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DAN TAYLOR sat at his computer monitor, running the scene backward and forward, backward and forward. ''This is one of our new creatures for this movie,'' he said, as a 65-foot-tall spinosaurus turned, leapt forward and gobbled up a screaming actor. ''So this one, obviously, we built from scratch for this movie. Notice the movement of the muscles under the skin.''
Mr. Taylor is animation supervisor on ''Jurassic Park III,'' one of more than a dozen sequels, remakes or spinoffs scheduled to be released this summer by the Hollywood studios. It is a bumper crop of risk-averse imitation that many feel is the inevitable result of the increasingly buttoned-down, bottom-line mentality that has taken hold in the movie industry in recent years.
''You've got to make it better somehow,'' Mr. Taylor said. ''In the last movie, in 1997, there were 65 visual effects shots, 50 or so of them involving dinosaurs. In this one, there are 170 dinosaur shots alone.''
And that's not all that has changed since the first ''Jurassic Park'' in 1993 and the first sequel, ''The Lost World: Jurassic Park,'' four years later. Initially, animators were scrupulous about creating dinosaurs that were as scientifically accurate as possible in height, look and behavior. Now, he said, if a certain scene calls for a creature to be bigger or faster or meaner than it actually was, scientific slack is cut in the cause of heightened thrills. ''This time,'' he said, ''coolness rules.''
Hollywood studios always get bashed -- as well they might -- when they rely too heavily on grinding out fresh versions of past hits. Of course, creating what are referred to as franchises is one of the central goals of any big-budget movie company, simply because a proven series with well-liked characters inherently has less risk and greater potential for profit than trying something new. And even if the sequel fails, as many do, studio executives can throw up their hands to their corporate bosses and say, Hey, how could I have played it any safer?
So a summer that promises so many sequels and rehashes will no doubt stir up further rounds of bashing.
Which is all well and good. But the creative people involved in trying to make these films say it ignores how difficult it actually is to make a decent sequel. There is a reason there are so many bad or indifferent ones, they say, and it's not that the actors, writers and directors involved are sometimes simply cashing a paycheck and sleepwalking through the creative process.
''It's not easy,'' said Stephen Sommers, who wrote and directed ''The Mummy Returns,'' a sequel to his unexpected 1999 hit that mixed horror with Indiana Jones-style derring-do. ''Let's face it, most sequels fail, most are bad.''
Mr. Sommers, whose film, which opened May 4, is the first of the season's sequels, said he was determined not to fall into the traps that have caught previous sequel makers.
''So what I did was, I watched all the good sequels and all the bad sequels,'' he said. ''I watched tons of them. And especially, I looked at the good ones -- 'The Godfather Part II,' 'Home Alone 2' -- and I asked, why did they work? In the end, we decided that the key was to come up with a story that's as good or better as the original. Then, you figure out a way so the audience can learn more about your continuing characters without changing what it was that they liked about them in the first movie.''
What Mr. Sommers described is the razor's edge that the writers and directors of several of this summer's sequels spoke to: Creating a movie that doesn't simply repeat the original film and that actually gives some fresh perspective on the characters without upsetting audiences interested in recreating the experience they had.
(And then, who can figure the anticipation factor? On its opening weekend, ''The Mummy Returns'' earned $68.1 million, the largest three-day opening on a non-holiday weekend in movie history, beating the $64.8 million earned by ''Star Wars: Episode 1 -- The Phantom Menace'' in 1998).
''It's a tremendous challenge,'' said Brett Ratner, still in the throes of making ''Rush Hour 2,'' which is set for a late summer release. ''I don't want audiences walking out of there saying, 'Oh, we saw it before.' I could repeat every beat in the first movie and have as big a hit as the first one. But I want to top the first one. I want to top myself. Otherwise, why bother? And it's the hardest juggling act in the world.''
Mr. Ratner was speaking by phone from a speedboat in Hong Kong's harbor, where his stars -- Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker -- were at the moment working out a complicated maneuver with an army of waterborne stuntmen. In the middle of giving instructions to the crew, Mr. Ratner tried to describe the thinking process he had used in developing the story line with his screenwriters.
