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A Case Information Statement must be filed if you are asking the court to set (or recalculate) a support obligation or to rule upon an application for attorney fees. If the only issue before the court is "emancipation" you would not be required to file a Case Information Statement.
However, I would anticipate that your current child support obligation is set for two (2) children, and with the emancipation of your son you would be asking for any child support obligation you may have owed on his behalf to be terminated and for the court to therefore recalcuate your child support obligation for the one (1) remaining child. Under such circumstances you would be required to file a Case Information Statement.
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Japanese Mascots: The Yuru-chara Guide
What's a Yuru-chara?
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I attended the 2015 Yuru Chara Grand Prix in November 2015 on a media pass and learned so much about these funny looking Japanese mascots.
I'll share what I took away from this most awkward and yet amazing experience.
Japanese Mascots have gone wild all over Japan! There are literally thousands of them representing local towns and areas, cities, government agencies, banks, products – even prisons! Japanese mascots are called "yuru-chara" in Japan and there are certain guidelines to become one:
1) The character must convey a love for the local area or hometown
2) Character movements or behavior should be unique, unstable or awkward
3) They should also be YURUI meaning unsophisticated, laid-bak – and absolutely lovable!
There are just too many mascots to list here but luckily there is a database with often hilarious photos from geographic location around Japan here:
(Japanese only. Click an area and browse.)
Yuru chara generate a lot of money in Japan ... and now abroad!
Is 2012, the peak of the Yuru chara boom in Japan, Japanese mascots earned US$12 billion. That's a lot of cash in return for promoting a local area, organization or company! This resulted in mascots for EVERYTHING.
There are a few Yuru-chara "Legends" who have reached the highest level of awesomeness in Japan.
* Kumamon from Kumamoto prefecture
* Funassyi from Funabashi city
* Shimaneko from Shimane prefecture
If you are looking for the odd ones, look no further!
* Sento-kun from Nara Prefecture (odd baby-faced character)
* Melon Kuma from Hokkaido (scary bear with a melon head)
* Marimokkori from Hokkaido (um, google it)
* Jimenseki-kun from Nagasaki (stone faced mascot of a mystical island)
However, the trend seems to be fading and governments no longer want to fund yuru-kyara activities for characters that don't generate the buzz and cash.
Having a yuru-chara can be expensive!
A Japanese finance minister pointed out that one mascot cost taxpayers 1M Yen and only made 5 appearances.
With economic times tight in Japan, local governments no longer have the cash to fund experimental yuru-chara.
Osaka is an example of an area that has created too many of mascots with the governor saying: "The prefecture has too many mascots. People do not know what they are promoting or what policy they are trying to raise awareness of."
In 2015, Osaka cut 30% of their mascots and doesn't have any plans to make more.
That probably won't stop private businesses from creating more of their own though. Don't worry. Yuru-chara extinction is no where on the horizon!
Yuru Chara Grand Prix
Large corporations and organizations like NHK have well established yuru-chara.
Domo-kun is an example of a character that is also well known without having won any contests. However, it's hard for mainstream Domo-kun to compete with the likes of quirky Funassyi and her hilariously awkward movements.
Watch Funassyi in action on Japanese TV:
With so many amazing mascots, how does Japan determine the best one?
It's a decision -- for the people.
Every year, mascots from around Japan are entered into the Yuru Chara Grand Prix which is held in a different city around Japan.
Fans vote for who the like best. Winners from previous years can't enter again, like Kumamon who won in 2012.
Rankings are revealed the day after the event.
Who won? See here:
The 2016 Yuru Chara Grand Prix will be held in Ehime prefecture in Shikoku.
Who will the next winner be?
It seems home field advantage goes to Mikyan from Ehime, mascot for mikan oranges. (Yum!)
Oh, and if you want to change jobs and become a yuru-chara, there's a school for it.
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Less than two years after making his literary debut with a story collection called Once You Break a Knuckle, Britain-based B.C. expat D.W. Wilson is back with a novel filled with guns, fighting, booze, fathers and philosophical musing on fate.
With this new book, Wilson stakes his claim for the title of manliest Canadian literary-fiction author, or at any rate, author of the manliest Canadian literary fiction.
Ballistics has many of the identifying features of Canadian literary fiction: a small-town setting, polished prose, intertwining past and present narratives that move toward a big revelation. Its haunted men and matter-of-fact violence may call to mind the work of such American authors as Richard Ford and Russell Banks.
It's a story of fathers and their children, of love and betrayal, and of violent acts that arise from long-simmering animosities. And largely it's a story of fate, with chapters introduced by classical epigraphs, such as this, attributed to Ovid and Heraclitus.
"Fate leads those who follow it and drags those who resist. Every creature is driven to pasture with a blow."
There are plenty of blows in Ballistics, many of them followed by do-it-yourself suturing, usually without anesthetic. Wilson's characters have a high tolerance for physical pain.
