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Thursday, September 21, 2017
End of (star) life
When old giant stars come to the end of their life, they often expel copious amounts of their atmosphere into the surrounding space. What remains behind is their extremely hot central cores, which emit a lot of their light in the ultraviolet range of their spectra. This high-energy light makes the ejected atmospheric gases fluoresce in a variety of colours and gives a hint of what elements they contain. That helps determine the chemistry of the star of which these gases were originally a part.
These fluorescent gases are called a "planetary nebula". This is a misnomer, they are nothing like the planets in our solar system.
Here is a picture of the first planetary nebula discovered - the "Dumbbell Nebula", which I obtained via a Slooh.com remotely controlled telescope (located on the Canary Islands):
A concise explanation for the theories regarding the cause and reasons why planetary nebulae exist can be found here:
Not all stars end their life being surrounded by a planetary nebula. It appears that the mass of a star plays an important role in their generation. The sun is likely too small for this to happen.
A colorful way to go...
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
A Very Long Way Out
One of my astronomical activities I personally much enjoy are the public daytime and nighttime astronomy events. Among the objects we observe are the Sun, the Moon, our planetary system, and "deep sky" objects, such as star clusters, gas nebulae, and our own galaxy, as well as far away galaxies. I'm particularly happy when people exclaim a "wow" about what they are seeing (nowadays the word is probably "cool"). Among those objects is the planet Saturn with its rings and moons, Jupiter and its moons, the planet Mars (when it is close to Earth), our Moon with its craters, the planets Venus with its phases and Mercury - difficult to see because it is so close to the Sun. Usually, we can see some of these "spectacular" objects in the sky at the same time.
This brings me to the subject of distances in our own solar system. By definition, the average distance from the Sun to the Earth (150 million kilometers) is called an "Astronomical Unit", AU for short. It takes light more than eight minutes to travel that distance. So we see the Sun as it was over eight minutes ago. Light travels 300,000km in a second - it could travel around the Earth (circumference 40,000km) more than 7 times a second. The average distances from the Sun to Mercury is about 1/3 of an AU, to Venus 2/3AU, Earth 1AU, Mars 1.5AU, Jupiter 5.2AU, Saturn a little less than 10AU, Uranus 19.2AU, Neptune 30AU, Pluto varies from about 40 to less than 30 AU, it was recently closer than Neptune. We can see all the planets only because they are illuminated by the Sun; we see them in"reflected" sunlight.
The distance light passes in each minute can be called a light minute, so the Sun is over eight "light minutes" away. Similarly, the distance traveled by light in an hour can be called a "light hour", distance traveled by light in a year is a "light year" - the standard unit for expressing the distance to stars, Nebulae, other galaxies and anywhere else in the universe outside the solar system.
The planets beyond Saturn look less spectacular in a telescope; they get as less attention on our public nights. It is possible to gain a better "look" by taking pictures through telescopes. Here is an example of the planet Uranus, I took through a Slooh.com remote control telescope, located on the Canary Islands.
The three faint "stars" you see next to Uranus are some of its moons. They are fairly difficult to see, because the brightness of Uranus. I processed the image in Photoshop to make them more easily visible.
As mentioned above, Uranus is a little less than 20 AU from the Sun. That means that it takes sunlight more than two-and-a-half HOURS to reach Uranus, and another two-and-a-half hours for that reflected sunlight to get back to Earth. Nothing can travel faster than the speed of light - our fastest spacecraft can travel at most about 50,000km per HOUR at present. That's equal to 13.9 km per second, which makes it about 21600 times slower than the speed of light, i.e at a speed of 50,000 km/h it takes 26,100 times 2.5 hours (6.1 years) to reach Uranus, travelling in a straight line. However, all orbits around the sun and the travel paths of space probes are curved, so the time that trip takes is even longer. No wonder that it takes many months or years to get to any of the other planets at speeds we can achieve with present rocket technology.
Now, if you want, consider how long it would take for us to reach even the nearest star, which is about 4.3 light years away, with our currently fastest spacecraft (see appendix).
The universe is huge, and things are A Long Way Out.
To calculate the approximate time it would take to reach Proxima Centauri (the nearest star to us, excepting our Sun, which is also a star as seen from outside the solar system), calculate the number of seconds in a year, then multiply the result by 300,000. That would give you the distance which light travels in one year (that's called a lightyear, and it is a distance, not time). Multiply this number by 4.3. Now you have the total distance, in kilometers, to Proxima Centauri. Devide that number by 50,000. The result is the number of hours it would take to get to Proxima Centauri. Devide that number by 24, for the number of days, devide again by 365.25 (the number of days in a year). Now you would have the number of years it takes with current technology to get to the nearest star.
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Walmart Partners With Meal Kit Company Gobble
Plus, an invoice management platform raises $6.7 million and Strand Equity invests in an innovative ice-cream company.
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Walmart has partnered with the meal kit delivery company, Gobble. Gobble's meal kit dishes can be prepared in 15 minutes or less and require only one pan. Each kit contains two servings and costs about $24 dollars. Gobble will sell its products through Walmart's ecommerce site.
An invoice management platform, Stampli, closed a $6.7 million series A funding round. The round was led by SignalFire, with participation from Hillsven Capital, Bloomberg Beta and UpWest Labs. Stampli has helped a wide range of companies manage more than $4 billion in invoices to date through its AI-driven interface.
Strand Equity, a leading growth equity firm investing in the next generation of iconic consumer brands, is investing in the ice cream company Van Leeuwen. Van Leeuwen sells its dairy and vegan ice cream pints in over 700 retailers nationwide, including Whole Foods, Fairway Market and Erewhon. The partnership with Strand Equity will help the ice cream company execute on its mission of serving the highest-quality ice cream to customers everywhere.
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Since I've become a dentist, the advancements have been growing exponentially.
Here are just a handful of the exciting new techniques in the field:
Dentistry is moving exponentially toward greater degrees of oral/systemic care.
The newest advancement in dentistry is using stem cells to grow new teeth! Stay tuned...
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Brooke Shields received The Hope Award for Depression Advocacy on Monday at the Hope for Depression Research Foundation's 2009 Hope Seminar and Luncheon in NYC, and spoke to OK! about how her controversy with Tom Cruise over postpartum depression actually helped bring the issue to light.
Brooke became somewhat of a spokesperson about postpartum depression almost by accident, but she definitely believes her incident with Tom worked out for the best.
"In the end, it gave people a platform on which to stand and fight for something that I'm glad people are feeling the freedom to fight for," she tells OK!. "I think when anybody comes out with something that is considered shameful or when you see somebody that you think has it all in their life and all of a sudden they fall so far, I think that that always garners a lot of attention."
"Nobody wanted to talk about postpartum," Brooke added. "You hide it away, its horrible, you should be ashamed and its terrible. You don't talk about it and then we see what happens when its undiagnosed and unaddressed. So, the controversy just sort of help bring it to light."
Brooke is a Depression Advocate for a reason and it is not only for postpartum depression.
"It's just one of a myriad of different emotional disorders and illnesses," she told OK!, giving her all the more reason to fight harder for her cause.
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Set to capture the very essence of space and a superb interaction between indoors and outdoors living whilst embracing the rural surround this immaculate home offers families the perfect lifestyle, in the sought after Gheko Ridge Estate, Elimbah.
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Brihat Samhita
by N. Chidambaram Iyer | 1884 | 135,584 words | ISBN-13: 9788171104215
This page describes the qualities of the karanas (karana-guna) which is the one hundredth Chapter of the English translation of the Brihat-samhita. This work, written by Varahamihira in the 6th century, is classified as jyotisha literature, also known as Indian astronomy. It contains however, also content regarding astrology, palmistry, agriculture, gardening, perfumes, medicines and various other encyclopedic topics.
Chapter 100 - On the qualities of the Karaṇas (karaṇa-guṇa)
Summary: On marriage Lagnas and Nakṣatras: the qualities of the Karaṇas (karaṇa-guṇa).
1-2. Marriages shall take place when the Moon passes through the asterism of Rohiṇī, Uttaraphālguni, Uttarāṣāḍha, Uttarabhādrapada, Revatī, Mṛgaśīrṣa, Mūla, Anurādhā, Maghā, Hasta or Svāti; when the rising sign is Vigro, Libra or Gemini; when the benefic planets occupy other than the 7th, 8th and 12th houses, when the Moon occupies, the 2nd, 3rd or 11th house; when the malefic planets occupy, the 3rd, 6th, 8th and 11th houses; when Venus does not occupy the 6th house and when Mars does not occupy the 8th house; and when the rising sign is other than the 2nd, 9th, or 8th house from the lagna in the horoscope of the bridegroom or the bride; when at the time the course of the Sun is benefic; when the Moon does not occupy the same sign with the Sun, Mars, Saturn or Venus; or when she is between two malefic planets; when the Yoga is neither the Vyatipāta nor that of Vaidhṛti; when the Karaṇa is other than Viṣṭi; when the lunar day is other than a Rikta one; when the week day is other than that of a malefic planet; when the Ayana is other than the Dakṣiṇāyana; when the month is other than that of Caitra or Pauṣa and when the rising Navāṃśa is a human Navāṃśa.


