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Unveiling of the Permanent Memorial to Honour the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade at the United Nations
On 25 March, on the occasion of the International Day of the Remembrance of Slavery, UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova, participated at the unveiling of the Permanent Memorial for the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade that honours the victims of one of the bleakestepisodes of modern history.
The design for the Permanent Memorial - The Ark of Return, by Rodney Leon, an American architect of Haitian descent, was chosen as a result of an international competition launched by UNESCO at the request of the Permanent Memorial Committee in 2011.
The Ark of Return acknowledges the tragedy of the transatlantic slave trade, honours the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade and preserves their legacy. It contains three primary elements. The first, Acknowledge the Tragedy, is a three dimensional map that depicts the global scale of the triangular slave trade. The second element, Consider the Legacy, is a full size human figure lying in front of a wall inscribed with images of the interior of a slave ship. The third and final element, Lest We Forget, is a triangular reflecting pool where visitors can pay tribute to the memory of the millions of souls who were lost.
UNESCO's Director-General joined Secretary-General of the United Nations Mr Ban Ki-Moon, the President of the General Assembly, Mr Sam Kutesa , the Prime Minister of Jamaica, Mrs Simpson Miller, the Representative of the African Union to the United Nations, Mr Tete Antonio, Ambassadors and other personalities in delivering remarks.
"This Memorial is a symbol of our determination to pay tribute to all enslaved people and their resistance against the slavery." This Memorial is an act of remembrance – it is also a call to action, embodying the principles and values at the heart of the United Nations, reaffirming the universal recognition of this tragedy as a 'crime against humanity.'" said the Director-General.
Irina Bokova recalled that "UNESCO through its educational and cultural programmes, through its support for the historical research, including through its Slave Route Project or the General History of Africa – has shown the richness of the traditions that the victims cultivated during this terrible time, and that have enriched the whole of humanity" . Ms Bokova also shared the Organization's commitment to breaking the silence surrounding this human tragedy, noting that the International Decade for People of African Descent offers an opportiintuy to ensure that it is never ignored or concealed.
"It is absolutely vital that the dangers inherent in racism are made crystal clear to all" said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. "The Ark of Return will bring home to people around the world the terrible legacy of the slave trade. It will help us to heal as we remember the past and honour the victims".
The Prime Minister of Jamaica insisted that 'on this symbolic day for the African people and people of African descent, it is most opportune to celebrate the freedom that came after a long journey with the launch of the permanent memorial at the UN'.
The President of the General -Assemly highlighted the launch of the international decade for people of African descent and specified that the memorial will be one of its major initiatives as it will honour the profound contribution of 'Africans of the diaspora'.

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This short informational article is merely an introductory and general statement to the plight of these rather special children. In fact, the moral saying goes that all children, no matter what their age and what their background, are special. Take good care of them. And you take care of your world. The children are the future and surely every decent man and woman would want to leave something special behind for them to carry on with.
But you probably knew this already. And you also knew that there are some children out there with more needs than others. No matter what their physical, emotional and social circumstances, isn't it good to know that professional and voluntary special needs childcare is available to help them out. But not enough people seem to know about this availability. And even if they do, there are those who seem to be quite hamstrung in going forward to allow those special children to receive that special tenderness, love, attention and care they may so desperately need.
You know what they say. Charity begins at home. And if you are a parent, you can set the tone for showing others less privileged or enlightened than you are just how it is all done. But then there is also this conundrum. There are many men and women out there who indeed do have the skills and capacity to take good care of their children. Only the thing is, their time is rather limited. Such is the dilemma.
In order to give their children the quality of life they so richly deserve and the promise of a future that is very bright indeed, they need to devote more hours to their professional careers while turning their children over for professional and special day care.


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Max is turning 1 week old tonight and it is hard to look back on the birth as it all seems so distant now. It is strange to spend so much time focussing on an event, to have that event happen, and then move forward to a completely new experience. Prior to January 26th, 2011 I envisioned the birth process to be like a graduation; the next chapter. It is so much more than that…it is a complete metamorphosis of your entire life and how you interpret everything around you. Everything is placed into perspective. You achieve clarity. I have evolved. So…what happened to get here? It all began on Tuesday January 25th at 7pm.
I had expected my parents to arrange dinner with my in-laws so Kate and I could join them and then excuse ourselves to the privacy of our own home to spend a few final hours as a couple. In a family of all chiefs and no indians this was a pipe dream. I arrived home to roaring welcomes from my mother-in-law and father-in-law who were already a drink or two ahead of me. My parents soon joined and we played catch up and discussed what was about to happen in the morning. Great merriment was being had but I soon realized there was no plan for dinner and somehow Kate and I had become the impromptu hosts of a gathering the night before an induction. We went with the flow, ordered pizzas, and opened more wine. Live in the moment. Our plan to be home alone and in bed by 9pm was replaced by the reality of saying goodnight to all parents shortly after 11pm at which point I finally began packing my bag for the hospital.
- Underwear
- Socks
- Jeans
- Shoes
- Basketball Shorts
- Swim Suit (to shower with during labor)
- T-shirt
- Sweater
- Snack Bars
- Laptop and some work
- Toiletries
- Waters
- Birth Plan
- Various other items
Kate had packed her bag weeks ago and had things like her iPod, speakers, books, etc. packed along with clothes ready to go. We were still hopeful that labor would begin on its own that night and we would find ourselves checking into the Birthcare Center for a natural birth instead of an induced labor at St. Joe. I crawled into bed around 1:30am knowing that Pitocin was inevitable. Sleep did not visit me that night though panic certainly danced around my head. The uncertainty of it all. The impending, ticking clock…counting down to 6:30. 6:30 could not have come sooner.
We arrived at St. Joe 10 minutes late on a cold January morning in Wichita. It was completely dark and I felt as though I shouldn't be behind the wheel of a car. My nerves were shot. I was so thankful I had chosen to have 1 glass of wine the night before…but sleep deprivation was already playing havoc on my sanity. I had not slept in 3 days.
Registration was a breeze though it did take about 20 minutes. We then went upstairs and got settled into our room. This is the first time Kate has EVER been a patient. I, however, am a seasoned pro. I resulted to my go-to tactic of cracking jokes, meeting everyone, and doing everything possible to make everyone feel welcome in our room. Win their affection early because you will need it later. This…this seriously set the tone for the day and is one of the reasons why Kate and I feel good about the overall progress of the day.
Our first nurse was named Michelle. Nurses go from 7 – 7 every day on 12 hour shifts at St. Joe. Michelle seemed like a tough nut to crack at first but once she got a feel for the vibe of the room she fit right in and was an unbelievably valuable asset in the birth. She gave Kate her IV and started her slowly on Pitocin. Molly, the doula, arrived and we began just hanging out. I got used to reading the machine and understanding what everything meant. You can see the baby's heart rate, Kate's, Kate's blood pressure, the contractions, and the baby's movements. The contractions and movements were subtle and sporadic. More pitocin. Kate's blood pressure was high…very high. It was concerning and right off the bat it was obvious this could be a complication with the birth.
