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Debunking The 'Wikileaks Puts Lives In Danger In Zimbabwe' Myth
from the political-operative deptWhile Wikileaks critics keep claiming that the site has "put lives in danger," it's never been able to back up those statements. Even Defense Secretary Robert Gates has admitted those claims (some of which he made early on) were not true. So it wasn't much of a surprise to see Wikileaks critics jump on the claims that the site had set back democracy in Zimbabwe, and potentially put one of the country's political leaders, Morgan Tsvangirai (an opponent to long-time leader Robert Mugabe, who effectively destroyed the Zimbabwe economy), in danger.
The issue is a US diplomatic cable revealing what Tsvangirai had told the Americans about Mugabe. The country's attorney general, who was appointed by Mugabe, quickly began an "investigation," suggesting that Tsvangirai was guilty of treason, and Mugabe has used the incident to attack Tsvangirai, which could lead to an abandonment of the already shaky coalition government, leading Mugabe to seize back more complete control.
There's no doubt that the situation in Zimbabwe is not great, but the anger towards Wikileaks is quite misplaced. The strongest article on the subject, which many people have been passing around, was published in The Guardian, by James Richardson, and blasts Wikileaks and Julian Assange for all the "damage" done in Zimbabwe.
The only problem? It wasn't Wikileaks who originally published that cable. It was The Guardian itself, who not only published the document prior to Wikileaks, but also admits that it, not Wikileaks or Assange, chose which cables to publish and when. It did alert Wikileaks to what it was going to publish, but the release and publication of this document was done by The Guardian -- the very same publication that Richardson then used to slam Wikileaks for supposedly being the one to create the problems in Zimbabwe. Oops.
Of course, Richardson is not a reporter. He's a well-connected political operative in the US, with ties to politicians who have been attacking Wikileaks. He ran online communications for the RNC during John McCain's presidential campaign. So it's pretty clear that there are ulterior motives in bashing Wikileaks, but it's quite ironic that he chose The Guardian as his publication of choice to do so, since they're actually the ones that broke the particular story. Will Richardson now write a similar piece suggesting The Guardian has blood on its hands?
Even more to the point is an analysis by Charles Homans, at Foreign Policy magazine, who notes that Mugabe has had it in for Tsvangirai for years anyway -- and that "Tsvangirai has been variously arrested, beaten, tortured, thrown from a 10th-floor window, and involved in a suspicious collision with a truck that claimed his wife's life" in just the last decade or so. The idea that this one leak is what really created problems in Zimbabwe is laughable. Mugabe has been plotting against this guy for ages, and would use any possible excuse to attack him again. The problem here is not Wikileaks. It's not The Guardian. It's an unstable country with a man in Robert Mugabe who likes to crush any political opposition. To try to pin that all on Wikileaks is beyond misleading and desperate. It's just plain deceitful.
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Average Life of US Mobile Phone is 18 Months
The mountain of unused phones will continue to rise as the number of phones have already eclipsed the number of clean toilets, and not all of those devices are being utilized. Love2Recycle's recent graphics shows that the average mobile consumer already owns two unused phones with only 11% getting recycled each year in the US. Click here to see the rest of the graphics:
Smartphones are creating their own e-waste epidemic, but what viable options are available? California's $230 million e-waste program is funded by California residents who pay $8 – $25 dollars in recycling fees when purchasing new monitors and television, but the program is inundated with fraud. The state has already rejected $23 million worth of fraudulent claims with an estimate of $30 of ineligible paid claims. To complicate matters, e-waste recycling is hazardous task that's typically exported to developing countries, prompting companies like Sony to work with e-recyclers who promises not to export e-waste.
Resale programs like Love2Recycle takes unused phones to developing countries where mobile technology is relatively new. However, most consumers will find out quickly that only newer iPhone models have great resale value. The easiest and least labor consumptive option is to send your unused phones to Amazon, but many may find better luck with Craigslist and eBay. A quick search on Google also reveals many websites dedicated to buying used cell phones so if you want your electronics to get the most life out of their hardware, it's best to send them off as soon as possible to another home.


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The very Establishment leaders busy castigating the BBC over the Jimmy Savile affair are now protecting paedophiles at large from the House of Commons to Sky News. Bullying the tv media is crass hypocrisy, and the media reaction thus far is a disgrace.
I think it might be time once again to inject some reality into the pursuit of paedophiles. People are getting confused, and I can understand why: after forty years of looking the other way while aimlessly walking about going lalalalalalaa, they are now only allowed to look or walk in one direction and go overhereoverthereeverythwhere. This is because the infernal simplification of the media is once more involved.
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PAM's licence to thrill – NHS England blog post from Professor Alf Collins
NHS England's National Clinical Advisor for the Personalisation and Choice Group delights in today's announcement that 37 sites, including Integrated Personal Commissioning sites, will receive Patient Activation Measure licences:
How engaged are people in managing their health and care?…was the title of a Health Foundation publication in 2005.
This followed from Sir Derek Wanless' 2002 report for Gordon Brown – who was then at the Treasury – that the very survival of the NHS depended on people being 'fully engaged' in managing their own health and care.
Subsequent to this landmark paper, a number of influential commentators including Chris Ham (now at The Kings Fund) and David Colin Thome (at the time a GP in Cheshire) went to America and saw how health management organisations were adopting evidence-based systems to rise to the challenge of long-term conditions.
Many were using the 'chronic care model' which had been developed in Seattle, and it seemed to work. On this basis, the model was adapted and introduced into the UK, and it became official UK policy in 2006 for people to be supported to manage their own health and wellbeing, that is, supported to self-care, and to be 'fully engaged'.
So, what demonstrable progress have we made over the last 10 years?
Well, Chapter Two of the Five Year Forward View reiterated the Wanless challenge, but to be perfectly honest, we don't know about progress because we haven't had a national metric to track patient engagement. So let's go back to that Health Foundation paper which looked at how engaged people were in 2005.
In that paper, the authors used a (then) new measure called the Patient Activation Measure. We now understand this to be the best measure of 'how engaged' people are in managing their health, if they live with long-term medical conditions. In 2005, the authors showed that around a third of our population have low or very low levels of engagement, in other words, low levels of knowledge, skills and confidence to manage their health. Because of this, there is a tendency for them to develop more and more long-term conditions, a worsening quality of life and for them to cost more than those who are more engaged.
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There a millions of reasons why Carob is so good for you, here is just a couple:
Carob found its way into a variety of cultures to serve many purposes. More recently we have discovered the reasons why carob is so prized as a health food.
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Mountmellick TYs' fashion extravaganza
Show TV and fashion personalities at Laois fashion and beauty event
Mountmellick Community School's entire transition year has joined forces to organise a ladies day out that will be one to remember.
The 47 TYs, led by teachers Patty Conroy and Amanda Coughlin, will hold a ladies 'fashion and beauty extravaganza' in the Heritage Hotel on April 10, featuring top Irish fashion names and enviable goodybags and prizes awaiting the lucky 300 ladies attending.
