY-TIME SCHOOL SCREENING at 12:15 on the same day : for more info contact Juliet 0754 840 323
19 March 2015 6:30pm
10 OCTOBER 6pm
Official School Launch - Indonesian Version screening
14 OCTOBER 6:30pm
In the Media
Inside Film: Eco-Warriors Rise to the Challenge
SBS Interview: Director Dr Cathy Henkel
Kodi Twiner is a 24 year old force to be reckoned with.
Between working for various NGOs such as Greenpeace, Rainforest Information Centre and Positive Change for Marine Life, Kodi is studying for a Bachelor of Contemporary Music in Lismore, NSW.
Kodi is outrageously passionate about the environment and protecting the wild places of the world.
"From the moment I discovered this project, I knew I was meant to go. I was focussed on nothing else from that moment. Borneo was this raw, challenging, transformative experience that tore down so many perceptions I had about the world." Despite growing up in a highly industrialised town in Queensland, Kodi believes in people power and the monumental structural change that can occur once an idea infects the collective human consciousness.
"All throughout history, humans have created change that was once thought impossible. I've had enough of the doomsday approach. Never before have we been in an age of such opportunity, with access to endless information at our fingertips. People are mobilising and organising. The revolution is all around you. Your choices matter, you matter. Get involved and go where the fight takes you!"
Ben, from Sydney, was just six years old when his parents bought him his first pet snake which led to the vast menagerie of pythons, lizards, birds, insects, frogs and other animals that occupy the family home today. "Animals give my life purpose and provide me with an ongoing source of curiosity and inspiration."
Ben is a long term volunteer with his local wildlife rescue group, Sydney Wildlife, and has cared for countless species of native animals. Ben runs educational courses on reptiles and amphibians at Kellyville Pets, whilst also finding time to work at the Australian Reptile Park. Ben now calls a wildlife orphanage home, where he lives in the bush looking after native wildlife as the sanctuary manager.
To date, Ben has raised over $40,000 for various wildlife initiatives and wants to continue in his quest to raise awareness and save the amazing wildlife we share this planet with. Ben was honoured to be invited by Bob Irwin (father of the late Steve Irwin) to help launch his new wildlife charity, the Bob Irwin Wildlife and Conservation Foundation. Ben is currently completing a Bachelor of Natural Science (Animal Science) degree at the University of Western Sydney to further a career in wildlife conservation and education that he is already so passionate about.
Visit Ben's Blog and TIG Profile.
Paul originates from the foothills of the beautiful Border Ranges National Park in Northern NSW, Australia. He grew up on a rainforest and fruit tree nursery specializing in growing a unique range of plant species for both reforestation and backyard food forests.
Paul's horticultural roots and love for the forests naturally led him into a line of work that integrates Forest Restoration with Permaculture Design.His passion for restoring eco-system function and creating abundant edible landscapes has opened doors into a range of interesting projects in Australia and Indonesia.
Paul's journey into the heart of Borneo living with the indigenous Dayak people has given him a whole new perspective on conservation-based community development and a deepened respect for the role of resilient local communities in biodiversity conservation.
Currently based inside Gunung Leuser National Park in North Sumatra, Paul works as a Forest Restoration Officer with the Orangutan Information Centre on a 12 month AYAD assignment (Australian Youth Ambassador for Development).
Visit Paul's blog
Fabrice Marre is a citizen of the world. A native of France, a resident of Australia and a global traveller, Fabrice has been passionate about nature, art, different cultures and spatial technologies from an early age. His job as a geospatial engineer has taken him from Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean and the jungles of the Amazon in French Guiana to Indonesia and now Australia.
He has worked on both research and commercial environmental mapping projects, related to the monitoring of the Amazon environment and disaster management projects. These have included bushfires, floods, oil spill monitoring and the 2004 Indonesian tsunami reconstruction effort. In his spare time, Fabrice is involved in the arts community and uses his skills as a sculptor to contribute to creative projects including sets for theatre productions and special effects make-up for the film industry.
Driven by passion and great enthusiasm, Fabrice is a strong advocate of combining education with geospatial technologies to create a sustainable environment for our fragile planet.
Visit Fabrice's TIG profile.
Neo Chai Chin is a journalist from Singapore. She became more aware of environmental issues in the past decade and is astounded by the amount of damage that has been inflicted on our planet, as well as the fact that a change to our habits and lifestyles can still make a difference to our amazing and resilient ecosystems.
The 100 days in Borneo have opened her eyes to the fragility of the communities and forests a two-hour plane ride away from Singapore – especially the impact of palm oil plantations on indigenous peoples and wildlife. These are not issues confined to Borneo; they ought to be on everyone's radar, as the footprint of palm oil companies and their products extend far and wide.
Chai Chin volunteers with environmental groups in Singapore on an ad hoc basis and will tell anyone who will listen about Borneo and the need to use less and care more.
Visit Chai Chin's TIG profile.
Fahrani is an Actor, Model and Entrepreneur living comfortably in Berlin. Born in Jakarta, Fa' left home at an early age to pursue her passion to be an international model. She moved to Hong Kong when she was 16, then Tokyo, where it did not take long for her to make a serious impact in Asia. She has also been a model in Berlin, Paris, Milan, Sydney And New York.
Her unique and original style has helped her become more than just a model and her driven personality allowed her to diversify into acting. Starring In many feature films in Indonesia, she won best actress in 2008 in her role in Radit & Jani. She is currently launching her new eyewear line, Pawaka. In the short amount of time it has been available, Pawaka is already available in many countries.
Fa' is proud of her many achievements and believes strongly if she has a team to work with then they are destined for success.
Perry Schumacher is a Veterinary Technician from Kitchener, Ontario in Canada. Growing up surrounded by provincial parks and spending most of his time amongst the vast forests and nature that Canada has to offer, Perry had developed an immeasurable passion for the natural world from a young age.
With an affinity for animals, different cultures, and the thrill of being pushed to his limits, Perry has been an avid traveller, consistently looking for ways to positively impact the planet and learn the different perspectives and lifestyles of the many different cultures of the world.
With his strong will and compassion, a life working towards the betterment of wildlife and the environment has always been a life path for him.
Visit Perry's TIG profile.
Liza Heavener is a government relations specialist living in Washington, D.C. She has over 8 years of experience working with Congress on a variety of issues from healthcare to aviation. Earlier in her career she had the opportunity to work in the United States Senate and managed a political campaign in New York. She works to be a bridge builder for issues facing the planet with people who can affect lasting change. She believes politics can be a powerful vehicle for social justice and solutions.
A lifelong animal lover, she jumped at the opportunity to work on the orangutan rehabilitation team in Borneo and tackle the impacts of deforestation. Though now you can find her back on Capitol Hill, she's sharing the story of Borneo's deforestation to everyone who will listen!
Read Liza's blog.
Tom Smith was raised out in the sticks in the UK, in the only village in Europe that doesn't have a pub. For a youngster, this isn't too much of a worry though, and he spent most of his childhood swimming in brooks, collecting fossils, and looking after his pet donkey that he rescued from the circus. He's always had an affinity for the environment, sustainability and behaviour, and has just finished studying Experimental Psychology at the University of Bristol, which he balanced alongside his passion for activism, photography, wheeling and dealing old bicycles, and staring up at the incredible universe.
Tom has been a keen eco-activist, attending Copenhagen climate summit, organising an event which taught hundreds of young people the skills to tackle climate change, and setting up a photography exhibition in London on sustainability and the urban environment. He also helped to build the foundations of an eco-tourism site in Java, Indonesia.
Visit Tom's blog and TIG profile.
Shadrack Kalasa is a young Kenyan Youth Activist who lives in Mombasa City. He is fun loving, hardworking and Volunteers at the National Youth Parliament of Kenya informing young people on Millennium Development Goals. Currently a member of the national executive of the Kenyan Youth Parliament, Shadrack is currently a project assistant with the Kenyan Red Cross. He has studied at the Post-Graduate level Corporate Leadership and Governance. Shadrack was awarded 'the bronze navigator award' by the President Awards Kenya for Leadership and Organizational skills and his greatest achievement was representing Kenya in the 5th World Youth Congress in Turkey (2010) and contributed to the 'Istanbul Action Plan', which highlighted issues that young people face all over the world.
Visit Shadrack's TIG profile.
Mark Kuroski is proud to be from Wisconsin in the USA. He graduated from Viterbo University in 2007 with a degree in Music Theatre and a minor in Digital Media. He has performed in theatres throughout the United States including Wisconsin, Iowa, Colorado, and Georgia.
Shortly after moving to New York City to pursue his career in acting, Mark was hired by a children's theatre company that brought him to South Korea where he has been able to combine his love of digital media with his passion for performing. For a year and a half, he created intriguing, animated PowerPoint presentations and entertaining videos that were used to enrich the original children's musicals performed at the Gyeonggi English Village. He has also played a multitude of characters in those musicals.
Mark's work has been seen by thousands of Korean school children and used to aid them in learning English as a second language. Currently Mark is back in his home town of La Crosse, Wisconsin working at a residential treatment facility helping adolescents overcome traumas and abuse experienced as children. In his free time Mark continues writing music and performing with local theatre companies.
Visit Mark's TIG profile.
Dr. Willie Smits is a rainforest inventor who has revolutionized reforestation techniques and policies worldwide and is also the world's most prominent protector of orangutans and their natural habitat. As founder of the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation and the Masarang Foundation, he has consistently worked to address the root causes of deforestation by addressing the relationship between the animal world, our planet, and humankind.


