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After Iceland suffered a heavy hit in the 2008-2009 financial crisis, which notoriously led to convictions and prison terms for a number of leading banking executives, the IMF now states the nation has managed to accomplish economic healing--" without compromising its well-being model," which includes universal health care and education. In truth, Iceland is on track to end up being the very first European country that suffered in the financial disaster to surpass its pre-crisis peak of economic output", basically showing to the U.S. that bailing out "too big to fail" banks wasn't the way to go.
Iceland is beautifully, yet sadly, unique in how it chose to deal with the catastrophe. It merely let the banks fail, which led to defaults completing $85 billion, lending adequate reason for the prosecution and conviction of bank executives for numerous fraud-related charges. The decision appeared shocking at the time, however the gamble has obviously paid off. Selecting a different route, the U.S. bailed out the banks and let executives off the hook by levying fines that ultimately wound up being paid by the corporations-- indicating the executives ostensibly responsible for the mess got off without penalty.
"Why should we have a part of our society that is not being policed or without responsibility?" special prosecutor Olafur Hauksson said after Iceland's Supreme Court upheld the convictions for three bankers—and sentenced them to between four and five and a half years each. "It is dangerous that someone is too big to investigate—it gives a sense there is a safe haven."
Hauksson, a policeman from a little fishing town, wound up taking the role of unique prosecutor after being prompted to do so when the first statement to fill the position drew no candidates. The Icelandic Parliament even assisted the prosecution's effort by loosening secrecy laws to permit examination without the limitation of needing court orders.
6 of the 7 convictions that ended up in Iceland's Supreme Court have been maintained, and 5 cases were set up for the top court since February. An added fourteen cases appear likely to be prosecuted. By contrast, the animosity Americans felt towards their biggest banks after the bailout has actually grown bitter. After the banks pled guilty in Might for manipulating international currency and interest rates, the court enforced a modest fine of $5.7 billion-- which will not even go to the people most impacted by the scams. Iceland's effective prosecutions and financial recovery remain the subject of envy for Americans.
Shortly, nevertheless, Iceland's economic health will be put to the test.
Rigorous capital controls that were applied when banks were circling the drain six years earlier will now be loosened up, allowing foreign financiers, whose possessions have essentially been frozen since then to take their business somewhere else. To prevent a possible repeat crisis, the financing minister announced a 39% tax for anyone deciding to do so. The danger is capital flight and a consequent fall in the value of the krona," described University of Iceland economics teacher, Thorolfur Matthiasson. "That would be tantamount to October 2008, bringing back bad memories for ordinary people and possibly making most businesses unsustainable due to balance-sheet problems."
Though numerous are nervous, there is still cautionary optimism considering that Iceland has certainly weathered the storm prior to.
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For the first time in World of Warcraft's 5+ year history, one of the game's expansions will be available for digital download at the same time that retail copies launch in stores.
During the opening ceremony of BlizzCon 2010, Blizzard's Mike Morhaime announced that digital pre-orders for Cataclysm will be available through their website soon. According to WoW Insider, those who pre-order through the site will be able to download the expansion ahead of the launch date, thereby allowing all of those eager little goblins and worgen to flood the servers the second the game launches at midnight Pacific Standard Time on December 7.
Cataclysm is set to retail for $40, or $80 if you prefer the Collector's Edition.

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Phones 4U is gearing up for an enigmatic Samsung device launch on 30 March.
The retailer has transformed the front of its Oxford Street branch in London with a giant Samsung logo. Below it are the words "Coming 30.03.12" teasing the launch date of the new device, according to Eurodroid.
We've contacted Phones 4U which is keeping quiet about what device, or possibly devise, are being launched. It told us we would have to wait and find out. Not the best way to get people to queue out the door in our opinion.
It's anyone's guess as to what Phones 4U will launch although it's bound to be running Android. A spokesperson for Samsung said: "We are unable to provide any further details on the P4U activity until the launch."
Samsung recently announced its Galaxy Pocket, Galaxy Beam, Galaxy Note 10.1 but none of these have a price or release date yet. Another but unlikely possibility is the Galaxy S3 which Samsung hasn't announced yet.


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The video game publisher on Aug. 27 will have legendary quarterback Joe Montana visit ESPN and appear on several platforms and programs, including "Mike and Mike in the Morning," "SportsCenter" and "First Take." Barry Sanders, Warren Moon, Lawrence Taylor and Curtis Martin will follow, each making the rounds on a different day that week.
|Former NFLer Cris Carter hauls in a pass during the pro-am flag football game set to air two days before the "Madden NFL 13" release.
"Madden NFL 13" is set for retail release Aug. 28, and the ESPN content is a key fixture in a media-heavy marketing program that also includes next Sunday's airing on NBC of the fourth annual "Madden NFL Pigskin Pro-Am." The event, taped in June in Chicago, features NFL legends and stars playing flag football and discussing the video game.
"ESPN is the loudest bullhorn out there, and
ESPN and EA Sports have held a formal partnership since 2005. For the last three years, the pair has collaborated on a successful fan vote to select the game's cover. The most recent fan vote, held this past spring, yielded Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson as the winner and drew 19.6 million votes, 54 percent more than last year.
"What we're doing is really sort of a no-brainer," said Raphael Poplock, ESPN vice president of games and revenue strategy development. "This partnership generates great content across all our platforms, and 'Madden' hits a real sweet spot among our audience. The trick is to keep innovating and pushing, which we think we've done here."
EA Sports this year is also using social media to market "Madden," again letting users vote through Facebook on individual player ratings in the game as well as creating a #Madden13Demo hashtag campaign on Twitter to promote last week's online release of a demo version of "Madden." The effort includes daily giveaways of a full version of the game and other prizes, such as high-end headphones.
The social media activity complements more traditional promotions planned by retail partners such as GameStop, Wal-Mart and Best Buy.
"Our fans want to be marketed with, not marketed to," Stevenson said. "It's all about engagement now, not impressions, and that dictates a very different way about how you interact with your audience. But our base of hard-core gamers is really one of our biggest assets and one of our biggest marketing vehicles."
The marketing budget for the "Madden" campaign runs in the low eight figures, a spending level that has held steady in recent years. EA handles the campaign itself.
"Madden NFL 12" sold more than 5 million copies, again ranking as the top-selling sports video game in the U.S. Preorders for the new version are up 25 percent, the company said in a recent earnings release.


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Dallas, TX (PRWEB) March 10, 2014
SRS Real Estate Partners (SRS) announces highlights of February transactions and new assignments.
- Lendmark Financial Services has signed a lease for a 1,400-square-foot space at Epps Village shopping center in Athens, Ga., which is owned by Birmingham, Ala. based Fairway Investments. Lendmark Financial Services is expected to open in March of 2014.
Adrienne Crawford and Lily H. Heimburger of the SRS Atlanta office are the exclusive brokers for Fairway Investments in the Atlanta Metro area.
- Panda Express Restaurant has opened at the University of Illinois Campus. The 3,203-square-foot space is located on the northwest corner of South Wright Street and East Green Street in Champaign, Ill. The new Panda Express is in the heart of the restaurant district of the University of Illinois campus.
Todd Gould of the SRS Chicago office represented the tenant, Panda Restaurant Group, Inc., in this transaction.
