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Mid West Sports House has signed up to the Community Respect and Equality Agreement.
The CRE Agreement enables workplaces and community organisations to stand together to say #violenceisNEVERok. It provides a framework and support for organisations to raise awareness of family violence, how it can be prevented, how to support staff experiencing violence and how to develop internal policies and procedures to embed these actions within the organisation.
Led by Desert Blue Connect and a strong reference group of local organisations and agencies, the CRE Agreement is a key component of the CRE Strategic Action Plan to prevent family violence in Geraldton.
The Mid West has one of the highest rates of family violence in WA. However, family violence is preventable, and everyone can play a part in making our community free from family violence. The sporting community can lead the way by implementing prevention initiatives.
“Sport plays a key role in developing respectful relationships that ultimately decrease the incidence of family violence and support those who suffer from it,” says Richard Malacari, Regional Manager of the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries, and the Manager of Mid West Sports House.
Fellow DLGSC officer Sam Ottersen says, “We have quite a few sports based here in Sports House and we are hoping to have them sign up to the agreement, too. But in the meantime, we can set the example of an inclusive and respectful workplace that does not accept behaviour that can lead to inequality and disempowerment.”
To find out how your workplace can be part of the Community, Respect and Equality Agreement call Desert Blue Connect on 9964 2742 or visit www.communityrespectandequality.com.au

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Green-fingered friends share secrets
It is not surprising 86-year-old Ian Blue can produce a bountiful vegetable garden - even in winter. He has been gardening since he could walk.
Blue, a retired policeman is one of three octogenarians who volunteers at the Roxburgh Community Garden, including retired Southland farmer Alan Favel, and founding member Alice Moore.
Blue credits his mum with teaching him a lot of what he knows about gardening, and being one in a family of 15, growing their own vegetables was important.
‘‘My mother always believed you had to put back into the garden what you took out. Mum had such a good garden. I learned a lot from mum.’’
Blue has helped establish a number of community gardens.
Before moving to Roxburgh, Blue was living in Blenheim where he started one, and prior to that he was living in Christchurch and helped establish the Spreydon and Opawa community gardens.
Alan Favel said the garden’s original members invited him along to help out for therapy and to ‘‘keep us off the street’’.
The garden, which had been going for about six years, was a great outlet to give retired men something to do, he said.
‘‘I enjoy getting out of the house...I started gardening in 1942.’’
The pair were happy to share gardening secrets and tips with the younger generation.
Blue said worms were essential for a productive garden, and double-digging was a must.
‘‘If you are starting digging your garden - double-dig. You remove the top soil off and dig the second depth down and go backwards.’’
The couch weed also had its uses believe it or not. He buried the weed and it produced a ‘‘very good garden,’’ he said.
People were asked for a donation in exchange for vegetables to cover costs.
The garden receives donations from various community groups and members and a supply of water was also given from the Roxburgh Medical Services Trust.
Volunteer Carole Hyndman said the volunteers were passionate and had valuable knowledge to share.
‘‘We learn from these old gardeners. They have such a passion for it. I think gardeners are (passionate).’’
Ian Blue and Alan Favel at the Roxburgh Community Gardens.

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How to Make a Dutch Baby Pancake to Share
Technically a breakfast item on most menus, my teenagers used to beg for this for dinner. Why not? Dutch baby’s are big, puffy egg pancakes usually served with fruit compote in the center. A little too sweet for me most of the time, but that never lowed dow the teens! Making these is a lot like making popovers since you use the blender to create the airy (translate puffy) batter. Then they bake for 20 minutes in a hot oven to be sure to puff. Don’t open that oven door.
Dutch baby pancake is fun to make and a recipe you will enjoy almost any meal of the day. Make it your own by change the fruit compote to what is in season now!
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup Baking Free™ gluten-free all purpose flour
- 2 apples (peeled and sliced)
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons butter
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- Place 3 tablespoons butter in 10-inch cast iron skillet and set it in a 425 degree F oven.
- While the butter melts, mix the eggs at high speed in a blender for one minute. With the blender still running, gradually add the milk and then the flour. Scrape the sides and blend for 30 seconds after everything has been added.
- Carefully remove the heated pan from the oven. Swirl the melted butter around the pan and up the sides a bit. Pour in the egg mixture.
- Place the filled pan back in the heated oven (425 degrees F) and bake until puffy, about 20 minutes.
- While the Dutch Baby is baking, assemble the compote. Peel and slice the apples. Place remaining butter, brown sugar and apple slices in a medium sauce pan. Cook over medium heat until the brown sugar has dissolved and the butter has melted. Stir occasionally.
- Once the sugar and butter are dissolved, add the vanilla and cinnamon. Stir to combine. Cook 6-8 minutes longer. The sauce will thicken as it cools slightly.
- Once the Dutch Baby is done cooking, remove from the oven and top with the compote. This can serve 3-4 people. Carefully cut into pieces making sure everyone gets a portion of the Dutch Baby and some of the compote.

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- Aaron Hernandez' third suicide note was for his lawyer, not a gay lover - TMZ
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- 13 Reasons Why is almost definitely getting a second season - The Hollywood Reporter
Bradley Cooper Wears Mini Basketball Hoop on 'Fallon'!
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The need to increase diversity on charity boards is widely acknowledged. Research by the Charity Commission in 2017 found that 7 out of 10 trustees are men and the median age of charity trustees is 61 years.
We know that bringing together trustees with a range of skills, experiences, and perspectives can deliver multiple benefits and a lot of charities have set targets to improve diversity on their boards. But how do you make those targets a reality?
In this webinar, Carla Whalen will look at how charities can take pro-active steps to build more diverse and inclusive boards while also complying with their legal duties under the Equality Act 2010.
Carla will be joined by Janet Thorne, CEO of Reach Volunteering, who will share her experiences of how to successfully recruit for board diversity.
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For the past two weeks, I have been on a community nutrition rotation at WIC. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides Federal grants to States for supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk.
Each county in the state of West Virginia has it’s own WIC office. I have had the opportunity to shadow a registered dietitian at the Monongalia County WIC office located in Morgantown, WV.
WIC provides the following services for eligible participants:
- Free vouchers for specific, nutritious foods
- Nutrition education in the form of one-on-one counseling with a dietitian, group classes, or grocery store tours
- Free immunizations for children
- Breastfeeding services in the form of one-on-one counseling with a lactation consultant. Breastfeeding pumps are also available for lactating mothers in a limited supply
- Screening and referrals to other health, welfare and social services
Who is eligible to receive WIC benefits?
Participants must meet all three of the following requirements:
- Pregnant women
- Postpartum women (up to 6 months after pregnancy)
- Infants (up to the infant’s 1st birthday)
- Children (up to age 5)
2. Income Level
- Applicant must meet USDA income standards which are revised each year. Any applicant that has a current medical card, proof of food stamps or TANF eligibility is automatically income eligible for WIC benefits.
3. Nutritional Risk
- A nutrition and health assessment includes: height & weight measurements, anemia (low hemoglobin levels), health history & diet assessment.
WIC participants receive food vouchers that can be used at local grocery stores (and Wal-Mart). A new offer from WIC is that participants can now receive a special $20 farmer’s market voucher to spend at local farmer’s markets on fresh fruits and vegetables!
The quantities of foods depend on the type of participant. For example, breastfeeding mothers require more food than mother’s who are not breastfeeding. The types of foods that participants can receive with their vouchers include:
- 4 cans of beans, 1 package of dried beans, OR a jar of peanut butter
- 16 oz of sliced, cheddar, or blocked cheese
- Milk (whole, 2%, 1%, or skim)
- Cereal (only certain brands)
- 100% juices
- $10 or $6 voucher for fresh fruits and vegetables
- Infant baby foods and formula
For a full list of WIC approved foods starting February 1, 2013, click here.