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"How it all began -- that's a good question," Alan says. "That's a philosophical question. It's like asking when a bullet starts toward the beer can. Is it at the moment slug exits muzzle? When I lean on the trigger? Somewhere among those hours spent checking and rechecking the chamber?"
Later, Wilson uses bullet metaphors for life again: "An object set on a path will remain on that path unless an outside force acts against it. That's not philosophy, that's just physics. Bullets more or less fly straight. People, in general, maintain course toward destiny."
In keeping with the testosterone-laced atmosphere of his writing -- filled with gruff, tough, physically scarred, working-class characters -- Wilson's philosophy is a macho one. We are what we do. We do what we do because of who we are.
Much of the novel hinges on an incident, a fight at a high school party, that Wilson never shows us. Perhaps that's his way of saying that turning points don't actually exist outside of fiction, that our fate is determined by character or by the gods, rather than those key crystallizing events loved by writers of novels and short stories.
Or, as one pivotal exchange puts it: "Why is he like that?"
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Luke 18:1.
Jesus told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not to turn coward (faint, lose heart, and give up).
Dear friend,
I today's world, where things, people, circumstances and situations are highly unpredictable and unreliable, DAY and NIGHT intercession is the cure for uncertainty and delay, producing SURE and QUICK answers - always! Two or more hours of regular intercession into the night after 12 midnight, disturbs and devastates hell; but saturates Heaven, with that sweet smelling aroma of profound, persistent and infallible faith. Hallelujah!
Luke 18;6-8.
Then the Lord said, "Learn a lesson from this unjust judge. Even he rendered a just decision in the end. So don't you think God will surely give justice to his chosen people who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will grant justice to them quickly! But when the Son of Man returns, how many will he find on the earth who have faith?" See also Revelation 4:8-11.
Every promise of God remains dormant and unfulfilled until it's contended for and loosed down. God's infallible Word is not a souvenir we brandish before fans, friends and family, but the lethal sword of the Spirit (and the Devil knows that well!) to win spiritual battles and receive physical blessings, Hallelujah! To release God's miracles, we need to pray Day & Night; these are some scriptures that point to that fact.
Isaiah 62:6, 7.
I have posted watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD, give yourselves no rest, and give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth.
Luke 6:12, 13.
One day soon afterward Jesus went up on a mountain to pray, and he prayed to God all night. At daybreak he called together all of his disciples and chose twelve of them to be apostles.
Luke 18:6-8.
Then the Lord said, "Learn a lesson from this unjust judge. Even he rendered a just decision in the end. So don't you think God will surely give justice to his chosen people who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will grant justice to them quickly! But when the Son of Man returns, how many will he find on the earth who have faith?"
Romans 1:9.
God knows how often I pray for you. Day and night I bring you and your needs in prayer to God, whom I serve with all my heart by spreading the Good News about his Son.
Nehemiah 1:5, 6.
Then I said, "O Lord, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps his covenant of unfailing love with those who love him and obey his commands, listen to my prayer! Look down and see me praying night and day for your people Israel. I confess that we have sinned against you. Yes, even my own family and I have sinned!
Psalm 1:1-3.
Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers. But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night. They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.
Joshua 1:8, 9.
Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do. This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."
God does not answer just because prayers are offered with pleadings, loud crying and tears alone. While being fervent and effectual in our praying are very vital, prompt powerful answers and blessings come because of our reverence, prompt and absolute obedience to God and the promptings of the Holy Spirit. These, being so vital that Christ has to suffer to learn how to reverence and obey God absolutely. If we learn fast, we might suffer less!
Hebrews 5:7, 8.
While Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings, with a loud cry and tears, to the one who could rescue him from death. And God heard his prayers because of his deep reverence for God. Even though Jesus was God's Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered.
Great blessings are imminent, let's be totally focused in Jesus' name amen.
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Over the past few years, there have been countless articles and worries about foreign players 'invading' the Premier League. With English talent becoming more and more expensive, interest in foreign talent has risen above the need for young English players. We uncover which Premier League teams favour foreign players over English talent, and which team has the most English players in their roster.
