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In the past 30 days,self-driving cars have officially hit the mainstream,going from a niche topic among auto analysts and enthusiasts to one discussed onThe Late Showand featured on60 Minutesin recent weeks.The mobility movement is now part of the public consciousness, and the long-term implications are significant for the auto industry and investors. As the coming auto revolution becomes dinner-table conversation, these past few weeks have served as a nice snapshot of an industry at an inflection point.
Silicon Valley autoAfter opening up its test center recently to journalists, and garnering a wave of headlines in the process, Alphabet -- until recently, known as Google -- is now the poster child of the automotive revolution.Its fleet of 48 autonomous vehicles, including 25 adorable prototypes, have driven 1.2 million miles by themselves and another 900,000 with a human driver. Those miles are collective; thanks to machine learning, each vehicle contains the lessons of those 2.1 million total miles driven.
They have been involved in a few accidents along the way, but it has (allegedly) never been the computer's fault. Besides, an autonomous car doesn't have to be perfect; it just has to be better than a human, and it is easily leaping over that low hurdle. It is estimated that driverless cars will ultimately reduce auto fatalities by 90%, which would be about 300,000 American lives saved a year.
Investors shouldn't confuse Alphabet's tests with some fun science project: The company is serious about changing how we travel. And it should be, as the addressable market easily dwarfs the opportunity in smartphones and Android devices by orders of magnitude. Capturing only a small percentage of the multitrillion-dollar mobility market could mean tens of billions in revenue to the company. To that end, Alphabethired well-regarded auto veteran John Krafcik on Sept. 13 to lead the operation. He worked at Ford before running Hyundai's U.S. operations, and also served as CEO of TrueCar. His experience will become invaluable when commercializing this venture. It's unlikely that Alphabetwill build this fleet itself -- it's actively looking to partner with an existing OEM to quickly scale production, which could be a contract manufacturer such as Magna or perhaps even a traditional automaker. Investors should watch developments closely.
Alphabet's fiercest rival, Apple , is not about to cede this enormous market opportunity without a fight. In fact, the world's most valuable company is further along than many realize, given the shroud of secrecy that hangs over Apple product development. The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple is targeting a 2019 release date --yes, one year before Alphabet's. The Journalalso reports that Apple has a team of 600 already working on Project Titan, and a mandate to triple that staffing. Details around the Apple Car are not known -- what will power it, whether it will drive itself, or even if a customer can own one. I suspect it will be electric and an autonomous ride-sharing service and app directly competing with Uber and Google.
A target date four years away may seem impossibly close, but Apple has smart people and the Mount Everest of cash piles -- all that's needed to make miracles happen. Apple already discussed testing such a vehicle with the California DMV earlier this summer, so it may not be long before we start seeing disguised prototypes on the road.
Apple likes to control the entire user experience, and in some ways a car is the not only the "ultimate mobile device," as Apple SVP Jeff Williams said; it's also the ultimate closed system. Apple can design the hardware, write the software, and painstakingly craft an ideal user experience. Apple gets to dictate who enters its closed system. Drivers collectively waste hundreds of billions of hours a year behind a wheel, time that can be redirected either working or consuming media within the Apple ecosystem. The value of that captured consumer, the data collected, and of course charging for the transport itself makes this opportunity too great for Apple to ignore.
The rest of the traditional manufacturers should be more concerned about these deep-pocketed tech stalwarts entering their market. Investors tend to underestimate the impact of true disruption. Ask yourself: Is it more likely that Apple and Alphabetfail to find traction with driverless cars and stagnate as ancillary competitors, or is it more likely that Detroit's Big Three are closer to becoming the next Nokia, Motorola, and BlackBerry, unable to move fast enough to counter a new paradigm?
VW's unclean dieselsIn terms of embarrassing self-inflicted wounds, Volkswagen , in rigging its diesel emissions, ranks right next to the QVC presenter who stabbed himself with a katana. It turns out the secret to VW's success in creating efficient, fun-to-drive "clean diesels," representing roughly 70%of the U.S. diesel market, was not a matter of magic known exclusively to Wolfsburg's engineering wizards, but instead a cheat to hide emissions up to 40 times greater than the allowable amount.
The cost of the scandal to Volkswagen will be immense. The company has already set aside over $7.3 billion, and that still might be underestimating the financial impact of its 11 million-vehicle recall. A potential fine could be as high as $18 billion, although that's unlikely. What is certain is that there will be litigation expenses, costs for fixing the cheating software, incentives for retaining angry customers, and a massive PR campaign and apology tour.
That said, VW is one of the best positioned global automakers for the future, now trading at a massive discount. The sprawling conglomerate has several valuable core assets, was one of the first to invest in modular platforms, and is pursuing autonomous driving and electrification through higher-end brands Audi and Porsche. It will, however, have tough times ahead, and investors looking for a deal could catch a falling knife instead, especially if we're nearing the high point of this auto-sales cycle. Concerns existed that VW's estimates were already on the rosy side, so I would urge caution to the value hunters.
The fallout of this crisis won't be contained to VW: It will affect the rest of the industry as well. Increased government scrutiny will increase costs for all manufacturers, as actual fuel economy often lags the EPA numbers. Given the ever-rising global standards for fuel economy and emissions, this could accelerate the switch toward hybrid and all-electric vehicles.
Model X-citementOn the last day of the month, meeting a September launch date by the skin of its teeth, Tesla Motors unveiled its new Model X to great fanfare.The all-electric SUV appears to surpass expectations with good looks, impressive safety, hospital-quality air filters, a panoramic windshield, innovative seats, and yes, those stunning falcon-wing doors. It also features autopilot, Tesla's advanced driver safety tech, which will include a fully autonomous -- as in hands-free -- driving mode under certain heavy traffic conditions.
Unlike some bulls, I don't think Tesla is ready to rocket to $400 per share and beyond, but the arrow is clearly pointing up on the stock. The Model X has a chance to capture imaginations, with the potential to be a best-in-class vehicle in the most important market segment.
Thinking more broadly, Tesla is in a lot of ways better positioned than some legacy rivals. It won't have to deal with increased emissions scrutiny or pour resources into new powertrains that meet heightening global standards. Tesla will have access to the cheapest kWh batteries on the market. And in an automotive world where bleeding-edge tech, especially in advanced safety, is emphasized, Tesla is already far ahead of the curve. This isn't a safe stock: Execution risks abound, and the competition is about to get fierce -- the Germans are coming for Elon Musk. But if we're nearing the top of the buying cycle and loose financing is about to tighten, Tesla won't have the overcapacity concerns or see the same deterioration of its customer base as traditional automakers. Over the long term, Tesla has to drive costs down on its vehicles and potentially leverage its lead in electrification and autonomy to emerge as a broader mobility service, or risk remaining a niche player.
The article Welcome to Prime Time, Driverless Cars originally appeared on Fool.com.
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These Camaro stripes are full length bumper to bumper dual stripes. They are narrower than our wide stripes, they go inside the hood vents on the hood and have a narrower roof section. The stripes have a 1 inch gap between the two stripes and taper to fit the shape of the hood. Stripes are precut to length and shape. They do not require removing the hood vents on Camaro SS for stripe installation. Requires removing the rear bowtie emblem, which can be reinstalled after stripes or left off. You have the option of adding a pinstripe ($10 extra) or no pinstripe. The kit includes extra pinstripe and the pinstripe will need to be cut to length. Enough pinstripe is included to do both outside edges with some extra. We can modify the stripes to fit other options as long as you are able to bring your car to our shop. They will not fit aftermarket hoods or different spoilers. Will not fit ZL1 Camaros.
We also have a "unlisted spoiler" option for spoilers not pictured or listed (for SS or RS). This option includes the trunk sections from the no spoiler kit (may need trimming to fit) and a foot of stripe material. The stripes will have to be trimmed to fit your spoiler. This makes the install more difficult but would be the only option if you are not able to bring your car to our shop. If you are able to bring your car to us we can make custom stripes to fit your spoiler or hood. Be sure to email or call us before ordering if you have any questions on which kit you need to fit your car correctly.
Professional install, we have installation available for $150 at our shop.

