One lane of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway towards Pune was shut down from Monday till March 11 as the authorities have begun maintenance work at the Khandala Tunnel.
A 300-metre section between Amrutanjan Bridge and Khandala tunnel has potentially loose boulders and scree – posing a threat to commuters.
As expected, the closure of the lane lead to traffic snarls on the busy highway.
The MSRDC has deployed police security and volunteers to help commuters in traffic blockages as the road ahead of the bridge is narrow.
The expressway authority has made arrangements to divert the traffic to the old Mumbai-Pune highway if the situation goes out of control on the expressway.
An Expressway control staffer said, “In case of jams, traffic will be diverted to the old Mumbai-Pune highway. We suggest motorists drive slowly while passing through the tunnel. The work site will have adequate lighting and manpower, generator back up, an ambulance and a fire tender to tackle an untoward incident if any.”
MSRDC had last month removed the loose boulders on the route to prevent the landslides.
On Saturday, an oil spill from a tanker resulted in disruption of vehicular traffic along Mumbai-Pune expressway.
The accident had led to a massive traffic jam, inconveniencing lakhs of commuters.


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The Kaytra-produced Coloring Book cut gets a dance floor edit.
The Montreal producer couldn’t hold onto it any longer.
The Montreal producer debuted the rework during a live performance in New York City on Wednesday night.
Over an hour of wisdom, stories, and musical history from the Montreal producer.
Red Bull Music Academy is sharing the stories behind Canada’s creative collaborations.
U.K. listeners can hear “Sink or Swim” now.
Tracks we love. In no particular order.
Coming To America gets a makeover.
Another 3 Stacks collaboration to look forward to?
Chance took to Twitter to answer questions from fans before his Magnificent Coloring Day festival.
“Strictly for Kaytranada fans.”
The album, 99.9%, has been named Canada’s best record of the year.
22 images from The FADER archives that show artists chilling extra hard in their abodes.
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Described as “a whimsical oasis of colour and art, with surprising hints of quirkiness”, Ovolo The Valley has officially opened its doors, marking the group’s second presence in Brisbane.
Positioned in Fortitude Valley on the CBD fringe, Ovolo The Valley builds on the successful opening earlier this year of Ovolo Inchcolm. The 103 rooms and public spaces are all fitted with custom wallpaper, quirky furniture and eccentric illustrations, designed to showcase the Ovolo personality.
Five different room styles are on offer to guests, each aimed at a different market segment and guest type. Opening with ‘Medium’, this room type is designed for short stay guests needing comfort yet everything they need at hand. Next is ‘Large’, with rooms designed as open-plan for more space.
The same room type, albeit fitted with a large spa bath makes up the next category, appropriately titled ‘Large Spa’. Guests in ‘The Valley Suite’ are located on the top floor and enjoy a private balcony, while ‘Rockstar Suites’ are designed for high-flying corporate travellers seeking a space to entertain as much as work or sleep.
Public facilities are equally as eclectic, with a meeting room titled ‘B.I.G’. Guests can also enjoy a rooftop swimming pool, fitness centre and sauna along with colourful lobby decorated with curious art pieces commissioned to artist Kathleen Wilson, wallpaper and specially designed furniture. All guests enjoy free wi-fi and minibar, laundry facilities for self-service, a social happy hour and “a loot bag full of treats” which is placed inside guest rooms.
An equally quirky hotel restaurant and bar concept will open in early 2019 under the creative culinary mind of restaranteur Justin North.
Ovolo Group CEO Girish Jhunjhnuwala said the new Ovolo The Valley is sure to become a market leader in Brisbane’s hotel scene.
“Our brief to [interior designers] Woods Bagot was that each of our hotels must have their own unique personality and style, inspired by local surrounds, culture, heritage and Ovolo’s playful, forward-thinking spirit, and they’ve delivered exactly that.”

