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Amy Rose Moore
Amy Rose Moore Illustration
Amy Rose Moore is an artist and illustrator living and working in San Francisco.
She gathers her inspiration from the natural world and loves using art as a way to connect with an audience. Her work can be found in stores throughout the Bay Area and beyond.
She gathers her inspiration from the natural world and loves using art as a way to connect with an audience. Her work can be found in stores throughout the Bay Area and beyond.
Creek Van Houten
Compass Rose Design
My mother was born in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. I grew up surrounded by the artifacts of her Dutch family culture: my great-grandmother's brass teakettle and potato bucket, my grandmother's turn of the century glass marbles, chipped from use. A child's dress zipped up tight in a storage bag: lace cap, scratchy black wool top and striped skirt, a beaded necklace with coiled filigree clasp. I wore that outfit every Halloween for as many years as it fit me.
Marissa Frost
Granny Panty Designs
Marissa Frost started Granny Panty Designs in 2010. The business name is a tribute to Marissa's 5 grandmothers that she was so fortunate to grow up with. Her great granny owned a stationery store in the San Fernando Valley, which employed one of her grandmas, her mother, and many other family members. Marissa decided to study art and photography at UC Santa Cruz, and later moved to San Francisco
IMPRESSED by nature
IMPRESSED by nature evolved organically from a desire to preserve the beauty of nature in a wearable form. An elementary teacher by trade, Kyla has been creating pressed flower jewelry since the summer of 2011. She has always loved creating with her hands, including a thriving vegetable and flower garden in her backyard in Oakland, CA. Kyla has had a deep love for flowers from a very young age and she finds immeasurable joy in working with plants each day.
Maggie Hurley
Maggie Hurley ~ Whimsy & Whatnot
Armed with her grandmother's artistic proclivities, a stack of Brian Froud books, and some watercolors, Maggie taught herself to paint when she was a kid. She spent a year and a half at an art school in Southern California (the Laguna College of Art & Design), which she adored, and has continued honing her skills ever since. Sometimes she's convinced that there are at least three different artists holed up in her head.
Jeannine Komush
Jeannine Komush was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. From a young age she collected rocks and twigs, shells found at the beach, feathers found on sidewalks and brought them home to arrange in tidy piles on her childhood desk. That early love of nature and the beautiful ephemera it creates, led in a serpentine way to a love for creating jewelry. In September of 2009 she started Tangleweeds and her jewelry making business adventures began.
Laura Shields
Made From Books
Made From Books is a line of jewelry that uses unwanted, falling apart, or outdated books as their source material. Each piece is laser cut and assembled with care by at our workshop in Oakland, California. We then donate a portion of our profits to support literacy programs world-wide. Because our materials are so unusual, it really does feel like a collaboration with the books: we provide the shapes and designs, but each book provides the color, personality, and story, so to speak.


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A recent study conducted by researchers from the American Institutes for Research, or AIR, and UC Berkeley revealed that a large percentage of California parents face challenges in accessing child care and that preschool enrollment dropped in certain areas.
Authored principally by AIR researcher Karen Manship, education writer Linda Jacobson and campus Graduate School of Education professor Bruce Fuller, the study, called "Achieving Fair Access to Early Education," focused on enrollment rates at California preschools and child care programs, which researchers have deemed important in children's development, according to the report.
"Quality preschool can advance early learning and children's social development, especially for children in poverty," Manship said in an email.
One of the study's most significant findings was that the quality and concentration of child care and preschool programs varies "sharply" by location.
"More affluent counties like San Francisco have higher enrollment rates, which is not surprising given that they have dedicated local funds to supplement state funds to provide more slots," Manship said in an email. "Some less affluent counties cannot afford to invest large amounts of local funds for this purpose."
In the study, the authors suggested that the state consider ways to make pre-K funding more flexible, rather than basing funding on county lines, or provide technical assistance and fund new slots to improve the capacity for child care in counties where child populations are expected to grow.
Another one of the study's significant findings is that only one out of every eight California families with an infant or toddler can find a licensed child care center. Franca Cioria, director of Berkeley preschool Via Nova Children's School, identified a lack of accessible infant care as the key issue raised by the study.
"(There are) not enough (programs) for infant toddlers, (but) an excess for 4 years old, from my own anecdotal evidence in enrolling families in our program," Cioria said. "One important factor that I am not sure is included (in the study) is that in private preschool programs, 3- to 4-years-old classes subsidize the infant toddler classes since the actual cost would be too high for a family to meet."
While Berkeley and some other cities have many preschools, other areas lack such educational opportunities. For example, 3-year-olds in San Joaquin County are only enrolled in preschool at a rate of 25 percent, a rate less than half that of neighboring San Francisco, where the enrollment sits at 53 percent, according to the study.
This lack of access could be detrimental to California's students, according to campus psychology professor Fei Xu.
"Preschool provides valuable experiences for children to get them ready for school," Xu said. "Preschools may help children develop their cognitive and social skills."
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Michael B Jordan clarifies comments about black mythology
Michael B Jordan's comments on black mythology, however, did not go well with many on the social media. Jordan has now clarified his remarks, saying that such stories are not presented in the cinema
Michael B Jordan had created quite a stir when he made remarks about lack of black mythology and the Black Panther star has now clarified those comments.
The 31-year-old actor told Vanity Fair last month that black community "don't have any mythology, black mythology, or folklore". The comments, however, did not go well with many on the social media. Jordan has now clarified his remarks, saying that such stories are not presented in the cinema.
"I meant we don't have black mythologies and folklore that's on the big screen and small screen, period," he told GQ. "And I want to help bring those to the masses, the same stories, bedtime stories, that I was being told of Anansi the Spider and the story of Hannibal and Mansa Musa and all these historical figures!" Jordan added.
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Ditching the classroom has proven to improve children's mental health
Schools across the UK have capitalised on the access they have to outdoor areas as a way to introduce a different type of learning space for students.
One example is a school in Aylesbury which has changed the ethos of the school to be as outdoors as possible, rain or shine. Children of all ages have the chance to learn skills like fire lighting, making charcoal and climbing trees, all under supervision.
Many of the activities are linked to curriculum subjects and complement classroom lessons. Head teacher Sue Stamp believes these new outdoor lessons have played a part in the school's exam success. But it is far more than an academic exercise, as being outdoors has had an undeniable impact on the children's mental health and overall wellbeing.
Stamp said: "We have seen an amazing difference in some children. Children who just didn't engage in the classroom suddenly came into their own when they get outside."
A 2010 study by the University of Rochester found that spending time outdoors not only makes you happier, it can lead to an increased sense of vitality. Being outdoors has also found to ease depression, spark creativity and improve attention and focus for kids, as well as adults.
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C. Enlightened Spaces
6. Enlightenment in Global Networks
European culture is connected with the different areas of the world, and not only since the colonial era. Besides the missions and colonies in the Americas, in both Indias as well as in other parts of the world, a significant strain on the traditional powers and cultures, as well as hegemonic claims, can also always be found.
What can, aspires to or should be considered enlightened in the face of this global constellation? What should not? The topic "Enlightenment in global networks" will accordingly resituate these questions in relationship to missionary endeavours and colonialism.
7. Anhalt-Dessau: Model Land of the Enlightenment?
Anhalt-Dessau was, at the end of the 18th century, among the so-called "less-powerful" imperial territories. The territory owed its reputation beyond its narrow borders to the willingness of Prince Leopold III (Friedrich Franz von Hanhalt-Dessau) to display his prestige in the Garden Kingdom of Wörlitz. This landscaped garden and its buildings already earned the prince a great renown during his lifetime.


