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The following message was issued by Mbombela Local Municipality. Please not that these restrictions still apply for everyone in Mbombela, White River, KaNyamazane, Malalane and Komatipoort.
The Crocodile River is currently running very low and the following abstractions restrictions are to be implemented immediately.
Mbombela Local Municipality would like to inform all the resident and water users that abstraction restrictions are being implemented as the Crocodile River has stopped flowing further downstream. These restrictions will apply to all municipal abstractions from the Crocodile River such as Mbombela, White River, KaNyamazane, Malalane and Komatipoort.
Municipality appeals to users to:
• Stop the irrigation of gardens (residential and business)
• Stop washing cars with hosepipe (use bucket)
• Stop cleaning pavement with hosepipe (use broom)
• Report leaks (Call Centre 0861 68 6623)
The reason for these restrictions is to enable flow in the Crocodile River to reach the Mozambican border as it has currently stopped flowing. This is required to meet the domestic needs downstream, our international obligations and the environmental sustainability of the Crocodile River. Your immediate and urgent action will be appreciated.
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E3 2003 – First Look
Conspiracy Entertainment has been a developer that puts out some unique and usually budget priced titles. Stretch Panic is one of their more well known games, as is Seek and Destroy … the first $9.99 PS2 title to hit retail store shelves. The first game I got to look at by Conspiracy is a rally racing title called Rally Championship.
On release, Rally Championship is
scheduled to have a $19.99 price tag. The biggest thing about this title is the
fact that it was designed and tested by actual Rally drivers … not what the
developers thought real rally racing is. The finished build will contain 29 real
cars, 33 different stages to play through, and four continents to test your
off-road skills on. Since this is realistic rally racing, most of your driving
experience will take place against the clock. It will have a four player option
to allow you to drive against others if you choose to do so, however … so don't
think you'll be alone all the time.
Graphically, there were some nice lighting and environments, and the cars take realistic damage during collisions as well like hoods flying off or headlights breaking if you run into something. This will be a GameCube exclusive, and is slated for release on the system around July 29th … right around the corner for the rally fan in your life.


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Friday, March 5
Food Fest
The Bronson FFA Alumni will host its Eighth Annual Food Fest March 5 at the First Baptist Church in Bronson.
Entertainment, starring Jack Screws and the Sunday Dinner Band, begins at 5:30 p.m. and dinner, featuring venison, sausage, pork, chowder, gumbo and fish with the trimmings begins at 6 p.m.
Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door.
Saturday, March 6
Pancakes and Softball
Friday, Feb. 26
Land Judging Event
The Tri County Land Judging Event for all FFA and 4-H members will be Feb. 26.
This contest is restricted to members of FFA or a 4-H club. The host this year is Levy County. The youth will meet behind the IFAS office in Bronson on Hwy 27-A.
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Saturday, Feb. 20
'Cruzin' for Kidz"
The Williston Elementary School Safety Patrols are hosting the Second Annual "Cruzin' for Kidz" motorcycle ride on Saturday, Feb. 20 beginning at Williston Elementary School, 801 S. Main St. Registration 8:30-9:45; kickstands up at 10. Ride for free—Donations accepted. Lunch will be available for purchase upon the riders' return to WES. For info: firstname.lastname@example.com or 352-528-6030. Proceeds will go toward the kids' trip to Washington in June.
Friday, Feb. 12
St John the Evangelist Church in Williston will hold a Southern Fish Fry Feb. 12 from 5-7 p.m . a the church on Hwy. 27, Chiefland.
Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for children under 7 years old and are available at the door.
The mean consists of fish, french fries, cole slaw, hush puppies, grits, baked beans, dessert, coffee and tea.
Sunday, Feb. 14
Genealogy and History Society
The Levy County Genealogy and History Society will meet Sunday, Feb. 14 at 2 p.m. at the Levy County Quilt Museum.
Saturday, Feb. 6
Williston FOLee^Book Sale
The next "Friends" Book Fair will be held Saturday, Feb. 6 from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m in the Williston City Hall Community Center.
Volunteers are asked to help begin sorting books Thursday night at 6 p.m. and continue Friday morning at 9 a.m.
Helpers are also needed for the sale itself on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. Call Mary Mcdaniell, 528-5972 if you can help at any of the times above.
Sunday, Jan. 31
Woman's Club Luncheon
The Williston Woman's Club is holding a Soup/Chili Dinner Sunday, Jan. 31 at the clubhouse located on Highway 121 North. A variety of homemade soups and chili, plus salad and cornbread as well as an assortment of homemade desserts will be on the menu.
Cost for the meal is $7.50 for adults, $5 for those under 10 and no cost for children under three.
The doors will be open from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. All proceeds will benefit club projects.
Thursday, Jan. 21
Williston FOL
Friends of the Williston Public Library will host Henry Sheldon, Gainesville story teller, Thursday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. in the library.
Sheldon is well known in Alachua and surrounding counties for his programs. He is also a very generous entertainer, as he has asked that his honorarium be given to the Levy County Library System to be used for programs in the Levy County libraries.
Friday, Jan. 22
Bronson FOL
Thursday, Jan. 14
Congressman Talks
A representative from Sen. Bill Nelson's office will be at Williston City Hall from 4-5 p.m. today, Thursday, Jan. 14.
Saturday, Jan. 16
Cheerleading Camp
There will be a WHS Cheerleader mini camp Saturday, Jan. 16 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. for all girls ages 4 and older . This is a fun day for all girls to spend with the WHS Cheerleaders learning basketball cheers, chants, dances and stunts. Each child will receive a t-shirt, snacks and lunch.
Friday, Jan. 8
Blood Drive
Williston Community invites residents to do their part to ensure a safe and adequate blood supply for the community when they team up with LifeSouth Community Blood Centers to host a blood drive Friday, Jan. 8 and Saturday, Jan. 9.
Stop by the bloodmobile at City Hall between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. and make a contribution that can save up to three lives in local hospitals.
Saturday, Jan. 9
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Thursday, Dec. 10
Judge Smith Reception
Judge Joseph E. Smith will be honored with a reception Thursday, Dec. 10 from 4:30-7 p.m. at Bronson Elementary School Cafeteria, Ishie Ave., Bronson.
Remarks will be made at 5:30 p.m.
Smith is retiring after more than 16 years on the bench.
Friday, Dec. 11
Light Up Williston Parade
The Williston Area Chamber of Commerce is now accepting applications for this year's Light Up Williston parade.
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- 1 1⁄2 cups white flour
- 1⁄2 cup wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1⁄3 cup Splenda granular
- 1⁄2 cup Splenda brown sugar blend
- 1⁄3 cup honey
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups old fashioned oats
- 1 cup raisins or 1 cup dried cranberries
- 1 cup pecans, chopped or 1 cup walnuts
- Preheat oven to 350°F Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper, or almunim foil (butter foil).
- OPTIONAL: Soak 1 cup of rasins overnight in water to make them nice and plump.
- In a small bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt with a fork.
- In a seperate large bowl, beat the butter and both sugars in with an electric mixer until fluffy. Then beat in honey, eggs, and vanilla.
- Gradually add the flour mixture to the large bowl while beating on low.
- Stir in oats, raisins, and pecans.
