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L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. -- The parent of Sarasota County's L-3 Aviation Recorders beat Wall Street profit estimates. The company reported profits of $227 million, or $1.95 per share, compared with $223 million, or $1.90 per share, a year earlier. Excluding items, L-3 profit was $2.04 a share, compared with the $1.93 expected by analysts. Sales rose 1 percent to nearly $4 billion. But the company also lowered some expectations, now predicting earnings of $8.05 to $8.25 for this year, compared with an April forecast calling for a profit of $8.13 to $8.33 per share. The company's shares were selling for $73.03 at the close of regular trading on Tuesday, down $3.62.
Whitney Holding Corp. -- The Gulf Coast banker posted a second-quarter loss as it continued to battle problem real estate loans in Florida. The loss was $18 million, or 23 cents per share, compared with a year-ago loss in the second quarter of $21.3 million, or 38 cents per share. The loss was more than double from the first quarter when Whitney lost $6.3 million, or 11 cents per share. Analysts had forecast a per-share loss of 20 cents for the latest quarter. Shares were $8.23, up 15 cents.
Office Depot Inc. -- The Boca Raton-based company narrowed its loss in the second quarter on tax benefits and cost cutting but sales were still down for the office supply retailer. The loss was $18.7 million, or 7 cents per share, after preferred stock dividends, compared with a year-ago loss of $82.6 million or 31 cents per share. Revenue fell 4 percent to $2.7 billion from $2.82 billion. Shares were $4.40, down 33 cents.
United States Steel Corp. -- The company posted a second-quarter loss, although it was far smaller than a year ago as sales more than doubled. The loss of $25 million, or 17 cents per share, compared with a loss of $392 million, or $2.92 per share, a year earlier. Sales more than doubled to $4.68 billion. Analysts predicted $4.63 billion. Surging revenue was offset by higher operating expenses, which nearly doubled from a year earlier. Shares were $45.76, down $3.31.
Valero Energy Corp. -- America's largest independent oil refiner reported its first profitable quarter since early 2009, as it made more money refining diesel fuel and other products. Profits were $583 million, or $1.03 per share, compared with a loss of $254 million, or 48 cents per share, for the same quarter last year. Revenue rose 25 percent to $21.8 billion. Shares were $17.39, down 17 cents.
UAL Corp. -- The parent company of United Airlines says two top executives are leaving the company once it combines with Continental Airlines Inc. United Airlines President John Tague and Chief Financial Officer Kathryn Mikells will depart once the deal closes in the fall. Tague joined the company in 2003 while United was in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Mikells joined United in 1994. Continental CEO Jeff Smisek will be president and CEO of the combined company. Shares were $23.71, down 54 cents.
Supervalu Inc. -- The company's first-quarter profit fell 40 percent as rising competition cut into the grocery chain's sales. The operator of Albertsons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's and Cub Foods called its revenue disappointing and cut its profit expectations for the year but maintained its adjusted forecast. Profits were $67 million, or 31 cents per share, down from $113 million, or 53 cents per share, a year earlier. Revenue fell 9.6 percent to $11.5 billion as the company exited certain markets. Shares were $11.62, up 4 cents.
Occidental Petroleum Corp. -- The company said profits jumped 56 percent in the second quarter as prices for oil and natural gas rose and the company pumped more from the ground. Profits were $1.06 billion, or $1.31 per share, up from $682 million, or 84 cents per share in the same quarter a year ago. Revenue increased 29 percent to $4.8 billion. Shares were $79.94, down $2.98.
Lockheed Martin Corp. -- The defense contractor said its second-quarter net income rose 12 percent thanks to stronger military hardware sales and a gain from plans to sell off a business unit. Profits were $825 million, or $2.22 per share, up from $734 million, or $1.88 per share in the same quarter last year. Revenue rose 4 percent to $11.44 billion. Shares were $74.87, down 1 cent.
DuPont Co. -- The chemical maker said its profit nearly tripled in the second quarter as revenue surged in most of its businesses and it raised prices. DuPont also raised its earnings forecast for the year, saying it expects to continue to benefit from higher prices, growing sales and better efficiency. Profits rose to $1.16 billion, or $1.26 per share, from $417 million, or 46 cents per share. Revenue grew 26 percent to $8.62 billion. Shares were $40.38, up $1.39.
Southern Co. -- The utility's chief executive says he will retire on Dec. 1. David M. Ratcliffe has run the company as chairman, president, and CEO since 2004, and has worked there since 1971. The company said that Chief Operating Officer Thomas A. Fanning will be the company's new CEO. Shares were $36.73, up 65 cents.
Daimler AG -- The automaker raised its full-year earnings forecast substantially after a strong recovery in global car sales pushed it to a second-quarter net profit of 1.31 billion euros (nearly $1.7 billion). The April-June figure contrasted with a net loss of 1.06 billion euros a year earlier. Second-quarter revenue was up 28 percent to 25.1 billion euros from 19.6 billion euros. Unit sales of cars and commercial vehicles climbed 27 percent to 496,500.
SAP AG -- The business software maker said that growth in the United States and emerging markets helped it to a 15 percent increase in second-quarter net earnings. SAP earned 491 million euros ($636 million), up from 426 million euros in the same period a year earlier, according to the company's preliminary earnings statement. Total revenue increased 12 percent to nearly 2.9 billion euros. Shares were $47.32, down $1.29.
Deutsche Bank AG -- Germany's biggest bank reported a 9 percent rise in second-quarter earnings as gains at its transaction banking and asset management operations helped counter a weaker investment banking performance.
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L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. -- The parent of Sarasota County's L-3 Aviation Recorders beat Wall Street profit estimates. The company reported profits of $227 million, or $1.95 per share, compared with $223 million, or $1.90 per share, a year earlier. Excluding items, L-3 profit was $2.04 a share, compared with the $1.93 expected by analysts. Sales rose 1 percent to nearly $4 billion. But the company also lowered some expectations, now predicting earnings of $8.05 to $8.25 for this year, compared with an April forecast calling for a profit of $8.13 to $8.33 per share. The company's shares were selling for $73.03 at the close of regular trading on Tuesday, down $3.62.


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2010 WORLD SUPERBIKE Championship leader Leon Haslam heads to Assen this weekend for the fourth leg of the WSB series.
Alstare Suzuki Team rider Haslam leads the World Championship by 18 points after a brace of race victories, including five podium finishes, from the first six races.
"Assen is a circuit I've always enjoyed racing on," explains Haslam. "It's a fast, flowing track and definitely offers something different to the other circuits we race on.
"The first three rounds have been good for me and I'd just like to continue scoring the points in the same manner on Sunday in Holland. As a team we've worked hard in the winter with the Alstare Suzuki machine and Assen will now provide us with a new test and a bit of an examination.
"It's the first circuit that we'll race on where I haven't tested and because of its nature the circuit will require some hard work to find a good race setting. But the Alstare Suzuki Team has been to Assen plenty of times before so I'd like to think that between us we can get into a position to challenge for more wins on Sunday."
2010 World Superbike Championship standings:
Leon Haslam Suzuki 123
Max Biaggi Aprilia 105
Carlos Checa Ducati 80
Noriyuki Haga Ducati 79
Jonathan Rea Honda 60
James Toseland Yamaha 50
Sylvain Guintoli Suzuki 50
Michel Fabrizio Ducati 46
Troy Corser BMW 46
Cal Crutchlow Yamaha 41
Shane Byrne Ducati 33
Leon Camier Aprilia 32
Lorenzo Lanzi Ducati 26
Jakub Smrz Ducati 20
Ruben Xaus BMW 19
Tom Sykes Kawasaki 13
Max Neukirchner Honda 8
Luca Scassa Ducati 4
Josh Brookes Honda 2

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Airbnb is a rad tool that you should be utilizing if you are traveling. In case you are really green to the travel scene, the service connects travelers with hosts from all over the world to give you a truly unique experience during your adventures.
