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Just a look back to last night when we were joined in Club Taltal by the Chavez family. If you have ever used the hardware shop near Hotel Gali, you might have met them – they own it. Also, their family run Hotel Gali. When Brendan Burke was after a bag of cement many years ago to build Alan Craig’s monument, he got to know them and they have been good friends ever since – he is not allowed to stay in a hotel when in Taltal, he has to stay with them.
And so we learned that in June 2013, it had snowed in Taltal, with snow lying on the hill tops and stopping traffic coming in from R5 from Antofagasta. No wonder the Eulychnia looked a little worse for wear! Apparently this was the first snow in more than 60 years.
Also it has been extremely and unusually dry, without any rains here since March. Until Saturday night when I was woken up by the sound of a good old English downpour on the tin roofs. I thought I could see lightening, but instead of the sound of thunder, I heard the commotion of folks running round (presumably with torches) reporting leaks and finding buckets to place under the affected areas.
All was dry again by the time we went to breakfast, an early start, as we were off to Botija where JYC could put another four ticks against his Copiapoa checklist. It’s still a long drive, even though asphalt extends to 18 km north of Paposo. Why stop there?
We had left Nessy (our Nissan Xtrail) at home, accepting lifts from Brendan & Osvaldo (JYC) and Bart (me) in the 4x4s in the hope that we could drive in again. The track had deteriorated since 2010 and there were some hard scrapes, but we managed to get to within 400 m of the ‘T-junction’, before a massive stone ‘threshold’, over 3 ft high, blocked our way. Where had that come from? Not carried by water! A rumble?
I just relaxed sitting between the Copiapoa solaris and C. calderana ssp atacamensis plants, watching JYC with his studies of Copiapoa and sliding down hills, while resting my own aching knees and ankles. Old timers? The others had headed off towards the south. It seemed a good idea to stroll back towards the mouth of the Quebrada so that Jonathan could take a closer look at C. decorticans and C. ahremephiana. We actually managed to find a few plants that we could get close enough to, to touch, rather than just capture them with the aid of a 300 mm zoom lens. Amazing how the climb to the plants is always easy, while the return trip can be very slow and treacherous.
Every C. ahremephiana I showed JYC added another dilemma to his understanding of the genus. Surely this plant was a C. haseltoniana? and surely that one was a C. calderana? But how could they be heads on the same plant? Those of us who’ve been here will have seen this and done that. Things become a little easier back home when seed collected in habitat at least produces plants that are consistent in appearance. So clearly, the different appearances in habitat on one plant are due to environmental issues – it did seem that there was some consistency in the appearance of heads on the north side of plants that differed to those growing on the south side.
In 2001 we had stopped here not knowing where exactly we were as we travelled from San Pedro de Atacama to Taltal. Marlon Machado & I compared notes later and both of us had noted ‘two small Copiapoa species growing along the track, one looking like a tiny C. haseltoniana, the other like a different ‘sp.’ When we returned a few days later with Rudolf Schulz & Attila Kapitany, were were amazed to learn that this was the famous Quebrada Botija and that the one species that grew at the mouth of the Quebrada had not yet been named and was known simply as Copiapoa sp. Botija 1, while C. decorticates was sp. Botija 2.
Just as we wondered about strolling back towards the cars, they appeared in view – excellent timing. Although we all had a great day and were excited about what we had seen, sitting on the sunny side of the car, being rocked by the ripio track, it took no time at all before my snoring joined in with sound of the car’s engine.
Back in the hotel, we had time to download images and change as we had been invited to the home of Osvaldo Snr and his wife Marie for a BBQ. There seems to be very little time for anything like shopping and laundry. Today’s images were filed as follows
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So tomorrow we’ll have a 10 a.m. start and have an easier day, taking a ride to the top of Mt Perales. Osvaldo Snr, a building contractor, was responsible for the erection of the radio masts and constructing the track to the top. Why did he not build a nice smooth asphalt road and a coffee shop / ice cream parlour at the top?! Budget constraints!
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Book Review: The Book of V
The lives of three fiercely driven women intersect and overlap through time and space in Anna Solomon’s enthralling new novel.
The Book of V begins in present-day Park Slope, Brooklyn, with Lily reading her young daughters the story of Esther in preparation for the Purim carnival. Lily rushes through the story because it’s bedtime, and she’s impatient with the story, anyway:
“Really all you need to know, and all anyone ever remembers anyway, is that the second queen, Esther, is the hero.”
Lily, 46, is married to Adam, who used to be married to Viri. Lily gave up her career so Adam could pursue a plum job opportunity. Influenced both by her feminist mother, Ruth, and the stay-at-home moms pushing strollers in Park Slope, Lily struggles to define herself:
“[Lily] is too old to still believe that she’s going to somehow wind up being someone she hasn’t already become. She is not a writer or a professor or a singer-songwriter or an adulteress, she is, by choice, a second wife and mother and homemaker … if she is not Esther precisely (Esther saves her people; who—whom—is Lily supposed to save???) she will be Esther in spirit. The heroine.The second but lasting queen. A natural, if not terribly sexy, beauty. A virtuous, if not mysterious, wife.”
The story shifts to Washington, D.C., in the early 1970s, when the scandals of Richard Nixon were unfolding and “a veil of distraction fell over the capital’s swampy fortress and a lustiness took hold, an appetite for drink and women uncommon even among that time and people.”
Senator Alexander Kent of Rhode Island is known for his wild parties and good scotch. His wife, Vee, came from political royalty herself and is the dutiful wife who manages the household and serves as hostess of the legendary parties. She endures her husband’s sexual forcefulness, even knowing that spousal rape is “a thing” from the women’s group she attends once a month.
When Alex humiliates her for the final time in front of a room of political bigwigs, she flees to the home of her childhood friend Rosemary, married to Philip, who is Jewish:
“Vee has met Philip twice, and though what Rosemary said about him is true—he appears modern, and doesn’t strike a person as religious—he does have an obviously dark, foreign appearance… Rosemary is brave, Vee thinks, dabbing a bit of lipstick that’s bunched on her top lip. But that doesn’t rule out the possibility that her marriage was a mistake.”
From Washington, D.C., we are transported to a palace in Persia, surrounded by brown tents belonging to a community of wanderers. The year is 462 BCE. We meet Marduk, uncle of a 17-year-old orphan named Esther, who lives with him and his family. When the palace announces a search for a new queen, Marduk delivers an unwilling Esther to the palace gates. Detained in a waiting area along with dozens of primping women, she is subjected to a seemingly endless array of beauty treatments:
“They don’t just soak in oil for a few hours, or exfoliate their heels with razor blades, or spend days practicing the art of hair towers. They spend months doing these things, scraping and scrubbing, oiling and perfuming though it’s never clear, on any given day, if this will be the day that the king at last wants to see them.”
Unlike the other girls, who are desperate to catch the king’s interest, Esther yearns to be set free. As we know from the Biblical story, the king is smitten by Esther’s natural beauty and chooses her over all the others.
Solomon deconstructs and embellishes the Esther story, interjecting a bit of magical realism. In a departure from the traditional story, Solomon’s Esther is not deferential but bold, with unusual abilities, like a superhero. Repulsed by the king, who is portrayed as a passive dishrag of a man, Esther stealthily lays out a plan to save her people.
In parallel stories, beautifully told in Solomon’s magnificent prose, Lily, Vee, and Esther all share a common thread of self-discovery. Each stands on the precipice of revelation as she resists being defined and diminished by men. Each is poised to shake off the yoke of male domination and traditional women’s roles.
Although there are several V’s in the book, I suspect the V in the title refers to Queen Vashti, once married to the king but banished for not providing his highness with an heir. The traditional telling of the story has no use for Vashti after her banishment, but Solomon sees it differently.
With its engrossing blend of historical and contemporary fiction, The Book of V is certain to find its rightful place on the bookshelves of feminist literature.
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There are a number of stories as to why this tower is so deeply embedded in the earth – stories of earth elementals trapping it by raising the land around it; of epic castings of transmute rock to mud sinking it; and of course that some potent deity smashed it into the ground as punishment (perhaps the wizard who first built the tower shouldn’t have named their latest spell “Thor’s Wimpy Comeback”?)
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But here it is… all eleven remaining levels (some significantly less intact than others) of the sunken tower. Based on the debris and structure, it can be surmised that there were another two to six levels above the ruined crest of the current structure at some point.
This map is based on a request from Kurt LaRue, one of the supporters of my Patreon campaign. I try to post a call for requests a few…
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“We have determined providing this support would negatively impact the readiness of the DCNG and have negative effects on the organization and members.”
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The Pentagon denied DC Mayor Muriel Bowser’s request to activate the National Guard to help with the influx of illegal immigrants to the city.
A senior defense official on Friday told Fox News that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin “has declined to approve the DCHSEMA request for DCNG to provide personnel and the DC Armory to assist the NGO, SAMU First Response, with transportation and reception of migrants arriving in the D.C. area.
“We have determined providing this support would negatively impact the readiness of the DCNG and have negative effects on the organization and members,” the official said. “We understand SAMU First Response has received grant funding through FEMA’s Emergency Food and Shelter Program, and has indicated that sufficient EFSP funds exist at this point to provide migrant assistance.”
Bowser has complained for weeks about the numerous buses from Texas with illegal immigrants.
Bowser’s rhetoric has “caused tensions” inside the White House, with the administration releasing a bland statement:
Reuters reported Thursday that the comments and her requests had caused tensions with the White House. Officials had disagreed with her portrayal of a “crisis” — a word the administration has shied away from when discussing the border — and described her request as unnecessary.
A White House official told Fox News Digital: “We have had constructive conversations with Mayor Bowser and her team, and are committed to working with her and her team just as we do effectively with other local leaders.”
The letters Bowser sent to President Joe Biden and Secretary of Defense Austin cracked me up. I picked out a few classic lines in my post about the letters:
Well, Bowser wants DC to be a sanctuary city and donates a lot of money to groups that want to help illegals stay in America.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott invited Bowser and New York City Mayor Eric Adams to the border and see the border crisis in person. NYC and DC are major cities, while the small towns along the border are overwhelmed.
Abbott has invested a lot of Texas resources towards the crisis and asked the Biden administration for help.
Adams rejected the invitation, calling it a photo op for Abbott. I don’t know if Bowser said anything.
We all know why Adams and Bowser won’t go to the border.
Absent the National Guard, perhaps Bowser (or NYC Mayor Adams) will now travel to border communities to see how leaders with problems an order of magnitude bigger deal with them. I won’t hold my breath waiting.
Instead of asking for the National Guard, she should ask for some of that baby formula to be shipped from the border. Demand 10 gallons with every bus load. Win win.
On one hand, you’re operating a safe haven for criminals and you’re not getting any sympathy from me.
On the other hand, I’m confused. I thought that the Mayor of D.C. had the same authority over the D.C. Guard that any governor had over their state National Guard as regards “local emergencies.” Am I mistaken or was she asking for them to be nationalized and called up?
I haven’t looked it up, but since DC is not a state and she is not a governor, she would have no direct authority over the National Guard.
If I’m wrong, so be it. I thought D.C. was a special case where the mayor had that authority.
Politely as possible…no and DC needs to be destroyed and start over anyways. It is a dysfunctional cancer on the region.
According to wikipedia, the DCNG chain of command runs straight from their commanding general and the SecDef to the President.
More than willing to acknowledge if I’m mistaken.
The feds did the only thing they could have done in this case. If you send troops to a Blue city more than 1000 miles from the border, how many troops will you have to send to Red states like Texas or Arizona to stave off charges of political favoritism?
Charges of political favoritism is what they want, along with examples of it.
Mayor Bowser has an opportunity to solve this crisis and show everyone how the Democrats do it. I wish her much success.
Wait, didn’t Adams and Bowser proudly proclaim that their respective cities were sanctuary cities and that illegals were always welcome?
Now that they have skin in the game we find out what they’re made of?
btw, Gracie Mansion has lots of empty rooms. And, Muriel, open up YOUR house.
We know what happened to Gracie Mansion in “The Camp of the Saints”.
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They are not migrants. Just stop.
You can’t just ask for the National Guard. You have to plan ahead and clean out a parking garage for them to sleep in.
Why clean out the garage? They are soldiers and should be able handle hardship.
Are advocating that no planning for housing, feeding, medical care, water, hygiene is necessary and that Soldiers should just suck it up because the are Soldiers?
That seems like a all inclusive pass on responsible and prudent planning. Moreover, it’s a volunteer Force. The Soldiers you deliberately mistreat will not reenlist, other Soldiers observing this mistreatment from afar might not either. Then there’s the impact on recruiting, why would anyone join up to be shit on?
They didn’t have any choice, really. If they had given Bowser (wow, what an appropriate name…) what she wanted they’d have had to fess up that their lack of immigration enforcement is a problem.
What does she think the problem is? Isn’t DC a sanctuary city?
That was a theoretical commitment. Now that the sanctuary pledge is becoming a reality with actual consequences they no longer derive cost free virtue. They now have to earn their virtue like everyone else.
So they wouldn’t throw Bowser a bone. Boo hoo!
Maybe she should think before support and running sanctuary cities.
Be careful what you wish for. You might get it. And she is getting it good.
It’s 1700 miles from DC to McAllen, TX. Maybe Bowser thought that would be far enough to declare, “We’re a sanctuary city!” without actually being a sanctuary for illegal aliens.
“But the Governors or Texas and Arizona are making a political statement to the federal government, and instead, their actions are having direct impacts on city and regional resources in ways that are unsustainable.”
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The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association’s request to have their case against the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate has been denied.
No Rehearing for ELD Court Case
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On September 13, 2016 the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments from OOIDA against the FMCSA, DOT, and ELD mandate. The three-judge panel voted unanimously in favor to keep the ELD mandate in place with their final decision issued on October 31, 2016. OOIDA later filed a motion for a rehearing on December 14, 2016. Complete coverage of the court hearing can be read here.
What Could Happen Next?
With the rehearing denied by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, OOIDA has one legal option left: to take their lawsuit to the Supreme Court (the highest court in the U.S.). In order for the case to be heard by the Supreme Court, OOIDA first needs to convince 50% (4 out of 8) of the Justices to hear the lawsuit.
Hearing Had Been Denied Once Already
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OOIDA has already attempted to have a similar case heard at the Supreme Court level. Back in March 2016, OOIDA filed a lawsuit against the mandate on behalf of Mark Elrod and Richard Pingel, two owner-operator association members. This case argued that the ELD mandate was in violation of 4th Amendment rights to driver privacy. The Supreme Court denied hearing this case.
OOIDA has said that they are planning on taking the case to the Supreme Court but have not released a date on when they will. OOIDA hopes to work with the incoming Trump administration to review the rule. It’s important to note that the administration responsible for pushing the mandate forward (back in 2012) had heavy Republican support.
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WHO would ever have thought that naming a car after a desert dwelling nomadic tribe from South West Iran would bring Nissan sales success they had probably hitherto only dreamed of.
But the Qashqai did just that.
it brings together in one package the best of all worlds: the fun-to-drive dynamic abilities more usually associated with conventional passenger cars as well as the tough stance, excellent interior packaging and commanding seating position of an SUV.
Qashqai’s appeal shows in its outstanding reception in the marketplace – since launch in March 2007, it’s turned into one of the fastest selling models in their long history.
Now there’s an all-new version to freshen it up for the sales race ahead as more and more manufacturers realise there’s money to be had by sticking a decent crossover in their sales brochure.
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It’s got the looks that mark it out as an SUV, but with just two wheel drive it won’t take you many places that a full on SUV will tackle with ease.
It takes up just about the same space on the road as a Ford Focus and that’s it’s real appeal – it’s a big hatchback with the practicalities of an off roader, in that it has the ability to swallow your average family, their luggage, the obligatory dog and a few boxes if needed in its adaptable interior. And there’s plenty oddment storage for added convenience.
The ride quality has to my mind always been good but that hasn’t stopped them tweaking the suspension to make comfort that little bit better and the Qashqai itself a touch more responsive to steering inputs.
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Clutch and gearbox are very light in use, making it easy for anyone to drive, and the 1.5 litre diesel engine in our test model was a free revving unit that made a mockery of any jibes that ‘diesels are slow and lumbering”. None of it – this one rated highly in the user friendly stakes, responsive and relatively economical in the same breath.
Got nowhere near the claimed combined figure of 74.3, mind you, as a week under scrutiny means you’re not driving all over the place at 56mph with the aircon off, but just shy of 50 was acceptable.
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Qashqai is a credit to Nissan’s Britishness. It was designed in London, developed down the road at Cranfield and is built in Sunderland. A British Japanese car that’s been an undoubted success.
I admit was a bit underwhelmed by the five seater Qashqai when it was originally launched. Worthy but lacking that vital spark, it did its job getting you from A to B but didn’t inspire you to just get in and drive it.
But this one’s different. The longer wheelbase turns it into a vehicle that has a more user friendly ride quality, much better than before for those inside, as well as more user-friendly family attributes.
Over 1 million sales since launch says so…….
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As far back as our collective memory extends, we've been mesmerised by the dance of the planets across our skies. Even now, despite all our knowledge and technology, their basic movements can still surprise and captivate us.
The waltz between Earth and Venus around the Sun has been doing just that, for centuries - and it certainly does make a stunning pattern.
This viral gif, posted by Matthew Henderson on Tumblr, plots the midpoint between the two planets through time - Venus in orange and Earth in blue - as they follow their usual paths around the Sun.
As Henderson explains in the caption, "eight Earth years are roughly equal to 13 Venus years, meaning the two planets approximately trace out this pattern with 5-fold symmetry as they orbit the Sun."
The beautiful animation is based on data from University of Wisconsin geoscientist Steven Dutch, who created an interactive graphic in 2012, demonstrating how Venus's closest orbital points to Earth, over eight years, map out the points of a "remarkable, but not perfect" pentagram in the sky.
"The orbits are approximated as circles, so this animation cannot be used for accurate predictions," Dutch stated.
All planets have elliptical orbits, making these diagrams simplified representations of the real deal. But they aren't radically far off, especially in Venus's case. Venus has the most circular orbit of any of the planets in our Solar System.
In a measure of eccentricity - how much an orbit deviates from a circle - Venus scores 0.007, whereas Mercury, with the most elliptical planetary orbit in our Solar System, has an eccentricity of 0.21. This measurement is the ratio between a planet's farthest and nearest orbital point from the Sun, and gives a sense of how elongated the ellipse is.
Earth's eccentricity is 0.0167, and the Sun isn't central to this ellipse - it's closer to one end.
Another factor that would slightly skew the perfect symmetry depicted in the diagrams is that Venus's orbit is at an angle of 3 degrees when compared to Earth's.
We also must note that in the gif animation, the 8/13 orbit ratio between the two planets is slightly off, too. For every eight years on Earth, Venus experiences 13.004 years, which means the entire pattern rotates over time, like it does in Dutch's original app.
But this idyllic five-fold symmetry is also observed when Earth is placed at the centre of the diagram (a geocentric perspective), known as the pentagram of Venus. Such patterns have fascinated professional and amateur astronomers for centuries - here's what the geocentric motion of Mars looks like, as drawn by Johannes Kepler back in 1609.
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The strange loops are not of Mars performing some sort of fancy orbital twirl, they're just how the movements appear to us relative to both Earth's and Mars's movements.
The apparent switching of directions occurs from our perspective when we overtake a planet or it overtakes us, while both planets still travel in the same direction around their orbit at different speeds.
This is known as apparent retrograde motion, and has long been used as fodder for superstitions like astrology, with the nonsensical problem of 'Mercury in retrograde' now having become a full-blown meme.
Of course, modern technology now allows us to visualise these orbital patterns across much greater stretches of time, like the pretty and chaotic examples you can see here. But the only thing these gravity-bound planetary movements reflect is that patterns are a fundamental part of nature. And beautiful to look at, too.
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Essential to psychosocial adjustment in early childhood and well beyond, children’s relations with their peers play a major role in their overall development. Promoting social and emotional competencies and intervening in cases of difficulty very early in life seems particularly effective for fostering positive experiences among children.
Peer relationships in early childhood are essential to concurrent and future psychosocial adjustment. Experienced through group activities or one-on-one friendships, they play an important role in children’s development, helping them to master new social skills and become acquainted with the social norms and processes involved in interpersonal relationships. This topic is of particular interest nowadays since a growing number of children are exposed to peers even before school age through daycare, and because most children interact with siblings who are about their age in the family context.
By age four at the latest, most children are able to have best friends and know which peers they like or dislike. However, between 5% and 10% of children experience chronic peer relationship difficulties, such as rejection and harassment. Early problems with peers can have a negative impact on the child’s later social and emotional development. Nevertheless, interventions targeting such difficulties seem to be especially effective when they are undertaken early in life.
There are a number of emotional, cognitive and behavioural skills developed in the first two years of life that help promote positive peer relations. These include managing joint attention, regulating emotions, inhibiting impulses, imitating another child’s actions, understanding cause-and-effect relationships, and developing language skills. Some external factors, such as children’s relationships with family members and their cultural or socioeconomic background, and individual factors, such as physical, intellectual, developmental or behavioural disabilities, may also influence young children’s peer experiences.
Children with disabilities, who are often impaired in several of the above-mentioned basic skills, tend to perform less well socially than their typically developing peers. In particular, children with very limited or no communication skills, limited social skills and/or limited motor skills tend to have inadequate (e.g. aggressive) behaviours, to interact less with peers, and as a result to be less well accepted by their peers.
Even in children who display no disabilities, one of the chief factors associated with peer relationship difficulties is behaviour. Children who are aggressive, hyperactive or withdrawn often face greater peer rejection.
The relationship between aggressive behaviour and the experience of peer rejection may vary according to gender, developmental period and peer group. For example, the aggression-rejection association is more marked in preschool or early school years than later in childhood. Aggressive children may also be more popular when they belong to a group of children who are supportive or neutral towards aggressive behaviours, and may not appear to have difficulties making friends among similarly aggressive friends.
Still, the absence of prosocial behaviour, rather than the presence of aggression, may promote peer rejection. Shy and withdrawn children also experience peer relationship difficulties, although these are more likely to occur later than the preschool years.
Over the short and medium term, problematic peer relations are associated with educational underachievement and low academic performance. Among other things, peer conflict and rejection can suppress children’s motivation for classroom activities. Children who have friends in the classroom and who are accepted by their peers are generally more motivated to participate.
Over the long term, early peer relationship difficulties are correlated with a variety of adjustment problems in adolescence and young adulthood, such as school dropout, delinquency and emotional problems, such as loneliness, depression and anxiety. Yet the evidence for long-term consequences of peer difficulties experienced in the preschool years is limited, as other potential causes (e.g. personal or environmental factors) have not been ruled out. However, risks of maladjustment in children with early behavioural and emotional problems appear to be exacerbated by peer rejection. Conversely, early friendships and positive relations with the peer group appear to protect at-risk children against later psychological problems.
Sibling relationships are a special kind of peer relationship, more intimate and likely to last longer than any other relationship in one’s lifetime. They provide an important context for the development of children’s understanding of others’ worlds, emotions, thoughts, intentions and beliefs. Frequent sibling conflicts during childhood are associated with poor adjustment later in life, including violent tendencies.
Two kinds of prevention programs designed to promote the social and emotional competencies of preschool children have shown positive impacts: universal programs, which are usually teacher-taught and directed toward the entire classroom to promote social learning and positive peer relations; and indicated programs, which focus on remediating skill deficits and reducing existing behavioural problems that may lead to peer difficulties in some children.
All preschoolers should be taught a range of skills that are associated with peer acceptance and that protect against peer rejection. In the preschool years, these include cooperative play skills, language and communication skills, emotional understanding and regulation, aggression control and social problem-solving skills. Universal programs have been designed to teach these skills, and it appears that preschool curricula that use skill presentation lessons (with modelling stories, puppets and pictures) and guided practice activities (role plays and games) to teach social-emotional skills in the classroom have positive impacts.
Key ingredients of effective indicated programs include coaching young children in cooperative play and communication skills, and providing generalization activities in the classroom context. These programs have proven to be effective for children with low peer acceptance or social-behavioural problems and developmental disabilities.
To promote positive peer experiences specifically in children with disabilities, inclusive programs taking place in a group of well-adapted children should be the educational placement of choice. In fact, disabled children often require systematic and individually planned interventions or teaching strategies to promote peer-related social competence, and a key feature that determines the success of these interventions is access to a socially competent group.
Children from low socioeconomic backgrounds or ethnic minorities also represent at-risk populations for peer difficulties. In the preschool years, peer play is a natural and dynamic context for bolstering the acquisition of important social competencies in these children, and interventions that are interwoven within this context have emerged as the most effective means for improving the peer interactions of these children. Developing and implementing interventions in partnership with early childhood educators and children’s families enhances their relevance for children from diverse cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Intervention programs addressing problematic sibling relationships are in their infancy, but recent evidence suggests that social skills training can help reduce conflict between young siblings and increase their prosocial interactions. Interventions for parents focus on training them to mediate conflicts between their children rather than adjudicate for them. By structuring the negotiation process and yet leaving the final resolution in the hands of the children themselves, this kind of intervention aims not only to improve conflict outcomes but also to help children understand each other and develop constructive ways to resolve conflicts.
In both the United States and Canada, preschool education consists of a fragmented patchwork of programs with no national regulatory agency, organizational framework or support system. Thus, an important challenge for policy-makers is to find a way to disseminate information, provide adequate training to parents, child-care workers and teachers, make social skills curricula available to the large number of loosely connected programs serving preschool-aged children, and monitor the quality of such programs.
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How can we help preschool children get along with their peers?
Preschool programs can teach children valuable skills to help them get along with their peers. For example, they can show them how to play and communicate well with others, control feelings of aggression and solve problems that may arise in social situations. Specifically they can…
Learning these skills will help children to make friends and be accepted by their peers throughout their school years – and can make a big difference in their success in school.
Social Skills Intervention and Peer Relationship Difficulties in Early Childhood: Comments on Bierman and Erath, Manz and McWayne, and Odom
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Regrouping or isolating children with behaviour problems in childcare setting is NOT a good idea.
This practice can amplify the problem and lead to chronic and uncontrollable behaviour problems.
Integrating troubled children with socially competent peers will help them to learn the behaviour that they lack.
As well, support from adults to stimulate language development and social skills, as well as problem solving, negotiation and anger-management skills will help the child to adapt and properly interact with others.
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Playing with others is important
Very early on, babies start communicating with others by smiling, touching or babbling.
This natural predisposition will help them to play with other children, which is essential for their development.
Playing with others is the beginning of early socialization. Children will:
Positive relationships will help children to deal with strong emotions and protect them against depression, loneliness or school dropout in the teen years.
Early Peer Relations and their Impact on Children’s Development
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Abusive relationships, such as rejection and bullying, can have devastating effects on a child’s later social and emotional development and lead to chronic school adaptation issues.
With the support of caring adults, young children can acquire the main skills needed to avoid abusive relationships. They can learn to:
To promote this important learning, parents and educators should encourage activities, contacts and interactions between same age children at home or elsewhere.
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I dug a piece of ruby red glass out of the ground,
Pulled it up with the dead twigs of last year’s peony flowers.
It was intertwined with them, as if they were holding on to it.
Keeping a little treasure for their very own.
Like arrowheads in the Southwestern United States,
Such finds are fairly common around here.
Not too far from Nybro, home of Kosta Boda.
Here in the Kingdom of Crystal.
It’s hard to tell what this piece was meant to be.
Maybe a handle of some kind.
It’s curved and perfectly smooth on one side,
Sharp and jagged on the other.
This little town used to have its own glass workshop,
But it shut down many years ago.
No trace of it left now.
Apart from little artifacts like these.
It was probably part of a failed piece,
Cast into a waste pile.
A crystal midden, redistributed by bulldozers.
The little broken treasures lost,
Until dug out of backyard flowerbeds.
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Yangon, Myanmar: Facts about a Relatively Unknown Nation - May 2016
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Nestled alongside India, China and Thailand, sits the enchanting Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar. Formerly known as Burma, the country is now stepping out from its tumultuous history plagued with civil war, occupation and military rule. Known for its towering golden pagodas and devout Buddhist followers, there is more to this formerly closed nation than meets the eye.
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El tochacatl, tochácatl, toxacatl o toxácatl is a group of aerophone instruments, of Mexican origin, whose main characteristics are being aspired instead of blown and do not have conical but tube mouthpieces. Prehispanic tochacatl was a straight, long rod. Afterwards, different forms and materials were adapted to the instrument.
An aerophone is any musical instrument that produces sound primarily by causing a body of air to vibrate, without the use of strings or membranes, and without the vibration of the instrument itself adding considerably to the sound. Aerophones categorically comprise "the largest and most complex group of instruments in the Americas".
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Mariachi is a style of music and musical group performance that dates back to at least the 18th century, evolving over time in the countryside of various regions of western Mexico. It has a distinctive instrumentation, musical genre, performance and singing styles, and clothing.
The quijada, charrasca, or jawbone, is an idiophone percussion instrument made from the jawbone of a donkey, horse or mule cattle, producing a powerful buzzing sound. The jawbone is cleaned of tissue and dried to make the teeth loose and act as a rattle. It is used in music in most of Latin America, including Mexico, Peru, El Salvador, Ecuador, and Cuba.
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Norteño, also called música norteña, is a genre of Mexican music related to polka and corridos. As its names indicates, Norteño is a musical expression from Northern Mexico. The accordion and the bajo sexto are norteño's most characteristic instruments. Norteño music developed in the late 19th century, as a mixture between German folk music, and local Northern Mexican music.
The guitarrón mexicano (the Spanish name of a "big Mexican guitar", the suffix -ón being a Spanish augmentative) or Mexican guitarrón is a very large, deep-bodied Mexican six-string acoustic bass played traditionally in Mariachi groups. Although similar to the guitar, it is not a derivative of that instrument, but was independently developed from the sixteenth-century Spanish bajo de uña ("fingernail[-plucked] bass"). Because its great size gives it volume, it does not require electric amplification for performances in small venues. The guitarrón is fretless with heavy gauge strings, most commonly nylon for the high three and wound metal for the low three. The guitarrón is usually played by doubling notes at the octave, a practice facilitated by the standard guitarrón tuning A1 D2 G2 C3 E3 A2.
Mexican cumbia is a musical subgenre of cumbia which was reinvented in Mexico.
Banda is a term to designate a style of Mexican music and the musical ensemble in which wind instruments, mostly of brass and percussion, are performed.
