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EIGHT GOYA AWARDS GO FOR FILMS POSTPRODUCED AT ANTAVIANA FILMS
“The Bookshop”, “Estiu 1993”, the short film “Los Desheredados” and “Una Mujer Fantástica” gather 8 Goya Awards at the Spanish Cinema big night.
The Goya Gala Night which took place on Saturday 3rd at the Madrid Marriot Auditorium Hotel, finished with eight Goya Awards going to films post-produced at Antaviana Films.
The big night’s winner as Isabel Coixet’s “The Bookshop” which received the Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Script Awards. On the other hand, “Estiu 1993” by Carla Simón received the Best First Time Director, Best Revelation Actor which went to Bruna Cusí and Best Supporting Actor for David Verdaguer’s work in the movie.
Short film “Los Desheredados” by Laura Ferrés won in its category and finally, “Una Mujer Fantástica” by Sebastián Leo won Best Iberoamerican Picture.
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Breaking News: The scoop on GLEE Season 4 and how it will balance Ohio and New York storylines – TCA 2012
By A.C. FERRANTE 07/23/2012
With GLEE entering its fourth season with storylines set in Ohio and New York, Fox Entertainment President Kevin Reilly reveals this new structure has worked out quite nicely with the three scripts he’s read so far. “I’m very happy with how seamless it is,” says Reilly. “There is a thematic linkage between the two. I think it’s going to be an event for fun for the audience not knowing who is going to show up when. We have a core of returning character we will be servicing every week and limited deals with some actors joining here or there.” Reilly […]Read On »
TV Review: GLEE – Season 3 – “Goodbye” – Season Finale
By CARL CORTEZ 05/23/2012
Stars: Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Jane Lynch, Jayma Mays, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Heather Morris, Matthew Morrison, Amber Riley, Naya Rivera, Mark Salling, Harry Shum Jr., Jenna Ushkowitz Writer: Brad Falchuk Director: Brad Falchuk Network: Fox, airs Tuesday nights Original Telecast: May 22, 2012 In what feels more like a series finale rather than a season finale, the “Goodbye” episode of GLEE is another strong showing from a series that has really been firing on all cylinders the last few weeks. With so many of the “senior” class splintering off, this episode is about our core […]Read On »
TV Review: GLEE – Season 3 – “Nationals”
Stars: Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Jane Lynch, Jayma Mays, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Heather Morris, Matthew Morrison, Amber Riley, Naya Rivera, Mark Salling, Harry Shum Jr., Jenna Ushkowitz Writer: Ali Adler Director: Eric Stoltz Network: Fox, airs Tuesday nights Original Telecast: May 15, 2012 In the second half of the two-hour GLEE marathon, “Nationals” finally finds New Directions coming together for the big event they’ve been waiting three years for. After last year’s disastrous Nationals, the group is doing everything they can to win in order to have that lasting victory lap after being called losers […]Read On »
TV Review: GLEE – Season 3 – “Props”
Stars: Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Jane Lynch, Jayma Mays, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Heather Morris, Matthew Morrison, Amber Riley, Naya Rivera, Mark Salling, Harry Shum Jr., Jenna Ushkowitz Writer: Ian Brennan Director: Ian Brennan Network: Fox, airs Tuesday nights Original Telecast: May 15, 2012 More GLEE goodness arrives with one of the season’s most inventive episodes – “Props.” Taking a cue a FREAKY FRIDAY cue, the put-upon Tina (Jenna Ushkowitz) who rarely gets to sing or gets noticed, bumps her head and for about ten minutes every GLEE cast member is suddenly embodying somebody else. This […]Read On »
TV Review: GLEE – Season 3 – “Prom-asauras”
Stars: Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Jane Lynch, Jayma Mays, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Heather Morris, Matthew Morrison, Amber Riley, Naya Rivera, Mark Salling, Harry Shum Jr., Jenna Ushkowitz Writer: Ryan Murphy Director: Eric Stoltz Network: Fox, airs Tuesday nights Original Telecast: May 8, 2012 Sometimes GLEE hits an almost giddy high of capturing the essence of 1980s teen angst films while also living up to the potential of the first half of its own Season 1. With “Prom-asauras” there are still remnants of the things that frustrate long-time fans (myself included), but it’s made up by […]Read On »
TV Review: GLEE – Season 3 – “Choke”
Stars: Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Jane Lynch, Jayma Mays, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Heather Morris, Matthew Morrison, Amber Riley, Naya Rivera, Mark Salling, Harry Shum Jr., Jenna Ushkowitz Writer: Marti Noxon Director: Michael Uppendahl Network: Fox, airs Tuesday nights Original Telecast: May 1, 2012 With graduation looming for many of the students at McKinley High, the recent stories for GLEE have become more focused. Whereas most TV shows would deal with graduation and the end of high school during the last couple of the episodes, GLEE has made it a point to wring every kind of […]Read On »
TV Review: GLEE – Season 3 – “Saturday Night Glee-ver”
Stars: Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Jane Lynch, Jayma Mays, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Heather Morris, Matthew Morrison, Amber Riley, Naya Rivera, Mark Salling, Harry Shum Jr., Jenna Ushkowitz Writer: Matthew Hodgson Director: Bradley Buecker Network: Fox, airs Tuesday nights Original Telecast: April 18, 2012 Watching the latest episode of GLEE, you couldn’t help but feel like the show was out of ideas and episode titles. Paying homage to one of the best selling soundtracks of all time – SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER – the episode is dubbed “Saturday Night Glee-ver” because, well, no one could have come […]Read On »
TV Review: GLEE – Season 3 – “Big Brother”
Stars: Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Jane Lynch, Jayma Mays, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Heather Morris, Matthew Morrison, Amber Riley, Naya Rivera, Mark Salling, Harry Shum Jr., Jenna Ushkowitz Writer: Michael Hitchcock Director: Eric Stoltz Network: Fox, airs Tuesday nights Original Telecast: April 10, 2012 The strange thing about GLEE is that if you eliminated half the episodes in a given season, you would have a pretty great show. Often times it feels like every other episode is on target, and that couldn’t be more true as GLEE returns from a nearly two month hiatus with “Big […]Read On »
The Dork Side: I’m Breaking Up With GLEE
By SONIA MANSFIELD 03/01/2012
Teen weddings, texting while driving accidents, suicide attempts: When did GLEE turn into ONE GLEE HILL? I’m sorry, GLEE, but it’s over between us. I’m breaking up with you. I do appreciate GLEE. I understand what it is you’re trying to do. It usually sends a positive message about acceptance and understanding. I don’t love the message it sends to young girls, which is that boys are everything and should be the center of their worlds. But, on the whole, the show means well. I get it. I don’t know exactly when GLEE lost me. It happened gradually. I used […]Read On »
TV Review: GLEE – Season 3 – “On My Way”
Stars: Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Jane Lynch, Jayma Mays, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Heather Morris, Matthew Morrison, Amber Riley, Naya Rivera, Mark Salling, Harry Shum Jr., Jenna Ushkowitz Writer: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Director: Bradley Buecker Network: Fox, airs Tuesday nights Original Telecast: February 21, 2012 And so goes the roller coaster ride that we’ve come to know as GLEE. After enduring perhaps the worst episode of the season with “Heart,” GLEE rebounds with perhaps one of the best episodes of year with “On My Way.” It’s like there are two different shows being made concurrently. On one […]Read On »
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by Sir Ernest Shackleton | Read by Sean Barrett
Contemporary Culture • 10 hrs • Unabridged • © 1990
One might expect this story told by a Victorian explorer about his own exploits in Antarctica to be a little tedious. To the contrary, it’s filled with fascinating developments and details and doesn’t shrink from the stark realities of the story, as evidenced by the description of shooting and eating the sled dogs to prevent their and the humans’ starvation. Sir Ernest Shackleton writes mostly in the first person. The audio publisher uses a “different acoustic” (a hollow and reverberant sound) for quotes and letters from others, which is an interesting, but disconcerting, technique. However, Barnett’s reading remains at all times sober, straightforward and undramatic, as befits the seriousness of the subject. J.D.N. ©AudioFile, Portland, Maine [Published: JULY 95]
Library Ed. • ISIS Audio Books • 1994
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See Why Private Schools May Witness A Mass Exodus Of Teachers From Schools After Covid -19!
Deborah Oluwabunmi Omoaregba 10 May 16, 2020 A+ A-
https://www.auntydebbysblog.com/2020/05/see-why-private-schools-may-witness.html
We are living amidst what is potentially one of the greatest threats in our lifetime to global education.
The Covid -19 pandemic is causing more than 1.6 million children and youth to be out of school in many countries.
Now, to the teachers who are the most valuable tools to children’s learning, maybe hit by a gigantic educational crisis caused by one strong factor, which is their salaries.
Most schools were able to get teachers paid in the month of March when the pandemic led to the closure of most institutions of learning. April was a month of uncertainty for many private school teachers who feared they may not get paid because of the pandemic which kept them locked down at home.
Some public school teachers had expressed optimism that salaries will be paid. On the contrary, private school teachers understand that from the angle of their private sector, non-payment was inevitable.
This is not to say some Private schools did not pay April salaries.
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Some did, but Private school teachers in different parts of the country are expressing uncertainty and fears when it comes to schools not managed by the government. The situation is to their own disadvantage.
The Covid-19 issue has raised a lot of insecurities for teachers in private schools, thus the fear that there might be a mass exodus of teachers from private schools after the pandemic!
One teacher who pleaded anonymity in Mowe, Ogun state is a case study. He said it will be a time of the 'decision' on the private school he presently works since he didn't get paid in April.
According to him, some schools in Mowe gave palliatives to their stranded teachers who were caught unawares.
'Minimal blame should be passed to Private schools at a time as this because they are run by individuals and not the government of an entire nation', explained Private school Proprietor who refused to disclose his name.
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What can the poor teacher do? Many teachers like myself are already thinking of viable alternatives
This not going to be funny o
Not funny is an understatement
This is not going to be funny
Don't blame them
We truly can't
Ashish Gupta 9 August 2020 at 00:55
This is serious
Seriously serious Ashish.
Amazetipoff Blog 4 November 2020 at 09:20
Wow, it's happening already in my state..
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Review: Afghan Whigs at The Mohawk Friday
By Patrick Beach
Even with all the goblins about, the scariest place in Austin Friday night was inside of Greg Dulli’s head. Whether through experience or imagination, the Afghan Whigs’ frontman-singer-songwriter-guitarist writes harrowing and hard-rocking songs about toxic relationships, addiction and self-loathing. Perfect material for Halloween, the day we laugh at what terrifies us.
So the reconfigured Whigs, most but Dulli wearing masks, swaggered onto the stage and delivered a set that offered a generous taste of "Do to the Beast," their fairly terrific first new album in 16 (!) years as well as choice tracks from back when the alt rock-soul outfit seemed close to busting into the mainstream. Even the absence of Rick McCollum, one of the most distinctive guitarists of the ’90s, wasn’t terribly noteworthy. These guys were ferocious, dropping the first two tracks from "Beast," "Parked Outside" and Matamoros," before crushing "Fountain and Fairfax," in which a narrator with certain tenuous chemical issues asks someone named Angel to "come closer/So the stink of your lies/Sinks into my memory."
Cheerful, no? They also made room for "Turn on the Water," a tune from 1992’s "Congregation" that, read literally, is a plea for assisted suicide. The trick to making such heavy material a treat is in the tunefulness of the songwriting and the delivery, and that’s where the Whigs really bring it. Dulli’s got a serviceable baritone, he can reach for the falsetto and he can shriek. He’s also a mesmerizing bandleader. And despite the band’s proclivities to sharp-elbowed indie rock and R&B, he’s at heart a popster, as evidenced by "I Am Fire" turning into Fleetwood Mac’s "Tusk" and "Lost in the Woods" unmasked to reveal the Beatles’ "Getting Better." They also managed to make The Police’s "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic" sound even creepier than "Every Breath You Take."
Near the end of the set they got to "Something Hot," a comparatively conventional song about red-blooded lust without dysfunction, and it felt redemptive, as if much of the preceding material was a psychic purge, perfect for the night we’re all allowed, even encouraged, to howl at the moon. If Dulli can keep his demons on a leash in the service of real, substantive art, here’s hoping he stays healthy and haunted.
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NADA and Alliance Call on Trump Administration to Consider Dealerships Essential Businesses
March 19, 2020 • by FI Staff
NADA – On Tuesday, March 17, NADA and the Alliance for Automotive Innovation joined together in sending a letter to the Trump administration calling for the government to consider vehicle repair, maintenance and sales facilities as essential operations during the nation’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Given the importance of safe transportation in addressing the coronavirus outbreak, we have an obligation to ensure that motor vehicles remain safe and are properly maintained.
COVID-19 has reached each of the country’s 50 states and the District of Columbia and will continue to impact American businesses nationwide. To date, a significant number of states and cities have taken emergency action to force the closure of businesses deemed “nonessential,” such as movie theatres, shopping malls and museums. By contrast, essential businesses, including healthcare facilities, pharmacies and grocery stories, are able to remain operational for Americans.
Given the lack of uniformity in how states and local municipalities taking action are classifying dealership sales, service and parts operations, NADA and the Alliance have requested that the U.S. government ensure that the nation’s motor vehicle fleet remains as safe and operational as possible by considering vehicle repair, maintenance and sales facilities as essential operations during the coronavirus outbreak.
In the joint letter, NADA President and CEO Peter Welch and Alliance for Automotive Innovation President and CEO John Bozzella wrote: “As our nation continues to confront the coronavirus’s challenges, we want to underscore the importance of ensuring that consumers have access to a safe and well-functioning motor vehicle fleet. Motor vehicles, both new and old, are critical to ensure that the public can get food and other necessities of life, as well as to continue to interact with one another in a manner consistent with public health officials’ recommendations.”
The letter went on to also highlight that vehicle repair and maintenance for the country’s medium- and heavy-duty trucks is equally as vital, given that these vehicles are a crucial component of the nation’s transportation infrastructure and in many ways are providing the U.S. a lifeline to everything from groceries to medical supplies.
“Given the importance of safe transportation in addressing the coronavirus outbreak, we have an obligation to ensure that motor vehicles remain safe and are properly maintained,” NADA and the Alliance continued. “To that end, it is vital that vehicle repair, maintenance and sales facilities be considered essential operations when federal, state and local officials impose certain requirements due to the coronavirus outbreak.”
Originally posted on F&I and Showroom
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Burzum is the musical project by Varg Vikernes (under the pseudonym "Count Grishnackh"). It began during 1989 in Bergen, Norway and quickly became prominent within the early Norwegian black metal scene.[1] During 1992 and 1993, Burzum recorded four albums; however, in 1994 Vikernes was convicted and imprisoned for the murder of guitarist Øystein "Euronymous" Aarseth and the arson of several churches. While imprisoned, Vikernes recorded two albums in the dark ambient style.
Musical style
Burzum's music features characteristics common in black metal, including distorted, tremolo-picked guitar riffs, harsh vocals, and the use of blast beat and double bass techniques in the drumming. All of the band's albums feature intentionally low production quality. The band's early music shows heavy Tolkien influence; for example, the name "Count Grishnackh" is taken from an orc character called Grishnákh in Tolkien's works.[1] The choice of the name for the project reflects both this influence and the desire for anonymity: "Burzum" is a word of the Black Speech of Mordor meaning "darkness" (though Vikernes believes that Pagans consider it to mean "light" as opposed to how Christians consider it to mean "darkness"), and is one of those found on the Ring-inscription of the One Ring (the final part of the Ring inscription being "…agh Burzum-ishi krimpatul, or "…and in the darkness bind them").[2] Some of Burzum's early songs featured titles like "En ring til å herske" ("One Ring to Rule"); however, Vikernes later explained this to be a reference to the Rheingold of Norse mythology rather than to Tolkien's works, which themselves owe debt to Norse mythology. As he continued to release albums, Vikernes' attraction to Norse mythology and Pagan beliefs became more and more apparent. Much of Burzum's later music focuses on Norse legends, especially his most recent two ambient albums: Dauði baldrs deals exclusively with the legend of the death of Baldr and Hliðskjálf recounts the death of Wotan and the approach of Ragnarök.
Vikernes' music is characterised by hypnotic repetition and simple yet profound song structures; this trademark sound has been present on Burzum's black metal and electronic albums alike. Vikernes has described Burzum as a kind of "spell" or recreation of an imaginary world tied in with Pagan history.[1] Each album, he claims, was designed as a kind of "spell" in itself, with each beginning song intending to make the listener more susceptible to "magick", the following songs to inspire a "trance-like state of mind", and the last song to carry the listener into a "world of fantasy" (dreams, for the listener would fall asleep—Burzum was supposed to have been evening music).[1] Vikernes claims the intent to create this fantasy world came from dissatisfaction with the real world.[1] He has stated the "message" of Burzum can be found in the lyrics of the first song of the first album ("Feeble Screams from Forests Unknown").[1]
Musically, Burzum has progressed from primitive, raw black metal to classical-influenced ambient music characterised by minimalist tendencies and dark atmospheres. Vikernes' music is characterised by hypnotic repetition and simple yet profound song structures; this trademark sound has been present on Burzum's black metal and electronic albums alike. Vikernes has described Burzum as a kind of "spell" or recreation of an imaginary world tied in with Pagan history.[1] Each album, he claims, was designed as a kind of "spell" in itself, with each beginning song intending to make the listener more susceptible to "magick", the following songs to inspire a "trance-like state of mind", and the last song to carry the listener into a "world of fantasy" (dreams, for the listener would fall asleep—Burzum was supposed to have been evening music).[1] Vikernes claims the intent to create this fantasy world came from dissatisfaction with the real world.[1] He has stated the "message" of Burzum can be found in the lyrics of the first song of the first album ("Feeble Screams from Forests Unknown").
Det som engang var
Aske
Hvis lyset tar oss
Filosofem
Dauði Baldrs
Belus
Demos/promos
* Burzum (Demo I) (1991)
* Burzum (Demo II) (1991)
* Burzum (Promo) (1992)
* Burzum / Aske (1995)
* 1992-1997 (1998)
* Ragnarok (A New Beginning) (2000)
* Anthology (2002)
* Draugen (2005)
* Lord of Darkness Anthology (2008)
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Music for Lifetime Memories
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Jia Yuan & Felicia's Wedding
18 May 2019 Conrad Centennial Singapore AQ delighted guests at Jiayuan and Felicia's wedding lunch with a selection of oldies and contemporary pop music! The couple also danced to our live rendition of timeless tango favourite Por Una Cabeza on their second march-in!
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24 February 2019 School of Music & the Arts (SOMA) AQ helped Producer Kevin in recording his 《最后的日记》 for his final year project at the School of Music & the Arts! We are excited to share the completed work, '21st ____' (a.k.a 21st blank), available on Kevin's site! The AQ strings are featured in the second track, 'Memory《最后的日记》'. Do visit https://www.kevinvsk.com/music to have a listen!
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17 February 2019 Oasis Terraces We were honoured to be invited to perform at the official opening ceremony of Oasis Terraces! The event was graced by Mr. Lawrence Wong, Minister for National Development and Second Minister for Finance.
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3 February 2019 CHIJMES Hall After more than a year of planning, Kelvin and Christabelle's special day finally arrived! We played a selection of Classical and Jazz pieces to serenade their guests during lunch. Congratulations to the couple!
Filming of Bryan Wong's《爱本》
8 January 2019 Kok Sen Restaurant Filming AQ was down with the #爱本 The Playbook team at the cosy alley behind Kok Sen restaurant for another of the scenes! In this dainty backalley, AQ plays the original music written by Bryan Wong himself, while the main characters, played by Sheila Sim 沈琳宸 and Ayden Sng, find themselves falling irrevocably in love.
5 January 2019 Golden Mile Complex Filming AQ's cellist Eunice Lim was part of production shoot in Bryan Wong's Directorial Debut《爱本》The Playbook. It was an eye-opening experience that really put "台上三分钟，台下十年功" into perspective. AQ is excited to be part of the soundtrack for this screenplay starring Sheila Sim 沈琳宸 and Ayden Sng, both of whom seemed taken with the cello! Many thanks to the production team for all the prep and production work — it really is no easy feat just to get a brief clip!
Recording Session for《爱本》Theme Song
18 December 2018 The Creative Playground Philbeat Studio AQ is excited to be a part of @bryanwwong's new screenplay project "爱本 The Playbook", working alongside Philip Tan of philbeat.com to produce the soundtrack composed by Bryan himself!
Jessica & Wei Peng's Wedding
15 December 2018 Mandarin Orchard Imperial Ballroom It was a pleasure meeting the lovely couple, who requested for a classic from the first Broadway musical they watched together — "Tonight" from "West Side Story" — as their March-In music! It was a spirited evening with warm laughter and good cheer. Wishing the couple many blissful years ahead! Jessica: "I enjoyed your music, and your march-in music was splendid. You guys made the atmosphere so magical and calming. A dream come true."
Keith & Fiona's Wedding
10 November 2018 Fullerton Hotel Straits Room We were delighted to meet Keith and Fiona after more than a year of planning! Warmest congratulations to the lovely couple!
The Ireland Funds Emerald Ball 2018
3 November 2018 The St. Regis Singapore After a well-received performance last year, we were invited back for the second year running to perform at The Ireland Funds Singapore's Emerald Ball 2018, an annual fund-raising event! Pamela (Executive Director, The Ireland Funds Singapore): "We were delighted to have the Arpeggione Quartet as part of our event again this year and your music and performance was much enjoyed and appreciated by our guests."
Jayson & Li Ping's Wedding
28 October 2018 InterContinental Singapore Congratulations to the happy couple! For their March-In, we collaborated with their close friend and pianist, Elliot Tjipto, to perform Mendelssohn's "Wedding March". The couple also commissioned special performances of "Rewrite the Stars" from the film "The Greatest Showman", Luis Fonsi's "Despacito", Ellie Goulding's "Love Me Like You Do", and Coldplay's "Paradise".
SVCA 26th Anniversary Gala & Awards
8 October 2018 Shangri-La Hotel We performed at the Singapore Venture Capital & Private Equity Association's 26th Anniversary Gala & Awards Dinner, which included a Charity Auction featuring original artworks of the talented students and alumni of the Pathlight School. Thank you, SVCA, for inviting us back for the fourth year — it was great seeing many familiar faces at this meaningful event!
Wye Huong & Chao Yan's Wedding
30 September 2018 Faber Peak It was a great pleasure being part of the couple's intimate solemnization ceremony in an al fresco setting with a lovely hilltop view! The couple commissioned a special arrangement of Faye Wong's 《我愿意》for their March-In, and we also serenaded their guests during dinner. Cyan: "Thank you for the great performance on Sunday! All the guests were giving compliments on you and your team! Our best decision to have you guys at our ROM (:"
Jun Jie & Charmaine's Wedding
30 September 2018 Shangri-La Hotel We played a selection of pop standards and classic oldies at this "instagram-worthy" couple's wedding banquet. Congratulations to the couple! Charmaine: "Thanks for the excellent performance and we have received many praises about your music!"
Stanley & Yvette's Wedding
5 August 2018 Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel We were delighted to be part of Stanley and Yvette's special day! The couple commissioned a special performance of Shania Twain's "From This Moment On" for their first March-In. We wish the couple many happy years ahead together!
Music Tapas: "Soundtrack Evolution"
21 July 2018 Concourse, Singapore Conference Hall As part of the Singapore Chinese Orchestra’s “Music Tapas” series, Arpeggione Quartet was invited to present “Soundtrack Evolution”, a selection of classic film soundtracks from the 1960s to the present day.
21 July 2018 Concourse, Singapore Conference Hall For “A Little Happiness”, we shared some of our “Favourite Things” such as taking a dip down “Under the Sea”, spending “13 Days in France”, gearing up to play a “Game of Thrones”, and getting “Spirited Away” to a “City of Stars”!
21 July 2018 Concourse, Singapore Conference Hall Thank you for supporting Arpeggione Quartet!
Asia GAME Festival 2018
9 - 10 June 2018 Suntec Convention & Exhibition Centre We performed video game soundtracks from Nintendo, Final Fantasy, Neon Genesis Evangelion, as well as music from Studio Ghibli films. We were also delighted to meet many cosplayers at the event!
9 - 10 June 2018 Suntec Convention & Exhibition Centre Arpeggione Quartet was invited to perform at the inaugural Asia GAME Festival (AGF) 2018, a gaming convention that included e-sports, cosplay, and music concerts. Read more: https://asiagamefest.com/community/day-stage/
Farrukh & Beatriz's Wedding
10 March 2018 Fullerton Hotel Straits Room We thoroughly enjoyed being part of Farrukh and Bea's intimate wedding dinner banquet, which was filled with hearty toasts and laughter! The couple also specially commissioned a performance of Lana Del Rey's "Young and Beautiful", Sia's "Chandelier", and Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" to round off the night.
Aaron & Li Xuan's Wedding
10 February 2018 InterContinental Singapore It was a pleasure to be invited to perform at Aaron and Li Xuan's solemnisation and wedding lunch banquet! We played a selection of film and Broadway themes, including "Be Our Guest" from Disney's animated film "Beauty and the Beast" when the first course was served!
Marriott Hotel Wedding Showcase 2018
27 January 2018 Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel We are delighted to have been invited back to perform at Marriott Hotel's "All That Dazzles is Gold" wedding showcase 2018! Denise (Marriott Hotel Wedding Planner): "Thank you to you and your team! A lot of our guests were impressed by the lovely performance!"
National Gallery: Resonates With
30 December 2017 National Gallery, Padang Atrium "Resonates With" is a free weekend music programme by the National Gallery. The December 2017 edition was in conjunction with the Gallery's "Century of Light" exhibition comprising "Colours of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Musée d'Orsay" and "Between Worlds: Raden Saleh and Juan Luna".
30 December 2017 National Gallery, Padang Atrium As part of the National Gallery's "Resonates With: Festivities of the World" music series, Arpeggione Quartet was invited to perform well-loved pieces from the Romantic era, such as Tchaikovsky’s "Swan Lake", Satie’s "Gymnopédies", and Elgar’s "Salut d’Amour". Read more: https://www.nationalgallery.sg/see-do/programme-detail/707/resonates-with-arpeggione-quartet
30 December 2017 National Gallery, Padang Atrium Thank you all for your enthusiastic support! We were informed by the programme curators that this was the largest turnout they had seen for the Gallery's "Resonates With" series in December 2017! Karine (Global Cultural Alliance): "We really loved the pieces you guys brought to Resonates With and also felt the performance was well-received by the audience. Looking forward to collaborating with you guys again :)"
30 December 2017 National Gallery, Padang Atrium
Arpeggione Quartet was featured in The Straits Times' "Arts Picks" on 29 December 2017! Read more: http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/arts/arts-picks-the-philharmonic-orchestra-presents-new-years-eve-countdown-concert
Mason & Li Fang's Wedding
11 November 2017 Four Seasons Hotel It was a great pleasure being part of Mason and Li Fang's special day! We played "I See the Light" from the Disney film, "Tangled", as the couple made their entrance into the ballroom under a sword arch created by their swordbearer friends from the Republic of Singapore Air Force. Li Fang: "Thank you once again for the great performance during our wedding reception! Our guests really enjoyed the live music!"
11 November 2017 Four Seasons Hotel We received a song request from the couple's guests for the theme song from the hit TV series, "Game of Thrones". We're glad that we managed to fulfill this request, much to the guests' happy appreciation!
4 November 2017 The St. Regis Singapore We had the honour of performing at The Ireland Funds Singapore's Emerald Ball 2017, "Masquerade", an annual fund-raising event to support disadvantaged youth, education, and elder care in Singapore.
4 November 2017 The St. Regis Singapore We played a selection of upbeat pop songs as the guests enjoyed their dinner over spirited conversation.
4 November 2017 The St. Regis Singapore Arpeggione Quartet was invited to perform at the 9th running of The Ireland Funds Singapore's annual Emerald Ball 2017, "Masquerade", a fundraiser managed by the Singapore Straits Wine Company.
Sean & Geraldine's Wedding
22 October 2017 Goodwood Park Hotel We were delighted to be part of Sean and Geraldine's wedding dinner banquet, alongside their supportive and enthusiastic guests! We also performed using our string quartet's very own in-house condenser microphones — a service that we offer for optimum sound quality especially at large venues. Sean: "I just wanted to pass on compliments of your performance on Sunday! Many of our guests loved it."
Javern & Leeann's Wedding
7 October 2017 Novotel Clarke Quay We played a selection of upbeat tunes during the couple's wedding dinner banquet. It was an exciting and entertaining evening as the couple and their guests had much fun playing a series of games!
Saranghaeyo
15 & 16 June 2017 Esplanade Concourse Read more about Esplanade's "Soundtracks" series: https://www.esplanade.com/festivals-and-series/soundtracks/2017
15 & 16 June 2017 Esplanade Concourse We were invited to perform "Saranghaeyo" on 15 and 16 June 2017 as part of Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay's "Soundtracks" series of concerts. Read more: https://www.esplanade.com/festivals-and-series/soundtracks/2017/arpeggione-quartet-soundtracks
15 & 16 June 2017 Esplanade Concourse "Saranghaeyo" means "I love you" in Korean. Tracing the evolution of romantic Korean drama soundtracks, we performed a selection of theme songs from popular K-dramas including "Autumn in My Heart", "Winter Sonata", "Empress Ki", "My Love from the Star", and "Descendants of the Sun".
8 April 2017 Marriott Hotel We are honoured to have been invited to participate in Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel's "Love Me, Marry Me" wedding showcase 2017!
8 April 2017 Marriott Hotel We performed a selection of wedding classics, and had a great time meeting many bridal couples.
Seoul in Love
25 March 2017 Takashimaya Square, B2
25 March 2017 Takashimaya Square, B2 Arpeggione Quartet was invited to perform at Takashimaya Department Store's "Seoul in Love" extravaganza, a fair showcasing Korean culture.
25 March 2017 Takashimaya Square, B2 We performed a selection of soundtracks from popular Korean dramas such as "Winter Sonata", "My Love from the Star", and "Descendants of the Sun".
Pengxiang & Jingyi's Wedding
26 February 2017 Shangri-La Hotel We spent a beautiful afternoon at Pengxiang and Jingyi's wedding, performing a selection of classical and pop music.
26 February 2017 Shangri-La Hotel The bridal couple chose an unconventional piece—"Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol—for their 2nd March-In, during which they hopped into the ballroom together!
26 February 2017 Shangri-La Hotel We received a song request from a guest for Vivaldi's "Spring" or Bach's "Air on G String". We are glad that we were able to fulfill this request, as we had our scores for "Air on G String" with us!
Jun Wei & Liu Jia's Wedding
18 February 2017 Civil Service Club, Changi It was an intimate setting by the sea with family and friends of the couple. Trustin: "Thank you Arpeggione Quartet for your beautiful melodies that accompanied us through the evening. The guests and I were truly enthralled by the range of music played. It was definitely a memorable moment which I have been dreaming of walking down the aisle with my bride in the tune of Waltz for the Moon. Thank you Sarah and team for making my dream come true."
Edwin & Tomoko’s Wedding
11 February 2017 Sofitel Singapore Sentosa Resort & Spa Edwin and Tomoko had heard our performance of "Music of Studio Ghibli" at the Esplanade Concourse on 21 May 2016, and engaged us for their wedding banquet. We played a selection of Japanese and Disney tunes specially selected by Tomoko-san. Edwin: "Thank you once again for playing at our wedding and your well wishes. The guests and us thoroughly enjoyed the performance. I'm sure we will be there for your future performances."
A Little Happiness
29 & 30 Dec 2016 Esplanade Concourse We were invited to perform "A Little Happiness" on 29 and 30 December 2016 as part of Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay's "Celebrate December" series of concerts. Read more: https://www.esplanade.com/festivals-and-series/celebrate-december/2016/arpeggione-quartet
29 & 30 Dec 2016 Esplanade Concourse Read more about Esplanade's "Celebrate December" series: https://www.esplanade.com/festivals-and-series/celebrate-december/2016
29 & 30 Dec 2016 Esplanade Concourse
29 & 30 Dec 2016 Esplanade Concourse We played a series of pop, jazz, and film music to celebrate, reflect, and thank as we looked back on the year 2016.
29 & 30 Dec 2016 Esplanade Concourse Photo courtesy of Iris Cheung (Esplanade): "When We Were Young, at Somewhere Only We Know, we used to admire the Moonlight In The City, and simply be Happy with Everything. Now as 2016 is drawing to a close, I've just gotten a little reminder from Arpeggione Quartet - What A Wonderful World we are in and yes, A Little Happiness is all that we need. VIVA LA VIDA!"
29 & 30 Dec 2016 Esplanade Concourse Thank you all for your support! We hope the music brought you all much joy!
Calligraphy World of Ang Tock Kiong
3 December 2016 ION Art Gallery @L4 Ageless Scripts – The Calligraphy World of Ang Tock Kiong
Sudhir & Praveen's Solemnisation
26 November 2016 Hotel Fort Canning We performed at Sudhir and Praveen's intimate and heartfelt solemnisation at the cosy setting of Hotel Fort Canning, where the couple had a romantic slow dance to "La Vie En Rose". Sudhir: "It was a pleasure having your quartet perform at our wedding reception. It made the whole occasion so beautiful and it provided a great ambience for everyone to enjoy. We and our guests were so impressed by the music performance. Thank you so much for doing a great job."
Jian Hao & Pamela's Wedding
26 November 2016 Grand Hyatt Singapore It was a pleasure performing at Jian Hao Tan and Pamela's beautifully decorated and personalised wedding at the Grand Hyatt, with a playlist picked by the couple. Jian Hao: "Thank you for the understanding and the wonderful performance by the quartet... Once again, we are grateful to have Arpeggione Quartet perform for our wedding. We wish your team success in your journey ahead :)"
11 October 2016 Shangri-La Hotel This marks the third year running that we have been invited to perform at SVCA's annual Gala & Awards Dinner. We value building positive long-term relationships with our clients, and we are always excited to re-connect with them!
SICW Gala Dinner 2016
10 October 2016 Flower Dome, Gardens by the Bay It was a great honour performing at the inaugural SICW 2016 Gala Dinner. The event was graced by Dr. Yaacob Ibrahim (Minister for Communications and Information & Minister-in-charge of Cyber Security), who hosted fellow ASEAN representatives.
Lyn & Aden's Wedding
10 September 2016 York Hotel We performed a mix of classic Jazz pieces, pop hits, and romantic ballads specially curated by the newlyweds for their enthusiastic guests. Lyn: "Thank you very much for the wonderful performance that day! My guests enjoyed the performance very much and I have received quite a number of compliments."
Angela & Andrew's Wedding
9 July 2016 Sofitel Singapore Sentosa Resort & Spa We enjoyed performing at the bridal couple's intimate solemnization ceremony, with a playlist specially chosen by the bride.
IES Golden Jubilee Gala Dinner
1 July 2016 The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore Guest of Honour: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong We had the privilege of performing at the IES Golden Jubilee Gala Dinner that was graced by PM Lee and attended by over 1,000 guests. Congratulations to IES on their 50th anniversary! Dann Wong (Different Strokes Production): "Thanks for the awesome performance last Friday. We have received many positive feedbacks. We certainly look forward to future collaborations."
Private Cocktail Event
18 June 2016 Private Residence We performed a mix of Classical, Jazz, and Contemporary music pieces at an intimate cocktail event hosted by our client, Assan. Assan: "Your performance was much appreciated by everyone. You guys did a great job."
Super Japan: Music of Studio Ghibli
21 May 2016 Esplanade Concourse We were invited to perform "Music of Studio Ghibli" on 21 May 2016 as part of Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay's "Super Japan", a cultural festival of arts celebrating the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Singapore. Read more: https://www.esplanade.com/festivals-and-series/super-japan-japanese-festival-of-arts/2016
21 May 2016 Esplanade Concourse
21 May 2016 Esplanade Concourse We performed a series of well-loved tunes composed by Joe Hisaishi for Studio Ghibli's animated films, including "My Neighbour Totoro", "Kiki's Delivery Service", "Spirited Away", "Laputa: Castle in the Sky", "Princess Mononoke", and "Howl's Moving Castle". Photo courtesy of Koh Qi Xian
21 May 2016 Esplanade Concourse We were pleasantly surprised by the overwhelming turnout for our live performance! Thank you all for your support, and we hope you enjoyed the music!
Sze Jet & Amy's Wedding
30 April 2016 Four Seasons Hotel We provided live background music at the bridal couple's cocktail reception, playing a mix of Classical and modern pieces.
"Play Me, I'm Yours"
2 April 2016 Esplanade Mall We collaborated with the pupils and parents of MYC Newton Singapore to participate in "Play Me, I'm Yours", an international Music and Arts project. Together, we performed tunes such as "Moon River", "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", and "The Moon Represents My Heart (月亮代表我的心)" at the Esplanade Mall to an enthusiastic audience. Read more here: http://www.streetpianos.sg/2016/
2 April 2016 Esplanade Mall Arpeggione Quartet performing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" with 6 yr-old Caleb Lim (piano) and 7 yr-old Caleb Ang (vocals) from MYC Newton.
2 April 2016 Esplanade Mall Arpeggione Quartet performing Schumann's "The Happy Farmer" with 5 yr-old Sophie Mondry (piano) from MYC Newton.
2 April 2016 Esplanade Mall We deeply cherish this meaningful experience of reaching out to our local community through sharing the joys of music-making!
2 April 2016 Esplanade Mall Arpeggione Quartet with the pupils and parents of MYC Newton.
Claire & Yuey's Wedding
6 February 2016 Alkaff Mansion We were recommended to the couple by the bride's friend (and bridesmaid) Kimberley, whose wedding we had also performed at on 21 November 2015.
6 February 2016 Alkaff Mansion We provided live background music as the bridal couple's guests arrived. In addition to requesting for a mix of classic and retro songs, the couple specially commissioned several groovy pop tunes such as Pharrell Williams' "Happy" and The Verve's "Bitter Sweet Symphony" to be arranged and performed for their guests' listening pleasure. For the couple's march-in, we performed a custom string quartet arrangement of The Beatles' "Here, There and Everywhere".
aMEI | AMIT Utopia World Tour 2016
9 January 2016 National Stadium We were invited to perform alongside Mando-Pop Queen aMEI 张惠妹 at her Singapore concert for her "Utopia World Tour" ("张惠妹乌托邦世界巡城演唱会").
9 January 2016 National Stadium We joined Mando-Pop Queen aMEI 张惠妹 to perform her classic ballads as part of her "Utopia World Tour" ("张惠妹乌托邦世界巡城演唱会").
Fr. Loschi & Fr. Wailliez's Birthday
20 December 2015 MacRitchie Reservoir Park
20 December 2015 MacRitchie Reservoir Park Dianne: "Thank you much for regaling us with your beautiful and masterful rendition of the Classics... We will surely invite you again."
Kimberley & Ivan's Wedding
21 November 2015 Church of St Teresa We were featured in BrideStory Singapore's article on Kimberley & Ivan's wedding! Check out the full article here: http://www.bridestory.com.sg/blog/ivan-and-kimberleys-intergalactic-wedding
21 November 2015 Church of St Teresa Kimberley: "You guys did an amazing job! Thank you for making it perfect!"
21 November 2015 Church of St Teresa We performed with a choir and flautist for the couple's church wedding mass. Besides playing live music for the couple's march-in and march-out, we also provided strings accompaniment for hymn-singing.
21 November 2015 Church of St Teresa Together with flautist Ke Yi-Chun, we performed Howard Shore's "Concerning Hobbits" from the film "The Lord of the Rings" as the couple's specially requested March-In music.
21 November 2015 Church of St Teresa The bridal couple had commissioned a custom string quartet arrangement of Howard Shore's "The Riders of Rohan" from the film "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers", and we gladly performed this exclusive arrangement for their March-Out.
Providence Church: "A Jubilant Song"
14 November 2015 Victoria Concert Hall Arpeggione Quartet had the pleasure of collaborating with Providence Presbyterian Church's (Bukit Batok Congregation) Choir and Soprano Stella Zhou at the Church's 20th Anniversary concert, "A Jubilant Song". Under the baton of Music Director Rev. Daniel Liew, we performed hymns such as "How Great Thou Art" and "The Majesty and Glory of Your Name", with the concert reaching a rousing close with Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus".
14 November 2015 Victoria Concert Hall
14 November 2015 Victoria Concert Hall Behind-the-Scenes: Pre-concert rehearsal
SVCA 23rd Anniversary Gala & Awards
1 October 2015 Shangri-La Hotel Arpeggione Quartet was invited to be part of SVCA's Anniversary celebrations once again after a well-received performance the previous year.
Providence Church CD Recording
15 August 2015 Bukit Batok Providence Presbyterian Church We joined the Church's choir for a CD recording session in celebration of the Church’s upcoming 20th Anniversary. After several rehearsals over a few months, everyone was in high spirits as we performed well-loved hymns such as “How Great Thou Art”, “Great is Thy Faithfulness”, and "A Jubilant Song"!
15 August 2015 Bukit Batok Providence Presbyterian Church
15 August 2015 Bukit Batok Providence Presbyterian Church Together with a pianist, we accompanied the choir's singing.
Victor & Liling's Wedding
18 April 2015 Thomson Baptist Church
SVCA 22nd Anniversary Gala & Awards
2 October 2014 Fullerton Hotel Arpeggione Quartet was featured in SVCA's commemorative video! Catch us in action here:
Wen Tsern & Angel's Wedding
19 July 2014 Orchard Mandarin Hotel
Albert & Dorcas' Wedding
31 May 2014 The Fullerton Hotel
31 May 2014 The Fullerton Hotel We arranged "最珍贵的角落" ("Precious Corner") and collaborated with a pianist and singer to perform this specially requested piece of music for the newlyweds' March-In!
Tianxiang & Melissa's Wedding
26 April 2014 Shangri-La's Rasa Sentosa
Kristen & Qingwei's Wedding
31 March 2014 The Arts House
Ziqi & Patricia's Wedding
12 January 2014 Alkaff Mansion
Daniel & Rachel's Wedding
22 December 2012 Faith Bible Presbyterian Church
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No Shor in the City: The Unreal Silence of a Mumbai Put on Pause
By Lata Gwalani Apr. 09, 2020
I have never seen Mumbai stop. Not the 1993 blasts, not the 26/11 attack. But for the first time, due to the coronavirus lockdown, Mumbai is being forced to take a pause. There is no shor in the city. Will things ever go back to “normal” for us?
So gaya ye jahan,
So gaya aasman
So gayi hai saari manzilein
So gaya hai rasta
It’s been almost a year since I’ve been singing paeans to our beloved city, in a series of articles for the monthly news bulletin of the Rotary Club of Thane Hills. I’ve written about the city’s indomitable spirit. Of how she’s invincible even in the face of calamitous events.
The blood coursing through the veins of a typical Mumbaikar is conditioned to absorb untoward incidents, and to ensure that the Mumbaikar stays on track, not unlike the city’s throbbing network of local trains. To the rest of the country, the Mumbaikar is fearless, tireless, and restless. Life in the city is measured in seconds, in movement.
The bedrock ideology of Bombay is this…
Ye Mumbai shehar haadson ka shehar hai
Yahan zindagi haadson ka safar hai
Yahan roz roz, har mod mod pe
Hota hai koi na koi…haadsa. Haadsa…
A haadsa happens, and the next day the city is back on its feet. I vividly remember that fateful day of March 12, 1993, as I stepped out of my office in the Air India building. I had barely walked out when a loud sound ripped through the area. Within minutes, there was a talk of a series of blasts that had gone off around the same time in other parts of our city. Mumbai was shaken badly. Yet, the next day, life went on as usual.
The 2006 train blasts tell the same story – of the unstoppable heartbeat of the city. Mostly through necessity but partly through sheer grit, this is how it has always been here.
Then, the virus struck. At first, Mumbai sat up to take notice. Initially, it appeared that only those with travel history would be afflicted. So, shrugging her shoulders, she continued with her daily life. When news came in of how people who arrived from out of India were spreading it to others, annoyed Mumbaikars did not mince words when they called it the “amiron ka beemari”, and continued with their daily lives.
The magnitude of the issue hit when the trains stopped. Mumbai’s heart stopped.
Mumbai hushed down the city buzz, and ushered everyone into their safe dens.
Bloomberg/ Getty Images
Yet, she did not die. She knew this time the enemy was unlike any other before. She drew from the reserves of her indomitable spirit. She rose to the occasion. She hushed down the city buzz, and ushered everyone into their safe dens. She relied on her army of Mumbaikars to help ward off the enemy by channelling the Mumbai energy inward.
It’s been close to two weeks and Mumbaikars have lived up to the city’s expectations. The Gateway stands in silent, severe guard. The Siddhi Vinayak and Mumbadevi temples are steeped in a deep meditative silence. The Victoria Terminus has pulled in all her rakes and holds them in a protective embrace. The malls, the melting pots of the city’s vibrant life, are in introspection. The Arabian sea kisses the city’s shorelines without any human impediment. The sonorous chimes of the Rajabai Clock Tower resonate through the traffic-free neighbourhood.
Until the virus struck Mumbaikars did not go beyond the basic nodding formality with neighbours.
But the award goes to the Mumbaikar. Until the virus struck we did not go beyond the basic nodding formality with neighbours. Now, we are rushing out to get grocery and other essentials for them. We are suddenly awake to the needs of others. The queue, conspicuously absent in the city’s lifestyle, has arrived, and hopefully will stay on. The hitherto invaded and assaulted personal bubble of space has been returned to its rightful position. Suddenly, the Mumabikar is breathing free of a crammed existence.