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LEHI, Utah – Real Salt Lake are trying to accomplish two things they've never done in one shot at during their CONCACAF Champions League contest in Toronto on Tuesday: score a goal at BMO Field and advance into the CCL knockout stages.
Yes, it's true. Despite all of their recent success, Real Salt Lake have never scored a goal at BMO Field. They won't necessarily need one to get what they need from their trip north of the border (a scoreless draw will also likely push RSL into the quarterfinals), but don't be surprised if Jason Kreis' team comes out attacking.
Kreis has held back a few cards from his hand for precisely this moment. He could have gone all in during last Saturday's match at Rio Tinto Stadium for a win against Colorado, but instead he fielded a lineup that he felt could still get a result at home, saving some of his trump cards for this match in Toronto.
[inline_node:311771]Missing from that starting lineup were Alvaro Saborio, Kyle Beckerman, Robbie Findley, Robbie Russell, Jamison Olave, Nick Rimando, Will Johnson and Javier Morales. All of them are bona fide starters, and represent the best of what RSL has to offer. And all of them except Morales (quadriceps injury) are options to play in Toronto.
The lineup maneuvering from Kreis represented two things. First, it showed glimpse into his priorities, and that advancing out of CCL group play takes as much as precedence over fighting it out with the LA Galaxy over the Supporters' Shield.
Second, the moves highlighted the respect that Kreis is showing for fellow CONCACAF Group A opponent, Cruz Azul. While Rio Tinto Stadium could be renamed The Fortress, after RSL have managed to remain unbeaten in 30 consecutive matches played there, the last thing Kreis wants to face is a must-win situation against a quality Mexican opponent also fighting for their lives in the tournament. Even at home.
"We're going to put all our cards on the table for [the game in Toronto]," Kreis said after the home draw against Colorado. "I feel like that is the one we have to get a result in to wrap up this Champions League stuff so that we can turn our focus to the Supporters' Shield and the playoffs."
The last sentence highlights Kreis' other priority: the playoffs. The Houston Dynamo went into the 2008 postseason exhausted, and the Columbus team that RSL dismantled last season in the playoffs that had no rhythm as a unit as a result of playing mixed lineups right up to the very end of CCL group play. Kreis surely doesn't want to see that happen to his team.

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MLG is honored to announce a true game-changer for the world of competitive StarCraft 2. Beginning at MLG Columbus and continuing throughout the 2011 Season, Major League Gaming and the GOMTV Global StarCraft 2 League are establishing a League Exchange Program that will send the best MLG players to compete in the GSL, and allow top Korean talent to play live in the US.
Pro Circuit Players Competing in the GSL
- At MLG Columbus, the Top 3 non-Korean finishers will each be placed into GSL Code A.
- At every 2011 Pro Circuit Live Competition after MLG Columbus, GSL placement will occur as follows:
- Code S status will be awarded to the highest placing player, within the Top 3, regardless of country of origin, who does not already have Code S status.
- Code S status will not be awarded if all of the players placing 1st-3rd already have Code S Status.
- Code A status will be awarded to the next three highest placing non-Korean players.
- If Code S status is awarded to a Korean player, or not awarded at all, Code A status also will be awarded to the 4th highest placing non-Korean player.
- All travel and accomodation expenses for these players will be provided by the GSL.
GSL Pro Players Competing on the MLG Pro Circuit
- MLG will invite four Korean pro players to each Pro Circuit Live Competition.
- These players will be placed directly into the Championship Pools, one into each Pool.
- Their placement in the Pools will be determined by their GSL rank.
- All travel and accomodation expenses for these players will be provided by MLG.
- For MLG Columbus, we will also be inviting a player from the CSN tournament, currently in progress. This player will be seeded into the Open Bracket, and their travel and accomodation expenses will be covered by CSN.
This historic partnership marks the first time the GSL has ever qualified a player directly into Code S based on results from another tournament, and MLG Columbus will be the first time Korean players have ever competed live in an open-registration StarCraft 2 tournament in the US. We are working closely with the GSL to coordinate schedules so that all players involved will be able to compete in both the GSL and the Pro Circuit.
The Players
The following four GSL pro players will attend MLG Columbus. We are honored to welcome these players to the already stacked pool of talent competing on the Pro Circuit.
- ST_Bomber
- IM.Losira
- SlayerS_MMA
- FOXMoon
The full Pool lineup will be announced on Tuesday, May 17. Please go here for an explanation of minor changes made to the competition format to incorporate the larger Pools.
The Pro Circuit Livestreams: A Completely New Experience
Our partnership with the GSL is not the only new beginning for MLG StarCraft 2. Over the past month, we've taken many steps to improve and enhance our streams and our live spectator experience, for MLG Columbus and every Pro Circuit Competition to come. The changes we've made are so extensive that they require an announcement of their own, so we'll be bringing you those details soon. For now, know that if you come and watch live, you'll be able to hear every word spoken by the casters in the venue, and if you're watching from home, you'll be able to see every minute of the action. And there's going to be a lot of action to see.
We'd like to thank the GSL for their cooperation and generosity; with this exchange, we can bring players from all regions together to fight on the same playing fields and stand on the same stages. The future of StarCraft 2 starts now. Join us in Columbus and be a part of it.
Competitor passes for Columbus are on sale now.
GOMTV's official announcement of the League Exchange Program


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Turkey Scaloppine With Pancetta-Sage Sauce Recipe 2010-11-02 16:00:37
Turkey Scaloppine With Pancetta-Sage Sauce
Turkey Scaloppine With Pancetta-Sage Sauce
Modified from Cooking Light
- 1 1/2 pounds turkey breast cutlets (about 8 cutlets)
freshly ground black pepper
1 cup flour
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/3 cup thinly sliced pancetta (about 1 ounce)
2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh sage
3/4 cup white wine
1/2 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
2 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces
- Place a turkey cutlet on a large piece of saran wrap. Cover with another piece of saran wrap. Using a meat pounder (or other heavy object like a rolling pin or wine bottle), pound the cutlet till it is thin and flat, about 1/4-inch thick.
- Season the turkey scaloppine generously with salt and pepper on both sides.
- Coat lightly in the flour and shake off any extra flour.
- Heat two large skillets over medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon of oil to each skillet.
- Cook half of the turkey in one pan and the remaining turkey in the other pan. Cook until the turkey is lightly browned and no longer pink on the inside, 5-7 minutes. Remove turkey from pan and keep warm.
- Add pancetta and sage to pan; cook 3 minutes or until pancetta is browned, stirring occasionally. Add wine; bring to a boil.
- Cook until reduced to 1/2 cup (about 3 minutes). Add broth; bring to a boil. Cook until reduced to about 2/3 cup (about 2 minutes). Stir in butter.
- Add the turkey scaloppine back to the pan and turn to coat with sauce. Cook for another minute to blend flavors. Enjoy immediately.
Serves 8.
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The Sips n Strokes instructors have gone CRAZY!
Wendy is flooded in Nashville!
She's traded in her cowboy boots for galoshes and a raft!
The Sips n Strokes instructors have taken over the Hwy 280, Vestavia, Trussville and Pelham location and are offering everyone
$5 off of all classes for the month of May!
Some restrictions apply. No other coupons will be accepted
Hurry up and make your reservations NOW before Wendy returns!!!!!
Mother's Day Special
Sunday, May 9th Hwy 280 2-5pm
Buy one get one free Mother's Day Special
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ROCKFORD - Rock Valley College will expand its aviation maintenance program at Chicago Rockford International Airport to serve the region's aerospace industry and attract new business.
After months of negotiations, Greater Rockford Airport Authority and Rock Valley board members announced today that they have worked out terms of a ground lease that would allow the college to build a larger classroom facility for its aviation maintenance program at the airport.
Rock Valley pledged last summer to expand the program to serve a career education partnership with high schools in the region.
Negotiations were slow to start, but took on renewed urgency last fall when airport leaders acknowledged the program expansion would aid its efforts to recruit a maintenance, repair and overhaul facility, commonly called an MRO - a mammoth jet service and repair center that could employ hundreds of mechanics.
To that end, the airport would build the college a 40,000-square-foot classroom building to replace the 9,800-square-foot Falcon Road Center it leases from the airport. The college would sign a 20-year ground lease, with four 10-year renewal options, for the larger facility. The airport would provide exterior property management at the site.
Rock Valley's two-year program produces fewer than 50 graduates a year. Airport officials want 150 graduates annually within three years to serve the potential MRO.
Rock Valley will also broaden its curriculum to include avionics, composites and nondestructive testing to support careers in the aeronautics industry.
Rock Valley trustees are scheduled to approve the lease proposal at a 6 p.m. board meeting in Room 117-121 of the RVC Woodward Technology Center, 3301 N. Mulford Road. Follow reporter Isaac Guerrero on Twitter - @isaac_rrs - during the meeting.
Airport board members are scheduled to approve the lease agreement Thursday.