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During our most recent Walt Disney World vacation, we ventured over to Epcot so that the kids could get a paint stick with the stolen image of a fabric softener bear (really original marketing there WDW!). The plan was for them to go from country to country with their paint stick/stolen image contraption in hand to get it stamped with symbols from each country, while we hit up the various stands for the culinary delights from each country (our trip just happened to coincide with their annual Food & Wine Festival).
As we worked our way over to Germany, I was a bit parched, and hit up a stand that was serving the Altenmünster Oktoberfest. Now, I must preface that my review may have been influenced by the forced march that we were on, or that the beer may have seemed a bit better as the general surroundings in Orlando are like a vast wasteland without much in the way of craftiness or imports. That being said, this beer was actually quite good.
I would tell you what the Allgäuer Brauhaus has to say about this beer, but the site is in German and I only mastered junior year of high school Spanish, so I’ve got nothing.
Appearance: Golden with little foam or lacing.
Aroma: Malty with a hint of sweet caramel and hops.
Taste: Sweet with a bitter, hoppy finish.
This was a very drinkable beer, and given the possibility of finding it outside of Disney, could become a session beer. Of course, tasting this beer a second time, outside of the conditions of Disney, might lead to a slightly different opinion.
You know, your “forced march” comment led me to compare the daily park visits to Sherman’s March to the Sea. Mrs. G-LO was General Sherman, while I was the South.
While I didn’t have this beer while down there, I did have the Radeberger Pilsner. I didn’t enjoy it so much while we dined in “Germany”, but when I resampled it during our 2nd Epcot visit, I enjoyed it much more. Was it a great beer? Nope. But under the circumstances, it was most welcome, especially when used to wash down a Weisswurst served on a Bavarian pretzel roll. Me likey beer!
Sherman’s March to the Sea, the Trail of Unnumbered Tears, the Bataan Death March, a trip to Disney … all similar in their lasting impact and untold destruction of one’s spirit.
My dainty dining habits in Germany left me with too full a belly to aptly the describe the four beers that we had sampled. The walk around Epcot the next day was a much better opportunity to sample a “local” brew and provide feedback. Great beer? No, but much appreciated. I too likey beer!
Never heard of Google Translate? Head on over to translate.google.com, put the URL in the text box on the left and hit ‘translate’. They’ll even take a guess at the from and to languages!
Oh sure, now you come up with an idea. I suppose I could have just taken the German page over to you for translation as well Herr ROK.

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Annapurna Sanctuary Trek is the most popular destination for all travelers. Annapurna Base Camp nestled down below the South face of Annapurna. It is the most intensely short trek in Nepal. The trails take you into the very deep heart of the Annapurna range passing through the steep of gushing Modi Khola and bamboo and rhododendron forests along with local ethnic villages. The trail passes between the Machhapuchhre and Hiunchuli which is the entrance to the sanctuary and arrive at the Glacier site of the south face of Annapurna base camp. Annapurna Sanctuary Trek provides you some glimpse of 450 species of birds and mammals like Deer, Snow Leopard, Monkey these are inhabitants to Annapurna Conservation Area.These treks offer you the grand view of, Annapurna South, Fang, Gangapurna, Annapurna3, and Machhapuchhre are the major peaks of the western region. Where-ever you stand the 360-degree views are unspeakably beautiful. The Annapurna Sanctuary Trek has it’s own history after it was renowned in 1950 s’. The trail offers you to experience trekking wilderness with its beautiful landscape and human settlements.
Chitwan Jungle Safari (Explore Wilderness) is the perfect trip to explore the wilderness. Chitwan National Park situated to the south of Kathmandu Valley. Most of the parts of this region are dominated by low lands of Terai region. The area of this park covers the distance of 932 km. Chitwan is renowned as the “Heart of the Jungle”. Due to which thousands of visitors choose as an exotic destination to witness wilderness of this region.
Nepal Wonders Treks & Expedition P. Ltd provides you a tailor-made itinerary as per clients interest. This trip allows to participants to explore the beauty of Annapurna Base Camp Trek which offers fascinating views of Himalayas as well as a unique landscape which offers fond of memories. Also, Chitwan Jungle Safari Tour allows witnessing wilderness of Chitwan which offers mesmerizing views of flora and fauna.
Early morning drive to Pokhara by tourist bus. It will take 5 hours drive by tourist bus to reach Pokhara. On the way, you can see the unique settlements of Nepalese people lifestyle as well as rushing rivers Trishuli and Marshyangdi river. Pokhara is a pristine valley located at the bank of Phewa Lake, It offers 360-degree views of Annapurna range, Machhapuchare, Dhaulagiri, Manaslu. Pokhara is a Touristic hub which provides various facilities. Overnight at Hotel Crystal Palace with Breakfast.
After breakfast drive to Nayapul. We ascend gently towards Ghandruk; the place which is very familiar with the Gurung’s ethnicity. This group of people is the only one who is highly selected by British Army as Gurkha’s Army! This is the very place from where you can see Annapurna South, Hiunchuli, Machhapuchhre very clearly in front of your eyes. Overnight at Lodge.
This day we will walk towards Chhomrong through descending and ascending trails. We will reach Chhormrong after 5 hours walk, which has settlements of various ethnics groups having the majority of Gurung community. From here we can see Annapurna South, Hiunchuli, and Fishtail Mountains. Overnight at lodge.
This day we will walk towards Base Camp, We have to walk 2 or 3 hours along the lap of Hiunchuli, there are sometimes chances of occurring avalanches in this trail. After walking around 1 and half hours we will reach Machhapuchhre Base Camp. On the trail towards Annapurna Base Camp, we are surrounded by beautiful mountains. After walking around 2 hours we will reach Annapurna Base Camp. Overnight at lodge.
This day we will return back towards Bamboo through the same route, It will take around 5/6 hours to reach Bamboo. Overnight at lodge.
Early in the morning after breakfast drive to Chitwan which takes 6 -7 hours drive. After arrival in Resort after refreshment, activities will be held as per the timing. Overnight at Tiger Camp Resort.
07:00 Breakfast will be served. Briefing on Program as per timing schedule by Jungle Guide.
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Hello there! Thank you so much for coming to Borde Hill Gardens in Haywards Heath & bringing all your witch and wizard magical things to our Halloween half-term week. The week was a terrific success & we had some great feedback from those who attended, so thank you for your contribution. It was also really interesting to meet you and hear some of your stories! Thanks again for all that you did & all the best to you!
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Self-adhesive waterproofing membrane composed of SBS modified bitumen used on foundation walls and other below grade vertical walls.

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Welcome to our first AAC Spotlight post! AAC Spotlight will be a series of interviews that we hope will be another resource. Reading about other people who are interested in AAC (augmentative-alternative communication) can help us connect with each other and share experiences and concerns. NWACS will occasionally interview people to help all of us learn more about each other and AAC.
Our first interview is with Marci Revelli, Speech-Language Pathologist at Seattle Children's Hospital. Read about her work and one of her new endeavors in which we can all participate.
What do you do as an SLP at Seattle Children's Hospital?
I run the AAC program. That means I am responsible for doing AAC evaluations, trainings and treatment. I also make sure I stay on top of the newest technologies and research in AAC. The most favorite part of my job is collaborating with parents, community therapists and school teams. AAC can’t occur in a vacuum; we must have all the stakeholders at the table to ensure communication growth.
How did you get interested in the specialty of AAC?
Well, my first job out of graduate school was in a private school for 3-21 year old students located on the campus of Boston College. At the time, there was a range of students, from non-verbal or medically fragile to verbal but with developmental delays. I knew I wanted to work with children and I fell into AAC as a great bridge for my love of technology and my skill set as a speech-language pathologist. However, I should say, I didn’t want to specialize so early in my career. From there, I worked in public schools, outpatient clinics and in private practice. I think having a wide variety of work experience has really helped my diagnostic skills as an AAC specialist.
Do you participate in other AAC activities such as presenting at different places?
Yes, in fact, I am only part time at Seattle Children’s and the other part of my life has been sustaining a small private practice and raising my son. This past fall, I have embarked on a new adventure in my private practice, one that is more focused on training. I believe so strongly that the best people to support AAC are the ones who see the child everyday, the parents, teachers and therapists. To this end, I have been focused on training families and school teams to make sure the AAC system is meeting the child’s needs and is being implemented using the best evidence-based strategies.
Describe what AAC in Action is and who can participate.
This is a partner training program modeled after some great research called ImPAACT*. The ImPAACT program found that when you train the partners, the children benefit. AAC in Action training has three big ideas. First, watching and responding to the child’s communication signals, rather than dominating the conversation with adult-directed language. Second, learning about how to select picture vocabulary to build true communicative power. Third, helping children learn where vocabulary is located by modeling or talking and touching pictures in tandem.
Thank you, Marci, for taking a moment to participate in our AAC Spotlight series!
You can read our other posts in our AAC Spotlight series by clicking HERE.
Do you have a suggestion of someone you would like to see us interview for AAC Spotlight? Let us know in a comment below or send us an email.