We are finally spending time in the homes we bought years ago. We were so busy earning money to pay off the EMI, that we hardly spent quality time here. Now, we are truly home.
We are no longer eating out of dabbas. Our life is no longer measured by the arrival of the school bus at the gate, the clinking anklet of the maid, or the presswala. There is no sound of the newspaper being tucked behind the door handle. Even the doorbell doesn’t ring. In the absence of the impatient pressure cooker whistles in the neighbourhood, the morning begins tardily. Suddenly, RUSH, has been sucked out of our lives, and in its place sits ABUNDANCE. An abundance of time. Time hangs above us graciously. Tread slowly, tread softly, we are constantly reminded.
The Gateway stands in silence, severe guard.
Bloomberg / Getty Images
The morning saunters into noon. And the evening draws itself out in a languid stretch. Night seems to take forever to arrive.
The Mumbaikar is unfamiliar with handling an abundance of time. How can a 100-metre sprinter be at home in a long-haul well-paced marathon?
I came across this brilliant piece in The Elephant Whisperer, by the South African conservationist, Lawrence Anthony. Anthony writes, “If there’s anything elephants have plenty of, it’s time!” So true. Elephants amble. Stand still for hours, under weighty thoughts.
Today, aamchi Mumbai is an elephant. A huge, huge one. She ran amok for many years. But she’s a little tamed now. When things return to normalcy, and they will, the elephant will once again be ready with her act in the circus that we call Mumbai. This time around, though, I hope, it will be different.
Lata Gwalani
Lata Gwalani speaks, writes, reads, and not necessarily in that order, and gets paid for doing so. She has X-ray vision into human psyche, and deduces more than what meets the eye, and is usually wrong. She is wary of people and is highly impressed with Noah for allowing only animals on his ark.
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Gagosian Now Represents Nathaniel Mary Quinn
A solo show is on tap for Gagosian's Beverly Hills space in September, and he'll be in its Rembrandt-themed exhibition in London in mid-April.
Andrew Russeth
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Every Picture Tells a Story: Georg Baselitz on His Early Years, Encountering Abstract Expressionism, and His New Artist Portraits at Gagosian
Titled "Devotion," the exhibition see the stormy German painter paying homage to both his predecessors and his peers.
Phyllis Tuchman
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Zoë Lescaze
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7 Artists To Watch: September 2019
By Torey Akers
Didi Rojas. Image via Launch F18.
The art season is officially open! Here's who we can't stop gabbing about this month:
Metro Pictures, New York, NY
September 5, 2019 - October 5, 2019
The artist in a still from her 2008 film Zahlen
Hopf has been a presence in the German art scene since the b-book days of ‘90s Berlin; she currently holds concordant Professorial and Vice-Rector appointments at the influential Stadelschule Art Academy in Frankfurt, and was spotlighted in a solo exhibition at Berlin’s KW Institute last year. Her work deploys juxtaposition as the kindling for spatial dialogue, rendering organic forms in sturdy, industrial materials that feel disquietingly monumental in space. Hopf makes sculptures that map the influence of built environments on human behavior, begging larger questions about the larger ecological and social impacts of the anthropocene. In Metro Pictures’ inaugural exhibition of the artist’s work, Hopf is debuting three separate sculptural series that form a through-line of material excision, reversal, and commentary. Hopf has shown all over the world, including the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, Museion in Bolzano, Italy, Neue Galerie in Kassel, PRAXES Center for Contemporary Art, Berlin, Malmo Konsthal in Sweden, and Studio Voltaire in London. She has also participated in the Liverpool and Montreal Biennials. (Check out Artspace's 2015 interview with the artist here!)
CELIA GERARD
John Davis Gallery, Hudson, NY
September 14- October 6
The artist via APiece Apart
Gerard’s fierce, crumpled ceramics reflect the hijacked geometry of their making; tears, indents, drips, and folds freeze in time to create each piece’s soft, seamful scaffolding, a kind of intuitive architecture that extends the careful linework of her paintings into three dimensions. There’s a corporeal quality to her work in porcelain, which doesn’t so much evoke the body as recall it through touch, simultaneously deconstructing and reconstructing the complicated longing inherent to intimacy. Latent violence also bubbles under the surface of these sculptures—Gerard’s interventions sizzle in their stillness. A graduate of the New York Studio School and Harvard University, Gerard has exhibited widely and taught at Bard, Swarthmore, Pratte, Columbia and SVA.
NAUDLINE PIERRE
Shulamit Nazarian, Los Angeles, CA
Sept 7 - October 26
The artist via Dazed Digital
Brooklyn-based painter Naudline Pierre paints with an oneiric dynamism that won’t be ignored. Her large pieces boom with warm, operatic color, elegantly relaying an active interchange between the personal and universal spheres. Pierre reinterprets art historical and religious motifs as hybridized parables of individual struggle, melding metaphor, allusion and academia into plumes of compositional flourish. Rapturous, dreamy, and devastating in equal turns, these paintings feel as human as they do native to nightmares, weaving complex personal mythologies for the viewer in seemingly real time. Originally hailing from Masachussetts, Pierre holds an MFA from the New York Academy of Art, and has been included in exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, The Armory Show, and Friedman Gallery, London, among others. She will also be an artist-in-residence at the Studio Museum in Harlem from October 1st 2019 to September 1, 2020, with a subsequent exhibition at MoMA PS1 slated for summer of next year.
DOROTHY CROSS
Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
The artist with a helpful shark carcass friend via Irish Arts Review
Cross, who is based in Connemara, Ireland, is best known for her 1998 public installation "Ghost Ship," which featured a disused ship illuminated through glow-in-the-dark paint and docked in Scotman’s bay. This phenomenological bent has made Cross a well-respected artist in her home country, and an utter material magician—her sculptures are never quite what they seem. As she mines personal, national, and sexual cultures for sparkling fragments of affect, she implicates her objects in their own spatial balladry with the profundity of a Language poet. Skin becomes marble, marble becomes fabric, fabric becomes a prurient whisper between strangers. As she expertly articulates the tenderness in haunting across, viewers of Cross’ work will invariably find themselves steeped in contemplation. Hers is a strange and liquid subjectivity, equally likely to roar as it is to insist on silence. Dorothy Cross has exhibited internationally since the ‘80s, and has participated in the Venice, Liverpool, and Istanbul Biennials, as well as the landmark 1994 show Bad Girls at ICA London. She is included in a number of public and private collections, including the Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin, the National Gallery of Ireland, The Norton Collection in Santa Monica, and the TATE, London.
FATIHA ZEMMOURI
Katharina Maria Raab, Berlin, Germany
The Artist via BillBoard Casablanca
A graduate of the Casablanca School of Fine Arts, French-Morrocan artist Zemmouri is primarily interested in the artistic ramifications of material destruction—her work is replete with holes, singe marks, and the residue of interventions like lacebration and combustion. Her ferocious hand often gives way to introspective, quiet abstractions, abstractions, asking viewers to interrogate our comfort with finding beauty in ruin, ancient or recent in flavor. Zemmouri traffics in monochromatic, moody compositions, setting a sleek aesthetic tone that belies its own traumatic history. Invested in the inherent alchemy of artwork, Zemmouri excavates a universal, ontological yearning, at once evading and courting their own sites of transformation. Zemmouri has exhibited her work internationally, and her pieces live in several private and public exhibitions in Morocco and abroad. Recent turns include a solo show at Gallery 38 in Casablanca, the Senagalese Biennial, and BCK Art Gallery in Marrakesh.
Louisiana Museum of Art, Humlebaek, DK
August 22 - February 16
The artist with one of her subjects, the self-proclaimed "Queen of Versailles", Jackie Seigel via NoFilmSchool
Legendary documentarian Greenfield is exhibiting her gut-punching photographic series “Generation Wealth” in a show of the same title at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art this season. The series, which is also the subject of an Amazon Studios documentary and a Phaidon book, follows Greenfield’s 25-year inquiry into the human cost of money, our cultural fetishization of material accrual, and the dangerous, tawdry, and precarious manifestations of late capitalism. The photographs, which will be accompanied by screenings of the film on various dates, assume a queasy intimacy with subject desire, framing its figures both as agential protagonists and living symptoms of social decline in action. The compositions often capture a vulnerable moment of rupture in an otherwise staged setting, like her portrait of notorious German fraudster Florian Homm exhaling cigar smoke in a lush study, forgetting for a frame to look appropriately hardened behind the eyes. Meticulously plumped, coiffed and occasionally botched sitters are aggrandized and exposed in equal turns by Greenfield’s exacting, off-kilter lens, making for insidiously murky parables of our own compromised ethics in the wake of global consumerism. Greenfield is an award-winning filmmaker who has been collected by numerous institutions worldwide, like the Art Institute of Chicago, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the French Ministry of Culture, among others. And, she's included in Phaidon's upcoming book, Great Women Artists, which covers 400 artists working over the past 500 years all over the globe. (See a sneak peak of the series in this excerpt from her Phaidon monograph, and read Artspace's riveting interview with the artist about the influence of affluence and the endless pursuit of wealth.)
DIDI ROJAS
You’re Doing Amazing Sweetie, Launch F18, New York, NY
Colombian-born Pratt graduate Didi Rojas is making her solo debut with a curated collection of over 20 ceramic shoes: heels, flats, sneakers, the works. These zany sculptural confections locate style as both identity and form, nodding at pop progenitors like Koons and Warhol without the slick material distancing. Rojas breathes a felt, genuine whimsy into her pieces, with brim not with irony, but with the dichotomous tension of aspiration and humility, branded and conspicuously un-branded at the same time. This object-led deep dive into human cultural history speaks to a universality of experience, undergirded by the quirky, tactile handling of Rojas’ chosen medium. As she teases out the personal in the iconographic, Rojas is sure to make waves with her fabulous footwear. Rojas has been included in a number of exhibitions internationally, including the Hole in New York, Queens University in Belfast, and Fisher Parrish Gallery in Brooklyn.
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Wallpaper* City Guide
Where the Tokyo Art World Eats: 5 Mouthwatering Restaurants for the Smart Set
By Catherine Shaw
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Interior view of Yakumo Saryo
From its long history as the setting for high-quality erotica to the site of new, groundbreaking developments in 21st-century architecture and dynamic contemporary art galleries like Misako & Rosen and Taka Ishii, the city of Tokyo has long been and is now a cultural powerhouse to be reckoned with. Naturally, this designation extends to the capital city’s dining scene, which boasts a rare combination of refinement and experimentation that extends and celebrates Japan's unique culinary history. If you’re planning a trip to Tokyo in the near future, these five fine dining hotspots excerpted from Phaidon’sWallpaper* City Guide: Tokyo are not to be missed.
YAKUMO SARYO
3-4-7 Yakumo, Meguro-ku, T 03 5731 1620, www.yakumosaryo.jp
Tucked deep in Meguro, reached by way of a winding path, this charming property is worth seeking out. It’s owned by Simplicity founder Shinichiro Ogata, whose holistic design encompasses the interiors, a subtle fusion of stone, wood, and concrete with antique and custom-made furniture; the tableware, including beautiful lacquered bowls; and the globally influenced kaiseki menu in the highly regarded restaurant. Dinner is invitation only, but the multi-course lunch is a delight. There is also a tea room with a view of the plum trees in the garden; in summer, order kakigori, a shaved ice dessert with fruits such as ume. The shop, Baishinka, purveys handmade wagashi (traditional sweets), which make for exquisite gifts.
OKOMEYA
4-8-6 Togoshi, Shinagawa-ku, T 03 6421 6908
Dwindling foot traffic meant many of the shops on this pleasant Shinagawa strip pulled down their shutters for good. The street’s fortunes were revived with the arrival of two cafés—hip Mr Coffee (T 03 5498 1278) and Pedra Branca (T 03 6426 6912), set up by design studio Owan—and Okomeya, a rice specialist that opened in 2014. Schemata Architects restored much of the space with a light touch, introducing plywood shelving and cladding, and the result is a modest yet highly refined setting. It’s takeaway only. Pop by early in the day before the handmade onigiri (rice balls wrapped in seaweed with fillings including tuna and pickled plum) sell out.
SASHA KANETANAKA
2F, 3-6-1 Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku, T 03 6450 5116, www.kanetanaka.co.jp
A pair of communal tables overlook a strikingly modern rock and moss garden in architect Hiroshi Sugimoto’s sublime integration of interior and exterior. In this tranquil haven, kaiseki-style dishes, such as matcha tea-infused dumplings and green jade noodles with roast duck and leeks, are served at a sedate pace.
SPRING VALLEY BREWERY
13 Daikanyama-cho, Shibuya-ku, T 03 6416 4960, www.springvalleybrewery.jp
A beacon for fashionable locals, Spring Valley Brewery is part of the Log Road retail development that extends north of Daikanyama station towards Shibuya. It is Tokyo’s answer to the High Line, a landscaped stretch of pop-ups, cafés, and shops, such as Garden House Crafts (T 03 6452 5200) and Fred Segal (T 03 3464 3962), built on top of the old Tokyo train tracks. As well as a micro-brewery, Spring Valley encompasses a bar and a 200-seat restaurant with industrial-chic interiors by General Design’s Shin Ohori. Six varieties of craft beer are on offer—our favorite was the sweet, malty Copeland—as well as snacks like Okinawan pork sausages. The people-watching from the terrace is almost as good as the brews.
52F, Mori Tower, Roppongi Hills, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, T 03 3470 0052
The Mori Art Museum renovated its 52nd floor in 2015 to reveal a chic café, The Sun, and French-inspired restaurant, The Moon, a minimalist feat by Daikei Mills. A spare palette is set off by sculptural concrete, Inoda+Sveje “DC09” chairs, and art by Hiroshi Sugimoto and Haegue Yang, but it is all just a backdrop to the fabulous views.
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Chapter 19 : Adenosine-to-Inosine Conversion in mRNA
Authors: Susan M. Rueter1, Ronald B. Emeson1
Affiliations: 1: Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, 460 Medical Research Building 2, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-6600
Content Type: Monograph
Category: Microbial Genetics and Molecular Biology
Book DOI: 10.1128/9781555818296
Chapter DOI: 10.1128/9781555818296.ch19
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The conversion of adenosine to inosine (A-to-I) by RNA editing, at specific positions within RNAs, represents an increasingly common posttranscriptional modification for generating diversity and flexibility in eukaryotic gene expression. This chapter describes a number of mRNA substrates that undergo A-to-I editing events, the effects that such alterations in coding potential have upon protein function, and the candidate enzymes responsible for such posttranscriptional modifications. While nucleotide sequence analyses have revealed the presence of a CGG codon encoding the critical regulatory arginine residue within the TM2 region of GluR-B cDNAs, a glutamine (CAG) codon was found in GluR-B genomic DNA at this position Q/R site. The editing of RNAs encoding glutamate receptor subunits results from the conversion of genomically encoded adenosine residues to the guanosine-like nucleotides found in cDNAs generated from mature GluR mRNA transcripts. The hepatitis delta virus (HDV) is a subviral human pathogen whose packaging and propagation are dependent on concurrent infection with the hepatitis B virus. Recent studies of RNA editing in polyomavirus have suggested that this posttranscriptional modification represents a mechanism by which RNA transcripts expressed early after viral infection are inactivated subsequent to viral DNA replication (the late phase). While future work will further define the cellular and molecular basis for dsRNA adenosine deamination, the functional consequences of subtle A-to-I changes in mRNAs and the alterations in amino acid sequence for resultant proteins are bound to be profound.
Citation: Rueter S, Emeson R. 1998. Adenosine-to-Inosine Conversion in mRNA, p 343-361. In Grosjean H, Benne R (ed), Modification and Editing of RNA. ASM Press, Washington, DC. doi: 10.1128/9781555818296.ch19
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A-to-I editing events in transcripts encoding non-NMDA glutamatc receptor subunits. A schematic representation of the predicted topology for GluR-A is presented indicating the relative positions of amino acid alterations produced as a result of A-to-I editing events and the location of the flip/flop domain (black rectangle); the topology of subunits other than GluR-A ( Hollman et al., 1994 ) has not been determined. The posttranscriptional conversion of adenosine to inosine can be seen as an A-to-G discrepancy between the nucleotide sequences of genomic and complementary DNA (cDNA). The genomic (upper), cDNA (lower) and predicted amino acid alterations resulting from these editing events are presented.
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Predicted secondary structure of pre-mRNA transcripts encoding non-NMDA receptor subunits (GluR-B, GluR-5, and GluR-6), the 2C subtype of serotonin receptor (5-HT2CR) and the hepatitis delta virus (HDV) antigenome in the regions of major editing modifications using an RNA folding algorithm (RNAFOLD; Scientific & Educational Software). The positions of edited nucleotides are indicated by open circles, intron-exon boundaries are designated, and nucleotides omitted from the figure are indicated in the loops. Nucleotide coordinates are relative to the Q/R, R/G or A editing sites.
Experimental strategy for determining the identity of a modified nucleotide(s) subsequent to RNA editing. A biochemical strategy is presented in which an RNA substrate uniformly labeled with [α-32P]-ATP is subjected to in vitro editing using HeLa cell nuclear extract as a source of enzymatic activity. The resulting in vitro reaction product is digested to completion with nuclease P1, yielding nucleotide 5′-monophosphates that can be resolved by thin-layer chromatography.
RNA editing of 5-HT2CR transcripts. (A) Nucleotide and predicted amino acid sequence alignments between 5-HT2CR genomic and cDNA sequences; A-to-G nucleotide discrepancies and predicted alterations in amino acid sequence are indicated in inverse and underlined lettering, respectively. (B) A schematic representation of the predicted topology for the 5-HT2C receptor is presented, indicating the sites of amino acid alteration within the second intracellular loop resulting from RNA editing events. The amino acid sequence of the 5-HT2CR is indicated with the one-letter amino acid code ( Julius et al., 1988 ).
Alternatively spliced variants of human ADAR1 and ADAR2 mRNA produce multiple protein isoforms. Schematic representations of ADAR1 (A) and ADAR2 (B) protein isoforms are presented, indicating the locations of the putative nuclear localization signal (NLS; vertical stripe), Z-DNA binding domain (Zα; black), dsRNA-binding domains (gray) and the adenosine deaminase domain (angled stripe). The location of zinc-coordination residues within the deaminase domain are designated by asterisks and the amino acid coordinates for each domain, relative to the amino terminus, are indicated. The specific amino acid residues deleted in the ADAR1b and ADAR1c isoforms or inserted in the deaminase domain of the ADAR2b and ADAR2c isoforms (Crosshatch) are indicated, as well as the amino acid residues present in unique ADAR2 carboxyl termini (black) with the one-letter amino acid code.
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Zoonotic diseases are infections that are transmitted from animals to humans. While animals may transmit infection directly, they usually serve as hosts for a pathogen that is then transmitted to humans by a vector (e.g., ticks, fleas). Zoonoses are usually endemic to certain geographical regions, and peaks in incidence often correlate with the life cycle of the transmitting vector. Common diseases include Q fever, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, endemic typhus, ehrlichiosis, and babesiosis. Although these conditions differ in their exact presentation, symptomatic cases typically present with fever, flulike symptoms, and possibly skin rashes. In some cases of fulminant disease, there may be complications such as disseminated intravascular coagulation, shock, and organ failure. Most zoonoses are treated with antibiotics and respond well to treatment.
For information on some other zoonotic diseases such as anaplasmosis and epidemic typhus, see “Tick-borne diseases” and “Louse-borne diseases.”
Definition: a notifiable zoonotic disease with cattle, sheep, and goats as the primary reservoir
Worldwide occurrence
In 2017, 153 cases of acute Q fever and 40 cases of chronic Q fever in the US [1]
70% of cases occur in men [2]
Peak incidence in April and May [1]
Pathogen: Coxiella burnetii (gram-negative, intracellular)
Morphological similarities to Rickettsia
Can survive in harsh environments in endospore form
Route of transmission
Direct infection (no vector transmission)
Inhalation of spore-containing aerosols from the amniotic fluid or secretions of infected livestock
Ingestion of raw milk produced by infected animals
Risk groups: slaughterhouse workers, farmers, shepherds, veterinarians
Pathophysiology: development of antigens
Phase I antigens: seen when C. burnetii is highly infectious
Phase II antigens: seen when C. burnetii is less infectious
Antigenic shift essential to differentiating acute Q fever from the chronic variant (see below)
Virulence factors of C. burnetii
C. burnetii escapes macrophage phagocytosis by:
Producing superoxide dismutase to inactive phagolysosomal enzymes
Inhibiting cathepsin fusion
C. burnetii infection induces a range of immune responses, ranging from autoantibody production to immunosuppression
One of two syndromes develop depending on the host's immune response:
Acute Q fever: few C. burnetii organisms and stronger cell response to the pathogen
Chronic Q fever
Multiple C. burnetii organisms and weaker cell response
C. burnetii survives in monocytes and macrophages
Type of Q fever
Acute Q fever
Incubation period [3]
Often asymptomatic.
Sudden onset of flu-like symptoms, which last for 1–2 weeks
High-grade fever, chills, malaise, myalgia
Headache, retroorbital pain, photophobia
Rhinitis, pharyngitis, laryngitis
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
Atypical pneumonia: generally mild with nonproductive cough and fever
Hepatitis, possibly hepatomegaly without jaundice
Rare manifestations: meningoencephalitis, acute endocarditis associated with antiphospholipid syndrome, and immunosuppression
Post-Q fever fatigue syndrome: fatigue, headache, night sweats, arthralgia, myalgia, blurred vision, fasciculations, painful lymphadenopathy
Pregnancy: ↑ risk of spontaneous abortion, intrauterine growth retardation, intrauterine fetal death, and premature delivery
Low-grade fever
Endocarditis: Q-fever is the most common cause of culture-negative endocarditis.
Culture-negative osteomyelitis
Serology via IFA (best initial test)
Anti-phase II antibody IgG titers ≥ 200 and IgM titers ≥ 50
In cases of negative IFA but high clinical suspicion, perform PCR on serum or tissue samples before administering antibiotics.
IgM antibody titers to phase II antigens much higher than titers to phase I antigens
Anti-phase I antibody IgG titers > 800 or persistently high levels of anti-phase I antibody 6 months after completing therapy
Antibodies with titers to phase I antigens are much higher than the titers to phase II antigens.
Additional findings
↑ Liver enzymes , leukocytosis, thrombocytopenia
Blood cultures are often negative.
Chest x-ray: round opacities in patients with atypical pneumonia
First-line: doxycycline for 2 weeks
Second-line: macrolides (e.g., azithromycin)
Among pregnant women or children < 8 years with mild disease: trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
First-line: doxycycline PLUS hydroxychloroquine for ≥ 18 months
Second-line: rifampin and doxycycline/ciprofloxacin
Valve repair may be required in the case of endocarditis.
Avoid consuming unpasteurized milk products
Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF)
Epidemiology: endemic in the South (especially North Carolina, Tennesse, Oklahoma, and Arkansas) and Midwest (especially Missouri) [4]
Pathogen: Rickettsia rickettsii; (aerobic, gram-negative, obligate intracellular bacteria )
Reservoir: dogs, rodents, ticks
Route of transmission: bite of Dermacentor variabilis (dog tick)
Pathophysiology: : infection of endothelial cells → vasculitis and subsequent endothelial dysfunction → SIRS → shock, peripheral and/or pulmonary edema, DIC, renal failure
Clinical features (incubation period ∼ 7 days, or 3–12 days) [4]
Fever, headache, myalgia, malaise, conjunctivitis, nausea, and abdominal pain
Blanching macular rash; (90% of cases): begins on wrists and ankles → spreads to the trunk, palms, and soles → becomes petechial and/or hemorrhagic in 50% of cases
Hepatomegaly, splenomegaly
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema with ARDS
Diagnostics: integration of clinical presentation and laboratory confirmation [5]
Serology: preferably indirect immunofluorescence assay for IgG
PCR: possible using whole blood
Culture isolation: difficult since routine blood cultures are not able to cultivate the organism
Treatment: doxycycline in children and adults [4]
The Rash of Rocky Mountain spotted fever starts at the wRists.
“Palms and soles are crucial for driving CARSS:” the typical infectious causes of a rash of palms and soles include Coxsackie A infection, RMSF, and Secondary Syphilis.
Endemic typhus (also known as murine typhus)
Definition: an exanthematous typhus fever caused by Rickettsia typhi
Epidemiology: occurs worldwide, mainly in warm coastal regions, southern US
Pathogen: Rickettsia typhi
Transmission: : via vector (rat and cat fleas)
Incubation period: 8–16 days
Fever, severe headache, malaise
Maculopapular or petechial rash erupts on the trunk → spread to extremities (palms and soles are spared)
No eschar (scab at site of flea bite)
Relative bradycardia [6]
Brill-Zinsser disease: exacerbated recurrence many years after the primary episode
Indirect immunofluorescence (four-fold rise in antibodies)
Positive Weil-Felix reaction: a diagnostic test for rickettsial infections, whereby suspensions of proteus antigens (OX 19, OX 2, or OX K) are mixed with a patient's serum [7]
Agglutination occurs in the serum of patients infected with Rickettsia.
No longer recommended in routine practice due to low sensitivity and specificity
Still valuable test in resource-limited areas where indirect immunofluorescence is not available
Treatment: doxycycline OR chloramphenicol
The rash of Typhus starts on the Trunk.
Definition: an exanthematous typhus fever caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi. Not to be confused with epidemic typhus, which is caused by Rickettsia prowazekii
Epidemiology: occurs mainly in central, eastern, and southeast Asia, as well as northern Australia and South Pacific
Pathogen: Orientia tsutsugamushi
Transmission: via vector: Trombicula mites larvae (chiggers) from rodents
Fever, severe headache, myalgias, arthralgia, cough
Maculopapular rash
Eschar at site of mite attachment
Relative bradycardia despite fever
Serology (four-fold rise in antibodies)
Positive Weil-Felix reaction
Epidemiology: southeastern and south-central US, mid-Atlantic States
Pathogen: Ehrlichia chaffeensis; , Ehrlichia ewingii (intracellular, gram-negative bacteria)
Reservoir: whitetail deer
Route of transmission: bite of the lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) → infection of monocytes and macrophages
Clinical infection (incubation period of 1–2 weeks)
Fever, headaches, malaise, myalgias
Similar to RMSF, but usually without a rash (“spotless RMSF”)
Possibly neurologic symptoms (altered mental status, stiff neck, clonus)
May cause renal failure and GI bleeding
Leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, elevated serum transaminases
Wright-Giemsa stain of blood smear: detection of morulae (intracytoplasmic mulberry-like inclusion bodies) inside the infected monocytes
Serology via IFA: IgG Ehrlichia titer
Treatment: : PO doxycycline OR tetracycline
“ANother GRANd day starts with an EaRLI CoFFEE in the MOrNing:” in ANaplasmosis, morulae are formed in GRANulocytes and ehrlichiosis is caused by EhRLIchia CHaFFEEnsis in MONocytes.
Babesiosis
Endemic in the Northeast, Northwest, and upper Midwest of the US
Seasonal distribution: most cases in July and August when tick populations reach their peak
Pathogen: Babesia species, especially Babesia microti (protozoan parasites)
Natural reservoir: wild animals (especially rodents), cattle
Transmission to humans via tick bites: Ixodes scapularis (also transmits Borrelia burgdorferi, responsible for Lyme disease, and Anaplasma phagocytophilum, responsible for human granulocytic anaplasmosis)
Clinical features (incubation period of 1–6 weeks) [8]
Most cases asymptomatic or mild, but may be severe or even fatal
Flulike symptoms (e.g., fever, malaise, myalgia, headache)
Hemolytic anemia with dark urine and icterus
Mild splenomegaly and hepatomegaly
Severe infection
May lead to DIC, ARDS, congestive heart failure, splenic rupture, and death
Individuals with asplenia are at increased risk of severe babesiosis
Clinical features are similar to malaria infections.
Laboratory findings
Lymphocytopenia, neutropenia [9]
↑ Transaminases
↑ Alkaline phosphatase
Thin blood smear (confirmatory test): ring shapes and maltese cross formations within the RBCs
PCR, serology
Coinfection with other tick-borne pathogens (e.g., Borrelia, A. phagocytophilum) should be considered
Atovaquone PLUS azithromycin for mild disease
Quinine PLUS clindamycin for severe infections
Epidemiology: western US (as scattered cases in rural areas)
Pathogen: Yersinia pestis
Reservoir: prairie dogs, squirrels, rodents
Route of transmission: flea bites
Bubonic plague (most common):
Sudden onset of fever, headache, myalgias, chills, and painful swollen lymph nodes (buboes)
May progress to sepsis, pneumonia, and meningitis
Septicemic plague: signs and symptoms of sepsis, abdominal pain, possible shock, DIC
Pneumonic plague : rapidly progressing pneumonia with possible respiratory failure and shock
Microscopy with Wayson stain taken from buboes, blood, or sputum show bipolar staining of bacteria (appearance of “closed safety pin”)
Treatment: Do not delay treatment for diagnosis. [10]
Isolation with droplet precautions until pneumonic plague is ruled out
First-line: IV gentamicin OR fluoroquinolones for 10–14 days
Second-line: doxycycline OR tetracycline
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If Bosnia-Herzegovina sided with Azerbaijan, what position will Serbia take?
After Bosnia-Herzegovina practically sided with Azerbaijan with the statement of Bakir Izetbegovi�, the question arises as to what role Serbia will play.
Source: B92, Tanjug Tuesday, September 29, 2020 | 09:32
Ilustracija: Deposit photos/Anton_Sokolov
A similar question was posed to our country when the EU, as well as the USA, clearly separated from the President of Belarus due to, as it is claimed, irregular re-election to the position of the head of state.
In that particular case, as in this latest conflict, which is the world's number one news item, Russia is mentioned on one side and "the rest of the world" on the other.
The dilemma was resolved by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia, Ivica Da�i�, who explained that the Azerbaijani-Armenian conflict can be a warning to us how little it takes to start a war where it has been peaceful for years.
According to him, "the situation is quite complicated", considering that it is a "smoldering conflict" due to which the so-called The "Minsk group" was established, which, as it is stated, did not do anything during all this time.
He said in the show "Cyrillics" on Happy TV that both Azerbaijan and Armenia are friendly countries for Serbia, and he said that he was the chairman of the OSCE in both of them.
"Our interest is to stop this conflict as soon as possible, but it is easy to say that," Dacic said, noting that Turkey is "interested" in Azerbaijan, and that Russia is neutral.
He does not rule out, however, the possibility of the conflict spreading. "Russia is neutral, but Azerbaijan has always accused Russia of being on the side of Armenia, where Orthodox people live," Dacic concluded.
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The Expo
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Modern Man in the Environment
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H55 International Exhibition of Applied Arts of Housing and the Interior
H55: The Modern Man in the Environment
The International Specialised Exhibition of architecture, industrial design and home furnishing, known as H55, was recognised by the 34rd General Assembly of the BIE on 4 November 1954. Held in the Swedish city of Helsingborg in 1955, the Expo was themed around ‘The modern man in the environment’ and dealt with the human environment, consumer and household goods, work, and relaxation. Its focus on modern design and architecture was aimed at showing the beauty of form, even for everyday items, while maximizing practicality.
Historical Context: The Post War Era
The city of Helsingborg had previously hosted a major exhibition in 1903, with the benefits of this leading to the idea of organising another international exhibition. In September 1945, a committee was set up to begin planning the Expo.
The spirit of the 1950s post-war consensus inspired H55 in several ways. First, its focus on the practical and efficient use of building materials was meeting the needs for mass reconstruction of many European living spaces destroyed by war. In showing that simplicity, practicality and beauty are compatible, H55 also transpired a sense of post-war modernity and optimism.
The Modernist Waterfront
The small but mighty exhibition experimented with new technologies, and building materials tailored to the needs of modern society. A variety of arts and crafts challenged the ways in which minimalistic designs could be integrated into commercial items and luxury goods. The Expo was held on a converted breakwater on the city’s waterfront, at the concert hall in the Groningen area, in the ‘Parapeten Restaurant’, and in three main pavilions designed by Swedish designer and architect Carl-Axel Acking.
Converting the windy and wave-battered breakwater into a successful and secure waterfront was a major undertaking. One significant issue was to connect the breakwater with the Groningen area. In order to resolve this issue, a military unit constructed a bridge which was used throughout the Expo.
A showcase of design and architecture
Ten countries participated in the Expo, including Japan whose pavilion proved to be particularly popular with visitors. The French exhibition included the architectural works of acclaimed designer Le Corbusier ("The Radiant City" in Marseille), Pierre Vivien's work in Boulogne-sur-Mer, and Jean Prouvé's pre-packaged aluminium house. There were also arts and crafts including reproductions of works by Picasso, Vasarely and Manesier, as well as interior design objects and ceramics.
From Finland, design studio Artek had its own section presenting interior design projects by its founder Alvar Aalto. The display consisted of a fully furnished minimalist apartment based on apartments he had designed in Berlin.
The Swedish House, designed by the Swedish Association of Architects, showcased models of master plans and pictures of urban development plans for districts and individual houses. Visitors could explore different types of houses showcasing a variety of structures, purposes and building materials, including a collapsible house associated with personal freedom.
The Specialised Expo of 1955 was a veritable experimental playground for a number of internationally renowned architects and designers. Scandinavian designers in particular were well represented including Alvar Alto, Yngve Ekström, and Björn Hultén, whose iconic minimalist ‘H55 Lounge Chair’ is still very popular today.
Another object showcased at the Expo that went on to become internationally recognisable was the cardboard milk packaging system with triangular sides, developed by Swedish firm Tetra Pak. The inexpensive and practical packaging solution was an innovation in the 1950s, and went on to be adopted by the dairy industry across Europe.
H55 remains a historic event for the city of Helsingborg. Aside from the Parapeten restaurant, built as a permanent structure, the three main H55 Pavilions by Carl-Axel Acking were demolished after the exhibition. Later, in 1999, one of Acking’s pavilions was recreated for the ‘H99’ housing fair, whose name was inspired by the Expo of 1955.
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Contents of rail cars concern officials
(The following article by Michael Erb was posted on the Marietta Times website on March 12.)
PARKERSBURG, WVa. -- Local officials say they have no way to track what hazardous materials are being transported through the Mid-Ohio Valley via train, but said local agencies still are prepared in the event of a toxic spill.
Officials with local emergency management agencies say dozens of cars loaded with potentially hazardous chemicals and materials travel through the area every day, but local agencies have no way of knowing what is on those trains without seeing the actual cars.
�There are so many carriers with so many different materials that go through the area, that would just be too enormous to track,� said Roger Bibbee, emergency operations planner for Wood County.
�As far as I know we don�t track them,� said Jeff Lauer, director of the Washington County Emergency Management Agency. �From a response side, that becomes a series of �if�s, and�s and but�s� depending on what gets spilled where.�
In the event of a spill, Lauer said, local emergency response agencies would follow guidelines for dealing with hazardous materials. The main emphasis would be on identifying the chemical or chemicals spilled, the level of public exposure, and whether residents would need to shelter-in-place or be evacuated.
In most cases, Bibbee said, responders would have to visually identify the warning placards located on the train cards. Federal law requires any vehicle carrying a hazardous material to display the color-coded signs, which can instantly tell a responder if the substance is toxic, flammable or corrosive.
�We have an emergency response guide database we use,� Bibbee said. �You would identify the material, look it up (in the database) and follow the instructions listed by the chemical manufacturer.�
But Bibbee said executing those actions relies on someone being able to see and identify the warning placards.
�You have to be able to see it,� he said.
Both Bibbee and Lauer said area agencies rely on railroad company CSX to keep records of toxic materials being moved along local train lines. In the case of an emergency, CSX would be contacted to give an inventory of materials and to contact the company whose freight was being transported.
In the past, CSX and other transportation companies have declined to make freight inventories public, citing concerns specific rail lines might be targeted for acts of terrorism. As a result, there potentially is a delay in response in the case of an accident.
�There could be times you just couldn�t get close enough to the lines to see� the warning placards to identify the chemicals being transported, Lauer said. �In those cases, we would rely on CSX to keep those inventories.�
Several calls to Bob Sullivan, regional spokesman for CSX, were not returned Thursday and Friday. Calls to Gary Sease, national spokesman for CSX, were directed to Sullivan.
The issue of potentially �toxic� trains in populated areas is not a new one. Several high profile accidents in recent years have brought the issue into the public spotlight. In February, a train derailed in Handley, W.Va., forcing the evacuation of 500 residents. Twenty-two cars went off the track, 11 of which contained potentially hazardous materials. Though no one was injured in the accident or subsequent cleanup, officials at Charleston, which is about 25 miles from Handley, feared they would have to evacuate the state capital in the case of a leak or explosion.
Bibbee said the location of a train derailment locally also could complicate matters. In areas such as Williamstown where residents live on both sides of the railroad tracks, some people could find themselves trapped between the wreck and the river, cut off from the rest of the town.
�In most cases a shelter-in-place would probably work, but if not you have a responsibility to get those people out,� Bibbee said.
�In those cases it would be a matter of where the wreck was and whether you could move people to the north or south� along the river, he said. �It certainly does complicate things.�
Officials said while rail cargo traveling through the area is a concern, there likely is more danger from the number of trucks carrying hazardous materials. Lauer said more trucks travel through a broader area each day, making possible containment and response to an accident more difficult.
�In my opinion, the trucks are more of a concern than the railroad,� Lauer said. �With the trains you can pre-plan. It is going to happen somewhere along this track. The truck traffic can be almost anywhere in or outside of town. In many cases they could be hauling mixed loads (of chemicals) in trucks. It is a little more difficult to deal with.�
Also, Lauer said the valley has not had to deal with a major train accident or spill in recent years.
�We�ve never really dealt with a major train issue in this area,� he said. �On this side of the river we have mostly coal trains going through town, but a wreck on the Williamstown side could just as easily affect Marietta.
�Let�s just hope it doesn�t happen.�
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Fashion Designer Sabyasachi Mukherji: From Rs. 20k to Rs. 100 Crore
November 2, 2015 by Suresh Bist
When you talk about Indian fashion, you just cannot ignore the name ‘Sabyasachi Mukherjee’; he’s one of the leading fashion designers in India. Fashion show organizers & exhibitors woo him to participate in their events as it increases the profile of their event.
And now the buzz around Sabyasachi has gotten even louder as he has managed to take his business to the Rs 100-crore club (just like Bollywood films). And if that doesn’t impress you, here’s something that will definitely make you appreciate his efforts. He started his label with a meager Rs 20,000, which was loan taken from his sister!
Wow, from twenty thousand rupees to a hundred crore company, and growing strong! And remember, Sabyasachi achieved that feat as a one-man show, without making apparel for mass retail.
Sabyasachi’s fan following is not just limited to India, it spans across countries & continents. His clothes are liked by people in countries like South Africa, Pakistan, Lebanon, Antwerp, Australia (he’s not even been to many of these countries).
And his fan followers include big celebrities as well. Oprah Winfrey, when she was in India, came in and cleaned out his entire Mumbai store and paid for everything with her credit card. She also clicked pictures with Sabyasachi’s store staff.
Focusing on Bridal-wear
Sabyasachi focused on the bridal wear market and building his own flagship stores. The dual strategy paid off, says Sabyasachi, who started his label in 2002 with a Rs 20,000 loan he took from his sister.
“It gets you the attention, and is not so capital intensive.” He, however, is cautious about the 100-crore tag, fearing it will add to all the hype surrounding the industry which is only in a nascent stage (even the apex body, Fashion Design Council of India, is only 16 years old). “All the talk of Rs 100 crore is receiving too much attention. Fashion companies internationally make so much more,” he says, adding, “If fashion houses that have been around for years have not crossed this mark, what is the point?”
Watch Sabyasachi Mukherjee talk about his journey to success, and about his future plans.
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More competitive bids lead to better prices for issuers in the primary market
By Sarah Wynn July 13, 2020, 12:26 p.m. EDT 3 Min Read
Over the past ten years, the average number of competitive bids increased — regardless of the size of the issuance or population size of the issuer’s state or locality — improving the issuer’s price in the primary market, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board said in a report released Monday.
The average number of competitive bids gradually increased to an average of 5.7 competitive bids per issuance in the first half of 2019 from an average of 4.4 competitive bids per issuance in 2009, MSRB Chief Economist Simon Wu wrote in the report.
“Given the scant research on this matter to date, we aimed to explore if higher numbers of competitive bids lead to better pricing terms for issuers,” Wu said in a press release. “Our findings confirmed our expectations. We found that as competitive bidding activity increased, the primary offering spread of the winning bidder declined. In other words, the more competitive bids an issuer received during the primary offering process, the more favorable their selling price and yield cost tended to be.”
MSRB Chief Economist Simon Wu said more bids means better deals for issuers.
More than 90% of the reported muni bond primary offerings were either competitive or negotiated offerings in recent years, Wu wrote in the report.
Wu also presented his findings at the virtual Brookings Institutions Annual Municipal Finance Conference Monday.
The finding of better prices, he said, "holds regardless of the size of an issuance, the population of the state where the issuance originated ... or the per capita income level of an issuance origination state.”
Competitive offerings in states with the largest population or highest per capital income did not necessarily receive more bids than competitive offerings in states with the smallest population or the lowest per capita income, according to the report.
In the first half of 2019, small population states had an average of 6.2 competitive bids, while large population states during that same time had an average of 5.6 competitive bids.
The winning bidder’s primary offering decreased as bids rose. "Therefore, all things being equal, soliciting more competitive bids would indeed improve an issuer’s selling price and reduce the yield cost for the issuer," the report said.
The price competitiveness of bids improved over the past 10 years. Median spreads between winning bid and the second-highest bid as well as the winning bid and lowest bid decreased from January 2009 to June 2019.
In the first half of 2019, the median spread between winning bids and lowest bids was 0.183 down from 0.383 in 2009.
Increased transparency in the municipal market, Wu said, explains this.
“Ten years ago, prices would be all over the place compared to now, and now they tend to be more clustered,” Wu said. “That interested me because we’re finding similar things in the secondary market, as in the request for bids is higher now. I believe the reason is that there is more transparency in the market and people are getting more information, so, therefore, perhaps they are getting more precise on how to value the bond.”
Issuers that worked with a municipal advisor also tended to have more bids, Wu said. Complex issuances do not attract as many bids as more straightforward deals.
“That makes sense, because when the bonds get too complex or complicated, it will take more effort to market the bonds and for them to resell, and [underwriters] can charge a higher spread on that,” Wu said.
Though the coronavirus pandemic was not part of the relevant period, Wu said, during March and April, there was less bidding activity in the secondary market and said it would make sense for there to also be less bidding in the primary market as well.
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Court strikes out BCO’s name from Buhari’s suit against Atiku
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The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Apo, Abuja, on Wednesday struck out the name of the Buhari Campaign Organisation from a libel suit the group jointly filed with President Muhammadu Buhari against the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
Justice Binta Mohammed, in striking out the name of the group, held in a ruling that the organisation was not known to the law.
The judge agreed with the contention of Atiku’s lawyer, Mr Chukwuma-Machukwu Ume (SAN), to the effect that the BCO was not a juristic person that could sue or be sued.
Ume had filed an application dated February 11, 2019, urging the court to hold that the second plaintiff, the BCO, was improperly made a plaintiff in the action.
The main suit marked FCT/HC/CV/ 804/2019 was filed by Buhari and the BCO against Atiku and his aide, Phrank Shaibu.
The plaintiffs accused the two defendants of making defamatory statements in some national newspapers to the effect that Buhari used his position as Nigerian President to fraudulently acquire two private companies, Keystone Bank Plc and 9Mobile Communication Limited for himself, family members and friends.
The plaintiffs told the court that the defendants also falsely claimed that the President acquired the said companies, using his influence and the control he had over the heads of parastatals or organisations that were connected with the activities of such companies.
But Atiku, in a counter-claim, which he filed in response to the suit, demanded an apology from Buhari for allegedly filing a “frivolous suit” against him.
In addition, the former Vice-President urged the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja to order Buhari to pay N1bn damages to be sent to internally displaced persons’ camps and a balance of another N1bn for equipment of libraries and information technology equipment for all state universities in Nigeria.
In their statement of defence, they said the alleged libelous statements were mere “dispassionate expressions of opinions based on true facts.”
In their counter-claim, the plaintiffs cited alleged instances of Buhari’s constitutional breaches, failure to secure lives and property.
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The COVID-19 Eviction Cliffhanger
Researchers have found a correlation between COVID-19 cases and evictions.
By Eric Mai on Dec 07, 2020
The CDC eviction moratorium remains set to expire at the end of this year (*Update: January 31, 2021). That means the much-referenced eviction cliff appears imminent. An extension isn’t yet on the table, and potential federal relief would still not be enough to cover the estimated $25 to $34 billion in nationally-owed rent for January 2021. But the need to keep people housed this winter is increasingly dire.The lifting of eviction moratoriums was associated with 433,700 additional cases and 10,700 additional deaths. Research led by Dr. Kathryn Leifheit of UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health found a correlation between evictions and increased COVID-19 cases and deaths. Researchers looked at eviction filings and COVID-19 incidence and mortality from March 13 to September 3. Even when controlling for the rollback of stay-at-home orders, mask mandates, school closures, and other variables, the lifting of eviction moratoriums was associated with 433,700 additional cases of COVID-19 and 10,700 additional deaths.
Dr. Leifheit makes clear the importance of keeping people housed in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19: “When people are evicted, they often move in with friends and family, and that increases your number of contacts … If people have to enter a homeless shelter, these indoor places can be quite crowded.”
