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Mutual Health Care Centre
Location: Thanapara village
Duration: since 2010
Donor: Emmaus International France
The mutual health care program's goal is to provide a primary health care and medicine to people from Thanapara village and surroundings. Everybody can join and participate in different health centre activities after becoming a member. The unlimited membership costs 50 Taka (less than 1 USD). The program has more than 300 members right now.
Because there is no health insurance program in Bangladesh, the people usually have to cover all costs connected to the health and prevention. The health centre offers basic health care services and counselling as well as medical products with 30% discount. Digestive difficulties, body pains and malnutrition are the most common issues solved by the health centre staff.
The health care centre organizes every month also a meeting called Health camp. During the one day event held by a specialist the participants gain basic knowledge about a disease. The Health camps target both men and women. The participants improve their capacities and get ready to prevent the certain health problems in their households.


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When a broken down transmission makes its way into your shop, you've got some important choices to make. one of the most common yet critical questions is whether or not it's worthwhile to purchase and install a remanufactured (reman) transmission into the vehicle. How of you know what choice to make?
The truth is that it probably depends on the situation and setup of your shop. There's no one-size-fits-all answer, but our list of remanufactured transmission pros and cons will help you decide what's right for your business.

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When Della tries to solve a twenty year old murder--and clear her father's name--she uncovers secrets about the vampire council and the boy she's bonded to. Feeling even more betrayed by Chase because he's kept so much from her, she's determined to keep him as far away from her heart as she can. But together they work a cold case that will lead them into the darkest and ugliest vampire gangs in Texas... and into the scariest reaches of her heart.


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Monday Motivation: Eyes on Him
What motivates you? As we plan for the week ahead, let's consider what God has planned.
Here's how it works: I remember when my kids were toddlers; I didn't let them out of my sight. It's a parent thing – we keep our children or grandchildren in range of sight so we can try to protect them from evil and attempt to keep them out of harm's way.
In some ways our God's care and concern over us, his blessed children is similar. Yet his true desire and passion is much more than we can ever comprehend. 2 Chronicles 16:9 explains God's constant watch care over us, "For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him." In my mind's eye, I picture the Lord's scope of vision like a 360 degree camera, nothing and no one can escape his view. God's eyes are on us all the time, we are never out of his sight.
Psalm 33:16-19 reminds us, "No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength. A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save. But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love, to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine."
His eyes on us, but are our eyes on Him? Refuse to take your eyes off of the only One who can direct your path, keep you safe and prosper you. For those of us who are parents or grandparents, we can relate to watching over our children or grandchildren with care. However, we can learn additional lessons from the art of archery:
- Clearly see your target – keep your goal in mind. Make your main goal be to spend the first hour of your day with God.
- Notice external factors that could affect hitting the target – eliminate external barriers or distractions that could prevent you from reaching your goal. Plan ahead — the night before, make sure you have your Bible, journal, study materials and even a pen ready for your time alone with God.
- Be aware of your own readiness to ensure you are ready to hit the target – Eliminate distractions, set your alarm and your coffee pot to ensure success. Speak truth over yourself and your time alone with God. Plan ahead for the opportunity to walk close to God. Celebrate your victory and remind yourself of your identity in Christ. Failed in the past? You have overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of your testimony.
What are you aiming for? I hope you are keeping your eyes on Him. By understanding and implementing just a few things will make all the difference in how we work, play and live. You will find others will ask you how it's done. And that brings us back to the reason for it all. That all eyes are on Him. Give Him glory. Here's a closing prayer from Psalm 25:14,15.
Dear Lord, thank you that you "confide in those who fear you; you make your covenant known to us." I pray that "my eyes are ever on you Lord, for only you will release my feet from the snare." I choose to keep my focus on you. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.


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Bible Commentaries
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The complaint and miserable state of the poor captives, Psalm 102:1-11; the expectation of deliverance, Psalm 102:12-14; the conversion of the heathen, Psalm 102:15-18; the termination of the captivity, Psalm 102:19-22; the great frailty of man, Psalm 102:23, Psalm 102:24; the unchangeableness of God, Psalm 102:25-27; the permanence of the Church, Psalm 102:28.
The Hebrew, and nearly all the Versions, give the following title to this Psalm: A prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and pours out his sighing before the Lord. There seems to be little doubt that this is the prayer of the captives in Babylon, when, towards the end of the captivity, they were almost worn out with oppression, cruelty, and distress. The Psalm has been attributed to Daniel, to Jeremiah, to Nehemiah, or to some of the other prophets who flourished during the time of the captivity. The author of the Epistle to the Hebrews has applied the twenty-fifth, twenty sixth, and twenty seventh verses to our Lord, and the perpetuity of his kingdom.
Hear my prayer - The chief parts of the Psalm answer well to the title: it is the language of the deepest distress, and well directed to Him from whom alone help can come.
My days are consumed like smoke - He represents himself (for the psalmist speaks in the name of the people) under the notion of a pile of combustible matter, placed upon a fire, which soon consumes it; part flying away in smoke, and the residue lying on the hearth in the form of charred coal and ashes. The Chaldeans were the fire, and the captive Jews the fuel, thus converted into smoke and ashes.
My heart is smitten, and withered like grass - The metaphor here is taken from grass cut down in the meadow. It is first smitten with the scythe, and then withered by the sun. Thus the Jews were smitten with the judgments of God; and they are now withered under the fire of the Chaldeans.
I am like a pelican of the wilderness - It may be the pelican or the bittern. The original, קאת kaath, is mentioned Leviticus 11:18; (note), and is there described. See the note.
Owl of the desert - כוש cos, some species of owl; probably the night raven. See the notes referred to above.
As a sparrow alone - צפור tsippor, seems to be often used for any small bird, such as the swallow, sparrow, or the like. Bochart supposes the screech owl is intended.
They that are mad against me are sworn against me - The Chaldeans are determined to destroy us; and they have bound themselves by oath to do it. See a similar case related Acts 23:12-14, where a number of Jews had bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till they had slain Paul.
I have eaten ashes like bread - Fearful of what they might do, we all humbled ourselves before thee, and sought thy protection; well knowing that, unless we were supernaturally assisted, we must all have perished; our enemies having sworn our destruction.
For thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down - Thou hast lifted me on high, that thou mightest dash me down with the greater force.
We were exalted in thy favor beyond any people, and now thou hast made us the lowest and most abject of the children of men.
My days are like a shadow that declineth - Or rather, My days decline like the shadow. I have passed my meridian, and the sun of my prosperity is about to set for ever. There may be here an allusion to the declination of the sun towards the south, which, by shortening their days, would greatly lengthen their nights. Similar to the exclamation of a contemporary prophet, Jeremiah 8:20; : "The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved." There is now scarcely any human hope of our deliverance.
But thou, O Lord, shalt endure for ever - Our life is a shadow; we can scarcely be called beings when compared with thee, for thou art eternal. Have mercy upon us, creatures of a day, and thy kindness shall be a memorial in all our generations.
Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion - While he is humbled at the footstool of mercy, and earnestly praying for mercy, an answer of peace is given; he is assured, not only that they shall be delivered, but that the time of deliverance is at hand. The set time - the seventy years predicted by Jeremiah, was ended; and God gave him to see that he was ever mindful of his promises.
Thy servants take pleasure in her stones - Though Jerusalem was at this time in a heap of ruins, yet even her rubbish was sacred in the eyes of the pious; for this had been the city of the great King.
So the heathen shall fear the name of the Lord - It is granted that after the edict of Cyrus to restore and rebuild Jerusalem which was about four hundred and ninety years before Christ, the name of the true God was more generally known among the heathen; and the translating the Sacred Writings into Greek, by the command of Ptolemy Philadelphus, king of Egypt, about two hundred and eighty-five years before the Christian era, spread a measure of the light of God in the Gentile world which they had not before seen. Add to this the disperson of the Jews into different parts of the Roman empire, after Judea became a Roman province, which took place about sixty years before the advent of our Lord; and we may consider these as so many preparatory steps to the conversion of the heathen by the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. And to this last general illumination of the Gentile world the psalmist must allude here, when he speaks of "the heathen fearing God's name, and all the kings of the earth his glory."
When the Lord shall build up Zion - It is such a difficult thing, so wholly improbable, so far out of the reach of human power, that when God does it, he must manifest his power and glory in a most extraordinary manner.
The prayer of the destitute - הערער haarar of him who is laid in utter ruin, who is entirely wasted.
The people which shall be created - "The Gentiles, who shall be brought to the knowledge of salvation by Christ," as the Syriac states in its inscription to this Psalm: how often the conversion of the soul to God is represented as a new creation, no reader of the New Testament need be told. See Ephesians 2:10; Ephesians 4:24; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 6:15. Even the publication of the Gospel, and its influence among men, is represented under the notion of "creating a new heaven and a new earth," Isaiah 65:17, Isaiah 65:18.
For he hath looked down - This, with the three following verses, seems to me to contain a glorious prophecy of the incarnation of Christ, and the gathering in of the Jews and the Gentiles to him. The Lord looks down from heaven, and sees the whole earth groaning and travailing in pain; his eye affects his heart, and he purposes their salvation.
To hear the groaning - By sin, all the inhabitants of the earth are miserable. They have broken the Divine laws, are under the arrest of judgment, and all cast into prison, They have been tried, found guilty, and appointed to die; they groan under their chains, are alarmed at the prospect of death, and implore mercy.
To declare the name of the Lord - To publish that Messenger of the Covenant in whom the name of the Lord is, that Messiah in whom the fullness of the Godhead dwelt; and to commence at Jerusalem, that the first offers of mercy might be made to the Jews, from whom the word of reconciliation was to go out to all the ends of the earth.
When the people are gathered together - When all the Gentiles are enlightened, and the kings of the earth brought to pay homage to the King of kings.
He weakened my strength in the way - We are brought so low in our captivity by oppression, by every species of hard usage, and by death, that there is now no hope of our restoration by any efforts of our own.
I said, O my God - This and the following verses seem to be the form of prayer which the captives used previously to their deliverance.
Thy years are throughout all generations - This was a frequent argument used to induce God to hear prayer. We are frail and perishing; thou art everlasting: deliver us, and we will glorify thee.
Of old hast thou laid the foundation - None taught of God ever imagined the world to have been eternal. Of old, לפנים lephanim, before there were any faces or appearances, thou didst lay the foundations of the earth. It was created by thee; it did not grow by accretion or aggregation from a pre-existent nucleus. There was nothing; and thou didst produce being - substance or matter. Out of that created matter thou didst make the earth and the heavens.
They shall perish - Nothing can be eternal a parte ante, or a parte post, but thyself. Even that which thou hast created, because not necessarily eternal, must be perishable; necessary duration belongs to God only; and it is by his will and energy alone that universal nature is preserved in existence, and preserved from running into speedy disorder, decay, and ruin.
Yea, all of them shall wax old - Every thing must deteriorate, unless preserved by thy renewing and invigorating energy. Even the heavens and the earth are subject to this law; for that which is not, from the infinite perfection of its own nature, Eternal, must be perishable; therefore the heavens and the earth must necessarily come to an end. They contain the seeds of their own dissolution. It is true that in sublunary things, the vicissitudes of seasons is a sort of check to the principle of dissolution; but it only partially corrects this tendency. Even the productions of the earth wear out or deteriorate. Plant the same seed or grain for several years consecutively, and it degenerates so as at last not to be worth the labor of tillage, however expensively the soil may be manured in which it is planted. I may instance in wheat and in the potatoe, the two grand supporters of life in European countries. All other seeds and plants, as far as they have fallen under my observation, are subject to the same law.
But thou art the same - הוא ואתה veattah Hu, but thou art He, that is, The Eternal; and, consequently, he who only has immortality.
Thy years shall have no end - יתמו לא lo yittammu, "they shall not be completed." Every thing has its revolution - its conception, growth, perfection, decay, dissolution, and death, or corruption. It may be said that regeneration restores all these substances; and so it does in a measure, but not without deterioration. The breed of animals, as well as vegetables, wears out; but God's eternal round has no completion. I repeat it, - what is necessarily eternal is unchangeable and imperishable; all created beings are perishable and mutable, because not eternal. God alone is eternal; therefore God alone is imperishable and immutable.
The children of thy servants shall continue - Thy Church shall be permanent, because founded on thee, it shall live throughout all the revolutions of time. And as thy followers are made partakers of the Divine nature they shall live in union with God in the other world, deriving eternal duration from the inexhaustible Fountain of being. Nothing can be permanent but by God's supporting and renewing influence.
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Clarke, Adam. "Commentary on Psalms 102:4". "The Adam Clarke Commentary". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/acc/psalms-102.html. 1832.