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Beyonce sure knows how to live the good life! The "Drunk In Love" songstress shared a series of photos from a recent vacation on her personal website, including one of herself completely fresh-faced and gorgeous. In the pic, the 33-year-old goes makeup free and shows off her flawless complexion and perfect head of curls. Another snap features a fully glam Queen Bey sporting a bright red lip, turban headband and a chic pair of gold sunnies. It also looks like the gorgeous pop star enjoyed a dip in the pool on the trip, and showed off her bikini bod in a graphic print suit while swimming through the water with goggles. Beyonce is giving us some serious vacation envy with this getaway! In another photo, she poses in a rickshaw, wearing a cute romper and while making a kissy face to the camera. The private celeb loves to indulge on »
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The X Factor is coming! The show returns on Saturday, so of course we headed to the glitzy launch in London to squeeze Simon Cowell, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, Nick Grimshaw, Caroline Flack, Olly Murs, Rochelle Humes and Melvin Odoom (phew) for juicy gossip on the red carpet. And we got some, too - read on for some tantalising teasers...
1. Olly and Caroline aren't afraid to disagree with the judges (but it's kind of pointless)
Yep, the new hosts haven't been afraid to tell the judges when they think they've made a mistake sending someone home. "We did it once," Caroline told us. "I ran out and went, 'I think you should put them through!' And Grimmy just went, 'No'." Olly laughed: "We were told if there's anyone that we believe in, to go on stage and give the judges a go. So we did that. Didn't quite work… but we're »
H&M have teamed up with Coldplay and Ed Sheeran to design t-shirts for the Global Citizen Festival. The 'Thinking Out Loud' hitmaker and the 'A Sky Full Of Stars' singers have worked alongside the fashion retailer on the garments, which will exclusively be sold in the United States. Ed said: ''I'm really excited to be a part of this exclusive line with H&M and Global Citizen to unite global citizens and get us a step closer to ending extreme poverty!'' Global Citizen - whose aim is to end extreme poverty by 2030 - are running the free-ticketed event in partnership with H&M. The concert will take place on New York City's Great Lawn in Central Park on Saturday, September 26th and will feature performances from Pearl Jam, Beyoncé, Coldplay and Ed. The exclusive Global Citizen Festival t-shirts will be sold for $9.95 each with 25% of every sale donated to the organisation. »
Beyonce's sixth album will be ''heavily urban''. The 33-year-old star's self-titled fifth record stormed the charts after its surprise release in 2013 but the 'Crazy In Love' hitmaker is now preparing to ditch pop in favour of songs with a more ''urban'' sound. A source shared: ''Studio bosses were keen for Beyonce to have another big pop record. They wanted more hits like 'Drunk In Love' and 'Pretty Hurts'. But Beyonce is fully in control of this release and decided she wanted a heavily urban record.'' It was previously reported that Beyonce was set to release a joint album with her husband Jay Z but plans are now said to have been put on hold. The insider added to The Sun newspaper: ''She worked on it [her new record] with the likes of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. Plans for an album with Jay Z are now on the back burner.'' Noel »
There’s still a few weeks left before The CW’s fall lineup bombards your DVR — but who says you can’t get a glimpse of your favorite shows before then?
The network has released key art for sophomore favorites The Flash and Jane the Virgin (returning Oct. 6 and Oct. 12, respectively), as well as freshman musical-comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (Oct. 12).
RelatedThe Flash Casts Newcomer as Heroine Speedster Jesse Quick
The biggest highlight of the posters? Our first glance at Jane’s son, Mateo. (He might not actually be in Jane’s arms when the show returns, but hey, we’ll take what we can get. »
Kanye West is being invited up on stage at Sunday's MTV VMAs. The network announced that West will receive the Video Vanguard Award, named for Michael Jacson, because of "his career-spanning groundbreaking videos, legendary Vma performances, and continued impact on music, art, fashion, and culture." Among those previously feted with this top honor have been: Madonna, Peter Gabriel, Guns N’ Roses, Beastie Boys, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake and Beyonce. -Break- The press release makes mention of West's performances on the VMAs including: 2013’s “Blood on the Leaves,” “Otis” with Jay-z" in 2011, the innovative, theatrical staging and visuals of “Runaway” in 2010, his performance debut with auto-tune on “Love Lockdown” in 2008, the hugely-influential, Daft Punk-sampling “Stronger” and “Good Life” with T-Pain in 2007; the mega-hit “G..." »
If landing a gig on one of TV's biggest music shows wasn't enough for Nick Grimshaw - along with his daily Radio 1 Breakfast Show - he's also managed to squeeze in time to record a series of special interviews with some of music's biggest stars.
Grimmy is the new face of Relentless Ultra Presents Soundchain - a show that focuses on a single act each episode, showing exclusive performances and delving into their musical journey and inspirations.
Congratulations on your exciting new jobs. How are you feeling about the massive X Factor role?
"I think I'm most excited about all the fun that comes with it. When I worked on T4, I loved the fact it was a huge crew and a huge family. We were there week in week out and you got to know everybody. I feel like it's going to be like that. I can't wait for that element. »
Talk about following in your mother's footsteps! On Friday, Beyoncé shared a series of cute snaps of herself and Blue Ivy during the family's boating excursion in NYC. The mother-daughter duo stunned in matching gray figure-hugging one-pieces, accessorized with adorable hats. In other photos, Beyoncé flaunted her famous figure and shared a sweet moment with her husband, Jay Z. Just last week, Beyoncé graced the cover of Vogue's September issue, which dropped with a haunting behind-the-scenes video. Keep scrolling to see Beyoncé's latest snaps, and then check out even more fun moments from Beyoncé's picture-worthy Summer and relive her most incredible moments at the MTV Video Music Awards. »
Like mother, like daughter! Beyonce and her mini-me, Blue Ivy, looked adorable in matching swimsuits in new family photos posted to the singer’s Tumblr page. The Vogue cover girl flaunted her killer curves in a black-and-white patterned one piece and a captain’s hat while her 3-year-old tot sported the same suit and a baseball cap. In one adorable shot, the Grammy winner is seen putting her hand on her daughter's head as she checks out the view from the boat. Another snapshot shows proud papa Jay-z doting on his girls as they cruise through the water. How cute! This isn't the first time Bey and her daughter have donned matching looks. The singer also posted family photos after the 4th of July, where the famous trio was wearing red-and-blue tees and white shoes. “She’s my road dog,” Beyonce said of her little girl in the March 2013 issue of Vogue. »
- tooFab Staff
They're on a boat! The Carters are clearly continuing to enjoy their summer vacation based on Beyoncé's latest family pics on her Tumblr page. The Vogue cover girl posted shots of her and Blue Ivy wearing matching one-piece swimsuits and posing on a boat near their home in New York City. The Queen Bey herself was photographed flaunting her killer curves and wearing a captain's hat while her hubby Jay Z snapped the pics. In one adorable pic, the Grammy winner is seen putting her hand on her daughter's head as she checks out the awesome view from the boat ride. Earlier this summer, the "Drunk in Love" crooner posted candid photos of her little one swimming and »
Since the MTV VMAs first aired in 1984, there have been loads of memorable moments on the red carpet, on stage, and everywhere in between. Over the years we've seen Lil' Kim's purple pasty, Britney Spears with a giant snake, and Miley Cyrus's infamous tongue - but there's also a long and storied history of hot celebrity couples attending the big show together. Pairs like Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee, Jay Z and Beyoncé, and Kanye West and Amber Rose have all shown Pda for the cameras - and who can forget Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley's shocking onstage kiss in 1994? Ahead of this year's ceremony, we've rounded up the sweet, hilarious, slightly mortifying moments from celebrity couples at the VMAs since the '80s. You may have forgotten that some of them were even a thing. Scroll through to see them all now, then check out »
It's been a decade since Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson walked the red carpet at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards, where Kelly Clarkson hit the stage to perform "Since U Been Gone." That year, Destiny's Child also made an appearance, Kanye West hit the red carpet with John Legend, and Lindsay Lohan linked up with Ashlee Simpson. Nostalgia gold, right? This year's MTV VMAs are coming up on Aug. 30, so it's time to get excited with a look back at 30 things that happened at the 2005 show! Then check out all the nominees, and watch the videos that were nominated. »
Beyoncé was recognized with the Michael Jackson video vanguard award at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2014, and the honor couldn't have come at a more perfect time. After a hugely successful year - thanks to a Billboard No. 1 charting album, blowout Super Bowl halftime-show performance, and not one but two sold-out tours - Queen Bey was perfectly poised to receive the award, which was rightfully named after one of her biggest inspirations as an entertainer. Not only was she presented with her gold Moonman by husband Jay Z and their daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, but Beyoncé also performed an epic 16-minute medley of her surprise visual album to a packed house of celebrity fans. It was, to say the least, an incredible night. Since gaining fame as a member of Destiny's Child in the late '90s, Beyoncé has been a fixture at many VMAs ceremonies and has taken »
Beyoncé Knowles stunned on the cover of the highly anticipated September issue of Vogue, but in an odd twist the singer gave no interview to accompany her photo spread in the magazine. In lieu of an interview, the photos were accompanied by an essay on Beyoncé’s star power written by Pulitzer Prize winner Margo Jefferson. “It was definitely posed to me as…call it a think piece if you want,” Jefferson told The New York Times. “I had no contact with her camp.” The singer had granted interviews for her previous Vogue covers, in 2009 and 2013. And the magazine typically includes some. »
- Joe Otterson
Have you heard about the the anonymous band that everyone believed was The Beatles in disguise? What about the holes in the murder case against Sid Vicious? Did Tupac really foresee his own death? Which bodily fluid is the beverage of choice for the Prince Of Darkness? Is the great Paul McCartney actually… Whisper it… The late Paul McCartney?!
Music culture is defined by its larger than life figures. Gyrating Elvis, egomaniacal Kanye, strutting Jagger, shape-shifting Madonna, androgynous Bowie… They’re all mythologised and built up to be strange, alien characters from another world that we don’t fully understand. It’s no surprise, then, that many of these idols are the focus of a wealth of crazy, creepy stories that border on the unbelievable (and are often a bit gross!).
Sceptical? Of course you are. But then, you haven’t read the compelling evidence that suggests that »
- Michael Waugh
The upcoming documentary feature, "The Clip - All My Love, Beyoncé," follows Pantsula dancers Mario Buce and Xavier Campione (they perform as Wtofo) who were hired to perform at a wedding in Mozambique, having absolutely no idea that their performance would turn up on YouTube where Beyoncé would watch them, and eventually arrange to have them come to Los Angeles, where they would teach her their moves, and would eventually show up in one of her videos, performing those moves. They appeared in maybe one of the most talked about dance sequences in the video for Beyoncé's single, "Run the World (Girls)," from her 4th studio »
- Tambay A. Obenson
Sweden’s national broadcaster is lining up a host of docs that could garner international appeal.
Svt, Sweden’s national broadcaster, has documentary slots that would be the envy of many other countries.
The K Special arts and culture prime-time documentary strand alone has 52 slots per year. There are a further 40 music-related documentaries shown on the channel each year.
Emelie Persson, who has worked at Svt for the past 17 years, and as commissioning editor for Svt for the past six years, has worked on releasing films including Oscar-winner Searching For Sugarman, local hit A Thousand Pieces, as well as An Honest Liar and Pixadores.
“As a public service channel, you have to give audiences something else other than entertainment shows,” Persson told ScreenDaily.
Of the 52 K Special projects per year, around six or seven each year are in-house productions, while another 15 tend to be Swedish productions or co-productions, with the rest international acquisition (usually pre-buys).
Searching For Sugarman »
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Sources confirm to TVLine that NBC’s long-in-the-works weekly variety show starring Rudolph is on the verge of adding Short as her co-headliner.
PhotosSNL’s 40th Anniversary Special: The Best and Worst Moments
In May 2014, Rudolph hosted an hourlong NBC special — titled The Maya Rudolph Show — that served as a warm-up for a possible weekly series. The project remained in development at NBC (with Rudolph’s »
The Teen Choice Awards are kicking off Sunday night, gathering some of the biggest stars in music, movie, TV and the Web world to let teenagers decide who wins.
“The Vampire Diaries,” “Pretty Little Liars” and “Furious 7” head up the nominations, nabbing five each. Also strong contenders, “Insurgent,” “Pitch Perfect 2,” “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1,” “Avengers” and “Empire” received four nominations each.
See a full list of nominees below, updated live as winners are announced.
Choice Movie Actor: Action
Dylan O’Brien, The Maze Runner
Choice Movie: Action
Furious 7 (Winner)
- Variety Staff
The Teen Choice Awards are kicked off Sunday night, gathering some of the biggest stars in music, movie, TV and the Web world to let teenagers decide who wins.
In music, One Direction and Fifth Harmony took home an impressive bounty, winning such awards as choice selfie taker and choice summer song, respectively. “Empire” unsurprisingly won the prize for best breakout TV show, and “The Vampire Diaries'” Nina Dobrev won her final award for the drama.
See a full list of winners below.
Choice Web Star: Female
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THE NUTCRACKER: THE SENSATIONAL PRODUCTION OF AMERICAN DANCE CO. IS COMING TO NEW BRAUNFELS(December 06, 2017)
December 6, 2017 - American Dance Co. has proudly announced that it is bringing the magic of holidays back with its production of The Nutcracker. Nothing captures the holiday magic better than American Dance Co.’s production of The Nutcracker at the historic Brauntex Theatre on Friday, December 15, 2017at 7 PM and on Saturday, December 16, 2017 at 2 PM and 7 PM in New Braunfels, Texas.
“Guests will enjoy the magic as Clara dreams that her beloved Nutcracker toy has come to life,” said Farrah Olson, the Artistic Director at the American Dance Co., while talking about The Nutcracker. “Swords clash as her Nutcracker prince leads an epic battle with the Mouse Queen and whisks her away through moonlit snowflakes to the magical land of sweets ruled by the Sugar Plum Fairy,” she added. According to Farrah, this is one performance that you will not want to miss!
American Dance Co.’s production of The Nutcracker will be performed December 15-16, 2017, at the Brauntex Theatre in New Braunfels, TX. Tickets range in price from $15 to $35. They are available at the Brauntex Theatre Box Office at 290 W. San Antonio St., New Braunfels, TX 78130, by phone at 830-627-0808 or online at Brauntex.org/tickets.html
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Fred and Ginger. The names alone conjure images of soft waltzes, jumping jives and fabulous ballroom attire.
I'm watching the show So You Think You Can Dance, and couldn't help but think of dance royalty Fred and Ginger. It's always fun watching dance shows like this one and seeing the range of talent and dance genres. But I still come back to Fred and Ginger with their beauty, grace and style.
Ballroom always seems to have plenty of feathers and tuxedos.