AFC Bournemouth – 17
Simon Francis Callum Wilson Lee Tomlin
Steve Cook Tyrone Mings Glenn Murray
Dan Gosling Adam Smith Joe Bennett
Tommy Elphick Junior Stanislas Callum Buckley
Marc Pugh Ryan Allsop Sam Surridge
Charlie Daniels Elliott Ward
Aston Villa – 10
Micah Richards Gary Gardner
Scott Sinclair Mark Bunn
Gabriel Agbonlahor Jack Grealish
Ashley Westwood Lewis kinsella
Jolean Lescott
Kieran Richardson
Arsenal – 6
Kieran Gibbs
Jack Wilshere
Theo Walcott
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Danny Welbeck
Matt Macey
Chelsea – 5
Gary Cahill
John Terry
Jamal Blackman
Ola Aina
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Crystal Palace – 12
Joel Ward Dwight Gayle
Scott Dann Zeki Fryers
Patrick Bamford Connor Wickham
Frazier Campbell Jordan Mutch
Wilfried Zaha Martin Kelly
Alex McCarthy Jason Puncheon
Everton – 13
Tony Hibbert Gareth Barry Matthew Pennington
Leighton Baines Ross Barkley
John Stones Leon Osman
Phil Jagielka Tyias Browning
Aaron Lennon Mason Holgate
Tom Cleverley Brendan Galloway
Leicester City – 6
Danny Drinkwater
Matty James
Jamie Vardy
Marc Albrighton
Danny Simpson
Nathan Dyer
Liverpool – 14
Nathaniel Clyne Danny Ings Jerome Sinclair
James Milner Cameron Brannagan Connor Randall
Joe Gomez Jordon Ibe
Jordan Henderson Jon Flanagan
Daniel Sturridge Jack Dunn
Adam Lallana Jordan Rossiter
Manchester City – 5
Joe Hart
Raheem Sterling
Fabian Delph
Patrick Robert
Richard Wright
Manchester United – 10
Phil Jones Luke Shaw
Wayne Rooney Jesse Lingard
Chris Smalling Sam Johnstone
Michael Carrick Nick Powell
Ashley Young
James Wilson
Newcastle United – 9
Jack Colback Gaël Bigirimana
Mike Williamson Ivan Toney
Jamaal Lascelles Freddie Woodman
Rolando Aarons
Karl Darlow
Steven Taylor
Norwich City – 13
John Ruddy Declan Rudd Jake Kean
Andre Wisdom Harry Toffolo
Lewis Grabban Matthew Jarvis
Jonny Howson Nathan Redmond
Cameron Jerome Ryan Bennett
Gary Hooper Gary O'Neil
Southampton – 9
Kelvin Davies Matt Targett
Jay Rodriguez Sam McQueen
James Ward-Prowse Fraser Forster
Harrison Reed
Ryan Bertrand
Steven Caulker
Stoke City – 7
Jack Butland Ollie Shenton
Glen Johnson
Ryan Shawcross
Steve Sidwell
Peter Crouch
Andy Wilkinson
Sunderland – 9
Billy Jones Danny Graham
Wes Brown Duncan Watmore
Lee Cattermole Josh Robson
Jack Rodwell
Adam Johnson
Jermain Defoe
Swansea City – 8
Leon Britton Kyle Bartley
Jonjo Shelvey Raheem Hanley
Wayne Routledge
Matt Grimes
Jack Cork
Kyle Naughton
Tottenham Hotspur – 10
Kyle Walker Andros Townsend
Danny Rose Delle Alli
Ryan Mason Alex Pritchard
Harry Kane Tom Carroll
Erid Dier
Kieran Trippier
Watford – 3
Troy Deeney
Ben Watson
Lloyd Dyer
West Bromwich Albion – 8
Ben Foster Jack Rose
Craig Gardner Callam Jones
Rickie Lambert
Saido Berahino
Callum McManaman
Craig Dawson
West Ham United – 9
Aaron Cresswell Reece Oxford
James Tomkins Elliott Lee
Andy Carroll Kyle Knoyle
Carl Jenkinson
Mark Noble
Michail Antonio
Total English Players – 183
As you can see, AFC Bournemouth boast the most English players in their first-team squad, with 17. Upon discovering this, my natural assumption was that this is due to them coming up from the Championship last season. However, this theory was thrown out the window when analysing Watford's squad, which contains a league-low 3 Englishmen. There is no pattern in newly-promoted teams having more English players than current Premier League sides, however, this may suggest that it is not only the Premier League which foreign talent swarms to. The problem of English talent being pushed out by players from other countries seems to stem lower down the leagues than England's top flight, and this is rather alarming for England fans.
Last season's champions, Chelsea have a mere 5 English players in the squad, as do second place Manchester City, neither of them are anywhere near having the most English players in their squad. This too is a worrying statistic as it suggests that English players are no longer competing for major trophies; the teams with more foreign players seem to be doing better than those who promote English talent. Liverpool, who have the most English players in their squad out of the traditional 'top teams' have not won the Premier League before and recent years, have only challenged first place once. Despite having the most English players in their team, Bournemouth find themselves just above the relegation zone; bad reading for anyone willing English talent to prove their worth.
So, does the problem source from a lack of investment in home-grown talent? Or are young English players simply not as good as their foreign counterparts? Raheem Sterling's move from Liverpool to Manchester City for £49million last Summer suggests that English players are over-priced – would he be worth that much if he was say, German or Italian? Andy Carroll, the previous most-expensive English player has not exactly been worth the £30million Liverpool paid Newcastle for him back in 2011, having been shipped off to West Ham where he has spent most of time injured. How can English clubs increase the amount of English players among their ranks? Does it come down to investment in youth? Or do we need to restructure the way we allow foreign players to come into the Premier League? Answers on a postcard.
