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Muscadet fell out of fashion 20 years ago, but today it's all the rage, thanks to a handful of quality-conscious producers who are raising the bar. Christelle Guibert tours the region and likes what she sees — and tastes.
I have been very fortunate as tastings director at Decanter to travel the world and to visit and marvel at its many wine regions. My most recent trip proved no exception and turned into one of the most inspiring assignments I’ve had in the past few years. I wasn’t dispatched to the magnificent Douro Valley or the spectacular vineyards of Argentina’s Andean foothills, but rather to Muscadet at the western end of the Loire Valley, not far from where I grew up.
Like most British consumers, over the past 20 years the French (myself included) have turned their noses up at Muscadet. But a visit to this unloved region was a real eye-opener. Muscadet, it turns out, hasn’t given up the ghost just yet and is in urgent need of re-evaluation.
Trends are nothing new in wine. Today’s Picpoul effect is simply yesterday’s Pinot Grigio craze. But 30 years ago it was Muscadet that was all the rage. As Marc Pesnot of Domaine de la Sénéchalière recalls, ‘The Muscadet phenomenon was like a tsunami: one day we were on top of the world but we lost everything almost overnight.’
In the 1980s exports were booming and demand was sky high. As in other regions of France, which would ultimately suffer as a result, producers took advantage of chemical fertilisers, herbicides, pesticides or whatever was needed to produce large quantities of basic white wine for négociants to sell to an unsophisticated British market. Marc Ollivier, from Domaine de la Pépière, remembers that the Muscadet vineyard went from 10,000 hectares to 13,000ha in a very short time. ‘New vineyards were planted on land unsuitable for vines,’ he says.
This approach proved unsustainable. By the early 1990s, wines from the New World were outmuscling those from the Old, and Muscadet’s decline was setting in. The region would see exports fall by almost half in less than a decade.
Of course, trends aren’t everything. Its location so close to the Atlantic Ocean means that growing conditions can be challenging. Frost, mildew, coulure (failure of grapes to develop) and millerandage (bunches of uneven ripeness and maturity) are very unforgiving. In 1991, the region suffered from severe frost, resulting in a tiny harvest. Pressures of demand led some producers to release mediocre wines from surplus stock and to increase prices to compensate for the loss of volume. Such unscrupulous behaviour did little to help Muscadet’s image.
More recently, in 2008 almost 60% of the production was lost to another severe frost, but a low tolerance for high prices and poor quality has meant many Muscadet producers have gone out of business. According to Charles Sydney, a Loire Valley wine broker, the number of producers is down 50% from the 1980s. Indeed, you only have to visit the region to see how many vineyards with fabulous terroir have been left abandoned.
While many big négociant names have deserted the region, they still account for 75% of Muscadet production. For the majority of growers, low prices and high volume remain the driving forces, but there is a clutch of quality-conscious producers making outstanding wines of real character. Fred Niger Van Herck of Domaine de l’Ecu, who is one of the leading figures in the region, claims that today Muscadet has 650 producers but only 20 of them are proper growers. ‘We sell almost all our wines on allocation. If we can do it, then anyone who makes great Muscadet can do it too,’ he says.
Guy Bossard, the founder of Domaine de l’Ecu, adopted biodynamic methods in the 1980s and has been making terroir-driven cuvées (words not often associated with Muscadet) ever since. So, too, Jo Landron of Domaines Landron, who also converted his vineyards in the 1980s. ‘Producers never looked at what they had under their feet until 10 years ago,’ he confesses. ‘These days we always ask ourselves what we are going to do with each plot – whether to use the grapes for our crus or sell them to négociants. And if we think the plot is not able to produce good Muscadet, we plant grass instead.’
Not all markets have been dominated by négociants, and not all producers have suffered as a consequence. According to Marc Olliver of Domaine de la Pépière, ‘My number one market is the US, where the image of Muscadet hasn’t been affected. There, Muscadet sales are dominated by independent growers, whereas in the UK and France it is very much a negociant market.’
Yet there is tension: spend a week with both négociants and independent growers and you can sense the frustration among the leading producers who are fighting to improve the image of Muscadet as a serious wine. For this group of winemakers, Melon de Bourgogne, from which Muscadet is made, is one of its unique selling points, but the mass-market producers see it as a disadvantage.
Jérôme Bretaudeau of Domaine Bellevue, one of the rare breed of young winemakers in the region, puts it this way: ‘Who else in the world makes Melon de Bourgogne? We have a unique grape variety and a unique terroir with great diversity – what else could we ask for?’
But this purism isn’t shared by all. Recent talk of the addition of Colombard and increasing residual sugar levels have become hot topics. Olivier Mouraud from the négociant Cave de la Nantaise explains that Colombard was historically planted in the region. ‘We believe a small percentage of Colombard will add fruit characteristics to the wine and will make Muscadet more appealing to young consumers,’ he says.
Regardless of which side you take, it is clear that the overall quality of Muscadet has improved dramatically. The bland, green and acidic wines that washed down oysters during summer holidays at three Euros a bottle are now being replaced by riper, more lively and zingy wines made in a brighter style (which are still great with oysters, by the way!).
Pierre-Jean Sauvion of Château du Cléray explains that 2003 was the turning point. ‘It was not a typical vintage, but consumers seemed to enjoy the style. We understood that we had to pick later to have more maturity instead of picking earlier to keep the acidity.’ Ollivier recalls that consumers in the 1980s and ’90s found Muscadet ‘dull and too acidic’. ‘Some producers de-acidified to make their wines softer and used flavoured yeasts to add character to their wines.’ Today, producers have a better understanding of their vineyard; they are picking later when the grapes are fully matured. Yields are lower and winemaking techniques have been refined.
Muscadet’s trademark is the ageing process. After fermentation, the wines are left on their lees (the dead or residual yeast sediment from the alcoholic fermentation) in traditional underground glass-coated tanks, or, more recently, in stainless steel tanks. This process allows wines to develop a fuller mouthfeel, deeper flavours and also adds freshness. The wines are then bottled directly from their lees without racking. To label your wines ‘sur lie’, they have to have spent one winter on the yeast and to have been bottled between 1 March and 30 November, unless the harvest is late, in which case bottling can be postponed accordingly.
Since the early 2000s, the diversity of the region’s terroirs has become increasingly important. With the help of INAO (the French appellations body) and the Muscadet syndicat, producers are working together to focus on sub-regions. Following many carottages (core-samplings), a total of nine different crus communaux in the AC Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine have been identified. The Gorges commune, in the south of the appellation, initiated proceedings and eight more have followed suit. Today, three communes – Gorges, Clisson and Pallet – have been officially certified by INAO as crus communaux and the other six are awaiting recognition.
To make wines labelled crus communaux, producers have to adhere to strict rules in relation to vine age, yield, maturity and ageing on the lees. The concept brings a much-welcome hierarchy to the region but needs fine tuning. Some crus, for example, have adopted a communal label to create stronger brand awareness but this is likely to be at the cost of individual producers having their own signature. Also, you practically need a magnifying glass to read the word Muscadet on the label, which is a pity because, without it, the individual crus become meaningless.
The crus communaux account for just 1% of total production and should be seen as the premier crus of Muscadet (just as the 10 Beaujolais crus are in that region). As such, they can raise the profile of Muscadet and make consumers aware of the importance of terroir.
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How do the Muscadet crus translate in the glass? Well things have undeniably come a long way from the basic white wines of the 1980s. They are far more complex, with more depth and minerality. They need time to develop in bottle but promise to be extremely food-friendly. A sense of terroir is definitely there, though differences are admittedly subtle for now, but it’s early days yet and distinct personalities will become more obvious with time.
Cru Clisson, for example, a more forward style, displays richness and power. Gorges has more pristine acidity and minerality and will need time to open up. Monnières-St-Fiacre is a more elegant wine with a citrus-fruit profile, while Goulaine displays honey, dried fruit and roundness. Mouzillon Mézières shows nervosity with some herbal notes such as thyme. La Haye-Fouassière has elegance and delicate fruit, while Vallet is more aromatic and fruit driven. Minimum ageing on lees is 17 months for crus communaux, but technically they cannot be called Muscadet Sur Lie – another small glitch that needs addressing.
Patrick Matthews once wrote in his book The Wild Bunch, ‘Cheap versions of wines that should be expensive are almost always disappointing. Expensive versions of underrated ones are usually a revelation.’ This is Muscadet in a nutshell. A serious Muscadet is a serious wine and promises to get better with age. I was lucky enough to taste Muscadet dating back to 1982 during my trip. The freshness, minerality and pristine acidity laced with honey and nutty notes was a revelation. Some even had the eminence of old Chablis or even Meursault. These gems easily rival some of the finest wines in the world and carry a modest price tag of less than £20.
How many white wines are bone-dry, with alcohol levels rarely above 12% and with racy acidity and great ageing potential? Now how many of those can you afford? But decide for yourself: go to your independent wine merchant and stock up on Muscadet, especially the 2012 vintage, which was a great year. Drink some now and cellar the rest to enjoy over the next 20 years. Or if you cannot wait that long and are passing through central London, drop into the Green Man & French Horn bistro – they have an extensive wine list of aged (and younger) Muscadets.
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Our aim was to introduce participants to a wide range of art forms in order to record images from the area but also to create their own open-ended interpretations of the marine surroundings. Participants were aged between 11 and 16 years old, but the group also included their parents and guardians, younger siblings, babies and dogs!
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The project started with a series of photography workshops including a day of walking around, exploring Newport Quay as well as practical sessions showing participants how to edit their photographs, how to use image manipulation software and ultimately how to make decisions about which works should be included in their final portfolio. The selected photographs became part of an artwork display alongside a contemporary marine art exhibition at The Quay Art Centre, a truly unique experience for the group to share their work with the wider public.
The second part of the project focused on drawing and creating their own artists’ books. Participants started by sketching a view of a length of Newport Quay, extended over several pages of a concertina book. They were encouraged to include as much detail as possible while drawing everything outside in challenging weather conditions. The group proved to be patient, managed to work hard and concentrate in order to complete their sketches. Back in the studio, they drew inspiration from their drawings to produce prints and collages. This workshop was followed by a book-making activity, with the group transforming their concertina drawings into their individual artist’s book.
The year culminated with a Christmas drawing activity where everyone got to celebrate and share their successes from last year and look forward to continuing to expand their creativity in 2018. We do hope that the project will receive further funding in order to continue our regional presence on the Isle of Wight, as well as to be able to offer participants the opportunity to display their artwork at the RSMA exhibition in October.
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Galliford Try has been forced to restart stockpiling materials, and clients are helping it take other mitigating action ahead of the new planned Brexit date, according to construction boss Bill Hocking.
He told Construction News that stockpiling had begun again ahead of the 31 October leaving date but that it is being carried out “with a higher degree of scepticism than last time”.
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Clients are responding to the situation in different ways, Mr Hocking revealed, but have largely been “pragmatic” about working with the contractor to mitigate any potential adverse effects.
One client has agreed to foot the bill to buy warehouse space so Galliford can bring materials in early and store them.
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On some contracts, clients had agreed to “holidays” on any liquidated damages that could be brought against delays caused by problems getting materials into the UK.
The chief executive of construction and investments at Galliford Try was speaking to CN following the release of the company’s full-year results this morning.
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The rumors were spot on. Earlier today, we reported that Microsoft might be meeting with Dell to discuss a potential investment of between $1 billion to $3 billion in a bid to privatize the struggling company. And hours after the report, Dell is announcing that it has signed a definitive merger agreement that will give the company back to Micheal Dell’s hands, in partnership with global technology investment firm Silver Lake. Under the terms of the agreement, Dell stockholders will receive $13.65 in cash for each share of Dell common stock they hold – a transaction valued at approximately $24.4 billion.