Things look a little better in Virginia.
Virginia was among four states that went three weeks or less without an eviction moratorium after their initial moratorium expired. This shortened period without an eviction moratorium was associated with significantly fewer cases and deaths than states that went longer without an eviction moratorium.
As we look toward the cliff, this study suggests that the eviction moratorium is crucial to public health during these winter months. In a report prepared for the National Council of State Housing Agencies, it’s estimated that up to 14 million renter households were at risk of eviction on September 14, 2020. By January 2021, the authors estimate that up to 8.4 million renter households could face eviction, nearly 200,000 of which reside here in Virginia.
Advocates have long called for us to see the intersection between health and housing, but the pandemic has further heightened the need to see housing as a prescription for health.
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Michigan economy keeps beating predictions, thanks largely to stimulus
Some Yoopers want to close Mackinac Bridge to stop the spread of coronavirus
Would closing the nearly 5-mile-long Mackinac Bridge prevent the spread of the coronavirus? Experts are skeptical.
March 19, 2020 Ashley Wong Michigan Health Watch
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The Mackinac Bridge is about five miles long, among the longest suspension bridges in the Western Hemisphere. It’s the only thing connecting the Lower Peninsula to the Upper Peninsula — where, as of early Thursday, no coronavirus cases had been confirmed among its residents even as the virus spread downstate.
But some Yoopers fear that if it does jump the Straits, it would devastate rural communities in the Upper Peninsula already hard-hit by financial woes and weak healthcare systems.
The solution? Close the Mackinac Bridge completely.
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Some took to social media over the past week with calls to halt traffic between the two peninsulas. Marie Bailey, a cook who lives in Ontonagon, said she tried to use Twitter to draw Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s attention to the issue, but with no success.
“Right now, we’re not seeing anything up here. And we kinda want to keep it that way.” — Upper Peninsula resident who wants to close Mackinac Bridge
Bailey said she is concerned about her town’s large population of people who are 65 and older and at high risk for infection, exacerbated by the number of medical care facilities that have dwindled and moved farther away over the years. Closing the bridge to “unnecessary” traffic, Bailey said, could stop the spread of COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus, before it reaches her area.
She isn’t the only Yooper concerned about the high at-risk population in her town. At 57 years old, Ellen Kornoelje said she is one of the youngest residents in Trout Lake Township, which has a median age of 62. Inadequate access to health care is also a problem there, Kornoelje said, as well as poverty. She is worried that the combination of those two issues could magnify the effects of a coronavirus infection.
Closing the Mackinac Bridge could halt tourists and visitors from downstate, who Kornoelje said stop in her town en route to places like Marquette or Tahquamenon Falls, from unintentionally infecting anyone above the Straits.
“Right now, we’re not seeing anything up here,” Kornoelje said. “And we kinda want to keep it that way.”
Connie Litzner, mayor of Saint Ignace, said she believes slowing the flow of travel on the bridge is a good idea. But she has not had any discussions about halting it completely, and said such a move would be “drastic.”
Residents in St. Ignace need the bridge for groceries, to get to their doctors or to work, Litzner said, and Saint Ignace’s librarians live in Petoskey.
Kornoelje said she too has thought about the potential problems, such as getting food and supplies. She suggested the Upper Peninsula could get around this by enlisting help from Christian ministries that specialize in flying supplies into towns.
As for economic consequences, Kornoelje and Bailey noted that much of the Upper Peninsula is already relatively poor, and pointed to the resilience and self-sufficiency of the residents as proof that the region could survive. Closing the bridge could help the community control the spread of the virus more quickly, Bailey said, thus allowing them to address the financial fallout sooner.
“We have already shown hospitality to thousands of snowmobilers, skiers and winter lovers from all over the world all across the Upper Peninsula,” Bailey said in an email. “I don't see how it hasn't been here already for months.”
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But officials say there are no plans to close the bridge.
James Lake, a spokesman for the Mackinac Bridge Authority, said a few discussions were sparked among staff after some residents asked if the bridge would shut down, but nothing grew from them.
Closing the bridge would bring many critical industries on both sides to a halt, such as transporting food, propane, lumber and other bulk items. Many residents also use the bridge to commute to work.
Others rely on the bridge to access healthcare in both peninsulas. According to Michigan Department of Transportation spokesman Jeff Cranson, it’s common for people to come down to Petoskey for doctors’ appointments.
“That would be very extreme,” Cranson said of closing the span. He noted the California Bay Area had yet to close its bridges despite having some of the highest numbers of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country. The economic impact “would be significant.”
A history of unintended consequences
More than 4 million vehicles crossed the Mackinac Bridge in 2019, according to the Mackinac Bridge Authority, bringing in more than $23 million in tolls. On Wednesday, the Bridge Authority announced that it would stop taking cash toll payments in an effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Other borders have closed, with the United States and Canada agreeing Wednesday to close border crossings to nonessential travelers.
This isn’t the first time cutting off all outside traffic to curtail a pandemic has been proposed. It’s called “protective sequestering,” and was one of the measures the mining town of Gunnison, Colorado, took to escape the ravages of the 1918 influenza pandemic.
Gunnison, a remote mountain town of about 1,300 people, shut down its schools and businesses after the local newspaper reported influenza cases spreading to nearby towns. Highways going into Gunnison were barricaded, and signs were placed warning drivers not to stop in their county. Residents could leave freely, but anyone coming back in had to be quarantined.
The isolation rules were strictly enforced, as two Nebraskans discovered when they tried to bypass the barricade and were immediately arrested and jailed.
But when the barricades were lifted after nearly four months, Gunnison was hit by a fresh wave of the influenza. More than 100 residents were infected, and several died.
“It just prevents the virus from circulating in your neck of the woods,” said Howard Markel, a historian at the University of Michigan Center for the History of Medicine, which chronicled the lessons of Gunnison. “But as soon as you open the gates … the virus will circulate.”
Shutting down the bridge would ultimately be ineffective, Markel said, without closing the rest of the Upper Peninsula's borders. The peninsula shares a land border with Wisconsin and Canada, and a lake border with Minnesota.
Alex Navarro, Markel's colleague, said a bridge closure would also raise other security issues. Who would guard the border between the two peninsulas and with Wisconsin? If a community needed supplies, who would unpack shipments from downstate?
It could be done, Navarro and Markel said, if isolation started very early and was sustained for a very long time. But there may already be asymptomatic carriers in the Upper Peninsula (There was a report Wednesday of a Canadian woman who flew into a U.P. airport and subsequently tested positive for COVID-19.)
And the length of time required for an effective isolation would deal a severe economic and social blow to the region, Navarro said.\
“I don’t think those costs outweigh whatever small benefit you could get from protective sequestration.”
Ashley Wong is a freelance reporter and UC Berkeley graduate. She has been published at the Center for Public Integrity, USA TODAY, The Columbus Dispatch and East Bay Express.
January 16, 2021 | Bridge Staff
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Roxie Patten
Closing the International and Mackinac bridge and airports to nonessential traffic when this covid19 first hit lower Michigan would most definitely helped keeping it from coming into the upper peninsula.
Fri, 03/20/2020 - 1:37am
I was thinking the exact same thing. I wished they would close the bridge. But then just today, Bayfield, County Wisconsin just got it's first case of Coronavirus. Bayfield county is about 45 minutes away from, Ironwood, Michigan. I really don't think there is any way to keep it from getting it into the Upper Peninsula since it so close to us now.
I do not wish for the Mackinac Bridge to be closed. The Canada Bridge is closed already and I do ask where would our food come from if we closed down the Bridge? Makes no sense to me. I have family below the Bridge and if I wish to leave for any reason to be with them, then I wish for it to be my right. Everyone can just remain cautious to protect themselves and others is what I feel the need to mention. Thank you, stay safe and well.
Great article. I was one who helped flood Twitter to our local state and federal government members in Michigan earlier this week..
My thoughts were on MANDATORY testing / screening.
Would of liked to seen the conversation on MANDATORY screening. From government.
I really believe too many will come north early and head to their summer camps.
.Stay safe and keep up the great work on keeping yoopers informed. I check out bridge up twice a day for updates.
Iron mountain .
Jeffrey Kless
They forgot to install a border fence with Wisconsin, launch patrol boats in Lakes Superior, Michigan and Huron and close all airports.
Yes, closing the Mackinac to all but essential traffic is a good idea for the UP. Groceries can be purchased in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. Other than purchasing groceries and going to medical appointments one shouldn't be out just traveling around. Any non-emergency medical appointments should be cancelled so having to travel from the UP to downstate for appointments should not be a hardship. If we can keep the flow of people coming from the affected areas downstate to the UP to a minimum if would greatly reduce the spread of the virus to the UP. For those living downstate there really is no reason to come up here right now. The snowmobile season is about over, and all our dine in facilities are also closed. For those living in the St. Ignac area, come on up to the Soo to purchase your groceries. We Yoopers are strong, resilient people, but this is not something we can combat without the help of the rest of the state. So, while we love you all to come up and visit, please stay below the bridge and help keep us Yoopers safe and healthy.
Sat, 03/21/2020 - 10:50pm
And tell me where do you think some of your groceries come Kathy? Even if you live in the Soo.
Let me tell you......warehouse in Chicago. How does it get to the Soo? In a Semi crossing the Mackinac Bridge. How do I know this? Well my husband delivers to the Soo and St Ignace in that semi truck that just crossed the bridge.
We are all concerned even those in the Lower Peninsula. And in the Upper Peninsula . I have ties to both places. I grew up in the Upper Peninsula and still have family there. And I live in the Grand Rapids area now.
So seriously think about where the groceries come from. It's all over the UNITED STATES.. how else would it get to one point to another. Just think about it. SERIOUSLY.
Frederico Smithelini
There is no stopping this virus, only slowing it down so the generally inadequate American medical system isn't overwhelmed. Flattening the curve of the parabola just extends the timeline. Figure over the next year or so around 70% of the general public will get the virus, a significant percentage may never have symptoms and about 1 to 3 percent will die. Someone explain geometric progression to noted accountant and currently Senator from Wisconsin, Ron Johnson.
Sat, 03/21/2020 - 11:41am
And the massive land border the UP shares with Wisconsin is no risk?
Sounds so simple but as the article states, who is going to patrol the Wisconsin border. Social distancing is fine but there is no way to keep the UP corona virus free. Too late fellow Yoopers.
Sat, 03/21/2020 - 3:23pm
So only let the people that have to use the bridge go over. Shut it down from tourists and people trying to get away on vacation. This would help with the spreading of the virus.
Toyvo
Sun, 03/22/2020 - 8:58am
Travel is limited everywhere, we should do the same for the UP. There is enough beer and food to sustain Yoopers for months. If deer season opened in April, Yoopers could social distance from the rest of the world for years.
Terrylann
We have boarders with Wisconsin and Minnesota and they have Covid-19 in each so what makes you think the only threat is lower Michigan? Should we close all our boarders? Don't become hysterical! Staying indoors and washing hands as much as possible and using common sense is our best defense!
Please don’t be mad at me for asking Michigan to pro rate my taxes on my cabin in the UP.
Agree with Scott. I pay close to $3000 per year taxes in St. Ignace. If we’re denied access to our homes should be given tax credit for sure.
Janice Landon
Fri, 07/24/2020 - 12:27pm
Will the Wisconsin/ UP border be considered for closure as well? Should each state isolate themselves? Have we all gone crazy ?
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Beijing City May Day Shopping Guide: Beijing Skp
Soon, another May Day holiday is coming. As summer breath approaches, the chances of us showing our wrists are gradually increasing as we gradually change into summer clothes. If you take advantage of this season with a suitable watch, it is the most suitable choice, you can show your taste and personality more intuitively. As the political and cultural center of China, the prosperity of business is unquestionable. Major shopping malls will hold great concessions during the festival, especially luxury goods, so it is naturally more suitable to consume watches during May Day. But Beijing is so big, how can you save time, money and time to buy your beloved watch? In order to solve this problem for everyone, the Watch House has specially planned to bring you a series of strategies for buying watches in Beijing during the holidays. Let’s follow the editors to the four high-end luxury watch stores in Beijing to explore together. The location of the watch store and its operating characteristics.
Beijing SKP
Beijing SKP, which opened in 2007, is the most famous gathering place for watches in Beijing. Over the years, Beijing SKP has continued to innovate. With its sensitive sense of fashion, it has led the trend, attracted wide attention in the international fashion industry, and interpreted the charm of fashion with an elegant attitude. Today, the Watch House takes everyone to appreciate the style of the Beijing SKP watch shop in advance, so that everyone can shop in the mall and arrange the time reasonably.
Shop festival value feedback:
When the heat of Beijing SKP’s birthday celebrations has not yet dissipated, the May Day holiday is coming soon. Beijing SKP released a dozen surprises:
The first surprise: Card Friends during the May Day holiday [April 29th (Sat.)-May 1st (Mon.)] spent over 10,000 yuan in shopping malls and gifted 20,000 yuan. (Limited, while stocks last)
Second surprise: Cardholders holding Beijing SKP card and their valid documents can redeem e-gifts with points in the card. The specific exchange data is as follows:
Redemption position 300,000 200,000 100,000 50,000 10,000 5,000
Electronic gift 900 yuan 600 yuan 300 yuan 150 yuan 30 yuan 15 yuan
PS three quarters together to bring more surprises:
1. Labor Day: [April 29th (Saturday)-May 1st (Monday), May 13th (Saturday)-May 14th (Sunday)] Enjoy the May Day holiday and experience handmade fun . Beijing SKP cardholders use 5000 points to sign up. (Limits are available, while stocks last.) Follow SKP’s official WeChat account and send ‘May Day’ to register.
2. Mother’s Day: [May 9 (Tuesday)-May 12 (Friday)] Follow Beijing SKP’s official WeChat on Mother’s Day
Leave a message in the topic to get a chance to get MARC
One JACOBS leather bag.
3. Qing Ding 520: [May 20 (Saturday)-May 21 (Sunday)] Qing Ding 520, personally making unique love tokens. Beijing SKP cardholders can use 5,000 points to sign up. (Limits are available, while stocks last.) Follow SKP’s official WeChat account and send ‘520’ to register.
Self-driving road map:
Metro Line (Dawang Road Station of Line 1):
Beijing SKP first floor floor map
If you have tablemates from other places who want to avoid traffic jams on holidays, then taking the subway to Beijing SKP is also a good choice. Get off at Exit A of Dawang Road Station on Metro Line 1, turn left and go straight for 20 meters to cross the road. .
Next we started to introduce the watch brands in the store. Many watch brands are gathered on the first floor of the boutique watch area, mainly including IWC, Vacheron Constantin, Audemars Piguet, Omega, Rolex, Blancpain and other brand counters. Let’s introduce them in the order of entering the Dawanglu subway.
Beijing Cartier Store (Beijing SKP Store)
You can directly enter Beijing SKP along the passage of Dawanglu Subway Station of Line 1. After taking the escalator to the first floor, the first thing that catches the eye is the Swiss high-end watch and jewelry brand Cartier. The entrance is the jewelry accessories sales area. It is a watch sales area.
Address: Shop D1019, Level 1, Beijing SKP, No. 87 Jianguo Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Beijing Bvlgari Store (Beijing SKP Store)
“Crossing the street” with Cartier is another major brand of jewellery watches. In contrast, Bulgari’s counters are small and exquisite. Soft carpets and soft lighting make the watches and jewelry here. Glittering and beautiful.
Address: No. 87 Jianguo Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing M1014, Beijing SKP
Beijing Rolex Store (Beijing SKP Store)
In the past, it is the Swiss high-end watch brand Rolex, which integrates reliability and safety. With excellent timepiece performance, it has won the praise of most watch enthusiasts. This is also a paradise for labor fans. Cousins who like Rolex, may wish to take a look.
Beijing Omega Store (Beijing SKP Store)
The Rolex and Omega brands at the same brand level did not expect the stores to be adjacent. It is the 60th anniversary of the Omega Speedmaster series, and many of them are on sale.
Address: No. 87 Jianguo Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing D1010, Beijing SKP
Beijing Piaget Store (Beijing SKP Store)
The Piaget store is opposite the Omega store. The unique display window and decoration design are impressive.
Address: No. D1066, Level 1, Beijing SKP, No. 87 Jianguo Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Beijing Vacheron Constantin Store (Beijing SKP Store)
The Vacheron Constantin brand is next to Omega, with a restrained business model.
Address: No. 87 Jianguo Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing No. M1009, Level 1, Beijing SKP
Beijing Blancpain Store (Beijing SKP Store)
The decoration of the classic and rich Blancpain store gives another feeling, full and atmospheric. The specialty store is unique, reflecting the excellence of Le Brassus’s master watchmaking workshop.
Beijing Airbnb Store (Beijing SKP Store)
The special octagonal watch shape has created a unique miracle of watches and clocks, that is, the famous Swiss watch brand Audemars Piguet. The store design inherits Audemars Piguet’s traditional elegance and solemnity, and presents this century-old family watchmaking brand’s meticulous pursuit of all aspects of design, function and quality service.
Beijing Jaeger Store (Beijing SKP Store)
From dating to flipping, from master to geophysical observatory, each series explains the contribution of Jaeger-LeCoultre timepieces to mechanical watches. The store is clean and generous and business-like. If you like Jaeger-LeCoultre watches, you may come here Take a look.
Address: No. 87, Jianguo Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Beijing Roger Dubuis Store (Beijing SKP Store)
If you continue to move forward, you will see the Roger Dubuis store dedicated to the interstellar skeleton movement. This year’s limited edition of SIHH are all displayed in front of the window, including the new King Excalibur series interstellar skeleton limited edition watch.
Address: No. D1057-1, Level 1, Beijing SKP, No. 87 Jianguo Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Beijing Hublot Store (Beijing SKP Store)
In front of it is Hublot. The angular texture design makes this store stand out.
Address: No. D1006, Beijing SKP, No. 87 Jianguo Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Beijing Chopin Store (Beijing SKP Store)
The distinctive lighting makes the Chopard store magnificent. The thoughtful service and various watches make the brand more attractive.
Beijing Lange Store (Beijing SKP Store)
The Lange brand store from Germany is full of Bauhaus flavor, and table friends who like German watches may wish to come in and take a look.
Beijing Baodi Store (Beijing SKP Store)
Adhering to the creative enthusiasm of the original Breguet, the Swiss luxury watch brand Breguet has been committed to the manufacture of mechanical timepieces. Today, Breguet still blooms the glory of traditional mechanical timepieces.
Beijing Tag Heuer Store (Beijing SKP)
Around the corner is TAG Heuer. Designing TAG Heuer watches in multiple fields is also a good choice. Now that you have arrived at the mall, you may wish to take a look.
Address: 87 Jianguo Road, Beijing, Beijing
Beijing Panerai Store (Beijing SKP Store)
The Panerai watch that combines elegant and stylish is one of my favorite watches. This year, on SIHHA, Panerai launched some refreshing funds. According to enquiries, some new models have arrived in the store.
Beijing Wanguo Store (Beijing SKP Store)
The store has a small variety of items, which is the first impression IWC gives to the author. If you want to buy a watch, you can also take a look.
Summary: The May Day holiday is coming soon, and many people will choose shopping at this time. Therefore, the editor of Watch House has organized the watch brands and distribution of Beijing SKP for everyone, hoping that it will be helpful to everyone’s journey of buying watches in Beijing. In addition, on May Day, the interaction and feedback activities of this business center are Very rich, interested tablemates may wish to come to Beijing SKP on May 1st holiday, choose one. (Next, Wang Jingjing will be released soon. Please stay tuned.)
Brief introduction of the shopping mall:
As a top domestic department store, Beijing SKP is located in the China World Trade Center, where it has gathered nearly 1,000 brands, of which more than 80% are internationally renowned brands.
During the visit, you can feel the strong timeliness of the goods in the mall. The new products released by the minute watch brand on the SIHH in 2017 have already been sold in the store, and they are worthy of being ‘Chinese fashion landmarks’ and ‘China’s first department stores.’
Opening hours: 10: 00-22: 00
Parking situation: Beijing SKP has more than 1,000 stable parking spaces of its own, mainly distributed on the three floors of B2F-B4F underground.
Jacques Rendez-vous Moon Serenity Dating Series Moon Phase Watch
A bright moon rises slowly on the elegant and noble dial, a mysterious star indicates the arrival of the date, a gorgeous blue watch, multiple diamonds, and a gorgeous watch with a self-winding mechanical movement , Jaeger-LeCoultre Rendez-VousMoonSerenity dating series moon phase watch rose gold, you can feel a sense of tranquility and tranquility at the first name, adhering to the superb watchmaking technology and extraordinary jewelry craftsmanship of the Jaeger-LeCoultre workshop.
Blue and blue waves, charming moon phases
The Jaeger-LeCoultre Rendez-VousMoonSerenity date series moon phase watch is immersed in a faint blue. The moon phase created by mother-of-pearl is soft against the satin-polished star map. Stars on the blue inner dial reproduce the dazzling constellations in the night sky. Jaeger-LeCoultre Rendez-Vous dating series’ iconic flower hour scale gradually shrinks, and finally quietly hides under the sun-radiated frosted frosted dial. The hour-marker scale outlines an elegant and simple arc. With the passage of time, a constantly changing, never-ending curtain of night sky ballet is staged gorgeously.
Rare art, perfect
The bezel is set with 62 brilliant-cut diamonds, each of which is carefully selected and set next to each other for precise setting. The mysterious stars pass by like butterflies, with subtle fun, indicating the time of the next date, always echoing the name of this watch and the series. The Jaeger-LeCoultre Rendez-VousMoonSerenity date series moon phase watch is equipped with a Jaeger-LeCoultre 935 type automatic mechanical movement composed of 265 parts, which provides power for precise operation. The movement of the movement can be appreciated through the sapphire crystal back cover attitude. The Jaeger-LeCoultre Rendez-VousMoonSerenity dating moon phase watch with exquisite dial and transparent back invites you to embark on a journey of starry glory, simple lines, delicate contours and high-quality materials, this watch with a modern style , Highlighting the exquisite craftsmanship of the Jaeger-LeCoultre workshop (MétiersRares®).
New Limited Edition Tribute To ‘car God’ Fangio
In honor of Juan Manuel Fangio, the 60th anniversary of the 4th consecutive championship of the World Drivers’Championship, TAG Heuer launches TAG Heuer Formula One (F1) Fangio Limited Edition.
Juan Manuel Fangio is an unparalleled benchmark in the automotive world. In the 1950s, the legendary Argentine driver won the F1 World Championship five times. This record has been maintained for 47 years and was not broken until 2003.
In commemoration of this milestone in the history of racing, TAG Heuer launches a new limited edition watch to celebrate the achievements of Juan Manuel Fangio: the TAG Heuer Formula 1 (F1 series) chronograph, The dial is decorated with racing stripes in Argentine colors, and the 43mm caseback is engraved with Fangio’s unique signature.
‘Car God’ Juan Manuel Fangio won the world championship for the fourth consecutive time in 1957. Today, 60 years later, the well-known antique car dealer and repairer JD Classics unveiled this watch in London. The mysterious veil was also displayed along with Fangio’s chariot-the 1952 Jaguar C-Type.
Aston Martin Red Bull F1 team leader Christian Horner OBE attended the launch event and talked about exciting motorsport and the Q & A session hosted by host and reporter James Allen The famous car.
Fangio’s professional racing career started late. He only participated in the race for the first time in 1938 and quickly became the hegemony of South American endurance races, including the risky Mexican Carrera Pan American Road Race. Carrera was designed a few years later.
Juan Manuel Fangio’s galloping driving skills earned him the first Formula 1 driver championship in 1951. In 1953, Fangio won the championship again. It is said that the legend was wearing a Heuer watch at the time. After that, he won the fourth championship with Ferrari in 1956. The next year, he won the fifth championship with Maserati, retired in 1958, participated in 52 games in his lifetime, and won 24 world championships. This record has so far been unmatched in F1 history.
The TAG Heuer Formula 1 (F1) Fangio Special Edition will be limited to 900 pieces, matched with a matching stainless steel bracelet.
Bauchilai Heritage Series Annual Calendar Double Disc Chronograph Retro Aesthetics Classic Return
CarlF. Bucherer, a watchmaking brand from Lucerne, Switzerland, has launched a new line of heritage, the annual calendar double disc chronograph (HeritageBiCompaxAnnual), which is not only a review of the history of brand watchmaking It also reinterprets the aesthetic charm of the 1950s with contemporary design strokes. The timeless design of the heritage double-dial chronograph of the annual calendar is perfectly blended with contemporary fashion. It combines the essence of watchmaking craftsmanship and design style of more than 130 years of Breguet. It combines the functions of timekeeping, big calendar and annual calendar. It is equipped with a classic double-dial chronograph dial. (BiCompax) design, two new models each limited to 888 pieces.
Heritage Series Double Calendar Chronograph (HeritageBiCompaxAnnual)
Fifties classic
For lovers of design history and retro aesthetics, 1956 is undoubtedly a year worthy of a large book: Saarinen’s tulip chair and Eames Lounge Chair are unique, Also the wedding dress worn by star Grace Kelly when he married the Prince of Monaco, and Elvis Presley’s first song that hit the top charts became important symbols of European and American pop culture in the 1950s. In the same year, the Swiss watch altar was also very exciting. Bucherer launched a chronograph that is at the forefront of the era. The beautifully contoured 34 mm case with slender chronograph buttons has a vibrant and dynamic design. The gold-plated treatment adds a bit of elegance and elegance. The left and right timers of the double chronograph dial are symmetrical in layout and have a long-lasting style. The Bucherer watchmaker takes the chronographs in the archives as inspiration for the new series of annual calendar double dial chronographs, and reinterprets the classics in a contemporary style.
Heritage Series Annual Calendar Double Disc Chronograph (HeritageBiCompaxAnnual) Dial
Elegant Case Precision Machinery
The stainless steel case outline of the new lineup of the new series of annual calendar chronographs bears the classic of the year, but the size is increased to 41 mm. The two models are limited to 888 each, which cleverly echoes the year that Bucherer founded in 1888. Stainless steel model with silver dial with black timer and embossed rubber strap; stainless steel rose gold model with rose champagne gold dial, bezel and keys, the crown is made of 18K rose gold, which is in the same vein as Lucerne’s baroque style With Cognac brown calfskin strap, elegant style in one go.
Retro style blends old with new
The two new limited edition works are equipped with a CFB1972 automatic winding movement, equipped with a 42-hour power reserve. In addition to the timekeeping function, there is an annual calendar function. The large calendar is set below the 12 o’clock position, and the month is displayed between 4 and 5 o’clock. ; The beautiful layout of the dual-chronograph display layout and the speedometer are also taken from the original version. The perfect combination of old and new aesthetics. The Bucherer watchmaking craftsmanship is in it. It is a representative masterpiece of the new heritage series.
Excellent traditions last forever
Bucherer launched its heritage collection in New York last year to pay tribute to the Bucherer watchmaking tradition rooted in Lucerne. The heritage series continues to grow, and its limited edition models are unique in design, condensing more than 130 years of “Made of Lucerne” watchmaking tradition and exquisite craftsmanship; the precision timepiece function is paired with precious metals, no time is baptized, value From generation to generation.
Technical specifications: Heritage series double calendar chronograph
Model: 00.10803.07.42.01 stainless steel / rose gold
00.10803.08.12.01 stainless steel
Movement: CFB 1972 self-winding chronograph movement, diameter 30.0 mm, thickness 7.3 mm, 47 stones, 42 hours power reserve
Function: Timekeeping: minute timer and second timer; annual calendar, big calendar, hour, minute, small second
Case: Stainless steel / 18K rose gold case, curved double-sided anti-reflective sapphire glass, sapphire glass back; water-resistant to 30 m (3 atm), diameter 41 mm, thickness 14.05 mm
Dial: Rose champagne gold or silver dial
Strap: Cognac brown calfskin strap or black embossed rubber strap, stainless steel folding pin buckle
Chen Kun Elegantly Appeared In The 40th Hong Kong International Film Festival Wearing A Baume & Mercier Watch
Hong Kong, China-On March 21, 2016, the 40th Hong Kong International Film Festival was grandly opened in Hong Kong, China. Chen Kun, a famous brand ambassador for the global brand, appeared on the red carpet of the festival with his new film ‘Hot Pot Hero’. Chen Kun carefully chose to wear a Baume & Mercier 18K red gold automatic watch, paired with an elegant suit, perfectly showing the classic timelessness and modern style of the Swiss fine watch brand Baume & Mercier. The red carpet adds elegance and understated luxury. This Hong Kong International Film Festival is another new milestone in Chen Kun’s life, challenging a brand new character image. A classic celebrity timepiece on his wrist accompanies Chen Kun to witness precious moments and engraving eternal time.
The Baume & Mercier Creston 18K red gold automatic watch uses a 39 mm case, and its double beveled case is reminiscent of the retro style of the 1950s. Driven by a Swiss-made self-winding mechanical movement, the sun-satin-finished silver dial with Arabic numerals and engraving, alligator strap and pin buckle. Through the sapphire crystal case back, you can enjoy the operation of some parts of the movement. This carefully crafted watch has a classic and simple style, and the red gold gloss always reveals the restrained and calm demeanor of mature gentlemen.
Baume & Mercier Clifton series 18K red gold automatic watch Reference price: 47, 500 yuan
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Top airline flying Syracuse Hancock Intl to Nova Scotia
Pros: "cleaniness"
Cons: "Seats were so uncomfortable!but love the direct flight eben though it was almost 2 hrs late"
Cons: "Not enough space. Tv was glitchy. Seat uncomfortable."
Pros: "Amazing crew and Ground staff. Check in and bag check in was really smooth and fast."
Cons: "Maybe some more options of snacks. In flight entertainment was not working so can’t say much about it."
Pros: "The crew was very nice and helpful"
Cons: "I got charged for bags from Fort Lauderdale to Toronto than Toronto to Halifax"
Cons: "On the choice of audio entertainment, it uses Stingray which, just like radio broadcast for each category with no choice of album for personal preference, kind of disappointed. I like the previous menu with album choices."
Pros: "Very good service"
Cons: "Rough air"
Pros: "Boarding very fast"
Cons: "Very small plane. No snacks offered."
Pros: "The steward on the plane was friendly, funny and accommodating to all. He took time to engage some young children before takeoff. Took into consideration who was travelling together and left a positive impression! Plane boarded early and was loaded and ready to roll AHEAD of scheduled take off time."
Cons: "Extremely cold on the plane"
Pros: "The entire boarding process, takeoff, staff were all good."
Cons: "The entertainment system went down mid flight and I was unable to finish watching a show. Not happy about this."
Pros: "Finding my luggage and sending it to me was the best part of this flight."
Cons: "Weather was the issue in Toronto on December 29, 2017. However, We're in Canada, Toronto specifically and we've dealt with weather like this NUMEROUS times. For Air Canada to cancel flights 2 times in a row without any further communications with any of us... To tell us when we'd be rebooked, how, etc. is horrible. I work in the transportation industry which is American based and we can handle this much better than Air Canada. Awful... Wendell/Gate Agent said he couldn't rebook my flight until the 31st, but when I got home I called air Canada and she was able to rebook me on the 30th with no issues. Nonsense. Wendell didn't care, he was tired, yawned in our faces like it was acceptable. Awful service. I'm flying with Air Canada on my way from India in the next couple of weeks I hope I get better service. Otherwise, completion will be my only option."
Cons: "The fact air canada booted me and my year and a half year old off the plane. They gave me no compensation for the fact that they did this. So not impressed I never made it to Montreal"
Pros: "No food given. Flight was delayed on the way there because a crew member called in sick -- making me miss part of my work conference. No entertainment on the way back to NL."
Cons: "Would have preferred Westjet but they do not offer a flight from NL to PEI."
Pros: "on time."
Pros: "Quick easy flight. Everything went smoothly."
Pros: "Kept us up to date and gave us a lunch voucher."
Cons: "We had a 4 hr weight in St John's"
Cons: "Connection was two short when flight was delayed 15 minutes would have missed next flight. Had to change to different later flight ended up getting into St. John at a very difficult time to try and find our way in a new place. Flew direct to St. John."
Pros: "There were no issues on this flight. My screen worked and the flight was ok."
Pros: "No wasted time, they load you up and get you where you want to be."
Cons: "Be sure to gate check anything larger than a small backpack or purse. There is little room on board for carry-on's"
Cons: "Delayed, missed connection"
Pros: "This was a boring flight which is a good thing, no drama, no mechanical problems, no weather problems. More leg room than an overseas flight."
Cons: "There was some confusion during boarding."
Pros: "Seats were nice to recline and the in flight tv is much nicer than tablets etc. The in flight safety video is good and quick easy"
Cons: "Seriously? No free snacks? It's ridiculous that you want us to purchase snacks. Something small should be complimentary. Staff was in ok moods but a little edgy. The air was too cold."
Pros: "Nothing other than the staff is nice."
Cons: "Nothing stands out about this flight."
Cons: "Couldn't move. Had the seat in front of me so close I couldn't use my computer to do work. Had I known I wouldn't have brought it."
Cons: "See above. I didn't fly as I had scheduled."
Cons: "Nothing stands out"
Cons: "Booked 2+ months in advance and didn't get a flight on Easter weekend"
Pros: "Great fast flight"
Cons: "flight was cancelled and I was offered a flight through Montreal with Long connections so I cancelled and flew the next day again through Montreal but with better connections"
Cons: "Entertainment system is outdated and not functional"
Pros: "Once we got underway it was fine."
Cons: "6 hrs delay! The flight delays were mostly unannounced and we were sent from gate to gate multiple times without explanation of what was happening. We arrived at 3am."
Pros: "Delayed and still on time overall great experience"
Pros: "The crew was friendly and helpful."
Cons: "My tv screen was not working, so I had no entertainment for the ride."
Cons: "From Toronto to London the price they charge is about the same as I pay from Toronto to Dubai using emirate or ettihad which is twice the distance. Toronto to London is a busy route so why charge such a high fare? Food. Be prepared for food that comes straight out of a cafeteria's frozen items. Entertainment. Slightly better than Turkish airline's which isn't an achievement by any means. Old aircrafts which don't have air vents. They really don't offer anything to you except charge you a lot for the busiest routes in the world. Try other airlines."
Pros: "I really like how friendly the flight staff was. The women and men were always smiling and courteous! They loaded the plane quickly and easily all while being helpful and smiling. On my flight from Moncton to Montreal I needed several vomit bags just in case some of my cousins wedding drinks wanted to come up. The stewardess quickly grabbed several for me and was very kind. Luckily nothing came up and I felt great at the end of the flight!"
Cons: "I don't fly as often as used to, but I've noticed that flight services have definitely gone down hill. Flying Air Canada was refreshing, so I don't have anything negative to say except I really wish I'd won tickets for my family and I back to Canada on Air Canada, hahaha!"
Pros: "Personnel were friendly aircraft was clean"
Pros: "Leg room was better than most airlines as was the food and entertainment choices."
Pros: "The crew was professional and treated us with dignity. The flight was smooth"
Cons: "Our entertainment system was broken."
Cons: "Flight was 1 hour late departing."
Pros: "Space between seats in economy class"
Pros: "Boeing 767 is a great aircraft in every way!"
Cons: "A shame to connect in Toronto!"
Pros: "On time, nice crew, decent leg room"
Cons: "Nothing much to eat if you are vegan or vegetarian."
Cons: "My tv didn't work"
Cons: "The plane was on the edge of departure when I rushed aboard. The server waiting at boarding had a patronizing attitude. As if to say, "Why are you late?""
Pros: "boarding"
Cons: "seats to close together very uncomfortable"
Pros: "Flight was uneventful--just what I like!"
Cons: "There was nothing that I can think of.."
Cons: "Delayed by 45 minutes, but there were no official announcements or information from Air Canada until boarding started. As usual, Air Canada does not seem to respect it's clients enough to bother informing of information regarding their flights."
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As virus surges, Maine hospitals hold their own
Hospitals have outpaced the disease in adding critical care capacity as coronavirus hospitalizations have hit record levels.
By Colin WoodardPortland Press Herald
Maine hospitals are holding their own as the number of COVID-19 inpatients has soared to its highest levels since the pandemic began, with more critical care beds available across the state than a month ago, before the surge reached their doors.
On Tuesday the number of COVID-19 inpatients statewide hit 138, up from 105 a week before and 17 on Nov. 1. But despite 46 of those patients being in critical care – the industry’s new term for intensive care – the number of staffed and available critical care beds has decreased only by nine over the past month, from 108 to 99, even as most hospitals continue to conduct non-emergency surgeries and procedures that use those resources.
The state’s larger hospitals have done this by increasing the number of critical care beds, taking advantage of newer facilities that were designed with the ability to shift rooms from ordinary medical-surgical duties to critical care, including the care of COVID-19 patients requiring intubation or other intensive interventions.
Forecasting models predict new daily hospitalizations will sharply increase over the next two weeks. Maine is averaging about eight a day now, and the COVID-19 Simulator run by Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Georgia Tech and Boston Medical Center predicts a jump to 19 per day by Dec. 14, up from about 8 currently, while the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health model pegs the figure at 10.
Northern Light Health’s Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor – one of the hospitals hardest hit in recent weeks – has used these “swing beds” in its newest tower to increase critical care capacity from 62 to 75 to meet the added demand, said Dr. James Jarvis, physician incident commander for Northern Light.
“We have the capacity to flex on a regular basis, and a lot of it has to do with how we designed the floors,” Jarvis said. “Because we’re a rural state, we have to be a little more flexible than some of our urban colleagues to serve our communities.”
Jarvis said the Northern Light network – 10 hospitals including Mercy in Portland – hasn’t had to cancel or postpone any nonessential procedures because of the surge. “Are we at that panic mode right now? No,” he added. “But we are very lucky that we have had time to plan and have procedures in place so that if we do need to take more extreme measures to protect the number of hospital beds we can do that.”
It’s a similar story at another hard-hit hospital, MaineGeneral in Augusta, which was at 87 percent critical care capacity on Tuesday, with only two of 16 beds being occupied by COVID-19 patients. The hospital, which opened in 2013, was also able to increase capacity via the use of swing beds and hasn’t had to scale back other services.
“Based on our overall current census, we do not need to put our surge plan into place at this time,” MaineGeneral spokesperson Joy McKenna said via email. “We recognize that delaying needed health care can lead to worse outcomes for patients.”
Several Maine hospitals report record numbers of COVID-19 inpatients
“It is a balancing act, and we are pulsing our current environment daily, and we will make changes quickly as necessary.”
Maine Medical Center and the other hospitals of the MaineHealth network have also avoided scaling back elective surgeries, though tight capacity at Maine Med and Southern Maine Health Care have occasionally caused last-minute postponements, as sometimes happened before the pandemic.
“Where we’re feeling it right now in terms of capacity is really on the non-critical-care hospitalization side,” said Dr. Joan Boomsma, MaineHealth’s chief medical officer. “I would say we are at a point where needing to potentially dial back elective surgeries is not far off the horizon. We’re seeing a lot of hospital beds being taken up by COVID-infected patients, and it’s stretching our capacity and our staffing.”
“Our health care teams are really starting to wear down,” she added. “People are exhausted, and at the rate things are going we are going to need everybody’s help in containing this thing.”
Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston had an average of 9.3 COVID-19 inpatients being treated each day in the week ending Nov. 27 but reports having an ICU capacity of 20. “Thanks to the planning and hard work of our team members, CMMC is well-positioned to care for patients beyond that number if needed,” said the hospital’s president, Steven G. Littleson, who said they also had not had not yet had to defer other types of care.
York Hospital, a much smaller facility that had six COVID-19 inpatients for much of last week, also has not had to defer other care to make way for the surge. “We still have the staff and capacity to safely continue care as usual for our non-COVID patients, the hospital’s director of quality, Matthew Bennett, said in a statement. “We continue to closely monitor the situation, and at this time York Hospital is both available – and safely able – to continue with all elective procedures.”
Bennett also said York has set up a COVID-19 care clinic attached to its emergency department in expectation of a further surge in demand but hasn’t yet had to put it into operation. “Our ED staff has been able to effectively manage the current volume in the ED setting,” he said.
Jarvis at Northern Light urged Mainers to help protect the hospitals and their staff by observing public health advice.
“If you want us to be on the job we need your assistance in the community,” he said. “Avoid large gatherings. Remain 6 feet apart. Wear face coverings. Because you never know who is next to you, and it might be a health care worker.”
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Originally written: Mar 2004
In my small corner of the world we are seeing much more interest in SIPs both from the consumer and the architectural sectors than we ever hoped for. It is poor science to make projections on such a small statistical sample, but interest from another entirely unlikely quarter gives me good reason to have my heart soar like an eagle when thinking of the immediate future of SIPs.
I (we, the SIP Brotherhood) have received endorsement from none other than Frank Lloyd Wright. Well, not exactly. He is dead. In fact, very dead, having passed away to the great Architect in the Sky in the spring of 1959. However; to the extent that he continues to live through his works and ideas, he is not only still alive, but arguably still remains the most progressive architect out there.
Wright, after the long drought of the Great Depression, in 1935/36 in his mid sixties, spread on the table for us all: Fallingwater, The Johnson’s Wax Building – each one of which could be seen as the zenith of one’s career – and a small $5,000 house; the Jacob’s residence. Not in any way to detract from the contribution of the other two, I believe the little 1500 square foot building was his greatest work. It launched his “Usonian” series and contained so many “firsts” that it makes your head spin;
1. First radiant hydronic slab heat
2. First carport
3. First plywood panel non-load-bearing walls
4. First “composite/built-up” roof system
5. First lighting/electrical raceway built-in
6. First compact central “chimney” kitchen
And that’s not all! But this is more than enough for our purposes. (I really recommend you do some research and check out these little Usonia jewels!)
…I guess you get the idea. A real architectural and technological breakthrough!
Yes, I know this is an article about SIPs. I’m getting there, a little patience, please.
So the items of great interest for us are numbers 3 and 4.
Wright actually designed these babies to built “upside down;” that is, from the roof down! There were masonry piers and short walls – usually brick – that were built first on top of the slab and then the plywood and plank composite walls were to be inserted under the roof. Apprentices who “cheated” on Wright and reversed this process and were caught were severely dressed down and sometimes – fired! These walls were seen as enclosing panels that completed the thermal envelope, but were not structural where clerestory glass ribbons sat between them and the underside of the roof. They were of sandwich composite construction, comprised of horizontal 1 x 12s and battens screwed together over a ¾” plywood core. Today, I’m certain Wright would have welcomed SIPs as superior thermal enclosures that would accept the fastening of his unique exterior weather-skins and interior paneling. Wright was clearly into the large sizes his composite wall panels could attain, and I’m sure he would have great affinity for the jumbo SIPs.
Most interesting of all are the Usonia roofs, number 4 on our “Hit Parade” of firsts. Wright developed a “composite” roof structural system consisting of three layers of 2 x 4s with the center layer perpendicular to the other two adding up to a nominal 12 inch deep structure. This enabled him to have a wooden space-frame-like “panel” that could span in both directions or even work with his hexagonal grids at 60 degrees. These roofs were the technological “key” to the Usonia designs. Glass could go from floor to ceiling and other traditionally required beams, girder, purlins and framing was – for the most part – eliminated. This system allowed for glass clerestories to be located at the top of almost all walls. This “floating ceiling” effect was exploited by Wright to create paradoxical spaces that, with their thick roofs and large overhangs, conveyed a powerful sense of shelter and security, yet at the same time, with the eye travelling from inside to outside along the ceiling plane, delivered a sensation of strong engagement with the outside. When Wright proudly proclaimed that he had “destroyed the box,” he was really saying that his spaces did not have the overwhelming sense of containment that was the hallmark of traditional western building.
Now it’s perfectly clear to me that there are d—n few roof framing systems out there that give you the opportunity to catch ‘em up and support ‘em wherever your fluid plan just happens to let you! One can see why Wright had to invent such a system when you experience his buildings. A brick pylon here, a short wall there, a chimney, a post wherever! Not much in any regular position holding up the roof! I have tremendous sympathy for those apprentices who, out of frustration, thought to put the walls up first.
Aside from a true space frame or curved shell construction SIPs can deliver this kind of span capability without even breathing hard. I know in my heart of hearts that Wright would have loved ‘em! His Usonia designs are so magical because they deliver experiences and sensations that ordinary stick framing just can’t economically match. The proof is that these built-up bi-directional roofs were trouble for Wright and his clients. Their structural performance depended upon the strength and stiffness of the connections between the layers of 2 x 4s and the stability of the wood framing members. Toe-nailing wasn’t a great way to achieve a really good connection and the wood itself experienced considerable shrinkage across the grain equal, of course, to the 12” of total depth. While the concept was more than clever in that it also allowed Wright to specify pitch into the build up so as to avoid ponding water on the roof, deflection due to connection movement would be excessive. Thus SIPs would have performed beautifully for Uncle Frank ( as we affectionately refer to him in our office ) as none of these problems would have occurred. I guess this is a clear example of being ahead of his time.
It wasn’t the only time Wright designed and detailed for materials that weren’t yet available. The Johnson’s Wax building had skylights and clerestories of glass tubes sealed parallel to each other. Too bad this was well before silicone caulk/sealant was invented. They leaked like crazy until they were finally sealed, decades after Wright’s death, with the silicone we now take for granted.
