We have a new guest post up on the Royal Opera House blog,Â with snippets of five of Alexei Ratmansky’s coolest ballets:
24 Preludes, part of the Royal Balletâ€™s current mixed programme that includes George Balanchineâ€™s Apollo and Christopher Wheeldonâ€™s Aeternum, offers audiences the opportunity to experience Alexei Ratmanskyâ€™s first work for a UK company. Much lauded for revitalizing classical ballet and infusing it with his unique brand of inventiveness and rich cross-cultural references, the Russian choreographer makes ballets that often reveal new sides to his dancers. His works are very much in demand around the world and regularly staged in Russia, Europe, Asia, Australia, and the US.
Ratmansky started experimenting with choreography at a young age at the Moscow Choreographic Institute (the school of the Bolshoi). His dancing career would take him to the Ukraine, Canada and Denmark, where he was exposed to works by such diverse choreographers as Bournonville, Balanchine, Neumeier and Tudor, who would later influence and inform his choreographic style.
During his time as Artistic Director of the Bolshoi Ballet, Ratmansky set about re-staging historic works and revisiting ballet scores by composers like Shostakovich and Prokofiev. As American Ballet Theatreâ€™s current Artist in Residence, he has created critically acclaimed versions of classic Russian ballets The Nutcracker and The Firebird. Known for his fresh take on dance comedies, dramas and even â€˜dramediesâ€™ (as in his most recent work for the Royal Danish Ballet, The Golden Cockerel), Ratmansky is also well-versed in plotless works, having created, in this commission for the Royal Ballet, a â€˜ballet of moodâ€™ set to orchestrated Chopin pieces for a cast of eight dancers.
To illustrate the choreographerâ€™s diverse range, we also selected clips of some of our favourite Ratmansky works.Â Hop over to the Royal Opera House blogÂ to check them out, while over here you can take a look at Alice Pennefather’s gorgeous images of the current Apollo, 24 Preludes and Aeternum mixed bill:
(Click on thumbnails to enlarge & see as slideshow)
All Photos: Â© Alice Pennefather, courtesy of ROH
About Alice Pennefather:
With a twin brother flying high as a star of the Royal Ballet, Alice’s creative talents lie in image making. After studying photography at Falmouth College of Arts, she spent 6 years travelling and working abroad, focusing on scuba diving and filming underwater. She has recently returned to London and rediscovered her love of everything Ballet. Alice now works as a freelance photographer, and is a regular at the Royal Ballet General Rehearsals – photographing for us here at The Ballet Bag.
You can see more of Alice’s work at Alice Pennefather – Dance Photography.
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Night Hunter, 2019.
Written and Directed by David Raymond.
Starring Henry Cavill, Ben Kingsley, Alexandra Daddario, Stanley Tucci, Minka Kelly, Nathan Fillion, Carlyn Burchell, Eliana Jones, Brendan Fletcher, Mpho Koaho, Emma Tremblay, Sara Thompson, Daniela Lavender, and Beverly Ndukwu.
A weathered Lieutenant, his police force, and a local vigilante are all caught up in a dangerous scheme involving a recently arrested, troubled man who’s linked to years of female abductions and murders.
Night Hunter is a special dumpster fire that upon watching it, one has absolutely no clue what attracted any of its big celebrity names to the project. If I had to guess, I would say nothing more than the possibility of a worthwhile dialogue coming from a modern-day serial kidnapper/rapist of women narrative releasing during the current political landscape. There’s even a scene early on where Henry Cavill’s detective Marshall lectures his teenage daughter on the behavior of online sexual predators, a plot point that goes nowhere making one question why it was even brought up in the first place. If anything, writer and director David Raymond (making his debut feature) seems to be implying that criminals only abduct prey out in the open and that social media is a safe haven. No thought-provoking conversations are going to come as a result of Night Hunter.
Instead, Marshall gets caught up detaining a schizophrenic loon that kidnaps and tortures women. Brendan Fletcher is clearly taking inspiration from James McAvoy in Split (as for David Raymond, his film resembles an endless amount of movies I could name drop one by one, failing to muster up a single one of their positive qualities), most notably with the man-child persona and demented portrayal of innocence, and to give credit where it’s due he’s about the only thing in the movie that works. Fletcher is nothing if committed, spit visibly flying from his mouth as he shouts nearly every one of his lines.
Also present is Ben Kingsley as a former judge who now uses a young woman named Lara (Eliana Jones) as bait to close in on pedophiles and castrate them. Here’s the thing, they aren’t using the Internet to catch these predators (which obviously would have made for a great tie-in to the proposed dangers of social media), but rather advanced technology and hacking to locate these people and begin interacting with them. I’m no filmmaker, but I know someone probably could make a good movie involving characters that use social media to commit sexual crimes and those that use the platforms to deal out vigilante justice. Unfortunately, David Raymond has settled on psychological profiling, introducing characters and then abandoning them moments later (this ranges from victims to well-known actors such as Nathan Fillion, who I didn’t even realize was in this movie until the ending credits, a crime in itself), poorly constructed, logic-stretching storytelling that offers confusing character motivations rather than giving anyone depth, alongside some late-game twists that come across as someone pathetically desperate to one-up David Fincher’s Se7en.
Henry Cavill is already a blank slate as Marshall, yet oddly receives the most focus next to Brendan Fletcher’s Simon. Alexandra Daddario is tasked with getting inside the head of Simon to establish motives, locate the rest of the victims, and figure out who is helping him out. Somehow, the co-workers develop a romantic connection; it’s just another thing about Night Hunter that I could not tell you how or why; the script and direction are that bad. Inevitably, detective and outlaw must join forces to put away Simon for good, which should theoretically pave the way for a juxtaposition between the ways each side carries out the law. Night Hunter doesn’t even do that; they argue once and might as well never even appear on-screen together again.
Night Hunter is a misfire so bad that it taints the resume of all involved. Its only redeeming quality is a scenery-chewing performance that borders on cartoon rather than something that lends itself seriously to the story, but then again, nothing here aligns. It’s all just a bunch of ideas smashed together incoherently and without purpose. Again, go back to one of the films first scenes, a warning regarding online social media predators preying against those most vulnerable, that pans into nothing; David Raymond lost the plot before he properly started writing.
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Today in gossip - Ayesha Takia is BACK; Prince Harry is dating Love Aaj Kal girl Florence; I dug up some filmi commercials; and MORE!
* AYESHA TAKIA back on screen!
* Starlet Bhairavi Goswami got herself some press for a salacious tweet speculating on the origins of Aishwarya's pregnancy... that she went to a IVF clinic specializing in boys.
* Sanjay Dutt and Vivek Oberoi will face off in Zilla Ghaziabad.
* Amitabh Bachchan talks about Bollywood's success.
"Our films have a lot of escapism," he continued. "Many times the West (has) been somewhat cynical about the quality of our films. But I think perhaps they do not understand the reason why our films are made and why they have this particular nature," Bachchan said.
There is a video, too, but it wasn't working when I clicked on it. Hopefully they'll have it back up later.
* London-ites will get to see Delhi Belly and That Girl With Yellow Boots at the London Film Festival.
* Imran Khan likes the new segmented audience for Hindi films.