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Career Overview
Gary A. Olson is a noted scholar of rhetoric, writing, and culture and the President of Daemen College in Amherst, New York, a private, co-educational, comprehensive college awarding both undergraduate and graduate degrees to a student body of over 3,000 students.
From 2009-2011 he served as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Idaho State University. A multi-campus, Carnegie Foundation "Research High" doctoral university, Idaho State serves as the state's principal university promoting education in the health care professions and related sciences. Olson oversaw seven colleges, ISU's libraries, and the Idaho Museum of Natural History.
Olson served as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Illinois State University from 2004 to 2009, where he led the college through an five-year strategic plan; created a college-wide technology support unit; established the college's weekly newsletter; formed three high-level advisory boards; launched a number of faculty support initiatives; and created the institution's largest faculty and staff recognition awards, raising nearly a quarter of a million dollars to endow them.
For nearly two decades (1985-2004), Olson served as an administrator and faculty member at the University of South Florida, one of the nation's top 63 public research universities offering 219 degree programs (including the MD) to over 46,000 students on four campuses. Olson served as the chief academic officer at USF's St. Petersburg campus from 2002 to 2004, helping to lead the campus to become a free-standing, self-governing, and separately accredited campus within the USF system.
Olson writes a popular monthly column on higher education administration for the Chronicle of Higher Education, and he is co-editor, with John W. Presley, of The Future of Higher Education: Perspectives from America's Academic Leaders (Paradigm, 2009).
He is the author or editor (often in collaboration) of 20 books and over 100 essays and articles and has written on a number of subjects central to rhetoric studies, including the role of theory in rhetorical scholarship, the connections between ideology and discourse, and the contributions of Stanley Fish. His most recent book is A Creature of Our Own Making: Reflections on Contemporary Academic Life (SUNY Press, 2013).


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IFS Applications for Oil and Gas
IFS is a leading vendor of enterprise asset management (EAM) and project-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) for the oil and gas industry. For most oil and gas companies, projects are the cornerstone of their business. Managing projects of various sizes and complexity is often the key to success. IFS Applications for the Oil and Gas industry is a real project-driven solution, where the project itself is the engine, ensuring high-level visibility and transparency throughout your enterprise. Project-based parameters control and determine schedules for engineering, procurement, document delivery, jobsetting and fabrication. An efficient flow of information among the different disciplines is ensured.
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Ale Albarran necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 278 diseños de 80 diseñadores freelance.
Alessa Casati
Alessa Casati is a brand that was founded in 2006 in Mexico City, created by its two designers Alejandra Albarran and Sofia Casares. The label has grown fast, and now they present two collections a year in Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Mexico. They have been to several trade shows such as Coterie NY., Project Las Vegas, Pret a Porter Paris and others. With clients as Salam Studios, in Dubai, and Doha. They also sell all over Mexico in high end boutiques, and are being represented by a Showroom in New York.
They use high quality fabrics from all over the world and their designs are young, new, and very trendy.
They have been published in the most important fashion magazines, such as Vogue, Elle, In fashion, Glamour, In Style and many more.
They won the Lycra Fashion Award for BEST NEW DESIGNER, for their spring-summer collection 08.
The Brand logo as well as the webpage were desgined for us by a graphic designer, but we feel it does not represent who we are. We think it looks mature and serious and not very creative, and we are a young, innovative designer brand. We need a refreshment of our whole look, and we are currently working on this in all areas.
You can check out our website http://www.alessacasati.com, and you can see photographs of our latests collections, all though you will see that the clothes and the webpage and the logo have no connection between them.
Our target is indepent women with a taste for art, design and fashion. A women who understands a garment for its manufacture and for its design. We want the trendiest girls to buy our clothes. The women who buy Alessa Casati have a natural talent to put together the best outfit, they don´t buy prefabricated looks from any brand. They search for special pieces that will enhace their wardrobe, it doesn´t have to be expensive, this girl can go into a vintage store and find the most unique piece that finishes the look they are going for.
They are creative and love to combine styles to create their own unique style.
We have always wanted our buyers to find in our collections the exact garment that they know they can put together with something else. Special pieces for special people who dress by instinct.
We are looking for a slick creative logo, that represents our brand as a young, new and trendy womens wear label. We want our costumers to buy our clothes as if they were buying some valuable object. We want to be understood as a ready to wear brand, directed for young women who love fashion. And it is very important to consider that we want our image to be completely based in contemporary design with an edge. Please feel free to be creative, but keep in mind we want something simple, easy to remember, but very strong. Direct, creative, young, innovative but always with a femenin but rough edge to it. It may have some vintage idea behind, or some rock connotation but always with the girlie touch in a rough way and simple.
The colors are not yet decided... you can feel free to work with color, but we do believe more serious colors work better for fashion such as grey, black, white. And as you can see our current logo has a little image in between the two words. We dont really like it because it is very mature style, but it is useful to have a symbol as well to represent the brand. Or it could be only letters. Think of similar brands, like Rag and Bone, Alice and Olivia, Phillip Lim, or any of these contemporary labels.
Descubre cómo funciona un concurso de diseño u obtén más información sobre nuestros servicios de diseño de logo.