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Little Folk of Faery is a computer game about faeries!
Discover a small village of fairy creatures and embark on a fascinating adventure where you will help the inhabitants to restore their world. What is behind the mysterious, omnipresent mist? What secret lies behind the nostalgic creatures who are now roaming the place?
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He may be popularly known as Kedar aka KD from Rock On but award-winning actor Purab Kohli has been in the industry since a decade prior to that. Currently trending as Sartaj Singh from the popular show P.O.W – Bandi Yuddh Ke, Purab Kohli has reached new heights of success. After having been a part of big movies like Airlift, Shaadi Ke Side Effects and Rock On 2 very recently, the actor prepares for his next release Noor, which is two months away. On his 38th birthday, we decided to list down a bunch of facts about his life not everyone knows.
The actor recently had a daughter, Inaya, with his British girlfriend Lucy. He plans on getting married to Lucy in the month of June this year.
While a lot of people know Purab as Shekhar Kapur's nephew, Purab is also known to be related to Dev Anand and Vijay Anand.
Acting happened to him by fluke. Kohli, as a child, aspired to become a pilot. He even trained for a while before giving it up as a profession.
The actor loves being in Goa. He has even bought a house there which he keeps going to when not shooting.
Actor and VJ Purab has been a part-time director and has made a short film Bibek. He has even co-produced a short film named Leeches.
Purab has featured in a Netflix series called Sense8.
Here's wishing this multi-talented man a very happy birthday!


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Riviera Resources Announces Sale of Remaining Hugoton Properties, Including Jayhawk Plant, for $295 Million
After closing the transaction, the Company will continue to own upstream assets in
The Company's interest in properties to be sold consist of the following:
- Upstream properties of approximately 4,000 wells with second quarter net production of approximately 104 MMcfe/d
- Natural gas processing plants located in
Grant County, Kansas, which include the Jayhawk natural gas processing plant with inlet capacity of 450 MMcf/d, current delivered volumes of approximately 260 MMcf/d, and the Satantanatural gas processing plant that is currently inactive.
The estimated net proceeds from the sale are expected to be added to cash on the Company's balance sheet. The Board and management will determine the use of proceeds, which consistent with past history may include a significant return of capital to shareholders.
While the Board has not made a final determination as to the use of proceeds from the sale of the
In addition to generating significant proceeds, exiting the
The buyer will assume the satisfaction of the Mayzure Notes secured by the limited term overriding royalty interest (the "Volumetric Production Payment" or "VPP" interests) in helium produced from certain of the Company's long-lived wells located in the
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Statements made in this press release that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements." These statements are based on certain assumptions and expectations made by the Company which reflect management's experience, estimates and perception of historical trends, current conditions, and anticipated future developments. These statements include, among others, statements regarding the closing of the sale of the
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2019 Norwegian Eliteserien – Valerenga vs Molde Preview & Prediction
When does Valerenga vs Molde kick off? Sunday 24th November, 2019 – 17:00 (UK)
Where is Valerenga vs Molde being played? Intility Arena
What TV channel is Valerenga vs Molde on in the UK? This match will not be televised live in the UK
Where can I stream Valerenga vs Molde in the UK? bet365 customers may be able to stream this match live via their website
Where can I get tickets for Valerenga vs Molde?
Valerenga – https://www.ticketmaster.no/artist/valerenga-fotball-billetter/105963?
Molde – https://moldefk.ticketco.events/no/nb
What was the score in the last meeting between Valerenga & Molde? Molde 4-1 Valerenga
Predicted line-up (4-1-4-1): Kwarasey; Borchgrevink, Kanstrup, Nasberg, Adekugbe; Abu; Vega, Levken, Myhre, Donnum; Vilhjalmsson
Unavailable: Michael (Injured), Nation (Injured), Shala (Injured)
Doubtful: Finne (Injured)
Predicted line-up (4-2-3-1): Linde; Haraldseid, Bjornbak, Forren, Gabrielsen; Aursnes, Hussain; Hestad, Eikrem, Omoijuanfo; James
Unavailable: Haugen (Suspended)
Doubtful: Andersen (Injured)
Molde have lost one of their last nine Eliteserien matches and will want to end their season on a high despite having the league title wrapped up. They head to Valerenga for their final away game and with the home side winning just one of their last 14, this should be a straightforward away win.


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BREAKING: People in mandatory quarantine at Charleville hotel
A QUARANTINE motel has been established in Charleville to accommodate travellers who have come from COVID-19 Hotspots.
Officer in Charge at Charleville police station Mick Symes confirmed a motel has been set up outside the CBD for travellers who have crossed into Queensland at the border crossings at Hebel, Munginidi and Barringun.
Police couldn't state how many were in the motel, however said a number of people arrived at the motel before the state's borders closed at 1am on Saturday, August 8.
"Quarantine is for precautionary purposes only and does not constitute that they have coronavirus," he said.
"This quarantine is mandatory and at the persons own expense for a guaranteed period of 14 days as per Queensland Health requirements.
"The Queensland Police Service are monitoring the quarantine motel on a 24-hour basis and ensuring there is no reduction in service delivery to the local community."
Mr Symes said a comprehensive health assessment is being undertaken by Queensland Health when persons arrive with ongoing support during their quarantine period.
"There is no risk to the community and no community members, other than emergency services and health, will have contact with people in quarantine," he said.


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The deceased were said to have been killed in a renewed hostility between people of Edumoga and Okpoga districts in Okpokpwu.
A native of the area said trouble started when some vigilantes killed a suspected criminal who hailed from one of the embattled communities, adding that the action did not go down well with the deceased's kinsmen who said their son was not a criminal.
The source stated that the aggrieved villagers launched a reprisal which led to the death of three vigilantes from the other districts only two weeks ago and now three other victims had again paid the price for the bitter rivalry brewing among the communities.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Moses Yamu said he had not been briefed on the latest killing in the area, but he had earlier confirmed that gunmen attacked Okpoga vigilante office about 1:30am penultimate Sunday and shot at five men.
Yamu said three of the victims were later confirmed dead when they were rushed to the hospital by the Police who responded to the distress call.