The students formed an event management company called BeauTY School, and used every ounce of their persuasive skills to enlist names like TV3's Xpose presenter Aishling O'Loughlin as host, RTE celebrity make-up artist Aimee Connolly to do a tutorial, and Laois fashion designer Heidi Higgins to showcase work.
On top of that they won support from national and local businesses to sponsor it, including Image magazine, Clarins and Bare Minerals.
"Everyone was superb. They used every connection they had, and learned how to format marketing letters, follow them up with calls, and cold call," said Ms Conroy.
There were jobs to suit everybody she said.
"While it is a ladies day, with female students and their mothers modelling, the lads have been brilliant on the phone, and selling tickets, packing the bags, and will usher on the day," she said.
The day begins at 11am, with the make-up tutorial, followed by the fashion show, then a hair tutorial by A&A Hair Studio, who will take a mother from the audience and restyle her.
The Heritage will serve a tasty afternoon tea.
Guests will each get a giftbag worth €20, packed with goodies and vouchers.
Lots of spot prizes also throughout the day, including a €500 hamper of hair products from A&A.
Preparation for the show had its roots in a mini company which made €1,600 profit last Christmas selling cribs and bird boxes.
"Each student had invested seed money of about €10 into that at the start of the year. They got back half of the profit, the other half was turned into a rolling investment into BeauTY School, We expect to make a profit in the thousands of euros. Half will go to events in the current TY programme, and half of it into next years, in the form of scholarships for students," explained Ms Conroy.
She thanked local businesses, including Jack and Cecil Carter for supplying sound.
"The support of the local community, as usual for Mountmellick, was absolutely fabulous, they were behind us 100 percent. It's going to be a great day," she said.
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'Cosford Flights of Fantasy' - an iconic sci-fi weekend
12th October 2012This November, the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford will be transporting its visitors back to the 60's and 70's with a weekend devoted to classic British sci-fi.
This brand new event, located in the Museum's National Cold War Exhibition, will display puppets and memorabilia from iconic science fiction shows created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson; with visitors having the unique opportunity to view puppets of much loved characters including the Thunderbirds, Joe 90, Steve Zodiac, the heroic pilot of Fireball XL5, Captain Scarlet and his evil nemesis Captain Black, and the Terrahawks, to name but a few.
These characters inspired the dreams of a generation of children when the sci-fi series were broadcast into family homes during the 1960's and 70's. Many of the well-known puppets on display are original studio puppets which will be shown exclusively for the very first time at this weekend event. Also on display are models, costumes, full sized vehicles and sets from the classic live action shows Space 1999 and UFO.
The 'Cosford Flights of Fantasy' event will be open to the public on 24th and 25th November from 10:00am. Admission is free of charge. For anyone wishing to take home a piece of memorabilia, trade stands will also be present with associated merchandise from these legendary shows.
In addition to the free exhibition, on Saturday 24th November three very special guest speakers will be holding talks and a question & answer session for a limited number of visitors. Taking place in the National Cold War Exhibition's bunker style Lecture Theatre, visitors will be able to meet Shane Rimmer, David Graham and Matt Zimmerman. Together these pioneering actors supplied the voices of characters including, Brains, Scott, Alan and Gordon Tracy, and Parker in Thunderbirds.
During the morning our guests will talk about their outstanding careers and give people an insight into what it was really like to be an integral part of these iconic shows. In the afternoon they will join forces for a Q&A session taking questions from the audience. They will then recreate some of the famous voices for which they are better known in a specially scripted live recording session. The morning talk starts at 10:30am lasting approximately 1 ½ hours and the afternoon Q&A session starts at 2:30pm lasting approximately an hour.
Admission to the talks and Q&A session on Saturday 24th November is strictly by advance ticket only and a limited number of spaces are available. Tickets cost £15.00 per person and are now on sale from the RAF Museum Cosford (not suitable for children under 5). To purchase your ticket over the phone please contact the Museum on 01902 376200. (Ticket price includes entrance to the special guest talk including meet and greet, Q&A session, a signed photo of Thunderbirds puppets at Cosford and a parking pass.) Viewing the exhibition is free of charge.
Entry to the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford is FREE and the Museum is open daily from 10am. For further details about the 'Cosford Flights of Fantasy' exhibition please visit www.rafmuseum.org or call 01902 376200.


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Viral Video Recap: Funniest Memes of the Week
Let's face it: There are tons of videos on YouTube — way too many for you to ever make it through them all. That's why we here at Mashable have created the Viral Video Recap, to ensure that you can keep up to speed with the best of the past week.
This week we finally find out if cats love Gangnam Style as much as humans do. The judges on X Factor didn't get quite what they expected when a 17-year old with lighting-bolt sideburns took the stage, and the iPhone 5 may be all the rage now, but YouTube brought us a super-advanced look at the iPhone 10.
A pig also helps out a goat friend at a petting zoo, a feat you'll have to see to believe.
Check out the video above for a full look back at this week's hits.
Have a favorite viral video of your own from the week? Tell us about it in the comments.


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Ecuador 05.02.2017 Barcelona SC vs. Macará The match was interrupted after 12 minutes when supporters (Barras Bravas) of Barcelona, began to fight among themselves. During the clashes were used smuggled knives, stones in barrels (one is visible in the fourth picture) and many other things. More than 40 people were injured, some seriously. The match was finished, without the fans, the …Read More »
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Here is the opinion of one Barcelona fan about who killed the atmosphere on the tribunes at Camp Nou. I wasnt sure where to post this article but its important to read what he says… some of those repressions are seen on many other stadiums in whole Europe. I'm a true Barça supporter (I'm from Barcelona, I go to ALL …Read More »


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There is a paradigm shift in the study of social movements and their relationship with the media. This is in no small part due to the emergence of the internet, which has highlighted an overlooked aspect of media: their function as organizing and coordinating mechanisms, rather than simply as public spheres or arenas of discourse.
It was in the end of the 1990s and in the beginning of 2000s when the greater popularization of the internet coincided with the birth of the Global Justice Movement that this shift became evident in both journalistic and academic accounts of the new movement.
For instance, as Naomi Klein put it in her 2002 book 'Fences and Windows',
"What emerged on the streets of Seattle and Washington was an activist model that mirrors the organic, decentralized, interlinked pathways of the internet' (p. 17).
In a paper written at about the same time, Sidney Tarrow, an influential social movements scholar, noted that the internet seems
"to constitute a social network (which is) remarkably similar to the reticular structure of social movements', so that 'it is only a short step to regarding the Internet itself as a form of organization" (2002: 15).
If the internet is set up as a 'network of networks' and the Global Justice Movement operates as 'a network of networks', the thinking went, then there should be a relationship between the two. However, conceptualizing this relationship in concrete terms and understanding empirically how it works has been a difficult task.
This is because for all the theories explaining the representation of social movements in the media, frameworks that help us conceptualize the role of the media as organizing mechanisms are scarce.
