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The new season of the Premier League has already provided enough thrills and spills in its first match-day as England’s top tier football league announced itself in great fashion at the weekend. The likes of Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool managed to get victories on the first day and were off to a great start to their campaign while other teams showed what they are capable of in the new season. Now that the first weekend of Premier League football is done and dusted, lets take a look at 10 talking points from the weekend:
First Premier League champions to lose on opening day:
Leicester City made history at the end of the previous season lifting their maiden Premier League trophy and have continued making history in the new season. They fell to a 2-1 defeat at the KC Stadium against newly promoted Hull City and were off to a disastrous start to their title defense.
An own-goal gives Guardiola a perfect start:
Sunderland’s efforts at the Etihad to keep Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City team at bay were crashed in the 87th minute when Manchester United loanee Paddy McNair put one past his own net on Saturday. Sergio Aguero and Jermaine Defoe were on target on the night as City managed to steal all three points from the game.
Negredo wins Boro a point:
Though it took a sublime effort from Swizz international Xherdan Shaqiri to give Stoke a point from the trip to Riverside stadium, Alvaro Negredo, the summer signing from Karanka gave the hosts the lead in the 11th minute. Both teams were not at their best but the Boro manager will take heart from the start to his Premier League campaign.
Redmond stars for Soton and rescues a point:
The former Norwich winger was in sublime form in the game against Watford where he was involved in almost every exciting move from the Saints. Etienne Capou gave Watford an early lead but Redmond was bound to score as he was brimming with confidence and helped his side to a point in the first game of the new season.
Swansea steal three crucial points:
Though it is still very early in the season, Swansea City will be delighted to have started the new Premier League campaign with a victory. Playing newly promoted Burnely at the Turf Moor, Swansea needed a late strike from Leroy Fer to decide the game as they walked away with all three points from the first game of the season.
Zlatan scores on his EPL debut:
The Swede has a peculiar record of scoring goals on his debut for most of the top clubs around Europe. He managed to score for United on his debut in a friendly and backed it up with a stunner from outside the penalty area to give Manchester United a much deserves 3-1 victory over the Cherries in the first game of the season.
Palace pay for complacency:
Playing the Baggies on their home turf in the first game of the season, Pardew’s men were expected to get a result from the game but failed to provide any kind of threat with the ball in the final third. Salomon Rondon fired the visitors in front in the 75th minutes which was enough for West Brom to run away with all three points.
The Emirates falls to the Anfield beat:
Liverpool managed to humiliate Arsenal in the opening day at the Emirates as they put 4 past a hapless Arsenal side with Phillipe Coutinho, Adam Lallana and Sadio Mane all finding the back of the net. Though the Gunners scored three goals in the game, they were far from convincing and will need to improve considerably to have a shot at silverware this season. Liverpool were off to a dream start to their campaign.
Erik Lamela denies the Toffees a perfect star:
Ronald Koeman’s side were off to a great start in their first Premier League game this campaign as Ross Barkley gave Everton a lead in the 5th minute of the game. They stayed strong for most parts of the game but Lamela managed to thump a header past Maarten Stekelenburg to rescue a points for the Spurs.
Diego Cost finds more haters:
The first London derby of the season saw Chelsea steal all three points thanks to a goal from Diego Costa in the last minute of the game. However, the Blues striker was marred by controversy for his tackle on Adrian which should have seen him sent off. That horrible tackle, for some odd reason, was not acknowledged by the referee as Costa managed to escape punishment and went on to score the winner leaving West Ham with nothing to show for their efforts at the Bridge.


BWE SYSTEC (Booth 3522) has announced new capabilities to its high-performance inserting system, Fusion Cross. After garnering rave reviews at its 2012 launch, the Fusion Cross is leading the way for the Single Machine Type Strategy (STMS) by adding new features that build on the Fusion’s outstanding flexibility and fast format changeovers.
On display is the Fusion Cross solution, processing continuous forms for flats, letters, and stretch formats—all with fully automated changeover. The new heavy duty four-pocket assembly and folding module provide maximum flexibility. Now up to 16 sheets can be folded together (half-fold) with the highest speed and accuracy.
Also included is a turning module that allows seamless processing of portrait or landscape formats for both folded and flats applications. The new integrated turning module turns flats or stretch material 90 degrees in either direction without stopping and without degradation in speed.
“With Fusion Cross, companies can embark on a Single Machine Type Strategy (SMTS) and reap the benefits of lower costs and greater efficiency within their mail production facilities,” says John Lombard, CEO, BWE SYSTEC North America.


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City receives grant for water, sewer projects
The City of Cheboygan was presented with a check for $987,000 from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, MEDC, to be used in enhance their infrastructure capacity. Dan Leonard from the MEDC said the reason for the Infrastructure Capacity Enhancement Grant is given out because the state feels it is the number one priority to help communities with their infrastructure. Part of the funding received by the city will be used to replace water mains and leads to businesses, as well as some sewer work that needs to be completed. “We have done this in several forms,” said Leonard. The MEDC had a much larger outpouring of applicants than they had expected for people looking to get the funding from this grant for their projects. It was interesting for them to see some of the proposed projects. To participate in the grant, the community receiving the funds is required to come up with a minimum of 10 percent matching funds. Cheboygan was able to come up with a significantly larger piece than that, which gained them more points on the scoring for the application. Leonard said the City of Cheboygan was number one with the number of points they scored on their application because of everything they had done when they filed for the grant. “They are also receiving the second highest amount in the state,” he said. The funds for the grant originate from the State of Michigan's Community Development Block Grant program and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. “It's great when projects like this can happen,” said State Representative Lee Chatfield. “It's great to be able to be a part of it.” Chatfield, who attended the check award ceremony said it has been an honor to represent this area and it is always great to see projects like this moving forward to enhance the infrastructure in communities. Water mains from Backus Street to Lake Street will be replaced, as many of those mains are more than 100 years old. The water and sewer leads to businesses along that stretch will also be improved. “We will start at the well field and work our way to Backus,” said Cheboygan Department of Public Works Director Jason Karmol. “We're also going to fix some sewers with this money.” The work will still need to go out for bids and that will take place later this year. The city has up to two years to complete the work on the project before the grant expires. “It's like to start as soon as possible,” said Karmol.


