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The first set of College Football Playoff rankings were released last Tuesday night, and if the results of the games this past weekend are any indicator, the shake up after one week will probably occur a tier or two below the four schools sitting at pole position for the playoff.
But make no mistake, there were some major pins knocked down over this past weekend, the most surprising (and satisfying, probably, to a lot of fans) was Iowa's mopping the floor with Ohio State, 55-24. Ohio State seems to be the one school that gets more benefit of the doubt from the selection committee historically, on a week to week basis, although this particular committee had them ranked a somewhat surprising sixth overall in the first set of rankings last week. (I thought they'd be in the top four.)
Iowa's thumping of the Buckeyes seems to have prevented the possibility (certainly has prevented the LIKELIHOOD) that Ohio State gets the blue blood treatment from the committee, as some think they did last season, when they were granted a playoff spot without even making the Big Ten title game, and then had Deshaun Watson summarily take them to the woodshed in a national semifinal game, 31-0.
So when the second set of rankings are released tonight, how do I think they will look? Well, let's examine, and this week, I've included the remaining regular season games for each team. (Note: The ranking for each team below is their AP ranking as of Sunday afternoon's AP poll.)
The Football Four
1. ALABAMA (9-0, at Miss St, vs Mercer, at Auburn)
2. GEORGIA (9-0, at Auburn, vs Kentucky, at Georgia Tech)
3. NOTRE DAME (8-1, at Miami, FL, vs Navy, at Stanford)
4. CLEMSON (8-1, vs Florida State, vs The Citadel, at South Carolina)
If the committee swaps out any of the four teams above, then they're just trying to create buzz and conversation, because none of the teams did anything this past weekend that should have them fall outside the top four. Maybe they flip flop Georgia and Alabama, based on Alabama beating Top 25 LSU, 24-10, and Georgia beating less acclaimed South Carolina by the identical score. Who cares, they'll play each other in the SEC title game. Notre Dame handled Wake Forest much more easily than the 48-37 final score would indicate. (The Irish generated more than 700 yards of offense.) Finally, Clemson had a nice road win at NC State, a solid Top 20 team. If these were the committee's four playoff teams last week, they should be again this week.
The Next Two
5. OKLAHOMA (8-1, vs TCU, at Kansas, vs West Virginia)
8. TCU (8-1, at Oklahoma, at Texas Tech, vs Baylor)
Here's the cool thing about these two teams being the next two — they play each other this weekend in Norman, OK. It's essentially an elimination game for the playoff. (By the way, to me, games like this are the argument AGAINST an eight team playoff. I like all of these stops along the way that are basically de facto play off games.) The winner virtually clinches a spot in the Big XII title game, especially TCU, whose remaining schedule consists of Texas Tech and Baylor, who've combined for two wins in conference play all season. The crazy thing is both of these schools have lost to Iowa State, who still have a mathematical shot at winning the Big XII, with a 4-2 conference record, but no shot at the playoff because of a loss to Iowa outside the conference. The Big XII is bananas.
Undefeated With More Work To Do
6. WISCONSIN (9-0, vs Iowa, vs Michigan, at Minnesota)
7. MIAMI, FL (8-0, vs Notre Dame, vs UVA, at Pitt)
Wisconsin beat Indiana on Saturday, which should do very little for them in this week's rankings. I can't see it being enough to skip them ahead of TCU, who beat Texas, 24-7. Miami could sneak into the Top 6 (no chance at the Top 4) with a resounding 28-10 win over Virginia Tech this past weekend, but the rest of the Hurricanes resume is flimsy for an undefeated team. They'll get their chance this Saturday, though, when they host third-ranked Notre Dame, the first time these two have faced off with both teams ranked since the good ol' "Catholics vs Convicts" days.... FEEL THE HATE.....
Suddenly Resurrected
9. WASHINGTON (8-1, at Stanford, vs Utah, vs Washington State)
With Ohio State and Penn State each flopping to two losses on the season this weekend, all of a sudden, the door is reopened for the Pac-12 and one-loss Washington. Now, to be clear, their loss to Arizona State is not a good loss per se, but neither is Clemson's loss to Syracuse. The difference is Washington hasn't played anybody worthwhile outside of the conference, while Clemson beat Auburn, a dark horse playoff team (more on them in a minute). Washington does have some decent schedule equity the rest of the way with Stanford, Utah, WSU, and potentially USC in the conference title game. That would be three ranked teams, if they hold up. Truth is Washington still needs a lot of chaos, but they are alive, more alive than they were on Friday.
Group of Five Party Crasher
14. CENTRAL FLORIDA (8-0, vs UConn, at Temple, vs USF)
Central Florida has no chance at the playoff, but they are four wins away from going to a New Year's Six bowl game, which is incredible when you consider they were 0-12 in 2015. Amazing. Enjoy Scott Frost for the next few weeks, Orlando. He'll be gone by January.
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Two-Loss Team With a Pulse
10. AUBURN (7-2, vs Georgia, vs ULM, vs Alabama)
All I'll say is, if Auburn manages to upset top ranked Georgia this weekend, you will hear a lot of talking heads saying how "all of a sudden, Auburn has a shot at making the College Football Playoff, with a game against Alabama and a rematch with Georgia in the SEC title game still on their schedule." These people will be trying to sound like they discovered plutonium. Just remember who already discovered plutonium back on October 20 when Auburn was ranked 21st in the AP poll, and they were a complete afterthought (for simple, non-spatial thinkers). It was me!
Two-Loss Teams, Being Read Last Rites
11. OHIO STATE (7-2, vs Michigan State, vs Illinois, at Michigan)
13. MICHIGAN STATE (7-2, at Ohio State, vs Maryland, at Rutgers)
15. USC (8-2, at Colorado, vs UCLA)
I guess, until they're dead in the Big Ten, we can't really put a stake through Ohio State's heart. Truth is that the winner of Ohio State and Michigan State this weekend will have pole position in the Big Ten East, so I can't kill either one off yet, as both of their losses, lopsided home losses as they may be, were to top five teams — Michigan State losing to Notre Dame by 25, and Ohio State losing to Oklahoma by 15. USC can still win the Pac-12, but they need all sorts of craziness to get to a playoff spot, especially with a 35 point loss to Notre Dame on their ticket.
Rest In Peace
12. OKLAHOMA STATE (7-2, at Iowa State, vs Kansas State, vs Kansas)
16. PENN STATE (7-2, vs Rutgers, vs Nebraska, at Maryland)
17. VIRGINIA TECH (7-2, at Georgia Tech, vs Pitt, at Virginia)
Oklahoma State is a nice team, but their two losses are to teams in front of them in the Big XII standings. It's a near impossibility for them to win a tie breaker to get to a conference title game. Enjoy the Alamo Bowl, Cowboys! Also, same thing with Penn State and Virginia Tech. Just not enough equity on the out of conference schedules, and losses to the wrong teams if you're trying to sneak into a conference title game.
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Classic Snickerdoodles: These buttery cookies are perfectly crinkled, soft and chewy, and have the most delicious cinnamon sugar flavor! These cookies will rock your world. I promise.
Let's make cookie Mondays a thing.
Because Mondays are hard.
Back in the glory days of elementary school, Sunday evenings were straight up devastating because I knew the dreaded 6am wake up call was only hours away. AND that wake up call would happen for the next five days.
It's tough being a second grader. Recess totally helped resolve that (because #omgfoursquare), but the mornings were not pretty.