I first thought to try Airbnb in 2013 when backpacking for three weeks over in Europe. The site was easy to use, fun to browse and had extremely affordable options. The idea of staying in someone's cozy home appealed to me so much more than a hostel or a cramped hotel room with basic amenities.
That first time was, well, an adventure. I made decisions based almost solely on price. Some locations took ages to find since this was also at a time when I was traveling without full service on my phone. One particular place in Prague took a near hour going back and forth to McDonalds using their wifi and screenshooting maps find out where we actually were. Another stay was at New Year's Eve in Florence nearly two miles from the train station. The host was so kind and got us a celebratory bottle of wine but we were so exhausted trying to find the place that we didn't even make it to 930pm before crashing. A bloke in Genoa didn't have hot water. Our stay in Rome was run by a darling lady who left us sweets on our pillow and our hosts in the Loire Valley had fresh pastries upon our arrival. It's a longer story but I'm pretty certain our place in Paris was haunted. As I said, an adventure!
After that first trip I got progressively better at picking and booking on the site. I've stayed in over forty different Airbnb's in twelve countries on three continents. I even went through a chapter of hosting people in my apartment for some extra cash. I've picked up a few tricks along the way and I'm happy to share them with you.
Things to know first:
Before you can book you must complete a profile including a photo, short bio, work information and even links to references. You can add as much or as little as you want but I recommend bare minimum a good photo and short bio, especially if you are new to the site. This will allow potential hosts to have a look and see if you are trustworthy and also a real person.
Listings are close to the map location but not always exact. Be mindful in places you are really unfamiliar with. The flat I picked in Bali was about twenty minutes deep in the jungle even though it appeared just outside of the city. I was completely unaware of the infrastructure and fought hard to get refunded, claiming that the listing was misleading. I lost and had to pay for the nights even when I didn't make it to the place.
Airbnb covers all money transactions. Sometimes hosts ask for extra tax but that should be mentioned in their listing prior. Typically you are paid up when you arrive.
For longer stays your price is split, half to pay now and half is charged before you arrive.
You can stay in a shared room, in your own room or have the entire place to yourself. I've stayed in my own room while traveling alone many times. Having the place to yourself sometimes requires a little more work picking up keys sometimes or sometimes its as easy as opening a lock box.
You always run the risk of being cancelled on and Airbnb does a pretty awful job of helping you out. I learned this the hard way. I booked my second summer in Paris five months in advance giving me the perfect spot and a beautiful price. A month prior the host messaged me that she was doing construction and the place was no longer available. Airbnb gave me a whooping $150 voucher to help find a new place. Didn't exactly help the new $1650 flat I had to book instead. Sometimes they suck.
Things you may not know:
Airbnb encourages hosts to give weekly discounts. If you stay seven days the price drops, same for monthly stays.
Airbnb keeps logs of your past trips including messages and addresses. This is always a fun way to remember where you've been. Even for this post I was able to pull data from six years ago.
You can negotiate the price with the host. This is where having a complete profile and a few good reviews will give you some leverage. If I stay more than three nights, I negotiate. It works more often than you think. Be reasonable and respectful. I've also negotiated and stayed additional nights by paying the host directly and making contacts and connections when I go back to particular spots. It never hurts to ask.
Bonuses that maybe you didn't think of
Sometimes perks are available like fruit from the garden, bottles of wine, breakfast or welcome snacks.
Can be unique locations for photo shoots and getting ready for weddings. [did you know I photograph weddings?]
Your hosts are experts on the area and most are happy to help.
Sometimes hosts offer Airport Pickup.
Most have places to store leftovers and groceries and provide kitchen access.
Farm stays are a real thing. With animals and everything.
Remember to check if they have parking if you are in a big city. I've stayed at places that even have rental cars available.
If you don't know where to stay in a city usually stick to either the train station you came in to or the city center. My guide on where to stay in Paris.
I've never had a truly negative or life threatening experience but if something doesn't feel right trust your gut. Saving a few bucks isn't worth it.
Airbnb gives you the most intimate look into someone's home and way of life. I've learned, been inspired and had so much fun staying in other peoples houses. From high-rise flats above the city to quaint neighborhood boroughs, in ancient buildings with antiques, cozy cabin stays on the lake and simple quiet rooms when I needed a cheap place to rest. Using Airbnb enriches my experience as a traveler.
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The Libertarian Party of Texas, is starting work on a voter history database which will empower campaigns and activists with the tools needed in order to advance freedom in the state of Texas. The VAULT (Voter Analysis Utilization & Libertarians of Texas) is an online database which allows LPTexas to organize information about voters, voter activities, and establishes the foundation for a full-scale warehouse of data and tools to be used by liberty volunteers to support the LPTexas goal which is "nothing more nor less than a world set free in our lifetime."[1] The VAULT makes campaigns more efficient and effective and allows campaigns and activists to track their projects and successes.
In order to make this happen, we need to raise money to purchase the initial voter history dataset from the Texas Secretary of State. Our goal is $4000 within the next few weeks. As soon as we get the funding, we'll be ready to rock and roll. We might even have block-walking list capabilities by September if we get the data purchased in July.
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More raccoon tube bunny's.This has a grey tail with trailing White microbarb saddles and yellow raccoon fur dubbing looped at the front.
The have a white tail then 20 or so strands of holographic xmas tinsel then turquoise raccoon fur at the front
And lastly this one has a Brown tail then a mix of fine brown tinsels and 15 brown saddle hackles finished of with a bright pink head
Wednesday, 17 February 2010
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Labels: Baltic Pike flies, Coonbunny's, Eumer tube flies, pike flies, Tube flies
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Those raccoon bunnies are just soooooooooo cool!
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It's October. Two months into our homeschool year and we are finally, s-l-o-w-l-y settling into a simple homeschool routine over here. It's taken us a few months to get into a routine because I like flexibility. We like field trips. We like the freedom of not being bound by … [Read more...]
My Super Simple Morning Bible Study Routine
"It is a good rule never to look into the face of a man in the morning 'til you have looked into the face of God." Charles Spurgeon I am not a morning person. At all. But over the past few years, I've s-l-o-w-l-y adopted a super simple morning Bible study routine that even … [Read more...]


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Kimball County Sheriff takes in the destruction left in Moore, OK
Crumbled cars line the streets, debris is all that remains in the place where houses once stood and families are still trying to sift through the devastation left behind by one of the biggest... Full story
Accident at Nadine Street and Route 30 in Kimball between pickup and bicycle leads to boy's hospitalization
A young boy was struck by a pickup truck at the intersection of Route 30 and Nadine Street in Kimball last week stopping traffic for over half an hour, as first responders treated the victim. The...
Kimball-Banner County Fair opening date nears for people in the area
With the summer season in full swing, it is once again time for the Kimball-Banner County Fair Days. The 95th Kimball-Banner County Fair Days are set to take place between August 6 and August 12th in... Full story
AmeriCorps volunteer team helps at High Point Welcome Center, teaming up with Keep Kimball Beautiful for the week
An AmeriCorps crew arrived in Kimball this past week in order to aid Keep Kimball Beautiful in several projects throughout the city with the hopes of helping to improve the curb appeal in order to...