''I asked myself, What did people like about the first movie, and what worked as far as the tone was concerned?'' he said, referring to the original ''Rush Hour'' in 1998. ''The original was a balance of action and comedy, and the first one I approached as being primarily a thriller. And I think it worked because there was a good villain, a villain who was a real threat, a great adversary for our two heroes. So I had to come up with a villain in this one who was just as good or better. That was the first challenge.''
Mr. Ratner shouted something to a member of the crew; then came the sound of a boat zooming past.

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It's time for the Facebook App of the Week. This week we're focusing on Offerpop, a social marketing tool.
Unlike many other apps that only offer one digital marketing tool — like an analytics monitor or a page customization tool — Offerpop is an integrated social marketing application. With tools similar to those offered by Tradablebits it aims to give users an all-in-one platform where they can "build an active and engaged fanbase" through social marketing campaigns.
Getting Offerpop
Creating a campaign with Offerpop is quite easy. Once a user signs up for one of the pricing options mentioned below, they simply create their Facebook page by filling out a basic information form. They then have access to a collection of tools that can be used to promote their brand and engage with fans. Once the page is tailored for a particular business it can previewed, then published.
The Marketing Tools in the Offerpop Platform
Most of the tools — which include mobile compatibility, access to real-time analytics and the ability to embed video — are divided into their categories: Acquisition, Engagement and Conversion. Some of the highlights include:
- Exclusive tabs where users can create special offers and rewards to encourage more fan interaction and recruit new fans and followers.
- Fan Faves — a tool that can be used to get feedback on what products and services are the most favorable among customers.
- Look Book — a slideshow tool where companies can showcase and highlight products.
- Campaigns can be translated into 17 different languages and run in a variety of different countries, so that business can improve their global reach.
- The chance to get sponsored ads at no extra cost, as long as it's operated on the Offerpop platform.
An example of the Exclusive tool
The Price of Offerpop
Offerpop is designed to help with campaigns for one fanpage, but depending on the campaign, there are a few pricing options:
- Pay Per Campaign: This option can be part of the 14 day trial. With this choice, users can have access to one of the app tools and have up to 100 followers or fans. As the number of followers increases, so does the price. Pricing ranges from US$ 10 for up to 500 followers to US$ 1500 for 50,000 followers. If a campaign ends up having more than 50,000 followers users have to contact Offerpop for pricing options.
- Monthly Subscription: This option is geared towards companies that have larger and longer campaigns. With this option users can use all of the tools listed for an unlimited amount of time. As with the Pay Per Campaign option, for campaigns with up to 100 followers, this option is free, but the price increases when the followers do. For US$ 15 a month, a campaign can have up to 500 followers, while for a campaign that has up to 50,000 followers the cost is US$ 2500 per month. As with the Pay-Per-Campign option, for over 50,000 followers or fans users have to contact Offerpop about pricing.
- Fan Database: This option is for those who have Facebook subscribers. Those who are interested in this option are encouraged to contact Offerpop for pricing and general information.
Final Thoughts
Overall, Offerpop is a really good social marketing platform that can help businesses improve their social marketing skills. By being easy to use, Offerpop gives unskilled marketers and small businesses the chance to interact with and improve customer experience by gaining more followers and fans. Despite its straightforward, easy to use appeal, more experienced marketers will also find the platform useful.
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November 26, 2014 Three military veterans from two different wars were honored when Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., presented medals to honor them Tuesday in the Ward County Courthouse in Minot. more »»
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August 15, 2012
Palin Re-Re-Revisited: Proud to be Trash (But Not Trashed)
Bag is in summer mode this week, recharging for the conventions. In the spirit of "what goes around, comes around," we have curated a group of posts that say as much about where we are or what we're seeing now as what we saw at the time. On each, we've added a few current thoughts. As always, we are interested in your take. We will be back in real time on the 20th.
With the announcement that Sarah Palin will not be a speaker at the RNC in Tampa, you have to wonder if the t-shirt and gesture in this photo that appeared during Palin's 2008 "rollout" illustrate the GOP establishment's current unease. If the Ryan pick satisfied the party's intellectual base, should the party ignore the queen of its emotional base by refusing to have her speak? Will she comply or will she speak to her supporters in a Tampa parking lot? In a "base-rallying" year, GOP held hostage?
