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The Town, The Virginity Hit, Heartbreaker & Mademoiselle Chambon
The Town
Say what you want about Ben Affleck the actor. I'm sure I have said some not-so-nice things myself about the guy. I think he's a solid performer, and that his biggest crime is just picking cruddy movies a little too often. But I will punch a person in the face who even dares to suggest the man can't direct. And with his second film behind the camera, The Town, we have the added bonus of Affleck drawing a fully-realized, well-played character for himself to inhabit in front of the camera as well. Stepping up the scope and scale from his first film as director, Gone Baby Gone, he's also secured one of the best ensemble casts of any film this year, making The Town stand out as one of the single finest crime dramas of the year.
Films that involve the "mean streets" of any city tend to be a variation of the same theme: brothers or friends since they were kids committing crimes and looking out for each other, while the cops spin their wheels trying to nail them. But their ever-present code of silence keeps everyone clean, until they aren't. Usually such movies are exercises in actors trying to out-badass each other, and the audience sits around waiting for some inevitable betrayal or tragedy. The Town (set in the criminal haven Boston neighborhood of Charlestown) has a few of those elements, but Affleck as his co-writers Peter Craig and Aaron Stockard (adapted the book "Prince of Thieves" by Chuck Hogan) are smart enough to try something different and far more subtle even in the midst of elaborate heists, middle-of-the-street, broad-daylight shootouts, and a rousing, powerful performance by The Hurt Locker's Jeremy Renner.
Affleck and Renner play Doug and Jem, two guys that have been friends since childhood who make up half of an unstoppable, impeccably planned armed robbery crew, and it's clear early on that Doug is the brains and Jem is the unstable brawn who went to jail for many years and never ratted out his friends. During one bank job, Jem feels the need to take the bank manager (Rebecca Hall as Claire) hostage to secure their escape. They let her go unharmed but become concerned that she might have seen or heard something that could identify them. Doug places himself in her life, and even meets her by accident in the laundromat. He finds out that she has talked to the FBI investigators (led by "Mad Men's" John Hamm and Titus Welliver), but hasn't given them anything useful as far as leads. And against all logic Doug starts to develop feelings for Claire and her slightly sophisticated manner (at least compared to Jem's trashy sister, played convincingly by Blake Lively, who Doug sticks it to every so often).
Doug desperately wants to get out of the game, but his backer (the brilliant Pete Postlethwaite) has a multi-million-dollar target in mind that is too clever to ruin here. Eventually, Doug agrees to this final job, but with the FBI hot on his trail after a near capture and Claire on the brink of finding out just who he is, nothing is guaranteed...nothing positive, at least. Every actor in this movie is varying degrees of great, but Renner robs every scene blind with his blazing intensity and ability to go from quiet, whispering conversation to nuclear meltdown in no time flat. He is violence in its rawest form, and when he comes on screen, you get anxious. And he manages to do all of this without coming across as overly showy. It's a fine line, and he dances right along it.
Affleck the actor gives us one of the best performances I've ever seen him give, and he too goes the subtle route and allows us to watch his gradual transformation from stalker to love interest; it's surprising how similar the two are. But The Town is truly a movie that is the total package. It's loaded with a very specific brand of Boston humor; there's an authentic feel to a lot of the scenes among the citizens; and the police procedural elements are compelling. Hamm and company do terrific work as the good guys that nobody in town likes. The set pieces surrounding the robberies are fantastic. I was especially engrossed by a lengthy car chase through the narrow Boston streets. And while it's true that Affleck was the bomb in Phantoms, yo, he's also carving out such a nice career as a director that he could probably step away from acting for a time and become as highly regarded as he's ever been (even with that writing Oscar). And while he's got some interesting projects on the horizon, I'm most excited for whatever he selects as his next directing gig. Even if you don't need convincing that The Town is extremely well done, it's actually better than you might imagine. So, come out and see it if only for the Renner ride.
The Virginity Hit
I honestly don't have a whole lot to say about the latest from the writers of The Last Exorcism and the creepy Mail Order Wife, but I remain a fan of the false documentary format and this movie made me laugh a whole lot thanks to its wildly crude and vulgar ways. You're either going to be repulsed by this documentation of a teenagers' struggle to lose his virginity, or you're going to roll with laughter; there isn't a lot of room for middle ground. You've likely never heard of the actors playing the best-friend leads (Matt Bennett and Zack Pearlman), but they are fantastic together mostly improvising and free-styling the story of The Virginity Hit. And setting the film in and around New Orleans is especially chaotic and much fun.
Blurring the lines between reality and fiction is hardly new, but writers-directors Andrew Gurland and Huck Botko seems to excel at really selling it to the mainstream. There's an immediacy to this film that most comedies are simply lacking. That doesn't always mean it's funny, but usually it is. Sure, there's something sleazy about four friends tracking each other's virginity status and that they attempt to record Andrew momentous occasion with his longtime girlfriend. And when Andrew discovers that said lady friend may have cheated on him at a college party, he goes on tear and attempts to bed the first interested woman. And that's pretty much The Virginity Hit. I'll admit to being slightly disturbed by seeing characters that are high schoolers engaging in all variety of bad (often illegal) behaviors, but when those moments result is pretty substantial laughter, it's hard to resist.
The key to The Virginity Hit is the friendships. I believed that these four guys were buddies, each pushing the others to fouler and more grotesque heights (or is that lows?). I might even be convinced to admit that I was a part of such an organization long, long ago if you plied me with enough alcohol. If you are in possession of a misspent youth, this movie will launch you into a series of memorial flashbacks that will make your head spin. There is something both innocent and utterly guilty about the characters and their behavior, the improvisation is solid, and the situations will make you squirm and perhaps dry heave a bit. But it's so utterly worth it for the laughs. Wear sunglasses if you must, so no one recognizes you, but check this one out.
If this French comedy isn't remade by an American studio sometime in the next five years, I'd be shocked. Of course, the remake of Heartbreaker--about a man hired to break up couples by seducing the woman just enough to realize she can do better--will miss the point of this story entirely and erase its darker edges, and thus will suck, but I don't see how Hollywood will be able to resist. One of my favorite French actors, Romain Duris (known for his more serious roles in L'auberge espagnole, Le divorce, Russian Dolls, The Beat That My Heart Skipped) plays Alex, who works with his sister and her husband to find clients, track their movements, and spot the weaknesses in their relationships. He has rules, including the biggest, which is that he won't break up a couple that appear genuinely happy. But with a light amount of appealing to his target's taste in music, movies, and other things about a man that move them (such as Alex posing as a doctor helping sick children in a third-world nation), he gets the job done without actually going beyond kissing these women. It's kind of marvelous to behold.
Alex's greatest challenge comes when a rich father hires him ten days before his heiress daughter, Juliette (Vanessa Paradis, Girl on the Bridge), is set to get married to what appears to be the perfect man. Posing as her bodyguard and with no time to prepare, the heartbreaker and his team dive in and engage in a lot of improvisation and some of the most clever deceit tactics I've been fortunate to witness. Naturally, the more he gets to know Juliette, the more he starts to admire and fall for her; and she starts to develop a soft spot for him, especially when she finds out (by design) that Dirty Dancing is his favorite movie and that Wham! is his favorite musical act. While there is more than its fair share of whimsy, Heartbreaker has an undercurrent of sadness to it, just enough to bring what could have been stock characters to life and add a dimension to them to make their dilemma slightly more real.
Of course, some of the trickery the heartbreak team come up with a outrageous, but the ultimate goal her is laughter. And the key here is that, for most of its running time, we actually see this relationship develop through actual conversation and interaction, and not with a music montage or two. There is something wonderfully, genuinely romantic about this pair and they've earned that. This is something American romantic comedies, for the most part, fail at achieving with alarming regularity. Director Pascal Chaumeil, who is known mostly for TV work in France, does a nice job of dialing the cheese factor down and pushing real human emotion into this admittedly light-hearted affair. I'm guessing even the most hard hearted of you will likely fall for this fun and touching story. The film opens today at the Landmark Century Center Cinema.