- Drop batter by large tablespoonfuls onto prepared sheets, spacing mounds 2 inches apart. Flatten mounds only slightly if you want a fat, chewy cookie; or flatten mounds more if you want a thinner cookie.
- Bake cookies until the tops start to turn golden brown, about 11-12 minutes.
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The Wall Street Journal published an interesting article over the weekend, reporting that Poker Stars online poker giant is currently involved in negotiations to purchase the struggling Atlantic Club Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City for a price that is under $50 million. Besides the fact that this is a ridiculously low price to pay for a hotel and casino, despite the poor economic conditions in the city, the question now raised is whether this is being done to get Poker Stars in the door of legal online intrastate poker in New Jersey.
Editor Note: One of the most legitimate and popular poker sites for real money and available to all 50 states is www.Betonline.ag. (verified main sponsor)
When Poker Stars entered into its iconic $731 million deal with the Department of Justice to purchase Full Tilt Poker, analysts said that one of terms of the deal would be that Poker Stars would see its slate wiped clean in that US authorities would not prosecute the company in the future for offering online gambling services to US players. With this type of promise under its belt, would Poker Stars therefore qualify for a license to operate in the strict New Jersey industry when online poker is eventually introduced? Legislation is now in the pipeline to allow Atlantic City casinos to offer online poker and gambling from their premises to local players. Is this the reason behind Poker Stars' purchase of the Atlantic Club Hotel and Casino?
A spokesperson for the New Jersey's Division of Gaming Enforcement said that all license applicants, including Poker Stars, would undergo "rigorous investigation" before they would be granted permission to offer any potential online poker services. Has Poker Stars been redeemed to such an extent that the New Jersey authorities would turn a blind eye to the hot water that the site found itself in from April last year?
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Scott Dobie is determined to make the most of his opportunity after joining Bradford City on loan from St Johnstone for the rest of the season.
The experienced striker linked up with St Johnstone last summer, but he has made just five appearances for the SPL club.
He has now returned to English football with Bradford and the 32-year-old is keen to help the League Two strugglers make progress up the table.
"I'm hungry to play games and to try and score some goals," Dobie told the club's official website.
"I could easily have stayed at St Johnstone and remained a squad player, but I want to play as many games as possible at my stage of my career.
"I originally moved to the SPL to try and achieve something new and different in my career, but unfortunately it doesn't seem to have worked out so far.
"I'm delighted to be given this opportunity at Bradford and I just want to get back to trying to play as many games as possible and to score as many goals as possible.
"I won't lie and say that I haven't seen the table, but I am also aware in football that sometimes the league table doesn't reflect the talent and ability that is in a squad.
"I'll just be taking one game at a time and I hope I can do well for Bradford and just grab some goals that will hopefully move us in the right direction."


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Since inception, Awami League has been a secular democratic party. The term 'Muslim' was appended to the name of the party at the time of its foundation
only as part of its political tactics as it was almost unthinkable to launch a political party with secularist agenda in a country which was born as a result of communal bifurcation. Through the cataclysmic events of the Language Movement, the United Front election of 1954 and the defeat of Muslim League in the elections created a secular political atmosphere in East Bengal. Against this backdrop, the party convened a 3-day council with the initiative of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the then General Secretary of the Party. In the council held between 21 and 23 October, 1953, a resolution regarding the change in the name of the party was adopted: the word 'Muslim' was dropped and the party was renamed East Pakistan Awami League. It was a historical and bold political decision, as a result of which the party became open to all irrespective of their castes and creeds. The secular democratic character of the party was thus institutionalized and perfected.


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A LANARKSHIRE tracking technology firm has won a €2.3 million (£1.8m) contract from Coca-Cola Enterprises after securing expansion funding from UK Steel Enterprises.
Traceall Global will supply internet-based systems that are designed to help the soft drinks giant keep track of thousands of chillers across Europe.
The three-year deal is a significant coup for Bellshill-based Traceall, which numbers a range of household names among its client list.
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Jamie Oliver's catering business uses systems supplied by Traceall to monitor the origins of the goods it buys from suppliers.
Mr Steele said Traceall Global is on track to record turnover of £1.2m in 2014.
The success provides a vindication for the decision by founders Alan Steele and Jim Comerford to develop the Traceall Global business, which combines hardware sourced from China with software developed in Scotland.
An experienced businessman Mr Steele learned tough lessons in the textiles trade. He owned the Caledonian CMT knitwear business that went bust in 1998.
Mr Comerford used to work at the Compaq computer business and is Traceall's chief technology officer.
Mr Steele believes Traceall will be able to sustain the rapid growth it has achieved. Demand for tracking technology is growing around the world in response to changes in regulation and moves by organisations to keep a closer eye on the goods they use and produce. He noted Traceall's systems can be used to monitor where fish are caught, whether the catches comply with quotas, and the temperature they are kept at.
The systems can take information gathered using bar code systems for automatic uploading to the internet.
Mr Steele said the two founders have been joined by six new employees this year, including two programmers and three information technology apprentices.
Traceall Global expects to recruit six more employees over the next 12 months.
The expansion has been part funded with £50,000 loan finance from UK Steel Enterprises, which said Traceall Global has huge potential.
West of Scotland Loan Fund provided £50,000.
Mr Steele said: "This is a really exciting time for our business and we are looking forward to seeing where this investment takes us."
He added: "It is extremely encouraging to have UKSE's support and the financial backing has given us a platform to promote our business and to put ourselves in front of key industry contacts."
UK Steel Enterprise was originally established in 1975 by the then British Steel Corporation and is a subsidiary of Tata Steel.
It aims to promote the regeneration and development of areas in the UK which have been affected by changes in the steel industry, such as Lanarkshire.
In May the organisation said it had created 75,000 jobs in steel areas of the UK, including more than 17,000 in Scotland.


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My brother and I have put together an animating team -- Team Legends. We're working on Flash works now. Hopefully they don't suck. :P
A Second Edition of S-E-P-H-I-R-O-T-H!: Perfect is in the works. This will include a better drums track, live-recorded guitar and bass work, and EQ for once in my career. The rhythm guitar will be finished before today is done, and maybe the bass if my brother gets around to it.
Speaking of which, Beyond Perfection will be out as soon as I can isolate the choir track.
More original works are on the way as well. If you liked our cover of Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb", we'll have some more. I assure you that next time, the quality won't be so bad. :)
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LONDON Mindspeed Technologies, a business unit of Conexant Systems Inc., is entering the increasingly competitive merchant market for switch-fabric ICs. The company's iScale chip set will target switches used in the access and metropolitan segments of the market, lining up against the likes of Vitesse Semiconductor Corp., PMC-Sierra Inc. and Power X Networks Inc.
"We plan to be active in a variety of spaces, from the edge to the core of the network," said Michelle Zoncick, director of marketing at Mindspeed's Broadband Internetworking Systems unit. "Our initial product is targeting the carrier edge, which is the 'sweet spot' in the market at the moment, and where the OEMs are looking for off-the-shelf devices. It will take a few more years for the big players offering equipment for the core network to migrate to such parts for now they are inclined to use ASICs".
Zoncick said no other company is delivering a solution as highly integrated as the two-piece iScale for the merchant switch-fabric market, which is "wide open for new entrants," she said.
