It was once thought the diesel engines emitted less pollution than traditional gasoline-powered vehicles, but it turns out that diesel engines are actually greater sources of pollution than previously thought. Diesel air pollution is a serious issue, and loopholes in the certification tests of diesel engines as well as other factors might be to blame for this unforeseen reality of pollution.
Testing of Diesel Air Pollution
Testing of diesel air pollution has revealed that diesel engines are much dirtier than expected. A recent study published in the journal Nature found that global levels of nitrous oxide emissions originating from diesel vehicles could be up to 50% higher than estimated.
“A team of researchers investigated data on emissions from diesel vehicles throughout Brazil, Canada, China, India, Mexico, South Korea, Russia, Japan and many other countries including the 28 members of the European Union and the United States,” says Kevin Wood, Vice President Sales & Marketing at Camfil USA. “This data covers around 80% of all diesel vehicles that were recently sold in the world. The researchers compared the results of emissions during regulatory testing to data that they gathered from vehicles that were actually on the road.” (1)
It was found that emissions from diesel vehicles were around 13.2 million metric tons total, this is about 50% higher than the legal limits of 8.6 million metric tons of nitric oxide that the vehicles were supposed to emit due to passing emission testing.
Volkswagen was found to have used “defeat devices” to make it appear as if their vehicles were emitting fewer pollutants than they actually did. While other auto manufacturers have not used these defeat devices specifically, they have been found to be cheating and altering their emissions for the duration of emissions tests. Mitsubishi has recently admitted to using improper fuel economy tests, and both Daimler and Peugeot Citroen are under investigation for trying to cheat the diesel emissions tests.
However, the problem goes beyond just cheating. Diesel tests themselves seem to be flawed. The authors of the study called the diesel tests “inefficient” in determining the actual level of pollutants released by diesel engines, due to differences in testing conditions and real-world driving conditions.
Health Effects of Diesel Air Pollution
The health effects of diesel air pollution on people’s health are well-established, and it is known that air pollution causes a variety of health effects such as diseases and premature death.
Exposure to diesel exhaust can have both long-term and immediate health impacts. Diesel exhaust contains both nitrous oxide and particulate matter pollutants. Particulate matter consists of particles small enough to penetrate the lung tissue and cause a variety of health problems.
“Diesel air pollution irritates the nose, eyes, throat, and lungs. It can cause coughing, headaches, nausea, and lightheadedness,” says Wood. “These effects are more pronounced in those who are more susceptible to pollutants, like those with severe allergies, asthma, and other pre-existing conditions. Those exposed to diesel exhaust over long periods of time are more likely to develop lung cancer or other cardiovascular diseases.” (2)
The fact that diesel engines are emitting much more air pollution than previously thought is of serious concern because it means that the amount of harm done to people will be much higher than previously estimated.
Using a variety of data sources including observations from NASA satellites, the research team has concluded that the unforeseen diesel emissions caused around 38,000 early deaths in 2015 above previous estimates. Most of the deaths happened in countries in the European Union, China, and India. These are areas that struggle with high levels of air pollution.
Solutions to Diesel Air Pollution
“Solutions to diesel air pollution must be investigated. That starts with making changes to how vehicles are tested for emissions. Tests which more accurately capture real-world driving conditions must be made. These changes are already underway in some areas, with revisions to vehicle testing in the European Union due to start this September,” says Wood. “Mobile devices are dubbed ‘portable emissions measurement systems’ will be attached to vehicles as they drive around on real roads and they will capture real-time data. More accurate information on emissions will help regulatory bodies hold auto-manufacturers to standards that are better for people’s health.” (3)
However, a more long-term solution is to begin replacing diesel vehicles with cleaner alternatives. Hybrid vehicles and electric vehicles are getting cheaper and more efficient, meaning that diesel vehicles may disappear sooner than previously thought. Mailers of cities like Madrid, Athens, and Paris have announced their intention to ban the production of diesel vehicles sometime in the future.
The best solution to diesel air pollution may be simply getting rid of diesel engines and replacing them with low-emission or no-emission vehicles. Until then, it is important to make sure that diesel manufacturers are held accountable, and that diesel emissions are kept as low as possible. (4)
Camfil USA is an air filtration leader for commercial air filters, industrial air filters & air purifiers that can help protect you from diesel air pollution if you live in a heavily polluted area. Visit Camfil today to arm yourself with helpful information and high-quality products.


Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf has vowed to retrieve his mandate at the Appeal Court.
He spoke on Wednesday in response to the the ruling of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal that voided his election and declared his opponent the winner.
The tribunal on Wednesday declared Dr Nasiru Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress as the rightful winner of the March 18 governorship election.
Mr Yusuf, who contested on the banner of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), described the tribunal’s verdict as “unfair” and “a miscarriage of justice”.
He vowed to appeal against the judgement, and urged his supporters to remain calm.
“I call on our people to remain calm. We will appeal the judgement and we are sure justice will be done,” he said.


