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the ladies never think it their business to partake in what passes, but in a separate club entertain each other with the price and choice of lace and silk, and what dresses they liked or disapproved at the church or the playhouse. And when you are among yourselves, how naturally after the first compliments do you apply your hands to each other's lappets, and ruffles, and mantuas! as if the whole business of your lives and the public concern of the world depended upon the eut or color of your dress. As divines say,
that some people take more pains to be damned than it would cost them to be saved ; so your sex employ more thought, memory, and application to be fools than would serve to make them wise and useful. When I reflect on this I cannot conceive you to be human creatures, but a certain sort of species hardly a degree above a monkey; who has more diverting tricks than any of you, is an animal less mischievous and expensive, might in time be a tolerable critic in velvet and brocade, and for aught I know, would equally become them. I would have you look upon finery as a necessar
folly, which all great ladies did whom I have ever known: I do not desire you to be out of the fashion, but to be the last and least in it. I expect that
your dress shall be one degree lower than your fortune can afford; and in your own heart I would wish you to be an utter contemner of all distinctions which a finer petticoat can give you; because it will neither make you richer, handsomer, younger,
better natured, more virtuous or wise than if it hung upon a peg.
If you are in company with men of learning, though they happen to discourse of arts and sciences out of your compass, yet you will gather more advantage by listening to them than from all the nonsense and frippery of your own sex; but if they be men of breeding as well as learning, they will seldom engage in any conversation where you ought not to be a hearer, and in time have your part. If they talk of the manners and customs of the several kingdoms of Europe, of travels into remoter nations, of the state of your own country, or of the great men and actions of Greece and Rome; if they give their judgment upon English and French writers either in verse or prose, or of the nature and limits of virtue and vice; it is a shame for an English lady not to relish such discourses, not to improve by them, and endeavor by reading and information to have her share in those entertainments, rather than turn aside, as it is the usual custom, and consult with the woman who sits next her about a new cargo of fans.
It is a little hard that not one gentleman's daughter in a thousand
should be brought to read or understand her own natural tongue, or to be judge of the easiest books that are written in it; as any one may find who can have the patience to hear them, when they are disposed to mangle a play or novel, where the least word out of the common road is sure to disconcert them; and it is no wonder, when they are not so much as taught to spell in their childhood, nor can ever attain to it in their whole lives. I advise you therefore to read aloud, more or less, every day to your husband, if he will permit you, or to any other friend (but not a female one) who is able to set you right; and as for spelling, you may compass it in time by making collections from the books
read. I know very well that those who are commonly called learned women have lost all manner of credit by their impertinent talkativeness and conceit of themselves; but there is an easy remedy for this, if you once consider, that after all the pains you may be at you never can arrive in point of learning to the perfection of a school-boy. The reading I would advise you to is only for improvement of your own good sense, which will never fail of being mended by discretion. It is a wrong method and ill choice of books that makes those learned ladies just so much the worse for what they have read, and therefore it shall be my care to direct you better, a task for which I take myself to be not ill-qualified, because I have spent more time and have had more opportunities than many others to observe and discover from what source the various follies of women are derived.
Pray, observe how insignificant things are the common race of ladies when they have passed their youth and beauty, how contemptible they appear to the men, and yet more contemptible to the younger part of their own sex, and have no relief, but in passing their afternoons in visits, where they are never acceptable, and their evenings at cards among each other, while the former part of the day is spent in spleen and envy, or in vain endeavors to repair by art and dress the ruins of time. Whereas I have known ladies at sixty, to whom all the polite part of the court and town paid their addresses, without any further view than that of enjoying the pleasure of their conversation.
I am ignorant of any one quality that is amiable in a man which is not equally so in a woman: I do not except even modesty and gentleness of nature. Nor do I know one vice or folly which is not equally detestable in both. There is indeed one infirmity which is generally allowed you, I mean that of cowardice; yet there should
seem to be something very capricious, that when women profess their admiration for a colonel or a captain, on account of his valor, they should fancy it a very graceful and becoming quality in themselves, to be afraid of their own shadows; to scream in a barge when the weather is calmest, or in a coach at a ring: to run from a cow at a hundred yards distance, to fall into fits at the sight of a spider, an earwig, or a frog. At least, if cowardice be a sign of cruelty, (as it is generally granted,) I can hardly think it an accomplishment so desirable as to be thought worth improving by affectation.
And as the same virtues equally become both sexes, so there is no quality whereby women endeavor to distinguish themselves from men for which they are not just so much the worst, except that only of reservedness; which, however, as you generally manage it, is nothing else but affectation or hypocrisy. For, as you cannot too much discountenance those of our sex who presume to take unbecoming liberties before you; so you ought to be wholly unconstrained in the company of deserving men, when you have had sufficient experience of their discretion.
There is never wanting in this town a tribe of bold, swaggering, rattling ladies, whose talents pass among coxcombs for wit and humor; their excellency lies in rude, shocking expressions, and what they call running a man down. If a gentleman in their company happens to have any blemish in his birth or person, if
misfortune has befallen his family or himself for which he is ashamed, they will be sure to give him broad hints of it without any provocation. I would recommend you to the acquaintance of a common prostitute rather than to that of such termagants as these. I have often thought that no man is obliged to suppose such creatures to be women, but to treat them like insolent rascals disguised in female habits, who ought to be stripped and kicked down stairs.
I will add one thing, although it be a little out of place, which is to desire that you will learn to value and esteem your husband for those good qualities which he really possesses, and not to fancy others in him which he certainly has not. For, although this latter is generally understood to be a mark of love, yet it is indeed nothing but affectation or ill judgment. It is true, he wants so very few accomplishments, that you are in no great danger of erring on this side; but my caution is occasioned by a lady of your acquaintance, married to a very valuable person, whom yet she is so unfortunate as to be always commending for those perfections to which he can least pretend.
RESOLUTIONS WII EN I COME TO BE OLD.
I can give you no advice upon the article of expense; only I think you ought to be well informed how much your husband's revenue amounts to, and be so good a computer as to keep within it in that part of the management which falls to your share; and not to put yourself in the number of those politic ladies, who think they gain a great point when they have teased their husbands to buy them a new equipage, a laced head, or a fine petticoat, without once considering what long score remained unpaid to the butcher.
I desire you will keep this letter in your cabinet, and often examine impartially your whole couduct by it: and so God bless you, and make you a fair example to your sex, and a perpetual comfort to your husband and your parent.
I am, with great truth and affection, Madam, your most faithful friend and humble servant.
RESOLUTIONS WHEN I COME TO BE OLD.
WRITTEN IN 1699.
In compliance with the dean's own request, and agreeably to one of these resolutions, Dr. Sheridan faithfully admonished Swift of his parsimonious disposition as his faculties began to fail. “Doctor,” answered Swift, with an expressive look, “ do you remember the bishop of Grenada in Gil Blas ?" Their cordiality ceased from that moment.
Not to marry a young woman.
Not to neglect decency or cleanliness, for fear of falling into nastiness.
Not to be over-severe with young people, but give allowances for their youthful follies and weaknesses.
1" The reader of this letter may be allowed to doubt whether Swift's opinion of female excellence ought implicitly to be admitted; for if his general thoughts on women were such as he exhibits, a very little sense in a lady would enrapture, and a very little virtue would astonish him. Stella's supremacy, therefore, was per. haps only local. She was great because her associates were little."
Not to be influenced by, or give ear to, knavish tattling servants, or others.
Not to be too free of advice, or trouble any but those who desire it.
To desire some good friend to inform me which of these resolutions I break or neglect, and wherein, and reform accordingly.
Not to talk much, nor of myself.
Not to boast of my former beauty, or strength, or favor with ladies, &c.
Not to hearken to flatteries, nor conceive I can be beloved by a young woman; et eos qui hæreditatem captant, odisse ac vitare.
Not to be positive or opinionative.
THOUGHTS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS,
MORAL AND DIVERTING.1
We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love, one another.
Reflect on things past, as wars, negotiations, factions, &c., we enter so little into those interests that we wonder how men could possibly be so busy and concerned for things so transitory; look on the present times, we find the same humor, yet wonder not at all.
A wise man endeavors, by considering all circumstances, to make conjectures, and form conclusions; but the smallest accident intervening, (and in the course of affairs it is impossible to foresee all,) does often produce such turns and changes, that at last he is just as much in doubt of events as the most ignorant and unexperienced person.
Positiveness is a good quality for preachers and orators, because he that would obtrude his thoughts and reasons upon a multitude, will convince others the more as he appears convinced himself.
How is it possible to expect that mankind will take advice, when they will not so much as take warning ?
I forget whether advice be among the lost things, which Ariosto
Mr. Pope and dean Swift, being in the country, agreed to write down such involuntary thoughts as occurred to them during their walks; and these are such as belong to the dean.


