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Our Business News has made it onto Hunter Headline. View the original story here.
Hunter-based disability and aged care support service, ConnectAbility Australia has expanded its area of operations to the Central Coast.
ConnectAbility is now delivering aged, disability and supported independent living services previously provided by Central Coast Disability Network (CCDN) to over 100 clients.
CEO, David Carey said ConnectAbility won a tender issued after CCDN went into administration in September 2018. David said winning the tender demonstrates ConnectAbility’s well-regarded expertise and person-centred approach to delivering services that meet client’s needs.
“ConnectAbility believes every person is entitled to the best life possible,” David said.
“We treat each person as an individual and understand that people come to us with a history and a desired future.
He said the expansion means that ConnectAbility now has a team of 250 staff and volunteers (excluding HV Disability Services) supporting 600 clients and their families in Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Maitland, Port Stephens, Cessnock and the Central Coast. It will provide services from CCDN’s former Central Coast office in Erina as well as from its headquarters in the Newcastle suburb of Warabrook.
“Our expansion means we have more economies of scale which we will use to benefit our team and, most importantly, our clients,” David said.
ConnectAbility Australia is a not-for-profit organisation and a registered National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) provider and aged care provider. It was founded in 1992 by a group of community members and families to meet the needs of people with significant disabilities. In 2015 it merged with Jesmond Connected Communities.
It is part of a consortium, Hunter Valley Disability Services, which won the tender for the transfer of government supported independent living services to the not-for-profit sector in 2017.
IMAGE | ConnectAbility has expanded its services to Central Coast.


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Visual identity for a international conference organised by CEV in Copenhagen.
The European Volunteer Centre (CEV) organises periodic events like conferences and symposiums. CEV approached me with a wish to make their conference materials as memorable and desirable as possible.
Every time the events take place in a different european city, with a completely distinct mindset and identity. Why not emphasize the destination instead of the theme? Thus the commonplace informative material is transformed into travel souvenirs - cherished keepsakes of a trip to Berlin, Valencia, Tallinn... Hopefully, participants will soon start collecting CEV reports!

industry_corpus2: Travel & Geography


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Looks like a good chunck of my Friends List is up there.
That makes sense. If you were to do the same, a couple of my flist (or I think *all* of my flist) that are not part of yours should appear.
lol, is this the giant fanfiction circle?

industry_corpus2: Others


text: Lonsdale School supported Muscular Dystrophy UK's 'Go Orange Day on Friday the 2nd of February. Students took part in competitions and cake sales and a non uniform day and raised over £200. Winner of the Art competition was Simba, and the winner of the guess the cake competition was Mrs Michael. Thank you to all those who supported us.

industry_corpus2: Subject Education


text: Nigella (Nigella sativa L.) is an important seed spice crop having high medicinal importance. Genetic variability, correlation and path analysis was carried out in thirteen nigella genotypes to work out the magnitude of variability for yield and yield contributing traits and also to understand the mutual relationship among the characters. The results revealed that primary and secondary branches per plant, seeds per plant, capsules per plant and biological yield per plant are important yield contributing traits having high heritability as well as strong correlation with seed yield. Therefore, effective selection can be exercised for these traits for realizing higher yield levels in nigella.

industry_corpus2: Agriculture & Fisheries


text: Person is required in an account of the syntax and the morphology of many languages, while others lack it. Between these two types are languages where person lacks unique morphological exponents (suggesting it is not a morphosyntactic feature) but interacts systematically with the expression of other features (suggesting it is a feature). In particular in a range of languages, notably in the Nakh-Daghestanian and Tucanoan families, the expression of gender and person are intertwined. The recurring pattern is that a default form in the gender system (inanimate or neuter) also serves for first and second person. After careful examination, possible analyses without a person feature become less attractive. While these genuinely difficult systems may still lead us to posit a morphosyntactic person feature, we must recognize that its status is intriguingly different from that which is normally found.


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This soup is awesome. If you like things spicy, add some more chiles. The first time I served it I added *way* too much chile for my crowd - oops! Since then I’ve mellowed it down a bit, and I serve minced chile peppers on the side for folks who want more kick.
Add carrots and potato. Cover with water.
In a food processor or a blender, puree the carrot mixture until smooth. Add water to get desired thickness.
Just before serving add salt, peanuts and cilantro.
Goldie died this morning. She was a very good dog for many years, but had been getting skinnier and slower this last week, and it was time for her to go.
She lived with us in the forest for five years. She had two litters of puppies - 9 pups total - 6 of which still live here in the Bosque.
She loved to run around the woods, dig for things, and roll around in the sun. She was a very sweet and happy dog and very polite when she wanted love and attention. We love you Goldie!
Every year we put together an ofrenda for Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos. An ofrenda is a shrine we build to honor friends and relatives (and, in Bosque style, altering the traditions a bit to include pets, body parts, or whatever else seems right). This year Margret painted a mural on the Casita to serve as a backdrop to our annual ofrendas and a real piece of art to admire for the rest of the year.
Thanks to Margret, who volunteered here for a month. Amazing work!
Trevor and Forest are so great. They designed and built an incredible table for the terraza, where we eat lunch and dinner as a community. It is HEAVY, super sturdy, strong enough to dance on, and will last a hundred years.
Below, Forest on the left and Trevor on the right. They are putting together the legs of the first table.
Then, after they were done with the giant medieval table of greatness, they built another one, a little less gigantic but amazing nonetheless. It will be used for extra seating when we have larger groups. Trevor and Forest cranked out these two tables (which we have wanted since the Bosque was born) in just about 4 days. Incredible. Thanks guys!
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industry_corpus2: Hospitality & Catering


text: Do you want to save on Blue Dog Bakery Dog Treats? Grab this coupon today to save $1 off when you buy one box of this item. This coupon is found below and find Blue Dog Bakery Dog Treats at your local store.


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Reservations required for your stay at the Lookout Cabin. Visit Local Supply Co to book your party's stay today.
Beautiful 360 degree view and fully stocked with firewood!
The Hankin Lookout cabin is the overnight shelter available for use year round at the Hankin Evelyn recreation site.
-Three double sleeping platforms and one single. Enough to accommodate up to seven people at once.
- A pot for melting water and a coffee pot.
- A wood stove by which the cabin is heated.
Heading up to spend the night? Great! Before you leave home some things to consider.
During the summer months there is no reliable source of water. Hikers will need to pack in as much water as they plan to consume. During winter months water can be had by melting snow preferably with the white gas stove.
Users will notice there are fire pits outside the Lookout hut but please note that all split and bucked firewood is for use in the wood stove only. Users wishing to have a fire outside are asked to please buck the wood from the lift of wood found outside the cabin. The presence of firewood is funded by the money we are able raise through fundraising and sponsorship and getting it up there is neither easy or cheap.
To book your stay in the Lookout Cabin click the contact button found above and don't forget to fill out the registry below.
We hope you enjoy your stay and the view at the Hankin Lookout Cabin!


