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15 new celebrities are gearing up for their time in the ballroom!
Season 30 of Dancing With the Stars is right around the corner! The milestone season of ABC's hit show will feature 15 major celebrities, intense competition and incredible performances.
After revealing the first two celebs in August -- along with a history-making announcement -- the network unveiled the remaining competitors the next month. It's an impressive list that includes reality stars, singers, actors and athletes, all of whom are ready to compete for the mirrorball trophy.
Pro dancer Lindsay Arnold previously teased to ET that fans should "expect the unexpected" in the upcoming season, with bigger and better sets, lighting and more.
Keep reading for everything we know about season 30 of Dancing With the Stars ahead of its Monday, Sept. 20 premiere on ABC.
The 15 celebs competing for this year's mirrorball trophy are: Jimmie Allen, Mel C, Christine Chiu, Brian Austin Green, Melora Hardin, Olivia Jade, Matt James, Amanda Kloots, Martin Kove, Suni Lee, Mike "The Miz" Mizanin, Kenya Moore, Cody Rigsby, Iman Shumpert, and JoJo Siwa.
When ET's Lauren Zima spoke to all the hopefuls following news of their casting, they opened up about who they see as their biggest competition.
"I might go with Cody Rigsby," Kloots said of the Peloton instructor. "I feel like he's gonna be sassy out there."
"Melora is one of the most competitive people I’ve ever met," the former Bachelor said of the actress. "She’s a dark horse. Don’t let her fool you. She is coming for the gold. She’s coming for that trophy. She’s the nicest lady, but she is a competitor! But that’s what makes it fun. Everyone is taking it serious and they all wanna win."
While some contestants were focused on competing, others were too starstruck to think that far ahead. Lee pointed to both Siwa and James as the competitors that she was excited to meet, with Shumpert, Mizanin and Rigsby agreeing with her on the former.
"My daughter is a huge JoJo Siwa fan, and I'm on the same show as JoJo Siwa, so I already won," Shumpert said. "Whether I win or not, I win at home… I'm the cool dad."
"I think she's coming to Dancing With the Stars to be able to tell her story and show her vulnerability. And is she a celebrity? Not traditionally, but what is a celebrity today?" Banks questioned. "If that's the case then there's no Instagram influencer that is a celebrity. We are in a whole different world and celebrity has taken a turn and a change. If people are talking about you, you're famous. And you can be on Dancing With the Stars."
ET previously announced that Britt Stewart, Cheryl Burke, Daniella Karagach, Emma Slater, Jenna Johnson, Lindsay Arnold, Sharna Burgess, Witney Carson, Alan Bersten, Artem Chigvintsev, Brandon Armstrong, Gleb Savchenko, Pasha Pashkov, Sasha Farber and Valentin Chmerkovskiy are this year's pros.
"Obviously dancing with another female is so history-making," Siwa told ET. "… I love to win but already doing what I did with this show, and with this experience, and dancing with another female, and being the first, I've already won in a way."
While fans will have to wait until the premiere to see who else is paired together, one potential partnership that's causing a stir is that of real-life couple Green and Burgess. Though Green would neither confirm nor deny if he got paired up with his girlfriend, he pointed out the potential advantage they'd have if they do get to dance together.
"Obviously because we know each other so well and there is chemistry there, that would be a huge positive," he said. "But you are just going to have to watch the show to find out."
The other contestants remained tight-lipped about their pros, but Kove called his partner "really great," while Shumpert gushed that his is "amazing," and Kloots insisted that hers is "the best."
"My partner is unbelievable and I am so excited," Hardin said. "I feel like we are the perfect match. I feel very seen and supported. I feel like we are going to work great together. We already are."
James agreed, telling ET, "I need a partner like I have who’s extremely patient and so tapped in. She brings the energy every time we're in there and makes the most of our practice time."
As for what the pros can expect from season 30, Banks told ET that "a lot of changes" will be coming their way.
"Competitive things, things we've never done before, [throwing] a little wrench at these professional dancers that know how to do everything," the host said. "The celebs have to do it too and they're already amateur, right? But it's the pros that are so perfect with everything. I think it's important to constantly challenge ourselves or else we get a little bit too complacent. They're some of the best dancers in the entire world and I think the best also need challenges to take them to the [next] level. So I can’t wait to see that."
The Judges and Host
Banks will be returning to host season 30, with Derek Hough, Bruno Tonioli, Carrie Ann Inaba and Len Goodman as judges.
Moore was thrilled to learn of Banks' return for a second season, as she and the model go way back.
"I was so happy just to, number one, see her on the show," the Real Housewives of Atlanta star said. "We had lost touch for many years and I’ve always been rooting for her from afar -- her the same, I think."
Banks expressed similar sentiments while speaking to ET.
"Her being on the show has made us reconnect," Banks said of Moore. "I love her so much. We were so, so close, like close to my family, spent the night in my house, like. And so for her to be there I have to be very careful not to play favorites because she is like family and I think Dancing With the Stars brought us together again. And I had nothing to do with casting her because I don't cast the show."
Goodman did not judge the previous season, as he was in the U.K. and unable to travel due to COVID-19 restrictions. Mizanin is pleased that Goodman is back this year, and is ready to face critiques from him as a judge.
"I am like, 'Is he back? Is he back?' And they are like, 'He is back,'" Mizanin told ET. "I am like, 'Oh boy, oh boy. Get your pen and paper ready because you are going to have a lot of notes on this.'"
Chiu, who's known for appearing on Netflix's Bling Empire, has a different feeling about the judging than her competitor.
"I think ignorance is bliss," she said of being judged. "I am just so happy to be a part of this journey and adventure that yes, I will take all of the feedback the judges have for me, and I will listen to them and correct myself, but I am just happy to be there."
Now that DWTS is on season 30, many of the contestants coming in personally know people that have competed in the past.
Moore told ET that fellow Housewife Erika Jayne offered some words of wisdom, Lee noted that her Olympic teammate, Simone Biles, gave her some pointers, Mel C said that her fellow Spice Girl, Mel B, told her to to "just enjoy it, lap it up," Jade said that her mom's former co-star, Candace Cameron Bure, told her to "be patient" with herself, and Hardin shared that her Office pal, Kate Flannery, advised her to invest in balm for her feet.
Kove, meanwhile, said that he had "a long chat" about the show with his Karate Kid co-star, Ralph Macchio.
"He said it was just great conditioning, and that he got really choked up when he left," Kove told ET. "He had a really good time… [He told me] to pay attention and be, you know, be available for the discipline because it's hard work, it's really hard work."
"[AJ] was like, 'Boy, it's different.' He said it's fun. He was like, 'You're gonna kill it,' and I'm like, 'Yeah, no, I won't,'" Allen said. "... I was talking to Bobby the other day. We had a lengthy conversation about it. He was just [talking] about [how], like anything, you know you get out of it what you put into it."
"I love her so much. I told her, 'You better be hard on me.' She said, 'Don't you know? I will,'" Kloots recalled, before noting that Inaba advised her to find her "primal energy" while dancing.
Before the contestants can go in front of the judges, they have to attend grueling rehearsals with their pros. After less than a week of rehearsals, Moore said she's already felt "discomfort in some muscles and areas," while country singer Allen said that he's "got muscles in my body hurting I didn't know I had."
"Rehearsals are hard. I feel like people who aren’t dancers are like, 'Oh, you were a former athlete, you’re athletic,' it doesn’t transfer at all," James said. "My feet hurt, my back hurts, my shoulders hurt, everything hurts."
Meanwhile, Lee noted that she's "using muscles that I haven't used ever in gymnastics," a sentiment Kloots, a former Broadway performer, also expressed by noting that she had to "throw everything I know out the window and literally learn a whole new style of dance."
Mel C of Spice Girls fame called rehearsals "a challenge," and Siwa, who got her start on Dance Moms, said ballroom dancing is "very different" than her past dancing experience.
Green lamented that the rehearsals are "not like when I was younger and I used to go to clubs and dance," while Rigsby noted that "there is a whole lot more technique" than he thought there'd be.
"Dancing in heels, nobody warned me. That is tough," Jade said. "Try spinning in them, like, I am going to break my ankle."
When it comes time to perform, the contestants are ready to give it their all. Moore teased to ET that her Gone With the Wind fabulous twirl "might be a part" of her first dance, Rigsby noted that Peloton could "possibly" be worked into his inaugural ballroom performance, and Kove said a "really cool" Cobra Kai nod will pop up week one.
That reference, it turns out, is Kove's song of choice for his first dance. The actor will be dancing the Paso Doble to "You're the Best" by Joe "Bean" Esposito, which was featured on the Karate Kid soundtrack.
Also on night one, Mel C will get her wish to dance to a Spice Girls song. She previously told ET that the group offered "quite a lot" of songs to choose from, but Mel C opted to dance the Cha Cha to "Wannabe."
While Allen told ET that he hoped to stay on the show long enough to dance to one of his own songs, he'll begin the competition by dancing the Tango to "The Way I Are" by Timbaland ft. Keri Hilson and D.O.E.
Meanwhile, Green will dance the Foxtrot to "Skate" by Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, and Silk Sonic, Chiu will dance the Tango to "Glamorous" by Fergie and Ludacris, and Hardin will dance the Tango to "Simply Irresistible" by Robert Palmer.
Other night one songs and dances include Jade's Salsa to "Juice" by Lizzo, James' Cha Cha to "Give It to Me Baby" by Rick James, Kloots' Tango to "Dance Again" by Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull, and Lee's Jive to "Stay" by The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber.
Additionally, Mizanin will perform the Cha Cha to "Butter" by BTS, Moore will try to impress with the Foxtrot to "Kiss Me More" by Doja Cat ft. SZA, Rigsby will dance the Tango to "Physical" by Dua Lipa, Shumpert will work to wow with the Jive to "Hey Ya!" by Outkast, and Siwa will perform the Quickstep to "Are You Gonna Be My Girl?" by Jet.
As the season continues, many contestants plan to incorporate what they're known for into their performances, with Hardin noting that her past characters -- including ones from The Office, The Bold Type, Monk, Transparent -- could provide some inspiration.
"I am doing certain things, I will be like, 'That one had a little bit of Jan in it,'" she said of her Office character, before describing Jan as "pretty tough" and "pretty sexy."
"I can't make any promises now, but there could be a cameo in one of the dances. I'm just gonna leave it there," he said. "... That's one of the first things we talked about. It's kind of non-negotiable. If I'm doing something, then Tyler has somewhere he has to be. It's a package deal. So he is gonna be, one way or another, in one of these performances."
In addition to her first Spice Girls dance, Mel C plans to honor the group throughout her time on the show, due in large part to its 25th anniversary.
"It's so wonderful and I really want to embrace that in the show... I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we get Spice action," she said, before noting that she "really hopes" the group will perform on the show.
Dancing With the Stars is known for making people get emotional during themed weeks, something several contestants are mentally preparing for.
"I don’t think it's a secret that I’m going through a divorce right now. I’m a single mom, I didn’t plan to be that. My daughter's almost three years old. I lost my grandmother, my inspiration, four years ago. [She] introduced me to dance," Moore said. "I think it might be a little tough for me here and there. But I'm just going to be that warrior that she raised me to be, and keep focused, and keep the eye on the prize, which is that mirrorball!"
"The emotions are just right at the top of everything. I try to keep strong and stay focused... for my daughter, to show her that I am a strong person and she can be, too," she added. "... Being emotional is not a sign of weakness, I think it's a sign of strength. So, to me, that’s a part of being strong."
"It's gonna sound weird to say, [but] I'm looking forward to it. I think that there will be some very cathartic moments on this show," she said. "I wanna dance to Nick's song. I want that moment. I know he'll be with me on the dance floor every single time, I mean, he's a performer. We met on a Broadway show. I know it'll be tough but in a weird way I kind of really look forward to that moment where I get to dance to his music."
Mel C noted that she is looking forward to people getting to know her "in a way they haven't before," while Chiu opened up about why the emotions have already begun to set in for her.
"I used to stand in line to go to [be in] the audience," she told ET. "I am going to get a little teary-eyed, but I love that show and I love what it represents. It is just a fantasy and a dream come true. I am going to bust out all of my best moves out there, and I hope that the viewers will join me on this journey and together we can have some fun."
Season 30 of Dancing With the Stars will premiere Monday, Sept. 20 on ABC.


