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Hydrophobia is an action adventure video game developed and published by Dark Energy Digital for Microsoft Windows, the PlayStation 3 and by Microsoft Studios for Xbox Live Arcade. The game was released for Xbox Live Arcade on September 29, 2010, as part of Xbox Live's Games Feast promotion, marking the first of three episodes. The PC version was released on May 9, 2011. The PlayStation 3 version was released on November 1, 2011 in North America and November 2, 2011 in Europe.

The game's engine, HydroEngine, provides realistic fluid dynamics technology for flowing water, allowing it to interact with the surroundings. The levels in the game were designed using InfiniteWorlds; a game creation system which uses bespoke procedural technology to significantly reduce file sizes, decreasing the overall file size of the game.

Hydrophobia was met with a mixed reception, with an aggregate score of 59/100 on Metacritic and 61.43% at GameRankings. Reviews have been polarized, ranging from a 20% approval to 90%. Reviewers generally praised the game's dynamic water system, but felt the game was too short and repetitive. The developers released an update on December 21, 2010 addressing the complaints from feedback and reviews.

The game was supposed to be released in three episodes, but due to the poor reception the first episode gained, the company struggled and was placed in administration. As a result, the two other episodes were not made and the game was left on a cliffhanger.

Gameplay

Gameplay involves the player being able to interact with the environment, and the realistic water dynamics. Rob Hewson (game designer at Blade Interactive) stated that "player versus environment is certainly a large part of the experience, the wonderful thing about water is that it is constantly affecting every area of the environment, so you get incredible amounts of emergent behaviour. The player constantly has to adapt to the environment and react quickly because doors, walls and windows are going to cave in differently each time according to the distribution of water."

Players can visit previous locations that have been submerged and are able to interact with them in various ways. Hewson stated that players are able to "fight through an area one time and there might be a foot of water flowing around and affecting the environment, another person might play through the same area and blow out walls or windows causing a great deal of water to flow into the scene, meaning perhaps the gameplay switches to floating cover. Another player might shoot fuel barrels which let even more water into the scene but also spawn floating fuel fires which are carried around with the flow and find they need to resort to underwater action."

Plot
The game is set in the mid 21st century when the world has fallen into the chaos of the "Great Population Flood", and takes place aboard the Queen of the World, a city-sized luxury ocean vessel built by a group of corporate giants known as the Five Founding Fathers who, due to the QOTW, have prospered while the rest of the world suffered.  At the beginning of the game, the craft is bombed by a group of fanatical terrorists known as the Malthusians, named after political economist Thomas Malthus who predicted that population growth would one day outpace agricultural production, returning society to a subsistent level of existence. The Malthusians have a plan to murder the majority of humans on the planet, so that the survivors wouldn't suffer from the effects of the population explosion. Their slogans, including "Save the World - Kill Yourself", are written on the walls and displayed on computer screens all over the ship. Kate Wilson, the protagonist, is a systems engineer who becomes a reluctant hero when the Malthusians attack and take over the QOTW.

After battling through the Malthusian force, Kate confronts Mila in the final battle. Mila is electrocuted when Kate destroys the security combat bot. Kate injects herself with an antidote for her nano-poisoning but collapses in pain.

Development and release
Hydrophobia was first revealed on January 15, 2007.  The first extensive details were released on May 8, 2007, where the game's dynamic water system was revealed.  The game was originally set for a March 2009 retail release, however this was later pushed back.  On September 30, 2009 more details were released; developer Dark Energy Digital revealed that the game would first be coming to Xbox Live Arcade, and would be released in episodes.  A playable version of the game was unveiled at PAX East in 2010.  The game was released on September 29, 2010 as part of Xbox Live's Games Feast promotion, marking the first of three episodes. PC and PlayStation 3 versions were planned for later release.

The HydroEngine is a video game engine created by Dark Energy Digital for Hydrophobia. Developed over three years, the engine has a unique capability to model flowing water and other liquids with a realism unprecedented in video games, according to the developers. It is entirely dynamic, which means the effect is not repeated and thus allowing different effects each time. InfiniteWorlds is Dark Energy's development platform, which interfaces directly with the HydroEngine. According to the developers, it is "an underlying architecture, which can interface with bespoke editors tailored to individual game projects." InfiniteWorlds was in development for five years.

Hydrophobia Pure
After its release, Hydrophobia received poor reviews from some media outlets, prompting contention between the developer and some reviewers. Pete Jones, Joint Design Director for Dark Energy Digital, spoke of the difficulties experienced in an interview with GamingNexus. "Criticism can be hard. You make games because you love games, perhaps on occasions we may have seemed a little too defensive and disappointed. Pride can be a big virtue as well because you need to be intensely proud of something you're creating in any endeavor." Jones further stated that it was difficult to accept that some consumers and critics disliked the game. He conceded that "if the community doesn't like it we try and change it no matter whose toes we tread on."

In response to some of the harsh feedback and reviews, the developers revisited core gameplay mechanics and issues addressed by both reviewers and Hydrophobias community. In an interview with gamesTM, Senior Creative Designer Rob Hewson discussed the process for addressing issues found. "Firstly we analysed every single review of the game [...] breaking down all the negative and positive comments into categories" he stated. "Once we had analysed the data, we set about improving every single element of the game according to that data," The subsequent updates were released in a title update dubbed Hydrophobia Pure on December 21, 2010. The 4 megabyte update contains various graphic and physics enhancements, remapped controls, overhauled camera and map systems, improved gameplay mechanics, additional HUD information and removal or shortening of dialogue and cutscenes.  The game was also reduced from its original price, with the update free for players who already owned the game.