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Apple included cute little emoji that bounce around and bring life to the otherwise mundane staples of online communication on the Apple Watch. When you're selecting which emoji to send, you can use digital crown to scroll through the various hearts, faces or hands to pick the best response for the given situation.
Only, the default colors may not best fit your mood. For example, when you're mad sending a red-faced emoji is much better than the standard yellow affair. Right?
The next time you select the option to send an emoji, you can change the color of the respective icon by pressing on the screen of your watch (otherwise known as Force Touch). A quick press, and the color is changed. Another quick press and it changes again.
Examples of the colors for the face emoji:
Examples of the colors for the heart emoji:
The hand, for some reason, is limited to the white glove treatment -- in other words, you can't change its color.
Unfortunately right now, as you can see, the color options are limited. But hey, it's a start.


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Commission Chairman, Steven E. Joy called the special meeting of the Hancock County Commissioners to order at 1:04 p.m. on Friday, March 23, 2012 in the conference room, 2nd floor of the Hancock County Courthouse, Ellsworth Maine will Commissioner Lawson in attendance.
MOTION: to enter into executive session under MRSA Title 1 §405 6(A) to conduct 2nd interviews for the position of Facilities Director. (Joy/Lawson 2-0, motion passed)
Commissioner Joy called the meeting back into regular session at 2:15p.m. and instructed the clerk to contact Commissioner Brown to inform him of their choice and obtain his input.
MOTION: to adjourn. (Joy/Lawson 2-0, motion passed)


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Amazon Buys Video Doorbell Startup Ring
It's the latest in a string of moves focused on home security and access
Amazon has acquired video doorbell startup Ring, which manufactures security cameras and video doorbells that stream video and audio to customers' smartphones—and the deal is worth is more than $1 billion, according to Reuters.
An Amazon spokesperson confirmed the acquisition, saying, "Ring's home security products and services have delighted customers since day one. We're excited to work with this talented team and help them in their mission to keep homes safe and secure."
GeekWire said it expects Amazon will allow Ring to maintain some autonomy within the company—much like previous acquisition targets Zappos and Audible—and to integrate products and services where appropriate.
In June, Amazon released a Ring skill for Alexa to allow users to monitor their homes by asking Alexa to display their front doors on their Echo Show devices instead of having to take out their phones.
"Ring is committed to our mission to reduce crime in neighborhoods by providing effective yet affordable home security tools to our neighbors that make a positive impact on our homes, our communities and the world," a Ring spokesperson said in a statement. "We'll be able to achieve even more by partnering with an inventive, customer-centric company like Amazon. We look forward to being a part of the Amazon team as we work toward our vision for safer neighborhoods."
Home security and access seem to be an area of interest to Amazon as of late. Last year, Amazon paid $90 million for home security camera company Blink, and it launched its keyless entry service Amazon Key.


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Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F) and butter the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.
Beat together the egg yolks and ¾ cup sugar until doubled in volume. Stir in milk, flour, vanilla and baking powder. In a small bowl, beat egg whites until peaks form.
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On Tuesday, January 7, 2003, during the morning hours, Ms. Susan Wetzel was assisting her handicapped son, who is confined to a wheelchair, onto his school bus. Deputy William Bartlett allegedly walked up to the school bus and made some discourteous comments to Ms. Wetzel.
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Stability Is A Team Issue
Each and every year we go through a rebirth process, and some years it's more painful than others. We're not where we should be after six games, so it's back to the drawing board. At least we don't have a "Quarterback Issue" anymore; coaches Gruden chose Kirk Cousins to start this season because he believes Kirk gives us the best change to win. We do however have some other stability issues to iron out before the Redskins start running on all twelve cylinders.


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Elegant Chiffon Maxi DressSKU: 012792
DescriptionThis breezy lightweight chiffon dress features round neck, bare shoulder, wrapped front with slit detail, ribbon sash at waist, asymmetrical hem, and finished with zipper closure at back.
Fabric: Chiffon
Neckline: Round Neck
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Dress Length: Maxi
Pattern: Solid Color
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Size Chart(Inch) S M L XL Bust 33.9 35.4 37 38.6 Length 53.1 54.3 55.5 56.7 Waist 27.6 29.1 30.7 32.3 Size Chart(CM) S M L XL Bust 86 90 94 98 Length 135 138 141 144 Waist 70 74 78 82
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Encourage Confidence and Fun While Learning with Osmo
This summer has been speeding by! It is so crazy how our days just slip by, whether they are filled with lots of activity or just relaxing all day. We have had many busy days and a few lazy days. I am thankful that they enjoy drawing, writing, and usually reading, but I also appreciate the help of educational toys and games.