And Monday mornings were just the worst. The absolute worst.
But, I'm pretty sure cookie Mondays could solve that issue. It's impossible to be angry while eating a cookie. It's a scientific fact.
When I was a kid, these were the cookies my mom, my sister, and I would always bake around the holidays. Usually it was because my mom was heading off to a cookie exchange and snickerdoodles make like a million cookies, so it was a win/win/win.
That is, until my mom returned with a pile of russian tea cakes. Don't get me wrong. I'm sure russian tea cakes are great. They are, after all, rolled in powdered sugar. But when you're a kid and chocolate and cinnamon and butter are life, seeing white blobs instead of stacks of chocolate chip cookies, double chocolate cookies, cookie bars, and giant gingerbread men is seriously disappointing. Like disappointing in a I-just-ripped-a-hole-in-my-favorite-jeans-and-it's-totally-not-socially-acceptable-to-wear-them-anymore.
Ugh. That might be even worse than manic Mondays.
So, getting down to the nitty gritty of baking these doodles ("you're a doodle prodigy!" ~ name that quote!), there are three rules of snickerdoodles:
1. the dough must be chilled.
2. they must be taken out of the oven even though they look underdone.
3. they're best when eaten while watching the Christmas classic Jingle All the Way (the best worst Christmas movie of all time. It's oddly indescribable. Sinbad, Rita Wilson, and Phil Hartman have some of the legitimately funniest lines ever while Arnold has some of the worst (but oh-so-amazing) lines. I just don't know if this movie is pure genius or just fortunately lucky. It's one of life's greatest mysterious).
Thanks, Phil, for that gem.
These classic snickerdoodles are my favorite Christmas cookie recipe! These snickerdoodles are super chewy, buttery, and practically irresistible!
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 2 tsp cream of tarter
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp cinnamon
In a bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time.
In a separate bowl, mix flour, cream of tarter, baking soda, and salt.
Slowly add dry ingredients into wet ingredients. Once combined, chill the dough at least 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 400.
Mix cinnamon and sugar together in a small bowl.
Roll the dough into 1-2 Tbsp sized balls and roll in the cinnamon sugar mixture until the whole ball is coated.
Place on a greased cookie sheet and bake about 7-9 minutes, or until lightly browned but still soft. The key is to let them puff up and crinkle in the oven (getting lightly brown) and then taking them out before they flatten. They will flatten as they cool, giving them that perfectly chewy texture (if they flatten in the oven, they will be crunchy instead of chewy).
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Test Driving Client-side Development with Jasmine & CoffeeScript
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011
As the development of our new cloud based Social CRM system has progressed we have watched the amount of JavaScript in our repository grow. Much of this code is jQuery or jQueryUI and is entirely related to the presentation layer. There are various methods and tools for automated user-interface testing available to modern web application developers but they can feel very heavyweight.
Those ingredients are CoffeeScript and Jasmine.
CoffeeScript: "It's just JavaScript"
CoffeeScript's golden rule should be reason enough for skeptics to give it
a shot. After a few minutes hacking some CoffeeScript and a short
compilation later you'll have nicely formatted, easily debuggable, pure
JavaScript. You can even throw a
--watch switch on the
compiler so that your
.coffee files are compiled into
.js files as you
save them, automatically.
A few things to enjoy about CoffeeScript
- Significant whitespace
{}, optional
;, improved readability and help fending off other code smells. It also means that you can clearly define more complex objects.
myObject = property: 'value' nestedObject: anotherProperty: 'anotherValue'
- Operators which help eliminate typical JavaScript operator confusion like
- New Operators like
?:(Elvis!) and
- List comprehensions
- Default values for function arguments
- Simple class definitions- never type "prototype" again, unless you're into that kind of thing
- String variable interpolation
- Support for a REPL
- JavaScript Lint compliant generated code
It is also worth noting that CoffeeScript is never required to be packaged, deployed or run on the client-side, however. There is never any run-time interpretation of CoffeeScript.
The expense of CoffeeScript
- An extra installation step
- An extra compilation step
- If you choose to version compiled JavaScript, redundant files in your code repository
CoffeeScript: "It's just JavaScript."
This bears repeating because it really is the most important aspect of CoffeeScript! It means that it can be used with any existing JavaScript library. We've chosen a behavior-driven development (BDD) framework like Jasmine to make our lives easier in this case.
As a general rule, wherever you can write JavaScript, you can (more) easily write CoffeeScript!
Jasmine is a JavaScript testing framework that lifts great features from some other well-known and established frameworks like ScrewUnit and RSpec. It's lightweight and can be run headless in your favorite continuous integration server. Jasmine supports testing asynchronous code and has extensible reporters for custom test reports to fit your needs.
The syntax Jasmine offers is relatively simple and readable, too. But like
many other robust JavaScript frameworks, multiple and nested function
callbacks are the rule, not the exception. If you begin to test-drive some
jQuery code you'll soon find yourself neck deep in
)}; anonymous function
callback hell.
Mixing in CoffeeScript's pleasant syntactical and semantic improvements can help pull us out of it.
CoffeeScript & Jasmine Taste Great Together!
First, let's take a look at a simple and small Jasmine spec written in CoffeeScript.
it 'should perform some basic arithmetic and logical operations', -> expect(2 + 2).toEqual 4 expect(2 / 2).not.toEqual 4 expect(true).toBeTruthy() expect([0, 1, 2]).toContain 1 expect(['a', 'b', 'c']).not.toContain 1
That is very readable but it's mostly Jasmine that's responsible for that fact in this simple case, not CoffeeScript. Next we will take a look at a slightly more involved Jasmine suite aimed at testing some jQuery code to see the power CoffeeScript adds to our recipe.
Let's test-drive a bit of jQuery that updates the background color of a
div on a
click event. Our Jasmine suite with a single spec might look
like this:
describe 'my-div', -> it 'should have a red background color when clicked', -> red = 'rgb(255, 0, 0)' myDiv = $('<div>').attr('id', 'my-div') $('body').append myDiv expect(myDiv.css('background-color')).not.toEqual red myDiv.click() expect(myDiv.css('background-color')).toEqual red
Against which we might write this passing jQuery CoffeeScript code:
$(document).ready -> $('#my-div').live 'click', -> $(this).css('background-color', 'red')
(Note: we're binding with the live event handler attachment in this short
example because we're appending the
div in our spec- after
document.ready() has fired.)
Without CoffeeScript our jQuery code would look something like this:
$(document).ready(function() { $('#my-div').live('click', function() { return $(this).css('background-color', 'red'); }); });
Not bad, but it certainly lacks the elegance and readability that our CoffeeScript one-liner has!
Now let's say we'd like to add a form with a named set of radio button
inputs which update a
span with the value of the selection to our
Our test code now becomes:
describe 'my-div', -> myDiv = $('<div>').attr('id', 'my-div') beforeEach -> $('body').append myDiv afterEach -> myDiv.remove() it 'should have a red background color when clicked', -> red = 'rgb(255, 0, 0)' expect(myDiv.css('background-color')).not.toEqual red myDiv.click() expect(myDiv.css('background-color')).toEqual red describe 'my-form', -> it 'should update selected size on radio button click', -> selectedSize = $('<span>').attr('id', 'selected-size') myDiv.append $('<form>') .attr('id', 'my-form') .append($('<input>') .attr('id', 'small') .attr('name', 'size') .attr('type', 'radio') .val('small')) .append($('<input>') .attr('id', 'large') .attr('name', 'size') .attr('type', 'radio') .val('large')) .append selectedSize expect($('#selected-size').text()).toEqual '' $('#small').click() expect(selectedSize.text()).toEqual 'small' $('#large').click() expect(selectedSize.text()).toEqual 'large'
We've refactored our DOM manipulations to
beforeEach and
blocks and wrapped a spec regarding
#my-form only in its own nested
suite. This might seem like overkill for a single spec, and it probably
is, but when you start writing many specs it really cleans up the test
report readability. Clean test reports make it easier to recognize and fix
broken tests faster and easier, which is what test-driving is all about.