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DUP North Antrim MLA and Policing Board representative Mervyn Storey has echoed strong condemnation by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Brandon Lewis at a tweet by Sinn Fein MLA Gerry Kelly glorifying the escape of IRA terrorists from the Maze Prison in 1983.
Commenting, Mr Storey said:
‘‘This tweet is the latest example of Sinn Fein’s stunning lack of self-awareness when it comes to dealing with the past. Gerry Kelly is very keen to demand equality and from others, including holding the police to unrealistic standards on legacy investigations, but thinks it is acceptable to tread on the emotions and trauma of the IRA’s victims. Once again, there seems to be one set of rules for Sinn Fein and another for everyone else. This cannot go unchallenged.
“The escape from the Maze was a bloody and calculated criminal operation. It resulted in twenty prisoners being attacked, including four who were stabbed and two shot. One officer, James Ferris, lost his life. This is nothing to be glorified or defended. Over the weekend, the Chief Constable Simon Byrne paused to mark the ultimate sacrifice made by local police officers as part of National Police Memorial Day. This dignified approach stands in stark contrast to the Sinn Fein attitude to these issues.
‘There are serious question marks around whether the behaviour of Gerry Kelly, whether it be his involvement in breaches at the funeral of Bobby Storey or indeed these shameful social media posts, are in keeping with the ethos of the Code of Conduct for Policing Board members. It is high time Sinn Fein stepped up to the plate and set the tone for support for law and order not just in the communities they represent but across Northern Ireland.”


Canada Stockwatch: eNblast's Media Financing signs deal with Tsunami
Media Financing Group (MFG), a wholly owned division of eNblast Productions Inc., has signed a deal with Tsunami Entertainment to provide a full range of business affairs and production financing services for a minimum of Tsunami's next three motion pictures. MFG, was launched earlier this year, and is being headed by Jeff Haire. Prior to joining eNblast, Mr. Haire owned an independent consulting company providing services to industry clients that included Alliance Atlantis Communications, Arto-pelli Motion Pictures and Sarrazin Couture Entertainment.
Tsunami was founded in 1999 by film industry veterans, Ken Nakamura and Mark Burman. Its headquarters are in Toronto with a satellite office in Los Angeles. The company produced the Spreading Ground starring Dennis Hopper in 1999, which was filmed and posted in and around Toronto. Tsunami just completed filming Wrong Number in Montreal starring Eric Roberts and Brigitte Bako. The film is in postproduction in Toronto at a facility owned and operated by Tsunami.
"We have been working with Jeff on our current film, and his business affairs expertise, combined with eNblast's infrastructure and financial backing, will make MFG the most competitive company of its type in this industry," says Mr. Burman.
Three Tsunami motion pictures slated for production in 2001 include Amnesia, a thriller, to be directed by Canadian, Jason Priestley (of Beverly Hills 90210 fame); Tripwire starring Andy Garcia and to be directed by Canadian, Saul Rubinek (seen most recently as Donnie on the hit sitcom Frasier); and Seabreeze, an outstanding script, and a film being structured as a Canada-United Kingdom-Germany co-production. MFG will help complete the financing, administer tax credits, secure distribution and interim financing, and close the bank deals for all three of these Tsunami films...


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You are not alone. Join Orpha Poupore and others in a new monthly Creatives Connection group kicking off this Thursday, Jan. 9, from 1-3 p.m. (click the flyer for more info). The group will include time for working on your project, discussion, and connecting with others. There will be a monthly theme, starting with ‘Beginnings’ in January.
We asked Orpha to tell us a bit about herself and her plans for the group…
“All my life I’ve wanted to be an artist and a writer. At times, by choice or necessity, my path has been diverted. Now in my retirement from the world of work, I am resuming my creative journey and answering the call to create. I want to invite others to join me.” — Orpha
Your flyer ‘intro’ says that you’ve wanted to be an artist and writer all your life. What were the early clues?
When I was five, my kindergarten teacher had us lay on large sheets of brown craft paper around which our figures were traced. We then proceeded to cut out the shapes and paint the ‘selfies’ to match our outfits. I was wearing a fluffy baby blue dress with lacy white ruffles. These were put on display in the school hallway. My Auntie, who was visiting and considered to be the more cultured and traveled in my family at large, took one look saying, “You’re an Artist!” From then on the course of my heart was set.
You also say that at times your path was diverted, either by choice or necessity. Tell us about that and what happened to your creative journey during those times?
My path was diverted by necessity, perhaps primarily by financial demands, which guided me to pursue graduate school while working on several occasions. However, I’ve always relished travel both abroad and in the United States. At age 40, I donned a backpack and traversed Europe for about a year staying in hostels and on some occasions subletting apartments. At that time, my main goal was to see firsthand as many artworks as possible from my learning in Art History.
Now that you’re retired and resuming your creative journey, what kinds of things are you doing?
I’ve been attracted to various visual art forms over the years. Although, I was never a full fledged art student, I was always taking art classes. A number of years ago I studied wood cut printmaking at PAFA (Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art) with Dan Miller. I had put that interest aside for many years. In the summer of 2017, I looked into the course schedule for the Banana Factory in Bethlehem. It was a busy summer for me and the only class I could fit in was for Lino Cuts. My first thought was ‘Oh, I’ve already studied woodcuts. What could this possible offer?’ Well, it was sort of like not using computers for 20 years. The instructor, Jesse Shaw, was young and innovative. I learned some clever and useful ‘hacks.’ I also found that in the years between my first experience and the linocuts, my hands were not so facile in the carving of wood. The Lino was softer and more forgiving. That story being noted, I am exploring linocuts with a concentration on the carving and preparation of images at this time.
Why did you decide to create this group? What can people expect in the sessions?
Over time, I’ve met folks in classes or in passing who desire to fulfill their talents on various fronts, be it music, craft, journaling, etc. I sense we can join together and encourage ourselves to move forward on our individual paths. The Emmaus Creatives Connection is largely an opportunity to share our goals, obstacles, and journey. Aside from time to work on a project that each participant brings, the meetings will focus mainly on sharing and discussion with an emphasis on building a support network.
Do you have any suggestions for people who feel a desire to create, but can’t come to the group or don’t feel they have the time or energy after working, taking care of family, etc.?
Try to stay stimulated in order to enrich your mind/spirit. This may mean reading online blogs, watching YouTube instructional videos, looking through library books even if it’s just viewing images, visiting museums, journaling, and dreaming!
Anything else you’d like to add?
Hoping others will join and we’ll see what the year ahead may open for each one.
[ Orpha’s background includes a bachelor’s degree in Art History from the University of Michigan and a master’s degree in Elementary Education from Chestnut Hill College. She also received a ESL (English as a Second Language) Program Specialist Certificate from Arcadia University and participated for four years in the Violette de Mazia Trust Fund Seminar Series for Professional Educators via the Barnes Foundation.]
[The Creatives Connection group will meet monthly on the second Thursday from 1 to 3 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Please RSVP to Lauri at email@example.com, 610-965-9284 (x210), or at the front desk. Upcoming dates include Feb. 13, March 12, and April 9. Check our online calendar for more 2020 dates.]