Mindspeed, based in Newport Beach, Calif., is known as a supplier of ICs for the broadband access equipment. Its entry into the switch-fabric business follows the acquisition last year of HotRail (San Jose, Calif.).
The iScale chip set uses a single stage architecture that allows OEMs to develop a compact switch card design that scales in bandwidth from 40 Gbits/second to 320 Gbits/s, the company said. The iScale chips make use of Mindspeed's CMOS-based SkyRail range of transceivers, which offer 3.125 Gbits/s of bandwidth. The chip set incorporates a queue manager and a crossbar switch, and is entirely protocol agnostic, supporting all types of data traffic, including ATM, Gigabit Ethernet, IP routers and Sonet/SDH. The iScale chip set will work with all industry standard network processor interfaces, Mindspeed said.
The breadth of possible iScale configurations ranges from four OC-92 ports or 16 OC-48 ports up to32 OC-192 ports or 128 OC-48 ports.
"Until now, the industry has been unable to integrate high-speed transceiver links to make high-capacity switch-fabric silicon, and the added expense and complexity of external transceivers has limited the widespread adoption of off-the-shelf solutions for next-generation switching equipment," Zoncick said. "Our iScale switch-fabric chip set solves the problem while providing the most comprehensive feature set available in an off-the-shelf switch fabric."
The switch-fabric IC chip set is fully fault tolerant, can support up to eight independent switching domains, and can tolerate single errors without losing or reordering cells, Mindspeed said. There is complete hot-swapping capability, and the low chip count enables all devices to be placed on a single board for 1+1 redundancy using just two slots in a chassis, the company said.
Sampling will start in June, with volume production earmarked for the fourth quarter of 2001.
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WASHINGTON, June 5 (UPI) -- Barack Obama's primary race victory over Hillary Clinton has already had one profound effect on American politics and society: For the first time in 16 years, the United States will not be ruled by a post-World War II early "baby boom" generation president born in the mid-1940s.
The so-called boomer generation was born in the 20 years following World War II, and they have had a transforming effect on American society owing to their exceptionally large numbers, forthright, confident and ideologically rigid attitudes and privileged spending power throughout their lives as they moved from young children to late middle age.
Obama is technically a baby boom generation leader as well, as he was born in 1961, still within the 20-year cohort that started right after World War II. But he is psychologically a far cry from the self-indulgent, publicly emotional excesses and extreme certainties of his two predecessors, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.
Hard-core boomers occupied the presidency of the United States and dominated the nation's politics only for a brief 14 to 16 years since Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton won the presidency from President George Herbert Walker Bush in 1992, and since the U.S. Congress passed into the hands of a Republican majority led by boomer generation Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich in 1994.
Since then, Boomers have provided two two-term presidents in Clinton and the younger Bush. Now, the defeat of Sen. Clinton, D-N.Y., at the hands of the far younger Sen. Obama, D-Ill., means that the 2008 presidential race will be decided by a contest between unusual age and unusual youth.
Obama at age 46 shows many of the traits of the so-called Generation X cohort from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s that followed the boomers. The Gen X-ers were raised in the boomers' shadow and generally resented them even while echoing many of their most selfish and self-obsessed preferences, public policies and personal consumer spending habits. Obama owes his success in large part to his appeal both to idealistic aging boomers and to young millennial generation Americans in their 20s.
Even more than the boomers half a century ago, millennials grew up in a prosperous, peaceful and largely carefree America, and they appear drawn to consensus solutions and idealistic causes like environmentalism and clean energy. They are the most post-industrial of American generations, with remarkably few parents who still work in old heavy industry and other blue-collar professions.
Obama's opponent in the presidential race is Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who is something of a contradiction, as he is both a heroic old warrior and war hero, and a political moderate and compromiser, noted for his social tolerance, outspoken opposition to the practice of torture in the Global War on Terror, and his concern about global warming that has infuriated older baby boom generation ideological conservatives.
McCain belongs to the 20-year generational cohort of Americans named by Thomas Straus and Neil Howe in their classic sociological history of the American people, "Generations," as "Silents." For all their cultural achievements, they were not remotely as politically successful and organized as the famous "G.I." generation that preceded them or the baby boomers who followed them. So far, they have yet to produce a single president for the White House. McCain would be the first.
The hard-core baby boom candidates in both parties, Clinton among the Democrats and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani among Republicans, already have gone down to defeat.
"Voters have moved beyond boomerism. Now, Americans will choose between an older version of duty, honor, glory and a return to the American Century vs. a new vision of global pluralism, diversity, change and youthful vigor," pollster John Zogby wrote in a thoughtful and insightful article released Wednesday.
The relatively rapid political eclipse of the early boomers contrasts strikingly with the longevity of the tough, confident, high-riding old G.I. generation cohort. They produced seven consecutive presidents who led the United States for 32 years, one of the longest periods of generational national dominance in U.S. history.
The first was John Kennedy, who pledged to put Americans first on the moon, and the last was George H.W. Bush, on whose watch the Soviet Union collapsed and the United States won the Cold War. JFK and the elder Bush were close contemporaries, even though their presidencies were nearly 30 years apart. The core boomers, for all their self-confidence, forcefulness and numbers, have been rejected after only half as long, and they produced only two presidents.
The same boomers who so long ago confidently proclaimed that you couldn't trust or respect anyone over the age of 30 now no doubt will be soon proclaiming that you can't trust anyone under the age of 40.
But they still could make a comeback. Straus and Howe predicted that when they hit old age, the boomers would make very effective, charismatic and inspirational elders, once memories of how selfish, self-indulgent and incompetently reckless they were in their prime have faded. We shall see.


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In 2000, Starbucks started work on what would one day be known as the "Starbucks Card." The concept was simple; a stored value debit card that would allow consumers to quickly pay for their Starbucks purchases without the hassle of fumbling for money or waiting for change.
In February of 2001, at the annual Starbucks employee conference, prototype cards were distributed to begin to build both knowledge and excitement about the concept. Neither the design nor the name of the card had been finalized at this time so the orange cards were produced with the word "Giftcard" printed on the bottom right-hand side. It is estimated that between 3000 and 4000 of these cards were produced for and distributed only at the conference. This prototype card does not actually work as a stored value card and was intended only to communicate the concept of the card to Starbucks employees.
Throughout 2001, select stores in Seattle, Washington; Boise, Idaho; Vancouver, Washington, and parts of Oregon participated in testing the Starbucks Card. The first transaction using a Starbucks card took place on April 20, 2001 in Seattle, Washington. Stores in Boise began accepting the Starbucks Card on June 4, 2001 while Oregon and Vancouver, Washington began accepting them on July 16, 2001.
In October of 2001, the Starbucks Card was almost ready for launch. To ensure that their computer system could handle anticipated transaction volumes, test cards were sent to about 3000 stores. Store Managers were asked to perform balance inquiries during the first two weeks of November 2001. Balance inquiries were the only transactions these cards could be used for; they could not be loaded or redeemed. To the future dismay of Starbucks Card collectors, Starbucks requested that Store Managers destroy these cards once testing was complete.