Finally, our production code under test bloats to the following:
$(document).ready -> $('#my-div').live 'click', -> $(this).css 'background-color', 'red' $('input[name="size"]', '#my-div').live 'click', -> $('#selected-size').text $(this).val()
Not bad! This was a very simple example, but I hope it clearly illustrates the potential that the combination of CoffeeScript and Jasmine have for reducing client-side testing overhead.
CoffeeScript brings to the table an improved, clear syntax and some powerful semantic features over JavaScript all while remaining, "just JavaScript." Jasmine offers an elegant behavior-driven development domain-specific language for testing and the extensibility to support your working environment. Adding one to the other is very easy, and the result is just too good to deny!


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Ammeke Kateman is a postdoctoral researcher at the department of History, European Studies and Religious Studies (Faculty of Humanities). Her research focuses on Arabic Mecca travelogues in an age of Islamic reformism (1850-1945), as part of the NWO-funded project "Mecca. More magical than Disneyland" (applicants: Marjo Buitelaar en Richard van Leeuwen, click here for more information on the umbrella project).
Ammeke Kateman on Academia.edu
My research interests lie in the field of Islamic intellectual history, particularly in Islamic reformism between 1850 and 1950, but extending into current times. I am especially interested in processes of intellectual exchange and interaction in the history of the way Islam has been conceptualized by Islamic and European intellectuals and scholars. I gladly make use of perspectives and theories developed in the broader field of intellectual history.
I obtained my PhD in March 2016 at the University of Amsterdam with my dissertation "Shared questions, diverging answers. Muhammad 'Abduh and his interlocutors in a globalizing world", supervised by prof. dr. Gerard Wiegers and dr. Richard van Leeuwen. Click here for more information on my dissertation, for which I did extensive library and archival research in Beirut and Cairo. I gratefully received funding as well as training by Netherlands Inter-university School for Islamic Studies (NISIS).
I completed a two-year research-MA in History (2010) and BAs in Arabic and History (2008), during which I travelled through Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Morocco. My MA-thesis can be found here, for which I was awarded the third prize by the UvA Scriptieprijzen.
- Mecca travelogues
- Muhammad 'Abduh (1849-1905)
- Modern Islamic Intellectual History
- Modern Arabic Intellectual History
- Global intellectual history
- Conceptual History
- History of Intellectual Interactions
- History of Religious Studies and Islamic Studies in Europe
- 'Intellectual history instead of ideology' at lecture series Whither Islamic Studies? (Utrecht University, 2015)
- 'Muhammad Abduh. Hervormer van islam in een veranderende wereld', guest lecture in history, for high school students (2014)
Presented papers at international conferences
- 'History contested. Discussing the issue of predestination in colonial times' at ACMES Middle East Research Convention (UvA, 2015)
- 'Predestination contested. Discussing the issue of predestination in turn-of-the-century Egypt' at BRISMES Annual Conference (University of Sussex, UK, 2014)
- 'Discussing religion globally. An encounter between Muḥammad 'Abduh, Herbert Spencer and Wilfrid Blunt' at conference Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Philological Encounters (Leiden University, 2014)
- 'Time unites, time divides. Muhammad 'Abduh and Isaac Taylor on progress and religion' at symposium Giving Meaning to the Passage of Time (Orient-Institut Beirut, Lebanon, 2012)
- Interview for MO Doc: Hervorming van de islam at NPO 2 / Moslim Omroep (2015)
Member of the steering group of the Amsterdam Centre for Middle Eastern Studies (ACMES), 2012-2013 and 2016-now.
Activities coordinator research group Religious Dynamics and Cultural Diversity (with Prof. dr. Hanegraaff), Nov 2012 - 2013.
Member Humanities PhD Council, Sep 2012 - Sep 2013
Member NISIS Junior Research Council, 2012
Organisation international symposium Giving Meaning to the Passage of Time (Sep 18/19, 2012 - Beirut)
I greatly enjoy teaching about the modern history of Islam and the Middle East, especially its intellectual history. I do so mostly at university level, but I am also interested in giving lectures at high schools, for example.
(Assistant-)Teacher of BA and MA courses in History and Islamic Studies
- Coordinator Publieke religie en publieke sfeer in de Nederlandse geschiedenis, BA Geschiedenis, UvA [spring 2016]
- Teacher Hedendaagse islamitische denkers, MA Islam in de moderne wereld, UvA [spring 2014]
- Assistant-Teacher Sociale en politieke ideologieën in de islam, MA Islam in de moderne wereld, UvA [fall 2011]
- Teacher Religie en samenleving in het Midden-Oosten en het Mediterrane Gebied, BA Geschiedenis, Erasmus University Rotterdam [spring 2011]
- Student-Assistant Macht en onmacht in het Midden-Oosten, BA-keuzevak, Instituut voor Interdisciplinaire Studies, UvA [2008-2010] – coordinated by prof. dr. mr. Ruud Peters


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If you plan on using a revolution or page slider on your website it is very important for the photograph to know the exact size or ratio before he or she begins your shoot. 35mm cameras shoot in a 2X3 ratio. Sliders are closer to a 1X3 ratio. This helps the photographer shoot with a strong composition that works well ratio. This can avoid important information in you image getting cropped out. If you are unsure I can consult with your web designer or your web template. Below I will show you some examples of incorrect and correctly shot images.
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Over the weekend I was fortunate enough to be invited to launch of stylist extraordinaire Megan Morton's 'the School', a studio dedicated to classes on styling and all things creative. For the very first class, Holly Hipwell of the Flower Drum taught us all to make beautiful flower bombs. So much fun! Go check out the new School website - I can't wait to return and get all creative with my mum and sister in particular (as you know they're a bit crafty too!).
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Citrus fruits need warm, sunny winters to thrive. The hardiest citrus tree won't survive past USDA Zone 7; Ohio is in Zones 5a to 6b, thus making it impossible to cultivate citrus outdoors. But you can grow citrus trees as indoor foliage plants and produce delicious fruit. While not every variety works as a container plant, many do well when given proper care and adequate sunlight. If you don't have a south- or west-facing window for your tree, supplement with artificial lights, combining cool and warm white fluorescent bulbs.
Oranges and Grapefruits
Many unique and dwarf oranges and grapefruit varieties will grow indoors. The calamondin (Citrofortunella microcarpa) is a mandarin with lush, wide leaves and bright orange (though sour) fruits that resemble tangerines. The mandarin Blanco (Citrus reticulata) needs less heat to ripe than true oranges, and its fruit is very sweet. The Oroblanco grapefruit (Citrus paradisi x C. maxima) is a cross between a grapefruit and a pomelo, a mixture that means the fruit doesn't need a lot of heat to become sweet.