The issue here is that modern buildings, which are defined as those that don’t have a particularly strong sense of containment ( a solution based on the presumption that the outside world is not hostile ), and that encourage the occupants to engage their environment, use glass and opaque planes under a “floating” roof. SIPs excel as thermal and structural wall planes, but they can also be utilized as multi-directional roof planes. Supported on seemingly random points, as Uncle Frank would say, “ As a waiter supports his tray on the tips of his fingers,” SIPs can help you to create a home with a terrific sense of shelter, but also one that is in tune with the contemporary social outlook.
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Sean Kilpatrick averages 13 points per game this season and he sees the court an average of 25 minutes per contest.His 2016 season ended early due to injury, but he’ll no-doubt be looking for a bounce-back year.Pro Highlights: In the first six seasons he played in , has been part of teams that have finished in the top 11 in rushing yards per game five times .If McDavid stays healthy, he is the best bet to win the award.
He has a slugging percentage of .409 and an OPS+ of 98.His field goal percentage is 45% while his free throw percentage is currently at 73%.They had some scary moments – like needing overtime against the Chiefs – but from the first second of the playoffs it just felt like they were going to win.Thank you to all the managers in the club, from the academy to the first team, for believing in me because they taught me not only to be a better player, but a better person.They are 1st in the league in team earned run average at 3.How can we strengthen the D-line, while keeping in mind all of the injuries we have?
With only one scheduled start, it may look like a better week to pursue a two-start option on waivers.He has 11 strikeouts over his 12 innings pitched and he’s given up 5 hits.In terms of pace they are 160th in Division 1 with 71 possessions per 40 minutes, and their effective field goal percentage of 52% is 151st.- Beckham was the first player since Don Herrmann on Sept.
They are throwing for 195 yards through the air per game thus far.Named to the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer’s All-Bi-City football team.The Rams, a perennial playoff team in the 1970s, returned to championship form in the late 1990s and early 2000s, when the Greatest Show on Turf won Super Bowl XXIV and fell to the Patriots in Super Bowl XXXVI.At Carolina , started at right tackle, helping the team rack up 392 yards of offense.
That will all come out in April when the league reveals the entire 2019 schedule.He was charged with disorderly conduct and criminal trespassing and his bond was set at $1.The Seminoles ran for 171 yards on 43 attempts.He has surrendered 9 hits per 9 innings and he has a FIP of 3.The Kings started possessions in the offensive zone 56% of the time, which was 2nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage was at 43% for the season.McNally, who turned 28 on Wednesday, said: It’s been a tough decision but it’s time I put my family first after years of them putting my career first.
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Free Play from Doc’s Sports.The Jayhawks come into this game with an overall record of 18 and a road record of 4.Aikman revealed this week that he and his wife Rhonda have divorced after 10 years of marriage.I don’t expect there to be value on Lincecum this season, because the public will still be eager to jump on him because of his past success.
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They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9% for the season to this point.The Packers posted the second-largest comeback in franchise history at Lambeau Field, behind only a rally from 21 points down to beat New Orleans on Sept.
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Boedker has vastly underachieved his four-year, $16 million deal.His field goal percentage is 46% while his free throw percentage is at 79%.They also allow a 42% shooting percentage and a 37% average from behind the arc ranking them 121st and 267th in those defensive statistics.Teams’ prospects are scrutinized as much, if not more, than the players already in the NHL lineups.
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Totaled 17 tackles and one forced fumble during his rookie season.He signed a three-year contract with the club with an option to stay on until at least 2020.They averaged 52 rebounds per game and 19 assists per game which ranked them 12th and 29th respectively.
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Montreal comes into this game having played 51 games.The Knicks allow 101 points per game to their opponents which ranks them 12th in the league.He averages 17 minutes played per game.Davidson had one assist in the Blackhawks’ 6 home loss to the Lightning on Oct.
Detroit has attempted 377 shots at full strength and they’ve given up 477 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 44% for the season.He didn’t play last week but was runner-up in Memphis the week before.
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The Seahawks give up 100 rushing yards per game on 27 carries for an average of 3 yards per carry.He has 11 strikeouts over the 18 innings he’s pitched during which he has given up 6 hits.Ford was a three-year starter at Virginia Tech where he became the only player in ACC history to hold sole possession of his school’s career records for receptions , receiving yards and receiving touchdowns .
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Preview 9/18/2017 at 2:08 PM by Tally Callahan
How free-to-play monster slaying on PC stacks up
After playing several hours of Dauntless Early Access (both during the Founder’s Alpha and the Closed Beta), I wanted to share some of my preliminary impressions of the game for those who have not invested in Founder’s Packs. It’s important to stress that since the game is still in Closed Beta, this is not a review, and I fully expect that a fair amount of things will change between now and the game’s official launch.
To set the stage, Dauntless a monster-hunting game brought to the PC in a free-to-play format. Games in this genre tend to focus on exploration, crafting as character progression, and long fights against one AI-controlled enemy. While many games of this style can feel very confusing and overwhelming when you begin, Dauntless feels much more approachable, largely because early hunts seem designed to ease players into the game rather than immediately throwing them into the deep end of the pool. For example, players are immediately dropped onto an island post-character creation where they can learn through trial and error about gathering materials (later used for crafting gear) and locating then fighting the island’s monster. Since the first monster isn’t very difficult, this serves to help the player get a sense of the flow of the game and the combat system.
After dispatching the monster, the player is loaded into a city hub which introduces further aspects of the game, like quests, crafting, and grouping up for hunts. The game has a variety of quests that guide players along, encouraging things like killing specific monsters, collecting X number of resources, or crafting/upgrading pieces of gear. Completing these quests unlocks new Hunts or schematics at Crafter NPCs, which act as the game’s progression systems. Since there are no levels or character classes in the game, characters are completely defined by their gear: your “level” is basically how strong your gear is and your “class” depends on what weapon you choose to use. This gear is crafted with materials that players get on their hunts, some of which are specific to a particular monster and some of which can be gathered on a variety of hunting islands.
Any unlocked hunt can be accessed on a city bounty board which allows players to queue for either a solo hunt or a group hunt. If you’re already in a party, the queueing system will automatically fill out the party to the group size of four players. During my PAX East interview, it was suggested that players would be able to attempt a hunt at any number of players they wished, but that functionality does not yet appear to be in the game.
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1871, Kindom of Bavaria, Ludwig I. Beautiful Silver “Victory” Thaler Coin
Mint Year: 1871
Mint Place: Munich
Reference: KM-889.
Denomination: Victory Thaler – Struck to commemorate the German Victory in the Franco-Prussian War
Material: Silver (.900)
Weight: 18.53gm
Obverse: Bare bust of Maximilian II of Bavaria right.
Legend: MAXIMILIAN II KOENIG V. BAYERN
Exergue: J. RIES
Reverse: Togate female seated figure (personification of Bavaria) left, shouldering cornucopia and holding wreath above olive-tree.
Legend: DURCH KAMPF UND SIEG ZUM FRIEDEN ("Peace by battle and victory!") / VOIGT
Exergue: FRIEDENSSCHILUSS ZU FRANKFURT A. M. 10 MAI 1871 ("Peace treaty to Frankfurt am Main, 10th Mai 1871")
Ludwig I (also rendered in English as Louis I) ( 25 August 1786 in Strasbourg – 29 February 1868 in Nice) was king of Bavaria from 1825 until the 1848 revolutions in the German states.
He was the son of Count Palatine Maximilian Joseph of Zweibrücken by his first wife Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt. At the time of his birth, his father was an officer in the French army stationed at Strasbourg. He was the godson and namesake of Louis XVI of France. On 1 April 1795 his father succeeded Ludwig’s uncle, Charles II, as duke of Zweibrücken, and on 16 February 1799 became Elector of Bavaria and Count Palatine of the Rhine, the Arch-Steward of the Empire, and Duke of Berg on the extinction of the Sulzbach line with the death of the elector Charles Theodore. His father assumed the title of King of Bavaria on 1 January 1806.
Since 1803 Ludwig studied in Landshut where he was taught by Johann Michael Sailer and in Göttingen. In October 1810, he married Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1792–1854), the daughter of Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen. The wedding was the occasion of the first ever Oktoberfest.
Ludwig strongly rejected the alliance of his father with Napoleon I of France but in spite of his anti-French politics the crown prince had to join the emperor’s wars with allied Bavarian troops in 1806 and under François Joseph Lefebvre in 1809. In 1817 Ludwig was involved in the fall of Prime Minister Count Max Josef von Montgelas. He succeeded his father on the throne in 1825.
Ludwig’s rule was strongly affected by his enthusiasm for the arts and women and by his overreaching royal assertiveness. An enthusiast also for the German Middle Ages, Ludwig ordered the re-erection of several monasteries in Bavaria which had been closed during the German Mediatisation. He reorganized the administrative regions of Bavaria in 1837 and re-introduced the old names Upper Bavaria, Lower Bavaria, Franconia, Swabia, Upper Palatinate and Palatinate. He changed his royal titles to Ludwig, King of Bavaria, Duke of Franconia, Duke in Swabia and Count Palatinate of the Rhine. His successors kept these titles. Ludwig’s plan to reunite also the eastern part of the Palatinate with Bavaria could not be realized. The Electoral Palatinate, a former dominion of the Wittelsbach, had been split up in 1815, the eastern bank of the Rhine with Mannheim and Heidelberg was given to Baden, only the western bank was granted to Bavaria. Here Ludwig founded the city of Ludwigshafen as a Bavarian rival to Mannheim.
Ludwig also encouraged Bavaria’s industrialization. He initiated the Ludwig channel between the River Main and the Danube. In 1835 the first German railway was constructed in his domain, between the cities of Fürth and Nuremberg. Bavaria joined the Zollverein in 1834.
Ludwig supported the Greek fight of independence: His second son Otto was then elected king of Greece in 1832.
After the July Revolution in France 1830, his previous liberal policy became more and more repressive. The Hambacher Fest in 1832 showed the discontent of the population suffered from high taxes and censorship. In 1837, the Roman Catholic supported clerical movement, the Ultramontanes, came to power in the Bavarian parliament and began a campaign of reform to the constitution, which removed civil rights that had earlier been granted to Protestants, as well as enforcing censorship and forbidding the free discussion of internal politics. This regime was short-lived due to the demand by the Ultramontanes of the naturalization of Ludwig I’s Irish-born mistress Eliza Gilbert (better known by her stage name Lola Montez), which was resented by Ludwig and the Ultramontanes were pushed out.
During the revolutions of 1848 the king was confronted with increasing protests and demonstrations of the students and the middle classes and also the Cabinet turned against him. Not willing to rule as a constitutional monarch, Ludwig abdicated on 20 March 1848 in favour of his eldest son, Maximilian. He was buried in St. Boniface’s Abbey, Munich.
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Why Audiences Are Disadvantaged When It Comes to Film and TV
Feb 28 2020 · 11:23 UTC by Masao Akimoto · 5 min read
To ensure a high-tech approach that empowers creators of all levels with a model that truly values fans, Filmio uses a blockchain ecosystem. It helps to incentivize fan-creator-investor interaction.
With movie tickets being so expensive, and time being a precious commodity, a bad film can leave ticket purchasers feeling used and angry. Television, streaming media and other in-home entertainment options are becoming more popular as a result, but these venues can burn fans when they waste a viewer’s time.
Creators–or more often, Hollywood executives–hold all the power when it comes to deciding what projects get made. Fans are often left out of the process until they’re asked to spend money and time on a newly released project.
And while tricking a fan into paying for a bad experience may seem like a win for the business-minded studio execs, in the long run, disempowering fans has negative consequences on the entire entertainment industry. A fan that wastes money or time is unlikely to continue watching a show, will hesitate to buy another movie ticket and will share their negative opinion with other consumers.
Why Does Hollywood Ignore Its Fans and What Are the Consequences?
Any insider will tell you that Hollywood cares about profit just as much as (and often more than) art. So why do so many movies lose money? One reason is that moviemakers typically don’t take fan opinions into account.
While creators and financiers know that they need fan interest to sell tickets, in practice, they are risk-averse when it comes to choosing projects that will resonate with audiences.
What happens when they guess wrong? The film is a flop–and flops can have dire consequences. Several studios have gone under after experiencing just one massive movie flop. 2018’s “Solo,” a standalone Star Wars film and the first-ever of the franchise to be popularly considered a flop, forced executives to change plans for the entire franchise.
Executives realized that even passionate Star Wars fans might experience franchise fatigue or simply lack interest in a poorly reviewed movie. More than a few actors have blamed the end of their careers on flops. Analysts often blame 1963’s Cleopatra not only for losing lots of money but effectively ending the entire genre of big-budget historical epics for decades.
Hollywood Lacks Data
More and more moviemakers have seen the light and are trying to seek information on fan interests and needs before investing in a project. But how can filmmakers, investors, and other stakeholders find that data before they spend millions of dollars? In the current market, studios don’t usually have this information regarding whether a unique film will be successful until it’s already too late.
Test screenings can give filmmakers some data about audience reactions, but they can’t hold those screenings until much of shooting and editing has already taken place. If a film screens poorly, studios must choose between expensive and time-consuming edits and re-shoots or releasing a bad movie that risks alienating fans and making no money back.
Few industries would tolerate a business model where the desired end-user and consumer (i.e., a fan buying a ticket) is shut out of the manufacturing process until it’s already completed, with billions of units already sitting in warehouses ready for sale. That’s essentially what Hollywood does every time they make an expensive movie with little idea of how fans will respond.
Sequel fatigue shows that fans are getting tired of having their ticket purchases taken for granted. The only option left for moviemakers is to find a system that empowers fans and takes their needs into account during the creative process, not after it’s mostly completed.
Flops are preventable when studios have enough data on what fans want out of their movies, but that requires a system that engages with and respects fan opinions.
Filmio’s Solution
What would a new system that values real fan engagement during the creative process look like? There’s some early promise in crowdfunding models. In 2014, creators of the cult tv show Veronica Mars were able to complete a movie sequel and launch its successful run in theaters thanks to the crowdfunding site Kickstarter.
Fans not only got to support the continuation of a story about characters they love but also received perks such as direct interaction with creators and even walk-on roles. Veronica Mars fans funded the film because they were already familiar with the tv show. Still, original projects have struggled to communicate their content and attract fans on similar crowdfunding platforms.
Some companies use AI to perform sophisticated analyses of prior films’ success in different sectors to predict what movies might be popular next–a process that still ignores current fans’ feedback but at least tries harder to anticipate their needs.
Others, like blockchain platform Filmio, are taking the next step forward by combining a high-tech approach that empowers creators of all levels with a model that truly values fans. Filmio uses a blockchain ecosystem to incentivize fan-creator-investor interaction.
That incentivization means that all projects–not just spin-offs of existing properties–get exposed to fans and can rise in the Filmio development ladder as fans confirm their interest in the proposed content.
Blockchain architecture provides a low-cost, immutable and immediately relevant source of the actual fan data that AI firms are trying so desperately to produce by looking backward. This data allows filmmakers and investors to actually know how fans feel about their product–no more spending millions of dollars while guessing in the dark at the outcome.
Empowering Audiences Optimizes the Industry
Audiences are left in the cold when it comes to the entertainment industry, but it’s becoming more and more apparent how unsustainable that reality is. New platforms mean that fans are poised to take back the power in making movies and television, and that’s good news for both audiences and creators everywhere.
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2014 Athena Project Arts Festival
2 Galleries, 3 Stages, 16 days, 35 performances, 200 artists
Athena Project is a professional group of artists dedicated to supporting and expanding women’s artistic contributions to the Denver stage and the wider community. We envision a world in which women’s voices are powerfully expressed and fully integrated into the creative life of every community. Athena Project’s mission is to empower women and strengthen the Denver community through developing and showcasing women’s and girls’ artistic contributions, while inviting new audiences into the creative process.
Athena Project’s annual festival is back for its second year inspired by the theme, Utopia/Dystopia. This year, the festival is sponsored by Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design (RMCAD) and Athena Project presents a full production of a World Premiere play, a Plays In Progress Series, a Fashion Show, two galleries featuring artwork by local female artists, musicians, dancers, and in partnership with Girls Inc., a playwriting and play development experience for girls beginning March 14 at The Aurora Fox Studio Theatre, 9900 E. Colfax Avenue in Aurora, C o 80010.
Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design (RMCAD) is an art school like no other. Offering online and on-campus undergraduate and graduate degrees, the school provides challenging curriculum and a fresh approach to learning. RMCAD functions as a community of creatives in an atmosphere of intensity that drives students to push conventional boundaries. Find more information at RMCAD.edu or by calling 800.888.ARTS.
FESTIVAL EVENTS:
World Premiere of "Government Issued Long Johns" by Erin Wagoner
We will premiere this comedy that takes place in the future where sex is forbidden.
Dates: March 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29 @ 8 p.m.; March 16, 23, 30 @ 2 p.m.
Synopsis: Jane has always been a good citizen of this government-issued, long johns wearing society; she wears her long johns, obeys the rules, and never touches skin. But with one year left until her own matching ceremony (the equivalent of a computerized arranged marriage), Jane witnesses the society’s rules and matching process severely damage her sister. This pushes Jane to question all she’s known and in doing so, she takes dangerous risks to test the boundaries of her world.
Two Opening Night Receptions will be held: March 14 from 5-8 p.m. at The ACAD Studio, 1400 Dallas Street and March 15 from 5-8 p.m.at the Kim Robards Dance Studio, 9990 E. Colfax Avenue, in Aurora.
March 14 - 30
Fridays/Saturdays @ 8 p.m.; Sundays @ 2 p.m.
$22 for adults, $20 for students/seniors/military, $18 group discounts avail for 10+ people
@ Aurora Fox Studio Theatre, 9900 E. Colfax Avenue, Aurora 80010.
All tickets are on sale at www.AthenaProjectFestival.org or by calling the Aurora Fox box office at 303-739-1970.
· Workshop productions of four new plays by women, called our Plays In Progress (PIP) Series.
Dates: March 20, 23, 27, 30 @ 7 p.m.; March 22 and 29 @ 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Each play will get 2 workshop readings. Workshop level productions are designed with minimum sets, lights, sound, etc. and they also allow for an audience to give feedback. One play will be selected from this Series to be produced in the Athena Project Arts Festival in March of 2015. Your vote counts! The plays are:
“Crazy Patterns” by local playwright Melissa McCarl
“Relative Communication” by local playwright Nicolette Vajtay
“Paradise” by Laura Maria Censabella
“Harm’s Way” by Marilyn Kriegel
Plays In Progress (PIP) Series.
Saturdays @ 1 and 4 p.m.; Sundays & Thursdays @ 7 p.m.
$12 per play
@ The Aurora Fox Studio Theatre, 9900 E. Colfax Avenue, Aurora 80010
All tickets are on sale at www.AthenaProjectFestival.org or by calling the Aurora Fox box office at 303-739-1970
Additional Festival Events:
· Art gallery showings, featuring works by female visual artists, The ACAD Studio, 1400 Dallas Street in Aurora, 80010 and The Kim Robards Dance Studio, 9990 E. Colfax Avenue in Aurora, 80010.
Dates: Open one hour before every evening and matinee performance of the festival events.
Art pieces will be shown at The Kim Robards Studio from March 14 –30. All art curated for the showcase will pertain to the festival theme of Utopia/Dystopia.
o Art pieces will also be shown at The ACAD Studio from March 14-30. All art displayed in this gallery will be curated by Mo’Print/Invisible Museum.
o There will be an opening night reception at The ACAD Studio on March 14 from 5-8pm and at The Kim Robards Studio on March 15 from 5-8pm.
Athena Project will feature female musicians during ACAD Studio gallery hours.
There is no admission charge but artwork is available for sale; proceeds benefit the artist and Athena Project.
· Dance
Dates: Saturdays, March 22 and 29 from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
at The ACAD Studio, 1400 Dallas Street, Aurora 80010
o Female choreographers will present original dance pieces. The pieces will range from ballet to hip hop, lyrical to tap, and anything in between. Interested dancers should contact us for more info at info@athenaprojectfestival.org
Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for students/seniors/military discount payable at the door ONLY
Dates: Sundays, March 23 and 30 from 4:30-5:30pm at The Kim Robards Studio, 9990 E. Colfax Avenue, Aurora 80010
o Featuring the company members of Kim Robards and including a sneak peek of an upcoming world premiere.
Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for students/seniors/military discount payable at the door, at tickets@kimrobardsdance.org, or by calling 303-825-4847.
Kim Robards Dance is a professional modern dance international touring company in its 27th season. KRD is recognized for its high artistic standards and outstanding educational programming through outreach for disenfranchised populations and The Academy of KRD for youth and adults. Ms. Robards’ choreography is noted for its driving physicality and dynamic use of space and has received critical accolades including: Dance Critic Jennifer Dunning, The New York Times, “Ms. Robards has a strong sense of craft…she takes pleasure in dance without clumsily concocted themes and other gimmicks…Ms. Robards thinks in grander terms.” And among others, Kyle MacMillan, The Denver Post, “Superior artistry… Consistently serious-minded, solidly crafted work.” In addition to her talent as a choreographer Ms. Robards is also a well-respected teacher and amazing dancer. Perry Tannebaum, Charlotte’s Creative Loafing, wrote: “Ms. Robards is indeed a phenomenon. Choreographing all four works on the Bold Moves program and dancing athletically in three of them.” KRD is housed in a 14,000 square foot facility in the developing Aurora Cultural Arts District with several studios and an informal performance venue seating 125. KRD also operates a satellite studio located at The Evans Station Lofts in Denver.
· Girls’ Write PIP Series – Workshop Productions of each of the short plays written by members of Girls’ Write
Date: Sunday, March 30 @10:30 a.m.
on the Mainstage of the Aurora Fox Theatre, 9900 E. Colfax, Aurora 80010
o We are pleased to showcase short works-in-progress by the girls in our Girls’ Write Program. Girls’ Write is our youth playwriting program run in conjunction with Girls Inc. This program mentors 6th-9th grade girls in all aspects of theatre and culminates in a presentation of their plays during our festival.
There is a suggested donation of $10 for adults for this event and $5 for students.
Date: Various times from March 14-30 at The ACAD Studio, 1400 Dallas Street, Aurora 80010
o Athena Project is currently seeking submissions for performances at The ACAD Studio for each hour the studio is open. Female artists preferred. Must provide own equipment and set up. Send submissions or email questions to info@athenaprojectfestival.org.
Event is included with purchase of ticket to World Premiere or PIP Series during festival. Musician merchandise will be available for sale onsite.
Utopia/Dystopia Fashion Show (Fundraiser) @ The Aurora Fox Studio Theatre, 9900 E. Colfax Avenue, Aurora 80010
Date: Wednesday, March 26, doors open @ 7 p.m., show @ 8 p.m.
o Presenting a Fashion Show of female designers celebrating the worlds of Utopia/Dystopia and benefiting Athena Project.
o Athena Project is currently seeking submissions for individual performance artists or models to be featured in the fashion show. Interested applicants should contact us at info@athenaprojectfestival.org and include a headshot/resume in the email.
Tickets are $25 at www.AthenaProjectFestival.org or by calling the Aurora Fox box office at 303-739-1970
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Abraham Lincoln and Colorado
Abraham Lincoln never visited Colorado, but Colorado and the other western territories were constantly on Lincoln's mind, notes William Convery, Colorado Historical Society State Historian. Lincoln hand-picked some of Colorado's most notable names-Gilpin, Evans, Colfax, Weld and others-who helped establish and administrate the territory and laid the groundwork for it to become a state in the Union.
"Colorado was important to Lincoln because the West was important to the Civil War," Convery says. "It was vital that the West remain loyal to the Union and Lincoln firmly believed that Colorado's mineral wealth would save the United States from the debt accrued during the Civil War. As a result, Lincoln personally selected many of the individuals who would later create Colorado."
Lincoln had a conversation about the Colorado mining regions on April 14, 1865 with former Speaker of the House Schuyler Colfax only a few hours before he left for Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., where he was assassinated. Colfax was charged with inspecting the transcontinental railroad route that would transport Colorado's gold and silver to the East. Lincoln gave Colfax a personal address to deliver on his behalf to miners in Colorado. Colfax delivered the speech, among Lincoln's last public addresses, to a gathering of miners in Central City six weeks later. In gratitude for his efforts to bring statehood to Colorado, Denver city leaders named Colfax Avenue after the Indiana Congressman in 1868. The Colorado State Capitol Building also sits on the corner of Colfax Avenue and Lincoln Street.
History Colorado hosted the first public appearance of Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America mobile exhibition, back in April-May, 2008 at the Colorado History Museum.
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How to Watch The Land of Steady Habits 2018 Online in Australia
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The Academy has been operating since 1997, firstly as The CMAA College of Country Music and later as The CMAA Academy of Country Music. The Academy currently runs Senior and Junior residential courses mentoring and nurturing the careers of hundreds of young performers from every corner of Australia and New Zealand. The fee includes all accommodation, meals, mentoring, workshops, tuition and performances for the duration of the course. The courses are held at Calrossy School in Tamworth during January (Senior) and July (Junior).
Since 1997 The Academy has produced many Award winning and successful artists in the Country Music genre and beyond.
These alumni have gone on to create viable careers in the country music industry featuring in major Talent Quests (Toyota Starmaker, Australian Idol, X Factor and The Voice) on the charts and in the Golden Guitar Awards. The Academy allows each student to chart a course towards creating a successful career by connecting with professional mentors, leaders, song writers, producers, artists, peers and career builders. For musicians, the Instrumental course isa once in a lifetime opportunity to be taught, mentored and trained by the very best musicians and producers in the business. For songwriters, the opportunity to write with a hit songwriter, one-on-one is invaluable and for performers, there is the opportunity to perform in front of industry leaders, peers and fans.
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The County Group are pleased to announce that we have acquired Thompson Brothers Insurance Consultants (trading as “Thompson Brothers”) on February 1st 2017.
The business was founded in 1972, located in Stockport, and has been successfully trading for nearly 45 years. Run by the two brothers Barry and Peter Thompson, Thompson Brothers is a £2.3m GWP insurance broker providing both personal lines and commercial insurance services.
Employing eight staff and very well known in the Stockport and South Manchester area, the company has approximately 2,500 clients. Thompson Brothers will continue trading in the same premises with the existing team, and will continue to trade using the existing brand.
Barry and Peter Thompson will both continue running the business post acquisition, as part of The County Group.
With the acquisition of Thompson Brothers, The County Group now controls GWP in excess of £65m.
Dave Clapp, CEO of The County Group commented:
“We are delighted to have purchased Thompson Brothers and to have extended our footprint in the Stockport and South Manchester area. The business has a great reputation and is well located within our geographical heartland of the North West”.
“I have personally known Barry and Peter for over 10 years and they are great guys, with a brilliant business and first class team. I was pleased when we started preliminary discussions to purchase the business as I was sure it would be a perfect fit for The County Group in terms of our strategy and client profile. It’s always a bit more comforting when you know people well and I have no doubt that we all have a shared ethos that will make the integration a smooth process.
“We were delighted to have contributed in small part to Barry’s amazing fund-raising efforts for The Christie cancer hospital where he has raised £270,000, which demonstrates the drive and energy both he and the team possess.”
“I’m pleased that both Barry and Peter will continue to run the business they have successfully built over many years, hopefully with The County Group adding some additional value with aspects such as marketing and access to a broader range of products.”
“I’d like to welcome them to The County Group and look forward to the continued success of Thompson Brothers, working closely together to grow the business further.”
Barry Thompson, joint owner of Thompson Brothers Ltd, adds:
“Peter and I, along with our team, have had a fantastic insurance broking journey thus far and are really excited in our next step by joining forces with The County Group.
“I can only see significant benefits for both our staff and our clients moving forward. We know the senior team at County very well and have mutual goals for the continued development of Thompson Brothers in both Stockport and also the surrounding areas”.
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PA Officials Rapped on Overdose-Immunity Law
June 30, 2017 June 30, 2017 GINA CARRANO
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (CN) — Rushed to the hospital for a heroin overdose, a Pennsylvania woman claims in a federal complaint that officials flouted a year-old overdose-immunity law by trying to prosecute her.
Samantha Bailey claims filed her malicious-prosecution claim on June 26 in the Middle District of Pennsylvania, saying the abuses by the Tunkhannock Police Department and local prosecutors left charges hanging over her head for eight months last year.
As explained in the complaint, Pennsylvania enacted the Drug Overdose Response Immunity Act in fall 2014 to protect the rights of people who transport overdosing drug users for medical attention in fear for their safety.
Bailey says the law was in force for over a year when her mother took her to Tyler Memorial Hospital on Jan. 1, 2016, to keep her from dying of a heroin overdose.
Complying with a request from a nurse, according to the complaint, Bailey’s mother even brought the drugs she suspected her daughter had taken to the hospital so they could be tested and disposed of after ensuring that Bailey was getting the proper treatment.
Three days later, Bailey says an officer contacted her and her mother, telling them not to leave town and warning that even the mom could be charged for bringing the drugs to the hospital.
Bailey says she was charged with two counts of possession later that month and faced a series of burdensome bail conditions while her case wound its way through the courts.
Ignoring several letters from Bailey’s attorney about the application of the Drug Overdose Response Immunity Act, according to the complaint, Wyoming County prosecutors waited until just two weeks before Bailey was set to go on trial in September to drop the charges.
In addition to overlooking her immunity, Bailey says the charges against her lacked probable cause since no one, let alone the police, actually saw her in possession of any heroin or drug paraphernalia.
During her eight months awaiting trial, Bailey faced restrictions on her travel and regular warrantless searches, as well as a full drug and alcohol evaluation at a local rehabilitation center.
Seeking punitive damages for violations of the Fourth and 14th amendments, Bailey says such actions are commonplace for officials in Tunkhannock and nearby Meshoppen, the jurisdiction where Bailey was said to have committed her crimes.
“There is a history of municipal employees such as police officers and the District Attorney’s Office mishandling whether to charge someone for a drug-related overdose or otherwise making a difficult decision about whether to charge someone when determining” whether that person is immune or whether probable cause supports such charges, according to the complaint.
Bailey’s allegations come at a time of increased public scrutiny about the drug prosecutions, as the opioid epidemic spreads through the country. An Ohio lawmaker recently came under fire for his suggestion that the state institute a three-strikes law so that emergency personnel would not have to respond to an overdose victim seeking help after their second OD.
Meshoppen Borough, Tunkhannock Township and the Tunkhannock Police Department have not returned voicemails or emails seeking comment on Bailey’s complaint.
A spokesman for Wyoming County District Attorney Jeffrey Mitchell declined to comment.
Bailey is represented in her lawsuit by Leonard Gryskewicz Jr. with Lampman Law in Wilkes-Barre.
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Globus Infocom Launches Advanced Surveillance Products in IFSEC-2018
The leading ‘Make in India’ brand, Globus Infocom, launched an exclusive range of surveillance essentials for all kind of security & surveillance needs in the International Fire & Security Exhibition and Conference (IFSEC) India Expo at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. The company has already showcased a wide portfolio of professional grade surveillance products, including Analog & IP cameras, Body worn solutions, Mobile/transport surveillance solution with related accessories & software in IFSEC India Expo on December 5th and 6th.
Globus Infocom Stall and Customer Interaction at Pragati Maidan for IFSEC 2018
Globus Infocom is also a Premium-Plus Partner of the 12th edition of South Asia’s largest security, civil protection and fire safety show. The company has already collaborated with large government and private institutions like AIIMS Delhi, CISF & others providing the best-in-class surveillance solutions. Globus Infocom caters to the wide spectrum of consumer requirements ranging from customized comprehensive solutions for effective and efficient security of buildings and premises, and on the go security solutions with an elite range of Bodyworn & Mobile surveillance solution. The Globus CCTV solution integrated with advanced Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, and Augmented Reality will change the security and surveillance scenario in the country.
Marking the phenomenal achievements and growth of the company, Ms. Kiran Dham, CEO and MD, Globus Infocom Limited says, “We have a very strong presence in verticals of Education technology & Digital Signage & Display, and with launch of our state-of-the-art advanced security and surveillance solutions, we aim to cater the wide clientele base with our exceptional services and best-in-class advanced CCTV solutions. The future-ready range of surveillance essentials from Globus Infocom will be witnessed by nearly 18,000 industry buyers and end users including key government attendees as well during the 3-days IFSEC India Expo.”
Ms. Dham further adds, “All the products and services from Globus Infocom are registered on GeM (Government e-Market). We are also showcasing the range of integrated Education technology solutions Virtual classrooms & Digital subject labs which can become a game changer in the education & training domain. We are also showcasing best quality, comprehensive display & signage solutions to display & promote company content & messages.”
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About Globus Infocom
Globus Infocom Limited is one of the most innovatory firm with a key focus on providing highly advanced, cost-effective & reliable technological solutions to Security & Surveillance, Education Technology & Digital Signage & Display. It’s one of those Make in India brands which have their own highly equipped manufacturing facility along with in house R&D establishment. A channel driven organization Globus Infocom offers widest range of product offerings designed to cater to 21st-century requirements. They have also got the complete range of products registered on GeM (Government e-Market). Globus Infocom Limited was founded in 2001 with an idea to build a trusted brand which would be able to deliver and develop best of the technology product and provide solutions along with the prerequisite software to offer a complete solution to the user. One of our key USP has been our wide spread, extensive after sales & service support across India.
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November 28, 2020 (American Journal of Infection Control)
Readability, content, and quality of COVID-19 patient education materials from academic medical centers in the United States
Jessica Kruse, Paloma Toledo, Tayler B. Belton.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2020.11.023
Kruse et al evaluate the readability, content, and quality of web-based patient education materials (PEMs) on COVID-19 from U.S. academic medical centers. Readability of COVID-19 PEMs was calculated using three validated indices. The content was evaluated using a scoring matrix based on materials available on the Center for Disease Control website. The mean readability was above the recommended 6th-grade reading level. This study shows the importance to provide readable patient education materials on COVID-19 to effectively disseminate accurate information and facilitate patients’ understanding of the pandemic.
November 23, 2020 (Journal of Pastoral Care & Counselling)
The COVID-19 Context Calls for a Broader Range of Healthcare Chaplaincy Models: An Exploratory Translational Study Utilizing Evolutionary Psychology and Social Neuroscience Loneliness Research
Ann K. Riggs
Shifts in chaplain requests from patients and families and lack of engagement by staff in now-traditional support forms in the COVID-19 context suggest that new insights and resourcing are needed. This study suggests that the evolutionary psychology of Dunbar and the social neuroscience of Cacioppo, and their concerns for human loneliness offer potential for use in developing effective healthcare chaplaincy practice.
November 17, 2020 (Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology)
Economic Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Health Care Facilities and Systems: International Perspectives
Alan D. Kaye, Chikezie N. Okeagu, Alex D. Pham et al.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpa.2020.11.009
The World Bank projects that global growth is shrinking by almost 8% with poorer countries feeling most of the impact, and the United Nations projects that it will cost the global economy around 2 trillion dollars in 2020. Overall, a lack of preparedness was a major contributor to the struggles experienced by healthcare facilities around the world. Items such as personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers, hospital equipment, sanitizing supplies, toilet paper, and water were in short supply. The authors discuss the economic impact of COVID-19 on US and international hospitals, healthcare facilities and surgery.
November 17, 2020 (International Sociology)
Psychology and politics of COVID-19 misinfodemics: Why and how do people believe in misinfodemics?
Sonia Mukhtar
The author reviews COVID-related misinfodemics from articles in PubMed, EMBASE, Google Scholar and Elsevier. She examines the mechanisms, structure, prevalence, predictive factors, effects, responses and potential curtailing strategies of misinfodemics of COVID-19. She shows the relationship with psychological and ideological motivations that have implications for the development of strategies to overcome the negative consequences on public health.
November 16, 2020 (Technological Forecasting and Social Change)
Impact of COVID-19 on the travel and tourism industry
Marinko Skare, Domingo Riberio Soriano, Malgorzata Porada-Rochon.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120469
The authors measure the potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the tourism industry using panel structural vector auto-regression (PSVAR) on data from 1995 to 2019 in 185 countries and system dynamic modelling. Past pandemic crises operated mostly through idiosyncratic shocks' channels, exposing domestic tourism sectors to large adverse shocks. Once domestic shocks perished (zero infection cases), inbound arrivals revived immediately. The pandemic is different and recovery of the tourism industry worldwide will take more time than the average expected recovery period of 10 months. Private and public policy support must be coordinated to assure recovery of the travel tourism sector during 2020–2021. Tourism managers must carefully assess the effects of epidemics on business and develop new risk management methods to deal with the crisis.
November 16, 2020 (Telematics and Informatics)
Broadband and economic growth in China: An empirical study during the COVID-19 pandemic period
Xiaoqun Zhang
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2020.101533
Dr Zhang proposed an economic model that describes the special role of broadband in economic growth during the COVID-19 pandemic period. Empirical research was conducted using the data of China to investigate how broadband affected China’s economic growth during this period. The findings showed broadband alleviated China’s economic losses during the first few months of 2020 when the new coronavirus spread across the country, and broadband affected China’s economic growth. These findings have policy implications for China as well as other countries.
November 14, 2020 (Medical Anthropology)
Plague Masks: The Visual Emergence of Anti-Epidemic Personal Protection Equipment
Christos Lynteris
Lynteris examines face masks through a historical anthropological approach of their invention during the 1910–11 Manchurian plague outbreak. He argues that they should be taken seriously and shows that their emergence was rooted in their role as transformative agents of medical reason.
November 11, 2020 (Critical Sociology)
Human Rights-inspired Governmentality: COVID-19 through a Human Dignity Perspective
Enzo Colombo
The paper aims to reconstruct the debate over the pandemic in Italy to highlight the logic of the discourse that guided the various voices. The two governmentalities that have monopolized the public and political debate are biomedical and economic. The former brought the defence of biological life (zoé) as the ultimate element of truth and legitimacy of the government’s action. The latter, based on the “true” justification upon a careful cost-benefit calculation and the protection of the interests of homo oeconomicus. The debate lacked a “social” perspective capable of placing dignity and human rights as a guide for intervention. What has been lost by limiting the question to a choice between defending life or defending economic interests? A form of discrimination and lack of protection for specific sectors of society, in particular the marginal ones has emerged.
November 3, 2020 (Research in Globalization)
A sudden change of pedagogy in education driven by COVID-19: Perspectives and evaluation from a developing country
Temitayo Deborah Oyedotun
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resglo.2020.100029
The sudden transition to online pedagogy as a result of COVID-19 in developing countries has revealed some inequalities and challenges, as well as benefits. These challenges and inequalities have now become the new realities in the educational sector of developing countries. She proposes a new approach to our education sector.
November 3, 2020 (Media International Australia)
The role of government’s ‘Owned Media’ in fostering cultural inclusion: a case study of the NSW Department of Education’s online and social media during COVID-19
Lauren Gorfinkel, Tanya Muscat, Sue Ollerhead et al.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1329878X20968291
This article examines how the New South Wales (NSW) Department of Education in Australia, has engaged with key stakeholders at a time when home–school communications have been heavily impacted by COVID-19.
It focuses on how the Department has invited engagement among its culturally and linguistically diverse stakeholders. It gives examples of the practice by the Department and suggestions for further research that may help to reveal best practices for multicultural and multilingual government–stakeholder engagement.
Sudden change of pedagogy in education driven by COVID-19: Perspectives and evaluation from a developing country
Temitayo Deborah Oyedotun.
The sudden transition to online pedagogy as a result of COVID-19 in developing countries has revealed some inequalities and challenges, as well as benefits. These challenges and inequalities have now become the new realities in the educational sector. The author suggests that the challenges presented by the new approach can be mitigated while we come to terms with the disruptions introduced by COVID-19 to our education sector.
November 3, 2020 (Explorations in Economic History)
Disease, downturns, and wellbeing: Economic history and the long-run impacts of COVID-19
Vellore Arthi & John Parman.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eeh.2020.101381
The authors review the evidence on the long term effects on health, labour, and human capital of both historical pandemics (with a focus on the 1918 Influenza Pandemic) and historical recessions (with a focus on the Great Depression). They discuss how past crises can tell us what to look for, what to prepare for, and what data we should collect now.
November 2, 2020 (Journal of Computational Social Science)
Partisan public health: how does political ideology influence support for COVID-19 related misinformation?
Nicholas Francis Havey
This study analyzes over 4000 tweets related to six misinformation topics about the pandemic: the use of hydroxychloroquine as treatment, the use of bleach as a preventative measure, Bill Gates intentionally causing the virus, the Chinese Communist Party intentionally causing the virus, and the Deep State causing the virus to ruin the economy and threaten President Trump’s reelection chances. Pandemic misinformation has been associated with decreased compliance with public health recommendations and evidence from the current pandemic indicates that adherence to public health recommendations is divided. This study suggests that the political and informational polarization fuelled by social media platforms such as Twitter may have serious consequences for public health。
November 2, 2020 (International Journal of Hospitality Management)
The effect of COVID-19 pandemic on domestic tourism: A DEMATEL method analysis on quarantine decisions
Fatma Altuntas & Mehmet Sahin Gok.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2020.102719
We lack the knowledge on making the right quarantine decisions to reduce the negative effect of a pandemic on the hospitality industry. This study uses a decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) method to help in quarantine decisions. One of the critical hospitality industry indicators is the inter-regional travel flow between regions for local tourism. The findings indicate that Istanbul has an impact on Turkey and it might be adopted to prepare the hospitality industry during the pandemic.
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Making a difference in the lives of CVS Pharmacy customers
For CVS Pharmacy Training Store Manager Pablo Heredia, putting his store colleagues and customers first is a natural extension of the commitment he has for his family.
“I tell my team, ‘Most of our patients are people that you don’t know what they’re dealing with, you don’t know the pain they have,’” Heredia explains.
That empathetic perspective helped Heredia earn a 2019 Paragon Award, which recognizes the best-of-the-best among CVS Health colleagues who deliver direct care to patients and customers. Now in its 29th year, the Paragon Awards honor colleagues who embody the core values of CVS Health.
Whether it’s making sure every pharmacy patient knows about the Rx Savings Finder, or training to become a pharmacy technician, Heredia is dedicated to making sure that every customer gets the best care possible when they walk into his San Diego, California, store, and inspires his team to do the same.
Watch above to learn more about what motivates Heredia daily to make a difference in the lives of his store customers.
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Before Mayoral Candidates Make Issue Out of Political Affiliations, a Look at Who's What
During the 2007 mayoral campaign, former city council member Ed Oakley sent out mailers depicting himself and convicted felon Don Hill as Democrats and Tom Leppert and former Mayor Pro Tem Max Wells as Republicans. Oakley also accepted the endorsement of the Dallas County Democratic Party and printed thousands of
identifying Leppert as a Republican in the weeks prior to the June runoff election.
In short, his attempt to turn what's supposed to be a nonpartisan race into a battle between blue and red backfired.
It's far too early in this year's race to determine whether political affiliations will become a factor, but one thing is clear: Two of the candidates are decidedly partisan. While council member Ron Natinsky has contributed just $250 to partisan officeholders (a donation to Republican state Senator John Carona in 2006), he's been a regular attendee at Republican functions throughout the county for several years, including Election Day watch parties sponsored by the Dallas County Republican Party.
Mike Rawlings, on the other hand, has contributed nearly $85,000 to various candidates and committees since 1992, according to an Unfair Park analysis, with more than 88 percent of that dough spent on Democratic causes. As you can see above, the former CEO of Pizza Hut and TracyLocke appeared in an ad for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White, who received more than $14,000 from Rawlings. A significant chunk of his donations ($32,950) were given to federal Democratic committees, and contributions were also made to Democrats Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Harry Reid and Royce West.
David Kunkle has publicly claimed to have voted for candidates from both parties and has no history of donating to campaigns.
After the jump, Rawlings's lengthy list of contributions.
Democratic candidates and committees:
8-31-92 Democratic National Committee $2,000
4-7-94 Richard Fisher (lost to Kay Bailey Hutchison when she was elected to her first full U.S. Senate term, current president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas) $1,000
6-30-94 Richard Fisher $1,000
10-17-95 Bill Clinton $1,000
12-13-93 Jim Mattox $500
11-25-97 Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee $5,000
12-31-97 Martin Frost $250
6-29-99 Regina Montoya Coggins (lost to Pete Sessions in 2000 when he was elected to his third term in the U.S. House) $1,000
6-23-00 Regina Montoya Coggins $1,000
1-18-02 Martin Frost $500
2-25-02 Ron Kirk $1,000
6-26-02 Ron Chapman (former U.S. House candidate) $1,000
9-5-02 Ron Kirk $1,000
9-17-02 Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee $4,000
9-26-02 Texas for John Sharp $1,000
10-18-06 Chris Bell (gubernatorial candidate) $500
2-14-07 John Edwards $2,100
4-24-07 Barack Obama $2,300
7-13-07 Royce West $500
9-26-07 Tom Harkin (U.S. Senator from Iowa) $2,280
10-20-08 Democratic National Committee $11,950
10-24-08 Barack Obama $2,300
2-23-09 Harry Reid $2,400
3-15-09 Al Franken $1,000
6-15-09 Bill White $1,000
6-30-09 Eric Johnson $200
6-30-09 ActBlue Texas $200
9-4-09 Eric Johnson $250
12-30-09 Bill White $5,000
12-31-09 ActBlue Texas $500
12-31-09 Eric Johnson $500
3-25-10 Chet Edwards $1,000
4-28-10 Bill White $3,282.82
10-23-10 Chet Edwards $1,000
Republican candidates and committees:
10-16-95 Lamar Alexander (former presidential candidate and current U.S. Senator from Tennessee) $250
3-23-99 George W. Bush $1,000
10-23-01 Texans for Kenn George $1,000
7-9-03 George W. Bush $2,000
4-6-07 John McCain $2,300
Nonpartisan candidates and committees (since July 2008):
2-11-09 Enough is Enough $1,000
5-21-10 Re-Elect Tom Leppert $1,000
11-19-10 Delia Jasso $250
12-31-10 Ann Margolin $1,000
$58,080 in federal donations to Democrats
$5,550 in federal donations to Republicans
$16,932.82 in state donations to Democrats
$1,000 in state donations to Republicans
$3,250 in city donations
$75,012.82 total donations to Democrats
$6,550 total donations to Republicans
$3,250 total donations to nonpartisan
$84,812.82 total donations
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The Sky Isn’t Falling on the Dallas Stars… Yet
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Moto2: New Ioda team signs Pasini, Corsi, FTR
Mattia Pasini and Simone Corsi will reunite, this time on FTR motorcycles, at the new Ioda Racing team in this year's Moto2 World Championship.
