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As managing one's acting career becomes increasingly digital, the lines between our social and professional lives are easily blurred. While maintaining a professional online presence is a subject often touched upon in these posts, navigating the waters of what is acceptable to advertize in your personal feed can be tricky. Here are some tips to help you become a veritable ambassador of social media (and save you future embarrassment throughout your career).
- Remember Everything is Public: All of your social media accounts–Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, even things like Pinterest or Snapchat, should be considered public on some level. Most of these profiles are easily searchable by potential casting directors and other industry professionals. Screenshots can be taken of even relatively private formats, so be very selective of your audience and when in doubt, keep it profesh.
- Spread Thanks and Congratulations: This is a positive way to network and be part of the acting community on social media. If you've seen a show you like, want to recognize work someone's done, post away! Just be conscientious about who you're tagging (and who you might be leaving out).
- Check In: Absolutely feel free to advertize that you are a theatre-going, film-watching member of the artistic community! (But if Shakespeare gives you the urge to hit the strip club after, maybe don't check in there).
- Post Professional Pics of You at Theatres/Shows: As long as you're not also liquored up and wearing your bedazzled man-thong, this is another positive post.
- Maintain Privacy Settings: Remaining vigilant about who sees what on all your social media profiles is a good way to be. Acquaint yourself with those Facebook settings.
- Watch the Pics: It's always a good general rule to keep an eye on what sort of pictures you're being tagged in. You don't have to be a tee-totaling hermit, just make sure the overall impression wouldn't raise red flags.
- Be Aware of Your Online Personality: Remember tone is difficult to convey through statuses and tweets. Potential directors may not share your sense of humor. If you skew bitter in your posts, just remember who might be reading it.
- Fangirl Out: Facebook isn't always the appropriate place to gush over every celebrity you meet in the course of your work, especially if you want to be taken seriously by industry professionals. Also, it's good to remember that famous actors deserve privacy as well, and if you plan on working with them again it might be good to set a more professional example.
- Spread Other People's Business: The acting community can seem very small and incestuous at times. Remember that the people you work with might have different standards of what they want publicly shared.
- Boast About Casting Decisions: Booking a gig is super exciting! Of course you want everyone to know right away! But remember you are probably friends with people who didn't book the part, that there might be Non-Disclosure Agreements in your future, and that excessive bragging is not a classy look.
- Compare Industry Talents: Airing opinions (especially negative ones) of the work of other industry professionals is a dangerous game. Playing critic is almost never worth pissing off future directors or scene partners.
- Gripe: Social media is not the appropriate place to moan about your job. Ever. Why would you do it in a business where there is virtually zero job security? Why? Why?
- Go off the Grid: None of this is to scare you away from being an active user of social media. It's a fantastic tool, and many times enhances networking opportunities and reminds people you're alive. There's no need to get paranoid. Just use common sense.
We would love to connect with you on Facebook and Twitter and Instagram and we would definitely appreciate a visit to the Cast It Talent website. Stop in and tell us what you think! Start building your online brand with Cast It Talent as the centerpiece. #RightActorRightJob


