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College scandals pose the question: Are we overparenting our kids? |
When it comes to lying and cheating the college academic admissions process no one is above the law. Dozens of elite, wealthy parents have lied to have their children admitted to the best colleges. Dr. |
Teddo November Debut Music Video For "Jimmy The Pig" |
It's always very inspiring seeing an artist talk about real life happenings in their community that is usually unfavorable for people of other races. |
The people in suits want to talk and nothing will stop them from listening to the sound of their own voices. COP19, the global climate-change meeting, might seem far away in Warsaw, Poland, this week but like a massive weather system migrating the globe its impact will be felt in Africa for sure. |
Africa knows how to throw a party and South Africa — the 13th largest polluter on the planet — added big time to its carbon emissions, thanks to its hosting of the 2011 United Nations Climate Change Conference popularly known as COP17 in Durban. A primary focus of the conference was to secure a global climate agreement... |
This didn’t happen. After two weeks of negotiations a deal was reached only on the last day, Sunday December 11, after a 60-hour marathon negotiation session. The Durban conference agreed to establish a legally binding deal comprising all countries by 2015, which was to take effect in 2020. |
The president of the Durban conference, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, declared it a success, but scientists and environmental groups warned then that the deal was not sufficient to avoid global warming beyond 2 °C as more urgent action is needed. |
Nnimmo Bassey, chair of Friends of the Earth International, said then “delaying real action until 2020 is a crime of global proportions … an increase in global temperatures of 4 degrees Celsius, permitted under this plan, is a death sentence for Africa, Small Island States, and the poor and vulnerable worldwide. This s... |
Two years on the party hangover seems to be hanging around. The climate-change apartheid gap seems wider and wider. |
So what did we get from our investment two years ago? Can Africa expect much out of COP19? |
Nobody expects too many victories in the “cathedral” of the official COP19. The dissent is too carefully managed and conferences of this magnitude are notorious for their prevarication and indecision. |
The cathedral-like dimensions of the official venue houses a cacophony of voices this week. These are the official agenda setters on climate change, ranging from government officials to United Nations officials. They have expensively commissioned research reports, policy statements, statistics and hosts of praise singe... |
One delegation leader can have 20 or 50 loyal aides to dance on their every whim. The formal speeches of the leaders are listened to with fervour by the audience who know that it is reciprocal — when it is their guys’ turn, they will expect the same reverence. There may be disharmony on the Kyoto protocol, the green cl... |
On the other hand, it is in the “bazaar” of civil society ideas at COP19 where our gains might really be made. Networking, information and solidarity around links between climate and gender justice are being enhanced by the thousands of small conversations taking place. |
The development paradigm has dismally failed and needs to change fast. It is clear that rhetoric has outweighed action, and that the global community has not “walked the talk”. Reflecting on my own experiences as a development worker seems timely and necessary. |
In rural areas today little remains of the early enthusiasm for development projects. Many projects of the eighties era lie in ruins or are seriously underperforming and people now ask what can be done to regenerate the forces needed to bring about a better life more in accordance with their own wishes and aspirations. |
I’ve walked through villages where government and international agencies have sank over 50 boreholes but then quit the local scene or abruptly changed the focus of their work. They no longer have any interest in or systematic records of their work in the province. Institutional memory can be very short — sometimes deli... |
Most villagers I greet are women. The few males I encounter are old men and young boys. The able-bodied men are working in the mines far away and sending money home. |
The remaining men in the village learned long ago that their best contribution to any development meetings is to not get in the way. They stand or sit outside the hall in small groups, smoking and playing cards, a few play games with and otherwise occupy the many young children. No-one invites them inside. |
The high risks associated with living in marginal land areas means that communities are often suspicious of untried and laborious new development projects. Their acceptance or rejection of development projects is therefore, often a finely balanced calculation of the possible benefits of a better livelihood or the risks... |
Water is crucial for these villagers. The negative impact of non-functioning water resources is incalculable. Lost agricultural production threatens food security, workloads of women and children in fetching and carrying water are increased both in terms of time spent and energy depletion and livestock health and numbe... |
The range of crop varieties grown is also shrinking rapidly. The elderly particularly point out the demise of traditional crops such as millet, sorghum, rapoko and other drought-resistant cereals. They say that despite many interventions they have seen over the years soils are now exhausted, fields are filling up with ... |