There are also few studies that allow us to see this role historically. A common criticism of scholarly work on social movements and the internet is that it is ahistorical and too celebratory of the power of new communication technologies. Yet for those scholars with an interest in the role of the media in the organizing processes of social movements, there very few historical studies we can base our research on. For example, there's limited research on the role of telephone trees in the organizational forms of the Civil Rights movement or of the influence of the telegraph (if any) on the spread and transnational coordinating structures of the communist movement [I am probably wrong about this – in fact, I hope I am – so please send your suggestions of relevant literature that I'm not aware of in the comments below].
The need becomes even more pressing now when discussions of Facebook or Twitter revolutions are filled with polarized views that either place the media in a very central position or disregard their influence altogether. Moving towards a more sober and nuanced analysis requires solid conceptual frameworks that link mediated communication with organizing structures and practices.
Klein, Naomi (2002) Fences and Windows: Dispatches from the front lines of the globalization debate. Flamingo.
Tarrow, Sidney (2002) 'The New Transnational Contention: Organizations, Coalitions, Mechanisms', Paper presented in the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, 31 August-1 September 2002.


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U.S. President Barack Obama met Thursday with the American hiker recently freed by Iran and the mothers of her two friends still being detained in Tehran.
The White House said Mr. Obama wanted to personally welcome Sarah Shourd back to the Untied States following her more than one year long detention.
Mr. Obama told Shourd, her mother and the mothers of the other two U.S. hikers that the occasion is "bittersweet" because Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal are still being held in Iran.
Iranian border guards seized the three U.S. hikers last year after Iran says they crossed from Iraq into Iranian territory.
Shourd was freed earlier this month on $500,000 bail. She told VOA that she and her two friends were victims of bad circumstances.
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Hi Crystal:
Just came upon your name and site here @ Civa Network and realized that you and I are both in the 'Touch, Anoint and Heal'... exhibition. Love your work and welcome !
Hi Crystal!
Welcome to the CIVA Network!
One of the reasons I joined CIVA is to connect with like-minded people with a passion for the arts and how it can touch a person's soul.
I took a peak at you portfolio and was inspired -- I want to start adding some mixed media work as I expand my portfolio. I especially like "Auld Lang Syne" -- I'm kind of a texture freak.
Here's a link to my web page/portfolio at CIVA (http://civa-artists.ning.com/photo/album/listForOwner?screenName=0wwvv4vpfz8l2).
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Are you looking for something to inspire or ignite your soul? Here is where you're going to find inspiration & quotes. If you are feeling the need to uplight your emotional well-being or just want to feel empowered after an exhausting moment, you have come to the right place.
Therefore, enjoy not only the visual aspects but the words (most by Lewis himself) on the Inspiration and Quotes page. Often, Lewis wrote his inspirations and quotes from personal experience or being a keen observer of life.
When you click on the picture, you will see the full-size version (for easy reading).
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On the top of the page on the right side of the screen and you will see icons to write a comment and share on your social media pages and with your friends.
I encourage you to let everyone know which inspiration are some of your favourites.
When you surround yourself with beauty, it makes you happy, right?
Think what can happen when your mind is filled with beautiful thoughts.
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If you expect your life path to be in a straight line, you may find yourself waiting for something to happen.
Diving time is always the right time. So enjoy what you're doing right now. Even if it feels like you're stuck.
Don't worry, you'll get there. Most likely not when you expect to, but when you're suppose to.
Be in the Presence!
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When wanting more clarity.... Get rid of the fear, doubt, insecurity & hatred because those things cause blindness.
Have courage & trust yourself. You will have crystal clear vision.
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Anjaneyulu Pentyala is about to be deported, having spent $23,000 coming to New Zealand and simply says: "I don't know what to do."
He is part of a group of student visa-holders served deportation notices because their India-based agent used fake documents - he says they didn't know.
They paid 1,000,000 rupees to come here and study - that's $23,000.
Their one-year IT and business courses have just a week to go. There will be no refund.
Mr Pentyala says returning home will bring shame on their families.
"If I return, I can't see my parents' face. They feel bad, and I too feel very bad - how can I show my face to them?" he says.
"They trusted me, and they spent a lot of money on me. How can I go back - seriously - I can't go like this."
Newshub has revealed India-based agents overwhelmed New Zealand authorities with fraud.
"The agent has done the wrong thing. Why are they blaming us. We can't do anything," Mr Pentyala says.
"We didn't do anything wrong. Those bloody people have done everything."
Hundreds of students are here illegally, but only a few are being deported.
Labour leader Andrew Little says the Government has been "turning a blind eye".
"There's no question, the Government knows this. They know that there are students who are coming here that are exploited and they have done absolutely nothing about that situation."
Student visas allow work for 20 hours a week, and a pathway to New Zealand residence.
Documents obtained by Newshub show the Government was warned about an exploitation issue two years ago, with a survey showing one in 10 students were working for less than the minimum wage.
But Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse said the system had been "beefed up".
"We have a very good international education product. It earns about $3 billion of export earnings for New Zealand and the purpose of coming here is to get a good education."
International education is a $3.3 billion industry but the integrity of the system is under doubt.
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[Growing Through Life] Episode 26-30 Finale Thoughts
Warning: Ending Spoiler!! [All my posts contain spoilers, but this is the ending, so an extra warning message ^__^]
- Raymond and Lai Ging finally get together in episode 26 =) These two are a fun bickering couple and I found it cute how even though Lai Ging said she wouldn't bother him again, she'd always be back by his side.
- In the scene where they got together, they had another argument when Lai Ging tried to make Damian remember Raymond was his son. Raymond yelled at her saying "It's none of your business-who are you to me anyway?" This situation happened to them so many times and as Lai Ging angry walks off, Raymond starts saying to himself "Yea, and then you'll walk away and faint somewhere again" XD (haha exactly what I was thinking!) Raymond then chases after her where he calls out "Ok! Let's get back together!" Lai Ging: "You said we never even dated, what do you mean get back together?" Raymond: "Well we never dated and you said to break up" XD I'm really happy for Lai Ging hehe Raymond returned the necklace to her, saying that even though he didn't initially intend to buy it for her, she liked it a lot and learned to treasure it- he realised she was the one who suited the necklace the most. She had never left him no matter what =)
- Damian eventually hands over the company to Bosco. Just as Bosco thought he had everything, Yiu Kwan re-appears and blackmails him with a video clip of him kicking Damian down the mountain. She wants Bosco to divorce Toby and be with her. As a result, Bosco starts having his affair with Yiu-Kwan and she's constantly there to break up Bosco and Toby by publishing a photo of her and Bosco kissing each other all over the magazines. Even after that, Bosco manages to make Toby forgive him and tricks Toby in putting all her shares in "Wing Hoi" to a Trust Fund- where Bosco ends up taking ownership- successfully owning "Wing Hoi" and revealing his true face!
- The final 2 episodes have been quite peaceful, which gives a sense of closure to the series. I felt there were a lot of life lessons they were trying to communicate to the audience
- The highlight of these episodes was watching Damian- his actions were very moving, especially the scenes he shares with Raymond and his family. He realised so much after his accident and I enjoyed the way he was passing on those lessons learned to his family.
