Don Barnes Joins STAR 93.5 as Operations Manager
July 15, 2014
Bringing more than two decades of metro Jackson radio experience, Mississippi College alumnus Don Barnes is the new operations manager at STAR 93.5.
A 47-year-old Brandon resident, Barnes began his radio career at WHJT on the Clinton campus when he was a student in the MC Communication Department in the 1980s.
“I was fascinated with radio as a kid and decided early on that I was going to be a famous DJ someday,” the MC alumnus says.
While that ambitious dream hasn’t been realized just yet, Barnes is delighted to return to the Baptist-affiliated university as a star player with Jackson’s Christian radio station. He considers his recent hiring at the vibrant station in the basement of Aven Hall to be “a blessing from God.”
STAR 93.5 General Manager Doug Amacker is thrilled to welcome Barnes aboard. “Don brings a tremendous amount of radio and multimedia experience to STAR 93.5 and we are excited about his addition to our team.”
As operations manager, his assignments include managing music programming, handling some of the day-to-day operations, serving as an on-air radio personality from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. each day, and helping boost the station’s sales team.
Barnes is eager to be part of the new things planned for WHJT and looks forward to reconnecting with old friends on campus and meeting new ones.
Away from the Clinton campus, Barnes serves as the owner of AMP Entertainment of Mississippi, a full service DJ and community events entertainment company.
Jackson area listeners may be familiar with the voice of the 1989 Mississippi College mass communications and marketing graduate. He worked at local radio stations like 94.7 JACK FM, US96.3, MIX 98.7, Y101 and 105.9 FM.
After working the past two years as marketing director of CCSI-Peak Solutions, a company specializing in brand development and promotion, Barnes rejoined the Mississippi College family this summer.
There are precious memories from his initial tenure at the MC station. He was working in studio when 93.5 FM became the heritage Christian radio station in greater Jackson. It happened on an unforgettable Easter morning in 1987 with the airing of the praise song “Rise Again” as dawn broke in Central Mississippi at 6 a.m.
A native of Richardson, Texas, near Dallas, Barnes has longtime Jackson roots. He moved to Mississippi’s capital city as an active three-year-old, was a Jackson Academy student and grew up attending Colonial Heights Baptist Church in Jackson.
Today, Don and his wife, Leslie, are members of Crossgates Baptist Church in Brandon with their four children, Ryan, Gracie, Cameron and Ava. Leslie Barnes is a stay at home mom and aerobics instructor at The Club at Crossgates.
For Don Barnes, the timing is just perfect as he reconnects to the 5,000-student university as the MC Choctaws return to NCAA Division II and the Gulf South Conference. “I’m so proud to be back at my alma mater,” he said. “Becoming a Choctaw for the second time is very exciting. I’m looking forward to reliving some fond memories of football games and the whole college atmosphere.”
Contact Andy Kanengiser, University News Coordinator, at 601.925.7760 or at email@example.com.


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Charity Toyota finally unveiled
Four local charities are to benefit from Killarney Valley Classic and Vintage Club’s latest project.
A 40-year-old Toyota Starlet that the club restored over the last few months is set to be raffled to raise funds for the Irish Kidney Association Kerry branch, Killarney Valley Athletic Club, Recovery Haven Cancer Support and Cuan Mhuire.
The car was unveiled by Radio Kerry’s Brendan Fuller and local Paralympian Jordan Lee at a well-attended function in Kelliher’s Garage Tralee.
“People were blown away by the work that has been put into restoring the car and we were delighted with the turn-out of well over 80 people and we are very grateful for everyone’s support,” said Killarney Valley Classic and Vintage Club’s PRO Tom Leslie.
“It is a testament to our club to be able to present this car in what we think is safe to say a better than new condition than it was 40 years ago. We are delighted to be associated with all of our sponsors many of whom joined us for the unveiling and we now look forward to raffling the car and to selling the tickets to raise valuable funds to support our chosen charities.”
Tickets are €10 and can be purchased from Kellihers Garage Tralee, Killarney Glass, Ross Cafe Killarney, Castleisland Tyre Centre and O’Neills Power Equipment Milltown, from any of the charities or from any member of the club.
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The broadcast industry has already evolved dramatically in recent years with the increasing dominance of the internet. In the beginning, the internet was largely focused on the potential global audience and having global reach to enjoying global revenue. However, consumer use of the internet has already started to mature and it has become increasingly clear that while people enjoy how the worldwide web makes the globe a much smaller place, they also want to be targeted with the right localised content as well.