The Starbucks Card was launched nationwide in the United States of America on November 14, 2001 to coincide with the holiday season. The first card available to the general public was the "Snowflake" card that featured white snowflakes on a silver background. This card came with a red holiday sleeve although when first loaded, if the customer put $100 or more on the card, they were given a special tin case. Cards are sold with a minimum balance of $5.00 and a maximum balance of $500.00
Beginning in 2002, Starbucks shareholders were given a card with their annual report and proxy statement. In 2002, the "Core" card was included although in each subsequent year through 2006, a special card has been created exclusively for shareholders. (see Unique Page)
In the years since the Starbucks card was launched, hundreds of different cards have been issued in the United States, Canada, Germany, Greece, Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Australia, Ireland, Mexico, Spain and The United Kingdom. When the Starbucks Card was first introduced in Canada , the system could not differentiate between US and Canadian currency making it possible for people to load their card in Canada with Canadian Dollars and spend the balance in the United States as if they were US Dollars. This problem has been resolved and today many cards from various countries can be used across boarders.
New cards are currently being introduced every 6 to 8 weeks and we introduce them on our home page.
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Hello everyone,
I apologize in advance for what must certainly be a basic question, but how in the world do you turn on the "bubble" to push and shove traces? I was battling a via that I couldn't delete (finally fixed that), but somewhere in the process I turned off push and shove and I'd like to get it back. I can see that bubble is off because 1) I'm stepping all over my other traces when I try to shove a trace and 2) while I'm in the process of moving the trace I can see that it's off in the options window...but I lose the ability to change the setting in the options window as soon as I stop moving the trace. I don't know how to navigate through the menus to actually turn it back on.
Any help is greatly appreciated with a simple but frustrating problem.
Thanks for the response. Selecting the trace in question and issuing the slide command on the command line allowed the bubble menu to stay "on" to allow changes to the bubble setting. I'm not typically a command line user - to be honest I didn't know there was a "slide" command - so I would just grab the trace and start dragging (which does not allow the bubble menu under the options window to persist once I would finish moving the trace). Anyway, thanks for the useful tip.
For the record, a non-commandline way to solve the same problem is to right-click in the workspace, select Quick Utilities -> Design Parameters... Select the Route tab in the Design Parameter Editor window and select the Slide folder in the Commands window. That gave me the ability to edit the setting that was giving me trouble, although now that I know how to fix the issue (multiple ways), I am more puzzled than ever as to how the setting was changed in the first place. Oh well.


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By Dana Zillgitt, Regular ContributorAugust 5, 2015
As women, we're taught that we should want to be perfect, that our lives are not complete if we're not striving to be societally flawless.
But what would happen if we all decided to love ourselves the way we saw ourselves in the mirror?
I mean, sure, we'll all have our days when we feel less than perfect, but that's okay as long as we're able to come back from them and realize that even in imperfection we have something to feel beautiful about. A crucial part of this is accepting that there will be highs as well as lows and that this isn't a sprint or even a marathon. It's a journey-similar to Harry Potter, but without a physical Voldemort we can fight against or an army of healthy potions at the ready to make it all go away.
Anyway. This is where a new web-series called #projectwomankind comes in. Hailing from Australia, a group of models is tackling the fear of imperfection with a whole new light in hopes of reminding us all that we're worth it. And yes, this has become a trend as of recently as celebrities tell us that it gets better, that we're worth it, that we're necessary. But the strange thing about this trend is that it wouldn't be necessary if we didn't already believe it; if we didn't struggle in silence as so many of us do and are often ashamed to admit.
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So why is this web series important? Founder Jessica Vander Leahy sums it up pretty well by saying, "I wanted to create something where women could talk about their good days and their bad days, and how they feel about themselves-not just their bodies-but their inner acceptance of who they are as people," and goes on to add, "my bigger goal is to wrap people up in the comfort of knowing that everyone is on the same journey." Another notable member, Stefania Ferrario, spearheaded the #droptheplus campaign by pressuring the fashion industry to stray away from its obsession with scale numbers and the smallest size.
But all of that and these different campaigns are just words. Women are fine striving for this ideal we see in the media, so why are models, from the very industry cultivating this ideal, speaking out against it?
The web series highlights each of the five models experience within the fashion industry as well as their personal struggles with body images and how they overcame it on a daily basis. The promo video not only shows these real women with confidence, but it also shows that they have a real concept of how body image works. It's about having a system in place of acknowledging your bad days-that they will come no matter how many steal guards you have in place-but also taking that concept and realizing they only help you appreciate your beauty even more.
Even more importantly, it notes that every woman's relationship with her body is just that-a relationship. It ebbs and flows like most anything else, and it's important that we continue cultivating it in a healthy manner, so that when the bad days come, they don't wreck us entirely.
This campaign is one of many needed campaigns in the age of social media and hashtags. And yes, it's one of many. Yes, it's another hash tag trend. But at the same time, it's a method of visual and social constructs that are getting us talking. It's getting us to relate to more than our immediate circle. And if #projectwomankind will do anything, it will further reinforce the idea that beauty isn't constricted to a specific size or ideal. It's about realizing that we must accept ourselves and that it's more than all right to do so. In fact, it's necessary.
So here's to being kind to not only others but to ourselves as well. May we always remind ourselves we're worth it and that we have a space to grow that's all our own.
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Istanbul, July 27 (IANS) Turkey's most successful football club Galatasaray has signed Real Madrid's midfielder Jose Rodriguez for four seasons.
The 20-year-old, who was playing on loan with Deportivo La Coruna last season, will arrive here on Wednesday for routine medical examinations. Monday's deal is expected to be officially announced next week, reports Efe.
According to reports, Rodriguez's contract will be paid an annual salary of 750,000 euros.
Galatasaray is not entitled to pay Real Madrid any amount in exchange for Jose Rodriguez. However, it would be obliged to hand over 50 percent of the sale price if the player is sold to another club over the next four years.


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The Use of Historical Census Data for Mortality and Fertility Research
This paper illustrates the application of indirect techniques of fertility and mortality estimation to historical census data, both in published form and as micro census samples derived from the original enumerators' manuscripts. There are many instances in which census data exist but adequate vital registration data do not, such as in the United States prior to 1933, when the Birth and Death Registration Areas finally covered the entire nation. Since the United States has taken decennial censuses since 1790, and since all the original population schedules except those for 1890 have been preserved, it is possible to apply these indirect methods. For example, the censuses of 1900 and 1910 asked questions on children ever born, children surviving, and duration of current marriage, but this information was never tabulated or used for 1900 and only partly tabulated for 1910. The Public Use Samples of the 1900 and 1910 censuses make possible the utilization of those data to estimate levels, differentials, and even recent trends in childhood mortality. Application of own-children methods to samples of the censuses since 1850 permits estimation of age-specific overall and marital fertility rates. Finally, the use of the 1900 Public Use Sample in conjunction with published data on parity from the 1910 census (or tabulations from the 1910 Public Use Sample) allows application of the two-census, parity increment method of birth rate estimation.
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- Paul David & Thomas Mroz & Warren Sanderson & Kenneth Wachter & David Weir, 1988. "Cohort parity analysis: Statistical estimates of the extent of fertility control," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 25(2), pages 163-188, May.
- Wilson Grabill & Lee Cho, 1965. "Methodology for the Measurement of Current Fertility From Population Data on Young Children," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 2(1), pages 50-73, March.
- Atack, Jeremy & Bateman, Fred, 1992.
"How Long Was the Workday in 1880?,"
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Cambridge University Press, vol. 52(01), pages 129-160, March.