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Guys, I'm so sick of looking at gluten-free recipes online. I'm usually snoring on my keyboard by the time I finish looking through the list of ingredients, most of which I don't even have and some of which I've never even heard of. Then I wake up to look at the grand finale photo and I'm like, "Ew, if I wanted a cookie like that, I'd just eat a slab of cardboard."
Sometimes the answer isn't adding five trillion dollars worth of weird ingredients, but leaving more ingredients out. Like with these flourless fudge brownies, or this chocolate mountain cake, or these crinkle cookies. They're better without flour anyways.
I almost regret having discovered these cookies.
KIDDING. I regret nothing. It's just... I've already made these chewy, gooey babies like five times in the last two days. They're just way to dangerous to be allowed. One dirty bowl, five ingredients, two minutes of prep time, nine minutes in the oven and you could be in chocolate peanut butter paradise. Plus you already have all the ingredients right in your kitchen. I mean, maybe you don't always have Kisses around (question: WHY NOT?) but you at least have some chocolate chips you can mix into the dough if you're having a chocolate emergency. I mean, please tell me I'm not the only one who keeps five pound bags of chocolate chips in the pantry at all times.
In other words, you really have no excuse not to make these cookies. Gluten-free? Covered. Dairy-free? Gotcha there too. Cheapskate? No expensive ingredients here. Lazy? There's no creaming or sifting here, just dump and stir. No time? These will only take 15 minutes of your day. On a diet? No butter or flour.... hello? That means diet food. Duh. Just stop making excuses and start making cookies. Good day.
Preheat oven to 375ºF. Mix together the peanut butter, brown sugar, and egg. If it's too wet, add a tablespoon of brown sugar at a time until doughy. You can add about a teaspoon of vanilla and a big pinch of salt if you want (they'll be fine without if you're in a rush). Roll into small balls and roll in some granulated sugar (if you're too lazy, they turn out fine without doing this). Bake for about 9 minutes or until the edges are golden brown. Top each with a Kiss.
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Definitely giving these a try today. I've been looking for a simple peanut butter cookie! Thanks!
These were great, you have some awesome recipes keep up the great work!
This is fantastic! I usually buy store bought dough and couldn't find any, it looks like I won't be deprived of the usual PB Blossoms this year! Thanks so much for this!
love these! we also make them with almond butter for our son who is allergic to wheat and peanuts!! thanks!
Hi -- found your website tonight when I was searching for a GF Peanut Blossom recipe. I was really excited to try these because, instead of complicated/pricey flour substitutions, you simplified the recipe.
I made both Peter Pan Creamy and Skippy Natural Creamy PB versions and both turned out very tasty.
Just finished 9 dozen (actually closer to 12 dozen -- first dozens I burned the tips of the kisses) Bake Sale ready cookies.
After several hours and a aching back, I'm reminded that PBlossoms are a little labor intensive. I also had to tweak the recipe because the baking itself required some attention but the prep was much easier than the traditional recipe. Best of all, the flavor is almost 100% as good as the flour version -- I'd give it 100 except the the texture was a little more chewy and I found it a little sweet.
My first batches were made with Peter Pan Creamy PB, per your suggestion. One small jar equalled one recipe's worth of cookies. My remaining dozens were made with Skippy Natural Creamy because it was on sale. They turned our very nicely as well.
Without the flour, the dough is rather soft and prone to breaking unless cooked a little more than the traditional flour version. I compensated by making the balls rather small and cooking for 7 minutes/then rotating the pan and baking for 2 minutes more/cooling on the rack and gently moving cookies with my metal spatula.
I used Hershey milk chocolate kisses and no vanilla (because it's hiding from me). Baking 1" balls for 7+2 minutes resulted in a slightly crispy cookie with a little chewiness. I lost a couple of cookies when I pushed the kisses down but, for the most part, they were delicate but very tasty. Assuming that these sell well this year, I will definitely make these again.
My husband, who loves carbs and is very frank when I try new recipes, gave these a firm Thumbs up....saying that the flavor was, "spot on."
Thank for for a great recipe that I'm happy to share with friends and make again!
I used Trader Joe's all natural peanut butter (just roasted peanuts and salt). I thought they might be weird because the peanut butter's grainier and more liquid, but they were great! I also used milk chocolate chips in the dough instead of putting a kiss on in the end.

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A professional hit man is planning to retire, always a difficult move for one in such a profession. A young apprentice appears to be eager to learn all the skills of the trade – but is that all he wants?
Economical in narrative and with many moments of quiet for literary characterization, never moving the plot along sans story. The hitmen characters have this detached emotional feel (like I expect mafia hitmen to be), which gives the film both a realistic touch and a cynical tone that makes it a bleak and effective downer. Despite the exceptional story, both the action and ugly photography feels pedestrian, though.
Superior Charles Bronson action-thriller skillfully directed by Michael Winner. In addition to the finely-crafted action scenes, it also works as a compelling character study and a darkly comic buddy movie. Great score by Jerry Fielding. One of the best of its kind.
Essentially a film about the highs and lows of contemporary 70's shag decor. I oogled fringe chain lamps and kitchens designed entirely out of glazed amber Mexican tile. Hieronymus Bosch triptych ftw~!
A hugely misanthropic, cold-blooded film, and way beyond bromantic - in its sharklike, lipsmacking decadence, this is virtually gay, with Charles Bronson and Jan Michael-Vincent as Verlaine and Rimbaud composing assassinations instead of poems. It's a wallop.
Lo mejor de la película se resume en la presentación del protagonista en una secuencia inicial basada estrictamente en acciones, sin diálogo alguno...muy en la línea de El Samurai del gran Jean Pierre Melville.
The last 20 minutes are mythical. Recommended.

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A recurring issue in Texas law is whether financial compensation can constitute sufficient consideration for a non-compete agreement. This issue came up recently in a case from the Dallas Court of Appeals.
In that case, a company that provided insurance brokerage services granted some stock options to one of its managing directors. The options were conveyed in an Employee Incentive and Stock Award Plan. However, before exercising the options, the employee had to sign a non-compete agreement.
After the employee exercised his stock options, he terminated his employment. Shortly thereafter, he began working for a competitor, at which point a lawsuit was filed to enforce the non-compete agreement.
Texas requires that the consideration provided by the employer give rise to the company’s interest in restraining competition. . . .
All companies have an interest in retaining good employees. Stock options are frequently utilized in an effort to retain valuable employees. . . . However, the fact that a company’s business goodwill benefits when an employee accepts the offered incentive and continues his employment does not mean that the incentive gives rise to an employer’s interest in restraining the employee from competing. . . .
The court also explained that the “give rise” requirement can be met “only if the consideration given by the company creates the interest in restraining competition.” Conveying stock options, the court held, could not meet this requirement.
Conclusion: Several Texas cases have questioned whether financial incentives could serve as the basis for an enforceable non-compete agreement. Perhaps more than any other case, this case rejects the notion that financial compensation, such as the granting of stock options, can constitute adequate consideration for a non-compete agreement in Texas.

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Toshiba has unveiled a budget-friendly ultrabook on its Satellite series. The ultrabook named Toshiba Satellite U845t announced at the CES 2013 and comes with Windows 8-optimized touchscreen.
Toshiba Satellite U845t ultrabook has decent specs inside, the device is powered by a Core i3 or Core i5 processor and features 14-inch touchscreen with 1,366 x 768 resolution, up to 6GB of RAM and 500GB hard drive with 32GB of SSD memory for a faster performance.
For connectivity, there are HDMI, Ethernet and an SD card slot as well as one USB 3.0 and two USB 2.0 ports. The Satellite U845t is certainly a neat option for anyone who want a budget ultrabook with Windows 8 on board. The Satellite U845t is priced at $799, that is just $50 more than the base model of the non-touch model.


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Bards Tale on the Spectrum was my first taste of RPG gaming. When I heard that this hallowed Rpg was now on iPad I could hardly contain my excitement. With the original Spectrum role player I must admit that it didn't live up to my expectations, being slow and stilted, the technology just wasn't there to make a proper Fantasy world come alive. Even when the Bard's Tale made its way to the Xbox some decades later I was again slightly put out as it didn't live up to the heroic ideals and grandiose dreams that I had of what a true Fighting Fantasy type game should be.
Well now the technology is definitely here to make all our other realm dreams come true (especially proven with my addiction to Skyrim!) but how does this type of grand and epic fantasy translate to the touch screened iPad?
Well it must firstly be said that it is a port of the 2004 Xbox RPG and not the original and much loved (if only for nostalgia's sake) Spectrum game (was the Bard's Tale on other consoles or PC? I'm only speaking from personal gaming experience here) . What makes this touchscreen fantasy immediately standout is the quirky humour that the series is known for. A satirical British flavour delivered by a States based game developer is definitely a unique and much loved feature of this game!
The eponymous Bard is a likeable and mischievous rogue , who is all up for quaffing a good ale, leering at buxom wenches and going on the odd adventure. The game has a fantastic storyline brought to life by a quintessentially English narrator. It is as much a story of high adventure as a coming of age and transformation of the Bard from a likeable rogue into a powerful warrior.
The journey along the way is truly epic and brought to life by some very slick iPad game controls. The game takes place in an isometric viewpoint with a left movement pad controlling your character and icons for blocking and attacking. The in-game fighting mechanics are brilliant as timing is key to parry your enemies strikes, mistimed parries result in damage to you. But get your iPad swordplay right and your enemy will soon be staggering back ready for you to lunge in with more powerful attacks.
This is probably one of the biggest and most epic games we've seen on iOS. There's unlockable quests to win, mysterious powers to master and an hilarious and deep RPG storyline to revel in. A must have RPG game for the iPad.