No. 6 Cal Opens New Year with Busy Week
Jan. 2, 2005
BEARS ON THE ROAD BEFORE HOSTING MICHIGAN
The No. 6-ranked California men's swimming team (2-0) opens 2005 with an appearance in the Snow Flake Invitational on Monday, Jan. 3, in Colorado Springs, Colo., before taking on UNLV and hosting No. 9 Michigan in a pair of meets later in the week. The Cal divers also return to action at home against the Wolverines.
CAL IN THE POLLS
Cal was ranked No. 6 in the latest CollegeSwimming.com national poll and No. 8 in the latest CSCAA national poll.
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION
UNLV (3-1) hosts Cal and North Carolina on Thursday, Jan.6, in a tri-meet at Buchanan Natatorium in Las Vegas, Nev. One of the Rebels' big stars is Canadian Joe Bartoch, who won the 100-meter butterfly (54.68) on Dec. 5 at the U.S. Open Championships. The junior also took 16th (53.70) in the 100-meter fly at the World Short Course Championships last October. The Rebels are coming off a third-place finish among 10 teams at their own UNLV Winter Invitational, which ended Dec. 20.
Like Cal, Michigan also has a busy week, competing at USC on Tuesday, Jan. 4, and at Stanford on Friday, Jan. 7, before facing the Bears. Leading the Wolverines is All-American and U.S. Olympian Peter Vanderkaay, who won a gold medal as part of the winning 800-meter freestyle relay in Athens, Greece. More recently, the junior won the 500-yard free in an NCAA automatic qualifying time of 4:15.32 at the Texas Invitational in early December. Michigan took fourth place in Austin, Texas, to edge fifth-place Cal, in its last competition of 2004.
LAST TIME OUT
Cal rode a solid performance to take fifth place at the Texas Invitational held at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swim Center Dec. 2-4. The Golden Bears finished with 414.50 points, while the host Longhorns won their meet with 764.50 points.
The Cal A team won the 200 free relay on the first day in an NCAA B qualifying time of 1:20.14. The squad of sophomore Rolandas Gimbutis, sophomore Jonas Tilly, junior Matt Lyon and freshman Joe Whittington just edged USC's A squad, which swam a 1:20.20. Gimbutis later added a fourth-place showing (20.19) in the 50 free in another NCAA B qualifying time. Gimbutis had Cal's best performance on the final day, taking third place in the 100-yard freestyle with an NCAA B qualifying time of 43.97. Swimming in the consolation final of the 100 free, Tilly took 10th-place overall with another NCAA B qualifying time (44.25).
In Athens, Ga., Cal senior diver Louie Gagnet finished third (534.75 points) on the three-meter springboard, fourth (289) on the one-meter board and fifth (434.70) on the platform Dec. 3-5 at the Georgia Invitational.
CAL REPEATS AT TIBURON MILE
Daniel Lysaught led the Golden Bears to a repeat performance as the college team champion in the Tiburon Mile on Sept. 19 in Tiburon. The Australian swam the best time among college men, with a 20:43, and took seventh-place overall in the race, which spanned one nautical mile from San Francisco Bay to downtown Tiburon. The Bears won the team title with 103 points.
BEARS MAUL FLORIDA STATE
Cal opened the 2004-05 college season with a 171-127 victory over No. 24 Florida State on Oct. 22, at Spieker. Cal won 11 of the 14 events. Diver Louie Gagnet, a former Seminole who won the one- and three-meter springboard events, was the only Bear to win multiple events. He scored 346.20 points, a school record, on the one meter and 337.425 on the three meter. In another competition with FSU on Oct. 23, Gagnet set a school record (590.10) for an 11-dive three-meter event.
Cal swept the 200 butterfly, won by sophomore Patrick O'Neil (1:49.06). Senior John Dorr (1:51.55) took second place and freshman Justin Pollard (1:52.49) was third. Cal's Chris Gibson, Caleb Rowe, Rolandas Gimbutis and Matt Lyon opened the meet by winning the 200 medley relay in a time of 1:32.22. Bears sophomore Daniel Lysaught won the day's first individual event, the 1000 freestyle, in 9:11.91. Other Cal winners included Alexander Holdridge in the 200 free (1:40.62), Gibson in the 100 backstroke (50.82), Graham Lentz in the 100 breaststroke (56.41), Lyon in the 50 free (20.95), Rowe in the 200 breast (2:03.57), John Foster in the 500 free (4:31.26) and Jernej Godec in the 100 fly (49.49).
BEARS WIN UOP'S SPEEDO INVITATIONAL
Cal won 15 events and repeated as champion of Pacific's Speedo Invitational, with a total of 1,181 points, Oct. 29-30 in Stockton, Calif. Several Golden Bears had outstanding swims, including freshman Louis Vayo, the meet's top scorer, with 67 points. The product of Placentia, Calif., who was fourth in the 500 freestyle and fourth in the 200 individual medley on Day 1, won the 400 IM in 3:58.83 and was second in the 200 butterfly (1:55.70) on Day 2 of the meet, which was swum in short course yards.
GODEC, MOLINA WIN THREE EVENTS EACH VS. ROADRUNNERS
Cal won 16 of 19 events in a non-scoring meet with Cal State Bakersfield on Nov. 6 at Spieker. Two Bears won three individual events ? freshman Jernej Godec won the 50 butterfly (22.51), the 100 fly (50.36) and 200 fly (1:55.67) and junior Miguel Molina won the 100 IM (52.26), the 200 IM (1:51.66) and the 400 IM (3:55.68). John Dorr, Rolandas Gimbutis and freshman Dominic Cathey each won two events, at the meet, which was swum in short course yards. Dorr owned the middle- and long-distance freestyle events, winning the 500 (4:40.86) and 1000 (9:54.34). Typically a freestyler, Gimbutis won the 100 back (52.36) and 200 back (1:55.11). Cathey won his first two events of the season, taking the 100 breaststroke (59.80) and 200 breaststroke (3:55.68).
BEARS EXCEL AT STANFORD'S TRIPLE DISTANCE MEET
Cal won four out of six categories and split the relays with No. 2 Stanford at the Triple Distance Meet held at Stanford's Avery Aquatics Center on Wednesday, Nov. 17. John Dorr won the IM category with a combined time of 6:40.28. Rolandas Gimbutis won the sprint freestyle category, with a combined time of 2:43.42. Henrique Barbosa took the breaststroke category in a combined time of 3:25.35. Daniel Lysaught won the distance free in a combined time of 15:30.11. The Cal A team won the 400 free relay (2:58.52), while Stanford won the butterfly, the backstroke and the 400 medley relay (3:19.49).
NEWCOMERS LEAD ROUT OF TIGERS
Cal throttled Pacific, 158-86, in a dual-meet on Saturday, Nov. 13 at Spieker Aquatics Complex. The Golden Bears collected all 158 points through the first 10 events and swam the final four races as exhibitions. Underclassmen won eight of the 12 individual events. After the freshmen-dominated Cal A team of Mark Eckert (freshman), Henrique Barbosa (junior), Jernej Godec (freshman) and Joe Whittington (freshman) won the 200 medley relay in a time of 1:32.67, freshman John Foster won the 1000 free in 9:21.56.
HEAD COACH Nort Thornton
Nort Thornton, who was inducted into the ASCA (American Swimming Coaches Association) Hall of Fame in September of 2002, enters his 31st season as the director of the California men's swimming team. Thornton, the dean of all Pac-10 swimming coaches, led the 2003-04 Golden Bears to a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Championships. A true indication of Thornton's success is the fact that Cal has finished in the Top 10 nationally in 25 of the 30 years he has been at the helm of the Golden Bears' program. In addition, Thornton has led the Bears to two national championships - back-to-back titles in 1979 and 1980 - and produced a stellar cast of All-Americans. The veteran coach has an impressive 213-81 career dual-meet record, has been National Coach of the Year twice and has been the Pac-10 Coach of the Year four times, most recently in 1999.
CO-HEAD COACH Mike Bottom
California co-head swim coach Mike Bottom, now in his eighth season in Berkeley, has established himself as one of the world's top sprint coaches. Last season, he and head coach Nort Thornton directed Cal to a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Championships. Under his tutelage, Duje Draganja has become one of the top sprinters in the world. The Croatian took silver in the 50 freestyle, behind Gary Hall Jr., another Bottom-coached swimmer, at the 2004 Athens Olympics and more recently won bronze in the 50 butterfly at the 2004 World Championships. Bottom has also worked with Milorad Cavic, who, with Draganja, finished 2-3 in the 100 fly at the 2004 NCAA Championships.
DIVING COACH Ron Kontura
Ron Kontura was hired Aug. 10, 2004, to take California's diving program to the world-class level. Kontura brings a decade of elite club and collegiate experience to Berkeley. Kontura was both the diving coach and director of business operations of Nadadores Diving in Mission Viejo, Calif., from 2002-2003. Kontura earned his Master's in Business Administration from Illinois State University in 1999 and his Bachelor's in Business Administration from Ohio University in 1991.
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Featuring Sarah Chang, Violin
May 6, 2018 / Knowlton Auditorium
Tickets: $25 in advance / $30 at the door
Join us as we welcome International violin virtuoso Sarah Chang to Knowlton Auditorium for a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of American composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein. A native of New Jersey, Chang has performed with the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony, the Boston Symphony, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Montréal Symphony Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Vienna Philharmonic, orchestras in London, England, and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam. Stephen J. Ramsey, music director of the Austin Symphony, is excited to join musical forces with Chang: “The members of the orchestra and I feel so very fortunate to have the opportunity to work with Sarah Chang - a career highlight to be sure!”
Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story Suite, arranged by David Newman
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HAVE just finished writing a play for an Australian company on the Israeli-Palestinian skirmish, and through the script have offered a solution to the same. But even as I wait for it’s production and performance and hopefully that it will be converted into a serial, I decided to write on another aspect of the conflict:
“But they are both so different?” people tell me. “No! They are not!” I reply sadly, “The only thing that exists between two people quite often is pride and this pride is what often causes conflict between them!” Say the holy scriptures, “Where there is strife, there is pride, but wisdom is found in those who take advice. —Proverbs 13:10
I loved this small article I read by David Roper and would like to reproduce the same for you: ‘Some years ago, my wife, Carolyn, and I spent a few days camping on the flanks of Mount Rainier in Washington State. When we were returning to our campsite one evening, we saw in the middle of a meadow two male bears boxing each other’s ears. We stopped to watch.
There was a hiker nearby, and I asked him what the conflict was about. “A young female,” he said. “Where is she?” I asked. “Oh, she left about 20 minutes ago,” he chuckled. Thus, I gathered, the conflict at this point was not about the female bear but about being the toughest bear.
Most fights aren’t about policy and principle, or about right and wrong; they’re almost always about pride. The wise man of Proverbs swings his axe at the root of the problem when he writes: “Pride leads to conflict”. Quarrels are fueled by pride, by needing to be right, by wanting our way, or by defending our turf or our egos.
On the other side, wisdom resides with the well-advised—those who listen and learn, those who allow themselves to be instructed. There is wisdom in those who humble themselves—those who set aside their own selfish ambition; who acknowledge the limits of their own understanding; who listen to the other person’s point of view; who allow their own ideas to be corrected. This is the wisdom from God that spreads peace wherever it goes. Even as today, I see daily reports of suicide bombings by Palestinians and retaliation for the same by the Israelis my advice to both is to strip themselves of pride, and to ask them both whether it’s really worth fighting with a brother. Because both the people are descendants of the same father, known to one group as Abraham and the other as Ibrahim.
Oh yes, there are always differences between siblings, but when stripped off pride they could well realize they are still brothers and need to keep war talk aside and speak peace again!
And then comes another thought, “What about Pakistan? Can’t we come to a point when we exist together peacefully? When pride and egos can be set aside? Worth thinking about isn’t it?