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New Theme Park Resort - (2/9/2024) According to an update posted to Blooloop, the local government in the UK is said to be in full support of Comcast’s plans to build a Universal Studios theme park resort in the town of Bedfordshire. Various government officials have now confirmed as having been fully briefed about the proposal and what it will mean to the area.
(1/10/2024) Theme Park Worldwide took a field trip to Bedform to take a look at the massive 480-site purchased by Comcast that could become home to Universal Studios Great Britain. The video includes some aerial drone footage of the property as it looks today, showing off a large and mostly flat piece of property that runs along the railway tracks, ripe for future development. There even is a railway stop in the middle of the property that could be expanded to better serve the resort if they move ahead with it.
(1/6/2024) While the news broke not long ago about how Universal was looking into building a new theme park resort in the UK, Screamscape is hearing that this isn’t the only project that Universal may be planning for the nation. While the potential Universal Studios Great Britain park is still a long way out, a smaller and more intimate attraction might be planned to arrive first in London.
Universal has a lot of irons in the fire right now with construction now taking place not only on the new Epic Universe theme park in Orlando, but for the smaller Universal Kids Resort in Texas and the Universal Horrors Unleashed stand-alone attraction in Las Vegas. Screamscape was the first to mention this later concept, long before Universal confirmed it at the start of 2023, but me sources had also confided in me that this was only the beginning. Comcast, the parent company behind Universal, was ready to kick off a series of expansions to grow their theme park attraction empire around the globe, and that we could expect more such projects to be revealed before too long.
While Universal quietly filed a trademark for their traditional “Halloween Horror Nights” brand in the UK way back in November 2022, this was followed by the unnoticed at the time filing for the “Universal Horror Unleashed” name in Jan. 2023. Universal had been filing for various trademarks in the UK for years, so this really didn’t seem like anything special until now. However, it is also worth noting that Universal filed for trademarks for a number of older film property names in December 2023 that likely don’t have anything to do with the new park, such as “American Pie”, “Battlestar Galactica”, “Dazed and Confused”, “Fast Times at Ridgemont High”, “Sixteen Candles”, “Breakfast Club” and “The Big Lebowski”, but tucked away in that list of new filings were also some popular Universal HHN classic IPs, “The Purge” and “Chucky”.
So how could this all soon descend upon London? While the city has often proven to be resistant to large-scale attraction and amusement projects, it has also been known to be a favorable environment for smaller stand-alone attractions such as the London Dungeon, the London Eye, Sea Life Aquarium, Madame Tussauds, Shrek’s Adventure, London Bridge/London Tombs, etc…
In this case, rumor has it that London is being considered as a potential second site for a second “Universal Horror Unleashed” stand-alone attraction that would open long before the proposed theme park in Bedford. The thought is that a “Universal Horror Unleashed” attraction in London would serve not only as a good stand-alone attraction, but it would also be a good way to introduce the brand’s arrival in the UK. The site would also serve as a sort of test-ground for the kind of haunts and scares that Universal could eventually bring to the theme park resort in Bedford. It also goes without saying that a London location would also serve as a great “preview center” for the Bedford theme park park resort, once they decide to green-light the project since it is just a quick train-ride away from the city.
With construction on the Las Vegas attraction already under way, a London project could be ready to move forward shortly after Vegas is ready to open.
(12/29/2023) While this is a bit of very forward thinking, ScareTOURS has posted an interesting line of thought about what might happen to the current UK Scare attraction market (or in US-speak… Haunt attractions) if Universal Studios builds a park in the UK and if they opt to bring a seasonal Halloween Horror Nights event to this park once built.
A lot of things could happen, but there isn’t a Universal park on the planet right now that hasn’t brought forth a Halloween based scare attraction, so it’s safe to say that if Universal comes to the UK, then they will bring a Halloween Horror Nights attraction of some sort. Of course, this could also be done at a smaller scale, much like what Universal is building in Las Vegas with a specific year-round venue that will be focused entirely as an ever evolving scare/haunt themed attraction.
There is some great insight here as well about how “Scare” attractions in the UK are done, compared to how Universal has been doing things in the US market parks for the past several years in terms of trying to scare people. With that in mind, I will also say that if you’ve studied the kind of haunt experiences Universal has brought to the markets in Japan, Singapore and now China, they’ve evolved and modified those experiences to fit better into the culture, fears and phobias of those local markets. I have every reason to believe that Universal would continue to do so when the time came to build a scare attraction across the Atlantic… no matter if it is in the UK or in Spain if they opt to buy PortAventura.
(12/24/2023) After having a couple more days to process the idea of a Universal Studios park in the UK, I’ve also been hearing a number of comments about what kind of themed attractions people are hoping might come to the park.
In my first report I already covered a few of these ideas for you and in terms of the idea of bringing a Harry Potter attraction to this park, the answer I’m still hearing is that we shouldn’t expect this to happen. At least not on opening day… though this is very likely something that will be explored in a future expansion. As for the rest… well, it’s always a good idea to look at what Universal has built elsewhere, as there will likely some repeated themes that are very popular.
With this in mind, it may be best to look at Universal’s newest theme park, Universal Studios Beijing. This park features lands themed to Jurassic World, Transformers, Kung Fu Panda, Harry Potter and the Minions from Despicable Me, plus a version of the Waterworld stunt show. Lets skip over Potter for now, and Waterworld is never going to happen in the UK, so I’d like to think that the areas with the best chance to come over would be Minions, Jurassic and maybe Transformers. While Kung Fu Panda maybe possible, I’m thinking a more modern choice for the UK may perhaps be to follow in the footsteps of Epic Universal with something themed to How To Train Your Dragon. The fact that Universal is said to be working on a live-action version of How to Train Your Dragon that could hit theaters as early as 2025 only helps to back up this IP as a potential future contender. Another good possibility for a UK park would be to look into something with a Nintendo theme as well. If not another Super Nintendo World, then maybe a related property they haven’t used yet like Zelda or Pokemon.
In the end, I’m told that while there is enough land to go big, this park will be built at first on a more modest budget than compared to Epic Universe or even Universal Beijing. Again… we are rumored to be looking at a park opening with just four themed lands to start with. Again, I’m still hearing a goal is to bring some unique creations to life that would resonate to the local market, other than Harry Potter.
So what would it be? There are a number of ideas people immediately throw out when it comes to UK inspired entertainment IPs. Perhaps the biggest one people may expect right away could be James Bond. While Bond would be a huge win to get, I’ve also heard that the IP is fiercely protected by some current deals in place between MGM and Paramount that are likely to block any such plan. Other popular UK based IPs that could end up being popular in a park like this could be things like Paddington, Sherlock Holmes or even Dr. Who.
In the end, the idea would be to choose a mix of some proven IPs from the existing parks, while building some new and unique attractions custom designed for the new park in the UK so to give potential guests a reason to visit the UK and American parks. Again, another thing to consider is that they’ll want to have a good number of indoor attractions and locations to allow the park to function all year round.
Since we’ve got a long time to wait until they make up their mind about building the park at all, a lot of different concepts could be pitched and put into development, so we’ll just have to wait and see.
(12/22/2023) In the aftermath of the surprise confirmation that Universal may be considering building a theme park resort in the UK, they released an official statement to the local residents of Bedford. Included were some very open statements about the state of the project and their intentions.
Included in the letter was an introduction to the residents about the company and how Universal Destinations and Experiences was part of the greater Comcast Corporation. They confirmed that Comcast had already purchased the land, but that they were “in the very early stages of exploring the possibility of a potential park and resort experience at this location.” As such it may still ‘be many months before we decide whether to proceed with the project.”
“Our destinations around the world - from the United States to Japan and China - are beautifully designed and landscaped resorts that offer world-class service and feature immersive experiences that invite people to step into the stories they have imagined in their hearts and minds. They also create thousands of jobs and generate significant positive economic impact, both locally and further afield. We are also committed to enhancing natural beauty and protecting the ecology of the areas where we operate.”
So far they have been encouraged with the positive conversations they’ve had with various national and local stakeholders, including the Bedford Borough Council and Mayor. In an effort to continue to keep communication open with the community about the project, they have also launched an official website where updates will be posted going forward at www.universalukproject.co.uk.
You can read the rest of the letter in its entirety on the website, where it has also been posted for all to see.
(12/19/2023) In January 2023 Universal surprised the world when they confirmed that not only were they really working on the rumored Halloween Horror Nights attraction in Las Vegas, but a mini theme park for families with young children in Texas. While I had heard the rumors about the Haunt attraction for months, the Texas park was a complete surprise to me. A few months later one of my sources shared with me that Universal wasn’t done yet. The message passed on was that under Comcast’s ownership, Universal was ready to keep on expanding in a variety of ways, throughout the globe. This would take the form of micro focused attractions like HHN Las Vegas, ideas for Mini theme parks in new markets, and even plans to continue to grow the theme park empire with more new full sized theme parks as well.
While my gaze over the European market has been more focused in watching for signs of a potential purchase of the PortAventura theme park resort in Spain by Universal, the company surprised most of us again today by confirming that they are working up plans to build a new Universal theme park in England!
While it is too early to tell much, it was confirmed in the news by a spokesperson for Universal Destinations & Experience that the company has indeed purchased some property in Bedford, located about 60 miles north of central London and Heathrow Airport. It is worth noting that the location of the property has also been confirmed, and it has easy access from both highways as well as by rail service. (fun note for the Harry Potter fans, the train to Bedford from London loads at St Pancras International, just across the street from Kings Cross station)
The site chosen for the potential future “Universal Great Britain Resort” is said to consist of 480-acres, giving ample space for both a full scale theme park as well as resort properties. Universal has stated that while they have purchased the property, they have not yet committed to building a theme park there. Currently they are focused on the possibilities of what they could do, and are not yet ready to share their potential plans at this time.
With that in mind, we had already heard a few rumors about what might be built, as well as some comments about what they are NOT planning on building. For example, I’m told that we should not expect to see any Harry Potter themed attractions at this park, or at least not when it first opens. One major reason is that I believe the nearby Warner Bros. Studio Tour attractions may have an exclusive use of the Harry Potter IP when it comes to themed attractions.
It is also worth mentioning that I believe Universal wants this to be a year-round attraction, and with the region known for the potential of cold and wet weather, any potential theme park built here may have a heavy focus on indoor attraction spaces and dark rides. This isn’t to say that they won’t have some fun outdoor rides and roller coasters as well, I’m just saying to expect more indoor spaces. The all indoor Kung-Fu Panda land built for Universal Studios Beijing is a perfect example of something that Universal may attempt to build in the UK, that would allow for year-round operations.
While you can definitely expect to see some of Universal’s most well known IPs represented at this park, I’m also hearing that Universal has quietly been making deals with other studios to bring some potentially new attraction themes into this park. In particular, the park may have a couple of IPs that may really resonate with the local UK market. I don’t know if they’ve signed the final contracts for anything just yet, so I’m not going to say any one thing or another is locked in just yet, but I’m sure many of you can imagine some really good possibilities that would fit right in with a Universal style theme park experience, where you can “Ride the Movies”.

