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Warner Bros.' Green Lantern had a lot to prove going into Wondercon, after a bit of a fan backlash against the movie's first trailer and some lackluster promo images. So did the emerald champion win some cred tonight?
Judging from the reaction of the capacity crowd in the Moscone Center's ballroom, it seemed like the answer was yes. We saw some footage, we got to talk to stars Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively, and we discovered that Green Lantern may not be as much of a zany comedy as the first trailer made it appear.
(Oh, and these images are screencaps from the earlier trailer. Sorry we don't have any images from the new footage.)
First, the footage: It was the same stuff shown at Cinemacon the other day in Las Vegas. It starts with the caption "Sector 2814." And we see the Green Lantern warrior Abin Sur in his spaceship, controlling a GUI the same as Microsoft's Zune. And Abin Sur talks to Sinestro about his mission to the planet Ventara – but Sinestro tells him the mission is cancelled, because Ventara has been destroyed. Abin Sur is shocked: "Ventara's dead? The planet's inhabitants?" It's just like that other planet, Sinestro says. Sinestro has demanded an audience with the Guardians, the Lanterns' alien masters.
A second later, the conference is interrupted – there's an alarm and the wall of Abin Sur's spaceship blows up. He's being attacked by a scowling yellow mouth. Abin Sur shoots energy from his ring, in a sort of pew-pew-pew fashion, but he's forced to beat a retreat and get into an escape pod. He's mortally injured, and he sends a last message saying he's heading for the nearest planet and launching the selection process for his replacement.
Then we see Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds) being swept in a green energy bubble over to where Abin Sur's spaceship is crashed at the water's edge. Hal is freaked out to find a pink alien in a see-through spaceship, especially when he finds out that the alien is dying. He wants to get the alien to a hospital where they can give him a transfusion of "purple blood." Abin Sur asks Hal his name and says the lantern has chosen him. Abin tells Hal to take his ring and the lantern in his ship, and say the oath and touch the ring to the lantern. Hal keeps begging Abin Sur to breathe, but Abin Sur dies and his chest light goes out. "Aw, come on," Hal says.
Then we see Hal in his apartment, looking at the lantern and trying to figure out the mysterious oath he's supposed to say. "Because everybody knows the oath, we used to sing it in camp," he quips. He tries: "I, Hal Jordan, do solemnly swear to pledge allegiance to a lantern, from a dying purple alien in a swamp." The lantern zaps him with a green energy beam and he's thrown backwards. Then suddenly he knows the oath – looking into the green light, he says the oath super intensely.
Then Hal is flying through space in a ball of green energy, past the International Space Station and two astonished astronauts. He goes through a wormhole and then he's approaching the planet Oa, where green energy beams are zapping out into space. Now he has the uniform and the mask on, and he starts posing and preening, until the fish-headed alien Tomar-Re asks him if he's done showing off. The mask disappears, because Hal doesn't need to protect his identity here.
Hal is astonished that he can understand alien languages, and he also knows all about Tomar-Re's race, because the ring gives him a working knowledge base. "In truth, we were curious. The process has never been attempted on a species as young as humans before," says Tomar-Re. "You are the first to be chosen. I've been sent to welcome you here."
Next, there's a huge sweeping vista of Oa and we see the power battery and a huge green beam shooting into the sky. Sinestro is addressing a huge crowd of alien Green Lantern Corps. Members, including many fan favorites. (We only got a glimpse of them and it was too quick to make note of exactly ones which showed up.)
Sinestro makes a speech:
Lanterns, I've called you here to this unprecedented gathering, because we face an unprecedented danger. An enemy called Parallax that we don't fully understand. We do know it's powerful enough to destroy entire civilizations. Powerful enough to defeat even Abin Sur, our finest warrior. Alone, we are vulnerable. United, we are still invincible. We have never been been defeated. Will we be defeated now? It was for this moment that we were created. I don't need to tell you your duty. I don't need to tell you who we are.
And everybody chants: "We are the Corps! We are the Corps! We are the Corps!" And they all shoot their green energy beams up into space as one.
Then we saw a few snippets of the new trailer, including a few scenes that weren't in the earlier trailer – like Hal Jordan being zapped by yellow energy, to the point where he's almost crucified. And supervillain Hector Hammond, with his grossly swollen head, puts on Hal Jordan's ring! And we see Hal Jordan shooting a machine gun made by his ring.
During the question-and-answer session after the footage, Blake Lively (Carol Ferris) talked a bit about whether she'll get to play the villain Star Sapphire in a sequel. "The only thing that's a little more daunting is the outfit," said Lively. "Maybe they could put a little more material on, it's pretty daunting."
Lively also clarified the relationship between Hal Jordan and Carol Ferris:
Hal and Carol are rivals, they're both fighter pilots. In the air, they go neck and neck. He works for her in this aviation company and he's completely irresponsible, he crashes millions of dollars of hardware.
Also in the Q&A during the panel, someone asked whether the villain Atrocitus might show up in this movie, and producer Geoff Johns, who's written a lot of the comics. Johns said Atrocitus is "not in this one," putting a lot of emphasis on the words "this one," and adding that that might be construed as a hint.
Ryan Reynolds joked that to prepare to look good in this film, he ate a diet of nothing but orphans and bench-pressed live pandas.
During the roundtable interviews after the panel, Reynolds said that he has some ring constructs that are his favorites in the film, but the machine-gun construct wasn't necessarily one of them. The coolest ring constructs, Reynolds hinted, are ones we haven't seen yet.
And Reynolds told reporters in the roundtable that if they are lucky enough to make another Green Lantern film, they'll have a huge advantage. They won't need to introduce Green Lantern from scratch and explain all about the ring and the Corps. And they won't need to do as much pre-production and spending as much time trying to figure out how to make these things look cool.
And if they do make a sequel, Reynolds says he already knows where the story will go. It's set in stone already. And once you've seen the end of this movie, you'll know where the story is going too.
A few other points that Reynolds stressed:
- Hal Jordan is sort of a Han Solo character, mixed with Chuck Yeager
- The technology to do Green Lantern right only recently existed, but Reynolds felt really confident that Warner Bros. would do this right, on the strength of Harry Potter and other films. A lot of the Lord of the Rings crew worked on the Lantern effects.
- The big advantage of Green Lantern over other superhero origin stories is that the the story doesn't start in the third act, like the other films.
- Reynolds spent a lot of time at an Air Force base in Louisiana, where they were filming the movie, and seeing what the culture of fighter pilots is like. "I come from a family of cops, there's an unspoken code there that's going on and these guys have it," says Reynolds.
- The humor in the film comes out of the situation and isn't overwhelming – Reynolds said that you need a bit of levity here and there so that mainstream audiences can deal with the idea of a regular guy being zapped into another galaxy to an alien planet full of weird creatures. But most of the heavy comedy in the film is stuff we've already seen in the first trailer, because those were the Earthbound scenes that were done in time for that trailer. Once Hal is "humbled by the gift" of the power ring, he stops being so "arrogant and cocky," Reynolds told reporters, and that means less jokiness.
Also, Blake Lively told reporters that director Martin Campbell really took the responsibility of bringing this story to life seriously, without looking too goofy. "He's a guy with a magic ring and a magic lamp," she said. "You have to tell this story well."


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In support of #SDG4 - Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote life-long learning opportunities for all, considering #SDT09c - significantly increase access to ICT and strive to provide universal & affordable access to internet in LDCs.
An online encyclopedia with about 3700 basic articles to improve access to educational content for about 14 million speakers of Madurese.
Possible or Committed Parties to this Initiative
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(Reuters) - U.S. rail and trucking companies are making big investments on both sides of the border with Mexico to capitalize on booming trade between the two countries.