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The 24-year-old has signed a two-and-a-half year deal at the Liberty Stadium and is eligible to make his debut in Saturday's FA Cup third-round clash with Colchester
The former Aston Villa youngster was left out of Albion's 25-man Premier League squad at the start of the season by manager Roberto Di Matteo and subsequently spent time on loan with Derby, scoring four times in 13 appearances.
"Luke is an exciting talent and I'm delighted we've signed him on a permanent deal rather than a loan," said Swansea boss Brendan Rodgers on the club's official website.
His pace, power and finishing ability will add another dimension to our game. He's also got a great hunger for the game as he hasn't quite fulfilled his potential yet.
"I've known Luke since he was a youth player at Aston Villa and watched him score many, many goals. I know what I'm working with and I'm convinced he will grow with us over the next few years."
Source: PA
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Enter the AJ Writing Prize for the best young architecture critic for under 35s, deadline 1 October
The brief
Entrants must write an essay that discusses the question 'Do architects have a duty beyond satisfying the demands of the client?' Specific references should be made to existing, unbuilt or historic projects. The piece should be written in lucid, jargon-free language. It should inspire, delight and inform AJ readers as well as those who have no design training. Images can be included in the entry, but the emphasis will be on the text.
The prize
£1,000 will be awarded to the winning writer. The winning piece will be published in full in the AJ and the writer of the piece will be commissioned to write a building study which will feature in the AJ. At the judges' discretion, a Highly Commended award may be given. In the case of a highly commended writer, extracts of their original entry will be published in the AJ, and they will also be commissioned to write a building study.
The jury
Alan Berman, Berman Guedes Stretton
David Partridge, joint CEO, Argent
Joseph Rykwert, architecture critic
Christine Murray, editor, The Architects' Journal
Terms and conditions
Entries should not exceed 1,500 words and must be emailed to email@example.com no later than 1 October 2012. Where relevant, supporting visual material may be supplied, though the emphasis is on the quality of the text. Authors should be aged 35 or under on 1 October 2012. The competition is intended for those engaged in practice or students of architectural practice. The competition is not open to professional writers or students of architectural history, theory or writing. Pieces should be wholly the work of the person submitting them. The decision of the judges will be final.
Alan Berman on the AJ Writing Prize 2012
Jury member Alan Berman sets the tone in this introduction, which reveals new perspectives on the challenges facing architects in practice today
Clamped to the monitor, rushing to get drawings out, project manager on your back, no time to lose. No time for questions, no time for why. Practice exerts so much pressure that every fast route to a solution is welcomed: don't ask questions, adopt the standard detail, find it on the web, don't try anything new – just get it out. The opportunity to think from first principles, to ask not only how but why, is now all but lost.
One consequence of embedding so much of practice in standard solutions that save time and avoid risk is the absence of dialogue between members of the team, between those in the office with experience and those who are learning. Questioning gives the opportunity to explore and discuss why something may or may not be appropriate. Apart from the creative value, this is one of the joys of shared practice. CAD jockeys attached limpet-like to screens can't do that: there's scant encouragement to pause and to think about what is being done and why. Pause for thought? No fee, no time to lose.
Architects' unique skills are too seldom directed where they should be – the making of quality buildings and places that give pleasure and comfort; the handrail, the door step, the eaves, the shaft of light, or the magical surprise of a cleverly positioned window. To get such things right takes many hours. But we fall too easily in line with the mission of those now in control – project managers and bean-counters focused on what they can measure: speed, efficiency, risk avoidance, cost. So there is an overpowering tendency to 'do it like it's been done before' Don't ask what's right in the circumstances, do it safe. It's an unusual client that approves something that's unfamiliar, so the hegemony of ill considered precedents, of the ordinary, increases exponentially, littering our environments with the banal and the joyless. About which, surprise surprise! – even the bean-counters complain.
This is absolutely not to say that every building must be wildly different in order to avoid the banal. We need to be more sensitive to what makes quality built environments: we need, in the main, well designed unostentatious but satisfying buildings which create a context for communal life. And also a few distinctive buildings, inspiring and expressive, which shine and stand out as the loci for communal values, whether religious, cultural, educational, sport, and even - sadly in accordance with our times - corporate greed and power.
We should have learned from vernacular traditions, and from Georgian and Victorian towns: in order to create good urban contexts that are pleasant to be in, environmentally sound and economic, the mass of buildings should aspire to modesty and the unostentatious: sensibly constructed and beautifully crafted to make comfortable worlds within, and disposed to make quiet backgrounds for public life.
But the current mindset of the profession is directed against the modest and the decorous: instead there is an obsession with buildings designed to be noticed in a culture of 'look at me' buildings. Architects, too often seeking headlines and self-gratification, seem to delight in the wildly extravagant formal and structural gymnastics made possible by powerful CAD programmes: raking columns crashing through spaces at absurd angles, jutting cantilevers, holes through buildings, jutting pointed prows too narrow to occupy, cubes balanced on one corner. And if wild forms can't be afforded, there's the frantic chaos of coloured glass or steel facades, each one a public architectural tantrum shouting in the street. Expensive, difficult to build, costly to maintain, almost always environmentally unsound, yet with few if any tangible benefits. To what end, and why?
Young architects at the computer face should question these extravagant and hollow gestures. For whom are such design statements intended? For building users, for the wider public or for future generations? For clients? Or for recognition by other architects in the pursuit of celebrity status?
Architectural practice raises many ethical and philosophical questions. The more obvious are how we treat our colleagues, especially students; whether we should work for paymasters of dubious repute; how to minimise environmental damage; the morality of false decoration, and the many arcane themes that preoccupy academic theorists. But one of the most urgent, not at all academic, that should be brought to bear on daily practice, is the need to avoid being anaesthetised by aesthetics, to stop designing with an eye to the gallery, and to ask why we design something to be like it is, and at root, to ask for whose ultimate benefit do we do what we do?
- Alan Berman is a consultant at Berman Guedes Stretton
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is this competition open worldwide??? or only for British citizens....??? can any one throw some more light on it???
The competition is open worldwide, and entries can address architecture outside of Britain.
Ruled out by age again, so no opportunity to pass on any wisdom that time has allowed me to gain - so much for 'those in the office with experience'.
Can the essay have references and citations?
Yes, the essay can have references and citations.
why did not send me any email for 10 digit code?
is there any format to be followed?? as in the font?? whether its a pdf or some other format?? do u need the pictures of the participants??
plz clarify....
is there any format to be followed?? as in the font?? whether its a pdf or some other format?? do u need the pictures of the participants??
plz clarify....
There's no formal format to be followed - so please feel free to use a font you prefer. Word document or pdf both fine. At this stage we do not need pictures of entrants.
for submission the manuscript, just send via email is receivable? how offices other qualification step?
Participants need to email their entry to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Please could you tell us what the timetable is for this post deadline?
when are the winners announced??
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I hope that this note finds you, and your family, safe and well post-Sandy.
While the actual storm has passed, its effects are powerful here in NJ (we're just outside NYC).
I'm lucky. My family is safe and our home without power but untouched—but many others are not. We are dealing with devastation here in such massive proportion—its impact will be felt for a long time.
Please donate right now to support these regional organizations working hard to help those most affected by the storm. These folks are on the ground, providing services right now and need your help to keep it up.
1) NYC Rescue Mission (via HopeMob)
The Mission is sheltering twice the normal number of guests but is without power and is getting low on food.
2) Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless
This wonderful service for homeless and near-homeless in Union County NJ never gives up. But the Coalition has had a huge increase in folks who need help post-Sandy, and is not receiving the usual food overages from grocery stores and caterers in the past few days (and isn't likely to for the days to come).
3) Community Food Bank of New Jersey (via Feeding America)
Getting food and water all over the state where needed.
4) Covenent House New Jersey (sheltering youth and their babies in several NJ locations)
- Text KIDS to 80888 to donate $10 to @CovenantHouse and help homeless kids affected by #Sandy
- Purchase/send diapers of all sizes to residents' babies via Amazon registry (prime or 1-2 day)
Thank you.
P.S. Our office is still without power and heat, but we'll plan be up and running when the power is restored (likely to be next week). We're working, to the best of our abilities, remotely, as possible.


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Attacks on education are any intentional threat or use of force—carried out for political, military, ideological, sectarian, ethnic, religious, or criminal reasons—against students, educators, and education institutions.
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Protecting Schools and Universities from Military Use
The use of schools and universities by armed forces and armed groups for military purposes during situations of armed conflict can disrupt or completely deny education in both the immediate and long terms.
Government security forces and non-state armed groups are often attracted by the location, solid structure, and ready facilities found in schools, universities, and other education institutions. They have used these sites in a variety of ways, including as military bases, shelters, weapons caches, and outposts, with their use lasting weeks, months, and even years. Such military use not only seriously disrupts students' learning, it also provokes attacks from opposing forces.
In the majority of countries with armed conflicts, armed forces or armed groups use schools and other education institutions. Between 2005 and 2015, they used education institutions in conflicts in at least 26 countries: Afghanistan, Burma / Myanmar, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Georgia, India, Iraq, Libya, Mali, Nepal, Nigeria, Occupied Palestinian Territory/Israel, Pakistan, Philippines, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Thailand, Uganda, Ukraine, and Yemen.
Such use can result in:
- Long-term school closures
- Displacement of students to schools away from their home communities
- Declines in student attendance, enrollment, and transitions to higher levels
- Declines in availability of teachers
- Attacks by opposing parties and destruction and damage of education infrastructure
- Psychosocial impacts on students, teachers, and communities
- Disproportional impacts on female students and teachers and on marginalized groups
Restricting the use of education institutions by militaries and armed groups is critical for ensuring that education continues during and after conflict. The initiative is intended to build global recognition of the negative consequences of military use of schools and universities, and the need – and commitment – to restrict the practice.
In May 2015, the Coalition released Lessons in War 2015: Military Use of Schools and Universities in Armed Conflict, an updated version of its November 2012 which sets out how armed forces and non-state armed groups used schools and universities as bases, barracks, weapons caches, firing ranges, and interrogation and detention centers in most conflicts around the world in the last seven years. It also described the deadly consequences of this practice, including converting education facilities into legitimate military targets under international law, and the resultant risk of students being caught in attacks by opposing forces.
In 2012, GCPEA held two expert consultations with representatives from governments, militaries, UN agencies, and international humanitarian and human rights organizations, some of which have direct and indirect contact with non-state actors, to discuss how to address military use of schools and universities. At the first meeting, held in Geneva in May, participants recognized the need for clear international guidelines setting out recommendations for minimizing military use of education institutions. In response, GCPEA commissioned a former British military commander to prepare draft guidelines based on input from the consultation. This draft was reviewed at a second expert consultation with wider participation, including representation from 12 states, at the Château de Lucens in Switzerland in November. A preliminary version of the guidelines resulted from deliberations at this meeting and was subsequently revised by a drafting committee comprised of state representatives. as well as other experts.
In June 2013, GCPEA released the Draft Lucens Guidelines for Protecting Schools and Universities from Military Use during Armed Conflict and a year later, the Norwegian government announced its commitment to lead states in finalizing, endorsing, and implementing the Guidelines. In December 2014, the final Guidelines for Protecting Schools and Universities from Military Use during Armed Conflict were unveiled at a meeting hosted by the Missions of Norway and Argentina at the UN in Geneva. Throughout the first half of 2015, Norway and Argentina led consultations to develop the Safe Schools Declaration, through which states can express political support and commitments for the protection of education in armed conflict, including through the implementation of the Guidelines. The Safe Schools Declaration was endorsed by an initial group of 37 states at an international conference on Safe Schools in Oslo on May 29, 2015 and that number has since been growing.
On March 28-29, 2017, the Argentine ministries of foreign affairs and defense co-hosted the Second International Safe Schools Conference in Buenos Aires. GCPEA, in partnership with the Romeo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative, released a Toolkit on implementing the Guidelines for Protecting Schools and Universities from Military Use During Armed Conflict at the Conference.
States can confirm their endorsement at any time by sending an endorsement letter to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs via its embassies or permanent missions or directly at email@example.com. States can also announce their endorsement by making a public announcement during a formal meeting in a multilateral forum, followed by a written endorsement issued to Norway according to the same procedure.
Click here to see which states have already endorsed the Safe Schools Declaration.
To learn more about the Safe Schools Declaration and the Guidelines please click here.
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Lessons in War 2015: Military Use of Schools and Universities in Armed Conflict (GCPEA, 2015)
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Executive summary: [French] [Spanish]
Protect Schools and Universities from Military Use (GCPEA, 2013)
Education Under Attack 2014: Thematic Essay on military use of schools and universities (GCPEA, 2014)
Guidelines for Protecting Schools and Universities from Military Use during Armed Conflict
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The Problem
Attacks on education violate the right to education and other internationally protected human rights applicable at all times.
Attacks on students, educators, and education institutions can have a devastating impact on access to education and education systems and on a society's overall development in the long-term.