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After course finishing student will be knowing the principles of electronic equipment design. Learning outcomes are set in such way that the students are able to identify, apply and solve tasks of electronic equipment design.
Quality of elements, reliability, cut-off frequency, production margins, standard value series. Manufacturability, repeatability, prindted circuit boards, cooling. Thermoelectricity, thermoelement, Peltier element, thermostat, electronic thermometer (diode thermometer), thermistor, pyrometer. Electrodynamics, environment impedance transformation, loudspeaker, resonators. CRT, thermoemission, videoamplifiers, deflection, luminophores. El. safety, leakage currents, safety classes, internal resistence, circuit breakers. Power supplies, transformers, voltage doublers, voltage multiplier, switch-mode power supply, efficiency, EMC. Interference, coupling, grounding, electrical and magnetic fields attenuation, humidity, photosensitivity, microphony.
GINSBERG, Gerald L. Printed circuits design: featuring computer-aided technologies. New York: McGraw Hill, 1991. ISBN 0070233098. AMERASEKERA, E. Ajith, Farid N. NAJM. Faillure Mechanisms in Semiconductor Devices. 2nd edition. John Willey, 1997. ISBN 978-0-471-95482-8.
JUNG, W. G. Op Amp Applications. USA: Analog Devices, Inc., 2002. ISBN 0-916550-26-5.
Calculations are marked. Individual activity is marked. Reports are marked. Conditions for credit: All measurement reports submission and required points level achievement.
The students are allowed to sign in the subject fulfiling no special requirements. None.
Lectures: Technical system. Block diagram, test points, inputs, outputs. Vector diagram, transfer of magnitude and phase, pulse response. Products categorization. Elektricity generation, distribution and consumption. Resonators, series and parallel RLC circuits, quality. Components, their quality, margins, reliability, cut-off frequency, standard value series. Diodes, differencial resistence, TCE, capacitance, diode types. Product: volume, weight, appearance, operation, compatibility, reliability, servis, price, consumption, efficiency, technical aesthetics. Transistor, parameters, gain, distortion, noise, cut-off frequency. Design criterions: manufacturability, repeatability, PCB, interference, cooling, el. safety. Components list: value, type, margins, TCE, allowed aging, dissipation, warm-up, failure intensity, price. Failure rate, failure rate thermal acceleration, degradation, Arhein equation, failure intensity, overload degradation. Electro-thermal analogy. Thermal capacitance, heat pump. Cooling by radiation. Integral thermoradiation, cooler surface, main radiation frequency. Wire resistor, bulb, power coaxial cable. Cooling by conduction. Equations of S/l type, thermal conduction, thickness of cooling plate, heat pipe. Power transistor cooling. Cooling by flow. Forced cooling with fan, native ventilation (stack effect), King law. Thermal inertia, thermal fuse, power pulse response, overload rating. Termoelectricity. Peltier couple. Electronic thermometers. AC and DC diode thermometers, thermistor thermometer, pyrometer, thermostat. Electrodynamic. Environment impedance, loudspeaker, resonators. Sounding, electro-acoustic, acoustic pressure, speaker system, switches, voice pipe. CRT, thermal emission, video amplifiers, deflection, luminophors, implosion. Transformers. Intermal resistance, frequency response, supersaturation, leakage current. Power sources, voltage doubler, voltage multiplier, switch-mode power supply, EMC. Series of frequencies, electronic instrument frequency synthesizer. Non-linearities. Thermistor, posistor, surge arrester, relay, linearization. Interference, noises, galvanic couple, grounding, el. and mag. field attenuation, wave guide. Moisture, photosensitivity, microphony. Exercises: 1. Familiarization with subject content, safety in laboratories, conduction excercises, ceramic resistor, warm-up. 2. Diode, diode in limiting states, calculations. 3. Analog and switched power supplies, interference, power supply design, step-up, step-down, inverting converters, converters with transformer. 4. Radioelectronic - calculations. 5. Optocouplers, types, calculations, linear optocoupler, frequency characteristic. 6. Amplifier - calculations. 7. Protection in electronic, fuses, polyswitches, electronic fuse design, varistors, transils, spark gap. 8. Cooling in electronic, emissivity, black object, heat pipe, Peltier couple. 9. Galvanic cell, charge, power, energy, capacity, power consumption, discharging curve, teoretic voltage, internal resistivity, optimal current. 10. Electroacoustic - microphone, loudspeaker, piezo transducter, resonance frquency. Laboratories: 11. Measuring of switched power supply with MC34063A circuit. 12. Measuring of transformers, transformers EI, RF, HV, toroid and potty transformers, accumulated energy, optocouplers, transfer and frequency characteristics. 13. Measuring of protecting elements - fuses (speed of breaking by continuing current, speed of braking by pulse current), polyswitches, electronic fuse, varistors and transils. 14. Coolers, Peltier couple measurements.

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The nails, like every part of the body, reflects the health of a person and defects of the nail may provide an indication of underlying diseases. Some of these disorders may be early signs of disease whereas other defects arise later in the course of the disease.
Localized causes of nail defects should always be excluded before considering the defect as a sign of systemic disease. Poor nail care, excessive use of cosmetic nail products and nail fungi are common causes of nail defects. This may present as lines on the nail plate, breaking or cracking of the nail, rough nails, thick nails and/or discoloration of the nails.
The anatomy of the nail is further discussed under Parts of the Nail.
The nail plate is the visible part which is often referred to simply as the nail.
The sides of the nail are surrounded by the nail folds and an extension of the proximal nail fold, known as the cuticle, extends slightly onto the nail plate.
A crescent-shaped pale area at the proximal area of the nail plate is known as the lunula, which is an extension of the matrix.
Healthy nails are pale pink in color. This is due to the blood flow in the dermal capillaries of the nail bed. The lunula is a lighter pink to almost whitish in color.
The nail plate is a smooth convex surface. It is hard but flexible and will not crack or chip unless exposed to severe force. Changes in the curvature or lines and ridges may be due to a number of diseases. There may be associated changes in the nail color.
Nails grow at a rate of approximately 0.1 mm/day or about 1 centimeter every 3 months. The nail acts as a record of certain illnesses with the longitudinal axis serving as a timeline. The position of any nail deformity, like Beau’s lines, may indicate the time of an illness.
Longitudinal ridges (running from the cuticle to the free edge of the nail) may be due to aging and not a sign of any disease.
Nail beading, where the nail loses its smooth curvature, is also a normal part of aging. Excessive beading that leads to a rough surface may be linked to conditions like rheumatoid arthritis.
White specks and lines on the nail plate are known as striate leukonychia. It is due to airspaces within the nail plate and is not a sign of calcium deficiency.
This is known as paronychia. It may involve the proximal, lateral and/or distal nail folds and is most commonly due to an infection.
Bacterial infections often follow trauma to the area, particularly in nail biting where the bacteria in the mouth are transferred onto the broken skin. Habitual picking or biting of the proximal nail folds may also cause recurrent paronychia along with ridges and furrows of the nails.
Fungal infections are commonly seen with prolonged use of acrylic nails or as secondary infections transferred from a site elsewhere on the body.
Constantly wet hands (occupational), and excessive manicuring are other causes of paronychia.
Chronic paronychia may be due to poor peripheral circulation or diabetes.
Redness of the proximal fold along with uneven or ragged cuticles may be due to connective tissue diseases like dermatomyositis, SLE or systemic sclerosis.
zinc deficiency may also be responsible for Beau’s lines. .
Ladder pattern ridges and furrows may be due to habit-tic dystrophy, which is the habitual picking or biting of the proximal nail folds. The pattern appears as many transverse ridges with longitudinal furrows across the center of the nail. Recurrent paronychia due to a bacterial infection may be noted in the medical history.
Central furrow (groove) that is deep like a canal may be due to trauma, severe malnutrition and severe arterial disease.
Protein deficiency and prolonged exposure to certain detergents may also be responsible for koilonychia in some cases.
Pitting is the presence of small depressions on the nail plate.
Fine regular pits are (thimble pitting) and may be due to alopecia areata.
Larger irregular pits (coarse pitting) may be due to psoriasis, eczema or lichen planus.
Nail beading and digital clubbing may also affect the curvature of the nail. Digital clubbing is discussed below.
Age-related thickness of the nail may be seen with age, along with other features like longitudinal ridges. These changes may not be abnormal but causative diseases need to be excluded.
Onychogryphosis is the malalignment (“crooked”) and thickened toenail often as a result of poorly fitting shoes. Ingrown toenails are a common problem as well. Other causes include age, trauma and psoriasis.
Pachyonychia congenita is a rare genetic disorder which affects keratin production. It appears as very thick and discolored nails. These signs are present from birth.
Thickening of the finger, particularly the tip, may be related to clubbing.
Thickening at the tip of the nails may be seen with splinter hemorrhages, red to brown lines.
Onycholysis, like most nail defects, should not be considered in isolation to identify a possible cause of nail changes. Ridges, lines, pitting, change in curvature, discoloration, thickening and rough nails should also be considered.
It is important to differentiate pathology within the nail bed from that of the nail plate itself. One of the most common types of nail discoloration are yellow to brown changes. This is also discussed in detail under brown fingernails, which includes total brown nail discoloration or spots and streaks.
Racial variants may also be a cause.
Subungal hematomas (bleeding under the nail) may initially appear as a red to maroon or dark brown spot or patch. Usually this occurs as a result of an injury. Over time, this spot or patch to a purple or brown-gray color.
Dermatophyte infection (nail fungus – onychomycosis) – most commonly affects the toenail and causes crumbling of the nails.
Yellow nail syndrome is a rare disorder where there is defective lymph drainage leading to lymphedema and pleural effusions or other respiratory disorders like bronchiectasis. It may be due to genetic causes.
Rough, white nail (trachyonychia) may be due to lichen planus or severe alopecia areata.
Half white, half brown or red brown may be due to renal failure or liver disease (Terry’s half and half nails).
Shiny nails may occur in itchy skin conditions like eczema due to constant scratching and rubbing (buffing) elsewhere on the body. This does not involve the nails itself. Other causes includes excessive buffing for cosmetic purposes.