Here's the original July 5, 2009 post.
This photo was circulated by Getty after Palin was tabbed for Veep by McCain and appeared, at least, in a cheeseball LAT election slideshow on Palin's fashion sense. If you haven't seen it before, however, it's because the image, like Palin herself, is radioactive.
Although taken back in '04 (see caption below), the statement is significant today for revealing an attitude (along with the adorable love 'ya/just shot 'ya) that, upon her resignation from elected office, now morphs into a full-blown strategy. Palin has created a scenario, at least in her mind, in which she's defeated the press and can freely Facebook and speak obliquely with and to her equally angry and alienated true constituency.
Simply, she's positioned herself to reconnect, with the same invective, to the haters and fanatics she was inciting during the campaign.
(image: Robert A. Baker/Getty Images. Sarah Palin models purchased 'Proud to be Valley Trash' t-shirt as the result of State Senator Ben Stevens (son of Ted Stevens) comments that people living in the Mat-Su Borough are 'just Valley trash' July 21, 2004 in Wasilla, Alaska. Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain announced Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate at a campaign rally August 29, 2008 in Dayton, Ohio.)
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According to the new IDC study, "Global Corporate Citizens—the state of corporate social responsibility", sponsored by IFS™, accurate and reliable corporate social responsibility (CSR) data will become increasingly important as a competitive factor for global companies. This development is driving the interest among companies in CSR tracking tools embedded in the enterprise software.
The IDC survey, based on interviews with CFOs in global companies with an annual turnover in excess of EUR 100 million in eight countries, shows that accurate and reliable CSR data will become increasingly important as companies are pressured to document their CSR activities and integrate sustainability and financial reporting.
Sixty-one per cent of the surveyed companies state a strong interest in embedded enterprise software to track and measure the company's impact on the environment. Comparing these results to the 2010 IDC survey on the same topic reveals a growing interest in this type of functionality as pressure for more accurate data increases.
"The survey clearly points to a burgeoning interest in CSR tracking solutions as an integrated, natural part of the overall ERP system," IFS CTO Dan Matthews said. "By investing in embedded solutions instead of third-party best-of-breed systems, companies can avoid complex and potentially costly integrations. We see non-financial reporting as an organic part of the value chain and by deploying embedded tracking functionality, companies can benefit from increased business transparency and improved process efficiency while complying with laws and regulations."
The survey shows that only 21 per cent of the surveyed companies have environmental tracking and measuring functionality embedded directly in their enterprise system. Some rely on third-party product integration, while 38 per cent are not able to track CSR impact at all. Compared to the IFS-sponsored 2010 study, more companies are today able to track the environmental impact. However, they are less confident with the results.
"Interestingly, in the time since the last survey in 2010, the share of companies able to track CSR-related data has increased while confidence in the gathered data has declined. This indicates a lack of reliable reporting solutions that can deliver accurate data," IDC Research Manager Anders Munk Ebbesen said.
According to the study, 63 per cent of companies have tried to quantify the financial contribution from CSR tracking, compared with only 23 per cent in the 2010 study. Despite the increase in financial tracking, companies' confidence in correctly tracking the financial contribution of CSR has fallen to 66 per cent, from 76 per cent in 2010.
"Over the past decade, CSR has moved from being a merely legislative or moral imperative to becoming a critical business issue and a growing number of companies are embracing CSR as a key organisational component," Anders Munk Ebbesen said. "Looking at the results of the 2010 study, we can clearly see that CSR will continue to increase in importance, driving the need for technology that can turn non-financial reporting from a challenge into a business opportunity."
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International Data Corporation (IDC) is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications and consumer technology markets. IDC helps IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community make fact-based decisions on technology purchases and business strategy. More than 1000 IDC analysts provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends in over 110 countries worldwide. For more than 47 years, IDC has provided strategic insights to help our clients achieve their key business objectives. IDC is a subsidiary of IDG, the world's leading technology media, research, and events company.