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Serco Awarded $43 Million Contract to Deliver Engineering and Design for the U.S. Navy's Next Generation Small Surface Combatant Vessels
HERNDON, Va., Nov. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Serco Inc., a provider of professional, technology, and management services, announced today that the Company has been awarded a contract to support the U.S. Navy's Guided Missile Frigate FFG(X) Program Executive Office (PEO) for Unmanned and Small Combatants as they design, procure, and build the Navy's next multi-mission Small Surface Combatant. Serco will advise the Navy on technical design issues, establish the network architecture and cybersecurity of ship systems, develop system integration parameters and test requirements, establish integrated logistic support plans for the ship class, and maintain accurate cost estimates for the Navy. The contract is the second contract win of note for the Naval Systems Business Unit that was acquired from Alion Science & Technology Corporation in September. It has a one-year base period plus four one-year option periods and is valued at $43 million, if all options are exercised.
Since the program's inception three years ago, the Company had previously been performing work under a contract vehicle in support of the PEO. The announcement of this contract award broadens Serco's scope of work to support the customer's mission across six key tasks: Network Architecture and Cybersecurity; Cost Estimating; System Integration and Test; Acquisition, Program Management, and Life Cycle Management; Engineering, Design, and Production; and Design Site Support. In addition to modelling the new ship class in a 3D environment, virtual technology will be used in the design site to allow ship designers to walk through the design in a virtual environment to evaluate the design and maintainability.
"The FFG(X) Program is critical to the future force structure of our Navy. We are humbled to be a part of this program and very much look forward to working with our customers to design and deliver this Warship to our sailors," said Vince Stammetti, Senior Vice President of Serco's Maritime, Engineering, Technology and Sustainment Business Unit.
"I am excited about this contract win, as this is what we envisioned for the Naval Systems business," said Dave Dacquino, Chairman and CEO of Serco Inc. "Through the acquisition we gained industry-leading capabilities in naval ship and submarine design, engineering and construction services, which dovetails nicely with Serco's existing strengths in shipboard, shore and systems installation and upgrade services to the Navy."
About Serco Inc.
Serco Inc. is a leading provider of professional, technology, and management services. We advise, design, integrate, and deliver solutions that transform how clients achieve their missions. Our customer-first approach, robust portfolio of services, and global experience enable us to respond with solutions that achieve outcomes with value. Headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, Serco Inc. has approximately 8,000 employees and annual revenue of $1.2 billion. Serco Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Serco Group plc, a $4 billion international business that helps transform government and public services around the world. More information about Serco Inc. can be found at www.serco-na.com.
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Biseuteo is a movie starring Sung-min Lee, Jae-myung Yoo, and Daniel Choi. A criminal action movie about two detectives in conflict who solve a murder that shakes up the Korean peninsula.
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Here are our top six sustainability podcasts picks, with topics ranging from corporate responsibility, sustainable fashion to climate change.
Links to their respective websites are available for each below.
1. The Mallen Baker Podcast for Change Makers
Mallen is a dynamic speaker and corporate sustainability expert, who has spent years dealing business leaders, entrepreneurs, government officials, campaigners looking at how effective ways to create positive change in the world.
In his podcast, he speaks with successful change makers, where they discuss how effective change comes about, why we should be inspired, what we can learn from them. In his own words, change is a learnable skill.
Podcast available here.
2. The Ethical Agenda Podcast
This podcast was recently launched by Safia Minney, the award-winning social entrepreneur and founder of sustainble fashion brand People Tree. It aims to raise awareness of the power of social entreprises, sustainability and the prominent figures behind the movement – think social entrepreneurs, campaigners and big thinkers. During each episode we discover their motives and how along with they collaborate with others from a different schools of thinking.
The first and only episode thus far features George Monbiot, one of the UK's most prominent environmentalists and author. He's also a Guardian columist.
Podcast available here.
3. The Sustainability Agenda
This weekly podcast is hosted by Fergal Byrne the long-time contributor for the Financial Times – amongst many other reputable newspapers. It discusses the today's sustainability questions, concerns and happenings. Leaders in the sustainability field, explain its biggest challenges, the potential solutions and the challenges.
Podcast available here.
4. The Drawdown Agenda
Also hosted by Fergal Byrne, this podcast explores the research behind Project Drawdown. (Read our article about the book here – it's a book that presents the top 100 solutions to climate change, which are ranked and quantified by the amount of atmospheric CO2 it can reduce, financial costs and savings in implementing them).
Every fortnight, key members of the Project Drawdown team present updated information and discuss their area of expertise.
Energy, food, women and girls, transport, materials, building and cities, land use and other emerging solutions are the seven categories at its core.
Podcast available here.
5. The Circular Economy Podcast
This podcast run by Ellen MacArthur Foundation, uncovers every aspect of circular economy imaginable. The topic sounds intimidating for those new to the subject but the first episodes start off with the basics 'What is circular economy' – making this podcast a learning tool for everyone interested.
Podcast available here.
6. Conscious Chatter
'A podcast where what we wear matters' as their tag line says. Hosted by Kestral Jenkins, the self-professed conscious fashionista, who strives to figure out where our clothes came from, who made them, where they were made and its impacts, this podcast unveils just that. Started in February 2016, this weekly podcast explores many aspects of the sustainble fashion world, from various vegan 'leathers', circular fashion practices to with leading individuals in the sustainable fashion space.
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Signature Coalition RIO Agreement
The Dominican Pedro Henríquez Ureña University Foundation (FUDPHU), The Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña (UNPHU) and the river coalition agreed an institutional cooperation agreement in order to stimulate recovery of the Isabela River and Ozama and the sanitation. The initialling of this agreement was given by Ing. Victor Veras, Vice President for Extension of the UNPHU; the Bachelor Gertrudis Valdez, Director Executive of the Fundación Universitaria Dominican Pedro Henríquez Ureña; and René de el Risco, representative of the river coalition.
With this signature, academic actions are promoted, social and business seeking to stimulate recovery of the Ozama River and Isabela and the sanitation, encouraging creativity, the culture of entrepreneurship and innovation in the University community and the communities vulnerable to the pollution of these two basins.
The agreement provides for the development and implementation of projects of entrepreneurship and innovation, of degree programmes and projects, the creation of an environmental volunteers, courses, talks and workshops which generate commitment to environmental and social, among other initiatives that contribute to the academic and the social commitment of the students, teachers and the capital residents.
During the signing ceremony, it was announced that through this initiative will be an innovation contest giving answers and solutions to the contamination of the Ozama and Isabela rivers. In the same way, with the accompaniment of teachers, the UNPHU student will do research, projects and theses on the Ozama River and Isabela.
In the activity, in the Hall of the Academic Council of the UNPHU, Vice-Rectors and deans of the various faculties were present, as well as also members of the river coalition.
Over the river coalition
It is a work table that comes with the purpose of clean up and rehabilitate the Ozama and Isabela rivers contribute to economic sustainable development of the Dominican Republic in the aspects, social, cultural, urban and environmental.
Its objectives are part of the generation of synergies, information, knowledge, resources and consensus, under an inclusive and consultative methodology.
The river coalition is formed by the Tropigas Foundation, San Souci Holdings, Commonwealth of the great Santo Domingo, Ornithological Society of Hispaniola, Innovation Center Atabey, Ministry of the environment, Corporación de Acueducto y Alcantarillado de Santo Domingo, Foundations of sanitation and recycling Association, among others.
On the Dominican Pedro Henríquez Ureña University Foundation (FUDPHU), It is the body that sponsors the National University Pedro Henríquez Ureña. Its first statutes were approved at the General Assembly held in Santo Domingo, the day 10 may of 1966.
On the Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña
Account with a wide offer academic degree, postgraduate and continuing education which rests on the values of academic excellence, humanism, innovation, environmental sensitivity, pluralism and social commitment.
Its mission is the training of suitable human resources capable of becoming agents of change, promoting sustainable development and facilitator of processes of transformation that society.
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The Metropolitan Police's top comms executive this week acknowledged the Met's reputation had been hit by a number of recent negative stories - and said he would place greater focus on dealing with social media in the future.
Dick Fedorcio, director of public affairs and corporate comms, spoke to PRWeek in the wake of media furore over the G20 death of Ian Tomlinson. He said internal polling was still being collated, but he 'would be naive to think it has not had an effect' on the Met's reputation.
Research by TNS Media Intelligence for PRWeek has revealed that from 10 to 16 April there were 217 negative articles in the national press about the police, 42 per cent of them focused on the G20 death and 27 per cent related to the anniversary of the Hillsborough tragedy.
Fedorcio has no plans to review the Met's strategy for dealing with mainstream media, post-G20. However, he revealed a priority in the long term was to improve its dealings with social media.
Online video footage from the G20 protests has revealed just how vulnerable the police force is to 'citizen journalism'. Fedorcio said responding to the 'potentially massive' challenge of proactive and reactive social media management was top of his agenda.
He said: 'How would we have used it in the G20? We could have put up a video of a different story, of a demonstration being handled peacefully. But how could we do that in the middle of an investigation? There are ethical questions.'
No time frame has yet been set for the development of this agenda, although Fedorcio admitted that 'ideally one would be well down the path now.' He also said such a function would be handled under himself rather than by a standalone department.
But Fedorcio rejected suggestions that the Met's handling of the media immediately after the G20 death of Ian Tomlinson was improper.
The Met's PR operation has been criticised for delaying making a statement on Tomlinson's death by three hours, and when it did so, the statement pointed the finger of blame at protesters.
But Fedorcio said: 'We reviewed what we said on the tragic death of Tomlinson and I am satisfied we did not mislead anyone. What we told at the time was what we knew.'
He added the Independent Police Complaints Commission took over the media handling of Tomlinson's death when its investigation started at around midnight on the night of his death.
HOW I SEE IT - Andrew Griffin, MD, Regester Larkin
The bad news for the Met just will not stop coming and it all adds up to an increasingly fragile reputation. Assistant commissioner Bob Quick's carelessness was dealt with effectively - resignations are good for killing stories. The G20 fallout is the most difficult, though, requiring a delicate comms balance. To maintain public confidence and trust, the Met must be seen to be 'firm' in policing protest and violence but 'fair' in achieving this objective. The task is to separate sensitive handling of heavy-handedness allegations (via the review ordered by Sir Paul Stephenson) from the overall outcome of the operation: public safety ensured.