Limes and Lemons
The brightly colored leaves and fruit of limes and lemons are a pleasure in the cold winter months. Choose a Kaffir lime (Citrus hystrix) for its bumpy yellow fruit and delicious leaves, which are used in southeast Asian dishes. The Meyer lemon (Citrus meyeri) is one of the most popular citrus fruits grown in containers. It will produce a big harvest of deep yellow, slightly sweet lemons, and it's very easy to grow.
According to Purdue Extension, kumquats have been called "the little gems of the citrus family." The Meiwa kumquat (Fortunella crassifolia) has round, sweet fruits that taste delicious right off the tree. The limequat (Citrus aurantiifolia x Fortunella crassifolia) is a cross between a kumquat and a Key lime. It produces egg-sized, clear yellow fruit. The limequat can stay on your patio longer than most citrus; it is cold hardy to the mid-20-degree Fahrenheit range.
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In 'freeskiing' we don't have many legends, largely because the sport is young and that sort of thing takes time. Solo projects, especially in semi-documentary form are still a rare thing but two obvious examples stand out: Tanner Hall's 'Like A Lion' and Candide Thovex's 'Few Words'. It isn't a coincidence that few would claim anyone outside those two skiers as the 'all time greatest', simply because they ARE the all time greats. Both have killed it on every type of terrain, won bucketloads of contest medals, filmed seminal video parts and ultimately changed the rules of 'the game'.
What rules? Where's Sammy?
But if you stand back and take a look at it objectively, there is one other skier who is joining those guys right up there at the top: Sammy Carlson. Five X-Games slopestyle medals, most recently gold in 2011, are nothing to be sniffed at. His recent 'three-peat' in Real Ski has established him as the foremost backcountry freestyle skier in the industry. He's been dropping insane street/park and backcountry video footage for a long time now, and like it or lump it, he did the first ever switch triple. More importantly he's been at the forefront of skiing in general for a decade now. At the very least he is legend material, if not already a bonafide legend in his own right.
The signature handplant on top of Hood
So it's apt that his two year 'Sammy C Project', which I've had the privilege to watch on loop for the last few days, draws influence from both Like A Lion and Few Words. It has a documentary style element right after the insane intro segment, explaining Sammy's growth as a skier and rise through the ranks to where he is today. But it's a far more ski heavy project than either of those. We've seen bits of the footage in the aforementioned Real Ski appearances but damn, he stacked a lot of A-grade footage in just two years. There are occasional appearances by a diverse crew of homies including Ian McIntosh, Ben Moxham, Eric Pollard and snowboarder Tim Humphreys but the majority of this 45 minute movie is Sammy's own unseen footage.
Just damn...
That in itself is an insane feat, one neither Tanner nor Candide managed with their projects. And the footage is, as you'd rightly expect, beautifully cut and edited by TGR. There are by my count eight (yes, eight!) full skiing segments, though it depends on exactly what you count as a 'full segment', it could arguably be more. The brain almost can't understand that level of skiing, predominantly by just one skier, for an entire movie. Each segment has mindblowing moments but the ski jump footage is truly mind blowing and great cinema. I genuinely got chills watching it. I obviously knew he wasn't going to die because someone would have mentioned that but it just seemed that insane, who hits a ski jump switch!?
On the subject of hitting things switch... Switch 180 pillow line
Everyone should watch this movie, be it once at a premiere or buying to watch on loop. It truly is a ski movie that you can watch as ski porn to get you stoked. But I'd say it's also a piece of skiing history, which makes this a must watch. Looking back in another ten years (if another ten years even stops him) Sammy will be remembered as a, if not THE, legend of our 'sport'. In fact, watching the Sammy C Project puts into sharp focus the fact that he probably already is.
The Sammy C Project Premieres:
03 DEC - SILVERTHORNE, CO @ Silverthorne Pavilion
06 DEC - SLC, UT @ Imax Clark Planetarium
07 DEC FORT COLLINS, CO @ Aggie Theatre
07 DEC SAN FRANSISCO, CA @The Independent
08 DEC DENVER, CO @ Oriental Theatre
08 DEC SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, NV @ Montbleu Resort
09 DEC BOISE, ID @ Egyptian Theatre
09 DEC SEATTLE, WA @ Siff Egyptian Theatre
10 DEC VANCOUVER, BC, CA @ Rio Theatre
11 DEC SANDPOINT, ID @Panida Theater
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BETHESDA, Md. – Just 12 hours after its scheduled season opener was cancelled due to lightning, the Ursinus College men's soccer team was back on the pitch to officially kick off the 2018 campaign against Randolph-Macon on Saturday afternoon. A late goal gave the Bears a chance at a result, but they were unable to find an equalizer and succumbed to a 2-1 defeat.
Freshman Aiden Cooper found the back of the net in his collegiate debut, pouncing on a loose ball following a cross and firing home to cut the Yellow Jackets' lead in half with 10:17 remaining. Ursinus got two more shots off in the waning minutes but could not net a second.
A pair of successful set pieces was the difference in a tightly contested match. Randolph-Macon (2-0) got on the board first with a header off a free kick in the 12th minute and added an insurance tally early in the second half as Paul Duffy headed in a corner kick.
Cooper accounted for half of the eight shots for the Bears, while sophomore Braden Burns put two of his three efforts on frame. The Yellow Jackets owned slim advantages in shots (10-8) and corners (2-1).
Senior goalkeeper Brandon Lillian posted five saves for Ursinus.
The Bears return home to face Arcadia on Wednesday, September 5. Kick-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. for the first Ursinus home event of the fall.


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Imagine wearing a little device on your shirt while you are praying. Imagine this device is so clever that it records your Quran recitation, and then immediately sends a file to your laptop or phone saying what pronunciation you got wrong - so that you can practice it better later. Imagine you're driving home for iftar time, and could send a text message from your car to your oven to start cooking food so that it's ready by the time you get home!
With an increasingly interconnected world, it might soon be possible for the most unlikely of devices or machines to communicate with other devices and machines, as well as you, through wifi! These days, this concept is called 'the Internet of everything', where communication is at an all time high. Can you imagine how machines and items of the future might use the internet to talk to each other, and what amazing things could come out of that? What could you do with the Internet of everything?
Ages: 8+
Group: Individually.
Learning aims: Familiarity with emerging technologies, introduction to complex concepts, problem solving skills, creative thinking.
You'll need: Pen, paper, Youtube.
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1. Learn about the internet of everything by reading this article and watching the video featured on the page. Then watch the video below to get an overview:
2. Think about the things around you and the everyday rituals you experience. How could they be improved by the 'Internet of Everything?' How could it make life easier?
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The U.S. is seeing its worst whooping cough epidemic in decades according to the CDC, and health officials are urging people to get vaccinated.
FOX News Radio's Lilian Woo reports:
Health officials putting out a call for adults to get vaccinated with the U.S. on track to have its worst year for whooping cough in more than 50. Nearly 18,000 cases reported so far this year, more than twice last year's total. Nine children have died this year according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The highly contagious bacterial disease, also known as pertussis, which sounds like this:
As children gasp for breath. Often passed on from adults.
Health officials saying it is especially important for pregnant woman to get vaccinated, so they don't spread it to infants who are too young to get the vaccine.
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Traditional marketing practices prevailed in a time when engagement was what came before a wedding and not how many people interacted with your content. But in a world where conversing in memes and hashtags is widely acceptable, you need to be constantly aware of the changing times and you need to adapt.
Marketing Buzzwords With 3 tier logic is a series on the 3 tier logic blog where we usher you into the incredibly dynamic digital marketing age one buzzword at a time. You're welcome.