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BOOST THE SALARIES OF UNIFIED FORCES
In the recently concluded graduation of the Necessary Unified Forces of South Sudan, the nation heard remarks from many speakers that were invited to give a word on that prestigious day for the Republic. These speeches came from the President, some of the Vice Presidents, some of the Ambassadors from the country’s global friends, civil society representation, president and representatives from some of the East African community. The whole panel was rich with people who gave the then graduands words of wisdom and to the people of South Sudan, the words of hope that with them, these forces will protect the country and work in unity.
Edmund Yakani, the Executive Director for Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) said a lot in connection to what the people; including the forces when he mentioned the need for the salaries of these important people to be increased so that they – as the people whose responsibility is to defend the lives the people of South Sudan and resources of the country are motivated to do their jobs well.
For every labourer out there, who is demotivated to do their duty by shortage of their salary, delay or complete neglect by their bosses, it gets very hard for them to carry on their duty. The newly graduated Unified Forces need to be provided their financial incentives in a bounty way not only because it is a thing that the people of South Sudan and the many resources are in their hands but because every labourer deserves to be rewarded.
“These are good forces and if the government adds good amount of money into their pockets, the unknown gunmen will disappear in the country whereas, inter-communal violence will also stop and that will only happen if their salaries are well paid” Yakani addressed the government on Tuesday.