With the recent debate about the expensive nature of going to see your favourite team play nowadays, I thought it relevant to compare the prices of each Premier League team's home kit on sale at their official websites. The 'Price of Football' argument has been mainly about ticket prices, however, there is no doubt that the argument can be applied to replica kit prices too.
All shirts are home shirts, short sleeve, with no printing.
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The cheapest mens replica shirt a fan can buy from a club's official website is Liverpool's at £39.99, although this is currently on sale, usual price being £49.99. On the other end of the spectrum, the gong for most expensive replica shirt goes to Manchester United, who's home kit costs a whopping £60. Women's home shirts are not much cheaper than men's, with the cheapest coming from Liverpool (again on sale) at £39.99 and the most expensive belonging to Manchester City, Manchester United and Spurs at £55. In general, Junior kits are cheaper than their adult counterparts, and rightly so, however, until recently, Manchester United were charging a ludicrous £60 for a Junior replica shirt; they have brought it down to a 'more modest' £50 though.
It seems that as well as charging a high price for tickets, Premier League teams are charging quite a lot of money for their replica kits too. No wonder why so many fans are disgruntled at the rising price of watching football in England. However, if we were to compare England's most expensive kits with the kits of European heavyweights, a new story is told.
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Manchester United's £60 for a home shirt is in-keeping with the prices top European football clubs charge for their shirts (with the exception of Bayern Munich, because, well, Germans do everything right nowadays). Barcelona, for example, charge £65 for both their men and women's home shirts; compare this to Chelsea, who charge £55 and £50 respectively for their own replicas, and it seems that the prices for the English club's kits are not too bad at all. Interestingly, all 5 of the European teams covered in this article have 'Authentic Jerseys' for sale. These are not replicas, and that is reflected in the average £90 price tag.
So, are we right to complain about the price of football? Yes. We have every right to complain when Norwich City's home kit costs a fan as much as a Bayern Munich home kit would cost. Added to the rising prices of both match and season tickets, the average English Premier League fan is being put out of pocket in every aspect of supporting a team, no wonder it has recently been reported that Bayern Munich are outraged at the price of tickets Arsenal are charging for their up-and-coming Champions League clash.


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The majority of diabetic patients who are overweight or obese die of heart disease. We suspect that the obesity induced insulin resistance may lead to abnormal cardiac electrophysiology. We tested this hypothesis by studying an obese insulin resistant rat model, obese Zucker rat (OZR). In comparison to the age-matched control, lean Zucker rat (LZR), OZR of 16-17 weeks old exhibited an increase in QTc interval, action potential duration and cell capacitance. Further, the L-type calcium current (ICaL) in OZR exhibited defective inactivation and lost the complete inactivation back to the close state, leading to increased Ca2+ influx. The current density of ICaL was reduced in OZR, while the threshold activation and the current-voltage relationship of ICaL were not significantly altered. Likewise, IBaL in OZR also exhibited defective inactivation and steady state inactivation was not significantly altered. However, current-voltage relationship and activation threshold of IBaL in OZR exhibited depolarized shift compared to LZR. The total and membrane protein expression levels of Cav1.2 (pore-forming subunit of LTCC), but not the insulin receptors, were decreased in OZR. The insulin receptor was found to be associated with the Cav1.2, which was weakened in OZR. The total protein expression of calmodulin was reduced, but that of Cavβ2 subunit was not altered in OZR. Together, these results suggested that the 16-17 week old OZR has 1) developed cardiac hypertrophy, 2) exhibited altered electrophysiology manifested by the prolonged QTc interval, 3) increased duration of action potential in isolated ventricular myocytes, 4) defective inactivation of ICaL and IBaL, 5) weakened the association of LTCC with the insulin receptor, and 6) decreased protein expression of Cav1.2 and calmodulin. These results also provided mechanistic insights into a remodeled cardiac electrophysiology under the condition of insulin resistance, enhancing our understanding of long QT associated with obese type 2 diabetic patients.
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For most of us, buying our home is the biggest investment we've ever made - yet too many of us go into the process uninformed, without a real sense of the risks (and hidden costs) involved. But, says MortgageSA, there's really no need to panic if you follow a few basic rules of thumb. Chief Executive Saul Geffen says these are some of the most important questions to ask:
Is the location of the home right?
It's often said that there are only three things to consider when buying property - location, location and location. The old adage still holds true, says Geffen: "Your property should be an investment which will continue to grow in value in the years to come. So buyers should always look at the surrounding areas - what sort of infrastructure is there, where are the nearest schools, how good or bad is security? You must consider all of these factors before putting in an offer, as they will be considered when assessing the value and the potential return on investment when you eventually sell your home."
