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'The Hazel Wood' Author Melissa Albert Explains How She Put Her Own Spin On The Traditional Fairy Tale
By Sadie Trombetta
Melissa Albert, photo courtesy of Laura Etheredge
When it comes to fairy tales, most readers know exactly how the stories go: The baby is cursed at birth by a jealous rival; the wish is granted, but with unintended consequences; the ugly old witch is actually a beautiful being in disguise. If their format is so consistent, if their outcomes are so predictable, then why is it we keep returning to the familiar world of fairy tales?
"It’s hard to resist the bold, black and white morality of fairy tales: the brutal punishments, the rewarding of self-abnegation and beauty," The Hazel Wood author Melissa Albert tells Bustle. "Also addictive: the sudden reversals in fortune — paupers to princes, or vice versa — the sudden intrusions of magic on humdrum lives, the satisfying predictability of the more well-known tales."
Albert's debut novel, out now from Flatiron Books, is an original fairy tale story that is certainly addictive, but nowhere near predictable. A unique mashup of fantasy and mystery, The Hazel Wood tells the story of Alice, a 17-year-old girl who spent her life on the road with her mother, Ella, trying to outrun bad luck that never seemed to leave them be. After the death of her famous grandmother Althea Proserpine, the author of a singular collection of devious fairy tales about the "Hinterland" that boasts a cult-like following, Alice and her mom settle down in New York City, where they hope to finally have a "normal" life. That is, until Ella is kidnapped by a mysterious figure who claims to be from Hinterland, and Alice is forced to confront the fact that her grandmother's world of make-believe might not be make-believe after all. With the help of a classmate and Hinterland super-fan Ellery Finch, Alice embarks on the mission of a lifetime: She must find her grandmother's hidden Hazel Wood estate, a mysterious location where reality meets fairy tales, and bring her mother back to the real world.
The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert, $11, Amazon
"There’s something so exciting about the idea that your entire life can change in an instant if you can just find a door," Albert says of portal fantasies, like The Hazel Wood, that allow their characters (and readers) to escape into entirely new worlds in a matter of moments. She created one of her own because, according to the author, her "favorite fictional assumption is that we exist in a multiverse. It’s an idea that kind of makes my writer brain explode with excitement," she says.
The promise of the portal fantasy wasn't the only thing that got Albert excited when writing The Hazel Wood: the idea of using fairy tales to drive the plot was a titillating challenge she couldn't resist. "Fairy tales seem, when I reread them now, almost shockingly spare. They’re more of a skeleton you can hang different skins on," Albert says. "The Hazel Wood isn’t a retelling, but it plays with elements of lots of the tales I loved as a kid." Among her inspirations: “The Twelve Dancing Princesses,” “The Juniper Tree,” and "The Little Mermaid."
While it does include a lot of classical elements from fairy tales, there is another, more unexpected genre The Hazel Wood draws from: noir detective novels. The idea to mashup these two seemingly conflicting storytelling styles came to Albert while she was reading Helen Oyeyemi remarkable Snow White retelling, Boy, Snow, Bird, and simultaneously rereading Raymond Chandler's classic noir, Farewell, My Lovely. "Fairy tales have a deliberately desultory narrative tone," Albert says, "and I knew I wanted to juxtapose that heartless flatness with the voicey, metaphor-heavy crackle of noir fiction."
The result of this experiment is stunning: The Hazel Wood is a fun and fantastical adventure where the stakes feel as high, and as real, as any dark and twisty detective novel.
It may tell a wholly original, and completely fantastical, story, but the characters within the world of The Hazel Wood, feel very real. Many readers will find themselves relating to the imperfect mother-daughter dynamic between Alice and Ella, and that isn't an accident.
"The older I get the more I understand that families free of dysfunction don’t exist, and nobody I know is more than one generation removed from some kind of familial chaos," Albert says. "The sooner young readers can abolish any shame they might carry for having a nontraditional or imperfect family, the better, and I hope seeing diversity in family structure on the page helps."
Laura Etheredge
Albert also hopes Alice helps young readers develop new ideas about female characters, and women in general, when they read The Hazel Wood. The novel's protagonist, Alice, isn't a traditional book heroine readers will instantly warm up to. Rather, she is an intense and often angry young woman who will force readers to confront their ideas about female characters and their likability. Whatever you do, though, don't call Alice "strong," a designation Albert, like many female authors and readers alike, are desperate to move away from.
"I hope the phrase 'strong female characters' will eventually be phased out," Albert says, "because for a book or a show to be considered good, complex characters of any gender will be a given."
As for whether or not Alice is a feminist, Albert wants readers to look past the labels and truly explore her character's story for what it is. "By its barest definition, every human being worth talking to is a feminist," she says. "So of course Alice is a feminist, but I think a courtesy all of us fellow feminists should extend to her and to other women—fictional and otherwise—is the understanding that you don’t have to be a role model for your story to be worth telling.
"Though I do think Alice’s insistence on determining the narrative of her own life makes her worthy of admiration," Albert says.
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Clinton Pollster: 75% Of The Latino Vote A “Difficult” Number To Reach
Ahead of the Democratic National Convention, Clinton’s pollsters Joel Benenson and Matt Barreto of Latino Decisions talked about the state of the Latino vote, Trump as an anchor, and winning over young Latinos.
By Adrian Carrasquillo
Adrian Carrasquillo BuzzFeed News Reporter
Posted on July 24, 2016, at 3:22 p.m. ET
Dake Kang / AP
PHILADELPHIA - Hillary Clinton’s pollster believes Donald Trump has irreparably damaged himself with the Hispanic electorate — but he won’t yet say the campaign thinks it can reach dramatically higher percentages of its support, either.
“I think 75% is a difficult number to reach. I think it’s possible, but it’s not essential,” Joel Benenson told BuzzFeed News in an interview before Clinton picked Tim Kaine, whose Spanish fluency the campaign believes will help them reach Latinos, as her running mate.
Benenson instead pointed to recent polls like Univision’s that show Clinton with a nearly 60-point lead on the question of who would represent the views of Hispanics better and nearly 75% of voters finding Trump’s attack on the Mexican-American federal judge Gonzalo Curiel as racist.
“It may be very difficult for a Mexican-American Republican to be enthusiastic about him after his comments about Curiel,” Matt Barreto, who joined the campaign from Latino Decisions as a consultant, said.
“Nothing Trump is saying any day he’s out there improves his numbers on those issues, on those character dimensions,” Benenson added.
Barreto, meanwhile, said he’s confident the campaign is going to improve on Obama’s 71% number with Latinos and Trump is not going to reach the 27% that Romney did in 2012.
With Sanders headlining the first night of the convention Monday, both noted that bringing over young Latino voters energized by his policies and rhetoric will be key to consolidating Hispanic support. Barreto argued that Clinton and Sanders working together on a plan to eliminate college tuition for families making under $125,000 a year was a step in that direction.
“College affordability is one that rings high and climate change issues have a lot of salience among younger Latinos,” he said, along with immigration, because they are peers and friends of DREAMers, whose parents would have been DAPA recipients.
“The debate here is in part about the soul of America,” Benenson said. “Will we be a country that embraces diversity? The alternate vision of Trump and Pence divides, dismisses and demeans people. Younger Latinos, black millennials, that whole cohort — as a generation they believe in tolerance.”
How Clinton performs will be best embodied in two states: Florida (a state that is part of the Obama coalition legacy) and Arizona (where a win would be cataclysmic, and almost certainly indicative of a landslide victory).
In Florida, the Clinton campaign sees a Latino electorate that has been changing demographically and becoming more Democratic every cycle, with even newer generations of Cubans becoming less conservative. The Cuban-American community is still high-profile in the state, Barreto said, but now only makes up about a third of the Latino vote in Florida.
“Five cycles ago, the majority of Florida Cubans were voting Republican,” he said. “But that has changed with Puerto Rican migration to Florida over the last four years or so. Puerto Ricans have historically voted Democrat at high rates.”
Besides demographics, the pollsters believe Trump will be a driving force for Latinos, the way polls show he is for other groups like blacks, Mormons, and women.
“We think that Trump and his hateful rhetoric is putting more states into play,” Benenson said. “Arizona is one of those states — but Utah is one of those states, too.”
Adrian Carrasquillo is the White House correspondent for BuzzFeed News and is based in Washington, DC.
Contact Adrian Carrasquillo at adrian.carrasquillo@buzzfeed.com.
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19 Creepy Pictures From The Titanic Before It Sank
On April 15, 1912, the world's largest steamship of the era sank on its maiden voyage after striking an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean, resulting in the deaths over of 1,500 people.
By Gabriel H. Sanchez
Gabriel H. Sanchez BuzzFeed News Photo Essay Editor
Posted on April 15, 2017, at 1:54 p.m. ET
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The RMS Titanic Of The White Star Line makes its way from Southampton to Queenstown, Ireland in 1912.
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Purser Hugh Walter McElroy and Captain Edward J. Smith aboard the Titanic during the run from Southampton to Queenstown, Ireland. The man who took the photograph, Rev. F.M. Browne, got off at Queenstown, three days before the ship hit an iceberg and sank.
Passengers stroll past neatly arranged deck chairs on the deck of the ship.
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Left: A board of trade inspector examines lifebelts on the Titanic's crew in Southampton during 1912. Right: The stern and sun deck of Titanic where some second and third class passengers had their quarters.
The RMS Titanic in port during 1912.
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The Titanic's lifeboats are seen positioned in their davits.
The First Class staircase leading to the ships exquisite À la Carte Restaurant.
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Leather chairs arranged around dinner tables in the ship's main dining room.
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Situated right outside of the À la Carte Restaurant, the first class Café Parisien offered sweeping views of the ocean and wicker furniture.
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A spacious patio on the Titanic deck with reclining wicker chairs for lounging.
Left: View of the cozy cabin interior. Right: The inside of a 1st class cabin.
The reading room on the upper promenade on the Titanic.
Left: Passengers using the cycle machines in the ship's gymnasium. Right: Some of the gym's various exercise equipment, including a mechanical horse saddle and rowing system.
The swimming pool located on the middle deck of the ship.
The First Class Lounge on board RMS Titanic.
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The Titanic as she left port on her ill-fated voyage in 1912.
Gabriel H. Sanchez is the photo essay editor for BuzzFeed News and is based in New York City.
Contact Gabriel H. Sanchez at gabriel.sanchez@buzzfeed.com.
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«Are we bodies?»
Source: Artviewer.org
with Sophie Jung (CH)
Sophie Jung performances are interplays between poetry, objects and costumes. Her associative word chains are running and dancing, ebbing and flowing, entering and leaving her body. It’s as if each object and its according articulation, produces a new layer of physical embodiment, which Sophie weaves into a lingual anatomy of her own.
This «Fun & Fury!» Performance Dienst-Tag / To-Do's Day is part of the program Are we bodies? curated by Vlada Maria Tcharyeva (CH)
Entrance fee: CHF 10.- (Cabaret Voltaire Members: free!)
Image: Sophie Jung; Blain-Southern, 2018; Source: artviewer
Biography Sophie Jung (CH)
lives and works in London) received her BFA from the Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam and her MFA from Goldsmiths, London. Recent projects and exhibitions include Äppärät at Ballroom Marfa, Eh, co? Nah cis. Us! at Kunsthalle Basel for Jungs, Hier Kommt der Masterplan, Uncanny Valley at Wysing Art Centre, Cambridge, UK, Tarantallegra at Hester, NY as well as Unmittelbare Konsequenzen at Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen. She is currently working on a body of sculpture & performance for her upcoming solo exhibition at Kunstraum London as well as finishing a new piece of writing for The White Review. In 2015 Sophie has spent 6 months in New York at ISCP, courtesy of the Edward Steichen Award Luxembourg and in 2016 she won the Swiss Art Award. Recent solo shows include The Bigger Sleep (Manor Kunstpreis) at The museum of contemporay art in Basel (CH) in November 2018, as well as Come Fresh Hell or Fresh High Water, Blain Southern, London, UK and It's Not What It Looks Like, Sophie Tappeiner, Vienna, AT and Producing My Credentials, Kunstraum London, UK in 2017.
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This is who is taking over the 'best café in the East of England'
Café @ Abantu is moving to the city, and this is who is taking their spot
Abigail Rabbett
Delicious cakes like these can be found at the new café
Following a break for a refurbishment, Wysing Arts Centre’s on-site café will re-open on 22 February.
The site formerly housed Cafe @ Abantu which received the title of East of England Regional Winner in the 2017 Britain’s Best Café competition.
Following its success, owner Wendy Slade announced she is moving the eatery from its home at the Wysing arts centre into the city centre.
Café voted 'Best in the East of England' is moving to Cambridge
The café's last day of trading at the former Art Centre site was December 22.
Owner Ms Slade will be re-opening cafe @ Abantu in a secret city centre location soon.
What customers think about East Anglia's best café
Wysing Arts Centre is just 20 minutes from central Cambridge located on Fox Road in Bourn.
Following a short break for a refurbishment, the Wysing Arts Centre’s onsite café will re-open this Thursday on February 22.
Cafe Abantu before the refurbishment
The latest café is owned by Paula Davison, who has 25 years' experience in the catering and hospitality business.
Paula’s most recent café was the popular Trockel, Ulmann & Freunde, in Cambridge city centre, often called “a little gem”, which she ran for four years.
Paula Davison will be taking over
Paula will be using local produce in her home-cooked food, including an onsite allotment at Wysing, and stocking locally produced jams, eggs and honey.
Food on offer will include soups and stews, seasonal salads, a choice of vegetarian dishes, cakes, teas and specially roasted coffee.
She says: "I’m really excited to be part of Wysing and bring my expertise and friendly team to this new venue.”
Wysing Director, Donna Lynas, says “Our visitors have been waiting in anticipation of our café re-opening and we are thrilled that Paula will be bringing her long experience of running successful cafés to Wysing. We’re really looking forward to sharing the new menu and new look with everyone.”
This Cambridgeshire café is the best in the East of England
The new look thecafé@wysing will be open seven days a week serving a range of home cooked food and specially roasted coffee.
Opening times: 9.30am to 5pm (Monday to Friday); 10am to 5pm (Saturday)
10am to 4.30pm (Sundays)
It is available for the iPhone and iPad from Apple’s App Store or the Android version can be downloaded from Google Play .
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Estrada, Norris, Sanchez fight for 2 spots
* Marco Estrada, Daniel Norris and Aaron Sanchez will battle for the final two spots in the Blue Jays rotation with Marcus Stroman out for the year. ....
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. _ Three arms for two spots.
Easy. Piece of cake, right?
Let’s look at each option for the Blue Jays who have Aaron Sanchez, Daniel Norris and Marco Estrada, roughed up for seven runs Thursday, vying for the final two rotation starts.
They’ll battle for spots behind R. A. Dickey, Mark Buehrle, impressive Thursday with 3 1/3 scoreless against the Tampa Bay Rays, and Drew Hutchison.
We’re going in alphabetical order
Marco Estrada, 31.
This spring: 0-1, 15.42 in three games, one walk, two strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.
Starts in majors: 71, 22-20, 4.20, 154 games.
Career starts: 174.
Career MLB numbers: 23-26, 4.23.
Drafted: Sixth round (174th over-all), 2005 by Washington Nationals.
Experience: Five years, 35 days
Pros: Averaged 34 walks in 139 innings the last three years with the Milwaukee Brewers making 21 starts per season.
Cons: Led the majors allowing 29 home runs in 150 2/3 innings, one more than Hector Noesi (172 1/3), two more than Dan Haren (186) and Jered Weaver (213 1/3).
Scout says: “He doesn’t walk many, but gives up a ton of homers. This could be a perfect spot for him ... let him make six or seven starts, let the kids get their legs under them. He’d be a good swing man ... best case for the Jays would be to use him like they used to use David Wells or John Cerutti ... no where in Wells’ league.”
Scout II says before the game: “He gave up a bushel baskets of home runs with Milwaukee. He hardly walks anyone so when he gives them up there’s not a lot of damage. David Price led the majors pitching 248 1/3 innings and allowed 25 homers. This guy allowed four more in 150 fewer innings.”
Daniel Norris This spring: 0-0, 7.36 in two games, two walks, five strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings.
Starts in majors: 1, 0-0, 5.40.
Career starts: 61.
Career MLB numbers: 0-0, 5.40, five games.
Drafted: Second round (74th), 2011.
Experience: 29 days.
Pros: Big-time prospect, ranked 18th on top 100 prospects list by the highly-respected Baseball America.
Cons: Inexperience.
Scout says: “I read where he was living in a van ... read it about 10 times. And how he’s a surfer and a rock climber. He might want to lose those hobbies if he’s going to be a success in this game ... all the money that’s out there.”
Scout II says: “I like Sanchez better, but I am in the minority ... most think Norris will have the better career.”
Aaron Sanchez This spring: 0-1, 4.15 in two games, two walks, three strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.
Starts in majors: 0.
Career MLB numbers: 2-2, 1.09, three saves, 24 games.
Drafted: First round (34th) in 2010.
Pros: Was dominant as a set-up up man for Casey Jannsen last year. Ranked 27th on Baseball America’s top 100.
Cons: Was a success for one or two inning at a time ... can he do it for six or seven?
Scout says: “He didn’t have fastball command when I saw him at New Hampshire. At Buffalo in August he did. Erik Kratz did a good job making sure he kept the ball down. I mean he was down, down, down, rather than trying to throw four-seamers past everyone. Not gonna work.”
Scout says II: “He made major leaguers look silly with one pitch last year. He arm is electric. They have some tough decisions. Put him in the pen? Trade for Jonathan Papelbon who wants to be with pal (bench coach) DeMarlo Hale from their Boston days? Go with Sanchez as a starter.”
So there are four scenarios as long as everyone stays healthy:
Best case: All three pitch well the rest of the spring. The Jays have been fooled in past springs by quick starts by the likes of starters Brett Cecil, Marc Rzepczynski and Brad Mills. They’ll evaluate until the end of the month.
If all three pitch well they could use Sanchez to help out in the bullpen unless that works itself out.
Middle ground I: Two perform well. The other goes to the bullpen.
Middle ground II: One performs well enough to make the starting five. Hello, Liam Hendriks,
Worst case: All three struggle the final 22 games in Florida and Montreal. Then, it’s get out the white flag.
Major Leagues (MLB), Toronto Blue JaysBob Elliott March 13, 2015 Comment
Barnes has walked in Stroman's shoes
Major Leagues (MLB), Toronto Blue JaysBob Elliott March 13, 2015
Back To The Back Field, Where Stroman Fell
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Saudi Arabia says 5 face death penalty in Khashoggi killing
by JON GAMBRELL, The associated Press
Posted Jan 3, 2019 6:59 am PDT
FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2014, file photo, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi speaks during a press conference in Manama, Bahrain. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday it will seek the death penalty against five suspects in the slaying of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, a killing that has seen members of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s entourage implicated in the writer’s assassination.
Prosecutors announced that 11 suspects in the slaying attended their first court hearing with lawyers, but the statement did not name those in court. It also did not explain why seven other suspects arrested over the Oct. 2 killing at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul did not immediately face formal charges. The kingdom previously announced 18 people had been arrested.
Saudi officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The killing of Khashoggi, who wrote columns critical of Prince Mohammed, has strained the decades-long ties the kingdom enjoys with the United States. It also has added to a renewed international push to end the Saudi-led war in Yemen.
The state-run Saudi Press Agency and state television gave few details about the hearing.
“The Public Prosecutor demanded imposing proper punishments against the defendants and is seeking capital punishment for five of the defendants for their direct involvement in the murder,” a statement from prosecutors said, without elaborating.
The suspects requested copies of the indictments they faced, as well as asked for more time to prepare for their case, prosecutors said.
While vague on details about the case, prosecutors made a point to express concerns about Turkey. They alleged that Turkish officials did not answer two formal requests made for evidence in the case.
“To date, the Saudi Public Prosecutor has not received any response, and the Public Prosecution is still awaiting their response,” the statement said.
Officials in Ankara could not be immediately reached for comment. Turkish officials have previously said they shared evidence with Saudi Arabia and other nations over Khashoggi’s killing.
Turkey also has demanded Saudi Arabia extradite those 18 suspects to be tried there for Khashoggi’s killing. Turkish security officials have kept up a slow leak of videos, photographs and morbid details surrounding Khashoggi’s slaying to pressure the kingdom, as the two U.S.-allied countries vie for influence over the wider Mideast.
Turkish media have published photographs of members of the crown prince’s entourage at the consulate in Istanbul ahead of the slaying. Khashoggi’s body, believed to have been dismembered after his killing, has yet to be found.
Khashoggi, 59, entered the consulate Oct. 2 as his fiancée waited outside. But unbeknownst to him, a team of Saudi officials had flown in before his arrival and laid in wait for him.
Saudi Arabia denied for weeks that Khashoggi had been killed but later changed its story and ultimately acknowledged the brutal slaying. King Salman ordered the restructuring of the country’s intelligence service, but has so far shielded Prince Mohammed, his 33-year-old son who is next in line to the throne in the oil giant kingdom.
All that has not has not stopped widespread international criticism against the kingdom. Under Prince Mohammed, Saudi Arabia has seen the arrest of business leaders, royals and activists while also recently granting women the right to drive.
U.S. senators in December passed the measure that blamed the prince for Khashoggi’s killing and called on Riyadh to “ensure appropriate accountability.” Senators also passed a separate measure calling for the end of U.S. aid to the Saudi-led war in Yemen. Both measures drew angry responses from the kingdom, but a renewed international effort has begun to end the Yemen war.
It is no surprise that the kingdom would seek to execute those accused in Khashoggi’s slaying. Saudi Arabia was the world’s third top executioner in 2017, behind China and Iran, according to Amnesty International’s most recent figures available.
The kingdom executed at least 146 people, according to the group. It regularly beheads those condemned to death and last year said it “crucified” a Myanmar man, an execution in which the condemned is usually beheaded and then the body put on display, arms outstretched as if crucified.
Associated Press writer Suzan Fraser in Ankara, Turkey, contributed to this report.
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» Review: Playmates Toys TMNT Werewolf Mikey
Review: Playmates Toys TMNT Werewolf Mikey
Posted by Brian October 26, 2017
Just in time for Halloween, a new set of Playmates Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles figures are hitting shelves. The "Monsters and Mutants" series are toys based on the current "Tale" airing on Tales of the TMNT on Nicktoons. For those not up-to-date on the Nickelodeon series, the current series is in its final season, has been re-branded "Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and has moved to the Nicktoons channel. The season is also broken up into longer story arcs. The current, Halloween-themed arc is the "Monsters and Mutants" tale for which these toys have been made. This week, we'll be reviewing each of the "Monster" themed turtles and comparing them alongside their classic counterpart from 1993.
90693_Monsters_Mutants_Mutant Mummy Leo_PkgBck.jpg, by Brian
Before getting started into the individual review, I'd first like to say that this entire set is pretty awesome. These are the kinds of Turtle toys that I LOVED when I was a kid. Back in the late 80's, early 90's, Playmates had a ton of sets of, essentially, the turtles "playing dress up." There were cowboys and clowns and army men and magicians and all sorts of crazy stuff and I think that added a lot of the charm and personality to that highly regarded line of classic toys. For the 2012 series, while there have been many variants, there have been only a few lines of toys that give you that tingly nostalgic feeling with just plain silly and fun outfits. That being said, this set of Monster turtles gave me by far the greatest feeling of nostalgia that I've ever felt in this line. Not only are the turtles "playing dress up," but this line is an updated version of a classic line from 1993, where Playmates released a set of turtles dressed as Universal movie monsters. For the updated version, in a very cool way, Playmates has used the same four monsters from the classic line and assigned them to new turtles, giving us something new and yet wonderfully nostalgic. Way to go Playmates, glad to see this line of toys is ending with a real tribute to the classic fans.
IMG_20171014_133055.jpg, by Brian
That being said, let's go into my review of Werewolf Mikey.
SCULPT:
Mikey has a really excellent sculpt. All new parts which feature Mikey as a “teen wolf” style werewolf. He has a ripped up letterman jacket, a big head of hair and fur sprouting everywhere. This is such a fun idea that came out really well.
ARTICULATION:
These toys are all articulated to what would be expected for the 2012 TMNT line. You can get a lot of dynamic poses out of them since they are articulated at the knees, hips, shoulders, elbows, wrists and head. One nice added point of articulation came in Leo and Mikey, where each has an extra joint in one foot, allowing for more dynamic poses which also echo the classic line of figures, which often stood with one foot up in "action poses."
90692_Monsters_Mutants_Werewolf Mikey_Main.jpg, by Brian
PAINT/COLORS:
Here is where this figure goes a little wrong. Not off the walls, but just not great. First of all, the words on the back of his jacket are unpainted. This isn’t surprising, but it’s still annoying. The main issue is his fur. So, this Mikey appears that he is supposed to be “sprouting” fur, which can e a little complicated for painting a $9 toy. His head of hair, knees and chest hair are brown, but the rest of him. Notably his arms and feet, are still green, despite being fuzzy. Confusingly, his elbowpads look fuzzy and are painted brown, which I guess should be brown, but having them match the hair he is growing doesn’t make sense. I get that at this price point, paint jobs can’t be complex, but the green fur is downright confusing to me.
Bone chucks, which are cool and a slice of garlic pizza, also pretty clever. Good stuff.
90692_Monsters_Mutants_Werewolf Mikey_Pkg.jpg, by Brian
Long gone are the days of really impressive box art from the Turtles line. The early figures in the late eighties had awesome, individualized cards which were just awesome artwork in and of themselves. Even in the classic line though, that would eventually go away and never return. That being said, Playmates has made a nice effort to create unique card art for each "Tale" this season, from the Monsters and Mutants saga to the Usagi crossover and their Bebop & Rocksteady story. This card features the four brothers in their monster costumes, which is pretty cool.
IMG_20171014_133510223.jpg, by Brian
CLASSIC COMPARISON:
Despite my overwhelming feelings of nostalgia for the classic toys, which are among my very favorites of the literally hundreds of toys I have from the classic line, I will try to be objective in each of these reviews, which I have decided to do monster-by-monster instead of by character.
It’s worth noting here that even though I felt Donnie the best figure in the line, I think that was because of execution, whereas Mikey I believe is the cleverest and most inventive. The idea of doing a teen wolf type instead of a straight werewolf was an inspired choice which beautifully suits Mikey. Whereas the other monsters were just updated, the werewolf was reimagined into another “type” which fits Mikey beautifully. I will say the classic sculpt is a bit more menacing and is really impressive, but it suffers from the same issue as the current Mikey, the green fur. With the classic version, it looks less like a problem because Leo is covered in fur, as opposed to sprouting fur, but it still looks like it maybe should have been brown and they just did it green anyway. I would say these toys are neck-and-neck, Leo is cooler, but Mikey is more clever and inventive.
Finally, for each of these, I'd like to address the PERSONALITY of the character and their respective monster. Teen Wolf Mikey is a genius idea, so he wins handily for this.
Despite the paint issue, this is an awesome toy. Go get it.
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African Bank moves to stem client exodus, safeguard S.African comeback
Published Thu, Jun 20 2019 9:48 AM EDT
Onke Ngcuka and Emma Rumney
* African Bank to launch overdraft in 2020
* Will also relaunch credit card, expand in insurance
* Reversing falling customer numbers key to strategy, comeback
* Still owned by c.bank after near-collapse in 2014
JOHANNESBURG, June 20 (Reuters) - Small South African lender African Bank, rescued from failure by the central bank four years ago, plans to offer overdrafts and expand its insurance business as a drop in customer numbers threatens its turnaround strategy.
The bank is losing clients after it tightened lending criteria following its re-launch into a competitive banking sector made tougher by under-pressure consumers in a sluggish economy.
The first bank to be placed under South African Reserve Bank (SARB) curatorship in over a decade after nearly collapsing under the weight of bad loans in 2014, African Bank says it wants to make a comeback as a safer institution with a base of retail deposits and less focus on risky unsecured credit.
It has made strides towards a set of ambitious 2021 targets, but its customer numbers have fallen from 1.25 million in 2016 to 1.04 million in March, some way from its 2.5 million goal.
"That is the one we are concerned about, and I think we do have a very solid plan in terms of how we can address that," CEO Basani Maluleke told Reuters. The bank expects the trend to reverse following the launch of its low-fee digital account in May, she said.
Next year it plans to launch an overdraft facility in a bid to make the new account, called MyWorld and which it says is already the cheapest on the market, more attractive.
MyWorld has accumulated 20,000 customers so far.
There are few overdrafts available to the bank's low-income target market where credit card penetration is also low, Chief Finance Officer Gustav Raubenheimer said.
The bank also plans to expand its short-term insurance product beyond funeral policies and relaunch its credit card.
It hopes this will halt the loss of customers, allowing it to earn more revenue from transaction fees and other products and mine customer data for cross-selling.
If it struggles, it could push a SARB exit, as well as that of its other shareholders - six of South Africa's biggest banks - further into the future.
The SARB has said it wants African Bank to be viable and sustainable before it exists. It hived the bank off from listed parent, African Bank Investments Ltd (Abil), when the company started to fail. Abil's share price tumbled from 28 rand to 31 cents, before trading was suspended.
African Bank retained a portion of its old loan book, which it hoped to use as a springboard for MyWorld but tighter lending criteria led it to lose some customers.
The bank should capitalise on its access to clients from its former lending book, Stuart Theobald, chairman of financial consultancy Intellidex, said. Highly competitive rates have also given it an edge in savings and investments, where it grew deposits by 119% in the first half of the year.
MyWorld, however, doesn't stand out against rival offerings, he said. It launched amid the arrival of an array of new, largely digital-only lenders, some of which are growing much faster and whose arrival has also forced big banks to up their game.
"The of level competition there is quite aggressive," Theobald said.
In the longer term, Maluleke said African Bank planned to establish a digital marketplace where customers could buy a wide array of products, including from third parties. But for the next 18 months, it is focusing on stemming customer losses.
(Reporting by Onke Ngcuka and Emma Rumney, editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)
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Future of Pakistan
by Gaurang Bhatt, MD
The recent killing of Bin Laden who was hiding in Abottabad in close proximity to Pakistan’s West Point has raised serious doubts about Pakistan and its duplicitous dealing with America. The standard defense offered by its apologists is that the US is naive to expect Pakistan to ignore its own interests and toe the US line merely for the money, it badly needs for its economy and which sustains its corrupt leaders and the military. The US has no other route to supply its troops in Afghanistan and uses the port of Karachi and overland routes and passes as the primary logistical path.
The Arab uprisings and Netanyahu with no desire for peace and his adamant refusal of ceding occupied Palestinian territory makes Obama look like an impotent and incompetent blathering non-entity, instead of the leader of the free world. He is unable to do what is best for America because he is too dependent on the finances, votes and media approval of the Israeli lobby and Jewish voters. His republican opponents who want to win and have no interest in the US or its citizens except those who are rich and donate to their campaigns, have already exploited Obama’s dilemma by Romney’s accusation of having thrown Israel under the bus.
While India maybe constrained by morality or plain impotence and inability to forego pre-emptive strikes on Pakistan in the past or the present, it would be downright stupid of it to facilitate or prolong Pakistan’s economic survival.
US acts in its own interest and will not abandon Pakistan as long as it can exploit it and needs it. It also cannot antagonize China yet. Sometime in the future when the time is right it will stiff China, renege on its debt and tell it to go take a hike.
Israel has genuine reason to worry for a potentially hostile new Egyptian government and the approval of a Palestinian State by the UN General Assembly, which would put an end to Israel’s shooting of unarmed protestors and blockade of supply routes to the new Palestinian State which would become a new nation with UN membership. So the only card Obama can play to increase his popularity and win re-election, is to withdraw most troops from Afghanistan and Iraq, thus reduce American casualties and expenditures. It would reduce the budget deficit without gutting Medicare and Social Security, which Ryan and his pack of republican hyenas are howling to tear into shreds. This compels him to declare victory and pull out of wars, but he needs to have a Status Of Forces Agreement to retain bases and carry out drone bombing, while permitting the victory of a Taliban coalition government over time. Thus the US exit would be like its previous face saving failures in Korea and Vietnam and like the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan.
This leaves Manmohan Singh’s Cargo Cult foreign policy dependent on American manna falling from heaven to meet his needs and keep Pakistan on a leash in tatters. He has in his usual foolish manner behaved as Sonia’s puppet and wasted two billion dollars of India’s precious reserves on harebrained aid schemes in Afghanistan on a corrupt Karzai government, which is hated by the Pashtuns and he has broken with Iran, let the warm relations with the Northern Alliance vanish. He even lost Karzai’s goodwill and warmth for India, where he went to college, by showing him disfavor when the US did so first, and aligning his foreign policy to suit the US.
Karzai the smart and crooked survivor that he is, has gone with Pakistan and made peace overtures to the Taliban, as he like Pakistan knew that the US would pull out sooner or later and tire of the casualties and expenditure. So now we have the US itching to get out, Karzai not wanting to be castrated and hanged like Najibullah after Soviet withdrawal and Pakistan hoping for strategic depth and a friendly Taliban ruled Afghanistan, rather than a Pakhtunistan seceding from Pakistan, all making the best of a bad job.
Only stupid India will have to make do with a hostile Taliban ruled Afghanistan (like when it gave asylum to hijackers of the Indian airlines plane and facilitated the collection of ransom), a miffed Karzai, miffed Northern Alliance and a miffed Iran, all for the privilege of wasting two billion dollars which could have been used domestically or for our own Maoists’ pacification, and two terrorist attacks on the Indian embassy and diplomatic residences.
Maybe Manmohan Singh should get the Nobel Peace Prize like his dunce preceptor or at least a MacArthur genius award. India has to rely on Israel as an ally because we have common interests and common enemy threats. No Islamic country which puts Islam as a religion and Sharia as its legal base with the usual punishment of apostasy by death can be a reliable ally of a secular India. We can be friendly with Islamic countries and trade with them but we cannot be their military allies or depend on them as long as we have Pakistan as an enemy sheltering itself constantly under the banner of Islam and appealing to other such states as a part of the Ummah under the banner of the Prophet, Hadith or Sunnah.
More importantly, Anatole Lieven, a professor at Cambridge has a new book titled “Pakistan - A Hard Country” in which he says that a large number of Pakistanis actually believe that India is supporting the Taliban and responsible for terror bombing Sufi shrines, Shia mosques and Pakistani Army buildings and personnel. He says that the police don’t function in the country and kidnaping and murders are common. The politicians are corrupt and Islamist and Taliban sympathies are widespread. There are two videos available at the cspan.org website. (Click on video library and listen to two videos both on the Future Of Pakistan dated January 31st, 2011 - speakers Huma Yusuf and Joshua White and the second one of the same title with speakers Hassan Abbas and Najam Sethi dated May 20th, 2011. Both are sponsored by the US Institute For Peace).
These speakers are prominent Pakistanis and not Indians or Americans. The points they make are that Pakistan’s population will be over 350 million by 2050 and there will be tremendous shortage of water and maybe even food for its population. (Similar predictions are also for Egypt but within just a few years by others in different analysis) In the meantime radical Islam and terrorism will get worse. Pakistan is rapidly increasing its nuclear arsenal and China has just given it two warships and fifty new fighter planes for free on top of free arms which America gave it.
The speakers suggest that Pakistan should give up its animosity towards India. India should make concessions on Kashmir and trade. The American genius loser Kerry in other programs says, the US must support Pakistan all the way. Now if India had followed Israel’s policy or that of Duryodhana’s towards the Pandavas in the Palace of Lac, it would have bombed Kohuta (like Israel bombed Iraq’s Osirak and Syria’s facility of North Korean origin recently).
Only someone as foolish as Manmohan Singh would allow open borders in Kashmir or open visas for trade, so that India can have a repeat of Mumbai 26-11. I know our humanitarian film stars, playback singers, Arundhati Roys and such believers in Hum sub bhai bhai Nehruvians want it, so there films, music and books can get royalties from Pakistan, but us common folks don’t want to be shot at in our train stations and mourn the death of our commandos, so that some crooked ministers can make their children film stars or get a free undeserved apartment in a building for the martyrs.
It is very clear that the US is fearful of nuclear terrorism and desirous of controlling Central Asian energy reserves and needs Pakistan for that. It is also clear that China wants to set up Pakistan as a counter-force to stunt India’s growth and create instability in South Asia.
While India maybe constrained by morality or plain impotence and inability to forego pre-emptive strikes on Pakistan in the past or the present, it would be downright stupid of it to facilitate or prolong Pakistan’s economic survival. It should be fencing its borders with Pakistan to make them impermeable and be thoroughly prepared to fight Pakistan and China simultaneously at a minimum, to a standstill. American and British experts predict that the demise or dissolution of Pakistan would hurt India the most. They have been wrong many times before in their policies in the Middle East, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and now Egypt, Tunisia and Yemen. It is conceivable that by sheer chance they could turn out right once, so India should prepare to insulate itself from the failed state of Pakistan, in case they are right.
Our past experience in helping the birth of Bangladesh turned out to be bitter draft for India until the recent sanity of its current government. The Bangladeshis and some of their governments overlooked the killing and rape of nearly a million of its citizens by the army of West Pakistan and allowed AlQaeda and Islamist terrorists to thrive in Bangladesh and once again became chummy with the Pakistani oppressors on the basis of the commonality of Islam. Fortunately the daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rehman has seen the light and is trying to punish the collaborators.
Manmohan Singh is the perfect example of Santayana’s quote, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”. (Hindi Chini Bhai Bhai and then 1962, Bangladesh 1971 and then SMR murdered, coup and Islamist extremism and now aid and groveling in Afghanistan and return of the Taliban). His foreign policy is like the Cargo Cult like Blanche Dubois in “A Streetcar Named Desire”, dependent on the kindness of strangers.
Unfortunately many Indian politicians, pundits and media mavens belong to the same denomination. They carp about why the US does not chastise or punish Pakistan and favor India. It is about time they wake up from their wishful thinking and dream state. The US does not give two hoots about India or for that matter any other country. It acts in its own interest and will not abandon Pakistan as long as it can exploit it and needs it. It also cannot antagonize China yet. Sometime in the future when the time is right it will stiff China, renege on its debt and tell it to go take a hike. Currently its and the West’s focus is Islam. It does not have India’s slave mentality and does not go begging bowl in hand and telling its occupier “Aap to humaare mai baap hai” (you are our mother and father) as our Indian sepoys and police would say to their British officers, while dying in their service and fighting their own compatriots (read Paul Scott’s quartet “Jewel In The Crown”)
Cartoon by Sagar Kumar
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Facebook says it doesn't save your unpublished posts
Did you type something stupid into your Facebook status update, then decide not to post it? Are you worried about reports that Facebook collects unpublished text? Rest easy, Facebook says.
Text sent to server as you type, but that's just for linking and tagging purposes, company says
CBC News · Posted: Apr 23, 2015 10:21 AM ET | Last Updated: April 23, 2015
'While there may be water on Mars, don't believe everything you read on the internet today. Facebook is free and it always will be,' Facebook wrote Monday. (Dado Ruvic/Reuters)
The company does send your text to its server as you type, but it does not save the unpublished content, Facebook told CBC News today.
We had contacted Facebook regarding reports that Facebook collects such "self-censored" updates and comments, even if they were never posted.
Facebook appeared to be doing just that, Irish technology consultant and blogger Priomh O hUiginn warned earlier this month after inspecting the site with some web developer tools that let you see what a website is doing behind the scenes.
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He typed in some text into the status update box that invites you to share "What's on your mind?" and found that even though he didn't hit send, Facebook sent an HTTP post request — an instruction to its server to store the body of the message.
"This is outright Orwellian," O hUiginn wrote.
Scanning for names
Facebook says the text is sent to the server for a specific purpose — to scan for the names of people or websites that should be tagged and linked to in the post. The company said it does not save the unpublished text.
However, O hUiginn notes that Facebook indicated in a 2013 report co-authored by one of its own researchers that it collects at least some information about text that's typed and never posted.
The study, a collaboration with a researcher at Carnegie Mellon University, found that kind of self-censorship to be very common — 71 per cent of 3.9 million users self-censored at least one post at the last minute during a 17-day period. In the study, the researchers said that for the purposes of the study, they recorded whether at least five characters were typed into the box, not the content.
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Today on The Current: Our political panel weighs in on the latest from Canada’s corridors of power, including tensions with China, and developments in the SNC-Lavalin affair; plus, what the world of spelling bees can tell us about the aspirations of Generation Z; and a look at Canada’s indie opera scene, where performers ditch the concert hall for the local pub.
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Our political panel weighs in on the latest twists and turns in Canada's corridors of power, including tensions with China, and developments in the SNC-Lavalin affair.
Author Shalini Shankar talks us through the world of spelling bees, and the insight they give into the aspirations and psychology of Generation Z. Shankar says these kids, born in the late 90s and 2000s, have seen the world as competitive from a young age, and they're not afraid to fight for their spot.
There's a growing indie opera scene in Canada, led by troupes determined to bring the artform to a wider audience. That might mean ditching the concert hall for a performance in your local pub, but it also means more work for performers, and could boost the industry overall.
Indie opera is enticing newcomers, but is it enough to keep the genre relevant?
Competitive spelling bees show Gen Z kids aren't interested in participation trophies: author
'We need China more than they need us': Canada's options limited for quelling tensions with Beijing
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Microsoft Files New Antitrust Documents with EU
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Microsoft filed revised documents with the European Commission on Thursday aimed at complying with a landmark antitrust decision from 2004, the European Commission said. Microsoft met a deadline set by Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes, but it will be months before it is clear whether the submission is sufficient to avoid a fine that could be as high as 3 million euros ($3.9 million) a day.
The Commission ruled in 2004 that Microsoft had abused its dominant position in the market because Windows, used on more than 95 percent of the world's personal computers, allowed too little interoperability for other software makers.
The Commission's decision, it recalled, required Microsoft to "disclose and license complete and accurate interface documentation which would allow non-Microsoft work group servers to achieve full interoperability with Windows PCs and servers."
"Microsoft has submitted a revised version of the Technical Documentation," the Commission said in a statement.
The Commission set a deadline of July but delayed it until a court proceeding finished in December, 2004. In July, 2006, the Commission fined Microsoft 280.5 million euros for dragging its feet, on top of a fine of almost 500 million euros in 2004 for its initial violation.
In a statement calling the submission of documents a "milestone," Microsoft said it had completed the review and editing of some 100 documents, which number 8,500 pages.
"We will continue to work closely with the Commission and the (independent) Trustee to ensure that we are in full compliance with every aspect of the Commission's decision," the company said in the statement.
Microsoft appealed against the 2004 decision at Europe's second-highest court and is awaiting judgment.
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Congressman: Block evidence of trysts in corruption case
FILE – In this Aug. 23, 2018, file photo, Republican U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., leaves an arraignment hearing in San Diego after he and his wife, Margaret, pleaded not guilty to charges they illegally used his campaign account for personal expenses. Federal prosecutors say Hunter illegally used campaign funds to finance romantic flings with a series of women, spending thousands of dollars on meals, drinks and vacations. Allegations about the married Republican congressman’s affairs were outlined in a government court filing late Monday, June 24, 2019, connected to charges he and his wife misspent more than $200,000 on trips and personal expenses. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Indicted California Rep. Duncan Hunter is asking a judge to reject an attempt by prosecutors to introduce evidence that the congressman used campaign funds to finance a string of extramarital relationships.
In a motion Friday, the congressman’s lawyers say prosecutors are seeking permission “to focus the jury’s attention on Mr. Hunter’s infidelity.”
They say evidence that some of Hunter’s relationships were romantic isn’t necessary for a jury to evaluate the case.
Allegations about the married Republican congressman’s affairs were outlined in a government court filing Monday, connected to charges he and his wife illegally spent more than $250,000 in campaign funds.
Margaret Hunter pleaded guilty this month to one corruption count.
Duncan Hunter has said prosecutors have targeted him for political reasons.
The trial is scheduled for September.
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — A white Indiana police officer who fatally shot a black man, sparking protests and roiling the presidential campaign of South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, has resigned, the local police union announced Monday.
The Fraternal Order of Police said Sgt. Ryan O'Neill's resignation from the South Bend Police Department was due to stress and media attention given to last month's shooting of Eric Logan. The union also pointed to "hateful things said on social media."
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The Most Bizarre Things Celebrities Have Ever Trademarked
Chelsea Leary
Celebrities may be incomprehensibly rich, but that doesn’t mean they can’t take opportunities to cash in even more. Some stars have gone so far as to trademark their most popular phrases, or even their own names — and you might not have ever known it.
These celebrities have trademarked the most bizarre things. However, not all of them have been successful in their attempts. From Taylor Swift (page 7) to Donald Trump (page 15), see which celebrities got their trademarks approved, and which failed.
1. Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton | Jason Merritt/Getty Images
Trademarked: ‘That’s hot.’
If you’ve ever heard anyone say, “That’s hot,” you know you automatically think of Paris Hilton. It’s a good thing she trademarked the catchphrase in 2006, which was coined during her time starring on The Simple Life with Nicole Richie.
According to Business Insider, however, the trademark only applies to clothing and alcohol.
