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The Holodeck On Your Head: A Virtual Media Studio
I was asked to give the Closing Keynote for the 2013 Audio Engineering Conference this week at Javits in NYC. The convention drew over 18,000 attendees. For my topic I selected "The Future of Audio Production 2020-2050". Added: CNET reported here. I spoke about the demise of "physical" post-production. The lecture was accompanied by around forty proprietary research graphs, not included here. By 2050, perhaps even as early as 2030, I showed (with extensive data) that most media post-production will be performed in virtuality, where every functional piece of equipment — every knob, fader, switch, and patch point — will be visible and controllable entirely in virtual space. This paradigm will encompass film editing, sound and music editing, game production, mixing, mastering, and just about any type of aural-visual post-production and delivery. By 2040, we'll have mostly abandoned the mouse. Physical touchscreens will be largely obsolete. There will be far fewer physical media objects — such as external audio monitors, keyboards, trackballs, personal desktop video monitors, and so forth. Save for a quiet room, a comfortable chair, and innocuous motion trackers, the physical "production studio" will largely be a thing of the past. Certainly, a number of "legacy hardware rooms" will still exist, but they will be dying curiosities. Bottom line: we have moved from a desktop-culture to a hand-held culture, and now we are moving from a hand-held culture to a head-worn culture. Physicality will be replaced with increasingly sophisticated head worn immersion devices. Most of these basic changes will be well in place by 2035. And by 2050, head-worn audio and visual fully-spherical realism will be nearly indistinguishable from real-space. Audio will be mixed for a true three-dimensional sound space (in fact, we are doing this now). Visual production will require three axes of reality (also happening today). During this transition, perhaps the only remaining piece of CEH (clunky external hardware) will be sub-woofers, which cannot be emulated with a headworn device. By 2025, today's emerging object-oriented 3D audio environments (Atmos, Neo, Auro, etc.) will be commodity delivery formats. By 2025-2030, head motion tracking and hand gestural tracking will also be inexpensive, matured commodities. A single desktop computer in 2050 will be equivalent to roughly 10 billion human brains working in parallel, so media processing power is no longer a bottleneck. The 2050 Internet will be hosting roughly 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 bits of data, per second (10 sextillion bits/s). Production and post-production studios of 2030-2040 will give us our familiar working tools: mixing consoles, outboard equipment, patch bays, audio and visual monitors … or their real space DAW equivalents. The difference is that all of this "equipment" will live in virtual space. When we don our VR headgear, anything we require for media production is there "in front of us" with lifelike realism. It's a Holodeck on your head. Headworn reality. Matured gestural control (2030-2035) allows us to reach out and control anything in the production chain. Efficiency will be improved with scalable depth-of-field. Haptic touch (emulated physical feedback) will add an extra layer of realism (2030-2040), but it's probably not necessary for media production emulation. Anything in the virtual room can be changed with one voice or gestural command. Don't like the sound of that Neve 8086 console? Install the Beatles EMI Abbey Road console. A ten second operation. But why stop there? Let's dream bigger. Call up a complete AI symphony orchestra that fills your immersive vision stage. Call up a great concert hall (let's try the Concertgebouw. Hmm, that's a little too swimmy. Let's try Boston Symphony Hall). Add a 200 voice choir. Add Yo Yo Ma soloing with his carbon fiber cello. You're there in front, conducting and refining the orchestra with gestural and voice commands, making refinements to the score and performance, until it becomes exactly as you want it. We achieve a complete Virtual Audio Workstation, or more precisely a Virtual Media Workstation which can be tailored to fit any creative production goal. The future of audio, music, film making, game design, TV, industrial apps — any creative media construction, from inception to post-production — becomes truly boundless and limited only to our imagination. Personally, I dream about being able to think of music directly into a recording system: a non-invasive brain-machine interface. It turns out that this dream is moving from science fiction to reality (link, link, link). And if we assume a two-year doubling period for cortex sensing resolution, by the early 22nd century our non-invasive brain interfaces will be about 20 orders of magnitude more powerful than today. But will that give us the ability to think music and visual art directly into our computers? Or does it simply blur the line between our brains and our computers, so that the entire paradigm of augmented thinking and collective knowledge is radically shifted? At that point … when we have billions of devices globally networked, and each device is trillions of times smarter than the combined intelligence of all humanity … what will our species become? What will our collective thought processes look like? Personally, I think these kinds of paradigm-shifting social questions are coming sooner than we may realize. And I think there's both great promise and great risk with the technologies that are emerging. Or as my wife reminds me before my lectures, teach them that the heart is always more important than our technology. Or as Bryan Stevenson said, "we will not be judged by our technology, intellect, or reason. Ultimately, the character of a society will be judged not by how they treat the powerful, but by how they treat the poor." Nevertheless, somewhere in the future, we will create human-to-machine interfaces that respond and adapt directly to our personal imagery and creative ideas; so that one day just about anything we can imagine will become our art. Millennia Media,


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It might have been said that there he was only protecting his own. From the first he had been admitted to live in the intimacy of the family of the hotel-keeper who was a countryman of his. Old Giorgio Viola, a Genoese with a shaggy white leonine head -- often called simply `the Garibaldino' (as Mohammedans are called after their prophet) -- was, to use Captain Mitchell's own words, the `respectable married friend' by whose advice Nostromo had left his ship to try for a run of shore luck in Costaguana.
The old man, full of scorn for the populace, as your austere republican so often is, had disregarded the preliminary sounds of trouble. He went on that day as usual pottering about the casa in his slippers, muttering angrily to himself his contempt of the non-political nature of the riot, and shrugging his shoulders. In the end he was taken unawares by the out-rush of the rabble. It was too late then to remove his family, and, indeed, where could he have run to with the portly Signora Teresa and two little girls on that great plain? So, barricading every opening, the old man sat down sternly in the middle of the darkened cafe with an old shot-gun on his knees. His wife sat on another chair by his side, muttering pious invocations to all the saints of the calendar.
The old republican did not believe in saints, or in prayers, or in what he called `priest's religion'. Liberty and Garibaldi were his divinities; but he tolerated `superstition' in women, preserving in these matters a lofty and silent attitude.
His two girls, the eldest fourteen, and the other two years younger, crouched on the sanded floor, on each side of the Signora Teresa, with their heads on their mother's lap, both scared, but each in her own way, the dark-haired Linda indignant and angry, the fair Giselle, the younger, bewildered and resigned. The Patrona removed her arms, which embraced her daughters, for a moment to cross herself and wring her hands hurriedly. She moaned a little louder.
`Oh! Gian' Battista, why art thou not here? Oh! why art thou not here?'
She was not then invoking the saint himself, but calling upon Nostromo, whose patron he was. And Giorgio, motionless on the chair by her side, would be provoked by these reproachful and distracted appeals.
`Peace, woman! Where's the sense of it? There's his duty,' he murmured in the dark; and she would retort, panting:
`Eh! I have no patience. Duty! What of the woman who has been like a mother to him? I bent my knee to him this morning; don't you go out, Gian' Battista -- stop in the house, Battistino -- look at those two little innocent children!'
Mrs Viola was an Italian, too, a native of Spezzia, and though considerably younger than her husband, already middle-aged. She had a handsome face, whose complexion had turned yellow because the climate of Sulaco did not suit her at all. Her voice was a rich contralto. When, with her arms folded tight under her ample bosom, she scolded the squat, thick-legged China girls handling linen, plucking fowls, pounding corn in wooden mortars amongst the mud outbuildings at the back of the house, she could bring out such an impassioned, vibrating, sepulchral note that the chained watch-dog bolted into his kennel with a great rattle. Luis, a cinnamon-coloured mulatto with a sprouting moustache and thick, dark lips, would stop sweeping the cafe with a broom of palm-leaves to let a gentle shudder run down his spine. His languishing almond eyes would remain closed for a long time.
This was the staff of the Casa Viola, but all these people had fled early that morning at the first sounds of the riot, preferring to hide on the plain rather than trust themselves in the house; a preference for which they were in no way to blame, since, whether true or not, it was generally believed in the town that the Garibaldino had some money buried under the clay floor of the kitchen. The dog, an irritable, shaggy brute, barked violently and whined plaintively in turns at the back, running in and out of his kennel as rage or fear prompted him.
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County: Mineral
Age: 83
Our client had to leave her residence to live in an apartment complex that could meet her health needs. She was assured by management that since her move was due to medical necessity, she would not face any penalties. She provided the apartment management with the appropriate notice, including a letter from her physician stating she requires 24 hour assistance. However, after moving, she received a letter from the apartment management that she owed back rent, a penalty fee for early termination, and charges for repairs. I contacted the managing company and provided them with the letter she got from her doctor. The managing company reviewed her case, recognized their error, and dropped the charges for the early termination and back rent. The client recognizes the need to pay for the repairs.