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The Health Care Reform Act continues to be phased this year and in future years. This CPE course will help you better understand the impact of the Act so you can describe to your clients how health care and paying for coverage will change in the future. In addition, you'll discover how to use this information for tax planning opportunities. This topic is constantly changing, so make sure you're up-to-date on the latest information. Course materials will include the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 tax reform law.


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Empatica, a spin off of MIT, received 501(k) FDA clearance for it’s Embrace wearable seizure detecting smart watch.
A 135 patient trial proved positive with the device and algorithm catching most of the seizures. It is not known if they were detected before the started or during the seizure.
The cost is $249 for the device and then a monthly subscription fee of $9.90 and $44.90 a month.
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LEAWOOD, KS — Despite the damp and chill, it was excellent walking conditions at the seventh annual “Blisters for Sisters” event at Church of the Nativity in Leawood, May 4.
“Blisters for Sisters” is a Mass, luncheon, 2.2-mile walk, fund raiser and party that honors Catholic sisters for the many ways they help to build up the Body of Christ in western Missouri and eastern Kansas.
About 300 sisters and Catholic laity attended Saturday, and the solidarity went both ways.
“The sisters really appreciate this and look forward to it every year,” said Sister Connie Boluch OSF, Director of the diocesan Office of Consecrated Life.
“It’s a chance to honor all those women who gave, and who still give, their lives to the Church,” said St. Thomas More’s Sandy Jungk.
“I’m here because I know a lot of the sisters and I love them,” said Katie Radford of St. Regis parish.
“I always feel very happy to be here,” said Sister Gracileia Alves OSF.
“How much they enjoy it is what makes it so enjoyable,” said Serran John Harris of St. Elizabeth parish.
“It’s all about thanking these sisters for answering the call of God,” said Christ the King’s Bob Rueckert, president of the Serra Club of Southeast Kansas City Mo.
“I think it’s just wonderful and I want to thank the Serra Club for putting it on,” said Sister Marie Loretta Modrcin SCL, who has lived a consecrated life for 46 years.
“I want to say thanks to the sisters for coming out. I like it that they can see one another this way,” said Our Lady of Sorrows parishioner Pat Amey, this year’s event chairman.
The walk is the marquee Blisters event every year. Saturday’s first finisher was Sister Paula Rose SCL, a retired R.N. attending her first Blisters event. Sister Paula ran the course.
Apart from the fellowship, each sister receives a thank-you cash stipend and raffle tickets for prizes such as free passes to movies and car washes.
Fr. Joe Cisetti is the Downtown Serra Club chaplain when not pastoring St. Therese’s parish in Parkville. At Mass, he quoted the great 19th century Belgian Cardinal Désiré-Joseph Mercier: “It is not enough that we give what we have. We must give who we are.” Then he held up St. Katharine Drexel as a model of self-giving.
Katharine Drexel was one of the wealthiest young women in America, and this in the Gilded Age. Yet in 1889 she gave up a huge inheritance to enter a convent.
Mother Drexel eventually founded an order of sisters devoted to the Blessed Sacrament, and to educating and caring for the poorest and most marginalized Americans of her time – work that continues today.
Blisters for Sisters celebrates what Catholic sisters are and have done in the world, while not being of it. The legacy is handed down to benefit not only the past and present, but also the future.
“I didn’t see a lot of sisters in my parish when I was growing up, so it’s been good to see them here,” Amey said.
“It means someone can see sisters walking down the sidewalk who maybe hasn’t seen a sister for years,” said Sister Christine LSP.

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I have been trying to read more, watch more movies and listen to more music in French as a means of keeping up my language skills, and likely due to my previous purchase of every Coeur du Pirate album, iTunes "suggested" Grenadine, the solo project of another Quebec-based singer, Julie Brunet, and I am officially a fan. Her songs are filled with themes of love, disappointment and loneliness, but presented in a sweet, pop style not unlike that of Béatrice Martin (with whom she actually previously performed as accompaniment). That said, she is definitely unique enough in her own song-writing style that she stands apart. She's performing in Quebec City in April, and I am admittedly keen to make the journey from Ottawa to take in a live performance. Because great music in my favourite Canadian city? Sounds like a pretty fantastic time.
You can download Sainte-Flavie (one of my favourites of her songs) free here. Worth doing - it's fantastic.
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Long-lasting and dramatic, CoolSculpting uses controlled cooling to help you keep your figure its sexiest.
Your CoolSculpting medical professional will help you to create a treatment plan tailored to your specific goals. The length of your session will vary according to the number of areas treated. Additional sessions may be necessary. Slight pressure and noticeable cold may become apparent during your CoolSculpting treatment. These soon go away. You may also feel sensations of deep pulling, tugging, or numbness.
Completely nonsurgical, CoolSculpting lets you return to normal activities immediately. In the weeks and months to follow, your body will continue to eliminate the treated cells. This is completely natural. Side effects are minor. After a session you may experience numbness, redness, swelling, bruising, firmness, tingling, stinging, or slight discomfort.
CoolSculpting works for both men and women. It’s specially designed for stubborn regions. A gentler, nonsurgical alternative to liposuction, CoolSculpting works on just about any desired area. Unlike gastric bypass surgery and similar treatments, CoolSculpting is not a weight loss solution.
A team of scientists discovered that fat may be reduced simply by cooling it, because fat cells freeze at higher temperatures than surrounding tissues. The CoolSculpting device precisely targets these fat cells and delivers a controlled cooling effect that crystallizes them. The fat cells die, and over time your body eliminates them. With Each CoolSculpting session comes a 20% reduction in fat cells. And all this happens in less than 60 minutes. Amazing, right?
CoolSculpting technology uses controlled cooling to target and killl these fat cells.
In the weeks to follow, your body naturally processes the fat and eliminate these dead cells.
CoolSculpting procedure results are long term and treated fat cells are dramatically reduced.


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This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Texas Digital Newspaper Program and one other and was provided by UNT Libraries to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 175 times . More information about this issue can be viewed below.
Fort Worth Weekly Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 43, Ed. 1, Thursday, October 2, 1890, newspaper, October 2, 1890; Fort Worth, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth87110/: accessed April 21, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .

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Marvel’s first ever female-led film, Captain Marvel, has eclipsed its predecessors with wild success. The film is now the highest grossing film of the year with a box office turnover of $938 million, surpassing Thor, Batman vs. Superman and Spiderman Homecoming.
The film stars Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Lashana Lynch, Gemma Chan, Annette Benin, Jude Law and Ben Mendelsohn.
Larson plays the role of Caroline Denvers, or Captain Marvel, a soldier from the Kree military unit and former US Air Force pilot. For the role, Larson underwent extensive training through different defense sports and received consultation from the first female pilot for the US Airforce, Jeannie M.Leavitt.
In addition to Marvel’s long-overdue casting of a female lead, Captain Marvel signals another development—one that resonates globally. The diversity of the film’s other main female characters across different ages and ethnicities point to a much-needed intersectional representation of women in film.
Lashana Lynch plays Maria Rambeau, one of Denver’s closet, sister-like friend, while Rambeau’s daughter Monica is played by child actress, Akira Akbar. Annette Benning plays Denver’s mentor during her pilot years in Los Angeles, and Gemma Chan acts as Minn-Erva, a Kree sniper.
Captain Marvel has so far gotten good ratings, garnering a 78 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, including an audience score of 60 percent out of over 76, 000 ratings.
For those seeking reassurance about contemplating whether to see the film, perhaps Film Frenzy’s Matt Brunson suggestion of ignoring “the imbecilic MRAs, frightened fanboys, and all other insecure man-babies shellacked in misogyny” can act as all the encouragement you need.