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Okay, okay, this can’t be historical because I, Nancy J Farrier, remember Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, his
Born November 5th, 1911, Leonard Franklin Slye, grew up in Ohio, and moved with his family to California in the late 1920’s. Rogers began his music career with his cousin, Stanley, when the pair played at square dances and local theaters. Rogers met Bob Nolan and Tim Spencer, who would later be part of the Sons of the Pioneers, but they began as the O-Bar-O Cowboys. They appeared in several motion pictures before Rogers caught his big break.
In his early film career, Rogers was known as Dick Weston, the name he used as he sang with the Sons of the Pioneers. He became Roy Rogers after being offered a seven-year film contract. In 1938, Rogers replace the well-known Gene Autry because of a contract dispute. The film, Under the Western Sky, became a major hit and Roger’s career took off. He did an average of seven “singing Westerns” every year until the early 1950’s. The rivalry between Autry and Roger’s boosted both of their careers.
Dale Evans, born October 31, 1912, in Texas, began singing on the radio before she starred in movies with Rogers. In 1944, the duo appeared in the movie, The Yellow Rose of Texas, and their chemistry appealed to audiences across the country. Evans became known as The Queen of the West, and sheHappy Trails to You.
wrote the well-known theme song,
wrote the well-known theme song,
On New Year’s Eve in 1947, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans married. Their fans were delighted with the charismatic couple. From 1944 to 1951 the couple appeared in almost 30 movies together. In the 1950’s, Rogers starred in The Roy Rogers Show, a popular television series, which costarred Dale Evans. The song, Happy Trails, became the theme song. In the early 1960’s, the show enjoyed a comeback as The Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Show.
Roy Rogers was known for his kindness and his caring for other people. He loved his fans so much that he attempted to answer every fan letter personally, even though the cost came out of his pocket since the studio refused to pay for stamps. He loved his audience.
Dale Evans also became an accomplished song writer and author, recording 30 children’s records. In 1953, she wrote the book, Angel Unaware, the story of their daughter Robin, who was born with Down’s Syndrome and died before her second birthday. Evans loved to share her faith in her songs and books. She and Rogers attended the Church of the Valley in Apple Valley, California.
Despite the hardships they faced—the death of three children, one an infant and two grown—Roy Rogers and Dale Evans lived their faith. They loved each other and they loved their audience. They delighted people of all ages with their acting, their music and their warm personalities.
I remember watching Roy Rogers and Dale Evans on television. Do you? Did your parents watch them? Of course, my favorite was Trigger, Roy’s horse, followed by a close second with Bullet, his dog. I’d love to hear your memories of this couple who portrayed our countries western history in many films.
This is the month to give thanks. I am so thankful to be part of this blog, and to have you readers. Please leave a comment to enter a drawing. I am giving away one of my books and a lovely Thanksgiving plaque to hang on the wall.
Nancy J Farrier is an award winning author who lives in Southern California in the Mojave Desert. She loves the Southwest and interesting historical past. Nancy and her husband have five children. When Nancy isn’t writing, she loves to read, do needlecraft, play with her cats, and spend time with her family. Nancy is represented by Karen Ball of The Steve Laube Literary Agency. You can read more about Nancy and her books on her website: www.nancyjfarrier.com.

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In this new series, Cooking Rage will teach you all there is to know about Frantic Cooking!
Frantic Cooking (noun): Cooking more than one thing at a time while in a secret competition with yourself to do so in as little time as possible. Benefits of Frantic Cooking include but are not limited to:
1. Instead of making 1 thing in 45 minutes, you can make 2-5 things in pretty much the same amount of time. So someone comes over and is all like “Wow, it smells like cinnamon AND potatoes in here,” and you can be like, “That’s because I had a single apple and three potatoes so I made some cinnamon apple muffins while also preparing a vat of potato soup and also a single potato pancake but that’s just for me.” And then your friend will be impressed for a minute. And if they are not impressed you can call your mom later and she might be.
2. Frantic Cooking can help you stretch a single food item into several meals that taste different. It’s very economical, and when you are economical in the kitchen you get to say things like
and that is very satisfying when you have few other accomplishments to date.
