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The Fulani people are closely related to the Hausa, and together they make up the largest and most powerful people group in sub-Saharan Africa. The Fulani peoples have been nomadic pastoralists for centuries, and their ancestors lead several great West African empires. There are Fulani people living in most West African countries, including Cote d'Ivoire. Some Fulani have migrated to large cities like Abidjan when situations make herding cattle impossible. About a fourth of them are still nomadic pastoralists. Even those who are settled often make their living through their livestock. Though some are traders or common laborers, they consider it a disgrace to not own livestock.
Being among the most powerful people groups in Africa makes the Fulani people, be they in Cote d'Ivoire or elsewhere, less receptive to change. The Islamic religious system is a central part of their identity.
Believers with skills as veterinarians can have regular contact with these nomadic herders. They can be useful in helping the Fulani people in Cote d'Ivoire to learn God's ways and to disciple others.
As far as we know there are no Fulani people in Cote d'Ivoire who follow the Lord. Pray that the 2020s will be the decade of a massive spiritual harvest among these powerful people. Pray for spiritual openness that will lead Fulani family elders to draw others to the Risen Savior. Pray for workers to go to the Fulani who are filled with the fruit and the power of the Holy Spirit. Pray that the 2020s will be the decade where the Holy Spirit instigates a family-based disciple-making movement among the Fulani peoples throughout West Africa.
"a renewal in which there is no distinction between Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave and freeman, but Christ is all, and in all" Colossians 3:11
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For today's prompt, Sue W. has asked for smiles! 🙂 🙂 🙂
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- A large green bush in town that has a smiley face carved into the leaves
- Apples, grape & banana arranged into a smiley face
- A Mickey Mouse shaped pancake with a chocolate chip smile
- A Kindness Rock I painted yellow and has the word 'smile' in black (in front of red flowers)
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Each year, the Academic Affairs, Teaching and Research Directorate oversees more than 800 vocational non-medical internships in more than 25 clinical and administrative disciplines throughout the Montréal West Island IUHSSC. We work in collaboration with our privileged partner, McGill University, but also with some 20 other universities and specialized schools across Quebec—such as HEC Montréal, Barreau du Québec, and École Polytechnique—as well as other universities in Canada and abroad.
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Something I do quite often in big reception halls like this one is to put up a couple of Alien Bees (with those DIY gobos) on one side of the room to augment the ambient. This gives me the flexibility to move around just about anywhere in the room, and as long as I remember to stop down when I'm closer to the lights and open up when I'm in a far corner I'm good to go.
At this reception, Stephanie and Sam did something that is very common at weddings: after a modest first dance, they invite everyone else out on the dance floor to join them. Once this happens, it's kinda hard to visually isolate them in the crowd so that they stand out and appear to be the center of attention, because the ambient is falling pretty evenly on the whole scene.
Stephanie & Sam stand out in the crowd on the dance floor.
So this time, I tried something a little different by adding one light to the mix, focused just on them. My assistant had a speedlight on a monopod with a homemade snoot around the flash so that it would just light the couple, wrapping them with some nice rimlight that separated them out from everyone else. With a bit of careful aiming, she was able to aim the light on the bride & groom like a spotlight and I could then drop down my exposure to about two-thirds of a stop under the ambient. The result? They pop out in the crowd, making it look like their having their own little private dance. Just like the big movie stars!
It even works once the crowd gets much closer in, though you risk lighting up some of the people around your main subjects. Still, it's a technique that I'll use more in the future, always adding to my bag of lighting techniques. I made the snoot from a sheet of soft foam I bought at a craft store for about a buck. One sheet can be cut down to make 3-4 snoots, and you can get fancy with velcro to fasten them or you can just throw a rubber band around the outside when you cover your flash. Because it's soft foam, you can fold it up and stick it in your pocket or your camera bag without worrying that you're damaging something valuable, and it usually pops back in to shape nicely.
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Creative Innovation Across Disciplines
Challenges for Fashion Design in Times of Changes
Creative Innovation Across Disciplines is a seminar series taking place in the School of Art & Design, Nottingham Trent University in June - July 2015. As part of the series, Professor Lisbeth Svengren Holm presents: Challenges for fashion design in times of changes.
- From: Thursday 11 June 2015, 12 am
- To: Thursday 11 June 2015, 12 am
- Location: 21, Newton building, Main Entrance, Nottingham Trent University, City Campus, Goldsmith Street, Nottingham, NG1 4BU
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As part of the Creative Innovation Across Disciplines Seminar Series at the School of Art & Design, Professor Lisbeth Svengren Holm presents: Challenges for fashion design in times of changes.
Short abstract In the field of fashion management and design, sustainability became a topic both for research and practice. Whereas it was obvious that many fashion companies took the problem seriously, it was also obvious that they had difficulties in communicating their activities and achievements – even if these were only the first steps on the thousand miles journey – to consumers, so the consumers could act upon it, and maybe choose better solutions – and award those companies who were active. But even if consumers are engaged and committed, the journey for an increased sustainability – also in fashion – starts with design. The lecture will bring up issues of how design disciplines, rooted in materiality, have to learn also about the service-dominant logic.
Speaker biography Lisbeth Svengren Holm, PhD, is a Professor in Design Management at Gothenburg University, and Head of Business & Design Lab, a cross-disciplinary centre at Gothenburg University, since February 2015. Prior to this, Svengren Holm was a Professor in Fashion Management at the Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borås. Prior to her position in Borås, she was a Lecturer at Stockholm University School of Business, where she was head of the Marketing programme for several years, introducing design methods in the marketing education programmes. Between 2007 and 2009 she was Head of Research and Education at Swedish Industrial Design Foundation on a part-time basis. She initiated and is still the Editor of the research section of Design Research Journal, published by this foundation. She has published several articles within the field of design management.
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It's easy to lose ourselves in the holidays... which is why we so look forward to the clean start of January. But do we have to wait with our shoulders clenched, crossing our fingers that we can present with the month also finishing quickly? I hope not, but you know. In this episode, let's talk about what it means to take care of ourselves during a busy season. Spas are optional.


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Stefano Domenicali has played down Red Bull's claim that Mark Webber chose the energy drink-owned team for 2013 despite the lure of Ferrari. Unusually for an official press release, Red Bull recentl...
Unusually for an official press release, Red Bull recently quoted Webber as saying he had "discussions with Ferrari" this year but ultimately decided to extend his current contract for another season.
"I don't like to speak of others," Ferrari team boss Domenicali told the Brazilian newspaper O Estado de S.Paulo at Hockenheim.
"But some people love to say these things to put on psychological pressure and also to raise themselves us, which is part of the racing world," said the Italian.
Domenicali suggested the Webber talks were never serious.
"The contacts that Ferrari has with other drivers are normal and part of formula one, but it's contacts, and nothing else.
"Some drivers use these contacts for different purposes.