"The segmentation may be on the basis of adult or children, rural or urban, commercial or offbeat cinema. All these segments have been overlapping for years but have never never been defined so clearly as they are now," said Imran, whose latest film Delhi Belly releases Friday.
* I quite like Vir Das - he seems like an interesting guy.
Talking about his innings as a stand-up comedian, Vir, who brought wit, originality, edginess, and sophistication to Indian stand-up comedy, says, "You can't please everyone. If I have an audience of 2000 people, there will be 20 people who won't like some of your jokes. If I care about what those 20 people think, I can't entertain. As long as you are intelligent with your jokes, you can get away even with some nasty stuff. My personal favorite is Woody Allen, who is just amazing as a comedian."
* Even Aamir Khan embarrasses his kids.
* Prince Harry has been spotted with Love Aaj Kal girl Florence Brudenell-Bruce.
* Salman Khan is getting 10 crores for the No Entry sequel.
* Sonakshi Sinha is backing out of her South film with Kamal Haasan.
* Check out some pictures of Arshad Warsi's motorbike trip! What a hottie!
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A lot of the work I do involves large Flask applications structured in the manner described by the excellent Digital Ocean guide How To Structure Large Flask Applications. A side effect of this is that for large applications with many blueprints you end up with a templates folder that is a jumble of subdirectories, each relating to a specific blueprint. On a recent project, I decided I wanted to start storing an individual templates folder inside of each blueprint’s Python module instead of jumbling them all together into a single folder. This would make things more modular, as a single blueprint could be deleted from or added to an application without needing to mess around with another set of templates being copied into the main templates folder.
Luckily (at least I thought at the time), Flask allows you to specify a templates folder when instantiating a Blueprint, as shown:
You might hope that this would allow you to create an application structured as shown:
It seems intuitive that from within the “users” blueprint a call to render_template(“index.html”) would render the template located in its templates folder which perhaps would extend the base.html template. Unfortunately the reality is not so simple.
On instantiation of a Flask application with a call to Flask(__name__), Flask creates a Jinja FileSystemLoader that points to the root templates folder in the _PackageBoundObject class (which both a Flask application and a Blueprint inherit from) called jinja_loader, which you would usually access as app.jinja_loader. Makes sense right? Not so fast.
The FileSystemLoader stored at jinja_loader is not actually the top Jinja loader for a Flask application. In reality, something called a DispatchingJinjaLoader is created in the main Flask application. Upon a call to render_template this loader first yields the familiar app.jinja_loader to be used to load a template. If the template is not found there, it then continues to yield the rest of the loaders created for each blueprint that has a template_folder=”something” option set:
This is where the major problem with individual template folders comes in. The end result of this code is that all the individual blueprint template folders are searched sequentially for any call to render_template, starting with the base templates folder. In the above example, a call to render_template(“index.html”) from within the users module could either render its own index.html or that of the camera module depending on which order them come in the blueprints iterator shown above. Aliasing in template names leads to an undefined state where you might get one template or the other depending on what order the directories were searched in. The official Flask solution to this problem is to suggest blueprint folder structure that replicates the global template folder structuring, but split up into modules:
This seemed like a silly way of doing things to me when Jinja has totally workable tools to solve this kind of namespace collision problem. There are two ways to proceed, one of which would be subclassing the Flask Blueprint class and replacing its jinja_loader (a FileSystemLoader pointing to its templates folder) with a PrefixLoader that uses a prefix of the blueprint name. The second solution is to subclass the Flask application class itself and replace the global Jinja loader with something that makes a bit more sense.
I chose to do the second of the two options because it meant my Blueprints could stay totally stock and the only change I would have to make was in my application’s __init__ file. I subclassed the Flask application class as shown:
There are three important changes being made here. The first is that the jinja_loader object (a FileSystemLoader pointing to the global templates folder) is being replaced with a ChoiceLoader object that will first search the normal FileSystemLoader and then check a PrefixLoader that we create. The second is that the create_global_jinja_loader method is being overridden to simply return the loader we set up in the __init__ method. We will be handling the blueprint’s template folders with the PrefixLoader, so there is no need for the DispatchingJinjaLoader to be created. Finally, the register_blueprint method is overridden to add the blueprint’s name to the prefix loader’s mapping.
The end result is that you can always call render_template(‘base.html’) and Jinja will search the base directory of your site. From within the “users” blueprint, a call to render_template(‘users.index.html’) will always render what you expect it to and a call like render_template(‘index.html’) would fail for being non-specific. If you wanted to, you could even go a step further and subclass Blueprint and create its own render_template method that would first search its own template loader without the need for prefixes. As things stand though, I’m happy with this solution and actually prefer the specificity that the prefix loader provides.
The final product is an __init__.py file that looks something like this:

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28 September 2021: Articles
Unusual Presentation of Relapsing Polychondritis in a Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Reactive Arthritis
Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare diseaseNasam Alfraji1ABCDEF*, Deborah R. Alpert 2AE
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e933327
BACKGROUND: Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is an uncommon autoimmune condition that impacts cartilaginous structures involving the ears, nose, respiratory tract, and joints. Its etiology is unknown; however, it may be associated with other systemic autoimmune diseases, malignancy, and rarely with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. RP has a variable pattern at presentation and may be associated with constitutional symptoms such as fever and arthralgia, in addition to various auricular, ocular, respiratory, and cardiovascular manifestations. Auricular and ocular signs are the most common presenting features; however, idiopathic orbital inflammatory syndrome is considered a rare manifestation of the disease. Systemic corticosteroids are the mainstay of treatment, but immunomodulatory therapy may be required for refractory cases.
CASE REPORT: We present a challenging case of RP in a 58-year-old woman with HIV controlled by highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) and stable chronic reactive arthritis on sulfasalazine who developed unilateral auricular chondritis associated with contralateral idiopathic orbital inflammation and scleritis as well as worsening arthralgia. She was initially treated empirically with antibiotics, without clinical improvement. The infectious diseases work-up was unrevealing, and other diagnostic possibilities were meticulously excluded. Clinical suspicion for RP ultimately led to appropriate therapy with corticosteroids and subsequent immunosuppression with methotrexate, resulting in clinical improvement and allowing for gradual tapering of steroids.
CONCLUSIONS: RP is an uncommon multisystem disorder that can occur in the setting of other underlying chronic illnesses, as seen in our patient. It has a variable presentation and course, with no diagnostic laboratory tests; therefore, clinical suspicion is imperative for appropriate diagnosis and management.
Keywords: Arthritis, Reactive, HIV, Polychondritis, Relapsing, Autoimmune Diseases, Female, HIV Infections, Humans, Middle Aged
Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is an uncommon systemic immune-mediated inflammatory disease that affects organs rich with cartilage, such as the ears, nose, laryngotracheobronchial tree, and joints. Less commonly, RP can affect the kidneys, eyes, central nervous system, blood vessels, and heart [1,2]. RP affects up to 3.5 in 1 million people per year [3,4]. Higher prevalence is reported in the fourth and fifth decades of life, with a slight preponderance in white people [3,5].