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David Morgan:
In my view, the essence of great leadership has always been, and will always be, personal integrity - remaining true to your own values, your own beliefs and your own sense of right and wrong, however assailed you are by circumstance, failure or disappointment.
For this reason, Nelson Mandela stands out for me as a great leader of our time. Despite his own incarceration for 28 long years, despite the apparent strength of a political system rooted in discrimination and injustice, Mandela never lost his belief in the essential decency of the human spirit.
Our Community: What are the three attributes you would consider to be essential to a leader? And why?
David Morgan:
As I've said, the first would be personal integrity - being hard-wired to do the rightthing. All leaders are faced with challenges that simply can't be anticipated or foreseen. Effective leaders rely on an internal moral compass to instinctively guide themselves and their followers through often unchartered waters.
Energy, drive and determination are other obvious attributes.
The demands placed on leaders, intellectually, mentally, emotionally even physically, can be relentless. Dreaming, planning, strategising to use the modern jargon are all important but, in the end, leaders need the grit to push through and get the job done when others may falter.
Finally, I'd choose good judgement - vital not only for day to day decision-making but to recognise talent within their teams, to look beyond the present and identify future opportunities that others may not see and to be realistic about what's achievable.
Our Community: What are the barriers to new leaders emerging in Australia?
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Frankly, I'm a little uncomfortable talking about barriers. Australia really is a land of opportunity and no Australian, man, women or child, should ever feel they need to limit their aspirations.
If pushed though, I remain concerned that the tall poppy syndrome still exists within our culture. Success should be celebrated and encouraged.
Our Community: What advice would you give to a potential leader to take them to the next stage?
David Morgan:
The first would be to be extremely choosy about who they work for. Aspiring to be an effective leader is all about continuous challenge, continuous improvement and continuous honing of your skills. Working with great people and a great organisation will give you the right environment, the right encouragement and role models to undertake this journey.
Secondly, do very hard jobs. Tasks that will stimulate and challenge you to be the best you can be.
Finally, I recommend that potential leaders focus only on the job at hand. Do it well and the next opportunity will present itself soon enough. Ambition is a good thing but not if it distracts you from achieving your immediate goals.
Our Community: Nature / nurture - are leaders born or bred?
David Morgan:
This is an age old and very complex debate. Some of both, I think - someone's essential personality can either limit or enhance their leadership potential. For the most part though, I would opt for 'nurture'. We are all remarkably adaptable beings and our experiences, especially in our early formative years, are crucial in developing our capacities.
Our Community: What do you consider to be the top three leadership issues facing the nation?
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Given my background, I'm concerned that we are not attracting quality leaders into the public sector. Our entire system - the strength of the economy, the security of our citizens, our ability to apply resources to projects that transcend narrow or immediate self-interest - is dependent, in many ways, on the skill and commitment of people working within the public service. All of us will be the losers if we can't find a way to grow and retain talent in this area.
More broadly, I think we should be vigilant about losing talent to other countries. I gained some fantastic experience and learning overseas so I am not for a moment suggesting we should try to limit these sort of opportunities. However, our home environment needs to remain an exciting and stimulating place where our best and brightest want to return to do great things.
Finally, I would nominate 'short termism', both politically and within the business world, as a key leadership issue facing the nation. There are many, and some would say increasing, pressures on decision-makers to produce short term 'wins' to satisfy narrowly focussed interests. True leadership is often about resisting populist pressure and we all should understand that profiting today at the expense of tomorrow is a misguided and ultimately self-defeating strategy.
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This year's annual Warren Gill Lecture series will be presented by Mary Rowe who will speak on Canada's Enduring Two Solitudes: Can we bridge the urban-rural divide?
Modern political movements increasingly pit city dwellers against rural residents, and downtowners against suburbanites, suggesting our differences are irreconcilable. Can we construct a new narrative that binds us together, and new approaches to governance and public decision-making that recognize the particularities of place?
Mary Rowe's current roles include empowering Canada's largest cities to be economically vibrant, socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable as senior advisor to Evergreen and Future Cities Canada and as co-executive lead for the National Urban Project .
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Oyetola in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Adeniyi Adesina, said in Osogbo that the victory had validated the mandate the people of the state freely gave to him in September 2018.
Oyetola said: "You spoke with conviction; your voice and choice are clear to the world, and the judiciary, the last hope of the people and arbiter of the truth, has proved to the world that it is always on the side of justice.
"After months of uncertainty and waiting in judicial wilderness, truth has finally prevailed over falsehood and the voice of the majority has ultimately gained dominance over the phony attempts to manipulate justice.
"Today's victory has proved to all and sundry that there is a limit to the extent to which falsehood and propaganda could be used to suppress the truth and the will of the people.
"I would like to thank you all, the good people of The State of Osun, for your robust support and steadfastness throughout the needless periods of political travail and tribulation.
"I am persuaded by your indisputable mandate and the sound judgment of the Court of Appeal that the road to ultimate victory is smooth and unshakable.
"My administration took off on a note of equitable and quality service delivery to the people of our dear state. That resolve is on course.
"I urge you all to be peaceful and to go about your legitimate businesses as we revel in this well-deserved victory.
"I seize this opportunity to once again ask for the cooperation of all the citizens, partners, and friends of the State of Osun as we move forward with the state's development agenda," Oyetola said.


