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HRC Highlights Minnesota's LGBT Protections, Laws and Legislative Proposals in New National Report
Despite historic gains, equal treatment remains out of reach for LGBT Americans in most states
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, in partnership with the Equality Federation, today released its second annual national report assessing the status of state legislation affecting LGBT equality across America, including in Minnesota.
The State Equality Index (http://www.hrc.org/sei) (SEI) reveals that, even with historic progress on marriage equality, there are extraordinary state-to-state disparities in LGBT non-discrimination protections, including in the workplace, and efforts continue by equality opponents to pass state-level legislation that would sanction discrimination and undermine even minimal existing protections.
“Even with marriage equality the law of the land, the battle for LGBT rights at the state level continues to be a story of successes and setbacks,” said HRC President Chad Griffin. “Though a number of states are expanding access to non-discrimination protections for LGBT people and their families, a majority of states are still struggling to reach even a basic level of equality for LGBT people.”
“This year will be one of our most challenging yet, with our opponents in more than two dozen states pushing deeply harmful laws that undermine critical protections in the guise of ‘religious liberty,’” Griffin said. “Equally troubling are disgraceful bills targeting the transgender community -- from preventing transgender people from using public facilities, including bathrooms, that accord with their gender identity, to denying them the ability to make gender and name changes on crucial identification documents.”
While more than 111 million people live in states where LGBT people lack clear state-level protections against discrimination in the workplace, the SEI points to a few encouraging signs - particularly in areas related to LGBTQ youth, health, and safety. States like Utah, New York, and Illinois expanded access to equality for LGBT people and their families, while others strengthened existing hate crimes laws, improved access to transgender-inclusive healthcare coverage, and protected LGBT youth from harmful “conversion therapy”.
The SEI assesses statewide LGBT-related legislation and policies, good and bad, in five areas: parenting laws and policies; non-discrimination laws; hate crimes laws; youth-related laws and policies; and health and safety laws and policies. Based on that review, the SEI assigns states to one of four distinct categories (http://hrc-assets.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com//files/assets/resources/StateEqualityIndexCategories.pdf) .
Minnesota falls into the category, "Building Equality."
Six states and the District of Columbia are in the highest-rated category, “Working Toward Innovative Equality”
These states and the nation’s capital have robust LGBT non-discrimination laws covering employment, housing and public accommodations, as well as protections in the realm of credit, insurance, and jury selection. Most allow transgender people to change official documents to reflect their gender identity. Almost all bar private insurers from banning transition-related healthcare. LGBT youth are protected by anti-bullying laws, as well as innovative measures in some states that address conversion therapy, inclusive juvenile justice policies, homelessness, and sexual education. The states are (http://hrc-assets.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com//files/assets/resources/StateEqualityIndexCategories.pdf) : California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Oregon, and Washington.
Six states are in the category “Solidifying Equality”
These states have non-discrimination protections and are considered high-performing but not cutting edge on LGBT equality. Many of these states allow transgender individuals to change gender markers on official documents. More than half do not allow second parent adoption. These states have relatively robust anti-bullying laws, but bad laws begin to crop up in this category. The states are (http://hrc-assets.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com//files/assets/resources/StateEqualityIndexCategories.pdf) : Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Vermont.
Ten states are in the category “Building Equality”
These states have taken steps toward more robust LGBT equality, including passing basic non-discrimination and hate crimes laws. They allow gender markers to be changed on official documents, but have few protections for transgender health care. Some lack explicit gender identity protections, and several lack comprehensive anti-bullying laws. Bad laws are more common, so advocates work to stop bills that undermine LGBT equality, and to pass more comprehensive non-discrimination laws. The states are (http://hrc-assets.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com//files/assets/resources/StateEqualityIndexCategories.pdf) : Delaware, Hawaii, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Utah, and Wisconsin.
Twenty-eight states are in the lowest-rated category “High Priority to Achieve Basic Equality”
Most of these states (http://hrc-assets.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com//files/assets/resources/StateEqualityIndexCategories.pdf) , including Arizona, North Carolina, Texas, and Florida, have many laws that undermine LGBT equality, from those that criminalize HIV and sodomy, to measures allowing religious-based discrimination against LGBT people. None have non-discrimination laws that explicitly include sexual orientation or gender identity protections; few have hate crime laws with those protections. LGBT advocates largely work to kill bad bills and pass municipal protections for LGBT people.
“Last year our community faced a barrage of attacks on our freedoms, but we are more united and better prepared than ever to continue our momentum toward equality for all,” said Rebecca Isaacs, executive director of Equality Federation Institute. “This report serves as an important tool for advocates to keep pushing forward. We’re not going to stop until all LGBTQ people and their families are able to reach their full potential, free from discrimination, no matter what state they live in.”
The full report, including detailed scorecards for every state, is available online at ww.hrc.org/sei (http://www.hrc.org/sei) .
The Human Rights Campaign is America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. HRC envisions a world where LGBT people are embraced as full members of society at home, at work, and in every community.
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11:30 a.m.—Drydene 200, NBCSN, cable 78
3 p.m.—Drydene 311, NBCSN, cable 78
3:05 p.m.—Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, FS1, cable 60
6:05 p.m.—Minnesota at Kansas City, FSKC, cable 34
6:05 p.m.—Minnesota at Kansas City, FS1, cable 60
Noon—Milwaukee vs. Orlando, TNT, cable 30
2:30 p.m.—Miami vs. Indiana, TNT, cable 30
5 p.m.—Oklahoma City vs. Houston, FSKC+, cable 76
5 p.m.—Oklahoma City vs. Houston, ESPN, cable 32
7:30 p.m.—Portland vs. L.A. Lakers, ABC, cable 10
7 p.m.— Shawn Porter vs. Sebastian Formella, FOX, cable 4
7 a.m.—Bassmaster Elite Series, ESPN2, cable 33
8 a.m.—AIG Womens Open, TGC, cable 79
Noon—Northern Trust, TGC, cable 79
2 p.m.—Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship, TGC, cable 79
Noon—Saratoga Live, FS1, cable 60
10 a.m.—Cincinnati ATP-WTA, TTC, cable 248
3 p.m.—Drydene 311, KVOB, 95.5-FM
6:05 p.m.—Minnesota at Kansas City, KSAL, 1150-AM
Minnesota at Kansas City, 6:05 p.m.
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At Salina Municipal G.C., par 70
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In court, J.K. Rowling nearly cries over Harry Potter Lexicon
The author says that a fan's book based on her creation is theft.
By Farhad Manjoo
April 14, 2008 10:16PM (UTC)
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Last fall, I discussed the legal scuffle over Steven Vander Ark, a middle-aged, middle-school librarian and ardent "Harry Potter" fan who found himself in a heap of trouble with "Potter" author J.K. Rowling.
In 2000, Vander Ark created the Harry Potter Lexicon, an amazingly comprehensive online reference of all that occurs in the seven "Potter" books.
To quote its Wikipedia entry the lexicon lists "characters, places, creatures, spells, potions and magical devices" in the "Potter" books -- a reference work that even Rowling admits is useful. She once wrote, "This is such a great site that I have been known to sneak into an Internet cafe while out writing and check a fact rather than go into a bookshop and buy a copy of 'Harry Potter'...."
But Rowling and Warner Bros., the studio that makes the "Potter" movies, were enraged to discover that Vander Ark had plans to produce a physical book based on the Web site. In October, they sued Vander Ark's publisher, RDR Books.
Today, the suit lands in court, and it could result in a landmark ruling for copyright law in the digital era.
On the stand, Rowling was almost in tears as she described how Vander Ark's work has hurt her; the case has "decimated my creative work over the last month," she said.
Vander Ark's work represented a "wholesale" theft of her creativity, she argued. As Blomberg reports, she also said:
Should it be published, I feel that carte blanche will be given to anybody who wants to make a quick bit of money... The idea of my readership parting with their or their parents' hard-earned cash for this is a travesty.
What particularly galls is the lack of quotation marks.... If Mr. Vander Ark had put quotations marks around everything he lifted, most of the lexicon would be in quotation marks.
RDR Books admits that its Lexicon copies from Rowling's work -- but it argues that the copying is legal, because it falls under the "fair use" provisions of U.S. copyright law. The law allows copying if it occurs for "purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching ... scholarship, or research."
RDR, which is being defended by copyright scholars and supporters of the fair use, is calling academics to the stand to discuss the long literary tradition of lexicons.
As I pointed out last year, libraries are filled with books like Vander Ark's, books that Rowling describes as theft: For instance, a list of the allusions in "Ulysses"; or a complete guide to all of the characters in William Faulkner's fiction; or a compilation and detailed analysis of Bob Dylan's lyrics; or a book containing the complete chronology of the events in David Foster Wallace's "Infinite Jest."
If Rowling prevails, RDR argues, books like this -- books of scholarship -- will be limited.
That highlights the importance of the case. Anthony Falzone, RDR's attorney and the executive director of Stanford Law School's Fair Use Project, tells the Wall Street Journal's law blog that courts have begun "to recognize the organizational value that informational guides provide."
Is Steven Vander Ark's lexicon such a guide, or a theft? Now a court decides.
Farhad Manjoo is a Salon staff writer and the author of True Enough: Learning to Live in a Post-Fact Society.
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Thailand News | One police officer dead in new wave of anti government protests
One police officer dead in new wave of anti government protests
A police officer has died after security forces clashed with anti-government protesters in Bangkok, according to the hospital to which he was taken. The protest had been held to disrupt election preparations.
Police had used tear gas and rubber bullets on protesters attempting to disrupt preparations for the February 2 election. Protesters themselves used slingshots and threw rocks, according to reports, but the death of the police officer is sure to further inflame an already heated situation in Thailand.
“He was shot in his chest and brought to hospital by helicopter,” Jongjet Aoajenpong, director of the Police General Hospital, said on Thursday. “A team of doctors tried to resuscitate him for more than half an hour.”
The death has prompted Thailand’s Election Commission to urge the government to delay the elections. A crowd of around 500 had gathered outside a sports stadium where political parties were registering for the elections. Protestors reportedly used a truck to smash through the gates of the stadium.
Before the news of the policeman’s death broke, Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul said in a televised address that “protesters are not peaceful and unarmed as they claimed.” “They are intimidating officials and trespassing in government buildings,” he said.
Despite their attempts, the registering process reportedly went on unaffected. Local media reported some election officials later left the stadium by helicopter.
The clash was the first flare-up of violence in some time, with anti-government protests largely kept peaceful. Demonstrations began in late November after the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra attempted to introduce a bill that would have granted amnesty to her exiled brother and former Thailand leader Thaksin, who many believe still a has strong influence.
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Home / Business News / How to support your black coworkers without adding more stress during this incredibly difficult time
How to support your black coworkers without adding more stress during this incredibly difficult time
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As protests condemning racial injustice and police brutality sweep the nation, many white and non-black workers may want to offer support to their black colleagues.
Business Insider spoke with multiple black psychologists and doctors on how non-black people can support their peers at work, including what to say during these difficult times.
Here are four actions that can help support black colleagues, including taking steps to educate yourself on racial issues and not forcing conversations.
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Black Americans have long suffered oppression, violence, police brutality, and discrimination in the US. That long history is coming to the forefront of the national conversation as protests continue in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, a black man who died after being violently restrained by a white police officer in Minnesota.
That conversation is especially coming up in workplaces across the country. Many white or non-black Americans are looking to offer their support to black colleagues. But it's important to do so in a sensitive manner, especially given that so many people are working remotely amid the coronavirus pandemic and are lacking face-to-face contact.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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7 of the Best Celebrations in World Cup History
The World Cup is the pinnacle of all sporting events for so many reasons, but one of them is surely the unforgettable celebrations it has provoked over the years. There is simply no other celebration like a World Cup celebration.
From the sheer importance the goal holds, to the opportunity any score represents to showcase an individual's unique flair and talent, the tournament has always inspired something special in all its goalscorers.
In that regard, here are seven of the best celebrations in World Cup history...
Roger Milla - Cameroon v Colombia 1990
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Roger Milla's infamous corner flag dancing routine at Italia '90 was one of the highlights of the whole tournament itself.
His four goals at the age of 38 helped Cameroon become the first African team to reach the World Cup quarter finals, but it was his reaction to the scores that captured the world's imagination.
In many ways, his exuberance pioneered the age of wacky, wonderful celebrations that proceeded him, and for that the footballing world must be eternally grateful.
Marco Tardelli - Italy v Brazil 1982 World Cup Final
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"Marco Tardelli, expressing what it's like to score in a World Cup final," croons the English commentator after Italy's second goal in the 1982 World Cup final against Brazil.
And that's why it's such an iconic celebration - because it displayed one of the most authentic instances of true footballing passion. Running with two fists aloft, shaking his head side to side with simultaneous disbelief and unbridled joy - it's the kind of reaction a fan would elicit if they were put in the same situation.
In many ways it is the antithesis of Milla's choreographed routine - but it's equally as memorable.
Papa Bouba Diop - Senegal v France 2002
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A return to the more scripted exhibitions of jubilation, Senegal's collaborative effort against France in 2002 was innovative to the extreme.
Having poked in from his own rebound, Papa Bouba Diop set off towards the corner flag and removed his shirt. He then proceeded to place it on the ground, gather his teammates in a circle around the shirt, and perform a quasi ceremonial dance around it.
The circle was eventually broken as several players then broke into a jig. Definitely wonderful.
Julius Aghahowa - Nigeria v Sweden 2002
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A much adored category of celebration, the acrobatic back-flip/cartwheel/front-flip is always impressive.
However, there were perhaps none better at the feat than Nigeria's Julius Aghahowa, who displayed all of his gymnastic exploits at the 2002 World Cup against Sweden. The fact that it came after scoring Nigeria's only game of the tournament made it even more momentous.
Bebeto - Brazil v Holland 1994
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One of the more sentimental celebrations that have been created at the World Cup, Bebeto's tribute to his newborn baby was an iconic addition to the lexicon. Brazil's sixth highest scorer of all time collected three goals in the 1994 tournament, helping Brazil to glory.
While it may have been over-used in the years since its inauguration, there's no denyingthe joy it brought at the time.
Fabio Grosso - Italy v Germany 2006
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Another Italian celebration, another example of pure ecstasy. Fabio Grosso's celebration following his goal against Germany in the semi final of 2006 was admittedly made all the better by the quality of the goal itself.
In a moment of pure Andrea Pirlo poetry, the midfielder collected the ball from a corner, feigned to shoot, and then played in Grosso with a gorgeously incisive reverse pass, for Grosso to score first time.
In scenes reminiscent of Tardelli 24 years earlier, the left- back wheeled away with pure delight, closely followed by all of his equally euphoric teammates.
Pablo Armero - Colombia v Greece 2014
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Colombia's performances as a whole lit up the 2014 World Cup, but their group dance routines were the stuff of celebratory dreams.
After scoring his country's first goal of the tournament, Pablo Armero peeled away with elation, before suddenly remembering the predetermined routine. What made this particular routine transcend its dancing rivals, was the gusto with which the whole squad performed the piece.
Even bench players and assistants got in on the act, as they bounced from side to side with patriotic glee.
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Home/News/24 UK returnees to two Telugu states test corona positive
24 UK returnees to two Telugu states test corona positive
By IANS| Published: 26th December 2020 8:53 pm IST
Amaravati/Hyderabad, Dec 26 : Six returnees from the United Kingdom to Andhra Pradesh have tested coronavirus positive so far while such flyers in neighbouring Telangana number 18, health officials said on Saturday.
Authorities in Andhra Pradesh have identified 1,214 people who returned to the state from the UK so far. The Health Department has traced 1,158 while efforts are on to trace the remaining 56.
In all, 1,101 UK returnees were shifted to quarantine centres, of which six tested positive.
The samples of positive cases have now been sent to the National Institute of Virology at Pune and Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) for genome sequencing to find out if hey are infected by the new strain of the virus found in the UK.
Of the positive cases, two are from Guntur district while one each was reported from East Godavari, Krishna, Anantapur, and Nellore districts.
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Meanwhile, in Telangana, two more UK returnees tested positive, taking the total such cases to 18. Samples of the infected persons have been sent to CCMB for genome sequencing.
Out of 18 positive patients, four are from Hyderabad, six from Medchal Malkajgiri district, two from Jagtial district and one each from Mancherial, Nalgonda, Rangareddy, Sangareddy, Siddipet, and Warangal Urban districts.
Public Health Department Director Dr G Srinivas Rao said that those found infected were kept in special wards in different hospitals.
According to officials, 1,200 persons have travelled to Telangana from the UK since December 9. Of them, 926 were identified and COVID tests conducted on them.
A total of 92 returnees were from other states. After landing in Hyderabad, they left for their respective states. The Health Department of Telangana informed the states concerned.
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The health authorities also traced 76 contacts of those who tested positive. They have been quarantined and their health condition under close observation.
The Health Department is on high alert in the wake of new coronavirus strain in some countries. It is tracing, testing, and treatment method to prevent the spread of the virus.
The department has requested all those who have came directly to the state from the UK after December 9 or have travelled through the UK to provide details by calling on 040-24651119 or by texting on WhatsApp to 9154170960. Staff from Health Department will visit their homes for health check-ups.
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Home/News/Industry hails ‘surprising’ narrowing in GDP contraction
Industry hails ‘surprising’ narrowing in GDP contraction
By IANS| Published: 27th November 2020 10:14 pm IST
New Delhi, Nov 27 : India Inc expressed surprise over the narrowing of the GDP contraction for July-September to 7.5 per cent and said that the numbers are better than anticipation.
They, however, said that the government must look at further supporting demand in the country to give a major economic boost.
Sangita Reddy, President, FICCI said: “The GDP figure showing a decline of 7.5 per cent in the second quarter has come in as a pleasant surprise. This is much better than what was anticipated by most analysts and clearly reflects that the Indian economy is on a sharp recovery mode.”
She said that the positive, although marginal, growth noted in the manufacturing sector in the second quarter is truly encouraging.
“Many of the high frequency indicators were showing swift correction moving into the green zone and we have also seen an improvement in the incoming corporate results for the second quarter. All these trends are quite reassuring and speak of the resilience of the Indian industry and economy,” Reddy said.
The FICCI President, however, said that going ahead, the government should keep a close watch on the demand side.
“While the festive season will continue till December and the earlier demand-oriented measures announced by the government will take effect, we feel it will be important to lend further support to consumption activity. The government can look at extending the consumption voucher idea to all rather than just government employees,” she said.
Sanjay Aggarwal, President, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry said that reforms undertaken the by the government since March 2020 have given the direction to the economy to come back on track.
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“Going ahead, the Government’s focus on demand rejuvenating measures introduced under Aatmanirbhar Bharat 3.0 will have a multiplier effect on the economic growth trajectory through enhanced demand, job creation, increased private investments, escalated exports and growth of sectors that have strong backward and forward linkages in the coming quarters,” Aggarwal said.
Demand creation along with increased spending on infrastructure will have multiplier effects on the economic growth trajectory by boosting private investments, creating new employment opportunities in the country, generating demand for commodities such as steel, cement and power, he said.
ASSOCHAM Secretary General Deepak Sood was of the view that the arrest of the slide from a steep contraction of 23.9 per cent in the first quarter of 2020-21 to 7.5 per cent drop in Q2, “clearly shows a sharper recovery in India’s economy”.
He said that going forward, the second half of the current financial year should give us surprises on the positive side. Sood add that said several key high frequency indicators point towards further improvement, with the rural economy leading the rebound even as the urban consumption is returning to shape.
A statement by Chandrajit Banerjee, DG, CII said: “We are certain this trend would continue and the figures for the third quarter would be reflective of that. Though private consumption seemed to be weak in Q2, all anecdotal evidence point towards a stronger consumption scenario in the next quarter.”
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Banerjee, however, said that an increase in government spending would help this momentum for a more robust growth in the coming months.
Dharmakirti Joshi, Chief Economist, CRISIL said that the second-quarter GDP data has lent a positive bias to our full-year call of 9 per cent contraction.
“However, there are some signs of flattening of economic activity in the third quarter. Hence, that and further spread of Covid-19 will remain the key monitorables,” he said.
In a report, Barclays said: “Today’s modest upward surprise reinforces our view that a robust rural sector and fiscal transfers have supported the Indian economy.”
While manufacturing production is showing a strong recovery for now, output is close to near-term highs, so Barclays expects the strength here to likely moderate in the coming months, as inventory replenishment is likely over, it said.
Rumki Majumdar, Economist, Deloitte India was of the view that the contraction in the first two quarters of this fiscal year is no surprise.
“Since the quarterly data of GDP is released with a lag of two months, we should look at these numbers in the rear-view mirror keeping in perspective that recent high-frequency data possibly suggest a quicker rebound ahead. The possibility of a release of several highly effective vaccines soon gives us hope that there is an end date to the pandemic, even if it may not be immediate,” Majumdar said.
Source: IANS
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South Park will be an HBO Max streaming exclusive starting in 2020
Brittany A. Roston - Oct 30, 2019, 3:01pm CDT
WarnerMedia’s HBO Max streaming service has nabbed the exclusive streaming rights to adult animation hit South Park, the company announced on Wednesday. The latest rights deal means all 23 past seasons of the series will be exclusively available to stream on HBO Max starting next summer.
South Park, the crude animation that launched in 1997 from Trey Parker and Matt Stone, remains a popular hit for Comedy Central, the network on which it airs. The series is currently available to stream on Hulu, but that will change in June 2020 with the show’s arrival on HBO Max, the upcoming video streaming service from AT&T’s WarnerMedia.
The company scored the show’s exclusive streaming rights in the United States — the series will arrive on the platform only a month after it finally goes live for the public. The new deal also covers the next three upcoming seasons of the series; HBO Max subscribers will get access to each new episode 24 hours after it first airs on Comedy Central.
South Park is the latest major series to land on HBO Max, which will also be home to a Boondocks reboot, classic mass hits like Friends and The Office, as well as content that targets younger viewers, including four newly announced Adventure Time specials.
The platform will join an increasingly crowded market, arriving months after the release of Apple TV+ on November 1 and the massive Disney Plus service on November 12. Unlike those two services, however, HBO Max will be somewhat expensive at $14.99/month, tipping over the cheaper options from competitors like Hulu, Amazon Prime, and Netflix.
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Local 17 Featured on WBZ News Radio for Nose Strip Donations
by SMW17 | Apr 29, 2020 | News | 0 comments
Our work fabricating and hand-delivering nose strips around the region is really making an impact. Check out the below story featured on WBZ News Radio.
BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Massachusetts construction workers are going door-to-door delivering some tiny, simple, critical tools to fight COVID-19: thousands of thin metal strips.
For many volunteers with sewing machines, metal strips are the missing ingredient for making homemade face masks to prevent the virus.
Members of Sheet Metal Workers Local 17 have been stepping up and producing, donating, and hand-delivering the much-needed metal nose strips to volunteers across the Commonwealth.
Renee Walker-Tuttle of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, said she joined a Facebook group for mask-makers and posted asking if anyone had any spare metal strips they could send her. Walker-Tuttle, who is 37 weeks pregnant, is sewing masks for the maternity ward she plans to give birth in.
In the Facebook post, she said “Today was a miserable rainy day. Then a stranger knocked at my door. I was caught a little off guard being that I have been social distancing/sheltering in place. This angel was from the Sheet Metal Local Workers Union No. 17. Standing in the pouring rain he was hand delivering strips of metal for nose wires.
He handed me the package and said “keep up the good work”. I explained to him how much this meant as I am almost 37 weeks pregnant and making masks for the maternity ward where my child will be born. My time to make these is limited. I literally posted a request yesterday and these arrived the next day. This personal delivery will insure I can deliver the masks on time.”
“There are so many people involved in this fight,” Walker-Tuttle added. “The amount of support is amazing.”
While the interaction only lasted five minutes, she said she will always remember the Union’s act of kindness.
The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART) Union says on its website that it “stand[s] ready to produce free metal nose pieces for the millions of masks being made by volunteers across the US and Canada.”
Members of volunteer groups who are making masks for frontline workers can request a donation of nose strips from local SMART Union workers by clicking here. The nose pieces are 3″ x 1/4″ and made from .032 aluminum
Another volunteer mask-maker who received an envelope full on thin metal strips said “who would’ve thought this many tiny pieces of metal could make me so happy?”
(Photo: International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers.)
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Michigan CPL Shoots, Kills Man Threatening Him With A Gun In The Middle Of The Highway
June 19, 2020 staff
Eaton County, MI — One Michigan man is alive and well today after using his handgun in self defense against a man who had pointed a gun at him and other motorists early Monday morning. The hero, yet unnamed, was only 22-years-old.
Police say that a 26-year-old Ronnie Holmes of Walker, MI was standing in the middle of Saginaw Highway, a busy commuter road in Delta Township around 8:25 a.m. on Monday.
Police said that nearly a dozen calls came in simultaneously to report a man pointing a gun at passing cars and shooting his handgun into the air. Eyewitnesses described him as a black man wearing a black hoodie, walking down the side of the road and even jumping out in front of cars.
One young man, who lived in nearby Delta township, was driving along the highway on his way to go golfing when Holmes stepped into the road and pointed his handgun at his car.
The 22-year-old stopped his Ford Escape in the middle of the road and got out. But Holmes didn’t drop his weapon — he continued to point it at people and at the stopped driver.
That’s when the driver pulled out his legally carried handgun and shot the man threatening him.
When police arrived, Holmes was already deceased. His handgun was lying on the road next to his body.
Detectives are still investigating but are not expecting any charges to be filed against the defensive shooter.
Meanwhile, listen to these 911 calls:
Crazy Times Call For Concealed Carry
These citizens were facing a man who was acting like he had nothing to lose — and was willing to bet his life that they were unarmed.
The unnamed young man likely saved more than his own life. After all, Holmes could have decided that his next shot would be at a mom driving a minivan full of kids.
Either way, the world is getting crazier and carrying a gun is just plain common sense.
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Texas man accused of beheading mother's dog
By Claire Osborn cosborn@statesman.com
Jan 7, 2019 at 4:07 PM Jan 7, 2019 at 4:07 PM
A Texas man is accused of stabbing and beheading his mother’s dog last year, according to an arrest affidavit released Monday by police in Round Rock, just north of Austin.
Sebastian Deen Abdullah, 18, was charged with cruelty of a non-livestock animal, a third-degree felony punishable by 10 years in prison. The Australian shepherd mix that died, named Stella, was 16 months old, the affidavit said.
Abdullah’s mother, Diana Sanchez, contacted Round Rock police Nov. 9 to report her son had left with the dog from her Round Rock apartment in the 1800 block of Warner Ranch Drive a few days before and that the dog was now missing. She said Abdullah returned to her apartment with dried blood on him and told her he had gone camping with the dog and that it had run away, according to the affidavit.
It said Sanchez told police she had gone to her car after her son left her apartment and it smelled like a dead animal, so she had to leave her trunk open. A police officer also saw multiple dark stains in the trunk of the car, the affidavit said.
Sanchez called police again Nov. 13 saying she had learned from her mother — after Abdullah had gone to her mother’s house — that the dog’s body might be in a field near the apartment complex, the document said.
It said police found the dog’s harness in the field. Abdullah told police Nov. 21 that he had tied the dog to a tree with a leash and stabbed it multiple times with a kitchen knife in the neck and then cut its head off. He said he put tape over the dog’s mouth when he first stabbed it because the dog was screaming and struggling, the affidavit said.
He also said he dissected the dog’s belly and looked at its intestines, according to the affidavit. It said Abdullah then told police the dog’s body was in a river near a bridge in downtown Round Rock.
An animal control officer found the dog’s headless body in a bag underwater while walking along a creek bank near the Immortal Ten bridge in Round Rock on Nov. 21, the affidavit said. The dog’s body had a microchip in it that had been implanted there when Stella was a puppy, according to the affidavit.
On Nov. 23, police searched the field where they had previously found Stella’s harness and found tape with a dog’s white hair stuck to it, the affidavit said. It said officers also dug into a small hole they saw in the ground and found a white kitchen knife that they believed Abdullah used to kill the dog.
A witness told police that Abdullah had previously made statements before the dog died about how he thought the dog was suffering, the affidavit said.
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Available for coaching and based at Skydive Algarve
If you are looking for progression and coaching in a specific discipline, we highly recommed the following coaches who are currently based at Skydive Algarve. Please contact them directly to find out more details and to book.
Amber Forte
Amber Forte is currently ranked #1 female wingsuiter in the world and holds the Guinness World Record for the fastest female in a wingsuit.
After a serious injury last August and 14 months out of the sport, Amber is now back in action and is training towards the 2021 World Championships in Acrobatic wingsuiting, with her team One Cell.
Amber fell in love with the Algarve this Christmas during the Xmas Boogie during which she was a Load Organiser. She cannot bring herself to leave, so will be available for both wingsuit and freefly coaching at Skydive Algarve this winter.
First Load Mafia
First Load Mafia is the poster child for giving up on the rat race and changing your life in the pursuit of something utterly pointless and beautiful. Each of its core members at some point threw away everything and adventured off to dedicate every waking energy to learning about falling out of the sky, with style. Starting at the bottom, they did everything they could just to be at a dropzone every day and to keep jumping. The name itself comes from this time when the only way to get a jump together was on the first load of the day before the long hours of DZ work started.
FLM offers honest and dedicated coaching for individuals or groups in all popular disciplines, video flying and editing, load organising and other assorted mayhem. FLM remain focused on FreeFly, Fun Jumping (and generally being broke and happy) Through their ethos they have gained a high level not only in flying skills but also in the theory of skydiving in general, from the basic philosophy of saftey and progression and dropzone functionality to the less discussed aspects such as “why do we jump?”, “what are we running from?” and “who is buying the next round?”
For FLM nothing brings more joy than seeing a student progress and their smile on the landing area when they have just nailed a new trick. Importantly to them- FLM only partakes in outdoor skydiving. While the windtunnel is certainly a wonderful tool to ultra rapid progression they see things slightly differently. The goal is not to turbo boost to the top. When we reach the top then what is there left to do? For FLM skydiving is 100% an outdoor sport.
The core Mafia members can be found at Skydive Algarve and Skydive Spain and are always available for a day of training, organising or fun jumping. They consist of: Hamish Cameron, Willem de Groot, Alistair Cameron, Devon Apps, and Serena di Santo!
FlySafe Canopy School / Bruno geada
The FlySafe Canopy School was founded in 2013 by Bruno Geada at Skydive Algarve, Portugal. At the time he wanted to create a canopy school to meet the needs of the large number of new skydivers attending the dropzone. The canopy school grew, and now receives over 200 students a year.
In 2015 Icarus Canopies NZ founded “The Canopy School” and invited Bruno to join their team of experienced canopy pilots. Flysafe started to give courses following “The Canopy School” syllabus, applying the knowledge and experience gained over the years.
The school is focused on improving the skills of beginners to advanced pilots, offering canopy courses, one-on-one and group canopy coaching and flock coaching, giving all the support and instruction to canopy pilots of all experience levels. We also help you with the qualifications to get your BPA, USPA and FPPQ Canopy Licenses.
You can fly your canopy better!
Believe in it!
Be the pilot!
Hannah Parker
Originally from England, Hannah has been chasing the sun around the world for 8 years and now has over 5,500 jumps. Her passion is in all things freeflying with a focus on vertical flying after being on the Women’s Vertical World Record in 2016 and having competed in VFS.
Mostly she just wants to share her energy and passion for flying with everyone. It’s all about being able to learn to fly and enjoy the best sport in the world in the safest and best way possible. She is also available for small group coaching and big way skills training.
Julian Barthel
Originally born in Germany, Julian has been pursuing his passion working in all facets in skydiving since 2009.
To date he has accumulated more than 8500 jumps and a long list of achievements including national and international Freely records, international canopy piloting competitions, Load organising and Freely coaching at international events and Instructor and Examiner Ratings for multiple Disciplines.
Julian coaches Freefly, Tunnel flying and canopy piloting for all Levels partnering with Flight-1, the most prestigious and long standing canopy school in the world.
Junior the Skydiving Therapist
Junior is from Brazil and has a degree in Electronic Engineering. He’s been living in the Algarve since 2017 and already feels like a local.
Junior offers Skydive mentoring & coaching and believes that skydiving is much more than jumping out of airplanes. It´s life changing.
Junior’s mission is to help people build their skydiving foundations and connect them with other skydivers.
He started jumping in 1996, and built his skydive knowledge with many professional & passionate skydivers, during trips to several dropzones around the world.
Everyone is unique therefore Junior’s pledge is to help his students, in a no-rush environment, to learn & improve their FS (belly), Sit Fly (head up), or Tracking/Angle skills, using tools and coaching methods tailor-made to suit their needs.
Junior is a USPA and FAI rated instructor but is also able to coach his students towards the BS (Brisitsh Skydiving) qualifications as well as towards their FS1, FF1, TR1, TR2 stickers.
A little known fact about Junior- he is also a food lover and can help you to discover the amazing cuisine of the Algarve.
Liam Byrne
Originally from Scotland, Liam has been skydiving for almost 4 years and has around 1100 jumps. His passion is wingsuit flying and he holds both National and World records in the discipline.
This is his Liam’s third season in Portugal and he is available for one-on- one or group coaching, everything from the First Flight Wingsuit course (WS1) to big suit acro!
Aside from wingsuiting Liam can also offer TR, FF & FS coaching for those looking to get their British Skydiving (BS) stickers! Liam can be contacted directly via Facebook or Instagram.
Oscar Asfura
Oscar Asfura, was born in Chile and started skydiving in 2011. Since then, he has been been mostly jumping in the USA and Spain and has worked as a wind tunnel instructor at Paraclete XP.
Looking back over the last 5 years, Oscar has done a lot of load organising and coaching worldwide, including skill camps and boogies in South America, Europe, Australia the US and many more.
Oscar is available for 1 on 1 coaching aswell as for coaching in groups.