In today’s digital age, small businesses have become more vulnerable to cyber attacks. As the internet has become a ubiquitous part of our lives, so have the risks associated with it. According to a recent report, 43% of cyber attacks target small businesses. This is a significant increase from previous years, highlighting the importance of cybersecurity for small businesses. In this article, we will explore the importance of cybersecurity for small businesses and provide some tips on how to protect your business from cyber threats.
Importance of Cybersecurity for Small Businesses
Small businesses are the backbone of our economy, and they often lack the resources to invest in cybersecurity. This makes them an easy target for cyber criminals. Cyber attacks can have a significant impact on small businesses, including loss of revenue, reputation damage, and even business closure. Therefore, it is crucial for small businesses to prioritize cybersecurity to protect their assets and their customers.
- Protects Against Data Breaches:
Small businesses collect and store sensitive data such as customer information, financial records, and trade secrets. Cyber criminals target small businesses to gain access to this information, which they can use for identity theft, financial fraud, and other criminal activities. A data breach can result in the loss of customer trust, regulatory fines, and legal liabilities. Therefore, small businesses must implement security measures to protect against data breaches.
- Prevents Malware Attacks:
Malware is a type of software designed to damage, disrupt, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system. Small businesses are often targeted by malware attacks, which can result in the loss of data, system downtime, and financial losses. Malware attacks can also spread to other computers and networks, resulting in a broader impact. Therefore, small businesses must take steps to prevent malware attacks, such as installing antivirus software and keeping software up-to-date.
- Protects Against Phishing Attacks:
Phishing is a type of cyber attack where cyber criminals use social engineering tactics to trick people into revealing sensitive information. Small businesses are often targeted by phishing attacks, which can result in the loss of sensitive data, financial losses, and reputational damage. Therefore, small businesses must educate their employees about the risks of phishing attacks and implement measures to protect against them.
- Maintains Business Continuity:
Cyber attacks can disrupt business operations, resulting in loss of revenue, productivity, and customer trust. Therefore, small businesses must implement business continuity plans to minimize the impact of cyber attacks. This includes creating backups of critical data, implementing disaster recovery plans, and testing the effectiveness of these plans.
Tips for Small Businesses to Improve Cybersecurity
- Educate Employees:
Employees are often the weakest link in cybersecurity. Therefore, small businesses must educate their employees about the risks of cyber attacks and how to prevent them. This includes creating strong passwords, not clicking on suspicious links or emails, and reporting any suspicious activity.
- Implement Strong Password Policies:
Weak passwords are a common entry point for cyber criminals. Small businesses must implement strong password policies, including requiring employees to use complex passwords, changing passwords regularly, and not using the same password for multiple accounts.
- Keep Software Up-to-Date:
Software vulnerabilities are often exploited by cyber criminals to gain access to computer systems. Small businesses must keep their software up-to-date, including operating systems, antivirus software, and applications.
- Implement Firewall and Antivirus Software:
Firewalls and antivirus software can prevent cyber attacks by blocking unauthorized access and detecting and removing malicious software. Small businesses must implement firewall and antivirus software on all their computers and networks.
Cybersecurity is an essential aspect of small business operations. Small businesses must prioritize cybersecurity to protect their assets and their customers. This includes protecting against data breaches, preventing malware attacks, protecting against phishing attacks, and maintaining business continuity. By implementing strong cybersecurity measures, small businesses can safeguard themselves against cyber threats and minimize the impact of cyber attacks. Educating employees, implementing strong password policies, keeping software up-to-date, and implementing firewall and antivirus software are some of the essential steps that small businesses can take to improve their cybersecurity posture.
In today’s digital world, cybersecurity is not an option but a necessity for small businesses. Failure to prioritize cybersecurity can have severe consequences, including loss of revenue, reputational damage, and even business closure. Therefore, small businesses must take proactive steps to improve their cybersecurity posture and protect their assets and their customers. Remember, investing in cybersecurity is not an expense but an investment in the future of your business.
- “2019 Data Breach Investigations Report.” Verizon, 2019, https://enterprise.verizon.com/resources/reports/2019-data-breach-investigations-report.pdf.
- “The 2020 State of Malware Report.” Malwarebytes, 2020, https://resources.malwarebytes.com/files/2020/02/State-of-Malware-2020.pdf.
- “Phishing Activity Trends Report.” Phishlabs, 2021, https://info.phishlabs.com/hubfs/Reports/2021-Phishing-Activity-Trends-Report.pdf.
- “Small Business Cybersecurity.” Federal Trade Commission, 2021, https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/small-businesses/cybersecurity.
- “10 Essential Cybersecurity Tips for Small Business.” U.S. Small Business Administration, 2021, https://www.sba.gov/article/2021/jan/06/10-essential-cybersecurity-tips-small-business.
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First off, the unsinkable Stan! has launched a new site, 10' by 10' Toons, in addition to his continuing Doodle-a-Day site. 10x10 is more gaming oriented and worth a look every Friday.
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Two Mexican nationals have been indicted on drug-trafficking and hostage-taking charges in connection with the killing of a San Diego teenager in Mexico.
Prosecutors say the 19-year-old victim, identified in court papers only by his initials, stole drugs that he was planning to smuggle from Mexico into the U.S. In response, alleged drug traffickers kidnapped the teen from a Tijuana hotel at gunpoint and took him hostage in an effort to extort his parents, according to prosecutors.
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The alleged kidnappers eventually cut off contact with the family. The victim has not been seen or heard from since May 30, 2020, and is presumed dead, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported Sunday.
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A federal grand jury handed down an indictment against two Tijuana residents, 21-year-old Wyatt Valencia-Pacheco and 22-year-old Jonathan Emmanuel Montellano-Mora, in June. The indictment was unsealed last week, the newspaper reported.
It accuses the duo of intentional killing while engaged in drug trafficking, a charge punishable by a minimum of 20 years in federal prison, and two charges that carry minimum life sentences: hostage-taking resulting in death and conspiracy to take hostages resulting in death.
Valencia-Pacheco is in custody, and a federal magistrate judge on Friday declined to release him on bond. Montellano-Mora remains a fugitive. It wasn't known Monday if either man has an attorney.

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Pilot Projects for Energy Efficient Cities
Pilot projects are to show how energy efficiency in communities can be improved via intelligent use and networking of innovative technologies, planning and management methods. The EnEff:Stadt research initiative identifies assessment criteria and concepts as well as planning aids for municipalities and other actors, such as the housing industry and public utilities. In the context of the initiative, exergetically and economically optimised combinations of measures are developed for defined quarters. The implementation of these measures acts as an example and their effects are measured.The research is carried out in typical housing schemes. Development results are tested and assessed in typical city quarters. At the same time, the realisation of energy concepts and their monitoring and measurement is intended to implement the concept of integral planning. The aim is a minimum 30 percent reduction in primary energy use in the entire quarter through consistent application of new technologies and intelligent planning. The transfer of research and development results will provide the specific expertise needed to meet the urban development challenges of the future.
The planning, implementation and measurement-based analysis of the energy-oriented refurbishment of the Freiburg city district Weingarten West is all being realised with the goal of a 30% reduction of primary energy consumption. The passive-house-standard refurbishment is to be demonstrated with the example of a 16-storey high-rise building. One key objective is stronger networking of the parties involved: building society, energy supplier and tenants.
more details Model city district refurbishment: Weingarten West, Freiburg
Energy-plus buildings epitomise the energy efficient integration of buildings with systems equipment. The aim of the project is to conduct building- and energy-oriented investigations by means of intensive monitoring. In addition to assessing the district concept in terms of the energy utilisation, the impact of energy-plus housing estates on the energy supplier’s electricity grid will also be considered.
more details Ludmilla energy-plus housing estate, Landshut
The plan is to further develop Lüneburg’s university campus in the Scharnhorststrasse and Bockelsberg area in terms of both the urban development and energy use. Measures to the existing buildings, the integration of a new building as a central facility for the university and the conversion of the energy supply are being jointly examined.
more details EnEff:Campus: Climate-neutral campus at Leuphana University Lüneburg
As part of the “EnEff Campus 2020” project, a multi-dimensional refurbishment concept for optimising the campus’s energy efficiency will be implemented during the next three years, scientifically monitored and measured during operation. Parallel to this, a precise investigation of possible variants will be conducted with the long-term goal of achieving a largely CO2-neutral campus.
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Somerset House is very close to my office. I could watch the fountains for ever. They play at different heights, in unfathomable but symmetrical rotations. It’s utterly satisfying, like listening to Bach cello suites. I’ve seen office types throw off their jackets and run through them, or just stand there and get wet.
I'm very fond of fountains too. I grew up near a city that had a lot of them. When we went to the city to shop, I would beg to drive by the area with the fountains. I love the way the sound of the water drowns out other noises. I love the whimsy of the dancing water.

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Post-punk trio Grass Widow will play Club Downunder on Friday, Feb. 8. / Photo courtesy of Grass Widow
IF YOU GO
Friday, Feb. 8
Doors open at 8:30 p.m.
Show starts at 9:30 p.m.
Free for FSU students
General admission: $5
Post-punk San Franciscan band Grass Widow will play at Club Down Under on Friday, Feb. 8. The all-girl band, composed of Hannah Lew (bass and vocals), Lillian Maring (drums and vocals) and Raven Mahon (guitar and vocals) are largely self-taught musicians who all take part in the band’s songwriting.
Grass Widow’s discography is largely based on personal experiences, and their songs exude a vintage feel. The trio’s easy, quick guitar strokes and harmonies are reminiscent of the 1960s (even their music videos are shot in vintage filter.)
Essentially a marriage between the XX and the Pixies, Grass Widow boasts an eclectic sound. Their most recent album, Internal Logic, was released in May 2012, and the band has been touring ever since.
Tracks such as “Goldilocks Zone” pull the listener into a trance, while others are more playful, such as “Whistling in the Dark.”


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By Bob Clark
It’s depressing at times to think of how many films by my favorite directors I’ve been exposed to primarily on television. There are obvious cases like films by Lucas & Spielberg, or any other mainstream releases that came out well before I was born, but those are easy to shrug off. Likewise there are films like Blade Runner or Pulp Fiction which may have seen prominent theatrical releases or rereleases during my lifetime, but early enough in my childhood that being introduced to them on the big screen would’ve been out of the question. Even some of the more niche works I’m fond of like Heaven’s Gate or any given anime feature I’m able to accept seeing for the first time on television, due to the fact that there just weren’t any other options at the time to check them out– yes, Cimino’s magnum opus may be enjoying a big-screen revival nowadays, and it’s become more and more common for classic films of the Ghibli canon to find art-house exhibitions, but one can’t always be patient enough to wait for a classic, sometimes forgotten masterpiece to play in the proverbial theaters near you. This is one of the great advantages of the home-video generation of film consumption, the option of curate one’s own cinematic vocabulary through VHS and DVD, instead of relying upon the personal whims of local theater programmers. It’s an empowering way to digest a heavier volume of content, but what one loses in the context of the reductive home television experience as opposed to the expansive theatrical one can’t be underestimated, especially with one of the great widescreen gambits of that premier experimenter of the cinema, Jean-Luc Godard.
That’s why it’s worth noting that of all the Godard films I’ve seen, Made in USA stands out as the first that I was introduced to in a theatrical venue, my viewing unspoiled by home viewings. Largely this is because the film remained unavailable in the United States for decades due to copyright issues (the movie acting as a very unofficial entry in the same series as John Boorman’s Point Blank, Anna Karina more or less playing the equivalent of the Lee Marvin role), thus making the big-screen the only way to see this long unseen work. Over the years I’ve seen several more Godard films primarily from a theatrical experience– Two or Three Things I Know About Her, Every Man For Himself, King Lear, Film Socialisme, braving the inequities of “Navajo English” subtitles– and plenty more that I’d seen already at home but found new depths and nuances to once liberated from the television screen. But Made in USA stands out, both from my initial experience with it at the Film Forum in Manhattan and at its recent run as a part of the Jacob Burns Film Center’s series of films based on pulpy crime novels, this past February. It was that same series that I sat down to see The Maltese Falcon theatrically for the first time, and discovered just how much you can lose even with a seemingly low-scale classic whose surface values can be all too easy to take for granted after years of exposure on television. You lose sight of how Huston usually positions his camera downward in order to capture his subjects in wide, low angles and how such shooting synchs up with the audience’s point of view in traditional movie-theater arrangements, looking up at the screen.
Both of these aspects have primarily to do with the cinema’s use of space and perspective, something which has become somewhat less common in films over the decades from the frequent use of deep-focus, forced-perspective and expressionist use of foreground and background in classic cinema and the more graphical approach of modern films, which have tended to favor a more dominant usage of long-lenses that flatten imagery and isolate everything down to more of a pure, two-dimensional picture plane. At first I’d assumed that the primary reason for this shift (as far as my own personal observations can go) was due to the rise of widescreen filmmaking and the distance that audiences tended to take between themselves and the screen, in order to take all of the picture in and appreciate the new kind of tableaux compositions it presented, thus leading in part to the current era of stepped stadium-seating’s wide proliferation in multiplex cinemas. It would be easy to lump Made in USA into that school of cinema, representing one of Godard’s key experiments and innovations with the 2.35 aspect ratio much the same way he had previously with more celebrated features like Pierrot le Fou, Contempt or even his third feature, the musical-comedy A Woman is a Woman. But there’s something else that Godard plays with in those films, and others besides, and something that may best be encapsulated throughout Made in USA, with its frequent use of deliberately flat compositions, claustrophobic close-quarter shooting, close-up inserts of comic-book pages (a regular facet of his filmmaking at this time) and constant use of gaudy posters, billboards and other advertising throughout as set decoration– color.
Now color has been an important ingredient in Godard’s films at least since A Woman is a Woman, and growing with importance from Contempt and coming to a forefront with the increasingly politicized period that Made in USA represents. Working with frequent French New Wave collaborator Raul Coutard, the primary-heavy cinematography that Godard favors in these films makes them stand in stark contrast to the more readymade look of the black-and-white in most of the films of the movement, especially the documentary aesthetic found in many of his own. Yet it’s easy to see Godard’s visual style becoming more and more stark and graphical the more he refined his methods during the 60’s in his black-and-white features– the difference between the relaxed, airy lighting of Breathless and the high-contrast, shadowy future-noir of Alphaville illustrates the evolution of the director’s vision from merely capturing reality on the fly to actively toying with and manipulating that cinematic fiction, using special film stock for night shooting and even switching to negative footage at key moments. The more artificial his cinematic work becomes, the more he channels his thought into deconstructing the artifice of the cinematic image itself, and with Made in USA he reaches a point that illustrates not only the falsehoods of the various socio-political strangleholds he acts out between Karina’s intrepid radical leftist journalist and the colonial-imperialist thugs who seek to intimidate her, but moreover elucidates the ways in which the medium of film was changing into something less than real, as well.
Again, the key instrument of this is color, but the ways in which Godard’s coverage marks a change from the classical structure of something like The Maltese Falcon are also fundamental to the question, especially considering how heavily Huston’s film figures in the canon of American cinema that the director venerates so much in his early works, and how that earlier veneration finds itself more and more under self-critical scrutiny in this period. Huston spends most of that film, and much of his other celebrated films from the 40’s and 50’s, looking up and turning his figures into giants that his audience can be dwarfed up, looking up at them on the screen as the camera looks up from an almost worm’s eye view. Godard’s camera, by contrast, is more varied in its approach throughout his early career, freely moving from low to high angles especially in close-quarter filming circumstances, Coutard’s hand-held work roving without a leash and injecting as much spontaneity into the variety of camerawork and angle as there was in the revolutionary use of jump-cuts in the editing room. Over time, however, Godard settles into a more more stable and even stationary aesthetic, favoring dollies and tracking shots from hand-held and emphasizng mis-en-scene more through deliberate color and composition than off-the-cuff filming. The more effective his films come to reproducing a kind of cinematic stream-of-consciousness, the more contrived and conscious his methods become.
In large part this can be attributed to a higher degree of experience and professionalism (and funding) over time, but there are moreover key stylistic gestures that evolve over the course of his early career that stand out as something not tied down to any new sense of technical roots. More and more, Godard’s coverage largely tends to favor completely level, dead-on shots that look straight at a subject with as little embellishment of flourishes in angle as possible. Sometimes, as in My Life to Live, you can see this aesthetic charting in resolutely self-conscious ways, the camera’s focus fixed on unexpected figures like the back of a head or a pin-ball machine, drawing out the audience’s desire to see for as long as possible. Sometimes he can take his simple, level shots and go as wide as possible, as in Contempt‘s centerpiece sequence of the couple’s slow dissolution in the midst of their chic, but bare Italian apartment, standing back far enough so that the feuding figures of Piccoli and Bardot stand out as much as the stylized nude statuaries adorning the flat. Throughout Made in USA he tends to go close with his dead-on shots, however, enough that he can break down the components of any given close-up into graphical elements on the picture plane. Even in his occasional angled shots, like the low perspective-heavy looks at neon signs throughout, tend to break up the elements on the screen in ways that take away their immediate meaning as words and turn them into pure image.
There’s an element of the political in what Godard is doing at moments like these, literally deconstructing icons of pop imagery and advertising on the screen, taking away their power as words to be read and therefore sell as commercial entities by rendering them at times completely abstract. But there’s something deeper that strikes at the heart of the medium as well, in the way that Godard’s filmmaking here and in other features illustrates the inherent two-dimensionality of color cinema. Orson Welles once said that black and white was friendlier to actors, and it’s tempting to think that range of thought could be carried through to the way that monochrome simplified the presentation of the physical world entirely. Just as the subtraction of color makes every minute expression on a performer’s face that much more readable, and every shadow that falls over their form that much more sculptorly, the monochrome world of black and white allows the audience to read more information about the depth and size of physical environments with as little visual information as possible. Strictly speaking, the brain has to do less busywork to understand a black and white image, and the filmmaker has to do less busywork to fully realize the tactile nature of a film’s world through light and shadow without bothering to figure out what color things should be.
Of course it’s just as possible to create an immersive cinematic experience in color, or else we might’ve seen the process drop out as just the same type of seasonal fad that 3D is. But it requires a much more conscious usage of shadow and perspective than black and white did, where a good deal of the hard work could have worked its magic unconsciously on the part of filmmakers. Furthermore, it sometimes requires a tempering of the color range being used in order to keep the palate from being too distracting and destructive to the presentation of physical space– one only needs to look at the difference between the sepia-toned Kansas opening of Wizard of Oz and the revalatory, but garish and loudly artificial rainbow-hued portions in the land of Oz itself to see how color, unrestrained, can naturally lend itself to unreality. Now, all this means is that in a modern production color has to be treated just as seriously and consciously as any other facet of production, and that a limited or muted palate can allow filmmakers to create as immaculate a presentation of shadow and perspective as monochrome, and allow the broader span of colors to work just as comprehensively imagery that evokes three-dimensions. But what Godard seeks to do with the flat color lighting and compositions of Made in USA illustrates the further potential inherent in color filmmaking for a treatment of the picture plane that emphasizes cinema’s two-dimensional attributes, and for maximum aesthetic and intellectual effect.
With his color filmmaking in the 60’s, Godard represents a school of cinema that focuses less on the concrete and physical and more in the realm of ideas, something that finds itself expressed right down to the way that camera placement defies audience-identification. Seen from the ground seats in a traditional theater, the film towers over the viewer instead of inviting them in– the proscenium arch was always somewhat apparent in Huston’s Falcon for how the perspective of the audience and camera matched, the screen seeming less a flat surface than a window into Sam Spade’s world. For Godard of this period and his acolytes, the screen is a flat surface– a canvas for any number of abstractions to be played out. Even when the camera matches the audience’s perspective, the visual elements are either too broken up or to loudly adhering to unreal primary color schemes (or both) for the viewer to synchronize with the image quite as well– there is always an arm’s length distance between the subject and the viewer, especially as the director seeks to literally deconstruct a subject on the screen, rendering them in broken pieces of almost cubist arrangement in an act of intellectual violence. Perhaps it’s no accident that in this period there’s less and less of a focus on human beings, the personal world of pain and decadence getting in the way of higher political ideals (especially in the midst of Godard’s break-up with Karina), and more attention paid to the disembodied aspects of the modern world– advertizing, neon signs, construction work, coffee cups. As with all the best films, the most interesting person isn’t necessarily the one standing in front of the camera, but rather the one behind it.


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- n. Plural form of ready-made.
“She was highly regarded by Gertrude Stein and knew many leading Modernist artists, including Picasso, Brâncuşi and Marcel Duchamp, whose "ready-mades" were a significant influence on her own later artworks.”
“Meanwhile, the window and vitrines pop with a combination of home- and ready-mades: tortes and dessert cups decked with berries and fruits, squares of chocolate bars and M&Ms. Most popular is the Espagnole, a hazelnut chocolate crème with a chocolate-chip cookie on top for good effect.”
“With the marshmallows and cereal both on sale & the already-purchased butter not counted, the pan we made was $.02 more than the box of ready-mades.”
“Like Duchamp's ready-mades, the ultimate importance of a work by Warhol is not who physically made each object, but the ideas it generates.”
“Native African Negroes are interested mainly in consuming ready-mades.”
“At the time of World War I, Duchamp tried to bury art with one quick landslide of "ready-mades," including a urinal presented as sculpture.”
“But it's much more beautiful than any ready-mades that Duchamp ever "created".”
“They were the least able to afford dressmakers and the most likely to continue to sew once ready-mades were prevalent.”
“A survey of department stores from 1911 to 1925 showed that until 1920, fabric sales kept pace with ready-made clothing, but after 1920, the ready-mades overtook fabric. 7 One businessman surveyed in the Middletown study recalled that in 1890, a fabric sale would clear ten bolts on the first day, whereas a similar sale in 1924 drew many fewer customers. 8”
“Mr. Kiesewetter thwarts nostalgia — the pitfall and sometime curse of those trading in secondhand ready-mades — by treating those materials casually, though not without affection.”
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The principal instruments and facilities are described with special emphasis on new construction or modifications. This equipment includes two high dispersion grating spectrographs, two types of patrol spectrographs, ground- based, aircraft borne and balloon-borne infrared spectrometers, a scanning spectrometer for the visible and ultra violet regions with memory unit, two types of photometer for the study of twilight alkali emissions, a Michelson interferometer for the near infrared region and a temperature-measuring photometer for the measuring of auroral rotational temperatures. Also described are facilities for producing specialized interference filters, a source for the Vegard-Kaplan bands, intensity standards for absolute brightness measurements of aurora and a system for obtaining all-sky photographs through interference filters. There is also a brief description of two rocket borne photometers which are under development. Twilight airglow and dayglow measurements, observations of auroral emissions, of the night airglow and of auroral temperatures are discussed. A study is described of the possibility of measuring atmospheric temperatures using the vibrational ratios of N2 bands. New quantitative measurements of the Vegard-Kaplan bands in the second positive bands of N2 with the photo electric scanning spectrometer and memory are described.
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OTTAWA—Federal Conservatives are putting a new twist on an old tactic: spying on political opponents.
They’re no longer content to send observers to rival parties’ public events, passively monitoring proceedings in hopes of spotting a gaffe that can be exploited. They’re now employing agents provocateur who actively try to instigate a miscue, then secretly record it and leak it to the media.
Liberals, who’ve been on the receiving end of the ploy twice in the past three months, call the tactic entrapment, unethical and “Nixonian.” And they worry it could lead to the end of candour in federal politics, with wary politicians reduced to mouthing platitudes and reciting carefully scripted talking points.
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But the Conservatives make no apologies. They insist Canadians have a right to know what Liberal MPs and candidates really think, particularly if their candid views are at odds with those of their leader, Justin Trudeau.
“It’s not surprising that Liberals don’t want Canadians to know what their true feelings are on important issues,” Conservative party spokesman Cory Hann told The Canadian Press.
“What the Liberals are really upset about is that they were caught having one of Trudeau’s top advisers deliver anti-Israel messages to certain segments of the Canadian public . . . (And) I can see why the Liberals don’t want it known that a senior Liberal MP thinks Justin Trudeau is a bozo and in over his head.”
Hann was referring to retired general Andrew Leslie, a star Liberal recruit who advises Trudeau on foreign policy, and veteran Toronto MP John McKay, both of whom have fallen victim to the Tory sting operation.
Earlier this week, Sun News Network received a recording from a roundtable discussion hosted by Leslie last month on veterans’ issues during which a young woman — identified by the Liberals as Alexandra Constantinidis, parliamentary assistant to Conservative MP Rob Anders — asked the would-be Liberal candidate about his views on the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza.
In the course of a lengthy response in which he asserted Israel’s right to defend itself and to kill members of terrorist organizations such as Hamas, Leslie criticized Israel for “firing indiscriminately” at Palestinian women and children.
According to the Liberals, the Conservatives first offered the recording to the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, which refused to get involved. The CIJA declined to confirm or deny that assertion but issued a careful statement from CEO Shimon Fogel to The Canadian Press.
“We have met with Gen. Leslie previously. We know the General to be fully appreciative of the security challenges facing Israelis and shares our view as to Israel’s responsibility to defend itself and the destructive influence of Hamas,” Fogel said.
“His choice of words regarding Israel’s tactics was unfortunate and we look forward to meeting with him again to receive reassurances that his views are consistent with those articulated by Justin Trudeau.”
The Conservatives have not been so guarded. The party sent out a fundraising email blast mid-week, slamming Leslie’s “stunning lack of awareness of the dangers Israel faces,” asserting that his comments reveal “the Liberals’ true position on Israel” and proclaiming that “only the Conservatives’ stand on Israel is reasonable and right.”
In a similar sting operation last June, John McKay was taken aside by one of three young men who attended a public event in Carleton Place, just west of Ottawa. The man asked to speak to the Liberal MP confidentially about Trudeau’s decision to veto would-be candidates who don’t support a woman’s right to choose abortion.
McKay, a staunch pro-life advocate, said he initially thought the edict was a “bozo eruption” and went on to suggest Trudeau’s advisers have “no political sense whatsoever.”
Unbeknownst to McKay, the conversation was being surreptitiously recorded. A recording of his comments was subsequently given to CTV by someone the broadcaster reported as having “Conservative leanings.”
The young man who provoked McKay’s outburst appears to be Trevor Stack, founder of the University of Victoria Conservative club, who served as an intern in Health Minister Rona Ambrose’s office over the summer. After viewing photos Stack recently posted on social media, including one posing with Prime Minister Stephen Harper, McKay said he’s “pretty sure that’s the guy.”
One of the other young men who accompanied Stack to the event appears to be Allan Mason, who worked as an intern in Justice Minister Peter MacKay’s office this summer. Both Stack and Mason signed in for the event, although Stack spelled his surname as Stacks.
Ambrose’s office did not respond to a request for comment on the appropriateness of a minister’s intern engaging in such conduct.
McKay believes the two incidents reveal a “worrisome trend” in federal politics.
“It speaks to an ethical pattern of gotcha politics and gotcha politics is a detriment to our democracy,” he said in an interview.


Rent control not answer to Lagos housing crisis
I read in the news that “Lagos State government has set aside the sum of N5 billion to kickstart her “one-month-in-advance rent scheme”. This, according to authority is government gesture to assuage the hardship of Lagos residents in paying their rents. There is a Latin maxim that says: “nemo dat quod, non habet”, meaning “you cannot transfer a proprietary right in properties that does not belong to you”. We always get policy formulation wrong when we fail to consult the appropriate professionals and other stakeholders in important issues.
Rent control refers to regulations and set of rules, which restricts the amount of rent that landlords or property owners can demand from tenants. There was rent control in Lagos through the Recovery of Premises Law CAP 118 Laws of Lagos State 1973. The most prominent aspect of this law is the rent control section which attempted to categorise Lagos State into “bands” for rental value purpose, neglecting the forces of demand and supply. There where categories A, B, C, D, E, F, etc depicting types of houses and the amount of rents the landlords in these areas can collect.
The rent control did not work because it came at a time that property business was booming in Lagos due to increase in business activities in Lagos State and the influx of income from petroleum products sale. Affecting the supply side ought to have been a probable solution and not capping the price! Instead of reducing or at least, fix the rent in the affected areas, the edict only succeeded in escalating rents of the houses as more people from different part of Nigeria realised there were opportunities to make money in Lagos State. The rent of different areas kept skyrocketing with increase in demand for housing.
The history of rent control in England and Wales is a part of English land law concerning the development of rent regulation in England and Wales. Controlling the prices that landlords could make their tenants pay formed the main element of rent regulation, and was in place from 1915 until its abolition (excluding some council houses) by the Housing Act 1988. It concerns the intervention of public law rights in private relations between landlord and tenant, and was put in place to counteract the inequality of bargaining power between landlords and tenants. It was considered an option because housing is a basic right of citizens! This is enshrined in Article 25(1) of Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The rent control in Lagos State through The Lagos Tenancy Law 2011 stipulates that “if you are a landlord or an agent of a landlord or tenant, it is illegal to demand or receive from a sitting tenant or pay as a sitting tenant rent in excess of six months from a monthly tenant or in excess of one year from a yearly tenant”. We should be analysing how well this law worked since over ten years that it was promulgated instead of adapting it. Did the tenants and landlords of properties in Lagos State conform to this law within the years it has been in existence?
Rent control, in its operation, only attempts to control amount payable. The Maximum Rent Order is about amount of rent and not the tenure of advance payment. There was rent control deregulation in UK in 1989 because rent regulation was not working for private-owned properties. Government of UK then resorted to acting as a role model through her council housing and not as an Ombudsman. Residential housing is not only a basic right, it is an investment and a business and cannot be controlled by fiat. Rents are the sacrifices tenants make for using other people’s properties and are determined by the interaction of demand and supply forces.
Tenants, legally are temporary right owners on the properties that they are occupying. It will affect their ownership confidence if they are subjected to short term contract and rent payment without assurance of reasonable tenure like those in short term accommodation (home-sharing) by Airbnb, VRBO, Flipkey, Housertrip etc, shortlets, hotel rooms, holiday resort rooms and informal accommodations. Property owners who have in mind minimum of yearly rents in their cashflow budget before developing their properties cannot be subjected to monthly rent now.
Nigeria with housing deficit of 17 million according to World Bank report 2018, has a serious housing problem, quantitatively and qualitatively. Monthly rent can only be practiced when there are rental housing adequacy and not when there is scarcity in the rental market. There are “Rent Assured” and “Assured Tenants” statutes in UK to make one month-rent-in-advance work. What one month in advance means is that you pay two months rent in advance; the first month rent for occupation and the last month rent for caution (deposit for default). One month rent serves as deposit for default because tenants can be ejected within a month.
The one month rent policy works in UK due to the following: Unemployment rate is very low so there are effective demand for housing. Data management is good in UK and not in Nigeria. There is rule of law in UK and not in Nigeria. Mortgage loans work in UK and not in Nigeria and there is no housing deficit in UK but surplus. The result of forcing property owners to accept one month rent in advance will be creation of property black market. Some property owners will not rent out their accommodation and will prefer to allow it lie fallow. Some will go for leasing arrangements. Monthly rent in advance cannot work in Lagos State cities or in any city in Nigeria where there are shortfalls of residential accommodation.
Olufemi A. Oyedele is an Estate Surveyor and Valuer based in Lagos.


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It happens to everyone at times: we start doubting ourselves. We worry about the decisions and whether we can face future challenges that life has in store. And sometimes we feel that we just aren't good enough.
A certain amount of self-doubt is usual and can be helpful. Questioning yourself shows that you are assessing your past performance and are trying to learn from mistakes you may have made. But persistent self-doubt, anxiety and fear can have a hugely negative impact on your life, holding you back from success and happiness.
Our reasons for self-doubting and a lack of confidence are rarely rational. Let's take a look at some of the most common reasons to have doubts about yourself together with some techniques to overcome them.
Remembering past mistakes and bad experiences will affect how we react to new challenges. Whether you were unfairly fired from your job or were in a physically or emotionally abusive relationship, bad experiences like these inevitably take a toll on your mental health.
While bad experiences might shake your core beliefs, it's pointless to keep brooding on them. You become stuck in a pattern of negative thoughts and will be unable to move on. Reflect on your experiences and learn from them.
If you got fired, think about what you liked and disliked about that job. It might be time to take a new career path. If you went through a painful break-up, you'll now know what qualities your partner should have and will be able to move on to a more worthwhile relationship.
Even the most successful people can be vulnerable to self-doubt. Once you've had a big success, you might think that it's your highwater mark that you will never be able to match again. You may be suffering from imposter syndrome, a feeling that you only achieved your successes through luck or circumstances and that sooner or later you will be shown up as a fraud.
Bach Flower Mix 44 is very helpful in supporting you when you're suffering from low self-esteem and performance anxiety. Another tip: when you're feeling a lack of self-confidence, try writing down everything you've achieved recently. You will be able to rationalise your fears, overcome negative thoughts and face new challenges with optimism.
Out of the tens of thousands of thoughts that pass through our minds every day, only 2% are new. The rest is just a habit. These repetitive thoughts can hold us back, becoming an internal critical voice who constantly carps at us for not being successful or not working hard enough.
Self-critical beliefs often develop in childhood. If your parents placed too high a value on success and criticised failures too harshly, you may have grown up with a core belief that whatever you do, it will never be good enough.
The good news is that you can learn to control negative thought patterns and overcome the self-doubts caused by your inner critic. Try to identify irrational or exaggerated thoughts that recur. Bach Flower Mix 85 is a blend of flower essences created to provide support during times of stress and anxiety and can help you to break the cycle of negative thinking.
Your inner critic sometimes poses questions - for example, should I go for a promotion? Your first answer may well be negative. You decide you don't have the right skill set, or it's just not the right time for you.
Turn these self-doubts into positives. Assess your skills honestly, fill any gaps in your training and prepare for the next opportunity.
We live in a competitive world, and it's natural to compare yourself to others. But envying what others have achieved and comparing it with what you perceive as your own lack of success is guaranteed to undermine your self-confidence.
You are not good at everything, and neither is anyone else. Rather than focusing on your weaknesses, concentrate on making the most of your skills and accept yourself for who you are.
You are responsible for the choices that have brought you to where you are, and you can take actions that will boost your self-esteem. But this doesn't mean that you are alone. Opening up to friends and family will help to motivate you and to keep things in perspective. Some people find it easier to talk to someone they don't know well, such as a counsellor or life coach.
It's natural and part of being human to doubt yourself, but getting stuck in a rut of negative thinking is bad for you. By avoiding challenges, you'll miss many opportunities. Take action now, stop doubting yourself and live a happier life.
Narcissism is a term we often see these days. But what does it mean? It's used to describe a person who is full of themselves or overly vain. However, it's not really about self-love.
People spend so much of their time regretting the past and worrying about the future. But it’s not worth it! Even what happened yesterday doesn't matter anymore! Let go of the past and the future and make the most of every moment.
What are your aims in life? Do you plan to be rich, to be a top footballer, to be a good parent, or to become Prime Minister? However efficiently you plan your life, sooner or later you are going to come up against obstacles to achieving your goals.
Sometimes it’s hard to notice when we've become trapped in familiar routines. Take our quiz to find out if you’re stuck in a rut and what you can do about it.Read the complete article
Do you always feel that everything’s always going wrong? Find out how to stop this cycle of bad thoughts in its tracks. When you think positively, things will start to appear positive and you will eventually feel more positive and optimistic.
Going back to school during a pandemic is a new experience for everyone, and it's understandable if children are feeling anxious about it. We take a look at some of the issues and how you can help your child to get ready for returning to the classroom.
There's so much contradictory health advice out there, it gets confusing. One year, butter is said to be bad for you, and margarine is better. The following year, it's the other way around. One article says running causes strain on your joints; another says it's good for you because it increases bone strength.
According to figures from the World Health Organisation, more than 260 million people worldwide suffer from depression. And it's not only adults who are diagnosed with this illness. Children as young as three or four years old can experience depression.
Lynn Anderson told it very nicely in her song “I beg your pardon; I never promised you a rose garden”. Life isn’t all roses and everybody experiences something they would rather not once in their life.Read the complete article
Millions of people furloughed for months are now being recalled to work. Others, who have been working from home throughout the lockdown, are returning to the office. And some jobs have simply disappeared: many people are facing redundancy and will soon have to cope with job hunting. Going back to work after an unprecedented length of time at home is quite a challenge.
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$BONK and $SHIB have been in the news since the beginning of February 2024 with surges in their prices. While there’s been much volatility, both coins appear to be going strong – though nowhere near the rocket-fueled turbo rallies of the past.
Another coin that has remained relevant this month is $GFOX, which has crossed the $3.5 million sales mark, the token has shown strong potential to hit a new sales target of $5 million.
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The Latest on $BONK
The price of BONK is down by almost 6% over the past week. Today’s price, however, does not reflect the coin’s 20% price surge since the first week in February.
Analysts have speculated that the coin is showing signs of positive price growth in the coming weeks. With a 24-hour trading volume of over $60 million this month alone, analysts have hinted that there is growing interest in the coin and its price potential.
The growing popularity of $BONK can be linked to the Solana-based platform Armada, which will reward players in $BONK, and the ripple market sentiment of Bitcoin halving. Analysts have explained that these two factors are strong indications of the coin’s progressive price changes. They have, however, clarified that the surge may be short-lived.
Despite the coin’s impressive performance thus far, analysts are certain that this price momentum will not match up to its price in Q4 2024. With the limited expectations of Bitcoin, investors are beginning to shift their investments to viable memecoins like $GFOX.
What to Expect from $SHIB
The Shiba Inu token, $SHIB, has experienced a surge in large transactions by over 200% in less than 48 hours. This surge has provided positive sentiment to long-term holders, despite the recent price pull-back.
Similar to $BONK, the large transaction of $SHIB tokens in the last 48 hours is an indication that the token has gained the attention of market whales. Trading statistics revealed a whale injected about 390 billion $SHIB tokens worth $3.8 million into the market.
As a ripple effect of the whale’s action, $SHIB’s price has increased by over 1%. This price surge has also been strengthened by news of Shibarium, scheduled to launch on March 7, 2024.
Based on market statistics, $SHIB’s resistance level is close to $0.00001. With the influx of new crypto holders, the “slight” bullish trend” is expected to continue. If you are looking for returns on your investment, then you may need to consider $GFOX as a better $SHB alternative.
The Steady Rise of GFOX
$GFOX has made headlines in the crypto space for many weeks now. The token’s growing popularity can be attributed to its unique features, utility, and growing price.
The play-to-earn gaming token was created with a limited supply of 5 billion tokens. This secured the token’s value and price. Little-winder investors have been attracted to the coin for the potential to earn passive income from staking, gaming, and token presale. The token’s records show that over 90% of GFOX’s presale tokens have been purchased within a few months, raising over $3.5 million.
Despite the token’s impressive price performance, analysts are confident that Galaxy Fox‘s unique hybrid design and tokenomics model will lead to a major price jump when $GFOX is listed on a decentralized exchange (DEX). Unlike $SHIB and $BONK, $GFOX has maintained a progressive price and sales since its launch in 2023.
Having surpassed the $2 million sales mark in December 2023 and the $3 million mark in January 2024, $GFOX has been tipped by analysts to cross the $5 million mark by Q2 2024.
The Galaxy Fox community believes in their P2E token, and they are willing to support the token to achieve new heights. The growing community across social media platforms remains dedicated to seeing the token achieve its full utility and potential. This is going to be a massive price reward for early investors.
Current market data suggests that $BONK will show more positive signs of recovery and has the potential for future gains; however, its glory days are past and there is very little that investors can make off the token. Similarly, $SHIB’s current price is hinged on the successful launch of Shibarium, which is almost impossible to guarantee. At best, $SHIB investors will make a small percentage profit if all goes well.
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Superior is a white-skinned, white-fleshed, mid-season potato variety. It was released by the University of Wisconsin potato breeding program in 1962, and is not under plant variety protection. It is a progeny of a cross between 'B96-56' and 'M59.44' and was first grown in 1951. 'B96-56' was also a parent of Kennebec. Like the potato variety Atlantic, Superior is widely grown for chipping right off the field and marketable yields are fairly high.
It is generally free from defects such as growth cracks, greening, secondary growth, heat necrosis, hollow heart, and vascular discoloration in tubers, but is susceptible to potato virus Y, potato virus X, and late blight.

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Last night saw Israeli artist Netta pour her heart and soul into her highly-impressive performance of song TOY on the Eurovision Song Contest.
The tune not only featured an array of chicken noises and tempos, but the star made sure to fill every element of her staging with unusual accents and items.
Netta was dressed in a version of what appeared to be a Japanese kimono, but it was paired with leggings and boots from other fashions too.
The singer also enjoyed pounding her electric keyboard and stood in front of shelves full of Japanese cat figurines which are called a maneki-neko.
The beaming star also enjoyed wearing her hair in two buns and later a Japanese-style ponytail.
Israel quickly topped the voting figures as fans loved Netta’s bold and unusual performance, leading to a well-deserved win as the competition came to a close.
But not everyone felt happy with the singer’s choice of theme and were concerned Netta was simply using Japanese culture as a prop for her act.
Some viewers even complained the singer’s speech about being “different” was ironic.
Taking to Twitter, they shared their feelings on the choice.
One person posted: “But why is Netta wearing a Japanese outfit when.. she's not Japanese #Eurovision2018.”
Eurovision 2018: Israel's act Netta has faced backlash to her performance last night
Eurovision 2018: Israeli singer Netta gave a rousing speech thanking the audience and voters
But why is Netta wearing a Japanese outfit when.. she's not Japanese
“Someones culture isn’t your art. It isn’t your stage prop. And it certainly is not going to help you ‘win’ anything. #Eurovision2018,” another viewer said.
One fan insisted the performance was worth appreciating however, when they shared: “Even though her music isn't my cup of tea, Netta did something different and I can appreciate that. Congrats. #CoreyEuWatch #Eurovision2018 #Eurovision.”
Stunned at her win, Netta could barely hold herself together as she trekked the long walk to the stage to collect her trophy last night.
“I’m so happy thanks you so much for choosing different,” she told the audience and viewers at home. “Thank you so much for celebrating differences between us.
“Thank you so much for celebrating diversity. This is my country, next time Jerusalem!”
Eurovision 2018: Eurovision ended with a bang as Netta won the trophy for her song TOY
Netta has been open about her love of Japanese culture in the past, especially when it comes to hugely popular game series Pokemon.
Speaking about her favourite character in the franchise, Netta revealed: “Bulbasaur because he’s sassy and he’s a good friend and his vines would help me reach whatever I want.
"Also, Jigglypuff as he can sing and that could help me to sleep, as I’m having trouble sleeping because I’m over excited about everything that’s happening.
"Also he paints on people’s faces when they’re asleep which I’ve done too. Finally… Snorlax. He’s fat and amazing,” she laughed in an interview with The Independent.
Eurovision will return to Israel in 2019.


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Increasing the length and girth of the penis can have a significant effect on improving both the self-esteem and confidence of a man, as well as increasing sexual satisfaction. For those who feel that the size of their penis is inadequate, the psychological implications in terms of making and maintaining relationships, especially with sexual partners, can be limiting. Treatments available aim to improve physical and psychological deficits.
Dermal fillers are made of various kinds of natural, man-made or synthetic materials that have been developed for injection into the skin and lips; including hyaluronic acid.
Penis augmentation surgery or penoplasty (penis lengthening and enlargement), is one of the least talked about areas of cosmetic surgery that is available for the male genitalia.

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The Political Implications of Things That Explode. With Guitar.
by Matt Duss
Thursday, July 14, 2005
Blogcritics list of Underrated Albums, via LGM. An additional entry that almost immediately came to my mind: All Shook Down by the Replacements. It's the Mats last record and essentially Paul Westerberg's first solo album, but the band's trademark drunken vigor makes even the mid-tempo tunes rock, something that's missing in Westerberg's later work. The lap-steel guitar work on "When We Began" is a treasure, as is the lyric
"Off with their heads, and on with my pants!"
which, given that the record was released in 1991, can also be seen as a harbinger of the Clinton years.


text: USRRC is the story of the second major professional sports car racing series in America. After years of amateur vs professional racing debate, the SCCA took the plunge in 1963 and sanctioned their first pro racing series – the United States Road Racing Championship, or USRRC as it was commonly known. The USRRC was actually two championships in one. The primary championship was for drivers in the hottest sports racing cars of the day. The second championship was for the manufacturers of cars like: Alfa Romeo TZ, Cobra, Corvette, Ferrari, Jaguar, and Lotus Cortina.This book is a detailed, year by year account of each race in both the Drivers and Manufacturers championships with over 400 color and b/w photos of the cars and drivers. Read about: the emergence and dominance of the then-new Cobra; one of the last pro wins by a front-engine sports racing car; how an under two-liter car driven by George Follmer won the series overall in 1965 against the mighty Chaparral of Jim Hall; and how the USRRC went from being the premier road racing series in the first three years, to being a warm-up for the more lucrative Can-Am series in the final three years.

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Kenya’s Central Bank Calls On The Public To hare their views, Possibility Of A Digital Currency
Kenya’s central bank has called on the public to share their views, before May 20th, on the possibility of adopting a digital currency, just one day after it emerged that Zambia is also testing its viability too.
The Bank of Zambia is also carrying out research on digital currencies. Digital currency, unlike cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, is developed by central banks and pegged on countries’ fiat currencies.
The potential decision-making comes just a year after Nigeria became the first country in Africa to pilot its central bank digital currency .
While Ghana is said to be at an advanced stage of launching its e-cedi.
To date, nine countries have launched a digital currency, with Nigeria being the first outside the Caribbean — 14 are in the pilot stage while 87 others are exploring it.
The Central Bank of Kenya has today issued this document as the basis for a public discussion. It states: “The trend in Kenya’s domestic payments indicates the existence of a digital currency (e-money) that is robust, inclusive and highly active. Therefore, the consideration to introduce a CBDC in the payments system in Kenya would not majorly focus on enhancing access to financial services given the existing and growing penetration of mobile money.
“Looking to the horizon, it will be critical to connect our payment systems across the region and globally. Existing proposals indicate that CBDC might hold the potential to achieve this interoperability.”


Makita's DTW285 1/2" cordless impact wrench features reverse rotation auto stop mode, which stops impact and rotation automatically when the fastener has been loosened. The DTW285 also has three-stage impact power selection, a brushless motor that delivers up 210 ft-lbs fastening torque, an ergonomic handle and a compact design it's only 5-3/4" long.
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Mombasa - Travel and Tourism
With miles of pristine beaches and a tropical climate year-round, it is hard to resist one of Kenya’s prime tourist destinations.
Built in 1952 on the occasion of Queen Elizabeth’s visit to Mombasa, these massive tusks are situated between the port and town.
The short answer is “anytime”: Mombasa has a tropical climate year-round.
No additional visa is required if you are traveling to Mombasa from within Kenya.
There is no better way to experience the diversity and richness of Africa’s people, cultures, and landscapes than through video.
The U.S. Department of State’s consular website has a great deal of information about safety and security in Kenya.
Kenya’s second largest city is located of the southeastern coast of the mainland, on Mombasa Island, in the Indian Ocean.


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The Association des Benevoles de l Esperance- ABE received $2,000 from the African Jesuit AIDS Network secretariat specifically to help them carry out relevant activities to mark the 500 year jubilee after the conversion of St Ignatius of Loyola. ABE in turn organized three days of advocacy for the benefit of young people and adolescents in Sandogo and Boassa, two towns located within the suburbs of Ouagadougou in Lomé.
Among the activities offered is training which took place from September 9 to 11, 2021 and which brought together 15 young people. The topics tackled included; the three pathologies of the Global Malaria Fund, tuberculosis, HIV, COVID-19, the art of living, values and virtues, drug addiction, and home visits.
Over the three days, two trainers and several facilitators alternately to offer knowledge and skills to the participants. The exercise ended on Saturday, September 11, 2021, at 3:30 p.m. with participants glad that the opportunity was created and they were able to attend.


Optimized Process Designs, LLC (OPD) is an engineering/construction company headquartered in Katy, TX with an expertise in the natural gas, natural gas liquids, and petrochemical industries. OPD is part of the larger Koch Engineered Solutions (KES) organization which provides a variety of capabilities across many industries. Originally incorporated in 1980, OPD has developed a strong reputation for honesty, integrity, and ability to successfully execute projects. OPD has a key advantage in being able to supply construction services as well as engineering/procurement. This enables clients to have a ''one stop shop'' for the overall project, providing increased efficiency and avoiding potential interface problems. OPD's industry experience, flexibility, and personal attention have made us a preferred partner to our customers and our tight knit, highly productive, team atmosphere makes OPD a great place to work.
The jobsite located in Killdeer, ND has an opening for an Ironworker.
What You Will Do In Your Role
Some core responsibilities for an Ironworker include:
- Assemble and secure structural supports according to specifications
- Practical knowledge of structural steel assembly and installation
- Use of tools to adjust and fasten steel beams
- Lifting and moving heavy equipment and materials using mechanical equipment
- Attaching loads using chains, slings, cables, hooks, and other related equipment
- Able to manually handle and securely apply rigging equipment
- Attach and detach loads effectively
- Able to effectively communicate with the rigging team (other riggers and crane operator)
- Must be familiar with the standard crane hand signals
- Must be able to assess weights of loads and equipment needed to lift safely
We expect all field employees to:
- Actively participate in a strong safety culture
- Recognize safety hazards and risks
- Participate in onsite safety meetings
- Follow OPD and client safety policies and procedures
- Be aware of changing conditions on an active jobsite
- Be on time to the jobsite each day ready for work
- Display a positive attitude and be able to work in a team environment
Some physical demands of being an ironworker include:
- Capable of working in outdoor weather and environmental conditions including extreme heat and humidity, extreme cold, and high elevations.
- Must be able to work on elevated platforms and maintain balance when stepping on narrow platforms such as beams and pipes. Must be able to perform these activities while wearing an approved full-body harness and lanyard.
- Lifting and carrying awkward objects up to 60 lbs
- Standing for extended periods of time up to 11 hours per day. Breaks are given in 2.5 hour intervals
- Moving the entire body. Considerable use of arms, legs, climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, crawling, twisting, reaching, and bending on a regular basis.
- Use hands to handle, control, and feel objects and/or tools.
The Experience You Will Bring
- At least 1.5 years of experience as an ironworker
- Must follow company safety procedures and industry known best work practices
- Must be able to wear an approved full body harness and lanyard to work on highly elevated platforms and maintain balance when stepping on narrow platforms such as beams and pipes
- Knowledgeable of crane signals (hand and verbal).
- Travel is a must with extended periods away from home in remote areas at times.
- Must be able to work shifts up to 12 hours per day and 7 days per week when needed by project schedule demands
- Must be able to meet all physical demands of the job
What Will Put You Ahead
- Ability to communicate in English
- Previous experience in a gas plant construction environment
- NCCER Ironworker certification
- 3+ years previous experience as an ironworker
Salary and Benefits Commensurate with Experience.
Equal Opportunity Employer.
Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test.
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IPO ETF Up 48% In 2013: Surprising Holdings
Initial public offerings are notorious for leaving shareholders crying at least as often as they make someone rich, but it’s the glorious stories that we all latch onto. The 50% return first-day Twitter (TWTR) buyers made in eight weeks. The way Amazon.com (AMZN) investors nearly tripled their money in the first year of trading. The absolute fortunes quickly made by even little guys who were smart enough to buy into Google (GOOG) and Whole Foods Market (WFM) and Starbucks (SBUX) in their first few trading days. These tales are like IPO crack for investment junkies.
But to bring the IPO conversation into the more useful realm of real investment research, spend a little time with First Trust’s IPOX-100 US IPO Fund (FPX), a top-rated index ETF that’s attracting a lot of IPO addicts at the moment. Its 48% return last year should peak any investor’s attention, and a study of its longer-term gyrations helps one remain clear-eyed about the risks. It’s a good reminder of both how lucrative and how devastating IPO investing can be.
The IPOX-100 IPO fund adds shares only after they have traded at least five days, so the returns it records on individual stocks are in line with what ordinary investors could get. The practice eliminates those useless first-day trading returns we see in the headlines showing off gains or losses from the offer price, to which only insiders and their friends were privy. (Yes, Zillow (Z) shares shot up more than 120% at opening, but a lot of ordinary first-day buyers spent most of the first year trading underwater.)
The patience also helps the fund steer clear of suddenly obvious dogs and opening day snafus, like the one that sent Facebook (FB) shares plunging at its IPO. The ETF avoided Facebook’s 18% fall in its first month of trading by waiting several months after opening to pick up the shares. It didn’t jump quickly into Twitter either.
We can see from the FPX chart that investing in IPOs can be a very profitable business even without insider advantages, but it sometimes requires a strong stomach. The fund has earned 5-star ratings for its 3-year and 5-year returns of 25% and 28% respectively. To get a sense of the stamina involved for this kind of investing, consider that the fund had a 44% loss in 2008; a 45% gain in 2009; and a 3% gain in 2011.
The fund’s holdings are the 100 largest, typically best performing and most liquid, IPOs with quarterly rebalancing. No company can constitute more than 10% of the fund’s holdings, and the shares are sold after 1,000 trading days (about four years).
Perusing the top holdings of the fund gives one the impression that other investors may be looking for IPO opportunities in the wrong places. True, Facebook is the fund’s largest holding, and Tesla Motors’ (TSLA) spot in the top 10 might be expected. They were up 95% and 325% respectively in 2013.
But many of this ETF’s other top holdings are from older and far less sexy IPOs, including spin-offs, or secondary and post-bankruptcy offerings. Among them are Delphi Automotive (DLPH), Phillips 66 (PSX), HCA Holdings (HCA), Dollar General (DG) and Marathon Petroleum (MPC). Each of the companies has been producing great returns for shareholders recently.
The U.S. IPO Index Fund, which has $392.3 million in assets under management, became increasingly popular with investors last year as the IPO market heated up, according to Bloomberg reports. For those who prefer to do their own stock picking, putting some financial advisor tools to use on some of the shares this fund is milking might help create an investment story with a happy ending.
Dee Gill, a senior contributing editor at YCharts, is a former foreign correspondent for AP-Dow Jones News in London, where she covered the U.K. equities market and economic indicators. She has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist and Time magazine. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.org. Read the RIABiz profile of YCharts. You can also request a demonstration of YCharts Platinum.


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Oxandrolone ZPH Coral is an anabolic drug that can be used by both men and women. Oxandrolone is not flavoured. The drug is effective for up to 12 hours. The drug has a high anabolic index and low androgenic index, which is a plus. Oxandrolone is able to give elasticity and leanness to muscles, as well as increase the amount of growth hormone in the body. Previously, the drug was produced under the names Lonavar and Oxandrin:
Oxandrolone is mainly used to maximise strength performance with minimal weight gain. The drug activates androgenic activity, so weight gain will be small. Oxandrolone has also found its use with bodybuilders during post-course therapy, as the drug has a powerful anti-catabolic effect, allowing for muscle preservation.
The drug does not inhibit its own testosterone, so it does not show side effects. After using the drug, metabolites are found in the body. They are destroyed in a couple of weeks, which allows you to use oxandrolone before doping competitions. The average dose of the drug is 50 mg per day. Do not increase the dose several times. If you are going to use the drug in combination with other drugs, the dose should be no more than 40 mg.
Use for women
Due to the absence of side effects, this drug is allowed for use by girls and young people. For women, the dosage should be 20 mg to 30 mg per day.
Since the drug does not inhibit its own testosterone and is not aromatised, its side effects are nil. Despite this, the drug is toxic to the liver, but statistically occurs in people who use huge dosages or have liver problems. Rarely, but there have been cases of side effects from the use of oxandrolone such as:
- Poor appetite.
- Asthenic syndrome.