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The 9 September 2014 attacks on the Ahrar al-Sham Brigade leaders have left more questions than answers for both internal and external observers. This report offers some background information on what has been labelled a “moderate Islamic movement”, outlines what little has been confirmed about the attack at the time of publication and analyses the most likely culprits and what each stands to gain, and ends with a discussion on the movement’s future as well as the wider implications for its umbrella group, the Islamic Front, and other “moderate Islamist movements” fighting in Syria.
At least two dozen Ahrar al-Sham Brigade (Ahrar) leaders were killed 9 September 2014, in an attack that has left military and civil society opposition groups to Bashar Assad reeling. There are many questions: what kind of improvised explosive device was it? Who could have managed to infiltrate this secret meeting in a remote area where a stranger would certainly be noticed, a rural area of Idlib called Ram Hamdan? How was the device planted so close to the underground bunker where the commanders were meeting? When was this operation planned? Why were these commanders and this brigade targeted in particular? While these are all valid questions, the key question that must be answered is far simpler and will offer far more information to those wondering about the future of the Syrian revolution in general and what has been described as the “moderate Islamist movement” in specific: Who was behind these attacks?
There are many speculations about who could have infiltrated this key opposition brigade and planted an explosive device which is said to have led to the choking deaths of its commanders.(1) While it is impossible to make any sweeping conclusions, particularly in the absence of concrete evidence and thorough investigations, common sense dictates that there are two main suspects: the Assad regime and the Islamic State, both of whom the Brigade openly fights. However, given recent tension between Free Syrian Army (FSA) factions and other, more conservative groups such as the Nusra Front, also known as Jabhat an-Nusra (JaN), or the group calling itself the Islamic State (IS), the suspect list could be longer and far more convoluted – in fact, analysts would be doing themselves a disservice should they ignore the less obvious culprits. This report offers some background information on the movement, outlines the confirmed details of the attack at the time of publication, analyses most likely culprits and what each stands to gain, and ends with a discussion on the implications of this attack for Ahrar al-Sham and other moderate Islamist movements in Syria.
What is the Ahrar ash-Sham movement?
Harakit Ahrar al-Sham al-Islamiya is one of the key brigades fighting the Assad regime and its name is translated as “Islamic Movement of the Free Men of the Levant” (or Syria). It is considered a “moderate” Islamist movement for its tolerance and willingness to cooperate with other groups on the battlefield, and falls under the umbrella of the Islamic Front, a merger of seven rebel groups that united in November 2013 to fight together against the Assad regime’s army. While the fighters consider themselves Islamists (the name is clear in terms of religious affiliation), they cooperate with secular brigades and are allied with the Free Syrian Army (FSA), often coordinating operations against the regime’s army. On its website, Ahrar al-Sham defines itself in the following manner:
“The Islamic Movement of Free Men of the Levant is an Islamist, reformist, innovative and comprehensive movement. It is integrated with the Islamic Front and is a comprehensive and Islamic military, political and social formation. It aims to completely overthrow the Assad regime in Syria and build an Islamic state whose only sovereign, reference, ruler, direction, and individual, societal and nationwide unifier is Allah Almighty’s Sharia (law)”. (2)
Hassan Abboud, whose nickname was Abu Abdullah al-Hamwee, was the group’s military leader, as well as the Islamic Front’s political leader before the 9 September 2014 attack that killed him and at least two dozen others. Abboud was formerly an English teacher who was imprisoned by the Assad regime, as were many others in the movement. (3) According to some estimates, the entire Islamic Front comprises about fifty thousand soldiers,(4) with about ten to twenty thousand fighters under the banner of Ahrar al-Sham.(5)
The Brigade is seen as a “moderate” Islamist group for more than its tolerance and willingness to cooperate. On more than one occasion, Abboud has denounced the Islamic State, including in a BBC interview with Paul Wood in June 2014, saying, “They are the bearded version of the ‘shabiha’ [feared pro-regime militiamen]. ISIS does not reflect Islam in any way. Islam is a religion of peace. It is not a religion of slaughter. ISIS represents the worst image ever of Islam”.(6) Later in the interview, he went on to point out that while he and his movement were limited to the Syrian struggle, this was not true of IS, which has broader goals in terms of conquest, geographic spread and power.(7)
Taiseer Alony, a journalist who has spent significant time covering the Syrian revolution’s military factions, says that the Ahrar’s ideology is unique among Salafi Jihadist groups – the movement preaches flexibility and is attune to the society in which they live. For example, he has witnessed the movement’s leadership, on more than one occasion, rescue foreign journalists being detained by the Islamic State.(8) Finally, the movement is generally not seen by the Syrian public as fame or power-hungry, and Syrian activists’ comments on social media often describe the movement as working quietly and in an organised manner (9) on the ground without the constant public preaching displayed by some other brigades fighting in Syria.
As with any unexpected large-scale attack of this nature, rumours began to make the rounds on social media minutes after the news broke. Also, as has been the pattern with coverage of the Syrian revolution, news first emerged on social media, with mainstream media outlets taking their cue from these pages and Twitter accounts and subsequently posting more in-depth information. This case was no different.
However, more than twenty-four hours after the attack, there has yet to be a concrete cause or culprit. What has become clear is that the cause of death, according to several sources, including a doctor with the movement, was choking.(10) The movement has appointed new leadership but not yet announced their suspicions about the culprits, only confirming the cause of death and releasing photos of the dead.
The choking could have been caused by one of three things, according to news reports. Initial reports indicated a suicide bomber infiltrated the meeting place or a car bomb exploded nearby; however, the injuries of the dead are not consistent with this theory.(11) A government airstrike was another possibility, with some speculating that a strike on a nearby ammunition warehouse sparked a fire and subsequently filled the underground bunker with smoke.(12) However, the damage caused seems to be inconsistent with such an airstrike. Finally, some speculated that it was a chemical gas attack on these leaders, particularly because some witnesses are said to have seen the men choking and others crawling in an attempt to escape. The last scenario would certainly be in line with the Assad regime’s previous attacks on civilians; however, without further sophisticated testing of the area, it is impossible to confirm this theory as well.