Petter Stensvold
Petter is a full time freefly competitor and coach. Usually based in Voss, Norway he has travelled around, teaching freeflyers of all skill-levels to fly, both in the tunnel and in the sky for most of his “adult” life.
He really enjoys sharing everything he knows about flying with his students.
After spending 5 years flying with Zion Freefly, he is now spending more time teaching and progressing within the sport of skydiving, in new ways. Petter is currently based at Skydive Algarve and available for Freefly coaching.
Rikard Mogren
Rikard Mogren from ERA Freefly is a tunnel instructor at Bodyflight Sthlm: Rikard has been looking for ways to fly as a human for the last 10 years.
So far Rikard has participated in a lot of skydiving and more than a fair few hours in the wind tunnel. Rikard likes to see the ground moving beneath him whilst skydiving.
Roy Wimmer- Jaglom
Jews can fly!
Roy is originally from Israel and he now lives here in the sunny algarve. He’s been skydiving for 10 years and has an endless passion for flying in the sky and teaching others to do the same.
His main focus is movement and dynamic flying, for all levels. On top of this type of coaching, Roy is a highly experienced photographer and videographer and can offer camera coaching as well as private camera work.
If you want to learn how to fly better, create awesome videos, or have an awesome video (or photos) taken of you, or maybe all of the above, in one outrageous day, talk to Roy!
Tom is 28 years young, originally from the Sunshine Coast in QLD Australia. Freeflying quickly became a burning passion for him. Naturally, he was destined to land in Sydney at “Ifly Downunder” finding success and a national title in D4W as a member of team “DTF-Downtofly”.
As for now, he’s excited to be creating and sharing his passion at Skydive Algarve! His motto?… Flying isn’t a position, its a feeling! Ask him about how to learn to fly your wing!
Zemi abreu Freefly
Zemi was born in Portugal and is one of the top Skydiving instructors in the country, he’s also a Windtunnel Chief instructor. His passion is Freestyle and he competes as a dynamic athlete. A little unknown fact about Zemi- he actually has a Veterinarian Degree!
He is also qualified as a Fédération Aéronautique Internationale judge AE (FAI judge)
Zemi’s achievments incude:
Current freestyle International champion 2019
Gold medalist Czech republic Indoor Championship, 2019
Gold medalist Indoor Skydiving Swiss Cup, 2019
Gold medalist German Indoor Skydiving Championship, 2019
-Planning and execution of training programs for junior instructors
-Training athletes to become dynamic flyers/participate in the most
elite events in the world
-Training beginners to fly quickly/effectively in order to compete
-Leading teams of men and women in the sky on very advanced
jumps, drills and moves
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Catch enthralling motion with Xperia
See how to capture dynamic movement on your Xperia with the help of award-winning sports photographer Nick Didlick.
© Nick Didlick. All images captured by professional photographer Nick Didlick. All images taken with Xperia 1 II.
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Sir Alex defies rules after UEFA game against Real Madrid
Referee Bahattin Duran sends off Nani of Manchester United during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Second leg match between Manchester United and Real Madrid at Old Trafford on March 5, 2013 in Manchester, United Kingdom. Alex Livesey / Getty Images
by pdillon
Phil Dillon
IT isn't the first time and it certainly won't be the last that a refereeing decision at Old Trafford has swayed the outcome of an important game.
But down the years most of those decisions have gone the way of the home team and that is why I have little sympathy for Manchester United or its manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
I have to say first, though, that speaking as a neutral I have to agree with 99.9% of onlookers (Roy Keane being the amazing exception to the rule) that Turkish referee Cuneyt Cakir's decision to send Nani off for a high challenge on Real Madrid's Alvaro Arbeloa was most definitely the wrong one.
No one will ever know whether with 11 men United would have held on to beat Real Madrid, but what I do know is the referee's decision to flash the red card changed the momentum of the game in Jose Mourinho's favour and the Madrid coach used his undoubted nous to take advantage tactically of the extra man.
Nani did raise his foot quite high and did catch Arbeloa.
But it is hard to make any case that he was using "excessive force or brutality against an opponent" when excessive force means "the player has far exceeded the necessary force and is in danger of injuring his opponent", which is what it says in the laws of the game about the reasons for a sending off.
But that does not excuse Ferguson for his behaviour, and his team's behaviour, after the game, and the club is set to rightly pay the price.
Uefa - European football's governing body - is taking action over Nani's red card and the "non-fulfilment of post-match media obligations" at Old Trafford.
According to Ferguson's assistant Mike Phelan, the 71-year-old was "too distraught" to face the media in the post-match conference, while the United boss also apparently banned his players from talking to the waiting press.
Uefa demands at least two players must talk to the media in what is described as the 'flash zone'.
Of course, I can understand Ferguson was upset at the referee's decision, but he has to realise that he is not bigger than the game.
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson. Getty Images / Clive Rose
Rules are there to be adhered to on and off the pitch and if Ferguson and United have broken UEFA rules, then they deserve to be punished.
There have been plenty of times down the years that opposition managers at Old Trafford have seen decisions go against them, but I am sure the majority of those have spoken to the press about them afterwards.
They might have faced a fine for comments made, but at least they had the dignity to speak to the media throng.
Old Trafford's press room would have been packed to overflowing for the Real Madrid clash and every journalist there would have been waiting to ask Ferguson about his views over the sending off.
That they were forced to speak to the assistant coach was just plain wrong and an insult to the press.
For too long now Ferguson has ruled the roost and has seemingly been able to dictate where and when he speaks to the media.
It looks like UEFA is taking a tough stance with United and Ferguson, and about time too.
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Brighter Christmas expected for retail industry
by APN Newsdesk
13th Dec 2012 12:01 AM
RETAILERS could be looking at the best festive season in three years, a Deloitte Christmas Retailers' Survey to be released on Thursday will reveal.
The survey showed almost a third of retailers were expecting to discount their prices by early December, while retail trade growth was expected to come in at 3.7% for the year to December.
Deloitte partner David Rumbens wrote that the macroeconomic climate was likely to give the retail industry the best chance in three years to make some money this Christmas.
"It's hardly a perfect set of circumstances - jobs growth in Australia remains anaemic," he wrote.
"But interest rates have been slashed, wages growth is solid, house prices are stabilising, and consumer confidence has picked up.
"Consumers' appetite for spending has been stronger in 2012 than it has been for some time."
While Mr Rumbens wrote that he expected a brighter Christmas at the cash registers, retailers were likely to "return to a hard slog" next year, before a return to good returns around June.
"By financial year, real (inflation-adjusted) retail sales growth is expected to record solid growth of 2.9% in 2012-13, a step-up from recent years," he wrote.
"That may then moderate to 2.7% growth in 2013-14 as labour income growth is modest, before improving to 3.6% in 2014-15 as broader economic conditions and housing activity improve.
"Australian retail sector outcomes across the country are showing nearly as much diversity as the Eurozone at present."
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Ricciardo’s cold, hard facts for Red Bull
F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain - Previews
22nd Jul 2019 1:28 PM
Daniel Ricciardo says Red Bull's failure to challenge Ferrari and Mercedes in 2019 further validates his decision to jump ship to Renault following the 2018 season.
Despite joining a team that is incapable of even challenging for a spot on the podium, the 30-year-old says he is happy with his decision to sign with Renault for two seasons - especially after watching Red Bull fail to take the next step to compete with the grid leaders.
He suggested the ultimate goal for Formula 1 is to join leaders Mercedes - and while that is not an option he is content to judge his contract decision on factors outside of car performance if it involves weighing up the difference between a top five finish and a top 10 finish.
"People often come to me (and say): 'Look at Max, he's on the podium and you don't even get close to it," Ricciardo said, according to gpblog.com.
"But do you know what it is? I am not saying this to get at Red Bull, but they are doing exactly the same as the past five years.
"Last year Red Bull had won three races around this time, now they have just taken the first win [Verstappen's victory in Austria].
"So I would not have been better off if I had stayed with Red Bull. That is also my point: unless you drive for Mercedes, as a driver you can never be completely satisfied, because Mercedes dominates.
"I certainly do not regret my switch to Renault.
"[Results are] not yet great, but I am very happy with the team and with what I see here. And most importantly: I am happy with myself and with what I do, what I am trying to build up here with the engineers."
Ricciardo's replacement at Red Bull, Pierre Gasly, has also had an up-and-down 2019 season.
However, he impressed Red Bull boss Christian Horner during the British Grand Prix.
"Pierre has done a very good job all weekend and turning the page from Austria, that was a really tough weekend for him," Horner said.
"Coming here and just focusing on what he's doing, not what his teammate's doing, and just getting back to basics, he's been like a different driver all weekend."
Meanwhile, Ricciardo's comments about the dominance of Mercedes will have raised eyebrows across the Formula 1 world, following reports of a possible grid shake-up at the end of 2019.
With Mercedes star Valtteri Bottas yet to re-sign beyond the 2019 season and rumours surrounding the possible retirement of Sebastian Vettel and a possible bombshell walkout from Red Bull's Max Verstappen should the team fail to hit the performance clauses in his contract, the entire grid is waiting to see how the dominoes will fal.
A bombshell report earlier this month claimed a path is opening up for Daniel Ricciardo to move to Formula 1 giant Ferrari at the end of the 2019 season.
Ricciardo remains contracted with Renault until the end of the 2020 season - but Auto Action's Dan Knutson has outlined how Ferrari could begin the 2020 season with a star driver pairing of Ricciardo and Charles Leclerc.
The report claims Ricciardo and Mercedes star Valtteri Bottas are on Ferrari's wish list should Vettel decide to retire at the end of the 2019 season.
Daniel Ricciardo is happy with change.
"The bottom line is that Mercedes is very likely to retain Bottas, and Vettel is unlikely to retire at the end of this season," Auto Action reported.
"But Ferrari has initiated moves to make sure it is not suddenly left without two top drivers in 2020, and Ricciardo and Bottas are at the top of the wish list for the Prancing Horse team."
The German ace has been under pressure during Ferrari's miserable start to 2019 where they have failed to win a race while rivals Mercedes have streaked away to a 135-point lead in the constructor's championship.
Vettel, who turned 32 this week, is also contracted with Ferrari through to the end of 2020 - but his recent comments and behaviour have reportedly forced Ferrari to begin thinking about needing to replace him sooner than first thought, should Vettel decide to walk away.
Ferrari's reported decision to identify Ricciardo and Bottas as dream replacement options for Vettel is just one of several big developments outlined in the report, including:
* Ricciardo has a clause in his Renault deal that would allow him to move to Ferrari or Mercedes in 2020
*The former Red Bull ace would be reluctant to leave Renault because he believes in the journey the team is on; and
*The situation could get even messier with Bottas expected to open contract talks with Mercedes soon and Max Verstappen also possibly being available if Red Bull fails to meet the contract clauses reportedly written into his contract that would allow him to leave if the team fails to reach certain goals.
The report also outlines Vettel is unlikely to retire at the end of 2019, but Ferrari is proactively chasing a replacement on the off-chance that he decides to give it away.
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Socceroos' comeback gives coach hope
Australia's Tommy Rogic leavees Germany's Shkodran Mustafi in his wake duirng their FIFA Confederations Cup opener in Sochi. PETER POWELL
by Steve Wilson in Sochi, The Daily Telegraph
20th Jun 2017 2:00 PM
FOOTBALL: Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou praised his side for "sticking to their principles" and finding a way back to compete in a match in which for the first 45 minutes they had looked comprehensively second best, following Australia's 3-2 defeat in their opening Confederations Cup match with Germany.
The world champions, despite fielding a youthful, experimental side, were rampant in the opening period, with Postecoglou admitting his side were lucky to only be trailing 2-1 at the interval.
While disappointed with the result, a spirited second-half showing gave some cause for optimism heading into their must-win group match against Cameroon - who also lost their opening match, to Chile - when it had for a time looked like all hope might be extinguished.
"In the first half, they were just too good for us," conceded Postecoglou.
"We allowed them too much space and probably a little too much respect and they took advantage of that.
"The second half was better. They composed themselves a little bit. We worked a little bit smarter defensively and we were good with the ball and scored a goal.
"It's just disappointing. I didn't come here to lose games."
Robbie Kruse made a difference to the Australian attack when he came on midway through the clash against Germany. ARMANDO BABANI
The seachange in Australia's fortunes came about after a personnel change at the break, with Robbie Kruse offering greater attacking impetus when he replaced Massimo Luongo, with Aaron Mooy shifting back in to a holding midfield role after struggling to impose himself on the game further up the pitch.
"We felt, as much as we were having defensive problems, when we got the ball we were a little bit too static in our movement," Postecoglou said.
"Robbie makes really decisive runs and we thought could cause them some problems and ask them some different questions.
"In the second half we said let's stick to our principles. Let's defend a little higher up the park as we planned to do and get our wide players right up into their back four. It seemed to work better."
Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou reacts to a missed opportunity in the Confederations Cup clash against Germany. ARMANDO BABANI
It wasn't the first time since Australia moved to playing a three-at-the-back formation that they have shown quality and endeavour for periods in a game, without bringing it together for a full 90-minute performance.
Kruse admitted that the team are at a loss to explain the disparity of success within matches.
"It's difficult to put a finger on it. That's the most disappointing thing. We don't know why the second half we were so good compared with the first half," he said.
"Hopefully we can build on that second half. It's vital now. We're in a competition out here and next game if we don't get three points it's all over."
Lars Stindl and Julian Draxler, with a penalty, scored Germany's goals in a first half when they might have had expected more, considering the number of clear chances they created.
Tom Rogic, briefly, restored parity with a goal against the run of play, before Leon Goretzka made it 3-1 immediately after the break.
Tomi Juric scores for the Socceroos in the Confederations Cup Group B soccer match against Germany. Martin Meissner
Australia's revival was kicked off when Tomi Juric scored from close range after Germany goalkeeper Bernd Leno spilt a deflected Rogic effort in the six yard box just before the hour mark.
The final half-hour was entirely at odds with the opening period, with Australia carving out opportunities to level, though Germany can point to their own chances, hitting a post late on.
"There's no question it's a team full of character and courage," Postecoglou said.
"We're trying to play a certain way against the very best. It's not easy to do.
"They're putting themselves out there and testing themselves as we want them to. We'll continue to do that. In terms of the result, it's a loss and it falls on me. It's my responsibility.
"The only way you can [improve] is to keep exposing them to this level. Eventually they grow as footballers.
"You can't prepare them for what they they're going to face out there. The only way to do that is by playing at this level against the very best. Hopefully that composure comes."
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Why bush town was this graduate’s first choice for work
Bundaberg’s Brooke Davic has returned to Gayndah after falling in love with the region last September. Picture: Julian Lehnert
Julian Lehnert, julian.lehnert@cnbtimes.com.au
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3rd Mar 2020 4:00 PM | Updated: 4th Mar 2020 12:00 AM
A BUNDABERG university graduate has taken a job at Gayndah Hospital after falling in love with the region on a previous work placement.
Gayndah Hospital's newest nurse, Brooke Davic, 24, started at the hospital last Monday.
Ms Davic acquired her nursing registration in November after graduating from Bundaberg's CQU, but had already pursued her love for the healthcare profession by working in aged care for more than six years.
"I love it. I did my last placement out here - six weeks last September," she said.
"The staff, the people, the community, it was just exciting.
"I put Gayndah as my first preference, and I got it."
Ms Davic said she had already learnt a lot since her move to the North Burnett.
"When going from a student to a registered nurse, the transition is big," she said.
"So, it's been busy, very busy, every single day. I'm constantly learning."
After completing her 12-month contract in Gayndah, Ms Davic has set her eyes on midwifery.
"I'm going to continue to study, whether next year or the year after, but I'll probably stay rural - I enjoy it," she said.
"In rural hospitals you do everything. I like to know things, and I like to see progress being made."
Her advice for budding nurses and her urban colleagues: take the plunge and head to a regional area.
"Definitely give it a shot. If you like challenge, go rural," she said.
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Mother of sexually abused pupil paints grim picture of agony
By Pertunia Mafokwane - 20 November 2018 - 15:36
AB Xuma Primary School patroller faces 11 charges of sexual assault and three counts of rape.
Image: Veli Nhlapo
The mother of a nine-year-old girl told of the agony her daughter went through for three months before she could reveal she was sexually abused allegedly by a school patroller.
The mother said the incident left her child with an infection and unable to hold urine. She was testifying in the South Gauteng High Court sitting in Palmridge Magistrate's Court in Ekurhuleni on Tuesday where Johannes Molefe is on trial for sexually abusing young girls at AB Xuma Primary School in Soweto.
The mother said she realised in June last year that her daughter had an irritation on her vagina and she took her to a local clinic.
“The nurses asked if anything happened to her and she said no, the nurse said maybe it was caused by the food we eat. Only to find out later that she confessed to teachers that "mkhulu" [Molefe] inserted a finger in her vagina,” she said.
Girl's weeping forces postponement of her sexual assault case
Molefe, 58, is on trial for allegedly raping two girls and sexually assaulting 11 others at AB Xuma Primary School.
The mother said she continued to give her child anti-biotic treatment she received from the clinic for three months.
“She couldn’t hold urine, she would pass urine every two minutes. She was always sitting on the potty. Even when we were sitting, she would go and take the potty and sit on it.”
The mother said she received a call from the school principal on September 27 informing her that her daughter told other children that she had an infection. She said she confronted the child (when she returned from school) who later told her grandmother that Molefe inserted his finger in her vagina. The mother said the call came a day before her daughter was due to complete her treatment.
“I then took her back to the clinic and told the nurse that [my daughter’s] condition had nothing to do with the food we eat or the fact that she drinks too much soft drinks. I told them what happened to her,” said the mother.
With the new details in front of them, the nurses referred the child to the Teddy Bear clinic for counselling. The child's condition has since slightly improved.
“It’s like this thing is in her head, [at times] she just wants to sit on the potty. It’s like she wants to release something inside her, I don’t know what causes it."
Girl (8) tells court how school guard violated her
An 8-year-old girl relived the day she told her mother that she was a raped by a school patroller at AB Xuma Primary School in Orlando East, ...
Child sex offences accusation made me sick - cop
The 31-year-old captain told the court through his affidavit that he did not sexually assault the two pupils of AB Xuma Primary School.
Cop yet to be charged for AB Xuma school sexual abuse saga
"He cannot appear in court if he was never arrested."
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Ford Motor Company Opens Headquarters For Premier Automotive Group in California
Irvine, CA -- The real estate adage, "Location, Location, Location'' comes to life as Ford Motor Company dedicates the new North American Headquarters for its Premier Automotive Group in Southern California. The facility houses the North American headquarters for Aston Martin, Jaguar, Land Rover and Volvo, as well as the global headquarters for Lincoln Mercury and will enable the company to tap into the trends and styles of Southern California to build a strong national customer focus for each of the luxury brands.<P>"California offers a trend-setting, diverse and consumer-focused culture and is the ideal location to plan the growth of our premium brands,'' said Dr. Wolfgang Reitzle, group vice president, Ford Motor Company and president, Premier Automotive Group. "The area between the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific comprises the largest luxury vehicle market in the world and it makes terrific sense for us to be at the epicenter.''<P>Designed and developed by Ford Motor Land Services Corporation, the Premier Automotive Group building integrates several "sustainable design'' practices to create an environmentally sound and resource-efficient building. The building is the first in Orange County and only the third in California to secure Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED(TM)) Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).<P>The sustainable design measures include: <BR>A natural gas fuel cell, which will provide 25 percent of the building's power and hot water.<BR>Raised floor air distribution system, which allows the company to garner substantial savings on energy costs.<BR>"Green'' roof on the Product Development Wing, with rooftop landscaping used to create home to more than 30 categories of vegetation; will help save on future roofing costs due to insulation.<BR>"Green trellises and screens'' will shade the top level of the structure and provide insulation to the spaces inside; helps return nature/vegetation that was displaced when the building was constructed.<BR>35 Electric Vehicle stations powered by building's main source.<BR>Use of recycled and recyclable materials -- used in the carpet throughout the building and in parts of the furniture.<BR>"Environmental concerns have long been a key issue for the Ford Motor Company,'' said Sean McCourt, chairman, Ford Motor Land Services Corporation. "Incorporating elements into the design of the new building which allow for the conservation of resources and development of natural habitats was essential to our corporate mission and global future.''<P>Since 1999, the USGBC, through its LEED Green Building Rating System(TM), has recognized buildings that meet specific sustainable design criteria. Currently, nearly 200 buildings are registered to participate and only 25 buildings have been certified.<P>The building also is a true reflection of the luxury brands themselves. Each floor is designed to reflect the distinct brand qualities. For example:<BR>Lincoln Mercury lobby -- designed as a split configuration to allow both brands to create a distinct statement, while creating a singular environment. Accomplished through the use of a limestone "runway'' element, the limestone and the desk are typical Lincoln, while the detailing and choice of color and materials complement the Mercury palette.<BR>Jaguar lobby -- expresses a more open, freeform environment conducive to casual gatherings and displays. Like Jaguar automobiles, the lobby utilizes a series of elegant curved surfaces. The wall is fronted with green glass panels connected with exposed stainless connectors.<BR>Land Rover lobby -- the global design direction is a more sophisticated, less "retail like'' environment. The wood ceiling has been substituted for a wood floor. The floor material remains somewhat rugged, and the detailing and finish give the wood a refined quality reflecting the quality of a Land Rover vehicle.<BR>Volvo lobby -- the lobby reflects Volvo's Scandinavian heritage and functional traditions, beginning with a spacious lobby bathed in light wood and Volvo's signature blue. The lobby's lounge acts as an inviting platform for interaction, with various meeting areas including a coffee bar, lounge chairs and conference room.<BR>"A brand is much more than the products sold. It is a reflection of every aspect of a company, from its style and personality to its operations and people,'' said Reitzle. "The customized surroundings for each of the Premier Automotive Group brands help reinforce the relationship the brands have with everyone and everything that touches them.''<P>The 300,000-square-foot North American Premier Automotive Group headquarters includes a product development wing and a conference center on the ground floor, can house about 800 people and includes a vehicle display area, fitness center and cafe.<P>The building was designed by LPA, Inc. based in Irvine and constructed by Koll Construction, LP, based in Newport Beach. Charlottesville, Va.-based William McDonough + Partners served as environmental design consultants on the project. <P>Source: Ford Motor Company
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Creativity is at the heart of all that we do. We develop in our children the skills and capacity to be innovative, intellectually nimble and independent in thought with a genuine joy of learning.
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Our mission at St Edmunds School is to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs, boundary-pushers and world leaders; to foster in all a love of learning that runs deep. Our curriculum is broad and flexible, and allows every child the room to express themselves and face new and enlivening experiences
At St Edmund’s, we focus on developing the unique abilities and ambitions of each child. That is why our school was created in 1749 and it still holds true today. Outside of the timetabled lessons, the Drama department offers many co-curricular opportunities. There are weekly Drama clubs open to all members of the Junior School, where we focus on honing basic theatrical techniques with a more light-hearted and fun approach.
St Edmund’s School is proud to educate and care for the choristers of Canterbury Cathedral. They are a very special part of our school and benefit from all the same teaching and resources as our other pupils. The opportunity to be a chorister is something truly unique, particularly in view of the international profile and prestige of Canterbury Cathedral.
Sport at St Edmund’s School is for everyone. We want pupils to know how to make the most of their individual talents, building on their strengths and natural abilities. We encourage them to form positive habits and to experience social and competitive engagement, which will lead them to continue with sport and physical activity in their future lives.
Our boarding community is small and friendly and just over a third of our students board. Our boarders have easy access to the library, the dining hall, the sixth form centre and both IT and recreational facilities. Boys and girls live in separate areas of the school, and each have resident staff members overseeing their boarding environment. A range of room sizes is available, from a large dormitory subdivided into cubicles.
Once a staple of education in the UK, learning outdoors is seeing a revival in the Uk for the unique learning opportunities that it presents. St Edmund’s is an enthusiastic advocate of outdoor education, with our distinctive interpretation offering pupils confidence and self-esteem through the completion of challenging activities; skills in communication, problem-solving, leadership and teamwork.
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Our Lower Fifth pupils have had a fantastic week for remote learning. Here are some of our key worker children on site working their way through activities in the ‘St Edmund’s L5 Mindfulness Booklet’ which substitutes 1 Religious Studies lesson a fortnight. This is being used to support pupil wellbeing with time away from their screens and involves a variety of activities including identity thumbprints, yoga poses, meditation guides, gratitude jars and many more. Miss Dornan and Mrs Millard also led the L5 PE ‘Heads and Tails Fitness’ session this week which was enjoyed by many! #StEdsCanterbury #DiscoverTheJoyOfLearning #MoreThanASchool
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More theatre productions target babies
Independent dance artist Bernice Lee (left), 30, interacting with seven-month-old Ashley (foreground) as six-month-old Elyas watches on.ST PHOTO: ALVIN HO
Venessa Lee
Jan 23, 2018, 5:00 am SGT
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Several infants cry during the theatre performance and no one bats an eyelid. At least two mothers breastfeed their young ones. One baby grabs the hand of a dancer close to him, while another reaches up to touch the strips of tulle that hang overhead.
Welcome to Baby Space, a multi-sensorial production that is part of an emerging genre of baby theatre in Singapore.
Targeted at babies newborn to about 12 months old, Baby Space incorporates music and dance, as well as soft lighting in pastel colours. The music, composed by musician and sound designer Serene Tan, 37, has Asian influences such as the sounds of the Indian flute or bansuri and Indonesian gamelan music.
Baby Space is produced by The Artground, a children's art centre, and based on a work by Mrs Dalija Acin Thelander, a choreographer based in Sweden. Mrs Acin Thelander staged her own production of Baby Space at the same venue - the WhiteBox at Goodman Arts Centre - in July last year.
Theatre for babies is "based on the understanding that a child learns from his or her environment at any age", says Ms Luanne Poh, 38, director of The Artground.
"It aims to create an environment where parents and babies can be at ease," says Ms Poh, who worked for 10 years at the Esplanade, where she was involved in its children's programmes such as Playtime! which is meant for two-to four-year-olds.
Veteran theatre actors and observers, whom The Straits Times spoke to, say there have been no significant works of baby theatre in Singapore in the past. Few works are specifically created with babies in mind, though baby theatre has been performed in places such as Europe and Australia, arts practitioners say.
BOOK IT / BABY SPACE
WHERE: The Artground, 01-40 Block J, Goodman Arts Centre, 90 Goodman Road
WHEN: Until Sunday, various times
ADMISSION: $24 each baby-parent pair
INFO: theartground.com.sg/event/2018-baby-space or e-mail booking@theartground.com.sg
When Ms Poh saw Mrs Acin Thelander's production of Baby Space in Okinawa, Japan, in 2016, she invited the Swedish artist to perform in Singapore.
"I felt that baby theatre was something that we don't have and should have (in Singapore)," says Ms Poh.
Mrs Acin Thelander first put up Baby Space as a choreographed installation in Belgrade, Serbia, in 2011, and has taken the production to other countries.
Speaking to The Straits Times recently on a video call from Tokyo, where she was visiting for work, she says: "I made the work completely intuitively. Babies need sensorial and kinesthetic stimuli. In Baby Space, babies very soon start to react to the stimulus of movement (of the dancers). I've had parents tell me their baby rolled on its belly for the first time while watching the production."
Ms Ellison Tan Yuyang, 29, who attended a conference involving Mrs Acin Thelander last year, subsequently decided to create a baby theatre production with Ms Myra Loke, 28. Both are freelance theatre-makers.
The production, You Can Reach The Sky, ran in December last year at The Artground. It is about a dandelion reaching upwards and was inspired by Ms Tan's two baby nephews, whom she had observed reaching up to touch things that were held out to them.
Ms Loke says: "Baby theatre could be a useful tool to experiment with bringing new experiences to babies. There's a limited amount of materials that they are exposed to at home."
To this end, You Can Reach The Sky made use of handmade items using materials that can be found at home, such as bubble wrap, a paper accordion and Tupperware with a light inside.
Ms Loke and Ms Tan created their piece taking into account parents' feedback, gathered from snippets performed during the creation of the work. They even went to infantcare centres to try out some of the scenes.
Ms Tan says: "We think it's valuable to have interactions, not just between the actors and babies, but also between babies and their parents. There's a communal sense. Everyone is seated around (the performance)."
Ms Loke adds that she saw babies crawl towards one another during the production in December.
Baby theatre has had a warm reception from audiences in Singapore so far.
Veterinarian Yeumee Song, 33, watched Baby Space at The Artground last week with her six-month-old son Elyas.
"All the white colour in the performance space helps the babies focus on the people and music. There was nothing too loud or overly stimulating," she says.
It was relaxing for her and enjoyable for her baby, she adds.
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on January 23, 2018, with the headline 'Baby theatre an emerging genre in Singapore'. Print Edition | Subscribe
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Paul McCartney expected to announce ‘McCartney III’ very soon
October 20, 2020 by Paul Sinclairtags: McCartney III, paul mccartney, The Beatles, wings
Rumours and teases suggest a third ‘one-man-band’ album is on the way
Paul McCartney is expected to announce a new solo album imminently, which is very likely to be called McCartney III – a follow-up to his 1970 and 1980 albums, which in both cases, saw Paul retreat from band situations and record almost entirely alone, playing all the instruments himself.
Paul has been teasing his fans on social media with a series of images themed around the number three, and in recent days his record label have sent out, to select few, three dice, all of which have the number three on every side (except one side which has the word ‘McCartney’ on it). The dice come in a small outer bag (see main image, above).
https://twitter.com/PaulMcCartney/status/1318500457656930307
With the COVID-19 pandemic putting paid to Paul’s ‘never-ending tour’ and also preventing him recording in a studio with his band, he has clearly seen this as an opportunity to do what he did when The Beatles dream was over at the end of the 1960s and again in 1979, when Wings had run its course. Paul is a notorious workaholic and it seems that even at the ripe old age of 78, his enthusiasm and passion for writing songs and recording music has not wained.
The question is, what can we expect from a McCartney III? When Paul recorded the previous two albums he was still a young man (in his twenties and thirties, respectively), but time is a cruel mistress and Macca’s voice is not the amazing instrument it once was, so that is potentially a problem. As much as we’d love McCartney to deliver another ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’ or ‘Coming Up’ we have to acknowledge that that isn’t very likely, because his range is now a limiting factor.
Greg Kurstin did a fantastic job with the production on 2018’s Egypt Station so it will be very interesting to see what Macca does when following his own nose in the studio. I’ll hazard a guess and say it may well be quite experimental, but perhaps with a rootsy, organic, acoustic backbone; with effects on vocals and the like. Possibly, Fireman-esque. Paul also may include a handful of instrumentals, which of course would be consistent with both previous McCartney albums and makes vocals a non-issue.
It’s great to be getting another Paul McCartney album only two years after the last one. What are your thoughts and expectations around this rumoured release? Leave a comment.
67 responses to Paul McCartney expected to announce ‘McCartney III’ very soon
Good news, but where the hell is London Town?
Harcourt Fenton Mudd says:
We don’t “need” paul mccartney to give us a remastered old album.
We do “need” paul mccartney to give us new ones.
Please let us get the new ones first….then we can try to get the old ones (again) when the new ones cant be got no more.
Paul is not dead.
Dave Cox says:
Hi Paul, this is good news. As long as he sings to his voice limitations I am sure it will be just fine. On another note I noticed a comment on one of your other members posts and the person mentioned the USB stick that was hidden in the Egypt Station suitcase. I found it when I received it but dis not realise that it was a USB stick. I spoke to a friend and he did not know either. Could I suggest you send out one of your alerts just like this one as I guess a lot more people don’t know about it. Its located under the note from Macca that is attached to the lid.
Janice V says:
Dave!! Thanks for the info! After all this time I never knew there was a hidden USB stick! Ran upstairs to check! Glad to say I FOUND THE HIDDEN TREASURE! Love love love it!!
You’re concerned about his voice? Have you heard Bob Dylan in the past 20 years?
To be fair to Bob Dylan he eventually realised the limitations of his voice (post Tempest) and on his 4 most recent albums he’s adjusted to sing better than he has for years.
Pahauteans says:
I saw Paul in New Orleans a little over a year ago when he kicked off the U.S. leg of his “Freshen Up” tour. The aging voice was most noticeable on the ballads. This was the sixth time I have seen him and the first time he did not sing “Yesterday”. I will confess, I bought the suitcase. I hope I get the bag full of dice. I will look forward to the official announcement, but as with all McCartney releases, it is fun to hear the speculation.
An aging singing voice isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but rather a different thing. Case in point, great albums released over recent years from Bob Dylan and the late Leonard Cohen presented both recording artists with mature, raspy voices that emoted a greater authenticity to the lyrics. If a younger, more energetic singer, rather than Louie Armstrong, sang “What a Wonderful World,” it wouldn’t have had the same heartfelt poignancy.
The trick is to write songs lyrics that are more ‘life experienced’ in topic, and to compose music more accommodating in key and range for an older voice. Sir Paul McCartney is a clever songwriter, so I’m sure he’s weighing what he should and should not do on “McCartney III.” But the idea of his new album being comprised of solo and stripped down arrangements that better befit his older voice, might prove to be Paul McCartney’s most intimate and honest body of work to date.
Clive Brown says:
Just posted on Twitter the 333 version has already sold out as the name suggests it’s a limited 333 run on Third Man Records on black and yellow spotted vinyl price was 60 dollars
According to one reporter (Simon Boyle) from “The Sun” the official announcement it will be tomorrow (22-10) with all the details altough he has confirmed that the album was recorded by Paul alone just as we especulated..he also explained that this time there was no engineers or producers as he did it with the previous “McCartney’s” given the current COVID-19 situation..he recorded in his home even using a pot as a drum and experimenting with various sounds….so..let’s wait until the good news tomorrow..all i can say is that the last time Paul recorded all by himself (altough it was produced by Nigel Goodrich) was in “Chaos And Creation….”…and for me it’s one of his best and most beautiful albums…cheers to everyone!!
pre-order already on rough trade (US)
David Rubin says:
Whatever MC3 will be, it will be Paul and that is all that matters.