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An 80-year-old army veteran from Killeen has been evicted from his home of 15 years after falling victim to identity theft.
According to a report from KXXV-TV, the man was removed from his home Wednesday after failing to pay rent because of the theft of his retirement checks. Identity thieves have apparently changed the man's address several times, causing his checks to be sent to incorrect addresses in Texas, California and New York.
According to the report, Defense Finance and Accounting Services representatives reached out to the owner of the home to take responsibility for the mix-up and work out a deal, but the homeowner wasn't interested, possibly because of financial strains.
Property managers have said they will provide the man with housing until other veteran affairs organizations are able to help him get back on his feet.

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Antioxidant properties, total phenolics, and quality of fresh-cut ‘Tommy Atkins’ mangoes as affected by different pre-treatments
- Siddiq, M., Sogi, D.S., Dolan, K.D.
- Lebensmittel-Wissenschaft + [i.e. und] Technologie 2013 v.53 no.1 pp. 156-162
- acidity, antioxidant activity, ascorbic acid, calcium chloride, citric acid, color, firmness, heat, mangoes, pH, phenolic compounds, sodium, soluble solids, storage time
- Fresh-cut processing of mangoes have not been explored on a scale similar to other tropical fruits. This study assessed the effect of different pre-treatments and storage on total phenolics, antioxidant properties, and selected quality characteristics of mango cubes treated with: ascorbic acid + citric acid + CaCl2 (AA–CA–Ca), sodium acid sulfate (SAS), and 5-min infrared heat (IR-5). Phenolics content of the untreated cubes was 21.16 mg GAE/100 g on day-0, whereas treated samples had higher contents – 70.82, 40.58, and 25.98 mg GAE/100 g in AA–CA–Ca, SAS, and IR-5 samples, respectively. Similarly, antioxidant activities (ABTS, DPPH, FRAP, ORAC) generally increased with all treatments, this effect was more pronounced with AA–CA–Ca. Total phenolics and antioxidant activities were stable during 12-day storage at 4 °C. Cubes treated with AA–CA–Ca showed consistently better color and firmness than the control and other two treatments. Storage time and treatments showed a mixed trend on pH, soluble solids, acidity, and sugar-acid ratio.