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Sony continues to dominate the next-gen hardware market in America, NPD numbers show.
PS4 shifted 284,000 units in February – ten per cent ahead of Xbox One’s 258,000 unit sales. Xbox One is tracking 61 per cent ahead of Xbox 360 in comparable launch terms.
Speaking of Xbox 360, that still sold an impressive 114,000 units in its 100th month on sale, making it the leading seventh gen” machine in the region throughout the period.
Of course, because Xbox One retails for $100 more than PS4, that means Microsoft won the next-gen revenue race.
As Tweeted by Nick Parker this means as of now US install bases for each machine stand at 2.54m for PS4 and 2.22m for Xbox One. PS3 and Xbox 360 took 14 and 10 months respectively to hit these same numbers.
The United States is traditionally an Xbox stronghold, so Sony’s continued success is all the more notable. Whether it can continue this month following the arrival of Titanfall remains to be seen.
The overall US video games market was up 42 per cent year-on-year at $347m. Software sales fell nine per cent to $318m. Combined next-gen software sales are up 80 per cent compared to what Xbox 360 and PS3 games were achieving at the same stage in their lifespan.
Nintendo chose not to comment on its hardware sales, though did point to 130,000 unit sales for Wii U platformer Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – that helped drive Wii U software up 180 per cent for the month year-on-year. Wii U hardware sales climbed 25 per cent, although to what number we do not know.
3DS RPG Bravely Default sold 200,000 units in its first three weeks.
Call of Duty: Ghosts was the best selling game for the month followed by The LEGO Movie Videogame, NBA 2K14, Thief and Grand Theft Auto V.

industry_corpus2: Gaming


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I am not saying that C++ is better for the embedded devices, far from that.
also think about programming against some more generic toolkit etc.
little attention to their way of doing things maybe will inspire a bit.
> but it's still onerous.
> usually don't overcome the drawbacks for embedded devices.
> > a treasure, is a nice clean code! And it is fast!

industry_corpus2: Programming


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I LOVE all the resources and printable worksheets! My girls are still in elementary school and the printable worksheets really help me with their homeschool curriculum!
Build character while playing a fun game. The class practices throwing and catching in this game, which is based on honesty and team work. Take a look at this lesson and see if your class is up to the task.
An activity that will definitely test more than their ability to throw a ball or bean bag. Silent communication, keeping their eyes closed, and following directions will challenge these youngsters.


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With SMS Discount you can call and sms anywhere in the world at the lowest rates possible. And best of all, you can call several popular destinations for FREE*!
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Chef's Dinner, Season Fourteen: Episode 10-Don't be such a Turkey! seats available.
This holiday weekend, Chef Tyler will treat you to the idea of Thanksgiving leftovers turned on its head, with a low country spin.


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This is a bean burrito which has been made so spicy that it's almost inedible.
You eat the insanely spicy bean burrito. It puts hair on your chest, and lacerations on your tongue.
This item will not give you Chronic Indigestion when eaten. You need the insanely spicy enchanted bean burrito for that.
Formerly used by Muscle Classes to pass a test of the Nemesis quest.
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While working at the Rod Dyer Group in Los Angeles, I created many campaigns for film and televison projects. This is one example of a campagin that I created for the film Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long about the bombastic populist american politician.
The client was Turner Network Television. The film starred John Goodman, who was also the executive producer. Kingfish was among the first major production untaken by TNT. The concept of large budget feature lenth televison contnet was un-tested at the time. They were looking for more than just a campaign for Kingfish, the clients at TNT wanted visuals that would define the standards for how this new type of contnet would be marketed in the future.
Since Kingfish was a national release, the audience was massive. Every major market in the United States was targeted. The advertising including on-air, radio, out-door, print and internet outlets.
The repose from the client was extremely positive. The campaign I created met all of the client's exactions, and was used as a visual model for future project releases.
The clients found the visuals esay to work with when they translated the system to Onair and other print and promotional pieces that thier in-house departemnts created. The invitation is an example of a piece that was created interally by them using the visuals that I created. Since it’s release Kingfish has been view hundreds of million times. It received critical acclaim, and was nominated for two Emmy Awards.

industry_corpus2: Film & Entertainment


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Year 2017 is proving to be the year of malware attacks, with the most number of malware attacks reported this year.
A new malware — Xafecopy Trojan — has been detected in India, which steals money through victims' mobile phones, according to cyber security firm Kaspersky.
According to Kaspersky’s report, forty percent of the targeted users are Indians.
The report reads: "Kaspersky Lab experts have uncovered a mobile malware targeting the WAP billing payment method, stealing money from victims' mobile accounts without their knowledge."
Xafecopy Trojan is disguised as useful apps such as BatteryMaster that operate normally, to prevent users from getting suspicious. The trojan secretly loads malicious code onto the device of users for illegal activities.
Once the app is activated, Xafecopy malware clicks on web pages with Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) billing. WAP is a type of mobile payment that charges costs directly to the user's mobile phone bill. The malware then silently subscribes to a number of services using the phone.
The malware’s coders have used some technology to bypass the 'captcha' systems designed to protect users by confirming that the action is being performed by a human.
"Xafecopy hit more than 4,800 users in 47 countries within the space of a month, with 37.5 percent of the attacks detected and blocked by Kaspersky Lab products targeting India, followed by Russia, Turkey, and Mexico," the report noted.
Experts at Kaspersky Lab believe that the cyber criminals' gangs promulgating other Trojans are sharing malware code among themselves.
"Our research suggests WAP billing attacks are on the rise. Xafecopy's attacks targeted countries where this payment method is popular. The malware has also been detected with different modifications, such as the ability to text messages from a mobile device to premium-rate phone numbers, and to delete incoming text messages to hide alerts from mobile network operators about stolen money," Kaspersky Lab senior malware analyst Roman Unuchek said.
"It is best not to trust third-party apps, and whatever apps users do download should be scanned locally with the Verify Apps utility. But beyond that, Android users should be running a mobile security suite on their devices," Halde advised.

industry_corpus2: Computing & Telecommunications


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We're an upcoming project with good usecase and a solid plan. We have been listed on several rating sites and platforms. A spot just opened up on the team after our developer bailed on us. If interested in joining the team, contact @Invoko on discord.
I was trying to lookup @Invoko on Discord and could not find anybody.


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ArcticPure Krill Oil is a premium, naturally rich source of omega-3s and phospholipids, a potent support for heart and brain health, as well as a means of monthly comfort for women. The omega-3 fatty acids in krill oil include EPA and DHA, renowned for their importance to health. EPA and DHA in krill oil are attached to phospholipids, the primary building blocks of cell membranes. DHA is a primary support of the brains neurons and neurological transmitters; EPA influences the chemical mediators that regulate the cardiovascular system. Krill oil additionally contains the natural antioxidants astaxanthin and vitamin A, both of which support protection of cells, eyesight, joint health, and immunity.
Other Ingredients: fish oil, medium chain triglycerides, gelatin, glycerin, mixed tocopherols, ascorbyl palmitate, and natural lemon oil.
Warning: If you are pregnant, may become pregnant, breastfeeding, allergic to shellfish, have a blood coagulation condition or are taking anticoagulants such as warfarin, consult a health care professional before using this product. Store In A Cool, Dry Place. Do not use if either tamper-evident seal is broken or missing. Keep out of the reach of children.


text: Wet muddy leaves provided a fun, fast, blast. Snow wasn't sticking here... It was cold,windy and wet but we kept moving... Cop on a cop bike was a interesting diversion. He did hill repeats with us and seemingly unknowingly poached Washington Grove with us.