At the time of publication, only one thing is clear about the attack and cause of death, found in the Ahrar al-Sham doctor’s report which states:
“Upon examination of the bodies, it is clear the cause of death was suffocation by some type of poisonous gas, given the blueness in their faces and the obvious attempts to remove their clothing, with scratches on the body consistent with this. There is no evidence of death by explosion…I do not see injuries consistent with an explosion nor do I see any shrapnel in the bodies. Even though some say they heard an explosion in the area, this could be a distraction used by the perpetrators to mislead the witnesses”.(13)
Most likely culprit
Scouring IS members’ tweets celebrating the attack, it is clear there is enmity between Baghdadi’s men and the Islamic Front, Ahrar ash-Sham included. This enmity is no secret, particularly with Ahrar’s Abboud publicly denouncing the group on more than one occasion. However, IS has not claimed responsibility for the attack – in fact, many of its defenders and sympathisers are accusing vague members of the international community of perpetrating the attack to stop all Jihadi movements in Syria. One such example is Dr. Eyad al-Qunaibi, who posted the following Twitter message after the attack:
“Martyrdom_Of_The_Islamic_Movement_of_Free_Men_of_Syria’s_Leaders (14) indicates the international community’s upcoming campaign is not to wipe out just the Islamic State but rather Jihad in Syria, and this is the first step. May God have revenge on them”.(15)
This tweet is important on several levels, first because it attempts to equate the Islamic State with other, more moderate movements, something Abboud and Ahrar al-Sham have repeatedly denounced. Second, the tweet connotes that the revolution in Syria is centred solely on Jihadi goals in line with the IS’ goal, which discounts the reality that the attack was on what was considered a “moderate” rebel faction. Finally, and most importantly, it reduces the “choice” in Syria to two alternatives: the Assad regime or IS, and the international community has made it clear the Islamic State is its priority in Iraq and in Syria if given a choice – strikes on IS in Iraq became a reality faster than any empty threats Barack Obama publicly made against the Assad regime.
The obvious suspects, then, include the Assad regime, which has a stake in taking out any moderate factions which would interrupt its “fighting terrorism” narrative, and IS, which actively fights moderate factions in Deir ez-Zor and ar-Raqqah because they interrupt its “Islamic State” narrative. However, they are not the only groups which would stand to benefit from an attack on what has been labelled as a moderate rebel faction as well as be in a position to carry out such an unexpected attack. Hamzeh Moustafa, a research assistant at the Arab Centre for Research and Policy Studies, says that while at this point there is really no way to pinpoint a culprit, he believes that there is some evidence to support very real ideological divisions within Ahrar al-Sham.(16) These divisions had materialised in two separate camps – that more in line with Abboud’s moderate stance and another camp closer to more Jihadi-centred movements.(17) Such a division could have prompted a betrayal by those who felt the Ahrar movement was moving away from their goal to “raise the flag of Islam”.
Thus far, the discussion has been about internal actors with an interest in breaking apart the movement or at least weakening it. However, the reality is that there are also likely culprits from the outside, the most obvious of which is Iran, an emerging contender which continues to provide the Assad regime with material support and has an interest in continuing to use him as their man in Syria. It would not be surprising at all to discover that Iran or another member of the international community was able to somehow infiltrate the group and carry out an attack of this nature. Iran has capitalised on the “fighting terrorism” narrative used by both Assad and leaders of the western world (including the US) in order to defend its actions in both Syria and Iraq, and an attack of this scale on what many consider to be a “moderate” Islamist group fighting the Assad regime would augment and strengthen their argument that it’s either Assad or the “terrorists” (e.g., the Islamic State).
At this time, the reality is that much of this speculation; however, it is important for analysts to consider all scenarios as they try to understand what happened 9 September 2014, even considering that the attack may have been a complete accident. Furthermore, until the cause of death is entirely clear, it will be difficult to determine the culprit, because knowing how the Ahrar leaders were killed is instrumental in determining who killed them.
What this means for the future of “moderate Islamist movements”
While the brigade is well-respected and is a key member of the Islamic Front, it is not without weaknesses and divisions. The attack is indeed a hard blow to the group’s dynamic, particularly at the present time (17), a time that many consider to be a critical time for the opposition fighting Bashar Assad’s regime. Ahrar al-Sham has boasted a number of accomplishments since the formation of the Islamic Front, including hitting regime strongholds, earning itself a place among the most well-armed rebel groups, leading key battles in ar-Raqqah, attacking regime websites and developing extensive food, water and fuel networks for civilian populations.(18) The group has even opened several schools in Idlib, Aleppo and Hama, focusing on the importance of educating children.(19) The future scenarios for the group also carry a larger implication of translating into a ripple effect on the idea of a “moderate Islamist” movement fighting the Assad regime in Syria.
Ahrar al-Sham was already dealing with several challenges, including weaknesses in its ideological message, IS’ entrance into the fray and declining financial support from backers – this indicates the brigade’s unity was already at stake.(20) Even if the attack does not break apart Ahrar al-Sham, it could weaken it both on the battlefield and in the eyes of “competitors” in the short-term.
The brigade’s next phase will be perilous – they will need to ensure that their new leaders are well-accepted by former allies of the now-deceased leaders, and they will also need to ensure that they clarify their goals and determine exactly what path they plan to follow not only in the short but also in the long-term. Most importantly, identifying threats and protecting their leadership must be a priority should they hope to survive. Ahrar’s quick appointment of Hashim al-Sheikh, also known as Abu Jaber, as leader, and Abu Saleh Tahan as his deputy is somewhat reassuring and points to the fact the group is well-prepared in terms of leadership as well as in terms of continuing to fight towards their stated goal of destroying the regime.
Should they not survive the next few months, this will also be a blow to the Islamic Front and all that it has managed to achieve in comparison to IS’ barbaric portrayal of Islam. For the Assad regime, for Iran, and for the international community, it is more convenient to clear the battleground of all “moderate” Islamist or non-Islamist factions, because that is a continuing excuse to maintain a stalemate in the Syrian struggle for independence and refrain from supporting the rebels. Creating the illusion that only IS and Assad can rule Syria, the international community is sure to choose Assad, ensuring that any last bit of moderate resistance to the regime is destroyed.
Malak Chabkoun is a researcher at AlJazeera Centre for Studies.
1. Author phone interview with journalist Taiseer Alony, Doha, 10 September 2014.
2. From the Ahrar al-Sham official webpage: http://ahraralsham.net/?page_id=4195 , translated from the original Arabic, which read:
حركة أحرار الشام الإسلامية حركة إسلامية إصلاحية تجديدية شاملة، أحد الفصائل المنضوية والمندمجة ضمن الجبهة الإسلامية وهي تكوين عسكري، سياسي، اجتماعي، إسلامي شامل، يهدف إلى إسقاط النظام الأسدي
في سورية إسقاطاً كاملاً، وبناء دولة إسلامية، تكون السيادة فيها لشرع الله -عز وجلَّ- وحده مرجعاً وحاكماً وموجهاً وناظماً لتصرفات الفرد والمجتمع والدولة
3. AlJazeera and Agencies, “Syria Rebel Group Names New Leader”, AlJazeera, 9 September 2014, http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/09/syria-rebel-leader-killed-suicide-blast-201499181811320610.html , accessed 10 September 2014.
4. Charles Lister, “Syria’s Evolving Salafists Suffer a Crippling Blow”, The Huffington Post, 10 September 2014, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charles-lister/syrias-evolving-salafists_b_5795682.html , accessed 10 September 2014.
5. The Economist, “Competition Among Islamists”, The Economist, 20 July 2013, http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21582037-one-islamist-rebel-group-seems-have-overtaken-all-others-competition-among , accessed 11 September 2014.