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Liverpool prepare to face Chelsea at Anfield on Sunday, drawing comparisons to 2014. There are two big differences to that clash, however.
The meeting in 2014 was a disaster, of course. Liverpool really only needed a draw but lost the game 2-0, Steven Gerrard having a particularly unfortunate moment.
It resulted in questions over Brendan Rodgers, too. Should he have just aimed for a draw? Was he far too naive by attacking a Jose Mourinho team like that?
But that's one of the biggest differences on Sunday. Liverpool know they have to win. That's the attitude they'll take into every game for the rest of the season but particularly here.
It would be a statement, generating momentum in a tough week for Manchester City. It's the last huge test for Liverpool in the Premier League, after all, and a draw or defeat could hit them hard.
Does that make things tougher for Jurgen Klopp than Rodgers had it, though? That's not clear. On the one hand, Rodgers only needed a draw. On the other, things are clear for Klopp.
He knows exactly how to set up for this one and Liverpool will play to beat Chelsea. They don't have any other choice.
But the flip side of that is Chelsea's mentality. Mourinho had one mentality as Chelsea had nothing still to play for: park the bus and spoil the party – he did just that.
Maurizio Sarri doesn't have things that way, however. Chelsea need points if they're to qualify for the Champions League – anything less than a win makes things difficult, although they may accept a draw.
Then there's the Europa League. They managed a 1-0 win over Slavia Prague on Thursday and will meet them again next week.
Do they rest players for that? Are the players in need of rest regardless after a Thursday game? Those are questions that will be bothering Sarri and will shape Chelsea on Sunday.
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text: cannabisnews.com: Debate on Medical Marijuana at Wilton Library Debate on Medical Marijuana at Wilton Library Posted by CN Staff on December 06, 2007 at 17:29:26 PT By Frank MacEachern Source: Wilton Villager Wilton, CT -- The debate over legalizing marijuana for medical reasons continued at a public forum at the Wilton Library Thursday. Rep. Toni Boucher, R-143, who represents Wilton in the state legislature and is a vigorous opponent of legalizing medical marijuana, continued her opposition at the forum."It [legalizing medical marijuana] is producing negative outcomes for those communities," in the 13 states where it has been legalized, said Boucher. In June, Gov. M. Jodi Rell vetoed a bill which the legislature passed advocating legalization of medical marijuana. It passed both the House of Representatives and the State Senate by comfortable margins. It would have allowed people to grow marijuana at home.Advocates for legalizing medical marijuana contend it helps people who are seriously ill. They argue marijuana smokers report they have less nausea and it helps restore their appetite better than other drugs. Michael Lawlor, D-99, who represents East Haven in the legislature, said the current law isn't working. He's a former prosecutor in the State Attorney's Office in New Haven and is currently Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of New Haven.He said police are not enforcing the law against people who they know are using marijuana for medical reasons."I think it's wrong to have laws ignored by law enforcement," he said. "If the reality doesn't conform to the theory one of them has to change."Lawlor said the public supports legalizing medical marijuana."It's a two-to-one majority in the polls and that's as good as it gets."But Boucher dismissed the polls saying they weren't accurate and said the polls responses are skewed by how the question is asked. Instead, said Boucher, when she talks to people and explains her position she said they oppose legalizing medical marijuana."I think there is more harm to this than people believe; that's why it's a Schedule I drug," she said.The federal government's guidelines says a Schedule I drug has a high potential for abuse and has little medical value.The real issue isn't medical marijuana, said a Bridgeport doctor, rather it's people who want to see marijuana decriminalized."I think there is a powerful lobby out there and they're trying to legalize this drug and the first step is decriminalization [of medical marijuana]," said Seyed H. Aleali, MD.He said there are other drugs available which can be used to treat people instead of marijuana. Those drugs are tested and their strength and side effects are known because they have gone through an extensive regulatory process."I don't think there is any medical reason for me to have it decriminalized," said Aleali. Instead, he said there are increasing studies showing marijuana is a much more addictive drug than previously thought. He said one in 11 people who use marijuana will become addicted to it. Of those who become addicted "forty percent will end up with psychosis. That is scary, that is very scary," said Aleali. Source: Wilton Villager (CT)Author: Frank MacEachernPublished: Thursday, December 06, 2007Copyright: 2007 The HourWebsite: http://www.wiltonvillager.com/Contact: fmaceachern wiltonvillager.comRelated Articles:MMJ Topic of High Debate in Wilton Forumhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread23536.shtmlMMJ: Panel in Wilton To Debate The Pros & Conshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread23502.shtmlRell Vetoes Bill To Legalize Medical Marijuanahttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread23095.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #10 posted by FoM on December 07, 2007 at 20:48:42 PT 1RastaWarrior Welcome to CNews. [ Post Comment ] Comment #9 posted by FoM on December 07, 2007 at 20:47:19 PT LaGuardia It's good to see you. I've been really busy and didn't say hello. [ Post Comment ] Comment #8 posted by 1RastaWarrior on December 07, 2007 at 19:23:38 PT Natural Substances = Negative Profits "What is lacking is a mode of delivery for THC," Dr. Aleali said of marijuana's most psychoactive chemical, tetrahydrocannabinol. "We have drugs that are much more powerful" than marijuana, he said. "As a physician, I think I have enough stuff at my disposal."Aleali articulates what I, and probably everyone on this board, have long known to be true - many doctors would rather have us using artificial, chemically synthesized, highly addictive and toxic pills than a natural plant that contains none of the aforementioned characteristics. It's probably because doctors are conditioned (through their schooling which is heavily influenced by Big Pharma) to believe that artificial chemicals are better for us than naturally occurring substances. Their war of misinformation and discreditation doesn't begin and end with cannabis, but extends to anything not chemically altered. I guess it's hard to profit from things that people can produce for literally nothing outside of their sweat. After all, you don't get commissions from Pfizer for prescribing cannabis to a sick patient. "There's receptors in your brain for THC Jah Jah man, so don't you try and fight the herb from Jah Jah land!"Rootz Underground [ Post Comment ] Comment #7 posted by John Tyler on December 07, 2007 at 17:39:32 PT better meds I see this type of quote all the time, Seyed H. Aleali, MD said, "there are other drugs available which can be used to treat people instead of marijuana. Those drugs are tested and their strength and side effects are known because they have gone through an extensive regulatory process". OK then what are they, and why aren't they used then? By not giving the patients effective meds they need, they are forcing them to turn to cannabis for relief. [ Post Comment ] Comment #6 posted by Hope on December 07, 2007 at 07:05:43 PT Aleali having a psychotic break? "Of those who become addicted "forty percent will end up with psychosis. That is scary, that is very scary," said Aleali."Is he sitting at a desk wearing night vision goggles? "Scary. Very scary."That's scary that an educated person could read a flawed meta study and come to such a profound conclusion. [ Post Comment ] Comment #5 posted by Graehstone on December 07, 2007 at 05:35:17 PT Here's the Dr. http://www.medicalspecialists-fairfield.com/aleali.htmlOne would think that these "learned" folks also had brains. [ Post Comment ] Comment #4 posted by RevRayGreen on December 07, 2007 at 05:32:19 PT Dr. Aleali needs his office and e-mail spammed with the truth.Run that new MPP Truck by his place :) [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by LaGuardia on December 07, 2007 at 05:25:53 PT Psychosis The doctor is misreading a British "metastudy" (i.e. a review of other studies) that has been referenced in this site. That study of other studies, which is arguably flawed (because of bias by the researches and poor methodology used in the underlying studies), found that people who used marijuana were 40% more likely to develop psychosis than the base rate for psychosis in the general population. The base rate for, e.g., schizophrenia in the general population is about 3 out of 1000, so using marijuana arguably raises your chance of developing schizophrenia from 3 out of 1000 to a little over 4 out of 1000.But . . . this is only shown by the metastudy to be a correlative, not a causal, association, so it is as likely as not that people with psychosis just like to smoke pot, not that pot causes psychosis. The base rate of psychosis in the general population is higher than the rate of schizophrenia (which is a subset of psychosis), but the statistic is not that an "addicted" marijuana user has a 40% chance of developing psychosis; the statistic is that pot use correlates to a 40% rise in the base rate of psychosis.Most epidemiologists consider this sort 40% up tick from the very low base rate to be insignificant, but since "marijuana is bad" it becomes headline news and is distorted so that it seems that marijuana users have a 40% chance of developing psychosis (hello "Reefer Madness"). Usually it is only the general public who misunderstands this statistic because it is presented in a misleading way; Dr. Aleali should know better and probably does. [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by FoM on December 06, 2007 at 19:19:51 PT CBS: Marijuana Distributor Files Suit Against DEA December 6, 2007LOS ANGELES (CBS) Ż The Arts District Healing Center, a Los Angeles-based medical marijuana provider, filed a federal lawsuit Thursday, claiming that the Drug Enforcement Administration extorted its landlord by sending a letter threatening imprisonment and property seizure. James Shaw, a spokesman for the center, filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in downtown Los Angeles. Co-plaintiffs are the Healing Center and Union of Medical Marijuana Providers. Complete Article: http://cbs2.com/local/Medical.Marijuana.DEA.2.604609.html [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by fight_4_freedom on December 06, 2007 at 17:39:34 PT: Unbelieveable "I don't think there is any medical reason for me to have it decriminalized," said Aleali. Instead, he said there are increasing studies showing marijuana is a much more addictive drug than previously thought. He said one in 11 people who use marijuana will become addicted to it. Of those who become addicted "forty percent will end up with psychosis. That is scary, that is very scary," said Aleali." 40% will end up with psychosis???? Where are your studies to support this doc??Get off those prescription pills and wake up. [ Post Comment ] Post Comment


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JEFF Viernes sparked Jumbo Plastic Linoleum to an 83-65 victory over Euro-Med on Wednesday night in the PCBL Chairman's Cup at the Marikina Sports Center.
Viernes scored 20 points, nine in the third quarter that saw the Giants zoom to a 62-49 lead.
James Martinez had 16 points while Stephen Siruma chipped in 13 for Jumbo Plastic, which recovered from an opening day loss to Mighty Sports.
Mighty Sports, Sta. Lucia, and Supremo Lex share the early lead after winning theie opening games.
"Siguro must win sa amin. Ayaw namin ma-down sa 0-2 tapos next game pa namin against Sta. Lucia which is a formidable team. We need this win para makapuwesto na. We played much better on defense at maganda 'yung ball movement namin ngayon," said Jumbo Plastic coach Stevenson Tiu.
"Sabi nga niya sa akin, babawi siya," said Tiu of Viernes. "Kasi daw marami siyang crucial turnovers sa last game namin. Gusto niyang bumawi which is dapat talaga dahil isa siya sa mga veterans namin."
No one scored in double figures for Euro-Med, winless in two games, with Alex Almario and Marte Gil scoring just nine points each for the team.
The scores:
Jumbo Plastic 83 — Viernes 20, Martinez 16, Siruma 13, Mandani 8, Eguilos 6, Santos 6, Santos 6, Taganas 5, Padilla 4, Arellano 2, Oraeme 2, Lopez 1, Ibay 0.
Euro-Med 65 — Almario 9, Gil 9, Raymundo 8, Adeogun 8, Tajonera 6, Custodio 6, Sollano 5, Quinto 5, Galanza 4, Vigil 2, Saitanan 2, Salcedo 1.
Quarterscores: 17-17; 39-30; 62-49; 83-65.


