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Contemporary styling combined with the look of natural elements is the theme of the Moriarty Collection. The unfettered design of the metal framed table is a stark complement to the contrasting faux wood veneer tops of each of the occasional tables.Includes
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Yeshi, 27, a Tibetan man, set himself ablaze on Monday at a protest criticizing China's President Hu Jintao's visit to India. He died in a local hospital from his injuries, the general secretary of the Tibetan Youth Congress said in a statement. Born in Tibet but living in exile in India, Yeshi was an activist with the youth organization, which seeks independence for the Himalayan region, under Chinese rule for more than six decades. A photograph of Yeshi as he set himself on fire is below.

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Dental Filling
A dental filling or dental restoration is a dental restorative material used to restore the function, integrity and morphology of missing tooth structure. The structural loss typically results from caries or external trauma. It is also lost intentionally during tooth preparation to improve the aesthetics or the physical integrity of the intended restorative material. Dental restoration also refers to the replacement of missing tooth structure which is supported by dental implants.
Dental restorations can be divided into two broad types: direct restorations and indirect restorations. All dental restorations can be further classified by their location and size. A root canal filling is a restorative technique used to fill the space where the dental pulp normally resides.
Tooth preparation
Tooth preparation is usually required before placing a dental restoration. This process involves cutting the tooth usually with a dental drill to make space for the planned restoration, remove any dental decay and structurally unsound tooth. If permanent restoration can not be carried out after tooth preparation, temporary restoration is done.
A tooth preparation is the finished product of a tooth's structure prior to restoration with a dental restorative material, such as gold, amalgam, composite, porcelain or any number of other materials.
There are two types of preparations.
- Intracoronal preparations are those preparations which serve to hold restorative material within the confines of the structure of the crown of a tooth. Examples include all classes of cavity preparations for composite or amalgam, as well as those for gold and porcelain inlays. Intracoronal preparations are also made as female recipients to receive the male components of RPDs.
- Extracoronal preparations are those preparations which serve as a core or base upon which or around which restorative material will be placed to bring the tooth back into a functional or esthetic structure. Examples include crowns and onlays, as well as veneers.
In preparing a tooth for a restoration, a number of considerations will come into play to determine the type and extent of the preparation. The most important factor to consider is decay. For the most part, the extent of the decay will define the extent of the preparation, and in turn, the subsequent method and appropriate materials for restoration.
Another consideration is unsupported tooth structure. In the photo at right, unsupported enamel can be seen where the underlying dentin was removed because of infiltrative decay. When preparing the tooth to receive a restoration, unsupported enamel is removed to allow for a more predictable restoration. While enamel is the hardest substance in the human body, it is particularly brittle, and unsupported enamel fractures easily.
Direct restorations
This technique involves placing a soft or malleable filling into the prepared tooth and building up the tooth before the material sets hard. The advantage of direct restorations is that they usually set quickly and can be placed by one operator. Since the material is required to set while in contact with the tooth, limited energy can be passed to the tooth from the setting process without damaging it. Where strength is required, especially as the fillings become larger, indirect restorations may be the best choice. It can be done in one visit with dentist.
Indirect restorations
This technique of fabricating the restoration outside of the mouth using the dental impressions of the prepared tooth. Common indirect restorations include inlays and onlays, crowns, bridges, and veneers. Usually a dental technician fabricates the indirect restoration from records the dentist has provided of the prepared tooth. The finished restoration is usually bonded permanently with a dental cement. It is often done in two separate visits to dentist. Common indirect restorations are done using gold or ceramics.
While the indirect restoration is being prepared, a provisory/temporary restoration sometimes is used to cover the prepared part of the tooth, which can help maintain the surrounding dental tissues.
Removable dental prostheses (mainly dentures) are considered by some to be a form of indirect dental restoration, as they are made to replace missing teeth. There are numerous types of precision attachments (also known as combined restorations) to aid removable prosthetic attachment to teeth, including magnets, clips, hooks and implants which could be seen as a form of dental restoration.
The CEREC method is a chairside CAD/CAM restorative procedure. An optical impression of the prepared tooth is taken using a camera. Next, the specific software takes the digital picture and converts it into a 3D virtual model on the computer screen. A ceramic block that matches the tooth shade is placed in the milling machine. An all-ceramic, tooth-colored restoration is finished and ready to bond in place.
Restoration classifications
Greene Vardiman Black classified the fillings depending on their size and location.
- Class I Caries affecting pit and fissure, on occlusal, buccal, and lingual surfaces of posterior teeth, and Lingual of anterior teeth.
- Class II Caries affecting proximal surfaces of molars and premolars.
- Class III Caries affecting proximal surfaces of centrals, laterals, and cuspids.
- Class IV Caries affecting proximal including incisal edges of anterior teeth.
- Class V Caries affecting gingival 1/3 of facial or lingual surfaces of anterior or posterior teeth.
- Class VI Caries affecting cusp tips of molars, premolars, and cuspids.
Materials used in dental restorations
Metals and metallic alloys
These metals are mostly used for making crowns, bridges and dentures. Pure titanium could be successfully incorporated into bone. It is biocompatible and stable.
Precious metallic alloys
- gold (high purity: 99.7%)
- gold alloys (with high gold content)
- gold-platina alloy
- silver-palladium alloy
- titanium
Base metallic alloys
- cobalt-chromium alloy
- nickel-chrome alloy
- Silver amalgam
Amalgam is widely used for direct fillings, and done in single appointment. Cast gold is used for indirect restorations.
Direct Gold
- Gold
Although rarely used, due to expense and specialized training requirements, gold foil can be used for direct dental restorations.
Tooth colored
Dental composites are also called white fillings, used in direct fillings. Crowns and in-lays can also be made in the laboratory from dental composites. These materials are similar to those used in direct fillings and are tooth coloured. Their strength and durability is not as high as porcelain or metal restorations and they are more prone to wear and discolouration.
Composite resin
Dental composites, also called white fillings, are a group of restorative materials used in dentistry. As with other composite materials, a dental composite typically consists of a resin-based matrix, such as a bisphenol A-glycidyl methacrylate BISMA resin like urethane dimethacrylate (UDMA), and an inorganic filler such as silicon dioxide silica. Compositions vary widely, with proprietary mixes of resins forming the matrix, as well as engineered filler glasses and glass ceramics. The filler gives the composite wear resistance and translucency. A coupling agent such as silane is used to enhance the bond between these two components. An initiator package begins the polymerization reaction of the resins when external energy (light/heat etc.) is applied. A catalyst package can control its speed. This is not recommended for molars.