There has been a marked increase in the public discussion about local TV, with government announcing a new generation of local TV services in recent months. This trend is set to have a significant impact on the TV landscape, with the current proliferation of channels resulting in customers becoming increasingly disconnected from the programmes they are offered, because they are simply not relevant. Regional TV in its current form is becoming increasingly irrelevant to the audience it serves and is a poor substitute for truly local content. Previously the regional TV advertising model made better economic sense, with a larger pool of consumers meaning a greater number of viewers, leading to bigger potential advertising revenues.
However, regional TV simply does not equate to long-term survival in today’s world of the individual. While cutting local news for its broader regional equivalent may mean lower costs, it also means fewer people are truly engaged with the content that is being offered to them. This only serves to lower viewing figures further, meaning that advertising revenues shrink and more cuts are required. This creates a continuous cycle of depleted viewers being offered increasingly regionalised, rather than localised, content until they are forced to switch off all together.
Regional media landscape must be localised
In an already tough economic climate, where budgets are being closely monitored, broadcasters need to find a solution that addresses both the lack of consumer engagement with regional TV, while also representing a stable long-term business model. Broadcasters must also find new ways to deliver content to the consumer, who has come to expect high quality, relevant content to be provided where and when they choose to engage.
In this age of personalisation, where regional TV is starting to have very little relevance to consumers, what use is news about a road closure in one town to someone living 50 miles away but who is served by the same regional news show? In spite of the global reach the internet gives individuals, people live their day-to-day lives on a local level, so the advertising campaigns, news programmes, weather reports and sports coverage that have a local flavour are the ones that will bring in new revenue streams and increase overall engagement.
Traditional media companies need to think about how they can transform their business models to combat the decline in advertising revenues and viewing figures, in order to restore the economic health of the current regional TV business model. For local TV to be successful, a new approach to broadcast infrastructure is required that will help to lower the costs of production and ensure a seamless delivery of news appropriate to local audiences. One way in which this could be achieved is by delivering TV via IPTV. Not only will this decrease costs and enable a truly local approach, but it will also encourage media organisations to embrace digital, saving costs right across the business.
Centralised system can allow for localised content
Many discussions in the UK are focussed on how local TV can be delivered through the existing digital terrestrial television (DTT) network and expanding the spectrum. However, recent comments from the culture secretary Jeremy Hunt suggesting that a series of individual stations, as opposed to a national network, are encouraging. While DTT networks can provide regional coverage, they cannot go into the granular detail required for a truly local service.
Therefore, the challenge is finding a way to effectively deliver local TV into UK-wide homes and here, the broadcast industry would do well to look at existing examples of local TV delivery elsewhere in the world. For example, the deployment of local TV services by TV4 in Sweden, shows how a transmitter-based infrastructure can help to allow the distribution of meaningful local news as well as advertising.
While there are similarities between the UK and Swedish infrastructures, there are also marked differences, as the UK’s existing DTT infrastructure is regional which means we do experience tailored services. ITV is a good case in point, as it transmits a different set of adverts depending on where you are in the country. However, it doesn’t transmit a different set of adverts to people on a local level, so people living in North and South London would receive the same ads. This is the crux of the problem with DTT, which lacks the flexibility to offer truly local coverage and investment would be more effectively made in building a better IP infrastructure.
The successful rollout of local TV will hinge on a nationwide IPTV offering, which supports the local services providing the content. IPTV, unlike DTT, can reach a much more targeted audience with news, weather and sports that is meaningful to the target audience. Whether transmitted through services such as YouView, connected TVs or dedicated apps for mobile and tablet devices, the trick to successful deployment of IPTV is ensuring there is a central tool to help facilitate local delivery.
In addition, if each local outlet is set up as an independent unit then costs will be duplicated and local advertising won't be able to support the operations. Therefore, it is also important to have as much of the infrastructure and administration shared or even centralised so that economies of scale can be successfully achieved.
Local adverts create national revenues
The success of local TV requires not just a shift in the way broadcast networks are set up, but also how the content is filmed and managed from start to distribution. The localised approach means that packages should be recorded and then uploaded to a central location from where it is transmitted to the relevant area. After all, the general package is the same; it is just the news that differs from location to location. Moreover, adverts and news are produced locally which brings with it low production costs and means the adverts and news stories actually have an impact on the population they are targeted at.
For instance, a local supermarket benefits because they know there is a strong chance the people watching the adverts are very likely to go into the shop and make a purchase. The idea of local TV also goes some way to dispelling the current myth that advertising revenues are declining along with audience figures, as with the right localised content, large advertisers can target specific regions and smaller companies can also target a much more engaged group. The trick lies in encouraging media organisations to invest in local news, employing quality editorial teams with the local knowledge to make their audiences know that their views and ideas are important.