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Ever wished a wish that seemed so implausible that even mentioning it to your closest confident was too risky, as it would likely result in prolonged mockery at your expense?
As a kid, I once considered who was better out of Mario and Sonic. Nowadays kids are quite spoilt and you have irritating crossovers where Mario and Sonic compete in Olympic events. Answer me this, how is that tubby plumber ever realistically supposed to keep up in a sprint against a blue hedgehog who can run so fast that his name is typically used before boom or after super? I could continue my rant, but that would be unbecoming, so let’s focus on the positive.
Occasionally an indie developer will happen across an idea so beautiful and seemingly simple that they are captivated by the concept and are forced to bring it through to fruition. This has been the case in the creation of Mari0, which put in the most simple terms is the answer to the question of, what would happen if, in Super Mario Bros. Mario was able to use a Portal gun?
And this is a true answer, as the developer Stabyourself has completed a full recreation of the Original Super Mario Bros., and equipped the Nintendo veteran with an Aperture Science Handheld portal device. The game also features a four-player co-op, a level editor, 33 different Mario hats, Minecraft style toolbar and a bunch of other tweaks, edits, adjustments and modifications. If the thought of this alone hasn’t whetted your appetite then this video will, because it shows how a classic can be re-awesomed by tenderly shoving some modern in its face.
This game is free to download but there are still a few teething problems so be patient and check the forum for solutions to known problems, if this does run smoothly, it’ll be pure joy.
In the build-up to Christmas we’ve been getting our teeth into a number of this year’s console gaming releases, and we think there is a common theme that comes out of most of them. Whether it’s Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3, Skyrim or the new Zelda game Skyward Sword, as a gamer you’re guaranteed some seriously epic battles. From vast legions of warring troops, to intense boss-level horn-locking, video game fighting is getting evermore challenging, intuitive, and cinematic.
Beyond this recent spate of conflict-fuelled titles, it’s fair to say that battles in video games are not a recent invention. Every gamer, casual or committed, can recall without effort a selection of his or her favourite boss battles or most memorable, epic, wide-scale clashes. We’ve racked our brains to come up with just five that, if you’ve played the games, will make you tingle with nostalgic bloodlust. And if you haven’t played the games, we’d seriously recommend rectifying that as soon as you can.
Call of Duty 2 – The D-day landing
A natural first choice, the first mission in the American stages of Call of Duty 2 essentially gave us all the chance to feel like Tom Hanks in Saving Private Ryan. With amazing graphics considering its 2005 release date, and particularly as one of the earliest Xbox 360 games, this mission gave players an extraordinary cinematic experience. The battle is truly epic in scale, and comes halfway through the game – by which point you might think you were settling in comfortably. The landing succeeds wonderfully at disorientating the player, providing both a shocking and exhilarating adrenalin rush, and lasting as one of the most memorable gaming experiences in history.
The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time – Final Battle vs Ganondorf/Ganon
Widely regarded as one of the greatest games of all time, The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time is absolutely packed with fantastic boss battles. Thanks to its trademark dungeon-based level style, players build up to, anticipate, and ultimately judge the entirety of the game on the standard and novelty of its various bosses. It’s lucky, then, that TOoT has some of the most original big baddies ever to bless Nintendo games (and that’s saying something). The final battle here is really two separate battles, with the pig/monster Ganon rising from the rubble of the (presumed) defeated Ganondorf’s castle. Both fights require skill and perseverance, both feel like a struggle massively against the odds, and both are hugely rewarding in victory.
Wolfenstein 3D – The (almost) Final Battle vs Hitler
Wolf 3D has a proud place in the hearts of many gamers, being widely regarded as one of the key games which helped popularise the first-person shooter genre. Players work their way up from being trapped in a cell with just a knife, to taking down the whole Nazi regime and defeating a robotic-suited, four-mini-gun-wielding Adolf Hitler. The boss battle with Hitler is an extraordinary and (for its time) terrifyingly realistic clash, requiring every ounce of skill built up over all the many previous levels. The boss himself is preceded by a horde of “Hitler-ghosts”, and he’s surrounded by a number of henchmen. Passing into the “green screen” of freedom after victory is unbelievably satisfying.
Super Mario 64 – Final Battle vs Bowser
The conflict between Mario and Bowser seems as old as time (if you were born after 1985 anyway), and facing him at the end of Super Mario 64 is a challenge appropriate to the epic scale of this brilliant game. He takes some beating – and an impressive display of strength (or three) from our hero – before he finally admits defeat. Super Mario 64 is seen to be one of the most revolutionary games of all time, and Bowser has to be one of gaming’s favourite villains.
Supreme Commander – Any Battle
At a first glance, Supreme Commander may seem like just another RTS game, consisting exclusively of epic battles between whole player-controlled armies. Yet don’t be fooled – this is more than just another rehashing of the Command & Conquer series. Supreme Commander takes the number of troops that can be controlled by one player to a new level, by letting the user zoom in and out – from an up close and personal approach, to surveying vast land-masses over which units are sprawled. The result is a game full of epic battles, on a truly grand scale.
So there you have it. No doubt you’ll agree with some but not all. In fact, you’re bound to have a completely different top five. So let me know, what that top five would consist of, by either commenting below or sharing your list with me on Twitter or Facebook.
We’re all well aware that the Nintendo Wii has sold in huge quantities and, even at time of writing this post, it leads the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 in worldwide sales. With the recent speculation regarding the Wii 2 (or Wii HD, Wii II, or other similar names..), I’ve been thinking about what Nintendo did right the first time to achieve so much success, and how Nintendo will leverage these points to ensure a similar success in their next console.
There are a few important points that Nintendo really got right at the time. Most obviously was the unique style of play that it introduced and was subsequently adapted by Sony and Microsoft. I think it’s great that motion controlled play similar to the Wii, Sony’s Move and Kinect hasn’t moved across to PC gaming and I, personally, would like to keep it that way. However, motion controlled play works well on consoles, and I know many hardcore PC gamers who picked up a Wii when they launched, as it was something so different.
Nintendo also ensured that very few would be disgruntled by the arrival of another games console which would render their current model outdated and obsolete. It is a seemingly simple move but making the Wii backwards compatible to the GameCube means that you can still enjoy a collection of games that you may have amassed over an extended period of time and through a good deal of financial expenditure.
The Wii Remote was a wireless controller unlike any other game console controller before it, and needed to be in order for it to operate in this unique style. What was so crucial about this was that it was completely intuitive in its usage. Anyone could play and it crossed generations and created an experience in living rooms that the whole family could find entertaining. However, is it too simple? After enjoying the week with friends and family, I quickly moved back to the mouse and keyboard on the PC.
One of the key factors in all this was of course price. Nintendo quite clearly did not opt for more power or even attempt to compete in terms of graphics, which had tended to be the trend at the time. This had the added bonus that there was no burning urgency to replace your old CRT TV for a HD TV to fully experience the sharpness of HD images. By taking this route Nintendo would challenge their competitors on a battlefield which could be argued had been taken for granted, that of a distinctive game playing experience.
Even now, the choice between Xbox 360 or Playstation 3 is difficult because both, in most aspects, are equally matched. There’s very little to distinguish in general performance and operation. Both controllers have a similar layout and there are only a few exclusive titles. What this means is that if you do want something fresh and innovative you have to look elsewhere. Curiosity even among the serious gamers was hard to quell. At such a reasonable asking price and such positive hype, it was hard to find a reason not to take a punt at this surprisingly attractive new model. You could have your fully specced out PC for serious gaming, and then a £180 Wii to play with your mates. Perfect.
So now talk is growing of the Wii 2 and the question is, what will it offer in an attempt to replicate the success of its predecessor? As of this point, we only have rumours. Perhaps it will have a tie in with the Nintendo 3DS as a controller, similar to how the DS was put to limited use on the original Wii. I ‘d assume that the console would be more powerful but I’d also guess that it won’t be significantly more powerful than the PS3 or Xbox 360. There are bound to be improvements on the motion controller which was such a brilliant move in the first place but could do with refinement as it begins to show its age next the Move and Kinect. I’d also imagine that there would also be a continuation of the backwards compatibility trend, once again allowing families and those that have spent large sums of money on the games and accessories to put their minds at rest. The trump card for Nintendo is the treasure trove of exclusive, first-party titles. If you want to play the latest, Mario, Zelda, Star Fox or Metroid games then you’ll have to buy the latest Nintendo platform. The nice thing about this all is that Nintendo would not necessarily have to break the bank to make this happen as the technology has been around for a while now meaning the the price should once again be relatively affordable.
Nintendo have managed to place themselves in the envious position of being one of the only technology companies that can be late to the HD party and not suffer because of it. Once again Nintendo can rely on what they do best, creativity, which requires no sizeable increase funding. What a win for Nintendo. But, will they be able to do what they did with the Wii, sell their consoles to serious PC gamers who are the hardest crowd to please?