- Kaleidoscope Juice, an organic cold pressed juice stand, has leased a 500-square-foot space located inside of Chloe's Corner at City Scape in Phoenix, Ariz. City Scape is located at the northeast corner of Jefferson Street and 1st Avenue in downtown Phoenix. Kaleidoscope Juice has multiple locations across the valley.
Jon Cowen of the SRS Phoenix office is the tenant representative for Kaleidoscope Juice. Mike Kallner with RED Development represented the landlord, Orange Holdings, LLC in this transaction.
- Edible Arrangements, the creator of fresh fruit bouquets, has leased a 1,200-square-foot space in Canyon Trails Plaza. Canyon Trails Plaza is located north of the northwest corner of Van Buren Street and Estrella Parkway in Goodyear, Ariz. Edible Arrangements plans to open mid-March 2014.
Chuck Gibson of the SRS Phoenix office represented the tenant, Edible Arrangements, in the transaction.
- Café Rio, a fresh Mexican food restaurant, has leased a 3,300-square-foot space located at the southwest corner of Santan Village Parkway and Loop 202 in Gilbert, Ariz. This is their fourth location in the valley. The restaurant plans to open early second quarter 2014 and looks to expand two to three locations annually over the next three years.
Jon Cowen of the SRS Phoenix office represented the tenant, Café Rio, in the transaction. Torrey Briegel and Lance Umble with Phoenix Commercial Advisors represented the Landlord, Santan Development Group, Inc.
- The SRS Phoenix office is pleased to announce two new leases at Centerpoint on Mill, an urban mixed use retail center with a vibrant street environment located in the heart of downtown Tempe. The first lease is for a 2,996-square-foot space to Salé Sucré, a French Bistro concept. This is the bistro's first location in Arizona and is scheduled to open summer 2014.
The second lease is a 2,142-square-foot candy and nut store called The Sweet Shoppe & Nut House. The Sweet Shoppe has one location open in Flagstaff and Centerpoint will serve as their second location in Arizona. The Sweet Shoppe is scheduled to open summer 2014.
Scott Ellsworth and Brian Polachek of the SRS Phoenix office represented the landlord, Mill Avenue Retail, LLC, in both transactions. Jake Ertle with Rein & Grossoehme Commercial represented Salé Sucré and Brian Kocour and Courtney Auther with Cushman & Wakefield represented The Sweet Shoppe & Nut House.
San Francisco:
- Spice Kit will open its first East Bay restaurant this April in Crow Canyon Commons, a neighborhood shopping center adjacent to Bishop Ranch office park in San Ramon, Calif. Located at 3151 Crow Canyon Pl., the 2,046-square-foot fast/casual Asian restaurant will join Big 5 Sporting Goods, Panera Bread, Peet's Coffee & Tea along with other retailers at the shopping center.
Ross White of the SRS San Francisco office exclusively represents the tenant, Spice Kit.
- Panera Bread has signed a ten year lease for a 4,200-square-foot space at the Fallon Gateway Shopping Center in Dublin, Calif. Located at the corner of Fallon Road and Dublin Boulevard, the newest Dublin shopping center is convenient to Interstate Highway 580 and is anchored by Target. Panera Bread will open later this year and will join other restaurant and retail tenants including Vitamin Shoppe, Dick's Sporting Goods and BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse.
Panera Bread has several other San Francisco Bay Area locations, including one at 7030 Amador Plaza Rd. in Dublin. The company is seeking to expand elsewhere throughout the region.
Sara Sanders and Matt Alexander of the SRS San Francisco office represented the tenant, Panera Bread, in the transaction. Trish Gonsalves and Patrick McGaughey with Terranomics represented the landlord, Stanforth Holding Co. LLC.
San Jose:
- Dd's Discounts opened a 25,500-square-foot store on February 24 in White Road Plaza in San Jose, Calif. Located at 1050 South White Road, the discount fashion retailer joins anchors Mi Pueblo Foods and Rite Aid, along with other national and local retailers at the neighborhood center, with Interstate Highway 680 and U.S. Highway 101 in close proximity.
Matt Alexander and Sarah Edwards of the SRS San Francisco office represented the tenant, dd's Discounts, in the transaction. Sean O'Carroll and Lindy Spieker-Hopman with Cornish & Carey Commercial Newmark Knight Frank represented the landlord, White Road Partners LLC.
About SRS Real Estate Partners
SRS Real Estate Partners is the largest real estate company in the U.S. exclusively dedicated to retail services. Headquartered in Dallas with more than 20 offices worldwide, SRS' strong reach and international presence provide the company with unparalleled knowledge both globally and domestically. As a result, clients of SRS have a competitive edge through a full range of offerings including brokerage services, corporate services, development services, investment services and management services. Since its inception in 1986, SRS has built a strong foundation in the retail real estate world and grown into one of the industry's most influential and respected leaders. Our success is measured in the achievement of our clients' objectives, satisfaction and trust. For more information, please visit http://www.srsre.com.


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Point-of-care and home use diagnostic instrument
DCA Design International
Point-of-care and home use diagnostic instrument
- Compact instrument for the measurement of HbA1c levels for diabetics
- Delivers critical data to allow diabetic users to improve their diabetes management
- Easy to use, disposable cartridge based system design giving fully automated assays
- Software structured to achieve extremely high levels of reliability and robustness.
- Sourcing of Far Eastern manufacturers
- Electronic hardware configured to match manufacturer's processes and cost structures
The in2it™ instrument is a fully automated, cartridge based, diagnostic tool that allows users to monitor their HbA1c levels at home or at the point-of-care. By interrogating the historic data stored on board, diabetic users can manage their long-term HbA1c levels to achieve significant improvements in their condition.
DCA was responsible for all aspects of the instrument design up to the delivery of representative injection moulded pre-production prototypes to the client, Provalis Diagnostics. From this point in the development process, design responsibility was transferred to an in-house team at Provalis to allow refinement in parallel with the assay chemistry and protocols.
Building on DCA's earlier work, Provalis successfully achieved 510k approval as a major step towards full product release which took place in the last quarter of 2004, with the formal product launch taking place at the medical trade show and congress, MEDICA 2004, in Germany.
DCA's contribution to the design of the injection-moulded pre-production prototype included the styling of the instrument and the user ergonomics, including the design of the user interface logic and its graphical implementation.
The mechanical design was developed by DCA in parallel with the styling and DCA also provided the electronic hardware design for the pre-production prototypes. The instrument was specifically tailored to match the requirements of the Far Eastern manufacturer recommended by DCA to produce and assemble the in2it™. As a result, each subassembly is produced with its own dedicated PCB, allowing it to be assembled and tested in isolation before integration into the final unit.
The software used on the pre-production prototypes was authored by DCA. This allowed Provalis to undertake representative work with the assay and formed the basis of the production software developed by Provalis. Controlling the motors to achieve the necessary high cartridge torques and positional accuracies was one of the key functional challenges. It was also critical that at no time was the user put at risk, either by the operation of the instrument, or by the data displayed during, or after, an HbA1c test.
Throughout the development process, Provalis and DCA worked closely together so that the instrument, cartridge and assay were developed and optimised in parallel. The result is a compact, reliable system that is attractive and easy to use and which offers diabetic users the best available method for long term control of their condition.