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Lettering with Purpose: Creative techniques and prompts for making meaningful, inspirational hand-lettered art 4.3 out of 5 based on 0 ratings. 3 reviews.
I’m always on a search for a way to spice up my writing and this book was really inspirational for that. The author has a lot of great ideas to get the ideas flowing. From what type of writing utensil to use to the writing style itself, it’s all in there. If you have projects coming up that are in need of creative designs, this book is sure to help get you started in the right direction. I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
If you’ve spent an inkling of time lately on social media, you’ve likely seen some gorgeous inspirational graphics created by handlettering. As someone who adores a good font, I’ve been jealous of anyone who can create such beautiful graphics without relying on a predefined font. However, what if you didn’t have to scour anymore for that perfect font or gorgeous vector art that gives a graphic just the right embellishment? What if you could create it yourself? In the new book LETTERING WITH PURPOSE, author and artist Brittany Luiz teaches you how to develop your own professional hand-lettering, calligraphy, and brush-lettering techniques. I am now in awe of anyone who can draw such beautiful letters because there is much more to consider than you might initially think. Besides grasping the idea of basic composition, you also have to master the basics of what creates a letter—i.e., ascenders, descenders, crossbars, bowls, etc. If you are wondering what all of that means, you are not alone. Brittany explains it thoroughly in the book, thankfully. I now have even greater respect for people who have taken years to create a perfect font family, even more so for font designers who give their work away for free. If you’ve got a lot of dedication, time, and a little bit of money that you’re willing to spend on supplies, LETTERING WITH PURPOSE will jumpstart you to becoming a professional hand-lettering designer. It provides full-color, step-by-step instructions on how to create the effects shown in the photographs. I really appreciate that it tells you what pens/inks/watercolors/etc you should use to create the same look, leaving no guesswork as the reader develops their own skills. I particularly like that the end of the book gives you 100 project ideas to help get your creative juices flowing so that you don’t allow your newly acquired skills to get rusty. It also provides practice alphabets to mimic until you are confident enough to create your own unique letters. One of the only negatives I have for this book is that the page design seem a little immature with standard top and bottom zig-zag pattern borders (as seen in post header that I snagged from the book; recolored it from original bright pink). Granted, it does leave plenty of room for the photos, but I felt like it made the book look suited more towards a young adult. Also, I didn’t really like that the author recommends a brand of pens made by Tombow, the company she works for since that seems a little bit like mixed interest. It would be better if Luiz spelled that out in the beginning of the book when she’s recommending supplies rather than hiding that fact in her biography. She doesn’t recommend brand name items for sketchbooks, watercolors, etc, I’m assuming because Tombow doesn’t make those items. With that being said, perhaps it would be a great idea if the publisher offered this book packaged up with basic supplies in a bundle! I give this book 4 out of 5 stars using the GoodReads scale! Thanks to Netgalley for giving me this ebook in exchange for an honest review. For the complete review including photos, please visit my blog (Two Cats and a Book): http://sarabethharing.wordpress.com.
What an amazingly fun book! I am so excited to have something like this to help me learn lettering, It is beautifully done with lots of pictures to help you understand exactly what she is saying and teaching. Bright colorful and happy best describes how this book makes me feel. I want to do this! Goes over lots of information from pens, strokes, letter ideas, practicing and lots of easy to follow how to's. Practice sheet are included and so are practice alphabets. This is one of those books you will find yourself reaching for over and over again. Very excited to use the information in this book.