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Directed by Parashuram, Mahesh Babu and Keerthy Suresh in the lead roles, Sarkaru Vari Pata is a movie. The movie was a hit at the box office. After that Superstar Mahesh is now acting in SSMB28 directed by Trivikram .
Director Trivikram is shooting this movie in Pan India range. It is known that Pooja Hegde is playing the heroine opposite Mahesh in this movie. SS Thaman is providing the music for this movie.
The makers are planning to release the film in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam languages. Rumors are also hearing that this film, which is being produced by Harika & Hasini Creations on a grand scale, is a political drama set in the backdrop of Delhi.
Latest news is that former Miss World Aishwarya Rai will play a key role in this movie. It seems that she is a character with negative shades and the drama between Mahesh and Aishwarya is going to be very interesting. This gossip became a feast for Mahesh fans. An official announcement is yet to be made on this matter. The film, which is being shot at a fast pace, will be ready for release on August 11.
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I have finally finished my first baby blanket! Sadly I will not get to keep it and enjoy it, but my friend and her new baby will hopefully get many years of cuddles out of it. As can be expected I took many, many pictures, but I will just share a few with you. If you did not see my last post, I used Lucy from Attic 24’s Neat Ripple Pattern. I made each ripple of color twice as thick as the pattern indicates. Now I can get back to working on my own ripple blanket.
Ready to be shipped off along with two homemade burp clothes and an amazing book.
I have literally bought yarn for three different projects in the past two weeks, and last night I bought even more. This time I’m really going to stick to this one project (while working on my ripple blanket here and there). We will see how that goes. I decided to make Lucy’s Jolly Chunky Bag. I chose the smaller of her two bag patterns because I want something I can carry around town. I am someone who normally carries a larger purse, so I really hope it will be big enough, although I think the larger bag pattern would be too large. I tried to find a photo of someone actually holding the bag but failed in my attempt. On another note, I have quickly realized that sometimes when browsing patterns online I fall more in love with one’s color choice vs. the actual item. I usually go with either pastel colors or bright colors, so naturally I fell in love with Lucy’s color choices for her Jolly Chunky Bag that were a little bit of both. That being said, I chose similar colors in hopes that I won’t stop halfway through the project and not like it as I have in the past. As a beginning crocheter, I have had so much fun experimenting with different color combinations. That’s half the fun, right? Here are the colors, all chunky and new. All are Lion Brand Hometown USA except the lavender which is Bernat Softee Chunky. The Hometown USA yarn was fun to look at, because each yarn is named after a state. For example, the pink is named Honolulu Pink. I hope to get started tonight.
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USA U19 Women Battle Spain For 80-65 Victory, Berth In Gold Medal Game
The USA’s inside game proved to be too much for its opponent to handle as the 2015 USA Basketball Women’s U19 World Championship Team (6-0) outscored Spain (3-3) 66-24 in the paint en route to a 80-65 medal semifinal victory at the FIBA U19 World Championship on Saturday night in Chekhov, Russia.
In Sunday night’s (1:15 p.m. EDT) gold medal game, the U.S. will face host Russia (6-0), which remained perfect after downing Australia (5-1) 76-57 in the evening’s first semifinal game. The gold medal contest will be streamed live online on ESPN3. Australia and Spain will square off in Sunday’s bronze medal game (11 a.m. EDT).
“I was really proud of this team tonight,” said USA U19 and University of South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley, who is a perfect 20-0 as a USA Basketball head coach. “We needed a game like this. It was a gut-check type of game that will prep us for what we’ll face tomorrow. I know the environment will be hostile, so we needed this kind of win. We had different players step up and we got great contributions off our bench. Our starters did a great job, and it forced us to come together as a cohesive group when we needed to.”
Napheesa Collier (Incarnate Word Academy/O’Fallon, Mo.) and A’ja Wilson (South Carolina/Hopkins, S.C.) each posted a double-double as four U.S. players scored in double digits. Collier shot 10-of-13 from the field and 4-of-5 from the line to finish with a game-high 24 points, grabbed 14 rebounds, and had two assists and two steals. Wilson tallied 20 points and hauled in a game-best 16 rebounds, while also dishing out three assists and getting three steals.
“Pheese (Napheesa Collier) is relentless,” added Staley. “She is competitive. She doesn’t want to lose and she leaves it all out there every time she steps on the floor.”
Also contributing double-digit scoring efforts were Azurá Stevens (Duke/Raleigh, N.C.), who had 11 points, six caroms and three blocked shots; and Mariya Moore (Louisville/Richmond, Calif.) finished the night with 10 points, seven boards and a team-best four assists.
While the American women scored first and never trailed, Spain would not let up and continued to fight through to the end.
“We had to be really focused, because playing a team three times in two weeks is really hard,” said Collier. “But, we knew our scout really well, so we were just trying to execute it well. It helped us a little bit because we kind of knew what they were going to do.”
Spain called for a time out early after the U.S. opened with a 10-2 run. The Europeans then hit a 3-pointer at 5:32 to close to 10-5. From there, the two sides swapped buckets and at 3:42 the USA led 16-9. With the help of two 3s, Spain outscored the USA 10-5 to narrow the score to 21-19 at the first break.
While three of the quarters were close scoring affairs, it was the second quarter, won by the U.S. 23-12, that helped put some distance between the teams.
Spain tied the score 15 seconds into the second quarter for the only tie of the game, when the USA reeled off 10 consecutive points. Spain again called for a time out at 7:06 to slow the U.S. down and hit another 3-pointer at 6:17 to bring the score to 31-24. However, the USA outscored Spain 11-0 over the ensuing minutes to take its largest lead of the first half, 42-24. Missed shots and turnovers hurt the U.S. over the final two minutes of the first half, allowing Spain to pull the score back to a 13-point deficit, 44-31, at halftime.
Collier was instrumental in the first half, scoring 19 points and hauling in eight boards in fewer than 17 minutes of play, while Wilson had eight points and 12 rebounds, also in less than 17 minutes.
“Pheese came out and was just unstoppable,” said Stevens. “That’s what she’s capable of doing. It’s really cool and fun playing with her. And then A’ja just had a steady game. She didn’t necessarily start out super on fire, but she kept giving energy and got 20 in the end, so that was awesome.”
While Spain continued to put up a strong fight in the second half, the Europeans never got closer than nine points in the third quarter, 48-39 at 7:28, and the USA won the fourth quarter 18-15 to punch its ticket to the gold medal game.
“As a team I think this game was very tough, because it’s always tough to play a three times in such a short amount of time,” said Wilson. “Sometimes we come in and think, ‘Oh, we already beat them. We’re going to blow them out,’ but they came out and played hard. They never gave up, and over the course of 40 minutes they kept coming and kept coming at us. We have to learn how to keep our guard up better.”
The USA outrebounded Spain 58-36, including 27-12 on the offensive glass and was able to convert those into 20 second-chance points. The Americans also passed out 15 assists on their 33 field goals.
Shooting 41.8 percent (33-79 FGs) from the field, the U.S. held Spain to 38.9 percent (28-72 FGs).
“It’s going to be really tough, but I’m actually really excited for it,” added Collier on playing Russia for the gold medal. “I can’t wait for tomorrow. To hopefully beat someone on their home court for a gold medal would be really exciting.”
Assisting Staley and the U19 squad are collegiate head coaches Kim Barnes Arico of the University of Michigan and Jeff Walz of the University of Louisville.
In other games today, Taiwan (2-4) defeated Egypt (0-6) 73-59, France (4-2) edged China (3-3) 67-61, South Korea (1-5) picked up its first victory after dispatching Argentina (0-6) 63-57, Belgium (5-1) took Canada (2-4) 70-64, Brazil (3-3) topped Mali (1-5) 60-49 and the Netherlands (4-2) eclipsed Serbia (3-3) 90-60.
Five-time defending gold medalists at the FIBA U19 World Championship, today’s win ups the USA’s overall record to 72-12 dating to the first U19 tournament in 1985. Even more impressive, in the past seven U19s, the USA has captured six gold medals and one bronze medal with a 60-4 record during that span, including this year’s 6-0 mark.
Including tonight’s victory over Spain and the three exhibition contests in Spain, Staley now owns a 20-0 record as a USA Basketball head coach, which includes one game as the acting head coach for the 2006 USA National Team and five each at the 2007 Pan American Games and 2014 FIBA Americas U16 Championship. Overall, including her USA National Team assistant coaching stints, Staley’s USA Basketball coaching record stands at an impressive 63-4.