Mademoiselle Chambon
Jumping from lighter fare into a genuinely heavy and tragic French love affair, director Stephane Brize's Mademoiselle Chambon is the story of Jean (Vincent Lindon), who realizes how stuck in his standard-issue life he is when he meets his young son's shy teacher, Véronique (Sandrine Kiberlain). Jean is a contractor and seems fairly comfortable in his family life, but when the teacher recruits him to talk to her class about his job, she asks if he can come to her place to replace a drafty window. I'm making her sound like the ultimate seductress, I know, but nothing could be further from the truth. Véronique is reserved, graceful, and a talented violin player--everything Jean is unfamiliar with, and he is utterly drawn into her world, and she into his.
My guess is that married women are really going to hate this movie because it taps into their greatest fear that men don't leave because they're unhappy; they just like the idea of something different, which is probably closer to the truth. We see Jean at home, and his wife is lovely and they work well together. But the attraction between Jean and Véronique is undeniable, and while for most of the film they avoid going beyond kissing, the slow-burn passion is palpable. Lindon is a terrific actor known for playing angst-ridden men, and he truly outdoes himself in Mademoiselle Chambon, and I like the way the film doesn't really care if you like Jean or not. Odds are you won't agree or support most of the decisions he's making in the film. But people do ill-advised things all the time, and it's actually rare that we see potentially unlikeable characters as the protagonists in films about love affairs. I realize this sounds like a tough sell, but I think you'll appreciate (if not agree with) the journey these people take and the decisions they make. And the lead actors do such a great job selling the heat between them that it's difficult not to get caught up in the sexual tension. And who doesn't want that? Mademoiselle Chambon opens today at the Music Box Theatre.


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Marc Weinstock had been president of worldwide theatrical marketing at Sony Pictures until late September, when he was ousted as part of what became a seismic shake-up at that studio. Those moves included the exits of corporate PR chief Steve Elzer and home entertainment chief David Bishop and the addition of former New Line president-turned-Fifty Shades Of Grey producer Michael De Luca. Weinstock's new gig at Fox helps put a bow on the studio's own new exec structure; in mid-October, Oren Aviv left as Chief Movie Marketing Officer, replaced by Fox international guys Paul Hanneman and Tomas Jegeus, who became co-presidents of Worldwide Theatrical Marketing & Distribution as marketing was combined into a worldwide division. Chief Creative Officer Tony Sella soon followed Aviv out the door. Weinstock, whose new deal we're hearing came together pretty fast, will report to Jegeus and Hanneman as part of that plan, with Jegeus and Hanneman overseeing the overseas side of the business. Here's Fox's release:
LOS ANGELES (January 7, 2014) __ Twentieth Century Fox Film (Fox) has hired Marc Weinstock as President of Domestic Theatrical Marketing, reporting to co-Presidents of Worldwide Theatrical Marketing & Distribution, Paul Hanneman and Tomas Jegeus. Weinstock, who joins Fox on January 13, will oversee all domestic marketing functions for the studio.
Jegeus and Hanneman stated: "We are thrilled to welcome Marc to Fox to head up our domestic marketing operation. He has proven time and again that he has tremendous strategic vision and creative flair; and as we form a truly global marketing and distribution operation, we know that he will lead and inspire our talented domestic marketing team, while working hand in hand with their international colleagues as we release our most varied and commercial slates ever in 2014 and beyond."
Both domestic and international marketing and distribution teams report to Hanneman and Jegeus, who were promoted last October to run a newly formulated global operation. Domestic Theatrical Distribution will continue to report directly to Hanneman and Jegeus.
Weinstock joins Fox from Sony Pictures, where he most recently served as president of worldwide theatrical marketing, a position he held from 2009 until late last year. During that time, he oversaw the release of films from the Sony labels Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation, including, The Amazing Spider-Man, Grown Ups, Hotel Transylvania, 21 Jump Street, Men in Black 3 and the James Bond film Skyfall. Weinstock joined Sony in 2000 from Fox Searchlight Pictures, where he began his film career. In 2006, Weinstock was promoted to run marketing for Sony's genre division, Screen Gems, where he launched eight number one films. Two years later he was promoted to co-President of Worldwide Theatrical Marketing for Sony Pictures and soon became the studio's sole head of marketing. During his tenure at Sony, Weinstock oversaw the openings of 30 number one films and a slate of movies that accounted for more than $16 billion in box office receipts.
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text: SN Magazine: December 2016 Read the December Digital Edition View Digital Edition Being a school nutrition professional starts with professionalism. However, appearing professional isn't always as easy as it seems—it takes effort! This month, School Nutrition dives into what it means to be a professional, no matter what your job title might be. Finding the Write Stuff: Presenting yourself professionally in business communications, including email, is more important than you might think. SN Editor Patricia L. Fitzgerald offers her expertise on how to be the best writer you can be. Speaking with Ease: Don't turn down that exciting presentation opportunity just because you fear public speaking! With a little practice, you can become a polished public speaker in no time. Bonus Web Content: This month's online extras include tips for writing an organized and compelling presentation script, along with advice for dressing for a "leadership presence." A to Z Advice: Learn the basics of professionalism, from A to Z! This includes Appearance, Knowledge and Pride. Plant-Based Protein Power: Are you offering enough plant-based proteins to your students? Learn more about the power that veggies can offer when it comes to protein options. Bonus Web Content: Get two extra vegetarian recipes from Chef Sharon Schaefer, SNS. Also in this issue: It's a bear when the stomach bug strikes, particularly in schools. This month's To Your Credit article and test focuses on the norovirus. Additionally, learn more about Jeanne Pierce, director of foodservice for Exeter Region Cooperative School District, and how she took the path to leadership.


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The new mountain bike trails at Anchorage's Kincaid Park are now underway. Volunteers got started on Monday night, helping to carve out 6 miles of new single-track trails on the north side of the park. Lee Bolling, Vice President of Singletrack Advocates, says the process should go through September.
"We're still kind of at the very beginning of the project right now," Bolling says. "The machinery goes through and makes the rough cut. Then the volunteer crews come through and get all the little roots that are sticking up out of the way and work on some of the drainage and on packing in the trails and the burms. The volunteer part is a very important part and we hope that we can get as many people out there as possible."
And they just may. Single-track mountain biking is becoming very popular in Anchorage.
"We did the Hillside Trails in 2008 and that was a big hit. And then when we did the trails in Kincaid for Phase I in 2011, that was another big hit, and people are getting more and more excited about these trails. I think everyone's having so much fun riding them that they want more."
Some residents are concerned that singletrack biking can disturb wildlife or other trail users, but Bolling says they're taking that into consideration.
"We've been working with Jessy Coltrane with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. We're trying to build this new section of trail, so you have better site distances, you can really see where you're going, to try and minimize conflicts with other users that are out there and also with moose that are out there as well."
Volunteer trail building crews will meet at the Raspberry parking lot in Kincaid Park on Mondays and Wednesdays at 6pm until the trails are done this fall.


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Many people contact Fight the New Drug to share their personal stories about how porn has affected their life or the life of a loved one. We consider these personal accounts very valuable because, while the science and research is powerful within its own right, personal accounts from real people seem to really hit home about the damage that pornography does to real lives.
Some stories, like this one, illustrate just how harmful porn can be, not just for the viewer, but for all of those who are harmed by its negative effects, like Porn-induced Erectile Dysfunction.
I'm sure you get messages like this all the time but I'm really not sure what else to do. My husband and I just celebrated our three year wedding anniversary which also marks 2.5 years of our struggle with his porn-induced erectile dysfunction.
A Lack Of Arousal
My husband is a healthy 23-year-old man who has struggled with porn since he was 12. The first six months of our marriage were fine, probably because neither of us had sex before we got married and we were figuring things out together. However, it was shortly after that our love life has been nothing short of devastating for both of us. I'm running out of options. Even though he stopped watching porn a year ago, he still struggles with all of the classic symptoms—lack of arousal, inability to maintain an erection, inability to ejaculate, and so on.
We've tried many things to try and work through his issues. We have stopped having sex for 3 month periods twice now. We've tried creating intimate dates with no sexual pressure with the goal of emotional connection to make a more natural approach to sex. For a while, I wrote down whenever he would decline having sex with me. I recorded how he was feeling, what he did that day, anything in order to find a behavior pattern. Now, I'm seriously out of ideas and nothing has gotten better.