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The survey was performed between June-July 2012 with a total of 409 phone interviews and web survey responses in a wide range of industry verticals in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Poland, Germany, United Kingdom, United States, and France.
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IFS is a public company (OMX STO: IFS) founded in 1983 that develops, supplies, and implements IFS Applications™, a component-based extended ERP suite built on SOA technology. IFS focuses on industries where any of four core processes are strategic: Service & asset management, manufacturing, supply chain and projects. The company has 2,000 customers and is present in approximately 60 countries with 2,800 employees in total. Net revenue in 2011 was SKr 2.6 billion.
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The 3rd International Internet of @ThingsExpo, co-located with the 16th International Cloud Expo - to be held June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY - announces that its Call for Papers is now open. The Internet of Things (IoT) is the biggest idea since the creation of the Worldwide Web more than 20 years ago.
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The Internet of Things will greatly expand the opportunities for data collection and new business models driven off of that data. In her session at @ThingsExpo, Esmeralda Swartz, CMO of MetraTech, discussed how for this to be effective you not only need to have infrastructure and operational models capable of utilizing this new phenomenon, but increasingly service providers will need to convince a skeptical public to participate. Get ready to show them the money!
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The Internet of Things will put IT to its ultimate test by creating infinite new opportunities to digitize products and services, generate and analyze new data to improve customer satisfaction, and discover new ways to gain a competitive advantage across nearly every industry. In order to help corporate business units to capitalize on the rapidly evolving IoT opportunities, IT must stand up to a new set of challenges. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Jeff Kaplan, Managing Director of THINKstrategies, will examine why IT must finally fulfill its role in support of its SBUs or face a new round of...
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One of the biggest challenges when developing connected devices is identifying user value and delivering it through successful user experiences. In his session at Internet of @ThingsExpo, Mike Kuniavsky, Principal Scientist, Innovation Services at PARC, described an IoT-specific approach to user experience design that combines approaches from interaction design, industrial design and service design to create experiences that go beyond simple connected gadgets to create lasting, multi-device experiences grounded in people's real needs and desires.
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Enthusiasm for the Internet of Things has reached an all-time high. In 2013 alone, venture capitalists spent more than $1 billion dollars investing in the IoT space. With "smart" appliances and devices, IoT covers wearable smart devices, cloud services to hardware companies. Nest, a Google company, detects temperatures inside homes and automatically adjusts it by tracking its user's habit. These technologies are quickly developing and with it come challenges such as bridging infrastructure gaps, abiding by privacy concerns and making the concept a reality. These challenges can't be addressed w...
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The Domain Name Service (DNS) is one of the most important components in networking infrastructure, enabling users and services to access applications by translating URLs (names) into IP addresses (numbers). Because every icon and URL and all embedded content on a website requires a DNS lookup loading complex sites necessitates hundreds of DNS queries. In addition, as more internet-enabled 'Things' get connected, people will rely on DNS to name and find their fridges, toasters and toilets. According to a recent IDG Research Services Survey this rate of traffic will only grow. What's driving t...
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Scott Jenson leads a project called The Physical Web within the Chrome team at Google. Project members are working to take the scalability and openness of the web and use it to talk to the exponentially exploding range of smart devices. Nearly every company today working on the IoT comes up with the same basic solution: use my server and you'll be fine. But if we really believe there will be trillions of these devices, that just can't scale. We need a system that is open a scalable and by using the URL as a basic building block, we open this up and get the same resilience that the web enjoys.
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How do APIs and IoT relate? The answer is not as simple as merely adding an API on top of a dumb device, but rather about understanding the architectural patterns for implementing an IoT fabric. There are typically two or three trends: Exposing the device to a management framework Exposing that management framework to a business centric logic Exposing that business layer and data to end users. This last trend is the IoT stack, which involves a new shift in the separation of what stuff happens, where data lives and where the interface lies. For instance, it's a mix of architectural styles ...
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Judge: Wash. couple mistreated 2 of 5 adopted kids
A Superior Court judge convicted a Longview, Wash., couple on Tuesday of withholding food from two of their five adopted children.