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This chocolate pudding pie is amazing! It's creamy, has a deep chocolate flavor, and still manages to be a light dessert. After it got all prettied up with some white chocolate lace it was ready to be the perfect pie for my mom's birthday dinner.
Since chilled pies can't be decorated with icing like a cake nor baked with pie crust designs I decided to pipe a simple lace design with melted white chocolate. This made the dessert more suitable for a birthday.. not every birthday has to have cake. Some lucky birthdays get delicious cool and creamy pie.
While the chocolate lace was chilling in the fridge I made the pie crust using Michel Roux's recipe from his book "Pastry Savory and Sweet". I like using this recipe because you don't need any special tools like pastry cutters or food processors. You simply made a well in the flour, add the egg, butter, and salt and then work the dough until it becomes crumbly. Then you knead it a couple times and let it chill in the fridge until you need it.
For some reason I am currently without a rolling pin..
..Thank god I have a clean empty wine bottle in a sock monkey cover.
Obviously I had to remove the sock monkey before actually using the wine bottle to roll out the chilled dough. The crust is baked in a nine inch pie pan and then set aside to cool while the pudding is being made.
The pudding is made from whole milk, cocoa powder, corn starch, and bittersweet chocolate. Since I had managed to forget to buy the cocoa powder three grocery store trips in a row I was wondering how the pudding would taste without it. I reasoned that I could always add more chocolate chips to make up for it, but in the end decided that a bland tasteless pie would make a pretty disappointing birthday dessert. So I walked back to the store for the millionth time and finally managed to remember what I was there for. I am so glad that I did, the result is both light and rich at the same time and very very chocolately.
I poured the pudding into the cooled pie crust and let the whole deal chill in the fridge for a couple of hours before I added the chocolate lace.
Voila! Chocolate pudding pie with white chocolate lace.
It's best served with whipped cream on the side.. or piled on top, as long as the whipped cream gets on to the pie somehow it's going to taste amazing. After the pie it was time for...
I made my own gift bag using this tutorial and a page from a book about I Love Lucy that I got at the thrift store.
Happy Birthday Mom! Lots of love and left over chocolate pie (ps.. I'll be visiting soon to eat some certain left overs..)
Pie Dough (you'll only need half of this dough for the chocolate pie)
(From Michel Roux's Pastry cook book)
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup butter, cut into small pieces and slightly softened
1 egg
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp fine salt
2 1/2 tsbp cold water
1. Heap the flour on a counter and make a well in it. Put the sugar, salt, egg, and butter into the well. With your fingertips mix and cream the ingredients in the well
2. Little by little draw the flour into the center and work the dough with your fingertips until becomes grainy. Add the cold water and mix it until the dough begins to hold together.
3. Using the palm of your hand, push the dough away from you 4 or 5 times until it is smooth. Roll the dough inot a ball, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least 30 minutes
4. Roll out dough (you'll only need half of this recipe) on a lightly floured surface with a lightly floured rolling pin into an 11-inch round, then fit into a 9-inch pie plate. Trim edge, leaving a 1/2-inch overhang, then fold overhang under and crimp edge decoratively. Prick bottom and side of shell all over with a fork, then chill shell 30 minutes. While shell chills, preheat oven to 375°F with a baking sheet on middle rack. Line shell with foil and fill with pie weights
Bake on baking sheet until pastry is set and edge is pale golden, about 25 minutes. Carefully remove weights and foil, then bake shell on baking sheet until pale golden all over, 15 to 20 minutes more. Cool shell.
Chocolate Pudding Pie
(from Smitten Kitchen)
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/3 cup sugar
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 cups whole milk
4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, if you can't find chocolate chips then make sure that the chocolate is finely chopped
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Whipped cream for serving
1. Whisk together cornstarch, 1/3 cup sugar, cocoa powder, and salt in a saucepan, then gradually whisk in milk. Bring to a boil over medium heat, whisking constantly, then boil, whisking, two minutes (mixture will thicken). Remove from heat and whisk in chocolate and vanilla until smooth.
2. Pour filling into cooled shell and chill, its surface covered with wax paper (if you want to prevent a skin from forming), until cold, at least two hours.


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How the Samsung Galaxy S5 Measures Your Heart Rate
One of the many new features in the Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone is a heart-rate sensor. Built into the phone next to the camera flash, the sensor can read a person's heart rate when he holds his finger up to it for a few seconds.
The technology that Samsung uses isn't new, but it's the first time we've seen it in a smartphone. It works by shining the phone's LED light on your fingertip, letting the sensor detect the blood flow beneath the skin.
We had a chance to try out the S5's sensor at Samsung's New York unveiling of its new products, and it seems to work quickly — and well. You could question the practicality of a heart-rate sensor that requires positioning your finger on the phone in a non-natural way, versus a sensor you can wear on your chest or wrist (all the new Samsung Gear smartwatches also boast heart-rate sensors), but it's a neat trick you can't do with any other phone. Yet.
The sensor is part of an app called S Health, which first debuted in the Galaxy S4. Samsung has upgraded the app for the S5, placing a much greater emphasis on fitness. In Samsung's vision, the smartphone is the central hub that manages any number of wearable devices (and possibly others) that measure and provide feedback about various activities. The Gear Fit is clearly designed for exactly that scenario.
Does a heart-rate sensor on the phone itself move that vision forward? Smartphone buyers will have their say when the Galaxy S5 goes on sale in April.