Daum going the extra mile prior to his senior season
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And here's another installment of books books books! Another review of our favourite stories from bedtime and beyond.
First up is a book we got from the library this week. the crocodile who didn't like water by Gemma Merino.
This is a super cute book about a little crocodile who desperately wants to play with his brothers and sisters but cannot stand water. This little croc dose everything to try and like water so it can join in the fun but has no luck. Then without warning a big sneeze comes along and actually you realise this croc is not a crocodile at all. A wonderful family read and cute little drawings. Kids will love this and find it a good read if they are reading alone.
Our next book is one of my favourites just because it's so pretty. My little star by Mark Sperring and Nicola O'Byrne.
Everything about this book is simply beautiful. From the illustrations, which belong in frames to the pretty rhyming words, this book is one I'll read to my grandchildren. It expresses great love and sets the mood for bedtime in such a lovely way. A winner all round and one I'm sure children will love to read to their parents.
Lastly we have a book that sets such a beautiful message. Oh the places you'll Go by the wonderful Dr Seuss.
This is just a wonderful book. It's actually one we have picked up for little Missy's as it's a favourite of mine. It tells of the adventures you can expect to have in life but also tells you that things won't always go to plan so not to be discouraged by that. It's a great read for any age if I'm honest as it puts things in perspective. It's a little long for a new reader but will make a great first 'longer read' for those just starting to read solo.
Well that's it for this week. I'll have more books for you soon. Let me know if you would like the odd 'grow-ups' reviews. It might encourage me to keep up this reading.
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Wednesday, December 29, 2004
Author Arthur C. Clarke loses Lanka school
The author of 2001: A Space Odyssey is Sri Lanka's most famous guest-resident:
British-born science fiction author Arthur C Clarke who has made Sri Lanka his adopted home lost his diving school with the deadly tsunami eerily echoing a plotline from his first book on the island...
"Curiously enough, in my first book on Sri Lanka, I had written about another tidal wave reaching the Galle harbour," he said.
"That happened in August 1883, following the eruption of Krakatoa in roughly the same part of the Indian Ocean."
He was referring to the submarine earthquake in the Indian Ocean off Indonesia that triggered the tsunami which devastated coastlines of seven Asian nations, with Sri Lanka one of the hardest hit.
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A stage version of The Princess Bride is in the works.
The 1987 Rob Reiner movie based on the 1973 novel of the same name by William Goldman will be adapted into a live show by Disney Theatrical Productions.
Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn said: "My involvement in The Princess Bride goes back to 1987 and it has always been close to my heart.
"For all those years and a few more, I've been friends with the brilliant Bill Goldman, and to now have a stage production of this film in development at Disney is honestly a dream come true.
"It couldn't be in better hands than those of the experienced Disney Theatrical team led by Tom Schumacher."
It has not yet been decided if the project will be a musical or play, but a musical is more likely given that Disney is behind the project.
The Princess Bride movie cast reunited for a 25th anniversary screening of the film last month.
Director Rob Reiner, Billy Crystal, Robin Wright, Cary Elwes, Carol Kane, Chris Sarandon and Mandy Patinkin premiered a new print of the 1987 film at Alice Tully Hall in New York City.
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However, the current set of triggers is somewhat limited, so I'm here to suggest some more:
- Find a structure
Minecraft already has a minecraft:location trigger built in that checks where a player is every 20 ticks. This trigger can also detect if the player is near a structure. This, unlike for biomes and dimensions, only works with vanilla structures, however.
It would be great to have a trigger for when the player gets close to a Pixelmon structure, such as the Shrines, Timespace Altar and Towns.
- Defeat a wild Pokémon versions of the currently existing catch triggers.
Pretty much identical to the pixelmon:legendary_capture_trigger and pixelmon:spec_trigger, but for defeating a Pokémon that meets the conditions instead.
- More battle victory triggers
The current existing pixelmon:wild_battle_victory_trigger but for trainer battles, player battles and boss battles.
- Breeding trigger
Trigger for breeding a specific Pokémon, or one that fulfils Pokémon specs given. Preferably separate triggers for obtaining and hatching an egg.


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Technology And Divorce: The Pros And Cons
Huffington Post recently took a look at the advantages of technology in divorce, and while we have to give a hearty "here-here!" to many of the points, it's also important to take a look at the downside. While it can certainly help you with support sources and the like, it can also exacerbate difficulties. Let's take a look at some of the pros and cons of mixing these two elements together.
Do-it-yourself divorce: This is perhaps one of the biggest advantages of having a technological influence in your divorce and recovery. Rather than paying exorbitant attorney's fees for a costly, combative divorce, you and your spouse can use DIY divorce services like ours to get the support, education, and preparation you need at fractional costs.
Getting back out there: Technology can enable you to become more discerning about the dating scene after you or your spouse have decided to file for divorce. Rather than taking someone at face value from one night in a club, you can read their profile and use your judgment to determine whether they're a good fit for you. It can also help you get your confidence back by giving you more time and opportunity to interact in a meaningful way.
Support groups: There are tons of support forums out there where you can go to interact with others, who may be going through the same thing you are. You can also use the Internet or specialty smartphone applications to get legal guidance in an easy-to-digest form.
Social media: People have a tendency to vent on social media, and that can lead to big trouble if you say the wrong thing. Social networks like Facebook better facilitate affairs, hurt divorce settlements, and escalate feuds by bringing others into what should be a private situation. Also, if you're the spouse who has been rejected, having access to this tool can escalate obsessive behavior by using it to always check what your ex is up to. This can retard post-divorce growth and development.
Disconnecting relationships: In situations where technology becomes too big of a part in a couple's life, they can tend to ignore the human need to connect. Not spending time together in a meaningful way can increase the divide that couples feel and lead to divorce.
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While ultimately technology is a good thing in how it can help you save money and time on a divorce, rebuild your life after one, and get the emotional and legal support that you need, it can't be fully embraced without being aware of its costs. Find the balance, and you'll be a happier person.


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Battery Carroll and Fort Greble were two defense sites north of the Potomac that guarded the gateway to Washington during the Civil War. Their guns not only swept the Potomac opposite Alexandria, standing ready to prevent attack on the Washington Arsenal and Navy Yard, but also the ravines of Oxon Run gave access to the roads leading into Washington.
Battery Carroll was named after Samuel Sprigg Carroll, a native Washingtonian and West Point graduate. Fort Greble was named in honor of Lt. J.T. Greble who was killed at Big Bethel, Va., July 10, 1861.
The two sites were located on densely wooded land, thereby providing sufficient lumber for the construction of the Fort Greble. Their plateau locations enabled them to lay down a withering cross-fire between them. To deter the possible advance of the enemy through the wooded hills surrounding the sites, civilian construction gangs cleared paths which could be raked from the guns of the forts.
Contruction work for Fort Greble was started in September 1861 but was not completed until the second half of 1864. Fort Greble was never called upon to play a major role in the war, but did provide training ground for various units prior to their commitment in many cases of battle. The irregular, octagonal shape of Fort Greble was built to conform to the terrain and the areas it defended.
When Congress ordered the closing of the defenses, Fort Greble was offered to Thomas W. Berry who held the property in trust for heirs "unknown."