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A Superior Court judge convicted a Longview, Wash., couple on Tuesday of withholding food from two of their five adopted children.
Jeffrey and Rebecca Trebilcock, both 45, starved their then-13-year-old adopted son nearly to death and denied a significant amount of food to his biological sister, Cowlitz County Judge Michael Evans decided. The girl was 12 when she and her adopted siblings were seized by the state last year.
The Daily News reported ( http://is.gd/6MvGMX) that the couple was convicted of first-degree criminal mistreatment of the boy and third-degree criminal mistreatment of his sister.
They face four to five years in prison at sentencing Aug. 23, prosecutor James Smith said.
The prosecution alleged the couple also denied food to three other adopted girls. However, the judge acquitted the Trebilcocks of those charges, finding there was insufficient evidence to prove criminal mistreatment. All five children are now in foster homes.
The couple declined comment. Throughout the trial, they denied starving any of their children.
Evans heard from nearly 50 witnesses during a two-week trial.
The judge said he believes the couple was reckless and criminally negligent, but did not act in malice.
"I think the Trebilcocks love their children. I don't think there's any question of that," he said.
However, he added the couple, both of whom have struggled with obesity, appear to have developed a "warped" and "twisted" view of food.
The adopted children testified they were not allowed to eat breakfast unless their chores were done and that their parents severely punished them for wetting their beds or other violations of the family rules.
"Food was used as a carrot and also a punishment," Evans said. "This combination of food and punishment and accidents and disobedience all got wrapped up together."
When Rebecca Trebilcock took the 13-year-old boy to a pediatrician on March 1, 2011, he weighed 49 pounds, about half the weight of a normal 13-year-old, and had hypothermia, severe eczema and an extremely low heart rate.
He was immediately admitted to a Portland, Ore., hospital. One expert testified the boy's body had grown a peach-fuzz-like layer of hair to stay warm because it had no fat. He also had four broken ribs. The couple said he fell out of a truck.
"The question is: Why didn't somebody notice that (the boy) was really hurting?" Evans asked. "Why wasn't he taken to a doctor to address those issues?"
The boy has gained weight in foster care but will never be normal in size, authorities said.
He testified that his parents forced him to wash his clothes and bedsheets in a bucket if he wet the bed. He said he wasn't allowed to use the bathroom at night, but the Trebilcocks made him drink his own urine if he relieved himself in a cup in his bedroom. The boy said he was made to stand on the porch in cold weather. If he cried about it, he said Rebecca Trebilcock splashed cold water on him. The boy said he ate dog and goat food for nourishment.
The other adopted children testified to varying degrees of similar treatment.
Authorities have said the couple's four biological children, most in their late teens, were well-fed.
Defense lawyers Kevin Blondin and Ted Debray said their clients were good parents who gave the children all the food they wanted. The youngsters were underweight because they'd recently had the flu, the lawyers said.
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Carrying more than one phone started out as a trend but has now become a necessity for most people.
Having more than one number is the need of the hour but until the recent past, there weren't many smartphones that offered the facility of being dual-SIM phones and running a smartphone OS at the same time.
That trend however has started to change. Today, we list for you five devices that not only offer users dual-SIM capabilities but double up as Android smartphones as well.
HTC Desire V
The most expensive phone on this list, the HTC Desire V is the first smartphone from HTC's stable to boast of dual-SIM capabilities. The device runs on Google's Android OC version 4.0 ICS. The phone also has the premium look and feel that we expect from an HTC device. The battery life on the device may only last for one day but the device has access to the Google Play store giving users access to a plethora of apps and games to run on the device. The Desire V offers GSM GSM dual-SIM capability and if you are one who would like a GSM CDMA combo, you can take a look at the HTC Desire VC. The specifications are the same and the VC is priced at Rs. 20,950
Samsung Galaxy S Duos
The Galaxy S Duos has a form factor and design reminiscent of the Galaxy S III. It runs on Android 4.0 ICS and is skinned with Samsung's TouchWiz UI. Its specifications are good enough to run all the apps from the app store. This phone is ideal for anyone who is a part of the Samsung eco system and likes to use Android devices skinned with Samsung's UI. It offers dual-SIM capabilities of GSM GSM.