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early morning blooms
We have two small (coppiced) eucalyptus trees in full bloom near the water tank. Because they're coppiced - happened when the earthworks to build the house, cleared the area, and they grew back - but their trunks are shorter, so we can see the flowers closer to ground level.
branches dripping with nectar
While we don't eat these abundant blooms, if we kept bees, we'd sure be self-sufficient in honey. But the Rainbow Lorrikeets and Fruit Bats love to gorge themselves on the blooms. We hear the bats at night, but they (thankfully) don't squabble much. Plus they're kind enough to avoid hitting the car parked nearby, with their bat scats.
The blooms smell incredibly sweet, and its no wonder it draws all the nectar feeding animals like a magnet. It's quite the feeding station, early in the morning and again at dusk.
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Another plant which springs-up voluntarily near the house, is purslane. It's a native herb ground cover, which is also somewhat of a super food. It contains more omega-3 fatty acids, than any other leafy vegetable you could consume. It seems to be doing really well this year, with more of them popping up, so I may just add some to my scrabbled eggs. Our guinea pigs get pickings most of the time too. I wonder if that's why they've lived such a long life?
I do love the eucalyptus blooms however - it will be sad to see them stop, along with the regular animal visitors. But it's nice to know, even in an inhospitable environment like ours, there are some things doing exceptionally well without our input.

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What does the library of the future look like? How can librarians prepare themselves for leading the library of the future? These are the questions I asked a group of around 30 attendees at the bootcamp ‘Transforming yourself for the future library’, which I ran at the VALA 2014 conference in Melbourne. My slides for the presentation are below.
Joe Janes’ book Library 2020 was an excellent jumping off point for thinking about how libraries might look and work in the near future. I asked the bootcampers to imagine their library in 2020 by completing the sentence “My library in 2020 will be…”. You can see the diversity and imagination of their responses below. My personal favourite is the first one, so I’ve included the original post-it note. I’m hoping to discover the author.
After imagining their library in 2020, I put out the challenge to the bootcampers to think about their own skills and knowledge. The bootcampers identified a fear to overcome and a passion to embrace that would help them prepare for leading the library of the future. They then came up with ideas for creating transformational learning experiences to face their fears and pursue their passions.
It is confronting to speak with your peers about your fears. I was heartened by the honesty and openness of the bootcampers and their willingness to talk about their work related anxieties. The fears people named centered around themes such as: interpersonal communication and networking, public speaking and presentations/training, leadership and decision-making, reference skills, writing, time management and juggling priorities, and managing data, paperwork and finances. Perhaps these are the areas that library leaders, educators and professional associations could focus on for professional development opportunities for library staff.
The passions people were not surprising given it was a group of librarians. The themes were: empowering, educating and connecting others, information/digital literacy, research, writing and publishing, sharing knowledge, collaboration, design, heritage, and technology. The bootcampers are clearly in the right profession to match their passions.
Running the bootcamp was great fun. I felt privileged to lead a group of passionate and engaged librarians through thinking about the future of libraries and their own professional development. I hope the bootcampers went away from the session with some practical ideas they can use when they get back to work.
Did you attend the bootcamp? What did you take away from the session?
The peer-reviewed paper that I wrote to accompany the bootcamp is available on the VALA 2014 website for conference delegates and VALA members. It will also be be available to the public in May, or you can contact me for a copy. The hashtag for the session was #vala14 #bcc.

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Inter Miami were soundly defeated 4-0 by New York Red Bulls over the weekend, with head coach Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino claiming his players simply weren’t up for the challenge.
It truly was an appalling performance from the visiting Herons who showed little intent of trying to score a goal Saturday afternoon at Red Bull Arena. Some may point to the harsh rainy conditions Miami were tasked with playing in, but New York had no problem with the heavy rain and managed to score four well-worked goals in front of their supporters.
Martino bluntly stated his side failed to match Red Bulls‘ intensity and desire to win, which is quite the statement to make as the head coach of the team that was seemingly unprepared.
“There is not much to say, except that we were outmatched from start to finish,” he said in Spanish after the game. “When a team enters a game without the desire to win, without spirit, without competing, and the other side just wants to win the game, they are going to win it.”
Of course, like many other MLS coaches that found themselves on the wrong side of a result last weekend, Martino pointed to the fact that he was without important figures like Lionel Messi (for the third straight MLS game), Diego Gomez and Federico Redondo due to injury and the international break.
However, Red Bulls were also missing key players of their own with Emil Forsberg and John Tolkin reporting for international duty with their respective Sweden and USMNT U-23. Martino also noted that his side managed to pick up three points against DC United in the previous weekend without their Argentine superstar but they weren’t able to replicate that performance on Saturday.
“The absence of the best player in the world is important for everyone – but last week with D.C. [United] Leo didn’t play either,” said Martino.
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5.5 out of 10
Dwayne Johnson as Mitch Buchannon
Directed by Seth Gordon
Baywatch wants to be 21 Jump Street (the movie, not the TV show) so badly. The filmmakers seem to think that they can simply take the premise of the the television show, throw in some R-rated humor and the show’s customary “beautiful people running on the beach,” add Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron, stir, and instant success. Thing is, 21 Jump Street has the inimitable talents of Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who filled their movie with more subtext than anyone ever expected, and they didn’t hold back on the ridiculous nature of making a movie out of a television show from the 1980s. By comparison, Baywatch seems to want to get by with some raunchy scenes, a liberal dropping of F-bombs, and once in a while throw in a bit of self-deprecating humor. If there’s anyone who could find that sweet spot that Lord and Miller found in 21 Jump Street, it’s Seth Gordon, who has made some wonderful comedy both on television and cinema (and who directed one of my very favorite documentaries, The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters). But Baywatch can’t get there, and too many jokes fall flat on their face.
It’s always hard to understand why a comedy fails – sometimes it’s mere timing, or simply trying too hard. Johnson and Efron have been funny before. Johnson, particularly, has wonderful charisma and an irreverent humor that should, by all accounts, make Baywatch work. But it doesn’t. Johnson strangely holds back when he should go broad, and while Efron can be just as self-deprecating and ridiculous in films like Neighbors, Johnson seems afraid to poke fun at himself. He plays Mitch as earnest when he should be winking a bit with the audience, almost as if he’s not in on the joke. He has his moments, to be sure, and Johnson and Efron have a fun give-and-take together, but we’ve seen Johnson be funny, and he’s just not very funny here.
Blame the script, which seems to ape a Baywatch episode without capturing what made the show endure for as long as it did. The television show wasn’t very self-aware, but that was part of its charm. By comparison, Baywatch wants to poke us in the ribs at every opportunity, calling attention to itself. Comedy should surprise, and there is very little to surprise us in Baywatch.
Mitch’s lifeguard squad is the best of the best, but when they find themselves short a few members, Mitch holds a contest to fill the slots. Enter Matt Brody (Efron) a disgraced gold-medal winner who thinks that his swimming skills should be enough to pull him over. Mitch, however, takes his job as protector of the beach seriously, and when it looks like drugs are making their way into the area, Mitch and his team, in violation of pretty much every legal jurisdiction, decide to investigate local entrepreneur Vicrtoria Leeds (Priyanka Chopra). When prominent members of the community start to show up dead, Mitch takes it upon himself to stop Victoria’s nefarious plans for the Bay.
There isn’t much of a plot, but there aren’t enough laughs to justify all that dead space, either. Out-of-shape Ronnie’s (Jon Bass) eagerness to join the squad in his attempts to impress CJ (Kelly Rohrbach) feels like screenwriter wish fulfillment, and the prerequisite cameos from David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson do little more than distract the audience. This film needed a huge comedic setpiece, and one sequence in a morgue tries its hardest to be that scene, but falls flat. Johnson seems to want to be respectable and raunchy at the same time, and it doesn’t work. Too much of the humor seems forced, and the funniest moments, to me, involve Sergeant Ellerbee (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) as he struggles to make Mitch aware that he doesn’t have any real authority.
Baywatch isn’t a complete waste of time – some of the supporting roles are funny, including Kelly Rohrbach, who seems to know what kind of movie she’s in. But for the most part, Baywatch is as annoying as sand in the shorts. An R rating isn’t an automatic stamp of funny on a movie like this, and Baywatch becomes the film that we all expected 21 Jump Street to be. That film succeeded because it embraced its insanity, but Baywatch plays it safe too many times.