- Jeremy Atack & Fred Bateman, 1990. "How Long Was the Workday in 1880?," NBER Historical Working Papers 0015, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Haines, Michael R., 1980. "Fertility and Marriage in a Nineteenth-Century Industrial City: Philadelphia, 1850–1880," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 40(01), pages 151-158, March.
- Michael Haines, 1979. "The use of model life tables to estimate mortality for the United States in the late nineteenth century," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 16(2), pages 289-312, May.
- Cho, Lee-Jay & Grabill, Wilson H., 1965. "Methodology for the measurement of current fertility from population data on young children," Series Históricas 31, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL). Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)
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Climate change is already happening and affecting all types of industries world over. Agriculture is particularly vulnerable, as coffee farmers in South America can attest.
In that part of the world, the consequences of weather chaos on coffee plantations is already wreaking havoc with crops and, consequently, the livelihoods of those people who depend on it to earn their bread.
Plagues such as coffee rust and drought are some of the challenges being faced by producers in that part of the world.
But technology could help those farmers cope better with this new climate reality. According to a report in Fast Company magazine, the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia and SAP are developing technology solutions to empower those small producers with fast access to information that could save them time and make them more money.
One of them is a coffee portal application created by FNC using a SAP database backend, which is available for mobile phones. FNC bought tablets for growers so they access real time information about prices, trading and send emails, too.
SAP has been providing FNC technical training as part of its CSR outreach. The training includes the use of technology as well as farming management and coffee cultivation methods. 500 farmers have been trained so far, but to plan is to train the 56,000 families that FNC has in its membership list.
"This collaboration with SAP is fundamental" says Sonia Acuna, from the Federacion de Cafeteros de Colombia. "It's very important for coffee farmers to have access to technology.
Farmers who were new computing were trained in workshops started in 2013 that gave them the skills they needs and helped them demystify technology. Their children also take part and learn fast, opening new possibilities for them. Besides, a farmer's life becomes more flexible. More workshops are in the plans.
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SHE'S hardly one to shy away from a revealing selfie, but Heidi Klum doesn't want any Twitter followers who don't like her risqué posts.
The 40-year-old former supermodel and mother-of-four is proud of her body and she's not afraid to show it.
Klum frequently posts nude and semi-nude shots on social media and only last week shared a black-and-white flashback photo of herself naked on the beach.
Critics have accused her of over-sharing, but Klum doesn't see what all the fuss is about.
"I always think everyone who can't handle a photo should unfollow me right now," she told Access Hollywood.
The America's Got Talent judge recently said exhibitionism runs in the family.
When asked about another topless shot of herself hugging a palm tree in Bora Bora the model revealed the photographer was none other than her mother.
"I took the same photo of my mom, but she was wearing a bathing suit... I grew up running around topless and I still do," she told Extra last month.
Her parents were also present for a risqué photoshoot in the Bahamas in which Klum showed off her sunburnt and sandy bum.
"You will be surprised when you hear that my mom takes most of the photos," she told Access Hollywood.
"Yeah, my mom and dad. They were on holiday. Yes, so my mom can take some good photos."
The photos don't seem to be turning any fans away. Klum currently has over 1.7 million Twitter followers and counting.


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One of the area's smallest high school commencement ceremonies was also one of the most emotional, as North County Trade Tech High School Tuesday graduated its first class.
With only 17 in this year's graduating class, the students were able to make the event much more personal than at larger ceremonies, said Jacob Campbell, this year's valedictorian.
It was especially rewarding to know that they are the construction-themed school's first graduates, he said.
Still, it was a bittersweet moment, he said.
"It's taking a backpack off and putting the weight of the world on my shoulders," Campbell said.
Also, some of the students said they would miss the friends they have made at the school.
"Here, we're like a family," said Dalia San Miguel, one of the students.
Trade Tech opened in 2008 with the help of support and donations from various construction companies and public officials. The school is sponsored by the Vista Unified School District and has about 120 students.
At the intimate ceremony Tuesday at the Avo Playhouse, students were able to write their own personal messages for educators to read about their memories at the school and plans for the future.
Five students will start working in apprenticeships next month with the help of scholarships from the Associated Builders and Contractors . Others said they plan to go into the military or to college.
Several students thanked Principal Bryan O'Donnell and praised him for his help and direction.
"It all kind of happened because he believed in us," said Nik Peiler, one of the graduates.
It wasn't only a big day for the students. Family members said they were excited too.
Shea Burn, whose son Dillon Wyatt graduated Tuesday, called the end of high school "a life changer."
"This is the first step to becoming an adult," she said.
Parents teamed up to help make it a more special day for their children by renting a party bus to drive them to the event and bringing flowers and decorations.
"We just wanted them to feel special today because they really worked hard," said Nancy Boyd, whose son Anthony graduated Tuesday.


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Japanese police are investigating the launch of two devices near a U.S. military base outside Tokyo and suspect that farleft groups are behind the incident, public broadcaster NHK reported Friday.
Area residents notified police at 11:30 p.m. Thursday about two strong explosions near the Yokota Air Base.
Japanese security forces subsequently found two steel pipes, metal fragments, nails and batteries at a spot some 300 meters (983 feet) from the base.
The pipes were pointing in the direction of the base, but there is no evidence that any object fell within the grounds of the military facility, NHK said.
"We can confirm that there was an improvised launch of devices outside the Yokota base. No one was injured and thus far we haven't found any place that was damaged or suffered an impact," police said.


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Gull Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Gull Island LighttowerPhare de l'île GullLighttower
The Lighttower on Gull Island is a straight, unadorned, prefabricated cast iron cylinder, 11.6 meters in height. Its shaft, founded directly on bedrock, is punctuated by two small windows and a corbelled gallery with a simple balustrade. It is topped by a circular lantern with two tiers of triangular glazing, a small dome and ventilator. The structure is painted in alternating red and white vertical bands and linked to the lightkeeper's house by a covered walkway. The lighttower is part of a small lightstation complex, located on a remote island off Newfoundland's north coast. The designation is confined to the footprint of the structure.
The Lighttower on Gull Island is a Recognized Federal Heritage Building because of its historical associations, and its architectural and environmental values.
Historical value:The Lighttower on Gull Island is associated with the development of safe navigation in pre-Confederation Newfoundland. Considered to be a minor navigational light, it coincided with the rise of fishery in the Grand Bank waters and still serves locals in shipping and fishing.
Architectural value:The Lighttower on Gull Island is a well-proportioned structure and an excellent example of the standardized prefabricated cast iron component structures. It is an example of technological advancement in tower construction, which moved away from fire-prone timber structures. Shipped from England and assembled on-site, a process common for late 19th Century Newfoundland, this design had the functional advantages of low costs, easy shipment and rapid assembly.
Environmental value:The Lighttower on Gull Island reinforces the rugged and utilitarian character of its setting, a remote, barren and rocky island off Newfoundland's north coast, which it shares with other light station buildings.
Sources:Sally Coutts, Gull Island Lighthouse, Gull Island, Newfoundland. Federal Heritage Buildings Review Office Report 88-133; Gull Island Lighthouse, Gull Island, Newfoundland, Heritage Character Statement 88-133.
The character-defining elements of the Lighttower on Gull Island should be respected.