Every day, about 10 Kansas City Southern (KSU.N) trains hauling everything from cars to chemicals crisscross the border between Mexico and the United States at Laredo, Texas, up from about six just three years ago.
The fourth-largest U.S. public railroad is leading the charge to take advantage of the swelling freight between the countries as manufacturing booms south of the border because of the rising costs of goods from China and other overseas exporters.
Over the past five years, Kansas City Southern has spent about $300 million to lay roughly 90 miles of new track in Texas, buy and update terminals in Mexico and make other network upgrades. The rail company now generates one-quarter of its revenue moving parts and finished goods across the border.
Union Pacific Corp (UNP.N), the No. 1 U.S. railroad company, owns a 26 percent stake in Mexican railway company Ferromex.
Like its rivals CSX Corp CSX.N and Norfolk Southern Corp (NSC.N), Union Pacific partners with Kansas City Southern to haul carloads in the United States to locations not served by the railroad.
As the U.S. economy creaks along, the growing business with Mexico is a cause for cheer: Both Kansas City Southern and Union Pacific are reporting much bigger increases in cross-border shipments than in overall volume.
Two areas that are "just exploding" are transporting automobiles into the United States and intermodal shipping - moving goods in containers that are shifted from truck to train or train to ship, said William Galligan, vice president of investor relations at Kansas City Southern.
The Kansas City, Missouri-based company, which took full ownership in 2005 of a Mexican railroad now known as Kansas City Southern de Mexico, has built the first intermodal network between the countries.
The company, which started investing in the Mexican rail company a decade earlier, said it was betting the North American Free Trade Agreement would significantly alter shipping.
U.S. government data show total cross-border freight by train and truck between the countries has surged nearly 35 percent in the past five years.
At $291 billion through September, the volume of goods crossing the border this year is set to top the $352 billion of 2011 and $308 billion in 2010.
The Mexican automobile industry's double-digit production and export growth heightens transportation needs.
Kansas City Southern expects Mexico's vehicle output to leap 30 to 40 percent by 2015, citing Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics data.
The company, which already serves nine auto plants in Mexico, said Honda Motor Co, Mazda Motor Corp, Nissan Motor Co Ltd and Audi AG will open plants there in the next two years. Five steel plants are also opening.
Galligan said Kansas City Southern was in talks with Asian and European manufacturers looking for space near the locations it serves in Mexico.
Of course, companies with business in Mexico must deal with the drug war. Kansas City Southern posts guards on trains in high-risk areas and scans cargo as trains cross the border.
Trains and trucks compete, but they are also partnering to keep up with demand.
"We don't have containers, we don't have intermodal customers. So we approached J.B. Hunt (JBHT.O), Schneider and Swift Transportation SWFT.N, to name three big ones, and convinced them that this was a real huge opportunity," said Galligan.
Swift runs 700 trucks south of the U.S. border and plans to add up to 100 next year, Chief Operating Officer Richard Stocking said in mid-November.
"Mexico has increasingly been advantaged over Asia," said Foster Finley, co-head of the transportation practice at AlixPartners.
"China's real wage rates and cost of raw materials, overhead, the exchange rate, the freight costs - in ocean, inclusive of peak season surcharges and time on the water - have risen faster than the equivalent costs in Mexico."
Kansas City Southern's cross-border volume jumped 21 percent in the first nine months of 2012, compared with a 6 percent rise in overall volume and generated about one-quarter of its $1.67 billion in revenue.
Union Pacific's cross-border carloads rose 6 percent in the first nine months, far outpacing its 1 percent overall volume rise, said Chief Financial Officer Rob Knight. Last year, Mexico volumes grew 9 percent, triple the total rise.
Railroad companies report results by business segment not region, but Knight said the Mexico business netted about $1.5 billion of the $15.6 billion in revenue through September, on pace to top last year's $1.8 billion.
"Mexico represents roughly 10 percent of our total book and growing," up from 8.5 percent in 2007, Knight said.
A number of ventures that broaden the footprint of U.S. transport in Mexico have surfaced recently.
Celadon Group Inc's CGI.N Celadon Trucking Services took over equipment and drivers from USA Dry Van, and FedEx Corp (FDX.N) added two service centers in Mexico.
U.S. Xpress Enterprises said it would buy 90 percent of Xpress Internacional and has formed a joint venture with Logisti-K in Mexico.
Logistics company Pacer International Inc PACR.O has a multi-year agreement to manage and provide transport for Union Pacific, as well as container and chassis management in Mexico.
Celadon is sticking with trucking, calling a revenue-sharing rail tie-up "not viable" because its trucks are more economical for moving freight near the border.
"If you're going to take things from Southern Mexico then it may make more sense," said Paul Will, Celadon's president and chief operating officer.
Whether companies go it alone or form partnerships, experts say Mexico is a top market for U.S. companies.
"Anybody with an opportunity to position themselves in this marketplace and chooses not to will probably regret it sometime in the next five to 10 years because cross-border market growth is going to outstrip probably any growth in any other (intermodal) transportation," said Dahlman Rose analyst Jason Seidl.
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The Global Future 2045 International Congress, led by iconic futurist Ray Kurzweil and held in Moscow a few months back, lays out a stark vision of the future for neo-humanity where AI, cybernetics, nanotech and other emerging technologies replace mankind– an openly transhumanist vision now being steered by the elite, but which emerged out of the Darwinian-circles directed by the likes of T.H. Huxley and his grandchildren Julian, who coined the term Transhumanism, and Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World. Resistance to this rapid shift in society, the 2045 conference argues, is nothing short of a return to the middle ages.
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Vesecky's Keeps the Bohemian Bakery Alive in Berwyn
On the wall of Vesecky's Bakery in Berwyn there's a framed Chicago Tribune Sunday Magazine piece from 1971, by the writer and poet Norbert Blei, who grew up in this area (and died last year in Door County):
There are almost as many bakeries along Cermak Road in Cicero and Berwyn as savings and loans... Nobody knows what it is between Bohemians and their bakery. They just never seem to get enough of it... No matter how many housky, or kolacky, or coffeecakes are on the table Saturday morning, someone in the family will usually be told, "Stop at Vesecky's (or Fingerhut's or Vales' or Stetina's or Minarik's) for some Bohemian rye... maybe a poppyseed Babovka, too."
Hardly a word of it remains the case 40 years later. Berwyn and Cicero are increasingly Mexican, all those other bakeries are gone, and the association between savings and loans and Bohemians (aka Czechs and Hungarians) is incomprehensible today. (Bohemians, despite their association with careless Parisian artists thanks to a certain opera, were notoriously the tightest bank customers in Chicago, impossible to sell credit cards or installment loans to; as an officer at the late Talman Federal Savings and Loan once told me, the Bohemian version of buying on time was "If you want a refrigerator, you save for ten years until you have the money to buy it.")
And yet Vesecky's Bakery survives. Old Man Vesecky, James Sr., 62 when Blei wrote about him, passed away in 2005 at 97, and the frantic overnight baking scene Blei describes had surely calmed down long before. Today it's a quiet place, a couple of young female sales assistants serving the customers. But someone who knows the place's heritage must still be in the back, cranking out both Czech apple srudl with its flat crust:
and flakier Hungarian strudl:
and hot cross buns, studded with candied fruit like panettone:
and braiding colorful houska for Easter:
Surprisingly, it was the simplest thing, houska, that I think proved the most satisfying in the end. It's basically raisin bread, but with brandy-soaked raisins, I think, and a dough made with milk and egg (close to challah or a less rich brioche). Simple, as befits a people who watched a buck like it was Dillinger planning an escape, yet completely satisfying. As long as you can swing by Vesecky's for that, Norbert Blei's world isn't completely gone.