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Weber State softball split the weekend against in-state rivals, the University of Utah, on March 26 and 27 in Salt Lake City and Ogden.
The Wildcats opened their weekend traveling to Salt Lake and fell to the Utes 5–1.
Arissa Henderson started the first game of the weekend with a single home run to get the ‘Cats on the board, tying the game 1–1.
The Utes scored their first run of the game earlier in the game during the bottom of the first inning.
Utah established their lead further in the bottom of the sixth inning, adding four more runs on the board and pushing themselves to 5–1.
The following day, the Utes traveled up to Ogden, and Weber was ready for their comeback.
Three early runs from the U established a 3–0 lead in the top of the first. The starting pitcher for the Wildcats, Mariah Ramirez, was pulled after allowing two hits and walking two batters.
Amanda Sink was pulled onto the mound and finished off the top of the first inning.
Both Faith Hoe and Henderson were sent walking, and with two players on bases, McKell McCuistion sent the ball flying out of the park and tied the game 3–3.
“It was amazing. It felt good off the bat, but it wasn’t what I was trying to do,” McCuisition said. “Before the game, we were like, ‘Let’s just hit line drives.’ We struggled a little bit yesterday.”
Following McCuistion’s home run, Mariah Lopez was pulled from the mound and the Utes brought out Sydney Sandez.
Sandez struck out Chloe Camarero, but Emily Ruhl was quick to establish the ‘Cats’ lead with a single home run, giving Weber State their first lead of the game.
Makayla Donahoo sent the ball to the outfield for an RBI, pushing the Wildcats to a 5–3 lead.
5–3 would remain lit up on the scoreboard for the majority of the afternoon until the bottom of the sixth inning when Wildcats found themselves cheering on Henderson for the second time in two days.
Henderson blasted the ball out of the park and pushed the ‘Cats’ lead to 8–3.
Camarero ended her personal home run drought with a solo home run to give the ‘Cats a 9–3 lead.
At the top of the seventh inning, the Utes were able to add two runs to the score but ultimately couldn’t catch the ‘Cats. The final score out of Ogden was 9–5.
When playing instate rivals, “We don’t have to win every game,” McCuistion said. “We just have to show that we can compete with these teams.”
The Wildcats advanced to 22–7 overall and are set to close play against the Utah State Aggies on March 29.
Big Sky Conference play will kick off for the ‘Cats on April 1 as they hit the road and take on the Idaho State Bengals.
“We just have to keep doing what we’re doing,” McCusition said. “All of our preseason games we have been doing really well. This is one of our best seasons.”
Weber State will be back in Ogden on April 8 to take on the Southern Utah Thunderbirds.