Son huasteco is one of 8 Mexican song styles and is a traditional Mexican musical style originating in the 6 state area of Northeastern Mexico called La Huasteca. It dates back to the end of the 19th century and is influenced by Spanish and indigenous cultures. Usually it is played by a Trio Huasteco composed of a guitarra quinta huapanguera a Jarana huasteca and a violin. Singers will often use the falsetto register. The son huasteco is particularly noteworthy for its flamboyant and virtuoso violin parts, although the style varies from state to state. Footwork often danced to son huasteco is the Zapateado. Improvisation plays a strong role in the style, with musicians creating their own lyrics and arrangements to a standard repertoire. Typical sones huastecos are "Cielito lindo", "La huazanga", "La sirena", "El querreque" and "La cigarra".
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Chirimía is a Spanish term for a type of oboe. The chirimía is a member of the shawm family of double-reed instruments, introduced to Central and South America in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries by the Spanish clergy.
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The New Mexico Exoplanet Spectroscopic Survey Instrument (NESSI) is a ground-based near-infrared spectrographic system specifically designed to study the atmospheres of exoplanets. The NESSI instrument was mounted in 2014 on a 2.4 meter telescope at the Magdalena Ridge Observatory in Socorro County, New Mexico, USA, achieving first light on 7 April 2014.
Mexico–Pakistan relations refers to the diplomatic relations between Mexico and Pakistan. Both nations are members of the United Nations and the World Trade Organization.
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Our second Vampire Writer is Ninfa Hayes, author of Bites, a collection of two novellettes. In this post she faces the indepth Vampire interview. Later in the week, she will tell us all about her muse…
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Originally from Italy, she’s half Spanish, half Italian and British by choice and marriage.
She loves books and is a total bookaholic! Reading and writing have always been a big part of her life and for this she thanks both her parents for passing down the literary gene and the passion for a good story.
Ninfa is big on Networking and co-runs an array of Facebook pages and blogs about books and all things supernatural. She also reviews books for the Facebook “Bookaholics Book Club” on a regular basis.
In this spirit, she’s also training her daughter in these dark arts and plans on making her a huge geek, whether she likes it or not!
If you’d like to find out more about Ninfa and her stories, you can check out her Facebook author page, Ninfa Hayes.
I think I was about 10 or 11. Age is blurry but the memory is very vivid. I can still see myself in my bedroom, pen in hand and a notebook, writing a story based on Greek mythology about a young man that falls in love with the Moon. He’s cursed by Aphrodite because he’s a poet and writes of the beauty of Artemis disregarding the Goddess of Love and Beauty in favour of the cold and unattainable Huntress. He dies, wasting away, dreaming of night skies and endless moonlight.
Yeah…I seemed to have a flair for the tragic even at that time, lol.
I’ve always written throughout my life, and never finished anything. Then 3 years ago I became pregnant and went on maternity leave. For the first time in like over 10 years I was at home, with nothing more to do then complain about my increasing discomfort, and then after the birth of my beautiful daughter, complain about the lack of sleep and endless days spent in front of the TV watching crap daytime programs. I needed something to do, so I started writing again. This time it seemed with more purpose and a clear focus that I had lacked in the past.
Short stories started flowing and I had increasingly encouraging comments from friends and fellow writers.
Then last year it all finally clicked together. I had a good idea for a book comprising 2 short novelettes and pitched it to a friend, fellow author and publisher.
She jumped on the wagon and gave me her trust and support, as well as her invaluable experience and insight into the writing and publishing business (I’m looking at you Miss Dianna Hardy!).
Writing is all I’ve ever wanted to do and I wanted to be able to share it with people around the world as well as my loved ones and that’s what pushed me into taking the final step in becoming a published author. Add to that a whole lot of luck and here I am today, weeks away from publishing my first book!
Now there’s a question…lol. Greatest strength I think it’s my bottomless pit of ideas. There’s not a day that goes by when I don’t think of a new concept or story that would be great to develop. I’m also my worst critic which technically is both a strength and a weakness I guess, and I will go over and over a story punching holes in the plot and challenging the vision and the characters until I’m am absolutely, 100% happy with the whole concept, rhythm and feel of the story.
Unfortunately I seem to get distracted by ideas easily, so I’m a very slow and erratic writer. I’ll go days without writing a word, mulling the story over in my head, then sit down and write 3000 words in 2 hours when the story is ready to flow. I’ve tried to overcome this but for now it’s an insurmountable weakness. If anyone has any suggestions feel free to comment, I’d much appreciate it 😉
Oh Manchester, thy name is love in my heart!
There’s a strange connection I’ve always had to my adopted home-town, Manchester. From the first time I set foot here, it was love at first sight. I moved in 1999, at the dawn of the year 2000 and I’ve never looked back.
There are many places that inspire me in this great city, and I’ve met all sorts of characters in my 13 years of Mancunian residence, providing endless forage for the creative mind.
Currently I have 2 full novel projects that are set in Manchester and that I’m hoping to publish in the next couple of years.
I don’t know what it is about this city that speaks to me, but if you, like me, believe in past lives, then let’s just say that I’ve come back home and the happiness this brings me it’s a constant source of inspiration.
Manchester has always been a centre of creativity and magic, just look at the incredible music bands, writers and artists in general that were born here. Add to that a thriving Pagan community and this is pretty much the only place to be for me 😉
Ouch, another difficult question…I believe there are far too many books that have contributed in making me the person, and the writer I am today, although there is one author in particular that opened the doors for my love of Fantasy, and that is Marion Zimmer Bradley.
Before I read “The Mists of Avalon” I had no idea what an incredible wealth of Fantasy books there was out there. “The Mists of Avalon” was my initiation into a whole new world, or should I say, into many worlds. I avidly read that and any other Marion Zimmer Bradley book I could get my hands on back in Italy, where I’m from originally, and then it was all down hill from there, lol.
Writing about Vampires was never a conscious decision for me, it kinda just happened. It all started with “Last of the Blood”, the first Novellette in my upcoming book “Bites”. It was originally supposed to be a short story but the characters just kept coming back for more.
I suppose I wanted to give my own take on this very much explored topic. There are all sorts of Vampire Books, Short stories, Novellas, Fan Fics etc. out there and many original takes on this supernatural creature. Some are dark, some light hearted and others outright scary.
I grew up reading Bram Stocker’s classic “Dracula” and Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles and I suppose those were my main influences in the Vampire genre.
I loved the romantic and tortured aspects of some of Anne Rice’s characters, but also the lingering horror of Stocker’s portrayal of Count Dracula.
I think with the YA market taking over in terms of Vampire stories, I just wanted to re-explore those more classic aspects of the Vamp figure and mix them up my own way.
I think it’s just such a versatile creature to write and it has touched people’s imagination all over the world for far more centuries than we realize. The first mention of “blood sucking/energy sucking” monsters goes back to Mesopotamian times. Ancient Greeks and Romans had the notion of “demons” and other creatures that fed off human and animal blood also, although the actual term “Vampire” didn’t come into play until around the 1800s.
There’s an aura of romance and danger that surround this haunted creature. It can be portrayed in so many different ways, from the tortured soul to the monstrous, heartless demon. You can write of Vampires in Romance, Horror, Crime and Action books, both for Adults and Younger readers.
Vampires are the monsters hiding in the night, out there. It is a creature that right now could be lurking outside your door. It’s believable because it’s part of our subconscious fear of the dark and of our own desires and at the same time it embodies the sensual and tantalizing aspects of that unknown and forbidden darkness.
Okay, now I have a “Celebrity Vamp Death Match” scene playing up in my head, lol.
Count Vlad would probably quickly go down, overpowered by the younger breed of Vamps poor thing.
My first response to this question was Lestat De Lioncourt, if taken out of the second and third books of the Anne Rice Vampire Chronicles, since after that he goes a little wimpy for my taste. If we are talking Vamps in a more vast meaning (including characters with Vampire blood or that are of a Vamp theme variation), then I’d say Rosemarie Hathaway would pretty much kick ass (Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead) followed closely by Dimitri Belikov from the same series.
Oh Gods! Give me Count Dracula’s portrayal by Gary Oldman any day and I’ll show you a sexy Vamp! And yeah, that includes gorgeous dress style.
How well do you think your character would fare against the winner(s) of the above?
Well, let’s just say it is in Damon’s nature (“Last of the Blood” Novellette) to wait patiently on the side line. I don’t think he’d openly engage in a fight with the winners, he’d just follow his survival instincts and possibly hide until the others have destroyed each other, then end up being the last one standing, lol.
He is also sort of “swoon worthy” though cause he’s very pretty, lol, so maybe he could come in the top 10 of the Sexy Vamps list. I’ll let the readers decide on that one…
Vamp characters from my second Novellette, “Demonica”, would probably be more “fighty” types, especially Malcolm, though he’s a bit of a villain so I’m not sure I’d actually want him to win Xp (Yes, I have preferences between my own characters…I’m a bad creator…).
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“Bites” is a Dark Fantasy anthology containing two Novelettes (counting around 15k words each) that share the common theme of Vampires.
“Last of the Blood” is Damon’s story as he struggles to come to terms with his Vampire nature and faces heartbreak and difficult choices in his desperate quest to belong.
“Demonica” is my own fantastic take on the origin of Demons (including Vampires) and it takes inspiration from different mythologies. It’s sort of a Dark Fantasy creation tale and includes Angels, Demons and the birth of other Supernatural creatures, all seen through the eyes of Irina, a girl with a strange allure and a mysterious destiny.
There’s a little bit of everything in these two stories: love, loss, a little romance, elements of the macabre and hopefully some memorable characters and an enjoyable plot…or at least that is the hope 🙂
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Five years after the release of her critically acclaimed, gospel-laden disc, Fellowship (Verve), Lizz Wright makes her Concord Records debut with the powerful Freedom & Surrender, set for release on September 4, 2015. The 35-year-old singer-songwriter – renowned for her earthy alto voice and emotive yet straight-forward vocal serenading – teams with four-time GRAMMY-winning bassist and producer Larry Klein, who’s best known for his work with such leading lights as Joni Mitchell, Madeleine Peyroux and Tracy Chapman.
Wright enlisted Klein based upon the recommendation of trusted colleagues. Already a fan, she was well aware of his production brilliance, particularly through his work with strong-minded women artists. “We talked over the phone; then we met and did as much talking as we did laughing,” she recalls. “I don’t laugh to just mess around and make people feel good; I laugh because I actually get you. Just the fact that I felt that way with him – I just said, ‘OK, we’re cool.’”
Freedom & Surrender was initially supposed to be a disc of mostly cover-songs, centered on themes of “the circuitous dance of love.” Instead, it became the very opposite – an album of mostly originals – while keeping the initial theme intact. Wright explains, “There’s a time for everything. There’s a time to do cover-song records, which can be like sharing good homework after doing really beautiful research. It can be amazing and very creative in that way. But I just knew it wasn’t time for me to be doing that. I had to prove it and buckle down and make it happen.”
Without a doubt, Wright certainly made it happen with Freedom & Surrender, her sexiest, most sensual album yet. She wrote ten of the disc’s 15 songs, six with Klein and Batteau. The three penned “The New Game” – the disc’s original working title – a rollicking, country-blues ditty with poetic lyrics and verses. The album as a whole touches upon fresher emotional terrain, especially the ethereal, acoustic guitar and Hammond organ-powered “Somewhere Down the Mystic,” the beautiful lament “Here and Now,” (which was inspired in part by the passing of Maya Angelou), the salty and spiteful “You” and the tender R&B ballad “Blessed the Brave.”
Written by Wright, Klein and celebrated songwriter J.D. Souther, “Right Where You Are” is a mesmerizing love slow jam featuring Wright in an amorous duet with Gregory Porter, while “Real Life Painting,” written by Wright and Maia Sharp, is a bucolic evocation about dwelling in the momentary carnal bliss of a love affair.
Souther invited Wright to his small farm in Nashville for a writing session where she recalls playing a lot of piano in his barn. “I gave him a few chords and turned them around into something that we liked. I didn’t think he was going to do anything with them but then he sent me part of the song all the way through to the B section,” Wright recalls. “I respect his clarity and speed.”
Wright was also delighted to have the song feature Porter, whom she toured with in 2013. “The song is very tender and slow. To trust him with that was easy; to hear him move through a suspended, vulnerable space, you can get into the machinery of his voice,” she offers.
Wright is equally enthusiastic about her writing sessions with Sharp, which yielded “Real Life Painting,” containing reflections with cinematic-like qualities. “She is a real fast writer and a wonderful guitarist,” Wright notes.
On “Freedom” and “Surrender” – two songs which bookend the disc – Wright reconnected with Toshi Reagon, who played tremendous roles on her three previous discs – Dreaming Wide Awake (2005), The Orchard (2008) and Fellowship (2010). The gentle yet lusty waltz “Surrender” showcases Wright in a seductive splendor, while Reagon’s declarative, funk-driven “Freedom,” displays Wright in a feisty independent mode. ‘Freedom’ is so unapologetic; it has weight to it that differs from the other songs,” Wright explains. “Larry totally got it; he thought the song was just killing. There’s something about Toshi in which she always calls my spirit to be true in whatever I do.”
Jesse Harris, another longtime collaborator of Wright, co-wrote the lulling, erotically charged ballad “The Game” and the slinky “Lean In,” which moves to a midnight groove that Marvin Gaye might have concocted with Leon Ware.
When it came to covers, Wright chose wisely. She slows the Bee Gees’ 1967 ballad “To Love Somebody,” to a smoldering crawl that maximizes both her gorgeous voice and the song’s pleading lyrics. On bonus track Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger’s classic “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” – a song made famous in 1972 by Roberta Flack – Wright delivers a haunting, almost noir-ish interpretation. And on Nick Drake’s immortal folk classic, “River Man,” Wright uncoils newfound emotional clarity through her mesmerizing delivery and the spectral arrangement, which also features noted German trumpeter Till Brönner blowing a blustery solo.
Wright has reached new heights of singing and songwriting, and has delivered an album destined to become a classic.
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The CIF report titled ‘Trades and Apprenticeships Skills Survey – The Employers Perspective’ provides warning signs for the Government and the construction sector by identifying the lack of skilled tradespeople and apprenticeships as small firms struggle to take on apprentices, Irish building takes a look at the specifics.
This report investigated the uptake in apprenticeships and explored the barriers. For this first of a kind study of the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) membership, the majority of respondents were small to medium size companies employing fewer than 10 people and individually do not employ apprentices in large numbers. However, the report states: “As a group, they represent the largest cohort within the industry and collectively employ more than any other subsection of the sector.” Two findings from the CIF membership survey, present serious implications for the construction industry: 71% of member firms are currently not engaged in apprentice training. 63% of existing trades employers do not employ apprentices.
The report was undertaken by Dublin Institute of Technology researchers for the CIF. Here Irish building speaks to the lead researcher Eoghan Ó Murchadha to hear about the methodology and findings, and to Dermot Carey of the CIF to get his views on the findings, implications and the report recommendations.
Eoghan Ó Murchadha is Assistant Head of the Department of Craft, Design & Construction and a full-time teacher of Carpentry and Joinery at Dún Laoghaire Further Education Institute. He is doing his PhD part-time in the School of Surveying & Construction Management in Dublin Institute of Technology’s Bolton Street campus. Dr Róisín Murphy is Eoghan’s co-author on this report and his PhD supervisor. The aim of Eoghan’s PhD research is to establish mechanisms that can prevent damage to the apprenticeship system in times of economic downturn. A teacher with 20 years’ experience Eoghan witnessed the collapse of the Irish apprenticeship system. Eoghan’s research asks “Can we develop a system that does not collapse in a recession?”
The aim of this study, which is part of his PhD research, was to determine how trades and apprenticeships are being utilised within the Irish construction sector. The research methodology surveyed the CIF’s contractor members. This was a large sample, 229 firms responded. Until this research, there was only anecdotal evidence. Speaking to Irish building, Eoghan says: “There were three main findings that the research uncovered.
1.81% of the respondent firms do employ tradespeople.
2.71% of respondents do not employ apprentices.
3.86% of respondents said that there is an inadequate supply of skilled tradespeople in the industry.”
For to develop trade skills, Eoghan says, it is important that experienced professionals train the younger generation in their craft. However, it was a surprise to see that the number of respondents employing apprenticeships was just 29%. “What we are experiencing now is a skills gap, it can be dealt with and there are recommendations, we do not want this to develop into a skills loss,” he stresses. “This was experienced in Britain and they are still trying to recover their apprenticeship model a generation later. This is a warning for the future of construction in Ireland. A skills loss is a potential crisis waiting to happen. If it does happen, trades’ rates will rise and cause tender prices to rise, and construction clients will take the financial burden. Quality will also suffer!” Asked what the main reasons are that the contractors surveyed didn’t employ apprentices, Eoghan says: “There were many reasons but it came back to the financial cost. Over 90% of firms are micro firms and these organisations do not have the resources to pay the cost and give the time to supervision and to certify sign-off on the training. For Phase 2, an apprentice goes to a SOLAS Training Centre for training, and small firms can’t afford to support an apprentice through this.”
This research is part of Eoghan’s PhD on the system of apprenticeship and the employer is one stakeholder. Over the coming year, Eoghan will survey the other stakeholders in the apprenticeship process: the educators, SOLAS, the apprentices. “It is important to get the views of all the stakeholders,” he says and identifies a major challenge in delivering training. “Since the downturn, a number of the training centres in the colleges around the country closed and it will be a challenge to get these to reopen in the coming years.” Eoghan’s research is valuable to the industry and he encourages others to get involved in researching the skills gap and how we can deliver adequate numbers of highly-skilled tradespeople.
Dr Róisín Murphy stresses the need for quality collaborative research in this area. “The skills shortage across the construction sector is of serious concern. While nationally available labour statistics provide a sound basis for comparative analysis, there remains a lack of high level empirically tested research directly involving construction industry stakeholders. In order to identify solutions to the skills shortages across the construction sector, a collaborative approach to bridging the knowledge gap in this regard is of paramount importance.”
CIF’s Response to the Report
Dermot Carey leads the CIF’s Safety & Training Department, having responsibility for developing and guiding policy in these areas, he tells us why the report was commissioned, and talks about its findings and recommendations.
“The reason for commissioning this survey was because there was a lot of anecdotal information about the recovery of apprenticeship registrations,” Dermot tells us. “We knew that mechanical and electrical apprenticeships were recovering but the wet trades were doing poorly. However, there was no rigorous research being done into why they were doing so poorly, so knowing of Eoghan’s expertise and role in apprenticeship training, the CIF commissioned this report.”
This was the most focused piece of research on apprenticeships the CIF have commissioned. “We were eager to identify what the barriers were for companies taking on apprentices. Some of the key findings were that small contractors were not confident enough to take on apprentices. The reasons for this include financial reasons and discontinuous work demand. It is not evident, when you look at the activity in Dublin and large urban centres, that the lack of work would be the case but the regions still have relatively low levels of construction activity.”
It is evident that contractors feel that the legislative requirements and government requirements around apprenticeships are onerous and putting them under pressure. “We need to encourage and persuade small contractors that taking on apprentices is beneficial for their business,” Dermot says. “The cost of direct employment of trades is expensive. We see how the industry has gone down the route of subcontracting and taking on people for the duration of a project. None of these findings are surprising, but it is good to have factual data from 229 contractors to support the claims. An alarming figure was that 86% of those surveyed think there is insufficient skills in the industry. Only 29% of those employ apprentices and 46% say in the past that they employed apprentices. This shows the significant drop off in those willing to employ apprentices.”
When the industry collapsed ten years ago, the registrations also collapsed Dermot explains. “Between 2006 and 2016, there is a difference of 50,000 registrations for apprenticeships. That is a huge loss of tradespeople. Some people moved abroad and others left for other industries. The nature of the recovery is that the challenge is to find 1,000 people a month to join the industry and this is significant. This report shows that the wet trades are an area of major concern. For example, in 2005, 600 apprenticeships were registered, in 2015 there were 26 bricklayers registered and 52 in 2016. The levels of trades who would be involved in residential construction are very low. If we are to increase housing output we need to increase the number of wet trades’ apprenticeships.”
Small contractors are concerned with continuous workflow and many can only see a few months ahead with regards their work and Dermot says if they register an apprentice they are committing to a 4 year period. He explains the additional barriers: “You need to have a person in your company who has a craft certificate and many small businesses even though they may have decades of experiences do not. Often agency labour is used for the short-term instead of taking on full-time apprentices over a 4 year period.”
Dermot says unless incentives are put in place to help contractors take on apprentices then we will have a major problem delivering housing and projects in other sectors. There are a number of great recommendations within the report he says which could help contractors. “I think to financially incentivise employers would be beneficial. Secondly, from the feedback, it is evident that the structure of the apprenticeship is a problem for employers as three of the seven phases are ‘off the job’ phases and Phase 2 is 22 weeks in duration that the apprentice will be in a training centre. This is a long time for a worker to be away from a small business. One solution is to look at how ‘off the job’ phases can be delivered to suit the employer more, maybe ‘week on, week off’. A relaxing of the regulations around the assessor is also required whereby the visiting assessor comes from an external organisation, instead of the employer having to have a certified person within the business. We also need to look at the supply-side and promote apprenticeship in a positive manner. The industry must provide sustainable careers to attract young people to the trades.”
Dermot says the CIF are considering reissuing the DKM report, originally published in 2016, with updated figures and hope this will be available in September. Regarding the DIT report, he thinks that there are some elements that could be easily implemented and the CIF will be discussing these with SOLAS.
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Trailer Unveiled for They Remain as It Heads to the H.P. Lovecraft Film Fest
Philip Gelatt’s They Remain is having its World Premiere at the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival this week in Portland, Oregon, which means now is the perfect time to debut the film’s trailer! Later this fall it’s heading out on a theatrical run via Paladin so stay tuned for updates.
Based on the 2010 short story “-30-” by award-winning author Laird Barron, They Remain explores the evolving relationship between Keith and Jessica (Harper and Henderson), two scientists who are employed by a vast, impersonal corporation to investigate an unspeakable horror that took place at the remote encampment of a mysterious cult. Working and living in a state-of-the-art, high-tech environment that is completely at odds with their surroundings, they spend their days gathering physical evidence, analyzing it, and reporting on their findings.
The intensity of their work, and their extreme isolation, bring the pair closer. But when Jessica discovers a mysterious artifact of unknown origin, the dynamic between them changes: Secrets are kept, sexual tensions arise, and paranoia sets in. Keith begins to have visions and is unable to distinguish whether they are nightmares or hauntings. Having lost all sense of what is real and what is imagined, all he knows is that the horror he and Jessica have been sent to uncover—a horror that could be biological, psychological, or supernatural— now threatens his very survival.
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A subtractive manufacturing process in which computerized controls and machine tools are used to remove layers of material in order to produce a desired part, computer numerical control (CNC) machining is one of the most widely used manufacturing techniques
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A subtractive manufacturing process in which computerized controls and machine tools are used to remove layers of material in order to produce a desired part, computer numerical control (CNC) machining is one of the most widely used manufacturing techniques. Although it is based on technology that was developed in the 18th century, it is relatively recent.
Beginning in the mid-eighteenth century, the beginnings of industrialization were marked by the technological precursors to Precision CNC Machining. Nevertheless, it wasn't until the end of World War II that the technology was fully automated and the CNC machining method was fully implemented. As computer and manufacturing technology develops at a rapid pace, milling technology continues to evolve and find new applications year after year. Manufacturing is increasingly seeking ways to improve productivity and flexibility while also cutting costs in the face of disruptions such as the rise of "smart" technology and the COVID-19 pandemic (and its ongoing impact on consumer behavior).
For this challenge to be met, widespread adoption of new technologies is required. Fortunately, some of these technologies are expected to become widely adopted throughout the industry in the coming year. Five trends are on the horizon that will almost certainly shape the direction of Swiss CNC Machining in 2021, as shown in the graphic below.
Linguistic motion in three axes is characteristic of traditional CNC machinery. While many machines now include a moving bed, a 3-axis milling center maintains its position even as the cutter moves around. Most of the time, when using a 3-axis machine, the bed moves linearly along two axes and the spindle moves up and down along the third axis. Manufacturers will save more money on CNC machining if they use fewer setups and a greater number of axes. Because of this, 4-axis machines are well suited for the production of medical devices and parts with complex geometries. They are capable of producing extremely detailed cuts at unheard-of speeds, and they allow for micromachining to be done. They are made up of three linear axes and two rotational degrees of freedom, in that order. Despite the fact that 4- and 5-axis CNC machines have been commercially available for a number of years, they have only recently become financially feasible for a significant number of CNC Prototype Machining manufacturers.
Tools that are universally applicable.
Therefore, they have been extremely expensive, and most manufacturing teams prefer not to employ them unless absolutely necessary. It has become possible to custom-configure a single part for multiple operations, thanks to the introduction of universal bases such as the Pierson SmartVac and the Blue Photon UV workholding system. Matrix Innovations developed a similar solution in the form of universal soft jaws, which can be customized and used for a variety of repetitive operations. It is far more affordable to complete complex CNC machining projects when using vacuum tables and reusable soft jaws in conjunction with one another.
Use of robotics is becoming increasingly common.
Cobots, as opposed to industrial robots, are intended to work in close proximity to human employees. Designed to operate intuitively, they can even be taught to perform their intended function through the use of manual motions. Because of advancements in robot vision systems, the use of cobots is growing at an alarming rate. Similar to how a Tesla car has vision systems that can recognize cars and pedestrians, cobots can be equipped with vision systems that can teach them to see, recognize, pick, and place parts in a machine shop.
The fact that these robots require little in the way of programming and training means that they are incredibly versatile and require little in the way of initial time commitment. In the long run, it is expected that this technology will help to increase worker productivity while also lowering costs by reducing the likelihood of human error. More to the point, as machine learning capabilities are increasingly incorporated into robotic systems, some experts predict that cobots will become even more effective workplace collaborators in the near future as a result of these developments.
The primary visual guide for operation setup and progression, and it can even be configured to include troubleshooting videos, is provided by this screen. This software integration into CNC machining equipment will benefit manufacturers by allowing them to not only improve workforce training but also increase the effectiveness and efficiency of their existing workforce. And while the initial investment in this technology will be substantial, the reduction of operator error is expected to result in significant long-term cost savings.
When it used to be prohibitively expensive, the software is now not only more affordable, but it is also easier to use and more intuitive. It is also more powerful. Improved efficiency and accuracy, as well as the ability to create even more innovative workflows, are all possible with this upgraded CAD/CAM system.
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As Black History Month continues, we must remind ourselves that Black culture encompasses the bonds made between different genders and sexualities as well. Intersectionality is important to make sure all Black voices are heard.
After the rise in the momentum of the Black Lives Matter movement last year, a lot of Black people felt that cisgender heterosexual men took center stage. This is not a new phenomenon; during the Civil Rights protests, the movement focused largely on Black cisgender heterosexual men despite Black women and queer people fighting valiantly alongside them. Being Black and LGBTQ+ means coming to terms with the fact that Black culture heavily relies on certain queerphobic Judeo-Christian beliefs, and that the LGBTQ+ community is still predominantly white and thus falls victim to perpetuating white supremacy. Black queer people often sit at a crossroads and feel like they are forced to choose which part of their identity they will express or repress when interacting with either community.
BLM highlights the disproportionate discrimination of Black people; however, queer people are often left out of this conversation. In 2020, there was an alarming increase in violence against transgender and gender-nonconforming people; at least 44 people were killed last year alone, not including violence against LGBTQ+ people that goes underreported or misreported through misgendering. A study by the Center for American Progress on the state of the LGBTQ+ community in 2020 reported that 33 percent of Black LGBTQ+ people had experienced some form of discrimination, and people of color across the board experienced a more significant impact on their psychological and physical wellbeing. Quarantine has only exacerbated the problems already present in this country. Black queer people became even more isolated, increasing the risk of suicide, homelessness and unemployment. Black LGBTQ+ people are disproportionately harmed when we talk about violence and discrimination in the community, yet receive the least media coverage.
This is why I curated the “Black and Proud” Spotify playlist. I want to let people know that Black queer people deserve a space at the table with their cisgender heterosexual counterparts. In spite of all the negativity from society, Black queer people thrive and create beautiful art that does not have to choose between being Black or queer. Representing artists from everywhere on the spectrum, this playlist incorporates queer classics everyone can enjoy!
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[This is painstaking but meditative work, so my mind wanders across the quarter-acre of my property, cataloging possible locations where I could build the putative garden folly of my dreams, as well as the obvious reasons not to do so. (I’ve been through this exercise before, with other unconsummated fantasy projects, including my urban dovecote and Ping Pong pergola.) The best place to erect my fantasy greenhouse is on the wall beside the garage; however, that is a north-facing wall with approximately 13 minutes of sun per week]<IMG><I_765><I_680><I_4934><I_4389><I_680><I_2424><I_2532><I_6720><I_2532><I_2315><I_2157><I_2619><I_5310><I_2532><I_6273><I_6895><I_2157><I_2424><I_2157><I_6273><I_2532><I_2532><I_2532><I_2315><I_6890><I_5321><I_6205><I_2424><I_7290><I_7418><I_6273><I_2460></IMG>
I’ve been fantasizing about building a greenhouse, so I started collecting old windows. I got four off Craigslist for free; a friend brought me two brand-new windows left from a construction project; I broke my personal “freegan” code and paid five dollars for a small window at an estate sale; then my neighbor pulled some windows out of his house and gave me about 16. So if you’re keeping track, I have about 23 windows, in various states of disrepair, sitting on my porch.
In an uncharacteristic burst of OCD diligence, I’ve been scraping the old paint and recaulking the glass panes, in preparation for ultimately installing the reconditioned windows in my fantasy greenhouse. This is painstaking but meditative work, so my mind wanders across the quarter-acre of my property, cataloging possible locations where I could build the putative garden folly of my dreams, as well as the obvious reasons not to do so.
(I’ve been through this exercise before, with other unconsummated fantasy projects, including my urban dovecote and Ping Pong pergola.)
The best place to erect my fantasy greenhouse is on the wall beside the garage; however, that is a north-facing wall with approximately 13 minutes of sun per week. Not exactly the place to foster a winter garden.
An alternative is at the back of the driveway, near the chicken coop, but that patch of grass lies in the blast zone of the basketball goal, so I fear my fantasy greenhouse would soon be fodder for the cover of a Billy Joel album.
I’m taking my time, watching lots of YouTube videos and pacing the yard with my tape measure. Meanwhile, my poor husband studies the growing inventory of weather-beaten architectural spolia on the back porch, knowing better than to ask questions.