Its simple, efficient design and standardized construction, as demonstrated in:-the overall distinctive form and simplified lines of the structure's exterior;-the prefabricated cast iron cylindrical shaft, with its two small window openings and an exterior gallery supported on iron fretwork brackets above a fledging cornice;-the protective paint daymarks, which consist of six alternating red and white vertical bands and contribute to its visibility;-the prefabricated cast iron lantern, with its circular light composed of two tiers of triangular glazing, topped by a small dome and ventilator.
The manner in which the building reinforces the rugged and utilitarian character of its setting:-the structure's open relationship to the rugged and barren site and to the other buildings of the light station; -the physical link to the lightkeeper's house by a covered walkway, which testifies to the Island's rugged conditions.
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Washington DC (SPX) Nov 20, 2008
The Naval Research Laboratory's Spatial Heterodyne Imager for Mesospheric Radicals (SHIMMER) has successfully observed a second northern season of Polar Mesospheric Clouds (PMCs), which are the Earth's highest clouds.
This successful observation fulfills the primary goal of the Space Test Program Satellite-1 (STPSat-1) Extended Mission.
SHIMMER was originally launched as the primary payload of STPSat-1 on March 8, 2007, with the objective to demonstrate the novel optical technique of Spatial Heterodyne Spectroscopy and to obtain global measurements of the hydroxyl (OH) radical in the Earth's mesosphere (50-90 km altitude).
After the successful completion of its nominal 1-year mission, STPSat-1 operations were transitioned to NRL, which has been operating the spacecraft since June 1, 2008 using a novel, low cost operations approach.
The primary objective of the SHIMMER Extended Mission was to continue global scale PMC observations during the northern PMC season, which ended in August 2008. PMCs form in a thin layer in summer near 82 km over polar latitudes.
Some have argued that, due to increases in atmospheric humidity, cloud occurrences have been increasing in recent decades. Because STPSat-1 is in a relatively low inclination orbit, SHIMMER observes PMCs at their equator-ward edge (<58 degrees), but more importantly, makes measurements at a wide range of local times.
This ability for SHIMMER to make measurements of the variation of PMCs throughout the day is unique among the several satellites that have observed PMCs, explains Dr. Christoph R. Englert, principal investigator of SHIMMER.
SHIMMER has now measured the PMC diurnal variation for the two northern seasons of 2007 and 2008, and surprisingly, the variation is quite different. Even though a semidiurnal signature, that is two peaks per day -- one in early morning and one in the late afternoon -- was observed in 2007; in 2008, the variation was diurnal or one peak per day (see figure).
This result has important implications for the inference of long-term trends from historical, space-based PMC observations because NASA and NOAA satellites that have observed PMCs over the last 25 years have all been launched into sun-synchronous orbits with different, fixed local times.
Until the diurnal variation of these clouds is better understood, the SHIMMER data show that it is premature to make firm conclusions about multi-decadal trends in PMCs.
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Take a cinematic ride around the globe with the REDCAT International Children's Film Festival. Enchanting animation for tiny tots, thrilling live action for adventurous older viewers, and moving dramas sure to inspire the whole family are featured in this celebrated festival.
On August 1, gather 'round a cinematic campfire of fractured fairy tales and fanciful fables. One film with English subtitles, in German.
Ages 8 and up. Running Time: 52 min.
- Gulp. Dir: Sumo Science, UK.
- Kahanikar — The Storyteller. Dir: Nandita Jain, UK .
- How the Chipmunk Got Its Stripes. Dir: Tulalip Native Lens, USA .
- Olga. Dir: Kai Pannen, Germany .
- The Bear Facts. Dir: Jonathan Wright, Canada .
- Molly in Springtime. Dir: Pierre-Luc Granjon, Canada.
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SOUTH Tyneside's two MPs were today urged to "show solidarity with the working man" and reject a proposed 11 per cent pay increase.
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) wants to raise sala-
ries by £7,600 to £74,000 in 2015.
It's a move that has raised the hackles of many public sector workers who have faced pay freezes in the past three years.
Today, South Shields MP Emma Lewell-Buck and her Jarrow counterpart Stephen Hepburn were asked to show "solidarity with the working man" – by refusing to accept the pay hike should it come their way.
The pleas came from Greenwell Jewitt, the founder of Forum 50, the borough's Older Peoples Parliament, and Coun George Elsom, an Independent and leader of the council's opposition.
Meanwhile, Mrs Lewell-Buck has reiterated her opposition to the pay hike – but is not suggesting she would refuse it. And Mr Hepburn has declined to make any comment on the matter, despite Gazette requests to his office.
Mr Jewitt said: "MPs have a good salary. In addition to the £60,000-odd, they receive support for meals, transport and much more.
"What an example it would be if they could show solidarity with the working man and refuse to accept this rise.
"Mr Hepburn should have a view on this. I saw a dustman out in his constituency in Cotswolds Lane the other day in the freezing cold.
"He's worried about his job. That's the type of person we need to support, the type of person who has not had a pay rise in years."
His view was echoed by Coun Elsom, who represents the Cleadon Park ward on South Tyneside Council.
He said: "I would certainly urge our MPs to take this course of action, and show solidarity with our public sector workers.
"Last year, the council's cabinet accepted 20 per cent rises, so it's not unprecedented. I'm hoping they would agree to refuse the rise, but not expecting it."
Mrs Lewell-Buck said: "I have not dissected the full report from the Ipsa. It's a large document, but I'm aware that it says the impact will be cost-neutral.
"I remain against the increase and I'm in full agreement with the party leadership that it is just not appropriate at this time.
"Ed Miliband is looking for a cross-party action on this and has written to both David Cameron and, I believe, Mr Clegg."
The body which sets MPs' salaries has defended its plan to give them the 11 per cent rise, claiming this will not cost the taxpayer "a penny more" once other changes are taken into account.
The proposed package will include a "one-off" pay rise after which MPs' pay would be linked to average earnings.
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Remember the movie "Sparkle" with Irene Cara? It was inspired by the story of the Supremes and told the tale of the three Williams sisters -- their rise to super girl-group stardom from their humble beginnings as members of the church choir in Harlem in the late 1950s. Of course, once they became famous, drama happened!
Now, Sony Pictures is planning to remake the movie with American Idol winner Jordin Sparks and Mike Epps set to star. Sparks will play the title character, (Sparks Sparkle he-he-he) while Epps will star as Satin, a stand-up comedian who marries one of the sisters and gets her hooked on drugs according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The story sounds like "Dreamgirls," right? Another thinly-veiled account of Diana Ross and the Supremes!
Whitney Houston, making her first film since 1996's "The Preacher's Wife," is in talks to star as Sparkle's mommy.
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May 25, 2012
After delays, script problems, and the drama with Will Smith's really big trailer, Sony has finally announced that we'll get to see "Men in Black III" on May 25 next year. Memorial Day Weekend!
The threequel will be presented in IMAX 3D and "will be digitally re-mastered for Imax 3D with the proprietary Imax DMR technology," according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Smith and Tommy Lee Jones will return as alien hunters and Josh Brolin, Jemaine Clement, and Emma Thompson co-star. Barry Sonnenfeld is directing from a script by Etan Cohen based on the Malibu Comic by Lowell Cunningham.