Today’s Frantic Cooking will show you how to take 1 pound of ground turkey and cook it into two entirely different meals simultaneously, ie the food equivalent of synchronized swimming.
Frantic Cooking: 1 Pound of Ground Turkey
Will become: Pasta Sauce and Chili at the Same Time
You will need:
1 lb ground turkey
1 small white onion, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 leek, white and light green parts only, thinly sliced
1/2 red onion, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
2 carrots, diced
1 bell pepper, diced
1 small can black beans, rinsed
1 small can red bins, rinsed
2 28-oz cans tomatoes
2 TB tomato paste
Salt & Pepper
Red pepper flakes
3 cups veggie or chicken broth
1/2 cup coffee
Red wine (optional)
*One big pot and one big saucepan.
1. Prepare all your vegetables. This is your mise en place, meaning get your shit together before you start your shit.
2 .Try to keep all the veggies slightly separate, as they will be going different places.
3. Add about 1 TB olive oil to the saucepan and the pot, and turn the heat on. You will make pasta sauce in the saucepan, and chili in the pot.
4. I’m going to highlight the words saucepan and pot so you can follow along, and because doing two things at once is hilarious.
5. When olive oil is hot, add the red onion, 2 cloves garlic, and sliced leek to the saucepan. Add the white onion and the other 2 cloves of garlic to the pot. Cook, stirring occasionally.
6.Crumble in half the turkey to the saucepan and crumble the other half into the pot. And some salt and pepper to both. Cook both over medium heat until turkey is almost cooked through, about 6 minutes.
7. Throw a small handful of diced celery and carrot to the saucepan and add the rest of the celery, carrot, and all the bell pepper to the pot. Stir, and add 1 tsp each oregano, salt and pepper to both.
8. Add 1 TB tomato paste to saucepan and 1 TB tomato paste to pot. Stir both and let cook about 2 minutes.
9. If using, add about 1/3 cup red wine to the saucepan and let cook down a few minutes.
10. Add beans to the pot.
11. Add canned tomatoes to both. I added about 1.5 cans to the saucepan and 1/2 can to the pot. If the tomatoes are whole squeeze them with your hands to crush them and when that doesn’t work scream “WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK?!” as tomato juice goes all over your fucking kitchen. So maybe consider using a small knife, instead. Or, I don’t know, maybe buy some pre-crushed fucking tomatoes next time, warlock.
12. Add about 1/2 cup broth to saucepan and the rest of the broth to the pot. Give them both a stir.
13. Add 2 tsp thyme to the saucepan and bring to a gentle simmer. Let simmer, covered, for 30 minutes.
14. Add about 1 tsp cumin and 1 tsp red pepper flakes to the pot. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and let simmer about 30 minutes.
15. After 30 minutes taste both. Adjust seasonings. If the pasta sauce is too acidic, add a pinch of sugar. You can throw some red pepper flakes in there, too, if you’re like that.
16.Take lid off saucepan and let sauce cook down about 15 minutes, or until it reaches the consistency you desire.
17. If you’re going to eat the sauce now, boil yourself some pasta and enjoy that shit with some cheese and basil if you have it. And finish that wine.
18. If you’re going to each the chili now, serve with sour cream, cilantro, avocado, chips, salsa, beer, whatever just try to sleep alone when you’re done.