Next: He ended up suing Taco Bell over his trademark.
2. Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson
50 Cent | Ethan Miller/Getty Images
Trademarked: 50 Cent
Rapper 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, takes the trademarking of his stage name very seriously. According to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, “Jackson’s trademark applies to everything from shirts and pants to ‘pre-recorded phonograph records.’”
He even sued Taco Bell in 2008 for their “infringing commercials,” which advertised their 79, 89, and 99 cent menu.
Next: Her name is certainly unique enough to be trademarked.
3. Beyoncé and JAY-Z
Beyoncé and JAY-Z | Christopher Polk/Getty Images
Trademarked: Blue Ivy Carter
Yes, Beyoncé and JAY-Z actually trademarked the name of their first daughter, Blue Ivy Carter. They filed the application a few days after she was born in January 2012, and the name officially became registered under Beyoncé’s company, BKG.
Next: You might say this and not even know it’s trademarked.
4. Rachel Zoe
Rachel Zoe | Phillip Faraone/Getty Images
Trademarked: ‘I die.’
When fashion stylist Rachel Zoe gained popularity on her reality TV show, The Rachel Zoe Project, she became known for the phrase, “I die.”
It may sound morbid, but it’s become a pretty popular saying to use when you literally can’t even. Zoe put her official stamp on the catchphrase by trademarking those two little words.
Next: He made a huge profit off of selling the rights to this saying.
5. Michael Buffer
Michael Buffer | Richard Heathcote/Getty Images
Trademarked: ‘Let’s get ready to rumble.’
It may sound pretty crazy that boxing announcer Michael Buffer trademarked the phrase, “Let’s get ready to rumble!,” in 1992. However, it was actually super smart move on his part.
According to Business Insider, “By selling the rights to his mark to movies and video games makers, he has made more than $400 million.”
Next: He just wants to make sure people are doing it right.
6. Tim Tebow
Tim Tebow | Garrett Ellwood/Getty Images
Trademarked: Tebowing
NFL player Tim Tebow takes his signature move, “Tebowing,” very seriously. So much so that he trademarked the act of “bowing down on one knee with your fist to your forehead” in 2012.
He insists, however, that he didn’t go through the trademarking process for profit. According to The Washington Times, his only goal is “to just control how it’s used, make sure it’s used in the right way.”
Next: She doesn’t want anyone using this phrase on their merchandise.
Taylor Swift | Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images
Trademarked: Phrases from her 1989 album
Taylor Swift’s 1989 instantly became an iconic moment in music history in 2015. She knew it, too, and even went so far as to trademark certain phrases from the album. Some of those phrases include “This sick beat,” “party like it’s 1989,” and “‘cause we never go out of style.”
Swift specifically trademarked the phrases to keep them from being printed onto merchandise. According to New York Daily News, those include “clothing, transferable tattoos, soap, and, rather bizarrely, ‘whips, harness, and saddlery.’”
Next: If you don’t know what this means, he’ll explain it for you.
8. Ryan Lochte
Ryan Lochte | Matt Hazlett/Getty Images
Trademarked: ‘Jeah!’
If you’re unsure of what “jeah” means, let Ryan Lochte explain it for you: “It means, like, almost everything,” Lochte explained in 2009 on a YouTube video. “Like happy. Like, if you have a good swim, you say, ‘Jeah!'”
According to ESPN, the Olympic swimmer got the catchphrase trademarked on Aug. 1, 2012.
Next: He has every right to trademark this word.
9. Emeril Lagasse
Emeril Lagasse | Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images
Trademarked: ‘BAM!’
Emeril Lagasse has single-handedly made the phrase, “BAM!,” associated with cooking. He became one of the first ever celebrity chefs, and had every right to trademark his signature cooking lingo.
According to Business Insider, “You can still use the phrase. Just don’t try selling any cookware using it.”
Next: He provided his reasoning for this trademark.
10. Anthony Davis
Anthony Davis | Streeter Lecka/Getty Images
Trademarked: ‘Fear the brow’ and ‘Raise the brow.’
Professional basketball player Anthony Davis is known for his unibrow — as well as two phrases associated with it. He trademarked “Fear the brow” and “Raise the brow” in June 2012, and even explained his reasoning.
“I don’t want anyone to try to grow a unibrow because of me and then try to make money off of it,” he admitted to CNBC.
Next: She ended up in a legal dispute over this attempt.
11. Kylie Jenner
Kylie Jenner | Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for Huffington Post
Denied trademark: Kylie
The youngest sibling of the Kardashian and Jenner clan, Kylie Jenner, wanted to get her first name trademarked. According to The Daily Telegraph, she made the request in order to use “Kylie” for advertising and endorsement services, but the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office denied her claim.
That may have had something to do with the fact that singer Kylie Minogue opposed the action so much that they ended up in a legal dispute. Their dispute has since come to a close, but Jenner still was never awarded their shared name for herself.
Next: He submitted 22 phrases — none of which were approved.
12. Charlie Sheen
Charlie Sheen | Michael Buckner/Getty Images
Denied trademark: 22 phrases
If you remember Charlie Sheen’s infamous meltdown, you may recall a few of his quotes that turned into catchphrases. After the fact, he decided not to let anyone profit off of putting such phrases on items from comic books to purses.
He submitted 22 phrases to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including “Duh, Winning,” “Vatican Assassin,” “Tiger Blood,” “Rockstar From Mars,” and “I’m not bi-polar, I am bi-winning,” according to the New York Daily News. Unfortunately for Sheen, his request was denied.
Next: We’re kind of surprised this didn’t get accepted.
13. Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi
Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi | Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Logo
Denied trademark: Snooki
We all know Jersey Shore’s Snooki better by her nickname than by her actual name, Nicole Polizzi. It makes sense that she wanted to make her “Snooki” officially hers once and for all. However, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office denied her claim.
According to Business Insider, “They were worried consumers might get her confused with Snooky, the cat star of a children’s book, which already owns the trademark.”
Next: She forgot to include her signature on the paperwork.
14. Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin | T.J. Kirkpatrick/Getty Images
Denied trademark: Sarah Palin
Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin wanted to trademark her own name. An attorney reportedly drew up the application, but it was missing one important detail: her signature for approval.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, of course, denied her claim with the missing piece of the paperwork. We doubt people are flocking to name their children “Sarah Palin,” so she probably doesn’t have to worry about it too much.
Next: This was one of his many failed attempts at putting his name on … basically anything.
15. Donald Trump
Donald Trump | NBC
Denied trademark: ‘You’re fired!’
Before becoming president, Donald Trump has tried slapping his name on seemingly everything. From Trump Steaks to Trump University to Trump Shuttle airlines, each one resulted in failure. The same applied to when he tried to trademark his catchphrase from The Apprentice, “You’re fired!”
He reportedly wanted to put the two words on things like clothing, games, and casino devices. However, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office deemed it too similar to “You’re Hired,” which is an educational board game.
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Eight New Albums for Your Fall Music Playlists
From New York City diva Maluca to Bay Area based Los Rakas, we've rounded up some artists who should be in your headphones this fall.
Jorge Rivas Oct 4, 2011 9:45AM EDT
Image: (istock/Tabee)
TheRoot.com recently published a stellar list of this fall’s biggest hip-hop and R&B releases. The lineup included new projects from rapper Drake and songstress Mary J. Blige, among others. We wanted to add a little multiracial (and eclectic) flare to the list and highlight lesser known artists like Dominican diva Maluca and Panamanian hip-hop duo Los Rakas. Here are eight new releases for your playlist that will help ease you into fall.
ASOBI SEKSU
Asobi Seksu’s melodies are driven by heavy guitar, bass and drums, but lead singer
Yuki Chikudate’s voice somehow brings everything together and the band make beautiful songs you can get lost in.
Asobi Seksu is based in New York City. They’ll be releasing a digital single on October 11. (Also, they recently did a beautiful job covering The Walkmen’s “Little House of Savages.”)
The French band M83, lead by musician Anthony Gonzales, create what’s often called “dream pop.” And for good reason their sounds really do sound like a soundtrack to dreams. Listening to Gonzales’ songs electronic driven melodies will make everything in the world look better.
Their new single “Midnight City” for their upcoming album “Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming” is actually one of their faster songs. The track seems to be more dance-oriented, but the album will take you through what feels like a timeline of emotions. At one point in the song “Raconte-Moi Une Histoire,” you have what sounds like a 5-year old rambling on about happy things.
“Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming” will be released October 18.
MALUCA
New York City’s Maluca (of “El Tigeraso” YouTube fame) recently released a new album titled “Massive Pow Pow” that combines global pop and alternative merengue to produce a series of certified dance hits.
Her single “Lola” sounds like a dance hit, but it’s bi-lingual lyrics are an ode to working women everywhere who are ” tryin’ make that money, pay the bills” and “take care of the kids” Maluca says in the song.
Earlier this year, Maluca took a cue from Ol’ Dirty Bastard ‘s1994 move and took her own cameras to pick up “food stamps.” Let’s hope the album does well because Maluca has been touring, but that hasn’t been enough to pay the bills.
The Icelandic singer Björk is returning from a five-year hiatus and bringing us “Biophilia.” Björk turns what other people might disregard as noise into beautiful songs that push musical boundaries. The Queen of Pop, Madonna, even said that she doesn’t really look forward to other artist’s releases, except for one: Björk.
“Biophilia” will be released on October 10.
SHADIA MANSOUR
Shadia Mansour is Palestinian singer and emcee who was raised in South London and is regularly dubbed the “First Lady of Arabic Hip Hop.” She’s recorded music with producer Johnny Juice of Public Enemy. And she just released her first single, “Kofeyye Arabeyye (The Kufiya Is Arab)”, featured rapper M-1 of Dead Prez.
“Arabic is the language of poetry, a very classical language,” Mansour told the BBC in an interview last year. “For me it’s all about originality. I am Arabic, my name is Arabic, and I believe I should rap in Arabic.”
Influenced by the likes of D’Angelo and Stevie Wonder, along with Burial
and Mount Kimbie, James Blake creates songs that include a mix of dubstep, minimalist techno and soul music. He’ll be releasing a new six-song EP “Enough Thunder” on October 10.
The song featured on the right is from Blake’s last album that was released in February 2011.
Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Calle 13 don’t have a new album coming out soon, but they recently released a video for their 2010 song titled “Latinoamérica.” It features footage from several different Latin American countries, and is worth a look.
<div style="float:right; margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; width:340px;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/rglS-aTRnYE" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="203" width="340"></iframe></div> <p><font style="font-size: 1.25em;"><b>LOS RAKAS<br /></b></font></p><p>After years of releasing mixtapes the Oakland by way of Panama duo Los Rakas have finally released their own EP titled, "Chancletas y Camisetas Bordada", or "Tank Tops & Flip Flops" when translated into English.</p><p>"We listened to all types of music growing up, like Jamaican reggae,
Panamanian reggae, Haitian music, soft rock, salsa," <a href="http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/09/06/qa-with-los-rakas-duo-talk-move-from-panama-to-oakland-debut-ep-more/">Los Rakas recently said in an interview</a> with BallerStatus.com. "All those genres
influenced us indirectly, but naturally because it was part of our
listening lifestyle. From Tito Rojas, to Supacat, to E-40, to Nas, to
Ruben Blades, to to to ... the influences are endless."</p><p>"Chancletas y Camisetas Bordada"<em> </em>was released on August 23, 2011.</p> <p> </p>
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Nigeria: Nearly 1,000 Boko Haram Captives are Rescued, 50 Militants Killed
Veronica Neffinger | Editor, ChristianHeadlines.com | Wednesday, May 9, 2018
#Boko Haram
#rescue
Good news has come in the fight against Boko Haram militants in Nigeria. The Nigerian Army has revealed that nearly 1,000 Boko Haram hostages, primarily women and children, have been freed and 50 extremists have been killed in battle.
The Nigerian Army made the announcement on their Twitter page:
“ARMY RESCUES OVER 1000 BOKO HARAM CAPTIVES. Troops of 22 Brigade deployed in operation LAFIYA DOLE has rescued over 1000 hostages from the Boko Haram Terrorists enclave," read the post.
The Christian Post reports that Boko Haram has been terrorizing Nigerian citizens, including many Christians, since it rose to prominence in 2009. Perhaps most notably, the group took captive 276 Chibok schoolgirls in 2014, most of whom have since been rescued.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to fight the militants and drive them out of the country.
The Nigerian Army supported Buhari’s aim when it tweeted:
"We wishes to remind the public of its resolve to rout out BH & rescued all hostages. The public is also advised to report any suspicious character to the appropriate authority for prompt action. However, the rescued persons are being attended to in a military medical facility."
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What the Sermon of the Year can do for preachers – and the church
Christian Today staff writer Mon 18 Feb 2019 16:08 GMT
The Sermon of the Year event is run by Preach Magazine and London School of Theology, and it's aimed at encouraging and celebrating the art of preaching. It's open to everyone, from those writing their first sermon to seasoned preachers and established ministers.
The top 10 shortlisted sermons may appear in a book published by Preach and available to purchase. This is a non-profit publication to record the best of each year's entries, and sales go towards the costs of production.
Rebecca Coatsworth was one of the finalists in 2018.
The top four finalists will be invited to preach their sermon live in front of an audience and a panel of judges. Prizes include generous book vouchers and, for the winner, a year's free study.
Christian Today asked Preach editor Louisa Lockwood about the event.
CT: What makes a good sermon?
LL: For a practical answer, I can point you to the guidelines for the Sermon of the Year event! We have set out a short list of six points that tell people what we will be looking for when they send us their carefully-crafted 1,500 word sermon... and I have to stop there already because to be honest, we receive a number of entries that ignore all the advice and just cut straight to the writer's own passionate, messy story of transformation in encountering God. These real stories that explain the impact of God's love in one person's life can be deeply moving – often I sense that the Holy Spirit has inspired them to write and share in this way through Sermon of the Year and that this is an important starting point for something new in their lives.
However, then I have to remind myself that there is a difference between a testimony and a sermon and that is why we have guidelines to follow and can call on the experience and wisdom of an external, impartial adjudicator to make a selection of 10, and then four finalists. All entries are made anonymous before they go to adjudication.
The world is so vast and our minds are so complex, we love to create structure and methodology to make sense of it and ourselves. So we start with a list only to find ourselves blown away by pieces of heartfelt writing that are soaked in God's presence.
CT: What makes a bad sermon?
LL: Perhaps the most seat-squirming sermons happen when the preacher shows no understanding about who they are talking to and who they should be talking about.
CT: Can a sermon competition be a spiritually healthy event, and if so how?
LL: We don't want to be exclusive – we want to encourage as many people as possible, at whatever stage on their own journey of faith and understanding of the Bible, to write a sermon. We have avoided using a direct Bible quote for the theme – instead reading Scripture around an idea, listening to what's relevant in the world, and extracting a short phase that we hope will resonate with many people.
The competition is a light-hearted device to encourage people from all sorts of backgrounds to write a sermon. The event itself is a celebration of the art of sermon-writing and live preaching. The team behind Sermon of the Year pray through all aspects of the event and continue to be astonished at the blessings that God pours out over this idea. Initiated by Jo Swinney and Matt Adcock, it's now in its fourth year and attracts entries from all over the UK, from Scotland to Northern Ireland, Wales and Cornwall. Entries come from those writing their first sermon or their 500th sermon; some are only 20 years old while others are in their 80s. Roughly equal numbers of men and women apply.
CT: What are you looking for in entries?
Initially that the guidelines have been noted. But ultimately, that there is an authentic, Spirit-led inspiration in the written and spoken word.
Oh – and that they are with us by midnight on Sunday March 3, 2019! Apply now.
CT: Who preached the best sermon you've ever heard, and what was it about?
LL: I've heard so, so many good sermons! I think we are blessed with an astounding range of God-inspired preachers in the UK. I've been moved by reading sermons from preachers long since dead; I've been moved by a sermon pre-recorded in California and broadcast days later at a conference; I've had tears and elation at early morning, intimate sermons in the Hungry Tent at New Wine; I've laughed at funny stories woven into great truths in Anglican, Baptist and Methodist churches – there is no best sermon. Each one depends on the dynamic relationship at that point in space and time between God, the preacher and the listener.
CT: How long should a sermon be?
LL: Ahem. 1500 words of course.
CT: How can preachers get better at preaching?
Some self-awareness is necessary in the early days, but we have to get over ourselves and really always come back to why we are preaching – to explain why Jesus is good news. It's not about us, it's always about him. How preachers engage with fellow, fallen, broken people is done in a myriad complex ways, with truths held in tension, and reliant on inspiration in the moment.
Prayer is a recurring theme in the How I Prepare column in Preach magazine – preachers start with their own relationship with the Lord and come to the sermon from that place. Thank goodness we can hand the ultimate responsibility of success over to the Lord – he opens up the ears, minds and hearts of the listeners and has already prepared the way. Just keep praying and preaching.
May I add a Bible reference from the forthcoming How I Prepare? It is written by one of the four finalists from Sermon of the Year 2018, Rebecca Coatsworth and she quotes Luke:
'Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent' (Acts 18:9)
For details of how to enter Sermon of the Year click here. The deadline for entries is midnight, Sunday March 3.
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Woman's death in Fairfield crash 'accidental'
Fairfield police are investigating a Monday single-car crash in which a 33-year-old Fairfield woman was found dead.
Woman's death in Fairfield crash 'accidental' Fairfield police are investigating a Monday single-car crash in which a 33-year-old Fairfield woman was found dead. Check out this story on cincinnati.com: http://cin.ci/1R9kv9R
Pat Brennan, pbrennan@enquirer.com Published 11:15 a.m. ET Jan. 5, 2016 | Updated 2:34 p.m. ET Jan. 5, 2016
Police lights(Photo: File)
Elizabeth Clevenger was found dead in her 1998 Honda Civic in a wooded area south of Mack Road, police said Tuesday.
The Butler County Coroner's Office said Clevenger died of "multiple traumatic injuries" and ruled the death accidental.
Clevenger's car crashed into the wooded area near the intersection of Crestview Drive and Mack Road, although its unclear when the crash occurred.
Police said a passerby found Clevenger's car about 1:50 p.m. Monday.
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Miles Ahead Film Review.
By Adam Ray Palmer
Today’s review is a bit of a flashback even though it has only just been released in the UK. I caught Don Cheadle’s Miles Ahead earlier this year at the 66th Berlin Film Festival.
So when the Phoenix cinema in Leicester stated they were screening it, I couldn’t resist a second viewing. It’s one of those films that needs a second look to confirm an opinion.
For a cinema with a focus on the arts and culture, Miles Ahead is the perfect film to screen at the Phoenix; and it received a great reception.
Miles Ahead stars Don Cheadle (also serving as director) as Miles Davis who was legendary musician and jazz pioneer. This film is an exploration of the life and music of Miles Davis. The film begins with Davis living a private life as he hasn't released any music for five years. When Rolling Stone Journalist Dave Brill (Ewan McGregor) turns up at Miles’ door, we end up following the pair through many altercations, drug abuse, violence and flashbacks.
It’s worth noting that this film is almost entirely fabricated. Miles Ahead (taken from a Davis album title) is a ‘Don Cheadle take’ on Miles Davis’ life through his music. It’s very much Cheadle’s impression of a legendary man but with fluffed up side-plots – but we will get to them later.
Firstly, I want to talk about the cast. The leading duo, Ewan and Don, are spectacular in their roles. Ewan plays a shady journalist that needs to sell a story and Don plays the legendary jazz musician who would rather show Ewan what he is about rather than tell him. This isn’t McGregor’s first role as a journalist so it seems it has become second nature. He is the perfect cast for Dave Brill who starts this movie as a jumped-up journo but ends with a lot more compassion for Davis as he realises they aren’t so different. Cheadle is the scene stealer though, he lights up every sequence he is in. He’s arrogant, amusing, dramatic and stylish. How he juggled writing, directing and being the star is admirable alone.
Davis’ past relationship with Frances Taylor (Emayatzy Corinealdi) is well-documented in Miles Ahead and also serves as the main source to Miles’ downfall. Don’s role is very complex as it switches between three eras. The present day being interviewed by Ewan, his hectic life after his relationship with Frances and then finally, his turbulent time actually during his love life. The three separate time zones could have been very confusing but due to spending very little time in the flashbacks, it makes the film flow much better instead of a stop-start fiasco. This keeps the realism alive throughout the picture and avoids sentimentality.
I enjoyed every aspect of this film including the acting, cinematography, the first-time directing by Cheadle with funky and pacey shots but, one thing that let’s this film down is the climax. The ending is a little odd. It becomes a tad crazy as it involves a gun fight and a car chase. The film comes to a close like Don had no idea how to end it.
One thing is for certain though; Miles Ahead is certainly an enjoyable ride. The filmmaking techniques used are a perfect fit for a jazz musician biopic. It’s quite monotone to begin with, picks up pace in the middle act before all coming together for an orchestral finish. Miles Davis would approve!
Cineroom’s Rating: 4 Stars
Miles Ahead was shown at the Phoenix cinema in Leicester – Miles Ahead is just one of a few films like this shown here.
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Board of Jet Airways approves bank-led provisional resolution plan
CtoI News Desk Tuesday, February 19th 2019
To relieve the financial strain on one of India’s premier airlines, the Board of Jet Airways has approved a Bank-Led Provisional Resolution Plan (BLPRP).
“The BLPRP proposes restructuring under the provisions of the RBI Circular in order to meet a funding gap of nearly INR 85 billion (SGD1612.3 million) which is to be met by an appropriate mix of equity infusion, debt restructuring, sale/ sale and lease back/ refinancing of aircraft, among other things,” stated Jet Airways in a media release.
Accordingly, the Board will now seek approval from the consortium of lenders, the overseeing committee of the Indian Bankers' Association, the Board of Directors of Etihad Airways, and the promoter. The BLPRP will be presented for consideration of each of the above.
Jet Airways' Board has approved a Bank-Led Provisional Resolution Plan (BLPRP) which proposes restructuring under the provisions of the RBI Circular. Photo courtesy: Jet Airways
“The implementation and/ or any action thereon will be under the provisions of and subject to receipt of all applicable statutory, regulatory, contractual and corporate approvals and consents,” said the release.
The BLPRP envisages the Company receiving the requisite approvals from shareholders at their meeting scheduled to be held on February 21 for conversion of Lenders’ debt into appropriate equity shares that would result in the Lenders becoming the largest shareholders in the Company, and, appointment of Lenders’ nominees to the Board of Directors of the Company under the provisions of the RBI Circular.
Additionally, the BLPRP also envisages sanction of interim credit facilities by domestic lenders on terms to be agreed, as well as, appropriate governance structure including the Board composition in accordance with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
Vinay Dube, CEO of Jet Airways. Photo courtesy: Facebook page of Vinay Dube
"We are indebted to our employees who, despite our interim challenges, have worked tirelessly to ensure the highest levels of operational reliability and customer services for our guests, in line with our core values. We are also grateful to our guests for their continued support and words of encouragement which have been a source of inspiration and strength for us,” said Vinay Dube, CEO, Jet Airways.
“Jet Airways continues to make steady progress on its operational and financial turnaround and with today’s approval of the Bank led Provisional Resolution Plan by the Board of Directors of the Company, we remain confident of delivering a more strategic, efficient and financially viable airline,” he added.
Jet Airways has also declared its result for the third quarter of fiscal year 2019 where for the period October to December 2018, the airline reported an EBITDAR of INR530 million (SGD10.05 million) versus an EBITDAR of INR10510 million (SGD199 million) in Q3 FY18, and reported a net loss of INR7320 million (SGD138.85 million) for the quarter, against a net profit of INR1860 million (SGD35.28 million) for the same period last year.
Despite improvement in RASK which grew by 2.6 per cent over Q3 FY18 due to seasonal, demand-led strengthening of fares, higher costs due to the price of Brent crude (up 29% YoY) and the depreciated Indian Rupee impacted the airline’s overall business performance. These factors ensured that the sequential reduction in non-fuel CASK over the last few quarters could not be sustained. For Q3 FY19, Jet Airways’ non-fuel CASK increased by 13.7 per cent on a year-on-year basis, to INR 3.43. Excluding forex impact, non-fuel CASK increased by 7.5 per cent
During the quarter, Jet Airways also implemented new codeshare partnerships with Flynas and expanded its codeshare cooperation with international partners such as Air France, Bangkok Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM, Virgin Atlantic delivering incremental growth and choice for guests.
The airline also launched its fifth non-stop service between India and the United Kingdom via the country’s maiden, non-stop, service between Mumbai and Manchester, with onward connectivity to North America along with 3 additional services to Singapore from Mumbai, Delhi and Pune as well as additional frequencies between Delhi – Bangkok, Mumbai – Doha, Delhi – Doha, Mumbai – Dubai and Delhi – Kathmandu as part of its winter schedule.
Jet Airways Group Q3, FY19 highlights
Total revenue at INR 64110 million (SGD1216 million) compared to INR 64120 (SGD 1216 million) in Q3 FY18
EBITDAR of INR 530 million (SGD10.05 million) in Q3 FY19 against INR10510 million (SGD199 million) in Q3 FY18
Available Seat Kilometers down 2.6 % at 14.59 billion over Q3 FY18
Passengers carried reduced by 6.9% to 7.17m over Q3 FY18
Interline and Codeshare traffic increased by 1.1% over Q3 FY18
Revenue from codeshare and interline partners increased by 12.8% compared to Q3 FY18
Cargo revenue reduced by 5.5% to INR4810 million (SGD91.24 million) over Q3 FY18
Non-fuel CASK increased to INR 3.43 compared to INR 3.02 Q3 FY18
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New Delhi: International star Priyanka Chopra was supposed to present the Oscars this year but unfortunately gave it a miss! And the reason is her ill health. Well, the actress is not keeping well and probably that’s why couldn’t attend the most prestigious 90th Academy Awards ceremony.
The actress became a huge star internationally after her super successful American television series ‘Quantico’, the third season of which is about to kick off this April.
Meanwhile, the glittering event honouring some of the best ones in world cinema—Oscars took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The 90th Academy Awards was attended by the who’s who of the West where stars descended in their full might.
The show was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, second consecutive year in a row. The West world stood together and braved against the aftermath of the infamous Harvey Weinstein sex scandal which exposed the underbelly of the casting couch.
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New drug to boost women's sex drive approved in U.S.
This image provided by Amag Pharmaceuticals in June 2019 shows packaging for their drug Vyleesi. The medication OK'd Friday, June 21, 2019 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is only the second approved to increase sexual desire in a women, a market drugmakers have been trying to cultivate since the blockbuster success of Viagra for men in the late 1990s. (Amag Pharmaceuticals via AP)
Matthew Perrone, The Associated Press
Published Sunday, June 23, 2019 6:27PM EDT
WASHINGTON - U.S. women will soon have another drug option designed to boost low sex drive: a shot they can give themselves in the thigh or abdomen that raises sexual interest for several hours.
The medication OK'd Friday by the Food and Drug Administration is only the second approved to increase sexual desire in a women, a market drugmakers have been trying to cultivate since the blockbuster success of Viagra for men in the late 1990s. The other drug is a daily pill.
The upside of the new drug “is that you only use it when you need it,” said Dr. Julia Johnson, a reproductive specialist at UMass Memorial Medical Center who was not involved in its development. “The downside is that it's a shot - and some people are very squeamish.”
The drug's developer, Amag Pharmaceuticals, could also face some of the same hurdles that have plagued the lone pill previously approved for the condition, including unpleasant side effects and limited insurance coverage.
The FDA approved the new drug, Vyleesi (pronounced vie-LEE'-see), for premenopausal women with a disorder defined by a persistent lack of interest in sex, causing stress. The most common side effect in company studies was nausea. The approval was based on women's responses to questionnaires that showed increases in sexual desire and decreases in stress related to sex. The women didn't report having more sex, the original goal for the drug.
“Women are not desiring more sex. They want better sex,” said Dr. Julie Krop, Amag's chief medical officer.
Because so many factors affect sexual desire, doctors must rule out other causes before diagnosing the condition, including relationship issues, medical problems and mood disorders. The condition, known as hypoactive sexual desire disorder, is not universally accepted, and some psychologists argue that low sex drive should not be considered a medical problem.
Still, the pharmaceutical industry has long pointed to surveys - some funded by drugmakers - suggesting that it is the most common female sexual disorder in the nation, affecting roughly 1 in 10 women. Amag estimates nearly 6 million U.S. women meet the criteria for the drug.
The search for a pill to treat women's sexual difficulties was once a top priority for many of the world's biggest drugmakers, including Pfizer, Bayer and Procter & Gamble. Those companies and others studied and later abandoned drugs acting on blood flow, testosterone and other targets.
Vyleesi acts on receptors for a brain-stimulating hormone called melanocortin, which is associated with sexual arousal and appetite in both men and women.
Waltham, Massachusetts-based Amag plans to pitch the drug to consumers through social media, including a website called unblush.com that tells women that low sex drive “is nothing to blush about.”
Amag's campaign has some of the hallmarks that helped launch the first female libido drug, Addyi, a once-a-day pill approved in 2015. The FDA decision followed a contentious four-year review that included a lobbying effort funded by Addyi's maker, Sprout Pharmaceuticals, which framed the lack of female sex drugs as a women's rights issue.
Women taking Addyi showed a slight uptick in “sexually satisfying events” per month and improved scores on psychiatric questionnaires. Those results were only slightly better than what women taking a placebo reported, but they were significant enough to meet FDA effectiveness standards.
The pink pill - originally developed as an antidepressant - was ultimately approved with a bold warning that it should not be combined with alcohol, due to risks of fainting and dangerously low blood pressure.
Most insurers refused to cover the drug, citing lacklustre effectiveness, and many women balked at the $800-per-month price. Last year, Sprout slashed the price to $400. It was prescribed just 6,000 times last year, according to investment analyst data.
UMass's Johnson said drugs should not be the first choice for treating women's sexual problems. Instead, she recommends counselling to help women “separate all the stresses of life” from their sex life.
“But if that doesn't work, having a medication that may help is worth trying,” she said.
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"Age is just a number"
Dannie Bulman on his hopes for next season and what's required in the division
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Dannie Bulman hopes that his tally of 44 appearances last season for AFC Wimbledon in League One can be replicated now he's back with the Reds.
The 38-year-old was a mainstay at former club AFC Wimbledon during the 2016/17 campaign and insisted he hopes to feature consistently again next season
"I’d like to think I’ve still got a few years in the legs," he told Crawley Town TV
"Age is just a number and hopefully I can replicate the appearance tally from last season again next year."
Having won promotion from this league with AFC Wimbledon as well as the Reds, the midfielder seems well placed to offer advice on what it takes to be successful in League Two.
"I think next year the division will be very open," he continued.
"That means a lot of teams including ourselves should have the opportunity to push for a successful season.
"To get out of this league and achieve you need a lot of hard work, everyone needs to be playing for one another and be playing for the manager.
"You also need a goalscorer too at the top end of the pitch, I think if we have all those things then we’ll be successful."
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Participatory Research in More-than-Human Worlds
Michelle Bastian, Owain Jones, Niamh Moore, Emma Roe
Series: Routledge Studies in Human Geography
December 1, 2016 by Routledge
Socio-environmental crises are currently transforming the conditions for life on this planet, from climate change, to resource depletion, biodiversity loss and long-term pollutants. The vast scale of these changes, affecting land, sea and air have prompted calls for the ‘ecologicalisation’ of knowledge.
This book adopts a much needed ‘more-than-human’ framework to grasp these complexities and challenges. It contains multidisciplinary insights and diverse methodological approaches to question how to revise, reshape and invent methods in order to work with non-humans in participatory ways. The book offers a framework for thinking critically about the promises and potentialities of participation from within a more-than-human paradigm, and opens up trajectories for its future development. It will be of interest to those working in the environmental humanities, animal studies, science and technology studies, ecology, and anthropology.
Introduction: More-than-human participatory research: contexts, challenges, possibilities
Part 1: Experiments in more-than-human participatory research
1. Towards a more-than-human participatory research
Michelle Bastian
2. Marginalised voices: zoömusicology through a participatory lens
Hollis Taylor
3. ‘Animal-computer interaction: a manifesto’ (2011) and sections from ‘Towards an animal-centred ethics for Animal–Computer Interaction’ (2016)
Clara Mancini
4. Transformations of time on ecological pilgrimage
Peter Reason
Part 2: Building (tentative) affinities
5. How we nose
Timothy Hodgetts and Hester
6. An apprenticeship in plant thinking
Hannah Pitt
7. Imagination and empathy – Eden3: Plein Air
Reiko Goto Collins and Timothy Martin Collins
8. Empowerment as skill: the role of affect in building new subjectivities
Anna Krzywoszynska
9. Shadows, undercurrents and the Aliveness Machines
Jon Pigott and Antony Lyons
Part 3: Cautions
10. Laboratory beagles and affective co-productions of knowledge
Eva Giraud and Gregory Hollin
11. Rethinking ethnobotany? a methodological reflection on human-plant research
Jennifer Atchison and Lesley Head
12. Con-versing: listening, speaking, turning
Deirdre Heddon
Michelle Bastian is a Chancellor’s Fellow in the Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture at the University of Edinburgh, UK.
Owain Jones is Professor of Environmental Humanities, School of Humanities and Cultural Industries, University of Bath Spa, UK.
Niamh Moore is a Chancellor’s Fellow in the School of Social and Political Science at the University of Edinburgh, UK.
Emma Roe is Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Southampton, UK.
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Recombinant Human GRM8
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Cat.No.: GRM8-28274TH
Product Overview: Recombinant fragment corresponding to amino acids 486-575 of Human Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 8 with an N terminal proprietary tag; Predicted MWt 35.53 kDa.
Description: L-glutamate is the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system and activates both ionotropic and metabotropic glutamate receptors. Glutamatergic neurotransmission is involved in most aspects of normal brain function and can be perturbed in many neuropathologic conditions. The metabotropic glutamate receptors are a family of G protein-coupled receptors, that have been divided into 3 groups on the basis of sequence homology, putative signal transduction mechanisms, and pharmacologic properties. Group I includes GRM1 and GRM5 and these receptors have been shown to activate phospholipase C. Group II includes GRM2 and GRM3 while Group III includes GRM4, GRM6, GRM7 and GRM8. Group II and III receptors are linked to the inhibition of the cyclic AMP cascade but differ in their agonist selectivities. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described for this gene.
Storage buffer: pH: 8.00Constituents:0.3% Glutathione, 0.79% Tris HCl
Sequences of amino acids: KVIGHWTNQLHLKVEDMQWAHREHTHPASVCSLPCKPGERKKTVKGVPCCWHCERCEGYNYQVDELSCELCPLDQRPNMNRTGCQLIPII
Sequence Similarities: Belongs to the G-protein coupled receptor 3 family.
Gene Name: GRM8 glutamate receptor, metabotropic 8 [ Homo sapiens ]
Official Symbol: GRM8
Synonyms: GRM8; glutamate receptor, metabotropic 8; metabotropic glutamate receptor 8; GLUR8; GPRC1H; mGlu8; MGLUR8;
Chromosome Location: 7q31.3-q32.1
Pathway: Class C/3 (Metabotropic glutamate/pheromone receptors), organism-specific biosystem; GPCR ligand binding, organism-specific biosystem; GPCRs, Class C Metabotropic glutamate, pheromone, organism-specific biosystem; GPCRs, Other, organism-specific biosystem; Glutamatergic synapse, organism-specific biosystem;
Function: G-protein coupled receptor activity; glutamate receptor activity; group III metabotropic glutamate receptor activity; receptor activity; signal transducer activity;
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The Memory Card .50: A shocking loss
2009-01-08 16:30:00by Chad Concelmo
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
This being the landmark 50th edition of The Memory Card (wow!), I decided to focus on something special. And by “special” I mean a videogame moment that affected me more than any other in the last five years. Now, I know I say that all the time (see: Lost Odyssey), but, in this case, I am not exaggerating.
While I originally suspected the severe emotional punch in the gut this moment gave to me resulted from its surprising development, looking back that is not giving the sequence enough credit. By combining traditional, highly effective storytelling techniques with the advanced technology of videogames, moments such as this prove why the unique interaction of a videogame can exponentially heighten the emotional investment of what is happening on-screen. In this regard, videogames can easily be even more powerful that any other form of art.
But enough with all this pseudo-intellectual mumbo jumbo; let’s get to this week’s moment, shall we?
Celebrate this gold installment of The Memory Card by reliving an unbelievably tragic and haunting moment from timeless classic Half-Life 2: Episode Two.
The Set-Up
While all the episodes of Half-Life 2 are exceptional, the most recent Episode Two -- while short -- offers the most gameplay variety and shocking revelations of any other in the series. Because of this, most gamers -- including me -- rank it as the best iteration Half-Life 2 has to offer. (For more detailed information of how Half-Life 2: Episode Two unfolds, you can check out one of last season’s Memory Card moments.)
One thing the Half-Life series does well is feature shockingly deep characters in the context of a first-person shooter. And not just any first-person shooter -- the Half-Life games don’t have normal cutscenes that most gamers expect. Instead of cutting away to show a third-person view of the action, the cutscenes in Half-Life all occur in real-time, with everything being viewed from main character Gordon Freeman’s perspective. A videogame that produces characters so amazingly well-rounded using a technique like this is beyond impressive.
Two of the most popular characters in the Half-Life series are Gordon’s companion Alyx Vance and her father, Dr. Eli Vance.
While Dr. Vance plays a much bigger role in the first Half-Life, his presence is definitely felt in Episode Two, mostly through Alyx -- Gordon’s partner during most of the game -- and her passionate urge to reunite with her father.
After an epic adventure that involves a train crash, a journey through a dark, complex cavern, and even Alyx almost dying (click here for that hardcore scene), the two allies eventually meet up with Dr. Vance in a place called the White Forest. In addition to Eli, Alyx and Gordon also reunite with Dog, their robotic friend and one of the most popular and incredible characters in the Half-Life universe.
Here in the White Forest, Dr. Vance informs Gordon that his small team of scientists is working on a giant rocket that will be used to close the Combine super portal that looms over the horizon. (For the Half-Life virgins, the Combine is the evil alien race that is hell-bent on taking over the world.)
While the rocket is being prepared, the White Forest facility comes under attack by an army of Combine forces. What occurs now is almost a Memory Card moment unto itself, an open-world battle that involves Gordon taking on, literally, more than a dozen giant spider-like Striders and fast-moving Hunters all by himself. It is truly a jaw-dropping sequence and one of the most impressive action set pieces in videogame history.
After a (very!) tough fight, Gordon emerges victorious and returns to the confines of White Forest. With the army wiped out, Dr. Vance launches the completed rocket and Gordon and his companions watch as the Combine portal is successfully closed!
Before celebrating, though, Dr. Vance informs Gordon that some mysterious cargo aboard a ship called the Borealis has disappeared. This cargo, Eli suggests, could have the power to destroy the world if obtained by the wrong hands. Dag.
With this news, Gordon, Alyx, and her father Dr. Vance head to a nearby hangar to board a helicopter and head off to find and destroy the Borealis.
What happens next rightfully earns its place as the 50th Memory Card moment.
After the epic battle outside White Forest, it is pretty evident to the player that Episode Two is coming to a close. Everything -- from the story to the triumphant music -- suggests Gordon’s victory.
But, strangely, no closing credits commence.
Instead, the player is rewarded with a beautiful, although simple, sequence involving Gordon, Alyx, and Dr. Vance walking towards the hangar to continue their journey aboard a waiting helicopter.
As they walk to their destination, Dr. Vance pulls Gordon aside and tells him how proud of him he is. He even mentions that he loves Gordon “like a son.”
The three continue closer to the hangar, stopping once to watch the Combine portal explode into the cloud-covered sky.
Dog suddenly joins the group. Even though he is a robot, Gordon can tell from his metallic expression that he is happy that the portal has finally been destroyed.
Alyx hugs her father as the two celebrate as father and daughter. The rocket is a success!
As the group takes their final steps towards the hangar, Dr. Vance can be overheard telling Alyx how sad he is to see her go. Even though he is proud to see his own daughter showing the courage to find the Borealis, he is depressed that they have to say goodbye once more.
Dr. Vance enters a special code and the door to the hangar swings open.
The group walks forward and gets closer to the waiting helicopter. It is time for Alyx and Gordon to part ways with the wise old doctor. Eli Vance leans forward, kisses his daughter on the forehead and says: “Your mother would be so proud.”
Suddenly, as the friends are within feet of the helicopter, there is a loud crash. Gordon, Alyx, and Eli are knocked to the ground.
As they shake off the jolt, Gordon looks up and sees a pair of Advisors -- the most powerful of all the Combine -- floating towards them from a broken window at the back of the hangar.
Using their mind control powers, the Advisors pin Gordon and Alyx against the wall as Eli remains on the floor, completely helpless.
One of the Advisor swoops down and picks up Dr. Vance.
Eli looks up at his screaming, pleading daughter and says two lines that will haunt me for the rest of my life:
“I love you sweetheart. Close your eyes, honey.”
Before a paralyzed Alyx can even return an “I love you,” the long sharp tongue of the Advisor pierces into the back of Eli’s skull.
Dr. Vance dies instantly.
The other Advisor grabs Alyx and moves her closer to receive the same, violent fate.
Suddenly, Dog appears at a window on the roof and dives into the hangar. He immediately begins to fight with the Advisor, causing the horrible alien to drop Alyx to the ground. Because of Dog’s jarring intervention, the two Advisors turn around and fly out of the hangar, leaving the body of Eli Vance behind.
As Alyx uncontrollably cries over her dead father and a mourning Dog lowers its head, the game fades out and Half-Life 2: Episode Two ends.
You can watch the tragic final chapter of Episode Two right here:
I am not going to lie: I just cried from watching the YouTube of this scene.
That part gets me every time.
While it is obvious the subject matter of this scene is one of the saddest thing to ever happen in a videogame, let’s get to the bottom of what really makes this moment so emotionally effective.
First off, the tried and true, revolutionary story presentation prevalent in all of Half-Life makes a flawless appearance here. It goes without saying that viewing all of this from Gordon’s perspective makes the scene that much more heartbreaking. The fact that Gordon (and, in turn, the player) is paralyzed and can do nothing to stop what is happening is almost too much to handle.
But besides this glorious cutscene presentation, a lot of other brilliant stuff happens during this tragic sequence.
When the player defeats the Combine army, the game ingeniously leads Gordon back into the White Forest facility to reunite with Dr. Vance and Alyx. By extending this scene, the player gets a sense of security and truly feels that everything is going to be okay. In a way, the player is coming down from the previous adrenaline rush and metaphorically putting down their controller in anticipation of a calm, rewarding ending sequence.
While in White Forest, Dr. Vance informs Gordon of his next mission: to find and destroy the ship Borealis. Fine. Even now, the player assumes this will be the goal of the next game. Everything is still okay. The closing credits will soon roll.
But the credits don’t roll.
Brilliantly, the game follows Alyx, Dr. Vance, and Gordon as they make a seemingly simple journey to the helicopter hangar. Small details that other games wouldn’t even think about adding -- like the muted dialogue between Alyx and her father -- are added to make the upcoming powerhouse plot point all the more dramatic.
Essentially, this extended “build up” to the awful event is what makes the moment so horribly sad and so shockingly unexpected.
Even the actual moment contains some of the best direction I have ever seen in a videogame.
If you can emotionally handle it (I can’t!), watch the scene again and notice how everything is composed perfectly on the screen. Notice the way Gordon is placed against the wall so he has the perfect view of the helpless Eli and the screaming Alyx. When he falls and is pinned to the floor, observe the brilliant way Dog pops up into the shot right before he jumps on top of the Advisor.
Every beat is perfectly planned out and every camera angle is expertly composed.
I don’t know if there will be any other moment in this current generation of videogames that emotionally affects me the way this one did. I still can’t get Dr. Vance’s final words to his daughter out of my head. Wow. Dr. Eli Vance is such a likeable, helpful character; I was genuinely shocked when he was killed in such a shocking and violent manner.
Although tragic, this scene truly is a work of art.
Half-Life: Episode Three cannot come soon enough. Gordon and Alyx have to get their revenge on those Advisor bastards. They just have to.
Dr. Vance’s death will go down in history as one of the most memorable videogame moments of all time. Rest well, good doctor. You will always be in my thoughts.
The Memory Card Save Files
.01 - .20 (Season 1)
.41: The tadpole prince (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)
.42: Pyramid Head! (Silent Hill 2)
.43: Waiting for Shadow (Final Fantasy VI)
.44: Solid vs. Liquid (Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots)
.45: The birth of the cutscene (Ninja Gaiden)
.46: Insult swordfighting (The Secret of Monkey Island)
.47: A castle stuck in time (The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker)
.48: 'That's the magic flute!' (The Wizard)
.49: Saving Santa (Secret of Mana)
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Destructoid's former Features Editor. Chad loves the Super Nintendo, pinball, Pixar, and dolphins. His dream is to one day be taken to the undersea kingdom of the dolphins and made their new king... more + disclosures
Filed under... #Destructoid Originals #Half-Life #PC #The Memory Card
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What you're getting wrong about mindfulness
Jessica Brown
Meditation has long shed its Buddhist roots to become a secular answer to all of our ills in the West, with numerous studies finding benefits like reduced stress and better concentration.