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Aruppukkottai is a Town and Taluk in Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu state in India. Total number of villages in this Taluk is 79. Aruppukkottai Taluk sex ratio is 1,013 females per 1000 of males.
Aruppukkottai Taluk Villages List
Aruppukkottai is a Taluk in Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu state in India. Below is the List of Towns and Villages in Aruppukkottai Taluk, Total Number of Villages in this Taluk list are 79.
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| Mar 28, 2012
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Police arrested almost two dozen suspected drunken drivers during the most recent “no-refusal” DUI enforcement action in Kane County, State’s Attorney Joe McMahon said today.
Eleven police agencies in the county, along with Illinois...
| Nov 5, 2012
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A veteran Kane County jurist has been elected chief judge of the 16th judicial circuit.
Judge Judith Brawka was unanimously elected last week to fill the unexpired term of Judge Robert Spence, who was named to an appellate court position, according to...
| Aug 22, 2012
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A 20-year-old woman supposedly headed to Illinois State University from her Kane County home was last seen at Millennium Park in Chicago but now is reported missing.
Tanner Conroyd left her house on Route 31 in unincorporated Kane County near St. Charles...
| Aug 23, 2012
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The 20-year-old St. Charles-area woman reported missing Sunday was found safe late this morning at a Chicago-area hospital, according to Kane County Sheriff’s police.
Tanner Conroyd left around noon Sunday from her father’s home on Route 31...
| Jun 4, 2012
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Batavia police are describing the death of a man whose body was found today along a bike trial as “suspicious.”
The body was discovered by a citizen around 11:23 a.m. along the west bank of the Fox River.
The man, 46, was not breathing when...
| Jun 8, 2012
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An Aurora man who stabbed an elderly female hospital patient with a butter knife after hearing that his son had died was found not guilty of attempted murder by reason of insanity Friday in Kane County.
Darrell Franklin, 41, formerly of the 600 block of...
| Jun 27, 2012
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Kane County Coroner Charles West, whose trial on misconduct charges is pending, has undergone liver transplant surgery, his attorney said Wednesday in court.
West is awake, though not speaking, as he recovers at the University of Illinois Hospital in...
| Jul 10, 2012
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An Aurora man on parole was arrested Monday morning after he broke into a home in St. Charles, police said.
Aric A. Liberati, 35, of the 2300 block of Twilight Drive, was charged with felony residential burglary and misdemeanor criminal damage to...
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A 32-year-old man who allegedly robbed a bank in unincorporated LaPorte County, Ind., led police on a pursuet that involved several police agencies from Indiana and Illinois and ended with the man being arrested in the garage of his Elburn home, according...
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If you find money along I-94 in LaPorte County, don’t count it as your lucky day.
Friday’s afternoon armed robbery of LaPorte Savings Bank evolved into a two-state chase with the suspect, 32-year-old David Ziesel, being arrested in Illinois...
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MICHIGAN CITY – Over the weekend, people hit the road. Their stop: Interstate 94, mile marker 19. LaPorte County Police said people were on a hot pursuit for cash, and lots of it.
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A similar restriction on law enforcement’s use of facial recognition could be enacted in Massachusetts, but trade association NetChoice has launched a campaign urging state lawmakers to reject a proposed moratorium.A poll conducted by Savanta for NetChoice in August shows that 64 percent of Massachusetts residents believe facial recognition can make society safer, and 66 percent are against denying law enforcement the use of new technologies to fight crime. When asked if facial recognition should be limited even at the expense of public safety, 46 percent disagreed, while 34 percent agreed. In each case responses are split between “somewhat” and “strong” agreement and disagreement. Asked if they would support a politician that votes to prevent the use of facial recognition and other technologies by law enforcement, 22 percent said they would be more likely to, while 41 percent said they would be less likely to do so. A recent survey from the Pew Research Center shows a majority of U.S. adults trust law enforcement to use facial recognition. NetChoice has launched a petition calling on the proposal to be rejected as part of its campaign.
“Every day facial recognition technologies help law enforcement to generate leads in cases, such as homicide, rape, armed robbery and other violent crime, as well as for non-enforcement reasons, including identifying elderly persons stricken with dementia, finding lost and missing children, identifying homeless persons with mental illness and identifying deceased persons,”said NetChoice Vice President and General Counsel Carl Szabo in a statement by the organization.
“A moratorium on facial recognition technology not only goes against what Bay Staters want, it denies law enforcement tools needed to help keep our communities safe.”Szabo has previously expressed at least tentative support for regulation aimed at increasing transparency around business use of facial biometrics in New York City.


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New Zealand’s Halo Food Co., previously trading as Keytone Dairy, has secured a milk powder manufacturing partnership in China.
The US$40m deal will see Halo Food produce the powdered dairy products of Theland New Cloud (Shanghai) Digimart in its New Zealand factories. Theland is majority-owned by Chinese online retail giant Alibaba and also distributes UHT milk, meat, cereals, water and supplements.
Halo Food said the “memorandum of strategic cooperation” has been struck through its wholly-owned subsidiary Keytone Enterprises for the development and manufacture of Theland’s whole and skimmed milk powders, and “other formulated nutritional powders”.
Early orders under the two-year partnership are valued at $1.5m and manufacturing is expected to begin this month.
After initial delays, Hallo Food said its name change was approved at its annual general meeting on 28 October. The company has an existing presence in China, with distribution deals in Walmart and online at JD.com.
CEO Danny Rotman said: “Theland’s ambitions, strategic priorities and calibre complement our company’s capabilities and first-class facilities in New Zealand and we look forward to a long and prosperous partnership.
“We will support Theland’s growth ambitions with new product development and the ability to continue to scale across their formulated milk powders as they continue to expand their footprint in China.”
Christchurch-based Halo Food is focused on the health and wellness segment with its own KeyDairy brand and others acquired through M&A, such as Omniblend milk powders and UHT drinks, and smoothies and whole food bars under the Super Cubes line. It also supplies Tonik protein shakes.
Listed in Australia, where it has operations in Melbourne and Sydney, Halo Food last month reported second-quarter sales of AUD15m (US$11m) in the period to 30 September, an increase of 10%. Revenues in its previous fiscal year amounted to AUD50.7M, up 59% on a pro-forma basis. The company also co-manufactures for “well-known” brands in Australia and New Zealand.
Sheng Wenhao, Theland’s CEO for the Asia Pacific-region, said: “We have selected to work with Keytone for this key and strategic partnership, aligning with Theland’s strategy and growth priorities in core markets as we continue to build and scale our formulated dairy brands and bring new products to market. Keytone’s advanced facilities aligns with Theland’s objective to provide high-quality products and flexible services from green, clean, pristine New Zealand to Chinese consumers.”

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(BPT) – Every day, consumers are bombarded with buzzwords when selecting groceries — natural, organic, non-GMO, gluten-free and so on. Coupled with news headlines about the environmental impacts of growing, raising and catching food, it’s no wonder many of us are becoming more confused about which choices are right for our diets, our budgets and the environment. And nowhere is this issue more confounding, perhaps, than in the seafood section.
Fish and seafood are flavorful sources of protein, and the variety and versatility of the ocean’s bounty is no mystery. What may be considered a mystery is whether all the options in front of us are sustainably sourced. Some are labeled wild, others farm-raised, but questions remain given the limited information provided and the fact that mislabeling can occur (an independent study of the open global market found an average mislabeling rate of 30 percent for all fish and seafood).
With the world’s growing demand for seafood, ocean environments are increasingly strained. The livelihoods of approximately 10 percent of the global population are supported by the oceans through artisanal and commercial fishing careers. Overfishing — when too few adult fish remain to breed for a healthy population — has been an issue for some species, and it can decimate fish stocks and habitats as well as the fishing communities and economies that rely on a healthy supply.
Illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing continues to occur around the world and can exacerbate overfishing problems. IUU fishing generally disregards quotas and the environment, as does destructive fishing, which may expose delicate ecosystems to explosives or chemicals.
Fortunately, industry groups have developed standards and certifications to help us navigate the murky waters and find some clarity. For 20 years, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), for instance, has been refining its science-based standards for certifying sustainable fisheries and introducing traceability in its efforts to keep the oceans wild and teeming with life for generations to come. And, seafood that has been determined to meet the MSC’s stringent standards is marked with an easily identifiable blue fish label.
By looking for the trusted blue fish label, seafood shoppers can be assured that their purchase:
* Represents only wild fish or seafood from fisheries assessed by an independent third party to meet strict science-based criteria.
* Supports sustainable fishery practices and good management that adapts to changes in the environment.
* Traces back to a certified sustainable fishery and is kept separate from non-certified fish and seafood.
* Features correct labeling, providing peace of mind while selecting food for the dinner table.
Of course, not all certification labels are the same. To make a truly informed choice, you might consider doing a little homework before deciding which label to seek and support with your shopping and dining-out dollars. Several well-regarded international organizations maintain best practices for food production, sustainability and traceability, providing recognition of certification and ecolabeling programs that meet them. Organizations like the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UNFAO), ISEAL Alliance (the global memberships association for sustainability standards) and the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) are all considered reputable sources for more information.
With a little research, you can gather information that helps ensure the seafood you put on the table can be traced to its source and verified as wild and sustainable. At the same time, its enjoyment can be guilt-free: each purchase provides incentive for more fisheries, retailers and restaurants to join the movement to support transparency, traceability and sustainability in our food system. By speaking with their wallets, consumers have the power to track their seafood from ocean to plate and keep it wild.