6. Paul Wood for BBC, “Defiant Syrian Rebels Offer Stark Choice”, BBC News, 3 June 2014, http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-27687018, accessed 10 September 2014.
8. Taiseer Alony interview, 10 September 2014.
9. Aron Lund, “Syria’s Ahrar al-Sham Leadership Wiped Out in Bombing”, Syria in Crisis by Carnegie Endowment for Peace, 9 September 2014, http://carnegieendowment.org/syriaincrisis/?fa=56581&reloadFlag=1 , accessed 10 September 2014.
10. Step Agency News, “In Statement to Step Agency, Ahrar Movement Doctor Ayman Discusses Examination of Martyrs’ Bodies”, Step Agency News, 10 September 2014, http://stepagency-sy.net/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%83%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88-%D8%A3%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A3%D8%AD%D8%AF-%D8%A3%D8%B7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A9-%D8%A3%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1/ , accessed 10 September 2014.
11. Author phone interview with research assistant Hamzeh Moustafa, Doha, 10 September 2014.
13. Step Agency News, 10 September 2014.
14. This the hashtag which began trending after the attack, translated from Arabic, which was #استشهاد_قادة_أحرار_الشام
15. Translation from the original Arabic, which read: #استشهاد_قادة_أحرار_الشام
يدل على أن الحملة الدولية القادمة ليست لاستئصال جماعة الدولة، بل لاستئصال جهاد الشام،
وهذه أولى خطواتها رب رد كيدهم
16. Hamzeh Moustafa interview, 10 September 2014.
17. Hamzeh Moustafa interview, 10 September 2014.
18. Aaron Zelin and Charles Lister, “The Crowning of the Syrian Islamic Front”, Foreign Policy, 24 June 2013, http://mideastafrica.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/06/24/the_crowning_of_the_syrian_islamic_front , accessed 11 September 2014.
20. Author phone interview with Mohammad Aburumman, Doha, 10 September 2014.


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Mr. Agyeman-Manu urged the management of the facility to ensure proper maintenance culture adding, “I am nevertheless concerned about the poor maintenance culture and would like to call on the management of this facility and people of this district to establish a planned preventive maintenance program as this is the only way we can assure that the facility continues to be beneficial to the people of Akyem Mampong and indeed the entire nation.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is an initiative of the World Health Organization to promote development around the world. SDG 3 targets the promotion of good health care across all countries in the world. In order to achieve this goal, the current government has stated its commitment to building enough health care facilities in the country.
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All American Lion Patches from the Sweet Land of Liberty – continued
Posted by Stitch and Bitch London on March 10, 2007
Several of our Lion Ladies have fallen in love with this kooky and colourful scarf patch from Linda in beautiful Erie, Pennsylvania. Linda sadly lost her mother from lung cancer many years ago and says:“I’m proud to be part of this effort. I’m hoping my swatch gets nominated for the ‘ugliest section of scarf’. I’m capable of much prettier knitting, but I thought there will be lots of ‘pretty’, and this might be my moment to stand out”
My auntie Gilo sent these two ultra-soft scarf patches from sunny Boca Raton in Florida. It made me laugh as I don’t think the Trafalgar Square Lions have ever had a memo addressed to them before. 🙂
Back in November last year the lovely Nancy and her Mum came all the way from New Hampshire on holiday. And what better way to spend your time off than by knitting with a load of strangers in a London pub. 🙂
Nancy and her mum sat down and got stuck in right away. Nancy told us that she knitted her parts in the colours of the US flag, but with a peace symbol to go with the idea of uniting knitters across the world.
It was so great of them both to join us for the evening. They even gave me a little present (for all the London tour guide emails I bombarded them with) which was a handmade pewter bell from their home town.
Knitting holidays could be a thing of the future… Any other travelling knitters are very welcome to join us if they are ever in town.

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Monday, February 23, 2004
Plans for Routt County's justice center have been through the first step of the city of Steamboat Springs' planning process and could be heard by the city Planning Commission as early as March.
HLM Design of Denver responded to the city's Technical Advisory Committee last Friday, and the Fox Higgins Transportation Group has prepared a draft of the required traffic impact study the city had requested.
Although the county is required to go through the city's planning process, the county does not have to follow the city's recommendations, said Tim Winter, Routt County purchasing and property manager.
The process is helpful, he said, because it guarantees the county will know all the problems the city may have with the building. The county has made some of the city's recommendations, he said.
"We want to come up with a project that makes sense to everybody," Winter said.
The county has a court order to build the justice center by Sept. 1, 2006. The justice center will be about 50,000 square feet, could cost about $15.3 million, and will be on Shield Drive next to the Routt County Jail.
The draft traffic impact study states that the justice center likely would generate about 50 vehicle trips in the morning peak hour and 75 trips in the afternoon peak hour with other trips throughout the day. The justice center will contribute about 2 percent of the total traffic using the intersection of U.S. Highway 40 and Elk River Road, the draft study states.
The increased traffic will have "minimal effects" on existing roads, the draft study states, although turning left on U.S. Highway 40 from Shield Drive and Curve Court will take more time.
The off-street parking added for the justice center should be "more than adequate," the study states and the driveway into the justice center should provide "safe and efficient access."
City planning officials will work with the transportation consultant and determine whether more information is needed, Winter said.
One important issue brought up by the city's advisory committee included that the driveway to the justice center does not meet the city's requirement of being 15 feet from other access points, Winter said. The response from HLM Design states the access to the justice center cannot be relocated for reasons including safety for pedestrians and jail operations.
The county is waiting to hear that the responses and traffic study are complete so a hearing date with the city Planning Commission can be set, Winter said.


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“We have a data problem,” Keith Ellison says. He’s talking about mergers, like yesterday’s proposed purchase of Aetna by CVS, or this summer’s between Amazon and Whole Foods. “We don’t collect and have enough information that will help do the evaluation as to whether or not a given merger that takes place actually yielded the benefits that were promised.” So the Minnesota Democrat and co-chair of the DNC is going to try to fix that — along with the newly formed Congressional Antitrust Caucus.
A new House bill Ellison is introducing today would require the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice to conduct annual retrospective studies of how mergers impact prices, jobs, wages, and local economies. Right now, “the sole question regulators ask is whether a merger will be beneficial for consumers in terms of more choice, better quality products, or lower prices,” a legacy of legendary federal judge Robert Bork’s philosophy on antitrust, said Democratic California representative Ro Khanna, a bill co-sponsor.
The problem is that mergers are likely to affect Americans in ways that go beyond their status as consumers. The studies Ellison is proposing would try to nail down what those other effects are. They’ll look at details including changes in salary and benefits for the top one percent, median and lowest-paid 10 percent of employees at merged companies; layoffs that followed the merger; closure of facilities; and changes in contractual terms for employees like noncompete agreements. While price to consumers would still be one of the metrics the study considers, Khanna says, “we believe other impacts of mergers also need to be considered.”