Maisie Williams wants you all to know that her family was also uncomfortable watching her sex scene in the second episode of the season finale.
In case you missed it: as the army of the dead approached the gates of Winterfell, emotions rose high and Maisie’s character, the beloved Arya Stark finally had sex with King Robert Baratheon’s bastard, Gendry.
Many #GoT fans couldn’t stop talking about how weird it was to see Arya Stark have sex. But Maisie Williams has pointed out on Twitter that they don’t know what real discomfort is; they might as well imagine how it was for her family.
“if u feel uncomfortable just know that my mother and my stepdad and my 2 sisters and my 4 brothers have all probably watched this too,” she wrote on Twitter.


We don’t burn solar modules to produce electric energy. If we are able to reutilize 100% of them forever, we would manufacture an unlimited amount of electric energy per gram of material. Even practicalally, we utilize less PV material per kWh than uranium per kWh when we produce PV electric energy comparing to nuclear electric energy. The active materials amounts utilized in PV are little tiny.
Just how little tiny? To receive an up and coming tenuous film, known as cadmium telluride (CdTe), we utilize about 12 gm of this substance to create a square meter module. In a year on the average US location, we obtain about 11% x 1750 kWh/m2-yr, or 154 kWh/yr (after suming for another 20% in deviation losses, but not for an additional, but small yearly loss). Thus during one year, we demand 0.08 g/kWh. But wait! We don’t burn PV modules, and they don’t die after one year – commitments are about 30 years, so this is really one thirtieth of that, or 2.6 milligrams per kWh. Let’s tabulate it: (more…)