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ORB - Off-World Resource Base
A Universe exists where the long-forgotten struggles between ancient beings of indescribable power have left intergalactic scars across the great expanse of space.
Amidst the destruction, two lonely survivors cling to small globes in a remote, debris-filled solar system called Aldus. Through the ages, these two races have evolved, slowly but steadily becoming distinct and uniquely powerful nations.
In time, the Alyssians would stretch out to search beyond their own world, having heard the spatial whispers of nearby Malus orbiting their common sun. Misconstrued transmissions between the two worlds resulted in an inter-planetary war steeped in cultural disparity. The resulting charge to seize the space between their planetary homes has resulted in the creation of off-world resource bases throughout the solar system, from which to launch their onslaughts onto one another.
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Some little things that you can just make habits:
- When you are testing fields instead of typing in names or cities use `~!@#$%^&*()-_=+[{]}\|;:'",<.>/? etc as a string. This will quite quickly highlight if there are any validation issues and if you get any unhandled errors it could indicate that there is a risk of XSS or SQL Injection. Handled validation errors are what is expected, what you don't want is it failing because of a Database error or when go the the view page that characters are missing or the HTML is broken.
- Also in the fields type <script type="text/javascript">alert('XSS');</script> and then go to the view page and if you see a JS alert people there is an issue with XSS on the site under test.
- If there is a login authenticated section try going to all the URLS while you aren't logged in, especially true if you are using a caching proxy. Yes it does happen and it is number 7 on the 2013 OWASP TOP 10.
Then there is raising your awareness:
- You shouldn't see any stack traces being display to the client. This information can be used by an attacker to glean additional information.
- Your error messages should be safe they shouldn't leak information. There shouldn't be information like code references, IPs, Server names, App Server names, Cities etc in the error messages.
- Login error messages shouldn't allow username enumeration and should just return the one error message regardless of the reason it can't log you in; OWASP has a cheat sheet on login and some testing info.
Another valuable thing that testers can do is to ask questions:
- Has and the architecture/design had a review from a security perspective?
- Is there penetration test planned, budgeted for, scheduled and a gated hurdle before Go Live?
- Are the developers aware of the OWASP Top Ten and actively putting in processes to avoid the issues that it outlines?
- Is HTTPS being used for everything that has a cookie or other sensitive information? Yes a cookie is highly sensitive and must be protected have a read about Firesheep if you have any doubt.
- Is there a list of all third party libraries being used? Is there a process in place to keep checking for updated versions?
If there is more time you can start doing some reading:
- If it is an ongoing project and there has been a previous penetration test done, have a look at that report and look for the same types of issues in the new functionality. This is particularly going to happen if no changes to the team's processes have been made to help support the development of a secure application. Have a look at the Microsoft Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL) which is a good framework for improving team practises around security.
- Have a look at the OWASP site and do some up skilling. There is a testing guide that can aid your testing. There are also a series of cheat sheets which can help in design and also testing.


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Lawmakers, Obama Will Reach Debt Ceiling Agreement
Both parties in Congress will give ground to avoid default, but it's not going to be pretty.
When push comes to shove, Congress will boost the U.S. debt ceiling. There's no sensible alternative.
Until that moment is reached, though, the bitter partisan fighting in Washington will continue to escalate, with Republicans resisting tax hikes and Democrats saying cuts alone won't work.
The technical deadline is August 2. After that, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and other administration officials say, the United States won't be able to pay its bills and will default on its debt obligations, unless lawmakers agree to raise the debt limit beyond the current $14.3 trillion cap.
The real deadline, probably earlier, is whenever the financial markets start getting the jitters about the prospect of the United States defaulting for the first time ever. That's when a deal will get done, whether it's as early as mid-July or two weeks later.
Yes, the level of debt piled up by the federal government is unsustainable. And yes, something must be done about it. But a problem that took years and years to develop can't be solved immediately. And it most certainly can't be solved by pulling the plug on U.S. spending, which is essentially what some Republicans are suggesting when they propose not raising the debt limit and forcing the government to cut its way out of the deep financial hole.
Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, a top GOP presidential contender, says missing the Aug. 2 deadline won't result in an immediate default because the U.S. can still make interest payments by holding off on paying other bills. That view, if she maintains it, will doom her chances of becoming the next president.
The problem is the markets won't wait to see if she's correct, and will be in meltdown mode on deadline day, if not before. Every investor, here and abroad, will have to weigh the perceived safety of an investment in U.S. Treasuries against the chances that political posturing will result in defaults down the road, even if one is avoided at the last minute this time. They would either not invest or insist on a higher interest rate as a risk premium.
For now, talks between President Obama and Republican congressional leaders are deadlocked, with each side waiting for the other to blink. The GOP is willing to raise the limit by more than $2 trillion, but only if a similar amount is trimmed from the deficit over the next decade. Republicans are nearly unanimous in their opposition to higher taxes. Indeed, many of them have signed pledges to not raise them under any circumstances.
In the end, though, political reality suggests Republicans have to give up something as the debt debate reaches critical mass in the coming weeks. They control the House, but Democrats hold a majority in the Senate and there's a Democrat in the White House. You can only say "my way or the highway" if you own the town, and right now Republicans don't. They have to give ground on something they cherish, especially since Democrats will have to allow deep cuts to some of their favorite programs and will, at some point, be forced to agree to some changes in entitlement programs such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
So while the talk of digging in and letting the country default will score points with Tea Party GOPers, most Republicans in Congress know that undercutting the economy and imperiling the fragile recovery from the Great Recession is a path to defeat in the 2012 elections. Enough of them will agree to what they see as bitter medicine — some higher fees, perhaps, or reducing or eliminating some tax write-offs — to go along with spending cuts. If not now, then next year, after agreeing to raise the debt ceiling by a smaller amount before the August 2 deadline.
It won't be pretty, and there will be political casualties in the next election. But there is no other option. The United States is too big to be allowed to fail.


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Hi All, sorry for being too late in posting this one. So before putting any further delay here are the steps by steps on doing "SolidWorks Cutaway Animation". Please note that you should have SolidWorks Professional OR Premium installed in order to access the animation/motion manager.
If you're reading this for first time do check this completed animation
Download the files you would need for this animation here. The files are in SW2013 version.
1. Open the assembly SolidWorks Cutaway Animation.
2. Set the three default assembly planes to show (optional, but make it easier in selection).
3. Insert a part named Cutting Plate and drop it anywhere in assembly.
4. Select the top face of Cutting Plate and add a distance mate for 140 mm between assembly top plane and top face of the Cutting Plate.
5. Rotate the view and go on the back side.
6. Select the face shown and add a coincident mate with Right plane (important).
7. Select the face shown and add a coincident mate with Front plane (important).
8. You may now set the three assembly plane to hidden state (in case you've set them to show).
9. Select the top face of Cutting Plate and start a new sketch (important).
10. Now click on the convert entities to get the sketch we need for this animation (I've set the Cutting Plate to hidden state for clarity).
11. With the sketch active, go to Insert > Assembly Features > Cut > Extrude.
12. Set End condition as thru all. Under Feature Scope uncheck "Auto Select" and then select the components you want to cut thru.
13. Click OK to exit the sketch/cut feature mode. Test the set up by changing the distance mate from 140mm to 5mm. You should see the cut feature in the assembly. Keep the distance as 5mm only (optional).
14. In case you don't see the cut, then please change the cut-extrude direction.
15. Once you set it up, then switch to motion study tab. Please note that you should have the MotionManager selected under View menu.
