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The story looks at the little known emotional and mental abilities of farm animals and follows Animals Australia's factory farming expos�s and consumer awareness campaigns, which have been instrumental in awakening the Australian public to the alarming lack of protection, and consequently legal abuse, of animals raised for food.
"We recognise we have a moral responsibility to protect animals, but we have excluded animals raised for food, and especially factory farmed animals" — Lyn White, Animals Australia Campaign Director
"I don't think anyone foresaw the speed at which welfare has become an issue." — Andrew Johnson, pig farmer
"�the biggest number of complaints ever seen in the history of Coles." — Allister Watson, Coles General Manager of Meat, referring to the response to the 60 Minutes story featuring factory farming footage provided by Animals Australia
"�we can't wait for the industry bodies to catch up with consumer sentiment." — Allister Watson, Coles General Manager of Meat
Click here to read the full article.
Animals Australia's critical campaigns and investigations are funded entirely by the generosity of our members and supporters who share our vision for a kinder world for animals. We would like to extend a heartfelt thanks each of our donors, without whom significant progress in the campaign to expose and end factory farming may never have occurred. Please help us continue the fight to free animals from suffering and neglect.


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NCB Construction is a full service Interior design firm specializing in Kitchen, Bathroom & Interior decorating concepts for Residential clients.
Our team of experts in interior design offer over 15 years and technical skills and market knowledge to deliver best in class interior design services for any project, large or small.
We offer a complimentary initial consultation for our clients to share their decorating ideas & dreams for their new living space, and provide insight into how the completed project will come to life including project plans and cost projections.
At NCB Construction any interior design project our client's ideas & opinions are the key to creating the perfect concept and completing a successful delivery. At NCB we have developed a carefully structured design process that involves our clients from the outset and provides ongoing insight, support and decision authority to our clients in order to meet their interior design aspirations.
. Home offices are no longer relegated to a corner of the basement or inside a small closet. With more and more people working from home, the home office has become an important space in the largest home or the smallest apartment
Before we put pen to paper and start creating your office design, we like to get a feel for your business, and get to know how you operate and what your future plans are. Working together, we will discuss your business environment requirements and share ideas before we begin the design process
We will survey your current workspace to determine what you need from your office design now and what you could need in the future. Once we've started on your office interior design, we will work closely with you to reach an approved concept and work out the costs, timings and resources that will be adhered to throughout the project.
NCB commercial interior designer is the professional who will create and direct the construction or renovation of commercial spaces.
NCB will guide you selecting the materials, layout, space distribution, interior walls arrangement and can be the director of all relationships between all related professionals working in the construction project.
At NCB Following the approved commercial interior designs, our team will work on-site to carry out the refurbishment or fit out with minimal disruptions to your day-to-day activities
With the decoration complete and structure installed, your dedicated project manager will oversee all work, ensuring a quality job right down to the last detail.
Most clients have a lot of questions of NCB about the construction of their home:
-How long will it take to build?
-What happens when?
-What does each step involve?
-When can we visit the site and see our home in progress?
-When do we have to make final decisions about cabinets, fixtures, flooring and so on?
-When do the building inspections take place?
-Will we have a chance to inspect it our-selves before we take possession?
This is a generalized description, NCB Construction use a different approach or timeline. The process and schedule will also be affected by the size and style of the house, the lot, the construction techniques used by the NCB, the amount of customization required, whether the home is located in a large development, and many other factors. Ask of NCB for the specifics on your own home
Design is a powerful strategic tool for making a positive first impression and creating a lasting competitive edge
We get to know our clients, their personalities and needs. This helps us define the scope of work and the direction that we should take with the project. We take all of the mystery, misconception and angst out of your hands. You benefit from our years of experience, knowhow and trade discounts
Based on your needs, our residential design process includes:
-Field measuring the premises if needed and providing layouts and design concepts
-Providing furniture, finish selections and pricing, all of which must meet your approval before anything is ordered
-Provide wall elevations for cabinetry and stone, selection of lighting, plumbing and appliance fixtures
-Stair design, select windows, coordinate audio / visual needs
-Organizing all vendors such as painters, wall covering, flooring, drapery installers, furniture delivery, etc
-Preparing design drawings for construction work as needed and coordinate with our own architect or yours-
-On site meetings to insure the construction is proceeding as scheduled. We review contractor invoices and prepare minutes of weekly meetings
-We prepare a detailed punch list at the project's completion and follow up to insure that all work is satisfactorily completed as designed
:NCB Construction turnkey services involve the following
• Planning
• Site Survey
• On-site logistics and material sourcing
• End-to-end installations: head-end and outside plan
• Contracting
A turnkey project utilizes an integrated approach, which has several advantages, some of which are:
• In the design process, several disciplines are integrated and coordinated from the start, allowing efficient use of resources and time, as well as more flexibility.
• Contractor and client have the same priorities and focus.
• Utilization of synergy effects and optimization of logistics are enhanced, especially in administrative functions – for example, material storage and delivery, project team structure, and office facilities.
• Every aspect of the project is dealt with by a single point of contact and a single partner.
If you want to bring quality, commitment and character to your construction job, choose NCB Constructors. We are committed to the highest standards of excellence, treat our customers with respect and professionalism. On time. On budget. All day. Every day
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Toronto, ON, Canada – August 18, 2010: Strategic Information Technology Ltd. ("SIT") is pleased to announce the release of an electronic interface to Credit Risk Management Canada's sophisticated credit risk facility, with unique capabilities that significantly reduce risks in the underwriting of agricultural loans.
"Credit Risk Management Canada has the most comprehensive commercial credit reporting system that we've seen in the industry," says G. Robert Leeming, President of SIT, "and we look forward to further developing our relationship with them on a technical and marketing basis."
The interface to Credit Risk Management Canada is available with Portfolio Plus 2009 and above.
"Credit Risk Management provides a wide range of innovative risk management solutions including in-depth commercial credit investigations and due diligence research on more than 800,000 companies across Canada and we're glad to be working with SIT to help them enhance the capabilities of their Portfolio Plus banking software," says Tracey Ivanyshyn, President of Credit Risk Management Canada.
SIT's Portfolio Plus banking software platform enables banks, trust companies, credit unions, and other financial organizations to implement their own flavour of banking to capture the best possible market advantage.
Credit Risk Management Canada is a unique provider of end-to-end solutions for credit grantors across Canada. Throughout the credit relationship, Credit Risk Management Canada can uncover, analyze and minimize the risks associated with granting credit of any kind, from approvals through to arrears.
In business for over 40 years, Credit Risk Management Canada offers due diligence strategies for personal and commercial credit file information, searches on Personal Property Security Act (PPSA), Real Property, Corporate, Bankruptcy, banking and supplier references, and more.
Credit Risk Management Canada also provides comprehensive early phase accounts receivable and debt recovery solutions.