Recent mergers that would qualify for study include Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods, Walgreens’ purchase of its competitor Rite Aid, and the merging of chemical companies Dow and DuPont, which also make chemical-resistant genetically modified seeds. Mergers that occurred no earlier than three years before the bill’s passage, if it becomes law, will be considered.
The Merger Retrospective Act is the first bill to come out of the nascent “Antitrust Caucus” — a group that includes, besides Ellison and Khanna, Democratic representatives David Cicilline of Rhode Island, Mark Pocan of Wisconsin, and Rick Nolan of Minnesota, all of whom co-sponsored the bill along with Washington’s Pramila Jayapal.
While the bill — and the Antitrust Caucus — would bring a new scrutiny to the impacts of corporate consolidation, it’s not as though the effects of mergers and increasing concentration have gone completely unnoticed. Airline mergers during the Obama administration left four companies in control of 80 percent of the airline market, eroding the sort of competition that would push airline companies to offer more routes and lower ticket prices. A 2016 ProPublica exposé of the 2013 merger between American and US Airways mentioned by way of example that while fuel prices declined as much as 70 percent between 2014 and 2015, U.S. airline fares went down only 4 percent, and the newly combined American Airlines increased fees. The Justice Department launched a probe in 2015 into whether airlines were colluding to restrict seating, which could make it easier for them to hike fares, but reportedly didn’t find evidence to support an antitrust case.
And then, of course, there’s the tech industry. Facebook’s acquisitions of WhatsApp in 2014 and Instagram in 2012 — effectively snapping up two potential competitors before either had the chance to actually take on Facebook — have also raised concerns around how concentration hurts consumers. European regulators are investigating Facebook over plans to merge Facebook and WhatsApp data after the company previously said it wouldn’t, and have accused the company of abusing its dominance as a platform to bully users into accepting terms that violate their privacy.
The bill requires retrospectives on at least five major mergers each year, no more than three years after the mergers occurred or three years after the effective date of the act, and gives the FTC and Justice Department the authority to request relevant data from companies. Businesses that refuse to hand over data would be fined $40,654 per day, or $14.8 million annually, adjusted for inflation, until they complied.
That’s a steep fine, but, irony of ironies, the enormous corporate wealth that has compelled interest in antitrust law likely also gives companies plenty of room to ignore the data demand. Large corporations that have grown rapidly thanks to mergers might decide the expense of a fine is worth it, and prefer to just take the hit rather than grease the wheels for future trust-busting. For some, the $14.8 million annual fine wouldn’t be the end of the world. By way of example, it amounts to less than one percent of the $2.4 billion in profit Amazon made in 2016, on $136 billion in sales. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has a net worth of $100 billion, which is around 6,700 times the annual fine. Hypothetically, Bezos himself — an individual human being — could pay it.
So what would the point be, exactly? “Look at it like this: We’re not doing anything right now,” said Ellison. “We’re going to do the best we can, in the political environment we’re in. We have a long term goal of protecting American markets, workers, and local communities.” In other words, if all you can do is make noise, you might as well make noise.
He said he and colleagues have plans to propose more legislation, and that if this bill passes they can still make future efforts to strengthen it. “One of the things we’re trying to do is to gain greater awareness,” he said. “People want to figure out, why is the American middle class stagnating and shrinking, at a time when the stock market is going through the roof? Well, because we’re not part of it, actually, you know?”

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Since the beginning of the 2008 season, Alabama is 62-7 and has won three national championships and two SEC titles.
Yet some of us act like beating Texas A&M is impossible. “Can we beat them? or Can we slow them down?” we ask, like there’s some magic formula that Nick Saban and his coaching staff hasn’t – or can’t – figure out.
The reality is that we have the better team. We have the better coaches. We have a better program. And though the Aggies beat us fair and square last year, there were many oddities in last year’s game that are statistically very unlikely to happen this year. Bobbling the ball and throwing for a touchdown? Probably won’t happen. Starting the game completing 21 of 23 passes? Not likely. An interception on the goal line while en route to the game winning score? Don’t believe so. And we know for sure this year’s game doesn’t follow an emotionally draining game like last year’s last-second win over LSU.
But, there’s also this reality…Johnny Manziel is one of the most talented players in college football (if not THE most talented). And talented players like Manziel not only play at an extremely high level, but they also raise the play of others around them. Manziel also brings another special element to him that we haven’t seen since Cam Newton…he plays at such a high level that his team’s defensive play (or lack thereof) becomes a non-issue. That’s right, his offensive play is so spectacular, it really doesn’t matter whether A&M’s defense is good or bad. If they can keep from getting blown out (which hasn’t happened during Manziel’s tenure), the team has a chance to win.
So given all of this, what does ‘Bama need to do to bring a win home? Here’s what I think…
1) Stop Texas A&M’s running game. You probably thought the first comment would be “stop Manziel” or something like that. That’s important (read on), but THE most important thing for the ‘Bama defense is to make A&M one dimensional. It doesn’t matter if the Ags run the Hurry Up No Huddle. It’s still football and the D needs to stop A&M’s running game to force them into second-and-long and third-and-long.
2) Have a better pass rush than last year. Call it a mush rush or a delayed rush or whatever you want, it just has to be more effective. And by effective, I mean two things: 1) don’t allow gaps in the pocket whereby Manziel can escape; and 2) don’t let Manziel sit in the pocket forever. Our defensive backs, though pretty good, can’t cover the Aggie receivers all day.
3) Get off the field on third down. I don’t believe we’ll totally shut down the Aggie offense, but we do need to get off the field on a regular basis, something we couldn’t do during the first half of last year’s game. Stopping the running game is important and so is having a better pass rush, but at some point we have to have folks step up, make plays and get A&M off the field.
4) Don’t turn the ball over. Duh. We had three turnovers last year and all three led to destruction. If you’re trying to reverse last year’s outcome, playing better on defense isn’t the only place to look.
5) Score and score some more. In my mind, I don’t think the defense could play much worse than they did last year, but I do think it’s possible for A&M to score more. The bottom line is the offense needs to be ready to score in the high 30s. Last year’s first quarter wouldn’t have happened if the offense could have stayed on the field. This year, the gas pedal needs to be to the floor from the first snap.
Yesterday, I picked the Tide to win 35-28. I’ll stand by that, but I’d like to think we wouldn’t give up 28 points.

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Professor of IPB: Pollution Level in the Citarum River Basin Is Acute, Its Biotas Are Not Safe to Consume
Very complex anthropogenic activities in the Citarum River Basin, making the Citarum watershed covered by many conflicts of interest and making the Citarum River the third dirtiest river in the world. Based on the research of the Professor of the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences (FPIK) of the Bogor Agricultural Institute (IPB), Prof. Dr. Etty Riani, Cisanti spring and Situ Cisanti which are at zero point, have been polluted by heavy metals and organic materials.