Hydrophobia Prophecy
Hydrophobia Prophecy (also known as Hydrophobia: Prophecy on Steam) is described as version 1.5 of the Xbox 360 version of the game. Hydrophobia Prophecy was released on PlayStation 3 and on Microsoft Windows via Steam. The game includes new levels and previously existing levels have been reworked.

Reception

Hydrophobia received mixed reviews from critics. The game received an aggregate score of 59/100 on Metacritic, and 61.89% at GameRankings, two video game aggregators.  Scores varied greatly, with the game's lowest score of 3/10 coming from Edge magazine, and is highest score of 9/10 from Official Xbox Magazine.  The game sold over 9,000 copies in its first week.  As of October 2010 sales had increased to over 17,000 copies.

1UP.com's Matt Clark commended the water based gameplay, stating "the feeling that you're likely to drown at any moment, is present throughout the game's seven hours" Edge magazine also praised the credibility of the water's movement, as did IGN's Daemon Hatfield, who called it "impressive". McKinley Noble of GamePro also made mention of the impressive water dynamics, adding that the game's challenge rooms extend gameplay. Joystiq, however, was not impressed with the effects, stating "the water isn't even as impressive as you might expect." Peter Eykemans of TeamXbox stated that the dynamic water made each enemy confrontation unique, allowing the player to dispatch enemies in a variety of ways. Official Xbox Magazine's staff praised the dynamic and emergent gameplay, stating "the more you experiment with them, the more Hydrophobia's dynamic environments come to life".

1UP.com's Matt Clark criticised the degree of repetition in the game. He stated that while using one of many varied ways to dispatch an enemy is fun the first time, the enjoyment loses its luster as the player repeats these actions. He further stated that "without the dynamic water effects, Hydrophobia is just a passable Live Arcade title." Edge also panned most of the core gameplay, saying "the lacklustre combat, the imprecise platforming, the lack of meaningful feedback, the repetitive hunting for keys to locked doors, the over-fussy map, the intolerable cover system and the poor signposting that will leave even the most attentive player floundering for direction and purpose. These factors frustrate, pulling the game time and again under the high mark established by its water." GamePro's McKinley Noble cited stiff gameplay controls, awkward action sequences, and dated visuals adding that these weaknesses "do enough harm to sabotage a unique idea."  Noble further stated that the game "drowns under a sea of irritating technical flaws." TeamXbox's Peter Eykemans criticised the game's pacing, stating "when you're forced to kill with just your stun rounds or aren't quite sure where to head next, the entire experience slows down."

Review scores generally improved after the release of the Hydrophobia Pure update.  GameStyle's Bradley Marsh gave the Pure version of Hydrophobia a 7/10.  He stated the developers "deserve a lot of praise for making the changes they did from the original release."  Eurogamer Italy's Davide Persiani also scored the updated game a  7/10 and stated that though Hydrophobia Pure was not "an absolute masterpiece, this new version of Hydrophobia surely deserves a look."  Persiani added that many of the game's faults had been resolved and that this version had a greater overall quality.  Eurogamer Spain's Josep Maria Sempere score the game 7/10 as well.  Sempere applauded the Dark Energy Digital for their commitment to revamp their game based on criticism from reviewers and consumers.  Arend Hart, reviewer for Game Chronicles, gave the game a higher 8.75/10.  Hart praised the water physics; he stated that they "pushed Hydrophobia up and over the 'run of the mill' status."  He further noted that "Dark Energy Digital listened to the gamers and has addressed their concerns with Pure."