Related: Help! I'm A 21-Year-Old Guy With Porn-Induced Erectile Dysfunction
When his porn-induced erectile dysfunction first became an issue, we were having sex maybe once a week. But now it's only once every 3 weeks. Not to sound vain but I feel it is important to clarify that I am not an unattractive woman. I've been told I am beautiful for most my life and have never had any serious confidence issues about my appearance. I am 22-years-old, 110 lbs, and fairly fit. I take pride in my personal appearance and in making myself attractive for my husband. However, none of this seems to matter. I haven't felt desired or physically loved in years and my self-esteem is so low now that it's basically non-existent.
Up To Try Anything
My lack of sex has resulted in the most insane sexual desire. I find myself absolutely craving sex no less than 3 times a day. In an attempt to encourage my husband to have sex with me, I've made it clear how open and experimental I am willing to be in the bedroom and that I am up to try anything. I constantly tell my husband how attracted I am to him and how intensely I desire him. His response is always that he wants to have sex and loves me but that he just can't, isn't feeling it, or too tired. He compliments me back but his words don't mean much when he declines me after greeting him at the door wearing lingerie, when I'm kissing him and trying to initiate intimacy, or when I'm literally just begging him to have sex with me.
Related: PIED 101: The Science Behind Porn-Induced Erectile Dysfunction
I've only given myself to one man who I love with all of my heart but sometimes I feel like I'm drowning. I want to be intimate with my husband and have a health sexual relationship with him. It seems he has completely accepted that he has porn-induced erectile dysfunction. He has made efforts to fix it but nothing has worked so far. Any thoughts? I'm desperate!
Why This Matters
This story is sad but, unfortunately, it is all too common. Viewing pornography rewires the brain and in turn has a huge effect on the ability of men to get aroused, especially if they start viewing it at a young age. Previously, erectile dysfunction was unheard of in men younger than 40 years of age, but now due to the amount of porn being consumed by teens today, erectile dysfunction is being found in males as young as 15-16 years old. Click here to watch a video interview with Gabe Deem, founder of Reboot Nation, a site dedicated to helping men "reboot" their brains and overcome porn-induced erectile dysfunction.
Gary Wilson, the author of Your Brain On Porn, recently said in an interview, "By the time they find real partners, perhaps as much as a decade later, some guys discover they have trained intensely… for the wrong sport. (These young men) had simply conditioned their sexual response to screens, isolation, constant novelty, shock/surprise, fetish porn and watching other people have sex. Their erection problems with real partners resolved only months after they quit porn."
Related: How Porn Ruins Your Sex Life
As seen in this woman's story, pornography doesn't just lead to sexual issues for the porn consumer, it seriously affects their partner as well. Pornography corrupts intimacy and distorts it in a way that tears away at loving, committed relationships.
What YOU Can Do
Spread the facts on the harmful effects of porn and what it does to relationships. SHARE this article to show support for this woman and to raise awareness on the harms of porn.
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North Norfolk District Council hosts exhibition of silver and gemstone jewellery
New Exquisite Crystals collection showcases locally hand-crafted items.
Date published: 8th November 2016
North Norfolk District Council's public art gallery welcomes local artist Bev Harding with a collection of jewellery.
Cromer resident Bev has been making costume jewellery and gifts for over 25 years.
This intricate collection demonstrates a variety of craft techniques, many of which have been self-taught. Bev's jewellery showcases gemstones and pearls, as well as interesting reclaimed and recycled elements, some beachcombed around Norfolk's coast.
Bev said: "My work really reflects where I live and where I come from; the reclaimed items I use come direct from my environment, while the beauty that can be created from silver and gemstones mirrors seas and skies and the light we experience here in Norfolk.
"I'm so pleased to be able to exhibit at the District Council."
Bev's exhibits will be for sale and she is available to make bespoke commissions in the run-up to Christmas.
Cllr Becky Palmer Cabinet Member for Leisure and Culture said: "It's great to be able to offer craftspeople and artists a space to exhibit their works. This is a lovely collection of handmade jewellery and we are pleased to be able to host them."
Exquisite Crystals runs from 24 November, 2016 to 25 January, 2017 at the NNDC offices gallery in Holt Road, Cromer.
The 1st Floor Gallery is open to the public Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 8.30am-5pm; Wednesday 10am-5pm; Friday 8.30am-4.30pm. NNDC seeks to offer free opportunities to local artists to display their work in the well-lit gallery and in turn provides staff and visitors to the building the opportunity to see a variety of different artists' work. Currently six exhibitions are held annually.
Last updated: 11th January 2017


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Across the world there are currently over 65 million people who have had to leave their homes. Some have settled in new countries; many more are living in refugee camps, waiting for it to be safe enough to go home or to be resettled in a different country. The United Nations decided that refugees should have a special day, when we think of them and show our support. The first World Refugee Day was on 20 June 2001 and it's been celebrated every year since then.
A refugee crisis
Sixty-five million people means that nearly one in 100 people in the world is a displaced person or refugee. We are now facing the worst refugee crisis in history. The number of refugees has doubled in the last twenty years. The situation is clearly worse in some countries than in others. Fifty-five per cent of refugees worldwide come from Syria, Afghanistan and South Sudan. Since the start of the war, more than 5.6 million Syrians have escaped the country and 6.1 million are still living in Syria but have had to leave their homes. Around half of these 11 million people are children.
The aim of World Refugee Day
A refugee crisis on this scale is difficult to deal with, but the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, reminds us that 'the problems are war and hatred, not people who flee.' World Refugee Day is about raising awareness of the situation and showing the refugees that together we can work to end the crisis and help displaced people to find safe and happy homes.
What happens on World Refugee Day?
There are a lot of events on 20 June in different countries. Many famous landmarks, such as the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the Empire State Building in New York, are covered in blue lights, the colour of the United Nations. In Glasgow, Scotland, people hold hands to form an enormous human chain around George Square, in the city centre, to 'show the world that Scotland welcomes refugees'. In many places there are film showings, exhibitions and various fundraising events.
What you can do to help
A few years ago, the United Nations started a petition, #WithRefugees, for people worldwide to ask their governments to support refugees. So far nearly 2 million people have signed the petition. Many people also write letters to their governments or make a donation to a charity that supports refugees. So, what will you do?
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SULLE replied on Sweden
The view of refugees is often based on norms and prejudice, we see at them as distracting for the country. Several countries close there border and even build walls to prevent them from passing through. There is no need to blame refugees because the majority of them a good people like me and you.
aya.kh replied on Tunisia
I think that the citizenship of the word can be the solution, if we delate all nationalities, the life of refugees will be easier.
BING70 replied on China
I think if there were no borders among countries, even no countries existed like in ancient times, people can move freely, there would be no refugees any more. I think the natural environment is for anyone, and it can raise everyone who working hardly.
alita replied on Indonesia
I could not imagine the feeling of this refugees. I agree the refugees is a big problem, but not the root cause because the cause is war and hatred. Some people take advantages over this situation. I do hope more and more people care and act upon this crisis.
luis avellar replied on Brazil
The risk Brazil, are the investors unaware? Hi, nowdays, with advantage of internet, at the transparency of public accounts, we shall known, throughout the media, when the governments falls, and when they leaving the people behind the frontiers. There are lots of conflicts of interess, and injuries government, budge deficit, and so on. The newspapers are reports, the big flag governamental called Petrobras was one of the most businessed, in cash wash terms, for brazilian politicians, In this topic, I prefer not exposure myself. I intend to alert refugees, if they intent to live in Brazil as well, they need to read the brazilian nenwspapers, for maintain and discuss about the brazilian trading and finances, otherwise they has became conniver with the jobbery exploration. Partly, at the first hand, when I imagine to help people, I make the financial control to help people to place the things at place on, that's surrounds a infra-structure, an medical center, job and laser, and so on.
Parsa replied on Iran
How do people see refugees? They are like everybody but they just have borned in a bad area.
Shame on people who doesn't read books to know their rights; To have a better life and throwing away bad politicians.
Hoàng Nhung replied on Vietnam
I dont want to give refugees money or food. I want to give them a job. Wanting to help them, the goverment should give them a job.
Walid Ahmad Qarar replied on Afghanistan
we must make blogs about help with refugees and also with that we must donate for charity organization who help with refugees in the world .


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Thomas R. Delatour Jr.
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Delatour has lived in Beijing since 2007 and oversees all of Century Bridge's investment activities in China.