An underlying autoimmune process has been attributed to the pathogenesis of RP; however, the exact etiology is still unknown . RP has a variable pattern at presentation, which varies from non-specific symptoms such as fever and arthralgia to auricular, ocular, respiratory, and cardiovascular manifestations [2,3]. Auricular and ocular manifestations are considered the most common presentations of RP; however, periorbital signs have been reported infrequently [3,6–10].
The coexistence of RP with other autoimmune diseases has been found in 30% of cases, most commonly with rheumatoid arthritis, while an association with reactive arthritis has not been previously reported . Furthermore, the co-occurrence of HIV and RP has been only mentioned in a few cases in the literature [11–14]. Systemic corticosteroids are the mainstay of therapy; nevertheless, immunomodulatory agents may be required for refractory cases .
RP diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion, particularly in early stages of the disease. Herein, we report a case of RP in 58-year-old woman with controlled HIV and stable reactive arthritis who developed unilateral auricular chondritis and idiopathic orbital inflammatory syndrome with scleritis. The infectious diseases work-up was unrevealing, and she ultimately responded well to corticosteroids along with methotrexate.
A 58-year-old white woman with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and chronic reactive arthritis presented to our Emergency Department (ED) with a 2-week history of severe acute left eye pain, redness, and swelling associated with blurred vision, photophobia, and watery discharge, but no itching or loss of vision. Ophthalmology diagnosed left eye scleritis with corneal ulceration. She also reported right ear burning pain, redness, and swelling, but no discharge, tinnitus, or hearing loss, as well as loss of appetite and arthralgia. She denied shortness of breath, cough, change in voice, fever, oral ulcers, rash, joint swelling, weight change, change in bowel habits, or urinary symptoms. Her medical history is significant for HIV controlled on HAART (Darunavir/Cobicistat/Emtricitabine/ Tenofovir alafenamide 800-150-200-10 mg), chronic reactive arthritis (HLA-B27 negative) diagnosed 12 years prior on sulfasalazine 2 g divided twice daily, and hypertension on lisinopril 5 mg daily. She endorsed a family history significant for an unknown malignancy in her father. She was a former smoker and denied alcohol or drug use.
In the ED, she was afebrile with stable vital signs, breathing comfortably with an oxygen saturation of 95% on room air. The physical exam was remarkable for right auricular erythema, swelling, and tenderness, with no ear discharge. There was left scleral redness with mild left eyelid erythema and swelling, along with clear watery discharge, but no change in vision (Figure 1A, 1B). The remainder of her physical exam, including chest and musculoskeletal exam, was unremarkable.
Laboratory investigations revealed white blood cell count 11 K/uL (normal 4.5–11.0 K/uL), hemoglobin at 11.9 g/dL (normal 12–16 g/dL), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) 67 mm/h (normal 0–15 mm/h), and C-reactive protein (CRP) 6.99 mg/dL (normal 0.00–0.74 mg/dL). Kidney and liver function test results were within normal ranges. Urinalysis was unremarkable for protein or active sediments. Her COVID-19 RT-PCR (reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction) testing was negative. The CD4 count was 610 cells/uL (normal 430–1800 cells/uL) with an undetectable HIV viral load.
Computed tomography (CT) of the head without contrast was unremarkable. CT of facial bones, orbits, and sinuses showed left periorbital soft tissue swelling with mild induration in the intra-orbital fat, without mass, asymmetry of the extraocular muscles, or exophthalmos, consistent with idiopathic orbital inflammation (Figure 2). She was treated with 1 dose of intravenous methylprednisolone 125 mg and started empirically on cefazolin 1 g every 8 h.
An infectious diseases work-up for syphilis, tuberculosis, and Lyme disease was unrevealing. Blood and urine cultures remained negative. The rest of her autoimmune work-up was unrevealing, including anti-nuclear antibody, rheumatoid factor, complement C3 and C4 levels, anti-nuclear cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA), anti-dsDNA, and anti-SSA/SSB.
Relapsing polychondritis was diagnosed in the setting of left eye idiopathic orbital inflammation, scleritis, and right auricular chondritis. The patient was started empirically on prednisone 40 mg twice daily and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for pain control. She improved significantly with steroid treatment (Figure 1C, 1D) and was discharged home on a prolonged prednisone taper.
Over the next 2 months, she failed multiple attempted steroid tapers due to recurrence of left eye scleritis. Her course was complicated by steroid dysglycemia and she was started on insulin. Her HAART was switched to Bictegravir-Emtricitabine-Tenofovir Alafenamide 50-200-25 mg, as Cobicistat raises blood glucose levels. She additionally sustained 2 acute compression fractures of T6 and T7, attributed to long-term steroid use, despite a recent normal bone density scan. Steroid-sparing treatment with azathioprine 50 mg daily was initiated (after normal thiopurine methyltransferase activity was confirmed), which led to severe transaminitis with AST at 195 U/L (normal 10–42 U/L) and ALT 348 U/L (normal 10–60 U/L), resulting in discontinuation. Although an invasive scleral biopsy at a specialized center was considered, after her liver function tests normalized, she was cautiously treated with methotrexate 10 mg weekly and folic acid, and the methotrexate dose was titrated up to 15 mg weekly. Liver function tests remained within normal limits, and she demonstrated remarkable clinical improvement within approximately 2 months. Methotrexate 15 mg weekly was continued, and her prednisone dose was progressively tapered down to 5 mg daily, with a significant decline in her inflammatory markers, with CRP of 0.14 mg/dL (normal 0.00–0.74 mg/dL) and ESR of 12 mm/h (normal 0–15 mm/h).
RP is an uncommon autoimmune disorder characterized by inflammation of multiple cartilaginous and connective tissues in the body, including the ears, nose, eyes, joints, skin, respiratory, central nervous, renal, and cardiovascular systems . Although the etiology is unclear, it is believed that an autoimmune mechanism is involved in the pathogenesis of RP, which may be caused by autoantibodies to type II collagen in the cartilage [3,17]. RP has very diverse and non-specific presentations, which makes it challenging to diagnose, often leading to delays in management . Patients with RP can present with fever, malaise, arthralgias, auricular and nasal chondritis, ocular symptoms, respiratory tract involvement manifested as cough, wheezing, and dysphonia, neurological, and cardiac valvular involvement . Auricular chondritis is the most common manifestation in up to 80–90% of patients . Ocular features are reported in up to 50–60% of cases, and the most frequent presentations are episcleritis, scleritis, and conjunctivitis . However, orbital inflammatory syndrome is an uncommon presentation of RP and has only been reported in a few cases in the literature [6–10]. Idiopathic inflammatory orbital disease, also known as orbital pseudotumor, is a benign inflammatory condition of the orbit manifesting with pain, peri-orbital swelling, conjunctivitis, chemosis, and ophthalmoplegia. It is usually idiopathic but has been also associated with autoimmune diseases such as Crohn disease, RP, lupus erythematosus, and giant cell arteritis [8,18].
