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Smart Cities & Communities: Shaping the Future – Programme
Manchester Conference Centre
Telephone: (0161) 376 9007 Email: [email protected] Book now Overview
|Registration and Coffee in the Networking Area
|"Introduction to the Conference"
Alison McKenzie Folan, Deputy Chief Executive Director Customer Transformation, Wigan Council (confirmed)
Tony Lloyd, Interim Mayor of Greater Manchester (confirmed)
Drew Hemment, Founder and Creative Director, FutureEverything and Dundee Fellow & Reader at The University of Dundee (confirmed)
|Keynote Address
Ms FOO Chi Hsia, High Commissioner, High Commission of the Republic of Singapore (confirmed)
"Singapore's Smart Nation Vision"
A new revolution is going on – IT advances and the Internet are causing immense changes to the way we live, and it is time to take advantage of the technology and make a quantum leap forward. High Commissioner Foo will also speak on what Singapore is doing to make its Smart Nation vision become a reality.
|Steve Turner, Head of Smart Cities at Manchester City Council (confirmed)
"Building the City of the Future"
What can we learn from cutting-edge and award-winning projects about building smart infrastructure and the opportunities it brings? Steve led the design of Manchester's successful €24m EU Lighthouse submission -Triangulum, for which he is programme director and the £10m UK Internet of Things City Demonstrator – CityVerve.
|Ewen Gibb, Innovation & the Lab, Future Cities Catapult (confirmed)
"Searching for the City of the Future"
Initiatives such as the Future Cities Demonstrator and the Catapult Centres, both established by Innovate UK, are exploring innovative ways to use technology and data to make life in cities safer, smarter and more sustainable.
Ewen Gibb from Lucia Garcia
|Luis Fernando Arboleda Gonzalez, President, Findeter, Colombia (confirmed)
"Strategic Projects Underpinning Urban Transformation"
Caribe & Santanderes is an initiative for competitiveness & ecodevelopment in a complex region in Colombia, combining "Urban Intelligence" + "Digital Technology". Led by Findeter, Government Development Bank, and the governors of 10 departments. Conceptual and technological support of the Fundación Metrópoli and Microsoft.
Dr Alboreda from Lucia Garcia
|Question and Answer Session
|Coffee in the Networking Area
|Case Study
Miranda Sharp, Head of the Smart Practice, Ordnance Survey (confirmed)
"Putting Smart into Perspective"
The presentation will help put Smart into perspective and its role in delivering solutions in both the built-up and developing world.
OS assert that to achieve Smart objectives geospatial precision is essential. Specifically enhancements Smart can provide for mobility, health and welfare and urban resilience.
|Nic Cary, Head of Digital Transformation at Department for Transport (confirmed)
"Smarter Transport with IoT"
Our roads and railways already benefit from the use of IoT to monitor their performance, manage traffic flow, report on equipment faults, collect air quality data and many other functions.
Nic Cary from Lucia Garcia
|Esteve Almirall, Director of the Center for Innovation in Cities & Lecturer of the Department of Information Systems Management, ESADE, Barcelona (confirmed)
"Platforms, Invisible Infrastructures for Cities"
Platforms, with their ability to connect and deploy marketplaces are changing cities. They are becoming the Invisible Infrastructures of the XXI century, infrastructures based on DATA. Barcelona's involvement in the smart city concept has brought it to lead the ranking, being designated "Smart City of the World" in 2015 by Juniper Research.
|Question and Answer Session
|Lunch in the Networking Area
|Chair's Afternoon Address
|Panel Discussion: From Information to Reinforced Services – NFC Technology
Are contactless smartcard and NFC payments the future for transport ticketing? Are the benefits of this payments outweighing the risks? The panel will be discussing the challenges and opportunities of the Near Field Communication implementation in the city services.
Robert Coop, User Experience Lead and Agile Product Owner, Care Identity Services at The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) (confirmed)
Ian Wright, Head of Insight, Transport Focus (confirmed)
Melanie Johnson, Chair of the UK Card Association (confirmed)
|Case Study
Keiron Sparrowhawk, CEO, MyCognition (confirmed)
"Smart Cities Have Good Cognitive Function"
Good cognitive function correlates well with good health and education. A smart city needs an inclusive, yet personalised approach to monitoring and improving the cognitive function of its citizens, something MyCognition achieves regardless of age, gender, race, culture or health status.
|Case Study
Robert Mitchell MSLL, Director, Business Development, Global Systems, Philips Lighting (confirmed)
"Smart Public Lighting and the Data Driven City"
This presentation will look at how information from connected street lights combined with data from other applications and sensors can be integrated in a single integrated city dashboard, giving cities a 360 degree view of their smart city assets for better planning and cost management. This will be illustrated with real-life examples, such as the city of Buenos Aires where a state-of-the-art connected street lighting system combined with the city's asset management system has resulted in significantly improved services for citizens, reduced maintenance costs, energy savings and improved safety.
|Question and Answer Session
|Afternoon Coffee Break
|Cécile Faraud, Circular Economy Lead, Peterborough DNA Programme (confirmed)
"Peterborough City Council for a Living Smart and Circular Urban Laboratory"
Peterborough, one of the 2015 World Smart City Awards winners, is initiating an ambitious line of work seeking to create a pioneering Circular City; embedding an innovative citywide circular economy approach. Helping Peterborough to efficiently manage the numerous flows of resources coming in and out of its geographical boundaries.
|Dr Stephen Lorimer, Senior Policy Officer – Technology at Greater London Authority (confirmed)
"Iterative and User-centred Approach to Smart City Development"
A number of cities are making important progresses on open data, delivering innovation, transforming the way that services are delivered, and therefore enhancing lives of citizens.
|Amanda Coleman, Head of Corporate Communications for Greater Manchester Police (confirmed)
"Identity and Security for a Safer Smart City"
Effective use of technology can save police time to spend on the front line as well as improve engagement and insight from communities.Innovating on police and security matters to prevent and tackle crime, making our cities safer and smarter.
|Question and Answer Session
|Chair's Closing Remarks and Event Close
Central Government
Chief Information Officers
Development Managers
Directors/Heads of enterprise and innovation
Directors/Heads of Technology
E-government leads
Heads of Economic Development
Heads of Growth and Regeneration
Heads of Innovation
Heads of Inward Investment
Heads of Planning
Heads of Research and Innovation
Heads of Sustainability
Heads of Transport
Health and Social Care
Higher Education
Local Authority officials
Local Businesses
Local Enterprise Partnerships
Project and Programme Managers
Project Director/Programme/Portfolio Managers
Senior Managers
Strategic Directors
Telephone: (0161) 376 9007 Email: [email protected] Book now