Prior to co-founding Century Bridge, Mr. Delatour was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of RMB Realty, Inc., overseeing the real estate investments of the Robert M. Bass organization. In this role, Mr. Delatour led investments in Carr Realty Corporation, Paragon Group, Inc., Capstar Hotel Company and The Mendik Company, Inc. Mr. Delatour served on the Board of Directors of each of these companies. Carr Realty Corporation, Paragon Group, Inc. and Capstar Hotel Company each were subsequently taken public, while The Mendik Company was sold to Vornado Realty Trust.
In addition to investing in real estate operating companies at RMB Realty, Mr. Delatour oversaw the acquisition and disposition of approximately 5 million square feet of office buildings in mid-town Manhattan between 1998 and 2004, and was also active in the 1998 acquisition of numerous Japanese properties through Da Vinci I Corp. Y.K. In the early 1990s, Mr. Delatour oversaw the acquisition and disposition of 7 billion dollars in book value of real estate assets purchased from the Resolution Trust Corporation.
Before joining RMB Realty in 1988, Mr. Delatour served as Vice President of Finance, Southeast Region, for Lincoln Property Company. Prior to joining Lincoln Property Company in 1981, Mr. Delatour was an auditor at Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co. (now KPMG).
Mr. Delatour is a past Chairman of the Urban Development/Mixed Use Council of The Urban Land Institute and is a past Trustee of The Urban Land Institute. He is a Co-Founder and past Chairman of the Advisory Council for the Real Estate Finance and Investment Center at The University of Texas at Austin and currently sits on its Executive Committee. In addition, Mr. Delatour is a member of the Foundation Advisory Council for the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas in Austin.
Mr. Delatour earned a BBA degree in Accounting from The University of Texas at Austin in 1976.
Management CommitteeThomas R. Delatour Jr.
Jeffrey K. Tucker
Senior ManagementKeith A. Tucker
Wei Deng
Tully Wyatt
Underwriting TeamDon-Ho Chien
Chi (Tommy) Luo
Derek Chen
Demi Wang
Asset Management TeamPeter Shi
Chi Limin
Xie Yadong
Guo Honglei
Deal ExecutionYajie Zhao
Operations and Investor RelationsLaura Oslick
Additional Co-FoundersDr. Jeffery Z. Jia, PHD
James D. Gressett


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Brisbane is a popular destination for its culture, scenery and outdoor activities. It can be easy to just go with the usual itinerary of packaged experiences and plastic hotel rooms. Why not try something different this time? Why not try a bed and breakfast?
If this is new to you, you're in for a treat. The B&B lifestyle is different to what you find in hotels. The pace is slower, a bit more contemplative. At the same time, there is always something interesting to do, whether it's exploring the grounds, learning about the history of the property or planning the day's explorations with the help of your host.
Here are five reasons why you need to stay at a bed and breakfast next time you visit Brisbane.
Big hotels are designed to be predictable. Business travellers want to know what to expect, and don't like surprises. With large staffs and standardised rooms, a big hotel feels like it's just a place to sleep. A bed and breakfast is uniquely shaped by both the property it occupies and the owners who run it. You may find yourself at a cottage nestled in a hidden garden. Your room might be at the top of a grand mansion. Each establishment is different, and each experience is different.
One of the best things about travel is having the chance to meet new friends. That's just what innkeepers enjoy most about running a bed and breakfast. In addition to your room, you will have access to the common areas of the house. Whether it's a parlour, a lounge or a veranda, you'll find a welcoming place to relax and plan your day's events. Instead of the bustle of an impersonal hotel lobby, a B&B offers a welcoming space where you will meet friendly and interesting people.
Some hotels offer breakfast, but it's usually a steam-table affair where the food on offer is - let's just say that some foods aren't meant for steam tables. Breakfast is when the owner of a bed and breakfast gets to show off. Your meal will feature local specialties and local ingredients. You get a chance to talk to the cook. When was the last time you wanted the recipe for something you ate at a hotel breakfast?
Your innkeepers know the area because they live there. They can tell you which restaurants are good and which ones you should avoid like the devil. They know what the locals do for fun, how to get there and what you'll need to enjoy it properly. Whether you fancy whale watching at Point Lookout, sightseeing from atop the Story Bridge or a day of shopping in Fortitude Valley, you'll be able to get the local perspective on the best places to go and the most interesting things to do.
Since a bed and breakfast is smaller than a hotel, there are fewer people around. The grounds and common areas give plenty of room to wander without being disturbed. You may have the place to yourself while the other guests are off on their adventures. It's like staying with friends who know when to disappear.
A bed and breakfast isn't just a room for the night. It's someone's home. The people who run the establishment are fully focused on their guests. They take pride in their work and a personal interest in your comfort. Running a B&B is more than a livelihood for your hosts. It's a way of life.
Brisbane is 922km (10h 39m) from Sydney and even further (1,788km 19h 46m) from Melbourne. Don't even think of driving from Perth - we recommend flying. This page has plenty of flights to Brisbane. However, Virgin Australia often run deals that are only available on their site and don't forget that Flight Centre will match any advertised fare.
You probably already have an idea about what you want to do when you stay in Brisbane. One thing you definitely, absolutely must add to your list is a visit to the Gallery of Modern Art. GOMA, as it is affectionately called, is possibly the best modern art musuem in Australia. The displays change frequently and there is also a dedicated kids section, so you can bring them along. Top it off with a great location in the centre of Brisbane.
Brisbane is 922km (10h 39m) from Sydney and even further (1,788km 19h 46m) from Melbourne. Don't even think of driving from Perth. For that reason, we recommend flying. For cheap flights, try IWantThatFlight.com.au as they specialise in finding cheap domestic flights.
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Neos Ikaros Hotel
Agia Galini, Rethymno, Greece
The Hotel
Our family hotel is built amphitheatrically on a slope, on the edge of Agia Galini, covering an area of 6.000 square meters.
The 29 comfortable rooms have showers and large balconies, whith a view on Agia Galini and the sea. All rooms have an air condition, a fridge, a telephone and a sat-tv. A third bed can be placed in all rooms to make a family stay more approachable.
The hotel Neos Ikaros is built at the end of the village, only 200 meters from the center and 300 meters from the sea, securing at the same time your quietness from cars-motorbikes and bar-disco, for a pleasant stay.
The hotel operates from the beginning of April till the end of October.
Breakfast is served in the dining room or on the roof garden under the grape vine. In the garden there is a large open swimming pool and a smaller one for children. Under the trees' shadow, around the pool you can relax and enjoy a quiet day. In the snack bar next to the pool you can enjoy your coffee, drink cool sodas, juices, beers, local wine or taste foods from the local culture. There is also a sand volleyball court, as well as a playground for the young visitors. An elevator gives easier access to the hotel.
Getting there
Upon arriving at the airport of Heraklion you can take a TAXI or the bus from the center of Heraklion. If you rent a car from the airport you take the road towards Mires-Timpaki. Agia Galini is 80 kilometers from the airport. From the airport of Hania, you take the road to Rethimno and then to Agia Galini. Agia Galini is 120 kilometers from Hania.
Sea-view apartments
Beside our hotel in the quiet back of the village we also have sea-view apartments offering an astonishing view over the harbour and the Libyan sea. These apartments can be rented for longer periods. For more information visit the Sea-view apartments page
Important! Availibility of facilities may be exlusive to certain rooms and/or may be charged seperately.
- Breakfast
- Swimming pool
- Wifi Internet
- Airconditioning
- Extra bed
- Balcony
- Refrigerator
- Private parking
- Safebox
- Bar
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Drop weight Quick Fort Collins Colorado
The number one thing to begin with is removed all refined carbs. You need to obtain insulin under control and lowering carbohydrates is the most effective way to do this. As long as the body is draining insulin you will never ever develop into a fat loss equipment. As insulin levels drop your body will certainly begin to secrete sodium and also you will certainly lose water weight as well as melting fat. Study after research study has actually revealed that a high fat diet regimen is much more effective in weight loss that a low fat diet. Insulin resistance is among the main variables of persistent condition today as well as decreasing carbohydrates will help you obtain control of this.