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It's really hard to be addicted to drugs. I mean, if someone is addicted to drugs they cannot manage their life, in fact, they are managed by the substance they take, which's why outpatient rehabilitation services are handy. Prior to we discuss them, let me tell you something else initially, OK?
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Once they are familiar with the details about it then they will stay away from any kinds of dependency themselves. There are some training programs to avoid substance abuse amongst the teenagers and children. These programs are extremely useful to spread out the awareness versus the alcohol and drug abuse.
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Let's take a look at an example. Let's state we own a inpatient rehabilitation centers. We have several individuals that graduate from our rehabilitation program each and every month. Upon leaving our center and returning to their hometown, we established a plan to remain in interaction to help them in their aftercare. This should and does occur at the majority of excellent centers in the U.S. This is where the giant grey area begins to grow.
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Unfortunately, addiction has to be treated; an individual experiencing a dependency can not work appropriately in a society. The purpose of the rehabilitation is to put the addicted back on their feet and help them re-integrate in the society, forget and get a task about the alcohol, drugs or the other compounds that have brought them in the addictive state. inpatient rehab is a very advantageous technique to deal with the addicted. However, lots of people do not afford entering into a clinic and costs weeks perhaps even months there. It is too pricey, and it takes a lot of time off. The solution for these clients is to use up outpatient rehab. If done seriously, the outpatient rehab can provide exceptional outcomes as well.
This very same individual will exhibit problems in group activities also. He or she can be extremely talkative and speak very quickly. They can frequently be far-off or improper. It isn't that she or he is uninformed of what is taking place around them, it is simply that they feel that exactly what is happening is wrong and they are right. There is a strange kind of narcissism or egotism involved. To them, everybody else is acting in the incorrect. As a result, most of the jobs this person does needs to be redone. This can cause a lot of effort and time on other individuals, specifically in a work or school environment. Although somebody may believe they are being efficient, this is not typically the case. There is an agitation or anxiety aspect often that accompanies them.
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I have to state yes! First, do your homework. There is effective drug free treatment readily available for your loved one without producing alternative addictions like methadone. Arrange an area. For me, it was the program that provided my family member the finest opportunity of healing for life. Such private drug treatment programs are offered in the UK and somewhere else. Educate yourself and take heart. You can do it. I understand, I did.


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Multi Export
An export option that would allow the user to select multiple options for exporting their document, in one simple 'Multi-Export' option.
An idea of how this would look could be in the 'Export' dialog box, the user would be able to check a box that would enable 'Multi Export'. This would mean you can choose multiple methods to export in one easy opportunity in the Dialog Box. An example of this would be;
I, the designer or user of InDesign need to send a client a Medium Resolution copy of the file before we hit print, but I also want to export the Print Ready document straight away, along with a Web Quality version to go up on their website.
This would enable a designer or whoever to export (for example) a Proof of a document to send to the client, PLUS a Print Ready Document, PLUS a Web Ready document as an example, all in one go so to speak.
Please see attached document to fully visualise my idea.
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C-Pen Reader Pen: A useful aid for students and dyslexics
The premise is simple: scan a line of text and it will read it aloud for you – and store it
The pen itself is lightweight and portable – essential, given the nature of its use – and has a small guide on the "nib" so you know exactly where the text you're scanning should sit
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C-Pen Reader Pen
Most technology fits into the "nice to have" category. It may make your life easier (or not, in some cases) but if it was taken away, you would cope. The C-Pen Reader Pen is potentially an essential product for people with reading or vision difficulties, reading printed text aloud simply by swiping the pen over a line or two at a time.
The Reader Pen has a simple premise: scan the line of text you are trying to read and it will read it aloud for you, in a human-sounding voice. It uses optical character recognition (OCR). A small OLED display shows the text the device has recognised before storing it in the pen's memory.
There are two options for audio: the small, built-in speaker in the pen, or the included headphones. Either will work well, but if you are in a classroom setting, library or generally a public area, the earphones might be more practical to make sure you are picking up everything properly (and not annoying your neighbours).
In the box you get the device, a cable for charging it, a case for the pen and a set of headphones. The headphones are the earbud type, with silicon tips that can be swapped if the fit isn't right. It seems like a small thing, but if this device is supposed to make your life easier, you will appreciate headphones that fit securely.
The pen has a couple of target markets: people with reading difficulties such as dyslexia, and those suffering from sight loss. As long as you can see well enough to use a highlighter pen to scan text, you can use the Reader Pen. Out of the box it recognises English (both American and British), French and Spanish. Italian and German come with the Exam Reader device that C-Pen also offers.
The pen itself is lightweight and portable – essential, given the nature of its use – and has a small guide on the "nib" so you know exactly where the text you're scanning should sit. Get the text between those lines and you are good to go; this obviously rules out larger fonts such as headlines, however.
The pen is only as good as the quality of the material it is scanning. A few tests showed the OCR stood up to scrutiny, with a couple of glitches here and there. It did much better on plain backgrounds with clear text – an obvious advantage. But in general, the accuracy was quite good.
There's another advantage to the device: because the pen stores the scanned text, you can export it later to a text file. If you need to grab a few lines from books or other printed material to include in an essay, for example, there's no need to scrawl them down to transcribe later. Instead, you just scan the sentence or two required. It's also a good way to bookmark text to come back to later. There is about 1GB of space available on the pen, and it can also be used for storing personal files. That is less of an essential feature these days when everyone has cloud storage at their fingertips, but if internet access is limited, you'll appreciate the convenient backup.
The Reader Pen has a rechargeable battery, which lasts well and charges off microUSB. A single charge gives you hours of use, but the decision to use a common connection makes the whole thing a lot easier should you forget the charging cable and get caught out.
The good
The Reader Pen is a bit of an all-rounder. Not only will it give assistance to those with dyslexia or vision difficulties, it will also allow users to record voice memos for replaying later, and store important files. There is a dictionary too that will provide definitions for words you scan.
The not-so-good
If you need to read larger text – headlines in newspapers, for example, the Reader Pen isn't large enough to take in the bigger font size.
The rest
The better the quality of the printed text, the more accurate the pen will be. Try not to make its job any harder than it has to be.
The ReaderPen is one of a number of of devices; a second one, Exam Reader is, as the name suggests, aimed at exam students or those with reading difficulties who are learning Italian or Spanish – one of the main differences is that it has no storage or dictionary, for obvious reasons – and the Dictionary Pen, which translates words and pronounces them for people learning a new language.
The verdict
The reader Pen has proved its worth as a valuable assistive tool for those with reading or vision difficulties – as long as the text fits.