Molly assured me that things would be okay and I should eat. I headed down to the cafe and crammed a breakfast sandwich in my face and wrapped my hands around a half-caf coffee from Starbucks. My adrenaline was pumping…I didn't need more than that to get going. Upon my return it was obvious that labor had begun as Kate's contractions had become more regular and she was now breathing through subtle pain. Spirits were high. Things were good. Progress was slowly being made. Time flew by as if minutes were seconds.
10:40 am Kate's contractions became regular enough that I could predict when they would come. We were 4 hours in and while progress had been made it was slow going. However, with each upping of the Pitocin dosage things moved further along and Kate became more focussed. She dilated to about 4 cm and was on her way to 5 but her water had not broken. at 11:30 the doctors told us they wanted to break her water for her. This was the crossroads of the birth and one of the most important decisions of the day. I told the doctor this felt "rushed." I understood their desire to see more progress but we felt her body could do it on her own. They left and then returned shortly after to try to persuade again. I became more kindly forceful with my words. I ushered them out of the room with the understanding that they should not return with this question for at least 1 hour. We were making enemies. The skeptics in scrubs left the room with doubts, I had won this battle…they did not take defeat well. I cleared the room and Molly went downstairs for lunch. Kate and I were alone in a room together. We talked. We hugged. We kissed. We found ourselves dancing and reflecting back on this pregnancy. As I held Kate in my arms we shared our instincts about what we thought our child might look like. We were having fun. We kissed again. Romance fell over us and we embraced each other harder and kissed again. With smiles on our faces, tears in our eyes, love in our hearts, and each others arms engulfing us Kate's water broke with an audible "POP!" 12:20pm. Score 1 for the home team.
By 2:30 Kate had progressed to 5 cm and her contractions were intense. This was the moment of truth for us. Molly, Kate, and I were all doing breathing tactics to work through it. The pain was getting intense for Kate. I was not handling it well. I wanted to make it go away! I wanted to save my wife from pain! I am "Ryan the Protector" and I was helpless against this foe. Molly…was crucial. She doused a cloth with peppermint oil and set it in the center of the room. Immediately the scent took away Kate's nausea (she was clinging to a bucket) and brought a vibrancy to the room. Kate turned to me and said "I think I am going to have to get an epidural." This sentence knocked the wind out my sails. Of course I wasn't going to show that to Kate but I was disappointed. Not in Kate, no! Just disappointed with how things were turning out. Pitocin. Hospital. All that. I had to be sure Kate knew what she was saying. We worked on tackling one contraction at a time. We lived completely in each moment with no knowledge of past or future. We focussed. It was time to be checked.
SIDE NOTE: When you have a baby they check your progress very frequently which is extremely uncomfortable during a contraction. Since Kate's contractions were induced by pitocin they were only one minute apart for the entire day leaving no time for relief. There was no wonder she was asking about pain relief at this stage of the game. As a husband it is strange to watch multiple people examine and place their fingers inside your wife's vagina throughout the day, the only thing that made it somewhat familiar was having gone to all Kate's prenatal exams.
Time slowed to a crawl from here on out. The doctor finished checking Kate and exclaimed that she was now 6 cm and the baby's head had dropped lower as well. This information transformed my wife into a birthing machine! There would be no pain meds! She was in it for the long haul! She was an animal. The next few hours were some of the most amazing of my life. By 5:45pm Kate was 7 cm and all doubts and pain were in the rearview. Yoga was paying off and birth class breathing couldn't compete with what she and Molly were doing. By just after 7pm she has squeezed that baby down even farther and things were looking good.
Shift change. Michelle wrapped up and said her goodbyes. She had battled though some amazing time with us and won our hearts. We learned about her family and she was there for the beginning of ours. She rocked out to Sweet Child O'Mine with us. She was great…but she had to go. We were introduced to Melissa who would help carry us through to the end. None of us knew what lay ahead but we forged on.
At 8:00 pm the staff wheeled all the supplies for a delivery into the room. Holy shit! Kate was in the shower blasting hot water onto her lower back while Radiohead floated through the peppermint air. It was intense…but zen. She laid back in bed for her next exam. She had not made progress. Still at 7cm. The next hour was a bonding experience I will never forget that will be the foundation for everything Kate and I do together for the rest of our lives. We honestly became one. They tell women to pick a point to focus on during extreme contractions and go internal. Some people bring an object with them. For this hour…Kate chose my right eye. Our faces were less than a foot from each other. It was like having a 2 minute staring contest every 60 seconds. It was intense…I've never seen anyone look at me with such intensity. There was no anger. There was not hate. There was only focus. I fell deeper in love with my wife with every focussed contraction, this was the most powerful thing I have ever witnessed a person do. This was perseverance. This was life. This was the single most amazing thing I have ever experienced. I have always known that my wife is capable of anything but she showed me what dedication, perseverance, and strength was in that room. I will never look at her the same way again. She is strength.
At 9:00 pm…still focussing on my right eye, the doctors checked her again. No progress. 7 was looking to be our unlucky number. People were talking around me, I could not take my eyes off Kate, I was her focus point. Then I heard it…"C-Section." No. Not yet damnit.
Molly and I discussed. Kate and Molly discussed. The 3 of us discussed. We cleared the room. The doctors came back and we kindly told them to stuff it. They did not take well to it. The doctor gave me a speech about medicine. I gave a speech about earlier in the day when Kate's water broke. There was a battle brewing. I said something like "I understand that you are a doctor and went to medical school but I know my wife and believe in her! Her body is designed to do this and it will if you would just step back and let it." As before…we were given an hour.
We had Kate in positions where I was holding her up while she squatted during contractions. We tried different gravity techniques. We left it all on the court. It was a fervor of frustration and pain. Melissa the nurse joined in as she believed in Kate. Molly was pissed, "they're rushing you," she said. They were. We were a ticking time bomb on their clock and they were becoming less concerned with our birth and more concerned with their hospital's liability. Then…the doctor ordered Kate's pitocin be turned off. Score 1 for the away team. The final blow.
While she was slightly progressing, the baby was fine, and we were all on board to keep going…the medical staff was not going to back down on this one. All signs were pointing towards a c-section. Without the pitocin Kate's body naturally slowed down. They had cut off our supplies while trapped behind enemy lines and the feeling of defeat swept over me. Relunctantly…sadly…we agreed to the c-section. This was the last stop for Molly. Only I would be allowed in the operating room. Time sped up as people scurried all around us. This was it…it was baby time. To hell with it. C-section or not we are having this baby! Lets do this! Kate and I were both ready. I donned the scrubs and chased down the hall…I was about to be a dad.
Kate walked into the operating room on her own two feet. She had refused a wheel chair. She did not want to be wheeled in on a bed. No. Her own two feet. This woman is powerful. It was almost 11pm. Kate had endured 17 hours of pitocin induced labor with contractions 1 minute apart the entire time. Peacefulness rushed over her immediately with the spinal block as she relaxed onto the operating table. She was calm…I was trying not to black out with fear. She doesn't remember it but they strapped her down to the table. The lights were glaring. I was going crazy. The nurse escorted me to "The Captain's Chair," a rolling office chair placed by Kate's head. Oh thank goodness…I was about to faint. A few checks to make sure she was numb and awaaaaaaay we go.