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Rough & Ready Lumber, a family-run, 92-year-old company, announced today that it is reopening its small-diameter log mill, bringing 67 much-needed jobs back to Southern Oregon. Ecotrust CDE, a subsidiary of Ecotrust, is directing federal and Oregon New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) resulting in net cash of about $4 million to reopen the shuttered mill. Business Oregon is providing a $1 million loan with flexible terms to aid in the refinancing and upgrade of the mill.
Citing uncertain supply from surrounding federal forestlands, Jennifer and Link Phillippi, third-generation owners of Rough & Ready, closed their conventional sawmill in April 2013. The closure put 85 people out of work in an already distressed area of Josephine County, where the poverty rate has reached at least 30% and unemployment at least 15% in recent years.
In addition, the loss of sawmilling capacity previously provided by Rough & Ready's mills had significant impact on private and public landowners, who were forced to sell pine logs at far lower prices.
The region also has an acute need for a small-diameter mill and a cogeneration plant to support forest management plans designed for fire risk reduction and other forest health measures.
With the New Markets Tax Credit infusion, Rough & Ready will reopen its small-diameter log mill, returning 67 permanent direct jobs, spurring much needed economic stimulus throughout the region, and re-establishing the only operating sawmill in the county.
"Maintaining mill infrastructure is critical to the health of forests and communities of rural Oregon," says Bettina von Hagen, Managing Director of Investments and Community Engagement at Ecotrust CDE. "Without local mill infrastructure to process logs, thinning of private and public forests – urgently needed to restore forest health and reduce fire risk – is not commercially viable. This new financing will allow Rough & Ready to reopen and upgrade its small diameter mill, providing infrastructure for forest management and much needed jobs now and in the future."
Without NMTC financing, Rough & Ready planned to auction off the shuttered mill's equipment. With this much-needed capital injection, the company will be able to modernize the mill, to make it more efficient and productive. The upgrades will allow the company to better process smaller diameter logs, an approach better aligned with the region's wood supply and an emphasis on thinning forests for improved health.
"Our family is excited to turn a new page in our company's history and bring back an upgraded mill," says Rough & Ready owner Jennifer Phillippi. "Rather than avoiding risk and auctioning off the mill, we decided to analyze manufacturing opportunities and design a mill that better fits the local wood supply and political climate. Our roots in the community we treasure have driven us to pursue a revitalization of the sawmill. Significant support from Ecotrust and the Governor gave us the confidence and ability to move forward."
She added: "The Illinois Valley community needs a lift, and by leveraging this new financing, we can get people and forests back to work."
George McKinley, executive director of the Southern Oregon Forest Restoration Collaborative, says: "Forest restoration that reduces the risk of fire and improves forest health is a great thing. To accomplish those goals, we need viable forest products businesses like Rough & Ready. Having their improved small-log mill back online is welcomed."
New Markets Tax Credits program delivers much needed economic stimulus to Oregon's distressed rural communities
The federal New Markets Tax Credit program, established by Congress in 2000, promotes investment in underserved communities by allowing taxpayers to receive a 39 percent credit against federal income taxes over seven years for making equity investments in community development entities such as Ecotrust CDE, which in turn make investments in qualifying businesses. In 2012, Oregon approved a companion state NMTC program, also called the Oregon Low Income Community Jobs Initiative, providing a 39 percent tax credit against state taxes to spur investment in Oregon businesses in distressed communities. Ecotrust CDE assisted with the financing of Rough & Ready, and accessed both the federal and state programs to deliver a combined federal and state allocation, resulting in approximately $4.0 million in net proceeds for needed mill investments. JP Morgan Chase participated as the tax equity investor.
Since 2003, Ecotrust CDE has received a total of $167 million in NMTC allocations, which have been deployed throughout the Northwest in underserved communities to spur job creation and innovative new business ventures. This latest investment in Rough & Ready builds on several prior investments to improve mill infrastructure and restore a viable forest products industry across the state, including a 2010 investment in Ochoco Lumber Company to refinance and stabilize the last remaining mill in John Day, Oregon and to construct a new pellet fuel facility there. NMTC investments were also made in an affiliate of Roseburg Resources to fund mill improvements and enhance financial stability at eight of its mills during the worst of the recent downturn, which hit Northwest sawmills particularly hard.
Mill infrastructure is essential for forest health and shifting public lands management
Growing public recognition of deteriorating forest health in fire prone regions like the Illinois Valley and new proposals for actively managing public lands could mean more log supply from Oregon's federal lands. However, forest health initiatives won't be viable unless there is mill infrastructure to process the timber. A study completed by the Southern Oregon Forest Restoration Collaborative and commissioned by the Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber's office found that there is currently enough standing timber outside of environmentally sensitive areas on federal lands within two hours' haul of the Rough & Ready site to keep it working for twenty years. That would complement the mill's supply from private landowners.
Mill reopening earns bipartisan praise from Northwest political leaders
Senator Ron Wyden:
"It is always good news when jobs are restored in economically hard-hit areas of the state, but it is especially good news when those jobs are in the timber industry. Credit goes to Governor Kitzhaber and to Ecotrust for their efforts on this project and on behalf of the Josephine County economy. My hope is that we can create more good news with the passage of an O&C bill that will create jobs in the woods and mills of western Oregon by increasing the harvest in a sustainable way while protecting fish, wildlife, water quality and the wilderness areas Oregonians treasure."
Governor John Kitzhaber :
"It is a great day for Southern Oregon, and for the whole state, when we can celebrate the reopening of a family-owned business that provides family-wage jobs for its employees. We must continue to find a balance between ensuring a healthy timber industry and protecting our forests for the many benefits they provide. The people of Cave Junction and Southern Oregon are willing to meet this challenge head-on. I am here to support them in any way I can."
Congressman Greg Walden:
"Today's announcement from Rough and Ready is good news for working families in southern Oregon. To make this last, we need to change the law and fix broken federal forest policy so that we can bring back stable, family-wage jobs, reduce the risk of wildfire, and provide certainty for local services like roads, schools, and law enforcement."