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Use repatriation in a sentence
" You should try to make sure you know all of the rules any time you are doing a repatriation of funds. "
" The United States government uses repatriation in order to return a man back to his home and family in Guatemala. "
" Our company knew that we had a lot of funds overseas from our foreign operations, but we were not prepared to bring those funds home through repatriation until the federal government lowered the tax rate. "


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Professional Teachers
Our talented multi-disciplinary staff work hard to meet the aim of making the entire school community a safe, happy, learning and growing place. We work towards making our students better believers in themselves.
Our Vision & Mission
Our vision is to help each child identify their potential and sufficiently equip each child to attain it.
Our mission is to promote holistic and high quality education to all pupils of the school.
Invitation to Apply
NIS is simply the best provider of international education in Port-Harcourt. We are now receiving application for the 2018/2019 academic session. There has never been a better time to enrol your children at NIS.
News & Events
We send out the school newsletter to parents every Friday by email. The newsletter provides the NIS community with information about the activities within the school, important events and key dates.
7 Strands of Excellence
Over 30 years of greatness
Norwegian International School has over 30 years' experience in providing top quality international education in Port-Harcourt.
Outstanding academic achievements
NIS has high academic standards and high expectations for students.
Teachers | Staff
Our teachers are trained to deliver an International curriculum with a focus on learning.
A place to grow
Our Learning environment nurtures and cultivates a love for learning.
Building skills for lifeOur children learn to be responsible, confident and diligent through various activities and real life experiences.
Small class sizesWith a maximum of 15 children in each class, the quality of learning is greatly enhanced.
A place which helps you reach your goals
At NIS, we equip our children with the tools they need to follow their passion and make their dreams a reality.
By our 35th anniversary, we would have completed our second expansion project, our most ambitious till date. With this expansion, we would be able to cater to a select number of children in a state of the art 21st century boarding facility that will truly feel like a second home to our students.
Why Choose Us
Norwegian International School has over 30 years' experience in providing top quality international education in Port-Harcourt. Along with academic rigour, strong tradition and innovation.
A place which helps you reach your goals
We believe that one of the best ways for students to strengthen their leadership skills, build character, gain experience, develop a global mind set


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J.K. Rowling is expecting another Muggle
J.K. Rowling is expecting another Muggle. She says the impending arrival of her third child won't slow her progress on ''Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince''
J.K. Rowling will deliver her latest creation early next year, but it's not the much-anticipated sixth "Harry Potter" novel. The author announced Saturday on her website that she's expecting her third child. "I always wanted three children so I could not be happier," wrote the 38-year-old author, who gave birth to a son, David, last year (dad is Rowling's husband of three years, Neil Murray) and has a daughter, Jessica, from her first marriage.
Anticipating that fans' immediate reaction would be to wonder if her pregnancy would make the wait for the next Potter tome even longer than usual, Rowling wrote, "Book six remains well on track and, fingers crossed of course, I don't foresee any baby-related delays or interruptions." Of the delivery date for the upcoming book, whose title she announced last month would be "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince," Rowling wrote, "I still can't say for sure when it will be finished, but I have written a lot and I really like it." Then she joked, "A reckless challenge to fate, that; I bet the next chapter goes horribly wrong now."