Neither of us watched. We had the sheet up. We heard it all…it sounded like two kids slurping up the bottom of a milkshake. Suction. The anesthesiologist was standing next to me and relayed what was going on. "Big shoulders!" He exclaimed. Kate and I had been guessing hair color earlier, she bet brown and I bet red. The anesthesiologist said "you were right Kate, he has dark brown hair." Then there was an intense suction sound followed immediately by the cries of a baby. Sweet relief passed over my body and tears fell down my face. "That's our son," I said to Kate, "that's our baby boy!" She asked me to go to him and I did. There he was…this cone headed, purple, mushy, blood covered person…screaming his head off. I went straight to him and almost toppled along the way. I felt like I was living in a dream…this couldn't be real…that can't be my baby…I'm just a baby myself. Then I remembered that I am 31 years old. It was surreal. I was a dad.
They suctioned stuff out of his mouth, nose, etc. to help him breath as he screamed away. Strong yells! He was a healthy boy! "Can I touch him?" I asked the nurse. "Of course," she said. I reached into the bassinet while she worked on him and touched his little belly…so soft! He was gorgeous. Absolutely perfect! I loved him…immediately. I needed to express it somehow so I started singing. "Arizona moon keep shinning, shinning from the sky above…" He calmed a little. "…you know pretty soon, that big yellow moon, will light the way back to the one you love…" His cries softened. "…Blue shadows on the trail…" He stopped crying completely, opened his eyes, and looked directly at me with the look of "I know this song!" He did know that song, I sang it to him every day for the past few months, and that was the last time he cried on the labor and delivery wing of the hospital. It was "Blue Shadows On The Trail" from The Three Amigos. I followed it with a soft "Viva Las Vegas." "What's his name?" The nurse asked. I replied with confidence, "Max. Maxwell Vincent Gates." It felt good to finally say his name instead of "Zig." I turned back to the operating table and exclaimed to Kate "he's beautiful! He's looking right at me!" I then realized I was looking directly at something my brain could not comprehend. It was Kate's insides. I was on the other side of the sheet. Laid out before me was Kate's uterus…like a big red blanket. It was amazing…Max's first home. Then I felt queezy and looked back to Max. Ahhhhhh. Much better. The nurse swaddled him up and we took him to Kate. I quickly shuffled past Kate's uterus with my hand blocking my view like a child averting his eyes from some terrible horror. I introduced them and held Max down to Kate's face so she could kiss his head over and over again. A family at last. He was 8 lbs and 11 oz, 21 inches long, and born at 11:08 pm on January 26th, 2011. Maxwell Vincent Gates.
We then moved to the recovery room where we were to spend 2 hours as Kate regained feeling in her lower body. She held Max for the first time. Mother and son together again! Gorgeous! Too many tiny experiences like this to explain but each one is special and precious. Then came the scare. Kate's body was not heeling well. Blood clots. Scary sized blood clots the size of baseballs. I saw them with my own eyes. Max went back to my arms. My heart pounded. I had my son in my arms and was watching doctors work on my wife. I didn't know what to feel but I was overjoyed and scared to death at the same time. Luckily, things turned out to be fine and Kate began the recovery process. Max took to the breast with ease and shocked everyone! Everyone kept saying that they were amazed by how aware he was, how calm he was, and how easily he took to breast-feeding. Kate showed him the nipple and 10 seconds later he had a latch that even the lactation consultants were shocked by. This kid is a pro when it comes to boobs…what can I say…he's my son!
The grandparents were milling around the lobby when I found them. Hugs and high fives all around but I will never forget the hug my father gave me…I am welling up with tears as I write about it. He practically broke my back he squeezed so hard and I heard him gasping for air as the tears of joy swept over him. It is rare that Bud cries…but it is always with joy for his family. As my father cried in my arms I had a moment of clarity in his life and my mother's. Understanding, love, and respect swept over me for them. I understood them. I understood decisions they had made in life that I had not understood before. I thought to moments earlier when I was holding my son in my arms with Kate and imagined my father holding me in his arms with my mom. It was humbling. It was amazing. I have never felt so loved by my parents in my entire life than in that moment. Clarity. I love you Mom. I love you Dad. Thank you.
With Kate and Max in the recovery room I was not allowed to take Max out with me and they were not allowed to go into the recovery area. So the grandparents stood on one side of the doorway's threshold with iPhones and cameras while Max and I stood a foot away with smiles. He gazed upon the world with wonder…still no tears. Just soaking it all in. Calm. Zen.
At 4:00 am we moved back to our labor room. The nurse brought in a cot which I laid on for a moment. This is my last memory for 3 hours. My body gave in to the sleep deprivation and I passed out. At 7:00 am we moved to the postpartum wing and into a room where we could unwind from everything. Max and I slept together on the couch while Kate slept in her hospital bed. The next hours were snippets of things between sleep. We were exhausted…all 3 of us. Grandparents came and went as did Molly. Nurses checked in frequently. Hoards of people came through with questions and information. This is the hospital experience…no sleep. Kate had progressed nicely and we were allowed to move rooms later that night to a room with a queen size bed and much less traffic.
Less than 48 hours after giving birth Kate, Max, and I piled into a car and headed home for the first time. Friday night, January 28th, the Gates family had dinner together as a family.
We hadn't prepared ourselves for the c-section so it certainly was a curveball. I will elaborate more in a later post but I will tell you that all in all it was a positive experience. For those reading that are about to have a baby of their own I will give you this advice:
- Start practicing yoga
- Discuss all possible birth outcomes
- Get a doula or a helper
- Make friends with the nurses
- Peppermint oil is awesome
- Music is a great helper
- Mom's feet will be too big to fit into shoes when released…bring bigger shoes
- Make decisions you are happy with
- Don't get bullied
- Live in the moment
- Live in the moment
- Live in the moment
Its hard. Its rewarding. Its life changing. The more prepared you are the better equipped you are to make decisions in this experience that you will look back on and be happy with. Kate and I do not regret going through 17 hours of labor that ended in a c-section…those 17 hours were the most rewarding hours of our lives and no one can ever take that power away from us.
To the nurses, you were all amazing and I am so glad we were blessed to have you be a part of this experience in our lives. You will forever be in our hearts as we look back and remember this amazing day.
To Molly, I cannot imagine doing this without you! Not only are you an amazing doula, you have become a better friend and I hope a major part of my son's life as well as ours. There are good doulas and bad doulas out there…you are one of the greats. Wichitan's and beyond…call Molly if you are having a baby, you will not regret it I swear.
To the doctors, thank you for delivering a happy healthy baby. We fought at times but we all won in the end. I hope your experience with us helps you in the future to be better prepared for patients who are willing to push back. Modern medicine is amazing…but so is nature. Remember to trust in it.
To all of you reading along, no this is not the end of the blog as many of you have asked. This is the end of the first chapter. My 30's continue, Max is now a child in the world, and I still am adjusting to corporate America. Who knows what is next but please stay along for the ride. So long freedom…hello sweet, wonderful, amazing responsibility…Max.