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This March, the world renowned and official TED Conference is leaving its Long Beach, California location for a new home in Vancouver.
Some of the brightest and most inspirational icons, mavericks and geniuses will be coming to Vancouver to share their innovative and trend setting ideas. Speaker highlights for this year include Bill and Melinda Gates, Chris Hadfield, Sting, Zak Ebrahim, Rob Knight, Randall Monroe, Yoruba Richen, Wendy Chung and Chris Kluwe. See below for the full list of speakers.
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Each grade at the Morse School also includes a Basic Academics/Services classroom for students who have moderate to severe disabilities across various domains. Students are included with their general education peers to the maximum amount possible as deemed appropriate by the IEP team.
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So many emotions, its hard to stay positive when you fear for your children's future. I am so fortunate to have a roof over my head an amazing family, food to fill my belly and the feeling of safety. All of which we should never take for granted.
Luca is growing up so fast, he is already so independent, has sleep overs by himself at his Nonni's, goes to school like a champ, and is becoming this little human being that I could not be more proud of. Watching your child grow up is the most satisfying, and tender feeling, yet the whole time your thinking, where the hell did time go.
All any Mamma wants is that their child grows up happy and healthy. And that is what Luca will be. I will forever be proud of him, as I continue to love the crap out of him and teach and guid him on the path we are walking to happiness, serenity, understanding, positivity, and last but not least love.
I ask only one thing of you. Walk that same path as well. Life will be sweeter.
|another belated birthday dinner
|sweet boy with conjunctivitis... a week after his first day of school
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|train ride smiles
|our "American" Thanksgiving"
|paining xmas bells to decorate the halls at his school
|DIY ADVENT calendar
|DIY xmas stockings
|I got Luca a kids Bible to read a story every night of December
|Lucs cozy corner
|my shopping sidekick
|snuggles snuggles and more snuggles
|Zigo Zago for the win
|you should go see two 3 year olds put on puppet shows. its epic
|like an eagle
|free help
|Marco along with a couple other Dads helped the nuns at Lucas school set up this presepe in the entrance of his school . it took about half a day and it was HUGE
|foggy walks on foggy islands
|Luca into being a hair stylist for fuzzy wuzzy
|if he could be upside down all the time he would
|I am obsessed with christmas
|and I got Marco into it too
|twinsies hunting for monsters
|picnic bbq by boat
|and fire of course
|yay for new libraries near our house!
|christmas cooking eating, I mean baking
|I don't know if it was a good idea to have qanat come to a preschool
|my butterball
|of course he picked the seahorse
|when your living room turns into a fort
|xmas eve with nonno
|xmas day at Nonnas
|buon natale
|luca and hair
|these three turdballs stayed up until 2 am on new years eve
|drunk, happy and lucky. happy new year to everyone


text: Music to My Muscles 07/19/2016 Working out is a lifestyle, and what's life without music?! Whether it's country, pop, rap or r&b, music ads style to your workout and can change it completely. When you are at the gym, you should definitely listen to music that energizes and motivates you because it can help your workout exponentially. Ben and I listen to vastly different music when we workout, which we constantly question each other about. But that's what's so great about it. Music lets you express yourself while doing


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When the Old Lions roar
Rev. Taylor (r) at the 50th anniversary of the March On Washington holding Bullhorn Megaphone.
By Natasha Dowdy Gordon
As those who participated in the March On Washington marched down the street singing songs of the Civil Rights era, and chanting motivational chants, there was a feeling of accomplishment that was apparent among the hundreds of thousands of people that had assembled there at the Nation's Capital.
At one point the words of the song Amen rang through the air, and from that came a reminder that the actual war, which Blacks and other minorities have been fighting since they arrived in this land we call the United States of America is not over.
For those who are under some sort of a spell, and have come to the conclusion that we have all somehow overcome, you should open your eyes and look at how the right to vote is being suppressed in North Carolina.
Now those in North Carolina have passed what is the most restrictive voter suppression laws in the United States of America want to convince Americans that there is nothing wrong with anyone having to show identification when they vote, and they are absolutely right about that.
Showing an I.D. makes a whole lot of sense, but that is not what the people of the state of North Carolina are fighting, they are however, standing up and taking to the streets because the law passed has a provision that allows for the closing of the polls no matter how long the line is, and how long people have been waiting to vote.
In other words, poll workers in North Carolina are now able to decide who can vote, and how many of those folks can vote.
There are some new leaders that are beginning to step up and take the reins in the fight for justice and equality, but they need to be reminded to listen to the voices of the old lions, who were there from the beginning of it all.
In my interview with Dr. John Hope Franklin, who was the historian in the Brown vs. the Board of Education case, and Duke University professor, in 1996 right after all of the church bombings, he warned then that if BLACKS and other minorities were not careful, that the progress that we had made would be rolled back, and today, his words ring true.
Dr. Franklin is gone, but there are still a few voices of the Civil Rights Movement that still remain.
The voices of Andrew Young, Jesse Jackson, John Lewis, Lula Williams, and the Rev. Fred Taylor still roar, and they will continue to do so, as they are in no ways tired.
One of those voices in particular, Rev. Fred Taylor, who once served as the director of the affiliates of the Southern Cristian Leadership Conference, proved just that as he grabbed a megaphone to chant and to sing to motivate a crowed that was walking to the start of the March On Washington.
Rev. Taylor and the others are not going to be around for-ever, so whatever wisdom they have to share, it is incumbent upon us all to absorb as much of it as possible, so together we can truly live in a country that recognizes liberty and justice for all.


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Man shot to death in Patterson
PATTERSON, CA - The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department is investigating an early Monday morning homicide.
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Corinna Spencer's visit to Gilda's House is all going swimmingly until she realises she's being watched.
There is an intensity to the sparseness of the interior of Gilda's House. Rather than being crammed with images and memorials to a person, there are instead fleeting glances in the corner of one's eyes of lives still being lived. The artist, Sue Cohen says that these images are telling us about people on the outskirts of life.
In the work I saw the image of someone who has fallen through the cracks, a story of endurance and longing, a life fought hard for in the dark corners of a large handmade structure – representative of a whole life journey rather than a dwelling.
As the floor creaks and I acclimatise to the unsteady tilt of my tour inside the house, I notice the collected materials used for construction, cardboard and odd pieces of furniture. A mirror and doors are heavy with their own history. They have travelled through time and hands to find themeselves in Gilda's House.
A bright light illuminates one painting at a time – sometimes touching, sometimes whistful or hinting at danger. A painting of a doll (which I initially read as a child) is particularly jarring, stopping me in my tracks and staying with me long after leaving the exhibition.
Corinna Spencer
Sue Cohen
Gilda's House
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The "I Like It Like This", presented by S|2 in collaboration with Drake, held a celebration opening of influential Contemporary black American artists on May 7th. Grammy winning artist Drake provided musical curation by selecting songs to accompany highlighted works in the selling exhibition at the art gallery at Sothebys in New York City, which is now open to the public until June 12th. When you stop by the York Avenue galleries, you can listen to Drake's song selections at Beats by Dre™ sound stations & experience the dialogue surrounding the overlap of these identities and the ways in which they bolster, challenge and inspire one another.
The event drew a mass crowd of artists, musicians, art-lovers and creative minds alike. DJ'd by NYC DJ Va$htie, the ambiance for the event was set for an eventful time. Among the attendees to this exclusive event included rapper Drake, music producer Swizz Beatz and ex-NFL player and TV hose, Michael Strahan. Check out some of the unique art pieces and other photos from the event below.
|DJ Va$htie Kola
|My personal favorite piece, by artist Kehinde Wiley
|Swizz Beatz
Be sure to check out and experience this phenomenal art exhibition at Sothebys in New York, available until June 12th.


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A woman who drove 30 miles the wrong way down the A14 in Northamptonshire told officers who finally stopped her that she had been "following her sat nav", a court heard
Someya Parveen, aged 26, was spotted driving on the dual carriageway close to the M1 exit on the wrong side of the road at 5am on New Year's Day.
Northampton Crown Court heard traffic officers were sent to the scene and they slowed all the traffic travelling towards Parveen's Toyota Corolla, to create a "rolling roadblock".
Rachel Law, prosecuting, said the officer then turned on his emergency lights as Parveen's vehicle travelled towards him but she carried on driving straight past the police vehicle.
Ms law said: "The officer said he was horrified by what he witnessed. He was convinced the vehicle was going to crash head-on into his vehicle.
"Fortunately all the traffic had moved in to lane one behind the police car and the defendant's vehicle travelled in lane two."
In a bid to stop Parveen's car, police then travelled down the opposite carriageway a kilometre further than her vehicle.
Ms Law said: "The officers than stood on the carriageway on foot with torches and high-vis jackets and waved the vehicle to the side of the road.
"Once the lady had been pulled over to a layby the lady appeared to be oblivious to the fact she had travelled on the wrong side of the road.
"She said she was following her sat nav as she was taking her parents to Stansted airport."
Ms Law said the traffic officers said it was extremely lucky that the traffic was so light that there hadn't been a head-on, fatal collision.
Parveen, who initially gave a false name to police, pleaded guilty to a charge of dangerous driving.
Recorder Stuart Sprawson, sentencing, said: "I do not know why someone of your intelligence chose to behave in such a way that risked causing carnage."
Parveen, of Malmesbury Avenue, Birmingham, was sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for 18 months. She must complete 100 hours unpaid work. She has also been banned from driving for two years and will have to take an extended retest before she can drive again.