Transformation, not evolution
Therefore, while indications are that the broadcast sector is moving in the right direction, in this age of personalisation it’s important to remember that content has to be relevant to engage the modern consumer. Traditional media companies need to transform their business models and regional TV infrastructure if they want to arrest the decline in advertising revenues and viewing figures.
This transformation has to be just that, as evolution of the existing DTT infrastructure will simply not provide the localised content and distribution network that truly local TV requires. If the UK is to fill this gap, a new approach to broadcast infrastructure is required that will help to lower the costs of production and ensure a seamless delivery of news appropriate to local audiences. This can only be achieved by delivering TV via IPTV, which will not only decrease costs, but also enable a truly local approach.


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Things heated up when the subject of Dolores’ relationship was brought up, Dolores Catania storms out after Joe Gorga calls her “a broken woman”, all that and more happened on the latest episode of Real Housewives of New Jersey!
Wednesday night’s episode was all about relationships and things didn’t go too well when Dolores’ relationship with David came into question! Let’s get into what happened!
Throughout the episode, everyone was trying to get details about Teresa’s new boyfriend that she had been hiding from the cast. Only Melissa and Joe knew but they were sworn to secrecy (although Joe ended up spilling the beans). She decided to open up about how she met him but still wanted to keep a few details to herself(like how serious they are about each other).
Well, Joe let it be known that Teresa is in love with her boyfriend and Teresa confronted him like a big sister at realtor Michelle’s cocktail party. So that’s the first thing that got Joe in hot water! Here’s the moment Joe told a little too much:
Next, was the explosive moment between Dolores, Joe, and the cast! We all have seen how sweet Dolores is with such a big heart but we also know, she does not play when you upset her! Dolores rarely goes off but Wednesday night definitely pushed her to that point!
Dolores caught the women discussing the fact that her boyfriend David brought her a car but still no engagement ring. They were saying that it seems like David is just buying time so he still doesn’t have to propose.
Well, Joe entered the discussion saying that Dolores’ ex-husband Frank ruined her when he messed up their marriage and because of the hurt she’s experienced, she’s “a broken woman.” My jaw dropped everyone!!! I don’t know why Joe thought all of this was okay to say but Dolores was UPSET! She told Frank she was ready to leave, said “F You” to everyone, and stormed out!! You can watch a preview of what Joe said here:
I don’t know where Dolores’ feelings will stand with the cast from here but I’m sure we’ll see during the next episode. The Real Housewives Of New Jersey airs every Wednesday night at 9pm PST.
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Ariana Grande & Big Sean want you to know that they’re very much still a couple.
After denying rumors the two had split, Ariana took to Instagram to share a few photos from their recent trip to Lake Tahoe.
‘Man I had da best time in Tahoe last week!’ Big Sean captioned the above photo before Ariana re-posted it herself.
Ariana posted another pic of the two all cuddled up in the snow.
Can you believe just a few months ago they didn’t even want us to know they were together?


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The Senate rejected on Wednesday, the President's request to re-examine the law on pensions, Romanian news agency Agerpres informs. The Senate's Speaker Mircea Geoana submitted to the vote the request of the President to decrease the retirement age for women from 65 to 63 years but it was rejected.
The request will move to the Chamber of Deputies, that has the final decision on the matter. According to Mediafax, the Senate adopted an amendment by Senators Toni Grebla - PSD and Cristian Radulescu PDL that ruled the retirement age of 63 for women and 65 for men. On October 19, the Senate decided to resume debates on the law on education in November even though the President urged the Parliament to start procedures immediately.

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Join Joel Bradley for an in-depth discussion in this video What is Blended Box mapping?, part of 3ds Max 2018: Mastering UVW Mapping.
- [Instructor] Despite having worked through…an entire course on how to use the UV toolset…inside 3DS Max, the simple truth is that…on some projects, we simply will not have the time…to create perfect mapping for every object.…Because of this, on some textures and background objects,…we may want to make use of the blended box mapping option…that 3DS Max now makes available to us.…So, what does this tool allow us to do?…Well, simply put, the blended box map gives us the ability…to project our maps onto selected geometry…in a far simpler way than the UV mapping processes…that we have looked at so far.…
It can even be created as just a single instance…that can then be applied to one or more objects,…which makes it a brilliant tool for mapping…and applying noisy textures and texture details,…such as dirt or mud, et cetera.…In fact, it is worth noting that this method works…much like the simple box mapping projection type…that we discussed toward the start of the course.…In other words, blended box mapping…projects from 90 degree angles,…
Instructor Joel Bradley explains what UVWs are, how they affect textures, and why they are needed. He also reviews the different mapping spaces that are available and how procedural maps are used in texturing. Then he progresses to the hands-on portion of the course, starting with mapping simple shapes and models with the UVW modifier. He also reviews advanced topics, such as unwrapping and editing UVs with the UVW Editor. Finally, he introduces blended box mapping, for when you need to get a model ready for texturing quickly.