The all-Italian team is the brainchild of former Aprilia, Derbi, Gilera and Piaggio Group manager Giampiero Sacchi (pictured).
Sacchi has masterminded numerous world championship victories and nurtured young riders such as Loris Capirossi, Max Biaggi, Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo.
"The experience of Giampiero Sacchi is something we are keen to tap into and working alongside him in 2011 is something to look forward to," said FTR's Steve Bones.
Pasini will be making his full time grand prix return after splitting from the JiR Moto2 team early last season. The Italian has an impressive record prior to 2010, winning 10 grands prix in the 125cc and 250cc classes.
Corsi began the inaugural Moto2 season as team-mate to Pasini and stayed for the full campaign, claiming two podiums and fifth in the championship. Corsi is also a former five-time 125cc winner.
"With Mattia Pasini and Simone Corsi I'd say the new Ioda Racing Project Team has a strong a rider line-up as any team in the 2011 Championship," Bones added.
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"Corsi was especially consistent in the 2010 championship, he took seven finishes inside the top five and only failed to score points in two of the 17 races. At 23 years of age he's also experienced enough now to challenge for the title.
"In Pasini the team has an exceptional talent. He has had his ups and downs in the past but he rode most of 2010 with a shoulder injury and had surgery in December to sort that out so hopefully there'll be a fully fit and determined Mattia Pasini in Qatar for the first race in mid March."
FTR won the season-ending Valencia Moto2 race with Karel Abraham and took further victories in modified form with Andrea Iannone and Speed Up.
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Moto2: Pasini to replace Dixon at Jerez
Moto2 Australia: Pasini on pole as title rivals struggle
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Cohen Embodies Trump's Sordid Career
By Joe Conason
Watching the Republicans strenuously berate Michael Cohen as he appeared before the House Oversight Committee, it was clear that they had no idea who this New York character is or what his testimony means. They couldn't grasp that further diminishing this already disgraced attorney could not separate him from the man he had represented for 10 years, and that denouncing him as a lying felon cannot rehabilitate the president — because the detestable Cohen so perfectly embodies the sordid world of Donald Trump.
The Cohen moment on Capitol Hill inspired an almost eerie sense of deja vu in anyone who has ever watched a mob chieftain's trial or a congressional hearing on organized crime. With their exaggerated indignation and their recitations of witness lies and sins, the Republicans on the House panel sounded just like Mafia defense lawyers impugning a rat witness. And in their morality play, Cohen fit the role of a Mafia capo who has turned on his old boss.
The timeworn strategy of discrediting an associate to exonerate the accused is rarely effective, however, for a very simple reason routinely explained by federal prosecutors: Convicting a bad guy almost always requires the testimony of another bad guy, because nobody else has firsthand knowledge of the crimes in question. Just look up the trial of the late John Gotti, or the Senate hearings on organized-crime influence on labor unions — where the key witnesses had perpetrated crimes far worse than tax evasion or bank fraud.
So the more that the Republicans emphasized the dishonesty and criminality of Cohen, the more they impeached the character of his former client.
But there was a deeper problem in the Republican strategy, which relied heavily on the unflattering descriptions of Cohen in a sentencing memorandum filed by the U.S. Attorney's office for the Southern District of New York. Over and over again, a GOP committee member would cite the Southern District prosecutors to underline Cohen's offenses and condemn his character — a gambit that the witness hardly disputed.
If the Republicans say we must attend to what the Southern District filing said about Cohen, how about its description of "Individual 1," identified beyond doubt in Wednesday's testimony as Donald J. Trump. Recounting the scheme to hush up Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal with payoffs via the National Enquirer, that harsh sentencing memo explains clearly: "With respect to both payments, Cohen acted with the intent to influence the 2016 presidential election. Cohen coordinated his actions with one or more members of the campaign, including through meetings and phone calls, about the fact, nature, and timing of the payments. In particular, and as Cohen himself has now admitted, with respect to both payments, he acted in coordination with and at the direction of Individual-1."
At the hearing, Cohen also produced two checks, each for $35,000 — one bearing the distinctive signature of Donald J. Trump, and another signed by Donald J. Trump Jr. and the COO of the Trump Organization — that proved he was telling the truth about the reimbursement scheme.
Somehow, none of the Republican committee members mentioned that damning paragraph; in fact, none of them mentioned "Individual-1" at all. Nevertheless, Individual-1 made big news at the hearing, even though he was dining in Vietnam with his buddy Kim Jong Un.
The moment came when Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., asked specifically about Cohen's most recent conversation with the president. His answer must have sent a chill clear across the Pacific: "Unfortunately, this topic is actually something that's being investigated right now by the Southern District of New York, and I've been asked by them not to discuss." Krishnamoorthi pressed him, asking whether Cohen knows of "any other wrongdoing or illegal act" by the president." The president's former lawyer replied, "Yes, and again, those are part of the investigation that's currently being looked at by the Southern District of New York."
Whatever report may arrive from the Office of Special Counsel in coming days, Trump's troubles are far from over.
To find out more about Joe Conason and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.
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The Heritage Line operates two traditional-style, luxurious, boutique junks in Vietnam's Halong Bay. Known as "The Sisters," these distinctive vessels offer outstanding levels of service with 16 crew members looking after 12 passengers.
The ships were inspired by the names of local flowers and Violet is the younger sibling of Jasmine. With six cabins, the small ship provides passengers with a very exclusive and close-up experience in Halong Bay, where the boat's red sails are dwarfed by the bay's towering limestone islands.
Built to resemble a traditional Asian junk, the charming wood-clad Violet features gleaming floors, rich silk and velvet furnishings, and cabins with floor-to-ceiling windows to make the most of the passing views. Despite its small size, the ship has an impressive range of amenities including a gym, sauna and spa.
Violet has two Junior Suites that are located on the Main Deck and measure 387 square feet in total, with a 64-square-foot balcony. Named Water and Mountain after the elements of Halong Bay, they are both individually designed. The Water Suite has a soft, white color scheme with a king-sized bed. The Mountain Suite is decorated in yellow tones and has twin beds. They both have marble bathrooms with a walk-in shower and whirlpool and amenities include a mini-bar, tea and coffee making facilities, robes, hair dryer, flat-screen TV and DVD player.
The four Imperial Suites -- called Dragon, Phoenix, Moon and Cloud -- are all located on the Upper Deck. They are all double cabins, apart from Cloud that can be configured as a twin. They all measure 409 square feet, including 53-square-foot balconies. As with the Junior Suites, all four are appointed with a retro Indochina-style decor. The Phoenix and Dragon are decorated in red colors with gold or silver fabrics. The Cloud and the Moon have a lighter white and blue color palette. All have king-sized solid wood beds, dark furniture, charming fabrics and decorative walls and ceilings paintings.
In the dining room the menu specializes in seafood, although other regional and international cuisine is on offer. There is also a cozy bar.
The small spa has room for one passenger at a time and offers a varied selection of relaxing treatments. Violet also has its own gym and a sauna, the latter with room for two passengers. The Sun Deck has plenty of loungers and is also used for dinners under the stars. There is also a small day bar with wooden chairs and cushions.
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Xbox Nails Age of Empires IV Setting With Medieval Era Warfare
November 15, 2019 admin News Briefs Comments Off on Xbox Nails Age of Empires IV Setting With Medieval Era Warfare
Game play trailer unveiled during Inside Xbox XO19.
The game takes place during the medieval period.
Xbox creates dedicated franchise studio, World’s Edge.
As expected, Age of Empires IV took center stage during yesterday’s Inside Xbox XO19 broadcast with a brand new game play trailer. Well, game play might not be the right term – a scripted in-engine trailer.
Regardless, we got our first in-the-flesh look at the game. The Age of Empires community breathed a sigh of relief as it became apparent it was set during the medieval period.
Age of Empires IV Medieval Time Period
Many feared Xbox would transport Age of Empires IV into the modern era, or worse, offer a botched history-spanning aberration. But that’s not the case. Xbox seems to have rightfully gauged that the time-period most representative of the franchise as a whole (and, arguably, the best entry, Age of Empires II), was that of gallant knights and towering trebuchets. There’s not a musket in sight, and that’s a good thing.
However, we may not be in the clear quite yet. In a post Inside Xbox interview with IGN, creative director Adam Isgreen revealed Age of Empires IV would offer a broader historical time-span than Age of Empires II. He said the time-period starts earlier than many will expect and ends around the start of the Renaissance. Nevertheless, it’s still within acceptable limits for a firmly medieval title.
The interview also dives into the first two confirmed civilizations, the Mongols and the English.
Cause For Concern
Despite hitting the mark with the historical time-period, the Age of Empires IV trailer raises a few red flags. Notably, the art style. It wavers between the chunky, cartoonish, almost mobile game aesthetic of the buildings and units, to the over-saturated color scheme.
It’s not necessarily a bad thing, but it all comes down to execution. There’s a risk Xbox will favor simplified game play to draw in a broader player base rather than tap into the complex…
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Barely a Whimper
Filed Under B2B, Big Data, Blog, data analytics, Financial services, healthcare, Industry Analysis, internet, Search, semantic web, Uncategorized, Workflow | 1 Comment
British public policy on data availability for commercial re-use died a sad, whimpering, undignified death yesterday. No one noticed. Years of political neglect, and masterful inactivity by the civil service, meant that it had long since ceased to be a public topic. The idea, borne in the Community in Brussels, enshrined in European Directives, cleverly headed by the Brits in terms of passing secondary legislation and apparently wanting to be best in class at data sharing (how often do we see that the way to best inhibit change is to assume its leadership!) probably fell mortally ill some years ago, when the current UK coalition government assumed office, but we only really woke up to the reality yesterday, when the government abolished APPSI – the Advisory Panel on Public Sector Information – to mark the fact (http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2015-02-03/HCWS245/). The idea once engendered that the swiftest way to move our society into the inevitability of the networked world was for government to share data with the private sector, to stimulate national information industries by so doing, and to reap a result in wealth creation, employment and a widening tax base is accepted from the US to China. (Think only of the Peoples Bank working with Alibaba et al to keep non-Chinese credit rating at bay.) It is widely accepted in Europe, and many countries have now moved past the UK in this area. Sadly, poor old Britain caught between blind politicians of all shades and civil servants who saw information as power – to be retained at all costs – has lost out on all fronts.
The bitterness here is personal. As a campaigner and lobbyist I fought the good fight for a decade to get the European legislation through, and when it passed I thought, as I took a seat as a founder member of APPSI, that the battle was largely done. How foolish was that! The high ground of British public information was then – and still is – in the hands of state – owned monopolies whose hugely restrictive licences and high fees have proved a barrier to letting a hundred information flowers bloom, let alone a thousand. The UK has the energy – go and look at the thousands of digital start-ups in Shoreditch if you doubt it – and it has the financial investment muscle. But the catalytic element – being able to mash cheaply available, easily licensed data with third party and proprietary content – is wholly missing. And why is that? Because we have Ordnance Survey, HM Land Registry and countless other public monopolies who have the protection of the Treasury and of departments of state still seeking to flesh out a power base and avoid financing the collection and re-use of public information – that is, information collected at the taxpayer’s expense to perform a public duty enshrined in statute – in a proper networked world manner. When the history is written it will be found that Ordnance Survey on its own has been one of the greatest barriers to change in this sector. And if you think this overstates the issue, reflect that this country, which is about to license fracking for shale gas amidst fears of subsidence, still does not universally license the data which would show you whether your home was in danger of subsidence from historical coal mining. For that, you must go to an office in the North of England, pay a ludicrous fee, sit in a search room armed only with paper and pencil and have a search done. And this useless monopoly is a fiefdom of BIS, Britain’s department for Business!
But do not, whatever you do, blame BIS. They are highly attuned to the importance of public data. So highly attuned that when they privatized the British Post Office in this government, they sold it with the databases containing the post (Zip) codes within it. Sold this data, unpriced, not as a separate entity but lumped in with the postboxes and the delivery vans. Turned a public monopoly into – a private one. No special conditions attached to licencing. And then said afterwards that they did not realise what they had done! With people like this in charge of public policy, an Advisory Panel was certainly redundant. Quite superfluous. Almost embarrassing. Just think what such a panel make of the privatization of HM Land Registry. This was halfway down the slipway last year when the politicians lost their bottle, so it was withdrawn at the last moment. Given the way these public guardians treat public data, it would have made little difference if that became a private entity as well, but at least in that instance there was a chance of defining access conditions and securing standard licensing terms in the course of its change of status. As it is, the Shareholder Executive (designed to protect the public equity in these agencies – why does government always work in complete opposite directions to the intention) and the old villain, HM Treasury, work brilliantly together to fend off the public interest and preserve what once was in the face of what might be.
By now you think you are listening to a lunatic on a cold night shouting at the moon. So let me end with the sensible voice of the leading and authoritative academic commentator in this field, Bob Barr: “In the UK we have ended up with a lazy, counter-productive, business model based on holding public data hostage wherever possible, maximising the short term return from users that can derive the highest value, and pay the highest price, and diligently preventing the maximization of use in order to protect the monopoly rents that the high value users will pay.
However cogent, or otherwise the arguments from APPSI, ODUG and many lobbying and pressure groups before us, and no doubt after us, have been, the hidden hands of the Treasury, and its wicked offspring in ShEx (the Shareholder Executive), have prevailed in private. Their arguments are never publicly articulated. They do not publicly assess the costs and benefits of their approach across the economy as a whole but they have the ear of ministers in governments of all colours, no doubt egged on by the custodians of the data. This advice appears to count for much more than any academic, expert advisory or consultancy arguments articulated in public.”
Now government, which never implemented the data policy and has no policy of its own except no change, has shut down the source of advice. Not just a sad day for this debate, but a sad one for entrepreneurial Britain.
Chas Jones on February 10, 2015 09:19
The mindset of those empowered to govern us extends beyond the organised data sets. Those with power have also learned to ration the disclosure of infomration requested using FOI/EIR. Sadly the Appeal Court has sanctioned this behaviour by public bodies earlier this week when they rejeted a case I brought.
A decade spent attmepting to expose mistakes and misleading information by many public bodies has witnessed an increasing reluctance to provide frank disclosure. If you do not already know what it is you want to know then you are deemed to be ‘fishing’. I am awaiting decisions from the Information Commissioner.
I agree with your thesis that our personal data is the nervous system of any dynamic economy. I suggest that an open and accountable government underpins democratic government. In both areas our governance is going in the wrong direction.
From a fellow lunatic, I know we must keep howling.
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AP Exclusive: MLB suspends political donations after DC riot
FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2020, file photo, baseballs occupy a bucket after use during fielding practice during spring training baseball workouts for pitchers and catchers at Cleveland Indians camp in Avondale, Ariz. Major League Baseball is suspending all political contributions in the wake of last week's invasion of the U.S. Capitol by a mob loyal to President Donald Trump, joining a wave of major corporations rethinking their efforts to lobby Washington. “In light of the unprecedented events last week at the U.S. Capitol, MLB is suspending contributions from its Political Action Committee pending a review of our political contribution policy going forward,” the league said in a statement to The Associated Press on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
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Major League Baseball is suspending all political contributions in the wake of last week’s invasion of the U.S. Capitol by a mob loyal to President Donald Trump
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is suspending all political contributions in the wake of last week's invasion of the U.S. Capitol by a mob loyal to President Donald Trump, joining a wave of major corporations rethinking their efforts to lobby Washington.
“In light of the unprecedented events last week at the U.S. Capitol, MLB is suspending contributions from its Political Action Committee pending a review of our political contribution policy going forward,” the league said in a statement to The Associated Press on Wednesday.
The National Football League said it will reconsider its donations but did not commit to suspending them.
“We are re-evaluating our political giving policies through the Gridiron PAC,” NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told the AP in a statement Wednesday.
Following the insurrection last week by Trump supporters while Congress attempted to certify the results of the presidential election, many companies have said they will avoid making donations to members of the House and Senate who voted to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's victory over Trump. Others, like MLB, have postponed political giving to both political parties altogether.
MLB was the first of the major professional sports leagues to say it would halt lobbying through its PAC in the wake of the deadly Capitol riots.
The Office of The Commissioner of Major League Baseball Political Action Committee has donated $669,375 to Senate and House candidates since the 2016 election cycle, with 52.4% of that money going to Republican candidates, according to The Center for Responsive Politics.
Among its lobbying successes was a bill in 2018 that exempted minor league baseball players making as little as $5,500 per season from federal minimum wage laws, preempting a lawsuit from three players filed four years earlier. The "Save America's Pastime Act" appeared on page 1,967 of a $1.3 trillion spending bill.
Since the 2016 election cycle, MLB has made contributions to two senators and nine representatives who were among those opposing certification of Biden's victory.
The Senate Republicans are Ted Cruz (Texas) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (Mississippi), and the House Republicans are Roger Williams (Texas), Kevin McCarthy (California), David Schweikert (Arizona), Steve Chabot (Ohio), Markwayne Mullin (Oklahoma), Adrian Smith (Nebraska), Michael Burgess (Texas), Rick Crawford (Arkansas) and Elise Stefanik (New York).
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The following article originally appeared in The Trentonian newspaper on Sunday, September 27, 2020
Podcasts are the great equalizer, as one Princeton woman shows
By Jeff Edelstein - The Trentonian - Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020
DearSis host Myrtha Jasmin aka: MJ
As you’re well aware, I have quite the platform here at The Trentonian, and I’ve been using it for over two decades now, first as a reporter, then as an editor, and for what feels like forever, as a columnist. It’s fantastic, being able to broadcast my views on any subject I deem worthy. Like this: Boo Trump! Yay daily fantasy sports! Boo sexism! Yay women’s butts! Nevermind the last two things are kind of mutually exclusive, but not really, I’ll explain in a future column!
Anyway, having a newspaper column - or a radio show, or a TV show - used to be the only way people could successfully shoot their opinions into the world. You had to have the backing of major media, or else you had to be wealthy. Failing either of those, you could’ve grabbed a milk crate and planted it on the corner of 1st and Main and started hollering, but that usually didn’t end well.
Of course, everything has changed since I started writing for the newspaper. The Internet exploded, and with it, all of a sudden, the barrier to entry in opinion-giving was blasted away. Do you have an Internet connection? Then you too can broadcast your views into the world. If you’re good enough at it, if you connect with enough people, if you develop a following, you could become more popular than some horned-up fantasy football hippie.
So with that, please meet Myrtha Jasmin - MJ, to her friends and podcast listeners alike. A 1995 graduate of Lawrence High School, MJ started a podcast earlier this year, called DearSis, in which she talks about life, love, business, and just about anything else under the sun. Each podcast - new ones drop every Wednesday - feature MJ interviewing a guest and then it goes from there.
“DearSis was born in February 2020 and has been taking off ever since,” MJ said. “I love the podcast, it allows me to be myself. People seem to enjoy it. It’s authentic. I talk about sex, there’s controversy, everyday things. The only thing I don’t talk about is politics. I’m a very political person, but I try not to talk about politics. It upsets too many people.”
I can vouch for that.
Recording at Trenton’s New Pod City at 247 East Front Street, MJ hopes to continue to grow the podcast in coming years, reaching more and more people with her news and views.
And this, to me, is a great thing. I love how the “media” has quickly become the “people’s media.” Anyone can participate.
“I get so much out of it,” MJ said. “It’s my voice, but it’s also for the listeners to understand they have a voice too. Your voice matters. People get all discombobulated about how other people think, or feel, or how you think you’re ‘supposed’ to live your life. We’re in the world of the free. So live free.”
In short: MJ thinks you, you, and you should have a podcast.
And understand: She is not some slick media pro. Her day job? Cashier at McCaffrey’s supermarket in Princeton, where you can be sure she’s letting people know to tune in to her show. Gotta have a little hustle in this game, you know.
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Circus tents and Japanese architecture inform Seattle house renovation
Lizzie Crook | 15 October 2020 Leave a comment
American studio SHED referenced Japanese design and three-ring circus tents when creating the Me-Kwa-Mooks Net-Zero house in Seattle, Washington.
Located on a sloped site beside Me-Kwa-Mooks Park, the dwelling is a remodel of an existing house with a jumbled layout and poor energy performance that the studio said followed "several ill-conceived additions and modifications".
The house takes cues from Japanese architecture. Photo is by Tony Kim
SHED's overhaul was designed to make the house more sustainable and better reflect the interests of its owners – two former circus performers with a love for Japanese architecture.
To achieve this, it stripped back the dwelling into two interlocking volumes and simplified its interiors to create brighter, open spaces with views outside.
It is set on a steep slope by Me-Kwa-Mooks Park. Photo is by Tony Kim
"Both clients have lived in Japan, and enjoy both traditional and contemporary design elements from the concept of the tea room to Studio Ghibli to contemporary Japanese architecture," said the Seattle-based studio.
"Both clients had been professional circus performers, bearing an affinity for open, dynamic spaces," it added.
"A key element of the brief was for the small individual spaces to open, and become interconnected spaces with big views to forest and water."
The interiors are arranged around a central hearth and flue
To modernise the Me-Kwa-Mooks Net-Zero house's stripped-back exterior, SHED clad one of the volumes in wood and the other in standing seam metal panels.
They are unified by a large, wooden veranda, which evokes a Japanese engawa and provides private outdoor space and a viewing platform of the park.
The flue is bright orange extends through the house
During this process, SHED also "over-insulated" the building's envelope and introduced Passivhaus-certified windows.
Teamed with an array of rooftop photovoltaic panels, the studio claims this puts the dwelling "on track" to operate as a net-zero energy building – giving the house its name. This means that the energy that it uses annually will be equivalent to the renewable energy that it creates.
SHED creates Alley Cat dwelling for Seattle backyard
Inside, the centrepiece of the Me-Kwa-Mooks Net-Zero is a large hearth on the middle floor, from which a bright orange flue extends up and out.
This flue is modelled on the mast that supports a pitch of a circus big top. While paying tribute to the clients' history, it also helps to stitch the two volumes together internally.
The dining room opens to a large wooden terrace
On the middle floor, three different but interconnected rooms are placed around this hearth to emulate a three-ring circus. This includes a dining room, living area and space for performing music.
The bedrooms are placed on the upper floor, alongside an office that is visually connected to the three rooms below to create the feeling of sitting up inside a big top.
A study on the upper floor is visually connected to the lower living spaces
The interiors have deliberately spare finishes, dominated by white-painted plasterboard that emphasises the size and open-plan nature of the rooms.
Highlights include a grey steel stair, an ensuite bedroom with Japanese-style tatami bed and soaking tub, and warm wooden cabinetry and flooring throughout.
A bedroom with a Japanese-style tatami bed
As part of the project, SHED also developed a new entrance sequence for the house as its steep site was originally difficult to access.
This includes a circular stair that leads up from the street to a new trail of steps and a covered bench to allow visitors to stop and rest after the sharp incline.
Wooden cabinetry lines the entrance area
A more accessible driveway with turnaround space has also been incorporated, alongside an open carport that was converted from the old enclosed garage.
Elsewhere, SHED also recently refurbished the early 1950s dwelling in the Pacific Northwest that was built cartoonist Irwin Caplan, and created a pared-back studio space and guesthouse from an old horse stable.
Main image is by Tony Kim. Other photography is by Rafael Soldi unless stated otherwise.
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PLEASE, FATHER, HOW DID THEY COMBAT BAD GAMES PIRACY BACK IN THE DAY?
You don't hear as much about games piracy as you used to. It's still a thing, probably, but the industry certainly doesn't bang on about it as much as it did back in the 80s and 90s. Back then, we were informed that the scale of piracy was such that it added 50p to the price of every game, and that software pirates were worse than murderers.
Consequently, publishers experimented with ways to make life difficult for these social degenerates, coming up with ingenious and increasingly desperate solutions. Here are just a few of them.
JET SET WILLY - a code card
Matthew Smith's follow-up to Manic Miner - the iconic Jet Set Willy - was one of the first games to come with a crude form of copyright protection.
A card featuring 180 coloured codes was included; after loading, players were confronted with a screen requiring them to pluck the correct code from the grid.
Astonishingly, Your Computer magazine published a letter in its June 1984 issue, which showed a way to get around it, by using a "poke". That's like Hello! magazine printing an article about the best way to garrotte Peter Andre.
PRINCE OF PERSIA - code hidden in manual
Other games utilised the Willy method (ha ha), occasionally concealing the code within the words of a hefty manual - such as here, in the original Prince of Persia. To copy the code along with the game, pirates would need to copy the entire text of the literature, which would've potentially overwhelmed them with photocopier "fumes".
ZAK MCKRAKEN AND THE ALIEN MINDBENDERS - in-game visa security system
LucasArts' Zak McKracken attempted to make its code-inputting system part of the "fun" of the game; whenever its characters travelled around the world, they were required to input a "Visa Code", which could be found in a bundled "Exit Visa Security System" booklet. The text was printed on deep red paper, which made it both difficult to read, and impossible to photocopy.
Failure to input the correct code would lead to your character's arrest, and a lengthy lecture about the evils of computer game piracy: "I hope you ROT!" said the arresting officer, memorably. Which seemed a bit much.
LEATHER GODDESSES OF PHOBOS - scratch n' sniff
Text adventure specialists Infocom came up with a novel way of combatting piracy: stuffing a load of extras in their boxes, which were essentially impossible to pirate. Saucy romp Leather Goddesses of Phobos came with a scratch n' sniff card, featuring scents such as chocolate, pizza and "weird bum smell".
HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY - feelies
Infocom's extras were known as "feelies", and became ever more extravagant. The game version of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy included "peril-sensitive sunglasses", fluff, and "no tea". Other games included clues printed in the manual using invisible ink, which were only revealed when scrubbed with a "special" pen.
ELITE - Lenslok
One of the most notorious methods of copy protection was Lenslok. A number of games utilised the system - most famously Elite - which came in the form of a plastic device containing a prism.
At the start of a game, a two-letter code was displayed, but would be scrambled into vertical bands. The code could only be read by first calibrating the screen to account for its size, and then viewing it through the prism. Lenslok was ultimately discontinued, when some games shipped with faulty prisms, leading to the widespread gnashing of teeth.
ELITE - The Dark Wheel novella
Elite had another method of combating piracy - luring players to it by including a sci-fi novella, The Dark Wheel, written by noted sci-fi and fantasy author Robert Holdstock. And speaking of wheels...
THE SECRET OF MONKEY ISLAND - Code wheel
Several games came with code wheels - including The Secret of Monkey Island, Pool of Radiance, and Zool. We could insult your intelligence by explaining what a code wheel is, but it'll save us all a lot of time and unnecessary effort if we just move on.
ROBOCOP 3 - A disk defender dongle
Other games shipped bits of actual hardware with the games, such as this "special dongle", which shipped with Ocean's Robocop 3, and plugged into the Amiga's mouse port. Famously, many of the dongles didn't work at all - rendering the game unplayable - and it proved to be relatively easy for dirty pirates to "crack it".
NINTENDO FAMICOM DISK SYSTEM - Logo lock system
Nintendo's Japan-only Famicom Disk System (an add-on for the NES/Famicom) used another method entirely to combat piracy - its games shipped on custom floppy disks, which featured a raised Nintendo logo. It acted as a sort of key; any disks inserted in the system which didn't have the Nintendo logo would cause the device to burst into flames (not work).
F.A.S.T. - horrible comic strips
Formed in 1984, the Federation Against Software Theft tried to appeal to the morals of gamers in the 80s, by running a series of patronising comic strips in games magazines. The above features a horrible boy called John, who probably went on holiday with his dog Silver to his Aunt Meg's farm in the countryside, and grew up to be a Neo-Nazi.
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Lorfarius
Did FAST actually pay out the £1000? It was rife everywhere when I was in school but I never heard of anyone ever getting such a huge reward. Back then a grand was like a million pounds!
Gordon Palsy
I'm pretty damned nostalgic about this era, thanks for the nice post Mr B.
Oh the days of loading up Championship Manager 93, which prompted you to enter a score as displayed on page X
Usually took about 5 minutes of inputting 2-1 until it'd let me in. A fundamentally flawed method which made concession to a realistic scoreline, so you'd come up trumps sooner rather than later as long as you were persistent.
And as if anyone cares, just thought of another reason why this copy protection was flawed. It was just a barrier to entry, if they'd have dropped this copy protection method during gameplay, it'd be a whole lot more effective.
The best (most effective) ones were ones that halted gameplay, or messed with the gameplay so it was unwinnable. See: Earthbound, where the pirated game would be significantly harder, and would freeze if you managed to actually make it through to the end, deleting your save file in the process. Genius.
When landing on a planet in Frontier: Elite 2, the intergalactic law enforcement agency would randomly stop you and check your credentials (ask for a word from the manual). ISTR it would still let you play on if you got it wrong, but you'd be stopped again and more often. I don't know what happened if you continually put the wrong codes in (I actually had a legit copy), possibly you'd end up with a massive in-game fine, or have your ship confiscated or something.
Worms on the Amiga came with a code booklet, geniusly printed in black ink on black paper thus impossible to photocopy (and only slightly less impossible to read).
I had another copied game which asked for words from the manual. There were so few words it picked that I managed to make a list of most of them, and occasionally a bug meant it would ask for the word on "page 0, line 0, word 0" which was easily responded to by pressing Enter. I forget what the game was, but I think it may have been an obscure football one from my football-obsessed Amiga owning friend.
The Gremlin football management game which I think was called Premier Manager came with a code wheel. My legally dubious version was copied from the aforementioned friend, and after a bit of an arts and crafts session I soon had my very own code wheel. (I must still have it somewhere, I'll have to have a look as it was possibly the best thing I've ever created, I should have submitted it as my Design & Technology GCSE project)
On the Speccy, I had a +3 with a Multiface, so it was easy to snapshot games after typing the codes in...
Wait... you're not collecting these details and passing them on to F.A.S.T., are you?
Kelvin Green link
That black-on-black code booklet was also bundled with Alien Breed 3D. Team 17 must have been going through a phase.
Much more recently, but such a great idea: Game Dev Tycoon let you play the pirated game for a while until your in game dev went bust as people started pirating your games. People with pirated copies actually emailed the real dev to ask how to stop people pirating. Sweet irony...
Grumpyrocker
Had quite a few games with these.
1, Jet Set Willy - anyone else find that the red and purple on the key card looked exactly the same under artificial light? Made putting the code in really tricky if without daylight.
2, Their Finest Hour (Lucasarts/AtariST) - had one of those key wheel things. Annoyingly you had to input this after taking off and loading the screen for this took absolutely ages, then ages to load back into the mission.
3, Carrier Command (AtariST) used a word from the manual. Clearly they didn't bother using many different words from the manual and so it was usually worth guessing "Walrus" (the name of the tanks) and usually by 3 goes you were in.
Hey Grumps, that JSW thing drove me mad. Made me think I was red/purple colour blind...
minty link
I just manually copied the JSW codes onto a sheet of paper but replaced the colours with the relevant numbers instead. Took about half an hour and could easily be photocopied.
When JSW2 came out, I had my dad take photo's of the codes as there were several pages this time. That worked perfectly, still have the photographs somewhere.
Walter Peck
Not actual piracy protection, but me and my cousins used to frequently try and fail to get past the "Prove you're an adult" quiz at the start of Leisure Suit Larry :(
Oliver Wright
I think the manual said you could skip that by pressing Alt-X. So whilst not exactly an anti-piracy measure, it does make the game more annoying for those who pirated it.
Tinker's Cuss
I think the last game I bought that came with physical copy protection was Uplink by Introversion, a matt black card with glossy black codes on it, proper git to read.
The cleverest one I've seen though was for Metal Gear Solid on the Playstation, though it's part puzzle too; at one point in the game you needed to put in a Codec frequency to be able to progress any further, the only hint you're given being "it's on the back of the CD case".
Operation Flashpoint used a clever system which progressively made the game worse, making weapons less accurate, messing with vehicle controls and whatnot. I think eventually you turned into a seagull or something. I'm sure there's a life lesson there somewhere...
In Game Dev Tycoon your company goes out of business due to rampant piracy if you're playing a pirated copy.
Alexisms
Someone has already posted about that above.
This the biggest yet of my many humiliations :(
Trevor Cod
Giddy Up!!!
That Metal Gear Solid CD case thing had me stuck for days and I had a legit copy. I spent hours looking around the game trying to find a pocksy CD case. I became convinced the game was bugged and re-started the whole game a couple of times.
The anger. The anger...
Yup, it didn't help that Snake had recently found a CD in the game, I think I spent an hour or two going to every location trying to get the bloody thing to interact with everything. When I eventually picked up the game box to see if I'd missed anything in the manual and caught sight of the Codec screenshot... cleverbloodybastards!
Hamptonoid
Oh man, I was duped by that too...and it took me ages to figure out the controller swap...
Of course Jet Set Willy's best form of protection was that even if you'd bought it you couldn't finish it :-P
And retro numpties moan about patches today...
Are you talking about "the attic bug" or "The banyan tree". I thought the attic bug didn't entirely make the game impossible but it just meant that the screens had to be completed in a particular order?
The Banyan Tree screen, whilst very difficult, is possible to complete as I've done it myself (without the poke to remove the solid block!)
Nick the Gent link
Cheers for this Biff. I had completely forgotten about that second level in Prince of Persia, and picking out the right potion - those were precious seconds wasted in a game with a 60 minute time limit!
I remember a cracked version of Prince of Persia where they changed the 'drink the potion with the first letter of...' message to one that just said (for example) 'drink the potion with the letter A'. Pirates got a free game and a far less annoying experience than those who paid for it!
Omniro
Ah yes good old F.A.S.T, instilling the virtues of Nazi Germany into school kids across the land. I believe they later developed into UKIP.
I remember having a physical dongle that I think plugged into the printer or serial port of my Amiga in order to play "B.A.T. II – The Koshan Conspiracy." But it's hardly surprising piracy was so rampant in those times as the games were often way overpriced.
ChorltonWheelie
I bought Serious Sam 3 but pasted a cracked .exe over the original (after beating the game) to see if I could beat the anti-pirate Invincible Scorpion.
I couldn't...fun trying for a bit though.
Dr Kank
The Atari version of Jet Set Willy was the best - no copy protection and a soundtrack by Rob Hubbard.
Chinnyhill10
But who was going to copy that crap?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P3d-8OdIsA
xot
Leaderboard golf for Atari used a dongle that plugged into a joystick port. It was easier to build a dongle than find a cracked copy.
I remember that the pirate wheel wasn't required when you played Monkey Island in SCUMM VM. I don't know if that's still the case.
The Robocop 3 dongle was cracked even before Ocean officially had the games on the shelf.
This is true, but the dongle was never intended to prevent the game from being cracked. It was intended to stop the "casual" game copier just copying the discs using X-Copy etc. The Ocean employees that worked on RoboCop 3 have stated this. They knew that the game would be easily cracked by any professional cracker
23Daves link
Oh God, I used to have the Level 9 Jewels of Darkness graphic adventure trilogy which came with that Lenslok system. It worked perfectly OK for me, but being a disorganised and untidy teenage boy, obviously I lost the bloody thing and that rendered all the games completely unplayable after a certain point.
I think it finally turned up again down the back of a cupboard long after my Commodore 64 had been consigned to the attic. Took me awhile to even remember what it was.
timmypoos
The delicious EA and Spore, nobjockeys.
The Lenslock was a horrible thing.
But worst of all were the mucho sensitive"turbo loader" tape systems, which rendered many home copies (and genuine originals) installable, crashing at the very end of the LOAD. And that.
Craggar
I remember Humans on the amiga gave a page number and you had to pick the corresponding sprite on screen that for the one in the corner of the page. I just drew a bunch of stick-man representations on a piece of paper that served as my codex. What a crappy time to be a game developer... What a monster I was.
Riqis0
For lemmings in PC there was a "enter large number at x,y" from included table check. Guy I worked with analysed the sequence to derive the mathematical formula.
Believe it was tie fighter on PC that had the "enter word from manual" protection. Loading the large data file in a hex editor and changing the list of words to have a 0x00 as first character allowed for enter to work for all values.
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Minorities in cartoons: Muhammad Ali
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This week’s “minorities in cartoons” entry is “the greatest” himself, Muhammad Ali.
The boxer formerly known as Cassius Clay has made some appearances in cartoons.
The most high profile example might be the famed 1978 comic one-shot “Superman versus Muhammad Ali,” where Ali faced off against the Man of Steel at the behest of aliens to settle who should represent Earth as its champion (long story).
The fight was held, of course, under a red sun (which as long-time Superman fans know, strips Superman of his powers, as he’s only superpowered under a yellow sun like Earth’s).
The Earth-1 Ali also gets to be one of the few to know of Superman’s secret identity by the end of the adventure. The issue was reprinted a few years ago in a deluxe format.
The cover of “Superman vs. Muhammad Ali” itself has been parodied a few times over the years, as listed on this blog. (I like the Bugs Bunny vs. Homer Simpson parody cover!) DC’s longtime competitor Marvel also got in their own dig about the crossover, in an issue of “Spider-Man.”
A year before the comic, Ali had appeared in an NBC Saturday morning cartoon called “I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali.” Despite lending his own voice to the series, it didn’t prove successful against the competition: on CBS, live-action sci-fi series “Space Academy”; on ABC, the final half-hour of “Scooby’s All-Star Laff-Alympics.”
Some of Ali’s catchphrases have been referenced in cartoons over the years. Pixar’s “Cars” saw Lightning McQueen use the phrase “float like a Cadillac, sting like a Beemer.”
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Vaccination Programme Begins in Runnymede and Weybridge
Wednesday, 16 December, 2020
The covid vaccination programme got underway this morning, with up to 300 residents expected to receive their first dose today. GPs, nurses, pharmacists and other primary care staff across Surrey have been working closely with local authorities, community care provers and a range of other organisations to ensure the smooth delivery of the vaccination programme.
Dr Ben Spencer MP and Council Leader Nick Prescot visited Chertsey Hall, where the vaccinations will take place, before it opened to residents to thank the staff involved and see first hand the first rate system that has been put in place.
Dr Ben Spencer MP said:
This is a truly wonderful day and I’m delighted to see local residents start to be vaccinated against covid. The organisation required to deliver this programme at short notice and on such scale has been extraordinary, but just like the response we have seen throughout the pandemic, the enthusiasm and dedication of everyone involved to come together to ensure this programme is a success is extraordinary.
I sincerely thank everyone involved, from the doctors, nurses and pharmacists, the IT support, council officers, cleaners, those organising and providing transport for residents, and the local hospice who provided screens for use in the vaccination centre, everyone who has played a role in ensuring we can today begin to deliver this vaccine and offer hope to residents in Runnymede and Weybridge that we are getting through this pandemic together.
Cllr Nick Prescot said:
I am delighted Runnymede Borough Council has been able to support the fantastic work of the NHS in delivering this vaccine programme. Through working together we can ensure it is offered to all who need it in the coming months.
The vaccinations are taking place at Chertsey Hall where robust covid secure systems are in place. The first vaccines are being offered to those over 80. The NHS will contact directly all those who are to be offered the vaccine in this first phase, you do not need to contact your GP.
The start of the vaccination programme is a ray of hope in what has been a very difficult year for most, however it will still take time before the full vaccination programme can be rolled out. Until then, it is essential that everybody maintains covid secure practices, including social distancing and regular hand washing, and continue to follow the rules to minimise the spread of the disease. Rates in Surrey are still rising and everybody is advised to remain cautious throughout the Christmas period and beyond.
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California mandates antimicrobial stewardship
Smaller hospitals come to grips with a requirement that is essential, unfunded, and compulsory.
In 2014, California became the first state to require antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) at all general acute-care hospitals in the state. Most major institutions, particularly those affiliated with university teaching programs, already had ASP in place. But for many smaller hospitals, 2015 was a year of learning and transition.
“In a smaller hospital, you probably have limited staff, limited resources; you probably don’t have an infectious-disease-trained physician or pharmacist on site, and you probably don’t have the financial resources to hire them,” said Christine Antczak, PharmD, FCSHP, clinical pharmacy supervisor at Sutter Tracy Community Hospital, a 88-bed acute-care hospital in Tracy, a small town on the outskirts of the San Francisco Bay area. “That means you have to get creative.”
See also: Pharmacy leaders commit to antimicrobial stewardship
Education and teamwork
Antczak described some of the strategies that smaller hospitals and the state Department of Public Health have used to create ASPs across the state during a talk at the 2015 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting & Expo.
Leaping into ASP is not a one-time event, she said. Not only will the state require similar antibiotic stewardship efforts at all skilled-nursing facilities by 2017; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that all acute-care hospitals implement ASP.
“ASP is about education, getting everyone to understand the purpose behind antibiotic stewardship,” Antczak said. “Everyone has to be on board with the program, understand their roles, and be comfortable with their roles, so that we can be successful in improving antibiotic stewardship.”
The state-mandated ASP requires a physician-supervised multidisciplinary antimicrobial stewardship committee with at least one physician or pharmacist with training in the area. ASP activities must be reported to hospital quality improvement committees and are regulated by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).
See also: Formal antimocrobial stewardship probgrams work in children's hospitals
Unfunded but compulsory
The legislature voted to require ASP, Antczak noted, but did not fund the mandate. The CDPH is adding ASP to its standard hospital survey. That means hospitals and pharmacy directors must educate hospital staff at all levels about ASP and the need to include ASP as they work with CDPH reviewers.
The lack of state funding also leaves hospitals on their own when it comes to creating stewardship programs. Fortunately, the CDC provides several core elements for hospital ASPs that can guide the way.
These elements include leadership’s dedication of staff, financial, and IT resources; accountability through appointment of a single leader responsible for ASP outcomes; drug expertise to improve antimicrobial use provided by a single pharmacy leader; implementation of at least one recommended action; monitoring of antimicrobial prescribing and resistance patterns; regular reports to prescribers, nurses, pharmacists, and other relevant staff; and ongoing education of clinicians in local patterns of resistance and optimal prescribing.
Creation of an ASP does not have to break the budget, she continued. Hospitals without an infectious disease (ID) specialist may be able to arrange remote access to an ID physician, pharmacist, or both using familiar telemedicine links. Hospitalists can lead the ASP, and non-physician extenders can play key roles.
Pharmacy can step in with automatic IV-to-oral conversion programs, renal dose adjustments, pharmacokinetic dosing, and other familiar interventions. It can also help to start by tracking a single antimicrobial agent or class.
Results and initiatives
The results can be surprising, Antczak said. Her institution found that carbapenem was being used inappropriately as first-line therapy and was not being deescalated after the first 48 hours of therapy. Pharmacy now deescalates therapy under protocol and automatically discusses alternative therapies with prescribers.
The CDPH is also pushing ASP initiatives under a five-year grant from the CDC. The California ASP Initiative offers assessment tools for existing ASP programs, monthly webinars and conference calls, a toolkit to customize ASP, discussion forums, and access to healthcare-associated infections staff.
An online spotlight provides links to four dozen existing hospital ASPs that have offered to share experience, advice, and resources. A newly expanded online toolkit offers sample protocols that can serve as templates for new and revised stewardship programs.
“Antimicrobial stewardship is an area that is blossoming for our profession,” Antczak said. “Hospitals and skilled nursing facilities are struggling with a lack of resources, and we have the expertise that can make a difference.”
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Pharmacists victorious after PBM lawsuit dismissed
A federal district court in Iowa recently dismissed the entire case brought by the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) challenging the legality of a transparency law regarding pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).
Last year, Iowa legislators unanimously passed H.F. 2297. In February, the federal court rejected many of the claims PCMA had made about ERISA with respect to PBM transparency law. In a strongly worded opinion, the court dismissed the remaining claims.
The court “granted Iowans and the community pharmacists who care for them a significant victory in defense of common-sense transparency legislation related to generic drug pricing and reimbursement,” B. Douglas Hoey, RPh, CEO, of the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) said. “The cost of many generic drugs has skyrocketed by 1,000% or more virtually overnight, but PBM corporations may wait months before they update reimbursement rates. This situation forces pharmacies to absorb losses of $100 or more per prescription and jeopardizes patients’ access to medication.”
“We applaud the federal district court’s ruling to dismiss the remaining claims in this lawsuit. The judge clearly ruled that states do have a right to pass legislation to protect the citizens of their states,” Lonny Wilson, CEO of Pharmacy Providers of Oklahoma (PPOK), told Drug Topics. “We are very hopeful that this will help curb further frivolous lawsuits by PCMA and PBMs in other states.”
Wilson said pharmacists will fight back when PBM pricing and reimbursement is unfair, noting the recent example of Kmart suing PBM Catamaran over alleged violations on reimbursing its pharmacies for drug costs. “You push us into the corner, and these things happen,” Wilson said.