- Raymond didn't do as much as I thought he would in these episodes leading up to the ending. I thought he'd turn evil or something xD but that didn't happen. His greatest character development is from losing his mother and trying to accept the truth that Damian was his father. His best scenes were definitely his crying scenes around episode 20. There wasn't any real confrontation between Bosco and Raymond but I'm glad Raymond wasn't dumb to trust Bosco again. His approach was very mature
- I loved how they gradually revealed that Damian had already regained his memories, but continued to pretend he didn't because he want to live in the happy moments 🙂 I loved Damian's character change and it makes me feel that his character is one who represents has "grown through life" the most. He learned to let go and to cared about the people around him. Damian also didn't want to make things awkward for Raymond so he continued to let him call him "uncle".
- I t didn't occur to me that even when Damian regained his memories, he actually could not remember the bit where Bosco kicked him down the mountain because he was already unconscious then. It was interesting that he was given hints from Yiu-Kwan (who thought he had already knew!) and he eventually tricks Bosco into thinking he remembers/have evidence! Damian was willing to give Bosco one more chance but unfortunately Bosco runs Damian over with a car!
- I thought it was pretty sad that Damian was killed 🙁 I was hoping it wouldn't happen since in the opening sequence we see Raymond and Damian walking along the beach together. The comforting thing was that Raymond called him "dad' before he died – he had won back his son and family…
- In the end, Bosco realised he had some form of liver cancer and Dominic gave up his life to save him. He made Bosco realise that his father loved him the most and eventually returns all his shares to Toby and giving in to the police that he killed Damian.
- At the end, we find out that Lai Ging has recovered and she and Raymond get married 🙂
- There's probably more thoughts I've missed out from above, happy to discuss more for those is interested. What did you guys think of the ending?
- Overall I really enjoyed the series and cast 🙂 Damian and Cecilia definitely stood out. I love Raymond's character <3 Happy that the characters are able to live on happily … 🙂
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Like the parts Hanson and Lai Ging start dating and propose; it's really funny that Lai Ging swallow the ring 🙂
The part where Ray finally called Damian "Dad" it was so touched.
I love the happy ending for Hanson and Lai Ging!!!
I thought the whole series was pretty good and I like Raymond and Damien. I was also very sad when he died as it would have been better if he lived. I disliked Bosco's ex girlfriend intensely and just can't understand how someone can be so cruel and nasty. Afterall he was a married man, what was the point of getting him back if he belonged to someone else. She was not even a good actress.
ahhh…first off, i have to say i feel like im starting to miss the show already 🙂 i will also miss watching fung almost everyday~ i cnt wait for an uninvited date to air~
im so happy that fung & ziqi got married and is expecting a child together 😀 its a good ending… i was so scared ziqi's tumour's gonna do her in~
as for bosco, i totally forgave him.. he really isnt such a bad person at heart and too bad it took his dad's life for him to change for the better
im so sad damien died… he had just started to really enjoy his life, without hate. i was wondering abt tat beach scene too! so it was used as part of fung's imagination :))
oh i wanted to ask does anybody know wats the difference between the mainland and the TVB version? cos mainland has 4 more eps… is there any edited scenes that v shd look out for?
i think that the "showtime" in mainland is shorter. thus, there's more episode?
This is how it works over here, in singapore.
I feel so fung deprived after finishing episode 30!
The series overall was awesome!! I didn't think the ending was rushed at all and i agree, it seems like it was trying to give out some lessons to the audience!
The part were Dominic and Albert died was sad and the part were Hanson finally called Damien 'dad' was so touching! I was so happy that he called him dad before he actually got killed.
I Love Hanson's and Lai King's happy ending and happy that they got a baby! 😀
I found the father and son scenes very touching. Damian and Raymond are really compatible. It felt that ultimately the show was focused on this relationship because it ended with the story about footsteps in the sand and how the father was always with the son in his life journey. It was sad that there weren't more moments that they could spend with each other after Raymond acknowledged Damian as father.
The ending for Bosco felt a bit rushed. If there was more, I might be convinced that he would turn over a new leaf. I think he owes Toby, Cecilia and Raymond a more heartfelt apology. He robbed them of their loved one, murdering him in cold blood so he should show more regret. I only see relief not remorse in his last conversation with Raymond while in jail so it wasn't enough for me.
Overall, I think the series deserves a lot more credit than the ratings show. Great acting from the 3 main leads in my mind (Damian, Raymond, Cecilia), it would have been so different if they had chose the wrong cast! Well written dialogue and meaningful story. I'll miss the show.
Ah niceee…well put together 🙂 It actually sounds like a good ending even though it feels cliched. From seeing the trailers I thought Raymond was going to turn "bad" at some stage, but I guess not XD Would've loved to see Raymond play a more important part in the story though.
Bosco is such a tool. I think men who uses woman are the worst!
Thank you for sharing these great thoughts on TVB dramas. I really enjoy 'Growing Through Life'. It is one of the best drama to come out from HK and Shanghai. A great cast and a fantastic story line about life and love in today's society. What is so interesting about this TV drama is the intriguing characters and the relationship between the Hoi and Chung families and the Corporate World. I quite enjoy the performance of Raymond Lam, Vionn Song, Bosco Wong and Damian Lau. You start to grow with the characters and feel the emotions and intensity that builds up as conflict develops along the way. Watching it on TVB at the moment and loving it…
In short, I enjoyed the acting from Damian, Bosco and Raymond. Unlike everyone else I feel weird about Cecilia. I think her acting is overacted at some places.
Overall I agree that the ending is rushed especially for Linus. The production team should've made him suffer more to give him justice for his wrongdoing so that the audience can forgive him.
i agree with u on cecilia. i think she's ok watching her before but her acting here is kinda.. i dont know, weird or something.. sometimes even the way she smiles.
i like dominic! i havent seen him in like a nerdy papa role before ;))
Finally finished watching GTL, I'm quite happy with the ending, it wasn't rushed compared to other TVB endings. One thing I don't like about the ending is how Lai King's tumour suddenly dissapears!
haha yea i find tat kinda too unrealistic.
It's really suck that TVB cut 4 ep out. I want to watch the missing ep. Could anyone help me please?!!! Thanks
the ending was sooo sad =[ soo sad damian and dominic dies, and bosco turns good again at least =[.
hi there
i want to know how the get the song when linus find the cd for hanson sister thanks
In jail, Bosco explained why he did not attend his father funeral, so that others people would come. I was convinced he changed.
Whatever faults, we had a great series.
Thanks for your thoughts. I enjoyed the series a lot more than I expected to. It was good to see a TVB show using more actual buildings/offices/homes to film in. Besides, how many more times do we need to see the same HK homes by the water double for wealthy characters' homes in a series? 🙂
I liked the bit where Damien died. They didn't make a big deal out of it so the scene seemed pretty relaxing, so it sort of gives us a chance to see the depth of the whole story. I like the 'simplicity' of it. It's somewhat sad, but at least Raymond called him 'dad' before he died.