"I think this year the only candidate for a Ferrari drive not mentioned is Zorro," he added.
"We had already said before the Webber statement that Ferrari is not in a hurry to decide our other driver. And that remains true," said Domenicali.
He is referring to the race seat currently occupied by Felipe Massa, whose form has improved markedly in the last few races.
Domenicali denied Ferrari has to actively search out a potential replacement.
"The drivers come to talk to us. The strength of Ferrari is that we are Ferrari even in difficult times."
And he hinted that all the talks will be called off if Massa continues to improve his form.
"If he can get rid of the difficulties he has been having, as seems to be the case now, I see him as one of the best formula one drivers," said Domenicali.
"My hope was that Felipe would develop along with the F2012. In Barcelona, when I realised that our car had taken a leap forward, I thought to myself 'now Felipe can return to what he was'.
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We have too many elections in Memphis and Shelby County.
It's worse than sports. Baseball ends in November. Hockey and basketball end in summer. Football starts in spring and ends in February. Elections, like reruns of Law & Order or I Love Lucy, never end.
In last week's county primary election, 90 percent of the eligible voters, me included, didn't vote. Like those votes to unionize workers at FedEx, my "did not vote" should be taken as a "no." It was premeditated and deliberate. There were candidates that I liked and didn't like in both the Democratic and Republican parties, and I didn't feel like making a party declaration, so I rolled right past my polling place where it would have taken only a minute or so to vote on Election Day or during early voting.
It's not like there won't be more chances to vote. One of the things about having two governments, early voting, and job-jumping mayors is that there is almost always a vote or campaign of some kind going on.
There will be a county general and congressional primary election in August, highlighted by the Willie Herenton-Steve Cohen matchup, and a Memphis municipal election in November, highlighted by the metro government referendum, and possibly a runoff election in December.
There was a special Memphis mayoral election last October, and there will be a regular one in 2011, as there was in 2007. If you're marking your calendar, you might as well mark the months when there isn't an election.
To what end? Fresh faces? Give me a break. Maybe at the council and commission levels, but the headliners — A C Wharton, Steve Cohen, Willie Herenton, Joe Ford, Mark Luttrell — are political Methuselahs. Voter participation? The trend is downward, with a 10 percent turnout in primaries and 25 percent turnout in general elections standard practice, and single digits in anything else. And I would love to know how many of those are government employees.
Greater diversity? Perhaps, if you mean more women on the council and commission. But the Democratic and Republican parties are more racially polarized than ever. With a couple of exceptions, notably Cohen and Shelby County commissioner Steve Mulroy, Democratic candidates in Shelby County are black and Republicans are white. Go against the grain if you like, but you probably won't win. Partisan primaries only highlight this fact.
Bill Giannini, chairman of the Shelby County Election Commission and Shelby County Republican Party chairman from 2005 to 2009, said it's time to consider primary election changes.
"Ninety percent of the taxpayers in Shelby County are paying for something they don't use," he told me. "Is it wise to spend $1 million for the 10 percent of registered voters who vote?"
He would like to see 10 days of voting, period, without regard to early voting or Election Day. Roughly 40 polling sites could be staffed with 400 workers instead of the 2,000 workers required to staff 236 sites on Election Day.
Donning his Republican Party hat, Giannini conceded that diversity is a problem:
"There are more white Democrats than black Republicans, but it's something both parties need to work on. You want a ballot of candidates who represent the community, not a bunch of 50-year-old white guys. That's harder than it looks."
Van Turner Jr., an attorney with Butler Snow and chairman of the Shelby County Democratic Party, said low turnouts are a fact of life. He would enlarge rather than shrink the number of early-voting sites. Early voting accounts for about half the turnout. He withheld judgment on Giannini's idea until he sees if it works elsewhere.
"You probably won't have a large turnout in Shelby County until the 2012 presidential election," Turner said. "A lot of people are running who are not as well known as candidates in the past. You want new people, but the downside is voters don't know the names."
Diversity of gender, he agrees, is easier than diversity of race.
"We have had successful white Democratic candidates such as [former assessor] Rita Clark at the county level. It's more of a demographic and geographic issue. Look at our city schools. We need to address why our communities are not diverse before we address why our politics are not diverse."
We should reduce the number of elections. But we'd have to have an election to do that.
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In 2009, the University of Cambridge is the second best university in the world. (Source: QS World University Rankings™)
The University of Cambridge (informally Cambridge University, or simply Cambridge) is the second oldest university in England and the fourth oldest in the world. Its reputation for outstanding academic achievement is known world-wide and reflects the intellectual achievement of its students, as well as the world-class original research carried out by the staff of the University and the Colleges. Its reputation is endorsed by the Quality Assurance Agency and by other external reviewers of learning and teaching, such as External Examiners.
The University of Cambridge is known worldwide for the excellence of its teaching and research and the quality of its graduates.
There are 31 Colleges in Cambridge. Three are for women (New Hall, Newnham and Lucy Cavendish) and two admit only graduates (Clare Hall and Darwin). The remainder house and teach all students enrolled in courses of study or research at the University.
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Applicants will be expecting to obtain A grades in their GCE A levels. For courses in mainly Arts and Sciences you will be asked to send sample essays that you have written as part of your school course.
For more information on entry qualifications go to: http://www.cam.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/requirements/
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Cambridge offers one of the most extensive undergraduate bursary schemes in the UK.
The Gates Cambridge Scholarship . 1 available @ GBP 10,400
Gates Cambridge Scholarships are full-cost awards for graduate study and research in any subject available at the University of Cambridge. The scholarships are highly competitive and are awarded to citizens of any country outside of the United Kingdom on the basis of the candidate's academic excellence, a good fit between the Scholar and the University of Cambridge, evidence of leadership potential and a commitment to improving the lives of others. Available for non-UK students of exceptional academic standard, for whom study at Cambridge would be particularly appropriate.
Apply for a Gates Cambrige Scholarship & admission to the University of Cambridge.
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Pet grooming Atascocita TX may be more important to the health of your dog than you think. Of course, good grooming always helps with appearance, as well, the same as with humans. A recent survey showed that almost 67 percent of all dog owners treat their pets like a member of the family, which was a marked increase from a previous survey. This statistic doesn't necessarily translate into a growing number of dog owners providing all aspects of care that keep a dog healthy, however. Getting pet grooming Atascocita TX at Dog's Day Inn Pet Resort is one of the best ways to show love for your four-legged family member.
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Chapter: Dank Journals
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Monti hopes the personal touch will sway the City
Italy's new technocrat leader will court leading City investors in person on a trip to London next week in an effort to win over the financial markets.
Mario Monti, who serves as Prime Minister and Economy Minister, will hold a road show after talks with David Cameron on January 18.
The Italian Embassy has sent 80 invitations to key City bankers and fund managers to the session at the London Stock Exchange. With Italy in the midst of the euro storm, Mr Monti hopes to reassure international investors that his reform plans to rein in the country's debt, which stands at 120 per cent of GDP, are on track.