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Perfect Professional Photo for your LinkedIn ProfileWritten by Artriva Studios
Just like your job interview where the first impression you give a recruiter matters the most, your profile picture on LinkedIn is what catches the eye of a prospective employer. Your professional profile photo is an integral part of your LinkedIn or any other Job site profile and, along with your employment history and credentials markets you as a strong prospective employee for employers.
Why does having a professional photo on LinkedIn matter so much?
- Prospective Employers do judge you for your professionalism & commitment by your appearance.
- It's a natural instinct and a subconscious connection is made when one sees your profile photograph (profiles without a picture do tend to get ignored).
- It is an integral part of your professional history and a prospective employer would be imagining how his/her brand / organization will be represented.
- It also keeps focus on what you have to offer professionally.
How to pick a Perfect Professional Photo?
- Pick a Headshot: Profile Photos are typically small (400x400 pixels or less) and hence select a picture that covers your head and the top of your shoulders. Longer / full length photographs make your face look very small and you would miss out on a eye contact, also it makes it harder to recognize one at small image sizes.
- Dress professionally: Since your profile exists to enhance your professional / business network make sure that your appearance and clothes are appropriate. For men this could typically be a formal shirt, tie and a blazer. Women do have a range of work attire that they can choose from, and it works best to pick something that your intended workplace demands.
- Keep it simple: Keep your attire, makeup, accessories etc simple and not too flashy. Remember the focus is on you professionally. Also ensure that the backgrounds are simple, in cases where backgrounds are noisy it might to help to shoot with a wider aperture. Solid colours work well, but the best effect is obtained from professionally lit backgrounds / backdrops with a little gradient to accentuate you.
- Select a Current Photo: You do not want to show how you looked at the kid. Remember prospective employers already have some idea of some demographic like the age group you might fall into while looking for prospective employees. It does help to have a photograph that is current (ideally no more than a few months to a couple of years old). Also a current photograph will help a prospective employer to instantly recognise and connect with you when you meet in person for the first time.
- Ensure Visibility: Ensure that your face covers around 60% of the frame. Yes, the screen real estate is already small and you not want to be a small speck on the background. Be visible, but do not over do it by a very tight crop of your picture.
- Consistency across your accounts: Yes, it is no secret that you do undergo a Background check. It is therefore essential you have similar photographs across your other social media accounts especially if you are nearing/in a phase of switching jobs.
- Can I take a Selfie: Though sometimes can be sufficient if all of the above are met, we still would recommend taking one from a good phone/camera and have someone take a photograph you under good lighting conditions.
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– Burmese cats are sometimes called copper cats, which we think is a pretty cool nickname. They are generally famous for their lively and affectionate temperament, and as we all know many cat breeds are simply not so comfortable around people, that's not true with the Burmese.
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The country has a long and tumultuous history, and was colonized by the British never long ago. It's via British colonization and ties to the western world that Burmese cats found their way to houses around the world. In fact that the colonization of much of the world from the 19th century did much to disperse most of the cat breeds, with no ties to the western world we wouldn't like these cats now.
Interestingly enough, all the Burmese cats in the USA are assumed to have one common ancestor, that cat's name is Wong Mau, and he was brought in the U.S. sometime in the 1930's with a guy named Joseph Thompson. Abyssinian Kittens For Sale New England
If you own one of those cats, then perhaps you will want to construct a tiny makeshift altar for your little buddy's great ancestor, the illustrious Wong Mau.
There are three separate breeds of Burmese-the Contemporary, the Conventional, and also the European; they're all a little bit different. The European variety is much slimmer, for instance, along with the Traditional look similar to the first cat brought over from Burma (the illustrious and prolific Wong Mau). Each one of these cats are rather muscular and have a short coat, making great sense understanding that Burma is a tropical country where a long haired cat wouldn't be advantageous.
Buying Burmese kittens in most areas of north America ought to be rather simple because this is a fairly common breed, the single thing which we ask of you is that you check to find out whether the breeder is accredited and reputable because occasionally in the pet industry there is some shadiness happening. Abyssinian Kittens For Sale New England
In closing, these Burmese are extremely human like, and thus extremely popular cats all over the world.


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Thousands of revellers helped raise more than £3,500 on Sunday for the Breast Care Unit at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital.
With Highcliffe Castle as a backdrop to the free jazz concert, crowds danced to music from Swing Unlimited Big Band and enjoyed picnics in the sun. An estimated 2,500 people attended the event, with many buying raffle tickets for a chance to win two return tickets to New York City and many more prizes. Over £3,500 was raised for the charity through raffle ticket sales and generous donations.
One of the prize winners, Sara Gorgeon, said: "What a lovely surprise – I purchased the raffle tickets because I have good reason to be grateful to the Well Women's Clinic, so to win a prize as well is just the icing on the cake!"
Richard Renaut, the hospital Trust's Director of Service Development, joined hospital staff and volunteers to sell raffle tickets on the day. He said: "What a fantastic afternoon, it was great to see so many people enjoying the event, the band really rose to the occasion and the sun was certainly on our side. It was also wonderful to see the generosity from people supporting Bournemouth Hospital Charity.
"The charity would like to extend its thanks to all who attended the concert and especially to our volunteers from the hospital and the community who gave up their time to help. Particular thanks also go to the Tulip Appeal for helping organise the concert and to Fiona Castle, the patron of our Jigsaw Appeal, who has supported our cause over the years."
The Breast Care Unit will form part of the Women's Health Unit in the new Jigsaw Building, which will be a centre of excellence to screen, diagnose and treat patients with breast and gynaecological cancer and for families undergoing complications in early pregnancy, including miscarriages.
You can find photos and videos from the jazz concert on Flickr and Facebook, accessible through the charity website www.bournemouthhospitalcharity.org


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Social media platforms will continue their rapid disruption as a communications vehicle in the digital world – and a number of new tech advancements will continue to leverage these tools for audiences around the world.
As the waves of social media surge, here are the top 10 future social media trends according to Entrepreneur.
1. Rise of augmented reality
At the first-ever event hosted in the Steve Jobs Theater, Apple announced the iPhone 8 and the iPhone X. Both devices incorporate a new chip that allows the phones to provide users with extraordinary augmented reality experiences. While augmented reality will have its initial impact on mobile gaming, it is likely that social media platforms will find ways to incorporate the new technology as well.
For example, it's conceivable that Snapchat or Instagram will soon support filters that allow users to take a selfie with a friend or celebrity projected via augmented reality. Similarly, brands could soon project their products into the homes of social media users through special filters.
2. Increasing popularity of Instagram Stories
More than 200 million people use Instagram Stories each month, which is 50 million-plus more than those who use Snapchat – and Instagram stories is just one year old! At this rate, nearly half of all Instagram users will be using Stories by the end of 2018. This means that brands interested in connecting with Instagram users must take the time to master Instagram Stories.
3. Continued investment in influencer marketing
More than 90 percent of marketers who employ an influencer marketing strategy believe it is successful. Companies like North Face, Hubspot and Rolex use social media-based influencer marketing strategies to connect with new audiences and improve engagement with existing audiences.
This year we saw that brands that opted for traditional advertising strategies struggled to connect to social media users. Next year, it is likely that more brands will embrace influencer marketing as a way to connect with audiences who tend to ignore traditional strategies.
4. Focus on Generation Z
A recent study conducted by Goldman Sachs concluded that Generation Z was more valuable to most organizations than millennials. Today, the oldest Gen Zers are 22 years old. They are just beginning to enter the labor force, and will have increased buying power for some time.