Some of the world’s biggest firms, including Google and Nike, have embraced the practice, using meditation programmes as a way of tackling stress, staff turnover and absenteeism.
Meditation is also used as a tool to motivate workers, partly thanks to research on the relationship between wellbeing and productivity. But a new study suggests that mindfulness meditation, a popular type of meditation that practises being aware in the present, may not be the best way to increase your motivation at work.
“Meditation is about accepting the present, which is the opposite to being motivated to do something, where the present moment isn’t acceptable, so meditation is inconsistent with being motivated to achieving a goal,” argues Kathleen Vohs, professor of marketing at the University of Minnesota and co-author of the study.
Vohs enlisted hundreds of participants to test her theory across five studies. In the first, 109 participants were given audio instructions in common mindfulness meditation techniques by a meditation coach. A comparison group were asked to simply let their minds wander.
After one 15-minute session, all participants were asked to tackle some simple tasks including doing an anagram puzzle and editing a cover letter. They were then asked how motivated they felt to carry on with the task.
Vohs, and her co-author Andrew Hafenbrack from the Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics in Portugal, found that the self-reported motivation levels of those who had meditated were lower than the control group, though their performance of the task wasn’t affected. The meditators also had fewer thoughts about the future, which the researchers said could interrupt the behavioural processes that contribute to achieving goals.
Meditation is about accepting the present, which is the opposite to being motivated to do something, where the present moment isn’t acceptable, so meditation is inconsistent with being motivated to achieving a goal
Vohs argues that the study shows the potential risk of implementing something that doesn’t have much research behind it.
“The Western world, Americans in particular, love a panacea,” she says. “If mindfulness meditation came in a pill form, we’d all be on top of it. It’s calorie-free, portable, it doesn’t cost anything, and it’s capitalised onto you sitting down and doing nothing. To think the antidote to what ails you is to ‘just be’ is probably a welcome message, but it’s pure speculation.”
Meditation is a fast-growing industry – in 2018 meditation services are expected to generate $1.15bn for the US economy, according to IBISWorld’s Alternative Healthcare Providers in the US industry report –and Vohs’ message is an unusual one amid a generally positive tide.
But Peter Malinowski, psychologist and director of the Meditation Research Lab at Liverpool John Moores University Research Centre for Brain and Behaviour, suggests Vohs’ study has shortcomings.
“They tried to induce a state of mindfulness in people who have never meditated before, so we can’t assume they were in the mindful state that the study describes,” he says. “They conflate a meditation programme with trying to briefly induce a state of mindfulness and imply this is equivalent, but it’s not.”
Gaelle Desbordes, a neuroscientist at Massachusetts General Hospital who uses brain scans to look at how meditation affects the brain, says there’s a danger the conclusions of the study will be overstated. She says that while the results are plausible, they relate only to short, one-off periods of meditation rather than a longer course of mindfulness, which the study doesn’t address.
The effect of mindfulness and meditation in the workplace is a relatively unexplored field.
Research on mindfulness itself though is gathering pace – the number of high-quality trials has increased significantly in recent years but many studies have been small-scale and focused on short meditation interventions.
Mindfulness is being introduced into workplaces in the absence of top-notch trials – Creswell
Some of the most reliable studies have found that mindfulness can help with depression, pain management and substance abuse outcomes, according to a 2016 review by David Creswell of Carnegie Mellon University. But he says fewer studies have looked at its effects beyond medical clinics, and mindfulness is being introduced into workplaces in the absence of top-notch trials.
When it comes to positive or negative effects on motivation, there is not a large body of work. A study published in May by Iowa State University researchers found that mindfulness may play a part in improving motivation but this was in relation to exercising, not work.
Another study from Germany and the Netherlands that looked at mindfulness in the workplace, meanwhile, found participants reported improved wellbeing and lower stress levels, but didn’t look at motivation.
So, the picture is mixed and, according to Desbordes, compounded by confusion over what mindfulness actually is. Some mindfulness teachers, she says, teach the importance of putting your daily suffering aside to achieve a new level of consciousness, whereas others advocate gaining insight into these challenges and how to improve them; two very conflicting approaches.
Desbordes says there is also very little data on the long-term effects of mindfulness training. “The perception of the general public is way ahead of the state of knowledge,” she says. “Research is happening and scientists are getting more funding, but it will take years to implement.”
But this hasn’t stopped some of the biggest corporations investing in mindfulness programmes, including LinkedIn, which has dedicated mediation rooms in its Sunnyvale, San Francisco, New York and Sydney offices. In Sunnyvale, a recent count found the nine mindfulness rooms were used on average 15 times a day, with over half of these visits specified as meditation. (The rooms are also used for religious practices.)
The company measures the success of its wellness programme by keeping track of how many employees participate in meditation classes, use the mindfulness rooms, attend mindfulness workshops and use the promoted mindfulness apps.
“I believe it’s working, based on the stories our employees share with us on how mindfulness programming has positively impacted their lives,” says Michael Susi, the company’s global head of wellness.
Surveys, workshops and employee feedback have told Susi that meditation is helping workers with emotional control, wellbeing, better sleep, clearer focus, improved mood and stress levels.
We certainly don’t teach or promote mindfulness as a way to be content in one’s current state. In fact, I would say the aim of mindfulness is the opposite - Susi
Susi disagrees with Vohs’ view that the aim of mindfulness is to be content in the present moment, and says that even if it doesn’t have an immediate positive effect on task-completion, it allows workers to better perceive the task as part of the greater goal.
“We certainly don’t teach or promote mindfulness as a way to be content in one’s current state. In fact, I would say the aim of mindfulness is the opposite. If a person finds discontent in their current state, mindfulness can help them understand why there is discontent, and ultimately, find their way out of the discontent,” he says.
He says the company doesn’t view it “as a cure-all” but rather as a key component in a programme that cares for the entirety of a person.
Gian Power is the founder of Unwind, a London-based firm that helps companies provide guided mediations for staff. His business is less shaped by science and more by personal experience: he says meditation helped him handle stressful periods in the corporate world and he now seeks to equip other people with the same skills. He believes employers feel meditation is an area they need to engage with.
“They know the trend is coming, that if they want more productivity they need to invest in wellbeing,” he says. “They know their employees work long hours, and they want to do more to support them.”
While experts will continue to study the effects of meditation in the workplace, research suggesting it may not be a panacea after all is no match for its current popularity. Vohs, meanwhile, has plans for further research into another potential downside of mindfulness – whether it dampens helpful negative emotions.
“There are many situations where negative-energetic emotions can be good,” she says.
“Parents wanting to communicate to their child that a child’s misbehaviour was wrong can benefit from feeling and displaying high-energy negative emotions, within reason, of course. Being measured and calm may not serve people’s purposes in many cases – and in those cases, being mindful should lead to worse outcomes.”
http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20180802-why-everything-you-thought-about-mindfulness-may-not-be-true
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Fashion Brand Permanent Collection Focuses on Material Integrity
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Fanny Singer and Mariah Nielson. Portrait by Robin Stein.
We’re not calling ourselves designers—we’re reissuing existing designs that are timeless,” explains Mariah Nielson, co-founder of the new luxury label Permanent Collection. “A curatorial impulse lies at the heart of our line,” adds co-founder Fanny Singer. The tightly edited debut collection of four coats, a scarf, a pair of sandals and a set of porcelain cups speaks to the label’s namesake concept: In the spirit of a museum’s core acquisitions, each item has been selected for its uncompromising quality and versatile elegance.
Hailing from rich artistic childhoods in Northern California (Nielson’s father was the wood sculptor J. B. Blunk; Fanny’s mother is celebrated chef Alice Waters), the pair met in 2012 while completing graduate school in England. At a party for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, each noticed the other’s vintage navy coat, sparking an impassioned pursuit of wardrobe and home essentials that would reflect their trans-Atlantic sensibilities and rigorous understandings of craftsmanship. “We both grew up in total environments attuned to the integrity of materials and objects,” says Nielson. “So we felt an immediate affinity,” continues Singer. Add to such upbringings thorough programs of formal art training and curatorial experience in a dizzying array of prestigious institutions—among them Yale University, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Serpentine—and you have the perfect synthesis of theory and practice realized in an architectural three-quarter sleeve or a lightly elevated leather slide.
Permanent Collections’ Blunk Cups cast from ceramics made by J.B Blunk.
“European sophistication with a Californian soul” is the way the two friends describe their brainchild. Produced in specialty ateliers across Paris, New York and Oakland, the pieces are aptly named after artists—the custom-loomed Asawa scarf an exquisite homage to Ruth Asawa’s woven wire sculptures, the oversized Sturtevant jacket evocative of Elaine Sturtevant’s boldly brilliant conceptual works. It’s why Singer and Nielson can call their clients “collectors” without irony: Each item is a meticulous application of the skill of contemporary makers to the archetypal forms of historic originals. “You really can’t pin a date on, say, the Agnes coat,” says Nielson. “There are stylistic elements from the 1940s and the 1980s.” The collection’s subdued palette of blues, browns and black further enhance each item’s perennial appeal. The materials, sourced from Italian, Dutch and Belgian mills, are made to last.
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Falcons ready to fly
Loving looks to have read-offense push the pace more in 2016-2017
Falcons ready to fly Loving looks to have read-offense push the pace more in 2016-2017 Check out this story on CurrentArgus.com: http://c-cargus.co/2fy2Bkn
Matt Hollinshead, Carlsbad Current-Argus Published 3:02 p.m. MT Nov. 16, 2016
Senior forward Timothy Porras is one of Loving's key returners for 2016-2017.(Photo: Matt Hollinshead -- Current-Argus)Buy Photo
LOVING – Now that they have a better grasp of the read-offense, the Loving boys basketball team wants to push the pace this season.
The Falcons played up-tempo, baseline-to-baseline basketball two years ago and instilled the read-offense last year. This winter, they will put those two elements together.
"We've been working more on swinging the ball and less one-on-one (play)," said senior Alex Gonzalez, who will move from forward to a shooting guard/small forward role.
During the summer, Loving worked on doing a better job of finding open teammates quickly while playing faster on the floor. The Falcons increased their ball movement to create additional open shot attempts.
Although Loving (14-11 last year) wants to continue to improve on recognizing when to attack to the basket, the Falcons are working on quick passes and getting shots off sooner.
"Offensively, we're looking a little crisper. The kids are a little more rehearsed. For our older kids, it's something that's becoming routine to them," coach Gary Carrasco said. "We're just trying to prepare to play against what we face; man, zone, traps. We just want to continue to push tempo."
The Falcons want to keep getting double-digit scoring performances out of four or five players, but would like to do so consistently while incorporating speed.
"I missed (the fast pace) badly. I knew it was going to come sooner or later. Last year we didn't have it, and I'm glad it's back," Gonzalez said.
Gonzalez also said Loving's defense had some trouble moving positions across the floor, moving bigger players in the back near the basket and struggled closing in on shooters.
Loving normally plays man-to-man defense, but the Falcons incorporated zone elements during summer league play to ensure it gets stops in one-on-one scenarios where an opposing player charges at the basket. That tactic also helped ensure each of the five players on the floor would have their spot in the half-court covered.
"It's going to help us get more stops and turn those stops into transition points. Hopefully, we get many of those," Gonzalez said.
Loving's defense looks to cause such problems in not only the half-court, but also across the whole floor. Gonzalez said it'll help the Falcons do more damage with things like fast-break layups.
"You get good stops and it leads to easy transition baskets," Carrasco said. "It's about rebounding, and we have to run the break right."
Loving returns three starters in Gonzalez, senior forward Timothy Porras and junior point guard Steven Carrasco. Gary Carrasco said sophomore forward Kevin Porras will likely fill the other forward position. Other returners include senior guard point guard Clyde Gut-Omen and sophomore shooting guard Kevin Gut-Omen.
Junior guard Cain Tiller transferred to Carlsbad, but Gary Carrasco said Gonzalez, Clyde Gut-Omen and Kevin Gut-Omen can help fill the void when it comes to outside shooting. The Falcons will also be relying on Steven Carrasco to shoot the ball more this year.
Loving opens the new campaign at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at New Mexico Military Institute.
2016-2017 Loving boys basketball schedule
Nov. 17: at NMMI, 6:30 p.m.
Dec. 8-10: at Lake Arthur Panther Invitational, TBA
Dec. 12: at Carlsbad JV, 6:30 p.m.
Dec. 17: at Hagerman, 2:30 p.m.
Jan. 3: at Jal, 7 p.m.
Jan. 6: at Lake Arthur, 6:30 p.m.
Jan. 7: Goddard JV, 2:30 p.m.
Jan. 9: at Artesia JV, 5:30 p.m.
Jan. 13: at Tatum, 7 p.m.
Jan. 14: Texico, 11 a.m. at Tatum
Jan. 16: Artesia JV, 5:30 p.m.
Jan. 20: Tatum, 7 p.m.
Jan. 23: Carlsbad JV, 6:30 p.m.
Jan. 24: Jal, 4:30 p.m.
Jan. 27: Hagerman, 4 p.m.
Jan. 28: at Capitan, 4 p.m. *
Jan. 30: NMMI, 6:30 p.m.
Jan. 31: Eunice, 7:30 p.m. *
Feb. 2: Tularosa, 6 p.m. *
Feb. 4: at Dexter, 5 p.m. *
Feb. 11: Capitan, 2:30 p.m. *
Feb. 14: at Eunice, 7:30 p.m. *
Feb. 16: at Tularosa, 6:30 p.m. *
Feb. 18: Dexter, 5 p.m. *
Feb. 20-25: District tournament
March 4: First round of state
March 7-11: 3A state tournament at RR/ABQ
* = District 4-3A game
2016-2017 Falcons roster
No. 10 Jacob Rodriguez, senior forward
No. 12 Steven Carrasco, junior point guard
No. 14 Kyran Davis, senior point guard
No. 20 Alex Gonzalez, senior shooting guard/small forward
No. 21 Brandon Rainey, junior guard
No. 23 Timothy Porras, senior forward
No. 24 Clyde Gut-Omen, senior point guard
No. 25 Kevin Gut-Omen, sophomore shooting guard
No. 30 Kevin Porras, sophomore forward
No. 31 Steven Patton, senior forward
Current-Argus Sports Editor Matt Hollinshead may be reached at 575-628-5518, mhollinshead@currentargus.com and @MattH_717 on Twitter.
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ROUND CORE VS HEX CORE STRINGS
Guitar strings were first made with round cores, though for manufacturing efficiency and string stability, hex cores were then adopted. Round core strings have full contact between the wrap wire and the core wire creating a denser string. However we have found no significant difference in tension between hex and round core strings. Hex core strings are more durable and have consistent intonation. Round core strings will have greater flexibility and provide the true “vintage” tone.
WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH PLAIN STRINGS?
Plain strings are all made of a tin plated high carbon steel and are the same strings across the board from acoustic to electric to mandolin etc.
Nickel-Plated Steel (Nickelwound HEX CORE)
Nickel-plated steel strings are commonly referred to as “Nickelwound” strings. They were introduced in the late 1960’s-early 1970’s and have become the most popular alloy used on electric guitars and basses. However, but there are some players who use nickelwound strings on acoustic guitars and resophonic guitars. Nickel-plated steel stings have a very balanced tone with a good deal of brightness and clarity along with a smooth midrange and punchy lows. Nickel-plated steel also has more magnetic response since the core wire and the cover wire are both mostly steel.
Nickel-Plated Steel (Nickelwound ROUND CORE)
There was a magical time in music beginning in the Summer of 1967 with the Monterey Pop Festival which featured legendary guitar performances by Jimi Hendrix and Pete Townsend. Their performances started the first wave of iconic “Guitar Heroes” This group of new heroes also included Eric Clapton, Jimmie Page, Jeff Beck and many others. These players took guitar playing to an entirely new level of innovation. It was around this time that the guitar string industry switch from pure-nickel to nickel-plated steel for the cover wire on what is known as “nickelwound” strings, but the core wire used was still round. Round-core, nickel-plated steel strings became the most popular strings used until the string industry converted to hex-core beginning in the mid 1970’s. Our new round-core, nickel-plated steel strings are dedicated to this magical time in guitar history.
You will find these strings to have an elevated level of tonal response with a smoother feel when bending and using vibrato on the wound strings.
Pure Nickel (HEX CORE)
Pure Nickel wound strings were used exclusively on most guitars built in the Fifties and most of the Sixties. Pure Nickel has a slightly warmer tone than nickel-plated steel and is preferred by many blues artists.
Pure Nickel Wound strings are created by wrapping Pure Nickel alloys around a hex-shaped core wire which is made from tin-plated high-carbon steel (same as plain strings, but hex-shaped).
Pure Nickel (ROUND CORE)
These strings are as "vintage" as you can get. Pure nickel wrap on a round tin-plated, high carbon steel core. Many players believe that round core strings feel easier to play with less tension and have a clearer tone. By design, round core strings must be handled carefully so that the outer winding does not come lose. On guitars that have an eye in the tuning post, it is important to install the string and tune to pitch before cutting the excess string off. On guitars where the tuning post has a hole down the center which require the string to be cut prior to placing the string down the post hole, it is important that to you first make a 90 degree bend before cutting the string. It best to make that 90 degree bend about two inches longer than the post where you will be installing the string. Once you have made the bend leave about one-half inch before cutting the string then place the bent section inside the tuning post and tune to pitch. Be aware that it takes longer for a round core strings to "settle" in and it requires many more tugs, but once installed and settled in, they are amazing.
Stainless Steel (HEX CORE)
Stainless Steel wound strings became popular in the early Seventies. Stainless Steel strings are the brightest sounding strings and offer extended life to players who have acidic hands.
Stainless Wound strings are created by wrapping Stainless Steel alloys around a hex-shaped core wire which is made from tin-plated high-carbon steel (same as plain strings, but hex-shaped).
Monel has been around since the early 1900’s and consists of 67% Pure Nickel, 30% Copper, 3% of the magic juice that contains magnesium, zinc and other elements making Monel resistant to salt water (sweat). Monel also has a very unique “earthy” tone and is used on both acoustics and electric instruments. It has built in natural resistance to tarnish and corrosion yet it feels great to the touch and has its own unique tonal color. Monel provides a very rich tone on the neck pickup and this great little growl on the bridge pick up. For acoustic instruments it seems to bring out more the wood sound.
Flatwound Stainless
Historic stainless flatwound guitar strings are great for jazz, but also used for many other styles of music. Benefits of Flatwound Guitar Strings include; consistent tone over the life of the strings, less fret wear, a smooth surface causes less "squeaking" and easier on fingers, a mellow sound. They last longer than round wound strings, trade off in price.
80/20 Bronze wound strings are often called old-school, vintage and/or bright bronze and were the most popular (only) alloy used to make acoustic strings until the introduction of phosphor in the early Seventies by D’Addario. 80/20 bronze wire is made from 80 percent copper and 20 percent zinc. 80/20 bronze provides balanced highs and lows with a slight increase in mid-range that seems to the make the notes cut-through a little more.
Phosphor Bronze wound strings were introduced in the early Seventies and have become the most popular acoustic string. Mostly due to their added longevity compared to the 80/20 Bronze. Phosphorous is used to help reduce tarnish and corrosion. Phosphor bronze wire is made from approximately 92% copper, 7% zinc and 1% phosphorous. Phosphor Bronze provides nice highs and lows, as well as pleasant subtle overtones.
Phosphor Bronze vs 80/20 Bronze
At the base of it all, it comes down to personal preference. Phosphor Bronze strings tend to have a warmer rich tone and are often recommend to be paired with a brighter sounding guitar, such as Taylor, Ibanez, Takamine and Alvarez. As for 80/20 Bronze strings, with a brighter, crisper tone, they are recommended for darker sounding makes, such as Gibson, Taylors and Martins.
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Comment: Is the 2018 Tour de France route finally one to get the better of Chris Froome and Sky?
Cobbles, just 31km of time trialling and the shortest stage ever; is the 2018 Tour route the one to stop Sky's dominance of the race?
Richard Windsor October 17, 2017 4:34 pm
Tour de France 2017 - 23/07/2017 - Etape 21 - Montgeron / Paris Champs-Elysées (103 km) - France - TEAM SKY Credit: Pauline Ballet/ASO
They say Grand Tour routes are never built with one rider in mind, but every year the Tour de France route seems to try and find a new way to make life a little bit more difficult for Chris Froome and Team Sky.
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In 2017, the sparse quantities of time-trialling kilometres and mountain top finishes only saw Sky hold their grip over their rivals even tighter to deliver a fourth victory for Froome. It worked, and despite some minor hiccups, Froome was able to use the mere 32km of time trialling to effectively win the race.
If this year felt more like a classic Tour route, 2018 paints the prospect of a more chaotic style of racing like 2015 and perhaps, less controllable. An early 35km team time trial will be the first point of separation between the majority of the GC contenders, but an opening week or so peppered with Classics-esque profiles is likely to unstick some.
Froome’s 2017 band of climbers that dominated the mountain passes would probably have a handle of stage five’s up and down affair from Lorient to Quimper and stage six’s finish to the Mûr de Bretagne, but some tricky flat stages through Brittany, the team time trial and a brutal looking ride over the cobbles on stage nine to Roubaix will probably demand a much more rounded team than 2017 did.
Froome rode impressively across the cobbles in 2015 (Watson)
With Grand Tour teams down to just eight riders as well, teams will certainly need at least two out-and-out Classics/flats riders in the team to negotiate the first week, and particularly, in Sky’s case, if all-rounders like Geraint Thomas aren’t available through chasing their own ambitions.
Though Froome succeeded with flying colours in conquering the cobbles in 2015, the near 22km of pavé in 2018 will still pose a significant danger and could be a more unpredictable affair than his most recent Grand Tour wins have perhaps featured.
If those elements of the early part of the race were somewhat expected, the short 65km stage 17 with three climbs from Bagnères-de-Luchon to the Col de Portet certainly wasn’t.
The 101km stage to Foix in this year’s race showed these short, mountainous routes are fruitful in stopping a team from dominating the bunch. Froome still found himself with one team-mate in Michal Kwiatkowski and had Mikel Landa up the road on that particular day, but the organisers succeeded in pulling the race apart with early attacks and that is surely the ploy implemented again this year.
Froome among a small group of contenders on the short stage to Foix in 2017 (Sunada)
The same is likely to happen early in the second week as the Tour passes through the Alps, with a 108km summit finish stage 11 that would probably be more talked about if it wasn’t for the shortest stage in a generation making its appearance at the business end of the race.
One plus point for Froome will certainly be the second consecutive year of a penultimate day time trial, which sets a new standard as the lowest time trialling distance in a Tour route.
>>> Chris Froome ‘wouldn’t expect anything different from the organisers’ with tough 2018 Tour de France route
At 31km though, stage 20’s time trial can present some real problems for less chrono-inclined of the GC contenders, with a steep climb towards the end of the route in the Basque country looking like the kind of sordid punishment most would have been wishing to avoid at the end of next year’s edition. It will surely be a prospect Froome might relish though, and would create a particularly dramatic end if fans could see him face off with Tom Dumoulin in a grand finale.
Without doubt, the route on paper presents a more complex challenge for Froome, who faces more rivals than ever if he’s to win a fifth Tour title.
Froome will still look to take advantage of even fewer time trial kilometres in 2018 (Sunada)
He has, however, been constantly adaptable in recent year’s during moments that the organisers may have hoped would even out the competition.
His memorable attack on the descent from the Peyresourde in 2016 stamped his authority on that edition, while he’s made gains in consecutive years in stages battered by crosswinds towards the finish.
Unlike his early wins, Froome hasn’t looked like riding away up a climb to victory in the first mountains of the race in recent editions, particularly with an eye on the Vuelta. In fact, Froome’s worst day in 2017 came in the second week’s early summit finish to Peyragudes and the 2018 route poses a similar difficulty soon after the first rest day with back to back mountain-top finishes to La Rosière and Alpe d’Huez on stages 11 and 12.
All these ingredients certainly make it feel like much less of a forgone conclusion than this year’s Tour did when we kicked off in Düsseldorf.
Anything that evens up the race against Sky is surely a positive for the racing as a spectacle and increases the prospect of gaining new fans.
Still, it’s hard to shake the feeling that Chris Froome might just do it again.
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Exhibiting "breeze of light" with Design Studio nendo At the World's Prestigious Design Festival "Milan Design Week 2019"
DAIKIN × nendo
Exhibiting "breeze of light" with Design Studio nendo
At the World's Prestigious Design Festival "Milan Design Week 2019"
Daikin Industries, Ltd., in collaboration with the design studio nendo (hereinafter referred to as “nendo”) led by Oki Sato, will be presenting an exhibit this year at Milan Design Week 2019. The event runs from Wednesday April 10 to Sunday April 14 in Milan, Italy.
This marks the fourth time for the Daikin Group to participate in the event. For 2019, Daikin presents “breeze of light,” an air-related installation created by nendo through its flexible concept. Air, which forms the basis of Daikin’s business domain, is essential to human’s lives. However, as it being invisible in its natural state, air is an element that people often take for granted. This exhibit visualizes air and enriches visitors’ hearts with its new way of experiencing air.
Daikin will also present its Outer Tower air conditioners in the outdoor space of the exhibition venue. These revolutionary air conditioners are scheduled for domestic launch in Japan in May 2019. The main units send cool air from its four sides to its surroundings, creating cool spaces outdoors. In this way, Daikin utilizes its air conditioning technology to provide comfort even in outdoor spaces.
Through its exhibit of “breeze of light” in cooperation with nendo and outdoor air conditioner Outer Tower, the company seeks to convey its commitment globally- to pursuit new value in air and spaces- as it aims to be a “company that provides solutions with air.”
About “breeze of light”
This installation evokes the sensation of a comfortable breeze by the movement of light and shadows, not actual air. A virtual flower garden is illuminated using 115 individually-controlled spotlights directing light on 17,000 flower-shaped polarizing films. Changes in shadow intensity of the flowers produce the effect of a breeze passing through the garden.
DAIKIN × nendo “breeze of light”
April 10 (Wednesday) – 14 (Sunday), 2019. 09:00 – 19:00
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“breeze of light” is an installation where you feel wind by the variance in shadow intensity. Because Daikin is a manufacturer specializing in air conditioning, the company is always thinking about air and creates air that is suitable for various places. We wanted to create a space where you could strongly feel the existence of air that you are usually unaware of.
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This design studio was founded in 2002 by Japanese designer Oki Sato. The studio has offices in Tokyo and Milan and handles a wide range of designs including architecture, interior, products, and graphics. In his role as nendo representative, Sato was selected by Newsweek magazine as one of “The 100 Most Respected Japanese” and has won many global design awards including those of Wallpaper* magazine and ELLE DÉCOR magazine. Many nendo works are housed in major museums worldwide including The Museum of Modern Art (New York, United States). Sato has appeared on television programs in Japan including “The Style of Professional Work” (NHK) and “Another Sky” (Nippon Television Network) .He has also authored many books in the theme of design and workstyle.
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Netflix releases first photos from ‘The Witcher’
Joseph Knoop—
2018-04-23 05:03 pm | Last updated 2019-07-01 10:03 am
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Release date, cast, news, and more for Netflix’s ‘The Witcher.’
Netflix dropped new photos from The Witcher, its highly anticipated adaptation of the highly popular books by Andrzej Sapkowski (which have since been adapted into a popular video game franchise), which give us our first look at three of the show’s main characters
We already saw a glimpse of Henry Cavill’s character thanks to a short video released by Netflix last year, but now we have a better—and more finalized—idea of what that looks like.
We also have our first look at Yennefer (Anya Chalotra) and Ciri (Freya Allan), the two powerful women who end up traveling with Geralt.
Fans of The Witcher franchise and its white-haired-monster-hunter Geralt of Rivia will soon get a TV adaptation of the series on Netflix. The streaming giant announced it was making a series based on The Witcher back in 2017, and now we finally have some details on how it could shape up. Here’s what we know about Netflix’s The Witcher so far.
What you need to know about Netflix’s The Witcher
Netflix’s The Witcher plot
The official logline from Netflix starts to reveal the direction that the show will go in, which emphasized its link to the Witcher books.
Based on the best-selling fantasy series of books, The Witcher is an epic tale of fate and family. Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts. But when destiny hurtles him toward a powerful sorceress, and a young princess with a dangerous secret, the three must learn to navigate the increasingly volatile Continent together.
Writer Lauren Hissrich (who served as co-executive producer on Marvel’s Daredevil) says the show will be eight hour-long episodes.
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While eight episodes might be short compared to other Netflix series, Hissrich said the reduced length wasn’t a decision made to alleviate risk.
“Creative, yes. Scheduling, yes. Budget, to an extent, because we can focus more on the production of each episode. But not risk. Netflix is, by definition, not ruled by fear — but by adventure and exploration,” Hissrich said.
Hissrich mentioned that she has written the pilot episode, but the seven other episodes “don’t exist yet, except in my head.”
So what does this mean for The Witcher’s actual plot? Well, if you consider the short season length and the expansive lore explored in both the original books and the games, it’s reasonable to expect that this first season of The Witcher may just test the waters with individual, self-contained episodes.
The books may actually be the smarter choice to follow here, despite the game franchise’s relative accessibility. One of the first books in the series, The Last Wish – Introducing the Witcher, showcases a series of short stories that help flesh out Geralt’s motivations, rough personality, and mysterious past before venturing into the other books’ longer narratives. There’s plenty of plot threads to pick from, including the throne-room intrigue of a beast claiming a princess’ hand in marriage, Geralt’s run-in with a lovestruck creature dwelling in a mansion, and a tense standoff with a female warrior who equals Geralt in cunning.
All these stories have the potential to become great one-off episodes, if only so a potential second season might mean more when we rejoin the cast. If the show alternately follows Geralt’s quest to protect and later find his adopted daughter Ciri, it will likely stretch into multiple seasons, given the lengthy nature of both the books and the three games.
Netflix dropped the first poster for The Witcher online on July 1, which reveals a shot of Cavill from behind and the show’s tagline: “The worst monsters are the ones we create.”
Netflix’s The Witcher cast
Series showrunner Lauren Hissrich has previously stated that “dream casting [is] happening.” In at least one respect, she wasn’t lying.
The part of Geralt of Rivia will be played by none other than Henry Cavill, who lovers of geek cinema will no doubt remember as the most recent incarnation of Superman in Justice League, Batman vs. Superman, and Man of Steel. Even more recently, he played the suave, yet brutish August Walker in Mission Impossible: Fallout. It’s Cavill’s first television performance since 2010, when he appeared on Tudors.
Though Cavill currently hasn’t been spotted in any on-set Witcher garb, he has posted a photo to Instagram.
Another day in Paradise, another day's training complete on The Witcher! The Bear has some crazy focus going on here. He's learning well.... #Witcher #Kal #BearSchool #Netflix
A post shared by Henry Cavill (@henrycavill) on Oct 4, 2018 at 10:25am PDT
“The Bear” and the subsequent #BearSchool is a reference to the School of the Bear, one of the six known schools of the Witchers, alongside the School of the Cat, Wolf, Griffin, and others. Geralt himself is a student of the School of the Wolf, so it’s probably just a cute comment about his adorable (and large) dog Kal.
When it comes to female leads, the part of Ciri, the young Witcher-in-training and ward of Geralt, will be played by Freya Allan, who’s also working on the BBC War of the Worlds mini-series.
Yennefer, the powerful sorceress and Geralt’s primary love interest, will be played by Anya Chalotra, who’s previously worked on Wanderlust and The ABC Murders.
Allan and Charlotra are definitely smaller names than Cavill, but when asked by THR, Hissrich said she didn’t intentionally set out to cast lesser-known actors: “Not specifically, nor were we looking for a movie star when we cast Henry. We’re looking for the best actors for these roles. Period,” Hissrich said.
A slew of other casting announcements were made for minor characters. Jodhi May (the woods witch that prophesied Cersei’s death in Game of Thrones) is playing Queen Calanthe AKA Ciri’s grandmother. Bjorn Hlynur Haraldsson will play her husband, the knight Eist; Adam Levy(Snatch) as the druid Mousesack; MyAnne Buring as the leader of the magical academy at Aretuza; Therica Wilson-Read and Mimi Ndiweni as young sorcerors; and Millie Bradyas as the rebellious Princess Renfri.
Casting controversy
In September, a casting call went out for The Witcher that sparked a bit of ire from diehard fans and internet trolls alike. The casting call said that producers were looking for a “BAME” (that’s “Black, Asian, and other minority ethnic”) actress to play as Ciri.
In the books and games, Ciri is generally described as having pale white skin, along with gray hair, although that last bit may be because of the bodily changes witcher training inflicts on a body.
Critics of the BAME casting call said that it disrespected the Polish origins of the characters and universe. Others were more deliberate with their criticism, saying it was “pushing identity politics and representation,” according to a report from Express.
The backlash caused showrunner Lauren Hissrich to take some time away from Twitter.
Lauren S. Hissrich/Twitter
To her credit, Hissrich has been uncharacteristically open and honest about her process working on The Witcher, going so far as to post long tweet threads about how the writers room works, her thoughts on how politics influence her life and work, and much more.
All that said, it’s unclear if the casting of Freya Allan, a 17-year-old woman who appears to be white, was influenced by this backlash. Hissrich did eventually respond in full in a THR interview.
“When I read my favorite books I certainly imagine characters a certain way,” Hissrich said. There’s obviously a couple lines of description of Ciri in the books and people become very enamored with their own vision of it. I think coming in as a writer and saying my vision might look different than yours is scary for fans, but truthfully I don’t think it has to be.”
Hissrich also said that she hopes to take the Slavic story of The Witcher and give it a global audience.
Netflix’s The Witcher news
Fans of the original books will be glad to know that author Andrzej Sapkowski is credited in a consulting role for the series, after having what could generally be considered a stressed disinterest in the development of the video games.
“The game – with all due respect to it, but let’s finally say it openly – is not an ‘alternative version’, nor a sequel. The game is a free adaptation containing elements of my work; an adaptation created by different authors,” Sapkowski said in a 2012 interview with Eurogamer Poland.
The Witcher game developer, CD Projekt Red, is not involved with the show.
The series’ filming location has been confirmed as “eastern Europe,” which might give the series a distinctly Polish flair, given that Poland is author Sapkowski’s home country and a clear inspiration for much of the Witcher’s visual style.
Hissrich has also confirmed that she wasn’t the only writer joining the crew. She’s joined by Jenny Klein (Jessica Jones, Cloak & Dagger), Sneha Koorse (Daredevil), Declan de Barra (Funky Fables), Clare Higgins (The Golden Compass, The Worst Witch) and additional writers who have yet to be revealed.
Netflix’s The Witcher trailer
We obviously don’t have a trailer yet for the Netflix show, although it’s possible that we might get one The Witcher‘s San Diego Comic-Con panel on July 19. But if you’re new to the franchise, here’s a quick video to catch you up.
Netflix’s The Witcher release date
As originally reported by Variety, Netflix’s The Witcher will be launching in the company’s fourth quarter, meaning we should see Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia sometime between October and December 2019.
It was Netflix CCO Ted Sarandos who broke the news during an earnings call in April 2019. Sarandos was answering a question about upcoming streaming content for the year when he included The Witcher in a list of series expected to drop later this year.
“And then you start seeing later in the fourth quarter some of our bigger film investments coming through like ‘Irishman,’ like ‘6 Underground’ and also a big new original series that we’re currently shooting in Hungary called ‘The Witcher,’ that is an enormous European IP, very popular game and Book IP, that we think is going to make a really fun global series.”
Sarandos mentioning that the company is still shooting the series begs the question of what the VFX may look like, considering it would most likely take months to produce and finish any CG required for the monsters the titular Witcher would be hunting. There’s also the matter of flashy magic performed by either Geralt or the world’s cast of wizards and sorceresses. You can’t likely make a giant swirling portal out of practical effects, now can you.
This article is regularly updated for relevance.
Joseph Knoop is a gaming writer for Daily Dot, a native Chicagoan, and a slave to all things Overwatch. He co-founded the college geek culture outlet ByteBSU, then interned at Game Informer, and now writes for a bunch websites his parents have never heard of.
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Maestro Fresh Wes to perform at London Music Awards
The Godfather of Canadian hip hop music will perform at the Forest City London Music Awards in May.
Joe Belanger
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Maestro Fresh Wes introduced performers NAV at The Juno Awards in Londo on Sunday, March 17, 2019. (Derek Ruttan/The London Free Press)
Maestro Fresh Wes, a two-time Juno nominee and the first Canadian rapper to have a Top 40 hit, with Let Your Backbone Slide, will perform the historic song at the May 5 awards at London Music Hall along with London hip hop artists Casper the Ghost and Sum-01. They are nominated in the fan choice and hip hop categories, respectively.
Local blues stars Delta Stone & The Wardogs is also performing, as is singer Saveria, in recognition of her triumphant appearance on CTV’s The Launch earlier this year.
The awards gala for pop and rock will be hosted by past award winners Tara and Tom Dunphy of The Rizdales. The jazz, world and classical music awards will be handed out at an April 28 gala at Aeolian Hall, hosted by Clark Bryan and Bryan Gloyd, who will both perform.
“Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) has always had a soft spot for London because he’s always had a lot of support here and he’s coming to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Let Your Backbone Slide,” said Mario Circelli, the awards chair.
“A lot of hip hop artists in London look up to him and we’re teaming him up with two of our best artists. And we’re also just trying to recognize and celebrate the success Saveria (D’Ippolito) has had this year.”
Also performing at this year’s gala are London Music Hall of Fame inductees Nora Galloway, a fixture on the London folk scene and the Home County Folk Festival, and fiddling icon John P. Allen who has played with Ian Tyson, Sylvia Tyson, The Good Brothers, The Dixie Flyers, Tommy Hunter and Prairie Oyster. The late opera singer Garnet Brooks is also being inducted.
“This will be a night that unifies the community with plenty of marquee performances,” said Jen Watts, the awards gala producer. “We are reaching high and punching big.”
Three Londoners, John b. Young, Mary Lou Smoke and the Bellone family will receive lifetime achievement awards at the classical, jazz and world music awards gala.
The week-long celebration of music includes performances at several venues including showcases featuring hip hop May 1, jazz May 2, women of London music May 2, the battle of the high school bands May 3, professional development May 4.
This is the 17th annual awards gala, the first celebrated in 2003.
“When we started planning this project back in 2001, we could only dream that people would look forward to this celebration, but the community has really embraced this event,” said Circelli.
The announcement of performers comes as public voting for favourite artists in various genres is closed. The nominees in all categories can be found online at fclma.ca, including for producer and engineer of the year and music video of the year.
The deadline to register for this year’s battle of the high school bands was Monday and there will be eight bands competing on May 3 at London Music Hall for a chance to win $2,500 worth of recording time at London’s Watershed Studio and to perform at the May 5 gala.
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What: Forest City London Music Awards galas.
Jazz, World and Classical Awards Gala: April 28, 7 p.m., Aeolian Hall, 795 Dundas St. E.
Forest City London Music Awards Gala: May 5, 7 p.m., London Music Hall, 185 Queens Ave.
Tickets: Both events are free but donations accepted.
Information: Visit fclma.ca for details on galas, nominees and Forest City London Music Week 2019 events
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It's probably like driving a V8 and then jumping on a push bike, but Hugh Bowman produced his best to pedal Potent Force to victory in the second on Sunday. Less than 24 hours after guiding Winx to a world record 23rd Group 1 win - the mighty mare's 31st straight victory - at Randwick on Saturday, Bowman returned to where it all began at the Mudgee Race Course and piloted Mack Griffith's five-year-old brown gelding to a narrow win in the $30,000 Lion Class 1 and Maiden Showcase Plate (1600m) From Dunedoo, an hour north of Mudgee, Bowman returned to the mid-west on Sunday to ride in the Central District Racing Association country championship heat but managed to pick up a winner in his first race of the afternoon with Potent Force. ALSO MAKING NEWS: - A numbers game: The ongoing battle for Group 11 rugby league clubs attracting juniors - RSL-Whitney Cup 2018-19: Rugby rob Newtown of outright win as they teach 'everyone in Dubbo' a lesson in determination - HEAR US ROAR: Amaroo Hotel Tigers blast rivals out of the park in Megahit final thriller - Corey Allen hat-trick seals South Sydney a record-breaking Charity Shield victory Bowman left the region for greener pastures in the racing industry and returns as the best jockey in the world. The 38-year-old said coming back was about acknowledging the Mudgee region and its surrounds for the part they played in his journey to the top. “I had my first ever professional race ride here in Mudgee and I think the country championship is a great initiative by Racing NSW and it’s something I really want to do but it’s hard with my schedule to be able to do it," Bowman said. “It fit in this year and it’s great to be here ... I can’t remember how long it’s been since I've been here, to be honest. Time does fly. “It’s good to be back and riding here and good to get one of the board." Jumping as the $1.80 favourite, Bowman and Potent Force battled with Mathew Cahill on board Cameron Crockett's Christo ($2.80) over the final furlong and the pair bumped about 100 metres from the finishing post. That contact, Bowman believes, helped lift Potent Force to victory, albeit a narrow one. The official margin was a neck. “It was close. He traveled well in the run and he looked like he was going to win easily but he probably isn’t the bravest horse I’ve ever ridden, to be honest," Bowman said. “He’s had a bit of a think about it. But Mathew and I bumped each other slightly and I think that helped him refocus." In between posing for pictures with the bumper crowd on deck for Mudgee's chance to host one of seven country championship heats, Bowman was booked for rides with Mack Griffith (Potent Force and Opening Stanza) Cameron Crockett (Kingsbridge and championship contender Ori On Fire) and for Bowman family-owned horse Free Ticket, a mare trained out of Gulgong with Emma Gill. “I’ve ridden for Mack for a long time, since his Scone days and obviously Cameron Crockett I ride for regularly in Sydney when he comes down," Bowman added. “Des Kennedy of course, I’m riding Ori On Fire, I’ve ridden his horses since I was an apprentice. “But it’s more so to come back to the community and give a little bit back. I’m aware of the publicity that’s driven by me being here and that means a lot to me. "The least I can do is come back and show my support to the community that helped me be the person I am.”
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Hugh Bowman won with Winx on Saturday then returned to win on board Potent Force in Mudgee
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Winx who? Bowman laps up victory on board battler back home
BACK TO THE BUSH: Hugh Bowman enjoys a win on board his first ride at Mudgee on Sunday afternoon.
GALLERY: Hugh Bowman guides Potent Force to victory in the second at Mudgee
The champion hoop was back in the mid-west to ride at the country championship heat, photos: NICK McGRATH
It's probably like driving a V8 and then jumping on a push bike, but Hugh Bowman produced his best to pedal Potent Force to victory in the second on Sunday.
Less than 24 hours after guiding Winx to a world record 23rd Group 1 win - the mighty mare's 31st straight victory - at Randwick on Saturday, Bowman returned to where it all began at the Mudgee Race Course and piloted Mack Griffith's five-year-old brown gelding to a narrow win in the $30,000 Lion Class 1 and Maiden Showcase Plate (1600m)
From Dunedoo, an hour north of Mudgee, Bowman returned to the mid-west on Sunday to ride in the Central District Racing Association country championship heat but managed to pick up a winner in his first race of the afternoon with Potent Force.
ALSO MAKING NEWS:
- A numbers game: The ongoing battle for Group 11 rugby league clubs attracting juniors
- RSL-Whitney Cup 2018-19: Rugby rob Newtown of outright win as they teach 'everyone in Dubbo' a lesson in determination
- HEAR US ROAR: Amaroo Hotel Tigers blast rivals out of the park in Megahit final thriller
- Corey Allen hat-trick seals South Sydney a record-breaking Charity Shield victory
Bowman left the region for greener pastures in the racing industry and returns as the best jockey in the world.
The 38-year-old said coming back was about acknowledging the Mudgee region and its surrounds for the part they played in his journey to the top.
BATTLE OUT FRONT: Hugh Bowman on board Potent Force (red cap) goes head-to-head with Mathew Cahill on Cameron Crockett's Christo (red with white dots).
“I had my first ever professional race ride here in Mudgee and I think the country championship is a great initiative by Racing NSW and it’s something I really want to do but it’s hard with my schedule to be able to do it," Bowman said.
“It fit in this year and it’s great to be here ... I can’t remember how long it’s been since I've been here, to be honest. Time does fly.
“It’s good to be back and riding here and good to get one of the board."
Jumping as the $1.80 favourite, Bowman and Potent Force battled with Mathew Cahill on board Cameron Crockett's Christo ($2.80) over the final furlong and the pair bumped about 100 metres from the finishing post.
The least I can do is come back and show my support to the community that helped me be the person I am.
Champion jockey Hugh Bowman.
That contact, Bowman believes, helped lift Potent Force to victory, albeit a narrow one. The official margin was a neck.
“It was close. He traveled well in the run and he looked like he was going to win easily but he probably isn’t the bravest horse I’ve ever ridden, to be honest," Bowman said.