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Make Your Coworkers Jealous at Lunchtime: Winter Quinoa Salad
It's a brand new year which means everyone is creating resolutions (or complaining about why resolutions are stupid).
Either way, most of us are on a kick to eat more healthfully after gorging ourselves on cookies, booze, and heavy dishes during the holidays.
What is the quintessential dish that everyone turns to when they are trying to be "good"?
Yup. But, if you've resolved to eat more salads for lunch this January, you may be unintentionally setting yourself up for big time failure. I'll explain why in a second.
But first, quick story for you…
When I worked at an accounting firm in Boston, I would always start January fresh by bringing salad ingredients to keep in the office kitchenette with the intention of building a big-ass healthy lunch each day (and saving a couple of bucks in the process).
But when lunch time rolled around I'd either:
A) put together my "good girl salad", eat it, then immediately go on a hunt for chocolate covered pretzels at the office convenience store
B) walk right past the fridge, laughing, "PSSSHT! That salad?! Yeah right! Now on to the deli!
Why did I keep doing that?
Take a look at the ingredients in a typical salad (the ingredients that I kept thinking I would eat): lettuce, grape tomatoes, raw bell peppers, cucumbers, and some lame low-fat dressing.
And when do all of those ingredients grow?
You bet your freezing buns they don't grow in Boston in January…these foods are abundant in the summer. Which is great because of their cooling properties they naturally help you keep from overheating.
But when you eat light, cooling foods in winter, your body craves more to warm up and feel satisfied. Usually sugar and fat.
You've heard the term "cool as a cucumber", right? That's not the way to go in bitter winter, especially if you're one of those people who is cold ALL of the time.
So, if you love the ease of throwing together a salad for lunch but don't want to drive yourself nuts this winter, here are three things you can do to warm up your salad:
- Add grains like brown rice, farro, or quinoa.
- Add protein like roast chicken, eggs, or white beans.
- Ditch the summery veggies (that taste like nothing anyway!) and swap in some root veggies like carrots or yams.
They'll help keep you grounded and satisfied. In this recipe we're killing two birds with one stone by using the high protein, gluten-free grain quinoa.
Here's a great winter salad that's even better the next day (even with the dressing already on it!):
Winter Quinoa Salad with Roasted Root Vegetables and Honey-Mustard Vinaigrette
Time saving tip: The quinoa and veggies can be made a day or two ahead and be thrown together in the salad on a moment's notice.
1 cup dry quinoa
2 cups water
3-5 assorted root veggies (carrots, parsnips, sweet potato, turnips, etc.)
2 tbsp olive oil
sprinkle of sea salt
2-3 cups baby kale (or regular kale cut into bite-sized pieces)
Dressing Ingredients
4 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp sherry or red wine vinegar
2 tbsp Dijon or whole grain mustard
1 tbsp raw honey
- Make quinoa: Rinse quinoa in a fine mesh strainer for 10 seconds. Add to medium pot with 2 cups of water. Bring to a boil. Then lower to a simmer, cover, and cook for 15 minutes.
- Make roasted veggies: Preheat oven to 450. Peel veggies and cut them into two to three inch cubes. In a medium bowl, mix veggies with olive oil and a pinch of salt until coated. Spread on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper (fun trick in the video!) and slide into oven. Roast for about 15 minutes until tender and slightly golden at the edges.
- Make dressing: whisk all ingredients together with a fork or small whisk.
- When you're ready to make the salad: toss quinoa, roasted veggies, baby kale and dressing until coated. Enjoy or save for lunch tomorrow.
The great thing about using kale is it's heavy enough to handle dressing and still be good the next day. Enjoy!
What about you? Do you find typical salad ingredients unsatisfying in the colder months or could you eat them all year round?
P.S. If you like this recipe you'll love what I'll be cooking up with Monique from GoddessHuntress.com on January 21st. Check out the invite below and click to RSVP:
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Thanks, great point about the salad!
Can I substitute cabbage for kale?
How would you change the dressing for a diabetic?
Hey! Love the "anti-salad" idea! Ideas like this is how sticking to resolutions really works 🙂
Love me some baby kale !! And I have used your parchment paper tip (from an earlier video) a bunch of times since. Thanks for getting 2014 off on the right foot. An old fashion Salad for lunch is a challenge with Colony Pizza just across the street. I will give this several tries ! All good wishes for a healthy 2014 !
– Jonathan
Made this tonight. Absolutely delish and easy!! Thanks for a great recipe. Looking forward to trying more. 🙂


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It looks like N.C. is going to ban smoking in private bars and restaurants. This is a dark day for freedom and property rights in our state. Apparently 8 Republicans got on the anti-smoking bandwagon. I ask those people: where are your principles? Did you ever have any? (Spare me the public health schtick.)
As a follow up: I will be posting a detailed link on who in the GA voted for this legislation.
(Update: The General Assembly will resume stripping us of our freedoms tomorrow, apparently.)


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Also made gift bags for each quilt .... I stopped using wrapping paper years ago (great stashbuster).
I'm very tired. Any ideas for next year gifts?
"Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in the rising every time we fall."
I'm very tired. Any ideas for next year gifts?
Well done. You did a great job. Hugs, Khris in Oz
Gosh, I hope mine will be nice like this even though I only stipple. I'm fearful...
Oh, and I DO have an idea for your scraps. Are they longer or just short pieces? If they're longer, put a bunch of them together, tie a knot towards the top. Break them into three sections, braid it, tie a knot at the end. You have a great dog toy!!
Sandy, you are amazing! Love the fleece quilts and your quilting is great! I also like Jen's idea for the dog toy - you could make some of them and donate them like you did last year with the little quilts.
Hi Jen ... thought I'd stop over and see your blog. Glasses are no laughing matter these days. Mine just got me for $413 ... got back $185 on insurance. Then discovered DH's eye guy office wasn't turning in paperwork for our refund. The girl says "you don't have that coverage". I said "excuse me, we do." She says "oh, I don't know." I say, "that's not my fault." 3 days later they leave a message that a $212 check will be in the mail right away ..... 3 wks later it arrives.
I've never seen a long arm in action but can definitely see how beneficial it is to your quilting. I'm rather new to the quilt thing and only hope to be able to make as wonderful of pieces as I've seen on all these blogs of late.
I've just begun to teach my 11 year old daughter to sew. What a hoot.
You can see our progress on my blog at http://noreasonneeded.blogspot.com
Keep up the great work.


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We recently conducted our 15th annual Attitudes in the American Workplace survey, with Zogby Analytics doing the polling. With healthcare reform so much in the news lately, we thought it would be interesting to find out what the average employee thought of the current system.
One of the questions we asked was, "Would it be OK with you personally if your company charged more in individual health insurance premiums for people with unhealthy habits, such as smoking, drinking or overeating?" 41% said yes and 54% said no (5% were unsure). The fact that 41% agreed was pretty amazing, given that almost 70% of Americans are overweight and almost 20% smoke.
This means that despite being overweight and/or smoking, many employees are in favor of paying higher healthcare costs anyway. Maybe they figure that this would cause them to live a healthier lifestyle. What it tells me is that most people want to get what they pay for, and don't like having to pay for others' bad habits or less-than-healthy lifestyles. When you think about it, this is how other types of insurance work; our rates for automobile and homeowner's insurance are based on the type of car or house we own, along with our claim history. It would be silly – and unfair – for everyone to pay the same rates for either type of insurance coverage. But that's how healthcare insurance currently works in most companies.
The soon-to-be-enacted Affordable Care Act does not allow insurers to charge higher premiums to overweight customers but it does to smokers (up to 50% more!). This should help smokers quit, but unfortunately won't provide incentive for those who are overweight. That's too bad and may cause resentment by those people at the salad bar who are looking at the overweight guy at the next table having a cheeseburger and fries.