I was really surprised at getting the dice in the mail. I thought I ordered them and forgot.
At first I thought it was from Jesse McCartney. The outer bubble envelope had the name of Aaron Carter so I thought boy band. So glad that I was wrong!
If tours are out then it is time for the “Paul McCartney Fan Based Live Show” –
Paul on stage with no audience. He has only a few cameras, one on his left hand, one on his right hand and one in front for full body shot. And 2 more cameras, one on each side.
The songs are all non hits with never before performed songs taking center stage. He can use a teleprompter and talk about the songs and how they were written. No films or tapes to distract from his performances. It would be a fans dream come true. The true Pure McCartney release we would all like to see.
What? Mccartney? Worry? says:
Prepare your wallets for the overpriced deluxe sets bound to accompany this release.
Still got your Egypt Station suitcase? You’ll need it when the missus finds out how much you paid.
James J. Kelly says:
I really think it will be songs that he had lying around. He has been talking about the “Cold Cuts” album for the past thirty years. Maybe that’s it?
DaveM says:
Great news, He’s still got it, most of Egypt Station was sublime and I hope it’s a double album.
I’ve been listening to my Beatles Deluxe vinyl sets, especially the Esher Demos. Stopped back and acoustic would be lovely.
John Vickers says:
I would be thrilled if he finally released “Return to Pepperland” as part of a ‘Cold Cuts’-type collection but I suspect he’s actually been working on some new material to keep himself busy. You’re right about the limitations of his voice these days but if anyone knows how to get the best vocal sound out of a modern recording studio, it’s him.
And now I’m very excited
My guess is he sat down with GarageBand on his Mac laptop and produced this in a week. Got a feeling he might have gone through the bits and pieces he had half written/recorded and finished them off, like he did on the b side of Abbey Road.
Peter Muscutt says:
I can’t say I’ve heard too much latter-day McCartney, but one may hope that with a voice that has been used for singing his entire career, he can harness the rigours of old-age to his advantage. The emotion, experience and frailty that Johnny Cash had in his voice on those last few albums really suited the songs he performed (‘Hurt’ in particular, even though it was a cover, he really made it his own). I know we all want to think we’ll be youthful forever, but our voices do change over the years and McCartney’s is no exception.
wesley mc dowell says:
Has anybody considered the possibility it may be a ( CHRISTMAS !!!! ) Album ??? Just saying ,thats all !! I personally would be happy with that .Oh ! and isn,t Paul meant to be working on a musical version of ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE ?? I would love to see him working with Ian Mc Nabb who is a massive fan of Pauls . Hope everybody enjoys the new album in whatever form or shape it takes . Its all very Mysterious !!!!!
There is apparently a Christmas album that he recorded years ago but only gave a copy to family members and close friends. You never know.
Ryan M says:
Starting to wonder if Paul is putting a cap on his solo (+Wings) career with M(I) and M(III) used as bookends in his discography. Has a “full circle” quality about it.
I would like to see him work with Ryan Tedder again to see if he can create an albums worth of material in the vein of the last two Bon Iver and Lambchop albums. I really liked “Get Enough” despite its poor reception by fans. It would be even better if Justin Vernon or Kurt Wagner produced it.
I really DON’T want him to work with Tedder again…
Rampant Polanski says:
I’d love it for him to have been recording with either Nigel Godrich or Youth. Chaos and Creation was essentially recorded the same way as McCartney I and II, and that turned out great.
If it’s going to be a true ‘McCartney’ album it needs to be him alone. Part of the reason Chaos and Creation was so good was that he was being pushed hard by a third party (Godrich). The danger with him doing everything himself is that he has no one to say ‘that isn’t good enough’.
John MC cann says:
Cause his reply to them is normally,,,when did you last have a number 1, Hugh padgham style,!
Then again they could reciprocate that Thea’s days ,by replying can you remember your last one Paul!
Tim Sell says:
Hello Paul,
I was been a bit provocative by suggesting Tedder but was serious about Vernon & Wagner, both have made wonderful albums with a vocoder and as a one off I would love to hear McCartney try this but I realise most of his fans would not like that and I think he would be best served with simple production and his voice as it is now. I entirely agree with Peter Muscutt people need to accept voices as they grow older they can bring so much else like Sinatra, Cohen & Cash. Accepting a female voice this way seems almost impossible by the general public, if it were someone like Joni Mitchell just might have recorded a little longer despite her health problems.
Ron Martin says:
I’m looking forward to a song about how the temporary secretary was hired in a permanent position and later worked her way up to a management position.
A lot can happen in 40 years. ; – )
Brad B. says:
When “With A Little Luck” and “Arrow Through Me” were remastered in 2016 on “Pure McCartney”, i presumed….. (you can easily fill in the blank).
MC1 and MC2, which are among my favourite McCartney solo albums, were very different musically and I anticipate that MC3 will be different again. It remains to be seen what approach he takes this time but I am reminded of Jeff Lynne, most of whose newer ELO albums have been in reality solo recordings. Paul could go for the same kind of solo/band sound or he could opt for something much more minimalist and acoustic. Or mix it up. We’ll find out soon.
I’m beginning to sense that the product we get will be, in the first instance, either a 2-cd set (there has been mention of 25 songs) or one of those unattractive and weighty 3-lp foldover sleeves which seem to be becoming increasingly favoured by record companies. I will go on hoping for a single disc offering to match MC1 and MC2, but that seems unlikely.
I don’t know what to expect and certainly don’t want to be presumptive and judgmental as Paul is entitled to release bird calls if that is his desire.
Colin Harper says:
Instrumental music is the way forward. He’s a master of melody – he should embrace it.
gary oliver says:
a moment of shock, as i read the headline as ” McCartney ill ”
Over the past few months, the local NYC papers has shown him hold up in the Hamptons. (For the folks outside of the US, he has a home on the ocean here on the east end of Long Island NY) Not sure if there is a studio out there.
Isaías says:
He does not need to release a new album just because we are fed up of it and the inspiration has already gone for years. During the Covid-19 lockdown he should think about put out Back to The Egg and London Town deluxe editions not to record a new album on his own instead.
Such a waste!!!!! What a waste!!!!
Egypt Station was great, so I don’t agree.
Keith Brittain says:
I agree Paul. “Egypt Station” is wonderful, and “New” was no slouch either.
Jarmo Keranen says:
I don’t know what shape his voice is in these days. Many comments says it’s shot. Maybe in this new album he reads poetry and plays keyboards behind them!
Frank P says:
His voice will be a whole lot better off without the touring. On the Steve Hoffman forum, some “insiders” are suggesting his voice is in fine fettle. Some are also suggesting that there may be up to 25 songs. I can’t wait for this. Not matter what, Macca always delivers great melodies.
Could it be the Cold Cuts album at last?
RODOLFO MARTIN says:
Does anybody think that McCartney has been recording at home on his own, with a computer, and release a low-fi album? Since he finished Kisses on the Bottom, he is thinking that he has to leave this world with a great ROCK new album. He must have found a way to record at the higher standards. I wouldn’t expect an experimental album with flat frequencies and loops, as McCartney I. He probably did not gather with other musicians but he can play guitar, bass, piano, and drums. I wish this is not his last album, only the latest.
David Robinson says:
Interestingly a registered .com address and the privacy notice / t&cs go back to universal ….
https://www.mccartneyiii.com/
JamesD says:
Can’t wait – mainly because (fingers crossed) he’ll be producing himself. He’s really worked with some hacks over the last couple of records – Ronson, Epworth, Kurstin and of course Tedder – so it’ll be great to have that element gone.
Looking forward to something a bit weird, a bit experimental, some instrumentals and that Macca feel. The two McCartney albums are really loved by the Macca hardcore
Couldn’t be happier for the arrival of McCartney III.
I think this album could be something very special, certainly for the McCartney I and II fans amongst us.
A rough and ready experimental album could really suit Paul’s later-day voice.
Hope there’s a coloured vinyl edition to match my clear vinyl of McCartney II…
Oh no. This looks like the marbles in the Floyd Immersion sets.
What I would really like is a CD of songs… and nothing else. No suitcases, 16 variations, or nonsense. Come, on Paul. An album, just like you used to make. Songs that stand on their own feet without a lot of fluff. You can still do it. You don’t need the marketing department. You are Paul McCartney and you can write great songs. We want to hear them, not do the jigsaw puzzle.
The good question is :
with which toys will he play?
1970 a multitrack recorder
1980 a multitrack recorder,drum machine and assorted synths
2020 ? A take on samplers à la Zoolook?
Stripped down garage rock?
A Chemical Brothers-esque thing?
FrenchDuke79 says:
Whatever he releases it’d better be on CD or there will be hell to pay. :D
Two dice. Double album?
LowPop says:
There are actually 3 dice in the bag. Triple album? Most likely keeping with the whole 3 theme I suspect.
So glad you posted this Paul. I got the bag of dice yesterday and was scratching my head trying to remember if I’d ordered them, and if I did, why! haha
If you listen to McCartney or McCartney II on Spotify a hand comes on and places a die with the three face over the appropriate album cover. Nice touch!
Andrew Clayden says:
Whatever it is, I just hope that he works within his vocal and age limitations and doesn’t rip us off with an expensive ‘Exclusive/Deluxe/Collectors/Limited Edition’ Box Set/Suitcase (as he knows suckers like me will buy ‘em!). But whatever he releases, it’s good to know that he’s used this current pandemic to come up with some new music and not just sat at home getting frustrated at not be able to tour etc. More power to his elbow. Looking forward to it.
Sheldon Cole says:
Suggests no London Town and Back To The Egg reissues until 2021…
OberonOZ says:
But then we weren’t really expecting them till then were we? I was fairly sure we had been told that they weren’t coming this year, at least unofficially. I thought that the arrival of Flaming Pie knocked them on the head pretty effectively.
David Mc says:
I agree with you Paul that it is not likely that we will get another Maybe I’m Amazed or Coming Up, but more because of his song writing than voice, which hasn’t hit that quality level for a long time.
The Mccartney solo albums are my most beloved of his albums, and that’s because you get pure unadulterated Paul, which more than compensates for any slighter material.
Old man Macca voice is a problem, but I wonder if the big modern productions of his later albums has highlighted this issue rather than mitigated it. Maybe a more intimate and personal setting could turn this weakness to an advantage.
I hope that McCartney 3 will see Paul trying less to impress and is, like its predecessors, relaxed, homely and playful.
Ollie Carlisle says:
The other two McCartney records are towards the top end of my favourite Macca LPs so very pleased to hear this.
The lack of vocal range didn’t stop Johnny Cash from making some great late career acoustic masterpieces and if anyone knows how to put a decent tune together it’s Paul, so I’m optimistic.
Glad to hear someone else talking sense rather than frowning over the announcement. A new Macca album is always a thrill to hear about, after this year when my Christmas choices are very fallow, it’s nice to hear that I can at least add something to that list.
If he fits his material around his voice from here on out I see nothing but great things ahead. Willie Nelson is a great example. His voice is definitely not that if man who released Stardust but it’s still a fine voice that conveys character and the miles travelled. I enjoy his recent work as much as the classics because he has adjusted masterfully. The same can be argued for Leonard Cohen and his last releases before passing.
BFWC says:
I also got a set of the dice in the mail, and from hearing from others think the criteria for me at least was purchasing the suitcase version of Egypt Station and/or the super ultra deluxe Flaming Pie.
mrjinks says:
Nope. We’ve been discussing this project on the Hoffman forum for six weeks, since I first reported it on September 6th.
However some people who ordered the “suitcase” (including me) have not received dice; same thing for some folks who ordered the oversized Flaming Pie “Collector’s Edition”. Seems to be random, based on folks who’ve ordered *something* from McCartney online…
Michael in Sydney says:
So whether you get the dice in the mail is basically down to a roll of the dice – how very “meta”!
Getting something free from Paul is a novelty though :)
Graeme says:
I went on a “solo Beatle” deep dive during lockdown and fell in love with “McCartney” and “McCartney II” so I am made up with this news. Cant wait.
Rob Frampton - Fell says:
If that’s the cover design I really like it.
A new paul mccartney album is better than no new paul mccartney album.
there certainly is no stopping him, but we will all lament the day when he really becomes an ex-beatle.
looking forward to it. hopefully the price of the new album will not be mccartney-priced though!
Dennis Mosen says:
Be very interesting hope it’s as good as his first one love that album
Not really fair to hope for anything like an album that came out 50 years ago! A near 30 yr old, then but now a near 80 yr old.
Hopefully as decent as Egypt Station or New. don’t think we can hope for much more, even if recorded in a different way.
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What Do The Next Ten Years Hold For Facebook?
When Facebook was created six years ago in a Harvard dormitory, no one imagined that it would soon become the world’s most popular social network, toppling earlier giants like MySpace and Friendster. No one imagined that it would rise to a level to challenge even Google. in terms of information held. It’s actually funny – Google trying to fight with Facebook over the amount of personal information it has. Coming back to the point, Facebook now has over 500 million users and is still growing. Already, a quarter of the world’s Internet population is on Facebook. What more does this giant social networking site want? What does it have in store for the future?
At the recently held developer’s conference, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and creator of Facebook, announced his plans of creating a new, open world with Facebook. Ever since the introduction of the Facebook Connect API, thousands of sites all over the Internet have come up with their own Facebook Like buttons. Facebook thinks this will help people decide how to browse the Internet. The truth is that Facebook wants to learn how people wants to browse the Internet. Facebook is just a vacuum for information. It is constantly looking for more information so that it can create better ads and sell them back to the people themselves. It is always a win-win situation for Facebook.
If the situation continues to go like this, then it is a very beneficial future for Facebook, but a scary one for the world at large, where nothing is personal anymore. Facebook will become a sort of an overlord for the whole world. sucking up their private information and using it against them! Facebook is rumored to raise a revenue of over $1 billion in 2010. If this figure is anything to go by, then in the future, Facebook will simply explode, beating Google and Microsoft at their own game, and becoming the most powerful Internet company in the world.
Right now Facebook is sitting in a pretty powerful position. Everyone uses Facebook in their own way, either to socialize or to use it as a marketing technique. People use it to catch up with their friends and are proud to upload their photographs on Facebook, showing their achievements. In the future, Facebook may stop hiding behind the veil it has created for itself, and use such photographs openly to create targeted ads.
To cut the long story short, Facebook is the company which everyone should be scared of in the coming days. Right now, it may not be earning any significant revenue, but it is the richest source of information in the world and is capable of using that information to satisfy its own needs. Run by a man who is known to be selfish at times, Facebook is heading towards a strong future that will make it even more powerful and unstoppable. For now, Facebook is just another popular website. But in the coming days, it may become the site which may decide how people use the Internet!
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Toy Trust donates £10,862 to ellenor’s Children’s Hospice Care
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The Toy Trust has donated over £10,000 to children’s charity ellenor’s Children’s Hospice Care, to help fund vital sensory equipment.
Once Neil Marchant, finance manager from Mattel, and member of the association, delivered the cheque for £10,862, Marchant spent time at the charity’s Friday Fun Club, a respite service provided by the charity in Dartford.
“It’s been amazing to meet the children and so lovely to be part of this and to learn about the great work ellenor does in Kent,” said Marchant.
“Everyone here is so warm, welcoming and friendly and it’s so apparent that they have the children’s welfare at the centre of their hearts.”
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Hazel South, head of information and development at ellenor, added: “We are incredibly grateful to the Toy Trust and its members, including Mattel, for its very generous donation.
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TEREZA ØSTBØ KULDOVA
social anthropologist, criminologist & curator
Critiques of Luxury: Unmaking the Worlds of Excess - Workshop
Image by Joana Coccarelli
Niels Treschows Hus 12th floor
9:30 – 10:00 Registration and Coffee
10:00 – 10:30 ‘Knowing Luxury’ – Joanne Roberts, University of Southampton
10:30 – 11:00 ‘Critical Luxury Studies: Defining a Field’ – John Armitage, University of Southampton
11:00 – 11:30 ‘The Cult of Luxury and its Vulgarities: On the Irresistible Power of the Low’ – Tereza Kuldova, University of Oslo
11:30 – 12:30 Discussion
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:00 ‘Luxury Fashion Exposes the Fiction of Ethical Fashion Discourse’ - Efrat Tseëlon, University of Leeds
14:00 – 14: 30 ‘Can Luxury be Copied?’ - Veronique Pouillard-Maliks, University of Oslo
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee and snacks
Please register here by the 1st of May
Presentation Abstracts
Knowing Luxury
Joanne Roberts, University of Southampton
This presentation will engage in an examination of the epistemology of luxury. The purpose is to explore how luxury is known. By employing philosophical understandings of knowledge to analyse present day luxury, I will argue that the prevalence of market valuation and digital technologies are leading to the objectification of knowledge about luxury to the detriment of the more subjective, socially constituted, practice of what I call ‘knowing luxury’.
Professor Joanne Roberts
Director of the Winchester Luxury Research Group
Joanne's research focuses on the role of knowledge and ignorance in the field of luxury, including questions concerning how knowledge and ignorance shape the production and promotion of luxury goods and services, and how luxury consumption draws on knowledge and ignorance. She is also pursuing research on the role of knowledge communities and networks in shaping the meaning of luxury and the forms that it takes in various spatial, sectorial, and socio-cultural contexts. Joanne is a member of the editorial advisory board of the journal Luxury: History, Culture, Consumption.
Critical Luxury Studies: Defining a Field
John Armitage, University of Southampton
In this lecture a critical approach to contemporary luxury studies focusing on aesthetic, design-led and media practices is introduced. Exploring the new field of critical luxury studies, the lecture will present an examination of the relations between historical and, crucially, contemporary ideas of luxury with a view to comprehending the socio-economic order with novel philosophical tools and critical methods of interrogation that are re-defining the concept of luxury in the twenty-first century.
Professor John Armitage
Co-Director of the Winchester Luxury Research Group
John's research focuses on contemporary representations of luxury within new media cultures, questions of old and new luxury and media cultures, luxury news, and journalism. He is currently investigating the idea of ‘critical luxury studies' concerning luxury photography, debates over luxury advertising, and other aspects of the convergence between luxury, media, and cultural studies. John also works on luxury cinema and the relationship between luxury and television and is developing an innovative approach to the question of luxury and the future of new media cultures.
The Cult of Luxury and its Vulgarities: On the Irresistible Power of the Low
Tereza Kuldova, University of Oslo
Coco Chanel famously insisted that “luxury lies not in richness and ornateness, but in the absence of vulgarity”, and yet this ideal appears to have little to do with the reality of luxury. Upon closer inspection, we find within the cult of luxury a recurrent fascination precisely with the vulgar, the low class, the polluted, and the dirty. Vulgarities of all kinds seem to possess a certain power that the elevated and refined lacks, but desperately tries to appropriate and incorporate them within itself. This talk presents such cases from across fashion, art and interior design, while attempting to crack the dependence of the high on the low.
Tereza Kuldova is a post-doctoral fellow at the Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History, University of Oslo and social anthropologist. She has studied the elite segment of the Indian fashion industry and the relations of production. She is currently part of the HERA II Enterprise of Culture research project. Among her recent publications is an edited volume Fashion India: Spectacular Capitalism (2013). In early 2016, her monograph Luxury Indian Fashion: A Social Critique , will be available. She has also curated and designed an ethnographic museum exhibition Fashion India (2013 – 2014) at the Historical Museum in Oslo.
Luxury fashion exposes the fiction of ethical fashion discourse
Efrat Tseëlon, University of Leeds
In the aftermath of the financial crisis the global apparel market saw the rise of trends of democratisation of fashion and of luxury, an increasing gap between patterns of consumption in mature and emerging markets, and the rise of concerns with issues of ethics and sustainability. All of these resulted in challenging the uniform quality of luxury as a mark of exclusivity and status, and redefining the language of fashion consumption. As a cultural practice that is premised on excess and exploitation the turn to ethics forced both fashion and particularly luxury fashion to address the fundamental contradictions that lie at their core. At their core ‘objects of desire’ whose main function is what Žižek calls the ‘surplus of enjoyment’ do not satisfy any concrete need, and are consumed only as a supplement beyond use-value. Their symbolic quality lends them the insatiable paradoxical property that, the more you consume the greater the need to consume it. The ethical discourse of fashion adapted to these apparent contradictions by rebranding fashion as supportive of ethical and sustainable practices, and by redefining its aims. The paper examines how these contradictions are revealed in what is said, and in what is denied.
Efrat Tseëlon pioneered the field of critical fashion studies, examining concepts, artefacts and practices as signs of ideologies and power relations.She has contributed to fashion scholarship by extending the research agenda from designer fashion to ordinary clothes, and from designers and makers, to consumers and wearers. Tseëlon is the editor in chief of Critical Studies in Fashion & Beauty, and is the author of numerous publications critically interrogating key concepts in fashion research such as beauty as stigma, or school uniform as an instrument of control. In her book The masque of femininity (1995) she developed the theory of fashion as an ideology of gender construction, and in Masquerade & Identities (2001) she analyses masquerade as a technology of identity critique. In Fashion Ethics (2013) she examined ethical fashion as ideological discourse.
Can luxury be copied?
Veronique Pouillard-Maliks, University of Oslo
What is the status of the counterfeits of luxury? What is lost, or gained, on the way? This paper will depart from an interwar American press clipping showing a dozen copies of the latest fashions in all price ranges. It will then turn to Paris designers, the ‘originators’ or creators of the designs copied in the US and on domestic markets. These Paris firms waged legal battles against counterfeiters who sought to reproduce fashion for the masses. Using unpublished archives of legal cases, the paper will examine the intertwined notions of luxury and dissemination during the interwar period. The paper thus feeds into the question of ‘how luxury is known’, only this time from a historical perspective.
Associate Professor Veronique Pouillard-Maliks
University of Oslo, Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History
Veronique Pouillard-Maliks’s research focuses on the history of consumption societies in Europe and in the transatlantic space. She is currently finishing a book on the history of fashion piracy in the 20th century, in which she investigates how fashion firms used the criminalization of counterfeiting as a business and marketing strategy. She is particularly interested in the relations between business and government and, in this respect, also works on the history of communication techniques, with a focus on the compared history of advertising and propaganda.
© 2019 Tereza Kuldova
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Building a support network
Engaging with the TGA is only one part of your journey towards supplying a therapeutic good in Australia. As a small to medium business or researcher, you are likely to need advice and assistance from several others along the way. It is a good idea to become familiar with some of these avenues to build your own support network.
Before you engage with TGA, such as when you are considering conducting studies or clinical trials, you may be able to receive funding to support your innovation. You are also likely to require support after your therapeutic good is entered in the ARTG.
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Offers various grants, vouchers and assistance programs that can help start, run and grow a business.
Access to research facilities and training
Access to researchers and facilities
ACRF Drug Discovery Centre
Supports Australian drug discovery research, providing the cancer and medical research community with access to advanced technology and expertise in high-throughput chemical small molecule screening and early stage drug discovery.
CellBank Australia
Operated by Children's Medical Research Institute in Westmead, Sydney and is Australia's only national cell line repository, providing Australian scientists with ready access to validated cell lines and associated quality control services.
Children's cancer centre tissue bank
Comprises a collection of tissues from paediatric patients linked to health information and is a world-class resource for researchers studying childhood and adolescent/young adult cancer.
Compounds Australia
Enables drug discovery research projects across universities, research institutes and biotech industry within Australia. It offers a variety of services in compound management and logistics using a cost recovery and fee-for-service model.
Therapeutic Innovation Australia
Provides subsidised access to translational health research infrastructure and general product development advice. This includes the Pipeline Navigator, an innovative online map of Australian translational research providers; and the Pipeline Accelerator, a scheme that provides access and support funding to SMEs and research groups.
Victorian platform technologies network
Provide state-of-the-art research infrastructure and expertise to the biomedical, health and manufacturing technology research sector throughout Australia and around the world. Some of the technologies and services include bioinformatics, genomics and microscopy.
Innovative Manufacturing Accelerator Program
Launched by the New Venture Institute to provide project assistance to manufacturing companies through skill development, specialist advice and access to resources at Flinders University.
Australian clinical trials
Contains information on ethics processes, principles of research conduct, regulatory considerations and research governance. Researchers initiating clinical trials in Australia must attend to trial design, resource issues, ethics review, regulatory oversight, institutional policies, research governance and many other issues.
Australian New Zealand clinical trial registry
Online registry of clinical trials being undertaken in Australia, New Zealand and worldwide. It accepts trials for registration from all countries and from the full spectrum of therapeutic areas including trials of pharmaceuticals, surgical procedures and complementary therapies.
Relevant tertiary training programs
For those interested in studies relevant to therapeutic goods regulation, the following are some of the relevant Australian tertiary programs:
UNSW - Master of Pharmaceutical Medicine
University of New England - Graduate Certificate or Masters in Regulatory Science
University of Sydney - Master of Medicine (Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Development)
University of Wollongong - Graduate Certificate in Regulatory Science
Tools and support for business
There are a number of Australian organisations that provide tools and support for small business.
Australian Government support
AusIndustry
Helps small businesses access the right information and advice to develop and commercialise their ideas and products.
AusTrade
Provides information, advice and services to advance Australia's international trade, education, investment and tourism interests.
Efic (finance for Australian exporters)
Delivers solutions for Australian companies when their bank is unable to help; aims to enable small businesses by helping them to win business, grow internationally and achieve export success.
Innovation Connections
Offers accessible advice, assistance and tailored support to small and medium businesses to improve business capability and competitiveness.
Support to help your small business grow
To help you find government initiatives and support that can drive growth and success in your small business, check out the Business.gov.au online tool. The tool lists a full range of initiatives and support available for your small business all in one place.
Tax incentives for investors
Information about incentives provided by the Australian Taxation Office that encourage investors to support innovative, high-growth potential startups in Australia.
CSIRO SME Connect
Facilitates partnerships between Australian SMEs and the research sector through support and funding programs, including CSIRO Kick-Start, Innovation Connections and STEM+ Business.
Australian industry growth centres
Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre
Supports the development of a world-leading advanced manufacturing sector in Australia.
MTP Connect
Aims to accelerate the rate of growth of the medical technologies, biotechnologies and pharmaceuticals sector.
State and territory support programs
Innovate Canberra
Provides a range of programs and support to the ACT business community.
Innovate, University of New South Wales
Brings researchers and industry together. Small businesses can tap into the university's resources such as their laboratories and technologies to help develop innovative products and services. Their website also provides case studies where you can see how such partnerships have helped turn research discoveries into successful products and services.
Advance Queensland
Is a suite of programs, based on international evidence of 'what works', designed to create the knowledge-based jobs of the future.
QLD University of Technology bridge program
Selects 100 participants annually across Australia to take part in face-to-face and online training in the scientific, legal, financial, clinical, regulatory and reimbursement disciplines that contribute to research translation and the commercialisation of medicines.
Translational Research Institute, Queensland
Combines clinical and translational research to advance progress from laboratory discovery to application in the community.
UniQuest
Is the main commercialisation company of the University of Queensland and specialises in industry-university collaborations, global technology transfer, and provides access to world-class expertise, intellectual property and facilities.
Medical Device Partnering Program (MDPP), Flinders University
Supports development of cutting-edge medical devices by bringing together researchers, industry, end-users and government. It provides a mechanism for the development of prototypes, proof of concept and/or commercialisation planning for potential Australian medical device products.
Enterprise Centres Tasmania
Provides independent business advisors to help small businesses reach their potential.
Western Australia Innovation
Support services and programs for the innovation community to help get ideas up and running
Texas Medical Center accelerator
Provides start-up companies with shared workspace, a curriculum tailored to the needs of healthcare entrepreneurs and the guidance of over 120 advisors from the front lines of the industry.
Peak agencies
Peak bodies represent a sector of the industry.
Represents manufacturers and suppliers of hygiene, cosmetic and specialty products, their raw material suppliers and service providers.
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Manufacturer's Association of Australia (APIMAA)
Promotes the interests of API manufacturers in Australia and represents the API industry in government policy development.
ARCS Australia
Enables the highest quality development and utilisation of medicines and medical technology by facilitating the professional development and connectivity of people involved these areas.
Association of Therapeutic Goods Consultants
A networking body for consultants in Australia and New Zealand, providing technical advice for sponsors and manufacturers of medicines and medical devices for human use.
Provides representation and services to promote the global growth of Australian biotechnology.
Australian Dental Industry Association (ADIA)
Represents suppliers of products and services to dental professionals.
Australian Medical Manufacturers and Distributors Association (AMMDA)
Represents the medical technologies sector in the development of government policy.
Australian New Zealand Industrial Gas Association (ANZIGA)
An independent organisation representing companies that produce and distribute industrial gases for the industrial, medical, food, scientific and hospitality markets in Australia and New Zealand.
Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI)
Represents companies involved in the manufacture and distribution of non-prescription healthcare products.
Complementary Medicines Australia (CMA)
Committed to a vital and sustainable complementary healthcare products industry.
Generics and Biosimilars Medicines Association (GBMA)
Represents generic and biosimilar medicine suppliers in Australia.
IVD Australia
Represents Australian sponsors and manufacturers of in vitro diagnostics.
Life Sciences Queensland
Works to assist the growth of individual firms and organisations, and build the profile, capacity and capability of the sector to ensure long term economic, social and environmental benefits to Queensland.
Medical Technology Association of Australia (MTAA)
Represents companies in the medical technology industry.
Medicines Australia (MA)
Represents Australia's discovery-driven pharmaceutical industry.
Independent regulatory advice
Regulatory Affairs Consultants
Offer services, including advice and assistance, relating to regulatory requirements.
Subsidy and reimbursement
You may wish to investigate how to make your goods more affordable to the consumer through these subsidy and reimbursement schemes.
Medical Benefits Schedule (MBS)
List of Medicare services subsidised by the Australian government.
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)
An Australian Government program that subsidises the cost of medicines for Australians.
Medicare does not subsidise all therapeutic goods. Australians can choose to take out private health insurance that provides a wider range of health care options and cover for some medicines and medical devices.
Prostheses List
List of surgically implanted prostheses, human tissue items and other medical devices that private health insurers must pay benefits for when they are provided to a patient with appropriate health insurance cover as part of hospital treatment or hospital substitute treatment, and there is a Medicare benefit payable for the professional service.
Upcoming events relevant to business
Research and training are important components of developing new business opportunities.
MTP Connect calendar of events
MTP Connect maintains a calendar of events for the medical technologies, biotechnologies and pharmaceuticals sector.
Conference participation by the TGA
The TGA participates in various events and conferences.
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Macbeth returns to the Gardens
Jan 7, 2021 | News | 0 |
Passion, power and desire will light up the stage this summer as The Australian Shakespeare Company presents William Shakespeare’s most relentless tragedy, Macbeth.
Set against the dramatic backdrop of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, Glenn Elston’s Macbeth will envelope audiences in the blood, dark magic, sabotage, power and ghosts of eleventh century Scotland from 30 January to 6 March 2021.
A stunning mix of mind games and manipulation, the play sees Macbeth (Nathaniel Dean) inspired by his wife (Alison Whyte) to kill for the crown, after an encounter with the prophecies of three witches.
The play centres on Lady Macbeth’s yearning desire to be behind the man in power, before their consciences get the better of them and everything they try to create comes crashing down.
The Australian Shakespeare Company’s “Shakespeare Under the Stars” program offers something for everyone, having fast become an unmissable summer tradition for Melburnians and visitors alike.
Food is available to pre-order online and is delivered directly on the evening of the performance, with high and low chairs are also available for hire at the venue.
For more information and to book, please visit shakespeareaustralia.com.au/productions/macbeth-melbourne-2021
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On Ivan Milat, injury, and stranger danger in the ’90s
by Nathan Jolly | Sep 7, 2016 | Featured, My take on.., Residents | 0 comments
Millennial recollections of childhood are dominated by ’90s pop bangaz, “stranger danger” and those gaudy pre-Internet days we spent in innocence, before we were bludgeoned by the graphic 24-hour news cycle. But was life really better back then?
Christmas, 1993. I received, among other gifts, a Super Nintendo game called Tecmo Super NBA Basketball which I preferred to the more flashy NBA Jam due to its realistic 5-on-5 play, respect for gravity, and the hilarious injuries you could dole out to opposing players. My favourite was a hyper-extension, which sounded hilariously brutal to my brother and me for some funny reason – and our goal soon shifted from winning games to unleashing hyper-extension after hyper-extension without prejudice, even though we had no idea what a hyper-extension was. Around the same time, a series of decaying bodies were being discovered in a state forest three hours down the coast from us, and news of a then-unknown serial killer swamped newspapers and evening TV bulletins for months on end. I had just turned 11 at the time and was beginning to emerge from the Fraggle-filled cocoon of early childhood into a world filled with serial killers who offered lifts and ended lives with cruel arbitration. Stranger danger was – not surprisingly – at its peak at the time, and my worried mother soon implemented a secret word which we were to request if anyone other than her or my father ever attempted to pick us up from school. Our secret word was “ANT”, an acronym plucked from the first initials of my two school-aged siblings’ and my names. I only got to ask for this secret code word once, to which my grandfather told me to stop wasting time and get in the car, and then lectured me about how McDonald’s was “low-grade dog food” when I suggested a drive-thru detour.
There was a popular Soul Asylum song at the time called Runaway Train, which wasn’t at all about runaways but thematically matched enough for the Missing Persons Unit to wedge photos of young runaways-at-large into the video clip with names, ages, and “last seen” dates, like an updated milk carton, or a particularly morose basketball card. (This was localised by state and country, I later learned – although when you are young, the world stops at the outskirts of your town.) As the weeks went by, and the papers kept thudding onto our wooden veranda (and sometimes on the window sill) various kids from this video – whose names, faces and ages I had by now obsessively learned – would appear on front pages and in shallow rainforest graves, and would be dutifully edited out of the clip by the following Saturday, as a fresh “Runaway” hit the starting lineup. I’m only now thinking about the fact that making these edits was somebody’s job. Each day for months I rolled out of bed, thundered down the steps, grabbed the cling-wrapped newspaper from the veranda, ripped it open (which was, and still is, stupidly hard to achieve) and read gruesome updates that would blow apart my blossoming brain, as my sugar cereal sat soggily in front of me.