RP is associated with various other autoimmune disorders in approximately 30% of cases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus, vasculitis, Sjogren’s syndrome, and, most commonly, with rheumatoid arthritis . However, its association with reactive arthritis has not been previously reported in the literature. The coexistence of RP and HIV has been reported in 5 cases in the literature; 2 of them had co-existing autoimmune disease (sarcoidosis and Bechet’s disease) and 1 case had acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) [11–14]. In addition, RP is associated with malignancies, such as myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), in 27% of cases . A recent study by Beck et al suggested an association between myeloid-restricted X-linked somatic mutation in the UBA1 gene, a major enzyme in ubiquitylation, and some inflammatory rheumatologic syndromes such as RP, known as VEXAS (vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory, somatic) syndrome, which has been reported to be more common in men . Our patient did not have any hematologic findings suggestive of MDS. Interestingly, specific genetic testing of our patient was pursued, and was negative for the VEXAS/UBA1 mutation.
The diagnosis of RP is mainly clinical. McAdam et al established diagnostic criteria, which suggest the presence of 3 of the 6 following features for RP diagnosis: bilateral auricular chondritis, non-erosive seronegative inflammatory polyarthritis, nasal chondritis, ocular inflammation, respiratory tract chondritis, and audio-vestibular damage . Damiani and Levine modified the prior criteria to the presence of 1 of the criteria described by McAdam with histopathological confirmation or 2 criteria with favorable response to corticosteroid or dapsone therapy . In 1986, Michet et al published new criteria which require the presence of proven inflammation in 2 of 3 areas (auricular, nasal or laryngotracheal cartilage), or proven inflammation in the cartilage in 1 of these areas plus 2 other signs, including ocular inflammation, vestibular dysfunction, seronegative inflammatory arthritis, or hearing loss [16,22]. Our patient fulfilled the criteria proposed by Damiani and Levine for RP (auricular chondritis, ocular inflammation, and seronegative arthritis) with good response to corticosteroids and methotrexate . Although our patient did not present with bilateral chondritis, patients often do not present initially with multiple areas of involvement. However, other diagnostic possibilities were meticulously excluded. Since our patient improved with corticosteroids and methotrexate, an invasive biopsy, with associated morbidity, was ultimately not required.
Mild RP can be treated with NSAIDs, dapsone, or colchicine. Corticosteroids are the treatment of choice in more severe forms of RP. However, immunosuppressive agents such as methotrexate, azathioprine, or cyclosporine can be used for refractory cases [3,5,15]. Our patient developed severe transaminitis with a low dose of azathioprine, but interestingly was able to tolerate methotrexate well.
Most published cases of RP have presented with auricular inflammation and/or respiratory symptoms, but only a few cases manifested idiopathic orbital inflammation [1,2,16,17,23]. Those cases were commonly associated with ANCA vasculitis, ankylosing spondylitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, or Sjogren’s syndrome; however, none have been reported with reactive arthritis [1,24]. Only few reported an association with HIV infection [11–14]. The mainstay of treatment in most cases was systemic corticosteroids with or without immunosuppressive agents [1,2,16,17,23].
We present a unique patient with HIV and stable reactive arthritis who developed unilateral auricular chondritis associated with contralateral ocular scleritis, and idiopathic orbital inflammatory syndrome in the setting of a negative infectious diseases work-up, leading to a diagnosis of RP. Systemic corticosteroids along with methotrexate resulted in a favorable outcome.
FiguresFigure 1.. (A, B) Views of left eye and right ear pre-treatment revealing right auricular erythema and swelling in association with left scleral erythema and left eyelids swelling. (C, D) Views of left eye and right ear after treatment, revealing significant improvement of auricular and ocular erythema and swelling. Figure 2.. Computed tomography of facial bones and orbits, showing left periorbital soft tissue swelling with mild induration in the intra-orbital fat without mass, asymmetry of the extraocular muscles or exophthalmos, consistent with idiopathic orbital inflammation/idiopathic orbital inflammatory syndrome (IOIS).
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6 Creepiest Catacombs Not for the Claustrophobic (Slideshow)
October 21, 2016
These catacombs are all dark, narrow, located entirely underground, and probably full of skeletons; we hope you enjoy your visit
Catacombs of Kon el Shoqafa, Egypt
Built in the second century, it is believed that this burial chamber was initially meant for a single family but eventually expanded to include other bodies up until the fourth century. Unlike many of the other catacombs around the world, this one remained a secret for some time, only being rediscovered in 1900 after some quarry worker’s dumb ass accidentally fell into the access shaft. The donkey likely didn’t survive the plunge, but its death would not have been in vain. Archeologists found heaps of broken pottery (hence the name, which translates to “Mound of Shards”), the makings of a pulley system for lowering bodies, a number of human and animal remains, multiple sarcophagi, a funeral banquet hall (known as the “Triclinium”), and architecture and artwork that wonderfully blends Egyptian, Greek, and Roman styles. The eeriest part, however, is the area filled with numerous lifelike sculptures in various poses. Visitors can check this out, along with the Hall of Caracalla, which contains the bones of humans and horses that were likely killed in the year 215 by Emperor Caracalla.
Monastery of San Francisco, Peru
The church and monastery of San Francisco in Lima, Peru, was completed in 1774 and contains a library boasting 25,000 antique texts. Underneath, there’s also a network of catacombs that contain the remains of 25,000 bodies. (Some estimates say the number could be as large as 75,000!) As if that wasn’t creepy enough, many of the skulls and bones interred there have been neatly arranged into a series of geometric figures and elaborate works of art — because what else would you do with a ton of old bones, throw them in a box? Interestingly, these crypts were remarkably well built and have withstood numerous major earthquakes. One-hour tours are conducted daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., with an entrance fee of only about $2.
Odessa Catacombs, Ukraine
The creepiest parts of the extensive Odessa Catacombs underneath Odessa, Ukraine, aren’t the things we know, but the things we don’t know. They were built sometime in the 1800s for stone mining, but were later used for smuggling. Because the tunnels are considered unsafe and have not been fully mapped, only a small portion is open to the public. However, that hasn’t stopped thrill-seeking tourists from entering the catacombs without authorization, which has led to incidents of people becoming lost in the tunnel network and, in some cases, dying of falls or dehydration.
Ah, Paris. So lovely. So romantic. So creepy. Don’t believe us? Then consider the fact that under your feet there’s a whole network of corridors and passageways that hold the bodies of 6 million people. These ossuaries were set up in the late eighteenth century after the city’s cemeteries filled up and a series of cave-ins began to occur around Paris. To remedy this, the remains were moved to reinforced tunnels, with more additions in the following years. At first a haphazard underground mess, in 1810, the head of the Paris Mine Inspection Service undertook renovations that turned the catacombs into a visitable mausoleum, which led to the skull stacking and intricate bone patterns seen today. Not only are there regular tours of this underground world, but the catacombs even have their own website. Closed on Mondays, they are open from Tuesday until Sunday from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., with the last admission at 7:30 p.m. (Tours take approximately 45 minutes.) Admission is about 12 euros ($13), but various discounts are available, and guests under age 17 are free. You can enter at the western pavilion of the former Barrière d’Enfer (“Gate of Hell”), because creepiness.
Italy has catacombs in Palermo, Naples, and numerous other cities, but the best (whatever that means) are in Rome. First excavated back in the second century, these underground corridors were actually built into the soft volcanic rock outside of the city walls, as Roman law forbade burial places within city limits. There are now 60 known subterranean burial chambers in Rome. The passages cover a whopping 590 acres of land and consist of as many as four levels on top of one another, with some extending as far down as 62 feet below the surface. Burial niches (called loculi) are carved into the walls, with fresco paintings and other early Christian art. Although once quite popular for burials of all kinds, the catacombs were all but abandoned by the tenth century. Today, the papacy is responsible for maintaining the passages, and brave guests are allowed to tour certain sites.