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Buyers should also consider the loan-to-value ratio - in other words, how big a percentage of the home's value they have to put down as a deposit. This deposit is the equity one is willing to invest in the property, offset against the total amount of the home loan. Says Geffen, "It is a good idea to try and put down 20% as a deposit, as the bank will typically grant you a higher rate of concession than if you invested only 10%. It's also worth noting that you are not always obliged to put down a deposit. Some banks are happy to cover 100% of a bond plus costs - however, this will impact on your interest rate discount."
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Graffiti: crime or cultural creation?
Discover an exciting world of graffiti taggers and street artists on this walking tour while viewing some of the most visually incredible murals in New York City and Brooklyn.
Today there is more awareness than ever about the imaginative artists who bring walls, buildings and even entire neighborhoods alive with their vibrant creations. Join this walking tour in Bushwick, Brooklyn to experience fascinating works by these globetrotting innovators. Prepare to view artistic murals large and small while exploring streets pulsating with creative energy. Eyewitness for yourself why the district is rapidly becoming a world-renown center of street art, as well as New York City's premiere place of graffiti culture. The murals are concentrated around an exhibition called the Bushwick Collective (NYC's premier place of aerosol culture).
As we walk, expect to be immersed in the culture and lifestyle of today's urban artists, who hail from as far away as Europe, South America and even Asia. Learn about the top contemporary artists, their quirky personalities, and find out just how much people have been willing to pay for their work!
Discover the different styles and forms of the trade - which include murals, wheatpaste posters, tags and stencils. Learn about the techniques and varying nuances between them, and how they have developed and evolved over time.
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Tags are words written in spray paint on a surface of any sort, including walls, storefronts, signs or doors. The words are often the name of a tagger or crew. They are generally just one color, a few inches or feet in size.
The traditional motivation of a tag is to create exposure for oneself and broadcast the audacity of taking the risk to spray paint in a dangerous, inaccessible or openly public place. Larger productions known as "throw-ups" and "pieces" are more stylized and feature multiple colors.
Murals are generally more comprehensive and portray an image or scene. They often tell a story or express feelings of the artist. They tend to carry a social or political critique, satire or message. Murals are generally larger than tags but come in all sizes. Today artists are granted permission and even paid to produce murals for public display on businesses and public buildings.
Poster art is usually created in private, then brought to a public place and affixed to a surface. It is attached using an adhesive called wheat paste. In addition to paint, poster art can also incorporate multiple layers, cutouts, collages or stickers. The down side to a poster is that it's easier to remove than spraypaint and more succeptable to weather conditions. Therefore it tend to last less long than other graffiti mediums.
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Modern street graffiti began in New York City in the early 1970's. Young teenagers growing up in impovershed, marginalized communities started "tagging" their names on walls in public places. They created alter egos, aliases that combined a nickname with a number, which was usually the digits of the street they lived on. Early leaders in the tagging world included people with street aliases like Fab5Freddy and Tracy168. These graffiti pioneers experimented with new styles and began the fad of tagging New York City's subway trains.
While locally in New York graffiti was seen and treated as vandalism, enthusiasts in Europe recognized artistic value in the "tagging" and brought these young writers to their continent to produce and exhibit work. Graffiti was an instant hit in Europe and by the mid 1980's the writers, who in America were looked upon as criminals, were treated as celebrities in countries like Italy and Germany
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By the late 1980's the graffiti culture in New York was faltering due to increased penalties and the absence of the original leaders, who were overseas or busy with other endeavors. Meanwhile in Europe the movement was just gaining traction. In the 1990's European artists experimented with new styles, which have become referred to as post-graffiti and street art. A French artist known as Blek Le Rat is attributed with introducing the stencil, a form of spray art which grew popular over the next decade. In recent years the stencil has been made famous by notorious British artist Banksy.
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By the 2000's, street art was followed around the world and top artists became household names. UK artist Banksy gained reverence and notoriety for his thought provoking images which appear in the unlikeliest of places. His work has subsequently commanded unheralded prices at top art auction houses. The rise of the internet and social media has allowed for fans to follow their favorite artists, and for writers to collaborate across continents, cultures and language barriers.
The acceptance of street art into mainstream art circles has created social controversies. In late 2012 a Banksy piece disappeared from a London wall and resurfaced at a luxury art auction in Miami, Florida. Residents of its original London neighborhood expressed protest. They felt strongly that as a work of art it belonged to the community where it was created, and that it should be returned. The auction went ahead nonetheless and the piece was sold to a private collector for 1.1million dollars
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The murals we view on the tour are concentrated around an urban art exhibition called the Bushwick Collective. It was founded in 2012 by Joseph Ficalora - a neighborhood personality and business owner - to beautify a formerly blighted area with vibrant art. Joe is inspired by his deceased father and mother - and the art is dedicated to them. The Bushwick Collective brings together artists from around the world, legendary NYC graffiti artists, and local Bushwick talent.