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With the Aquaris X Pro, Spanish smartphone-manufacturer BQ stakes its claims in the highly competitive mid-range smartphone battleground. The contestant’s configuration is very respectable indeed: for between $400 and $470 you get a 5.2-inch FHD display embedded in a classy metal/glass chassis powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 octa-core SoC, a Qualcomm Adreno 506, up to 4 GB of RAM, and up to 128 GB of storage.
The good news doesn’t stop there. The Aquaris X Pro runs the latest Android 7.1 operating system and features a 12 MP main camera, a fingerprint-reader, a dual-SIM slot, LTE Cat.6, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2, and NFC.
Mid-range competitors are aplenty, and most of them are somewhat similarly equipped. For the sake of this review, we’ve decided to compare it to the Honor 8, the Huawei Nova Plus, the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) and the ZTE Axon 7.
If you want to spend less than $400 on a smartphone, the roughly $100 cheaper BQ Aquaris X offers an equally large 5.2-inch display and very similar hardware. The main differences to the X Pro are its camera and storage options.
Update 4/18/2018: BQ has released a firmware update. Details can be found in the software section.
Despite the fact that BQ positions the X Pro in the mid-range market, the phone can easily compete with top-range flagship phones when it comes to its case. A very rigid metal frame with practically non-existent gaps, chamfered edges all around, and a 3D glass back cover turn this smartphone into a charming piece of technology. The fingerprint-reader is set into a slightly depressed cavity at the back of the phone and is easily detectable, and it is also available for the cheaper Aquaris X albeit surrounded by a plain plastic case.
The X Pro is available in black and white, and both models are IP52-rated (dust-protected, dripping-water resistant). Accordingly, it should easily survive a sudden rain shower but will most certainly resent submersion. The three buttons have been customized by BQ: the back and menu buttons are represented by single dots; the home button by five dots forming a semicircle.
In order to render the phone less susceptible to fingerprints, BQ has coated its surfaces in what they call an anti-fingerprint coating, which worked surprisingly well during our test. Even though it does not entirely prevent marks and fingerprints it was certainly less susceptible to greasy fingers overall. Unfortunately, the velvety finish is somewhat slippery, and the phone tends to skid off slanted surfaces, such as chairs.
Powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 octa-core SoC and the Qualcomm Adreno 506 GPU, the Aquaris X Pro is very fast and has no trouble running current Android games smoothly.
Depending on configuration, the smartphone is equipped with either 3 or 4 GB of RAM, and 32, 64, or 128 GB of internal storage. Our 64 GB review unit came with 54 GB of free storage; the 128 GB model offers 109 GB of free user-accessible storage according to BQ. The secondary SIM-card slot can be used to house a MicroSD card of up to 256 GB instead, which can then be used for media files such as photos, videos, or music. Given that the MicroSD storage formats as portable storage, we were unable to install or move apps to SD.
The phone’s reversible USB 2.0 Type-C port supports USB-OTG, and in addition to 802.11 ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.2, the Aquaris X Pro also features NFC.
In the past, BQ used to install the alternative Android OS Cyanogen OS on its smartphones. The Aquaris X Pro and Aquaris X are different and run the latest Android 7.1 Nougat instead. The security patch level was May 1st and therefore up-to-date.
The OS has been left largely untouched - no custom UI and unlike many of its competitors almost no preloaded custom software, commonly known as bloatware. The only extra app, “BQ Plus”, can be used to determine the device’s warranty status.
Update 07-28-2017: BQ rolls out a 286 MB update. It does not only improve the system but also updates the security features of the Android OS to the patch level from 08-01-2017.
Update 4/18/2018: BQ has released firmware version 1.8 for the X Pro with a massive 2.6 GB in size. Its main focus are camera improvements, among others performance and an improved manual focus. The front-facing camera is supposed to capture colors more accurately, and the front-facing flash has been improved. Furthermore, the system has been slightly optimized and Google’s security patches have been brought up to date (April 2018).
Thanks to support for LTE Cat. 6, the X Pro offers theoretical maximum download and upload speeds of 300 and 50 Mbps, respectively. During our tests connected to Germany’s rural Vodafone network, reception was respectable and on a par with other Cat. 6 smartphones. The phone supports all relevant European 2G (800/900/1,800/1,900 MHz), 3G (850, 900, 1,900, 2,100 MHz), and 4G (800, 1,800, 2,100, 2,600) bands. In the United States, it will work in AT&T’s 3G (1,900 MHz) and 4G/LTE (1,900, 2,100 MHz) networks as well as T-Mobile’s 2G (1,900 MHz), 3G (2,100 MHz), and 4G/LTE (1,900, 2,100 MHz) networks.
The X Pro supports the lesser-used 5 GHz 802.11 ac standard but has not been the fastest device when connected to our Linksys EA8500 reference router.
Receiving data at 242 Mbps was decent, but it was unable to keep up with the very fast ZTE Axon 7 at more than 300 Mbps. Accordingly, the X Pro scored second in this test. Transmitting data, on the other hand, was comparatively slow at only 148 Mbps, and the X Pro scored second place again. Only this time, it was second to last.
GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and Beidou location services are fully supported by the X Pro. In our tests, location lock with an accuracy of around 5 m was obtained very quickly both outdoors and indoors.
Compared to the professional Garmin Edge 500 GPS, the X Pro fared very well. On our 12-km long test track, both systems were similarly accurate with the X Pro only trailing behind slightly. For everyday use, the differences are negligible, and the deviation after 12 km was only 70 m.
The smartphone uses Google’s stock phone app and has left it completely unmodified. Call quality both on speakerphone and using a headset (which, by the way, is not included) was very decent.
HDR photo taken with the phone's 12 MP camera.
Considering the Aquaris X’s 16 MP shooter, we were somewhat surprised at first to see that the X Pro only featured a 12 MP main camera. However, upon closer inspection of both sensors we understood the reasoning behind this decision.
The X sports Sony’s iMX298 sensor, while the X Pro is equipped with Samsung’s S5K2L7SX sensor; the very same sensor that can be found on Samsung’s top-of-the line model Galaxy S7. Combined with a high f/1.8 aperture, dual-pixel autofocus, and a pixel size of 1.4 µm, the Aquaris X Pro is capable of achieving impressive low-light photography results. In comparison, the X only works well in good lighting conditions.
Additionally, the X Pro supports the so-called ZSL (zero shutter lag) technology, meaning that instead of taking only a single photo it takes 10 snaps and combines the six best into a single photo.
Fortunately, this results in a very good overall camera quality. In decent lighting conditions, such as in the first and second scene, image quality is immaculate. Photos are very crisp with high details, and colors pop pleasantly yet remain natural overall. In low-light conditions (scene 3) we were able to detect some noise. That said, even flagship phones such as the Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus or the Huawei Mate 9 produce similar results. Overall, the X Pro’s camera is very good and certainly justifies the smartphone’s higher price when compared to the Aquaris X.
Video are recorded in 4k at up to 30 FPS, and video quality is very good. We would have liked to see optical image stabilization but the software stabilizer works surprisingly well even for 4k recordings. The X Pro also offers two distinct features missing on most other smartphones: 720p slow-motion with up to 120 FPS and support for 4k time laps. Most high-end smartphones, like the HTC U11, only support time laps up to 1080p or even 720p.
Besides an HDR mode, the extensive camera menu also allows you to choose from various presets, such as night, sunset, action, snow, fireworks, or scenery. A manual mode for individual shutter speed and ISO adjustment is available as well.
In addition to our usual set of photos we have also included a set of photos taken during the Aquaris X Pro’s official presentation in Madrid, where we were able to play around with the phone and take quite a few photos.
As usual, we have also tested the camera under normalized conditions in regards to focus and color accuracy. The photos were taken in automatic mode with absolutely no post-processing or white balance adjustments taking place.
Colors were tested using the X-Rite ColorChecker Passport (left photo), and they turned out to be somewhat oversaturated (the factual equivalent to popping colors). Our test chart was in focus and crisp all over, even around the edges. This is an achievement that not many smartphones accomplish.
ColorChecker Passport: original color is at the bottom.
Included in the box are a USB 2.0 cable (Type-C to Type-A), a modular rapid-charging power supply (5V, 3A), a SIM tool, and a quick-start guide. On its website, BQ also sells various black and white protective shells for between $17 and $29.
The phone comes with a 24-month limited warranty by default. Please see our Guarantees, Return policies and Warranties FAQ for country-specific information.
The phone’s external smoothness and elegance carry over into its overall handling experience. Application launch times are fast, display rotation is almost instantaneous, and hopping between multiple open apps is fast and smooth. The physical buttons all worked exactly as expected, and the fingerprint-reader was very quick and reliable.
By default, the BQ smartphone uses Google’s stock Gboard keyboard. Other keyboards, like Swiftkey, can obviously be installed from the Play Store once the phone has been set up.
Like the more affordable X, the X Pro is equipped with a 5.2-inch 1920x1080 IPS display with a pixel density of 423 ppi. Not only impressive but also the main reason why the display seems very crisp. The phone supports a so-called “nightmode” that can be enabled in the settings; by raising the color temperature it reduces the amount of blue, significantly rendering the display rather yellowish instead.
With an average maximum brightness of 473.3 nits and a brightness distribution of 88%, the X Pro’s display is very bright and uniform. An even distribution of bright and dark areas resulted in a maximum brightness of 462 nits, and the contrast ratio of 898:1 is decent despite the somewhat high black level of 0.51 nits. Subjectively, display quality is very good but we would have preferred a slightly warmer and more saturated display.
While the display was very good, it was far from perfect. Deviations in color and grayscale accuracy were immense. When measured with a spectrophotometer and the CalMAN software, we found DeltaE color and grayscale deviations of 7.1 and 10.5, respectively. Values of less than 3 are considered ideal. Its color temperature of 8,951 K was noticeably shifted towards the colder blue spectrum.
As expected, viewing angles were superb due to its IPS panel. We found no distortions or dimout worth mentioning, even at acute angles.
Thanks to its high brightness the phone was very usable outdoors. Even in somewhat sunny half-shade situations the display remained easily readable despite its glossy finish.
Powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 quad-core SoC, a Qualcomm Adreno 506 GPU, and 4 GB of RAM, the phone’s fast system performance was not surprising at all. In the highly competitive mid-range market the X Pro is easily one of the fastest smartphones available today.
In synthetic benchmarks, it scored slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) and the Huawei Nova Plus equipped with a very similar SoC (Snapdragon 625). The Honor 8 and ZTE Axon 7 were faster.
For reasons unknown to us and despite running the latest version of Google Chrome (59.0.3071.125), the X Pro was comparatively slow in our browser benchmarks. Except for the WebXPRT 2015 benchmark, it scored last place in every other test. Subjectively, browsing the web was very fast though – pages load quickly, scrolling was smooth, and there was no noticeable input lag.
Internal storage access was very fast with sequential read speeds of up to 270 MB/s. Writing to and reading from our Toshiba Exceria Pro M401 MicroSD reference card (read and write speeds of up to 95 and 70 MB/s, respectively) was on a par with the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) and the ZTE Axon 7, and at almost 79 MB/s sequential read speed the X Pro was the fastest device of our test group.
Thanks to its powerful SoC, the BQ Aquaris X Pro runs current Android games very smoothly. Our two standard games, Asphalt 8: Airborne and Dead Trigger 2, performed buttery smooth on maximum details. Asphalt 8 limits the framerate to 30 FPS; Dead Trigger 2 on the other hand does not, and the Aquaris X Pro achieves an impressive 57 FPS.
Despite its powerful hardware, the phone remained pleasantly cool during use. A maximum of 35.4 °C when idle and 40.5 °C under load are very comfortable.
In order to determine whether the phone manages these low temperatures by throttling prematurely we ran the GFXBench’s battery benchmark running the T-Rex test in a loop (30x). Our results show that even after the 30th iteration the Aquaris X Pro was still performing as well as when we first started the test.
The X Pro’s mono speaker is located at the bottom next to the USB-C port, and as expected it was not the best. A maximum volume of 86.1 dB(A) and fairly balanced mids and highs are its strong points, but the total lack of bass is its biggest weakness. Listening to music occasionally or watching YouTube videos every now and then are still manageable though, and the phone’s headphone jack worked flawlessly.
The X Pro’s average idle power consumption of 1.78 W was comparatively low, but in return its power consumption of 6.3 W under load was rather high. In our test group, the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) turned out to be the most efficient phone, and the ZTE Axon 7 was a real power hog.
Battery life was pretty decent thanks to the phone’s non-user-replaceable 3,100 mAh battery. In the real-world Wi-Fi test simulating browsing the web at a normalized display brightness of 150 nits, the X Pro lasted for more than 12 hours. Translated into everyday usage, the X Pro’s stamina should keep it alive for at least a full day if not two. The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) and Huawei Nova Plus were more efficient, while the Honor 8 and ZTE Axon 7 ran out of power much sooner.
The included charger can deliver up to 15 W (5V, 3A) and supports Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 3.0, resulting in speedy charging times. Charging the battery from near-empty (1%) to full (100%) took 1:52 hours.
In review: BQ Aquaris X Pro. Review unit courtesy of BQ Spain.
The BQ Aquaris X Pro is a very decent mid-range smartphone that has no trouble keeping up with the competition. Quite the contrary: thanks to its robust high-quality metal/glass case, the 5.2-inch smartphone can be easily mistaken for a premium flagship device. The same must be said about the high-resolution IPS display with its high brightness and pin-sharp FHD resolution.
In addition, the Aquaris X Pro offers a very good 12 MP camera, a reliable and fast fingerprint-reader, and a very high overall performance resulting in smooth gameplay of even the most demanding games topped with an accurate GPS sensor, long battery life, Quick Charge, and a USB Type-C port.
The BQ Aquaris X Pro is a very good smartphone with benefits that clearly outweigh its limitations.
There are only a few disadvantages worth noting, and they are far from being show-stoppers. Think of them more as minor cosmetic flaws.
For one, the secondary SIM-card slot shares its space with the MicroSD-card reader – you can either use one or the other. The display’s color accuracy is mediocre at best but only noticeable with professional measuring equipment and not the naked eye. Also, the Aquaris X Pro only has a single, albeit somewhat adequate, mono speaker.