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Micki's jewelry is a delightfully playful combination of old and new, of east and west, all born of the imagination of a young emerging Filipino designer. Her mission is to make traditional indigenous Filipino materials new again, and to channel the expertise of local craftsmen and goldsmiths. Micki is a certified GIA accredited Jewelry professional. She has participated in London Fashion Week, where she represented the Philippines at the International Fashion Showcase, which celebrates up and coming designers from around the world.
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Dutch DJ / Producer Karmon will be taking over Ignis supported by DJ Frankie Lam on August 30 (Friday)!
Karmon's vision has always been bringing new sounds to the dance floor. His meticulously crafted signature style is what brought him into the spotlight to begin with, as he started on his path into electronic music. He sees music as a journey, an exploration that takes its due time. By approaching it as a craft, he imprints his tracks with a hypnotic groove that draws the listener in.
While the studio has always been the playground where he could relentlessly perfect his productions, taking his music to the dance floor is what established him as a recognizable DJ with a worldwide fan base. Playing on five continents, from intimate club parties to large festivals, he gathered new experiences and emotions from the crowd. Becoming part of the Diynamic family in 2013 has allowed him to grow uninhibited alongside a talented crew of musicians. And the journey continues for Karmon, in the studio and around the world, as every new experience is a piece of inspiration.
Constant experimentation in the studio spawned fresh ideas and 2018 finds Karmon exploring new sounds on "Picture", his latest 6 track EP out on Diynamic Music. "Picture" is a mood changer. The 6 track format gives more room for expressivity and showcases his versatility as a producer. Dissolving rather than building up, it captivates with an attention grabbing first track "Eleventh Hour", progresses through a series of driving tunes to end softly in a melodic track with a captivating storyline "Brutus Jam".
More about Karmon:
Official Website: http://www.karmon.nl/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karmonmusik
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karmonmusik/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/karmonofficial
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/karmonmusik
Resident Advisor: https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/karmon
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Date: 30 August 2019 - Friday
Time: 11pm till late
Venue: 1 & 2/F California Tower, 30-32 D'Aguilar Street, Central, HK
Advance Tickets: $180 including 2 drinks
For table reservations and inquiries, call 2623 0298.
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Friends, family, students and fellow educators were in mourning Thursday for a 58-year-old college professor who was killed in a collision with a minivan this week while bicycling near Flinn Springs County Park.
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Brian Jennings of El Cajon was riding a mountain bike on a bicycle path alongside Olde Highway 80 when a 2015 Toyota Sienna traveling in the same direction veered out of a traffic lane just east of Soldin Lane and struck him about 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office.
The vehicle then crashed into a metal bus-stop sign, a mailbox and a parked Ford F-150 pickup truck before coming to a halt.
Witnesses performed CPR on Jennings, a political science instructor at Grossmont College in El Cajon, before medics took him to Sharp Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead about an hour after the accident.
The driver of the minivan, a 67-year-old Spring Valley resident, reported no injuries, according to the California Highway Patrol. Two young children who had been riding in her vehicle, however, were transported to Children's Hospital for precautionary evaluations, CHP public-affairs Officer Travis Garrow said.
Well my favorite professor died, RIP professor Brian Jennings. You made a huge impact in my life and are the reason why I'm a polisci major today may you Rest In Peace💜 https://t.co/kTlim6DCVH
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The spokesman said he could not disclose the relationships among the motorist and her passengers — three girls and a boy ranging in age from 2 to 9.
The woman, whose name has not been made public, told authorities she fell asleep behind the wheel in the moments prior to the fatal crash. There was no evidence of intoxication on her part, Garrow said.
The Highway Patrol's investigation into the accident is ongoing, and it remains unclear if the state agency will seek any criminal charges in the case, according to Garrow.
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Mikayla Crowley
Class: Senior
Coach: Eileen Wildermann
Position: Midfielder
Accomplishments: Helped her team to the Class L state championship game, where the Rams lost to Staples 2-0. Advanced to the SCC championship game, but lost to Guilford. … Scored seven goals and had 13 assists this season on a well-balanced scoring team. … Has started every game since her freshman year except for senior nights before she was a senior. … SCC Player of the Year.
Crowley said: "It was a really fun season because we were so senior-heavy and everyone enjoyed being there whether they played or not. We made it to the two championships [SCC and Class L] and unfortunately lost both of them but it was fun getting there."
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Wildermann said: "Mikayla is half of a captain duo [Annie Eddy is the other captain] that really will be the paradigm of leadership for years to come. I will talk about how we should all strive to be like those two. As a leader Mikayla is calm, motivating, passionate, and a perfect role model. She is in the top of her class academically and athletically. She is an even kinder person. As a player, she is so subtly good. There is absolutely no flashiness to her game. She has speed, excellent decision making, and some of the fastest stickwork I have ever seen. Not only does she look good playing, but she makes everyone around her look good as well."
Up next: Will play field hockey at Boston University next year and may study biomedical engineering.
In 10 years: Sees herself living in a city, working in the science field and still being involved in field hockey or sports in general.
Miscellaneous: Played multiple sports growing up – including soccer, skiing and played ice hockey until eighth grade, also swam and played tennis in the summer. ... Also plays midfielder in lacrosse, which she started in third grade. … Has an older brother Sean who is a sophomore at Bentley University and a younger sister Megan who is a sophomore at Cheshire and played varsity field hockey as well. … National Honor Society member and also is in the math and science national honor societies. … Has two pet hamsters.