For more information Contact:
Ms. Corrie Bouw, VP Operations
1-800-267-0490 ext. 272
SIT, formed in 1988, develops and markets Portfolio Plus, an extensible banking system that allows customers to plug-in new functionality as required. This is accomplished via SIT's unique Plug-In BankingTM architecture, an Open Banking InterfaceTM, and a Financial Services BusTM that extends Portfolio Plus functionality to other corporate applications. SIT's banking software empowers credit unions, banks, trust companies and building societies to offer web banking, loans, loan securitization, investments, term deposits, wealth management, retail, ATM/POS switch interfaces for debit cards, and credit bureau interfaces. Portfolio Plus can also be tailored, on request, to meet specific customer requirements.
SIT can be reached at (www.stratinfotech.com) or by phone at 905-640-0808.
Portfolio Plus, Plug-In Banking, Open Banking Interface, and Financial Services Bus are trademarks or registered trademarks of SIT in the U.S., Canada and other countries. Any other trademarks or service marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.
Forward-looking statements in this document are based on current expectations that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results might differ materially due to various factors such as the competitive nature of the software industry, the ability of SIT to continue to execute its growth and development strategy, and the reliance of SIT on key personnel. SIT assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those that are projected.
SIT can be reached at (www.stratinfotech.com) or by phone at 905-640-0808.
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We use fiber delivered laser to the robot. This laser type gives high quality curfs, high efficiency and low operating costs. This is why this laser type is becoming more common in "traditional" machines. The fiber enables full robot movement for fast access and positioning.
Compared to traditional five-axis laser cutting machines, robotic laser cutting solutions offer substantial cost benefits and saves production space. Robotic laser cutting usually eliminates at least one expensive production process, which in turn leads to a more efficient production process. Our 3D-laser cutting cell reduces investment costs with up to 35%.
Supplying the robots with the software applications RobotWare Cutting and RobotStudio Cutting PowerPac enables fast plug-and-play for most laser cutting applications.
The ABB IRB 4400-laser cutting package is a robust and well-balanced design with unique controller software, including Truemove ™. The software ensures the robot will follow its programmed path, regardless of its speed, resulting in smooth and quick movements for the highest quality, highest efficiency and most flexible robotic laser cutting. Further, the robots double bearing joints, torque strut on the second axis, and maintenance-free gearbox and cables, ensures a rigid structure and reliable operation.
Combine different sizes of the cell with handling solutions (index table, conveyor, handling robots etc.), integrated assembling and packaging operations, various laser processes (such as laser marking and laser welding)


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Relative Bioavailability of Iron and Folic Acid in New Test Supplement
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00789490
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : November 13, 2008
Last Update Posted : November 13, 2008
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|Condition or disease
|Iron Deficiency Folic Acid Deficiency
|Dietary Supplement: Daminaide 995 - SuppleFem Sprinkles Dietary Supplement: Materna
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|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
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|18 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Crossover Assignment
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|Official Title:
|Relative Bioavailability of Iron and Folic Acid From a New Powdered Supplement Compared to a Traditional Tablet in Pregnant Women
|Study Start Date :
|October 2005
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|July 2006
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|July 2006
- Dietary Supplement: Daminaide 995 - SuppleFem Sprinkles
The study agent SuppleFem will be a preblend manufactured by Acatris in Oakville Ontario and will be repackaged into 1 gram aliquots in white plastic Tamper Seal Vials.1 ram to be taken with test meal
- Dietary Supplement: Materna
Materna is a pregnancy supplement available on the Canadian market and is manufactured by Wyeth. Dose is 1 tablet per day
- The primary outcome is a comparison of area under the curve (AUC) for change in serum iron for each intervention adjusted for diurnal variation. The use of AUC will provide a single outcome for each participant. [ Time Frame: 3 weeks ]
- The secondary outcome is a comparison of area under the curve (AUC) for change in serum folate for each intervention [ Time Frame: 2 weeks ]
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|18 Years to 45 Years (Adult)
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Healthy pregnant women between 18 and 45 years of age in the second or third trimester of pregnancy (24-32 weeks of gestational age).
- Normal Hb (Hb≥110g/L and Hb≤144g/L)
Exclusion Criteria:
Chronic illness (clinically significant neurological, endocrine, cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic, immunologic, psychiatric or metabolic diseases)
- A history or presence of hemosiderosis, hemochromatosis, peptic ulcer, regional enteritis, ulcerative colitis
- A history of or current use of IV iron therapy or erythropoietin therapy
- A history or presence of any clinically significant gastrointestinal pathology (eg. chronic diarrhea, inflammatory bowel disease, partial gastrectomy), unresolved gastrointestinal symptoms (eg. diarrhea or vomiting), steatorrhea, or other conditions known to interfere with the absorption, distribution, metabolism or excretion of iron or folic acid
- Abnormal hemoglobin electrophoresis ie. sickle cell anemia, thalassemia, etc.
- Current acute illness and/or taking antibiotics
- Known or suspected allergies to Materna®, or any ingredient present in Materna or SuppleFem Sprinkles or any of the foods to be consumed during the trial.
- Mildly to severely anemic women (Hb<110 g/L) or elevated hemoglobin (above 144g/L)
- Complications in pregnancy (including pregnancy induced hypertension, preeclampsia, a history of severe antepartum hemorrhage)
- Blood transfusion within last 3 months
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00789490
|Canada, Ontario
|The Hospital For Sick Children
|Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X8
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|Dr Stanley Zlotkin M.D, PhD, FRCP (C), The Hospital For Sick Children
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|NCT00789490 History of Changes
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Sickkids REB 1000007811
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|November 13, 2008 Key Record Dates
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|November 13, 2008
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relative bioavailability
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Study focus is to compare the relative bioavailability of SuppleFem Sprinkles to the current tradtional tablet Materna in pregnant women
Folic Acid Deficiency
Vitamin B Deficiency
Deficiency Diseases
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The Queen of Clean: Trina at My Crafting ClosetYou all made such pretty projects with my sketch and it is always so fun to got through and see the multitude of interpretations! Thanks for sharing your talents! I just fell totally in love with this sweet card. The little birds are just so adorable. Congratulations Trina! You are the Queen of Clean!
Please come back tomorrow for a new sketch from Jen Mitchell!


text: Hi, I am under the impression, through reports I have seen on the net, that the Air2PC r3 (Next2002 based) card has some sort of tuning difficulty with some cable frequencies. (IIRC, even one of either the Myth Store or Cyeberestore also made mention of this in their pre-release hyping of the Airstar HD5000). Q1 - is this true ? .... (I hope so, else I've been guilty myself of upping the noise ratio on the net ... nothing like spreading unsubstantiated FUD I tells ya :) ) Q2 - If true, what exactly is the problem (or has it been diagnosed)?


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Sarah RuhlSarah Ruhl's plays include How to Transcend a Happy Marriage, For Peter Pan on her 70th Birthday, The Oldest Boy, In the Next Room, or the vibrator play, The Clean House, Orlando, Late: a cowboy song, Dear Elizabeth and Stage Kiss. She is a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and a Tony Award nominee. Her plays have been produced on Broadway at the Lyceum by Lincoln Center Theater, off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons, Second Stage, and at Lincoln Center's Mitzi Newhouse Theater. Her plays have been produced regionally all over the country and have also been produced internationally, and translated into over twelve languages. Ms. Ruhl received her M.F.A. from Brown University where she studied with Paula Vogel. She has received the Steinberg Distinguished Playwright award, the Susan Smith Blackburn award, the Whiting award, the Lily Award, a PEN award for mid-career playwrights, and the MacArthur "genius" award. Her book of essays 100 Essays I Don't Have Time to Write was published by Faber and Faber. She teaches at the Yale School of Drama and lives in Brooklyn with her family.