John Curtis, Provalis Diagnostic's Managing Director, said,
'The product's many advantages, including its lab accuracy, small size, operability via battery and general flexibility, answer the markets needs. Its effects on Provalis' diagnostics sales will be fundamental'
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Don't have the spare cash to invest in the Fall 08 hat/head piece craze? Don't worry, we're aware there's a recession coming on (or else you could definitiely drop thousands on a feather mohawk). If you haven't the energy to hit up the markets or vintage store's, Etsy's a gold mine. Remember: if it lends itself at all to 'crafty' you can find it on Etsy. Here's one hat that references the Fall 08 collections by Marc Jacobs (feathers), Monique Lhuillier (flappers) and James Coviello (hats) in one fell swoop. This classy piece of millinery is very inexpensive and we're pretty sure, if you tell people it's couture they won't blink an eye. Oh, fashion, you walk such a thin line!


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Originators: Hawk Krall
Live to eat. Eat to draw.
Meet Hawk Krall, an artist from Philly who dabbles in illustration and food. Lots and lots of food. From illustrations and writing on the subject of hot dogs, to designing menu boards for various restaurants, Krall seems to show his love for food in his outlet for drawing. And the dude knows his food as much as he knows drawing with style.
His technique is cartoony, for sure, with portraits, murals, and charts reminiscent of comics from old Nick Magazine issues and High Times backpages. He balances work between food drawings and working with different publications, such as the Willamette Week, to provide a cartoony look on political issues and satirical depictions of city lifestyles.
We talked with Krall about his latest creations, his initial love for food, and what he really takes influences from.
Mass Appeal: Who are you?
Hawk Krall: Artist from Philadelphia. "Illustrator," mostly, but I also do fine art not intended for publication. I used to do a lot of comics, but not such much the last few years.
MA: Why's that?
HK: Mostly because it's insanely time consuming and there's no money in it. I'm a full time illustrator, so comics – which I would love to still do – are always on the back burner so I can pay my bills. At least doing "fine art," for galleries, there's a possibility of selling things. Comics are the most labor intensive medium with the least immediate payoff. I have tons of respect for people who stick with it!
MA: And you're a freelance artist?
HK: Yes. Freelance illustrator, but coming out of a background of wanting to do comics.
MA: Who are some of your clients? What do they mainly look for from you?
HK: Willamette Week in Portland is one I've been working with for a few years. Started off doing some caricatures and have done a few covers for them as well. They seem to hire me for really fun things, either from a satire angle or just something with a lot of crazy stuff going on.
For Willamette Week, I did caricatures of local politicians. But also food stuff, a guide to ethnic markets jammed full of crazy ingredients. And then recently a whole cover and package about the (semi?) legalization of marijuana there. Lots of bongs and pot leaves.
Also, Hot Diggity here in Philadelphia is a gourmet hot dog shop I've been working with for a while. Did their menu a couple years ago and have also worked with them on a food cart and new locations at the Wells Fargo Center here. This work is more like poster and sign painting style, which I've done for a lot of food-related clients.
MA: Do you think creating comics before this work was a huge part in finding it? Like, you had to have comics to be able to draw caricatures and what not?
HK: I mean, my comics style and illustration style aren't that different; one is arranged in boxes that tell a sequential story. I specifically set out to get illustration work. Although I would send comics to art directors, as well. But yeah the goal of being able to draw comics was the driving force of learning how to draw things for a while.
MA: What kind of comics did you draw? Comedy?
HK: Yeah they were mostly humorous, sort of semi-fictionalized autobiographical stuff. Mostly about my shitty jobs. Working at 7-11, working in kitchens, etc. I published some really early on in the Seattle Stranger, maybe 2001?
Actually, my regular comic about working in kitchens, "Dirty Dish," was published in Notion Magazine in the UK for a few years. Really random. I think originally they wanted it to be more about working at a bar/rock venue, but since they weren't paying me, I just did whatever I wanted.
MA: Wouldn't you say that pursuing comics somewhat affected your satirical voice in illustration?
HK: Oh yeah, absolutely. Again, I don't really look at the two as being very different, other than the context of being a single image versus multiple images telling a story. The tone is still very similar. But people view and value them differently. The same magazine that would pay me for an illustration, would expect to run comics for free, for "exposure." Sort of a problem if you ever want to make a living doing it.
But yeah definitely an influence. If it isn't obvious, specifically the '90s era (and before) of underground stuff like Clowes, Peter Bagge, Joe Matt, Robert Crumb. And also, Noah Van Sciver. He's sort of keeping that spirit alive. Everyone should check out his work.
Anyway, one day when I have the opportunity to take a break from freelancing, I'll get back to my graphic novel about working in restaurant kitchens.
MA: Sciver is the shit.
HK: Yes! Right?
MA: How does food play a part in your artistic life? I see you also write about it?
HK: I've always been into food. My mom worked as a food stylist for years and I think even developed a few recipes for magazines and such. She's a terrific cook and I grew up looking at cookbooks, but never really thought of it as a profession. Like most people, I fell into it accidentally, which usually means, "I needed a job really bad." I started out cooking in coffee shops or dive bars as a "day job," and not taking it too seriously. But eventually, I ended up working in actual professional kitchens for about six years while still freelancing some.
I loved it, but it was sort of all encompassing, and also the itch to do your own thing is always there, especially as an artist, but I realized I could probably get some decent paying gigs doing food stuff.
I started doing the "hot dog of the week," series for Serious Eats, with paintings of regional hot dog styles from around the country and a brief write-up. And did some other writing/blogging for them as well. Not so much anymore. I don't love the short attention span format of food blogs, and also it isn't the most lucrative profession. As in, less than cooking at a dive bar. Ideally, if I'm going to do more food writing I'd like to do more long form stuff along with illustrations, if the opportunities are out there.
MA: You kind of found how to voice your love of food, going from cooking it to actually conveying it in your art as well?
HK: Yeah, the diagram stuff, like my hot dog illustrations, actually started in my notebooks as a line cook, as totally functional diagrams on how to plate different dishes. Not as pretty though. It definitely happened at the right time when the explosion of food was starting.
I've done menus and stuff for restaurants all over. One of my favorites is The Burger Map in Brazil. They do regional American style burgers, like the "Juicy Lucy." Pretty sure they saw my stuff on Serious Eats. But it looks like a really cool spot with American craft beers, and really really awesome looking burgers.
Also, the mural at Pizza Brain here in Philly! The mural itself isn't so much food related as just a crazy wall of notable and famous Philadelphians chowing on pizza.
MA: Let's talk weed.
HK: [Laughs] Sure! Honestly, I'm pretty amateur when it comes to cannabis stuff. I was sort of blown away by all these gadgets (I had no idea what a vaporizer was until a couple weeks ago) and the sheer variety of marijuana strains and edibles and whatever else. It's probably going to get close to craft beer and gourmet food, in terms of variety. Maybe already has.
MA: What was your inspiration for the pieces you did for Willamette Week, regarding weed culture?
HK: Well, as I said, I've done work for Willamette Week for a few years. With medical and semi-legalization going on out there, it's a big thing. I did a small column header for them a couple months ago, for a new column called "Wille Weed." Then I had the opportunity to do the recent "Green Dawn," cover. Inspiration was mostly just looking at pictures of different weed strains on the Internet and thinking about those old "pot 40/pot 100" pages that used to be in the back of High Times.