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This week, we pitched Emily Ratajkowski and Aaron Paul two ideas for stories we think should be movies: one about Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger, and one about Maud Gonne, the Irish revolutionary who also happened to be William Butler Yeats' muse. They liked one of them.
We also asked Aaron Paul about maybe playing Jesse Pinkman from "Breaking Bad" again. And you can read Emily's remarks at the Power Women Conference here:
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The Harvey Weinstein phenomenon is exposing the University system as a pool of sleaze.
No, the Harvey Weinstein phenomenon is not happening everywhere. It is happening most where there is unaccountable power and a supply of eager, young, pretty people (I'd write "women" but we must not forget people like Kevin Spacey). Celebrity cultures are where you tend to find that combination, like show business or politics. But there is also the culture of academia:
Fox News reports, "'Weinstein effect' ripples on campus as top profs confront sex harassment claims."
In late October, William V. Harris, a noted professor of Greco-Roman history at Columbia University, stepped down from his 50-year teaching career at the Ivy League school. His departure came amid accusations in a federal lawsuit that he'd groped a graduate student and pressured her for sex.
Around the same time, officials at Dartmouth College and the New Hampshire attorney general's office announced that three tenured professors in the school's psychological and brain sciences department were targets of a criminal investigation into "sexual misconduct" charges dating back to 2002.
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In the wake of numerous allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct leveled at Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein and a multitude of other news and media personalities, academics from Boston to Berkeley have come under increasing scrutiny for their own dalliances and inappropriate behavior toward students and underlings.
"The dynamic we are hearing about at large is absolutely at play in higher education," Anne Hedgepeth, vice president of public policy and government relations at the American Association of University Women (AAUW), told Fox News. With power over grad students and assistants, she said, professors "are the gateway to many people's futures."
It's hard to pin down precisely how prevalent sexual harassment and assault by academics is, given that many victims have not reported the crimes for fear of being shamed or professionally ostracized. Nonetheless, current research suggests that sexual harassment is an open secret on campuses across the country.
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|Darren Le Gallo was born in Landstohl, Germany in 1974, and currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California. He received a BA in Painting from ACU in Abilene, Texas in 1996. Works by Darren LeGallo have recently been exhibited in Chelsea, New York's Bold Hype Gallery (2012), Seattle, Washington's Ltd. Art Gallery (2012), Santa Monica, California's Bergamont Station (2009), Silverlake, Los Angeles Ghetto Gloss Gallery (2009). Le Gallo is also illustrating an original Graphic Novel written by John Patrick Shanley, as well as a collaboration project with LA based artist Chandler Wood.
Somewhere between Surrealism and Expressionism Le Gallo finds his main influences. The exploration of the subconscious mind, and the mysteries of dreams and the human psyche are the main themes within his work.
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A look at the companies demoing live at FinovateEurope on February 12 through 14, 2019 in London, U.K. Register today and save your spot.
TimeWarp from CREALOGIX is an independent app created for the everyday banker in order to provide them with insights to make better financial decisions at every stage of life.
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The new tool will ultimately help customers simulate every decision they make when it comes to their financial lives and predict the impact of these decisions.
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Howes is responsible for sales and marketing activity for CREALOGIX in the U.K. Howes has more than 20 years experience partnering with leading financial institutions to accelerate their digital transformations.
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From 22 to 24 October 2020, Pegasus Spiele invites game designers around the world to present their game ideas online at the second Pegasus Designer Days. Similar to the first Pegasus Designer Days in Spring, the editors from the Pegasus Spiele editorial team will be available via web conference. In addition to the Designer Days, the first Pegasus Illustrator Day will take place on 21 October 2020 where illustrators can present concept proposals for upcoming projects....
Pegasus Spiele takes over the exclusive distribution for Armata Strigoi to retailers. The official board game of the heavy metal band, Powerwolf, is now available in Europe and will be released in the USA on September 18th.
Vienna, Munich, Friedberg June 18th 2020: Pegasus Spiele has developed a pen & paper role-playing game based on the video game Desperados III in cooperation with Mimimi Games and THQ Nordic. Desperados: A Pen & Paper Role-Playing Game is available for download as PDF file free on DriveThruRPG.
On 15 and 16 May 2020, Pegasus Spiele invites game designers around the world to present their game ideas online at the first Pegasus Designer Days. Head of Game Publishing Klaus Ottmaier and his fellow editors from the Pegasus Spiele editorial team will be available via web conference on both days. Registration is open starting today until and including 13 May.
Johanna Sadkovich named new Sales and Marketing Executive.
At the toy fair in Nuremberg (01-29 to 02-02-2020) Pegasus Spiele is presenting several novelties for 2020. One of the highlights in the family game section is My Farm Shop. The latest title by designer Rüdiger Dorn (Istanbul) combines a dice mechanism, resource management and an unusual theme in a unique way.
As of now, Pegasus Spiele takes over the exclusive distribution in the USA and Canada for Edition Spielwiese titles like Evidence as well as upcoming novelties. At Nuremberg toy fair (01-29-2020 to 02-02-2020) the German publisher Edition Spielwiese is presenting two new family games: Memorinth and Treelings. Later this year bilingual versions will be available in the USA and in Canada.
Six well-known faces and one new publisher for board games: As shareholders with equal rights Peter Eggert and Philipp El Alaoui (former eggertspiele/Plan B Games), Viktor Kobilke (Frosted Games, former eggertspiele/Plan B Games), Matthias Nagy (Frosted Games) as well as Karsten Esser and Andreas Finkernagel (Pegasus Spiele) founded Deep Print Games, a publisher for board games based in Berlin. The six shareholders bring a total of 130 years of experience in the board game...
After the release of the Talisman Revised 4th edition and the first expansion wave of five titles, Pegasus Spiele will also publish the remaining expansions in 2020. Furthermore, the Talisman Adventures Fantasy Roleplaying Game will be released later this year. The Talisman Adventures Fantasy RPG Playtest Guide and a follow-up adventure, Toads and Diamonds are already available to give players a preview of the game.