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I store all my music on a network-attached storage device, rather than a drive on my computer. When I start foobar2000 it starts with nothing in the Album List - seemingly with nothing in the library. However after 10 mins or so the music all appears, which causes me to think foobar's reindexing it on every load (in fact I know it is from checking the console window).
Is there a way to get foobar to "remember" the music on there, and then resync silently on load? This is simply so I can start playing music from launch, rather than having to wait.


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Form an L with the hand. Touch the thumb to the forehead. Move the hand away from the forehead twice.
Beyer, Monica. 2006. Baby talk: A guide to using basic sign language to communicate with your baby. New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin.


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The idea of an Ottawa-area service for sexual assault victims originated with a small group of women in 1974. They discovered that there was no organization that helped women deal with these experiences. At that time in Canada, Rape Crisis Centres existed in Vancouver and Toronto. In Ottawa, support was solicited from police departments, hospitals, psychiatric clinics and community groups leading to the installation of a 24-hour crisis line at the Ottawa Women's Centre. The ORCC officially opened on December 15th, 1974.
In 1976 the staff at the ORCC included four full-time staff members and 40 volunteers. Today the staff at the ORCC consists of three full-time and eight part-time staff members, as well as various project staff. There are around fifty volunteers that work on the 24 - hour crisis line, provide public education activities and sit on our Board. The staff and volunteers also act as liaisons with the police, hospitals, lawyers and other social service resources.


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Editor's note: CNN Contributor Bob Greene is a bestselling author whose 25 books include "Late Edition: A Love Story" and "When We Get to Surf City: A Journey Through America in Pursuit of Rock and Roll, Friendship, and Dreams." He appears on "CNN Newsroom" Sundays during the 5 p.m. (ET) hour.
(CNN) -- What must it be like to step to the plate for your first appearance as a major-league baseball player and knock a grand-slam home run into the far reaches of the seats in Yankee Stadium?
Or to walk onto a National Football League field for the first time in your life, receive a kickoff while standing in the end zone, and return it 103 yards for a touchdown?
Very few people know that feeling-- the feeling of, against all probability, achieving magnificence on the very first try.
But Andy Griffith did.
When he died earlier this month at the age of 86, most of the obituaries and remembrances were centered on his role as the lovable, quietly wise Sheriff Andy Taylor in the long-running television series "The Andy Griffith Show." Which only made sense: that program, and that character, were so popular that when people hear Griffith's name, they almost automatically also hear in their heads the peppy, whistling theme music from the show. He, and the show, symbolized a sunny America that thrived on common sense and good intentions.
Yet, in the minds of some of us, Griffith's crowning achievement came at the outset of his career, the first time he appeared in a motion picture. The job he did was so stunning -- and so directly opposite in tone from the Sheriff Andy character that would later define him -- that watching the movie today is a revelation.
The movie was called "A Face in the Crowd." Those of you who have seen it are likely nodding your heads in appreciation right now; those of you who haven't are in for a treat. You thought you knew how good the guy was at his job? Just wait.
You won't have to wait long. As part of a tribute to Griffith's career, Turner Classic Movies is presenting a special airing of "A Face in the Crowd" Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET. TCM and CNN are corporate siblings, but I would be recommending "A Face in the Crowd" to you if I'd heard it was being screened in a church basement, or in the most rundown revival theater on some desolate downtown corner.
Released in 1957, the movie told the story of Larry "Lonesome" Rhodes, a drifter we first see in a rural Arkansas jail cell. He is interviewed by a small-town radio reporter played by Patricia Neal, and the film follows his rise to radio, and then television, stardom, and what eventually transpires. Griffith made audiences love him as the kindly Sheriff Andy of Mayberry; as Lonesome Rhodes, he had the courage as an actor to dare audiences to hate him.
You cannot take your eyes off him. In his May 29, 1957, review of the movie in the New York Times, critic Bosley Crowther wrote that screenwriter Budd Schulberg and director Elia Kazan had managed to "spawn a monster not unlike the one of Dr. Frankenstein."
And as you watch the first-time movie actor Griffith, Crowther wrote, "you know you are in the vicinity of someone who has white lightning for blood."
Budd Schulberg was on a remarkable three-year run at the time; between 1954 and 1957 he had a hand in three unforgettable movies about the dark side of American life: "On the Waterfront" with Marlon Brando, "The Harder They Fall" with Humphrey Bogart, and "A Face in the Crowd."
As laceratingly first-rate as Schulberg's writing and Kazan's direction were, the film would not have worked had the lead actor failed to be convincing as a person whose hungers were so self-centered and all-consuming that he would do anything and step on anyone to get what he wanted. Griffith pulled it off seamlessly: As you watch him, you understand how the smiling, aw-shucks, I'm-just-a-country-boy Lonesome Rhodes could cynically use the then-new medium of national television to become as powerful as the president, while privately holding his viewers in utter contempt. Griffith looms physically large, and his menacing grin springs from the screen; this is, at its core, a horror movie, and Griffith plays it as such from the first frame in which we see him.
The movie did only tepid business upon its release, and -- in retrospect, this is astonishing -- was not nominated for a single Academy Award. The next year Griffith starred in the amiable military comedy "No Time for Sergeants," and by 1960 "The Andy Griffith Show" was on network television and he was on his way to sweet, gentle fame, under blue skies and white clouds.
As America says goodbye to him, and to his worthy acting career, I hope -- especially if you have never seen it -- that you'll take the time to watch him in "A Face in the Crowd," filmed before his own face had become universally recognizable.
You'll not only be honoring his life.
You will be doing something that none of us, when given the opportunity, should ever pass up:
Witnessing greatness.
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ThanksgivingMiércoles, 12 Noviembre 2008
Most fruit and vegetables grow through the summer and are ready to bring in when autumn comes. This time is called the harvest. After the harvest, many people want to say thank you to God for all the food. There are church services called Harvest Festivals or Thanksgiving Services. There are lots of fruit, vegetables, flowers and loaves of bread in the church, and people sing special songs of thanks. These services started hundreds of years ago.
In September 1620, a group of English people called the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from Plymout, England across the Atlantic Ocean, in a ship called The Mayflower, to Cape Cod in North America. they went away from England because of their religion, and because they wanted land for their families. They wanted to grow food for themselves - not for other people. The pilgrims sailed - for sixty-six dangerous days - across the Atlantic Ocean. When they arrived, they called their new home New England, but they were not the first people to live there. The Indians were there first. Sometimes the Pilgrims fought with the Indians but they also learned a lot from them. The Indians showed them how to live from their new land, for example, and how to grow and cook new kinds of fruit and vegetables.
The first winter was difficult. Many of the Pilgrims died because it was very cold and they had little food. In the spring they started to grow food, helped by some friedly Indians, and in the autumn of 1621 they celebrated their first harvest.
The pilgrims wanted to give thanks, not only for the harvest, but for their new home, new life and new friends.