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MILFORD — Milford Redevelopment Commission met Monday, March 11, to discuss how to meet the needs of an unidentified business currently expressing interest in one of Milford’s two TIF districts annexed for industrial development.
Doug Ruch, who is also town council president, stressed the potential development remains in the “preliminary stages” and declined to hazard a guess as to the number of jobs it might bring to the area. He did say the building would be located in TIF District 1, north of Syracuse Street.
The proposed facility would require a booster pump for added water pressure to support a sprinkler system, according to Ruch. Milford Utilities would also need to negotiate access to the south side of the building, which will be purchased through a lease.
“It’s never too early to start putting together the pieces of the puzzle,” commented Alan Tio, the new president of Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation, who was also present. He added KEDCo would also assist with the project.
“Services are provided throughout the county,” agreed Dan Brown, commission president.
In other new business, Ruch also informed the commission a solar field will be built west of Milford Elementary School, which will generate the school’s electricity.
Tio was on hand to inform the commission of KEDCo’s activities since he took over from George Robertson who retired in 2018 before dying from cancer in February.
Tio also mentioned Milford’s undeveloped 214 acre industrial park as being “at the top of our list of available areas,” due, in part, to its rail access and the future impact of the expansion of CR 1300N, connecting SR 13 and SR 15.

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text: Houston police responded to a shooting call around 11:15 p.m. Saturday at a Valero gas station on Jensen Drive at Reid Street in north Houston. Officials say two men jumped another man in the gas station parking lot and took the victim’s Chevrolet pickup truck. Police say a witness then pulled out a gun and began shooting at the suspects, accidentally hitting the carjacking victim in the head.

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Handmade 14K and 22K gold earrings from Tucson, AZ designers Kevin and Joanne Dowdy. Earrings feature beautiful slate blue Ethiopian opals with wild pink reflects - these earrings are undeniable showstoppers.
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Having won awards for his monumental sculptures since 2006, jonathan has built a reputation not only for what he calls SOUSes (Sculptures Of Unusual Size-- a wink to The Princess Bride), but for creative avenues of audience participation that invite his visitors to contribute something of themselves to the work. This humble expression of generosity has resulted in some fascinating and intimate sharing amongst strangers on the scaffolding of his sculptures. But high-concept participation isn't the main goal of his work. "If good sculpture is the balance of form and function," says schork, "then a sculpture without an obvious aesthetic is just performance art that excludes a big section of our audience. Our work can't just be an idea; at the end of the day, it has to be real, like us-- flesh & blood." Current interactive monumentals include Athena Shrine in Lakeland, FL (see below), From the department of big things, #1, in St.Petersburg, FL, and For the Children of Astrios & Eos i: Canticle, in New York.
The Athena Shrine, currently on display in Lakeland, Fl, for the 18th Annual Florida Outdoor Sculpture Comp.
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text: Cistercian archbishop. Peter was born near Vienne, in Dauphine, France, and joined the Cistercian Order at Bonneveaux at the age of twenty with his two brothers and father. Known for his piety, at age thirty he was sent to serve as the first abbot of Tamie, in the Tarantaise Mountains, between Geneva and Savoy. There he built a hospice for travelers. In 1142, he was named the archbishop of Tarantaise against his wishes, and he devoted much energy to reforming the diocese, purging the clergy of corrupt and immoral members, aiding the poor, and promoting education. He is also credited with starting the custom of distributing bread and soup the so called May Bread just before the harvest, a custom which endured throughout France until the French Revolution. After thirteen years as bishop, Peter suddenly disappeared. Eventually he was discovered serving as a lay brother in a Cistercian abbey in Switzerland and was convinced to return to Tarantaise and resume his episcopal duties. Trusted as an advisor by popes and kings, he defended papal rights in France and was called upon to assist in bringing about a reconciliation between King Louis VII of France and then Prince Henry II of England. Peter was canonized in 1191. He should not be confused with Peter of Tarantaise, who became Pope Innocent V.