Brands will begin to recognize this, and will shift their social media strategies accordingly. Expect great investment in platforms loved by Gen Zers like Snapchat and Instagram.
5. Increasing brand participation in messaging platforms
More than 2.5 billion people use messaging platforms globally, and yet brands are still primarily focused on connecting with consumers on pure social networks. In 2018, expect brands to invest more time and money in connecting with consumers on messaging platforms. Artificial intelligence, voice assistants and chatbots will enable brands to offer personalized shopping experiences on messaging platforms like Messenger, WhatsApp and Kik.
6. Expansion of live streaming
What was once a novel gimmick has become a mainstream part of social media. Today, brands big and small have started using live streaming to capture the attention of followers.
GORUCK, a backpack manufacturer and the organizer of extreme endurance events, is one example of a medium-sized brand that has grown its reach by live streaming compelling content on Facebook. Thousands of followers tuned in to watch 48-hour coverage of a recent endurance race.
In 2018, more brands will begin to realize the power of live streaming, and will incorporate it into their monthly content plans.
7. Rethinking Twitter
Twitter has failed to grow followers significantly in 2017. In fact, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram all have more social media followers. This year, Twitter also lost access to streaming NFL games (Amazon won the rights). In 2018, it is likely that Twitter leadership will aim to rethink how the platform operates.
Possible changes to Twitter include selling the company to private investors, changing the platform to include some subscription element and/or revamping Twitter advertising options, which have fallen behind other platforms.
8. Digital hangouts go mainstream
Houseparty is a video hangout platform used by over one million people each day. It is primarily used by Gen Zers as a way to hang out with friends digitally. The platform is so successful that Facebook is reportedly investigating ways to create a similar functionality within their platform.
9. Facebook Spaces goes mainstream
Facebook isn't just interested in live video streaming; it has been working on a project called Spaces that is designed to allow friends to connect in VR. Given that Facebook owns Oculus, a virtual reality hardware and software company, it is no surprise that the social media giant is developing a platform to make use of this new technology.
Facebook is poised to scale Spaces in 2018. When they do, it is likely that it will be the first successful VR social media product at scale.
10. Social platforms embrace stronger governance policies
After a series of controversial decisions during the 2016 presidential election, social media platforms have embraced a more hands-on approach to governing conduct on their platforms. Facebook recently turned over thousands of ads that seem to be connected to Russian meddling, and has invested in new AI and human forms of monitoring.
Heartbroken Mic: Las Vegas shooting shocks nation
When I was a police reporter for The Washington Times back in the late 1980s and early 1990s, I frequently jarred the then murder capital of the U.S. awake with the scary, senseless carnage that struck the city.
But nothing like this. Nothing like Las Vegas in the darkness of Oct. 1. Nothing can prepare even a seasoned crime beat writer for the, heartless, harrowing carnage that erupted at the joyous Route 91 Harvest Festival during a Jason Aldean concert. It quickly turned from a happy fall country music celebration to a hellish war zone, the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
It left at least 59 people dead, more than 500 others injured, and a nation heart broken yet again at the evil that men do. Why would this retired, steady gambling, cowardly wacko open fire from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort onto an innocent crowd of 22,000?
You can't get your head around it, and your heart will never understand! When will the headlines stop? When will the carnage in Las Vegas and other innocent places like Virginia Tech and Orlando cease?
We may never know, and it probably will never happen. What we do know is that heroes emerge from the ashes and give flight to hope amid the destruction, despair, blood and tears. Love, courage and peace prevail.
Heroes like Sonny Melton, 29, who took his wife to the concert as a celebration of the purchase of their dream home in bucolic Paris, Tenn. When the bullets rained down from the devil on his perch, Sonny pulled his wife, Heather up and pushed her along with the surging crowd. When the rapid-fire sound pierced the sky and ricocheted around them, he shielded her from the onslaught. The bullets pierced his back and took his life, but Heather survived.
"I lost my true love and knight in shining armor," she posted on Facebook. "I want everyone to know what a kindhearted, loving man he was."
We do, Heather, and a nation prays for you and thinks of you and the countless others cut down by a senseless maniac! But heroes like your husband, the first responders, the ordinary who carted victims to hospitals saved lives in the death and destruction. The extraordinary spirit of these heroes – and a nation bound in unity – will live on forever!
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The Universe: The future: dilution and darkness (ask Einstein).
The Port Authority: The future: dilution and darkness.
Tea Partiers: The future: mangled history.
Liberalism: The future: abandoned history.
Conservatism: The future: dogmatic homogeneity.
Public Policy: The future: the recent past.
WikiLeaks: The future: more revelation, if we are fortunate.
Warfare: The future: keyboard warriors.
Batteries: The future: heavy (ask Einstein, even when he's wrong).
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What stops us from being creative at work? Unblocking the flow is simpler than you might think, if only people would listen…
A case study by Nancy Kline – President of Time To Think
Read more here – Thinking Caps Off
What stops us from being creative at work? Unblocking the flow is simpler than you might think, if only people would listen…
A case study by Nancy Kline – President of Time To Think
Read more here – Thinking Caps Off
Like the Chinese word for crisis, which combines the symbols for danger and opportunity, difficult conversations can lead to either distress or harmony. We usually anticipate distress because difficult conversations often become emotional, leading us to confront, freeze, bolt, or gloss over the issues. But we could choose to expect harmony instead.
Imagine yourself at a tense planning meeting where the financial director reports, "To compete profitably, we need to lay off 20 percent of the workforce." The marketing director responds, "That's the stupidest idea I've ever heard. We need to lay you off so we can hire new people who are serious about growing the business." Are you ready to add fuel to the fire, would you prefer to crawl under your chair, or do you have the skills to facilitate a conversation that could satisfy everyone in the room?
Read more – Authentic Communication – Lasley
When was the last time you sat through a meeting and said to yourself, "This is a complete waste of time!"? Was it yesterday, or even just a few hours ago? Why did that gathering feel so tedious? Perhaps it's because the leaders posed the wrong questions at the start of the session. Or, worse yet, maybe they didn't ask any engaging questions, and as a result, the meeting consisted of boring reports-outs or other forms of one way communication that failed to engage people's interest or curiosity. The usefulness of the knowledge we acquire and the effectiveness of the actions we take depend on the quality of the questions we ask. Questions open the door to dialogue and discovery. They are an invitation to creativity and breakthrough thinking. Questions can lead to movement and action on key issues; by generating creative insights, they can ignite change.
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CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OH – The Cuyahoga County Department of Consumer Affairs is encouraging scam victims who wired money to scammers through Western Union to apply for refunds by the Feb. 12 deadline.
Western Union agreed to pay $586 million to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Justice Department that the company looked the other way while scammers used its money wiring system, despite receiving hundreds of thousands of complaints about scam activity.
The Justice Department is refunding the money to fraud victims who wired money to scammers through Western Union between Jan. 1, 2004, and Jan. 19, 2017.
To receive funds, wronged consumers must submit a claim by Feb. 12.
"It's rare for scam victims to get their money back," said Sheryl Harris, Director of the Cuyahoga County Department of Consumer Affairs. "We want to make sure that county residents who are eligible for these refunds don't miss the deadline to apply."
Consumers who believe they are eligible for refunds should visit FTC.gov/WU for claim forms and updates. Those who have power of attorney can apply on behalf of an eligible scam victim.
Consumers can file a claim online or print out a claim form to return by mail.
Consumers can contact the claims administrator at 1-844-319-2124.