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November 1, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Northeastern Maryland Kennel Club meets on the first Tuesday of each month with the exception of August and December.
Anyone interested in the camaraderie of others who enjoy playing, working, competing, training and just loving our dogs please join us.
You are welcome to just drop in as we meet the first Tuesday of each month. We meet in room 4. See you there.

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His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex today attended the opening ceremony of the RAF Museum London as part of the centenary celebrations of the Royal Air Force.
After arriving in a 32 Sqn RAF helicopter, His Royal Highness met members of museum staff, volunteers and partners who worked on and supported the transformation. Other VIPs at the ceremony included Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier (RAF Chief of Air Staff), HE Mr Khaled Al-Duwaisan (Ambassador of Kuwait) and Viscount Trenchard (grandson of the founding father of the RAF).
Maggie Appleton, RAF Museum CEO said ‘It was a pleasure and an honour to have The Earl of Wessex open our transformed London site in the RAF’s Centenary year. Our new exhibitions not only explore the Royal Air Force’s extraordinary history and people, but also give visitors the opportunity to look ahead into the cutting-edge future of the service. It is a celebration of the RAF’s breadth and diversity – and we look forward to welcoming visitors from London and beyond to experience it with us.’
We’ll have more on the opening of the revamped Hendon attraction in a future issue, but the free-to-enter museum includes:
- The Duke of Cambridge’s Sea King helicopter, from his days as a pilot in RAF Valley
- Three new innovative galleries which explore the first 100 years of the RAF, its roles today and invite visitors to imagine its future contribution and technology
- A new open, grassed landscape reflecting the heritage of the site as The London Aerodrome and RAF Hendon
- A new themed outdoor play area for under 11’s
- A new restaurant, Claude’s.
The museum will open with a celebration of Armed Forces Day on Saturday 30 June, which includes an outdoor concert, craft activities, talks, tours, storytelling and more activities for all the family. www.rafmuseum.org
All images via RAF Museum.

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The First Time
The First Time, is a 2012 rom-com following Dylan O’Brien’s character, Dave and Britt Robertson’s character, Aubrey who are complete strangers to each other until they meet at a party in an alley. Here, Dave is trying to come up with something romantic to say to the girl he likes and Aubrey is trying to avoid the party. The pair goes from chasing after two different people to come to the realization that they like each other. Then navigate the troubles of high school relationships even when it’s with the right person.
I loved this movie, I thought it was a sweet love story. It reminded me of other early to mid-2000s rom-coms, which to me just have a different vibe to them in comparison to more recent romcoms. I’d compare this film to movies like Easy A, Crazy, Stupid, Love and The Duff. Other movies from this genre that I have found to be more unique and quirky. I thought this movie was hilarious and just fun to watch in general. Is it a cinematic masterpiece? No, but it’s a light and happy film. Good for relaxing nights and de-stressing afternoons. It’s a good comfort film, one where you kind of know what’s going to happen and who is going to end up with who, but it’s still fun to watch and it is a film I’d definitely watch more than once.
Character-wise I really liked how the characters embody that teenage awkwardness and never know what they're doing. The two main actors are incredible, I’ve seen them both in other films that are more serious sci-fi films. Dylan O’Brien I mostly know from the Maze Runner series and Britt Robertson in her role in Tomorrowland. In this film, it was cool to see them in fun and quirky roles in comparison to the post-apocalyptic world of Maze Runner and the idea of the world ending in Tomorrowland.
The main issue I have with this film is the pacing. The film is really slow and doesn’t pick up until like halfway through the film. I noticed this especially in the first scene where they are talking back and forth for a long period of time. It just drags on and is unnecessary as the dialogue doesn’t have a lot to do with the rest of the film. This was made even more apparent in my second viewing of the film because it just seemed pointless.
The film is available absolutely nowhere, so I rented it through apple tv. Then I watched it two days in a row because I wanted to get my money’s worth. I would definitely recommend this movie to others. It’s just one of those movies that leave you happy and in a good mood, and at the end of the day, I think that's what any good movie like this one should do. I find this story really fresh and different from your classic rom-com. I think the story is unique and tries to stray away from the classic tropes that have been done to death. That said, this is still a rom-com and they have their formulas.


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Now that it's clear IHS/Jane's does not endorse or support the "opinion" of Paul Jackson, IHS/Jane's has an obligation to clarify the record and explain the process by which it came to a neutral position on the question of who was first to make a powered, controlled, sustained flight in a heavier-than-air machine.
Earlier this month, IHS/Jane's Information Group (owner and publisher of Jane's All The World's Aircraft) disowned the notorious editorial written in March 2013 by the Editor of Jane's, Paul Jackson, which proclaimed that Gustave Whitehead had made the "First Flight," some two years before Wilbur and Orville Wright's epic flights.
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Well, it’s about damn time. Flume picked up his very first GRAMMY yesterday for his sophomore album, Skin. He won in the category for Best Dance/Electronic Album, up against competition from Tycho, Jean-Michel Jarre, Underworld and Little Louie Vega.
As Twenty One Pilots said in their acceptance speech, really anyone can become the next GRAMMY winner – even Flume, just four years ago, was posting on reddit asking random people to listen to his music.
Triple j called him just after his win and talked to him about the ceremony and celebrations, and he sounded absolutely ecstatic. He also revealed that the Skin Companion EP II will be a sort of end of the “Skin campaign.” Check that out below:


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Sunderland's playing squad has decreased in value by almost £8million since the end of last season.
Impacted by the departure of high-value players such as Lee Cattermole, Aiden McGeady and Bryan Oviedo, Sunderland's playing squad is now valued at just £14.63m in comparison to the £22.55m it was valued at back in June 2019.
The valuations comes from transfer data experts Transfermarkt.com who assign a realistic value to each player and total them up to make a club's overall market value.
Despite Sunderland's decrease in value, they do remain the top ranked club in League One, with Ipswich Town's squad valued at £12.31m, down from £18.27m in June.
Prior to the summer transfer window Lee Cattermole had been the Black Cats' most valued player, with a cost of £2.7m accredited to his name. He was released by the club last summer in order to decrease the wage budget as the club battled to comply with the EFL Salary Cap Management Protocol.
Duncan Watmore is now the player to top the list at Sunderland with a market value of £2.25m.
In the two transfer windows that have followed their June £22.55m valuation Sunderland have seen ten new players arrive (12 if you include Marc McNulty and Laurens De Bock, who arrived in the summer but left in January). Meanwhile, 12 players have left (again not including McNulty and De Bock).
And it's easy to see why the squad valuation has gone down when you look at the players who have left and who they have been replaced with.
Three of their top five highest valued players have left the club in the last two windows - Lee Cattermole (£2.7m), Aiden McGeady (£2.25m) and Bryan Oviedo (£1.8m).
Meanwhile, of the players to arrive in that time, the top three highest valued players hardly compare. Joel Lynch is worth £1.35m while Bailey Wright and Josh Scowen are both valued at £900k.
It should also be noted that Denver Hume - the promising academy graduate who has played regularly this term - is not accredited a value by the site. There are also some questionable valuations too, such as Jordan Willis at just £135k or George Dobson at a minuet £90k. Both seem harsh given their regular football and prominence for Sunderland this term, and will surely go up in value the next time TransferMarkt reevaluate the figures.
And the positive thing is that it clearly hasn't impacted the team too much on the pitch. The Black Cats have lost just once this calendar year and have risen up the League One table where they currently sit just three points off table toppers Rotherham.
That said, some supporters still have concerns over the lack of investment in the playing squad and these figures would appear to back their concerns.
Sunderland players' squad value, as per TransferMarkt
- Duncan Watmore - £2.25m
- Grant Leadbitter - £1.8m
- Joel Lynch - £1.35m
- Will Grigg - £1.35m
- Bailey Wright - £900k
- Josh Scowen - £900k
- Kyle Lafferty - £720k
- Declan John - £720k
- Max Power - £675k
- Lynden Gooch - £675k
- Conor McLaughlin - £450k
- Ethan Robson - £450k
- Antoine Semenyo - £450k
- Chris Maguire - £450k
- Jon McLaughlin - £360k
- Charlie Wyke - £315k
- Tom Flanagan - £225k
- Alim Ozturk - £180k
- Jordan Willis - £135k
- Luke O'Nien - £135k
- Lee Burge - £90k
- George Dobson - £90k

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Jun 22, 2012, 12:30 PM EDT
It might not be the goaltending fix people envisioned, but it’s a start.
Update: Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch reports three draft picks are going to Flyers, including No. 45 this year.
The deal seemingly puts Bobrovsky in competition with Steve Mason for Columbus’ No. 1 job next season (Mason is on the books for one more year at $2.9 million).
In late April, Columbus GM Scott Howson told Mason the team was “going to have a different look” in goal next season and that someone would likely come in to challenge for the starting gig.
That someone appears to be Bobrovsky.
The 23-year-old Russian had a brief flirtation with the starting gig in Philadelphia prior to Ilya Bryzgalov coming on board. The organization was (at one point) high on the youngster’s potential, but likely want a more veteran presence as Bryz’s backup.
Bobrovsky appeared in 29 games for Philadelphia last year, recording a 14-10-2 record with a 3.02 GAA and .899 save percentage. He has one year left on his entry level deal that pays $1.75 million annually.
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- ‘Could’ve broken his neck,’ says Vigneault of Byfuglien cross check on Miller 66
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This rapid escape will clear a super in approx. 2 hours. It should then be removed as soon as possible as the bees will begin to find their way back into the super.
Made in France, the plastic rhombus or lozenge escape is 377mm x 123mm (at the widest point) and 8mm deep. It has two "tunnels" leading to each end and a centre chamber in which the bees gather when initially leaving the super.
How to use:
Adapt an old crownboard or make a new board to suit the escape. Cut a large central hole approximately 115mm in diameter and then build up the sides of the board to provide a 50mm deep rim. This is the chamber into which the bees escape. Fix the escape, tunnels down on the chamber side, over the central hole using drawing pins or small screws. Turn the board over and place beneath the supers to be cleared. The bees pass through the opening in the board and into the escape. The tunnels are soon discovered and the bees quickly stampede into the chamber below created by the deep rim and attracted by the scents of the brood body through the latticed structure of the escape.
- Size (L x W x H): 337.00mm x 8.00mm x 123.00mm

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Ensuring that teachers are happy and healthy members of their school community is a top priority for schools. Benefits of creating a viable program targeting teacher wellness include minimising teacher turnover rates, decreasing absenteeism and increasing productivity and creativity.
One of the biggest factors contributing to teacher wellness is stress. Some research states that between 30% - 50% of new teachers leave teaching within their first 5 years. If we are going to change this alarming trend it is imperative that schools take the necessary steps to help teachers find a balanced approach to their emotional wellness.
In this chapter you will find resources detailing the research and organisations that details teacher stress. In addition, you will find strategies that can be implemented both on an organisational level, as well specific steps teachers can take to create a personal wellness regime.

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Bethesda and id Software are giving you (more) hell, and — in this case — that’s a good thing.
The publisher and developer updated their excellent sci-fi shooter Doom today with another free update. This patch introduces a number of new features for multiplayer and the SnapMap create-a-level modes. The update is also huge as it requires a 12GB download on PC. That’s not unusual for Doom, which launched in May. Bethesda has introduced patches that are around this size every couple of months.
Bethesda also revealed that id Software will launch the third and final paid downloadable content, called Bloodfall, later this month. It will give you the chance to play as the Spectre Pinky demon, which can turn invisible, in three original maps. Bloodfall will hit PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on December 15.
Here’s a breakdown of what’s new in the free update:
- Infernal Run game type: A team mode where players must try to control a ball and get it in the opponent’s goal.
- Bots: Computer-controlled enemies for playing the competitive modes offline.
- New level cap: Achieving Echelon 11 will unlock Doom’s Praetor Suit.
- You can now play as the Doom Marine in the Praetor Suit armor.
- Creators can now use more elements from the campaign.
- Modules and props themed after the Lazarus Lab level.
Since this update is so heavily focused on multiplayer, Bethesda is also holding a “double XP” weekend where players can rack up extra experience points. That begins tonight, December 7, and it continues through December 12.

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The 50 States Activity Book
Pack your bags and take the journey of a lifetime with this fun-filled activity book packed with maps, wildlife, people and places unique to America’s 50 states.
In this wonderful activity book, you can enjoy state trivia, picture scrambles, dot-to-dots, plus a double-sided fold-out map and more than 50 stickers included in this activity book like no other! Use the spotters guides to see if you can find the people, places and animals that make each state an adventure. Bitesize information and awesome facts about the 50 states accompany each activity.
Perfect anywhere, anytime, at home or on the move – whether you're travelling to the 50 states or not!
The 50 States series of books for young explorers celebrates the USA and the wider world with key facts and fun activities about the people, history and natural environments that make each location within them uniquely wonderful. Beautiful illustrations, maps and infographics bring the places to colourful life.