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Bromley and Bexley burglars jailed over spate of car thefts off drives
PUBLISHED: 16:08 21 December 2018
Seven men from Bromley, Bexley and Kent who were part of a criminal network responsible for night time burglaries across south London which saw high value vehicles stolen have been jailed.
The group would force their way into the victim's address, whilst they slept in their beds, and steal their keys to vehicles on the driveway.
The cars would then be sold on to criminal associates.
The 14 burglaries took place between September 20 and November 3 2017 in Bromley, and the total value of the cars targeted by the gang was £561,000.
On not all occasions were the vehicles actually stolen as some were failed attempts.
In addition to the cars, high value jewellery and cash were also taken from some of the properties.
An investigation was launched by officers from Bromley Crime Squad in August 2017 under Operation Flora, and led to the arrest of the group on Tuesday, May 22 and Wednesday, May 23 at locations in Bromley and across the south east.
The seventh defendant was arrested and charged on Saturday, June 16.
Detective Sergeant Gary, Head of Bromley Crime Squad, said: "The impact the offences this gang committed has had on the victims, can only be described as considerable and this was highlighted by the Judge during his sentencing. This was an extremely complex and at times difficult investigation and involved officers managing vast workloads and working extremely long hours.
"These sentences should be a clear message to those involved in this type of criminality that the Metropolitan Police Service will be tenacious in tracking you down, arresting and convicting you."
The seven men were sentenced on Thursday, 20 December at Woolwich Crown Court as follows having all pleaded guilty at earlier hearings to a charge of conspiracy to commit burglary and one of conspiracy to steal:
David Cakebread, 36, of Radnor Avenue, Blackfen, was sentenced to 16 months' imprisonment, suspended for two years.
Freddie Mockler, 20, of Buckland Road, Orpington was sentenced to four-and-a-half years' imprisonment.
David Smith, 20, of Augustine Road, Orpington was sentenced to four-and-a-half years' imprisonment.
An 18-year-old man from Orpington – who was 17 years old when charged – was sentenced to three years' imprisonment.
Jack Andrews, 28, of London Road, West Kingsdown, Kent was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment.
Perry Rye, 21, of Okemore Gardens, Orpington was sentenced to two years' imprisonment suspended for two years.
Huseyin Huseyin, 24, of no fixed address was sentenced to five years' imprisonment.
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Re: st: spmap
Maurizio Pisati <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Re: st: spmap
Sat, 22 Sep 2012 18:58:16 +0200
Dear Lynn,
it takes a careful reading of the help file and a little bit of experimentation for getting the desired results with -spmap- -- admittedly, not the easiest Stata command to use.
As you correctly noticed, suboption -label()- of option -label()- accepts only one variable. So, how can one plot the labels stored in two different variables? In Stata terms, to solve this problem one must move from a -wide- to a -long- perspective. In practice, this means to generate two variables:
(a) one -- the "labvar_lb" variable in -spmap- parlance -- will store all the desired labels, stacked over each other;
(b) the other -- the "byvar_lb" variable in -spmap- parlance -- will store a label identifier (taking, e.g., value 1 for the first set of labels, value 2 for the second set of labels, and so on).
Once we have the "labvar_lb" and "byvar_lb" variables, we can use -spmap- as usual.
Here's an example using the datasets that come with -spmap-:
. use "Italy-RegionsData.dta", clear
. generate labtype=1
. append using "Italy-RegionsData.dta"
. replace labtype = 2 if labtype==.
. generate label = region if labtype==1
. replace label = string(relig1,"%4.1f") if labtype==2
. keep xcoord ycoord label labtype
. save "Labels.dta", replace
. use "Italy-RegionsData.dta", clear
. spmap using "Italy-RegionsCoordinates.dta", id(id) label(data("Labels.dta") x(xcoord) y(ycoord) ///
label(label) by(labtype) size(*0.7 ..) position(12 0))
Best wishes,
Il giorno 22/set/2012, alle ore 15.26, Lynn Lee ha scritto:
> Dear Prof. Pisati,
> I am really sorry, but I still do not fully understand the -by()- option.
> -label()- option only allows one variable in bracket, -by()- is to group
> labels, but I do not want to group them. I have two variables "ename" and
> "GDP" to be labeled, if I write -label(label(ename) label(GDP))-, it is
> wrong. If I write -label(label(ename) by(GDP))-, it shows ename only, no GDP
> value added on the map. From definition of -by()-, it should be possible to
> add more than one labels. But I do not know how to add another label
> correctly. Could you please give me some suggestion?
> Best Regards,
> Lynn Lee
> -----Original Message-----
> From: firstname.lastname@example.com
> [mailto:email@example.com] On Behalf Of Maurizio Pisati
> Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2012 7:30 PM
> To: email@example.com
> Subject: Re: st: spmap
> Dear Lynn,
> yes, it's possible, you can plot as many different labels as you like using
> suboption -by()- of option -label()-. See the -spmap- help file for exact
> syntax and details.
> Best wishes,
> Maurizio
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NPR examined a U.S. Education Department study and discovered that over 66 percent of reported school shootings for 2015-2016 school year never occurred.
The Education Department claims there were "nearly 240 schools … [which] reported at least 1 incident involving a school-related shooting."
But NPR contacted schools and districts and was able to substantiate that 161 of the incidents "never happened." They verified that something did occur in four instances, "but it didn't meet the government's parameters for a shooting." Moreover, they received no response regarding 25 percent of the Educated Department's reported school shootings.
NPR was able to confirm only 11 of the 240 reported shootings. They note: "A separate investigation by the ACLU of Southern California also was able to confirm fewer than a dozen of the incidents in the government's report, while 59 percent were confirmed errors."
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If negative-interest-rate policies (NIRP) sound like some kind of esoteric, unknowable concept, that's not by accident.
It's exactly what central bankers would like you to think.
In the same way people consider money something difficult to define, negative interest rates suggest some sort of complicated economic theory.
In fact, it's very simple. Instead of being paid to lend money, negative rates mean it costs you to lend. It's like the laws of physics have been turned upside down, as though gravity began to push rather than pull.
This "Bizarro finance" underlying NIRP couldn't exist without fiat money and central bankers hell-bent on destroying its value. I first mentioned this last year, when I recommended a negative rate protective profit play that's since gone on to do better than double the markets' return. At that point, negative rates were already eating into Europeans' savings.
The situation has only gotten worse in the meantime, with trillions more in sovereign debt under negative rates, and as you'll see, more banks "offering" their depositors a negative rate.
What's worse, the idea of negative rates is growing more popular among the global central banking set… including, ominously, Janet Yellen's U.S. Federal Reserve.
That's right: NIRP could be the next hot European import, and the results could be devastating to the unprepared. But it will also work to turbocharge that protective profit play I told you about…
Savers Are Being Punished All Over the World
Back in March last year I told you about a Danish student, Ida Mottelson, who was working towards her master's degree in health sciences.
As it were, her bank told her she would have to pay a 0.5% fee to leave her funds on deposit. Ms. Mottelson was not happy.
Here's how rates have looked to European and Japanese "savers" over the past several years. The change has been dramatic.
I also pointed out that JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) decided it would soon start charging large institutional clients on certain deposits.
It seems that was only the beginning…
Just a few days ago, British bank NatWest, a subsidiary of taxpayer-owned Royal Bank of Scotland, warned business customers it "may have to charge to accept deposits."
This was the first sign of introducing negative rates in the United Kingdom, where NatWest has 850,000 business customers.
The bank indicated it had no plans to charge personal account holders… for now.
The trouble is, it's not going to stop with NatWest and the UK, or even in Europe.
ABN Amro bank of the Netherlands is a large institution with an international footprint.
It announced it could begin as soon as October passing on negative interest rates to its customers. According to the website www.nltimes.nl:
"From October 1, the Dutch bank is adjusting its conditions to state that the bank can give negative interest rates to account holders with a business checking or savings account, ANP reports.
According to ABN Amro, this conditions adjustment is to make sure the bank is able to respond to 'exceptional market conditions,' if necessary. The adjustment does not mean that the bank will immediately start charging customers a negative interest rate. The bank does not know when or if it will happen. 'Should it occur, we will strive to spare customers with a restricted balance as much as possible.'"
Interestingly, like Royal Bank of Scotland, ABN Amro is also government-owned and government-administered. Its CEO is Gerrit Zalm, the former Dutch finance minister.
American depositors (and their deposits) aren't on the chopping block yet, but the idea is being kicked around "mainstream" circles…
The Fed Is Attempting to Make NIRP Sound Normal
Fed Chair Janet Yellen has been subtly gravitating towards "normalizing" the idea, which has been appearing more and more frequently in the media echo chamber.
When the United States heads into its next recession, odds are negative rates will be on the table to help fight back.
Just think for a moment what kind of reaction from the masses negative rates on personal "savings" accounts would prompt.
We could be in for a good, old-fashioned "run on the bank" as depositors decide enough is enough. Of course, if fees are relatively small, like 0.5%, many may just accept that versus the inconvenience of withdrawing cash and having to stash it.
But many are likely to look at alternatives. And when money in the bank comes with a cost, savers will search even harder for yield.
And these shares will look even better…
This Fund Is Likely In for Another Round of Gains
Back in March 2015, I recommended the Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund (NYSE: NEA). It's paid a tidy 9.6% since then, easily beating the Dow Jones Industrials and S&P 500.
At the time, I described it thus:
This is a closed-end fund holding an array of municipal bonds and currently yields an attractive tax-free 5.95% dividend. Given that this payout is tax-free, it's the equivalent of earning 8.5% for an investor in a 30% tax bracket. What's even better is buyers get a bit of a safety cushion, since the fund's currently trading at an 8.1% discount to its net asset value (NAV).
The broader bond market isn't necessarily a good bet right now, but if you look, there are bond ETFs that are downright attractive and more than worth buying.
There's no maturity to worry about, and these funds are far, far more liquid than bonds, even in tight markets. They're diversified, and they pay you each month.
Historically, municipal bonds have been relatively safe, with defaults only a very small fraction of those typical of investment-grade corporate bonds.
Today the discount to net asset value (NAV) has come down a little, from 8.1% to about 6%. And the unit price has gained about 7.3%, rising from $13.96 to near $15 recently. The yield is currently 6.4% on the NAV.
NEA could make sense for at least a portion of your cash allocation, which can compensate for the lack of yield on straight bank deposits.
Remember, when the masses start to realize holding a bank balance in their "savings" account is a liability, they're going to look for other options. Given the gains in NEA since March 2015, I'd say that's already begun.
Now's the time to look for alternatives, before NIRP becomes a North American reality.
How to Get Even More NIRP Gains: Shah Gilani has developed an easy trade that could bring you even more gains when it's time for Janet Yellen to pull the trigger on NIRP. It's really easy to make, and it's the perfect pairing with Peter's NEA recommendation. Click here to get Shah's "Sub-Zero" negative-interest-rate briefing, and you'll get his Insights & Indictments service, too, at no charge.
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Jun 17, 2015
The Dow closed up 113 points or 0.6% while the S&P gained 0.6% to 2096 and the Nasdaq added 0.5%.
Yesterday's trade on Bridge Street was largely a mirror image of Monday's trade. On Monday the index fell sharply from the open only to graft back to a close of down 6 points. Yesterday the index opened sharply higher only to drift back to a close of down 6 points. Clearly there is not a lot that is clear to traders at present.
What was clear was a financials sector buffeted yesterday by a foreign invader. And bargain hunting in the banks continues to boot. What remains inexplicable is ongoing volatility in the utilities sector, which should be arguably the least volatile sector in the market. It rose 1.0% yesterday to post the largest sector gain, having fallen around a percent on Monday and risen around a percent on Friday while the index has not much moved.
The last two days' trading suggests the local market is not prepared to either sell down or buy up dramatically while we have two potential volatility-producing events to consider this week, being the FOMC meeting and Greece. But having said that, last night Wall Street regained no more than what it lost on Monday night yet this morning the SPI futures are up an extraordinary 46 points.
Someone's been on the red cordial.
The minutes of the June RBA meeting, released yesterday, were far from startling. There was nothing in them the June statement did not convey. The bottom line is the board intends to remain "accommodative" but having cut in May, any further move will depend on more data in the interim.
As for "crazy" Sydney house prices, the June minutes reiterated previous RBA commentary that "conditions in the housing market in Sydney and parts of Melbourne had remained very strong, though trends were more mixed in other cities," suggesting the housing "bubble" is not an impediment to another rate cut, should one be deemed necessary.
There was no new news on the Greek front last night other than an outburst from the Greek prime minister, who accused his creditors of pandering to the IMF for political gain and attempting to "humiliate an entire people that has suffered in the past five years through no fault of its own".
No fault of its own? Systemic tax avoidance, corruption and bold-faced government book-cooking? Pull the other one Tsippy, it plays Nana Mouskouri.
But while it seemed that everyone worried about a possible Grexit and the fallout therefrom held sway in global markets on Monday night, last night it was the turn of those either believing, as many still do, a compromise will be reached or those believing any Grexit fallout would be minimal. Wall Street last night reversed its losses from Monday night, following modest rebounds on European bourses.
A 4 basis point drop in the US ten-year yield to 2.32% suggests the US bond market may still be concerned, but then given the big sell-off in bonds this month, it is just as likely the market is squaring up ahead of tonight's Fed statement and press conference.
Wall Street's economic data release of the day was difficult to read much into. After surging to their highest monthly pace since 2007 in April, US housing starts fell 11.1% in May. But permits, which are required before starts, rose 11.8% in May to, again, represent the fastest pace since 2007.
Traders largely fobbed off the numbers, noting housing start/permit data are notoriously volatile and subject to significant revision.
Adding some fuel to Wall Street's fire last night was talk of a bit of an M&A frenzy in the health insurance space. Of five roughly equivalent insurance names, two pairs are rumoured to be in merger talks with each other but the fifth is not necessarily to be left out either.
Global stocks market may have shrugged off Greece last night but LME traders didn't, sending base metal prices southward for another session. Copper was down 1.3% on the day amongst moves of 0.5-1.5% down for all metals bar nickel, which fell 2%.
Is the iron ore rebound honeymoon over? Certainly market analysts have been warning investors not to expect the snap-back rally to be sustained. Last night iron ore fell US$2.40 to US$62.10/t.
Having risen by US$4.60 this time yesterday morning, this morning gold is down US$4.60 to US$1181.60/oz.
The spread reversal between the oils continued last night with West Texas trading up and Brent down, but given Brent rolled into the August front month delivery contract last night the spread will be off kilter until WTI follows suit next week. July WTI rose US45c to US$60.07/bbl last night and August Brent fell US21c to US$63.74/bbl.
Commodity prices were little impacted by a slight move up in the US dollar index to 94.92, while a lack of anything surprising in yesterday's RBA minutes means the Aussie is a tad lower at US$0.7753.
As noted, the SPI Overnight closed up 46 points or 0.8%.
Tonight the Fed will release its June policy statement and Janet Yellen will front the press. As an indication of just how uncertain Wall Street was about when the next rate rise might be, this morning on CNBC saw a floor trader suggest "not this year" while two fund managers agreed the first rise will come in September, followed by another in December, and four more in 2016.
But one of those fund managers suggested the Fed doesn't know either, at this point. We can only hope Janet Yellen does actually set a date tonight so we can all get on with life, but she will likely just keep the ball in the air.
By Greg Peel, FNArena
Jun 12, 2015
The Dow closed up 38 points or 0.2% while the S&P gained 0.2% to 2108 and the Nasdaq rose 0.1%.
The ducks all lined up in a row for the Australian markets yesterday. After a week-long sell-off which took the ASX200 almost to "official" correction territory, three days of stalling at around 5500, a big rebound on Wall Street overnight, a jump in oil prices and a big jump in the iron ore price, the stage was clearly set.
And so we saw a predictable 1.4% bounce, led by materials (+2.0%) and energy (+2.1%), the banks (+1.8%) and the telco (+1.3%). In other words, all the big boys "" the stocks that are always clobbered when the "Sell Australia" button is pressed overseas.
An additional boost was provided by yesterday's May jobs guess & giggle, which suggested a fall in the unemployment rate to 6.0% from 6.1% in April, with April having been revised down from an initial 6.2%. The number beat economist expectations, but rarely does the number match expectations. The fall in unemployment is nevertheless consistent with other related indicators, CBA's economists noted yesterday.
The Aussie dollar spiked on the jobs numbers of course, given the RBA is still forecasting unemployment to rise and thus a falling rate suggests another cash rate cut is less likely. But overnight the US dollar index recovered, hence this morning the Aussie is actually down a tad over 24 hours at US$0.7757.
It was probably never going to matter to an Australian market in rebound mode yesterday what the monthly Chinese data dump might bring. As it was, the numbers can be viewed in one of two ways.
Chinese industrial production rose 6.1% year on year in May, up from 5.9% in April and matching forecasts. Retail sales rose 10.1%, up from 10.0% in April and matching forecasts. Given the past couple of months' numbers have surprised to the downside, the fact these numbers met expectations, and suggested slight improvement, can be considered a positive.
The fact that they remain lower than markets, and the Chinese government, would like, is a negative. The May fixed asset investment number also fell to 11.4% growth year to date, down from 12.0% in April, and that's not good news.
Combined with this week's earlier CPI result of 1.2% year on year, down from 1.5% in April, the indication is China's economy continues to struggle. More stimulus ahead? Most likely.
Retail Surprise
As Beijing mulled a lack of domestic consumer enthusiasm, over in the US the story was a different one.
US retail sales rose 1.2% in May to mark the third consecutive rise and to add weight to the rebound from the snowbound March quarter thesis. Economists had forecast 1.5%, but the "miss" was counterbalanced by revisions to the April number, to 0.2% from 0.0%, and the March number, to 1.5% from 1.1%. Perhaps the US consumer is beginning to appreciate lower oil prices after all.
The sales number led Wall Street to kick on from Wednesday night's big gains from the opening bell, but thereafter momentum began to fade. The US dollar index rose 0.5% to 95.02 on the sales number but when one might expect another rise in US bond yields on the same theme, instead the ten-year yield suddenly fell back 10 basis points to 2.38%.
Why? I'll give you one guess.
They shoot horses, don't they?
On Wednesday night, it appeared Greece's creditors were offering at least some form of white flag in offering Athens some breathing space. With the big June 30 IMF repayment obligation looming, the troika offered to hand over a portion of the next tranche of bailout funds if the Greek government would just agree to one of the various reforms insisted upon. That way, Greece could pay the IMF, avoid default, and negotiations could then continue.
But no, Alexis Tspiras will not have bar of it. One of the biggest stumbling blocks is the troika's demand the government raise the retirement age to 63 from 61, and reduce pension payments. Greece's pension payments are the highest in the eurozone, and one can see why Germans are insistent given the German retirement age was recently increased to 67 from 65.
Tsipras has refused point blank, and so in a pique of frustration, last night the IMF walked out on negotiations. Not only did the negotiators leave the building, the IMF recalled the team from Brussels to Washington. The IMF has never walked out of negotiations with anyone before.
The ball is now in Greece's court. Greece cannot afford its payment due on June 30, nor can it afford to pay wages and pensions beyond that point. Greece needs those bailout funds, and even if Tsipras capitulates and the bailout funds are made available, the actual handover has to be approved by all eurozone parliaments. Not only is blanket approval not necessarily a given, there's only a couple of weeks left for parliamentary votes to even be organised.
The clock is ticking. That's why last night European bond yields fell back again, and US bond yields followed suit.
The good news is iron ore rose another US30c to US$65.40/t. The bad news is everything else fell last night.
Base metals were particularly hard hit. LME traders are nervous about Greece, and took no solace from China's monthly data, particularly the weak fixed asset investment number. This number plays right into raw material demand. And while rising US retail sales are positive, a rising US dollar is not. Tired of waiting for a decent rebound in base metal prices, last night traders threw in the towel.
Aluminium fell 0.5%, zinc fell 1%, nickel fell 1.5%, copper fell 2.5% and lead and tin fell 3%.
The oils also turned tail last night, with West Texas falling US61c to US$60.55/bbl and Brent falling US49c to US$65.11/bbl.
The International Energy Agency released a report last night in which it increased forecast global demand for oil in 2015, but also noted supply growth will remain strong enough to more than cover any increase.
Gold slipped back US$3.80 to US$1182.00/oz last night on the stronger greenback.
The SPI Overnight closed down 8 points.
After yesterday's big surge, a bit of a pullback would not be unusual today. And it's a Friday, so steaks and red wine beckon. US stocks closed higher and bond yields closed lower, which might otherwise provide impetus for the Australian market, but as the dust settles on yesterday's snap-back rally, there's still a slowing China and default-bound Greece to think about.
By Greg Peel, FNArena