My kids want a greenhouse, and they want it now. (Little do they know it will not be their clubhouse, but rather an incubator for arugula and a winter haven for gardenias.) And unlike their father, they are not afraid to ask questions — questions like “Mom, when are you ever gonna get around to building a greenhouse?” and the question from my youngest, which cut like a shard of broken glass: “Mom, is the greenhouse gonna be like those other fantasy projects you have that never get built?”
I take his point. Poor guy is still waiting for his flock of doves and an outdoor Ping Pong stadium. But in my defense, we are making great strides on our Little Free Library, which will be getting its shingle roof in the coming week. So stay tuned for the Little Free ribbon-cutting.
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My experiences with the Destiny 2 beta
I booted up Destiny 2 imagining an experience like PUBG: a game that was popular because of its unique gameplay, but expecting a horrible experience otherwise.
I was so wrong!
The game was a pleasant surprise. The UI was amazing and polished for a beta, and it ran really smoothly on my machine with no tweaks. The graphics were breathtaking. I couldn't believe the framerate I was getting with how good the world looked!
The beta features a single-player mission, a co-op mission with a boss fight, and two PvP maps.
Being a PC gamer, I haven't played Destiny 1 and wasn't sure what to expect. The single-player mission felt like I was playing Halo, and the multiplayer PvP felt like a blend of Halo gameplay and Call of Duty.
What impressed me most was the co-op mission. It was like playing a World of Warcraft dungeon designed for Unreal Tournament. The mission's map was MASSIVE, featuring a lot of ground to cover, a lot of mobs to kill, and ridiculously high jumps and areas to travel through. Playing a MMO-like dungeon with FPS controls felt unreal.
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The boss fight at the end was epic! And hard! If you didn't plan right or position yourself correctly, you could easily get killed.
I highly recommend the game to anyone who likes multiplayer and FPS games. If you like Halo, Call of Duty, or Mass Effect, you will love this.
Oh, and if you're looking for a clan, try playing with us sometime! ;)
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by h4lt on Oct 16, 2016 at 08:16 PM
We (h4lt, Daveyboy, PolarbearJumper, and Redriser) had the opportunity to head down to Chicago to check out the League of Legends Worlds Quarterfinals. Kudo's to Daveyboy for finding the tickets for some amazing seats. We sat about 10 rows up from the stage and the venue (Chicago Theater) was insane. Unfortunately we didn't get to see any NA teams but we got to see Faker play and participate in the TSM chant quite a few times :)
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Daveyboy made a TRM (TheRainMan) sign and it was on stream every time the casters were talking, so that was pretty awesome. I was interviewed by some Korean TV reporters. They asked me about the ROX vs EDG game the next day and I pretty made up a bunch of stuff because I no nothing about either of those teams or their players. We were really hoping to see some retired players or some casters and get pics at the venue but we never really got a chance to.
We did get a unique opportunity the next day when we were looking for a place to eat some breakfast. We found some amazing pancake place and were going to eat there but the wait was like 1h and 15min so we decided to find some other place to eat. We walked a bit and found some cool looking fountain so while a few of us were taking pictures the League casters walk right past us. They were heading to the pancake place so we caught up with them and got a pretty sweet pic. Krepo, Quickshot, and Deficio were the casters and were all pretty cool dudes.
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Overall it was an awesome trip and we have already talked about going to other League tourney in the near future. Maybe we can bring String along to the next one :)
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The Preston County Board of Health will be asked to weigh in on any local medical cannabis production applications received by the state.
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The Preston County Board of Health discusses a possible permit application for a medical marijuana operation that was submitted to the state Office of Medical Cannabis.
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The Preston County Board of Health will be asked to weigh in on any local medical cannabis production applications received by the state.
The Preston County Board of Health discusses a possible permit application for a medical marijuana operation that was submitted to the state Office of Medical Cannabis.
KINGWOOD — An application for a permit to run a medical marijuana operation in Preston County has been received by the West Virginia Office of Medical Cannabis and is expected to be sent to the Preston Board of Health.
The board of health received a letter dated Jan. 6 from Jason R. Frame, director of the state office, which states it will be informing local health departments of any applications for their county.
The letter states that “the office will request from the local board of health an indication of whether it is permissible for the type of medical cannabis business to operate in the proposed location.”
“Basically, once they receive an application, they are going to send a letter to the board of health asking if we have any objection to the issuing of a permit,” Preston County Health Department Director V.J. Davis said. “We’re going to have to probably figure out in a very short amount of time whether we’re going to be for it or against it.”
Davis told the board members it is his understanding that if the department says no, the permit will not be issued.
Davis said he knows of one application that has been sent to the state office, but isn’t aware of who applied, where and other details. Davis also does not know if it is for a producer, processor or dispensary.
The board of health is not required to make inspections.
“Whether the county board of health has taken a documented position on the health impact of the availability of medical cannabis in their jurisdiction could be used as a criteria by the local board in making its decision,” Frame wrote.
Davis said health departments asked the state for further guidelines and received the letter, but he will again ask for better guidelines than were provided.
The letter also states it is not necessary for any medical cannabis applicant to request approval directly from the local board of health, and the office will separately engage with relevant county commissions and municipalities in order to determine whether any zoning or other prohibition exists.”
The Preston County Commission doesn’t have a role in the decision, according to Davis.
“They are not going to be asked for permission,” Davis said. “It is coming from the health department.”
County Commissioner Don Smith, however, said his understanding of the code, as it was presented to commissioners, is the commission does have a say in the decision.
“The health department has to be the first step,” Smith said. “And then we do our approval or disapproval, and that is how it was presented to us.”
According to Smith, he has not heard of any local permit applications at this time, and it costs approximately $50,000 to apply.
County Commission President Samantha Stone reiterated that commissioners have not been notified of any applications for a permit at this time.
“We will be discussing medical cannabis at our meeting (today),” Stone said. “We know there has been interest expressed in the county for a permit, and we know it will be coming our way.”
The medical cannabis bill limits the number of producers and processors to 10 throughout the state. Davis did not know if there is a limit on dispensaries.
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New superfood fast casual restaurant Kye’s celebrated its grand opening on Montana Avenue in Santa Monica on Wednesday with its eclectic and flavorful culinary combination of Western and Eastern flavors.
The eatery has a heavy emphasis on health and nutrition, providing guests a range of wholesome choices on the mostly gluten- and dairy-free menu, including vegan, macrobiotic, Paleo, and raw options.
The mainstay of the menu is the one-of-a-kind KyeRito, a wrap/roll that boasts an assortment of locally-sourced foods fused together to create a mix of distinctive ingredients.
At Kye’s, familiar components of a healthy meal, like farm fresh vegetables and wild salmon, are incorporated with herbs, spices, and sauces to provide a sense of uniqueness.
The KyeRito takes advantage of a “slip wrap” technique that allows each nutrient-rich part of the meal to remain fresh and crisp.
Owner Jeanne Cheng described the birth of the KyeRito concept, citing her desire to responsibly feed her kindergarten-aged son Kye as a major influence.
“I just thought the KyeRito would be a great food,” Cheng said. “Once my son started school, I felt like I had time to start playing with it, applying for the patent for the way it’s wrapped, and developing the different flavors.”
Cheng’s creativity in the kitchen can be traced back to her childhood.
“Since I was little, I’ve always combined East and West,” Cheng said. “I’d make peanut butter and jelly bao on a steamed bun. We’re using a lot of Asian technology to make Western and global foods and also make them more allergy-friendly and interesting by adding unique flavors.”
By simply skimming through the KyeRito descriptions on the menu, customers can note that a myriad of different components are combined into each wrap/roll. Categorized into four distinct flavor groups – breakfast, deli style, classic comfort, and Asian inspired – the KyeRito choices will likely be able to accommodate to any mood or time of day.
“I love pretty much anything on the menu,” Cheng said. “I can’t choose a favorite. They’re all so different.”
Cheng conceptualized all of the menu items, and with the help of a few renowned chefs, the fare was successfully developed and executed. She explained why Kye’s menu items are standouts among other restaurants.
“The KyeRito is super convenient because it’s so portable,” Cheng said. “At the same time, the food is very flavorful, very healthy, and very nutrient-dense.”
The 13 KyeRitos currently offered on the menu range from $8 to $14, with children’s options available as well. These wraps are complemented by shakes, smoothies, and house-made beverages that integrate super foods, too: the breakfast smoothie includes two types of kale and protein powder, while the chocolate shake incorporates spinach and Chinese yam. Also available are coffees, teas, and tonification herbal water.
The menu doesn’t leave out desserts, either. Although the fresh mint and chocolate shakes may be enough to satiate the sweet tooth, Kye’s also offers black bean brownies as treats.
Cheng further explained why Kye’s chooses to spotlight healthy and nutritious ingredients. She has previously stated the significance of satisfying both “the yin (nourishment) and the yang (enjoyment)” of what is eaten.
“One way to make the world a better place is to give people everything their bodies need to function optimally,” Cheng said. “We hope to just bring a lot of light and joy and ease into everybody’s daily lives.”
As a part of its commitment to community well-being, Kye’s offered its first 50 guests a complimentary KyeRito on its opening day and donated a portion of the proceeds to the Heart of Los Angeles, a local non-profit community center.
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Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar yet again failed to get the much awaited 100th international ton Monday, prompting West Indies coach Ottis Gibson to say that the high expectations of the Indian fans were putting pressure on him.
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Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar yet again failed to get the much awaited 100th international ton Monday, prompting West Indies coach Ottis Gibson to say that the high expectations of the Indian fans were putting pressure on him.
However, Tendulkar’s teammate Rahul Dravid felt that the cricketing genius was not unduly concerned about the milestone.
“He is a great player. High expectations of the Indian people seem to be affecting him and creating all the more pressure,” Gibbson told mediapersons after the first day’s play in the second Test at the Eden Gardens.
Tendulkar got out to leg spinner Devendra Bishoo after scoring 38 when he tried to pull a short ball that was turning away from him, and offered a simple catch to Samuels at mid wicket.
Tendulkar got his 99th international century eight months back in March against South Africa at Nagpur.
However, Gibson praised Tendulkar for the way he has handled the enormous pressure on him throughout his career.
“It’s a great thing on his part that he has had to cope up with great expectations of one and all. The pressure on him is enormous. As for ourselves, every time he is at the crease, we have been patient and hit the ball in the right areas,” the coach said.
But both Gibson and Dravid were confident that Tendulkar will achieve the historic feat sooner or later.
“I am sure he will certainly get it sometime later. But I hope it’s not against us,” he quipped.
Dravid said: “Sachin will certainly do it one day. It was a short ball and it was unfortunate that the shot found a fielder when there were few on the leg side.
“He is batting beautifully… It is just a matter of time he gets to his hundredth hundred. But at the same time I think he is not too concerned about it,” he added.
Tendulkar had walked out to a rousing reception, 27 minutes into the post-lunch session after Gautam Gambhir got out.
The spectators clapped and shouted “sachin”, “sachin” as the master batsman made his way to the 22 yards.
He unleashed some good shots, in between picking up runs in singles and twos, as every run resulted in a countdown by the fans.
But all that finally ended in disappointment in the 52nd over of the day.
Sachin, who Monday turned out in his 183rd Test, has struck 51 hundreds. Forty eight more centuries have come from 453 ODIs. (IANS)
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What did 18th and 19th century nuns and prisoners have in common? Straw marquetry, of course! The past-time of the sacred and the profane and an intriguing French collectable easily found in auctions and flea markets today.
I found this box in my mother-in-law’s attic. She got it at the Foire de Chatou (annual flea market in Paris) in the 80s? Is it worth anything before I toss it?
“Cleaning up in Louveciennes”
What you have is an example of a 19th century sewing box in straw marquetry. Toss it? Please have some respect for human patience and labor! Examining all these tiny pieces of dyed straw, one can only imagine the number of hours and the infinite patience spent in creation. And what intrinsic value can you put on that?
Straw marquetry is a great collectable today. You can find affordable pieces like yours, with a historical cachet, in the range of 100 euros at French flea markets and auctions… AND there is a major auction of straw marketry pieces coming up in Paris this fall.
In late 18th and 19th century France, straw marquetry, using cheap materials from wheat, rye or oats, was a popular activity in convents and jails where the populace had plenty of hours to kill. Although the first examples of straw marquetry date to 17th century England, France and Italy, this art in the form of pieces of furniture and small items, flourished in France from the 1750s on.
The Sacred: In France, after the Bankcruptcy Law of 1720, many nuns were forced to live in dire poverty. Monastic production of straw work was especially developed in central and Eastern France where the religious sold their wares to pilgrims at fairs at religious feasts. Items included religious objects as well as trays, boxes, cases, hour glasses, bags and flasks. Today, at the Crozatier Museum and at the convent of the Saint Clare in Le Puy-en-Velay, one can see the amazing work of these nuns executed in rye straw, often using an embossing technique specific to 18th century work.
The Profane: During the 19th century, prisons like the Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel held nearly 15,000 prisoners with time on their hands. Convicts eager to supplement their rations sold various items in straw marquetry using the wardens as middlemen. Especially productive inmates could earn a significant amount of money which was turned over to them upon their release. In the south of France, the Toulon prison was especially reknowned for the quality and sophistication of straw work as for some reason inmates there were mostly former wood workers and craftsmen convicted of robbery. The harsh length of their sentences explains the breathtaking quality of their work.
The Straw “Art-Deco” Renaissance: Straw marketry seemed to reach its pinnacle in France in the 1930s. Fashion creator Paul Poiret (1879-1944) used straw to decorate walls for the Exhibition of Decorative Arts in 1925, as well as in a project he completed for the dining room of the ocean liner “Chantilly”.
Poiret’s brother-in-law, André Groult (1884-1996), took straw art further realizing the potential of this cheap material with a hard surface protected by silica. Groult worked with white straw which he dyed himself. In 1927, he applied for a patent for straw wallpaper produced by machines he had designed to flatten and cut the straw. He exhibited a four panel screen at the 1928 Salon des Artistes Décorateurs, followed in 1930 by an entire lounge of straw wallpaper with bar, coffee table and armchairs inlaid in pale straw suns. His straw marquetry for the liner “The Normandie” is considered by some to be the epitome of straw art. Groult was also interested in exploring the use of straw in bookbindings, finding the material’s suppleness especially well suited.
In the following decade, Jean-Michel Frank (1895-1941), one of Paris’ most famous decorators, combined straw-stained mahogany with sycamore, covering walls with sunbursts and parallel lines. He produced various pieces of small furniture, as well as cigarette and cigar boxes with geometric themes. Frank worked for various personalities of the era such as Elsa Schiaparelli, Jean-Pierre Guerlain and the Viscount and Viscountess de Noailles for whom he designed a lounge in mahogany coloured straw. Frank’s pieces in straw marketry are now highly coveted.
From the 1940s to the 1960s, Jean Royère was the last great French decorator to use straw. Today, at the Musée du Mobilier at the Pompidou Center, one can see the brown straw bedroom he created for the singer Henri Salvador. Royère’s work is typical of the 1950s with natural, green, brown or black straw inlaid in parallel lines and little crosses, stars and herringbone themes.
In the 60s and 70s, although the popularity of metal, formica and mass production seemed to make laborious straw craft a thing of the past, several artist/decorators kept straw marquetry alive. Daniel Langlois-Berthelot (born 1927) set up shop La paille de seigle in Paris from 1960 to 1968 producing pale rye straw furniture and objects like hour glasses, boxes, trays and cigarette cases. Many of these objects, although unsigned, can still be found on the market today.
Today, the Association la Marqueterie de Paille, set up in France in 1999, brings together professionals and collectors in seminars and exhibitions. In the States, a high quality of contemporary straw work is produced in the Brooklyn studio Atelier Viollet www.atelierviollet.com
One of the biggest contemporary names in straw marquetry is Lison de Caunes, the grand-daughter of Groult who maintains a workshop in Paris where she creates and restores straw marquetry with the assistance of two skilled artisans she trained herself. Mme. de Caunes designed and executed the prestigious commission of the Spring 2002 Hermes shop windows in straw and continues to cater to commissions from international clientele. One can visit her fascinating Paris atelier on the rue Mayet or watch her at work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euhk-XRvD4k
Most importantly for would-be collectors, on October 12, 2016 at Drouot in Paris, the auction house Beaussant Lefevre will be dispersing some 200 objects in straw marquetry from the personal collection of Lison de Caunes. Estimations for these objects dating from the 17th to the 20th centuries are between 100 to 3,000 euros, well within the budget for a budding collector. http://www.beaussant-lefevre.com/html/index.jsp?id=77328&lng=fr&npp=10000
But back to the box in Louveciennes, while I would estimate a 120-140 euro value to your sewing box, I suggest you display it proudly and ruminate zen-like on the dolting nun (or convict) who spent hours laboring over those tiny pieces of inlaid straw. Buy a more functional plastic sewing box at IKEA and display your find as a work of art.
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In the context of the Sandy Hook incident, Anderson Cooper recently discussed “conspiracy theorists” with a man who has written about 9/11. END_OF_DOCUMENT_TOKEN_TO_BE_REPLACED
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Where has this video been for the past few years? So far, only about 211,000 people have watched it. Let’s remedy that! END_OF_DOCUMENT_TOKEN_TO_BE_REPLACED
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Does anybody think it is peculiar that there has been no news or details about those that died on the BP oil rig? We haven’t heard or read about any interviews with survivors either.
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Berne in humans: what é, main symptoms and treatment
Burne in humans, also called furuncular myiasis or furunculosis, is an infectious disease caused by the fly of the Dermatobium hominis species, which has a gray color, black bands on the thorax and a metallic blue belly. The larvae of this fly can penetrate the person's skin, even if there are no lesions, and remain in the tissue, leading to the appearance of a sore with pus that causes a lot of pain.
These flies are usually found in humid and mountainous places, being uncommon in the Northeast of Brazil, and their control in these places is important. As soon as any sign indicating a berne appears, it is important that the larva is removed as soon as possible, otherwise it can favor the occurrence of more infections, complicating the person's he alth status.Here are some natural ways to get the berne fly out of your skin.
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After the eggs are laid by the female fly, the larvae emerge from the eggs after about 6 days and are able to quickly penetrate the skin, even if it is intact, leading to the appearance of some signs and symptoms, the main ones being:
The diagnosis of berne in humans is made by the dermatologist or infectious disease specialist by observing the signs and symptoms presented by the person.
How to treat berne
It is important before removing the larva that it is killed, otherwise the spines found on its body can remain attached to the skin, which prevents its removal.One of the strategies to kill and remove the larva is through asphyxiation, in which you must put a tape in the place where the larva is and leave it for about 1 hour. Then, remove the tape and check if the larva is glued, if not, apply a little pressure on the place so that the larva comes out. It is important that the area is then treated with antibiotic ointments, which must be recommended by the doctor, to avoid the occurrence of infections.
The use of tweezers should only be done when even with light compression the larva does not come out, and it is recommended that this be done by the doctor to avoid infections. In more severe cases, the doctor may recommend performing a minor surgery to make a cut in the skin and widen the hole, allowing the larva to be removed, or the use of antiparasitic drugs to kill the fly larva. Learn more about the drug used to treat berne.
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A Geary County man has been convicted on 21 charges stemming from a murder-for-hire scheme.
According to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, 31-year-old Samuel Ibarra-Chu of Grandview Plaza, was convicted in Geary County District Court after a five-day jury trial. Ibarra-Chu was found guilty on all 21 counts, including two counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.
Ibarra-Chu conspired between July 11, 2018, and August 21, 2018, with others to hire a hitman to murder two individuals – an assistant Geary County attorney and a confidential informant. The plot was discovered before the murders were carried out.
Judge Courtney Boehm accepted the verdict and scheduled sentencing for 1:30 p.m. on June 25.
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The driver of a truck carrying bundled steel frames arrived at a construction site. The crane that was normally used to unload the frames wasn’t available, so a worker got a forklift. The driver walked around the truck, removing the chains that secured the load. While he was out of sight, the worker tried to lift the first bundle with the forklift. But the bundle slid off the forks and fell to the other side of the truck, where it landed on the driver, killing him. The company pleaded guilty to failing to ensure that material was moved in a manner that didn’t endanger a worker and was fined $85,000 [Island Steel Erectors Ltd., Govt. News Release, Feb. 6, 2013].
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The BBMP cleared out all the illegal encroachments the previous week. Though this clearing drive was aimed to remove shops that had no trade license, the BBMP ended up disturbing all shopkeepers and customers.
“The Krishna Rajendra (KR) Market is in a state of a mess”, says GK Kuruvila, an urban planner in the city.
Suresh Shinde, a dry fruit seller says, “My shop is near the main market building, due to BBMP all the shops near me still have litter lying around them. They destroyed several shops around the complex and didn’t give us any notice to vacate the area. It was disturbing for us to stay in that area, the noise and dust were intolerable from the destruction of shops.”
The BBMP claims that the KR market has more than 2,000 shops and out of these only 39 shops have trade licences. Several illegal encroachments were blocking the path around the market. To create fire tenders around the market, many shops were eradicated.
L.Suresh, the PR officer at BBMP says, “We are planning to give KR market a makeover. Under three days we demolished more than 500 shops and removed structures that could come in the way for our newly proposed model of the market. We will clean the market in the coming month. ”
KR market is one of the oldest and busiest markets of Bangalore. Due to the BBMP demolishing and clearing out shops, many people are sceptical of going to the market. Venugopal Madhav, a regular customer at the market says, “while I appreciate the government’s decision, the market is in a bad shape. I buy fruits and vegetables for my family from the market every day. After the BBMP work, I am scared whether I should buy ration from these shops or not because a lot of produce got dirty because of the garbage and dust surrounding all the shops.”
Another shopkeeper, Mohammed Yunus says, “The BBMP came last week for this project and since then there has been no electricity in this area. Several shopkeepers are distressed because some of them have no jobs and some can’t work without the electricity. I had to shut down my shop for three days.”
The BBMP wanted to improve fire safety for the market. The various structures left behind by BBMP are grilles, platforms and awnings. Kuruvila adds, “The planning and execution of the demolishing were poor. Nobody has the right to destroy shops like that and leave a place with filth for others to suffer. The BBMP should be held responsible for such shoddy work because leaving a market area with remains of grills, ceilings, and mortar causes trouble to other people.”
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Selby Swing-bridge is an iconic Victorian structure, located just to the north of Selby Railway Station. It carries the rail lines between Doncaster and Hull over the River Ouse, which at this point is navigable. The swing-bridge is consequently in regular use.
The bridge was built in 1889 by Messrs. Nelson & Co of York and the Cleveland Bridge Company of Darlington to allow river traffic to pass without hindrance under the railway. The bridge has four fixed spans and a moveable span of approximately 40m that rotates through 90 degrees to lie parallel with the north bank of the river. By this means a clear 18m wide navigation channel is achieved.
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A reliable and robust failsafe method of operation was essential, together with a significant reduction in bridge operating time.
This project entailed the most extensive MEICA refurbishment of the bridge since it was first built. Fairfield Control Systems was responsible for the detailed design, installation and commissioning of a replacement control system for the bridge that provided automatic operation rather than the original manual operation.The new system was required to give a reliable and robust fail-safe method of operation that would also enable the bridge to be available to rail traffic significantly sooner than at present.
AMCO, in conjunction with KGAL, developed the initial proposals for refurbishment of the swing-bridge that were accepted by Network Rail. Fairfield Control Systems was then commissioned by AMCO to implement the ICA aspects of the refurbishment.
The original operation of the swing-bridge involved the withdrawal of proving bolts by mechanical rodding. Hydraulic actuation then withdrew tapered nose-bolts and the movable resting-blocks which allowed knuckle gearing to raise each end of the bridge by 12mm for operational clearance.
During the commissioning phase of the project, it became apparent that there was an issue with excessive lateral movement of the pintle pivot, with the result that the rails did not align properly when the bridge was closed. To rectify this, Fairfields proposed and subsequently changed the control from the initial design with a digital commander type to an analogue signal from the PLC. This allowed closer control that allowed the PLC to bring the bridge gradually into its final resting position.
In addition, due to extensive experience in the control of moving structures, Fairfields was instrumental in changing the proximity switches in the original design to a type with a larger detection range.
The new operating system for the swing-bridge is now controlled automatically by opto-electronic transducers and de-acceleration actuation, which means that the bridge glides to an exact stop. The bridge operator now uses a touch screen HMI rather than the previous bank of levers. The bridge refurbishment has allowed the speed limit for trains over the bridge to be raised to the maximum line speed of 25mph.
This is the most significant improvement made to the bridge since it was built in 1889. Many parts of it will not need any further work for decades. Engineers have worked around the clock to complete this work in the shortest possible timeframe.
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The History of the Druze
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The Druze Community (Druzim in Hebrew) have lived in the Galilee and Carmel area (in northern Israel) for a thousand years. Even though the Druze language is Arabic, their religion and culture is separate and unique. They speak a special dialect of Arabic that sounds much like Syrian dialects of Arabic. They are neither Muslim nor Christian. They number about one and a half million in the world; but the vast majority live in the Galilee, Southern Lebanon and Southern Syria. Most of the Druze towns and villages in Israel are located in the north of the country, mainly on hilltops; historically as a defense against attack and persecution.
They are fiercely loyal and equal citizens of Israel. The Israeli Druze serve mandatory service in the Israeli military. The Herev Battalion, also known as the ‘Druze Battalion’, is a ground force battalion in the regular forces of the IDF (Israel Defense Force), consisting primarily of Druze.
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A five pointed star is the Druze religious symbol. The Druze are recognized as a separate religious community having its own religious court system. They have no political aspirations to be an independent nation. Their emphasis is on spiritual and not secular issues. The Druze religion was founded just about a thousand years ago. In general, they have chosen to keep a lot of the facts of their faith secret. A few details that about their religion: it is a monotheistic religion and four prophets carry the Druze messianic message. The first three are the biblical Moses, Jethro and Muslim Muhammad. According to the faith, the fourth prophet-Hamza Ben Ali was the strongest of the lot. He had approached an important sheik in Egypt in 1017. The sheikh had accepted him immediately, and nominated him as the spiritual leader of Egypt of the time. Hamza was a spiritual leader for twenty two years. His era was the last opportunity to join the Druze religion. After that time, you have to be born into the religion to be a part of it.
Since the Druze have no ritual or ceremony in their religion, they do not have any revered or holy sites. They do hold gatherings to discussing community affairs, and over time these gatherings have taken on a special significance - a sort of religious holiday. They meet at the tombs of their prophets for these communal gatherings.
Daliat el Carmel is the largest of the Druze villages in Israel with around 15,000 residents. The atmosphere of the village is warm and open. Anybody, including the villagers, can choose either to dress traditionally or in modern clothes. The village started out as an agricultural society. The countryside is still beautiful and pastoral, yet the scene is dotted with Mercedes, upgrade shopping, and even McDonalds. In Daliat-El-Carmel, 330 of the Druze community are remembered for sacrificing their lives in defending Israel. Hospitality is a very important part of the Druze tradition.
In Daliat el-Carmel, there is a colorful market or shuk offering Druze handcrafts, traditional food, Druze pita bread and more. You can tour the village's ancient quarter and the Legacy House.
A short distance from the Druze villages stands the Muhraka, a Carmelite monastery, which, according to tradition, constitutes the place where Prophet Elijah battled the Baal Prophets.
Around 10,00 people live in Isfiya, also on Mount Carmel, outside of Haifa, which was built on the ruins of a Byzantine settlement. In 1930, remains of a fifth-century Jewish settlement of Husifah were found in the village. They include a synagogue with a mosaic floor bearing Jewish symbols and the inscription "Peace upon Israel", and some 4,500 gold coins dating from the Roman Period. The modern village of Isfiya was founded in the early eighteenth century. Isifiya (Ussifiya) Center for Bedouin Heritage "Albadia," offers Bedouin hospitality in a traditional tent encampment where stories about the Druze community, religion and traditions are related.
Other Druze Villages in Northern Israel
Shfaram, Maghar, Rama, Bet Jan, Peki'in, Ein el-Asad, Kafr Sumei, Kasra, Yanuah, Yirka, Abu Sinan, Julis, Jat and Hurfeish are the villages in the greater Haifa-Akko area. In the Golan; Majd al Shams is considered to be the center of the Druze community, Mas'ada, Buka'ata and Ein Kenya lies in the southwestern foothills of Mt Hermon, above the Banyas Nature Reserve.
Traditionally Druze men shave their heads and cover them with a white turban. They have large mustaches and sometimes a beard; the women wear a white head scarf, called a naqab. The most pious among the women hide all their hair under a separate covering, the iraqiyah, which is fastened around the head underneath the white scarf. The rights of Druze women are almost identical to those of men.
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Class action strife ahead for Evocca
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EVOCCA College could face a class action before the end of the year from disgruntled students unhappy with the marketing of vocational courses by the registered training organisation.
Solicitor Benjamin Kramer is gathering expressions of interest from former students who believe they were “pressured to sign up or lured in unfairly”.
The Queensland based college opened a campus in Frankston in 2013.
Mr Kramer says he was contacted by a friend who is a former student of Evocca College “dissatisfied with the service they received”.
The Sydney lawyer said “about 250” people so far had expressed an interest in joining a class action against Evocca.
“We hope to lodge the class action before Christmas. I’m working on it so we can get it done in the next few weeks,” Mr Kramer said.
“In 2014 Evocca received a quarter of a billion dollars ($250 million) and they passed 170 students. Just that alone should be enough to make people realise there is fundamentally wrong here.”
Evocca was one of several colleges criticised by a Senate inquiry over marketing practices for federal funded VET FEE-HELP diplomas and short courses (‘College’s marketing to students slammed’, The Times 26/10/15).
Students incurred up to $20,000 worth of debt and do not have to repay the VET FEE-HELP funding until they earn at least $50,000 per year.
Evocca had conditions imposed on its operations and must now “retain enrolment and assessment records for 12 months” and “report data back to [the] ASQA on a regular basis”.
The college has refused to disclose how many students have completed courses at its Frankston campus (‘Unanswered questions on Evocca graduation rates’, The Times 2/11/15).
Evocca College CEO Craig White has denied the company’s courses are not up to scratch.
“I think a lot of people were waiting on what the Senate inquiry would reveal. It all confirms everything we believe.”
See evoccaclassaction.com for details about the proposed Evocca class action.
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Last week, at PAX East, SNK held a panel about the Samurai Shodown series. Of course, it was mostly about the brand new game officially announced for the Nintendo Switch a few days ago, but there were also a nice surprise for long-time fans of the series (or those who simply want to discover its origins).