To illustrate how creepy they are, here’s a story based on personal experience. When I and a few friends visited one of the entry points to the catacombs in 2008, we (as English-speaking American tourists) conducted our whole admission transaction with a nun who basically only spoke Italian. When we managed to ask where the tour guide was, instead of telling us to wait, the nun simply pointed down the open door into the catacombs. She didn’t want us to wait for the tour guide to arrive; she wanted us to descend into the catacombs by ourselves to find the guide. And it’s not like the guide was even nearby at the time. I know this because I pseudo-bravely walked down the stairs and into the cramped corridors about 10 feet, and, finding no one, loudly exclaimed, “nope!” and went back upstairs to wait for our guide with the rest of the living.
Znojmo Catacombs, Czech Republic
Unlike the other sites on this list, the vast labyrinth of underground passageways, cellars, and subcellars under the Czech city of Znojmo weren’t primarily built for the storage of dead bodies. If you think this takes out the creepiness factor, you thought wrong. In fact, if the thought of catacombs brings about a fear of getting trapped inside and perishing, then this is probably the worst site, as parts of it were specifically designed to kill people. Built in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, the catacombs were created to protect the city’s inhabitants from invading forces, and thus included trapdoors and hidden slippery slides that would drop enemy soldiers into deep wells from which they could not escape. Interestingly, the catacombs afforded locals the ability to still do a number of useful things such as searching the city for food undetected, gathering and disposing of water via a drainage system, and even using fireplaces, as they were designed to ventilate through house chimneys on the surface. Because of this last fact, enemy forces would often see smoke eerily rising from otherwise empty homes all around the city. Portions of the Znojmo Catacombs are open to tourists from April to October.

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Research by: Jen-Ming Liu , Elaine Q. Borazon & Jose Gerardo O. Santamaria
The hospitality sector is characterized by intense market competition and demand fluctuations for their products and services. A firm’s competitiveness depends on how it adapts its capabilities to the dynamic external environment. It is imperative that the firm’s capabilities are managed so that these result in continuous improvement that lead to quality performance, and, in turn, positively impact financial results. However, customer experience in the hospitality sector is greatly affected by the quality or product received, and the sector is heavily reliant on its human resources. A customer’s perception of the quality of service received greatly influences customer experience and the willingness to pay more for the service. The quality of service is a critical factor in ensuring long-term viability in the industry.
Drawing on the dynamic capabilities view and on employee engagement, the study examined the antecedents of quality performance, particularly, management leadership, human resource management, process management, and supplier quality management in the hospitality sector. Dynamic capabilities refer to the capacity of an organization to create, extend, or modify its resource base. Dynamic capabilities provide firms the ability to create, renew, and realign resources according to the changes in the market and the business environment. In turn, these could result in the creation of new products, new processes, and new knowledge, enabling the firm to create new competitive advantage and achieve better financial performance. Quality management (QM) aims to deliver high quality services through continuous process improvement, preventing defects at all levels and processes in the organization to meet or exceed the expectations of customers. QM practices require continuous improvement in services especially when it involves intense customer contacts, such as in restaurants and hotels.
The hypotheses proposed were tested on a sample of 287 micro, small, and medium-sized hotels and restaurants in the Philippines. Through structured equation modeling, the results revealed that good management leadership positively influences the firms’ process management, human resource management, and supplier quality management. This suggests that an organization’s top management is critical in enhancing employee involvement and development, and ensuring improvement of processes and/or services, thus providing an enabling condition for quality performance to be achieved. In developing countries like the Philippines, which is dominated by MSMEs, management leadership plays a critical role in the implementation of quality management practices. MSMEs have very few layers of management, and the behaviors of top management greatly influence the organizational culture. In these organizations, the top managers are highly visible and can therefore easily influence the significance of quality. However, the greatest obstacle to the introduction of QM in MSMEs is for management’s ability to change their management style and behavior. In developing countries, quality functions are usually not integrated in the service or product operations, are not always understood by business owners, and are treated as extra operating costs.
This study reveals that quality performance is influenced by process management, supplier quality management, and human resource management while management leadership is positively related with these three elements. For micro, small, and medium hospitality establishments, management leadership is very important in terms of providing enabling conditions for quality performance to be attained. Top management is highly visible and will be able to readily influence quality management strategy implementation. Well-trained and involved employees have increased awareness of quality-related issues and can proactively act on problems related to quality. Having employees who are engaged increases the likelihood that they will perform the discretionary behaviors that are needed to enhance customer experience. Continuous quality improvement and cooperative relationships with suppliers are critical factors to achieve quality performance and satisfy customer requirements. Actively managing specific processes, such as housekeeping and front desk handling of complaints, contributes to customer satisfaction among customers. Finally, quality products are dependent on the suppliers’ quality management practices. These QM practices, built over time through a process of learning, discovery, and knowledge generation, require commitment from top management.
To cite this article: Liu, J.-M., Borazon, E. Q., & Santamaria, J. G. (2020). Antecedents of quality performance in the Philippine micro, small, and medium hospitality sector. Asia Pacific Business Review, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/13602381.2021.1851514
To access this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/13602381.2021.1851514
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Wood ear has different names in English. This name should be translated directly from its Chinese name. A lot of times, it’s called ‘black fungus’.
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This page provides a central respository of information on and for the Murray (FSI) Inquiry. The information on this page will be updated periodically as appropriate.
Please click the links to read the FSC statement and final FSC submission to Treasury in relation to the FSI.
PHASE TWO DOCUMENTATION
FSI submission to Phase Two:
Please click here to download the entire FSC submission to the Financial System Inquiry.
Research supporting Phase Two chapters:
Phase Two, Chapter 2
Phase Two, Chapter 4
PHASE ONE DOCUMENTATION
FSC initial summary on draft report issued 15 July 2014
Click here to read the FSC's initial summary on the FSI Draft Report.
FSI submission chapters on:
1. Superannuation;(uploaded 2 April 2014)
2. Financial System Users; (uploaded 8 April 2014 - see below for research)
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4. Federal Budget Sustainability; and
5. Global Competitiveness.
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FSC research supporting Phase One
Mercer report Asset Allocations of Pension Funds Around the World.
The Mercer report compares the asset allocation of pension funds on a global basis – it demonstrates that Australian superannuation funds do not diverge from comparable pension systems.
For instance – when considering four of the five largest pension systems in the world − Canada, the USA, UK and Australia – they each invest 35 to 50 per cent of their assets in equities.
Professor Rodney Maddock report Superannuation asset allocations and growth projections.
Maddock’s paper examines superannuation capital flows. The paper shows that superannuation is adding to national savings and that it will reduce our dependence on net foreign capital inflows.
It also demonstrates:
- A large amount of superannuation assets are rerouted to the banking system. This occurs through equity and fixed income investments and cash holdings. For example, the superannuation sector had $215 billion in deposits at banks by September 2013. That constitutes 14.2 per cent of the funds in the superannuation system. Superannuation funds also hold 25% of bank equity.