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Brie en Croûte with Prosciutto, Honey Pear Sauce, Figs, and Pistachios!
As we were doing our grocery shopping the other day, we happened to notice that fresh figs were in season.
I've been waiting for this for a while - I've been planning for a decadent gluten-free brie en croûte recipe for Beyond Flour, which requires fresh figs. It's kind of maddening when you dream something up, and don't have access to actualize the idea!
Anyway, as one package of figs contained more than I'd need for my project, I decided to do a second, non-gluten-free version for this blog. So glad I did - you should have seen the look on my husband's face when I presented him with this and declared it to be his supper!
If you've never had fresh figs, it may be a bit difficult to picture how this will taste. Unlike their dried counterparts, fresh figs have a dainty, almost floral taste to them. The taste and texture of the fresh figs pairs perfectly with the saltiness of the prosciutto, the creaminess of the cheese, sweetness of the pear-honey sauce, and the crunch from the pistachios.
This makes a very elegant and impressive appetizer OR dessert course!
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Brie en Croûte with Prosciutto, Honey Pear Sauce, and Figs
- 1 Sheet Puff Pastry
- 1 Small Wheel of Brie
- 4 slices Prosciutto
- 1 Large Egg
- 1 Tbsp Water
Honey Pear Sauce
- ½ cup Pear Juice or Pear Nectar
- ¼ Tbsp Honey
- 1 tsp Lemon Juice
- 2 Black Mission Figs sliced into wedges
- 2 Tbsp Finely Chopped Pistachios
- Preheat oven to 400 F, line baking sheet with parchment paper
- Unfold puff pastry sheet onto lined baking sheet. Carefully cut the rind off the brie, if desired.
- Wrap brie in prosciutto, place in the middle of the puff pastry sheet.
- Pull up all corners of the puff pastry, to full enclose the brie in a little pouch.
- Whisk together egg and water, Lightly brush entire pastry with egg wash.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until golden brown.
- While brie is baking, make the honey sauce:
- Whisk together juices and honey in a small saucepan. Bring JUST to a boil, turn heat down to low, and simmer for 20 minute, or until thick and syrupy. Keep an eye on it – it can burn!
To serve:
- As soon as brie is finished baking, transfer to serving plate. Arrange sliced figs on top, drizzle generously with honey pear sauce. Sprinkle with pistachios, serve immediately!


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Today we made oatmeal biscuits and talked about Halloween as we cut them out using our spooky biscuit cutters.
F worked his upper arm muscles as he stirred the ingredients and rolled the dough out.
We made pumpkin and bat biscuits with half of the dough.
Together, we rolled the rest of the dough into a long sausage and then I marked lines where I wanted F to cut. He felt very grown up and responsible using the knife and concentrated hard to cut along the lines I marked.
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Predominantly a blend of Merlot and Syrah grapes, this polished red wine offers aromas of cherry, red currant and tea. With flavors of cherries, ripe berries and plums, balanced by soft and velvety tannins, this smooth easy-drinking wine finishes with hints of toast and mocha.
You may think of 14 Hands Hot to Trot red blend as the wine of choice if you like both Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot wine.
14 hands Hot to Trot is a soft everyday red blend that is great with all kinds of food or for drinking on its own. It pairs very well with pork meat and pasta. Take it with you for a great weekend party! It also makes for a perfect versatile wine gift.
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Body: Medium-bodied
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Vintage: 2014
Alcohol: 13.5%
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COMMUNITY Interview, Yvette Nicole Brown and Malcolm Jamal Warner, Watch Community Thursday Nights on NBC
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The Bedlington Terrier is a unique creature. He has a pompous name and a small figure, faithful and gentle heart and incredible fighting qualities, exquisite and fragile appearance and tight athletic body, it is gentle as a lamb and bold as a lion. So many opposites in so small dog.
The first information about the breed is from the late 18th century. Various authors believe that the Bedlington Terrier originated from Nortumbarland county, or more precisely - the border area between England and Scotland, the country called Board.
In the beginning it was known as Rothbury Terrier from Tennis Hill. This name comes from the region Rothbury Forest. The Bedlington Terrier name appeared in 1825 and this is the year in which these dogs were recognized as a separate breed. First exhibition in which they participated was in 1870, and after 5 years, in 1875, James Scott has described the first unofficial breed standard.
The Bedlington Terrier got his name from the small mining town of Bedlington in northern England where these dogs were widely used in dog fighting, racing and hunting rats in the mines. They were also used for hunting rabbits, foxes, badgers and otters. The Bedlington Terrier was often owned by traveling entertainers and gypsies.
Physical characteristics
The head of Bedlington Terrier is small and the skull is narrow with no frontal slope. The adherent ears are set low. The eyes are small, clear and deep, with perfect triangular shape. The color corresponds to the color of the hair - in blue colored dogs, it is dark, and in the sand and bright specimens is lighter. The body of Bedlington Terrier is elegant and muscular, with a long flat chest and ribs. The tail is medium long and pointed. It is not very hairy. Bedlington Terrier height reaches 41 cm at the withers. Most representatives of this breed weight between 7 and 11 kg.
Character and behavior
Judging by the looks, you expect that the Bedlington Terrier will spend his life pressed to his master's knees, trembling at the sight of a sparrow. Do not be fooled. The exquisite little puppy, like all terriers, is big master in pretending. The ability to deceive others is elevated to the rank of art: the poor lamb in fact is an agile, fearless and passionate dog. Today he may become a loving companion, but in the recent past his ancestors hunted rabbits, foxes, otters, badgers, played in the circus and even participated in dog fights. The Bedlington Terrier is bold, playful dog who is strongly attached to his owner.
Training and education
During walks the Bedlington Terrier is very quick and energetic. He is ready to follow his owner everywhere. Lightweight, miniature and flexible, this dog does not create trouble during a trip. The owners are the center of the universe, with the right approach and attitude the puppy can be trained very well and without difficulty.
Health problems
The life expectancy is about 18 years. The breed is prone to diseases of the kidneys, liver, thyroid and eyes.
Grooming and care
The Bedlington Terrier feels good in a small apartment, if he is provided with daily walks and exercise. The coat of this dog is not linear, which is good, but it requires care and complicated haircuts.
Maintenance of hair requires a little more time - daily combing and clipping every six weeks. Bathing should be done only when necessary.
Even when the puppy plays he is calm and quiet. These dogs do not bark - in the past they even pursued the prey in silence.
Children and other pets
Of course the Bedlington Terrier is good with the children in the family. With proper education from an early age, he behaves well with other pets too.
Interesting facts
In the past Bedlington Terrier hunted even rats. Englishmen told how during competitions some dogs presented in front of the judges over a 100 captured rodents. There is a say that they are able to avoid a bullet fired at close range against them. Legends claim that three dogs of this breed could catch a bear. They are very popular in the Albion and puppies for sale can be found all over England and Scotland.