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Dead Man's Cell Phone
Full Length Play, Dramatic Comedy
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How to Transcend a Happy Marriage
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In the Next Room, or the vibrator play
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Airmanship / Short field landing "unintentional test" – POV – Flying
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Watch in HD! (you can read the panel) Ride along as we do some short field landings in a Piper Warrior (PA28) Details: 1st landing under best possible short field landing conditions with strong head wind in winter. (with lots of runway to spare) 2nd under nearly the worst possible conditions on hot summer day…


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Twilight Yoga @ the Light
Experience the serenity of Yoga with Mary Veal on the Lighthouse Deck at sunset every Monday. Stay fit, and calm the mind in this all levels class where beginners are welcomed and encouraged! Bring a yoga mat, water bottle and a flashlight. Meet at the Museum 10 minutes prior to start time, class is weather dependent - please check website for updates and future start times. Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum, 500 Captain Armour's Way, Jupiter, FL 33469 https://www.jupiterlighthouse.org/calendar 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Youth Empowering Progress (YEP)
The mission of Youth Empowering Progress (YEP) is to provide education and human care services in impoverished communities while fostering social responsibility within the Concordia student body. YEP aims to actively involve students in all aspects of social service – including raising funds, promoting awareness of local issues, and committing to be active and compassionate citizens of the world.
The History of YEP
YEP was first know as the Yunnan Education Project and was started by three Concordia students following a school service trip to the Yunnan province in 2002. The project's original goal was to help minority children in rural Yunnan fund their high school education.
Today, YEP stands for "Youth Empowering Progress," and it has grown to support health and sanitation projects in addition to educational support. More than 15 fresh water systems have been funded and installed in villages in Yunnan. YEP has also expanded support and involvement to additional provinces in China.
Scholarship Program
Through partnership with Concordia Welfare & Education Foundation (CWEF), YEP scholarships sponsor high-achieving high school students from poor families. Many families must make a painful decision between allowing their child to attend high school and staying to farm or work at a factory. The high school scholarships project aims to provide aid to needy students from rural areas to complete high school and create opportunities for them to achieve their goals through education.
Funding education past grade 9 is often not possible for rural students from impoverished families. These families have no access to affordable student loans or financing. As a result, high-achieving students, many of them female, are unable to pursue a high school education.
For the cost of 2,470RMB, you can pay for a year of high school for a rural Chinese student through a YEP scholarship. To request a scholarship profile, or if you have questions, please contact the Concordia Director of Student Life at email@example.com.
Concordia Welfare & Education Foundation is a Hong Kong based non-profit organization founded by Lutheran Christians and dedicated to improving the lives of impoverished rural communities in Asia through education and service.
TrIBES trips, such as YEP Water, YEP English and YEP HEAL, provide Concordia students an opportunity to partner with CWEF in the completion water, health and education projects throughout Yunnan.
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It was awfully impressive to be part of a school where service, and global responsibility is so deliberately woven into the school's culture and teachings.
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DAR ES SALAAM, The Law Reform Commission of Tanzania has responded to an outcry by human rights bodies on abolition of the death penalty, insisting that currently there is no justification to implement such a call.
The Commission's Executive Secretary, Casmir Kyuki, said that in recent years, the Commission conducted several researches on the same subject after which results showed that majority wanted the capital punishment to stay.
I don't think we, at the Law Reform Commission of Tanzania, have any reason to initiate the process of writing a law to abolish death penalty, because researches conducted show that people want the verdict to stay, Kyuki insisted.
He added: If my memory serves me right, we have about three reports compiled from researches conducted on the same subject. In all the reports, majority of Tanzanians called for upholding of the sentence.
Kyuki said individuals who insisted on the abolition of capital punishment ought to take note that they were dealing with people's lives, adding that one of the key roles of the State was to ensure life was protected.
The law states clearly that if one is proven beyond reasonable doubt of committing murder, he/she should also be subjected to death penalty. However, commuting the sentence is again vested in the powers of the President, he explained.
The President, under the powers vested upon him by the constitution, can let inmates on death row serve life imprisonment sentences or thirty years instead of signing execution warrant, he observed.
Touching on the statement by President John Magufuli recently that he will not sign execution warrant for any inmate on death row, Kyuki said 'it doesn't mean that the President can indeed not sign it.
He said the Commission has, at different occasions, gone an extra mile to explain about the country's position on death penalty to the international human rights bodies.
Tanzania is yet to sign and ratify the 2nd Optional Protocol to the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights of 1989 which pushes countries to abolish death penalty.
The Commission is an independent institution established under the Law Reform Commission Act, 1980 to constantly keep under review all laws of the country with the view to attaining a systematic development of the laws through reform.
Recently, human rights bodies called for abolition of the penalty as it was against the fundamental right - the right to live. The call to abolish the capital punishment comes at a time when the number of inmates sentenced to death in the country keeps soaring.
This month alone the High Court, Sumbawanga Zone, sentenced nine people, six of whom being relatives, to death after convicting them of various offences.
According to data obtained by the Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC) from Tanzania Prison Services on July 10, 2015, there were 472 individuals under death sentence, of which 452 are men while 20 are women. No other recent data have been made public to date.
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The television world and Twittersphere was shocked last Sunday night when Fox's struggling cop comedy "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" won awards for both best TV series, musical or comedy, and for its star Andy Samberg, who plays Det. Jake Peralta. But no one seemed more shocked than Samberg himself.
"Oh no!" he said on stage, after mouthing the word "wow" when his name was called. "I didn't prepare anything!"
Samberg sped through an ad-hoc thank-you speech, but the shock was likely real: Not only is his show having trouble bringing in viewers, the "Saturday Night Live" alum has not exactly been as well-reviewed as his fellow nominees: Michael J. Fox ("The Michael J. Fox Show"), Jason Bateman ("Arrested Development"), Don Cheadle ("House of Lies") and three-time Emmy winner Jim Parsons ("The Big Bang Theory").
So is "Brooklyn" secretly the best comedy on television? Well, no. While it's certainly less mind-numbingly broad as fellow nominees "The Big Bang Theory" and "The Michael J. Fox Show," and not as played out as the faux-confessional style of "Modern Family," it has a long way to go to be as holistically charming and clever as "Parks and Recreation" or as groundbreaking as "Girls."
But it is undoubtedly underappreciated, and its stellar cast has already provided plenty of opportunities for wacky crime-based adventures. The diversity of the cast — the eager-to-please Amy Santiago (Melissa Fumero), and the caustic, tough and slightly mysterious Rosa Diaz (Stephanie Beatriz), the hulking but insecure Sgt. Terry Jeffords (Terry Crews) and the stoic and openly gay Capt. Ray Holt (Andre Braugher) — is refreshing. So is the antic comedy, which is a reprieve from the sitcoms and police dramas on the rest of the dial.