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I'm a huge fan of driving in Tampa, cranking tunes, and grooving to the music. Even when I have no mission or direction, just driving down Interstate 275 with a groovy track and catchy hook, brings me to that happy state.
I caught this track the other day by an artist from Bessemer, Alabama that instantly made my head move up and down. The artist is SOULJA C, recently signed with Kno soul, with a track called "Feel That".
The song starts with a 2-chord progression synth, high hats, and snare rolls. The hook snaps in a tight kick and bass, with SOULJA C's dominate lines: "Do You Feel That". Instantly it brings me back to old Hip Hop. Which is an uncommon feeling these days.
The verse displays SOULJA C's vocal flow that has experience all over it. Confidence, as the flow changes like a roller coaster that keeps the track relevant. The build up to the hook works extremely well with the beat as the bass and kick comes in and out.
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Bolivia Fuel Hike Sparks Protest
Thousands of demonstrators take to the streets of La Paz to protest against the government's decision to slash fuel subsidies, sending prices soaring. Video courtesy of Reuters.
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... the news police and protesters where often the people with the capital of low-cost ... thousands took to the streets to challenge for the Hugo Morales this increase in fuel prices ... the government slashed subsidies last Sunday ... sending prices soaring ... by as much as eighty three percent ... the move angered trade union to call for a day of national rallies ... the Crystal Ridge protesters shout that the government is starving people ... but the government hopes the increase will save hundreds of millions of dollars and spur foreign investment in their liking gas industry ... in addition for Ellis increased wages aimed at easing protests ... which many feared consumer goods food and transportation might see price hikes as well ... putting them out of reach for the country's four ... the unrest is the biggest challenge to the president since being elected in two thousand and five ... he and Lee ... Reuters ...