For example, in 2017, an inspector general report found that IRS agents investigating what is called “structuring” – that is legal cash deposits that the agency believes to have been part of an attempt to skirt tax obligations by Americans. The IRS agents routinely failed to follow well-established procedures which were there to protect the rights of those being investigated.
They are also supposed to read their miranda rights before being interviewed, of the 229 interviews reviewed by auditors only in 5 of the cases were the targets informed of their rights before speaking to an agent.
As part of Biden’s “Build Back Better” plan, the IRS would get $80 billion in additional funding over the next 10 years. The bulk of those new funds, nearly $45 billion, would be directed toward enforcement actions with the goal of doubling the number of annual audits of small businesses. By comparison, the bill spends a relatively meager $1.93 billion on improving taxpayer services, including education and filing assistance.
No matter how you look at it the expansion will make the IRS even more powerful than anyone could imagine and combine that with its known history or being used as a political suppression tool such as in 2012 on conservative organizations; Bidens plan amounts to total financial surveillance on Americans.


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Wednesday, 30 May 2018 – Pesenti Foundation and Corriere della Sera Foundation presented a conference entitled “The sustainable utopia” with the participation of Maurizio Ferrera, Enrico Giovannini, Giuliano Pisapia and Massimo Sideri. THE SUSTAINABLE UTOPIA | Maurizio Ferrera, Enrico Giovannini, Giuliano Pisapia, Massimo Sideri Maurizio Ferrera Full Professor of Political Science University of Milan Enrico Giovannini Founder […]
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“Cryptocurrencies and their use amidst technology, legality and freedom” was the theme of the Pesenti Foundation’s annual meeting. Are cryptocurrencies just a commodity money, yet another financialization of the real economy, or do they represent an inevitable evolution of an increasingly liquid and interconnected world? Are cryptocurrencies the tangible sign that computers and sophisticated artificial […]
The economic crisis has undermined the welfare system, traditionally operated mainly by government and public agencies. The development of more effective and efficient models is the challenge of venture philanthropy, engaging a new generation of private foundations and third sector organizations. (more…)
Regenerating cities and the territory, beginning with the suburbs: Renzo Piano’s manifesto proposes a new Renaissance.
Back to real economy to find the way to growth and allow Italy and Europe to maintain the social achievements and well-being gained through industrial development in the twentieth century. (more…)
Bergamo hosts the 7th Foundation Pesenti Conference on the future of Europe
Barroso: “Europe needs higher levels of coordination”
Monti: “We now have the instruments, but extensive commitment is needed to develop the single market”
Pesenti: “Businessmen are ready to do their part in relaunching the economy”
A strategic rethinking of the relationship between finance and industry after the recent economic and financial collapse generated by the systemic crisis is a concrete way to support the exit strategy and build prospects for a recovery in the real economy. All without losing sight of the ethical principles and core values of sustainability that characterize correct economic growth.


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Tippah County has been given a hazardous weather outlook that involves large hail and damaging winds.
From the NWS:
This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of East Arkansas... the Missouri Bootheel...North Mississippi...and West Tennessee. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Severe thunderstorms will be possible this evening. Large hail, damaging winds and flash flooding will be possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Severe thunderstorms will be possible Thursday. Large hail, damaging winds and flash flooding will be possible.


Apple has added the seventh-generation iPod nano
to the refurbished section of its US online store. Picking a refurb unit drops the price by $20, down to $129. All seven basic colors are available, but not the (PRODUCT) RED option, which sends some proceeds to fight AIDS in Africa.
The seventh-gen Nano includes just 16GB of storage, but does have features like a 2.5-inch multi-touch display, video support, pausable FM radio, and built-in Nike+ functions. Refurb models come with a one-year warranty plus new batteries and outer shells.


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Acoustic liners are widely used to suppress the acoustically driven combustion instabilities in jet engines. These are perforated cylindrical sheets traversed by bias flow and grazed by grazing flow through the orifices. These liners were primarily applied for cooling of the combustor wall. However, apart from cooling function, these are also well - known for having the ability to suppress thermo-acoustic instabilities by providing a substantial amount of acoustic dissipation. According to vortex-sound theory, damping of sound occurs by the transfer of acoustic energy to the kinetic energy of the jet of joint grazing-bias flow before being dissipated into heat. In this paper, time-domain numerical studies have been conducted to simulate the interaction between sound and joint grazing-bias flow. Effect of propagation of sound wave has been modelled by giving perturbation to the mean flow. For this purpose, sinusoidal perturbations of desired frequency were added to the mean flow by means of user-defined function (UDF). The UDF constitutes mean and perturbation components of the velocity. This approach has been well validated before further investigations in the present work. Turbulence models mainly standard k-ɛ, SST k-ɷ, and a relatively recent scale-adaptive simulation (SAS) model have been compared by assessing their ability to capture key flow features of these interactions. The Scale adaptive Simulation model adjusts itself to the already resolved scales in a dynamic way and allows the development of turbulent spectrum in the detached regions. Velocity power differences between the scenario of with and without perturbation were analyzed. Vortices were not found to be shedding for the unperturbed case. The velocity power difference spectra indicate a correlation between the amount of perturbation energy/acoustic energy loss and production of additional turbulence fluctuation components. The transport of recirculating zones was observed only for SAS model. The vorticity magnitude contours of overly diffusive character were observed for RANS model, while SAS model resolved the unsteady flow fields in the detached regions containing vortices quite well. The comparison of models makes it clear that for a transient numerical study of these interactions, SAS approach would give best results without any explicit requirement of extremely refined grids. The results of present work also supported the theory of vortex-sound interaction and the subsequent dissipation of sound.
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Impact of Exposure to Fenitrothion on Vital Organs in Rats
- Rasha H. Abdel-Ghany, Ebaa Mohammed, Shimaa Anis, W. Barakat
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Dietary supplementation with Punica and Physalis attenuates the deleterious effects of fenitrothion in rats.
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Peninsula Film Festival
The Annual Peninsula Film Festival is a free film festival with the largest viewing audience in Victoria. It is held in February or March each year, and prior to COVID, held on the Village Green in Rosebud.
The highlight is on the Saturday evening - the Short Film Festival - a free event attended by thousands of people enjoying this iconic community event.
Due COVID, in 2021 it morphed into a different event, with the Dromana Drive-In being the key venue - and this will continue in 2022, when it will be held on 11 - 13 March..
Rotary Rosebud Rye is a Platinum sponsor of this great local event which is attended by thousands of visitors and locals. As a sponsor, the Club presents one of the awards each year, and Rotary is promoted through various activities on site and in an advertisement on the big screen.
The Festival features local actors, directors and producers who have made local short films, showcasing the terrific talent and skills in our region.
Below is the advertisement that will appear in this year's printed program for the Film Festival.