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On June 2016, Africa Humanitarian Action (AHA) joined the rest of the world in the commemoration of the World Refugee day 2016, under the global theme, reading: "WE STAND TOGETHER WITH REFUGEES".
To commemorate the day, at osier refugee camp Namibia, government officers from different ministries, representatives of UN and UNDP, Osier refugee communities, AHA management and staff attended the celebration.
The event commenced with a welcoming remark from Hon. Andrew Ndishishi, who gave a speech on behalf of Hon. Otto Iipinge , Governor of Otjozondjupa Region.
Hon. Pendukeni Iivula Ithana Member of Parliament and Minister of Home Affairs and Immigration also attended the celebration. The Minister recognized the contribution of refugees in the communities, and encouraged the good working relationship between the government and the non-governmental organizations such as Red Cross Society and AHA and others for the well-being of the refugees.
Finding smart solutions to help refugees; encouraging all stake holders to participate in finding durable solutions for refugees; finding humane and dignified means to ensure refugees not to risk their lives and those of their families and working towards a world without refugees, were few of the key points forwarded by presenters at the event.
A total number of two thousand six hundred (2600) people of which one thousand five hundred eighty (1580) aged between o5 -75 years old female and one thousand and twenty (1020) male aged between 05 -71 years old were reached during the celebration.
In Liberia, Little Wlebo refugee camp, in Harper, Maryland County, AHA also celebrated the day. In commemoration of the day, AHA designed and led a cleaning up campaigns by assigning seventeen community health workers, provided environmental cleaning kits, and tractor and a driver to collect and dispose the garbage.
The cleaning campaign was conducted over three days period, which engaged all thirteen blocks of the camp. In addition, AHA provided hand washing buckets and ensured the hand washing practices throughout the celebration; provided necessary clinical care for guest refugees arriving from Bahn and PTP camps; disseminated health messages and distributed 5, 000 male condoms. To also mark the event, AHA has constructed and handover a disable friendly latrine (DFL) to one visually impaired female refugee.


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Book Review from Tom Fitzpatrick
Skiing is my Passion is a captivating read for anyone who has ever followed their passion, or wished to. I couldn't put it down, once I started reading. Tommy has nailed the essence of the life of a "ski bum", when it was a true and honorable adventure of pursuing the calling of one's heart. It still is.
It is not just about skiing as a lifestyle, but of exploring the many opportunities to experience life to the fullest.
Skiing is one of the most exhilarating sports that one can indulge in, and draws people together from diverse backgrounds and adventures, in a camaraderie that leads to other unusual and exciting explorations beyond the slopes.
Written in the easy style that Tommy personifies, this book is an insight to finding a passion to live, and the quality relationships that come with the package. There are struggles as well, as any passion has a price to pay.
Tommy has navigated his journey well, and told his story in a way that you won't soon forget. It will resonate with your deepest yearnings, and inspire you to follow your dreams.
Tom Fitzpatrick
February 2016
Book Review from Tiger Lifer
"When you finish reading Tommy's book,Skiing is my Passion, you'll realize his passion doesn't end with skiing, but continues with instructor, diver, inventor, friends, helping others and much more.
The title of the book could have been 'Life is my Passion.'"
Tiger Lifer
February 2016
Book Review from Kim McNerney
"My first response to Skiing is my Passion, A Memoir by Tommy Waltner, was noting the strikingly authentic voice and tone. This in itself is an achievement. This memoir is full of the genuine, real and captivating – various sojourns into some globe trotting, dedication to a number of athletic disciplines, forays into entrepreneur endeavors, testimonials to people along the way and giving back/playing it forward. Too, it follows Waltner's ups and downs, struggling with the consequences of some choices – that embarking on a path of self-correction, his success striving and his resurfacing with a beautiful appreciation of the wonders of life and friendship. Those of you who may know Waltner may know what you are in for – I didn't meet Waltner until 2006-7. I was in for a big and wonderful surprise. It was a blast reading your story Tommy. BRAVO, BRAVO!"
Kim McNerney
December 2015
Books are in
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Venus Resort is a long-time favourite located on the hill at the quieter far end of Haad Rin Nok (Sunrise Beach) which makes for breathtaking early morning views across the beautiful bay during Sunrise. The resort has a great selection of wooden and concrete style bungalows all with large balconies and private toilet. Prices start at around only 300 Baht for fan bungalows up to 1500 Baht for the modern air-con style including hot water.


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Jamie Hafner comes with a stellar resume. Professor Hafner is currently director of the Blue Ridge Symphonic Brass and has served as Director of Bands at Brevard College. He is Director Emeritus of Bands at The University of Toledo and Director Emeritus of Education at the Brevard Music Center. Mr. Hafner served as president of the Mid American Conference Band Directors Association and has degrees from the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music. He has been an Honorary Fellow in Conducting at the University of Wisconsin and the University of Michigan.
Hafner has been honored with memberships in many fraternities including Pi Kappa Lambda, a music honorary fraternity, Phi Beta Mu, a national bandmasters honorary fraternity, an honorary member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, a national music fraternity and Kappa Kappa Psi, an honorary music fraternity.
As a tubist, Hafner has performed with the United States Military Band at West Point, the Savannah Symphony, the Toledo Symphony, The University of Toledo Faculty Brass Quintet, and the Brevard Music Center Orchestra. Last year he was a featured soloist with the Brevard Community Band. Hafner was a founding member of the International Tuba-Euphonium Association and has been commended by that group for his service as a teacher and performer.
As a conductor, Professor Hafner has earned the praises of composers Ulysses Kay, Vincent Persichetti, Robert Ward, Karel Husa, Fisher Tull, Martin Mailman, Ron Nelson and others for interpretation of their music. In 1974, Professor Hafner received University of Toledo's Outstanding Teaching Award, an honor he holds in high esteem.
Mr. Hafner is also is also a member of the National Association of Professional Band Instrument Repair Technicians and maintains a shop specializing in repair and restoration of wind instruments.


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I think it was in Holidays In Hell where P.J. O'Rourke described Bianca Jagger in Nicaragua, looking forlorn after the Communists lost the election there in the mid-80's. P.J. memorably described Bianca as inhabiting the "lonely Hell of the formerly cute."
And that was twenty years ago. Bianca now occupies the lowest rung on the ladder of has-been celebrity: "human rights activist." Today she was in Berlin to participate in a panel discussion titled: "Human Rights–A Victim in the War on Terror?" under the auspices of the German Aspen institute. I have a feeling that Ms. Jagger took the affirmative side. Note the official-looking sheaf of papers that she carried into the conference:
My interest piqued, I looked up the Aspen Institute's site to learn more about the Berlin event. The topics discussed include:
Has the War on Terror led to a denial of basic civil rights, for example, at Guantanamo Bay? How can a fair balance be achieved between the desire for more security and the protection of human rights? Is the West turning a blind eye on Chechnya and human rights in China and Libya all, in the name of combatting terrorism?
Apparently the Aspen folks haven't been following the endorsements by recently-freed Guantanamo detainees who praise the food and the English lessons there. As for China and Libya, if anyone can explain how we are to blame for the human rights abuses there, and what on God's green earth they have to do with the war on terror, please drop us a line.
I spent the day in Manhattan, so my thoughts naturally turned to the human rights of New Yorkers who go to work in local skyscrapers and wouldn't, normally, have to worry about aircraft flying through their windows. No mention of those rights in the Aspen program; no mention, either, of the human rights of Pentagon employees, airline passengers, Spanish subway riders, workers at African embassies, or Israeli bus-riders.
Somehow I feel sure that Ms. Jagger is really concerned about those things, and she'll get to them as soon as all of the world's more pressing civil rights issues have been addressed.