Professional healthy diet Fort Collins Colorado
Fats additionally add to systemic swelling if you are consuming the wrong fats. Generally do away with all veggie oils in your diet plan and also you will be much healthier. Healthy and balanced fats leave you feeling overfilled and also will certainly reduce snacking so make certain you eat great deals of healthy fats. Your carbs should be originating from vegetables. Stop consuming starchy carbohydrates and also your body will thanks. Another gain from veggies is the high fiber material which makes your net carbs also lower. Like your mommy always stated "Eat your veggies".
Slimming down is 80% diet regimen and also 20 % workout. While you could slim down without workout, I do not advise it. Weight lifting as well as doing high intensity period training appears to give one of the most bang for the buck. Muscle mass melt power as well as the even more you have, the more calories you burn. Cardio workout could be detrimental due to the fact that you wind up being hungrier and eating much more. Do not believe the misconceptions of losing muscle mass. If you get on a low carb, high fat diet plan the ketones you will be generating are muscle mass sparing. Make use of that.
Weight Loss & Diet Tips
If I were to decrease fat burning into my leading two pointers this is what I would certainly do. Initial point is I would reduce the quantity of carbs I consume. Just eliminating all refined carbohydrates would suffice. That implies primarily absolutely nothing that comes in a box. Cereal, rice, pasta, and bread are instances of this. In the first I would certainly quit eating starches as well. You could reestablish them after you have reached your suitable weight.My 2nd leading idea is do away with all vegetable oils. The processing involved with these oils make them harmful. If you prepare with them you will certainly be obtaining trans fats. I think at this point everybody knows that trans-fats are exceptionally harmful to you. All vegetable oils have a small amount of trans-fats in them. When you prepare with them the trans-fats can go from around 1 %to 20 %. Simply do not do it. Instead chef with health saturated oils such as hand oil, coconut oil, or even butter. Butter is a staple in my life currently as well as I am healthier for it.
Eat This Not That Fort Collins
Did you understand that Alzheimer's is called Diabetes Type III now(Alzheimer and Diabetes link)? Diabetes is a dietary condition and if you want to regulate or reverse it you need to transform your diet. The Loveland Medical Clinic informs people on diet so they could get control of their health without having to take tablets. We reveal you exactly what foods you ought to be consuming and also just what foods to prevent. The federal government and also big business farming has actually lied to the American public for years which is why 66% of the American public is now obese or obese. Exactly how about we do some preventative medicine and also obtain control of our wellness currently prior to we go damaged as a country.
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There are plenty of healthy diet plans out there. Any individual should be able to slim down on any kind of diet regimen strategy. Whether the plan benefits your overall health and wellness is arguable. You have actually heard of all the plans. Weight Watchers, Metabolic Research Center, Slimfast, and also the list goes on. Some usage hormone therapy as well as others aim to offer you on their supplements. I am sorry yet injecting HCG and eating a 800 calorie diet is just not healthy. If you take a look at the components of several of the supplements these business are offering you will certainly see that there is a lot of scrap in them. You can not just reduce calories, you need to change your diet plan. The Loveland Medical Clinic transitions our patient to a healthy way of life and also diet regimen that will certainly permit you to age with dignity. It is not simply how much time you live, it is exactly how functional you are at your age. I still wish to be able to ride my bike up a mountain at 80 years of age. Just how around you?
Mission of Loveland Medical Clinic
The goal of the Loveland Medical Clinic is to show individuals how you can optimize their health so they could live and age beautifully.
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It is important to have fats and healthy proteins in all your dishes. Believe it or otherwise carbs are not vital since your body can make them. It is essential to not exaggerate the healthy protein because your body could likewise transform that to glucose. Additionally, high healthy protein intake and cancer are associated. Bear in mind that animal raised today in huge commercial operations have plenty of anti-biotics as well as hormone as well as both will impede you from reducing weight.


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I have a special treat for you today! 🙂 Guest post by my friend, Lisa Woodie. Lisa and I met a few months back at several networking events. We really hit it off with our conversations about beer (yes we both like beer), cooking, and how to eat better. We talked a little business too but the other stuff was more important. 😉
Lisa is the owner and chef behind Homemade Fresh Chef Services. She helps individuals, couples and families eat healthier meals with heat-and-eat convenience. She provides meal packages, catering for personal and business events, and cooking classes that are educational and fun. All meals are personalized based on each client's tastes, preferences and dietary requirements. Her scratch-made recipes focus on using fresh, high quality ingredients. Whether you need help this holiday season or all year round, Homemade Fresh is the healthy, convenient, affordable solution!
Maybe she could make something for our Thanksgiving Day feast? 😉
Without further ado…
'Tis the Season to Keep Your Energy Tank Full
The holidays are approaching quickly, and for many people that means your schedule will get even busier. You'll have less time to plan and prepare meals and snacks. So you'll probably rely more on take-out, restaurant and quick convenience meals from the supermarket. You may visit the drive-through and vending machine more frequently. You may skip some meals altogether. It may be harder to find time to exercise. Then suddenly, it's the end of the year and you are exhausted and a few pounds heavier. How can you prevent this?
As your schedule gets busier, you'll need more energy. And the scenario I described above will deplete your energy tank. Your body is like a car, and you need a tank full of good fuel to keep your engine running smoothly and your energy level up. Here's one way to help you get through the holiday season (and the whole year!) with more energy and productivity. As a bonus, it could make you healthier too!
Don't Skip Meals, Especially Breakfast
The old adage is true: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day for your brain, your energy level and your metabolism. In the morning your fuel tank is low, so you need to refuel with a healthy breakfast that includes lean protein and good carbohydrates (like eggs and fresh fruit). This will jump-start your metabolism and give you sustained energy. Beware of caffeine and sweets because those can put you on an energy rollercoaster with dramatic highs and lows. When you skip a meal, your body goes into starvation mode which dramatically slows your metabolism, makes you store fat, and depletes your energy. To maximize your energy and productivity, eat three balanced meals (lean meat, vegetables, whole grains) daily along with a healthy afternoon snack. Examples of good snacks are a handful of nuts, string cheese, Greek yogurt, fresh fruit, or carrots with hummus. Follow this plan every day and you may be surprised at how great you feel.
So the moral of this story? Lisa rocks — she is an amazing chef — and never skip breakfast!
I have a hard time getting motivated to eat breakfast. I like to start each day with a cup of yummy java and then I either dive into a book or work. If Raymond doesn't make me breakfast, then I either don't eat (gasp!) or I eat a bowl of grits (blech!).
I'm trying to make breakfast the most balanced meal of the day! 🙂
Feel free to leave some love for Lisa in the comments section. 🙂 Got any questions? Ask away!
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Everton manager Ronald Koeman was not shocked to see his name linked with the Netherlands job in recent days but is not paying attention to rumours surrounding him and the Oranje, insisting that turning around the Toffees' fortunes is his main "priority" at this moment in time.
The Netherlands suffered another unsuccessful and damning qualifying campaign that saw them fail to reach the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The disappointment led Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, who Koeman is a columnist for, to suggest that the former Barcelona legend is one of the "main candidates" to take over from Dick Advocaat, who is widely expected to leave his position as Netherlands boss.
Former Oranje midfielder George Boateng suggested that it could benefit both Koeman and Everton if his compatriot decided to take up the reins in his homeland, but the former Southampton manager is only focused on reviving the Merseysiders and will hope to return to winning ways against Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday (15 October).
"No I'm not surprised they put my name in because they did the same some years ago," Koeman said in his press conference. "But I'm the Everton manager and that's the most important thing. It is not realistic now because we have other business to do with Everton and we need to win and change our situation this Sunday. That is my priority."
Many have been dumbfounded by the Dutch's fall from grace on the international stage, but Koeman thinks the reason for his country's decline is rather simple. The former Ajax and Feyenoord boss does not think the Netherlands have the same quality of player as they did three or four years ago but believes they will soon be gracing the top table of international football before too long.
"We lost quality, we don't have the top European players any more," Koeman said. "[Arjen] Robben was the last and now he has stopped. we have some really good talent but the whole competition in Holland, young players go abroad too fast. We had a good time with a lot of good players. Countries like Belgium and Germany have changed around, but we will come back."


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Harold Loeffler intended to save soil when he switched from conventional tillage to ridge-till in 1983.
Today, he and his sons ridge-till because it also makes them more money.