“He’s had a bit of a think about it. But Mathew and I bumped each other slightly and I think that helped him refocus."
In between posing for pictures with the bumper crowd on deck for Mudgee's chance to host one of seven country championship heats, Bowman was booked for rides with Mack Griffith (Potent Force and Opening Stanza) Cameron Crockett (Kingsbridge and championship contender Ori On Fire) and for Bowman family-owned horse Free Ticket, a mare trained out of Gulgong with Emma Gill.
PEP-TALK: Trainer Mack Griffith and jockey Hugh Bowman talk pre-race tactics ahead of the second at Mudgee. Photo: NICK McGRATH
“I’ve ridden for Mack for a long time, since his Scone days and obviously Cameron Crockett I ride for regularly in Sydney when he comes down," Bowman added.
“Des Kennedy of course, I’m riding Ori On Fire, I’ve ridden his horses since I was an apprentice.
“But it’s more so to come back to the community and give a little bit back. I’m aware of the publicity that’s driven by me being here and that means a lot to me.
"The least I can do is come back and show my support to the community that helped me be the person I am.”
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Macau GP 2015: What Can We Expect?
November 18th, 2015 | In: Macau, MotoGP, Motorcycle, Road Races
This week sees the 49th running of the Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix and the cream of road racing will again be heading to the Far East venue to pit their wits against the challenging Guia Circuit.
Often seen as an end of season ‘holiday’ race, an opportunity for riders to head to warmer climbs and blow off some steam, it’s now anything but and whilst the first few days of race week still see the focus on enjoyment, come Thursday’s first practice session, it’s as serious as any other road race during the year.
First run in October 1954 as a club race for local motoring enthusiasts, that first year, for cars only, was held on a circuit that left much to be desired with officials noting “the back of the circuit is very bad – mostly dirt and loose sand.”
During the spring and early summer of 1955, that particular section of the circuit was closed to traffic so that its old cobbles could be dug up and replaced with asphalt. And in 1958, the circuit was reduced to its present length of 3.8 miles.
However, it wasn’t until 1967 that the first Motor Cycle Grand Prix took place and it was dominated by locals, Japan’s factory Yamaha rider Hiroshi Hasegawa taking the chequered flag as he completed the mammoth 30-lap race in a time of 1hr 53m34.00s.
It took until 1976 before the Japanese stranglehold was finally broken as British ace Chas Mortimer took victory (indeed, he was the first European to stand on the podium) and save for Sadao Asami’s hat-trick between 1978 and 1980, it’s been dominated by European, especially British, and American riders ever since.
It’s all going on:
Names like Mick Grant, Ron Haslam (a six-time winner), Kevin Schwantz and Steve Hislop have all stood on the rostrum and although the event now sees just a solitary race, as opposed to being decided over two legs, it’s still as popular as it’s always been. The Formula Three and World Touring Cars may be seen as the premier events during the week but the locals certainly turn out in force to watch the two wheel heroes.
Dan Kneen Macau 2013, image by Stephen Davison - Pacemaker Press International
Most dangerous circuit:
The racing is now as fiercely fought as ever despite the fact the circuit is, arguably, the most dangerous on the calendar. Race speeds may be considerably down to other meetings – the lap record currently stands at just over 95mph – but nowhere are the obstacles so close and if ever the phrase ‘no margin for error’ was apt, then it’s at Macau.
The entire 3.8-miles are lined either side by one of two things – stainless steel Armco or solid brick walls. Gravel trips and run-off simply do not exist in Macau with many riders saying riding the course is like threading the eye of the needle. Precision and smooth riding are key and a look at the record books will see previous race winners armed with those skills.
Gary Johnson Macau, image by Stephen Davison - Pacemaker Press International
Who’s back this year?
The usual suspects are all back for another go in 2015, especially Michael Rutter, Stuart Easton, Ian Hutchinson and John McGuinness, and you probably don’t need to look beyond these four for your race winner..
Rutter is the most successful rider in the history of the event with eight wins and 15 podiums since his debut in 1994. Although he hasn’t won for the last two years, he’s still been on the rostrum and it’s highly likely that he’ll be back there again on Saturday. For the first time at Macau, he’ll be BMW-mounted.
Michael Rutter Macau 2013, image by Stephen Davison - Pacemaker Press International
Arguably the strongest threat comes from 2014 winner Easton who now has four wins to his name, including hat-trick between 2008 and 2010. Last year saw him lap over two seconds a lap quicker than anyone else although he’s had a late switch of both teams and machine riding an R1 Yamaha now for Robin Croft’s SMT team after parting company with the Paul Bird Motorsport team.
Another potential race winner comes in the shape of Hutchinson. A hat-trick winner at this year’s TT, Hutchy took a fairytale comeback victory at Macau in 2013, and he’ll want to give PBM Kawasaki another victory and end their partnership in the best possible manner.
Taking to the podium:
The last of the former Macau winners riding this year is McGuinness (Honda) and, unlike previous year’s, he has his TT winning machine at his disposal. Always smooth, always fast and always consistent, it was back in 2001 that he graced the top step at Macau but a total of eight podiums show he’ll be in the mix.
John McGuinness Macau 2014, image by Stephen Davison - Pacemaker Press International
Other riders who will be in with a chance of the podium include McGuinness’ team-mate Conor Cummins, second in 2009, Martin Jessopp (Riders Motorcycles), Gary Johnson (Penz13.Com BMW), Lee Johnston (East Coast Construction), Peter Hickman (Briggs Equipment), Jimmy Storrar (DMR Racing) and Austrian Horst Saiger.
So what do you think Macau 2015 has in store? Who will win? It’s time to cast your vote…
Having started watching motorcycle races all over the world form childhood, Phil Wain has been a freelance motorcycle journalist for 15 years and is features writer for a number of publications including BikeSport News and Classic Racer, having also been a regular contributor to MCN and MCN Sport. He is PR officer for a number of teams and riders at both the British Superbike Championship and International road races, including Smiths Triumph, Quattro Plant Kawasaki, John McGuinness, Ryan Farquhar and Keith Amor. He is also heavily involved with the Isle of Man TT Races, writing official press releases and race reports as well as providing ITV4 with statistical information.
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A Complete Guide To Facebook Ad Targeting Options
Rohit Kumar / November 19th, 2016 | 8 Min Read
Facebook, with more than 1.71 billion monthly active users, provides such a huge audience for marketing that some companies may as well find its entire target group on the platform. As millennials spend most of their leisure time online and especially on Facebook, a company operating in any industry today cannot afford to ignore the benefits of advertising on Facebook. Additionally, Facebook Ad Targeting Costs are lower than Google Adwords Cost or cost of advertising on other social networks like Twitter and Linkedin.
Once you decide that running paid campaigns on Facebook is a good proposition, the next thing that might come to your mind is whether Facebook gives you the ability to reach out to the precise target audience as you’ve defined. And Facebook has not let down on this front! You can target any combination of demographic and behavioural characteristics of the target audience (e.g. you can target people who are between the age group 25-34, live in Delhi, use Wifi while accessing Facebook on an Android device and like Domino’s Pizza), or you can retarget your website visitors on Facebook or you can specifically target a list of email addresses etc.
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Before you delve deeper into all the available targeting options, you need to first select your marketing objective from a range of options provided by Facebook Ad Platform –
Defining your Facebook Marketing objective
Let’s now look at all Facebook Ad Targeting options in detail. These options are available in Ad Set section of a Campaign in your Ads Manager account:
Facebook Targeting Options related to Location, Age, Gender and Language
You can select a country, a state or a city/town to target your audience and only people from these locations will be able to see your Ads. Facebook also gives you an option to select particular pin codes to target which becomes really handy if you’re a local business. So, a local business could meet its target audience on Facebook with highly quantifiable results instead of traditionally relying on newspaper pamphlets and cable ads.
You can target these locations on the basis of several alternatives – i) People who are currently in this location, ii) People who are traveling to this location, iii) People who live in this location, and iv) People who were recently in this location. For e.g., A mega cultural event organizer in Dubai can target all those people who are going to travel to this location.
By default, all the locations you mention are included but there’s also an option to exclude specific locations. Also, you can either choose just the city area or include an area around the city too in terms of maximum distance from city center allowed. So, a local business based out of a city may also want to target the suburban areas and the outskirts from where people commute to the city frequently.
You can target any age group between 13-65+, but it has to be a continuous range for a single ad. So, if you want to target two different age groups, say 21-30 and 41-50, you’ll have to create two separate Ads. This feature can be improved by Facebook by enabling such an option for a single Ad.
This targeting option becomes really relevant for an industry with consumers/customers from a particular age group. For instance, a company selling baby products (where baby are the consumers and parents are the customers) may want to target females in the age group 25-35 as they are the decision makers for such products. And obviously, ROI would be huge if you’re charged only when your defined target audience is shown the Ads.
You can also choose between genders while defining the target audience on Facebook. It especially becomes indispensable when your company sells products only for a particular gender, e.g., Men Fashion.
If your landing page for your Facebook Ads has content in a single language (English in most cases), it makes sense to just show the Ads to those who speak English. In such a case, even though you may see engagement from non-English speakers too, but macro-conversions would be negligible.
Keeping this scenario in mind, Facebook provides an option to choose among major languages (even between English-US and English-UK).
Detailed Targeting (Demographics, Interests and Behaviour)
Detailed Facebook Targeting Options covering, Demogaphics, Interests and Behaviour
This option is what makes Facebook Marketing so powerful. Some of the examples of what you can do with this feature:
Demographics – You can target on the basis of educational qualification (e.g. MBAs), profession (e.g. Interior Designers), Ethnicity (e.g. Asian Americans), Generation (e.g. Millennials), Parents (e.g. Parents with teenagers between age group 13-18) etc.
Interests – You can insert a keyword and target people who’ve expressed an interest in or like a page related to that keyword. For example, if you’re a new Pizza company, you may target people who’ve liked Domino’s Pizza’s facebook page.
Behaviour – This option helps you reach people based on purchase behaviours or intents, device usage etc. For example, you can specifically target new smartphone and tablet owners. A telecom company may choose this option to acquire new customers through attractive offers. Similarly, a travel based company can specifically target people who’ve returned from their trips 1 week ago.
Your potential reach will change according to the detailed targeting options you choose.
Placement – Automatic vs Choose Yours
A range of Placement Options provided in Facebook Advertising
In Automatic Placement, your ads will be optimized and shown via best performing placements. However, if you want to have more control over placements or know from previously run campaigns that a particular placement is best suited (e.g. Mobile News Feed), you can choose your own placements.
There are 5 placement options: a) Mobile News Feed, b) Desktop News Feed, c) Desktop Right Side, d) Instagram, e) Audience Network.
All placement option allow different text length limits for Ads, so you should keep in mind that your Ad content is optimized for these placement options separately. The most popular placements amongst these are Mobile News Feed and Desktop News Feed, because these become native to a user’s organic news feed.
Instagram Ads are also designed and run through Facebook Ads Manager itself, and they are becoming more popular by the day as the engagement rate is pretty high for Instagram as compared to Facebook. One downside is that on Instagram ads, apart from a Call to Action, you cannot put any other links. So, while benefits with regard to engagement rate in terms of likes are there, the same cannot be said for click through rates (if your goal is to take the audience to your website landing page).
Desktop right side ads are mostly ignored by the users as they keep on navigating down their News Feed, but impressions of these ads are counted nevertheless. But they aren’t very useful from the point of view of engagement. Due to its relatively lower cost, these become relevant when the goal of a company is brand awareness measured by impressions/reach.
Delivery Type – Standard vs Accelerated
You can choose whether you want your Ads to be shown with equal division of budget throughout the day or let Facebook accelerate the Ads whenever your target audience surfs Facebook during the day.
Custom Audience
Custom Audience for Facebook Ad Targeting
This is the most advanced targeting feature allowed by Facebook Ads Manager.
The major options available under it are:
Targeting website visitors enabled through Facebook Pixel which captures all website visitors to allow you to target them on Facebook. You may select your visitors for the last 30 days or last 90 days depending on the level of daily website traffic you’re getting. You can also targeting users who’ve visited a specific page of your website. For example, you may want to target visitors of your landing page who bounced off and did not convert as leads. in every case, the audience size must atleast be 100.
Upload a list and target these users. Facebook allows various options including email list, phone number list, list of names, list of cities, list of years of birth etc. The email list option is being used extensively by companies who have a large subscriber list. Whether you are an ecommerce company or a content website, email list plays an important role as it is a collection of your loyal user base which needs constant nurturing. Maybe your email campaigns are not performing well, or you prefer multi-channel targeting of this loyal user list or you want to create a Facebook Ad for new product offerings or something of value to existing subscribers, in all cases running Facebook Ad campaigns will be useful.
Target users who have engaged with your App. These people have engaged with your App in the past which means your App has some potential benefits for them. Retargeting them again on Facebook with a good value proposition can result in conversions at a much lower cost as compared to targeting a new audience.
Target people who’ve engaged with your Facebook posts. This may include those users who’ve watched your video feeds or those users who’ve opened or completed your lead form ads. This one has been introduced as a new ad feature which shows Facebook is constantly striving to improve the options for Advertisers further.
Lookalike Audience
If you define an audience source, e.g. your email list, Facebook will create a lookalike audience set for you. Although the audience details related to lookalike audience are not shown, but this facebook advertising targeting option can be tried out if the results for custom audience are starting to deteriorate due to high frequency of ads shown to the same audience.
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26) Michelangelo Antonioni Italy Director 29 September 1912 30 July 2007
27) فريد الجندي Egypt Director 25 September 1912 8 February 1976
28) حسني البناني Egypt Stuntman 17 January 1912 25 January 1988
29) جورج أمادو Brazil Writer 10 August 1912 6 August 2001
30) Rashad Hejazy Egypt Writer 6 October 1912
31) Assia Noris Italy Actor 16 February 1912 27 January 1998
32) Dionysis Papagiannopoulos Greece Actor 12 July 1912 17 April 1984
33) Gene Kelly U.S. Actor 23 August 1912 2 February 1996
34) Karl Malden U.S. Actor 22 March 1912 1 July 2009
35) Muhammed Mahmoud Shaaban Egypt Writer 21 September 1912 10 January 1999
36) ألير هوسون France Writer 3 August 1912 16 December 1978
37) Patrick White U.S. Writer 28 May 1912 30 September 1990
38) David Friedkin U.S. Writer 8 March 1912 15 October 1976
39) Kaneto Shindô U.S. Writer 22 April 1912 29 May 2012
40) Joseph Barbera U.S. Writer 12 March 1912 18 December 2006
41) Samuel A. Taylor U.S. Writer 13 June 1912 26 May 2000
42) Henry Jones Actor 1 August 1912 17 May 1999
43) Charles Addams U.S. Writer 7 January 1912 28 September 1988
44) Heck Allen U.S. Writer 12 September 1912 26 October 1991
45) Jose Ferrer Puerto Rico Actor 8 January 1912 26 January 1992
46) جون جودي U.S. Writer 20 July 1912 16 April 2006
47) Birdie M. Hale U.S. Actor 7 April 1912 4 June 2009
48) Shelley Smith U.K. Writer 12 July 1912 15 April 1998
49) Rudy Bond U.S. Actor 10 October 1912 29 March 1982
50) Tad Horino Actor 14 August 1912 3 October 2002
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Located on the Amstel River at the convergence of Amsterdam's financial, cultural, and retail districts, the InterContinental Amstel Hotel provides central convenience for business meetings and incentive travel in the city of canals. Opened in 1867, these 55 luxury guest rooms and 24 suites still retain their elegance with bouquets of fresh tulips, Dutch period furnishings and antiques, marble baths with rainfall shower, work desk, and high-speed Internet. Guests unwind in the indoor swimming pool, fitness center, sauna, Turkish bath, and Jacuzzi.
InterContinental Amstel Hotel offers meeting planners six formal banquet rooms overlooking the Amstel with 10,484 square feet of functional space for corporate events to 350. The Michelin-rated La Rive restaurant specializes in French Mediterranean cuisine while the Amstel Lounge and seasonal outdoor terraces serve cocktails on the riverfront.
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Professor Tulp Room N/A 6.1 x 6.1 N/A 387 20.00' x 20.00' 8 16 15 16 30 10 N/A N/A N/A
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In the Estate of Owen Brown deceased (2016) VSC 258, under his Will the deceased left his second wife Gail a life interest in the home they lived in plus an annual income of approximately $25,000 from a $500,000 trust fund controlled by two children of his first marriage. The residue of the $1.7 million estate was left in equal shares to the seven adult children of his first marriage.
The widow Gail applied to the court seeking an order for greater provision from the estate.
Gail and the deceased had a close relationship for the last 13 years of his life. He encouraged her to leave her paid employment. She became self-employed as a counsellor, earning approximately $20,000 per annum. Her only remotely significant asset was $65,000 in superannuation. She received a widow’s pension and drew $1,500 per month on her super fund, which would run out within four years.
The seven children did not give evidence of any financial need on their part.
The court noted that the widow did not contribute financially to the estate, but the court also observed that it was conceded by the executors that the widow “made a contribution to the welfare of Mr Brown right up to his death and that this should be given significant weight.”
Observing that “the applicable test is of a wise and just testator, rather than a fond and foolish one” the court considered that the deceased had not made adequate provision for his widow. The court noted that whilst he had attempted to balance the needs between his first and second families, the Will did not provide his widow with a capacity to maintain herself independently and autonomously or to meet contingencies such as a need to enter nursing home accommodation.
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The Frenchman: What We "Know"
Ahhhh, le Frenchman!
He is ever the enigma, wrapped in a conundrum, shrouded in le mystère... He has a poet's heart with a berserker’s fury and is as looney as Looney Tunes
And on that note, What we "know"
WWK Superpowers: Frenchman possesses similar strength durability and enhanced reflexes as Butcher, Hughie and Mallory because he was recruited and given the Compound V injection. But, we have witnessed him using an enhanced sense of smell to track thugs (Glorious 5 Year Plan). Also, despite its' usefulness, his lack of normal human restraint, appears not to be a superpower (or a result of anything to do with The Boys).
WWDK: IF The Frenchman got the same shot as the others, he should manifest the same powers... right?
WWK: Family: Hmmmm, it appears he had a mother and father. Both are deceased according to his background story, if it is to be believed. And their death led to a despair in which his life had no purpose (until he was found and recruited by Butcher).
WWDK: Does anyone truly believe all aspects of that origin story? Look at the source!
WWK: Motivations: The Frenchman is intensely loyal to Butcher and therefore The Boys because Butcher saved him from a life of despair... The Frenchman also appears to genuinely care for The Female...
WWDK: (See last WWDK... wash, rinse, repeat)
WWK: Experience: Military experience in le Legion! The Frenchman has experienced more than his fair share of modern warfare! Do you think the CIA would actually try to train this guy? He appears to be trained in monitoring high tech surveillance equipment. The Frenchman is also displayed on several occasions that he is a learned expert in all aspects of French culture and history, especially military history.
Hmmm, the only big question left for the Frenchman is “Will the Frenchman’s REAL origin story ever be told (and will it be anything similar to the story the Frenchman told)?
Tags: frenchman, herogasm, origins, the boys, wwk
sproxx
I am more than disappointed
Up until now I was willing to overlook all of the Boys' (considerable) shortcomings. But I just don't know what to do with this issue.
Is it supposed to be satire? Slapstick? Does Mr. Ennis really intend this to be an origin story and wants to leave it at that?
A Frenchman that doesn't speak French - hell, an entire village of them. (Is that bad editing, like the toenail-curling French and German dialogues in "Lucifer" or is there a point to it? Why is the village called Franglais - a mixture of the words for "french" an "english".) A Frenchman that is called Frenchie, even at home. I will overlook the Baguette-duels, as they are obviously meant to be funny - but what is really happening here?
Did any of you find a grain of motivation for him to want to beat up Superhumans for the rest of his life?
I get the feeling that the whole series consists of 10 % brilliance, 10 % ridiculousness and 80 % treading water. This is a mixture between the last two.
Sorry Hot_Ch0c0, didn't want to hijack your thread, so I'd like to add a point or two.
Superpowers: He doesn't necessarily need to have the same powers as the others. We learned in the G-men story-arch that different people react differently to Compound V. You just don't know until the superpowers manifest.
I always wondered why no-one of the boys could fly.This seems to be rather common among the other super-guys. Frenchie at least seems to have the ability to jump quite far and still live as we see in this issue. Or can he fly?
Experience: Was he supposed to be part of the "Légion Étrangère"? As far as I am aware of there are NO native french people in there. One of the benefits of joining the Legion is that you get a new identity and (eventually) a french passport. But yes, his military training would have been first class that way.
Still no explanation for the stupid goggles.
Did you notice how he speaks excellent English in the Bar scene?
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Claus_x
His background is not to be believed at all Sproxx, I think the fact the people in an unexisting supposedly based in france village call him "Frenchman" sells it, and really, Baguette Duels?
In fact, I now don't even think he's actually french, his french always had a ton of gramatical errors, I blamed it on editing, seems like I underestimated Mr. Ennis, getting to the end of this and seeing Butcher's line as I was contemplating how nonsensical the whole thing was made me go "Touché.".
Frenchie's mad, that's the point, he's absofuckinglutely insane and I wouldn't be surprised if he actually believed his own story as a way to justify his own sadistic impulses, and I'd be ok with it not being explained at all, past this.
Edit: also, is there any rule I missed about everyone in the team having to hate superheroes unrelently? Butcher hired Frenchie, gave him a purpose in life, that's all the justification he needed to crack some skulls.
Last edited by Claus_x; 12-09-2009, 08:08 PM.
That's what I thought, when I first read it. But Garth Ennis has a history of 2-dimensional, distorted, just-for-laughs french characters in his work (the horse-meat guy in "Preacher" and the annoying soldier who in the end got all the credit for dropping an H-bomb on whatever island it was they were fighting on in "Punisher") that I wouldn't be surprised if he just left it at that.
I sooo hope you are right.
blackphoenix
The Frenchman's story is obviously bull, either an elaborate lie or delusional memory. Butcher's quote at the end implies that. "Last line's the bit that counts, mate."
Now that I've thought about it a bit, I think Frenchie's supposed to be a parody/commentary on Wolverine (the character, not the costume that was portrayed in the G-men arc). I'm thinking he did have military service somewhere, something traumatic happened(no doubt VA is involved) , he repressed/lost his memory, and Butcher finds him and fills his head with the story he told Hughie. Another similarity is his relationship with the Female. Wolverine's had a mentor-like relationship/partnership with younger female teammates before (Kitty Pryde, Jubilee) and I think the Frenchie/Female dynamic is supposed to make some commentary on that.
I disagree phoenix, Frenchie doesn't hit me as anywhere close to wolverine. I doubt the military experiment thing, too, he definetly served some time, though, as Butcher had a file in his hands making that clear, I believe, and makes a lot of sense if VA is involved with some trauma of his, although I'd like to think they're not, I like the "butcher just needed a crazy motherfucker" angle, still believe he had a trauma while he served, though.
Hot_Ch0c0
Claus_X, and blackphoenix,
Great point on questioning whether The Frenchman is even french! The most interesting thing about his background is that SOMEHOW Mallory and Butcher felt the need to recruit him as a team member and decided to give him some of their highly expensive Compound V, a huge investment... a complete nutcase would potentially be as much of a danger to them as to the targets they would send him after... As you said Butcher's line at the end is what's important. But, how do you get unquestioning loyalty from a madman? Why give a guy like that superpowers? There has to be some story there.... Only Mallory's not currently around and Butcher only tells people what he wants them to know...
The Frenchman could definitely have some horrible memories or experiences (related to VA or some supe) that his brain has suppressed and his old real life has been replaced by the delusional Frenchman identity and memories... We'll have to wait and see, I guess... He could have been tortured, a part of an experiment or even an employee of VA who deeply regrets the things he did or witnessed to the point he snapped.... who knows?
Originally posted by sproxx View Post
Sproxx,
The Compound V that Butcher, Frenchman and Hughie got was part of a special highly refined stock that Mallory stole from VA. Each shot cost 19 Billion. Butcher gave Hughie the shot and knew EXACTLY what would happen to him (issue 4). When Hughie asks how his DNA will change, Butcher says he will be "15 to 20 times stronger". The Legend also talks about this 19 billion per shot stock and mentions it to Hughie in issue 19 calling it a “permanent boost to the system” that made Hughie more powerful than most of the supes out there. MM recently mentioned the shot again in issue 35. What the G-Men got was not specially refined and more random, that explains why their powers were random (and why some G-Whiz members actually died as a reaction to their Compound V injection).
I suspect that Mallory stole some special stock that Vogelbaum himself refined (or Vogelbaum directly supervised the refinement), and the other supes (not the original Seven) mostly got Compound V created by VA based only on Vogelbaum’s notes after Vogelbaum committed suicide…
I always thought The Frenchman put on the goggles because he's messy and he just doesn't want to get blood in his eyes...
Last edited by Hot_Ch0c0; 12-11-2009, 08:06 PM.
Chrisnuttall
I tend to agree that there’s a lot about the Frenchman’s story that doesn’t add up to the manic we know and love. Quite apart from the odd village and the language, it doesn’t really lead to a man who is normally mild-mannered and unassuming – until he goes completely batshit crazy.
There’s no real evidence that he hates supes, really. He beats up on the mafia and Russian hoods with as little concern as he beats up on G-Men. I don’t know, but there’s a lot that really looks odd, at least from our point of view.
Butcher’s selection criteria is a little odd. MM makes sense because of his background. The Frenchman makes sense if we assume that he had prior military experience – he certainly displays it in G5YP and speaks about war in the following storyline – but that makes Female and Hughie the odd ones out. Why were they both selected? The Female is a killing machine, yet Butcher relies on her. Hughie…has a good reason to hate supes, but otherwise doesn’t quite come up to bill. The Boys should be training him, yet he didn’t do that well against Payback or even G-Wiz.
Why Hughie?
Kamakazi
What? Bitching is occurring, and I'm not part of it? I'm fairly certain that that's some form of copyright infringement.
I haven't bothered to recap the past two issues because, frankly, I just couldn't drum up the necessary energy. In order to be snarky about the comic, I at least have to care about the comic, and the past two issues have been impossible to care about.
In Ennis-land, all Negros are crack-dealing, Afro-wearing, whore-banging thugs who speak in Cartoon Ebonics. All French people are Pepe La Pew. (Google it.) The question of whether we're supposed to believe Frenchie's origin seems completely irrelevant. The bigger issue is that, when presented with doing an issue about a French guy, this is what immediately springs into Ennis's mind.
But regardless of the truthfullness of Frenchie's backstory, the fact remains that Butcher apparently randomly picked the craziest, most homicidal lunatic he could find, and then doped him up with 19 billion dollars worth of Compound V. And the CIA let him do it. And why? To... uh, combat the growing threat of crazy, homicidal lunatics who are doped up with Compound V. Yeah, that makes lots of sense. Remember the first time we ever saw Frenchie? He murdered three people in a Starbucks. Not three Supes, or even three criminals- he just murdered three normal (by Ennis standards) people.
Personally, I expect The Female's backstory to be something like this: "After her parents are killed during the nuclear attack on Hiroshima, The Female is sold as a Geisha to Bruce Lee. She is tentacle-raped by Godzilla, and survives only by becoming a Sushi Chef for a local Kung Fu school. She can't talk because Jackie Chan ripped out her vocal cords in revenge for her killing his Master."
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Well, one of the five Boys is Black and doesn't act like a parody. Hell, there are good grounds for declaring MM the most moral of The Boys. And then there's his family, which - let's face it - was a pretty good one, despite all the bad stuff that happened to them.
And the story did follow Butcher and MM into a crack-dump, so how do you expect them to talk?
You're right, MM is clearly supposed to be the Moral Core of the Boys, and it's too bad that we don't see more of him functioning in that capacity. He's probably the most under-utilized character in the book.
To answer your question about the AfroDrugLord guy: Why not have him talk like Will Smith? But on a more serious note: I do understand that need to quickly establish characterization, and since Ennis doesn't have the luxury of having us hear a bad-ass Samuel L. Jackson voice, he had to rely on the Ebonics thing. I'm not really faulting him for that, although I reserve the right to come back and make fun of him some more if at any point The Female starts talking like Mickey Rooney in "Breakfast at Tiffanys".
BTW, no matter how much I bad-mouth poor Ennis, I like his work, and I prefer his literary problems over those of guys like Bendis any day of the week. If you ever really want to seem me explode in a seething fireball of pure, unmitigated hate towards a comic, ask me to recap an issue of the current run of Iron Man. Or the third run of the Ultimates.
Originally posted by Claus_x View Post
I didn't mean that Frenchie is an out-and-out allegory of Wolverine (the way Soldier Boy is of Captain America), just more than a few similarities. I never said he might have been part of a military experiment, just something traumatic enough to repress his memory, and allow Butcher to fill his head with baguette jousting. Before Marvel revealed Wolverine's real origin, they got a few good years' worth of stories out of him trying to discover which of his memories were real, and which ones were implanted by Weapon X. Ennis took the premise of implanting memories, twisted it around by making the "good guys" do it, and made the fake memories extremely silly. That, Frenchman's close relationship with the Female and his unrestrained fighting style lead me to believe that he's supposed to be about Wolverine.
I do support the delusional delirium theory, of course. Before his "origin" tale, I was actually surprised Ennis didn't make fun of a French character for a time.
Given that Ennis recycles crap more efficiently than a German powerplant, there is indeed a precedent: The Major from Bloody Mary, that seems to suffer from the same "psycho killer pretending to be a stereotypical parody character" syndrome.
And by the way, Kamakazi is just me when I drink my Dr. Jekyll potion.
Originally posted by Boris View Post
I wasn't supposed to tell them that!
Or Frenchie did it himself.
I mean, there are so many odd points about him. His spoken French is badly incorrect. His family story is more than a little weird. Could it be that he's not French at all - or, perhaps, that he's playing a role for whatever reason, rather than being...just himself?
That said, he could have false memories from his life. What if he snapped and killed his family himself? What if he blamed himself for his parents death and told that story to make it seem partly silly? I mean, it really wasn't his fault that his dad decided to complete...
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'We'll have to just keep watching and imagining': Friends star Maggie Wheeler looks unrecognisable as she admits a reunion is 'unlikely'
By Bianca La Cioppa For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 10:38 EDT, 5 October 2016 | Updated: 11:21 EDT, 5 October 2016
She graced international television screens in 1994 for her role as Janice in Friends.
Now, 22 years on and Maggie Wheeler has opened up about her time on the famous set.
During an interview with Today Extra on Wednesday, the 55-year-old looked unrecognisable as she admitted a Friends reunion was 'unlikely' to happen.
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Truth: Friends star Maggie Wheeler looked unrecognisable on Wednesday during an interview with Today Extra where she admitted a Friends reunion was 'unlikely'
'I think a reunion in many ways would be great fun and a wonderful celebration but it is unlikely to happen,' she revealed.
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'I think we will have to just keep watching and imagining how this whole thing would be spun out if we had the chance to do it today.'
The actress went on to add she still gets stopped on the streets by fans of the TV series and asked to perform her unique laugh.
Wishful: The 55-year-old told the show's hosts: 'I think a reunion in many ways would be great fun and a wonderful celebration but it is unlikely to happen'
She's into it: The actress went on to add she still gets stopped on the streets by fans of the TV series and asked to perform her unique laugh
Good times: She gushes: 'It is an incredible thing to be a part of, so yes I am happy to laugh for the passers-by'
'It is an incredible thing to be a part of, so yes I am happy to laugh for the passers-by,' she gushed.
'I have people come to me all the time and tell me Friends got me through this, it got me through this illness, got me through my divorce, got me through this hard time.'
During an interview with U.S. show, This Mornings in August, Maggie said she came up with her famous laugh ahead of the first rehearsal, all those years ago.
One step ahead: During an interview with U.S. show, This Mornings in August, Maggie said she came up with her famous laugh ahead of the first rehearsal, all those years ago
Steps: Maggie said:'I knew Matthew Perry [Chandler Bing, pictured] was going to make me laugh on set, so I had to be prepared. I came up with the laugh as a sort of safety measure'
Best thing: Maggie also added she couldn't believe how well the show was received
'I knew Matthew Perry [Chandler Bing] was going to make me laugh on set, so I had to be prepared. I came up with the laugh as a sort of safety measure,' she explained.
Maggie also added she couldn't believe how well the show was received.
'It was supposed to be a one shot thing, but I think I was in 22 or 23 episodes over 10 years. It was a joyous experience,' she said.
'I still get recognised and I do mimic Janice if people ask me.'
Thinking back: She said: 'It was supposed to be a one shot thing, but I think I was in 22 or 23 episodes over 10 years. It was a joyous experience'
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Friends' Maggie Wheeler looks unrecognisable as she admits a reunion is 'unlikely'
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TEMPORARY DU NOON CLINIC WILL BE OPERATIONAL IN OCTOBER
Posted on July 25, 2012 by DA MPL Assistance Network
Minister Robin Carlisle
Western Cape Minister of Transport and Public Works
Following meetings with representatives of the Du Noon health committee, the tender process for the temporary Du Noon clinic in Racing Park, Montague Gardens, is now complete. Renovations to convert the warehouse into a health facility are expected to be complete two months from now.
Robin Carlisle, Western Cape Minister of Transport and Public Works said the design is complete and all zoning issues have been attended to. “This facility is desperately overdue, and the Department of Transport and Public Works will pull out all the stops to get the temporary facility operational, and to complete the new full line Du Noon Community Health Centre by June 2014,” said Carlisle
“The delays are a direct result of the failure of previous National Public Works Ministers to transfer the land for the clinic. That is now behind us, and in short order the people of Du Noon will be getting top class health care delivery exactly where they need it – in the community itself,” added Carlisle.
One of the conditions of the tender award was buy-in from the community. A meeting was held with the health committee this week (17 July 2012).
A key concern was pedestrian safety when crossing Potsdam Road, especially with the IRT bus lane construction which has already started. The City of Cape Town’s Roads Department agreed to institute measures to safeguard pedestrians crossing the road and construction areas. SAPS are also aware of the safety mitigation measures around Potsdam road.
The temporary facility infrastructure is being funded by Western Cape Government, and will be staffed and operated by the City of Cape Town. The facility, while housed in an existing warehouse building, will include all the standard service components of a typical primary healthcare facility, which would include:
* Large patient waiting area
* Patient admissions area
* Universal access toilet facilities
* Women and child health unit with a secure outdoor play area
* Infectious diseases unit
* Pharmacy
* Observations, treatment, consulting and counselling rooms
* Staff accommodation
The facility will have a secure arrival forecourt with a covered waiting area for patients, as well as a small parking area.
Western Cape Health Minister, Theuns Botha, said he was keen that health services to the people of Du Noon are restored. “The current situation is causing additional patient load at Somerset Hospital and other surrounding health facilities. This is a rapidly-growing node serving the communities of Du Noon and Doornbach. We are concerned about their access to health amenities and equipment. While we are waiting for the new community health centre, the temporary facility is a major improvement over the sub-optimal conditions at the old clinic. Now we will be able to treat our patients with dignity.”
Status of permanent Du Noon Community Health Centre in Montague Gardens
Following the signing over of land by the National Public Works Minister, Western Cape Government Health and Transport and Public Works are now fast-tracking the process to build the permanent new Du Noon Community Health Centre.
The site earmarked for the new permanent Du Noon Community Health Centre is in Senna Street, Killarney Gardens, opposite the Killarney racetrack. The site is located close to the bus- and taxi-routes used by the people who commute daily from other parts of the metro to Montague Gardens and Killarney Gardens.
Tender bids closed on 11 July 2012. Contractors should be on site by September this year. The planned date of completion is June 2014.
The facility will cover approximately 4000 square meters. It will be a full time facility operating 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Services will include:
* A comprehensive emergency unit
* 8-bed maternity unit and6-bed kangaroo mother care unit
* Women and child health unit
* Oral health unit (dentist)
* Medical imaging unit (x-ray)
* Social and psychiatric counselling
* Rehabilitation unit offering physio and occupational therapy
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Is the US or the World Coming to an End? — by Paul Craig Roberts
Admin April 12, 2014 Other Writers
Is the US or the world coming to an end? It will be one or the other. 2014 is shaping up as a year of reckoning for the United States.
Two pressures are building on the US dollar. One pressure comes from the Federal Reserve’s declining ability to rig the price of gold as Western gold supplies shrivel and market knowledge of the Fed’s illegal price rigging spreads.
The evidence of massive amounts of naked shorts being dumped into the paper gold futures market at times of day when trading is thin is unequivocal. It has become obvious that the price of gold is being rigged in the futures market in order to protect the dollar’s value from QE.
The other pressure arises from the Obama regime’s foolish threats of sanctions on Russia. Other countries are no longer willing to tolerate Washington’s abuse of the world dollar standard. Washington uses the dollar-based international payments system to inflict damage on the economies of countries that resist Washington’s political hegemony.
Russia and China have had enough. As I have reported and as Peter Koenig reports here http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article38165.htm Russia and China are disconnecting their international trade from the dollar. Henceforth, Russia will conduct its trade, including the sale of oil and natural gas to Europe, in rubles and in the currencies of its BRICS partners.
This means a big drop in the demand for US dollars and a corresponding drop in the dollar’s exchange value.
As John Williams (shadowstats.com) has made clear, the US economy has not recovered from the downturn in 2008 and has weakened further. The vast majority of the US population is hard pressed from the lack of income growth for years. As the US is now an import-dependent economy, a drop in the dollar’s value will raise US prices and push living standards lower.
All evidence points to US economic failure in 2014, and that is the conclusion of John Williams’ April 9 report.
This year could also see the breakup of NATO and even the EU.
Washington’s reckless coup in Ukraine and threat of sanctions against Russia have pushed its NATO puppet states onto dangerous ground. Washington misjudged the reaction in Ukraine to its overthrow of the elected democratic government and imposition of a stooge government. Crimea quickly departed Ukraine and rejoined Russia. Other former Russian territories in Ukraine might soon follow.
Protesters in Lugansk, Donetsk, and Kharkov are demanding their own referendums. Protesters have declared the Donetsk People’s Republic and Kharkov People’s Republic. Washington’s stooge government in Kiev has threatened to put the protests down with violence. http://rt.com/news/eastern-ukraine-violence-threats-405/
Washington claims that the protests are organized by Russia, but no one believes Washington, not even its Ukrainian stooges.
Russian news reports have identified US mercenaries among the Kiev force that has been sent to put down the separatists in eastern Ukraine. A member of the right-wing, neo-Nazi Fatherland Party in the Kiev parliament has called for shooting the protesters dead.
Violence against the protesters is likely to bring in the Russian Army and result in the return to Russia of its former territories in Eastern Ukraine that were attached to Ukraine by the Soviet Communist Party.
With Washington out on a limb issuing threats hand over fist, Washington is pushing Europe into two highly undesirable confrontations. Europeans do not want a war with Russia over Washington’s coup in Kiev, and Europeans understand that any real sanctions on Russia, if observed, would do far more damage to Europeans.
Within the EU, growing economic inequality among the countries, high unemployment, and stringent economic austerity imposed on poorer members have produced enormous strains. Europeans are in no mood to bear the brunt of a Washington-orchestrated conflict with Russia.
While Washington presents Europe with war and sacrifice, Russia and China offer trade and friendship. Washington will do its best to keep European politicians bought-and-paid-for and in line with Washington’s policies, but the downside for Europe of going along with Washington is now much larger.
Across many fronts, Washington is emerging in the world’s eye as duplicitous, untrustworthy, and totally corrupt.
A Securities and Exchange Commission prosecuting attorney, James Kidney, used the occasion of his retirement to reveal that higher ups had squelched his prosecutions of Goldman Sachs and other “banks too big to fail,” because his SEC bosses were not focused on justice but “on getting high-paying jobs after their government service” by protecting the banks from prosecution for their illegal actions. http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/04/09/65578/
The US Agency for International Development has been caught trying to use social media to overthrow the government of Cuba. http://rt.com/news/cuba-usaid-senate-zunzuneo-241/
This audacious recklessness comes on top of Washington’s overthrow of the Ukrainian government, the NSA spying scandal, Seymour Hersh’s investigative report that the Sarin gas attack in Syria was a false flag event arranged by NATO member Turkey in order to justify a US military attack on Syria, Washington’s forcing down Bolivian President Evo Morales’ presidential plane to be searched, Saddam Hussein’s “weapons of mass destruction,” the misuse of the Libyan no-fly resolution for military attack, and on and on.
Essentially, Washington has so badly damaged other countries’ confidence in the judgment and integrity of the US government that the world has lost its belief in US leadership.
Washington is reduced to threats and bribes and increasingly presents as a bully.
The self-inflicted hammer blows to Washington’s credibility have taken a toll. The most serious blow of all is the dawning realization everywhere that Washington’s crackpot conspiracy theory of 9/11 is false.
Large numbers of independent experts as well as more than one hundred first responders have contradicted every aspect of Washington’s absurd conspiracy theory.
No aware person believes that a few Saudi Arabians, who could not fly airplanes, operating without help from any intelligence agency, outwitted the entire National Security State, not only all 16 US intelligence agencies but also all intelligence agencies of NATO and Israel as well.
Nothing worked on 9/11. Airport security failed four times in one hour, more failures in one hour than have occurred during the other 116,232 hours of the 21st century combined.
For the first time in history the US Air Force could not get interceptor fighters off the ground and into the sky. For the first time in history Air Traffic Control lost airliners for up to one hour and did not report it. For the first time in history low temperature, short-lived, fires on a few floors caused massive steel structures to weaken and collapse. For the first time in history three skyscrapers fell at essentially free fall acceleration without the benefit of controlled demolition removing resistance from below.
Two-thirds of Americans fell for this crackpot story. The left-wing fell for it, because they saw the story as the oppressed striking back at America’s evil empire. The right-wing fell for the story, because they saw it as the demonized Muslims striking out at American goodness. President George W. Bush expressed the right-wing view very well: “They hate us for our freedom and democracy.”
But no one else believed it, least of all the Italians. Italians had been informed some years previously about government false flag events when their President revealed the truth about secret Operation Gladio. Operation Gladio was an operation run by the CIA and Italian intelligence during the second half of the 20th century to set off bombs that would kill European women and children in order to blame communists and, thereby, erode support for European communist parties.
Italians were among the first to make video presentations challenging Washington’s crackpot story of 9/11. The ultimate of this challenge is the 1 hour and 45 minute film, “Zero.” You can watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU961SGps8g&feature=youtu.be
Zero was produced as a film investigating 9/11 by the Italian company Telemaco. Many prominent people appear in the film along with independent experts. Together, they disprove every assertion made by the US government regarding its explanation of 9/11.
The film was shown to the European parliament.
It is impossible for anyone who watches this film to believe one word of the official explanation of 9/11.
The conclusion is increasingly difficult to avoid that elements of the US government blew up three New York skyscrapers in order to destroy Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Iran, and Hezbollah and to launch the US on the neoconservatives agenda of US world hegemony.
China and Russia protested but accepted Libya’s destruction even though it was to their own detriment. But Iran became a red line. Washington was blocked, so Washington decided to cause major problems for Russia in Ukraine in order to distract Russia from Washington’s agenda elsewhere.
China has been uncertain about the trade-offs between its trade surpluses with the US and Washington’s growing encirclement of China with naval and air bases. China has come to the conclusion that China has the same enemy as Russia has – Washington.
One of two things is likely: Either the US dollar will be abandoned and collapse in value, thus ending Washington’s superpower status and Washington’s threat to world peace, or Washington will lead its puppets into military conflict with Russia and China.
The outcome of such a war would be far more devastating than the collapse of the US dollar.
23 thoughts to “Is the US or the World Coming to an End? — by Paul Craig Roberts”
Israel must come to an end. Out of self defense the civilised nations should bomb Israel back to the stone ages.
Come, come! Isn’t that a bit anti-Semitic?
This is your country on Jews – any questions?
Save The Goyim says:
“Rabbi Threatens Human Rights Lawsuit Against Non-Jews” (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Bern Switzerland (AP) Rabbi Jacob Slimeberg of the Jewish Association of Kosher Anti-Assimilationists (JAKASS) has issued a warning to the world’s non-Jewish population that was filed with the UNESCO office here in Switzerland and which states that an international lawsuit is now pending unless there is a substantial decrease in the world’s population of non-Jews .
“Goyim aren’t dying quickly enough or in large enough numbers to satisfy us,” Slimeberg said in an recent AP interview, “and that represents a serious violation of our human rights as Jews.”
“We’ve been fomenting war and disease in just about every conceivable way, and yet the goyim are still refusing to die in adequate numbers. There is only one thing left at our disposal right now, and that is to file this lawsuit.”
Media personality Sarah Silverman, who was in Switzerland recently, was on hand to give her official support to Rabbi Slimeberg and the lawsuit.
“I want all of the goyim to [email protected]#KING DIE and I want them to die as painfully as possible,” Silverman said.
“If you aren’t Jewish, I just want you dead. It’s really that simple,” she said.