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If you have a budget of Rs. 10,000 and are looking to buy a smartphone, pick up the Karbonn A18 with your eyes closed. It is a very good performer, stock Android ICS straight out of the box, great battery life and a decent camera too; not to mention the IPS display, though it does get scratched easily. The only down side, and we are nitpicking here, is the plastic nature of the rear panel. To top it off, the device has GSM GSM dual-SIM capabilities.
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The Spice Stellar MI 425 has a decent build; good power under the hood, good inbuilt speakers, and to sweeten the deal, it can be upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The interface is a little sluggish thanks to the preloaded skin but that can be replaced to improve the performance. The screen could have been better and the device is heavier than we'd like, but if Rs. 10,000 is your budget, you should definitely consider this just for the OS upgrade and the good build. Plus, the device boasts of dual-SIM capabilities.
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Nominations Open For Music Producers Guild Awards 2014
Nominations for the Music Producers Guild Awards 2014 will open today, Monday 9th September, as the most prestigious event recognising the UKâs top producers, engineers, remixers and mastering engineers prepares for its biggest year to date.
Set to be hosted at the Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel in Vauxhall, London, on Thursday 13th February 2014, the MPG Awards 2014 will award fifteen different categories of music production including the UK Producer of the Year, International Producer of the Year, Breakthrough Producer of the Year and Outstanding Contribution to UK Music.
Now in its sixth year, the MPG Awards celebrate the best and brightest talent in the history of music recording, along with the industryâs rising stars. The MPG Awards count the likes of Paul Epworth, Al OâConnell, Plan B and Sir George Martin CBE amongst previous winners and the winner of the UK Producer of the Year category will automatically win a BRIT Award for Best Producer.
The nominations process, running until Monday 14th October, allows anyone to put the names of any worthwhile recording professional forward for many of the fifteen MPG Awards 2014 categories. Nominations can be made via www.mpgawards.com with producers and engineers being actively encouraged to nominate themselves.
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Nominations can be made at www.mpgawards.com
MPG Chairman Steve Levine said: "The Music Producers Guild Award brings those responsible for the creation of music loved around the world into the spotlight to give them the recognition they deserve. With a bigger venue and new categories, the MPG Awards 2014 is going to be the best yet and I would encourage everyone to make their nominations for one or all of the categories and then join us in February for a celebration of the very best of production talent."
Held in a larger venue for the first time due to the high demand of previous years, the MPG Awards 2014 is expected to be a star-studded event with every aspect of the industry represented. Attendees in previous years have included: Laura Marling, Plan B, Mark Ronson, Jamie xx, Muse, Alex Kapranos (Franz Ferdinand), Jamie T, Dizzee Rascal, Florence Welch, Brian Eno, Calvin Harris and many more.
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Health experts reported that the deadly Ebola outbreak in the three West African countries is "out of control." This deadly virus is naturally transmitted from wild animals to people and spreads through human-to-human transmission causing great alarm not just in West Africa but all over the world. The Ebola virus is considered to be naturally hosted by fruit bats.
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Government health workers are seen during the administration of blood tests for the Ebola virus in Kenema, Sierra Leone, June 25, 2014. West African states lack the resources to battle the world's worst outbreak of Ebola and deep cultural suspicions about the disease remain a big obstacle to halting its spread, ministers said on Wednesday. The outbreak has killed 467 people in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone since February, making it the largest and deadliest ever, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) Picture taken June 25, 2014.
Minute Earth explained in a YouTube video why bats transmit so many diseases not just Ebola but also Nipah, Hendra, Marburg, and SARS.
The video uploaded by Minute Earth explained that hemorrhagic fever like Ebola kills up to 90 percent of the infected population. This pathogen along with the other mentioned nasty viruses have emerged in the last 50 years and are all carried by bats.
While bats are the natural hosts, these animals are not entirely to be blamed for the Ebola outbreak that has gone "out of control." The video mentioned that humans and animals have scraped even further into the bats' territory particularly in the tropics.