Fifteen years ago, the elder Loeffler figured he'd give up some yield in his corn and soybeans when he switched to ridge-till. But, he reasoned, it would be the best system for his rolling Mankato, MN, farm.
His sons, Brian, now 28, and Brad, 26, weren't old enough to ponder their father's decision at the time. Now that they've joined the business, though, they've given it a lot of thought - and economic analysis.
"Dad had looked at ridges on other farms before he changed over, and when he changed, he changed every acre," Brian reports. "We didn't find out the full extent of the benefits until we'd done it a few years."
To their surprise - and satisfaction - ridge-till didn't reduce yields.
"We found that we could do this and control erosion, not give up yield, and save quite a bit in input expenses, too," Brian states.
With the Loefflers all involved in the operation, they need enough income for three families. So you can bet they've run the numbers more than once to make sure what they're doing is returning as much profit as possible.
They've added land to the business, too, in order to keep everyone employed.
After 15 years, the Loefflers figure ridges are still the best way to farm.
"A few years ago, ridge-till was really a fad," Brian points out. "A lot of people didn't stick with it. I think it requires different - not necessarily better - management than conventional- or reduced-till.
"The fad is over now, and people who are still doing it are doing it because it works. And because they're making money with it."
His most recent economic comparison of ridges vs. reduced-till, done for the Midwest, shows a $26.25/acre annual benefit for ridges. That assumes a 50-50 corn-bean rotation.
"That assumes there would be no difference in yield between the two systems," he adds.
"The thought has crossed our minds a couple of times to go to no-till. But we strongly believe in cultivation after the crop is emerged to help aerate the soil and control weeds," Loeffler continues.
"In cases where weather hasn't allowed us to rebuild ridges, we've seen yield reductions the following year. I believe that's from having to plant on the flatter field, where soil is cooler and wetter."
Loeffler says cultivating helps keep weed-control expenses lower, but the big ridge-till advantage is the higher, drier seedbed.
"Residue falls to the bottom of the ridge, so we're planting in clean soil. The planter works better and crops emerge faster and more uniformly."
The Loefflers also found that the work load is lighter in spring and fall than with conventional- or reduced-till systems. However, it's higher in summer due to the time it takes to cultivate.
"We spend our time in the field when the crop is growing and not so much either before or after," states Loeffler.
His numbers are shown in the tables.
For the ridge-till side of the comparison, he used actual numbers from the Loeffler farm. Since it's 100% ridge-till, he pulled the reduced-till numbers from the Minnesota farm management survey.
Reduced-till, in this case, includes fall chisel plowing of corn stubble (no fall tillage after soybean harvest) plus two spring passes with a field cultivator.
The economic model Loeffler used assumed that each farm was 1,000 acres. He broke expenses into two categories: fixed and direct cash.
Much of the ridge-till advantage came in reduced equipment overhead and operating expenses. Note that ridge-till had a $15.76/acre advantage over reduced tillage in annual machinery expenses.
In corn production, he came up with a slight savings in fertilizer and more than a $10/acre herbicide savings. Soybean herbicide expenses were greater for ridge-till than for reduced-till. But fertilizer expenses were lower, resulting in a slight overall advantage for ridge-till.
He assumed fertilizer would be broadcast in a reduced tillage system, while it's banded in ridge-till.
"Banding allows us to produce the same yield with less applied fertilizer," Loeffler explains.
When direct cash expenses for corn and bean production were averaged together, Loeffler came up with a $10.49/acre advantage for ridge-till.


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"Train up a child in the way that he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it." Proverbs 22:6
Children's Sunday School meets on Sunday morning during the worship hour. Children will attend the first few minutes of the worship service with their family. Following the Children's Message, the Director of Family Ministries and a group of volunteer Sunday School teachers will escort the children to the Sunday school classrooms, where they are divided into age-appropriate learning groups.
Safety and security are very important to us. We ask that all families with children Sunday School age (ages 3 years old – 5th grade) sign in before worship at the Children's Ministry table located at the entrance to the sanctuary. Children must be signed out by a parent at the end of Sunday School from the Resource Room.
Interactive Bible games, music, crafts and snacks all engage children in meaningful Christian lessons that help the word of God come alive. Our Sunday school classes follow the Holy Moly curriculum. Students enjoy a short animated video that allows them to see and hear the Bible in a fun and entertaining way. Take-home sheets are available so parents can track what their children are learning each week.
Our Children's Ministry engages in regular mission work, fun outings, and seasonal celebrations. Some of the highlights of our year include Rally Day, the Church Picnic, Family Fun Days, Strawberry Festival, the Live Nativity, Youth Sunday, Birthday Party for Jesus, and summer movie and pizza parties.
Children with special needs are welcome.
During the summer, we all meet together, which allows children to be a little more laid back with fun interactive lessons, creative Bible crafts, snacks, and games.
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My husband and I joined some of the pilgrims from our trip to Italy last year in Traverse City, MI this past weekend. It was a blessed time and is really why a pilgrimage is something you think you are doing for yourself but is really something God is doing for you! It took us 25 years of saving to get to Italy but was something that continues to give back to us. If you've never taken a pilgrimage, you may want to ask God to show you if this is something He is asking you to do.


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Biffa, a UK waste disposal firm bought by private equity investors for £1.7bn, plans to use the rubbish it collects to generate energy. Nick Fitzpatrick looks at growth in the energy-from-waste industry...
When the price of oil starts to rise again, if it stays high next time don't be surprised if a whole new industry is created that focuses on mining plastics out of landfill sites. Recycled plastics can be turned into a substitute for oil and producers of this fuel have benefited from the high oil price in recent years after users sought cheaper alternatives.
In fact the maligned plastic bottle has never been so popular and has its very own spot price index. Performance hasn't been great, however. At £80-£160 per tonne in the UK, the price of recycled clear blue plastic bottles is down from the January 2001 price of £110-£170, according to Letsrecycle.com, which produces the index.
But it is the value in the process of turning plastic into energy that counts more than the commodity and the 'waste-to-energy' sector, which recycles a plethora of materials into energy along with plastics, is attracting more interest from private equity firms offering expansion cash.
The interest follows landmark deals such as Biffa, one of the UK's biggest landfill operators. In April 2008 a consortium led by private equity firms Montagu and Global Infrastructure Partners bought Biffa for £1.7bn (€1.9bn).
In January this year Biffa said it would transform itself into a waste-to-energy firm by recycling the waste it controls. Biffa operates 30 landfill sites and handles over 10m tonnes of waste a year from more than 70,000 commercial customers and 1m households.
Andre Horbach, CEO, says: "The UK is going through a massive reorganisation of its waste processing infrastructure over the next five years. The majority of waste has been going to landfill but EU legislation and taxation is driving change."
The waste-to-energy industry goes beyond the UK and is a global activity involving both publicly listed and private companies, along with government initiatives. For example, Covanta, a listed renewable energy business in the US, is expanding its operations in Europe and Asia. In the Middle East, Abu Dhabi's Masdar initiative seeks to establish a Silicon Valley for 'future energy' companies.
China is also in the business, while a further private equity deal in the UK saw Terra Firma Capital Partners identify waste-to-energy as a significant margin driver when it combined Shanks, which was the third largest landfill operator in the UK, with WRG, another landfill firm. It sold the waste disposal businesses of the two groups and created a renewable energy generator instead, now rebranded as Infinis. The transaction size was €850m.
Parallel to these mega deals, a crop of other private equity funds are either beginning or expanding their investments in smaller companies involved in recycling waste into energy. They join a number of already established funds investing in public companies.
Typically, these funds are aimed at wealthy investors, but some of the private equity houses say that pension funds and consultants are also now paying interest.
Bruce Jenkyn Jones, a managing director at Impax Asset Management, an environmental finance specialist with £1.09bn of assets under management in private and public companies, is one of them. Impax is quoted on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange and its private equity investments include New Earth Energy, a recently formed renewable energy business set up by New Earth Solutions in the UK.
"The waste industry is a very interesting area. The sector splits down into makers of equipment, those who operate it, and the commodity recyclers who buy and sell paper, plastic and other materials," says Jenkyn Jones.
Interest from pension funds has brought with it a greater interest in benchmarks. "With this interest from pension funds comes an interest in what benchmarks are appropriate for investors in the sector," Jenkyn Jones says.