"The Citarum River is also a place for industrial waste disposal and other activities with increasing and more diverse quantities. From Situ Cisanti, entering the industrial location, there was a significant increase in toxic materials and organic matter. Pollution continues to increase until in the Saguling Reservoir. Furthermore, it tends to decrease towards the Cirata Reservoir and is relatively fixed to the Jatiluhur outlet. Based on depth, it can be seen that the deeper the reservoir, the more pollution and toxic material. In locations that have floating net cages (KJA), pollution and toxic materials also tend to increase. Even in KJA, the benthic animal disappears. Even if there are, like in Saguling, there are many people who experience disabilities, "he explained during a press conference on the Pre Scientific Speech at Baranangsiang's IPB Campus, Bogor (22/2).
According to him, in addition to the degradation (pollution) of water quality and the increase of toxic materials (especially Cr and Pb), Citarum River sediments ranging from Cisanti springs to Jatiluhur outlets have also been contaminated with heavy metals. In Cisanti and Majalaya sites contaminated with Cu, Cikapundung contaminated with Pb, Hg, Zn and Cu, in Nanjung contaminated with Hg, Zn and Cu, and in the cascade reservoirs were generally contaminated with Fe, Zn and Cu.
Heavy metals can enter the body of the fish through the body surface, gills or through the eating process. Furthermore, it accumulates in body organs and is irreversible. The result is damage to organs such as gills, kidneys, liver, spleen, brain, heart. Examples are tilapia, goldfish and other biota in the Citarum watershed. More severe accumulation of heavy metals and organ damage occurs in barracuda, pepetek fish, sokang fish, beloso fish and green clams in Jakarta Bay. These toxic materials have also resulted in the occurrence of defects in the sironomid in the Saguling Reservoir and green mussels in the Bay of Jakarta.
"The content of the toxic material also causes fish to be unsafe freely. The maximum limit of fish meat consumption from the Citarum watershed per week varies based on the heavy metal. Consuming fish meat originating from the Citarum watershed has the risk of developing cancer which is still very small, but has the potential to cause degenerative non-cancerous diseases, "he explained.
Prof. Etty recommends meat from aquatic biota in Jakarta Bay that can be tolerated to be consumed in one week per kilogram per adult weight (50 kg) and children (15 kg) if it is seen from the Hg content, it can only be consumed in amounts which is very small (0,002-0,043 kg). Even green mussels seen from all heavy metals are recommended not to be consumed. Fish on Seribu Island even though the meat has been contaminated with heavy metals but the concentration is very small so it is still relatively safe for consumption. "Therefore, consuming fish meat from the Bay of Jakarta has the potential for cancer and degenerative non-cancer diseases," he added.
The condition of the level of pollution and the amount of toxic material found in the Jakarta Bay, which is the site of the 13 rivers, is very large and increases very sharply from year to year. Considering that Jakarta Bay not only gets pollutants from land which generally enter through rivers, but also from activities in the waters that contribute enough pollutants.
Management options for the region are to carry out integrated management planning between rivers, coasts and the sea as a unit known as the Integrated River Basin, Coastal and Ocean Management. There are three cohesiveness that must be considered, namely the integration of spatial and temporal river, coastal and marine ecosystems, functional integration namely horizontal integration between sectors in an administrative scale, for example in one district and integrated policies, namely cross-administrative integration, for example in village vertical lines "sub-districts or city-province-national," he added.
"The most important thing for sustainable development is the commitment and implementation of management plans that have been very well made and make sustainable development a culture. This can maximize benefits and minimize mudhorot from sustainable development. We will avoid being accused of being a resource-rich country (SDA), rich in policies, but poor commitment and implementation, "he said. (Zul)
Published Date : 25-Feb-2019
Resource Person : Prof. Dr. Etty Riani
Keyword : Citarum watershed, FPIK professor, Etty Riani, pollution, heavy metals

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Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990
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Lewis Mumford (1895-1990), American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology, and literary critic.
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As per usual, the end of the month has brought forward some of Netflix’s best releases and May is certainly no different.
Ranging from the weird to the wonderful, the great to the ‘so bad it’s good’, the streaming giant has really hit the sweet spot this week with a number of new releases that are sure to please almost every viewer.
Here we look at five of the best new releases on Netflix this week so you don’t have to be scrolling all week long trying to find what to watch.
1) In The Earth
Acclaimed director Ben Wheatley’s sci-fi horror sees a scientist and park scout venture deep in the forest as a disastrous virus shakes the world to its core. What is lurking in the forest though is something far more sinister than a deadly virus.
Those of you familiar with M. Night Shyamalan’s work will know he can swerve between visionary genius and Tommy Wiseau-esque disaster artist from one movie to the next. Old sits somewhere in the middle – the acting and plot are so laughably bad that the film is genuinely entertaining. We aren’t sure it Shyamalan’s intention but it is fun watch nonetheless
This fascinating documentary jumps into the subculture known as ‘mermaiding’. Oscar winning director Cynthia Wade delves deep into the mesmerising world of people who are obsessed with being a “professional mermaid” and it is every bit as interesting and bizarre as it sounds.
4) Hard Feelings
In a world of elevated horror and all-action blockbusters, sometimes all you need is a film about a man who is haunted by his own talking genitalia.
5) The Real Bling Bling Hollywood Heist
This documentary features two members of a group of LA teenagers who were caught stealing from the homes of some of Hollywood’s most famous celebrities and actors and, in turn, made global headlines.


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There are tens of thousands of villages and hamlets either in Germany or areas once part of the pre-World War I Second German Empire. For several thousands of those villages, books such as Ortsippenbuch, Familienbuch, Ortsfamilienbuch or Sippenbuch are a genealogist’s dream (previously discussed in Family Research columns but are deserving of another look) especially since many of them are being databased and put online for easy accessibility!
These volumes pool all the available sources and are organized alphabetically by family surname, with each individual assigned a number for cross-referencing purposes, which allows researchers to easily find information about a spouse, parent or child in a corresponding entry elsewhere in the book. Standardized symbols and abbreviations are used to keep the entries terse, but if you “know the code,” you’ll find a great deal of information which has been extracted from church and civil records. A history of the village and of the local parish church, lists of those killed in war, and rosters of emigrants to the United States are sometimes also included.


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In addition to adopting four new weight classes into the unified rules, the Association of Boxing Commissions also unanimously approved a quartet of recommendations from its MMA Rules Committee.
The rules committee brought the recommendations to this year’s ABC annual conference with an eye on improving the feedback from last year’s gathering. Several member commissions encountered regulatory hurdles when they tried to adopt the newest version of the MMA unified rules. The most notable consequence of that was uneven enforcement at UFC events.
ABC rules committee chair Sean Wheelock told MMAjunkie the recommendations could be implemented quickly because they didn’t require any laws or statutes to be changed, making the whole process a lot smoother.