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2. There is a clear editorial voice in the selection process. I don't mean to criticize other online photo magazines, but I sometimes feel like photo communities/magazines can take the focus away from the photos and make it more about getting lots of followers and playing networking games. Yes, there is an argument to be made for broad popular appeal, but it also nice to have a more direct editorial assessment that is completely divorced from the "followers" game.
3. F-Stop keeps an ongoing list of calls for submissions and other photography news on their home page. This is a great way to find new "epic fail" opportunities. I have found two calls for entries there that I plan on doing within the next two weeks.
If you want to submit to the October/November issue, here's the basic info (find complete details here):
ISSUE #49: Portfolio Issue - October/November 2011Issue #49 is a Portfolio Issue.
Submit a complete body of work (12-20 images) along with your artist statement following the guidelines below.
Images must be received by September 15, 2011. Issue #49 will have an expected publication date of October 1, 2010. Only one submission per person for an issue.

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text: This property is ideal for a quiet hunting camp. This cabin has a large open space in the front of the building for the kitchen, dining room , and living room area. It offers 2 bedrooms and 1 full bath. There is a back storage area to keep all your equipment secured. It is located near the following STATE FORESTS- Gas Spring State land offering 2263 acres, Keeney Swamp State Forest covering 2408 acres, Gillies Hill State Forest offers 2332 acres, and Klipnocky State Forest covers 2634 acres.

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Place Royale Museum
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The Musée de la place Royale is a museum in the Canadian city of Québec . It is located on Place Royale , the central square of the lower town . The museum, which is part of the Les Musées de la civilization association , deals with the history of the oldest district of Québec, which dates back to the early 17th century.
The museum is housed in the Maison Hazeur and the adjacent Maison Smith . The former was built in 1684 as a residence for the wealthy merchant François Hazeur and was considered the most beautiful in town at the time. Before that, the forge of the Habitation de Québec built by Samuel de Champlain stood there . The Maison Smith dates from the early 19th century. The Maison Hazeur was badly damaged by fire in April 1990, only the vaulted cellar and the facade remained. As a result, it was completely rebuilt together with the Maison Smith behind the façades and adapted to the new use. The museum opened in 1999.
Essentially, the museum deals with the history of the Place Royale and the people who live there, starting with city founder Samuel de Champlain. It explains the development of the square and its economic activities over the course of three centuries. There are also prehistoric artifacts of the indigenous people who lived in the Place Royale area before the French arrived.
- Musée de la place Royale (French, English)
- report 2013-14. (PDF, 1.9 MB) (No longer available online.) Les Musées de la civilization, 2014, p. 19 , archived from the original on November 9, 2014 ; Retrieved November 9, 2014 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- Jean-Marie Lebel: Le Vieux Québec . Septentrion, Sillery 1997, ISBN 2-89448-083-0 , pp. 46 .
- La restauration des maisons Smith et Hazeur. (No longer available online.) Société de développement des entreprises culturelles du Québec, 2014, archived from the original on November 9, 2014 ; Retrieved November 9, 2014 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.