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Scientists say they have identified the first case of a human infected with a strain of HIV that is linked to gorillas rather than chimpanzees.
HIV-1, the strain responsible for the global Aids pandemic, originated from simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) in chimpanzees.
However, scientists from France and the University of Manchester have found that a Cameroonian woman living in Paris is infected with a new strain that is more closely related to SIV from gorillas.
She is the only person known to be infected with the strain, RBF168, but experts believe more people may have the virus, as the patient had no contact with gorillas or bush meat prior to moving to France.
The findings are published in the journal Nature Medicine.
Dr David Robertson, from the University of Manchester, commented: 'The discovery of this novel HIV-1 lineage highlights the continuing need to monitor closely for the emergence of new HIV variants.
'It also highlights how human mobility can rapidly transfer a virus from one geographical location to another, as has been dramatically evident with the recent emergence of swine flu.'
According to the Terrence Higgins Trust, HIV is the UK's fastest growing serious health condition, largely as a result of complacency about the risks of sexually transmitted infections.


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Global Flight Paths
Man, that's a lot of frequent flyer miles! Canadian transportation planner Michael Markieta who works at engineering firm Arup in Toronto as a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) consultant, crunched the data of more than 58,000 global flight paths and visualized them in these fantastic images: Link
Markieta used data from openflights.org and explained how he did it in this post from his blog Spatial Analysis.
(L) Flight paths across Africa. The shape of the continent is immediately recognizable from the coastal cities. (R) Flight paths across Europe. The busiest airport in Europe is Frankfurt International in Germany, which has 235 direct flights.


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For starters, i think you need a defintions sections. Look at:
(eg what is a shaper etc and how trhings are placed together). At least
that will ensure that you dont sday things like "Prio cant shape".
It is a good model but may be insufficient given Linux TCs
capabilities. Email me when unsure.
Some other things:
- In your comment "Do not confuse this classless simple qdisc with the
classful PRIO one!". This is misleading:
the default 3 band FIFO queue is conceptually the same as the
default prio qdisc (the priomaps are identical). 3 bands; same
prioritization schemes.
- You really need to fix ingress section:
it works for both forwarding and packets coming in to local sockets.
More importantly, It takes advantages of _all_ filter schemes
available for TC as well as the policing functionality (which sadly seemed
to have been replicated by someone in netfilter, wrongly if i may add ;->).
- You keep saying "reodering" -- dont know what that means. Reordering is
generally considered a Bad Thing(tm).
- your description of the "peakrate" (same in TBF as well as policing)
Well captured. It took ages to get this into peoples heads. This also
applies to CBQ.
- your description of "MTU"
Not very good description:
This is just what it literally says; maximum transmit unit;
A packet larger than this will be dropped. Default is 2K. For ethernet,
MTUs of 1500 bytes, this is fine; however, you should put a cautionary
statement here in regards to people having MTUs smaller than 2K (example
the lo device); they might find that all their packets greater than 2K
being dropped.
More later if dont get distracted.
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Regional Reviews: San Francisco
Cirque du Soleil's Corteo
Also see Richard's reviews of The Women and Prelude to a Kiss
Cirque du Soleil brings its new production of Corteo to the SBC Park, Third Street at Mission Rock, San Francisco. This unusual production will be playing underneath the blue and yellow Grand Chapiteau through January 8th. This does not look like a typical Cirque du Soleil show; there are no beautifully colored forests or exotic costumes in a fantasy land as in past productions. The characters in this production are real human beings trying various acrobatic and gymnastic feats.
Corteo is Italian for "cortage," which is a joyous procession, a festive parade imagined by a clown. The clown (Mauro Mozzani) pictures his own funeral taking place in a carnival atmosphere, watched over by flying, quietly caring angels. Line Tremblay, the show's director and creator, has retained Daniele Finzi Pasca, founder of Swiss clowning troupe Teatro Sunil, to create a special show that foregoes the previous splendor of Cirque du Soleil productions. She has created an archetypical image with humans that look shabby instead of the extrinsic persons we are used to seeing.
Corteo puts side by side the large with the small, the ridiculous with the tragic, and the magic of perfection with the charm of imperfection. The production highlights the strength and fragility of the clown as well as his wisdom and kindness. It is a timeless celebration in which illusion teases reality.
Corteo is performed on a large divided stage with each half of the audience facing the other half. There are two turntables built into the stage which is about 104 feet long, and the track is almost 41 feet long. Before the show starts the audience sees a large curtain that shows the Corteo Procession. It is based on "The Grand Parade: Portrait of the Artist as Clown" at the National Gallery of Canada. The curtain was painted by Jean Rabasse and is displayed on both sides of the stage. There are two enormous baroque style "roll drop" curtains that are 58 feet wide and 40 feet high. On top of each side there are huge organ pipes and an overture starts with an organ concerto morphing into a procession of clowns and folks marching across the stage as the main curtain assents. The orchestra is playing typical Cirque type music and they carry the "dead clown" to the center of the stage. There are angels all in white with white wings flowing overhead as the clown is awaiting transport to Heaven.
The Cirque production opening has three magnificent crystal chandeliers that would put the Phantom of the Opera light fixtures to shame. They rise to reveal aerialists twirling overhead performing aerial acrobatics that sway and spin. They represent the Dead Clown's former loves. It is an amazing opening. Immediately the Dead Clown is whisked away and we see a gaggle of young kids playing in their grandparents' room. Six artists jump on two big beds that move on rotating platforms and perform acrobatic feats, each more daring than the last.
The visual and aural production follows with phantasmal acrobatic, comedic and dramatic acting on the part of the large assembly of artists. Scenes change rapidly as each group performs amazing feats with heart-stopping skill. Some are almost unbelievable, such as Anastasia Bykovskaya balancing in pointe shoes, climbing a wire upward at an angle that borderlines on the impossible. Uzeyer Novrusov climbs an unsupported ladder and traverses the stage. Outstanding are the two tiny performers Valentyna and Grigor Pahlevanyan who do a wonderful balance and human sculpture act bathed in blue light. Valentyna is also buoyed up by three helium balloons and she drifts above the heads of the audience. She floats back onto the stage by members of the audience as they touch her tiny feet toward the stage.
As in all good productions there is a downside, including a whistling act by the ringmaster that goes on much too long and a show within a show featuring Valentyna and Pahlevanyan doing a commedia dell'arte spoof of Romeo and Juliet in a puppet theatre located in the middle of the stage. It also goes on much too long and it falls flat at the end. The ending is not as exciting as prior Cirque productions, with a display of gymnasts on high bars being entertaining.
Cirque du Soleil's Corteo production has a Federico Fellini feel about the whole production. The production plays through January 8th, 2006. It moves to San Jose on January 19th through March 5th then to Phoenix for a limited run. The production will play in New York during April 2006. Tickets are available at www.cirquedusoleil.com or by calling Admission Network at 1-877-695-8472.