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The electrochemical properties and microstructure changes of Pr0.3Sr0.7Co0.3Fe0.7O3−δ (PSCF3737) were studied in this paper. It was confirmed through X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and extended X-ray absorption fine structure analysis that the oxygen vacancy of PSCF3737 was lower and that the atomic distance between an oxygen atom and a neighboring atom (especially cobalt) of PSCF3737 was longer compared to those of Pr0.3Sr0.7CoO3 − δ (PSC37). In addition, the surface reaction of PSCF3737 changed from a one-electron reduction mechanism to a two-electron reduction mechanism, which may lead to enhancement of the cathode performance. The area specific resistance of PSCF3737 was 0.11 Ω cm2 at 700 °C after changing the fabrication conditions of the cathode in order to optimize the microstructure. A single cell test was performed using PSCF3737. A maximum power density of 315 mW/cm2 at 575 °C was obtained.


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Telangana: Following raid by police, politician tries committing suicide
High voltage drama ensued at the residence of politician Vanteru Pratap Reddy on Monday, as he attempted to take his life, following a raid by police. In the upcoming assembly elections, Reddy is contesting from Gajwel constituency, on a People's Front ticket. Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is also seeking to win the seat. Reddy alleged police tried to 'kill him'.
Police said they got a whiff that illegal activity took place at his home. Senior police officer PV Padmaja said they learned alcohol was being distributed at his home and illegal actions related to money were taking place. They reached his residence to check and Reddy's supporters blocked their way. Padmaja revealed they did not find anything at his residence.
About their experience, Padmaja said Reddy's supporters misbehaved with the officials. He added, "He (Reddy) poured petrol on himself, tried to attempt suicide and created drama. There was nothing found and seized from his residence." Meanwhile, Reddy claimed police barged into his residence and tried to kill him by setting him on fire.
Notably, Reddy alleged he was harassed and spoke about illegal surveillance on him. To protest about the same, he had staged a dharna outside the office of the returning officer on Sunday. Police authorities forcefully removed him and he was taken to Yashoda hospital in Hyderabad. Ahead of polls, security in Telangana has been beefed up and authorities are keeping eye on illegal activities.
The 119 constituencies of Telangana will go to polls on December 7, and the result will be announced on December 11. The state witnessed early polls after KCR dissolved the Assembly, as he wanted elections before the general one in 2019.

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Once upon a time, I spent a year living on the western coast of Ireland. From my American frame of reference, it took a bit of adjustment to become accustom to the Gaeltacht of Connemara’s shores. My acclimation to the culture came in curious increments comprised of chance encounters in unexpected places, but they gave me valuable insight into what I know now to be the social mores of the friendliest lot on earth.
Although I worked in Galway, I lived thirteen miles up the road, in the village of Inverin, which is two miles up the road from the village of Spiddal, an area famous for its Irish traditional music. At night, Spiddal can seem like a ghost town, but that’s only because most of its activity lies behind closed doors. There are precious few buildings lining the coastal main street, but what little is there stands closely together. Most prominently is a boutique hotel in the middle of Spiddal, and across the street is a popular music venue called the Cruiscan Lan, which means “little jug of whisky” in the Irish language. It was at the Cruiscan on a Thursday night in October that a chance encounter gave me my first glimpse into the charm and character of the rural Irish people.
My friend Leigh and I were not long inside the Cruiscan before the two salt-of-the-earth men at the bar started “chatting me up,” as they say in Ireland. They’d been unabashedly watching us from the moment we walked through the door. They were “on the piss,” as it’s called when someone intentionally sets out to get rip-roaring drunk just for the sport of it, and suddenly one of the men reached out and grabbed my arm as Leigh and I passed by. It’s funny how things hit you at different times in different places. In most cases, an unwarranted gesture like that would be scary or offensive, but because it was rural Ireland, I only saw the humor. They may have been on the piss, but they were harmless, I knew it intuitively.
“What brings a lovely thing like you here this night?” one of them asked—the one who was holding my arm.
“We’re just passing through,” I said, turning to face him.
“Are you long here?” he asked, emphasizing the word long.
Am I long where? I thought. Am I long at the Cruiscan? Am I long in Spiddal? Am I long in Ireland? This is no doubt a translation issue, I thought. Anyway, does he mean have I been here long, or do I intend to stay here long?
There are many idioms flying around Connemara that have their origin in the Irish language. I’m pretty sure “Are you long here?” is one of them, and I couldn’t help but think when translated into English, something is missing. My mind was racing. It wasn’t the first time I’d been asked this question in Ireland, it seemed to be part and parcel to an Irish introduction, something commonly asked after the extension of “Nice to meet you.” Rather than risking embarrassment by asking what the question meant, I was in the habit of bluffing my way through the answer, hoping to appear as if I understood.
“I live here,” I returned, “I live in Inverin.” I had the feeling if you see someone once in Spiddal, you’re going to see them repeatedly, so I might as well tell the truth.
“What is it that brings you to Inverin?” he asked, finally releasing my arm.
“I’m working for the Galway Music Centre,” I said, “and I’m working on a book. I’m a writer and a poet.”
“Ah, aren’t we all,” he laughed, then he winked at me and raised his pint.
It was then I realized the Irish have a natural way of wielding the perfect retort. It’s more than a gift for the snappy come-back, it’s the art of banter in its highest form. My suspicion is the Irish employ it as a way of revealing themselves, as a way of communicating that they don’t take themselves too seriously, that life is a party, and you’re welcome to a seat by the fire. What I like best about Irish banter is when such a line is delivered, they expect you to match their eye-twinkling wit. It’s a cultural way of inclusion, a way of saying you’re welcome in their midst, which is exactly why they have the reputation of being the friendliest lot on earth.
Author's Note: This piece appeared in the May/June issue of Celtic Life International.


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I’ve been a salmon addict ever since I first started coming to Seattle for training and would eat at restaurants where I would get perfectly seared salmon filets. I relished the flavors – wood/fire smoke, lemon, that crunchy bite from the caramelization – bursting on my tongue. It was worlds away from the canned salmon patties I ate while growing up back in Indiana. Now that I live here in the Pacific Northwest, where fresh fish is in abundance, I’ve become absolutely addicted to Steelhead Trout. (And no canned salmon will ever get within 20 feet of my lips again!)
My grandmother, Lila, is one of those old school cooks. She’s from that generation where they made due with what they had and learned how to squeeze rich, flavorful foods out of every possible part of the garden haul. (Proof of this is the fact that the only reason I love cabbage is thanks to her. She’s found ways to make the lowly cabbage plant blossom into delicious dishes that has elevated the vegetable to my most favorite.) She’s also of the generation that never wrote a single recipe down. Her macaroni and cheese is incredible and the most-requested thing she makes and when I originally went to get the recipe from her, the response I got was, “Well, let me think about it for a minute. Get a pen.” So now, Mamaw’s recipe is written down. I make it whenever I can and, since I hosted Thanksgiving dinner here yesterday, I got to make it. I thought I’d share it here.
I made this chili this weekend and it was so delicious that I wanted to share. And it makes a lot of food (as you’ll see from the pictures below), so you’ll be eating it for a few days!
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Hey everyone! I am going to try and get more organized with my blog this year. Here is an updated posting schedule. It’s been so nice to write more consistently and to make more quality content. I hope the new year is treating you all well so far!
Music Corner: I’ll be posting songs that I like and my interpretations of them.
Jumbled Thoughts: I’m going to post anything and everything that I feel like. I am a true content goblin at heart so anything from books I’ve read, movies I like, podcasts, and all of the random stuff that doesn’t necessarily fit in with the rest of the blog will go here.
Poems: I’ll post my poetry here. My poems are usually very moody, sad, and full the melodramas of my life.
Gratitude Journal: I’ll post what I’m grateful every week here. I get so caught up in my mental illness and depression at times, that I think it’s important that I write out the good stuff to give me a more balanced view of my life. Feel free to leave in the comments what you’re grateful for that week 🙂 I always enjoy hearing from you all.