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Singer/Songwriter/Multi-Instrumentalist Joseph Huber is a founding member of, and also had spent 6 years of playing banjo and heavy touring with the Milwaukee, WI based "streetgrass" group, The .357 String Band - a group that, despite it's abrupt break-up, still continues to gain popularity, is known as one of the most influential groups in the recent insurgent underground country and bluegrass movements. Hard living put together with plenty of downtime has offered more than enough motivation and opportunity for his songwriting.
"Bury Me Where I Fall", Huber's introductory solo album was an unseen side to his writing - less high-octane and blistering as his known work, it reveals multiple, new landscapes, ranging anywhere from desolate, world-weary ones; to brooding and ominous ones. His 2nd release "Tongues of Fire" is much the flip-side to that - joyful, light-hearted, and laughing even in the face of hard times. Being a multi-instrumentalist, Huber performs all the tracks on his records on his own (fiddle, banjo, guitar, harmonica, percussion, and bass). Huber can be seen playing with a backup band, or also opting for a "one-man-band" setup - singing and playing banjo/guitar/harmonica and opting for a trusty ol' Samsonite suitcase as a kick-drum. This first tour in Europe he will tour solo. See all tourdates below! His lyricism and introspective writing style has received high acclaim from many Americana enthusiast looking for a more substantive substitute to much of today's modern country. Despite his decision to record and self-release all his works, he has steadily gained ground and gotten much positive press, and has shown himself a sincere and influential member of the growing roots movement.
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Before you start a direct mail campaign, you should have a general understanding of how a direct mail campaign works. The video above shows you all of the steps of a direct mailing campaign to show you how a direct mail campaign works from start to finish. Keep in mind that if you are just starting out then you are probably doing all of the steps in this video by yourself. As you grow and generate revenue, you will want to hire people to answer the phone (lead manager), go on appointments (acquisitions manager) and sell houses (dispositions manager).
The concept of direct mail is that you are mailing a list of property owners in order to find the sellers that are the most motivated to sell. Usually the most motivated sellers are the ones that have some form of financial distress (hence the term distressed sellers). Properties that are damaged by fire, flood, water, hurricanes, etc often are so badly damaged that the homeowner cannot live in the property. However they still need to make their mortgage payment, so owners of damaged properties are also considered motivated sellers.
When you first start out marketing to motivated sellers you will tend to think that every seller that is calling you is a lead. However after taking 20 or 30 calls like this you will soon realize that not everyone that is calling you is motivated. Some people call you to tell you not to mail them anymore. Some call you to tell you that they already sold their house and some call you just to "see what you would offer". So remember, you need to be talking to motivated sellers. These are sellers that HAVE to sell not sellers that want to sell (there is a big difference). Why would someone have to sell? There could be many reasons. They could be in foreclosure and their house could be up for sale next week at the courthouse. They could have a job transfer and have already purchased a house in the new city and their job could be starting next week and they still have not sold their old house. They may have lost their job, become disabled or facing some other medical or financial condition that is putting them in financial distress where they can no longer afford to keep their house. Their house could be damaged by fire, flood, hurricane. There could be so many reasons why someone HAS TO SELL. Don't concern yourself with why. Just know that some sellers will be really motivated to sell and will be willing to sell their house at a discount for the convenience of a quick sale.
When you are talking to sellers ask yourself this simple question: "Is this seller really motivated". Do they have a financial crisis going on in their life that is causing them to be motivated to sell? Are they in foreclosure? Is their property damaged? Do they need money fast? Most sellers will not be motivated enough to sell at a discount. Our statistics show us that for every 1,000 postcards that are mailed we get approximately a 1 percent response rate (10 calls). Not all of those 10 calls are sellers. 4 out of those 10 calls will be people telling you not to mail them again or solicitations. That leaves 6 seller leads (people that want to sell their house). That is only 0.6% of the 1,000 postcards that were mailed. out of those 6 sellers that want to sell their house, 4 of them will be looking for a retail price (they want to sell but don't have to sell). The other 2 sellers will be motivated to sell. That is only 0.2% out of the 1,000 postcards that were mailed. But those 2 sellers is where all of the profit is.
When you start putting together a direct mail campaign, the first and most important component of your direct mail campaign is your list that you will be mailing to. You have to have a good list, and your list needs to be targeted for your approach. If you are a landlord looking for section 8 rental properties, your list will be different from a rehabber who is looking for properties to fix and flip. So put some time into thinking about your list (most beginners don't do this and that is a huge mistake).
If you are wholesaling, you are flipping houses to cash buyers. So ask yourself what your cash buyers want and the type of properties they are looking for. This will dictate your approach. Generally speaking if you are wholesaling your cash buyers are either landlords looking for rental properties or rehabbers looking for fix and flips. So one of the first steps of defining your list is identifying what you are looking for which can be very different if you are looking for fix and flips for yourself versus wholesaling to other investors.
So your list is very important. You need to know what type of properties you are looking to acquire and then target those properties and the owners of those properties. When you first start out one of the easiest lists to obtain is the absentee list on List Source (http://www.listsource.com).
Many new investors start out with the absentee owner list (also known as absentee landlords). If you are a beginner this is a great place to start. The concept is very simple. These are properties where the owner of the property does not live in the property. They figure this out based on where the property tax bill is mailed to. This is a very easy and cheap list to obtain and it's a great place to start. However it is also the most frequently mailed to list – so keep that in mind.
Once you have your direct mail list, the next step is to figure out what you are going to mail to that list. Postcards will cost you anywhere from 40 cents to 60 cents each including postage and yellow letters will cost you around $1 each. You will get better results with hand written yellow letters than you will with postcards, however the cost of the yellow letter will be at least double and usually close to triple the cost of the post cards. If you are mailing 10,000 pieces a month then mailing yellow letters will become very expensive. However if you are mailing 500 pieces a month it might make a lot of sense to use yellow letters. That is how I started out, by mailing 500 yellow letters at a time. And on average, I would get at least one deal per mailing. Some mailings I got zero deals and other mailings I got 2 or 3 deals but after a year of looking at the numbers we were consistently getting one deal per 500 letters mailed. With postcards, our numbers are 1 to 2 deals per 1,000 to 2,000 mailed.
So make a decision on what mail piece you want to use and decide if you want to use yellow letters or postcards. Once you have made that decision, your next step is to choose a mailing house. We have one for our students at http://www.lexdirectmail.com There are many direct mail houses out there (just Google Direct Mail For Real Estate). How much you pay will depend on how much you mail. If you are mailing a few hundred postcards at a time expect to pay around 50 to 60 cents per postcard. If you are mailing tens of thousands of postcards you can probably get your rate down to 35 cents (or less). Yellow letters will usually cost you around 99 cents a piece. So you can see that in scale with large volume the cost is almost exactly 3 times higher to mail yellow letters than to mail postcards. However if you mail smaller amounts the cost is only twice as much and the results generally pay for that extra postage spend. It is also more unique (although many investors use yellow letters). For Yellow Letters we use Yellow Letters Complete and we have had good results with them.
Before you start your first mailing, put some time in to thinking about the phone number that you will use. Who is answering the calls? You or someone else? Will you always be able to answer? Or do you have a job and need someone to answer for you? These are all considerations that you should think about BEFORE you mail your first direct mail campaign.
Whatever phone number you use, even if calls are coming to your cell phone I highly recommend that you use a call tracking service like Call Rail so that you know which marketing piece generated which phone call. For example you may have multiple campaigns going. One month you might mail postcards and the next month you might mail yellow letters or put out bandit signs. But you need to know how many calls you are getting so you can analyze your data and keep track of your KPI's (Key Performance Indicators). You need to know how many pieces were mailed, how many leads came in, how many appointments were set, how many houses under contract and how many houses sold. Ultimately you want to see the profit you made and compare that to what was spent on the mailing. So tracking is very important and that is why you want to use a call tracking service.
Once you have your list, your mail piece and your tracking number you are ready to mail. The key thing with mailing is consistency. I have seen many beginners that start out strong mailing 5,000 pieces for a month or two but then they quit. You are much better off mailing 500 pieces a week for 6 months and then analyzing your results. If your campaign cost you $250 a week and after 6 months your total cost was $6,000, but resulted in 5 deals which made a total profit of $67,000 would you mail again? Of course you would. So make sure you are consistent. Figure out your budget and what you can realistically afford (including the cost of postage and the cost of the list). And then set yourself a minimum of 6 months.
The rest is theoretically easy. Sellers call, you go on an appointment, meet the seller and come to an agreement on the price you will pay for the House. You then market the house to your cash buyers, flip the house and get paid. I say theoretically that it is easy because as you can see in the video, the process is really simple.
The goal with the CRM is to have all of the information about every single call logged into the CRM. Every time you speak to a seller you should note the mailing piece that was used (from the tracking number) and you should make sure you save the seller's address, name, email address and phone number. All notes from your conversation with the seller should be typed out and saved in the CRM. By having a CRM you will be able to track your KPI's and you will be able to never lose a lead. If you don't have a CRM you will scribble notes down on a notepad and a month from now you will have no idea where those notes are. That is the value of having a CRM. You need a system.
Direct Mail works. A lot of beginners will tell you it doesn't because they mailed once and quit. But all of the pros are doing direct mail. In my Collective Genius Mastermind , we have 160 of the biggest real estate investors in the country. Every single one of them is using direct mail and many of them mail north of 100,000 mail pieces every single month!. Direct mail works. Don't kid yourself into thinking that it doesn't. Just remember that the most important thing is to be consistent with your mailings.