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As I have written, buyers live higher and sellers live lower. But the fact of the matter is that few -- with the exception of Jimmy [Cramer], who did add stocks to his portfolio when stocks sold off and a small handful of others -- capitalized materially from the January/February swoon. Most were immobilized as they delivered a Cassandra-like message at the time of market weakness in early 2016.
As I wrote in mid-February -- about four days after the bottom -- when I was buying stocks, "Contrarian view on why markets could rally."
Most of the talking heads in the business media are filled with hubris (perhaps associated with virtual portfolios and/or the need to attract an audience) and seem always right in their decision making, as they are filled with snarky "I told you so's," "Of course I bought the lows," etc.
But they told no one -- certainly not to us -- on their platforms in the business media when stocks fell hard earlier in the year. Instead, they now feign past optimism and opportunism, though they are allies of neither (until recently).
As for me, I profited and made mistakes -- most transparently! I bought both the January and February lows at a time that many declared a "Bear Market," but sold into the subsequent rallies and shorted prematurely.
Stated simply, there are too many Fugazis out there who seem to have the need to create the impression that they never made an investment mistake and who never missed taking advantage of a dip to buy or a rip to sell. It is truly pathetic that these jokers think their audiences even believe their unparalleled and consistent string of successful trades and investments.
And I am very glad the Masters Tournament approaches us in a few days so I can switch the channel, because there are far too many Fugazis, liars and scoundrels crowding the airways these days.
Do they not think we have been listening?
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Mitel Leader Shares Thoughts on Making a Winning UC Strategy
Mitel is one of the most well-known players in the unified communications space, and it's been in the news a lot lately due to its recent spate of acquisitions and its unsuccessful passes at ShoreTel. In an ITEXPO Miami keynote this morning, Mitel CEO and President Richard D. McBee said today's industry giants will not be the leaders in communications tomorrow.
The cloud, the focus on customer experience, industry consolidation, and the central role of the smartphone, he said, are among the factors that will make that so. That said, the first company to create a seamless unified communications experience that just works anytime, anywhere, with any combination of vendor equipment will win, he said.
The unified communications player space has already seen a good share of consolidation, and that is only expected to accelerate, said McBee.
"We've added four companies in the last 18 months, and we will continue to add companies, and we will continue to consolidate the market," he said. Mitel's acquisitions include Aastra, OAISYS, prairieFyre, and (back in 2007) Inter-Tel.
As Frank Stinson, a partner and senior analyst at IntelliCom Analytics, recently told unified communications: "Mitel's acquisition of Aastra … and subsequent attempt to devour ShoreTel kicked off a long-expected round of consolidation. Once you get beyond market leader Cisco and chief disruptor Microsoft, there are big question marks. No one else has shown much ability to grow organically, and several face significant business model challenges based on their current trajectories and growing competition from cloud providers."
However, Mitel says in recent months it has doubled its size and expanded its portfolio; has gained No. 1 market share in EMEA and Western Europe; and introduced and expanded via a white label offer its MiCloud Enterprise UCaaS solution.
"The healthy companies, they are buying," McBee said today. "They are buying land, and land is customers."
Mitel is among the companies following this strategy, he said, with the goal of migrating legacy customers to new generation solutions and technologies. However, he also noted, new solutions need to work with the existing systems that are already in place with customers.
Ease of use is also key, he mentioned.
"Technology sophistication will drive innovation, but technology simplification will drive the market," he said. "At the end of the day how we get all this stuff to work together is wildly complex. But the customers don't care, they want it to work, and they want it to work seamlessly" even when multiple vendors' systems are involved.
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- "Black Panther" earned the best-ever opening weekend at the box office ever for February with $192 million over three days and $218.2 million over the four-day Presidents' Day weekend.
- It's also the fifth-best opening ever for a three-day and four-day opening weekend, beating out 2015's "Avengers: Age of Ultron."
It looks like everyone took a trip to Wakanda this weekend.
Marvel's long-awaited release of "Black Panther" opened over the weekend and exceeded all domestic box office industry projections. It took in an estimated $192 million over three days and is looking to make $218.2 million by the end of Presidents' Day, according to boxofficepro.com.
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From its record-breaking pre-ticket sales months leading up to this weekend and the critical reaction to the movie (97% on Rotten Tomatoes), director Ryan Coogler ("Creed") has brought to the screen a movie that isn't just a money-maker, but an important cultural moment as it gave the black community a long-awaited superhero movie they can call their own.
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Explore the 1st phase of MBA Journey with Handa Ka Funda and read what Mr.Ravi Handa has to say about MBA planning.This article is in continuation to Planning your MBA Journey wisely.
"Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail"- A plan not only reflects how rightly you have thought to proceed but also what direct and indirect consequences of unexpected situations you could avoid while you chose to do so. Similar is my take on when one plans for MBA. Your each step in MBA journey needs to be jot down on paper, planned in advance with a follow up of what all you did and where it led you.
What MBA planning wants from you is to reinvest your efforts and thoughts wisely. Remember- MBA Planning is not about just clearing your CAT/ XAT/ MAT so and so, but to design a path that would drive you to the best. In my past 6 years of teaching, I have repeatedly come across many such instances of students going through the same mistakes while planning their MBA. Reading these Do's and Don'ts is totally called for initially.
Do's for MBA Planning
- Introspect your professional and personal goals.
- Develop leadership skills.
- Make it a habit of reading every day. Take a look at the list of recommended books every MBA aspirant must read.These novels would not just help you out with the verbal section, but as well would enhance your motivation and communication skills. You would be able to realize a very prominent change on your confidence level. Take a look at how to develop a reading habit to improve your cat score.
- Research about the opportunities and the skills required – Opportunities for MBA are huge in a developing country like India. But, MBA candidates lack proven skills. Ensure your research does not stop with just identifying the opportunities and the skills required rather find out the relevant methodologies to attain the skill set.
- Undergo a thorough first-hand research about the colleges and the facilities – Reach out to the alumni and the best contacts to grab the relevant details. Think about the opportunity cost. Gain knowledge about the selection criteria of various colleges.
- Plan your career gap effectively – Most of us come across a frequent dilemma between career gap and CAT preparation. If you have decided to take a gap, utilize it to the best.
Don'ts for MBA Planning
- Don't set your mind to accept anything less than what you deserve – Generally, candidates lose their hope of getting into top rank B-schools immediately after a certain failure attempts, which would lead them to end up at lower tier B-schools. Set your mind not to give up until you reach your destination
- Don't overload information – Too much information would lead you to a kiosk.
- Don't rely on rumors – On your research, carry only the reliable information to the next phase.
- Don't set your goals based out of salary – According to you, if MBA is just about grades, jobs and salary then probably you need a change in your attitude. MBA has a lot more to impact your life. MBA is an experience.
Next What? Read
Phase Two- Preparing for CAT Exam
Phase Three- Applying to MBA Colleges
Phase Four- Selecting the right MBA college
About Ravi Handa:
Ravi Handa, the founder of Handa Ka Funda, has been helping students with CAT and various other exams for the past decade. You can have a look at his online CAT course here.