During my very first day there, our year adviser warned us that when walking around at night near the school, we should put one hand in a pocket and clutch our keys in a fist, with the sharp, jagged part protruding between the first two knuckles in order to be ready. Ready. He set my new school up as an urban jungle, where danger lurked behind every Toy World or Time Zone.
At the time, my mother worked late shifts at a nursing home and would often get 11pm cabs home, which filled me with a thumping sense of anxiety, what with my daily intake of strange-car-related murders, the sudden need for secret code-words and a killer still on the loose. My best friend at the time told me someone tried to snatch her brother out the front of our school which didn’t help things either, despite being almost certainly untrue. Each evening my mother worked late I lay terrified in bed, silently mourning and knowing – as I did for certain each time – that she was indisputably dead and in pieces in some shallow, foresty grave. And so, each evening for months on end, I worried, and grieved, and slowly dragged my small self past the point of pain to the inevitable acceptance of this loss: plotting my life without a mother, an orphan Annie with an even more feminine bob, stoically hiding from school-friends the pain one feels when their mum falls victim to an evil serial killer…until around 11:15pm, when I would hear her key in the door and breathe freely, silently vowing to make a million dollars in the next week as a child actor or child inventor or some such thing so she would never need to leave the house again and we would be safe, indoors, forever.
There was a solid plan: just the normal bell, blasted continuously. It was alarmingly similar to the “bomb threat bell”, but held even longer. If the bell sounded continuously for longer than two minutes (with haste obviously not too much of an issue when dealing with escaped serial killers heading towards a school filled with thousands of kids) we should then implement “The Plan”.
The police quickly zeroed in on Ivan Milat, who decided it would be a good idea to have a distinctive look, leave behind witnesses, and keep items belonging to his murder victims in his house, and he was tried and sentenced to life. Milat would spend the following decade feigning insanity, pleading his innocence, going on hunger strikes to protest his lack of a video game console (yup!), blaming and framing his brother, and swallowing razors. Being the most prolific and publicised murderer of the past hundred years, he was bounced around from jail to jail, and ended up, as if to reward my early, fear-riddled curiosity, in an old convict-era jail a few hundred metres down the hill from my high school. During my very first day there, our year adviser had warned us that when walking around at night near the school, we should put one hand in a pocket and clutch our keys in a fist, with the sharp, jagged part protruding between the first two knuckles (something I still do the in sketchier areas of the universe) in order to be ready. Ready. He dropped this knowledge as casually as one might explain the “‘I’ before ‘E’ rule” (which shouldn’t be a rule, by the way), and his negligent, windswept demeanour coupled with this casual fight advice set my new school up as an urban jungle, where danger lurked behind every Toy World or Time Zone. We had a special morning assembly the day Milat was moved to the jail, as parental and student unrest was justifiably high. (When inmates break from prison, they often head to nearby schools or malls, where their hostage situation and therefore bargaining position is much stronger.) Not to worry though, there was a solid plan, our principal assured us: a new “jailbreak bell”, which was just the normal bell, blasted continuously. It was alarmingly similar to the “bomb threat bell”, but held even longer. If the bell sounded continuously for longer than two minutes (with haste obviously not too much of an issue when dealing with escaped serial killers heading towards a school filled with thousands of kids) we should then implement “The Plan”. The principal calmly explained: upon the inevitable jailbreak, each classroom teacher would calmly lock the door and draw the blinds, after which students were to calmly place their chairs on top of their desks and calmly crawl underneath. Calm. Impenetrable.
In the end, Ivan Milat never broke out of jail, I never learned what a hyper-extension was, and my fear of hopping into strange cars subsided around the time that strange cars became the only ticket to ride anywhere past the outskirts of our town, but I often think of our 24-hour news cycle these days, and of anxious, unequipped young brains being hit with an avalanche of suicide bombers, food allergies, mosquitoes and rivers carrying diseases, cops who shoot kids, and all the ugly worst of it – while being given no historical or statistical context in which to place this information; freely dealt out to them between cat videos and Carpool Karaoke on phones that live in their pockets. It makes me long for a world where news was delivered on paper in the morning and television at night. At least then, parents could hide the more gruesome pages and switch the evening news to Home and Away, the tales from a blissful seaside town where all the kids were orphans, people regularly perished before they hit 30, and drownings, septicaemia, car-crashes and bushfires were at least dealt out evenly, and scored with dramatic music.
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Finland | Sep 1, 2020
Protecting One Another
Written bySachin Kansal, Global Head of Safety Product, Uber
Medical experts agree: wearing a mask can help slow the spread of COVID-19. That’s why, since May, we have required riders, drivers, and delivery people to wear a mask or face cover when using Uber. Today, we’re building on these efforts with several new features and initiatives to help ensure we are all protecting one another.
Mask Verifications
Earlier this year, we built innovative technology designed to verify that drivers on Uber and delivery people on Uber Eats are wearing a mask. Before starting to drive passengers or deliver food, they are asked to take a selfie showing their mouth and nose are covered. To date, more than 3.5 million drivers and delivery people have completed more than 100 million mask verifications.
We firmly believe that accountability is a two-way street. That’s why we’re expanding the same technology to riders, too. If a driver reports to us that a rider wasn’t wearing a mask, the rider will be required to take a selfie with their face covered before they’re able to take another trip with Uber. With the addition of this new feature, one driver’s feedback can help ensure the safety of Uber for the next driver.
The mask verification feature will roll out to the US and Canada by the end of September, and across Latin America and other countries after that. (As with the driver mask verification tool, this technology detects the mask as an object in the photo and does not process biometric information.)
As always, riders and drivers are free to cancel a trip, without penalty, if the other person isn’t wearing a mask. As more and more riders and drivers take their “second first trip,” we hope this increased accountability provides more peace of mind.
Health and Safety Supplies for Drivers
In May, we announced the allocation of $50 million to purchase and distribute cleaning supplies and protective equipment for drivers.
Since March, we have sourced nearly 30 million masks and face covers. Globally, we have distributed masks to 1.4 million drivers and delivery people free of charge. We will continue to provide these critical supplies to drivers and delivery people at no charge for at least the remainder of 2020.
In addition, we’ve provided more than 800,000 packages of disinfectant sprays, wipes, and hand sanitizer to drivers at no cost, including through our partnerships with Clorox, Unilever, and Dettol—with millions more on the way.
Drivers can easily order free masks and other supplies through the dedicated COVID-19 Hub in their app. Distribution varies by region, but in the US and Canada drivers can have the items shipped to their home or can choose to pick them up at one of our Uber Greenlight driver support hubs.
Wash, Wear, Air: A New Safety Ritual
In a crisis, clear, simple and consistent communication is key. Earlier this year, we worked with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization to develop COVID safety tips specific to ridesharing.
Now, as more people are going back to work and school, we’re deploying a comprehensive education campaign to encourage riders and drivers to follow three simple steps on every trip:
Wash: Wash or sanitize your hands before you ride
Wear: Wear a face cover or mask
Air: Sit in the back seat and roll down your window for airflow
We believe critical safety information should not be proprietary, so we are making these tips, illustrations and creative assets available to any organization to promote safety in their own communities.
We’ve already teamed up with the National PTA (National Parent Teacher Association) and the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA) to share this information with students, teachers and public safety officials across the US and Canada. We look forward to working together with more organizations to spread this important safety message. Organizations can find more information here.
When it comes to safety, we know our work is never done. That’s why we continue to develop new technology to help drivers stay safe. Wherever you’re traveling, we are committed to helping make every trip and delivery safe for all.
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Salinas police to add mobile license plate readers on trailers
Salinas police trailers that track drivers’ speed, warning leadfoots to slow down, may soon be tracking more.
Through a $190,000 Department of Homeland Security grant, the city will be purchasing three mobile license plate readers for use throughout Monterey County, said Roberto Filice, assistant chief of Salinas police.
“The main objective is going to be traffic safety,” he said, adding that they will also notify dispatchers if they read a license plate from a stolen vehicle or one that’s been put on a be-on-the-lookout alert.
The Salinas City Council voted 6-0 this week to approve the grant so the program could move forward. Councilman Tony Barrera was absent for that vote.
Generally, one will remain in Salinas while the South County and the Peninsula will each take one, he said.
The machines will likely resemble those speed trailers, and still remind drivers of their speed, but their exact appearance won’t be known until after a contract is signed, Filice said.
Only local authorities in Monterey County will be notified, he said. However, the state’s Department of Justice and the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center (NCRIC) will have access to the data as well, but not in real-time.
So will Homeland Security if the investigation involves terrorism, he said. NCRIC, however, does not share data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
“I know they used it up north, in the Bay Area, and ICE does not have access to those records,” Filice said.
How long the data are stored depends on the eventual contract, Filice said. But any data gathered would not be public and not be for sale, he said. The readers will only take a picture of the license plate and measure a vehicle’s speed, he said.
“License plate readers, they tell you where a vehicle has been, ‘Hey, this plate went through North Main and whatever (cross street),” Filice said. “The ping only goes local – to our dispatch center. Because if not, the state and (federal law enforcement) … would get pings every two seconds (from across the country).”
Salinas police already have eight license plate readers mounted on police cruisers. In one homicide earlier this year, it helped capture the suspect in that case, Filice said.
But the mobile trailer readers are funded by a federal grant is designed to fight terrorism, according to Homeland Security.
Filice said that’s a big part of the reader program because those planning terrorist attacks will often use stolen vehicles in attacks. Because the readers are mobile, they can be moved to help with security at special events, Filice said.
The project originally called for 12 stationary cameras in Monterey County. But police decided earlier this year to switch to three mobile ones because a single intersection needs four cameras for complete coverage, Filice said.
Depending on how long it takes to hammer out the details of a contract, the readers are expected to arrive by the end of spring, he said.
Joe Szydlowski is a multimedia journalist for the Salinas Californian who covers local government, crime and cannabis. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/JoeSzyd_Salinas. He can be reached at 235-2360. Help support The Californian's work: https://bit.ly/2Qo298J
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Dolemite Is My Name Review – An Effortlessly Cool Tour de Force With Heart
Jonathan Spiroff October 28, 2019
There are few comedic voices in entertainment, quite as prominent or long-revered as Eddie Murphy’s. Different generations have their own recollection of being introduced to the comedian, whether they were exposed to him through his stand-up on Saturday Night Live, or through enjoying any of his beloved films from Trading Places (1983), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Coming to America (1988) or even his more family-friendly fare, like his remake of The Nutty Professor (1996).
However, most fans will agree that the last couple of decades haven’t been too kind on the comedy legend. Many of us believed that his role in the powerful, Dreamgirls (2006) would bring about a comeback for Murphy, putting the horror of Pluto Nash (2002) behind us. Unfortunately, we wound up with the resounding wet-fart, Norbit (2007) a film which showered Murphy with Razzies, and so, fans were once again left waiting for a return to form.
Fast-forward to 2019, after a number of sparse, hit-or-miss appearances over the 2010s, we have Dolemite Is My Name, Eddie Murphy’s love letter to blaxploitation icon Rudy May Moore, the Godfather of Rap, who birthed the Dolemite persona to the world. This is a film that celebrates a cult hustler icon in the vein of Ed Wood (1994) or The Disaster Artist (2017), providing insight into Rudy Ray Moore’s life, while exploring the behind-the-scenes antics that went into creating the original Dolemite (1975).
As an exploration of ego and the American dream, Dolemite Is My Name is a fascinating deconstruction of a man, longing for acceptance and purpose, while managing a heart-warming message of hope for the dreamers of the world.
The abundance of talent involved here, imbuing their love for Rudy Ray Moore, is astounding.
Screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski create a reverence for Moore, that isn’t outright idolisation, but is fair and respectful to a larger than life persona. Director Craig Brewer (who hadn’t directed a film since the Footloose (2011) remake), wholeheartedly embraces the lunacy of the 70s blaxploitation craze, leading to a biopic that aims to entertain more than it cares for historical accuracy, much in the vein of Rocketman (2019).
Not to mention, costume designer Ruth E. Carter, follows up her outstanding work on Black Panther (2018) here, with a vast array of colourful outfits that make the era pop with passion.
Dolemite Is My Name, is an effortlessly cool, tour de force with a heart. Rudy Ray Moore is man, running from the shadow of his father, all with a smile on his face, and an entrancing jazz soundtrack to guide him.
Every act from Moore in the film, aims to highlight the positive influence he had on the people around him, despite the world constantly rejecting his attempts at stardom, (often in circumstances out of his control). From being kicked out of a radio booth as a struggling singer (by Snoop Dogg no less), bombing as a stand-up comedian, and throwing all of his finances into the original Dolemite, Rudy Ray Moore is the underdog we all endear to support, because he tackles each knockback with a desire to be better.
The people around him are constantly rewarded for his influence, despite not always agreeing with his unique approach. That, and Eddie Murphy’s warm embrace of the icon, make Rudy Ray Moore a touchstone of positivity.
It really can’t be understated; how incredibly entertaining Eddie Murphy is in the film. Not only are the classic Eddie Murphy one-liners and mannerisms here, sure to be repeated and re-enacted, but there’s a sincerity and maturity to Murphy’s performance that helps you sympathize with the harshness of Rudy Ray Moore’s upbringing, and ultimately love the influence of Rudy Ray Moore, as much as Eddie Murphy clearly idolizes the man.
That being said, Eddie Murphy’s wonderful turn as Moore, isn’t the only outstanding performance in the film. Keegan-Michael Key, Craig Robinson and Adelaide’s own Kodi Smith-McPhee all make outstanding contributions, while Chris Rock pops up for a fun cameo.
However, the praise has to go to a completely in his element, Wesley Snipes as the outrageous D’Urville Martin and the wonderful Da’Vine Joy Randolph as Lady Reed.
The film’s best scenes often fall down to Rudy Ray Moore’s interactions with either character.
Watching D’Urville Martin attempting to get through the Dolemite shoot, will have you in fits of laughter. The choices that Snipes makes, in accentuating Martin’s behaviour is absolutely hysterical, to the point where he very nearly steals the movie from Eddie Murphy.
Lady Reed on the other hand, is the heart of the film, reminding us why the efforts of icons like Rudy Ray Moore can be so important. The final interactions between Moore and Reed bring an emotional and satisfying closure, that stand as a testament to the talent involved.
There are no gut-wrenching scenes to weigh the film down, but only moments that bring about tears of pure joy and pride that few films genuinely earn without being too sappy.
Dolemite Is My Name leaves you with an infectious energy of love and positivity, long after the credits have rolled.
Christopher Spencer· January 10, 2020 ·3 min read
Portrait of a Lady on Fire Review – A Film You Want to Fall in Love With
Sure, the film could’ve explored the history of Rudy Ray Moore in more detail, but in exploring a man who developed different personas to reach the world, unveiling all details about the harshness of Rudy Ray Moore’s history would’ve felt wrong and disrespectful. Instead, we witness a man who finds his purpose in becoming and living the Dolemite character, and in turn inspired others to find their own true selves.
Dolemite Is My Name, is a film that deserves to be embraced by any and all, looking to be entertained and inspired. This is Eddie Murphy, back at his absolute A-game, the best he’s been in decades, and I genuinely hope he is recognised for his work, come awards season.
For myself, this was like sitting down to watch Coming to America (1988) again for the first time. Unsure watch to expect beforehand, positively changed by the end of it, which is oddly fitting, as Craig Brewer and Eddie Murphy will be reteaming for Coming 2 America (2020).
This is the return to form for Eddie Murphy, that many of us have now waited decades for, and I can only hope and wonder what the future holds for the comedy icon.
Dolemite Is My Name is now available to stream on Netflix.
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Keegan-Michael Key, Craig Robinson
Writers: Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski
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Swedish footballer sent off for farting during match
• Defender Adam Lindin Ljungkvist sent off for breaking wind
• Referee called it ‘unsportsmanlike’ and ‘deliberate provocation’
A Swedish footballer has hit out after being sent off for breaking wind during a match – with the referee accusing him of ‘deliberate provocation’. Photograph: Matthew Ashton - AMA/Getty Images
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Wed 22 Jun 2016 10.59 EDT
Last modified on Mon 27 Nov 2017 04.14 EST
A Swedish footballer has hit out after being sent off for breaking wind during a match – with the referee accusing him of “deliberate provocation” and “unsportsmanlike behaviour”.
Adam Lindin Ljungkvist, who was playing at left-back in the match between Järna SK’s reserve team and Pershagen SK, was shown a second yellow card late on in what local media called “bizarre circumstances”.
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“I had a bad stomach, so I simply let go,” the 25-year-old told Länstidningen Södertälje. “Then I received two yellow cards and then red. Yes, I was shocked, it’s the strangest thing I have ever experienced in football.
“I asked the referee, ‘What, am I not allowed to break wind a little?’ ‘No,’ he replied … I don’t get it but maybe he thought I farted in my hand and threw the fart at him. But I did not.”
Opposition striker Kristoffer Linde told the paper: “I was standing a good distance away but I heard the fart loud and clear. It’s the strangest thing I’ve seen on a pitch, and I’ve been playing football since I was eight years old.”
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The referee, Dany Kako, confirmed that Ljungkvist had received the second yellow card for breaking wind, explaining: “I perceived it as deliberate provocation. He did it on purpose and it was inappropriate. Therefore, he received a yellow card.”
Ljungkvist told Aftonbladet: “To provoke anyone with a fart is not particularly smart or normal. It’s nonsense – I just broke wind and got a red card. I spoke to the referee afterwards, I was annoyed, but there were no bad words. I just said he was a buffoon.”
Kako said he had experienced similar incidents before. “Once there was a player who stood and peed next to the pitch. I showed him a yellow card, too.”
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Slow digital services are marginalising rural areas, MPs warn
Lack of fast-broadband and 5G make country communities feel ‘second-class’, MPs say
MPs questioned whether Boris Johnson’s pledge to deliver full-fibre broadband to every UK household by 2025 was realistic. Photograph: Alamy
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Tue 17 Sep 2019 19.01 EDT
Last modified on Tue 17 Sep 2019 19.21 EDT
Rural inhabitants risk becoming “second-class” citizens in the digital revolution as urban dwellers benefit from next-generation broadband and 5G mobile, MPs have said.
The report by the Commons environment, food and rural affairs select committee said that the government has failed to grasp the extent of the digital divide in the provision of broadband and mobile services.
Almost 600,000 “forgotten homes” in rural areas across the UK are still unable to get sufficiently fast broadband to meet a typical family’s needs – from watching Netflix to browsing YouTube.
In England and Wales 6.6% of premises do not receive the 10Mbps internet service the government has mandated as the bare minimum to cover a family’s modern digital needs, compared with just 0.7% in cities and towns. In Scotland, 19% of homes in rural areas don’t get decent internet while in Northern Ireland the figure stands at about 15%.
“Digital connectivity is now regarded by many as an essential utility, with many in rural areas struggling to live a modern lifestyle without it,” said Neil Parish, the chairman of the committee. “Poor broadband and mobile data services continue to marginalise rural communities, particularly those in hard to reach areas.”
The report said that the government’s target of a 10Mbps internet service as a bare minimum to cover modern digital needs lets down rural families as new technologies and demand for internet services makes such a speed inadequate and obsolete.
The introduction of next-generation broadband, known as full-fibre networks, and 5G mobile could increase the digital divide as companies focus on urban areas, where rollout costs are lower and profits higher.
Almost 9% of rural areas in the UK have no 4G coverage, and almost 6% have no voice or text coverage from any mobile operator.
“On the eve of 5G mobile data services, people in rural areas will increasingly feel like second-class citizens, if they can’t access 4G or even 3G services,” said Parish. “It is imperative that this problem is resolved and that rural communities are granted the same digital access as the majority of their urban counterparts.”
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The report also questioned whether Boris Johnson’s pledge to deliver full-fibre broadband to every UK household by 2025 was realistic. Johnson, who said his initiative could “unite our country”, has called the previous government target of 2033 as “laughably unambitious”.
“We welcomed the prime minister’s commitment to achieve universal full-fibre broadband by 2025,” said Parish. “However, the committee is not confident that the government has fully grasped the scale of the challenge currently faced and is sceptical as to whether it will meet these ambitious new targets without considerable and potentially controversial reforms.”
The UK is a global broadband laggard, with full-fibre services available in just 8% of UK homes. In Portugal and Spain the figure stands at more than 80% of homes.
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Azhar issue: India not to refer Uri in proposal to U.N.
Vijaita Singh Suhasini Haidar
New Delhi, November 15, 2016 02:27 IST
Azhar lives in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, and runs a charitable organisation, Al Rehmat Trust, as a cover for the activities of his terror outfit, the JeM.
Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar
India has decided to drop any reference to the Uri attack from its proposal to be placed before a United Nations sanctions committee to designate Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar as an international terrorist, a senior government official told The Hindu.
China had put a technical hold on this proposal in April last, which was extended on October 1. Within hours of the attack on the Uri Army camp on September 18, where 18 soldiers were killed, the Director-General of Military Operations Lt. General Ranbir Singh told a press conference in Delhi that the attack was carried out by two terrorists belonging to the JeM.
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The investigation was then handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is yet to conclude its probe. Intelligence officials, however, have said the modus operandi of the Uri attack had tell tale signs that it was carried out by Lashkar-e-Taiba, another Pakistan-based terrorist outfit.
Azhar, a resident of Bahawalpur in Pakistan, has been accused by Indian agencies of orchestrating several terror attacks here, including the attack at the Pathankot airbase on January 2.
“We decided to drop any reference to Uri from the proposal as the NIA investigation have so far not led to any conclusive evidence that the JeM was involved. We will stick to the earlier cases registered against him. Initially there was a plan but it will not be there in the final document any more,” said a senior official.
The official said India would apprise the 1267 Taliban/Al-Qaeda sanctions committee that Azhar has close links to the Taliban and consequently to al-Qaeda. His involvement in the attack on Parliament in 2001 has also been included.
Azhar lives in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, and also runs a charitable organisation, Al Rehmat Trust, as a cover for the activities of his terrorist outfit, the JeM.
As reported earlier by The Hindu, the Home Ministry had constituted a three-member committee to expedite the procedures required to place Azhar, former Indian Mujahideen member Shafi Armar, who is now said to be the media chief of the Islamic State, and Hizb-ul-Mujahidden chief Syed Salahuddin on the United Nations list of proscribed terrorists.
The committee was constituted after Home and External Affairs ministries blamed each other for the delay in sending the proposal to the 1267 Taliban/Al-Qaeda sanction committee. After China put a technical hold on designating Masood Azhar as an international terrorist in April this year, India decided to send a robust proposal to the UN committee, which was put on hold by China again in October, before India could submit it.
Another official said the last listing on Masood Azhar had been filed with the UNSC 1267 committee just prior to the Uri attacks, and the government had not yet decided on filing a corollary to it. "We are waiting it out and have not filed any other listing for carefully considered reasons," the official said, in a possible indication that India hopes for a change in China's position after the meeting between NSA Ajit Doval and State Councillor Yang Jiechi in Hyderabad on November 4.
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Nov. 23, 2018 Updated: Nov. 23, 2018 12 a.m.
The preserved antique colonial house at 27 Long Lots Road.
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The house at 27 Long Lots Road in 1935. The house was originally built in 1812, according to the Westport Historic District Commission.
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A 1935 photograph of the house at 27 Long Lots Road. The house was originally built in 1812, according to the Westport Historic District Commission.
WESTPORT — Bob Weingarten has driven past the house at 27 Long Lots Road many times, over the past few years.
The Westport Historical Society house historian always knew the home was well preserved but he could never fully see it because foliage blocked the front and sides.
After it was purchased last year, the new owners restored its visibility by cutting back vegetation and trees, Weingarten said.
“It is now an outstanding model of the historic character of Westport’s past,” he said.
Longtime Westporter Susan Adam purchased the four-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bathroom colonial last year. It has wide plank floors, exposed beams, three original fireplaces an old bread oven, its original fixtures, a private cottage and a library room.
It was built in 1812 after William Nash purchased the land, according to town records, and housed at least nine other families.
Adam said although a preserved house comes with maintenance tasks, it was that factor that enticed her and her husband.
“When we moved in we thought we had to take out like three trees because they were very old and dangerous,” she said. “But once we got into it, we thought, it all has to come out.”
In the 1950s, the owners renovated and added four rooms and the kitchen.
When Adam moved in last year, she renovated one of the upstairs bathrooms, painted the walls, re-finished the floors and landscaped the front of the house after removing the vegetation. “Other than that, it’s just been maintenance,” she said.
She’s recently refocused her efforts to landscaping the backyard, which was affected when a tree fell after a recent storm.
Adam and her husband have lived in Westport 21 years, and were looking to stay in an area familiar to them. For her efforts to restore the house, the Westport Historic District Commission presented Adam with a renovation and site rehabilitation award on Oct. 15 at Westport Town Hall.
“We realize it’s the owners who are really the ultimate shepherds of their own properties in Westport,” said Randy Henkels, chairman of the commission. “That’s why we give them preservation awards because they’re the real preservationists. We commend them for their efforts and willingness to take on a historic house.”
Adam said that every year, antique homes dwindle in number because of maintenance issues and modernization.
She said she’s committed to maintaining her home.
“I’ve always just been drawn to them. I just find them very interesting,” she said. “You sit in a house and think, how many babies were born here, how many people died here?”
She and a relative were preparing an “everything’s homemade” Thanksgiving meal on Tuesday afternoon. It will included 13 side dishes and seven pies. It was to be her family’s second Thanksgiving in the home.
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Tatiana Flowers is a Hearst Journalism Fellow turned reporter for Greenwich Time. She has covered everything from crime and education to health and religion in places including Colorado, Israel and Morocco. In her spare time, she enjoys skiing, yoga, Zumba, and live music events.
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Akshaya Tritiya: Jewellers see increased footfall despite higher gold price
Updated Apr 18, 2018 | 17:22 IST | Agencies
Gold price increased marginally to Rs 31,215 per 10 grams today compared to Rs 31,155 yesterday.
Representative image |  Photo Credit: Indiatimes
New Delhi: Jewellery markets looks undeterred despite higher gold prices this Akshaya Tritiya as jewellers are witnessing better footfalls. Jewellers expect footfalls to rise further between 3 pm to 10 pm as today is a working day. "The trend is positive all across the country and the southern region has seen good response since morning. The rise in prices has boosted footfalls and sales further," India Bullion and Jewellers Association (IBJA) national director and chairman and managing director of P N Gadgil Jewellers Saurabh Gadgil told PTI.
"Looking at the current trend, the business is likely to be better than last year," Gadgil added.
Gold has a special place in the Akshaya Tritiya celebrations and this year too, activity points to the return of positive sentiment, Somasundaram PR, World Gold Council managing director, India said on gold demand for this Akshaya Tritiya.
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"The seasonal wedding demand coupled with online and digital forms of buying gold that are becoming increasingly popular, augur well for sustainable growth compared to last year," he added.
In addition, he said, the government's announcement at the union budget that it intends to formulate a comprehensive gold policy to develop gold as an asset class supports the industry's efforts to enhance their credibility and amplify gold's economic potential for the country.
Mumbai-based jeweller Kumar Jain said the momentum in the shops are very good with high footfalls, which is not at all deterred by the rise in gold prices.
"Looking at the footfalls we are expecting 20 per cent more business than last year," he added.
Moreover, as the wedding season has begun today there is a lot of delivery is taking place on booking done earlier, he added. Mainly, coins and light-weight jewellery are getting picked up along with the traditional wedding jewellery, he added.
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Real to Reel siblings: Ronit Roy, Rohit Roy play baddies in 'Kaabil'
Updated Jan 16, 2017 | 03:12 IST | Bombay Times
The actors have gone all out to bring out the worst in them for their roles.
Brothers, Ronit and Rohit Roy, for the first time, will be seen as reel siblings in the Hrithik Roshan-starrer, 'Kaabil'. They play the baddies in the revenge drama. The actors have gone all out to bring out the worst in them for their roles. "When I heard the script, I did not get back to Sanjay (director Sanjay Gupta) and Rakesh (producer Rakesh Roshan) sir. I was shocked that they'd imagined me in negative role. I spent a sleepless night thinking it's a wrong role and how I should turn down their offer. When I spoke to Ronit, he told me it's one of the best roles I've ever been offered. And it's just a character! I don't know how people will react when they watch the movie," says Rohit.
On his part, Ronit says, "The way cinema and negative characters are perceived in 2017, is different from the past. The audience has evolved. People want to see realistic cinema; actors have to play their parts convincingly. 'Kaabil's script blew me away. Plus, I had a chance to work with my brother." We are sure the Roy brothers will leave the audience impressed when the film opens on January 25.
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Today relationships are at the mercy of typed messages: Hrithik Roshan
Updated Aug 09, 2018 | 11:21 IST | IANS
Hrithik Roshan will next be seen in Super 30, a biopic on Anand Kumar who is a mathematics wizard. The film is backed by Reliance Entertainment and Phantom Films and directed by Vikas Bahl.
Hrithik Roshan (Representational photo) |  Photo Credit: Twitter
Mumbai: Actor Hrithik Roshan shared a "good tip" for the new generation and said relationships today are at the "mercy" of how the "typed sentence is interpreted". Late on Wednesday, Hrithik took to Instagram to share that his film Koi... Mil Gaya, which clocked 15 years of its release, gave birth to a "newfound strength" in him.
"Rohit (his character) helped me understand every single thing I went through as a boy with a stutter. And made me realise how everything that 'is' was simply meant to be.
"He helped me understand that strength was not as important as courage. And that it was ok to have weaknesses," Hrithik wrote.
He added that being "ok with your weaknesses in itself was courage". Hrithik said Rohit also taught him never to assume what people were thinking.
"He never did. Never tried to read the minds of others like we do so often in this age of sms and whatsapp. Rohit took things at face value or based on evidence," he wrote.
"A good tip for today's generation who should know that you can never really communicate the tone while typing the words. Today relationships are sometimes at the mercy of how the typed sentence is interpreted," the Kaabil star added.
Directed by Rakesh Roshan, Koi... Mil Gaya told the story of Rohit, a mentally challenged youth, who befriends an alien. The film also stars Preity Zinta.
Currently, Hrithik will next be seen in Super 30, a biopic on Anand Kumar who is a mathematics wizard and teaches 30 meritorious and talented candidates each year from economically backward sections for the entrance examination for the Indian Institute of Technology.
Backed by Reliance Entertainment and Phantom Films and directed by Vikas Bahl, the film is slated to release in November this year.
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Days after Sabarimala verdict, youth arrested for sharing disrespectful video of Lord Ayyappa
Updated Oct 06, 2018 | 19:08 IST | Mirror Now Digital
After the Supreme Court passed its landmark verdict on entry of women to Sabarimala temple in Kerala, a 21-year-old named Selwan was arrested for circulating an offensive video on Lord Ayyappa on social media.
Chennai youth arrested for sharing offensive video |  Photo Credit: BCCL
Chennai: Days after the apex court passed its verdict on the entry of women to Sabarimala temple, a 21-year-old Chennai youth was arrested on account of circulating an offensive video over social media on Saturday. The video allegedly showed Hindu deity Lord Ayyappa clubbed with the image of a menstruating woman, as per police.
A resident of Thiruninravur, the accused was identified as Selvan and was arrested for compiling a video that purportedly portrayed Lord Ayyappa in a bad light with a menstruating woman’s picture being a part of the clip.
It was when a member of Hindu Makkal Katchi political party discovered the video on social media, a complaint was filed with the police, on the basis of which, the youth was arrested.
A local police officer told news reporting agency PTI that he was arrested after a round of interrogation. He was remanded to judicial custody after he was produced before a court.
The Supreme Court of India, in a recent judgement, allowed the entry of women of all age groups into the shrine situated in Kerala by the law. Prior to the verdict, the entry of menstrually active women was customarily prohibited into the Sabarimala temple. Women devotees, however, in collaboration with volunteers of Hindu groups have staged a protest in favour of the pre-existing traditions saying that they would continue to follow them.
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Liverpool vs Barcelona, UCL Semi-final: Team News, Starting XI, Live Streaming, Telecast, Time in IST
Liverpool take on Barcelona in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final at Anfield. Here's all you need to know about the match.
Liverpool vs Barcelona UCL semi-final: All you need to know! |  Photo Credit: AP
The English Premier League title race seems over after Vincent Kompany's thunderous strike gave Manchester City a 1-0 win over Leicester City on Monday. Although there's still a game to go, it all seems done and dusted as far as the league title is concerned. In the UEFA Champions League, as well, a 3-0 deficit from the first leg against Barcelona has not left much hope either but the Reds would be determined to give their all in search of history.
The task becomes a monumental one for Liverpool considering they would be without the services of forwards Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah. While Firmino has been absent for the past few games, Salah was hit on the head during the club's 3-2 win over Newcastle United over the weekend and suffered a concussion.
For Barcelona, Ousmane Dembele didn't travel with the squad after sustaining a hamstring injury during the 2-0 defeat to Celta Vigo where all of the first team members were rested by Ernesto Valverde.
Alex Oxlade Chamberlain has started to make Liverpool's bench in the past couple of games and could be in line for a start at Anfield, considering the quality he brings in one-on-one situations which would be crucial against Barcelona. Divock Origi and Xherdan Shaqiri, meanwhile, are the likely candidates to replace Salah and Mane in the team.
Naby Keita is another player who wouldn't feature for Liverpool after he had picked up an adductor injury in the first leg in Camp Nou.