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Face-ache Michael Jackson has reportedly been forced to undergo emergency surgery to fix his lip - after it burst and collapsed.
The astonishing news comes in only days after the star was photographed brandishing what appeared to be a series of Post-it notes plastered on his face while out shopping.
And now the truth is out.
Word has it that Jacko's five-year-old son smacked Jacko on the face and caused some damage, according to reports.
A source said: "He was whacked in the face accidentally by his younger son Prince Michael II while playing around and part of Jackson's upper lip collapsed.
"That mishap led a hysterical Jacko to make a beeline for the plastic surgeon for a bit of quickie repair work."
Jacko's spokesperson has denied the singer has undergone any work. Well, he would wouldn't he.
Source: digitalspy.co.uk
Pushy Posh
Victoria Beckham is rapidly earning the title of Pushy Spice as she reportedly throws her weight around during the Spice Girls tour.
And now she's made an enemy of the other Spiceys by hogging and block-booking the best seats at the O2 arena in London where the group is currently performing.
Sporty, Scary, Ginger and Baby are said to be furious that their families are being relegated to seats further back in the venue.
A source said: "Victoria got in first and made sure her nearest and dearest would have the best seats in the house to see the Spice comeback.
"She booked up a whole row just for her family so they had the best view of the stage.
"The girls' jaws dropped when they found out they had been beaten to the punch by Victoria."
But, in true Posh style, rather than face a likely confrontation with the girls, she went clothes shopping instead.
Sartorial needs come before all else, eh Posh.
Source: The Sun.co.uk
Spearsgate update:
Father of Jamie Lynn Spears' baby, Casey Aldridge, is in the clear as far as any charges for having sex with a minor are concerned - his age is confirmed to be 18.
Pagesix.com says his date of birth is April 29, 1989.
As I revealed yesterday Aldridge could have faced statutory rape charges had he been 19-years-old.
One less court case, I guess...
Kate Moss gas ex Pete Doherty
Super waif Kate Moss has reportedly set her lawyers loose on druggie Pete Doherty in an attempt to stop him releasing video footage shot during their tempestuous relationship.
The Babyshambles star is currently in negotiations with a TV network in the UK to develop a tell-all type doco about their doomed romance.
The imaginatively titled Kate & Pete: A Love Story, could net Doherty a cool US$1 million if the doco goes ahead, a source tells the NY Post.
"Producers hope he'll let them use a lot of film he and Kate shot on camcorders."
But an insider tells PageSix.com, "Kate is furious with Pete. She has contacted her lawyers and plans to get an injunction to stop the production."
Some of the footage is said to be racy, hence Moss' embargo tactics.
"Some of it is really raunchy stuff Kate believed would never be seen by anyone else. She'll feel betrayed." added the source.
It's all over...
Christmas has come early for feuding divas Kate Moss and Sienna Miller.
Showbizspy.com reports that the pair has ended "the longest feud in Primrose Hill history".
Sources say Moss, 33, was spotted arriving at Miller's North London home at 1am in the morning, with a Christmas present in hand for her former rival.
The supermodel lugged what onlookers say appeared to be a painting for Miller across London in a taxi.
And the goodwill gesture seems to have done the trick. Both Miller and Moss were later spotted drinking and singing carols with Moss' boyf Rhys Ifans until the early hours of the morning.
And they all lived happily ever after...
Madonna Who
Pop grandma Madonna was reportedly approached to star in an episode of hit sci-fi series Dr. Who, but, bizarrely, the warbler turned the offer down.
Celebrity scandal website holymoly.co.uk claims that Madge was due to star in an episode titled The Last Cassandra, and that the Hung Up star had showed an initial interest in a role.
However, Madge made an about face and decided it wasn't for her and took a rain check.
So who did producers draft in at the last minute to take the diva's place? None other than brave Kylie Minogue.
Minogue grabbed the role by both hands and is set to grace TV screens all over the UK when the episode airs over there on Christmas day.
For once, Madonna's leftovers are actually worth something.
It's happening!
Led Zeppelin fans can all start jumping for joy: the tour rumours look likely to be true.
The Zeppelins are reportedly in negotiations with promoters to put on an 18-month world tour next year.
Band members Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham have all remained tight-lipped about the possibility of a musical outing, but a source close to the rockers tells the Daily Express:
"It [the tour] will kick off at next year's Glastonbury after Robert Plant has finished touring with American country star Alison Krauss. Plant and Krauss have a new album out right now and he is committed to that for the next couple of months at least."
Stay tuned for updates...
Duff sisters go ape
Ah, God bless the Duff sisters.
Here they are captured on film involved in a scuffle with an overzealous reporter while attending their parents' divorce hearing.
Despite repeated attempts by the reporter to get Hilary & Haylie to talk about the hearing, the girls clearly didn't want to know.
The end result is a showdown of hilarious proportions. Swearing and slapping included.
Click here to watch the spat.
'Revolver' flops
Guy Richie's Revolver has well and truly flopped at the US box office.
The film, which had been re-edited and re-marketed for an American audience, has taken a measly US$75,000 in its first 12 days of release.
Celebrity columnist Roger Friedman said: "It's the same amount of money Madonna spends on, let's say, mascara."
He added that Revolver is "a terrible film" that had been "roundly panned" by reviewers.
"Guy Ritchie may be a lovely person, for all I know, but a great director he is not," he concluded.
And you thought I was bitchy.

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You're invited to a party at 11 a.m. Saturday behind Pajaro Valley High School at 500 Harkins Slough Road at which Watsonville Wetlands Watch will celebrate its first 20 years of protecting, restoring and providing public access to the area's rich fresh water slough system.
Spending a day exploring Watsonville's sloughs is always an adventure. But Saturday will also include a celebration of an effort that began with working people who made a conscious decision to organize the community to protect something important to it. The 20 years of work has produced results. One obvious example is that there are interpretive trails today where there once were shopping carts buried upside down in mud. If you lived in Watsonville before 1992, you can see the difference.
In 1991, Mayor Todd McFarren and a new Watsonville City Council grappled with proposals for development on the City's west side, adjacent to long-neglected wetlands. A group that included Dick Bernard, Jerry Busch, Christine Johnson-Lyons, Karen Mora, Marth and Michael Kenner, David Leland and Mike Kostyal began to meet to address the effects that proposed new commercial and housing development in the area could have on these bodies of water.
The newly formed Watsonville Wetlands Watch worked with city leaders to influence decisions relative to those development proposals. They also began to work with the city on a master plan to restore and manage the wetlands, and to provide public access to and education about them.
Slough cleanups and restoration efforts became regular volunteer activities as the organization became engaged in the city's general plan as well as the larger debate about land use and water in the Pajaro Valley.
The organization was involved in the discussions that ultimately lead to the approval of the construction of Pajaro Valley High School, just west of Highway 1 where there had been no significant development before. On its grounds today is the Fitz Wetland Educational Resource Center, constructed thanks to a condition placed by the California Coastal Commission as part of its approval of the construction of that campus, according to Watsonville Wetlands Watch member Kris Beall. A joint project of the City of Watsonville, the Pajaro Valley Unified School District and Watsonville Wetlands Watch, it serves as a hub for the development of a corps of docents for the sloughs and volunteers dedicated to maintaining the trails and the health of the wetlands themselves.
Watsonville has its own dynamic wetlands education center and trail system located behind Ramsay Park; it's visually delightful with knowledgeable volunteers and staff.
While many compare the Watsonville slough system to the Elkhorn Slough to the south, there are differences. About seven miles long, Elkhorn Slough is a saltier and smaller version of the coastal wetlands that preceded it over thousands of years. Besides land-based animals it also hosts a variety of ocean species such as the California sea otter and Harbor seals.
Watsonville's wetlands are a freshwater system that connects to the ocean through the Pajaro River. They include Hanson, Harkins, Struve, West Struve, Gallighan and Watsonville sloughs. Wetlands once covered more of the terrain, keeping the water in the area's underground aquifers plentiful and clean and providing a cradle and food supply particularly for the bird life that inspired Pajaro Valley's name.
Today the sloughs provide the setting for the area's annual Birding Festival, a living classroom for students from area schools, and an interesting way to escape city life.
If you can make it to the event Saturday, I recommend that you go and check out the festivities. If you can't, then I'd encourage you to make some time to visit either the Fitz Wetlands Educational Resource Center or the City of Watsonville's Nature Center, and plan to spend some time on the trails. You'll be glad you did.
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20th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
WHAT: 20th anniversary of Watsonville Wetlands
WHEN: 11 a.m., speakers; noon to 2 p.m., food and family fun; 2 p.m., wetlands tours
WHERE: 500 Harkins Slough Road, Watsonville behind Pajaro Valley High School
Watsonville Wetlands Watch: www.watsonvillewetlandswatch.com
City of Watsonville wetlands system: http://tinyurl.com/8r7ebjf