Scams that commonly relied on money wire transfers include impostor cons in which scammers posed as friends or family members in trouble, romance scams, and a wide range of scams involving fake checks, including mystery shopping, government grant and sweepstakes or lottery scams.
The Department of Consumer Affairs and its Cuyahoga County Scam Squad partners remind consumers that no legitimate government agency accepts funds through money wires or gift cards.
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Pluggable Architecture – A Software Architecture that allows to plug functionality using PluggableModules. Ward Cunningham
One of the projects I am involved in these days is composed of multiple applications each of them with its own front-end implemented in Angular, all using consistent UX patterns and framework. The common user flows like managing projects or navigating to the applications is handled in a central application. At the same time, common components like navbar or sidebars are reused across.
This front-end separation by applications or large features has prevented us from creating a big monolithic web app and our teams have the kind of independence and control in the front-end we get in the back-end with micro-services.
All good so far, but let's say that now we want to have a dashboard application composed of widgets and one of the requirements is that multiple teams can implement and deploy their own widgets independently. Hence, without the need of modifying the dashboard application code or redeploying it when a new widget comes or gets updated.
Can an Angular CLI application load and render external widgets at runtime?
The short answer is yes, it is possible. You can find a working demo in this repo https://github.com/paucls/angular-pluggable-architecture
The long answer is that there is not a straightforward solution ;-), it took me a little bit of research to find out how.
First of all, the application needs a way to load remote widget bundles at runtime. This sounds like lazy loading, but that is not going to help us, lazy loading is for loading modules linked to child routes, but the modules still need to belong to the same application and be known at build-time.
The solution is to use SystemJS, but only at runtime and only to load the widgets. We do not need to configure our CLI project to switch from Webpack to SystemJS.
Loading a bundle will look like this:
const module = await SystemJS.import('/path-to-a-module-bundle');
The next problem is that the bundle contains a Module and a Component for the widget but they have dependencies themselves to other modules. The smallest component has at least dependencies to @angular/core.
import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
To stop SystemJS from trying to find and fetch those vendor modules from the network we need to set SystemJS with the modules already available.
/** * Set existing vendor modules into SystemJS registry. * This way SystemJS won't make HTTP requests to fetch imported modules * needed by the dynamicaly loaded Widgets. */ import { System } from 'systemjs'; declare const SystemJS: System; import * as angularCore from '@angular/core'; import * as angularCommon from '@angular/common'; import * as angularCommonHttp from '@angular/common/http'; SystemJS.set('@angular/core', SystemJS.newModule(angularCore)); SystemJS.set('@angular/common', SystemJS.newModule(angularCommon)); SystemJS.set('@angular/common/http', SystemJS.newModule(angularCommonHttp));
The second part is compiling and rendering each widget. For this, we need to make use of the Angular JIT compiler to compile the Angular module and component of the widget. And then create the widget component in ViewChield target div.
@Component({ selector: 'app-dashboard', template: '<div #content></div>' }) export class DashboardComponent implements AfterViewInit { @ViewChild('content', { read: ViewContainerRef }) content: ViewContainerRef; constructor(private compiler: Compiler, private dashboardService: DashboardService, private injector: Injector) { } ngAfterViewInit() { this.loadWidgets(); } private async loadWidgets() { const widgets = await this.dashboardService.getWidgetConfigs().toPromise(); widgets.forEach((widget) => this.createWidget(widget)); } private async createWidget(widget: WidgetConfig) { // import external module bundle const module = await SystemJS.import(widget.moduleBundlePath); // compile module const moduleFactory = await this.compiler.compileModuleAsync(module[widget.moduleName]); // resolve component factory const moduleRef = moduleFactory.create(this.injector); const componentProvider = moduleRef.injector.get(widget.name); const componentFactory = moduleRef.componentFactoryResolver.resolveComponentFactory(componentProvider); // compile component this.content.createComponent(componentFactory); } }
Note that to be able to use the JIT compiler our build needs to have AOT disabled what it is not ideal. There is an open issue (https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/20875) to allow the use of the compiler with AOT, I tried some of the temporal solutions suggested like defining custom providers for JIT in the app module but I could not make it work yet.
– Developing with Angular, Denys Vuika. https://github.com/DenisVuyka/developing-with-angular/tree/master/angular/plugins
– As busy as a bee — lazy loading in the Angular CLI, David Herges https://blog.angularindepth.com/as-busy-as-a-bee-lazy-loading-in-the-angular-cli-d2812141637f … how does lazy loading in the Angular CLI work under the hood?
– How to load dynamic external components into Angular application? https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45503497/how-to-load-dynamic-external-components-into-angular-application/45506470#45506470
– Here is what you need to know about dynamic components in Angular, Maxim Koretskyi https://blog.angularindepth.com/here-is-what-you-need-to-know-about-dynamic-components-in-angular-ac1e96167f9e
– Modules are not what you think they are, Maxim Koretskyi https://youtu.be/pERhnBBae2k
– Extension mechanism demo https://github.com/maximusk/extension-mechanism-demo
– JIT Compiler needed with AOT Build for Dynamic Component. https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/20875


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Burklin also added the reminder that hurricanes have the potential to cause severe flooding. In flooded locations, GEICO recommends:
- Avoid walking or driving through high water. Six inches of moving water can knock you down, and a foot can sweep your vehicle away according to Ready.gov.
- Reduce your speed. If you need to drive, reduce your speed to try to reduce the chances of hydroplaning. If you hydroplane, immediately take your foot off the accelerator. A rotating tire has traction, while a sliding one does not.
- Maintain a safe distance. Increase the distance you would normally have between you and the vehicle ahead.
- Turn on your headlights – Simply turning on your headlights makes you more visible to others.
- When to abandon the car – Ready.gov recommends that you only abandon your vehicle if the flood water is rising around your vehicle, but is not moving. Then proceed to higher ground. Do not leave the car and enter moving water.
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On offer is an outstanding manuscript for a book on vocal pedagogy. The volume contains approximately 300 pages and is about 75% complete. It measures 8 inches by 5.5 inches. Although the cover shows some wear, it is in fair condition and all pages are intact. The handwriting is legible. There are a number of loose pages inserted into the notebook, Bainbridge Crist was a noted American composer, conductor and educator. He was born in 1883 and died in 1969. He studied piano and flute. He earned a law degree from George Washington University However, music and vocals were his great love and that is where his career took him. He went to Europe to complete his musical training. He studied under Paul Juon in Berlin and there is a reference to him attending lectures by the great Lilli Lehmann in Berlin in 1927. He taught singing in Boston (1915-21) and Washington, D.C. (1922-23); returned to Europe (1923) and spent four years in Florence, Paris, Lucerne, and Berlin; then settled in Washington, D.C. Crist devoted much time to teaching. He was the author of The Art of Setting Words to Music (N.Y., 1944) - in all some 186 works in 3 languages. The notebook is a manuscript for a book on vocal 'production' and relies heavily on studies of physiology and physics. Crist is clearly knowledgeable on the subject. He quotes some of the leading voice theorists of the time - Francesco Lamperti and Manuel Garcia. In fact, the author has attached newspaper clipping from stories about each of these men's teachings. The manuscript is organized into 9 chapters: A) Jaw, B) Lips, C) Tongue, D) Soft Palate, E) The Nasal Passage, F) The Vowels, G) The Diphthongs, H) The Consonants and I) Combinations of Consonants [p 43]. This book is meant for teachers and very serious students of voice and voice production. The following is a passage on the topic of Consonants, specifically the consonant 'M': "M is a voiced consonant. The rapid movement of the lower jaw should be no greater than is necessary to enable the lips comfortably to meet. The corners of the mouth and any portion of the tongue must be in the position of the vowel to follow; also the thyroid cartilage must hold the pitch height required of the vowel which it commences or terminates. When the articulation of M is completed, the jaw must move rapidly down to the normal position, which, as I stated, is uniform for all vowel sounds." [pp. 129, 131]. The manuscript goes into great detail on the formation and projection of sounds. Crist refers at length to the aforementioned Lilli Lehman who had an international reputation as an opera singer. The International Mozarteum Foundation awards the Lilli Lehmann Medal annually. This is an excellent example of the science behind voice production, as understood in the mid-20th century by a highly accomplished musician. Crist is at pains to provide an underlying theory to the methods that he advocates for voice and music teachers. Music teachers and music historians and vocal specialists would find it to be an outstanding resource for its actual content as well as a comparison to voice coaching methods today. These would be similar theories and methods as used by Lionel George Logue, CVO who successfully treated King George VI for his stammer. Much of Crist's works are now archived by the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY.