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- Rendering UV layouts
- Blending seams with the Blended Box Map
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sony has moved Escape Room 2 back from 2021 and will kick off 2022 with a January 7 release.
Sony Pictures has set the release date for Escape Room 2 for January 7, 2022. Director Adam Robitel returns to helm the sequel that sees original stars Taylor Russell and Logan Miller return. Joining them are Isabelle Fuhrman, Thomas Cocqueral, Holland Roden, Carlito Olivero, and Indya Moore in the sequel to the surprise 2019 hit film.
Escape Room 2 was announced to be in development shortly after the first film opened to be a surprise hit. Originally slated for release on April 17, 2020, the film was pushed back to December 30, 2020, even before the COVID-19 pandemic started to shift release dates. The film was then moved back two days to January 1, 2021, where it would stay until October when Sony pushed it back to an unknown 2021 release date. Now with a 2022 release date, it will be a three-year gap between the original film and its sequel.
A January 2022 release date now makes it the first of three horror films that will open that month. The following week will see the release of Scream 5, and then on January 21, Sony Pictures will also be releasing Morbius. Moving Morbius, Uncharted, and now Escape Room 2 out of 2021 into 2022 mirrors Sony Pictures' strategy earlier last year when they moved all their films out of 2020 and into 2021. Now into 2021, the delays are happening again, and Sony is getting ahead of the competition by staking out release dates.


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The Feeling Fall Collection has hit the CPD shop and we are thrilled for you to grab your favorites! Apples, pumpkins farms, and home decor…we've covered all the bases with this warm and cozy collection.
Color the Pumpkin Pick-up and mix in some pretty patterns from the Sunflower Fields Forever Patterned Paper. You can even just use the leaves, pumpkin and sunflower stamps for cute and quick cards.
Appley Ever After Stamps and dies are bushels of fun to stamp with. These patterned apples can be mixed and matched in so many different ways. The Bushel and a Peck Bundle also includes patterned paper and Appolonia Sequins.
Bless This House is loaded with cozy home decor image stamps. Pick and fall color combo you love and stamp all the pieces in different combinations. Cluster your images and add some texture with the Mod Textiles Stamp Set.
We've got extras! Fall Frames, Woven Cover Plate and this fantastic Joyful Thanks Sentiment Stamp Set and Dies. These are the perfect additions to your cards and projects with any of the other bundles. You gotta have this one!
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When Mark Evans, coach of the Topeka Impact volleyball club’s 17-and-under team, started building his roster for 2012, he found three players from Lawrence that would prove to be key pieces of the Impact’s 10-player rotation.
The coach added Free State High’s Shelby Holmes and Katy Davis, as well as Veritas Christian’s Teri Huslig, to a group of Topeka high school players.
“It seems to have gelled into a pretty strong little team,” Evans said.
In fact, the Impact has finished no worse than fifth this year in three national-qualifying tournaments and went 10-0 to take first place at the Mid-East Qualifier in Indianapolis this past March.
This week the Impact heads to Columbus, Ohio, for the USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championships (pool play begins Tuesday afternoon) as the No. 2 overall seed.
Not bad, considering this is the first year Holmes, Davis and Huslig have played with the club. Holmes, who recently verbally committed to play at Arkansas State University, is the Impact’s left-side hitter. Evans said she has a “cannon for an arm” and is one of the team’s go-to players who produces a lot of side outs.
According to her FSHS teammate, Holmes has been a crucial part of the team’s success, with her ability to pound the ball.
“She is like the fire,” Davis said. “She gets really pumped and wants to do whatever she can to help.”
When Evans approached Davis, a setter at Free State, about joining the team she initially turned him down, because she was interested in playing in a defensive role. But Evans desperately needed a setter and with a promise of a great team that would gain her exposure to college coaches, Davis reconsidered. Now Evans considers her the team’s quarterback and she handles play-calling responsibilities on the court.
While most of the team’s players, including Davis and Holmes, are rising seniors, Huslig will be a junior this fall. She played setter at Veritas, but she became a defensive player for the Impact and goes in the back row for some of the team’s big hitters.