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Distance to ski area 4 Vallées ~250 m. Luxury 5 bedroom, 4 bathroom chalet with magnificent fireplace, sauna, garage and IPad/IPod stereo system, beautifully furnished and equipped to a very high standard including free WiFi. This very spacious chalet boasts a stunning location with panoramic views across the valley which you can enjoy from the terrace and balconies. One bedroom on the ground floor has an own entrance (external connection the the other rooms; on the same level).
It is centrally situated, yet peaceful and is located within walking distance to the ski slope (~250 m). You can ski back next to the chalet (the last ~250 m are on no official slope; at your own risk). The shops, restaurants, supermarket, bars and ski rental shops of Les Collons are within 5 minutes walk and if you don't want to walk the ski bus will drop you literally 50 m from your door! At Thyon 2000 there is a kindergarten (from 18 months) and indoor swimming pool alongwith a variety of restaurants and shops. There is parking for a car in the garage providing easy access to the chalet with additional parking spaces outside and in front of the garage.
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kitchenette (dishwasher + refrigerator with icebox + electric cooker + oven + microwave with grill + coffee machine + toaster + electric kettle + fondue set); fireplace; Smart TV (incl. Netflix, Amazon Prime, BeIn Sports, Canal +); DVD player; hi-fi system with CD player; free WiFi; washing machine; tumble dryer; terrace; balcony; electric ski boot dryer
10 people (~160m²)
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- bedroom (2 single beds)
- bedroom (bunk bed)
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Detailed information: Chalet Collons 1850
- extra charges (including final cleaning) 40 CHF / ~36 € per person/stay, to pay on location
- visitors tax to pay on location
- deposit 750 CHF / ~680 € to be paid on arrival
- check-in 5 pm on arrival day
- check-out 9 am on departure day
- bed linen + towels to bring along or 28 CHF / ~26 € per person (reservation required)
- fire place wood included in the price
- pets not allowed
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- garage for 1 car in the house
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Victims have to realize two things and not confuse the two: 1) Compensation for their suffering monetarily or otherwise in some tangible form 2)Emotional need for change of heart or remorse by the descendants of the original perpetrators and this includes the government officials. The first one can be worked out through the UN but the second is going to be difficult. It's like asking a newborn in Japan to feel bad and apologize to a newborn in Sourth Korea or China or Philippines and feel remorseful about it. Time has passed and there is a real disconnect in feeling for crimes committed by previous generations and while pleading your case may stir empathy and sympathy for the tragic events, to demand the Japanese descendants to also sincerely feel remorse for a grandparents crime as if you did it yourself is a stretch. Are you demanding them to imagine them performing these crimes themselves, and then feel remorse as if you remember it as if it was your own crime? Because that's the only way to generate sincere guilt and remorse, but such a demand is also so sad even for the victim because the more you press and insist, the more the response is an equally painful reaction of "it wasn't me" "I didn't do it" by a new generation and you're left feeling the insincerity over and over. Empathy and sympathy and acknowledgement that you suffered - yes, but it is not the same as guilt and remorse. You can fight for acknowledgement and compensation but you can only heal your own heart, alone. That is what the Buddhist talk of as karma. And with karma, how you react is your karma and how others react is their karma. You can only control your own and not anyone else's no matter how close or distant and that is the real suffering.
Documenting the true historical accounts are important but again, demanding it be taught in school books will need to be worked out. Realistically, a lot happened in Japan during WWII and honestly there is a dissonance and new history is constantly being added. I agree the crimes should be written in textbooks but probably less so than other major events like Pearl Harbor and the atomic bombs or the re-writing of the constitution by MacArthur. Frankly, modern day school children just want to study to pass exams and once its done, out of sight, out of mind, they have present day problems like finding a job and starting a family to think of. I think the recent big events like the 3/11 earthquake and tsunami are already fading in the minds of people trying to survive amidst the pandemic. A college level course in woman's study where the social history of women's changes in view about abuses to women as sex objects and harassment might be a better place to bring out the historical misuse as an example. But this is again a tangible compensation, not any guarantee of an emotional one.
What happened historically is tragic but history is full of tragedy and people have suffered throughout and only the lucky few have had their stories heard and recognized. Telling the story and setting the record is important, but demanding a specific emotional reaction is different. Again, imagine looking at a newborn and saying one day when you're old enough, you will have to feel guilty about what your ancestors have done to me and mine. As a Japanese American born after WWII and never lived in Japan my entire life I still feel pressured and reactive when every December 7th, the news in America remembers Pearl Harbor Day, the Day that will live in Infamy. I wasn't born then and I had nothing to do with the war, and that is my reaction. But I know many older Americans and descendants of military service members who were hurt or killed that day don't see it that way, they don't want to see the difference.
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The U/19s go into the Grand Final this weekend full of confidence after a solid win last Saturday. They take on Old Ivanhoe on Sunday at Box Hill City Oval. The game starts at 9.20am – a time the team is used to. For a number of the boys it will be a chance to go “back to back” so the experience will hold them in good stead. Mick Constable has the team playing a good brand of footy. There is a good mix of on-ball determination, forward potency and resilience in the back line. They play well as a team and will be hard to beat on Sunday.
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ETH researchers have included two CRISPR-Cas9-primarily based center processors into human cells. This represents a big step toward growing effective biocomputers.
Controlling gene expression through gene switches based on a model borrowed from the digital world has lengthy been one of the primary targets of artificial biology. The digital technique makes use of what are known as common sense gates to method enter signals, creating circuits wherein, for instance, output signal C is produced handiest while input indicators A and B are concurrently present.
To date, biotechnologists had attempted to construct such virtual circuits with the help of protein gene switches in cells. However, those had a few severe negative aspects: they had been now not very flexible, could receive handiest simple programming, and were capable of processing simply one input at a time, along with a particular metabolic molecule. More complex computational methods in cells are as a result possible handiest beneath sure situations, are unreliable, and frequently fail.
Even in the digital world, circuits depend upon a single enter within the shape of electrons. However, such circuits compensate for this with their velocity, executing as much as 1000000000 commands in step with 2nd. Cells are slower in assessment, however can method up to a hundred,000 special metabolic molecules in line with 2nd as inputs. And yet previous cell computers did no longer even come near exhausting the massive metabolic computational capability of a human cellular.
A CPU of biological additives
A team of researchers led through Martin Fussenegger, Professor of Biotechnology and Bioengineering at the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering at ETH Zurich in Basel, have now observed a manner to apply organic components to assemble a flexible core processor, or vital processing unit (CPU), that accepts exceptional forms of programming. The processor advanced via the ETH scientists is primarily based on a modified CRISPR-Cas9 device and basically can work with as many inputs as desired within the shape of RNA molecules (known as guide RNA).
A unique version of the Cas9 protein forms the center of the processor. In response to enter delivered by means of manual RNA sequences, the CPU regulates the expression of a specific gene, which in turn makes a particular protein. With this technique, researchers can software scalable circuits in human cells – like digital half of adders, those consist of inputs and outputs and might add single-digit binary numbers.
Powerful multicore data processing
The researchers took it a step in addition: they created a biological dual-middle processor, much like the ones within the digital world, via integrating two cores right into a cellular. To do so, they used CRISPR-Cas9 additives from exceptional micro organism. Fussenegger changed into delighted with the end result, saying: “We have created the primary cellular laptop with a couple of center processor.”
This organic pc is not handiest extraordinarily small, but in concept may be scaled as much as any plausible length. “Imagine a microtissue with billions of cells, each equipped with its own dual-middle processor. Such ‘computational organs’ could theoretically attain computing energy that far outstrips that of a digital supercomputer – and the use of only a fraction of the power,” Fussenegger says.
Applications in diagnostics and treatment
A mobile laptop might be used to stumble on biological alerts in the body, inclusive of sure metabolic products or chemical messengers, method them and reply to them as a result. With a well programmed CPU, the cells could interpret unique biomarkers as input indicators. If only biomarker A is present, then the biocomputer responds by means of forming a diagnostic molecule or a pharmaceutical substance. If the biocomputer registers handiest biomarker B, then it triggers production of a unique substance. If each biomarkers are gift, that induces but a third reaction. Such a system should discover software in medicine, as an example in cancer remedy.
“We may also integrate comments,” Fussenegger says. For instance, if biomarker B stays in the frame for a longer time period at a positive concentration, this could indicate that the cancer is metastasising. The biocomputer might then produce a chemical substance that targets the ones growths for treatment.
Multicore processors viable
“This cell computer may additionally sound like a very modern idea, but that’s now not the case,” Fussenegger emphasises. He maintains: “The human body itself is a large laptop. Its metabolism has drawn on the computing electricity of trillions of cells when you consider that time immemorial.” These cells always obtain statistics from the outdoor international or from different cells, method the signals and reply therefore – whether or not it’s by means of emitting chemical messengers or triggering metabolic methods. “And in contrast to a technical supercomputer, this big computer desires only a slice of bread for energy,” Fussenegger points out.
His subsequent aim is to combine a multicore pc structure right into a cell. “This might have even more computing power than the modern-day twin center shape,” he says.
This article has been republished from substances furnished with the aid of ETH Zurich. Note: material may also were edited for length and content material. For similarly information, please contact the stated supply.
Reference: Hyojin Kim, Daniel Bojar, and Martin Fussenegger. 2019. A CRISPR/Cas9-based totally relevant processing unit to program complicated common sense computation in human cells. PNAS. DOI: https://doi.Org/10.1073/pnas.1821740116.
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Over the last few months, we had a few production hiccups that I wanted to share and thought might be illuminating for those of you interested in game production. Since we’re making most of the artwork by working with people external to the main team, there’s always a risk of delays or problems, and although we’ve had great luck thus far, this time around there were a few stumbling blocks.
City of the Shroud uses a “hand-painted” style, which means that making the textures (the 2D images that get stretched over the 3D models) for the game generally requires artists to manually paint them, usually in Photoshop (it’s fairly uncommon to find teams procedurally generating a hand-painted style, but we’re helping pioneer that too!). Generally, this hasn’t been an issue - the people we’ve had the good fortune of working with have handled the style deftly.
If you zoom in our assets, you can see how cleanly the textures are painted. This can be more time-consuming and stylistically demanding than procedural generation/scanned textures, but it has a distinct feel and looks great.
Early in the spring, though, we ended up needing to work with a team of artists we hadn’t worked with before for some of our assets due to scheduling conflicts. Everything started out smoothly, but the style of the game quickly became difficult for them to achieve at scale (it’s one thing to paint a single asset; it’s another to paint dozens), and this slowed production down considerably. In AAA, this is when a company would throw money and bodies at an issue to resolve it (I’ve been on the front lines of that process a few times), but we have neither spare cash or people to do this, and besides, we wanted to be patient and work through everything until we could all achieve something we were happy with.
Thankfully, we were able to do just that - we have all of the assets we wanted, and they look really nice. It was also a good learning experience for the other team as well, since it was a new artistic style for them to take on. Here are a couple example screenshots of their work I took today in the engine:
Here is an example of what we were able to achieve with patience and perseverance.
And another example.
While it was slower than we planned (and we’re adjusting for that), we’re happy with the results and are continuing to plug away diligently at our to-dos. We’ve got a few things up our sleeve for you, and I’m excited to get them out and into your hands to try. Stay tuned!