After tooth preparation, a thin glue or bonding material layer is applied. Composites are then filled layer by layer and photo-polymerising each using light. At the end the surface will be shaped and polished.
Glass ionomer cement
A glass ionomer cement (GIC) is one of a class of materials commonly used in dentistry as filling materials and luting cements. These materials are based on the reaction of silicate glass powder and polyalkeonic acid. These tooth-coloured materials were introduced in 1972 for use as restorative materials for anterior teeth (particularly for eroded areas, Class III and V cavities).
As they bond chemically to dental hard tissues and release fluoride for a relatively long period modern day applications of GICs have expanded. The desirable properties of glass ionomer cements make them useful materials in the restoration of carious lesions in low-stress areas such as smooth-surface and small anterior proximal cavities in primary teeth. Results from clinical studies also support the use of conventional glass ionomer restorations in primary molars. They need not be put in layer by layer, like in composite fillings.
Porcelain (ceramics)
Full-porcelain (ceramic) dental materials include porcelain, ceramic or glasslike fillings and crowns (a.k.a jacket crown, as a metal free option). They are used as in-lays, on-lays, crowns and aesthetic veneers. A veneer is a very thin shell of porcelain that can replace or cover part of the enamel of the tooth. Full-porcelain (ceramic) restorations are particularly desirable because their color and translucency mimic natural tooth enamel.
Another type is known as porcelain-fused-to-metal, which is used to provide strength to a crown or bridge. These restorations are very strong, durable and resistant to wear, because the combination of porcelain and metal creates a stronger restoration than porcelain used alone.
One of the blessings of computerized dentistry (CAD/CAM technologies) is that it enabled the application of zirconium-oxide (ZrO2). The introduction of this material in restorative and prosthetic dentistry is most likely the decisive step towards the use of full ceramics without limitation. With the exception of zirconium-oxide, existing ceramics systems lack reliable potential for the various indications for bridges without size limitations. Zirconium-oxide with its high strength and comparatively higher fracture toughness seems to buck this trend. With a three-point bending strength exceeding nine hundred megapascals, zirconium-oxide can be used in virtually every full ceramic prosthetic solution, including bridges, implant supra structures and root dowel pins.
Previous attempts to extend its application to dentistry were thwarted by the fact that this material could not be processed using traditional methods used in dentistry. The arrival of computerized dentistry enables the economically prudent use of zirconium-oxide in such elements as base structures such as copings and bridges and implant supra structures. Special requirements apply to dental materials implanted for longer than a period of thirty days. Several technical requirements include high strength, corrosion resistance and defect-free producibility at a reasonable price.
Ever more stringent requirements are being placed on the aesthetics of teeth. Metals and porcelain are currently the materials of choice for crowns and bridges. The demand for full ceramic solutions, however, continues to grow. Consequently, industry and science are increasingly compelled to develop full ceramic systems. In introducing full ceramic restorations, such as base structures made of sintered ceramics, computerized dentistry plays a key role.
- Composites and Amalgam are used mainly for direct restoration. Composites can be made of color matching the tooth, and surface can be polished after filling.
- Amalgam fillings expand with age, possibly cracking the tooth and requiring repair and filling replacement. But chance of leakage of filling is less.
- Composite fillings shrink with age and may pull away from the tooth allowing leakage. If leakage is not noticed early there is high likelihood of requiring root canal therapy.
- Fillings have a finite lifespan: an average of 12.8 years for amalgam and 7.8 years for composite resins. Fillings fail because of changes in the filling, tooth or the bond between them. Secondary caries formation can also affect the structural integrity the original filling.
- Porcelain and Gold crowns are used for Indirect resoration. Porcelain fillings are hard, but can cause wear on opposing teeth also break. They are brittle and are not always recommended for molar fillings.
Discomfort and causes
In modern dentistry, the material most commonly used to fill decaying teeth is known as dental amalgam, or a substance made by combining mercury with another metal. The amalgam consists of three solid phases having stoichiometries approximately corresponding to Ag2Hg3, Ag3Sn, and Sn8Hg. Anyone who bites a piece of aluminium foil in such a way that the foil presses against a dental filling will probably experience a momentary pain. In effect, an electrochemical cell has been created, with aluminium (E0 = -1.66 V) as the anode, the saliva as the electrolyte and the filling as the cathode. Contact between the aluminium and the filling short circuits the cell, causing a weak current to flow between the electrodes. This thus stimulates the sensitive nerve within the tooth, causing an unpleasant sensation.
In addition, discomfort results when a less electro-positive metal touches a dental filling. For example, if a filling makes contact with a gold inlay in a nearby tooth, corrosion of the filling will occur. Here, the dental filling acts as the anode, and the gold inlay acts as the cathode. As the Sn8Hg phase is the most likely to corrode, the release of the Sn (II) ions in the mouth produces the unpleasant metallic taste that we often feel. Prolonged corrosion will eventually result in another visit to the dentist for another replacement.
Sometimes a cavity can be very deep and close to the nerve. When this happens, the dentist will put a medicated temporary filling in the tooth for a while before putting in the permanent filling. This significantly reduces the chances of sensitivity especially to hot and cold.
Restoration of dental implants
Dental implants, are anchors placed in bone, usually made from titanium or titanium alloy. They can support dental restorations which replace missing teeth. Some restorative applications include supporting crowns, bridges, or dental prostheses.
Note: This guide is for public education only. It is not a diagnosis. Please talk to your dentist or doctor for accurate diagnosis of your condition. The dental guides on this site were obtained from public domains under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), other websites under GNU Free Documentation License/Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, dentists' contribution, or house grown.


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Status update — January 10, 2017
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Status update — March 10, 2015
Kiva is extending the existing grace period for Field Partners impacted by the Ebola outbreak until the end of May 2015. This will allow the partners time to carry out comprehensive audits of their operations, and to share information with Kiva on outstanding loans and their plans going forward.
Salone Microfinance Trust (SMT) operates in Sierra Leone, one of the countries in West Africa that was most affected by the Ebola outbreak. As a result, SMT had to close some of their branches and suspend disbursement of loans last year. The organization has now resumed regular operations and plans to being making payments to Kiva in March. They also hope to resume posting new loans to Kiva this month.