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Lions were considered locally extinct in Gabon – that is, until 2014, when a lone male lion was sighted in Batéké National Park. Since his arrival, the lion has acted as an ambassador and catalyst for increased conservation action in the region. Genetic testing also showed Batéké lions to be most closely related to lions northern Botswana and Namibia. Our partner Panthera is launching a strategic restoration of the lion population by translocating two female lions from northern Botswana to Gabon. The LRF is supporting this project, which includes the construction of an enclosure in the park where the newly arrived lions will acclimatize before release. The reintroduction of lions will be coupled with community engagement to make sure that local people are aware of and benefit from lions coming back to the region.


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Today we just had to highlight Fairfield Town Center, one of our recently completed projects. With over 200,000 square feet, this project in Cypress, Texas brings a whole new feeling to the retail community. Our work on the town center included tenant improvements and site developments including 3 turnkey traffic signals. We are also working on infrastructure for a second phase of the project, slated to be completed later this year. Fairfield Town Center includes a Ross Dress for Less, Marshall's, Academy Sports, Old Navy, and more!
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At Dinsdales of London Removals we offer a very flexible, fully comprehensive range of Man and Van & delivery services. The flexibility aspect of our Man and Van service is probably the key attraction to most of our customers and we can often get a Van out to them at quite short notice.
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Our Man & Van service is very useful when moving smaller residences, offices or collecting and delivering items. It is also very useful when accessing height, size and weight restricted areas as found in some of London's Mews roads or more rural locations.
Our drivers are very experienced and used to driving in London traffic providing a swift prompt service. This service still operates on the same principle as the rest of our business, providing a quality tailored service to suit each client's individual needs. Many people prefer to use our Man &Van service when possible due to its flexibility, economical and environmental benefits.
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Find That Wascally Missing Font
InDesign says a font is missing, but I don't see any telltale pink highlighting in my document. Now what?
Go to the Type menu and choose Find Font, which opens a dialog box listing all the fonts used in the active document. Entries for missing fonts carry a yellow warning icon and appear at the top of the list. Select one of these MIAs and click the Find First button. InDesign jumps to the first character or character run using that font in the document and highlights them.
To replace missing fonts with ones you have, choose a font at the bottom of the dialog box. Don't forget to click the Change or Change All buttons; if you choose a replacement font and just click the Okay button to close the dialog box, InDesign doesn't change anything.
Sometimes, though, when you click the Find button, InDesign appears to do something in the layout, yet you can't see any highlighted text.
In this case, the bad boy is probably a difficult-to-spot space or non-printing special character (like a paragraph return), it's hiding in a frame's overset text, or it's the character "assigned" to an inline table or graphic. In all these cases, InDesign has difficulty showing you the location of the problem.
Our colleague Dave Saunders came up with a good tip for this: After you click the Find button, you can assume your text cursor is at the right place. Close the Find Font dialog box. Don't click anywhere — immediately choose Edit > Edit in Story Editor, and the blinking cursor will be at the location of the missing font.
Find the Font that Appears in Other Program's Font Menus
As far as I know, the font I want to use is loaded and active; and indeed I can choose it from other programs' font menus. But it doesn't appear in InDesign's font list.
InDesign's font menu doesn't simply list all fonts alphabetically; some are grouped separately toward the bottom of the list because they're a different class of fonts (foreign language fonts for example), and often the type foundry's name is ignored in the alpha sort (ITC Oficina is listed in the O's, not the I's). So if at first you don't see a font, keep looking.
If you still don't see it, then go looking on your hard drive. Some programs install their own private fonts folder and set of fonts when the program itself is installed. Microsoft does this, so do some individual Adobe applications. Check your program's documentation or search your hard drive to see where the font is located. Unless it's in a special "required" folder, you can usually move it to a common fonts folder that all programs can access without a problem.
Unbold Bold-Looking Type
I don't know what I did, but suddenly some of the text in the frame I was working in became very chunky, as though I had applied "Bold Ugly" style. According to the Typeface style field, though, it's a regular Book font.
You accidentally applied a stroke to the type. Select the characters and look at the Stroke icon at the bottom of the Tools palette, or the Stroke icon at the top of the Swatches palette. If the "T" there has an outline, there's your problem. Click the Stroke icon to bring it to the front if necessary, and click the [None] color to fix it (Figure 3-15, next page).
Figure 3-15 Type looking globby? Check the Stroke icon in the Tools palette. If the T is outlined (top), you've accidentally applied a stroke color. Change it to None (bottom) and the globbiness should be gone.
Smooth Font Display
Why does the type look jaggy in this particular document? All of it looks bad, regardless of the typeface. InDesign isn't reporting any missing fonts.
Go to View > Display Performance and make sure it's set to Typical or High Quality. If it's set to Optimized (in CS) or Fast Display (in CS2), that means that text anti-aliasing (smoothing) is turned off.
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LONDON — The European Union penalized Iran on Tuesday over allegations that the country's intelligence service orchestrated a series of assassination plots in Europe in recent years, including the killing of two Iranians in the Netherlands with ties to anti-government extremist groups.
In a letter outlining its justification for sanctions, the Dutch Foreign Ministry cited "strong indications that Iran was involved in the assassinations of two Dutch nationals of Iranian origin," one in 2015 in the city of Almere and another in 2017 in The Hague.
European intelligence officials have also linked the Iranian government to unsuccessful plots in Denmark and France.
"In the Dutch government's opinion, hostile acts of this kind flagrantly violate the sovereignty of the Netherlands and are unacceptable," the letter said.
The sanctions were imposed under steps devised by the European Union to combat terrorism after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in the United States. They involve freezing assets connected to Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security and two Iranian officials: Saeid Hashemi Moghadam, a senior Iranian intelligence official, and Assadollah Asadi, an Iranian diplomat arrested in connection with a plot to bomb a rally of an Iranian opposition group in Paris last year, according to officials familiar with the sanctions.
Iran has long been suspected of covertly carrying out violence against opponents living outside its borders. In remarks delivered shortly after becoming secretary of state last year, Mike Pompeo accused Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards force of conducting "covert assassination operations in the heart of Europe."
But it is unusual for the 28-member European Union to confront such an issue so directly.
On Tuesday, ambassadors from Belgium, Britain, Denmark, France, Germany and the Netherlands visited the Iranian Foreign Ministry in Tehran "to convey their serious concerns" about Iran's behavior, according to the Dutch letter.
In response, Iran's foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, did not deny the allegations, but accused European countries in a Twitter post of harboring militants from the Mujahedeen Khalq, or M.E.K., a group that seeks the violent overthrow of the Iranian government.
M.E.K., designated as a terrorist group by the United States until 2012, has been praised by John R. Bolton, President Trump's national security adviser, and Rudolph W. Giuliani, the president's personal lawyer and former New York mayor.