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Tuesday, 16 May 2006
Japan HOO-Ha
Surpise surprise ! I did a search on dictionary.com and there is such word as hoo- ha . Well well, another juicy story from me ..
Albert and I decided to go to Japan, Hokkaido to be exact for our honeymoon, so we have joined a tour packages from KL . We thought by joining the tour we can truly relax and in the hope of less disagreement of course. So I happily told my friends we are going to j.a.p.a.n with a big grin on my face.
Then, it transpired that they have not gather enough people to organise the trip! They can only have this trip when there is at least 15 people on the tour, and so far, they only have 4, including us !!! plus more exclamation mark !!!!
They can only confirm with us on the 27th of May.
Hmnn, not bad not bad, exactly what I wanted for my honeymoon … to be honest, we haven't come up with a contingency plan yet. My mum asked me to pray hard. I will just leave it into God's hand. I know He is good all the time. I am not bothered by it. I just need to think of a second destination, maybe Kota Kinabalu with Air Asia? Will I get a good deal?
We will see, will keep you posted.
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Teresa Saluzzi
Teresa Saluzzi graduated from Kansas City Art Institute painting department in 1994 studying under Lester Goldman, Ron Slowinski, Michael Walling and Hugh Merrill. Later she continued abroad in Florence, Venice, Rome, Milan, Verona, Lake Garda, Lucca and Pisa. There she attended classes in painting, sculpture, art history, photography and architecture. While in Italy during the summer of 2003, Teresa attended the Venice Biennale. Additionally she attended: Polaroid emulsion lifts and transfer workshop with Anna Tomaczek, Lake Helen, Florida 2003, Glass blowing/casting with Derk VanKoeppel 2003 and Old master`s portraiture 2004 at KCAI.
"My work derives its meaning from a variety of sources, some of which are the rich symbolic and historical subject matter found in Buddhism, Native American mythology, Shamanism, interpersonal connections and nature. I recently began work on a new series with Fu Dogs or Shi-Shi, as they are referred to in Asian art and culture. The Fu Dogs are located in the entry ways of many shrines, temples and palaces to guard against evil and impurity. This new series provides an example of the conceptual framework of which the work is born and continues to be built upon. I live with five dogs who are my Fu dogs. Nina, my most beloved pack member recently died after a long battle with cancer. Her strength & grace throughout her illness inspired this series and are my way of honoring her memory."
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Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd (TTML) has awarded the media duties to Square Circle Outdoors Pvt Ltd for out-of-home solutions for Brand Tata Indicom.
Shashank Pore, General Manager - Marketing, TTML, said, "Tata Indicom, today, has evolved into a vibrant and pulsating brand with high visibility and top-of-mind brand recall. OOH plays a very critical role in creating and sustaining brand visibility. I am confident that Square Circle appreciates this and will prove to be a worthy partner."
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Does Aurora have a waiting list?
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The entrance age for ECS children of Aurora School Ltd. is such that the prospective student is 4 years and 6 months as of September 1 of the year they begin kindergarten (four years by March 1 of the assessment year prior to kindergarten).
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Does Aurora School provide busing to the school?
Yellow school bus service is provided to the areas of south Edmonton, southeast Edmonton, west Edmonton and north Edmonton. Our bus service is not a door-to-door service and is designed with the expectation that parents may be required to drive students to their assigned stop. Route information and route maps are available on our website under Students & Parents/Busing. We also offer subsidized ETS student bus passes for Aurora students using Edmonton Transit.
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Aurora School does not have yellow bus service during the lunch hour. Parents will be required to pick up or drop off their child if they are in our ECS half day program.
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Student timetables start and end at the same time Monday through Friday. There are no early dismissal days or half days.
Does Aurora have a study period?
Aurora offers an optional study period (Monday through Friday) at the end of the day for those students who wish to receive extra help.
Does Aurora give homework?
A reasonable amount of homework from Kindergarten onwards promotes self-discipline, reinforces concepts covered in the classroom, and serves as preparation for future lessons. We aim to provide 10 to 15 minutes of homework per night in Kindergarten and a further 10 to 15 minutes per night for each successive grade to junior high, when the amount should level off at about 90 minutes per night.
Does Aurora have a school uniform?
Top Marks is the uniform supplier for Aurora Academic. Policy requires that students be properly outfitted in school uniform each day. All tops and bottoms must be purchased through Top Marks. Students are required to wear uniform attire as outlined under Dress Days for all assemblies. School uniform is to be worn on school trips and during all activities outside of the school when representing Aurora School. Any exceptions will be noted by the teacher or teachers sponsoring outside events.
Does Aurora School offer Options?
Aurora offers a variety of options to students in Grades 7 to 9 such as: Foods, Art, No Sew Fashion, Drama, Sports, Musical Theatre, Leadership, Film Studies, Sci/Tech I & II, and Music/Guitar. Options may vary from year to year.
Student Extended Absence Policy?