"It always feels like some kind of validation because we won an award," Dan Goor, the show's co-creator, tells The Post. "There are so many options in television that everything takes a little while to catch on these days.
We're just grateful to be on TV at all. It's nice that people already seem to like it and that we're already winning awards, which is more than we can hope for."
Critics gave the show's pilot mixed reviews, and it still hasn't officially been given a green light for Season 2 yet.
The Post's Michael Starr said: "It's troubling to see an actor of Braugher's stature waste his time, and his talent, in such a dumb show."
Others saw potential: TV Guide's Matt Roush said the show "earns its badge of distinction with smart irreverence and sharply defined characters in an admirably diverse ensemble."
That diversity keeps coming up when people praise the show, says Brad Adgate, media analyst at Horizon Media, which could help it survive.
"It's a very ethnically diverse cast," Adgate says. "That's kind of the wave of the future."
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" didn't appear to get a post-Globes ratings boost either: it actually ticked down in demographic ratings in its first broadcast after the ceremony.
Goor says the producers have been adapting the show as the episodes progress after seeing how the characters interact. It's a skill he learned from Michael Schur, the co-creator of "Brooklyn" and "Parks," and Greg Daniels, the creator of the American version of "The Office."
"As you shoot the show you begin to see the strengths of your cast and write to your strengths," he says. "The pairings of the cast leads to different types of [episodes] over the second half of the season, it's blossoming into a goofy but lovable cop comedy.
Fox is giving the series a boost by showing it after the Super Bowl this Sunday. Goor says the episode will involve a hotel heist case and cameos from Fred Armisen and Joe Theismann, among others.
Adgate says the show is starting to remind him of another Fox sitcom that could never quite find the ratings: "Arrested Development."
"That show won an Emmy and you would assume that would increase ratings and it would put it more on the radar for viewers and that didn't happen," he says.
Schur and Goor were the brains behind "Parks and Recreation" (for which Amy Poehler also won her first Globe this year). But that show also took some time to come into its own: it started as a local government knock-off version of "The Office," and grew into something way better than "The Office," with zeitgeist-grabbing comedy zingers and the development of one of the greatest characters in modern sitcom history, Ron Swanson (played by Nick Offerman).
Like "Parks," "Brooklyn" is helped along by being an actual workplace comedy: the cops go after real crimes, and, even though the outcome is usually predictable — Samberg's character screwing up until he brilliantly solves the case at the last minute — the crime scenarios keep it fresh (unlike, say, "The Office," which resorted to increasingly lame gimmicks to make office life seem interesting).
For all the award prestige, the cast and crew jumped right back into the grind, hoping the audience followed along.
"It felt like the world changed on Sunday night and then 7 a.m. Monday morning was call time," Goor says. "All the actors were back there, we were in the writing room, working our asses off to get the script done."
Best episodes of "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
1. Episode 3: "The Slump"
"The Slump" is a great example of how this ensemble plays off each other. The story involves Peralta (Andy Samberg) trying to overcome what he fears are superstitious causes behind his slump in breaking cases, but the side plot between Terry Crews, as the sergeant who can't figure out how to build a simple dollhouse, and Joe Lo Truglio is the real gem here.
2. Episode 4: "M.E. Time"
Here, the writers established Capt. Holt's stoicism as a running joke. When Santiago (Melissa Fumero) inquires if Holt (Andre Braugher) had a rough weekend, he responds, "I went to Barbados with my husband. We wove hats of palm fronds. We swam with the stingrays. I've never been happier."
3. Episode 9: "Sal's Pizza"
This episode plays up the rivalry between the NYPD and FDNY. The fire department is represented by Patton Oswalt, who plays a bumbling fire commissioner resisting an NYPD takeover of an arson case. But the real star is Lo Truglio, who yammers on about his ranking of Brooklyn pizzerias, and which has the best mouthfeel. He even uses a spit bucket.


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Uganda court upholds Museveni election win
Ugandan judges dismissed Thursday a legal challenge to President Yoweri Museveni's fifth-term election victory last month, which sparked claims of foul play.
"The Election Commission nominated Museveni lawfully in accordance with the Presidential Elections Act," Chief Justice Bart Katureebe said as he read the ruling to a packed court in the capital Kampala.
"We find no satisfactory evidence of the allegations of multiple voting," he added, dismissing opposition claims of separate tally centres falsifying votes.
"There (were) no illegal tally centres from which the Electoral Commission received results," the ruling said.
Museveni, in power since 1986, was last month declared winner with 61 percent of the vote and has rejected claims that his victory was won through cheating and fraud.
Third-placed Amama Mbabazi, a former prime minister who won just over one percent of the vote, submitted a legal petition challenging the February 18 result, but the nine-member Supreme Court rejected the bid.
"We find it difficult to believe that the petitioner's performance at polling stations was due to unavailability of his agents," the ruling said.
Museveni's closest rival, Kizza Besigye, was arrested several times during the campaign and on election day itself, which he said prevented him from lodging a similar legal challenge. He remains under house arrest.
Election Commission chief Badru Kiggundu, who also presided over the previous two presidential polls, both won by Museveni, gave evidence during the hearing.
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David Simon shares his feelings about the possibility of the Koch brothers owning Tribune papers like the Baltimore Sun in a video interview that you can see here.
The interview was done at the request of the Working Families Party, according to Simon, who was once a reporter at the Sun.
"When I heard that the Koch brothers, bless their hearts, were interested in purchasing newspapers, the Baltimore Sun, my alma mater, in particular, I thought, 'Well, that's kind of the last nail in the coffin,'" the creator of HBO's "The Wire" says in the video.
"There's a lot of damage that's been done to print journalism in the last 15 years, 20 years, much of it self-inflicted in the sense that the original sin of American journalism, print journalism in particular, was going to Wall Street."
As Simon puts it, ... "Ultimately, the only chance that democracy has, if you ask me, is if somebody stands outside some of the excess and fraud and basically calls 'foul.' And that doesn't happen if the newspaper represents a particular ideology."
He describes the Koch brothers' ideology as "very rightist libertarian."
But, he adds, "It isn't about left or right. It's about the community ultimately being served by the paper being essentially local...."
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We have an interesting development on the Dark Tower movie adaptation; Sony have just announced their intent to team up with MRC to finance the movie. Only time will tell if this has any legs to it, but it does look very interesting, and possibly gives us confidence that Sony will see it through.
What's make Sony's involvement so interesting is that chairman Tom Rothman was hired to find a global franchise they can get behind to get them on a par with studios like Disney, with their Star Wars and Marvel series, and Paramount with their Transformers run of movies and spinoffs.
This all makes for very interesting news in regards to the Dark Tower because if Sony/MRC are planning to compete on that level, then they'll need to put a lot of funding and effort to making it into a long running franchise. Howard's original plan of several movies plus a TV series must still be on the cards.
But what of Ron Howard?
"There are few projects out there that compare with the scope, vision, complex characters and fully drawn world that Stephen King has created with The Dark Tower. I am a giant fan. And, as Stephen himself does, we love the direction that Akiva and Jeff have taken. This is a great opportunity for a director to put his or her stamp on a cool global franchise." — Tom Rothman
There's no mention of Howard in that, and the last sentence, "…great opportunity for a director to put his or her stamp on a cool global franchise." points to a lack in Howard's involvement. Akiva Goldsman is however still involved, as mentioned in Deadline's exclusive, his Weed Road production company will be making the movie.