"Accusing Iran won't absolve Europe of responsibility for harboring terrorists," Mr. Zarif wrote.
The decision to impose sanctions underscores the difficult balancing act facing the European Union as it tries to counter suspected Iranian misbehavior and preserve the Iran nuclear accord.
Under that accord, reached in 2015, Iran is supposed to receive economic incentives in exchange for verifiable promises of peaceful nuclear work.
The Trump administration, which withdrew the United States from the accord last year and reimposed tough sanctions on Iran, has pressured Europe to adopt a similarly hard line. The Europeans have so far resisted, vowing to create ways for companies to circumvent American sanctions.
In its letter, the Dutch Foreign Ministry said the European Union would treat the assassination plots and the nuclear accord as separate issues. But that position could become increasingly untenable. If Iran's suspected misbehavior persists, Europe could be forced to come into alignment with the United States, said Sjoerd Sjoerdsma, a Dutch member of Parliament.
"I think ultimately that would not be a good thing," he said, "but it's up to Iran to make sure that that doesn't happen."
The two Iranian nationals killed in the Netherlands were tied to groups accused by Iran's government of involvement in violence. In December 2015, the body of Ali Motamed, 56, was discovered in the street in front of his house in Almere. He had been living in the Netherlands since the 1980s, had obtained Dutch citizenship and had been working as an electrician.
The Dutch authorities later determined that Mr. Motamed was actually Mohammad Reza Kolahi Samadi, an M.E.K. member sentenced by Iran to death for involvement in a 1981 bombing that killed 73 people in Tehran.
His death was followed a few years later by the fatal shooting of Ahmad Mola Nissi in The Hague. Mr. Mola Nissi was the leader of the Arab Struggle movement for the liberation of al-Ahvaz, an armed Iranian opposition group accused of carrying out several bomb attacks in Iran, including an attack on a military parade in September that killed at least 25 people.
In response to the killings, the Dutch government expelled two Iranian diplomats in June last year.
The European authorities thwarted several planned attacks on opponents of the Iranian government beginning last summer. In June, police officials from France and Belgium disrupted a plot to bomb a rally organized by a Paris-based group dominated by the M.E.K. The rally was attended by Mr. Giuliani and Newt Gingrich, a former House speaker. A Belgium couple of Iranian origin were arrested in connection with the plot, along with Mr. Asadi, the Iranian diplomat.
Mr. Asadi, based in Vienna, was an officer of the Iranian Intelligence Ministry who used the alias Daniel, said a senior Middle Eastern intelligence official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a continuing intelligence operation. He was detained by Germany's antiterrorism police and extradited to Belgium.
In November, Denmark's government accused Iran of trying to assassinate the head of the local branch of the Arab Struggle Movement, which seeks an independent state in Iran's oil-rich Khuzestan Province. A Norwegian man of Iranian descent was arrested, prompting a congratulatory Twitter post from Mr. Pompeo.
The Mossad, Israel's intelligence agency, provided the tip that led to the disruption of the plots, the senior intelligence official said.
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Emotions ran high and gratitude was abundant as Volunteer and Community Service Scholarships were presented by the Park Slope Civic Council to four outstanding students at the final trustee meeting at the Old Stone House on Thursday evening, June 7, 2018.
The recipients were all graduating seniors attending high schools at the John Jay Educational Complex and exemplified a remarkable level of volunteer and community service. Each student received a $2,500.00 scholarship to assist them with their continued education.
Scholarships were awarded to Andy Tlatelpa from the Secondary School for Journalism, Ashley Hart from Millennium Brooklyn High School, Zenita Davis from the Secondary School for Law, and Emerson Gonzalez from Park Slope Collegiate.
Mr. Tlatelpa will attend St. John's University. Ms Hart will attend New York University. Ms. Davis will attend the City College of the City University of New York. And Mr. Gonzalez will attend Brooklyn College.
The Volunteer and Community Service Scholarship is funded from the proceeds of the Civic Council's annual food and drink tasting event, Food for Thought.
Food for Thought 2018 will be held at the Picnic House in Prospect Park on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 from 6:30-9:00pm. Please save the date. It is truly a wonderful event and benefits our hard- working and deserving local students.


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Queensland Coach Kevin Walters has warned NSW that the Maroons' dynasty is far from over after the Blues prevented a State of Origin series clean sweep.
The Blues were buoyant about the future after winning game three 18-14 at ANZ Stadium on Wednesday night in skipper Paul Gallen's final interstate game.
NSW blooded eight debutants in a significant changing of the guard in the Maroons 2-1 series win and say their come-from-behind win in game three will give them the momentum they need heading into 2017.
But Walters, who enjoyed series success in his first year since taking over from Mal Meninga, said the great Queensland side hadn't run out of steam yet.
"NSW finished off a tough series well," Walter said.
"But we will get confidence with this team knowing what we have done before. We lost in 2014 and we have gone on to win the next two so we know how to bounce back."
"Right now we will enjoy this series win and then move on next year."
Game three rookies Wade Graham and James Tedesco were the latest of a string of debutants in 2017 for NSW that included Matt Moylan, Jack Bird and Tyson Frizell.
But Queensland will have Dylan Napa, Ben Hunt, Anthony Milford, Valentine Holmes and Cameron Munster available after the youngsters were excluded from this year's due to a disciplinary suspension.
Queensland veterans Cooper Cronk, Cameron Smith and Johnathan Thurston will go around one more time at least.
But Gallen said the Blues have a great launching pad following their win, which was secured by a Michael Jennings try with 78 seconds left.
"It will be enormous," Gallen said.
"They are so close, you have only have to look at games one and two.
"We stood up to them tonight and that will be fantastic for confidence going forward.
"We are on the way. We are not exactly where we want to be but there are a lot of young guys coming through compared to Queensland.
"We are building this side and in another year or two those blokes will be more than capable."
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008
2008 Quigley Award for joint student with University of Western Ontario
Congratulations to Stephanie Macphee who has received the 2008 RM Quigley Award for her excellent academic performance in Geotechnical Engineering at The University of Western Ontario. Stephanie is a graduate student at UWO jointly supervised from UoEdinburgh by Dr Rein and working on a simulation tool for STAR (remediation technology for contaminated land using smouldering combustion).
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Tuesday, July 01, 2008
BBC Horizon on FireGrid and WTC
BBC Horizon show 'Skyscraper Fire Fighters' featuring FireGrid and the Dalmarnock Tests, 24 April 2007.
* Three minute clip from the programme on YouTube.
* Eight minute Video Podcast from BBC Horizon:
mp4 version (23Mb, for Quicktime, iPod and Mac users), or
avi version (22Mb, for other media players and Windows users, may require DivX 6 installation)
By July 2008, the documentary had been broadcast by BBC UK, SBS Australia, RTE Ireland, TVB Hong Kong, Noga Israel, Al Jazeera Qatar, Chello Multicanal Spain, Eidiseis Star Greece, RTL Belgium, Canal Z Canada, Vox Germany, EBS Korea, Documentary Channel New Zealand, Prava I Prevodi Serbia and BBC Singapore.