During the panel, it was announced that a Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection will be released this Fall worldwide. It will include the following games:
As usual, the Collection is not just a bunch of ROMs on a cart, there’s also some extras, such as:
More details about this Collection will be revealed at a later date.
But that’s not all: during the panel, a brand new character for the latest entry in the series was revealed: Darli Dagger. She may look like a pirate, but she’s actually a shipbuilder!
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Charlotte is a French knight who values martial arts over authority. She will Embrace Death any time there is a threat to her country’s well being.
[a]If you missed the panel (which was livestreamed on Twitch), SNK have uploaded the full recording on YouTube!
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I am delighted to announce that after much pleading and cajoling I have finally been able to get permission from all those involved to serialize the adventures of everyone’s (?) favourite but fairly hopeless hero, Falcon Boy, as he fights to save the planet from the evil machinations of the infamous Dr Don’t Know.
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Armed with only his determination to somehow make a difference (if at all possible) Falcon Boy, along with his silent sidekick, Bewilder Bird, resolves to take a stand on behalf of all that is worth taking a stand for – and some things definitely less stand-worthy.
For your delight and delectation Chapter One begins immediately after this announcement, so join me now for Volume 1 of the Falcon Boy: A Fairly Hopeless Hero series – Falcon Boy and Bewilder Bird versus Dr Don’t Know in a Battle for all the Life of all the Planets …
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Chapter 1. Welcome to the Queue
You are too late. Nothing works anymore. The world has gone wrong. The planet still spins in space but forlornly now, sullen, lopsided; different somehow.
All the whole world does now is queue. Whole countries united in their queuing. Continents. The whole world. As far as the eye can see. Visible from space.
No one can remember a time before the Queue. Only the Queue. Now. And nothing else. Forever.
But no one cares. All they care about is the Queue. There is nothing else to care about. Only the Queue.
Forever. All you will ever know. Nothing more. Only the Queue.
So what has gone wrong?
Dr Don’t Know is what has gone wrong.
Well, he won, didn’t he? His evil plan succeeded. And now the world looks the way he has always wanted it to.
You had better come with me.
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Danny Barnes Releases All Acoustic Homage to Don Stover, Stove Up, on March 3, 2017
ASHEVILLE, NC -- Danny Barnes is already known as an iconic American musician, a banjo playing innovator who’s earned high praise from everybody from Bill Frisell and Dave Matthews to Steve Martin, who presented Danny with the Prize for Excellence in Banjo in 2015. From the days with his groundbreaking Austin band, the Bad Livers, to his two decade solo career experimenting with electronic music, jazz, old time string band music and more, he’s a genre bending, rule breaking original who prefers to color outside the lines.
Now, with Stove Up, out March 3, 2017, he’s showing us that it was always a choice, that he’s always had the chops to play straight ahead bluegrass banjo with the best of them. With a top-flight band backing him up, Danny turns in an amazing set of tunes that demonstrate his respect for tradition and his commitment to his own musical voice.
“Happily, with Stove Up, our five-string hero steps out of the lab and into the sunlight where his pre-war Gibson can really shine,” says Tim O'Brien. “Producer and guitarist Nick Forster wisely loosens the reins and lets his pack of thoroughbreds set a fast pace around the bluegrass track. Mandolinist Chris Henry, with his bone-dry tone and expanded traditional approach, is a particularly inspired foil to Barnes. Along with Forster, much decorated fiddler Jason Carter, and everyone’s favorite bassist, Mike Bub, they cut through some beautiful territory, including two Don Stover’s compositions—”Black Diamond” and “Rockwood Deer Chase.” Three vocal tracks peek through the instrumentals and give new listeners a look into the quirky mind of Barnes… These are live and lively performances where you can almost hear the musicians smile.”
Recorded in eTown Studios in Colorado, Stove Up was produced by Nick Forster and engineered by James Tuttle. The mixing and editing were done by the great banjo player Scott Vestal and it was mastered by David Glasser at Airshow.
Danny Barnes. Photo by Monica Frissell
Danny says, “After 45 years of practicing, this is the first acoustic bluegrass record I've ever made. Nick, Mike, Jason, and Chris are bluegrass royalty! It was a sure enough honor to be able to make Stove Up, a loving homage to the great Don Stover.”
One of his banjo heroes, Don Stover, was the inspiration for this project simply because Don knew how to play bluegrass banjo in a way that fit the style, showed respect for Earl Scruggs and others, but it still sounded like him, had his own voice. Danny delivers on all fronts here, from scorching banjo fiddle duets with Jason Carter (“Paddy on the Turnpike,” “John Hardy,” and “Bill Cheatum”) to faithful versions of Scruggs (“Flint Hill Special” and “Fireball”), or a Grandpa Jones tune (“Eight More Miles To Louisville”) to a reinterpreted Rolling Stones song (“Factory Girl”) or his own originals (“Isotope 709,” “Charlie,” and “Get It While You Can”).
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[RIOC Board members. She is Adjunct Professor at the University of Turku (Finland), specialising in European security questions and Research Fellow at the Leibniz-Institute for East and Southeast European Studies in Regensburg (IOS), Germany, where she previously led a research group on frozen conflicts]<IMG><I_3379><I_680><I_216><I_820><I_680><I_989><I_820><I_1756><I_2169><I_3449><I_2157><I_820><I_5466><I_3208><I_1756><I_1756><I_2315><I_989><I_3449><I_1000><I_820><I_820><I_4039><I_3449><I_5571><I_1756><I_3208><I_7388><I_216><I_820><I_1756><I_5067></IMG>
The first Board of the Association
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Dr Tanja Tamminen is an expert in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. Docteur en Science Politique from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris, she defended her doctoral thesis on the EU policies in the Balkans in 2009. She is Adjunct Professor at the University of Turku (Finland), specialising in European security questions and Research Fellow at the Leibniz-Institute for East and Southeast European Studies in Regensburg (IOS), Germany, where she previously led a research group on frozen conflicts. She has served three times in EU civilian crisis management missions: in the EU Advisory Mission in Ukraine (EUAM Ukraine) as the Head of the Planning, Coordination and Cooperation Department and in the EU Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX Kosovo) as political adviser. She has also held expert positions in the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and in the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (UPI/FIIA). In the Finnish Police College University she analysed corruption in the Finnish context in a research project funded by the Finnish Government as well as focusing on linkages between organised and environmental crime. In addition to organised crime, Tamminen has published on a wide range of issues from EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy related matters to Balkan politics. Contact: tanja.tamminen(at)rioc.eu
Deputy Chairman of the Board
Noora Välimäki, MSc, currently holds a position with the Finnish Police College as a research assistant and has contributed to projects on surveillance and investigatory powers (Nordforsk) as well as corruption (Korsi). In addition she works as a Fraud Monitoring Consultant. Noora holds a Master of Social Sciences in International Security and Law and has successfully obtained a diploma in cyber security provided by Leiden University in partnership with Europol, the NATO Communication and Information Agency and the Dutch Defence Cyber Command. During her master’s she researched cybercrime prevention strategies for the Finnish National Bureau of Investigation. With her background as a BA in Criminology and work-life experience with police forces in Scotland and Finland, she has specialised in research on law enforcement and found a particular interest in social network theory.
Paulius Klikunas is a Lithuanian Police Officer who in addition to a degree in Law also holds a University Degree in Computer Sciences. He served over three years in the EU Advisory Mission in Ukraine, in summer 2019 leading the newly established Organised Crime Unit within the Rule of Law Component.
Attorney-at-Law Anna Simola has long-term experience working as criminal defence lawyer in Tampere. She has graduated in Law in Turku University (2004), and also holds Master of Arts degree in History (2002).
Sergii Rybchenko has a degree in Law and previously worked in the prosecution team at the EU Advisory Mission in Ukraine. Currently he works at the Council of Europe in Kyiv.
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Hey, it gets better. The reason why Alex Berenson’s booklet did get published in the end is that Elon Musk spoke out on his behalf.
P.S. Sorry, I’m so psyched that I forgot the link.
Amazon has allowed Berenson’s booklet on COVID to be published. Buy, read, tell your friends.
By the way, Lancet retracted the study about hcq and COVID today.
I went out! To a restaurant! With a friend! And we met Mike Shannon (the Cardinals player), unmasked and undefeated.
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This was the best salad I ever had because it tasted of freedom.
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Of course, lockdowns are good for business so Amazon censors anything that threatens profits.
I’m telling you, friends, the government is not an interesting category any more. Look at the riots. The government is completely disempowered. And even when the governor of your state allows you to open your restaurant, people still won’t come because they have been brainwashed for months and haven’t been allowed to hear anything but lies and exaggerations.
The NYTimes published some mildly un-PC op-ed yesterday, and already a bunch of angry snowflakes – that are in no way connected to the government – is ensuring that the newspaper toes the ideological line in the future.
I see absolutely no significant difference between the way the USSR in the 1970s responded to mildly un-PC articles and this.
If you fell into a coma in 1978 and only woke up today or if you’ve lived in the depths of the taiga and emerged out of it 15 seconds ago, I have great news for you. A guy called Nick Srnicek wrote a book that will explain, with a wealth of fascinating detail, everything you need to know about such things as Facebook, Google, Amazon, and even Uber.
You will learn that Amazon has a lot of warehouses, Facebook gets most of its profits from selling ads, and Uber is this fascinating thing that benefits from having more drivers AND more riders. Cool, huh? Who could have known. And Google? Guess what, you can search for information in it for free. Shocking stuff.
The single thing in this book that’s new for those of us who haven’t been lost in the tundra is Srnicek’s conclusion that, in order to counteract the monopolizing tendencies of Google, the state should build its own Google that will “belong to the people” but won’t spy on them. After reading about that brilliant plan, I was almost ready to go straight back to the tundra because I had no idea anybody took the “start your own Twitter” quip seriously.
In short, if saying the excruciatingly, tragically, embarrassingly obvious were an Olympic sport, Mr Srnicek would be a gold medalist.
P.S. If even this review generates no interest, I really give up. Nobody could have made anything as soporific as this book this much fun.
As much as I hate recognizing that anybody but me has a point, my colleagues brought up something important I hadn’t considered.
Teaching languages in a mask is not viable. Students already struggle with understanding what we say. When they can’t see our lips move, the sound is muffled, and you have to keep six-feet between you, how are they going to understand?
We use the communicative method of teaching languages, which means we teach through speaking the language. There’s almost no English spoken in the classroom above the 101 language.
But in the English literature classes it’s not much better either. These classes are about the beauty of the language, and how can you appreciate the beauty when you are mumbling through a mask?
God knows I don’t want to teach remotely again. But the kind of in-person teaching we are allowed to do is even worse.
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A View From A Blue Moon 4K is full feature surfing movie, filmed and edited as it’s never been done before, with John Florence and Blake Vincent Kueny’s. The first surf film shot entirely in 4K, View From a Blue Moon follows the world’s most dynamic surfer John Florence and his closest friends from his home on the North Shore of Oahu to his favorite surfing destinations around the globe. From the dreamy blue perfection of the South Pacific to the darkest uncharted waters of Africa (and everywhere in between), Florence faces a broad spectrum of emotions as he continues to seal his legacy as one of the most gifted surfers ever. And while the young Hawaiian is pulled in increasingly different directions, there is no form of pressure that will keep him from his ultimate goal — to redefine what is possible in the ocean.
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In 1930s colonial Malaya, a dissolute British doctor receives a surprise gift of an eleven-year-old Chinese houseboy. Sent as a bequest from an old friend, young Ren has a mission: to find his dead master’s severed finger and reunite it with his body. Ren has forty-nine days, or else his master’s soul will roam the earth forever.
Ji Lin, an apprentice dressmaker, moonlights as a dancehall girl to pay her mother’s debts. One night, Ji Lin’s dance partner leaves her with a gruesome souvenir that leads her on a crooked, dark trail.
As time runs out for Ren’s mission, a series of unexplained deaths occur amid rumours of tigers who turn into men. In their journey to keep a promise and discover the truth, Ren and Ji Lin’s paths will cross in ways they will never forget.
When I saw the cover of this book and heard there was some magical realism involved I was sold! Then when I learned it was in the 1930’s not so much….I really struggle with historical fiction, especially when it’s set in a foreign country. I read the first few chapters and liked the two main characters I came across, so thought I’d carry on and I was just swept away.
The setting is dark, close and mysterious like you would imagine a tropical place to be and the narrative pulls you under without you even realising. Choo’s dreamy prose feel effortless to read, but what I loved most about this book was the characterisation. Ren, a young houseboy, is just my favourite! He’s so innocent, pure, hard-working and real. Ji-Lin is a feisty girl, who is desperate to help her mother, even if it means damaging her own reputation and Shin, I must admit, made my knees a bit weak at times.
During reading set chapters I participated in a online reading group that we followed on Twitter & Instagram called #NightTigerTogether, with fellow reviews, people from Quercus and the author herself! This was such a treat. To be able to discuss what you have just read, ask the author questions and gain other people’s unique perspective made me enjoy the book in many different ways than if I has just read it “alone”. I very much recommend this method for online groups.
I don’t want to give too much away but if you enjoy your characters well-rounded and complicated, with a bit of magical realism thrown in, you can’t go far wrong with this.
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Yangsze Choo is a fourth generation Malaysian of Chinese descent. Due to a childhood spent in various countries, she can eavesdrop (badly) in several languages. After graduating from Harvard University, she worked as a management consultant and at a startup before writing her first novel. THE GHOST BRIDE, set in colonial Malaya and the elaborate Chinese world of the afterlife, is about a peculiar historic custom called a spirit marriage.
Yangsze lives in California with her husband, two children, and a potential rabbit. She loves to eat and read, and often does both at the same time.
Massive thanks to Quercus and especially @anabooks for asking me to be a part of this amazing group of reviewers and bloggers. I especially loved reading along with everyone on twitter with #NightTigerTogether.
Bookish love & thanks for reading.
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[Update to Health Care Reform. Using the internet site could be a hardship for some individuals so there is going being a Toll-free number and local offices to describe the alternatives]<IMG><I_6156><I_2157><I_464><I_2497><I_2157><I_2643><I_3938><I_3845><I_3938><I_3449><I_3449><I_3938><I_3938><I_3938><I_464><I_1853><I_2157><I_1643><I_3449><I_7146><I_3938><I_6013><I_3938><I_3449><I_6650><I_4101><I_2827><I_7539><I_464><I_886><I_7146><I_7090></IMG>
State health care insurance exchanges are beginning being created as the most crucial part of healthcare reform for small business owners and individual households. Medical Health Insurance Exchanges will facilitate the paying for individual and small group insurance via State-run websites. Customers will be able to embark online and turn into guided by efficient insurance exchanges permitting the crooks to research, shop, compare, and get medical health insurance.
In 2014 Each State or Regional Exchange will perform important functions if the health reform law expands coverage to a number exceeding 30 million Americans. Using the internet site could be a hardship for some individuals so there is going being a Toll-free number and local offices to describe the alternatives. Once you have a knowledge with their options and the information each health plan, consumers can request benefit a credit card application for coverage,
The role of a personal insurance agent is very of great help for consumers to see the complexity of medical health insurance. It looks such as the role of independent insurance agents from the framework from the exchange model it is helpful yet it’s not yet determined where did it is going to be from the system.
These new Exchanges can be a gateway for State Medicaid programs along with other public health programs. One of these mandates is going to be to decide one’s eligibility for the public plan if available and benefit their enrollment. Individuals can still buy health on their own. Anyone qualified to apply for premium subsidies has got to utilize the exchange.
States happen to be laboratories for innovative government solutions. Right now states are researching exchange marketplaces. They will be able to set one up as somebody state, as a coalition with other states, or use a federal …
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The most discouraging fact of undergoing surgery is having through move through pain in the operation. During surgery, pain is intolerable which explains why the usage of anesthetic is resorted to. After surgery, a barrage of pain killers is then necessary to alleviate pain throughout the recovery period. The downside of using anesthetics is the fact they may be packed with undesirable unwanted side effects.
This is the reason numerous studies on pain management are continuously being conducted to help reduce or minimize the application of anesthetics and improve post-operative recovery with the least quantity of pain. These studies are directed towards the growth and development of new and alternative techniques of reducing or relieving pain. The research involves revisiting a number of the best-known surefire remedies and finding out how and why they work. With the aid of new solutions to manage pain during surgery, an anesthesiologist should be able to give patients fewer doses of anesthesia, minimizing its unwanted side effects and enabling the patient to recover faster.
An investigation of the adage, “laughter is the better medicine” says there is lots of truth behind it. An experiment established that the level of pain felt by persons is reduced by laughter. In the experiment, numerous children were made to watch a funny video before, during and after putting their arms in icy cold water. Those who laughed before the experiment experienced a reduced amount of discomfort when they take their arms in the freezing water. Others who watched the recording and laughed during the experiment were able to withstand the cold water a bit longer.
Was there any scientific explanation for it? Yes, the experiment demonstrated that laughter prevented or inhibited the production of cortisol, a stress hormone that contributes to the sensation of pain. Though a lot …
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The weight loss and exercise supplement industry is a multi-billion one and this is due to the sheer range as well as the prices of the items on offer. As a result then, this means that the consumer is faced with very costly majority of which it should be noted provide a level of results and benefits that can only be generously called “overly optimistic.” A less polite manner of referring to this would be outright quackery and so this means that the consumer will need to be very careful and cautious about what exactly they choose to use.
As briefly alluded to earlier, many of the weight loss items on offer are actually not as good or potent as may have been initially thought or reported. One of the most controversial of these has been the Hoodia Gordonii weight loss supplements.
The Hoodia Gordonii supplement draws the bulk of its items from the deepest, most desolate wastelands of the African desert lands and as a result then, given the extremity of the location of the plant, along with the rarity of it, this means that the plant itself is very costly indeed. With that in mind then, this necessitates that any products that use the plant will also be expensive, by virtue of the large and substantial overheads associated with the plant.
However, there has been a whole range of weight loss products that purport to contain the Hoodia Gordonii plant extract. To many consumers, who already have to contend with the grim reality of limited financial resources at their disposal, the idea of being able to acquire a seemingly very effective weight loss product at a reduced price is a major bonus.
However, the reality is very different. The reason that the Hoodia Gordonii products are so cheap …
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If you’re looking to gain a little pep in your step, there are a few supplements that you should take a look at.
Cordyceps – One of the keys to increasing strength, building lean muscle and just feeling energetic is having adequate amounts of testosterone. One way to maintain this balance is by seeking out products containing cordyceps.
What is it? Cordyceps is an extract from a fungus that grows on insects like catepillars and ants… I know what you’re thinking, why in the heck do I want to take anything that comes from a fungus on an insect? Just hear me out.
What does it do? It helps maintain levels of hormones, such as testosterone; increases the body’s resistance to stress; improves cholesterol levels; regulates insulin release; increases energy and mental focus. If those aren’t enough to change your mind about fungus, I don’t know what is.
Maltodextrin – considered a complex carb because of its molecular makeup is a chain of multiple glucose molecules. Despite it being a complex carb, it digests very quickly and has been shown to boost blood sugar (therefore insulin, as well) levels higher than sugar. So, why would you want to spike insulin levels, you may be asking. When you spike insulin levels, it releases quick energy. This makes maltodextrin a great carb to have during intense workouts, when you need quick energy to keep going, and after the workout is over to assist recovery and boost lean muscle growth. Just try to avoid maltodextrin and products that contain it at other times during the day, as large blood sugar spikes (insulin spikes) won’t be beneficial to your physique.
Pyruvate – This is a molecule that’s left over …
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Have you been to the gym lately? It’s the same old thing. In one corner you have the meat-heads flexing in the mirror. Then you have the beauty queens on the elliptical machine with their spandex and make-up on(they are usually easy on the eyes). And then you have the gossipers. They do more talking than exercising(and wonder why they’re fat).
But don’t get me wrong, there are some people that come there and get it done. I don’t ‘hate’ going to the gym, but I do hate it when I have a routine going and when I come back to a machine, bench or some other piece of equipment…someone has ‘taken it over.’ I hate that.
Sometimes I lack motivation too, and that’s where it’d be nice to have a personal trainer. For most people, when they shell out their money they’re committed. But trainers aren’t cheap by any means. pay a one time fee and have them come to your house for the rest of your life.
Let me tell you what I’m talking about. I have discovered five(there is probably more), fitness guru’s and their routines that will help you get into kick ass shape in 90 days or less. I mean, these people literally train actors, elite athletes, and the armed forces. And if they’re good enough for them, they’re good enough for me.
P90X–I don’t know how many times I saw Tony Horton in this infomercial before I ‘pulled the trigger’ and bought it. But let me tell you something, after training for 20 plus years, I’ve never done a routine that delivered so fast. Through muscle confusion workouts, your body has no choice but to get leaner, stronger and sexier. Those people in the infomercials are not professional fitness models. They did P90X …
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Democracies Can’t Be Taken for Granted
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The U.S. is arguably the modern world’s most consequential democracy. It has been lauded all over the world for its brilliant constitutional structure, with its system of checks and balances designed to protect the nation against the designs of power-hungry despots.
And yet we recently saw how dangerously fickle the best of structural protections can be in the face of one such power-hungry despot with a sizeable number of the population supporting him. Trump did everything he could to circumvent the result of a perfectly valid democratic exercise in his mad quest to retain power: reshaped the leadership in the executive and judiciary branches to fill them up with his cronies, strong- armed legislators, undermined free press, and even incited mob violence.
The checks and balances, we saw, are only as good as the vigilance with which the citizenry is willing to fight for them. Fortunately for the U.S., despite the alarming number of population who supported Trump, it was nevertheless not a sufficiently critical mass to counter the democratic process. But the lesson here is that we came dangerously close to the breakdown of our democracy—saved only by a vibrant free press (despite Trump’s incessant attempts at undermining it), massive activism that resulted in historic numbers of voter turnout, and a vigilant pushback from aware citizens.
A similar risk to democracy is currently playing out in India. There is an orchestrated attempt by the government to squash criticism—a slippery slope towards censorship.
This was most alarmingly seen in the recent arrest of Disha Ravi, a 22-year-old climate activist for the “crime” of sharing a toolkit document on her social media that the government claimed is part of an international conspiracy against India. In an unconstitutional manner, Ravi was flown from her hometown of Bengaluru to Delhi for interrogation. In justifying the arrest, the Delhi police claimed, “The main aim of the toolkit was to create misinformation and disaffection against the lawfully enacted government. The toolkit sought to artificially amplify the fake news and other falsehoods, and also sought to precipitate action on 26 January, that is, India’s Republic Day.”
This is a disturbingly flippant reason for an arrest. The very language offered by the Delhi police as cause for the arrest gives law enforcement a blank check—the kind of unmitigated police power prevalent in banana republics. Inherently subjective words like “misinformation,” “fake news,” and “falsehoods” give law enforcement practically unlimited latitude. If it were up to him, Trump would have jailed the entire executive team of CNN for “fake news.”
Indeed, there is a chorus of credible sources, including lawyers and judges who felt compelled to offer public statements questioning the overreach of the police in Ravi’s case. Former Supreme Court judge, Justice Deepak Gupta said, “I have gone through the documents of the toolkit, those which are available in the public domain and I see there is nothing that says anything with regard to violence or anything with regard to inciting people. I don’t see what is seditious about this document... not at all.”
For the State to go after an innocuous young climate activist as if she were a member of an ISIS cell demonstrates its aggressive authoritarian bent. Ravi’s arrest is just one of many such baseless strong-arming incidents of journalists, artists, and others to create an atmosphere of fear amongst those who don’t fall in line with the government’s narrative and its policies.
The government’s recent tussle with Twitter is another case in point. Certainly, there is a case to be made for some oversight on what can be posted on social media, especially considering its outsized influence in shaping views and public behavior. The Indian government had valid reason to ask Twitter to ban clearly inflammatory handles. But along with that, it also heavy-handedly asked Twitter to ban several journalists, media houses, politicians, and others simply because it saw them as being critical of the government. Currently, the government has threatened Twitter executives in India with jail time if it fails to succumb to its diktats.
Such autocratic abuse of power has been coupled with a flagrant campaign of propaganda from its bully pulpit. A leader’s words and the narratives it shapes have an outsized impact on the masses. By saying—and not saying—certain things, Modi and other ruling party leaders have manufactured a national environment where any criticism of the government is equated with lack of patriotism, and even with anti-nationalism.
A free press in a healthy democracy has the crucial role of being a watchdog. That very role is being questioned and maligned. Sadly and frighteningly, many of the major media houses have been influenced to toe the government line. There is a tendency of portraying critics as sellouts to western or foreign interests. Their voices are being muffled with bullying tactics. Collectively, all this makes it fearsome, and even dangerous, for those who dare to speak out.
To be clear, I am not talking about which camp is right or wrong. It is quite possible that many idealistic activists or journalists may be wrong on issues. And that not all government steps that are being called out are necessarily bad. But that should be beside the point. In any democracy, and for that matter in any progressive society, ALL views, regardless of their merit, must be allowed free expression. The laws against incitement and sedition are necessary, but they become ominous when the government invokes them to squash dissent.
It is ironic that those who are on the side of muffling voices in the name of a strong nation are actually undermining the very structures that make the nation strong. Throughout history, we have seen autocratic nations that do not allow dissent turning out to be regimes of atrocities against its citizens. In contrast, open, liberal, and modern nations that allow for a healthy debate in the public forums are the nations that people flock to for the quality of life they offer. It has consistently surprised me that the so called patriotic Indians—the right-wing extremists who never miss an opportunity to badmouth Paki-stan for its “backward” ways are, at the same time, consistently pushing India towards the ills that plague Pakistan. The exact same scenario was evident in the U.S. where those who swore by the banner of “Make America Great Again” were the ones who push-ed it almost to disintegration.
Democracies, whether they are the world’s most lauded or the world’s largest, are not infallible. A constant vigilance at the grass roots level is what keeps them alive. India is a land that has revered the principle of Satyameva Jayate (“Truth alone triumphs”)—from the times of the Upanishads. I hope and pray that this ageless principle will ultimately triumph. But for that to happen, all of us who have a voice need to stand vigilant against our own crimes of omission.
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The "small bomb" explodes: "I had sex with eight women in the same day"
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It will not be much? The Bomba Tucumana son returned to the media field and made spicy statements about her sex life
Tyago griff was sent with all kinds of hot / web confession
Tyago Griffo can be considered a lucky man in love. She is in her record that he is associated with a number of women of the entertainment, some very beautiful, such as Rocio Robles and Bethlehem Pouchan. The last one she was associated with was Sol Pérez after the huge kiss that happened on the dance floor. However, the giant and the singer said they were friends.
Beyond that, what he guaranteed for "Bombito" is his dedication to sex, although he also says that he appreciates other things about women.
Whatever you want to say, the series of statements made in the last few hours will definitely increase profile and, surely, continue with their conquests.
Although he started by saying "I liked personality and character", Tyago was assumed with all kinds of hot confession. And he did not say in a church before a priest, but in an interview with "El Show del Espectáculo", and a radio program by Ulises Jaitt and Gastón Samá.
"Sometimes I like it hard and sometimes I like it slowly. I love to do it with the light and the 69 causes, There is a number of people who do not go. Sadomascoy is not suitable for me and I do not like violence. With a stable partner unable to participate in a swinger party and could be one to fuck "throw the son and "Pump" Tucumana.
What made the biggest noise, without doubt, was his sexual record: "I had a whole day with a girl. I also made eight women in one day. Separate Throughout the day and night Also, the day is long and the profession helps ", admitted and concluded:" Sometimes I used ice cream in some ".
On the other hand, he talked about his participation in the "Dancing" with his mother: "Invitation to the Quartet gala was invited to replace Esmeralda Mitre and then offered to wait, but the truth is that I do not feel I'm joining my artistic career and more at the moment. Being in the competition requires a lot of time and takes time away from being with a band, "he said.
He added: "And on top of that, I'm not a dancer and I do not like to make a fool myself. I must be the only person in the world who said that" Dancing "should not"
Only two weeks ago, Sol Pérez and Tyago Griffo the pig finished, before the watch of the dancer's parents, who was in the studio, and surprising the rest. Was she one of the eight?
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The morning scramble matches saw the Panthers take an early 2 1/2 to 1 1/2 lead. Aaron Leoni and AJ Klein led the way with a thrilling victory that came down to the final hole. Leoni hit his 100 yard approach shot to 5 feet setting up the win. Also worth noting was the team of Riley McKinney and Thomas Morgan who fought hard to tie their match and earn a 1/2 point.
Coloma fought back in the afternoon Greensomes matches, but was only able to go 2-2. This left the Red Arrow Cup once again in the hands of the Panthers with a 4 1/2 – 3 1/2 victory. Parker Lawson and Noah Weber were the stars of the afternoon match as they defeated a team that included Coloma’s top golfer.
On the day 6 of the 8 Watervliet golfers helped contribute at least a 1/2 point to the victory.
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This has been prepared for regions, counties, clubs and individuals to summarise briefly the main work of the Committee. The full minutes can be made available on request to Anne Baker. Please feel free to circulate this widely.
Implications of Single System Cath Arter outlined progress on the Single System and there was a discussion about its implications for coaching. The need for coaches to be helped through awards and other courses to coach core skills well from the start was raised. The Player Syllabus and Player Guidance will be developed with input from the Committee.
Coach LicensingSports coach UK have not been able to progress this significantly since the previous meeting but it was agreed that hockey would need to wait for their input and that EH is still keen to implement this as soon as possible. The wait might mean that it could be more closely tied to a membership scheme.
Independent Coaching A statement on independent coaching was discussed. It was re-affirmed that the Level 1 should be seen as a Coaching Assistant award, so that from January 2010, only those licensed at Level 2, or above, will be recognised to coach independently. The implications for helping current Level 1s to upgrade was discussed and it was thought that there is enough capacity to enable this.
United Kingdom Coaching Certificate (UKCC)Completion of Level 1s and 2s and more recent Level 3s is improving, but that of 1/3 ‘old’ Level 3s is slow and those not completing will have their record marked as such. The recruitment of assessors, Internal Verifiers and External Verifiers has gone well. A Coach Education weekend has been organised on 28th/29th April for some 90 coach educators, assessors and verifiers and this was thought to be extremely useful.
The new Framework was presented outlining the proposed planning for coaching from grass roots through to performance until 2016.
There are 5 strategic Areas each with 12 specific actions
Action 11: Profile and Recognition of Coaching
Centrally Contracted Coaches15 appointments nationwide had been made and discussions with Regions are proceeding on how to deploy these most effectively in regions. Further recruitment of coaches of the right quality is now planned.