In the video, freelance journalist Kate Yandell stated that bats appeared to carry more deadly human diseases than any other animals. This is largely because different species of bats often stay together in large quantity within a closed location. This helps the spread of virus between individuals and species.
In addition, the video explained that most infected bats live normal lives instead of dying. Sick bats fly around and let the virus spread. The bats' capability to fly was even mentioned as one of the reasons why bats are resilient to virus infection.
The nasty virus from the bats requires a perfectly controlled temperature of 37°C inside a normal resting human body for it to thrive. But when bats are in flight, the animal's temperature rises up to 40°C. Some viruses like Ebola has evolved to tolerate the excruciating heat with the increased temperature. This explains why the Ebola virus can survive a meager human fever. The bats' capability to fly has made the animal immune to the virus which in turn made it immune to humans.
The video further explained that the bats are not the biggest carrier of the Ebola virus but it's the humans.
According to the July 31, 204 update of the World Health Organization, a total of 53 new cases of Ebola virus infection and 58 deaths have been reported from the countries of Nigeria, Guinea, and Sierra Leone.
For the past few months, the virus has already spread to 472 people and has already claimed 346 lives in Guinea. There were also 391 cases of Ebola virus infection and 227 deaths in Liberia. For Sierra Leone, there were already 574 cases and 252 deaths reported. In Nigeria, the virus has already infected 3 people with one death reported.
Overall, there were already 1,440 cases of Ebola virus infection and 826 deaths reported from the four West African countries. According to an article in LA Times, the Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow for Global Health Laurie Garett, there is no strategic plan on how we are going to bring the Ebola outbreak "under control."
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Croatia/Serbia – all that and more
Mar 22, 2013, 3:21 PM EST
Some international rivalries transcend football and Croatia versus Serbia tonight in Zagreb certainly achieved that. Check out these pictures that sum up the nature of this match.
The two countries who less than 20 years ago were at war with each other were playing for more than World Cup qualification, they were playing for nationalistic pride and for the home side Croatia, the satisfaction of basically ending Serbian dreams of Brazil 2014.
The emotion before kick-off at the Maksimir Stadium was as breathtaking as I've ever seen. The entire stadium was bedecked in red and white squares as the crowd held aloft colored squares while the singing of the Croatian national anthem was spine tingling, and to be fair, considering the passion surrounding the match, the Serbian anthem was treated with respect.
The two coaches, Igor Stimac and Siniša Mihajlovic who have more than a little previous between them (paragraph 6) looked like they'd be ready to strap on the boots and rehash the old days which wouldn't be out-of-place in MMA.
Stimac though will be having the last laugh as Croatia showed just why they are ranked higher than Serbia in the rankings. They bossed the match from the opening minutes and it wasn't a surprise when Bayern's Mario Mandzukic slotted home following a kamikaze free kick from Manchester City's Aleksandar Kolarov in the 24th minute.
For Kolarov to make such a simple error in a match of this importance was truly mind-boggling as it's something you'd expect to see in a kids game.
14 minutes later Croatia killed the game off thanks to a wonderfully delivered free-kick from captain, Darijo Srna which was bundled home by Ivica Olic.
With a 2-0 lead and the most passionate crowd you've ever heard roaring the team along, Croatia never looked in danger throughout the rest of the match and now top group A on goal difference from Belgium who play Macedonia later tonight.
The three points for Croatia was well deserved and they looked primed to at least make the play-offs. For Serbia, it's time to think about the return leg and making sure their rivals do not qualify automatically.
International matches that mean this much are simply un-missable.
- nygiantstones - Mar 22, 2013 at 4:17 PM
Where the heck did you watch this??? I didn't see this on a channel anywhere. Need to find the replay.
- Nick Webster - Mar 22, 2013 at 11:07 PM
ESPN3 online in spanish or english – it was epic.
- cetnik1389 - Mar 24, 2013 at 11:20 AM
What game were you watching? The constant jeers during the Serbian national anthem and the chants of "kill kill Serbs" is going to be investigated by UEFA and the Croatian soccer federation, it has already been reported. If you are incapable of unbiased reporting maybe you should find a new profession, as you are a embrassment to the journalism world! A young Serbian team (youngest in Europe) proved it can play with a top 10 team, and had it not been for Serbian mistakes the outcome would have been very different. September 22 will be the day Croatian World Cup dreams turn into a nightmare.