She may no longer have friends in the Sugababes, but Keisha Buchanan still has some A-list allies.
The ousted girl band member joined new best friend Leona Lewis at a charity party last night - arriving hand-in-hand.
And by picking matching pirate outfits for the fancy-dress do, the pair showed their friendship is stronger than ever.
Keisha wore a bright maroon wig, with curls down her back, while Leona picked a matching wig, in bright pink - and both girls wore elaborate lace dresses and swords.
They were at the Wig Party in aid of Crusaid, which helps people in poverty suffering with AIDS or HIV, at the Cafe de Paris in London.
Keisha posted a picture on Twitter of her and Leona smiling together before the event.
And it isn't just Leona who is backing Keisha after her eviction from the band she helped form. At her 25th birthday this month she was joined by celebrity pals JLS and Lisa Maffia.
JLS member Marvin Humes admitted he and his bandmates were in an awkward position because they were friends with both Buchanan, her Sugababes replacement Jade Ewen and surviving bandmember Amelle Berrabah.
He said: 'We're not taking sides. We have to play this one down the middle because we're friends with Jade and Keisha and Amelle.
It was a rare night off for Leona who has been hard at work on her new album. But for fans the wait will soon be over.
Leona is set to give her fans an exclusive preview of the album Echo when she performs her first-ever full UK concert on Monday November 2nd in her hometown, Hackney.
The 1,250 capacity audience will be made up of Leona's fans from around the world. In the UK, iTunes is giving away 200 tickets on its iTunes Facebook page.
Leona will debut brand new tracks from Echo, including the albums first single Happy, and she wants to thank her fans for their support by letting them hear the material first.
She says: 'I'm really excited to be playing my first full show in the UK at the Hackney Empire in front of the people who have helped me to get where I am today. No one has heard any of my new material yet so I really want to play it to my fans first and I can't wait to get their reaction.