At first, Huslig said, the change wasn’t easy, but she is glad she got accustomed to a different role.
“I think it’s been good,” she said, “because I can learn another position and I can bring more to the team.”
This year’s success has meant a lot to the trio of Lawrence players, because they have all known each other since they were in middle school. Holmes said Davis and Huslig work hard, but the three of them can joke around with each other, too, when the time is right.
“It’s been crazy to have two best friends and all these other girls who have been really supportive,” Holmes said.
The team has bonded well, Davis said, and that made their trip to Ohio possible.
“It’s really exciting,” Davis said, “because at the beginning of the season we made it our goal that we all wanted to get to nationals.”
Added Huslig: “Everybody on the team is so pumped and so excited.”
As the No. 2 seed at the championship tournament, Holmes said the Impact will arrive with high expectations. She has gone to the tournament before and seen firsthand the finals and the celebration that follows. She said finishing in the top three would be “huge” for the Impact, and there will be some pressure.
“I think it comes from not only the high seed but definitely wanting to do well,” Holmes said.
Davis said it will be awfully hard to finish on top at the national event.
“All the other teams that are seeded lower are anxious to take our second seed away from us,” she said.
However, Evans has coached club volleyball for 12 years and said his Impact team is legit.
“This year, out of all the teams I’ve had, I really feel good about this one,” the coach said.
And Davis, Holmes and Huslig are a big part of that.
“Those three kids right there,” Evans said, “we would not be as far as we are right now without those kids.”


The Council Episode 2: Hide and Seek will be arriving on PS4, Xbox One, and PC on May 17. This narrative adventure will have Louis de Richet continuing his search for his missing mother, Sarah. It will also continue from the decisions that were made in the first episode and it will feature new locations within the mansion and characters who you will have to have conversations with to gather information. Decisions will be made that will impact the overall story. We look forward to the continuation of the story.
The Council is a narrative adventure game that seduced players and journalists alike with a deep and captivating story featuring intricate characters and smart writing. The innovative concept brings the Narrative Adventure genre beyond its boundaries and allows for meaningful choices with impactful consequences.


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The primary goal of care that is reflected in the patient's mental health treatment plan.
It reflects a prospective assessment of the primary goal of care at the time of collection, rather than a retrospective assessment.
CODE 1 Acute
The primary goal of care is the short term reduction in severity of symptoms and/or personal distress associated with the recent onset or exacerbation of a psychiatric disorder.
CODE 2 Functional gain
The primary goal of care is to improve personal, social or occupational functioning or promote psychosocial adaptation in a patient with impairment arising from a psychiatric disorder.
CODE 3 Intensive extended
The primary goal of care is prevention or minimisation of further deterioration, and reduction of risk of harm in a patient who has a stable pattern of severe symptoms, frequent relapses or severe inability to function independently and is judged to require care over an indefinite period.
CODE 4 Consolidating gain
The primary goal of care is to maintain the level of functioning, or improving functioning during a period of recovery, minimise deterioration or prevent relapse where the patient has stabilised and functions relatively independently. Consolidating gain may also be known as maintenance.
CODE 5 Assessment only
The primary goal of care is to obtain information, including collateral information where possible, in order to determine the intervention/treatment needs and to arrange for this to occur (includes brief history, risk assessment, referral to treating team or other service).
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See picture. 5'9“, well muscled, anthropomorphic with lupine features, light skin, glowing cyan eyes with that animal oval, large wolven ears, messy black-grey hair, mouth full of canines, no molars or incisors. His voice is gruff, like an animal trying to speak.
Wolf is incredibly confused at the world around him, his first memory being a flash of light and the sprawling forests of Asteria. He is an adult yet has no memory of growing up and hence he's very uncertain of his body and abilities. Everything seems alien, like he wasn't meant for this world or it's people but he tries his best to muddle through it all. Who knows what type of person he is? Only time will tell.
Wolf only remembers the forest, the forest where he grew up. Who knows where he came from before then but his first memory if of a bright flash, then he was in the forest. For the weeks he was there he hunted by instinct, waiting for anyone who could help him to come by on that forest on Asteria.
As a chance encounter, Azalea Company led by Ser Creature happened to be marching through on the 22nd day. With little else better to do, he followed behind the army. He ate the scraps they left behind and tried to escape detection, but people had spotted him..
First Agarthan, under Anthro rules he can be played with GM permission - which has been given by GM Ira - without setting submission as was done with the Vekimen.