Status update — October 23, 2014
Salone Microfinance Trust (SMT)operates in Sierra Leone, one of the countries in West Africa currently experiencing an Ebola outbreak. This epidemic is the largest in history, claiming thousands of lives and having a deep impact on the national economy. SMT has temporarily stopped funding on Kiva as they respond to this crisis. Learn more about the epidemic here.
Kiva has allowed SMT a 4-month grace period for repayments until the end of 2014, at which time we will reevaluate the situation. The Kiva team is in regular communication with SMT and will provide an update when they resume funding on Kiva.
Partner Description:
Salone Microfinance Trust (SMT) is an independently run microfinance institution, founded by ChildFund International in Sierra Leone, an affiliate of the international humanitarian aid organization ChildFund International. SMT's approach of concentrating in ChildFund program communities helps ensure that it reaches vulnerable populations and integrates micro-enterprise development with more traditional ChildFund programs whose focus is the well-being of vulnerable families.
Over the last three years, SMT has become a major participant in the active and progressive microcredit sector in Sierra Leone.
Vision: SMT's vision is "To be a financially self-sufficient institution, with an outreach that is broad, deep and having a significant impact on the lives of the economically active poor and their families to which it serves".
SMT's website is http://www.salonemicrofinancetrust.org, and the organization can be contacted via email at email@example.com
• Support micro-entrepreneurs to strengthen and expand their businesses
• Assist individuals to create their own livelihoods
• Help micro-entrepreneurs build their capacity to manage businesses
• Help create employment in rural areas
• Recruit and retain committed, honest and qualified staff, who recognize the value of clients needs
• Increase target areas independence from humanitarian assistance
A Note on SMT's Portfolio Yield:
We care deeply about the cost that Kiva borrowers pay for their loans, which is why fair pricing is a core part of our initial due diligence process for Field Partners. With Kiva's 0% capital, many of our Field Partners are also able to add additional value to their loans by reducing interest rates, offering non-financial services or creating new loan products.
For partners with reported portfolio yields or average APRs higher than 50%, Kiva takes steps to check that the high rates are justified by the impact of the loans. Kiva also verifies that the partner is not generating unreasonable profits or paying inflated salaries, and that the partner's elevated operating costs are justified by its operating environment and/or the design of its loan products.
We seek to support loans that don't impose an unjustifiable cost burden on hard-working borrowers. We nevertheless recognize that in order to reach vulnerable and excluded people with high-impact products and services, some of our partners incur high costs that necessitate charging higher-than-average costs to borrowers in order to allow for sustainability and scale.
Factors that drive up the costs that this partner organization charges its borrowers include:
- They operate in Sierra Leone, which is classified as a fragile situation by the World Bank. This can greatly increase the cost of safely delivering financial services to borrowers.
- They provide more than just cash to many of their borrowers, including costly wraparound services such as healthcare, financial or business training, agricultural extension services, insurance or access to education.
- They work in areas with very poor infrastructure, such as limited roads. This increases the costs of finding clients and maintaining branch offices.
- They're based in an area with a high cost of living and doing business. This is often due to the high demand and low supply of adequate housing and goods.
- This partner is working in a country where doing business is difficult and costly due to regulatory, procedural and governance issues.
- They work extensively in rural areas, which requires their employees to engage in costly travel to find and serve their clients.
Repayment Performance on Kiva
|This Field Partner
|All Kiva Partners
|Start Date On Kiva
|May 21, 2007
|Oct 12, 2005
|Total Loans
|Amount of raised Inactive loans
|Number of raised Inactive loans
|Amount of Paying Back Loans
|Number of Paying Back Loans
|Amount of Ended Loans
|Number of Ended Loans
|Delinquency Rate
|Amount in Arrears
|Outstanding Portfolio
|Number of Loans Delinquent
|Default Rate
|Amount of Ended Loans Defaulted
|Number of Ended Loans Defaulted
|Currency Exchange Loss Rate
|Amount of Currency Exchange Loss
|Refund Rate
|Amount of Refunded Loans
|Number of Refunded Loans
Loan Characteristics On Kiva
|This Field Partner
|All Kiva Partners
|Loans to Women Borrowers
|Average Loan Size
|Average Individual Loan Size
|Average Group Loan Size
|Average number of borrowers per group
|Average GDP per capita (PPP) in local country
|Average Loan Size / GDP per capita (PPP)
|Average Time to Fund a Loan
|4.62 days
|6.92 days
|Average Dollars Raised Per Day Per Loan
|Average Loan Term
|9.11 months
|11.13 months
Journaling Performance on Kiva
|This Field Partner
|All Kiva Partners
|Total Journals
|Journaling Rate
|Average Number of Comments Per Journal
|Average Number of Recommendations Per Journal
Borrowing Cost Comparison (based on 2015 data)
|This Field Partner
|Median for MFI's in Country
|All Kiva Partners
|Average Cost to Borrower
|Profitability (return on assets)
|Average Loan Size (% of per capita income)
Country Fast Facts
- Country:
- Sierra Leone
- Capital:
- Freetown
- Official Language:
- English (official), Mende, Temne, Krio
- Population:
- 5,743,725
- Avg Annual Income:
- $2,100
- Labor Force:
- Population Below Poverty Line:
- 52.90%
- Literacy Rate:
- 48.10%
- Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000):
- 73.29 deaths
- Life Expectancy:
- 81.74 years
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For a lot of students, the first year or two of high school is all about finding your way and setting yourself up for success during the second half of your high school career.
Not for Katie Fisette and Jordan Wik.
The two juniors have compiled quite a list of accomplishments through just two and a half years at the high school, earning them recognition as Monticello's ExCEL Award winners.
The ExCEL Award, which stands for Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership, is a Minnesota State High School League award given to a male and female at each high school.
Fisette and Wik were both excited to be chosen.
"I felt honored," said Fisette, when she found out about it.
"I just kind of felt like this is really cool," added Wik. "When I got to read about past winners, it was like, okay, these kids do a lot. Just to be in with them is an honor."
They also both gave the committee plenty of reasons to choose them.
Fisette plays three sports (volleyball, basketball and softball) is in wind ensemble, holds a 4.0 grade point average and volunteers throughout the year.
Wik is a two-sport athlete, playing soccer (where he joined varsity as a sophomore) and competing in varsity track and field (since he was a freshman). He is also a member of wind ensemble, a standout in the classroom and a committed volunteer.