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Europe is reopening – just in time for the summer! There’s an undeniable sense of optimism in the air as the pandemic cloud is slowly lifting. Restaurants, theatres and entertainment venues are opening as are many of the Karma Group’s European resorts. Soon we can get back to what we love best about European summers –island hopping holidays, beach days, long languid lunches with friends, Aperitivo hour and Italian gelatos! However, until you are able to travel to one of our destination resorts, we’ve rounded up a few European-infused events you can enjoy from home…
Make your own gelato
There’s nothing like cooling off from a hot summer day with an Italian gelato! Why not learn to make your own Italian ice-cream. Get creative – you can generally infuse your gelato with an array of delicious flavours and textures such as hazelnut, coffee, pistachio, vanilla – and even chunks of chocolate.
Serve your friends an Aperol Spritz!
When you can’t get to Italy, why not learn to craft your own Aperol Spritz Italian Aperitivo drink! This glowing orange coloured crisp effervescent cocktail is infused with Italian herbs and is easy to make. Serve with snacks as the sun goes down!
Create an outdoor cinema in your garden
Karma Group resorts are renowned for their outdoor cinema entertainment (the set up at Karma Beach Bali is amazing!). The good news is it’s fairly easy to create an outdoor cinema in your own backyard. All you need is a good quality projector and some tech stuff! Get creative with your set up – pretty rugs and cushions, decorative fairy lights, plus citronella candles to keep the mozzies at bay.
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UK Government proposes increased data sharing
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The UK Minsitry of Justice introduced in January 2009, in the House of
Commons the Coroners and Justice Bill which, among other things, amends the
Data Protection Act 1998 and enables increased personal data sharing among
The Bill empowers ministers to make orders that override data protection,
allowing the use for other purposes of information collected for a specific
purpose. Moreover, it gives the Secretary of State the right to remove “an
existing legal barrier to data sharing”.
“Rather than protecting our personal information, as it should be, the
government is cutting away safeguards for its own data-trafficking
convenience. This is a Bill to smash the rule of law and build the database
state in its place. Burying sweeping constitutional change in obscure Bills
is an appalling approach. Having proved – and admitted – they cannot be
trusted to look after our secrets, they are still determined to steal what
privacy we have left. Parliament needs to wake up before it has no say any
more,” commented Phil Booth, National Coordinator of lobby group NO2ID.
What basically the bill says regarding data sharing is that UK Government
will have the right to decide if and to whom personal data can be provided.
The Bill is a mix of several provisions, many unrelated, which will make
things difficult for the debates in the Parliament. The risk is that serious
issues may be passed without proper debate just because the Parliament may
lack the necessary time.
“This is the forty-eighth criminal justice bill under this Government and it
already amends provisions not yet in force from the last Bill, enacted only
eight months ago. Once again Ministers have produced a rag-bag of measures.
While some are welcome others, including the resurrection of plans for
secret inquests, we have serious concerns about,” said Shadow Justice
Secretary Dominic Grieve.
The Bill was voted at the Second Reading on 26 January 2009 to be sent to a
Public Bill Committee and is being now analyzed clause by clause.
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Government grants itself even more data sharing power (5.12.2009)
Chaotic Coroners and Justice Bill reels into view (22.01.2009)
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TOM Hanks' son Chet has been accused of threatening to kill his ex Kiana Parker and branding her a "ghetto black b****".
Chet's lawyer dismissed the claims as "completely fabricated" and claimed they were in response to an earlier suit the actor filed accusing Kiana of theft and abuse.
Kiana alleged in court documents this week that Chet, 30, inflicted abuse on her between October 2020 and January 2021, TMZ reported.
She claimed they got into a physical clash in a hotel room in New Orleans on October 18.
Kiana also claimed he knocked over tables and threw a bottle at her while chasing her down the hall in his boxers.
Chet allegedly called her "just a ghetto black b****' who wouldn't be believed".
She claimed that a month later, Chet threatened murder suicide while she was at his Texas home with her nine-year-old twins.
Chet - who has appeared on TV dramas like Shameless and Empire - and Kiana had a violent exchange on January 8 in a video he filmed while she was moving out of his house.
In the video, Chet followed Kiana with a camera as he asked her: "You threatened me with a knife?"
She then ripped the phone out of his hand, ending the first recording.
In a second selfie-style clip, Chet pointed to his head which was seeping blood, telling the camera: "This b**** just attacked me with a knife."
"No I didn't," Kiana yelled in the background. She then walked around the house asking others if they saw the alleged attack.
"You PUSHED me!" she yelled, as the actor began laughing sarcastically.
"WOW now you're trying to flip the story," he accused, "Wow, wow, she just attacked me with a knife."
Kiana claimed in the lawsuit that Chet approached her with a knife and she hit him with a pot to defend herself.
She was granted a temporary restraining order after the incident.
Kiana's attorneys Kevin Murray and D’Angelo Lowe claimed Chet displayed "an ever-escalating pattern of domestic abuse" in a conference in Texas on Tuesday, Page Six reported.
"This is about violence within the confines of a relationship between a man and a woman, a man who mentally and physically and psychologically battered, Kiana Parker," Kevin said.
Chet himself sued Kiana last month after claiming she stole from him and that she allegedly committed assault and battery against him.
His lawyer Marty Singer told the outlet: "We consider the claims filed by Kiana Parker to be a shakedown.
"The lawsuit filed by Ms Parker is in response to the lawsuit filed by Chet Hanks against Ms Parker on March 4, 2021."
Her claims are "completely false, fabricated and fictional," Marty said.
Chet and Kiana began dating in March 2019 and moved in together a year later, according to court filings.
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Kiana shared a photo of herself in a black suit outside Fort Bend County Justice Center on Tuesday.
She captioned the image: "This is the first step on a long road to justice. Only looking forward, no looking back.
"#healing #stronger #domesticviolence #godisincontrol #selfcare #selflovejourney #blackqueen #queen #speakup."
Chet has a daughter Michaiah with his ex Tiffany Miles and he previously credited her with saving his life.