Read also the accompanying article in BBC News "A new kind of fire fighting" by Prof. Jose Torero (24 April 2007).
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Congratulations are in order for the Westerville Area Chamber of Commerce as employees and members celebrate 50 years of serving Westerville businesses and residents. Next year the Westerville Visitors & Convention Bureau will celebrate 40 years of bringing visitors to our community.
Marking anniversaries are fun, but there are just some things that have been going on so long, their beginning defies pinning down. One of those things is Midnight Madness. Several generations of Westerville residents have shared memories of coming Uptown to shop late, visit with neighbors and get a treat or two from the merchants. For decades, kids have enjoyed circling the historic buildings in a wagon while dressed as Disney princesses and various super heroes.
Parents snapped photos, not on smartphones, but on real cameras, that required film, that needed dropped off to be processed and picked up before you could see the results. That's how long Midnight Madness has been going on.
There have been scarecrows along the streets and monsters in the windows. Who remembers vampires playing the keyboard in the fountain near City Hall and a catwalk in the courtyard? There was always fun to be had at Midnight Madness and this year, October 27th will be no exception.
Horse-drawn wagon rides, art activities, spooky science fun, a Haunted Garden at Uptown on Main, scary movie and trick or treating in participating shops will all be part of the evening. Generations Performing Arts Center and Sounds Educational Center are performances not to be missed. Java Central will host the Haunted Hollow Experience along the Brickwalk. Families can strut their stuff on the Halloween Catwalk and get treat bags from the Westerville Division of Police.
Uptown shops will participate in a Window and Storefront Decorating Contest, so make sure to vote for your favorites! There will also be opportunities to get books, airbrush tattoos, kettle corn, cookies, brats, hot dogs and more. Midnight Madness is a Westerville tradition that your family won't want to miss.
Here's to another Midnight Madness, whatever year we're celebrating…
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|Review by ccweems
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- SawStop 10-Inch Cabinet Saw
- Brand: SawStop | Category: Tablesaws
While I don't own a Saw Stop saw and do not doubt their quality and their potential for safety I was given pause by a part counter guy. I asked about the saw and the noted feature. I was told that there didn't seem to be any problem about the saws or the safety feature but there was about the expense of "false alarms". He said that most of the stop cartridges were sold due to false activations. When you see the demo of the guy holding the hot dog and then stopping the saw blade with it be aware that other things can ground the saw blade and set off the blade lock. For this reason there is a bypass so that conductive materials can be cut. As a safety measure the bypass turns itself off once the blade stops. This means that if anyone is involved with repetitive cuts of a conductive material they must actuate the bypass each time. Also conductive materials includes not only the obvious aluminum extrusions but trimming a piece of wood with metal hidden or even wet wood. Who hasn't accidentally trimmed a piece of wood with a hidden screw or nail? If your hand was touching the head and the pointy end extended to the cut line the Saw Stop feature would engage while $69 left your wallet.
The question I have is how many false accusations will occur before some clever lad working late at night will hot wire the safety system? While I don't intend to denigrate the value of this system I believe that it will not ultimately prove its worth until the brake system is able to be reset without replacing parts.
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#1 posted 03-12-2012 08:06 PM
ccweems: What is this a review of? What is the actual question being posed? You don't even own the product in question, what is the point?
#2 posted 03-12-2012 08:19 PM
Couple things…
- this is more an observation… not sure it's fair to put in as a review- maybe there's a better forum?
This saw is the bees knees. Super flat top, great motor, excellent ergonomics, dust collection darn good with only a shop vac and none of the extras. Heck, the blade it came with isn't half bad either. Great fence. Mobile base nice too.
I am not sure I agree with the validity your closing questions/conclusion. Apologies in advance for potential ruffled feathers.
#3 posted 03-12-2012 08:26 PM
This does not belong here, and I believe everyone is already aware of the potential for problems. Weird thing is, very occasionally and under the right circumstances there exists the possibility for misfires and ruined blades. On other saws, usually due to carelessness, the saw will cut your fingers off. You could probably buy 100+ blades and brake cartridges for the cost of one hand surgery.
#4 posted 03-12-2012 09:19 PM
As the others have said, this is not really a review, just an observation about a machine you don't own, it would fit better as a forum topic than in the review section. I agree with your comments though; falsely tripping the safety mechanism is a concern, and a potentially expensive problem. I have a SS, and although I haven't tripped the mechanism yet, I know that it'll happen one of these days. In the meantime I'm pretty careful to turn the safety mech. off when I'm cutting green or pressure treated wood. It's a risk (and potential expense) I'm willing to take; the SS is an awesome saw, safety features aside.
-- Sometimes the creative process requires foul language. -- Charles Neil
#5 posted 03-12-2012 09:25 PM
Although I respect your observation, I don't think you can reliably score a machine that you don't own. I'm not sure how the rating system works but it seems unfair to a potential buyer to skew the ratings this way , as people rely upon them when contemplating a purchase. I don't like SawStop for some of the reasons you mention but I'm not allowed to review it until I buy one.
-- My dad and I built a 65 chev pick up.I killed trannys in that thing for some reason-Hog
#6 posted 03-12-2012 09:31 PM
All you have to do is look at an older LJ's with the same question here
Out of 30 answers there have been 2 triggers but they weren't actually false triggers. A nail caused it. With about 25 people saying they've owned the saw and used it for an extended period of time 2 triggers.
One of the users was a neurosurgeon, who tries to repair saw blade torn hands. Interesting read.
Someday I will have one. I just hope it's before I tear something up. As for the "I'll get a sawstop when they pry my table saw out of my cold bloody hands" crowd. Well… You're weird. Then again, a lot of people are these days.
-- The smell of wood, coffee in the cup, the wife let's me do my thing, the lake is peaceful.
#7 posted 03-12-2012 09:32 PM
"And I ain't going to buy one" I don't know Al…pretty soon they're going to be mandatory anyways…maybe you should jump on the bandwagon before you're forced to :)
-- Sometimes the creative process requires foul language. -- Charles Neil
#8 posted 03-12-2012 09:33 PM
I have had my sawstop for 4 years now and have never tripped the brake, and I have hit several pin nails and brad nails that I didn't know were in the wood I was cutting. I use the saw everyday for my business. As far as I'm concerned its better than I had ever expected. When I bought the Sawstop I bought an extra standard brake, and an extra dado brake just in case. I'm starting to think I'll never use them.
#9 posted 03-12-2012 10:26 PM
Add me to the list of people who has NEVER had "misfire" on his SawStop.
And, as always, remember that I haven't taken mine out of the crate, yet ;-)
Yeah, yeah. I know…...