The film, famously lambasted for shooting without a script, is finally seeing the light of day, but are you still interested?
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Moviegoers Catch "Contagion" Bug! Steven Soderbergh's Star-Studded Pandemic Thriller Debuts at No. 1!
Moviegoers wanted to be scared over the weekend and pushed "Contagion" to the top! The pandemic thriller from Warner Bros. debuted at No. 1 with $23.1 million. Directed by Steven Soderbergh, the star-studded affair featured Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Marion Cotillard. "Contagion's" box-office win signaled the beginning of the fall movie season and the end of "The Help's" box-office domination.
The civil rights film from DreamWorks Pictures fell to No. 2 with $8.7 million. But so far, "The Help" has amassed $137 million at the domestic box-office, not bad for a racial-tension drama.
Meanwhile, "Warrior" starring Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton lacked the power punch to debut at the top, but it opened at No. 3 with $5.6 million. Lionsgate believed that the fantastic film will be in theaters for a long time because of great word-of-mouth.
(For my "Warrior" movie review, click here. For my "Warrior" interviews with Nick Nolte click here, for Joel Edgerton and Tom Hardy click here, for Jennifer Morrison click here, and for director Gavin O'Connor click here)
But the "flop of the week" title belonged to "Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star" co-written and produced by Adam Sandler and starring Nick Swardson. The Happy Madison film only managed to sell $1.5 million in three days finishing way outside of the Top 10. Uh-oh!
Here's the Top 10 Box-Office Films for weekend of September 9th:
1. "Contagion," $23.1 million
2. "The Help," $8.7 million
3. "Warrior," $5.6 million
4. "The Debt," $4.9 million
5. "Colombiana," $4 million
6. "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," $3.8 million
7. "Shark Night 3D," $3.5 million
8. "Apollo 18," $2.9 million
9. "Our Idiot Brother," $2.7 million
10. "Spy Kids: All the Time in the World," $2.5 million
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Oscar Season Officially Begins! Check Out Complete List of Winners of the 68th Venice Film Festival!
Official Awards of the 68th Venice Film Festival
Golden Lion for Best Film
Faust by Aleksander Sokurov (Russia)
Silver Lion for Best Director
Shangjun CAI for the film Ren Shan Ren Hai (People Mountain People Sea) (China - Hong Kong)
Special Jury Prize
Terraferma by Emanuele Crialese (Italy)
Coppa Volpi for Best Actor
Michael Fassbender in the film Shame by Steve McQueen (United Kingdom)
Coppa Volpi for Best Actress
Deanie Yip in the film Tao jie (A Simple Life) by Ann Hui (China - Hong Kong)
Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best New Young Actor or Actress
Shôta Sometani and Fumi Nikaidô in the film Himizu by Sion Sono (Japan)
Osella for the Best Cinematography
Robbie Ryan for the film Wuthering Heights by Andrea Arnold (United Kingdom)
Osella for Best Screenplay
Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou for the film Alpis (Alps) by Yorgos Lanthimos (Grecia)
Lion of the Future - Luigi De LaurentiisVenice Award for a Debut Film
Là-bas by Guido Lombardi (Italy) - International Critics' Week
and a prize of 100,000 USD, donated by Filmauro di Aurelio e Luigi De Laurentiis, to be divided equally between the director and the producer
Orizzonti Award (full-length films):
Kotoko by Shinya Tsukamoto (Japan)
Special Orizzonti Jury Prize (full-length films):
Whores Glory di Michael Glawogger (Austria, Germania)
Orizzonti Award:
Accidentes Gloriosos (medium-length films) by Mauro Andrizzi and Marcus Lindeen (Sweden, Denmark, Germany)
Orizzonti Award (short films):
In attesa dell'avvento by Felice D'Agostino and Arturo Lavorato (Italia)
Special Mentions:
O Le Tulafale (The Orator) by Tusi Tamasese (New Zealand, Samoa)
All The Lines Flow Out by Charles LIM Yi Yong (Singapore)
Controcampo Award (for narrative feature-length films)
Scialla! by Francesco Bruni
Controcampo Award (for short films)
A Chjàna by Jonas Carpignano
Controcampo Doc Award (for documentaries)
Pugni chiusi by Fiorella Infascelli
Special Mentions:
to the documentary Black Block by Carlo Augusto Bachschmidt
to Francesco Di Giacomo for the cinematography of Pugni chiusi
Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
Marco Bellocchio
Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award 2011
Al Pacino
Persol 3D Award for the Most Creative Stereoscopic Film of the Year
Zapruder Filmmakers Group (David Zamagni, Nadia Ranocchi, and Monaldo Moretti)
L'Oréal Paris Award for Cinema
Nicole Grimaudo
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Cliff Robertson passed away Saturday in Stony Brook, NY. The Oscar winner was 88. In 1969, Robertson took home the gold beating out Alan Arkin ("The Heart is a Lonely Hunter"), Peter O'Toole ("The Lion in Winter"), Alan Bates ("The Fixer), and Ron Moody ("Oliver!"). But Robertson's performance in "Charly" was deemed the best of the year (see clip below).
In 2002's "Spider-Man," Robertson, playing Uncle Ben, uttered the famous line that became the crux of the franchise -- "With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility."
Here's more on the brilliant life of Cliff Robertson from the NY Daily News:
Robertson, a native of La Jolla, California, had already won an Emmy when he had his moment of big-screen recognition in 1968 -- 13 years after his feature debut in "Picnic." Though he played JFK as a young naval officer in "PT 109 " - released five months before Dealey Plaza -- and gave an icy turn (opposite Henry Fonda) as an unscrupulous presidential candidate in the 1964 film of Gore Vidal's play "The Best Man," Robertson won the Best Actor Oscar for his performance as a mentally retarded man whose journey to genius is hauntingly short in "Charly."
Adapted from "Flowers for Algernon," a short story and novel by Daniel Keyes that mixes humanism and science fantasy, the film would have allowed a showcase for flourishes, a choice Robertson admirably declined. The maudlin pre-genius sections of "Charly" may feel left over from the days of live television, but Robertson let the audience see a wounded pride that doesn't seem to register by the man experiencing it. After a medical procedure elevates Charly's I.Q. before stripping it away, Robertson goes from arrogance to humility to acceptance in a solitary, contemplative way.
At the Academy Awards in early 1969 -- the first time the ceremony was held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion -- Robertson beat out Alan Arkin for "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter," Peter O' Toole (nominated for a third time) for "The Lion in Winter," Alan Bates for "The Fixer," and Ron Moody, up for that year's Best Picture winner, "Oliver!."
He was on location in the Philippines shooting the war drama "Too Late the Hero," and chose not to fly back to Los Angeles as he thought he had no chance of winning for "Charly." As Robertson recounted years later, his co-star Michael Caine, listening to the event on the radio, burst into Robertson's trailer after his name was announced, proclaiming, "You son of a bitch, you won the damn award!"
In the '70s and '80s, he gave well-pitched paranoic performances in Sydney Pollack's "Three Days of the Condor" (1975) and Brian De Palma's romantic thriller "Obsession" (1976), and was perfectly cast as Hugh Hefner in "Star 80," Bob Fosse's 1983 drama about slain Playboy playmate Dorothy Stratton.