Aurora School is unique, and serious about providing a structured academic program. Academic success is directly impacted by attendance, and therefore, any activity which inhibits a student's ability to attend class inhibits their ability to learn. The first priority of the school is education and, as such, the school cannot support extended absences. If families choose to take an extended absence, parents must accept that there is an academic cost involved with missed curriculum and school time. By the end of the year, parents should reasonably expect that student marks will be affected due to the loss of school time.
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Arjun Kapoor and Varun Dhawan, though have been the best of friends, have never got the opportunity to work together in Bollywood. While both Arjun and Varun, who debuted in 2012 with 'Ishaqzaade' and 'Student of the Year' respectively, may have worked with all of their contemporaries, they both haven't come across a script on which they can work together.
However, many will be surprised to know that the young actors have worked together in a film, way before stepping into Bollywood. Not just that, but that film has been written and directed by Varun Dhawan!
Varun and Arjun had undertaken the same diploma course back in 2011 and as a part of their course project the duo had acted in a film together. Titled as 'White Mountain', the film has been written and directed by Varun Dhawan and stars Arjun Kapoor, Varun, Arjun Raina, Akul Raje and Kautuk Saxena in the lead. It is 5 minute short film.
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Arsene Wenger has revealed that the transfer of Mohamed El-Nenny is not done yet, adding that the Gunners will be looking to recruit players in January.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said that the signing of the Egypt international Mohamed El-Nenny has not been completed yet and that he is working hard to bolster his squad in the January transfer window.
"I'll be busy, that's for sure, I am already busy and I said already one month ago we are a bit short to deal with all the competitions we face, especially in midfield. We will be busy, yes," said Wenger.
When the French manager was asked about whether the Basel midfielder Mohamed El-Nenny has undergone a medical with the Gunners or not he said: "You know more than I do. Unfortunately we cannot announce anything at the moment about this player [El-Nenny] because nothing has been concluded."
Egypt international Mohamed El-Nenny has been linked with a move to the London side to provide cover in midfield following the injuries to Francis Coquelin, Santi Cazorla, Tomáš Rosický, Jack Wilshere and Mikel Arteta.
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SAINT LEO, Fla. – Sophomore Maftuna Tuhtasinova and freshman Mattie Shaver have been added to the list of Saint Leo women's swimmers headed to the 2017 NCAA Division II Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Championships next week in Birmingham, Ala.
Both swimmers will round out relay teams for the Saint Leo in the championship. The pair join senior Nicole Weber, junior Natalia Garriock, and freshman Annie Lindstrom who earned invitations to the NCAA meet in individual events.
"Maftuna will compete for us in the medley relay events, and also gives us an option in the freestyle relays as well," said Paul Mangen, Saint Leo's head men's and women's swim coach. "Mattie is a sprint freestyle specialist and will be an option for the freestyle relays. Both are very hard workers, have been consistent throughout the year, and have been among the top performers in those groups, and each will benefit from being part of the competition at a national championship level. Their participation will directly impact our ability to move up in the standings at the NCAA championship."
Competition in the 2017 NCAA Division II Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Championship begins on Tuesday, March 7, at the Birmingham Crossplex Natatorium, and concludes on Saturday, March 11.
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Tirana, Minsk, Tirana, and Montevideo can be good places to find the next big idea in the future, but for now, Boston is the true center of the universe when it comes to innovation.
So claims 2thinknow, an Australian consulting firm said it investigated about 300 cities around the world to determine what should be classified as the first city in the global innovation economy.
Developed in 2007, the index ranks cities based on common industry measurement and 31 segments of the community weighed against global trends, the company said. After processing all data, said 2thinknow determined that Boston is once again at best.
"This year, Paris and Amsterdam contested first place with Boston, which ranked second and third respectively in the Top 100 Cities 2thinknow Innovation Index," the company said in a press release. "Since 2009 has been moved from Vienna to New York fourth and the fifth position."
The index also looked at the "upstart cities, which are identified with future potential for innovation," the company said. Harvest of this year's upstart cities included "often overlook the cities of Minsk, Tirana, and Montevideo, "said 2thinknow.
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Your personal success depends on your ability to lead teams! Great team leaders are promoted and are successful entrepreneurs. Leading teams is the critical competence for leaders at all levels today. And, problem-solving is the basic methodology that drives improvement by teams and lean organizations. This short course, part of the Team Kata series, provides the basic skills and philosophy of effective problem solving. It is based on 35 years of experience developing teams and implementing lean management.
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This course will present several models of problem solving that are easy to learn and to apply. Whether the senior management team or a team on the factory floor, you can apply these tools to improve your performance. They include the following:
Toyota Production System, or lean management and culture, are based on the practice of continuous improvement through problem solving. This lectures reviews the basic principles of lean that apply to problem solving.
The principles of lean that are important to how we solve problems include the following:
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Even five year-old's have a desire to get to the root cause of a matter by repetitively asking "Why, mommy?" This is one form of root cause analysis that can be mastered by anyone.Asking the 5 why's is deceptively simple. By asking them in a disciplined manner they can lead to profound discovery.