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Brown vetoes bill to beef up hands-free lawBy Josh Richman
Contra Costa Times
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011 at 9:36 am
Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed a Bay Area lawmaker’s bill to beef up the law against handling cell phones while driving.
SB 28 by state Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, would’ve increased fines for motorists who use cell phones without a hands-free device or who text while driving; subsequent violations would’ve been made punishable by addition of a “point” on motorists’ driving records.
Simitian issued a news release calling Brown’s veto “a lost opportunity to save more lives,” and said he would “review the Governor’s veto message to see if there is any room for compromise in the coming year.”
“I’m disappointed,” he said, “but the Governor gets the last word. I understand and accept that. My job now is to figure out where do we go from here.”
The Assembly had approved SB 28 on a 51-21 vote; the state Senate had approved it 23-13. The governor’s office has not yet made a veto message available.
Simitian said California Highway Patrol data from the first year of the hands-free law’s implementation shows a 20 percent reduction in fatalities and collisions in California compared to the annual average over the previous three to five years. That translates into at least 700 fewer fatalities and 75,000 to 100,000 fewer collisions each year. The CHP data also show an immediate drop of 40-50 percent in the number of distracted driving accidents attributed to cell phones after the law went into effect.
And research by the AAA Automobile Club of Southern California and the State’s Office of Traffic Safety suggests a 60 to 70 percent compliance rate with California’s hands-free driving law, Simitian said, implying a more significant deterrent could improve compliance and enhance public safety.
Simitian authored SB 1613 of 2006, which made it illegal for California drivers to talk on a cell phone without a hands-free device while driving, effective July 2008; SB 33 of 2007, which prohibited drivers under the age of 18 from texting, talking on a cell phone or using any “mobile service” technology while driving, even with a hands-free device , also effective July 2008; and SB 28 of 2008, which made it illegal for all drivers in California to send, read, or write text messages while driving, effective January 2009.
UPDATE @ 9:42 A.M.: Even as I posted this, the governor’s veto message arrived. “I certainly support discouraging cell phone use while driving a car, but not ratcheting up the penalties as described by this bill,” the governor wrote. “For people of ordinary means, current fines and penalty assessments should be sufficient deterrent.”


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Membrane proteins are also necessary for cells to recognize each other in the body and for a nervous system, for example, to be formed. Researchers at Stockholm University in Sweden have now managed to reveal the "molecular code" that governs the insertion of proteins in the cell membrane. This work is reported in an article being published on December 13 in the journal Nature.
About 25 percent of all proteins in a cell are found in the cell membrane. Since they regulate all communication between the inside of the cell and the surrounding environment, many membrane proteins are crucial to the life of the cell. Disruptions of their functions often lead to diseases of various kinds. For the drug industry, membrane proteins are high priority "drug targets."
To be suitable for deployment in the fatty cell membrane, all membrane proteins must be lipophiles ("fat-lovers"). All cells have special machinery for producing and dealing with "fatty" proteins and to see to it that they are deployed in proper manner in the cell membrane. The Stockholm University scientists have developed a method for the detailed study of the properties of a membrane protein that are required for it to be recognized by the cell machinery. A couple of years ago the research team published a first article in Nature in which they managed to show that there is a "fat threshold" that determines whether a protein can be deployed to a membrane or not. In this new study they have fully revealed the molecular code that governs the structure of membrane proteins.
"Now that we have deciphered the code, we can determine with a high degree of certainty which parts of a protein will fasten in the membrane." says Gunnar von Heijne.
This new knowledge will help researchers all over the world who are trying to understand more about the cell and its membrane, not least in the drug industry.
"Interest in membrane proteins is at a peak right now, and our findings can be key pieces of the puzzle for pharmaceutical chemists working with drug design, for example," says Gunnar von Hejne.
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The well-known representation of chemical elements is just one example of how objects can be arranged and classified
The periodic table of elements that most chemistry books depict is only one special case. This tabular overview of the chemical elements, which goes back to...
Light can be used not only to measure materials’ properties, but also to change them. Especially interesting are those cases in which the function of a material can be modified, such as its ability to conduct electricity or to store information in its magnetic state. A team led by Andrea Cavalleri from the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter in Hamburg used terahertz frequency light pulses to transform a non-ferroelectric material into a ferroelectric one.
Ferroelectricity is a state in which the constituent lattice “looks” in one specific direction, forming a macroscopic electrical polarisation. The ability to...
Researchers at TU Graz calculate the most accurate gravity field determination of the Earth using 1.16 billion satellite measurements. This yields valuable knowledge for climate research.
The Earth’s gravity fluctuates from place to place. Geodesists use this phenomenon to observe geodynamic and climatological processes. Using...
Discovery by Brazilian and US researchers could change the classification of two species, which appear more akin to jellyfish than was thought.
The tube anemone Isarachnanthus nocturnus is only 15 cm long but has the largest mitochondrial genome of any animal sequenced to date, with 80,923 base pairs....
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have discovered a completely new way of capturing, amplifying and linking light to matter at the nanolevel. Using a tiny box, built from stacked atomically thin material, they have succeeded in creating a type of feedback loop in which light and matter become one. The discovery, which was recently published in Nature Nanotechnology, opens up new possibilities in the world of nanophotonics.
Photonics is concerned with various means of using light. Fibre-optic communication is an example of photonics, as is the technology behind photodetectors and...
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Jakarta. A reinstatement of State Policy Guidelines, or GBHN, will give political parties the upper hand in the People's Consultative Assembly, or MPR, undermine President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's position in it and cripple direct presidential elections, politicians and analysts have warned.
"With a GBHN, the president will not be able to make campaign promises anymore," Vice President Jusuf Kalla, also a senior member of the Golkar Party, the second-largest party in the House of Representatives, said on Sunday.
Following a constitutional amendment in 1999, the MPR, which comprises the House of Representatives (DPR) and the Regional Representatives Council (DPD), lost its position as a proxy of the people in parliament.
The amendment stripped the MPR's power to elect or impeach presidents and dictate the content of the GBHN. The assembly only retained its power to amend the constitution.
The ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) recently floated the idea to reinstate the MPR's position as the highest governing body in the land, which will allow it to write the GBHN and – so it claims – ensure a more consistent development plan for Indonesia.
"Government programs will be contained in the GBHN, to be written by the MPR. The president, as head of government, will be the executor of the programs," Kalla said.
Arif Susanto, a political analyst at the Exposit Strategic think-tank, said a revival of the GBHN will sideline the current national development planning system, which allows for more input from the people.
"Improving development plans is far more urgent than amending the 1945 Constitution only to restore the power of the political elites over the direction of the government," Arif said.
Indonesia's direct presidential election has had a big role in stabilizing political situation in the country, creating checks and balances between executive and legislative powers. The return of the GBHN would tip the balance toward the political parties, Arif said.
"[The president] would be put under more pressure if the MPR were given the authority to dictate terms to the president through the GBHN," Arif, who is also a lecturer at Paramadina University in Jakarta, said.
MPR chairman Zulkifli Hasan, however, said some factions in the DPR and DPD are in favor of restoring the assembly's authority to set the guidelines.
"Every legislation put forward by the House of Representatives and the government should refer to a GBHN that has been determined by the MPR," Zulkifli said.
Zulkifli said the current assembly will not be able to make any more constitutional amendments since their term will end in October. It can only recommend it to the incoming members of the assembly.
"The recommendation will be complemented with an in-depth study and suggestions on which articles need to be revised," Zulkifli said.
Prabowo Subianto, the chairman of the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) and the loser in the last presidential election, has said he supported the plan to amend the 1945 Constitution and reinstate the GBHN.
"Gerindra has always recommended a return to the original 1945 Constitution. The amendment [to reinstate the GBHN] is not a problem for us, it will bring us a step closer toward that goal," Prabowo said over the weekend.