Barcelona (4-3-3): Ter Stegen; Roberto, Piqué, Lenglet, Alba; Vidal, Busquets, Rakitic; Messi, Suárez, Coutinho
Liverpool (4-3-3): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Henderson, Fabinho, Wijnaldum; Shaqiri, Origi, Mané
Here's all you need to know about the Liverpool vs Barcelona match in the UEFA Champions League:
When and what time will the Liverpool vs Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League start?
The Liverpool vs Barcelona UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg will start at 12:30 AM IST (May 07).
Where will the Liverpool vs Barcelona UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg be held?
The Liverpool vs Barcelona UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg will be held at Anfield.
Which channel will telecast the Liverpool vs Barcelona UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg?
The Liverpool vs Barcelona UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg will be aired live on Sony Ten 2/HD and Sony Ten 1/HD.
How to watch live streaming of Liverpool vs Barcelona UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg online?
The live streaming of Liverpool vs Barcelona UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg will be available on Sony Liv.
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Customs detain 13 Olympic shooters at Delhi airport over weapon clearance
Updated May 09, 2017 | 18:28 IST | Times Now Bureau
Olympian shooters Gurpreet Singh, Kynan Chenai, and 10 others were detained at the IGI Airport, New Delhi for more than 13 hours as the customs department did not clear their weapons.
New Delhi: In a bizarre incident, Olympian shooters Gurpreet Singh, Kynan Chenai, and 10 others, on Tuesday were detained at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, New Delhi for more than 13 hours as the customs department did not clear their weapons. The shooters were coming back from and event in the Czech Republic.
Criticising the incident, former Olympian, Anjali Bhagwat said, it is not a new thing as it happens with us.
“This is not new to us and there is always a miscommunication between players and federation, and it’s the responsibility of federation to provide us with the proper documents,” said Bhagwat.
Is this the way to treat our Olympians? This is mental torture before major tournament. I know how bad it feels as this has happened before.
— Anjali Bhagwat (@AnjaliOlympian) May 9, 2017
Olympic Gold medallist, Abhinav Bindra also, in a series of tweets, expressed grief about the incident.
“Saddened to hear that the National Shooting Team is detained at The IGI Airport with the customs refusing to clear their guns,” wrote Bindra in one of his tweets.
Saddened to hear that the National Shooting Team is detained at The IGI Airport with the customs refusing to clear their guns. 1/3
— Abhinav Bindra (@Abhinav_Bindra) May 9, 2017
They are our countries ambassadors and should not be treated like this. Would this ever happen to our cricket team ? 2/3
Chatted with a few athletes and the lack of support coming through from the national federation is pathetic. @RaninderSingh @TheNrai
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Chandrayaan-I data confirms presence of ice on Moon
Updated Aug 22, 2018 | 13:20 IST | PTI
Scientists used data from NASA's Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) instrument to identify three specific signatures that definitively prove there is water ice at the surface of the Moon.
Chandrayaan-I data confirms presence of ice on Moon |  Photo Credit: Thinkstock
Washington: Scientists have confirmed the presence of frozen water deposits in the darkest and coldest parts of the Moon's polar regions using data from the Chandrayaan-I spacecraft, that was launched by India 10 years ago, NASA said on Tuesday.
With enough ice sitting at the surface -- within the top few millimetres -- water would possibly be accessible as a resource for future expeditions to explore and even stay on the Moon, and potentially easier to access than the water detected beneath the Moon's surface.
The ice deposits are patchily distributed and could possibly be ancient, according to the study published in the journal PNAS.
At the southern pole, most of the ice is concentrated at lunar craters, while the north pole's ice is more widely, but sparsely spread.
M3, aboard the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, launched in 2008 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), was uniquely equipped to confirm the presence of solid ice on the Moon.
It collected data that not only picked up the reflective properties we would expect from ice, but was able to directly measure the distinctive way its molecules absorb infrared light, so it can differentiate between liquid water or vapour and solid ice.
Most of the newfound water ice lies in the shadows of craters near the poles, where the warmest temperatures never reach above minus 156 degrees Celsius.
Due to the very small tilt of the Moon's rotation axis, sunlight never reaches these regions.
Previous observations indirectly found possible signs of surface ice at the lunar south pole, but these could have been explained by other phenomena, such as unusually reflective lunar soil.
Learning more about this ice, how it got there, and how it interacts with the larger lunar environment will be a key mission focus for NASA and commercial partners, as humans endeavour to return to and explore the Moon.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory designed and built the moon mineralogy mapper instrument and was home to its project manager.
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The probe, which was intended to operate for two years, achieved 95 per cent of its planned objectives in under a year of its space journey.
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The Reign of God
Imagining Capernaum: The Village of Jesus
Jesus grew up in the Galilean village of Nazareth, but he left his home once he started roaming the land as teacher and healer. For reasons we don’t know he chose a small lakeside place called Capernaum as an important station of his mission. It is also the location of my next book in the REIGN OF GOD series. Here is what I’ve found out about it.
Today, the remains of ancient Capernaum at the beautiful Sea of Galilee are a standard attraction for tourists from around the world. I had the fortune to visit the place in 2012. Despite busloads of other tourists—a group of Korean Christians that burst into song—I felt a sense of peace there. Looking at the old stone walls, the trees, and the reassembled stone structures of a synagogue made me feel a bit closer to the world in which Jesus lived.
A Humble Village…
2,000 years ago, Capernaum—or Kefar Nachum in Aramaic—was a humble, unwalled village extending as a strip of houses along the shore. Calling it a town or even ‘city’ would be an exaggeration. There existed no paved roads, no sewage, no buildings for public entertainment, and barely a sign of Greek culture. 1,500 people lived here at most, the majority of them bare-footed peasants fearful of dying from malaria or childbirth.
While there certainly were some more well-to-do neighbors, upper class folks more likely dwelt in places like Tiberias, the Hellenized capital of Galilee just a few miles southward. The gap between its urban elite and the folks in places like Kefar Nachum was big. We can assume that most of the people that Jesus met there would have been like him: hard-working but impoverished peasants.
19th century photos from Lake Galilee may give us an idea of peasant life: Dark-skinned men, women, and children in raddled clothes, toiling for subsistence. They live in disintegrating houses overgrown with white-blossomed Palestinian jasmine. Toddlers play in the street naked. Children above ten with matted wild hair help their parents’ work. Many people suffer skin diseases and bite marks from lake flies.
… and not a Silk Road Hub
Some historians portray Kefar Nachum as a flourishing trade hub, connecting goods from the whole Roman Empire and beyond via caravans. A prosperous mini-metropolis—I don’t find that convincing. During the Judeo-Roman War (66-73), priest-general Josephus visited Kefar Nachum for medical treatment but had to be moved to Magadan/Tarichaea further south for lack of suitable resources. This echoes the passage in John 4:46, where a royal official cannot find a cure for his sick son in the village and asks Jesus to heal him.
Local and international traders probably did pass through every couple of days together but there were more significant places around the Sea of Galilee. They had much better harbors, towers, sheltered basins, shipyard workers, and wood supply. Kefar Nachum had only existed since Hasmonean times and lacked expensive public facilities, safe for a synagogue.
Only in the 2nd and 3rd centuries was the harbor fortified. Unworked field rocks of various shapes and sizes created piers that extended some 30m into the water. Still modest in comparison with the ones on the eastern shore, in Hippos or Gadara. During Jesus’ lifetime, there might have been some crude basalt piers, if at all.
The Role of the Border
Kefar Nachum had a feature which might have given Jesus a very good reason to take up residence: It was close to the border between the territories of Herod Antipas and his brother Herod Philip II. The village was under the authority of Herod Antipas who had just arrested John the Baptist. Whenever he felt danger, Jesus could mount a boat and escape to Philip’s Gaulanitis (Golan) or the “Decapolis” region of independent Greek cities. And indeed, Jesus often ordered his disciples to drive him across the lake.
The border is a key differentiator. It brought a certain layer of bureaucracy to Kefar Nachum in the form of officials and military. If the gospel stories are right about a “centurion” living there (a Hellenized officer from Herod’s army?), he might had a villa nearby with his household and servants. A royal representative with a number of Herodian soldiers might have been good for reminding the populace of who was in charge.
Another related characteristic are local toll officials who collected tariffs and taxes. Mark and Matthew note the existence of a teloniōn, a customs office. This was likely a simple tax booth or desk. Here worked a man named Levi. Perhaps he owned a more luxurious private house with fashionable Greek items, since tax collectors were infamous for squeezing the people for money. As the local broker of royal fishing licenses, Levi himself was under pressure to provide the chief tax collector in Tarichaea a set amount of money.
A Fertile Soil…
Not everyone in Kefar Nachum needed to be a fisher. The volcanic soil was quite fertile. Reeds, wild grass, willows, and palm trees grew in uncultivated spots. On the foothills grew figs, pomegranate, mulberry, walnut, almond, apricots, peaches, pears and apples. Higher up, medicinal herbs like thyme and fennel were plentiful. The hills around the lake would explode in colors during spring time, and farmers fought with thistles growing in the fields. Some of the produce might have been exported to the cities.
… a Fishing Ground…
But of course, the main industry was fish. The surrounding lake was a great catching ground. To the northeast, fresh water from the mountains flowed down the northern Jordan into the lake. In the southwest, the “Seven Springs” (Heptagion) provided warm water that attracted fish in winter. These hot springs were famous for their healing capacities as well.
Since the beach was not of sand but of gravel, it was not very suitable to fish with drag nets. The most common method was most likely trammel net fishing at night. We often read about this in the gospels. During the daytime, the nets and fish dried while the fishers slept.
Dried fish from the Sea of Galilee was a major commodity as fish was a staple food in Judea next to bread and oil. I guess loads of fish as well as fish products were carried to other places on a regular basis, by boat or on mules, either for sales or for further processing.
… and a Market of Information
Imagine a smelly marketplace along the shore. A caravan has arrived with mules. Old men sit at the water, mending nets. People mangle in practical Greek and Aramaic between sacks, baskets, balance weights and money. Workers load and unload goods: Fruits, spices, grain from other regions, dried fish for Jerusalem. A boat sets off to bring fresh fish to the drying tower in Magadan. Nearby, some people sell their local glassware—made in the village!—, bootleg Roman pottery, ropes, and cloth while a man of the “fish police” makes rounds to see if everybody follows rules and tariffs.
Kefar Nachum was a sub-station of what is now called the Via Maris, an ancient trade route connecting Egypt and Syria. Trade in this border village brought new people in—along with beggars and sex workers—but it also provided a flow of information from remote places and perhaps a more tolerant attitude toward new thoughts. We can imagine travelers having an midday chat with the locals about the latest hearsay and scandals. Such folks could have factored heavily in spreading the viral news about Jesus and other holy men. I believe this was another reason Jesus chose to go around villages of the lake. They were just as poor as Nazareth, but not as cut-off from what was happening in the region.
Houses were grouped in quarters or blocks, delineated by unpaved streets that had grown without planning. Extended families lived together in such home clusters built from local basalt stones, mortared with mud and earth and then covered with light-colored plaster. The black basalt—a material unique to Kefar Nachum—absorbed heat, which was useful in the very hot climate around the lake. Built with simple techniques, most houses weren’t stable enough to hold another floor or a heavy roof. Even though Luke writes about ‘tiles’ which had to be removed from the roof to let a lame man reach Jesus, no tiles were ever found. Roofs were made from a mixture of dried mud, reeds, and leaves laid out on ceiling logs. People slept on the roofs in hot summer nights and dried foodstuff and nets.
Each house had only one entrance to the street. Windows were set high and uncovered. They existed for ventilation, not for looking outside. In summer months, sunlight was abundant enough. Inside, the houses did not have doors but mats or curtains. People didn’t decorate or plaster the walls. They made the floors from stone, perhaps mortared them, too. Only the main entrance leading from the main courtyard to the street would have a wooden door with a threshold and locking mechanism.
The courtyard was literally the center of domestic life, where cooking and work was happening. Butchering, waste disposal, making pottery and tools often took place under the open sky. Chickens and goats would roam around in the courtyards. Women would use basalt millstones for grinding grain and pressing olives. The typical house was equipped with cooking and eating utensils like a small olive press, a wheat mill, an oven, and pottery such as pots, wine jugs, cups and bowls. Women had looms to make cloth.
Sometimes a small shop was open to the street. Those irregular streets were made from pebble and soil, dusty in summer, muddy in winter. About 300 meters north of the town was the cemetery. Archaeologists found some oven-shaped tombs and stone sarcophagi there. Wild dogs and jackals that roamed the gardens and tombs at night had to be prevented from digging the graves.
When you visit the relics of Capernaum today, the stone synagogue is the main attraction. It is an impressive ruin and one of the largest synagogues in the region. It was built, however, in the 5th century. There might have been a 1st century house synagogue somewhere in the village, but the archaeological evidence is not conclusive.
We have to understand that the word “synagogue” does not describe any specific building but simply means “congregation” or “assembly.” For a small village this would mean a community center, a public meeting place to learn the Mosaic Law and discuss disputes and community issues. There was no set template of functions and rituals in the 1st century, and as far as we know, the mysterious statement in Luke that a military officer “built the synagogue for us” does not reveal much.
Next to the market, the synagogue meeting place would have been the center of communal life. A man by the name of Yair (Jairus) was the head of synagogue affairs. Possibly a Pharisaic teacher who had studied in Jerusalem was present here, serving as the main religious teacher, with perhaps a disciple or two.
A Home for Jesus?
Later Rabbinic writings deride Kefar Nachum as “unorthodox,” echoing the disregard “real” Judeans bore toward Galileans. People obviously didn’t care as much about following the laws and purity regulations as the learned teachers would have liked—no wonder, since almost no one could read. Jesus chose to bring his message of God’s dawning Reign to these “lost sheep of the house of Israel,” the peasants at the fringes of society. But he used the existing infrastructure of village community centers (synagogues) as starting points, and the social network of well-connected fishermen to get around.
But was Kefar Nachum really the center of Jesus’ mission? It is the Gospel of Mark (the oldest gospel) that pushes this notion of Kefar Nachum as Jesus’ “own town” where important things happen. On the other hand, the Gospel of John (the youngest gospel) states “he didn’t stay there for many days.” Whatever the case, although Jesus caused a big stir here, he later condemned the villagers for not believing his message.
I think Jesus chose Kefar Nachum mainly because he already had a friend there: Andrew the fisherman. In the Gospel of John we read that Andrew got to know Jesus when they visited John the Baptist at the Jordan. Andrew then introduces his brother Simon to Jesus and they head off to Galilee. The lake with its water would have been the ideal place to continue John’s work of ritually cleansing repentant people. So, I do agree that Kefar Nachum played an important part in the early stages of Jesus’ work. But unlike other teachers at that time he didn’t found a community but kept moving from place to place. Kefar Nachum surely became a stable place for him to take refuge and rest, but it was far from his mind to make it the center of his teaching.
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Global Thoughts: End of democracy – Bangladesh
Published on : January 5, 2019 January 12, 2019 Published by : The Goat
Gwynne Dyer is a Canadian-born independent journalist whose column is published in more than 175 papers in 45 countries.
It always looks bad when the ruling party jails the opposition leader just a few months before the election. If only Khaleda Zia, the leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), had decided to boycott this election like she did the last one, she’d probably still be a free woman. But she decided to run, and so was sentenced to jail time on various implausible corruption charges.
Even with her rival in jail, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina took no chances. She arranged a ‘landslide’ in which her Awami League and its allies won almost all the 300 seats in parliament. The BNP got only seven seats, which is also pretty implausible.
After a decade in power, the Awami League is getting arrogant and careless. In Chittagong, the country’s second city, a BBC reporter actually saw the pre-stuffed ballot boxes being delivered to a polling station. (Hint: when pre-stuffing ballot boxes, ensure that they are opaque, not see-through.)
When Bangladesh broke free from Pakistan 48 years ago after a bloody war, it was seen as an economic ‘basket case’, because its only natural resource was its people. But the pessimists were wrong. Bangladesh works.
It is still a very poor and corrupt country, but its economy is growing at almost 8%, second highest rate in the world. Unemployment is low, and it has its population growth under control. Even more impressive is Bangladesh’s literacy rate, up from 47% to 73% in the past ten years.
Sheikh Hasina may have locked up her rival, arrested hundreds of BNP party workers and rigged the election, but the country is doing fine. It just has this endless civil war going on between its two main political leaders, both now in their 70s.
The ‘battling begums’ (‘begum’ means a Muslim woman of high rank), did not start out as enemies. Shortly after the country got its independence in 1971, it fell under military rule for almost two decades. Sheikh Hasina’s father was the prime minister murdered in the first coup; Khaleda Zia’s husband was the ruling general assassinated in the second coup.
The two women managed to cooperate in removing the last military ruler in 1990, but they quickly became first rivals and then enemies. Nevertheless, they alternated in power in a more or less functional democracy until 2014, when Sheikh Hasina decided she would prefer to stay in power permanently.
She declared that it would be her own government, not a neutral and temporary caretaker government, that ran the 2014 elections. Khaleda Zia protested that the Awami League would rig the election, and her party boycotted the vote. That was a bad mistake: she handed everything to Sheikh Hasina on a plate.
This time she tried to correct her mistake and said that the BNP would run in the election – so Sheikh Hasina jailed her, and rigged the election so ruthlessly that the BNP only won seven seats out of 300.
So what? The country is doing well by all the usual indicators, isn’t it? Yes, it is, but the street violence grows with every election, and BNP supporters everywhere are afraid to let their views be known.
Bangladesh is now effectively a one-party state where about half the population hates and fears the ruling party. For the moment the fear predominates, but sooner or later the Awami League will stumble and the hate will be expressed in actions. It would have been better to stick with democracy, even if that meant winning only part of the time.
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Kubrick's Telling Soundtrack
by Bruce Reid
THERE ARE MANY THINGS I'LL MISS ABOUT Stanley Kubrick; after watching, or rather listening, to Eyes Wide Shut, though, I'm convinced that I'll miss his soundtracks most of all. Employing his preferred method since A Clockwork Orange, in Eyes Wide Shut, Kubrick blends an original electronic score (by Jocelyn Pook) with pop and classical favorites, and a few more daunting pieces. Once again, the combination is so wildly eclectic it should stand no chance of working, and once again it does so splendidly.
To understand why, first you can forget about Chris Isaak's "Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing"; the minute-long trailer contains more of the song than the movie does. Isaak's tune plays a definite role in the film, underscoring an early scene between Cruise and Kidman and adding an ominous riff to what seems a tender moment. But by then Kubrick has already employed enough musical cues with multi-layered messages to keep you on your toes.
For the opening, a stately waltz is employed with the same satiric effect that Rossini supplied in Clockwork Orange. But it was a masterstroke for Kubrick to use Shostakovich's "Waltz 2," a deliberate attempt to out-Strauss Strauss that unforgettably mixes Viennese elegance with Russian grandeur. Played as source music, it captures both the couple's opinion of themselves and the depths they've yet to explore.
At the extravagant party that follows, the dance hall arrangement of standards ("I Only Have Eyes for You," "It Had to Be You"), coupled with the cavernous, overlit hall, connects these devoted parents of a single child with another happy Kubrick clan, the Torrances, and the lovely ballroom at the Overlook Hotel.
Score composer Pook's medieval drones play over Cruise's self-torturing images of Kidman's infidelity and the lengthy masked ball/orgy sequence that is the film's highlight, suggesting they are equally imagined -- or real? But there is other music at the orgy: more Muzakish standards ("Strangers in the Night," naturally), and a thoroughly new sound in the mix, a movement from Ligeti's Musica Ricercata for piano. These insistent, pounded notes come to dominate the soundtrack for the rest of the film. Perfectly suspenseful, yet also high modernist, the music can't help but call attention to itself -- which, ordinarily, is a flaw for movie music, but here keeps the audience a crucial distance from Cruise's growing paranoia; the more he's convinced somebody's after him, the more we should realize he's been hunting down himself the whole time.
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Fayose to EFCC: Publish Statement of Accounts for Dasuki’s Arms Deal
Olakiitan Victor in Ado Ekiti
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has challenged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to make public the statement it has extracted from the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki, in its ongoing probe of money meant for the purchase of arms and the funding of the last general elections in the country.
He also said the agency should publish his personal accounts it has frozen to let the whole world know what are contained therein.
The governor threw the challenge at the weekend while featuring on an interview programme on a private radio station in Ibadan, Oyo State .
In a statement on Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, the governor opined that by publishing Dasuki’s statement, it would at least show whether the ex-NSA gave money to former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro or anybody to give him (Fayose).
“What I am facing in Ekiti is a war of the elite and incidentally, it is the masses that vote people into office. We know some failed Ekiti politicians who now resume daily in EFCC office to concoct stories and give same to their commissioned newspapers to publish. It is only one or two newspapers that always have their so-called exclusive stories and they follow the same patern.
“The EFCC is only engaged in mind game. They think they can wear me out, that is not possible as God is on my side because I stand for the truth. EFCC has not told Nigerians how money was wired to me. They must be responsible to do investigation that would not be a media issue. What the EFCC and their APC collaborators are trying to do is to set the people of the state against me and they have failed.
“In my two accounts that they have frozen, I have N300 million in the fixed deposit one and N82 million in the other. Both accounts and my properties were duly declared in my Asset Declaration Form. They are treading the same 2006 path and they will fail woefully by the grace of God. What they did in 2006, the Supreme Court declared it illegal and I came back to office exactly eight years after. It means one of us lied and was mischievous,” he said.
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Yungbady Set to Return with a Hit Single After a Hiatus
Anambra Born Russian Based Nigerian music act Ezebue Richard popularly known by his stage name Yungbady is set to return to the musical stage after a short musical hiatus.
The dynamic fast-rising Nigerian music star who is known for his scintillating and sonorous voice went behind the scene after the release of the video of his debut single “African Woman”, which was released in 2018.
Although Yungbady did not tell his fans why he has gone silent since 2018, there has been speculation that the Russian Based Nigeria act was busy with academics and business and this has kept him away from the studio.
Nevertheless, Yungbady is set to return to the stage and the music scene with spectacular hits after his brief absence and this has elated his fans across the world who have been wondering about Yungbady’s absence.
Yungbady has told his fans that his return from his short musical break since 2018, promised to be jam-filled because there are a lot of captivating songs which are on the lineup.
His debut single “African Woman” which was produced by dynamic producer ‘Endeetones’ has enjoyed massive airplay and numerous downloads.
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Controversy over Missing Property in Ogun-Osun River Basin Authority
By Kayode Fasua
Workers at the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority (O-ORBDA) have accused the outgoing Managing Director of the Authority, Mr. Olufemi Odumosu, of allegedly carting away federal government’s property and some ‘classified files’.
Odumosu, is expected to hand over the mantle of leadership today, January 4, following the expiration of his tenure.
A top management member of the agency told THISDAY in Abeokuta, Ogun State, that Odumosu allegedly moved away some items such as refrigerator, office cabinet, computer systems and beddings from his office and official residence preparatory to his exit from office.
The source also alleged that the outgoing MD had taken away “classified documents” bearing financial transactions of the agency on December 31, 2020, which he said was his last work day in office.
According to the source, Odumosu was spotted moving the items into a Hilux van, but the leadership of the staff union later confronted him regarding the property he allegedly moved out of the agency.
During the encounter, the union leaders and Odumosu reportedly engaged in a shouting match as the outing managing director reportedly claimed his authority was being challenged.
The source said: “It was the morning of December 31, 2020, that we realised that our outgoing MD started removing valuables from his office.
“People saw him carrying some bags among other things. We were informed that he removed office files, a refrigerator, a cabinet, computer systems, mattresses and some other things.
“The leadership of our union was informed about the action of Odumosu, and a representative of the union was sent to confront him.
“He, however, got infuriated and claimed that they were intimidating him because it was his last day in office.
“He claimed that the property removed from his office and official residence were his own, and the leadership of the union asked him to provide evidence to back his claim.
“He kept insisting that they were trying to intimidate him because he will be leaving office on Monday as his tenure will expire at 12 midnight of January 4, 2021.”
Reacting to the allegations in a telephone chat with THISDAY, the outgoing MD described all the allegations as blackmail, saying his adversaries were behind the accusations.
Odumosu, while insisting that he did not cart away any property belonging to the government, hinted that he would hand over the baton today (Monday).
He said: “How can I go away with classified files? Where are the classified files? People just want to create unnecessary issues.
“The government did not pay for the refrigerator, it’s my personal refrigerator. I brought it from my house.
“When they came into my office to take stock of some property, I wasn’t around. I met them numbering some things, and I asked them: ‘how can you be numbering something that belongs to me’?
“They should have waited for me, but I told them to get out of the office. My secretary told them, but they didn’t listen to her. That is insubordination. Not that I am afraid of being probed, but somebody is behind this.
“Those behind it are just looking for a way to blackmail me. I didn’t do all these things mentioned.”
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'1984' Study Guide
Everything you need to know about Orwell's influential novel
1984 Study Guide
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Jeffrey Somers
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B.A., English, Rutgers University
George Orwell's 1984 is such an influential novel that you needn't have read it to notice its effect. With its chilling examination of totalitarian regimes, 1984 changed the language we use to discuss those very regimes. Popular terms like "Big Brother," "Orwellian," or "Newspeak" were all originated by Orwell in 1984.
The novel was Orwell’s attempt to highlight what he saw as an existential threat posed by authoritarian leaders like Joseph Stalin. It remains a vital commentary on the techniques of brutal totalitarian regimes and only becomes more prescient and applicable as technology catches up with its nightmarish vision.
Fast Facts: 1984
Author: George Orwell
Publisher: Secker and Warburg
Type of Work: Novel
Original Language: English
Themes: Totalitarianism, destruction of the self, control of information
Characters: Winston Smith, Julia, O’Brien, Syme, Mr. Charrington
Notable Adaptations: A film adaptation released in 1984 starred John Hurt as Winston and Richard Burton, in his last role, as O’Brien.
Fun Fact: Because of his socialist politics and connections to the Communist Party, Orwell himself was under government surveillance for years.
Winston Smith lives in what is known as Airstrip One, formerly Britain, a province of a large nation-state known as Oceania. Posters everywhere declare BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU, and Thought Police could be anywhere, watching for signs of Thoughtcrime. Smith works at the Ministry of Truth changing historical texts to match the current propaganda being distributed by the government.
Winston longs to rebel, but confines his rebellion to keeping a forbidden journal, which he writes in a corner of his apartment hidden from the two-way television screen on his wall.
At work, Winston meets a woman named Julia and begins a forbidden love affair, meeting her in a room he rents above a shop in the midst of the non-party population, known as proles. At work, Winston suspects that his superior, a man named O’Brien, is involved with a resistance movement called The Brotherhood, led by a mysterious man named Emmanuel Goldstein. Winston’s suspicions are confirmed when O’Brien invites him and Julia to join The Brotherhood, but this turns out to be a ruse and the pair are arrested.
Winston is brutally tortured. He slowly gives up all outward resistance, but preserves what he believes is an inner core of his true self symbolized by his feelings for Julia. In the end he is confronted by his worst fear, a terror of rats, and betrays Julia by begging his torturers to do it to her instead. Broken, Winston is returned to public life a true believer.
Winston Smith. A 39-year old man who works for the Ministry of Truth. Winston romanticizes the lives of the non-Party proles and indulges in daydreams in which they rise up and spark a revolution. Winston rebels in his private thoughts and in small actions that seem relatively safe, like his journal-keeping. His torture and destruction at the end of the novel is tragic because of the sheer lack of necessity; Winston was being manipulated from the very beginning and never posed any true threat.
Julia. Similarly to Winston, Julia is outwardly a dutiful Party member, but inwardly seeks to rebel. Unlike Winston, Julia’s motivations for rebellion stem from her own desires; she wishes to pursue pleasure and leisure.
O’Brien. Literally everything the reader is told about O’Brien in the first half of the story is revealed to be untrue. He is Winston’s superior at the Ministry of Truth, but he is also a member of the Thought Police. O’Brien therefore represents the Party perfectly: He is changeable as needed, weaponizes information or the lack of it, and ultimately serves solely to perpetuate power and snuff out resistance of any kind.
Syme. A colleague of Winston’s, working on a Newspeak dictionary. Winston perceives Syme’s intelligence and predicts that he will disappear as a result of it, a prediction that quickly comes true.
Mr. Charrington. A kindly old man who helps Winston rebel, and is later revealed as a member of the Thought Police.
Major Themes
Totalitarianism. Orwell argues that in a one-party political state where all other parties are outlawed, perpetuation of power becomes the sole purpose of the State. Towards this end, a totalitarian state will restrict freedom increasingly until the only freedom that remains is freedom of private thought—and the State will then attempt to restrict this as well.
Control of Information. Orwell argues in the novel that the lack of access to information and the corruption of information makes meaningful resistance to the Party impossible. Orwell foresaw the rise of "fake news" decades before it was named.
Destruction of the Self. The ultimate goal of all totalitarian regimes in Orwell’s opinion. Only by replacing individual desires with a template created by the State can true control be asserted.
Literary Style
Orwell writes in plain, largely unadorned language and a neutral tone, which evokes the crushing despair and dullness of Winston’s existence. He also ties the point of view tightly to Winston, forcing the reader to accept what Winston tells them much as Winston accepts what he is told, all of which is ultimately revealed as a lie. Explore the style, themes, and more with discussion questions.
Born in 1903 in India, George Orwell was an incredibly influential writer, best-known for his novels Animal Farm and 1984, as well as essays on various topics covering politics, history, and social justice.
Many of the concepts Orwell introduced in his writing have become part of pop culture, such as the phrase "Big Brother is Watching You" and the use of the descriptor Orwellian to indicate an oppressive surveillance state.
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Cultural Criticism
Education and Law
Minnesota and the Upper Midwest
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Identity and the Failure of America
From Thomas Jefferson to the War on Terror
Investigates the idealistic promise of American justice and equality
John Michael explores the contradictions between a mythic national identity promising justice to all and the realities of a divided, hierarchical, and frequently iniquitous history and social order. Through a series of insightful readings, Michael analyzes such cultural moments as the epic dramatization of the tension between individual ambition and communal complicity in Moby-Dick, Ralph Waldo Emerson’s antislavery activism, and Frederick Douglass’s long fight for racial equity.
A bold critical jeremiad on the complexities of identity and political justice in U.S. writings over an approximately 200-year period. Michael takes on some of the most hotly debated issues in Americanist inquiry and provides new ways of thinking about the recuperative power of imaginative literature in our troubled times.
Robert S. Levine, author of Dislocating Race and Nation
American Studies, Cultural Criticism, History, Literature, Political Science, Citizenship, Democracy
From Thomas Jefferson to John Rawls, justice has been at the center of America’s self-image and national creed. At the same time, for many of its peoples—from African slaves and European immigrants to women and the poor—the American experience has been defined by injustice: oppression, disenfranchisement, violence, and prejudice.
In Identity and the Failure of America, John Michael explores the contradictions between a mythic national identity promising justice to all and the realities of a divided, hierarchical, and frequently iniquitous history and social order. Through a series of insightful readings, Michael analyzes such cultural moments as the epic dramatization of the tension between individual ambition and communal complicity in Moby-Dick, attempts to effect social change through sympathy in the novels of Lydia Marie Child and Harriet Beecher Stowe, Ralph Waldo Emerson’s antislavery activism and Frederick Douglass’s long fight for racial equity, and the divisive figures of John Brown and Nat Turner in American letters and memory.
Focusing on exemplary instances when the nature of the United States as an essentially conflicted nation turned to force, Michael ultimately posits the development of a more cosmopolitan American identity, one that is more fully and justly imagined in response to the nation’s ethical failings at home and abroad.
$22.50 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-5144-3
$67.50 cloth ISBN 978-0-8166-5143-6
312 pages, 6 x 9, 2008
John Michael is professor of English and of visual and cultural studies at the University of Rochester.
Michael posits a more cosmopolitan American identity that addresses rather then masks ethical feelings.
Embodying a renewed commitment to American studies, Michael presents us with a thoughtful analysis worthy of consideration for anyone thinking seriously about identity.
Callaloo
Michael works toward a conception of identity that is both universal and mindful of difference.
Reviews in Cultural Theory
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The Colonizing Trick National Culture and Imperial Citizenship in Early America An illuminating look at the concepts of race, nation, and equality in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century America
Intimacy in America Dreams of Affiliation in Antebellum Literature Offers a major rereading of the antebellum literary canon
A Kinder, Gentler America Melancholia and the Mythical 1950s Examines the 1950s nostalgia that has influenced American politics since the Reagan era
Primitive America The Ideology of Capitalist Democracy An urgent examination of the deep cultural roots of America’s response to 9/11
After Jews and Arabs Remaking Levantine Culture “Painstakingly, brick by brick, he has reconstructed a shared literary and historical tradition that has linked Arab and Oriental Jewish thought for the better part of a millennium.” --Victor Perera
Troubling Minds The Cultural Politics of Genius in the United States, 1840–1890 Revitalizes the concept of genius through an examination of its nineteenth-century origins
Death of a Nation American Culture and the End of Exceptionalism A trenchant examination of epic shifts in American thought by a major scholar in the field.
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World's Most Unusual Hotels
By Adam McCulloch , Alix Strauss and Alix Strauss and Adam McCulloch
Credit: Pierre Stephane DUMAS
On a Sri Lankan riverbank stands a lone, slightly misshapen, enormous elephant. As you approach cautiously, you realize this creature isn’t some freak of nature; it’s an eco-lodge of grass and twigs that sleeps up to 10 people in its belly.
Kumbuk Hotel belongs to a peculiar breed of hotels that continue to crop up worldwide, winning over travelers with their sheer novelty. Some of these unusual hotels have never-knew-you-needed-them amenities like an in-room sailboat, while others go for shock factor: ever slept in a coffin bed or a rescue pod? Still others are in improbable locations: the depths of a silver mine; atop a coral reef. But what all the world’s most unusual hotels promise is that you’ll be talking about your stay long after you check out.