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BANGKOK, Thailand - Ten years ago, a plunge in the Thai baht sparked a wave of recessions across Asia's high-flying economies, bankrupting entire nations, putting millions out of work and shaking markets around the world. Some feared that decade of growth would be lost.
Today, the region as a whole has bounced back from the 1997-98 crisis and is better equipped to deal with financial emergencies. Banking is more transparent, corporations are better managed, poverty rates have dropped and the region's collective economic growth has doubled.
Still, the recovery has been uneven. The three countries hit hardest by the crisis that began July 2, 1997 - Thailand, Indonesia and South Korea - have charted sharply divergent paths over the last 10 years, reflecting their differing responses to the crisis and policies since then.
South Korea, which received a humiliating $58 billion bailout arranged by the International Monetary Fund, quickly cleaned up its banking system and started reforming its heavily indebted family-owned conglomerates. The economy shrank and the jobless rate soared, but by 1999 it was robustly growing again.
The crisis, while painful, forced South Korea to make changes that paved the way for more stable long-term growth. Today, it is one of Asia's powerhouses, led by Samsung Electronics Co. - the world's biggest memory chip maker - and Hyundai Motor Co.
Indonesia, however, has struggled. The crisis helped bring about the downfall of former dictator Suharto and greater political freedom, but the economy remains beset by rampant corruption, a weak legal system and limited foreign investment. Economic growth has been ticking along at about 5.5 percent the last two years, but unemployment is rising.
Thailand hovers somewhere in between. Bangkok, where hundreds of skyscrapers froze in mid-construction when the crisis erupted, now has an elevated Skytrain, a subway, a brand new airport and dozens of glitzy malls. Japanese investment has made Thailand a major auto and electronics exporting hub.
But a rise in the baht and political uncertainty caused by a tainted election in 2006 and military coup last September has dragged on growth.
In the wake of the crisis, Thai authorities shut down dozens of insolvent financial firms, vastly improved banking supervision and updated archaic bankruptcy laws. However, it can still take years for creditors to pursue claims, and further reforms of laws governing bankruptcy and repossession of assets from recalcitrant debtors haven't gone beyond the drafting stage.
Investors got a flashback to the 1997 crisis in December when the Thai central bank imposed capital controls in an attempt to weaken the currency, sending stocks plummeting 15 percent in one day and rattling regional markets.
Authorities quickly exempted stocks and foreign direct investment from the rules, helping the market bounce back. Investors were also reassured to know that Thailand had $65 billion in foreign currency reserves, far more than in 1997.
Still, Thailand's bungled effort to impose capital controls underscore the lingering challenges that Asia's emerging economies face in handling international money flows in search of higher returns.
It was the dramatic outflow of funds from Thailand that forced the central bank on July 2, 1997, to finally cut the baht's peg to the dollar, causing the Thai currency to plummet, triggering the crisis.
Unlike today, many Thai companies at that time were burdened with huge dollar-denominated debts. When the local currency plunged, the value of those loans suddenly ballooned in baht terms, forcing many companies to go bankrupt.
That kindled speculative pressures that also forced currencies in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and South Korea to fall, driving more companies out of business, including one of South Korea's largest conglomerates, the Daewoo Group.
Associated Press Writers Grant Peck in Bangkok, Kelly Olsen in Seoul and Chris Brummitt in Jakarta contributed to this report.

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Question: I know I need to exercise but my time is stretched as thin as my wallet… any suggestions?
Answer: In today’s tighter economy, time and money are usually the biggest obstacles for most folks when it comes to taking care of yourself through fitness and exercise. Here are a few tips.
You can be efficient and effective with your exercise by using high intensity interval training. This technique is proven to increase your fitness levels while burning more calories throughout not only your workout but the rest of your entire day. You accomplish this by doing short 1 to 2 minute bursts of near maximal effort followed by 1-2 minutes bouts of low intensity activity (no complete rest … don’t lay down…that’s a no-no). These intervals (at first, try 4-5 sets and slowly increase up to 8-9 throughout your workout) can be integrated into any activity or workout you do. It is not limited to weight training or running. You can use it with ellipticals, rowers, indoor or outdoor cycling, walking and even gardening or lawn mowing for that matter. Any activity that requires exertion can fit into this formula for improved fitness.
The benefit of saving time is achieved by working at a higher level of effort; therefore your activity can be completed in 20-40 minutes instead of 60-90, depending on your ability to tolerate the workload. An example would be to walk at moderate pace for 5 minutes (warm-up), then try a 1 minute increase in pace or incline that elevates your heart rate or at least gets you breathing fairly hard. Lower the pace or incline for 2 minutes then repeat the higher load setting and try a little longer duration or higher intensity each successive cycle. The goal is to safely challenge yourself to higher levels of workload, which quickly improves your stamina and strength.
Some people will also monitor heart rate through a simple pulse check to better track performance and improve their results. A range of 70-90 % of training heart rate zone (220 minus your age is you maximum baseline number) attained in the intense intervals is a great starting point for most beginners. The higher your initial fitness level, the higher you can raise this range; some athletes using 100-110% of this training rate. Please consult your physician or therapist if you have any physical limitations prior to starting this or any new exercise/activity. You can also ask your local certified trainer for more information on this very effective technique.
High Intensity Interval Training can increase your metabolism (therefore assist with weight loss) by placing higher energy needs on your body. It is especially essential to adhere to proper nutrition and hydration schedules for this or most any fitness program to be effective. HIIT also requires your body to continually adapt to these ever changing increased workloads or exertion levels and that is why the significant improvements in fitness and strength can take place.
It is difficult at times for people to recognize the long-term benefits of investing their time and money into their own health. The medical field and insurance companies have endless data that without a doubt proves that it is both time and money well spent. You are worth it!
Each January a New Year arrives. With the each New Year, Midtown Fitness hosts its own “Biggest Loser” contest. Midtown’s owners, Mike Bogdanski and Kristin Duethorn, along with our staff of personal trainers and fitness instructors have the privilege of watching the participants work toward their weight loss goals. The contest comes to its 12-week end this week, on Thursday the 18th with the final weigh out and announcement of our 2010 Biggest Loser.
It is our hope, as fitness professionals, these participants will continue their pursuit of a healthier lifestyle by incorporating exercise and healthy eating habits into their routine. How do they accomplish these changes? How do any of us? And why should we? I cannot stress enough the importance of a healthy lifestyle. For any individual, adult or child. It is an investment in your future, your family’s future, your children’s future. As adults we can make the decision to make these healthy changes for ourselves, and set a foundation for our children through example…children learn healthy habits from their parents. Why should they eat properly, play a sport or exercise if you don’t?
What all of us need to remember is this – the weight comes off one pound at a time. A lifetime of neglecting both exercise and healthy eating will not be shed in a month’s time. And, unfortunately, the older we get the more effort we need to put into achieving the end result. That said, the time to start is now. It takes tremendous dedication and commitment, and it is not always going to be easy – or fun for that matter, but looking down the road, meeting challenges, achieving personal goals, seeing and feeling changes are huge rewards.
Small, subtle changes at home are a great start to big improvements in health and weight control. One less can of soda a day, no more sugared cereals, eliminating junk food from your house and placing more emphasis on fruits and vegetables as available snacks, or mainstays at mealtime. Portion control is incredibly important, and will make a noticeable difference in your waistline. Unfortunately, the food companies have made good tasting, low nutrition food easy to store by packing them full of preservatives, and keeping them affordable by using chemicals rather than real food. All the money families “save” by buying these items is lost when poor health factors are plugged into the equation. Poor health is worsened through poor nutrition.
Incorporating activity and exercise also needs to become a habit in order to make this lifestyle change. You don’t need to spend 2 hours a day at the gym – unless you want to! But a gym membership is a great investment in your health. Most people say they don’t have the time to exercise, but what harkens more true is that they fail to make the time for it. If you get in the habit of saving 30 minutes (for beginners) that is all you need to start making long-term improvements in your health and happiness. A fully rounded, healthy lifestyle-including weight loss, is not possible without exercise. Personal trainers and class instructors at the gym are great resources to help with your efforts, and give you the encouragement you need. It is easy to get caught up in the chaos of “life”. Don’t let the cycle of stress, poor diet and sedentary lifestyle be your theme.

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Lionsgate has now release the trailer for the upcoming "Reasonable Doubt" crime thriller, starring Dominic Cooper (Captain America) and Samuel L Jackson. Check it out below.
Plot: The story follows District Attorney Mitch Brockden (Cooper), who commits a fatal hit-and-run and decides to throw the case against the accused criminal blamed for the crime, only to learn that he acquitted a guilty man that he needs to find and stop before he kills again.
The new movie is directed by Peter Howitt (Laws of Attraction) and will be released on VOD and in select theaters on January 17th.
I just hate when they give away the entire film in a trailer. It spoils the potential thriller of it.
is this a trailer or a recap? i mean whole but totaly whole story is in there ... just missing a killshot of sam jackson by cooper while he rescues his wife escaping police custody because he is framed for a murder of some other dude with his tools from garage. dammit this is stooopid ... new trailers are to desperate and bad, too revealing so no need to watch it now.
Stupid movie. Dude runs out in front of him in what is CLEARLY an accident, and he goes through all of that bullsh*t (leaving the scene) just to turn an accident into a felony case of hit and run, THEN goes to all that trouble to turn it into what? Murder?
And I like how they colored the car shadow red in that one shot to show the car leaving, literally, a trail of blood. Could the symbolism has been any more heavy-handed?
That wasn't a trailer. It was the whole f*cking movie.
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Making all the right moves at the right time is important from an owner’s point of view. Accounting firms management requires competence, productivity from its Team, objective planning, recognizing the changes and implementing them. Accounts Outsourcing has certainly become an important feature for firms in the UK which are slowly adapting to outsource online accounting practices. We at Mindspace offer services as an end to end outsourcing partner helping the firms in order to get your Staff free from mundane regular tasks and move up the ladder to value add tasks which in turn will bring more revenue from current clients.
We have been providing accounts production services to accounting firms. We have been using Sage Accounts Production, Digita and VT. We prepare detailed working papers which are cross referenced. We will take care of year end journals, accruals, prepayments, payroll reconciliations, own use journals and VAT reconciliations in the process. We do draft accounts with necessary assumptions and notes. Based on which accounting firms can finalize them.
We take care of Standard VAT, Cash VAT and Flat VAT returns. We ensure VAT codes are properly used VAT invoices are numbered in sequence, VAT claimed carry bills and EC VAT also taken care of. We can take care of submitting VAT returns as well.
We are doing 55 plus management accounts per month. We prepare them on spreadsheet with management commentary. We ensure accruals & prepayments, PAYE & VAT reconciliations, Loan amortization, Stock adjustments done in order to provide final monthly profit & loss and its YTD. This helps clients in identifying their financial performance.
We can take care of Company Tax Returns and Personal Tax Returns .