If it seems like a lot, it is.
Both Fisette and Wik acknowledge being busy from 7 a.m. until 9 or 10 p.m. almost every day. But, they're busy with things they are passionate about, and that helps keep them going.
"I don't really get much of a social life," admitted Wik "A lot of my nights are spent studying or at practices, or sleeping. But I wouldn't have it any other way. I love being in sports and school is so important to me. That's just the way it goes."
When it comes to priorities at school, academics come first to both students. They've learned ways to be as efficient as possible, in order to keep themselves from being up at 3 a.m. working on homework.
"It's important to find every bit of free time possible to get some school work done," said Fisette. "You get as much done as possible in the time that you have."
And they're already aware of how important academics are to their future.
"Most of the things I do in school, I'm thinking about college and thinking past right now," said Wik, who added that he really started to focus on his future at the beginning of this school year. "I want to set myself up well for college, so I can get into whatever college I want."
Yet, as important as academics are to both, it is sports where they find the most enjoyment.
They are both quick to point to sports memories when asked for the highlight of their high school careers thus far.
For Fisette, the highlight of her time at MHS has been the girls basketball team's trip to the state tournament last year, where they earned a fourth-place finish.
"That was a very triumphant moment," said Fisette.
For Wik, the two accomplishments that stand out are making the varsity track and field team as a freshman and the varsity soccer team as a sophomore.
But the students also acknowledge that sports are about more than accomplishments and highlights.
In sports they've found both an outlet and an opportunity to continue learning.
"Sports really do help you with life lessons," said Fisette. "They say you probably don't see it now, but I can see it through other people, how these life lessons we learn come into play later in life."
They've also found people, some of their favorites, through sports.
Fisette points to her teammates as some of her biggest motivators, and to her coaches as her inspiration.
"They help push me to become better every day," she said.
And they've found a chance to feel fulfilled.
"Setting a goal and going out and achieving it is where I get the most satisfaction," said Wik.
So far, they've each accomplished plenty. Outside of sports and academics, they're both involved with National Honor Society, among other school clubs.
They've also each spent over 100 hours volunteering during the first two-plus years of high school.
Both spend time volunteering with the church and at youth basketball camps, while Fisette volunteers for the Meals on Wheels program and Wik participates in a tutoring program at the Monticello Middle School.
As much as they have on their plate, one would understand if they slacked off in one area, or didn't fully commit to another. But for them, that isn't acceptable.
"If I'm going to do something, I might as well do it 100 percent, or it's just a waste of my time," said Wik.
And while that approach certainly takes endless hard work and constant dedication, they agree that they wouldn't have it any other way.
"I've always wanted to be doing several things and not just be known for one thing," said Wik.
"Sometimes it's stressful," admitted Fisette. "But if I didn't do all of this stuff, I don't know what I'd be doing with my life. I'm really happy doing everything I do."
Happy, but not yet satisfied. Both Wik and Fisette have plenty of goals in mind as they begin the last year and a half of their high school career.
Fisette wants to maintain her 4.0, and set herself up for a run at Miss Monticello following her senior year.
Wik aims to rack up a couple of big sports accomplishments.
"I want to go to state in both track and soccer," he said. "That's a really big goal for me."
And if their past is any indication of their future, it's a pretty good bet that those goals end up with check marks by them within the next two years.
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Geoffrey S. Knauth wrote: > On Aug 25, 2007, at 23:24, Richard Cleis wrote: >> I fully admit that I work in an environment that is less >> job-threatening than others. Hopefully, that doesn't disqualify me >> from asking: Do you work in your described scenario? How many people >> do you know of that do? > > I worked at a place where meeting deadlines was considered far more > important than writing good code. If the code was a mess but somehow > things worked and delivery was on time, that was OK, especially since > the code was likely to evolve or be discarded within a couple of years > anyway. To suggest that something should really take longer initially > so that it could be done carefully did nothing to enhance one's > career. Copy/paste was encouraged. > I worked at a place that also valued deadlines but this was not the reason for a lack of good code. Any good code that was written was eventually replaced by mediocre/bad code simply because there were more bad programmers than good programmers. When some of my co-workers became aware of my eventual resignation they noted "jon, what are we going to do with your code? its just going to disappear when you leave." So even when I could take time to carefully plan some software I felt like it wouldn't matter eventually..
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Cash Learning Partnership: Turning Cash Into Aid, Part 1
Kendra Hughbanks is working for ACF International as the Cash Learning Partnership (CaLP) Assistant. Though based in New York, she is spending a month in the Philippines to focus on case studies that illuminate emergency intervention and recovery. This post is the first in a series. Read Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4.
With today's technology, it seemed unnecessary at first that I should travel halfway around the world just to sit in on meetings and pull together some data for analysis. However, after my first week in the Philippines, it has rapidly become clear that one's digital presence—however capable—is no substitute for actually being present.
I spent my first two weeks with ACF in New York familiarizing myself not just with the organization's work but also with the aims of the CaLP—the Cash Learning Partnership. As an institution, ACF prides itself on its extensive experience and its emphasis on using the latest, best practices in humanitarian work. The CaLP, sponsored by Visa, aims to strengthen the tactics that organizations like ACF use to respond to emergencies by encouraging them to consider cash transfers as a tool. CaLP members are working together to research and build the humanitarian aid sector's capacity and knowledge on cash transfer programs, otherwise known as cash based interventions(CBIs).
This week, I had the opportunity to see how the CaLP's philosophies are being put into practice at ACF. On Friday, Geraud Devred, CaLP's Focal Point in the Philippines, asked ACF staff from across the country to consider how CBIs could have been used in the past, in which situations CBIs would be an effective substitute or complement to in-kind aid, and how staff here can integrate cash into their contingency planning.
So many remarkable things came to the surface as a result of these presentations. For a start, they got everyone discussing the possibilities of cash as a useful tool in humanitarian response. We were forced to grapple with not just the flexibility that cash provides but also its limitations in helping people affected by emergencies. The CaLP's goal is not trying to replace all conventional aid methods with cash, but to work cash into the conversation as a very viable and flexible aid option.
On so many faces I saw the unmistakable look of new understanding as they began to envision how CTPs could have been used in the past, how it's not as simple as handing victims money, and how cash is not a standalone program but one tool among many available to help beneficiaries recover what they had lost. The discussions that followed opened our staff up to collaboration and new possibilities for emergency response. It is presentations and activities like Geraud's that keep ACF lively and evolving.