text: School aged Special Olympics kids were at the UMaine Field House today for some practice and competition too. Four towns were at this meet: Glenburn, Dedham, Orono and Brewer. Some of their classmates as well as parents were on hand to cheer the athletes on.There is a big regional meet for Special Olympics coming up early next month and then in July the huge state wide summer games also on the UMaine campus.with the other events coming up. Today's meet is building the excitement.Joe Knox – Glenburn Teacher"All year long they ask about it and after you see a spring in their step they walk with a little more pride and it carries over into the rest of their life."


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EAST HAVEN -- Officials are still calculating the damage to homes during Hurricane Sandy, but so far believe two were completely demolished while others were severely damaged.
For the second time in a little more than a year many residents have been adversely affected by a major storm.
Town officials say the wrath from Superstorm Sandy was different from that of Irene -- while it brought more water it didn't have the high winds.
In a press conference Tuesday Mayor Joseph Maturo Jr. said the water was a foot or two above that of Tropical Storm Irene, which struck the shoreline in August 2011. Because many roads are still impassable, wires are down and hazards remain along the shoreline Maturo said the town instituted a 7 p.m. curfew Tuesday in the evacuated areas.
Fire Chief and Emergency Management Director Douglas Jackson said they now believe two homes are lost entirely to the storm, at least four others are severely damaged and may be a loss along Cosey Beach Avenue.
"We were nowhere in the league we were with Irene," Jackson said, in terms of damage.
Jackson said the people who rebuilt their homes after Irene to the newest standards, like up on piers, didn't suffer as much damage.
Maturo agreed, saying the new federal regulations kept more homes safe in spite of more water.
Jackson said the biggest difference between this storm and Irene was the height of the surge.
"I've never seen the surge so high, it was an incredible tidal surge, it came in with a vengeance," he said.
Jackson said one home came off its foundation and had been renovated years before Irene.
"It faired pretty well through Irene, it came out pretty unharmed but it was undermined in this storm," he said.
Another home that was demolished, also incurred damage during Irene. But as of Tuesday, less than a quarter of the home remained. The rest of it was somewhere mixed in with all the other debris in the water or on the street.
The house belonged to Adam Perrotti's uncle. The 13-year-old resident said the house next to his uncles was demolished by Irene last year. Perrotti's family owned two homes during Irene and one of them was also completely lost.
This year the entire front of the house was torn through by the force of the water. He doesn't know what his dad plans to do with it.
Perrotti had been walking around the area with a sign of encouragement, reminding residents they weren't alone in the storm.
In addition to damaged homes on Cosey Beach Avenue, Maturo said, the Morgan Point area was struck just as badly.
Sand blanketed driveways that weren't flooded, while water continued to flow through yards of homeowners Tuesday. Sightseers wanting to see the damage walked up and down the street and took photos of the waves on the beach. Homeowners who returned to their homes were surveying the damage, and trying to protect their homes from more damage as the high tide continued to flood Tuesday afternoon.
Ken Davis' home, which was damaged during Irene, was also adversely affected by Sandy.
Davis said the bay windows, garage and doors were ruined and water was flowing through his home. He estimated there was about two feet of water in his home.
There wasn't just water in his house either.
"There's stuff in our house that belongs to -- we don't know who," he said. The keel from a boat, logs, and chairs from surrounding homes made it into his home.
Davis had just repaired his home after Irene, and will have to do the same again.
"You just don't realize the force of the water," he said, pointing to cement blocks that had been shifted and moved around a neighbor's yard in the storm.
Last year, Bob Bishop's neighbor lost their home, and this year the house next door to that one was demolished. His home lost its deck and windows and water was still running through his front yard as of Tuesday morning.
Both Davis and Bishop noted all the work including new roofs, windows, and siding that were completed on homes in the neighborhood that all has to be redone.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, East Haven officials including Maturo, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-3, and state Rep.�James Albis toured the Cosey Beach Avenue Tuesday meeting residents and examining damage.
By the time of Malloy's afternoon visit, the road was no longer flooded though debris from homes and the storm were everywhere.
Malloy asked residents if they had left their homes when told to evacuate, and a majority had.
"I think some towns are more practiced in this than others, and unfortunately this town is more practiced," Malloy said.


text: Technology How Shazam Is Leading The Mobile Revolution Written by Simply Zesty on 6 October 2012 We're all looking for the next big thing in mobile and the direction that the big players will take with mobile. Yet, it's looking more and more likely that the mobile phase will not be lead by the existing players, but by young upstarts who are mobile by nature from the build, execution, product and most importantly, business focus. There are many that are getting this right with Instagram leading the way in many respects, but the music app Shazam is providing some excellent lessons in getting a mobile strategy right, though it may not always be in the spotlight.Find One Thing And Do It WellWhen an existing company looks at developing a mobile app or service, its desire to throw everything at it is often visible from the outside. With so many exciting new features within mobile, it's tempting to try and use as many as possible so you can offer users everything you possibly can. However, a mobile screen is tiny compared to a desktop, and the situations in which we browse are entirely different. Shazam got it right from the start because they focused on solving a problem, albeit a fun one.What could be simpler than loading up the app and being greeted with this one inviting screen?And although it introduced other features such as commenting on other's tags, these form a minimal part of the overall app experience:What Shazam is successfully doing is taking this one core part of its product and executing it strategically across other media platforms to ensure the business develops. All of this is done without losing focus of its original aim of helping people discover the music around them.Media SupportShazam has shown the importance of aligning with large media brands to promote its service and drive awareness on a large scale. Earlier this year, Shazam partnered with ITV in a campaign to run Shazam-enabled ads during Britain's Got Talent. Special tags were put onto ads for Cadburys and Pepsi Max which users could use Shazam to find out more about the music being played as well as being entered into a competition to win prizes.This allowed Shazam to become a part of the 'second screen' experience without having to alter its product itself, or shift focus from the original purpose of the app. While the campaign with ITV might not have extended far beyond this initial test (more on this later), by partnering with a strong media platform in the UK, it generated free publicity while also demonstrating the service perfectly.Live EventsWe're seeing how the use of social media on mobiles - and Twitter in particular - is tied to live events. As soon as a record has been set on Twitter, it's shortly broken again - see the record 10.3 million tweets sent during the last U.S. presidential debate for an example of this. In sports, London 2012 saw a new record set for tweets per second during Usain Bolt's 200m victory.Shazam has now positioned themselves expertly and is taking advantage of this through its first sport-related partnership with Major League Baseball Advanced Media. Now, at any point during a post-season game, any users with Shazam installed will be able to access a range of information including video highlights, latest scores and breaking news. The potential for mobile marketing during live events is huge and Shazam is setting the trend here, showing how to make its service a seamless part of this experience.Social TVOutside of direct mobile marketing, social TV is the next area that everyone's watching and again, Shazam is showing how it's done. Despite heavy investment in internet-connected TVs, it's evident that there is little on the market (yet) to improve on using your mobile to browse and comment while watching TV. So Shazam is on a mission to be your TV companion app and the default way to bring its content to life with a second viewing experience.It has embarked on campaigns with a number of shows in the US, where people can Shazam the show to find out more. Similar to its experiment with ITV, this will also work during certain ads. You can then access additional information around a particular show as well as featured music - ensuring a focus on its original product proposition.What's great about this is that Shazam hasn't tried to reinvent the wheel or make it too complex to engage. It's simply taking what people are doing anyway - using their mobile while watching TV - and fitting into this. Social TV can really be as simple as this and Shazam is proving that it can be done both simply and effectively.