- As superannuation grows, demand for domestic non-listed equity increases. This demand is likely to drive the supply of securitised assets thereby providing alternative funding for mortgages.
- Superannuation funds will also seek alternative assets to take advantage of their status as long term, patient investors.
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disclosure is provided to members according to the provisions of the Federal
Electronic Funds Transfer Act. As used in this disclosure, the words "we",
"us", "DCCU" or "Credit Union" refer to the DuPont Community Credit Union; the
words "I", "you" and "your" refer to the member. This disclosure applies to all
types of electronic funds transfer services provided by DuPont Community Credit
Union and may include but is not limited to Mobile Banking, Text Banking,
and/or Mobile Deposit Capture. Please read this disclosure in its entirety
since it contains disclosures that affect you. You may want to save this
document for future reference.
electronic funds transfer services provided by DuPont Community Credit Union in
relation to its accounts, as defined in the Electronic Funds Transfer Act, are
subject to the following terms and conditions. Your use of our electronic funds
transfer services, by means of Internet account access, constitutes your
agreement to be bound to these terms and conditions.
Equipment and Technical
that to use DCCU Online Banking, I must have Internet access through an
Internet provider and Internet browser software. I understand that the DCCU
does not make any warranties on equipment, hardware, software or Internet
provider service, or any part of them expressed or implied, including, without
limitation, any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
DCCU is not responsible for any loss, injury or damages, whether direct,
indirect, special, or consequential, caused by the Internet provider, DCCU
Internet Banking, or any related software used in the installation, use or
maintenance of your personal computer hardware, software, or other equipment.
to the Internet and your authentication information you may perform the
following transactions at any time:
Transfers between savings and share draft (checking) accounts
Transfers to make loan payments
Transfers to another member
Transfers to another Financial Institution, provided the external account has
Advances on Line of Credit
Obtain rate quotations and other information on your accounts and loans
Review your account history
designate accounts at the Credit Union between which you may view transactions
as well as transfer funds through Internet account access. You may also
designate DCCU accounts of which you are not an owner of to transfer funds to.
Certain account designations may require applicable account forms and/or
documents to be completed to acknowledge and authorize the processing of such
transfers. Please contact the Credit Union for more information.
Federal Reserve Board Regulation D, you are permitted to make no more than (6)
transfers or withdrawals from a certain subaccounts per month using DCCU Audio
Response (ART) and/or DCCUInternet Banking. (Transfer
or withdrawals from checking and some subaccounts are not Reg
D transactions). DuPont Community Credit Union complies with Regulation D.
Electronic Funds Transfers
The limit on
the amount you may transfer is the available balance in your account at the
time the transfer request is received by DCCU. You authorize the Credit Union
to transfer funds electronically between your designated account(s) according
to your instruction(s) initiated through DCCU Online Banking.
Tell us at
once if you believe your user ID and/or password have been lost, stolen, or
compromised. Telephoning is the best way to keep your potential losses down. If
you tell us within 2 business days, you can lose no more than $50 if someone
used your user ID and/or password(s) to gain access to your account without
If you do
not tell us within 2 business days after you learn of the loss or theft, and we
can prove we could have stopped someone from using your user ID and password
without your permission if you had told us, you could lose as much as $500.
your statement shows transactions that you did not make, tell us at once. If
you do not notify us within 60 days after the statement or notice of statement
availability was transmitted to you, you may not get back any money you lost
after the 60 days, if we can prove that we could have stopped someone from
taking the money if you had told us in time. If a good reason kept you from
notifying us, we will extend the time periods.
believe that your user ID and/or password have been lost or stolen or that
someone has transferred or may transfer money from your account without your
permission, call or notify us in writing:
Community Credit Union
(540) 946-3200 or toll free 1-800-245-8085
Knowledge of your user ID and password will allow access to your accounts to
unauthorized persons. Memorize this information. If you must write this
information down, DCCU recommends keeping your User ID and password(s) in a
secure location, separate from your other financial information, computer data,
Community Credit Union can be reached during normal business hours, Monday
through Friday. Holidays are not included.
receive a confirmation screen with reference information after every transfer
you make. Your monthly statement will show all electronic funds transfers. DCCU Online Banking transfers are coded as
"personal credit union" transactions. Any documentation provided to you that
indicates that an Electronic Funds transfer has been made shall be admissible
as evidence and proof that such a transfer was made.
Credit Union Liability
for Failure to Make Transfers
If we do not
complete a transfer to or from your account on time or in the correct amount
according to our agreement with you, we will be liable for your losses or
damages that you prove are directly caused by our action or failure to act.
However, there are some exceptions to our liability.
We will NOT
be liable, for instance:
If through no fault of ours, you do not have enough in your account to make the
If the transfer would go over the available credit limit on your account or
other available preauthorized line of credit
If we are legally restricted from transferring funds to or from your account
If circumstances beyond our control, such as fire or flood, prevent the
transfer despite reasonable precautions that we have taken
If you did not give DCCU Online Banking complete and correct information needed
to complete the transaction
Other exceptions may apply
We will not
disclose information about your account or DCCU Online Banking transfers to
others without written permission except to complete transactions, to verify
the existence and the standing of the account upon proper written request, to
comply with Federal and/or State laws and regulations, in response to any
properly submitted governmental agency request for information, or any court
in case of errors or questions about your electronic transfers:
Community Credit Union
(540) 946-3200 or toll free 1-800-245-8085
immediately if you think your statement or record of an electronic funds
transfer is wrong or if you need more information about a transfer listed on
the statement or record issued to you. We must hear from you no later than 60
days after we sent the FIRST statement on which the problem or error appeared.
When you call or write to us in this regard you should:
Tell us your name, account number, and telephone number
Describe the error or the transfer you are unsure about and explain as clearly
as you can why you believe it is an error or why you need more information
Tell us the dollar amount of the suspected error and the date of the
transaction as shown on your statement
If you tell
us orally, we may require that you send us your complaint or question in
writing within 10 business days. We will tell you the results of our
investigation within 10 business days after we hear from you and will correct
an error promptly. If we need more time, however, we may take up to 45 days to
investigate your complaint or question. If we decide to do this we will
provisionally re-credit your account within 10 business days for the amount you
think is in error so that you will have the use of the money during the time it
takes us to complete our investigation. If we ask you to put your complaint or
question in writing and we do not receive it within 10 business days we may not
re-credit your account.
If we decide
that there was no error, we will send you a written explanation within 3
business days after we finish our investigation. You may ask for copies of the
documents that we used in our investigation.
We may amend
all terms and conditions at any time, but will give you notice 21 days before
the amendment becomes effective if the amendment will result in increased
charges or liability to you, changes in the types of available electronic fund
transfers, or limitation of the transfers you may make. Such notice will be
mailed to you at the last address of record on our files. If, however, an
immediate change in terms and conditions is necessary for security reasons, we
may amend these terms and conditions without prior notice.
the right to levy service fees in accordance with fee schedules adopted by the
Credit Union from time to time. If other terms and conditions set by us are in
conflict with the disclosure, this disclosure statement will prevail.