Call to Action. Text or image that encourages people to take a desired action like signing up for a newsletter, completing a survey, or requesting a demo of a new product.
Clickbait. Extravagant hyperlinks or headlines that attract people to a website for the singular purpose of gaining clicks. It is important to craft captivating headlines that will appeal to your audience and encourage them to read an article or click on a link, however, it is better to stray from making promises in your headlines that your content cannot deliver.
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Clickthrough Rate (CTR). The percentage of people who answer your call-to-action by clicking on a link on your web page, newsletter, or any marketing or promotional material. This is measured by comparing the impressions – the number of times people see your content – to the number of clicks garnered.
Disruptor. These are the trailblazers who "disrupt" the markets and industries they operate in through innovation and leadership. And of course, this is one of our goals at 3 tier logic with PLATFORM³, our shopper marketing platform. It engages shoppers through digital online promotions to influence their purchasing decisions, verify proof-of-purchase, gather in-depth data about consumer behaviour, and win new customers with loyalty and rewards programs.
Funnel. The actions that chart a consumer's journey from a one-time shopper to a lifelong customer. At 3 tier logic, we employ receipt validation as one of our modules and the funnel we use here to help our clients drive sales and increase purchase frequency is simple but potent: shoppers make a purchase, upload a picture of their receipt, and receive a reward.
Gamification. Using essential game-like features like point scoring, leveling up, competitions, and social sharing to influence the behavior of shoppers and drive customer loyalty. This is a great technique for user retention.
Hyperlocal. A marketing strategy that involves using geographical data to create ads and campaigns that target committed and potential customers by location.
Key Performance Indicator (KPI). Goals that a company uses to evaluate its performance over time. It is used as a form of measurement to determine a company's success in achieving fundamental business objectives.
Social Selling. This is cold-calling 2.0; it is using social networks to acquire and interact with sales prospects. It's the present-day approach to building and maintaining real relationships with potential customers – like sliding into DMs but for professionals.Social selling is like sliding into DMs but for professionals. Click To Tweet
User Generated Content (UGC). Content such as pictures, videos, testimonials, Facebook posts, tweets, and blog posts created by your consumers to showcase their appreciation for your product or service.
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Coordinates: 44°10′13″N 76°42′10″W / 44.170179°N 76.702856°W
|Stella, Ontario
|Broadcast area
|Amherst Island
|Amherst Island Public Radio
|92.1 MHz (FM)
|First air date
|April 1, 2006
|community radio
|166 watts average
250 Ws peak
horizontal polarization only
|18 meters (59 ft)
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CJAI-FM, known on air as Amherst Island Radio, is a radio station in Stella, Ontario, Canada. Broadcasting at 92.1 FM, the station airs a community radio format serving the Loyalist Township and Kingston region.
The station launched on April 1, 2006, originally on 93.7 FM with a power of 5 watts.[1] Previously licensed as a developmental community radio station, Amherst Island Radio changed frequency to 92.1 FM in October 2007 following the licensing of a new radio station on the adjacent 93.5 frequency in Kingston,[2] and was granted a permanent license on December 6, 2007.[3] It now operates as a 250-watt class B community broadcast undertaking and the current license expires on 31 August 2021. [4]
The station is 100% volunteer-run and 100% non-profit, and is the only Canadian broadcast station located in a barn. Operating from the barn's 14 ft x 19 ft milkhouse, it houses two studios (each 6 ft x 7 ft) and its antenna is high atop the barn's 85 ft silo. Altogether, it is one of the smallest legally licensed broadcast stations in the world.
Personalities associated with the station have included former television anchor Peter Trueman, as well as community members including Terry Culbert, Adam Miller, Judy Chui, Brian Little, Shell Madden, Leah Murray, Ellis & Mary Lou Wolfreys, Ross Haines, Doug Green, Jack Smith, Dayle Gowan, Susan Filson, Janet Scott, Peter Large, Ula Stief, Leah Murray, Ian Murray, Sally Bowen, Rosemary Richmond, Jim Gould, Don Ross, Michael Rowan, Fae MacArthur, Steve Kennedy, Keith Miller, Cheryl Saunders, Cathy Christmas, Eric Tremblay, Devin Stewart, Nic Rossetti, Larry Jensen, Shannon Myra, Derek Wagar, Dan Simpson, Jef Leeson, Judy Bierma, Anthony Gifford, Duane Hudson, Colin Kennedy, Kevin Offord, Shannon Myra, Kaela Simpson, John Bolton, Dave Wreggitt, Michael George, Sue Dodds, Chris Gaines, David Knowles, Sue Jennett, Nancy Cervenko, Bill McKee, Scott Jackson and Bon Evans.
The LP record and production studio has been dedicated as the "Alan M. Kidd Studio", in memory of a longtime community volunteer and station programmer who died on November 30, 2008.
Funding of the station comes through donations, memberships, sponsorships, and fundraising events.
Musical content on Amherst Island Radio is approximately 55 per cent Canadian content on average and spans numerous genres: bluegrass, country, folk, rock, alternative rock, indie rock, pop, blues, jazz, classical, etc. Volunteers produce spoken word programming and several times per week local bands and special guests entertain listeners with in-studio performances/appearances. The diversity of programming is a reflection of the listeners in the station's broadcasting area.
Amherst Island Radio is a member of the National Campus and Community Radio Association.


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USRowing is committed to fair play. All athletes participating in selection for, and competing as a member of, all U.S. national rowing teams must be in compliance with United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), International Olympic Committee (IOC), United States Olympic Committee (USOC), World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), FISA and USRowing rules and requirements relating to banned substances, including but not limited to undergoing testing and obtaining and maintaining current therapeutic use exemptions as needed. Failure to adhere to anti-doping rules and requirements may result in an athlete losing eligibility to compete for the United States.
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The main objective of the USRowing National Team Testing Program is to help identify athletes who may have a future with the United States National Team. Athletes who submit competitive times may be approached by U.S. National Team coaches. National Team coaches will seriously consider athletes who submit both a 6k and a 2k (4k for junior women) time.
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Bruno Fonseca is a Portuguese Photojournalist born in 1972. He took his course in the Portuguese Institute of Photography (IPF) between 2005 and 2007, following his great passion and started to work as a freelancer.
Living in Angola since 1995, as he returns after the diploma, he starts to collaborate with the Portuguese News Agency in Angola (LUSA), covering events as the Presidential Elections in 2008, first since the national conflicts started in 1992, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI visit to Angola or the African Championship Football (CAN).
His work has being published regularly in the major Portuguese newspapers and magazines, and in several international media associated to international events.
Passionate traveller, his pictures capture the new, the surprise and respond to the senses: Look for the first time, Feel for the first time, love for the first time.
Sports, art and music are his other passion subjects, where the challenge of capturing the energy and emotions of each event and artist are his drivers.
In Sports he is enthusiastic for football, and he can be found in most of the major championships around Europe and Africa. For the last years he covered events as CAN2008 and 2010, the World CUP 2010 and 2014, UEFA EURO 2008, Champions League 2009, 2011 and 2014.