Meanwhile, the Iowa court concluded that the state has a legitimate interest in regulating PBMs in order to preserve the health of its citizens, Hoey said. “The court’s dismissal of PCMA’s entire case should serve as an extremely helpful precedent against PCMA’s claims challenging the legality of similar transparency laws throughout the country and in support of states’ ability to regulate PBMs,” he said.
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Best Returning British TV Shows from 2020
Struggling to find something to watch? HA! Didn't think so. TV's ridiculous now. Here are the top British TV series that returned in 2020.
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2020 brought many things with it. Brexit. Another iPhone. The 30th anniversary of Fresh Prince Of Bel Air. A Crackerjack revival, the increasingly critical state of our burning planet, the inauguration of a Gangsta Granny rollercoaster at Thorpe Park, and a global pandemic that shut down life as we know it.
A mixed bag, all told.
One thing you can largely rely on in worrying times is television, and below are the top returning British shows that fought their way through the Covid-19 lockdown to come back in 2020.
After Life series 2
Release date: Friday 24th of April, Netflix
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Ricky Gervais’ emotional Netflix comedy about a misanthrope widower (Gervais) struggling to cope after the death of his wife (Kerry Godliman) will return for a second six-episode run. Filming began in September 2019, and it arrived on Netflix in April. Diane Morgan and Mandeep Dhillon co-star.
Read more:the best stand-up specials on Netflix here.
Blood series 2
Release date: Monday 27th April, 9pm, Channel 5
2018 welcomed the arrival of Sophie Petzal’s award-winning Irish domestic thriller Blood, which starred Line Of Duty‘s Adrian Dunbar as a widower under suspicion when his estranged daughter Cat (Carolina Main) returns to the family fold. It was tightly scripted with a great cast and told a satisfying and emotional story. Read our interview with its creator here. Over in Ireland, Virgin Media One aired the second series in February 2020, and it’s available on-demand on My5 in the UK here.
Brassic series 2
Release date: Thursday 7th May, Sky One
Shameless’ Danny Brocklehurst and This Is England’s Joe Gilgun worked together on rambunctious Sky comedy Brassic, which is inspired by Gilgun’s own misadventures as an errant youth trying to make a few quid. Michelle Keegan and Damien Molony co-star. NOW TV subscribers can watch the first series here.
Read more: the British comedies on their way this year.
Call The Midwife series 10
No, we don’t have much call to talk about it here on Den Of Geek, but Heidi Thomas’ Call The Midwife remains a terrifically warm British drama with a spine of steel when it comes to standing up for the NHS and wading (often literally) through the blood-soaked reality of life for women and children. Series nine finished airing on Sunday nights on BBC One in February, and it’s already been renewed for a 10th and 11th series, taking it into 2022.
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Famalam series 3
Comedy sketch show Famalam will be back for a third series and a Christmas special in 2020. Series two, which arrived on BBC Three in June 2019, brought more inventively absurd satire with it, and run number three will comprise returns to existing sketches and characters alongside new creations from Samson Kayo and the gang. Stream episodes on BBC iPlayer here.
Friday Night Dinner series 6
Release date: Friday March 27th, 10pm, Channel 4
Robert Popper’s family sitcom starring Simon Bird, Tom Rosenthal, Tamsin Greig and Paul Ritter is making an imminent return to Channel 4 in 2020 for series six. It’s about the Goodmans, a Jewish family who gather every Friday evening for, well, the name says it all. Absurd, funny and silly, it’s a lovely bit of squirrel.
Ghosts series 2
This tremendously fun comedy arrived in 2019 from the cast of Horrible Histories and Yonderland. Happily, it’s been renewed by the BBC for both a second and third series, which guarantees us a dozen more episodes of spectral shenanigans as Alison and Mike (alive) try to keep the ancestral family home going while dealing with an influx of housemates from history (dead). Filming wrapped on series two in March 2020. Stream Ghosts series one on BBC iPlayer.
His Dark Materials series 2
The first series of BBC One/HBO’s Philip Pullman fantasy adaptation took us on an epic journey north as young Lyra (Dafne Keen) travelled in search of her missing friend, and discovered a great deal more besides. A second eight-episode series adapting The Subtle Knife, book two in Pullman’s original trilogy, is in the works and expected to arrive at the end of 2020. A third potentially longer run adapting The Amber Spyglass is yet to be confirmed but that’s almost certainly just a formality at this stage. Read our spoiler-filled series one reviews and more here.
Home series 2
Aired in: February 2020
Rufus Jones’ timely comedy about a family who inadvertently smuggle a Syrian asylum seeker into the UK returning from a French holiday was recommissioned in August 2019. This warm-hearted sitcom starring Jones, Rebekah Staton and Youssef Kerkour was a little bit drowned out in the schedules (it aired the same week as series two of huge hits Fleabag and Derry Girls) and deserves more applause.
Inside No. 9 series 5
Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton continue to produce excellence in their inventive, ambitious comedy-drama anthology series Inside No. 9, and its fifth run was no different. Six new half-hour episodes, in which Shearsmith and Pemberton were joined by a raft of co-stars including David Morrissey and Jenna Coleman, aired this spring on BBC Two. Read our spoiler-filled episode reviews here. And listen to the creators’ deep-dive on each episode in their ‘Inside Inside No. 9’ BBC Sounds podcast here.
Keeping Faith series 3
Celia Imrie has joined the cast of BBC Cymru Wales/S4C’s bilingual Welsh drama Keeping Faith (Un Bore Mercher in its original language) for its third and final series. Imrie will join lead Eve Myles as solicitor Faith Howells in an as-yet undisclosed role. The domestic thriller’s first series, if you remember was a huge word-of-mouth hit, eventually making its way to BBC One after unprecedented public interest. The third series will air in 2020 on S4C, and then arrive across the UK on BBCiPlayer from February 2021. Here’s our series one, episode one review.
Killing Eve series 3
Release date: Sunday April 26th.
Well, it had to come back after that cliff-hanger, didn’t it? Based on Luke Jennings’ Codename Villanelle series of novels, international spy thriller Killing Eve has been renewed for a third run. As is now traditional, there’s a new showrunner in charge for the third time around; Phoebe Waller-Bridge handed over to Emerald Fennell who has handed over to See and Fear The Walking Dead‘s Suzanne Heathcote. Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh star. Read our reviews and more here.
Last Tango In Halifax series 5
Happy Valley and Gentleman Jack creator Sally Wainwright returned to the series that really made her name – BBC One’s Last Tango In Halifax – for a fifth series. It’s the story of former childhood sweethearts Celia and Alan (Anne Reid and Derek Jacobi) who reconnect in their seventies and remarry, knotting together their families led by Sarah Lancashire’s formidable Caroline and Nicola Walker’s hot-headed Gillian. (See our series one to four recap here, and our episode one review here.)
Liar series 2
Release date: Monday 2nd March, ITV1
ITV rewarded this Jack and Harry Williams psychological thriller starring Downton Abbey’s Joanne Froggatt and Horatio Hornblower’s Ioan Gruffudd with a second series renewal in 2018. Expect more twists, turns and talking points.
Man Like Mobeen series 3
Aired in: January 2020
Guz Khan’s terrific Man Like Mobeen returned for a third series on BBC Three this January. It stars Khan as a reformed Brummie drug dealer trying to make an honest living while raising his little sister and boasts a hilarious ensemble cast. Stream all three series now on BBC iPlayer.
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Mortimer And Whitehouse: Gone Fishing series 3
A fishing show may seem like a strange choice for this list of mostly high-profile dramas and comedies, but Gone Fishing deserves as much celebration as any of them. That’s thanks to Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse’s natural chemistry as two long-time friends, both of whom have been forced to contemplate their mortality in recent years due to serious heart problems. It’s fishing, yes, but it’s also chat, silliness and genuine human warmth.
Red Dwarf feature-length special
Release date: Thursday 9th April, 9pm, Dave.
Official confirmation from Dave that the boys from the Dwarf were returning for a 90-minute special in 2020 arrived in October 2019. Titled ‘The Promised Land’, it sees the boys from the Dwarf deal with a tyrannical cat leader and three breakaway cat clerics who worship Lister as a god. Along with the special, which is due to air in April, Dave will also be airing retrospectives celebrating the show’s long history on the BBC and since its revival. Here’s what we know so far.
Release date: Wednesday 1st April, Sky Atlantic and NOW TV
Written by and starring The Walking Dead and Line Of Duty’s Lennie James, Sky Atlantic’s Save Me was one of 2018’s top shows. The crime drama set in a South London estate among a cast of lived-in characters played by the likes of Suranne Jones, Jason Flemyng, Susan Lynch and Stephen Graham, was such a critical success, a second series commission arrived hot on the finale’s heels. Lesley Manville has joined the cast this time around, which is a real treat. Read more about it here.
Tin Star series 3
This will be the third and final instalment of the Jim Worth story on Sky and Amazon. Creator Rowan Joffe will wrap up his tale of an English police officer (Tim Roth) who relocates his family to the Canadian Rockies for a fresh start, but who finds that he can’t stop his old life bleeding into the new.
Read more: Tim Roth interview: Tin Star, Reservoir Dogs and more.
The Crown series 4
Release date: Sunday the 15th of November, Netflix
Olivia Colman took over from Clare Foy as HRH Elizabeth II in The Crown series three. The time jump saw Matt Smith replaced by Tobias Menzies as Prince Philip and Helena Bonham-Carter take the reins from Vanessa Kirby as Princess Margaret, with Gillian Anderson playing Margaret Thatcher. Series four is expected to arrive in late 2020. Read our spoiler-free series three review here.
The Last Kingdom series 4
Release date: Sunday 26th April, Netflix
Filming started on season four in April 2019 and the first look images were released back in July 2019, and now it’s finally here. The Last Kingdom series four adapts the next two books in Bernard Cornwell’s Saxon Stories series, The Pagan Lord and The Empty Throne. Starring Alexander Dreymon as Viking-raised-Saxon Uhtred of Bebbenberg, it’s an action-packed historical drama filled with wit and characters to love. Read our spoiler-filled episode reviews and more.
There She Goes series 2
After receiving critical acclaim for its first run and a Bafta for Jessica Hynes (who is brilliant in this, as she is in most things), There She Goes is returning. Shaun Pye’s excellent family comedy-drama has been renewed for a second series that will air on BBC Two instead of its original home on BBC Four. David Tennant and Jessica Hynes play the parents of Rosie, a little girl with severe learning disabilities in Pye’s unsentimental and honest autobiographically inspired series. Read more about why we loved series one here.
The Split series 2
Aired in: February 2020 (all episodes on iPlayer)
Abi Morgan’s legal family drama starring Nicola Walker (Unforgotten, Last Tango In Halifax) returned for another six episode series early this year. It saw Hannah deal with the aftermath of her night with Christie, while at work she handled the divorce of a high-profile couple with an abusive husband. There’s no word yet on whether a third series has been commissioned, but series two certainly didn’t leave things resolved for the characters.
The Trip series 4: The Trip To Greece
Release date: Tuesday 3rd March 2020, Sky One
Filming began on the fourth series of Michael Winterbottom’s The Trip in 2019, and the new series sees foodies Steve Coogan and Rob Bryden travelling around the dining establishments of Greece while they swap impersonations and provide a glimpse into fictionalised versions of themselves. While the first two series aired on BBC Two, from series three onwards The Trip made the move to Sky Atlantic.
Taskmaster series 10
Joining the Taskmaster and little Alex Horne for series nine of Dave’s excellent Taskmaster were Jo Brand, David Baddiel, Katy Wix, Rose Matafeo and Ed Gamble. It’s all change for series ten onwards as Taskmaster moves from Dave to Channel 4. The new series is expected to air in October 2020. Read more about the move and the new series commissions here.
This Country series 3
Release date: Monday 17th of February, BBC Three 7pm
Following 2018’s one-off special, the Mucklowes are back for a third and final series of mockumentary comedy This Country. That’s another six episodes from creator-siblings Daisy May and Charlie Cooper, who are back starring as feckless cousins Kerry and Kurtan in the “typical Cotswolds village” they call home. Series three might be its best yet.
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T-Mobile sued for fraud at Metro stores
On: September 7, 2019
In: Business, News
Tagged: Business news, T mobile
Yesterday, the City of New York sued T-Mobile for engaging in fraudulent business practices at its Metro by T-Mobile New York Division stores. Ars Technica reported that the allegations are against Metro for routinely selling used phones as if they were new and charging customers for services they didn’t want or even ask for.
The NYC government claims that Metro stores use abusive sales tactics on their costumers. Apparently, nearly 60 stores across NYC have sold preowned devices to consumers claiming they were new. The stores also allegedly charged costumers fake taxes, made them pay for unwanted services, and enrolled them in financing plans without consent.
The lawsuit goes on to claim that the Metro website is guilty of fraud as well. The NYC government says Metro engages in deceptive business practices by advertising a 30-day return policy by which it does not abide. Metro’s fine print reveals that it is much more complicated than that, and most costumers do not qualify for returns.
The lawsuit is against T-Mobile, Metro’s New York Division, and several Metro store owners. T-Mobile directly owns and manages some of these stores, while others are owned by contracted dealers that operate under the Metro brand.
Though Metro just sells prepaid services over T-Mobile’s network, the lawsuit goes directly after the parent company itself, citing Metro’s 2018 rebranding campaign: Metro by T-Mobile is T-Mobile.
T-Mobile told Ars that it can’t comment on the claims yet, but it believes these allegations don’t line up with the integrity of its team. T-Mobile said it takes these allegations very seriously and is continuing to investigate so it can adequately respond to the lawsuit
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We Were at the Vendys This Weekend — Were You?
By Meghan Keneally| September 9, 2013
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A different deserted lot in Brooklyn stole Smorgasburg’s thunder this week when the Vendy Awards pulled into Sunset Park on Saturday. The annual food truck awards took over an abandoned industrial warehouse park, but the nearly 2,000 attendees seemed to care little about the surroundings.
They were there for the deep fried anchovies dipped in smoked paprika mayo at the hard rock-themed table called Bon Chovie, the braised beef, jalapeño slaw and cheddar sandwiches served at Home by the Range, and the ice pops from Pop It Baby that tasted like cocktails on a stick with flavors like mojito or hibiscus and lime.
“This tastes better than Christmas,” said volunteer Joe Pinckney.
Vendors from all five boroughs and New Jersey came to the ninth annual awards in hopes of being awarded a trophy from one of six categories. There were lines at each station from admission until after the awards ceremony hours later.
All proceeds for the event went to support the city’s Street Vendor Project and Urban Justice Center, and all 27 trucks donated their time and food with no cut of the sales from 1,700 tickets. Instead, trucks were in it for the chance at winning one of the coveted awards- like “Vendy Hero” or the “Messy But Tasty” title- and publicity for their ventures.
Liddabit Sweets, Brooklyn-based handmade candy company, offered samples of their butterscotch pudding topped with bourbon coffee and bacon caramel corn. While they have been on the streetcar scene for four years now, they just opened a permanent space in Chelsea Market that will offer the pudding as a regular menu item.
One newcomer that came out as a big winner was Khao Man Gai NY. The husband-wife team of Eric and Emorn Henshaw launched their business in April after they spent years trying to find a suitable substitute for the Thai food that they were used to from their years together in Thailand.
“When she moved over here, we couldn’t find the kind of Khao dish that we liked, so she spent months trying different recipes and we finally found the right one,” Eric said.
Emorn found a light and flavorful blend of ginger and garlic that they now use to poach chicken before they serve it over jasmine rice. The simple dish packs a punch. Khao Man Gai was my first and favorite dish of the day, and it was awarded the “Best Market” award, beating out the five other vendors who have stands at markets as opposed to traveling by truck.
Other stands benefitted from their brick-and-mortar counterparts, including Porchetta who has an East Village outpost and Luke’s Lobster that now has five locations in Manhattan and one in Brooklyn. (They also had by-far the longest line throughout Saturday’s event, and they have spread into Pennsylvania and Washington D.C.)
Another talked-about truck was the Cinnamon Snail. Rachael Fauss, who was selected at random to be the citizen judge helping hand out the awards, said that she had heard about the Manhattan-based vegan truck from friends before the event. The psychedelic snail truck is popular with vegetarians, and they increased their adorable factor by having the owner’s daughter Idil taking orders and handing out the hefty portions to salivating attendees.
A lineup of appropriately quirky drinks helped the food go down, including unfiltered fresh ginger ale with little pieces of real ginger in every sip. In addition to bringing a selection of their beer, Brooklyn Brewery also provided one of the event’s judges. Brewmaster Garrett Oliver spent his time appreciating the surroundings, admitting that he was “a real geek for industrial spaces” before he tucked in at the judge’s table.
Though he was a first-time judge, he said that he took the necessary steps to make sure he was ready for the big day. “I came hungry! I only ate a little bit of yogurt and a handful of granola and that was hours ago, so I’m really looking forward to this,” he said.
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Take That Wonderland Tour, Norwich: We will Never Forget - Fans give their verdict on Take That’s first Wonderland show at Norwich City’s Carrow Road ground
Peter Walsh And Emma Knights
Published: 11:29 PM June 15, 2017 Updated: 11:06 AM October 10, 2020
First night of Take That's Wonderland tour in Norwich. Picture: MARK IVAN BENFIELD - Credit: Archant
As pop royalty Take That brought the curtain down on the first of their two night stint in Norwich joyful fans leaving the concert described it as the Greatest Day and one they would Never Forget.
Carrow Road is normally home to Norwich City but tonight it was not the Canaries, but Mark Owen, Gary Barlow and Howard Donald that thousands of fans had turned out to see.
The first night of the trio's Wonderland spectacular in the city received rave reviews from those leaving the gig.
Sylvia Anderson, 52, from Overstrand, attended with her partner Penny Cartwright, 51.
She said: 'The show was fantastic. They were brilliant - it was really good.
MORE: 'Brilliant night, brilliant crowd' - Gary Barlow thanks Norwich fans after Take That Wonderland gig
'It was good because where we were standing Mark Owen came over and we got a picture of him and Gary Barlow came into the crowd and we got a picture up close.
'It was really, really good.'
Angie Woodrow, 54, from Lowestoft, went to the event with her friend Linda Castillo, 54, from Rollesby, near Great Yarmouth.
Angie said it was 'absolutely fabulous' while Linda said 'it was superb'
MORE: Review: Take That Wonderland at Carrow Road in Norwich
Ian Barnard, 45, from Spixworth, who was seeing Take That for the seventh time took his daughter Evie, nine, to her first ever gig.
He said: 'It was superb. It was as good as they've ever been - they seem to improve with age.'
Evie said: 'It was great.'
Sally Birkenhead, 53, from Shipdham, near Dereham, who went to the concert with her husband Steve, 54, said: 'It was absolutely brilliant - the staging and everything was totally phenomenal.
MORE: Take That take to the stage at Carrow Road for long-awaited Wonderland Norwich gig
'I would totally recommend it. It's brilliant a band that size has come to Norwich as people do forget about us.'
Mr Birkenhead, who said he was there 'for the benefit' of his good lady, said security was good and there were no issues despite concerns following recent incidents in London and Manchester.
He said: 'Everyone felt safe and had a good time. We felt safe and had a really good time.'
Sammie Smith, 28, from Lincolnshire, who attended the gig with her mother Jackie, said: 'It was really good, brilliant - I really enjoyed it.'
Helen Bell, 52, from Wymondham, attended the show with her son James, 11.
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Helen said: 'I thought it was fantastic. We are not Take That fans but we thought, they are on our doorsteps let's go see them, and they put on a really great show.
'We loved it when they sang The Flood. It gave me goosebumps.'
Samantha Emmerson, 37, from Leiston, in Suffolk, went to the show with her dad Alan, 69.
Samantha said: 'It was brilliant. I have been waiting for months for this - and we are coming again to see it tomorrow!
'It was a wonderful show with brilliant special effects, everything was just brilliant.
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'I have loved the band since 1992 and this is the first time I have seen them since they have been back together.
'Never Forget was my favourite part of the show and the carousel for It's All For You, I loved the carousel.
'Dad used to come with me to the shows when I was a teenager and as soon as we saw they were in Norwich we said 'let's go.''
Mandy Harrison, 37, from Lowestoft, surprised her brother Danny Cole, 39, with tickets to see Take That as an early 40th birthday present because the pair have both been fans of the band since they were teenagers.
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Mandy said: 'I thought the show was excellent. I have seen them years ago when they did a charity concert in Crystal Palace but this is the first time I have seen a show which is just them. I loved all of it, all of the songs. Pray was my favourite. I just hope they come back again!'
Danny added: 'I absolutely loved the show. It was brilliant. My favourite part has got to be Relight My Fire.'
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Wells Carnival week gets off to a splashing start!
Adam Lazzari
Published: 11:46 AM July 30, 2017 Updated: 11:10 AM October 10, 2020
Scenes from the 2017 Wells Carnival raft race. Picture: CY FOR WELLS CARNIVAL. - Credit: Archant
In Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows Ratty enthuses over his love of the water, with the famous line, 'Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.'
A scene from the Wells Carnival raft race. Picture: CY CAMPBELL. - Credit: Archant
It's a belief shared by those who took part in the Wells Carnival raft race on Saturday.
It was one of the highlights of the carnival's opening weekend, which has also featured an Elvis night, a Bruno Mars tribute act and a fete.
Wells hosts one of the most popular traditional town carnivals in East Anglia.
It has been running for more than 100 years. There will be activities throughout the town over the next few days in the lead up to the main highlight, carnival day, on Saturday.
Scenes from the 2017 Wells Carnival raft race. Picture: CY FOR WELLS CARNIVAL - Credit: Archant
Wells Carnival Committee chairman Patrick Weston said: 'We've had a fantastic start and we're hoping that will continue throughout the week up to carnival day.'
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‘Tough day at the office’ says Kerr after horror smash at King’s Lynn
Published: 10:50 AM July 6, 2018 Updated: 3:13 PM October 10, 2020
Lewis Kerr is recovering after another big injury scare Picture: Ian Burt - Credit: Archant
King's Lynn Stars rider Lewis Kerr sustained a fracture of his left leg and a broken right foot in three places on what he described as 'a very tough day at the office'.
Kerr is recovering from Wednesday's crash during the meeting against Leicester Tigers at the Adrian Flux Arena.
It's another awful blow for Kerr's career after he sustained life-threatening injuries following a horrific track crash in 2015.
And the 28-year-old admitted: 'It's a pretty bad one.
'I've got a long spiral fracture on my left tibia and broken several bones in my right foot.
'I've got more scans to come to see if there's any further damage.
'It's a very tough day at the office to say the least, but I'd like to thank all the fans for their kind messages, it means a lot.'
The Stars also lost Kasper Andersen, who suffered a broken shoulder and concussion.
The meeting had to be abandoned following the need for a new ambulance after Kerr's crash in heat six.
After a lengthy delay, the crash involving Anderson happened at 10.15pm and no chance for the meeting to continue at such a late stage.
Now the club has to patch up their squad before going to Somerset on July 11.
Ty Proctor says the Stars must re-group and stick together.
Proctor said: 'It was a difficult night for the club. No one wants to see crashes and injuries like that to their team-mates or rivals.
'I feel for Buster Chapman and the management. They did their best to get the meeting on but it was exceptional circumstances.
'You just can't predict two big incidents like that. It's just one of those things, it's a dangerous sport. We have to accept that.
'Buster had produced an excellent track. Considering how hot the weather has been, it was in brilliant condition and there was little or no dust whatsoever.
'It was a bit grippy and that caught a couple of the guys out, but nothing out of the ordinary.
'I spoke to Lewis on the phone today and he agreed it was just a racing incident, nothing to blame in any way.
'We just need to re-group and stick together as a club.
'The senior riders and the management spoke after the meeting and we agreed it's important to stay strong.'
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National Hockey League: Greenacre clinches a point for Harleston Magpies
Published: 1:14 PM March 27, 2012 Updated: 2:22 PM October 10, 2020
Harleston Magpies Ladies 1, Chelmsford 1: A late equaliser from Louisa Greenacre earned a point for Magpies in their final Women's Conference East match of the season.
Chelmsford set an aggressive pace early in the game which made it difficult for Magpies to find their confidence and retain possession of the ball. Magpies remained focused and were soon moving the ball with increased accuracy and purpose.
The Magpies defence was well organised and worked together to frustrate the skilful Chelmsford forward line.
The first half finished goalless with neither team able to convert the goalscoring opportunities they created.
Magpies tried to raise the intensity at the start of the second half but were quickly caught out by Chelmsford forward Judith Duffin, who found space at the back post to convert a cross from the right in the 41st minute.
Magpies quickly regrouped and pressed forward in an attempt to get back on level terms.
Chelmsford's defence found it difficult to cope with the speed and stick skills of Emily Wilford as she combined with Sarah Brook, Hannah Palmer, Jess Howland and Angie Wheelhouse to create a number of chances to score.
Magpies could not take advantage of these opportunities and remained one goal behind. With time running out, Magpies were awarded another penalty corner after skilful play on the right from Lucy Miller and Frances Burrell. The corner was converted by Greenacre in the 69th minute to bring Magpies level.
There was still time for Chelmsford to try and find the winner, but a diving save from Lisa Griffin seconds before the final whistle ensured the game finished all square and Magpies claimed the point their committed performance had deserved.
• Holcombe 5, Harleston Magpies Men 0
Magpies, already consigned to relegation in the East Men's Conference, finished the season with a five-goal drubbing at the hands of fourth-placed Holcombe.
Stephane Vehrle-Smith gave Holcombe a seventh-minute lead before James Stedman added a second on 27 minutes.
Stedman scored again seven minutes into the second half, with Tom O'Keeffe adding a fourth two minutes later. The scoring was completed by Hardeep Singh Jawanda 13 minutes from time.
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Pippa hoping for late invitation to Wimbledon juniors
By Dan Wynne
Published: 11:16 PM June 20, 2011 Updated: 2:17 PM October 10, 2020
Norfolk tennis hopeful Pippa Horn could make her junior grand slam debut next week at the Wimbledon Junior Championships.
Horn, still only 15, is hoping for a wildcard into the junior event after reaching the second round of the wildcard play-offs for the qualifying tournament at the Senior Wimbledon Championships; losing out to Francesca Stephenson in three sets.
Her junior world ranking of 351 is not yet high enough to earn a direct spot in the draw so she will rely on a wildcard, to be awarded at the discretion of the All England Club tournament committee.
Injuries have meant a low-key start to the year for Horn but the top-ranked Norfolk junior is confident that a change of school and training base will help her to hit top form as she did last summer, when she won the 18 and under national championships.
The former Wymondham College pupil now attends Queenswood School in Hertfordshire and trains at Gosling Tennis Centre in Welwyn Garden City with coaches Louis Cayer and Jamie Evans, after a stint at the National Tennis Centre.
'I've been playing so much better recently and fingers crossed I will turn that into results soon like I did last year' said Horn, who won two ITF tournaments in July 2010, shortly before her victory at the Nationals.
The West Harling resident is competing at the AEGON Junior International at the Bank of England Sports ground in Roehampton this week; the traditional grass court warm-up event for the top junior players in the world, and knows that a good run would do her Wimbledon hopes no damage whatsoever.
Horn received a wildcard for the event and faces junior world number 52 Stephanie Nauta from the USA in the opening round.
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Sam let off leash for shot at Commonwealth crown
Published: 8:48 AM April 1, 2009 Updated: 2:13 PM October 10, 2020
Chris LakeyNorwich boxer Sam Sexton has landed a shot at the Commonwealth heavyweight championship next month. The 24-year-old was yesterday named as the challenger to Irishman Martin Rogan, who will be making the first defence of the crown he won by stopping European champion Matt Skelton.Chris Lakey
Norwich boxer Sam Sexton has landed a shot at the Commonwealth heavyweight championship next month.
The 24-year-old was yesterday named as the challenger to Irishman Martin Rogan, who will be making the first defence of the crown he won by stopping European champion Matt Skelton.
The fight will take place at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast on May 15.
Sexton and his trainer, Graham Everett, were in Belfast for the announcement yesterday for what is by some way the biggest fight of Sexton's career.
Rogan is British heavyweight boxing's latest star, having burst on to the scene a year ago through the made-for-TV Prizefighter series, which Sexton went on to win in September.
'It's a huge challenge which has just jumped out at us,' said Everett. 'It is a fantastic opportunity for Sam to catapult himself up the rankings. He really fancies the fight and he knows he has to dig deep to win this one.
'Rogan is at the top of his tree and is getting nothing but rave reviews nowadays everywhere he goes - they're talking about him fighting for world titles in Ireland, which is a great place to box.'
Rogan beat former Olympic champion Audley Harrison in December and then scored a surprise victory over European and Commonwealth champion Skelton at the end of February - a victory which earned him just the Commonwealth crown.
But Everett and Sexton have been waiting for the right time to return to action - and, having turned down a fight against Danny Williams last autumn, believe this is it.
'It's a case of letting Sam off the leash,' said Everett. 'He's been in my ear for a while now and when an opportunity like this comes along it's perfect, they don't come much bigger.
'We were due to fight an eight-rounder in May but this has come around. Sam is eight months older than when we turned down Williams, older and wiser.
'As far as I'm concerned, Martin Rogan is the man - he beat Harrison, he beat Skelton and you can't ask for much more than that.'
Sexton will be travelling into Rogan's back yard, but Everett says he has no worries about travel sickness.
'Sam has a good temperament and while it is going to be tough going out there we know we can do a job - and then the doors open again,' he said.
Sexton and Rogan are both signed to promoter Frank Warren. At 24, Sexton is 13 years his opponent's junior, he's won 11 of his 12 fights, while Rogan is unbeaten in 12, having entered the professional ranks late.
Tickets for the fight will cost between �30 and �150, but Warren says he is confident that the attendance will approach the arena's 10,000 capacity.
Beijing Olympians James DeGale, Frankie Gavin and Billy Joe Saunders are all set to box on the bill while other Irish fighters are expected to be added to the card in the coming weeks.
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Bus information for Royal Norfolk Show
Published: 10:22 AM June 28, 2010 Updated: 2:15 PM October 10, 2020
First East England buses will be running a bus service to the Royal Norfolk Show on Wednesday and Thursday. The special number 100 bus service will pick up outside Norwich Railway Station on Thorpe Road at 8am and then at St Stephen's Street at 8:15am to take passengers to the King George VI gate.
First East England buses will be running a bus service to the Royal Norfolk Show on Wednesday and Thursday.
The special number 100 bus service will pick up outside Norwich Railway Station on Thorpe Road at 8am and then at St Stephen's Street at 8:15am to take passengers to the King George VI gate.
The service will run at regular intervals. The last bus of the day will leave the showground at 7.45pm.
Adult fares �2.80 single and �4.80 return. Child fares �1.90 single and �3.20 return.
Families with 1 adult and 2 children under 16 can purchase a ticket for �6.50.
Families with 2 adults and 2 children under 16 can pay �11. Concessionary passes will not be valid on this service; however concessionary pass holders will be entitled to the discounted rate of �3.20 return. All First Month, 3Month and Annual passes will be accepted.
Further details - 08456 020 121 or website - www.firstgroup.com
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County’s greatest culinary talents battle it out for Norfolk Chef of the Year title
Eleanor Pringle
Judges, from left, Joe Mulhall, Martin Colley, and Steve Thorpe, at the Chef of the Year competition for the Food and Drink Awards 2018. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY - Credit: Copyright: Archant 2018
This year's hopefuls vying for the title of Norfolk Chef of the Year have now done all they can, having served up three meticulous dishes in the tasting heats.
The eight finalists took to the kitchens at City College Norwich (CCN) to concoct a starter and a main course from their proposed menus, whilst their dessert option was left in the hands of the judges.
The six judges asked the talents from across Norfolk to make a floating island, a French dish of meringue floating on creme anglaise.
Joe Mulhall is the head of hospitality at CCN, and as a former lecturer taught many of the contestants.
He said: 'As usual it's been a real pleasure to be involved with the Chef of the Year competition. It's been no surprise with the calibre of the contestants that the quality has been so high this year, and it's fantastic that more than 80pc of the contestants have come through this college.'
Chefs from left, Charlie Wilson, Chris Avey, Daniel Freear, and Jeremy Park, taking part in the Chef of the Year competition for the Food and Drink Awards 2018. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY - Credit: Copyright: Archant 2018
The contestants this year have ranged in terms of age and culinary specialism.
Chris Avey is the oldest finalist at the age of 52, and specialises in vegan cooking. He said: 'It'd be great to win an accolade like this for the recognition.
'I was the only vegan cook and I think veganism is a trend at the moment because it's so much more accessible to the public. I take a lot of my inspiration from Asian cuisine, and I think my dishes went well today.'
Jeremy Park, 44, has entered the competition before. The Season and Seafood grill chef said: 'For me the winning isn't about the gain for me. I do a lot of work with younger people who I mentor through competitions like this, as well as schools, and I think the recognition would inspire them.'
Chef Trevor Clarke, from the Dukes Head Hotel, at work during the Chef of the Year competition for the Food and Drink Awards 2018. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY - Credit: Copyright: Archant 2018
The eight contestants will be narrowed down to three finalists in the next few days, before the winner is announced on August 10 at the Norfolk Food and Drink Awards.
Steve Thorpe is the assistant principle at CCN, and said: 'Usually there's one clear winner, or it's a choice between two. This year the calibre has been so high that it's very close.'
Chef Matthew Lovatt, from the Assembly House, at work during the Chef of the Year competition for the Food and Drink Awards 2018. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY - Credit: Copyright: Archant 2018
Chef Mark Elvin, from the Boars, at work during the Chef of the Year competition for the Food and Drink Awards 2018. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY - Credit: Copyright: Archant 2018
A main course by chef Mark Elvin at the Chef of the Year competition for the Food and Drink Awards 2018. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY - Credit: Copyright: Archant 2018
Chefs from left, Matthew Lovatt, Mark Elvin, Jaime Garbutt, and Trevor Clarke, taking part in the Chef of the Year competition for the Food and Drink Awards 2018. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY - Credit: Copyright: Archant 2018
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Multi-talented musician Rachel King appearing in Cromer Pier Show
Picture: Al Pulford
Musician Rachel King who performs as part of the Cromer Pier summer show. Picture: AL PULFORD - Credit: Archant
Visitors to this year's summer Cromer Pier Show will be able to enjoy a musician of many talents in action.
It is the first year multi-instrumentalist Rachel King has performed in Europe's last remaining end-of-the-pier show, which ends on September 19.
She plays the violin, saxophone, flute, panpipes and piano.
Other show acts include comedian Paul Eastwood, vocalists Luke Walsh and Jane Watkins and the six-strong troupe of Seaside Special Dancers.
And the North Norfolk News is giving away two tickets to see a matinee performance of the show.
Mrs King, who lives near Norwich with her husband Andy and their two young sons, spoke to the news. Here are some of her answers.
When did you first start performing?
I started performing when I was about eight-years-old. I used to put on shows with my brother, sister and dog. I have not stopped performing since then.
Where else have you performed in your career?
My first professional experience was playing keyboards in a band in Cardiff when I was a student. I performed in place of my tutor who owned the band and could not play that night.
What is your biggest professional achievement to date?
I have worked with many talented people over the years. Names I have worked alongside include Jess Conrad, the Krankies, Jimmy Cricket, Bernie Clifton, Olly Day and Nigel Boy Syer.
Where is the best place you have performed and why?
The best place I have worked in is Shanghai. I played on the top floor of the Hilton Hotel and saw the Chinese New Year in. It was the most spectacular thing I have ever seen.
Tickets for the Cromer Pier Show cost £10 to £39. To book call 01263 512495 or visit www.cromer-pier.com
To enter our competition for a pair of tickets to a matinee performance buy a copy of today's North Norfolk News.
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The five coding languages that should get you a job at Google
by Sarah Butcher 26 November 2020
If you're learning how to code because you want a job at Google, good luck. Not only is the search giant even harder to get into than Goldman Sachs, it's also seriously pulled back from hiring.
News of Google's hiring freeze first surfaced in April when CEO Sundar Pichai said the company was "re-evaluating the pace" of its investment plans and that hiring would, “significantly slow down.” One week later, there were complaints from within Google of a hiring freeze.
The chart below, based on new U.S. job advertisements released by Google on its own careers site, shows what this looked like in practice. In January and February 2020, Google was releasing over 300 U.S. jobs a month; in October 2020 Burning Glass says it released 16.
Burning Glass says Google's U.S. hiring began declining in March and April and then fell off a cliff in July. It has yet to climb back up again.
This is good news for investment banks, which compete with Google for talent and which are still hiring, particularly for technology roles. One technology recruiter tells us banks have been actively attempting to harvest talent from Google, and that it helps that Google's software engineers were irked by this year's delayed Google promotions.
So which coding languages does Google look for? Based on the 328 pure technology jobs Burning Glass says Google has advertised in the U.S. since July, there are five that will get you in: Python, Javascript, C++, Java and Go. Anything else is just a nice to have. The chart below shows the percentage of U.S. Google software engineering jobs since January requiring each language. (The percentages don't sum to 100% as most jobs specify one or more languages as a prerequisite.)
Burning Glass's data isn't infallible and Google doesn't only hire in the U.S. - In Poland, for example, Google is also currently recruiting PHP developers to work on its cloud platform. As a rule of thumb though, the five languages above are most likely to get you through Google's door - if and when that door eventually opens again.
Photo by Kai Wenzel on Unsplash
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Three gory, though humorous, stories hosted by hor-rormeister Carpenter as your friendly local coroner. “The Gas Station” finds the young female overnight attendent menaced by a psycho. “Hair” is about a balding yuppie who'll do anything for a full head of hair. Then he meets the sinister Dr. Lock and his magical new-hair growth treatment. The grisly “Eye” concerns a ballplayer who loses the aforementioned appendage and finds that his transplanted eyeball, taken from an executed serial killer, is subject to ghastly visions. Several fellow horror directors have cameos. 95m/ C VHS, DVD . Alex Datcher, Robert Carradine, Stacy Keach, David Warner, Mark Hamill, Twiggy, John Agar, Deborah Harry, Sheena Easton, David Naughton, John Carpenter; Cameos: Wes Craven, Sam Raimi, Roger Corman, Tobe Hooper; D: Tobe Hooper, John Carpenter; W: Billy Brown, Dan Angel; M: John Carpenter, Jim Lang. CABLE
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BYOD: Barbarians at the Gate?
Yep. BYOD is quite the headache an it's only getting worse. Like all things running on cyber-time this trend is way out in front of IT's ability to deal ... at least for now.
By Robert McGarvey
Call this the network security challenge of 2012. On the one side, there is a stark reality: "It is untenable to deny network access to personal devices today," said Chris Clymer, SecureState's manager of Advisory Services.
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When employees show up at work with iPhones, iPads, Kindle Fires, and Droids demanding access to their files, more often than not IT today does as Clymer suggests: it opens the gates. Then the ante gets upped "when you see senior executives with those devices in hand," said Jeff Schmidt, executive global head of Business Continuity, Security & Governance at BT Global Services.
Which, in turn, leads to many sleepless nights. "How can we control devices we don't own? That is the question," added Schmidt.
The good news is that there are options for giving workers the access they want without triggering too much risk. The bad news is the situation will never be quite as secure as it was when the organization exerted total control over the devices that had network access.
Tried and true ... mostly
But there remains much IT can do. Probably the single most prevalent security play today remains requiring devices to access the network via VPN, said Doug Louie, senior director of product marketing at Smith Micro Software. "VPN has been the preferred way to go. It's pretty much standard," but, added Louie, "we have seen some slackening of VPN use."
The reasons are loud and persistent user complaints about difficulties in using VPN with at least some mobile phones. A technology perfected for use with laptops, VPN has proven slippery to use with mobile devices and, be the gripes warranted or not, the plain fact is more organizations are rethinking the use of this technology.
Key to VPN is that its use typically gives the employee full access to the corporate network, but is that needed? Or wise? "Typically, with BYOD programs the devices are not granted full access," said Clymer.
And, once that decision is made, the debate kicks into high gear, said Schmidt. "What's the risk appetite of your organization? And what data are critical and where are they? Those are the questions we ask in developing access policies for devices."
Those questions drill a core into the heart of the discussion. Some organizations like health care or accounting firms have a very low tolerance for risk. Such organizations, suggested Schmidt, need to set their access policies accordingly. Increasingly, what that may mean with many organizations is giving users what they really want: access to their own email, calendar, and contacts.
"We see more organizations using ActiveSync to open Exchange. That gives the employee what they need" ... without giving them anything more, said Clymer.
Reducing risk by reducing access
Limiting the data made available to BYOD reduces risk. Smart companies are taking one more step, said Clymer. "A mature organization will ask its employees, before opening Exchange to them, to sign a written policy that sets out their responsibilities."
Usually, that means agreeing to keep the device updated and patched and to promptly notifying the organization in the event the device is lost or stolen. But Clymer's bigger point is that companies are asking employees for a quid pro quo as they open up portions of the network. In that light, most employees see these demands are reasonable.
"User education really remains the key," added Schmidt. "The weakest part of the BYOD security environment is the end user."
That's because, increasingly, the most worrisome security issue may not be access as such but rather the profusion of critical files that have come into a device as email attachments and subsequently saved on an unapproved storage service such as DropBox. "Once the documents are downloaded to the device, that is when the potential problems start," said Lurie.
In many companies, lost devices just are a much more common problem than are hacker attempts to gain access to the network via an employee's device. But employees are often reticent to say anything less they get into trouble.
Louie's solution? "Organizations need to recognize that they need comprehensive mobility management policies that are continuously modified, as circumstances change. You really need to review your policies on an ongoing basis."
That just may be the only real safety net; recognizing that, good as policies may be today, tomorrow they may be a liability. Keep that flexibility and employees will be able to continue to access the data they want without jeopardizing the core of the enterprise.
As a busy freelance writer for more than 30 years, Rob McGarvey has written over 1,500 articles for many of the nation's leading publications ranging from Upside to the Harvard Business Review and The New York Times. He has covered mobility since the birth of the cellular industry and PCs since the 1980s. He writes often about networking and security issues. Somewhere in there he also files a regular "Mobility Matters" on mobile banking for the Credit Union Times. While he does most of his writing on a Samsung Chromebook, he admits to Macbook Air envy and owns four tablet computers.
This article was originally published on Apr 18, 2012
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Reena D'souza is a Corporate Presenter, Sports Presenter on Star Sports Kannada, YouTuber hosting her own talkshow "The Reena Dsouza Show" and a former Radio Jockey on Indigo 91.9 FM. She has hosted 1000+ shows, speaks 8 languages, travels countries and her joy continues. Graduated as a Computer Science engineer & chose to follow her passion for anchoring. Reena has hosted Pakistan Super league (PSL Season 1) a cricket tournament for Pakistan in Dubai. She is the winner of a beauty pageant Mrs. India Earth Talented 2016. Reena has received three awards for her contribution to anchoring field; i.e.; Emerg women achievers award 2018 ; Planet's Pride Woman Awards 2018 and Riovera Woman Achievers Awards 2019. Reena has hosted for over 185+ corporate companies. Shared the stage with Founder & chairman of Amazon, Jeff Bezos; Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar; VVS Laxman; Worked along with IPL teams Gujarat Lions and Kolkata Knight Riders. Reena is an eminent speaker and believes in creating moments which are worth cherishing for lifetime. Reena has hosted Vivo Pro Kabaddi Season5,6,7; Hero Indian Super League Season4 and IPL 2018,2019 on Star Sports1 Kannada, Star Suvarna Plus and Hotstar. Reena has hosted ODI Series New Zealand vs India 2019 and T20s India Vs Australia on Star Sports1 Kannada. Reena has also hosted ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 on Star Sports1 Kannada and Hotstar.
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Pure water is the world’s first and foremost medicine. Livpure strives to make every Indian healthy & ensures purity in their lives through water & air. Compering for Livpure and sharing the stage with their Brand ambassador “The God of cricket Sachin Tendulkar” was an honor. The evening began with an introductory speech by Chairman of Livpure Mr. Navneet Kapoor, followed by the Managing director Mr. R S Rajan & the President Livpure Mr. Rahul Goel. The audience was about 450+ & comprised of dealers & distributors of Livpure, their sales team & the senior leadership team. The achievers were recognized and rewarded who were from Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Maharashtra, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Telangana, Andhra-Pradesh & Karnataka. The entire audience was given an opportunity to get a group picture with the living legend. For entertainment Mr. Vikram Sathaye graced the occasion who is the first stand-up comedian of India. Vikram made the audience laugh out loud while our singing sensation Sangeetha Rajeev made the audience dance to her lovely singing. As a master of ceremonies for fun-activity I made the dealers dance on “Lungi dance” where the entire audience got involved and enjoyed the performance. Hosting for Livpure will always be remembered & the moments will be cherished for lifetime. Thank you team Brand Café for believing in my work.
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BEVERLY BARKAT: EVOCATIVE SURFACES
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For the occasion of the forthcoming 57th Venice Biennale, Outset Israel is promoting a site-specific solo exhibition by the artist Beverly Barkat, entitled Evocative Surfaces, at the Museo di Palazzo Grimani. The exhibition includes a cycle of the artist’s works in the medium of painting and drawing, alongside a series of large-scale painted PVC sheets produced especially for the site of the Museum.