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Traveling full time means that we change the community we are a part of every 1-2 months. It's an odd life in that way, some cities we make tons of friends, friends that I know we'll probably have the rest of our lives and there are some cities in which we don't meet tons of people and stay more to ourselves. But the one, consistent community we do have is our online community.
Sounds strange, doesn't it? The one constant in our life is the crazy day in and day out lives of people we have never met in real life, or people who we have met briefly.
Almost every day I meet a few new people online, be it facebook or twitter or right here on the blog. I get e-mails from strangers who detail their greatest fears and hopes regarding their health, I get hate mail from people who are angry with me, I get encouraging e-mails, I get simple notes and I get invites for lunches, brunches and potlucks (as vegans tend to do best).
Online community is something that few people truly understand. I feel that my husband and I have a different way of life, the online community life.
This week, a community that I am very close to, a community that is centered around a blog (not vegan related) lost one of it's family members. It really does feel like family there – maybe a bit better than family as you can choose who you communicate with and talk to. This family is an odd bunch (I can say that, I'm one of them). I don't think any of us would have just found one another and started hanging out. We are all uniquely different. Different backgrounds, different beliefs, different in so many ways, but the same in so many ways at the very same time.
This online family of mine is one that I would do anything for. If someone is in need, we all jump up and do what we can, no one asks questions, no one complains, that's just what we do.
We may not always 100% agree with one another, but it just doesn't matter, because when you are part of a family, when you want community you learn to love people for what is best about them.
Last week the author of this certain blog wrote, what I'm sure was the hardest thing she has EVER had to write. One of our blog-family members was involved in a fatal accident, in which she was struck by a van while crossing a street in LA. This person was close to all of us in this community, we all interacted on a daily basis, some met up with her when they could if they happened to cross paths. But it was someone who we knew through comments, through facebook conversations, through online chats. Someone who most of us probably talked to more than even our own flesh and blood family. We all got to see her ups and downs, her dreams pursued and the frustrations she had.
A lot of people don't understand online community, how it bonds people, how it brings people of all backgrounds together. Online community, to me is more like a tribe, a tribe of people you pick to be around, pick to interact with and choose to have as a part of your daily life. We share things like what we had for breakfast, or our latest political rant or relationship status, things that not even the closest of our friends and family are privy to most of the time.
Last week, as we waited as a online tribe together, waited for news about someone in this tribe, we rallied together. We offered support, we had short conversations online making sure everyone was ok. We were all refreshing the blog, checking FaceBook constantly, writing, re-writing, some offering prayer, light, good wishes, candles, chants. We all just did what we could do.
And then the news, the finality of it all came to us. We rallied once again, we held up one another through comments, facebook status updates and IM's. When we found out that her family (her children that she left behind) and her best friend in LA were in need of help, in need of financial help for the massive burden of such a tragedy we all started to rally again.
Someone most of us had never met had passed away and this community reached from all corners and loved the best way we all know how.
It's a funny thing about online community, we might bicker and fight we might not always agree, we might find our best friends for life, we might know the seemingly mundane details of our lives, and at the same time we might not ever meet.
This week I lost a friend, someone I had never met, but I knew what her neighbors were doing, I knew what she had for breakfast, I knew what she found funny or irritating, I knew what her hopes and dreams were. And in the end, that's all we can ever ask, isn't it? To know someone from the 140 characters or less they tweet, a status update or a comment. We are all connected on deep levels, even when we just know the bits and pieces of our daily lives, after all, it's the bits and pieces who largely make us who we are.
We live our lives in part, online in a vast sea of people, and we find our tribes, we thrive together, we laugh together, and we grieve together.
Although, saddened by the news of this tragedy I knew that the only way I would not have been grieving her loss was if I had never known her, never know the small and big things that made her, her. To know someone is a great risk, because we risk the grief that may come if that person should leave our lives. But this is a choice we make. We choose to love and to know someone in whatever capacity possible. It is our choice if we decide to join a tribe online, if we decide to care. And in the end, should something so tragic happen, we must realize that the reason that it is tragic is only because we decided to make the choice to know that person and to care.
I chose to care for this person, chose to read about her daily life, chose to write short e-mails here and there and my grief for her passing is only because of that choice to have her as a part of my life – at least my online tribal life.
The world lost a beautiful person this week, but I am glad that I knew enough to understand and realize that the world indeed did lose someone like my friend, Benjamin, because the alternative is something I never would want – not knowing her.
We make these choices every day, to know someone or not to, and today I'm glad I know so many people who are a part of my day to day life, real life or online tribal life. And I am thankful.


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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA) — An event will bring together dog owners and dog lovers in Northwest Arkansas.
We've got Jerra Nalley to talk about the second annual Bark Bash event.
The Fayetteville event will be at Fayetteville Town Center on July 13th from 4-8 p.m.
The goal is to bring together dog owners and dog lovers with local vendors in one venue. This free event is for dog lovers and their furry friends. Shop from pet-friendly crafters and vendors, talk to local rescue and adoption agencies and socialize with other dogs and their owners.
Adoptable dogs will be in attendance, and they will be accepting donations for the local rescue and adoption agencies at the door.
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The Blue Coat School is excited to have been awarded a National Lottery grant to undertake an innovative music and social project focused on the restoration of our historic pipe organ.
The project, called Blue Coat For All, will restore the school's rare, museum quality 1874-built Father Willis organ with a £180,600 National Lottery Heritage Fund grant thanks to money raised by National Lottery players. Once fully functional again, the organ will become the heart of regular public concerts for the first time. The project will also include forming a 50-member Community Choir, digitally cataloguing the School archive and making it publicly accessible on a new website, and developing a community outreach programme with local primary and specialist schools.
Once restored, the Father Willis organ will be the prominent focal point of a wider major refurbishment of our 1906-built assembly hall, named Shirley Hall, in honour of a former Trustee and benefactor WH Shirley.
We have launched our Pipe Up fundraising appeal to create a lasting legacy to Blue Coat For All, and we pleased to have raised £15,000 to date through sponsorship of the 1,224 pipes of our Father Willis organ.
If you'd like to support Pipe Up please click here.
Introducing Blue Coat For All
The Organ Restoration
The Archive Project
Oral History Project
Science Ceilidhs with local schools and the local community
The reinstallation of the organ in Shirley Hall
The Celebratory Concert
An insight into our fascinating 300 year history can now be found in one place. Highlights from our new heritage brochure include, a pen portrait of Blue Coat's Founder Master Mariner Bryan Blundell, the School's evacuation to Anglesey during the Second World War, as well as photographs documenting Blue Coat School life during the nineteen and twentieth centuries.
To view our new heritage brochure, please click here.
Ever felt that karaoke was not your thing, but somehow you wanted to sing out loud? And were there other people out there who likewise wanted to be part of the choir, but didn't know how to get started?
Well, you're in luck as the new Blue Coat Community Choir is looking for members to launch itself into reality, leading up to a very special public performance on Wednesday 29th January 2020, when we will unveil our newly restored historic Father Willis pipe organ.
Everyone is welcome, whatever your age or experience – the main requirement is enthusiasm. The choir will be led by Old Blue and Director of Music at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, Dr Chris McElroy who has plenty of expertise in bringing out the best in people.
It's all part of the innovative Blue Coat For All music and community project, to encourage wider engagement with the School and share opportunities with the wider public.
If you are interested in joining, please contact: Peter Elson, Blue Coat For All Project Manager at email@example.com or on 0151 733 1407 ext. 207.
In the summer of 2019 we welcomed back many Old Blues to join us at a series of reminiscence sessions encouraging Old Blues to share their memories of their time at the School with our current students.
We look forward to sharing these memories through our Blue Coat For All website which will be launched in 2020.
Blue Coat School's historic Father Willis pipe organ, a dominant fixture for 113 years in Shirley Hall, was dismantled in a mere three days when it was removed for restoration during Spring Half Term.
Six staff from Henry Willis & Sons – the company which built the organ 145 years ago – arrived at the School and in no time the 1,224 pipes and nearly 9,000 other parts were unscrewed, unhinged, undone and loaded into vans for work to be started at the company's premises in St Anne's Street, Islington.
The restoration is expected to take around six months and it is planned this rare, museum-quality instrument will be reinstalled during the 2019 autumn term. Tuning and 'settlement' will take several months as its various component materials – wood, leather and metal – reacclimatise to Shirley Hall's atmosphere.
David Wyld, managing director of Henry Willis & Sons, said: "The restoration is going well. This is a high quality instrument which will regain its authentic Victorian voice by the time we've finished. We're putting the organ back into a state so when it's restored again in 50 years' time people will think it's never been changed."
Mr Wyld said that during restoration staff had found an inscription on the bellows dated 1875. This contradicts the organ's memorial brass plaque which reads: In loving remembrance of James Hardy Macrae, Easter Day, April 5, 1874.
He said: "This means the organ is probably a year younger than we thought, as the plaque could date from when the Macrae family ordered the organ for the School. This could be a lucky find as our surviving letter books only date from 1875 and could give us further information on the organ's history."
To take a look at our organ being dismantled please click here.
Our thanks go to everyone who has generously supported our Blue Coat For All project, including:
- National Lottery Heritage Fund
- EMI Music Sound Foundation
- The Hilda and Doris Farmer Trust
- Margaret Wethered Charitable Trust
- The Pilgrim Trust
- The Rushworth Trust
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Premiere: Hear a Track From Bodyjack's Throwdown EP
The UK producer's latest EP will arrive on Bodyjack in June.
Following on from releases on Ultramajic and his own Bodytrax and Bodyjack labels, UK DJ and producer Chris Finke (a.k.a. Bodyjack) will return for his first full EP of 2015, Throwdown, to be released via Bodyjack in June.
The EP lands with three cuts each designed to drive different stages of peaktime club sets. The title track melds a big bassline with hard hitting percussion, piano stabs, and an old school-like vocal hook. "All Werk And No Play" features raw, jacking beats, a rolling bassline, and chopped vocals, with the EP rounded out by "Get Raw," a warehouse-ready banger, with a ridiculously huge low end and razor sharp, skittering percussion.
Throwdown will arrive on Bodyjack on June 1—on vinyl and digital—with EP cut "Get Raw" streaming in full below.