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text: Webmedcentral - Environmental medicine Articles The Environmental medicine articles published by Webmedcentral http://www.webmedcentral.com 2020-01-20T06:17:57+01:00 webmedcentral logo http://www.webmedcentral.com/ http://www.webmedcentral.com/images/Header_Logo.gif text/html 2010-09-15T17:42:14+01:00 http://www.webmedcentral.com/ Dr. Giovanna Tranfo Measures of melatonin and cortisol variations in volunteers exposed to GSM cellular phones in a double blind experiment http://www.webmedcentral.com/article_view/634 Melatonin and cortisol are two hormones produced according to a circadian rhythm. Cortisol is secreted in pulsatile manner, while melatonin blood concentration is influenced by the daylight; both are considered as stress markers. Animal studies suggest that exposure to ELF magnetic fields and radiofrequencies may influence the secretion of melatonin and cortisol, with possible health implications. To investigate the effect to GSM 900 MHz mobile phones, twenty-six volunteers were studied during three different days but at the same time of the day: no exposure, 30 minutes of exposure to telephone A (on) and 30 minutes exposure to telephone B (modified with connection of GSM signal to an internal load, to get a sham exposure). Urine and saliva samples were collected: 6-Sulphatoxymelatonin , the urine metabolite, showed a wide individual and seasonal variability. The differences among no exposure, exposure A and B were not statistically significant for cortisol and melatonin levels determined in saliva ,(correlated to the blood levels), that therefore appear not influenced by 30 minutes exposure to mobile phones . No statistically significant effect due to cell phone exposure was found in the data both for melatonin and cortisol saliva concentration. text/html 2010-10-23T08:09:46+01:00 http://www.webmedcentral.com/ Mr. Vikram Lohar Nitrates And Associated Health Hazards http://www.webmedcentral.com/article_view/1067 Disease burden, in relation to environmental risk factors is generally determined by establishing the number of people affected with each outcome. This can be then converted into disability-adjusted life years, accounting for the severity and duration of each health outcome. In relation to various risk factors; the disability or the diseased state may be attributed to exposure to poor quality water, improper sanitation and atmospheric pollution. Nitrogen is the major constituent of the atmosphere which occurs in many forms e.g. elemental nitrogen, nitrates and ammonia etc. According to WHO, if concentration of nitrates in our body exceeds more than 45 mg/l then it may cause various diseases such as Methemoglobinemia, Intestinal Cancer, Thyroid problems and various problems associated with the Reproductive system etc. The major source of increase in the concentration of nitrates is use of anthropogenic sources, nitrogen cycle, oxidation of lower nitrogen oxides to nitrates by microbial processes in the soil, photochemical oxidation in the stratosphere, chemical oxidation of ammonia, human and animal waste, industrial wastes, fertilizer processing industries, septic tanks and use of nitrogen rich fertilizers for agricultural purposes that leads to increase in nitrogen content in ground water by leaching etc. To achieve the safe nitrate levels, there are various options such as to change water sources, treatment of water(drinking water) using various processes such as reverse osmosis, ion exchange or biological denitrification etc. or by chemical reduction, by reducing the use of nitrogen rich fertilizers or by making dumps and using waste water treatment plants. text/html 2011-03-12T13:42:26+01:00 http://www.webmedcentral.com/ Dr. Simon B Thompson Space Medicine. Not as we Know it. Human-computer Interaction, Night Nurses Paralysis and Space Technology http://www.webmedcentral.com/article_view/1749 Space is still a relatively new science; space medicine is even newer. The use of established knowledge in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) fields and in medicine is invaluable in order to progress further in space exploration. This is because sophisticated technology requires examination of its use by humans and computers. Vigilance, monitoring and interpretation of data are essential skills and need to be mapped carefully between humans and computers so that accuracy, specificity, reliability and validity is maintained. text/html 2011-05-25T04:56:14+01:00 http://www.webmedcentral.com/ Prof. Sunil Kumar Joshi Lung Function Among Improved and Traditional Cooking Stove Users http://www.webmedcentral.com/article_view/1938 Introduction: Indoor air pollution is a major cause of respiratory problems in developing countries. Cooking stoves in the kitchen could be an important factor. This study compares the effect of the traditional cooking stove and the improved cooking stove on the respiratory health of women.Methods: A comparative evaluation was done among traditional cooking stove (TCS) users and improved cooking stove (ICS) users. Lung function parameters such as FEV1, FVS, PEF were measured using a portable spirometer. The findings were correlated with the type of cooking stove used.Results: Among 123 participants, 67(54.5 %) were ICS users and 56 (45.5 %) were TCS users. The mean age of TCS users was 34.7 years and that of ICS users was 32.9 years. Eleven (19.5%) TCS users and seven (12.4%) ICS users had abnormal lung function. The mean FVC was 3.25±0.46 litres for ICS users and 3.24±0.51 liters for TCS users. Likewise, FEV1 was 2.69±0.36 litres for ICS users compared to 2.61±0.46 liters for TCS users. FEV1/FVC was 0.83±0.06 for ICS users compared to 0.80±0.06 for TCS users. Overall, there was no significant difference between the two groups.Conclusions: There was no substantial difference in the lung function of ICS and TCS users. text/html 2012-03-21T18:22:44+01:00 http://www.webmedcentral.com/ Dr. Koffi Badjagbo Potential of Breath Analysis: From Environmental Exposure Assessment to Medical Diagnosis http://www.webmedcentral.com/article_view/3174 Exhaled breath analysis is becoming one of the desirable strategies for environmental exposure assessment as well as for clinical diagnosis because it provides a relatively inexpensive, rapid, and noninvasive monitoring method. The presence of specific compounds in a human breath can indicate a recent exposure to pollutants or a disease state of the individual. Breath analysis has attracted a considerable amount of scientific and clinical interest over the past decade. This review describes the potential applications of human breath analysis, including monitoring of environmental exposure to pollutants and clinical diagnosis of diseases, with particular attention to exogenous volatile compounds and endogenous volatile biomarkers. text/html 2012-12-21T10:51:13+01:00 http://www.webmedcentral.com/ Dr. Jacob M Puliyel Merchants and Mercenaries: The Lost Maya Civilization http://www.webmedcentral.com/article_view/3904 Between 1 December and 5 December in Cancun Mexico – the heart of Maya land, Zing Conferences organized the Mathematical and Computational Medicine Conference 2012. (1,2) In the spirit of the Christmas Issue of the WebMedCentral, it is appropriate that I write about the venue and the perspective it provided for a congress on Mathematical and Computational Medicine, that I do not discuss the computational problems in understanding the three dimensional configuration of proteins or the human genome but rather discuss the mathematical genius of the Maya civilization. December 21, 2012 marks the end of the Maya calendar. Predictions of apocalypse are rife. (3) We have it on the authority of the National Geographic News that long before the end of their calendar, climate change snuffed out the Maya civilization. (4) The Maya 'Long Count' is an astronomical calendar which was used to track periods of time called the "universal cycle". (5) Each such cycle is calculated to be 2,880,000 days (about 7885 solar years). According to the most common conversion, this calendar - the 'Great Cycle', started on August 11, 3114 BC of the Gregorian calendar. The end of the great cycle corresponds to December 21, 2012. To the Maya this is merely the start of a new calendar, a more enlightened era, rather than the end of the world. (6)Maya culture existed from over 2000 years before Christ (BC). They cultivated maize, beans, squash and chilly and domesticated turkey and dogs. Their land was made mostly of