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It is well established that America’s largest companies have been stockpiling cash over the past 24 months at alarming rates. Estimates range from $1.5 trillion to $2.8 trillion depending on who’s counting, but we can all agree, it’s a boatload of cash. And at first blush, who can blame them? With interest rates at historic lows, market volatility, political uncertainty, the European crisis, severe commodity price fluctuations, and other unpredictable market conditions, corporate brands and executives have been understandably inclined to sit on the sidelines.
But history shows that cash cannot sit idle indefinitely. The returns provided by many market fund rates or treasury bills cannot yield sustainable strategic value to a company and its stakeholders. To drive shareholder value and be a catalyst for economic recovery, our nation’s largest companies must deploy their assets in a productive manner, either internally for innovation and organic growth, or externally for corporate venture capital investments, research partnerships, joint ventures and alliances, or acquisitions. The cash must be put to work in some fashion.
While market conditions are still too blurry for many to actually spend the money, let me suggest that there are other ways to generate a return on this capital—and help move the economic recovery needle by doing so.
Even as the large companies are hoarding cash, many small and mid-sized enterprises are still facing significant challenges and hurdles gaining access to the credit markets. Loans to these companies would help chip away at our alarming unemployment rates—and even more troubling underemployment rates—as well as knock down some of the hurdles that these firms face in executing on their business and growth plans.
The challenge for these emerging growth companies is twofold. First, credit standards and lending rates make it generally difficult to access otherwise very attractive capital available at low interest rates. Second, for small and rapid-growth technology companies, the problem is compounded by the fact that, while rich in intangible assets, they typically lack the kind of collateral (equipment, inventory, real estate, etc.) banks require to secure commercial loans.
What if the idle cash sitting in the treasury accounts of our largest companies could be used as collateral to secure these loans? For years, entrepreneurs lucky enough to have a wealthy Uncle Harry or Aunt Sue have used third-party guaranties and third-party asset pledges to bridge the collateral gap. A private-sector-driven “Uncle Harry” could fill in where the SBA Loan Guaranty program falls short, and shift some of the burden away from the public sector and taxpayers to ensure that rapid-growth enterprises have access to the capital needed to fuel growth.
Apparently we cannot count on traditional sources such as venture capitalists, angel investors, and private equity firms to do this. They have also been slow to step up the pace of investment, as the number and size of firms continue to shrink and the number of total dollars and deals involving these sources and RGEs has dropped significantly since 2007. The JOBS Act allowing some degree of equity-driven crowdfunding may help chip away at this problem, but we await the regulations to guide us through the details.
This idea is more fully explored in a white paper [pdf] I recently authored, the product of a study by the TechAmerica Foundation. It explains how private-sector initiatives such as PEPP (the Private Employment Partners Program developed by Lynn Sullivan and her team at Capital J Partners) can help overcome this credit crunch for rapid-growth enterprises. Essentially, if we created a private-sector stimulus by tapping the idle cash reserves of large companies, thousands of small businesses would gain access to the credit they urgently need.
Standard methodologies and ranking systems would need to be developed to lower the risk of loans backed by intangible assets, but this is a manageable challenge. We are seeing safeguards and screening systems to mitigate default rates being developed by PEPP and Boefly.
These sources of capital seem untraditional, but the current state of America’s credit crunch remains bleak and demands new thinking. In his New York Times Dealbook column, Andrew Ross Sorkin recently offered acquisition suggestions to Apple as ways to deploy its accumulated cash, now topping $117 billion. If it could think more broadly than acquiring companies; Apple could use a portion of its capital to provide loan guarantees for small tech-startup businesses. That would foster job creation, innovation, and growth simultaneously.
It is my hope and prayer that we will soon see these types of credit solutions brought to market in an attempt to spur growth among our nation’s most promising enterprises. Apple isn’t the only company sitting on uncommitted investment capital. There is a tremendous amount of it in the economy, and it represents enormous potential for creating a virtuous cycle of growth, partnership, and co-innovation between companies large and small, leading to a stronger, faster-growing economy in the long run.
Traditionally, the United States has been home to some of the world’s most innovative high-tech start-up companies, but this advantage is in jeopardy if its most promising companies cannot access affordable credit. We cannot rely on public sector solutions exclusively or indefinitely. Without pragmatic solutions such as leveraging idle capital, our country’s job market and overall economy will continue to struggle.

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For the quintessential boomers (a label for elderly people born before 1950s), the technology surrounding their lives today resembles the disorientation after an unintended afternoon nap. Try as you might, you never quite know where you are for the first few seconds after waking up. For the rest of us, technology has become more of a ticket to convenience with our mobile phones an extension of our hands.


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For the second straight week, an area football player has chosen Colgate to continue his athletic and academic careers.
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin fullback Mike Beatty has given a commitment to play for the Raiders. He will join Gilmour linebacker Eric Tupta, who committed to Colgate last week, then began recruiting Beatty.
“I knew who he was, but I never talked to him,” Beatty said of Tupta. “Then after he committed, he started calling me about going there.”
Beatty chose Colgate over Dayton, the University of Pennsylvania and Dartmouth. He will major in something science-related, he said, maybe chemistry. He visited Colgate last weekend, and informed the school of his intentions on Tuesday.
“It’s one of the top 16 ranked schools in the nation,” Beatty said. “And it’s a good program. The academics and athletics go hand-in-hand.”
The 6-foot-2, 220-pound Beatty rushed for 1,443 yards and an area-best 21 touchdowns in 2004, earning Northeast Lakes district player of the year honors and a spot on the Division III All-Ohio first team.
The Lions were 9-1 in the regular season and reached the playoffs for the second year in a row.