Barkat’s painterly gesture is rooted in a profound and ongoing dialogue with art history. Her study and observation of the figurative and realistic tradition in Western art has resulted in an accumulating knowledge that she directly draws on in her artistic practice. While basing herself on the traditional genre divisions as have existed throughout centuries – landscape, still life, the human figure and the nude – Barkat shifts her subject matter into a subliminal world, imaginary spaces and resorts to abstraction. Fully employing the interplay of color, tonality, line, form and texture, she creates richly layered work in vigorous, dynamic compositions that seem to burst with energy while still touching on the lyrical and poetic.
The project Evocative Surfaces has been chosen for the unique location of Museo di Palazzo Grimani, an outstanding Venetian palace decorated in late Renaissance style. It features a unique architecture, exquisite stucco and original frescoes, marble wall decorations and an important collection of art and archeology. Deeply taken in with the palace and its internal furnishings, Barkat entertains a close and intimate dialogue with the site – effectively making her the exclusive artist exhibiting on the second floor of the Museum for the occasion of the 57th Venice Biennale.
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Archive for December 2nd, 2013
1644: Goodwife Cornish
3 comments December 2nd, 2013 Meaghan
(Thanks to Meaghan Good of the Charley Project for the guest post. -ed.)
Sometime in December 1644 in Maine, one Goodwife Cornish was executed for the murder of her husband, Richard Cornish. Her first name has been lost to history.
The couple had married in the town of Weymouth in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1634. It was a match made in hell.
According to Daniel Allen Hearn, writing of this case in his book Legal Executions in New England, 1623-1960, Richard Cornish was “a tireless worker” but his wife as “a woman of loose habits.”
The couple moved north to the settlement York in modern-day Maine in 1646, and “Goodwife Cornish wasted no time in reestablishing her notoriety.”
In 1644, Goodman Cornish’s body was found floating in the York River. He’d been killed in an unusual way: impaled on a stake, then placed in his canoe, which was weighted with stones. As Hearn records:
A cry of murder was raised. The sensational news swept the town and surrounding countryside. Had hostile Indians killed Richard Cornish? Probably not. Although the man’s skull had been crushed as if by a war club no one could imagine an Indian being so wasteful as to purposefully sink a good canoe. Such a craft would have been desirable plunder to an Indian. Moreover, what Indian, it was asked, would squander precious time by weighting down a canoe when he could be making good his escape? For these reasons it was determined that the murder of Richard Cornish was the work of some crafty white person. Suspicion fell upon the wife of the decedent. She had openly despised her husband. She was also rumored to have committed adultery.
Goodwife Cornish, when questioned, denied having murdered her husband.
But she admitted to multiple extramarital affairs and named her latest boyfriend as Edward Johnson. The authorities subjected both of them to “trial by touch,” acting on the old superstition that a murdered person’s corpse would bleed if the killer touched it.
When Goodwife Cornish and Goodman Johnson were brought before Richard Cornish’s body and made to touch it, blood supposedly oozed from his wounds. The ensuing trial, Hearn says, was “a farce.”
Much was made of Goodwife Cornish’s infidelity, but the only actual “evidence” against either her or Johnson was the fact that they’d both flunked the touch test. “It was reputation more than anything else,” Hearn notes, “that counted against Goodwife Cornish.”
Johnson was ultimately acquitted, but Goodwife Cornish was convicted of murder and condemned to die. Having maintained her innocence to the end, she was hanged in York.
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1780: Gerald Byrne and James and Patrick Strange, for carrying off the Miss Kennedy's - 2017
1884: Howard Sullivan, ravisher and murderer - 2016
1302: Audun Hugleiksson, Norwegian nobleman - 2015
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1977: Larry Tacklyn and Erskine Burrows, for the murder of Richard Sharples - 2010
1938: Robert Lee Cannon and Albert Kessell, the first gassed in California - 2009
1859: John Brown's body starts a-moulderin' in the grave - 2008
2005: Van Tuong Nguyen - 2007
1648: Alice Bishop
1675: The murderers of John Sassamon, precipitating King Philip’s War
1638: Three (of four) English colonists for murdering a Native American
1675: Samuel Guile, Puritan rapist
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1721: Joseph Hanno, “miserable African”
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One of the great baseball quotes, one that has transcended the genre, was uttered by legendary innovator Branch Rickey, who said, “Luck is the residue of design.” It’s a shame that Rickey is no longer around to offer up a corollary for what’s going on with the San Francisco Giants.
The one thing that the Giants couldn’t afford to have happen happened Friday afternoon during San Francisco’s final game of the Cactus League season. During the third inning, the Kansas City Royals’ Whit Merrifield lined a screamer right at Madison Bumgarner, who reflexively reached up and deflected the ball with his pitching hand. The result: a broken bone and a prolonged stay on the disabled list.
Early word is that Bumgarner will have pins inserted into his left pinkie to aid the healing of a broken fifth metacarpal in his pitching hand. He’s expected to miss six to eight weeks, after which he’ll have to start his innings buildup from scratch.
Madison Bumgarner walks off after being hit by a batted ball Friday. He suffered a broken fifth metacarpal in his pitching hand and is expected to miss six to eight weeks. AP Photo/Chris Carlson
The news comes on the heels of the pectoral strain that will keep fellow Giants rotation member Jeff Samardzija on the sidelines to begin the season. Samardzija is anticipated to miss three to four weeks, leaving San Francisco two key arms short in a rotation expected to be the foundation of the team.
The best-case scenario is that Samardzija misses a handful of starts and Bumgarner heals quickly and is back on the mound by, say, Memorial Day. In the meantime, the Giants will hope that they can patch together some innings from what looks like a replacement-level set of rotation options. Or worse.
It’s hard to overdramatize the impact these injuries would have on the Giants’ season if they linger. Over at fangraphs.com, the San Francisco rotation is projected for 12.0 WAR. More than half of those wins -- 3.5 for Bumgarner and 3.0 for Samardzija -- are attributed to these two pitchers.
Beyond that pair and No. 2 starter Johnny Cueto, no Giants starter is projected for an ERA of under 4.50. The replacements will come from a group that includes Derek Holland, who is well into the journeyman phase of his career, and Tyler Beede.
The overriding problem is that the 2018 Giants were not built on the depth model. The rotation is not deep, and the bullpen could be replacement level in the aggregate if closer Mark Melancon doesn’t bounce back from his injury-marred 2017 season. And the offense, which is counting on veterans Andrew McCutchen and Evan Longoria to boost a group that finished second to last in the National League in runs scored last season, has middling upside.
The rotation was the one position group that looked playoff caliber, if everything went according to plan and the other groups could at least play at a league-average level. That plan is quickly unraveling, with Opening Day less than a week away.
Compounding everything is the Giants’ wish to stay under the luxury tax threshold this season, making any kind of impactful addition from outside the organization unlikely, unless money can be moved or the plan to avoid the tax is abandoned. According to Cot’s Contracts, the Giants currently project to be about $187,000 over the threshold.
The Giants begin the season next week with a four-game series on the home field of their archrivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers. They return home to face the NL East champion Washington Nationals for three games, with the Dodgers paying a three-game visit to AT&T Park right after that.
Suffice to say, it’s not a good time for the Giants to face that kind of a schedule. But it’s hardly an aberration: The NL West is four-deep in playoff contenders. The competition is fierce.
If San Francisco gets off to a bad start, the clock will start ticking on what many will say should be a franchise reset. After all, this is a team that lost 98 games last season. And it will feature one of baseball’s oldest rosters in 2018 -- that is, if some of those veterans can actually stay on the field.
San Francisco’s attempt to reclaim its pre-2017 standing by staying aggressive during last winter’s generally passive market was refreshing, even if you can make an easy case that it was misguided. However, when you’re starting from a base of 98 losses, you need things to break your way. Bumgarner’s break is not the kind of break we had in mind.
The veteran moxie of the Giants will be tested and tested early. The upside is probably this: If San Francisco can navigate through these early setbacks, then perhaps this fading group will get its ace back in time to enjoy one more summer together by the bay.
But if not ... those summer winds can get awfully cold in Frisco.
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Lampard dashes Everton hopes for Zouma
Posted by: Andy Dalziel July 21, 2019
New Chelsea Frank Lampard has dashed Everton’s hopes of signing defender Kurt Zouma on a permanent basis.
The 24-year old enjoyed a fine season on Merseyside on loan last season, and Everton manager Marco Silva was keen to be re-united with the centre-back on a permanent basis.
For his part, Zouma, who forced his way back into the French international reckoning during his spell in the North-West of England, was keen on the move if he was going to become just a bit-part player against at Stamford Bridge as had been the case with previous managers.
However, Lampard has got other ideas, and regards Zouma as an integral part of his squad for the coming season. The new manager spoke after Chelsea’s friendly defeat to Japanese side Kawasaki Frontale on Friday and made his feelings quite clear saying “In terms of Kurt Zouma, he’s a very good defender for us, very good player, very good person and professional. I want him here, simple as that.”
“He’s a Chelsea player and I want him.”
Zouma started the game but was unable to prevent his side slipping to a narrow 1 – 0 defeat in the friendly.
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How Frank McCourt Made $2 Billion From The Los Angeles Dodgers And Team Remains Saddled With Debt
Mike OzanianForbes Staff
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Here's a step-by-step by-the-numbers on how Frank McCourt made a roughly $2 billion pretax profit (before attorney fees and paying former wife Jamie a $131 million settlement) from the Los Angeles Dodgers, and why the MLB team's balance sheet carries just as much risk today as it did when McCourt owned the baseball team.
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 14: Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt (R) and former Los Angeles... [+] Police Department chief William Bratton leave after a news conference at Los Angeles Dodger Stadium prior to a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers on April 14, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. Large numbers of LAPD officers are being deployed as part of a zero tolerance policy toward misbehaving fans in response to the opening day attack on Stow two weeks ago. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)
Frank McCourt purchased the Dodgers, Dodger Stadium, and 260 acres of nearby real estate, including the stadium's parking lots, from News Corp . in 2004.
Purchase price of team and stadium: $330 million.
Purchase price of real estate: $41 million.
Guggenheim Baseball Management purchased the Dodgers, Dodger Stadium, and 130 acres of the nearby real estate from Frank McCourt in 2012. McCourt retained ownership of 130 acres of the land and both he and GBM each contributed the half of the real estate in a new joint venture (JV).
GBM’s primary investors include: Mark Walter, Todd Boehly, Bobby Patton, Magic Johnson and Peter Guber.
Enterprise value of deal: $2.3 billion.
Team and stadium: $2.0 billion.
260 acres of real estate: $300 million.
Guggenheim Baseball Management financing:
Equity: $375 million.
Debt: $412 million.
Insurance and hedge fund money: $1,363 million.
Other considerations McCourt received from Guggenheim:
Guggenheim will invest another $400 million in the real estate joint venture.
McCourt manages the real estate joint venture and gets paid a management fee (about $5.5 million the first year) equal to 1% of assets held by the JV.
McCourt and Guggenheim split the real estate joint venture's profits 50-50.
McCourt has the right to sell his 130 acres to Guggenheim for another $150 million, or can buy back part of the land in order to build a sports venue there.
McCourt gets half of the annual fee the Dodgers pay to rent the parking lots; McCourt’s share starts at about $7 million a year.
As long as Guggenheim is an investor in the team and/or stadium, McCourt gets a free luxury suite at Dodger Stadium for the rest of his life.
Mike Ozanian
My mentors were James Walker Michaels, Geoffrey N. Smith and William Baldwin. I started out in the statistics department of Forbes in the mid-'80s then transitioned to
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1. The Flight Attendant
Rotten Tomatoes score: 98%
Cast: Kaley Cuoco, Michiel Huisman, Zosia Mamet
A flight attendant wakes up in the wrong hotel, in the wrong bed, with a dead man next to her. Even worse, she has no idea what happened. Could she actually be a killer? That's the bonkers premise behind this engaging comedy thriller, which stars Kaley Cuoco in excellent form.
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2. The Undoing
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant, Noah Jupe, Donald Sutherland
Grace and Jonathan make a great couple, at least from the outside. She's a therapist, he's a doctor. Together, they live among New York's elite. But when a murder rocks the community and Jonathan disappears, Grace is left wondering just how much of her marriage is really a lie.
Beautifully shot and well-acted, The Undoing is a thrilling and polished miniseries that pulls you in from the first twist. You won't be able to look away.
3. Raised by Wolves
Cast: Travis Fimmel, Amanda Collin, Abubakar Salim
A sci-fi drama executive produced by Ridley Scott, Raised by Wolves centres on two androids tasked with raising human children on a mysterious virgin planet. However, as the human colony threatens to be torn apart, the androids learn that controlling the beliefs of humans is a treacherous and difficult task.
Featuring gorgeous imagery, this is the kind of series that stimulates the eye as well as the mind. The story is complex, the themes are thought-provoking, the performances effective. If you're into sci-fi, stream it immediately.
4. Lovecraft Country
Cast: Jonathan Majors, Jurnee Smollett, Courtney B. Vance
This haunting series follows a young Black man, Atticus, as he sets out on a road trip across a racially segregated America in the '50s to look for his missing father. He is joined by his friend Letitia and his Uncle George. Together, they will have to overcome multiple challenges along the way – including dealing with terrifying monsters that could be ripped from a H.P. Lovecraft paperback.
Based on the 2016 novel by Matt Ruff, Lovecraft Country is wild and exciting. Featuring monsters both real and imaginary, it's a series that elegantly subverts expectations at nearly every turn, keeping viewers on the edge of the seat. That's must-watch TV in our book.
5. I'll Be Gone in the Dark
Cast: Patton Oswalt, Paul Haynes, Lauren Orlando, Amy Ryan
I'll Be Gone in the Dark is a six-part documentary series based on the book of the same name, which follows writer Michelle McNamara's investigation into the world of the violent predator she dubbed The Golden State Killer. Back in the '70s and '80s, the man committed 50 sexual assaults and 10 murders, which prompted McNamara's obsessive quest to find justice on behalf of his victims.
Gripping and moving, the docu-series might not have all the answers, but the questions it poses are definitely worth your time. Plus, it's a story of crime and obsession. Once you tune in, you'll find it hard to look away.
6. Wentworth
Rotten Tomatoes score: N/A
Cast: Kate Atkinson, Robbie Magasiva, Katrina Milosevic
A reimagining of classic show Prisoner, this iconic Aussie drama revolves around inmates struggling to survive in the violent environment of a contemporary women's prison. Season 8 episodes are now streaming.
Violent, honest and riveting, Wentworth is the kind of show that hooks you from the very first episode. If you like complex characters and intricate storylines, this one's definitely for you.
7. Perry Mason
Cast: Matthew Rhys, Juliet Rylance, Tatiana Maslany, Rachel Boulware
In booming 1932 Los Angeles, defense attorney Perry Mason takes on the case of a lifetime - a sensational child kidnapping trial. Turns out, the investigation will have major consequences for Mason, his client, and the city itself.
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8. Run
Cast: Merritt Wever, Domhnall Gleeson, Rich Sommer, Archie Panjabi
A woman turns her life upside down when she receives a text from her college sweetheart. She decides to drop everything and meet him in New York to carry out a pact they made 17 years earlier.
That's the simple premise behind Run, a polished comedy thriller that shines thanks to great performances by Merritt Wever and Domhnall Gleeson. The story is also highly addictive, so you might be tempted to binge the whole thing in one go.
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Cast: Philip Glenister, Tamsin Greig, Harriet Walter, Saskia Reeves
A story of scandals, Belgravia kicks off at the Duchess of Richmond's ball, which was held in Brussels for the Duke of Wellington on the eve of the Battle of Quatre Bras, just before the Battle of Waterloo. The night sets in motion events that will have consequences for decades as secrets unravel behind the doors of London's grandest neighbourhood.
Belgravia is a stylish and soapy period drama, featuring gorgeous costumes and tales of romance and revenge. If you loved Downton Abbey, this one will be right up your alley.
10. Mrs. America
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne, Elizabeth Banks, Uzo Aduba
Mrs. America tells the story of conservative woman Phyllis Schlafly, who leads an unexpected fight against the Equal Rights Amendment back in '70s America. Boasting a phenomenal ensemble cast, the series manages to explore the complicated nuance of a movement that went on to earn a prominent spot in US history.
The show has style to spare, capturing the essence of the era with exquisite attention to detail. More important, Mrs. America is bold and thought-provoking, making the audience ponder upon both the past and the future of women's rights.
11. The Plot against America
Cast: Winona Ryder, Anthony Boyle, Zoe Kazan, Morgan Spector
In an alternative universe, Charles Lindbergh defeats Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1940 United States presidential election, turning the nation toward fascism. What happens next? You'll need to tune in to find out.
Based on the Philip Roth novel, this miniseries is a treat for history buffs. That being said, it's also essential viewing for everyone else, showcasing exactly how politics affects personal life. That alone makes it disturbingly relevant to the present.
12. Devs
Cast: Sonoya Mizuno, Nick Offerman, Jin Ha, Zach Grenier
A mesmerising limited series, Devs follows a young computer engineer who investigates the secretive development division of her employer, a cutting-edge tech company. More than that, she suspects the company is behind the disappearance of her boyfriend.
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13. Katy Keene
Cast: Lucy Hale, Ashleigh Murray, Julia Chan, Jonny Beauchamp
A Riverdale spin-off, the show follows four friends who are trying to make their dreams come true in New York. They're all artists, so the struggle is real - a fashion designer, a musician, an influencer, and a Broadway performer.
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Cast: Ben Mendelsohn, Bill Camp, Jeremy Bobb, Cynthia Erivo
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Besides the intriguing plot, the series offers tremendous performances and an eerie atmosphere. It's the kind of show that takes the time to make you care about the characters before unleashing the thrills, which makes viewers that much more invested. If you're into creepy thrillers, you can't miss this one.
15. Avenue 5
Cast: Hugh Laurie, Zach Woods, Suzy Nakamura, Josh Gad
Created by Armando Iannucci, Avenue 5 is a sci-fi comedy following the passengers and crew onboard a space cruise ship that experiences technical difficulties during its eight-week journey around Saturn. As a result, the road back home will be much longer than expected.
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Cast: Tim Minchin, Milly Alcock, Rebecca Massey
A Foxtel original series, Upright follows two misfits, Lucky and Meg, who are thrown together by chance in the middle of the Australian desert and forge the unlikeliest of bonds in their quest to get a precious upright piano from one side of the country to the other.
Upright is a clever and entertaining road-trip series. In fact, following the two main characters scamming their way across the scorching desert continent is a delight thanks to the intriguing script and pleasing visuals. The show is an interesting mix of melancholy and comedy, with the odd couple dynamic an absolute treat.
17. Mrs. Fletcher
Cast: Kathryn Hahn, Jackson White, Owen Teague
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18. His Dark Materials
Cast: Dafne Keen, Ruth Wilson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, James McAvoy, Anne-Marie Duff
An adaptation of Philip Pullman's acclaimed fantasy trilogy, His Dark Materials follows a young orphan girl from another world searching for a missing friend. In her quest, she discovers a series of kidnappings and makes it her aim to understand a mysterious phenomenon.
Visually stunning and filled with wonderful performances, this magical series can be tough to follow for viewers unfamiliar with the novels. However, it compensates with memorable twists and fantastic daemons. The show might not be the next Game of Thrones, but it's a fun watch nonetheless.
19. Watchmen
Cast: Regina King, Don Johnson, Tim Blake Nelson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
One of the most highly-anticipated shows of the year, Watchmen lives up to the hype thanks to its thrilling visuals, complex characters, and unexpected twists. The superhero drama is a modern-day re-imagining of Alan Moore's groundbreaking graphic novel. The action takes place in an alternate reality where masked vigilantes work alongside the police.
Dark and intricate, Watchmen has all the required ingredients to keep fans glued to the screen - and so far, it more than managed to do so. Add in the fact that the show is created by Damon Lindelof, who was also responsible for Lost and The Leftovers, and you just know that this ambitious series will be worthy of its inclusion in the Watchmen universe.
20. The Righteous Gemstones
Cast: Danny McBride, John Goodman, Edi Patterson, Adam DeVine, Cassidy Freeman
Created by Danny McBride, this offbeat comedy centres on a world-famous televangelist family, the Gemstones, who are as dysfunctional as they are fascinating. When a threat that jeopardizes the reputation of a family member surfaces, faith and followers may not be enough to keep their religious empire growing.
While watching a series that tackles American megachurch culture may not seem particularly appealing, The Righteous Gemstones is definitely worth a stream thanks to its great cast and darkly hilarious craziness. A successful blend of comedy, drama, and silliness, the show is kind of bonkers. If you're into that sort of thing, it will be right up your alley.
21. Lambs of God
Cast: Essie Davis, Ann Dowd, Jessica Barden, Sam Reid
Based on the Australian novel by Marele Day, Lambs of God follows three nuns, each a generation apart, who live on a secluded and remote island. When Father Ignatius, a priest, unwittingly finds them, they are forced to defend both their beliefs and their lives.
A tale of faith, love, and redemption, the series features electric performances and stunning cinematography, which are likely to appeal to prestige TV junkies. Lambs of God is also a quick binge, clocking in at only four episodes. If you want a show that will subvert expectations, you can't go wrong with giving this one a stream.
22. Big Little Lies
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Laura Dern, Shailene Woodley, Meryl Streep
Based on the novel of the same name by Liane Moriarty, Big Little Lies follows a group of emotionally troubled women who unexpectedly get caught in a murder investigation. The first season received universal acclaim and the second installment is following suit, with Meryl Streep joining the cast in a brilliant villain role.
If you find rich people living miserable lives fascinating, you'll fall deeply in love with this one. Darkly humorous and wonderfully written, the show is worth binging for the cast alone. And yet, the story will grip you from the very first scene, offering plenty of juicy drama and meme-able scenes you can discuss around the watercooler.
23. Euphoria
Cast: Zendaya, Maude Apatow, Angus Cloud, Eric Dane
An adaptation of the Israeli show of the same name, Euphoria centres on Rue, a troubled teen with a substance abuse problem. Fresh out of rehab, she has no plans to change her wildly ways; and the series excels as showcasing a teenage landscape brimming with day to day anxiety and substance-enhanced parties.
While the drama can be hard to watch every now and then due to its brutal honesty and graphic scenes depicting sex, violence, and substance abuse, it's also an illuminating look at how some teens navigate modern life. Visually beautiful, the show also benefits from a great performance from Zendaya, who gets a chance to fully showcase her tremendous acting chops.
24. Chernobyl
Cast: Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård, Emily Watson, Paul Ritter
The event miniseries everyone seems to be talking about, Chernobyl is a five-part historical drama which depicts the nuclear disaster of April 1986, one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history. The show also features the cleanup efforts that followed, highlighting the brave men and women who sacrificed to save Europe from unimaginable consequences.
Chernobyl is a bleak show, but that's not surprising given the true events it's based on. However, the series shines as it manages to also be riveting, suspenseful, and atmospheric. Chernobyl is currently the highest-rated TV series of all time on IMDb, so you might want to give it a stream to see what all the fuss is about.
25. What We Do in the Shadows
Cast: Kayvan Novak, Matt Berry, Natasia Demetriou, Harvey Guillen, Mark Proksch
Based on the movie of the same name, this new series is a mockumentary-style look at the nocturnal endeavours of four vampires who live together in Staten Island. When they are reminded of their original purpose - complete domination of the world, they set out to achieve this goal, in hilarious fashion.
Absurd and charming, What We Do in the Shadows is clever, original, and funny, qualities worthy of granting it a spot at the top of your watch list, especially if you're into dry humor. Moreover, the cast is excellent, which is reason enough to forgive the show's occasional forays into excessive silliness.
26. Veep
Cast: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Anna Chlumsky, Tony Hale, Reid Scott, Timothy Simons
em>Veep is a comedy that follows Selina Meyer, the vice-president of the US, who struggles to juggle her public schedule and private life, with a little help from her staff. As the years go by her political aspirations grow, while her personal life also goes through changes - we see her interact with her daughter, ex-husband, and a series of significant others.
The show does a great job at satirizing the political activities and inner workings of the US government, with flair and humor. As expected, Julia Louis-Dreyfus is excellent, but the supporting characters get their chance to shine in the spotlight as well, to the audience's delight. If you've somehow missed out on Veep so far, now is the perfect time to catch up.
Cast: Bill Hader, Stephen Root, Henry Windler, Sarah Goldberg
One of the best new comedies to come out last year, Barry gets even better in its second season. The series follows a low-level hitman who follows one of his targets into an acting class and becomes instantly drawn into the community - so much so that he contemplates starting a new life as an actor. Too bad that his handler isn't particularly supportive.
Barry perfectly balances darkness and humor, making it the perfect binge for cynics in need of a few laughs. As for the cast, Bill Hader is amazing in the lead role, with Henry Winkler delivering a top-notch performance as well. All in all, Barry is an unexpected treat with an intriguing premise. If you're not watching it, you're definitely missing out.
28. Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists
Cast: Sasha Pieterse, Janel Parrish, Sofia Carson, Sydney Park, Eli Brown
Set a few years after Pretty Little Liars, The Perfectionists revolves around three college friends who struggle with the stress of being overachievers in the picturesque town of Beacon Heights. Meanwhile, Alison DiLaurentis and Mona Vanderwaal have relocated to Beacon Heights for a fresh start with their careers and families. Too bad that a murder occurs, which puts everyone on edge. The seemingly perfect town may not be so perfect after all.
Glossy and soapy, The Perfectionists is darker than its predecessor, but equally addictive. Whether you're a veteran fan or a newbie, you'll find plenty to love in this twisty universe.
29. Better Things
Cast: Pamela Adlon, Mikey Madison, Hannah Alligood, Olivia Edward, Celia Imrie
Hilarious, yet often bittersweet, Better Things is all about the highs and lows of being a single mother. The show follows Sam Fox, an actor who is raising three daughters and also caring for her mother, who has questionable mental faculties. Sam is just trying to earn a living and survive her family, while also hopefully enjoying some private time every now and then.
Although a comedy, the series doesn't shy away from tough issues. Quite the contrary. At its core a show about 'having it all,' Better Things manages to come across as memorable and original, with a perfectly cast Pamela Adlon in the lead role. If you were looking for a refreshing and insightful sitcom, you're in the right place.
30. High Maintenance
Cast: Ben Sinclair, Jemima Kirke, Margaret Cho
High Maintenance follows a weed dealer who gets to interact with a whole lot of people as he delivers his goods via bicycle to stressed-out clients across New York. His job allows him to get a glimpse at his clients' daily routines, allowing viewers to explore the existences of intriguing, colorful individuals from all walks of life.
Bittersweet and insightful, this HBO show gets better with each episode. A comedy of human interaction, High Maintenance is the perfect binge for a lazy afternoon when you want something both funny and thought-provoking. The seasons are short, so there's no risk you'll overdose.
31. The Walking Dead
Cast: Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Lauren Cohan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Steven Yeun
A bonafide hit, The Walking Dead follows a group of survivors as they navigate life during a zombie apocalypse. Not only do they have to stay safe from the walkers that roam the country, but also from other communities, each with their own sets of laws and morals.
For long-time fans, The Walking Dead feels more alive than ever, despite occasional stumbles in the past. With Lincoln leaving the show in Season 9, it will be interesting to see how conflicts progress from now on. One thing's for sure: the riveting pace and compelling characters that made the show so popular will keep us coming back for more. If you haven't watched it yet, what are you waiting for?
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32. Future Man
Cast: Josh Hutcherson, Glenne Headly, Eliza Coupe, Ed Begley Jr., Derek Wilson, Haley Joel Osment
This bonkers Hulu original centers on janitor Josh Futturman, who leads a pretty boring life, mainly playing video games. Things change, however, when he beats a difficult game and mysterious visitors from the future appear, putting the world in danger. As expected, Josh is the only one who can stop them. He sets out to assemble a team ready to travel with him through time and engage in various missions.
The show is highly entertaining, offering plenty of surprises and even more laughs. It often veers into ridiculous territory, which makes it even more of a treat. If you're looking for a welcome distraction to keep you busy for hours on end, look no more.
33. Succession
Cast: Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, Hiam Abbass, Nicholas Braun
This clever HBO show follows the Roy family, who controls one of the biggest media and entertainment conglomerates in the world. When the head of the family announces on his 80th birthday that he has no intention to step down as CEO, his heirs are caught by surprise and struggle to gain as much power within the company as they can, hoping they will be able to come out on top when the time is right.
This is a series about rich people behaving badly, which is never boring to watch. These people would not make for great friends in real life, but they're extremely fun to watch on TV. Sharp and exciting, Succession draws you in from episode one, promising a thrilling ride. Thankfully, it delivers.
34. A Discovery of Witches
Rotten Tomatoes score: 100%
Cast: Matthew Goode, Teresa Palmer, Valarie Pettiford, Valarie Pettiford, Malin Buska
Based on the All Souls trilogy by Deborah Harkness, A Discovery of Witches follows a witch who starts working with a vampire in order to discover the secrets hidden in an ancient manuscript. Despite a long-held mistrust between witches and vampires, the two develop a strong bond as they struggle to dodge multiple threats coming from the creature world.
Creepy and fun, A Discovery of Witches has an amazing cast and a plot that will keep viewers on the edge of the seat. As long as you're willing to suspend disbelief, you'll have a great time binge-watching this one. Plus, Goode and Palmer have great chemistry, so get ready to furiously ship them from the first time they share the screen.
35. My Brilliant Friend
Cast: Gaia Girace, Margherita Mazzucco, Anna Rita Vitolo, Luca Gallone
An adaptation of the first of four novels in the Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante, My Brilliant Friend is an Italian-American miniseries that chronicles the friendship between two young girls in the '50s, a friendship that will eventually span more than 60 years.
Brilliantly produced and perfectly cast, the series perfectly captures the complex relationship between the girls - it's intimate and educative, but can also get complicated and competitive at times. My Brilliant Friend is an exquisite adaptation, one that manages to completely immerse the viewer in the narrative. Needless to say, the show raises to the high bar set by the enchanting novels that serve as source material.
36. Castle Rock
Cast: André Holland, Melanie Lynskey, Bill Skarsgård, Jane Levy, and Sissy Spacek
Set in the Stephen King multiverse, Castle Rock is a psychological-horror series that intertwines characters and themes from the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine. It all starts when an anonymous phone call lures death-row lawyer Henry Deaver back to his hometown, where a Kid has been found locked in an underground cage at Shawshank State Penitentiary.
Recommended for both King fans and newbies, Castle Rock is brimming with supernatural secrets waiting to be uncovered, which makes for a particularly entertaining binge. Gorgeously shot and suspenseful, the show has a stellar cast and immediately pulls in viewers as its shapes its complex and mysterious universe. As a bonus, the show offers plenty of Easter Eggs any King enthusiast will appreciate.
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Colin Farrell, Matthew McConaughey
Real talk before we begin: watch and love the first season of True Detective, more or less ignore the second, which is a complete departure in terms of setting, characters and writing quality. Admittedly, the follow-up isn't as bad as the widespread panning would have you believe, but it's a total downshift compared to the existential buddy-cop pairing of Rust Cohle (Matthew McConaughey) and Marty Hart (Woody Harrelson), two Louisianan homicide detectives on the trail of a murder mystery that spans 17 years.
Hart is a play-it-loose Texan good ol' boy who has fatherhood and marital problems aplenty. Cohle is a brooding professional with a dark past and an even darker outlook on the human race (his pessimistic monologues are real standouts). This mismatched duo starts their partnership with a befuddling investigation centred on the gruesome, ritualistic killing of a young woman, posed by a tree with deer antlers on her head and accompanied by strange symbols. To make matters worse, when the case isn't adequately closed, and the crime is repeated decades later, our heroes transition from true detectives to possible suspects.
38. The Leftovers
Cast: Justin Theroux, Amy Brenneman, Carrie Coon
They call it "The Sudden Departure", a global cataclysm where a whopping 140 million people – roughly 2% of us – vanished without a trace. Set three years after this mysterious disaster, the world hasn't been able to move on due to a complete lack of answers. As a result, the small community of Mapleton, NY, is a tinderbox of confusion and anger. A decent subsection of folks have been driven to extreme paranoia or outright madness, conspiracy nuts are having a field day and cult leaders are capitalising on the faith vacuum.
Kevin Garvey (Justin Theroux) is a police chief up against the wall, desperately trying to prevent a civil war from triggering between the sketchy zealots of "The Guilty Remnant" and the citizenry who just want to forget and move on with their lives. Prepare to become hooked on an ensemble cast, sharply-written characters and just the irresistible lure of getting to the bottom of a confounding event that seemingly cannot be explained by cosmology or philosophy.
39. Rome
Cast: Ciaran Hinds, Zuleikha Robinson, Kevin Mckidd
While this is one of the early standout successes in HBO's bigger budget programming, it had some behind-the-scenes production issues. Long story short (literally), Rome has an excellent, lavishly-funded first season and then some foolish hand-wringing by the suits caused it to have a truncated second outing, and an abrupt end. Let none of that dissuade you from watching what is a wonderful upstairs-downstairs tale that neatly interweaves the plight of the plebeian soldiery and Roman elite both.
In one thread you have the political machinations of Julius Caesar, a conquering hero who breaks the rules by returning to the capital with his army in tow, and a number of powerful Roman houses who would stop him. In Caesar's rank and file is the focus of the second thread: the unlikely partnership of dour, by-the-book Captain Lucius Vorenus (Kevin McKidd) and the hedonistic and insubordinate Titus Pullo (Ray Stevenson). Well worth a watch, even if you're not a history buff.
40. Game of Thrones
Cast: Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke
Musical chairs, played to the death – except, plot twist: there's only one chair and everybody playing has a sword. This is the basic elevator pitch for George R. R. Martin's fantasy book series, a sprawling epic that has been well translated to the small screen by the deep-pocketed HBO. The action centres on the land of Westeros, a Kingdom divided into seven fiefs that are a veritable tinderbox for civil war (largely thanks to some iffy decisions made in the previous one fought 17 years ago). That said, and unbeknownst to the many belligerents in the south, beyond a Great Wall monument that borders the arctic region of this continent waits a supernatural threat.
However, the latter is a (literal) glacial problem so you can expect few fantasy elements in the opening seasons. They are primarily about backstabbing medieval politics and the shock offing of major characters in brutal ways. Essentially, none of your favourites is ever truly safe here, and Game of Thrones is all the more riveting because of it.
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41. The Sopranos
Cast: James Gandolfini, Ron Leibman, Lorraine Bracco
Sadly, this show isn't what it first appears to be: a hard-mode version of The Voice that challenges ordinary people to sing pop songs in the highest vocal range. Happily, it is, in fact, a dark drama about Tony Soprano, the patriarch of a mid-level New Jersey crime family who is somewhat obsessed with the ducks that frequent his swimming pool. No wonder Tone seeks therapy to cope with mob and family pressures, not to mention the merciless creep of modernity that's slowly eroding his old-school gangster life.
Addictive as all hell, David Chase's stunningly original drama offers detailed character work and riveting suspense while displaying a flair for both black comedy and unpredictable twists. Throw in powerhouse acting by the show's lead, James Gandolfini, and you've got a TV series that is nothing short of essential viewing.
42. The Wire
Cast: Dominic West, Sonja Sohn, Wendell Pierce
It's been almost two decades since it first aired, but nobody has beaten David Simon's The Wire and taken away its crown as the best TV show ever made. Though it starts as a police procedural that pits a misfit group of "5-0" against the rat-like cunning of a ruthless drug lord, The Wire expands its scope in subsequent seasons to cover the dysfunction of the wider city of Baltimore. Via some impressive, novel-esque world-building we're made privy to the back alley dealings of many flawed institutions, be it city hall, the unions, schools or the local media to name but a few. The one thing they all have in common: corruption.
What we have here is a sprawling tale and an incredibly memorable cast filled with accomplished actors and bonafide Baltimoreans sourced straight from the mean streets. Take a toe-dip and you'll soon become addicted to a riveting series where almost every character becomes a favourite (despite their questionable morals). Honestly, just typing this synopsis makes me want to rewatch it all over again. For, like, the sixth time.
43. Curb Your Enthusiasm
Cast: Larry David, Cheryl Hines, Jeff Garlin
Here's a worrying realisation: Larry David, co-creator of Seinfeld, is more or less the real-life version of Jerry's stocky, bespectacled best friend. Costanza, aka "Art Vandelay" aka "Buck Naked" exists, and Curb Your Enthusiasm is basically one big endless summer of George. Each incredibly well-written episode sees our socially-clueless (or often purposefully difficult) protagonist navigate the pretension and uber-politically-correctness of Los Angeles with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer.
No matter where he is or who he's dealing with, Lar' will find a way to get himself into yet another cringe-worthy situation. The worst/best part of this series: the number of times you'll find yourself agreeing with his logic, if not his hilariously heavy-handed approaches. Throw in a slew of playing-themselves cameos from local Hollywood residents – like Ben Stiller, Martin Scorsese, Ted Danson and Michael J. Fox to name but a few – and Curb Your Enthusiasm rivals even the mighty Seinfeld for consistent laugh factor.
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44. In Treatment
Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Dane DeHaan, Josh Charles
In Treatment centres on Paul Weston (Gabriel Byrne) a fifty-something psychologist questioning his ability to heal while confronting uneasy truths about his own life in therapy sessions with his patients. Interestingly, the format alternates between sessions where Paul is leading the questioning and other times he's the one in the hot seat, spilling his guts to his own psychotherapist, Gina (Diane West). The latter is a fascinating dynamic that highlights how your average shrink benefits from, or can be handicapped by, their own traumatic life experiences.
Paul is very much a wounded healer. He's seen the worst of life from the inside, and while this grants him incredible empathy and the ability to speak from experience, as your binge-watch continues you'll start to wonder when his past will overwhelm him. Featuring knockout performances and a script that deftly reveals and withholds crucial information, In Treatment becomes hypnotic in no time.
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Dutch Boyd’s Countersuit Against “Real” Two Plus Two Dismissed
On the legal front, there are been some developments in the slow moving case between professional poker player Dutch Boyd and popular internet poker website, TwoPlusTwo.com. As you may remember, last year, the company and their chief proprietor, poker author Mason Malmuth, filed a Cyber Squatting Lawsuit against Boyd because a company headed by Boyd, JackNames.com, had purchased the domain name “twoplustwopoker.com”, claiming that Boyd did so to profit off the “real” TwoPlusTwo brand.
Since the initial lawsuit was filed, Malmuth and Boyd have famously exchanged public posts, perhaps looking to sway the court of public opinion in their favor. Last week, Malmuth fired the latest post, giving an update to the ongoing legal matter. In the post, Malmuth said
“As many of you know, TwoPlusTwo is currently involved in litigation with professional poker player Dutch Boyd. TwoPlusTwo sued Boyd for cyber squatting, trademark infringement, and other claims after Boyd registered the domain name twoplustwopoker.com. The complaint was only served on Boyd after his numerous refusals to negotiate with TwoPlusTwo in good faith.”
He went on to describe Boyd’s efforts to have the lawsuit dismissed, actions Malmuth reports, which have been dismissed by Las Vegas courts. He said:
“The Court recently issued its order on both motions to dismiss. Boyd’s motion was denied in its entirety, and TwoPlusTwo’s motion was granted in its entirety. Therefore, all of our claims against Boyd remain ongoing and Boyd’s counterclaims against TwoPlusTwo have been dismissed.”
In other words, Malmuth is saying that the courts ruling was a major victory for his company as TwoPlusTwo is no longer being sued by Boyd while TwoPlusTwo’s suit against Boyd’s is still pressing onward. Malmuth seemingly left the door open for an out of court resolution by continuing “We remain open to the possibility of resolving this dispute with Boyd, but so far have yet to hear a reasonable proposal from him.”
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Super Bowl Squares Guide and Free Download
The Super Bowl continues to become a more interactive experience each year, as the barrier between spectators and spectacle seems to continuously shrink.
With so much commotion surrounding a singular event, audiences have found ways to make Super Bowl Sunday even more interactive. Much of this has been accomplished through the realms of gambling, as betting the Super Bowl has in its own right become a kind of a science.
While the NFL is monumentally big across the globe, casual sports fans may forget that all the widespread attention and relentless coverage ultimately surrounds a 60-minute football game with some added flair.
Yet, for those who aren’t burying their face in odds sheets or perusing through online betting markets, there’s another way to get involved and make money in the process, without having to wager the game in the traditional sense—Super Bowl Squares.
Here, we break down what exactly those are, how people play them, and how they’re making an impact on the Super Bowl Sunday culture.
What Are Super Bowl Squares?
A staple of Super Bowl watch parties and social gatherings, Super Bowl Squares is a pool-type game for groups of people to partake in. A simple game with a betting format, Super Bowl Squares appeals more to casual football fans and non-serious sports bettors.
Whoever in the group oversees the game creates the square itself. This square is then gridded into smaller squares to create a 10×10 layout. Those in the pool, which varies from families, work offices, or groups of close friends, will write their names into one or more of the 100 available boxes if they’re interested in what could be gained by winning.
Regardless of the amount of people in the pool, all squares must be filled out for this to work in full effect, so the prices listed on them must vary in order to present a decent bargain.
Outside of this grid are multiple squares, often colored gray, with numbers 0-9 assigned to them to label each row and column. One of the Super Bowl teams is inserted on the square’s horizontal axis, one for the vertical axis.
With this setup, the square is ready to go, and the rest will be determined by what unfolds in the actual contest on Sunday afternoon.
How Do Super Bowl Squares Pay Out?
The person in charge of creating the square’s pool will assign a monetary value to each existing square on the grid.
The value is usually distributed among the squares equally. The person “purchasing” or writing their name in the square will then have this price attached to their box with their name in it. Payout quantities will vary on the system established by the pool and can be structured for the prizes to go up with each passing quarter of football.
There are many ways to scale the rewards, but the common theme is to have the final score pay out the largest amount of money.
While it’s ideal to have all squares occupied with names, any unowned squares that have their score hit can have their payout rolled over into the next quarter of play.
So, How Does One Play?
The square is played as the group tracks the score of the Super Bowl at the end of each quarter. Whoever has the score in correspondence with the last posted number in each respective team’s score is the winner of that portion of the game.
Take a look at these examples:
First Quarter Game
At the end of the first quarter, if San Francisco leads 3-0 over Kansas City, then the winner would hold the square that reads 49ers 3, Chiefs 0.
Halftime Game
If the score at the half is Kansas City leading San Francisco 9-6, then the person with their name on the Chiefs 9, 49ers 6 square is victorious for the halftime deficit.
Final Score Game
If a game ends with the final square 26-23, with Kansas City topping San Francisco, the square with Chiefs 6, 49ers 3 would be the winner.
This progress is simple and easy to track, as everything has already been displayed on the square and the only thing that can determine the result is the flow and the style of the game itself.
However, that’s just the participation side of it. First, you need a square for all this commotion to take place upon.
Where to Get the Square
So, in order for this to all go down one must need a square, right? You may think that finding the template for your Super Bowl Sunday party will be a hassle on its own, but there are plenty of ways to get these squares online. Downloadable and printable PDF Super Bowl Squares are the ones most commonly found at gatherings surrounding the big event.
Much like when college basketball fans print out free, PDF brackets online for them to track their prediction progress throughout the NCAA Tournament, this method is a quick and easy way to get your Super Bowl Square printed and ready for action.
Here, we give an example of what one of these printable, PDF Super Bowl Squares looks like, so you’ll immediately know what to be on the lookout for when getting your free template.
Key Factors in Playing Super Bowl Squares
While a true “handicapping” process may not exist in comparison to those who plan to play the big game using a sportsbook or online sports betting website, that doesn’t mean there’s no strategy at all with Super Bowl Squares. Here are a few notes to run over when considering playing them:
Participate in pools where players can pick their own squares, because this gives you the best chance to choose one that reflects how you believe the game will go.
Look back at past Super Bowls and follow the scoring throughout the game. Certain numbers are far more frequent than others and these should be the ones you gravitate towards.
Make sure you know the payout system to avoid all confusion and to ensure your squares are the ones that will benefit you the right way if they were to successfully land.
Get involved in pools that allow you to purchase more than one square, as your chance of profit will increase with more boxes under your name.
Participate in pools that have many squares unoccupied as it ruins the point of following the game on a quarter-by-quarter basis in hopes of finding a winner each time.
Expect Super Bowl Squares to fatten your wallet; there are certainly opportunities for profit, but chances at cleaning house are going to be very slim due to the format and purpose of the game.
Think that Super Bowl Squares and sports betting function the same. While there are similarities, viewing them as two separate, unique entities will lead to greater success and understanding in each activity respectively.
Are There Any Perks With Super Bowl Squares You Can’t Find in the Sports Gaming World?
Yes, there are chances to profit from the game in a simpler, minimal way compared to traditional gambling. Due to this, Super Bowl Squares have a greater widespread appeal than sports betting, but take a hit in industry reputation. They’re still viewed as inferior to wagering the game.
Why Aren’t Super Bowl Squares as Popular as Betting on the Super Bowl on an Annual Basis?
They’re internal to the group that’s participating in them. Like something around the dinner table or in the work office, Super Bowl Squares are something that should be shared within members of the group but mean very little to those not directly involved.
How Do I Get a Last-Minute Super Bowl Squares Pool Going If I’m Interested in Creating One?
Determine who would be the most likely to get involved. This may come in the form of family and friends, others in the form of co-workers, classmates, or teammates. The more people agreeing to participate, the faster the pool can be set on the square while also adding more drama to the game itself.
Are They Any Tools That Can Be Used for an Edge With Super Bowl Squares?
Very few, as one is ultimately betting a version of the final score. While one can use their knowledge of how the game usually goes, or even research past Super Bowl scores over the course of history, there’s only so much to handicap with Super Bowl Squares.