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That Brighton Thomas is establishing a successful career in music should surprise no one who watched her grow up in Burbank, and hearing her sing nearly as often as she spoke.
But that, at age 23, this engaging singer-composer should have not just an affinity but a love for the standards that comprise the Great American Songbook — some of which she’ll be singing at New West Symphony’s “Masters of Melody” concerts October 1 and 2 — may surprise, well, almost anyone.
Not those, however, who have recognized and nurtured this striking young talent, like the members of her arts and music-loving family.
“The Great American Songbook is what my grandfather raised me on,” says Brighton. “Today, I find a very nostalgic element to these songs because it reminds me of spending time with my grandparents. The fact that I started training classically at age 7 has given me a strong technical background. And singing the music of the Great American Songbook requires a lot of that technique; it requires shaping the vocal in a particular way. That influence has steered me in the right direction as I develop musically.”
An only child, Brighton grew up “in a family full of creative artists,” including an uncle who composed music and a grandfather who was a radio DJ. But she was drawn to music by more than family influence.
“As long as I‘ve talked, I’ve loved to tell stories,” she says, smiling. “I’ve been performing all of my life, it seems, and music is my favorite medium for telling stories. When I hear stories with music, that’s when it feels the most meaningful to me.”
Besides her vocal training, Brighton also played piano and attended John Burroughs High School in Burbank, long recognized for having an outstanding youth music program — “a great experience,” she says.
During her junior year in 2016, her ability and affinity for singing standards enabled her to win a competition sponsored by Michael Feinstein’s Songbook Academy. It earned her the title of Youth Ambassador for the Academy, enabling her to spend a year touring the U.S. performing American classics.
“So this music has always been special to me,” she says. “And as a composer, I’ve learned some important lessons from older music, like less is more. Because there is a real beauty in classic sounds.”
As a high school senior, Brighton was a Grand Prize finalist in the non-classical voice division of the Music Center Spotlight Program. She continued her music education at Hollywood’s Musicians Institute, studying studio recording and audio engineering, and has since performed at the Pantages Theater and Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, and sung for music legend Dionne Warwick.
And she is excited to perform three “Songbook” standards at NWS’ “Masters of Melody” concerts October 1 and 2: Stephen Foster’s “Beautiful Dreamer,” George and Ira Gershwin’s “Fascinating Rhythm,” and W.C. Handy’s “St. Louis Blues.” She will also participate with Michael Christie, NWS Music Director and Conductor, for “Intermission Insights” at both shows.
Currently, Brighton is working on her first original EP, with five songs she composed, and she hopes to release it by the end of the year. Between musical engagements, she engages in two of her favorite passions: seeing live music performed and working with youth as a substitute teacher.
She’s also learning to play the guitar, an enterprise she calls “challenging, but it opens up a whole new language, another way of expressing myself.”
Her “life’s dream,” she adds, is to be a commercial recording artist and touring musician. “As long as I can make sounds,” she says, “I want to make music, perform as much as I can, and get my music into the world.”


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Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945. Executive Order : Regulation of Consumer Credit, Box 41, Folder 3, Item 10, Marriner S. Eccles Papers. https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/scribd/?item_id=460063&filepath=/files/docs/historical/eccles/041_03_0010.pdf&start_page=1, accessed on October 23, 2017.
Draft of executive order. Includes a letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Marriner Eccles dated August 1, 1941, indicating that he had signed the executive order.
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Download Audi E-Tron car wallpapers in 4K for your desktop, phone or tablet. All images belong to their respective owners and are free for personal use only.
Audi have launched their first high performance EV in the form of the e-tron S. The extra performance has been gained with the introduction of a third electric motor, which moves the bigger of the three onto the front axle and and smaller two on the rear. The e-tron’s weight should be increased some what as the extra electric motor will tip the scales in the wrong direction. Already a heavy SUV, which comes with the same large 95 kWh battery pack, the e-tron S certainly doesn’t show any effects on the spec sheet.
Acceleration has improved by a fair amount, with the 0-62 mph sprint now completed in just 4.5 seconds, coming down from the regular e-tron’s 5.7 seconds. This is thanks to not only more power, which is up 95 PS tp 503 PS (370 kW), but a lot more torque. That peak torque figure has raised from 487 lb-ft to 717 lb-ft, providing plenty of push to move all that weight. Top speed has also gone up slightly, from 124 mph to a new high of 130 mph.
As with all Audi S cars, the visual changing have made the e-tron look a little more sporty and aggressive, with bigger wheels, bigger vent openings and more pronounced styling. Whilst the regular e-tron looked like any run of the mill SUV, the S version, especially the Sportback variant hints at being a much more serious performer.
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- Power: 370 kW / 496 hp / 503 PS
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Hello! I’m Patrick Milgram, an Associate Music Supervisor here at PlayNetwork. There’s been so much great music over the past year and here are three albums I spent a lot of time getting lost in.
The fifth album from these Drag City psych-rockers, Laughing Matter is so many things at once and I love it all. Described as an album about “love in a time of terror,” the music spans from darker, dystopic tracks reminiscent of Kid-A era Radiohead to lighter acoustic cuts that serve as beautifully hypnotic counterpoints. By the time you finish the first four songs it feels like you’ve witnessed the apocalypse, heard the dust gently settle, and then emerged for a breath of fresh air.
Artist: Helado Negro
Roberto Carlos Lange’s sixth album and is likely my most played album of the year. As perfect on Sunday mornings as late nights during a [...]

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Goodbye Cross Polo new Polo is coming ALLTRACK.
What I could to please many fans VW Polo model is that he could give her a new look with the tag Polo ALLTRACK, based on the VW Golf AllTrack. Designer Kleber Silva has created this new look for VW Polo ALLTRACK, and we can say that looks great.
What would distinguish it from a regular model are the offroad kit, offroad vehicle, slightly higher ground clearance and protective panels on bodywork. A range of engines would look like diesel 1.4-liter four-cylinder engine with 77 kW and 250 Nm, 1.0litre and 1.5 liter petrol engines and the 1.6 TDI engine.
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New! I've just released the a new Silhouette Curio class on my Teachable site! Etched Acrylic Decor with the Silhouette Curio Not only do we set up to etch on acrylic, but I also share how to cut adhesive vinyl on the Curio and why I added it onto this project. Check it out HERE… Continue reading Etched Acrylic Décor Class Released
Just a quick post today to share my newest Silhouette class. It is a Silhouette Curio class that I was in the process of creating for an in-person event before everything was shut down a couple years ago. I finally picked it back up where I left off and it is now available for all… Continue reading Chalkboard Décor with the Curio
I have so much fun playing with my Silhouette Curio and all the things it can do!I want to share that with you!Join me in this Silhouette Curio class to create an acrylic etched panel! Check out the class HERE. This is an Advanced Beginner Curio class that will cover the setup step-by-step to getting… Continue reading New Silhouette Curio class released!
Just a quick heads up as these will go quickly! Affiliate links may be present in the following blog post and as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Several Curio supplies have come back in stock this week.But, I anticipate these will go quickly!*At the time of publishing - all items below were… Continue reading IN STOCK – Curio supplies
Looking for a unique décor or gift idea?Acrylic etched items can be just the thing. Etched Acrylic Ornaments with the Silhouette Curio Affiliate links may be present in the following blog post and as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Take a 3" acrylic circle and customize it however you like.Add a simple… Continue reading Silhouette Curio Etched Ornaments
Just a quick post to give a heads up that I've released a new Curio etching class on my Teachable site. Etched Metal Cake Server Class with the Curio This is a step-by-step class showing how to etch an odd shaped object on the Curio machine. I share how I secure the cake server on… Continue reading New Curio Class Released!
What happens when you move into a furnished apartment with wood furniture? My husband says to me, "We should have brought coasters." No problem! Pull out the Curio, pick out a couple of designs and the Curio is etching away. I may be working on the dining room table, but I am happy to have… Continue reading Etched Acrylic Coasters with the Curio
I love that with the Silhouette machines you can create custom gifts that are unique to be given out. Or if you end up really liking it, keeping if for yourself - shhhhh! A few weeks back I did a post on gift ideas you can create with your Silhouette Cameo or Portrait. Well the… Continue reading Gift ideas with your Silhouette Curio machine
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The hardest part of creating something is choosing the design that I want to commit to. I was searching for a 50th Anniversary card to create and nothing looked right to me. Then I saw a project on my Silhouette Secrets+ with EllyMae Facebook group that a member was creating and it was an inspiration… Continue reading Silhouette Curio Get Started Creating Fabulous Projects