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Early this morning, the Minnesota Vikings released a seemingly blasé statement not atypical for this stretch of the NFL calendar. "Adrian Peterson had a surgical procedure done today by Dr. William Meyers, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Meyers was able to successfully repair Adrian's abdominal core muscle injury (sports hernia). We expect a speedy recovery with no long-term concerns." Our question: No long-term concerns for whom?
Apparently, this was an injury suffered in Week 10, meaning Peterson gained 1,068 yards after getting hurt. Let's forget for a second that Peterson was actually injured while exploding Packers defenders in Week 17 and get to what this is really about: Adrian Peterson should no longer be allowed to have surgery for any condition that isn't life-threatening. Last season is proof that Peterson is Wolverine. His DNA resembles the rest of humanity's only tangentially, and using medical science to accelerate his already accelerated healing compromises the integrity of the league. When Adrian Peterson runs for 4,000 yards next year and disintegrates Brian Urlacher Dr. Manhattan–style, we're all going to wish we took a stand against this.
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Feel foxy
The Foxy Shoppe is the ultimate in retail therapy. It's filled with retro, pin-up-inspired dresses, handbags, lingerie, heels and more. The staff is friendly and always ready to help, and believe me, you won't leave without being made to feel completely fabulous, chic, and old-school classy first.
The store also offers photo shoots and private shopping experiences. Take some friends, your significant other, or just yourself, out for a day of stylish, sexy fun.
Sing out
I think opera has a bad rap. It's not all long-winded arias in foreign languages, and it certainly doesn't have to be boring. The University of Manitoba Opera Theatre presents Singing in a Strange Land, March 8 and 9 at the Gas Station Theatre (445 River Ave.). The evening will feature students from the university showcasing their talents, singing excerpts from various operas.
Admission is $15 at the door, and $10 for students.
Be a busy bee
Chantel Mierau's new video installation, Homemaking, runs until April 5 at aceartinc. (290 McDermot Ave.). The exhibition features videos exploring the relationship between chores and insect life cycles. Nurses weave webs, larvae hang laundry, and women continuously clean and dirty a floor.
The gallery is open noon to 5 p.m., Tuesday to Sunday. For some extra depth, check out the artist talk March 9 at 2 p.m.
Love in the Cold War
If you're a fan of foreign film, be sure to check out director Christian Petzold's movie Barbara, playing March 1-7 at Cinematheque (100 Arthur St.). The film, subtitled in English, tells the story of a doctor in Cold War East Germany wanting to flee while falling in love with a colleague. The result is a beautiful mix of conflict and romance. Tickets at Cinematheque are $8 for general admission, $7 for students and seniors, and $6 for Cinematheque and Winnipeg Film Group members.
Climb a tower
Also playing at Cinematheque this week is Tower, directed by Kazik Radwanski. The film offers the story of a quirky man named Derek. He lives in his parents' basement, has a large bald spot, and spends his evenings hoping to meet women in bars. He usually comes off somewhat confused and socially off, but finds himself in an intimate relationship with a woman he meets.
While you're at Cinematheque, be sure to take advantage of the ridiculously low concession prices and always-fresh popcorn. It could be my very favourite thing about that theatre.
Walk the Exchange
The walking tours through the Exchange District are closed until summer rolls around again, but don't let that stop you from experiencing the area. Get a group of friends together and make your own walking tour. Wander around and check out some beautiful buildings you've never seen before. Take some pictures in the winter light with snow clinging to the bricks. Channel your inner (500) Days of Summer lover and go for it.
Once you're done, the Exchange is conveniently filled with cafes and restaurants to warm up in.
Let it out
The first Tuesday of every month sees Frame Arts Warehouse (318 Ross Ave.) hosting Speaking Crow, an open mic night poets and writers of all sorts. Each performer gets three minutes to wow the crowd with their witty prose, and it's a great way to support the local art scene and pick out budding talent. Admission is free and the show starts at 7 p.m.
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