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encoding and decoding on Intel graphics hardware on Windows or Linux.
conversion, which is particularly useful with higher resolution video.
is needed in particular for HLS playback on iOS/macOS.
an MPEG-2 video encoder (`msdkmpeg2enc`) and a VP8 encoder (`msdkvp8enc`).
similar to the old (unported) videomeasure element.
a detected face in a video stream, has been ported from 0.10.
and also a parser/writer for the IVF format (`avdemux_ivf` and `avmux_ivf`).
specify additional paths to look for additional x264 libraries to load.
by the underlying library. Now we can support multiple depths.
caps now and passed interlacing/TFF information correctly to the library.
This has to be enabled explicitly via the `"n-threads"` property.
input caps change in an incompatible way.
out-of-segment buffers, which is useful for debugging purposes.
- `identity` gained a `"ts-offset"` property.
- multiqueue: made `"min-interleave-time"` a configurable property.
(`"animation-mode"`, `"motion"`, and `"flip"` properties).
- `oggdemux` reverse playback should work again now. You're welcome.
buffering message aggregation was fixed.
list or a single buffer.
as subtitle tracks or metadata tracks, was improved.
will behave properly with audio-only streams.
and generally writes more video stream-related metadata into the track headers.
feeds chunks to qtdemux (e.g. DASH or MSE).
are considered surround sound channels in this case.
messages on the bus whenever the voice detection status changes.
format and decide on the actual output caps.
- `decklinkaudiosrc` supports more than just 2 audio channels now.
out to be useless and instead just use the pipeline clock directly.
- `srtpdec` now also has a readonly `"stats"` property, just like `srtpenc`.
based on their SSRC and potentially dispatch to a different rtpsession.
application can find out to which session the SSRC belongs.
from a decoder or source that outputs DMAbuf.
exist in gst-plugins-bad, but may be removed at some point in the future.
arrives is used as base time for the time codes.
back with the MIMIC decoder in gst-libav.
contain multiple specifiers, such as e.g. `src_%u_%u`.
requested type and skips all other metas.
a task in a thread-safe way.
media fragments of an URI as a table of key=value pairs.
and [`gst_printerrln()`][printerrln] can be used to print to stdout or stderr.
logging system, such as e.g. `GST_PTR_FORMAT`.
`GstVideoMultiviewFlagsSet` type used in multiview video caps.
`sync_values()` on the exposed bin pad or element.
be taken care of by the implementation manually or using GBinding.
- `gst_base_parse_drain()` has been made public for subclasses to use.
prevent GstBaseSink from dropping buffers that fall outside of the segment.
function to calculate a linear regression.
stack trace, which can be useful in tracer plugins.
type plus related API, including functions to add intervals to timecodes.
muxers such as mp4mux. The new field is parsed from/to `GstVideoInfo` of course.
interlacing, colorimetry and chroma-site related fields in caps properly.
source elements deriving from GstBaseSrc will forward those downstream now.
might need to decode the base64 data stored in the event buffer before using it.
recreate the decoder and surfaces on every seek which can be quite slow.
fixes for live streams, duration reporting and seeking.
supports multiple Period elements in external xml now.
could also be implemented in-place now.
replacement of the old elements.
- `interleave` now supports > 64 channels.
such as Freescale iMX.6 for those who are stuck with the proprietary driver.
when running two processes with the same PID but in different containers.
show a list of audio encoders.
compatible with the output of uridecodebin.
device that shows how to make use of it in a `gst-launch-1.0` pipeline string.
status codes in case of an error or a bad request.
messages are better and tracing the context sharing is more readable.
fist, improving the upload performance, if it is possible.
when mapping and unmapping, and many other fixes.
avoid it usage with the environment variable `GST_VAAPI_DISABLE_VPP=1`.
H265 encoder handles P010_10LE color format.
in the handling of H264 and H265 streams.
instantiated (if available) and converts the color format.
100% feature-equivalent with the autotools-based one yet.
`libgstencodebin.so`. This affects only a handful of plugins across modules.
the plugins documentation are still built as part of the source modules though.
- GStreamer core now optionally uses libunwind and libdw to generate backtraces.
This is useful for tracer plugins used during debugging and development.
interface API has been validated by more users).
since 10.9 and it wasn't shipped in the binaries since a few releases.
session, so far allowed you to select an input device by device index only.
specify the orientation (portrait, landscape, etc.) of the videostream.
- `dx9screencapsrc` can now optionally also capture the cursor.
1.10 branch are also included in 1.12.
report in bugzilla, so the actual number of fixes is much higher.
binary packages due to a [build system issue][bug-770264].


text: The American farm boom is all but over. Farmland values are down from all-time highs. Global surpluses left corn and soybean prices below the cost of production. And the amount of agricultural debt relative to income ballooned to the highest in three decades, just as the Federal Reserve has begun raising interest rates for the first time since 2006.

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text: Plovpiv (Bulgaria), 1971. Mario Hossen is a virtuoso with an impressive style of performance, masterfully combines the classical approach with a filigree romantic expressiveness. Mario Hosen began playing the violin in Bulgaria. He made his debut as soloist with Orchestra at the age of eight. His work with prominent performers and music pedagogues like Frischenschlager (Vienna), Gerard Poulet (Paris) lent an important impetus to his musical career. He is a Soloist with international reputation. He has performed with orchestras including the English Chamber Orchestra, Bruckner Orchestra Linz, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Nord West Deutsche Rundfunk, Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra da Camera de La Scala di Milano, Sofia Radio Symphony Orchestra, Capella Istropolitana, Charlotte Philharmonic Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfonica del Estado de Mexico, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ankara Presidential Symphony Orchestra, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Baltic Philharmonic, Budapest Philharmonic, etc. He has been met with a storm of applause in USA (Carnegie Hall), Austria (Konzerthaus Vienna, Brucknerhaus Linz), Italia, France (Salle Gaveau Paris), Switzerland (Victoria Hall Geneva, Tonhalle Zürich), Spain, Latvia, Turkey, Albania (UNESCO), Mexico, Hungary, Slovenia, China, Croatia, Russia, Serbia, and Japan. Hossen performs and records with such household names as Adrian Oetiker, Philippe Bernold, Jean Bernard Pommier, Gerard Caussé, Dong Suk Kang, Imants Resnis, Felix Carasco, Milena Mollova, Vladimir Fedossejev, Lior Schambadal, Hansjörg Schellenberger. He is one of the most fascinating Paganini Performer of his generation. The concert appearances with all 6 Paganini Concerts and the 24 Capricci have been met with acclaim by critics and audience alike. The violinist is holder of many international prices and awards. He is founder of Orpheus Academy Orchestra and serves as artistic director of the International Music Academy Orpheus (organised by the New Bulgarian University Sofia in cooperation with universities and academies of Vienna, Basel, Madrid, Milan and Paris). He is Associated Professor in Sofia (New Bulgarian University) and in Madrid (Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía). Hossen is Artist of the world leading string producer- Thomastik Infeld Vienna. He plays the on 1749 'G. B. Guadagnini' violin, which has been lent to him by Austria National Bank.