The recommendations include:
- A TKO by medical stoppage if a combatant visibly loses control of a bodily function – vomit, urine, or bowels – during a round. If the loss of control occurs between rounds, a doctor must clear the combatant to compete.
- More strict parameters for using instant replay in MMA. It may not be used for smaller shows that aren’t being filmed, and referees may only use it when a “fight-ending sequence” may have been caused by an intentional or unintentional foul.
- Taping of hands for competition. A maximum of one roll of white soft cloth gauze – of any brand – is permitted per hand and can be no more than 2 inches wide by 15 yards in length. A maximum of one roll of white athletic-type tape – also any brand – is permitted per hand and can be no more than 1 1/4 inches wide by 10 feet in length.
- Limitations on joint/body coverings in competition. Other than the competitor’s hands, there is no taping, covering or protective gear of any kind on the upper body. A fighter may use soft neoprene type sleeves to cover only the knee and/or ankle joints, and the sleeves may not have padding, Velcro, plastic, metal, ties or any other material considered to be unsafe or that may create an unfair advantage. Tape, gauze or any materials other than the approved sleeves are not permitted on the lower body.
Not all of the suggested proposed by the rules committee were adopted. The rules committee had proposed shortening the length of time upon which a fight could go to the scorecards if “a foul, equipment failure, or an act of God” prevented a fight from reaching its natural conclusion. It allowed a decision if the foul occurred during any part of the second round in a three-round fight – or any part of the third round in a five-round fight.
Currently, the rules state that a full two rounds of a three-round fight – or three rounds of a five-round fight – must elapse before a decision can be reached. The intent, according to ABC rules member and veteran official John McCarthy, was to allow judges to have at least half of a fight to score. But he pointed out that in boxing, a fight can go to the scorecards if four of 12 rounds had elapsed, or one-third of the fight.
McCarthy said moving back the threshold would have turned no-contests into scored bouts in 28 of the 167 fights they watched. McCarthy said the group sampled one month of fights to get to the 167 total. Of those 167, 28 would have been affected by the new criteria. And of those 28, one-third would have been scored by the judges instead of ruled no-contests.
Several commissioners were not sold on the idea, however, with Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission chief Greg Sirb saying he’d rather stick to the current ruleset because judges have more action upon which to base a score.
“This is the new heel strikes to the kidney,” remarked Wheelock, referring to a long-simmering debate over a previous proposal to change the unified rules to allow the strikes.
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Spectrasonics’ Keyscape is a virtual instrument that offers a vast collection of meticulously sampled keyboard instruments. From classic pianos and organs to rare and exotic instruments, Keyscape has it all. The latest version, Keyscape v1.5.0c, builds on the already impressive collection of sounds and adds new features and enhancements that make it a must-have for keyboard enthusiasts and music producers.
Spectrasonics is known for its meticulous sampling techniques, and Keyscape is no exception. Each instrument in the collection has been recorded in great detail, capturing every nuance and expression of the original instrument. The samples are also high-resolution and dynamic, giving them a realistic and natural sound.
The latest version of Keyscape includes several new instruments, including the Yamaha CP-70, a classic electric grand piano, and the Roland RS-202, a rare string synthesizer from the 1970s. These additions further expand the already extensive collection of sounds and offer new possibilities for creative expression.
The interface is intuitive and easy to navigate, making it easy to find the right sound and customize it to fit your needs. The interface also includes advanced features, such as dual-layering and the ability to blend sounds, which allow for even greater sound design possibilities.
Keyscape also includes a range of effects and processing tools, including EQ, compression, and reverb. These effects are specifically tailored to the keyboard instruments in the collection and can be used to further shape and enhance the sound.
Spectrasonics’ Keyscape v1.5.0c is a comprehensive and powerful virtual instrument that offers a vast collection of high-quality keyboard sounds. Whether you’re a professional musician or a bedroom producer, Keyscape has something to offer. Its realistic and detailed samples, intuitive user interface, and range of effects and processing tools make it a valuable tool for any music production workflow. If you’re in the market for a new virtual instrument, Keyscape v1.5.0c is definitely worth checking out.
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Amos Yadlin: A New Type of Israeli War
This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with Amos Yadlin, a former head of the Military Intelligence Directorate of the Israel Defense Forces. They discuss Israeli strategy in Gaza, the impacts of the war on Israel’s global relationships, and how this war differs from Israel’s previous conflicts. Then, Jon continues the conversation with Will Todman and Leah Hickert to discuss how Israelis weigh their international partnerships against what they perceive to be a threat to their survival.
- Transcript, "Amos Yadlin: A New Type of Israeli War," CSIS, March 5, 2024.

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Inflation Co-Movement in Emerging and Developing Asia: The Monsoon Effect
No 19/147, IMF Working Papers from International Monetary Fund
Co-movement (synchronicity) in inflation rates among a set of 13 emerging and developing countries in Asia is shown to be strongest for the food component, partly due to common rainfall shocks—a result which the paper terms the ‘monsoon effect.’ Economies with higher trade integration and co-movement in nominal effective exchange rates also experience greater food-inflation co-movement. By contrast, cross-country co-movement in core inflation is weak and the aforementioned determinants have little explanatory power, suggesting a prominent role for idiosyncratic domestic factors in driving core inflation. In the context of the growing literature on the globalization of inflation, these results suggest that common weather patterns are partly responsible for any role played by a so-called ‘global factor’ among inflation rates in emerging and developing economies, in Asia at least.
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text: Philthy Mag has been profiling a noteworthy number of “sister acts” as of late, however, Bianca “Coco” and Sierra “Rosie” Casady, AKA CocoRosie, have been at it for a decade now, long before it seemed to be any kind of a trend. The two sisters, despite being American by birth, actually decided to start making music after getting together in Paris for the first time in several years. Now, ten years on, they’re up to five full-length albums. Their latest, Tales of a Grass Widow, was released this May on City Slang Records. Throughout the years the sisters have been known for an eclectic kind of quirkiness, utilizing children’s toys and traditional and exotic musical devices for a sound that rings of avant-garde folk, sugary pop, opera, electronica, and rap… all at once… They’ve gained a plethora of lovers and haters throughout the years, and not just for their musicality, but also an insatiable desire to explore the taboo. Tales of a Grass Widow, however, has the girls at their most mature and coherent. It might lack some of the brash appeal of earlier work, but the songs are the most easily enjoyable of their career… and that’s not a bad thing. They currently seem to be exploring traditional songwriting with a bevy of postmodern, synthetic devices and the result is a liberated brand of sonic dreaminess. In addition to the music itself, CocoRosie has gained a reputation for the minimalist media spectacles that are their live show. And lucky for The City of Love and Sisterly Affection, they will be in town tonight at the TLA, putting on something along the lines of what you can see below.