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The Darkwing Pattern Storm Eagle Assault Gunship, or simply the Darkwing, was a specialised variant of the Storm Eagle Assault Gunship that was used exclusively by the Raven Guard Legion during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy.
The Darkwing was constructed on Kiavahr for the Raven Guard and the technology used in their fabrication was never shared with the greater Mechanicum, citing the higher sovereignty of the Legiones Astartes. With the outbreak of the Horus Heresy this particular disagreement was never resolved.
The Darkwing Pattern Storm Eagle is fitted with an array of highly advanced and barely understood technologies that date back to the Dark Age of Technology, before the coming of Old Night. While the tech-guilds of Kiavahr kept many secrets from the Mechanicum for use by their Raven Guard lords, by far the most efficacious to the Legion were those that could increase further the stealth characteristics of their war machines, in particular their armour and vehicles.
The Darkwing is fitted with a range of stealth enhancing technology, including rad-shrouded armour plating and quantum field repellors. The additional systems used by the craft required a higher degree of maintenance along with sacrificing some of the craft's internal hold space, reducing its troop-carrying capacity slightly. Given that the Darkwing pattern was often utilised to insert small units of elite warriors such as the Mor Deythan or Dark Fury Assault Squads deep into enemy-held territory, this was considered no great loss.
The Darkwing may be mostly used to transport elite Astartes infiltration units behind enemy lines but it still an assault gunship and is thus heavily armed for its task. The Darkwing, like the standard Storm Eagle, is equipped with forward nose-mounted twin-linked Heavy Bolters, and a dorsal hull-mounted Vengeance Launcher.
The Darkwing's Vengeance Launcher is loaded with specialised ammunition known as Eclipse Missiles, which are designed to sow confusion amongst the enemy with concussion and smoke. The Darkwing is also equipped with two sets of twin-linked Lascannons under its wings for engaging enemy armour or aircraft.
The vehicle can be upgraded with a searchlight that is used to illuminate enemy ground forces and extra armour plating for additional protection from enemy fire and are also commonly outfitted with an additional layer of ceramite plating, for added protection against enemy fire.
- 1 Raven Guard Darkwing-pattern Storm Eagle Gunship (31st Millennium Only)
A standard Raven Guard Darkwing Pattern Storm Eagle Gunship is armed and equipped with:
- Twin-linked Heavy Bolters
- Vengeance Launcher with Eclipse Missiles
- Two twin-linked Lascannons
- Machine Spirit
A Raven Guard Darkwing Pattern Storm Eagle Gunship may take the following vehicle equipment:
Adeptus Mechanicus Technical Specifications
|Type||Stealth Gunship/Assault Gunship||Operational Ceiling||N/A (Void Capable)|
|Vehicle Name||Darkwing||Max Speed||2,000 kilometres per hour (approx.)|
|Forge World of Origin||Kiavahr||Range||30,000 kilometres in atmosphere|
|Known Patterns||Unknown||Main Armament||Hull-mounted Vengeance Launcher with Eclipse Missiles|
|Crew||Unknown||Secondary Armament||Nose-Mounted twin-linked Heavy Bolters and two sets of Wing-mouted twin-linked Lascannons|
|Powerplant||2 Undesignated Combination Rocket/Afterburner Turbofans (Modified for Stealth)||Main Ammunition||48 Missiles|
68 tonnes (approx.)
|Secondary Ammunition||2,000 Rounds|
|Wingspan||11.8 metres||Superstructure||45 millimetres|
|Height||7.2 metres||Hull||55 millimetres|
|Transport Capacity||16 Space Marines or 8 Terminator Marines or Assault Marines||Access Points||
2 Side Doors, 1 Front Ramp, 1 Rear Ramp
- The Horus Heresy: Book Three - Extermination (Forge World Series) by Alan Bligh, pg. 278
- The Horus Heresy: Legiones Astartes - Isstvan Campaign Legions, pp. 108
- The Horus Heresy: Legiones Astartes - Age of Darkness Legions, pg. 118


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JAMSHEDPUR: Miffed with the management for their indifferent attitude towards resolving the longstanding permanent employment issue, the 18 daily wage workers of National Institute of Technology (NIT-Jamshedpur) have started an indefinite hunger strike from Tuesday.
Class IV workers working in the institute for the past several years have been demanding their enrollment as permanent employees but allegedly the administration has been overlooking the issue.
"We have been working in the college as peons, office boys and attendants for the past 15 years. But till date we have not been absorbed on permanent rolls even though we have been assured by authorities on several occasions," said Sudhir Singh, who is leading the agitation.
He said the incumbent NIT director Rambabu Kodali has often sympathized with them but beyond that he has done nothing to address the issue. "Sometimes the authorities say board of governors of the college will look into our demands and on other times they say Union ministry of human resources and development (MHRD) will take a call," said Singh.
He also charged the director of not conveying their grievances to the senior officials in the MHRD. The protesters also alleged that the college hires professors on temporary basis and pays them fat salaries. Then the authorities cry funds shortage whenever permanent employment issue is raised. "We have also met concerned officials in the Seraikela-Kharswan district administration but the response was no different from that of the college," said Binod Mahato, an agitating worker.