From the village voice to the global voice. The protest is rising everywhere and women’s voices and agency is in there. |
It is officially the hottest decade on record but that heat will not be felt in the air-conditioned offices and corridors of power. A more powerful civil society needs to switch off the luxury consumption that is killing the planet and bring the men in suits down into the fields and townships of Africa to listen to our... |
Review: The latest stop-motion stunner from Laika Studios is bursting with charm. |
New animated movie Missing Link is about the search for the legendary Bigfoot. But it doesn't take much searching to uncover an irresistibly charming tale of friendship and adventure told through endlessly stunning animation. |
Breezy, funny and lavish, Missing Link, in theaters now, is the latest stop-motion story from Laika Studios, the company behind Kubo and the Two Strings, ParaNorman and The Boxtrolls. Like those films, it's an original story in a world crowded with sequels and reboots. And like those other stop-motion animated masterpi... |
Breezing across the globe like Around the World in Eighty Days crossed with Bigfoot and the Hendersons, this old-fashioned romp isn't as emotional or impactful as Kubo and the Two Strings. But it makes for a lighthearted palate cleanser after Kubo's frequently devastating emotional roller coaster. And even though it's ... |
Hugh Jackman is infectiously appealing as Victorian adventurer Sir Lionel Frost, a winning combination of Sherlock Holmes-style indefatigability and childlike passion for mythical creatures. We meet him and his spearlike chin on the hunt for proof of the Loch Ness Monster, which leads into a stunning underwater chase t... |
Hugh Jackman goes in search of adventure. |
Returning to London's stuffy gentleman's clubs, the debonair Sir Lionel stakes his reputation on a search for a mysterious hairy beast. No, not Wolverine -- the elusive Bigfoot. Venturing into the backwoods, Sir Lionel encounters a gentle giant he names Mr. Link. Adorably nervous but endearingly friendly, the only thin... |
Zach Galifianakis gives Mr. Link a mild personality, although his voice acting is possibly too low-key. Zoe Saldana is a bit more lively as the straight-talking Adelina, who joins the odd couple on their international adventures. |
The bad guys are, of course, hot on their tail. Stephen Fry hams it up mightily as the aristocratic jerk opposing Sir Lionel's adventure, although Timothy Olyphant is a little bland as his weaselly henchman. Game of Thrones star Amrita Acharia also lends her voice, as well as David Walliams, Matt Lucas and an imperious... |
Like all Laika films, Missing Link looks absolutely beautiful. From fog-bound loch to sun-dappled forest to towering mountain ranges, each scene washes over you with gorgeousness. There's a thousand shades of color in every wonderfully realised green field or russet desert. And of course the stop-motion puppets are ful... |
The puppets come to life in a string of comic set pieces, bursting with some of the most dynamic action you'll ever see in a stop-motion film. One highlight is an Inception-style chase through the revolving corridors of a seesawing cargo ship in the jaws of a savage storm. |
Stick around for the end credits for a glimpse behind the scenes. This all-too-brief peek behind the curtain brings home the epic scale of these films and the artistry that goes into creating them -- and could be as inspiring for young minds as the action that went before. If your kids enjoy the film, be sure to seek o... |
Missing Link's Victorian setting gives the action an air of old-fashioned adventure. There's a very, very gentle critique of western colonialism and exceptionalism bubbling underneath, but the focus is very much on the friendship between our oddball adventurers. |
The middle of the film sees our heroes travel across the world in a globetrotting montage, and I've got to admit I wanted to see more of this. Instead of Phileas Fogg-style international high jinks, we skip from protracted setup to protracted ending without much in between. |
This skipped-over middle makes the film feel a bit insubstantial. More importantly, because we don't see the challenges to Mr. Link of being in the human world, we don't get as much emotional impact from his quest for a place he feels at home. |
You could say, in fact, that in the middle of the film there's a missing link. |
But that's a minor quibble. If nothing else, the wispiness of the story makes a nice change from whizbang kids movies. It's not as scary as Kubo, as deafening as superhero movies or as bewilderingly complex as The Lego Movie 2 and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. |
(Beirut, June 7, 2012) – A 10-year prison sentence for criticizing the kings of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain and allegedly “insulting” the Prophet Mohammed on the social media site Twitter violates human rights standards. Kuwait’s Court of First Instance sentenced Hamad al-Naqi, 26, on those charges on June 5, 2012. |
Al-Naqi’s lawyer, Khaled al-Shatti, told Human Rights Watch that the court convicted al-Naqi for tweets criticizing the neighboring rulers on the basis of article 15 of the National Security Law, which sets a minimum three-year sentence for “intentionally broadcasting news, statements, or false or malicious rumors … th... |