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To the north, dazzling monuments stand out: the splendid Gothic cathedral of Amiens, Arras square with its Flemish Baroque influences, and Renaissance-inspired Chateau de Chantilly. Plus the most important military cemetery in France! All these sit alongside extraordinary cultural spots including the Louvre-Lens, an Art-Déco art museum, and giant aquarium Nausicáa.
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Gateway to Northern France, the Château de Chantilly is not only a magnificent chateau set in a park of 115 hectares – its sumptuous apartments, commissioned by the Duke of Aumale, also house the second collection of ancient paintings in France after the Louvre, and the second largest collection of illuminated manuscripts after the BNF (France’s National Library)!
In Lille, the old capital of Flanders, do you have to wear your swimsuit to go to the museum? You might be tempted to believe it, as its André Diligent Roubaix Museum of Art and Industry is installed in a fabulous 1930s Art-Déco pool. Admire sculptures by Rodin, Claudel and Picasso at the edge of the pool, illuminated by the gigantic glass roof! Between the Lille Flandres and Lille Europe stations is another unusual place dedicated to contemporary art exhibitions, performances and parties: the Tripostal, a 1950s building formerly dedicated to sorting the city’s post.
From Amiens to Arras
Visiting Northern France also means going back in time, strolling through the medieval streets of Amiens housing its flamboyant Gothic cathedral, or around the Grande Place in Arras, lined with houses merging classicism with French and Flemish Baroque styles.
The Opal Coast
Then we head for the Opal Coast, stopping at Montreuil-sur-Mer, a pretty town whose imposing 13th-century ramparts dominate the Canche River. Along the water we arrive at Le Touquet Paris-Plage, a chic Art-Déco seaside resort. The ‘Jardin de la Manche’ groups together around 20 buildings listed as historical monuments, mainly villas dating from the Roaring Twenties, neo-Norman or neo-medieval times.
Around the Louvre-Lens
If there’s one place that symbolises the rebirth of a territory, it’s the Louvre-Lens. Built on a former coal mining site, this ‘other Louvre’ is the locomotive of the cultural, tourist and ecological conversion of this flagship city of the mining basin. From antiquity to modern times, it revisits 5,000 years of art history in the Galerie du Temps where 205 Louvre masterpieces are on permanent display. Complete this with a visit to Lens, which has unsuspected wealth; although almost entirely destroyed during the First World War, it has been rebuilt in an eclectic style that gives pride of place to Art Déco.
Gourmet treats from Hauts-de-France
Among the sweet delicacies of Northern France, the waffle from Méert is without doubt the most famous: filled with Madagascan vanilla, it’s the emblem of this prestigious confectioner which has delighted the Lillois since 1761. If you have a sweet tooth, you should also taste the marvellous double meringues welded together by a chocolate whipped cream, and the tarte au sucre, made with brown sugar from sugar beet.
Do you know the Picardy ficelle? Unrelated to the mini baguette, it’s actually a kind of crêpe (pancake) stuffed with ham and mushroom duxelle and topped with cream and grated Gruyère cheese.
In Northern France you can also feast on the ratte potato from Le Touquet, eaten in its skin; waterzoi, a dish originating from Belgium made from poultry or fish with vegetables cooked in a broth with crème fraîche; or Maroilles flammiche, an iconic cheese pie from the region.
As for the fricadelle, it’s a must for any self-respecting ch’ti (Pas-de-Calais local): try this minced meat sausage in the local chip shops, accompanied by chips of course!
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Trump says US-China trade talks 'going well'
Washington (AFP)
President Donald Trump on Wednesday touted the chances of success as US-China trade negotiations entered a second day, saying Beijing was eager to make a deal.
In a morning series of tweets, he also said a final deal would leave "NOTHING" unresolved but such a bargain could only be struck after he met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping "in the near future."
The meetings are "going well," Trump said on Twitter.
"China does not want an increase in Tariffs and feels they will do much better if they make a deal. They are correct."
The two sides have just a month remaining in a 90-day truce declared in December. Should the talks fail, US import duties on $200 billion in Chinese imports are due to more than double on March 2 -- something economists say could help knock the wind out of the global economy's sails.
But Washington's aggressive prosecution of the Chinese telecoms firm Huawei -- which federal prosecutors accused this week of industrial espionage, sanctions violations and fraud -- threatened to upend the talks, drawing irate objections from Beijing.
"No final deal will be made until my friend President Xi, and I, meet in the near future to discuss and agree on some of the long standing and more difficult points. Very comprehensive transaction," Trump said.
"China's representatives and I are trying to do a complete deal, leaving NOTHING unresolved on the table. All of the many problems are being discussed and will be hopefully resolved. Tariffs on China increase to 25% on March 1st, so all working hard to complete by that date!"
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The firm’s newly expanded 12,000 sf custom shop provides an atelier-like environment for the exceptional artisans and craftsmen trained in old world techniques who make each detail a work of art. Fabricators are supported by an expanded high-tech finishing department and the latest design technology. With the benefit of an innovative in-house shop, custom millwork details are overseen from mock-up to finished product.
Well versed in the languages of classicism and contemporary design, Michael’s unique expertise guides the culture of exacting standards, innovation, and artistry the firm is known for, carried out on-site by experienced job captains and project managers. A strong support staff keeps project information up to date, organized, and available to each project participant. Their commitment to each other as a collaborative in-house community, with recognition of the contribution each makes in the achievement of excellence, is a crucial aspect of why the consistency of service on every commission, regardless of scope, is never compromised
Vella Interiors is distinctly qualified to take on any building project, from renovations to ground up construction. Michael is pleased to undertake jobs of any size, scope, and style for a select group of clients who want not only the best for their homes, but also to work with a team who understands how they live. Michael brings a well-earned reputation for excellent relationships with clients, architects, and designers to realize their visions with flawless construction and impeccable detailing.
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Talented individuals invited to participate in Miri’s Got Talent 4
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Performers at previous Miri’s Got Talent competition.
Miri – 22 August 2014 – The Leo Club of Curtin University, Sarawak Malaysia (Curtin Sarawak) is organising the fourth edition of the Miri’s Got Talent Competition in conjunction with the Curtin Sarawak Open Day 2014 on 20 September 2014.
The competition is being organised with the support of the Curtin Sarawak Open Day Committee and the Curtin Sarawak Student Council.
Entries are now open for members of the public who are interested to showcase their talents in a group (maximum 10 persons) or on an individual basis.
The eventual champion will win a RM1,000 cash prize while the first and second runner-ups will win cash prizes of RM800 and RM500 respectively. The winner of the People’s Choice Award, who will be determined through an on-the-spot ballot on the day, will win a RM200 cash prize. All semi-finalists and finalists will also receive certificates of participation.
Each participant or group is required to complete and submit a registration form with a RM20 participation fee to the organisers by 31 August 2014. The forms can be downloaded from the Curtin Sarawak Open Day 2014 website at www.curtin.edu.my/openday2014/miri_talent.htm or the Miri’s Got Talent 4 Facebook page at www.facebook.com/mirigottalent4.
Completed registration forms are to be sent by email with the subject title ‘Miri’s Got Talent 4’ to [email protected], [email protected] or [email protected]. For payment of participation fees, participants can contact Leo Wong Ying Hao at 016-5765312, or Leo Lee Gia Horng at 016-8874538.
In addition, each participant or group must upload a 2 to 3-minute video clip (minimum 360HP) showing their intended performances on the competition Facebook page, Miri Got Talent 4, or any other video host site with a link posted on the Facebook page by 1 September 2014.
Only videos posted on the Miri Got Talent 4 page will be considered. All videos received will be rated by the organising committee and the selected entries will proceed to the semi-finals. Those selected will be informed via email or SMS by 2 September 2014.
The semi-finals will be judged by three professional judges, following which the top eight individuals or groups chosen by the judges will compete in the finals during the Open Day on 20 September 2014.
The finals will be held at the event’s main stage where much of the day’s activities will take place. Participants are advised to provide their own musical instruments, if required.
For more information on the competition, log on to www.curtin.edu.my/openday2014/miri_talent.htm or www.facebook.com/MiriGotTalent4.
Other contests and competitions being held in conjunction with Curtin Sarawak Open Day 2014 are a Fishing Competition and Newspaper Bag Design & Break Competition, both of which are open to the public, and a Mr & Miss Curtin Contest and Curtin – CPA Australia Entrepreneurship Challenge, which is open to students of the university.
In addition, there will be an Innovation Expo; Future Students’ Booth and academic activities for invited secondary school students; car and big bike shows; Melanau Tibou and cultural showcase; Charity & Community Corner; stage performances; Kiddies’ Corner; free health checks, blood donation drive and mobile dental clinic; food and beverage stalls and games booths; 15th Anniversary Exhibition; and attractive door gifts and lucky draw prizes.
More details are available on the Curtin Sarawak Open Day 2014 webpage at www.curtin.edu.my/openday2014/ or the event’s Facebook page (Curtin Sarawak Open Day 2014).
The Curtin Sarawak Open Day is the grandest and most anticipated annual event at the Curtin Sarawak campus and an occasion for the university to showcase its facilities, academic programmes and vibrant campus life amidst much fun and festivity. This year’s event is of special significance as it mark’s Curtin Sarawak’s fifteenth year anniversary and there will be much celebration of its achievements since its establishment as the first international campus of Curtin University in 1999. A record 7,412 visitors attended last year’s event and the university hopes to break the 10,000 mark this year.
For more information on Curtin Sarawak, visit its website at www.curtin.edu.my, its Facebook page at facebook.com/CurtinUniversitySarawakMalaysia, Twitter profile at twitter.com/curtinsarawak, YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/CurtinUniSarawak, or Instagram at instagram.com/curtinsarawak.
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Bollywood film 'Sthree' has become a surprising hit this year by collecting a gross of 150 Crores. It's now being remade in Tollywood. The original version directed by Amar Kaushik, had Raj Kumar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor as leads. Telugu filmmakers Raj and DK made the movie. A Telugu producer has bought the rights of Sthree, and the makers are looking for the heroine in the film. Mega actress Niharika Konidela and Samantha are being considered for Shraddha Kapoor role in the movie, and we need to see which of these heroines will bag the role.
While Niharika is still struggling to score a hit, Samantha on the other hand has bid adieu to glamorous roles, and trying out roles that has got more prominence in the film. She has gained good reviews with her film in U Turn. More details of Sthree remake are awaited.
Is it Samantha or Niharika Konidela for Sthree Reviewed by Firstshowz on 4:38 pm Rating: 5
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First Tee doesn’t just get kids on the course; it offers exciting opportunities for growth. With the help of First Tee national corporate partners, more advanced participants can apply to attend these golf and leadership events. These events often become life-changing experiences. Youth meet new people, play golf, achieve greatness, and show our Nine Core Values in action.
We are pleased to announce the schedule of participant opportunities conducted by the home office. As one of the leading chapters in the network, it has been a great honor of ours to have many of our participants here in Seattle selected for these opportunities. And we hope YOU are the next one to be selected!
1) Review the schedule and event details below.
2) Review the application and Eligibility Criteria for each event HERE and determine if you would qualify. Might be this year, or might be in the future!
3) Send an email to Evan Johnsen with your intent to apply, and if you’re eligible, you’ll be provided with the application link and access code.
4) We will select our most qualified nominees and then provide instructions to complete the application.
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Event Date Location # of Teens
*Wells Fargo Succeeding Together Contest May 3-9, 2021 Charlotte, NC 2020 Winners
John Deere Drive Your Future Academy (Girls Only) June 5-9, 2021 San Francisco, CA 24
First Tee National Championship June 20-25, 2021 Clemson, SC 72
John Deere Power for Good Contest July 5-9, 2021 Silvis, IL 3
First Tee Game Changers Academy
Honoring Joe Louis Barrow, Jr. July 20-24, 2021 Philadelphia, PA 96
Participant Advisory Council July 28-30, 2021 Jacksonville, FL 8
**First Tee Leadership Summit in partnership with PGA TOUR Superstore August 2-6, 2021 Emigrant, Montana 20
**First Tee Leadership Summit in partnership with PGA TOUR Superstore August 9-13, 2021 Emigrant, Montana 20
***Coca-Cola America’s Future September 1-4, 2021 Atlanta, GA 5
PURE Insurance Championship Impacting First Tee September 21-26, 2021 Pebble Beach, CA 78
First Tee Innovators Forum October 8-11, 2021 San Jose, CA 28
2021 Event Details
Wells Fargo Succeeding Together
The Wells Fargo Succeeding Together contest is encouraging First Tee participants to showcase how the core values have helped them on their personal journey to become better students, better citizens, better golfers and better prepared for life. Ten finalists will be chosen and then ultimately four winners, each of whom will win a trip to the Wells Fargo Championship with one grand prize winner experiencing the thrill of playing golf with a PGA TOUR pro during the pro-am.
Date: May 3-9, 2021
Host: Wells Fargo Championship
Due to COVID-19, the Wells Fargo Succeeding Together contest will not occur in 2021. The winners from 2020 will be invited to the 2021 Wells Fargo Championship.
Raymond Jin, First Tee of Greater Trenton
Maya Hunter, First Tee of Benton Harbor
Kayli Lucas, First Tee of Tennessee
Jalyn Robinson, First Tee of Greater Sacramento
Jason Ho, First Tee of Metropolitan New York
Mika Miyata, First Tee of Phoenix
Alanis Santiago Maldonado, First Tee of North Florida
Charles Schott, First Tee of Northeast Wisconsin
Tyler Tingen, First Tee of Greater Richmond
Claudia Winterberg, First Tee of Greater Charlotte
Selection Process and Application
Children of First Tee chapter staff are ineligible to enter.
Finalist Prizes – Each of the 10 Finalists will receive a $500 cash prize
Grand Prize – The grand-prize winner of the Succeeding Together contest will receive a 4-day/3-night trip for two to Charlotte, North Carolina to play in the Wells Fargo Championship pro-am with a PGA TOUR pro as a guest of Wells Fargo. The winner will attend the pro-am draw party and have the opportunity to meet PGA TOUR pros, golf TV personalities, as well as attend the Wells Fargo Succeeding Together golf clinic.
First Prize Winners – Three (3) first-prize winners will receive a 4-day/3-night trip for two to Charlotte, North Carolina to attend the Wells Fargo Championship and experience up-close the excitement of a PGA TOUR event from inside the ropes during the exciting final rounds of the tournament.
2020 Eligibility Guidelines
John Deere Drive Your Future Academy
This all-girls event focuses on learning the value and impact of volunteerism, understanding the significance of values and skills learned through playing the game of golf, and recognizing the importance of building a strong network. The academy will take place in the city of San Francisco, where participants will be immersed in both its historic and modern culture, in addition to participating in workshops and playing golf with new mentors.
Date: June 5-9, 2021
Application Release: TBD
Application Deadline: TBD
Field Announced: TBD
Number of Participants Selected: 24
First Tee National Championship
The First Tee National Championship will bring together First Tee’s elite players for an opportunity to showcase how the program has helped build the strength of character needed to play at the collegiate or next level. The winners of each male/female division will be awarded with the Tattersall Cup named after First Tee Trustee, Fred Tattersall. Each winner will earn an exemption into the PGA TOUR Champions’ PURE Insurance Championship Impacting the First Tee at Pebble Beach Golf Links.
First Tee National Championship will be a 54-hole stroke-play event at Clemson University’s The Walker Course, featuring a Girls and Boys division for up to 72 high school participants ages 14-19. Participants will have the opportunity to take in the “college experience” including dorm-living, an official Clemson University campus tour and dinner at the West End Zone Club of the football team’s Memorial Stadium.
Date: June 20-25, 2021
Location: Clemson, SC
Number of Participants Selected: Up to 72
John Deere Power for Good Scholarship Contest
Each year the ‘Power for Good’ competition recognizes participants who have a passion for improving their local communities and inspires their hard work and determination. Winners are selected for demonstrating their commitment to service and leadership through a written essay, which includes a summary of the impact of their efforts and how their work is connected to the values learned through First Tee. Contest winners will have an opportunity to play in the John Deere Classic Pro-Am, and serve as a power for good at a local volunteer event. Additionally, each winner will receive a financial contribution toward their higher education.
Date: July 5-9, 2021
Location: Silvis, IL
Host: The John Deere Classic
Number of Participants Selected: 3
At First Tee, we help kids discover what’s inside of them, guide them to strengthen it and mentor them to put it into action in everything they do. Using golf as our platform, we believe in creating spaces of belonging for every kid – no matter what walk of life. The events of 2020 have reinforced this, and the need to do more. This July, we’re hosting a new participant event, First Tee Game Changers Academy Honoring Joe Louis Barrow, Jr.
Participants selected to attend this five-day learning and empowerment academy will participate in important conversations around issues of identity, racism, diversity, equity and inclusion. RISE (Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality), a national leader in the sports community championing social justice and working to improve race relations, will facilitate engaging and interactive workshops paired with introspective activities and reflections led by our nationally trained First Tee coaches. The Academy builds throughout the week into a final outreach project in collaboration with DE&I leadership in the local host community.
Joe Louis Barrow, Jr., First Tee’s CEO who retired in 2017 after 17 years of leadership, has always been an advocate for social justice and believes that First Tee has and always will be more than a game to young people. First Tee Game Changers Academy is the ultimate tribute to Joe Louis Barrow, Jr., a fearless champion of change.
This Academy is one of several national opportunities provided by First Tee headquarters designed to inspire and encourage high school students on a deeper level as they progress through the program and toward higher education opportunities. First Tee Game Changers Academy Honoring Joe Louis Barrow, Jr. is an evolution of our longest standing participant event, the Life Skills & Leadership Academy Honoring Joe Louis Barrow, Jr., to address the challenges and experiences our teens face in their daily lives and better equip them to build the strength of character to be game changers in their communities.
Date: July 20-24, 2021
Participant Advisory Council
The purpose of the Participant Advisory Council (PAC) is to advise First Tee Headquarters’ decision-makers on matters pertinent to First Tee participants. It is critical for youth to be heard, and as such, in this space within the PAC, we will be creating opportunities for youth to express themselves, voice their ideas, and provide input for projects or programs that will impact the experience of all First Tee participants. The PAC will consist of a diverse group of 8 current First Tee participants, along with 2 alumni who will serve as advisors for the program.
The participants will represent their chapter and others at PAC meetings and give honest and professional counsel to Headquarters on various agenda topics. Participants will communicate effectively, giving accurate information and explanation of details, and allow all members of the group to communicate ideas.
Attend two 2-hour virtual meetings
Attend one 3-day in-person annual meeting at First Tee headquarters
Complete surveys on an as-needed basis
Provide a positive attitude and a supportive presence
Assist as needed in pilot programs for curriculum evolution
Provide honest feedback to all agenda topics
All duties of the position must be performed in a professional and confidential manner
Virtual Meetings: March 2021 and May 2021
In-Person Annual Meeting: July 28-30, 2021 in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Application Release: November 17, 2020
Application Link: firsttee.smapply.org/prog/2021_PAC
Application Code: PAC2021
*Please share the application link with participants applying for the PAC. The PDF version of the application is available to download below.
Application Deadline: January 11, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. PT
PAC Members Announced: February 2021
Alumni Advisors: Information will be sent to Alumni in the December Alumni Network newsletter. If you have any alumni who would be interested in serving as an advisor, please have them sign up for the Alumni Network here to ensure they receive the information.
Participants must be a high school student during the 2020–2021 academic school year
Active First Tee participant for a minimum of one year
Ability to travel to Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida for an in-person meeting (a stipend will be provided to chapters to help cover the cost of travel, and all expenses will be covered for the participants during the in-person meeting)
Accessibility to attend virtual meetings
First Tee Leadership Summit in partnership with PGA TOUR Superstore
Thanks to an expanded partnership with PGA TOUR Superstore and The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, we are pleased to offer a first-of-its-kind leadership summit for our teen participants. This all-encompassing experience is being designed to strengthen their leadership skills in dynamic situations, preparing them to transfer those skills to other scenarios they will face in the future. They will also emerge empowered to understand and become environmental stewards through participation in distinctive outdoor experiences. They’ll have the unforgettable backdrop of West Creek Ranch in Montana where they’ll take part in interactive workshops and outdoor leadership and team-building activities. First Tee’s core competencies of building character, self-confidence and resilience will be a part of the experience, combined with a robust curriculum of leadership and professional development.
Date: Session 1 on August 2-6, 2021 / Session 2 on August 9-13, 2021
Location: West Creek Ranch in Emigrant, Montana
Host: First Tee and PGA TOUR Superstores
This participant experience will be available to chapter teens in PGA TOUR Superstore markets who attend and complete the local leadership program at PGA TOUR Superstores. The First Tee Leadership Summit at West Creek Ranch will have two, week-long sessions in which 20 participants will be selected to attend each session.
Participants must be from a First Tee chapter that is in a PGA TOUR Superstore market.
This opportunity is only for First Tee teens that have completed the leadership program in local PGA TOUR Superstore markets.
Participants must be between 14 and 18 years old (applicants must reach their 14th birthday by the first day of the event date and not have reached their 19th birthday by the conclusion of the event).
Classified as a high school freshman, sophomore, junior or senior as of Spring 2021
Entered in Salesforce and has been an active participant for a minimum of two years
Must be at Birdie level or higher, at the time of application deadline
Chapters that are in PGA TOUR Superstore markets may nominate up to four participants total.
Number of Participants Selected: 20 per session (40 total)
Coca-Cola America’s Future
Dedicated to impacting communities, The Coca-Cola Company supports First Tee by offering five participants annually the chance to experience working at one of the largest corporations in the world. Five semifinalists are selected to spend two days in the heart of downtown Atlanta visiting the Coca-Cola Headquarters, participating in a networking opportunity with a young professional panel, receiving a VIP experience at the TOUR Championship, and taking part in interviews to determine the winner of a $5,000 academic grant.
PURE Insurance Championship
For many teens, being selected for the PURE Insurance Championship is the pinnacle experience of their First Tee participation. An official PGA TOUR Champions event, the PURE Insurance Championship at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Monterey, California pairs one First Tee junior with a PGA TOUR Champions player and two amateurs. The tournament is televised nationally on Golf Channel. Although there is a winning score on Sunday, this experience is so much more than a golf event. First Tee participants are provided a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attend the Legends & Leaders speaker program, which features notables from the business, sports and entertainment industries. This event also provides the teens a unique mentoring experience on the golf course with their PGA TOUR Champions player and two amateurs. The relationships formed during tournament week are genuine and deeply rooted.
Date: September 21-26, 2021
Location: Pebble Beach, CA
First Tee Innovators Forum
In an increasingly interconnected world, the choices we make locally have significant global implications. First Tee Innovators Forum sets to empower First Tee teens to develop a meaningful service project in their communities focusing on raising awareness on global issues. Selected participants will have the opportunity to learn from global industry leaders through interactive workshops and small-group breakout sessions. The teens will also be assigned a Global Citizen Year mentor throughout the summit experience in order to apply their newly acquired global perspectives. By bringing together exemplary participants across the chapter network, the Innovators Forum provides a distinctive educational experience, one geared both to the students’ exceptional abilities and their need for peers who share a similar passion for learning.
Date: October 8-11, 2021
First Tee’s Reach
Our chapter is one of many in the First Tee network. First Tee is reaching young people in all 50 states and select international locations on golf courses, in elementary schools and through other youth-serving organizations.
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V4: 12 Months, 8 Books and Counting
A year ago we launched V4 to the world. It was the culmination of many man hours of work throughout the Design Studio, and the entire company. It was fair to say that like all new products that we release there was a mix of excitement and trepidation about how it would be received, especially given the (literally) game changing nature of V4. Now we find ourselves 12 months down the track with tens of thousands of games having been played and more tweets, comments and posts than we could ever hope to track, as well as small mountain of books and models in the hands of new players. We wanted to take a assessment on where V4 sits right now and where we thought it was going, and of course share it with you, our community.
Where Did We Start
V4 was all about two things at its core; returning to Mid War, a period that we love but thanks to the in-depth coverage of Late and Early War had been left alone for so long. Secondly it was about making sure our Late and Early War players didn’t miss the opportunity to come on the V4 journey with us, whilst keeping all the armies they have lovingly built over the past decade.
Mid War
The Mid War Rulebook was our chance to return to the sands of North Africa and eventually the grassy steppes of the Eastern Front after so many years taking players on a journey from Normandy to Berlin, and the Blitzkrieg of Poland and France to Barbarossa and beyond. The Rulebook was specifically designed to solely focus on this period making Flames Of War and Mid War more accessible to new players (more on this later).
Along with the new rulebook we also released Desert Rats and Afrika Korps. These two books brought a core of the British and German armies from V2 up to date and included a wealth of options for players to try out. The Desert Rats book focused on the most mobile aspects of the British army with the Cruiser tanks and Motor Company, whilst Afrika Korps brought a mix Panzers and the unique Afrika Rifle Company to the game.
During the design work for V4 and these two books we were also aware that whilst we wanted to keep the range of options in these books straight forward for new or casual players, there still needed to be scope for existing gamers that longed for the mix of special rules and varieties of Formations found in previous Mid War books. This was where Command Cards came in. These optional packs gave us the scope to introduce a wider variety of options, including some too complex or niche to go in the Army Book.
As a team we are immensely proud of these three books and associated products but it would be fair to say we would have loved to include even more in them, such as Sherman tanks for the British and Panzergrenadiers for the Germans. Unfortunately, there is only so much design time available and only so many plastic kits we can make at any one time. Luckily tomorrow is another day and with V4 here to stay we were able to plan for these in the future.
The Flames Of War, 1939-41 and 1944-45 Rulebook and Special Rules and Warriors, 1939-41 and 1944-45 Book
That is clearly quite a mouthful, so let’s just refer to them as the Early and Late War Rulebooks…
As gamers we found ourselves wanting to move from the old V3 rules to new and much more streamlined V4 rules but saw all of the armies that we had built over the years and wanted to find some way to keep playing with them. The answer that immediately came to mind were these Early and Late War Rulebooks. These two books were given away for free to existing customers and enabled people to start playing V4 without having to buy a new book or any new models.
For our Veteran players this gave them the opportunity to keep playing with everything that had under V4 or stick with V3 and wait for us to work our way through Mid War when we would inevitably turn our attention back to the beaches of Normandy and beyond.
For our newer players wanting to skip Mid War and head straight in to the later years of the war they definitely proved to be a little confusing which is why we released Armies Of Late War.
Taking a critical look back at these two books, they achieved that we wanted them to do for our Veteran gamers, that being the chance to come along to V4. However, they did cause some confusion amongst some of our player base despite our best efforts to explain their purpose.
Americans, Italians and (coming soon) more British
Fighting First brought the mighty US Army back to Mid War (I still remember reading Old Ironsides cover to cover many years ago) and covered everything that a player needed to field a Rifle Company, Armoured Rifle Company or Tank Company on the battlefield. The feedback we received from players in the leadup to this book was amazing and it was certainly the best V4 book at the time.
Avanti gave us the chance to cover the Italians, an unfairly maligned army when it comes to histories treatment of their fighting prowess. Thinking back it is hard to remember if the Design Team were more excited about bringing the Italians into V4, or having the chance to make a plastic M14/41 tank and Semovete assault gun!
Next month sees the release of Armoured Fist. With so many new models to design, as well as so many options to cover for the British in North Africa we wanted to split them into two books. Armoured Fist gives us the chance now to add the heavy infantry tanks that have such a specialist role on the battlefield along with the much-requested Rifle Company and Sherman Company.
If you haven't done so yet you can check out Phil's notes on the new book here...
You can also find out about our offer for customers that have previously purchased Desert Rats here...
Plastics, El Alamein and Army Deals, Card Packs and Organised Play
The release of V4 has not been just about new books but a host of other products focused on making Flames Of War an easier proposition to get in to for the new or casual player. On the miniatures side we’ve kept up a staggering pace of plastics design with a new tank released almost every month since the start of V4, not to mention all of the new plastic guns and infantry.
To ensure the first steps into the Flames Of War hobby for new players is as easy as possible we made it a priority to ensure that we had a starter set that was easily accessible and covered all the basics of getting into Flames Of War. Whilst many Veteran gamers loved Open Fire and its pile of figures, the new El Alamein box was welcomed as a straight forward way to start playing the game. The Army Deals that have been subsequently released with each book have also been focused on providing a great foundation to begin playing.
In response to requests from our existing players that were dusting off old armies after years of sitting in a cupboard we released Unit Card Packs for each Army Book. For these veterans wanting to come back it was as simple as picking up a rulebook, a Unit Card Pack and (optionally) the Army Book. All they needed to supply was the army, opponent and a place to play.
Lastly, we have taken the first steps down the path of providing players (and retailers) with more support when it comes to Organised Play. For those people that have not come across this concept it is really about giving people a reason to go to their local store or club and just play some games. For the more competitive players there is the chance to even win some cool gamer swag that isn’t available anywhere else.
Armies Of Late War
Armies Of Late War (AOLW) deserves a special mention all of its own as this was not a product on our original plan. Instead it came about as a direct result of feedback from customers, both retailers and players looking for a simple way to play Late War without having to go through the process of converting an army over from a V3 book. It was also designed to help the newer players wanting to play V4 that didn’t have the same interest or passion (yet) for the Mid War period that we are currently focused on.
AOLW took some of the most common, core, or interesting lists from the V3 books and V4-ised them. It converted all of the model stats over from V3 to V4 using the same process as prescribed in the Early and Late War Rulebooks, whilst integrating the changes made during Early and Late War Update.
For those people wanting to field a list not covered it was still possible to use the V3 books and manually update them, but for the rest of us looking to run a simple option it ticked the box.
So What Does The Future Hold?
From El Alamein to Kursk and back again
As previously mentioned next month sees the release of Armoured Fist, then afterwards we take a short diversion back to 1985 with the release of Free Nations for our Team Yankee players.
However later in the year we head back to the Eastern Front with the release of Iron Cross and Enemy At The Gates, two new books focusing on the fighting in and around Stalingrad. These books will be filled with city fighting flavour, plenty of new models and some large plastic city ruins that will knock your socks off!
The Eastern Front gets a second bite at the cherry when we cross over to 1943 and the Battle of Kursk. Two more books covering the Germans Panzergrenadiers and late armour options verses the Soviets that can count on support from the west with Lend-Lease equipment and their own late designs (like SU-85 assault guns and T-70 tanks).
Last (but certainly not least) on our list is a Paratrooper book that Wayne is about to start work on shortly and also the Axis Allies, the Finns, Hungarians and Romanians. They are definitely on our plan but with so much ground to cover there is still a way to go for our diehard Axis Ally players.
Forces Of War
Forces Of War V4 (and Team Yankee) is coming. The changes to the way that armies are now built, combined with a desire to make sure that the new Forces was developed in the way we wanted meant it has taken longer to get to this point.
Forces will start by covering the latest books and then progressively move backwards through the book catalogue.
Continued Community Engagement
This has been a hot topic of discussion around the Flames Of War community and if we you have been keeping up with current events you will know about our plans to transition from the old forum to Facebook. Much like the move away from Yahoo Groups many years ago this has been subject to a little controversy but we intent to prove via our actions that the Design Team are more accessible now than ever before. Just try tagging some of us and see what happens…
Another thing we did this past year was the Early and Late War Update. Recognising that the conversion from of V3 books over to V4 resulted in some oddities we engaged with the players to review if a solution was required, and then what the best solution would be. It was great to be able to approach our players and come up with a solution that (for the most part) fixed players concerns.
Finally, and this is one of our favourites, we have been able to get that little bit closer to the community through our regular product live launches. There is something satisfying about inviting people (virtually) in to the office to share in the excitement we have each time a book comes out. We are currently dreaming up some new ways to keep you entertained every couple of months as a new book comes out.
Still Reading?
So there you have it, in a nutshell that’s a quick look back at the past year and the launch of Version 4. Hopefully V4 had something for everyone, changed the way people saw (and played) Flames Of War, gave people a chance to try out new things or dust off old armies, and laid the groundwork for another exciting few years as we continue to build on the success that is V4.
The next 12 months is going to be even busier than the past twelve so hold on tight, it’s going to be one heck of a ride.
~The Battlefront Team
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A stage that has always combined business and culture, making the history of design and furniture of yesterday, today and tomorrow. And which presents itself to the world with an offer of the highest quality products divided into three stylistic types: Classic, which draws on the values of tradition, craftsmanship and mastery in the art…
News and EventsBy Admin 11/01/2021
The appointment with the Salone del Mobile is back and this year awaits you in the Rho Fiera Milano exhibition center with a slight advance, from 4 to 9 April 2017, open to operators every day from h. 9.30 to 18.30, and on Saturdays and Sundays also to the public. The formula of the event…
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The 55th edition of the Salone del Mobile . The Salone del Mobile is a showcase of innovation and business. Three collateral events dedicated respectively to the philosophies of living, to classic furniture and to finishes for architecture, as well as a short film by Matteo Garrone. A must for the sector, which brings the…
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Chiude con successo la 54a edizione del Salone del Mobile: il ritrovato ottimismo delle aziende del settore. Si chiude il Salone del Mobile a Milano con un totale di 310.840 visitatori 310.840 visitatori 310.840 visitatori, confermando l’andamento dell’edizione 2013, anno in cui si sono svolte le biennali dedicate alla luce e all’ufficio. Nelle due giornate…
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The 3rd International Exhibition ‘INTERIOR MEBEL’ took place in the capital of Ukraine, Kiev, from 19 till 23 February, 2014. Over 290 companies, both manufacturers and sellers of Furniture, Lighting and Interior Decoration from Italy, Germany, France, Spain, UK, Portugal, Lithuania and the USA took part in this event.
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The first edition of MADE expo WorldWide, from 15 to October 18, 2014 in the prestigious district of Moscow Crocus Expo 2, recorded positive results shown by the public’s attracted to a thorough and targeted offer qualitative inserted in Saloni WorldWide. Insiders and journalists have been present for 10 years at the Saloni went to the fair to…
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Tim Dowling: something very weird is going on with my neighbour’s cat | Family
1 month ago 1 second ago
I wake up in the dark, exactly three minutes before my alarm is meant to go off. There is something so crushing about this that I let out an exasperated moan.
“What’s wrong?” my wife says, rolling over.
“It’s morning, that’s what’s wrong,” I say.
By the time I have checked my email, dressed and brushed my teeth, my wife is sitting up in bed looking at her phone. I raise the blinds, but the sky outside is charcoal grey – the room seems to darken further.
“Ugh,” she says. “Will you turn on the lights?” I press the switch by the door.
“Not that much,” she says. I turn the lights down. “More,” she says.
“Say when,” I say. The room goes dark.
“That’s off!” she says.
“Make up your mind,” I say, turning the lights back up.
“Too bright!” she says. “Stop gaslighting me!”
“Actually that film is probably due for an update,” I say. “Same idea, but with a dimmer switch.”
“Yes, why don’t you go and write it,” she says.
By the time I cross the garden to my office shed, there is a new email: a post from the neighbourhood forum I joined when we moved in three years ago. It says: “Whoever put a collar on my cat, please don’t.”
I usually delete these updates unread (I get four a day) because they’re an unwelcome reminder that the world is a petty and vindictive place, where people park inconsiderately and steal each other’s garden waste bins. But this post seems to tell quite a story. You think you own a cat, but then it comes back with a new collar and a bell. Maybe it was never yours!
It’s disappointing, if unsurprising, to find that few of the replies are sympathetic. One neighbour says that if the cat still has the collar on, it must like it. The implication is clear: the cat has made its choice.
Outside, five parakeets and a magpie are fighting over access to two bird feeders, while a pigeon below hoovers up scattered seed. Wings flap aggressively; the feeders swing on their chains. It’s like Morrisons on Christmas Eve morning, but for birds.
My computer pings: an email from my wife, with a link to an estate agent’s listing for a small house in the country. This is her new hobby: pretending we are moving, even though we’ve just moved. My coffee is cold. I return to the kitchen.
“I just sent you something!” my wife shouts. I step round the sitting room door to find her at her computer.
“I didn’t look at it,” I say.
“Here,” she says, clicking on a picture of a front room with a sliver of sea view.
“Nice,” I say.
“This is just me fantasising,” she says.
“I know,” I say, but I think: that’s what you said about Acton.
“It would need a lot of work, but I don’t mind that,” she says.
“Did you see ‘whoever put a collar on my cat, please don’t’?” I say.
“Is this you changing the subject?” she says.
“No,” I say, “I just wondered if… is that as bright as your screen goes?”
“I don’t know,” she says. “Just look at the pictures.”
“I can barely make them out,” I say, reaching across to press a key with a large sun symbol on it. The computer screen brightens incrementally.
“Leave it,” my wife says, slapping my hand.
“This woman,” I say. “One day her cat comes in with a collar, where before there was no collar.”
“That’s nothing,” my wife says, recounting a much more dramatic story in which disputed cat ownership resulted in thousands of pounds in legal fees.
“Anyway, I have to work,” I say.
“I’m not planning anything,” she says, scrolling. “Just getting my eye in.”
Back in my office, I open a blank page on my computer screen, and stare. I imagine a scene – an opening scene: two men, one a qualified electrician, stand in an attic.
Of course I can install it, says the electrician, but why would you want the dimmer switch up here?
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The Most Comfortable Pants to Travel in This Holiday Season
By Whitney Perry
Marc Piasecki
As holiday travel begins to pick up and you find yourself constantly on the move (and, more often than not, in a rush), the last thing you want is to be uncomfortable or distracted by what you're wearing. That's why "airport style" has become synonymous with clothing that's cozy and uncomplicated: athleisure, leggings, joggers, sweatpants, sweatshirts.
Even jet-setting celebrities, who expect to be photographed coming in and out of the airport, have embraced the look. While there are still plenty of travelers—famous or not—who arrive to their gate dressed to the nines, you'll likely come across more sweatsuits at boarding than anywhere else. What this particular type of dressing, celebrity or otherwise, teaches us is that wearing your most comfortable pants to travel doesn't necessarily mean you have to look like you went straight from a weekend-long Netflix marathon on your couch to Terminal A.
Celebrities will pair cozy elements with tailored blazers, statement outerwear, designer bags, and other pieces that elevate the whole outfit. For instance, Rihanna turned a pair of white drawstring sweatpants into the foundation for a monochromatic look, topping it with a loose-fit tank, denim jacket, and teddy coat in similar hues.
Sure, their fashion credentials have been hotly debated over the years, but sweatpants are still the item we reach for when we just want to be comfortable. And that's certainly true during holiday travel. Sweatpants-adjacent bottoms, though, like slim-fit joggers are a nice alternative if you want something more polished. Take it from Zendaya, who wore a pair with a more structured blazer-moto jacket hybrid as she arrived for a flight.
As athleisure really took off among fashion fans, there was also a wave of nostalgia-fueled trends reintroducing themselves into our wardrobes. That's how track pants became a popular comfortable style among the celebrity set, particularly for travel. Adriana Lime styled hers with a blazer and a tight cross-body bag across her torso.
Another major runway trend that lends itself to airport style? Bike shorts. We've seen them styled with diamonds, with designer sneakers, with color-blocked coats.... Kim Kardashian West even wore them to the airport, with an oversized T-shirt and chunky sneakers, making yet another case for their versatility.
No matter what your ideal travel outfit looks like, you can trust celebrity airport style on one thing: These comfortable pants won't let you down.
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Has the pandemic put an end to slut-shaming?
By Chloe Laws
Social Media Editor, who loves to write about periods, feminism and body-image. A connoisseur of hot sauce and memes.
Is it just me, or has everyone been *really* thirsty lately? Searches for sex toys have increased by 72% since lockdown began, we all lost our absolute sh*t over Connell from Normal People and his chain, and people are getting VERY creative with virtual sex parties popping up all over the place.
This, in itself, isn't that surprising. We are all stuck at home, with oodles of time to explore our bodies. Orgasms are the cheapest and easiest self-care practice available. And with casual sex off the table, it's the classic wanting what you can't have. It's human nature to be horny. What is surprising is that the *way* we talk about sex is changing.
Consciously or not, people are embracing the sex-positive movement. But, before we go any further, what exactly is 'sex-positivity'? I like to think I've become a bit of an expert, leading workshops and events on the topic - so, this is what it means to me:
An understanding that sex is a healthy and natural part of life, that should be stigma-free.
That all sex is good sex, if consensual. This is a kink-shaming free space, please.
sex is for pleasure, not just procreation.
Ruby Stevenson, a sex educator, agrees: "Humans are a horny bunch, I don't think that's changed recently. But I think the increased visibility of the sex-positive movement helps people feel less guilty about embracing their pleasure, and the lockdown gives us ample time to do a lot of embracing!"
Alix Fox, a writer and broadcaster who specialises in ‘decently indecent’ sex ed and the sex expert for Superdrug, thinks this might be down to the 'Apocalypso Effect': "when everything is breaking down and going crazy, they decide to use this as a justification or opportunity for hedonism – partying, silliness and yes, sex – with the reasoning “Well, if everything’s doomed anyway, I might as well go out with a (literal) bang. They essentially decide to go down swinging…perhaps via a virtual group sex party!”.
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Every woman I know has been called a slut, whore, or slag: it doesn't matter if you're a virgin, a lover of casual sex, or somewhere in the middle. Women are slut-shamed. You're dammed if you do, and dammed if you don't. Why? Because a patriarchal society thrives on controlling women's agency and their bodies. Social media has made it even easier for women to be slut-shamed- incels, trolls, and sexist people can hide behind fake profiles, tearing down women for simply existing. Consequences have been removed. Those people are still around, of course. The pandemic hasn't wiped out sexism. But it's not as loud as before - it's been balanced out by sex-positive voices, which are growing and growing in numbers.
Alix agrees: "Events like mass sickness can also make some individuals more conscious of their own mortality. This heightened awareness that life is short can prompt them to become more urgent and less concerned about the possible shame of opening up regarding their sexual desires, because their priority becomes hurrying to tick everything they want to off their own personal 'F*ck Bucket List". If the sales of a 10-piece Beginners’ Bondage Set from Bondara, which have skyrocketed by 4541%, is anything to go by - Alix could be onto something here.
Talking about sex publicly can feel dangerous; as a woman, you have to weigh up whether it's worth the potential danger. In a recent GLAMOUR survey, we found that 53% of our readers won't even say the word masturbation. But, the less we talk, the greater the shame is. Shame around sex will continue to persist if it goes unchallenged. The onus is (unfairly) on women to change a society they didn't create, and don't benefit from. But, as we've learned time and time again - if not us, who? If not now, when?
I have friends who would never normally talk about sex openly, posting about how horny Normal People has made them. My Instagram stories are full of women posting photos of their new sex toy hauls. Hundreds of women have created new accounts on OnlyFans. The pandemic has broken down societal barriers: "We’re all having to operate and communicate differently during lockdown. In many ways life is less private - we’re suddenly having to show our bloody bosses our living rooms on Zoom, and there are a tonne more novel uncomfortable moments as we learn how to navigate the cringe-y oops-I-interrupted-you time lags of video calls, and deal with the challenges of being cooped up." says Alix.
Adding that "we are collectively going through things that make us feel vulnerable and awkward, but learning to talk about how these make us feel, and what we can do to feel better about them, is helping. It follows that many of us might begin to open up more about other previously private things that often feel vulnerable and awkward, and start chatting about them in a more constructive, radically honest way...like SEX. Sex is part of being human, and arguably we have never before been in touch with our shared humanity more than now."
There's a quiet sexual revolution happening, people. And it's sex-positive.
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Solo sex, oral sex, group sex, al fresco sex, staircase sex, heterosexual sex, homosexual sex, loving sex, passionate sex - I could go on.
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Circle the Wagons
Did Josh Allen just become the GOAT before our very eyes?
By Coleman Bentley
Bryan M. Bennett
There’s no quarterback in the NFL that confounds the armchair experts and daytime TV bobbleheads quite like Josh Allen. Coming out of Wyoming, he had Uncle Rio’s arm and handsize bigger than Big Sky country. He also couldn’t hit the broadside of a barn running a three-yard slant. In his first season with the Bills, he replaced Nathan Peterman, a move that will make anyone look good by comparison, and mostly avoided using said arm at all costs. In his second, he led the Bills to a 10-win season and playoff berth . . . while also taking 38 sacks, fumbling the ball 14 times, and being the guy the Bills won in spite of as often as because of.
This season, however, Allen has taken the leap. Through 13 weeks, he’s thrown 28 touchdowns to nine interceptions, completed nearly 70% of his passes, and led the Bills to the cusp of their first AFC East title in 25 years. With the addition of an elite wide receiver in Stefon Diggs, the "developing quarterback" has developed, but it wasn’t until Sunday night, under the white-hot lights of primetime where the Bills usually struggle, that Allen finally, officially became The Man. Ladies and gentleman of Western New York, this is your quarterback.
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That’s Josh Allen addressing his guys before Sunday night’s game against the (then) one-loss Pittsburgh Steelers. An hour before, Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster could be found dancing on the Buffalo Bills’ midfield logo in what has become one of football's dumbest new traditions.
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But instead of getting mad or starting some stupid pregame pushy fight, Allen stepped into the huddle and got even. “Let them do all the talking and all the f—ing dancing.” he said. “We do the f—ing work.”
Boy oh boy, they grow up so fast.
The Bills would go on to 26-15 in a game where they never had to get out of third gear. Allen would throw for 238, two touchdowns, and one pick, but the stats were merely incidental. The true arrival moment was in the tunnel before the game, when he became The Dude for the whole football world to see . . . including one Jim Kelly. You don’t have to believe us, but you damn well better believe him.
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