limestone. This was useful as building block for their pyramids and provided good quality mortar to cement the stones firmly. They built a plethora of beautiful stepped pyramids and huge stadium for their games. They used paper made from bark. They had a well developed hieroglyphic writing system and devised a vigesimal counting system based on groups of 20. Maya cities reached their peak between c. AD 250 to 900 but even after that, they continued to thrive till the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century. (7) Not withstanding what climate change may have done, (4) what pushed them over the edge were the Spanish conquistadores. Did the National Geographic say the Maya civilization was extinct? It is true that there are few Maya people in the front lobbies of the five star resorts where big conferences are held. They have been banished from here but they are by no means extinct. Today there are about 6 million people who speak one of the Maya languages as their primary language. (8) About 5 feet tall, with lightly oblique eyes, small nose and salient cheek bones they share a distant resemblance to people from Mongolia. Their newborn children often have slate gray bruise-like birthmarks often on the back called Mongolian spots. They have ancient last names like Chan, Chi, Hau and Xiu. They are seen very often selling masks and trinkets at tourist sites in Cancun. They are very much in existence but only a shell of their former selves.The Spanish invaders were attracted by the potential for finding gold in the territory. Ironically, much of the gold the Mayan women wore was probably pillaged from earlier shipwrecks of European expeditions which sank on hitting the reef that protected this beautiful land. Once the Spanish had penetrated these natural barriers and landed ashore with their guns, the locals were no match for their firepower. With the fervor of crusaders the Spanish demolished the huge 'pagan' pyramids and used the stones to make cathedrals. Subjugation of the Maya people was completed with the burning of the 'pagan books' and with it the knowledge of Maya writing. Only 3 of the books survived and are found today in European libraries in Madrid, Paris and Dresden. (9) The Maya retreated into the forests completely dispossessed, deprived of their homes, their rights, their heritage and learning.The Spanish found no gold in the land that was made of limestone. But they proved to be alchemists who made gold from a thriving business in selling of captured Maya as slaves to Cuba, (10) and exporting sisal fiber for making rope needed for seafarers. (11) The memory of the Maya civilization was effectively and quickly erased. It was rediscovered in the late 18th century, when a few abandoned but surviving pyramids were found in the overgrown forests. (12)The hieroglyphics was translated. The Mayan calendar was understood. Their genius was recognized. Inscriptions showed the Maya working with sums up to the hundreds of millions and dates so large it would take several lines just to represent it. They produced extremely accurate astronomical observations; their charts of the movements of the moon and planets are equal or superior to those of any other civilization working from naked eye observation. (13)What is remarkable is that a few bigots and mercenaries nearly erased the memory of this race by simply burning their books in the 16th century. In this age of the internet we assume this will never happen again. Bigots are however attempting it all the time. Recently in India 2 college girls were arrested for a facebook posting where they objected to the shut down of Bombay because of the death of a political leader. The orthopedic clinic of one of the girl's uncle was ransacked and vandalized. (14) In another instance the credit card company, Visa, tried to choke off support and donations to Julian Assange's whistle blowing site. (15) Man has little respect for learning or of the rights of others. Self interest and the profit motive always triumphs. The Maya were right about the cycles of life, but perhaps not so right in their optimism that the new era will be more enlightened than the past. Selfish interests seem set to triumph into the next era too. It is interesting that the Zing Conference 2012 abstracts were not published; for fear that making the work freely accessible may somehow erode its commercial potential. text/html 2014-03-10T05:16:35+01:00 http://www.webmedcentral.com/ Dr. Robert J Reynolds Radiation Dosimetry in Space: A Systematic Review http://www.webmedcentral.com/article_view/4578 This article presents the results of a systematic literature review to locate peer-reviewed journal articles that offer equivalent or absorbed radiation dose measurements for locations in outer space. The review utilized three separate keyword searches, one using MEDLINE and 2 using Google Scholar. The queries returned a total of 3,779 potential source documents, 819 of which were screened for inclusion. The final article set contained 43 articles. The articles were all in English though they were contributed by authors from 10 different nations. The United States was the most frequent contributor followed by Germany. The articles provided data from every manned US space program except Project Mercury, as well as from 3 Soviet space stations. The article pool displayed recency in publication, with a majority of the articles published in 1990 or later. It is speculated that this is due to a preference for reporting results in technical reports and conference abstracts in the 1960s and 1970s. The shift from research conducted by contractors to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to partnerships with civilian scientists at universities may be responsible for the increased frequency of publication in peer-reviewed journals. The collection of articles provides more than 550 dose measurements for spacecraft and extra-vehicular activity in 42 combinations of inclination and altitude in low Earth orbit. The articles also provide 57 measurements for lunar missions. The most often sampled locations were those that had space stations, followed by measurements taken aboard the Gemini capsules and the Space Shuttle fleet. This review demonstrates that dosimetric data exist in sufficient abundance that they might be further synthesized into useful dose estimation models and tools. Such tools could be of great utility in mission planning and epidemiological studies of the effects of space radiation on human health.


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My package arrived after a few days, and I was excited to see what they had sent me. I was lucky enough to receive two of their eyeshadows, a foundation, a highlighter, and a lipstick. I couldn't wait to play. The packaging is also sooo cool! As you can see above, everything looked lovely before I unwrapped it - I love when things come nicely presented, it always makes me feel a little bit special.
(So, get ready for a picture heavy post!)
So, Freak Laboratory is a company that was founded by two lovely ladies, Katie and Maria - Here is a little about what made them want to create their own products, in their own words:
Read on to see the swatches and products.
We'd always been users of MAC, Lancome, Clarins etc when it came to foundations, but the continuing irritations they caused our skin (sometimes within the same day!) were frustrating. This is where our mission really began. We knew mineral foundation was the next thing for us to try. So, we set about creating a mineral foundation that provides a base as beautiful as any liquid or cream foundation, but without skin irritants. It's taken a lot of time, work and passion, but we've done it. We now have a small but dedicated customer base in our local area and we're so delighted to hear from our customers that their skin is improving, friends and family are commenting on it, they'll never use another foundation etc.We also wanted to work with colour cosmetics, so alongside the foundations we've created loose, highly pigmented eyeshadows, brow wax, long lasting + colour rich lipsticks, mineral blushers, contouring + bronzing powders, a fixer, and very soon a gel eyeliner that will be available in colours not seen in other brand's gel liners so far. We're really excited about this one! Our chief aim is to provide high quality + fashion reactive makeup, bringing unique colours and finishes across an array of cosmetic products.
So, let's have a look at what I was sent, and see some swatches, yeah?