One of the early DJs/producers of the House & Dance sounds from Lebanon back in the 2000's. Rawad Alameh known as Rudii is a name most clubbing aficionados of the world know and respect ,he is self-made man who has been mixing deep and dance music for over 20 years. His success in the Middle East has become extraordinary, led him to have multiply weekly residencies in many clubs around Beirut city ( taboo night club , I-bar night club , Pure night club , Serata night club , Prive night , audio night club , level night club , Maison Blanc , flight 32 , X- club , Senses , Gold) ). By the years his growing reputation and success was picked up by international party people which it lead him to have many residencies around the Mediterranean & gulf , including Qatar – Doha different venues (Windows Club , Lava Club , Piano Bar , Cube , Pearl Lounge ) , Dubai Venues (Armani Prive) , and Muscat - Oman Venues (John Barry Bar , Grand Hyatt Hotel). A born perfectionist, Rudii is driven by an undying passion for music, he launched his first solo album "Coming Home" in 2019 on Manaina Records, which one of the album tracks "Coming Home" Hits the charts on beatport top 100 indie dance in the 30th place . its also serves as a springboard to his ever-increasing fame throughout the middle east and the world, by releaseing many singles & remixes , Hosting his own radio show "Rudii Deepness sessions Radio Show" including geust Artist from all around the world. *Collaboration with international DJ's & Artists : Deadmau5, Djs From Mars, Paul Mendez, Bob Sinclare, Mar G Rock, Bruno Motta, Pascal jounior, Melhi Aydougan, Nikko Culture, Nayio Bitz, Andrew Dimas, Daniel SK, AMHouse. *Hosting 2 Radio Shows : Rudii Deepness Sessions Radio Show on (Radio Marbella - Spain) Rudii Chill Vibes on (Radio Sawt El Nogoum - Lebanon) *Record Labels : ✮Maniana Records ✮Sensoria Records ✮Sugar Style Records ✮Road Story Records ✮Natural Deep Records ✮Call Me Retro Records ✮Round Trip Bus Records ✮Music Makes You Feel Records ✈ Booking Worldwide: email@example.com
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Storm In BJP's Cup Before Civic Body Polls In Prayagraj, 27 Rebel Leaders Expelled
Prayagraj, May 2 (TNA) The BJP has failed to pacify the dissidents who were angry at being denied tickets in the civic elections. Apart from the state president, deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya and the general secretary of the organization tried several times to pacify such dissidents, but the initiative went in vain.
Finally, on Monday, two days before the polling, 27 such leaders involved in anti-party activities were expelled for six years. State President Bhupendra Chaudhary had also made efforts to establish unity among the dissidents. Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya even sat down with the angry leaders at the election office and explained them the constraints.
Then they were told those who have not got the ticket yet should not be disappointed, they will be given responsibilities in the organization. After this, State Organization General Secretary Dharampal Singh also took the initiative to persuade the leaders of the organization by holding a meeting. He also visited the houses of some dissidents.
Among the leaders who have been expelled for indulging in anti-party activities,includes city executive Vice President Akhilesh Singh. Others who have been shown the door include Vishwas Srivastava, Rajesh Kushwaha, Raju Kumar, Balwant Rai, Neelam Yadav, Amit Tiwari, Mukesh Tiwari, Awadhesh Singh Sonu, Ashish Dwivedi, Girdhari Singh, Shiv Murat Gole, Jitendra Saraswati Jeetu, Ashok Sahu, Pawan Pasi, Mukesh Dwivedi.
The names of Abhishek Rai, Ramji Mishra, Neeraj Tandon, Rishabh Tandon, Rajesh Kesarwani Bablu, Jagmohan Gupta, Sunil Pandey, Anand Singh, Sachin Jaiswal, Kusumlata also in the list of leaders and workers who have shown the door. According to District General Secretary Kunj Vihari Mishra, this action has been taken on the recommendation of state president and regional president of Kashi province, Dilip Singh Patel.


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Virginia Bruce Biography
Actress Virginia Bruce is the subject of an upcoming bio by writer Scott O'Brien. Scott is the author of Kay Francis - I Can’t Wait To be Forgotten.
From the author’s website:
‘Virginia Bruce - Under My Skin by Scott O'Brien is the first full-length biography to delve into the fascinating, turbulent life and career of one of Hollywood's most under-rated stars. In James Robert Parish's foreword for the book, he notes Bruce's quiet charisma, the haunted, distracted look of her eyes, her vibrant voice, and her "off screen life ... far more exciting and exotic than any role she experienced on camera"’.
Go to www.virginiabrucebiography.com for more info.


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May need more currency as GDP size increasing: RBI official
Following demonetisation in November 2016, there was a shrinkage in currency in the system.
KOLKATA: With the country's GDP size increasing in quantitative terms, there could be need for more currency in the economy, a Reserve Bank of India official said Thursday.
Following demonetisation in November 2016, when the government junked high value currency notes of denominations 500 and 1,000, there was a shrinkage in currency in the system. Now, with the growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP), "there may be a need for more currency in the system," the RBI official said during an interactive session here.
Post-demonetisation, the government re-introduced Rs 500 banknote but the Rs 1,000 currency note was discontinued. However, the RBI introduced banknotes of denomination 2,000 during the period.
"The bank will also be issuing more security features in the currency for which pre-qualification bid notice has been floated," he said.
Regarding Non Banking Finance Companies (NBFC), another official said that the RBI would appoint an ombudsman for deposit-taking NBFCs, with the addition of a digital ombudsman.
The apex bank has been pursuing a national strategy on financial inclusion, he said.
The RBI has also formed an expert committee for the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) so that they were able to avail bank credit without too may hassles.
The RBI had also started co-origination of loans with banks and NBFCs which would help the customers in getting a better rate as the cost of funds of banks were low, he said.


King’s Lynn sack manager Mark Hughes after poor start to new National League North season
King's Lynn Town have parted company with manager Mark Hughes.
Hughes and his assistant Adrian Whitbread were dismissed by the Linnets today - 48 hours after they were beaten 1-0 by Warrington in the National League North.
Lynn have won just one of their 10 games this season and sit third from bottom of the table.
Their run of form has been the complete opposite to last season where they finished second to AFC Fylde but were heavily beaten by Kidderminster Harriers in the play-offs.
In a statement released by the club a short while ago, Cleeve said: “I will always be grateful to Mark for stepping up to the plate when Tommy Widdrington walked out on the club without notice to join Aldershot.
"Mark is a tremendous person and gave his all to the job in trying circumstances and I am very sad that it has not worked out as we both wanted at King’s Lynn Town FC.
"I wish him well in his future career and am sure he will bounce back very quickly”.
It is believed that Academy director Alex Cross and Under-23s manager Josh Coulson have been asked to take temporary charge of the team.
Cleeve has also confirmed in a Tweet that playmaker Josh Barrett is staying at The Walks after being linked with a move away over the weekend.
"I've been asked a lot so would like to confirm Josh Barrett is not an Aldershot player and is very much still an important part of our squad," he said.
"There has been interest from Aldershot but not an unusual situation, we often get interest in our players from other clubs."
Lynn's next game is at home to Buxton on Saturday, October 7.