Electronic Documents and Signatures
Disclosures and Consent Agreement
As a cost
and time saving benefit to all members, DCCU offers electronic documents and
disclosures along with the ability to affix electronic signatures to agreements
and contracts, including new account and loan agreements. These services are
offered in compliance with the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and
National Commerce Act (ESIGN). This law
ensures the validity and enforceability of documents signed electronically and
protects both consumers and businesses while conducting transactions online. In order to take advantage of this free and
convenient service, please read the disclosures below, and then follow the
steps to consent to receive electronic disclosures and notices from DCCU. In the disclosures "you" and "your" means a
consumer and/or a member of DuPont Community Credit Union. "We" and "our" means DuPont
Community Credit Union.
Availability of Paper
Delivery or Paper Copies
You have the
right to receive paper copies of notices and disclosures we are required by law
to provide to you. These include, but
are not limited to, periodic account statements, Truth-in-Savings and
Truth-in-Lending disclosures, and copies of any documents you sign to set up
and modify accounts or loans with us.
to the electronic delivery of notices, statements, and disclosures does not
waive your right to receive paper copies of these documents. You may request
individual paper copies of any form, document, statement, contract, or
disclosure at any time. These documents
will be reproduced at a cost of $1 per page.
To request paper copies anytime you may:
- Call 1.800.245.8085
- Visit any of our branch offices
- Write a letter to : DuPont Community Credit Union
P.O. Box 1365
Waynesboro, VA 22980
choose to consent to receive these and other disclosures in electronic form,
you may withdraw that consent at any time.
You may withdraw your consent by logging in to the Online Banking
platform and clicking on the "Preferences" tab.
If you choose to withdraw your consent you will lose the ability to
review statement and document copies through DCCU's Online Banking
platform. If you no longer meet the
technical (hardware and software) requirements (see below) for enrollment in
Online Banking please inform in writing at the address above.
participant in our Electronic Documents and Signatures program you will receive
periodic account statements and federally required notices, disclosures and
forms electronically. We may add to or
remove documents from this list at our discretion. Keep in mind that you can always request
paper copies of any document (see Availability of Paper Delivery or Paper
What to do When Your
Contact Information Changes
In order to
enroll in Online Banking and to participate in the Electronic Documents and
Signatures program, you must provide us with a valid email address. However, we recognize that you may change
your email address from time to time. If
we send an email to the address you provided and that email is returned as
undeliverable, several things will happen.
First, our system will automatically attempt to deliver the email one
more time, just in case there were hardware or software issues that prevented
delivery. If this attempt fails, our
system will flag your email address as bad.
This will prevent delivery of all future emails to that address. You will be informed of this action the next
time you log in to the Online Banking platform and/or the next time you visit
one of our branches or call our Service Center, giving you the opportunity to
change your email address.
Technical (Hardware and
In order to
receive and view your electronic statements, notices, disclosures, and forms
you must be able to access the Internet.
To view your periodic account statements you must be enrolled in DCCU's
Online Banking platform and be able to log in with your username and
password. Viewing your statements via
Online Banking does not require additional software. However, some of our forms, disclosures, or
promotional materials may require Adobe Acrobat or a word processing program
(such as Microsoft Word or Apple Pages) to view. Adobe Acrobat is available online at no cost
to you. Word and Pages are available
from their manufacturers for a cost or you may find another word processing
program of your choice available on the Internet (prices set by provider). It is your responsibility to maintain the
technology needed to continue to access the Online Banking platform and view your
statements and other documents.
In the event
that these technical (hardware and software) requirements change, DCCU will
notify you by email and/or through our website.
I agree with
the terms and conditions set forth in this Electronic Document and Signatures
Consent Agreement. I understand that I
will receive electronic copies of periodic statements and federally mandated
disclosures and notices. I may, at my
discretion, give notice of the withdrawal of my consent. By this acknowledgment (i.e. checking a box
or other method indicating my review and understanding of this document) I am
affixing my electronic signature in accordance with the Federal ESIGN Act.

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Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) took to the Senate floor Wednesday to make a pitch for a "truly open Internet." He said that would be one that did not have fast and slow lanes, the first perhaps for kitten videos, the second for C-SPAN video of Congress streaming live, though he conceded sometimes the workings of Congress can sometimes feel a little slow.
"The vitality of [this] free platform is at stake today," he said. Markey said that if classifying Internet access under Title II is the best way to preserve that platform, "that's what the FCC should do." Markey said that the Internet has become like phone service in the last century. "We have to treat it as such."
Markey said under the FCC's first draft of new rules, it considered allowing paid prioritization, but Markey said the issue goes beyond slowing video. Without a truly open Internet, he said, "startups and small businesses would suffer," slowing job growth in his state and across the country.
He said noone should have to ask permission to innovate, or have to raise capital to pay for a fast lane. "Only those with access to deep pockets would develop anything new," he said. He likened innovators without bankrolls as on a gravel path, while others "whizzed by" on the interstate.
Markey pointed out that he introduced the first open Internet bill back in 2006 and one of the primary authors of the 1996 Act. He said the FCC has both the power and responsibility to oversee broadband networks and intervene when necessary. He signaled it was necessary to act now.
His speech came on the eve of the FCC's planned May 15 vote on new open Internet rules, which according to sources will favor using existing authority, but also make clear that Title II will be used if necessary to protect the values Markey was extolling.
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The oldest and most famous of the Coachella Valley resort cities is the large and lovely Palm Springs, which is more than double the size of the next-largest municipality. Founded by and still home to Cahuilla Indians, this renowned desert oasis is thickly rich with history, art, culture, mid-century-modern architecture, boutique shopping, dining, and recreation, particularly golf.
For many decades, Palm Springs has attracted the rich and famous from around the globe as a place to see and be seen away from busy Los Angeles. Surprisingly, despite all the glamour and prestige, the City of Palm Springs boasts a cost of living that research firm AreaVibes, Inc., ranks at about 13% lower than the average cost of living in California.
If you’re into the outdoors and/or the arts, then you’ll love living in La Quinta, the Coachella Valley’s youngest city, which was incorporated in 1982 and named after a legendary hotel. Here, golf reigns supreme, with 25 courses, including those of the world-famous PGA West at the base of the prominently beautiful Santa Rosa Mountains. You can also bike and hike around those mountains and enjoy many of the community parks in this picturesque place.
And speaking of visual intrigue, La Quinta is also an art oasis. You’ll find studios and galleries in abundance, plus outdoor installations promoted by the city’s Art in Public Places program and art shows such as Art on Main Street in Old Town La Quinta, another of the city’s gems.
Known as the cultural, retail and business center of Coachella Valley, Palm Desert also has the distinction of being referred to as “the heart of the Valley” because it’s geographically centered. Among the city’s calling cards: the 1,200-acre Living Desert Zoo & Botanical Gardens, a new 8,400-square-foot art museum, a variety of biking and hiking trails, and lots of parks and art galleries. All this, plus the traditional desert-resort amenities of the Coachella Valley.
Rated as one of the safest cities in all of Southern California, Palm Desert offers residents local control in governance with its charter-city structure. Here, five residents serve staggered, four-year terms as elected, non-partisan council members who rotate in annual turns as mayor of the city.