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- 1. A computer with access to the internet. 2. You need to possess a Citi Card.
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Raising funds for Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice
We have hit our fundraising target for our charity of the year, Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice, who we chose to support because of its close ties to our local community.
In the last 12 months, we have raised £6831.20 through a series of fundraisers including cake bake-offs, dress-down days and a half marathon. One staff member raised money by selling vegetables grown on his allotment.
The local Gloucestershire community also helped out by participating in the Willans fundraising events, including a clay pigeon shoot, a Christmas raffle and the firm's annual quiz night, which attracted 200 local business professionals.
Paul Symes-Thompson, partner and member of Willans charity team said: "We are so pleased to be able to support the Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice with its great work, and help them to continue the free care they provide. Nearly everyone at Willans has a close friend or family member with a connection to the charity."
We also want to thank everyone who contributed prizes for our charity auctions and raffles, and attended our fundraising events. We couldn't have raised it without your help."
Elise Hoadley, Hospice Director, Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice added; "What a generous donation! The efforts of Willans LLP staff and the support of the community will help us to give local people incredible care at the end of their lives, and provide support for their families."
Sue Ryder provides palliative and end of life care support. Its Leckhampton Court Hospice services include a 16 bedded inpatient unit, a Day Hospice, and 'Hospice at Home' services.


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We've joined Louis Lien on an extraordinary Special Edition series of kitenge bow ties.
With unique patterns and colorful designs, they enhance any formal or casual outfit. Proceeds from Louis Lien Special Edition kitenge bow ties directly support children's HIV services through The Pocket Square Project and the AMPATH HIV care program in Kenya.


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Well I've just had a fabby crafty weekend with my very good friend Heather. We scrapped, sipped the Pink stuff, munched on goodies, laughed our socks off, sang to our hearts content and generally had a good time. I was sorry to see her go home but weather permitting I will be off to Holystone in January to visit her and crop with my frozen north buddies.
Here is my rather late entry for November Sketch and Scrap. Firstly here is the sketch chosen by Jo and this is my interpretation of it.
The picture is my son and daughter walking along one of the Tracks at Center Parcs. I feel the photo has a sort of etheral almost other wordly feel to it. I used up some of.my old papers, i think Mama razzi is.my all time favourite Bo Bunny range.
It was my turn to pick the sketch for this month and Im working on my layout at the moment.
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Meet our Artists
Autism Arts Program
Images from artists involved in the Autism Arts program is featured. This program is run by Autism Nova Scotia in partnership with the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. It has been in operation for 10 years.
Patricia George-Zwicker
Autistic advocate, artist, writer, poet and photographer who currently resides on the East Coast of Canada with five chinchillas, two dogs and a yard that welcomes the many animals who travel through or stop for some seed. I love all animals and relate to them far better than I do people. I'm also an avid gardener with a special love of sunflowers, cosmos and Calendula, and grow many types of vegetables and herbs. I'm happiest when I'm by a brook with my dogs deep in the forest. Or when I'm with my chinchillas. Blessed be.
Georges Huard
I am a-57-year old with Asperger's Syndrome, I have a brother with Kanner autism. I was helping the cause by giving talks to help students and professionals know more about what it is like to live on the spectrum.
In searching for help for my brother who was institutionalized, I approached Autisme Montréal, and it was found that I may have Asperger's Syndrome because of my behavior patterns and special interests.
This lead me to getting a diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome, in 1995, at age 36, and since then I found many answers to what was troubling me throughout my life.
I have steady employment as a computer tech at Université du Québec à Montréal. It is through better awareness of the autistic spectrum that it was possible to help those in institutions access a higher quality of life.


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In the Olomouc region of Czech Republic we stumbled upon the fantastic Rychlebské stezky bike park. It offered great trails, a pump track and skills course, and a camping field next to the visitor centre where for £5 a night we had full access to the bar and cafe, hot showers, toilets and all the riding we could manage. We couldn't believe our luck! There was a great atmosphere with plenty of people enjoying biking and camping, there were a couple of self converted vans, tents and some people just slept under tarps strung between two cars, we were in good company.
We spent a couple of days there enjoying the trails, most of the bike parks we've encountered in Europe are at ski resorts and use the ski lifts to get you and your bike to the start of the downhill trails which is great but the cost of the lift passes can really stack up. This place wasn't located at a ski station and so the trails were 100% rideable, we tried out a few different routes which took us up steep climbs through rocky woodland and technical downhills that really pushed tested our bike skills. There's no photos or video from our few days of fun, we were too busy enjoying ourselves!
From there we moved on towards Prague, we had a visitor to collect from the airport in a couple of days! We stayed on a quiet Aire next to a lake and spent some time tidying and organising the van. It was a nice quiet place for Chief and I to do a a bit of yoga to ease the aches from cycling.
Getting into Prague proved busy, we got stuck in traffic and the couple of Aires we tried in the city were full, things were getting tense! We had a guest arriving in a few hours and nowhere to spend the night! After spending 4 months travelling like this it didn't bother us, we're totally comfortable with van life now, we knew we'd find somewhere to stay and can be fully self sufficient for days at a time but knowing we were going to be accommodating a guest made us conscious that what is now our normal is very different for most people and we were keen to make it a good experience. We thought a flushing toilet and a daily shower might be considered essentials! Finally we found a nice campsite just outside the city that could accommodate us and had good facilities, relieved we headed off to pick up my sister from the airport where there were smiles all round and much to catch up on.
When we built the van we never considered we might have space to accommodate a guest, it certainly wasn't part of the design but even in 8 square meters, 3 wasn't a crowd! My sister slept comfortably on the sofa and the layout of our bed at the back behind the bathroom meant that we all felt we had our own space. We were impressed and my sister took to van life no problem. (Although the campsite plug sockets that enabling the use of hair straighteners probably helped to ease the transition!)
The following day we headed into Prague, using the public transport links to take us directly into the city. Prague is really beautiful and we had a wonderful day and evening exploring, everywhere we turned we were treated to wonderful architecture and history, the cathedral, the castle, the old town square, the famous Charles bridge, it was spectacular.


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Hey there!
Popping by today to share a quick, easy baby card
I made using the newly released Veggin Out set.
Baby cards are just one thing I never seem to have enough of. :)
I created the sentiment using "welcome" from Jibber Jabber
and creating "sweet pea" with the alpha set Alphabet soup.
Thanks so much for stopping by today!
And I just have to share the final monthly photo,
my baby is now one year old!!