Ever heard of “satire”? Do you really think “Rabbi Slimeberg” is a genuine name? Aren’t you aware that Sarah Silverman is a comedian?
turtle says:
But no satire here: http://coteret.com/2009/11/09/settler-rabbi-publishes-the-complete-guide-to-killing-non-jews/
Yes, I realize that the post you link is not satire, it’s the genuine thing. But the material offered as genuine by the irony-deficient poster “Save the Goyim” is most definitely satirical. It’s important to know when one’s leg is being pulled.
king of the jews says:
god help jews be smarter stronger better looking, so that they no longer murder steal and lie
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Max Bilney says:
So the world is finally starting to realize that America has created itself as the Great Satan – Sodom and Gomorrah extraordinaire!
For 2 decades I have loathed everything about the American experience, so much so that I recently refused a free, all-expenses-paid trip to the USA. What do you learn from such as Sex and the City? How to catch an STD in Jewish New York? How American women think through their pussies?
To get an idea of why I think this about the USA just spend some time watching crowd behaviour at the WWE (wrestling) colisseums. (controlled by Jewish entrepreneurs) Those brainwashed, simpleton, mixed-race degenerates shouting “USA, USA, USA!” are what the USA is now all about. Add nude, wanton, filthy women and gangsta-rappers for “culture” and you see nothing but a zombie civiklization, taking its last gasps of highly polluted air. No wonder your zombie movies are loved by the kids!
Paul Craig Roberts is correct: “Across many fronts, Washington is emerging in the world’s eye as duplicitous, untrustworthy, and totally corrupt.”
The USA has lost any soul that it used to have: It is now the world’s pariah, along with its insidious client state Israel. It is involved in EVERY iniquity you can imagine!
The sooner the rest of the world isolates this Great Satan the better.
You stupid white Goys, who would not listen to the words of your Founding Fathers, Henry Ford, etc, can live with your beloved Jewish controllers and your racially-miscegenated, coffee-coloured stew of brewing evil. Your jails are full of thieving, murdering psychopaths and sociopaths because your “culture” and satanic educational systems breed them like J R Tolkien’s filthy Orcs and let them loose on the wider society in order to create havoc!
The only way for the USA is progressively down the chute to national suicide. The world will be a lot better off without your depraved, corrupt presence.
On the positive side, once you have attained complete rack and ruin, hopefully there will be enough white Goyim left with guns to start the rebuilding process, which can be done in a landscape that is still bounteous and probably the richest in the world.
But you must annihilate your Jewish scum, once and for all; otherwise, in no time at all, they will trick you and regain POWER!
And as for your negra gangsta-rappers and assorted filth, drop the lot of them off in Africa, where they can find their roots! But this scum only knows one kind of “root”, so Africa will only get more purveyors of AIDS! Let the African chieftains work out natural survival, their way
Rehmat says:
No wonder the Jewish Lobby hate Paul Craig Roberts. He believes in “conspiracy theories”. Abraham Foxman is worried Roberts may question the new Jewish religion aka Holocaust.
Two days ago, Israeli media reported that Russia is negotiating to buy 500,000 barrels Iranian oil on daily basis. So goodbye US$$$$.
On September 26, 2001, Lt. Gen. Gul Hamid, the former Chief Spy of Pakistan’s intelligence Agency, ISI, – became the first intelligence officer who blamed the US government and Israeli Mossad for executing the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the US.
http://rehmat1.com/2010/10/17/hamid-gul-zionists-new-sopranos/
Much is now spoken about the coming US resistance to its Jewish controllers. Militias are supposedly growing in number and gun sales are at record highs. There are signs the vets might be awakening.
I think it is time a very visible listing of the heinous Goyim traitors and their Jewish commanders was be put in place.
At the top, I would put all living presidents, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, the head honchos of the Repubs and Democrats, Christian-Zionist leaders, and, of course all the head honcho Jews.
Their photographs should be included in an easy to read identification manual, so that they can be picked out amongst the coming chaos.
This mamual will also put them on notice.
easier to shortlist the ones who did not peddle their miserable souls to baphomet.
you could number them on fingers of one hand.
all the rest of them barely qualify for fish bait.
there goes the neighborhood, property values already tanking …
Spanish ‘Kill Jews’ village considers changing its name to drop anti-Semitic phrase
A Spanish village, whose Inquisition-era name contains the phrase “kill Jews”, is considering changing its name to its original and more peaceful one that means “Jews’ Hill”
it looked to me like a very peaceful village already, wonder why (inquisitive minds want to know ;-))
On June 17, 2010, British newspaper, The Times, published an Op-Ed by former Spanish prime minister Jose Maria Aznar (a Crypto Jew), claiming that “if Israel goes down, we all (entire West) go down“.
However, there is another side of Spain which is rarely mentioned in the Jewish-controlled media. As the Easter approaches (April 18), many Christians will visit bars, pubs and taverns to drink their favorite drink called Matar Judios (Kill Jews in Spanish). This traditional drink is made from red wine mixed with water, sugar and lemonade.
The said tradition is attributed to King Ferdinand the Catholic, when he signed the decree expelling the Jews from Spain, “For every lemonade that I drink, there are a Jew that I pulverize” is a possible origin of the expression reached by oral transmission that evolved becoming “kill Jews”.
http://rehmat1.com/2014/04/12/easter-and-spanish-kill-jews-drink/
So the kids English homework after Easter will be to read this great article… plus Save the Goyim’s great example of satire and Max Bliney’s emotive example of descriptive writing.
Then we will all watch “Zero” together. Non-stop fun here!
“turtle”, what is this unintelligible crap that you have written?
“Emotive example?” – You idiot, read all the articles on darkmoon, Vets today, etc. and then give your learned qualification as to what constitutes emotive writing! And whilst you are at it, read as much from the ZIO-Jews as possible – Yes, their world view of turning Earth into a people-less void if they don’t get their way etc.
You mindless fool, just read the lateast 2 articles on this site by Roberts and Kapler and you can start your much needed education!
And then learn to write honestly and intelligibly so that people can understand your limp-brained, confused pseudo-meanings!
Idiots like you should not read beyond their puerile depth!
Settle dude… https://www.google.com.au/#q=emotive
It was actually a compliment. Maybe I should have said “emotional writing”… only unintelligible to some… I honestly hope you are a troll… for your sake…
…. is likely: Either the US dollar will be abandoned and collapse in value, thus ending Washington’s superpower status and Washington’s threat to world peace, or Washington will lead its puppets into military conflict with Russia and China.
It is impossible Washington will lead its puppets into military conflict with… not GB, people wouldn’t follow – and only Turkey has a bigger army these days. But one can expect the $$ will not be given up so easy.
The end is nigh.
But what exactly is it the end OF?
Could it be the “end of the Beginning”, wherein the “Beginning” of Genesis would suggest a disingenuous pose of Time effected by “capturing the aeons” and fashioning cloaks called “spirals of time and space” per the Einsteinian physics? (would-be euphemism for ‘cosmological jew conspiracy’)
If the Great Spirit is the Alpha AND the Omega (“O”) with NO beginning and NO end, then how and why is it that expressions of itself (us, we-choose your pronoun) experience their Being through these demarcations of “Time”?
But with the damage done, are we to ‘now look forward’ to some form of correction? A “Cosmic re-call”. A “Dharmic do-over”?
How might this occur?
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ED Pulse
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17: Weight stigma and BED: Chevese Turner and Robyn Goldberg
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Today is a first for ED Matters, as Kathy interviews two guests at once. Chevese Turner, founder, president, and CEO of the binge eating disorder association, aka BEDA, and Robyn Goldberg, RDN, CEDRD, are here today to talk about weight stigma, and weight bias in the treatment of binge eating disorder – please enjoy this in depth conversation.
Chevese Turner –
Chevese Turner founded the Binge Eating Disorder Association (BEDA) in June 2008 recognizing the need for an organization to advocate on behalf of individuals affected by binge eating disorder (BED) and the providers who treat them. Turner’s well-rounded career in the health care, pharmaceutical, political and non-profit arenas, as well as her many leadership roles within these fields, prepared her to launch BEDA, the only organization specifically suited to support individuals and treatment professionals managing BED.
Robyn Goldberg, RDN, CEDRD –
Robyn Goldberg is a registered dietitian nutritionist, certified eating disorder specialist, certified intuitive eating expert and a HAES (Health at Every Size) clinician. Robyn has spent years learning from some of the best in the industry and continues to seek professional mentoring, attends innovative conferences and stays abreast with the most current literature.
Robyn began her career at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles as the in-patient dietitian in the Department of Cardiology. For the last 19 years, Robyn Goldberg has had a private practice in Beverly Hills, CA, where she specializes in medical conditions, disordered eating, eating disorders, dual diagnosis, preventative nutrition and athletes maximizing optimal nutrition.
Robyn promotes an opportunity to excel in personal health and fitness maintenance through a lecture series in association with several medical groups. She consistently instructs professionals, students and RDs about how to best incorporate intuitive eating and health at every size® approaches into their work and lives. She teaches nutrition classes on a wide array of topics for the Motion Picture Industry’s Wellness Program.
Actively involved in the nutrition and body positive community, Robyn is also a member of organizations including: Association of Size Diversity and Health and The International Federation of Eating Disorder Dietitians. She also serves as a Nutrition Consultant for the Celiac Disease Foundation. Robyn also leads several body image and eating disorder groups in sober living settings in the Los Angeles Area.
Robyn is a nationally renowned contributing author registered dietitian nutritionist. She has been quoted as an expert in various publications including The New York Times, Shape Magazine, Fitness, Oxygen, Life & Style, Natural Solutions, Beverly Hills Weekly and Today’s Dietitian. In addition, Robyn has also served as an eating disorder specialist on the nationally televised show “The Insider”.
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ESA > Space in Images > 2018 > 04 > The cat in Orion – or was it a fox?
The cat in Orion – or was it a fox?
Title The cat in Orion – or was it a fox?
Copyright ESA/Gaia/DPAC
What is the first creature that comes to mind when you look at the dark cloud in this image? Perhaps a dark kitten with a vivid white nose, front paws stretching towards the right of the frame and tail up towards the left? Or perhaps a fox, running with its mouth open and looking ahead, its vigilant eyes pointing to the right?
In fact, this animal-themed shape belongs to a dark nebula, a dense cloud of gas and dust in the constellation of Orion, the Hunter, with the cat’s nose (or fox’s eye) corresponding to the Orion Nebula Cluster, a star cluster near the famous Orion Nebula, M42. The image is based on data from the first release of ESA’s Gaia satellite, and shows the density of stars observed while scanning that region of the sky.
While this particular nebula is not visible to the naked eye, similar clouds can be seen against the bright background of the Milky Way from dark locations in the southern hemisphere. Finding shapes in these dark nebulas is part of the astronomical tradition of various cultures, from South America to Australia, that include ‘dark cloud constellations’ resembling a variety of creatures in their firmaments.
Launched in 2013, Gaia has been charting more than a billion stars to unprecedented accuracy. This information is extremely valuable to astronomers who are studying the distribution of stars across our Galaxy.
Even in the dark patches where fewer stars are observed, Gaia’s meticulous census provides important information to study the interstellar material that blocks starlight. It is in these dark clouds of gas and dust that new generations of stars come to life.
The first data release from Gaia, published in 2016, contained the position on the sky of more than a billion stars, as well as the distance and motions of about two million stars. Astronomers worldwide are now looking forward to the next data release, planned for 25 April, which will include the distance and motions for the full sample of stars, greatly extending the reach of the previous survey.
So far, Gaia data have been used to study only the most nearby regions of star formation, within several hundred light-years of us. With the new data, it will be possible to investigate in great detail regions that are much farther away, like the Orion star-forming complex, located some 1500 light-years from us, and to estimate the 3D distribution not only of stars but also of the dusty dark clouds where stars are born.
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Acknowledgement: A. Moitinho / M. Barros / C. Barata, University of Lisbon, Portugal; H. Savietto, Fork Research, Portugal
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The LAPD and the Shame of a Nation
In an excerpt from his new book, BLUE, investigative journalist Joe Domanick explores racial tensions during the Rodney King riots.
By Joe Domanick
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On April 29, 1992, a jury acquitted four white Los Angeles Police Department officers charged with using excessive force on a black man named Rodney King. In less than two hours, the city exploded into violence that lasted six days. Joe Domanick, the award-winning investigative journalist, remembers seeing it on TV. Now in his expansive new book, BLUE: The LAPD and the Battle to Redeem American Politics (Simon & Schuster, August 11), he asks the kind of questions Americans are still asking today in light of the Ferguson riots and Charleston shooting: What is good and bad policing, and how do we bridge the gap between the police and the powerless? Here, in an exclusive excerpt, Domanick examines the racial tensions surrounding the LAPD during the Rodney King riots. — Jill Krasny
Alfred Lomas, Wednesday, April 29, 1992
It all started for Alfred Lomas as he was sitting in a Florencia 13 crack house and across the TV screen flashed an image. That of blond-haired, white-skinned Reginald Denny lying on his back, arms outstretched, on the black-tar South L.A. intersection of Florence and Normandie Avenues.
A big-rig truck driver, Denny had just been dragged from the red cab of his sand-hauling 18-wheeler and thrown to the street by a group of raging young black men. One had then placed a foot on the back of Denny's neck as others took turns slamming an oxygenator into his back, pounding his head in with a hammer, and smashing a concrete block into his face.
High above, TV news helicopters circled, broadcasting the real-time scenes into half a dozen local stations and on to CNN, announcing to the world just after 6:30 p.m. on April 29 that the 1992 Los Angeles Riots had begun.
Before that moment, the Wednesday afternoon air had been warm and sweet, L.A. bucolic. Then the "not guilty" verdicts hit Los Angeles's airways with all the kinetic energy of one of those old 1930s movies with Extra! editions rolling rapid-fire off the presses.
The events of the day had been set in motion 14 months earlier, shortly after midnight on March 3, 1991, when four white Los Angeles police officers had beaten a black motorist named Rodney King 56 times in 81 seconds with their two-pound, 24-inch, solid-aluminum Monadnock PR-24 batons.
By chance, that beating too had been caught live on a grainy, smoking- gun video that CNN had then likewise broadcast worldwide, making Rodney King a household name, and the LAPD the shame of a nation. Now those officers had been acquitted of all 10 counts against them but one—which had been quickly dismissed by the judge.
The four officers had been zealous in their work, using their batons to break Rodney King's cheekbone and ankle and 11 bones at the base of his skull, damaging his facial nerves and knocking the fillings out of his teeth. Each blow, said Rodney King, felt like "when you get up in the middle of the night and jam your toe on a piece of metal."
But the four cops were nonetheless now walking free.
"Each blow," said Rodney King, felt like "when you jam your toe on a piece of metal."
In the courtroom, the defense team for the four officers collectively totaled about 100 years of expertise in representing officers accused of abuse of force. They were the A-Team. In comparison, the District Attorney's Office had sent in a team from its Class-C farm club. Before long the A-Team was using the video of King's beating to de-emphasize the vicious nature of the crime. They played the video over and over in slow-mo, frame by frame, making the cops' baton blows look like caresses and King look like he was resisting, when in fact his body was simply reacting to the blows that he was trying to ward off. Ultimately the jury not only acquitted the officers, it effectively endorsed their behavior.
The image that Alfred Lomas, his Florencia 13 vato locos, and his crackhead customers were now watching on TV, however, was not that of Rodney King. They were watching Reginald Denny.
Earlier, just after the not-guilty verdicts were announced, outraged local residents had run into the street screaming "Rodney King! Rodney King!" Soon a crowd began to form, quickly attracting LAPD patrol cars to the scene. When two officers tried to make an arrest, they were encircled by a crowd hurling rocks and bottles at their patrol car and chanting "Fuck the police." The lieutenant on the scene responded by ordering his cops to beat a hasty retreat, thereby leaving a void where hundreds of people were now either watching the corner show or were the show themselves.
Dressed in L.A. spring garb—that is, thigh-length shorts, jeans, T-shirts, tank tops, hoodies, cheap nylon windbreakers, and baseball caps—they were busy gulping beers, sipping Cokes, and milling about the intersection like it was some kind of urban beach party. "Fuck y'all, we killin'," one snarled into the lens of a TV camera. "Cops gonna die," promised a second. "Tonight it's Uzi time," shouted a third.
Alfred Lomas, a Chicano U.S. Marine Corps veteran and gun-totin' enforcer of Florencia 13's drug deals in the age of crack wars and easy money, had understood that rage. Understood it in the way that one underdog understands another. So he should have been primed to vicariously feel the thrill of the brothers who were acting out their hatred of the LAPD on the head of Reginald Denny.
But Lomas and the others now watching the scene on a crack-house TV were not down with what was happening to the bleeding and now unconscious Denny. Smashing a concrete block into some innocent guy's head and then dancing around in celebration while pointing and spitting on him solely because of his skin color—that was just wrong. Not to mention the guy who'd rolled Denny over and methodically rifled through his pockets, stealing his wallet and taking off. What kind of shit was that?
Nevertheless, what the 26-year-old Lomas and every gang banger in the room could relate to was the farce that was the acquittal of the cops who'd beaten Rodney Glen King.
"Fuck y'all, we killin'," one snarled into the lens of a TV camera. "Cops gonna die," promised a second.
They could feel for King, a guy still on parole who'd downed a 40-ounce Olde English 800 malt liquor and was speeding down the freeway in the outer reaches L.A.'s San Fernando Valley, lost in the music of the night, when his reverie was suddenly interrupted by two highway patrol officers ordering him to pull over.
Scared of being sent back to prison on a parole violation, the 25-year-old King took the officers on a high-speed chase instead. Finally pulling over, he peacefully exited his white economy-sized Hyundai, only to be twice zapped with 50,000-volt Taser darts, brutally beaten, and then hog-tied by the four LAPD officers from the local Foothill Division who'd arrived on the scene and decided to take the collar.
The crack-house crew, in short, understood exactly what had happened to Rodney King. They weren't black, but they weren't white either. They were Mexican-Americans who'd grown up hard in a gang-infested dump of a neighborhood in Huntington Park, just across Alameda Boulevard from the vast, impoverished, 650,000-strong black and increasingly Latino area known as South Los. They knew about L.A. cops, and they knew about ass-kicking, L.A. cop style—which, as Alfred Lomas would later tell it, "basically consisted of three or four cops handcuffing a person, and just literally beating him, often until unconscious ... punching, beating, kicking."
Several actions, if taken by anyone like Alfred Lomas, would essentially guarantee an ass-beating. One was talking back. Another, as Lomas put it, would be "if they had to get out of their patrol car, or if you crossed over into a white neighborhood—that was always a sure-fire ass-beating." In short, Lomas and the crew did not need some guy on TV droning on and explaining how what was happening now was related to what had happened to Rodney King fourteen months ago. They knew.
In fact, Lomas and his crew's first words as they watched the video were not "Wow! The cops are beating his ass so bad!" but "Wow! The cops are beating his ass just like they always beat ours, so why are all these people [on television] acting like this is something new, some big surprise?"
The reality was that the officers had done "a lot more than just whack Rodney with their batons," according to now retired LAPD assistant chief David Dotson, who'd been among the first to see the video and read the officers' reports. "The arresting officers at the scene did not fully report what happened—that they had dragged him across the street, hog-tied, and Tasered him.
They knew what they were doing was wrong and against policy and regulation, but the officers went to trial and said, 'Well, that's the way we do things.' And, in fact, that was the way things were done then in divisions like Foothill"—in divisions with concentrations of poor blacks and Latinos who were moving, un-welcomed, into otherwise white areas and who needed to be taught the rules of the game.
Yet Alfred Lomas felt a twinge of excitement as he watched the King beating video. He realized that the misty clouds shielding the truth about how the LAPD actually dealt with people in L.A.'s ghettos and barrios were finally being lifted.
From BLUE: The LAPD and the Battle to Redeem American Politics by Joe Domanick. Copyright © 2015 by Joe Domanick. Reprinted by permission of Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved
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Rameau - Pieces pour Clavecin
Label: Mirare
Cat No: MIR266
Release Date: 7th April 2015
Rameau, Jean-Philippe
Nouvelles Suites de Pieces de Clavecin
Pieces de Clavessin (1724)
Pieces de clavecin en concert (5 books): Extracts for solo harpsichord
Premier livre de pieces de clavecin
Bertrand Cuiller (harpsichord)
"Every soul and spirit were in his harpsichord," dramatist Alexis Piron wrote about his friend Rameau. Listeners of today are often more inclined to prefer his operas. However, there is a wealth of wit, wisdom and joy in Rameau's harpsichord works.
This collection of the complete 'Pi�ces pour clavecin', performed by Bertrand Cuiller with his customary finesse and passion, illuminates all of the beauty and virtuosity of these works.
Bertrand Cuiller devotes his recital career to the solo harpsichord repertory, with a particular penchant for the English composers William Byrd and John Bull, whose music he has recorded for Mirare and Alpha. His discography for these labels also includes harpsichord concertos by J S Bach with his father Daniel Cuiller and Stradivaria, and sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti.
In 2014 Bernard Cuiller founded the ensemble Le Caravans�rail, with the aim of mounting projects centring on composers who are especially close to his heart and whose music he wishes to explore with larger forces. He also appears as a chamber musician with Bruno Cocset and Les Basses R�unies and as a member of La Reveuse.
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Interactions across time scales in speech perception
Laryngealization: characterization and interaction with other features
Modeling speech dynamics trough recurrences
Phonetic constraints on lexical items
Statistical modeling of trajectories and shapes applied to speech
Phonetic and phonological description of Even dialects (with a focus on acoustic vowel properties and vowel harmony)
The Phonology of Jakarta Indonesian
→→Linguistics→Past Research & Resources→Phonetics and Phonology→'Sound Comparisons': New Tools and Resources for Exploring Language Family Diversity on the Web
Paul Heggarty
Jakob Runge
This project arose out of the separate but related Language Relatedness and Divergence research theme, which has over a number of years invested a great deal of fieldwork to collect explicitly comparative recordings on regional accents, dialects and languages across both Europe and the Andes. It then further entailed many thousands of hours of phonetic analysis and transcription to create the databases from which its measures of linguistic divergence were calculated.
To make the most of this data collection and analysis, that research has always been accompanied by this Sound Comparisons project, to ensure that the recording and transcription data are made as available and relevant as possible not just to other researchers in linguistics, but also to the people who actually speak the language varieties concerned. Thanks to dedicated outreach funding on a previous project, this began with devising and programming ‘hover to hear’ websites, a user-friendly design to allow users to hear and compare instantaneously online the precise differences in pronunciation from one region to the next, across an entire language family at a time.
The first such website was created for the main language families of the Andes, and is currently still hosted at www.quechua.org.uk/Eng/Sounds/. A second project then established www.soundcomparisons.com, on Accents of English from Around the World, later extended to the entire Germanic family at www.languagesandpeoples.com/Germanic. Those original websites have become somewhat outdated, however, and were entirely reprogrammed by Jakob Runge, into a new structure, no longer of static html pages, but a real-time database lookup system. This also allowed a wide range of powerful new functions: displaying transcriptions and instantaneous sound files on a Google map view; advanced searching and filtering, of both spellings and IPA transcriptions; selecting and exporting transcriptions and audio files for users to download; and an interface to allow the entire website to be easily translated into new user languages.
The new website is launched in spring 2013, by combining the three existing databases, plus new components from a specific sub-project on the Sounds of the Andean Languages. Over the course of the rest of 2013 and 2014 the new site was further expanded with new coverage of the Slavic and Romance families. Ultimately the whole structure was made available as a template so that new websites can easily and swiftly be added for any other language family. Candidates to be targeted in the medium and long term include Basque, Turkic, Arabic, Bantu, Arawak, Celtic, and Indo-European itself.
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Weedkiller vote poisons European politics
An EU vote approving the use of a controversial weedkiller for another five years triggered an immediate backlash from Paris and Rome, and is poisoning German politics on the eve of grand coalition talks.
After more than two years of fierce political debate over whether glyphosate causes cancer, EU countries on Monday voted to renew the license of the world’s most common herbicide thanks to a dramatic U-turn from Berlin.
Germany ultimately gave the green light after months of abstaining on the issue. Most recently, Berlin’s envoys said that their hands were tied because Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives had been exploring a coalition deal with the fiercely anti-pesticide Greens. Those talks fell apart a week ago, freeing Merkel to approve glyphosate.
The EU vote in a food safety committee attended by national officials came as a relief to farmers across the Continent, who see the weedkiller as vital to preserving bumper crop yields. At the height of the debate, it often looked as if environmental campaigners would win the political battle by arguing that glyphosate was both carcinogenic and harmful to the soil.
While northern and eastern European countries largely voted in favor of a new glyphosate license in Brussels on Monday, France and Italy sought to block it.
Any hopes that the vote would lay the glyphosate debate to rest were immediately confounded by French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Agriculture Minister Maurizio Martina, who said Paris and Rome would still ban glyphosate over the next three years.
Activists outside the European Commission in Brussels protesting against glyphosate | Emmanuel Dunand/AFP via Getty Images
“I asked the government to make the necessary arrangements so that the use of glyphosate is prohibited in France as soon as alternatives have been found,” Macron tweeted after the vote.
A ban by France is a bold move from Macron. While he will win support from a solid caucus of green-minded voters, he risks a stinging backlash from French farmers using more than 600 glyphosate products. Martina said Rome would also seek to eradicate glyphosate domestically by 2020.
Bad blood in Berlin
The domestic political fall-out in Germany was equally startling.
Just as politicians from Merkel’s conservatives are seen to be inching toward talks on renewing a grand coalition with the Social Democrats, the two factions came to blows over the glyphosate vote.
J’ai demandé au gouvernement de prendre les dispositions nécessaires pour que l’utilisation du glyphosate soit interdite en France dès que des alternatives auront été trouvées, et au plus tard dans 3 ans. #MakeOurPlanetGreatAgain
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) November 27, 2017
Moments after the food committee made its decision, German Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks from the Social Democrats angrily asserted that she had been double-crossed on Berlin’s position by conservative Agriculture Minister Christian Schmidt.
In an unusually damning statement, she said Schmidt had confirmed in a text message to her that Germany would abstain. Simultaneously, a different order to vote in favor of renewing the herbicide was sent to officials in Brussels attending the vote.
“No one who is interested in trust building between partners can behave like this,” Hendricks said, adding that Germany should have abstained due to ongoing disagreements between the environment and agriculture ministries.
Andrea Nahles, leader of the SPD group in the Bundestag, called Schmidt’s move “a massive breach of trust” and said: “I really wonder whether Merkel has her people under control.”
Martin Häusling, a Green lawmaker from Germany in the European Parliament, laid the blame for the decision on the fact that his party was no longer likely to play a part in the next coalition government.
“The decision in favor of the controversial herbicide glyphosate, which is suspected of causing cancer, is inflicted on Europe by the desolate state of the government’s formation in Germany … The behavior of the Federal Minister of Agriculture Christian Schmidt lacks foresight and is scandalous.”
Schmidt’s office said that the bill approved on Monday had already factored in provisions on biodiversity which Hendricks had backed. His office recalled that Hendricks had said last year that “the federal government can approve a prolongation” of glyphosate as long as the EU “protects biodiversity.”
French President Emmanuel Macron has promised that his country will ban the weedkiller regardless | Thibault Camus/AFP via Getty Images
Schmidt did not specifically refer to the dispute over text messages.
The clash between Hendricks and Schmidt is not the first sign of left-right tensions that could muddy the waters in German politics as a grand coalition comes into increasing focus.
Der Spiegel on Monday reported that a fissure between the SPD and Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) created problems over the way the country should vote on who should host the European Banking Authority after the U.K. leaves the EU. The magazine reported that the SPD minister at the meeting did not support Dublin’s candidacy as the CDU had wanted.
Monday’s decision sparked an angry reaction from environmental groups, who have argued for years that policymakers should have paid closer attention to an assessment carried out by the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer, which concluded that glyphosate “probably” causes cancer.
Both the European Food Safety Authority and the European Chemicals Agency, by contrast, determined the chemical was safe.
Matthew Karnitschnig and Jakob Hanke contributed reporting
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June 2, 2016 | By Richard Rainsford In 2018, BULLETIN, News
Encod Bulletin 136
ENCOD BULLETIN ON DRUG POLICIES IN EUROPE
I have met after ten years Dr. Fabrizio Cinquini at the Indica SativaTrade, the Cannabis Fair of Bologna. I knew of his persecution by the Italian justice due to his research on the on new cannabis medical strains. Home growing is still a crime in Italy when things seem to conflict with the Vatican and unfortunately I had not been able to get in touch with him during his prison time. He is now awaiting the decision of the Higher Court. Everybody here hopes in his acquittal.
Another Fabrizio, Mr. Pellegrini is also on his way to be punished for having cultivated some plants since he is a patient starting to use cannabis before 2007 when it was made legal, but ever since mostly unaccessible to the poor since he cannot afford the horrible prices of medical cannabis that in Italy might cost even 70 euros a gram.
Few hours after my encounter with Doctor Cannabis I found out that a very important scientific conference on effects and uses of cannabis both medicinal and recreational had been totally baffled by the state tv report on the event. Because of the exaggerated content the video soon a viral phenomenon since the TG3 launched the umpteenth alarm for a new terrible drug and in this case they got a very common one: THC
Almost a week later, also because of the protests of the organisers and scientists of the well managed meeting, some of them hired in governmental drug advisory boards of the Italian government, the same tv station published a complete corrigendum. End well, everything well?
To be honest, the whole media system in Europe should operate a substantial change in the reporting on drugs and drug policies. It is not a case that the reports on UN drug policies meetings are very limited and that even the last CND in Vienna or even UNGASS 2016 in New York went almost unnoticed despite its utter failure . And the Italian case of the local tv represents just the tip on iceberg of the general media hype. For the moment we can laugh about it but this satisfaction is of a sorrow kind.
Also on crime and its reporting there have are continuously blatant cases of distortion in the local press.
Normalising possession and growing of plants for adults and personal use could bring down the stigma, favour the economy and even make possible that local transportation becomes more efficient to avoid alcohol and drug related casualties. Italy and Europe could finally thrive as an area of culture and freedom that could re-emerge from the dark centuries that have quite soon accompanied the invention of the modern printing technologies.
Long before the criminalisation of plants and after 50 years from the inception of the printing technologies, Italy and particularly Venice that had for years some a head start position in Europe, was thrown back in the Middle Ages by the Inquisition. Most scientific publications were outlawed and even the bible in Italian was banned. Many scientists left the country and this process continues even nowadays.
Consequently after the introduction of state and church censorship most of the books were printed underground or illegal imported. Some of them with false covers or with a colophon announcing they were printed in the Netherlands.
It is still very dark in Italy especially reflecting on the possible prohibition of cannabis seeds announced by the agricultural commission.
On the aftermath of an audit on cannabis legalisation where no recreational cannabis users organisations were invited, the law proposal of over 200 Italian representatives, far from being perfect ,will go through some closed door meetings and possibly be swallowed by the dark mist of parliamentary intrigue. Or even turned sour.
Most probably, as in the case of the liberated slaves of Frigia, once we will be back as citizens and not as targets of repression we should present to the actors of the war on drugs an incredibly large bill for the persecution of witches, heretics, indigenous people in the first place and then of patients, doctors and free thinkers.
Having said that. How could I demonstrate to dr. Cannabis my complicity for something that makes our souls free? as written in the book he personally dedicated.
The big feeling of outrage sometimes turns into useful rage. How can we turn this anger about the oppression into a peaceful weapon?
Journalists, patients, medical doctors should overcome centuries of censorship and of self-censorship that have cut off Italy and many other countries from science and reason.
What is the relation between forbidden books and forbidden substances? Doctor Cannabis. The story of an anti-prohibitionist doctor is not strictly a book on medical cannabis but rather the denunciation against the social repression against a young man in the process of becoming a chirurg. Fabrizio Cinquini is not the stereotype of the typical stoner: He is a very fit and energetic man, an expert of martial arts and has a healthy life style. More than prosecuting him for having continuously grown cannabis looking forward to discover therapeutical benefits, the Italian authorities should consider to prohibit his book.
Think for your self, question authority (Timothy Leary)
By Enrico Fletzer – ENCOD Steering Committee
News from the Secretariat:
Enrico Fletzer and Richard Rainsford will be in Salerno, Italy on Sunday 12th June to present to the MAC (Movement Activist Cannabico) community at 13:00. We will discuss the establishment of Cannabis Social Clubs and the formation of a Cannabis Association for Italy.
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<p class="post_excerpt">ENCOD BULLETIN ON DRUG POLICIES IN EUROPE DRUGS IN EUROPE JUNE 2016</p> <span id="more-13625"></span> I have met after ten years Dr. Fabrizio Cinquini at the Indica SativaTrade, the Cannabis Fair of Bologna. I knew of his persecution by the Italian justice due to his research on the on new cannabis medical strains. Home growing is still a crime in Italy when things seem to conflict with the Vatican and unfortunately I had not been able to get in touch with him during his prison time. He is now awaiting the decision of the Higher Court. Everybody here hopes in his acquittal. Another Fabrizio, Mr. Pellegrini is also on his way to be punished for having cultivated some plants since he is a patient starting to use cannabis before 2007 when it was made legal, but ever since mostly unaccessible to the poor since he cannot afford the horrible prices of medical cannabis that in Italy might cost even 70 euros a gram. Few hours after my encounter with Doctor Cannabis I found out that a very important scientific conference on effects and uses of cannabis both medicinal and recreational had been totally baffled by the state tv report on the event. Because of the exaggerated content the video soon a viral phenomenon since the TG3 launched the umpteenth alarm for a new terrible drug and in this case they got a very common one: THC <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dr1TpNd_fSk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Almost a week later, also because of the protests of the organisers and scientists of the well managed meeting, some of them hired in governmental drug advisory boards of the Italian government, the same tv station published a complete corrigendum. End well, everything well? To be honest, the whole media system in Europe should operate a substantial change in the reporting on drugs and drug policies. It is not a case that the reports on UN drug policies meetings are very limited and that even the last CND in Vienna or even UNGASS 2016 in New York went almost unnoticed despite its utter failure . And the Italian case of the local tv represents just the tip on iceberg of the general media hype. For the moment we can laugh about it but this satisfaction is of a sorrow kind. Also on crime and its reporting there have are continuously blatant cases of distortion in the local press. Normalising possession and growing of plants for adults and personal use could bring down the stigma, favour the economy and even make possible that local transportation becomes more efficient to avoid alcohol and drug related casualties. Italy and Europe could finally thrive as an area of culture and freedom that could re-emerge from the dark centuries that have quite soon accompanied the invention of the modern printing technologies. Long before the criminalisation of plants and after 50 years from the inception of the printing technologies, Italy and particularly Venice that had for years some a head start position in Europe, was thrown back in the Middle Ages by the Inquisition. Most scientific publications were outlawed and even the bible in Italian was banned. Many scientists left the country and this process continues even nowadays. Consequently after the introduction of state and church censorship most of the books were printed underground or illegal imported. Some of them with false covers or with a colophon announcing they were printed in the Netherlands. It is still very dark in Italy especially reflecting on the possible prohibition of cannabis seeds announced by the agricultural commission. On the aftermath of an audit on cannabis legalisation where no recreational cannabis users organisations were invited, the law proposal of over 200 Italian representatives, far from being perfect ,will go through some closed door meetings and possibly be swallowed by the dark mist of parliamentary intrigue. Or even turned sour. Most probably, as in the case of the liberated slaves of Frigia, once we will be back as citizens and not as targets of repression we should present to the actors of the war on drugs an incredibly large bill for the persecution of witches, heretics, indigenous people in the first place and then of patients, doctors and free thinkers. Having said that. How could I demonstrate to dr. Cannabis my complicity for something that makes our souls free? as written in the book he personally dedicated. The big feeling of outrage sometimes turns into useful rage. How can we turn this anger about the oppression into a peaceful weapon? Journalists, patients, medical doctors should overcome centuries of censorship and of self-censorship that have cut off Italy and many other countries from science and reason. What is the relation between forbidden books and forbidden substances? Doctor Cannabis. The story of an anti-prohibitionist doctor is not strictly a book on medical cannabis but rather the denunciation against the social repression against a young man in the process of becoming a chirurg. Fabrizio Cinquini is not the stereotype of the typical stoner: He is a very fit and energetic man, an expert of martial arts and has a healthy life style. More than prosecuting him for having continuously grown cannabis looking forward to discover therapeutical benefits, the Italian authorities should consider to prohibit his book. <quote>Think for your self, question authority (Timothy Leary)</quote> <em>By Enrico Fletzer - ENCOD Steering Committee</em> <h2>News from the Secretariat:</h2> Enrico Fletzer and Richard Rainsford will be in Salerno, Italy on Sunday 12th June to present to the MAC (Movement Activist Cannabico) community at 13:00. We will discuss the establishment of Cannabis Social Clubs and the formation of a Cannabis Association for Italy.
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Manchester St Peter, Oldham Road, Lancashire Genealogy
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Guide to Manchester St Peter, Oldham Road, Lancashire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: chapelry register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
Manchester St Peter, Oldham Road, Lancashire
Ashton under Lyne; Chorlton; Manchester; Salford
The parish of St Peter, in the Cathedral rural deanery, was formed August 3, 1860, out of St George's, Manchester: the church in Blossom Street, Oldham Road, and consecrated in the year 1860, is an edifice of red brick with dressings of white brick and stone in the Italian style, consisting of an apsidal chancel, nave, aisles, north porch and a lofty western tower with pinnacles containing one bell: there are several small stained windows in the apse: the church will seat 1,350 persons, 500 sittings are free. The register dates from the year 1860. The living is a rectory, net yearly value £280, in the gift of five trustees and held since 1872 by the Rev. John Gruner Stowell, B.A. of Trinity College, Dublin"
Extract taken from Slater's Directory of Manchester, c1896
St Paul Manchester chapelry has online data transcriptions for many of its baptisms, marriages and burials. Since it resided within the Manchester Cathedral (the ancient parish) boundary, also note links to the parish (Cathedral) of Our Lady, St George and St Denys as well. Displayed below are the web sites indicated; note the ranges of years:
MANCHESTER ST PETER OLDHAM RD Chapelry (1860) Indexes
LOPC 1863-1906 None 1837-1880
To view a full list of all of Manchester City's chapelries and district church registers and the links to their online data of baptisms, marriages and burials, see the ancient parish (Cathedral) of MANCHESTER, OUR LADY, ST GEORGE & ST DENYS page.
Original Records Parish registers for St. Peter's Church, Oldham Road, Manchester, 1860-1951 have been microfilmed by FamilySearch. Copies are of the original registers filmed at the Manchester Archives Central Library in Manchester, England.
In 1937 the parish united with the parish of St. James the Less to become St. Peter Oldham Road with St. James the Less.
Manchester Archives Central Library call nos.: M299/4/1-2, M299/4/2/1-2.
Baptisms, 1860-1935. Marriages, 1860-February 1926.
Marriages, January 1926-1951.
Manchester Poor Law Union
Image of Manchester St Peter Church (Flickr)
Retrieved from "https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/index.php?title=Manchester_St_Peter,_Oldham_Road,_Lancashire_Genealogy&oldid=1914756"
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leadership now
The Surprising (And Necessary) Similarities Between Entrepreneurs And Con Artists
While each is a master of turning your money into their money, one sells a lie that sounds possible, the other sells a possibility that could be made true.
[Image courtesy of Columbia Pictures]
By Drake Baer 1 minute Read
In American Hustle, Christian Bale’s character–based on legendary conman Mel Weinberg–sells people phony artwork and fraudulent loans. As Weinberg is quoted in the New Yorker:
It’s my philosophy to give hope … That’s why most people don’t turn us in to the cops. They keep hopin’ we’re for real.
This ability to give people hope in something that isn’t proven is the same thing successful entrepreneurs do.
Take Steve Jobs, for example. As James Surowiecki observed in The New Yorker, the late Apple icon was known for his “reality distortion field.” Like Weinberg before him, he could make probabilities look like certainties to the people around him.
The job of the entrepreneur isn’t just to sell a killer product, but to sell hype and hope.
Like a proper con artist, Jobs would do endless rehearsals of his speeches, turning the plodding PowerPoint into a theatrical experience. He would milk every moment for maximum effect, like tiptoeing around an on-stage iPhone crash or like pulling a MacBook Air out of a manila envelope.
The job of the entrepreneur isn’t just to sell a killer product, but to sell hype and hope. To, as Surowiecki says, “peddle optimism.” The screenwriting guru, Robert McKee, told us that entrepreneurship is the “most extreme use of story.” Because really, what else do you have?
“You may have some test data, but it’s not a business yet,” he says. “It’s only a future possibility. So you have to use data from the past and the present–‘this is what we know,’ and project that into a future story–‘and this is what will be.'”
Henry Ford is a case study: when he was starting out, he had to convince his biggest supplier to take stock instead of cash. Before his automobile empire came to be, he was selling a kingdom to come.
While each is a master of turning your money into their money, that’s the obvious difference between the con and the entrepreneur: one sells a lie that sounds possible, the other sells a possibility that could be made true. In this way, entrepreneurship is storytelling.
Hat tip: the New Yorker
Drake Baer was a contributing writer at Fast Company, where he covered work culture. He's the co-author of Everything Connects, a book about how intrapersonal, interpersonal, and organizational psychology shape innovation.
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Jagler: Kim Wall provides the ‘lips behind the kiss’ at Ma Baensch
Kim Wall, president of the Milwaukee company that produces Ma Baensch herring, is preparing for a busy holiday season.
Jagler: Kim Wall provides the ‘lips behind the kiss’ at Ma Baensch Kim Wall, president of the Milwaukee company that produces Ma Baensch herring, is preparing for a busy holiday season. Check out this story on fdlreporter.com: https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/columnists/steve-jagler/2018/11/09/jagler-kim-wall-provides-lips-behind-kiss-ma-baensch/1908352002/
Steve Jagler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 6:00 a.m. CT Nov. 9, 2018 | Updated 11:40 a.m. CT Nov. 9, 2018
Kim Wall is president of Baensch Food Products Co.(Photo: Baensch Food Products Co.)
Baensch Food Products Co. is a small company that must constantly be prepared for big changes in the food and beverage industry.
Kim Wall, president of the Milwaukee company that produces Ma Baensch herring, says preemptive flexibility is crucial to survival in an industry that is perpetually evolving to meet changing preferences of foodies and governmental regulations.
Shortly after acquiring the company in 1999, Wall worked with Wisconsin grocers to move the familiar Ma Baensch herring jars from their dairy sections to the meat and seafood sections of their stores.
Wall then worked to achieve the official kosher certification from the Chicago Rabbinical Council to appeal to a wider customer base.
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More recently, Wall decided to modify Ma Baensch’s herring recipes to achieve a “clean label,” signifying a completely “transparent” product void of any preservatives or generically categorized “all natural” ingredients.
That also meant changing the original recipe of the late Lena Baensch’s Wine Herring.
“Lena’s original marinade formula only called for six ounces of white wine in a 160-gallon batch. Due to some consumer concerns regarding consuming alcohol, it made sense just to remove the wine entirely,” Wall said.
For the record, no one’s getting pickled on Wall’s watch.
With the change, the name of the company’s signature product is now called Ma Baensch Original Recipe Marinated Herring.
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All the ingredients in the marinade are now listed individually on the label: clove, bay leaf, cassia, nutmeg, red pepper and cardamom.
In addition, Wall decided to remove the preservative from her Ma Baensch Sour Cream & Chive Herring.
She also replaced liquid beet sugar, which was declared genetically modified, with liquid cane sugar, which is not GMO.
Wall is gearing up for her company’s busiest season, when herring is a staple at many Wisconsin holiday parties. The season accounts for 50 percent to 60 percent of the firm’s annual sales.
“We like to say it goes from deer hunting to New Year’s Eve at midnight,” Wall said.
How much herring, wild caught in the Atlantic Ocean near Newfoundland, Canada, will her small business at 1025 E. Locust St. produce this season?
“Hopefully enough for everyone to have what they want,” Wall said.
The company brags that it has been providing the “kiss of health” since 1932. Ma Baensch’s website describes Wall as the “lips behind the kiss.”
Ma Baensch herring (Photo: Ma Baensch)
In case you are wondering, the red lipstick print on the Ma Baensch label on the jar is indeed a replica of Wall’s lips.
“It’s something happy. If you’re eating herring, it’s a holiday. It’s a gathering. And a little sexy,” Wall said.
And beginning with the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve, Wall will begin planning to keep up with the next round of changing consumer preferences.
The company has an ongoing challenge in introducing herring fillets to millennials, Wall said.
“Snacking is huge with millennials. They snack four or five times a day. And we are the Wisconsin sushi,” Wall said. “It is a healthy protein, rich in omega 3.”
One of her major wholesale clients, Kroger Co., the parent company of Milwaukee-based Roundy’s Pick ‘n Save, Metro Market and Copps stores, recently announced its top five food trends of 2019, as curated by its team of new product developers, chefs and innovators:
Regional flavors. “Foods influenced by regions across the country are bringing flavor and fun to any meal. From tried-and-true barbecue sauces and flavorful potato chips with a twist — inspiration is coming from Nashville hot chicken, Southern Appalachian pimento cheese and other geographies. America's culinary heritage is as varied as it is delicious. Consumers will see a growing number of products influenced by local, regional and global tastes,” Kroger said.