As an indication, Jenkyn Jones says that funds investing in listed waste companies should be expected to outperform small caps, meaning that the MSCI Small Cap Index is a useful reference.
For private equity investors in the sector the goal is to float a company or exit through a trade sale. Kimberly Tara, CEO of FourWinds Capital Management, says waste-to-energy companies need to be of a similar size to Biffa before floatation. FourWinds is investing in smaller companies that are looking for expansion capital to get them there.
"The waste programme is a new programme for us. We are focusing on recycling and waste-to-energy companies by investing in operators and technology producers," Tara says.
Opportunities in Europe
Opportunities in Europe
She adds: "Historically there have been a lot of opportunities in the US, but because of regulatory reasons we are seeing more opportunities in Europe."
It is a raft of European environmental and energy legislation that has created a foundation for the market. Matt Christensen, executive director of the European Sustainable Investment Forum (Eurosif), says: "There is a fair amount of recycling legislation coming out of Europe and individual member states. For example, the EU is looking at rolling out investments that match clean technology investments by the private sector. The EU is concerned that the Middle East and North America will better incentivise the people with the brains in these sectors to leave Europe and go elsewhere, and the EU does not want to lose those companies."
Beyond environmental legislation, Jenkyn Jones at Impax says a second driver is market liberalisation and privatisation, which have seen state-run enterprises spun out into the private sector.
Biffa was itself previously part of Severn Trent, a UK water company that was created with the privatisation of the state-owned water utility.
The third driver is the changing economics in the industry, says Jenkyn Jones. "Commodity prices have come down which is a negative for recycling. But landfill taxes have gone up." Local authorities pay these taxes for refuse buried in landfill sites, incentivising them to divert waste to recycling and waste-to-energy firms.
Matt Taylor, a partner at Foresight Group, an alternative asset manager, says: "There's an amazing dynamic in the waste industry. Local authorities will see the cost of waste disposal rise by 300% if they miss their targets for diverting waste from landfill sites, and landfill costs for the whole waste industry are rising as landfill tax is set to climb by 50% over the next two years. These pressures are unleashing a wave of investment in infrastructure for recycling and recovery of waste."
Foresight Group, which has £200m of assets under management, launched the Foresight Sustainable UK Investment Fund in 2007. Standing at about £25m, the fund invests in unquoted UK companies, specifically infrastructure deals in areas including waste-to-energy and recycling. These include AWP Environmental, which plans to generate power from waste using an advanced 'gasification' technology that reduces harmful emissions.
The wealthy are still being advised to invest. Eurosif estimated that sustainable investments represented approximately 8% of portfolios for wealthy European investors as of 31 December 2007 and predicts that by 2012 the share will have increased to 12%, surpassing the €1 trillion mark.
Burkhard Varnholt, CIO at Bank Sarasin, a Swiss private bank, says that selected renewable energy groups should perform well over the next year.
Oil prices and power
But the sharp fall in the oil price in recent months has had negative consequences for sustainable investments in the energy sector for the time being. In a report, Varnholt says: "The investment case for many projects, which is based on the cost differential between the provision of renewable energy and fossil fuels, is being undermined by the low oil price at present. This development also explains why the investment themes of energy efficiency and renewable energy did not perform as well as expected during the past year."
Similarly, Jenkyn Jones at Impax says: "The oil price has gone down dramatically so it is less economic to use energy from recycled plastic at the moment. Recycling energy from plastic is more profitable when oil is higher."
However, the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts that the oil price will average US$100 per barrel between 2008 and 2015, and $122 thereafter. At the same time the IEA expects energy demand to rise by 50% until 2030. This may give companies and consumers a major incentive to start searching for alternative energy sources again.
There is also another important driver for the sector: the new US president, Barack Obama. The agenda of the US administration includes a number of important sustainability topics including renewable energy.
In a report Robin Batchelor and Poppy Allonby, fund managers of BlackRock's New Energy Fund, say: "This year may well be a turning point for the sector, given that the world's largest energy consumer has just elected as president a vocal supporter of new energy."
President Obama has talked of investing $150bn in clean energy over the next ten years. His plans include creating five million new jobs in the new energy sector and he wants to introduce a national standard ensuring 10% of electricity comes from renewable sources by 2012 (25% by 2025).
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$ cnpm install ic-ajax
jQuery.ajax wrapper.
bower install ic-ajax
... or ...
npm install ic-ajax
Note the
dist directory has multiple module formats, use whatever works best for you.
define(['ic-ajax'], function(ajax) {});
Node.JS (CJS)
var ajax = require('ic-ajax')
var ajax = ic.ajax;
All instructure canvas stuff lives on the
ic global.
This lib simply wraps
jQuery.ajax with two exceptions:
request only resolves the response data from the request, while
raw resolves an object with the three "arguments" as keys if you need them.
Other than that, use
request exactly like
var ajax = ic.ajax;
App.ApplicationRoute = Ember.Route.extend({
model: function() {
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// if you need access to the jqXHR or textStatus, use raw
ajax.raw('/foo').then(function(result) {
// result.response
// result.textStatus
// result.jqXHR
In order to test newly added code you must rebuild the distribution.
broccoli build dist
Adding fixtures with
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ic.ajax.defineFixture('api/v1/courses', {
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jqXHR: {},
textStatus: 'success'
ic.ajax.request('api/v1/courses').then(function(result) {
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Even with glass between us, with a cute girl in front of me, I was slightly nervous.
If she were a normal girl, I don't think I'd even be nervous at all. But Claudia Rheinland wasn't any ordinary girl.
First off, a normal girl doesn't get arrested on murder allegations.
Second, a normal girl doesn't carry around a weapon as if it were all she had to remember her parents by.
And third, a normal girl doesn't proclaim herself the hero.
… Maybe princess would've worked out, I thought as I looked at those blue eyes before me.
But I'd have to revise that… A princess didn't look so unfortunate.
The girl called Claudia Rheinland was a girl whose full appraisal gave off some lingering shadows.
Unrelated to how dim the room was, irrelevant to the healthy radiance of sunlight, it looked as if the pale light of the moon would suite her better; a girl suited to a dark, damp air. That was Claudia Rheinland's image.
… Rather than a princess, perhaps she was closer to a witch.
Perhaps discomforted by my long look, or perhaps that's what her usual expression was like, Claudia narrowed her slanted eyes and looked at me.
"Is there… anything strange about me?"
"Eh? Oh, not at all. I was thinking over what we should talk about."
"… I… don't know anything about you."
… But she added on. "You're the same, aren't you?"
"Yes. You're exactly right. Unfortunately, we don't know anything about one another. In this instance, the first thing we should do is introduce ourselves."
I said it as cheerfully as I could. I didn't want to put her on guard, and more than anything, to fight in the trial to come, her cooperation was an absolute necessity.
… You have to build a relation of trust with the client.
That weird, spaced out, but proficient attorney boss of mine always spilled that phrase from her mouth.
So I decided to do just that.
"I'm Daniel Lockhart the lawyer. My job is to protect your rights."
"Rights? Exactly what part of me would that be protecting?"
She made a face that implied she really didn't understand from the depths of her heart. I could see at once that she had increased her grip on her sword.
"Those rights would be your basic human rights."
I thought to recite the definition from the textbook word for word, but stopped myself.
"Pretty much, I get money to protect your legal interests. That's my job."
"… Money? But I don't remember paying you any money."
… And I don't think you have money in the first place.
The first part of her words were well enunciated, while the later parts dropped in tone before fading out entirely.
"Even if you don't pay, the country is paying me. This country has a law that, no matter the criminal, they shall always be afforded an attorney."
… Then, said Claudia. "The reason you're protecting me is because of money?"
The tone of her voice was the strongest so far.
"That's right. I took on this job because I wanted the money."
I gave an immediate reply. Claudia's mouth closed into a straight line, as she gave me a sharp glare.
To be honest, I could have lied there. That I'm saving her because I treasure her, or because I want to protect her, and such idealistic drivel was better suited to a young girl in her teens.
But I wasn't good at lying. Even if I spouted driven from my mouth, I'm sure before those piercing blue eyes that seemed to see through everything, it will all have been for naught.
… If I lied to her, I couldn't get her trust. In that case, I don't care if she hates me, I just want us to be honest.