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Bissette honored with Long Leaf Pine Award, talks UNC policy
Former Asheville Mayor Lou Bissette received the state's highest civilian honor Wednesday.
Bissette honored with Long Leaf Pine Award, talks UNC policy Former Asheville Mayor Lou Bissette received the state's highest civilian honor Wednesday. Check out this story on citizen-times.com: https://avlne.ws/1SBKjIc
John Boyle, jboyle@citizen-times.com Published 4:51 p.m. ET April 27, 2016
Former Asheville Mayor Lou Bissette received the state's highest honor Wednesday, the Order of the Long Leaf Pine.(Photo: John Boyle/jboyle@citizen-times.com)
In nearly a half-century of practicing law, Lou Bissette has established a reputation as a pretty sharp guy, but he got totally hoodwinked Wednesday afternoon.
"Joe has done it to me again," Bissette said in addressing the Leadership Asheville Forum at Asheville Country Club and referring to his law partner, Joe McGuire. "(My wife) Sara, tells me I'm so non-observant, and it's true."
Bissette thought he was simply slated to address the forum in his role as chairman of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors, along with fellow Asheville resident Roger Aiken, the board's vice chair. But a much bigger honor was in store — Bissette was presented with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, North Carolina's highest civilian award, recognizing public service.
A former mayor of Asheville who has served on numerous charitable, civic and educational boards, Bissette joins a prestigious list of Long Leaf Pine recipients, including writer Maya Angelou, basketball star Michael Jordan, television star Andy Griffith and former University of North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith.
In hindsight, Bissette acknowledged he missed a few clues about the impending honor. First of all, he wondered why his wife came to the meeting when she can hear him talk anytime, as he said.
Then he noticed that most of his law partners also were in attendance. Also, a week ago, McGuire had "about hit the roof" when Bissette said he might not be able to make the meeting because of a UNC board meeting in Chapel Hill on Wednesday (he and Aiken teleconferenced into the meeting).
McGuire, presented the award on behalf of Gov. Pat McCrory, noting that Bissette "is viewed as one of North Carolina's foremost civic leaders."
Bissette expressed his deep appreciation — and "an incredible surprise" — at getting the award, then he and Aiken offered summaries of the state of the UNC system and its challenges. Bissette noted that he and Aiken, a former Buncombe County School Board Chairman, represent the first time Western North Carolina has had the top two spots on the board.
The system comprises 16 campuses, including UNC Asheville, Western Carolina University and Appalachian State University.
Bissette noted that the statewide system has 225,000 students, a $9.5 billion budget and is the state's largest employer, with 60,000 employees. The system received $2.6 billion from the state in its last budget.
While Bissette, a Republican, allowed that funding has tightened, he said North Carolina does better than most other states. For example, he said, the state funds about 40 percent of the cost of a student attending UNC Chapel Hill, compared to 6 percent at the University of South Carolina and 10 percent at the University of Virginia.
"I hear people complaining all the time, 'Oh gosh, the state doesn't give you enough money,'" Bissette said. "Well, we're one of the top two or three states in the union in the amount of support that comes from the state government to the university system."
Bissette said the state has made cuts in recent years because of a sluggish economy.
"But we're doing well and we have not been abandoned by our political leaders," he said.
The 32-member board of governors is a political body, with the House of Representatives appointed half and the Senate the other half. Bissette noted that when Democrats controlled the state, the board consisted of mostly or all Democrats, and now that the Republicans are in charge the board's members are mostly or all Republicans.
"I don't like that," Bissette said. "I believe it should be more balanced."
Tuition costs remain a top concern, Bissette said, adding that he'd like to see North Carolina change a requirement that caps the level of out of state student at just 18 percent, compared to 50 percent in South Carolina. Those out-of-state students pay more in tuition and fees, and that could lower the cost for in-state students.
After the meeting, Bissette said he thinks North Carolina's level could approach 25 percent, although he said it's a hot-button political issue because North Carolina's Constitution ensures the state's universities are primarily there for state residents.
North Carolina also must address graduation rates, which vary from about 90 percent at Chapel Hill to as low as 40 percent at other state schools, Bissette said.
Annual expenses for a year of university in North Carolina are in the $14,000-$16,000 range, and Bissette and Aiken expressed concern about saddling students with debt.
"No one on the Board of Governors is comfortable with having students graduate with a mortgage and no house," Aiken said.
Aiken and Bissette said it's important that students graduate in four years and not extend their time in college -- and their debt. Also, students need to carefully manage their time and course work to ensure they're not getting minors or double majors that might not be fruitful.
Lou Bissette, recipient of the Order of the Long Leaf Pine
Occupation: Partner with McGuire, Wood & Bissette law firm.
Education: B.A. in history from Wake Forest University, law degree from UNC-Chapel Hill, master's in business administration from the University of Virginia.
Public service: Current Chairman of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors; Mayor, city of Asheville, 1985-1989; vice chair- Economic Development, Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce; Vice chairman, Carolina Alliance Bank; trustee, Wake Forest University; former chair of the Bele Chere festival, among others.
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In a world where many DJs have developed a focus on finding the rarest of disco, afrobeat and jazz-funk records, Boko! Boko! are really switching things up.
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Born out of South East-London via the cosmos, they channel spiritual jazz of the highest order.
Deeeaar LAAAWD. ... So much talent in one human.
Following Burial, Synkro and Holy Other, Prayer creates music soaked in emotion and cinematic gravity.
Raw vocals, delicate jazz guitar and politically conscious lyrics; Oscar Jerome is the songwriter that the UK scene has been waiting for.
Tiff's Joints bring Afro-Latin dancefloor-ready tunes to your ears and record bags.
Poppy Ajudha is a name you better get used to: her vocals and songwriting talents cover an impressive amalgamation of influences ranging from jazz to garage to house to neo-soul.
Maisha fuse their unique brand of jazz with West African and Afro beat rhythms. A live act not to be missed, with more recordings on the way.
Suma Sound's 7k rig and killer selections are exactly what you need to power your party.
Together, their blend of neo-soul strikes the perfect balance between fresh and nostalgic, making for a sound that's reminiscent of trailblazers Erykah Badu and D'Angelo, while incorporating the very best of contemporary UK hip-hop and R&B production.
Moroka will be the soundtrack to your summer. Watch this space.
Nubya Garcia brings her own style, perspective and sound to her playing that encapsulates the diverse influences that have defined the new wave of jazz sweeping across the UK today.
Shy One has been knocking around for a few years with her dizzying UK funky productions. Definitely one to watch out for.
Yazz Ahmed's latest record is shrouded in mystery, but it's set to be a psychedelic exploration of Arabic jazz, drawing on Yazz's Bahraini heritage.
Maxwell Owin has three artists he cites on his facebook as influences: Burial, Bill Evans, and J Dilla. This could not be a more accurate summary of the sounds he creates.
Yusufla marry the moody side of jazz with funk to create a sound that is wholly their own.