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Undermin3d wrote:At first glance I hated it. I immediately switched back to the old render system for a few reasons which I will list below. I have decided to switch to the new system so that I can give it a fair shot and hopefully provide some useful feedback for the devs to improve the new system down the road. But for now these are my initial impressions. Some of these below might have been mentioned before and some of these might just be bugs. I also feel like a lot of these things can be fixed with color changes and shading changes.
What I hated at first that made me switch back to old:
1. No provinces names except for capitols and cities. This I found to be very annoying as when I am speaking with my allies and talking about a specific province. It makes it so much more difficult to find the province when the name isn't displayed on the province. Maybe making just regular province names a few sizes smaller than cities. You already have this basic principle in place with the size of City name when compared to capitol names.
2. No country names anymore. I'm fairly good at geography, and at the same time i find it annoying that the name of the country isn't displayed for similar reasons as the above point.
3. There are times where coloring of the troop paths is not easy to see. Meaning the color of the path blends too much with the base color of the province. Some colors are harder than others. I just think there needs to be more contrast.
4. Enemy vs ally province lines are less defined. Some of the colors are not apparent that they are under fog of war. I think the fog or shadow or whatever you wish to call it needs to be slightly darker.
5. Selected troops lighten so much that they are difficult to see on some colors. Again maybe just making them a few shades darker when both selected and un-selected might fix it.
6. The generic green coloration of any unit that is an ally is bland and ugly. Takes away from the realism this rendering seems to be going for when naval units all appear as green on blue ocean. Along with that, enemy units that used to be red are more like a brown now? I also dislike this. I think the coloration of the unit shouldn't change and perhaps maybe just using an aura or something around the unit like the old render would be better.
7. Water at the shoreline that is also inside of the "unit view range circle" I guess you would say is very bright and basically white.
8. Troop/unit icon size seems slightly bigger and I don't personally like it. It also might be the cause of another issue of unit icon stacking being messed up. One map where a sub is near impossible to see under a transport ship. I have also noticed not being able to see my Industrial Complex smoke stacks in cities with a rocket stationed in the same city unless you are zoomed almost all the way in.
9. The cone that shows you the area that you can direct your air to patrol in without having to go back to the airport is now red? It used to be green which made sense...might be nit picky but it just seems counter-intuitive.
10. Unit path colors seem to be buggy. Same player has a unit with a purple path (which is his province color and correct I would say) but also has another unit of his has a brown path. See screenshot below
11. Smoke rising from low morale provinces is not animated?
12. Names of captured cities are not displayed sometimes? Any city I capture that is not my own the name is not displayed. And my allies core province names in one game are not displayed at all but in another they are. In the same game where his core province city names are not displayed, some captured city names ARE displayed and others are not? I don't really know what is going on with this one. One screenshot of this below.
Now with all this being said I do like the water rendering. I do like the smoothness of the zoom in and out and moving around the map. And I also really like the ability to zoom out further with the new render.
1. They were disabled due to performance issues. We are exploring ways to bring them back in a performant way.
2. It's on the plan to implement a nice transition into country names when zoomed out, but its not the highest prio.
3. True, could maybe need some restyling. But its also hard to get this right, as there are sooo many different country colors on many different maps. Odds are that there will always be some countries where it looks strange. It should look good for most countries though.
4. agree
5. yes we want to change unit brightness again
6. yes, its planned to implement a proper unit glow down the line.
7. for me it doesnt look that way, hmm
8. On beta we actually got feedback that unit images were too small, so we made them slightly bigger again. I guess it is just personal taste as we get feedback going into both directions?
9. personal taste, as you said.
10. The path color turns red when you give an attack command. This is so you can even easier see at a glance which army is moving where, doing what.
11. yes not yet, adding more animations (even more than in the old version) is on the plan for the future.
12. As you say that this only happens sometimes it seems like a bug to me? I didn't experience that problem yet. Please file a bug report when you experience it again.
Also thanks to everyone for the other feedback in this thread!


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Norway NM Cupen
Norway NM Cupen Results , Norway NM Cupen Fixtures
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Norway NM Cupen Introduction
The Norwegian Football Cup is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football tournament in the country. The tournament is commonly known as Cupen ("The Cup") or NM, an acronym formed from Norgesmesterskap ("Norwegian Championship"). These terms are used to describe both the men's and women's competitions. The equivalent competition for women's teams is the Norwegian Women's Football Cup.


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A render for the cat people. Another inspiration from Pinterest.
Hivewire House Cat contemplating more mayhem. Most of the decorations were from RDNA holiday freebie fests, but a couple are DAZ products: Yuletide Joy Ornaments and Christmas Tree Ornaments. I think I might have got them as freebies though.
I do sometimes buy holiday products, even if it doesn't seem that way, ha!
And…I created a static card prop with mat poses for DS and Poser. Images for the front only, no interior. The card is sized more for display on a shelf or table but I also added a resize preset to make it more human hand friendly (middle card.) If you want to make your own card front, crop images to around 700×900 pixels.
Download: DAZ Studio (duf, dsa) and Poser (pp2, mc6)
Also, I saved the cat pose. It's not fine-tuned so feel free to improve upon it. 🙂
Pose Preset: Click and Save Link As:
Thumb: Click Save As
Hopefully the contents of the zip file work okay — please let me know if something goes amiss! I included both the DS and Poser content libraries in one zip file because I'm feeling lazy. Just delete whichever one doesn't suit your needs.
Also, I didn't make any iray presets but converting them with the basic uber looks fine to me:


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Morning Brew: Stylish Ideas for Your Coffee Prep Area
Image: Sarah Rhodes on A Beautiful Mess
If you're like me, you don't start your day until after you've had at least one cup of coffee. It's a key component of my daily morning ritual: brewing, preparing, and enjoying some delicious caffeine. If that's your way of life as well, why not do it in style? I've gathered a few ideas for setting up a coffee prep area that will help get the day started right.
Go Mobile
Image: Up to Date Interiors
I'm always attracted to a smart décor idea that has industrial leanings, so this rolling metal kitchen cart is right up my alley. Leave it in its normal location with a bit of art hung nearby to help anchor it, or push it wherever you need your coffee for the day. As long as you have all the needed elements – coffee makers, French presses, beans, grinders, cups, and condiments – you are good to go.
Go Minimal
Image: MODULE R
Love the idea of a coffee cart but don't have much space? Finding a solution like this one, which uses a repurposed airline drinks trolley, my be the answer for you. With enough room on top for your coffee maker, and plenty of room inside for other essentials, the small footprint allows you all the benefits of a stylish morning brew station without losing too much space.
Go Vertical
Image: West Coast Mama
If you're lucky enough to have enough space in your kitchen to create a dedicated area for coffee making, but still need to conserve precious counter space, this solution moves the accessories onto shelves above your work area.
Go Graphic
There's so much to like about this fun black, white, and orange coffee prep area. From the graphic impact to the smart organization, it's a favorite of mine.
What ideas do you have for making your morning brew more stylish?