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Shown above: Businesses and homes (owner-occupied condos in the City Center complex) at the corner of M.A.C. and Grand River Avenues.
Editor's note: In our continuing nonpartisan coverage of the two East Lansing tax proposals on the November ballot—an income tax and a property tax reduction—reporter Jessy Gregg is answering readers' questions. To learn more, see Saturday's column and also see Jessy's answer to the question of whether the property tax reduction would really "offset" East Lansing homeowner's total tax liability.
First off, some reminders:
The East Lansing income tax proposal on the November ballot calls for residents to pay a city income tax of 1.0% and also calls for non-residents to pay a city income tax of 0.5% on income earned in the City of East Lansing.
The property tax reduction, if passed, would reduce taxes paid to the City of East Lansing by about 5 mills. Mayor Mark Meadows had estimated that property owners would see a reduction of their property taxes of about 10% if this were passed.
The property tax reduction proposal is tied to the income tax proposal, so the plan is not to reduce property taxes unless the income tax proposal passes. The idea of these twin proposals is to shift much of the tax burden onto non-resident earners in East Lansing, particularly those working at MSU, partly to help the City pay for the costs of providing emergency services to MSU.
The combined proposals are estimated to net the City additional revenue of about $5 million per year.
Why do residents have to pay twice what non-residents pay?
This is dictated by Michigan's Uniform City Income Tax Ordinance, the state law passed in 1964 outlining how a Michigan City can implement an income tax. This law specifies that the maximum amount a city resident can be asked to pay is 1.0% and that non-residents cannot be charged more than half of what residents are required to pay. (Cities don't have to use 1.0% maximum as the rate, but non-residents' tax liability is capped at half of whatever residents pay.)
Why do residents have to pay on income NOT earned in East Lansing, but non-residents pay only on income earned in East Lansing?
State law mandates which income is taxed under Michigan city income taxes, and it mandates that if a city income tax is passed, residents pay on income earned in and out of the city, and non-residents pay on income earned in the city. Residents are generally assumed to consume more city services than non-residents.
That said, under Michigan's income tax rules, city of employment takes precedence over city of residence when it comes to tax on a particular income. So, if you happen to live in one city with an income tax and work in a second city with an income tax, you would first pay the city of employment, and then pay the city of residence on the remainder of your tax liability. Total tax liability between both cities could not exceed the 1% limit specified by state law.
So, if I live in Lansing and work in East Lansing, I will have to pay tax and file tax returns in both jurisdictions?
Yes. For example, imagine you live in East Lansing and earn 100% of your income in Lansing, which has an income tax of the kind East Lansing is considering. You would pay 0.5% on 100% of your earnings to Lansing, and then would pay the remainder (0.5%) on 100% of your earnings to East Lansing. You would have to file returns in both places.
If an East Lansing resident worked two jobs, one in Lansing and one in East Lansing, the percentage owed to each municipality would not break down as an even 50/50 split.
Below: MSU's medical school building in Grand Rapids.
What other cities in Michigan have income taxes? Is theirs 1.0% for residents and 0.5% for nonresidents?
There are 22 Michigan cities that currently have income taxes. The last city to pass an ordinance was Ionia, passed in 1994. Albion, Battle Creek, Big Rapids, Flint, Grayling, Hamtramck, Hudson, Ionia, Jackson, Lansing, Lapeer, Muskegon, Muskegon Heights, Pontiac, Port Huron, Portland, Springfield, and Walker all tax at 1.0% for residents and 0.5% for non-residents.
Cities that already had already adopted income taxes at a rate higher than 1.0% prior to the passing of the Universal City Income Tax Ordinance in 1964 have been allowed to keep their higher rates. These cities are Detroit at 2.4%, Grand Rapids at 1.5%, Highland Park at 2% and Saginaw at 1.5%.
Do MSU employees and East Lansing residents who work part- or full-time in Lansing, Flint, Detroit, Grand Rapids, and other Michigan cities with income taxes have to pay income tax to those cities?
Yes. What they pay follows the same state-mandated rules that an East Lansing income tax would follow.
Will businesses in East Lansing be subject to the income tax?
Yes. Businesses and corporations based in East Lansing will be subject to the same 1.0% tax as individual residents.
Profits from rental property will also be taxed at 1.0% if the owner is an East Lansing resident and 0.5% if they are not.
Businesses that are not based in East Lansing but derive some percentage of their profits from doing business in East Lansing will be asked to calculate the percentage of their profits that were derived from doing business in the City and will pay 0.5% income tax on that.
If a business owner pays herself a wage before her profits are calculated, she would owe personal income tax on her wages (resident or non-resident, depending on where she lives) and also on the profit of the business. (Read ELi's report about business owners objecting to the income tax proposal.)
Below: Window displays at Mackerel Sky and Footgear, two locally-owned downtown businesses.
If I own East Lansing property, how much will my property tax bill really go down?
If voters pass both measures in November, City Council has promised an approximately 5 mill reduction in property taxes, which would bring the City property tax rate down to about 12.6 mills.
A mill is one dollar for every thousand dollars of taxable value of a property, which is generally about 50% of market value. So, using the average market value for a home in East Lansing of $180,400, the owner's City property tax liability would go from about $1,596 per year to about $1,145 per year, for a savings of about $450.
Remember that this is just a reduction on City property tax. The proposed reduction would not impact how much you pay in taxes to your county and does not effect voter-approved millages, such as the library millage, school bonds, or the trails millage.
Won't pairing an income tax with a property tax reduction disproportionately hurt people who are renters?
In all likelihood, yes. If landlord sees fit to refigure leases in the light of receiving tax reductions on their property, renter could see reductions in their rent. Council has agreed that this is unlikely to happen, so it is probable that renters would be subject to the full residential income tax liability without the benefit of the property tax decrease.
Below: The Oakwood Neighborhood, where owner-occupied houses mix with rental houses.
What's to keep my property tax bill from going back up again in a year or two?
The current City millage rate is 17.6 mills. The City Charter amendment property tax proposal on the November ballot calls for it to go down to 13 mills, a 4.6 mill reduction. Mayor Mark Meadows has said that if the ballot proposals pass, Council will actually reduce the City property tax rate by 5 mills, but only the 4.7 mill reduction will be locked into the City Charter.
This means Council could opt to raise the property tax rate by 0.4 mills in the future. However, Council could not raise the City property tax by more than that without a majority of voters approving an increase.
Why have my property taxes gone up even though voters haven't voted lately to raise City property taxes?
City property taxes are only part of your property tax liability. Millages passed by voters, including the Ingham County trails millage and the East Lansing Public Schools bond millage, raise how much you pay on your property tax bill.
It's also worth understanding that, frequently, when property taxes go up, it is because the assessment on the property has increased. If your assessed value increases, then your property taxes go up, because what you pay is based on assessed value.
Even if property values increase, the amount the assessed value can increase is limited by the Headlee Amendment cap. The Headlee Amendment holds back increase in assessed values in a jurisdiction to the rate of inflation. (Read more about Headlee here.) The Headlee Amendment has contributed to stagnation of revenue in the East Lansing general fund, contributing to the City financial problems. (Read more about the City's stagnated revenues.)
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380. Among the Masses for the Dead, the Funeral Mass holds first place. It may be celebrated on any day except for solemnities that are holy days of obligation, Holy Thursday, the Easter Triduum, and the Sundays of Advent, Lent, and Easter, with due regard also for all the other requirements of the norm of the law.
381. A Mass for the Dead may be celebrated on receiving the news of a death, for the final burial, or the first anniversary, even on days within the Octave of Christmas, on obligatory memorials, and on weekdays, except for Ash Wednesday or weekdays during Holy Week.
Other Masses for the Dead, that is, "daily" Masses, may be celebrated on weekdays in Ordinary Time on which optional memorials occur or when the Office is of the weekday, provided such Masses are actually applied for the dead.
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We believe that friendliness is the natural quality of people who are seeking to please God. Our visitors will enjoy a warm welcome, and appreciate the courtesy and cordiality of this congregation. We sincerely hope you will accept our invitation to visit us soon. It will be our pleasure to receive you.
The Worship is sincere and devout
Visitors are favorably impressed by the service designed to draw worshipers closer to God and provide enduring personal strength. Our simple order of worship reflects the practices of Christians in the days of the New Testament. Each Sunday, we sing and pray, participate in the Lord's Supper, receive instructions from God's word, and give of our means.
You will never be embarrassed
You visit us a welcome and honored guest. You will not be singled out for public attention nor will you be subjected to sectarian or emotional pressures. Every effort will be made to make you feel comfortable and at ease.
The people are Christians only
The congregation is non-denominational, and self-governing without an organic link to any earthly headquarters. Our members seek to be Christians only. We seek a worldwide unity in Christ of all believers based solely upon the authority of the Bible as God's inspired word following the teachings of Christ and His apostles.