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The number two seeded Alabama softball team clubbed three home runs and scored in every inning but the first to down top-seeded California, 5-2, Sunday afternoon at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. With the win, the Crimson Tide will make its first appearance in the Women's College World Series Championship Series.
Alabama sophomore pitcher Jackie Traina threw a complete game two-hitter, striking out six batters and gave up just two runs as she improved to a school record 40-2 on the year.
Alabama hit three home runs off of Cal pitcher Jolene Henderson, who fell to 38-4 on the year. No team had hit more than two home runs in a single game against her this season.
The Crimson Tide had nine hits on the afternoon, including two apiece by junior Kayla Braud, sophomore Kaila Hunt, and Traina. Hunt drove in two runs, giving her 76 RBI on the year, in addition to hitting 21 home runs.
Alabama got the scoring started early, jumping out to a lead in the bottom of the second inning, when Traina helped herself out with a solo shot to the center field bleachers, putting the Tide up 1-0. It was her 10th home run of the year, and first since May 4.
The Tide added to its lead in the third inning, when Braud led off with a single and reached second on a throwing error. Senior Jennifer Fenton followed up with a single that moved Braud to third, and Hunt hit an infield single that scored Braud, putting Alabama up, 2-0.
After Cal tied things up with a home run, Alabama answered back in the bottom of the fourth with another run. Senior Jazlyn Lunceford led off with a walk and advanced to third on a single by Traina. Senior Kendall Dawson followed up with a single up the middle, scoring Lunceford and putting the Crimson Tide ahead, 3-2.
Alabama added home runs in the fifth and sixth innings, with Hunt's blast coming in the fifth while Lunceford led off the sixth inning with a solo shot to right field. The home run was the 21st on the season for Hunt and the eighth for Lunceford.
Alabama moves on to play Oklahoma in the championship series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. Game one will be on Monday night at 7:00 PM., and will be broadcast on ESPN2.
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So, where were we? Ah, yes. When last we left them, Julia and Mariana were on a double date with Armando and Valeria. All of this is part of Armando's evil plot to win back Lady Julia. And, sadly, it's working. Julia is growing progressively more jealous of Armando and Valeria together, which makes no sense to me because, hello? Has she seen her girlfriend?! But Julia's emotions are a mixed salad of crazygreens with loonydressing on the side, which probably means this show is about to take us to a bad place.
We pick up episode 55 with the foursome playing a game of questions. It's Mariana's turn and she asks Armando what he would do if he found a wallet full of cash: return it to the owner or keep it? Armando says he'd keep the money so he could take Valeria out to breakfast.
Instantly, Julia's like, "Don't you care about the people who lost their wallet?" And Mariana, who has an RSS feed subscription to Julia's True Thoughts sees that what Julia is really saying is, "How dare you take this girl out to breakfast and not me?" So she stares disapprovingly at her girlfriend.
Armando, very smoothly uses the nickame he has for Julia – "Flaca" – to refer to Valeria. But when she hears the nickname, Julia automatically says, "What?" And Mariana sighs and facepalms.
Yes, Julia, you are incredibly obvious and transparent and it's embarrassing all of us. Please to be stopping this now.
It's Valeria's turn to ask Julia a question.
I think Julia is actually playing a different game called: How to Screw Up A Perfectly Awesome Relationship By Being an Idiot. So far, she's winning by a landslide.


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By: Jack Moore
Each week we'll be providing you with insight into the best (and worst) baseball players to play in your fantasy baseball league.
1. Kyle Seager, 2B/SS/3B, SEA: There are two main reasons for optimism with Seager down the stretch. First, he's regained his power stroke in September, with nine extra base hits (three homers) resulting in a .305/.345/.488 line. Second, the Mariners only have three home games remaining against six away games. Seager owns an .846 OPS on the road and 14 of his 18 home runs have come away from the oppressive Safeco Field. He makes a fine fill-in for any of the infield positions down the stretch.
2. Anibal Sanchez, SP, DET: Sanchez has had about as up and down of a season as possible. He opened strong, posting a 2.01 ERA in his first six starts and was still at 2.56 by the end of May. Then his ERA ballooned to 4.52 by mid-August. Now he has it back down to 4.14 due to a 2.77 ERA in his last five starts. Don't be too discouraged by his 5.2 IP, 5 ER outing against Oakland – he still struck out eight and walked just two. With the Tigers closing against the Royals, Twins, and Royals again, his matchups are bound to be solid as well.
3. Derek Holland, SP, TEX: Holland's beginning of the season was abysmal – he exited May with a 5.11 ERA and a 1.298 WHIP. He made one more start before an injury kept him out for a month. Since his return to the rotation in July, he's been solid – a 3.94 ERA, 77 strikeouts to 22 walks in 96 innings, and a fantastic 1.042 WHIP. He's been particularly sharp in his last eight starts – 2.93 ERA, 50 strikeouts to 10 walks in 55.1 innings. His home run problems have evened out – he has allowed seven home runs since August 11 after allowing nine home runs in his four starts prior – and that makes him a viable fantasy option again.
4. Logan Forsythe, 2B, SDP: Forsythe has been a most pleasant surprise this season, capitalizing on a solid minor league career (.284/.414/.414 in five seasons; .309/.438/.508 in 62 Triple-A games) to make an MLB impact in his second season with San Diego. Although Petco Park has predictably produced underwhelming power numbers – five homers and 24 RBI in 85 games – Forsythe has hit well. He owns a .290/.359/.407 line (115 OPS+) and has eight steals and 41 runs to go with it, making him another good depth option for the middle infield.
5. Jake McGee, RP, TBR: He's not exactly Craig Kimbrel, but with 68 Ks in 51.2 innings, McGee is one of the best strikeout men you'll find on the waiver wire, and he's been particularly good lately. Since August, McGee has 24 strikeouts to zero walks in 17.1 innings, giving him a tiny 0.404 WHIP and a 1.04 ERA to go with the strikeouts. He'll saw the rates, pile on strikeouts, and could vulture a win down the stretch too – most stream-quality pitchers won't offer you that much production.
1. Jason Vargas, SP, SEA: After a brilliant start to the season, Vargas has turned into, more or less, what we thought he was: a 3.94 ERA, 1.193 WHIP, and 5.7 strikeouts per nine innings. He's somehow parlayed the Mariners' offense into 14 wins this year, and he deserves props for that, but you can find better options down the stretch. He has a 4.55 ERA since August and his next start comes against the Texas Rangers on Monday.
2. Jaime Garcia, SP, STL: Garcia, since returning from injury in August, against teams not named the Pirates: 33.2 innings, 41 hits allowed, 4.81 ERA, 1.515 WHIP. Garcia has allowed five home runs in those six starts and just hasn't appeared himself despite a brilliant start against the Pirates in his first start back (8 IP, 10 K, 0 R), a start that had me believing. Garcia has had his share of favorable matchups since, though – San Diego at Petco, Houston at home – and yet he just hasn't been himself. Maybe he should go on 74 days rest every time out.
3. Mark Trumbo, OF, ANA: Personally, I tend to think small samples carry more significance when they're shockingly cold than shockingly hot. And Trumbo is going through one of those cold streaks right now: since sitting July 30 with a rib cage injury, Trumbo is hitting just .178/.233/.252. Is that injury lingering? We can't say for sure, but it's the easy explanation for his free fall this season – and an explanation that means I'll be taking late fliers on Trumbo all over the place in 2013.
4. Todd Frazier, 3B, CIN: Unfortunately, Joey Votto's return has created a roster crunch that means we can't count on Frazier to play every day – Since September 10th, Frazier has had five days off. If your roster and personal schedule can handle waiting until you see the Reds' lineup to play him or sit him, hold on to him – can't argue with .281/.341/.509 – but if not, don't be afraid to pull the trigger and get an everyday player in there for the rest of the season.
5. Tyler Clippards, RP, WAS: Clippard has two losses (one blown save) in his last two appearances, giving up four runs and raising his ERA to 3.59. Meanwhile, Drew Storen picked up his third save on September 20th and lowered his ERA to 2.59 by striking out the side against the heart of the Dodgers' order (Matt Kemp, Adrian Gonzalez, Hanley Ramirez). Storen was the no-questions closer a year ago – keep an eye on him, as he could work his way into save opportunities over this final week.
Jack Moore is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with degrees in Mathematics and Economics. His work can also be found at FanGraphs.com, DisciplesOfUecker.com, RotoWire.com, AdvancedNFLStats.com and ESPN. Follow him on twitter at @jh_moore.