16. In the motion study tab, drag the slider to any time (in this I've set it to 6 sec).
17. Expand the mates folder.
18. Double click on the distance mate we have set between the top plane and cutting plane. Set the value back to 140mm. Click OK to set the distance.
19. Now you should see the blue lines in the motion manager which represent change in the vale.
20. Finally click on calculate button and enjoy the animation.
You can add motors to the shaft to get more realistic animation. I've used PhotoView360 to process this animation shown below.


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A great glass option for carbonated beverages or cocktails utilizing club soda and other bubbly variants. The Chicago Hi Ball shows off color variants and layering well for cocktails like the tequila sunrise. A tall glass with a weighty bottom just displays sexiness in your drinks.
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Palestine revitalized through a new European Union and
UNDP partnership
In the presence of the Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority, Dr Rami Hamdallah,
Ms Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
and EU Representative Mr John Gatt-Rutter, the European Union and UNDP marked the
launch of a new €5 million tourist development programme at the historic site of
Maqam Nabi Musa in Jericho Governorate.
Through this three year programme, a guest house and tourist centre will be established in Maqam Nabi Musa to accommodate tourist groups and visitors. In addition, the historic Khan al Wakale complex in Nablus will develop into a tourist hub through support for the Municipality of Nablus and private companies to operate its museum, guest house and shopping area. The rehabilitation of the Khan al Wakale site was completed in 2012 through another EU-funded project. The programme is fully funded by the European Union and will be implemented by UNDP in close cooperation with the Palestinian Authority, local communities and other relevant stakeholders in the tourism sector.
"I am delighted to launch this new tourist development programme at one of the great cultural and historical landmarks in Palestine, Maqam Nabi Musa. The historical sites in Palestine are not only important for their cultural and heritage values but also for their potential to promote prosperity by boosting tourism and business opportunities. This programme is part of the EU's continuing commitment to preserving Palestinian cultural heritage and at the same time exploiting in full - and for the benefit of all - its rich economic potential"
, said the EU Representative John Gatt-Rutter.
Palestine has the potential to become a much larger and profitable tourist market. The objective of the programme is to bring together the Palestinian public and private sectors to exploit untapped potential and improve the management of cultural sites for touristic purposes. This can considerably increase the number of tourists and visitors, generate business opportunities in new markets (such as cultural, eco-touristic and alternative tourism) and lead to economic growth.
With more than twelve thousand major archaeological sites and approximately sixty thousand historical buildings, Palestinian cities and towns are rich in cultural heritage
," said Helen Clark.
With appropriate investment, there are incredible opportunities for increased tourism which would create the revenue and jobs critical to sustainable development
", said Helen Clark UNDP Administrator.
Tourism also has the potential to foster mutual understanding among different peoples, cultures and religions. To this end , the programme will closely involve local communities and raise awareness about the importance of cultural heritage.
As part of its overall efforts to promote cultural tourism, the EU started work with UNDP in 2013 on a Palestinian cultural heritage preservation programme in the Old City of Jerusalem.
The programme activities include the rehabilitation of Hammam Al Ayn and Hammam Al Shifa, Al Madrasa
Al Madrasa Al Kilaniyya and related housing units in the old city, the development of a business management plan and training on the maintenance of rehabilitated sites.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Bryan Stockton, the CEO of Mattel Inc., the largest U.S. toy maker, received compensation valued at $11.9 million in 2012 during his first year in that role, and nearly double what he made as chief operating officer the prior year.
Stockton, 59, who replaced Robert Eckert as CEO in January 2012, received a base salary of nearly $1.2 million. The bulk of his pay in 2012 came in stock and option awards valued at $7.9 million on the dates they were granted, according to a company filing on Tuesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. That's double the $3.9 million in stock and option awards in 2011 when he was COO. It includes a one-time $1.5 million grant of stock and options for becoming CEO.
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His performance-based bonus totalled $2.6 million, up from $994,500 in the prior year. And his perks, $212,745 in all, included $24,000 for a company car allowance and $134,725 in retirement contributions.
During the year net income for the company that makes Barbie and Hot Wheels edged up 1 per cent to $776.5 million, or $2.22 per share, from $768.5 million, or $2.18 per share, in the prior year. Revenue increased 2 per cent to $6.42 billion.
The company raised its quarterly dividend in February by 16 per cent, to 36 cents.
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The meaning of fatherhood has changed a lot since Father's Day was conceived a century ago. More dads stay at home to take care of the kids. They're more willing to share in household duties. And, thanks to laws granting more rights to same-sex partners, there are more dads who are gay.
To help put the Father's Day in more perspective, here are a few figures on modern fatherhood and our plans to celebate it on Sunday.
6/17/1910: The day of the first Father's Day, held in Spokane, Wash. Six decades later, President Lyndon Johnson designated Father's Day as the third Sunday in June, and in 1972 President Richard Nixon signed that designation into law.
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70.1 million: The number of fathers in the United States.
24.7 million: The number of married fathers with kids younger than 18.
1.7 million: The number of single dads. By contrast, there are about 10 million single moms.
176,000: The number of stay-at-home dads. By contrast, there are five million stay-at-home moms.
$1.9 billion: The amount of child support received by custodial fathers in 2009.
115,000: The number of same-sex couples (gay and lesbian) with children.
$117.14: What the average American will spend on Father's Day this year, about 10 bucks more than last year, but still $45 less than what people spend on Mother's Day.
$20,248: The market value of what the typical father does around the house (like fixing the car, paying bills, coaching, fixing things, exterminating bugs and mowing the lawn) in a year. By contrast, a typical mother does about $60,182 worth of household work.
Sources: The U.S. Census Bureau, National Retail Foundation, Insure.com


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Volume 15, Number 11—November 2009
Multicenter EuroTravNet/GeoSentinel Study of Travel-related Infectious Diseases in Europe
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1A list of GeoSentinel Surveillance Network members who also contributed data is given at the end of this article.
2The GeoSentinel sites in Europe have recently grouped together within GeoSentinel to form the core sites of EuroTravNet (www.eurotravnet.eu), the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control corresponding network for tropical and travel medicine.
1These members of the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network also contributed data: François Chappuis, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; Giampiero Carosi, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy; Fabrice Simon and Jean Delmont, Hôpital Nord, Marseille, France; Gerd-Dieter Burchard, Bernhard-Nocht-Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany; Rainer Weber and Robert Steffen, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland; Mogens Jensenius, Ullevål University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Effrossyni Gkrania-Klotsas, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK; and Vanessa Field, InterHealth, London, UK. These additional members contributed data for Europeans nonresident in Europe: Prativa Pandey, Canadian International Water and Energy Consultants Clinic Travel Medicine Center, Kathmandu, Nepal; Susan MacDonald, Beijing United Family Hospital and Clinics, Beijing, People's Republic of China; Poh Lian Lim and Annelies Wilder-Smith, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore; Graham Brown, Joseph Torresi, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Marc Shaw, Worldwise Travellers Health and Vaccination Centre, Auckland, New Zealand; Alejandra Gurtman, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City, New York, USA (2002 Oct–2005 Aug only); Robert Muller, Travel Clinic Services, Johannesburg, South Africa (2004 May–2005 Jun only); Phyllis E. Kozarsky and Carlos Franco-Paredes, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Jay S. Keystone and Kevin C. Kain, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Dominique Meisch, International SOS Clinic, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Robert Kass, Travellers Medical and Vaccination Centres of Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (1997 Dec–2001 Mar only); Eli Schwartz, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel; Bradley A. Connor, Cornell University, New York, New York, USA; N. Jean Haulman, Davie Roesel, and Elaine C. Jong, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA; Watcharapong Piyaphanee and Udomsak Silachamroon, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; R. Bradley Sack and Robin McKenzie, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA (1997 Dec–2007 Aug only); Cecilia Perret and Francisca Valdivieso, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Sarah Borwein, Central Health Medical Practice, Hong Kong SAR, China; Carmelo Licitra and Antonio Crespo, Orlando Regional Health Center, Orlando, Florida, USA; Lin H. Chen and Mary E. Wilson, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; Thomas B. Nutman and Amy D. Klion, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA; Vernon Ansdell, Kaiser Permanente, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (1997 Oct–2003 Jan only); DeVon C. Hale and Stefanie S. Gelman, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; and Hiroko Sagara, Yokohama Municipal Citizen's Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.