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PLANO, Texas — PepsiCo on Tuesday announced the debut of new Twistos Baked Snack Bites to its portfolio. The bites are available in three flavors — bruschetta, parmesan and garlic, and asiago flavors — and can be enjoyed as a standalone snackng item, or as complement to a soup or salad, the company said.
The brand has teamed up with chef and food writer Gaby Dalkin of "What's Gaby Cooking" to help develop tips for mixing up snack time.
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Sitrick and Co. executive Kelly Mullens has a fulltime office at Dodger Stadium these days, and the strategic PR company's tab to help team owner Frank McCourt change his image may rival the cost of a good relief pitcher, the Times' Bill Shaikin reports in a sports section piece. Seabiscuit director Gary Ross gets credit for putting McCourt together with Sitrick. Most of the speaking in the story is done by managing director Allan Mayer (pictured), the former Buzz magazine editor in chief who says the Dodgers didn't have a crisis as much as a bunch of communications shortcomings: "A big crisis would be Milton Bradley getting caught shooting up steroids or something. That's not what they have." Since Sitrick arrived to save the day, the Dodgers' VP of communications and two other top execs have lost their jobs. Sitrick, it turns out, also does crisis work for the baseball players association (as well as the Catholic Archdiocese of L.A. and a bunch of Hollywood and business clients.) An anonymous and unconfirmed email says the LAT story comes out just ahead of a New York Times business story on Sitrick activities.
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Pattinson hit by a taxi while trying to avoid fans
The 23-year-old star apparently attempted to run across the street near the famed Strand bookstore to escape a hoard of fans. And that"s when he was clipped on his hip by a moving cab, whose driver slammed on his breaks upon impact. Pattinson was apparently uninjured, and walked away from the incident.
Production sources on the sets of the film have said that Pattinson regularly attracts mobs of fans when they are filming. "It's been nonstop busy all day with people trying to get a glimpse of him, and the crowd goes nuts when they do see him," People magazine quoted an eyewitness as saying.
Thus, the actor has hired his own security in addition to the bodyguards provided by Summit Entertainment. But neither Summit Entertainment nor a rep for Pattinson was immediately available for comment.


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Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas is keen to keep Andros Townsend and Danny Rose rather than send them out on loan again this season.
The pair both impressed during their spells at Queens Park Rangers and Sunderland respectively last term and are seen as useful members of the squad.
Townsend spent just four months at Loftus Road but was named the club's Player of the Year by supporters following their relegation from the Premier League.
Villas-Boas wants more strength in depth and sees Townsend (above) as providing good back-up for England international Aaron Lennon, who has suffered with various injury problems in the past.
Rose also looks to have a future at White Hart Lane having spent the whole campaign at Sunderland.
Paolo di Canio wants to sign Rose on a permanent basis after his impressive season at the Stadium of Light. Rose, 22, has also been linked with a move to Liverpool and Stoke.
But with Villas-Boas prepared to listen to offers for left-back Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Rose is expected to get more first-team football with Spurs this season.
Meanwhile, Jermain Defoe is looking forward to kicking off Tottenham's pre-season campaign.
Spurs face Swindon tonight and Colchester on Friday before heading to Hong Kong for the Barclays Asia Trophy.
The England striker said: "Those teams will give everything, they will work hard, they were all back earlier than us and they will be ready.
"They will be fit and that will be a test for us. That will help us get fit ourselves.
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Competition between telecommunications operators
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Students know that "Reading Is Thinking" and to show our thinking during reading we have been learning to take notes using annotation symbols. Here are the symbols that we have learned to use. This is also a great way to find out if your child is thinking while reading. Ask your child what the main idea was of the reading, ask them to tell you something that was predicted or inferred, ask them if there was anything that wasn't understood….
Please support your child in becoming a deep thinker when they read!