MA: Sort of like an homage to those old backpages? Except updated with your style, for sure.
HK: Yeah, it was the first thing I thought of, because those were always the first thing I looked at in High Times and never thought about how much those things probably influenced me. There's also a surprising lack of information about them – specifically who drew them – available. They would make for a killer coffee table book.
MA: How do you find your work? Do clients approach you for the most part or do you approach them?
HK: Sort of both. In the beginning, there was a lot of promotion. Sending out postcards and emails and dropping off portfolios. I've been lucky recently to have clients seeking me out more. I just want to do bigger and better, whether it's another mural or menu or portraits or writing and illustrating a book or magazine article.
MA: What's next on your plate?
HK: A client I wanted to mention that's been fun and different is Next City. Done a few things for them, sort of a different non-humor angle. They write about urban planning and social issues. Drawing stuff like crumbling, small-town American main streets being revitalized by immigrant communities. Sort of ties in to some of my gallery work. Crazy detailed black and white drawings of Philadelphia neighborhoods. That's definitely something I would like to do more of, in a gallery setting or something else.


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Clinton-Trump mudslinging; 'Bust the Ball'
Part 1: 'Bust the Ball'
It is a new campaign aimed at the Detroit Pistons.
They call it "Bust the Ball" and say the team needs to do more to help African-Americans. Do they have a point or is something else at play on this court of public opinion?
On the panel:
Rev. Horace Sheffield, community activist, leader of the Bust the Ball campaign.
Sean Baligian, WJR 760 Lions pre- and post-game host, longtime sports radio personality.
Ralph Godbee, pastor, 910 AM radio host and former Detroit police chief.
Rico Beard, 18-year veteran of broadcasting, sports radio personality.
Part 2: Clinton-Trump mudslinging
Hillary Clinton's pay to play and linking Donald Trump with the KKK
Donald Trump made a controversial appeal to African-American voters which he debuted in suburban Lansing - asking "what do you have to lose?" Meanwhile, this month, Clinton released an inflammatory ad basically linking Trump to the KKK.
On the panel:
Linda Lee-Tarver, President of the Republican Women's Federation of Michigan.
Karen Dumas, radio show host, public relations expert.
Andrew "Rocky" Raczkowski, conservative consultant, veteran.
Greg Bowens, public relations guru, president of Grosse Pointe chapter of the NAACP
Part 3: On the Road
Charlie Langton asks black voters if they would consider Donald Trump on Election Day.


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We have received many,many,many questions about the animation, and since it is no longer possible to answer them in an individual way, I am writing this little F.A.Q to try and give you the information you are seeking.
Yes, of course. 60% of it is done already.
We cannot give a release date because
a) That is putting too much pressure upon us, and it will affect the quality in a negative way.
b) It´s our first really big project like that and we don´t know how long it SHOULD or WOULD take. We´d like to give and answer, but we really don´t know.
c) Good and tasty things need time.
Yes, yes we are. The reasons of why we are doing this before Heaven's Light are purely technical, we are doing this animations for the sole purpose of learning, for having fun and increase the quality of both our portfolios . Therefore we need to learn a lot of things in order to make this animations.
Mostly Flash and After Effects
We do not do requests, sorry. It is not reasonable to ask us to do so, due to the ammount of work and time required to do such thing.
No, it is mostly gonna be the song that you saw in the animatic, and maybe a ittle something more if we manage to gather the elements we need.
XD, you will find out in good time. Isn't it more fun to find out by yourselves than asking for a spoiler?
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(Post-Doctoral) Research Assistant in Medical Data Mining, Hull
(Post-Doctoral) Research Assistant in Medical Data Mining Computer Science, University of Hull The successful candidate will be employed (for 36 months) on the BRAVEHEALTH project. BRAVEHEALTH (Patient Centric Approach for an Integrated, Adaptive, Context Aware Remote Diagnosis and Management of Cardiovascular Diseases) is a European Union funded large-scale integrating project. The project is funded under FP7-ICT-2009-4 (overall for 4 years, starting in March 2010), and addresses the programme Objective ICT-2009.5.1: Personal Health Systems: a) Minimally invasive systems and ICT-enabled artificial organs: a1) Cardiovascular diseases. The research at the Department of Computer Science, University of Hull addresses Data Mining and Decision Support, in collaboration with a number of university and clinical partners, primarily in Finland, Italy and Poland. The main activity of the successful candidate will be in the research, development and deployment of an Intelligent Decision Support System that combines Data Mining (across multiple data and information sources) with clinical expertise. Specific tasks that the appointed researcher will be involved in are: � Developing specifications for the decision support system with context provisions, and diagnostic and prognostic algorithms � Decision Support and Data Mining Strategy Definition. This will establish the interface to other aspects of the BRAVEHEALTH project and the data/decision interfaces to other software. It will define the detailed objectives in performing the data mining and define the specific requirements of the Decision Support system. � Data Analysis and Knowledge Engineering. Explore existing data and biosensor data specifications and establish a data ontology for Data Mining and Decision Support System. � Data Exploration And Definition for Data Mining. Formalising a Patient Data Ontology prior to full Data Mining. The data Ontology will also be used as filter system in interfacing the Decision Support system to the multiple data sources available in the BRAVEHEALTH project. � Data Mining and Classifier Definition. Investigate the parameterisation of data mining techniques to suit each task and classifier type required. � Decision Support Development. Knowledge engineering of all data mining outcomes, classifiers and build decision models (based on clinical and accepted medical risk analysis models) to work within a Decision Support system. � Data Mining and Decision Support System Deployment Building of the Decision Support System and subsequent embedding in the BRAVEHEALTH software. We are looking for a (post-doctoral or equivalent) Research Assistant who matches the following criteria. � 1st Class Honours in Computer Science (or related Discipline) with relevant full-time work experience OR higher class Honours in Computer Science (or related Discipline) with research degree in a project related area. � They should have post-doctoral or research experience, ideally in data mining, decision support or medical informatics � They should have experience or a good understanding of knowledge ontologies, with a strong mathematics background. � Work or research experience in computer science, medical informatics or a project related area is essential. � Good programming skills in object oriented languages (e.g. C++). � Good understanding of the principles of data mining and decision support, particularly in medical domains. � Good written and verbal communication skills are essential. The project will involve communication with a number of partner institutes and the ability to communicate technical issues is essential. Publications arising from the project are expected at both international conference and in journals. � Training in Training in Project Management and Risk Analysis would be an asset. Salary �31,671 pa You can learn more about this position and apply online at www.hull.ac.uk/jobs (vacancy ref: FS0032). To discuss this role informally, please contact Dr Darryl N Davis on 01482 466460 or email: email@example.com Closing date: 28 June 2010 Information on Research within the Department can be found at; www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/dris/index.htm. Summary information on the project may be found at; www2.dcs.hull.ac.uk/NEAT/dnd/bhealth/bhealth.html


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Review for Pandas International, Littleton, CO, USA
I first heard of Pandas International several years ago after I visited the pandas at the National Zoo and Googled pandas when I returned home. I read about how they provided advanced medical equipment, supplies, food and other support to the panda breeding program in China which is always short of resources. After the earthquake in Szechuan they replaced important equipment and helped the pandas survive. To me the pandas are beautiful, entertaining, animals who have managed to survive despite changing conditions that should have caused their extinction. But the fact that they have survived despite their difficulty in reproducing, their highly specific diet, their shrinking habitat is a miracle and an inspiration to those who would help save the diversity of species. Pandas International has a unique niche in the world of non-profits and that is why I support it.