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What FDR knew about diplomacy, force, tyrants -- and Obama does not
Against the stunning backdrop of the current diplomatic efforts to avoid our use of military force in Syria, I have been reading a superb new book, "Rendezvous with Destiny: How Franklin D. Roosevelt and Five Extraordinary Men Took America into the War and into the World" by Michael Fullilove.
There seems no limit to the interest in World War II, and this book examines the efforts of five envoys President Franklin D. Roosevelt used between late 1939 when Hitler invaded Poland and December,1941 when we were attacked at Pearl Harbor, to represent him as he tried to deal the emerging crisis.
Those envoys, close associates of his, were Sumner Welles, Bill Donovan, Harry Hopkins, Averell Harriman and Wendell Willkie.
The first trip by Welles took place in March,1940, when FDR dispatched him to the capitals of Europe to take the measure of the leaders in those countries during the lull in the so-called phony war when there seemed to be time to avoid a full blown disaster. It was the last sad gasps of diplomacy and it seems all too familiar today.
What is so striking about this new book is how much the circumstances facing FDR resemble those now confronting President Obama. And while history may not repeat itself, I found it impossible not to relate the frenetic efforts by leaders in Britain and France to try to assess Hitler with the present attempts to figure out what Messrs Putin and Assad are thinking.
There is the inevitable tendency of diplomacy to focus on what is said during negotiations, and to hear what one hopes to hear. The wiser course is what history teaches-- to spend more time considering who is doing the speaking.
In 1940 as war in Europe became a reality, polls showed 96% of Americans wanted the U.S. to keep out of it.
FDR had, by then, come to the conclusion the German threat could only be avoided by the overthrow of Hitler, but he wanted to hear what the European leadership was thinking.
Unable to travel himself, he dispatched Welles, a senior diplomat and trusted colleague, whose mission was kept private but who was tasked by FDR with reporting both the views of those leaders and what Welles thought of each of them.
Beginning in Italy, Welles spent 41 days on the trip, met with virtually everyone important in Italy, France, Germany and Britain and came home with a detailed memo for the president on each conversation he had conducted with the dozens of people he met.
Cordell Hull, the Secretary of State, was one of the few who saw the report and he termed it "superb. " But it was never released to the public and in a few weeks both the Welles trip and the report disappeared from view as Hitler rolled through France and FDR slowly moved this nation toward what he and Churchill, who became Prime Minister in May, 1940, knew had to be done.
In his study of the Welles trip, Fullilove notes FDR never was clear as to the diplomatic objectives, if any, he set for Welles so that when Welles took it upon himself when he got to London to try to construct terms on which FDR might be willing to agree to a deal with Hitler, FDR quickly slammed the door on any such talks.
He knew what he was dealing with in Hitler and he had become convinced deals were not possible with Germany led by Hitler. So Welles accomplished no important diplomatic result because FDR had no clear objective in mind. He seemingly wanted information and to keep his options open. Unlike Obama, FDR was pondering another run for his office and he was careful not to get too far ahead of the electorate.
As I read the fascinating tale of the Welles tour, the limitations of diplomacy became reinforced.
To be successful, diplomacy requires clear objectives and a disciplined sense of the limits of the negotiation. At Munich, Chamberlain accepted the peaceful assurances of Hitler and came home to proclaim "Peace in our time." When the perfidy of the German madman became clear, FDR got the point and surrendered any dream of a diplomatic end game with Germany.
It is likely FDR got from Welles just what he wanted. He got insights in great detail into the kinds of men he was dealing with as Welles with the icy eye of a cold blooded skeptic detailed his impressions of Mussolini, Hitler, Churchill, Halifax, Chamberlain and even Hermann Goring, among many others.
The Welles mission met the goals of FDR but those goals were not peace. FDR understood the limits of diplomacy and was no dreamer.
The lessons of diplomatic history involve the human tendency to read into history what one wants to find.
President Obama is at a crucial time in his last term in office. He is likely surprised to find himself in the midst of a diplomatic crisis at a time when our nation wants no further international adventures.
FDR showed that diplomacy is not always the answer. He knew military force was necessary with some foes. He saw that hope for peace via a deal with Hitler was an absurd dream. Unconditional surrender was later to be his idea.
There are reasons why FDR is recognized as the great American president of his century.


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With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I wanted to share this inspiring story of one woman's journey from the devastating diagnosis of breast cancer to the triumph of not only beating it, but becoming an inspiration to friends, family, and coworkers. I hope you enjoy this guest blog!
A Survivor's Story by Guest Blogger Carol Ann Grace
October was Breast Cancer Awareness month. After being diagnosed in October 2009, my husband and I said, "Oh trust me…..we ARE aware." At first, this month's long spotlight just brought back painful memories, but this October, my perspective totally changed.
Being an administrative assistant with Apartment Finder really fits my personality because I like to be in the background taking care of the details, not in the forefront. So I reluctantly agreed to participate in the 2011 Susan G. Komen Walk for the Cure as a member of the Birmingham Apartment Finder Team "Team Finder Cure." When I arrived and was greeted by the race coordinators and volunteers with "we are glad you are here," I knew that they did not mean "here to walk" but simply "here." I have never seen so much love and support in one place at one time in my life.
With over 17,000 people expected at the walk, I was braced for chaos and confusion. What I witnessed was a city-wide family reunion of sorts. Each team huddled up before the start of the race – hugs and laughter were the sights and sounds. There were survivors EVERYWHERE in their easily recognizable bright pink shirts, adorned with pink necklaces (one for each year of cancer free life). These ladies with handfuls of pink necklaces, representing years of cancer free life, are my heroes and a great source of hope for fellow survivors.
As I watched the sea of people walking the streets of Birmingham, I realized that I was witnessing the statistics come to life. I had thought, why would thousands of people commit their Saturday morning to this event? At that moment, I saw the answer right before me. The vast majority of the "racers" knew SOMEONE who had battled this disease – which stands to reason, since one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime.
There were also those groups who held large photos of their precious loved ones lost, walking in their honor and memory. The REAL reason for Breast Cancer awareness month and events like the Komen Race for the Cure became apparent. These things exist so that EVERY family/group can champion a SURVIVOR! The early detection and education programs and cutting edge research funded by these events are helping to make this battle winnable for every woman.
The painful memories of Breast Cancer awareness month have been replaced by pride, love and hope. You ladies made me feel like a true CHAMPION!


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What a long, very long week it has been, it's just been hectic to say the least. I've learned to keep track of my calories & this week was one of those weeks that I really felt tested for the first time on my weight loss journey, every day I had to MAKE myself drink my shakes & eat my correct meals. There was just too much temptation, too many distractions, etc. But, guess what? I did it & I'm so proud of myself! I've also started adding bananas & peanut butter to my protein shakes to help keep me fuller just a little bit longer but also I've been getting bad leg cramps at night, so the potassium is helping.
So my youngest will be turning 4 in October & finally, the belly flab that I've been carrying around for years, ya know the one that you try to cover up with baggie shirts, etc well it's finally gone! I'm beyond ecstatic! Along with a great Nutrisystem diet & work out routine, I'm fitting back into pre-baby clothes that I wore almost 4 years ago & I'm ready to get a gym membership & start toning up this body!
This is the last week of month 2, September starts my final & 3rd month on Nutrisystem! I can't wait to see what the next few weeks have in store!
So have you been keeping up with my week to week results?
Here's my weight loss break-down:
Starting weight on June 30th was 164.8
Weight as of July 6th (week 1) was 160.1
Weight as of July 13th (week 2) was 156.4
Weight as of July 20th (week 3) is 159
Weight as of July 27th (week 4) is 158.6
Weight as of August 3rd (week 5) is 158.2
Weight as of August 10th (week 6) is 155.6
Weight as of August 17th (week 7) is 156
Weight as of August 24th (week 8) is 155.8
I didn't really lose any weight this week or it doesn't feel like it. I'm really going to push myself hard this week, I can't wait to get into the 140's. I've lost about 10 pounds to date, not to shabby for me!
I appreciate all of your comments, love & support while I'm on my three month Nutrisystem weight loss journey! In-case you missed the initial announcement, you can view it here!
(I am officially an #NSNation blogger, I received a 3 month's supply of Nutrisystem for free. All opinions are my own & no other compensation was received)