text: Minds Behind the RSQ Share Comments Ingolstadt certainly wowed the crowds at the New York Auto Show with the unveiling of the RSQ. Concepts often show the future of the automobile, but seldom do they show a glimpse so far into the future. This summer, Audi's new RSQ concept will star alongside Will Smith and Bridget Monahan in the movie "I, Robot". The film, an adaptation of a story by science fiction writer Isaac Asimov, takes place in the year 2035. The RSQ, a futuristic car with spherical wheels and other futuristic design elements that bears more than a passing resemblance to the 1937 Auto Union Streamliner, will be the car of choice for Will Smith's character in the movie. Audis in movies are not entirely a new concept. Who doesn't remember the S8 hammering through the streets of France in "Ronin" or Agent Smith rolling up in an Audi A8 in the opening scene of "The Matrix: Reloaded"? However, designing a whole new concept from the ground up, much less one that is supposedly from 31 years in the future, is quite a different undertaking. Much of the story behind the RSQ comes down to two individuals; Martin Ertl (Audi Head of Design Management) and Tim Miksche (Audi Product Placement). We sat down with both men while in New York at the car's unveiling to learn the story behind the RSQ and even more about Audis in television and the movies. BEGIN INTERVIEW Fourtitude – First, can you tell us a little about yourselves. What were your roles with the RSQ? Tim Miksche – Martin is responsible for all design affairs and I am head of the entire placement project. Fourtitude – Let's start from the beginning. How does this all begin? Do you approach a movie company, or do they approach you? Tim Miksche – We've worked with agencies in Hollywood for years and in the case of "I Robot", the director Alex Proyas is an Audi driver himself. He was fascinated by some of the show cars we showed in 2003. He had the idea to ask Audi whether they wanted to be present in the movie "I Robot" and develop a hero car for the main character. That was nearly 12 months ago. Martin and I flew over to the production office in Vancouver and got together with the producers and the set designers. They introduced us into the world of the year 2035 because obviously this is a futuristic movie. They explained to us what the cornerstones of that world are, and explained what they were looking for in a car and what requirements the car needed to fulfill. Then we adjourned until the next day and thought about how we could make that work into an Audi, what an Audi would look like that would fit into that world. Twenty four hours later we flew back to Germany and had a thrilling project in hand, but a lot of work to do. Fourtitude – At that point, we'd guess the design work begins. Obviously some current cues such as the new "shield grille" were included, but where do you start when designing a car for 2035? Martin Ertl – Well at that time, we were thinking of different layouts for mid-engine sports cars. One of the results for instance is the Le Mans concept that we showed at the Frankfurt Motor Show, but then on the other hand we had different ideas and different methods that we wanted to use. Therefore, it wasn't like from one moment to another we had to think of "Why not do a mid-engine sports car?" So we were already in the process of making up our minds in regards to what different characteristics we could display. We came up with the basic design, just ike Tim said, within twenty four hours using principal sketches of what it might look like in order to convince the production company. Then we went on and really put a lot of effort in making those sketches precise and precisely communicating the message that we wanted to contain in there, like really a possible vision of 2035 and still have linkage to present design language. Fourtitude – This car, at least dimensionally, resembles very strongly the Le Mans quattro concept that you showed in Frankfurt. Did you begin by using a similar body structure? Martin Ertl – It is a similar technical layout. We thought that building a car for 2035, or at least a very advanced car is one story. But then on the other hand, our claim is to always have sports cars, sedans and limousines the way Audi is doing cars; useable and drivable. Having an exotic car is one thing, but to really be able to control it and to drive it. If you hand it over to well known actors, you really want to make sure that everything is just at the place where it has to be, well done and well made. Fourtitude – We noticed the covered wheels and the open-top steering wheel. What sort of details are in this car that might be different from something people might see today in one of your current vehicles. Tim Miksche – Actually, we didn't put too much emphasis on new technical innovations or details. The main idea was to display new design. Having said that, we did incorporate the spherical wheel principal that the director wanted, but not in a way that we just attached them to the car. We really integrated them into the shape in a way that is very harmonic and is just like it is milled out of one piece. Martin Ertl – The second thing is the door opening system. That was also something that we wanted to have. It's not like anything that is usual on the street today. There are suicide doors, there are wing doors, but the combination of it is something that has not been done yet so far. Fourtitude – Audi released some drawings of the car several months ago to go along with the announcement of its involvement in the movie. Later, some photos began to surface on the internet that were not this car, but clearly on set. Were other Audis used as well in the movie? Tim Miksche – It was funny, because there was a lot of commotion about the fact that everybody thought they had seen the car. However, they didn't. These other vehicles are cars that we gave to production for them to create the general traffic around the hero car. Here other manufacturers' vehicles were also used to come to a realistic diversity of models. So anything you see apart from the hero car that resembles an Audi were cars that production changed according to their ideas of the future, which is one of the reasons that you won't find them branded. These cars are not specifically Audi cars, but part of the traffic surroundings. Fourtitude – Except for the hero car right? It's got the four-ring logo. Tim Miksche – It's actually the only car that was branded, to make sure that we can show people what's important to us. And another idea of course was not to push it, not to really start boring people with it. We wanted a presence, but a subtle presence. It's not credible that in the year 2035 all the world and all the Police departments are driving Audis. So, it has to have a subtle presence, but very distinctive. Fourtitude – So regarding the other Audis in the movie, Audi was not involved in the design of those cars. Correct? Martin Ertl – We were shown designs, but we specifically said that we did not want to be connected to the design of those cars. The production company came up with general traffic. We were fine with that. That's why we supplied the cars, but we wouldn't want to actively communicate that association. It's not of much interest to us. Fourtitude – I assume the criteria of what a car might look like from that period. Did they use any of your designs in figuring out their own, or was it more independent? Martin Ertl – Well, at the very beginning, they came up with their own ideas, and did cars that looked quite similar to the Lexus model that you saw in "Minority Report". Later, they got into discussions internally and decided that they didn't want to have this 200-years-ahead look where cars are flying or whatever. Therefore they came back to some more down-to-earth designs. When they showed us their first ideas on how they wanted to convert the Audi models, we said , "of course we're happy to help you with that, but please understand that the designs are really radical and not really the way we would do it." So in the end, we said "do it, but just don't badge it as an Audi." Fourtitude – Is the process of building a car like this just like building one of your other concept cars? Tim Miksche – In a much quicker time. Martin Ertl – Basically, yes. Fourtitude – What were the differences? For instance, how long did it take to bring the Audi RSQ from idea to reality versus the Le Mans quattro? Martin Ertl – Well the Le Mans quattro had an overall development time of around six or seven months, then three months of building of the model and finally the premier in Frankfurt. With this car, basically the process is the same. You come up with sketches. You go to the CAD system and put all of your ideas into it. Then you check the technical necessities. Does it work? Doesn't it work? Do you have some intrusions? Restrictions like that. When everything works out, you start coming up with models; 1/4 scale then 1/1 scale. Those models are being used as a first physical pattern, and you refine it. If you are looking for timing, the Le Mans quattro took ten months. The time we had from the meeting in Vancouver to when we had to deliver the car was ten weeks. So there was a little more pressure. Fourtitude – We noticed in the film they showed today (during Audi's New York Auto Show press conference) that it appears some stunts were performed with the car. Was that done through computer, or were other copies of the car available for stunts? Tim Miksche – We don't want to talk about how they actually pulled it off in the filming, but we did deliver three models. One is drivable, and that's the one you see on display now. There was one additional one that was not drivable, but was used for pulling in scenes and stunts. And then there was a third one, which is an interior model. It was focused very much on how you can get a camera into the inside of the car and at which angle you can provide a camera slot so that when the actors are inside the car acting and communicating you can get a full view. Fourtitude – Without going into details on how they pulled off the stunts, do all those models still exist? Tim Miksche – Yes they do. They are not all in the same state that we delivered them, but they all still exist. Fourtitude – So you mentioned this car drivable? Can that really be true? Tim Miksche – It's drivable for the purpose of filmmaking. So it's functional. Fourtitude – Can you go into the spheres a little bit? Can you tell us how the science fiction idea behind the spherical wheel design is supposed to work? Tim Miksche – The reason why the filmmakers proposed it like that to us was because it is an integral part of the story line. Alex Proyas wanted an evolutionary future rather than a revolutionary future. Cars will still be there and driving. It will have to be on a street, but there will have to be some type of evolutionary step to the way that we drive today. So instead of driving on wheels, you drive on spheres. The benefit of that is that you have a completely different rotational possibility with the cars. If you wanted to parallel park a car like that, you could just move in sideways. Instead of standing on one spot, you could spin it 360-degrees without the car moving. If you take that one step further in your mind, you would find that you could drive a car at speeds up to 250 miles per hour in the future and still spin it 360-degrees at the same time. So you would be going two-directional. You spin the car around on its own axis, but you would be going 250-mph at the same time. That is something that when you see the movie, you should watch for to see how that works out. Fourtitude – So it's safe to assume that there will be scenes where this feature has been exhibited? Tim Miksche – That is the reason why this concept was integrated in the cars, because it was integrated into the story line. Martin Ertl – Otherwise you lose credibility, because with a traditional rim and tire system it wouldn't work. Fourtitude – Is this a concept from the ground up? We know that with the Le Mans you started at least with the Lamborghini Gallardo component set. The dimensions look similar. Can the same be assumed regarding the RSQ? Martin Ertl – We were already in the process of developing ideas on what a mid-engine sports car might look like. So it wasn't really all from scratch. We'd already made up our mind of what an advanced or very advanced version might be, what would be very aggressive and what might be out of line. We had a high degree of freedom with this project as we didn't have to take into account any street regulations, crash norms or other usual restrictions. But then on the other hand, you still have to stay with the brand, with the brand values, with the brand claims and of course with the design language. To find this bridge between the future and present was the hard part for us. We had to be grounded in a certain way, but then had to lift off mentally. Tim Miksche – That's true for the design as well as it is for the vision. Do we want the character Del Spooner to be driving an Audi? Actually, that was a very strong point that the production company had in the storyline of the film, which convinced us that it would be the right kind of association. The character Del Spooner that is driving the car is actually unique to the future society in the film. He is the only one that believes that a robot could have commited this murder/suicide that occurs in the movie. According to everyone else in the movie, there are three laws of robotics and due to the common laws that robots have been built under, no one believes that a robot could have done it. Then there is Del Spooner who says, "but what if they did?" Going one step beyond puts him on the forefront of thinking, and being at the forefront associates him with the Audi brand. Audi sees itself as a progressive brand at the forefront, never following but actually defining what things are and which questions to ask and how to push forward, and so he is really the perfect association between the world and Audi. Fourtitude – So is that a consideration when you place product in a movie. Does the character have to show the characteristics of an Audi owner? Tim Miksche – That's very important to us. We don't do product placement where you just do this and do that and do this. We pay close attention to the storyline and to the living environment of the character. Does that living environment somehow relate to what we want to promote in terms of the Audi brand. We look at the personality too. Is he someone we want to see as an ambassador promoting the Audi brand? In this case everything fits, and then on top of that you have a superstar playing that role, which of course makes it attractive too. Fourtitude – Were you involved in just the "I Robot" project, or are you involved with Audi placement in general? Tim Miksche – Yes, I am involved in all feature film activities where you find an Audi, . Fourtitude – How many projects do you have going in a given year for movies, TV or whatever else you do? Tim Miksche – We have about eight to ten television shows on big networks going on in the US. In Germany there are about twenty shows a year that we support. In the movie business, we probably give cars to productions numbering again another ten. However, the size of this placement with all the activities involved, the campaign that goes behind it and all the effort that goes into building the car and making it work, you could pull it off once a year at the very most. Fourtitude – We won't ask you about all of the future projects that may not have been announced yet, but can you tell us some of the recent movies or television shows that you've been involved in? Tim Miksche – Well, there was the Hugh Grant movie "About a Boy", which featured a TT in 2002. Then there was another with Reese Witherspoon in "Legally Blonde 2" with a TT Roadster, which received very positive feedback in the States. On TV, we're working on something with "Nip Tuck". So in the next season of "Nip Tuck", which starts in June, there will be an Audi A8 featured with one of the doctors. He'll be driving it and it will be integrated into the storyline quite substantially. We're excited about that. It's a hot show and a hot car. Fourtitude – How do you determine which cars you place? For instance, you had two different TTs in those movies, and the A8 in "Nip Tuck". Tim Miksche – It's a similar story to the situation that we talked about with Del Spooner. Which type of character is it that will be driving the car? And, how well does the driver fit the target group we want to promote. With the TT and Hugh Grant in "About a Boy", he is a very sort of lifestylish type of guy. He fits perfectly with the kind of image that we are trying to promote with the TT. Then again, someone more senior like Michael Douglas might be an option. We had Richard Gere in "The Mothman Prophecies" drive an A8. It's someone who's a bit older, a bit more subtle, but still sporty, still dynamic and still cool people. Fourtitude – Amongst your enthusiasts, there are some that are better known or more talked about that I'd like to ask you about. First, there is "Ronin". That's probably one of the best known, and most talked about. Tim Miksche – We really enjoyed that project, and everyone at Audi still remembers it. It's funny. There are some movies that everyone talks about in regards to car association. There's James Bond, although the amount of car involvement isn't always that great. It's not really that much car, but everybody talks about it. And then the one in the Audi world is "Ronin". Everyone still talks about it and still freaks out about the Audi placement. A similar one is "Mission Impossible 2" where Tom Cruise's female counterpart is driving a TT Roadster. There's the chase scene where she's driving a TT Roadster and he is in a Boxster. That was actually filmed before the car was available anywhere, even before it was available in the German market and it was already on film. Fourtitude – The other one I'll ask you about, because there are a lot of theories out there, is the Matrix. We all heard about the large investment by Cadillac for the second movie, yet there's an A8 in the opening scene and Audi shows up again in a parking garage in the third movie. Tim Miksche – The Matrix was shot in Australia, and the production company has friendly ties Audi of Australia. So when they came to Australia to shoot, they asked us whether we could support the shoot just by giving them some cars for show purposes and things. We didn't necessarily pay too much attention to the fact that we would be in the movie, though it was nice to have. It's nice to have relationships where we say, "we'll support you," and they say, "you've given us a hand, why don't we just put you in the movie too?" Fourtitude – When you hear reference to the price paid by Cadillac especially to be in the second movie, it must have been fairly satisfying to have an A8 make a showing, even a very short showing, in the opening scene. Tim Miksche – We generally don't talk about competition, but it does seem like we got a better price. Fourtitude – Given the stars that have had exposure to your product during these projects, do you get cases where you get converts to the brand? Tim Miksche – It's funny actually. Not only stars, but production crew have taken interest. In the case of "I Robot" we had two or three people from the crew say they liked the cars and inquired on purchasing one. So it does bring interest to the brand. The funny thing about Audi, the brand is not known well enough for how well it performs in the market. Though once you've been in it and once you drive it, it's usually the same experience. People get exposed to the car and they're overwhelmed. With "Nip Tuck", they were preparing for shooting the second season, sitting in the A8 and driving it. They've had it for almost two weeks now, and we hear everyone is fighting over the A8, wondering when they'll have a chance to take it home. Fourtitude – That must be a nice compliment then, for you both as designers and marketers of the cars. Tim Miksche – That's almost the best compliment you can get. You figure those people are exposed to all kinds of cars, very fast, very luxurious. They can have anything, and if they still choose to come back and be intrigued by your car and inquire how to get it, that's a nice compliment for us and a confirmation for me that we're on the right direction. Fourtitude – Gentlemen, we appreciate your time. Thank-you. Interview Details Subjects: Tim Miksche – Product Placement, Audi AG Martin Ertl – Head of Design Management, Audi AG Date: April 7, 2004 For more discussion on this story, click on the link to our discussion forums to the left. For more photos of the car in this story, click on the link to our gallery at the right.