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The former owners of the Thai Silk restaurant in Isabella Street have been fined £180,000 under illegal working legislation.
Details of the fine levied on Thai Silk Ltd were included in a quarterly report published by the Home Office.
Businesses can be fined up to Ł20,000 per person for employing people not entitled to work in the UK.
According to the Home Office, 'illegal workers' include students with expired visas, or students working more hours than they're allowed to, and people who work on a visitor's visa.
The Home Office only publishes the names of businesses which have been fined if they have not paid them or are not making regular payments towards them 28 days after they have exhausted all their objection and appeal rights.
We contacted the Thai Silk Southwark restaurant for comment on the penalty but were told that the business changed hands last month and is now run by Soho Palace Ltd which is not associated with the former owners.
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The award-winning magazine was named among the "great magazines for kids and teens" by School Library Journal.
See Curse of the Komodo's first magazine review on page 56. Reviewer Diana Perry wrote: "….This is the ultimate field trip nightmare…and young readers will be most entertained."
Curse of the Komodo…
Not your average sci-fi adventure!
Though it looks like a simple action/adventure story, Curse of the Komodo is filled with deeper meanings and metaphors about values.
Joey R., a sixth grader from Troy, Michigan, did a book report on Curse of the Komodo and nominated it for the "Troyberry" award. (An award given by his school.) Joey wrote: "Since I have read this book, I have thought about what people really mean to me." He added, "the boys (in the book) learned that having a brother is more a gift rather than a curse." Joey closed the 2-page paper with this; "If you consider reading this, remember to be grateful for what you have. I certainly am!"
– Deanna K Klingel, author of Rebecca & Heart.
– Randy and Joey Maddock, Troy, Michigan
– L. Burnham, Teacher, Toledo, Ohio
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text: This industry leading timber repair product has been used by many of the UK's leading timber and window repair specialist companies for over 15 years. It is designed to be mouldable and non-slumping for vertical repairs or where mouldable properties are needed, such as sill fronts. It is a two part curing (around 4 Hour2) epoxy based wood repair system. It is equivalent to the Windowcare Dry Flex 16 product.


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This guide will go through each step on how to set up an e-mail account on Android device.
If you are struggling to set up an e-mail account on android device created by SlickBears for your website, you might find this article very useful. There are only a few steps after which, your personalised e-mail account will be ready to go.
As a package, our clients can obtain one or more personalised e-mail accounts, so make sure that you have one before you start.
Emails created for our clients are based on external servers, so your device must know a path that leads to the right place.
There is one last thing before we start. Make sure that you have correct details to your e-mail account (login and password).
Alright! Let me show you how to set up your e-mail account on Android device:
The device used: Samsung S7 (Android 7, Nougat).
Step 1
At the bottom of the "Home" screen of your phone, click Apps(1) > Settings(2) > Cloud and Accounts(3) > Accounts(4) > Add Account(5) > Email(6).
(All the steps are shown below)
Step 2
Enter your e-mail address and password in appropriate boxes and select MANUAL SETUP.
Step 3
Select: IMAP account.
Step 4
In INCOMING SERVER section change:
- IMAP server – change imap.yourdomain.co.uk to imap.1and1.co.uk
- Security type – From the drop box choose SSL
- Port – 993
In OUTGOING SERVER section change:
- SMTP server – change smtp.yourdomain.co.uk to auth.smtp.1and1.co.uk
- Security type – From the drop box choose TLS
- Port – 587
- Authentication required before sending emails – Checked
- Username – change example to your full e-mail address (e.g. email@example.com)
- Password – your password for e-mail account
- And finally press – SIGN IN
Step 5
Here you can choose how often your device will contact your e-mail address and synchronise with your account. You can always click SIGN IN and default values will be applied.
Step 6
Now you can edit account name for outgoing e-mails. You can change:
Account name – this is the name of the e-mail account that is displayed on your phone.
Your name (for outgoing email) – it is better if you choose an appropriate name to be identified by the person who will receive the e-mail.
Now the moment you have been waiting for. You are just one step away from finishing the process of setting up the e-mail account on your phone.
Last step – press: DONE!
If you followed all the steps, your e-mail account is now attached to a device. The account will now synchronise with a device, and after a few minutes it will be ready to receive, display, send messages and, you will be able to manage your account from the device. If you receive an email, the notification will be visible at the top of the screen (notification bar).
That's it, your e-mail is ready to go!
If you still cannot set it up, please contact our team at email@example.com.