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By Thomas J. Reese, S.J.
(We thank Catholic author and scholar, Father Reese, for allowing us to repost his new analysis of the upcoming papal encyclical that is expected to pose a provocative challenge to our world's financial systems.)
A new encyclical on Catholic social teaching will soon be released as Pope Benedict's response to the current economic crisis. The encyclical, "Caritas in veritate" (Charity in Truth), has been in preparation for more than two years, but was delayed because the pope wanted it updated to respond to the world financial crisis. It could be published as early as June 29 if the various translations are finished.
Conservatives will be shocked and disappointed by the encyclical, which will reflect Benedict's skepticism toward unbridled capitalism based on greed.
Back in February, he said, "It is the Church's duty to denounce the fundamental errors that have now been revealed in the collapse of the major American banks. Human greed is a form of idolatry that is against the true God, and is a falsification of the image of God with another god, Mammon."
Unlike President Obama who wants to reform a system that he believes is out of control, Pope Benedict wants to rethink the whole system. As he said earlier this month, "The financial and economic crisis clearly shows that certain economic-financial paradigms that have been dominant in the past years must be rethought."
This is good news for liberals who thought Benedict's first encyclical "Deus caritas est" (God is love) was too heavy on personal responsibility and not heavy enough on social change. But it is bad news for conservatives. If they think that Obama is a socialist, what will they think of Benedict after the encyclical? Will they write him off as the product of "old Europe"?
The pope has given hints about the content of the encyclical. It will be heavy on concern for the poor, especially those in the Third World who are not responsible for the crisis but are unduly suffering from it. Undoubtedly it will also develop the pope's concern about the environment. As he has already said, "Starvation and ecological emergencies stand to denounce, with increasing evidence, that the logic of profit, if it prevails, increases the disproportion between rich and poor and leads to a ruinous exploitation of the planet."
Although we have to wait for the actual text of the encyclical, there are a number of points that are already evident from what Benedict has said and written on the economy:
• Continuity of Benedict's thought with the teaching of earlier popes will be evident. Rather than rejecting the progressive social teachings of his predecessors, Benedict will show himself to be the left of most Americans including President Obama.
• The Theology underpinning Catholic social teaching will be an important part of the encyclical. Economic policy is not measured by dollars and cents but by whether it enhances the dignity of the human person and reflects God's commandment of love. Love is the measure of justice.
• Being a voice for the Third World is seen by Benedict as an essential part of his ministry. As he has already said, "We cannot remain passive before certain processes of globalization which not infrequently increase the gap between rich and poor worldwide. We must denounce those who squander the earth's riches, provoking inequalities that cry out to heaven."
• Skepticism toward capitalism and the market will permeate the encyclical. Absolute faith in the market is seen by Benedict as a form of idolatry. The need for government regulation of the economy is a given.
• The Common Good and impact on the poor are the yardsticks by which the economy should be measured.
The pope will also have very negative things to say about war. As he has said before, "Violence, of whatever sort, cannot be a way of resolving conflicts. It mortgages the future severely and does not respect either persons or peoples." Like John Paul, he opposed both wars in Iraq. He also wants to see swords turned into plowshares. "[L]ess than half of the immense sums spent worldwide on armaments would be more than sufficient to liberate the immense masses of the poor from destitution. This challenges humanity's conscience."
He will also have very positive things to say about the United Nations and multilateralism even if it means limits on national sovereignty.
Needless to say, Benedict is neither an economist nor a policy wonk. He will present sweeping goals and the values that should guide experts, but his prescriptions will lack the specificity of legislative programs. This is as it should be since he believes it is the vocation of the laity to implement Catholic social teaching.
Benedict also fears church involvement in the political arena where he believes the temptation to partisanship is too great. Some believe that he is suspicious of mass movements and revolution because of his experience with Nazism and the student upheavals of the 1960's. He will call elites to conversion, but he will not call the people into the streets. While his goals are revolutionary, his politics are quite conservative. He could not lead a Solidarity movement as John Paul did in Poland or as Cardinal Sin did in the Philippines.
Ultimately, while Benedict sees working for the improvement of humanity as essential to the Christian vocation, he does not believe that we can build the kingdom of God on earth. Only God can do that. Sin will corrupt every human endeavor, which is why the church should never lose sight of it core mission of evangelization and calling individuals to conversion. He felt that liberation theology missed this point, although its proponents would disagree.
How Benedict balances personal conversion with working for social change will be one of the things for which theologians will be watching in the encyclical. The Gospels call for both, but which is emphasized can make a big difference on where the church is in people's lives.
Thomas J. Reese, S.J., is a Senior Fellow at the Woodstock Theological Center at Georgetown University.


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I try not to watch too much TV. It's a bit of a vortex that takes time away from other important stuff, like blogging, bushwalking, going out with friends. But there a few series that I enjoy, and part of the pleasure, however fleeting, is the soundtrack.
The effervescent Hustle soundtrack by Simon Rogers hits just the right note of quirky sophistication for this enjoyable series about scam artists with a conscience. This is the original soundtrack, which I prefer over the more recent version.
The Scott & Bailey soundtrack, on the other hand, conveys the gutsiness of the lead female characters Janet Scott and Rachel Bailey, as well as the earthy drama of the issues this cop shop drama addresses — sexual violence, murder, family conflicts gone badly wrong. I mainly watch it because I'm fascinated by the relationships between Scott & Bailey and their boss, played by Amelia Bullmore, who also writes the show.
The S&B soundtrack composer is Murray Gold, and he turns out to be more famous than I realised. He's composed for Doctor Who. Here's 'This is Gallifrey'.
He's not, however, responsible for the original Doctor Who theme, which I vividly remember from my childhood, even though the only other thing I remember is John Pertwee's velvet jacket and lace jabot.


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VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Fraternity members at the University of British Columbia will now have to take part in annual training sessions that tackle issues like consent and sexual misconduct.
It's a move being pushed by the Inter-Fraternity Council, with President Jamie Gill saying the program is a good place to start.
"It's absolutely necessary, and I'm shocked that there wasn't something along these lines sooner," he says. "It's really dangerous to have a large group of people uneducated in such sensitive matters."
While it's a relatively new program, Gill says the Council plans to keep it in place moving forward.
New and executive members of chapters at UBC were required at the start of this year to attend a training session, crafted by the AMS Sexual Assault Support Centre (SASC), he explains.
"Essentially what is encompassed in the training is bystander intervention, healthier masculinity, and consent 101 all combined into one hour and a half to two hour seminar," Gill adds.
He says two fraternities and their members are hosted at a time, and describes the first of the sessions as a success.
The seminars were introduced last year, in November, but have since been voted into the Council's bylaws.
"So we decided to go ahead and move forward with this bylaw change, and it's now mandatory for the entirety of the chapter to attend, which was just enacted just this past week."
The sessions are offered to members free of charge. If a member refuses to take part in the mandatory session, Gill says a $1,000 fine is enacted upon that person's chapter.
"This $1,000 that we receive, it's donated back to SASC so they can continue to produce seminars like this. Of course, in an ideal world, this will not happen. I'm not necessarily the biggest fan of punishment for things but at the end of the day, if one member of a 100-man chapter chooses not to attend one of these seminars, I like to think that perhaps he might be motivated by this fine," he tells NEWS 1130.
The Inter-Fraternity Council represents 10 fraternities at UBC.