What really clinched it, though, was Isabel Navarro's exploration of the cash transfer program at Cotabato. Isabel is the head of programs, food security & livelihoods for ACF Phillipines. Isabel provided a strong example for how cash was useful due to the presence of working markets and how different cash transfer mechanisms can get around issues like local security threats and technical limitations. Isabel was so exuberant while speaking that everyone was already excited about the program by the time she showed a terrific video featuring local business partners, staff members, and beneficiaries all speaking about the difference that 2,000 Philippine peso (roughly $47) distributions had made in the recovery from floods that affected Cotabato earlier this year. One elderly woman in particular sat in front of the camera and carefully selected her words as she expressed the relief that she had felt as a result of the program. The room split open with applause after Isabel finished her presentation.
That moment when people's passion for humanitarian aid emerged, their smiles glowing with the pride they felt in seeing the true effect of ACF's work on an entire community, could not have been shared via video conferencing. That moment connected me to the realities of my work here and made my trip seem like such a small price to pay to be part of something that's clearly making a huge impact.


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Lindsay Lohan's Bar Fight Was Over Max George From The Wanted
- Lindsay Lohan's nightclub fight on Thursday morning, which landed her in jail, was supposedly over singer Max George from The Wanted. Souces say that as LiLo supposedly got drunker and drunker, it turned Max off so much that he started talking to another woman. That's why Lindsay allegedly flew into a rage and assaulted her — not surprisingly, Max George didn't go home with either lady. Physically fighting over a dude is not a good look, darlings. [TMZ, Crushable]
- Also, Lindsay is supposedly "guzzling two liters of vodka per day," sources tell TMZ. I hope she at least uses a mixer? [TMZ]
- Rihanna's tweeting more pics of herself snuggling Chris Brown. Sigh. [US Weekly]
- "Downton Abbey" has offered the cast double their salaries to stay on for the fourth season of the series. [Daily Mail UK]
- Behold, the worst undergarments to have sex in. [The Gloss]
- Eleven overly-intimate and thus slightly-creepy signs that Kate Middleton really is pregnant. [Daily Beast]
- Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire filmed a scene for "The Great Gatsby" inside a luxury apartment owned by Tommy Hilfiger in NYC's famed Plaza Hotel. [New York Post]
- RIP Society: the man who murdered Trayvon Martin, the unarmed 17-year-old African American boy in Florida, is now selling his autograph. [Jezebel]
- Zut alors, Burger King is returning to France after a 15-year hiatus. [New York Times]
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Alain Menu to make use of spare Chevrolet Cruze for Brands Hatch event following Porto accident
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Alain Menu will be forced to switch to the spare car at Brands Hatch as Chevrolet prepares for its 'home' round of the World Touring Car Championship season.
The Swiss driver found himself in the wars in Porto last time out and was involved in accidents in both races around the tight street circuit, leaving his Cruze carrying heavy damage at the end of the weekend.
As a result of that, the Swiss driver will use the team's spare car for the British round of the year although the car of Nicola Larini - which was also damaged in Portugal - has been repaired in time for the weekend.
"We are again on a very short turn-around and the team has been working hard after the races in Porto," team chief Mark Busfield said. "Nic's car has been completely repaired after his accident in race two, while Alain's, which sustained some more severe damage, will need more time to be re-built. Therefore Alain will be using the spare car in Brands, which he will also drive at the test session at Snetterton the Wednesday before the race weekend.
"At Brands we will have introduced some new items on the car, to improve the durability and serviceability of the Cruze."
Menu has a strong record at Brands Hatch both from his time in the British Touring Car Championship and in the World series, and the he said he was keen to try and maintain his winning run on British soil.
"I love Brands so much that I consider it as home ... and it is always good to be back home. I love the circuit and I love the atmosphere," he said. "I have won there every year since 2006 and I hope to keep the trend and to get rid of the bad luck I had in the last three events. Honestly, even if the competition is very strong, I think the Cruze should be competitive in Brands, given the weight compensation table for this event."


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Bar Tartine, S.F.
Published 4:00 am, Thursday, March 18, 2010
The name is a bit misleading, at least for this column. A restaurant with a bar rather than a bar that serves snacks, Bar Tartine is nonetheless a fabulous place to stop in for an expert burger or French-California bites with a glass of wine or craft beer.
The offshoot of Tartine bakery, where long-suffering patrons line up endlessly for butter-layered pastry and rustic loaves, Bar Tartine has been around since 2005. However, it has gotten more attention lately because of relatively new chef Chris Kronner, a Chronicle Rising Star chef formerly of Slow Club and Serpentine. Lucky for spontaneous you, its marble-topped bar is open for walk-ins.
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The vibe: With an outrageous deer antler chandelier near the entrance and framed art clustered on the walls, there's a well thought-out aesthetic. Dark wood floors, leather banquettes, lots of mirrors and oversize sconces at the bar all come together to create a bistro vibe with a hint of noir.
The crowd: On a recent Friday night, diners seemed to range between early 30s and late 40s. A pair of women in tight plaids and asymmetrical haircuts looked like they just came in from an afternoon at Dolores Park.
Best seat: The 10 spots at the bar are pretty similar, except for a couple separated by columns; hopefully those aren't the only ones available.
Killer app: Starters pay homage to Tartine's sourdough bread and offer excuses to eat lots of it. Smother it with rich anchoiade ($9), an anchovy-laced spread that comes with baby radishes and carrots. Pickled sardines ($11) arrive on toasts surrounded by a lemony white bean puree. You can head in a meatier direction with the signature burger ($16) or steak frites ($25).
Signature drink: The restaurant has a list of aperitifs - none made with hard alcohol. Try the bracing Sunny, Honey ($8) with white wine, ruby grapefruit and star thistle honey. There are 19-odd wines by the glass, such as the Lucien Albrecht Cremant Rose ($8).
Also on tap: Local beers from brewers like Speakeasy and 21st Amendment.
Bonus: Weekend brunch is an opportunity for Prosecco and inventive, Frenchy renditions of American breakfast classics.
Bar Tartine: 561 Valencia St., S.F. (415) 487-1600. www.bartartine.com. Dinner 6-10 p.m. Sun., Tues.-Thurs. (until 11 p.m. Fri.-Sat.); brunch 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Reservations and credit cards accepted.