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CMO Strategy
Victoria's Secret, VW and Six More Marketers Explain How They Cultivate Creativity
Marketing Execs Name Other Creative Companies They Admire
Patrick Adams, senior VP-head of marketing, Victoria's Secret Direct
Is there a company not in your sector that you admire for its creative approach to business?
Google continues to be an extremely impressive organization on so many levels. Corporate culture and their surgical focus on the customer. Google lives and breathes creativity and innovation.
Are the best brand creative ideas today rooted in digital?
There certainly is a tremendous amount of creativity being articulated digitally, but I don't really believe its creative because it is digital. In fact, I believe it is probably much easier to get to a creative place within the digital environment today. So many options, so much that is new and never been done. Much harder to drive creatively led experiences that are not based in digital.
Kevin Burke, chief marketing officer, Visa
How do you cultivate creativity in your organization and ensure your staff is thinking creatively?
Creativity is a mindset that we look to infuse across everything we do. It starts with marketers who are passionate about creativity and 'the work.' We find that the best way to build that culture is to have a team of people with diverse backgrounds from leading brands, agencies, consultancies and technology companies from around the world.
Can you assign an ROI to creativity?
I think our ROI model does account for creativity, especially when you think about the opportunity represented by social. In simple terms, ROI is calculated as reach, multiplied by effectiveness, divided by cost. Without question, creativity drives effectiveness which ultimately drives ROI. For example, the more creative and relevant the content, the more engaging it will be. Great creative work should be irresistibly shareable so that consumers can't help but engage with it and talk about it, laugh about it, be moved by it and motivated to share it. And when consumers do share, they extend the value and reach of our messages. This 'earned reach' from great creativity can exponentially increase overall ROI.
Jack Hollis, VP-marketing, Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A.
How do you cultivate creativity in your organization and ensure your staff is thinking creatively?
Under our new 'Let's Go Places' company direction, we are placing a higher priority on creativity among all Toyota associates, regardless of position or department. Specifically, we are focused on three key words: exciting, innovation and inspiration. This extends from the design of our vehicles to the way we market them.
Particularly in the marketing department, we must take more risks, and are encouraging and rewarding those who do so. Even upon the failure of an idea, the risk-taking must be rewarded.
Can you assign an ROI to creativity?
One way we evaluate our creativity is through our social channels. We listen to the sentiment of comments and engage in conversations to learn more about our guests' reactions to our company, products and marketing efforts. We also use industry and proprietary methods to evaluate our creative work. We can determine ROI of effective creative by how many more impressions or actions are generated as a result of higher memorability and more distinctive messaging.
Kurt Kane, chief marketing officer, Pizza Hut
Is there a company not in your sector that you admire for its creative approach to business?
Zappos is a terrific example of a company that's leveraging creativity in their service platform. They have a creative approach when it comes to attracting their employees, and that results in a unique service experience that consumers are passionately in love with.
Can you assign an ROI to creativity?
We absolutely see a much stronger return when a powerful creative idea is at the center of our communications. You can't rely on traditional metrics to measure this. Rather, you see it across the aggregate of responses to all of your consumer touchpoints. In other words, it's not one metric--it's every metric.
Angelique Krembs, VP-marketing, trademark Pepsi
How do you cultivate creativity in your organization and ensure your staff is thinking creatively?
Creativity requires taking risks and trying things. We experiment all the time with new models, and try to leverage inspiration from other creative functions. For example, new media companies that are leveraging technology based in new consumer behavior. What they are doing and seeing can help us think differently about marketing solutions for brands. Music is a huge platform for Pepsi, and we've found that emerging artists can have a unique take on their relationship with their fans that could inspire us to think differently about how we continue to nurture our relationship with our fans.
Can you assign an ROI to creativity?
As for ROI, I've seen lots of basic business solutions turn into brilliant ideas with a simple creative spin -- the look of the package, the connection of an idea to a culturally relevant trend -- so the ROI goes beyond just creative effectiveness. You will make better business decisions if you can properly unlock creative thinking.
Kevin Mayer, VP-marketing, Volkswagen of America
Is there a company not in your sector that you admire for its creative approach to business?
Red Bull has done an amazing job of taking a lifestyle brand and executing across every facet of their business. They wanted better musical partnerships, they bought a label. They don't target the extreme lifestyle; they continue to add to it.
Are the best brand creative ideas today rooted in digital?
No, I think the best ideas and creativity are actually simple ideas that can be easily executed and have legs across multiple channels, yet are rooted at the intersection of a brand truth, the customer and their life. When you have a great idea, it's so much easier to simply see how it comes to life in digital, TV, experiential, etc.
Andy Sackmann, chief marketing officer, Crocs
How do you cultivate creativity in your organization and ensure your staff is thinking creatively?
For Crocs, creative starts with collaboration: connecting people from different corners of the organization, utilizing cross-functional teams to work towards a common goal. With all the time demands and busy schedules, just the simple act of getting people into a room together can become incredibly difficult, but it is critically important to building a team-based culture and fostering a creative mindset.
One of our primary activities we use to facilitate that collaboration is open-invite "Beers and Brainstorming" sessions, bringing together employees from different departments to collectively focus on a variety of topics. This helps spark new ideas and encourages employees to bring their own unique creative thinking and experiences to the table.
To what degree is creativity valued beyond the marketing department?
Creativity is about finding innovative solutions to problems or opportunities. On my team, that may mean generating new ideas for driving retail store traffic, launching new footwear collections in markets around the world or creating an engaged community of Crocs fans on our global digital platforms. ...That's why it's so important to foster a culture where creative thinking across the organization not only is accepted--it's expected.
Russell Weiner, chief marketing officer, Domino's
How do you cultivate creativity in your organization and ensure your staff is thinking creatively?
Domino's has a rotation program within marketing where every team member has the opportunity to learn a new function -- advertising, research, digital, innovation -- every couple of years. We believe this broadens skill sets and allows folks to think more creatively because they are trained in multiple aspects of marketing, as well as our overall business.
Can you assign an ROI to creativity?
A big idea -- like the 'Pizza Turnaround' campaign -- changed our company overnight. Certainly, it is more difficult to assign an ROI to an idea, but a big idea doesn't always need to be measured, especially when you can feel the ripple effects throughout the company. Its ROI is clear to everyone. Where we can, however, we always try to get relevant measurements of our creative ideas.


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'Briana chose Jamaica ahead of the US,' says mother
TAMPERE, Finland — The decision for newly crowned IAAF World Under-20 women's sprint double champion Briana Williams to compete in the black, green and gold of Jamaica in international track and field competition, instead of United States where she was born, was made by the athlete herself.
Sharon Simpson, Briana's mother, told the Jamaica Observer on Sunday's final day of the six-day championships in Tampere Stadium, that trips to Jamaica to visit family and the excitement of the ISSA Boys' and Girls' Championships could have been the main factor in the teenager's decision to shun the red, white and blue of the United States and their seemingly endless resources.
After being too young to compete in the IAAF World Under-18 and the Youth Commonwealth Games last year, Williams returned with a bang this year to win three gold medals at the CARIFTA Games in The Bahamas, including the sprint double on her way to the Austin Sealy award for the most impressive athlete in the championships.
She was a part of two record-breaking performances then, running 11.27 seconds (1.6m/s) on the first day to break the 20-year-old CARIFTA record of 11.28 seconds set in 1998 by Ranieka Bean of Bermuda.
She also won the 200m in a then personal best 23.11 seconds (1.1m/s) after leading off the Under-17 girls' 4x100m team to a championships record 44.95 seconds to erase the 45.05 seconds set by another Jamaican foursome in 2009.
Last week she stepped up several notches with 11.16 seconds to win the 100m here in Tampere, just off her personal best 11.13 seconds, then returned two days later to complete the double with a sparking 22.50 seconds, a new Championships Record and National Youth and Junior marks in the process.
She could have easily turned out in the US colours if her mother did not give her the option to choose and also to disregard the urgings of some family members to choose 'the easier path' and represent the United States.
"The decision to run for Jamaica as opposed to the USA was all up to Briana, she chose Jamaica over America," Simpson told the Jamaica Observer.
"She was always going to Jamaica for summer and Christmas vacations and also went to Champs, and the whole idea of being at Champs and seeing the excitement, she got caught up in the excitement as well.
"Track and field in the USA is boring, nothing like what Champs is about and I think that was one of the reasons she chose to run for Jamaica," Simpson pointed out. "I had nothing to do with it, she was the one who chose."
Simpson herself might have been inadvertently leaning towards the USA as when Briana just started racing she had started a Facebook account for her and had placed an American flag on it with the message "future US Olympian", but the athlete later removed it after she got a taste of what track and field in Jamaica was really about.
"She had made up her mind, once she went to Champs, she did not want to run for America and we backed her by getting the paperworks done," Simpson added.
There were attempts by some family members to suggest that with the resources that the American track and field federation had at their disposal, the "best choice" was staying 'home' and running in the red, white and blue.
"Why would you run for Jamaica when the US has all the resources," she was asked several times, Simpson said. "But she said she wanted to run for Jamaica and I said we will not force her to run for a country that she does not want to run for."
Simpson gave an example of when she was growing up, "she was just a track baby then, she used to write with her left hand and she used to gravitate to her left hand and her father used to try to change her, but I said 'no, put the pen down and let her pick it up and she will decide as a child growing up which hand she will use predominantly'."
As a doting mother Simpson said she would allow her only child to make her own decisions. "I won't interfere with her decisions as long as she won't damage or hurt herself, I will just support her and that was why I got the paperwork together for her when she decided to run for Jamaica."
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NetApp's Strategy and technology director has characterised today's CIOs as "brokers of services".
Mike Riley made the observation at data management vendor's NetApp SElevate event in Sydney.
"CIOs don't have time to launch a two-year project and recognise any type of RIO two years from now," he said.
Riley attributes this change the increased pace of innovation in the way services are consumed.
"You can embrace the fact that you are a broker of services and how to wrap your own corporate value around a service to propel your business, or deny it and let it become a drag on your business," he said.
The IT needs to remain agile, though Riley said it can not have veto authority over business decisions.
"We have to be in the room to execute on that instead of saying it will take 18 months to do," he said.
Short lifespan
In some cases, 18 months may not be enough for a CIO to see a project through.
According to Riley, the average life of a CIO is less than two years as they are "the only person in the boardroom to say 'no'."
NetApp also conducted research which found the majority of CIOs spent 70 per cent of their time on infrastructure "just keeping the lights on" and the rest on innovation.
Riley placed the figure even higher saying the CIOs he has interacted with claim they spend 95 per cent of their time trying to keep the lights on and the rest on new services.
Ideally the balance should be the other way around, and Riley said it is achievable.
One way is to invest in automation tools, though Riley describes it as a "great starting point" and an "instrumental part of the puzzle," but not an "end all be all."
"It's a place to start so that you can automate mundane, simple or repetitive tasks for your storage environment," he said.
Patrick Budmar covers consumer and enterprise technology breaking news for IDG Communications. Follow Patrick on Twitter at @patrick_budmar.