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Malia Grizoffi: Abortion is a women’s choice issue
One of the most controversial topics across our nation is whether or not it should be the woman’s choice to terminate her pregnancy, or, Pro-Life versus Pro-Choice.
The Pro-Life side asserts that all life is precious and that abortion should be illegal. The Pro-Choice side argues that it should be the woman’s choice on how to proceed with her pregnancy.
Something as big as abortion should be the woman’s choice.
There are many anti-abortionists who will go to Planned Parenthood facilities and protest those entering for having an abortion because many think that since the fetus has no voice of its own that they must speak for it. A strong argument for this case is that “no one truly knows when life begins.”
Now, while this may be an accurate statement, it is not grounds for stopping a woman from doing what she wishes with her body. A fetus cannot survive on its own, its existence is dependant on the mother. The argument that a fetus is alive at the moment of conception is misguided. In the Roe V. Wade case it was determined that a fetus is not living until it reaches the stages of development where it can survive outside of the womb. Therefore, the moment of conception is not the start of life, just the start of development.
There are, however, those who believe that an abortion is acceptable if the pregnancy is product of a rape. If one is going to advocate for the life of a fetus then it should not matter how the fetus was conceived. One fetus’ life should not be more important than another just because of circumstances.
Another argument against abortion is that adoption is a much safer alternative for those who do not wish to be parents. What many people do not understand is that just giving birth in a hospital can cost anywhere from $3,000 to $37,000. Not to mention the numerous costs during the actual pregnancy. If a woman knows that she will not be able to afford a child and take care of it properly, then no shame should come to her for choosing the smartest decision for her and the fetus’s future.
Many Pro-Life supporters say that if abortion were to be legal then it would just be used as a form of birth control. This is not the case when many other forms of contraceptives are cheaper, more accessible, and safer. Abortion is not a woman’s “go-to” for birth control. Making abortions illegal will not stop them from happening; it will just increase the number of unsafe attempts at abortions, leading to serious injury, sterilization, and death. Making something illegal does not stop it from happening, it just causes people to find alternative means. When an abortion is performed by a trained professional it is a safe procedure that has a less than 0.01 percent mortality rate, making it one of the safest medical procedures that can be performed.
Unless the people who gather outside of Planned Parenthood plan to tell the women going in that they will pay all of their medical bills and take care of the child once it’s born, then they should just mind their own business. If the mother decides that terminating a pregnancy is the best course of action, then it should be her right to do so. The government and complete strangers should have no say in such a personal matter. No one likes being told what to do with their own lives, so why is it okay to try and tell a woman what she can and cannot do with her own body?
Malia Grizoffi is a Carson City college student.


Re: Building my first LR rifle
Greetings Duckinator, what you are talking about, in one form or another, is how most of us got hooked. Great Story!! I am from Kansas so there are many times I have wished to live in or around the mountains so your story really makes me Jealous.
There are a few things Id Like to submit for your consideration.
If this is your first build and you are trying to do it cheap, you may want to stick with a round that is not an AI. I'm not saying its a bad idea, its just really expensive. if you have ever run into the numbers, over the lifetime of a barrel, the shooting costs more than the rifle and an AI just makes it that much more because you have to fire form. Having said that, the AI's are great rounds for greater powder efficiency and barrel life.
If you have an action and you don't want to buy one, it doesn't matter what you have, use it. if you are going to buy a rifle for the action, get a Remington 700. this is the only action considered by most shooters that is even compared to custom actions. as a matter of fact, most custom actions are build after the Remington 700 design. in the US, you can get a Long Action Stainless rem 700 for $500 all day long. the actions are the same on every rifle, from the cheap SPS to the high dollar units.
Recoil and weight. if you want low recoil, you are going to need to port your barrel. if you want a light rifle, you are going to have to deal with more recoil. you probably knew that but it is significant, go as heavy as you think you can tote around. the .284 is a good bullet and so it the 06 case, but .284 bullets are heavy and that is also a large component of recoil. bullet selection is not as good as some, especially the 6.5mm. if you want less wind drift and better accuracy at longer ranges you really need to look at the ballistic coefficients of the bullets. a 6.5mm 140 grain bullet has a much better BC than a .284 160Grain. that means better accuracy and less recoil. there are many many hunters who have taken Elk at well over 600 yards with 140 grain bullets and killed them Dead on the spot. the 6.5mm-06 is a very good hunting round as well as the .260 (factory round)if you don't think you need the speed of the 06 case. both of these with ports will give you recoil in the .243 range. I have killed multiple deer are ranges past 500 yards with a .25-06 shooting 119 grain bullets, some of them dropped dead. shot placement is almost everything, not bullet mass.
Your barrel is probably not as important as the guy who is cutting the chamber in your barrel. remember that and go with a good recommendation from a trusted source, not what guys say on blogs. look for shops who have build rifles that hold records, like world records, Hart, for example.
you can safely save money on the trigger buy having your gunsmith put different springs in your factory trigger and tune it. can save you $50-$100 and you can get Basix performance out of it. if your going to spend the money on a trigger, get a jewel or nothing. I did my own work on a factory 700 rem and got it to 2.5#. cost me $22.
What ever you go with, remember that you can easily build a rifle that will shoot better than you for $2000, so getting to know your rifles is like getting to know your wife's anatomy, you learn how it fits in your hands and how it feels on you shoulder and exactly how the trigger breaks. you know all her sweet spots... only after you spend a lot of time with her. you got to shoot the rifle many time to so you know how to set it up at 750 yards, or 675 yards or... 25 yards makes a lot of difference at these ranges.


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The Australian Government’s latest funding commitment in the lead up to this week’s budget and the Federal elections has seen the announcement of $30.9 million in new funding for more live music and to create more opportunities for Australia’s artists, which the music industry has described as a “diverse and multi-layered approach”.
The Australian Music Industry Package will provide funding for a range of measures which include grants to assist Australian small businesses to host more live music and new mentoring programs to encourage greater representation of women and Indigenous artists in the music industry. The Government will also provide additional funding for touring. The four-year funding package includes the following measures:
• The Live Music Australia initiative: $22.5 million over four years to assist thousands of Australian small businesses with grants of up to $10,000 each for artist costs and to invest in equipment or infrastructure to establish or upgrade live music venues and schedule more performances.
• Women in Music Mentor program: $2.1 million to deliver a mentoring program to help women take their music career to the next level, including professional training in contract negotiation, marketing, and finance.
• Indigenous Contemporary Music program: $2.7 million to establish a national development program for Indigenous musicians and bands for touring, recording and planning effective touring circuits.
• Contemporary Music Touring program boost: $2 million to the Australia Council to increase performance opportunities for musicians, including in regional venues.
• Sounds Australia expansion: $1.6 million to expand the program to assist the Australian music industry to capitalise on emerging markets in Asia.
Announcing the funding, Federal Minister for the Arts Mitch Fifield (pictured) said the budget measures are designed to grow Australia’s thriving music industry, bring live music to more Australian communities and ensure local artists can expand into lucrative international markets.
Senator Fifield stated “Australia has a long history of bands - among the best in the world - cutting their teeth in small live venues. Audiences across the country enjoy live music and this package will ensure that small venues can schedule more performances to meet that demand and provide the essential training ground for the next generation of great artists.
“Australia’s local music industry is one of our most important cultural exports, contributing up to $6 billion to our economy each year.
“This investment is about removing roadblocks for Australian musicians and boosting their profile in a competitive global market. The Morrison Government understands the enormous potential for growth in this dynamic sector and is delivering real world measures to strengthen the diversity and reach of our music industry.”
Welcoming the funding, APRA AMCOS Chief Executive Dean Ormston, stated “of all the art forms Australians engage with, music is by far the most popular.”
Ormston also noted that the package tackled the key issues faced by the Australian music industry, which were highlighted in the House Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts’ inquiry into factors contributing to the growth and sustainability of the Australian music industry.
He added “importantly, this announcement recognises the importance of live music to the development and presentation of musical talent.
“Live music in our cities, regional centres and towns provides them with a competitive advantage, driving jobs, tourism and supporting the night-time economy.”
The investment comes at a time when the music sector is targeting to reach 5% of the global music market - estimated by a 2017 Goldman Sachs report to be worth US$41billion by 2030 and $100 billion within a decade.
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In a world where people are relying more and more on technology, some cities have adapted to the changes better than others. Aside from smartphones, appliances, electric cars …etc., entire cities are embracing all the new powers that technology has provided for a faster, more efficient way of living.
One part of life that technology is constantly changing is how people get around. Gas-guzzling cars are frowned upon in favor of smart cars in many cutting edge cities. In both Berkeley and San Jose, California, residential buildings by law have to have at least 70% of their parking spaces able to accommodate electric cars.
Along the same lines, Chicago has taken steps to make every one of its public buildings use energy more efficiently. In Boston, new buildings are being constructed using a carbon-neutral design.
Smart cars and greener buildings aren’t the only new trends for 2020. Companies like Uber are making every effort to turn flying cars into a reality. The company plans to test flying cars to determine if they can be used for taxis. They are operating on the belief that by 2023 flying cars will be a normal part of society. Uber plans to create an alternate type of airport to be used by flying cars only.
2020 will also see an increase in the war against cyberattacks. Major cities such as New Orleans have experienced long-lasting consequences. When 7,000 terabytes of data were accessed by an unauthorized party, a state of emergency was declared. The process of recovering the data that was compromised involved 400 servers as well as 4,000 computers.
Several cities in Florida that were the victims of cyberattacks included Key Biscayne, Riveria Beach, Naples, and Lake City. The latter two actually paid the ransom that the hackers demanded with Lake City’s being $462,000 and $600,000. This led to a resolution by a handful of cities mayors that they would refuse to ever pay a ransom to anyone conducting a cyber attack. The hope is that this will make them undesirable.
As a result of each of these incidents, the Department of Homeland Security has backed a bipartisan bill that would help create grant programs. Those programs would be used by states in their efforts to create measures against future cases of cyberattacks.