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First it was the integration of Facebook into every app that there ever was and then Facebook’s rule that in order to use messenger we had to download the Messenger app, now they’re at it again with the need for their useless control of our lives. According to The Verge, Facebook’s newest form of torture comes in the form of their Moments app and if you don’t download it, every photo you’ve ever synced to the social networking website through a mobile device will vanish. Thanks a lot Obama.
The Verge reports “The notice has to do with a photo syncing feature that was recently removed from Facebook’s main mobile app. Starting in 2012, the core Facebook app was able to automatically upload photos from a phone’s local camera roll to a private album on Facebook. They were kept for storage, but also to make it easier to later share them publicly on Facebook. That syncing tool has now been moved out of the core Facebook app and into the photo app Moments. Facebook made it clear that this would happen – and in fact it happened months back, seemingly without much pushback. What Facebook was less clear about was what would happen to photos that had previously been synced. At the time, Facebook mentioned that people would be given the chance to download their pictures in a zip file if they didn’t want to move over to Moments. Now it’s clear that offering is because Facebook intends to completely delete synced photos if don’t download this new app. (This only applies to auto-synced photos; not photos a person has personally uploaded.)”
Basically, that means all those sick photos of you and your besties that you muploaded back in 2010 will be gone and all those pictures you took on your last spring break when we stopped calling them muploads and just returned photos to their former glory, yeah, those’ll be gone too. What torture will Mark Zuckerberg come up with next? Hopefully we have a better fate than the Winklevoss twins did.


Eleven people, including eight children, were killed in a junta airstrike on November 15 in Wai Lu village, some 40 miles south of the town of Matupi in Chin State, according to the local anti-junta authorities.
The Matupi Township People’s Administration Team stated that the victims ranged in age from five to 65 years old.
Salai Terah, a project manager for the local Chin Human Rights Organisation, said that the attack was carried out by two Myanmar military aircraft and noted that there had been no recent clashes in the area with resistance forces.
Wai Lu has a population of around 5,000.
Resistance forces based in Pauk, Myaing and Pakokku townships in Magway Region carried out a raid on the Zee Pyar village police station 10 miles north of the town of Pauk on November 15.
At least 30 regime soldiers and 21 guerrilla fighters were reportedly killed in the clash. Four of the slain resistance members were from the Myaing People’s Defence Force (PDF) and 17 were from other Pauk-based local defence groups. Only the bodies of three of the casualties had been recovered at the time of reporting.
Around 60 troops—including 20 Myanmar army soldiers and 40 members of the military-backed Pyu Saw Htee militia—maintained control of the village despite the fierce battle, in which the regime fired heavy weapons at the site from a Pauk Township domestic arms manufacturing facility: the No. 24 factory under the junta’s defence ministry. Military helicopters also attacked the location three times from the air.
More than 50 civilians, many of whom work as fishermen, were arrested by the junta over three days last week in Rakhine State’s coastal Thandwe Township, according to residents.
Locals said that five people were detained on November 13, nine on November 14, and 40 on November 15. They were taken to a nearby junta base, where they were still believed to be held at the time of reporting.
Some 15 army trucks and three junta vessels were also said to be stationed around 10 miles outside of Thandwe town, suggesting increased militarisation of the area.
Rakhine State-based media has reported civilian arrests by the regime in the townships of Sittwe, Kyaukphyu, and Taungup as well as in Thandwe.
The recent arrests follow the launch of Operation 1027 on October 27 in northern Shan State by the Brotherhood Alliance of ethnic armed organisations, which includes the Arakan Army (AA), as well as the TNLA and MNDAA. The AA, which operates in Rakhine State, also attacked two military border guard stations in the region on November 13, after which battles with the junta escalated.
On November 18, the AA announced that it would be seeking retribution against the military for “kill[ing] civilians and committ[ing] war crimes” in the town of Pauktaw over which the junta regained control one day earlier. The move occurred two days after the AA had raided and seized Pauktaw, but was then forced to withdraw.
Junta forces have carried out nearly a week of bombardment and arson attacks in Htigyaing, pushing back anti-junta forces even as the National Unity Government has begun setting up a parallel civilian administration in Khampat town, less than 130 miles away.
Some 80 soldiers stationed in Kyar Tat village, Salingyi Township, also abandoned their base located at the junction between the roads to Pale, Salingyi, Yesagyo and Myaing townships on November 15 after being targeted in several attacks by the resistance.
According to a fighter in the Htigyaing PDF, about half of the township’s administrative centre has been reduced to ashes due to ongoing junta arson attacks since November 14. The date coincided with a reduced presence by anti-junta forces in the town after several civilian casualties were caused by junta airstrikes attempting to push the groups out.
Wards 3 and 4 of Htigyaing, the most densely populated of the town’s five sections, have almost completely been destroyed by fire and about half of Ward 2 was also said to be in ruins.
Nearly all of Htigyaing’s residents have fled since renewed fighting broke out on November 6. Junta administrators and civil servants have sought shelter in the local police station.
The junta has fired heavy weapons at the town some 40 times since then, as well as attacking the surrounding villages with fighter jets, according to the Htigyaing PDF. More than 20 civilians have been killed, as well as eight members of the resistance.
Although the Myanmar army suffered casualties during the week’s fighting, the number of deaths was not known at the time of reporting.
In contrast, in Khampat—which was captured by anti-junta guerrilla forces on November 7—most residents have returned to their homes.The NUG’s district-level People’s Administration Team and defence group stated that they had begun preparations to start operating a civilian-led government in the town.
Khampat residents are currently electing new ward administrators and the Tamu District People’s Administration Team, where Khampat is located, also stated that they were going to form an administrative team for the town.
“Khampat has nine major wards, and we have already elected administrators for five of them. Four are left,” a member of the district team said on the condition of anonymity, noting that his team was “taking the initiative” for implementing the process.
The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) has blockaded the last junta camp in Mantong, northern Shan State, in an attempt to seize control of the town.
In early November, the TNLA captured the police station, junta offices, and local militia outposts in Mantong, located east of the Shweli River on the China-Myanmar border in the Ta’ang (Palaung) Self-Administered Zone.
An information officer for the TNLA told Myanmar Now on November 14 that the last step in claiming the town would be to overrun the base of Infantry Battalion 130, just east of Mantong, where some 100 soldiers are believed to be stationed.
The Myanmar army has been firing heavy weapons from the base, forcing residents of Mantong to flee into the surrounding mountains.
Phone lines to the town have been cut, and locals are bracing for a fuel shortage.
TNLA ally the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) previously blew up the Hsenwi bridge on the road connecting the two major northern Shan State towns of Lashio and Muse, forcing residents to seek alternative routes through the area. The TNLA has not blocked the entrances and exits to Mantong town.
On November 16, the TNLA captured a militia outpost and an army base in neighbouring Namkham Township. Fighting also reportedly took place with the junta’s forces in Muse and Kyaukme townships.