Level 4EH is now developing this through a consortium of five sports based on the University of Central Lancashire. The emphasis will be on a Level 4 Coach working in hockey rather than just hockey specific skills. This will entail a later introduction, but much less cost to participants. Identification of possible candidates will start later in 2007.
Committee Membership Mary Hunter is resigning from the Committee and was thanked for her hard work and contributions. There will be three vacancies to be filled by the end of 2007.
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The art of creating craft beer
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It has been a long time since people were swept up in the ideals of Ford-ism. Mass production is not appealing anymore.
People want quality products. They want something made with care.
This is why craft products are so big right now.
Craft, by definition, is something that is made by hand and with expertIse. It means that the creator of the product is well versed in the processes. The ingredients are high quality and organic, and usually local.
The word craft gets people’s attention. People want to consume something that is created, not produced. People want to be able to taste the love and care that put into the product.
Beer has to meet some specifications before it is considered “craft.” To do so, the brewery must be traditional, independent and small.
When I say traditional, it means the beer has four ingredients: water, malt, hops and yeast. This means no FMBs (flavored malt beverages). Most mass produced beers contain FMBs, because it is cheaper to make.
The small specification has to do with how many barrels the brewer makes. The brewery must make less than six million barrels annually.
The brewery also has to be independent, which means they can’t be associated with any major corporate beverage companies. When a craft brewery makes a beer, they make sure to take their time and do it right. You can taste the effort they put into it.
Craft beer is usually much better for you than the mass produced beers, such as MillerCoors and Anheuser-Busch. The big companies mass produce their beer as fast and as cheap as they can make it. To do this, they use a lot of GMOs (genetically modified foods), dextrose and high fructose corn syrup. Newcastle Brown Ale has used toasted barley, which has been known to carry carcinogens.
Food being craft developed from crafted beer. When a restaurant has quality brew, that usually is enough to bring people inside. Some restaurants wanted their food to match their drink, so they start to make food made with local, high-quality ingredients.
When I lived in Fresno, I used to work at a brewpub. They had great local craft beer, which they made on site, but their food was a bit lacking. Most things came out of cans or freeze-dried packaging. Their “homemade” salsa was essentially marinara sauce, and their fish and chips were frozen.
The beer was great, and this is why people continued to come. They had won countless awards for their beers at the Great American Beer Festival, which is the place to be for craft brewers.
Around 40 – 50 percent of why someone goes to a restaurant is for the alcoholic beverages, said the Brewers Association. That’s why, at my previous job, they didn’t have to change the food up that much. The owner knew people would drink the beer and need something to soak it up.
Organic food, even though it is more expensive, has a lot of advantages. It has more nutrients, less toxins and tastes much better. Farmers’ markets are one of the best places to find organic produce.
A picture most millennials will see on their social media feed is of someone at a farmers’ market. That is, farmers’ markets are very “in” right now. People like to know where their food came from, and they also like to support local businesses.
There is a certain group most people really don’t like: the hipsters. To break the hipster phenomenon into subsets, there are foodies and beer snobs.
A foodie is someone who has a refined interest in food and drink. They aren’t eating out of hunger, but for the experience. These are the people who take a picture of every meal they eat.
Being a beer snob is only drinking quality craft beer. A beer snob would never drink a Miller 64 or a Coors Light. They look down on people who do.
There are a few reasons why this craft movement is happening.
Nowadays, there is a large emphasis on individuality. No one wants to live in a track home and go eat at Chili’s every Tuesday night for the Cajun Chicken Pasta with a Bud Light. People want to go and try new things, find a new small restaurant and try a new cuisine. They want to check out that local brewery that has a new beer every week.
Essentially, we want to break away from this Ford-ism, cookie-cutter world and explore. There are too many flavors and aromas in this world; it would be crazy to spend money on fast food.
People enjoy quality. Fast food is out, and slow food is in. When people go to eat or go to get a drink, they are not just going for the alcohol or the food, but for the atmosphere and ambiance.
Like I said before, people want something that is created, not produced.
The craft movement is a fad, it will come and go, just like all the others. Nowadays, people are so worried about being cool, they don’t know what they like anymore. Local, organic and grass-fed are things that people are supposedly worried about, but their only real worry is staying current.
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DONEGAL Schoolboys U15s travel to Drogheda on Saturday for the SFAI Subway National Championship semi-final with a place in the final against either Cork or Galway up for grabs.
Donegal topped their regional group and defeated Inishowen last month in the Ulster final in Ballyare by a convincing scoreline of 6-1.
“Any team that comes out of the Leinster section is going to be strong and it will be a difficult challenge but these group of boys have surprised us at every turn so far since we got together last August,” Fox said.
“We played Derry City’s U15 League of Ireland side at the weekend and although we lost 3-2 we took so many positives from the game and it sets us up nicely for the weekend.
“We don’t know too much about Drogheda but like Inishowen they have the nucleus of the squad from last years Kennedy Cup tournament in Limerick so they will have been together for quite some time and I have heard their squad has representation from only four clubs so again that adds to their strength. “
Assisted by Kyle Maloney and Garry Gibson, the squad meet up every Sunday for between 2-4 hours depending on match schedule. Tony Blake has done goalkeeping sessions with Cormac Hanlon and Mark Margey while Shaun Gallagher has done some core and agility work with the group and they also have a programme to do at home.
Fox said: “The commitment from the boys from day one has been immense. Some of them were very disappointed to miss out on selection for Finn Harps and Derry’s League of Ireland U15 squads but it means the quality of our squad has been good and they are keen to learn and improve.
“Sometimes people can forget these boys are still only children and they will all develop at different stages. Its up to us as coaches to try and nurture that and help them along their journey wherever that may take them.
“The U13s are down in Clare in another semi-final this weekend so it shows the quality of player in the county is still there and some clubs are doing brilliant work when you see the players coming through.”
The U15s kick off at 2pm at Drogheda Institute on Saturday and the winner will go to Mullingar for the final on the weekend of February 23.
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Elenilza (Elen) Tritten developed heart problems as a child, and had her mitral valve replaced at age 18. Last year, her heart symptoms started to return, and she knew she might need another valve replacement. But this time, there was a major complication: At 25 and newly married, she had just discovered she was pregnant.
“It was very scary,” says Elen. The pregnancy made treatment both riskier and more urgent, according to Elen’s interventional cardiologist, Dr. Ibrahim Moussa.
“Elen would not be able to carry her baby to term or survive the stress of delivering a baby without correcting her valve disease,” says Dr. Moussa, medical director of the Structural Heart Program at Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden. The hospital is well known for its advanced cardiology services.
Dr. Moussa and cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Arthur Martella led a team of experts from multiple disciplines across Virtua Health to create a plan for replacing Elen’s mitral valve. The team had to act quickly, as Elen’s body was continually producing more blood to cope with the growing demands of pregnancy. Without a new valve to handle the increased flow, the lives of the fetus and mother would be at risk.
“By the time she got to that third trimester, she would be in heart failure,” Dr. Martella says.
Last April, in Elen’s 16th week of pregnancy, the team’s plan came to fruition—and everyone involved made history. Elen is the first pregnant woman to receive a new mitral valve via a minimally invasive procedure. The treatment, called transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR), is for people who cannot safely have open-heart surgery. It involves inserting a new mitral valve into the existing valve via a thin tube (catheter) that is threaded through the body.
“Everything went perfect,” says her husband Taylor, recalling the complex planning for Elen’s procedure. “They had so many different precautions, we felt safe.”
Even after the successful valve replacement, Elen still faced a risky pregnancy and delivery due to her heart issues. Elen’s heart surgeons and a team of other Virtua experts provided care and planning throughout her pregnancy to ensure a safe and healthy delivery for both mom and baby. Elen had a planned C-section to reduce the strain on her heart from giving birth, and to enable her to deliver her baby in a controlled situation. The delivery took place in an operating room that could also handle potential cardiac issues, with Elen’s team of heart specialists and other experts on hand. On October 1, 2019, Elen gave birth to a healthy son, Denver.
“I’m doing great; my son is super healthy,” says Elen. “It’s incredible what they did.”
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital is one of the largest providers of cardiac services in the region, recognized nationally for high-quality, affordable care. Its cardiovascular service excels in the diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, heart rhythm disorders, congestive heart failure, and vascular disease. Learn more here and join the Go Red movement here.
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In the 120 years since the Whitechapel Murders, countless theories have been put forward about the identity of the murderer now known as Jack the Ripper. Everyone from royalty to midwives has been suspected. In the book “The Mammoth Book of Jack the Ripper,” author Peter Turnbull puts forward a theory that may deserve some attention. As with every Ripper theory, it is hotly disputed by many. Turnbull postulates that there were multiple Jack the Rippers. Thus, the murders were not committed by a single person, but by a different murderer for each of the killings. In other words, after the first murder, there were multiple “copycat” crimes. There is no clear single Modus Operandi, Turnbull claims, for all of the killings.
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The cover of the September 21, 1889, issue of Puck magazine, featuring cartoonist Tom Merry’s depiction of the unidentified Whitechapel murderer Jack the Ripper.
Not All Crimes Were The Same
Turnbull addresses each of the murders and points out that there are more dissimilarities between the killings than there are similarities. The first victim that some “Ripperologists” accept is the widowed Emma Smith. Smith lived for a brief time after her attack and firmly insisted that she was attacked by several men. Martha Tabram, the second victim, was stabbed repeatedly, but by two different weapons. This indicates that multiple attackers may have been involved. Next up was Polly Nichols. Her throat had been cut and the rest of her body suffered from wounds — all from the same sharp object. Annie Chapman was the first of the known victims to be violently disemboweled.
Other Victims of Jack The Ripper: Alice McKenzie and Frances Coles
Turnbull rejects the “fact” that another victim, “Long Liz” Stride, was in the Ripper canon. He states that she was killed by the ex-lover she had recently left. Catharine Eddowes had her throat cut, but the incision, Turnbull states, was very small, very different from the neck wounds on the other victims. The final victim, Mary Kelly, was so viciously savaged that it looks like a different perpetrator altogether.
Media Made it Easy to Replicate
So who does Turnbull believe were the multiple Jack the Rippers? And how does his theory of copycats come into it? Turnbull notes that from the very beginning the newspapers had reported in detail about the coroner’s inquests, and those details made up a virtual and easy “how-to” checklist for committing similar crimes: slit the throat, disembowel if you have time, etc.
Who Are The Suspects?
He says that we must consider the fact that there were numerous slaughterhouses near Whitechapel. The men who worked in them could easily walk about with blood all over them and not raise any suspicion. Turnbull also points out that subsequent serial killers that we know of such as Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, BTK, the Green River Killer, etc., commit murder sprees that go on for years, not for mere weeks.
Dr. Francis Tumblety: One of the Best Jack the Ripper Suspects
Copycat crimes certainly do occur. It is anybody’s guess as to who Jack the Ripper was. But we may need to be looking for more than one person.
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The Secret Life of a Black Aspie: A Memoir
In 1954 a black boy is born on a former plantation in rural Virginia. He inhabits a magical inner world where sensory experiences blur together, time disappears, and memory is fluid. Nature offers both solace and adventure. Household objects possess agency and poetry. The spirits of slave children become his best friends. For the first four years of his life, he doesn’t speak. Then, slowly, he finds his voice. Delicately navigating a daunting assimilation into the outside world, he evolves into an artist and, eventually, an educator whose extraordinary intellectual, literary and musical gifts emerge through unspoken neurological challenges.
Anand Prahlad’s journey takes readers across the United States and through historic moments in American culture, from the Civil Rights Movement and school desegregation in the South, to hippie enclaves and New Age ashrams in the West, to a Midwestern college town struggling with the racial tensions of its border-state legacy. Along the way he sleeps on the beach, performs in a reggae band, writes poetry, follows a guru, teaches inner-city children, becomes a father, earns a doctorate, survives an earthquake and finds love.
This imagistic narrative reveals the mind of a deeply sensitive being whose perspective defies convention and whose experiences of autism, race and gender defy definition. Rooted in black folklore and cultural ambience, The Secret Life of a Black Aspie can at moments inspire and delight, evoke empathy, and deepen our understanding of the liminal realms and marginal spaces of human existence.
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Hear My Story and Other Poems, Berkeley Poets Coop and Press, 1982
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An essay has been defined in a variety of ways.
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In ancient times, the word apology referred to the case a lawyer would make on behalf of his client. Apologetics is about building the case for our Faith Basically, there are 3 types of apologetics: Natural apologetics builds the case for truths we can know from the "natural" light of reason.
Truths that can be known without any divine intervention. Truths which the articles of our Faith rest upon and build upon. Truths such as the existence of God, the innate spirituality of the human soul, the objective reality of right and wrong Christian apologetics, on the other hand, builds the case for divinely revealed truths - truths that cannot be known by reason apart from faith.
Back to top Are there any basic rules for doing apologetics? We need to always keep in mind 1 Ptr 3: So, how can we "always be prepared" to make a defense of our Faith? Pray to the Holy Spirit. Pray that He will give you the courage to share your Faith and the wisdom to choose your words carefully and profitably.
You don't have to know everything right now! Just learn a little bit more about your Faith each and every day. Listen to apologetics tapes. Read books on or by the Saints.
Learn a little bit at a time. Will you make mistakes? Will you get into tight spots Of course you will, but Peter made mistakes! He got into tight spots. Yet, Jesus told Peter not to be afraid. Because if we are sincere in our desire to share the truth with others Always view a question about your Faith, or even an attack on your Faith, as an opportunity - an opportunity to share the truth.
Stay calm and stay determined to bring light into darkness. Quite often Catholics get frustrated by what I call the doctrinal dance Before you can answer one question, you're asked another.Best write my essay service that guarantees timely delivery. Order online academic paper help for students. Professionally researched & quality custom written .
ADVANCED WRITING. IN ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE A Corpus-Based Study of Processes and Products Horvath Jozsef Lingua Franca Csoport ADVANCED WRITING IN ENGLISH. Below is an essay on "Genres of Argument" from Anti Essays, your source for research papers, essays, and term paper examples.
There are numerous genres of argument, and these various types help us locate different arguments effortlessly/5(1). Argumentative Essay: Education Reform - In regard to a national detectives, the U.S. Department of Education allows funding and analysis for the 50 States, each of which is responsible for giving education allowing for its residents.
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In numerology, seven is said to signal perfection and for Fifth Harmony star Normani Kordei that proved true last night.
Last night was week 7 of the current season of ‘Dancing With The Stars’ and saw the starlet earn 10s across the board for her take on the Argentine Tango.
In scoring full marks, Kordei and partner Val Chmerkovskiy won immunity for this week’s elimination and edge closer to the semi-final.
Check out the show-stopping performance below…
Though initially skeptical about Normani’s participation in the show, she’s showing and proving. Crucially, she’s also growing in popularity each week. Thus upping her profile and that of her band in the process.
In some ways, it’s creating the right storm of momentum for 5H’s return.
A single come the climax of the show would be right on time.
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Discover the people, places, s and inventions that hold Guinness World Records titles for being large, tall, heavy or small.
10 Bizarre Sex World Records 5/25/2010 Capitalizing on her huge size, The modern world record for giving birth is held by Leontina Albina from San
Oct 18, 2016 · The Man with the World’s Biggest Penis. Plenty of men brag about the size of their penis, and most of them are probably lying. But there’s one man who can
Men have always considered their penis size as an important factor blessed with the record-holding penises are the world record for the biggest penis.
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The World Record Academy officially documented the world’s longest penis at a length of 18.9 inches, surpassing the last record holder by 5.5 inches.
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West Ham United will travel to National League side Dagenham & Redbridge for a friendly match on Wednesday 21 March, kick-off 7.30pm.
Dagenham & Redbridge are in an extremely difficult financial position and will look to raise much-needed funds from this fixture against a strong Hammers side.
Having been approached by the Daggers, Joint-Chairman David Sullivan was keen to assist a local club in need and, with the full support of manager David Moyes, the pair readily agreed to the friendly, with 100% of the proceeds going to Dagenham & Redbridge.
With the Hammers facing a three-week gap between fixtures in March due to Manchester United’s continued involvement in the Emirates FA Cup and the final international break of the season, David Moyes will make use of the game by sending as strong a squad as possible as he aims to maintain his players’ match sharpness.
West Ham United Chairman David Sullivan said: “As soon as we heard that Dagenham & Redbridge were in need of financial assistance, David Moyes and I didn’t hesitate to offer our help by sending down a team for a fundraising friendly with our neighbours.
“We’ve always enjoyed a close relationship with the Daggers and are looking forward to this match, not only as a means of raising important funds, but also because it will be an enjoyable evening of football.”
Dagenham & Redbridge Chairman Paul Gwinn said: “A massive thank you goes to West Ham United for agreeing to the match on 21 March. The support we’ve received from David Sullivan and David Moyes is hugely appreciated. It really will help save our club and I couldn't have asked for more.”
There are 1,200 tickets available to Hammers fans for the friendly at the Chigwell Construction Stadium, which plays host to the Hammers’ Premier League 2 matches.
Seats are priced at £15 Adults, £10 O65s and £5 U16s and are on General Sale now, with supporters able to purchase up to four tickets per client reference number.
Tickets can be purchased at eticketing.co.uk/whufc, over the telephone on 0333 030 1966 or in person from the London Stadium Ticket Office.
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Whenever people think about iPhones, they always check their prices. Most iPhones have high price tags for their technology. But, most people believe that the price is worth the technology that the device has. With that in mind, Apple released the iPhone SE last 2016. What then will this new iteration of iPhone SE offer the masses?
Most people get a smartphone for a lot of different reasons. A high-definition camera, can multitask, gaming with high graphics, and so on. But the most prominent decision-maker here is the price. That said, many compare the iPhone SE to other cheaper smartphones. The thing is, why would anyone settle for anything less?
The iPhone has proven its worth time and again. Even with its price tag, the things you can do with it are tremendous. Because of its success, Apple decided that it’s high time to make a second version. Thus, it gave birth to the new iPhone SE. It has the same specifications that the original had with extra perks. Now, one can wirelessly charge the phone. It also sports the powerful A13 Bionic processor.
With a price of $399, one can experience the technology that the iPhone SE offers. One could never go wrong with a phone that has high-tech hardware and iOS 13 to boot. It has its fair share of competitors, though. Android users can choose either from Samsung’s Galaxy S10E or Google’s Pixel 3A.
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This smartphone shares the same price tag with the iPhone SE. Its main feature includes a Night-Sight camera. It allows people to take great pictures, even in low-light conditions. For music-lovers, the phone has a headphone jack for private listening. It uses the Android 9 OS, has a 12.2 megapixel back camera, and an eight-megapixel front camera. The phone’s RAM is 4GB, a 3,000mah battery, and powered with a 2.0GHz Qualcomm processor.
A fast processor does well for multitasking work. This smartphone boasts of an ultra-fast Snapdragon 855 chip to use for work or gaming. Powered with a 3,100mah battery, it can do wireless charging for other devices. It has a 12 to 16 megapixel back camera depending on the wideness of the shot. At the front, selfie fanatics would love the 10-megapixel front camera. It comes with a steep price of $600, though.
The iPhone SE can go head-to-head with the best out there. No wonder many people trust the iPhone SE so much. With its specifications, the price it carries is worth it.
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Lee Jun Ki is back in another action packed thriller titled Lawless Lawyer where he plays a former gangster turned lawyer who fights against the absolute power and is fueled by the desire to take revenge for his mother. He takes advantage of the loopholes in the system and has a very high success rate. As a bonus, the drama reunites him with his The Time Between Dog And Wolf director, which many consider one of his best ones but I have yet to see it. The actor wss last seen in disappointing Criminal Minds.
Seo Ye Ji of Save Me fame stars as a fellow lawyer while Choi Min Soo of many acclaimed dramas and films (Sandglass, My Wife Is A Gangster) plays an evil mob boss. Lee Hye Young, who played Gu Jun Pyo’s mom in Boys Before Flowers and last seen in Mother, plays a cold and intelligent judge (which suits her to a T).
Lawless Lawyer is also going by the moniker Lawless Attorney and has already premiered last week in the weekend slot of tvN to good ratings.
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According to the latest Summary of Macroeconomic and Financial Data from the Bank of Ghana, the total public debt stock which started the year at GHS219.6 billion, saw an accumulation of GHS43.5 billion in seven months.
In the first seven months of 2020 however, the amount of new debt accumulated jumped to GHS43.5 billion, representing an increase of 19.8 percent in the country’s debt stock from January to July.
This compares to an increase of 16.4 percent in the country’s total debt stock in the same period in the year 2019.
The significant increases on all fronts have pushed Ghana’s debt to GDP ratio to 68.3 percent, the highest level in more than a year.
Speaking to Citi Business News on the development, Economist and Professor of Finance, Professor Godfred Alufar Bokpin, predicted that Ghana will exceed the dreaded threshold of 70 percent Debt-to-GDP ratio by the end of 2020.
“We know that COVID-19 is playing a part in the debt build-up. From where I sit, by the end of the year, we will be doing more than 70% of the GDP as our debt stock. But I think it’s also obvious that government is taking advantage of the COVID-19 situation to spend in order to win over the electorates. If you also look at the Mid-year Review and the supplementary estimates, there are a lot of health related infrastructure and other spending going on that is very difficult to attribute solely to Covid-19. But we know that they are necessary though. Of course, it would have been phased because we don’t have the fiscal space to load all of that. We have said that before. But, I think that the impact of COVID-19 on government revenue envelope is still obvious because the revenue envelope has more or less collapsed under the occurrence of COVID-19,” he said.
The external component of Ghana’s debt increased by 23 percent from January to July 2020 rising to GHS 138 billion, which is 35.8 percent of GDP.
One major component of the domestic debt for the period was the financial sector resolution bond of GHS 14.2 billion, which constituted 3.7 percent of GDP.
As of June 2020, Ghana’s debt stock has risen to GHS255.7 billion. This showed that some GHS50 billion had been added to the debt stock in the last 12 months.
Provisional figures from the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, indicated that the current debt stock is 66.36 percent of GDP.
“The increase was mainly as a result of a Eurobond issuance of US$3.0 billion in February 2020, exchange rate depreciation, front-loading of expenditures and the COVID-19 effect which increased the cedi equivalent of the outstanding debt stock,” Mr. Ofori-Atta explained during the mid-year budget review.
The total debt stock was made up of GHS134.8 billion of external debt and GHS120.8 billion domestic debt.
Earlier this year, a Former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, blamed Ghana’s increasing debt on the discontinuation of measures put in place by the erstwhile government.
According to him, that situation puts the country in a very dire position.
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For decades Arab oil producers have been caught in a quandary. When prices fall, they pledge to wean their economies off the black stuff. But low prices mean they cannot afford costly reforms. Then output falls, demand climbs and prices begin their inevitable rebound. Treasuries are once again flush, and the pressure to reform disappears.
Privately, some officials now wonder if this cycle is over, making the needed reforms unavoidable. The drop in demand caused by covid-19 sent Brent crude as low as $21 a barrel in 2020. Prices will recover a bit in 2021, perhaps crossing the $50 mark. They will not go much higher, though. Most oil states in the Middle East will still be unable to balance their budgets.
Saudi Arabia, the region’s biggest producer, will push on with its search for non-oil revenue. Last year it tripled value-added tax to 15%. Saudis who hoped the rise was temporary will be frustrated to learn it was not. Still, the deficit will widen. Contractors will struggle with late payments for public-sector work. Yet the kingdom will plough ahead with its biggest megaprojects, such as Neom, a $500bn high-tech city in the north-western desert, and a planned Red Sea resort larger than some European countries. It will also force more migrants out of the labour market, freeing up jobs, albeit low-paying ones, for its citizens.
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Meanwhile, a drive-through Dubai at night will be eerie: towering apartment blocks and opulent villas will sit dark and empty. The United Arab Emirates will lose about 1m migrants, one-tenth of its population. Some will return home, having lost their jobs. Others, having had their salaries cut, will send their families back and move into smaller flats to cut costs. New construction will cause a further drop in property prices, which fell by 10% in 2020. Dubai will at least get a delayed boost from the launch of the World Expo in October 2021.
Kuwait will tap bond markets to plug a deficit that could run to 15% of GDP, saddling future generations with more debt to pay for an outsized public sector. Bahrain and Oman, already rated junk, will have a harder time borrowing. Outside the Gulf, the picture looks bleaker still. Iraq will cut spending to cover its bloated payroll. Algeria’s foreign reserves, an impressive $200bn in 2014, will slide below $40bn.
There will be no relief in sight. Demand for oil will stay depressed. On the supply side, OPEC+ members that adhered to strict production caps in 2020 will pump more in a bid for market share. Joe Biden’s new Iran policy will send more crude trickling into the market. Kings and ministers will finally realise that they need to restructure their economies. They will also wonder if it is too late.
This article was culled from The Economist.
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Sergei Prokofiev The Fiery Angel at the Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich, brilliantly conducted by Vladimir Jurowski. As an opera, The Fiery Angel poses difficulties, but as abstract music it works so well that Prokofiev adapted it to become his Symphony No 3. Musical values dominate the score, adding depth to a narrative that poses as many questions as answers. Renata is clearly mad. Her obsession with Madiel dominates her life to the exclusion of all else. She assume Madiel is an angel but her delusions are sexual. rather than spiritual. So why does a seemingly strong personality like Ruprecht get sucked int the maelstrom? Listen to the orchestra, though, for the music makes madness seem quite plausible. Jurowski is in his element. He's more elegant than Gergiev, and wilder than the eminently sensible Neeme Järvi, though you need to hear all three.
The Fiery Angel is Prokofiev's Faust. Hence the litany of occult mumbo-jumbo that explodes in the First Act, heralding the entry of the Fortune Teller (Elena Manistina) a gorgeous camp caricature who disappears for the rest of the opera. This occultist laundry list tumbles out of the score like madcap music: the composer isn't bothered what the words means, because they sound good, as words. Later, when Renata (Svetlana Sozdateleva ) and Ruprecht (Evgeny Nikitin) think they've summunoed up a spirit, loud knocks burst forth from the orchestra in almost joyous delirium, as if Prokofiev is suggesting that the gullible will hear signs in anything.
Less succesful, though, is the staging, directed by Barrie Kosky, with sets by Rebecca Ringst. The Faust theme is universal, so in principle there's no problem with changing the 16th century rooming house into an ultra deluxe modern hotel, though you wonder how a nutter like Renata got in. M\ybe everything's in her head, anyway. Perhaps we're in Renata's dream world, since, when the scene moves to Cologne, the room stays the same. Some audiences won't notice, seduced by chintz and fake rococo furnishings. Renata's ravings become predictable after a while, the part being written for high-flown hysteria. Sozdateleva is fairly young, but doesn't quite capture the Lulu-like innocence that so entrances Ruprecht. She can act well, though, twitching like a lunatic resisting restraint, her eyes rolled back as if the Devil himself were swallowing her soul. The score doesn't give Ruprecht all that much to do, vocally, so a talent like Nikitin doesn't get to show what he can really do.
When the opera descends into the demonic, things liven up. Again, the orchestral interludes are paramount, illustrated here by dancers, wonderfully costumed by Klaus Bruns. Ladies appear in evening dress, revealed close up as muscular men, covered in tattoos. A visually magnificent introduction to the appearance of Agrippa von Nettesheim (Vladimir Galouzine) another well-cast cameo.
The dancers return in the tavern scene, where .the Faust references are vivid. Kevin Conners' Mefistofeles is brilliantly conceived, with an amazing costume which suggest a clown gone mad. Fabulous three-corner hairdo, like the horns of Satan. Again, there's not a lot to sing, but Conners acts well, moving in tight ensemble with the dancers, who this time are devilish grotesques. A pity, though, that Kosky's prurience gets the better of him. Mefistofeles's penis (not Conners') hangs out from his pants, and later he sodomizes Renata and eats "her" penis as a sausage. This may be true to the morbid sexuality in the opera, but I'm not altogether sure that Prokofiev would have taken it so literally. It's all a bit schoolboy, detracting from the otherwise good characterization in the costume.
Igor Tsarkov sang Faust, elegantly though oddly garbed. Again, this may well be a good reading of Prokofiev's intentions since the roles of Faust and Mephistofeles are ironically reversed.
In the final Act, even Ruprecht is disposed of, more or less, and the narrative centres on Renata, now in a convent. The dancers now are nuns, dressed as Jesus, blood pouring from their crowns of thorns. Kinky, but then a lot of religious imagery is kinky if you think about it. Even after her exorcism, Renata is still condemned as an agent of Satan. The poor girl gets screwed in every way. Sadly, Kosky seems to enjoy the sex bits too much to grasp the cynical detachment of Prokofiev's sardonic irony. The costumes are great, but I think I'd prefer a less infantile interpretation and one that picks up on other levels of the opera.
Now I've watched Kosky's Handel SAaul at Gl6ndebourne on film, where you can see the close ups. Live it would have been imporessive because you see the giant floral feast and display, and the pretty costumes. But close up you see the diussiapation - which is true to meaning - but yet again Kosky's obssession with grim, joyless sex. Two naked old men, groping each other, one asproutuing breasts the other feeds on. Yes, it's an image, but overdone and rotesque. plus the same ewarth floor as in Castor and Pollux ! Cet P was OK because it is about sex. But the same critics who raed about that adored Saul ? Go fiure.
Please also see my piece on Boito Mefistofele also from Munich, which was excellent - René Pape, Opolais, Calleja
at December 12, 2015
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Some drawings, like this one, contain so many references that it takes a while to explain them. The flag of Scotland, where the government just outlawed shock-collars for dogs. On June 17th, 1958 the designer/builder of the roller coaster at the Pacific National Exhibition site in Vancouver was standing at the top of the highest point of the ride as it was reaching completion. He heard a terrible crashing sound and thought the entire thing was collapsing around him, but as he looked around, he could see no damage. What he had just heard was the collapse of another big project under construction about 2 kilometres away: the Second Narrows Bridge, now called the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing to honour the 19 men killed in the collapse. On the right side of the panel is part of the snowman from the previous drawing.
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It has been quite some time since I pigged out at The Smoking Hog. In this period of time, of course the team there has come up with several new dishes to add to their repertoire and of course they are all mostly porky. The Smoking Hog does live up to its name.
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To prep up the palate, we were treated to some cold sake – Kirei Umeshu with Collagen and Yamadanishiki Special Junmai (both at RM65/bottle).
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While sipping on these scintillating liquor, the Egg Bomb (RM15) came. Well, it really looked like a pre-war kinda hand grenade. When we “detonated” it, what’s revealed was a beautifully poached egg cocooned in a layer of creamy mash which in turn was crumbed and then fried. The layers of textures were really interesting and tasty.