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Salient Arms M&P9 Tier1 - 4.25" 9mm
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There are many reasons to despair over humanity and the state of the world we live in. It has always been thus, though lately things seem even more out of hand than usual.
The most recent calamity in the entertainment world is the fact that Blade Runner 2049 is a box office failure. The film, which cost over $155 million to make, had only earned around $60 million by the end of its second weekend in theaters.
The silver lining is the $100 million the film has grossed overseas, meaning that even a worst-case scenario is slightly better than breaking even on the project. But even that's a travesty. The thing about Blade Runner 2049 is that it's a really, really good movie that deserves to be seen on the big screen. Indeed, it deserves to be seen on the biggest screen you can find.
We saw it last week on a "Cine 1" screen in our home town, in a theater decked out with the latest Dolby Atmos sound. The theater is brand new and every seat is a recliner, so it's not only a great audio/visual experience, if a film is boring you can just nod off for a quick nap. Blade Runner 2049 is neither fast-paced or short, clocking in at 2 hours and 43 minutes, but I never once felt like dozing off.
In any case, here are five reasons why you should get thee to a theater as soon as humanly possible, even if you're not a huge fan of the original, and even if high-brow science-fiction isn't your usual jam.
1. The world-building and special effects are superb, even by today's standards.
The world of Blade Runner 2049 is bleak yet strangely beautiful. Seeing it unfold on a big screen with good sound helps you feel immersed in this futuristic dystopia. Watching as the replicant Blade Runner, K (Ryan Gosling) flies over the film's vast cityscapes or walks through the amber ruins of a radioactive Las Vegas, it's a sight to behold. Even in an age of CGI and expensive special effects, I've never really seen anything like this. I'm sure it will be amazing to see on a smaller screen, too, but on a big screen it's overwhelming.
2. The action is intense.
Speaking of overwhelming, while Blade Runner 2049 isn't the most action-packed sci-fi movie out there, when the action does kick in it's intense, brutal and heart-pounding. There are several incredibly intense action scenes that will be much diminished on a smaller screen. Audio here is just as much a factor. When we saw the movie, the seats rumbled from the sound in some of these scenes. These moments of intense action and suspense keep you on the edge of your seat; you never know when the more deliberate pace of the film will give way to sudden, unexpected violence.
3. The story lives up to the original.
Without spoiling anything, I can say that Blade Runner 2049 is a perfect sequel to the original. The themes brought up in the first film carry over to the second, as we unravel not only a mystery about identity, but about what constitutes human life to begin with. It's the kind of story that strings you along believing one thing before wrenching you in another direction entirely. It's also one of the most interesting love stories I've seen in a sci-fi movie in a very long time, with one of the most interesting and unique sex scenes I've ever watched (though it's not at all graphic.)
4. Great performances carry the movie.
The story was great largely thanks to a smart screenplay by Hampton Fancher (who wrote the original film's screenplay) and Michael Green (Logan) and because of the expert direction of Denis Villeneuve.
But it was the cast that sealed the deal. Gosling's performance is surprisingly subtle, and it may be the best thing he's done since Lars and the Real Girl. Harrison Ford doesn't have the biggest role this time around, but he's as lovable and grouchy as ever, and when he shines he shines very bright.
Jared Leto is as good as he's been in years as the creepy genius-industralist Niander Wallace, though Sylvia Hoeks steals the show as Wallace's assistant, the vicious replicant Luv.
It was Ana de Armas, however, who delivered perhaps the film's most poignant performance as K's AI companion, Joi. I won't spoil it. Just go see for yourself.
5. The music is sublime.
Not only did Denis Villeneuve have the intimidating job of following in the footsteps of one of Ridley Scott's best films, composers Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch had to create something that was both new and reminiscent of the original film's score by Vangelis. What they achieved was pretty much the perfect balance. Actually, this was one of my big worries going in, but the music was a pleasant surprise.
Bonus: We need more films like this.
I'm not a film snob, but I do appreciate this kind of big-budget, thought-provoking film. The big money-makers are, of course, The Avengers and the Batman vs Supermans of the world. When it comes to blockbuster genre films, these are always going to be the dominant force (along with, occasionally, the grand fantasy epics like Lord of the Rings or big dumb action movies like Pirates of The Caribbean: Yet Another Sequel or Transformers: Not Again Please.) Sure we get the occasional surprise box office success like Avatar, but mostly it's the tried and true that make the big bucks.
The world needs more Ex Machinas and Arrivals and Blade Runner 2049s. The best way you can help make sure those films keep getting made is to go see them at the movie theater. The box office speaks louder than Blu-Ray sales.
Basically what I'm trying to say here is that it just won't be the same watching Blade Runner 2049 at home, even if you have a nice TV. That's the point I'm trying to make.
Don't be intimidated by its length or the subject matter, either. This certainly isn't a movie for kids, but even if you're not into heavy science-fiction there's plenty in the movie for you to love. Denis Villeneuve has done a remarkable job here. While I won't say it's a better film than the original---how can one judge against a classic, really?---I will say it's as good a sequel as I could have possibly hoped for.
So go see it before it leaves theaters which, at the rate its doing, may be much sooner than we'd hoped.
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Thinking of moving to West Jefferson , NC? Well we can help you with everything you want to know about the main factors that could make this the best place for you, including West Jefferson , NC activities and events. Let's start with the basics: West Jefferson , NC is located in Ashe County with a population of 1,232, and we have a cool graph below that shows the city's ethnic diversity, as well as other important facts and figures.
What about cost of living in West Jefferson , NC? The median income in West Jefferson , NC is $21,563 and the median home value is $162,100, which should give you a pretty good idea of its affordability. If you are house hunting, ask us where to go, we can help with that as well! Lots of real estate in West Jefferson!
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I started to have constipation since my 20s. I would faint and get hospitalized because of this problem. When I reached my 30s, I had to get up three or four times a night to use the washroom. I would dream a lot, and feel tired after waking up. My husband had to give me massages, "gua sha" and vacuum cupping therapy everyday. I started using the complete series of the health suits after my old man and my teacher's wife, Mrs. Shiu Juan Tsai introduced the products to me. I now can sleep like a baby, and don't get insomnia due to excessive dreams anymore. I am really
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Industrial Steel And Wood Bar Stool
I sketched a simple shape then built a stool in that shape. Turns out, no one has done a stool like this before! (seriously, I looked on google a lot)
Beautiful in it's simplicity. Made from steel that I personally bent by getting it red hot and wrapping it around the form I built. Wooden legs from reclaimed pine that came from Baltimore row homes. I pulled a lot of nails before cutting and planing those old beams into usable lumber. The dark walnut, I totally bought that, (no one builds homes with that stuff) I used to warm up a modern design. But feel free to ask about other material options. Want oak? Cherry? Acrylic? Bright red?
19" wide, 12" deep, 30" tall
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Lib Dem Health Minister Norman Lamb has launched a new Crisis Care Concordat with Frank Bruno. This is about local agencies like the police, councils and the NHS working together so that no-one in crisis is turned away from treatment and that people are treated with care and respect. The LGA is one of many organisations signing up to this.
The mental health concordat has now gone live on gov.uk here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-crisis-care-agreement
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New Adventures – Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes – London
★★★★★ …this revival of The Red Shoes, coming with a number of tweaks, appears even tighter and slicker than the original.
Acosta Danza – Evolution: Rooster, Faun, Satori & Paysage, Soudain, la nuit – London
★★★★✰ It's thrilling to see the building confidence of Carlos Acosta's Cuban-based dance company. There's a sense of cohesion, shared purpose and a unique identity drawn from a vibrant range of influences.
Book – Dancing Under The Southern Skies: A History of Ballet in Australia – by Valerie Lawson
Although Valerie Lawson's context is wide-ranging, she brings individuals into focus with personal details, shining a spotlight onto their roles in Australian dance history. Lavishly illustrated with photographs from Australian archives, her book gives vivid life to long-gone personalities.
Australian Ballet – Murphy (Graeme Murphy tribute bill of 6 works) – Sydney
★★★✰✰ Within this potpourri of Graeme Murphy's works, the highlight was "Grand", a charming and poignant tribute he created in 2005 for his mother, a pianist, who died the previous year.
MacMillan Celebrations – Le Baiser de la fee (SB), Concerto (BRB), Jeux (RB) – London
In the first of the mixed bills celebrating Kenneth MacMillan's ballets, 25 years after his death, "Le Baiser de la fée" intrigued me because the questions it posed about his development as a choreographer…
New Adventures – Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes – London
★★★✰✰ If you remember the 1948 film, the plot is easy to follow. If you don't, and can't pick up the references to ballets, a printed scenario would be helpful, as would job-descriptions of the characters…
American Ballet Theatre – Sleeping Beauty – Paris
★★★✰✰ I was eager to see American Ballet Theatre's Sleeping Beauty, mounted by Alexei Ratmansky last year, because of the enthusiastic reviews it has received in the United States. The Paris premiere, however, met with muted acclaim…
Australian Ballet – Nijinsky – Melbourne
★★★✰✰ Even after his death, Vaslav Nijinsky suffered from the power and control of others…
Ardani 25 Dance Gala – Clay, Tristesse, Le Divertissement du Roi – New York
★★✰✰✰ So bravo for Danilian. All the dancing at the gala was very fine – who could expect any less from these dancers? One can (and should) question his taste but it's clear that he's willing to go out on a limb…
American Ballet Theatre – The Golden Cockerel – New York
★★★★✰ American Ballet Theatre's spring season has turned into a kind of voyage into the mind of Alexei Ratmansky, its choreographer-in-residence since 2009.
New York City Ballet – The Most Incredible Thing (premiere), Polaris, The Blue of the Distance, Common Ground, Estancia – New York
★★★✰✰ "Incredible is Peck's first narrative, and this fact was obvious Tuesday night, particularly in the opening scenes which lacked clarity…"
American Ballet Theatre – The Sleeping Beauty – Washington
★★★★✰ "Ratmansky's new staging is a Beauty like you have never seen before: it uncovers the original ballet's genuine beauty, which faded over the years under the clutter of modern revisions."
Alexei Ratmansky – Simple and Wise, a Q&A about Ratmansky's Sleeping Beauty for ABT
Q: What have you learned about Petipa from the notations? Ans: Looking at the notations changed my taste. Honestly, I just can't stand seeing productions of the classics any more, because I know how far it is from Petipa's intentions…
Ivan Putrov – Men in Motion – Lodz Ballet Festival
The most impressive (if not, incredible) thing is that his scratch company exudes the professionalism that one would expect from a tight-knit group that has lived, trained, rehearsed and performed together for seasons.
American Ballet Theatre – The Sleeping Beauty – New York
Perhaps the most striking element in Alexei Ratmansky's new Sleeping Beauty for American Ballet Theatre is its musicality, the way the steps, peppered with accents and breaths, unspool within the music.
New York City Ballet – Apollo, Agon, Duo Concertant, Symphony in Three Movements – New York
The New York City Ballet spring season is off to the races with a week devoted to George Balanchine, specifically the "black-and-white" ballets that for many have come to define his style.
Ballet Nice Mediterranee – Soir de Fête, Pas de Dieux – Nice
Vu-An writes in the programme that he has chosen the two ballets Soir de Fete and Pas de Dieux to make up an entertaining and enjoyable programme for the festive season. However, he has chosen two very contrasting and rather curious works…
Book – The Making of Markova – by Tina Sutton
Sutton was originally asked to write a brief account of Markova's career for the Gotlieb Centre but soon realised that her subject's life, personal and public, was so fascinating that she undertook a substantial biography
Yale School of Music & Yale School of Drama – The Soldier's Tale – New York
Stravinsky's is a bitter tale with folk roots, about a soldier (played by the convincingly guileless, agile Tom Pecinka) returning home from the front who is sidetracked by the devil….
New York City Ballet – Acheron, Afternoon of a Faun, Walpurgisnacht Ballet, La Valse – New York
George Balanchine's favorite composers may have been Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky, but it's no secret that he also had an affinity for France and its music…