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Is meandering really random or do you have some sort of plan in mind when you start? I got so lost on this quilt I'm trying to FMQ that I thought I was half done when I got to one corner, but it turns out I was finished! Beats me how I got there.
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The Pacific Exchange brings composers and performers from diverse areas of the Pacific Rim together in order to exchange ideas and create music on a shared concert stage. Thingamajigs created this event to emphasize the commonalities of artists living on the Pacific Rim, as well as to showcase their diversity. We ask artists, 'what does the Pacific Rim mean to you and how does it affect your music'. Thingamajigs, with composers and performers from Peru, Chile and Korea will host concerts, workshops, and demonstrations to foster an exchange of ideas with the local community.
Along with our Pacific Exchange concert at the Center for New Music, Pacific Exchange artists will also be involved in workshops at our local schools, including Bridges Academy Elementary and American International Montessori School.
Artists and groups involved in this year's Pacific Exchange events include Gregorio Fonten Correa (Chile), Pauchi Saseki (Peru), and Yun-kyong Jin (Korea).
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For over five years The Pacific Exchange concerts have exhibited the music of composers from diverse Pacific regions such as Japan, Korea, Australia, Canada and the United States.
The Pacific Exchange 2013 is supported in part by the Zellerbach Family Foundation, and generous contributions from individual and corporate donors.
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Gregorio Fonten: Known as a Dark Satie because of his combination of microtonal tuning, ragtime hints and use of silence, his work has been described as one of ramshackle and unique songs, whose effect is hallucinatory, corrosive; both strange and beautiful.
Combining psychedelic soundscapes, south american huayno and cumbia rhythms with a distinctive personality, his music is as much part of a local tradition as his own original creation. The press has labeled him as the godson of Chile's 70s legendary band Los Jaivas. As part of the poets workshop "Foro de Escritores", he has been an active exponent of experimental poetry in Chile; with works published in Chile, Mexico and UK. He performs as a sound poet/solo musician and has had electronic surround compositions and chamber woks performed.
Peruvian-Japanese Pauchi Sasaki is a performer-composer-improviser. She weaves styles and disciplines in her creative process through interdisciplinary projects that induce the interaction between artwork, space and audience. Her compositions are both for ensembles and electronics. She actively collaborates in projects involving dance, film, theater, sound installation and multimedia performances. She has been invited to festivals in Peru, USA, Japan, Spain, Chile and Switzerland, and received two awards for "Best Original Music" from the National Film Council of Peru and the International Film Festival of Lima. She studied classical, Andean, Hindu and Klezmer violin and she is a current student at Mills College (MFA Electronic Music program). [www.pauchi.com]
Yun-Kyong Jin is a celebrated piri (double reed) player and gugak (Korean traditional music) scholar. She holds degrees from Korea National University of Arts and Seoul National University, and is a doctoral candidate at The Academy of Korean Studies. She has won numerous awards for gugak performance, including The Important Intangible Cultural Asset for classical piri, and has recorded two albums; 'Memento Mori,' and, 'Invisible Land.'
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A very light and sweet taste, it made me feel like I was in a never-ending ecstasy. Although that only lasted until the cup was gone, then it was time to make more. I am a huge fan of vanilla, honey, and chamomile, because of their light and sweet flavors, so this lived up to my expectations.
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
New Music: Eternia & MoSS – It's Funny (rmx) feat. Rass Kass
"Finally the record label & release dates have been announced, but that doesn't mean the cameras stop rolling! Get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of Eternia tracking her final verses for At Last at Fat Beats HQ, premiering the "It's Funny" Remix on HALFTIME RADIO, and building with Ras Kass about a lil' controversy in his verse, and why he calls Eternia ... "Annie"?
Eternia & MoSS will release their highly anticipated album At Last June 15th & the At Last vinyl EP drops May 18th, 2010 on Fat beats Records worldwide!"
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FORT WORTH — The announcement of six finalists in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition came too late Tuesday night for print deadline, but they are posted on the dallasnews.com Arts Blog.
Tuesday was thus the last day in the contest's semifinal round at Bass Performance Hall. The day's six performers alternated solo recitals and performances of piano quintets with the Brentano String Quartet.
Nikolay Khozyainov gave a capable if not particularly distinctive performance in the Schumann Piano Quintet. His quieter playing had some nice touches, but fortes and fortissimos tended to be just a little loud for ideal balance with the strings. He rushed some pattern-work accompaniments when the strings needed a little more room for more important melodic material.
Alessandro Deljavan. There will always be audiences for Deljavan's great arm flailings, grotesque grimaces and loud hummings and moans, and, sure enough, there was a roaring ovation after his recital Tuesday afternoon. He at least had some fun with two Antonio Soler sonatas, and in the competition-required Christopher Theofanidis Birichino, he observed rests more carefully than most other competitors. But he managed to make Mendelssohn's Variations sérieuses sound like Liszt, and he added nothing to the Beethoven Appassionata Sonata except increasingly loud moans and a furious rush through the final coda.
Jayson Gillham sounded like an experienced chamber-music player in the Schumann Piano Quintet. This was a performance in which the adjective "natural" kept coming to mind — as high praise. All five musicians seemed genuinely to be enjoying themselves. Balances were fine, tempos impeccable, with lingerings and nudgings at all the right places. With never a forced fortissimo, both Gillham and the Brentano really explored quiet dynamics, with magical pianissimo episodes in both the scherzo and finale.
Alexey Chernov. I may have been so turned off by Chernov's Sunday performance of the Dvorak Piano Quintet that I couldn't give a fair hearing to his final recital. But his Schumann Symphonic Etudes, while considerably detailed, seemed more about means than ends, and his Scriabin Fifth Sonata was dismembered by tempos at both extremes. A Bartók Etude was a showpiece for Chernov's formidable technique, but he was careless with rhythms in the Theofanidis. With so much great piano music out there, a Purcell Suite made me wonder yet again why so many contestants are programming harpsichord music.
Sean Chen. Until patches in the finale, Chen's performance of the Brahms Piano Quintet was one of the competition's finest chamber-music offerings. He finely gauged the piano's varied roles as melodist, contrapuntist and accompanist, and nicely tapered even small motifs. But he got overexcited in the finale and egged on the Brentano to some forced playing.
Fei-Fei Dong is already marketable as an accomplished pianist, well-trained, with generally good musical instincts and a winning stage presence. A Mozart sonata told us little, but she traced a generally commendable way through Chopin's Op. 28 Preludes. I kept wishing for a softer touch, though, a warmer center to the tone, and the fastest numbers were rushed into great blurs or else noisy clatters. Rather freewheeling tempos in the Theofanidis didn't do the piece any favors.


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VICTORVILLE (AP) — A mother accused of neglecting and starving her disabled son pleaded guilty Friday to involuntary manslaughter in the boy's death and will be sentenced to time already served, the Victorville Daily Press reported.
Rosondra Marie Clay, 30, accepted an offer to plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of 5-year-old Kevin Baldwin and Superior Court Judge Jules Fleuret accepted the plea deal Friday, the newspaper reported.