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For over a century Christ Church has had notable pipe-organs enhancing its worship. In fact the noted organ builder Hilbourne Roosevelt grew up in Christ Church and was for a time the church organist. It was under his direction that a two manual Odell, which later enlarged to three manuals, was purchased from First Presbyterian Church across the street. Then followed a Roosevelt organ, a Hutchings (installed 1956), and a Wicks (1956). The current instrument, built by Québec-based Hellmuth Wolff and Associates, was dedicated on December 7, 1986. The dedication festivities included such musical giants as Gerre Hancock, Gillian Weir, and Sir David Willcocks.
Since its installation in 1986 the organ has received two expansions of its combination action. In the original installation there were only two memory levels, labeled A and B. After a few years the instrument was expanded to allow for 16 memory levels. The most recent change, in 2007, further extended the combination action to allow for 128 discrete memory levels. With eight general presets and three pistons for each division, the organ is now capable of over 2000 different pre-sets (2,176 to be exact!).
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Undergoing a massage without massage oil is like having a Christmas Turkey which is completely bereft of seasonings of any kind. Oil is an imperative ingredient in any massage so much so that even the stones in a hot stone massage need to be smeared with oil before being applied on the skin. There are quite a few reasons which render the oil indispensible for massage Edinburgh like smooth gliding of the masseurs hands, nourishment it would provide to the patients skin and absorption into lungs. Therefore, oils are often the first feature on the inventory list of any spa Edinburgh.
Massage oil which is used by spa Edinburgh is a blend of two or more oils and more often than not the concoction mandatorily comprises of base oil also known as carrier and one or more than one aromatic or essential oils. While the base oil is used for facilitating penetration into the skin addition of the aromatic oil is made with the intention of providing therapeutic benefits. Because the latter provides relaxation through its all-encompassing aroma, it is added as per the personal preference of the patient. Thus, for massage Edinburgh the base oil is the same but the essential oil might vary.
For a professional who is employed at spa Edinburgh learning about the various oils as also there attributes forms a part of training as this knowledge would most likely be used daily. Some of the popular choices amongst carrier oils are grapeseed oil, sweet almond oil, avocado, jojoba, coconut and sunflower. Amongst these it is the grapeseed oil which is widely preferred owing to its light nature and ability to be absorbed by the skin easily. Massage Edinburgh parlors also recommend sweet almond oil courtesy of its high vitamin content and wheat-germ oil due to it being high in antioxidants.
Irrespective of the type of carrier oil that is used, there are certain guidelines which need to be adhered to by spa Edinburgh if they intend to use it without causing any wastage. Being a vegetable oil by nature, care should be taken not to expose this oil to air as this would trigger oxidation and ultimately render the oil rancid. Likewise it should not be refrigerated also for the fear of causing deterioration. For this oil to facilitate massage Edinburgh for a long time to come it should be stored in a dark sealed container in a cool place and away from the direct rays of the sun.
The other oil which is added to the carrier for massage Edinburgh is known as aromatic oil or essential oil and since it is basically a plant extract, it is well endowed with many therapeutic qualities. These oils are characterized by high volatility, inherent healing properties and are generally sold in highly concentrated form. As a rule massage therapists at spa Edinburgh do not add more than 3% aromatic oil in the base oil to form the concoction because in larger quantities it could cause irritation. Caution is an important byword in their usage since such properties may not be suitable for all.
Prior to massage Edinburgh, there is a modus operandi which needs to be followed and this entails mixing oils only after having consulted the client about his preferences. Blending massage oils from before is a complete no-no as on one hand it may not suit the client and on the other it might lead to the onset of rancidity and oxidation. Warming both oils slightly prior to mixing ensures a thorough blend and as the expert at spa Edinburgh would suggest, you must never opt for more than two oils. Another dont is the strict avoidance of mineral oils since these could harm the skin of the client.
Have you ever wondered about the ingredients which make up the concoction used to provide you with the most relaxing massage Edinburgh? As an expert at spa Edinburgh would tell you it is usually a blend of different oils one of which is carrier while the others are aromatic.


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We assume that emotions emanate from other people's faces for the world to see and that all people perceive facial expressions in the same exact way. For instance, we assume that when a friend scowls, we automatically know she is angry, and that when a loved one frowns, we automatically know he is sad. It's also assumed that this process is identical the world around, so that you could enter any culture and automatically understand the emotions expressed on the faces of the people there.
Yet my research suggests that information on someone else's face is not sufficient for perceiving emotion. It turns out that processes in the mind of the perceiver are also critical for emotion perception to proceed normally—and one such process is, surprisingly, language. My research demonstrates that knowledge about emotion words—"anger," "disgust," "fear," etc.—serves as a form of context that helps us make meaning of other people's pleasant and unpleasant facial movements as specific emotional expressions. For instance, in one study we demonstrated that individuals who don't have access to emotion words any longer due to a neurodegenerative disease can no longer see scowls as angry, frowns as sad, or wide-eyed expressions as fear. Instead, these individuals can only detect the very general positive or negative meaning of facial expressions (e.g., they judge scowls, frowns, wide eyes, and wrinkled noses all as "bad" and smiles as "good"). In other recent research, we show that learning to associate facial expressions with emotion words such as "anger" shapes how you perceive and remember later angry faces. Our on-going work seeks to understand the neural basis of the role of language in emotion, how language helps children acquire emotion concepts, and how language shapes people's experiences of emotions in their own bodies. Understanding the more basic processes at play during emotion perception has implications for the study of social communication, emotional intelligence, socio-emotional development, and psychopathology.
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It's common sense that emotions are things that just happen to us, triggered by the outside world and proceeding unbidden to affect our bodies and behaviors. But what if what you knew about the emotion had the power to shape what you felt in the first place?
My research examines how knowledge about emotion (which is in part supported by the language you speak; see above) shapes what you feel in a given context. For instance, when you're standing on a bridge and your heart is pounding and palms are sweating, what you know about the concept of "fear" will shape whether you feel debilitating anxiety, excitement, or just a pounding in your chest. Similarly, individuals in one of my studies who were exposed to knowledge about the concept "fear" while listening to unpleasant music later saw the world as more risky (a behavior consistent with fear) when compared with individuals who were exposed to knowledge about the concept "anger" while listening to the music or those who just listened to unpleasant music. Understanding how knowledge about emotion shapes experiences has important implications for the study of emotional intelligence, socio-emotional development, and psychopathology.
Ultimately, the brain creates the mind. Understanding how the brain creates emotions in particular can shed light on what emotions are, how they function, and what goes awry in emotional disorders. To address questions about the brain basis of emotion, my research uses functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and electroencephalography (EEG) to "peer into" a healthy human brain as it creates emotions in real time.
Although common sense suggests that emotions are distinct types of mental states and that there are emotional "centers" in the brain, my research reveals that, in fact, emotions are the product of many more basic processes that are not unique to emotion per se. For instance, my research demonstrates that there is increased activity in a set of brain networks that register body feelings and cause changes in the body during emotion. There is also activity in brain areas involved in accessing and using memory and knowledge, and deploying attention. These same networks also show increased activation when individuals experience other mental states, such as body feelings or thoughts in reaction to a set of scenarios.
Meta-analysis is a useful tool for understanding which brain regions consistently show increased activation during emotional experiences and perceptions, and whether activity in a given brain region is specific to a certain emotional experience or perception, or general to many emotions and other mental states. Across several meta-analyses, we have demonstrated that the brain regions that show an increase in emotional experience and perception are not specific to any one type of emotion (e.g., anger vs. fear vs. disgust, etc.). Rather, it appears that the same brain regions activated during emotions are part of neural networks that play domain-general functions in the human brain and are active during other emotional and cognitive mental states. We have also used meta-analysis to understand how the brain represents even more basic processes such as pleasant v. unpleasant value.