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International Plastic Bag Free Day: Cloth bags are the best option
The ecological footprint that plastic bags leave on our environment is unaffordable. For this reason, there are more and more regulations that limit its use. In fact, on July 1, 2018, the delivery of light and very light plastic bags to consumers is prohibited.
Why should we stop using plastic bags?
Let's analyze some figures:
- Each Spaniard consumes an average of 238 plastic bags per year.
- One minute in our hands and 500 years to disappear.
- Only 10% of bags are recycled.
- 12 million tons of garbage reach the seas and oceans every year
- One in six fish sold in fishmongers contains microplastics in its stomach.
- The world production of plastics will reach 500 million tons this year.
Therefore, cloth bags are the perfect alternative to plastic ones, for several reasons:
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Jordan secures capacity Amman expansion
The Jordanian Government has advanced another step in its plan
to transform Amman Queen Alia International Airport into a regional hub. Last
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USD425 million, 90,000 sqm terminal at the airport. Construction of the facility
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aria presented a new site-specific installation by Algerian artist Amina Menia at 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair 2013 (Somerset House, London, 16th-20th October 2013). In this immersive installation, viewers are invited to walk the sloping streets of the historic Casbah and the picturesque alleys of this emblematic neighbourhood in the city of Algiers. By deconstructing the cinematic codes used by filmmaker Julien Duvivier in the studios of legendary film noir Pépé le Moko, Menia’s settings, mise-en-scène, lighting and props offer a fictional visit, uncovering little-known aspects of this unique architectural vernacular. The piece also points at the conventions developed by colonial cinema and confront what was once the native neighbourhood of French colonial Algiers with its now-threatened heritage.
Sketches of Algiers 1 was commissioned by aria and curated by curator Yasmina Reggad.
Download Yasmina Reggad’s essay on Sketches of Algiers 1 here.
About artist Amina Menia
Amina Menia lives and works in Algiers. Her work questions the relationship between architectural and historical spaces, and challenges conventional notions around the exhibition space. Her artworks are a crossover of sculpture and installation, triggering interaction from onlookers with socio-spatial configurations. Amina has showed her work both nationally and internationally, including at the Museum of Modern Art in Algiers, Cornerhouse in Manchester, Museum of Contemporary Art in Leon, Royal Hibernian Academy in Dublin, National Museum of Carthage in Tunis, Sharjah Bienniale in the UAE and Museum of Contemporary Art in Marseille.
Amina Menia | Sketches of Algiers 1
16th – 20th October 2013, 10.00 – 18.00
1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair
****** Other events to mark aria (artist residency in algiers)‘s participation in 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair ******
Amina Menia in conversation with Dr Anthony Downey on 18th October 2013, 9.00 – 10.30 at Iniva – Institute of International Visual Arts
Younès Rahmoun and Kapwani Kiwanga on 17th and 18th October 2013 12.00 – 13.00 at 1:54 FORUM, Somerset House
Zineb Sedira in conversation with Koyo Kouoh, hosted by Christine Eyene on 18th October 2013, 13.30 – 14.30 at 1:54 FORUM, Somerset House
‘Discover Algiers’ with Amina Menia, focus group on 21st October 2013 at the Art Fund
Thanks to the support of Arts Council England


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LisaRaye McCoy, Wendy Raquel Robinson and Shar Jackson are just three of the women who hit the stage in Washington, D.C. on February 6 for an all-Black production of “The Vagina Monologues.”
Washington is the first of several cities that saw this star-studded play presented by production company YYP. It’s being put on in honor of V-Day, which is a global movement to end violence against women.
Yetta Young, the CEO and Executive Producer of YYP, told us she was inspired to put on her own production of “The Vagina Monologues,” because most shows she saw were missing something. “One of the things that I noticed when I would go is that [Black women] weren’t really represented—and we weren’t there in the audience,” she told S2S.
Many famous women (including S2S publisher Jamie Foster Brown) have lent their talents to Yetta’s past production of Eve Ensler’s play in the past. This year, she asked LisaRaye to participate in the show despite the actress’ hectic schedule. LisaRaye is testifying against her ex-husband, Prime Minister Michael Misick, in a corruption case.
“I knew that people wanted to see her, they wanted to hear her story. She’s openly—just recently—been talking about her divorce and some of the things that she’s been going through, “ Yetta said.
Yetta told us that she didn’t need all the ladies in the play to be actresses because she was looking for women who would call attention to domestic violence in the Black community—a problem that is often kept quiet.