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ABBA's upcoming album and avatar tour might be the band's big farewell.
BRETTON WOODS — The Appalachian Mountain Club will be hosting a concert by Low Lily on Sept. 18 as part of the Lynda Cohen Performing Arts Series.
ABBA will release their first album in 40 years on November 5, and will be returning for a unique virtual concert experience in May next year.
KISS have postponed four more tour dates after Gene Simmons contracted coronavirus, just days after delaying a gig in Pennsylvania after Paul Stanley fell ill with the virus.


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The Association of Book Publishers (SEKV) will hold the annual book festival at Zappeion Hall from September 2nd to September 18th.
This year’s festival, which is recognized as the largest celebratory event in the field of books, will have an anniversary character, as it is its fiftieth edition. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Asia Minor Catastrophe, the 50th Book Festival is hosting a series of events around the Asia Minor Catastrophe as an element of identity in Greece today, with the participation of prestigious speakers and cultural institutions. At the same time, the Book Festival, listening to the “signs of the times”, gives the stage to speeches by experts (psychologists-pedagogues) on the subject of Diversity and Racism in its various manifestations.
Finally, 10 years since the death of the academic, playwright and lyricist Iakovos Campanellis, the Book Festival organizes a tribute to the great contribution of the Greek creator.
Officially inaugurated yesterday, at 20.00, the festival will be open the following hours:
Friday & Saturday, 18.00-23.00 and
Sunday, 10.30-15.00 and 18.00-22.30.
Detailed information on the Festival program at the address of SEKB, www.sekb.gr


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Nobody wants to spend the holidays in the emergency department (ED). Yet, every year, emergency departments are flooded with holiday-related illnesses, injuries and traumas.
Dr. Ryan Keay, ED Medical Director at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett says, “People come to the ED during the holidays for reasons ranging from trauma to mental health issues. Whatever the reason, we want you to be safe and avoid an unnecessary trip to the ED.”
Most Common Reasons for Holiday ED Visits
Falls are the top cause of holiday injury for patients of all ages. Our ED sees a 25 percent increase in the weeks following Thanksgiving. Whether it’s a fall from the roof while hanging lights or from a ladder decorating the tree, the results can be serious.
Ladder safety tips
- Have someone hold the ladder and spot you
- Make sure the ladder is on a firm, level surface
- Stay in the center of the rung you’re standing on
- Hold the side rails with both hands
- Position the ladder so you don’t have to lean or reach
Car accidents caused by speed, distracted driving, weather conditions and impaired driving bring patients to the ED all year long. But, during the holidays, we see an increase in injuries – and worse.
Auto safety tips
- Make sure adults wear a seat belt and kids are in an appropriate car/booster seats in the back seat
- Obey the speed limit, especially in bad weather
- Make your car a “no-phone-zone”
- Use a designated driver
Substance abuse: holiday parties, easy access to alcohol and drugs, social anxiety and pressure to “celebrate” mean some folks party too hard during the holidays. Our ED staff sees an increase in fatal and non-fatal injuries, violence and serious health problems like neurotoxicity, alcohol poisoning and overdose. “Your decisions affect not only you, but those around you and on the road – people you don’t even know,” says Dr. Keay.
Tips for staying in control
- Know your limits. Whether you choose one shot of hard liquor or one beer or one glass of wine, it takes your liver one hour to digest
- Don’t mix drugs and alcohol or alcohol and energy drinks
- Don’t drink on an empty stomach
- Keep medications out of reach of children
Mental health issues: For some, the holidays are anything but jolly. Many people are lonely, frightened and anxious during the holidays. Rates of depression and suicide attempts climb. Some seek relief from their pain at the ED. Some go simply for companionship.
Tips for keeping depression at bay
- Reach out to neighbors, friends and family
- Remember to get quality sleep, exercise, eat a balanced diet and maintain your routine of medications and/or counseling
- Avoid alcohol – it’s a depressant and can make mental health problems worse
General illness: During the holidays, EDs still see patients who are just plain sick with abdominal pain, respiratory illnesses and flu symptoms. Don’t wait until your illness is an emergency. Visit your primary care provider or the Providence Medical Group clinic in your neighborhood.
Protect little ones: If you have little ones visiting this holiday season, be sure to baby proof your house as best you can. And, keep an eye on them. Active and constant supervision will go a long way in keeping them safe.

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Pat & Richard Endsley reach 20 years of service with after-school tutoring program
LAHAINA — As a child growing up on the Big Island, she dreamt of a life as a teacher, a principal and a school administrator. She earned a college degree, started teaching and soon became a Berkeley (California) district administrator.
Today, Pat and husband Richard Endsley — who she met while they both worked in Berkeley — reflect on their lifelong careers of altruism within public education here in the islands and on the Mainland.
Most recently, the Endsleys celebrated 20 years of service to the West Side community as the founders and coordinators of the Lahaina Complex After School Tutor Project.
After completing their 32-year career in Berkeley, they moved to Maui and settled into what was supposed to be their retirement home in Wahikuli.
The “retirement” soon ended, however, as public school administrators in Lahaina approached the Endsleys and requested their help.
A need for aid at the local public schools to provide services to enhance the academic performances of underachieving students soon morphed into the project — a free after school program run by trained tutors and volunteer supporters.
The Endsleys began designing the project for implementation and recruitment and training of community volunteers for the project.
They met with the Hawaii Community Foundation to identify nonprofit organizations for funding, and then wrote grant requests to initiate the program.
They also consulted with Lahaina Intermediate School Principal Marsha Nakamura to develop an agreement regarding facility use.
Since 2002, the tutor project has provided grade level language arts and mathematics programs to thousands of students at the four Lahaina public schools — King Kamehameha III and Princess Nahienaena Elementary Schools, Lahaina Intermediate School, and Lahainaluna High School.
Several grants were written, and the program received initial funding from the Bendon Family Foundation. The Maui County mayor and County Council also provided initial funds and two decades of continued funding.
In 2005, Richard organized a non-profit foundation to fund the project. Today, the Lahaina Complex Education Foundation (LCEF), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, continues to support the project, ensuring that the mission to offer services and programs that support learning and academic performance is fulfilled.
These grants and the generosity of major sponsors like The Bendon Family Foundation, County of Maui, Beyond the Rainbow Foundation, People for Educational Equality Foundation (PFEE), Rotary Clubs of Lahaina, Tim and Ella Adams, Nancy and Charles Schneider, and Kaunoa Senior Services have perpetuated the goals of the project.
The couple sends sincere aloha and mahalo to all of the staff and volunteers who donated their time and effort in the tutoring project — some for the entire 20-year span.
They also thanked Board of Directors members Barbara Potts, Althea Viernes, Robert Kawahara, Michele Kawahara, Marsha Nakamura, Linda Quinn and Diane Delos Reyes.
For now, the Endsleys hope to settle into retirement within the family community at Wahikuli.
There is some uncertainty about the project’s future due to the pandemic, but they hope to continue to help the schools with funding proposals for STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) programs and other grants.
“‘It takes a village’ is so true in these pandemic times,” Pat said.
“Richard and I have been lucky in life. The past 28 years living in Lahaina made my childhood dream of having a free school to help students and their families came to fruition. To the hundreds of dedicated tutors who provided kindness and worked to build self-confidence in the children, mahalo! To the hundreds of individuals and groups that provided financial and other resources necessary to accomplish our goal, thank you,” she continued. “To the many strangers we met and formed friendships with through the tutor project, thank you for your love and for sharing good times spent together. We have become better individuals thanks to all of you. Mahalo!”