Goldman has also done a complete rewrite on the script for the initial movie, The Gunslinger, and in the process teamed up with Jeff Pinkner (Alias, Lost and more recently, The Amazing Spider-Man 2), with the re-imagined story focusing on Roland and Jake's relationship — which is really the core of the first book anyway. Apparently Stephen King will also be on board, in a "producing capacity".
It's been 2 years since MRC announced their interest in the franchise, and 8 years since King originally sold the rights to J. J. Abrams.
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Ultima: Runes of Virtue II
Ultima: Runes of Virtue II picks up where Ultima: Runes of Virtue left off. This time around the Black Knight is bored and decides to kidnap some mayors to annoy Lord British. Once more it is up to one of the Avatar's companions (Iolo, Shamino, Dupre, Mariah) to rescue them and restore order. As each is rescued another is kidnapped, until finally the Black Knight runs out of victims and confronts the hero himself.
As with the previous game this is quite a departure from the series' norms; rather than a game heavy on role-playing and puzzles and relatively light on combat this game is the reverse. Both Runes titles are clearly Zelda clones, right down to giant hearts to restore health. Unlike earlier Ultimas where someone would resurrect or rescue the Avatar and his companions when they died in battle, in this game death results in a screen-filling skull-and-crossbones, with the option to either quit or continue (and restart that room or area). Due to the limited memory rooms' contents reset as soon as they left, allowing players to find a suitable room and repetitively harvest weapons or money from it.
The SNES conversion was completed the following year and features greatly improved visuals as well as the SNES's famous Mode7 effects. Unusually for a console title the sprites and tiles are all 32x32 (rather than 16x16); this means the amount of the game world visible onscreen is roughly equal to the Game Boy's screen, so that the player can only see what the designers originally intended. The larger sprites allowed the graphic artists to include a significant amount of detail.
Despite its graphical overhaul no changes were made to the world or gameplay. Due to their simplicity, many Ultima fans consider the Runes titles to be very poor entries in the series, if they even count them at all.
Interestingly, the Game Boy versions of both Runes titles support two-player cooperative/competitive play, predating Ultima Online.
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Broadway at the Beach is a $250 million attraction with three theaters, 19 restaurants and more than 100 specialty shops as well as nightclubs and hotels.
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This Tomato Pie recipe is just creamy, cheesy, tomato'y goodness in a pie crust. Bursting with all the flavors of home grown tomatoes. I would almost dare to call this a TRUE pizza pie.
Finally! After two years of barely having any tomatoes, we have a bunch. All getting ripe at the same time. We only put in four tomato plants, then we got this crazy long heat wave. I think the heat wave lasted 22 days. Right when we had a bunch of green tomatoes. This makes it a little tricky to know what these plants want to stay happy.
If they get too hot they'll go dormant, which is what happened 2 years ago. Last year it was just too cool most of the summer, and we didn't get any good ripe tomatoes until almost October. So this is why I say finally got some good ones.
Now, I am not saying these tomatoes were really pretty on the outside though. They looked stressed from all the heat this year, but they are still tasty. Not wanting any to go to waste I said jokingly, "I don't know what to do with all these tomatoes except make a tomato pie", not even knowing that was an actual thing.
After a little search online I soon discovered that tomato pie is a Southern thing. There's a couple different versions out there. The recipe that I liked the looks of the most, was this one from Saveur magazine when they did a feature on Chef & the Farmer restaurant. It seems that Chef & the Farmer is more than a little popular because of it's tomato pie, making me want to try it even more.
I did however change it up a little, mainly because I had a lot of cheddar cheese and onions to use. So why not give it try? I'm pretty sure at least part of my bloodline comes from the Deep South.
One of my first kitchen memories from childhood was helping my Mom cut the dumplings for chicken and dumplings. Something that I of course had my kids do too when they were younger. Hopefully the tradition continues, the little ones love to help. I think it also helps with getting children to try new things. Kids can do something with Mom or Dad in the kitchen, plus they are more likely to eat it, since they helped make it.
We really didn't know what to expect when making this. At first I thought this recipe sounded a little odd because it has mayo in the recipe. But when you put it all together you can't tell it's even in there. It's just creamy, cheesy, tomato'y goodness in a pie crust. Bursting with all the flavors of those home grown tomatoes. I would almost dare to call this tomato pie a TRUE pizza pie, since pizza is exactly what it reminded me of.
We decided to have this as a side dish with some BBQ pork steaks, but for anyone who likes to have meatless Monday, I think this would be right down your alley too.
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This Tomato Pie recipe is just creamy, cheesy, tomato'y goodness in a pie crust. I would almost dare to call this a TRUE pizza pie.
- 1 pie crust (I used frozen Pillsbury)
- 5 nice size tomatoes
- 1 large sweet onion
- 1 cup shredded mild cheddar cheese
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella
- 1 cup mayo
- 6 basil leaves torn and some for garnish
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning (dried)
- salt and pepper
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Slice onion and place a few slices around the bottom of the pie crust, Pre-bake pie crust and onions for 10 minutes.
- Slice all the tomatoes and season both sides with salt and pepper, set aside.
- Mix mayo with the cheddar cheese and add Italian seasoning.
- Take the pie crust out of the oven and lay sliced tomatoes around pie crust. Spoon mayo and cheddar mixture over tomatoes and top with torn basil leaves and then top with shredded mozzarella.
- Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes, or until cheese is melted and golden brown.
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It's most likely that your local or regular cinema screens films digitally now. In many cases, this is still being done at 2k, images that are 2048 pixels wide.
Though some chains, here in the UK at least, boast proudly that their projectors all pump out 4k, which is 4096 pixels wide. That's very true, but it's also the case that these 4k projectors are often being used to show 2k files.
It takes a pretty big screen for the step up from 2k to 4k to really make an impact. I won't get into all of the maths here but audience members in a fairly typical cinema wouldn't be able to discern any difference at all if they were to sit in the back two thirds of the auditorium.
Great for people near the front, though, right?
Let's assume you sit about seven feet away from your TV set at home. For 4k to make a measurable difference to your perception of the image, your TV would have to be around 140 inches, diagonally. That's about three metres wide.
So, I don't think 4k is by any means the urgent next step in video technology. On the other hand, I do know that it is most definitely coming, and fast.
Sony have this week said that they want to establish a standard format for 4k. The twist is that this time, unlike with Blu-ray and DVD, they don't mean a physical format, they mean a file format. In fact, Sony's CEO has this week said at the Consumer Electronics Show that a disc format might even be unlikely.
Streaming video is likely to be at the forefront of the 4k push, rather than packaged media or broadcast. No surprise, then, that Neflix are already working hard, getting ready to ride the 4k explosion.
Pocket Lint saw a 4k Netflix demonstration at CES. It was a pretty modest demo, tucked away quietly, but it was definitely 4k content, and it was being streamed, someway or another.