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In an increasingly globalized world, UIR is part of a dynamic of international openness, and places the international mobility of its students and research professors at the heart of its strategy. UIR also welcomes a growing number of international students on exchange semesters and has set up a host system to facilitate their procedures and the smooth progress of their studies at UIR.
UIR's international dimension also becomes apparent in the international academic partnerships specific to each of the courses of study offered, and which are reflected in the incoming and outward mobility of students, whether in the context of double degrees, bilateral partnerships or partnerships under the European Erasmus+ program. Given that some UIR courses are offered as double degrees, in partnership with prestigious international universities and schools (the Bagley College of Engineering of Mississippi State University, the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Rennes, Sciences Po Grenoble, the University of Lorraine, etc.), these international academic partnerships in fact entail semester or year-long student mobility on a mutual basis.
Incoming and outward student mobility remains more than ever at the core of UIR's efforts. It is one of the main areas of the University's international development, and a dedicated team works every day to promote the diversification, consolidation and monitoring of our University's international partnerships, in particular with regard to incoming and outward student mobility.
Double Degree Agreements: this is an agreement signed between UIR and its international partner which allows students to obtain the degree of the host university and that of UIR. The granting of degrees is subject to a number of prerequisites, which need to be checked with the academic heads of each UIR institution.
Bilateral agreements: this type of agreement allows UIR students to spend a semester abroad at the partner university, without this mobility leading to the awarding of the partner university's degree. In this framework, the UIR student does not have to pay tuition fees to the partner university during his/her study abroad, since he/she remains a UIR student. Nevertheless, the UIR student must pay the costs associated with his/her stay abroad (transport, accommodation, insurance, etc.).
Erasmus+ agreements: these are agreements concluded only with European partners who have received funding from the European Commission to finance mobility for the benefit of their non-European partner universities.
This type of Erasmus + agreement provides UIR students with the opportunity to obtain a scholarship of up to 800 Euros per month for a period of 4 to 5 months, which also covers part of the travel costs to the host country.


text: Absolut Vodka Absolut Vodka is an alcoholic beverage that was introduced to the public in 1879 and currently has many different flavors of vodka out there. There latest ad was the "Greyhound" ad which aired in 2012 during the super bowl. This ad was created by Absolut that teamed up with the director Spike Jonse and the band Swedish House Mafia to create a futuristic ad that is based on a drink called the "Greyhound" that uses Absolut Vodka as the main ingredient. The ad is set in a dessert scene that uses futuristic robotic greyhounds controlled by a trio of dj like charecters that use digital suits and dj boards. These dj's are a symbol of the Swedish House Mafia which is also a trio of 3 guys that created the song. The greyhounds are locked in a heated race to to see who will come out as the winner as the spectators watch from a distance. The spectators are a group of people dressed up in futuristic fashionable outfits that resemble something that you would see from the Hunger Games movie. These spectators are standing from a distance watching the race all while partying and having a good time drinking the signature "Greyhound" drink that uses Absolut Vodka. There is a butler that is waking around the spectators offering and mixing up this signature drink for them to enjoy. They aired this ad during the Super Bowl in order to convince people to buy their product, they used the futuristic scene to catch the attention of the viewer and the interest of that viewer to send out a message through a video. The message was that Absolut Vodka is the latest and best vodka out on the market today, and that they are leading the way in innovative production. They aired their product during the Super Bowl of 2012 because most of the people in the United States either watch this epic once a year game to see the Show More


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Newberry Art Tutorials
Colored and dark papers can save you precious time and give you amazing effects. When I paint/draw/teach plein air I try to nail the impression in under an hour, it is a race against the planet moving. As the sun slowly moves across the landscape you will see new cast shadows, new lights, after 3 hours they all cancel each other out leaving you with muck. So in keeping the time short using the dark paper can be a huge advantage.
The idea is the paper is your dark areas, sketch in the composition and leave the darkest part alone. From there you focus on bringing out the light, driving towards the light, with the last touches happening in the last few minutes before your hour is up! This approach works wonderfully and it feels magical while doing it.
One of the reasons why leaving the paper alone as darks works is because shadows are the absence of light. The darks don't need details or labor, leaving them alone creates a atmosphere of mystery that is a perfect foil for all the lights you will be drawing. Save time, effort, and create magic by leaving lots of paper alone. Enjoy!
Below are my pastel landscapes all in under an hour. Take note of the dark areas are just paper.


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iPhone 3G? "No sweat!" says Biggs.
Quick call-in with our intrepid editor. Use the link below to listen live at 11 Eastern…
UPDATE: If you listened to the call-in, Biggs mentioned that the store was running out of iPhones. Just got e-mail confirmation from him that the AT&T store in Bay Ridge has indeed run out. After a few hours in line, looks like he'll only be getting a rain check.