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Owned by MicroPort, MicroPort Knowledge and Action Medical Training Institute is a professional training center for clinical medicine and professional education. Its name originates from the Ming Dynasty philosopher Wang Yangming's "Unity of Knowledge and Action", a philosophy of mind. "Knowledge" indicates the scientific knowledge while "Action" refers to people's practice. The unity of knowledge and action represents that MicroPort combines the high-tech products with doctors' action, and through academic promotion, the developed products are safely applied to the clinic.
Located in Shanghai-based MicroPort, MicroPort Knowledge and Action Institute was completed in November 2015, equipped with high-tech facilities and equipment, such as Cicada Lecture Hall, Tele-Medicine Global Center, 3D Experience Center, Intervention Simulation Training Classroom, Orthopedics Training Classroom, DSA Simulation Operating Room, zSpace, 3D printing, etc.
The main function of the hall is to relay industry conferences, annual meetings and remote surgery, and to conduct internal training and executive lectures. Each table has been equipped with advanced audio and video recording equipment, which can switch intelligently according to different usage functions.
Equipped with 8 training tables with each table connecting to audio and video, this classroom has a capacity of up to 32 people and has the ability to conduct group training. The room can also be divided into two separate classrooms, each of which is equipped with 4 training tables to satisfy different training in terms of scales.
Equipped with audio and video equipment, HD projection system and 7 stainless steel artificial bone operating desks, this classroom can carry out training for less than 30 people. Each top of the operating table is equipped with a ceiling-mounted camera that can transmit the filming of each operating table to the projection screen in real time for the students to communicate and learn.
3D Experience Center is equipped with 3D printer, zSpace 3D teaching device and holographic equipment. ZSpace is one of the advanced 3D interactive devices today. Visitors could wear 3D glasses and view 3D anatomical images of the human body, having light and amicable experience. Referring to the holographic equipment, it has utilized virtual reality technology to provide the visitors with vivid 3D images without wearing 3D glasses.
The Operation Room is used for simulating coronary intervention surgery, nerve intervention surgery, equipped with hydraulic surgical bed and C-arm machine. Cooperating with intervention operation simulator, it can vividly simulate the works in the Intervention Operation Room. The external computer can be used to broadcast the real situation in the operation room and achieve synchronous online feedback during the operation. Specially designed, the ball tube does not generate radiation, which enables safe training experience.
Combining the space positioning device and VR virtual reality imaging technology, this room not only restores the real environment and facilities of a catheter room, but also simulates every step of interventional surgery that allows the experiencer to participate in it through interactive links. It is widely used in internal and external basic intervention training. Through the experience in VR environment, doctors and internal staff from MicroPort who have not been exposed to interventional surgery can operate in virtual environment and form an intuitive sense of interventional surgery, so that they can better cooperate in the operation.


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Elan Dresher of the University of Toronto (PhD UMass 1978) gave a talk last Friday Sept. 18th. The title and abstract follow.
Contrastive Hierarchy Theory: An Overview.
In this talk I will present an overview of contrastive hierarchy theory, aka Modified Contrastive Specification (MCS) or 'Toronto School' phonology. I will set out the main tenets of this theory, and briefly review their antecedents in the history of phonology. I will then illustrate various applications of the theory to topics in synchronic and diachronic phonology, as well as its implications for typology.


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Loving Your Neighbor
The second is this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."
(Mar 12:31 ESV)
We are to love all people as ourselves, but this verse points particularly to those who live in close proximity to us. Our family, friends, neighbors, coworkers, etc. It is easy to love someone who you don't have to be around much. There is little time for your personalities to clash. On the other hand, your personality will eventually clash with someone you see everyday. It might even clash everyday. In order to love these people we must deny ourselves and consider them better than ourselves. We must love them with the godly love that Jesus gives us through His Spirit.
Christians must, especially, learn to lay theological issues aside for the unity of the body of Christ. So what if our opinions differ on election or spiritual gifts? All that matters is that we love the same Jesus. I do not support apostasy, but it is not necessary to believe every doctrine to be a Christian.
It has been my experience that, while practicing God's presence, loving others comes more naturally. When I am not practicing God's presence, my flesh is more likely to react. I don't need to force myself to love others. Instead, as I am walking in His presence, He is filling me with love overflowing and His love naturally spills over to those around me.
Let's acknowledge before God that it is impossible for us to have His perfect love, unless He pours it out on us richly. He is always ready to give us good things.
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"He's cool"
Usher is a street prostitute for man who makes anywhere from5 to 10 cents each time a dildo is shoved in his ass p, this is how he made his millions there is an estimated 100 billion dilldows showed in his ass. drug first introduced to the people in Puerto Rico that has been taking over the world like hot cakes in a fat festival. It was first synthesized by Marvin Gaye in 1964 when he was working on a new anesthetic named "Nice and Slow". Usher can be taken in any form. The high lasts between forever and 54 minutes and causes users to have false pretenses, inflated egos, and the belief that they are Michael Jackson.
Usher can be very dangerous. It makes you wanna leave the one your with, start a new relationship... Very, very powerful stuff.
The synthesize procedure for Usher requires a cubic yard of orchids, a bushel of cologne and as many Charm as you can get. You then must use a separatory flask and separate the orchids from the cologne in a nitrogen environment. Once you put it in the microwave on medium heat for 5 minutes you have a fresh bash of Usher. Politicians across the globe are calling it the Medusa effect. One look and you'll be hooked. It can turn a lesbian straight and it's therefore advisable to keep it out of the reach of children.
Usher is also the name of a guy who made One Chance famous. They had a house always covered in mist, a dark dungeon-like basement room and a big crack in the house walls. Their house was very private from the eyes of the world.