Plant-based foods. “Consumers are finding it is easier than ever before to incorporate more plant-based fare into their daily diets. By electing to go meat or dairy free, whether for a meal, a meatless Monday, flexitarian Friday or every day of the week, there will be more plant-based options available to power through the day. Last year, 31 percent of consumers participated in meat-free days once per week,” Kroger said.
Eating styles. “More consumers are purchasing better-for-you products and subscribing to different eating styles, from vegetarian to flexitarian to keto and paleo. A recent study reports 15 percent of the U.S. population identify as vegetarian or vegan,” Kroger said.
Gut-healthy foods. “Medical studies show that a healthy gut is the foundation of overall wellness, and more than ever before, consumers are seeking foods that support self-care and healthy immune systems. Consumers will find a growing number of products rich in probiotics — good bacteria — and flavor,” Kroger said.
Low sugar and natural sweeteners. “Many consumers are motivated to reduce or eliminate sugar and/or consume alternate natural sweeteners like honey and agave. … New solutions and foods will continue to be added to grocery shelves to help consumers find products rich in nutrition and flavor and lean on sugar,” Kroger said.
Steve Jagler is the business editor of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. C-Level stands for high-ranking executives, typically those with “chief” in their titles. Send C-Level column ideas to him at steve.jagler@journalsentinel.com.
Kim Wall
Company: Baensch Food Products Co., Milwaukee
Hometown: Beloit
Residence: St. Francis
Education: Graduated from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, with a double major in accounting and economics
Family: Her dog, Blu, and her cat, Dickens
Best advice ever received: “At the ripe old age of 6 my dad told me my career choices were doctor, lawyer or CPA. So, I have always known that a woman could steer any ship.”
Favorite movie: “Deadpool”
Favorite musical artist: Todd Rundgren
Favorite Wisconsin restaurants: Breakfast, Sheridan’s in Cudahy; lunch, Lake Park Bistro in Milwaukee; and dinner, Odd Duck in Bay View
After hours: “Using live bait, I have caught 21 different species of freshwater fish in the Mississippi River and turned many of them into delicious meals.”
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Is invoice financing the way to secure the future of online SME lending? Online fintech financier Skippr talks to finder.com.au.
Invoice financing may be soon gaining steam with small businesses thanks to a fintech makeover. Skippr is an innovative cash management platform that offers invoice financing and cash flow forecasting. For businesses looking for an invoice financing solution, Skippr's latest product could be what they need.
Fintech, or financial technology, has always been an enabler. Whether it's been opening the door for risk-based rates in Australia, giving savers a way to earn high rates on relatively low-risk investments, or letting small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) access capital that they previously couldn't.
In the case of SMEs, fintech business is booming.
"When you've got an invoice, it's going to be paid because you've done the work to understand it. It's just not now," explains Alistair Lamond, commercial director of Skippr.
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"It's essentially going to be a robo-advisory tool for an SME," Lamond explains.
The robo-advisory and invoice financing hybrid model lends itself to a heavy investment in data, which is a similar position to where most fintech companies find themselves.
"Everyone's got data out there," Lamond says. "Whoever can gather it the most effectively, in the most cost-effective way, that data will win."
While both invoice financiers and short-term business lenders use retrospective data to inform their credit decisions, Lamond explains that invoice financing takes it a step further.
"We're using retrospective data plus we're actually dealing with something that's real; an invoice that will get paid. That piece is what really defines the price of the debt, or the price of finance and the risk of it."
Skippr aims to help businesses understand their revenue streams with its free cash flow management software, which connects to accounting software and advises on cash flow performance. The company also recently released a free eBook covering cash flow management.
Australia's late payment culture, or the delay of the payment of invoices, is one of statistics mentioned in the eBook. While invoice financing is one way for businesses to mitigate this culture, due to the complexity of the product, much of the Skippr's focus is spent on awareness.
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"Invoice financing is dealing with something that's real, an invoice until they get paid. And then that piece is really what defines the price of the finance, and the risk of it. And that of course, in the end, price always wins."
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100-year-old Flora Greene, Patricia Hicks earn Nevada Heritage Awards
Special to First Nation's Focus
Sherry Rupert, executive director of the Nevada Indian Commission, presents the Nevada Heritage Award to 100-year-old Flora Greene on Sept. 2 during the Numaga Indian Days Powwow on Sept. 2.
Photo: Brad Coman
RENO, Nev. — Flora Greene and Patricia Hicks were presented with the Nevada Heritage Award during a special ceremony as part of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony’s Numaga Indian Days Powwow in Hungry Valley on Sept. 2.
Greene, 100, of Nixon, is a member of the Cui-ui Ticutta Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe. She was born and raised on the reservation and is the oldest living alumna of the Stewart Indian School in Carson City.
Hicks was born on the Walker River Indian Reservation and grew up in Schurz. She has been involved in Indian dancing since she was a teenager and has remained involved with this art form for more than 50 years, currently as the director of the Agaidicutta Dance group in Schurz.
Nevada Heritage Awards, presented annually by the Folklife Program of the Nevada Arts Council, recognize and celebrate living cultural treasures: individuals who embody the highest level of artistic achievement and the highest level of service.
These awards, which include payment of a $3,500 honorarium, recognize lifelong commitments to mastering, teaching and sharing traditional arts.
Visit http://www.nvculture.org/nevadaartscouncil to learn more about the Nevada Heritage Awards.
Remembering Woodfords’ original residents – the Hung-a-lel-ti band of the Washoe Tribe
After gold was found in California, silver was discovered in Virginia City, and the Comstock bonanza lured those seeking riches onto Washoe terrain. The settlers viewed the land as an object of financial opportunity. In a very short time, pine nuts, seeds, game and fish had been overused. The harmonious rhythm that the Washoe had maintained was broken.
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First Parish Universalist Church of Stoughton
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The Universalist Off-Center Cross
When you walk into our sanctuary, one of the first things you see is a large circle with a cross on the wall above the chancel and altar (where the pulpit and lectern are). For a church that says that we welcome everyone and are not solely Christian, that can be a little jarring!
This “Off Center Cross” was designed in 1946 to acknowledge the Christian origins of our branch of Universalism, while leaving room for the diversity of our growing faith alongside agnosticism, humanism and the teachings shared with other world religions. According to the developers, the cross was placed off-centered within a circle to represent “the all inclusive faith of Universalism which shuts no one out... universalism is not the product of any one cultural or religious tradition, but is in fact implicit in all the great faiths."
Rev. Gordon McKeeman, a former minister of First Parish in Stoughton, says this about the Universalist symbol:
The Circle is a symbol of infinity— a figure without beginning or end. The Cross is the symbol of Christianity. It is placed off-center in the circle of infinity to indicate that Christianity is an interpretation of infinity but neither the only interpretation of the infinite nor necessarily for all people, the best one. It leaves room for other symbols and other interpretations. It is, therefore, a symbol of Universalism.
The circle, a traditional symbol of infinity because it has no beginning or end, represents the universe. The empty space at the center represents the mystery at the heart of the universe that people call ‘God.’ The cross represents Christianity, out of which Universalism grew, and which is the path toward God that most religious people in North America are brought up to follow; but it is placed off-center, to leave room for other points of view and to acknowledge the validity of other paths toward God.
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Major Leetul Gogoi, who used civilian as human shield in Budgam, held with minor at Srinagar hotel; faces probe
India Sameer Yasir May 25, 2018 16:10:00 IST
In a major embarrassment to the Indian Army in Kashmir, one of its officers, Major Leetul Gogoi, who hogged headlines last year for using a Kashmiri man as human shield was caught on Wednesday with a "minor" girl from a Srinagar hotel. The army officer was to spend a night with a minor girl in the hotel before rejoining duty at 53 Rashtriya Rifles (Punjab Regiment) base at Beerwah in central Kashmir’s Budgam district.
Major Leetul Gogoi. Image courtesy CNN-News18
The Jammu and Kashmir Police said an army officer, a minor and a driver were apprehended after they got a call from Hotel Grand Mamta in Dalgate area of Srinagar. The eyewitnesses said that the major was dragged by the locals after the scandal surfaced before taken under police custody.
Manzoor Ahmad, the owner of Hotel Grand Mamta told Firstpost that the army major had booked a room in the hotel using an online service, booking.com, and appeared in the hotel in the morning from Srinagar airport.
"(Leetua) Gogoi wrote two people on the registration form when the front desk asked him to produce two Aadhaar cards, one of them turned to be a local Kashmiri girl, who was a minor," Ahmad told Firstpost. "The front desk told him they can’t give room to a local. He left and reached the person in the car where the girl was sitting and told him that they are not giving the room. The person, a local, came out and started fighting with the front desk and we asked the police to come," the owner said.
The booking had been done in the name of Leetul Gogoi from Assam. The checkout was to happen on Thursday, 24 May.
The hotel management said that the guest was travelling for business and may be using a business credit card. The altercation broke out after the hotel management sought the identity proof of the girl and her driver visiting the major in the hotel. He was handed over to the police which handed him over to his unit after questioning.
"Police station Khanyar received a call from Hotel Grand Mamta that an altercation has taken place at the hotel," a police officer said.
"A police party was deputed to the hotel and it surfaced that a one woman (name withheld) and person namely Sameer Ahmed of Budgam had come with the major. The "woman" is a 16-year-old girl," the police said.
A police statement later said, "The hotel reception did not allow them to meet the person. Meanwhile, police reached the spot and got all the persons to the police station. Subsequently, it was learnt that the woman had come to meet an army officer. The identity and particulars of the army officer have been collected by the police. The official was handed over to (his) unit after recording their statements. The statement of the woman is also being recorded."
Inspector General of Police SP Pani has ordered a probe into the incident which will be conducted by a SIT headed by SP(North) Srinagar.
After the incident made it to the internet, many Kashmiri netizens reacted fiercely, saying, the major finally faced his karma.
"The weaver he used as human shield is now suffering from a disturbed mindset," said Ahsan Untoo, a rights activist fighting Farooq Dar, the Kashmiri human shield’s case. "What goes around, comes around. The shameful incident has now unmasked the real face of the major."
While many argue that it was "consensual" act, but the age of the girl makes it a clear case of felony.
"The identity and particulars of the army officer have been collected by the police as well," the police said.
It is not clear what was the urgency for the major to go almost alone risking his own life when the whole of Kashmir did not approve of what he did to Dar by putting him on the bonnet of the jeep.
Interestingly, after using Kashmiri as a human shield in poll-bound Budgam district early last year, Major Gogoi received the Commendation Card from Army Chief General Bipin Rawat.
Considered a prestigious award, it’s given for distinguished services and devotion to duty. The award of the chief of army staff commendation card, which is just a notch below gallantry medals, was given to Gogoi in a deliberate statement of intent by the army about their hard-nosed policy in dealing with the situation in the Valley.
As the incident is fast becoming a major controversy in Kashmir, the army is yet to come clear on the incident. When reached for his comments on the incident, Srinagar-based army PRO didn’t respond to repeated calls.
Updated Date: May 25, 2018 16:10:00 IST
Tags : 53 Rashtriya Rifles, Budgam, Defence, General Bipin Rawat, Hotel Grand Mamta, Indian Army, Major Leetul Gogoi, NewsTracker, Punjab Regiment
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Heraclitus: The Inception of Occidental Thinking and Logic
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Translator's Foreword The Inception of Occidental Thinking: Heraclitus Preliminary concerns: Philosophy as the authentic thinking of the to-be-thought. On the inception of "Occidental" thinking Introduction: Preliminary Consideration of the Inceptual and the Word 1. Two stories concerning Heraclitus as introduction to his word 2. The word in the inception of thinking Main Part: The Truth of Being Logic: Heraclitus's Doctrine of the Logos Prologue First Section: Logic: Its Name and Its Matter Second Section: The Primordial and the Paths to Access Third Section: Retreat into the Originary Region of Logic Supplement Editor's afterword German to English Glossary English to German Glossary
Heidegger, one of the twentieth century's most original and important thinkers, presents an elucidation of the fragments of Heraclitus, an early Greek thinker.
Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) is regarded as one of the twentieth century's most important philosophers. S. Montgomery Ewegen is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Classics at Trinity College, Hartford, USA. His research and teaching are focused on Ancient philosophy, 20th Century Continental philosophy, phenomenology, and their intersections. Julia Goesser Assaiante is a Visiting Assistant Professor of German in the Language and Culture Studies Department at Trinity College, Hartford, USA. Her research interests concentrate on eighteenth and early twentieth-century literature and philosophy, with an emphasis on poetic language, aesthetics, hermeneutics, and currents of anti-Enlightenment thought.
The lecture courses about Heraclitus (summer 1943 and 1944) represent the real artistry of Heidegger's lecturing. This artistry consists of a unique intertwining of philosophical, political, and even poetical elements. Heidegger's interpretation of Heraclitus' fragments demonstrate an inspiring access to the beginning of Occidental thinking. The translators present a remarkable and thoughtful translation of Heidegger's intense German style. Reading Heidegger reading Heraclitus is a pleasure. -- Peter Trawny, Director of the Heidegger-Institute, University of Wuppertal, Germany
Heidegger's Heraclitus lecture courses from 1943 and 1944 focus respectively on the notions of physis (nature) and logos (logic). They give important insight into Heidegger's attempt to think these notions ever more inceptually in the context of his being-historical thinking, and thereby to find a way to reawaken a more originary sense of being. This thoughtful translation makes accessible for the English reader Heidegger's creative and central engagement with Heraclitus. -- Daniela Vallega-Neu, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Oregon, USA
This long awaited translation was worth the wait. J. Goesser Assaiante and S. Montgomery Ewegen have provided us with a fluid and faithful translation of two of Heidegger's most sustained and important lecture courses on early Greek thinking. These manuscripts were written in 1943 and 1944, a pivotal time in Heidegger's development. They enable one to witness up close Heidegger's attempt to work out, by way of radically original translations and interpretations of Heraclitus's fragments, his understanding of the inception of the history of Occidental philosophy. At the same time, readers are invited to follow Heidegger in his attempt, by way of recovering and rethinking the deepest insights of Heraclitus and other early Greek thinkers, to think out beyond the end of the history of metaphysics that devolved from their greatness. * Bret W. Davis, Professor of Philosophy, Loyola University Maryland, USA *
The translation of Heidegger's most sustained engagement with Heraclitus represents a significant contribution to Heidegger studies. These two lecture courses richly fill in Heidegger's engagement with early Greek thinking and include provocative - often politically revelatory - discussions of Nietzsche, technology, friendship and history. The translators have succeeded in capturing Heidegger's challenging wordplay in a manner that opens up the Greek original in new and unexpected ways while remaining accessible and lucid in English. * Julia Ireland, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Whitman College, USA *
These two lecture courses on Heraclitus are Heidegger at his most provocative. More than a commentary, here Heidegger attempts to think through Heraclitus, with wonderfully startling results for our appreciation of each. The sustained attention to the pre-Socratic sense of both physis and logos is unmatched in his oeuvre. With this long awaited translation of a central volume in Heidegger's Gesamtausgabe, the translators have done the English reader a great service - not just the reader of Heidegger, but of Heraclitus as well. * Andrew J. Mitchell, Winship Distinguished Research Professor of Philosophy, Emory University, USA *
These two lecture courses, devoted to what Heidegger called the "first [but incomplete] inception" of Western philosophy, provide his most extended treatment of Heraclitean physis and logos as accounting for how things emerge into meaningful presence. Scholars Assaiante and Ewegen are to be highly commended for their meticulous rendering of this important text into eminently readable English. * Thomas Sheehan, Professor of Religious Studies and, by courtesy, of Philosophy, Stanford University, USA *
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Transfer Focus: Man United begin Morata move after Griezmann blow
by Jack Rosser share
14/6/2017 | 07:03am
Manchester United have moved Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata to the top of their list of striking targets and lodged their first offer after Antoine Griezmann signed a new deal at Atletico Madrid, according to reports from the Daily Mail.
What’s the word?
Manager Jose Mourinho will not hold back in terms of transfers this summer as he looks to build a side ready to challenge at the top of the Premier League, something United could not manager in the Portuguese’s first term in charge.
Furthermore, with the Red Devils back in the Champions League, strength in depth is a must this summer.
The red half of Manchester are close to a deal for Benfica defender Victor Lindelof and are now focusing up top.
And the Mail claim that, with Griezmann having committed to Atletico, that Morata is now the priority and that an initial bid was sent over to the Champions League winners on Monday.
Worth the money?
The report also claims that Los Blancos will be looking for a fee in the region of £70m, more than four times that they paid Juventus a year ago to bring the Spanish international back to the Bernabeu.
Whilst it may seem outrageous, even in the contemporary market, to quadruple a player’s fee over one year, especially when that player has played second fiddle all season as Morata has to Benzema, it is worth remembering the other offers on the table a year ago.
Whilst Madrid were able to bring the striker back on the cheap from Turin thanks to a buy back clause, then newly appointed Chelsea manager Antonio Conte was reportedly ready to pay £60m for a deal, maybe it’s not too bad after all.
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Forbes Fintech 50 2018: The Future Of Investing
Kristin Stoller Forbes Staff
Got my mind on your money.
In a world saturated with trading apps and robo-advisors, these eight investing and wealth management companies have something that sets them apart, from Robinhood's new crypto trading option to CircleUp's new $125 million venture fund. Here are our Forbes Fintech 50 2018 picks in the world of investing, trading and wealth management.
Acorns, Irvine, CA
Mobile app rounds up each debit or credit card purchase to nearest dollar, investing extra pennies in diversified portfolios of low cost index ETFs. Through “Found Money” program, some brands also kick in a percentage of purchases to a buyer’s Acorns accounts—1% from Walmart, 1.2% from Apple, 4% from Boxed and Expedia. After recent acquisition of Portland startup Vault, Acorn plans to roll out IRA option early this year.
Bona fides: Now has 2.9 million investment accounts, with 2.4 million active users.
Cofounders: Father and son Walter and Jeff Cruttenden, ages 67 and 31.
Current CEO: Noah Kerner, 40
Funding: $101 million from PayPal, Greycroft, e.ventures, Bain Capital Ventures and others
Threat to: Other savings apps and robo-advisors.
Betterment, New York City
Robo-advisor manages ETF portfolios geared to investors’ goals and risk tolerance for 0.25% of assets a year. New 0.40% premium service, available to those with $100,000 or more invested, offers access to human advisors via phone, email and text. Now offers a socially responsible investing portfolio.
Bona fides: Largest independent robo, managing $13 billion plus for 300,000 customers.
Founder & CEO: Jon Stein, 38
Funding: $275 million from Anthemis Group, Bessemer Venture Partners, Citi Ventures, Northwestern Mutual. Latest valuation: $800 million
Threat to: Financial advisors, other robo advisors
Ryan Williams, founder and CEO of Cadre
Jamel Toppin for Forbes
Cadre, New York City
Invitation-only platform allows high net worth individual and institutional investors to buy shares in commercial real estate and multifamily deals at lowers fees than are typical in real estate funds and REITs.
Bona fides: Since inception, has closed more than $1 billion in total deals through its platform.
Founder & CEO: Ryan Williams, 30, a Forbes 30 Under 30. (Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner was a cofounder.)
Funding: $130 million from Andreessen Horowitz, Breyer Capital, Ford Foundation, Goldman Sachs, Thrive Capital and others. Latest estimated valuation: $800 million
Threat to: Real estate investment funds, commercial real estate brokers
Forbes on Cadre: 30 Under 30 Finance: The Top Young Traders, Dealmakers And Big Money Innovators
CircleUp, San Francisco
Starting with crowdfunding in 2012, CircleUp now connects small consumer product companies to capital in three way. In 2017, it began offering lines of credit at rates of 14% to 25%. A new $125 million venture fund managed by CircleUp invests alongside individual accredited investors.
Bona fides: 255 startups have received $390 million in equity investments through the site.
Founders: CEO Ryan Caldbeck 39, and COO Rory Eakin, 39
Funding: $53 million from Union Square Ventures, Google Ventures, former leaders of Goldman Sachs and Capital One and others.
Threat to: Traditional venture capital
Ellevest, New York City
Digital investing platform provides financial plans and ETF portfolios that take account of women’s longer lives, different salary curves and the gender pay gap. Digital only accounts cost 0.25% of assets a year. Premium accounts offer access to human advisors for 0.50% assets a year, with a $50,000 minimum.
Bona fides: In first year of operation, signed up more than 6,000 clients.
Co-founder & CEO: Sallie Krawcheck, 53, who held top spots at Merrill Lynch, Smith Barney and Citi Private
Funding: $44.5 million from Morningstar, Rethink Impact, billionaire Penny Pritzker, Venus Williams, Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga and others.
Threat to: Financial advisors, gender neutral robo advisors
Fundrise
Credit: Fundrise
Fundrise, Washington, D.C.
Crowdfunding platform that allows anyone with $500 to invest in diversified real estate portfolios. Launched eFunds in 2017, selling shares in portfolios dedicated to building and remodeling single family housing in urban locations.
Bona fides: About 17,000 investors have put $300 million into deals through the platform.
Cofounder & CEO: Ben Miller, 41, son of Washington D.C. developer Herbert S. Miller
Funding: $50 million from Renren, Guggenheim Partners, Berman Enterprises and others
Threat to: Other real estate crowdfunding sites, traditional REITs
iCapital Network, New York City
Online platform allows high-net-worth individuals and their advisors to analyze and invest in alternative assets such as private equity, venture capital, real estate and hedge funds with smaller amounts---in some cases as little as $100,000 per fund. Recently acquired the U.S. Private Equity Access Fund Platform from Deutsche Bank.
Bona fides: Post acquisition services more than $5 billion in capital in nearly 10,000 investor accounts.
Cofounders: Managing partners Dan Vene, 42 and Nick Veronis, 53. Current CEO: Goldman Sachs alum Lawrence Calcano, 55.
Funding: $55 million from Credit Suisse, BlackRock, Morgan Stanley, UBS, BNY Mellon and others
Threat to: Artivest, CAIS
Vlad Tenev
Credit: Jamel Toppin for Forbes
Robinhood, Palo Alto, CA
Mobile app offering basic stock trades for free, plus a $10 a month service, Robinhood Gold, that gives investors access to extended trading hours and margin loans (at no interest cost, above the monthly fee). Launching Robinhood Crypto, which will allow users to trade Bitcoin and Ethereum commission-free.
Bona fides: Three million users. More than $100 billion in trades placed on app.
Founders and Co-CEOs: Baiju Bhatt, 33, and Forbes 30 Under 30 member Vlad Tenev, 31
Funding: $176 million from Yuri Milner's DST Global, Josh Kushner's Thrive Capital, NEA, Index Ventures, actors Jared Leto and Ashton Kutcher and others. Latest valuation: $1.3 billion
Threat to: Discount brokers
Full list of the Fintech 50 2018
Forbes Fintech 50 2018: The Newcomers
Forbes Fintech 50 2018: The Future Of Lending
Forbes Fintech 50 2018: The Future Of Payments
Forbes Fintech 50 2018: The Future Of Personal Finance
Forbes Fintech 50 2018: The Future Of Blockchain And Cryptocurrency
Forbes Fintech 50 2018: The Future Of Wall Street And Big Data
Forbes Fintech 50 2018: The Future Of Real Estate And Finance
Kristin Stoller
I'm a wealth reporter at Forbes. Before joining Forbes, I reported for the Hartford Courant and the New Haven Register, covering breaking and local news. A Connecticut n...
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FOG! Chats With D.J. Kirkbride, Writer of IDW’s ‘The Biggest Bang’
August 16, 2016 by Stefan Blitz
Using a Superman archetype isn’t anything new, but how it’s utilized makes all the difference.
Created by an inexplicable universe-killing event, the being called Cosmos traverses the stars, seeking to help those he can in order to atone for the sins of his birth. Often mistaken for a harbinger, Cosmos soars the intergalactic space ways alone… but will soon find himself up against an alien tyrant on his quest for acceptance.
Now in The Biggest Bang, a new threat presents itself, one the hero has never known… worship! What can he give those who would call him God?
Writer D.J. Kirkbride took some time to discuss Cosmos, collaboration and his upcoming work.
FOG!: This September, the fourth issue of The Biggest Bang comes to stores, completing the second mini-series (following The Bigger Bang). What was the genesis of this project?
D.J. Kirkbride: Artist and co-creator Vassilis Gogtzilas contacted Adam P. Knave and yours truly with a black and white drawing of a caped beefcake floating in space. He asked if we wanted to work on a superhero comic with him. Adam was too busy with other projects, but I went for it. I needed to come up with an interesting hook, something that could separate him from other superhero-types as far as I knew, and the idea of his birth being the cause of massive destruction occurred to me in the brainstorming process. It was the emotional hook I needed to write some over-the-top cosmic wackiness for Vass to draw.
The hero, Cosmos, is a union suit wearing, superpowered god in a cape, who is created during a second big bang, which wiped out Earth. Would you consider Cosmos to be a superhero or a cosmic spacehero?
He’s more of a cosmic space hero to me, though he clearly has all the visual superhero trappings and came from a desire on the artist’s part to draw a superhero book. My main concern with him, especially in the first series, was the guilt he was born with, feeling he had to atone for something that wasn’t actually his fault. No one chooses how they were born. He thinks it compels him to do good, though I think he would’ve anyway, at least on some level. He’s a decent person– naive, maybe, but he has an inherent sense of right and wrong.
Both series deal with Cosmos dealing with his nemesis, King Thulu, who’s clearly inspired by Lovecraft. What does Thulu want and how does Cosmos stand in his way?
Thulu was the antagonist of the first series, The Bigger Bang, but he doesn’t really factor into The Bigger Bang, aside from the memory and fallout of his reign. He declared himself ruler of the universe Cosmos adopted as his new home and saw Cosmos as the ultimate weapon. He saw that all Cosmos wanted was to be loved, so he ordered the people under his rule to love the guy, basically. His plan was to manipulate Cosmos into doing his bidding while tricking him into thinking his actions were good and pure.
The Biggest Bang has several antagonists, some dealing withe the fallout of The Bigger Bang, and the main ones being a misguided cult that has deemed Cosmos to be God, with a capital “G.” They call themselves The Cosmic Church of the Half-God and are lead by a big eyeball named Janishire Sneck. Whereas Thulu was a big, boisterous, comical villain, Sneck has more shades of gray. He’s still causing trouble for Cosmos and returning character promoted to co-lead Wyan, but it’s not in the same mustache-twirling way.
How did you find your co-creator and artist, Vassilis Gogtzilas and what do you think he brings to the project.
Vass and I met working on anthologies. I was one of a few editors on the first ones, and then Adam and I co-wrote a story he drew for another. We’d stayed in contact over the years, and, as I mentioned, Vass’s original drawing and desire to do a superhero comic is the actual genesis of these two 4-parters. He brings a lot of artistic passion and manic energy to the book. He’s unpredictable, his style changing often from page to page, sometimes panel to panel– it’s exciting for the adventurous reader.
In the best Superman stories, his weakness is his humanity. He cares about the people of Earth. Without Earth, what does Cosmos relate to?
There are many alien races in this universe, most far weaker Cosmos. He doesn’t care about power, but he does care about helping those in need and also finding friendship. The latter was his main motivator in The Bigger Bang, the former for The Biggest Bang. He’s grown into a more altruistic hero.
What do you have coming up?
Aside from The Biggest Bang #4, IDW is releasing the fifth and final volume of the Amelia Cole series that I co-wrote with Adam, illustrated by Nick Brokenshire. It’s called Amelia Cole Versus The End of Everything, and I think we wrap up this 30-issue saga quite nicely. We’ve been working on Amelia’s adventures for five years or so, so it’s bittersweet to see it end. Luckily, we’ve moved onto another project… that I can’t talk about yet. I also have a pitch in the works that hopefully will find a good home. Right now, though, yeah, I have two books ending. That’s kind of strange to me, but the stories have been told.
What are you currently geeking out over?
There’s so much great stuff out there! I just read the sixth volume of SAGA. That book never ceases to entertain, horrify, and amaze me. Anything Michael and Laura Allred work on is an immediate buy, read, and love for me. Power Man and Iron Fist by David Walker and Sanford Greene is great fun. Michel Fiffe blows up my mind with Copra. I’m really enjoying Dean Haspiel’s Red Hook comix on Webtoons. Adam gave me The Unauthorized Biography of Superman by Glen Weldon for my birthday last month, and I just devoured that. I love reading about that character because he’s just the best.
As for TV, I kind of love that The CW has basically become the DC TV network. Their shows are fun and entertaining– my TV happy place. Star Trek Beyond was good popcorn fun. Nothing can beat the original series, but these movies entertain me. As for music, my wife got me a record player for my birthday, so I enjoy the occasional afternoon going to the local record shop to find good deals and enjoy simply putting on an album and listening from start to finish. Um… I’ll spend the rest of the day lamenting the stuff I’ve forgotten to mention– especially for the comics. There really is so much great work being published right now. It’s an exciting time.
The Biggest Bang #4 arrives in comic stores and digital on 9/14
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Russia fires on Ukrainian vessels in Black Sea; 2 wounded
By MATTHEW BODNER Published November 25, 2018 MarketsAssociated Press
The Kerch bridge is seen blocked for ships entrance, near Kerch, Crimea, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018. A Russian coast guard vessel rammed a Ukrainian navy tugboat near Crimea, damaging the ship's engines and hull, the Ukrainian navy said Sunday. (AP Photo)
Russia's coast guard opened fire on and seized three of Ukraine's vessels Sunday, wounding two crew members, after a tense standoff in the Black Sea near the Crimean Peninsula, the Ukrainian navy said.
Russia blamed Ukraine for provoking the incident, which sharply escalated tensions that have been growing between the two countries since Moscow annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, and it has worked steadily to bolster its zone of control around the peninsula.
Earlier in the day, Russia and Ukraine traded accusations over a separate incident involving the same vessels, prompting Moscow to block passage through the narrow Kerch Strait, which separates the peninsula from the Russian mainland.
The Ukrainian navy said two of its gunboats were struck and Russian crews boarded and seized them and an accompanying tugboat.
Russia's Federal Security Service, known as the FSB and which oversees the coast guard, said there was "irrefutable evidence that Kiev prepared and orchestrated provocations ... in the Black Sea. These materials will soon be made public."
The FSB confirmed early Monday that it fired on the vessels to force them to stop, and then seized them.
An emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council was called for Monday morning over the escalating situation, according to U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley. The European Union and NATO called for restraint from both sides and for Moscow to restore access to the strait, which Ukraine uses to move ships to and from ports on either side of the peninsula.
Ukrainian authorities said they had given advance notice to the Russians that the vessels would be moving through the strait, which connects the Black Sea to the Sea of Azov.
Russia said the three Ukrainian vessels made an unauthorized passage through Russian territorial waters, while Ukraine alleged that one of its boats was rammed by a Russian coast guard vessel.
The tugboat, which was rammed, was traveling with the two Ukrainian gunboats from Odessa on the Black Sea to Mariupol, an eastern Ukraine port, via the Kerch Strait.
"Russian coast guard vessels ... carried out openly aggressive actions against Ukrainian navy ships," the Ukrainian statement said, with the tugboat suffering damage to its engine, hull, side railing and a lifeboat.
The Kerch Strait is the only passage into the Sea of Azov. The strait is spanned by the recently completed Kerch Bridge, connecting Crimea to Russia. Transit under the bridge has been blocked by a tanker ship, and dozens of cargo ships awaiting passage are stuck.
Russia has not given any indication of how long it will block the strait, but a long-term closure to would amount to an economic blockade of Ukrainian cities on the Azov coast. Russia's Black Sea Fleet greatly outmatches the Ukrainian navy.
Ukrainian ports on the Sea of Azov include strategically vital centers such as Mariupol, the closest government-controlled city to Donetsk and Luhansk, the breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine controlled by Russia-backed separatists. Thousands of people in those regions have been killed in fighting between Ukrainian troops and the separatists since 2014.
The FSB told Russian news agencies after the first incident that the Ukrainian ships held their course and violated Russian territorial waters.
"Their goal is clear — to create a conflict situation in the region," the FSB statement said. It did not mention that a Ukrainian tugboat was rammed.
Although a 2003 treaty designates the Kerch Strait and Sea of Azov as shared territorial waters, Russia has been asserting greater control over the passage since 2015.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said earlier that Russia's actions violated the U.N. Charter and international law, and pledged to "promptly inform our partners about Russia's aggressive actions."
"Such actions pose a threat to the security of all states in the Black Sea region," the statement said, "and therefore require a clear response from the international community."
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, after a meeting with his National Security Council, said in a statement he would ask parliament Monday to take up the issue of whether to implement martial law over the incident.
About 50-100 people gathered outside the Russian Embassy in Kiev to protest Moscow's actions.
Dmitry Kiselyov, a commentator on Russian state-controlled TV, told viewers of his Sunday evening news program that Poroshenko, encouraged by the U.S., is looking to pick a fight with Russia in the Black Sea.
The talk show host also alleged the U.S. talked Poroshenko into staging a provocation against Russia as a means to disrupt an upcoming meeting between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump at this week's Group of 20 summit in Argentina.
"What is happening now at the (Kerch) bridge threatens to turn into a very unpleasant story," Kiselyov said.
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Ask children about social media use, psychiatrists urged
Psychiatrists are being urged to ask children with mental health issues how long they spend online and what they use social media for.
Questions about technology should be a routine part of assessments, the Royal College of Psychiatrists says.
It is concerned about how time spent online impacts on mood, sleep, diet and behaviour.
The government is expected to announce plans to regulate social media companies soon.
The College's advice comes as evidence grows of a possible link between harmful content or time spent online, and poor mental health.
It is planning to publish a report later this year about its stance on technology use and children's mental health, which will include recommendations for parents, children and doctors.
When assessing children, psychiatrists are being advised to think about:
harmful content, especially material which could impact on an existing mental illness, such as self-harm photos or images which promote eating disorders
how problematic technology use could be related to problems with sleep, poor academic performance, low mood and behavioural or eating difficulties
how conditions such as depression or eating disorders may make children more likely to spend too long online or use technology in a way that is harmful
The Royal College of Psychiatrists recommends that children stop using technology at least an hour before going to bed, and avoid using technology at mealtimes.
This is a view echoed by the Chief Medical Officer in her recent guidance on social media.
A group of MPs recently called for a tax on social media companies' profits, saying the firms are operating in "an online wild west" and should help fund research into the links between technology use and mental illness.
The government is expected to announce plans for an independent regulator which would enforce a new statutory 'duty of care' on social media companies.
This comes after growing concerns about graphic online content, including material featuring suicide and self-harm.
Earlier this year, the father of 14-year-old Molly Russell, who took her own life in 2017, said Instagram had "helped kill" his daughter.
Dr Bernadka Dubicka, chair of the child and adolescent faculty at RCPsych, said: "Although we recognise that social media and technology are not primary drivers of mental illness in young people, we know that they are an important part of their lives and can be harmful in some situations.
"As a frontline clinician, I regularly see young people who have deliberately hurt themselves after discussing self-harm techniques online.
"Clinicians recognise the well-known phenomena of young people copying each other's harmful behaviour while on in-patient units, but it's even more worrying to see this replicated in the online world where audiences are so much bigger."
She added: "We're also finding that some young people report being recommended harmful content; for example, links to websites encouraRead More – Source
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The Unofficial Leveson Film Series: Park Row
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TCOLondon & the Media Reform Coalition present The Unofficial Leveson Film Series: PARK ROW
With the Leveson report on press abuses about to drop, TCOLondon have teamed up with Media Reform activists and Eureka! to present Samuel Fuller's seminal 1952 journalism film Park Row on Tuesday, October 30 at 71a.
Presented by former Daily Star reporter-turned-comedian Richard Peppiatt, Park Row is an exhilarating tribute to the ideals of a free press amid the rise of tabloid journalism in America.
Come along, watch the film, have a few drinks and meet some of the people cranking up the heat on government to make our media more democratic and accountable.
"Park Row is one of the greatest love letters in the history of film - and it's a love letter to journalism" - Quentin Tarantino
Park Row is the first in a series of screenings hosted by TCOLondon & the Media Reform Coalition. Doors open at 6.30pm and the film starts at 7pm, following an introduction by Richard Peppiatt.
Park Row is out now on Eureka!
Please note: Refunds will only be offered to ticket holders in the event of cancellation or if the event is rescheduled (we cannot offer refunds if you change your mind, sorry!) Please note that we do reserve the right to change the programme details of events without prior notice.
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Russia: Last Journey of the Tsars
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An exciting journey across Russia in the footsteps of the Tsars
On the night of the 17th July 1918, the Tsar of Russia and his family were executed in Yekaterinburg, Russia's fourth largest city just east of the Ural Mountains, the gateway to Siberia and a whole other Russia. On this journey we follow their final footsteps: from Moscow we travel by train across this historically fascinating, yet almost unknown region of Russia. Visiting ancient Suzdal and Vladimir, Kazan; capital of the Republic of Tartarstan - the centre of Russia’s Muslim culture; the once closed city of Gorky – now known as Nizhny Novgorod. Finally, on day 7 we will reach Yekaterinburg a city overflowing with history and culture.
Explore some of Russia's lesser known cities and World Cup venues
Travel on the Trans-Siberian Railway
Visit cathedrals, monasteries and mosques
Meal with a local family
St Petersburg Extension available
7 nights comfortable hotels, 1 night sleeper train
9 days land only / flight inclusive
Normally 6 to 16, plus leader. Min age 16 yrs
Travel by private mini bus and sleeper train (shared compartments)
Countries visited: Russia
All breakfasts and 1 dinner
Transfers on group flights
Letter of inviation for visa
I would recommend this Tour to anyone with a remote interest in Russia and its history. The...
Peter Craig, 2019 See more reviews
A very busy trip with so much to see, it was my first time in Russia and this trip is an...
Katherine Morgan , 2019 See more reviews
This was an outstanding trip with a great itinerary expertly led by the Russian tour manager.
Paul Roberts, 2018 See more reviews
A very busy trip with plenty to see and much to experience.
Peter Heywood, 2018 See more reviews
Just returned from the first departure of a new trip venturing to parts of Russia where foreign...
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This trip is the perfect opportunity to explore Russia beyond the usual Moscow to St Petersburg...
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Just back from this very enjoyable trip. So interesting to see parts of Russia not on the usual...
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Start Moscow
Arrive in the early evening and transfer to our centrally located hotel in Moscow. The journey takes approximately 1 hour from Sheremetyevo Airport yet during peak season this can be longer due to traffic. The closest subway station to our hotel is Arbatskaya on the blue line (the only station where four lines meet).
After dinner we recommend an evening walk onto Red Square.
Arbat House Hotel or similar
Full day sightseeing tour of Moscow. Evening train to Suzdal
This morning we enjoy a walking tour of Moscow, surely one of the most iconic cities in the world. Our route takes us across Red Square, with time to visit Lenin's Mausoleum and the ornate GUM Shopping Centre. We then hop aboard the marvellous, efficient Metro system, for a short tour of some of the most beautiful stations. Many are lined with marble, stained glass and adorned with chandeliers.
After lunch, we will explore the Kremlin - a city within a city. It is still the seat of political power in Russia and contains many of its greatest treasures. We visit the magnificent cathedrals of St. Michael the Archangel, the Annunciation and the Assumption, as well as the Tsar Bell and the golden domes of Ivan the Great Bell Tower.
In the early evening, we transfer to Kurskaya train station for the train to Vladimir, with an onward transfer to Suzdal. It's an interesting run, firstly through the suburbs of Soviet apartment blocks and then pretty countryside that surrounds the Russian capital.
Hotel Sokol or similar
Guided tour of Suzdal and wooden architecture museum
Suzdal is sometimes called the 'diamond in the Golden Ring' - referring to the ring of ancient towns and cities of historic and religious importance surrounding Moscow. This small town of wooden cottages and fine churches once served as the capital of Russia, when Moscow was not much more than a cluster of cowsheds. It transformed into a major monastic centre in the times of Ivan the Terrible and also became an important commercial hub.
Our morning walking tour will take in all the main sights, including the Kremlin and the Nativity of the Virgin Cathedral. After a lunch stop, we'll visit the Museum of Wooden Architecture, where buildings from all over the region were bought to protect them from redevelopment. The museum really gives us an idea of how people in the past lived. The 'village' includes houses, workshops and even two whole churches.
Today we visit a local family and enjoy a traditional meal at their home.
Meals included: Breakfast Dinner
Transfer to Vladimir; sightseeing and free time. Evening train to Nizhny Novgorod
Today we return to Vladimir, somewhat more industrial than Suzdal, due to its location on the Trans-Siberian line, but no less significant. The town is another former capital of Russia and home to several UNESCO protected architectural masterpieces, including the Golden Gates, St Demetrius’ Cathedral and the Dormition Cathedral.
In the late afternoon, we board the eastbound Trans-Siberian Express for Nizhny Novgorod arriving in time for a late dinner.
Gorky Hotel or similar
City tour of Nizhny Novgorod; optional afternoon excursion to Makaryev Monastery. Overnight train to Kazan
Nizhny Novgorod, known as Gorky until 1991, was once a 'closed city' to foreigners to safeguard the security of Soviet military research and production facilities. It was also home to the exiled nuclear physicist Andrei Sakharov an activist for disarmament, peace and human rights. With these dark days behind it, Russias fifth largest city is now home to a beautiful restored cliff-top Kremlin overlooking the confluence of the Volga and Oka rivers.
After a morning tour of the main sights, there is free time, or you may wish to take an optional excursion along the Volga River, to the 15th century Makaryev Monastery.
After an early dinner back in the city, we once again board the Trans-Siberian Express, this time in 4 berth cabins for the overnight journey to Kazan the capital of the Tatarstan Republic.
Sleeper train
Full day in Kazan, Russia's Tartar Capital
Kazan is sometimes referred to as 'Istanbul on the Volga', a city where East meets West, and the Orthodox domes and spires compete with the minarets to form the most unique skyline of any Russian city. This is the capital of the Tatarstan Republic, autonomous, oil-rich, but still firmly under Moscow's control. Since 2000 vast sums of money have been spent cleaning up the city, adding bilingual street signs and building a stunning new mosque. Kazan really is like no other city in Russia.
Our morning tour includes the Kremlin, The Qul Sharif Mosque, Khan’s Mausoleum and the Temple of All Religions. The afternoon is free to enjoy the city at your leisure.
Maksim Gorky Hotel or similar
From Europe to Asia, cross the Ural Mountains
After breakfast, we start our final journey by rail to Yekaterinburg. Boarding the Trans-Siberian Express we head east, leaving Europe behind and moving into the Asian region of the colossal nation that is Russia. Our 14.5hr journey passes through dense forests of pine, small industrial towns, wooden villages and the rolling foothills of the Urals. The journey really gives us a sense of what the rest of the country is like and an idea of just how vast and remote some parts are. Station stops are a real highlight of the day as there is time to leave the train, buy home cooked snacks from locals and meet some of our fellow passengers. This is a day to relax and watch the world go by, before reaching our final destination of Yekaterinburg late in the evening.
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Morning tour of Yekaterinburg; free afternoon
Yekaterinburg is our final destination on this epic journey, a city that has played a huge part in the recent history of Russia. Here, on the 17th July 1918, the Romanov Family met their fate, having been taken here from St Petersburg (then Petrograd) in April of the same year. In a dark cellar of a modest house, they were shot and stabbed by Bolshevik troops, changing the course of European history forever.
The house no longer stands, having been pulled down in 1977 on the orders of Boris Yeltsin. Today the new Church on the Blood sits on the same site. As well as a city tour we visit the Museum of The Royal Family. We then have a free afternoon to enjoy the city and you may choose to visit the Museum of Military Glory, or maybe just relax with a coffee in one of the cities many cafes.
End Yekaterinburg
Our tour ends after breakfast.
Extend Your Trip
St Petersburg Extension
Extend your adventure with our perfectly designed 2 night pre-extension to Russia's cultural capital, St Petersburg.
Prior to the Russian Revolution of 1917, St Petersburg (or Petrograd as it was known then), was the capital of Imperial Russia and seat of power of the Romanov Family. It was here that revolution began, the Winter Palace was stormed by the Bolsheviks and Tsar Nicolas II abdicated. Starting in St Petersburg allows us to follow the full journey of both the revolution itself Romanov family all the way to the sight of their execution, two thousand kilometres away in Yekaterinburg. The detailed itinerary can be found here.
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All nationalities require a visa for Russia. These requirements will vary depending on your nationality. For British nationals visa applications must now be made in person at a visa processing centre, located in London and Edinburgh. At the time of application, fingerprints will be taken. We will be providing a new type of service to assist with the application process; however we will no longer be able to submit the application on your behalf. It is your responsibility to arrange a visa prior to travel, but we will provide you with more information after booking to help and advice with this. The cost of the visa is currently GBP108.40. For more information please click here
Please note: The visa application takes approximently 5 working days. You can arrange for your passport to be posted back to you or returned to the visa processing centre to collect it in person.