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Bangladesh has been in political turmoil since early January, leaving more than 150 people dead and thousands injured. Confrontational politics are not new in Bangladesh, but they have intensified in the recent months, reaching its highest level in late January and the beginning of February. Two thirds of activity included vandalism, crude bombs, clashes between political opponents, rioters and the police, and high numbers of arrests. While violence against civilians escalated, political turbulence allowed religious and extremist militants to take advantage of the unstable political situation. The roots of this spike in violence are in the historic rivalries between two political parties – the ruling secular, socialist Awami League (AL) and its opposition, the Bangladesh National Party (BNP) with its Islamic orientation.
Marking the one-year anniversary of Bangladesh’s contested elections on 5 January, the opposition Bangladesh National Party (BNP), declared a transportation shutdown and general hartal (strike) to force the government to resign and elections to take place. The ruling Awami League’s (AL) decision two days earlier to confine BNP leader, Khaleda Zia (former prime minister), to her party’s headquarters in Dhaka, triggered violent clashes between AL and BNP activists. Opposition protests were accompanied by a rise in militia activity, including the launching of a series of petrol bomb attacks against passengers travelling in buses and other vehicles, particularly trucks. About 200 people have been killed from burn injuries and thousands injured. The AL government responded to the opposition’s countrywide demonstrations with a tough crackdown on protesters, including widespread detentions by the police. Media reports indicated that as many as 7,000 opposition activists were arrested by the police.
Mayoral elections were scheduled for late April in Dhaka and Chittagong, in which the BNP decided to participate, in an effort to resolve the political confrontation. In the days leading up to the elections, militants attacked Zia’s electoral motorcade three times, leaving her bodyguards and several other people injured in bullet attacks. The elections themselves were largely peaceful, but ultimately boycotted by BNP because of vote rigging (IDSA, 01.05.2015).
Enmity between the two major parties have marked Bangladesh’s history since its independence in 1971 and revolve around ideological fault lines, such as questions of secularism, Bengali nationalism and the role of Islam (ICG, 2015). In December 2008, AL leader Sheikh Hasina won the elections, putting an end to a two-year military-backed caretaker government. Hasina’s government, however, was marked by a high level of corruption, partisan bureaucracy and a worsening human rights record (ICG, 2012). The last general elections on 5 January 2014, the most violent in its history, were boycotted by the opposition BNP and its ally JeI, leaving the ruling AL to win the majority of seats.
Personal enmity between the two female leaders is as important for the understanding of the crisis as the ideological differences between the two parties. Both Zia and Hasina have lost close relatives in attacks – Hasina her father,the founder of Bangladesh Mujib ur Rehman, and Zia, her husband, former president Ziaur Rahman. Both hold the other side accountable for the murders. For many supporters personal loyalties are more important than ideological accordance.
The recent turmoil has clearly shown that residual capacities of subversive and extremist elements, including JeI (declared illegal by AL in 2013), and its student wing- Islami Chhatra Sibir (ICS)- are still significant, and their alliance with BNP remains strong. Both JeI and ICS have shown their propensity for violence in recent attacks, and are believed to have links to extremist jihadi groups. Further, surviving fragments of a range of other extremist outfits, including Jamaatul-Muslimeen (JMB) and Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), became more active in the last months (SATP). Particularly alarming was the killing of three liberal bloggers, Avijit Roy, Washiqur Rahman and Ananta Bijoy Das, attributed to Islamic militants opposed to the victims’ secular views, including a ‘sleeper cell’ of Islamic militant ATB (The Financial Express, 02.04.2015). Human Rights advocates have also voiced their fear that the often lawless responses of police forces to violent protests is providing an opportunity to militant groups to attract new recruits from opposition supporters. In addition, Bangladesh’s troubled situation led to a lack of governmental control in rural areas, which experienced an increased number of land grabbing incidents and violent clashes of communal groups of the establishment of supremacy in rural areas.
Amidst violence and hartals, the majority of Bangladeshis continued with their routine, often taking on the risk of being attacked by hartal enforcers while proceeding to work. Relying on daily wages, the majority of Bangladeshis cannot afford to stay at home. Political turmoil has already caused economic losses of around $2.2 billion (1 percent of GDP), according to the World Bank. The garment industry, which makes up 75 percent of the country’s exports and provides employment for a large number of Bangladeshis, is particularly affected as delivery schedules are disrupted and garment buyers have started to shift their orders to other countries.
Political deadlock between the ruling AL and opposition BNP has recurred since the country’s independence, but the latest wave of violence is unprecedented. Three months of turmoil have severely affected Bangladesh’s economy and provided space for Islamist militants. Though violence has slowly come to an end, confrontational politics will continue to dominate the political agenda, leaving Bangladesh on the edge of instability.


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