Make no mistake: while these unusual hotels may look crazy, they aren’t the result of hoteliers gone mad. The owners are often forward-thinking architects or tinkerers inspired to make their small hotel creations into quirky destinations in and of themselves. They’re well aware that anything strange attracts publicity and curious travelers.
Berlin’s Propeller Island, for example, has become popular among artists, who seek stimulation among the green padded walls, floating beds, and fun-house interiors, which, not surprisingly, have been featured in many music videos. While it jives with Berlin’s artsy reputation, some other unusual hotels go to more radical lengths to blend in with their surroundings. The salt pans of Bolivia make the Palacio de Sal hotel—constructed entirely from salt blocks (even the beds)—a true product of the environment.
Sure, your usual tastes probably run sweeter—say, to a hotel pool, a king-size bed with a down comforter, and tasteful décor. Yet there’s something liberating about letting loose and giving in to a strange suite once in a while—just as there’s something reassuring about knowing these properties exist and thrive. In cases like Sweden’s futuristic all-suites Treehotel, unusual hotels can even be beautiful examples of out-of-the-box design.
Still, that doesn’t account for a life-size hamster hotel where guests are greeted with masks on arrival. That’s just downright strange—and you need to see it to believe it.
—Adam McCulloch
Liberty Hotel, Boston
Credit: The Liberty Hotel
You don’t have to commit a crime anymore to earn acceptance into Boston’s famous Liberty Hotel, which used to be home to the Charles Street jail—inmates once included Malcolm X and shamed Boston mayor James Curley. Built in 1851, the jail, which resides in the heart of Boston’s Beacon Hill, sealed its doors due to overcrowding in 1990. In 2007 it was brilliantly converted into a 298-room high-end dwelling, which still showcases parts of the original structure. Dine inside remnants of original jail cells at the hotel’s restaurant, Clink, and enjoy a drink at Alibi, the bar that once doubled as the jail’s drunk tank. The Catwalk, a walkway once patrolled by prison guards, and part of the 16-floor tower structure, now houses the Liberty’s newest bar. Even the “Do not disturb” signs say “Solitary.” If you want the real lockup experience, ask to stay in one of the 18 rooms that feature parts of the real jail. Investigate local architecture by taking a guided tour of historic homes like the Harrison Gray Otis houses and the Nichols House Museum. Shop Charles Street, which offers terrifically unique shops. Or get wet at the community boat dock, which is just a seven-minute walk from the hotel. Kayaks are free to rent when you show your room key. 215 Charles St., Boston, Mass.; libertyhotel.com
—Alix Strauss
Strahov Monastery, Prague
Though you may not see any nuns or monks in the hallways, staying at the Monastery Hotel might make you feel one step closer to a higher power. Built in 1142, the national historic monastery landmark–turned–dwelling is located in the peaceful garden of Strahov Monastery, part of the city center of Prague’s Mala Strana neighborhood. The four-star standard boutique property offers 12 rooms and suites in an ancient-meets-modern 17th-century building. Each has been given a true upgrade, featuring polished-wood floors, plain white walls showcasing photos of Prague and all the comforts of the millennium: flat-screen TVs with satellite channels, mini-bars, high-speed Internet. A huge draw are the exquisite views of Prague Castle, the Lesser Town and the Old Town, embroidered by Vltava River. Enjoy a quiet stroll to Clementinum-Prague National Library, Prague City Hall, Prague Castle and Charles Bridge. Strahovske nadvori 1/132, 118 00 Prague 1, Mala Strana; hotelmonastery.cz
Aydinli Cave House Hotel, Göreme, Turkey
Credit: Aydinli Cave Hotel
Explorers looking to quell their inner speleologist can stay at the Aydinli Cave House Hotel, which opened in 2008. Located high above the old village center in the heart of old Göreme, Turkey, the 14-room family-run hotel is carved from natural rock and the traditional stone of Cappadocia, where parts of the cave’s structure date back 750 years. Rooms are decorated in natural, earthy decor and are named after their origins. The former pigeon nests and food storage room, referred to as Divanhorne, or the Living Room, offers original carvings and a private terrace with the best view. The Sirahane, or Wine Place, comprises two large rooms connected by a mini stairwell. One was used to squash grapes for the production of wine and pekmez, a Turkish grape molasses, and the other, Cardark, is where bread was baked. Before exploring Cappadocia, experience a traditional Turkish buffet breakfast or take in the panoramic views of Göreme and Rose Valley from the hotel’s rooftop terrace. Visit the Göreme Open-Air Museum or hike through Pigeon or Rose Valley. There are also Turkish cooking classes, a kilim-weaving tour and belly dancing for those wishing to connect with Turkish culture. Aydinli Mahallesi, Aydinli Sokak No. 12, Göreme, 50180 Nevsehir, Turkey; thecavehotel.com
21c Museum Hotel, Louisville, KY
Credit: 21c Museum Hotel
The goal of 21c Museum Hotel, a boutique property situated in historic downtown Louisville, Ky., was to immerse art into everyday life. And it has done just that since 2006. Most of the contemporary art is found within the multiple galleries that encompass the 9,000-square-foot space. Each of the 90 rooms includes a photo, painting or collage. Originally a 19th-century tobacco and bourbon warehouse, the hotel offers emerging and internationally acclaimed artists a place to be showcased. Its award-winning restaurant serves farm-to-table fusion fare that rotates as often as the artwork itself—twice a year. If you get lonely, you can request one of the hotel’s mascots, a three-foot red penguin, to be placed in your room to keep you company. (The hotel owns 30, which can be spotted on the roof, in the restaurant and throughout the galleries.) Since 21c is part of Museum Row, continue your educational experience by visiting the Louisville Slugger Museum, Kentucky Science Center, Muhammad Ali Center and Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, to name a few. You can also experience this brand's unusual blend of art and hospitality in Cincinnati, Bentonville, and Durham. 700 West Main St., Louisville, Kentucky; 21cmuseumhotels.com
V8 Hotel, Stuttgart, Germany
Credit: V8 Hotel
Found in the center of Stuttgart’s Meilenwerk, an international hub for car dealers, is the V8 Hotel, an oasis for car lovers. The former Bauhaus-style, 1928 airport site–turned–four-star property (partners with the Porsche Museum and Mercedes-Benz) offers 34 magnificently and authentically decorated rooms and suites. Themed accommodations, such as a ’70s Cadillac drive-in cinema, a Mercedes-Benz car wash and a Morris Minor garage, are musts for those who adore all things automotive. The hotel also offers a house brewery, cooking school, restaurant and legend hall, which displays classic cars. There’s even a glass viewing box for collectors who want to show off their four-wheeled babies so envious onlookers can visually partake in the repair process. Keep the automotive theme in high gear by visiting the Porsche and Mercedes-Benz museums and touring the Mercedes-Benz factory. For a car-free experience, try the Kunstmuseum art museum and the Stuttgart Planetarium. Graf Zeppelin Platz, 71034 Böblingen; v8hotel.de
Propeller Island, Berlin, Germany
Credit: Lars Stroschen / Courtesy of Propeller Island
Lars Stroschen is the German artist behind this quizzically named Berlin hotel, where each room is stranger than the next—and offers amenities you never knew you needed. One room has a bath in a giant plastic bag; another uses an oversize guillotine to divide a king bed into two singles. There’s a jauntily painted prison cell, a room with coffin beds, and a suite completely decorated in mirror fragments. One of the most requested is an apparently ordinary bedroom. It’s unremarkable except for the fact that it’s completely upside down: all furniture is suspended from above, except for a sunken Murphy bed, a table, a couch, and a TV, which all fold out from the smooth floor. propeller-island.com; single room from $77.
Treehotel, Harads, Sweden
Credit: Peter Lundstrom
Childhood treehouses never looked like this. Leading Swedish architects give the backyard staple a strange futuristic makeover at the Treehotel (opened in 2010, it was inspired by a film about three men who rediscover their roots by building a treehouse). Each treetop suite has its own look, whether resembling a bird’s nest or a flying saucer, or seemingly constructed entirely from Lego blocks. The most ingenious appears constructed from nothing at all: the mirrored exterior reflects the forest on all sides—as if creating a gap in the space-time continuum. Eight to ten additional rooms are planned for the surrounding forest area. treehotel.se
Hang Nga Guesthouse, Dalat, Vietnam
Credit: Nick Postorino
In what could be seen as an homage to either Antonio Gaudí or mental illness, this trippy hotel by Vietnamese architect Dang Viet Nga has become a popular attraction. Mushrooms, spiderwebs, portholes, and tree roots are sculpted into the organic concrete form, and each of the 10 guest rooms at “The Crazy House” boasts an equally odd name: Bamboo, Gourd, Kangaroo, and Termite, for examlpe. Choose wisely; those burning-bright eyes in the Tiger suite will surely keep you awake. 011-84-063-822-070, 3 Huynh Thuc Khang St. crazyhouse.vn
Palacio de Sal, Uyuni, Bolivia
Credit: Erick Prillwitz
Hotels made with ice blocks are a dime a dozen, but salt blocks? Now, that’s unusual. But Palacio de Sal is no gimmick. Located in Salar de Uyuni, the world’s largest salt flat, this 30-bedroom hotel was built from the only construction material readily available. It’s an architectural embodiment of the environment. OVer 4,500 square meters of salt has been mortared together with salty water to construct everything—even the tables, chairs, and dining room, where guests can enjoy salty specialties, such as the salt chicken. Just pray it doesn’t rain. palaciodesal.com.bo
The Beermoth, Inverness-Shire, U.K.
Credit: Sophie Lamb
Part carnival camper, part parade float, the canvas-sided Beermoth is an ingeniously converted Commer Q4 1950s fire truck that began hosting overnight guests in 2011. The pieced-together approach resulted in a Victorian brass double bed, an oak parquet floor (taken from a Tudor mansion), a wood-burning stove for those chilly Scottish nights, a fire escape for a staircase—and all the fresh air you could want. canopyandstars.co.uk; Truck for two from $103.
Earthship Biotecture, Tres Piedras, New Mexico
Credit: Courtesy of Earthship Biotecture
Before we abandon Earth for another planet, it’d be useful to test out the potential new digs. The Earthship Project has been at it since the 1960s and in 1997 began allowing guests to sleep in its sustainable pods (for periods of less than an eternity). Made from recycled or sustainable materials, the earthships recycle their own gray water, generate their own power, and grow their own food. They’re also equipped with amenities unlikely to be found in outer space: Wi-Fi, Apple TV, and streaming Netflix. Check out the greenhouse-inspired Phoenix, with an outdoor fire pit, fish pond, and and a garden teaming with banana trees, birds, and grape vines. earthship.com
La Balade des Gnomes, Durbuy, Belgium
Credit: © Photos P. Schyns - Sofam
The proprietor of this Belgian hotel has taken inspiration from myths, fairy tales, and quite possibly his psychiatrist to create 10 fantastical guest rooms. The Trojan horse is just the beginning. One surreal room on the third floor even has a wooden sailboat floating in its very own pond. labaladedesgnomes.be
Seaventures Rig Resort, Pulau Mabul, Malaysia
Credit: Perry L. Aragon
An oil rig is planted on top of the Coral Triangle, one of the world’s most spectacular dive locations. But this is no environmental disaster waiting to happen—rather, it’s an avid scuba diver’s dream hotel. A lift lowers divers into the water below to wend their way through the reef system, and all dives are included in the cost of your stay. But not all the entertainment is underwater: the hotel also offers live bands and BBQ nights. seaventuresdive.com
Sala Silvermine Underground Suite, Västmanland, Sweden
Credit: Pappilabild / Courtesy of Sala Silvermine, Sweden
At 500 feet underground, this hotel, hewn from the rock by 18th-century silver miners, is the deepest in the world. Comprising only one room, with silver furniture (naturally), the suite in the abandoned Sala Silver Mine is not for the claustrophobic. On check-in, a guide provides a brief tour of the mine then leaves guests to endure the constant 36 degrees, with possible side effects of loneliness and paranoia, until morning. salasilvergruva.se
Kumbuk Hotel, Buttala, Sri Lanka
Credit: Courtesy of Kumbuk Hotel
On the banks of the Kumbukkan Oya River stands a lone, slightly misshapen elephant. This odd eco-hotel has been constructed from grass and twigs and gently sways in the wind like a lumbering pachyderm. Inside the two-story structure are accommodations for up to 10 people. And real-life elephants can be viewed at nearby Yala Wildlife sanctuary. kumbukriver.com. Doubles from $140.
Bubble Tree, France
These transparent inflatable pods are not for guests requiring either privacy or pitch black to get some shut-eye. The airy architectural bubbles were designed by Pierre Stéphane Dumas and have proved popular all across Europe. Thirteen locations currently use them as guesthouses in FRance, including one on the grounds of the 16th-century castle Château de la Forêt, and bubbles have also appeared in Spain and Switzerland. Ideal for stargazing; maybe not so much for honeymooners. bubbletree.fr
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Home/Daily News/Australia’s travel industry snubbed in Federal Government Budget
Australia’s travel industry snubbed in Federal Government Budget
By Martin Kelly|2020-10-08T11:48:07+10:00October 7th, 2020|Daily News|1 Comment
Travel and other key industries hard-hit by COVID such as hospitality and childcare have been snubbed by the Australian government and Prime Minister Scott Morrison (pictured), a former Managing Director of Tourism Australia, in its delayed annual budget, released last night.
They’ve been left behind to fend for themselves as the govt focuses on benefits for businesses that are doing well.
“The economic adjustment for travel agents and tour operators presumably means moving on. Retraining, repositioning, relocating, starting again. In a recession.” wrote commentator David Speers.
It’s a blow to industry organisations such as the Australian Federation of Travel Agents, which have been lobbying hard for industry targetted assistance.
But the government ignored AFTA’s lobbying and went with a broad-based approach led by tax cuts and write-offs, infrastructure spending and employment subsidies for younger workers.
The budget was based on what some commentators regard as puzzlingly optimistic assumptions – for example, the government believes unemployment will peak at 8% in the December quarter before (very) slowly declining.
Yet millions of Australians are on the JobKeeper subsidy which ceases at the end of March, also known as the “COVID Cliff”.
When JobKeeper ends there’s little prospect of work in key industries such as travel, which faces a bleak future based on the government’s forecasts.
The government expects that inbound and outbound international travel will “remain low through the latter part of 2021, after which a gradual recovery in international tourism is also assumed to occur”.
For travel agents, whose business model is based on Australians travelling overseas, this is terrible but not unexpected news.
For domestic tourism businesses, it is also a very significant issue because inbound visitors are a key and irreplaceable market for operators across the country.
AFTA Chairman Tom Manwaring told the ABC in August that up to 50% of of its 3000 members could go under by Christmas if they don’t receive targetted government assistance in addition to JobKeeper.
Christmas is now just 11 weeks away and there are no presents in sight.
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chris 10 October, 2020 at 12:36 pm
Thank you Martin, as other stories have sugar coated the real situation, and our Tourism Minister has completely burned us – yet he’s getting promoted to finance minister. wow! This line sums it up perfectly “They’ve been left behind to fend for themselves as the govt focuses on benefits for businesses that are doing well.”
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While medical devises could provide many benefits to patients in Texas and elsewhere, it is possible that these devices fail to work in the way they were designed to. In these matters, a recall is likely issued, however, such a measure may not prevent serious or even fatal injuries from occurring because of a defective medical device.
What actions constitute a medical device recall? According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, when a problem occurs with a medical device that results in a violation of FDA laws, a recall is issued. A recall is an action take when a medical device is considered defective, could create a health risk or is considered both defective and a health risk to patients using the device.
However, a recall does not always mean that the patients must stop using the medical device or have it removed from their body. A recall sometimes means that the medical device needs to be checked, adjusted or repaired. Actions often considered to fit the definition of recall include inspecting the medical device for problems, repairing a failed device, adjusting the setting on the device, re-labeling the device, destroying the device, notifying the patient of a potential problem with the device or monitoring the patient for possible health issues associated with the medical device.
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Pfizer and Moderna use mRNA in their COVID-19 vaccines. This never-before-used technology could transform how science fights diseases.
Karen Weintraub
The success of two COVID-19 candidate vaccines marks a turning point in the long history of vaccines and could lead to major advances against a variety of diseases.
Vaccines developed by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna are more than 95% effective against COVID-19, trials show. Both depend on a technology never before used in a commercial vaccine that could upend the way future ones are made.
This new messenger RNA technology, as well another method that depends on viruses to deliver vaccines, are transforming the field, said Brendan Wren, a professor of vaccinology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
"It could be quite a new era for vaccines and vaccinology," he said. "We seemed to move ahead in this one year 10 years."
These technologies had advanced enough that they were ready – in time for this year’s burst of COVID-19-related funding and attention – to be proved in human trials.
It’s a silver lining of sorts to the pandemic. Without the urgency to find a solution to COVID-19, the money and the collaboration between government, academia and industry required for the breakthrough might not have come together for years, if ever.
"COVID is what made RNA jump to the head of the pack," said Dr. Drew Weissman, a professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine.
Though messenger RNA technology hasn't grabbed headlines before now, a handful of researchers, including Weissman, have been working on it for decades.
"Actually, it feels like my entire life," said Weissman, who helped launch and lead the field since the 1980s.
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Messenger RNAs are part of the body's toolkit – used to turn a DNA blueprint into the proteins needed for every cellular activity. Weissman and other researchers tried for years to get the technology to work, but every time they injected an experimental mRNA vaccine into an animal, it triggered dangerous inflammation.
However, advances in the science – some credited to Weissman and his academic colleagues, others to government scientists or those in private industry – have finally brought mRNA vaccines to the finish line.
The success serves as a reminder of the importance of basic science, said Dr. Barney Graham, a government researcher whose office has been collaborating with Moderna for nearly four years to advance their mRNA vaccine technology.
"Investment in basic science only helps," Graham said. "Even if it looks like some arcane idea that doesn't make sense, that kind of knowledge and basic understanding of biology and how things work are really informative to this kind of program."
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The success of the companies' mRNA vaccines proves the technology is sound. Pfizer's completed trial of 44,000 people and Moderna's nearly finished trial of 30,000 found the approach to be safe, causing no major health issues, and effective, protecting more than 95% of those vaccinated.
"All the boxes have now been checked. The platform clearly works," Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said in a news conference announcing Moderna's effectiveness results.
He said he would have been satisfied had the mRNA vaccines been 70%-75% effective.
"Our aspirations have been met, and that's really very good news," Fauci said. "Help is on the way."
How mRNA vaccines work and why they do so well
Advocates say messenger RNA vaccines have several advantages over traditional technologies.
They aren't grown in eggs or cells and don't have to go through the arduous purification of most vaccines, said Graham, deputy director of the Vaccine Research Center at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
"The more you can simplify things and just use exactly what you need and not anything more, overall it makes products safer and more likely to work," he said.
The mRNA vaccines can be developed quickly.
Moderna was ready to test its mRNA-1273 candidate vaccine in people about two months after receiving the genetic code of the virus from Chinese scientists. That's orders of magnitude faster than any vaccine ever before.
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In clinical trials, the mRNA vaccines caused temporary side effects in 80%-90% of trial participants, but they were mild: Most had sore arms or felt cruddy for a day or two. No one fell seriously ill. Though that could change when vaccines are given to billions of people, the early results suggest bad reactions will be rare.
Messenger RNA vaccines contain only a fraction of the virus, so unlike some vaccines, they can't give people the disease they're trying to prevent or trigger allergies to eggs or other traditional vaccine ingredients.
Most of the COVID-19 vaccines under development introduce copies of the same "spike" protein found on the surface of the virus that causes COVID-19. They train the immune system to recognize this protein and attack in case of infection. The mRNA vaccines direct the machinery of human cells to manufacture that spike protein.
The downside is mRNA molecules are fragile. To keep them from falling apart, researchers spent years figuring out how to encase the mRNAs in tiny droplets of fat.
In Pfizer/BioNTech's vaccine, that fat has to stay at super-cold temperatures, so it maintains its shape and shields the mRNA.
Moderna figured out how to maintain droplets for longer at warmer temperatures, so its vaccine needs to be stored at only normal freezing temperatures, or for up to a month in a fridge.
The fat droplet boosts the effectiveness of the vaccine, turning more cells into spike-protein-producing machines, Weissman said, which may be why they proved so effective against COVID-19.
"I am incredibly enthusiastic about these results," he said.
Messenger RNA past and promise
It took years of work for Weissman and a Penn colleague, Katalin Karikó,to find that if they swapped out one of the building blocks of RNA – called a nucleoside – not only would they solve their inflammation problem, the mRNA would make much more of the desired protein.
"We thought at that point it would be a great therapeutic," said Weissman, whose research is funded by BioNTech.
Weissman and Karikó used their modified mRNA to make a hormone called erythropoietin, the absence of which causes a lack of red blood cells, leading to anemia.
"It worked beautifully," Weissman said. So far, the results are confined to a lab dish, mice and macaque monkeys. Someday, he hopes to test similar approaches against diseases in people.
In their lab, Weissman and his colleagues tested experimental vaccines against about 30 diseases. "It's looked great in just about all," he said.
COVID-19 vaccines are almost ready to be distributed: Who gets them after health care workers? Here's a list
Experimental mRNA vaccines have protected mice and ferrets against all types of flu. They appeared effective against genital herpes and malaria. They produced proteins that have gone missing in a wide variety of diseases, such as cystic fibrosis.
In addition to tackling COVID-19, Moderna has been developing mRNA vaccines against infectious diseases such as Zika and chikungunya, as well as others to fight cancer.
Now that COVID-19 vaccines have proved the mRNA approach can work, there should be much more enthusiasm – and money – to pursue other mRNA vaccines and therapies.
"The potential is just enormous," Weissman said.
Over the next few years, he and other scientists will work to reduce side effects from mRNA vaccines and therapies, while making them cheaper to manufacture, more stable at warmer temperatures and more potent – so they can hopefully be given in one dose, instead of the two shots needed against COVID-19.
"My expectation is that those practical aspects, such as the temperature storage and stability over time at different temperatures, will continue to improve moving forward," said Dr. Dan Barouch, a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and director of the Center for Virology and Vaccine Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, both in Boston.
Barouch and others dream of a vaccine that could be dispatched within a few months of a new outbreak.
"This (pandemic) would have evolved very differently if we had been able to immunize back in March," noted Dr. Bruce Walker, who directs the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, which focuses on immunology and vaccine development.
"As we get more experience with these vaccines and as we learn from this pandemic how to actually scale up rapidly," he said, "I think more and more time can be shaved off."
A year ago, people would have said getting a vaccine developed and ready for the public within a year would be impossible. But two COVID-19 vaccines are likely to receive federal approval next month, and several more aren’t far behind.
"We've shown that's possible," Walker said. "And now we have to set our aspirations even higher."
Contact Karen Weintraub at kweintraub@usatoday.com.
Health and patient safety coverage at USA TODAY is made possible in part by a grant from the Masimo Foundation for Ethics, Innovation and Competition in Healthcare. The Masimo Foundation does not provide editorial input.
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Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft's game subscription service for Xbox and PC, gets compared to Netflix more often than it does to its competitors in the games space. Given Netflix's strength with film and TV, that's something of a compliment to Game Pass. Still, Xbox head Phil Spencer wants to make one key difference between Netflix's business and Microsoft's very clear: Netflix routinely refuses to sell its content, but Microsoft doesn't want to stop people from purchasing its games.
Spencer's comment on how the "Netflix-like" Game Pass operates differently comes from a new appearance on the podcast Gamertag Radio. Co-host Parris Lilly asks Spencer where the idea behind Game Pass originated, and in answering the question Spencer takes care to say that the Netflix model, where much of the company's output is only available via subscription, is not a parallel for Microsoft:
I love the fact that games are for sale and people can go buy them. We have no goal, there's no slide deck anywhere that says 'hey, we want to turn everyone into a subscriber, nobody should buy.' That why sometimes when people use "the Netflix of games" I bristle a little bit, because Netflix doesn't sell the content that's in Netflix. For us, if people want to go buy their games, we think that's a really healthy part of the industry. If there's games that you're not gonna go buy, and you want to subscribe to get access to them, we see that as a strong part of Game Pass.
Spencer says that in addition to broadening the scope of what subscribers will play—a claim that Microsoft has backed up with data—that Game Pass largely exists in part to address an industry-wide problem with longevity of titles. "I don't think it's incredibly healthy the way you see decay in retail today," says Spencer. "A game will come out, and so many people flip a bit on a game positivity or negatively really in the first day or two[...] we need to extend the window of when these games are viable, when they have large playerbases, just for the health of what our industry needs."
Longevity of its catalog is certainly an aim for Netflix, but the streaming service routinely forgoes physical releases even for its breakout hit series and prestige films. Last November, Netflix announced that Alfonso Cuarón's Oscar-winning drama Roma would be its first film to ever receive a release on Blu-Ray and DVD.
Speaking with Polygon at E3 2019, Spencer said that Microsoft was open to the idea of Game Pass exclusives, but only insofar as being part of a subscription service would be vital to a game's core. Spencer raised episodic titles as a form that could work well for Game Pass but not necessarily as an exclusive. Later in the year, Microsoft and Dontnod announced Tell Me Why, a three-part episodic series set to launch for sale and via Game Pass with a "clear and predictable schedule" of release.
The hosts of Gamertag Radio also took the opportunity to discuss Xbox Series X backward compatibility, xCloud, Microsoft's commitment to cross-generation titles, and Spencer's thoughts on VR. You can listen to the full episode here, and for more on the future of Xbox, check out our roundup of everything Microsoft revealed about the Series X in December.
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Doctor Who: The Oseidon Adventure Review
After around 40 years, the Kraals are back!
After their failed attempt to take over the earth in the 1975 story The Android Invasion, the Kraals are back, this time aiding the Master in another attempt to make our world theirs.
Nothing about the Kraals in their first story screamed comeback but the Kraals are alright here in this audio adventure. This story is built around their android creations and makes The Oseidon Adventure work well enough and as with every Alan Barnes script we are given an imaginative and creative plot. Of course if you are going to have androids in your script and they play a big part in it then the Kraals are the pefect villain to go with them. I would have preferred to see a return to Tara.
The story focuses on duplicates that are duplicates and this becomes one of the foremost devices to drive the plot and it never quite gets particularly tied. However, the plot does try to have both ways and its strongly implied that some of the lameness of the Master is because he is a duplicate but then we are told that the duplicates are supposed to be exactly like their original form. So why does the Master duplicates act different?
I love Geoffrey Beaver's Master, his voice is so silky and evil that it sounds wonderful on audio but the Master in this story is a bit of a disappointment. Not due to the actor but because of the story, it ultimately does little with him. While the plan he has concocted is extremely clever, you soon realise that it is too complicated by half when we discover what his ultimate goal is. There are some great scenes with the Master in this story but also some dull ones and by the end everyone seems to have a drop on him.
One of the highlights of this story is the appearance of UNIT much in the same vain of The Seeds of Doom where they appear at the end but like UNIT in that story, they don't really do much throughout The Oseidon Adventure. The late Nicholas Courtney is no where to be seen but this is in keeping with the UNIT of this era. One can't help but think that if Courtney had still been alive then this story would have been better with his appearance but Barnes makes good use of the lack of the Brigadier and Faraday to good effect. But Dan Starkey's Captain Clarke was an enjoyable character to listen too so hopefully he will make a reappearance in the UNIT audio adventures set in this era.
Like its predecessor, The Oseidon Adventure is pure lightweight fluff. This can be okay but I feel that with a little more tightening of the script and to some extent, the direction this story could have been a great piece of pure lightweight fluff.
As usual Tom Baker and Louise Jameson are really good and there are some great scenes between Leela and the Master for us to enjoy.
This story is a bit of a 50/50 one. There are some great things in it and some bad things but it is, overall, an enjoyable Adventure. Pardon the pun.
THE OSEIDON ADVENTURE, WRITTEN BY ALAN BARNES AND STARRING TOM BAKER AND LOUISE JAMESON WAS RELEASED BY BIG FINISH IN JUNE 2012.
Doctor Who: Battlefield - Review
Battlefield sees Doctor Who take on the whole mythology surrounding Merlin and it should have been epic but instead, they managed to make a right dogs-dinner of it! Now I'm pretty certain that back in the day, this was one of the first Doctor Who adventures I ever owned on video and I remember loving every second of it! I remember loving all the talk about Merlin and Excalibur mixed with crashed spaceships, alien knights and also being confused as to why everyone was referring to the Doctor as Merlin, wondering if a chalk circle would really protect you from an all powerful sorceress and cheering as the Brigadier shot the Destroyer, despite having absolutely no idea who this bloke was! However, watching it back recently for the first time in yonks, it is clear that no matter what my younger mind thought, Battlefield just amasses to a load of tosh. It is pretty clear the series' budget went into producing the epic, Curse of Fenric and Ghost Light , leaving Battl
Legends of Tomorrow: Season 3 Episode 2: Freakshow - Review
I've said it a lot before but I really love how Legends of Tomorrow is happy to embrace its own silliness. On paper, the idea of the Legends meeting P.T. Barnum, played by Billy Zane seems pretty pedestrian but in practice, this episode really leans into what makes the Legends dysfunctional as a team and you can't help but be entertained by the results. The whole point of this episode is to prove that the Legends simply can't just do a little job without making much, much, worse before it gets better. As much as I found Rip Hunters treatment of the Legends weird in the premier, you can't help but sympathise with characters viewpoints like Agent Sharpe's. Why is Rip putting so much faith in a team who muck things up badly? Sharpe is quickly developing into a fun antagonist for the Legends and Sara in particular. She is a jerk but you really can't blame her for wanting more accountability for the Legends' actions. The brawl between Sharpe and Sara prove
Star Trek Picard: Season 1 Episode 8: Broken Pieces - Review
In my review for the previous episode Nepenthe , I said that I don't like shows to take breathers when they are reaching their conclusions and the pace is really picking up. However, Nepenthe had a lot going for it, including the return of Will Riker and Deanna Troi. Broken Pieces , which is another breather-episode despite being only two episodes from the end, doesn't have much going for it and while it should have been picking up the pace, it seemed much happier keeping things confined to a few sets and not really advancing the plot. It was a bottle episode, but it didn't try to hide it. What Broken Pieces did do though was show us the new status quo for Picard. All the characters are finally where they are meant to be with Soji finally aboard La Sirena, alongside most of the main cast and its the first time she's joined them for any reasonable length of time, though she hasn't met Elnor in any meaningful way, despite a scene a few episodes ago where he re
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Bruins revive Torey Krug-Brandon Carlo defense pairing
Mike Loftus The Patriot Ledger
Sep 26, 2018 at 11:18 PM Sep 27, 2018 at 12:25 AM
Torey Krug, who fractured his ankle in the playoffs last spring, returned to play in Wednesday’s preseason game against the Red Wings. Krug and partner Brandon Carlo hoped to rediscover the chemistry they established last season.
BOSTON -- Torey Krug played in an NHL game on Wednesday night for the first time since May 4, when he fractured his ankle in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Krug’s return for the Bruins’ next-to-last preseason contest, a 3-2 overtime loss to the Red Wings at TD Garden, triggered another comeback. He partnered again with Brandon Carlo, a defensive pairing that brought out some of both players’ best hockey of the season after Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy unveiled it late last season.
“In our last 10 games together, I think we were turning into something special,” said Krug, who played just over 20 minutes on Wednesday. “I think we were skating well and reading off one another, just finding each other’s tendencies.”
Carlo, who also lost the end of last season to a fractured ankle (sustained March 31) but was cleared to return in time for training camp, was happy the pairing was restored, even though there’s no guarantee it will still be intact when the B’s open the 2018-19 campaign next Wednesday night at Washington.
“I loved playing with Torey,”, said Carlo (game-high six hits against the Wings), who enters his third NHL season. “We definitely developed a good amount of chemistry. Knowing where each other was going to be on the ice was definitely getting a lot better by the end of the year.”
While just about any partner will have a height advantage over Krug, who stands 5 feet, 9 inches, the 6-foot-5 Carlo towers over him. Their styles of play are as different as their body types -- which Carlo thinks makes the pair successful.
“I think it works from the aspect of knowing our roles on the ice,” Carlo said.
“I’m more of a defensive guy; Torey’s an offensive guy. I want him to know he has the liberty to jump into the play at any time, and to do what he does on the offensive side of the puck. Playing with me, I hope he feels he can trust me in the defensive zone to cover anything.”
Krug, who set career-high marks for points (59) and assists (45) last season, brings more to the pairing than offensive skills and instincts.
“He keeps kind of a calm demeanor,” said Carlo, who doesn’t turn 22 until Nov. 26. “That helps me a lot on the bench, especially if I mistake. He has that presence, and that calms me down. He’s a born leader in his own way.”
Carlo, paired throughout his rookie campaign with B’s captain Zdeno Chara, struggled last season to match his first-year success, and tended to dwell on mistakes. A healthy scratch on Feb. 25 at Buffalo was a career first, but he rallied once paired with Krug, who enters his sixth NHL season.
“Torey’s definitely competitive, but he’s calm about the right things,” Carlo said. “He doesn’t get too stressed about the negative, or the bad things. That’s something I can definitely learn from.”
Bruins fall in OT: Filip Zadina scored 24 seconds into overtime to give the Wings their 3-2, comeback win. The Bruins had built a 2-0 lead on second-period goals from David Pastrnak and Lee Stempniak (power play). Jaroslav Halak made 33 saves.
The game also marked a return for forward Noel Acciari, who had sports hernia surgery in the offseason. Acciari made five hits and went 3 for 6 on faceoffs in 14 minutes, 25 seconds of ice time.