Clay has already served ten months in jail and will be released April 29 when she is sentenced to eleven months' time served.
Baldwin had cerebral palsy and weighed just 15 pounds when he died from severe malnutrition at the age of 5 in July 2008.
"It's one of those cases, there was strong evidence she wasn't guilty of anything," Deputy Public Defender David Sanders, Clay's attorney told the newspaper. "At the same time, it's one of those cases if you had gone to trial, because it's an emotional case, a jury could have found her guilty of second-degree murder."
Clay had been charged with murder and could have faced up to 25 years to life in prison, if convicted.
Sanders said Child Protective Services agents visited their house three days before the child's death and found nothing wrong with him.
Baldwin had severe spastic cerebral palsy and he had no muscular control, Sanders told the newspaper. It was difficult to feed the child because he had no control over his tongue, Sanders said.
Because of Baldwin's medical condition, he was receiving assistance from various county agencies.
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I'll give him this: Brad Anderson sure doesn't like to play it safe. The first Anderson movie I saw was 2001's "Session 9", an unnerving psychological thriller disguised as a traditional haunted house horror movie. It wasn't. He followed that up with "The Machinist", starring Christian Bale, which I've heard nothing but good things about. Anderson's latest is "Transsiberian", starring Woody Harrelson and Emily Mortimer, about a transsiberian train ride that turns, of course, deadly. Our preview of the movie below.
An American couple, Roy (Woody Harrelson) and Jessie (Emily Mortimer), decide to take the long way home from their recent sojourn in Asia on the legendary Trans-siberian Express train from Beijing to Moscow. On their way, they meet another couple from the West, Carlos (Eduardo Noriega) and Abby (Kate Mara), with whom they quickly form a familiar bond that often unites fellow travellers away from home. When Roy accidentally gets separated from the group at a stopover, Jessie begins to realize that their compatriots aren't exactly who or what they seem to be. The real danger begins to surface as a deceitful Russian detective (Sir Ben Kingsley) and locals terrorize Jessie in this unforgettable journey.
Hop on board the train July 18, 2008.
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text: I'm sure everyone has seen this mentioned on other sites, but seeing as there's a pinhole forum here, that someone should post a link: http://www.pinholeday.org/ Saturday 25th April is "World Pinhole Day". Go out and take a picture on that day, using any kind of "non-lensed" camera (ie zone-plate=good!), and submit it to the pinholeday site. I've only done a few pinholes, but I've stocked up on grade 1 paper, and my card index box camera is ready to go... Whats everyone got planned? Ian (this is nothing to do with me - just passing on the link).


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Photos of each player taken in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft.
1. ANDREW LUCK, Quarterback
Stanford University
Drafted by: Indianapolis Colts
2. ROBERT GRIFFIN, III, Quarterback
Baylor University
Drafted by: Washington Redskins
3. TRENT RICHARDSON, Running back
University of Alabama
Drafted by: Cleveland Browns
4. MATT KALIL, Offensive tackle
University of Southern California
Drafted by: Minnesota Vikings
5. JUSTIN BLACKMON, Wide receiver
Oklahoma State University
Drafted by: Jacksonville Jaguars
6. MORRIS CLAIBORNE, Cornerback
Louisiana State University
Drafted by: Dallas Cowboys
7. MARK BARRON, Safety
University of Alabama
Drafted by: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
8. RYAN TANNEHILL, Quarterback
Texas A&M
Drafted by: Miami Dolphins
9. LUKE KUECHLY, Inside linebacker
Boston College
Drafted by: Carolina Panthers
10. STEPHON GILMORE, Cornerback
University of South Carolina
Drafted by: Buffalo Bills
11. DONTARI POE, Nose tackle
University of Memphis
Drafted by: Kansas City Chiefs
12. FLETCHER COX, Defensive tackle
Mississippi State University
Drafted by: Philadelphia Eagles
13. MICHAEL FLOYD, Wide receiver
University of Notre Dame
Drafted by: Arizona Cardinals
14. MICHAEL BROCKERS, Defensive tackle
Louisiana State University
Drafted by: St. Louis Rams
15. BRUCE IRVIN, Defensive end
West Virginia University
Drafted by: Seattle Seahawks
Quinton Coples of North Carolina greets NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after he was selected 16th overall by the Jets. (April 26, 2012)
17. DRE KIRKPATRICK, Cornerback
University of Alabama
Drafted by: Cincinnati Bengals
18. MELVIN INGRAM, Defensive end
University of South Carolina
Drafted by: San Diego Chargers
19. SHEA MCCLELLIN, Defensive end
Boise State University
Drafted by: Chicago Bears
20. KENDALL WRIGHT, Wide receiver
Baylor University
Drafted by: Tennessee Titans
21. CHANDLER JONES, Defensive end
Syracuse University
Drafted by: New England Patriots
22. BRANDON WEEDEN, Quarterback
Oklahoma State University
Drafted by: Cleveland Browns
23. RILEY REIFF, Offensive tackle
University of Iowa
Drafted by: Detroit Lions
24. DAVID DECASTRO, Offensive guard
Stanford University
Drafted by: Pittsburgh Steelers
25. DONT'A HIGHTOWER, Inside linebacker
University of Alabama
Drafted by: New England Patriots
26. WHITNEY MERCILUS, Defensive end
University of Illinois
Drafted by: Houston Texans
27. KEVIN ZEITLER, Offensive guard
University of Wisconsin
Drafted by: Cincinnati Bengals
28. NICK PERRY, Defensive end
University of Southern California
Drafted by: Green Bay Packers
29. HARRISON SMITH, Safety
University of Notre Dame
Drafted by: Minnesota Vikings
30. A.J. JENKINS, Wide receiver
University of Illinois
Drafted by: San Francisco 49ers
31. DOUG MARTIN, Running back
Boise State University
Drafted by: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
32. DAVID WILSON, Running back
Virginia Tech
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The departures of Anton Volchenkov and Andy Sutton have left the Senators sorely wanting in the Department of Physical Blue Liners.
And Jared Cowen is sorely wanting to help fill the void.
The 6-foot-5, 220-pounder was rocking everyone in sight during the teams 3-on-3 tournament that wrapped up the summer development camp at Bell Sensplex. As it turned out, his No. 1 target was tough Zack Smith.
Cowen and Smith had one battle that started in front of the net and carried on into the corner. It included Smith giving Cowen a two-hander to the back of the leg, Cowen running Smith into the end boards, and Smith breaking Cowens stick with another slash. In fact, it looked like the two would square off for only the second fight in Senators development camp history.
It got a little heated for a second, Smith said with a chuckle, but luckily it didnt come to that.
Lucky for who?
Cowen, Ottawas first pick (ninth overall) in the 2009 entry draft, is now more than a year removed from major knee surgery, and hes moving well. Currently, the depth chart looks to have Chris Phillips, Sergei Gonchar, Erik Karlsson, Filip Kuba, Matt Carkner, Brian Lee and Chris Campoli, who filed for arbitration Monday.
Cowen hopes to squeeze himself in there somewhere come October.
Ive got to go in there thinking that, even if theres not a spot, Ive still got to try and beat someone out, said the 19-year-old Saskatchewan native. Just because they played last year doesnt mean theyre on the team for sure. Usually it doesnt go that way, but Ive got to think I have a chance.