There are no mandatory vaccination requirements. Recommended vaccinations are: Tetanus, Hepatitis A, Yellow Fever.
There are not many restaurants and cafes in Russia where you can try true Russian cuisine. Nowadays Russian food is a mixture of cuisine from neighbouring countries such as Georgia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine and other Central Asian countries. There are pancakes and pies with different fillings, delicious khachapuri (traditional Georgian pie with homemade cheese suluguni), caucus kebabs, Uzbekistani plov (rice dish with meat and vegetables) and soups (traditional Russian schi with solty cabbage or Ukrainian borsch with beetroot). Your leader will arrange group dinners in different places to get the most out of this gastronomic mix throughout your journey.
Vegetarians are well catered for in Moscow but less so outside the capital. Meals are generally good value and you can expect to pay £20-30 per person for dinner and between £5 - 10 for a lunch snack.
This part of Russia is in northern Europe and has a continental climate, with extreme highs in the summer and lows in the winter. Through the summer months, rain can be experienced at any time. Spring starts about a month later than in the UK and autumn finishes about a month earlier. Trips at this time should be warm and sunny; in high summer, it can be hot, with temperatures of about 30°C or more.
Although this is not the exact final journey the Romanov family took in 1918 (they were taken from St Petersburg, then the capital of the country), it does give us a fascinating insight into Russia's recent history, from the Revolution of 1917, to the rise of the USSR, through to the reign of Vladimir Putin today.
This trip is graded as Leisurely/Moderate (2) and we visit as much as possible in some of Russia's lesser-known cities, certainly off most Western tourist maps. The itinerary is busy and we visit a lot of churches, monasteries and museums. Although we do have minibus transport please be prepared to walk some distance. Entrances to all sites listed in the itinerary are included.
At train stations, you will be expected to carry your luggage up and down steps through tunnels and over bridges.
On occasion, the government may choose to close Red Square without warning. For the overnight train journey, we use second class compartments that comprise of 4 berths and are of a reasonable standard, with bed linen provided. Please note that cabins can be rather hot. We do not have our own private compartments and people not from the group may be sharing with us if the group is an odd number.
Hotels and sleeper train
You will spend 7 nights in comfortable 3 star hotels and 1 night on a sleeper train. All accommodation is offered on a twin share basis with private facilities. Our properties in all five cities are in central locations, within walking distance of the main sights (no more than 20 minutes). Wi-Fi is available free of charge but may only be accessible in public areas and is often temperamental. Each hotel offers a buffet breakfast.
The sleeper train is based on 4 berth cabins. Linen is provided. If you have trouble getting into an upper bunk, please let Exodus know at the time of booking.
Single supplement excludes sleep train between Nizhny Novgorod and Kazan.
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I would recommend this Tour to anyone with a remote interest in Russia and its history. The Journey (from St Petersburg in our case) to Ekaterinburg unfolded the story of Russia old and new. We were staggered by the churches, some built less than ten years ago. The trains were excellent except the Kazan to Ekaterinburg 14 hour journey, where the train had no buffet or trolley service for food. You have to stock up at the occasional 20-30 minute stop at stations. Fine, it added to the fun. We were recommended not to eat anything unwrapped from the stations but I couldn't exist on biscuits and crisps so had a Russian version of a cheese and potato pasty. No problems. Hotels very good. A really well put together tour which I would strongly recommend. Russians much nicer and much more helpful than their normal image in the west. The cities were very impressive in a classical 19th century way. Come on Exodus, why not a trip starting in Ekaterinburg and going eastwards...
The Moscow Kremlin. But too many highlights to list really.
Artem was excellent, fluent and helpful. 100% except he didn't really get over to us in time that the 14 hour Kazan to Ekaterinburg train had no food on board. It wouldn't have mattered except he discouraged us (on hygiene grounds) from buying at the station kiosks. Personally I would judge the station food safe.
No, relax and enjoy it. It doesn't live down to its Cold War image
Just that small point re the 14 hour journey; decide if station kiosk food is okay or not. I think its okay. But if Exodus want to be cautious tell everyone to stock up with wrapped sandwiches the night before.
Katherine Morgan
A great trip full of variety.
A very busy trip with so much to see, it was my first time in Russia and this trip is an excellent introduction into its history.
I enjoyed Suzdal and Vladimir, a pleasant change from the big cities, a great opportunity to see some of the old Russia. The churches were all amazing.
Artem was excellent, very well organised, thorough and extremely patient ensuring all our needs were met. Local guides were also good.
Travel light! The hotels never offer assistance with bags etc. Would also suggest an extra day in Moscow which we did, the group day was a bit rushed as there was so much to see.
If you do the St Petersburg extension, which I highly recommend, make sure you take a direct flight there. We didn't and our luggage didn't come with us so we spent the first three days in our travel clothes.
A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma
Suzdal with its Chekovian impressionist atmosphere. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Nizhny Novgorod. Tran-Siberian rail journey.
Outstanding leader. Relaxed but utterly efficient. Eager to engage with all members of the group and willing to share real insights into the developments in Russia over the last 30 years. He made a great contribution to the success of the tour.
Enjoy the Russian Standard vodka - it seems to ward off germs!
Peter Heywood
A Russian journey from Europe to Asia
Visiting the locations where major events in Russian history occurred, e.g. siege of Vladimir, execution of Royal Family.
Very helpful and efficient. He dealt well with sickness amongst group members and made sure that everybody kept good time during what was a tightly-scheduled trip. Very open and informative about Russian society and traditions.
Always dress for cold weather. I arrived in Moscow to 25degC heat which dropped to 16degC on Day 2 and, in Kazan, became 6degC with a sub-zero wind chill.
Artem was very quick to follow up after the trip with contact details of group members.
Just returned from the first departure of a new trip venturing to parts of Russia where foreign tourists are few and far between, travelling on sections of the Trans-Siberian route - but without the endurance test of days on end on a train.
I'm not sure I'd describe moments as inspirational as much as very enjoyable and sometimes unexpected. Visiting Red Square at night on our first evening together as a group. The peace of small-town Suzdal after the tourist hoardes of the Moscow Kremlin. Seeing where the Romanovs were murdered in Yekaterinburg, and hearing conflicting theories about their fate. The attractiveness of Kazan. Hopping off the train to buy food from women selling meals on the platform at stations in the middle of nowhere. Eating great plov, khachapuri and shashlik all over the place....
Yvgeny was calm and organised, and I had absolute confidence he would get us safely from one destination to the next. He was happy to talk about the ins and outs of everyday Russian life, and it was interesting to hear about his plans for his family dacha - a welcome escape from the pressures of Moscow living.
Don't change too much money into roubles all in one go. Prices are a lot more reasonable once you leave Moscow, and there are money exchanges in every town/city. Take insect repellent, particularly for Suzdal where we we all fell victim to mosquito bites. And don't overpack. The trip involves a lot of getting on and off trains and carrying your bag up and down numerous flights of stairs.
This is a great trip if you want to see a slice of 'real' Russia and travel with real Russians, away from the main tourist route between Moscow and St Petersburg.
Simon Clifford
There's more to Russia than Moscow and St. Petersburg!
This trip is the perfect opportunity to explore Russia beyond the usual Moscow to St Petersburg tourist trail. Traveling east on the route of the Trans-Siberian railway we got to experience lovely towns and cities that welcome very few foreign tourists. The trip really changed my perspective of what Russia is actually like.
Nizhny Novogord probably surprised me the most. I was expecting a pretty dank, industrial city. However it was actually a lovely place with a real European vibe, great cafes, a small Kremlin with a good modern art museum and a fascinating history, especially during the Soviet period, when it was a closed city.The pretty town of Suzal was also lovely and a total contrast to Moscow.
Our guide was cool, calm and organsied. Considering this was a first depart all went very well.
Travel light, carrying cases on and off the train, over bridges and through tunnels isn't easy. Don't forget mosquito repellent, around Suzal was particularly bad.
Go with an open mind about Russia and you'll be plesently surprised.
Helen Porter
Last Journey of the Tsars
Just back from this very enjoyable trip. So interesting to see parts of Russia not on the usual tourist trail and experience the Trans-Siberian railway without spending multiple days and nights on the train. So few tourists, other than Russians, outside of Moscow, which was good.
No single moment but the day on the train from Kazan was very interesting as we were the only tourists on the train and it was fascinating to see the country side rolling by (despite the huge number of trees) and get off the train to purchase food from vendors at stations.
Very organised and helpful
Wi-Fi is hit and miss so don't rely on it. More mosquitos around than I expected so take some repellent.
Europe's Frontier: Moldova & Ukraine
Visit two of Europe's most remote regions
8 days Incl. Flights
Moscow to St Petersburg
Explore three of Russia's grandest cities
Discover Poland
Discover vibrant, historic cities and beautiful countryside in the heart of Europe
Highlights of Georgia & Armenia
A fascinating cultural journey through the heart of the Caucasus
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盧 佩 思 Gabriela López For San Francisco Board of Education
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Gabriela López is the only candidate for school board who works as a teacher in San Francisco Public Schools. She is a 5th grade bilingual teacher at Leonard R. Flynn Elementary in San Francisco’s Mission District.
“Speaking the language of your parents and grandparents is so important for every student. It helps families pass their values down to their children and helps students communicate with their parents about things that impact their wellness. With more language access in schools, we can help them do that,” says Gabriela López.
Gabriela López grew up in a hard-working immigrant family. Her parents migrated to the United States for a better life and tried to instill in their children a love of learning, working hard and giving back to the community. Gabriela López works everyday with the hopes and dreams of parents and students.
Parents often talk about language being one of the main barriers to fully participating in their children’s schooling. In a recent report called Our Healing in Our Hands: Findings from a Mental Health survey with San Francisco Unified School District High School Youth, Chinese Progressive Association and Youth Mojo found that one of the main barriers to accessing wellness services was a lack of trust, lack of awareness around outreach, low rates of referral to services, and cultural barriers, especially for Asian-Americans, and students whose primary language is not English.
“Schools need to make more efforts to bridge the language gap between home and school,” says López. “One of the ways we do that is by having language interpreters for Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish, Vietnamese, Arabic and others on call to assist parents and teachers when they trying to communicate with each other. We need to be ready to meet the language needs of all our families so they can have full access to a quality education.”
Gabriela López is a candidate for the San Francisco Board of Education. She is the only candidate in the race who is a public school teacher and works daily in San Francisco schools.
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Last updated on August 9, 2018, by The Gateshead Housing Company & filed under About us, About us - how to find us.
Many of The Gateshead Housing Company’s employees are based at its headquarters at Gateshead civic centre.
This includes Corporate and Senior Management Teams, Corporate Services, Finance, ICT, Communications, Lettings, and Leasehold Services Teams.
Additional employees are based at five housing offices across the borough and at our Shearlegs Road premises.
Company headquarters – Gateshead Civic Centre
The Gateshead Housing Company
Regent Street
NE8 1JN.
Monday – 8.45am to 5pm
Tuesday – 8.45am to 5pm
Wednesday – 8.45am to 5pm
Thursday – 8.45am to 5pm
Friday – 8.45am to 4.30pm.
By train: Around a 10 minute taxi journey or one Metro station stop from Newcastle Central station.
By plane: The company’s headquarters are around 20 minutes’ drive from Newcastle Airport.
By bus: Gateshead Civic Centre is around five minutes’ walk from Gateshead Interchange, which can be reached by public transport from all parts of Gateshead, as well as from Newcastle Central station/city centre, Washington and Sunderland.
By Metro: The nearest Metro station is Gateshead Interchange – see above.
By car: Five minutes from the A1. Paid for and accessible car parking is available at Gateshead Civic Centre.
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Geosci. Model Dev., 6, 563-582, 2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-6-563-2013
Special issue: The externalised surface model SURFEX
Development and technical paper 30 Apr 2013
Development and technical paper | 30 Apr 2013
ECOCLIMAP-II/Europe: a twofold database of ecosystems and surface parameters at 1 km resolution based on satellite information for use in land surface, meteorological and climate models
S. Faroux1, A. T. Kaptué Tchuenté1,*, J.-L. Roujean1, V. Masson1, E. Martin1, and P. Le Moigne1 S. Faroux et al. S. Faroux1, A. T. Kaptué Tchuenté1,*, J.-L. Roujean1, V. Masson1, E. Martin1, and P. Le Moigne1
1CNRM-GAME (Météo France, CNRS), UMR3589, 42 avenue Gaspard Coriolis, 31057 Toulouse CEDEX, France
*now at: South Dakota State University, 926 Harvey Dunn St, Brookings, SD 57006, USA
Received: 17 Sep 2012 – Discussion started: 07 Nov 2012 – Revised: 27 Mar 2013 – Accepted: 27 Mar 2013 – Published: 30 Apr 2013
Abstract. The overall objective of the present study is to introduce the new ECOCLIMAP-II database for Europe, which is an upgrade for this region of the former initiative, ECOCLIMAP-I, already implemented at global scale. The ECOCLIMAP programme is a dual database at 1 km resolution that includes an ecosystem classification and a coherent set of land surface parameters that are primarily mandatory in meteorological modelling (notably leaf area index and albedo). Hence, the aim of this innovative physiography is to enhance the quality of initialisation and impose some surface attributes within the scope of weather forecasting and climate related studies. The strategy for implementing ECOCLIMAP-II is to depart from prevalent land cover products such as CLC2000 (Corine Land Cover) and GLC2000 (Global Land Cover) by splitting existing classes into new classes that possess a better regional character by virtue of the climatic environment (latitude, proximity to the sea, topography). The leaf area index (LAI) from MODIS and normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) from SPOT/Vegetation (a global monitoring system of vegetation) yield the two proxy variables that were considered here in order to perform a multi-year trimmed analysis between 1999 and 2005 using the K-means method. Further, meteorological applications require each land cover type to appear as a partition of fractions of 4 main surface types or tiles (nature, water bodies, sea, urban areas) and, inside the nature tile, fractions of 12 plant functional types (PFTs) representing generic vegetation types – principally broadleaf forest, needleleaf forest, C3 and C4 crops, grassland and bare land – as incorporated by the SVAT model ISBA (Interactions Surface Biosphere Atmosphere) developed at Météo France. This landscape division also forms the cornerstone of a validation exercise. The new ECOCLIMAP-II can be verified with auxiliary land cover products at very fine and coarse resolutions by means of versatile land occupation nomenclatures.
How to cite: Faroux, S., Kaptué Tchuenté, A. T., Roujean, J.-L., Masson, V., Martin, E., and Le Moigne, P.: ECOCLIMAP-II/Europe: a twofold database of ecosystems and surface parameters at 1 km resolution based on satellite information for use in land surface, meteorological and climate models, Geosci. Model Dev., 6, 563-582, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-6-563-2013, 2013.
The externalised surface model SURFEX
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A few miles south of Jerusalem, "the city of the great King," is Bethlehem, where David, the son of Jesse, was born more than a thousand years before the infant Jesus was cradled in the manger and worshiped by the Wise Men from the East. Centuries before the advent of the Savior, David, in the freshness of boyhood, kept watch of his flocks as they grazed on the hills surrounding Bethlehem. The simple shepherd boy sang the songs of his own composing, and the music of his harp made a sweet accompaniment to the melody of his fresh young voice. The Lord had chosen David, and was preparing him, in his solitary life with his flocks, for the work He designed to commit to his trust in after years.
While David was thus living in the retirement of his humble shepherd's life, the Lord God was speaking about him to the prophet Samuel. "And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided Me a king among his sons. . . . Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord. And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto Me him whom I name unto thee. And Samuel did that which the Lord spake, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably." The elders accepted an invitation to the sacrifice, and Samuel called also Jesse and his sons. The altar was built and the sacrifice was ready. All the household of Jesse were present, with the exception of David, the youngest son, who had been left to guard the sheep, for it was not safe to leave the flocks unprotected.
When the sacrifice was ended, and before partaking of the offering feast, Samuel began his prophetic inspection of the noble-appearing sons of Jesse. Eliab was the eldest, and more nearly resembled Saul for stature and beauty than the others. His comely features and finely developed form attracted the attention of the prophet. As Samuel looked upon his princely bearing, he thought, "This is indeed the man whom God has chosen as successor to Saul," and he waited for the divine sanction that he might anoint him. But Jehovah did not look upon the outward appearance. Eliab did not fear the Lord. Had he been called to the throne, he would have been a proud, exacting ruler. The Lord's word to Samuel was, "Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart." No outward beauty can recommend the soul to God. The wisdom and excellence revealed in the character and deportment, express the true beauty of the man; and it is the inner worth, the excellency of the heart, that determines our acceptance with the Lord of hosts. How deeply should we feel this truth in the judgment of ourselves and others. We may learn from the mistake of Samuel how vain is the estimation that rests on beauty of face or nobility of stature. We may see how incapable is man's wisdom of understanding the secrets of the heart or of comprehending the counsels of God without special enlightenment from heaven. The thoughts and ways of God in relation to His creatures are above our finite minds; but we may be assured that His children will be brought to fill the very place for which they are qualified, and will be enabled to accomplish the very work committed to their hands, if they will but submit their will to God, that His beneficent plans may not be frustrated by the perversity of man.
Eliab passed from the inspection of Samuel, and the six brothers who were in attendance at the service followed in succession to be observed by the prophet; but the Lord did not signify His choice of any one of them. With painful suspense Samuel had looked upon the last of the young men; the prophet was perplexed and bewildered. He inquired of Jesse, "Are here all thy children?" The father answered, "There remaineth yet the youngest, and behold, he keepeth the sheep." Samuel directed that he should be summoned, saying, "We will not sit down till he come hither."
The lonely shepherd was startled by the unexpected call of the messenger, who announced that the prophet had come to Bethlehem and had sent for him. With surprise he questioned why the prophet and judge of Israel should desire to see him; but without delay he obeyed the call. "Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to." As Samuel beheld with pleasure the handsome, manly, modest shepherd boy, the voice of the Lord spoke to the prophet, saying, "Arise, anoint him: for this is he." David had proved himself brave and faithful in the humble office of a shepherd, and now God had chosen him to be captain of His people. "Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of [from among] his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward." The prophet had accomplished his appointed work, and with a relieved heart he returned to Ramah.
Samuel had not made known his errand, even to the family of Jesse, and the ceremony of anointing David had been performed in secret. It was an intimation to the youth of the high destiny awaiting him, that amid all the varied experiences and perils of his coming years, this knowledge might inspire him to be true to the purpose of God to be accomplished by his life.
The great honor conferred upon David did not serve to elate him. Notwithstanding the high position which he was to occupy, he quietly continued his employment, content to await the development of the Lord's plans in His own time and way. As humble and modest as before his anointing, the shepherd boy returned to the hills and watched and guarded his flocks as tenderly as ever. But with new inspiration he composed his melodies and played upon his harp. Before him spread a landscape of rich and varied beauty. The vines, with their clustering fruit, brightened in the sunshine. The forest trees, with their green foliage, swayed in the breeze. He beheld the sun flooding the heavens with light, coming forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber and rejoicing as a strong man to run a race. There were the bold summits of the hills reaching toward the sky; in the faraway distance rose the barren cliffs of the mountain wall of Moab; above all spread the tender blue of the overarching heavens. And beyond was God. He could not see Him, but His works were full of His praise. The light of day, gilding forest and mountain, meadow and stream, carried the mind up to behold the Father of lights, the Author of every good and perfect gift. Daily revelations of the character and majesty of his Creator filled the young poet's heart with adoration and rejoicing. In contemplation of God and His works the faculties of David's mind and heart were developing and strengthening for the work of his afterlife. He was daily coming into a more intimate communion with God. His mind was constantly penetrating into new depths for fresh themes to inspire his song and to wake the music of his harp. The rich melody of his voice poured out upon the air, echoed from the hills as if responsive to the rejoicing of the angels' songs in heaven.
Who can measure the results of those years of toil and wandering among the lonely hills? The communion with nature and with God, the care of his flocks, the perils and deliverances, the griefs and joys, of his lowly lot, were not only to mold the character of David and to influence his future life, but through the psalms of Israel's sweet singer they were in all coming ages to kindle love and faith in the hearts of God's people, bringing them nearer to the ever-loving heart of Him in whom all His creatures live.
David, in the beauty and vigor of his young manhood, was preparing to take a high position with the noblest of the earth. His talents, as precious gifts from God, were employed to extol the glory of the divine Giver. His opportunities of contemplation and meditation served to enrich him with that wisdom and piety that made him beloved of God and angels. As he contemplated the perfections of his Creator, clearer conceptions of God, opened before his soul. Obscure themes were illuminated, difficulties were made plain, perplexities were harmonized, and each ray of new light called forth fresh bursts of rapture, and sweeter anthems of devotion, to the glory of God and the Redeemer. The love that moved him, the sorrows that beset him, the triumphs that attended him, were all themes for his active thought; and as he beheld the love of God in all the providences of his life, his heart throbbed with more fervent adoration and gratitude, his voice rang out in a richer melody, his harp was swept with more exultant joy; and the shepherd boy proceeded from strength to strength, from knowledge to knowledge; for the Spirit of the Lord was upon him.
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Updated on : 4 July 2016, 09:18 AM IST
Modi using delaying tactics towards China’s Maritime Silk Road plan, claims Chinese daily
Beijing – A Chinese daily today claimed that former prime minister Manmohan Singh had “expressed support” for China’s ambitious Maritime Silk Road plan but his successor Narendra Modi “changed” India’s “attitude” towards the initiative by using delaying tactics.
“Indian strategists and the government believe there is some geostrategic design behind the ‘Belt and Road’ (Silk Road) initiative. Now, India has adopted opposing, delaying and hedging measures toward different parts of the initiative,” an article published in the state-run Global Times said.
“When China initiated the MSR in 2013, then Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his national security advisor Shivshankar Menon expressed support and interest. But current Prime Minister Narendra Modi changed India’s attitude toward MSR after he came into power,” the article written by Liu Zongyi, a fellow of state-run Shanghai Institutes for International Studies said.
Also read: As partner US watches, China hurts India
India from the beginning has reservations over the strategic impact of the MSR on the Indian Ocean, observers here pointed out that India first sought details of the project since its outline was unveiled in 2014, it said.
“The final blueprint of the MSR which was part of the mega Belt and Road project was released by Chinese President Xi Jinping only in March last year during Boao Forum for Asia by which time Modi government was firmly in saddle,” it said.
Vice President Hamid Ansari during his visit to Beijing in June said New Delhi had sought more details about the MSR.
Also read: India ‘still stuck’ in 1962 war mindset, says Chinese media
China’s Silk Road plan the name of which was subsequently changed to “Belt and Road” project moots a maze of roads and corridors connecting China with Asia and Europe.
Besides the MSR and BCIM, the plan includes China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), rail and road connectivity with Central Asia and Europe.
India has already conveyed its objection to CPEC as it goes through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, during her visit to Beijing last year, said India will not give a blanket endorsement to the MSR project but support where the synergies of the two countries meet.
While criticising India’s approach to MSR, today’s article in the Global Times also said China should increase maritime cooperation with India to dispel misgivings.
“China should improve connections and cooperation with the Indian Ocean Rim Association and other regional cooperation organisations in the Indian Ocean. At the same time, China should improve maritime cooperation with India,” it said.
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"Gina Zo" 2019 - 2020 Schedule
Tue 12:22 am
Crown The Empire (25, )
Living Compassion II: The Dalai Lama's Life Story in Music (25, )
Living Compassion II: The Dalai Lama's Life Story in Music
Kreeps With Kids: Robert Kelly (25, )
Destiny (25, )
Chris Brown (25, )
Ohana Music Festival: Red Hot Chili Peppers (25, )
7th Annual LaBute New Theater Festival (St. Louis, MO)
The Gaslight Theatre - MO
Criss Angel: Mindfreak (Las Vegas, NV)
Criss Angel Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino
Sat TBD
PARKING: Florida Gators vs. Miami Hurricanes (Orlando, FL)
Camping World Stadium Parking Lots
Sun TBD
PARKING: Cleveland Browns vs. Tennessee Titans (Cleveland, OH)
FirstEnergy Stadium Parking Lots
PARKING: Arizona Cardinals vs. Detroit Lions (Glendale, AZ)
State Farm Stadium Parking Lots
PARKING: Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. San Francisco 49ers (Tampa, FL)
Raymond James Stadium Parking Lots
PARKING: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cincinnati Bengals (Seattle, WA)
CenturyLink Field Parking Lots
Fri TBD
2019 Riot Fest Chicago - 3 Day Pass (Chicago, IL)
Douglas Park
Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. New Mexico Lobos (Notre Dame, IN)
PARKING: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Seattle Seahawks (Pittsburgh, PA)
Heinz Field Parking Lots
PARKING: Tennessee Titans vs. Indianapolis Colts (Nashville, TN)
Nissan Stadium Parking Lots
Arkansas Razorbacks vs. San Jose State Spartans (Fayetteville, AR)
Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
Florida Gators vs. Tennessee Volunteers (Gainesville, FL)
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Georgia Bulldogs vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Athens, GA)
Sanford Stadium
Mississippi Rebels vs. California Golden Bears (Oxford, MS)
Vaught Hemingway Stadium
Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Kentucky Wildcats (Mississippi State, MS)
Davis Wade Stadium At Scott Field
Missouri Tigers vs. South Carolina Gamecocks (Columbia, MO)
Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium
Texas A&M Aggies vs. Auburn Tigers (College Station, TX)
The Play That Goes Wrong (London, UK)
PARKING: New England Patriots vs. New York Jets (Foxborough, MA)
Gillette Stadium Parking Lots
PARKING: Buffalo Bills vs. Cincinnati Bengals (Orchard Park, NY)
New Era Field Parking Lots
PARKING: Cleveland Browns vs. Los Angeles Rams (Cleveland, OH)
Parking: Arizona Cardinals Vs. Carolina Panthers (Glendale, AZ)
PARKING: Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. New York Giants (Tampa, FL)
Parking: Seattle Seahawks Vs. New Orleans Saints (Seattle, WA)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Virginia Cavaliers (Notre Dame, IN)
Arkansas Razorbacks vs. Texas A&M Aggies (Arlington, TX)
Florida Gators vs. Towson Tigers (Gainesville, FL)
South Carolina Gamecocks vs. Kentucky Wildcats (Columbia, SC)
Williams-Brice Stadium
PARKING: Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots (Orchard Park, NY)
PARKING: Arizona Cardinals vs. Seattle Seahawks (Glendale, AZ)
Mon TBD
PARKING: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cincinnati Bengals (Pittsburgh, PA)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra: Star Wars Return of the Jedi In Concert (Toronto, ON)
Roy Thomson Hall
Thu TBD
PARKING: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Rams (Seattle, WA)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Bowling Green Falcons (Notre Dame, IN)
Florida Gators vs. Auburn Tigers (Gainesville, FL)
LSU Tigers vs. Utah State Aggies (Baton Rouge, LA)
Tiger Stadium - Baton Rouge
Mississippi Rebels vs. Vanderbilt Commodores (Oxford, MS)
Missouri Tigers vs. Troy Trojans (Columbia, MO)
Tennessee Volunteers vs. Georgia Bulldogs (Knoxville, TN)
Neyland Stadium
PARKING: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Baltimore Ravens (Pittsburgh, PA)
PARKING: Tennessee Titans vs. Buffalo Bills (Nashville, TN)
Righteous Brothers (Las Vegas, NV)
Harrah's Showroom At Harrah's Las Vegas
PARKING: New England Patriots vs. New York Giants (Foxborough, MA)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. USC Trojans (Notre Dame, IN)
Georgia Bulldogs vs. South Carolina Gamecocks (Athens, GA)
Kentucky Wildcats vs. Arkansas Razorbacks (Lexington, KY)
Kroger Field
LSU Tigers vs. Florida Gators (Baton Rouge, LA)
Missouri Tigers vs. Mississippi Rebels (Columbia, MO)
Tennessee Volunteers vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs (Knoxville, TN)
Texas A&M Aggies vs. Alabama Crimson Tide (College Station, TX)
Madagascar - A Musical Adventure (Lincolnshire, IL)
Marriott Theater
PARKING: Cleveland Browns vs. Seattle Seahawks (Cleveland, OH)
Parking: Arizona Cardinals Vs. Atlanta Falcons (Glendale, AZ)
The Suicide Girls (Raleigh, NC)
Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts - Fletcher Opera Theatre
Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Purdue Boilermakers (Iowa City, IA)
Kinnick Stadium
Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Wisconsin Badgers (Champaign, IL)
Memorial Stadium - IL
Maryland Terrapins vs. Indiana Hoosiers (College Park, MD)
Maryland Stadium
Northwestern Wildcats vs. Ohio State Buckeyes (Evanston, IL)
Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Michigan Wolverines (University Park, PA)
Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers (Piscataway, NJ)
High Point Solutions Stadium
Georgia Bulldogs vs. Kentucky Wildcats (Athens, GA)
Mississippi Rebels vs. Texas A&M Aggies (Oxford, MS)
Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. LSU Tigers (Mississippi State, MS)
South Carolina Gamecocks vs. Florida Gators (Columbia, SC)
Oklahoma Sooners vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (Norman, OK)
Memorial Stadium Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Baylor Bears (Stillwater, OK)
Boone Pickens Stadium
Texas Longhorns vs. Kansas Jayhawks (Austin, TX)
Darrell K. Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium
Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. Iowa State Cyclones (Lubbock, TX)
Jones AT&T Stadium
PARKING: Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins (Orchard Park, NY)
PARKING: Tennessee Titans vs. Los Angeles Chargers (Nashville, TN)
PARKING: Seattle Seahawks vs. Baltimore Ravens (Seattle, WA)
Michigan Wolverines vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Ann Arbor, MI)
Michigan Stadium
Iowa State Cyclones vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys (Ames, IA)
Jack Trice Stadium
Michigan State Spartans vs. Penn State Nittany Lions (East Lansing, MI)
Spartan Stadium - MI
Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Maryland Terrapins (Minneapolis, MN)
TCF Bank Stadium
Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Indiana Hoosiers (Lincoln, NE)
Memorial Stadium - NE
Northwestern Wildcats vs. Iowa Hawkeyes (Evanston, IL)
Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Wisconsin Badgers (Columbus, OH)
Ohio Stadium
Purdue Boilermakers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini (West Lafayette, IN)
Ross-ade Stadium
Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Liberty Flames (Piscataway, NJ)
Kansas Jayhawks vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (Lawrence, KS)
Memorial Stadium - KS
Kansas State Wildcats vs. Oklahoma Sooners (Manhattan, KS)
Wagner Field At Bill Snyder Family Stadium
Kentucky Wildcats vs. Missouri Tigers (Lexington, KY)
LSU Tigers vs. Auburn Tigers (Baton Rouge, LA)
Tennessee Volunteers vs. South Carolina Gamecocks (Knoxville, TN)
Texas A&M Aggies vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs (College Station, TX)
TCU Horned Frogs vs. Texas Longhorns (Fort Worth, TX)
Amon Carter Stadium
PARKING: New England Patriots vs. Cleveland Browns (Foxborough, MA)
PARKING: Buffalo Bills vs. Philadelphia Eagles (Orchard Park, NY)
PARKING: Tennessee Titans vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Nashville, TN)
From the Farm (Munster, IN)
Theatre At The Center
PARKING: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Miami Dolphins (Pittsburgh, PA)
Baylor Bears vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (Waco, TX)
McLane Stadium
PARKING: Arizona Cardinals vs. San Francisco 49ers (Glendale, AZ)
Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. TCU Horned Frogs (Stillwater, OK)
Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (Champaign, IL)
Indiana Hoosiers vs. Northwestern Wildcats (Bloomington, IN)
Memorial Stadium - IN
Maryland Terrapins vs. Michigan Wolverines (College Park, MD)
Purdue Boilermakers vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers (West Lafayette, IN)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Virginia Tech Hokies (Notre Dame, IN)
Kansas Jayhawks vs. Kansas State Wildcats (Lawrence, KS)
Arkansas Razorbacks vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs (Fayetteville, AR)
Florida Gators vs. Georgia Bulldogs (Jacksonville, FL)
TIAA Bank Field
South Carolina Gamecocks vs. Vanderbilt Commodores (Columbia, SC)
Tennessee Volunteers Vs. Uab Blazers (Knoxville, TN)
Texas A&M Aggies vs. Texas San Antonio Roadrunners (College Station, TX)
PARKING: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Indianapolis Colts (Pittsburgh, PA)
PARKING: Buffalo Bills vs. Washington Redskins (Orchard Park, NY)
Parking: Seattle Seahawks Vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Seattle, WA)
Cirque du Soleil - O (Las Vegas, NV)
O Theater - Bellagio
Michigan State Spartans vs. Illinois Fighting Illini (East Lansing, MI)
Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Penn State Nittany Lions (Minneapolis, MN)
Northwestern Wildcats vs. Purdue Boilermakers (Evanston, IL)
Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Maryland Terrapins (Columbus, OH)
PARKING: Texas Longhorns vs. Kansas State Wildcats (Austin, TX)
Darrell K. Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium Parking Lots
Wisconsin Badgers vs. Iowa Hawkeyes (Madison, WI)
Camp Randall Stadium
Arkansas Razorbacks vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (Fayetteville, AR)
Florida Gators vs. Vanderbilt Commodores (Gainesville, FL)
Georgia Bulldogs vs. Missouri Tigers (Athens, GA)
Kentucky Wildcats vs. Tennessee Volunteers (Lexington, KY)
Mississippi Rebels vs. New Mexico State Aggies (Oxford, MS)
South Carolina Gamecocks vs. Appalachian State Mountaineers (Columbia, SC)
Oklahoma Sooners vs. Iowa State Cyclones (Norman, OK)
BYU Cougars vs. Liberty Flames (Provo, UT)
Lavell Edwards Stadium
TCU Horned Frogs vs. Baylor Bears (Fort Worth, TX)
Texas Longhorns vs. Kansas State Wildcats (Austin, TX)
West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (Morgantown, WV)
Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
PARKING: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Los Angeles Rams (Pittsburgh, PA)
PARKING: Cleveland Browns vs. Buffalo Bills (Cleveland, OH)
Parking: Tampa Bay Buccaneers Vs. Arizona Cardinals (Tampa, FL)
Parking: Tennessee Titans Vs. Kansas City Chiefs (Nashville, TN)
Pedrito Martinez Group (Evanston, IL)
Mon 4:30 pm
Towson Tigers vs. Wesley College Wolverines (Towson, MD)
SECU Arena at Towson University
Another Brick in the Wall (Toronto, ON)
PARKING: Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (Cleveland, OH)
Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers (Iowa City, IA)
Baylor Bears vs. Oklahoma Sooners (Waco, TX)
Michigan Wolverines vs. Michigan State Spartans (Ann Arbor, MI)
Iowa State Cyclones vs. Texas Longhorns (Ames, IA)
Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Wisconsin Badgers (Lincoln, NE)
Northwestern Wildcats vs. UMass Minutemen (Evanston, IL)
Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Indiana Hoosiers (University Park, PA)
Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Ohio State Buckeyes (Piscataway, NJ)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Navy Midshipmen (Notre Dame, IN)
Kansas State Wildcats vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (Manhattan, KS)
Mississippi Rebels vs. LSU Tigers (Oxford, MS)
Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Alabama Crimson Tide (Mississippi State, MS)
Missouri Tigers vs. Florida Gators (Columbia, MO)
Texas A&M Aggies vs. South Carolina Gamecocks (College Station, TX)
BYU Cougars vs. Idaho State Bengals (Provo, UT)
Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Kansas Jayhawks (Stillwater, OK)
Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. TCU Horned Frogs (Lubbock, TX)
PARKING: Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. New Orleans Saints (Tampa, FL)
Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Illinois Fighting Illini (Iowa City, IA)
Baylor Bears vs. Texas Longhorns (Waco, TX)
Indiana Hoosiers vs. Michigan Wolverines (Bloomington, IN)
Maryland Terrapins vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers (College Park, MD)
Iowa State Cyclones vs. Kansas Jayhawks (Ames, IA)
Northwestern Wildcats vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers (Evanston, IL)
Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Penn State Nittany Lions (Columbus, OH)
Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Michigan State Spartans (Piscataway, NJ)
Wisconsin Badgers vs. Purdue Boilermakers (Madison, WI)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Boston College Eagles (Notre Dame, IN)
Georgia Bulldogs vs. Texas A&M Aggies (Athens, GA)
Kentucky Wildcats vs. Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks (Lexington, KY)
LSU Tigers vs. Arkansas Razorbacks (Baton Rouge, LA)
Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Abilene Christian Wildcats (Mississippi State, MS)
Missouri Tigers vs. Tennessee Volunteers (Columbia, MO)
Oklahoma Sooners vs. TCU Horned Frogs (Norman, OK)
Montana State Bobcats vs. Montana Grizzlies (Bozeman, MO)
Bobcat Stadium - MSU
Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. Kansas State Wildcats (Lubbock, TX)
West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys (Morgantown, WV)
Moulin Rouge - The Musical (New York, NY)
PARKING: New England Patriots vs. Dallas Cowboys (Foxborough, MA)
PARKING: Buffalo Bills vs. Denver Broncos (Orchard Park, NY)
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Towson Tigers vs. Loyola Greyhounds (Towson, MD)
Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Mississippi Rebels (Mississippi State, MS)
Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Iowa Hawkeyes (Lincoln, NE)
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TCU Horned Frogs vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (Fort Worth, TX)
Texas Longhorns vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (Austin, TX)
Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Northwestern Wildcats (Champaign, IL)
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Arkansas Razorbacks vs. Missouri Tigers (Little Rock, AR)
War Memorial Stadium - AR
Kansas Jayhawks vs. Baylor Bears (Lawrence, KS)
Florida Gators vs. Florida State Seminoles (Gainesville, FL)
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Walker McGuire (Champaign, IL)
The City Center - IL
Eiffel Tower Experience (Las Vegas, NV)
Eiffel Tower Experience - Paris Hotel & Casino
Paranormal - The Mindreading Magic Show (Las Vegas, NV)
Windows at Bally's Las Vegas
PARKING: New England Patriots vs. Buffalo Bills (Date: TBD) (Foxborough, MA)
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PARKING: Tennessee Titans vs. New Orleans Saints (Nashville, TN)
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Laugh Factory (Las Vegas, NV)
Laugh Factory Comedy Club At Tropicana Hotel & Casino
Blue Man Group (Las Vegas, NV)
Blue Man Theater - Luxor Hotel and Casino
The Mentalist (Las Vegas, NV)
V Theater Upstairs - Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino
Soulful Celebration Ave: Sylvie Desgroseilliers (Gatineau, QC)
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PARKING: Buffalo Bills vs. New York Jets (Orchard Park, NY)
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Tue TBD
Private Label Renewal Fee (Vernon Rockville, CT)
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Matilda - The Musical (London, UK)
Portland Symphony Orchestra: Eckart Preu - A Salute to Elvis (Portland, ME)
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra: Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban - Film With Orchestra (Calgary, AB)
Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
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Severance Hall
Pacific Northwest Ballet - One Thousand Pieces (Seattle, WA)
McCaw Hall
Celtic Journey & Nashville Symphony (Nashville, TN)
Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Portland Symphony Orchestra: Eckart Preu - Eckart Conducts American Classics (Portland, ME)
Rotterdam Philharmonica Orchestra: Lahav Shani - Brahms & Bartok (West Palm Beach, FL)
Kravis Center - Dreyfoos Concert Hall
2020 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships - All Sessions (Minneapolis, MN)
US Bank Stadium
Thu 12:00 pm
2020 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships - Session 1 (Minneapolis, MN)
Los Angeles Philharmonic: Karen Kamensek - Haydn Concerto (Los Angeles, CA)
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Portland Symphony Orchestra: Benjamin Rous - The Queens of Soul (Portland, ME)
Los Angeles Philharmonic: Karen Kamensek - Schumann Concerto (Los Angeles, CA)
Nashville Symphony: Giancarlo Guerrero - Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony (Nashville, TN)
Los Angeles Philharmonic: Karen Kamensek - Adolphe Concerto (Los Angeles, CA)
Los Angeles Philharmonic: Ted Hearne - Place
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Halfway House • 245 Dongfeng Xi Lu (intersection with Kunshi Lu)
Neighborhood bar near Wenlin Jie featuring live music and weekly open mic nights.
By DanTheMan May 25, 2010, 3:41pm
Always gotten a good feeling from this place. My only complaint is that other people like it and there are never any tables, even on off nights.
As for gripes about open mic night, I know that 1895 and The Hump do open mic nights, so folks can always vote w/ their feet.
By rpw37 May 25, 2010, 10:24am
I like the place. Nice vibe, if a little smoky most of the time. Music tends to be pretty reasonable too. Owner/manager is really helpful and nice. BUT, the open mic night last night really left a bitter taste. The waiguoren organiser allowed my friends and I roughly 10 minutes on stage - 3 short songs. He explained that each person/band gets 3 songs/15 minutes. We explained that we had budgeted for around 15 minutes, and still had a song to go, but he was not to be budged, saying this was a rule that could not be broken. Half an hour later, he proceeded to sit down and play 4 sprawling blues songs that took around 35 minutes. When asked (politely I may add) by my girlfriend about this discrepancy, he offered no apology, instead telling her "its not my problem if you aren't happy", or words to this effect, and "I'm the organiser" i.e. Its my ball, and I'll take it home if you don't let me do what I want. Suffice to say, we shall not be returning to the open mic night. Halfway House is good, this hypocritical, impolite organiser is not.
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Whyte and Fury have been going for each other in the media.
Dillian Whyte tells Tyson Fury he will fight him 'in or out of the ring'
by Oli Moore
It's fair to say that Dillian Whyte has taken his ongoing feud with Tyson Fury to the next level.
Whyte has repeatedly labelled the self-proclaimed ‘Gypsy King’ the ‘Gypsy Coward’ for changing his mind about a fight with him, and it goes without saying that it didn't go down well with Fury.
The pair have openly slated each other in public, with Fury stating in an interview on Monday that Whyte is a ‘b**ch,’ a ‘p***y,’ and a ‘s***house’.
Fury, who has now announced that his highly-anticipated rematch against Deontay Wilder will take place early next year, may well have his eyes on that bigger prize, but for now, he is content to go in on Whyte.
Speaking to Behind The Gloves, the Gypsy King continued his rant by saying: "Dillian Whyte’s a b**ch, and when I see you, you’ve gotta fight me anyway, p***y.
Tyson Fury's expletive rant about Dillian Whyte
Tyson Fury wants Trevor Bryan fight in October
Dillian Whyte's advice to Anthony Joshua about Andy Ruiz
"He keeps calling me a coward and whatever, let’s see who’s a coward. We’ll see who’s a coward, I’m no coward, you’re a s***house.
"I put it on you in a boxing gym and you s*** yourself, so we’ll see who’s a coward.
"Dillian Whyte is a heavy bag on legs, I punched his head in for him plenty of times in the gym and hopefully I’ll get the opportunity to do it in the ring."
Whyte has now hit back at Fury, though, with his own tirade, telling him to sort out their differences in person, in or out of the ring.
Taking to Twitter, Whyte went all in and called Fury out for good.
"Listen Tyson Fury, I am not hard to find.
"Gang gang, look me up mate. You are the one who called [the fight] on and then you p****d out when the WBC gave you what you asked for.'
"I’m sick and tired of all this talking, come find me.
"Last time we were in a boxing ring together, you were on your a***, so stop talking s*** right now.
"I’ve got [Oscar] Rivas to focus on. I will fight you anywhere, anytime – in or out of the ring."
Talk of a fight between Fury and Whyte originated from the Brixton man’s current dispute with the WBC.
Whyte has been in the WBC’s no.1 position for a while now, but is yet to get the opportunity to challenge Deontay Wilder for his world title.
Instead, Fury will be fighting Wilder for a second time in February and he stated there could well be a third fight, just to rub Whyte's nose in it even more.
"Five hundred days is it at the mandatory position? Still can’t get a title shot and I’ve tied Wilder up for f***ing two fights mush.
"We’re gonna fight February 22 and then there’s a rematch clause, a trilogy, so it doesn’t look like he’s gonna get his shot."
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Coventry City boss Mark Robins on Cheltenham Town: Eisa was a bright spark and Wright caused us problems
What did Sky Blues manager think of Robins?
Jon PalmerFootball Writer
Mark Robins admitted his Coventry City side rode their luck in Saturday's 2-1 home win over Cheltenham Town.
Debutant Tom Bayliss put the Sky Blues ahead in the second minute at the Ricoh Arena.
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Cheltenham recovered to equalise through Mo Eisa in the 34th minute, creating a host of clear cut chances to take the lead before half-time.
But Marc McNulty's strike settled the first ever competitive meeting between the clubs in Coventry's favour in the 75th minute.
"It was too open for my liking in the first half, but I thought for a neutral it was probably a decent game," Robins said.
Mark Robins
"The goal settled Tom’s game down a little bit and took it in his stride. He was magnificent today.
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"The second goal was a great finish – but we should have finished them off by then.
"They had one or two openings and they are dangerous, but we managed to get two really, really good goals and ended up seeing them off.