Around the boards: Head coach Bruce Cassidy said center Patrice Bergeron, whose recovery from offseason groin surgery has been delayed by back spasms, could practice with the team for the first time on Friday. … Jack Studnicka was the first of three young centers competing for the No. 3 center’s position to drop out of the race. The Bruins returned him to Oshawa of the Ontario Hockey League on Wednesday, while Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson and Trent Frederic both played their fourth games of the preseason. … Goalie Dan Vladar was assigned to AHL Providence, as were forwards Anton Blidh, Colby Cave, Mark McNeill and defenseman Cody Goloubef, who all cleared waivers. Forward Jordan Szwarz, who also cleared waivers, stayed in Boston and played against the Red Wings on Wednesday night.
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RB Trees notice on a 130 ha farm at Reid Lake near Prince George. It has been planted with trees after being cleared with horses by homesteaders in the early 1900s.
Trees-on-farmland program ‘not expanding’
British company bought three more B.C. farms, but now considering planting areas burned or beetle-killed instead
Oct. 6, 2015 6:00 p.m.
A British-based manufacturing company is considering switching its B.C. tree-planting program from farmland to areas deforested by fire or pine beetles.
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc added another three farms to its B.C. land holdings over the summer, prompting an accusation in the legislature that it was breaking its promise to suspend planting trees on farmland. The company halted the program in June after more than 10,000 ha of farmland in the Peace, Prince George and Cariboo regions were acquired to use as carbon offsets for the company’s world-wide operations.
Delta South MLA Vicki Huntington released title documents for a 320 ha grain and cattle farm purchased near Dawson Creek in July, three weeks after the company, now known by its initials RB, said the program was halted.
Asked about the timing of the purchase, RB issued a statement saying the company had three signed agreements to buy more B.C. farms when it “paused” its tree planting program to review it. Local governments have objected to productive farmland being reforested, and the effect it would have on farming communities.
“No action has been taken on these properties as RB continues to consult British Columbians on the future of this program,” the company said, adding discussions have continued with neighbouring landowners, provincial, local governments and MLAs.
“Many have highlighted the need for reforestation on lands that have been depleted by the pine beetle or wildfires,” the company said. “It is an option we are exploring.”
Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick said he had a presentation from RB, with suggestions about alternatives to planting more trees on farmland.
“I’m not at liberty yet to disclose those because they were given to us confidentially but I have reason to be optimistic,” Letnick said.
RB’s website says it has planted more than seven million trees in B.C. Letnick said the company has planted most of the 10,000 ha of farmland it acquired up until this spring, and the three new acquisitions bring the total to 12,000 ha.
RB operates around the world, manufacturing and selling food, household and medical products under brands such as Calgon, French’s, Clearasil, Dettol, Scholl, Strepsils, Gaviscon and Woolite.
It describes its B.C. tree planting program as a way to offset carbon emissions from its operations, but it does not intend to trade or sell carbon offsets.
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Henry used to be one of the poor local men in his small town .During his teen years he worked hard to brighten his life and his future ..Then after years of struggle and fighting he became an adult and achieved something, and he had everything but durimg that time he also lacked something too . Is it his fault that destiny wanted to play hard on him? Join his journey to know the prons and the cons which he faced and endured to know if anything happned during that time when he was searching for love , positivity and successfulness was all worth it .
Jameson's company is on the brink of collapse and he was finding a solution to it but he found something else: a curtain to a world that is full of secrets. Where he was in this world he had a little role, just a pawn of the king but with a secret, he discovered something that he will alter his destiny to protect and survive this disaster, it was just a disaster of his company but turned into a war, the key to his survival is the little secret he finds out and that was his daughter, and this is the story of President's Daughter.
Destiny Alders is a girl who loves expressing herself through writing in her journal. Ever since she was nine years old she loved to write down everything she couldn't say out loud. Her feelings, bad days, everything was written in her journals. It wasn't until the night before her thirteenth birthday when she wrote not because she wanted to, but because she felt a strong will to. Her very first journal entry that was not about herself. Sean Davis is a mysterious guy hoping to outrun a tragic event he blames himself for. Five years later, he finally decides that he can't heal in the same place things happened. Taking his father, and his two siblings with him, they move into Luna City where his grandmother lives, hoping for a fresh start. Things take a turn when Sean finds what caused his tragic event. • • • • ‼️TEASER‼️ He leaned on his car, relying on it for support. Whatever it was forcing its way back through his mind, he stopped fighting it. He allowed the tsunami of thoughts to flood throughout his mind as if it were punishment. Like he thought he deserved to be drowned in an endless loop of... regret? And then something out of this world happened. He met my gaze and in an instant, he was calm again. I could hear his heart rate slow down. There was no longer fear in his eyes, no inner battle in his head. He won the war, and he had used me as his lever. He took this second of peace and allowed his waves to steady. • • • • TWO PERSPECTIVES Much credit to "Descriptionair" Join Destiny and Sean on an emotional roller coaster of love, uncovered secrets, heartbreak and intensity. WATTPAD rankings: || Highest Rank - #1 in Heartfelt || Strong Language. All Rights Reserved.
Alex stood up infuriated. He took a step towards her. “I know what I said little miss know-it-all, you don’t have to remind me.” Kim gulped but still maintained eye contact with him. He scoffed at her audacity. He took another step towards her. “How much do you need this job?” Kim blinked confused. “What?” A love called hatred is a true life story of the complicated and misunderstanding caused by love mistaken for hatred .
Malory and Kyle must participate in the annual April Fest production as the leading co-stars. If they can cooperate by the end of the production, their long records of uncivilized behaviour towards each other will be forgotten. Malory and Kyle attempt to cooperate, grabbing the opportunity to make a positive impact on their own future. In the process, they become entangled in the chaos of the other’s personal life. Malory learns of Kyle’s disturbing reality, and Kyle learns of Malory’s scarring past. Can these two brilliant but messy teens learn to rely on each other in the face of their silent battles?
A story of a long distance relationship of a girl whose life is in the Province of the Philippines, living a very simple but a happy life. She was born experiencing happiness and contented of what they have,and a story of a boy whose life is in Canada, who came back to the Philippines with his parents for a while. A boy who grew up in secret, a boy who is full of secret. A two different person whose lives are opposite. A girl who grew up in happiness and a boy who grew up in sadness. How can you live your life if your life is away from you? Until when you can hold on to wait for the man you love? Love is like a game. How can you win the game of your love if it is unpredictable? clarixass
"THE LOVE I NEVER KNEW" People say life is sweeter when you finally achieve your goals. What happens when out of the blue, nothing seems to make any meaning at all. Belinda Parkers a 25 year heart broken independent lady who lost her parents at an early age which later on she discovered it was all a lie, a despicable lie that did not only befuddle her but also tortured her mentally! She was a strong woman who was ready to fight against all odds. She discovered that dawdling wasn't going to do her any justice and so she chose to strive for her goals of being the best dessert chef in Stockholm city, Sweden, having a stable life without lacking anything or having to ask her malignant aunt any penny to sustain herself. It turns out falling in love again isn't among her set goals. Everything else but not love. Coincidentally fate plays a dirty trick on her bringing Breyson Heights on the same paths she is crossing. Breyson Heights is a cocky rich hardworking gentleman who doesn't mix work with his personal life. He is the Managing Director at his father's hospitality establishment known as "LA SCOOPERS'". Smugness was what his body language portrayed but deep down he was not the kind of person who would go around flexing off on people. He was an angel if only you got time to know him more but a devil on the outside. Funny though that they are both going through the same setbacks in their lives. They try as much as possible to fight what they feel towards each other but the forces are too much to handle. Question: Could it be that they are both experiencing "THE LOVE they NEVER KNEW Or Is it just a fling as the narrative has it?! What will be the step forward? Ignore the great feeling of loving and being loved with immense love and affection? Or Will they give each other a chance even though it's crystal clear to them that things never really worked for any of them in the past?
Jason had been Noelle's childhood friend and comforter since her parents died five years ago. But now Jason had been avoiding her for reasons unknown. The story follows Noelle and her friends as they go through the ups and downs of college, and last but not least finding out why Jason has been avoiding her. "Phase one is already complete, now for phase two," Olivia said. What dangers had been lurking around the corner, and how will Noelle and Jason deal with them? Read more to find out. My website:htt292261345.wordpress.com And my Patreon if you choose to support me:https://www.patreon.com/creator-home
Lauren Parker finds herself interested in one of the coolest yet cutest boys in her class who seems not to even give her attention. She always hoped to find someone else to put him out of her mind which seemed rather rueful but it was the least she could think about.And just like that she gets a chance to speak to him but she fails to say anything to him most of the time. Her best friend, Jess Diagle who saved her once from being a laughingstock sees it through with her as she's always present to bring her back to reality when she loses her mind in front of Corrie Allen.Jess has her sweet boyfriend, Carl Diaz who helps her out to find a way to let her best friend spend time with her crush. Lauren eventually realises she has more friends than she had imagined that she can actually count on. She comes face to face with unexpected reveals where she struggles through all the battles, temptations, heartbreaksand atrocities with her best friend who stays by her through it all. Will she really be able to be with the person she discovered she now loved the most in the world?
Demitria Frostine grew up in the town. She had no one until she was found by River,The only family she considered. They both fought the life in the town, sell vegetables and fruits on the streets. Delivering them and even taking up jobs they can to earn money. But a day came, where intruders attacked the Kingdom of Ingram and Demitria was there, She protected the people and defended them against the Black shadow warriors, opponents from the Kingdom of Shadows. With great tactics and abilities, What will happen to her after the attack? What will come more?
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SECRETS. Too many secrets! Naiah is a girl who grew up with hardly any guidance from her parents. She, however, grew up fine. Really fine! She had been traveling for so many years and finally settled in a place she wants to call home. Naiah went into a school, called Code University, where she meets or better say, someone, introduced her, to an odd male cousin. From then on she meets many vibrant people along the way. She felt out of place upon meeting these people, they all seemed much too familiar with each other. That's when she learned, they all had a secret that can shatter you down the core. Those secrets, how deep did they go? How sharp can those secrets be? Time goes by and everything begins to become unleashed from their secretive tight grip. No one knows what will be the consequences once they are exposed. How deep will their scars be? Secrets! A simple word that can make your life a living hell. A sharp word that can hurt you more than you could ever think. A dangerous word that will be your greatest enemy.
The Girl With The Broken Family
Charlie Brown, a 17 year old teenager gets kicked out of her home after a tragic incident that took the life of her father. With the burning agony of facing an ignorant mother plus a combination of pain and guilt, Charlie is forced to move in with her Aunt Rebecca from Clarksville to Orange Hill, thereby leaving her twin brother carter behind. As Charlie moved in with her aunt Rebecca, her aunt takes up her sister responsibilities in being the mother figure in Charlies life. Since her sister Munchy couldn't be a good influence in Charlies life. The main reasons Munchy hates Charlie is because she reminded her of her husband she arranged to murder, and she reminded her of herself when she was growing up. Charlie then faces changes and challenges in her once little almost perfect life, but then her world comes crumbling down slowly. One day she accidentally crosses paths with her father, whom she had loved the most. The man she had believed died in a car crash and had left her completely. Why did Munchy wanted William her husband dead so badly? How on earth is William not dead after Munchy arranged his death? How does Charlie feel inside after hearing that her father was dead? what did munchy say or do to make Charlie move to her aunt house? Read to find out what happens to Charlie and to know the answers to the questions above.
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Suport us on Patreon!: https://www.patreon.com/MisanAkuya?fan_landing=true Buy Part One (chapters 1-16) newly edited and in book form on Amazon.com:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NW3PTSG The year is 2020. Richard Anders, a 26-year-old psychologist in Los Angeles, fresh out of graduate school begins to deal with a tough patient, a young woman who has a great deal of trauma, and his colleague, a 32-year-old woman who is already a celebrated psychologist. All the while a turn of events, being infected by a female “Demon.” In Tokyo Japan, Sara Takimoto and her friends are in their senior year of high school. Already dealing with her best friend, Hina, revealing to her that she will not be joining her at U.L.C.A in the fall, witnesses a bus driver accidentally running over and killing a Demon. Finding out that he had killed a human being in the same fashion years prior leaves Sara conflicted. And in Lima Peru, Fiorella Sanchez, a 22-year-old single mother of fraternal twins is visited by the son of a rich man that her mother was involved with. Searching for the truth behind the Demons, Fiorella discovers that she herself is not as human as she has believed herself to be. 2020 will forever be known as the year of the Demon.
Dreams and Ashes
Rose wanted the freedom of the wind so that she could fly past her worries and desires. Tristan wanted the same thing except he wanted one more.....invisibility. When the two meet in an unusual turn of events, dreams unlock and barriers fall off but what stories await them, how will they survive the obstacles of life.....only one way to find out.
Hapuch's Diary
"Being separated was not the plan, neither was falling in love with him." A sad blow on Nathan's family throws Keren, their teenage daughter off balance. While Addison, the mysterious son of the wealthy Don Carlo, appears after 20 years. Fate caused their paths to cross at a time when Addison battled with his traumatic past. For some special reasons he was spellbound to Keren, the girl whom he found solace in. Thus, he offered her the needed support to achieve her dreams and reunite with her family. That was the plan, but it all changed, when simple lies turn deadly and every heart bore deceptive secrets. The unimaginable, wrecks not just her romance with Addison but her sole objective. The truth was no kinder neither was the lie. Face it? Run? Or leave it? To Addison, it was impossible. To Keren, it was a challenge. In the face of these challenges, will she achieve her dreams? Reunite with her family or the man she loves? ********** The story is dedicated to the families separated due to immigration policies. Disclaimer Hapuch's Diary is an original story and purely a work of fiction. Cover photo from Pinterest
The Summoner's Rebirth: Awaken, Milady
Fantasy Romance ACTION ADVENTURE SYSTEM MAGIC REBIRTH GAME ELEMENTS FEMALE PROTAGONIST DUNGEON SUMMONER
"Aria Schreiner, I will have to disappoint you." Aria Schreiner spent her entire life searching for the True Unity, a term mentioned in a prophecy gifted by her mentor. She was only a step away. The Door to achieve True Unity was right in front of her. Alas, her one and only childhood friend Azef Harkan betrayed her. Sealed to a coffin and burned by an undying flame, Aria recounted her mistakes. She held no more hope left. She just wanted to end the suffering. One day, she awoke to find herself unsealed.
One Piece: Lost Monarch
Anime & Comics ACTION ADVENTURE R-18 SYSTEM MATURE ONE PIECE DARK OVERPOWERED PROTAGONIST SOLO LEVELING CLEVER-PROTAGONIST
After many trials, Jin-Woo has finally found some semblance of hope in the form of a system that helps him get stronger. Jin-woo tests his newfound resolve by challenging a dungeon. He clears it but finds himself in an unknown world. Here, Pirates dominate the sea, The Marines preach their Absolute Justice and The Revolutionaries aim for a better world! The world is fraught with dangers but are things more than what they seem? What is the secret behind Jin-Woo's arrival to this unknown world? What monsters are lurking in the dark? And most importantly, What about Jin Woo's family that has been left behind? Follow Jin Woo's struggles as he seeks a way home amidst this chaos filled sea!
The epic of Issei Hyoudou
Anime & Comics ROMANCE ACTION ADVENTURE REINCARNATION R-18 HAREM DXD OP
All that there was in the beginning was chaos and one being was born from that. (Any art our character is not owned by me)
Harem World
Anime & Comics ROMANCE ADVENTURE REINCARNATION R-18 HAREM OP MC NETORI HUGE HAREM EMOTION MANIPULATION
This going to be a simple harem building fan fiction so if you don't like harem or big harem then this is not for you. All the characters mentioned are not my property beside my OC.
Marvels Op hero
Movies ROMANCE ACTION ADVENTURE REINCARNATION R-18 COMEDY SYSTEM HAREM
What if you had a good life, hell an incredibly good life, except... you were always bored, you were also kept on a short leash by your parents, Well for Nisus the answer was easy, Just die... This is the story of an up and coming hero in the marvel universe with overpowered wishes I'm mixing Mythology in here, so don't expect it to be strictly how Mcu is, along with having some fate elements in here...not the plot but some of the characters(Like Artoria and a few other women ;-) The story starts around 500 Ad Also, Harem so if you don't like Harems steer clear of this fanfic
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Audio Innovations: Meeting the challenges of the smarthome. Creating systems where the finest and most advanced audio, home theater, lighting, and control products can serve the user with simplicity and ease.
Audio Innovations designs and creates intuitive, functional and powerful systems with straightforward intelligent operation that places clients at ease with ever changing and evolving technology. And what could be better for those of us who appreciate the improvements in sound and video quality, want energy-efficient and well-planned lighting, and don’t want to miss a moment of excitement in the home theater? While most of us like to stay on top of exciting new technology and enjoy the potential of the newest gear, we just don’t have the expertise to recognize the advances of components that would best do the job and to know how to integrate them into a user-friendly system.
If you don’t want a basketful of remote controls that you, your family and your guests don’t know how to use, it may be time to become acquainted with Jess Goitiandia, owner of Audio Innovations and companion business, TJ’s Electric.
“Homes are getting smarter,” agreed Jess. “There are new systems that operate though the Internet so from anywhere you can control varying temperatures in different wings of the home or turn up the heat, open the drapes, activate the spa, and illuminate lights in anticipation of your arrival. Security and visual surveillance can also easily be integrated into these systems. Also, controls are making great strides toward making homes greener both for new construction and remodels.”
Locally Based Business Reaches Globally
Jess Goitiandia is an expert in complex circuitry and robotics—the kind of guy who probably loved his honors physics lab, but didn’t find it sufficiently challenging. He decided to forgo the bright lights of the city and build a business at home doing what had always interested him, home electronics. For those who are also attached to the Wood River Valley, Jess’s choice to live in the area where he was raised and generations of his family live makes sense. He works in his combination showroom and workshop in Hailey with his wife, Terri, and an accomplished crew.
From this base, Jess and colleagues design, install, and maintain some of the most sophisticated home electronic systems in the world, custom for each owner’s needs. “Right now I’m working on a home’s electrical panel for a remote island in the Caribbean’s hurricane alley. By using the latest in LED lighting, I can run all the lighting through just one circuit. This small load means that a UPS battery backup can keep the home running with a full load for six hours, and a small generator can easily handle it after that. I can isolate and control areas of a home so there is no phantom load when not in use.”
LED, the Way of the Future
“We are right at the onset of a revolution in lighting with LED,” observed Jess. “Costs are going down and full systems are becoming available.”
The benefits Jess described for LED form a long list. Since LED is durable with a 30,000-hour longevity, it’s possible to not have to change bulbs for 30 years, which is a big advantage for high ceilings and other hard-to-reach fixtures. Unlike incandescent bulbs, they remain cool to the touch. They are safer than compact fluorescent bulbs that when shattered can disperse hazardous mercury and require special disposal at the end of life. Of course, LED lighting saves more energy than other alternatives.
New LED-based televisions carry Energy Star® ratings. “Right now we carry two Sony and one Sharp models in the showroom, and I anticipate more selections soon.”
The Best and Latest in Audio & Visual Equipment
For anyone interested in electronics, the Audio Innovations showroom is jaw dropping—it’s simply a collection of the best available components and controllers on the market. Not only does the staff at Audio Innovations recognize and appreciate the best, suppliers of these prestigious lines have selected Audio Innovations to represent them. When asked about McIntosh, who makes video projectors, processors, source units and pre-amps, Jess responded, “They sell only through designated dealers. We have an exclusive relationship with McIntosh, so we are their only showroom in Idaho. The next closest location is Seattle.”
It is simple and smart to go green
With one control, a click when you are away from home turns off the phantom load of appliances that require a constant electrical drain, like televisions. Place a home in vacation mode, and it shuts off energy in the periphery while keeping the kitchen lively, and also randomly turns on and off lights to mimic someone’s presence in the home. The same control activates the solar system after the snow melts, monitors the wind turbine, and turns down the hot water heater and furnace. This control system saves energy, time and worry.
Advances in Entertainment
Home electronics is a thrilling frontier of innovations and advancements with no limits in sight. When you pose the question to Jess about what’s new, prepare for a fascinating conversation.
“Most electronics show consistent improvements. Right now some of the most exciting new products are intended to offer more choices, flexibility and variety in audi
o and video. Multi-channel audio personalizes whole-home audio to offer different sources for separate listeners at the same time—I pods, satellite, or Internet. Kaleidescape similarly can serve a number of people in the same household with different movies, or even allow separate people to start the same movie at staggered times. There are options to have over 5,000 movie titles to choose from on a music/video server, and they are instant.”
During a discussion about the fuller, richer sound available through analog, Jess added, “For audiophiles, McIntosh has a new digital-analog converter that has the most exact sound I’ve encountered.” These new advances join the familiar options with improved products for surround sound and a variety of choices for projection units or flat screens, including a model that is 103 inches across.
To sum up Audio Innovations, it’s a firm that works with anything electrical where craftsmanship and pride of ownership and installation matters. They design and engineer systems, install them, do the wiring themselves, and integrate the operations with a single controller that’s easy to use and reliable. They back up the products’ warranty, are available for service calls, and when you are ready to add another great piece of the latest equipment, Audio Innovations will be there to smoothly incorporate it into the system.
Homes are getting smarter so they efficiently serve you better and save energy, and Audio Innovations can bring this technology to you without any of the frustrations. Find them on the web, and schedule an appointment to experience the products in the showroom. ~ By Ann Zimmerman
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It's big, it's bold, and it's hard to beat when it comes to throwing down a blanket and relaxing under a tree. Bring your favorite dish from home or stop by a market (Marczyk, 770 East 17th Avenue, or Spinelli's, 4621 East 23rd Avenue, are nearby options) and pick something up. Then scope out a spot in front of the museum or by Ferril Lake, or around the gardens near East High School. On Sunday evenings in the summer, you can join thousands of your closest picnicking friends for the free City Park Jazz, a perfect way to end the weekend.
Readers' Choice: Washington Park
17th Ave. and York St., Denver, 80206
Virginia Ave. and Downing St., Denver, 80209
Old athletes are still young by everyday life standards — except for Jamie Moyer. The left-handed veteran (who got his first start against Steve Carlton) is attempting to make a comeback and to make the Rockies roster after missing last year recovering from Tommy John surgery. And after a slow start, he's now competing for the fifth starter position — complete with his wicked 67 mph pitches. Just that, and the fact that he made it to spring training, is commendable. No word on whether the Rockies staff has to accommodate him with a 4:30 p.m. dinner.
2001 Blake St., Denver, 80205
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A lot was expected of the number-two overall pick in the NHL draft, but few people were counting on the kind of performance that the Swedish-born Gabriel Landeskog has turned in. The lefty is in the top five in most offensive categories among rookies and second on the team in points. In March, he was named the NHL's top rookie. He also provides hope, which we will gladly traffic in. The Avs have lacked a star since Joe Sakic and Peter Forsberg began to fade. The talented winger is only nineteen years old and should get even better, especially if center Matt Duchene, who is all of 21, grows with him.
1000 Chopper Circle, Denver, 80204
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They're not as popular as Rocky dogs or Helton burgers, but fans can still get their Rocky Mountain oysters at Coors Field. Since 1995, sliced bull's testicles, battered and fried to a golden, chewy crisp, have been available at stand 144 in the ballpark, where they have a "small but hard-core following," says Aramark regional manager Richard Hesse. Play ball!
Denver-based manufacturer Never Summer Industries marked its twentieth anniversary in the snowboard business with the addition of the Proto CT, a springy new all-mountain freestyle board that ruled this season's demo days and earned top reviews. Like all boards in the line this year, the Proto CT is made in Colorado and features Never Summer's patented Rocker Camber Technology, a profile shape that floats on powder, rules on the rails, and helps even beginner riders avoid catching an edge and face-planting under the chairlift. It's also loaded with slope-tech like "Carbonium Laminate Technology," "STS Pretensioned Fiberglass," Never Summer's "Superlight" wood core, and a "graphite-impregnated Sintered 5501 base." Translation? The Proto CT has both pop and pep, offering a lively ride in the best and worst conditions.
Rookie defensive sensation Von Miller forced a fumble on his very first NFL play, was named AP Defensive Rookie of the Year, recorded 11.5 sacks, played a couple of games in a cast and was named to the 2011 Pro Bowl. Not bad. Off the field, the bespectacled Miller was the picture of poise. And while Tim Tebow was certainly the spark that the Broncos used to fire themselves up for a mid-season turnaround, Miller was the fuel. The Broncos will be Peyton Manning's team come September, but its orange-and-blue heart beats behind jersey number 58.
Readers' Choice: Tim Tebow
1701 Bryant St., Denver, 80204
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The world — well, the International Olympic Committee, anyway — was watching when Boulder-based USA Climbing hosted the International Federation of Sport Climbing Lead Climbing World Cup in October at Movement Climbing + Fitness. It was the first time the competition has been held in the U.S. since 1988: Sport climbing is on the shortlist to become an Olympic medal sport, and the IOC had to have liked what it saw at Movement. The three-year-old Boulder gym has become an indoor mecca for Colorado's climbing community, thanks to the work of climbing-wall designer Cort Gariepy and the Rockwerx Climbing crew. It also features TechnoGym equipment, a room full of Saris CycleOps machines, and a first-rate staff of personal trainers. Wondering how the World Cup climbers get into some of those positions on their way up the wall? Check out Movement's full complement of yoga classes, including Acro Yoga sessions that incorporate elements of Thai massage, active inversions and partner-supported acrobatic positions.
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We tend to forget about University of Denver hockey coach George Gwozdecky because he is so consistently excellent. But his team was ranked in the top ten nationally and made the playoffs. Again. Although they exited after the first round, DU has won two national titles with Gwozdecky at the helm, and this year he juggled three capable goalies, each of whom started at least ten games. Gwozdecky also coaxed solid play out of a young roster: Juho Olkinuora, the goalie who logged the most minutes in net, is a freshman, and the team's second, third and fourth leading scorers are all underclassmen.
Readers' Choice: Tad Boyle, University of Colorado men's basketball
2240 E. Buchtel Blvd., Denver, 80208
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Let's not go nuts here because John Fox led the Donkeys to a .500 record in a crappy division, but he gets credit for not doing what so many coaches in his position would have done: be a stubborn, old, crotchety coach. Rather than try to shove a square peg into a round hole by making Tim Tebow run a traditional NFL offense, Fox played to Tebow's strengths and integrated a read-option that allowed football Jesus to throw less and run more. Now Fox has the exact opposite situation to work with in Peyton Manning. We think he'll be fine.
Readers' Choice: George Karl
Hosted annually by the Denver Run Club, the Beer Mile requires participants to chug a beer and run a 400-meter lap — then repeat three times. Beer Miles are held all over the country, and Denver's most recent version was held on St. Patrick's Day, naturally. It's BYOB — and make sure you come with the strong stuff (at least 5 percent alcohol by volume), or don't come at all. All beers must be twelve ounces, as well. Oh, and if you throw up, you have to do a penalty lap.
Rather than donning Tim Tebow jerseys, the sports name Coloradans should have plastered all over their clothing in 2011 was that of Jennifer Barringer Simpson. In an unexpected victory, the 25-year-old University of Colorado at Boulder graduate (and 2008 Olympic athlete) took the gold medal for the 1,500-meter track event at the World Championships in Athletics in South Korea last year. Simpson sped past the rest of the racers in the final few moments to become the victor, making it the first time since 1983 that an American woman took home the title.
Here's the thing about dog parks: They're for dogs, and mostly medium-to-large dogs that need some exercise. So while you, the human, might like a spot with a lot of grass, shade, benches, pedicures and an espresso bar, your dog wants a huge expanse of land to burn off its energy. Stapleton fits that description better than any park in the city. It's massive and it's all sand. Rocky may have made running in sand look easy and super-awesome, but it will have your dog's tongue hanging in no time.
Readers' Choice: Cherry Creek
2002 Spruce St., Denver, 80238
Best Park for a Picnic: City Park
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Cheescake Factory at Woodland Mall opening on Tuesday
The Woodland Mall location will open its doors at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5.
Credit: PREIT
Published: 11:13 AM EDT November 1, 2019
Updated: 11:13 AM EDT November 1, 2019
KENTWOOD, Mich. — The first West Michigan location of the Cheesecake Factory is opening on Tuesday, Nov. 5.
The new restaurant is launching as a part of the Woodland Mall expansion project, which had its grand opening earlier this fall. Stores like Urban Outfitters and Von Maur opened where the old Sears department store was located.
Cecily McCabe with Woodland Mall previously told 13 ON YOUR SIDE they are thrilled to have the Cheesecake Factory coming to the area.
"We've been trying to convince Cheesecake Factory that Grand Rapids was the place to be for over four years so we finally acquired them," said McCabe.
There is only one other location of the Cheescake Factory in Michigan, and it is in Novi at the Twelve Oaks Mall.
The Woodland Mall location will open its doors at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5 is also Election Day.
Other stories on 13 ON YOUR SIDE:
Von Maur and other Woodland Mall expansions opening this weekend
JCPenney looking to hire 150 seasonal associates in Grand Rapids
Woodland Mall auctioning off 'Bacon and Eggs' play area pieces for charity
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Posted on November 18, 2020 by Xenia Gazette
WPAFB: No HPCON Charlie yet
By London Bishop - lbishop@aimmediamidwest.com
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — Commander of the 88th Air Base Wing, Col. Patrick Miller, announced on Monday that Wright-Patterson Air Force Base would remain at Health Protection Condition (HPCON) Bravo, despite soaring cases of COVID-19 in the surrounding communities. Though the current COVID-19 situation at Wright-Patt does not warrant an escalation to HPCON Charlie, ABW leaders have announced increased restrictions in light of record-breaking coronavirus numbers in the Miami Valley.
Miller and his team discussed several elements of Wright-Patterson’s coronavirus response during the Nov. 16 town hall. The installation has not been immune to the wave of new coronavirus cases in the state. However, base transmission is three to four times lower than transmission in the community, according to Public Health Emergency Officer Dr. Michael Crowder. Most on-base cases are due to close-contact situations and individuals quarantining together. If community spread does not slow, Miller said, the base may be forced to return to a higher Health Protection level.
“We’re getting complacent,” Miller said. “We want to get our lives back to normal. Unfortunately, that complacency, in this changed environment, has allowed our enemy of the day (COVID) to creep back into our lives and come at us full force.”
New restrictions on airmen include restricting social gatherings back down from 50 to 10, preferably with those in or close to a person’s household. ABW meetings will now be conducted exclusively in a virtual manner. Wright-Patterson already has a mandatory mask order for all airmen on the installation.
“We are doing the right thing on base,” Miller said.
The Little Heroes program, intended to honor the children of military members whose parents have deployed, has been delayed until the spring. The annual tree lighting, which occurs on Dec. 2, has been modified so that attendees must stay in their vehicles.
“It’s the right thing to do,” Miller said. “It’s up to us to set the example, to be the role models, and to do the right thing.”
Col. Christian Lyons, Commander of the 88th ABW Medical Group, said that demand for COVID testing at Wright-Patterson has also significantly increased. The Medical Center staff conducts 24 COVID tests in an hour, roughly 170 tests in a day. Lyons encouraged military members who need a COVID test to schedule one in advance.
“WPAFB personnel should be a beacon in the community and set an example for best behavior,” said Capt. Stephanie Croyle, Public Health officer in a news release. “We are asking that you ask yourself, ‘Is there anything I could have done better today to slow the spread?’”
By London Bishop
lbishop@aimmediamidwest.com
Reach London Bishop at (937) 502-4532
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Cyber Monday Smart TV Deals (2020): Top 32, 50, 55 & 65 Inch 4K Smart TV Sales Collated by Spending Lab
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Biden elevates science advisor to cabinet role for the first time
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Among them are Wisconsin's Democratic governor, Tony Evers, who has been taking heat from the state's Republican-led Legislature over the slow pace of vaccinations. Several other governors, including Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, were left scrambling to alter plans to expand the rollouts in their states, including to senior citizens. The Boston Athletic Association launched a virtual Athletes’ Village in the hopes that would-be racers will use it as a digital hub to share training tips, seek out coaching and compete against each other in monthly challenges.
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Improving women's health at work
Support for working parents needs to be tailored to their individual circumstances and what they want from their work and family life. That’s according to Virginia Herlihy, founder of How Do You Do It?, an award-winning organisation that delivers in-house programmes to help employers support working parents.
She says there is no “silver bullet” for work life balance. “Each parent has a different view of what success looks like. They have a unique footprint, but they face a lot of judgement from other people. Unless parents are clear about what is important for them they can feel guilty and swayed by others’ opinions. That is where the problem lies,” says Virginia. “That is why it is vital that our first step is to ensure they were clear about what they value, what their bottom line is, what is important for them for home and for work. It’s about making choices about what is right for them.”
How Do You Do It? offers support to businesses and managers as well as individual parents and recently won the Working Families’ Best for All Stages of Motherhood.
Virginia first set up the organisation in Australia 10 years ago. She is British and says she had always wanted to have a business in the UK too. She felt the situation for working parents in Australia was similar to that in the UK so she did some research and spoke to a number of large employers and working parents in the UK. “The challenges they described were exactly the same as those my clients had in Australia,” she says.
Virginia says that, as in the UK, there is a growing focus in Australia on the links between workplace equality and equality in the home which is driving employers to improve what they offer to both mums and dads. She cites the work of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency who seek to improve standards through their benchmarking work on best practice. In recent months, they have focused more on how managers are trained in supporting working parents.
“Bodies like that encourage organisations to be more thorough and to report what they are doing more and what impact that has,” says Virginia. Another driver of the equality agenda in Australia has been Elizabeth Broderick, Sex Discrimination Commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission, and her promotion of the UN’s male champions of change initiative in the workplace. The initiative is about male managers in the workplace coming together to achieve change on gender equality.
Minimising guilt
How Do You Do It? works has worked with thousands of parents as well as many employers since it started. It does so through group work as that builds an ongoing network of support. Debs Ingham, a coach at How Do You Do It? and UK Business leader, says that what comes up often in sessions with working mums is guilt. The organisation aims to minimise that feeling by helping mums feel comfortable with the choices they have made and reminding them of why they work. Women tend to focus on the things they are not doing and feel bad, she adds, rather than on what they are doing well.