Cowen thinks he can be a similar piece to the puzzle that Volchenkov was.
I dont think if I think of it like that it will be a bad thing, he said. He was a defensive defenceman, and I can fill that spot if they want me to. Anything they want me to do, to be on the team, Im more than happy to fulfil that role.
Meanwhile, management was delighted with what it saw from the prospects.
Smith praised
Earning praise was Smith, for being what Senators director of player development Randy Lee called a real leader throughout the whole camp. Smith played 15 games with the Senators last season, and six more in the playoffs, and he would appear to have a good shot at being a regular. But the 22-year-old is not taking anything for granted.
He asked to come (to development camp), said Lee. He doesnt really have to come because hes been through a number of these camps. Hes not complacent at all.
Said Smith: The last two years, its helped a lot. Its kind of like a little kick in the butt in the summer, to see where youre at. Im glad I came, for sure.
Also impressing at camp was defenceman Eric Gryba, a 6-foot-3, 215-pounder the Senators picked in the third round of the 2006 draft. After four years at Boston U, Gryba is ready to turn pro.
Hes a real character guy, said Lee. Hits. Hes like an Andy Sutton-type guy. He skates backwards hard, moves laterally really well, and he can hammer guys. Hes going to be a good player down in Binghamton.
Lee also said Corey Cowick looked good at the camp. The Gloucester native, a former 67s star, is looking to sign a contract.
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Magut, winner of the Cannes Marathon in France in November in 2:10:31, was contending for third place and was urged by race marshals to complete the course in Padua. But in his final collapse just short of the finish, he's completely prostrate, after which he was put into an ambulance.
A video of Magut's multiple collapses was posted on the Internet. A post at the Italian website Athleticalive said, "we understand regulations athletes should not be touched and everything… but it is not possible that this man could not be rescued when he gave evident signs of not being in himself?
"And if he died as a result of a collapse? What would have happened? The ambulance was not far away," the post continued. "Is it possible that a doctor could not take responsibility for a decision that could even be life-saving?"
In the CapitalFM Sports report Athletics Kenya officials said they were not aware of the incident, but would be looking into it.
"Magut would have died as the medics watched, urging him on like a prize horse," 2012 IAAF Journalist of the Year, Elias Makori, posted on Facebook. "Athletics Kenya really must act on this sort of modern slavery, in my opinion. Absolutely disgusting! The health of the athlete must come first."


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Preziosa 2010 DIALOGUES
The 2010's edition of PREZIOSA features an open presentation that evolves and is organised at the level of dialogue. Three masters of research jewellery have been asked to select a younger artist to set up a dialogue with. In this way the curator takes the role of stimulator and mediator, seeking to weave a mesh of questions, answers, propositions, statements and mediations triggered by the meeting with the various artists, and finally charting a sort of log of the routes pursued. The exhibition is thus driven by a "spirit of dialogue". Not merely "talking with" but "thinking with", "being bound by thought": a dialogue based on the desire to understand and know the other, and to propose an approach to the reality of the research jewel through a spirit of discovery. For this reason the three chosen artists share the fact that they belong to the same generation, that they are established, recognised artists with a long experience as teachers behind them, while at the same time representing three different approaches to research in jewellery. Each of the three artists will offer a broad and inclusive presentation of his or her own work, and will also select a younger artist, so as to set up and develop dialogues between different generations, languages and contents.
This relationship of dialogue will make it possible to develop broader reflections on the creative reality of the jewel, its history and its present. The public will be able to know the work of the six artists through the various phases of their work, listening to the conversations and reflections triggered by the encounters, and also by reading the "dialogue" in the works themselves. The idea behind the exhibition is to offer a view of jewellery research from within, to give space and voice to the protagonists, and through their cultural and personal filters get to know the work of the three younger artists, who have developed original research with a language that is already recognisable. Three artists, three different nationalities, a geographical line leading from North to South: Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy. Three artists who have been working for around forty years, pursuing paths that are totally different, each with a complex language, a personal and characteristic Kunstwollen, despite sharing a marked spirit of research and experimentation.
Contemporary Jewellery
PREZIOSA is a cultural project, an annual prestigeous exhibition dedicated to international Research Jewellery. The project began in 2005, and was conceived, organized and coordinated by "Le Arti Orafe", since 1985 the school for Contemporary Jewellery Making and Jewellery Design in Italy.
Every year the artistic approachto the complex subject of jewellery is explored through a specific concept, and with the selection of artists from all the world.
Il progetto PREZIOSA è subito diventato uno dei più prestigiosi appuntamenti mondiali dedicati alla creazione orafa contemporanea, e la sola mostra d'arte contemporanea prodotta in Toscana ed esportata con grande successo all'estero: l'edizione 2007-2008 è stata ospitata a Barcellona e l'edizione 2009 a New Delhi, presso l'Ambasciata Italiana.
L'edizione 2010 sarà presentata a Città del Messico nel mese di aprile. Dal 2007 un'anteprima della mostra viene organizzata in occasione della fiera internazionale Inhorgenta, che si tiene a Monaco di Baviera nel mese di Febbraio.
Dal 2008 la mostra collaterale "PREZIOSA YOUNG" presenta una selezione di giovani artisti del gioiello, scelti da una giuria internazionale. Anche questa mostra-concorso è diventato un riferimento, con molte decine di partecipanti da ogni parte del mondo.
Ogni anno la manifestazione prende il nome della città che lo ospita: per questo le prime 4 edizioni hanno preso il nome di "Lucca Preziosa".
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Prof. Ken Bode Profiles "Refreshing... Everyman Mayor"
May 13, 2005
May 13, 2005, Greencastle, Ind. - In his op-ed piece in today's Indianapolis Star, Ken Bode, fresh from a trip to Boston, provides some insights into that city's mayor. "Tommy Menino, the first Italian American to hold the office, was wrongly considered to be a temporary fluke when he won the job in 1993. In the last election he was unopposed and is now running for a fourth term," writes Bode, Eugene S. Pulliam Distinguished Professor of Journalism at DePauw University.
Bode tells of how the mayor surprised Little Leaguers by bringing a surprise to their opening day -- the World Series trophy won by Boston's Red Sox last fall -- which each of the youngsters was photographed with. "Menino's commitment to neighborhoods comes from his own growing-up, the son of a factory worker, in blue-collar Hyde Park," Bode writes. "As a kid, he passed up college. 'I didn't get it,' he explains. He enrolled at U-Mass Boston in his 40s and graduated at 46. 'Lemme tell you, I get it now,' he told Boston Globe columnist David Nyan."
The professor continues, "Careening through the neighborhoods with his wheelman, a plainclothes cop, I got a street-level, staccato travelogue from the mayor on his philosophy and projects. We passed new schools, housing and community centers, a boarded theater he hopes to re-open. 'We'll start by replacing 150 light bulbs,' he says. Nyan once described Menino's basic appeal as his 'ordinariness'" He personally sees to it that flower boxes are planted and wading pools are full. There are white picket fences around vacant lots, which the parks department mows. This builds pride in the neighborhood, he says.