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New roles for 'street-fighters'
Dr John Reid has handed over his Scottish secretary post to Helen Liddell following his appointment as Northern Ireland secretary.
The notable political "street-fighters" were drafted in to their new high-ranking cabinet positions in the wake of Peter Mandelson's resignation.
Downing Street also announced that Scotland Office Minister Brian Wilson would take up a position in the Foreign Office.
Mr Wilson is to be replaced George Foulkes, the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley MP.
Mrs Liddell's return to Scottish politics after a two-year absence is expected to stir up a hornets' nest among the country's opposition leaders.
She also found herself on the wrong side of Scotland's teachers during her time managing education north of the Border.
Mrs Liddell told BBC Scotland she was "hugely honoured" to become the first female Scottish secretary.
"I have a job to do, it is a big job to do and it is an important job to do," she said.
But she dismissed negative media speculation about her relationship with First Minister Henry McLeish.
"I have known Henry for years. I have a lot of affection and respect for Henry," she said.
"I will work well with Henry, and he will work well with me.
"We have a common vision - a stronger Scotland and a stronger United Kingdom that brings prosperity to everyone."
However, SNP leader John Swinney predicted that the appointment would increase tensions between Westminster and Holyrood.
Dr Reid's move over the water was made official just after 2100 GMT on Wednesday.
That appointment set in train a mini-reshuffle to fill the gaps.
Mrs Liddell's current role as Energy Minister at the Department of Trade and Industry will be filled by Foreign Office Minister Peter Hain.
And Scotland Office Minister Brian Wilson will take on his post.
George Foulkes, who takes over from Mr Wilson, was previously Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for International Development.
The new Minister of State at the Scotland Office will be replaced at International Development by Sunderland South MP Chris Mullin.
Dr Reid, who has crafted himself the role of political sure-footedness, wasted no time in pledging to do everything possible to ensure the Good Friday Agreement would be fully implemented.
Dr Reid added: "The next few weeks provide an enormous opportunity to put the agreement, and the future of Northern Ireland, on a more stable basis."
"I will do all in my power to help bring that about.
The new secretary of state - the first Roman Catholic in the post - expects to leave London on Thursday and travel to Northern Ireland to meet his new team.
As Dr Reid starts anew, Mrs Liddell - the first woman in the Scottish post - is expected to head north to meet her Scotland Office team.
BBC Scotland's chief political correspondent, John Morrison said the appointment of Helen Liddell was likely to cause some tension with Scotland's first minister.
Speaking on Newsnight Scotland he said that Helen Liddell's previous position as deputy Scottish secretary had "put Henry McLeish's nose out of joint" and their relationship "has not really improved since then".
He added: "Tonight, they are saying they are looking forward to a constructive relationship, but I think that is political jargon for they don't get on very well."
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Survivor One World, At this point in the game of Survivor, Colton must think he's on top of the world. Meanwhile, the ladies of the Salani tribe are feelin' pretty good about themselves since they seem to have it way more together than the men of Manono.
But in the game of Survivor, you can never get too comfortable. Before the reward challenge gets underway, Jeff utters three words that strike fear in the hearts of some and foster a renewed sense of hope in others: Drop your buffs.
The new Salani tribe members are Michael, Sabrina, Kat, Jay, Kim, Chelsea, and Troyzan. The new Manono tribe is comprise of Tarzan, Colton, Christina, Alicia, Monica, Leif, and Jonas. Salani seems pretty stacked!
For the challenge, teams have to fill a bucket with holes with water and run it across an obstacle course to fill a larger bucket. The winning tribe gets PB&J sandwiches and coffee with sugar, and they also get to stay on their beach. The losing tribe will have to leave the camp they've called home thus far and find a new beach to set up shop at. Manono gets off to a rough start with Monica falling not once, but twice. They come back and come close to winning but Salani fills their bucket first!
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Jerusalem (Dec. 10)
Germany as well as England, is now an important consumer of Jaffa oranges. Last year 300,000 cases were sold to Germany, which is a 50 per cent increase over the previous year. This development for oranges is good hearing for the Palestine growers, for the constant extension of the area under cultivation which will soon be making itself felt on the figures of production to a marked extent, calls for a corresponding extension of outlets if the industry, hitherto largely dependent on exports to the United Kingdom, is to remain a remunerative one.
The present area under orange groves is estimated to be between twenty and twenty-three thousand acres. The shipments last year amounted to about two million cases and are expected to exceed two and a half million this year.
The rate of increase since 1922 has been remarkable. At the clase of that year the area was no more than 8,000 acres; at the beginning of 1924 it was 8,500 acres, while at the end of 1926 it amounted to approximately 10,000 acres. A further 4,500 acres was added in 1927, while 1928 saw the area brought up to 17,500 acres, which in 1929 had increased to about 25,000 acres.
In estimating the production of oranges in the next few years, it has to be borne in mind that there has not been time for the large increase in the area to have a pronounced effect on the yield. From this season onwards a large increase in the output is to be expected, and as this will become more pronounced over a period of years, it is evident that the oranges available for export will soon be double the present total. The area available for orange cultivation is estimated at 70,000 acres, so that some 45,000 acres remain on which oranges can be grown.
The market for Jaffa oranges is expanding, and while for the next few years there will probably be no difficulty in disposing of the crop, experts are already sounding a warning that expansion of this industry must not be allowed to the exclusion of others. There must come a time, they say, when the production of oranges reaches a limit beyond which it will not be safe to go. When the orange groves of Palestine are yielding the maximum that can be safely obtained, the country will probimportant industries which will have ably be in the happy possession of other broadened the basis of her national economy.
Interesting comparisons between the orange groves of California and Palestine have been made by a Palestinian grower recently a visitor to Southern California. Here the yield per acre in a well tended orchard is nearly twice as great as in California. Labor is cheaper here, but the Californian grower may take comfort in the fact that he at least does not have to fence in his orchards or pay wages to a watchman, both of which may be counted among the blessings of a land where security prevails.
In considering future sources of revenue to Palestine, the banana industry, which is still in its infancy here, must not be forgotten. A fillip is likely to be given to it now by the action of the Palestine Railways, who have purchased special trucks from England constructed for use in the banana trade. As a result of these new trucks, it will be possible for Palestine bananas to be sold in the markets of Egypt within twenty-four hours of the time they are packed, and it may also be possible to supply the English market with Palestine bananas.