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*Warm and addicting comfort food alert! Cream of mushroom casserole (paleo, whole30, and dairy free). Layers of creamy sauce, cauliflower rice, herbed mushrooms, and lots of fresh basil! Made in minutes, then it's in the oven!
- 4 cups cauliflower rice
- 8 oz crimini mushrooms
- 1 cup chopped fresh basil
- 1 small red onion chopped
- 3 medium garlic cloves minced
- 1 can full fat coconut milk be sure to use full fat canned coconut milk (otherwise, it won't be thick and creamy). I use Thai Kitchen brand.
- 1 cup chicken broth or beef broth
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
- 1/4 cup tapioca flour
- 1-2 tablespoons Italian spice blend
- 1 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- fresh cracked pepper to taste
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- Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 8" square casserole baking dish with avocado oil.
- In a skillet, sauté the chopped onions and minced garlic in water or oil until soft.
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Mass. man accused of killing 81-year-old Farmington woman waives right to a jury trial
FARMINGTON, Maine (AP) � A Massachusetts man accused of killing an 81-year-old Maine woman has waived his right to a jury trial.
Juan Contreras of Waltham, Mass., told a judge in Franklin County Superior Court on Tuesday that he understood his rights to have a jury trial.
The Sun Journal (http://bit.ly/RzQAr9 ) reports the judge accepted the waiver and set aside five days for the trial sin November.
The 28-year-old Contreras has pleaded not guilty to the June 2011 stabbing death of Grace Burton in her Farmington home.
Police say Burton was stabbed 35 times. Before she died, she managed to call 911 and give police a description of her attacker.
Contreras is being held without bail. He was living in Farmington at the time of Burton's death.
Contreras was tied to the slaying through DNA.
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The Historic Motor Sports Association (HMSA) Sommet des Legendes was held July 10-12, 2015 at Circuit Mont-Tremblant in Canada. BMW and its famed CSL model were featured at this year's historic car race, the 11th edition staged on the 2.65-mile, 15-turn road course in the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec.
Formerly known as Saint Jovite, the demanding Circuit Mont-Tremblant has a proud history, opening in 1964 and twice hosting the Canadian Grand Prix of the Formula One World Championship. Additionally, the legendary Canadian-American Challenge Cup or Can-Am series produced a number of its most memorable contests on the circuit following its 1966 debut there, won by racing great John Surtees in a Lola T70.
In addition to a great selection of BMW CSL racers, other notable and interesting entrants at the 2015 HMSA Mont-Tremblant historic races included Russ Kempnich's 1984 Porsche 956C; Michael Malone's 1968 Porsche 908; John Goodman's 1972 Ferrari Sparling Special; Denis Bigioni's 1948 Talbot-Lago T26C; Doug Kurtin's 1972 Porsche 911 Carrera RS; Doug Mockett's 1976 Penske PC-4; Chris Locke's 1976 Lotus 77; Mogens Christensen's 1965 Wolverine Sports Racer; Robert Blain's 1967 Lola T70 Spyder; Pasqualino Cerasuolo's 1961 Dailu Mk I Bardahl Special and Nick Incantalupo's 1975 Osella PAS.
Similar to 2012, 2013 and 2014, Senior Photographer Dennis Gray also documented the 2015 historic races at Circuit Mont-Tremblant. We split up Dennis' images into two galleries. The first gallery starting below features our favorite images, all displayed in the full-width view of our website, while the second gallery and race results can be found on the last page of the article and gives a comprehensive view of all the photographs.
HMSA Sommet des Legendes 2015 – Featured Photo Gallery
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HEAT oven to 350ºF.
PREPARE cake batter and bake in 2 (9-inch) round pans as directed on package. Cool cakes in pans 10 min. Invert onto wire racks; gently remove pans. Cool cakes completely.
MICROWAVE chocolate and butter in small microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Cool 5 min. Meanwhile, beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Gently stir in COOL WHIP and crushed cookies.
PLACE 1 cake layer on plate, spread with cream cheese mixture. Top with remaining cake layer. Spread top with chocolate glaze; let stand 10 min. or until firm. Keep refrigerated.
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"Sure I can write down a bunch of stuff, record it, and call it a song but it wouldn't mean anything. Anybody can rhyme. It takes passion and dedication to not only connect with yourself but also with the people listening."
Check out the interview with Raww90s exclusively on Skilly Magazine Online.
Skilly: Where did this all start? Tell us about your journey in the entertainment business.
Raww90s: It all started when I was around 9 or 10 years old. My dad would always be playing music in the car, everything from Tupac to Luther Vandross. I was introduced to a variety of music from a young age and it only pushed me to be a better artist
What would be your biggest piece of advice for the young kids out there trying to do what you do?
Keep it up, you never know how far it will take you. Just believe in yourself and surround yourself with likeminded people.
What are some of the hardest challenges and tasks in your position?
Writing meaningful music and overcoming writers block. Sure I can write down a bunch of stuff, record it, and call it a song but it wouldn't mean anything. Anybody can rhyme. It takes passion and dedication to not only connect with yourself but also with the people listening.
We all know the entertainment business is very tough, but what do you find is the best way to promote and advertise your music?
Social media. Just keep putting yourself out there, you never know who may stumble across you.
Tell us about your city. How are the artists and the fans?
Roanoke VA, is a small city and everybody in it wants to leave, most people don't. They don't follow their dreams and they just settle. As far as the music scene there's a lot of raw talent. I just feel like everybody's trying to follow the newest trends instead of making their own. The fans only support you when you're popular. It's sad really.
Where do you see yourself a year from today?
Hopefully further than I am today. I just have to keep putting in the work and have faith in God and myself.
Who and what were your biggest inspirations? Who do you look up to in today's world?
My biggest inspiration are artists who aren't afraid to be themselves, artists who put passion and heart in their music. It just makes me want to go harder on the nest song I come out with.
How do you feel about the music coming out today? Do you like it?
It's catchy.
Where can we contact you and find you online?:
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Seattle Moving? Choosing a Moving Company
The stress of moving is only exasperated by adding a new city into the mix. Unless you're hauling everything yourself or abandoning all your worldly possessions, you're probably going to need a moving company to haul your stuff. Without experience with companies in your area, it can be difficult selecting the right company. Here are a few tips for choosing a moving company:
Check their References
If a company gets good references, they'll let you know. If they don't advertise them on their website, they probably don't have them. When was the last time a company tried to hide their good reviews? It's a bad omen, so beware the shady operators. If you can, ask around to your friends and coworkers in the area to see if they've heard any good things. Good word spreads fast, but so do bad words.
Are They Professional?
A lot of moving companies simply trudge through your house, grab your stuff, and get it to the truck as quickly as possible. Then they speed to your destination and plop it in your new place. They try to get things done as quickly and efficiently as possible to get onto the next job. PMC Moving stresses our professionalism, cleanliness, and high level of service. We use carpet masks and hardwood floor protections to ensure your surfaces are protected from accidental damage and dirt.
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If you're moving house and need to get rid of a lot of stuff before you move, does your moving company offer junk removal? What about pianos? And when you need new furniture delivered? PMC Moving offers all of these services and more – check out our other capabilities here!
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EU President expresses concern over Turkey arirstrikes in Kurdistan
President of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani on Thursday called on Turkey to abide by international law following news of Turkish airstrikes killing four civilians in the Kurdistan Region's border areas.
According to residents and local activists, overnight Turkish airstrikes killed four civilians camping in rural areas as part of Newroz celebrations in the Choman district of the Kurdistan Region, 160 kilometers northeast of Erbil.
A statement released by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) later expressed its concerns over Turkey's continuous targeting of Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) fighters on its border areas, urging the PKK to leave to prevent further civilian casualties.
Responding to a question from Kurdistan 24 correspondent Barzan Hassan during a press conference in Brussels, Tajani said the EU has always called on Turkey to follow international laws.
"Turkey is one of our interlocutors, but like all international subjects they are bound to respect international law," Tajani stated.
"We have always called for international law to be respected, and that includes for the capture of two Greek soldiers on the part of Turkey," he said, referring to two soldiers who strayed into Turkish territory by mistake. "We have called for them to be released very quickly."
The EU President also addressed Turkey's military offensive in Syrian Kurdistan's Afrin region, which has killed over 250 civilians and displaced thousands.
"I would remind [all the parties involved in the conflict] that there are human lives at stake; human lives which are coming to an end all too often for wars which don't have any sense," Tajani affirmed.