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The Equilibrium Ownership of an International Oligopoly
AbstractMergers and acquisitions (M&A) is the dominant form of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), but has received but scarce attention in the theory literature on trade and investment. This paper highlights how the international pattern of ownership of productive assets may depend on features of trade and production costs. It suggests how high trade costs may be conductive to national ownership of assets, while international firms may arise at lower trade costs, contrary to what the "tariff jumping" argument would suggest. It also shows how private and social incentives for M&A may differ for weak merger synergies, but converge when synergies are stronger.
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International mergers; Endogenius market structure; Tariff jumping FDI;
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- Horn, Henrik & Persson, Lars, 2001. "The equilibrium ownership of an international oligopoly," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 53(2), pages 307-333, April.
- Horn, Henrik & Persson, Lars, 1999. "The Equilibrium Ownership of an International Oligopoly," CEPR Discussion Papers 2302, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
- L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
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The Supreme Court has quashed the Union government’s decision to include the Jat community in the OBC list for providing the benefits of reservation.
The Narendra Modi government had supported UPA regime’s decision to include the jat community in the central OBC list for providing reservation and refuted the allegation in the Supreme Court that it was done to gain political mileage in the general elections.
The Centre contended that the Cabinet took into account the findings of a report of expert committee constituted by Indian Council for Social Science and Research (ICSSR) before taking the decision.
Caste, though a prominent factor, can’t be the sole factor to decide backwardness, said the Supreme Court judegement. The Court added that inclusion of politically organised castes like Jat in OBC list is not good for other backward classes.


OCT 3, 2022 - OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF KEY BIODIVERSITY AREAS IN CANADA – CANADA’S MOST CRITICAL PLACES FOR NATURE
Ottawa, ON – After decades of surveys, species assessments, and data collection, leading conservation science groups are launching Canada’s Key Biodiversity Areas Program (KBAs).
APR 12, 2022 - TORONTO BIRD CELEBRATION 2022 Celebrates the Great Return …of 50 million birds and birding in person.
Port Rowan, ON – As thousands of migratory birds return north after a long winter they bring with them the promise of warmer days, joy, and happiness. Marking the end of another dark and cold season, these feathered friends symbolize new life and the colours of spring in the Greater Toronto Area.
For a quarter of a century the annual Great Back Yard Bird Count has been a bright spot for nature lovers. The 25th edition of the event is coming up February 18 through 21.
OCT 25, 2021 - A NEW GUIDE TO SUPPORT ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND BIODIVERSITY LOSS IN THE PRAIRIES
Winnipeg, MB – Nearly 60% of Canada’s grassland birds have disappeared since 1970. A new guide has been released to support cattle producers and landowners in the Prairies in taking action against climate change and biodiversity loss.
Port Rowan, ON – Did you know that you can learn about backyard birds and contribute to important scientific
research without leaving your home? You can with Project FeederWatch (PFW)! PFW is a joint project of Birds Canada and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology that depends
on volunteers like you to help us all learn more about bird populations.
Port Rowan, ON – The Canadian Lakes Loon Survey (CLLS) 40-year Report has been released and the results are telling scientists that the Common Loon, Gavia immer, is experiencing mysterious declines in the number of chicks surviving to adulthood.


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Bitcoin is one of the leading cryptocurrency which has dominated several investment assets due to the speculative sets of features. Bitcoin verified transactions are processed on the public distributed ledger named blockchain. Bitcoin is a virtual currency operating on a peer to peer network equipped with decentralized characters. The perceived stouts of bitcoin demonstrate the extent of potential risks associated with the bitcoin network.
To sustain the anonymity and security of the bitcoin complex, the concept of bitcoin mining was introduced. Bitcoin miners generated a total of $60 million on average per day in April 2021; there was plenty of misconception revolving around the mining profitability; however, miners thrashed every single myth regarding the subject by displaying an exceptional revenue. Here described are everything about the April month and mining progression.
April 2021- The Second Strongest Month Of Bitcoin Mining!
The Bitcoin mining industry is on a roll these days, as plentiful people have acknowledged the profitability of mining progression. Despite the block reward halving event, miners can generate a commendable average income per day. Bitcoin mining experienced the strongest month in terms of the mining industry; all the more, it was the second most rewarding month of bitcoin mining.
Bitcoin miners produced an immense number of bitcoin by verifying the transaction of bitcoin complex and rendering information to the public ledger. The average revenue generated by the miners in April by the utter pool of miner is $1,702,532,320 and almost $55 million income every day. The prominent reason behind this is the sudden incline in the transaction cost offered by the trustable exchange forums as miners receive transaction cost associated with the explicit block alongside the block reward.
April 2021 is considered to be one of the most robust months in the bitcoin mining industry as ample hashing mechanism came offline at the very first instance of April; the offline hash rate resulted in a decline in the pace of blocks rendered by the blockchain network. The model and incidents embraced the fees for settling up the blockchain. The intensified dues of the blockchain complex alongside the transaction fees resulted in intensified economic inspection in the industry. Conferring the proficient analysts and resources, the bitcoin network is now evolved with an exceeding robust mechanism.
Reading the above paragraphs, the job of miner might have fascinated you; that is why below mentioned is an utter mechanism of bitcoin mining, let’s have a glance.
Block Reward Of Bitcoin Mining In 2021
Every miner, after successfully mining a block, is acquired a block reward and the block reward basically confers to a number of bitcoin units availed by the miner alongside the transaction cost associated with the explicit block. Bitcoin block reward is 6.25 along with the transaction cost of the league, utterly dependent on the trustable exchange forum utilized in making bitcoin transaction.
Recent Block Reward Halving
Bitcoin was invented by a Japanese assemblage of Satoshi Takemoto in 2008, and the complex of bitcoin was built in such a way that only 21 million bitcoin unit will ever be created. Subsequent to the bitcoin release, people acknowledged the profits in the mining progression, and in no time, there was immense chaos in the route. In order to sustain the equilibrium of predefined complex, the foremost block reward halving occurred in 2012.
The block reward was 50 at the very first instance of the invention. Later it was reduced to 25 and later on to 12.5, and the recent block reward halving occurred in 2020 May. Block reward reduced to just 6.25 bitcoin units, despite the block reward halving miners pool have acquired a commendable revenue in terms of the entire bitcoin mining complex.
The block reward halving event is one of the prominent reason for exceeding the scarcity and demand of bitcoin units. Moreover, miners are correspondingly hoarding bitcoin units rather than liquidizing the process instantly.
Mining has evolved into an utterly complicated process and the process requisites, computing hardware, bitcoin wallet, conventional source of electricity and bitcoin mining hardware. Choosing the authentic products in bitcoin mining can assist you in availing profitable outcomes in the process.
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When you have root-level access to a server, it means that you'll have full control of it. In other words, you'll be able set up any server-side application irrespective of the changes that it will make to the software setting on your server, and you are able to both access and customize any kind of file, including system files, and modify various settings. This can be done by connecting to the server as a root user who has full privileges to perform all these things and also to make other users, which includes users who also have full privileges. This connection can be established through a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For security reasons, it's recommended that you make one more user for your everyday work and use the root user only when you have to customize the server or to install software which may be needed by a script-driven app that you'd like to run.
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at the root level regardless of the plan that you have picked, as long as the server is ordered with either the cPanel or the DirectAdmin hosting Control Panel, or without Control Panel at all. In the first case, a lot of system settings can be managed from an easy to use web-based interface, while in the second, you will need to do everything through a console, until you decide to install a Control Panel yourself. In either case, you will have full control over the VPS and any kind of system and / or custom content on it all the time, which makes this type of website hosting perfect for any application that you cannot run with a shared web hosting account because of the restricted degree of access - frameworks, VoIP and audio/video streaming software, etc. The last VPS Control Panel option is Hepsia, but the root access to your server will be restricted.
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If I add custom properties to the weldment feature in a model subsequently created bodies/extrusions etc have these properties propagated to them. That however apparently does not apply to sheet metal parts. Is there a known way to get these same custom properties to propagate to the sheetmetal part?
Extruded part - Success!
Sheet metal part..nada.


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