The date of Thanksgiving Day in the USA has changed three times, but it is now the fourth Thursday in November. Most American and Canadian families still have a Thanksgiving Day dinner with their family. They have turkey and autumn vegetables, and then pumpkin pie.
In the USA, there are a lot of big football matches on that day, so many people go to the games or watch them on television.
Canada is north of the USA, so the winter is longer and the harvest is earlier there. The date of Thanksgiving Day has changed more than once, but is now the second Monday in October. In Canada there is a Thanksgiving Day holiday and the traditional dinner is turkey and pumpkin pie - like in the USA.
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I recently tried to use the fill pattern with a graph builder figure I was working on. Now I can't see to remove it and it's showing up in other GB figures that I had not intended to use any fill patterns. This has turned into a bit of a nightmare.
Please if anyone has an idea of how to deal with this I'm all ears.
Right-cllick the legend for each level you want to change and select the solid pattern on the bottom right and press the OK button to apply your changes.
Hi Stan,
It appears that your drop down has a solid (no pattern) choice where I dont see that with mine. I found out inadvertently that to undo the pattern I need to click on the legend item in the graphic. So Im set, got it figured out, but thanks.
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What is the world's most perfect sporting event?
It's not the Super Bowl, that monstrosity of promotionalism and excess. It's not the Final Four, the Masters, the Olympics, the World Cup or any other overhyped, overcrowded spectacle where you park seven miles away, wait in line for 45 minutes to use the bathroom and need a pair of binoculars to discern which sport you're watching.
The world's most perfect sporting event is probably played on a college campus on a warm spring evening, under a powder blue sky with a cool breeze drifting in. It's played in a stadium that's packed to the brim but still accessible enough that you can ride your bike right up to the front gate. It's fast-paced, but not so frenetic that you can't stop and soak up the atmosphere.
Look, I'm not saying that a postseason softball game at Jane Sanders Stadium is the world's most perfect sporting event. I'm also not saying that it isn't.
I will say that, for pure aesthetic value, sports don't get much better than Oregon's 4-0 victory over Albany on Thursday. Weather-wise, it was one of those nights that makes the Oregon winter seem worthwhile. The game featured terrific pitching, timely hitting and a huge moment for a hometown kid. Also, it lasted 1 hour and 43 minutes.
Alas, it wasn't quite perfect. Albany got four singles off Miranda Elish, four more than she allowed in her perfect game earlier this season. After one of her 14 strikeouts, the Ducks threw the ball into right field. I think I saw a cloud at one point. Can you tell I'm searching here?
Speaking of perfection, there's Mike White's record in regional games. The Oregon coach is now 25-0, in large part because the Ducks are hosting in the NCAA Tournament for the seventh year in a row.
"Fortunately we haven't been to any other regionals in a long time," White said, "and I want to keep that way."
I'm not sure anywhere could match what the Ducks have. Oregon softball has become a model for what every college program should be: fun, fan-friendly and superbly talented. The Ducks don't draw the biggest crowds on campus, but they fill every seat in Jane Sanders Stadium with the most passion per capita of any fan base I've encountered.
It helps when the fans get to witness a fairy tale moment from a player who grew up watching these games from the stands. That's what they got when Lauren Burke, a year removed from starring at Marist, entered the game as a pinch hitter with two outs in the fifth inning.
Burke has been a part-time player during her freshman season, but White liked the look of her swing in practice this week and planned to find a spot for her in this regional. It paid off when Burke saw a fat pitch and lofted a two-run home run over the wall in right to double Oregon's lead.
"Lauren made me look pretty good with the home run," White said.
Whether it's his lineup or his pitching staff, White seems to have the magic touch. He guided the Ducks to the No. 1 overall seed behind a pair of aces, then added a possible third in Maggie Balint late in the season.
It's hard to see anyone beating the Ducks in this stadium, and certainly not twice. That leaves a handful of chances to watch them play before they make what seems like an inevitable return to the Women's College World Series.
I can't promise it will change your life, but if you enjoy sports, you really ought to see one of these games for yourself. It's a reminder that the biggest sporting events aren't always the best, and that on the right day a stadium with 2,500 fans can feel more electric than one with 25,000.
I guess it's true of anything that if you want to experience perfection, it's best to avoid the thing that everyone knows about, because the mere fact of everyone knowing about it takes away some of the charm. The world's best apple pie is probably served in some roadside cafe. The world's best song probably never made it on the radio.
Perfection in sports is subjective and completely in the eye of the beholder. It's the product of a bunch of factors — the weather, the setting, the competition — that come together in some magical way.
I'm not saying this is it. But I'm saying you could do a lot worse.


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Middle-earth: Shadow of War darkens our door
Tootle on your warhorn and coax your ghostpal back into body, as Middle-earth: Shadow of War [official site] launched overnight. Monolith's sequel to 2014's Shadow of Mordor brings more open-world action with orcs to antagonise, fortresses to capture, limbs to hack off, baddies to enslave (ikr?), faces to fill with arrows, spooky ghostpowers to learn, and a sexy spider to puzzle over. The sequel also expands the 'Nemesis' system which builds relationships with NPCs and changes how they react to you. This is great, Leif Johnson said in his Middle-earth: Shadow of War review:
"Time and time again, I loved seeing how they reacted to my actions. I'd ride past a huddle of orcs on my caragor, and Olrok the Sadistic would shout out that caragors don't frighten him. I'd slice the arms and legs off one defeated captain, and Hûra the Amputator would pop up behind me in an ambush, telling me he could do it better and was ready to prove it. I'd find orcs who'd taunt me for my reliance on ranged combat. I may have been a ranger sharing a body with a grumpy elf, but moments like this make Shadow of War feel oddly real."
He was well into it, though not wholly pleased with its disregard for Tolkien's books. And as for those microtransaction loot crates, whose presence is gross in a singleplayer game? They are at least, Leif insists, entirely unnecessary:
"But never once did I spend 'real' cash on a loot box, save to see what happened for the review. (It was crap, honestly.) Never once did I feel the need. I had over 40 legendary weapons and armor pieces at the end. So again, what's the point? The very fact that I've written all these words to show that's it's not so bad in Shadow of War demonstrates how thorny the issue is and why it probably shouldn't have even been implemented in the first place. Yet as we already know from the news of players spending billions on loot boxes and similar items in Blizzard games, someone's going to buy this stuff.
"Shadow of War's approach doesn't seem so much predatory to me as misanthropic. It merely makes it easy to get stuff that's already easy to get, and that, ultimately, is what leaves a sour taste in my mouth."
Less of this nonsense please, publishers.
Middle-earth: Shadow of War is out now for Windows on Steam, priced at £45/€60/$60.


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TWO men had to be rushed to hospital on Saturday morning when a fire threatened to rip through a Whitley flat.
One of them was treated for cuts to his hand after he broke a window in his ground floor flat in Milman Road to reach flames with a fire
Firefighters then had to rescue the second man, an asthma suffer, using breathing apparatus after he became trapped in a flat on the top floor of the same building.