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text: Moving up four places from the 16th spot in 2017, The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), New Delhi is now ranked the 12th busiest airport in the world, according to the preliminary world airport traffic rankings for 2018 released by Airports Council International (ACI). Overtaking major transit hubs like Frankfurt, Dallas Forth Worth, Guangzhou and Istanbul Ataturk airport in the ranking, IGIA was also ranked among the fastest growing among the top 20 airports. Witnessing a growth of 10.2 per cent in number of combined passengers carried in comparison to 2018, The Delhi airport served 6.9 crore domestic and international flyers in 2018.

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Under the Ottomans, Egypt was divided into twenty-four districts and each had its own Mamluk bey, who was formerly called an emir. Each of these beys were governed by the sultan in Istanbul. The Mamluk beys surrounded themselves with slaves who collected taxes for them and had baronial authority. Tributes had to be paid to the Turks as well.
The Ottoman ruler, Sultan Selim liked to keep trouble brewing between the Mamluk beys so that he could keep them divided and controlled. So they kept on fighting among themselves. The leader who was on top, so to speak, was called the Sheikh al Balad, which means "chief of the country". There were times where the Sheikh became more powerful than the sultan in Istanbul, although this only happened when the Turks had their attentions elsewhere, which was actually quite often. The Turks had set about stopping revolts in their empire or spreading their empire even further into the west. The were even able to reach the Danube and plundered every Venetian ship they ran across in the Mediterranean.
Cairo still remained an important city because of the wheat that fed the people of Istanbul, however Venice was almost destroyed. Cairo became, once again, a port for fruits and grains that headed for Islam, instead of Europe. Life in Cairo was again filled with plunderings, assassinations and killing in the streets. The rivalries among the Mamluks were compounded when more types of Mamluks were installed in the Citadel; the Azabs and Janissaries. There were times where the different groups would hold themselves up in the different mosques and fire cannons at each other across the city. The city was to be ruled by the governor with his own men, but this became very difficult to do because the local problems were not important enough to worry the colonial loyalists. Tributes were collected by the Turks in the ports, but the Mamluks took most of the money before the tribute was levied. The ordinary person was left with almost nothing. The peasant was completely exploited.
In 1695, a famine struck Cairo and the people demonstrated outside the Citadel. The pasha refused to acknowledge them and even tried to run them off. The crowd was finally able to break into the stores and took bread and other foods. Finally the revolt got so bad that the pasha was replaced by another pasha that had been sent from the Porte. A self-proclaimed saint, he arrived in the city in 1698 and set up a cafe behind the fountain of al Mou'men. He let the men and women dance freely all day and night. The people greatly enjoyed this until the soldiers arrived and beheaded the saint at the Citadel.
For many years, Cairo was divided into two factions, the Kassemites and the Fikarites. The division was originally created deliberately by Sultan Selim between the Kassemites, who were the Mamluks of Egypt and the Fikarites, who were the Turkish Janissaries. Eventually the Sadites and Haramites were divided with half of them supporting the Kassemites and the other half supporting the Fikarites. Sometimes these conflicts affected the whole city and many people lost their lives in silly battles that accomplished absolutely nothing.
The only good thing that occurred during this time is that the scholars did not give up. Cairo had the reputation of deteriorating intellectually during this time, but that was not the case. The common disrespect for the rulers bound them together. There was almost always mockery of the rulers by the people. The mosques managed to keep everyone committed passionately. In 1705 the river was low and the people went to Mukattam Hills to pray for deliverance. The Sheikh Hasan al Hadji was completely disgusted by this display.
Mohammed Amin Pasha was governor during the period in which some of Cairo's merchants were Moslems, however many were Jews and Copts. Many of them were very wealthy. The Ottomans used Copts as their clerks and civil servants. Some of the more prosperous Copts were allowed by Mohammed Amin Pasha to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Their caravan had many women and children and they had taken a lot of their possessions with them. They set up camp not far outside of Cairo, but while they were there Amin Pasha had encouraged some Moslem zealots to rob the Copts. They attacked their caravan and then looted the homes in the area as well.
Some of the Turkish rulers were not as bad as others. Osman Bey Zulficar was rather intelligent as was Ridwan al Gelfi. Al Gelfi was the chief of the corps of Azabs who were the Turkish mercenaries. He built several beautiful homes. However, his tastes were not on the same scale of excess as al Hakim or Kafour. He did manage to leave a good impression on Cairo. The only monument of his that remains is a gate on the Citadel called Bab el Azab. It was behind this gate that Mohammed Ali massacred the last of the Mamluks in 1811. He died after being shot by assassins while he was being shaved. He didn't die in the chair, but he managed to get away on his horse and run to the countryside. He died from his wounds.
According to some historians during 1798, a laborer earned about one-seventh of a piaster per day. This came to be about 50 piasters in a year. The leading Mamluk, Murad Bey, took in fifteen hundred piasters every day out of the mint for his daily expenses. The situation in Egypt got to be so bad that the Coptic villages in Upper Egypt refused to pay their taxes. Apparently no one tried to collect from them either.
The Turkish manners and ways of life seemed to make no impression on the Egyptians. They did not use the Turkish language and the people of Cairo managed to keep their own identity. The ruling families did adopt some of the Turkish habits, but by and large the city remained Egyptian. The Turks built mosques but they preferred the public mosque called a masjid, to the college mosque called a madrasa. The Byzantine style was preferred to the traditional Arabian style. The mosques were usually smaller and their artistic creativity was less, not because of a lack of skill, but because of a lack of money.
In the year between 1796 and 1797, the Egyptians revolted against the Turks. They wanted something to be done about the unbearable taxes and the economic misery that had been oppressing them for so long. One of the Egyptian Mamluks, Ali Bey, occupied Cairo and sent the Turkish pasha back to Porte. He then attacked Arabia and Syria and defeated them soundly. He was called the caliph of Mecca, which made Egypt an essentially independent state within the Ottoman Empire.
Ali Bey was eventually murdered and Ibrahim, who was another Mamluk along with Murad Bey took over the rule of Egypt. It was during this time that Napoleon arrived on the coast of Alexandria. The Mamluks were not strong enough to fight both the French and the Turks at the same time. Murad would not believe it when he was told that Napoleon had arrived. When he finally believed it, he invited Napoleon to come to Cairo. A man named Rosetti, who was the Tuscan consul, was told by Murad to give each of the French soldiers a handful of silver when they arrived and to ask them to leave because Murad had no desire to kill them. Rosetti then tried to explain to Murad who exactly Napoleon was. Murad knew nothing of Europe or the history, so when the French started their advance on Cairo, Murad sent out ten thousand Mamluks and thirty thousand irregulars, who were mostly Albanians, Negroes, Bedouins and Egyptians, to fight Napoleons forty thousand veteran troops.
In a suburb of Cairo called Imbaba, the French and the Mamluks fought it out. The battle was very bloody on both sides. The veteran French soldiers maneuvered all over the place and eventually got the Mamluks in a crossfire. The citizens of Cairo watched the smoke and dust rise over the city and the sounds of rifle shots and cannon filling the air. At the end of it all, the Mamluks were beaten and they left the city. Murad Bey rushed to his palace at Giza and gathered up as much of his fortune as he could in about fifteen minutes. He ordered his soldiers to burn all of the military's gunpowder and gunboats along with any other ammunition that were along the river at Giza. He then left the city.
The people of Cairo mistakenly thought the French had set their city on fire. They began to pack their belongings and fled as quickly as they could. They really had no place to go and many of them were attacked by the Bedouins as they left the city. The killings and pillagings began even before the French ever arrived in the city. Several of the sheikhs of Cairo met at Azhar and wrote a letter to Napoleon to negotiate the surrender of the city. The people felt betrayed and deserted and became very angry. They broke into the palaces of Murad and Ibrahim and set them afire. It was on a Wednesday that Napoleon rode into the city and and took possession of the city.