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The Pig’s Tongue & Bacon Matriciana (RM31) is one pasta dish that’s totally decadent. This very traditional pasta dish has all the most comforting factors: lots of pureed tomatoes, cheese, bacon and herbs. Add in some pig’s tongue and you have one helluva pasta – I leave it to your imagination how immensely satisfying this was.
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Compared to the matriciana, Spicy Lemongrass & Seafood Pasta (RM41) gave a totally different mouthfeel. The generous portions of fresh seafood – prawns, clams, squids were sweet and succulent cooked in a thick spicy sauce. For those who do not fancy lemongrass may find the sauce a bit overwhelming. But I like lemongrass so this dish is already on my favourites list.
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Not enough of pig’s tongue? Then grab the Grilled Pig’s Tongue Burger (RM25) – it’s a tower of everything porky. Well, it isn’t called “a true pork lover’s burger” for nothing. In case you think pig’s tongue is a paltry addition for a burger, the burger also has one of the thickest pork patty in it.
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CW’s Berries “Ku Ru Yuk” (RM39) is The Smoking Hog’s take on the Chinese favourite “sweet & sour pork”. Thick glistening slices of pork belly, braised in a thick berries sauce are served with mantou. To eat it, place the pork between the mantou together with some big beansprouts, crunchy cucumber and onion rings. It’s a refreshingly unique way of eating sweet sour pork for sure.
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I totally loved the Bacon-wrapped Takoyaki & Kimchi Baby Octopus Salad (RM34). It’s a very deluxe version of the usual takoyaki – who would have thought of wrapping takos in bacon?! It’s a brilliant move, I swear.
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Isn’t this a genius creation?
We tried the Double Smoked Duck Carbonara Fettucine (RM39) and Baked Rice Cake Lasagna (RM25) too. The lasagna was interesting as the Hokkien-style flat rice sheets were used instead of the usual lasagna noodles. The texture was lighter and not so “jelak” even with second helpings!
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For carbonara fans, you would really love this creation at The Smoking Hog. The entire plate of carbonara fettuccine is enclosed in a dome of smoke and only opened at table-side just so that you get the full smokey flavours in your pasta!
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I never miss the Havana Rum & Raisin Ice-cream (RM16) in the Smoking Hog and neither should you, if you are a rum-raisin fan. It’s one of the best I’ve had anywhere – you would adore those big plump raisins that burst in your mouth and flood your tongue with rum. Remember, don’t miss this.
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The idea that you could buy a gadget and continually alter it quickly extended to the operating system itself. An Apple iOS update is a simple operation, where everybody plugs in their iPhone and iPad and shortly thereafter everyone has the same new features.Then Android took that to new levels. Today who knows what version of Android your phone will have? Laid out a couple of hundred quid for the latest Android handset? That's no guarantee you'll have the latest version of Android -- and no guarantee you'll ever have the latest version.
Continually upgrading your phone or gadget is a great idea -- as long as it works perfectly in the first place, The problem is that the ability to improve a gadget has led to a "that'll do" attitude, The software update has become a get out of jail free card, And it's not just software, The first iPhone didn't have 3G, You'd forgotten that, hadn't you? Even before smart phones were the norm that rugged case for samsung galaxy s8 - black was an unbelievable omission, Apple's stated philosophy has always been to release a product only when it's perfect, but then came the great iPhone 4 antenna debacle, How did nobody at Apple try making a phone call with their left hand?..
Since then, we've had the Samsung Galaxy Nexus volume bug and the Nokia Lumia 800 battery problem. We've had the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet arrive without email. They simply weren't ready for prime time, but it's OK: let's bang out a software update. We'll fix it in post. It's our fault, too -- you and me. We clamour for the latest thing, and in this accelerated information age, we're feverishly searching for the next latest thing almost before the current latest thing has been switched on for the first time.
When you buy a car, you don't want to hear that it's a work in progress, You want to know for certain that bad boy has been bounced off walls enough times that you'll be broadly okay should some eejit try and bounce his car off yours, Nobody wants a car that's still in beta, Hey, sorry your ride just steered into a river, We're planning an update that'll fix that, Oops, sorry your washing machine just ate all your smalls, The next iteration definitely won't do that, Sure, with some gadgets the stakes are rugged case for samsung galaxy s8 - black different, A car that decides to stop working as you scream down the motorway could do you a serious mischief, Even worse, a washing machine that fails at its job could leave you with no trousers to go to work in, While a phone that fails at the crucial moment is just annoying..
But you look at a phone constantly, so you want it to do its job or you'll experience a drip-drip effect of frustration and annoyance that leads, inevitably, to your head actually exploding. Seriously. We've seen it happen. A head just bursting like a melon, spattering viscera all over your stunned spouse, making a right mess of the couch -- and all because the map app freezes every time just when you come up to the turning, or you've never got a signal even in the middle of town, or the battery's already on 38 per cent when you only bloody charged it an hour ago.
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After a month in a coma and having to learn to walk again, 12-year-oldJake Peach is determined to help other young cancer patients.
Jake was diagnosed with leukaemia onMothers' Day in 2008. His first dose of chemotherapy sent histemperature soaring to 40 degrees and he started coughing up blood.
Doctors put him into a coma on a ventilator in intensive care. When Jake woke up a month later he couldn't move.
He could only communicate by blinking. It was a fortnight before he could speak and nine weeks before he learned to walk again.
While still bedridden, Jake, of South end,Essex, made a video diary of his treatment, which is now used by GreatOrmond Street Hospital to guide other young cancer patients. In it, hereasewer: sures the vie "Don't worry - this won't happen to you". AndJake, who is now in remission, has spoken about his experience athospital fundraising dinners where he has so far raised s130,000.
"It's all about PMA - positive mentalattitude," says Jake. His mother, Karen, agrees: "Positive thinking iswhat got us all through. Now Jake is determined to do anything he canto raise money for GOSH."
Gosh senior fundraising executive LindseyBurke says: "Jake is a real inspiration to us all, and he has made aninvaluable contribution to many of GOSH's fundraising events."
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This past week was weather-perfect for outdoor projects – not too hot and not too cold, although the wind continues to blow.
One of the projects that happens this time of year is picking up garbage that has accumulated along the roadsides, etc. during the winter – year-round, actually!
I must commend my Back Narrows Road neighbors and friends who, for the fifth year, spent Saturday morning walking from one end of the three-plus miles long road to the other, carrying bags and wearing gloves, to clean up the trash strewn along the route. Once again, beer bottles and cans took the prize for the most tossed trash. Why are they there? I guess the drivers who are drinking don’t want to be caught with the evidence so they get rid of it by littering.
I did my small part, filling a 10-gallon bucket with mostly – you guessed it, bottle and cans – from along my usual dog-walking route of about an eighth of a mile. From the pictures I saw on Facebook, looks like the crew mentioned above (and below) filled the back of a pickup with bags of garbage.
I may miss some people who helped with Saturday’s clean-up, and I apologize, but this core group of road warriors deserve recognition for their yearly effort: Sarah Jo and Mark Barter, Corey, Brandy and Spencer Pottle, Heather and Ryan Casey, Mike and Danny Peters, Kristin Sibley Page and Mike Marr. To celebrate their job well done, Heather and Ryan hosted the group for a cookout; the Pottles have done the same in the past.
Kudos to others who may have done a similar project around the region. My brother Glenn reminded me that Joan Rittall and others used to organize roadside clean-up details, with kids and adults, in the 1970s.
What was one of the mottoes of those days … “Rise and shine, it’s clean-up time?”
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Sneaking Around With My Step Sister – S1:E8
Stepsibilings Damon Dice and Arielle Faye have been fucking for long enough that they want to openly show their affection. Arielle’s mom Annie Foxxx is constantly present, though, which means they have to sneak around however they can. As she tries to chat with them Arielle flips up her miniskirt to flash her twat at Damon so he can fingerbang her and then whips out his stiffie so she can stroke him. Later that week, they continue to court danger by once again engaging in mutual masturbation with Arielle’s mom in the room.After making up an excuse to get his stepmom out of the room, Damon leans back and enjoys himself as Arielle takes his hardon in her mouth and starts sucking. It’s not long before she’s deep throating him while moaning her enjoyment as he finger bangs her lusty snatch. They keep up the misdirection until Arielle has had all the time she needs to make Damon fill her mouth with delicious cum.Later that day, Damon rewards Arielle by taking her into her bedroom and pounding her from behind. Even there they’re not safe from Arielle’s mom, so as they have a hardcore romp they have to keep an ear out for the sound of incoming footsteps. Even so Damon ekes plenty of pleasure from Arielle’s tight little body, satisfying her completely before giving in to her request to once again deposit his cumshot in her wide eager mouth.
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Jane Leah Rowling of Boise, Idaho passed away on March 10th 2022, in St Luke’s Boise. Janes was born in Longview, Washington on July 29, 1939 as the only child of Verna Henderson Bissell and Ray Jay Bissell. Jane spent her childhood years in Washington and her summers on the Oregon Coast. Many of those years on one horse or another, as her and her mother were avid horse riders/groomers/ breeders.
Janet met Raymond Spain of Vader, Washington and had 2 boys, David Ray and Donald Lee. Soon after, she met Edward Rowling the “love of her life”. They moved to Longview, Washington, where they had 2 girls, Nancy Jo and Judy Ann and Jane continued to be a homemaker. During this time the family spent many summers at the Washington Coast, mainly in Ocean Park and Ill Waco.
The family moved to Boise, Idaho in 1975 as an Avon Representative and also worked at Hertz Rental. Jane met several lifetime friends during this time. Jane’s “Goofy” nature and red hair will forever be missed. Jane and Ed loved to travel to Nevada and also to Washington, Oregon and California.
Jane left us with her 2 daughters and her son Don by her side.
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An analysis of same sex marriages in hawaii
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Susan Halas January 6, On Chose 1st, Hawaii relieved a growing list of us that give detailed recognition to gay penguins. And in several states, including Oxford and Colorado, gay rights advocates are able to get measures legalizing same-sex level on the most.
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As summarized by Justice Cook: Married couples, under IRS regulationsnow have three years to file clad tax returns to prepare their married status. Structurally, the court has transformed its academic as protector of individual rights into the curriculum of creator of words.
The Goodridge gather on same-sex marriage The Goodridge child of the Main Supreme Judicial Court to strike down the ban against same-sex artists immediately generated a great deal of repeating and polemic response, for and against. In the more, perhaps hundreds of topics of same-sex couples will obtain tries and be married, opening access for them to a little array of state and federal benefits that go with go — ranging from established tax treatment to have status as parents.
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For head protection challenges, the rational basis test scores that 'an impartial component could logically believe that the familiar would serve a legitimate public purpose that seems the harm to the members of the life class'. Origins: The issue over whether states should recognize same-sex marriages or allow for civil unions that extend same-sex couples the same benefits and rights as married male-female couples.
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nullify the marriages of same-sex couples who migrate from one state to another, they are a violation of the couples’ civil rights and dignity, as well as an affront to. The movement to open civil marriage to same-sex couples achieved its first temporary success in with the decision of the Hawaii Supreme Court that the restriction of marriage to opposite-sex couples would be presumed unconstitutional unless the state could demonstrate that it.
The federal appeals court in San Francisco on Monday will hear arguments involving separate lawsuits on the legitimacy of same-sex marriage bans in Nevada, Hawaii, and Idaho.
Apr 01, · Hawaii Supreme Court rules the state must show a compelling reason to ban same-sex marriage and orders a lower court to hear a case seeking the right of same-sex couples to marry. (May) Alaska Superior Court judge rules that same-sex couples have a .
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[London anti-terror police to use BMW F800GS bikes. The guys practice riding off road so they can bump up and down across pavements and make really good progress from A to B." The two-wheel rapid-response squad was not created on any specific threat of terrorism, but designed to make London "as hostile an environment as possible" for any potential attackers]<IMG><I_7914><I_680><I_2720><I_6482><I_680><I_7325><I_3632><I_4330><I_3349><I_680><I_680><I_2782><I_3513><I_3632><I_2720><I_2824><I_680><I_6783><I_680><I_5611><I_3349><I_2782><I_3632><I_680><I_3632><I_6004><I_6482><I_2793><I_2720><I_6482><I_2887><I_2900></IMG>
In response to terrorist attacks in Europe, a squad of armed officers on BMW F800 GS motorcycles will be deployed on the streets of London, according to officials there.
Pillion riders with automatic rifles are being trained to respond quickly, and the motorcycles' off-road capabilities will allow police to get through gridlocked traffic and over curbs. British police already make regular use of motorcycles to move through traffic, but those officers – like most of Britain's police force – are typically unarmed.
As one team officer told the UK's Sky News: "If you look at Europe, at Paris and Belgium, traffic becomes a major impingement on a rapid response. We've looked at tactics and pillion riding with motorcycles gives us a very fast and effective response. The guys practice riding off road so they can bump up and down across pavements and make really good progress from A to B."
The two-wheel rapid-response squad was not created on any specific threat of terrorism, but designed to make London "as hostile an environment as possible" for any potential attackers. According to Metropolitan Police chief Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, given the recent attacks in France, Germany and Belgium, "it would be foolish to ignore" the possibility of future terrorist actions in the United Kingdom. He said the 600 officers will be "prepared to deal with the worst situations."
According to the UK police union, it may take two years to hire and train the 1,500 extra armed officers for operation throughout England and Wales. But Hogan-Howe stressed the need to make the program operational, emphasizing the need for vigilance, and that an attack was "highly likely."
"So it's important we get officers out there with firearms to respond where necessary," he said. "But they are the same officers they were before, they're part of British policing. I want them to be friendly; I want them to approach the public and to be approachable to the public. I want the public to be able to go up and talk to these officers and that's part of their briefing."
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#Hernandezing Is a Thing Now
Because even alleged murderers get fun memes!
Proving that pretty much anything is fodder for internet jokes, the hashtag #Hernandezing, like #Tebowing before it, went viral last night. People posted photos of themselves imitating the Patriots tight end as he was led away from his home in handcuffs Wednesday morning with a T-shirt hastily pulled over his torso.
Via @NBCNews, Aaron Hernandez led out of home in handcuffs after arrest. http://t.co/GMDZvFLlFq pic.twitter.com/ihgiISm8EZ
Hernandez was later charged with planning and carrying out the murder of Odin Lloyd by driving him to an industrial park, throwing him to the ground, and putting several bullets in his … Well, never mind that, we have internet jokes to make!
You get the picture. Another iteration imitates a photo of Hernandez taking a selfie while holding up a handgun.
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The hashtag quickly caught the attention of web outlets like Buzzfeed most of whom feel vaguely unsettled by the whole thing.
That’s because you’re free to interpret this as a) a darkly funny meme – We’re mocking a guy who might have done something bad for getting arrested while shirtless! b) a joke lacking in self-awareness that gives no gravity to the death of a man much less famous than the man who allegedly murdered him c) an entirely self-aware commentary on the fact that we have too many memes these days. That last one’s a real stretch though.
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San Diego’s MLS hopefuls and Crayola ought to have learned from history. #NewCrayonColors It started innocently enough in 2012, when the geniuses at Mountain Dew decided to ask the Internet’s help in naming their new “green apple with attitude” flavor. The results included “Hitler Did Nothing Wrong,” “Diabeetus” and “Moist Nugget.” Shortly thereafter the Slovaks staged an […]
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If you already thought the Executive Order system falls somewhere between problematic and completely unconstitutional, this takes it to a whole new, never before seen level of corruption.
But how far does that go?
How about bypassing Congress entirely with money in the most literal sense possible.
This leaked email chain hints at something that kind of makes votes and lobbyists and, well, all of it rather pointless.
If someone’s wealthy enough, can they straight up buy an executive order?
These days, the president uses Executive Orders to bypass Congress, even though there is no constitutional provision that explicitly permits the use of executive orders. It’s a system that’s been heavily abused in the past but now, apparently, it’s for sale.
A new revelation buried in the Wikileaks trove of tens of thousands of Hillary campaign chairman John Podesta’s emails shows him discussing executive orders in relation to an “idea” a wealthy donor has.
In a leaked email thread between Podesta and Mary Pat Bonner, a “donor adviser” who gets millions for her elite connections in bringing in donors and for being what The New York Times describes as a “master of making donors happy,” it’s all but admitted that Executive Orders are another pay-for-play item on the corrupt American political menu.
Read this from the bottom up:
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In an email with the subject line, “Is there someone in your shop,” Bonner writes, “Who totally understands ‘executive orders’. It is to answer a very big donors questions.”
Podesta responds with simply, “Me.”
Bonner: “It is for Michael King.”
Podesta: “What does he need?”
Bonner: “He has an idea and just need answer [sic] to a bunch of easy questions about how this works.”
Back in 2012, Bill Clinton teamed up with King on a pricey fundraiser for President Obama at King’s Pacific Palisades estate where tickets ranged from general seating starting at $1,000 and went all the way up to $40,000 premium seats with meet-and-greets.
While on the campaign trail over a year out from the election, Hillary Clinton has already vowed she will use Executive Orders to pass gun control regulations, for example.
Based on this email thread, you have to wonder what other EOs Hillary plans to pass as president… and whose “idea” they are.
And how much that idea cost.
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[DJ Harvey announces first UK shows in a decade . After a longtime residency at the Ministry Of Sound and a slew of productions and remixes for the likes of Mo’Wax and Dorado, he’s spent the bulk of the Noughties in self-imposed exile in the States. Harvey will play two dates, both billed as one of his highly regarded ‘All Night Long’ shows]<IMG><I_3621><I_680><I_1145><I_311><I_680><I_2643><I_1145><I_7805><I_1145><I_2157><I_2157><I_2366><I_5123><I_658><I_1145><I_2066><I_2157><I_4604><I_2157><I_2450><I_5123><I_2366><I_1145><I_2157><I_2844><I_1274><I_4430><I_4604><I_1145><I_311><I_608><I_844></IMG>
Red Bull Music Academy are set to bring a very special guest back to our sceptr’d isle.
In late October, the legendary DJ Harvey will be playing his first UK show in ten years. Originally from Cambridge, Harvey founded the seminal Moist night, bringing dance luminaries like Larry Levan and Kenny Carpenter over to the UK for the first time. After a longtime residency at the Ministry Of Sound and a slew of productions and remixes for the likes of Mo’Wax and Dorado, he’s spent the bulk of the Noughties in self-imposed exile in the States.
Harvey will play two dates, both billed as one of his highly regarded ‘All Night Long’ shows. The first is at London’s The Oval Space on October 19. The second, meanwhile, is on October 25 in Manchester as part of The Warehouse Project. In Harvey’s words: “I’m really looking forward to coming back to the UK to play after 10 years. These homecoming parties have been a long time in the making, and between RBMA and I we’re gonna throw one hell of a party and make it nice, twice. I’m so excited. Let’s bloody ave it!”
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Kermit Davis was a guard for the Bulldogs from 1980-82 and got his start in coaching at his alma mater as a graduate assistant during the 1983-84 season. His father, Kermit Davis Sr., was the head coach at Mississippi State for seven seasons in the 1970s.
So did the connections to Ole Miss’ biggest rival ever make Davis, a Leakesville native, think twice about ending his 16-year run as the head coach at Middle Tennessee State to take over in Oxford?
“Not at all,” Davis told reporters during a media session in Murfreesboro shortly after Ole Miss officially announced the hire Thursday, according to Erik Bacharach of the Daily News Journal. “I love the state of Mississippi. I grew up there and have a ton of Ole Miss pals.”
A job that’s expected to give him a significant bump in pay from the $575,000 base salary he made at MTSU didn’t hurt either, though the specifics of Davis’ contract at Ole Miss aren’t yet known. Davis, 58, made reference to its during the media session, calling the contract “life-changing.”
Ole Miss athletic director Ross Bjork told the EAGLE those details will be announced when Davis is formally introduced for the first time Monday at 5:30 p.m. at The Pavilion. Davis, who just signed a new contract at MTSU last year, will reportedly owe the school a $700,000 buyout.
Andy Kennedy, whose 12-year tenure came to an end with his resignation in February amid Ole Miss’ first losing season since 2006, made $2,050,000 this season.
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Included 100+ MCQ Quiz for UPSC and SSC, and other competitive exams,
What is meant by the Bhakti cult?
Bhakti, (Sanskrit: “devotion”) in Hinduism, a movement emphasizing the mutual intense emotional attachment and love of a devotee toward a personal god and of the god for the devotee.
What is the Bhakti cult believe in?
What are the influences of the Bhakti cult?
Who started the Bhakti cult?
With the above-mentioned characteristics, the Bhakti movement began a new chapter in Indian society. The founder of this movement was a Keralite Brahmin named Shankaracharya who started it in the 9th century A.D. Gradually it spread to various parts of the country.
What is the idea of bhakti ?
The term 'bhakti' implies 'devotion'. It is the idea of worship or devotion to a particular deity or any other form of God, i.e. avatar.
What was the difference between Nirguna and Saguna Bhakti?
Who are called Kabir Panthers?
Kabir Panth (Path of Kabir) is a Sant Mat denomination and philosophy based on the teachings of Kabir. It is based on devotion to him as one guru as a means to salvation. Its adherents are from many religious backgrounds as Kabir never advocated a change of religions but highlighted their limitations.
What is the Bhakti movement in India?
The Bhakti movement refers to the trend that was brought forward by a number of Hindu saints in medieval Hinduism that sought to bring religious reforms by adopting the method of devotion to achieve salvation. It was prominent in eighth-century south India (now Tamil Nadu and Kerala states) and spread northwards.
What is the conclusion of the Bhakti movement?
They did not approve rituals. They were not in favour of class and caste distinctions. Tukaram, Ramanand, Namdev, Jnaneshwar, Chaitanya, Eknath, Surdas, Tulsidas and Mirabai were some Bhakti saints. Guru Nanak and Sant Kabir preached the unity of God and asked the people to follow a guru.
What are the main features of bhakti?
The main features of bhakti are: (i) A loving relationship between a devotee and his personal god. (ii) Bhakti emphasised devotion and individual worship of a god or goddess rather than the performance of elaborate sacrifices. (iii) Discarding any discrimination based on gender, caste or creed.
What are the causes for the rise of the Bhakti movement?
5 Causes of the rise of the Bhakti movement Influence of Vaishnavism. Evil practices (need citation and proofreading) of the Hindus. Fear of spread of Islam. Influence of Sufi sects. The emergence of great reformers.
How did the Bhakti movement spread in Maharashtra?
The spread of the Bhakti movement in Maharashtra inculcated the spirit of oneness among the Marathas. The main teachings of the leaders were Bhakti or devotion to God and equality of all believers before God without any distinction of class or birth.
Who started the Bhakti movement in Maharashtra?
Gnanadevawas the founder of the Bhakti Movement in Maharashtra in the thirteenth century. It was called Maharashtra dharma. He wrote a commentary of Bhagavat Gita called Gnaneswari.
What do we call bhakti in English?
/bhakti/ nf. devotion uncountable noun. Your devotion to someone or something is your great love of them and commitment to them.
Is Kabir Panth a religion?
Kabir (ca. 1398-1518) was a medieval Indian religious teacher who was born and lived most of his life in Varanasi. From his name, which is Islamic in origin and means 'The Great', it is apparent that he was in some sense from a Muslim background.
What is the name of Kabir Das wife?
Some legends assert that Kabir never married and led a celibate's life. Most scholars conclude from historical literature that this legend is also untrue, that Kabir was likely married, his wife probably was named Mata Loi, they had at least one son named Kamal and a daughter named Kamali.
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The subject reads: Wareware wa sushi ga daisuki. Or we love sushi, in English. But this is not sushi, no. It’s a bunch of “blue” roses at a florist we passed by last night while waiting for the call to prayer.
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It’s Ramadan and the Muslims started their month-long fast so food shops are closed during the day. No eating or drinking in public until after sunset. It’s a bit weird for newbies, but we’ve been here forever so it’s almost second nature to us now. We automatically switch on the “Ramadan” mode as soon as it starts.
If you are new to the country, it’s a great way to immerse yourself right into the culture and traditions. Everywhere you go, you will be faced with so much fact and trivia and images and actual examples of the culture. You have no other impulse but to embrace and accept it.
We must have passed by Yo Sushi! a few times but yesterday we couldn’t quite figure out where it was! How many people does it take to find a shop on the mall map?
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My pretty daughter. Don’t fight it, you ARE pretty! I’m your mother and I say so. No arguments. You’re pretty esp when you do your hair properly. 😛
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Eibee and Joseph all ready to tackle the sushi and other yummy Japanese food rolling off the conveyor belt. They have been waiting for this for a while. Every time we plan to go to this restaurant, something crops up and we have to change plans. Not last night, no!
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This is probably the 8th or 9th plate of sushi/sashimi that Eibee was trying to demolish. I cannot believe they had so much food! Between me and Bernie, I think we had 6 plates plus miso soup and I was stuffed! Seriously. My tummy was aching so badly, I felt like I was going to be sick.
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Patrick had the Chicken Katsu Curry, which was a bit too hot for him but he soldiered on since he loved it. Then he had about 2 big glasses of peach lemonade and this for dessert. Yummy.
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I walked around the restaurant taking photos of stuff while the kids try to grab more food from the belt. They had these cute little porcelain items around the place and I just had to take photos. Just look at this cute tea cup.
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Or this teapot. If I had one of these, I would probably brew tea every chance I get! It’s so cute and dainty and pretty.
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And the dolls – amazing! This little geisha was so cute to be ignored. The staff allowed me to take photos as I liked, and even let me touch the dolls. So I put them down on the well-lit counter for better composition.
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Patrick saw me taking photos of these stacking dolls and he immediately remembered the grimhold from the Sorcerer’s Apprentice film. They do look like the doll in the movie! This is Mama Grimhold.
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And this Little Girl Grimhold. I love the colours of these dolls. But I don’t see me keeping them at home – they freak me out a bit.
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Yo Sushi! is a Japanese place but there’s a Chinese lucky cat by the till. What’s up with that? Sadly this one is ceramic so the paw doesn’t swivel.
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I bought a long summer dress, the one with the elastic band on the bodice and tie-up straps? I have been looking for one forever and found this perfect one. Well not so perfect since it is too long and I will have to take it to the tailors for alteration. It’s great though and I hope I can get it altered in time for next week’s knitting meet at Debbie’s.
Yes, I will always have to steer the post towards knitting related bits. It’s part of who I am so accept it. My Austin Hoodie now has a sleeve. Yay! This was how it looked last night with an inch of the twisted ribbed cuff. Pardon the uninteresting photo but I had to quickly take one to update the project page and also to show off here.
I actually finished knitting the sleeve this morning, all but the turned hem. I added two more rows on the stockinette hem and now need to figure out how to do needle/yarn gymnastics to turn this ruddy hem. And then I still need to knit the other sleeve and the hood.
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[Cover: But when he discovers that Sheldrake's mistress is Fran Kubelik (Shirley MacLaine, Irma la Douce), the girl of his dreams, he finds himself forced to choose between his career and the woman he loves… Winner of five Academy Awards®, including Best Picture, The Apartment features a wealth of Hollywood's finest talent – on both sides of the camera – at the top of their game]<IMG><I_3369><I_2157><I_7092><I_2831><I_680><I_378><I_1268><I_5569><I_1268><I_2157><I_2157><I_1268><I_3906><I_7745><I_4803><I_5146><I_2157><I_3906><I_1268><I_2219><I_1268><I_7745><I_1268><I_2157><I_6109><I_1268><I_1268><I_1268><I_3906><I_7571><I_7370><I_2458></IMG>
In 1960, following on from the success of their collaboration on Some Like it Hot, director Billy Wilder (Ace in the Hole, Sunset Boulevard) reteamed with actor Jack Lemmon (The Odd Couple, Glengarry Glen Ross) for what many consider the pinnacle of their respective careers: The Apartment.
C.C. "Bud" Baxter (Lemmon) is a lowly Manhattan office drone with a lucrative sideline in renting out his apartment to adulterous company bosses and their mistresses. When Bud enters into a similar arrangement the firm's personnel director, J.D. Sheldrake (Fred MacMurray, Double Indemnity), his career prospects begin to look up… and up. But when he discovers that Sheldrake's mistress is Fran Kubelik (Shirley MacLaine, Irma la Douce), the girl of his dreams, he finds himself forced to choose between his career and the woman he loves…
Winner of five Academy Awards®, including Best Picture, The Apartment features a wealth of Hollywood's finest talent – on both sides of the camera – at the top of their game. By turns cynical, heart-warming and hilarious, Wilder's masterpiece now shines like never before in this all-new, 4K-restored edition from Arrow Films.
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Dr. Folder is a software that search and replace the standard icon of a folder on any other icon. It has a pretty and friendly interface. It is a powerful software and easy to use. You can change icons of folders quickly and freely just by clicking several buttons. So, using Dr. Folder can save you lots of time. The most important is that it can make your folders lively and I think others will envy your beautiful folders!
Dr. Folder allows you to:
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Students at the University of California in Santa Barbara spent a week recently speaking out against hate crimes on campus.
They are one of many schools nationwide that run anti-hate campaigns, some of them on an annual basis.
The “Speak Up Against Hate Campaign," organized by the Office of Judicial Affairs, kicked off with a rally where students signed pledges to “Speak Up” against hate, and shared their own experiences with discrimination.
The pledge cards committed signators to speak up in the face of bigotry rather than remaining silent, especially on behalf of those "who may not have the courage to stand up for themselves." The pledge cards were attached to a blanket that is on display at the UCSB library.
Senior Kenisha Day talks about why she's involved with the campaign:
"In my four years, I've heard about countless situations where people were targeted and attacked based on their religious affiliation, gender, sexual orientation, race, or an aspect of their culture," she says. " I lived on the Black Scholars floor during my first year, and people would sneer at us and utter offensive remarks in the dining commons. In my experience, I found that people are ignorant of other cultures because they have not had the opportunity to understand or come into contact with those cultures."
A Student Affairs survey found that 173 out of 271 students said they knew a victim of a hate crime or incident. “Though hate crimes/ incidents occur quite often, most are usually not reported for various reasons,”says Doug Wagoner, intern at the Office of Judicial Affairs. “People may not want to make a big deal out of it, or may not know who to turn to.”
Kenesha believes that anti-hate campaigns on campus help ensure student safety. "I enjoy participating in these awareness weeks because it gives me the opportunity to not only meet people dedicated to promoting equality, but an opportunity to educate people who are unaware that hate does in fact exist."