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My husband and I were married 35 years when he died 3 days ago. We were separated previous to this 10 years. My husband was a troubled person whose personality began to change drastically after about the 25th year of our marriage.
We'd been through some difficult times and even had a point in our marriage when things were good.
Then, the verbal abuse got overwhelming. We were separated twice. The second time I went to live with my mother. She was just across town and we had several years were I walked on eggshells with him and he lost his mooring.
His alcholism got the best of him for a short time, and the law put him back on the right track.
This was the most difficult time in our marriage. I had to let him go. I always heard that you must let an alcoholic hit bottom. I'm not sure that I helped him during this phase. He remained my provider during all this time that I went back to school and subsequently work.
He worked in another town for awhile and then things changed for him at the other job and he eventually found another job right across the street from me.
I helped him find that job.
We never got back together in the same house but things were a little better before his heart attack 10 days ago.
We had gone to a political rally, and he got his hat signed and we went to eat at Captain Dees. We sort of "looked" like husband and wife by then.
I left him at home and went back to my mothers. I always fussed over him and asked him that night to come over and stay with my and mom. I asked him twice. he had just recovered from back surgery and he was doing well.
That's when he had his heart attack.
I don't know if it would have been better for me to see him suffer. I only know I lived at the hospital until the doctors and nurses called me to tell me he had taken a turn for the worse.
My grief is somewhat more difficult because I wanted to be a wife to my husband but he wasn't able to give back to me.
I know he has peace and joy now. He is sitting, fully clothed, in his right mind, and talking to Jesus. He is fully accepted by the Father even though he could never see his own value and worth.
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We ate this amazing Paleo cauliflower fried rice for dinner last night. I thought I would share it with you if you are new to the paleo scene so that you could see how easy and tasty it is to replace some grain dishes with a paleo alternative. This recipe is included in The Gastronomical Caveman Cookbook: the art of choosing, cooking and eating good, healthy food.
In my opinion, the coconut oil and the garlic make this paleo cauliflower fried rice so much better than any fried rice could be.
You'll Need:
- 1 head organic cauliflower – steamed
- 1/2 red onion – minced
- 3 garlic cloves (or more if you like) – minced
- 2 tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp. coconut flour
- 1 tsp. sea salt
- Black pepper to taste
- 3-4 tbsp. coconut oil (more if you like)
In a large mixing bowl, add the minced onions, garlic, and basil. Place the steamed cauliflower in the bowl as well and add the egg, coconut flour, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Using a potato masher, mash the cauliflower down to the consistency of rice. Mix all the ingredients well. Heat the coconut oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the cauliflower rice and sauté for 7-10 minutes or until the "rice" starts to crisp up a little and the onions are tender. Remove the rice and keep warm in the oven.
This is great with a chicken dish.
After you've tried it, leave a comment and you can feel free to share it on facebook and pinterest.
So next time you are planning to have fried rice with dinner, try this Paleo cauliflower fried rice version for a change.