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Strangeways Radio has put together our Top 25 songs of 2019 covering the genres of Synthpop, Post Punk, Dark Wave, Indie, Modern/Alt Rock, Dreampop and Electronica.
This weeks compilation features the latest new music in the genre of indie pop, containing over any hour of synthy, jangly, head bopping numbers! My favorite tracks are from Kitten, Dear Boy, MisterWives and Anna Of The North.
This weeks compilations feature the latest new releases in Synthpop and Electronica. Some of our favorites include the FM Attack remix of Slaves from Actors.
New Music Friday – Ritual Howls, Foreign Resort, The Chain Gang Of 1974, Touch Sensitive ft Kitten, TR/ST, Fujiya & Miyagi
This article highlights some of the new music that was released the week ending March 25, 2019. This weeks selections feature a few classing sounding post punk tracks, a synthpop song, and a couple dancey electronica numbers.


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Donna Bogatin over at Digital Micro-Markets has posted what look to be PowerPoint slides designed to explain how Google Audio Ads will work for advertisers. The PowerPoint slides show how Google plans to bridge the advertisers with the consumers, how they deliver the ads to the radio and how many people Google thinks they can reach with the ads. As we reported earlier, we are expecting Google Audio Ads To Be Tested By End Of Year.
How does Google deliver radio ads?
Step 1) Station inventory management system and studio log.
Step 2) Google links electronically with stations to search for inventory that fits advertiser criteria.
Step 3) Inventory is paired with advertiser requests.
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Google Audio's Current Footprint:
* 800+ stations
* 4200 stations targeted
* Coverage in 19 of the top 25 markets
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Disney’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms is undergoing some significant reshoots, with director Joe Johnston being brought on to take the helm of these additional scenes. While, lately, a move like this is often a sign that the original director was fired, that isn’t the case here, with this new report claiming original director Lasse Hallstrom simply cannot direct the reshoots due to scheduling conflicts. Lasse Hallstrom is not being “sidelined” by this move, and he will still be involved in the post-production process.
Fans who attended Disney’s D23 Expo this summer got the first glimpse at The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, with Disney showcasing the first Nutcracker and the Four Realms footage while announcing a November 2, 2018 release date. The D23 Expo presentation featured Los Angeles-based dancer Lil Buck, who hit the stage to demonstrate the kind of street dancing called jookin that informed the way his character moves in the film. The performance earned a standing ovation, although it isn’t clear when the footage will be unveiled. Fans can watch the entire D23 live-action presentation in its entirety, though.
This new report reveals that the studio is gearing up for just over a month of reshoots, with 32 days of additional photography set, using new material written by Oscar winner Tom McCarthy (Spotlight). The original screenplay adaptation was written by Ashleigh Powell in her feature writing debut, based on the ballet by Peter Tchaikovsky and the story by E.T.A. Hoffmann. There has been no indication as to what caused the need for over a month of reshoots, but in a brief statement to The Hollywood Reporter, original director Lasse Hallstrom made it clear he thinks his film is in the right hands.
“The film is in very good hands in London while I’m away. I will return to postproduction after the holidays.”
Despite the lengthy reshoots, it seems unlikely this will have any impact on the November 2, 2018 release date, where the Disney live-action adventure will have quite a bit of competition. Also hitting theaters on that date are 20th Century Fox’s X-Men spin-off X-Men: Dark Phoenix, plus an untitled Paramount event film. The film largely takes place in a strange and mysterious parallel world-home to Land of Snowflakes, Land of Flowers and Land of Sweets. But it’s the ominous Fourth Realm where Clara must take on a tyrant called Mother Ginger as well as a gang of mice who’ve stolen a coveted key from Clara.
Starring Keira Knightley as the Sugar Plum Fairy, newcomer Mackenzie Foy as Clara, Helen Mirren as Mother Ginger, Morgan Freeman as godfather Drosselmeyer, and featuring a special performance by Misty Copeland, the movie is inspired by E.T.A. Hoffmann’s classic tale. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms is directed by Lasse Hallstrom and produced by Mark Gordon and Larry Franco, with Sara Smith and Lindy Goldstein executive producing. The film will open in U.S. theaters on Nov. 2, 2018. We reported last month that the highly-anticipated Narnia adaptation The Silver Chair will be Joe Johnston’s last film as a director. His other directorial credits include Captain America: The First Avenger, The Rocketeer and Jurassic Park III. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news on Joe Johnston directing The Nutcracker and the Four Realms reshoots earlier today.


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“First things first… Food stop!” is what Tiffani Thiessen said when she ate at Seattle, WA, USA’s The Walrus and the Carpenter oyster bar in October 2018.
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Tiffani Thiessen ate at Seattle, WA, USA’s Taylor Shellfish Oyster Bar, Queen Anne in October 2018 and asked, “Ahi tuna flavored Oysters, anyone?”
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Elsa Pataky had a beer with friends at Bryon Bay, New South Wales, Australia’s The Balcony Bar & Oyster Co. in March 2018 and said it was “Fun times with my favourite people!”
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Chainsaw Man Anime Store in Harajuku Winter 2022-2023
Chainsaw Man Big Goodwill Exhibition, a time-limited store is coming to Tokyo
Based on the popular manga Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto, the anime Chainsaw Man is being produced by the renowned animation studio MAPPA. While the new second part of the manga series started in July, the first anime adaptation has begun airing since October 12. To celebrate, collaborations and special events are starting to be seen. On the same day as the start of the Chainsaw Man themed cafe opened in Tokyo and Osaka.
The “Chainsaw Man Big Goodwill Exhibition” a time-limited store for the Chainsaw Man animation, will open at Base Yard Tokyo in Harajuku, Tokyo, from December 9, 2022 (Friday) to February 15, 2023 (Wednesday). At this store, fans of the series will find limited items featuring popular characters such as the main character Denji, Aki Hayakawa, Power, and Makima!
Chainsaw Man is the hottest anime this season. The event will feature valuable anime setting materials for Chainsaw Man supervised by MAPPA and a large monitor displaying images and figures for sale.
Exciting? Let’s take a look at the exclusive merchandising!
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Can badges (4 designs): 550 yen
Square Long Can badge (8 designs): 770 yen
Frame Magnet Mirror (8 designs): 770 yen
▶ Standing Acrylic Stand: 2,200 yen
▶ Acrylic Stand Card Design: 1,320 yen
▶ Acrylic Block: 1,980 yen
▶ Acrylic Mega Figure: 5,500 yen
▶ Clear Files: 660 yen
▶ Acrylic Big Tag: 990 yen
▶ A3 Clear Poster: 1,430 yen
*Scheduled to be released around the end of December.
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Art Card Set: 1,320 yen
Art Sticker: 1,10 yen
Grand Exchange Exhibition B2 poster: 1,100 yen
And there’s even more! Limited original novelties will be available sequentially for different periods of time in the first and second series. During the period, purchasers of 2,000 yen or more (including tax) will receive a key visual card (first series) and an original art card (second series), exclusive for the “Chainsaw Man Grand Exchange Exhibition”.
Chainsaw Man Big Goodwill Exhibition 2022-2023
Location: Base Yard Tokyo (Harajuku)
Date: December 9, 2022, to February 15, 2023
For more time-limited events or collaboration with the latest anime trends or best things to do in Tokyo during wintertime, don’t forget to check these articles too!