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Early Mars was covered in ice sheets, not flowing rivers
A large number of the valley networks scarring Mars’s surface were carved by water melting beneath glacial ice, not by free-flowing rivers as previously thought, according to new UBC research.
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Vital volcano insights come at a cost during UBC scientists’ summer expedition
It started out like the camping trip from hell, but it turned into the research expedition of a lifetime for three University of British Columbia volcanologists.
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Oscillating “plug” of magma causes tremors that forecast volcanic eruptions: UBC research
University of British Columbia geophysicists are offering a new explanation for seismic tremors accompanying volcanic eruptions that could advance forecasting of explosive eruptions such as recent events at Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines, Chaiten Volcano in Chile, and Mount St. Helens in Washington State.
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By Brandon Moseley
Alabama Political Reporter
Hundreds of Second Amendment supporters are expected to rally in Montgomery on Tuesday to urge state legislators to pass the Alabama Firearm Freedoms Act in the 2013 legislative session.
Conservative activist Al Mickle wrote, “As our state legislators begin the 2013 session, we will stand together, to encourage them to PASS and if necessary DEFEND the Alabama Firearms Freedom Act. This is about our 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 10th Amendments. Wear a RED SHIRT and get 10 friends to join us. It is YOUR freedom, but do you have the guts to defend it? If you do only one meaningful thing all year, MAKE SURE THIS IS IT. This is the time to present our signed petition, directing our elected office holders to enact our Alabama motto: “WE DARE DEFEND OUR RIGHTS” (please share this with everyone you know & have them invite friends as well.”
Alabama State Representative Jim McClendon (R) from Springville told ‘The Alabama Political Reporter’ that the House Republicans intend to pass legislation protecting Alabama gun makers who sell strictly to Alabamians (thus not engaging in interstate commerce) from being put out of business by the federal government.
Mickle urged participants not to bring Confederate flags, wear rocker T-shirts, or come armed (It is illegal to come armed to a political gathering in Alabama) because the media tends to seek out the most extreme looking person in the group to put on TV. Mickle said, “Based on reports from 3-4 people who attended the rally on Saturday (Jan 19), the media lapdogs were there and interviewing people, at the rally. However, it seems that 99.9% of the people they interviewed, were sporting confederate battle flags and/or mullets. (and that is a quote!!!) Folks, this event on the 5th, is NOT the time to show division. This is the time for WE THE PEOPLE to show UNITY.”
The Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives Mike Hubbard (R) from Auburn said on Facebook, “In Alabama, we’re taking steps to ensure our constitution contains the strongest gun protection provisions in the country. We dare defend our right to bear arms.”
House Minority Leader Craig Ford (D) from Gadsden wrote, “When our founding fathers wrote the Bill of Rights, they made the “right to keep and bear arms: a priority. In fact, the right to own a firearm comes second only to the first amendment rights to free speech, freedom of religion, and the freedom of the press. The founding fathers were wise to provide constitutional protections for gun ownership.”
Mickle wrote on Facebook, “We EACH need to make sure to bring 4-5 additional people with us. (if not TEN more people.) I received calls from three (3) more legislators over the past 2 days, each voicing their support or confirming their speaking time. WE THE PEOPLE are already making an impact. Now, please print out 10-12 copies of the flyer and sign/print name/phone #/County of residence…and place it on the desk of your State Senator AND your State Representative….as well as the Governor’s office. (then share the additional copies with other men/women who forgot to print out some. THE TIME IS NOW!!! STAND UP, MY FELLOW ALABAMIANS, AND “DARE TO DEFEND OUR RIGHTS!”
The rally begins at 11:00 A.M.


|Editorial Commentary; By how much should England ‘subsidise’ Wales, Scotland & Northern Ireland?|
Brexit means it is time to radically change the way the nations of the UK are funded, WAG Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford has said.
He has called on the UK government to ‘make good the promise made during the referendum that Wales will not lose out on funding’ as he launches the WAG’s latest Brexit policy paper setting out proposals to design a new funding system to guarantee fair & continuing investment for Wales and the rest of the UK.
The proposals include:
Lord Barnet never intended his formula to last for decades and he once told the BBC Radio 4's World Tonight programme it was "grossly unfair" and repeated his call for it to be scrapped. He also told the Daily Telegraph introducing it was a "terrible mistake" which had become a national and personal "embarrassment". (Devolution: What's the Barnett formula? - BBC News ~ The Barnett formula: a quick guide – House of Commons Library ~ How the Barnett formula is 'flawed' in favour of Scotland and NI ~ IFS: laws in the Barnett Formula make it unsuitable for allocating funding ... )
However, replacing it is easier said than done, mainly due to the difficulty in getting a consensus on how it should change. It would be easy to get Scotland & Wales to agree that their payments should be raised to the same per head as Northern Ireland, but that would mean English taxpayers having to find even more money to pay for it.
Statistically England only gets a couple of hundred £s less per head than the others when one averages the total for the whole UK, BUT in actuality England receives around £2,000 less per head than Northern Ireland, with Scotland and then Wales getting lesser amounts than NI.
So with around 84% of the UK population living in England the ‘elephant in the room’ is ‘why should (for example) Scotland & Wales be able to afford ‘subsidised / free’ university education and free hospital car parking while England cannot’? (Some would say the Barnett Formula settlement for Wales must be too generous if they can afford this! )
England has as many remote / rural / deprived areas as other parts of the UK, plus it has to deal with such challenges as shortages / high cost of housing and an influx of immigrants every year which raises the demand for public services. It could be legitimately argued that there is no valid reason for them to get more per head than England, if it is going to be spent on ‘extra’ benefits, which England is ‘not given funding for’.
Designing ‘a new way of the 4 nations of the UK working together to agree fiscal issues to replace the current EU framework’ and creating ‘new bodies independent of government to oversee the new system & resolve disputes’ could well make the complexities of negotiating Brexit seem simple by comparison, which is probably why the Barnett formula is still in operation today.After all, how does one agree a system where less than 16% of the population ‘compels’ the other 84% to fund them better than they do themselves?


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Grand Union delights in responding to commissions and tailoring shows to order. Any of our existing shows can be adapted to local demands, or serve as models for new productions.
Following the huge success of Undream'd Shores at the Hackney Empire in November 2014, we are using this as a model for our future work. This offers not just a spectacular show with local participation, but activities for young children, practical workshops and family performances all exploring the same theme..
This will be the mainstay of our programme for the three years from 2015 to 2018, underpinning a variety of other projects. Some of these may be smaller in scale, concentrating perhaps on a particular region of the world, and/or featuring specific musicians.
For smaller venues we can offer an 8- to 10-piece band featuring combinations of musicians from different parts of the world, like Bengal Tiger, Shanghai Dragon, which combines Chinese, Bengali and Indian musicians, Spirit of Carnival (Caribbean, Latin and African musicians) or the Trading Roots, which also includes Gypsy, Turkish and Balkan musicians.
All shows listed on the events page, and most of those on the history page, are also readily available.
We also run extensive Learning and Participation programmes linked to these of the Orchestra. Please see our past and present projects page here for more details
Grand Union is always happy to discuss devising and tailoring education and participatory projects especially for local needs and demands. Just call us to discuss possibilities and negotiate prices. You can reach us via our contact page here.


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CRIME/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL: “The Trump administration on Friday [3-31-17] fired back at California’s top judge, disputing her characterization this month that federal immigration agents were ‘stalking’ courthouses to make arrests.
In a letter to Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, leaders of Trump’s Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security called her description of federal agents’ conduct “troubling.”
They said agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were using courthouses to arrest immigrants in the U.S. illegally, in part, because California and some of its local jurisdictions prohibit their officials from cooperating with federal agencies in detaining such immigrants under most conditions.
Even for individuals already in local police custody, such policies may make it necessary for agents to make arrests in public places, rather than in jails, they said. By apprehending suspects after they have passed through security screening at courthouses, federal agents are less likely to encounter anyone who is armed, they added.
‘The arrest of individuals by ICE officers and agents is predicated on investigation and targeting of specific persons who have been identified by ICE and other law enforcement agencies as subject to arrest,’ wrote Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly.
Cantil-Sakauye had asked the Trump administration on March 16 to stop immigration agents from seeking immigrants at the state’s courthouses.
‘Courthouses should not be used as bait in the necessary enforcement of our country’s immigration laws,’ she wrote in a letter to Sessions and Kelly.
Her letter did not say which courthouses had been the location of such ‘stalking,’ but judges and lawyers in Southern California have complained of seeing immigration agents posted near courts.”
-Del Quentin Wilber and Maura Dolan, “Trump administration admonishes California chief justice over claim that agents are ‘stalking’ immigrants,” The Los Angeles Times online, March 31, 2017 9:02am