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In the June Republican primary, his Virginia constituents got fed up with this and booted him, choosing to nominate Cantor's challenger, David Brat, instead. Conservative Erik Erikson explained at FOX, that Cantor's Virginia constituents did this because, "K Street, the den of Washington lobbyists, became his chief constituency."
Cantor didn't bother to finish his current term supposedly representing his Virginia constituents. He resigned from office effective August 18.
"'Eric has proven himself to be a pro-business advocate and one who will enhance our boardroom discussions with CEOs and senior management as we help them navigate their most important strategic decisions,' Moelis CEO Ken Moelis said in a statement."
Our system has become corrupted and everyone knows what I mean. Everyone understands that government officials who "play ball" can get a huge paycheck after leaving government if they help certain big businesses while serving in government.
"Mr. Barofsky, wearing an unseasonal wool suit at odds with a 'Washington-appropriate wardrobe,' is poised to let the hostess seat them at a front table of her choosing, but Mr. Allison insists on a private table in the rear. Then he gets down to business.
"When Mr. Barofsky tells his deputy of the exchange, the deputy says, 'It was the gold or the lead,' resorting to the lingo of their joint experience prosecuting Latin American drug kingpins in New York: Cooperate and share the riches, or don't and get plugged."

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Having a theme for your child’s room is a good way to improve the overall look of the room. This is also a great way for you to turn your child’s sleeping quarters into a play room where your child can let her imagination run wild. One of the best themes that you can have for your child is a princess theme room. You do not have to spend a lot of money to achieve this theme. You can also work with some items that you already have in your home.
Walls. Choose a pastel color for the walls of the room. You can go for light pink or lavender, depending on the choice of your child. You can also paint a mural of a castle or a garden. However, it would be better to stick with plain colored walls so that you can easily change the theme of the room when your child gets older. If you want to change the design of the walls easily, you can also choose to go with patterned wallpaper.
Windows. There are plenty of princess themed curtains available in the market today but they can be pretty expensive. You can make some drapes or curtains by yourself to save some money. Purchase a mesh or light colored cloth that you can drape around the windows. If you want it to have an accent, buy a packet of different colored sequins and sew them on the cloth.
Bed. Princess-themed rooms almost always feature a canopy over the bed. Purchase a canopy kit from a hardware store. They are cheap and you can easily assemble one and screw it on the ceiling so that it hangs just above your child’s bed. For a cheaper alternative, find a metal or wooden ring and hang a mesh cloth on it. Another thing you can do on the bed to tie it up with the princess theme room is to buy a Disney princess blanket or any pink or patterned blanket and sheets.
Decorations. To finish up the princess theme room, add some accents. These accents can be a pink lamp on the bedside table, some princess decals, a rug or carpet or Disney princess toys. If you want to purchase some princess themed pieces to add to your child’s room, you can go to the website girlsthemebedrooms.com. On the website, you will find rocking chairs, bed frames and other accessories.
These are some of the tips that you can use if you want to decorate a princess theme room for your child. Remember that you do not have to purchase everything in order to achieve a certain look for the room that you are decorating. You just have to be resourceful and make use of some of the items that you no longer use in your home. Some of the stuff mommy has will seem like treasures fit for your princess.


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The PROGRESSTIVAL! will be held at the Concordia Ballroom, 1129 La Crosse Street, from 6 to 10 p.m. There will be food! and music, too.
The event is open to everyone. Please plan to donate a little ($0 to $10) to help pay for the hall rent and other expenses. No one will be turned away for lack of funds! If you want to bring a non-perishable for local food pantries, please do. If you want to bring your neighbor, relative, co-worker, or friend along, please do!
From 6:00 to 7:30 plan to visit with representatives from local, regional, state and national groups and organizations working to sustain and protect our important social institutions, vulnerable populations, our environment, our human and civil rights, and our democracy, Talk, connect, network, share ideas, and join with others to strengthen that community.
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In The Fixer, the color black appears repeatedly, as an ominous motif signifying Yakov’s ill-starred future. When Yakov leaves the shtetl, night comes upon him and he is surrounded by a “black sea full of strange voices,” a mix of his own Yiddish superstitions and the non-Jewish voices of the world he is about to enter in Kiev. Black is the color on the buttons worn by The Black Hundreds, the anti-Semitic organization to which Nikolai Lebedev—the man Yakov saves from dying in the snow—belongs. Finding Nikolai appears to be a stroke of luck for Yakov, but instead it turns out to be the worst of luck, for the relationship places Yakov in just the right place to be accused of committing a murder. The Hasid that Yakov also helps carries a black satchel—another omen that Yakov is, under the guise of goodness, about to make another fateful mistake when he takes the man into his apartment. Marfa Golov, when she first greets the officials at her house, dons a hat decorated with cherries, but to attend them to the cave where her son was found, she covers her head with a “coarse black shawl.” Father Anastasy, the priest out to crucify Yakov and all Jews, carries a black umbrella that makes him appear even larger than he is. Both of these characters are responsible for convincing others that Yakov is guilty and determining his future. As Yakov leaves the prison after three years to go to his trial, he looks to the sky for an omen that will tell him how his trial will turn out: “A black bird flew out of the sky. Crow? Hawk? Or the black egg of a black eagle falling towards the carriage? If it isn’t that what is it? If it’s a bomb, thought Yakov, what can I do?” A bomb indeed does explode near his carriage, but Yakov escapes alive. However, readers do not get to know how his trial comes out.
To underscore the fact that it is Yakov, rather than another Jew, who is arrested and charged with murder, events occur that signify or foreshadow Yakov’s bad luck. He is, it seems, a victim of circumstances, of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. That this tendency might lead him to misfortune is first foreshadowed when the wheels break off the wagon with which he is escaping from the shtetl. Right before this happens, Yakov picks up an old pilgrim Christian woman (dressed in black), who blesses him, which he considers ill luck. Soon after, the first wheel breaks. When Aaron Latke tells Yakov to not give up hope and to go seek his luck, Yakov almost immediately comes upon Nikolai Ledebev in the snow—a meeting that proves to be very bad luck indeed. If Yakov had never met Nikolai, he might never have been in the wrong place at the wrong time when Russians were seeking a Jew to arrest. Near the end of the novel, however, it is not just Yakov who is subject to bad luck. When Kogin defend Yakov from the Deputy Warden, he ends up dead. And the young Cossack rider escorting Yakov’s carriage to the courthouse is unlucky enough to have his foot blown off by the bomb that goes off. That bad luck can happen to others further underscores the idea that bad luck is bad fate, and even the most deserving of good luck often find bad luck instead.
The Biblical parable of the Good Samaritan, found in Luke 10: 25-37, functions as another motif in the novel. Yakov repeatedly tries to act with kindness towards others, just as the Good Samaritan helped a man whom Christians and others had ignored in his time of need. Yakov, with no prejudice as to whether he is helping a Christian or a Jew, a woman or a man, helps others in need because they are in need. He acts with true humanity. However, every time he helps someone (or refuses to harm someone) —the pilgrim woman, Nikolai, Nikolai’s daughter, the Hasid—Yakov finds that his kindesses backfire. Instead, they are used as false evidence to convict him. That Yakov’s good intentions are not rewarded further stresses the novel’s premise that no Jew, no matter how good, will be rewarded in a corrupt state. Each time the Good Samaritin motif occurs, Yakov suffers.
Events from the life of Christ also function as an ironic motif throughout the novel. Like Christ, Yakov is being imprisoned and maltreated because of his religious affiliations. Ironically, however, Yakov comes to believe in no God, and he comes to see that his death, unlike Christ’s, may not save his people but instead bring them to more harm. He is a scapegoat, just as Christ was the Jews’ scapegoat. Of all the people in the novel, Yakov acts the most like a Christian in his kindness towards others, in his intent to be nonpolitical, in his suffering as a symbol of his religion. Nikolai spouts Biblical verses, yet he is the first to condemn Yakov when he is arrested. Yakov does not sleep with pitiful Lena, yet she, too, turns on him. Ironically, it is Yakov’s, a Jew’s, reading aloud of the New Testament to Kogin that changes Kogin and brings him to defend Yakov with his life. It is Zhitnyak, the other guard, who slips Yakov the New Testament, then is killed for taking pity on Yakov and letting Shmuel in to see him. Yakov, like Christ, inspires others to act humanely, yet he himself is further persecuted for these acts. When Yakov finds it in his heart to forgive Raisl, again he acts with humanity. Yet no Christians can forgive Yakov for being a Jew.