Many of the women participating in “The Vagina Monologues” this year have fallen victim to abuse, including Tamara “Taj” Johnson-George. She’ll be reading “The Little Coochie Snorcher That Could,” in which she plays a lesbian from the South.
Originally, Yetta had wanted to run “The Vagina Monologues” and “The Johnson Chronicles” as complimentary pieces on consecutive nights. “The Johnson Chronicles,” created by Peter J. Harris, is kind of like ‘The Vagina Monologues” for men. It’s a “body memoir” which talks about sex, relationships and violence from man’s perspective.
Unfortunately, due to some unspecified logistical problems, “The Johnson Chronicles” has been postponed. However, the men who would have taken to the stage this weekend will still come out to support the ladies. There is no word on when they will get to go on.
For more information on YYP’s production of “The Vagina Monologues” visit VDayDC.com.
Sherri Shepherd Photos by Julie Napear /courtesy YYP
Taj Johnson George photo by Kenneth Cummings /courtesy YYP


The name Mahan was assigned to the following four United States Navy ships, in honor of Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan, naval historian and theorist on sea power.
- USS Mahan (DD-102/DM-7): (DD-102) was a Wickes-class destroyer commissioned in 1918, and converted to the light minelayer DM-7 in 1920. She was decommissioned in 1930, and sold for scrap in 1931.
- USS Mahan (DD-364) was the lead ship of the Mahan-class destroyers; commissioned in 1936, disabled by Japanese aircraft and scuttled by friendly fire in 1944.
- USS Mahan (DLG-11/DDG-42): (DLG-11) was commissioned as a Farragut-class guided missile frigate in 1960, and reclassified as the guided missile destroyer (DDG-42) in 1975. She was decommissioned in 1993 and completely dismantled in 2004.
- USS Mahan (DDG-72) was commissioned in 1998: the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer was still in service as of 2020.


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HONDA Malaysia this week announced that it has achieved total sales of 60,469 units in 2020 and maintained its undisputed leadership position as No.1 in the Non-National Segment* for the sixth consecutive year.
This sales achievement was largely contributed by the City which recorded highest sales at 34% of total sales.
The second best-selling model is Civic followed by HR-V at 20% and 17% contribution to the total sales respectively.
The all-new City recorded highest monthly sales in its history with over 5,500 units sold in December 2020.
Officially launched in October 2020, the latest City received positive response from the market with more than 15,200 bookings to date, making it one of the highest booking figures for a newly launched model in Honda Malaysia in the second half of 2020.
Between October and December 2020, Honda Malaysia has delivered close to 10,800 units of the new City to customers throughout Malaysia.
Amongst the three variants of the new City, the V variant emerged as the most popular variant, capturing 52% of total sales.
The highest demand came from the Central region of Peninsular Malaysia, which contributed 48% of total sales received, followed by Southern region at 19% and Northern region at 18%.
Based on the sales achieved, the Platinum White Pearl colour appears to be the favourite with customers, representing 26% of the new City’s overall sales.
Honda Malaysia managing director and CEO Toichi Ishiyama said: “The year 2020 may have been challenging but we have managed to maintain our undisputed No.1 position in the Non-National Segment* for the sixth consecutive year with 60,469 units sold and for that, we are truly humbled by the support we have received.
“The City continues to prove its position as the most popular Non-National B-segment* model among Malaysians who love its advanced features in an attractive price package.
“Throughout the years, the City has never failed to impress Malaysians, and the record sales achieved since the launch of the fifth-generation all-new City proved that it is still a much-loved model.
“On behalf of Honda Malaysia, I would like to thank all our customers for making this milestone a significant one even during these challenging times.
“Your continuous trust in the Honda brand has allowed us to keep trying to outdo ourselves in our service to you as we strive to bring forth the three Joys of Honda, which are Joy of Buying, Joy of Selling and Joy of Creating.
“We sincerely thank the Malaysian Government for the extension of sales tax exemption until June 30, which will allow many Malaysians to purchase cars with extra savings. As we move on in 2021, we will continue to support the Government’s efforts to curb the pandemic which is still active nationwide.”
*Based on internal data.


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A Guide to Jams: HOW to play with beginners? (part 2/2)
We often hear from beginners that jams are intimidating and alienating. This is a two part article about what YOU, as an experienced practitioner and veteran in your local jam, can and should do to welcome beginners. Part 1 focused on WHY you should play with beginners and part 2 focuses on the HOW.
In this article
We brainstorm tips for how you can introduce beginners or newcomers into a jam community while still making your own jam time effective and fun. We give our opinions on questions like:
What poses and how many should you teach?
How much time should you spend teaching newbies?