But his supporting role in "Spider-Man" utilized a career's worth of accumulated decency, warmth and resolve. Though Uncle Ben is murdered in the first film - a comic-book touchstone and the impetus for Ben's nephew Peter to become a champion of justice - the character was seen in flashbacks and visions in director Sam Raimi's two sequels.
Ben will be played by Robertson's fellow liberal firebrand, Martin Sheen, in next year's "Amazing Spider-Man" reboot. Yet Robertson, tapping into 40 years of benevolence and finesse, made lines about power and responsibility ring true.
And here's a clip from Robertson's Oscar-winning film, "Charly"
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c. george (controls) ltd manufactures a thermostat that can be used in a range of kitchen appliances. the manufacturing process is, at present, semi-automated. the equipment used costs £540,000, and has a written-down (balance sheet) value of £300,000. demand for the product has been fairly stable, and output has been maintained at 50,000 units a year in recent years. the following data, based on the current level of output, have been prepared in respect of the product: although the existing equipment is expected to last for a further four years before it is sold for an estimated £40,000, the business has recently been considering purchasing new equipment that would completely automate much of the production process. the new equipment would cost £670,000 and would have an expected life of four years, at the end of which it would be sold for an estimated £70,000. if the new equipment is purchased, the old equipment could be sold for £150,000 immediately. the assistant to the business's accountant has prepared a report to help assess the viability of the proposed change, which includes the following data:depreciation charges will increase by £85,000 a year as a result of purchasing the new machinery; however, other fixed costs are not expected to change.in the report the assistant wrote:the figures shown above that relate to the proposed change are based on the current level of output and take account of a depreciation charge of £150,000 a year in respect of the new equipment. the effect of purchasing the new equipment will be to increase the net profit to sales ratio from 18.3 per cent to 26.6 per cent. in addition, the purchase of the new equipment will enable us to reduce our inventories level immediately by £130,000. in view of these facts. i recommend purchase of the new equipment.the business has a cost of capital of 12 per cent.ignore taxation.required:(a) prepare a statement of the incremental cash flows arising from the purchase of the new equipment.(b) calculate the net present value of the proposed purchase of new equipment.(c) state, with reasons, whether the business should purchase the new equipment.(d) explain why cash flow forecasts are used rather than profit forecasts to assess the viability of proposed capital expenditure projects.
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This machine was my first foray into the world of Xyron. I purchased it to laminate homeschooling materials, which it does very nicely but it is a "soft" laminate, not a "hard" laminate. In other words, the item laminated remains flexible. This is fine for my purposes, but others may prefer a rigid laminate.
The adhesive (comes in permanent and removable) cartridges are wonderful for making homemade stickers, and for making mini books. I also like to use my stamps to make journaling blocks etc and then run them through the machine to have ready to use elements for scrapbooking.
The machine is so easy to use my 3 year old can do it. The different cartridges are easy to swap out as well. I store my machine in a plastic box, but the carry bag would be nice. The machine is very light, but it takes up a little over a foot of space. I haven't used the magnet cartridge but am looking forward to doing so. The only negative I see is the price of the cartridge, but cartridges can be purchased on sale.
I think this machine is very versatile and would be an excellent addition to your scrap toolbox. Highly recommended.
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I haven't used it much yet but so far it is great. Makes great stickers. Also has capability of lamination and magnetizing. You have to buy the cartridges separately however. The bag seems a bit bulky and I havent tried to take it to a crop yet. I think it's going to be mostly ffor home use.
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Cory Booker Faces Newark Crime Wave Amid Campaign
Mayor Cory Booker, with six weeks left in his campaign for a U.S. Senate seat, is grappling with a surge in violence that has left nine people dead in his city in as many days.
Booker, a second-term mayor and rising star in the Democratic Party, announced the city will extend a summer deployment of increased police patrols in troubled neighborhoods, boost police overtime and deploy narcotics officers and tactical forces.
"The spate of violence that our city has seen over the last couple of weeks is unconscionable and drives me towards both anger and sadness," Booker, who spent Labor Day weekend campaigning, said in a statement.
Among the nine people killed in Newark, the state's biggest city, since Aug. 26 was a pizza delivery driver, who was robbed and shot. Five of the killings involved guns, drugs or gangs, and two were domestic incidents, police Director Samuel DeMaio said. The killings aren't believed to be connected, and it appears all the victims were targeted.
Booker, who's seeking to succeed the late Democratic U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, won the Democratic primary last month and has campaigned around the state, occasionally with celebrities including Eva Longoria and Oprah Winfrey.


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Alumni War Stories
Leopold J. "Leap" Meier '42 and Matthew B. McCullough '44 returned to the Hill this winter to share their war-time experiences. Here are a few of the highlights:
"Tactical interrogation is not a conversation; it's an ordeal for the other guy," said Leap Meier '42, who described his role as a military intelligence officer and his encounters interrogating German POWs. A native German who came to America in 1934, Meier earned a Bronze Star for his military service.
Among his many memories of war, Meier told about the time he faced a particularly loyal Nazi lieutenant. "We were near a crossroad in a half-house. I had a bottle of cognac on my desk, and I kept asking him, 'When are you going to break.' He said he wasn't saying anything but name, rank and serial number. Finally the Germans did me a favor; they dropped three shells onto that crossroad just outside the house. He ducked under the table. I had had just enough of that cognac that I was brave." The POW soon told Meier when and where his men were going to break out. Meier called his commander, and the entire German battalion was captured without a shot fired.
Meier also engaged the students with stories of meeting a 10-year-old Sophia Loren when she came to their training area in Italy, surviving "friendly fire" from fighter planes and, on a more somber note, experiencing the horrors of war.
"A soldier, by definition, is a very selfish person," he said. "When your buddy next to you gets wounded or killed, your first thought isn't 'Oh my God, I'm sorry.' Your first thought is 'Jesus, I'm glad that wasn't me.' And it's an involuntary thought. Two minutes later you're sorry that your buddy got it. But your first thought is self preservation. That's what keeps you going in war."
Matt McCullough '44 worked in military intelligence during the war and gathered information concerning German efforts to develop atomic weapons as part of the famed Alsos Mission. He shared recollections not only of war, but of life on the Hill both before and after his tour of duty.
"The question of U.S. involvement came to a crashing halt on Dec. 7, 1941, and it was welcomed here on campus with a sigh of relief. The waiting was over," he recalled.
After several months of training, McCullough was dispatched as part of a military intelligence interpretation team. His most vivid account of battle described the slow, tedious advances through the thick hedgerows in the French countryside. McCullough's job was to move with the troops and interview any residents encountered along the way. During one operation, the Germans began firing on his unit, but due to the protection of the hedgerows, the bombs couldn't hit their targets.
"We could hear the bombs whistling overhead. If any of the trees had been hit and we had a tree burst, we would have had it," he said. "I pressed myself flat onto the earth up against the side of the hedgerow as flat as one could be. The closest call came when one of the shells clipped a tree and landed in the next field."
McCullough described the chilling experience of seeing German towns reduced to rubble after the war, as well as more uplifting memories -- the warm greetings from the French after liberation and the atmosphere that awaited him when he returned to Hamilton.
"We left the Hill inexperienced youth and came back as veterans. The faculty welcomed us with open arms," he said. "We were better teaching material after our life-changing experiences. There was a bond with professors that hadn't existed before."


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