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Our bench has been installed and it looks perfect where it is. For anyone that wants to check it out it’s on the south side of the Trans Canada Trail in Caledon East just west of Airport Road and about 40 steps from the bridge.
On behalf of the Caledon Ladies Hiking and Meet Up Group we would like to thank everyone that was involved in making this possible. Thank you for your donations, sponsorship and support ….Without all of you this would have not been possible!
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Good for your group…and the rest of us hikers – thanks!


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The brainchild of Gollum actor Andy Serkis and Jonathan Cavendish, Imaginarium Studios are masters of motion capture, aka performance capture. This is a technique that involves filming a real-life actor and turning their movements into a CGI character (read a technical explanation of how it's done in this article).
Based in central London, the studio opened its doors in 2011 and has already provided performance capture services for Hollywood movies such as Rise of the Planet of the Apes. It's also developing its own film and television projects, games and other digital applications.
Q: What are the biggest misconceptions people have about performance capture?
"People often confuse performance capture with voice acting - particularly because its primary application in film so far has been to create animated or CG creatures. Many do not understand that the actor is responsible for the whole performance: motion, voice and expression.
"The increasing use of performance capture in various areas is beginning to dispel this myth and open up understanding to the real potential of what can be done, and how much an actor's performance dictates the final result."
Q: Is performance capture primarily a technical or creative challenge?
"At The Imaginarium our technical and creative teams go hand in hand, and every challenge we face, we figure out together. We have specialists on both sides; with a wealth of experience from film, TV and video games, and we pool our knowledge to find a solution for our clients, and our own projects.
"In the sense that performance capture itself is an evolving technology, most of the challenges surrounding capture can be seen as technical. But due to the importance of acting and performance involved, the creative side is just as important."
Q: What sets Imaginarium apart?
"One thing that set us apart is that the creative driving force of the company is Andy Serkis, with his wealth of experience contributing to every aspect of the company.
"Also, the company produces its own content, using the very same technologies we offer out as a service. So we're able to both provide services to other companies and to our own IP content, which puts The Imaginarium in a unique position."
Q: Is the demand for performance capture stable or expanding?
"Performance capture is becoming more popular due to an expanding range of creative content that is being produced, both for our clients, and for the internal content being created here at IMS.
"Recently we have been involved in high end TV commercial projects, music videos, Previs and Pitchvis work, alongside the soon to be released Xbox One game called 'Ryse', by Crytek. As the quality and capabilities of performance capture increase, so will the areas of use."
Q: What's the best way to get a job in performance capture?
"This completely depends on the area you'd like to get involved in. much like any film set or company there are many different roles - from the studio team, to visual effects, development and production.
"In terms of the technical side there are some fantastic courses around the UK which involve performance capture- a lot of our technical team came from computer animation and special effects courses where this was part of their training. And much like everyone else in the industry there’s the route in of becoming a runner and working your way up!
"Our company works as a team on all of our projects and the most important training comes from the tests we do here, and the challenges we can face."
Q: How did you get involved yourself?
"I've been working in VFX since leaving Bournemouth University in 1996, and have pretty much worked in every area of work (film, TV, games), all around the world. When I heard about this exciting company in west London, with Andy Serkis at the helm, I jumped at the chance to join. At that time I did not have a whole lot of experience with performance capture, and so it was good to join the team."
"We're developing a number of projects at The Imaginarium - at the moment we're in pre-production on a remake of Animal Farm, with Andy Serkis directing. That's what I'm personally focused on: the pre-production stage of that movie.
"We've also optioned a novel called The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon, so in the early stages of discussion for that project.
"We're also working on new ideas incorporating various art forms with performance capture and constantly aiming to engage with new audiences in the film, TV, games, theatre, dance and interactive world, whilst upholding our emphasis on next-generation storytelling.


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The bonding of both loves continues, looking forward to delight in closeness. Israel asks God again to remind her about the common traits they share, that make them as brother and sister of the same mother. This is the sweet allegory of a common bond as the common “origin” they share.
Israel simultaneously speaks to the nations, telling them that she finds God’s love without them or their help. Then she kisses Him in front of them. Now that the nations finally realize and accept Israel’s preeminence in the world, due to her intimate connection with the Creator, they do not despise, harm or hate Israel as they enter the Messianic era. Thus is God’s will.
All the nations of the earth will partake in the Jewish final redemption and the advent of the Messianic era, in the new consciousness whose thought will be directed toward the single purpose of knowing the Creator, as a new language that will reflect only goodness as the spiritual and material manifestation of God’s love.


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How Your Favorite Sites Spin Headlines Into Stories — Jay Acunzo | Author. Speaker. Maker of Shows About Work.
Here's a look at how all of this goes down, as well as a quiz to see how good you are at recognizing popular headline styles around the web!
Posted on April 9, 2014 by Jay Acunzo and filed under writing, content marketing.