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He began his work in youth prisons after recognizing that the learning system in the organization had exactly the opposite of its intended effect – increasing, rather than decreasing, dysfunctional behavior. For four years he worked to redesign the prison system by establishing the first free-economy behind prison walls, where each inmate had to pay rent, maintain a checking account, and pay for everything he desired. This was his first application of organizational transformation.
He has been consulting, writing and speaking about business organization and culture since 1973. After ten years with another consulting firm, he formed his own firm, the Miller Howard Consulting Group in 1983. In 1998 he sold his firm to Towers Perrin, an international human resource consulting firm and became a Principal of that firm. In 1999 he left that firm to focus on solo consulting projects.
He and his firm were one of the early proponents of team-based management and worked with many clients to implement Team Management from the senior executive team to include every level and every employee in the organization. The Team Management process created a company of business managers, with every employee focused on continuous improvement of business performance. In addition to directing the overall change process, Mr. Miller personally coached the senior management team of many of his clients.
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"Fluffy Gray Kitten" is a photograph of a straggly-haired blue-gray kitten with white paws and chest. The cat, borrowed from a Glendora pet store, leans on a log and is backlit so that a halo of bright light appears behind it, and its hair appears fuzzier — fluffy. Its head is cocked to the side, and it has that serious, confused look that kittens get when they pause for a moment from being completely silly and frantic. You've seen this kind of photo countless times: on posters, calendars and gift cards, and on the sweaters and mugs of some obsessive cat lady in your office. This type of image is so familiar that it's nearly impossible to judge any single example, like this one, on its own merits. You see it and, if you think of it at all, you just say to yourself, "There's another one of those cat pictures." But this particular picture of the fluffy gray kitten was judged, carefully, and it won the gold medal at the most prestigious amateur photo contest in the country. The award made its creator — Joanne Stolte, a business consultant to ophthalmologists — so proud that she could only scream and jump around when she found out she won.
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Stolte's victory is particularly sweet because she is so new to the amateur-photo-club circuit. She only began seriously entering competitions last year and, at 59, is quite young to be in a photo club. Most members are retired. But, encouraged by her early success, she is determined to become one of the highest-scoring photographers in the entire Photographic Society of America, the parent organization to thousands of small, local photo clubs.
Recently, Stolte was my host at a meeting of the Glendora Color Slide Group, which gathers on the first and third Tuesdays of the month. In person, she looks even younger than her age. She has short, untamed curly hair and wears no makeup. I watch as Stolte and a couple dozen other enthusiasts set up a slide projector and metal foldout chairs inside a large hall in a bank in San Dimas. Each member brings in three or four slides for that night's categories. It might be nature and travel one meeting, photojournalism and color slides the next. A member of some nearby club comes to judge. On this Tuesday, Stan Watt says a few words about each photograph and then gives a final score between 3 and 9. There's a lovely picture of a mountain covered in trees, and Watt says, "This is the kind of shot that makes me want to go there. Um, 8 points." Then a shot of fishermen and some colorful boats in a marina. "It's always fun to see how people work. But the slide is busy. 7.5 points." There is a sameness to many of the photos. A lot of shots of mountains standing over their reflections in lakes; surfers; bucking broncos at a rodeo. On other nights it's mostly kittens, puppies and birds. That's because club members often travel on shooting trips together or share suggestions about photogenic places to visit. They'll share a kitten for an evening and take turns shooting it.
It's strange that Stolte seems a bit nervous. She's already won the biggest award in the nation; why does she care about her scores at this small gathering? But she does. Everyone does. That's what being in a photo club is about. She explains the many parallel and Byzantine scoring systems clubbers use to compare themselves to each other. Each local club gives scores every session; those are added up at the end of the year, and the highest scorers receive awards at that club's annual banquet. At the same time, photographers from around the world submit their photos to international competitions. U.S. photographers who place high in these competitions then apply for special recognition from the Photographic Society of America, which, of course, has its own competition, the one Stolte won. Club members teach each other the principles that ensure success at these various contests: Shots of animals or humans should have a speck of shiny light in each eye; vistas must have the horizon above the centerline; the point of interest is best above and to the left or right of the picture's middle. These guidelines set up the boundary within which each person can explore his creative vision.
All this seems so far removed from the image I have of photographers. I think of Ansel Adams, alone on a mountaintop; his only judge is himself. Or those photojournalists at the World Trade Center or in Bosnia, trying desperately to take a shot completely different from anyone else's. But the judgment and rules of photo clubs offer a safe place for non-artists to create. These ophthalmology consultants and microbiologists and locksmiths learn how to take slides that look just like the professional ones they see on calendars. And, if you went to a meeting, you'd see how happy and proud they are to have accomplished this, and you'd be glad that these clubs exist.