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what acrobatic tricks is a lazair capable of beside a loop and roll? i cant find any videos of acro in one but i heard a few people (ex UL dealer) talking about some amazing tricks that they have seen done in a lazair (a long time ago). anybody have a video link or some info on it?
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'Gossip Girl' Recap: Blair Loves Chuck, But Is In Love With Dan Plus 4 More 'OMG' Moments
Blair and Dan turn up the heat, Ivy hits the jackpot and Georgina resigns as Gossip Girl on the Feb. 27 episode.
Unfortunately for our beloved Chuck (Ed Westwick) and Blair (Leighton Meester), love does not conquer all — at least for right now.
Blair confessed on the Feb. 27 episode to Chuck that she still loves him, but is not in love with him. But only time will tell if Blair's feelings for Dan (Penn Badgley) will forever outweigh her love for Chuck.
It all started when Chuck selfishly sent a tip to Gossip Girl revealing that Dan was the one who sent the video of Blair confessing her love to Chuck before the wedding. The tip got into the hands of Georgina's husband because she left him responsible for the site, who revealed that Chuck sent the tip. Obviously, a huge gossip girl NO NO. Blair of course was upset with both Dan and Chuck, but Dan told her how he only did it to stop the wedding — not to embarrass her. He assured her he had her happiness in his best interest. Georgina caused more trouble though when she sent the photo of Blair and Dan kissing on Valentine's Day from Dan's phone.
Blair found out it really wasn't Dan who sent the photo and then put down Chuck in the most painful way possible! She told him she loves him, but isn't in love with him — that "someone else" has her heart — meaning DAN does. Vomit.
Well lucky for us it doesn't look like Blair and Dan have chemistry in bed like Blair and Chuck do, so maybe this Dair action really is bound for tragedy.
More 'OMG' moments:
#1 Georgina Will Grant Blair Her Much-Wanted Amicable Pre-nup
Yup, that's right. It could be Georgina after all who ends Blair and Louis' marriage without the Waldorf family becoming bankrupt. In fact, she's on her way to Monaco right now to stop the madness…
#2 Ivy Receives Cece's Inheritance
Apparently, Cece knew Ivy (Kaylee Defer) wasn't her darling granddaughter all along because she left her all the money AND Lily's (Kelly Rutherford) apartment. And Chivy isn't taking this lightly — she asked Lily and Rufus (Matthew Settle) to leave her home. But something tells me that Georgina probably had something to do with Ivy's newfound inheritance and this will be sorted out quickly in the near future.
#3 Serena and Charlie Rhodes are HALF-Sisters
This was probably the biggest shocker of the night. Turns out Serena's (Blake Lively) father had an affair with Carolyn — Lily's sister — when he was married to Lily and he is the real Charlie's FATHER!! Gross!
#4 The Upper East Side Is Left Without A Gossip Girl
Georgina (Michelle Trachtenberg) definitely went out with a bang during her last hours as Gossip Girl. Now that her identity has been revealed to Chuck, Blair and Dan she decided it wasn't worth continuing, but this means that there currently is no gossip girl to run the site. So who will take her place? Perhaps Blair? Or maybe, the first gossip girl will return? Who knows…
I'm pretty upset Blair said she is no longer in love with Chuck, but I truly do believe they'll end up together forever — eventually.
What do you think, HollywoodLifers? Did you like tonight's episode? Do you think Blair and Dan will last? Who will take over as gossip girl? Sound off in your comments below.
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HAVELOCK � The Havelock Rams (7-0, 2-0 Coastal) are having their Senior Night on Friday, as it is already their last home game of the season, in mid-October.
HAVELOCK � The Havelock Rams (7-0, 2-0 Coastal) are having their Senior Night on Friday, as it is already their last home game of the season, in mid-October.
They play host to Coastal Conference foe Swansboro (5-2, 1-1).
Swansboro has a dangerous weapon on its team in person of Under Armour All-American Game invitee De�Andre Thompkins, a Penn State commit.
The Pirates also have a talented quarterback in Chris Phipps and running back Markuise Hemby.
�(Thompkins) is a very good player, but their quarterback Phipps is a good player and Hemby is too. We have to account for all three of them on defense,� Havelock coach Jim Bob Bryant said.
Havelock�s arsenal is pretty loaded in its own right.
The Rams have allowed only 50 points through their first seven games and running back Derrell Scott has compiled 819 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns.
Bryant noted that it was a weird scheduling year that Senior Night comes so early.
�It�s the last home game of the season and we have a special group of seniors to honor, but hopefully their senior night will really be the Eastern Finals,� Bryant said.
�This year was a terrible schedule for us and Jacksonville. We are the only two teams in the conference playing three games in a row at home and three in a row away. Everyone else goes one here, one there or two here, one there and so on.�
In last week�s 42-0 victory over Jacksonville, Havelock used a one-dimensional running attack to subdue the Cardinals, while tallying less than 100 yards through the air.
Bryant says that his team�s offense just takes what the defense gives them.
�We adjust and react to the defense,� Bryant said. �If they have five in the box like Jacksonville had, we�ll run it. If they bring six or more up there, we�ll pass it more.
Junior quarterback Travis Sabdo has 1,119 yards passing this season with 14 touchdowns to just three interceptions.
Sophomore linebacker Keion Joyner leads the powerful defense with 39 tackles, along with six tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, two interceptions and a fumble recovery for a touchdown.
Havelock and Swansboro will kickoff Friday night at 7 p.m.
Game: Swansboro Pirates at Havelock Rams
When: Friday at 7 p.m.
Where: Rams Stadium at Havelock High School
Coaches: Swansboro � Tim Laspada, Havelock � Jim Bob Bryant
Key Players: Swansboro � ATH De�Andre Thompkins, QB Chris Phipps, RB/CB Markuise Hemby. Havelock � RB Derrell Scott, RB Taylor Woods, WR/CB Matt Boykin, WR Micheal Bowman, LB Keion Joyner.
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Seeing the Death of Christopher Seider
If I ever get the chance to curate an exhibit about Ebenezer Richardson's killing of Christopher Seider in 1770 (with, of course, no limit on space or money), the portrait of Madam Grizzell Apthorp that I showed yesterday is one item I'd want to include.
Another would be the big broadside titled "Major-General James Wolfe, who reach'd the summit of human glory, September 13th, 1759," that I described back here. According to the Boston Evening-Post, Christopher had a copy in his pocket when he died, showing early signs of "a martial genius." So far as I know, the Massachusetts Historical Society owns the only copy.
A third item is the only contemporaneous visual depiction of that event that's survived. It's a woodcut picture that illustrates a broadside titled "The Life, and Humble Confessions, of Richardson, the Informer." The Historical Society of Pennsylvania appears to be the only archive with a copy, and the image below comes courtesy of its website.
Some elements of this image echo the famous engraving of the Boston Massacre by Henry Pelham (copied by Paul Revere). There's the general composition of the urban scene, with buildings slanting in on either side. In the background is a church steeple—perhaps the New Brick Meeting-House in the North End, known as the "Cockerel Church" for its weathervane.