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vBeers – Leeds, UK (Monday, 16th April, 2012)
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Warm up party for the 6th VMUG event in Leeds and the essential 1st half of a two day virtualisation conference. The 2nd half includes 30 presentations for you to attend and much more. Many of the speakers said they are looking forward to the vBeers event and will attend.
Location: Golf Cafe Bars – Next to Leeds Train Station
Address: No.1 Little Neville Street, Granary Wharf, Leeds, LS1 4ED –
Date: Monday 16th April 2012
Time: 5pm onwards
This is our 1st vBeers event but we have managed to sort out some prizes to give away on the night for results on the pool table, dart board, F1 driving game and of course golf – but not as you know it! The VMUG burger will be making its debut and of course drinks and geeks!
Venue will hold 150 people so arrive early to avoid disappointment. – The conference venue is next door and we have a group discount if you wish to stay in Leeds over night, details on conference registration email.


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The mother of all stewardesses
The mother of all stewardesses On a long-haul flight recently, I had the good fortune to get a bit of space to myself. Well, let's say it wasn't so much as luck as the fact that my destination wasn't very attractive for the time of year. Who travels voluntarily into a monsoon? You'd need a very good reason…mine was work. As it is advisable to arrive well rested, I bypassed the in-flight films, but accepted an evening meal and a glass of red wine. I noticed that the stewardess liked me. How could I tell, you may well ask? You can usually sense whether an inner smile is synchronized with the external one. And because, unlike love, friendliness is far less likely to be one-sided, I gave her a grateful smile. That was it – for the time being. The aircraft flew its course, as if pulled by a long string through the night sky, past the half moon. Where would I be when it was full? How wet would it be there? Also, how hungry for blood would the mosquitoes be – and how recent was my last inoculation? There would also be issues with the electricity. I was flying on an assignment to a country in a state of emergency, and umpteen questions were bouncing around my mind. I was also starting to miss my girlfriend. After a second glass of wine, I felt ready for slumber, stretched out over the seats and nodded off almost instantaneously. Somewhere on the edge of consciousness, I was aware that the blanket, which I had perfunctorily bundled around my legs, had been lifted up and placed gently over me with a light shake. The flight attendant was covering me up like a mother. A shiver of gratitude rippled over me. At an altitude of 10 000 meters, I was momentarily home again.
Helge Timmerberg
Our columnist, Helge Timmerberg, an irrepressible globetrotter since 1969, writes travel books and contributes monthly to our magazine.


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I finally see how deeply my actions have affected other people emotionally since they are now affecting me financially.
On Happy Days, a beloved sitcom from my childhood, a running gag was that the cool character Fonzie was unable to say Im sorry. If only hed figured out Theres nothing I forgive myself for!
Hey, you are standing on my foot.Oh, I do not forgive myself for that.
So much horror? Come on. It' more pathetic than anything.
Leaked the day after he bought the rights back, lol...


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Levi Jensen necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 84 diseños de 20 diseñadores freelance.
Demas AS
Demas is a Norwegian producer of electrical distribution and control switchboards and automation control systems. We also provide other various engineering products and services. The company also sells electrical components to electrical contractors online. Demas is the only company (that we know of) which provides its customers the possibility to quickly design their switchboards online before they place their order for it. This will be a huge time saver in the industry. (The application is not available on the site today ). To present this ground breaking product in a best possible way, we need to change the look of the current design of our website.
For more than 20 years Demas has been delivering its products mainly in Norway. But the company is working on tapping new foreign markets. This fact makes great demands to the website which becomes an important marketing tool and serves as a"business card"to people who has no idea what Demas is. This and the fact that the current website is outdated and not very appealing (http://www.demas.no) is the biggest reason why Demas need to change their website. A second reason is also that we want to boost our web-shop sales domestically.
First only submit landing page designs. If we like your design, we will ask you to continue with the rest.
We really care for this site and will follow the contest closely.
We want to make an impression on our potential clients in new markets in other countries that Demas is a serious industrial Norwegian company with quality products and services as well as know-how. At the same time we want to draw attention from new potential clients in Norway who find our site.
In other words, we want the website to be fresh and not too formal but at the same time we want it to have a professional and clean look and feel to it. Fresh and elegant?
Clients consist mainly of electrical contractors, Electro wholesale dealers, electricians, ship builders, the army and other businesses.
Secondary target audience will be potential job applicants and local people who wants to keep track about what is happening in the company (the company is situated in a small norwegian community) .
Design profile:
As of today, our color profile is based on yellow, green and blue. See the green and blue in attachment "original_logo". For the yellow, see "building_yellow".
Use logo in attachment, and not from our current site. It's excellent if you can incorporate the complete logo in the design in a way. An option is to use just the text part of the logo.
It is not obligatory to take these designs into consideration, but feel free to use elements our current brochure if you want to.
For all the pages, feel free to use the layout in the wireframes and example images, or move things around as you like.
We want a fixed width < 1000px. No horizontal scrolling when using a 1024px screen resolution - PSD files upon final delivery. No HTML or CSS required of course.
Web designs needed:
Landing page:
Looping flash:
We want a looping flash with pictures of products, the building (inside and outside) which give an impression of what we do, and also gives a hint of an environmental friendly profile (alot of the systems we are made to cut energy consumption).
Contact us page:
Same style as the landing page. Check out example of layout under attachments. Feel free to mix it up.
A webshop in same style as landing page. We did not start on this page, so no wireframes or examples of this one.