-- -- Neil
#10 posted 03-12-2012 11:01 PM
Not to pile on, but really this should be a forum or blog post. To address your question though – if you're buy one and you're concerned about nails go buy a metal detector. It'd set you back less than $100, much less for a cheap one, which is all you need for wood that isn't too thick. Carbide blades will lose teeth or worse if they hit nails, so if you're running wood that potentially has nails in it through a table saw today I would be surprised if you don't have one.
And the SawStop has an override button for the brake, for those times where you're cutting wet wood that might cause it to fire – no need to hot wire it anyway.
-- The difference between being defeated and admitting defeat is what makes all the difference in the world - Upton Sinclair, "The Jungle"
#11 posted 03-12-2012 11:48 PM
How can you give something you don't own and never used , a 5 star review ??
-- I'm absolutely positive that I couldn't be more uncertain!
#12 posted 03-13-2012 12:09 AM
The guy at the service counter was most likely not referring to home-owner or cabinet shop owners
Carpenters I know that use the contractors saw in the field for commercial construction have had problems with it tripping. Usually because of wet lumber.
One scenario: Plumbers had a leak on storm water line, during second shift. Water got on the lumber and "dried" over night. Next day, worker goes to cut something and the brake activates. I've not used the saws on a commercial site, but the guys I've talked to said they like using the one at the yard, in the controlled environment of the shop, however, it is problematic using the saw in the field.
The guy at the counter was probably dealing with these kind of saw stop users. In a controlled environment, I doubt the brake is going to randomly go off. For a woodworking shop, I think you'll be fine. If you plan on taking your contractors model saw stop to commercial/industrial job sites that are not closed/dried in, you might want to rethink your options.
-- There are many ways to skin a cat...... but, the butter knife is not recommended
#13 posted 03-13-2012 12:19 AM
One more thing. The contractor is going to pay for replacement cartridges in heart-beat. Even a minor injury is going to cost the contractor a ton of money. The compensation insurance will skyrocket.
I big contractor looks at it as write-off, and potential saving a future compensation claim. I suppose, in the case of the home-owner/one man shop/cabinet shop, if your brake goes is activated, you should look at it in the same positive light.
-- There are many ways to skin a cat...... but, the butter knife is not recommended
#14 posted 03-13-2012 01:28 AM
I've owned a Saw Stop for 4 years and have not had a misfire. The saw is great and all of the safety features make you a safer woodworker because you become more aware. Additionally, another important safety aspect is the dust collection which is unmatched in the industry (I upgraded the original saw to the new blade guard and blade shroud). Anyone who discounts the benefits of so much safety is foolish. Has anyone out there never had an accident? No matter how careful you are, there are things that can not be anticipated. Talk to someone who lost a finger and ask them if they would trade the cost of a 100 cartridges and 100 blades for their finger. I hope you never suffer such a tragedy and you certainly have the right to decide this for your self, but I must ask you what is the value of trying to discourage other people from placing safety first.
#15 posted 03-13-2012 03:36 AM
$3000, that is the value of trying to discourage other people from placing safety first. In this instance (saw stop) some people just can't afford it. Myself included. Even the contractor style is out of my price range. Of course someone who has experienced an accident would say that they would trade 100 blades and cartridges for their finger, because they already had the problem. Me, I can't afford that many blades and cartridges so it's a non point. I either work with what I have as safely as I can or don't work at all. I don't want to offend anyone wanting to state their opinions on the safety of their woodworking experience. This is a dangerous by nature hobby/career that we pursue and you simply cannot protect yourself from every possible danger. You do the best that you can with what you have or you don't do anything at all. If you are in a profession where you must watch you're butt then I would say go all out in providing you're employees with the safest possible working environment. As for the regulation of the table saw it's unfortunate but think about it like this. Vehicles are probably the most dangerous things on the planet. More people are harmed because of those than any table saw accidents by a long shot. The vehicle industry is regulated big time and the cost for an affordable, safe car has dropped over the last 20 years. If you really really want to be safe then go out and get a 90's model Ford Bronco, a Chevy Suburban, a Hummer, but you say, I can't afford the gas on any of those huge vehicles and I really don't want to drive something so huge. Okay, buy a smart car, or a Honda Fit. or a Mazda Miata. See, regulation does not lead to good things disappearing, at least not all the time. And in this case I think we will be fine with the upgrades. The problem comes when people think they are going to be forced to buy something they can't afford. Supply and demand will bring the cost down as long as Sawstop is not allowed to be a monopoly on the saw market. Which would supposedly be against the law. Although the upholding of that is a whole other subject.
-- LAS, http://www.abettersign.com
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The Marketplace honors the creativity, cultural heritage, and masterful skill of our Festival participants. Your purchase not only supports artist and artisan groups but also contributes to the sustained development of traditional crafts worldwide and, ultimately, the mission of the Smithsonian.
This exceptional shopping experience is a once-a-year opportunity to share the inspired—and inspiring—sights and sounds of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Shoppers will find beautiful works created by the Festival participants demonstrating their craft on the National Mall as well as from past Festivals.
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Our priority is to honor individuals demonstrating their cultural heritage on the National Mall during the annual Folklife Festival. All of our work is guided by fair-trade principles. We develop transparent and accountable relationships and pay artisans promptly and fairly. By providing training to those who are new to selling on a global scale and inviting past participants to sell their work on consignment, we extend our support beyond the life of the two-week Festival.


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Since we announced support for dual screen applications in App Cloud this week, we have had a tremendous response and many people have asked for more details about how to build their own dual screen applications in App Cloud Core. I wanted to provide some more details as well as give some insight into our roadmap around this set of features.
During the PLAY 2012 keynote, we demonstrated two types of dual screen applications. The Vido app demonstrates how you could use our dual screen APIs to play an HD video on the TV while allowing you to navigate around the application to explore related content or other videos to put in your queue. In contrast, the Hangframe app demonstrates a multi-view app. It displays two UIs from the same app simultaneously on different screens -- one on the handheld device, the other on the big TV screen. Both of them take advantage of Apple's AirPlay technology, which we believe will be an important part of the evolving dual screen ecosystem.
You can see the demos in the keynote recording (scrub to 1:27).
You'll be able to build both of these kinds of apps using the new free version of App Cloud, called App Cloud Core. You can sign up for a free account here. If you want more details about how these apps were built, read on.
APIs for Dual Screen Video Apps - Vido
In the coming weeks, we plan to release a sample application that illustrates how to use these APIs to create a dual screen video application like Vido. It will be available as part of the open source App Cloud Demos project.
We're excited to be making this technology available and are eager to see what developers can create with it, especially now that App Cloud Core is free. If you have any questions or suggestions, be sure to share your comments on the Google group we've created.
APIs for Multi-View Apps - Hangframe
The other app we demonstrated was an interactive game called Hangframe. This app is different in that there are actually two application views, one on the handheld device and a second on the large-screen TV. This multi-view demo application was built using an alpha version of a new set of dual-screen APIs that we plan to release this summer.