Investigators believe a smouldering cigarette may have sparked the blaze that severely damaged one room of the flat.
Sub-officer Simon Jefferies said: "He realised that his lounge was on fire so he got out of the flat and he punched a window from the outside to get an extinguisher to it."
The Caversham Road crew were called to the blaze just before 2am but had to struggle against parked cars in the area to reach the fire.
Sub-officer Jefferies added: "We were hampered by the double parked cars in the street.
"It took us considerably longer to get to the incident than normal and in other circumstances it could have proved fatal."


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Sony recently made some important announcements about the PS4 at the Gamescom trade fair in Cologne, Germany. The company confirmed the console's whopping sales growth, unveiled a slate of impressive exclusive games, and introduced a new feature that allows players to "share" games.
Let's take a look at what these announcements reveal about the future of the top eighth generation console.
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10 milion units sold
Sony revealed that it had sold 10 million PS4s since last November. That makes the PS4 Sony's fastest selling console ever -- the original PlayStation took over two years to cross 10 million, while the PS2 and PS3 both took over one year. That also keeps the PS4 far ahead of Nintendo 's Wii U, which has sold 6.8 million units, and Microsoft 's Xbox One, which has sold 5 million.
Sony's PS4 gained an early advantage over the Xbox One due to its price. The PS4 debuted at $399, while the Xbox One cost $499. The Kinect, which was responsible for that $100 price gap, was intended to be the control hub for the console, but it never felt like a required peripheral. Microsoft eventually removed the Kinect in May to lower the price to $399, then launched several bundles including Titanfall and Forza Motorsport 5 to boost sales. However, those efforts failed to help Microsoft gain much market share against the PS4.
The Wii U, on the other hand, is still an unpredictable competitor. Although many analysts believed that Nintendo would eventually axe the Wii U, it mounted a late comeback after Mario Kart 8 , and might gain even more momentum with Super Smash Bros. Wii U , Hyrule Warriors , and new Amiibo figurines.
Therefore, 10 million is a solid sales figure, but it's hardly a declaration of victory -- Nintendo's Wii only topped the seventh generation console race after selling 101 million units.
New exclusive games
Sony announced four new exclusive games at Gamescom -- Bloodborne , Until Dawn , Wild , and a new Silent Hill game. A fifth game, Hellblade , will launch on the PS4 before other platforms.
Bloodborne is a new RPG. Until Dawn and Silent Hill are survival horror titles. Hellblade is an action adventure game from Ninja Theory, which previously created Heavenly Sword and DmC: Devil May Cry . Wild comes from Rayman and Beyond Good & Evil creator Michel Ancel, who boldly declared that the open-world game will be the size of Europe .
Beyond console exclusives, Sony will bring the PC survival horror hit DayZ to the PS4. Media Molecule will also launch a PS4 version of its PS Vita title, Tearaway , next year.
Sharing games
Sony also introduced Share Play, which allows players to share games online with friends who don't own the game. It also lets a player take control of a single-player game to remotely assist a friend. Share Play will be added with the PS4 system update 2.0 this fall, and will be available to players with PlayStation Plus subscriptions ($50 per year).
Share Play expands Sony's dream of gamers playing one game on multiple screens, as seen with PS Now . Yet it's also a throwback to an older business model of "spawning" copies of games. Blizzard did this since the old days of RTS (real-time strategy) games -- if four people wanted to play StarCraft , for example, only one disc was needed. The other three players simply installed "spawn" copies, which could only play the multiplayer mode with the host. The idea was that those three other players would be more inclined to buy the game as well after playing it with friends.
The biggest drawback of Share Play is that it is only allowed over a local connection. This likely isn't due to bandwidth limitations. Instead, Sony probably doesn't want Share Play to interfere with PS Now, which is currently in a price-testing beta, since it might eventually add PS4 rentals to the cross-platform cloud service in the future.
The Foolish takeaway
In conclusion, Sony's outline for the future of the PS4 at Gamescom strongly builds upon its previous presentation at E3. The company intends to capitalize on its position as the market leader with a steady stream of exclusive games and new sharing features that integrate well with its PS Plus, PS Now, and Remote Play strategies.
Strong sales of PS4 hardware helped revenue at Sony's Game & Network Services business surge 95.7% year-over-year to $2.55 billion last quarter. The business also posted a profit of $43 million, compared to a loss of $16 million a year earlier. If Sony maintains its disciplined approach to expanding the PS4 ecosystem, the segment's top and bottom lines will continue expanding along with the PS4's lead over the Wii U and Xbox One.
Leaked: Apple's next smart device (warning, it may shock you)
Apple recently recruited a secret-development "dream team" to guarantee its newest smart device was kept hidden from the public for as long as possible. But the secret is out, and some early viewers are claiming its everyday impact could trump the iPod, iPhone, and the iPad. In fact, ABI Research predicts 485 million of this type of device will be sold per year. But one small company makes Apple's gadget possible. And its stock price has nearly unlimited room to run for early in-the-know investors. To be one of them, and see Apple's newest smart gizmo, just click here !
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PTT presents Texas Chicken in Thailand
Jul 13, 2015
PTT's retail marketing group is launching Texas Chicken® in Thailand and introducing the best fried chicken and biscuits in the world to Thais.
Recently Mr. Sarun Rungkasiri, PTT Plc Chief Operating Officer, Downstream Petroleum Business Group, presided over the signing ceremony of the Texas Chicken brand franchise agreement between Mr. Chavalit Punthong, PTT Plc Senior Executive Vice President, Oil Business Unit, and Mr. Zack A. Kollias, Executive Vice President International Operations, Texas Chicken®. The agreement involves the franchise of Texas Chicken as Thailand consumers' latest fried-chicken dining option.
Mr. Punthong said Texas Chicken® — a top-Three popular fried-chicken brand worldwide—is supported by over six decades of culinary experience and reputation for quality, larger portions, and popular taste in many countries. Its diverse menu, honey-butter biscuits, 12 hours marinade process with hand-breaded cooking technique for the Original and Spicy Chicken yield a crunchy but not greasy taste.
Warmly welcomed by consumers in many countries, Texas Chicken® is now found at 1,650 locations in 23 countries worldwide. Besides, it is the best-known brand in the quick-service restaurant group selected by PTT as a new option for Thai connoisseurs. Thailand's maiden Texas Chicken® restaurant will be launched later this year, and PTT's goal is to launch no fewer than 70 restaurants within 5-10 years in Shopping malls, Community malls, and PTT's service stations nationwide.
Mr. Kollias said "As one of the world's leading companies, our new international franchisee is incredibly well respected within the region and ideally positioned to bring guests the Texas Chicken® experience. We are looking forward to working together to create something truly special for this market."
"To meet the needs of our customers and consumers, PTT is committed to developing a complete range of quality products and services through sensible, fair prices, and quality while striving for maximum customer satisfaction. Texas Chicken certainly fits this description of quality cuisine brought to Thai consumers by PTT as a novel experience," Mr. Punthong concluded.