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Caleb Casey McGuire Affleck-Boldt[1] (born August 12, 1975), better known as Casey Affleck, is an American actor and film director. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, he played supporting roles in mainstream hits like Good Will Hunting (1997) and Ocean's Eleven (2001) as well as in critically acclaimed independent films such as Chasing Amy (1997). Casey is the younger brother of actor and director Ben Affleck, with whom he has frequently collaborated professionally. In 2007, his breakout year,[2][3] Affleck gained recognition and critical acclaim for his work in Gone Baby Gone and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
Early lifeEdit
Affleck was born in Falmouth, Massachusetts. He is the younger brother of Ben Affleck, and second son of Christine Anne "Chris" (née Boldt), a school district employee and teacher, and Timothy Byers Affleck, a drug counselor, social worker, janitor, auto mechanic, bartender, and former actor with the Theater Company of Boston.[1] Affleck has Irish, Scottish, German, and English ancestry (the surname "Affleck" is Scottish), and is a distant cousin of actor Matt Damon.[4][5] He was raised in a mostly Episcopalian family.[6] Affleck is three years younger than his brother Ben.[7] As a child he had numerous pets, including cats, snakes, guinea pigs and turtles.[8] Affleck went to George Washington University and later transferred to Columbia University in New York City, where he majored in physics, astronomy, and Western philosophy, but never graduated.[9] Affleck worked sporadically on television while finishing high school and attending college during the early 1990s.
Early work, 1995–2006Edit
Affleck's first movie role was as a sociopathic teenager in Gus Van Sant's 1995 dark comedy To Die For, alongside Joaquin Phoenix and Nicole Kidman.[10] After co-starring with Halle Berry in the 1997 box office flop Race the Sun, later that year he appeared in two films featuring his brother Ben: Chasing Amy and Good Will Hunting.
Affleck's next few films, the underground movie Desert Blue (1998) with Kate Hudson, the black comedy Drowning Mona (1999) with Bette Midler, Jamie Lee Curtis, Neve Campbell, and Danny DeVito, and the 2001 horror movie Soul Survivors (co-starring Luke Wilson) were all critical as well as commercial failures.[11]
In 2001, Affleck became part of an ensemble cast in the remake of the Rat Pack movie Ocean's Eleven, directed by Steven Soderbergh. Supporting the star leads, George Clooney and Brad Pitt, Affleck played Virgil Malloy, one of the pair of Mormon brothers hired to drive the getaway vehicle. Affleck reprised this character in two sequels, Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Ocean's Thirteen (2007). In the third installment of the trilogy, several scenes are set in Mexico and he has extended dialogue in Spanish. Affleck lived in Mexico as a child and speaks Spanish fluently.[12]
Affleck co-wrote the screenplay for the 2002 film Gerry with Gus Van Sant and Matt Damon. The film, about two men who get lost while hiking in the desert, received mixed reviews; after premiering at the Sundance film festival, it got only a limited release in the United States in 2003.[13] In 2006, Affleck featured in Lonesome Jim and The Last Kiss, where he plays a friend of Zach Braff's character. He then made a cameo in the Joaquin Phoenix-directed video "Tired of Being Sorry" for Balthazar Getty's band Ringside.
Breakthrough, 2007–presentEdit
In 2007, Affleck starred in the Western The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, playing Robert Ford opposite Brad Pitt's Jesse James. For his performance, he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture, and an Oscar nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role. Entertainment Weekly observed that "a revelatory Casey Affleck brings Ford to life with a mature sense of an underling's craven, fawning petulance."[14] Other reviewers praised Affleck for being "terrific"[15] and a "real revelation"[16] while making "an indelible impression as the insecure, physically unprepossessing weakling."[17] The film's director, Andrew Dominik, said that Affleck was so good in the role partly because, like Ford, he "knows what it's like to live in somebody's shadow," referring to Affleck's older brother.[3]
Affleck also played his first leading man in a mainstream production in 2007. He starred in the Boston crime thriller Gone Baby Gone as the protagonist, Patrick Kenzie. Directed, produced, and co-written by Ben Affleck, the film was critically acclaimed and earned Casey further plaudits for his acting.[18] The Boston Globe commented, "I'd never stopped to consider Casey Affleck as a movie star before, but under his big brother's tutelage, he blooms as a leading man of richly watchable savvy and intelligence."[19] The New York magazine similarly praised Affleck's portrayal of the tough private detective and concluded, "Casey Affleck has never had a pedestal like the one his brother provides him, and he earns it. His Patrick is pale and raspy ... He's not physically imposing, but he reels off four-letter words so fast that it leaves his bigger and more dangerous opponents staring in disbelief."[20]
In 2010 Affleck released his first major directorial effort, I'm Still Here, a mockumentary about the musical career of his friend and brother-in-law Joaquin Phoenix, who attempted to live a lifestyle of a rapper in one year.[21][22] After much speculation, Affleck admitted shortly after the film's release that Phoenix's role was a "performance" rather than genuine behavior, stating that he "never intended to trick anybody", rather, the production was a work of "gonzo filmmaking" inspired by journalists such as Hunter S Thompson.[23]
Next, Affleck teamed with Jessica Alba and Kate Hudson in The Killer Inside Me (2010), a film adaptation of the 1952 novel of the same name.[24] In January 2010, The Killer Inside Me premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where it was received poorly by many critics and created controversy due to its graphic portrayal of violence against women, which prompted many viewers to walk out of the screening, including Jessica Alba herself.[25] However critics generally praised Affleck's performance as a serial killer.
Affleck is scheduled to play the lead role in Ridley Scott's upcoming production "The Kind One", a period noir drama, set for release in 2012.[26] He will then star as Gabriel in Paradise Lost, with Bradley Cooper. In 2012, he will star opposite Rooney Mara in the independent modern-day Bonnie and Clyde film Ain't Them Bodies Saints.
Personal lifeEdit
Affleck married Summer Phoenix, his girlfriend of six years, on June 3, 2006 in Savannah, Georgia.[27] The couple were introduced by her brother, Joaquin. They have two sons, Indiana August, born on May 31, 2004 in Amsterdam,[28] and Atticus,[29] born in January 12, 2008.[30]
Affleck is involved with many animal rights movements and campaigns for PETA and Farm Sanctuary.[31] He is a vegan, and thus does not eat "meat or any other animal products."[32] Affleck resides in Los Angeles and Winter Park, FloridaTemplate:Citation needed with his family.[12]
In 2010, Affleck was sued by two former female co-workers for sexual harassment;[33] the cases were settled out of court.[34]
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- ↑ GQ Men of the year 2007
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Casey at the Bat
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- ↑ Out There: Casey Affleck. Peta2.net.