In the foreground just below the gun barrel, a woman rushes into the scene. That's probably a representation of Christopher's mother, Sarah Seider, just as the Massacre print is said to include the widow Mary Maverick, come to look for her son. Mrs. Seider is carrying something which at first glance might look like a pitchfork, but I think it was meant to be a distaff, symbolizing her hard work at a respectable domestic craft.
This broadside was probably printed in 1772 as Richardson languished, neither hanged nor pardoned, in Boston's jail. Al Young guessed that Isaiah Thomas carved it; Thomas did say he learned to carve such plates as an apprentice, not very well but adequately. In any event, it reflects the Whig interpretation of the event, which had foreshadowed and been overshadowed by the Massacre.


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To help raise money for friends and family most affected by the tragic events that occurred in Boston, on Tuesday, April 23rd from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Rock & Reilly's Irish Pub on Sunset Strip is throwing a Rally for Boston. All proceeds will go to The One Fund Boston (www.onefundboston.org), an organization formed by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Tom Menino.
Those who donate $20 to the organization will receive a $20 gift card to Rock & Reilly's Irish Pub, and those who attend the event in Boston gear will receive their first drink on Reilly.
Along with partnering with The One Fund Boston, Rock & Reilly's on Sunset Strip will also hold a raffle with prizes such as field level Dodger tickets, a free golf lesson from golf pro Chris Hyso, private boxing lessons from Trinity Boxing, DVDs signed by Jim Carrey, and more.
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A view of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, right, and downtown Shanghai seen through the haze on May 15, 2012.
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A young man wearing a mask walks along the Bund in Shanghai on May 15, 2012.
The U.S. Consulate in Shanghai began posting hourly air quality readings for the city this week, with data showing "very unhealthy" conditions at times on Tuesday afternoon.
The consulate's classification reflects U.S. pollution standards but operates on a different scale than the Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau, which called conditions "slightly polluted".
Denied access to official data, Chinese citizens take their own pollution readings
A similar monitor on the roof of the U.S. Embassy in Beijing has long been seen as the most reliable source of information on air quality in the Chinese capital.
Bathed in smog: Beijing's pollution could cut 5 years off lifespan, expert says
Read more about the Shanghai monitor at the US Consulate's website and find the latest readings on their dedicated Twitter feed.
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Tampa Bay defensive tackle Roy Miller is inactive for the Buccaneers' game against the Philadelphia Eagles after not practicing most of the week because of a head injury.
The fourth-year pro was replaced in the starting lineup by Gary Gibson.
As expected, quarterback Michael Vick and running back LeSean McCoy are inactive again because of concussions. Vick has missed the last four games, while McCoy has been sidelined three weeks.
Receiver Greg Salas, running back Chris Polk, safety Kurt Coleman, tackle Matt Kopa and defensive tackle Mike Patterson also are inactive for the Falcons.
Cornerback LeQuan Lewis, running back Michael Smith, linebacker Najee Goode, receivers David Gilreath and David Douglas and defensive tackle Matthew Masifilo are inactive for the Bucs.
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If you're caring for someone who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, you might wonder whether and how to tell others. If your loved one wants you to share the diagnosis, how will you do it? How will family and friends react? Will they know how to interact with your loved one? Consider these caregiving tips for sharing an Alzheimer's diagnosis.
The period immediately after a loved one is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease can be stressful and frightening. You both might be struggling to come to terms with the diagnosis. Your loved one might not want to let others know about the diagnosis out of fear that they will become uncomfortable around him or her. You might feel torn between wanting to respect your loved one's privacy and needing to talk to someone about the diagnosis and how your role as caregiver will change.
If possible, discuss how he or she wants to handle the situation and get permission before sharing the information. Ideally, you'll explore the subject while your loved one is still able to express his or her wishes. If he or she is unable to do so, ask his or her legal decision-maker how your loved one would want the information disclosed and to whom. If you're the legal decision-maker and don't know your loved one's wishes, act in his or her best interests.
If you're anxious about how to share the diagnosis, keep in mind that family and friends might already have a sense that something is wrong. If you're afraid that your family won't understand or that informing others about your loved one's diagnosis will be a burden on them, consider the alternative. Keeping the diagnosis a secret could be draining for you. The sooner you tell family and friends, the sooner they can begin giving you and your loved one much-needed support.
When telling family and friends about a loved one's Alzheimer's diagnosis, consider:
Explaining the disease and its effects. Make sure your family and friends understand that Alzheimer's is a disease in which brain cells degenerate and die, causing a decline in memory and mental function over months to years. It isn't something your loved one can control.
Explain the symptoms your loved one is likely to experience and how the disease might progress. Learning about Alzheimer's might help family and friends feel more comfortable around your loved one, as well as prepare for the future.
- Sharing resources. Provide educational material from organizations such as the Alzheimer's Association. Let family and friends know about any local support groups.
- Asking for help. Tell family and friends how they can help your loved one — and you. Explain that social interaction is healthy for the brain and may slow memory loss, so it's important that they stay engaged. Give specific examples, such as taking your loved one to doctor's appointments or picking up groceries.
If you're explaining an Alzheimer's diagnosis to a child, consider his or her age and relationship to your loved one to determine how much to share. You might say, "Grandma has a sickness in her brain that's causing her to forget names."
Try to answer any questions simply and honestly and listen to the child's concerns. Explain that sadness or anger is normal and that he or she didn't cause the disease. Explain what changes a child might expect to see in his or her loved one — such as not being recognized — and how this might affect the family.
Once you share the diagnosis, explain what your loved one can still do and how much he or she understands. You might offer suggestions for interacting, such as by having people briefly reintroduce themselves and avoiding correcting your loved one if he or she forgets something. Encourage people to engage in activities that are familiar to your loved one.
A young child might look to your example to know how to act around a person who has Alzheimer's. Show that it's OK to talk to your loved one and enjoy normal activities with him or her, such as listening to music or reading stories. Older children might have a harder time accepting the changes Alzheimer's can cause and might feel uncomfortable spending time with a loved one who has Alzheimer's. Avoid forcing the issue. Instead, talk honestly about the child's concerns and feelings.
Keep in mind that some family and friends might have trouble handling the diagnosis. They might feel uncomfortable or drift out of your loved one's life, despite your best attempts to help.
Telling family and friends about a loved one's Alzheimer's diagnosis can be difficult. Being honest and providing information about Alzheimer's disease can go a long way toward helping others understand the situation.


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Drive your seminar attendees to action, not distraction — become a better storyteller. Indeed, two of the most powerful presentations in history, Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, used storytelling as a structural device.
For speaking to large groups or presenting one-on-one, there's no more compelling way to package your message than in a story framework. So says Nancy Duarte, CEO of Duarte Design, focusing exclusively on presentations. She is passionate about using storytelling to connect with audiences and rouse them to action.
Wrapping a presentation in story casts you as a mentor — the wise storyteller. That goes far to link audiences to your idea and persuade, Duarte says.
In her most recent book, Resonate: Present Visual Stories That Transform Audiences (Wiley 2010), she reveals how to emotionally connect and make presentations memorable experiences by employing story techniques typically used only for screenwriting and novels.
Duarte Design, one of Silicon Valley's largest design firms, has created some 250,000 presentations for the world's top brands. Its clients include Adobe, American Express, E*Trade, General Electric, Google, Microsoft and Wells Fargo Wealth Management, to name a few.
A Berkeley, Calif., native, Duarte, 48, started out selling office supplies, then custom high-frequency cable assemblies. Meantime, she married Mark Duarte, who, in 1980, founded Duarte Design while in college.