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I love the sci-fi genre, especially in movies. But a sci-fi movie combined with action (and probably some monsters too) just earns itself a place in my interest.
My guilty pleasure lately is watching fun and simple, sci-fi, action movies. When I said fun and simple, I mean that most of these movies don’t take themselves too seriously. There are some parts of the movies that will probably make you go, “Yeah, that’s not how it works,” or “Well, that doesn’t make sense,” as you shake your head a little bit. These movies aren’t exactly mind-blowing. They neither were made to make you think about the story for days, nor forced you to read countless internet discussion just to understand the plot. They’re just fun and entertaining, a perfect gateway after a stressful day. That’s it. But that’s more than enough for me.
So, if you need to watch something fun with a lot of action as you chill, here’s my list of fun sci-fi, action movies that I recently watched on Netflix and really enjoyed. I am not a fan of gore or anything too bloody and violent, so these movies are nothing like that. Sure there are some blood, but I still find them tolerable. Anyway this article isn’t an advertisement of any kind, I just love watching movies and I want to talk about the ones I found interesting.
Note: As of 7 March 2021, they are all available on Netflix Indonesia (and hopefully other regions too). I can’t guarantee that you can still find them in the future, but you can always check movies availability on Netflix of any region on sites like unogs.com for that.
1. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
Director : Jake Kasdan
Cast : Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Karen Gilan, Nick Jonas (+ Awkwafina, Danny DeVito, Danny Glover for Jumanji: The Next Level)
IMDb Rating: 6.9 (Welcome to the Jungle), 6.6 (The Next Level)
I remember watching the original movie from 1995 with Robin Williams and Kirsten Dunst as a kid with my cousins. We had a lot of laughter watching it. The two new Jumanji movies also bring a lot of laugh. Jack Black’s performance as a game character being played by a teenage girl is probably my favorite, though the other actors were great too.
Similar to the premise of the original movie, the two new movies are also about a game that sucked a bunch of kids into the game world where they’re forced to complete the game if they want to get out at all. Both are fun adventure movies with a straightforward plots, plenty of actions and humor.
2. The Meg (2018)
Director : Jon Turteltaub
Cast : Jason Statham, Bingbing Li, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose
IMDb Rating: 5.6
I discovered this movie during a really boring evening, and I wanted to watch something fun and simple with a big monster in it. And I got exactly what I was looking for. The movie starts with a group of scientists exploring the Mariana Trench where they discover something that science had declared already extinct for millions of years, the megalodon. Yes, the monster shark with huge teeth that no one had ever seen apparently still lurks somewhere deep down in the sea.
After being discovered, now the megalodon appears ready to come out of its nest and attack on everything (yes everything, even people). I mean, what is a human meat to a megalodon, it’s probably like a snack to them anyway. But it doesn’t stop a megalodon from hunting humans, so now Jason Statham has to get ready as he reluctantly saves everyone. After all, he is the only person who can save the whole world from the megalodon, right? So if you want to watch a fun monster movie with a lot of action where the hero always saves the day, The Meg is a great choice!
3. Deep Blue Sea (1999)
Director : Renny Harlin
Cast : Thomas Jane, Saffron Burrows, Samuel L. Jackson, Stellan Skarsgård, LL Cool J
IMDb Rating : 5.9
I have heard this movie mentioned a lot online, but I never bothered with it because the 5.9 rating on IMDb almost turned me away. My assumption was if a movie had such a low rating, it’s usually flat or not really fun. Turned out I was wrong. There’s a reason why this movie earned a cult status. I started watching this movie with such a low expectation, expecting myself not to like it, but I ended up enjoying it so much!
The premise of the movie is a bunch of people working in an underwater facility are trapped inside by a trio of intelligent sharks (as a result of a series of questionable scientific experiments). Here’s the kicker, the sharks are almost too smart to be believable. It’s like they’re not only really smart but they also seem to have some kind of sixth sense ability to help them know everything.
If you like the premise of people being stuck in a place during an urgent situation with some jump scares, then Deep Blue Sea is the right movie to watch. I legitimately got really frightened during some scenes, especially nearing the end. It’s so scary but also really fun too.
4. Waterworld (1995)
Director : Kevin Reynolds
Cast : Kevin Costner, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Dennis Hopper
IMDb Rating : 6.3
I actually think this movie deserves a higher rating. I don’t know why, maybe because I like how original the concept is, or how much I enjoyed it. It should at least get a 7.0 in my opinion.
The story is set in the future where the whole world is submerged with water. There is no more land, only water. People live on boats, or atolls, or basically everything except land. As a result, the existence of land becomes a myth. Our hero (Kevin Costner) here doesn’t believe in the existence of land, but when he meets a woman and a little girl who want to find a dry land, he reluctantly helps them.
Oh, and there are sea thugs too (or sea mafia?) who try to take everything away from our hero and his gang. As you expect, these villains are a little bit cartoonish at times, and so is our hero who often acts so cartoonishly heroic as he saves everybody he cares about (and reluctantly too of course), but that only made it even more fun to watch for me. If you want to watch something fun with a compelling premise and over the top heroic action, Waterworld is a great movie to watch.
5. Space Sweepers (2021)
Director : Sung-hee Jo
Cast : Song Joong-Ki, Kim Tae-ri, Seon-kyu Jin, Richard Armitage, Ye-Rin Park
IMDb Rating : 6.6
It’s a relatively new movie that only came out this year, produced by Netflix. The story takes place in space with a dystopian setting. The world has become inhabitable, so the rich build a new settlement in space, meanwhile the rest of the humanity either has to suffer on Earth or forced to live scrambling in space collecting garbage. Our hero (Song Joong-Ki) is a man who is working in a junk collector ship so that he can earn enough money to find his lost daughter. The tension begins when the crews of the ship find a humanoid robot declared to be a weapon of mass destruction, and now they have to decide what they are going to do with her.
Space Sweepers is a Korean movie with a lot of international characters. I love that there are so many languages used in this movie, making it feel inclusive and true to the setting. There are also some quite tearjerker scenes that I didn’t expect.
I like this movie because it has an interesting concept and gives me some Star Wars vibe with cool robots, cool spaceships, and exciting space battles. I was also really impressed with the CGI used in the movie. Although I wasn’t exactly a fan of the ending, I think it’s still a really fun movie to watch, especially if you love space movies like me.
6. The Host (2006)
Director : Bong Joon Ho
Cast : Kang-ho Song, Byun Hee-Bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Doona
IMDb Rating : 7.1
Another monster movie that I really enjoyed. It was made in 2006 so don’t expect too much from the computer generated monster. The story starts with a mutant fish that emerges from Han River in Seoul caused by careless chemical disposal in the water. The monster fish starts attacking and hunting people brutally, terrorizing the city. When a bumbling and somewhat absent-minded father loses his daughter to the monster, he and his family must work together, whatever it takes to save her.
Unlike some other movies here, The Host is not a straight up monster movie, because it also has some elements of family drama and social commentary. What I like most from this movie is it has a great balance of thriller/horror and comedy. However, despite all this, you can still watch it as a fun monster flick, and it’s still really entertaining.
7. Rampage (2018)
Director : Brad Peyton
Cast : Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Akerman, Jeffrey Dean Morgan
IMDb Rating : 6.1
Dwayne Johnson played a primatologist who raises an albino gorilla in an animal enclosure where they form an unlikely friendship. Unluckily one day, this gorilla and two other wild animals are suddenly infected with pathogens that make them bigger, angrier, and deadlier. So you’ve got a giant gorilla, a giant wolf, and a giant crocodile running rampant destroying the city. The giant crocodile is probably the coolest monster of them all to me. I mean the giant wolf also looks really cool, but the giant crocodile is something else. I applaud the special effects for their cool CGI monsters.
Rampage is such a loud, fast-paced, thrilling action movie with a lot of action movie cliches but also almost non stop action from beginning to end, exactly what I was looking for in a monster movie. You’ll find a lot of great monster to monster fights that are so cool to watch here. If you are a fan of Godzilla or King Kong types of movies like me, you are definitely in for a ride.
So that’s it. That’s the list of movies that I watched recently on Netflix. I admit that watching loud – and sometimes somewhat mindless – sci-fi action flicks is totally my guilty pleasure. I will definitely watch more of them in the future, and I may update you with more of those too. Hope you enjoy my article, and thanks for reading!

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A 30-member panel of doctors and health experts will, for the first time, address the cost effectiveness of hepatitis C drugs in updated guidelines that may change prescribing and coverage for the medicines, Bloomberg News reports. The panel is a joint effort by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the Infectious Diseases Society of America, which together represent more than 10,000 physicians, health workers and scientists. ”The panel will explicitly consider cost and cost- effectiveness,” says Benjamin Linas, a panel member and physician.
Meanwhile, the U.K.’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence endorsed Harvoni, the newest Gilead Sciences GILD -1.00% treatment for hepatitis C, for use on the state health service in the U.K., where it costs significantly less than in the U.S., according to Reuters. Harvoni, which combines Gilead’s drug Sovaldi with another of its anti-viral medicines into a daily pill, is priced at $58,400 for a 12-week treatment course – a third less than in the U.S. And PMLive notes that, unlike Sovaldi, Harvoni will not face a funding delay in the U.K.
Labels: AASLD/IDSA/IAS–USA Guidelines, NICE endorses Harvoni, recommendations on cost-effectiveness


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***Kentucky native MARK FOSSON recorded one album for John Fahey’s Takoma Records in 1976 which went unreleased until 2006. Mark recently found the home demo for that session. Fosson says: “These 11 tracks are the songs I began writing after acquiring my first 12-String guitar. I recorded them in my living room on a Pioneer RT1050 2-track reel-to-reel with a rented microphone. All are originals except for ‘Back In The Saddle Again,’ which resulted from my other obsession at the time of watching old black & white Gene Autry movies any chance I could...usually at 5:00 AM! I met Mr. Autry many years later and tried to tell him this but the crowd was too loud & his ears were too old & he couldn’t hear a word I was saying. Anyway...thanks Gene. Many of these songs would appear later in slightly altered form on The Lost Takoma Sessions, but these original versions are my personal favorites. I can’t believe the tapes have survived so long and still sound as clean as the day I recorded them.”


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Whether you are experiencing painful tender points, chronic headaches, deep muscle pain, unending back pain, or neck pain, you know what it is to have fibromyalgia. People with fibromyalgia feel pain in ways no one else can really understand.
Fibromyalgia-related pain is pain that causes you to ache all over. You may have painful “trigger points,” places on your body that cause discomfort no matter what medication you take. Your muscles can feel like you just had a strenuous workout even though you haven’t exercised. Or your muscles will twitch. Sometimes they will burn or ache with deep stabbing pain. Some patients comment that they have aches and pains around the joints in their neck, shoulders, back, and hips. This kind of pain makes it difficult to sleep or exercise
Acute pain comes on suddenly and can be intense. For instance, think about how suddenly your back can ache after you’ve bent down to lift a heavy package or a child. Yet, in nearly 80% of the cases, acute pain goes away in about two weeks. It runs its course and goes away. Pain from a strained muscle that lasts only a few days or weeks is considered acute.
Chronic pain is pain that lasts much longer than someone would normally expect based on the original problem or injury. However, when the pain becomes chronic, our bodies react in several ways. This pain can be associated with abnormalities in low energy, brain hormones, muscle pain, mood disorders, and impaired mental and physical performance. The chronic pain worsens as neurochemical changes in your body increase your sensitivity to pain. You may begin to have pain in other parts of the body that do not normally hurt.
What Are Fibromyalgia’s Tender Points?
Tender points are localized areas of tenderness typically above muscles, tendons or bones that hurt when they are pressed. Tender points are not areas of deep pain, but are superficial areas ostensibly under the surface of the skin, such as over the elbow or shoulder. People with fibromyalgia often have 11 or more out of 18 total tender points.
Fibromyalgia’s chronic pain seems like it will never end. The ongoing headaches, aching joints, neck pain, and painful tender points can prevent sleep, causing you to awaken frequently at night. The chronic loss of sleep results in increased achiness, morning stiffness, and daytime fatigue.
Because there is no effective treatment or medication for the fibromyalgia, the overwhelming feelings can lead to irritability, exhaustion, anxiety, social isolation, and depression.
- Physical therapy
- Exercise and fitness program focusing on aerobic exercise
- Stress-relief methods, including light massage and relaxation techniques with cognitive behavioral therapy
- Medicine should be used along with exercise and behavior therapy. Duloxetine (Cymbalta), pregabalin (Lyrica), and milnacipran (Savella) are medications that are approved specifically for treating fibromyalgia.
- Percutaneous nerve stimulation (NIPP)
However, many other drugs are also used to treat the condition, including:
- Anti-seizure drugs (gabapentin and Lyrica)
- Other antidepressants (Savella)
- Muscle relaxants
- Pain relievers (Tramadol)
Other treatment options
- Support groups may also be helpful.
- Eat a well-balanced diet and avoiding caffeine
- Practice good sleep routine and hygiene
- Acupressure and acupuncture