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Quotation of analytical centers in the media: the results of 2018
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In continuation of the work on the Rating of Public Persons and the Citation Rating of Political Experts, the Ukrainian Institute for Analysis and Management of policy prepared an overview of the presence of Ukrainian analytical and expert centers ("think – tanks") in electronic media according to the results 2018.
The leader of the rating in 2018 was the Resuscitation Reform Package (1,254 mentions in the media).
The top ten also included: the Anti-Corruption Center (1214), the Kiev Center for Political Studies and Conflictology (1202), the Ukrainian Institute for Analysis and Management of policy (1131), the Democratic Initiatives Foundation named after Ilka Kucheriv (1043), the Center for them. A. Razumkova (1003), Penta Center for Applied Political Studies (992), Maidan of Foreign Affairs (898), Ukrainian Institute of the Future (878), Center for Transport Strategies (859).
The review shows the number of citations, references to the listed analytical centers available on the network video, audio recordings with their performances. Each figure was obtained by counting the results of a query to Google (with the restriction "per month", Internet browser Google Chrome). Results that displayed only the tag with the name of the center, but did not directly mention the institution, or cite it, were not considered.
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Former Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc Chief Executive Richard Fuld will tell U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday that he was not aware of off-balance-sheet transactions that some have blamed for hiding Lehman's true financial state ahead of its collapse.
In testimony posted on a congressional website ahead of his appearance on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Fuld said Lehman's collapse was the result of a "perfect storm of events" rather than accounting problems and suggested the need for a "super regulator" that would monitor the markets in real time.
"I have absolutely no recollection whatsoever of hearing anything about Repo 105 transactions while I was CEO of Lehman," Fuld's prepared remarks read.
Fuld, who left Lehman at the end of 2008, will say that the U.S. Federal Reserve and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission knew what was happening to Lehman in real time, and Lehman did not have a "huge capital hole."
He will say that Repo 105 was not used to remove toxic assets or hide assets and did not contribute to Lehman's bankruptcy. He will also say that the firm followed accounting rules.
Lehman's court-appointed examiner released a report in March, which suggested Repo 105 was an accounting gimmick that Lehman might have improperly used to hide some assets ahead of its collapse.


The second biggest digital currency is up more than $30 today, reaching a recent high of $371 before settling at around $360 at the time of writing.
Its trading volumes remain just above $1 billion, but its market cap has risen by above $4 billion, the same amount as the increase in the global market cap, suggesting the price rise is due to outside investors.
There has not been any specific news for this price rise, but the fact that it did rise is considerable and very significant news in itself.
That's because ethereum has stayed at around $300 since September, with some jokingly calling it a stable coin.
It rose by around $30 just three days ago to $330, with it making another jump of $30 today to $360. So galvanizing some ethereans who now look at the all-time high.
Good news has had little effect on ethereum for quite some time, with the currency consolidating for two months, but maybe that is changing. In which case, what might matter more is the good news it has ignored so far.
Such as the fact its transaction volumes have doubled to more than half a million. As the currency follows Metcalfe's law of network effects, price might reflect it.
Moreover, while ethereum was within touching distance of overtaking bitcoin, it now has only 1/4th of its market cap. That's despite ethereum handling far more transactions than bitcoin at sub-penny fees without congestion.
On top, the platform now has increased privacy through some zk-Snarks of sorts, while its proof of stake Casper is making some progress.
All of which might have not been reflected in price, not least because that tends to follow sentiment, and so far sentiment has been that bitcoin is running the show.
However, bitcoin has found some stability in the past two days, so it might give way, but whether it's eth's time to shine, remains to be seen.