First up, the foundation. They asked me my normal colour in foundation, and managed to send me a perfect match, which is impressive, as my skin is quite fair. The mineral foundation has a lovely velvety feel that didn't make my skin feel dry at all, which I find that mineral foundation normally does for me. I just buffed this on (over a primer) with a kabuki brush. It covers really well, and evens out my skin tone - I always find it hard to believe that just a powder will do that, but it does. I really enjoyed using this, and love how it made my skin look, without the heaviness of a liquid foundation.
eyeshadows. I really love loose eyeshadows in general, but I don't use the ones I own often enough, just because of the mess they can sometimes make, but these have actually caused me to start using them again, and made me realise how much I enjoy them, I was sent two lovely shades which are perfect for autumn, I love them. Gentian is a lovely deep burnt burgundy shade with fine shimmer in, Kaiser (love the name!) is a rusty golden shade, that is shimmery. They're smooth, pigmented, and so easy to blend.
highlighter I got is just stunning! It is perfect for my skin tone, and totally non glittery, which is always a major plus. It is so smooth and finely milled and just blends like butter, leaving a gorgeous natural looking glow. The pot is massive too, and you need the smallest amount, so I know that this will last for a long while. I most like to use this on the tops of my cheeks, cupids bow, and the brow bone. It's so pretty.
lipstick is also a great fall/winter shade, which I love - I've recently started getting more into bright lips. It's a deep berry colour, that compliments the eye shades I was sent, so well. It's creamy, and feels moisturising. You can't see it in the swatch, but it does contain some very fine shimmer through it, which just enhances my lips, making them look a little fuller.
- Here is a little FOTD that I did, using all of the Freak Laboratory products.
|Do I look Freak-aay?!
If you're a fan of mineral cosmetics in a whole array of colours, I think you should take a look at the website. I love the quirkiness of the brand, and the name, and everything! The website also has some tutorials, and looks on it too. Very cool! You can check them out, here!


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How else to explain the enormous number of pixels devoted here and elsewhere to the local breastaurant empire's important fight against small-minded bureaucrats for the right to display painted breasts? And how else to explain the reality show MTV is now producing?
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The mobile programming contest includes three steps. The programming of the first step is essential, while two later steps will gain more ranks. The received programs are ranked based on the execution time and different applications with priority of the disaster management and urban management applications.
In the first step, the program should be able to add suitable icons for the database positions in different distances and orientations.
Then in order to modify the database, spatial data and attribute tables should be collected and added to the database in the second step.
Because of the existed high noise and the low precision levels of GPS and other sensors, such as gyroscope and accelerometer, the program should be able to improve the precision using Kalman filtering as the third step of the contest.
The steps of the mobile programming contest
- The mobile augmented reality programming,
- Spatial data collection and adding,
- Kalman filter utilization for common mobile sensors in order to improve the spatial precision.
Available platforms and libraries
- Mobile operation systems: Android and iOS
- Available libraries:
- Android and iOS standard libraries
- ArcGIS Api for Android and iOS
Note: Participants can use database structure or common files in their programs, however, the main factors of ranking are based on the execution time, the computational volume, and the other program's capabilities like searching abilities, and so on.
Schedule and Deadlines
- The maximum members of each programming team: 3 members
- submit your contest proposal via " http://smpr.ut.ac.ir/match " and send your App with submission ID to the conference mail address "email@example.com"
- Deadline for submission: 23 Jul. 2015


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The changing business climate and restructuring of workforce responsibilities mean that some users are asked to assume more than one role in their organization. Their day-to-day duties might mean they "wear many hats," each with its own particular needs and restrictions from a business software security standpoint.
It is not uncommon to find SAP users who have more than one functional role and whose security needs are more complex than the traditional single-role user. For example, a user with multiple functional roles may need to view certain HR master data for one organizational unit, but also maintain read/write access to that same data for a separate unit. Designing SAP security roles to meet the demands of these multi-functional users is not always as simple as it sounds.
Traditionally, the design of SAP security roles has closely mirrored functional job duties for many customers. In a role-based design, the transactions, authorization levels, and organizational restrictions built into security objects reflect the day-to-day job duties of the person holding the role. This is true whether the overall security concept includes only general roles or also includes structural security profiles. For some, the addition of structural security to limit a user's view of the organizational structure provides a level of detail in their security that is required to fully use R/3's growing functionality.
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The guys at Steve's Auto Clinic appear to have addressed this issue after tuning the vehicle at the SAC R&D Centre using their latest SAC ECU software upgrade option. This means they've managed to increase power and torque by 17 percent while still using regular fuel.
Most modern engines today are not delivering their full potential of power and torque. So what they do at SAC with their SAC ECU software upgrade is electronically allow some of this torque to be freed up and make your vehicle's engine deliver closer to its true performance potential.
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Transparency Market Research include new market research report "Vena Cava Filters Market" to its huge collection of research reports.
Albany, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/23/2013 -- Inferior vena cava or posterior vena cava is the largest vein in the human body responsible for carrying de-oxygenated blood from the lower extremities of the body into the right atrium of heart and then to the lungs. Vena cava filter is a medical device designed to prevent blood clots from travelling to lungs. These filters are implanted by interventional radiologists or vascular surgeons and are used as prophylactic aid for pulmonary emboli.
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The two general types of vena cava filters are permanent and optionally retrievable filters. Such filters are surgically placed in the inferior vena cava just below the kidneys using a catheter type deployment device. Inferior vena cava filters are alternative therapies in patients with inadvisable medical procedures or have show failure to the available therapies to minimize the severity of venous thromboembolic disease or pulmonary embolism.
One of the major factors driving this market is increase in the number of vena cava filter implants in patients suffering from cancer due to associated increased risk of venous thromboembolism. Other key factors contributing to the growth of vena cava filter market include expansion in the sale of retrieval filters and increase in number of mergers and acquisitions in the filters market. However, increase in number of FDA warnings to filter manufacturers regarding their safety could restrain the growth of vena cava filters market. Geographically, North America accounts for nearly half of the global vena cava market followed by Europe. India and China are the fastest growing regions due to growing incidences of cancer and venous thromboembolism in these regions.
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Jeff Goldblum's Grandmaster Is Ready For His Marvel Spinoff
Including more laughs in Thor: Ragnarok than anyone thought possible, director Taika Waititi gave Jeff Goldblum—and his fellow supporting players—countless opportunities to steal scenes. This may explain why Goldblum's feeling so enthusiastic about the MCU.
"Marvel has a really interesting and brilliant approach to making movies," he said in a recent interview. "They have a creative way about them and they're ambitious. They went out and hired Taika Waititi, who is a brilliant and interesting director, to do it. It was one of the best experiences I've ever had."
Asked to name his favourite Marvel movie, he instantly picked the one he's in, but this is more than just a matter of vanity. "I remember when I first saw Thor: Ragnarok I was kind of on the edge of my seat," he explained. "There were a lot of, 'Wow, that was surprising,' moments. Even though I helped make it, it's still very compelling. I found Anthony Hopkins and the whole family story very touching. And, at every turn, I found Taika's brand of humour sent me into hysterics. I found it really funny."