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Perforation of the Small Bowel Due To Metastasis from Tongue Cancer—a Case Report
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Squamous cell carcinoma has a variety of modes of metastasis. Small-bowel metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma is extremely rare, and tongue cancer metastasizing to the small bowel has been previously reported in only one case in 2011 in Japan. We report a 60-year-old male diagnosed case of cancer tongue stage IV presented as intestinal perforation after the first cycle of palliative chemotherapy. An intraoperative frozen section from one of the mesenteric nodes was used to confirm M1 disease as the cause of perforation in mesenteric nodes as well as in the bowel wall. The perforated ileum was resected and ileostomy was done. We assume rapid infusion of 5-FU as a cause of rapid tumor necrosis and perforation. While handling stage IV oral SCC, this thing should be kept in mind.
KeywordsTongue cancer Small-bowel metastasis Small-bowel perforation Mesenteric metastasis
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Contrast-enhanced computed tomography
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The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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The Texans' metamorphosis from laughingstock to playoff contender began with coach Bill O'Brien making decisions crucial to the three-game winning streak they take into Sunday's game against New Orleans at NRG Stadium.
Since the 44-26 defeat at Miami, O'Brien and his staff have been doing a terrific coaching job.
O'Brien knows a coach must adapt. Those with a my-way-or-the-highway approach are set to fail.
O'Brien was criticized unmercifully during the 2-5 start. Fans and some members of the media were howling for him to be fired less than half a season after he was second in voting for coach of the year for helping the Texans improve by seven games in his first season.
During the week after the Texans surrendered 41 points in the first half at Miami, some players were grumbling that O'Brien was too tough on them, that he was treating them like college players, and they began to question his methods.
When O'Brien separately met with his assistants and his players, he delivered an emotional message about the final nine games. From that moment on, they were going to make changes, and nobody was going to look backward at the disappointing start. The message was clear to everyone.
John McClain's picks
New Orleans plus-3 at Houston Texans 24-23
Minnesota plus-1½ at Atlanta Falcons 30-29
St. Louis plus 8 at Cincinnati Bengals 30-17
Tampa Bay plus-3 at Indianapolis Colts 23-21
N.Y. Giants minus-2½ at Washington Giants 28-24
Oakland minus-2 at Tennessee Raiders 27-23
Buffalo plus-6 at Kansas City Chiefs 23-20
Miami plus-3½ at N.Y. Jets Jets 24-22
San Diego plus-4 at Jacksonville Jaguars 27-24
Arizona minus-10½ at San Francisco Cardinals 27-20
Pittsburgh plus-4 at Seattle Seahawks 23-20
New England minus-3 at Denver Patriots 23-21
Baltimore plus-3 at Cleveland Browns 24-20
Last week: 10-4 (.714) straight up; 8-5-1 (.615) vs. spread
Season: 98-61 (.616) straight up; 73-79-7 (.480) vs. spread
Jim Bernhardt, the team's director of football research, knows O'Brien better than most. He coached O'Brien at Brown University and coached with him at Brown and Penn State before coming to Houston.
"One thing Bill's really good at is delivering the message, bringing it home to the players," Bernhardt said this week "He's an honest guy, and he's going to tell you what he's thinking."
Coaches get message
O'Brien's message began with the coaches. Everyone who witnessed the Miami game saw how poorly coached the Texans appeared to be.
"The first thing he did was make it clear he wanted to simplify things, get guys playing fast, cut away the fat, prioritize things, make it clear to them," Bernhardt said. "The second thing was to focus on what's in front of us - the staff and players. What have we done well? What can we do better? Who's the next opponent?
"That's been his mantra all along, but he really hammered it home."
Two days after the Dolphins game, the Texans released troubled quarterback Ryan Mallett. His replacement, T.J. Yates, was signed the next day.
Free safety Rahim Moore was replaced by Quintin Demps in the starting lineup and deactivated on game days.
Getting rid of Mallett and benching Moore got the players' attention. Those decisions put other players on notice: If O'Brien would cut a quarterback he had bent over backward for and replace a high-priced free agent in the starting lineup, they better snap to it.
Yates and cornerback Charles James, who returned the week before the Dolphins game, brought new energy to the locker room. They were cool and loose but determined to contribute because they appreciated the opportunity. Their attitude was contagious.
The changes that were made had a positive impact on their preparation and performance in the next game, a 20-6 win over Tennessee at NRG Stadium before the week off. Then O'Brien gave his players five days off to rest.
Players buy into it
The players appreciated O'Brien taking the heat for losses even if fans and media didn't want to hear it.
"I think the guys listen to him because he'll be the first guy to take the blame for staff and players," Bernhardt said.
O'Brien made other significant changes that have paid off. He meets with his leadership council every Friday.
The players on the council are J.J. Watt, Duane Brown, Ben Jones, Shane Lechler, Vince Wilfork, Brian Cushing, Brian Hoyer, DeAndre Hopkins, Nate Washington, Johnathan Joseph and Kareem Jackson.
The players asked O'Brien if he could find a way for them to leave the facility earlier than having to stick around until 5 p.m. or so. He moved things around to make better use of their time, and they were free to not stay as late.
"When things are going poorly, I think Bill has a good understanding of what needs to be done at the time," Bernhardt said. "When things are going well, I think he tries to keep everyone on an even keel while making sure they're not resting on their laurels, so to speak."
O'Brien told the players he was going to take advantage of the NFL rule that allows them to work out in pads once a week. They had been practicing in shells since training camp.
Returning to pads for Thursday practices had a positive effect on tackling and the intensity level. The players' focus improved.
"He's very flexible," Bernhardt said. "He grew up in the Northeast (Boston), probably in a pretty liberal family. He went to Brown, one of the most liberal places in the world.
"You can't function in those situations unless you're willing to have an open mind."
The players returned from their vacation. Practice improved. Team leaders began to exercise their authority.
The Texans shocked the NFL with the prime-time victory at Cincinnati. They followed it up by defeating the New York Jets. Now they're 5-5 and tied with Indianapolis for first place in the AFC South.
"It might just be conjecture on my part, but he probably should feel that we kind of found our direction as to what to do with this chemistry and skill sets with this group of guys, that we're at least moving in the right direction," Bernhardt said. "But I also think he's constantly reminding himself that we're not there yet."


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Meet the family members of TikTok Jack Martin. We’ve put together this piece based on the details available on the web about the actor’s family. After his recent romance rumors with Lili Reinhart, some of his fans are eager to learn more about his family.
Read all about him here as this article proceeds.
Meet TikTok Jack Martin Family
TikTok star and actor Jack Martin was reportedly born in Columbia, Maryland. However, his parents raised him in McLean, Virginia, or so his IMDB profile reads. Martin had a sizable online following before beginning his acting career, especially on TikTok, where he currently has over 800K followers and over 46 million likes.