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My movie week with Mike Shaw
» Despite all the money and groupies, there are downsides to writing newspaper columns. Among them are the strict deadlines enforced over Christmas and other holidays by terrifying editors.
Take, for example, my Top 10 films of 2012 list, published at the end of the year. Due to the print schedules, the piece had to be in quite a while before the end of the year, which meant I hadn't yet seen the gorgeous, gorgeous Life of Pi.
Let me set the record straight now – if you still have the last What's On of 2012 kicking around your living room, open it up to the cinema page, find my column, scribble out where I listed The Dark Knight Rises and replace it with Ang Lee's glorious adaptation of Yann Martel's book. The acting from first-timer Suraj Sharma is remarkable, while the direction and cinematography are simply astonishing.
With some of the best 3D I've ever seen, this film begs to be seen on the big screen, so if you haven't caught it yet do so while it's still in cinemas.
» Quentin Tarantino's latest film, Django Unchained, hits cinemas on January 18, but you can warm up by watching his first feature on the big screen again.
On Tuesday, January 15, Ashford Cineworld has a special screening of the bloody, controversial heist film Reservoir Dogs. Watching 20 years later (20 years!), it's hard to understand why such a huge fuss was made when this film was released back in 1992 but, for a long time, Reservoir Dogs was the tabloid "video nasty" bogeyman of choice. It's certainly no longer shocking, but it's still brilliant.
Click through to Cineworld's website for more details.
» Last week a trailer for the Evil Dead remake landed and shocked even hardened horror fans with its gore levels.
Since being announced as director, Fede Alvarez has promised to take the Evil Dead series back to its filthy, lo-fi roots, and from the short clip released, he seems to have been able to do that – and he's done it by completely avoiding CGI.
Alvarez said: "We didn't do any CGI in the movie. Everything you will see is real, which was really demanding. This was a very long shoot, 70 days of shooting at night."
"There's a reason people use CGI," he continues. "It's cheaper and faster. I hate that. We researched a lot of magic tricks and illusion tricks. We really pushed the boundaries, trying to create those illusions."
The trailer is surprisingly brutal, and Alvarez promises that the teaser represents the finished product: "It has a particularly bloody ending," said the director. "The last scene… I want it to be the bloodiest scene ever. And I think it is."
Most filmmakers today take the easy route and go for CGI when they need something out-of-the-ordinary. Hell, most dramas and comedies have digital elements added in, when the sky doesn't look right or the leading man is too drunk to stand up straight.
These days, the only times we really encounter films without any computer trickery is when they are very, very low budget. So it's refreshing that we have a movie with a proper budget, and big things expected of it, where the director has chosen to make things look as real as possible. While this looks a little too close to the silly torture porn that I thought had died out a few years ago, I respect what Alvarez is trying to do. The film's out in April… if it's your kind of thing.
» They say things come in threes, and that certainly seems to be the case with movie adaptations of hugely popular mega-selling video games. Assassin's Creed is being made into a film, starring Michael Fassbender; Splinter Cell is coming soon, with Tom Hardy in the lead; and now, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon is being prepped for multiplexes.
Studios have a lot of faith in these releases. Assassin's Creed and Splinter Cell both have budgets in excess of $100 million, and will be released no earlier than 2014.
So far there have been 12 Ghost Recon games, so there's a lot of material to choose from, although the franchise is less story-based than Assassin's Creed and Splinter Cell – preferring to focus on combat and hi-tech weapons.
There has actually been an attempt to dramatise Ghost Recon previously, with a 25-minute short film called Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Alpha. Catchy title, right? No dates have been set for any of these films, but the Ghost Recon short film is on YouTube if you're interested.
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Entartete Kunst (Degenerate Art), 1938
Alan Jarvis
Canadian, 1915 - 1972
watercolour on wove paper
28.9 x 30.2 cm
Gift from the Douglas M. Duncan Collection, 1970
National Gallery of Canada (no. 16169)
At Dresden . . . some months ago an Exhibition of Decadent Art [Entartete Kunst] was arranged with the object of ridiculing the distorted creations of the intelligentsia who, it seems, are considered to have a demoralizing influence upon the vigorous heartiness of Nazi civilization. Photographs of Hitler and a group of uniformed politicians visiting the Exhibition appeared in the press, each one registering appropriate expressions of abhorrence and dismay . . . the implied suggestion that Art (like Religion) should not tread upon the toes of Politics is one that has to be vigorously contested. How could the work of men whose minds, by their profession, are specially sensitive to the atmosphere in which they live, fail to react to the greatest intellectual conflict of our time? This conflict is essentially political. H.S.M. Carver, "Paint and Politics," The Canadian Forum, March 1936
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Brooklyn Man Drowns In Neponsit
The death of a Brooklyn man swimming in Neponsit last Saturday afternoon has been ruled an accidental drowning this week by the New York City Chief Medical Examiner.
Lifeguards jumped into the ocean near Beach 147 Street at approximately 1:00 p.m. when they witnessed Mark DiPalma, 50, struggling in the water, police said.
DiPalma, a Bay Ridge resident, had been pulled from the water by lifeguards, and was unconscious when police arrived. He was transported by paramedics to Peninsula Hospital Center, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. According to published reports, it was not immediately clear what caused his distress. However, sources told the Daily News that lifeguards knew DiPalma, who frequented the Neponsit beach and that he appeared to suffer a heart attack in the water. The medical examiner, however, determined otherwise.
This is the fourth drowning in Rockaway this summer, but just the first one to occur while lifeguards were on duty.