Located between Cathedral City and Palm Desert and nicknamed the Playground of Presidents, Rancho Mirage offers visiting former presidents, celebrities and residents alike a special mix of fun and luxury.
Among the attractions of Rancho Mirage: 13 golf clubs, a fully outfitted community park, a children’s museum, an observatory, an amphitheater, waterfront shopping and entertainment, fine dining, a casino, first-class educational and health facilities, the historic Sunnylands estate (aka, “Camp David of the West”), and plenty of hotels and resorts with their own form of luxe-living offerings. Rancho Mirage has something to offer everyone, especially those looking for the more sophisticated of what life has to offer.
If you like festivals, you’ll likely enjoy living in the otherwise tranquil city of Indio, just 23 miles east of Palm Springs. This Coachella Valley community is the site of many festivals to celebrate food (particularly the date), Native American culture, stagecoaches of the Wild West, and, last but never least, music and art; it’s here that you’ll find the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which brings some 250,000 people to the Empire Polo Club every year.
If you want a smaller-group excursion, take a trip to the many golf courses, or visit a museum, date farm, polo game, open-air market, or local casino. With 93,000 residents, Indio is currently the most populated and fastest-growing city in the Coachella Valley and is never short on things to do.
Tennis or golf, anyone? In the Indian Hills community of the Coachella Valley, you’ll find the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, site of the annual Indian Wells Masters, and the 36-hole Indian Wells Golf Resort, with two of its courses ranked by Golfweek Magazine among the Top 25 “Best Municipal Courses in the United States.”
With these venues center-stage, Indian Wells takes its sports seriously, just as it does its stated mission to offer residents a life of luxury and well-being. The desert-resort city prides itself on providing residents all the amenities needed for a superior quality of life, including other world-class venues for relaxation, shopping, and dining, plus outstanding artistic, cultural and social experiences.
Not an official Coachella Valley city, Bermuda Dunes is referred to as a census-designated place, which basically means it’s officially unofficial, but still a great place to live! The small CDP is nearly surrounded by several of the other Valley cities, as well as the mountains of San Jacinto to the west, Santa Rosa to the south, and Little San Bernardino to the east.
Given that geography, there’s plenty of desert beauty to take in along with the fun from the same amenities common throughout the Valley: golf, art, culture, etc. Also here is the Bermuda Dunes Airport, a single-runway, general-aviation airport that brings in some of the many “snowbirds” that come to Coachella Valley to escape their hometown winters.
Named by President George Washington’s nephew, Colonel Henry Washington, for a nearby cathedral-like rock formation, Cathedral City (or, as the locals say, Cat City) has the second-largest population in the Coachella Valley – and for a good reason. It’s been recognized by the United States Conference of Mayors among the “most livable cities” in the United States, primarily for its affordable housing, low crime rate, and family-friendly, year-round recreational venues, including 10 community parks.
Like other Coachella Valley cities, Cathedral City is also known for its arts culture, festivals, and luxurious clubs and resorts. The city boasts a hometown-like vibe with plenty of family-entertainment venues to keep you busy.
Active Adult Communities
Nestled among desert mountains and enjoying year-round sunshine and warmth, the Coachella Valley is a mecca for top-quality-of-life experiences: golf and other sports, culture, art, history, shopping, dining; you name it. And if you’re an older would-be Valley resident looking for a life that includes meeting other people to enjoy these slices of heaven with, look no further than the active-adult communities spread throughout the area; currently the count is at 21!
Developments like Del Webb Rancho Mirage and Indio’s Trilogy Polo and Sun City Shadow Hills offer amenities-rich, low-maintenance living so your time is best spent having fun and meeting new people who share your zeal for soaking up the best life has to offer.
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Press TV has conducted an interview with Edward Corrigan, an international human rights lawyer from Ontario, to get his take on UN calls for prosecution of the perpetrators of war crimes during the Israeli war on Gaza last summer.
The following is a rough transcription of the interview.
Press TV: As welcome as the UN chief’s call is to prosecute those who have committed human rights violations in Gaza, how far do you think this calls are going to go into us actually seeing something come off it?
Corrigan: Unfortunately, it’s doubtful that the United Nations will have the will to pursue this matter to the Security Council. Now…Palestine has joined the International Criminal Court and they are expecting this report and other reports to buttress their complaint to the International Criminal Court to pursue an investigation of war crimes against Israel and Israeli leaders, and that is probably a more important venue. The UN , partly because of the veto the United States has at the Security Council, is unlikely to take action on its own even though, I think legally, critically and morally they would be obligated to do so. But the practical reality, unless the Americans don’t veto it, it’s unlikely that the Security Council would be able to take concrete action. The General Assembly and its various committees can take symbolic action in each of reports that are condemning Israel’s war crimes or war crimes of anyone else. That’s indeed possible that Hamas and other groups may be accused of war crimes themselves. But the massive international consensus is that Israel launched a premeditated unprovoked attack on Gaza. They claimed that the murder of four young Israelis in the West Bank, but Israeli police report suddenly said that it wasn’t Hamas that did it. So, Israel used a false pretext to attack Gaza. And then they’ve killed over 2,200 people, wounded close to 12, 000, many of them were maimed, severely injured, 70 percent of the people that were killed were in fact civilians.
Press TV: As you’ve just mentioned, Israel put in false pretext to go to war on Gaza, and speaking of false pretext, Israel has released its counter-report to the Gaza war which puts the blames solely on Hamas for the civilian casualties. How much can that be an obstacle in that case against Israel in the ICC?
Corrigan: Well, it’s getting a report from the perpetrator of crime. It’s obviously biased. It’s self-serving. And I don’t think a lot of weight will be giving to it. Just the same way, I don’t think at all weights will be giving to a report from Hamas. But if the United Nations committee’s independent body, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, all of whom condemned the Israeli attack on the Gaza, these are neutral objective organizations that don’t have a self-interest. What’s interesting about Israelis is that the group Against the Silence issued a 200 page plus report, appalling 60 Israeli soldiers that confirmed that orders were given to [committing] the move. There was an Israeli commander was tape recording ordering an attack on a medical health clinic. There’s tons of documentation and sources from Israeli soldiers that actually contradict and prove that Israel did commit war crimes in Gaza. There are numerous journalists who’ve gone in there. The Israelis create this fiction some …because their… anti-Semitism and [that] the Palestinians hate Israel because they are anti-Semitic. It ignores the fact that Israel ethnically cleansed them, massacred them, raped them, drove out, over a million people, stole their property, their land and everything else. The whole history here is war crime after war crime after war crime. But the Israelis say ‘Oh this is not because of what we do, it’s because of who we are, because we are Jews.’ What’s interesting is many Jews actually speak out about this and condemn the actions of the government. Jewish human rights organizations like B'Tselem,…Against the Silence, Israeli journalists who in fact were in Gaza during the siege and were there, they were terrified of course but only because they risked to be killed by the indiscriminate Israeli bombardments and unexploded ordnances. One Jewish journalist said he was present when there was a protest... the Israeli soldiers shot and wounded four Palestinians right beside him. So, there are many instances of Israelis and Jews which of course are condemning this activity. So, the argument that this is some of anti-Semitism and the world is bias against Israel…it’s totally bogus and garbage in fact.

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