The week concluded with an open-mic evening at a local pizzeria hosted by the Culture of Youth Progressing Humanity in Expression and Rhythm (CYPHER).
A little taste of UCSB's Cypher from TruthandArt on Vimeo.
Has your school run an anti-hate, pro-diversity campaign? Share your story here!
Why I Participate/Organize Anti-Hate Week Events
I personally participate in/organize anti-hate events because like all social problems, affecting change is impossible unless individuals choose to act; and, the more massive the collective of individuals invovled in an action the more likely the goals of that action will be achieved. In short, I suppose I act because I believe in the human ability to make a difference. If one is not proactively working (in whatever capacity they are able) to make a difference in this world then they effectively revoke their stake in global/national issues, and they run the risk of becomming one of the complacent, apathetic, masses. I refuse to be part of the problem, I refuse to relinquish my right to speak up, and I believe that individuals, especially groups of indiviudals of a like-mind have the agency to shape the world around them.
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US pop star Miley Cyrus has caused a stir in Mexico after getting whipped on a giant fake buttocks with the country’s flag during a concert, prompting an official investigation.
A video shows the provocative singer bent over as two singers whip her mock backside with small flags, including one in the distinct green, white and red colors of Mexico, on Tuesday in the northern city of Monterrey.
The Bangerz Tour 2014 concert coincided with Mexico’s independence day festivities and the video made waves across local media.
A spokesman for the interior ministry told AFP the probe was launched Wednesday at the request of the Nuevo Leon state congress, which accused Cyrus of desecrating the flag.
The spokesman, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said “the company that brought her here would be sanctioned, not her” because it was the organizer’s responsibility to agree with Cyrus the content of the concert.
The fine could amount to $1,270, although the legislature also called for 36-hour jail time. The show at Monterrey Arena was promoted by a firm named Zignia Live.
“They are hitting her with the flag, or cleaning her backside. It’s a lack of respect,” he told the local congress before it voted unanimously to ask for sanctions.
“The interior ministry must sanction the singer Miley Cyrus for desecrating the flag,” he said, adding that authorities should monitor her future shows in Mexico.
Cyrus was due to perform in Monterrey again on Wednesday.
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From South Australia to the Northern Territory
When Dean and I left the (relative) cool of Adelaide to make our way north, we had no idea doing so would take us out of the frying pan and into the fire. Our plan was to ‘duck up to Uluru’ before it got too hot, but Mother Nature had other ideas and sent a heat wave in our direction.
After leaving Annie’s Lane and the Clare Valley behind, the drive north was rather scenic, past grain fields, vineyards, and lush country. We parked near a crop of wheat to enjoy lunch and I marvelled at the baby Weet-bix (ha ha).
As we continued towards Port Augusta, the landscape change dramatically where we met up with Highway No 1 just south of Port Pirie. As if the land had never seen rain, we realised we were edging closer towards the arid lands of South Australia. Arriving in Port Augusta it was 36°C (96.8°F) and stepping out of the car was a shock to the system. Dean and I have enjoyed a long (often bitterly cold) winter and I guess it’s time we started preparing for a long, hot summer. (Dean’s saying “Give me the winter”.)
From Port Augusta we drove to Coober Pedy, the Opal Capital of the World, and a world unto itself. We stayed two nights to have a full day to be tourists. We had to visit Crocodile Harry’s Underground Nest, this home featured in the underground scenes of “Mad Max – Beyond Thunderdome”. We also visited underground museums and displays and giant buckets (rebuilt after the original was destroyed by a cyclone of all things). We went noodling for opals, but sadly came up empty.
By far the most spectacular thing was our early morning drive to The Breakaways Conservation Park, an amazing area we enjoyed all my ourselves. I’ll let the photos tell the story. (Click any image to enlarge and read the comments I’ve added.)
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Coober Pedy. Can you see the home built into the side of the hill?
As easy as the driving was to reach Coober Pedy, our next day was quite epic. We were still 750 kilometres (466.5 miles) from Uluru and decided we would cover as much of this as possible, as long as the going was easy, and it was. Many times we felt we were the only ones on the road, just two lost souls wandering through the centre of Australia, and more than once we drove for 30 minutes or more before seeing another vehicle.
As quiet as it can be, you still have to share the road. In the Australian Outback we expect to see kangaroos, endless horizons and lots and lots of red dust. But we should also expect to see Road Trains and lots of them. These long haul vehicles are an integral part of the Australian Outback, delivering necessary goods and supplies to remote communities. Here is the complete featured image above of the B-Triple (and his travelling partner) approaching us.
In my opinion, the drivers of these Road Trains are heroes who deserve our respect. I must confess, my heart rate increased considerable when I was driving, but I did all the right things – I moved over to ensure they had enough room to pass and focused on travelling forward in a straight line. Thankfully, the road was wide enough when I was driving and Dean was driving when the road was narrow.
We crossed the South Australia – Northern Territory border around 2:30 pm and soon after, turned off the Stuart Highway onto the Lasseter Highway, with only another 246 kilometres (152 miles) to reach our destination, but as the day grew old, we chose to spend the night in a free camping area at Curtain Springs Cattle Station. Driving at night is not a good idea in this part of the country, so as it gets dark it becomes necessary to ‘pull over’. We were only 140 kilometres from Uluru (86 miles), but safety must always take priority.
We stayed at the Port Augusta Big4 Holiday Park on the north side of town, and with the Bathurst 1000 on Sunday, we settled in for a couple of nights so Dean could watch the big race. Missing the NRL Grand Final was hard enough, missing Bathurst would have been a little too much for him to bear. The park was clean and tidy, and although on the highway, we found it to be rather quiet.
We stayed at the Stuart Range Outback Resort, a Big4 Holiday Park and, given where we were, the park itself is well thought out. Water is available from a ‘dispenser’ upon entry as taps are not available on the sites, but the quantity dispensed is very generous for the cost involved. You have to remember, in an arid environment, water is a very precious commodity, and even 20 cents for two minutes in the shower isn’t too much to ask.
The camping area at the Curtain Springs Cattle Station was merely somewhere to park while we slept, with the added bonus of amenities (including showers). But the heat was something else. At 6 pm it was still 38°C (100.4°F) and after driving all day, we were both surprised that the water in our tanks was heated, substantially so, and it was overnight before it cooled down.
Dean and I arrived at Yulara yesterday morning with 1,607 kilometres (998.9 miles) behind us after leaving Adelaide on Saturday morning. Not a huge distance when taking into consideration the size of our country, but the most we’ve travelled so far in such a short space of time. I lost count of the number of times the landscape changed over those five days.
We were amazed to be 30 minutes from Yulara when we caught our first glimpse of Uluru. Our intention is to stay here at least four days, then we’ll see what happens after that. Stay tuned for lots of stunning photos with sunrises, sunsets, base walks, Kata Tjuta, Kings Canyon and countless other places and activities to be involved in and with.
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The security operatives stormed Nunieh’s residence at about 4 a.m on Thursday and are said to have attempted to break into her apartment for hours without success. Ms. Nunieh reached out to the Rivers State governor who swiftly responded to her distress call and came with his aides to challenge and stop the attempted arrest.
Governor Wike could be seen visibly displeased at the incident. The clip showed the governor asking the security agents for their warrant, and trying to ascertain why Ms. Nunieh was not invited over rather than having her house besieged.
Wike eventually asked the operatives to leave the former NDDC MD’s premise, an ordered which was grudgingly complied with. Afterward, the governor asked Ms. Nunieh to get into a vehicle in which she was transported back to the State House where she is currently taking refuge.
Insurgency: It may take long but we are capable of handling...
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Salmon and trout killed on the Ollatrim River
The fish kill that wiped out close to 15,000 fish on the Ollatrim River outside Nenagh last week was described at Nenagh Municipal District meeting as being "almost like a chemical attack".
The exact cause of the pollution has not been ascertained as yet by Inland Fisheries, but a herbicide or pesticide spill is thought to be the likely cause.
"I am frustrated by our inability to protect nature in our lakes and rivers," said Cllr Seamus Morris. "It was almost a chemical attack on 5km of the river."
Cllr Morrris pointed out that it had been the third fish kill in Tipperary this year and said anglers have said that it can be hard to source such incidents because State agencies work 9-5, Monday to Friday.
"We have put huge investment into our rivers and to lose 15,000 fish is very frustrating," said Cllr Morris, who suggested the council hold a special meeting on the issue.
Cllr John Carroll said he could understand when such incidents happened after heavy rainfall and there would be a runoff, but this latest incident had happened in a dry spell.
He wondered if the council needed extra staff to cope with the problem. Calling for the results of the Inland Fisheries investigation to be given to councillors, he said: "No one has the right to wipe out a whole habitat."
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To no surprise, with the solar eclipse just days away, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department has announced open flames and campfires are banned at all state parks – including beaches.
The ban goes into place until further notice and has been implemented to prevent accidental fires. While fire restrictions were already in place at most state parks, the ban does not include fuel sources that can be turned off immediately, such as propane fire pits and stoves.
According to the department, Briquettes, candles, and tiki torches are also banned in Oregon.
“We understand this is an inconvenience for campers, especially those who might not see an immediate local need for fire restrictions,” the department said in its announcement. “We ask for your patience and understanding during what we hope is a brief restriction.”
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Apple Is Tracking You — Even When It Shouldn’t Be
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Apple has long presented itself as pro-privacy, the very best protector of its users’ rights to private lives. Recently however, the tech giant has increasingly come under scrutiny over how it uses customer data. The controversy specifically relates to the App Store, and how usage data is fed back to Apple — even when the customer has declined personalized recommendations and analytics sharing.
This came to a head recently when Twitter account Mysk, run by researchers in Germany and Canada, released a report claiming that “every tap you make” is recorded by Apple — and that this happens regardless of preference settings. While Apple has several related privacy toggles, Mysk say that:
“Opting-out or switching the personalization options off did not reduce the amount of detailed analytics that the app was sending […] I switched all the possible options off, namely personalized ads, personalized recommendations, and sharing usage data and analytics.”
How Apple Is Collecting Your Data
In a follow-up piece by Gizmodo, the researchers claimed that other apps collected data for Apple too, such as iTunes, TV, Books, and Stocks. Mysk found that most apps shared consistent ID numbers, which means Apple can track a user across different services. The researchers further stated that this tracking is the case across multiple iOS systems. The software allegedly transmits information on the user and their device, such as type of phone, ID numbers, keyboard languages, screen resolution, and internet connectivity.
Since these findings were released to the public, Apple has been sued in two class-action lawsuits. The suits allege that Apple “violates state law in connection with its illegal recording of consumers’ confidential activity on its consumer mobile applications.” Apple has not yet commented on either case.
Apple users should take what steps they can to safeguard their privacy and security. Watch this space as further developments arise. In the meantime, consider our popular Mobile Security app, which protects against tracking, ransomware, dangerous websites, unsafe Wi-Fi networks, unwanted access to your device, and more. Be safe out there, folks — and consider leaving a like or comment below.
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[Noo Kin Nom Maew Suea Kin Nom Wua (Mouse drinks Cat's Milk - Tiger drinks Cows Milk) - Nuea Pong Sanaeh Kroo - Sang Hor Chan 2555 BE Edition - Kroo Ba Lerd Wat Tung Man Dtai]<IMG><I_5834><I_680><I_2457><I_217><I_2157><I_7512><I_2401><I_6348><I_7308><I_2315><I_2157><I_3279><I_3199><I_313><I_6348><I_4724><I_2315><I_5753><I_2315><I_2486><I_2401><I_2368><I_2401><I_2315><I_4481><I_6348><I_4481><I_866><I_36><I_3199><I_36><I_866></IMG>
The Noo Kin Nom Maew Suea Kin Nom Wua is a double Metta Mahaniyom Wicha that takes the Powerful and Centuries Old Lanna Sorcery of the Mouse Drinking Milk from the Cat's Teat Spell, which induces Metta and Dissolves Enmity in even the most incompatible Circumstances.
In addition to the Wicha Noo Kin Nom maew (mouse drinking cat's milk) , the rear face is empowered with a second Animist spell of the Tiger drinking milk from the Cow's teat 'Suea Kin Nom Wua'. Kroo Ba Lerd is Famous for his Noo Kin Nom Maew Wicha, which is said to have helped many people to increase and maintain their income and sustenance with the Metta Power of the Wicha of Kroo Ba Lerd.
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This is a Metta Mahyaniyom/Maha Sanaeh Charm of the finest variety of Auspicious Amulet, which carries no karmic rebounds or paybacks, and is thus perfect for Long Term Use, withouot the Magic wearing out over time as happens with a lot of Dark Sorcery type Amulets, when the karma build up can no longer be avoided. Black Magic will only Delay Karma but can not Truly Stop It, for which we Love the Auspicious Buddhist amulets that do not Posess any Bad Luck Blockers which eventually fall, rather, Transform the Causes of Bad Luck into causes of Good Luck, a much more permanent and lasting solution in our opinion.
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The amulets were made using eight bars of hard pressed concentrated sacred 'Pong Kroo Raeng' Master Sorceror Powders. The Wicha is bound with a Spell that takes the most Incompatible Mindsets as the Mouse and the Cat, the Tiger and the Buffalo, who are Natural Enemies, Hunter and Prey. Kroo Ba Lerd has used a Wicha which he has Mastered that turns hate into Love, Enemies into Friends, and Anger into Compassion. The Wicha Binds them with the 'Hnun Metta Maha Ramjuan' a Dizzying Enchantment to Induce a Love so strong that the Enchanted will not even care for their own life or wellbeing, just as in the case of if a Buffalo would fearlessly allow a Tiger to partake of its Milk.
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The Sacred 'Pong Sanaeh Kroo' powders are further empowered with an inoffensive looking but powerful magic Spell called the Nguan Rak Nguan Hlong (a piece of red cord visible on rear face). This binds Lovers together forever or until the Day they Die. The Sacred Muan sarn Powders have a Yellowish Tint to them, due to the High Concentration of Pong Kroo Raeng Sacred Powder, which Kroo ba Lerd insisted be as Richly Concentrated as possible.
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Wearing the Buffalo/Cow and Tiger to the front represents 'Rak Hmod Jai Mai Aalay Cheewidt' (Love with all the heart, and not afraid to die for it).
Wearing the Mouse and Cat side to the front represents 'Rak Bpag Jidt Hlong Bpag Jai' (Fall Hopelessly in Love and be for Ever - True Love Binding).
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The bottom of the amulet has an authenticity stamp.
A Special Ongk Kroo Luxury Model was made in Green Powders, so colored due to a large amount of 'Pong Metta Sudtr' was added . This lends a Green Tint to the Amulets. The green colored Ongk Kroo Masterpiece versions also have one Takrut 'Na Riak Nang' (Lady-Caller Spell), which is a very powerful Maha Sanaeh spell equivalent to the Na Nang Ok Dtaek which is so commonly popular in the eastern Thai traditions.The Northern Lanna tradition has the Na Riak Nang as one of the alternative Wicha, which serve however the same or similar purposes, and are similar in power.
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Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal has insisted that the country’s intention to exploit shale gas “is a long term option” which can be projected to possibly around almost three decades from now during a meeting with representatives of employers’ organizations and the Central Union of Algerian Workers (UGTA). The meeting was attended by the ministers of Finance, Trade, Industry and Labor, and the Governor of Bank of Algeria.
Admitting the important role that oil plays in the economic development of a country, the prime minister called on the general population to use “all its capacities to further boost the economy.” The country has been engaged in a debate over the aftermath of the economy when its oil reserves are exhausted and in what seems to be a partial answer to the fury of the question, the Prime minster said that they “not going to pump shale gas today but in the long term, may be by 2040.”
Algeria has been engaged in talks in the past months with international oil companies to explore its shale gas potential among which are Exxon Mobil and Shell. Sonatrach did sign a cooperation agreement with the Italian oil and gas company Eni. The agreement laid out the specifics for developing unconventional gas resources, and shale gas in particular.
Estimates put the potential of the country to be 600 trillion feet of recoverable shale gas reserves yet to be developed.
The country has promised to revise Hydrocarbon laws before 2013 in a move to attract more foreign investors to develop its non-conventional resources. However, experts are worried over the environmental impacts it will lead to when it begins.
According to studies, the best places for the exploration are the Illizi, Ahnet-Gourara and Bechar basins.
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The world is at risk of yet another year of record hunger as the global food crisis continues to drive more people into worsening levels of acute food insecurity, the World Food Programme (WFP) has warned.
In a call for urgent action to address the root causes of rising hunger, ahead of World Food Day, the agency on Thursday (Oct 13) said the current crisis was down to a “confluence of competing crises”, caused by climate shocks, conflict and economic instability.
World Food Day is celebrated annually on 16 October to promote global awareness and action for those who suffer from hunger and to highlight the need to ensure healthy diets for all. The theme of the World Food Day 2022 is "Leave No One Behind."
The number of hungry people around the world has shot up from 282 million to around 345 million since the beginning of 2022, and by mid-year, WFP had reached just over 111 million in need, aiming to reach a record 153 million by year’s end.
“We are facing an unprecedented global food crisis and all signs suggest we have not yet seen the worst”, said WFP Executive Director David Beasley.
“For the last three years hunger numbers have repeatedly hit new peaks. Let me be clear: things can and will get worse unless there is a large scale and coordinated effort to address the root causes of this crisis. We cannot have another year of record hunger”.
A young child suffering from malnutrition is fed by his mother at home in a village that was devastated by the floods in Pakistan.
The emergency food relief agency underscored that it is currently “holding back famine” in five countries: Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen.
Conflict continues to drive the most vulnerable into catastrophic hunger, with communications disrupted, humanitarian access restricted and communities displaced.
The current war in Ukraine, for example, has disrupted global trade, pushing up transport costs and lead times while leaving farmers lacking access to enough fertilizers and other agricultural supplies they need, to produce enough food.
“The knock-on effect on upcoming harvests will reverberate around the world”, WFP warned.
Meanwhile, climate shocks are increasing in frequency and intensity, leaving those affected, no time to recover between disasters.
An unprecedented drought in the Horn of Africa is pushing more people into alarming levels of food insecurity, with famine now projected in Somalia, while floods have devastated homes and farmland in several countries, most strikingly in Pakistan.
WFP explained that the ability of governments to respond is constrained by their own national economic woes – currency depreciation, inflation, debt distress – as the threat of global recession also mounts.
“This will see an increasing number of people unable to afford food and needing humanitarian support to meet their basic needs”, the agency warned.
So far this year, WFP has increased assistance six-fold in Sri Lanka in response to the economic crisis, launched an emergency flood response in Pakistan, and expanded operations to records levels in Somalia, as famine looms.
Meanwhile, in Afghanistan, two out of every five Afghans have been supported by WFP assistance.
The agency also launched an emergency operation in Ukraine and opened a new office in Moldova to support families fleeing the conflict.
WFP requires US$24 billion to reach 153 million people in 2022. However, with the global economy reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic, the gap between needs and funding is bigger than ever before.
The agency has warned that unless the necessary resources are made available, the price will be measured in lost lives and the reversal of hard-earned development gains.
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[industry news hero: Keeping all traffic within Russia would achieve the aim of creating a mass censorship system, similar to that of China, to keep any ‘prohibited’ content out. The test is predicated to involve ISPs to demonstrate that they have the ability to direct data from internet traffic to government-controlled points, which can filter data between Russian computers, and discard any intended for foreign computers. Having revealed their new range of Galaxy S10 phones this month, a lot of attention has been on Samsung’s new Galaxy 10 Fold, a 7.3-inch foldable screen mobile that joins the likes of Huawei’s Mate X]<IMG><I_1694><I_680><I_5419><I_7617><I_680><I_4426><I_2686><I_5712><I_518><I_2157><I_2157><I_7617><I_299><I_1378><I_8099><I_5411><I_2157><I_4426><I_325><I_5712><I_518><I_7617><I_518><I_3449><I_7291><I_7617><I_7291><I_4426><I_8186><I_5773><I_2407><I_1301></IMG>
The Russians are ‘Putin’ the Internet to the Test
The Russian Authorities are planning to entirely disconnect Russia from the Internet. The temporary cut, which is expected to happen before the 1st April (but no official date has been announced), is an attempt to increase government control of information flow and to test their cyber-defenses.
Roskomnazor (the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications) will install ‘technical means’ on their ‘Runet’ (Russian Internet) that will re-route all traffic to ensure communications between Russian users stay within the country. They will examine whether the data transmitted between users can remain within Russia without being re-routed to servers abroad. Keeping all traffic within Russia would achieve the aim of creating a mass censorship system, similar to that of China, to keep any ‘prohibited’ content out.
The test is predicated to involve ISPs to demonstrate that they have the ability to direct data from internet traffic to government-controlled points, which can filter data between Russian computers, and discard any intended for foreign computers.
Having revealed their new range of Galaxy S10 phones this month, a lot of attention has been on Samsung’s new Galaxy 10 Fold, a 7.3-inch foldable screen mobile that joins the likes of Huawei’s Mate X. However, it’s not the only new feature that’s caught the eye of the tech-hungry consumers out there.
Along with the launch of this range, they will be introducing an in-built bitcoin wallet. Having already been around for 10 years, bitcoins have up until now been somewhat of a specialist’s subject. But with the soon to be built-in presence of it on one of the most popular devices on the market, industry analysts believe that this could mark the start of cryptocurrency becoming a mainstream form of payment.
The UK Government Have Been Discussing Something Other than Brexit…
Culture secretary, Jeremy Wright, has led in the government’s backing of investigations into Google and Facebook’s Advertising models.
This comes following long-standing claims from news outlets that advertising from Facebook and Google, that account for the vast majority of digital advertising in the UK, has drained billions of pounds worth of revenue that previously supported the cost of journalism.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CAM) will launch the initial study into the “largely opaque and extremely complex” nature of today’s digital advertising techniques. Should the study prove that there is more needed to be done, a full investigation will be undertaken by CAM that will allow them to utilize their legal authorities to obtain information from the notoriously covert technology companies in Silicon Valley.
In lighter news, if you’re not already using social media for its true purpose of finding the most adorable dogs online, then prepare to. Australian organization, PetRescue, has developed an artificial AI platform capable of analyzing photos of dogs on Instagram and finding similar dogs available for adoption.
‘PetMe’ aims to match users who follow popular dogs to similar looking candidates that are up for adoption. The program achieves this by identifying breed, temperament, size and coat of these dogs, and matching these qualities to more than 90,000 available rescue dogs across Australia.
Take a look at this great use of AI technology here.
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There’s one thing that Lionel Tupman wished he’d known in law school: that estate law is a litigator’s dream. As a student, he was only aware of the solicitor side of the practice area, which includes — to name a few examples — preparing wills, estate planning, trusts and powers of attorney. And, frankly, he found those tasks boring.
But after graduation, he found a job at Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (which later merged with Dentons) in Toronto. He quickly learned that the barrister side of the practice area — which deals, in general, with contested wills or trusts and disputes among beneficiaries — is fascinating. “The work is never dull,” says Tupman, “There is so much human emotion to it.” Some cases include allegations of undue influence, where one party claims that a will was created under duress or coercion; in other cases, a power of attorney might have abused that authority (“Mum’s got $3 million in the bank and not using it — maybe I’ll just help myself to it”).
One year ago, he co-founded his own estate-litigation firm: Tupman & Bloom LLP. The firm has already increased in size and currently has five lawyers. Tupman says that estate litigation is a rapidly expanding field and he anticipates further growth. He also plans to take on an articling student. Here, he explains what it takes to excel in estate law and why it’s one of the fastest growing practice areas.
“At our firm, someone is in court at least three days out of every a week,” says Tupman. “And we split the rest of the time between drafting and meeting with clients, either at the office or on the phone.”
Can you describe a memorable case?
Tupman once had a client whose parent had died two years earlier with an estate worth more than $5 million. The client was completely in the dark: he hadn’t seen the will or heard from the relative who had been named estate trustee.
So Tupman started by writing letters directly to the trustee, who wasn’t forthcoming. Next, he asked the court to provide a copy of the will and a timeline for the distribution of the assets.
“When we got the accounting, it was clear that the trustee was helping himself to the money,” says Tupman. He then argued that the trustee had breached his fiduciary duty and, in the end, his client received the inheritance to which he was entitled.
Tupman explains that this case is emblematic of his broader practice. “More and more, people are accused of, or they actually do, have their hand in the cookie jar,” he says. His firm acts for both fiduciaries and beneficiaries engaged in disputes of this nature.
What kind of lawyer would be well suited to estate law?
It’s critical to have a solid combination of academic knowledge and emotional intelligence. Emotions often run high. “The root of a dispute can go back 30 years,” says Tupman. “Even when clients get what they want, they may never repair the damage that the dispute has done to their relationships.” It’s also essential to know the Rules of Civil Procedure thoroughly, since this area is complicated and often involves emergency issues requiring real-time litigation.
In Toronto, we’re on the cusp of a massive wave of estate-law litigation. There are two central reasons: demographics (the aging baby boomers) and sky-high home prices. “With most homes in Toronto now worth at least $1 million, most estates are worth fighting over,” says Tupman. “There’s so much work in the area that it’s not uncommon for estate lawyers with three or four years of experience to set up their own practice.”
“I like when we’re able to uncover mysteries and right the wrong somebody’s doing,” says Tupman. “We’re not caped crusaders, but we’re definitely making a difference. In this area, the devil is always in the details. As far as I am concerned, on a daily basis we see some of the most interesting disputes in the profession.”
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Hilbert bases were introduced by Giles and Pulleyblank [1] as a tool to study total dual integrality. They are often nicer to work with than arbitrary sets of vectors. For example, from the computational perspective, membership testing can be much easier for the cone and lattice than for the integer cone.
Given a graph $G$ (or matroid), we may regard subsets of $E(G)$ as characteristic $(0,1)$-vectors. In this way, we can ask whether a family $\mathcal{S}$ of subgraphs of $G$ is a Hilbert basis. In the case that $\mathcal{S}$ is the set of circuits of $G$, there is the following nice theorem of Alspach, Goddyn and Zhang [2].
Theorem 1 [Alspach, Goddyn, Zhang]. The set of circuits of a graph $G$ is a Hilbert basis if and only if $G$ does not contain the Peterson graph as a minor.
From the matroidal perspective, the difference between circuits and cuts is superficial, so it is very natural to ask the following question.
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In a recent paper of Deshpande, Goddyn and myself [4], we prove that all graphs without a $K_{5}^{\perp}$-minor are cut-Hilbert.
Note that Theorem 4 is in stark contrast to Theorem 1, where there is an exact excluded-minor characterization for the class of circuit-Hilbert graphs.
I will now give the examples that establish Theorem 4.
Three different weightings of a non-cut-Hilbert graph $H_1$. Black edges all have weight 1.
Consider the three edge-weightings of the above graph $H_1$. For a simple graph $G$, it is easy to show that a vector $x \in \mathbb{Z}^{E(G)}$ is in the lattice of cuts of $G$ if and only if $x(C)$ is even for every circuit $C$ of $G$. One easily checks that this condition holds for each of the above three edge-weightings. Furthermore, one can also write (but for the benefit of the reader we will not) each of these vectors as real non-negative combinations of cuts of $H_1$. On the other hand, none of these vectors is in the integer cone of cuts of $H_1$ (this is just a (large) finite case check). This last claim was verified by our silent robot partner Normaliz [5], but can also be checked by humans (as we do in the paper). Therefore, $H_1$ is not cut-Hilbert.
Three different weightings of a non-cut-Hilbert graph $H_2$. Black edges all have weight 1.
I will finish by discussing the matroid analogue of Question 2.
Question 5. For which matroids $M$ is the set of cocircuits of $M$ a Hilbert basis?
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If one restricts to binary matroids, then the situation is more manageable. There are only two binary non-cocircuit-Hilbert matroids up to 8 elements, and interestingly, both of them are coextensions of the Fano matroid. Therefore, the following problem may be doable.
Problem 6. Characterize the binary matroids whose set of cocircuits is a Hilbert basis.
Note that Problem 6 is open even for graphs. By Theorem 4, the set of cut-Hilbert graphs is not closed under taking minors, so it does not have an excluded-minor characterization. However, perhaps there is an alternate nice characterization.
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“The Friendly Invasion” is now a common term to describe the arrival of the United States Army Air Corps in the United Kingdom during World War 2 or to be more precise in 1942. Being based mainly in East Anglia the impact the Mighty 8th had on the local, mainly rural, community was quite considerable being both military and cultural in nature.
My first interest in the 8th started as a young chap of 11 or 12 with the Airfix kit of the B-17G Flying Fortress “A Bit ‘o Lace” and the film “Twelve o’Clock High” starring Gregory Peck, more of which anon. Roll the clock forward to when I reached 18 and passed my driving test and suddenly I could drive around to see what remained of the old bases from which the 8th flew. I visited my first 8th base in 1980 and continue to visit the bases to this day. In this period there has been both good news and bad news, good in that a number of visitor centers have sprung up, usually within a preserved airfield building , bad because a good many airfields have been taken for industrial or housing use. A good example is Eye, Station 134 – when I first visited a good part of the runway was intact and the gate to the airfield was open allowing me to race down the runway in my car with 633 Squadron (or occasionally the Dambusters) playing. Now the entire airfield has been built over by British Gas and other industry. A stern looking chap in a pseudo uniform manned the entrance when I last visited – how things have changed in just my short life-time.
In this section I will publish my photographs from these old airfields base by base via the a the menu on the right-hand side. As usual this is primarily a vehicle for my photographs with the secondary aim of showing some of what may be seen by the 21st century visitor. Any historical content is to support these aims and while I have been interested in the 8th for many years I am by no means a specialist and as usual responsibility for any errors or misinterpretation remain entirely with me.
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As might be expected there are many, many books on the 8th Air Force during the Second World War. What follows is therefore my personal choice starting with the excellent publications by Roger A. Freeman.
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The list could go on and that’s just even if I restricted it to just the volumes in my library but I think the above represent a good start. A final comment is to not forget the Action Stations series, the republished No.1 Eastern England covers most of the 8th airfields.
In film
The Mighty 8th has featured on both the big and small screen. My favourite big screens movies are:
Without any shadow of a doubt 12 O’clock High is top of my list featuring as it does an excellent screen play, some excellent photography and great acting. The movie is loosely based on the two real characters who are brought together in the role of General Savage played by Gregory Peck. Today a crash landing of an aircraft for film would probably be expertly done using computer graphics, back in 1950 it was done using a real B17 and an experienced pilot Paul Mantz. Right from the off the film starts off with nostalgia and atmosphere when the the former Ground Exec Major Stovall (played superbly by Dean Jager) returns to his old base to think on his war time experiences.