Bode, former senior political analyst for CNN, notes that Merino's 12 years in office have been corruption-free. "This also begins with little things. When an Italian chef who had just served the mayor a five-star dinner displayed a handful of parking tickets, hoping to get them fixed, Menino smiled and said, 'Pay 'em. We need the revenue.' Frankly, it's refreshing to cover a politician who seems to know what he's doing and does it with broad public approval. 'No whining' is his motto, and he is definitely not slick. 'I'm not a fancy talker,' he often says, winning him the nickname 'Mumbles Menino.' Everyman as mayor."
In conclusion, Dr. Bode notes, "The mayor will not be unopposed this time. His challengers include a longtime city councilwoman (the Irish entry), possibly an African-American, and maybe a Socialist Workers Party candidate. His aides will not admit that this election is a gimme. But if you're inclined to bet against Tommy Menino, you might be better off to leave your money in your other pants."
Read the complete essay at College News.org.
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Black and Hispanic children were more likely to drink bottled water at home
A recent study showed that minority parents spend more on bottled water than white parents because they believe it is safer than tap water.
According to Reuters, a poll of 632 parents at Milwaukee emergency room found that black and Hispanic children are three times more likely than white children to drink bottled water at home. Twenty-five percent of minority parents gave their children only bottled water, compared to 8% for white parents.
The minority parents surveyed spent more on bottled water each month than white parents--$20 per month, compared to $12 per month for white parents. More than one in ten of the minority parents said they had to give up other things in order to purchase bottled water, nearly double the number of white parents.
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President Barack Obama signed an executive order Friday to prepare the nation for the dire consequences of global warming by establishing a new task force aimed in part at steering local communities toward making smarter investments to prepare for climate change-caused catastrophes.
The impacts of climate changeincluding an increase in prolonged periods of excessively high temperatures, more heavy downpours, an increase in wildfires, more severe droughts, permafrost thawing, ocean acidification, and sea-level riseare already affecting communities, natural resources, ecosystems, economies, and public health across the Nation, the executive order states.
The 10-page order establishes the Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience to advise the Obama administration. One of the goals of the order seems to be to set ground rules for cooperative development goals at the local level.
The order says to identify opportunities to support and encourage smarter, more climate-resilient investments by States, local communities, and tribes, including by providing incentives through agency guidance, grants, technical assistance, performance measures, safety considerations, and other programs.
The task force is comprised of seven Democratic governor of states, and one Republican governor of a territory, Gov. Eddie Calvo of Guam.
The Democratic governors are Neil Abercrombie of Hawaii, Jerry Brown of California, Jay Inslee of Washington state, Jack Markell of Delaware, Martin OMalley of Maryland, Pat Quinn of Illinois and Peter Shumlin of Vermont. The task force also includes local officials, including 14 mayors, two county officials and two tribal officials.
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Family and friends are saying their final goodbyes to a Miami Police officer who was found dead in his Pembroke Pines home last week.
The funeral for Officer Carl Patrick was held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Trinity Church in Miami. Mourners gathered for a viewing Friday at Miami Shores Christian Church.
Gov. Rick Scott was scheduled to attend the funeral services for Patrick.
Patrick was an army reservist who served in Afghanistan and was in the police department's honor guard.
Patrick's body was found shot inside his home on May 9 after he didn't show up for his patrol job for several days, police said.
In an exclusive interview with NBC 6, Patrick's girlfriend, Tiniko Thompson, said that on the morning of the shooting, Patrick attacked her and pulled a weapon on her.
"He slipped and fell and I was still backed up into a corner and we're still tussling with the gun and at that moment; he is turning this way and it went 'POW' that's it," Thompson said. "And that was it. He called me a b****. He said, 'You b****.'"
Thompson, who said she was living with Patrick, claims she left the home after the shooting and slept in her car. Two days later, Friday, she spoke to her mother and the mother called 911 and told police to come to the couple's home.
New surveillance video shows what appears to be Thompson removing several items from her car and taking them inside a storage unit. The owner of the storage facility said police officers have searched the unit Thompson rents.
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The dust has barely settled from the Bulls waiving Andrew Bynum this afternoon before teams are beginning to be rumored as possible landing places for the All Star center. Here are a few of the teams rumored to be in the lead for his services.
- The Heat and Clippers have been rumored to be Bynum favorites even before he was traded and waived. Bob Finnan of The News-Herald confirmed those rumors in a tweet this evening. The Heat and Clippers are both already in the luxury tax, so signing Bynum would cost those teams more than just his salary. The Clippers would only be able to sign Bynum to the minimum salary ($1.19MM) whereas the Heat still have their full $3.2MM mini mid-level exception remaining.
- In the same tweet, Finnan speculates the Pacers may also try to sign Bynum purely to ensure the Heat can't sign him. The Pacers are below the luxury tax but would only be able to offer up to $2.15MM to Bynum via their mid-level exception.
- With center Al Horford out for the season, and a freshly opened roster spot, the Hawks are in the running for Bynum, tweets Sam Amico of Fox Sports Ohio. Amico adds that Bynum has also previously lived in Atlanta. Due to Horford's season-ending injury, the Hawks could request the disabled player exception from the league. If Atlanta is granted this exception, the club could offer Bynum up to $5.15MM in salary for a one-year deal.
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LETHBRIDGE, ALTA. - From plenty of promise to a huge disappointment.
When she walked into the rink for Thursday afternoon's draw, Scotland skip Eve Muirhead's fate already had been sealed.
The much-decorated skip really could not get much going this week at the women's world curling championship.
When she gave up a steal in the 10th end Wednesday night to Sweden's Margaretha Sigfridsson, she needed some help.
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Muirhead would have liked her final match Thursday night against Canada to mean more, but this week it wasn't meant to be.
"It's always tough at the end of the week when you know you're not in the running," Muirhead said. "We came here with hopes of qualifying for the playoffs, but it didn't go that way."
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TWO armed robbers who subjected a young mum to a terrifying attack in her own home as her baby played close by have been handed long jail sentences.
Jamie Dalton and Matthew Harfield burst into the family house brandishing an imitation firearm and threatened to shoot Louise Henning as they ransacked the property for money.
Southampton Crown Court heard that the nurse had clumps of hair pulled out and teeth loosened in the vicious attack by Dalton, while her 11-month-old son was playing with his toys just yards away.
Both men had denied aggravated burglary and possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence but a jury found them guilty last month.
Yesterday Dalton, 21, of Kingsdown Way, Southampton and Harfield, 35, of no fixed address, were both sent to prison for the "planned" burglary in Testwood Road, Totton , during which they got away with £2,000 in cash. Judge Derwin Hope ruled that Dalton played the dominant role in the burglary and taking into consideration his "shocking" and violent criminal record, he believed Dalton was a danger to the public.
He gave Dalton a more serious indeterminate sentence with a recommendation he serve at least seven years before he can be considered for release.
Harfield was jailed for 12 years but will end up serving less total time than Dalton.
Judge Hope told the pair: "You forced your way into her property and subjected her to the most horrific ordeal to such an extent that she became paralysed by fear. I am quite sure that Mrs Henning will not forget this event for the rest of her life and will be permanently affected by it."
After the sentencing Det Sgt Fiona Bitters, senior investigating officer in the case, said: "Without the help of the public, particularly the community in Totton, we may not have had this outcome. "I'd like to thank those who came forward, helping to put two dangerous men behind bars and restore some peace of mind to the victims who were deeply distressed by the events of February 22.
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