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Road signs seek to remove the guesswork out of what you should be doing behind the wheel. What about people signs? What if we had to get licensed before we could start navigating relationships?
People could get pulled over by relationship police for talking too fast or too long or too loud, for failure to come to a complete and thoughtful “stop” before executing a proper confrontation, or for trying to merge when all the signs said, “road closed.”
It would be a great help if people had signs telling us how to respond to them as we navigate our relational lives. The truth is, they do. But we have to learn how to read them. Is it “Men At Work” or “Emotions At Work”? Is it “Road Closed” or “Heart Closed”?
The most common way people send this signal is with their eyes. Eye contact produces strong emotions; in a normal conversation it rarely lasts more than three seconds before one or both people experience a powerful urge to glance away. In your interactions, look for nonverbal stop signs: People start looking away; they stop giving you little verbal cues that say they’re listening; they lean backwards; they stop interacting and asking questions.
Stop talking! Give someone else a chance.
When we stop talking, we also have the opportunity to engage in the most important intimacy-building skill in the world: listening.
W.H.Auden wrote, “Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh.” More often than you can imagine, when people are stressed, worried, preoccupied, lonely or afraid, they carry this sign just beneath the surface: “Joy needed—please lighten up.”
People who don’t take themselves too seriously give a great gift to those around them. In contrast, joy-challenged people face a serious handicap in trying to live in community.
One of the hardest things in the world is to be right and not hurt anybody with it. Remember some time in school when you sat next to the smartest kid in class. Did you enjoy it? Being right (or more precisely, having the need to be right) is a terrible burden. In contrast, if you are willing to lighten up, even your mistakes can become bridges.
Every single interaction we have with another person involves not simply exchanging information or performing tasks but also influencing each other’s moods and attitudes. What Daniel Goleman calls an “emotional economy” is “the sum total of exchanges of feeling among us". Emotions are more contagious than flu.
Every time two people make contact, they come away feeling either better and more energized or worse and more depleted. It is as if we carry our own little emotional ATMs around with us all the time, and at each encounter we are either making deposits or withdrawals on the vitality of those around us.
Some people contribute to the emotional economy; others are a drain. When some people call a meeting, you look forward to going. When someone else calls a meeting, you look for an excuse to leave early.
People often use what researchers call “spatial orientation” to assess the state of a relationship. Our upper body unwittingly squares up, addresses, and “aims” at those who we like feel close to. We will tend to lean toward them. However, someone who is uncomfortable in a conversation will begin to angle their body away from the other person.
The tendency to express relational dynamics by “angular distance” is so strong that it is often possible to identify the most powerful or high-status person seated at a conference table by the relative number of torsos aimed in her or his direction.
Sometimes you can see a parent haranguing a child on some issue or the other. It is very clear that emotionally, for whatever reason, the child is overwhelmed or completely tuned out; he’s looking the other way, his head is hanging down, he’s responding with monosyllable or not at all. This conversation is not serving any productive purpose; it’s just an exercise in catharsis for the parent.
Parents with high relational intelligence will say in these moments, “I’ve got to find another road.” Maybe that means we should have this conversation another time. Maybe that means we will have to find another way to discuss the matter. Maybe we will need to use fewer words and more questions.
We may be able to push and manipulate somebody’s behavior but not their heart.

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Last week, people were passing around "warnings" of shark sightings at NJ beaches around social media like a beach ball at a concert. As we now know, it was just a hoax. In light of that lesson, it's not surprising if people were skeptical when another NJ shark story popped up this week. It turns out though, that this one is true.
Taking a look at that "notice", it looks pretty legitimate. It seems to be on US Coast Guard letterhead. It's dated today, and hey if people are posting it on Facebook, it must be true, right?
It seems like the second that Apple comes out with a new product, "experts" start to predict (and allegedly leak) what the next device to come out of Cupertino, CA will look like, do, and how it may or may not change technology.
There were no stowaways on board a Port Newark bound cargo ship, the Blind Date Hoax is said to be linked with another boat hoax in Texas, and there’s been a case of “misuse” of emergency frequencies. It might seem like hoaxes are dominating the summer but according to the Coast Guard, it’s what they deal with on a regular basis.
A couple of years ago pictures of the billboard above made the rounds of Internet message boards and email inboxes. People were all worked up over the guts that this allegedly spurned lover had to take out this huge, embarrassing advertisement. There's only one catch...


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New details have emerged regarding Salvador Ramos, the suspected gunman who opened fire on Tuesday at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. The 18-year-old reportedly fatally shot 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School before being killed by law enforcement.
At least 17 additional people were wounded and transported to local hospitals for treatment.
After police received a 911 call regarding a wrecked car near the campus and someone armed with a rifle entering the school, they responded and engaged the shooter before he entered the building.
According to Department of Public Safety Lieutenant Chris Olivarez, two police officers were wounded in the exchange of gunfire but are expected to survive.
The shooter then entered the school and barricaded himself inside a classroom, shooting numerous children and two teachers, Olivarez added.
It is currently unclear who among law enforcement fatally shot Ramos.
According to the lieutenant, a special tactical team of local and federal officers responded, forced their way into the classroom, and shot the gunman dead.
However, according to the Associated Press, he was shot by a U.S. Border Patrol agent who was nearby at the time and raced into the building without waiting for help.
“A Border Patrol agent who was nearby when the shooting began rushed into the school without waiting for backup and shot and killed the gunman, who was behind a barricade,” the Associated Press reported. “The agent was wounded but able to walk out of the school.”
A Fox News correspondent claims to have verified the AP report.
DPS stated that Ramos shot his grandmother, who was still in the hospital Wednesday, according to Olivarez. The man then apparently traveled to Robb Elementary to carry out the attack.
According to police, Ramos wore a tactical vest with no hardened body armor plates. He also left a bag at the school entrance with magazines full of ammunition.
Governor Greg Abbott revealed that Ramos posted his plans on social media minutes before attacking the school. Ramos had posted three social media messages about 30 minutes prior, according to the governor: he posted that he was going to shoot his grandmother and, afterward, that he had done so, as well as said he was going to shoot up an elementary school.
State Senator John Whitmire said he was informed by authorities that Ramos purchased one of the firearms at a federally licensed dealer in the Uvalde area on May 17. Ramos bought 375 rounds of ammunition the next day, and he reportedly purchased a second gun last Friday.
An Instagram account that police believe belonged to Ramos showed an image of two AR-style weapons. Ramos appeared to have tagged another Instagram user with almost 10,000 followers, requesting that she share the photo with her followers.
“I barely know you and u tag me in a picture with some guns,” the Instagram user allegedly responded. “It’s just scary.” She has since deactivated her profile.
Tuesday’s incident marks the deadliest school shooting since that of Sandy Hook Elementary School, when 26 people, including children and adults, were killed in 2012.