"It's not like I… was living a life of camping out over there."
Claudia's used an overly self-depreciating tone. And I recalled. The words I had said in court.
"I had a proper house there, and a bed, and a table, and chair, and even a bookshelf. I was always reading the books father left behind, learning about the world through them."
At the first part her stone was strong, but after that, it gradually began to shake, and become a tearful plea.
"I… am not a savage. Neither am I an oddball. I am not defective in the head. I only thought to do something good for everyone's sake."
I didn't know what to say. I silently listened to her words.
"I… know about people… like you. They come out a lot in the books at my house. They're the type of villains who'll easily cheat, trick, use violence, and do the worst sorts of things for their own selfish desires, right?"
A majority of that was close to false allegations. But I didn't think to deny it.
… I mean, she wasn't wrong. I was definitely using her to earn my bread.
As I recall, the amount you can earn in court-appointed defense is close to chicken feed. The level when you'll finally get some loose change if you win the suit. But whether it be easy money, or small change, there's no changing the fact it was money earned by using people.
"The worst sort of person. More wicked than the demon lord. The criminal calmly bullying the weak isn't me, it's you!"
"Is that so… by the way, in your books, what happens to those villains?"
On my question, her most abject face of all turned to a smile. But even if I said that, it was the sort gained from tormenting another, a cruel smile.
"The ally of justice kills them all. Without leaving a single villain alive…… The ally of justice uncovers their evil deeds… all of them… all of them, everyone is properly defeated… justice always wins, and evil always loses… and the final page is always a happy end."
Claudia continued talking, containing her sobs. She was looking down, so I couldn't see her expression, but I thought she was surely crying.
Large drops of water dripped onto the table. Her entire body was trembling as she spoke.
"So why… are you all I have? Why is a villain like you the only one who'll save me?"
Claudia raised her face. What's she'd been desperately enduring to that point had crumbled, and with all her emotions on display, rather than some hero, she looked like a simple, normal girl.
The girl was crying after all. Nothing more and nothing less, raising a stifled cry I couldn't call a voice, she looked as if she was wishing for help from the entire world.


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You've Lost Your Fire: 5 Signs of Burnout in Dancers
You know that moment when you overdrive your car and at some point, the engine stops because it needs to cool down in order to start again? It's kind of the same with us, human beings. If we put so much into our work and we forget to rest our mind and body, we end up with a burnout.
As professional dancers, this is something that we most definitely want to avoid. Imagine working for a few months to get ready for a competition and then being affected by burnout just a few days before the start.
The signs differ from one person to another and this is why I will most likely tell you how to make the difference between a regular exhaustion and the fact that you might be going towards a burnout. Becoming aware of the risks will help you out.
Usually, when a ballroom dancer brings uprefers to a burnout, he is saying that he needs to hit the pause button. This is a tough decision to make but unless you're keeping the balance, you'll have no choice.
Why We Burnout?
1. Lack of motivation and impossibility of finding a good reason to keep dancing.
You can still use your body to practice and learn new steps but if your mind is wandering somewhere else, you're wasting time, energy, and it's hard to focus. Don't push yourself too far though because your body can't take it without the aid of your mind. They need to be in sync with each other. A small advice would be to take a few days off and think it through. Why did you start dancing in the first place? What kept you going until now? Is it a hobby or are you part of the professional world?
2. Muscular weakness and too much pressure put on the body.
Let's say that you have enrolled in a competition that starts in 2 months. You start getting the shivers with each day and you're cramming up. You take extra hours of practice and you tell yourself that you'll have time to rest after you are ready. Even though you don't stress too much, you're still putting pressure on your body which can lead to a constant feeling of fatigue due to muscular weakness. When you rest, your body is actually regenerating.
3. A long period of stress is a straight way to chronic stress.
When your life takes place among professionals you must keep up with everything that is happening. We all have stressful times in our lives but the downside is that we can get used to living with it and this could end with an episode of chronic stress. This usually means that you don't sleep well, it's hard to focus on anything, and you are predisposed to anxiety episodes. If you have a family to take care of, a job that you go to every day, and you also attend dance classes you are in for a thrill. Finding that sweet spot where you keep the balance is what you should aim for.
4. Feeling ineffective and useless thus turning away from social activities.
Your enthusiasm and willingness to do things are fading away and you become soulless. Because we are humans and we very much rely on our feelings when we do things, we are forced into this situation to shut down completely in order to refresh. Ballroom dancing is a social activity and this can impact the relationship with your partner. Take a few days off so you won't hurt the one that's next to you. These feelings make you unproductive so it's better to just do something else that will help you get back in tune with yourself.
5. A constant feeling of tiredness and inability to sleep.
Because the stress might go to high, there is a risk of becoming unable to rest and have a constant feeling of tiredness. You may lie in the bed for 10 hours during the night and still find it impossible to close your eyes and start dreaming. Learn some relaxation techniques like transcendental meditation or yoga. It will definitely help you recover and get back on track.
Prevention is a lot better than treatment. I am sure that none of us would want to end up with a burnout. The most important thing is to listen to your body. It has its ways of letting you know when he needs a break. Eating well is also extremely important and having a diet based on how much energy you need every day. I have said this so many times and I will say it again: sleep, sleep, sleep! It's so good for your mind and body and it also helps with the training. Dance moves that you practice during the day are stored in muscle memory during the night.
Be careful with your high expectations and don't put too much pressure on yourself. Instead, strive towards living in balance.
If you want to read more about how to take care of yourself and how to relax, you can check our other article on 8 Things Every Dancer Can Do To Improve Their Overall Well-Being.
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Dancing has been my passion since I was 13 and since then I've been doing things in that direction. Writing, creating and putting together the biggest community for dancers around the world!


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If you think you are looking very fat when you stand in front of the mirror? You think you are trying a lot to lose weight but your motivation level is not as much as needed.
If you feel that your life is not easy because you are looking fat? Is people not showing more interest in you? Are your friends laughing at you for being fat?
So here are a few tips which you can motivate yourself for easy and quick weight loss.
Click your picture before you started your weight loss program and after that . With this You will know how much of a difference it has made. Keep reminding yourself that you want to look like a handsome hunk or cute girl. Know that Obesity is one of the biggest problems for most of the diseases.
Make a friend who is very much into exercising and who has a fit body and always speaks about weight loss. Meet all those people who are doing exercise regularly. Also keep friends who go to Salsa or Aerobic classes and join with them for these classes. See all the people who are jogging in the park every day. See how handsome and good looking they are.
Every day after exercise, you should check how many calories you have lost. Observe your skin becoming clearer day by day because all the pours on the face get opened up everyday during exercise. Try to keep your self always happy and full of charm.
Keep reminding and motivate yourself that at your old age you still want to remain fit and fine and not a patient lying on the bed.
If you stop exercising, the extra weight you put on will itself give you this crave. You should always walk on regular basis and keep exercising.


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Or Fleisher is an award-winning creative technologist, developer and artist working at the intersection of technology and storytelling.
Recent work
Experiment / Tools
Stream curated holographic video directly from Vimeo into The Looking Glass.
Augmented Reality
This 3-D Simulation Shows Why Social Distancing Is So Important.
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Reconstruct 2D images and video in 3D using machine learning.
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A photogrammetry reconstruction of the aftermath
Virtual Reality
A virtual reality documentary about love and lonliness.
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An audio reactive virtual reality short film.
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Playback and live stream volumetric video hosted on Vimeo.
Augmented Reality / Machine Learning
Step inside Pulp Fiction's iconic dance scene using augmented reality.
Virtual Reality
A cosmic webVR music performance
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A WebVR plugin for rendering volumetric video.
Machine Learning / Tools
Edit and retouch any image in 2.5D.
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Predict how long people have to live in augmented reality.
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Render 6DoF equirectangular 360 images and videos with depthmaps
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Compose music in virtual reality using objects
An installation about design.
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Imagine what would happen if Twitter intruded our everyday augmented reality.
Remix Israel's decleration of independance to fit your world views
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Easily stream your Vimeo videos into Unity or record and publish out to Vimeo
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detune allows users to play music using face impressions.
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An AFrame component for rendering volumetric video in WebVR
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Predict joints and human skeleton position from real-time video.
A 3D web audio sound visulaizer.
The sound of a protest.
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