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The first stage of the ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Cup 2016 took place at Font Blanca in Andorra last weekend. While Saturday's Individual race was won by Kilian Jornet Burgada and Emelie Forsberg, Sunday's Vertical race was won by Burgada and Laura Orguè Vila.
A last-minute snowstorm In Andorra forced the organising committee of the ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Cup to change plans last weekend and prepare a new race track for Saturday's Individual race, run three times by the women's Junior class and four times by the other athletes. Despite strong winds and the storm, the new formula resulted in some really tough challenges with Michele Boscacci, the Italian champion, trying to clinch his second victory right until the very end. After three rounds in the lead, he was forced to give in to to the all-out attack of Spain's Kilian Jornet, who won in 1h 23'48". Second place went to Michele Boscacci – 1h23'59". In the race for third place, it was Swiss Werner Marti (1h24'50") who won the day, with just 8" over the French Mathéo Jacquemoud. They were followed by Xavier Gachet, Anton Palzer (first Espoir), William Bon Mardion, Rémi Bonnet (second Espoir), Robert Antonioli and Martin Anthamatten.
The women's challenge (also run in four rounds) was won by Sweden, with Emelie Forsberg the first to hit the finishing line in 1h 43'15". She shared the podium with Spain's Claudia Galicia Cotrina, in 1h 43'25". Third place went to Spain's Laura Orgué Vila – 1h 44'12"-, fourth place for Jennifer Fiechter. Fifth place for the French Laetitia Roux. The French champion, who has returned to competitions after a long recovery from injury, led the race after the first round, then lost ground just before the end. Sixth place went to Garcia Ferres Marta, and seventh place (first Espoir) for Alba De Silvestro. Martina Valmassoi, Nahia Quinciones Altuna and Mireia Mirò Varela made it into the top ten as well.
In the Junior class, first success of the season for France's Samuel Equy in 1h30'38", ahead of Davide Magnini in 1h31'22" and Inigo Martinez de Albornoz Marques – 1h34'00". An Italian duo won the women's Junior race with Giulia Compagnoni in first place with 1h22'45", followed by Giulia Murada – 1h24'02", while third place went to France's Lena Bonnel – 1h24'44".
ISMF Skimountaineering World Cup 2016 – Font Blanca – Individual Race
Sunday's Vertical race in Arnisal was marked by Spaniard Kilian Jornet who, after his individual race win on Saturday doubled his takings with a gold medal in the first vertical race of the year. On the Andorran snow and under a beautiful cloudless sky the former Olympic cross-country skiing champion Laura Orguè Vila won the women race. The route featured a positive altitude difference of 730m, the same as the senior men, senior women and junior men events, while the junior women competed on a track with 500-m altitude difference.
Right at the start of the race Italy's Michele Boscacci tried to steer clear of the pack and took the lead. In the final part of the competition though, the Catalan and the young Swiss talent Remi Bonnet caught up and overtook the Italian. The Catalan ace won in 26'50", Bonnet finished second (first among the Espoir) in 27'14", while the Italian athlete won bronze in 27'22". The day's top ten included Martin Anthamatten, Anton Palzer, Mathéo Jacquemoud, Werner Marti, Robert Antonioli, Lorenzo Holzknecht and Valentin Favre.
In the women race, thanks to her skills as a trained cross-country skier, Laura Orguè Vila won the event in 32'10", ahead of Emelie Forsberg (32'43") and Victoria Kruezer (32'45"). The fourth to cross the finish line was Claudia Galicia Cotrina, followed by Marta Garcia Farres. They were followed by Laetitia Roux, Katia Tomatis, Jennifer Fiechter and Alba De Silvestro. Once again the young Italian was the first Espoir.
In the Juniors category, Davide Magnini and Giulia Compagnoni raised their national flag high as both struck gold. The young CS Esercito athlete completed the men's race in 29'06, getting the better of Arnaud Gasser and Samuel Equy. For her part, Compagnoni raced to the finishing line in 22'50", beating teammate Giulia Murada and Austria's Verena Streitberger.
The ISMF World Cup continues on 30 and 31 January with the second stage in Italy's Valtellina Orobie.
ISMF Skimountaineering World Cup 2016 – Font Blanca – Vertical Race


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SAO PAULO -- For all of his individual brilliance, one of the knocks against Lionel Messi has always been that he's only as good as the players around him.
Surround him with an all-star team like he has with Barcelona, and he wins six La Liga titles and three Champions League crowns, is named the world player of the year four times and becomes the best-paid soccer star on the planet.
Send him home to play for Argentina, and ... well, not so much.
But on Wednesday, Messi may have finally found what he was missing in the form of Sergio Romero, a down-on-his-luck goalkeeper who played the game of his life to lift Argentina into the World Cup final.
Romero held the Netherlands scoreless for 120 minutes, then stopped two of its four attempts in the penalty-kick shootout, sending Argentina on to challenge Germany for soccer's most important prize Sunday in Rio de Janeiro.
All four of Argentina's penalty shooters, led by Messi, made their shots to earn the country's first World Cup final berth in 24 years. But it was Romero, who plays for a 12th-place Italian league team, who made the difference.
Afterward he singled out Argentine coach Alejandro Sabella for showing confidence in him at a time when few others were doing the same.
"He helped me in the most difficult time of my career," said Romero, a World Cup starter four years ago. "It was the first year that I was sitting on the bench. So I have to thank Alejandro for everything that he's done for me."
Sabella wasn't the only coach Romero thanked for making him a World Cup star. Moments after ending the Netherlands' hopes of reaching a second consecutive final, Romero stepped into the silent Dutch locker room and shook hands with coach Louis van Gaal.
"I taught Romero how to save penalties," joked van Gaal, who coached Romero with Dutch club AZ Alkmaar from 2007 to '09. "So that hurts."
He taught him other things too — things Romero, then a 20-year-old away from home for the first time, said helped ease the transition from Argentina to the Eredivisie.
"I was in a completely different country with different customs where they spoke a completely different language," Romero said. "He helped me a lot. So just as I'm grateful to Alejandro, I'm grateful to van Gaal for everything he did for me."
He found a strange way to show his appreciation, stopping a shot by Ron Vlaar to start the shootout, then guessing right against Wesley Sneijder and making a leaping, acrobatic save. That proved to be the difference when second-half substitute Maxi Rodriguez made his penalty to seal the win for Argentina.
The shootout lasted just four minutes — yet it was far more dramatic and featured much more action than the 120 minutes that preceded it. Although the Dutch enjoyed a modest edge in possession, they put more shots on target in the tiebreaker then they did in the previous two hours.
Neither team attacked as if it wanted to win, especially in a tentative first half. And Argentina was hurt by the loss of injured midfielder Angel Di Maria, which allowed the Dutch to collapse around Messi and make him a nonfactor for long stretches.
Still, Argentina had two chances to win outright. Gonzalo Higuain came within inches of a goal in the 75th minute, sliding into the 6-yard box and deflecting a cross with a raised foot into the side of the net. In the second half of extra time, Dutch keeper Jasper Cillessen snatched Rodrigo Palacio's header out of the air.
Cillessen wasn't as good in the shootout. In last week's quarterfinal against Costa Rica, van Gaal subbed out Cillessen in the final seconds of extra time because he felt backup Tim Krul was better against penalties. And Krul proved him right, making two saves.
He wanted to do that again Wednesday, but he had already used his three substitutions — one to take out his best penalty shooter, Robin van Persie, who was sick.
"We didn't lose to them," a defiant van Gaal said. "The penalty sequence is always a matter of luck. It is a terrible scenario to lose with penalties."
Argentina will take it just the same.