Samsung are partnering with Netflix on the development of this tech, which will likely mean Netflix 4k apps on the dashboard of Samsung 4k sets.
It's early days yet, but these things do have a way of accelerating. How long until I stop cluttering my house up with piles of Blu-rays and start hanging off the wires for 4k streams, I wonder?
I'll miss packaged media, but I've already welcomed Netflix with open arms. And a nice big 4k TV? Don't mind if I do. But I do mean big. I'm not going 4k unless it's going to really mean something.
If you're going to join me in this grand indulgence, you'll need a pretty robust connection to the web to get your content. This is from Pocket Lint's piece:
The new codec of H.265 is claimed to allow for further file size compression of 40-50 per cent more than H.264 video, with no loss in picture quality. It can ensure UHD images are streamed efficiently using existing bandwidth, but streaming 5.1 or 7.1 audio will still take up as much bandwidth as before. So file sizes will naturally be larger, with all things considered.
My current connection allows me to stream 1080p Netflix in two rooms simultaneously, even while I'm surfing the web, so I think I'm most likely set already.
Right, let's try and put a number on it, just for fun. I predict that I'll have a 4k set at home and will be watching 4k streaming video on it in… ermmm… let's say 2017.
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NBC Connecticut Meteorologists are forecasting a heat wave to begin on Wednesday and continue through Friday.
High temperatures for inland Connecticut are expected to reach the low 90s.
A heat wave is declared when there a three consectuive days with temperatures at or above 90 degrees.
High temperatures tomorrow are forecasted to reach 93 degrees in the Hartford area with temperatures a bit cooler along the shoreline.
Take a look at the temperature trend over the next seven days. Relief arrives by Saturday with high temperatures in the low to middle 80s.
In addition to the high temperatures the humidity will also be quite high. Very humid to oppressively humid conditions are expected over the next several days.


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I went on a Scottish Day Tour – Fife Coastal Trail with Lothian Motorcoaches 2/8/18.
The coach picked us all up at Charlotte square, just round the corner from Fraser's (top of Princess Street) we started getting introduced to Scott our Guide for the day also James as he was showing Graham directions as it was his first day driving this route Round Fife.
We were heading of to St Andrews where it was very nice walking around passing a Golf Course, St Andrews castle, St Andrews Cathedral, University Square Park and also had a cup of tea before heading back to the Coach.
Our next location we were heading to was Kingsbarns Distillery Visitor Centre which was pretty cool getting shown round by Kate our Guide. Learning a lot about ins and out of whisky, we also seen a small video clip and had a wee dram taste at the end.
Heading back to the Coach to our final destination was Anstruther where we had something to eat out side looking over to the boats.
Overall it was just amazing day, really enjoyed ever minute of it. It's true what people say that St Andrews is a lovely place to visit. Thank you to Scott, Gramham and James for making this day tour so perfect for us all.


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Yesterday's Treasures of Tenterden quiz was actually not as good as last year's, unfortunately. The quiz itself was great, but we just didn't have as many takers.
Last year The Vine Inn was busy all afternoon and finally closed around 5. This year, the pub emptied quickly and by 1:25 we'd had enough. They closed at 3pm. We only managed to sell 19 quiz sheets, in stark contrast to last year's 40+. But oh well.
I shall announce the names of the winners when all sheets have been collected and marked. Watch this space.
Under-13's prize of a Waterstone's Gift Card goes to Mark Hanham, who scored a very respectable 59 points.
Adult prize of a meal for 4 at The Vine Inn goes to A. Crotty and C. Roberts, who scored 66 points.
Well done!
In actual fact, the winners scored 67 points! It was a typographical error folks! My bad!


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A well-known chain of foreign-owned coffee bars is to release Artist's Choice – Bob Dylan, next week.
The new CD assembles 16 tracks of the type Dylan has played on Theme Time Radio Hour, by musicians of the Stanley Brothers, Junior Wells and Billie Holiday vintage.
But, as with its Dylan Live At The Gaslight 1962 CD release, the "global" coffee bar company doesn't supply online outside the US/Canada. How terribly quaint!
I assume the new CD won't be available from local coffee bar outlets, either – I failed to find any evidence of the Gaslight CD in its central London branches last year.
I'd start to boycott the chain if I hadn't been doing so for years. I never darken the doors of their coffee bars. Not for any ideological reasons, though – I just can't bear to drink coffee from gross oversized mugs, or to sit amongst serried ranks of shiny happy customers with too much time and money to waste. I choose to waste mine in Caffe Nero or Coffee Republic.
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Joining an SCMA committee provides you with a unique opportunity to meet leaders in the Southern California mediation field. Becoming more involved in the organization is an excellent way to enhance your visibility in the mediation community, and offers a platform by which you can increase your network and enhance your practice. Become a leader in the Southern California mediation community and join an SCMA committee today.
If you would like to join a committee, please contact the Committee chairperson.
Communications Committee
The communications committee enhances the relationship between the organization, it's members, and the public. The communications committee coordinates all social media and electronic communications on behalf of the organization. Members of this committee help manage the website, weekly communications with SCMA members, the SCMA blog, the SCMA writer's corner, and work to develop marking campaigns for various SCMA initiatives. The Committee is especially interested in finding a volunteer to assist with SCMA's social media presence. This committee meets monthly, and committee members are asked to make a one year commitment.
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Membership Committee
Members of this committee are the liaisons between the general membership and the Board of Directors. Join the membership committee to meet everyone in the organization, help develop a wide range of member benefits, and encourage others to join based on the value of membership to their professional development. This committee meets monthly, and committee members are asked to make a one year commitment.
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The goal of the Outreach Committee is to expand the visibility of the SCMA and the process of mediation throughout Southern California. This Committee works to build and expand SCMA's relationships with various professional organizations including bar associations, chambers of commerce, community mediation centers, mediation panels, and government organizations. Additionally this committee is working to develop ways to educate the general public about mediation and to empower individuals to request mediation as a way to resolve their disputes. This committee meets monthly, and committee members are asked to make a one year commitment.
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As the year winds down, there are a few things I have come to expect: holiday parties, snow, and new features from cloud providers.
This year exceeded all of my expectations, starting with a note in early December from our friends at Terremark letting us know that they have fixed their Windows pricing for cloud servers.
Until this upgrade, if you started a Windows server in their cloud, you had to pay for a whole month of Windows licensing ($30-$100 depending on the version) no matter how much you used the server. This was rather un-cloudlike, where we want to only pay for what we use.
With this new feature, running Windows in Terremark's cloud only costs a few cents per hour (Linux cost + 20%).
Then came the snow—I live in New Hampshire, and on December 9th we received a foot of new snow to really get the season going. The very next day, Amazon made a big flurry of announcements—support for Windows 2008, the ability to boot from EBS, and the new US region US-West1.
Each of these features means big things for Amazon and for cloud users. First, support for Windows 2008 is a longstanding request from Amazon users. I think that Amazon was held back from supporting W2K8 because of the design of their boot volumes, which needed to be copied out of S3 into the local storage instance in order to boot the operating system. As the boot volume grows, the amount of resources consumed and the boot time of the servers grows significantly, withW2K8 requiring more than 10GB by default. In order to support W2K8, Amazon required another technology advance to make it possible—booting from EBS snapshots.
