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It’s December 1927. You stand on a cold street outside a house on Fitzroy Square, near London’s thriving West End. You take the stairs down to the basement flat, where a red light greets you, letting you know that you are welcome. You tentatively approach the front door, which is flung open by your acquaintance Bobby dressed in his flamboyant, flowing, gold-trimmed skirt. He smiles widely and takes your hand, pulling you inside, saying, ‘You’ve come along just in time’. The gramophone blares in the background and raucous laughter can be heard; you are excited for the evening ahead.
You are risking everything by being here. But despite it all this is somewhere you know you can be yourself. You breathe a slow sigh of relief and let yourself be dragged into the warmth and the chatter.
A scene like this is what would have greeted several men gathering in Bobby’s flat in the winter of 1927. We know about these gatherings due to the extensive undercover surveillance and surviving records held at The National Archives 1. Why were these individuals being observed? Because at these gatherings men would have relationships with other men, in an era when sexual acts between men were both criminalised and widely socially unacceptable.
In this blog post, I will share the story of the individuals who visited this flat, who defied the law, to boldly live, love and party despite the potential consequences.
Hosting these entertaining gatherings, and living at this flat, were Bobby and Constance 2. Bobby was a dancer on the stage, at this time featuring in the West End hit show ‘Lady Be Good’. Constance was a French national, who seems to have owned the flat; at times it was a convenient cover for them to pretend to be married, with Constance using Bobby’s surname. The attendees at these parties tended to be working class men, with professions including clerks and dancers. Bobby’s family were listed in the 1911 census as a handy man, cigarette maker and dressmaker 3.
At their Fitzroy Square flat the pair invited friends, and friends of friends, to private performances of Bobby’s dances. On at least one occasion the dance was a ‘Salome’ dance, likely a version of the seductive Dance of the Seven Veils. Salome had its own controversial connotations in this era due to the Wilde trials and a sensational libel trial about lesbians in 1918. It was not an ideal thing to be associated with.
Inside the flat, the individuals were observed to be dancing, singing, kissing and cuddling, and sometimes naked. The gramophone would keep them entertained for hours or sometimes someone would hop on the piano. Most of these observations came from the street outside or from the basement roof, from which a watch was kept. The guests knew they were in a vulnerable position, suggesting that they should enter the flat in pairs, not in a bigger group, and keeping the curtains drawn. On one occasion the bedroom curtains were slightly open, and police were able to look through; an individual inside commented ‘oh look. The window’s open’ and hurriedly shut it, drawing the curtains. Unfortunately, the police had seen enough – two men standing naked.
Incredible photographs give us an insight to the dress of the individuals and the inside of the flat; these photographs survive because they were used as police evidence. The interior is striking in its bohemian and ‘oriental’ style; other spaces in this era were similarly fashioned, such as the queer friendly Caravan Club on Endell Street. A red light was fixed outside the front door, while an Eastern-inspired lamp and red walls adorned the bedroom. The bed was intentionally described in police files as a ‘divan’, making it sound more exotic. Dominic Janes notes that at this time the Far East (also linked with the colour red) was associated with effeminacy, sensuality and decadence 4. Ultimately, this was all useful in building a case against the individuals who partied at Fitzroy Square.
A photograph of the bedroom shows the divan looking recently used, with the sheets ruffled, and a pair of shoes by the bedside, giving the impression of having just been removed. Janes notes, ‘All this together was read by police as indicative of its deliberate design as a place evocative of and conducive to sexual transgression.’ 5
The photographs also show Bobby and his friends, some disobediently looking away from the camera, others appearing indifferent. Their clothes would have also seemed transgressive – Constance wearing a flapper-style dress, with her hair in a bob; Bert in a dressing gown, with a modern-looking swimsuit underneath; Harold wearing a pyjama-style linen suit. Meanwhile Bobby was in his gender-fluid transparent skirt with gilt edges, naked torso, ‘lady’s shoes’ and a patterned headband. The photographs were also annotated by police.
The Police had gathered evidence over time, noting men naked in the flat, two men fondling ‘pulling one another about’ in a public telephone box after leaving one night, and Bobby had been observed around his work too, illustrating the extent of the observations. Bobby had been followed from the stage entrance of the Empire Theatre to local urinals around Cambridge Circus. Police observations noted ‘He is generally powdered and painted and smelt strongly of perfume. His eyebrows and eyelashes are also painted as a rule’.
Police paid particular attention to anything perceived to be sexual or related to unconventional gender expression, such as Bobby’s controversial outfit. On one occasion the police observed five men as they approached the front door: ‘Hello girls come on in we are having a right royal time’. One commentator in court remarked that these men ‘behaved as though they were women’, often wearing theatrical costume, being noted as speaking in effeminate voices and would be ‘powdered and painted’. The attendee Alexander was accused by police of wearing make-up, something he took time to directly deny in his police statement, hinting at the damage such allegations could do. Effeminacy, including the use of make-up, was heavily associated with homosexuality at this time. It seems to have been a way of men signalling their sexuality to other men, but it could also be read as such by the authorities.
After extensive observations over a number of days the basement was finally raided by police on 16 January 1927. Interestingly, this seems to have been a rare occasion of a flat being raided, rather than a commercial venue, such as a club or a bar. Matt Houlbrook talks about the blurred boundaries between private and public spaces that spaces such as this presented; they united a ‘loosely connected network of friends, acquaintances, and strangers’ 6.
On the night of the raid attendees were questioned by police. Alexander explained:
‘Bobby is my friend. I often come here to a party. We all dance together. It is just a party [by] the boys. I was at the Adelphi rooms when the raid took place.’ [CRIM 1/387]
This demonstrates the nature of queer spaces in this era. Fitzroy Square was just one of several places working class men could meet other men, and yet all these spaces were vulnerable to being intercepted by police 7. Alternatively, another attendee when questioned said it was his first time visiting, and he had thought it a party, but actually it was a ‘queer show’. He did not approve.
In the courtroom
The court case took place at the high profile Central Criminal Court, on 8 February 1927. The individuals present were accused of:
‘tippling, whoring, using obscene language, indecently exposing their private naked parts and behaving in a lewd obscene and disorderly and riotous manner.’ [CRIM 1/387]
All the defendants pleaded not guilty.
The court was presented with extensive evidence from the detailed observations, as well as a selection of unique objects. These objects were designed to demonstrate the ‘lewd and obscene’ nature of the goings on at Fitzroy Square, and many were perceived to be visual signifiers of homosexuality. These items included a black transparent skirt, red sash, pair of ladies shoes, bathing costume, a pair of slippers, suit of pyjamas, set of photographs, floor plan and letters. Only a select number of these items survive, including the letters and photographs. In court one of the photographs was shown to Mr Justice Avory, who remarked of Bobby, ‘Is he a man?’ 8.
A significant amount of the discussions in court focus on the definition of a disorderly house 9. Could this apply to what was essentially a private dwelling? Could a house where men had sex with other men (rather than women) be deemed a disorderly house? After an extensive debate it was decided it could be.
Bobby was charged with keeping a disorderly house, and received the most serious sentence of 15 months hard labour. Alexander and Bert received shorter sentences in the second division.
We know little about these individuals after this snapshot in time; after all, they were not famous, just working class men who dared to love and live their sexual lives fully. The 1939 Register does show Bobby listed as ‘single’ and living in Paddington. Further records suggest that Bobby lived to the age of 100. He had been born in 1900 and would have lived through many changes in the law. For a significant period of Bobby’s life, the 1967 Sexual Offences Act would have been in force, decriminalising homosexual acts in private. He also remained a professional dancer 10.
Find out more about the love letters found in Fitzroy Square in my next blog post.
- A huge debt of gratitude goes to Matt Houlbrook, whose wonderful work Queer London first made me aware of these records and many others relating to queer culture in this period. ↩
- This blog post is based predominantly on the Central Criminal Court depositions in CRIM 1/387. ↩
- At this time Bobby himself was only 11 and still in school. ↩
- Janes, Dominic (2015) The scene of the crime: police photographs, visual culture and sexuality. Legal Information Management, 15 (1). p. 17. ↩
- Janes, The scene of the crime. p. 17. ↩
- Houlbrook, Matt, Queer London, Perils and Pleasures in the Sexual Metropolis, 1918-1957. 2006. p. 133. ↩
- See Matt Houlbrook, Queer London for many more examples, including detail on the Adelphi rooms or see other National Archives blogs. ↩
- ‘Photographs Taken By Police. Men’s Fancy Costumes In Flat Incident’ article in Reynolds’s Newspaper, Sunday 27 March 1927. British Newspaper Archive. ↩
- ‘In English criminal law a disorderly house is a house in which the conduct of its inhabitants is such as to become a public nuisance, or outrages public decency, or tends to corrupt or deprave, or injures the public interest.’ Disorderly house – Wikipedia ↩
- The Tale of Bobby Britt and ‘Prudes on the Prowl’ at the Empire Theatre, Rob Baker January 16, 2018 ↩


Toilet paper is the basic necessity and definitive product that exemplifies our frustration with pandemic shortages. We’re all left wondering, where did it go, why did it go, and when will it be back on the shelves?
The ongoing shortage isn’t entirely because of people hoarding it. There are major problems in the supply chain, and demand is way up.
American companies have been disrupted by the overseas supply chain, primarily from China, and are short of raw materials or finished products. Delays overseas are creating a domino effect here in America.
Suppliers like Kimberly-Clark and Georgia-Pacific have plans in place to increase production and reallocate inventory to help meet needs here, but admit that “timing is uncertain” as to when shelves will once again be fully stocked with TP.
“We are working hard to maximize the number of deliveries we can load and ship out of our facilities; you can just load and unload so fast,” a spokesperson told The Goods, adding that the company’s mills and distribution centers have increased 20 percent from normal capacity. “We are also working with customers to have direct shipments when possible to reduce distribution time.”
Grocers, big box retailers and online sources alike have suffered temporary outages of inventory, even when placing limits on purchases.
Collectively, we probably still use the same amount of toilet paper as we did before the pandemic, but suddenly, we’re expected to use more of our own supply. Most people are no longer eating out at restaurants or going to work or school — places where we conveniently use the restroom and the available toilet paper. Georgia-Pacific estimates that the average American household will use about 40 percent more toilet paper than usual if people spend all their time at home.
The toilet paper market is divided between consumer and commercial — those large rolls of thin toilet paper you find in public restrooms. While most commercial buyers are needing less, the individual consumer need for home use has increased significantly.
Suppliers need to shift gears to focus on home users, but the task is not simple.
“Shifting to retail channels would require new relationships and contracts between suppliers, distributors, and stores; different formats for packaging and shipping; new trucking routes — all for a bulky product with lean profit margins.”
When there is no timeline for stay at home orders, manufacturers don’t have the flexibility to adjust their production capabilities, and it’s been reported that most TP mills were operating 24-hours even before the coronavirus crisis. It’s likely that TP will remain hard to stock until stay at home orders are relaxed.
If you are desperately low, you can consider the option of ordering commercial-grade TP online, while some restaurants have been selling goods like paper products and other kitchen staples. There is probably plenty of TP to go around, but it may not be the soft variety you are used to in the home.
This story was at Vox.


WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is mocking his much-derided comment at the presidential debate that he might not accept the results of the election.
Trump kicked off a rally Thursday in Delaware, Ohio, by saying that he "would like to promise and pledge to all of my voters and supports and to all of the people of the United States that I will totally accept the results of this great and historic presidential election."
But he added: "If I win."
Trump is continuing to raise concerns about the integrity of the election, despite a lack of evidence of widespread voter fraud in the country.
Donald Trump is saying he won't commit to honoring the results of November's election because he wants to reserve his right to file a legal challenge "in the case of a questionable result."
Trump, speaking in Ohio on Thursday, said "of course I would accept a clear election result." But he stressed that he was not sure he would receive one, citing misleading statistics on voter fraud. He alleged without evidence that Hillary Clinton's campaign was trying to "rig" the election.
Trump made the unprecedented assertion during the final presidential debate Wednesday. Asked if he would concede if he loses the election, Trump said, "I will look at it at the time."
He opened his rally in Delaware, Ohio by joking that he would honor the result "if I win."


In recent days, the "Seminar on CIMIC" was held at the headquarters of the Multinational CIMIC Group (MNCG) in Motta di Livenza, a seminar in favor of a delegation of the Kosovo Security Force (KSF), in accordance with the bilateral agreement on security cooperation, signed in 2018 between Italy and Kosovo.
After the welcome greetings, the commander of the Multinational CIMIC Group, Colonel Mattia Zuzzi, explained to the delegation, made up of four KSF officers, a synthetic briefing on the department's activities within NATO and in international missions; he also focused on the structure of the regiment, whose Italian structure is dependent on the tactical information brigade, introducing the unit's operational, training and teaching skills.
Subsequently other MNCG operators intervened who shared their experiences gained in the operational theaters in which the body provides civil-military cooperation structures.
At the end of the seminar, the delegation had the opportunity to visit the infrastructure and meet the personnel specialized in the civil-military cooperation sector.
The Multinational CIMIC Group has been operating for years in various international scenarios under the aegis of the United Nations, the European Union and NATO. In this case, the operators of Motta di Livenza have been present in Kosovar territory for more than a decade, as part of the Kosovo Force (KFOR), an international military mission led by the Atlantic Alliance, responsible for restoring order and peace in the country.
Following the countless civil-military cooperation activities carried out in recent years in the Kosovar territory, the MNCG has established a strong link with the indigenous institutions and defense forces, actively contributing to the development of the territory.
The seminar ended giving the counterparts the opportunity to renew the collaboration already in place, consolidating the relationship between the two nations.


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Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Update For Galaxy Nexus HSPA+ Now Available For Download
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean was introduced at Google I/O in San Francisco. One of the Google officials announced at the aforementioned event that the first smartphone and tablets that will receive the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update mid-July are Nexus S, Galaxy Nexus and Motorola Xoom, besides the Nexus 7 tablet that comes pre-loaded with the new firmware.
The Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OTA update for Galaxy Nexus HSDPA + and GSM started to roll out this morning. As expected, the CDMA model of Galaxy Nexus will be the next device to receive Android 4.1 Jelly Bean firmware update, followed by the Galaxy Nexus smartphones locked by the carriers.
Therefore if you are one of the lucky owners of an unlocked Galaxy Nexus we’d recommend you to check whether the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update is available OTA. Samsung Galaxy Nexus is available at Amazon for $443.99 or in Google Play for $349, coming with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean out of the box.
Galaxy Nexus was world’s first smartphone to leave the factory gates with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on board and it brings a dual-core TI OMAP CPU clocked at 1.2 GHz, a 4.65-inch Super AMOLED display with 1,280 x 720 pixels, 1 GB of RAM, 16 GB of internal storage, 5 megapixel camera with 1080p video recording support, 1,750 mAh battery, all these being only 8.9 mm thick.
The Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update brings improved performance for all the devices, better typing predictions, voice recognition and voice search, enhanced notifications, a new interface for the camera app, Android Beam for file sharing, Google Now, automatically resizable widgets and a smarter Google Maps app. These are some of the new features introduced with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.
So if you own a Galaxy Nexus and the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for your device already showed up over the air, please share your opinion about Google’s new upgrade with us. The comments section bellow is all yours!


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Jan. 13, 2023 - Mondi on Jan. 12 said that it has completed the acquisition of the Duino paper mill near Trieste (Italy) from the Burgo Group for a total consideration of EUR 40 million.
Mondi plans to invest EUR 200 million to convert the mill's paper machine from the production of lightweight coated mechanical paper to high-quality recycled containerboard. After the conversion, the machine will have an annual capacity of 420,000 tons.
Mondi noted that the Duino mill is located close to two important export harbors, which creates an efficient logistics situation when transporting containerboard to the Group's corrugated plants in Central Europe and Turkey as well as serving the growing local Italian market.
"We are excited to welcome Duino mill to the Mondi Group and the opportunity this provides to grow our packaging business," said Markus Gärtner, CEO Mondi Corrugated Packaging. "We are committed to the long-term future of the mill and recognise its important role in the community and contribution to the local economy."
Mondi is a global leader in packaging and paper, offering innovative and sustainable packaging and paper solutions. The company is fully integrated across the packaging and paper value chain.
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For all its devotion to art and music, Cleveland has never encouraged writers. Since Time magazine moved from the city in 1927, writers have had few places to work here. The good ones have often sought careers elsewhere.
Even in their heyday, The Plain Dealer and The Cleveland Press were not particularly creative environments. They regimented young writers through a series of beats, producing serviceable reporters who watched over the city in terse sentences and short paragraphs, with little commentary or insight. To be sure, there were moments of brilliance and the occasional Olympian, but neither occurred in enough abundance to make the city a magnet for writers. Editors frowned on personal observations that made for rich reporting.
Other cities had alternative newspapers that drew storytellers and presented the opportunity to write long, controversial stories that painted different pictures of urban life. Called underground newspapers until they reached a level of acceptability, they began to flourish in the 1960s as the Vietnam War and civil rights protests crescendoed.
In 1970 in Cleveland, a former service station owner named Rich Kabat started Scene, a weekly paper devoted to rock music, fledgling clubs, the sexual revolution and aging hippies. Kabat is a smart man who preferred good cash flow to good journalism. I remember arguing the merits of truth, justice and the First Amendment with him in shabby Ontario Street bars. He would remind me that those were thoughtful considerations, but they couldn't pay for the beer.
Kabat sold Scene in 1998 and spent his time traveling the world, leaving others to debate the merits of journalism. Since then, Scene has undergone many incarnations, changing editors, publishers and owners with the seasons and finally merging with a competitor. It endured all of this just in time for the digital revolution to add to its woes.
In December, amid gloomy rumors, Scene was sold again. For the first time since Kabat's days, a Cleveland company, the Euclid Media Group, purchased it. Its head, 31-year-old Andrew Zelman, personifies the hoped-for youthful revitalization of the city.
Zelman grew up in Beachwood, studied sports management at Ohio University, worked in the family chemical business and is anxious to make a difference in the city's media. He is single and lives in a downtown apartment. He intends to get involved in Scene's day-to-day operations while overseeing the Detroit, Orlando and San Antonio weeklies the company also purchased for an undisclosed sum from Times-Shamrock Communications of Scranton, Pa. His partners are Chris Keating, the publisher of Scene, and Michael Wagner from the San Antonio Current. Keating did not respond to a request for an interview regarding the business climate in Cleveland.
"I wanted to be the general manager of a sports team, but going through the minors is a long trip," Zelman says. "I'm a news junkie at heart. I love following politics and wanted to get involved with the city. Scene was a perfect place."
Zelman acknowledges he has no journalism experience, but he does have a background in marketing. He intends to spend time in each of the paper's departments and focus on good journalism and improved business practices. The paper, which has already expanded its website, will continue to feature strong music and arts coverage, Zelman says. Every month 350,000 readers either visit Scene's website or read its printed edition, which has a circulation of 40,000.
Vince Grzegorek, who has worked at Scene for six years and became editor in late 2012, says his editorial staff of six will more aggressively cover substantial stories that affect the area. He thinks the revamped Plain Dealer is vulnerable to a kind of hit-and-run journalism that takes advantage of its weaknesses.
Scene showed as much this fall when it beat The Plain Dealer by revealing the reason behind the Cleveland Museum of Art director's sudden resignation. Scene's website reported that the director had been involved in an affair with an employee who later committed suicide.
That forced The Plain Dealer to match the story, re-examine its coverage and publish an account that described its reporting as more careful and calculating than Scene's. But in the small world of Cleveland journalism, it was clear who triumphed.
Grzegorek says he knew The Plain Dealer had assigned the wrong reporter to the story, so he picked that moment to unleash Scene's limited but able resources.
Both Zelman and Grzegorek say they want Scene to become a more significant player in the city. Zelman arrives when Cleveland journalism is at its lowest point in 50 years. If Scene can identify and focus on relevant stories that affect the future of the city, it will be a valuable arbiter of urban life.
Some of its work has been uneven and even aimless, but Scene can be a powerful instrument. I was one of the writers who covered the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority for Scene when it was able to scuttle a half billion dollar boondoggle to move the port. It was the only media outlet that opposed a 400 percent tax increase for the port, which was soundly defeated.
A strong Scene is vital to Cleveland's interests. Scandals at City Hall and in county government in the last two decades eluded the mainstream media until prosecutors made the facts public. Because the Democratic Party dominates here, our political system does not safeguard the citizens. That leaves the local media, often reserved in confronting issues and late in identifying villains. This reticent media culture gives Scene an edge, but it must be aggressive and thorough.
Critics of Scene have called it a faceless publication run by out-of-towners, claiming its most dynamic quality was turnover in personnel. Zelman intends to be the "face" of the paper. He wants to position its business operation more in the mainstream of the marketplace. That will take a fine balancing act, for part of Scene's attraction is its bawdy advertising and voice.
Zelman's interest in the city, the paper's irreverent manner and its desire to compete should attract more readers and young talent. The need for an alternative newspaper in Cleveland has never been greater. Its challenge is surviving a time when even the best of its genre has a fragile page count.


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Both China and Japan have brought the dispute over the Diaoyutai Islands (釣魚台) to the UN, each claiming ownership of the islands based on international law.
While Japan — which refers to them as the Senkaku Islands — claims ownership based on international law, China’s claim is primarily based on “historical fact” and only secondly on international law. This view follows the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) traditional stance, so the two governments are taking the same stance in their cooperation on claiming the Diaoyutais.
Apart from the Diaoyutais dispute, China also puts what it calls historical fact before international law in the South China Sea dispute and on the issue of unification with Taiwan. The reason Beijing is prioritizing history is that it feels its legal claims to sovereignty are too weak.
The US Congress has repeatedly refused to sign the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Although China has signed the convention, it did so unwillingly, because, like the US, it believes it to be an obstacle.
Meng Xiangqing (孟祥青) of China’s National Defense University has said the convention is the result of long-term power struggles over the past few decades, especially among developing countries, and that it is a significant and authoritative milestone marking the beginning of human utilization of maritime resources.
However, he also emphasized that the convention has loopholes. What are these loopholes? According to Meng, some countries can claim a 200 nautical mile (370.4km) continental shelf based on the “proximity principle,” and this complete ignores China’s historical sovereignty.
Why are the 200 nautical mile continental shelf and proximity principle problematic? There are two reasons. First, the Spratly Islands (Nansha Islands, 南沙群島) are between 1,200 and 1,900 nautical miles from the Chinese mainland and next to the territorial waters of Vietnam and the Philippines.
Second, China has traditionally been a continental country. As a result, it showed little interest when Taiwan, Vietnam and the Philippines occupied the Spratly Islands in the 1970s.
When Beijing finally did take action in the late 1980s, it was at a disadvantageous position due to the “pre-emptive principle” of international law. As a consequence, it must go back in history to look for a foundation for its claims.
It is evident that the convention tends to protect developing countries, and more powerful nations use so-called historical sovereignty to bypass it. The Chinese view is similar to that held by those in the US who oppose signing the convention, saying it is unnecessary because Washington traditionally maintains effective maritime peace.
Interestingly, in a bid to assist smaller ASEAN countries, US Secretary of State Hilary Rodham Clinton is currently making a great effort to push Congress to approve the convention.
China and the US’ attitude toward the convention is not well regarded by the international community. The problem is that although the image of the more powerful nations suffers when they ignore international law, there is really nothing anyone can do.
However, Taiwan, a small country, is now taking their cue and, like a great power, claims sovereignty over the Diaoyutais based on Chinese historical sovereignty instead of stressing that the waters around the islands are traditional Taiwanese fishing grounds and that the islands are located on the continental shelf extending from Taiwan’s Datun Mountain (大屯山). That is a very unwise approach.

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Moe Brooker '63: The Process of "Making Visible"
One of Moe Brooker’s (Cert. ’63) earliest honors had a lasting impact: winning PAFA’s Cresson Memorial Travel Scholarship in 1962, which he used to travel to Europe. “I saw paintings that I only knew from photographs, and realized the importance of seeing the actual work.”
Brooker credits instructors like Roswell Weidner with helping him develop as an artist. Brooker says that his instructors at PAFA taught him how to think visually, and helped him develop his style and method. “What I learned at PAFA allowed me to go from being a realistic painter, which I did for more than 10 years, to become an abstract painter, which took seven years, and is what I do today.”
Brooker’s compositions are informed by discovery, invention, and the process of “making visible,” revealing relationships between color and form, emotion and intellect, and faith in the divine and the human condition. He is interested in overlaying fields of space, shapes and calligraphic lines, all unified by a sense of cosmic exuberance.
Listening to jazz and gospel is a part of his daily painting routine, as is returning to his work every day. “When you paint every day there is an understanding of the work, and the painting is receptive. When you step away from a painting for several days and try to return to it, the painting closes. You’ve got to work very hard to open that painting up so that it’s receptive again.”
The artist has won several lifetime achievement awards, including the Governor’s Award for Artist of the Year from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the Medal of Achievement from the Philadelphia Art Alliance. In addition to being a faculty member at PAFA, Brooker was the first Bob Fox Distinguished Professor at the Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia. In 1995, Brooker was commissioned by Absolut Vodka to do an Absolut Brooker.
Brooker’s work can be found in the permanent collections of institutions such as the Studio Museum in Harlem, Montgomery Museum of Art, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Musée des Beaux-arts de l’Ontario, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Brooker is represented by June Kelly Gallery in New York.

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New memorial in place at Pulse nightclub
A new memorial for victims of Orlando's nightclub massacre is growing outside Pulse nightclub.
People started flocking to the site of the worst shooting in recent U.S. history after Orange Avenue reopened on Tuesday.
Almost instantly, a memorial was put in place underneath the now iconic Pulse sign. The community is trying to get back on its feet.
"Oh wow, now it's open. And you know, it hits right here," said Maricarmen Gayosa, who was visiting the memorial on Tuesday.
Driving down Orange Avenue is slow going. It's open after being shut down since June 12, the day of the worst mass shooting the country has ever seen.
The major crime scene is now being replaced with signs of love. Then, there's ground zero.
"I mean it's hard being this close," said Gustavo Vasquez, who was visiting the memorial on Tuesday. It's his first time back since the shooting. He thinks about the several friends he lost.
"Unfortunately, I'm picturing them running for their life," Vasquez said. "It's real. It happened. And that's something the world needs to see."
Almost instantly, a memorial was created outside. Signs, candles and writings were put on the fence that actually invites visitors to look through. On the other side is the club, where holes on the side of the building that police had to break through to rescue survivors, are now boarded up.
WESH 2 News was there as Attorney General Loretta Lynch toured the site. It's a sign that the investigation is moving forward.
"It's nice to sort of see the normalcy is starting to come back. It is a tragic loss," said resident Adrian Davis, a customer of a barbershop near Pulse. Businesses like the barbershop and the nearby coffee shop have reopened. Many will always be reminded of the massacre across the street.
"It's not just the victims that have lost someone special," said Kendrea Furlow, an employee of the nearby Dunkin' Donuts. "Knowing that those people won't come back through those doors again."
Many people are now talking about the future of the site. Some said they hope a permanent memorial will be created, as well as possibly reopening Pulse nightclub in another location.


Lake District Buoys
The Environment Agency have enjoyed a successful first year monitoring Ullswater and Coniston lakes using equipment supplied by Meteor.
Meteor integrated a MCC-972S unit with a YSI 6600 sonde and EMM68 buoy. The complete system was built and commissioned within 2 weeks. Using SDI-12 communication the station is capable of interfacing up to 3 sondes and is also equipped with analogue inputs for battery level monitoring.
The unit was successfully self deployed by the EA with remote assistance from Meteor and within 30 minutes of launch data was present on the web.
Quote from the Environment Agency Field Science Team: With the new Buoy and telemetry system, we are now able, not only to view real-time water quality data over the internet at the push of a button, but able to check long term trends occurring within the lakes.


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There's an awful lot of testosterone on History's Trainwrecks. I tend to think it's because men are far more likely than women to self-sabotage in a big way. But as Abigail Adams told her husband John, we should always "remember the ladies."
Samantha Wilcoxson, author of the phenomenal Women of the American Revolution, joins me to talk about her book and see how the stories we've always been told about the women of the founding generation are really just the beginning.
In this book, you'll learn things you probably never knew about Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, Eliza Hamilton, and Dolley Madison, as well as some figures you may not have heard of like Ona Judge.
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Directory of co-ed performing arts camps in Ohio (OH) for kids and teens. Find the best overnight, residential and sleepaway camps for this summer in and around the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Steubenville, and Akron areas of Ohio.
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Yellow Springs, Ohio, USA - (937) 767-7800
Yellow Springs Kids Playhouse has theater, dance and music camps for kids 18 months-18 years old.


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Wellington poet Amelia Nurse has written about ‘the lake effect’ – the noticeable calming and smoothing of the ripples in brow and soul that occurs when you find yourself on the shores of a lake with time to spare.
There’s probably no better place to experience the lake effect than at Lake Wānaka. There’s a variety of ways you can interact with the lake – it’s an aquatic playground for anglers, water-skiers, jet-skiers, jet-boaters, sailors, fizz-boaters, swimmers and windsurfers... and more.
But there’s also a network of walkways around the lake, giving glimpses, opening vistas over the water, and generally exposing you to maximum lake effect.
There are some really staunch walks – well, climbs, to be fair – in the wider region: there’s the serious mountaineering proposition that is a summit assault on Mount Aspiring, and there’ pretty but demanding Cascade Saddle from the Matukituki Valley over into the Rees-Dart catchment.
Then there are easier walks, such as the climb to the Rob Roy Glacier in the Matukituki, or the pleasant (if steep) scramble up to the summit of 1578m Mount Roy, just a couple of minutes’ drive outside Wānaka township. Right in Wānaka, there’s the stroll to the top of 548m Mount Iron, giving grandstand views of the lake.
There are other popular walks on the lakefront, too. The most popular – and it’s completely flat – is undoubtedly the Outlet Track, which begins about 6km from Wānaka township where the lake empties into the mighty Clutha River and follows the river downstream to Albertown, 5km away. It was originally a narrow path used by anglers to get to the trout-fishing spot at Albertown – and many of those plodding the path today carry rods and their catch. Otherwise, it’s frequented by walkers, joggers, dog-walkers, skaters and mountain bikers.
For a couple of weeks during autumn, the Outlet Track becomes a breathtaking sight as the deciduous exotics lining the riverbank begin to cast off their autumn colours – poplars and willows blanket the ground in swatches of gold, red and orange.
Kicking your way through here of a crisp, late afternoon, looking forward to a glass of Central Otago pinot noir by the fire at the end of it all... Oh, yes. Full-on lake effect.


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Head Above Water is the title track from Laura Victoria’s debut album (read our featured album review), released 8th June 2015. It’s a modern folk song about surviving and succeeding in everyday life. The video was filmed in June at Laura’s album launch party at The Slaughtered Lamb in London and features Jo Cooper (Fiddle/ Banjo), Sarah-Jane Miller (Flute/ Mandolin) and Chris Cornetto (Cajon). The gig was also reviewed for Folk Radio UK (read it here).
30th July – 2nd Aug Cambridge Folk Festival, The People’s Front Room Stage
11th- 18th Aug Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Gigs for Lost Horizons Folk Club at The Royal Oak.


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If you’re a breastfeeding mother and you struggle with bad motion sickness, chances are someone has recommended Dramamine to you. Although small does and occasional use of Dramamine is considered safe for breastfeeding mothers, larger doses may affect your baby’s health and the use of antihistamines in this class may affect your milk supply is certain circumstances.
What is Dramamine?
Dimenhydrinate, sold under the brand names of Dramamine, Driminate, Hydrate and Triptone, is an antihistamine and an antiemetic agent used for the treatment and prevention of motion sickness symptoms.
Dramamine is sold specifically for the use to help ease and prevent the symptoms of motion sickness such as nausea, vomiting and dizziness associated with motion sickness.
Dramamine consists of 55% Diphenhydramine and 45% 8-Chlorotheophylline. Diphenhydramine is considered to be the active ingredient of this medication.
Is Dramamine Breastfeeding Safe?
Dramamine is considered compatible with breastfeeding for short-term and occasional use.
Low levels of Diphenhydramine, which is the active ingredient of Dramamine, is thought to be secreted into breast milk. While the levels secreted into breastmilk are believed to be low, this sedating antihistamine should only be used for a short duration and for occasional use in breastfeeding mothers. The use of Dramamine is not recommended in early lactation before breastfeeding has been established.
Diphenhydramine, the active ingredient in Dramamine is an antihistamine used for allergic conditions. It is also used as a sleep aid and as an antiemetic agent for the prevention of motion sickness.
There are anecdotal reports that Diphenhydramine, which is the active ingredient in Dramamine, suppresses milk production. There is no official data to support this.
There are no histamine receptors in the breast. It is possible that anticholinergic drugs like Diphenhydramine may indirectly impact lactation by impacting oxytocin, growth hormone, and prolactin levels.
Antihistamines and the Milk Supply
Antihistamines, such as Dramamine, hold the potential to impact your milk supply negatively, whether directly or indirectly. Particularly in combination with a sympathomimetic such as pseudoephedrine or before breastfeeding is well established.
Research has shown that certain medications within this category can affect basal serum prolactin levels.
Some studies have pointed out that while occasional use of these medications, including Dramamine’s active ingredient, Diphenhydramine, won’t cause any adverse effects in breastfed infants, caution is still warranted. Larger doses and prolonged use could pose risks, not only decreasing the milk supply but potentially affecting the infant’s health.
One case study showed that antihistamines in relatively high doses given by injection can decrease basal serum prolactin in nonlactating women and in early postpartum women. However, suckling-induced prolactin secretion is not affected by antihistamine pretreatment of postpartum mothers.
Antihistamines and breastfed infants
In one telephone follow-up study, mothers reported irritability and colicky symptoms of 10% of infants who were exposed to different antihistamines, drowsiness was reported in 1.6% of infants.
None of the reactions required medical attention. It’s good to be aware of the risk of side effects for your baby.
One woman became dependent on dimenhydrinate during her first pregnancy and continued to take it in a dose of 150 mg daily while she breastfed her infant for 3 months. The infant did well except for a febrile seizure at 2 years of age, which was probably unrelated to dimenhydrinate.
Alternatives to Dramamine and Other Antihistamines
As a breastfeeding mother, you may have concerns about how to best manage motion sickness without compromising your baby’s health or your milk supply. Don’t worry, there are some natural options available for you.
Ginger or ginger ale
Ginger and ginger ale is a great alternative to medications and has long been known as a treatment for nausea.
There are many ways to consume ginger or ginger ale as a nausea remedy. There are many chewable tablets available as over the counter medications, or even just a ginger ale or hard candy from the supermarket. Bonus if it’s carbonated, as there is some belief that this may also help combat nausea.
Clinical trials have shown that ginger is at least marginally effective against nausea caused by chemotherapy, anesthesia, motion sickness, and pregnancy.
According to one study, they hypothesized that ginger ameliorates the nausea associated with motion sickness by preventing the development of gastric dysrhythmias and the elevation of plasma vasopressin.
Sea-Bands with acupressure buttons are a noninvasive, inexpensive, safe, and effective treatment for the nausea and vomiting in pregnant women.
One study revealed that wearing Sea Bands significantly reduced the frequency and severity of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy.
Important notes on the use of Dramamine while breastfeeding
Certain antihistamines such as Dramamine are considered safe, but only for short-term and occasional use.
A decreased milk supply is always possible when taking antihistamines, especially with higher doses, long-term use or early in lactation.
To minimize any risks to your infant’s health, single bedtime doses after the last feeding of the day is recommended.
Always make sure of a medication’s safety for breastfeeding mothers before starting to use it, whether it’s dietary supplements, herbal products or prescription or nonprescription drugs. Especially if you have any medical conditions. Your healthcare professional can help you with the correct medicine and dosages to avoid any possible side effects, allergic reactions or possible drug interactions.
If you need any medical advice or medical help, contact your healthcare provider for information and support.
If you ever need any evidence-based information or support related to anything breastfeeding, consult with an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC).


Hi everyone; sorry for “tearful title” (and for bad english, I’m foreign)… but I have formed this opinion after 100 hours, after playing and winning at champion with a coordinated team (using discord).
Let me explain.
Huntsman + blunderbuss: this is a good combination; good agaisnt crowd and melee special, but it has two big weak points for a dps/special killer pg:
-forced to close range… and this is ok, we are talking about shotgun;
-but this is unforgivable: ridicolous damage against bosses. I know beta’s problems, but it is impossible that a blunderbess’ hit (remember: short range, slow rate of fire) + career skill does less damage than a simple melee attack; it should do, at least, same damage of bh’s machine pistol (only in close range, obv). A dps pg has to inflict damage vs bosses.
Also, Markus’ headshot talents are useless with the blunderbuss.
Huntsman + bow: just a weaker waystalker… Kerillian has more bow variety, more dps, hp regen, career skill against special and crowd. Markus can recover ammo, but also Kerillian. Markus’ bow charged attack isn’t accurate.
Huntsman + rep gun: a banal weapon. No penetration make rep unsatisfactory against crowd. Also vs bosses is an inconsisten weapon: firing 9 rapid bullets make you vulnerable. And, the damage, is still unsatisfactory.
Huntsman + hadngun: simply garbage. No accuracy. Low damage. No penetration. Low rate of fire. Slow zooming time.
Skill: duration 10s > 5s (now useless also to revive); no autocrit in melee; damage x5 > x1,5; capped damage to bosses… IMHO, they should buff career skill or huntsman’s ranged weapons. And add more talents variety, not only bonus after ranged headshot.


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African-American students, particularly males, are far more likely to be suspended or expelled from school than their peers, according to the latest data released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Education.
The report – based on data from a national survey of more than 72,000 schools serving 85 percent of the nation’s students – also found that minority students have less access to tough high school curricula and are more often taught by lower paid and less experienced teachers.
The survey was released by the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights.
“The undeniable truth is that the everyday educational experience for many students of color violates the principle of equity at the heart of the American promise. It is our collective duty to change that,” Education Secretary Arne Duncan said.
Civil rights groups praised the study, but called on the government to take action to ensure that minority students are treated fairly in discipline and education matters.
“We applaud the Department of Education for collecting and releasing this data – which points to mass and systemic discrimination in our public education system,” said Wade Henderson, head of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a coalition of 200 groups.
Henderson made his comments in a prepared statement, adding: “With this knowledge comes the responsibility for the department to investigate school districts that may be in violation of federal civil rights law and take appropriate enforcement action.”
According to the study, black students made up 18 percent of the students in the sample, but were 35 percent of the students suspended once and 39 percent of the students expelled.
Only 29 percent of high-minority high schools offered calculus, compared with 55 percent of schools with the lowest black and Hispanic enrollment, according to the study.
Teachers in schools with a high-minority enrollment were paid $2,251 less per year than colleagues teaching in the same district, but in schools with a low-minority population, according to the study.

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A Girl on the Shore (a.k.a. Umibe no Onna no Ko in Japanese) is getting a live-action movie that’s coming out in Japan on August 20. The original manga is by Inio Asano (Goodnight Punpun, Dead Dead Demon’s Dededededestruction), and a new trailer has been released for the movie.
The original manga was published in English by Vertical, and it gave this description of the story:
“When Koume and Keisuke’s relationship begins to take shape, it is apparent that they are both searching for something. Maybe Keisuke wants something more than a kiss from the fair Koume. Maybe Koume is looking for someone better than Misaki, the local playboy. But what they find in each other over the course of a summer might be far greater than anything they were expecting.
Their lives are going to change. And this will all transpire before high school exams!”
Danica Davidson is the author of the bestselling Manga Art for Beginners with artist Melanie Westin, and its sequel, Manga Art for Intermediates, with professional Japanese mangaka Rena Saiya. Check out her other comics and books at www.danicadavidson.com.


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Numerology information Kitsap:
Name Number: 4 Meaning: Stability, Sameness, Regular, Rules, Condition, Responsibility, Routine, Frame, Detail, Order
Songs about Kitsap:
Throwing-Up On the Kitsap Airporter by Anna Stafford from the Album Life
Books about Kitsap:
Kitsap County History: A Story of Kitsap County and Its Pioneers by Evelyn T Bowen (1977)
Kitsap County & Bremerton Street Map by Guy Johnson (2011)
Great Adventures for Kitsap Peninsula: Family Fun in the West Sound by Christina Rude, Debbie Rue and Gale Engelke (Jun 2003)
Kitsap Trees by Jim Trainer (2010)
Kitsap County The Year of the Child 1979 by Fredi (Editor) Perry (1979)
Kitsap Cooks [ 1998 ] The Mathis Guild (appetizers, beverages, soups, salads, vegetables, main dishes, breads,... by Dr. Maurice S. Mathis Guild and Mauny Carter Kaseburg (1998)
A Fisherman's Guide to Selected Lakes of Washington's Kitsap Peninsula Area by John E. Moore (Oct 20, 2010)
Movies about Kitsap:
Good Time Golf Seattle/Kitsap 2011 NR CC - Runtime: 28 mins Directed by: John Lovelace
Good Time Golf Seattle/Kitsap 2011 - Runtime: 30 mins Directed by: John Lovelace
Wiki information Kitsap:
Kitsap County is located in the State of Washington. As of the 2010 census, its population was 251,133. Its county seat is Port Orchard, and its largest city is Bremerton. The county was formed out of King County, Washington, and Jefferson County,...
Naval Base Kitsap is a U.S. Navy base located on the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington state. It was created in 2004 by merging the former Naval Station Bremerton with Naval Submarine Base Bangor. The Mission of Naval Base Kitsap is to serve as the home...

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One man stands in the way of advancing the issue of transparency at the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey: Assembly Transportation and Independent Authority Chairman John Wisniewski. And today, the New York Times editorial page joined advocate groups in calling upon the New Jersey legislature to act.
While Chairman Wisniewski’s Committee is set to hold a hearing on 11 bills regarding transparency and accountability at the bi-state agency this coming Monday, including the important Port Authority public disclosure bills, the effort falls disappointingly short. Chairman Wisniewski has listed these bills for “discussion only,” meaning that there will be no vote on the bills regardless of the discussion, and therefore they cannot be released from committee.
Monday’s “discussion only” agenda comes on the heels of this past Wednesday’s PANYNJ Board of Commissioners meeting, during which the commissioners unanimously passed a resolution calling for a proposal which would require PANYNJ, which currently has its own policy regarding public disclosure, to abide by the public-disclosure laws of both New York (FOIL) and New Jersey (OPRA). Chairman John Degnan stated that he anticipates the new policy to be in place by January 2015 absent any progress by the legislatures of both states.
Though the New Jersey Senate passed one of the two necessary public disclosure bills in June, and the second was released from the Senate Transportation Committee yesterday, Wisniewski’s committee remains a choke point for legislative efforts. The New York State counterparts to these New Jersey bills are currently awaiting Governor Cuomo’s signature.
|Increases transparency and accountability at PANYNJ.
[NY Bills S.7721/A.3944-C (Lanza/Brennan)]
|Requires PANYNJ be subject to NY Freedom of Information Law and NJ open public records act.
[NY Bills S.6718-C/A.8785-C (Ranzenhofer/Paulin)]
Because these bills pertain to a bi-state agency, they require bi-state legislation. But the ball remains in New Jersey’s court in order to bring any legislative efforts by both states to fruition. While New Jersey technically has the remainder of the 2014-2015 legislative session to deliver these bills to Governor Christie for his signature, New York’s legislative session concluded in June and will not resume until January 2015. Should the pending New York transparency bills not be signed by Governor Cuomo by December, the legislation in New York will be withdrawn and must be reintroduced in next year’s session. Of course a veto by either Governor could thwart all efforts.
While Assemblyman Wisniewski can reconvene his committee and vote upon the bills in the future, listing the bills for “discussion only” is simply delaying the much needed structural changes at PANYNJ. Assemblyman Wisniewski should do what’s best for New York and New Jersey and bring the Port Authority public disclosure bills to a Committee vote sooner rather than later.


text: Ten corn inbred lines were field evaluated for their tolerance to DPX-M6316 at 32 and 64 g ai/ha. Inbreds ‘A619′, ‘A641′, and ‘ND246’ were highly susceptible to DPX-M6316; inbreds ‘A671′, ‘A632′, and ‘B73’ were highly tolerant; and inbreds ‘A654′, ‘CM105′, ‘W153R’, and ‘M017’ were intermediate in their response. The basis for differential tolerance was studied by comparing the susceptibility of acetolactate synthase (ALS) to inhibition by DPX-M6316 in tolerant A671 and susceptible A619, and by examining the absorption, translocation, and metabolism of DPX-M6316 in both genotypes. I50 values for DPX-M6316 inhibition of ALS activity in extracts from etiolated shoots of A671 and A619 were similar, 15.6 and 17.4 nM, respectively. There was little difference in 14C-DPX-M6316 absorption by the two inbreds, but twice as much of the absorbed 14C was translocated out of the treated leaf of A619 (13%) compared to A671 (6%). Differences in translocation may have been due to much more rapid DPX-M6316 metabolism in A671 than in A619. Extracts from treated leaves of A671 had only 23% DPX-M6316 remaining 5.5 h after treatment (HAT) compared to 78% DPX-M6316 remaining in extracts from A619 leaves. Therefore, rate of metabolism was the major factor involved in the tolerance of A671 and the susceptibility of A619 to DPX-M6316.

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ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Automotive Maintenance & Repair Association (AMRA) will hold a "technology summit" as part of its Fall Technical Meeting, scheduled for Aug. 29-30 in Rosemont.
The technology summit will consist of four one-hour sessions on the afternoon of the 30th focusing on accessing data for repairing vehicles as well as the resulting interaction with the motorist, AMRA said. The fall meeting and summit will take place at the OLC Learning Center in Rosemont, near Chicago's O'Hare Airport.
AMRA has lined up presenters from key service providers, such as AutoVitals Inc., Bolt On Technology L.L.C., Solera Holdings/Identifix, AllData L.L.C., Carquest Auto Parts' Virtual Vehicle, MotoShop's MotoLogic, and Hunter Engineering Co. to present their views serving motorist with transparency and trust.
Participants will have the opportunity to hear brief presentations from the technology partners as a group and then break out to have one-on-one time to meet with the technology partners individually.
AMRA's Technical Meetings are part of the group's Motorist Assurance Program (MAP) and are held three times annually. They are designed to help AMRA/MAP members serve motorists and their increasingly complex vehicles better, according to AMRA President Jeff Cox.
The meetings include major service providers as well as other industry companies that support them.
The 2018 fall meeting will include presentations from industry experts designed to inform attendees of recent changes to auto technology, process and manufacturing.
"We are coming off the heels of record attendance from our Spring Technical Meeting, and I believe this meeting will be our best one yet," Mr. Cox said.
Along with technical presentations, the Fall meeting will feature a networking dinner bringing industry professionals together to foster relationships and collaboration.
For more information on the Fall Summit, contact AMRA at [email protected].


The Toronto International Film Festival Festival ‘s 45th edition saw how the festival adjusted to the new normal. Running from September 10-19, TIFF tweaked itself to allow for a hybrid mix of physical, drive-ins, digital screenings and a host virtual red carpets, industry conferences and special events.
The FOMO is a constant companion while attending any film festival where the urge to be present at many screenings at the same time is almost irrepressible. The pandemic year though brought along its own set of challenges. For a festival that typically programs over 200 films, this year that number was down to 50 new features.
For the first time in its history, TIFF showcased its films digitally. So as an accredited journalist covering the festival it meant a TIFF Digital Cinema Pro pass and a window of 48 hours in which to see films. While we missed the on ground festival buzz, the crisp September air of Toronto and the long queues to get into screenings at the Scotia bank or TIFF Light Box, the sense of urgency to watch films during the stipulated time and see as many as possible still made it thrilling.
A surreal experience nevertheless as I negotiated my film watching with my regular routine sans the jet lag but sat almost glued to the laptop praying to the wifi gods to be kind. In what was also a first some films were inexplicably geo-blocked for the industry and press in certain countries. So Nomadland, which won the prestigious People’s Choice Award, often a precursor to an eventual Best Picture Academy Award nomination along with Chaitanya Tamhane’s The Disciple and David Byrne’s American Utopia were all out of bounds for us in India.
Still of the films that I saw here are a few that I would recommend you keep an eye out for and grab every chance you get to watch them.
1. I Am Greta
Nathan Grossman documents the 15-year-old girl famous for her “How dare you “ speech to world leaders on the issue of climate change in her journey from obscurity to world fame. Namely, Greta Thunberg sitting quietly outside the Sweden’s parliament protesting against climate change. A girl, who hates small talk, hates adults “because they say one thing and do something completely different” and has Asperger’s – something for which she is mocked and ridiculed about. But Greta wishes everyone had a bit of Asperger’s so that they too can share her intense focus on the issue of climate change. The film is an intimate look at Greta, the environmental activist in her strong and vulnerable moments. We are privy to her quiet moments, the grizzly passion with which she fusses over every word of the speech she writes to be delivered to world leaders whose polite applause but lack of action leave her fuming and heartbroken. The film culminates in a harrowing sailboat ride that Greta and her father Svante take over the Atlantic Ocean to attend the UN climate summits in September 2019. As world leaders mock her and her attempts, we acquire a unique point of view on a girl who dances alone in her room, misses her dogs and home, takes hate mail and death threats in her stride and carries on.
2. 76 Days
The first of probably many documentaries to emerge out of China, 76 Days is a challenging watch. It provides us with a unique vantage point as we look at the crisis from ground zero of the spread of coronavirus in Wuhan, that now has in its grips on the whole world. The documentary opens with a gut wrenching cry as one of the health workers is mourning the death of her father. On 23 January, the city of 11 million people went on a lockdown that lasted 76 days. What feels like a sci- fi apocalyptic thriller in essence captures the surreal times, with patients lining up for medical attention and the hospital staff who we only see at all times encased in PPE, masks and foggy glasses are pushed to the brink trying to contain the outbreak and treat patents. 76 days is precious record of the surreal times that ironically we are still living in.
3. New Order
Mexican filmmaker Michel Franco’s latest is a tough watch. In a city ravaged by rioting, violence and bloodshed, we witness how the class divide can have far reaching consequences for society. Marianne‘s wedding party is underway (Naian Gonzaléz Norvind), but frustrated by her family’s refusal to help out a former employee’s ill wife, she decides to take the woman to a clinic herself, hoping to get back in time. But things swiftly turn ugly. Be it the super rich or the humble working class both are at the receiving end of this violence that forces us to reflect on the fragility of the class divide that can erupt into absolute mayhem anytime. This is a world where nothing is photoshopped for comfort. The rich are being brutalised, the poor falsely accused while military rule wrecks havoc. The consequences of civil unrest are far reaching and the film resonates universally with its stark truth.
4. One Night in Miami
Oscar winner Regina King makes a staggering directorial debut with One Night in Miami. At a time when conversations around Black Lives Matter are raging, it recreates an important time in Black history - a night in February 1964, when real-life friends Cassius Clay, Jim Brown, Sam Cooke, and Malcolm X gather to celebrate Clay’s win over Sonny Liston, which made him the heavyweight champion of the world. Based on Kemp Power’s award winning play by the same name, the four Black icons ruminate on how they can play a role in the larger civil rights movement raging in the US at the time. Performances by Kingsley Ben –Adir, Aldis Hodge, Eli Goree and Leslie Odom Jr make it richer.
5. Pieces of a Woman
Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczó‘s first English film, Pieces of a Woman is about a married couple grappling with devastating loss. Martha (Vanessa Kirby) and Shawn (Shia LaBeouf) have found love across a class divide and are eagerly expecting their first baby. But complications with a midwife (Parker) interrupt their planned home birth and has tragic consequences. The beauty lies in how the film refuses to judge any of the characters and how they cope with their grief. The almost 20-min-long child birth scene, Vanessa Kirby’s outstanding performance and the film’s exploration of loss and the resultant sorrow translates into brilliant cinema.
. Read more on Cinema by The Quint.5 Films You Shouldn’t Miss that Screened at TIFF 2020'Khaali Peeli' Trailer: Ishaan And Ananya On The Run . Read more on Cinema by The Quint.


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Sony has not yet provided the detailed Specification of their cars. Some of the specifications that have been disclosed are the car's dimensions, which measures 1,450 mm in height, 1,900 mm in width and 4,895 mm in length. The expected ground clearance of the vehicle is said to be 120 mm and will have a wheelbase of 3,000 mm.
The Japanese Technology giant Sony has started the testing of Electric car on roads, even though the company has no current plans for sale in the near future. These Electric cars are being tested in Austria. Sony Vision-S mainly focused on its interior and extra features that could be made available. Sony Vision-S prototype was sent to Tokyo in July 2020 for improving its audio features and sensing. It is said that Sony Vision S Electric Car has focused on driver support with 33 inbuilt sensors.
On January 07 at CES 2020, the Vision-S car was showcased. It is said that the model was moved from Las Vegas to Graz in Austria, where the actual development centre is located. The Japanese top manufacturing firm Sony has focused on safety, entertainment and comfort of their users. Sony claims that they have fully tested the car on roads which has been built by AL and Robotics team so that they can ensure that Vision S will obey the norms and regulations. However, Sony is working for hand on hand focusing on Magna-Steyr as well to ensure that their modern car will hit the roads in Europe.
The Driverless Paradigm of Sony comes with 33 inbuilt sensors which can detect passengers around and even vehicles nearby to provide best driving support. Sony is experienced in the field of Entertainment and Electronics segment, which can be implemented in future generation Electric Cars. The Electronic devices are been send to other Automakers and now Sony has decided to develop their own product with all the necessary features inbuilt in the cars.
Sony has not yet provided the detailed Specification of their cars. Some of the specifications that have been disclosed are the car's dimensions, which measures 1,450 mm in height, 1,900 mm in width and 4,895 mm in length. The expected ground clearance of the vehicle is said to be 120 mm and will have a wheelbase of 3,000 mm. Sony Vision S claims the top speed of the car will be 240kmph and can reach from 0 to 100 in just 4.8 seconds.
Sony’s Electronics is considered to be one of the best and Vision S will be facilitated by Sony’s 360 Degree Audio offering the best experience to their customers. The speakers are said to be fixed inbuilt in every seat of the car so that each and every passenger inside the car can enjoy and feel of the music with a personalised audio configuration option. There will be a panoramic screen in the car that can be accessed by the passenger and the driver.
The Vision S will consist of Numerous Sensors inbuilt which will continuously keep a track on the inside and the outside environment. The additional features of vision S will include Oval Sensing, Driving Assistance, Advanced Camera Monitoring System, Driver Monitoring. Oval Sensing will keep an eye 360 degrees around the car and will also focus on safety when the car is in motion, Driver Assistance will include some special features like Self-Parking, auto-lane changing options, advanced cruise control which will provide next-level driving assistance. Camera Sensors will keep an eye on the vehicles coming nearby and will give an alert to the driver even before the driver notices it. One of the Unique features in the Vision S will include monitoring the condition of the driver and passengers depending on the facial expressions and body movements which will help to provide necessary alerts to the drivers and accordingly will set the temperature inside the car. One of the Advanced Audio engineering systems have been designed for this vision-S car which will provide audio signal processing technology and customers will have the real audio experience inside the cabin space.
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Stiglitz ‘bad neighbour’ tax haven comments latest blow to State’s reputation
OECD talks on global tax rates set against growing negative view of State’s tax regime
Joseph Stiglitz this week said Ireland was not being a good neighbour to other EU countries. File photo. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
The latest comments by celebrated US economist Joseph Stiglitz on Ireland’s policy on corporate tax are just the latest blow to the State’s reputation in this area. This is damaging as talks intensify at the OECD on a new deal on corporate tax worldwide. If these talks move towards consensus, Ireland will now be under pressure to agree to whatever emerges.
At a conference in Paris on Thursday, Stiglitz initially said that Ireland was not being a good neighbour to other EU countries, from whom it was robbing tax revenues. Ireland was not only a tax haven but it also is not a good EU citizen, he said, though later adding that some of his initial comments were too strong.
Few will pay any attention to the qualification, particularly as Ireland has been subject to a string of such attacks from academics and some international tax experts, including other top economists such as Gabriel Zucman of the University of California. A recent International Monetary Fund discussion paper was also highly critical.
The Government has tried to fight back, saying that Ireland was making significant changes and has a transparent regime.
Some of the singling out of Ireland is over the top – US tax rules played a big part in this story over the years, as did countries such as the Netherlands and Luxembourg. But there is no doubt that we are exposed here and that devices like the double Irish, now being slowly phased out, were part of a global story which allowed for widescale tax avoidance. Ireland is now widely referred to in media reports as a tax haven – most recently this week by the influential Financial Times.
Fair or not, this helps to shape the battleground at the OECD.
Ireland will be concerned about the possible lack of tax revenue. But the Government will be even more worried that plans for a minimum corporate tax rate could damage our ability to compete for foreign direct investment. A lot will come down to where this rate is set and how it applies.
And the problem for Ireland as this debate reaches the crunch is that the international view of our regime is now so bad that it risks undermining whatever bargaining power we have.

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The beaches of Angra dos Reis, Brazil
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Situated just 90 km from Rio and in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Angra dos Reis is most widely known as the gateway to an island paradise. This quaint fishing town is surrounded by 365 islands and over 2,000 beaches, all with their own unique natural beauty. Only venture out a short distance from the coast and you'll discover waterfalls, tropical forests, spectacular mountain views, and pristine coastlines.
Angra dos Reis, meaning King's Cove, was discovered in 1502 by Andre Goncalves, a Spanish explorer, although it wasn't settled until 1556. Since the end of slavery agriculture took a big decline, but is still a source of revenue for this small seaside town. Nowadays tourism and shipbuilding are the main sources of income, with honeymooners and travelers seeking the ultimate vacation in paradise.
Because of the abundance of beautiful islands that dot the Atlantic, Angra do Reis is a great starting point for all types of adventures. Boating and fishing trips are especially popular among tourists and locals. Enjoy a leisurely day on a yacht with a bar, and stop off at beaches for a swim in the clear waters all surrounded by lush jungle.
Some highlights of the region include the Gipoia Island, which is a great place for scuba diving, especially at the beach Ilha de Itanhanga. You can also rappel off one of the massive cannons and catch excellent views from atop the main hill. The Paqueta Island has some of the best seafood restaurants due to the fisherman who supply the docks with fresh fish and seafood. Back on the coast you'll also find excellent beaches. Mambucaba is a great spot to discover the history of the region and the neighboring Brava Beach has the best surf.
Just two hours from Rio is Pestana Angra Resort, a luxurious, quaint piece of paradise with 27 private beach bungalows, is a favorite among honeymooners. All of the bungalows have fantastic seaside views and private balconies. Some accommodations also include personal Jacuzzis and private saunas for an extra treat at the end of fun-filled day of sightseeing and beach hopping. Whether you decide to venture off the grounds or stay relaxing at the resort, you'll find private beaches, ecological trails, and a restaurant and bar, just outside your doorstep.
There are literally thousands of little pieces of paradise that lay just outside of Rio, making the possibilities for travel even more exciting. There are so many places to explore on the expansive coast of Brazil, and Angra dos Reis is a great starting off point to hundreds of tropical islands.Find out more about Angra dos Reis here: http://www.braziltravelinformation.com/brazil_angra_dos_reis.htm
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Today the Kansas Legislature voted to override Governor Laura Kelly’s veto of an egregious gerrymandered congressional map. Ignoring input from thousands of Kansans asking that their communities of interest be preserved, the right-wing dominated legislature voted to split Kansas’ only minority-majority county between two congressional districts, diluting the voting strength of Kansas City-area voters.
There are many “communities of interest” in Kansas, and not all are neatly defined by geographic boundaries. US Representative Sharice Davids is Kansas’ first and only openly-LGBT member of congress, and earned her seat twice in free and fair elections. We view today’s override of Governor Kelly’s veto as yet another in a long history of attacks by the Kansas Legislature on the Kansas LGBT community. Kansas legislative leadership have decided to choose new voters for Congresswoman Davids, spurning the will of the voters who chose her – twice – to represent them in Washington, D.C. Today’s vote is an outrage, and we call on our fellow Kansans to let their legislators know today’s vote is unacceptable.
Equality Kansas will continue to fight for fair redistricting while preserving the seats of our five openly-LGBT lawmakers. In addition to US Representative Davids, our community is represented in the Kansas House of Representatives by Susan Ruiz, Brandon Woodard, Stephanie Byers, and Heather Meyer. We intend to do all we can to protect those seats as the redistricting process goes forward, and will pursue legal action where appropriate.
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The Lost Girl by Santosh Sharma is a beautifully written soft romance novel set in the magical era of 1980s and 90s when feelings and friendship used to be genuine and high spirited.
This novel at large studies the love of youth, separation, and then a short reunion. The novel has been narrated from the protagonist’s point of view. He is on a quest about someone who got lost all of sudden one day 25 years back.
The title is apt with a beautiful cover page. The main character Vineeth was in love with Rashmi during his youth i.e. at the time of college pass out. However, as fate turns the wind otherwise, Rashmi and her family disappear giving no clue to Vineeth or others. Since then Vineeth has that an urge to find about his missing girl.
So, he resumes his search after 25 years when he takes retirement from his job and returns to his hometown. He reconnects with his old friends, a lot has been changed, but he is determined to find the whereabouts of Rashmi. As the novel progresses ahead, you will find Vineeth upending his world to get a glimpse of his love. Vineeth is caught in the dilemma of true love and career aspirations.
His search for the lost love doesn’t come easily as one could think of. Though the novel is written using ‘now’ and ‘flashback’ technique, yet it binds the story perfectly and clearly.
At the later stage, broken strings of lost love are reconnected. The love depicted in the novel is not blind, the story deals with everything in a pragmatic way. The novel is fast-paced and light read. The author has good flair for writing. He has kept the story credible yet soothing. Overall, a lovely read for any given day.
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Santosh Kumar Sharma is an ex-banker, a poet, a writer and an avid reader. He was born in Rajasthan. He grew up in the beautiful tea gardens of Dibrugarh. With ample experience of work in different parts of India, he has good knowledge about cultures and people and much more.
With a flair for writing since school days, sharing engrossing stories he has encountered in his journey of life with the world has always been a top of the bucket list. The Lost Girl is his maiden novel, currently he is working on his second novel.


Post-war British life has largely been a stay of execution. The former superpower has largely stumbled through the past 70 years of societal rot that laid the seeds for the political crisis that is Brexit.
The old adage stands true that the country has not merely been without a proper place in the world, but a defining worldview to chart a course with. Following the slaughter of the Somme and Passchendaele, the old Anglican and imperial sensibilities began to crumble among their leadership caste opening the path towards post-national decadence.
This decadence is best encapsulated in Huxley’s “Antic Hay” describing the anti-patriotic hedonism of post-1918 British elites and the fact that rather than being the officer class of their society, they had lost their nerve and will to rule. The Edwardian stiff upper lip attitude folded, and into that vacuum came the social engineering of the Fabian society.
If the First World War heralded the end of the old imperial worldview the Second vanquished Britain as a significant global player, leaving it as an effectively American satrap whilst its empire was decommissioned. Genuine British geopolitical independence ended with the botched Suez campaign in 1956, seeing Britain tied at the hip with America right up until the recent sabre rattling towards Iran.
Despite the rot, a characteristic of British life the past 70 years has been the numerous attempts to revivify the nation with a new post-imperial worldview to adjust to the post-imperial world. Originally with the Atlee welfare state we see the attempts to transition towards socialist utopianism and a cradle to the grave nanny state.
Out of the ruins of the welfare state in the 1980s came the market orientated patriotism of Thatcher and attempts to return Britain to a type of pre-war patriotic normalcy. There was also of course the botched attempt by Enoch Powell for a racially protectionist policy for Britain and the Eurofederalism of Edward Heath in between.
With Brexit we see an attempt at a new project geared towards national revival with a rather crude form of populist nationalism. Out of the ashes of Blairism and Thatcherism, Brexit gained its electoral strength in the economically left-behind areas, combined with latent English nationalism, that may unravel the union as a whole. The empty bromides of diversity and GDP growth mattered very little a majority of the population ready to cut ties with Brussels in 2016, after 30 years of browbeating by neoliberal economics.
While perhaps everything that can be said about Brexit has been said, the extent to which it has and will define British politics for a generation is extraordinary. Slowly but surely the major parties are dying and new battle lines being drawn dependent almost exclusively on where one stands on the Brexit question. If 20th century Irish politics was defined by the national question, with economic ideology made secondary, then the question of Europe will be the focal point of British politics for a large part of the 21st.
British politics is bifurcating on nationalism versus globalism lines. On the latter are those who benefit materially from globalism, as well as those attuned to the cultural and demographic changes occurring at the present time. Ranging from Blairites to disgruntled centrist Tories, they are finding a home in a revivified Liberal Democrats, currently the second largest party in the UK, if the polls are to be believed.
In the opposing corner is an alliance of the fobbed off Old Labour vote, and sentimental Little Englanders, both baneful at the last 30 years of social change. The days of inoffensive and centred Blairism are finished, with the future belonging to the politicians best equipped to play to the increased polarisation rather than cling to the centre.
The strategic objectives for Brexiteers centre on the repatriation of powers relating to immigration and trade back to the British nation state, ideally in a scenario where the political integrity of the British union remains intact. The problem arises when you begin to inquire about what occurs after the break with Brussels, normally with vague talk of trade deals with America or Europe.
Perhaps the more advanced plans which exist for these post-Brexit trade policies exist in the proposals of the pro-Brexit economist Patrick Minford and his attached think-tank “Economists for Free Trade”. Envisioning the unilateral dropping of all tariffs post-Brexit, the plan is often cited by Brexit supporters. However, it has been criticised for its willingness to sacrifice large swathes of the British economy, such as the areas of agriculture and manufacturing, in order to transform Britain into a de facto free-trading Singapore on the North Sea.
Regardless of the merits and demerits of Minford’s plan, the probable post-Brexit future of the British economy being ransacked for the sake of economic rationalisation and myopic trade deals betrays the very forces that propelled the vote in the first place. It is for this reason that many Brexit supporters are potentially walking into a trap, whereby the economy and society at large suffers from even more neoliberal ransacking.
A rather sad and ironic endgame that may emerge from the entire Brexit process could be an increased pace of immigration into the UK. Any potential trade deal with non-EU nations may come at the price tag of liberalised visa laws opening the British market to more foreign labour.
Populism is a very crude instrument, however useful it is against the neoliberal order. As it stands what is likely to occur should the UK crash out will be a period of chaos, followed by a series of mismanaged and one sided trade deals, leading to effective asset stripping and labour market globalisation. An endemic irony is that the overall outcome of the Brexit process could be a more liberalised immigration system as part of any trade deal made with the rest of the world.
Brexit originated from the infighting and contradictions of the British Tory party, and is likely to miscarry because of it. The EU is an institution worthy of contempt for its homogenisation efforts, as well as its mismanaged handling of economics and migration. However the potential outcome may leave Britain in a worse off state, something that the more ardent Brexiters scarcely realise.
In addition to the naivety towards getting myopic trade deals, the failure to challenge American power by Brexiters is another stumbling block for any attempt at British national revival. While Brexiters take succour in the Trumpian voice in the White House, long term political independence cannot be secured for the UK while America and Britain are bound at the hip in terms of foreign policy.
Unlike the previous attempts at national revival there is no real depth to the current wave of populism gripping the UK, or the West in general. The hamfisted trade deals that may follow a crash-out Brexit will only worsen the social and economic conditions that spurned on Brexit.
Those on the nationalist right should benefit from a greater destabilising of the UK and EU in the aftermath of the Brexit decision. However, any change that emerges from it will be superficial if it does not address the spiritual rot at the very heart of British life.
Failure to break the mould on matters of neoliberalism and having a sycophantic foreign policy relationship with the USA will ultimately make any post-Brexit changes cosmetic. Brexit burst onto the scene as a chance to clean the Augean stables of British life, instead it may end up as just being a public relations rebrand of the Britain we see today.