Al-Naqi pleaded not guilty to all the charges, contending that someone had hacked his Twitter account and impersonated him. His lawyer told Human Rights Watch that he would appeal his client’s conviction. Prison authorities have held al-Naqi in solitary confinement since another inmate attacked him on April 19, saying ... |
On June 6, 2012, Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah rejected legislation passed by the Kuwaiti Parliament that would have amended article 111 of the Penal Code to authorize the death penalty or life imprisonment for anyone who “mocks God, the prophets and messengers, or the honor of his messengers and wives.” A two-... |
Kuwait is a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and is therefore required to protect the rights of everyone to freedom of opinion and expression. The United Nations Human Rights Committee, which provides the definite interpretation of the Covenant, has stated that “all public figures, inc... |
Pfizer has a portfolio of three marketed biosimilar medicines outside the U.S. including INFLECTRA® (infliximab), Retacrit (epoetin zeta), and Nivestim (filgrastim); and a biosimilars pipeline consisting of 13 distinct biosimilar molecules in various stages of development. As part of its global biosimilars strategy, Pf... |
Please see full Prescribing Information for IXIFI (infliximab- qbtx). |
DISCLOSURE NOTICE: The information contained in this release is as of December 13, 2017. Pfizer assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements contained in this release as the result of new information or future events or developments. |
This release contains forward-looking information about IXIFI (PF-06438179, infliximab-qbtx), including its potential benefits, that involves substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Risks and uncertainties include, amon... |
*Remicade® is a U.S. registered trademark of Janssen Biotech, Inc. |
1 IXIFI (infliximab-qbtx) Prescribing Information. New York. NY: Pfizer Inc: 2017. Available at: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2017/761072s000lbl.pdf. Accessed December 2017. |
2 Pfizer. Pfizer Announces Positive Top-Line Results From Reflections B537-02 Study For PF-06438179 (Infliximab-Pfizer) A Potential Biosimilar To REMICADE® (Infliximab). September 2016. Available at: http://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer_announces_positive_top_line_results_from_reflection... |
3 Cohen SB, Alten R, Kameda H, Rehman MI, Schumacher K, Schmitt S, Hua SY, Sewell KL. A Randomized, Double-Blind Study Comparing PF-06438179/GP1111, a Potential Infliximab Biosimilar, and Infliximab, Both in Combination with MTX, As Treatment for Patients with Moderate to Severe Active RA Who Have Had an Inadequate Res... |
4 Novartis. Sandoz strengthens its biosimilars portfolio with acquisition of Pfizer's biosimilar infliximab in EEA. Available at: https://www.novartis.com/news/media-releases/sandoz-strengthens-its-biosimilars-portfolio-acquisition-pfizers-biosimilar. Accessed December 2017. |
"Frozen" is the highest grossing animated movie of all time. |
It is already the highest grossing animated movie of all time, raking in $1.19 billion in global box office sales since its Thanksgiving release. |
It's on track to be the fifth highest grossing movie of all time, and is already Disney's (DIS) biggest selling digital and Blu-ray release. |
"This is definitely up there in terms of our top, probably, five franchises," said Disney CEO Bob Iger in a conference call last week after Disney reported a 27% surge in profits. "So you can expect us to take full advantage of that over the next at least five years." |
Mickey Mouse is still No. 1, bringing in $4 billion in sales a year. |
The Disney Princesses (Snow White, Cinderella, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Mulan, Tiana, etc.) bring in another $4 billion. |
The "Cars" and "Winnie the Pooh" franchises each bring in $2 billion a year. |
The "Toy Story" franchise brings in $1 billion a year. |
"Frozen" is expected to bring in $500 million to $1 billion in the next year, according to FBR. |
To top it off, "Frozen" also scored big awards, including Walt Disney Animation Studio's first Oscar for best animated feature. The movie's anthem, "Let it Go", won the Oscar for best song. |
It's no wonder, Disney plans to milk every last "frozen" drop of the movie. Its next stop: Broadway, where Disney plans to have the show join other powerhouses like "The Lion King" and "Aladdin." |
"Frozen's" sisters, Elsa and Anna, will soon start appearing in Disney's theme parks and Disney's CEO hinted that story books, videos and Interactive games are also in the works. |
"I think this is going to be ... well beyond what we ever even imagined," Iger said. |
Already, Elsa dresses have been selling out and people were bidding as high as $1,000 on EBay. |
"The magic of the movies comes in big swings. Disney hit a grand slam with this one," said Barton Crockett who covers Disney for FBR. |
And this is just the beginning. Crockett said we should expect a "Frozen" sequel in 2018. |
Get ready for Blac Chyna’s snapback! The reality-star hasn’t even given birth and already she’s preparing for her post-baby body. |
While the mommy-to-be has made it known that she wanted to gain “100 pounds this pregnancy,” it looks like she’s ready to have her pre-pregnancy body back. |
"Imma tear it up, then Imma snap back," Chyna declared a few weeks ago on Snapchat. And while short of her 100-pound weight gain goal Chyna revealed that she was 186.6 pounds, a 51 pound weight gain from her original weight of 135lbs. |