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This is an attractive vision but there's serious concerns that recently released tools, such as Airsnort, will expose the insecurity of wireless networks, particularly since the security of installed networks has repeatedly been described to us as "flaky".
Encryption experts, among them Adi Shamir, the co-inventor of RSA, have highlighted cryptographic weaknesses in the WEP (Wired Equivalent Protocol) security that ships with 802.11b. Best practice calls for the use of virtual private networking techniques to encrypt data flowing over wireless Lans but this is often not followed.
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The Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance (NUAIR) and AURA Network Systems (AURA) today announced a collaboration to install infrastructure throughout New York’s 50-mile unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) corridor, utilizing AURA’s secure command-and-control (C2) communication links that provide voice, data, and navigation capabilities for the aviation industry.
According to a press release:
“To enhance the commercial viability of UAS, drones require capabilities that enable safe flight farther than pilots can see, referred to as beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS). AURA’s wireless network will provide real-time, reliable communications that UAS need to conduct safe BVLOS operations.”
“Having AURA’s network throughout our 50-mile UAS corridor unlocks a whole new level of commercial drone operations,” according to NUAIR Chief Executive Officer Ken Stewart. “When pilots are flying drones beyond visual line of sight, they need real-time, reliable communications that ensure safe operations, and AURA provides that kind of reliability. NUAIR continues to pave the way for advanced, commercial drone operations, and AURA’s technology will allow us to help even more companies integrate economically viable and scalable drone operations.”
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A Christian event tour is coming to the Upper Peninsula.
Ten9 Ministries will begin its “2021 Night of Hope Yooper Tour” at the city square in Downtown Ironwood on Thursday.
Ten9 Ministries Pastor, Wes Morris, shared the highlights of each event.
“We have a live music concert. We cover popular songs that you might hear at a Detroit Tigers game, a baseball or something like that. Sing-a-longs or classic rock songs. And then we turn that into a little bit of worship and we share a message of hope with the entire community,” said Pastor Morris. “Sometimes we have a testimony from somebody where the lord has worked powerfully in their life. We have that person talk for a few minutes and then we have an a way for follow up, if needed, via text message.”
After the last year, the tour is hoping to bring hope to U.P. communities.
Organizers want Yoopers to know that despite the pandemic, there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
“The tour is important because we believe that people need hope. They need hope for their heart, they need hope for their life, they have questions for eternity, they have questions about their soul and we believe that the answer to that search for hope is Jesus Christ as found in the scripture, the unadulterated message of the Gospel,” said Pastor Morris. “Our motivation is to share that message with as many people as possible.”
Pastor Morris also said that undefeated boxer and Michigan Native Joey Spencer will be a guest speaker on the tour.
The tour will end on August 29th and stops include Marquette, Escanaba and Munising.
All events are free and attendees should bring a chair or blanket.
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South Africans prepare to go to the polls April 22nd
South Africans are getting ready to vote tomorrow in what it being described as the most 'competitive general election' since apartheid ended in 1994. The polling stations, some 20,000 of them, will open at 5am GMT, and there are over 23 million registered voters expected to count their vote in the election.
Many expect the African National Congress (ANC) party to win, but the question of who will win the two-thirds majority is still on everyones' lips.
Jacob Zuma is the head of the ANC and he has encouraged voters to make it the biggest turnout in South Africa's history. Polling stations are expecting an 80 % turnout.
Mr Zuma said there was an energy and excitement about the contest which had not been seen the country's first democratic election 15 years ago.
Most voters are still to young to really remember the apartheid, which brought the ANC party to power for the first time.
Another party in contention is the Congress of the People (Cope) whose popularity was up last year, but has been steadily falling since.
Former Bishop Mvume Dandala is the leader of Cope, and many are saying that the real race of the election is between Cope and the Democratic Alliance.


Very heavy rainfall is expected in several waves, early Friday morning, again Friday evening/night, and a final round during the day Saturday. Storm totals to 8 inches are possible.
11-18-04 – Crews were still working Thursday morning to clean up a fuel leak in Sherman. Wednesday morning, more than 275 gallons of gasoline began to leak from a Texaco gas pump in the 2000 block of Texoma Parkway.
The Environmental Protection Agency was called to the scene and Sherman firefighters evacuated 6 businesses over concerns that the gasoline fumes would ignite.
Traffic on Texoma Parkway between Peyton and Taylor was shut down for just under four hours.
Authorities say a private company was pressure testing the tank for leaks Wednesday morning - a process that could have created the fuel spill.
Haz-mat crews continue to clean up what is left of the spill Thursday.
Fire officials have decided to embark on a major project. Crews will pull up the concrete at the gas station and remove damaged gas lines and tank.
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Thai soldiers opened fire on a group of 17 illegal loggers yesterday evening, wounding two, police said.
The group had illegally crossed the border into Thailand in Oddar Meanchey province under cover of darkness when they encountered a Thai patrol, according to Brigadier General Men Leu, chief of the provincial police department.
All the loggers managed to make it back to Cambodian soil, but two of the group sustained gunshot wounds, he added.
“They were shot by Thai soldiers while they were illegally crossing the border to cut luxury trees in Thailand,” he said. “Two villagers were shot and injured. One man was shot and got seriously injured on his left arm. And another man was shot . . . in the back of his neck.”
The two injured loggers were being treated for their injuries at the provincial hospital last night and were in stable condition.
The two men – Vun Vann, 25, and Sok Samay, 38 – are from Trapaing Prasat district’s Chey Nivoath village.
Major Sok Rith, deputy chief of the district police, said the men had likely been hired by local timber traders to log Siamese rosewood, which can fetch sky-high sums when sold on to Chinese and Vietnamese buyers.
“Our police have educated the villagers about not crossing the borders to cut trees in Thailand . . . but some of them don’t listen to us,” Rith said.
So far this year, eight people have allegedly been killed by Thai security forces after entering Thailand illegally to log rosewood while a further 20 have been reported injured, according to local rights group Adhoc.
Srey Narin, the NGO’s Oddar Meanchey coordinator, said that the area around where the two men were inured yesterday had seen the highest number of incidents.
“I think the main reason that the provincial police could not stop villagers from illegally entering Thailand to cut trees is because they [the authorities] are behind the luxury timber businesses in the province,” Narin said.
“They get benefits from them, so they allow villagers to log.”
A Thai Foreign Ministry spokesman did not respond to a request for comment.
In June, an Australian researcher found that the modern Cambodian state has been shaped by the collection of money from illegal logging, which has profited a relatively small politically connected elite and ensured the ruling party’s grip on the state apparatus.
The study reported staggering incomes from logging operations, including estimated daily revenue of $500,000 from a single timber business in Mondulkiri province.
Prime Minister Hun Sen passed a decree in 2013 explicitly banning the harvesting, transportation and sale of Siamese rosewood in Cambodia without the issuance of special permits.