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Investing in Canada's infrastructure builds strong communities and helps to strengthen and grow the middle class, setting the stage for sustained economic growth in the future. Through the Investing in Canada plan, the Government of Canada is making historic, long-term investments in infrastructure. As a key component of the plan, the Government has established the Canada Infrastructure Bank (the "Bank") to help public dollars go further and be used more strategically by attracting private investment to help more infrastructure projects get built. The Bank will be an innovative financing tool designed to work collaboratively with public and private sector partners to transform the way infrastructure is planned, funded and delivered in Canada.
As inaugural Chairperson you lead the Board of Directors, which has responsibility for overseeing the Bank's start-up formation, ongoing governance and supervision of its business and affairs, and providing strategic direction for the Bank. It is, therefore, my pleasure to provide you with this Statement of Priorities and Accountabilities for the attention of the Board and the Bank's management. This letter is intended to be a guide for the development of the next corporate plan.
As set out in the Canada Infrastructure Bank Act (the Act), the Bank's mandate is to make investments in revenue-generating infrastructure projects that are in the public interest, and seek to attract investment from private sector and institutional investors to those projects. To fulfill its mandate, the Bank's investments should be made alongside private sector and institutional investors as well as any other government sponsor, to maintain cost and risk sharing where appropriate. The Bank's investments should be designed with the objective of minimizing the amount of any federal government support required to make a project's business model financially viable.
Under the Act, Parliament has approved providing the Bank with $35 billion over the next 11 years, as needed, and the authority to participate in complex infrastructure deals in new and innovative ways, using loans, loan guarantees and equity investments. The Bank is expected to prudently manage its portfolio such that the total net fiscal expense over this period will remain under $15 billion. You will find in Annex A the Government's priorities for the Bank's investments, as well as criteria that the Bank is expected to follow when making its investments, in addition to other investment criteria that the Bank determines appropriate.
The Bank is structured as a Crown corporation that operates at arm's length from government. It is governed by an independent Board of Directors and led by a Chief Executive Officer. This provides it with significant independence in its operations, which is important in order for it to be a credible commercial counterparty with investors and to make recommendations to governments based on commercial assessments and analysis. The Bank, of course, is accountable to the Government and must comply with its enabling legislation, cited above, and Part X of the Financial Administration Act (FAA). The Bank should also be guided by the Government's foundational policy statements in the Fall Economic Statement 2016 and Budget 2017, as tabled in Parliament.
In its role of oversight of the Bank, the Board of Directors should act as financial stewards, to ensure that the Bank effectively manages public resources. Furthermore, the Board will be responsible for ensuring that the Bank's governance, including its by-laws and policies, are informed by corporate governance best practices in both the public and private sectors. The Board should work with the Bank's senior management to develop and monitor policies and practices for the Bank that are beyond reproach regarding values and ethics as well as preventing and managing against conflicts of interest. In addition, the Bank should be guided by best practices with respect to managing and disclosing climate-related risks and opportunities.
As with other Crown corporations, the Bank is required under the FAA to submit an annual corporate plan, with operating and capital budgets. The annual corporate plan provides an opportunity for the Bank and the government to align on a strategic vision for the organization. While an initial plan was approved in July 2017, the next plan is expected to more fully set out the evolution of how the Bank will operate, including working with my department and other federal officials on how a potential pipeline of projects will be identified, and how the public interest will be determined prior to the Bank independently finalizing negotiations and executing projects. You will find my expectations for the next corporate plan in Annex B.
Looking forward, the Bank should be open and transparent with Canadians about its operations, investments, and decision-making process, while respecting the confidentiality of commercially sensitive information obtained from counterparties, as required under the Act. The Bank should monitor its performance along key dimensions and transparently report results as part of its annual report. The Bank should engage broadly with stakeholders to raise awareness about its role and the advisory services it offers, demonstrate the value of the Bank model, and better understand the infrastructure needs of Canadians and potential revenue-generating projects to help meet those needs.
Recruiting and developing the right talent in a competitive marketplace will be crucial to the Bank's success. The Bank has the flexibility to hire qualified employees with the commercial experience and professional skills needed to enable the Bank to execute on its mandate. In so doing, the Bank should take into consideration Canada's gender, linguistic, cultural and regional diversity. The Bank should develop a hiring and compensation policy, which reflects the best practices of Crown corporations and other comparable organizations, in order to ensure that the hiring and compensation practices followed by the Bank are fair and appropriate.
In developing the Bank's innovative new model, the Government drew extensively on international best practices and consultations with peer jurisdictions and international bodies. As other countries face the same challenges of closing the infrastructure gap with private and institutional capital and finding new ways to fund infrastructure, our global partners will be watching and learning from the Bank. To the extent possible, as part of becoming a centre of excellence, the Bank should strive to collaborate internationally and domestically to demonstrate Canada's innovation and leadership, and to foster mutual learning and experience on mobilizing long-term institutional investment in infrastructure, and facilitating more evidence based decision making to prioritize and better plan future investments.
The recently appointed Board of Directors have been entrusted with the opportunity to shape the development of a new national institution, which will deliver transformative results that will benefit Canadians for years to come. The Board has my full confidence that you will meet the highest standard for good governance of the Bank, carry out your duty of care to act in the best interests of the Bank, and secure public trust and support by delivering infrastructure projects that Canadian communities need.
On behalf of the Government of Canada, I look forward to working with the Canada Infrastructure Bank as it moves expeditiously and prudently to deliver on its ambitious, innovative mandate for the benefit of Canadians. I hope that the Bank can make some early investments to clearly demonstrate the value of its model by showing what is possible when investors from the public and private sector work together in the public interest.
cc The Honourable Bill Morneau, P.C., M.P.


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Globally, infrastructure is aging, under-maintained, and often relied upon singularly; without redundant systems in place to support these critical systems, societies expose themselves to a variety of risks. Extreme weather events and rising sea levels are fast-growing challenges that will continue to affect the Northeast region’s environmental and social systems, supported by a set of outdated and compromised systems.
Transportation, energy systems, public health facilities, telecommunications systems, and food supply chains are among the interdependent critical services necessary to maintaining the economy, security, and health of New York City, the tri-state area, and the Northeast. Superstorm Sandy brutally exposed the vulnerabilities in these systems, highlighting how the metropolitan region can no longer ignore the maintenance, upgrading, and replacement of infrastructure. However, the issue is not a local one, and cities worldwide are researching and implementing measures of redundancy and adaptability. A panel of experts will identify the most pressing critical infrastructure issues, assess challenges, and propose solutions to monitor our rapidly changing environment in innovative and creative ways.
Organized by: AIANY Design for Risk and Reconstruction Committee and AIANY Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

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Iván Argote was born in Bogota in 1983. He lives and works between Paris and New York, and graduated from the Beaux-Arts in Paris in 2009.
Recent exhibitions include: “Sin heroísmos, por favor” (solo), CA2M, Madrid (2012); Art Brussels (solo), Perrotin booth (2012); Girarse, Joan Miró Fundation, Barcelona; The Dialectic City, Laboratorio de Artes Binarios, Puerto Rico (2011); Caliente, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris, 2011 (solo show); A brake to dance, Galerie Valenzuela & Klenner, Bogota, Colombia, 2009; Zapping Unit, MAC/VAL Museum of Contemporary Art of Val-de-Marne, Vitry-sur-Seine, France, 2009. He’s preparing upcoming exhibitions, including: 30th Sao Paulo Biennale (Sep 2012); La Estrategia, Palais de Tokyo (Dec 2012).
Iván Argote’s practice deals with social, political and art historical fields through mediums as varied as video, photography, sculpture and painting.
Being simultaneously the director and main actor in his work, Iván interrogates with humour the views and perspectives imposed by our social positions, the status of an artwork and the notion of interactivity, which he addresses through actionalisation of the everyday.


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I do not understand behavior of setuptools well.
I have tiny package with some amount of static files generated in fly, using internally Flask framework, for a simple temporary web server. Everything works pretty well locally. I have managed to get setup.py script to work with overloading build command and adding few lines. And now when I use: python setup.py install or build, everything works fine. My static files are copied to the right directories inside virtualenv: env/lib/python3.4/site-packages/mypackage, also file MyPackage-0.0.1-py3.4.egg-info is generated, and everything just works.
But now I realized that i need/want functionality of 'install_requires', 'setup_requires', 'test_requires', and need to replace my from disutils.core import setup to from setuptools import setup and at that point everything stop working. Instead of coping my static files, setuptools is constructing big binary egg file with everything inside. setup.py stdout is telling me that my files actually are inside, scrolling the binary file in vim also gives me confidence that my files are inside. But neither my scripts or Flask core cannot read them. The open function with given right (I think) path throwing NotADirectoryError poiting at env/lib/python3.4/site-packages/MyPackage-0.0.1-py3.4.egg/mypackage/static/file.txt. I understand that giving such path should automagicaly unpack egg file and give me content. I can understand my lack of experience, but Flask core is trying to do exactly same thing and fails exactly at the same point. So the question is what am I doing wrong ? When I switch back to the distutils.core everything works again.
I understand that this is how setuptools works, but being unable to access my static files is not what I desired. I can write workaround for my code, and unpack files in fly, but I do not thing this is the right way. Additionally I probably wont be able to write workarounds for every external package that use my static files (e.g. Flask here).
I would be grateful for any suggestions, links or tips. I have tried to read distutils and setuptools source files and find some configuration options, but I do not want end user to be forced to install my package with non standard way. What I want to achieve is to type 'python setup.py install' and hide everything inside of my package.
Use setuptools pkg_resources API to access the resource.
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text: Simon Allen’s work in composition and performance is founded upon collaborative practice. As composer and director his latest commission Resonance At The Still Point Of Change for, live ensemble, voices and film was premiered as part of the Cultural Olympiad. Recent shows include WG Sebald’s The Rings Of Saturn (dir. Katie Mitchell, Cologne Schauspiel). Forthcoming is a rare performance of Morton Feldman’s 4 ½ hour trio For Philip Guston (Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival).