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It has been labelled as ‘Germany’s Classic’ encounter for some time now, but on Saturday evening Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern München showed exactly why the Bundesliga is revered as one of the most exciting leagues in world football.
Dortmund 3-2 Bayern
Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany
10 November, 2018 – 17:30 BST, 18:30 CET
Goals: 0-1 Lewandowski (26’), 1-1 Reus (49′ Pen), 1-2 Lewandowski (52’), 2-2 Reus (67’), 3-2Alcacer (73’)
Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern München : Two very different halves
Looking back on this fixture at half time, Bayern will wonder how the final score ended in defeat. The Bavarians were superior across the entire field for the opening 45 minutes.
While Dortmund created the odd opportunity, it was the Rekordmeister who appeared to be in full control from the kick off. Penning their hosts back inside their own half, Bayern forced a nervous looking Dortmund into error after error.
Julian Weigl – starting in only his second league match this season – seemed way short of the match fitness required to play in such a high profile fixture, and it was through his errors that Bayern built their opening dominance.
By the time Lewandowski had nodded home a Serge Gnabry cross on 26 minutes, the only question arising from the opening goal was ‘why had it taken so long in coming?’
Dortmund looked a shadow of the side that had climbed to the top of the Bundesliga table, their fabled counter-attacking skills had all but deserted them.
The turn over of possession to Bayern through sloppy control and misplaced passes were beginning to stoke the odd jeer from the watching faithful. Leaving the field at half time to a backdrop of whistles, Lucien Favre knew he had to make changes.
It was the ineffective Weigl who made way, Mahmoud Dahoud given the signal to come on during the break. It was to be one of the key moments of the fixture. The game changed instantly as Dahoud and Axel Witsel struck up a midfield partnership that Bayern couldn’t live with.
Clawing their way back into the fixture, Dortmund then fell asleep allowing Bayern to retake the lead inside three minutes.
For all their intent, it was the inexperience of youth that allowed the visitors to recoup the advantage. Joshua Kimmich taking out three players with one expertly dinked pass onto the waiting head of Lewandowski.
From that moment on the game belonged to Dortmund, as if the Bayern goal stung them into action. First Reus thundered a ball past Neuer, before Paco Alcácer left him grounded with a deft chip.
The Spaniard underlining his ‘joker’ status by striking the net after, once again, coming off the substitutes bench.
Dortmund’s speed and ability had deserted them for the opening half and Bayern looked dominant, as the final whistle sounded the match had been flipped on its head. A laboured Bavarian outfit had been torn apart by a youthful attacking yellow and black machine.
Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern München : Lewandowski still has it, even if Bayern seem not to
Bayern have come under immense criticism this season, from the way they play football to the way the senior management conduct themselves.
For all their problems, both on and off the field, one constant remains – Robert Lewandowski.
The once darling of the Yellow Wall seems to be in the right place, at the right time, when an opportunity arises – and none more so when these two teams meet.
Goals one and two this evening for Bayern were Lewandowski’s 13th and 14th against his old side. When the current champions took the lead in front of the Südtribüne, it could have only been one man to do it.
Even when Bayern looked dishevelled, they still managed to create a dangerous opportunity inside the Dortmund box.
Who was on hand yet again? Yes, that man Lewandowski and it was only a head-width that denied him his hat-trick in added time.
A correctly adjudged offside ‘Lewa’ was unable to bag a late-late equaliser, but the Polish star did underline that whatever the current future holds for the crisis hit Bayern, he must be the one to lead their front-line.
Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern München : Super Reus
Marco Reus said that he would “give back every Euro” he had ever earned from football “just to have one injury free season” and you can see why.
For all his attributes it has been injury that has defined his career so far, you can only imagine what more the forward would have achieved had his body not been so badly damaged by the rigours of the game.
This season however, there is a hope he can stay injury free – with careful management by Favre this particular Reus could just be the best. Now captain of the club he loves, and under a manager who knows him exceptionally well, the striker seems to be at the top of his game.
His tenacity was at the fore as he forced Neuer into giving away a penalty, he then picked himself up and blasted the spot kick home.
Then, after missing an opportunity from three yards out, he kept his composure as he fired an unstoppable first time strike past his German internal colleague.
The torjäger now sits atop of the race for the Torjägerkanone – eight goals and the Bundesliga is only on Matchday 11. If he can stay fit and in this form, Reus could get his hands on the Bundesliga shield for the first time.
Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern München : What now for Niko Kovač?
For a man under pressure, this result at the hands of Bayern’s fiercest rivals will have done little to quell the questions about his future.
For every goal that goes in against the Bavarians, excited television directors instruct the gallery to cut to the camera trained on Uli Hoeneß and Karl-Heinz
Unfortunately this evening one such ‘cut’ captured Rummenigge hurriedly texting someone, Jupp Heynckes maybe?
Facetious comments aside, this latest defeat comes after a number of poor performances in both the Bundesliga and Champions League. Winning is not enough for Bayern, it must be done in a Bavarian way.
The Croatian’s post-match comments may not go down particularly well with those of a red and white affinity. “We lost the game, even though it could have been a draw – you can be satisfied with the performance” Kovač said in his press conference.
There will be few associated with Bayern who will see their second half performance as satisfying – letting the lead slip twice and with it now comes a seven point gap to the top of the table.
Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern München : Dortmund – A real title chance
Before this fixture the talk was, could Borussia Dortmund step up to the task of beating the ‘sixpeat’ champions? Now, after this emphatic come back the question is can the Schwarzgelben win the title for the first time since 2012?
The gap to Bayern is seven points, their closest challengers are fellow Borussians, Borussia Mönchengladbach – who managed a three-one victory on Saturday afternoon against Werder Bremen. Leaving Gladbach four points behind Dortmund.
With an international break looming, Lucien Favre will hope all his stars come back unscathed – Marco Reus the main one. The forward returns to the German national side after pulling out with a knee problem in October.
On return to Bundesliga action, Dortmund face an away trip to Mainz followed by a home match up against SC Freiburg – two fixtures in which you’d expect Favre’s side to take all six points, especially with the momentum this evenings comeback will give them.
Should Dortmund have genuine title aspirations then they will be expected to pick up points against all teams outside of the top five. Their next big real test comes on Matchday 15, an away trip to Schalke.
A big win in both the ‘Klassiker’ and the Revierderby is the stuff title dreams are made of.
Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern München : Lineups
Hitz – Piszczek, Akanji, Zagadou, Hakimi – Witsel, Weigl (Dahoud 46’) – Sancho, Reus, Bruun Larsen (Delaney 82’) – Götze (Alcacer 60’)
Coach: Lucien Favre
Neuer – Kimmich, Boateng, Hummels (Süle 65’), Alaba – Martinez – Gnabry (Sanches 74’), Goretzka, Müller (Wagner 82’), Ribery – Lewandowski
Coach: Niko Kovač
Chris Williams is a freelance European football journalist. Covering the Bundesliga, Premier League and both of UEFA’s European club competitions. Published in both local and international publications, he also contributes to television and radio across the globe. A member of the UK’s Sports Journalist Association and the International Sports Press Association (AIPS). Follow Chris Williams on Twitter @Chris78Williams

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There are a couple of interesting games hitting store shelves this week. As a sci-fi nerd, I’m excited to see what Digital Extremes delivers with the new Star Trek game, which is based on JJ Abrams’ Star Trek universe. I loved the first movie and I’m a fan of the developer, so I have high hopes for the game. Survival-horror fans will want to check out Dead Island: Riptide for another dose of tropical frights. If you missed out on Dragon’s Dogma then you ought to consider Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen, which is a re-release of the original with loads of new content.
It looks like the only noteworthy game shipping this week is Injustice: Gods Among Us. Comic-book fanboys and fighting-game aficionados will definitely want to keep their eyes on this one. One of my videogame writer friends was raving about the game last night, saying that it’s lots of fun and comparable to the most recent Mortal Kombat game. As a mark from DC Comics (Nightwing rules!) and one of the people that actually enjoyed Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe, I’m excited for this…but really, I’m excited for any game that features Nightwing. The dude rules, like Ben Affleck in Phantoms.
Square Enix has released the trailer for Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster. Both games will be available in a single-disc set for PlayStation 3 and available individually for PlayStation Vita. The release date is a vague “in 2013.”
I’m completely psyched for an updated version of Final Fantasy X. The game worked for me on so many levels. I loved the sphere grid system, the music was outstanding, and unlike most of my gamer friends, I found Yuna to be completely adorable. (I have a thing for women with stunted speech patterns and heterochromia iridum. Sue me.) Many longtime Square fans feel that FFX was the last great Final Fantasy game and I’m sure hundreds of thousands of them, at the very least, will snatch this remix up.
While it wasn’t nearly as good as the original, I remember having fun with Final Fantasy X-2. It was a cute “girl power” adventure that used some gameplay elements of its predecessor in a more lighthearted game. It was fun in a Final-Fantasy-meets-Spice-Girls way.
Check out the trailer below and let me know if you’re planning to pick up Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster.
Here are a bunch of screens from Way of the Dogg starring Snoop Dogg/Lion/Potser. Since it stars a man with many names, the game is appropriately a mix of many genres. There’s fighting, rhythm, and music for you to deal with. While I’m still digging up information on whether this game is best played under herbal influences, here’s a lovely third-person quote from the D-O-Double-G himself:
Everyone knows that Snoop is down with the biggest and best video games whether it’s droppin’ my hits on the soundtrack or showing the world I can go toe-to-toe with the best fighters on the street but Way of the Dogg is the first true gamification of my music. It’s the way you live, it’s the way you do what you do and captures the beat, the rhythm and the spirit of my music. It’s not just about who you are or where you’ve been but where you are headed to. This game shows how we evolve as individuals and they’ve incorporated the journey of my own personal reincarnation as Snoop Lion into my character, the environments and the path that players have to follow.
While I believe that Snoop is one of the people that’s allowed to refer to himself in the third person, I’m fairly certain that the word “gamification” isn’t in his vernacular…but that’s just conjecture. That aside, there’s something strangely alluring about a rhythm/fighting game starring Snoop Dogg. It appeals to me…and I don’t know why.
Way of the Dogg is coming to PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and mobile platforms. It will be released in conjunction with Snoop’s Reincarnated movie and album, set for release on March 15, 2013 and April 23, 2013, respectively. Do any of you find the game appealing? Or have I been inhaling strange vapors?
Here’s a batch of new screens for the upcoming Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. When I saw the game last October, I was impressed by its art style, unique yet simple gameplay, and non-verbal storytelling. It reminded me of Ico, with a bit of Heavy Rain thrown in. Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is coming to PC (via Steam), PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 in Spring 2013. It will be available for $15 or 1,200 units of make-believe Xbox Live currency. Check out the screens below and let me know what you think (please!). Continue reading “Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Screens”
The latest trailer for the Deadpool videogame by High Moon Studios has been getting strong reactions from comic-book fanboys. Some people love it and some people hate it. As expected, the action is big and loud and obnoxious. As expected, Deadpool is also loud and obnoxious. Some feel that he’s too much of an idiot in the trailer, while others feel that Wade Wilson is, in fact, an idiot and acts appropriately in the clip. What do you think? Check out the trailer below and let me know in the comments section (please).
As for me, I understand both sides of the argument. The trailer has some of the qualities people want and expect from Deadpool. As a longtime fan of the comics and character, I can see how some people feel that some of his wit and charm are missing. Yes, he’s supposed to be juvenile, but he’s also supposed to be a clever, fourth-wall breaking, and parodic character. You don’t get that from the trailer, but hey it’s only a trailer, right? Writing should be a huge part of the game and I need to hear more dialogue before coming to a conclusion. Besides, Deadpool feeling up Cable negates any of the trailer’s shortcomings.
What do you think of the Deadpool trailer? Fire away!
March is going to be a great month for videogames, with loads of great franchises coming in like a lion. Kicking things off is Tomb Raider. Lara Croft’s return has been getting some great reviews and there’s just something comforting about having her back in the gaming world. MLB spring training is underway, so baseball fans will want to pick up MLB 13 The Show and MLB 2K13. Since my beloved Yankees are old and broken down, the videogame version of the team is probably the closest they’ll get to the world series. If you need to get your ninja on, then Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 is your game of the week. Has a recent overdose of Twilight given you the urge to slay bloodsuckers? Thankfully, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Mirror Fate is here. Lastly, Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk will bring a smile to those of you that miss quirky Japanese RPGs with turn-based combat.
Here’s the latest trailer for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. What makes this video special is that it was cut by Hideo Kojima himself! Normally, legendary videogame designers let their minions assemble trailers, so this is a special treat. Check out the video below and let me know what you think of Kojima’s latest and greatest. Are you itching to play this game?
Bungie recently unveiled details on its upcoming MMO space-shooter Destiny. There are loads of previews out there full of hyperbolic preview-y text — so much so that several videogame journalists are having preview-event backlash. (I don’t want to get too into the issue. I believe that readers are thoughtful enough to figure things out on their own.) Thankfully, Gamasutra was at the Destiny event to provide a smart and balanced look at the game. I highly recommend reading the sage words of my former coworker and roommate Christian Nutt. Here’s the Cliffs Notes version:
Most of Bungie’s resources are being allocated to Destiny
The game is way, way early — Christian pointed out that the press didn’t receive screens or videos, only concept art
It’s an MMOFPS (Try pronouncing it. It’s almost as fun as duct tape.)
It’s for current and next-gen systems
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So please give Christian’s article a read when you get a chance. I believe it’s the best Destiny preview out there, even though it wasn’t written for consumers. After that, please let me know what you think about the game. Would you play an MMOFPS? Do you see yourself using the game’s iOS app? Do you think Destiny will reach Halo heights?
The latest PlayStation 4 rumor is that Sony’s upcoming console will stream PlayStation 3 games using Gaikai technology. Some of you will recall that Sony Computer Entertainment purchased Gaikai in July 2012. The Wall Street Journal broke the story, noting that the streaming service will likely be used only for old games. That isn’t to say that new games won’t be available digitally; those will likely require a full download, rather than streaming.
For those of you with large PlayStation 3 videogame libraries, the news is probably disconcerting. The PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 offered backwards compatibility with games from the previous generation. Some pundits believe that the PlayStation 4 will not, since it uses a considerably different AMD architecture and many presume that it won’t include a second chipset to support old games (especially if that $400 price point rumor is on the mark).
The answers to numerous PlayStation 4 questions will (again, presumably) be answered on February 20, when Sony has its big press event. Until then, let’s have fun with the WSJ rumor. What do you think of streaming PS3 games on the new console? Is not having PS3 backwards compatibility a deal-breaker for any of you? Also, can you feel that? That’s the heat from the flames of a brewing console war. Fore!!!


Battle rages in Yemen after rebels reject offer
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Fighting in the mountains of northwestern Yemen intensified Sunday as the government announced that it had killed more than 100 Shiite Muslim rebels and humanitarian organizations voiced alarm over an estimated 100,000 people who have fled their homes since the conflict flared nearly two weeks ago.
The rebels rejected a cease-fire offer from the Sunni Muslim-dominated government at the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan on Friday. The region has since echoed with the fire of artillery, tanks and aircraft as Yemeni forces moved to crush a five-year rebellion led by Shiite militant Abdul Malik Houthi in Saada and Amran provinces.
The fighting near the border with Saudi Arabia was another spasm across an increasingly unstable Yemen, a poor yet strategic country off the Gulf of Aden. U.S. officials are concerned that the government of President Ali Abdullah Saleh is engulfed in conflicts that also include a separatist insurgency in the south and growing numbers of al Qaeda fighters using the nation as a base to launch attacks across the Middle East.
The Shiite revolt in the northwest is unfolding amid Yemen's tricky mix of tribes and clans, and larger regional animosities between Iran's Shiite-led government and its Sunni Arab neighbors. Yemen has intimated that Iran is funneling weapons and money to the rebels. Iran's news media have alleged that Saudi forces have joined Yemeni troops in putting down the rebellion. The Saudis, who worry the unrest may seep across their border, have publicly acknowledged only that the kingdom is consulting with Yemen about the violence.
The Yemen News Agency reported that Education Minister Abdul-Salam Jawfi met with officials from UNICEF and the U.N. agency for refugees. The agency said international medical and humanitarian organizations have sent teams to "the restive province but worsening security there has limited their effectiveness. The fighting has shown no signs of letting up."
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The NHS says 20% of girls are self-harming, three times as many as a decade ago, writes Victoria White
I was on my way into RTÉ to do an interview on Today with Sean O’Rourke on Tuesday when Mandy Throwbridge’s interview about the death by suicide of her 16-year-old daughter came on the radio.
I sat in the RTÉ car park listening to the end even at the risk of missing my own slot on the same show.
How petty it seemed by comparison with the emotion of a mother who had three months ago lost her beloved little girl forever and was now campaigning for restrictions on the anonymous apps which could have played a role in her death.
I have a teenage girl too. And I was in the middle of reading best-selling author Steve Biddulph’s new book on raising girls — 10 Things Girls Need Most (to grow up strong and free) — to try to make sense of my fears for her.
He makes clear girls are suffering from the “always on” of social media, the constant comparisons of themselves with others and the constant bombardment with images of sexualised perfection. And they shouldn’t have to cope with the kind of cyberbullying which played a leading role in the mind-numbing tragedy of Tyrone girl, Elle Throwbridge’s death.
Her mother explained that when Elle was 11 she received an anonymous message through Ask.fm which expressed the wish that she should “cut herself so deep” she would bleed to death. If that didn’t work she was told to throw herself off a bridge, a cruel play on her name, which reveals this was no random message.
Elle immediately shared her deepest pain with her Mum and it is frightening that even a Mum as loving and available as Mandy Throwbridge obviously is couldn’t prevent the tragedy that happened five years later. The experience took its toll and — her mother believes — led to bouts of depression. Mandy left no stone unturned to treat her.
The girl was popular and studious and a prize-winning show-jumper. But it was the detail that she “liked her dressing-gown and her mug of tea” which really brought my own little lassie to mind — those precious chats we sometimes have by the fire on winter evenings.
I simply don’t know how Mandy Throwbridge can hold herself together after sustaining such a loss. Particularly as Elle seemed to be turning the corner when, a few weeks before her 16th birthday, another anonymous message came through, this time on SimSimi: “Throwbridge should go and get hit by a bus.”
Little Elle was only sweet 16 a few weeks before she took her own life. Mandy is going through the hell all parents of teens fear most. Thank God relatively few of us will ever join her there. But so many of us will face mental health issues in our teen girls that we must ask ourselves some very serious questions about where we have led them.
A century after the Suffragettes and nearly a half-century since the gains of feminism’s second wave we are looking at what Biddulph calls “the battle to set girls free”. He says it began to go pear-shaped for girls about a decade ago when:
“Girls who had flown up into the sunshine of a century of feminism started to go into a nosedive.”
He writes that on average they have lost four or more years of their childhoods.
In the UK the department of education says a third of all teenage girls suffer from depression or anxiety, which they call “an important and significant trend”. The NHS says 20% of girls are self-harming, three times as many as a decade ago.
We can be quickly disabused of the idea that we’re any different by looking at Claire O’Sullivan’s reports based on an Irish Examiner/Reachout poll published in this newspaper which ran for three days from March 30 this year.
It showed a third of teenage girls rating their mental health as poor or very poor and only 2% saying they were generally relaxed. The results were shocking for boys too — 20.6% with mental health rated poor or very poor — but they were significantly better overall than for girls.
I’m not usually in moral panic mode. But I listen to Mandy Throwbridge and I listen to Steve Biddulph and I can see my daughter’s generation with my own eyes. There is something very bad going on. It’s just hard, as a parent, to know how to keep a girl safe.
Mandy is trying to cope with her own grief by fighting hard for an end to apps which facilitate anonymous comments, particularly from kids. She’s right in theory but I don’t know how you’d ban anonymity in practice.
She suggests that service providers could alert parents before certain content is accessed by under-age users. Again, I don’t know how that could work in practice, but I’d love to hear suggestions.
Fine Gael’s Jim Daly got a lot of abuse for his Bill banning the sale of phones with internet access to under-14s but such a law might have stopped little Elle getting that terrible message at 11. In the UK, a former advisor to David Cameron, Steve Hilton, argued for under-16s to be banned from using smartphones.
And so it goes on. When really — and this is a point bravely stressed by Mandy Throwbridge — it is most of all parents who need to act to supervise their children online. This is where I am a big offender. Over the summer my 14-year-old girl and my 16-year-old boy have had unlimited access to every device in the house.
An Australian study showed 37% of older teenage boys accessing pornography daily. Meanwhile 60% of girls are exposed to pornography between the ages of 13 and 16; most of them worry about how many “likes” their selfies get and a third of them send an explicit image of themselves if repeatedly asked by a boy they like.
This early exposure to emotionless sex is, apparently, leading to teens having sex with no kissing, no petting, no intimacy, and no foreplay. Young women are deprived of even that avenue for pleasure and release.
I promise Mandy Throwbridge, in Elle’s memory, that I’ll try to cage the internet monster I’ve unleashed. But already banning devices from bedrooms has become banning them after 10pm.
Except not tonight, because I’m working late in my office… It’s not all about the internet, though, is it? The internet is just a magnifying glass trained on our society and the deep issues in our society which harm our wee girls.
What was going on in the head or heads of whoever wrote those hideous comments about Elle? Why are girls subjected to so much competition and bitchiness and why do some engage in it?
Isn’t it because that’s what our individualist, materialist society values over the things which Biddulph says our girls need to help set them free: community, nature, our time?
The NHS says 20% of girls are self-harming, three times as many as a decade ago
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Two schools that came oh-so-close to making the playoffs square off in what should be one of the best bowls of the season. In fact, the Buckeyes may have a better case to be in the Rose Bowl than Iowa. [ MORE: Full bowl schedule | Polls: Pick bowl winners | Best of the Bowls | Ranking the bowls | Big Ten bowl bags | Bowl storylines | Get all of our bowl coverage ] Regardless, this is a good destination for the Scarlet and Gray, and it will be a good measuring stick playing a very talented ND squad.
Ten Big Ten men’s basketball teams were in action Saturday. [ MORE: Relive all of Saturday’s results on our Big Ten scoreboard ] Indiana used a 17-2 run down the stretch to rally past Notre Dame, 80-73, in the first game of the Crossroad Classic, and previously struggling Ohio State stunned No. 4 Kentucky, 74-67, to highlight the day’s action. Catch up on all of the results below: MICHIGAN STATE 78, NORTHEASTERN 58 BOX | PBP | AP RECAP Denzel Valentine scored 17 points, Bryn Forbes added 12 and No. 1 Michigan State matched the best start in school history
With the 2015 college football regular season complete and the start of Big Ten bowl season exactly one week away, it’s time to relive the season from the perspective of Big Ten beat writers. [ MORE: Full bowl schedule | Polls: Pick bowl winners | Best of the Bowls | Ranking the bowls | Big Ten bowl bags | Bowl storylines | Get all of our bowl coverage ] BTN.com recently asked a beat writer for every team to answer four questions, as part of our annual beat writers’ season recap. Up first: Top play/moment. Coming up: Most improved player,
Michigan football’s 16-year run of leading the nation in attendance was ended by Ohio State last season. [ MORE: 2015-16 bowl schedule | Best of the Bowls | Ranking bowls, 1-40 | Big Ten bowl bags | Big Ten bowl factoids | Bowl storylines | Get all of our bowl coverage ] Now, it looks like the Wolverines have returned atop the leader board. According to CBSSports.com, Michigan was the leader in attendance this season, averaging 110,168 fans per game in 2015, a five-percent increase from 2014. Ohio State ranked second in the nation in attendance this season with an
BTN will provide extensive, on-site coverage surrounding the College Football Playoff Semifinal matchup between Michigan State and Alabama in the Cotton Bowl, as well as Iowa’s first trip to the Rose Bowl in 25 years. Eight other Big Ten teams are slated to compete in postseason play, with BTN highlighting each of those matchups beginning on Thursday, Dec. 24. Cotton Bowl and Rose Bowl coverage begins on Tuesday, Dec. 29, at 3 p.m. ET with updates on the Spartans from Cotton Bowl Media Day. Rose Bowl Media Day coverage will also air on Tuesday, Dec. 29, bringing viewers up to
What if college football had a 68-team tourney like basketball? Ah, it’s fun to dream, isn’t it? Well, Athlon Sports has put together a bracket if we all lived in Fantasy Land. I don’t need a full-blown fantasy 68-team tourney. Still, Look at what the four-team playoff has done to drive weekly debate. Have a look at one publication's projections, the catch up on the rest today's news from around the Big Ten.
There were two Big Ten men’s basketball teams in action on Wednesday night. Ohio State kicked things off with a 67-54 win over Northern Illinois on BTN. With the victory, the Buckeyes improved to 5-5 on the season. Minnesota closed out the evening with an impressive 70-52 victory over Chicago State. Catch up on all of the action with our Big Ten scoreboard. Check out some of the top highlights from Wednesday’s Big Ten basketball action.
Every week during the 2015 football season, BTN.com's Tom Dienhart, Brent Yarina, Sean Merriman and a Big Ten beat writer made their Big Ten game predictions.
The Associated Press released its 2015 All-Big Ten Football Team on Tuesday. There was a total of 50 spots on the team, not including individual award winners, and Ohio State led the way with 10 honorees. Here’s the full school-by-school breakdown: 10 – Ohio State 7 – Michigan State 5 – Iowa 4 – Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Northwestern, Penn State, Wisconsin 3 – Maryland 1 – Illinois View the full team below: FIRST TEAM Offense QB Connor Cook, Michigan State, 6-4, 220, Sr. RB Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State, 6-0, 225, Jr. RB Jordan Howard, Indiana, 6-1, 230, Jr. T Jack
After flirting with retirement in the offseason, Wisconsin’s Bo Ryan made it official tonight: He’s retiring with long-time assistant Greg Gard taking over as interim head coach. [ MORE: Top Twitter reactions to Bo Ryan’s retirement announcement ] “After months of conversation with Barry Alvarez and his administrative staff, as well as my wife, Kelly, I have decided that now is the right time to step down from the head coaching position here at Wisconsin,” Ryan said in a statement. “This was a decision months in the making. I brought this up to Barry back in April. He advised me


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The live-action TV series adaptation of Hikaru Nakamura’s Saint Young Men mangaka has now entered its third season. And it looks like the actors playing Jesus and Buddha are praying for success… in a Shinto shrine. The show will once again star Ken’ichi Matsuyama as Jesus and Shouta Sometani as Buddha, who are both returning from the first season. The two, together with child actress and co-star Kurumi Inagaki, visited the Kanda Shrine in Tokyo to not only pray for success, but also promote the live-action series:
The New Year shrine visit is an annual tradition in Japan. Crowds usually gather to say their prayers and get their luck for the year. These don’t necessarily need to happen on New Year’s Day, but right around the start of the year.
NHK has announced that the new series will be premiering new episodes on January 11 and January 18. Each day will air five brand new episodes. As for the delayed second season’s unaired episodes, NHK will also be airing them, but after the third season’s episodes air. This will happen on January 25, 2019. The second half of the second season got delayed because of Typhoon Hagibis, which caused billions of yen worth of damage, as well as killed several people.
Live-action Gintama director Yuuichi Fukuda is returning from the second season to direct the new series once again.
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Sustainable energy is no longer a thing of the future, as across the globe countries make the switch from petrol to electrically powered cars and Byron and Tweed Shire councils are getting on board with their Power Up strategy.
Britain and France have recently implemented legislation to ban all non-electric car sales by 2040, primarily due to the enormous public health risk posed by the the rising levels of nitrogen oxide. China, the biggest car manufacturing company in the world, is expected to follow soon after.
Despite this, Australia is falling significantly behind, with electric car sales plummeting 23 per cent between 2015 and 2016, and making up only 0.1 per cent of the overall car sales in 2016, according to a report published in October 2017 on the ABC News website.
‘This is largely due to the lack of charging stations in Australia’, a press release by the NRMA in October 2017 reports.
‘You would be hard pressed to take your electric car on holiday, with only fifty charging stations in Australia, eleven of them in New South Wales.’
Local councils working together
Locally, both Byron Bay and Knockrow Castle have implemented electric charging stations, with the hopes of encouraging electric car sales and improving accessibility for those who already own an electric car.
Tweed Shire Council is also getting on board and working with Byron Shire Council to provide more fast charge points around the region, specifically targeting locations along popular tourist routes.
Similarly, the NRMA has plans to establish around forty new electric charging stations across NSW. This would prospectively increase electric car sales, and more money going into the market would result in a wider range of electric cars available.
Tweed Shire Councillor Chris Cherry said ‘Electric vehicles already have a range of more than 500 kilometres and people overseas are jumping on board with this technology’.
Councils across the Northern Rivers have resolved to incorporate electric vehicles into their fleets and the Power Up strategy will allow work to start on building the charging infrastructure needed to make a true transition to more sustainable transport options.
A spokesperson from the Macadamia Castle said: ‘The charging station is an asset to both the community and anyone who has an electric car. We’re getting about fifty people a week using the stations, and while it has only increased business in a small way it’s definitely been worthwhile, for us at least.’
Byron Shire Mayor Councillor Simon Richardson said electric cars are a great choice for environmentally conscious people because they have zero greenhouse emissions and low operating costs.
‘If more of these stations are installed along popular routes and tourist spots people can travel confidently knowing they will be able to get to their destination,’ Cr Richardson said.
‘It will also be an incentive for more local people to invest in electric cars and that would be a great thing for our environment.’
The Byron Bay charging station was opened in February, in the parking lot next to the Byron Bay library, and mayor Simon Richardson excitedly welcomed the initiative stating that it was another strong commitment to future proof Byron Shire with savings for the longer term.
‘A key barrier to electric vehicle uptake is ‘range anxiety’ or the fear of not being about to get home. Having a fast charging station in Byron Bay and hopefully in the other major towns, will help allay those fears and enable people to seriously consider this zero emissions transport option.’
So, while Australia might currently be behind in the global race for sustainable cars, all signs point towards Australia slowly but surely catching up to Britain, China and France.

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“I lived in New York for eleven and a half years and I don’t think anybody ever asked me about my religion. I never even thought about it. Now, all of a sudden, it was the big thing in my life.” – Are you there God? It’s Me, Margaret.
The queen of children novels, Judy Blume, encompasses a rare ability to write classic books for years to come. As teens, we had expectations of her to teach us the truth about things that no one else would, and this revealed an obvious reliance never before presented to other authors; a social responsibility Blume clearly took seriously. Many of you have read her gripping, almost addictive and quite memorable stories as a child, myself included. Tales of divorce, losing a parent, snooping neighbours and first bras aided young children to believe that yes, maybe there was an adult out there who understood all our problems. Puberty and its dark shadows on a young child’s life was nowhere near fun, yet Blume’s many individual and intriguing characters, proved that her characters lived through what we lived through. They shared our joys and pain, and her stories proved to be a revelation in the eyes of the youth. Her gift of making almost depressing topics, engaging to a young reader, prompted her excellent ability to tackle themes of religion, American politics and racial tension as well as other topics like socialising, sibling rivalry and puppy love. Judy began her career in the in 1966, whereby after graduating from New York University, she received a B.A in education. She began with several picture books for young children in the early days and in 1972 found her big break when “Tales Of A Fourth Grade Nothing” (1972) was published. Initially this story was intended to be called “Peter, Fudge and Dribble” and had a different plot to the final story, but as time went on Blume decided to base Fudge on her own child and the New York City lifestyle of her memories of a close friend’s family life.
“Sometimes life in the Hatcher household is enough to make twelve-year-old Peter think about running away. His worst problem is still his younger brother, Fudge.”
In 1980 one of the most popular and my personal favourite Judy Blume book “Superfudge” was published. I can remember purchasing it from a book shop when I was in Year 4 in primary school. My teacher had picked it out for me and I loved that the cover was bright orange with three intriguing characters on the front; two boys and a baby girl. Surprisingly Blume claimed “I remember exactly where I was when the idea finally came to me—in the shower, covered with soap and shampoo. And the idea seemed so simple I couldn’t believe it had taken seven years. I would give the Hatchers a new baby.” Baby Tootsie the new member of the family causes friction when Peter, the oldest son, is unhappy that a new edition to the family will arrive soon and that they’re all moving home to compensate for his parent’s dream careers. Blume has many other books, spin off of the Hatcher family and they’re friends. These include “Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great” (1972), “Fudge-a-mania”(1990) and “Double Fudge” (2002).
Blume has also published a string of highly influential, if not controversial novels, which are very much cherished by fans still today. Iggie’s House (1970) was different to the Superfudge series in that it was not too focused on young children, rather was classified as a young adult novel. It deals with the topic of racism in the late 1960’s where Blume herself commented that “the late sixties was a turbulent time in America. Racial tensions were high, especially following the assassination of Martin Luther King. The ongoing fight for racial equality affected all of us, one way or another.” The main character Winnie’s fascination with the new black family next door, allows her to quickly become friends with them. However, her own family’s disapproval of her new friends is disheartening as the story takes a turn for the worst. Blubber (1974) deals with bullying in school, a common and relatable topic, whereas the next novel by Blume called “Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself” (1977) was an autobiographical novel whereby Blume concealed herself in this character wearing a colourful dress, reliving her past as a Jew throughout the war.
“Suppose there aren’t any more A + days once you get to be twelve? Wouldn’t that be something! To spend the rest of your life looking for an A + day and not finding it.” – It’s Not the End of the World (1972)
“It’s Not the End of the World” (1972) chronicled a marriage falling apart at the seams whilst the story is told from the point of view of a young girl named Karen. Her parents constant fighting leads her to lose faith in love and marriage, as does her hope for her favourite teacher’s marriage lasting, instead believing it has made her evil. Her parent’s quick decision toward divorce, causes her to do anything in her power to make them stay together, even if that means pretending to be ill.
The controversial topic of religion is tackled in “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” (1970) and follows a young girls search for a religion in the confusion of her Jewish/Christian family. She often talks to God, and begins her prayers with ‘‘are you there God?” Her pre-teen concerns are a main factor of this novel, however throughout there remains a fierce confusion between two faiths, which causes conflict in Margaret’s family, making her angry at times. This I believe to be a poignant novel in Blume’s career, due to its popularity, but also its subject matter.
”Who says March is supposed to come in like a lion and go out like a lamb? That’s a lot of bull. All it’s done this March is rain. I’m sick of it.” –Then Again, Maybe I Won’t (1971)
“Then Again, Maybe I Won’t” (1971) was a different spin on earlier Blume novels, because the point of view changed. It was the adolescent voice and life of a teenage boy. Blume’s success from “Are You There God? It’s me, Margaret” was the catalyst for this pleasant surprise. Tony and his family move to a new town due to his father’s promotion, and his family’s abrupt changes being to annoy Tony. He keeps all his emotions inside, causing him emotional anguish and pain. The false pretence of people in his life, he views as fake, and so he searches for reality through his binoculars, into his neighbour’s bedroom window, where he soon becomes known as a peeping tom.
“When Deenie sees the brace for the first time, she wants to scream, Forget it…I’m never going to wear that thing! But the words won’t come out. And beautiful Deenie, who everyone says should be a model, is stuck wearing a brace from her neck to her hips.” – Deenie (1973)
Deenie (1973) deals with a young girl of the name Wilmadeene, nickname Deenie who suffers with Scoliosis but also has big dreams of becoming a model. When the doctor diagnoses her with Scoliosis and she has to wear a brace for her condition, the four year wait to take it off, begins to take a toll on her. Her decision to ditch modelling and become a Orthopaedist is not taken lightly by her pushy mother.
”Now, besides being best friends we’ll also be neighbours. And moving just a few blocks away really isn’t like moving at all. I think the only reason we moved is that our house needed a new roof and Mom and Dad just about passed out when they learned what it would cost.” – Just as long as we’re together (1987)
My personal favourite “Just As Long As We’re Together” (1987) deals with the teenage melodramatic reaction of a teenage girl who is moving home, dealing with new friends, compulsive liars, a new school, and boys. Stephanie Hirsch is living with her family in a new home in Palfrey’s Pond, Connecticut and deals with an array of ups and downs with her two best friends, Rachel and new girl Alison. On a more serious note, this novel highlights the fears children have about their families and their future well-being. Divorce plays a large role here, as well as the strength of friendship and trust. In a spin off story, ”Here’s to you Rachel Robinson” (1993), best friend Rachel Robinson is a straight-A student. She practices the flute 45 minutes a day and strives for perfection in everything she does. But she grinds her teeth at night and dreads dinnertime, now that her troublemaking older brother, Charles, has been thrown out of boarding school and is now back home, acting up to get attention as usual. Her resentment for him is clear, and his attempt at breaking the family apart is obvious too. Counselling and a trip to Ellis Island, New York may put the family back together, or it may tear them apart.
Other popular Judy Blume novels include “Tiger Eyes” (1981), “Forever” (1975), and many more young adult novels dealing with similar themes. Blume’s simple yet fascinating writing style encapsulates even adults today who have read her novels in the past. “Letters to Judy. What your kids Wish They Could Tell You” (1986) revealed secrets and opinions from Blume’s readers, in an attempt for parents to walk in their children’s shoes. It contained thousands of letters sent by fans, pouring their hearts out to their favourite author revealing her very profound effect on many lives.

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by Nic Steenhout first posted on the Canadian Living with Dignity website:
We mourn the death of Yvan Tremblay, a man with disabilities who committed suicide rather than be forced out of his apartment on September 14. Isabelle Maréchal describes the situation well: "He decided to end his life because he could no longer deal with an inhuman system."
For 10 years, he lived in adapted housing. The managers of the building where he was staying expelled him because of new safety regulations imposed by the government. Apparently, he could not stay there because it would be impossible to evacuate him in case of fire. If he did not leave by himself, Mr. Tremblay would have been placed in a much smaller home, without even a kitchen. No space for his things. His options were drastically reduced.
A neighbor said: "Yvan didn't have an extraordinary quality of life, but here he found a semblance of life. And they blew out the small flame that was left."
We already wrote that legalizing euthanasia creates a risk for people with disabilities because they do not have choices or alternatives. This is the situation Mr. Tremblay found himself in. He saw no other option than death.
As long as access to all necessary services is not provided adequately, there will be many others who will feel forced to "choose" death, especially if euthanasia (or "medical aid in dying" ) is legal. We have seen too many cases in Belgium, the Netherlands, Oregon and elsewhere where people with disabilities have opted for euthanasia due to lack of other options. As Moelle épinière et motricité Québec says, "the government must understand that vulnerable people are desperate and that beyond the statistics and figures are human lives."
We must enhance access to resources to improve autonomy, as well as access to palliative care. Also, we must avoid the creation (and enforcement) of regulations without considering the real impact they would have on people's lives.


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- by Liz Folland, Missionary, Sydney
One of my favorite hymns is Away in a Manger...
“Away in a manger, no crib for a bed,
the little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head.
The stars in the sky look down where He lay, the little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.”
Those words paint such a picture for me of that first Christmas. In a bed borrowed from cattle and sheep, lit by the borrowed light of a starry night, with a family resting in a cave borrowed from an innkeeper or shepherds; the Saviour of the world was born.
What a humble, simple beginning for anyone, but especially for a king.

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From: Amitai Schlair <firstname.lastname@example.org>
Date: 01/11/2006 12:23:50
On Jan 11, 2006, at 8:22 AM, rudolf wrote:
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> It's suggested default option for amd64, but there is probably a
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> Moreover, I am not able to find the tinydns64.diff file on ftp
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> I'll be happy if someone could point me to the right mirror.
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The Yellowstone supervolcano produced a huge eruption around 613,000 years ago, when it ejected 240 cubic miles of material. That’s more than double the volume of Lake Erie, and 2,500 times bigger than the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens.
And since then, the volcano has produced many more smaller eruptions of rhyolite (igneous, volcanic rock) lava flows.
Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey’s volcano observatories are now working to better understand these smaller events in order to understand the hazards posed by the magmatic system at Yellowstone.
Yellowstone has produced at least 28 rhyolite eruptions over the last 610,000 years, a statement from California Volcano Observatory said. These were not small eruptions, producing lava flows ranging from 0.1 to 17 cubic miles—in comparison, Mount St. Helen’s produced 0.06 cubic miles of material.
What scientists are hoping to work out is whether these lava flows were produced slowly over time, or whether it came from short, clustered eruptions. “If eruptions are clustered in time then the occurrence of one eruption may indicate that the next eruption may follow closely,” the statement said.
Researchers used a dating technique based on the decay of the radioactive potassium-40 to radioactive argon-40, which can tell them when the rock crystalized, allowing them to work out time of origin.
By analyzing the volcanic rocks at Yellowstone, researchers discovered that rhyolite lava flows were “highly clustered in time,” with eruptions taking place in episodes. In one phase of activity there were seven eruptions over a period of around 1,000 years. The team now hopes to further refine these episodes—including the timing and length—and build this into volcanic hazard assessments for Yellowstone.
Monitoring volcanoes across the U.S. is a priority for the USGS, and the agency is currently in the process of establishing a National Volcano Early Warning System. The system will help scientists better monitor all dangerous volcanoes in the U.S. by modernizing and expanding its networks using broadband seismometers, real-time continuous GPS receivers and volcanic gas sensors, among other technologies. New networks are also being introduced to “under-monitored” volcanoes like Mount Baker in Washington.
“Improvements to volcano monitoring networks allow the USGS to detect volcanic unrest at the earliest possible stage,” Tom Murray, the USGS Volcano Science Center director, said in a statement. “This provides more time to issue forecasts and warnings of hazardous volcanic activity and gives at-risk communities more time to prepare.”


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Set in a dystopian 2019, the epic sci fi film Bladerunner correctly predicted overwhelmingly large digital billboards, flying cars, and computers that we would interact with through speech, though it didn’t necessarily see them fitting in our pockets. The film also depicted climate collapse through endless rains and androids that most people couldn’t tell from humans, but thankfully we’re not quite there, yet.
In 1983, a year after Bladerunner’s release, one of the fathers of sci fi writing, Isaac Asimov, was asked for his predictions for 2019 by the Toronto Star. They included ubiquitous computers and mobile devices, and their use and growth fuelled by an increasingly complex society, overpopulation, and pollution. His predictions were mostly impressively on the mark for a society that has gone through such a rapid transformation, especially considering the predictions were prefaced having to force the assumption that there would be no nuclear war. He signed off saying that 2019 would be a bridging point for far greater changes that would follow. Continue reading →
Due to the continual state of digital flux in which we live, the nature of communication is constantly evolving and changing the way we consume information and interact. It is a digital jungle out there, but we like to dream big and we’re seeing some interesting developments in the worlds of creative media, marketing and AR and VR.Continue reading →
During your crystal ball gazing exercises you may or may not have come across the Gartner’s Hype Cycle of Emerging Technologies. Keeping an eye on Gartner’s yearly report can be useful and interesting as it shows what stage of development emerging technologies are at – from conception to maturity and mass adoption. It has been used since 1995 to show the common pattern of “overenthusiasm, disillusionment and eventual realism” that comes with each invention and new technologies. It is often used by companies as a guide for when new technologies should be adopted for maximum impact and value.Continue reading →


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Myoclonus–dystonia syndrome (MDS) is a rare movement disorder characterised by myoclonus mainly of the trunk and upper limbs in conjunction with dystonic posturing, usually of neck and hands. Mutations of the maternally imprinted epsilon-sarcoglycan (SGCE) gene cause autosomal dominant MDS in 30% of cases. Epsilon-sarcoglycan forms part of the dystrophin-associated glycoprotein complex (DAG) situated in the cell membrane, its neural function remains uncertain. Psychiatric disorders have frequently been described in MDS, suggesting that epsilon-sarcoglycan may have a role in psychiatric disease. We have conducted a systematic review of previous publications detailing SGCE mutation status and psychiatric disease. Inclusion criteria included: use of recognised MDS diagnostic criteria, a case control study design, SGCE status, and the use of standardised and validated psychiatric assessment tools. When data were pooled, these showed a significant association between SGCE mutations and psychiatric disease (p=0.028), including obsessive-compulsive disorders, depression and generalised anxiety disorder. This association was further strengthened when inclusion criteria were relaxed to include details of psychiatric diagnoses obtained by clinical history or patient self-report (p=0.012). This supports the view that psychiatric disorders form part of the MDS phenotype and that epsilon-sarcoglycan may have an important role to play.
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My tours are a one of a kind, not prepackaged and not ready made! The experiences I offer are born from an exchange between my expertise and your desires. Each tour is a small creation, a piece of art. We start with the base, Lucca and its surrounding territories and create something special and meaningful. I assure you that it will be more than your Tuscan dreams could ever imagine! So here are some basic ideas.
Classic tours of Lucca
These are the starting points especially if you visit the city for the first time and you would like to get the most of it.
Up and down, in and outside the Walls
In and outside the great wall of Lucca.
Your first glance at Lucca
Art, traditions, history of Lucca. In a glance.
Genuine Traditions: Lucca food tour
The delightful and delicious side of Lucca.
I have a passion for what I do, but there are a few other things that I like and that make me who I am, so I have thought why do not put them together?
Lucca for kids
A yawn proof tour perfect for families and kids.
Sweet biking in Lucca
Biking in the ancient heart of Lucca.
Please do not call them souvenirs…Shopping in Lucca
Designers, boutiques, outlets, luxe brands and some tailors.
Sight Running in Lucca
A special point of view on Lucca.
Travelling Yoga Tour
Celebrate the meaning of yoga in the wonderful Lucca.
My happy few places in Lucca: the hidden treasures
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WATCH: Bluetooth 5.1 location services gets an upgrade
CAPE TOWN – The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced on Tuesday that it has improved Bluetooth 5.1 location services by adding a direction-finding feature.
According to the SIG, the new feature allows devices to track the direction of a Bluetooth signal, allowing for the development of proximity and positioning systems that are centimeter-level location accuracy.
Fabio Belloni, chief customer officer and co-founder of Quuppa said: "Bluetooth has emerged as the technology of choice for location services, allowing companies to build robust, reliable solutions for the wide variety of organizations that require an accurate location to power their businesses."
For example, an item finding solution could not only let a user know when a personal property tag is nearby, but also in what direction, greatly enhancing the user experience.
The Bluetooth 5.1 core specification is available to developers from today.
Mark Powell, Bluetooth SIG Executive Director said: “Location services is one of the fastest growing solution areas for Bluetooth technology, and is forecasted to reach over 400 million products per year by 2022”
“This is great traction and the Bluetooth community continues to seek ways to further grow this market with technology enhancements that better address market needs, demonstrating the community’s commitment to driving innovation and enriching the technology experience of users worldwide.”
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When you think of your immune system, you may imagine an army of cells deep in your bloodstream working to eradicate any viruses or bacteria you may encounter.
You probably don’t imagine similar cells marching up and down your arm, but you could.
That’s because the skin is a complex organ that not only provides a strong external barrier against environmental assaults, but also hosts of variety of cells that help mount immune system responses against a variety of attackers.
Yes, your skin is part of your immune system, and if it’s not as healthy as it should be, it’s not only your appearance that suffers—you may also lose some protection against infection and disease.
The Skin Contains Important Immune Cells
The human body is blessed with a network of cells, tissues, and organs that work together to protect it. This network is called the immune system, and it’s responsible for keeping us healthy.
When foreign substances like viruses or bacteria (called antigens) invade the body, the immune system detects them and sends cells off to dispatch them as quickly as possible. White blood cells called lymphocytes produce antibodies, which are specialized proteins that lock onto the bad guys and mark them for destruction. If all goes well, the enemy is soon defeated and the system relaxes until the next invader emergency.
While much of this goes on inside the bloodstream, immune action takes place on and within the skin, too. Key immune cells in the epidermis—the outer layer of skin—include:
- Epidermal dendritic cells (Langerhans cells): These cells help mount defensive weapons against skin infections.
- Keratinocytes: These are skin cells that help form a barrier against parasites, fungi, viruses, and bacteria.
In the deeper layers of the skin—the dermis—we find more immune cells, including:
- Dermal dendritic cells: These are similar to the dendritic cells above, with the only difference being they reside more deeply in the skin.
- Lymphocytes: These are white blood cells that function as one of the skin and body’s main types of immune cells. There are several different types that work together to eradicate threats, including B cells and T cells.
- Mast cells: These are immune cells that release histamine and other substances during inflammatory and allergic reactions. These reactions help destroy pathogens.
These cells move in and out of the skin, lymph nodes, and bloodstream, keeping everything safe and protected.
The Skin Also Has Beneficial Bacteria
There is also a community of beneficial bacteria on the skin—much like that which exists in the gut—called the microbiome. This community helps fortify the barrier that keeps skin healthy, and also helps keep the immune system up to speed as to what it should attack and what it should leave alone.
If this system is disturbed, such as through excessive sterilization or the overuse of antibacterial soaps, it can upset the immune system and increase risk of skin infections and out-of-balance immune reactions, such as sensitivity and allergic reactions.
Interestingly, recent studies have also discovered that the health of the microbiome in the gut can play a major role in immunity, such that it affects the skin, too. In a 2017 study, for example, researchers found that differences in microbiome between different individuals could be associated with the development of psoriasis.
How the Immune System Affects the Skin
When the immune system is working well, the skin is strong and protective. It keeps you safe from infections and diseases—including skin cancer—and it isn’t overly sensitive or reactive.
When the immune system is not working as it should, however, things can go wrong. Below are a few of the most common problems:
- Psoriasis: As noted above, psoriasis is a known immune system problem. For reasons currently unknown to scientists, the immune system stimulates the overproduction of certain cells that cause red and flaky patches of skin.
- Allergic contact dermatitis: The immune system sees what is usually recognized as a normal or harmless compound as a threat, and mounts a defense against it, causing systems like inflammation, swelling, and redness.
- Eczema: Recent research has discovered that eczema may be the result of an overactive immune system. Immune proteins in the skin mistakenly target the body’s own tissues, causing those itchy, scaly lesions. A 2015 study, for example, found that a treatment aimed at calming this reaction helped reduce symptoms of eczema.
- Infections: Skin infections may be the result of a weakened skin barrier or lackluster immune system unable to eradicate the cause of the infection.
- Allergic reactions: Inflammation, hives, and rashes that develop in response to an allergic trigger are the result of an immune system that is attacking a substance that may not be harmful. Sometimes, the immune cells will start to see fragrances or other chemicals as invaders, whereas before they were allowed to exist peacefully.
- Itching: If your skin is itching and you can’t find any clear cause, this could also be caused by a malfunctioning immune system. One study showed that an imbalanced immune system could be at the root of this issue.
These are only a few of the conditions that may be related to the skin’s immune system—we are learning about more all the time. Meanwhile, what can you do to keep your skin immune system working optimally?
How to Help Keep the Skin’s Immune System Working Optimally
Sometimes, the immune system reacts abnormally because of genetics or something else that we don’t really have control over. There are some things we can do, though, to help support this army in the skin:
- Avoid antibacterial soaps. Stick with warm water and regular soap and cleansers.
- Eat a healthy diet and make sure you’re getting enough probiotic foods like yogurt, kefir, sauerkraut, miso, tempeh, and other fermented foods.
- Regularly participate in stress-relieving activities like meditation, tai chi, yoga, walking, and journaling.
- Get out and start a garden—interaction with dirt has been shown to help support the immune system, particularly in young children.
- Make sure you’re getting enough vitamin D, either from sun exposure or from supplements.
- Use safe products with real ingredients that work naturally with the skin—avoid chemicals that irritate and damage skin.
Did you know that the skin was part of your immune system?
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Washington University. (2017, November 6). Itching for no reason? Immune system may be at fault | The Source | Washington University in St. Louis. Retrieved from https://source.wustl.edu/2016/05/itching-no-reason-immune-system-may-fault/
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Re: 361 oil leak
My first thought would be too much oil in the motor. if oil is ok than there may be a clog somwhere forcing oil to escape at any orifice. What kind of oil pump was installed, high volume pump is ok but if a high preasure oil pump was used there might be a problem there.
Did this poblem just start or has it been occuring since the overhaul?
The only way oil could come out of the dipstck tube etc, too much pressure in the crank case. Check the plugs, and maybe do a compression test.


The Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Jummai Alhassan, has shown her support for former VP Atiku Abubakar to run for Presidency, come 2019.
During a visit to the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Al-Hassan, publicly endorsed his bid to became president by 2019. Although Atiku and President Buhari have not publicly declared their intention to run in 2019.
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The Minister said that the reason for her support, is that the former VP is her godfather. She further said that President Buhari is an understanding man and would understand her decision. However, she claimed that she would not be bothered if this decision leads to her sack.
According to reports, she stated that, even if President Muhammadu Buhari decides to re-contest in 2019, Atiku would still have her vote.
“Let me tell you today that if Baba said he is going to contest in 2019, I swear to Allah, I will go before him and kneel and tell him that ‘Baba, I am grateful for the opportunity you gave me to serve your government as a minister; but Baba, just like you know, I will support only Atiku because he is my godfather.”
It is of note that the Minister was appointed to President Buhari’s cabinet in 2015 after she lost the Taraba State governorship race to Darius Ishaku.


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Easy Rider, which I always thought was a Dad Movie (based solely upon my dad watching it a lot) until I watched it one day just because I love young Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson and actually enjoyed it.
10 Things I Hate About You, for those days where you are missing Heath Ledger and/or the delia's catalogue.
It's the perfect time of year to indulge in some teen angst with a body count by watching Heathers.
Okay, I admit I haven't seen this one yet, but I really want to because I'm a sucker for all things Groupies. Mention Pamela des Barres, Pattie Boyd or Cynthia Plaster Caster and I'm hooked, and this documentary promises me those things.
LIFE DOESN'T HOLD TRYOUTS. If you don't like Center Stage, check your pulse, man. It's got everything you could want - 90's overalls, a Michael Jackson dance sequence, Peter Gallagher's eyebrows...
This film about the Beatle's recording of Let It Be has not been available publicly since the 80s, and circulates now only on bootleg and apparently, YouTube.
The best resource I've found for YouTube movies is MovieFork, but Buzzfeed looks like they've compiled a little Best Of using Reddit as a source. I really love that they included a link to You Got Served, which I maintain is one of the most underrated movies ever.
I just realized that over half of these are music-centric movies, so I am now taking recommendations from YOU on your favorites! I can't get enough, be it the good (Almost Famous) or the very, very bad (Center Stage 2...).


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In late July, Auckland Airport opened its doors in a massive recruitment fair. There were over 3,000 jobs up for grabs, and more than 4,000 people attended the event.
This recruitment fair was at just at the right time, only a day before the border finally officially opened fully once again. Much like the rest of the tourism and travel companies around New Zealand, Auckland Airport was looking to bring on new staff to get ready for the rush of tourists expected this summer.
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Kendrick Brown has been the head football coach of Little Elm since 2014.
Brown began his career with stints at Hillcrest and Lancaster after earning his degree from Dallas Baptist.
That experience allowed Brown to help build a dominant unit at DeSoto, where the Eagles reached the Class 5A state semifinals in 2013 after posting a 14-1 mark the previous season.
Brown took Little Elm from 0-10 in 2015 to a playoff team one season later.
With a total of 19 returning starters from last year’s team that went 2-8 in its first season as a Class 6A school, Brown is optimistic that his Lobos can rely on their experience and enjoy a huge turnaround this season.
Brown was gracious enough to sit down with Star Local Media to chat about the potential for his Lobos, meeting the school’s new athletic director and an appreciation for Kobe Bryant.
Last year, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the UIL to implement restrictions for every high school football team in Texas – wearing of masks, testing and social distancing. On May 18, Little Elm ISD announced that it has relaxed most of its COVID-19 protocols. How happy were you when you heard that news?
Brown: It’s just normalcy. Normalcy is the key word that I want to use. It’s nice to be able to come to work and not have to be so consumed with worrying about safety from a medical aspect.
It’s been fun to see the kids’ faces and the coaches’ faces and not worrying about any COVID stuff. To get back to the way that we’re used to doing things, it’s fun.
Your team had an outstanding 7-on-7 season. The Lobos finished with a record of 19-4 and qualified for the state tournament this year for the first time since 2018. What does that do as far as building confidence for the fall 11-on-11 season?
Brown: You hope it does. It was 7-on-7. We want some 11-on-11 success. The kids have to have success in order to get there. But we keep it in perspective, though any success that you get at this point is good.
Little Elm is entering its second season in District 5-6A after making the jump from Class 5A. Allen, Denton Guyer and Prosper all advanced to at least the third round of the playoffs in 2020. How do you think 5-6A will play out this year?
Brown: Hands down, it’s one of the toughest districts in the state of Texas regardless of classification. From top to bottom for the 2021 school year, all of the teams are pretty solid.
It tells you that being healthy and staying in the middle of the road and not getting too high or too low during the season will help a team like mine.”
Little Elm finished last year with a record of 2-8. How much do you think the guys will play this season with a chip on their shoulders in order to avoid that outcome?
Brown: That’s a good question. We’ve got a lot of guys returning. Have the mindset of 2-8 and you’ll get the same results. Or you can have the mindset that we can put last year in the past and say that this is this year’s team.
That’s the DNA of this team. 2-8 was last year. We don’t feel like that we’ve got a 2-8 team. You have to go out and attack it like we always have. Our goal is to be 1-0 after each week.
Terrance Brooks, a four-star recruit who has committed to playing for Ohio State, has transferred from John Paul II to Little Elm. Talk about what the senior defensive back brings to the Lobos.
Brown:I’m excited to see what he brings to this team and excited to see him out there on Friday nights. I think it’s a great addition. We’re fortunate enough to get a player like that.
Have you had a chance to meet new Little Elm athletic director Michael Young?
Brown: I’ve known him stemming back from our days of being in the same district. He’s an awesome guy. I’m really excited about the opportunity to work with him.
He comes in and you get to joke around with him a little bit. He gives me some good football knowledge and some good expertise. He’s good to have.
If you weren’t coaching football, what would you be doing?
Brown: I don’t know. I couldn’t imagine myself doing anything outside of football at this time of my career. If I had to go back and do something else, I might be a doctor, a physician, maybe a psychologist. A psychiatrist goes hand-in-hand with my profession.
Who is your favorite professional athlete of all time?
Brown: The late, great Kobe Bryant is my favorite athlete. He has that competitive drive, that commitment to the game. I’ve been a big fan of his for a long time. Him and Jerry Rice are my two favorite athletes.


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A summer blackberry cobbler is good for breakfast, lunch or supper.
- Wash fruit and place in casserole dish.
- If using dates, whiz in blender with pineapple juice until smooth. If using date sugar or honey, stir with pineapple juice to mix.
- Dissolve cornstarch in water. Mix the fruit liquid and cornstarch together and pour over berries.
- Cover with favorite topping, such as granola or a pie crust and bake 350Â° for about 45 minutes.

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Last year, Wanderlust magazine published a list of the world's top visitor sites which were under threat – most of them from the huge numbers of tourists that visit every year.
Wadi Rum in Jordan, a valley cut into sandstone and granite rock in southern Jordan, was one of those, as was Machu Picchu in Peru where 2,500 tourists walk on the World Heritage Site every day.
The number of tourists visiting Jaisalmer, India, has tripled in the past 10 years with increasing numbers choosing to stay in the town itself, putting significant strain on the aged structures of the fort.
Sections of the Great Wall of China are routinely damaged by tourists who choose to remove bricks and stone from the wall which stretches for more than 5,500 miles.
Stonehenge, which attracts around 850,000 visitors each year, has also been the victim of vandalism in the past. In 2008 vandals used a hammer and screwdriver to chip away at stone, removing a part.
Almost two million tourists visit the Great Barrier Reef marine park every year. Many choose to snorkel or scuba dive and protecting the barrier reef is proving a major challenge to authorities there.
Parts of Pompeii are said to be decaying because of the estimated 2.6 million tourists that walk amongst the ruins every year. Italian authorities are trying to encourage visitors to also spend time at Herculaneum and Stabiae to reduce the burden on the partially buried Roman town. Pompeii has also been the victim of theft and vandalism.


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By Hamilton Odunze
A LITTLE more than a decade ago when I started writing columns, I wrote an article that was initially published by Vanguard and subsequently published by other media in and outside of Nigeria. In that article, I was critical about the foundation of Nigeria as a nation. I argued that the foundation of Nigeria as a nation was from the get-go compromised by the selfishness of the British imperial government and by the gullibility of Nigerian leaders. I made the argument that the British did not have enough manpower to properly manage the affairs of diverse people; therefore, they formed an entity from a mosaic for easier administration and convenience. That entity is Nigeria.
I also argued that Nigerian leaders were naïve and gullible. Otherwise, they should have known that Nigeria can only be viable in the long run if all parties accept their differences and consciously create an egalitarian society by laying an all-encompassing democratic foundation. Right after that publication, I was inundated with readers’ reactions. While many supported my views, some accused me of insinuating the disintegration of Nigeria. In fact, in the book “Sons of Lugard,” the writer used my argument about Nigeria’s foundation as a nation to support his opinion that Nigeria with its present configuration is destined to fail. I brushed off that mischaracterisation because it was breathtakingly irresponsible and dangerous.
I do not want to sound humdrum with an old argument. However, my assertion then was that the foundation of a nation determines how it grows, prospers, and takes care of its citizens, its future, and most importantly, how it survives the scourge of despotic and repressive leadership. This assertion has been true for thousands of years and will continue to be true in the future. John Quincy Adams, one of America’s founding fathers, once said that: “Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights. It is founded on the natural equality of mankind.” Since the foundation of America, it has remained a poster nation for strong democratic values. Suffice it to say that the United States of America as a democratic nation will survive the test of time.
Today, America is facing tests of its democratic values under President Donald J. Trump. The bitter truth is that regardless of how established and strong, it is only a matter of time until it is required of a nation to dig into its value bank to survive intolerable leadership. Great civilisations have crumbled because they had no moral or democratic equity to draw from when it was needed. The Roman Empire crumbled under Romulus because it had no moral fiber to survive his disgraceful leadership. Only ten months after the accession of Romulus to the throne, a mutiny arose and he became the last Roman Emperor as the empire fell.
A more recent example is the Soviet Union under Mikhail Gorbachev. Gorbachev did not articulate some of his radical policies that were aimed at making the Soviet Union a more democratic society than the one he inherited. First was the Glasnost, or openness. This policy aimed at eliminating some of the oppressive elements of Stalin’s regime. For example, it offered new freedom to Soviet citizens, political prisoners were released; and newspapers were allowed to publish criticism against the government. The second reform Gorbachev implemented was the perestroika. The perestroika was supposed to loosen government grip on the Soviet economy. Gorbachev believed that private initiative would lead to innovation and economic growth. The USSR did not have the democratic structure to support these new and ill-conceived policies, and the result was the fall of the Soviet Union with Gorbachev as its last leader.
In a handwritten letter to President Trump, President Obama said, “We are temporary occupants of this office. That makes us guardians of those democratic institutions and traditions – like rule of law, separation of powers, equal protection, and civil liberties – that our forebears fought and bled for. Regardless of the push and pull of daily politics, it’s up to us to leave those instruments of our democracy at least as strong as we found them.” President Obama got it right. From the get-go, America’s founding fathers laid a strong foundation for democracy. It is the major reason why American democracy and global influence will survive beyond President Trump.
While it is true that the United States has strong democratic institutions and traditions to survive retrogressive leadership, Nigeria is not blessed with such strong democratic institutions and traditions. That is why every bad administration sets Nigeria back. Yet, any real discussion about establishing those institutions and traditions quickly morphs into a rabid and ferocious discussion about its linguistic, geographical, and cultural composition.
Contrary to the beliefs of many, Nigeria is not doomed, but it needs a new democratic foundation. Any government that is serious about the future of Nigeria would start by establishing vital instruments of democracy that will stand the test of time. As complicated as this sounds, yet, without a new democratic foundation, the Nigeria of our dreams will not materialise. But let me be the first to admit it is a herculean task.
The Buhari administration is not building strong democratic institutions for Nigeria. The administration has a misplaced priority—either because it does not understand what Nigeria needs or it lacks the capabilities thereof. It is focused on its own version of fighting corruption. But building these democratic institutions is akin to biblical injunctions—”seek ye first the kingdom of God…and all these things shall be added unto you.” A democratic society cannot fight its way out of corruption without first building infrastructures for democracy to thrive. The United States of America will survive beyond President Trump because it has very strong democratic institutions just as President Obama pointed out. On the contrary, Nigeria does not.
*Mr. Odunze, a publuc affairs, wrote from Lagos.Read Full Story

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Transportation to Alcatraz Landing at Pier 33 is available from a variety of public and private transportation services.
Parking is limited in the Fisherman’s Wharf area, especially during peak visitation months, so we recommend you enhance your Alcatraz experience by taking one of the many public transit services that reach the Pier 33 area. As a bonus, public transit is also the least expensive way to reach Alcatraz Landing.
Follow the links below to learn more about the various ways you can travel to Alcatraz Landing:
HINT: A handy way to organize your trip to Alcatraz Landing is to visit the 511 TakeTransit Trip Planner. This site contains a wealth of links to local transit agencies, their services, fares, schedules, maps and related information. Type in your starting point, destination, and date you want to travel, and the Trip Planner will provide step-by-step directions on how to reach Alcatraz Landing via public transportation.
(Note: All websites, addresses, phone numbers, schedules and other transit information contained in the links above are subject to change without notice.)


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Luxury Butter Shortbread
A classic shortbread biscuit using a simple recipe but with a rich, creamy flavour from the high amount of butter used. Baked low and slow and a crumbly short textured biscuit. Just like what your Granny used to make.
WHEAT Flour (with Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Butter (MILK, Salt), Sugar, Raising Agents: E450i, E500ii.
Allergens in BOLD CAPITALS. Not suitable for NUT allergy sufferers due to manufacturing methods. Suitable for vegetarians.
Store in a cool and dry place away from direct sunlight. Once opened keep in an airtight container and eat within 30 days.
8 biscuits per pack
The Northumbrian Bakehouse
The Northumbrian Bakehouse is a small artisan bakery situated in Kirkharle. Biscuits and shortbread are baked in small batches to ensure quality as well as fantastic taste and texture.
|Dimensions||17 × 12 × 12 cm|