- ↑ Casey Affleck Biography. Biography.com.
- ↑ Schaefer, Stephen. Casey Affleck – Breakthrough Actor. Variety.com. 19 October 2007.
- ↑ Roberts, Sheila. He also starred in the movie "The Killer In Me". Casey Affleck Interview, Gone Baby Gone. MoviesOnline.ca.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Carroll, Larry. Casey Affleck says 'Thirteen' is better than 'Twelve'. MTV.com. 24 August 2006.
- ↑ Release dates for Gerry
- ↑ The Assassination of Jesse James (2007)
- ↑ Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford – Rolling StoneTemplate:Dead link
- ↑ 'Jesse James' is just a great, gorgeous Western
- ↑ The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford – Variety
- ↑ Gone Baby Gone – RT
- ↑ Gone Baby Gone
- ↑ Ways of making you talk
- ↑ Casey Affleck to Direct a Documentary on Joaquim PhoenixTemplate:Dead link Yahoo News, January 17, 2009
- ↑ Untitled Joaquin Phoenix Documentary. joaqdoc.com
- ↑ Documentary? Better Call it Performance Art
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- ↑ Casey Affleck – Profile. E! Online.com.
- ↑ Affleck brothers strike gold on the silver screen
- ↑ "Casey Affleck Welcomes a Second Child." People.com. 15 January 2008.
- ↑ Alicia Silverstone naked PETA advert banned. My Park magazine. 21 September 2007.
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Decode Your Wedding Decoration Needs!
Once you have fixed the date and found the venue for your wedding ceremony and reception, it is time to give serious thoughts to your wedding hall decoration. Whether your wedding is in a hotel banquet hall, open lawn, kalyana mandapam or even a community hall, the decorations that you choose will make it uniquely yours. In fact, the significance of wedding hall decorations is also prominent in many cultures and religions. The sight of a decorated venue in itself is enough to enhance the festive mood of the celebrations. You might have secured one of the best wedding planners and wedding photographers, but it is still a wise idea to have a hold on your wedding decorations by at least knowing what to include and not.
Wedding hall decorations include more than the stage decorations. It consists of various other decor elements that too have to be designed in accordance with your wedding theme/style, venue and preferences. As a result, we have created this wedding decorations guide to help make the process as easy and stress-free as possible. By following it, you will at least not miss out on the main wedding decor elements.
Wedding Stage Decoration
It is the area of your wedding venue where wedding rituals and ceremony will take place. It is generally highlighted with an elevated stage area. Needless to mention, with the onset of the wedding ceremony this space turns into the focus point with the entire crowd's eyes fixed on it! Therefore, it is necessary to make this spot look attractive and beautiful. A traditional Hindu wedding will take place in a mandap. Depending on your budget you can either erect your own unique and elaborate mandap or use the one provided by the wedding hall. In either case, the mandap decorations can be done with flowers, drapes, special lights like diyas, candles etc. In addition to the mandap, you can set up other decor items like idols, colourful seats for the bride and groom and the close family members etc.
Reception Stage Decoration
Wedding receptions are generally hosted with a grandeur and pompous. Even if you are not planning to spend a lot, you can still keep the reception decoration simple and elegant. Idea is to make the reception stage area stand out with its appeal. Equally important is the fact that it creates a beautiful backdrop for wedding photographs. You will be literally spoilt with ideas by your wedding decorators when it comes to the reception stage decor. Discuss and decide with your decorator on the theme, colour palette and the products to be used like the type of flowers, lighting etc.
Other Wedding Hall Decoration Elements
As mentioned earlier, there is a whole gamut of elements that fall under the category of wedding decorations. Below is a quick glance at some of the important wedding decorative considerations:
Centrepieces are typically placed at the centre of the guest tables and thus the name! As a gesture to your guests, it is only appropriate to make the table look attractive. Easier said than done! If you wish to keep it simple, use floral centrepieces which most couples commonly use. However, if you desire something unique then there are many elements to consider. In such cases, the choice of centrepieces should be in proportion not only with the size of the table but also the overall area of the room. The colour needs to be consistent with other elements used in the venue and stage. There are many options to explore like candles, diyas, crystal bowl, greens etc to create a one-of-a-kind centrepiece design. It is, however, important, to find a balance such that it adds to the overall ambience of the place.
Lighting plays an important role to set the mood and brighten up your wedding venue. Wedding lighting is meant to enhance and highlight the décor elements. So whether it is for your indoor ceremony or outdoor reception, you have to plan the lighting arrangements in advance. This includes the areas in the venue that needs light decorations and the type of the light to be used.
Furniture Draping
As part of your wedding decorations, you also need to decide on the type of draping on your venue furniture. Draping the chairs and tables make them look stunning and again there so many ways of doing it. Depending on the look you desire in terms of the overall theme of the room you can choose from elaborate draping designs to just a small ribbon on the back of the chair. The colour palette and the material of the drapes are also important as that will also add to the ambience and mood of the occasion.
Aisle Decor
Though aisle decor is not mandatory, definitely a decorated aisle looks better than a plain one. Laying a coloured carpet or scattering some flower petals itself can achieve a great aisle look. And if that is not enough, you can adorn it with some beautiful prop, flower vases or crystal pillars.
Floor Carpets
Bet you didn't give a serious thought about carpets as a decor element! It is so common and taken for granted that it is often missed out at the wedding. Areas that may need covering/highlighting with a carpet include the stage, aisle, staircase etc. You have to discuss your requirement with the venue coordinator or wedding decorator.
Entrance Decoration
The entrance area will vary according to the venue. In a wedding hall, it can be the entry door to the main hall or the entire pathway from the gate that leads to the hall. Whatever kind of entrance it may be, make sure it is not left out. You can opt to use flower garlands, bouquets, or any other elements that you think will add to the beauty of the entrance.
Welcome Signboard
The big day is finally here! You need to place a wedding signboard at the front of the venue to welcome your guests and it also lets them know immediately that they're in the right place. Most wedding venues have a signboard facility. However, if you want to align the signboard with your wedding theme, it needs to be included in your decor list.
Ceiling Decoration
A well-designed hall usually will have ceilings with contemporary lights, fancy chandeliers etc which is enough for the venues upkeep. However, some venues may not be blessed with this type of details. In such cases, you may want to decorate it with drapes, lanterns, bunting etc.
Outdoor Venue Specifics
Unlike an indoor wedding hall, an outdoor venue space may have some specific requirements like a canopy for guests seating area, decorative lights etc.
Favour Table Setup
Want to thank your family and well-wishers for gracing your wedding celebrations? Wedding return gifts are a beautiful way of doing so. You have innumerable options like goodie bags, personalized mementoes, saplings etc. You will have to plan the table set-up, packaging etc with your wedding planner.
Wedding Car Decoration
Wedding car decoration also is an integral part of wedding decorations. You can either get it done yourself or outsource it to the experts. And believe us when we say experts, we mean it. Irrespective of the model and make of the car, it can be transformed into a carriage straight out of the fairy tales!
You have to decide on the scope of the above decor elements for your wedding decorations. We hope you find this article useful to plan your wedding hall decoration.
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