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While today may only be Monday, come Friday, you can count yourself extra lucky because it's going to be an extra-long weekend. And in the build up to May long, there are always exciting things happening. For one, people will be gearing up to plant their gardens. Indigenous cultures will bring the city and surrounding areas to life in celebration of the Manito Ahbee Festival…all these things and more in the place where the Creator sits. Here's what's hot in Manitoba.
Welcome summer at St. Norbert Farmers' Market
May 18
St. Norbert Farmers' Market
The St. Norbert Farmers' Market will open for its summer season this Saturday. Meet over 100 local producers, at Manitoba's largest farmers' market. Everything sold at the market is made, baked and/or grown right here in Manitoba, making it a truly local market.
Mandela's message still echoes at CMHR
on now
Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Winnipeg
Artist Kal Barteski's thought-provoking script and Mandela's words come to life at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Get your hands on a copy of a journal or a small artwork print, which combines a powerful quote from Nelson Mandela and artwork by Barteski at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights boutique. Mandela: Struggle for Freedom continues at the museum into the summertime.
Immerse yourself in Indigenous culture
May 15 to 19
various venues, Winnipeg
Celebrate the arts, culture and music of Indigenous peoples in a festival unlike any other across Canada. Manito Ahbee Festival descends on the city and its environs for five days of events that the entire family can enjoy and discover together.
Indulge your taste buds at a pop-up dinner
May 25
San Vito Coffee House, Winnipeg
We're giving you a full week's head start on this event! MasterChef Canada contestant Chef Jonathan Rahim and his brother Jeremy of Good Buds Bakery and Catering will be hosting a hot-ticket pop-up dinner on Saturday, May 25. "A Night of Good Tapas" will celebrate the company's one-year anniversary with great food, tasty drinks, live entertainment and a multi-course, tapas-style menu highlighting the bold flavours of Spain, the Caribbean and Latin America. Tickets include a welcome cocktail, 8 tapas-style courses and sweet endings. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; event begins at 7 p.m.
Head to 'The Cottage' for some comic relief
on now
John Hirsch Mainstage, Winnipeg
Royal MTC brings another great production to the John Hirsch Mainstage. The Cottage follows three siblings who must make a decision about the family cottage on the request of their ailing mother, but comically choose to do everything but focus on the task at hand. The Cottage continues until May 18.
Go on an anatomical safari
continues this week
The Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg
Body Worlds: Animal Inside Out is the Manitoba Museum's latest exhibit that presents a fascinating and rare opportunity to see what's under the skin of more than 100 animal specimens. Described as an anatomical safari, guests will experience the intricate biology of a variety of the world's most spectacular creatures including an octopus, horse, reindeer, bull, camel, ostrich, giraffe, as well as a human.
Explore architecture and comics at an exhibit
May 13 to 17
Winnipeg Architecture
Architecture+Comics: Canadian Cartoonists and the City continues this week. The exhibit continues until June 30 and features Canadian cartoonists and their exploration of cities, streets and buildings.
Run, bike and run some more at Birds Hill
May 14
Birds Hill Provincial Park
The WTC Birds Hill Duathlon Series, now in its 36th year, is on this Tuesday at Birds Hill Park. Bring the entire family along for a fun, friendly atmosphere of running, bike riding and some more running.
Challenge your brain
May 14
Wee Johnny's, Winnipeg
Wee Johnny's is launching Trivia Night starting this Tuesday and continuing every Tuesday night. Trivia Night kicks off at 8 p.m. with quizmaster host, Jeff Sinclair.
Get 'Seussical' and musical
May 15 to 18
Asper Centre for Theatre & Film, Winnipeg
For four days this week, Asper Centre for Theatre & Film will be featuring Seussical the Musical, an ode to the well-loved Dr. Seuss tales. This musical event is perfect for the entire family with themes of friendship, loyalty, love and community.
Learn something new about human behaviour
opens May 16
Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba, Brandon
Brandon's art gallery is opening a brand new exhibit, which will feature Brandon University professor, Lisa Wood. Openings delves into the intricacies of socialization and behaviour. Exhibit opens on Thursday.
Evening cruise anyone?
May 16 and 18
Rosser Avenue, Brandon
Diner on 52, Steinbach
Head to Brandon's Cruise Night this Thursday where the antiques will be on display. Meet up at Rosser Avenue. If you're up for another cruise night, Diner on 52 will be hosting a show 'n' shine event where a free ice cream treat will be offered to all who participate. There will also be a draw for the door prize.
Kick back at a Coen brothers film night
May 16
Forth, Winnipeg
Every Thursday at 7 p.m., Forth will be showcasing its film favourites in the back café. The theme for May is the Coen Brothers.
Get your buds and blooms at a market
May 16
Gwen Fox Gallery, Selkirk
The Bud & Bloom Artisan Market is on this week at the Gwen Fox Gallery in Selkirk. All products will be of the "make it, bake it, or grow it" variety.
Wet your whistle at the Fairmont Lounge
May 17
Fairmont Winnipeg
Looking for a new wind-down watering hole to get you ready for the long weekend? The Fairmont Winnipeg Lounge is open for happy hour with highballs, wine, cocktails and a rotating selection of craft beer.
Geek out at Keycon
May 17 to 19
Radisson Hotel Winnipeg Downtown
Science fiction and fantasy go hand in hand and there's no better place to get your fill than at Keycon, the premier event in the fans. Head to the Radisson Hotel where for an experience that includes writing, visual arts, television and film, among other points of interest.
Celebrate with Birtle
May 18 and 19
Community Hall, Birtle
Celebrate 12 years of the Annual Birdtail Valley Pasture Pickin' Jamboree with Birtle this weekend. You can look forward to traditional country, gospel, and bluegrass music. There will also be a pancake breakfast and lots of other events. Call 204-842-5212 for further information.
Feast at FOOD TRIP!
May 18 and 19
Tyndall Park Community Centre, Winnipeg
There's no better way to celebrate diversity than with food. FOOD TRIP! celebrates Filipino culture and its dishes, grilled entrees and delicacies. Make your way to Tyndall Park for this feast.
Learn about wetlands and biodiversity
May 18 to 20
Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre, Stonewall
It's a weekend of wildlife, wetlands and biodiversity at Oak Hammock Marsh. Learn all about the wetlands, feed a few critters and take in a wildlife movie while you're there.
Live life in the fast lane
May 19
Gimli Motorsports Park, Gimli
Get geared up for Race Day in Gimli! For one day, you get to live in the fast lane and enjoy a fun day of watching and cheering on your favourite drivers in a race to the finish line at the Gimli Motorsports Park.


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BIGBANG Receives 13 Tons of Rice from Fans in Celebration of First World Tour
On March 2, BIGBANG launched its first world tour "BIGBANG ALIVE TOUR" at the Seoul Olympic Stadium.
To commemorate the momentous occasion, fans donated heart-warming gifts of briquettes and rice. The donation was made by many international fan websites worldwide from over 80 countries including Malaysia, Singapore, Kuwait, the Philippines, China, Japan, and more.
In total, fans donated over thirteen tons of rice and 2,500 briquettes. To continue the motion of good will, all the donations will be given to charity. According to YG Entertainment, this was the greatest amount of rice donations received in all of YGE concert history.
BIGBANG recently made its highly anticipated comeback, and its music video for "Blue" had over 8 million views in a matter of five days. YouTube recognized the great feat and awarded BIGBANG two gold medals for the "Recently Most Popular" and "Trending" categories.
BIGBANG will be working in conjunction with concert production company Live Nation who is famous for working with world famous artists such as Lady Gaga and Madonna. The group will have a total of three concerts in Seoul from March 2 to 4.
Way to go VIPs!


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Date Rich Single Ladies
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Laurel Peltier writes GreenLaurel.com, a monthly alert about environmentally friendly practices for everyday living. Beginning today, she will write regularly about the environment for the Baltimore Fishbowl. – The Eds.
Buying healthy and sustainable seafood locally is fishy business. Two factors have collided in recent years that have made choosing fish and shellfish complicated; we've eaten too many fish, and the fish that are left swim in polluted ocean waters.
But no fear, we won't leave you hanging on the line because right here in Baltimore lives Dave Love, a renowned scientist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. With Love's help, we'll point out the good fishing holes and offer direction on how to choose sustainable and healthy seafood. Hopefully smart seafood picks today will ensure future generations will have access to healthy and plentiful seafood tomorrow.