These findings demonstrate that emotions and other mental states are created out of the same basic neural "ingredients". They also suggest why damage to areas of the brain involved in memory or attention can also impair emotions, and why emotional experiences change as neural networks supporting memory change across development. Understanding how the brain creates emotions has important implications for our understanding of the biological processes involved in emotional disorders and can also contribute more generally to our understanding of how the brain creates the mind.
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Some individuals clearly experience their emotions as discrete and specific (e.g., "anger" vs. "fear," or "joy" vs. "pride"), whereas others experience their emotions as general and vague (e.g., good or bad). My research investigates whether these differences in the complexity of emotional experiences stem in part from differences in the complexity of someone's knowledge about emotions.
We predict that individuals who literally know more about emotions will experience their emotions as more complex. We are particularly interested in why negative emotions tend to be more complex than positive emotions and the implications of this for well-being. Together, this research will allow us to better understand avenues by which a person could increase the complexity of his or her emotional experiences and has implications for emotional intelligence and for improving therapeutic techniques.
It is common sense that the body is involved in emotion—our hearts beat, breathing increases, and palms sweat during fear and excitement, and our heartbeat and breathing slow during calmness and depression. I am interested in how these putatively non-emotional body states might help create an emotional experience in the first place when they are made meaningful as emotional feelings. Our on-going work examines how states such as hunger and inflammation contribute to emotional experiences. These findings have important implications for psychopathology, stress, and coping.


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The Supreme Court today refused to interfere with the order of the Delhi High Court rejecting the plea of Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul seeking quashing of the criminal proceedings in the National Herald case before the trial court but gave them some relief by expunging certain observations of the High Court.
The apex court also allowed their plea for exemption from personal appearance in the case before the trial court which is scheduled to take up the matter on February 20. However, it came with a rider with the court saying that it would be open for the Magistrate at any stage to seek their personal appearance as and when required.
Though BJP leader Subramanian Swamy, who is the complainant in the case, contested the plea for exemption from appearance, a bench comprising justices J S Khehar and C Nagappan said that "in the peculiar facts and circumstances of this case and the position occupied by the petitioners, we are of the view that the presence of the petitioners before the trial court would cause more inconvenience than convenience."
"Petitioners shall be exempted from personal appearance and it is needless to say that it will be open for the trial court to seek their presence at any stage if and when their presence is required," the court said.
The bench, which passed the order after hearing senior advocates Kapil Sibal, A M Singhvi and R S Cheema, who were appearing for Gandhis and others, and Swamy, said, "So far determination granted by the Delhi high court in rejecting the prayer for quashing the proceedings against the petitioner, we do not find justification for interfering with it.
However, the apex court said it was not in agreement with
the High Court which came out with the firm and conclusive findings and observations relating to the case against the accused persons.
"We are of the view that it was not open for the high court to record the findings conclusively. And the same would have been left to the trial court to record after recording of evidence. We hereby direct expunging of all inferences, findings and observations arrived by high court on various factual aspects of the matter," the bench said.
However, the bench said it affirms the views of the high court and reiterates that Gandhis and other accused can raise all their pleas and issues at the stage of framing of charges before the trial court.
"Accordingly, we permit petitioners to raise all the issues at the stage of framing of charges," the bench said.
While Sibal assailed the ruling of the high court saying
that firm findings and observations were made without taking note of the fact that none of the affected party had made any complaint, the bench said, "We are not happy with some of these firm findings made by the High Court and requires limited interference."
"The high court can't draw firm conclusions. We will set aside all these firm conclusions and allow the proceedings to go in the trial court," the bench said during the hearing.
"There can't be a firm conclusion. It will not lead to fair trail. There should be a fair trial. We have to see that firm conclusions by the high court should not stand in the way of fair trail," it said.
Sibal also made the submission that "somebody should have made the complaint of cheating and breach of trust and in the absence of such statement, how can it be said that it is a case of cheating and breach of trust? Had any Congressmen said that he has been cheated? At least somebody should say I have been cheated" then the complaint will hold ground.
Before dictating the order, the bench told Sibal that he will have ample opportunity to raise all these issues before the trial court.
Sibal had yesterday sought urgent hearing of the matter before a bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur which had assigned the matter for hearing before the present bench.


text: On Wednesday, November 16, 2016, members of the Bridges team participated in the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands 9th Annual Stock Market Challenge. The event featured a real-life stock market simulation to help teach kids about the importance of financial literacy. The Firm is proud to support Boys & Girls Clubs with their vision of transforming our community by providing youth with impactful, fun and education opportunities in a safe environment.


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Group Integrity is a new software program that facilitates the certification of smallholder groups and businesses with small producers under contract farming. It achieves this through providing support with the management of the internal quality verification system (e.g. ICS, PGS, GLOBALG.A.P. Option 2).
Using Group Integrity means that preparation and implementation of internal controls are greatly simplified and thus the cooperation with the external certification body.
Group Integrity
- An ultimate solution for the professional management of grower groups targeting national and international markets.
- A solution essential for transforming your grower group into a well-structured, transparent and reliable market partner.
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Organic Services competes for the title of 'National Public Champion' in the year's European Business Award.
Henry Monroy at the International Conference 'Science & Technology of Drying 2014'
He will present Group Integrity in the frame of the session on Traceability Systems in Food Products.
OWC Workshop, Organic Integrity beyond certification, October 13 in Istanbul
Come and join the Organic Services workshop discussion about "Organic Integrity beyond certification" at the IFOAM Organic World Congress in Istanbul, Turkey.
Paul Espanion at Espaço Café Brasil 2014
Meet Paul Espanion, Group Integrity Implementation Partner in Belo Horizonte.
Gerald A. Herrmann at the Organic Symposium in Thailand
Group Integrity as a cornerstone for safeguarding organic integrity
Henry Monroy at organic agriculture forum, Bogotá
The forum took place in Bogotá, June 10 - 11, 2014.
Paul Espanion at Bio Brazil Fair/BIOFACH America Latina
Meet Paul Espanion, Group Integrity Implementation Partner in São Paulo.
Organic Services presents "Group Integrity"
Munich, February 21th, 2014. In support of the UN International Year of Family Farming (IYFF), Organic Services presented the software solution, "Group Integrity", at BIOFACH. Aimed at improving the livelihoods of small farmers around the world, Group Integrity solution facilitates the certification of smallholder groups and businesses with small producers under contract farming.
Presentation of Group Integrity in Tanzania
Organic Services presented the new group certification software at the East African Organic Agriculture Conference which took place in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, from 2nd to 4th of July.


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Technology changes fast: in 2005, the average 40-inch flat screen television would've cost you more than $1,500. Today, 10 years later, you can find a 40-inch flat screen TV for about $230.
The same has taken place with hearing aids, even though it's more likely to escape our recognition. We notice that TVs become larger, better, and less costly, but we're blind to the improvements in hearing aids because we're not inundated with advertising and giant store exhibits.
Nonetheless, hearing aids, along with all other consumer electronics, have advanced dramatically over the last 10 years. If analog hearing aids are like the cumbersome 15-inch-tube-TVs of the past, modern digital hearing aids are like the compact 65-inch-Ultra-High-Definition TVs of the present.
Here's what makes modern hearing aids better, beginning with the technology that makes it all achievable.