Perhaps the biggest problem enterprise users had with Amazon was the lack of persistent storage for boot volumes. Amazon has now created a way for users to build persistent boot volumes, coming up to parity with competitors on this feature. Sure, it's a little different from how enterprises normally think about storage and configure boot volumes, but the ability to use EBS volumes for booting eliminates the window for data loss that most users had to contend with in the original boot methods. (This feature is not huge for CloudSwitch customers because we have always supported booting from EBS as part of our products; however, we can take advantage of this feature to improve boot times for servers in Amazon.)
Another major Amazon announcement is the new west coast region. Many of CloudSwitch's early customers (not to mention our own development activities) are based on the east coast, so EC2's primary location has been a good fit for us. Things only improved with the introduction of the Europe region since we have seen a lot of interest for European resources for both locality and compliance reasons. However, for west coast customers, having to hop across the whole country to access your cloud resources was less than ideal. Now these companies have local resources to target, but more important, this ongoing expansion shows that the public cloud is doing well. The addition of US-WEST1 and the soon-to-open Asia region reflect just how quickly the public cloud is growing and how hard Amazon is driving it.
The news from Amazon comes on top of what was already an outstanding year for cloud computing with major announcements from many key players, including: IBM software running in the cloud, new VMware-based public clouds, reduced pricing for servers and storage in the cloud, and Microsoft's Azure gaining momentum. Each of the cloud providers is growing and maturing its cloud offerings, and we are reaching a tipping point where there are multiple clouds with sufficient features to support enterprise workloads. Get ready for 2010—it's going to be an exciting year as large-scale enterprise cloud computing takes off.
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I've written a lot about the effectiveness of advertising elsewhere on tribalinsight, and more specifically whether the advertising of religion is going to lead to converts.
But thanks to a call from a current affairs program, I was recently alerted to a new campaign by the Australian chapter of the Mormon church, which is currently being tested in Brisbane. I had seen a similar campaign while in New York in August. The Australian campaign currently consists of an online, well produced series of advertisements and billboards, highlighting that Mormons are "just like you and me".
My name is Will Hopoate, and I'm a Mormon
Clearly the Mormons are trying to change attitudes about their church and their religion. The Mormon brand has not done well over the years. "Big Love", "The Osmonds", and South Park have all had a go at trying to explain The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
I'm Grant Leeworthy, and I'm a Mormon
The underlying story about Joseph Smith, being told by the angel, Moroni, to wander into the hills around his home in Manchester, New York, find the golden plates and start a new religion, has plenty of critics, but the Mormon church has about 14 million members around the world, including more than 100,000 in Australia.
I'm Steve Brouggy, and I'm a Mormon
So, it doesn't surprise me that the church is using social media to get to Australians, and perhaps create some new "customers". The effectiveness of that approach (in a similar context) is discussed here. The ads are well-made, have high production values, and, at face value, are trying to overcome simplistic stereotypes of what the Mormons believe people think the Mormons are… if that makes sense. By using "normal" people, and including the "pitch" at the end, the campaign is trying to tell us that Mormons are just like us (a bit like Brand Power… but different).
I'm Lorin Nicholson, and I'm a Mormon
But having looked through a couple of the online advertisements for the Australian campaign, I felt like I had been transported back to some strange "Mad Men" era, where men could do whatever they liked, and women were required to stay home and look after the kiddies.
I'm Patrice Arkins, and I'm a Mormon
Look through a couple of the advertisements, and it is obvious that there are clear roles being framed here. Men of the Mormon church are encouraged to be loving fathers and family men, but to also have lives outside of the family that are stimulating, diverse, and, of course, spiritual.
My name is Sarah Osmotherly, and I'm a Mormon
Women, on the other hand, seem to have one role – to look after their family. The women portrayed in the 30 second Australian spots, seem to have (had) exciting and rewarding careers, but the narrative coming through seems to imply that something was missing from their lives, and that all they needed was to stop focusing on life outside the family, and become full-time mothers. As one of the featured women say, "… so, home, that's where I'm gonna be." The implication is that these women sought fulfilment by giving up their careers and outside life, although the ads aren't clear as to whether that is, indeed, the case.
Please don't get me wrong – I don't have a problem with full-time parenting. I think having the means and capacity to focus on on your family is a great thing. But I do have a problem when the campaign doesn't once mention that any of the men considered giving up their careers/education/exciting lives, so that they could become full-time dads.
I may be a bit out of touch with the real world, but why is it that women always have to give up "life" for the family, but men don't? And why is that so many religions reinforce this view?
Campaigns like these really do shock me, but I would imagine that the Mormons probably don't see anything wrong with this particular sentiment.
But then again, as I often say, if it doesn't resonate with me, I am probably not the target audience… or it is a really bad ad.


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Everyone should consider taking vitamin D pills in winter, say public health chiefs
Everyone in the UK should consider boosting their vitamin D levels during the autumn and winter months by taking a daily supplement, public health experts have announced today.
In new Public Health England guidelines, they encourage everyone over the age of five to take a daily supplement of 10 micrograms of vitamin D from October to March.
GP leaders said the move could take the pressure off GPs to prescribe vitamin D for non-specific symptoms, but warned that GPs cannot be involved in mass prescribing of the supplements.
It comes after a Pulse investigation revealed that prescribing of vitamin D by GPs has risen 40% since 2012, with the annual cost now £85m.
The move is in response to a wide-ranging evidence review by Government scientific advisors, also published today, which called for a strategy to ensure everyone over four has sufficient amounts of vitamin D – defined as an intake of 10 micrograms (400 IU) a day.
PHE said that 'since it is difficult for people to meet the 10 microgram recommendation from consuming foods naturally containing or fortified with vitamin D, people should consider taking a daily supplement containing 10 micrograms of vitamin D in autumn and winter'.
The guidance reinforces previous Department of Health advice that pregnant women, people with little or no exposure to sun and ethnic minority groups with darker skin should consider taking a supplement all year round.
And children aged one to four are to be given a daily 10 microgram vitamin D supplement all year, while babies under one year should be given 8.5-10 micrograms vitamin D to make sure they get enough.
Dr Louis Levy, head of nutrition science at PHE, said: 'A healthy, balanced diet and short bursts of sunshine will mean most people get all the vitamin D they need in spring and summer.
'However, everyone will need to consider taking a supplement in the autumn and winter if you don't eat enough foods that naturally contain vitamin D or are fortified with it.
'And those who don't get out in the sun or always cover their skin when they do, should take a vitamin D supplement throughout the year.'
Dr Andrew Green, chair of the GPC clinical and prescribing subcommittee, said the new advice was 'really helpful' as it signified a move away from GPs carrying out vitamin D testing and prescribing.
He said the increase in testing over recent years amounted to 'unresourced and unscientific screening, with resulting pressures to prescribe and carry out follow-up tests', but that with the new guidance, 'GPs will be able to restrict testing to those medical conditions where a true deficiency might be discovered, and the worried well or vaguely off-colour can simply be advised to self-supplement'.
Dr Green stressed that GPs should 'not get involved' with prescribing the supplements.