Two years after they wed, Nancy, then 20, joined Mark in what became a family enterprise. A keen strategist, she now heads the Mountain View, Calif.-based firm; Mark is CFO, builds custom databases and oversees I.T.
One recent afternoon, Research talked with Nancy, a dynamic, in-demand speaker herself, about how to build trust through storytelling, the best kinds of stories for FAs to tell — and more. Here is some of what she had to say about merging facts with story to turn flatliner presentations into sparkling gems.
Financial advisors need to differentiate themselves from their competition. Is storytelling a good way?
Advisors have to play this very carefully: They need to come across as very proficient and adding value, but they also need to make that emotional connection. Aristotle said that facts alone aren't sufficient to persuade — you need three types of arguments: emotional appeal (pathos); analytic, or logical, appeal (logos); and [ethical] appeal (ethos).
So often, especially in the financial world, we jump right into the analytical. But there has to be at least a thin layer of letting audiences see your human side and why they should follow you. A lot of that comes out in the sincere stories we tell about ourselves.
But how effective is storytelling?
Story can connect the audience to your material and whatever you're trying to persuade them to do. If you and your competitor's product and offerings are equal but if you connect emotionally with the client and the other firm doesn't, they'll choose your product over the competitor's. However, if you tell stories that are contrived, your credibility can be diminished.
What story form is best for advisors to use?
All the greatest communicators use story structure. It has a clear beginning, middle and end. It has tension and release of tension. A good story form for the advisor is where the tension and release comes from contrasting what currently is, with what could be: You're currently here with your finances — and here's where you could be. Using that as a structural device will get you really far in persuading [clients].
What kinds of stories should advisors tell?
You want to use a story that not only amplifies your material but makes it memorable. The story has to be relevant to the material and tie in naturally. It needs to be a story that's told with personal conviction. It can be a fable or a personal story, but it doesn't have to be a personal anecdote or a once-upon-a-time kind of story.
For example, data has narrative in it. With a chart, you can explain the reasons for the rise and fall. That's a story right there. There's narrative in numbers.
How does what you call "The Big Idea" apply to advisor presentations?
The two elements of your unique point of view and what is at stake put together in a sentence create The Big Idea. If I say, "The Florida Wetlands," that's a topic not a Big Idea. If I say, "The Florida Wetlands are being destroyed by humans," that's my point of view. But if I add "…and it's going to cost taxpayers $700 billion," that's what's at stake.
The Big Idea is your guidepost. Connect everything in your presentation to your Big Idea. If you haven't established your Big Idea, you don't have that guiding light to help give your presentation laser focus.
How important is it to create a "S.T.A.R. Moment," as you put it?
S.T.A.R. stands for Something They'll Always Remember, and every presentation should have that. It could be a shocking statistic; an evocative visual — a powerful slide, possibly; a demonstration; a repeatable sound bite. It's something the audience will never forget. [Apple's] Steve Jobs uses suspense before he demonstrates his product, and that's his S.T.A.R. Moment. You want people at the water cooler chatting about what they've learned from you. Your S.T.A.R. Moment has to be planned and be not only memorable but effective.
How does a good presenter minimize the "noise" that can distort his or her message?
If you have too much going on — both a verbal signal and a visual signal — the audience can't process it all at the same time. Both channels need to support each other. It's easier to just slap a bunch of stuff on a slide and wing it — throw a bunch of words together — than do something really carefully. If you show a really complex chart and are talking a mile a minute, the audience is either going to be processing what's on the chart or listening to you — but not both.
So what are some tips for creating slides that will help support what you're saying?
You're guiding the audience through complex data. Therefore, you need to make sure the slides are very clear and simple to understand. Use neutral colors except for the parts you want them to focus on; use color in those places for emphasis. That way, you're drawing their eye to the conclusions you want them to make from the data. It's both an art and a science!
How does storytelling help create a mentor relationship?
In myths and movies, whoever speaks the most is usually the hero. But I've learned that, in presentations, the presenter is not the hero. The audience is the hero because you're putting your idea out there for them to accept or reject. And when you defer to the audience as the hero, right away that puts you in a completely different position. If the audience is the hero, then the presenter is the mentor.
In myths and movies, the mentor gives the hero a useful gift, a magic tool (something for your S.T.A.R. Moment, maybe) or helps them get unstuck. So it's not just you trying to make a sale — it's about adding some piece of value to clients' lives. In being a mentor, you take a stance of humility.
How can storytelling help advisors learn more about a client's hopes and dreams?
In a one-on-one, the best thing is to listen and then modify your talk based on what you hear. The only way to resonate deeply with someone is to understand what's already inside them. So listen very well and then synthesize what you've heard and embed it in your talk.
From what you hear or observe, there may be something that reminds you of a story or anecdote, and you can fold it in. If you're given a limited time slot, make your presentation a part of that and spend the rest of the time conversing and connecting.
How can advisors avoid turning off clients and prospects with jargon?
A mentor wouldn't use jargon or big words to try to impress because a mentor is someone who genuinely cares about the audience and their understanding of the subject matter. Pulling acronyms and shorthand into your presentation makes the audience feel stupid or not qualified to even understand their own finances. You want to come alongside the investor and make them feel like you're qualified to mentor them.
You could do the grandmother test: If you explain what you do and why she needs it to your grandmother, and she "gets" it, you've stripped out all the jargon. It's important that we use someone as a sounding board who will be honest with us.
Is telling jokes advisable?
I don't love telling jokes. What I love is when people laugh. Stories can make them laugh. You're trying to elicit a physical response. If you can get your audience to relax or lean forward or gasp, all those things mean they're very involved with your material. You shouldn't use some random joke just to make them laugh.
But if you have 10 or 15 jokes in your head and know at just the right moment which one to pull out, and if the joke is completely appropriate and timed amazingly, and comes across not rehearsed and is funny, it might work. But just slotting in a joke can seem contrived — and anything contrived can make you lose credibility and trust.
How can storytelling help advisors demonstrate transparency?
Transparency is about sincerity and honesty. That's the cool thing about stories: They give audiences a peek into you and let them feel like you're trusted and that you'd be a good friend to them — that you're going to watch out for them and have their best interest at heart.
Your delivery should be warm, but you don't want to be hyper-emotional. The tone of a financial presentation needs to be a little more serious in nature but very caring. You have to build a sense of trust.


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In keeping with the Halloween spirit, two current horror classic remakes have used the holiday as an opportunity to do a bit of marketing. First up, Fede Alvarez's reboot of Evil Dead has released the first images of the Necronomicon, or Book of the Dead. In Sam Raimi's 1981 classic, the book was discovered by the friends staying in the cabin and who inadvertently unleashed evil spirits. This new version isn't the one that fans are familiar with, possibly due to copyright issues…or perhaps there's a surprise in store for us once the movie hits. Evil Dead, starring Jane Levy (Fun Size), opens April 12th, 2013.
In other horror remake news, Kimberly Peirce's reboot of Carrie has kicked off their viral marketing campaign with a series of disturbing messages that fans can access over the phone. Starring Chloe Grace Moretz and Julianne Moore, Carrie opens March 15th, 2013. Hit the jump to see the Evil Dead images and how you can access the Carrie messages.
The first images of the Necronomicon come from the movie's Facebook page and can be found below, followed by the synopsis. If you haven't already, make sure to check out the bloody new trailer here:
Here's the synopsis for Evil Dead:
In the much anticipated remake of the 1981 cult-hit horror film, five twenty-something friends become holed up in a remote cabin. When they discover a Book of the Dead, they unwittingly summon up dormant demons living in the nearby woods, which possess the youngsters in succession until only one is left intact to fight for survival.