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Strategic choice of stock pollution: Why conservatives (appear to) turn green
The public management of stock pollutants is an intertemporal problem; today's optimal choice takes the behavior of future governments into account. If a government expects a successor with different environmental preferences - for instance, if Conservatives expect green successors - it must choose strategically. I model this interaction in a two-period game in which the government of each period chooses consumption as a flow variable that adds to a stock of pollution. In this setting, I analyze how the prospect of losing political power changes the incumbent's policy choice. It is shown that both the prospect of a more conservative or of a greener successor reduce present consumption. This implies that losing power in the future makes a conservative government choose a compromise policy today - which may explain why in some countries, conservative governments seem to adopt green policies. By contrast, the expected loss of power makes a green government choose a policy that appears as a radicalization of their position.
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It mights looks late to post it today but it's still halloween somewhere, right?
dimanche 1 novembre 2015
samedi 14 février 2015
Happy Valentine!
Seems like an eternity i didnt draw and actually that's the truth! Anyway happy Valentine Day everyone!
jeudi 1 janvier 2015
Happy New Year!
2015 is finally here~ chinese or astro horoscope they both seem to be good for me this year in different aspect~ 2014 saw some unexpected events, korea seems to be really positive for me i just need to folliw my first resolution of the year~ being more organized and who knows all i will be able to accomplish this year!
Happy New Year to each of you
jeudi 25 décembre 2014
Merry Christmas♥
mercredi 17 décembre 2014
Christmas Party
Why time is going so fast? studying everymorning maybe help a bit to loose the notion of time and being a non organized person doesnt help neither~ so here we are one week from Christmas and i didnt do 1/8 of what i planned i guess i wont be able to make it on time~ so next christmas will be ready really early ! Every year im used to create so many things for my parents' home but with my tiny flat/room/box in Korea and dont see decorations and xmas market dont really allow me to have lots of stuff in my place (ps: i need a decent work place/studio) (double ps: i need to be more organized)
Whatever quite wanted to show what im trting to finish
mercredi 5 novembre 2014
just some fun
mercredi 29 octobre 2014
Happy HaLloWEEn (Boooooooooo)
Im a Christmas girl so not much to say about Halloween (lol) no special memoried(maybe because except eating pumkin soup and ghost monster chips we never did a lot)
In france we have Mardi Gras and its carnaval so we dont really need Halloween for costume party!
But to all of you who celebrate it (maybe if i would have been a student in Hogwart it would have been different) happy creepy halloween
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Serve this Santa's Sleigh cocktail at your Christmas party and your guests will be sure to have a very merry evening!
Serve this Santa's Sleigh cocktail at your Christmas party and your guests will be sure to have a very merry evening!
We're always saying how essential a signature cocktail is to a great party. Not only does a signature sip jazz up your soiree and give guests a clear signal that this is no ordinary night at home, it also plays a key role in keeping you, the host, free from bar duty. Do yourself a favor - mix up a simple signature sip for your soiree, then set up a self-serve bar with all the ingredients and directions clearly laid out for guests to pour themselves a refill!
This Santa's Sleigh drink recipe is delicious and suits a merry Christmas party!
- 1 cup vodka, chilled
- 3 cups cranberry juice cocktail, chilled
- 1/2 cup Amaretto liqueur
Combine all the ingredients together and stir well with ice. Strain into glasses and set out for guests!
Makes 4
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The fresh new number 'Heer' from the movie 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan' visits the world of everlasting love with a flawless rendition by the talented Harshdeep Kaur. The song features Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma at their romantic best.
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While maintaining customer engagement is crucial for SaaS companies, sales teams also need the right tools to gauge involvement and use the data to improve sales. These marketing strategies are just a couple of talking points that David Skok outlines in a post on For Entrepreneurs.
Skok writes that the clear goal for a SaaS CEO should be "to increase the profit they make from each customer while lowering the costs in sales and marketing that it takes to acquire each customer."
Measuring customer engagement, he writes, is key tool to achieving that goal. Skok says understanding customer engagement will allow businesses to increase trial conversion rates resulting in lower costs and lower churn rates, which directly increases lifetime value.
Skok highlights two emerging software applications, Totango and Apptegic, adding they can help SaaS companies understand their customer behavior at the individual level, therefore creating a more streamlined and effective sales methodology.
"As more and more transactions have moved on-line, businesses are losing the insight they would gain from employees talking directly to customers," Skok writes. "That turns out to be a major loss."
This is an important tool for three reasons, Skok says, as it can help:
- Identify customers that need help, or that are ready to purchase, in SaaS free trials. Intervene using either email or human touch to increase conversion rates.
- Identify customers that are about to churn. Intervene using email or human touch to try to turn them around, thereby reducing churn rates.
- Identify customers that are appropriate for an up sell or cross sell.
For a deeper look into measuring customer engagement as well as thorough reviews of both Totango and Apptegic, visit the original post here.


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The strategy has been sparked by concerns over the security of gas supplies from countries like Russia.
Options would include extending the life of existing nuclear power plants or even building a new one - which could prompt environmental objections.
A series of power cuts have led to fears about guaranteeing supplies.
One example in London last year led to a loss of power which included part of the underground system.
Scotland has three nuclear power stations. Chapelcross in Dumfries and Galloway - which now being decommissioned - exports power to England.
Two others - Hunterston B in Ayrshire and Torness in East Lothian - meet 50% of Scotland's electricity demand.
British Energy said Hunterston should last until 2011 and it expected Torness to stay in production until 2023.
Decommissioning scheme
The news emerged as the operators of the Dounreay nuclear plant unveiled plans for its notorious disposal shaft.
The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) outlined how it proposed to "stabilise" the shaft to prepare for the removal of all its radioactive waste.
The shaft was used as a store for dangerous material from the Caithness site.
It is being emptied as part of the £4bn decommissioning plan for the site.