The engaged couple is expecting their baby girl November 16th. |
What do you think of Chyna’s throwback pic? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section! |
Two men will face a Queensland court accused of torturing a 36-year-old man after breaking into a Whitsundays home and tying him up. |
The suspects, in their 20s, allegedly forced their way into a unit at Cannonvale, near Airlie Beach, on Tuesday afternoon and attacked the 36-year-old resident. |
Two police officers in the area on an unrelated matter heard what was going on, went to the unit and arrested the pair. |
The victim was taken to hospital with cuts to his head, feet and hands. |
Two men aged 25 and 27 will appear in Proserpine Magistrates Court on Wednesday on charges including deprivation of liberty, torture and assault. |
A four-bedroom house inspired by Space-Age design is on the market in Seattle for $898,000. In the Seward Park neighborhood, it has sweeping triangular roof lines and wide views of Lake Washington and Mount Rainier. |
SETTING: This cedar and brick house is in Seward Park, a neighborhood on Lake Washington in southeast Seattle. The neighborhood is named for a 300-acre park covered in old-growth forest of Douglas fir, hemlock, madrona and Alaskan cedar. Walking and biking trails through the park connect to a network of trails along th... |
INDOORS: The three-story house by the architect Kenneth Koehler was designed for a 1963 home show in the Seattle Coliseum, then moved to its present site as Mr. Koehler’s personal residence. Inspired by Space Age design, it has sweeping triangular rooflines and wide views of Lake Washington and Mount Rainier. |
Common areas are on the entry level, which is open plan with high pitched ceilings and walls of windows throughout. Sliding glass doors in the living room open to a deck running along the house’s south side, overlooking the lake and the mountain. The dining room has a Sputnik-style chandelier, as well as a built-in woo... |
Stainless-steel kitchen appliances were also installed within the last 10 years, at which time the owners slightly altered the back roofline in order to create a roomier space. A bright breakfast room off the kitchen opens to a second deck. |
One of the bedrooms is on the entry level. The upstairs master suite has two closets and a loft, and opens to a perch-like deck over the south-facing deck on the entry level. The en-suite master bathroom has built-in dressers and a soaking tub with a picture window facing the mountain and lake. |
The house also has a walkout lower level with two additional bedrooms, one of which is in a suite with private access. There’s also a family room with a fireplace, and a homework station with a built-in wood desk and cabinets. The original one-car garage is now a home office, but there’s a two-car carport. Among the or... |
OUTDOOR SPACE: The lot is a quarter acre, with two gardens, one mostly bamboo. |
SETTING: This stone and stucco farmhouse is in Birdsboro, a tiny borough on the Schuylkill, an hour’s drive from Philadelphia. An industrial town during the 19th and 20th centuries, it borders parks and conservation land. This house is in an area called Oley Valley, not far from the childhood home of Daniel Boone, whic... |
INDOORS: The three-story house was constructed in stages, with the oldest section dating to the mid-1700s and subsequent additions built in the 1780s and early 1800s, with the most recent work done in 1992. Original features include wide-plank floors, exposed beams, wall paneling, and in a room in the oldest part, now ... |
The kitchen, part of the 1992 renovations, is a bright 425-square-foot addition with a vaulted ceiling and wraparound walls of windows facing the countryside. The floors is tile and the counters are granite; French doors open to the gardens and the pool. What used to be the kitchen is a sitting room with a queen-size M... |
The master suite is on the second floor. It has a fireplace, a walk-in closet and an updated en-suite bathroom. The other two bedrooms are joined by a sitting room. |
Half of the third floor is used as an office with custom cabinets and a built-in desk, while the other half is used as a cedar closet. The basement is used for storage. |
The three-car garage doubles as a pool house, with a changing room, a sauna, a shower and a patio with a mini bar. Upstairs, there’s a 1,280-square-foot guest quarters with a great room, a bedroom and a bathroom. The bathroom has a steam shower; the great room has a refrigerator, a sink and a microwave. |
The property also has a two-story bank barn of fieldstone and oak. It has four stalls and a tack room, with interior wood beams salvaged from the old gristmill that once stood across the road. |
OUTDOOR SPACE: The 7.35 acres are mostly meadow, some of it fenced for horses. There is a riding ring. The property also has a heated in-ground pool and a hot tub. |
SETTING: Islamorada is a village spread across several islands in the Florida Keys. This house is in a gated community of eight other houses on Upper Matecumbe Key, most of which is only about 1,000 feet wide. On a half-acre of tropical vegetation, it has two boat slips in a protected basin on Florida Bay, as well as a... |
INDOORS: The two-story cottage was built in 1995. It has French doors opening to the lush lot, giving it a treehouse-like feel. Common areas are on the first floor. Floors are oak in the common rooms and light-colored carpet in the bedrooms. |
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