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Ensemble Travel Group has announced the results of its 2016 Board of Directors election. A total of 4 directors were elected by Ensemble members, 2 from Canada and 2 from The U.S.
Daryl Silver, President & General Manager, Continental Travel Group, Winnipeg, was elected as a new member of the board. David Harris, President & Owner, Orion Travelinx, Burlington, was reelected for another term.
The Ensemble board is responsible for providing input on key strategic initiatives and programs and to support the Ensemble network of preferred partners. The organization says board members guide the overall direction, strengthening and leveraging Ensemble's position in the marketplace.
"Whether it's through casting their vote or serving on the board or on other committees, Ensemble members clearly do have a strong voice in guiding the success of our organization," said Lindsay Pearlman, Ensemble Co-President. "We want to congratulate our new directors and especially thank Philip Houde of Winnipeg's River East Travel & Cruise Centre who is rotating off the board, for his insights and dedication."
There are several other Canadians currently serving on the Ensemble board, including Barbara Crowe, Ixtapa Travel, Saskatoon; Robert Durant, W.D. World Travel Ltd., Vancouver; Sanjay Goel, Cruise Connections Canada Ltd., Vancouver and Terri Jo Lennox, Travel Time Inc, Calgary.


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May is National Preservation Month! To celebrate, team members from our historic studio share their insights to questions like: What is the purpose of historic preservation? Why should developers prioritize the reuse of old buildings? What are the biggest challenges facing historic preservation today?
Continue reading to learn answers to those questions and more, including a paranormal experience.
Elizabeth Corbin Murphy, FAIA
What role does technology play in preservation?
Technology is essential to any current practice. The trick is to use the technological tools and not let the tools run the project. When we consider buildings constructed in another era, we must consider the technology of that time in order to best understand how the materials work and to understand the capacity of the structure itself.
Alice Sloan, Associate AIA
Historic Preservation Specialist
How did you end up specializing in historic preservation?
My parents instilled a love of history in me from a very young age. I grew up vacationing in the southern United States touring historic sites and battlefields and developed an appreciation of historic homes in particular.
What is your historic place to visit?
Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens is my favorite Akron historic landmark. I could live there as a servant a la Downton Abbey and be fulfilled in life.
What do you think is the purpose of historic preservation?
Historic preservation of significant buildings and places holds a tangible link to the past that allows us to see the work of our ancestors.
What can we learn from tragic burning of the Cathedral Notre Dame Paris?
Thorough documentation in the form of photographs and measured drawings is essential for our most significant buildings. 3-D laser scanning and photogrammetry should be utilized.
Brian Broadus, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Senior Project Director
How did you pick up the practice of architecture in historic preservation?
I grew up in a working-class city just beginning to commercially and culturally exploit the remnants of its grand patrician past.
What is the project you're most proud of?
I restored an 1844 Greek Revival church (Thomas Ustick Walter, architect) after it burned.
What role does technology play in preservation?
Technology more and more accurately maps and measures historic resources. Much of architectural conservation is removing old repair materials that are incompatible with the original ones.
What's the most interesting story you uncovered about a project that you worked on?
An infirmary from 1858 led me into scientific literature surrounding the miasma theory of disease and taught me about Florence Nightingale and the origins of professional nursing.
I also bumped into the last known photograph of Edgar Allen Poe and the man who took it.
What are the biggest challenges in preservation today?
Preservation establishes something as definitely past—conserving it would not otherwise be necessary. Preservation likewise exists to reveal a landmark's continuing beauty, utility, and relevance.
Sean Stewart
Interior Design, Preservation
What is the project you are most proud of and why?
The project that I am most proud of is the Faber Building in Wooster, OH. This was the first project I got to work on when I started out as an intern.
What is your favorite historic place to visit?
My favorite historical places that I have visited was either Athens, Greece, or Florence, Italy. In Athens, I was able to visit the Acropolis and see the Parthenon.
What do you think is the purpose of historic preservation?
The purpose of Historical Preservation is to preserve sites, structures, or districts that had an impact on history. To me, it is the practice of preserving and rehabilitating old historic structures so that they are economically stable in today's world.
Why should developers prioritize the reuse of old buildings?
Developers should prioritize the reuse of old buildings because of the potential opportunity of State and Federal Historic Tax Credits that help with the cost of rehabilitating an old building.
Dalton Kline
Interior Design, Preservation
How did you end up specializing in historic preservation?
History has always had a special place in my heart. From a very young age, my imagination was sparked by tangible interaction with history. Touch, sound, sight and smell allow you to experience the physicality of history.
What is your favorite historic place to visit?
It's a tie between New Orleans and the basement of any historic building. I love New Orleans because it is a true blending of dissimilar and potent cultures.
I love basements because they are often the last thing altered in a historic building. So, that means that they are often the closest thing to original left in a building. Basements are dirty, cold, damp and dark. It's the absolute best place to go.
Have you ever had a paranormal experience working on a project?
A Perspectus project? No. Thank goodness. However, I was on a ghost hunt in Americas' oldest city when my husband captured something otherworldly.
What do you think is the purpose of historic preservation?
To preserve history to ensure the survival and growth of our heritage.
What is your vision for the future of the historic preservation movement?
I envision that as a society, we learn to appreciate historic things as they are. This holds very true for our historic built environment. I hope that as we progress, people value the importance of our historic buildings, and become advocates to retain them in an appropriate way.
Why should developers prioritize reuse of old buildings?
Because age is an asset, not a hindrance. Viewing age as a hindrance makes for terrible design and a disappointing life.
What can we learn from tragic burning of the Cathedral Notre Dame Paris?
Regret only goes one way. Once something is destroyed, it cannot be re-obtained. The tower will never be the same. The major question circulating now is whether the tower be built as it was, or it becomes something new. It is most important to remember what piece of heritage this holds for the area.
Martha Ross, RA
Senior Project Director
What is your favorite historic place to visit?
Copenhagen as the city has maintained most of its historic fabric by re-purposing the interiors and by doing so has maintained the character of the city from the past but promoted the usefulness of the city for the present.
What is something new you learned this week?
A Johnson Glass House + a Wright Overhang + a 1960's Fleischman school entrance does not = a compatible addition to a 1889-1922 building!
Why should developers prioritize the reuse of old buildings?
Coming from a 'new-build' architectural background, the reuse of old buildings provides two main positive objectives. The first is a maintenance of a sense of place – the comfort of time past in a present functional location allows a level of well-being and understanding for current and future inhabitants.
What can we learn from the tragic burning of the Cathedral Notre Dame Paris?
As sad as it was to watch the Cathedral tower and roof burn, the opportunity for today's designers to now revisit this cathedral's aesthetics, structure and form will lead to a better understanding of historical structures across the architectural community.


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U.S. Alleges Inside Traders Used Spycraft
Federal authorities have arrested three men in connection with an insider-trading ring that involved a complex process of relaying privileged information from a notable law firm to brokers who executed the trades. WSJ's Jennifer Smith discusses her page one story on MoneyBeat.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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