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I allow myself as much tea and or coffee as I want during the day and something that has helped is diet coke, it throws the body of track for a while.
If you decide to pick at foods..avoid anything that has over 3g of sugar in it per portion.
Turkey Steaks & Rice
A tasty dish that will have around 600-700 calories per portion, fill your plate and enjoy
Prep Time 15 Minutes - Cook time 20 hours
Ingredients to feed 2 People
4 x turkey steaks
This should be a straight forward dinner, however one tip i may give is turkey can be quite dry if its overcooked, however what i do is use a frying pan with a lid and put steaks in on a low heat and put the lid and this helps to keep the steak succulent.
Cook the rice as per packet details.


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In an update on the previous post regarding the upcoming Fág an Bealach docudrama, Tile Films have kindly passed on the schedule information. For viewers in the United States the two episodes will be airing back to back on Smithsonian Networks this coming Thursday 17th March. In Ireland the first episode will be on TG4 on Wednesday 23rd March (repeated Saturday 26th March), with the second episode following on Wednesday 30th March (repeated Saturday 2nd April). Tile also provided their press release on the docudrama, a portion of which is reproduced below. The company’s Development Director Dave Farrell appeared on Irish radio station Newstalk with Sean Moncrieff to discuss Thomas Francis Meagher and the Irish Brigade, and you can listen to an mp3 of the interview here.
“Fág an Bealach” reveals the untold story of one of the greatest military units of the American Civil War: The Irish Brigade.
In April 1861 the most destructive conflict in American History, the Civil War, began. Across the American continent, thousands of Irish men and women were caught up in the nationalistic fever that gripped both northern and southern states. ‘Faugh a ballagh’ meaning ‘Clear the Way’ in old Gaelic, the battle cry of the Irish Brigade, echoed across the bloody battlefields of Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania. Here, the legend of the ‘Fighting Irish’ was born.
Presented by Irish-American actor Brian Mallon (Gettysburg; Gods and Generals) and narrated by Pat Butler FÁG AN BEALACH tells the story of the Irish Brigade through the heroic actions of the Irish people involved in the Union army fight.
At the centre of the Irish Brigade’s story is its founder, the controversial and charismatic General Thomas Francis Meagher. Meagher, or “Meagher of the Sword”, is the one of the most famous Irishmen in Civil War America. Meagher created the Irish Flag, the tricolour that decades later would fly above the GPO during the 1916 Easter Rising. In 1848 he was sentenced to death for his part in the Young Irelander’s rebellion but, with public pressure, he was instead exiled to Australia. In 1852 he made a daring escape to America, where he was lauded as a hero. Yet he had a dark side, leaving his pregnant wife in Australia and later struggling with alcoholism. Meagher is a hugely colourful, conflicted and enigmatic character. Tile Films cast leading Irish actor Don Wycherley (Rásaí na Gaillimhe; Ondine; Perrier’s Bounty) in the pivotal role of General Thomas Francis Meagher.
Fenian, Donegal man James McKay Rorty played by Irish actor Jonathan Byrne (8.5 hours; Primeval) rose through the ranks of the Irish Brigade to become a captain of artillery at Gettysburg. Captured at the famous battle of Bull Run, he makes a bold escape to fight at other epic battles of the Civil War. Irish priest Fr. William Corby played by American actor John Neely (Gettysburg; the speech that saved America) gave up a comfortable teaching post to minister to the men of the Irish Brigade and in the process became the most famous priest in America. He became known as the ‘Fighting Chaplain’ and no spot on the battlefield was too dangerous or too exposed to the fire of the enemy for this priest. Irish-American Peter Welsh, played by Colin D. Farrell (The Ghosts of Duffy’s Cut; Death or Canada) found himself caught up in the tide of war and provided a personal, gripping account of battles such as Fredericksburg, where the Irish Brigade was all but decimated. And New York socialite and Irish Brigade fundraiser Maria Lydig Daly, played by Lesa Thurman (Thor; Gift of the Magi), chronicles life on the home-front. The participation of these Irish people in the war was crucial for the creation of modern Irish-America, as they proved their loyalty to their adopted homeland.
Filmed on location in Ireland and in the U.S.A., this two part HD Docudrama series, FÁG AN BEALACH, is Tile Films latest co-production for broadcasters TG4 and Smithsonian Channel USA.

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Welcome to Wall Street's summer of discontent.
While most of the industry's attention is focused on Washington lawmakers as they hammer out reforms that could make life less prosperous for years to come, an inconvenient truth has dawned on bankers: Suddenly, business stinks.
Sales of new stocks and bonds, after a splendid start earlier this year, have nose-dived. The corporate-merger whirl has slowed, and trading desks have gone quiet. Layoffs, after pausing late last year, have resumed. Since mid-April—coincidentally, perhaps, when the government sued Goldman Sachs for fraud—shares in big banks have fallen by 20% or more.
Few expect a quick turnaround, since every day seems to bring new worries that Congress will crack the whip on banks, or that Great Britain, Greece or another country will teeter into the economic abyss.
“The problems in 2008 were mostly about banks. Now, we have something more severe, with people questioning the viability of united Europe and the euro,” says Nicholas Colas, chief market strategist at brokerage firm ConvergEx Group.
Amid all the Sturm und Drang, two of Wall Street's most profitable businesses—selling shares and bonds for companies—have tanked. Eight initial public offerings were delayed last month, the most for any month in 2010, while junk-bond issuance fell by nearly 80%. The gloom has even hit brokerage-firm analysts, usually an upbeat group. They've stopped raising revenue estimates for the companies they follow after nearly a year of steady increases.
“Clearly, things are slowing,” says Joseph Amato, president and chief investment officer for equities at Neuberger Berman, which has $180 billion under management.
Expecting tougher times, Neuberger Berman bond-investment chief Bradley Tank sold debt he held in J.P. Morgan Chase and other big banks because their prices no longer reflected the challenges the institutions face.
“We've 'de-risked,' ” he says, using a term often heard in financial circles lately.
“De-risking” means sharply lower profits for banks and brokers. The city's Independent Budget Office expects 2010 profits for Wall Street firms to total one-half of 2009's record results, and to halve again next year.
That's forcing banks to make more staff cuts, resuming a wave of layoffs that began in late 2008 before pausing in the fourth quarter of 2009. As of April, banks had laid off about 7,000 New Yorkers in 2010, according to U.S. Labor Department data, bringing the number of people in the city who work on Wall Street to 157,000—the lowest since 1993. Those losses, which surprised industry economists, may have deepened due to the expiration of severance or retention agreements struck during the 2008 megamergers of Merrill Lynch and other institutions.
The good news? All of Wall Street's lines of business can be revived almost instantly.
Nonfinancial companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 are hoarding an $838 billion pile of cash, which could fuel the next merger boom. And retail investors who have largely avoided stocks could lift the market if they turn on bonds and other investments that offer minimal returns.
More hope: the London Interbank Offered Rate, which measures what banks charge each other for loans, has leveled off in recent days after steadily rising over the past month as the European economic crisis took hold.
Among today's few Wall Street successes is money manager Eric Sprott, who recently launched a mutual fund that offers a new twist on that old standby, gold. His fund's gold bars are stored at the Royal Canadian Mint, but if an investor decides that's risky, Mr. Sprott will ship it—on a Brink's truck—directly to the customer for a $5 per troy ounce fee. Demand is so strong that the fund trades at a 10% premium over its asset value, and last month, bankers at Morgan Stanley helped Mr. Sprott raise another $240 million, bringing the total amount invested in the fund to $720 million.
Morgan Stanley bankers were surely grateful for the work—they've been rather idle lately. But offering deal makers hope, the investor is now weighing a concept expansion.
“Maybe we'll start a gold-coin trust,” Mr. Sprott says, “or one for silver Maple Leafs.”


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I was driving along the other day and noticed on my dashboard that a warning light with an exclamation mark in a circle had come on. I have tried to find in the manual and online what it means to no avail. It stayed on for about a day an then turned off. Does anyone know what it means and what work needs to be done to prevent any damage or the light coming on again? Thanks.
The light was actually red. I managed to find it in my small service manual and it says that it is to do with the hydraulic brake fluid. I am guessing it is an electrical fault somewhere though because the fluid is full and I can't see any leaks anywhere. Do you guys think this might be what is wrong?
I completely flushed it about a year ago. I did a minor service on it today and cleaned the contacts on the level sensor and the plug in and out of the fluid chamber. So far the light has stayed off so I'm hoping it was just a faulty connection. Thanks for your help. Ill let you know if anything else happens.
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