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That is so cute! You can see the playfullness in his eyes!
He seems to like his "hat". he's in fashion now!!
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Quilting is my Happy Thought!
Too funny. your horse is stunning, and it looks like she knows it. The photograph should be entered into a photo contest. Great work.
Thanks for the chuckle. Just what I needed after feeling moody all day. Too cute!
Now I think that is funny!!! And a great photo for a Christmas card too!!! Thank you for sharing..
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Brain aneurysms may be asymptomatic (no symptoms) or symptomatic (with symptoms). Symptoms associated with brain aneurysms depend on the location of the aneurysm in the brain.
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Although a cerebral aneurysm may be present without symptoms, the most common initial symptom of a cerebral aneurysm is a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). SAH is bleeding into the subarachnoid space (the space between the brain and the membranes that cover the brain). A ruptured cerebral aneurysm is the most common cause of SAH. SAH is a medical emergency and may be the cause of a hemorrhagic (bleeding) stroke. The symptoms of an aneurysm may resemble other problems or medical conditions. Always consult your physician for a diagnosis.


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Left Midland this afternoon (as the rain was falling and the sprinklers sprinkling) for a very hot Vegas - although it was not as hot as we had been expecting. Flight great - only about 1 hour long - flew low over the Hoover Dam on the way in - ...
Well this is an unexpected visit back to Las Vegas! Plane from Los Angeles was diverted back after about an hour into the flight. We couldn't land at Los Angeles because of fog and so we were diverted to Las Vegas. We had a bit of a welcoming committee ...
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text: Located 1.9 miles from Parnaiba centre, Pousada Recanto das Palmeiras offers an outdoor pool, free Wi-Fi in public areas and a daily breakfast. Prefeito Dr.João Silva Filho International Airport is just 2.5 miles away. Equipped with air conditioning, all rooms at Pousada Recanto das Palmeiras contain a TV, a minibar and a bathroom. They offer tiled floors and provide bed linen and bath towels. A buffet breakfast is served daily in the breakfast room. It includes fruits, breads, cakes and cold meats, as well as a selection of hot and cold drinks. Parnaiba bus terminal is 1.2 miles away and Luis Correia centre is 6.8 miles away. Dining options can be found within walking distance.


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text: BAPE recently tweeted this shot of an upcoming URSUS BAPE collaboration with BIC. Choosing not to toy too much with the iconic lighter brand's easily-recognizable design, URSUS BAPE merely picked out a basic black and a clean white model to print their logo on. Although white lighters are supposedly bad luck, BAPE's clearly banking on a little brand name power to ward away any evil spirits. URSUS BAPE's previous BIC release, the colorful "Club Ursus" printed lighters, retailed for around $12 USD. Be on the lookout for these lighters at an URSUS BAPE retailer near you.


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Trinity FC are running 15 teams in the East Kent Youth League and Kent Youth League for ages 8 - 15.
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Brand new treads
Mileage: 21.2
January mileage: 49.5
Temperature upon departure: 36
The latest piece of Snaux bike arrived this week, via USPS parcel post (every single purchase I make on eBay, I beg the sellers not to ship parcel post. I tell them I will pay them the 38 cents they'll save. I tell them I live in Juneau %@$#! Alaska, the end of the line, the black hole of post-office shipping. And every time, they send parcel post and I have to wait six weeks for packages.) This package had the WTB Timberwolf tires I bought in early December. I got a little greedy and went for the 2.7" tires. It's finally starting to look just a little like those big-wheeled bikes I dream about. Unfortunately, the rear tire doesn't fit the rim ... but it could, if I shaved down the outer knobs a little. Has anyone ever tried doing that? If so, what kind of results have you had? And what do you use to cut away the rubber?
Today I rode alongside the beach I biked across the other day. An unusually high tide had devoured nearly all of the sand, and I noticed that several of the shipwrecked boats were missing. They were just gone. Floated away, I imagine. But there was something disheartening about the scene. I find comfort in the rotting permanence of junkyards. They're almost like graveyards - places where you can go to mourn the remnants of forgotten histories. I liked to believe that those boats had washed up after long, fulfilling lives as sportfishing rigs full of shooters and salmon nets and wide-eyed tourists, but in old age and neglect had broken loose of their mooring and washed up on the shore to die. It seemed fitting to me to imagine that they had been there for years ... decades even. Now I realize that these scenes change in a matter of days.
I need to start putting in some longer hours on the bike. What I do now doesn't even really register on the training scale. It's been a while since I've done a ride that really floored me. I need to do one of those. But, man, it's going to be a psychological miracle of I succeed.


text: Thought you guys might be interested in the Koni street catalog. The catalog has cool stuff like diagrams and information about the WRX inserts, as well as the rest of the line. Interestingly, it says the WRX inserts are rebuildable. It also says they have services available like custom valving and conversion to double-adjustable. I've already enquired about what services like that cost. I'll let you know when I get the answer.


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Cam Newton questioned his coaches following the Carolina Panthers' 19-14 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, and he did it at a time when his demeanor after games has been scrutinized.
"The past couple of games has been the same script, by the same director … it's kind of getting boring," Newton said. "This taste, this vibe … I'm not buying it. And I don't know what it is, but something's gotta change. Something's going to have to change real fast," he vented.
Newton went 21/37 for 233 yards a touchdown and an interception. He also rushed for 64 yards on six carries. He was critical of himself for throwing an interception in the end zone in the second quarter, and spoke about the offense needing more balance.
"I'm not the playcaller. If I'm speaking for [offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski], you gotta keep a balanced offense," he said when a reporter asked about the pass-heavy game. "When we run the football, it hasn't been exciting like we've wanted it to be, but you gotta call the plays. We gotta be more balanced. It's evident."
Newton really vented about the team playing too many close games.
"We just find a way to keep a game close and wait to see what happens at the end. I'm getting tired of it. That's not a formula to win; domination is a formula to win.
"Everybody's looking at it, it's just not me. I feel like the Carolina Panthers are in a situation where we find a way to keep it close. Whether it's me, I don't know. Whether it's the coordinator, I don't know. Whether it's the players overall, I don't know. But we gotta change that. I'm looking forward to a game where we put up 35 points. Everybody does."
The Panthers quarterback seemed to question his coaches once again.
"Whether it's the execution, you can point out a lot of things that can come to us being defeated, but this is not it. This is not it. I'm not going to accept it. But I'm only going to control what I can control, and that is myself."
Newton is so lost he said he was willing to take suggestions from reporters on how they can fix things and get better. He even called a female reporter "sweetheart," when answering a question about what they need to change. It may not have been said maliciously, but that does not come across to me as professional athlete-reporter conduct.
Newton's postgame body language and behavior has been so bad that even his father says he needs to change. Guess that's not something he worked on over the bye week while he was busy discovering his inner child.
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text: I was looking at a pair of jeans online that I loved, but not only can I not remember the style, I can't even remember the brand. They had a white label on the back above the pockets. On the back, not hte front. They were not Diesel. It was white.


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What beliefs lay beneath New Deal legislation that put women at a disadvantage in the work force?
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There were two major beliefs that contributed to this sort of legislation.
First, there was the belief that women should be kept as much out of the workforce as possible. This was a remnant of the idea of "separate spheres" that had been in existence to some degree for decades. There was still a strong feeling (particularly among more traditional and conservative people) that women were best suited to working in the home.
Second, there was the idea that allowing women to work would take jobs away from the men who truly needed them. This was the idea that the jobs were zero-sum and that giving them to one group meant taking them away from others.
Thus, economic ideas about jobs and social ideas about the place of women combined to underlie the laws you mention.
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