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Press Kit 2019
Key Facts:
- In the UK, approximately 12,000 children (1 in 1000) under the age of 16 have Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA).
- JIA is an inflammation of one or more joints in a child under the age of 16 years. Juvenile means that your child was under 16 when the arthritis started, idiopathic means there is no other explanation for the inflammation in their joints and arthritis means that there is swelling and inflammation in the child's joints
- The child's immune system becomes over-active or poorly controlled. As a result, it starts to attack the lining of the joint which causes inflammation and swelling. Infection can also be a trigger.
- Can be more likely in children with a family history of rheumatoid arthritis or lupus
- The different types of JIA are:
- Oligoarthritis: 1 to 4 joints affected in the first six months
- Polyarthritis: 5 or more joints are affected in the first six months. There are 2 types of polyarthritis, one where a blood test is positive for rheumatoid factor (RF) and one where the test is negative.
- Enthesitis: inflammation in places where tendons attach to the bone (feet, around their hips, knees, back)
- Psoriatic: often involves fingers and toes alongside a scaly rash
- Systematic onset JIA: diagnosis following a fever or a rash
- Undifferentiated: symptoms do not fit neatly into any of the types above
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Hemel Hempstead's Emily Westwood admits it is a case of mixed emotions after crashing out of the Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships.
Westwood and mixed doubles partner Harley Towler recorded a 14-21, 21-14, 21-17 victory over Japanese duo Keigo Sonoda and Reika Kakiiwa at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham.
The British pair then gave the experienced Korean team of Sol Kyu Choi and Yoo Jung Chae a real run for their money before ultimately succumbing 21-17, 21-18 to narrowly miss out on qualifying for the main draw.
At one point Chae required a medical timeout for an apparent hip problem in that second encounter and, while she was delighted with their afternoon's work, Westwood admitted it felt like a missed opportunity against the Koreans.
"I didn't expect to win our first game, so I'm over the moon – we played really well in the second and third sets," said Westwood.
"It's a really positive thing that we managed to adapt our game within the matches – the coaches always want us to listen to them in terms of in-game tactics and I think we did that really well.
"In the second match, I thought we were in it in both sets but then they just managed to get little runs of points to win the first.
"Then we were just getting going in the second and Chae had a medical timeout because of her hip or something, so that kind of upset the rhythm I think.
"We should still have been able to keep it there though – it's disappointing but we've got a lot to learn I suppose.
"I think we'll watch it back, assess what went wrong, where the changes in momentum were and things like that. Then we'll learn from this and move forward."
With a busy calendar of events in the near future, Westwood will have plenty of opportunity to build on the promising foundations she laid at the All Englands.
Despite potentially travelling the world to play tournaments, the Brit may struggle to find a more vocal, partisan crowd than the one at the Barclaycard Arena.
And as her partnership with Towler continues to go from strength to strength, Westwood says their attentions will now turn to Switzerland.
"We've got the Swiss Open next week – we're in the main draw for that, so hopefully we'll perform well again," she added.
"We've got an okay draw and we need to play well to win but hopefully we'll be fine."
Tickets for the Yonex All England 2015 at the stunning new Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham are available on the door or online at allenglandbadminton.com.


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Splash… The Galaxy S4 and HTC One Google Edition phones, initially believed to receive official Android OS updates directly from Google, will in reality be getting updates from Samsung and HTC respectively… Bummer.
If you thought that the just released Google Edition phones, namely the Galaxy S4 and HTC One, will be kept updated with the latest Android OS by Google as soon as the update is ready (for Nexus phones)… You've been deeply mistaken my friend. HTC has uploaded the kernel source code for the Google Edition One flagship, which also revealed that all software updates will come from the manufacturer itself and not Google. Of course, the same applies for the Galaxy S4 GE as well.
The biggest advantage of having a Nexus device is that you're the first to receive any new Android OS updates. However, the experience in these phones is that of pure Android, with no adulterations whatsoever. With the release of the new Google Edition phones, we are reminded that they are technically not 'Nexus' devices, and hence won't be receiving updates directly from Google. And that might just be a good thing.
If HTC or Samsung were to push out all updates to these new phones, we can expect the addition of a lot of custom software that would take advantage of the special hardware on either phones. Beats audio, HTC Zoe, camera filters, multi-panel apps etc. are just some of the features that we hope to find in future updates. Thankfully, since the UI will largely remain unadulterated, these phones will still receive updates far faster than other Samsung or HTC phones, but will most certainly not be able to match the speed with which Nexus devices are updated. From where I see it, that's not entirely a bad thing, given that more features will be packed into the ROMs by OEMs before pushing it out to their respective devices.
You can download the HTC One Google Edition kernel source from HTC Dev's website here.
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…like a woman scorned.
While many attribute the quote to William Shakespeare, it actually comes from a play called "The Mourning Bride" (1697) by William Congreve. The complete quote is "Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned / Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned."
Congreve(1670-1729) was an accomplished practitioner of the wit and cynicism made famous by his contemporaries Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope. His last play, "The Way of the World," (1700) is considered a classic of Restoration comedy.
The late 17th and early 18th century is often considered the golden age of satire. Writers took advantage of classical forms to cleverly castigate the royal and aristocratic classes. This was the era when the poet Alexander Pope could sum up his literary competition in a book entitled "The Dunciad," and Jonathan Swift modestly proposed solving the Irish famine by encouraging them to eat their own children.
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Gruesome of coure, but satire is not satire unless it harpoons the object of its scorn, unless there is an underlying truth to the humorous (but nevertheless hurtful) language. And even though we laugh…and we do…at the idea that a woman scorned is more damaging that Hell itself, truer words were never spoken.
…like a mother scorned.
Oh, that this were not true, and that it were not a natural progression of being (already) a woman scorned. I confess this is conjecture only, but I have often wondered if one of the reasons that weight (particularly my weight) was such a major focus for my mother was that it was also a major focus for my grandmother. Could it be that my grandmother's own scornful attitude about excess weight was expressed so often – to her own daughters – and perhaps in criticism of their weight – that it created (or encouraged) a visceral scorn for the very same in them? Is it possible that their own bodies & weight were critiqued routinely…and imperfections point out? Could it also be possible that my grandmother criticized my mother for allowing me to be "overweight?" Is it possible that she made critical, embarrassing comments about me to my mother, which were then passed along to me?
I don't know the answers to these questions. But I do know this…
…like a daughter scorned.
Indeed, the poem could have very easily read "nor hell a fury like a daughter scorned." Put in a situation where she at the mercy of a weight-obsessed mother, largely unprotected, and (because these are private matters, handled where others can not see) backed into a corner of indignation & fury but expected to behave respectfully & properly, the choice is to crumble or fight. And crumble I did…while choking back the bitterness, frustration & anger because it was expected of me. And in fact, not learning to (really) fight my way out of that corner until I was past 30 years old.
This happens no longer, and for that I am eternally grateful. But I am still battling the bitterness. Some days are good…really good. Some days aren't. My prayer is that as the months and years go by, the good days will outnumber the others to such a degree that this painful part of my childhood and adolescence will be only a memory, no longer bringing with it this emotional turmoil.
…like a friend scorned.
I know that Congreve, in The Mourning Bride, was not speaking of the friendship between women, but he certainly could have and uttered the very same words in reference to a friendship gone awry. I have marveled many times at the ease with which men carry on friendships, have (major) disagreements, and seem to move past them and forward with their friendship as before, with little change in the tenor of their relationship. Maybe there are women for whom friendship is that unflappable, but I think it is more rare. We are emotional creatures by nature. Our disagreements can, in an instant, turn personal & bitter, and sideline what seemed the most solid of friendships. Usually temporarily. Sometimes for years. Sometimes forever. When you're the one doling out the scornful words, with no thought for the repercussions, the backlash is unexpectedly stunning. Where did the vengefulness come from? Oh, I did it. That is a crushing realization, especially so because it can't be undone.
Looking retrospectively at the friendships I have had over the course of 40ish years, how grateful I am that my hand has tolled the death knell on only a handful. It is a devastation responsibility to live with, even when done reluctantly and out of necessity. How grateful I am, too, for those friendships that have weathered a fall out over harsh words and strife, righted and reconciled…and continue on. And how grateful I am, really truly grateful, for girlfriends who, whatever our past has been, are as close to me as my own heart, and who will always be.


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