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From the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP): A live training webinar, "School Librarian's Workshop: Federal Government Resources for K-12 / Taller para maestros de español: Recursos de gobierno federal para niveles K-12," will be presented on Tuesday, May 31, 2016. Click here to register! Start time: 2:00 p.m. (Eastern) Duration: 60 minutes Speaker: Jane Canfield, Coordinator of Federal Documents, Pontifical Catholic ... Read More »
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ALA-backed bill to make CRS reports publicly available introduced
Today, after months of behind-the-scenes stage-setting, the bipartisan "Equal Access to Congressional Research Service Reports Act of 2016" was introduced in the House and Senate. The two identical bills (numbers pending) direct the US Government Publishing Office to release CRS reports online, allowing the public virtually the same free access to these high-quality reports on an enormous range of subjects that Members ... Read More »
Registration opens for the 16th annual Natl. Freedom of Information Day Conference
Registration is now open for the 16th annual National Freedom of Information (FOI) Day Conference, which will be held on Friday, March 13, 2015, at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. The annual FOI Day Conference is hosted by the Newseum Institute's First Amendment Center in cooperation with OpenTheGovernment.org and the American Library Association (ALA). The event brings together access advocates, ... Read More »
GPO is now the Government Publishing Office
In addition to funding the federal government, H.R. 83, the appropriations bill that was signed into law last night by President Obama, officially changes the name of the federal agency that helps to ensure a more transparent government. Language in section 1301 renames the Government Printing Office to the Government Publishing Office and while the agency will still retain its ... Read More »
A new look at a time-honored program
Below is a blog post compiled by Barbie Selby, a member of the American Library Association's Government Information Subcommittee regarding her experience at the Government Printing Office's (GPO) Depository Library Council & Conference last week. For the first time, the conference was held entirely at the GPO in downtown Washington, D.C. This has been a great conference. While holding it ... Read More »


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DAVID Howell admits he is starting to seriously eye success on the European Tour after firing himself into contention for the Omega European Masters title.
The Broome Manor pro is six-under-par overall at Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland, following a one-under round of 70 yesterday, leaving him three shots off the lead held by Julien Quesne.
And after signing off his card at Crans Montana, Swindon's Howell told the Adver that he is starting to see of victory on tour as a real possibility.
"I'm definitely starting to think that way, to win isn't easy and you need to play consistently over a period of time to keep yourself in position," he said.
"I was in touch of the lead with 36 holes to go last week at the Johnnie Walker Championship, and in Paris (in July) I had a chance with a round to go.
"Now I need to back that up and that's what I'm going to try to keep doing, because if you keep giving yourself opportunities, eventually one will fall your way.
"A lot of golf is about winning, that makes a massive difference, although playing consistently is a close second."
Howell revealed that the generally higher scores yesterday were due to a couple of factors, but believes he coped well in the circumstances.
"It was definitely more difficult out there, the pins and the weather in general were tougher than they were on Thursday," he said.
"But it was pretty similar to how I played on Thursday so I'm in great shape. One-under was a decent round so I was happy with that.
"You always want to get off and running early and I started off with a nice birdie.
"I suppose the story of the round was when I played 10, 11 and 12 lovely but then chose the wrong club on the par three or got unlucky with the wind, and missed the par putt.
"Then I three-putted the par-five - I've had two sixes there over the first two days which is unbelievable because it's such an easy hole.
"But I managed to birdie the next par five which steadied the ship a bit and pulled me back in."


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ISIS provides world-class facilities for neutron and muon investigations of materials across a diverse range of science disciplines. ISIS 2010 details the work of the facility over the past year, including accounts of science highlights, descriptions of major instrument and accelerator developments and the facility's publications for the year.
The introduction to this years Annual Report by ISIS Director, Andrew Taylor.
Seminars held at ISIS 2009-2010
Technology development at ISIS is a continuous process, driven in response to the changing scientific needs of the user community and to maintain ISIS as a world-class neutron and muon source.
Advances in science using instruments from the Second Target Station
Advances in ISIS instruments and techiniques over the past year.
The advanced facilities provided by ISIS enable world-class research to be performed by scientists from around the world in partnership with facility staff.
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Ohio State-Michigan To Kick Off At Noon
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The 108th meeting in the storied rivalry between Ohio State and Michigan will kick off at Noon on Nov. 26 in Ann Arbor, the Big Ten Conference announced Monday.
The game will be televised on either ESPN or ABC and will be determined after Saturday's games, according to the conference.
Stay with 10TV News and 10TV.com for continuing Ohio State football coverage.
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White Actress Rooney Mara Cast As Native American Tiger Lily In "Pan," A Peter Pan Remake
It seems Hollywood has learned nothing from the barrage of criticism for casting straight actor Jared Leto in his (ultimately Oscar-winning) role as a transgender woman in "Dallas Buyers' Club" or casting Johnny Depp, a white man, as the Native American Tonto in "The Lone Ranger." Once again, an actor has been cast in a role that could have been more authentically portrayed by someone with the actual experience of the character: Entertainment Weekly confirmed last week that Rooney Mara, who is white, will be Native American princess Tiger Lily in the Peter Pan remake/prequel called "Pan."
Of course, acting is "acting" and any actor could hypothetically play a character of any race or gender. The problem is that Mara's casting is an example of Hollywood's longtime problem with whitewashing — take, for instance, white, blonde Jennifer Lawrence's casting as olive-skinned, dark-haired Katniss Everdeen in "The Hunger Games." Hollywood could have easily found a Native American actress to play Tiger Lily. There are numerous Native American actresses who have appeared in other films about Native Americans, including Q'orianka Kilcher, who starred as Pocahontas in "The New World, " or Irene Bedard, who was in "Smoke Signals" and voiced Pocahontas in the Disney cartoon. Or, since the character of Tiger Lily is supposed to be fairly young, the role could have gone to a new, up-and-coming Native talent.
Indian Country Media Network notes that the play, book and Disney movie are considered offensive to Natives "for its depiction of a 'redskin' tribe, complete with 'injuns' who speak in pidgin and say 'how' and 'ugh.'"
Tyler Coates at the blog Flavorwire brought up another good point: Tiger Lily has a pretty terrible role in the original Peter Pan book and movie to begin with. He wrote:
What's astounding, of course, is that the outrage is about a white woman playing the character Tiger Lily rather than the fact that Tiger Lily is part of the new script at all. The character is not a particularly sensitive or sophisticated representation of a Native American woman … Disney's popular animated film version was not better; while Tiger Lily herself is visibly Native American, she doesn't utter a line of dialogue.
Other Peter Pan adaptations, like "Hook," have avoided the Tiger Lily characters entirely. Since she appears in the original source material, it is more understandable that director Joe Wright and screenwriter Jason Fuchs put Tiger Lily in the remake. But the whitewashing of a Native American character, whatever the reason, is a disappointment.
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