Switzerland is well known for excellent ski areas with rich histories. Holidaymakers will find solitary huts, car-free ski resorts, and luxurious flair.
Switzerland has 74 mountains towering above 4,000 m. Twelve such mountains are located in the Wallis Alps, among them the world famous Matterhorn (4,478 m), with its glamorous ski village Zermatt. Nearly as well known is the triumvirate of Eiger (3,970 m), Mönch (4,107 m), and Jungfrau (4,158 m) in the Bernese Oberland. Every year the famous Lauberhorn world cup ski race takes place here in Wengen. You can get to the Jungfrauen Joch (3,454 m), the highest train station of Europe, by cog railroad from Grindelwald.
The ski region Les Portes du Soleil, located south of Lake Geneva, guarantees border-free skiing enjoyment (union of 12 French and Swiss districts), and is the largest ski region in the world with 580 kilometres of piste and 194 lifts, along with "Les Trois Vallées" in France.
In 1956, Switzerland achieved honours at the Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. The famous destination offers glamorous flair, as well as an excellent ski area.
If you've decided on a winter holiday in Switzerland, you really have a great choice of ski huts, bars, casinos and party locations on hand. You also have various relaxing and sporting opportunities available : use of a sauna, massages, fitness centres, heli skiing, horse-drawn sleigh rides, ice skating, tobogganing, squash, badminton and bowling are just a few examples. Most of the larger ski areas also offer a varied programme of activities, including torch runs, ski races for guests, ski tours and night time snowshoe hikes. Every ski area has a wide range of restaurants pubs and snack bars available, where you are sure to find something to suit everyone's taste.
When you think about food and drink in Switzerland, the first thing that usually comes to mind is famous Swiss cheese. Therefore it's not surprising that cheese fondue and Raclette originate from Switzerland. You will not find a ski resort that doesn't offer both these specialities. Switzerland is also world-famous for producing top quality chocolate. Further Swiss specialities include Rösti, Bündnerfleisch (a type of dried meat), Zürcher Geschnetzeltes (veal stew from Zurich), carrot cake and swiss muesli.
There are many things that Switzerland is popular for: great cheese, delicious chocolate, the story of Heidi, and also its various mountain peaks. These topics offer a lot of variety for your trip to Switzerland. You can, for example, witness how some famous types of cheese are produced in the show case cheese factories in Affoltern in the Emmental and in Gruyère. The Maison Callier in Broc, on the other hand, is specialised in sweets. Here you can watch each single phase of chocolate production and furthermore there are workshop where your can create your own chocolate.
In Maienfeld you can follow in the tracks of Heidi, the main character of the famous children's book. In the Heididorf (village) the story of the little girl becomes alive and you can visit the original locations, the Heidihouse and the Heidi Alp, where the author Johanna Spyri got the inspiration for her novels.
Heidi's world are the mountains. Should you feel the same way, there are many possibilities of exploring the Swiss mountains, even away from the piste. Of course the Matterhorn in Zermatt is a must-see for many tourists, as it is the landmark of the country. An especially great view, however, can be enjoyed from the Säntis, whose 2,502 m high peak is not as high as the peak of the Matterhorn (4,487 m), but it still offers a spectacular panorama, because you can overlook 6 countries: Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, France, and Italy. Furthermore, a gondola in the ski area Engelberg-Titlis provides a great view all around, because the gondola of the "Titlis-Rotair" lift makes a 360° turn during the ride. Exactly like the highest turning restaurant in the world, the "Threes!xty". It is located at an altitude of 3,500 m in the ski area of Saas-Fee - in the near of the largest ice pavilion of the world in Mittelallanin. Additionally, extraordinary "mountains" can be found in Enseigne in the Wallis. These earth pyramids are up to 15 m high and can be traced back to the Ice Age, approx. 80.000 years ago.
Those who are fascinated by water, can find not only the spring of the Rhine, the Tomasee in Graubünden, but also the largest waterfalls in Europe, the Rhine Falls in the near of Schaffhausen.
Last but not least, Switzerland also has a variety of museums on offer: from the Swiss Museum of Transport in Luzern to the Swiss National Museum in Zurich, which has the biggest cultural-historical collection, including the "Swiss miniature" in a scale of 1:25. In Melide there are more than 120 hand-made models of the most popular buildings, monuments, and means of transportation.


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As courts freeze federal vaccine policies, SC lawmakers push to ban mandates
House introduces bill with exemptions for government employees, among others
Updated: 5:45 PM EST Dec 8, 2021
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As a federal judge in Georgia halted a Biden Administration vaccine policy for government contractors Tuesday, members of the South Carolina House advanced a bill banning COVID-19 vaccine mandates out of committee. The bill would ban vaccine mandates for state and local government employees, government contractors, first responders and public school students. "It's an individual Liberty issue, it's also an issue of the economy jobs in South Carolina and so that would be the best Christmas present, I think, that we can give people," said Rep. Stewart Jones, who represents Laurens County. Now that federal policies have been frozen in court, those groups aren't subject to a mandate. "To sum it up, it's like we're really back to square one," said John Reckenbeil, an attorney in Greenville. Reckenbeil said federal policy won't be implemented unless stays in court are overturned, which could ultimately come from the US Supreme Court. "The Supreme Court is going to have to decide whether or not President Biden has the authority from Congress to mandate vaccinations in order to promote the efficiency and economy of the United States government," he said. Private businesses, meanwhile, still have the authority to mandate vaccines. It is not yet clear whether the South Carolina Senate will vote on the house's bill if it passes. State Senators passed a similar bill earlier this year. "Making it harder for people to stay employee right now is not what anybody needs to do," said Sen. Josh Kimbrell, who represents Spartanburg County. On Wednesday, Pfizer said its COVID-19 booster has proven effective against the omicron variant.
GREENVILLE, S.C. —
As a federal judge in Georgia halted a Biden Administration vaccine policy for government contractors Tuesday, members of the South Carolina House advanced a bill banning COVID-19 vaccine mandates out of committee.
The bill would ban vaccine mandates for state and local government employees, government contractors, first responders and public school students.
"It's an individual Liberty issue, it's also an issue of the economy jobs in South Carolina and so that would be the best Christmas present, I think, that we can give people," said Rep. Stewart Jones, who represents Laurens County.
Now that federal policies have been frozen in court, those groups aren't subject to a mandate.
"To sum it up, it's like we're really back to square one," said John Reckenbeil, an attorney in Greenville.
Reckenbeil said federal policy won't be implemented unless stays in court are overturned, which could ultimately come from the US Supreme Court.
"The Supreme Court is going to have to decide whether or not President Biden has the authority from Congress to mandate vaccinations in order to promote the efficiency and economy of the United States government," he said.
Private businesses, meanwhile, still have the authority to mandate vaccines.
It is not yet clear whether the South Carolina Senate will vote on the house's bill if it passes.
State Senators passed a similar bill earlier this year.
"Making it harder for people to stay employee right now is not what anybody needs to do," said Sen. Josh Kimbrell, who represents Spartanburg County.
On Wednesday, Pfizer said its COVID-19 booster has proven effective against the omicron variant.