“I was an elitist about TikTok. I was like, ‘I’m never downloading that app.’ It’s for 16-year-olds to dance with their shirts off,” Martin told Comicbook. “Then I went on there and I realized you can just make anything. You can make any video, as long as it’s a minute.”
“I saw some guy doing a sketch that was rich guys or something, and it was terrible. I was like, ‘Oh, I could totally do that,'” he continued. Then added, “I started doing the skits. Started doing that more. I actually got signed by a manager and an agent from that, which was the whole point of everything I was doing the whole time. Then I got this audition [for La Brea], which was my first pilot season audition ever. I booked it and here we are.”
Jack is an actor in addition to creating material. He now plays Josh Harris on the NBC drama La Brea. Additionally, he had an appearance in an episode of the CBS courtroom drama All Rise. The actor graduated early from Georgetown University in 2019, claims his personal webpage. In the summer of 2019, he also attended Stonestreet Studios, the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University’s screen acting program.
According to images shared by Page Six, the Riverdale actress Lili Reinhart was captured kissing actor and TikTok sensation Jack Martin on April 11 outside the Los Angeles International Airport. Before the actress takes her suitcase from the car and walks into the airport, Lili, 26, and Jack, 24, is said to embrace, kiss, smile, and look into each other’s eyes, according to the site. Although some people might claim Lili is catching sentiments, Lili has not confirmed nor denied her current romantic situation.
This change in Lili’s romantic situation comes around a month after her ex-boyfriend and Riverdale co-star Cole Sprouse opened up about their breakup on the Call Her Daddy podcast. The two started dating seriously in April 2017, however, they broke up in March 2020. They were last seen together in April of 2022, although Lili has since been linked to actor Spencer Neville.
Jack Martin Mother: Nicole Martin
Nicole Martin is reportedly the mother of Jack Martin. Nicole confirms it on her IG bio stating, “One of the proud parents of Jack & Maddy Martin.” You can find her on IG here.
The account has only 1 post and it is currently private.
Jack Martin Father
There aren’t many details about Jack Martin’s dad. He hasn’t shared any pictures of her father on his socials or publicly discussed his relationship with his dad. Hence, we are yet to learn all the information about his father.
How Many Siblings Does Jack Martin Have?
Jack Martin has one sibling. Her name is Maddy Martin.
Maddy, per her LinkedIn, is working at Funny or Die as a manager of Talent Development. Before that, she worked as assistant TV/MV Talent at Creative Artists Agency. Other organizations she had worked for include William Morris Endeavor, Rise Management, Apatow Productions, Essential Media & Entertainment, The White House, New England Venture Capital Association, NGIN Workplace, and a few others.
Maddy completed her education at New York University, Boston University, and the University of Southern California.
Where Do TikTok Jack Martin Family Members Reside?
The whereabouts of only one of the family of TikTok Jack Martin is currently available. That is his sister Maddy who is residing in Los Angeles, California.
Are TikTok Jack Martin Family Members Close?
Yes, TikTok Jack Martin is close to his mom Nicole Martin and sister Maddy Martin. His relationship with his father is unclear.


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Alien insects that travelled across the space on the famous Chelyabinsk meteorite will help the Russian city to clear deep snows.
Shocking video from Chelyabinsk
Another snowstorm swept Moscow on April 1 as bitter frosts still grip the majority of Russian regions. There is a hope however that the snow may be dealt away with by a swamp of tiny hopping aliens.
A video showing insects the size of a match head crawling over Chelyabinsk snow and eating it has been circulated over the Russian internet segment after the meteorite strike.
Russian military and emergency services haven’t commented on the footage shot by a Chelyabinsk resident, Konstantin Gladkov, who has uploaded it to YouTube.
A significant drop in snow levels has meanwhile been reported in the meteor-hit city, with a third of all snow having mysteriously disappeared since March 17.
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Tattoo artist Marcus Yuen has been creating these colorful designs for over 12 years. His parlor, 59 Tattoo in Kowloon, is decorated with an array of historical images.
Adorning the walls are vintage dragon drafts by earlier generations of Hong Kong tattoo artists.
“The dragon always comes with a lot of good meanings, especially for Asian people. Even emperors would use dragons in the imagery,” Yuen said.
“The feeling is that it’s the most superior of all creatures. So, if you are going to have a tattoo, you’re not going to choose a mouse to begin with. You want the best image and something that’s going to give you self-confidence.”
Lunar New Year holidays begin February 10, ushering in the Year of the Dragon.
Australian Evan McCarthy, who’s been living in Hong Kong for six years, already has several other tattoos. But he’s chosen this month to get a big new dragon tattoo on his left arm.
Yuen said the process would take three sessions. From outlining to coloring, there’s lots of detail, and the skin needs to rest a while after hours of being under the needle.
McCarthy said he’s visited many of Hong Kong’s temples and sacred sites and spotted a spiraling dragon at one of them.
“I like the design – it’s the Chinese dragon … so I decided to get a tattoo of a dragon,” he said.
Yuen started with a six-month apprenticeship in a traditional Hong Kong tattoo parlor. He then branched out on his own. He started his own business eight years ago, and now, at 33, has six junior artists under his apprenticeship.
Yuen said his style embodies everything he’s learned of Hong Kong-style dragon illustration. He’s working to keep the territory’s traditional style of tattoo culture alive.
He cares about every detail – from the scales on the skin to the structure of the claws and, of course, the expression on the creature’s face.
In the past, dragon tattoos were often associated with gangsters, but now they’re popular and don’t have those same connections.
There are hundreds of tattoo studios in the city, ranging from small ones with a single tattooist to larger studios with five or six artists.
With the Year of the Dragon fast approaching, dragons are in demand.
British-born artist John Dougall has run his “Dragon’s Lair” tattoo parlor for more than 10 years. Dragons are one of his signature designs.
Dougall learned his craft in Hong Kong from Jimmy Ho, one of the territory’s best-known and most respected ink artists.
For him, the dragon is a timeless symbol and will never go out of fashion.
“I just think aesthetically they look really, really cool. And they’re sort of made to go on the body, really. You know, you put them anywhere and they’ll look good,” he said.
“I think dragon tattoos are … kind of timeless, really. They’ll look good when you’re 20 and they’ll still look good when you’re 60,” he said. “You know, it’s not something that’s going to go out of fashion.”
On a recent day, Dougall was working on a special dragon design. Customer Kathryn Cheeseman flew to Hong Kong as the last stop in a yearlong travel sabbatical, and she wanted a black-and-white dragon on her left hip.
There’s a rich mythology surrounding dragons, “particularly here in Hong Kong, which is one of the reasons I wanted to come here,” Cheeseman said. Her father, who died a few months ago, “was the one that kind of introduced me to that sort of fantasy context, and so it’s like a connection to him.”
The Lunar New Year, also known as Spring Festival, marks the beginning of the lunisolar calendar. Each year is named after one of 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac in a repeating cycle.
The Year of the Dragon follows the Year of the Rabbit.