Can you teach even if you aren't a trained teacher?
How can you multi-task teaching while continuing to train yourself?
What poses are good for beginners?
We recently wrote an entire article on this question which you can find here if you want to read the whole thing. However, we basically recommend 3-5 poses depending on how gung-ho and energetic they seem. Leaf, Bird, Throne, Foot2Shin, and Figurehead are our go-to beginner poses. These are simple to base, fly, and spot, not terribly intimidating, and so ubiquitous that they can go to another class or jam and use them with anybody, so they feel immediately connected to the larger community. Minimum effort and maximum reward - our favorite combo!
NOTE: Be sure to teach beginners HOW TO SPOT all of the poses you show them so that they can safely practice without you later! If you only base them through some things, you are seriously short-changing them on the education in acroyoga front!
Ancient-ish Acroyoga Proverb: Teach a man Bird an he flies for a few minutes. Teach a man to spot Bird and he flies for a lifetime.
How much time should you devote to a newcomer?
You don’t have to spend all day with them. In fact, don’t! You can easily overwhelm a beginner with info. Just 15-20 mins can be enough to teach them 3-5 poses and make a big difference in the level of welcome and inclusion they feel.
"But I am not a trained teacher!" debunked
This is not rocket-science. If you can fly, base, and spot these simple poses, then you can teach them! Just a few pointers to keep it focused:
Keep them safe - use spotters, use mats, go slow, make sure you are not just keep them from falling down, but also giving them the information to keep themselves safe later!
Keep them active - this is not a time for you to show off. You want them to see and feel as much as possible in a short amount of time.
Manage your expectations. They are beginners. They will look beginner-ish! Resist the urge to over-correct. Rather than talking a lot and giving a million tips and cues, just give the most immediately necessary info and then let them try it several times. If they came with a partner who is also new, you can base them or fly with them one at a time so they can feel an experienced partner, but as soon as possible, let them work on it together while you spot. Hold space for them to figure it out!
Be generous. This is an investment your are making in the future of your community. Make them the focus. Help them look and feel good about themselves.
Be patient - don’t rush them. Give them space and time to be nervous, anxious, to try it again and again. Guide them in processing questions, ie, How foes that feel? What do you need more off? Model being a patient, compassionate and trustworthy partner.
Be gracious - Don’t bully them. We all know the feeling of being bossed around. Especially small flyers know that it can be a fun ride or an uncomfortable experience to have a stranger pick you up, manipulate your body, then set you down. Don't be THAT guy or gal!
Multi-tasking is a beautiful thing
When we play with beginners at a jam, we (secretly) use the time for ourselves, too! Shhhh! Here's how:
We generally demo the pose first, but instead of grabbing our typical roles, we change it up. We like the advise from @upside_down_acro that if we can perform the pose with confidence in our atypical role, ie, if Sarah can base Martin in it, then it is probably a beginner-friendly pose. This also gives us a chance to talk-through our atypical role, which is a great teaching practice since we always want to be able to teach an acroyoga class solo in a pinch.
Then we base the beginner through the pose, but instead of just entering and exiting, we take the opportunity to do some leg presses, range of motion drills (see how far we can rotate in different directions), or fall and recovery drills (lean to one side, almost to the point of falling and then recover.) This gives us, the bases, a nice warm up, while giving the new flyer a chance to feel how far a pose can go before it becomes unsafe or unsustainable.
We always want to teach the newbie to spot, so we might put these first two ideas together: switch roles and then repeat the above drills while the newbie spots. We may also insert a long hold in a pose here and do any chatting, questioning, or processing with the beginner while we hold a pose.
Have we convinced you?
We hope you'll try out our suggestions the next time you have beginners at a jam, send us pictures or tag us (@trainmoveplay on SoMe), and let us know your own thoughts about mingling with the newbies.
For more thoughts on teaching, check out our article, The TrainMovePlay Teaching Philosophy, and let us know what you believe about teaching, jamming, and building connection and community through movement.
Know someone who might enjoy this article? Please share it and spread the acroyoga love!

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The director of Amnesty International UK said she was "forcefully" shoved by a Chinese embassy official during a ceremony to remember protesters killed in one of China's bloodiest crackdowns.
Survivors of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown joined human rights campaigners to lay flowers outside the Chinese embassy in central London to mark the 25th anniversary of the event.
Speaking afterwards outside the embassy, director of Amnesty International UK Kate Allen said: "One of the embassy officials shoved both of us very forcefully in the back so that we both flew into the journalists and photographers standing behind us [...] I think they've shown their true colours."
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