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The Respect Life Program begins anew each year on Respect Life Sunday, the first Sunday in October. The program is highlighted in liturgies and marked by special events. The USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities publishes a program packet each year to call attention to numerous human life issues. These materials are especially helpful for priests, parish groups and other organizations.
Click around to find more information, order Respect Life Program packets, single or grouped items, or find clip art, free bulletin inserts and more information for your parish.
To order materials from the 2012-2013 Respect Life Program, please call 1-866-582-0943 or visit USCCB Publishing.
This year, we are proud to announce 8-full colored pamphlets in both English and Spanish.
Parishes, schools and the press may use these articles for free with attribution to the USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities. The bulletin insert text may be copied and pasted, with attribution, into other resources to fit your local format.
The liturgy guide, available in both English and Spanish, includes homily notes and intercessory prayers for Respect Life Sunday and January 22, 2013, excerpts from the new "Mass for Giving Thanks to God for the Gift of Human Life" (and reflections on the Mass), excerpts from the new "Rite for the Blessing of a Child in the Womb," orders for the blessing of pro-life pilgrims and missionaries, and a prayer service for our nation in light of 40 years of abortion and for the healing of all those involved in abortion. (Microsoft Word version: English, en español)
The liturgy guide is also available to order.
These colorful and joyful posters are available to download in both English and Spanish.
The two-sided full-color, 22x14" poster is also available to order.
The flyer, available to download in English (Word version) and Spanish (Word version), provides a short overview of the different topics addressed in the Respect Life Program.
The flyer is also available to order in both English and Spanish.
October Prayer Initiatives
In the spring of 2012, the bishops urged an intensification of prayer and fasting for religious freedom in our beloved country. Resources are provided to help the faithful learn more about our courageous forebears in the faith and follow their example.
- Rosary Novena for Life and Liberty
2-sided booklet format (English) (en español)
1-sided format (English) (en español)
- Holy Hour for Life and Liberty
- SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2012: Mass and Pilgrimage for Life and Liberty: 12 noon EDT, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D.C. Check out the press release and Facebook page!
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OAKLAND, Calif. — With a redeveloped downtown, a busy port and renovated architectural treasures, this city has worked hard to shake its image as a struggling sister of San Francisco across the bay.
But lately the troubled side of Oakland has attracted all the attention: The city's top administrator was fired. The police chief resigned after taking heat for a number of alleged missteps. And a transit officer's shooting of an unarmed man sparked protests that degenerated into a nationally televised window-smashing spree.
"Oakland is a great city that is stumbling," said Terry Jones, a sociology professor at California State University, East Bay.
Some of Oakland's woes, such as steep unemployment, are long-standing issues that have grown worse because of the recession. Other troubles are not directly under City Hall's control, including the shooting, which involved a separate transit agency.
Problems in the police force
Problems in the police force are at the core of many of the woes, which include questions about the handling of a journalist's killing.
California Attorney General Jerry Brown — Oakland's previous mayor — is probing the police investigation into the death of Oakland Post Editor Chauncey Bailey, who was shot in 2007 while walking to work.
Ron Dellums, the charismatic 1960s activist who served 13 terms in Congress before becoming mayor two years ago, sought the outside review after news reports suggested the lead detective on the case ignored important evidence, which the department has denied.
Meanwhile, a dozen officers face disciplinary action for allegedly lying to obtain search warrants in drug cases. And a commander is on paid leave in connection with his handling of an alleged police beating in 2000, which led to a $10 million lawsuit.
Then on New Year's Day, a white Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer shot and killed an unarmed black man in front of horrified passengers at a rail station. Cell phone video of the shooting circulated widely on the Internet and led to huge street protests.
Weeks later, Police Chief Wayne Tucker resigned shortly before several city council members were to give him a public vote of no confidence.
"Somehow we don't have the ability to manage our police department," Councilman Ignacio De La Fuente said.
Police asked to review shooting
Dellums called on police to review the shooting, although the transit agency involved is not under city control. The mayor said he understood the outrage and supported the demand for justice.
But violence is not the answer, Dellums said. "What made me cry, my friend, was because I sensed the same anguish ... nearly 50 years ago."
In an Associated Press interview last week, Dellums took pride in the city's successes, especially a recent dip in crime and his decision to fully staff the police department. But he also acknowledged Oakland's challenges.
In other problems, the city struggles with an unemployment rate that reached 14 percent in January. Because of the recession, Oakland is also looking at a projected budget deficit of nearly $114 million over the next two years.
Some want more decisive action
Some people want to see Dellums take more decisive action. A recent outside report commissioned by the mayor's office found that residents are proud of him, but many feel he needs to be more visible.
"This city needs some clear leadership, and it starts up top with the mayor," said Dom Arotzarena, president of the Oakland Police Officers Association.
Defending his work ethic, Dellums said he is seeking a balance between behind-the-scenes work and communicating with residents.
"Just running around being visible doesn't solve people's problems," he said. "It may make you feel good, but it doesn't solve the problems."
Shake-up at City Hall
Dellums also engineered a shake-up at City Hall, replacing some department heads.
"I feel like this is Mr. Dellums' second half," said Henry Hitz, coordinator of the community group Oakland Parents Together. "I think he's been doing things behind the scenes to get things aligned in a way that most people don't even recognize."
Oakland's big hope is that Dellum's long track record and contacts in Washington will help the city attract federal stimulus money.
The city has proposed about $3 billion in new projects, including creating thousands of green jobs, establishing community policing programs and improving streets.
Dellums believes he can make the case that Oakland is a good place to spend federal dollars on urban problems such as energy conservation.
"We need to seize the moment," he said.
The police chief was not the only top city official to leave.
Oakland at a crossroads
Last summer, Dellums fired City Administrator Deborah Edgerly amid allegations she interfered with a police investigation involving her nephew, an alleged gang member. She has denied wrongdoing.
Greg Hodge, a former school board member and member of the city's Workforce Investment Board, sees Oakland at a crossroads.
"Oakland mirrors what is happening nationally, where on one hand, we are at a moment of extreme hope and optimism," he said. "And on the other, we have great anxiety and virtual panic.
"It can go either way."
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Gin lovers and the 'ginterested'- join us for a 90 minute deep dive into the Silent Pool Distillers' gin experience.
We'll begin by talking about how we came to exist as well as telling the story of the Silent Pool. We will talk about the history of Gin, where it came from and why it is so popular today.
Next, we will tell you what makes our Gin so special, covering the 4 different methods of production, talk about each botanical we use and why, even sampling as we go.
Finishing with a tasting of the full range, we start by trying our award winning Silent Pool Gin and end with our Gin based fruit cordials.
We formulate, distil, and bottle our award-winning liqueurs here, nestled in the Surrey Hills. The Gin experience is an intricate look at how we strive to be a truly unique producer of handcrafted spirits.
Tickets include a £5 discount per person at the end of the tour (terms and conditions apply).
Participants must be 18 years old or over. Please bring photo ID if you are lucky enough to be under 25.
Please visit our website for more information about your visit or, refer to the FAQs.
The distillery is based in a scenic location so please arrive 5 minutes early and wrap up warm. We look forward to seeing you soon! Information about the accessibility of our site is available here or, in the FAQs.
Are there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event?
Tour participants must be 18 years old or over. If you are lucky enough to be under 25, please bring photo ID with you.
What should I wear when I visit?
Our distiller is an operational food preparation site in a rural location. Please wear appropriate footwear for walking with closed toes. Parts of the tour are outdoors so, please wear clothing appropriate for the expected weather.
What are my transport/parking options for getting to and from the event?
Our distillery is in a scenic, rural location. Most visitors will drive or use a taxi to reach us. For information on site accessibility please visit our website here. It may be useful to bring a torch if visiting us for an evening tour during the Winter months.
Can I bring my pet to the distillery?
As our distillery is a food production area we regret that we can't allow pets onsite. Please do not leave your pets in vehicles in the nearby car park. There is plenty of 'vigorous' (read steep, potentially muddy) walking available nearby if one of your group is happy to volunteer to look after your dog/s while you visit us.
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The search for a missing father and son in the Colorado mountains near Echo Lake turned up fruitless Tuesday morning, despite better weather and a more narrowly defined search area.
Searchers hitched hope of finding Damian McManus, 51, and Evan McManus, 18, of St. Louis Park, Minn., to improved weather and information gleaned from their last cellphone pings.
Cellphone data gave search teams a crude idea of where to search, concentrating efforts Tuesday south of the Echo Lake campground, Howard Paul with the Alpine Rescue Team told 7News.
Searchers were being ferried into the area, at 10,600 feet of elevation and above, on Sno-Cats and snowmobiles.
But while the cellphone data gave searchers an approximate starting point, they still don't know in which direction the pair may have hiked.
Search teams looking Tuesday included members of the Alpine Rescue Team, Arapahoe Rescue Patrol, Diamond Peaks Ski Patrol, Douglas County Search and Rescue, Larimer County Search and Rescue, Rocky Mountain Rescue Group, Summit County Search and Rescue, and Vail Mountain Rescue.
Efforts Monday were hampered by on-and-off snow squalls throughout the day and winds over 25 mph, according to the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office. Wind chills dipped below zero Monday in the widespread search area.
The McManuses have not been heard from since April 2. Search efforts began Sunday, and Damian McManus' car was found in a parking lot near Echo Lake.
Kieran Nicholson: 303-954-1822, email@example.com or twitter.com/kierannicholson


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2010. I remember when I was growing up how 2010 sounded so futuristic. And now it's come and gone. As a kid, I used to think that by the year 2010 we'd have flying cars and that everything would be so space-age. What do we have to show for 2010? The iPad. The Chevy Volt. Those little gel toilet dots that supposedly keep you from having to clean the toilet as often. So much for a wide-open future of technological innovation.
At the same time, during my politically precocious childhood, I was captivated by the seemingly limitless optimism of the Reagan era. I thought there was nothing we couldn't do as a nation, and I truly believed that we wouldn't again see anything like the Carter years. I didn't know how to define it at the time, but I was convinced that what I now know as the Left was defeated.
Little did I know that, all these years later, progressives would be more galvanized and stubborn than at any other era of history. And just when you think they couldn't get more outrageous, the Left continues to surprise, amuse, and anger much of the American populace, often achieving all three at the same time.
Whether they're turning a scandal into a circus, passing unpopular legislation, whitewashing their own or someone else's history, living it up on the taxpayers' dime, or revealing their own ignorance and insanity, Leftists engage in more ridiculous behavior than ever before. It's hard to believe their constituents continue to let them get away with it, but they do.
This past year was a banner year for Leftist atrociousness, and before we consign 2010 to the dustbin of history, here's a special year-end look at ten of the Left's most ridiculous moments of the year. These moments are guaranteed to make you laugh uproariously or grumble in anger — or both. Regardless of your reaction, I'm certain you won't soon forget these episodes.
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Good Morning, Sickness!
We sat uncomfortably in the waiting room of the private clinic. The Vietnamese women looked condemned: pale and impatient to get it over with. Finally the door opened.
"Nguyen Thi Huong, 1973?" the doctor asked with a grim look on his face.
"Yes?" said one of the older women, who happened to be blind.
"You have AIDS!"
The waiting room erupted in laughter, the women highly amused. Vietnamese have a no-holds-barred sense of humor that can surprise foreigners at first, and she did not have AIDS, after all.
I was the only foreigner in the women's clinic, as well as the only man. I probably looked just as worried as the women in the empty room, without even a Cosmopolitan or National Geographic magazine to take my mind off the impending dread. My Vietnamese wife and I were waiting for her monthly check-up. The other women sitting in the waiting room were in various states of pregnancy: lychee, guava, mango, dragonfruit, papaya, coconut, durian, watermelon, and jackfruit. It was like a tropical fruit salad.
After my wife had an ultrasound in a crowded room with 30 other women, she emerged with a printout of the results:
Number of fetuses: 1
Movement of fetus: yes
Heartbeat: 162 bpm
Length of fetus: 42 mm
Placenta: complete
Amniotic fluid: normal
The baby was on its way and well.
I stared at the black and white ultrasound photo like a Rorschach test, trying to decipher it. There it was, that little black speck. It was hard to think of "it" as a boy or girl yet, but there it was, its heart beating insistently in the blurry gray void.
Becoming a father the first time is confusing to start with, but becoming a father in a completely different country is even more bewildering. Vietnam is not the easiest country for foreigners to navigate, although Hanoi is much more modern than during the war and the aftermath of Nixon's Christmas Bombing in 1972.
I met my Vietnamese wife, Nhung, and was swept off my feet, like Robin Williams in the 1980s classic Good Morning, Vietnam. As we were still young but not getting any younger, we started "trying."
Now that she's pregnant, her retired parents are looking forward to taking care of a grandchild. My wife is constantly constipated from the pre-natal vitamins of folic acid and iron.
Despite the government's two-baby rule, the Vietnamese have their fair share of babies, and this year, the Year of the Golden Dragon, should be particularly auspicious. This means the hospitals in the capital are inundated with expecting mothers. What to expect when you're expecting? A long wait.
The pregnancy thus far revolves around food, or lack of it. Around 5:30 in the evening, my wife feels completely nauseous and cannot eat anymore.
"That makes me want to vomit!" she announced when she smelled an innocuous pea soup I was eating, running out of the room. Morning sickness seems to have created a Wonder Woman nose that can detect the slightest aromas.
Not that my wife isn't eating. She had a ravenous hunger before we knew she was pregnant during a short trip to Thailand, wolfing down coconut curries, pad thai, and spicy tom yum goong soup as I stared on.
"Miranda says it's not morning sickness because it's all day long. It's mourning sickness," Nhung groaned, citing Sex and the City, her favorite foreign television series to practice English with. "I like Samantha, but I'm the most like Miranda," she confided once while we were watching DVDs before the pregnancy.
She also has cravings for unusual foods. Snails, duck embryo egg, liver paste, cinnamon buns, and other foods she normally cannot stand. According to the baby books I found, she's become a roaring ocean of hormones, most of which I can't pronounce. Chorionic gonadotropin? Unconjugated estriol? Now that she's beginning to "show," I can't always recognize her as the tiny 98-pound woman I once met.
"Last night I had a dream that you wanted to get a divorce," she informed me one morning. "Then I said I'd kill myself if you left me."
Yes, it's an intense experience, but it seems to have brought us closer together.
"You eat a lot of sour foods. You must be having a girl," decided an older aunt, who smirked at the prospect. As in many countries, boys are preferred in Vietnam, even by women. "Ten girls are not worth one testicle," as the Vietnamese say; sons are expected to care for the aging parents and carry on the family once the parents pass away, which means caring for their parents' well-being in the afterlife. As we sat at Aunt Nga's house, the aunts and cousins regaled my wife with their own pregnancies. Over the weeks, the stories have continued.
"I was in the labor room with 60 other woman. All of us were screaming!" recalled Vinh, a friend who had given birth at a large government hospital. "Our families couldn't come in with us, and a security guard kept them out. Then there were ten smaller delivery rooms next to use, but they weren't closed off, so we could hear them screaming. It was awful!"
My wife and I were horrified by the story, but our friend from a poor province in central Vietnam shrugged it off.
"You'll be fine," she assured my wife.
Vietnam is a nation of strong women, and as the first trimester draws to a close, it's reassuring to know we're not the first couple to have a baby here, and we certainly won't be the last. We can only wait for what the second trimester holds in store.