He said: 'Vitamin D prescriptions are indicated in treating true deficiency which can happen in certain diseases, and is done with high doses that require monitoring.
'This guidance refers to general supplementation for the population at large and prescriptions are not indicated. Supplementation of vitamins for the general population is not part of GMS, so GPs should not get involved.'
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I have to thank vitamin D for my launching my career as a Pulse blogger as I wrote to them so incensed with what was going on at the time.
The laughable thing about this is that we all know that it is difficult to have vitamin D levels above 30 in the winter months (especially for me as I am dark skinned) but we don't know if this actually matters. In other words, we are treating the numbers and not any pathology because there is a real dearth of evidence surrounding any pathological associations in asymptomatic individuals.
The other vaguely amusing statement here is that "supplementation of vitamins is not part of a GP contract" but prescribing anything a patient asks for to stock up their bathroom cabinet is.
The sooner this otc prescribing mess is sorted out by national regulation, the better, and I am going to do everything in my power to make this happen.
This is representing a series of 'confession' from the government that it really cannot afford the promises laid down from its predecessor(s);
Get your own Vitamin D instead of going to your GP
Hospital waiting time 0is going up as targets are now removed (today BBC health news)
Of course , you will be struck off if you have not seen your GP for 5 years or more.
7 days NHS ?? Seriously???


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1. GASTON aka "The Stereotypical Frat Boy"
This fella is probably "hella swole" from being at the gym for two hours...on the same machine. Other than his bros, he has a bunch of people following him around, basically for street cred. He is conceited beyond belief, but there's absolutely no need to be. He is desired by a loyal band of Bimbettes of his own, but ultimately has a very low opinion of women in general. Like Gaston, the stereotypical frat brother only believes females are good for one thing, and trust me, it's not reading books. A smart and beautiful belle (see what I did there?) should definitely stay away from this douche.
2. BUZZ LIGHTYEAR aka "The Narcissist"
This guy does it all- sports, clubs, straight A's. Of course, there's that one flaw that he has that everyone knows about, but he works it like it was meant to be because he's PERFECT of course. He's got the façade down that he can do anything, and everyone is under his spell. It's friggin' disgusting. He's extremely motivated to his craft, and he would do anything to keep his top spot safe from harm. He may hang around people who are less than him so he can seem even better, so not only is he a narcissist, he's a bit of an ass.
3. SCAT CAT aka "The Musician"
As soon as he enters the room, this guy just screams "I'M A MUSICIAN." He's got the look down, and you seriously can't get him to shut up for one second about the band he's in. He hands you the EP he and his band recorded on Garage Band, and he invites them to campus frequently so they can play at the coffee houses. He writes on Facebook that there's an open invite to jam with him in his dorm room. Noise violation, schmoise violation.
4. BOBBY aka "The Stoner"
This goes without saying.
5. TIGGER aka "The Party Animal"
Nothing can slow this guy down! He's always itching for that next opportunity to go out and do something. He literally cannot sit still. He never goes home for the weekend, and when he's not on campus, he's visiting another campus and partying it up. The weird part is...he's always fine. He does the craziest stuff, and he's still always just like this:


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What would Jesus do if he met the Buddha? Did you know that a Christian can be an ordained Buddhist? Can Buddhist disciplines deepen the faith of a Christian?
The Forum at St. Margaret's returns on Friday, January 17, at 7:00 p.m.. Our speaker will be St. Margaret's own Glenn Webb, Pepperdine Emeritus Professor of East Asian Studies and Religious History. As a Fulbright scholar at Kyoto University, he began his lifelong study of Japanese culture and religion. He has studied at various denominations of Buddhist temples and was ordained in the Kanzan lineage of Rinzai Zen .
Dr. Webb, a Christian, will discuss "The Art of living in the World: Awareness, Respect and Trust". He will discuss how he and his Buddhist colleagues became more aware and respectful of each other's faith, and learned how to draw from the truths of each.


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Over the course of around 2 months or so, we've been invited & involved in a number of Glossier events. To say their awesome team can throw a shin-dig would be a legit understatement. We're going to keep this post super sweet & short and simply show you 3 of our favourite Glossier events.
Let's go..
Sunday Roast
Bistrotheque, 23-27 Wadeson St, London, E2 9DR
A twist on a Classic Sunday Roast. Surrounded by incredible company (ergo new friends), pink flowers, sweet smelling beauty products & of course yummy food; this was a lovely event to have been invited to.
Pictured (left to right): Elvira Vedelago, Lesley, Eva Alt & Ewoma Ukeleghe; not pictured who I was actually sitting next to, Natasha Ndlovu
A soho evening
Alex Eagle, 6-10 Lexington St, Soho, London W1F 0LB
The arva team headed to the Alex Eagle store in Soho, for a night of cocktails, style & of course all things Glossier. The non-typical setting & awesome curation of art, fashion & lifestyle, made for a pretty cool evening.
Glossier House
32 Portland Place, W1
Hopefully a number of you had the chance to visit this space! During November, Glossier opened a week long pop-up in Marylebone where we, the public could all head to, and not only buy products from their entire range, but really experience them in a very typical & fun setting.
Cue pink flowers, mirrors galore & concept areas.
It was a cool one.


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The upcoming 2018 Cadillac XT3 has been in the news for quite some time. This model will give the carmaker a chance to put a contender in compact luxury crossover segment and battle rivals from BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Audi better. Of late, the spy shots of the upcoming XT3 have appeared on the web.
2018 Cadillac XT3 – Design and Features:
The 2018 Cadillac XT3 prototypes have been spotted testing at several places and spy shots hint at the possible design to be used in the production version. The rear side lights are placed like the bigger sibling Cadillac Escalade. The front side shots indicate the headlamps may be designed differently than those used in most Cadillac models and the pentagonal mesh grille will be used. It is not clear as to what architecture will be used to make the XT3. The experts assume the company will make use of the D2 platform, which is also used to make cars like GMC Terrain and Chevy Equinox. Not much is known about its cabin but it is definitely going to be lavish.
Like its larger siblings, upcoming Cadillac XT3 is going to be equipped with latest safety features. Of course, it will be laden with several amenities. Apart from a standard set of airbags, you can expect features like rear view camera, traction control, blind spot monitor, and lane keeps assist. The car may also be equipped with options for heated seats and ambient lighting along with climate control.
2018 Cadillac XT3 – Engine Specs:
The Cadillac XT3 2018 is likely to be laden with a powerful engine. A turbocharged four-cylinder unit may be used and that may be clubbed with nine-speed automatic transmission gearbox. AWD may also be used.
2018 Cadillac XT3 – Price and Release Date:
Cadillac has not said anything on the pricing of the upcoming 2018 XT3. However, industry experts think the entry level trim may be priced around $30,000. The car will hit the showrooms in late 2017.
The 2018 XT3 is a very important vehicle for GM's luxury wing, for sure. Cadillac has been late in joining the compact luxury crossover party. So, the XT3 should be designed well and it also needs a blend of solid powertrain and the right price to make a mark. It will lock horns with rivals like Mercedes-Benz GLA-class, Acura RDX, Audi Q3, BMW X1.