As for Goldblum's Marvel future, he sees at least two promising spinoff possibilities. "I overlapped with one day of Cate Blanchett's shooting and she's so spectacular as Hela. I keep wanting to have scenes with her. We worked together on a Wes Anderson movie a while ago—The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou—and I sure would love to do anything with her. But in the comic books, the character of The Grandmaster is the brother of The Collector, played by Benicio del Toro, who I adore. So I would enjoy doing something with him. That would be fun."
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An OCN-based company is aiming to keep bus service going in Flin Flon after Greyhound ends service on Oct. 31.
Kelsey Bus Lines announced on Oct. 12 that the company plans to start passenger transport service along existing Greyhound routes, including a route between Flin Flon and Thompson, as of Nov. 1, leaving no gap in service between Greyhound's pending service stoppage and Kelsey Bus Lines assuming the route.
Company CEO Suzanne Barbeau-Bracegirdle said Kelsey Bus will try to keep almost everything consistent with Greyhound's existing services. The existing bus depot at Coutts' Convenience in Creighton will still be used and arrival and departure times will stay the same, along with ticket prices – the only change will be the company name on the side of the bus.
"We didn't want to make too much change for the people who already have customers that are going on the bus, changing the fees or the freight. We want to keep it consistent with what's going on now," said Barbeau-Bracegirdle, adding the company also plans to add freight transport service on Nov. 1.
When the company begins bus transit, it will start with two routes – a Flin Flon-Winnipeg route and a Thompson-Winnipeg route. Other areas, including stops at Peguis First Nation, may come in the future, with the company also announcing plans to put out a survey to determine customer priorities and locations that may be serviced.
Barbeau-Bracegirdle said the company received approval from the Manitoba Motor Transport Board earlier this month to operate public transport and has full Certificate of Recognition (COR) certification for their buses. The company, which has previously operated charter buses throughout northern Manitoba, will purchase two more buses and hopes to expand throughout Manitoba. Kelsey buses will also include video surveillance cameras.
"Our goal is to stay viable. We're in the north, the main office is going to be in the north and we want to make sure everything is in the north," said Barbeau-Bracegirdle.
For Tim Coutts, the owner of Coutts' Convenience in Creighton and the operator of the Flin Flon area's only Greyhound stop, the announcement of a new partner is welcome news. After the 2017 shutdown of the Saskatchewan Transportation Company (STC), the Greyhound bus between Flin Flon and Winnipeg was the only bus at the stop.
"When I first took over with Greyhound and the STC was still going, I had 21 buses coming out of here a week. We were down to six, and it looked like we were going down to zero," he said.
"We had buses to Prince Albert, a daily bus to Winnipeg plus a night bus six days a week and we had a bus to Thompson three days a week. The busing has changed, Canada-wide, big time over the past few years."
Coutts hopes the interest in buses throughout northern Manitoba could lead to other lines taking passengers west from Creighton, picking up routes that were formerly serviced by STC.
"There's a lot of unknowns heading into Nov. 1 for us," he said.
The Kelsey Bus announcement adds to what may be a crowded market for bus services in the north in coming months. Another northern company, Thompson Bus, has already announced a freight transport service from Thompson to The Pas and Flin Flon, as well as passenger transport from Flin Flon to Thompson and a Thompson-Winnipeg route. Other companies, including Maple Bus Lines and Ontario-based Kasper Transportation, have also announced intentions to enter northern Manitoba markets.
Barbeau-Bracegirdle said she feels Kelsey Bus, as an established company that already offers some bus services, including for sports teams, businesses, and during evacuations, may have an edge, but the company may work with other groups to keep transport available.
"These are all new groups that are operating here. We're an experienced owner and operator, we have a team of management here that is excellent. We have a bus depot and shop already," she said.
"Any time there's packages that have to be dropped off, if Maple (Bus Lines) needs to drop off packages in The Pas, they can drop them off at our bus depot. We want to work with everybody."


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tech2 News StaffJul 06, 2017 08:17:04 IST
Since the leak of what are alleged to be CAD files for Apple's upcoming, tenth anniversary iPhone, many high-quality renders of the device have appeared online.
Recently, we saw a video that featured a model of the iPhone 8 that was built from the CAD files. On 1 July, a YouTube channel published a video of yet another prototype, but this time, it's built from glass and metal and appears to be as close to the real thing as we're likely to see.
The prototype was sent to YouTube channel EverythingApplePro along with a case for the device. The glass and metal prototype looks fantastic, if very much like every iPhone released these past three years. EverythingApplePro was gushing over the quality of the build.
In alignment with the rumours we've been hearing, the prototype's power button is longer and placed lower down along the side of the display. The rumours we've heard suggest that the device will not have an under-screen fingerprint scanner and that instead, the power button will double as TouchID. The size and placement of the power button on the prototype suggests that it will be easier to 'touch' when holding the phone as you normally would.
Another unusual feature is the rear-mounted camera, which appears to be vertically-aligned. The flash unit and rear microphone are placed between the dual-camera setup. The prototype, according to EverythingApplePro, is finished in glass, which means there is no other place for the microphone.
The screen couldn't be demoed since this was a prototype with no internal hardware. The prototype also didn't have the cut-outs for the front-facing camera, mic and other sensors.
This special edition iPhone may not even be called the iPhone 8, but that's the name that everyone has unofficially given the device. It's expected to come with a 5.8-inch, curved, OLED display, dual-cameras on the rear, a fingerprint sensor under the screen or within the power button, a larger battery, a smaller chipset, an all-glass finish and no headphone jack. The device is also expected to be the most expensive iPhone ever sold.
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Two men have appeared in court in Kazakhstan to deny murdering Olympic figure skater Denis Ten.
Arman Kudaibergenov and Nuraly Kiyasov both pleaded not guilty in Almaty, according to Kazakh news sources cited by AFP.
Twenty-five-year-old Ten was stabbed to death in Almaty in July after trying to prevent his car mirrors from being stolen.
Prosecutors told the court that one of the men had held Ten while another stabbed him in the femoral artery, Tengri News reported.
Kudaibergenov did plead guilty to a charge of theft with Kiyasov, the man prosecutors said delivered the fatal blow, also denying this charge.
Zhanar Tolybayeva also appeared in court charged with being an accomplice to theft and failing to report a crime.
She denied both charges.
"I did not know that my acquaintances had intentions of murder," Tolybayeva said in her court testimony, according to Kazinform.
Ten won Olympic bronze for Kazakhstan at Sochi 2014.
He was rushed to hospital for surgery after he was stabbed but was pronounced dead three hours later.
The skater, a two-time World Championship medallist, reportedly lost three litres of blood in the attack.
In all, he competed at three Winter Olympics including a 25th-place finish at Pyeongchang 2018 in February.
He won the Four Continents Championships title in Seoul in 2015 and also claimed gold at the 2017 Winter Universiade in Almaty.
Ten was the most prominent athlete involved in Almaty's unsuccessful bid for the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, which the city lost to Beijing.
His death was a huge story in Kazakhstan where he was regarded as one of the country's most recognisable athletes.
Anger was directed towards the police while an unsuccessful campaign called for the Interior Minister to quit.
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