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Vacances Sur Mer
Terms and Conditions
* Right after you received the «confirmation of availibility» we will expect you to make a downpayment of 25% of the total price
* If we have not received your downpayment within 8 days after we have send you a «confirmation of availibility» your right to the reservation expires
* The remaining sum has to be paid ultimately 4 weeks before your arrival
* If your reservation is made 4 weeks before your arrival you are expected to pay the total rent. If we have not received your payment within 8 days your right to the reservation expires.
* After we have received your (down)payment your reservation is final and we will send you a confirmation that we have received your (down)payment. The reservation will be binding for both parties.
* When you make your (down)payment we expect you to mention your reservation-name and number.
* The guest's booking fee is non-refundable in the event the guest cancels, regardless of time of cancellation
* If a damage deposit has been paid, this will always be refunded should either party cancel.
* Guests cancelling up to six weeks before the start of the holiday will receive no refund of the balance payment.
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Twenty-three graduates have been chosen from across fourteen universities, representing some of the finest emerging visual artists in the South East region.
Between September 2019 and January 2020, the graduates' degree show work will be exhibited in the four partner galleries – Aspex, MK Gallery in Milton Keynes, Modern Art Oxford and Turner Contemporary in Margate. An artist from each gallery is nominated for the award, with the winning artist, who will receive a bursary of £2,000 and bespoke mentoring, to be announced on 23 November by guest selector and artist Mikhail Karikis.
The selected artists are:
- At Aspex – Jade Anthony & Sofia Popova (Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton), Jaz Bartlett (University for the Creative Arts, UCA Farnham), Sasha Damjanovic (University of Portsmouth), Gwen Datyner (Southampton Solent University), Tobias Gumbrill (Arts University Bournemouth), Rebecca Harte (University of Chichester), Connie London (University of Chichester), Imogen Marooney (Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton), Mathew Scott (Southampton Solent University), Katherine Smith (University for the Creative Arts, UCA Farnham), Oliver Whitehead (University of Portsmouth), and Jack Woolston (Arts University Bournemouth).
- At MK Gallery, Milton Keynes – Natalie Andrews (University of Bedfordshire), Lana Fotheringham (University of Hertfordshire) and Jan Harrington (University of Northampton).
- At Modern Art Oxford – Kulsuma Monica Khatoon (Oxford Brookes University), Amy Richardson (University of Reading), and Grace Robertson (Ruskin School of Art, University of Oxford).
- At Turner Contemporary, Margate – Jordan Colbert (University of Kent), Sian Hookins (University of Kent), Sara Jackson (University for the Creative Arts, UCA Canterbury), and Wren Moat (University for the Creative Arts, UCA Canterbury).
Jo Bushnell, Director of Aspex and Deputy Chair of CVAN South East said:
"The Platform Graduate Award has grown to be a vital showcase and professional development opportunity for emerging artists in the South East. Aspex is proud to work with our partners to continue the great work of this initiative and to spotlight the diversity of practice being produced in the region's art schools. At a time when our region's exemplary art and design HE institutions face pressures of finance and national policy, it is also important to restate the contribution they make to our thriving sector."
The group exhibition at Aspex will take place 4 October – 29 December 2019 with an Exhibition Preview on Thursday 3 October, 18.00hrs. This Platform Graduate Award exhibition forms part of Aspex's Autumn programme, placing a spotlight upon arts education and creative professional development.
You can join the conversation by using the hashtag #Platform2019 on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Stay up-to-date with all Platform related news by visiting their website: cvansoutheast.com


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If you're new to the world of drones, or you're looking to make a step up with your next purchase, it can be difficult to know which drone you should buy. That's why we've put together our top tips for choosing the correct drone for you.
What are you using your drone for?
The first step to knowing which drone is right for you is figuring out exactly what you're going to be using your drone for.
If you're looking to buy your first drone, you'll want to choose something affordable and robust, so it survives the inevitable knocks and crashes that come with learning to fly a drone!
For professional photographers and videographers, you'll need a drone that can carry your cameras, or comes with photography equipment already mounted. A long battery life will also be useful to help you capture incredible footage.
If you're just a hobbyist, or you're looking to boost your skills, opt for an all-round drone that will keep you occupied for years to come.
If you're still a little unsure which drone is right for you, take a look at our top picks below!
Which drone is right for me?
We've taken the hard work out of choosing a drone – carry on reading to find out what the best drone is for you.
Best drone for beginners – Parrot Mambo Missio
If you're just entering the world of drones, or you're looking for a great starter drone for children, look no further than the Parrot Mambo Mission. Controlled by a smartphone app, the Mambo helps you to develop your flying skills, and with accessories such as a grabber, you'll be able to try out a range of acrobatic maneuvers.
Best budget drone – Arcade Orbit Cam HD Drone
The Arcade Orbit is perhaps one of the best drones under £100. With a 10 minute flight time and a durable casing, it is perfect for helping you to hone your drone skills. The Orbit comes with a built in HD camera, so you can capture some great video and photography without breaking the bank.
Best drone for photographers – DJI Inspire 1 Pro
DJI is a huge name in the drone world, creating some of the best drones with cameras available. The Inspire 1 Pro is a small but powerful drone, boasting intelligent flight modes, a wide range of control and world class Zenmuse cameras. This is the perfect drone for photographers to capture stunning footage, no matter where you are – don't forget to take your protective drone case for the DJI Inspire 1 Pro with you!
Best professional drone – PowerVision PowerEye
The PowerEye has a huge amount of features and gadgets to make commercial and professional use a breeze. The PowerEye is mounted with a number of cameras, including those capable of thermal imaging, as well as state-of-the-art software that allows it to avoid obstacles and fly smoothly.
Best all-rounder – DJI Mavic Pro
DJI Mavic Pro is a fantastic all-round drone, packing powerful tools into a small body, making it a great option for travelling with. A 4K camera is stabilised by a 3-axis gimbal, making it easy even for beginners to capture smooth and beautiful footage. Keep your Mavic Pro safe with one of our protective drone cases!
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Senior Communications Specialist
Education: BA in Economics and Communication from Villanova University
Currently pursuing an MBA in Management Information Systems from New Jersey Institute of Technology
Hometown: Chatham, NJ
Joined Prudential: June 2015
Office Location: Newark, NJ
What's been your career path at Prudential?
In June 2015, I started at Prudential as an intern in Global Business and Technology Solutions. In June 2016, I returned to intern in the Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO). In June 2017, I joined Prudential full-time in the Office of the CIO.
How do you describe your role?
My work is focused on early talent. I serve as the point of contact and manage many programs for Global Business & Technology Solutions (GBTS). I support GBTS' commitment to providing students interested in STEM careers an opportunity to work at Prudential. I streamline processes to create better programs overall.
What are some key projects that you've worked on that excite or have excited you most?
I served on the planning team for the Technology Day at Prudential geared toward 8th graders and high school students. We had almost 200 students participate. You just felt the energy and excitement throughout the day.
What is it like to work at Prudential?
It's friendly and collaborative. I find myself working and meeting people across the company outside of my team. It makes such a big company seem so much smaller. The commitment from senior leaders to sit down with you is awesome.
What are you passionate about as it relates to your work?
Being a resource to people. Most of my work involves being a point of contact and helping find the right answers.
What excites you most about Prudential?
The opportunities and exposure. The fact that our work matters and makes a difference for our clients, our local Newark community and external partners.
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Determine what is truly important to you. You want to choose a company that shares similar values to your own.
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The people, the opportunity and the benefits.
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Even from 2015, there has been a drastic change in Newark. Prudential having such a presence in Newark showcases our commitment to the area. We are truly an anchor within the community.
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I like to run, I'm currently training for the NYC Marathon. I also love spending time with friends and going to the beach in the summer months.
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What will I learn from a childbirth class?
A childbirth class is a great way to prepare for labor and birth. Depending on where you go, classes range from a one-day intensive workshop to weekly sessions lasting a month or more. The typical class consists of lectures, discussions, and exercises, all led by a trained childbirth instructor.
While approaches vary, the goal is to provide you with information to prepare for childbirth, help you make informed decisions, and minimize your fears. You'll also learn techniques to help you relax and cope with labor.
Most hospitals offer classes, or you can take one through an independent instructor or organization. Classes range from courses that begin early in pregnancy and continue through the postpartum period to one-shot refresher sessions.
Look for a class that covers:
- The signs of labor
- The normal progress of labor and birth
- Techniques for coping with pain
- How your partner can help you during labor
- When to call your doctor or midwife
In addition, childbirth classes generally cover some of the more common childbirth complications and how they might be handled. Most show videos of both a vaginal birth and a c-section.
Classes may also teach the basics of breastfeeding and newborn care. (If you'd like more detail about nursing and baby care, you can generally find separate in-depth classes on these topics. Early pregnancy classes are usually available as well.)
A bonus: Childbirth classes provide a great opportunity to meet other expectant parents who will have a child the same age as yours. Some participants stay in touch long after the classes are over.
What sorts of childbirth classes are offered?
Some classes teach a particular childbirth method, but many – such as the ones offered at a hospital – don't promote any particular technique. You may want to research the classes available in your area so you find one that meets your needs.
If you want to give birth without an epidural, for example, look for an instructor who spends a lot of time exploring the different natural methods of pain management. On the other hand, if you're sure you're going to ask for an epidural or another form of pain medication, a course taught by a stringently antidrug instructor is not for you.
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Marketing and Complexity: It's not so easy, after all
Why marketing is not as easy as it seems and why McLaren won the race in Shanghai.
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The NBA banned Athletic Propulsion Labs' Concept 1 shoe because it creates an "unfair competitive advantage". The way APL turned this into sales success shows how to deal with market entry barriers by breaking market rules.
The "derby boycott" I recently discussed raised the question in me what relationship there is between highly involved fans and a brand. Here's why customers are more and more becoming part of products and, as a result of this, companies have to give away some control to their customers if they want to be successful.
Fans of German Bundesliga team Borussia Dortmund will boycott their team's match against arch-rivals Schalke 04 because they do not support the rising ticket prices anymore. Like soccer clubs, you may choose your customers. Here's how going for the short-term profit can put your business at risk.