Digital Technology
Hearing aids, like all electronic devices, have reaped the benefits of the digital revolution. Hearing aids have come to be, in a sense, miniaturized computers, with all of the programming flexibility you'd expect from a modern computer.
The result is a product that is compact, lightweight, energy-efficient, and capable of manipulating information—information being, in the instance of a hearing aid, sound.
So how do modern hearing aids manipulate sound? Let's use an analogy: think of inbound sound as incoming mail and the digital hearing aid as a mailroom.
As mail is collected, it's identified, labeled, stored, and ultimately delivered to the correct recipients. In the same way, digital hearing aids can capture incoming sound and can label certain frequencies to be delivered to the amplifier. Speech sounds, for instance, can be labeled as essential and sent to the speaker for amplification. Likewise, background noise can be tagged as "undeliverable" and suppressed.
Analog hearing aids lacked this "mailroom" function. Incoming sound is delivered all at once—like if the mail clerk were to give you everyone's mail and you had to sort through the clutter yourself to find your own. Speech simply becomes lost in the mix with background noise, and you have to work hard to dig it out.
Hearing Aid Advanced Features
Digital manipulation of information is the key element to everything a modern hearing aid can accomplish. Here are some of the state-of-the-art features associated with contemporary hearing aids that digital technology helps make possible:
- Speech recognition – digital hearing aids can recognize and enhance speech with digital processing and directional microphones.
- Background noise suppression – background noise is a lower frequency sound, which the hearing aid can recognize and suppress.
- Clearer phone calls – telecoil technology enhances the signal from your phone, producing clear sound without interference.
- Wireless streaming – hearing aids with Bluetooth technology can link to devices wirelessly, so you can stream music, phone calls, and TV programs straight to your hearing aids.
- Wireless control – compatible hearing aids can be operated with smart phones and digital watches, so you can easily and discreetly adjust volume and settings.
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As you have seen, digital hearing aids are powerful pieces of modern technology. That's why virtually all cases of hearing loss can now be successfully treated, and why most people are satisfied with the overall performance of their hearing aids.
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text: MOVIES Gore Verbinski Reveals Jerry Bruckheimer's Opening Night Ritual 6:00 AM PST 12/12/2013 by Borys Kit FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME From left: Verbinski, Bruckheimer and Depp on the set of "Dead Man's Chest" in 2006 The veteran producer of "Top Gun," "Armageddon" and the "Pirates" films, fresh off a new deal at Paramount, is being honored with the American Cinematheque Award. This story first appeared in the Dec. 20 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. Jerry Bruckheimer has a tradition: On the opening night of one of his movies, he heads to Mr Chow for dinner. He also invites the cast and crew and, because Bruckheimer is a man who makes blockbusters, it's always a sprawling affair. PHOTOS: Jerry Bruckheimer's Biggest Box Office Movies for Disney "Jerry makes a speech," recalls Gore Verbinski, who directed the first three Pirates of the Caribbean films for Bruckheimer as well as this summer's The Lone Ranger. "He usually says things like, 'We've done the work, we've fought the fight, now it's in the hands of the gods, but they can't take away what we achieved.' It's a celebration of the work." Bruckheimer, 70, is now the one being toasted for what he has achieved over the span of his 40-year producing career. The American Cinematheque is celebrating Bruckheimer's work with an award to an artist who significantly has contributed to the art of the moving picture. STORY: Jerry Bruckheimer to Receive American Cinematheque Award With a résumé that's 44 movies deep -- it began with 1975's Raymond Chandler adaptation Farewell, My Lovely, starring Robert Mitchum -- the onetime advertising exec has produced a litany of pop culture touchstones (such as American Gigolo, Flashdance and Beverly Hills Cop) while polishing a generation of movie stars, including Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp, Eddie Murphy and Will Smith. And his films have grossed more than $11 billion along the way. Verbinski met Bruckheimer when the producer, after seeing the director's reel, wanted him to shoot the 1997 Nicolas Cage action movie Con Air. That teaming never happened; Bruckheimer occasionally would send scripts his way, but it wasn't until Verbinski read Pirates during the early 2000s that he said yes. ("It was an extinct genre," says Verbinski. "You're not going to get phone calls to make a pirate movie too often in your life.") Originally, he was wary of working with the mega producer -- "I heard he protected you from the studio, but who protected you from Jerry?" -- but he found Bruckheimer to be a passionate supporter. And while he cautions that every director has a different experience working for Bruckheimer, he found that, though the producer was heavily involved in the development, marketing and finishing of the movie, he stayed out of the way during production. STORY: It's Official: Jerry Bruckheimer, Paramount Reach First-Look Deal Says Verbinski: "He let me do my job to navigate the narrative. I had a crewmember say, 'Wow, he's very hands-off with you.' I like to think we had something unique." Bruckheimer, adds Verbinski, not only loves movies but also loves to watch people watch movies. He'll go to every screening he can, sitting in the back to see how audiences react. "He wants to know how it's playing and who it's playing for," says Verbinski. "And he'll apply what he learned on his next one." FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Borys Kit email@example.com borys_kit


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Saw your Q&A blog at www.filmtvlaw.com. I've got a concept for a reality television series and went out and bought the life story rights already. Now I am trying to wrap my head around how to get it made. Should I pitch it to production companies or go straight to the Networks? Another friend who is established in the industry said I need a pilot. Any help would be super.
Answer by Brandon Blake, Entertainment Lawyer:
Thanks for contacting me about independent television production. It is a hot topic right now because so much great content is now finding a market on television and video-on-demand platforms like Netflix, Amazon and Hulu. Whether to try to independently produce a television series depends a lot on the format of the series, financial resources, and ambitions for the series. Our firm has been helping a lot of clients get television distribution. I will explain how to make the decision whether to pitch to an established production company or produce a television series independently. In addition to this article, you can also look up our Q&A blog at http://filmtvlaw.com/entertainment-lawyer-qa/.
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Reality television, however, is wide open for independent production. But independent production does not mean Youtube.com or a web series. The problem with web series are two-fold. First, if a producer wants to approach a network about a web series, that web series must have over 100K, and preferably over 1M views before the networks will even start to take notice. If a producer puts the series or pilot onto a public video service like Youtube and it only acquires a few thousand views, then the producer is actually making a case for the project having no market.
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Cable television is certainly home to much independently produced content, from reality television to mini-series, movie-of-the-week, children's programming and fully-sponsored content. This is the place where independent television production is taking off. However, every network has a very particular style. Our firm can help pin-point the market before a lot of money goes into production.
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Third, video-on-demand is huge right now and many viewers are abandoning the linear broadcast channel format altogether for exclusively paid and subscription VOD. However, even here there are two tracks. There is the content that is featured and/or produced in-house by Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and others, and then there is the vast thumbnail wasteland of acquired content. Our clients produce content that is promoted and watched, not just placed at the end of a scroll list.
As with any entertainment matter, please do not make a decision about complex matters without consulting an experienced entertainment lawyer first. At BLAKE & WANG P.A. I have been representing feature film projects, television series, and recording artists for more than 16 years. Please feel free to contact my office at www.filmtvlaw.com about a quote.
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6 aged care facilities in the Waterloo Dc area
For people who need help with day-to-day tasks and personal care through to 24-hour nursing care.
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Frederic House
Waterloo, NSW
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Charles Chambers Court
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Vincentian Aged Care Service
East Sydney, NSW
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UnitingCare Elizabeth Gates Aged Care Facility
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