"We had to defend and defended too deep at times.
"Eisa for them was a bright spark, and Wright caused us problems pulling on to (Jordan) Willis and setting up runners.
"I thought we were too wide apart at times because of their runs. They were bright, they were quite clever."
Robins revealed that he went against the advice of his coaching staff to throw Bayliss in and the 18-year-old certainly did not let him down.
"He’s going to be a good player," Robins said.
"We’ve got to keep his feet on the ground. I’m told his mum was nervous and his dad delighted. It was a good day for him – but it’s the first of many. He is a talent.
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"He’s had a great debut, but he’s a youngster so he’s going to be in and out. It was an outstanding debut – he can be really proud of that.
"People have been telling me all week he’s not ready. How do they know? But I picked him and I think he has shown he was ready.
"But you have to give the youngsters games – unless you give them the opportunity you’re never going to know.
"He’s a really intelligent player and he’s handled it really, really well.
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"He will take it in his stride because it’s not massive for him – it is something he has trained for all his life.
"If you get the opportunity it can’t be something that scares you."
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How P&G and IKEA talk about circularity
Monday, July 1, 2019 - 1:30am
The potential for furniture disassembly, so items can be more easily moved or repaired, is becoming part of the dialogue at IKEA.
This article is adapted from the newsletter Circular Weekly. Subscribe here.
As a reformed technology journalist, I am well-acquainted with the dangers of overusing jargon. Use too much of it, and you risk alienating anyone — especially your would-be customers — who isn’t an industry "insider." Eliminate it entirely from your vocabulary, and you could miss riding the rising wave of consumer consciousness related to an emerging concept finding its way into mainstream vernacular.
That’s why, when it comes to talking up the benefits of a circular economy, we’re hearing companies tout remanufacturing, repair, refurbishment, "product as a service" (aka rental) versus ownership, recirculation of stuff, the reuse of containers — and the regenerative nature of all these behaviors. The concept of "circularity" is gaining resonance (test it on one of your "civilian" friends), but many pioneers of circular business models are treading carefully with their messaging and marketing.
"We do use the word ‘circularity’ as part of an internal dialogue," observed Nalini Bates, associate director of supplier citizenship at Procter & Gamble, during a breakout on consumer engagement two weeks ago at Circularity 19. "We are learning, with the rest of the consumer population, what that means … We are really trying to figure out not just what it means, but how to talk about it."
Her comments were echoed by Lisa Davis, U.S. sustainability manager at IKEA: "We need to explain to people that we are trying to keep resources out of landfills and bring them back in another way. We shouldn’t be speaking in sustainability terminology."
We need to explain to people that we are trying to keep resources out of landfills and bring them back in another way. We shouldn’t be speaking in sustainability terminology.
Both IKEA and P&G are living this firsthand, in two very different product categories.
P&G, for example, is framing its pilot program in Italy and Holland to collect and recycle used diapers and adult hygiene products as an antidote to sanitation and health concerns — particularly for fast-growing economies such as India, where diaper littering is a serious social and cultural issue.
From P&G’s perspective, it’s a practical way to recover materials such as cellulose and mixed plastics. In Holland, the company is studying how to link takeback and recovery activities to the P&G customer loyalty program through an app. "There are opportunities where we can connect," Bates observed.
Likewise, IKEA is finding that customers like the idea of returning their used furniture — provided there’s a little something in it for them to do so. It is supporting efforts to collect old items in exchange for store vouchers: Whatever it doesn’t repair and resell is being donated to various charitable causes.
You’ll also see IKEA devote more resources to developing components and pieces — an increasing number of them made from plant-based materials or wood as opposed to plastics — that customers can use to update or repair items. (All those IKEA hackers must be thrilled.) And, be prepared to see the company embrace the concept of "disassembly" more formally so that customers can move furniture or other objects from site to site more easily. "We’re trying to get people to use and reuse more," Davis said.
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You’ve seen the meme. A rather large person rolls up to the drive thru, orders a supersized meal and a diet coke as if she’s done her due diligence of healthy eating. It’s a joke among consumers today, but does that highlight a shortfall in diet coke? We can’t say for sure that one meme or even all the variations of it have motivated Coca Cola to reinvent themselves, but they did so let’s chat about it. Shall we?
Diet Coke has a new image. It has outgrown its grey casing and traded it in for some new threads. Rest assured, the beverage still has same iconic taste… with a twist. It’s not surprising that millennials had a lot to do with the change. We’re up for trying new things so Coca Cola is going with it. It’s funny because for a generation allergic to labels, we sure do care what’s on the label.
4 New Flavors
Besides the original Diet Coke, the drink now comes in 4 new flavors: Feisty Cherry, Twisted Mango, Zesty Blood Orange, and Ginger Lime.
The can has traded its silver casing with red lettering for a sleek silver finish with a bold stripe. The stripe correlates with the flavor - red for original, purple for feisty cherry, orange for blood orange, yellow or twisted mango and green for ginger lime.
Diet Coke wants to appeal to the younger audience - adventure seekers, active explorers, independent thinkers. The new vibrant flavors were designed for their taste buds. It is possible that Diet Coke is also trying to align the beverage to with a healthier profile like its contemporary Dasani Sparking.
The new packaging will launch in the US mid-January and in February it will appear in Canada.
Today’s society is very visual so if something doesn’t scream “pick me” or “try me”, its likely to flop, even if it is a good concept or product. Despite its longevity, Coca Cola knows it is not exempt from this and so it too changes with the times. Seeing is the gateway to experiencing.
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A Slideshow of 2 Photos
Billy Can Can marks restaurateur Tristan Simon's return to Dallas restaurants. Pictured here is Kevin Lee Hitchings, a Dallas server who works at Billy Can Can.
Rose Baca/Staff Photographer
Victory Park is home to 11,500 people. Can a new modern Texas saloon called Billy Can Can become home base for a neighborhood that needs more restaurants?
Ben Torres/Special Contributor
Sarah Blaskovich GuideLive
Confidential kitchen: The behind-the-scenes story of the Texas saloon that might finally save Dallas’ Victory Park
Billy Can Can is an adventurous gent living in Dallas in 1892. He's a writer, a man of mystery, a flirt. He has swagger, his friends say. He also isn't real.
Don't tell that to the chefs, bartenders and servers who feel like they know him. And certainly don't tell the team of restaurateurs who built him from scratch, like a saloon character in HBO series Westworld. "He could be a detective and he could be a bank robber at the same time," says Zach Smigiel, the bar manager who befriended the fictional character the moment he was hired. "He might've killed a guy."
Billy Can Can is the icon behind the modern Texas saloon expected to open June 28 in Victory Park. He's a confident risk-taker, and he is circling his horses in a neighborhood whose on-again, off-again development begs for a man-about-town as its champion. His namesake restaurant joins more than a half-dozen new eateries in development in Victory Park, most from local restaurateurs who believe it could be Dallas' next destination neighborhood.
And can it? It's far too early to tell, but Billy is ready, guns a-blazin'.
Restaurateur Tristan Simon (center) says he looks at Dallas' neighborhoods as being "like chess pieces that sit on a board ... but haven't been stitched together."
The streets in Victory Park are now two-way instead of one-way; the neighborhood has new parking garages and additional valet service; and Billy Can Can is sending a call out to his friends.
"If it comes together, if we're able to collectively make this a truly great place, it'll move the city of Dallas forward in a not-insignificant way," Dallas entrepreneur Tristan Simon tells his staff. The mastermind behind Billy Can Can doesn't often talk about his restaurants before they're open, but he allowed his staff to spend nearly 17 hours with GuideLive. As a businessman who holds the power and influence to turn Victory Park around, he's explaining to a group of servers why this restaurant -- Simon's only one in Dallas right now, despite his extensive experience with Dallas dining -- has to succeed.
"Dallas will become a more interesting and exciting place to live as a result of Billy Can Can's contribution," he tells the servers as a hush falls over the room. "That's exciting! There are only 50 people who are going to be a part of it." It's a stiff challenge: If the staff can make Billy Can Can into a lively restaurant and bar, it could change the fate of an entire neighborhood, one that is already a hot spot for high-rise apartments. (It's home to 11,500 people, says Abby Waldron, a spokeswoman for the neighborhood.)
Simon was one of the main forces behind making Henderson Avenue a dining district. The 45-year-old resident of the Cedars created Fireside Pies, the Porch, Cuba Libre and Hibiscus, among other restaurants. He brought new business and a different culture to the neighborhood. In an interview, Simon's cadence quickens when he talks about other Dallas neighborhoods like Deep Ellum and Lower Greenville that have seen growth and development after periods of decline.
But anybody who's been to the home of American Airlines Center in the past 10 years knows Simon's new project, Victory Park, is a tougher sell. Simon will beat you to the point: Victory Park has "none of that history or character or grit," he asserts.
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"But I think it's OK to be new."
Simon remembers Victory Park's failed attempts over the past decade to transform itself into a notable Dallas neighborhood. He understands that he'll have to change Dallasites' perceptions of an area they might know only because of its proximity to Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Stars games or pop music concerts.
The challenges in Victory Park are widely known, not the least of which is parking.
"I used to have people call me [at Kenichi] and go, 'Oh, I thought Victory Park closed,' " says Josh Babb, a restaurateur who co-owned Kenichi during its 10-year run in Victory Park. He also owns Shooters, a Victory Park sports bar, and other restaurants in the Dallas area. His advice for fellow restaurateurs who aspire to operate in Victory Park is to convince potential customers outside the neighborhood that they'll be able to park there -- and to teach them how. "They've got to get the word out that there are places to park -- and that Victory Park is the new, beautiful Victory we were promised."
Simon sees the mission this way: "We view the Victory Park project as a culture-building project."
He uses the word family to describe the team members at his Dallas "place-creation" company Rebees -- a team who dreamed up Billy Can Can, stuffed him with history, character and grit, and placed his likeness outside of this modern Texas saloon in paved paradise.
"It's a good story about conviction," Simon says.
Why this restaurant, and why now?
Bar manager Zach Smigiel played college baseball, went to law school and got a job at the public defender's office in Dallas. But he didn't like it. So he started working in restaurants and fell in love with cocktails. At a bar, "you can celebrate, you can mourn," he says. "That environment really got me."
Just as every musician has a favorite musician, Billy Can Can wants to be every restaurateur's favorite restaurant. Simon created Victor Tangos in addition to a host of other well-liked restaurants and bars, not just on Henderson Avenue but also in downtown Dallas, such as CBD Provisions and Midnight Rambler in the Joule hotel. Over the years, Simon worked with restaurateur and close friend Nick Badovinus as well as billionaire oilman and filmmaker Tim Headington. In 2014, Simon sold his stake to Headington and "took a break," he says.
But when Victor Tangos closed at the end of 2017, three years after Simon left his post leading Dallas restaurants, "that one hurt," he says. He and business partner Taryn Anderson (she's "the one in charge," as Simon puts it) considered Victor Tangos one of the best places in Dallas for people in the restaurant industry to hang out.
With the windows at Billy Can Can still covered weeks before the opening, Leslie Brenner (left), Matt Ford and Taryn Anderson taste six dishes one Saturday evening.
Jae S. Lee/Staff Photographer
Anyone mourning the loss of Victor might like Billy, then. Regulars might also appreciate a cocktail on the Billy Can Can menu created as an homage to a drink called the Victor Tango.
"This one matters," bar manager Smigiel says, pouring the new drink for the hundredth time two weeks before the restaurant's scheduled opening. The original Victor Tango cocktail was a mix of tequila, cucumber, mint and sugar, and many bartenders in Dallas know the simple, refreshing drink by heart. Smigiel's new iteration also has tequila and mint, but the addition of cucumber tonic and herbal liqueurs called green chartreuse and strega give the old Tango a twist.
The drink is just one indication that the team has pockets full of memories of beloved Dallas restaurants -- and something to prove at this new one.
For Simon, Billy Can Can is a jump back into restaurants in Dallas after creating mixed-use developments in Kentucky and Virginia over the past few years. This new restaurant had to be about Texas, he says.
"Texas means something. I'm interested in what it means to be a modern Texas restaurant," Simon says. "But how do you do that in a way that's more fun and irreverent? ... A touch over-the-top, even?"
It's a "jolt of culture," says Fran Mayo, a Rebees team member who grew up all over the world and likens Victory Park's glamour and newness to parts of Singapore. She rides her bike to work and is interested in how Dallas might connect its disjointed neighborhoods. Simon hired her because they have similar views on what "creative placemaking" means for Dallas.
Billy Can Can is the company's attempt to create "a living, evolving legend," Mayo says.
Restaurateur Tristan Simon and Billy Can Can executive chef Matt Ford think Modern Texas cuisine is one of the best ways to highlight the unique flavors in the Lone Star State. Simon calls the aim of the restaurant "freewheeling -- but serious on the plate and serious in the glass." Here's the melon gazpacho.
Restaurateur Tristan Simon and Billy Can Can executive chef Matt Ford think Modern Texas cuisine is one of the best ways to highlight the unique flavors in the Lone Star State. Simon calls the aim of the restaurant "freewheeling -- but serious on the plate and serious in the glass." The buffalo tenderloin, pictured here, is one example.
Billy Can Can will also cater to vegetarians, with dishes like this summer pie.
Duros are like pork rinds, but vegetarian.
While Billy Can Can is a modern Texas saloon -- and while Simon and his team believe in the culinary movement of modern Texas food -- the word saloon doesn't get to the seriousness of the menu.
That's on purpose: "A saloon should have a fun, playful gambling aspect to it, a burlesque aspect," says executive chef Matt Ford. He seems shy at first, but words tumble out of his mouth as he talks through the menu ideas he's been simmering for the past nine months.
The Texas peach cobbler at Billy Can Can comes with brown-butter drop biscuits and buttermilk ice cream.
His menu, crafted with chef de cuisine Michael Llanas and sous-chef Carolanne Treadwell, tells a Texas story inspired by Bonnie-and-Clyde attitude. Diners might find game like venison tartare and buffalo tenderloin; gulf seafood like snapper and oysters; and Southern classics like deviled eggs and peach cobbler.
And chili (no beans, of course): "There is nothing more quintessentially Texan," Ford says. "Oh, and a burger."
Ford is a passionate member of the team and an interesting addition because he helped open a restaurant called Craft Dallas at the W hotel in Victory Park in 2006. "As chefs, you put your heart and soul into your work," he says. He remembers the Victory Park of a decade ago as a confused neighborhood with not a lot of soul -- and one that wasn't yet embraced by many Dallasites.
"I told Tristan I was hesitant about coming to Victory Park," he says. "But if anybody can turn a district around, it's Tristan."
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He doesn't have a name yet. (We asked.)
Most restaurateurs are obsessed with details that diners never notice. When Billy Can Can opens, visitors should look up: The room is full of surprising touches, from the stuffed white bird whose tail cascades down one column to the mounted bison head watching over the dining room. They're the creativity of interior architect Kate Murphy, a contractor who designed the stylish Sixty Vines restaurants, among others.
She didn't intend to decorate the restaurant, but Billy drew her in, she says. Soon, she found herself at antique stores on Dallas' Riverfront Boulevard and in parts of Forney, buying stained-glass windows and taxidermied animals.
"Hang on, my assistant is outside with the bear in the car," were her first words during an early June interview in the under-construction restaurant. Moments later, she hauled in a giant bear head and placed it on a cocktail table.
The dark back room at Billy Can Can was inspired by small barrooms in New York City -- ones with "close quarters, with rooms that feel mysterious," says interior architect Kate Murphy.
Billy Can Can's decor is full of humorous elements, as Murphy describes them, that give the place character to match Billy's gunslinger attitude. The taxidermied fox smirking in a corner looks like he's almost delighted to be dead.
The food and drink, of course, are an obsession, too. Anderson and Leslie Brenner, former Dallas Morning News restaurant critic and current Rebees team member, sampled five burgers in three evenings to help chef Ford decide which one should land on the menu.
"You can't just take a bite," Anderson says. "You have to eat through the whole burger." Sitting in a dark restaurant with paper covering the floors and ceiling tiles scattered atop some tables, Anderson and Brenner have eaten their way through parts of Ford's menu eight times and counting. In the very beginning of the process, they even tasted some of Ford's dishes in a claustrophobic hallway because the dining room was a construction zone.
"Opening a restaurant is really hard, and it's a lot of work," Anderson says in an interview during a four-hour Saturday-night tasting that ends with Texas peach cobbler. When opening most any restaurant, working on the weekends is expected. But in the case of Billy Can Can, late nights and good food are part of the DNA. "There's an energy and an atmosphere here," she says.
'There's a sound'
Billy Can Can's name stems from a billycan, a kettle usually used at a campfire. The Rebees team believes the name is a playful homage to a man from the Wild West.
Simon walked into Billy Can Can several weeks before its debut, holding a bag of Ricola cough drops. The room was nearly full, with servers dining together during their orientation, and Simon found a seat in a corner among unswept floors. He didn't say much; he was saving his voice for the big speech.
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It was his job to tell his servers exactly why they were there: "to make Victory Park the most vibrant and walkable district in the city," he says.
Simon was quick to remember details about his team: Mayo went to middle school in Japan and took a gap year in Beijing. He was generous in his praise, too: Chef Ford, who worked at restaurants in the Joule hotel, was Simon's "first, second and third" choice for executive chef. "And thankfully, he only said 'no' two times."
At this point, nobody was munching on the Twix or Snickers bars placed in a small pile in the middle of each table. A confident Simon told his brand-new staff that durability is essential in a restaurant. How can Billy Can Can stay relevant? he asks, tossing an unruly curl out of his eyes.
"We do this because we love to create culture and we love to make people happy," Simon says. Then he says it again. "We do this because we love to create culture and we love to make people happy."
It's impossible not to want to believe him.
"When a restaurant like this is succeeding at its mission, you hear it right away," he tells the group. "It's not just that there are people in the room and that the place is sort of humming. There's a sound. It's the sound of people enjoying their life. It's the sound of people enjoying the company of others. Relaxing. Letting loose. The sound of mirth.
"It's a very, very specific sound. And when you hear it, you know you're succeeding."
Expected to open June 28 at 2386 Victory Park Lane, Dallas. 214-272-9082. billycancan.com.
MORE AT VICTORY PARK
Other bars and restaurants already open or coming to the neighborhood include:
IMOTO The Asian restaurant from chef Kent Rathbun, and the only one on this list that is open already
BILLET A parking-lot bar from Brooke Humphries of Barcadia
BURGUNDY SWINE A wine bar from sommelier Brooke Gerstein
DIBS ON VICTORY A sports bar and restaurant from the team who opened High Fives, Ferris Wheelers and more
MESERO A new outpost of the Mexican restaurant chain
Also in the works:
Please, touch everything inside delicious new Dallas museum, the Sweet Tooth Hotel
An unnamed cafe and co-working space from Tristan Simon's team
An unnamed 24,000-square-foot "restaurant entertainment concept" from HG Sply Co. founder Elias Pope
Other attractions:
CINÉPOLIS A movie theater expected to open in July
SWEET TOOTH HOTEL A popular (and temporary) art installation closing in August
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Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society
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Some Identities on Bernoulli and Hermite Polynomials Associated with Jacobi Polynomials
Taekyun Kim,1 Dae San Kim,2 and Dmitry V. Dolgy3
1Department of Mathematics, Kwangwoon University, Seoul 139-701, Republic of Korea
2Department of Mathematics, Sogang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
3Hanrimwon, Kwangwoon University, Seoul 139-701, Republic of Korea
Received 17 July 2012; Accepted 9 August 2012
Academic Editor: Josef Diblík
Copyright © 2012 Taekyun Kim et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Sulking Yeddyurappa to attend BJP national executive
Shedding his defiant posture after persuasion by party leaders, former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa will attend the concluding session of the BJP National Executive meeting in Mumbai today.
Shedding his defiant posture after persuasion by party leaders, former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa will attend the concluding session of the BJP National Executive meeting in Mumbai on Friday.
"I am leaving for Mumbai to greet Nitin Gadkari on his re-election as the party President for the second successive term", Yeddyurappa, who had earlier decided to skip the meet apparently upset over being sidelined, told reporters in Bangalore.
Yeddyurappa was persuaded by his party top leaders including Gadkari and Arun Jaitely to participate in the executive which the state party strongman had said should discuss Karnataka party affairs also among other issues.
The former chief minister continued to attack his successor DV Sadananda Gowda accusing his government of taking a "biased" approach in filing replies to the Supreme Court appointed Central Empowered Committee on the role of three former chief ministers SM Krishna, N Dharam Singh and HD Kumaraswamy in alleged illegal mining.
Reacting to media reports that the BJP Government had not made any conclusive observation on the roles by the two former Congress chief ministers and JDS leader Kuamraswamy, he said: "If the press reports are to be believed, then it is discriminatory. The chief minister should look into it and ensure that a true picture is sent to CEC".
Yeddyurappa alleged that when CEC sought its report on illegal mining concerning his role, the state furnished the report based on the Lokayukta findings, which had indicted him leading to his ouster as chief minister in July last.
According to reports, the state government in its replies to the CEC recently has said the Lokayukta report on illegal mining has not indicted Krishna. In the case of Dharam Singh, though the report wanted proceedings to recover Rs. 23 crore loss allegedly caused by him, during the President's rule, the proceedings were ordered to be dropped.
On Kumaraswamy, the Lokayukta report stated that his actions had not caused any loss to the exchequer.
Social activist TJ Abraham has moved the CEC seeking CBI probe into illegal mining involving the tenure of Krishna, Dharam Singh, who led the Congress-JDS coalition Government, and also Kumaraswamy, who was the chief minister during JDS-BJP coalition regime.
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Is to increase students understanding of how microorganisms can cause health breakdown, and the role of relevant pharmacological interventions in the recovery process.
| Is to increase students understanding of how microorganisms can cause health breakdown, and the role of relevant pharmacological interventions in the recovery process.
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Bio-science: Case study
Word count: 1200 words
Aim of Assessment
Is to increase students understanding of how microorganisms can cause health breakdown, and the role of relevant pharmacological interventions in the recovery process. Students will explore various modes of transmission, relevant characteristics of pathogens and the importance of breaking the chain of infection. This assessment facilitates the development of the following skills: critical appraisal of the nurse’s role in infection control, literature searching, and academic writing and referencing.
Students are provided with a hypothetical case study to read. They then must answer the questions provided relating to the study. Student should draw on relevant literature provided to support their answers, and reference using the APA 6th Ed. Style
Students must respond to each questions using academic writing. It is anticipated that this work will be presented in a question/ answer format using full sentences and paragraphs.
As a guide, please aim to write around 35 words per allocated mark for each question. Thus, if question is worth 10 marks, aim to answer it in around 350 words. Please note, the suggested WORD COUNT is a guide. You are NOT expected to strictly adhere to 35 words per mark
Case study:
Peter Smith, a 19-year-old university student, was suffering from influenza and visited his local GP. He said he began to feel unwell two days earlier and his condition had worsened since, with an acute onset of a sore throat (pharyngitis).
On examination the following observations were made:
Fever of 38.9’ C
Enlarged anterior cervical lymph nodes (lymphadenopathy)
In addition, peter also complained of:
Aching joints
Peter’s throat was observed to have the following signs and symptoms:
Having a patchy covering of yellow- white exudate over his tonsils.
The doctor prescribed phenoxymethylpenicillin 500mg twice per day for ten days.
Using the supplied template answer the following questions:
Q1. Explain how Peter’s fever developed and state, with explanation, two benefits of fever. (Total: 5 marks)
Q2. Given that influenza is caused by a virus, why was Peter prescribed an antibiotic? The doctor prescribed phenoxymethylpenicillin. Discuss the mode of action of phenoxymethylpenicillin. Explain why antibiotics are not effective against viruses. (Total: 10 marks).
Q3. Describe 2 possible ways that Peter could have contracted the influenza virus (modes of transmission). Identify 2 ways by which the modes of transmission could be broken. (Total 5 marks)
Q4. Describe the physiological basis of †he three signs and symptoms of Peter’s throat. Relate your response to this case study. (Total 10 marks)
Q5. Compare and contrast the processes by which viruses and bacteria replicate (Total: 5 marks)
The following 8 resources MUST be used and cited in this case study. Additional resources may be also used.
Boland, M. (Director), Santall, J. (Presenter), & Video Education Australasia. (2011). Infection control in healthcare [Videorecording]. Bendigo, Australia: VEA. Available online
Bullock, S., & Manias, E. (2014). Fundamentals of pharmacology (7th ed.). Frenchs Forest, Australia: Pearson Australia.
Craft, J., Gordon, C., Heuther, S., McCance, K., Brashers, V., & Rote, N. (2015). Understanding pathophysiology 2. Chatswood, Australia: Elsevier. Available online (2011 edition)
Lee, G., & Bishop, P. (2016). Microbiology and infection control for health professionals (6thed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Pearson Australia.
Grossman, S. C., & Porth,C. M. (2014). Porth’s pathophysiology: Concepts of altered health states (9th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Lehne, R. A., Moore, L., Crosby, L., & Hamilton, D. (2013). Pharmacology for nursing care (8th ed.). St. Louis, Mo: Saunders/Elsevier. Available online
Marieb, E.N., & Hoehn, K. (2016). Human anatomy & physiology (10th global ed.). Harlow, UK: Pearson Education.
WHO (2015). Influenza,an unpredictable threat. Retrieved from https://www.who.int/topics/influenza/en/
Marking Criteria
Criteria 1: fever development and benefits
Presents an accurate and clear scientific description of fever and how it develops. States 2 benefits of fever with succinct and precise explanation.
Criteria 2: prescription, mode of action and effectiveness of phenoxymethylpenicillin
Identifies and explains clearly and precisely the reason why an antibiotic was prescribed. Presents a succinct and precise description of the mechanism action of phenoxymethylpenicillin. Explains with clear and accurate scientific reasoning why antibiotics are ineffective against viruses
Use all relevant prescribed literature appropriately to support the explanation
Criteria 3: spreading of influenza and breaking its mode of transmission
Precisely identifies 2 modes of transmission and presents a clear, succinct and precise explanation of how these modes can be broken.
Criteria 4: physiological basis of signs and symptoms
Presents a clear, precise and succinct identification and discussion of the physiological basis of the 3 signs and symptoms.
Relates all the information to the case study.
Criteria 5: Presents a clear, precise and succinct description and comparison of viral and bacterial replication processes using scientific explanation.
Criteria 6: academic style and referencing
consistent writing style that communicates ideas coherently using correct sentence structure, grammatical construction, spelling and punctuation. Referencing is consistent, thorough and well used to support all claims, and all references, consistently following APA 6th Ed. Style. Uses all the 8 references provided and accurately presents these citations in a reference list.
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Manny Perez says Celtic had wanted to sign him since 2017
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Scottish Premiership champions Celtic signed two young Americans in the January transfer window, Manny Perez and Andrew Gutman.
Manny Perez has told American Soccer Now that Celtic first made contact with him two years ago after belatedly joining the Scottish Premiership champions on deadline day.
The 19-year-old defender sealed his move to Celtic on January 31 alongside compatriot Andrew Gutman, signing a three-and-a-half year contract before returning to the US with a loan move to North Carolina FC.
Perez, who represented his country at U20 level, is very highly rated across the Atlantic was recently announced as the Player of the Year in the USA Soccer Development academy.
And, speaking to American Soccer Now, he has now opened up on Celtic’s interest and admits that Brendan Rodgers’ side have been following his progress since the summer of 2017.
“It all started when I was with the U18 national team,” Perez said.
“We had a couple of camps in Spain and Portugal and Germany. Then two summers ago that is when Celtic first reached out to me. They saw me in Spain. I did really well and we just kept in communication.
“It was a long process. There was a lot to think about and I am thankful for the opportunity Celtic has given me. Overall, I think it was the right move.”
Perez is a right-back by trade and he could be seen as a long-term replacement for Mikael Lustig, whose trophy-laden spell at Celtic could come to an end this summer when his contract expires. The experienced Swede has been tipped to return to his homeland.
SEE ALSO: Linked with £4.3m January Celtic switch, youngster is reportedly planning summer exit
Celtic signed another right-back in January too, Jeremy Toljan arriving on loan from Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund until the end of the season.
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Daniel is a Journalist graduate from Leeds Trinity University and is generally obsessed with everything football related. Daniel watches everything from Augsburg in the Bundesliga to Vitesse in the Eredivisie with as much La Liga as possible thrown in for good measure.
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Netflix Picks
Netflix is my go to place for TV. It has nearly all of my favourite shows in one place, and almost all of the episodes to date, which is a big plus for me. I thought I would take this post to share with you some of my top picks on Netflix.
Gossip Girl definitely makes its way onto the list. It's a show that I only got into watching recently, and I love it so much. It's one of those shows that I could binge watch a few seasons at a time easily, I love the characters and the drama and just the way it fits so well, it flows and it keeps people enticed. If you love a little bit scandal and drama, and a lot of luxury it's definitely a show for you. Not to mention, the cast... bravo. Ed Westwick is bae, who doesn't melt when he says "I'm Chuck Bass?". Blair Waldorf is my spirit animal, if I could have her attitude, my own Chuck Bass, and Serena's wardrobe I would be pretty damn set for life. This show is perfect, and would be great for those of you looking for a lot of drama and luxury and little mystery along the way.
A show that I highly recommend for anyone to watch is Once Upon A Time. I am completely and utterly hooked (get it, Hooked?) on this show. It is one of my all time favourite shows, ever. I am a huge Disney fan so to see a very modern take on classic Disney stories and fairytales stole my heart. I think it's incredibly creative and the plot twists are just, wow, perfect. The casting of each character has also been spot on I think. Each character is perfectly represents by the actor cast to play them, honourable mention to Lana Parrilla as Regina/Evil Queen and Robert Carlisle as Runplestiltskin/Mr Gold, their characters are hands down two of my favourites. I could watch this show over and over and never get bored of it, I highly recommend it to anyone who loves a bit of Disney or fairytales with a modern kick.
A show that makes its way into his list without a doubt, is Scream TV series. I absolutely love this show. This show did not disappoint. It was thrilling, it was gorey and it put a lot of creative spins on the original story while still keeping to the original in many ways, it was all around fantastic. I am a massive fan of the original Scream movie series as well, and the Scary Movie parodies of it (all of which are worth a little mention on this list, as they are all also on Netflix, aka bae). I love a good scary movie (pardon the pun), and this show was like one big scary movie perfectly sliced up into little parts, each with its own little drama and suspense thrown in. I loved it so much I binged watched the entire first season in two days, and then did it again recently ahead of the next season. If you love a series that keeps you guessing and making up theories, this is the show for you. (Brownie points to anyone who picked up on the many references I squeezes in).
I love a good crime show, and my top pick for this is definitely White Collar. A show that has a fairly straightforward premise, this show was never straightforward and never boring. It focuses on white collar criminal Neal Caffery (Matt Bomer *heart eyes emoji here*), a forger and master thief who was imprisoned for his crimes, but broke out. He was caught, and instead of being imprisoned again, was released into the custody of the FBI to work of his sentence due to his incredible IQ and skill at catching bad guys. The show follows him as he catches criminals and works towards being released from his sentence for his contributions, but it is so action packed and the characters are so lovable, it's a pleasure to watch. Neal's compete smugness coupled with his best friend Moz's wit, and other best friend (and handler) Peter's sneakiness, is what makes this show so binge worthy, it really is a great watch.
Pretty Little Liars earns its place here because I really love, and since getting into into a couple of years ago I've been so into theories and stuff that I couldn't not include it in this list. Although A has been revealed now, I still have huge love for this show and hope it can pull something spectacular out the bag in the seasons to come because I think the whole A reveal was a little shady, so I have high hopes for where this show is going as it wraps up! Plus, let's take a moment to appreciate the sheer heavily style of the characters? Perfection. Marlene King is a superb writer and I'm sure she has something brilliant planned for us all going forward with the next season!
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Israel Plans to Destroy Only Water Source of Shepherds in West Bank Village
Move comes despite Israeli authorities telling international agencies that there would be no demolitions during the month of Ramadan.
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Israel intends to destroy a water-holding tank that serves 20 families of Palestinian shepherds and their flocks in the northern Jordan Valley.
This, despite the fact that Israel’s coordinator of government activities in the territories (to which the Civil Administration is subordinate) promised representatives of international agencies that there would be no demolitions during the month of Ramadan, except for structures built during this time, Haaretz has learned.
The simple structure collects water coming out of a natural spring. A rubber hose attached to it runs for a few dozen meters to a plastic trough. The Civil Administration claims the structure was built illegally.
The shepherds, who live in a community called Umm al-Jimal, own 700 sheep and goats, as well as 300 cows and some horses. Last year, a flood destroyed another holding tank that served the families, also blocking the spring’s exit. The families are concerned that destroying the current holding tank will once more block the spring, which is their only close water source.
A final injunction to stop work and demolish the holding tank was given in April 2012, but was never implemented. Last Tuesday, an inspector called Avi posted a notice concerning filing reservations regarding the demolition injunction “for a 10-meter-square pool of water.”
Residents were given three days to present their reservations at the Civil Administration. At press time, they didn’t know if an attorney for the Palestinian Authority had managed to file on time, or whether Civil Administration officials will arrive in coming days to demolish the tank.
Haaretz was unable to contact the attorney on Saturday and couldn’t contact the Civil Administration because of Shabbat.
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Council decide to refuse approval to airport expansion plans
Council decide to refuse approval to Stansted Airport expansion plans
PLANS to expand an airport in Essex has been refused by a district council.
Uttlesford District Council held an extraordinary meeting to discuss a petition to refer Stansted Airport’s planning application back to the council’s planning committee.
The petition on Change.org has received more than 1,600 signatures.
Plans included provisions to increase passenger numbers up to 43 million a year up from 35 million.
However, the council refused the plans on several grounds including carbon emissions and allowing the planning committee to scrutinise the plans again.
Following the meeting, a spokesman for London Stansted said: “We are concerned that the Council has not only chosen to ignore the recommendations of its own officers but also disregarded its independent legal advice which supports the original view that there is no legitimate reason to withhold approval for this application.
“Our frustration at this delay will no doubt also be shared by the considerable number of residents, businesses, staff and on-site partners who have passionately backed these plans, which will boost our region’s economic growth and deliver 5,000 additional jobs.
“From the outset we have listened to local views and this feedback lead us to put forward a proposal which maintained the cap on the number of flights and committed to deliver the growth within a legally binding smaller noise footprint than our existing permissions require.
“This forms part of a comprehensive set of mitigation measures which have been independently endorsed.
“We remain in discussion with the Council while we consider all the options available to us."
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Emilia Clarke, Daisy Ridley, Dakota Johnson & More Land On Forbes' 30 Under 30 List
These are the rising stars of young Hollywood to watch this year.
By Lauren Alexis Fisher
Jan 5 2016, 11:09 am EST
Forbes unveiled its annual 30 Under 30 list for 2016, highlighting the top actors and actresses of young Hollywood to watch this year. Unsurprisingly making a debut on the list were the breakout leads from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Daisy Ridley and John Boyega. Also landing spots on the list were BAZAAR cover girl and Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke, Fifty Shades of Grey star Dakota Johnson, Zendaya, The Danish Girl's Alicia Vikander and Girls star Zosia Mamet. The final cut of the 2016 Hollywood & Entertainment list category was judged by Shonda Rhimes, Kelly Osbourne and Legendary Entertainment founder Thomas Tull. See the full list here.
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Ohio truck driver deemed hazardous to public safety
On behalf of Hoffman Legal Group, LLC posted in truck accidents on Thursday, March 7, 2019.
Truck drivers may pose a threat to the public. In fact, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) may declare truckers as an imminent threat to the public health and safety and take them off the road. Late last year, it found that an Ohio truck driver constituted an immediate threat after two fatal truck accidents.
In December, he crashed into a highway construction worker who was standing next to a parked vehicle on U.S. 33 in Union County. The collision occurred when he drove onto the white line indicating the highway's roadway shoulder known as the fog line. He did not stop and drove away after hitting the worker. Law enforcement is still investigating this accident.
Last July, the truck driver struck a motorist who was standing near his vehicle which was disabled on a shoulder of Interstate 81 in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. He was charged with numerous offenses including careless driving that caused another person's death, driving at an unreasonable speed under the conditions and driving outside of a single lane before determining whether a driving movement may be made safely.
Jones holds a commercial driver's license. In its out-of-service order, the FMCSA said the driver must stop driving immediately. It determined that his continued operation of a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) greatly increases the likelihood of another motorist and that driver of suffering a fatal or serious injury if he does not stop driving immediately.
The U.S. Attorney's Office may file legal action to enjoin any further driving and seek punitive damages if he violated this order. A court may levy civil penalties up to $1,848 each day the trucker violates this order and operates a CMV.
The FMCSA can also commence a civil enforcement action for the trucker's violations of federal trucking regulations. Knowing or willful violations of this order may constitute grounds for a criminal prosecution.
A truck accident caused by a reckless or negligent truck driver may be especially dangerous because of the large size difference between a truck and a passenger vehicle. An attorney can help pursue the right to compensation for victims of these accidents.
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01/24/2015 06:28 pm ET Updated Jan 24, 2015
Fox News Raises Alarm Over College Course About Race
By Roque Planas
Fox News is raising alarm bells over an Arizona college course that studies whiteness.
The network’s “Fox and Friends” show ran a segment Friday titled “Trouble with Schools,” criticizing an Arizona State University course called “U.S. Race Theory & the Problem of Whiteness,” portraying it as an attack on white people. The professor of the course, Lee Bebout, is white.
"Fox and Friends" co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who has not sat in on the course and was unable to reach the professor for comment, referred to it as “quite unfair, and wrong, and pointed.”
Hasselbeck based her comments on criticisms leveled by ASU student Lauren Clark, who objects to the course’s books, including Richard Delgado’s Critical Race Theory and Jane Hill’s The Everyday Language of White Racism.
“All of these books have a disturbing trend and that’s pointing to white people as a root cause of social injustices for this country,” Clark told Hasselbeck on the segment, adding that such a course “causes more problems than solutions.” Clark is not herself enrolled in the class.
Delgado’s Critical Race Theory is commonly read and taught by academics who study race. Hill's work exploring the language of racism among whites, first published in 2008, has been positively reviewed in several scholarly journals.
"Jane H. Hill has made a significant contribution to the scholarship of antiracist literature by describing how White racism is reproduced in everyday language in ways that are made to appear natural and normal," University of Regina professor Carol Schick wrote in a book review for the Journal of American Ethnic History in 2008.
Bebout told the The Arizona Republic that he’d been stressed out after receiving a flurry of hateful emails following the Fox News segment. Neither Bebout nor Clark responded to a request for comment from The Huffington Post.
The university, however, issued a statement Friday after the segment, reading:
This course uses literature and rhetoric to look at how stories shape people's understandings and experiences of race. It encourages students to examine how people talk about -- or avoid talking about -- race in the contemporary United States. This is an interdisciplinary course, so students will draw on history, literature, speeches and cultural changes -- from scholarly texts to humor. The class is designed to empower students to confront the difficult and often thorny issues that surround us today and reach thoughtful conclusions rather than display gut reactions. A university is an academic environment where we discuss and debate a wide array of viewpoints.
Tensions over how to teach race have erupted repeatedly in Arizona in recent years.
The state legislature passed a law in 2010 to restrict the teaching of ethnic studies, arguing that a Mexican-American studies curriculum in the Tucson public schools had bred resentment against whites.
A state-commissioned audit published in 2011 said the Tucson courses fostered critical thinking and recommended expanding them, while independent researchers found the courses raised student achievement on state tests and boosted the graduation rate in the majority-Latino school district.
State officials nevertheless declared the courses illegal and the local school board discontinued them in January 2012 in order to avoid losing state funding.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently heard oral arguments in a lawsuit brought by former students of the Mexican-American studies courses that seeks to overturn the law.
Watch the Fox News segment in the video above.
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Our client strives for excellence in everything they do and have recently embarked on an exciting organisational transformation programme which will allow them to develop outstanding digital services for its customers and better-quality jobs for its staff.
The organisation has recently implemented a new HR/Payroll system and Flexi solution which is supporting its vision to have brilliant people, working on brilliant systems, providing brilliant services. The systems are under constant development and review and this role will be key to exploring opportunities within the systems to make efficiency savings and to exploit its offerings to the organisation.
The successful candidate will have experience working with iTrent and Business Objects and will support the Head of Workforce Planning by leading on all system changes, maintenance, development and reporting. They will provide information and analysis in order to perform workforce planning forecasts and to analyse trends in data.
The successful candidate will work closely with internal IT, Payroll and the Analysis and Corporate Insights team. They will also be responsible for junior members of the team and will encourage and support their ongoing development.
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The individual will report directly to the Head of Workforce Planning. They will be responsible for:
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Be the subject matter expert for the iTrent and Flexi systems
Provide ongoing maintenance, management and day to day support of the HR systems
Identify areas for development within the systems which will create efficiencies and reduce administrative burden for HR, Payroll and front-end users
Configure new areas of the system. Including requirements gathering, implementation, testing and release of new modules
Maintain all batch processes and workflows within the systems, including web data publisher which is the interface between systems (HTML, WDP)
Maintain and develop Business Objects as the primary management information tool
Coordinate system updates, upgrades and patches. Raise Change Management requests to work alongside IT and the rest of the Change team to ensure smooth delivery
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Talk about “déjà vu!” Americans woke up early morning Tuesday, November 6 with a Democratic President; a Senate with a narrow Democratic lead and a House with a strong Republican majority. They went to bed late Tuesday night with a Democratic President; a Senate with a narrow Democratic lead and a House with a strong Republican majority.
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Attackers are now abusing exposed LDAP servers to amplify DDoS attacks
Posted by Lucian Constantin
on October 26 2016
Attackers are abusing yet another widely used protocol in order to amplify distributed denial-of-service attacks: the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), which is used for directory services on corporate networks.
DDoS mitigation provider Corero Network Security has recently observed an attack against its customers that was reflected and amplified through Connectionless LDAP (CLDAP), a variant of LDAP that uses the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) for transport.
DDoS reflection is the practice of sending requests using a spoofed source IP address to various servers on the Internet, which will then direct their responses to that address instead of the real sender. The spoofed IP address is that of the intended victim.
The requests are sent to various services that work over UDP, because unlike the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), this transport protocol does not validate source addresses. Services that have been abused for DDoS reflection so far include the Domain Name System (DNS), the Network Time Protocol (NTP), the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), the Simple Service Discovery Protocol (SSDP) and the Character Generator Protocol (CHARGEN). CLDAP is just the latest addition to the list.
DDoS reflection has the property of hiding the real source of the attack from the victim, as the traffic is reflected through third-party servers, but there is another more important reason why attackers love it: its amplification effect.
Most of the protocols used for reflection also allow attackers to trigger large responses using small queries. This means that attackers can amplify the amount of traffic they could otherwise generate.
While LDAP is widely used inside corporate networks, its use directly on the internet is considered risky and is highly discouraged. This doesn't mean that there are no publicly accessible LDAP servers: The SHODAN search engine shows over 140,000 systems responding to requests over port 389, which is used for LDAP -- almost 60,000 of them are located in the U.S.
It's not clear how many of these servers accept connections over both TCP and UDP and could therefore be abused for DDoS amplification, but even a small portion of them would be able to generate large attacks. That's because according to Corero, CLDAP (LDAP over UDP) has an average amplification factor of 46x and a peak of 55x.
This means that attackers can generate responses that are 50 times larger in size than the queries that triggered them and servers typically have larger bandwidth than home computers and consumer devices that typically make up DDoS botnets.
Also, today's DDoS attacks combine multiple techniques. For example, an attacker in control of a large botnet could direct a portion of it to reflect its traffic through LDAP servers, another portion to abuse DNS servers, another one to perform direct SYN floods or TCP floods and so on. According to an Akamai report from June, over 60 percent of DDoS attacks observed this year used two techniques or more.
The problem with a new, zero-day amplification vector like LDAP is that it isn't diffused, said Dave Larson the CTO of Corero Network Security. Since only a small number of attackers know about it, they can use the full capacity of these exposed LDAP servers to launch attacks. That's not the case with DNS servers for example, which have been mapped and are used for reflection and amplifications by many attackers at the same time, limiting the size of their individual attacks, he explained.
Another thing is that blacklists already exist for DNS, NTP and other type of servers that have constantly been abused in DDoS attacks. Such lists don't likely exist yet for LDAP servers.
The size of DDoS attacks has reached unprecedented levels in recent months, partially because of large numbers of compromised internet-of-things devices. Last month, the blog of cybersecurity reporter Brian Krebs was hit with a 620Gbps DDoS attack launched from a botnet of thousands of hacked routers, IP cameras and digital video recorders. A few days later, French hosting company OVH was hit with a 799Gbps attack from a similar botnet.
Last week, a DDoS attack launched against managed DNS provider Dynamic Network Services (Dyn) rendered many popular websites inaccessible to users on the U.S. East Coast.
Corero's Larson believes that increasing numbers of insecure IoT devices combined with new amplification vectors could lead to multiterabit attacks over the next year and even attacks that reach 10Tbps in the future.
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