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Frank de Boer has finalized his selection for the duel against Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Kolbeinn Sigthórsson returns after a long absence due to his knee injury. Ricardo Kishna (absent against Heerenveen for disciplinary reasons) and Nick Viergever (back from a suspension) are part of the selection as well.
Niklas Moisander and Nicolai Boilesen are also on the list of 18 names. Both defenders have been suffering from ankle problems for the past few days but are now fit enough for the match against Dnipro.
Richairo Zivkovic, Queensy Menig and Lucas Andersen were part of Sunday's selection against sc Heerenveen, but are not included for this Thursday.
Selection for Ajax:
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Joël Veltman
Niklas Moisander
Nicolai Boilesen
Mike van der Hoorn
Daley Sinkgraven
Kolbeinn Sigthórsson
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Ricardo Kishna
Jairo Riedewald
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Lasse Schöne
Anwar El Ghazi
Thulani Serero
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Passing through the Oratory of the monastery this evening, Dom Benedict took this photo of our statue of Jesus, King of Love, illumined by the oil lamp that burns in front of it. The statue of Jesus, King of Love touches the hearts of all who see it.
Dom Vital Léhodey (1857 - 1948), Abbot of Briquebec, wrote:
The Word Become a Child
My Little Jesus draws me to Himself at about the age of five years, or at about the age three or four. In the beginning, there was a little bit of imagination and a fair amount of emotion. It has been a long time now that the emotional has disappeared almost entirely; very often, it is desert, bleak and arid. What holds me in this way is the Word of God become a child, out of love for His Father and for us; or else it is the Saviour and Physician of souls; it is the God of my heart, the Friend, the Spouse and above all the adorable Little Brother. But it is always the Holy Humanity united to the Word, and so my worship goes to the Word become a child. When He presents to my spirit His infinite grandeurs and my nothingness, His holiness, my faults and my miseries, I adore Him in making myself very small. If He allows me to glimpse the charms of His childhood, His heart so humble and so meek, His infinitely touching holy littleness, the astonishing simplicity of a little brother (and so He does ordinarily), it is the heart that responds to Him, saying to Him the same protestations of love endlessly again and again, and from time to time, making itself very little before Him who is so great. This has lasted lo all these forty years and I never weary of always repeating to Him the same things. Since then, I have never aspired after another way; my Beloved Little Jesus is enough for me. And why would I have sought anything else, since, "all good things came to me along with Him" (Wis 7:11). I should never how to retell Him my gratitude enough.
Our Hearts Are Made One for the Other
And, first of all, He taught me better to know Him, and by that very means, better to know His Father. Like so many others, before that, I was inclined to see in God the Master and the Dispenser of Justice, rather than the Father and the Saviour. He veiled the grandeurs that would have dazzled me; He very nearly hid from me His Passion, which would have frightened me. He made Himself so very little, so that I would not be afraid of living with Him. It pleased Him to show me the goodness of His heart, His love and His tenderness, His mercies and His mildness, His patience in bearing with me, His quickness to lift me up. Truly, He has a Saviour's heart, a heart that doesn't know how to become angry, that never tires of pardoning, of healing, and of loving, a heart that loves extremely His mission as Saviour and physician of souls. In truth, He also has the heart of a friend. How many times has He not come to console me in my sorrows, to rejoice with me on my anniversaries by His loving visits. Now it pleases Him to remind me that He has the heart of a man, which heart needs to love men and to be loved by men, the heart of a Child God, who loves candidly and is candidly happy to be loved. He reminds me too that I also have a heart that needs to love and to be loved, and that our hearts are made one for the other. Let us then love one another and never cease loving one another.
The "Gate which is called Beautiful"
In thus making known to me the goodness of His heart, His and His tenderness, His mercy and His mildness, His astonishing simplicity, all things that make Him so lovable and so attractive in His Holy Humanity, He, by that very means, makes His divinity known to me. His Holy Humanity is, in fact, the most faithful mirror of His Divinity. All that is found in miniature, as it were, in his sweet Childhood, is found infinitely in the Word. And, since the Word is the Splendour of the Father and the Image of His Goodness, in learning of my Little Jesus, I learn also of the Father and the Holy Spirit. They are, all Three, one and the same infinite Charity. The sweet Childhood of my Little Jesus has, therefore, been for me like the "Gate which is called Beautiful" (Ac 3:2), through which He introduces me just a little bit, so little, alas, into the sanctuary of the Divinity."


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Before retirement
i2Live Accumulator consolidates all of your pension savings into one single plan, making it easy to convert all or part of your retirement fund to i2Live Drawdown or i2Live Annuity when you want to start managing your retirement income.
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Dutch minister links Iceland's EU bid to bank loans
The Hague – Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen on Tuesday linked Iceland's bid to join the European Union with an agreement to compensate for losses stemming from bailed-out Icelandic bank Icesave.
Verhagen urged Iceland to approve a draft deal under which the island nation will pay EUR 1.3 billion (USD 1.8 billion) to the Netherlands and EUR 2.6 billion to Britain.
The Netherlands and Britain compensated savers who had money with Icesave when it went bust and was nationalised by the Icelandic government in October last year.
"It is absolutely necessary that the agreement is approved," said Verhagen in a statement issued after a talk with his Icelandic counterpart Ossur Skarphedinsson.
"A solution to the problem of Icesave would encourage rapid consideration of Iceland's bid to join the European Union," he added. "It would show that Iceland takes European directives seriously."
The draft deal, which can still be rejected by the Icelandic parliament, would foresee the money being paid by Iceland with interest between 2016 and 2024.
More than 200,000 British clients and 120,000 Dutch clients had their Icesave accounts frozen during the nationalisation of Landsbanki, the parent group of the online banking unit.
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Amanda Anne Platt and The Honeycutters are getting in the holiday spirit with their new EP, "Christmas on a Greyhound Bus." To celebrate, they are on a limited run of one night stands, playing some of their favorite (and yours, we hope) seasonal tunes as well as some new original holiday material. Don't worry, they'll also be doing a whole set of Honeycutters classics to round out the night. The Asheville, North Carolina based quartet, fronted by and built around the songwriting of Amanda Anne Platt, is also celebrating the tenth anniversary of the release of their first studio album, Irene, in 2009. A decade later with four more studio releases, two live albums, and some hard earned tour stories, Amanda Anne feels it's high time the band had a holiday record. So come and enjoy an evening of twinkling lights and good cheer mixed with some good old fashioned heartache, diesel fumes and tequila!More information
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