Carrie also used social media to get their message out today via their Twitter account:
Margaret never allowed Carrie to Trick or Treat on Halloween. Maybe she's at home now? Call her to see… pic.twitter.com/qedJJ0vk
I won't ruin the surprise for you, except to say that you can sign up for future messages (if you are so inclined) after clicking on that link. Check out the fantastic teaser trailer for Carrie here, followed by the synopsis and poster below.
Here's the synopsis for Carrie:
A reimagining of the classic horror tale about Carrie White (Chloë Grace Moretz), a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother (Julianne Moore), who unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom.
Based on the best-selling novel by Stephen King, Carrie is directed by Kimberly Peirce with a screenplay by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa.


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A few days ago I had to deal with my first ever real-life fork-bombed server.
By logging in to the console, I was somehow able to get a shell (one process). Having got that shell, even though I was root, it was difficult to be able to spawn other processes. It turned out that this was because we had restricted the CPU count on the kernel command line (maxcpus=2) so that a dual processor, 16-core machine had only one eighth of its processing power available. The dynamic change to the nproc value does not take this into account, so this unprivileged user was able to fork-bomb the entire machine.
The first thing you might want to do in this situation is to run ps -eaf. That's another process, and even as root, you don't get to do it. Being Linux, you can see how many processes exist on the system by listing /proc:
cd /proc
echo *
Neither of these commands spawn a new shell, they are both shell builtin commands, so they will work. In this case, with over 69,000 processes, I killed the output before I got too bored. Since there are usually around 200 processes running, that was enough to tell me that something was wrong.
After many attempts, a ps command did work, and confirmed that a certain shell script was being run a lot of times. I couldn't cat that file, and didn't even have its full name (ps truncates output to match the terminal's width). I had the PID, so /proc/$PID/fd gave the filename.
It's not possible to cat the script to see what it's doing, so more builtin commands are required.
$ while read f
> do
> echo $f
> done < /path/to/script.sh
This uses all builtin commands, and tells you what the script is. From there, you may have some insight into what it is doing, and how to stop it.


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Being a pastor must be one of the more unenviable vocations. It is both highly stressful and spiritually demanding. Although responsible for the spiritual well-being of the members in their churches, many pastors have nowhere to turn for their own spiritual needs (or questions). This combination of factors is probably partly responsible for the high levels of burn-out and depression among the pastorate.
Pastors and the Science-Faith Dialogue
Dealing with the volatile science-faith dialogue is an area of added difficulty for the modern pastor. Ours is a rapidly changing world, and technological advances due to new scientific discoveries are responsible for most of these changes. However, even though science is such an important factor in our modern culture, few pastors seem to have adequate scientific training. And since most voices within evangelicalism (with the exception of our scientists) are so strongly anti-evolution or pro-IDM, it is no wonder that most pastors default to this anti-evolution position. In fact, given the personal and professional risks inherent in publicly defending the compatibility of science and the Christian faith, one could easily forgive those pastors who do understand this compatibility for not proclaiming it from the pulpit.
Tim Keller's Pastoral Approach to the Dialogue on Evolution
Tim Keller should command all of our respect. I'm usually suspicious of "mega-church movements" (my odd mix of conservative anabaptist & Plymouth Brethren upbringing is probably responsible for this bias), but Keller's approach at Redeemer in the heart of Manhattan (including his unflinching stance against consumerism) is both effective and laudable. In the past, Keller has been unafraid to enter the science-faith fray with a qualified support for theistic evolution (see our past discussion: "Would your church allow you to publicly support Evolution?"). More recently, he co-sponsored the first Biologos workshop that brought together evangelical scientists, theologians, and pastors to explore the relationship between science and faith. Many good papers were presented at this forum.
Keller's contribution to the workshop included the paper "Creation, Evolution, and Christian Laypeople". As any good pastor, Keller's priority in the discussion is its effect on the Christian laity (If only all pastors were more concerned with their parishioners than with their "ministry"!). What questions about evolution are at the forefront for ordinary Christians? What are the theological implications of evolution? How will these questions, answers, and implications affect the spiritual health of the individual and the church? These are the questions Keller sets out to address.
Keller's Advice to other Pastors
But Keller also provides important advice to other pastors as well. In his paper he states that:
… if I as a pastor want to help both believers and inquirers to relate science and faith coherently, I must read the works of scientists, exegetes, philosophers, and theologians and then interpret them for my people. Someone might counter that this is too great a burden to put on pastors, that instead they should simply refer their laypeople to the works of scholars. But if pastors are not 'up to the job' of distilling and understanding the writings of scholars in various disciplines, how will our laypeople do it?Now this type of response is indicative of a man that doesn't shrink from his responsibilities. No parade of excuses (even entirely justified excuses). Keller knows the needs of "ordinary people learning to follow Jesus in our time" (part my own church's motto) and also understands that pastors are probably in the best position to fulfill these needs.
This is one of the things that parishioners want from their pastors. We are to be a bridge between the world of scholarship and the world of the street and the pew. I'm aware of what a burden this is. I don't know that there has ever been a culture in which the job of the pastor has been more challenging. Nevertheless, I believe this is our calling.I encourage everyone with an interest in the science / faith dialogue (especially pastors!) to read Keller's paper. Although I'm not sure I agree with Keller's response to the 3rd important question he articulates (the historicity of Adam and Eve), I really like the summarized answer he gives to the question:
Belief in evolution can be compatible with a belief in an historical fall and a literal Adam and Eve. There are many unanswered questions around this issue and so Christians who believe God used evolution must be open to one another's views.This is what we need from our pastors: The courage and confidence to address difficult topics but tempered with Christian humility (we don't have all the answers and must be prepared to admit we are sometimes wrong), and the desire to encourage Christian unity in the face of theological differences.
A Harbinger of Change?
I have often thought that my own pastor's response to the evolution controversy was the best one could hope to hear in an evangelical church. In his message on creation a couple years ago he briefly noted that: "It doesn't matter if God created through evolution or Intelligent Design". Ok, not a great way to frame the choice, but at least he proclaimed a healthy view of creation that was not just about origins.
However, maybe I am being too pessimistic about the chances for positive discussions on science & faith in our churches. Maybe it is not just our scientists and theologians that are making progress here; if Keller is any indication, maybe this positive change is happening at the ground level of Evangelicalism as well.
I'd be interested in what others have to say on this. Maybe the shrill voices insisting that evolution & faith cannot be reconciled are just the loud ones and not necessarily a significant majority. Maybe having someone of Keller's stature publicly defending the compatibility of evolution and faith will provide the impetus for other pastors to take a similar stand (or at least investigate the topic further). Is there reason to be optimistic? Are there other similar examples of agents of change? Maybe the most important question of all: How can we help our pastors start, continue, or publicize this discussion?


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February 22, 2009
Sunday Photography: Simplicity, squalor, and scares
- I love the beautiful simplicity–in concept and in execution–of this timelapse video of a cross country flight at night. It makes me think of our own Julieanne Kost's Window Seat project.
- Slices of life:
- Magnum photographer Jonas Bendiksen's The Places We Live documents life in slums around the world. [Via]
- English Russia features intensely intricate carved windows in Siberia.
- Lingering Obamarama:
- Photographer Lisa Jack has shared her college photos of a 20-year-old Barack Obama. [Via]
- NY Times street fashion photog Bill Cunningham attended the inauguration & narrates his captures. The photography itself doesn't stir me, yet I found the piece an engaging little compilation. [Via]
- Upsetting stylings:
- Wayne Martin Belger makes the scariest cameras ever. [Via]
- Don't ever use your photos to make a ski mask, or pretty soon you're going to be telling someone to "rub the lotion on its skin."
- The Coraline Web site lets you make button-eyed portraits by uploading & manipulating photos. [Via]