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The week that went by saw the world of cricket being shaken up again by the scourge of match-fixing, with one of the leading all- rounders being docked with a two-year ban for failing to report approach by a suspicious character. Another newsworthy event was the decision of Australian all-rounder Glen Maxwell to take a break from the game to "tackle mental health issues". Since both these matters hold considerable significance in contemporary cricket, they deserve to be discussed in detail.
Shakib Al Hasan is undoubtedly the best all-rounder Bangladesh has produced till date. A hard-hitting left-handed batsman who lends strength and solidity to the middle order, he is also a top class left-arm spinner who can pin down opposition with his accurate bowling. His record in Tests, with nearly 4,000 runs and 210 wickets, and in One-Day International (ODI) cricket, where he has amassed over 6,000 runs in addition to picking up more than 250 wickets, stands as a testimony to his individual brilliance. Besides this, he has been a regular member of the national side in T20 Internationals were also his performances have been exemplary. Thus, he is a true all-rounder in every sense of the word, having proved his mettle in all versions of the game. Like all great players, he reserves his best for the big occasion against tough opponents in difficult situations, where his superb temperament and match-winning abilities are put on display. He is a popular player, who attracts crowds to the grounds.
Shocking news
It came as a huge shock to the followers of the game when the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that Shakib has been handed a two-year suspension from the sport. The offence committed by him was that he did not report to Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) of ICC about approaches made by a person with dubious credentials. The press note released by the ICC stated that a person by name Deepak Aggarwal made three approaches to him during November, 2017, and in January and April of 2018. Th first contact took place when Shakib was taking part in the Bangladesh Premier League, the second occurred when an ODI series was played between his country and Zimbabwe while the last one was when he was playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL). All these approaches were through messages sent on WhatsApp and in the last one Shakib sought for a meeting in person. Shakib admitted before the ACU officers that he felt Agarwal was "dodgy" but still chose not to report these approaches. The ACU interviewed Shakib first in January, 2019, and again in August before recommending action. Shakib accepted the charges without any attempt at details or refutal.
To understand the nature of the charges and offence involved one must understand the dynamics of match-fixing. The first step involves the agent of the bookmaker ("bookie") identifying a player who shows a vulnerability towards the charms of good life and is on the lookout for some extra money on the side. This player should also be in a position to pass on useful information as required. The bookie tries to ingratiate with the identified player on social occasions and manages to get hold of the mobile phone numbers used by him. The next step involves making an approach which involves seeking information in exchange of money. Once this process is through, the deal is taken to its completion through performance of desired act and payment for the same.
This sequence of events would help one to realise that only two persons are involved in this transaction - the bookie and the player. Hence, unless one of them comes forward and admits the act, this would remain under the wraps until an intelligence or investigating agency comes across conduct of this business. This is the reason why players are spoken to and briefed repeatedly by the ACU to report any approach made towards them which appears suspicious or dubious in nature. The safest route for players would be to report such an approach and block the person who made the proposition and thus maintain a distance from him. It looks obvious from the series of happenings that took place in the case of Shakib that Agarwal felt emboldened enough to make repeated approaches, only because the player chose to neither discourage him nor keep a distance from him. Allowing access to a person who makes such a contact is considered as giving an indication that the player concerned is not unwilling to play along. This was the mistake that Shakib committed, for which he is facing punishment now.
Three questions arise from this episode. Is Shakib being penalised for being at the forefront of the strike call given by Bangladesh players demanding better remuneration? Is he being singled out because he hails from Indian sub continent? Is such strong action warranted especially when there is no allegation that he connived to fix matches? Each these questions need careful study of the aspects covered therein.
It is a fact that Shakib was at the forefront of the agitation by Bangladesh players demanding higher remuneration. However, that would have no impact on the decision by the ICC, whose ACU had begun investigations into the conduct of Shakib almost a year ago. If anything, this would only prove that the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) was not responsive to the demands of the players, which would lay the blame at its doorsteps. In present times when attempts at match-fixing are very common, the BCB should have been more proactive in meeting the demands of players and ensuring that they are compensated handsomely for their efforts.
Regarding the second question, this is a corollary to asking whether a cricketer from Australia or England would have received a lighter sentence. The comparison here would be with the punishments handed out to Steve Smith and David Warner for ball-tampering during the series against South Africa last year. Here, one should differentiate between ball tampering and match-fixing - the former, though a form of cheating is used to gain an unfair advantage over the opponents, while the latter involves a promise to underperform and is definitely more grievous. Further, match-fixing leads to enrichment of the player and the bookmaker at the cost of his own side and strikes at the very core of any sport. There is no reason to think that Shakib was singled out due to the colour of his skin or country of his origin.
Menace of match-fixing
Being involved with bookies who indulge in match-fixing is a serious crime and no effort should be spared to end this menace. The only way in which players can help to prevent match-fixing is by reporting approach by the bookies. This aspect is drilled into all the players right from the day they make their bow in first class cricket. Hence Shakib does not deserve any sympathy for the action taken against him. The infringement on his part can neither be condoned nor should there be any attempt to trivialise it. The stiff penalty imposed on Shakib shall act as a deterrent on other players and contribute towards making them more diligent and careful.
I feel sorry for Shakib that such a fate has befallen on this brilliant cricketer. But as a lover of the game I understand that this is a bitter pill that needs to be administered to keep the game clean and hold the bookies and their agents at bay.
This column had mentioned once earlier about a study that was conducted in England which listed 151 suicides by cricketers and wherein it was concluded that a cricketer is twice as prone to take his own life than an average British male. This is a side of cricket which has not received the required attention. Generally people are wary of making public any inadequacy on matters relating to the mind and cricketers are more reluctant in this regard as any sign of weakness would be exploited mercilessly by the opponents on the playing field. There have been instances in the past when cricketers at international level have admitted about taking treatment for depression and related ailments. However, it is only rarely that one comes across instance of an active cricketer choosing to take a break from the game on account of mental health related issues. Maxwell deserves to be commended for his courage in making this frank admission and drawing attention to an area which has been largely ignored till date.
Though, on the face of it, Shakib and Maxwell have been forced to stay away from the game due to different reasons, on a closer analysis one would find that there is a common thread that runs through both maladies. Both of them are victims of the pressure cooker atmosphere in which the game is played these days, with matches, ranging from domestic and international cricket to televised leagues of all types, being held all year round. Such near non-stop cricket, always under high pressure, tends to hurt both the physique and psyche of the cricketers. While players maintain high levels of fitness to protect their bodies, not all of them are able to withstand the pressure on their minds. It was Shakib's mind that let him down by not discouraging the agent and reporting the approach while Maxwell was smart enough to understand that he needed a break to fix his issues with the psyche. It's high time cricketers, coaches and administrators started paying more attention to this aspect and began working towards lightening the load on players to provide them with adequate time for rest and recuperation.
(The author is a former international umpire and a senior bureaucrat)


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Drive a V8 buggy and a trophy truck plus experience a hot lap in both vehicles with a professional driver. The ultimate package for the revhead who loves off road driving, you will be speeding around custom built dirt tracks with awesome jumps! This is the only place you can drive trophy trucks!
Your day will begin with getting suited up in racing overalls and a helmet. Once you're decked out in the proper gear you'll climb into a real racing buggy with your expert instructor. You'll set off slow at first, navigating your way around a multi track circuit with your instructor guiding you around every corner. With each lap - you have 8 - your confidence will increase and you'll notice your speed does too! Your instructor will help you to achieve some amazing speeds, drift and do some wicked jumps.
Take a short break for a bite to eat and then hop into the outrageous looking trophy truck, brought over from Vegas, for 8 laps with your instructor. Featured in the V8 circuit as a support race in Surfer's Paradise, these trucks are starting to get a following; they are half ute, half monster truck, all beast. This is the only place you can drive these super fun vehicles in Australia so get ready for a unique experience.
After this you'll have the chance to switch seats with your instructor and you'll have a hot lap in each vehicle. You'll get to experience a true professional's skill and precision at thrilling speeds, as they launch the cars into the air off amazing jumps and drift around the track.
Once this experience has been confirmed, changes are at the discretion of the experience provider and arranged directly with them according to this policy:
Participant Changes
Change of participant is not permitted
You may have up to 6 drivers in your group, however when you are driving you will be one on one with your race car instructor.
Spectators are more than welcome, toilets and air conditioned facilities are available for them to use also. There are even activities for the kids!
This experience takes place at Alberton. This suburb is half way between Brisbane and the Gold Coast, just off the Pacific Motorway.


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