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It is very important to take your children for eye exams on a regular basis.
A baby's visual system develops gradually over the first few months of life. They have to learn to focus and move their eyes, and use them together as a team. The brain also needs to learn how to process the visual information from the eyes to understand and interact with the world. The foundation for motor development such as crawling, walking and hand-eye coordination also comes with the development of eyesight.
You can ensure that your baby is reaching milestones by keeping an eye on what is happening with your infant's development and by ensuring that you schedule a comprehensive infant eye exam at 6 months. At this exam, the eye doctor will check that the child is seeing properly and developing on track, and look for conditions that could impair eye health or vision (such as strabismus (misalignment or crossing of the eyes), farsightedness, nearsightedness, or astigmatism).
The toddler and preschool age is a period when children experience drastic growth in intellectual and motor skills. During this time they will develop the fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination and perceptual abilities that will prepare them to read and write, play sports and participate in creative activities such as drawing, sculpting or building. This is all dependent upon good vision and visual processes.
This is the age when parents should be on the lookout for signs of lazy eye (amblyopia) – when one eye doesn't see clearly, or crossed eyes (strabismus) – when one or both eyes turn inward or outward. The earlier these conditions are treated, the higher the success rate.
Undetected or uncorrected vision problems can cause children and teens to suffer academically, socially, athletically and personally. If your child is having trouble in school or after school activities there could be an underlying vision problem. Proper learning, motor development, reading, and many other skills are dependent upon not only good vision, but also the ability of your eyes to work together. Children that have problems with focusing, reading, teaming their eyes or hand-eye coordination will often experience frustration, and may exhibit behavioral problems as well. Often they don't know that the vision they are experiencing is abnormal, so they aren't able to express that they need help.


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The PhD Lab in Digital Knowledge at the Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI) provides an arena in which PhD and MFA students involved in the humanities and interpretive social sciences can learn about new digital scholarship, engage with its challenges, and see its promise for their own research and professional lives within or outside the university.
Innovations in the digital, informational, and computational fields are generating new forms of pedagogy and shaping novel modes of scholarship. They are widening our collaborative communities and expanding the publics with whom PhD and MFA candidates will engage. In the PhD Lab, we seek to balance the practical and the conceptual by allowing participants to prototype projects and receive peer feedback to enrich their understanding of the potential of digital scholarship.
Launched in fall 2012, the PhD Lab in Digital Knowledge is a relatively new FHI initiative. In the virtual and physical space of the Lab, graduate students can learn not only the skills needed to work comfortably in digital environments, but also various approaches, philosophies, and motivations for exploring and applying such skills.
The PhD Lab is comprised of graduate students from a range of disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, and arts. PhD Lab Scholars come from all three Universities in the triangle area: Duke University, North Carolina State University and University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The Lab's mission and structure are driven by the students, and thus while the broad aims of the Lab will remain stable, the specific goals will change from one year to the next.
The PhD Lab meets regularly every two weeks, and scholars meet informally in the interim between meetings to work collaboratively on e-portfolios, projects or events.
Praxis Network
In 2013, the PhD Lab in Digital Knowledge became a founding member for the Praxis Network. The Praxis Network features graduate programs at the University of Virginia, Michigan State University, CUNY Graduate Center, University College London, and Duke University, as well as undergraduate programs at Hope College and Brock University. The partnership is one of three complementary projects in the Scholarly Communication Institute's current work on rethinking graduate education.
The PhD Lab is supported by the Duke Graduate School, the Duke Provost's Office, and (beginning Fall 2014) the Mellon Humanities Writ Large initiative, along with the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute. The FHI also serves as the Lab's institutional home.
What is a Humanities Lab?
The core commitment of the Humanities Labs is to engage undergraduates in advanced research alongside faculty and graduate student mentors/collaborators. Organized around a central theme, each Lab brings together faculty and students from the humanities and other disciplines in interdisciplinary, "vertically integrated" research projects. Lab participants work in physical spaces at the Franklin Humanities Institute that are designed to foster both formal collaboration and informal exchange. Shared technological resources enable the Labs to experiment with new research methods, new lines of inquiry, and new ways of engaging with public audiences at Duke and beyond.
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