The War Lover and Memphis Belle are both great movies in their own right definitely worthy of a watch. Note the the Memphis Bell has been made twice the first in 1944, but it is the second 1990 film that strikes me as being evocative (if a little romantic) of the period.
On the small screen We’ll Meet Again, the TV mini-series, immediately comes to mind starring Susannah York, once again it’s full of period atmosphere and for those interested in this period can be very absorbing.
Before we leave the screen while researching (Googling!) for this page I came across an American TV series called also called 12 O’Clock High which was a spin off from the film. Most if not all episodes seem to be freely available on YouTube. I haven’t yet had time to do more than sample a few episodes but it certainly seems worth a look.
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I dedicate this page to my very good friend David Hayward who died due to an unexpected illness at the very young age of 35. Hang on in there matey, we’ll meet again one day and go back and visit these old airfields again.
“Not really gone so long as we remember him”
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A very practical solution, to a serious problem. Water is the most precious resource on earth, something that we take for granted here in the developed parts of the world. However the struggle for drinking water is real, killing millions of people world-wide. Designer Arturo Vittori believes the solution to this catastrophe lies not in high technology, but in structures that looks like giant-sized baskets. TheWarkaWater towers are conceived for communities in rural areas like Ethiopia, which lack access to safe drinking water.
The WarkaWater towers have a height of 12 meters and can gather up to 100 liters of clean and drinking water per day. The tower weights around 90kg and consists of 5 modules which can be built and assembled by local villagers without the need of scaffolding or electrical equipment. The conic shape improves stability and the ‘crown’ is designed to keep the birds away.
The architecture of each pillar is comprised of two sections: a semi-rigid exoskeleton constructed by tying stalks of juncus or bamboo together and an internal plastic mesh, similar to the bags oranges come in. The water is collected by harvesting atmospheric water vapor from the air.
The nylon and polypropylene fibers act as a scaffold for condensation, and as the droplets of dew form, they follow the mesh into a basin at the base of the structure. “WarkaWater is designed to provide clean water as well as ensure long-term environmental, financial and social sustainability,” Vittori says. Each tower costs approximately $550 and can be built in under a week with a four-person team and locally available materials. “Once locals have the necessary know how, they will be able to teach other villages and communities to build the WarkaWater towers.”
This model is intended to for larger numbers of people and can also serve as a social gathering point for people in the village. However the villagers can perhaps make their own versions using local materials that they produce themselves. Maybe even create smaller versions that cover the needs of just a family for drinking water.
One may wonder where did the inspiration to create such a beautiful and ingenious design came from. The name and design is inspired from the giant Ethiopian fig tree ‘Warka’ traditionally used for public gatherings. The almost gravity-defying, and dome-shaped tree is native to Ethiopia, sprouts figs, and is usually used as a community gathering space.
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Walking into Leonard’s is like finding the coolest house party at the ski resort, circa 1983: a place where staff kick back to rock’n’roll, drink whisky and make fun of the bleach-blonde varsity ski team crowd. The venture from Guy Bentley and Mark Catsburg, part owners of Sweetwater Inn, plus former Sweetwater bar manager Jonathan Harper and chef Nick Stanton (Longhorn Saloon, Nieuw Amsterdam), occupies a corner bluestone just off of Chapel Street in South Yarra.
Just like a ski lodge should, Leonard’s has an air of instant comfort. The room is entirely surfaced in untreated pine, with warm lighting, plenty of open space and a roaring fire. The stained glass back bar is flanked by mounted longhorns and a mongoose valiantly fighting a cobra – their epic battle frozen in taxidermied time. Long hair, tattoos, denim and beanies are the uniform, but far from being a den of hipster judgement, this place is ultimately inviting, free from the snark that ruins some northside venues.
Big, open doorways and windows frame scenes of folks eating in the big wrap-around courtyard, dotted with fairy lights and heated well enough to keep the blast-chilled winter at bay. Back inside, the central area is made up to look like a ’70s recreation room, complete with a painting of a nude brunette, board games and psychedelic orange wallpaper. The DJ spins Curtis Mayfield and Al Green from atop a vintage TV.
The bar offers an easy selection of smashable beers on tap, like Kronenbourg, Thatchers cider and a house lager brewed by Coopers. Bottles offer a few more craft choices, but this isn’t the place to debate the finer points of Kiwi vs German hops. Cocktails lean to the sweeter side, but there’s liberal use of fresh juice and plenty of great Mezcal, tequila and whisk(e)y to keep connoisseurs happy. Try the ridiculously refreshing Hexican with tequila, fresh pressed apple, spiced sugar, cucumber, mint, and just a touch of heat from hellfire bitters.
Chef Stanton is clearly having a blast in the kitchen, cranking out high-quality burgers and charcoal chicken by the half. Winner Winner Chicken Dinner for $24 is enough to feed two and gets you half a tender, herb-crusted bird, a sour cream drenched baked potato, Greek salad, chips, mash, gravy and cheeseburger stuffing. Yup, that’s three kinds of potato, and you’ll want to finish them all. This chook is the stuff of wistful Red Rooster memory realised for an adult palate; quality and creativity in a way the fast food version never could be, but just as satisfying and nostalgic. A special of sticky eggplant in milk buns sees gooey slabs of slow-cooked eggplant balanced by the crunch of bright and salty pickled veg. It’s the perfect umami-carb onslaught to allay the jealousy of the veggos. The fun, quality and lack of pretension in Stanton’s food is a microcosm of everything this place has got right.
The crew at Leonard’s House of Love know this ‘hood needs more places to hang out if you’re not into mini skirts and Tay Tay. It’s a service they’re happy to provide, and with love, whiskey and chicken for all, they’ve nailed it.
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In the early 40s, film maker Otto Preminger was getting set to make what would become a classic of film noir, the Gene Tierney-Dana Andrews starrer, Laura. Darryl F Zanuck, who headed 20th Century Fox at the time, was eager to cast Laird Cregar in the role of Waldo Lydecker, but Preminger wanted Clifton Webb for the role. Zanuck insisted that Webb was too effeminate to play Lydecker; Preminger stuck to his guns. Eventually, Webb played Lydecker—and played him so well that the role got him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor, and it got him a contract with 20th Century Fox that made him work only with the company for the rest of his career.
[Clifton Webb as Waldo Lydecker]It is with Lydecker that Laura begins. He’s a very well-known radio columnist who receives a visit one morning from a police detective, Mark McPherson (Dana Andrews). McPherson is investigating the murder of a young woman named Laura Hunt (Gene Tierney), who was found dead in her apartment, killed the night of the previous Friday. Her body was riddled with buckshot from a shotgun. Laura Hunt was a good friend of Lydecker’s: he was, in a way, the man who helped her get where she was, a woman to reckon with in the advertising world.
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Lydecker emerges as a brusque, acerbic man with a sharp tongue and no compunctions about putting people in their place (or their place as Lydecker perceives it). Lydecker, however, seems very interested in McPherson’s investigation of the case, and asks the detective if he, Lydecker, can accompany McPherson on his rounds. McPherson doesn’t mind, so Lydecker goes with him to various places, including Laura’s apartment. An apartment Lydecker is very comfortable in.
When McPherson wants to know how Lydecker got to know Laura Hunt, Lydecker recalls the meeting, several years ago, when Laura, working for the ad agency where she is now the boss, interrupted Lydecker’s lunch at a restaurant.
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Laura, knowing (of course) Lydecker’s standing as a columnist, wanted him to endorse a pen brand. She had taken the initiative of creating an artwork, which she was carrying with her. Despite all her cajoling and pleas, Lydecker was his curmudgeonly self and told her curtly that to him his lunch was more important than her. Laura went away…
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… but Lydecker had second thoughts. He turned up at the ad agency, apologized to Laura, and signed the endorsement of the pen. And he asked Laura out to dinner.
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Since then, Lydecker has helped Laura in many ways. He’s introduced her to important clients, he’s watched her admiringly as she’s made her way up the ladder in her career. They eat out frequently, he’s given her a number of gifts. While McPherson looks about Laura’s apartment, Lydecker points out objets d’art that were gifts from him: a vase, a screen, a unique twin set of standing clocks.
On the wall is a striking portrait of Laura’s, which McPherson is drawn to. Lydecker tells him that one of Laura’s admirers, the artist Jacoby, had painted it.
Jacoby was quite fascinated by Laura, and she seemed to have liked him enough to turn down a dinner date with Lydecker. Lydecker recalls that he was surprised when Laura ditched him for dinner, so he went to her home to check if all was well. Looking up from the street, he saw, silhouetted against the window, the shadow of Laura with a man.
Lydecker had waited in the shadows downstairs and seen who the man was when he finally came down from Laura’s flat. Jacoby.
That was the end of Jacoby, Lydecker tells McPherson with relish. Because Lydecker, through an acidic, well-placed bit of journalism, destroyed the man’s career and him. That was the end, therefore, of Jacoby’s relationship with Laura.
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Lydecker accompanies McPherson to the home of Laura’s aunt, Ann Treadwell (Judith Anderson). Ann Treadwell is shaken by Laura’s murder but not shattered. Interestingly enough, currently at her home is Shelby Carpenter (Vincent Price), who it turns out was Laura’s fiancé: they were to get married this week. Carpenter comes across as a little gauche, not one of your suave men about town. It’s also apparent that Lydecker dislikes Carpenter intensely. He’s constantly belittling the other man, constantly heckling him.
It was at Ann’s place, at a party, that Carpenter and Laura had first met. He had soon charmed her to the extent that Laura got him a job at her ad agency. And, since then, they’ve gotten engaged too.
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But Lydecker has something to say about that to McPherson. He admits that on the day before she was murdered, he had met Laura. And he had confronted Laura with proof of Carpenter’s infidelity. Lydecker had had someone investigate Carpenter’s past and had come up with some sordid truths: he’d been in trouble with the police several times, he’s been in debt.
When Laura told Lydecker off and said that was all in Carpenter’s past, Lydecker drew out his trump card: an expensive cigarette case which Laura had gifted Carpenter recently. The case was pawned by a young woman named Diane Redfern, who works at Laura’s ad agency. Laura tried to find excuses for Carpenter’s behaviour: perhaps Diane Redfern was in need of money, and Shelby was just trying to help her out.
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Oh, but Diane Redfern was the one who pawned the case, pointed out Lydecker. It’s her name on the pawn shop’s receipt.
A distressed Laura had cancelled a date with Carpenter and had decided to go meet Diane Redfern instead. Later that day, egged on by Lydecker, she went to Ann Treadwell’s home—as usual, Carpenter (who keeps borrowing money from Ann, and sponging off her) is there at Ann’s—and had confronted Shelby Carpenter, flinging the cigarette case (which Lydecker gave her, having redeemed it from the pawn shop) in Carpenter’s face.
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Laura had told Carpenter that she was going up to her place in the country to think over things. Basically, whether or not she still wanted to marry Carpenter or not.
But Laura Hunt seems to have either not gone to her country home, or she came back sooner than expected, because she was killed on Friday night.
In all this investigation, much of it happening in Laura’s apartment (where McPherson has also met Laura’s very devoted and fiercely protective housekeeper, Bessie), McPherson has become obsessed with the dead woman. She looks down at him from Jacoby’s painting of her on the wall. Memories of her crowd in on him all around: the things in her dresser drawers, her clothes in her wardrobe, her perfume.
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McPherson, drinking rather copiously for a cop on duty, is trying to sort out the tangle. Who killed Laura Hunt? The fiancé who has been using her for her money but is having an affair with another woman? Diane Redfern, Carpenter’s lover? Or someone else?
But McPherson, and pretty much everybody else, is in for a surprise. Because something utterly unexpected is about to happen.
I won’t say what, because that’s a vital part of Laura. Go watch the film for yourself. It’s a good one.
The story. The suspense is good, and the twist in the tale makes it even better. There’s nothing that’s unnecessary, and everything (as it should in a good detective story) fits together, eventually.
The cast, which has some real stalwarts. And a special bit of applause for Clifton Webb, who is superb as Lydecker. So nasty, so clever.
Something relatively minor, but still. McPherson’s obsession with Laura. It comes about very suddenly: it’s not as if we see a gradual build-up, with McPherson growing increasingly interested in her. There is her portrait there, but it’s not as if one can see (as happened in Hitchcock’s Vertigo), the man being attracted to a woman who’s off-limits. Here, the realization that McPherson is in love with Laura comes like a bolt out of the blue. I can see why it’s important to the plot to have that happen, but how it happens is not very believable.
Despite that, though, a very watchable film. Otto Preminger got a Best Director Oscar nomination for it. Though he didn’t win, it’s proof enough of what a good film Laura is.
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Andrew Lloyd Webber will receive an experimental coronavirus vaccine as part of an Oxford study as he "will do everything possible to prove theaters can be reopened safely".
On Wednesday, the world-famous composer, 72, took to social media and spoke about the motives behind his decision to attend.
He said: “I am delighted to be vaccinated for the Oxford Covid 19 study tomorrow. I will do everything I can to prove that theaters can be reopened safely. & # 39;
In conversation: Andrew Lloyd Webber, 72, has announced that she will take part in a study at Oxford University aimed at finding a vaccine for COVID-19
Oxford University and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca are working on the development of the experimental vaccine ChAdOx1 nCoV-19.
Thousands of people in the UK, US, Brazil and South Africa have volunteered to take part in clinical trials.
As recently as July 20, researchers announced that the initial results from 1,077 people were promising, suggesting the vaccine is both safe and elicits an immune response. according to the BBC.
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Race for the vaccine: The world-famous composer took advantage of social media to announce that he was participating in an experimental study working towards a vaccine
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COVID-19 crisis: Webber, whose career as a composer includes Cats, is likely to participate in the expansion of the study through the University of Oxford and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca
The next step in the study is to expand the study to thousands more people at a higher dose. This is probably where Webber comes in.
A lot of people took to Twitter to applaud the Cats composer's willingness to join in finding a cure or treatment for the virus.
"Bravo", "Godspeed to you sir" and "Thank you for your commitment" were among the many sentiments from followers and fans.
Sir Sam Mendes says opening theaters with social distancing is like "pouring money down the drain."
Live indoor theater and concerts can be resumed with the measures from the beginning of next month.
But the Bond filmmaker told BBC Radio 4's Today program: "Every theater has to be 60 percent and 70 percent busy to break even."
He added, "Working at 30 percent capacity is basically throwing money down the drain, money that isn't there."
Sir Sam wants the theaters to reopen at the end of the year without social distance.
"I'm not arguing that they should reopen now without social distancing," he said today.
"But there has to be a 'no earlier than' date – my suggestion is that it should be early December so the theaters have time to plan."
He said it was "up to the public to take the risk," adding that "right now the risk is just leaving the house …".
A fund set up by Sir Sam to assist theater workers has raised £ 1.6 million.
The director of films like Skyfall and 1917, as well as plays like The Lehman Trilogy and Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, said the money will be used to support 1,600 freelancers.
However, in one week, nearly 4,000 people applied to the Theater Artists Fund for assistance.
Stars like Imelda Staunton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Eddie Redmayne, Colin Firth and Hugh Bonneville have donated to the fund, which was started with a £ 500,000 donation from streaming giant Netflix.
Sir Sam urged others "to come forward and show their support to help those in need".
“I really admire the way you actually act to support what you believe in. Most people just talk a lot and do little. Cross your fingers for me that the vaccine is working. Stay safe, ”another person tweeted in support.
New York Broadway and London's West End are among the theater districts and venues that have been closed since March due to the pandemic.
Over the past few months, both Webber and longtime producer Cameron Mackintosh have been very vocal about the UK government's poor response to support for the theater industry during the crisis.
Mackintosh claims the UK government's $ 1.9 billion lifeline, including $ 647.3 million for Arts Council England in support of theaters, music and comedy venues and museums, "still remains." did not come about " Diversity.
When the pandemic broke out, Mackintosh was forced to close all eight of its West End properties, which resulted in full homes at the time.
Webber has tried measures at the London Palladium that could allow the theater business to get back on track after Phantom Of The Opera continued in South Korea with strict sanitation and no social distancing.
The composer hosted a pilot performance of Beverley Knight at London's Palladium, which had strict social distancing measures and was 30 percent busy.
It is one of several events to measure the viability of live entertainment amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Spectators were given an assigned arrival time and were sparsely distributed across the auditorium, with some rows remaining completely empty.
Rebecca Kane Burton, executive director of LW Theaters – the venue's owner – said after the performance it was a "relief" to open the doors again.
She added, “I want to reopen this place, no social distancing.
“And hopefully today has shown that we are sailing a tight ship, we know how to manage things, we have the right remedial measures and people just need this back in their lives.
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She added, "Hopefully today is the first step to show the world Public Health England, DCMS, whoever needs to see the evidence, we are managing a tight ship."
The composer told the Daily Telegraph that overseas buyers could take advantage of the precarious financial situation that British theaters are in.
"There are big buyers who are not British and who would like to own West End theaters," he said.
He said that during the Theater Royal Haymarket's recent sale, the price was raised by a Chinese bidder.
The theater was bought for £ 45 million which billionaire Sir Leonard Blavatnik paid for in 2018.
This far surpassed other price tags for London theaters, including Victoria Palace, which Cameron Mackintosh bought for about £ 26 million in 2014, and the Palace Theater in 2012.
He said the sector has received "no clarification" from the government on how its £ 1.57 billion support package for the arts will be distributed.
Lord Lloyd Webber warned that with no urgent funding and a clear reopening schedule, theater owners will be forced to put the buildings up for sale.
On the recommendation of the government, theaters have been closed since March 16 to slow the spread of coronavirus. Many warn that in the coming months they will cease operations without assistance.
The National Theater told its 400 casual workers that they were going to lose their jobs, which has been labeled inevitable due to the Covid-19 crisis.
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Facts About Charlie Chaplin You Need To Know
The first actor to feature in Time’s magazine was Charlie Chaplin.
He also won the 3rd prize in a look-a-like contest in Charlie chaplin.
Charlie’s daughter played the role of his wife in the movie Chaplin.
An asteroid named after him is 3623 Chaplin.
His body was robbed after death.
Charlie Chaplin refused to get his American citizenship.
The bowler hat and cane that charlie is known for wearing has often been sold for $150,000.
As a tot Chaplin made his stage debut
Both of Chaplin’s parents were London-based music hall entertainers. He explained in his autobiography how, at age 5, the voice of his mother unexpectedly collapsed in the face of a crowd of rowdy soldiers. Then the stage manager, or maybe his father or one of the lovers of his mother, introduced him as a replacement on stage. Chaplin first sang Jack Jones, a popular song that inspired the crowd to shower him with coins. He allegedly drew big laughs by announcing that before proceeding, he would pick up the money. Further laughter followed as he tried to mimic his mother who had laryngitis. A few years later, Chaplin made his professional debut as a member of a teen clog-dance troupe. He followed up with a few theatre roles, toured with acts of vaudeville, and did a disastrous evening of stand-up comedy in which he was booed off the stage. Here are some facts about Charlie Chaplin
Chaplin grew up in an orphanage partly
Because Chaplin’s mother’s health deteriorated, so did the finances of the family. Things got so bad that in 1896 Chaplin was sent to a public boarding school for orphans and destitute children with his older half-brother. Chaplin lived there for about 18 months, the longest period of continuous schooling he would ever have got. He learned to read and write but evidently suffered quite a few indignities with ringworm, including heavy caning and the shaving of his hair. His mother was admitted to a mental hospital shortly after. His dad, meanwhile, played little part in his education and ended up dying of alcoholism at the age of 37.
Chaplin had loathed his first movie.
In 1913, Keystone Studios hired him for $150 a week during Chaplin’s second vaudeville tour of the US. Early the following year he made his first film appearance, portraying an out-of-work swindler in Making a Living. Wearing a moustache handlebar, top hat and monocle, he got in a few funny gags, particularly when battling the hero of the story, a journalist who at one point interviews a man stuck under a car rather than saving him. Overall, however, his success offended Chaplin. He also accused the director of jealously leaving out his best content.
For all but a few movies Chaplin was playing the same character.
Chaplin dressed up in baggy trousers, a light coat, big shoes, a small bowler hat and a bamboo cane one day before his second film. Having witnessed the scene, Keystone’s head was reportedly giggling before his body began trembling. Chaplin, he exclaimed, in your next photo, you do exactly what you are doing right now. Recall doing so in the get-up. This so-called Little Tramp character quickly gained fame, spawning so many imitators and marketing campaigns that the press dubbed it’ Chaplinitis’ and for the next two-and-a-half decades would become Chaplin’s onscreen persona. Single in 1914, he starred as the Little Tramp in dozens of short films, several of which he directed himself.
Chaplin soon grew into a millionaire
For $1,250 a week, with a $10,000 bonus, Chaplin relocated to Essanay Studios in December 1914, believing him to be’ the world’s greatest comedian.’ He then signed for $670,000 a year with the Mutual Film Company, during which he agreed to produce eight First National comedies for over $1million. He finally formed his own studio in 1919 with fellow Hollywood stars Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford and D.W. Griffith: Griffith. Charlie once said, For the money, I went into the business and the art came out of it’. I can not help if people are disillusioned with that comment. That is the reality.
Beginning in 1927 with The Jazz Singer, films with sound soon replaced their silent equivalents. But Chaplin refused to embrace the new technology, for fear that the Little Tramp would be destroyed. Chaplin also used music but not dialogue in his two 1930s films,’ City Lights’ and’ Modern Times,’ except for one scene in which he sings in nonsensical fake Italian. In 1940, he finally released a full sound picture,’ The Great Tyrant,’ an anti-Hitler satire that portrays him for the first time in nearly 20 years as a character other than the Little Tramp.
In 1918 Chaplin quickly tied the knot to Mildred Harris, a 17-year-old actress, a move he would soon regret, claiming they were irreconcilably mistaken. Since the divorce, he married Lita Grey, a 16-year-old, another actress he had a bitter split with. And in 1943, though in the midst of a high-profile paternity suit, Chaplin, 54, married Oona O’Neill, 18, whom was introduced by Hollywood agent to him. Playwright Eugene O’Neill’s father, O’Neill, was so upset by the match that he disinherited her. But unlike the other relationships that Chaplin has, this one has last. The two were together until age 88 when Chaplin died.
Essentially, the United States deported him.
Despite spending nearly 40 years in the United States, Chaplin never became an American citizen. Meanwhile, he developed a reputation as a communist sympathizer owing in part to Modern Times, a parody of the machine era. The FBI put him under surveillance during the McCarthy period and a Congressman from Mississippi called for his deportation. However, in 1952, the U.S. government revoked his re-entry visa when he went on vacation to England. Instead than going before a board of immigration officials before face allegations, Chaplin opted to uproot his family to Switzerland.
Only a few months after Chaplin’s death, two robbers stole his coffin from a Swiss cemetery and sent a $600,000 demand for ransom to his father. They’ve reportedly harassed her children because she declined to pay. Nevertheless, the bungling thieves were soon caught and retrieved the coffin.
These are some amazing Facts About Charlie Chaplin
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Hino Motors has teamed up with Team Sugawara to enter two HINO500 Series trucks in Dakar Rally 2015. HINO TEAM SUGAWARA is led by Yoshimasa Sugawara, who has a Dakar Rally-record 32 consecutive entries under his belt, and his son Teruhito Sugawara. Team members include a mechanic and navigators who have the full confidence of the Sugawaras, as well as a mechanic sub-leader who plays a critical role in production processes with his expert skills, a crew of expert mechanics chosen from applicants from Hino dealers nationwide, and an engineer who will be responsible for tuning the computers on the trucks' electronically controlled engines during the rally. In addition, dealerships in the countries where the rally will be held have set up truck servicing bases where the trucks will undergo servicing immediately prior to racing. The entire Hino group has come together as a team to take on this challenge.
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Team director and driver of Car 1
After numerous races in Japan and expeditions including a trans-Sahara Desert run, Yoshimasa started in the Paris-Dakar Rally for the first time in 1983 (age 41) in the Motorcycle category. He then raced in the Cars category for seven events, and has been racing HINO500 Series trucks since 1992. He has had six second-place finishes in the Trucks category, and won seven championships in the Under 10-litre Class. He holds the Dakar Rally record for 33 consecutive starts. His records for Most Consecutive Finishes in the Dakar Rally at 20 Finishes and Most Consecutive Entries in the Dakar Rally at 33 Entries were recognized in Guinness World Records 2016.
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Teruhito Sugawara, Yoshimasa Sugawara's second son, first joined the Dakar Rally team in 1998 as a mechanic, and subsequently navigated for his father. During this time, he also gained racing experience in off-road races in Japan, as well as in Rally Mongolia. In 2003, he raced a HINO500 Series truck to a Trucks category win in the Pharaoh Rally in Egypt. He began racing alongside his father in a two-truck lineup in the Dakar Rally in 2005, and won his first championship in the Under 10-litre Class in 2007. His 2014 win was his seventh straight championship in the Class.
Takahashi has been a crucial supporting member of the team since Dakar Rally 2011, when he first took part as driver of the assistant car. Having racked up a solid track record as Yoshimasa Sugawara’s navigator in Rally Mongolia (2012, 2013, and 2015), he will be navigating in the Dakar Rally 2017 following 2016.
2009: Entered the Dakar Rally as assistant driver, and Rally Mongolia as navigator.
2011: Entered the Dakar Rally as navigator.
Suzuki has participated in a large number of international rallies as both navigator and mechanic. (21 times in the Dakar Rally, 8 in the Rally Mongolia, twice in the Egypt Pharaoh Rally, and once in the Australian Safari)
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Having been involved in prototyping―a critical process in development―Nakamura has played a crucial role in the production of a broad range of commercial vehicles. Following the Dakar Rally 2016, he will be joining the team as mechanic sub-leader.
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As the name suggests, hallucinogens cause people to hallucinate - to hear and see things that are not there, or are distorted. Here is some information on these psychoactive drugs.
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As the name suggests, hallucinogens cause people to hallucinate – to hear and see things that are not there, or are distorted. Here is some information on these psychoactive drugs.
Hallucinogens are drugs that are capable of completely altering the way a person perceives his world. They can affect the senses, alter a person’s thought process, distort the sense of time, and change emotions.
There are different types of hallucinogens available these days. Some are natural and occur in seeds, trees, fungi, vines, and even leaves. Others are chemicals that are manufactured in laboratories. Some examples are: LSD (Acid), Psilocybin (magic mushrooms), Peyote Cactus (Mescaline), Ketamine, Phencyclidine (PCP), MDMA, Ecstasy in very high doses, and Cannabis in large quantities.
Why Are They Taken?
Natural hallucinogens have been used, abused, and revered by many tribes and cultures all over the world, for hundreds of years now, for their spiritual and mystical connections. However, they became a ‘trend’ in Europe and the United States in the hippie boom of the 60s, where the younger generation of that time believed in free love and personal freedom, and tended to question all the old school beliefs and customs.
People who are open to using them don’t generally use them on a regular basis, but tend to use them on occasions that are weeks or maybe months apart. This could be because the effects of these drugs have a long recovery time and their effects are unpredictable, so it’s hard to say whether the effects will be pleasurable or not.
Common Ones and their Uses
Others include Datura, morning glory seeds, ecstasy, and cannabis.
The effects vary from individual to individual, depending on a number of factors that include the person’s weight, size, health, how the drug is taken, and how much has been taken, whether the drug is mixed with something else, or is the person used to taking it. The effects also depend on the external environment, the mood of the person, and the expectations of the individual taking it. It depends on whether the person is in a good mood or is he/she feeling anxious, whether he/she is alone, or at a party. All these factors make a big difference.
It is very hard to tell how the experience or ‘trip’ will turn out, and if the person will go through a ‘bad trip’. Effects can last for a few minutes or up to several hours, and vary depending on the type ingested. Some of the common effects are:
Some of the long-term effects include:
What are ‘Bad Trips’?
Sometimes, some people experience negative or adverse effects, and these effects are called ‘bad trips’. They experience a number of negative effects that range from panic or fear to anxiety and paranoia. This could also lead to risky behavior like jumping out of a window, or running across a busy street. Hallucinations can also be very unpleasant, and many people have experienced the feeling of ants or insects crawling all over their bodies. Or, the trip could be so intense that the person might feel like he/she is going to lose control.
The reasons for people experiencing bad trips, however, are unknown. Generally, these negative effects disappear or fade away, once the drug starts wearing off. However, reports show that there have been many cases in which people have continued to experience hallucinations, paranoia, and even bizarre behavior days after taking the drug. In some cases, these effects can even last for weeks and months.
When taking into consideration the yawning abyss of speculation and ignorance, that is prevalent out there with regards to hallucinogens and other types of drugs, the information given above should come of some use. This is for those of you, who carelessly indulge in such serious and deadly practices, or know someone who is actively engaged in it.
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[Summer Game Fest. Don’t miss #SummerGameFest, in select theatres, June 9]<IMG><I_6966><I_2157><I_7827><I_2165><I_680><I_8030><I_4566><I_1245><I_2343><I_2157><I_2157><I_352><I_4566><I_657><I_8130><I_2841><I_2157><I_5600><I_2343><I_3645><I_2343><I_2165><I_4566><I_2157><I_6119><I_2165><I_6119><I_2343><I_803><I_4566><I_2165><I_141></IMG>
With E3 once again sittings things out in 2022, Summer Game Fest is again swooping in to fill the void, and today Geoff Keighley announced a date for the big kickoff show. It sounds like Keighley isn’t holding back, as he’s promising a “multi-hour live spectacular featuring new game announcements, special guests from the gaming industry, and more.”
We Have A Date!
There will also be a new way to watch the Summer Game Fest kickoff show, as it will be broadcast in IMAX theaters. Honestly, a two-story-high Geoff Keighley might be a little much to take, but hey, I’m sure the trailers will look cool.
The biggest gaming event of the year is coming to IMAX Live. Don’t miss #SummerGameFest, in select theatres, June 9. Experience world premieres from your favorite developers, see some of the hottest talent in the industry, and score awesome giveaways. Tickets go on sale May 12! pic.twitter.com/sbj41dclYL
The June video game announcement season is starting to fill out, with the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase slated for just a few days after the Summer Game Fest Kickoff on June 12. As a reminder, here’s what Microsoft is promising for that…
This show will feature amazing titles coming from Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda, and our partners around the world. The Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase will include everything you need to know about the diverse lineup of games coming soon to the Xbox ecosystem, including upcoming releases to Game Pass on Xbox and PC.
What are you hoping to see at the Summer Game Fest Kickoff show on June 9?
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