Men on the other hand talk more about stress and conflict than guilt. They want greater flexibility so they can contribute more at home, says Virginia, but they face stigma in asking for that and they have few role models to encourage them. “There are strong views on what men are supposed to do. What makes a difference is male champions of change, when male leaders send clear messages out about flexible working, for instance.”
She adds that men can sometimes be reluctant to come to parent support groups. What can work better, she says, are fact finding sessions where dads get together to talk about their experiences and share what works and what doesn’t.
How Do You Do It? also works with employers to put the business case for supporting working families. Debs says there are clear measures that show that support pays dividends, including improved retention rates. She adds that employers who get the business case tend to be those who place a high value on the people they employ.
The organisation also works with managers to investigate what they could do to better support parents, for instance, how they can identify where the pinch points might be for parents or how they can use KIT days better. “It’s about recognising that support is to do with creating an ongoing conversation,” says Virginia.
How Do You Do It?’s plans for the future include developing its online capabilities to be able to offer parents more flexible advice sessions and broadening its client base, including potentially moving into other countries.
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A Kiss Of Shadows By Laurell K Hamilton
A Kiss Of Shadows
by Laurell K Hamilton
New RRP £13.99
For her aunt, the malevolent Queen of Air and Darkness, has dispatched her chief bodyguard back to the mortal world to fetch Meredith back, whether she likes it or not. Her role: to enjoy the constant company of the most beautiful - and immortal - men in the world of the Sidhe.
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A Kiss Of Shadows: (Merry Gentry 1) by Laurell K Hamilton
Laurell K. Hamilton's 'Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter' novels have established her as a force to be reckoned with. Her voice is fresh, her style sensual, her characters leap off the page and her blend of the contemporary and the supernatural is both original and exciting. Now, in A KISS OF SHADOWS, she introduces readers to an unforgettable new heroine: Meredith Gentry. A Los Angeles private investigator with a strange speciality - supernatural crime, Merry has an even stranger secret: she's a Faerie princess in hiding, and on the run from her own otherworldly realm. For her aunt, the malevolent Queen of Air and Darkness, has dispatched her chief bodyguard back to the mortal world to fetch Meredith back, whether she likes it or not. She is to be the pawn in a plot that will transform the future of the Seelie and Unseelie Courts. Her role: to enjoy the constant company of the most beautiful - and immortal - men in the world of the Sidhe. Her reward: the crown. The penalty for refusal: death... Rich, sensual and full of earthly pleasures, dazzling magic and memorable characters, some as deadly as they are beautiful, A KISS OF SHADOWS is an unbridled tour-de-force of the imagination where folklore, myth and legend come together with thrilling, erotically-charged adventure.
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"A wonderful excursion into the magic of desire" -- Alice Borchardt
"As wild as the novel's premise is, memorable characters and wicked wit make is all delicious, ribald fun" * Publishers Weekly *
"An edgy story of sex, violence and magic that manages to be both disturbing and entertaining. Highly recommended" * Library Journal *
About Laurell K Hamilton
Laurell K. Hamilton is the New York Times bestselling author of nine Meredith Gentry novels as well as the acclaimed Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series. She lives with her family in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Michael Bublé reschedules Charlotte show to 2021
Updated: May 8, 2020 - 7:57 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Michael Bublé fans will have to wait until next spring to see the cool crooner in Charlotte.
The show, originally scheduled for March 18 at Spectrum Center, was among the first cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tickets for the previously scheduled date will be honored. Tickets for the new date are also available for purchase at spectrumcentercharlotte.com or ticketmaster.com.
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Deconstructing a Descent into Hell: Philippe Leblanc reviews SATANIA by Kerascoet and Fabien Vehlmann
The work of Kerascoet and Fabien Vehlmann concerns itself with deconstruction. Beautiful Darkness deconstructs the myth surrounding fairy tales, presenting in its place a bleak portrayal of what happens when the tale ends. Beauty deconstructed another fairy tale, the fairy granting a wish to a woman that eventually turns into a curse. Miss Don’t Touch Me played on the idea of a person seeking justice, or revenge, and how far she went to get what she wanted. Satania, their latest collaboration deconstructs nothing less than the conception of Heaven and Hell. Satania concerns itself with the struggle between theology, science, and the act of living. It’s about the different forces that drive humans to move forward, their goals and their expectation of what life is, or what it should be. Satania presents itself as a literal “descent into Hell”, but it’s overly simplistic to describe it this way. Characters are forced to proceed to deep introspection of themselves, their beliefs, their choices, their ideas, while they explore the bottoms of the Earth.
The collaborative work of the team of Fabien Vehlmann and Kerascöet is some of the most impressive European comics of the decade. Their work is challenging, meticulously illustrated, tackling difficult themes, splendidly colored and layered with a degree of expertise rarely seen elsewhere. Their previous projects, Beautiful Darkness, Miss Don't Touch Me, and Beauty (one of my all-time favorite series) were awe-inspiring. Satania is equally delightful to read and examine, and NBM brought in the entire series in one convenient book. One of the big strengths of their work can be attributed how they layer information in their image. There’s usually something happening in the foreground and background in addition to the characters or action we follow. There’s a lot of depth and textures to their background, with enough details to make it look complex, but not overly so. There’s also a fluidity of movement to the characters which makes them very dynamic. Those elements are usually working in concert with the story to showcase that there are deeper elements at play than just the story. Their watercolor is also another thing of beauty and one of the main appeals of Satania.
Satania tells the tale of Charlotte (mostly referred to as Charlie), as she sets out on an expedition to go find her brother, missing for several weeks after a spelunking expedition gone awry. Her brother theorized that there may be a common lore to the way we depicted demons and Hell throughout history. He set out to prove that what we conceptualize as Hell is simply an underground world where our ancestors have evolved differently, only he has yet to return. Charlie's crew is exploring depths that have never been seen before and are forced to push deeper after a heavy rainfall propels them further than they anticipated. Their rescue mission is much different than they expected and some aren’t quite ready to face what they might find hidden below. What follows is a tale that forces the reader to consider theology, evolution, family trauma, biology, spirituality, ambition, and mortality in a new light. As Vehlmann and Kerascoët’s explore the psyche of their character, deconstruction happens around the concept of Hell. Rather than being a hellish landscape of demons, pitchfork, and flames, Hell is instead the cavernous depth of Earth, filled with living animals and creatures that may have actually inspired the myths surrounding Hell.
There’s an ongoing struggle between science and religion as is exemplified by the skeptic Father Monsore and the scientist Lavergne. They each represent two opposing ideas, the first being that evolution simply kept going underground or that humans grew horns to protect their heads from the cavernous ceilings, while the second is that the dark underground and its shifting walls are a ploy of the devil himself to make the explorers mad. These two figures are front and center throughout the whole book, forced to confront their beliefs and prejudice and to soften their positions once they realize neither of them is as right as they’d like to believe. The truth, in this universe at least, is much more nuanced than these characters care to admit. Life is complicated, so is science and so is our understanding of the universe. Perhaps science and what is unknown is more complex, bordering on the supernatural. Rationality itself is overrated since the world works in mysterious ways. Father Monsore, for his part, has to come to terms with the fact that there is a method to the madness of the underworld that goes beyond the divine. Mythology comes from somewhere that may be more real than he originally imagined.
The concept of a descent into hell is exemplified in many different ways throughout Satania. There’s the actual descent as our protagonists are forced to go ever deeper into the cave. This could be read as their actual death following the flooding of the cave as they proceed ever deeper into Hell itself shedding their decency and morals along the way until they vanish. One of the explorers cannot handle the reality of their situation and soon his moral compass breaks and he begins murdering as many people as he can. He’s in a much darker place internally than he is physically. There’s also Charlie’s brother, who’s spent so much time in there that his mind has also begun to unravel into hatred and anger. The darkness in the heart of men might be worse than the one in Hell -- or Hell is other people -- I’m not quite sure which is intended.
One of the recurring images in Satania is of Charlie’s mother and her red wool, knitting in the distance, constantly taunting Charlie with dark secrets and unavowed secrets and desires. This image appears early on to imply that the reasons she wishes to save her brother may be selfish, perhaps love or incest, or a latent desire for him. Her descent is more related to how her sexual awakening brings about uncomfortable truths about desire and lust. Her need to connect with someone, emotionally and physically, is exemplified with her relationship with the demon. This was perhaps one of the most befuddling elements of the book, the illustration of Charlie indicates she’s relatively young, and coupled with the many references to “Young Charlie” made for a very uncomfortable read.
I don’t often mention these things, but I was surprised by the obvious typos contained within this edition. Letters which should be there simply aren’t, forcing the reader to read such word as “nally” when it should be obviously read “finally”. Examples of this are numerous in the book and distract from the work. I thought it was only my copy that had issues, but it turns out multiple copies, possibly the entire first print run had this issue. It’s distracting more than anything else. NBM confirmed they fixed the issue for subsequent print runs though. Kudos to the publisher for fixing it moving forward.
Satania is not the excellent work I wanted it to be. Perhaps it’s because, near the end, Charlie’s brother is actually deconstructed as he falls into the literal abyss of Satania. It could also be because it ends up being coy about its themes. Beliefs are wrong, science will get you nowhere you need to be. The world is trash, the targets change place all the time. You’re never going to get anywhere. In the end, Charlie is trapped, even as tries to leave the tunnels, decades later, still trying to find a way out. It becomes more nihilistic than I could handle. Perhaps I wasn’t interested as much in the premise as I thought would be. It’s probably one of Kerascoët and Fabien Vehlmann’s weakest collaboration, but it remains an exceptional book. Is the worst work of a master any less than masterful? Satania deserves future reading, but I will re-read Beauty for the umpteenth time first.
Philippe Leblanc is a Canadian comics journalist. In his regular life, he improves Canadian medical education and is the co-host of the Ottawa Comic Book Club. He reads alternative, indie, and art comics at night and writes about them for The Comics Beat and Your Chicken Enemy.
Labels: Comics, Fabien Vehlmann, Kerascoet, NBM, Reviews
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Changes all round at Welwyn Hatfield's Rotary clubs
Published: 9:35 AM July 19, 2009 Updated: 8:04 PM November 3, 2020
ROTARY clubs in Times Territory have elected new presidents for the coming 12 months. * In Hatfield, outgoing Robert Addleman handed over to the new president, John Hopley. One of Mr Hopley's first tasks was to present a cheque for �350 to Barry Clark of
ROTARY clubs in Times Territory have elected new presidents for the coming 12 months.
* In Hatfield, outgoing Robert Addleman handed over to the new president, John Hopley.
One of Mr Hopley's first tasks was to present a cheque for �350 to Barry Clark of the Breaks Manor youth centre, pictured top left, to support its work with young people in Hatfield.
Mr Clark said: "We're very grateful to the Rotary Club for thinking of us. The money will be going towards out motorcycling project, which provides the opportunity for young people to ride motorbikes skilfully and safely."
* In Brookmans Park, Michael Jones succeeded Paul Johnson and hopes to build on his achievements.
Mr Jones will be joined by vice-president Steve Northcott and junior vice-president Margaret Thorpe.
He said he is looking forward to a year where the club can match or exceed monies raised for charities.
Mr Jones also wanted to raise the profile of Rotary and build close links with local organisations.
* At the WGC club, which meets at Homestead Court Hotel, the presidency was handed over to John Walton by the outgoing Ralph Maslin.
Mr Walton said he would be hoping to collaborate with new Hatfield president John Hopley with a specific focus on young people this year, by continuing with regular Rotary events like the technology competition, chef of the year and the Christmas story competition.
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'''Michael Chidester''' has been studying [[historical European martial arts]] since 2001. He was a member of the [[Association for Renaissance Martial Arts]] until 2007, where he achieved the rank of general Free Scholar and acted as the ARMA Provo Study Group Leader. Michael co-founded the [[True Edge Academy|True Edge Academy of Swordsmanship]] in 2009, and until 2011 was the senior instructor at its Provo, Utah branch. In 2012, Michael was appointed to the newly-established position of Director of the Wiktenauer Project by the [[Historical European Martial Arts Alliance]] general council, formalizing the role of principal designer and editor that he had assumed in early 2010. As Wiktenauer lead, Michael has assembled the most complete catalog of HEMA manuscripts currently available, including such resources as scans, transcriptions, and translations, and is currently laboring to assemble a similar catalog of printed treatises. In 2013, these efforts earned him a [[HEMA Scholar Awards|HEMA Scholar Award]] for Best Supporting Researcher.
'''Michael Chidester''' has been studying [[historical European martial arts]] since 2001. He was a member of the [[Association for Renaissance Martial Arts]] until 2007, where he achieved the rank of general Free Scholar and acted as the ARMA Provo Study Group Leader. Michael co-founded the [[True Edge Academy|True Edge Academy of Swordsmanship]] in 2009, and until 2011 was senior instructor at its Provo, Utah branch. In 2012, Michael was appointed to the newly-established position of Director of the Wiktenauer Project by the [[Historical European Martial Arts Alliance]] general council, formalizing the role of principal designer and editor that he had assumed in early 2010. As Wiktenauer lead, Michael has assembled the most complete catalog of HEMA manuscripts currently available, including such resources as scans, transcriptions, and translations, and is currently laboring to assemble a similar catalog of printed treatises. In 2013, these efforts earned him a [[HEMA Scholar Awards|HEMA Scholar Award]] for Best Supporting Researcher.
In 2010, Michael received a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Brigham Young University, with a minor degree in Military Science and additional coursework in Italian and Spanish. He developed a degree of fluency in the latter while living abroad in Mexico between 2002 and 2004. He is a member of the [[Western Martial Arts Coalition]] and a Lifetime Member of the HEMA Alliance. Michael has lectured on Medieval and Renaissance martial arts at ''Fechtschule America'' in Houston, the ''Iron Gate Exhibition of Historical Martial Arts'' in Boston, the ''Symposium on Historical Arts and Swordsmanship'' at the Massachusetts Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies, and ''Life, the Universe, & Everything: the Marion K. “Doc” Smith Symposium'' at Brigham Young University.
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Michael Chidester has been studying historical European martial arts since 2001. He was a member of the Association for Renaissance Martial Arts until 2007, where he achieved the rank of general Free Scholar and acted as the ARMA Provo Study Group Leader. Michael co-founded the True Edge Academy of Swordsmanship in 2009, and until 2011 was senior instructor at its Provo, Utah branch. In 2012, Michael was appointed to the newly-established position of Director of the Wiktenauer Project by the Historical European Martial Arts Alliance general council, formalizing the role of principal designer and editor that he had assumed in early 2010. As Wiktenauer lead, Michael has assembled the most complete catalog of HEMA manuscripts currently available, including such resources as scans, transcriptions, and translations, and is currently laboring to assemble a similar catalog of printed treatises. In 2013, these efforts earned him a HEMA Scholar Award for Best Supporting Researcher.
In 2010, Michael received a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Brigham Young University, with a minor degree in Military Science and additional coursework in Italian and Spanish. He developed a degree of fluency in the latter while living abroad in Mexico between 2002 and 2004. He is a member of the Western Martial Arts Coalition and a Lifetime Member of the HEMA Alliance. Michael has lectured on Medieval and Renaissance martial arts at Fechtschule America in Houston, the Iron Gate Exhibition of Historical Martial Arts in Boston, the Symposium on Historical Arts and Swordsmanship at the Massachusetts Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies, and Life, the Universe, & Everything: the Marion K. “Doc” Smith Symposium at Brigham Young University.
1.1 Composites
1.2 Transcription
1.3 Translation
While he designed much of the infrastructure of Wiktenauer, Michael's primary area of research is mapping out the connections between the various books and manuscripts in the corpus of historical European martial arts literature. Based on this research, he has put together a number of concordance documents that lay out the versions of each treatise side-by-side, both for ease of reference and as the first step toward creating critical editions of these treatises. Michael's concordances can be found on the following pages:
Ludwig VI von Eyb
Martin Huntfeltz
Jörg Wilhalm Hutter
Paulus Kal
Johannes Lecküchner
Jud Lew
Fiore de'i Liberi
Johannes Liechtenauer
Andre Liegniczer
Paulus Hector Mair
Nicolaüs Augsburger
Ott Jud
Nicolaes Petter
Sigmund Schining ein Ringeck
Martin Syber
Hans Talhoffer
Jobst von Württemberg
The Four Masters of the MS 3227a
The Gladiatoria Group
The Nuremberg Group
Das Buch von Füßringen
Kunstlicher stuck Kämpffens Ringens und Werffens
Michael has also begun participating in the work of transcribing fencing manuals. He has transcribed the following works:
Hans Czynner's Über die Fechtkunst und den Ringkampf (fragment)
Andre Paurñfeyndt's Ergrundung Ritterlicher Kunst der Fechterey
The anonymous Das Buch von Füßringen
Michael's translation work can be found in the following articles:
Peter von Danzig zum Ingolstadt
Andre Paurñfeyndt
The MS 3227a
The MS German Quarto 16
The MS Sloane 5229
For questions about the Wiktenauer or his research, or to inquire about donating content to the wiki, Michael can be contacted either via email or on his talk page.
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8 years ago by Rebecca | 60 Comments
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CfP: Philosophy and Methodology of Medicine (LMU Munich, June 1-3, 2021, Deadline: March 3, 2021)
Submitted by Jürgen Landes (MCMP, LMU Munich).
The Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy invites abstracts for the following event:
Philosophy and Methodology of Medicine
Online at the MCMP, LMU Munich
https://www.mcmp.philosophie.uni-muenchen.de/events/workshops/container/methodology_medicine_2021/index.html
The claims of medicine have been supported by a wide variety of different methods, ranging from randomized controlled trials to expert judgement and mechanism-based reasoning. Miriam Solomon has therefore aptly characterized medicine in terms of a developing, untidy, methodological pluralism. But can philosophers help with this development? In recent years, philosophers of science have become increasingly interested in assessing the strengths and weaknesses of the various methods employed in medicine. Some have defended the methodological superiority of randomized controlled trials, or at least meta-analyses of such trials. Others have challenged this superiority by on the one hand stressing the weaknesses of such methods in terms of their internal or external validity, and on the other hand emphasising the strengths of alternative methods, including methods involving expert judgement and mechanistic evidence.
This online conference will bring together philosophers of science and medical methodologists in an attempt to make progress towards resolving these debates concerning the strengths and weaknesses of the various methods employed in medicine.
We welcome submissions of abstracts of no longer than one page (not including references) for thirty-minute talks on topics in the philosophy and methodology of medicine, including but not limited to:
Causal inference in medicine
Foundational issues in statistics in medicine
Bias in medical inference
Medical epistemology
Multi-agent medical epistemology
Mechanisms in medicine
Analogy and extrapolation in medicine
Expert judgement in medicine.
The conference will be preceded by a Summer School to introduce graduate students and others to the main themes in the debates.
Upload an abstract (pdf) at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=phiandmethofmed21.
Length of abstract: Up to 1 page of text, references can go on Page 2.
Deadline: 03.03.2021.
The Easychair submission form also asks you to fill a field called ”abstract”. Just type ”N/A” or similar.
Expected notifications: End of March 2021
Jürgen Landes (MCMP)
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Giuliani associate names Trump, Pence, more in Ukraine plan
by: MICHAEL BIESECKER, MARY CLARE JALONICK and ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press
FILE – In this Dec. 2, 2019, file photo, Lev Parnas arrives at court in New York. Parnas, a close associate of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, has provided a trove of text messages and photos to the House committee leading the impeachment inquiry. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) — A close associate of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is claiming Trump was directly involved in the effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden.
Lev Parnas says he delivered an ultimatum in May, at Giuliani’s behest, to the incoming president of Ukraine that no senior U.S. officials would attend his inauguration and vital American security aid would be withheld if an investigation into Biden wasn’t announced.
He said Trump was aware of Giuliani’s efforts to secure an investigation and the president was briefed regularly.
If true, Parnas’ account undercuts a key Republican defense of Trump during the impeachment investigation — that Trump’s withholding of vital military aid to Ukraine last summer wasn’t a quid pro quo for Biden investigations.
“President Trump knew exactly what was going on,” said Parnas, a Soviet-born Florida businessman facing a raft of criminal charges related to campaign finance violations. “He was aware of all my movements. I wouldn’t do anything without the consent of Rudy Giuliani, or the president.”
For his part, Trump on Thursday repeated denials that he is acquainted with Parnas, despite numerous photos that have emerged of the two men together , including at a April 2018 dinner with about a half dozen others at the president’s Washington hotel.
“I meet thousands and thousands of people as president. I take thousands of pictures,” Trump said, speaking to reporters in the Oval Office. “I don’t know him, I never had a conversation that I remember with him.”
Parnas made several potentially explosive claims in an extended interview with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, segments of which were aired Wednesday and Thursday.
The day after Parnas said he delivered the message, the State Department announced that Vice President Mike Pence would no longer be attending the inauguration of Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelenskiy.
Parnas alleged that Trump ordered Pence to stay away at the behest of Giuliani to send a clear message to the incoming Ukrainian administration that they needed to take seriously the demand for an investigation into Biden, a Democratic presidential candidate seen as a potential threat to Trump’s 2020 reelection.
Parnas said every communication he had with Zelenskiy’s team was at the direction of Giuliani, whom he regularly overheard briefing Trump about their progress by phone.
Giuliani called Parnas’ statements “sad.”
“I feel sorry for him,” Giuliani said Wednesday in a text message to an AP reporter. “I thought he was an honorable man. I was wrong.”
Asked directly if Parnas was lying, Trump’s lawyer replied, “I’m not responding yet.”
Parnas said he also heard Giuliani and another Trump-aligned defense lawyer, Victoria Toensing, briefing Attorney General William Barr by phone about their efforts to pressure the Ukrainian government to announce the investigation into Biden and his son Hunter’s business dealings.
“Barr was basically on the team,” Parnas said.
The Justice Department said in September that Trump had not spoken to Barr about having Ukraine investigate the Bidens and that the attorney general had not discussed Ukraine with Giuliani. Justice Department spokeswoman Kerri Kupec said Wednesday that Parnas’ claims were “100% false.”
Toensing posted on Twitter that Parnas “absolutely lied” about her conversations with Barr.
Pence, who Parnas said raised the need for an investigation into the Bidens in a September meeting with Zelenskiy in Poland, added to the flurry of denials issued Thursday.
“I don’t know the guy,” said Pence, who has himself been photographed standing with Parnas. The vice president called Parnas’ claim that he had participated in the effort to spur the Ukrainians to open an investigation into the Bidens “completely false.”
Parnas also said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former Energy Secretary Rick Perry played roles in the scheme. Both have denied wrongdoing.
The new accusations came as House Democrats made public a trove of documents, text messages and photos from Parnas’ smartphones that appear to verify parts of his account.
The documents, released just ahead of the start of Trump’s Senate impeachment trial, could raise pressure on the Senate as it debates whether to hear witnesses.
A federal judge earlier this month ruled that Parnas could provide the materials to Congress as part of the impeachment proceedings. Democrats voted in December to impeach Trump for abuse of power and for obstruction of Congress.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, one of seven Democratic impeachment managers who will effectively act as prosecutors during Trump’s Senate trial, said Thursday they are reviewing Parnas’ interviews and documents “to evaluate his potential testimony.” It is likely that the House managers, not senators, would make a motion to call witnesses such as Parnas.
“Mr. Parnas’ public interviews in the last 24 hours shed additional insights into the origins of the scheme, the work he and Rudy Giuliani were doing on the president’s behalf, and other members of the administration who were knowledgeable,” Schiff said.
But Senate Republicans appeared largely unmoved, with some suggesting they were unfamiliar with who Parnas is, despite months of media coverage and prior testimony in the House about his ties to Giuliani’s efforts in Ukraine.
“If I had ever heard of him before yesterday I’m not aware of it,” said Sen. Roy Blunt, a Missouri Republican. “This is the indicted guy, right?”
House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy deflected questions about donations from Parnas to a political action committee he runs and a photo of him with Parnas at Trump’s inauguration in 2017.
“People come to events, and they take photos with me,” McCarthy said. The GOP leader added that in his view Parnas “lacks all credibility” and accused the news media of trying to build him up.
Democrats, meanwhile, pointed to text messages among the newly disclosed materials that have raised questions about the possible surveillance of former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch before she was ousted by the Trump administration last spring.
The messages show that Robert F. Hyde, a Republican candidate for Congress from Connecticut, disparaged Yovanovitch in messages to Parnas and gave him updates on her location and cellphone use.
FBI investigators were observed Thursday morning at Hyde’s home and business addresses. Charles Grady, a spokesman for the FBI in Connecticut, confirmed that agents had been at the locations tied to Hyde but said he could not provide additional information.
The text and phone records show Parnas communicating with Giuliani multiple times a day before Yovanovitch’s removal, as well as a handwritten note that mentions asking Ukraine’s president to investigate “the Biden case.”
Among the documents is a screenshot of a previously undisclosed letter from Giuliani to Zelenskiy dated May 10, 2019, which was shortly after Zelenskiy was elected but before he took office. In the letter, Giuliani requests a meeting with Zelenskiy “as personal counsel to President Trump and with his knowledge and consent.”
The Associated Press reported in October that Zelenskiy had huddled three days earlier, on May 7, with a small group of key advisers in Kyiv to seek advice about how to navigate the insistence from Trump and Giuliani for a probe into the Bidens. He expressed his unease about becoming entangled in the American elections, according to three people familiar with the details of the three-hour meeting. They spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the diplomatic sensitivity of the issue, which has roiled U.S.-Ukrainian relations.
One of the documents released by Democrats is a note from Parnas handwritten on stationery from the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Vienna that says “get Zalensky to Annonce that the Biden case will be Investigated.”
Parnas told Maddow he took the notes as he was speaking by phone to Giuliani, receiving precise instructions about the demands Trump wanted to convey to Zelenskiy’s team.
Trump asked Zelenskiy in a July 25 call to investigate the Bidens. Hunter Biden served on the board of a gas company based in Ukraine.
In a segment aired Thursday, Parnas said he no longer believes that former Vice President Biden did anything improper and said the concerted effort he’d been involved in to push for an investigation was just about politics.
Parnas and his business partner, Igor Fruman, both U.S. citizens who emigrated from the former Soviet Union, were indicted last year on charges of conspiracy, making false statements and falsification of records. Prosecutors allege they made outsize campaign donations to Republican causes after receiving millions of dollars originating from Russia. The men have pleaded not guilty.
In several of the documents released as part of the impeachment inquiry, Parnas communicated with Giuliani about the removal of Yovanovitch. The ambassador’s ouster, ordered by Trump, was at the center of the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry. Yovanovitch testified in the House impeachment hearings that she was the victim of a “smear campaign.”
Trump on the July call told Zelenskiy that Yovanovitch was “going to go through some things.” She had been recalled from her diplomatic post roughly three months earlier.
Parnas told Maddow that Trump actually ordered Yovanovitch fired several times, including once in his presence, but Pompeo and then-national security adviser John Bolton refused to go along. Democrats and a handful of Republicans have been calling for Bolton to testify as part of Trump’s Senate trial.
On April 23, just before Yovanovitch was directed to return to the United States, Giuliani texted Parnas, “He fired her again.” Parnas texted back, “I pray it happens this time I’ll call you tomorrow my brother.”
After texting about the ambassador, Hyde gave Parnas detailed updates that suggested he was watching her. In one text, Hyde wrote: “She’s talked to three people. Her phone is off. Her computer is off.” He said she was under heavy security and “we have a person inside.”
Hyde texted Parnas that ”they are willing to help if we/you would like a price,” and “guess you can do anything in Ukraine with money … is what I was told.”
In a Twitter post Tuesday, Hyde called Parnas a “dweeb” and suggested the messages about surveilling the ambassador were a joke. He said he welcomed an investigation.
Parnas, in turn, also said Wednesday that Hyde’s texts shouldn’t be taken seriously.
The text messages show that Parnas consulted Giuliani in January 2019 after the U.S. denied a visa to former Ukrainian Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin. Giuliani replied: “I can revive it.”
The following day, Giuliani told Parnas, “It’s going to work I have no 1 in it.” Giuliani then predicted “he will get one,” before giving Parnas the phone number for Jay Sekulow, the leader of the president’s personal legal team. Sekulow is expected to be part of Trump’s legal team during the impeachment trial.
Among the materials released from Parnas’ phone this week were more photos of him with Trump, as well as the president’s son Donald Trump Jr., first daughter Ivanka Trump, and her husband, Jared Kushner.
Asked by Maddow about Trump’s denial of knowing him, Parnas said he had spoken one-on-one with the president numerous times.
“He lied,” Parnas said of the president. “I mean, we’re not friends. Me and him didn’t watch football games together, we didn’t eat hot dogs. But he knew exactly who we were, who I was especially.”
Associated Press writers Michael Balsamo, Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller and Matthew Daly in Washington, and Michael Melia in Hartford, Connecticut, contributed.
Follow Associated Press investigative reporter Michael Biesecker at http://twitter.com/mbieseck , Mary Clare Jalonick at http://twitter.com/MCJalonick and Eric Tucker at http://twitter.com/etuckerAP
Contact AP’s global investigative team at Investigative@ap.org.
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Trump forms committee to advise on reopening US economy
Economic experts say consumer confidence is directly linked to consumer spending
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — President Trump has selected members of Congress from both parties to serve on an advisory committee to help decide how and when the economy should reopen.
“The president and I don’t always agree on a lot of issues but int he middle of this kind of crisis I think I can add value,” said Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA).
Warner said he hopes Trump will heed the advice of others.
“I’m as anxious as anyone to get our economy reopen, to get people back to normal life, but boy we got to do it the right way,” he said.
Twenty-two million Americans filed for unemployment benefits over the past four weeks. Despite that, some fear returning to normal life too quickly will cause a wave of new coronavirus cases.
“If we send people back too soon and the virus spikes, Americans’ confidence in all of their leaders will dramatically diminish,” Warner said.
Economic experts say consumer confidence is directly linked to consumer spending and that is a critical factor in any economic recovery.
Congressman Dusty Johnson (R-SD) agreed the process must balance both economic and health interests.
“We can’t unfortunately just pick an arbitrary date and stick to that come hell or high water,” he said.
Democrats on the committee stressed that more widespread testing is necessary in order to determine when it’s safe for Americans to return to work.
Region vaccination rates still exceed state averages, but supply a grave concern
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Kid’s Ultimate ‘Jingle Jam’ Playlist [VIDEO]
You bring the eggnog, I'll bring the tunes!
As normally Grinchy type of person, this year I have really come to appreciate the holiday season. 2020 was been such a depressing, challenging time for evyerone, so I decided to get my self into the spirit of things, and that includes movies, TV specials, and of course, music!
So, when you are having a socially distanced, and hopefully safe holiday get together, I have come up with the ultimate playlist of holiday jingle jams, that will make any Christmas party an instant hit. So here without further ado, here are my favorites! Have a great holiday from all of us here at Z-107.3
"Another Lonely Christmas" Prince
This one has that classic "Purple Rain" era vibe to it. It was the B-side to "I Would Die 4 U"
"All I Want For Christmas Is You" Mariah Carey
Arguably now the most popular modern era Christmas song, this one still sounds great all these years later!
"Last Christmas" Wham
This one has been covvered many times, most notably by Taylor Swift, but it's hard to top the original.
"Christmas In Hollis" Run DMC
Not only a great Christmas jam, but the video is killer too
"Little Drummer Boy" Bing Crosby & David Bowie
Back in 1977, it was a very edgy thing to have these two polar opposites do a duet on televison. Unfortunaetly, Crosby passed away before this Christmas special could air.
"Please Come Home For Christmas" Bon Jovi
The version by The Eagles is the better and most famous version, but hey why not throw fans of big 80's hair a bone here
"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" Bruce Springsteen
In one word, who is cooler than Santa?....Bruuuuuuuuuuuce!
"Do They Know It's Christmas" Band-Aid
An all-star cast raised a ton of money for famine in Africa
"My Only Wish (This Year)" Brittney Spears
Merry Christmas, it's Brittney, bit@!
"Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays" N'Sync
This was the only single from *NSYNC's Christmas album, "Home for Christmas"
"Wonderful Christmastime" Paul McCartney
Not bad for a song that took him about 10 minutes to write. And the video is super cheesy!
"Christmas, Baby Please Come Home" U2
Back from the "Rattle and Hum" era of U2
"Step Into Christmas" Elton John
I had the pleasure of seeing Sir Elton when he came to Bangor in November of 2017, sadly he didn't play this holiday classic
"What Christmas Means To Me" Stevie Wonder
This tune has been included in many Christmas movies over the years, and it should be!
Light Up Eastern and Central Maine
Filed Under: Christmas, Videos
Categories: Back in the Day Cafe, Music, Pop, Rap
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March 12, 2020 Preprint Open Access
JavaScript: The First 20 Years
Wirfs-Brock, Allen; Eich, Brendan
"language": "eng",
"title": "JavaScript: The First 20 Years",
"abstract": "<p>How a sidekick scripting language for Java, created at Netscape in a ten-day hack, ships first as a de facto Web standard and eventually becomes the world’s most widely used programming language. This paper tells the story of the creation, design, evolution, and standardization of the JavaScript language over the period of 1995–2015. But the story is not only about the technical details of the language. It is also the story of how people and organizations competed and collaborated to shape the JavaScript language which dominates the Web of 2020.</p>",
"family": "Wirfs-Brock, Allen"
"family": "Eich, Brendan"
"note": "This is the authors HOPL-4 preprint.\nThe definitive Version of Record to be published in Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages, June 2020, https://doi.org/10.1145/3386327.",
"type": "article",
"id": "3707008"
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JavaScript, ECMAScript, Standards, Web browsers, Browser game theory, History of programming language
Version 2 10.5281/zenodo.3710954 Mar 14, 2020
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