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More functionality please, just like on the forum of Tesla Motors Club. Have a look there please. Thanks for doing this.
Im being redirected to this lik and it doesnt seem to work. Page not found. I cant find any other way to see Investor Relations. Its a dead end for me. Im from Czech Republic/Europe. (I know this is just an technical issue)
I can no longer save a Model S in the Design Studio.
It seems to have happened when they added the financing capability to the pricing area. There is no longer a "Save" button.
This makes it harder to save a dream car inside My Tesla, and also have a "what can I really afford" car.
No search function in the forums! A work-around has been created (http://volkerize.com/) but it would sure be nice if that was built in.
TM seems to have set this "forum" (tweaked and butchered blog comments, really) for minimum functionality and involvement.
+1 Noah
No tags on discussion. No searching. No way to say the discussion is "complete"
On My Tesla Garage. Status immediately moves to "The Tesla Factory is Building your Model S". If that is true, the factory has been building it since September 2012. Need an intermediate stage. "Your Model S is pending "
As you probably already noticed, a spell check or edit button would be nice.
It seems that people ultimately move over to TMC forums once they start looking for more detailed information because the forums there are more active, well organized and full featured. Experts are plentiful there and they are generous with their time. Trolls are not as big of a problem there either.
I wouldn't expect Tesla Motors to invest much effort into these forums when TMC has done a great job for them already. Tesla monitors TMC closely.
Internationalisation is patchy (US Centric) -
I've put my country/address details, but prices are still shown in USD when I go to design studio and click on "Cash" rather than financing.
Federal Tax Credit - why do the design studio prices always include this (surely this is not applicable to international buyers?).
For some reason, I can't get the design studio to remember my paint colour, no matter how many times I change it
Tesla uses TMC itself as a user reference and posting target as well. It is well aware of the differences, but chooses not to upgrade this one.
Is this the Genuine Tesla Motors site? It seems to be, but why am I being redirected to /en_HK/ when I'm in New Jersey? :P
I was also amused by: tesla.com.cn
I'm using latest Chrome on Win7x64, no proxies or anything special.
Did you register as being in the US? You can choose your home country.
I would like to see in my dashboard, the ability to monitor my Tesla's Charging progress and other critical parameters. Also driving history and performance. I can do this with My Chevy why can't I do this with my high tech Tesla? The Iphone app is nice but would like to access all data possible on my vehicles performance.


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Malaysia Air MH370: Possible Sabotage, Explained
Malaysia's leader says communications systems on Flight 370 were cut off by "deliberate action." U.S. officials are investigating whether a third system, on the plane's lower deck, was also compromised. WSJ's Jason Bellini explains. Image: AP
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in trying to figure out what happened to Malaysia Airlines flight three seventy ... Wall Street to reports investigators are focusing on sabotage ... inside you know possibly beyond the Boeing seven seven stock ... Malaysian officials say it with high certainty ... that two of the plane's navigation systems were disabled and U S officials are considering the possibility that a third Woking on the plains along word that was also copper mines it's believed the posting taken out was the transponder official suspect that Iran an hour into the flight ... someone the cockpit shut off the transponder system that helps radar identified the aircraft ... fully disabling the transponder would require unplugging circuits ... located above and behind the pilot's seat ... rarely if ever need to access the circuit breakers in the ensuing minutes is also suspected ... a second piece of equipment known as ... a car's part of the flight management system was disabled ... showing that off would require a set of keystrokes the requires expert knowledge ... but I necessarily of that particular aircraft model ... investigators suspect the plane continued flying after these two sisters were shut off ... for least another five hours ... that's based on the satellite painting once per hour ... the plane's location altitude and speed after the final thing ... is suspected one of two things happened ... the most likely scenario according to officials ... the plane crashed ... over after the final game the plane had enough fuel to continue flying through least another hour or ... so technically possible that someone at some point ... caught the satellite communication that would potentially be a two person operation ... one person to fly the plane ... the other to going to have been ... going down the hatch to the lower deck ... with electronics Bay is located ... and turning off the plane's final communications link ... what actually happened is likely to remain a mystery ... until investigators access and the Sri seventies black box that was what we may also Lauren with the plane's passengers most of whom may have been sleeping ... had any clue their flight was something other than normal ...


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This time is about a couple of presentations and a joint project with Fedora.
- Tomorrow I will be presenting at one of ctyler's courses ("Software Build and Release" - SBR600)with regards how our release engineering systems work.
- Next month I will be presenting at FSOSS to a larger audience how we use Buildbot in our Release Engineering team.
- Even more exciting is the joint project with Fedora and ctyler to setup Firefox nightly and beta builds for Fedora users.
The Fedora-Firefox repositories project is very interesting to me as it is an area that I have always wanted to investigate how it works. I also believe that we can have a benefitial impact for both Linux users and the open web.
Let's hack!
This work by Zambrano Gasparnian, Armen is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.


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Buenos Dias from Portland, everybody!
Above is a photo snapped of the Portland skyline ahead of tonight's match against the Timbers.
As the blog continues its formation, I'll begin to roll-out out my "three points to the game" before and after each match. In addition, we'll begin to add pieces that show you the view from the opposing team's perspective in order to give you a look at what is happening on the other side of the field.
We begin with the three points to Saturday's match against the Portland Timbers. READ HERE
Portland are currently sitting 8th in the Western Conference and have endured a difficult week as head coach John Spencer was removed with general manager Gavin Wilkinson taking the reins on an interim basis.
My three points going into the match against the Timbers can be found on the team site READ HERE
My projection for the lineup below:
GK: Saunders; RB: Franklin, CB: DeLaGarza, CB: Lopes, LB: Dunivant; RM: Jimenez, CM: Beckham, CM: Sarvas, LM: Stephens; F: Keane F: Donovan.


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Justin Cobbs's fadeaway jumper gave Cal an upset for the ages tonight, as the buzzer-beater delivered a Pac-12 win that ended the top-ranked Arizona Wildcats' unbeaten season.
The game had been deadlocked at 58 for more than two minutes before Cobbs's shot finally fell to seal Cal's second-straight win over Arizona, which falls to 21-1. The loss leaves Syracuse and Wichita State as Division I's only remaining unbeatens. [Pac-12 Net]


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