In the App Cloud application model, UIs are rendered within the application via HTML/CSS and the data that populates those views can come either from user input, from REST APIs like Twitter, or from one of our Smart Content Sources.
Hangframe is different from other App Cloud apps because one of the views in the app is displayed on the Apple TV using AirPlay Mirroring while a different view is displayed on the device. Both views run simultaneously and can communicate via JavaScript. For example, in the Hangframe app, when a user selects a letter, the view on the TV screen either reveals the letter in the word or adds a piece to the bicycle.
Similar to the dual-screen video app, we plan to make a sample available on the App Cloud Demos project soon after we release the APIs in the open source App Cloud SDK.
The team is very excited to be making both of these API sets available as part of App Cloud Core. We believe that App Cloud has the potential to unlock a whole new wave of mobile and tablet applications -- not only by exposing dual-screen capabilities but also by enabling web application developers to participate in mobile development without having to learn new languages or a new toolset.
If you haven't already done so, sign up for a free account. We're looking forward to seeing what you create.


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10 Chic Style Bloggers to Dress Up Your Instagram Feed
Chic Style Bloggers on Instagram
Your Instagram account needs a style awakening. Luckily, the photo-sharing site is buzzing with fabulous accounts from style bloggers all over the world, gleefully hashtagging their outfits of the day (#ootd).
Blogs and fashion go hand-in-hand, introducing clothing-obsessed readers to style stars such as Leandra Medine of The Man Repeller and Kelly Framel of The Glamourai. Not only do they put together total sartorial eye candy, but they're also influencing the industry, creating capsule collections with famous designers and expanding their blogs into mini business empires.
From the classically chic to the devilishly street-savvy, here are 10 style bloggers worth following on Instagram. Rifle through their virtual closets and glean all the fashion inspiration you could ever need.
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A feature of the US democratic system is that the president does not require a majority in the US Congress as he is directly elected and not a leader of the majority party in the Parliament. But he needs the support of both the Senate and the House of Representatives to push through his agenda. The US Congress acts independently, though it generally acts on party lines, except when crucial policy changes proposed by the president go against the established positions of the members of his own party.
President Donald Trump today has Republican majorities in the Senate and the House and that has enabled him to get his way, as in the case of the Senate confirmation of Justice Kavanaugh despite the serious sexual misconduct charges against him. The Republicans appeared to waver at one time, but they eventually handed a major victory to the President. Trump got elected despite strong objections in the Republican Party, but the party instinctively rallied around him for self preservation.
The nightmare for the president at this time is the midterm elections, scheduled for November 6, 2018, which may change the Congressional situation against him, as all the members of the House of Representatives, 35% of the Senators, the Governors and the local legislators will be facing votes on that day, as it happens every two years. After two years in office with his highly controversial Presidency, it remains to be seen how his Republican Party is faring in the eyes of the American public.
The polls are showing a clear possibility of a so-called "blue wave" giving the Democrats control of the House, though no change is expected in the Senate. A liberal base hoping to derail Mr Trump's agenda has energised activists in key races, endangering a number of Republican incumbents across the country.
The elections mark the mid point in a president's four-year term – and although Mr Trump is not on the ballot, in many ways the results will be seen as a referendum on his accomplishments and how voters feel about the US president.
The entire House will face elections as all the 435 members serve only two-year terms. This has been described as a weakness of the US Congress. On the other hand, the system keeps the Congressmen on their toes, with no automaticity of re-election. Senators hold four year terms, but one-third of them have to face elections every midterm. Some 35 out of the Senate's 100 seats will be on the ballot and 36 state governors are up for election. A number of state-wide and local offices are also being elected on the same day. The Republicans presently control 33 out of 50 governorships, which are powerful positions on account of their huge budgets and their authority to implement the laws of the states, which are not uniform. Governorships are also seen as stepping stones to the presidency. Democrats have their eyes set on capturing 23 Republican Governorships, which are coming up for re-election. The so-called swing states, which supported Trump may well shift to the Democratic side in November.
The midterm elections will shape US politics for the next two years of President Trump's term. If the House continues to be controlled by the Republicans, it will be easier for the President to build the border wall with Mexico, make further tax cuts and to repeal Obamacare, some of his pet projects. If the Democrats regain control of the House, many of these moves will be in jeopardy. The party will gain more seats on Congressional committees, which will strengthen the investigations against President Trump, notably the allegation that he obtained Russian support to influence his election.
The Republican party is likely to retain its majority in the Senate as only 35 of the 100 seats are up for election, 26 of which are already held by Democrats. Democrats would have to win all its Senate races and pick up two Republican seats in order to swing the majority. This is highly unlikely.
The issues that are getting the most attention in the election debate are the economy, immigration and impeachment. The US economy is doing well with low unemployment rates and rising wages. Though President Trump is taking the credit for it, some economists say that what he enjoys today is the result of Obama's reforms. Trump's tax cuts for corporations have increased the country's deficit by 33 per cent in the last year to $895 billion. Immigration is a divisive issue, with Democrats highlighting the Trump administration's decision to separate migrant children from their parents as part of its "zero-tolerance" policy. The Republicans are likely to lose the votes of the youngsters and minorities on this account.
Undoubtedly, the midterm election will be a trial by fire for President Trump as it will impact on the current investigations and even pave the way for his impeachment. But it is not unusual for Presidents to lose the midterm vote and still continue to survive and flourish. A majority for the Democrats in the House will naturally dampen his enthusiasm for certain partisan measures, as it happened in the case of Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Whatever the results of the midterm, President Trump may serve his full term and even win a second term, but his road ahead will be hazardous without a Republican majority in the Congress. For Donald Trump, even one term as president was a windfall and a second term a bonanza.


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NME TV is set to broadcast an Eminem special tonight (December 23) at 9pm (GMT).
The rapper's greatest moments will be shown on the channel, which airs on Sky channel 382.
After the Christmas festivities are over, on December 27 the best and worst videos of 2010 will be broadcast throughout the day. Tune in to find out if your favourite act has made it into video heaven or hell.
See NME.COM/nmetv for more information and to make video requests.


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Cllr. N.N.G Mahlaba
Mayor of Newcastle KZN
It is with humility and unwavering commitment that I have accepted to serve the people of Newcastle, coincidentally it is in the year where our country celebrates the 25thanniversary of its democratically elected government. This also coincides with the general elections where as a country we have the opportunity to continue to define the type of governance that we want, as well as evaluate the type of service we have been able to provide as a government to the people. We can say with confidence that the lives of our people are much better than what they were 25years ago, the children of the African majority have better and increased access to education, while government has subsidized and built over 4 million houses since 1994.The infrastructural development projects were extended beyond the urban areas, with more roads still being constructed and maintained by the current regime.