19. To store, let both cool completely before sticking in the fridge or freezer for laterz.
20. Congratulations, you are now an accredited Frantic Cook!

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[ Covington, Georgia — July 19, 2019 ] KC Eusebio and Sal Luna of the Atlanta Arms Shooting Team take 1st and 2nd place respectively at the US IPSC National Champions this past weekend in Frostproof, Florida. Both shooters … Continue reading
John Vlieger, Shell Shock Technologies Sponsored Shooter, Places Fifth Overall at 2019 US IPSC National Championship
Vlieger competed against 252 competitors to finish with 1205.9752 match points and a time of 202.49. Westport, Conn. (July 2019) – Shell Shock Technologies, LLC., an early-stage technology and manufacturing company focused on developing innovative case technologies for the … Continue reading
John Vlieger, Shell Shock Technologies Sponsored Shooter, Places 8th Overall at 2018 U.S. IPSC Nationals
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Kubinka, Russia – USPSA rifle shooters had a dominant performance at the 2017 IPSC Rifle World Shoot, and PROOF Research-the Montana- and science-based company world renowned for its lightweight, high-performance rifle barrels-played a large part in their success. Team USA … Continue reading
Andrey Kirisenko is Vice President of Russian IPSC and three gun champion. He actively consults with Izhmash. Great Video!

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Eve Myles (born 26 July 1978) is a Welsh actress from Ystradgynlais. She graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in 2000. Later that year, she began portraying Ceri Lewis in the BBC drama series Belonging, a role she would play until the end of the series in 2009. Myles' early UK-wide television credits included the 2001 miniseries Tales from Pleasure Beach and the 2003 television drama Colditz. In 2005, she auditioned for a part in the revived series of Doctor Who, and landed the role of servant girl Gwyneth, in the Series 1 episode "The Unquiet Dead", alongside Billie Piper and Christopher Eccleston.
Her appearance in Doctor Who led to her winning a lead role in the science fiction drama's spin-off series Torchwood, in which she portrayed the character Gwen Cooper for four series between 2006 and 2011. Myles's role in Torchwood earned her a Bafta Cymru award for Best Actress in 2007. Myles also reprised the role of Gwen in the 2009 and 2011 series of Torchwood Radio Plays as well as in 2015 as part of the Big Finish audio stories. Myles subsequent television credits include the 2008 miniseries Little Dorrit, the 2008 premiere episode of the fantasy drama Merlin and the 2013 drama series Frankie in which she played the title role.
In 2013, for the TV channel GOLD, she appeared alongside Anthony Head in the comedy drama You, Me & Them, a role she reprised in 2015 for the second series. In 2014 she was cast in the second series of the crime drama series Broadchurch portraying the character of Claire Ripley. In 2011 she voiced one of the main characters in the video game Dragon Age II. In 2016, she appeared as another Victorian servant, this time playing Mrs. Jenkins in the ITV period drama series Victoria, a role she didn't reprise for series 2.
An accomplished theatre actress, Myles won an Ian Charleson Award in 2004 for her performances in Royal Shakespeare Company productions of the plays Titus Andronicus and The Taming of the Shrew. Further theatre credits include Henry IV, Part I and II at the National Theatre in 2004, and the role of Emma in the first UK run of Zach Braff's play All New People in 2012.
Myles in June 2013.
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Bradley Freegard (m. 2013)
Myles was born on 26 July 1978 in Ystradgynlais. She attended Ysgol Maes Y Dderwen, where she was in the same class as fellow actor Richard Corgan, and the year below Steve Meo. She grew up with a strong interest in boxing, although she gave up the sport after breaking her knuckle by punching a wet sandbag. After training as an actress and gaining a Bachelor of Arts in acting at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff in 2000, Myles moved to London.
In 2000 Myles took on the central role of Ceri Owen (née Lewis) in the BBC Wales drama Belonging. Her longest role to date, Myles played Ceri from the series' first episode through to its final series in 2008; returning for a one-off special in 2009. In 2001, Myles undertook a role in the television film Score and the TV miniseries Tales from Pleasure Beach. From 2003, Myles based herself in Stratford upon Avon, initially playing Lavinia in the Royal Shakespeare Company production of Titus Andronicus, for which she received the Sunday Times Ian Charleson award in 2004. She has also played Bianca in The Taming of The Shrew and in 2005, appeared opposite Michael Gambon in Henry IV, Part I and II at the National Theatre. She took the part of Gwenfar in the BBC Radio Four series of plays "Arthur" by Sebastian Baczkiewicz and Steve May in November 2004. Myles appeared in the ITV drama Colditz in 2005.
She took a supporting role in the Doctor Who episode "The Unquiet Dead", playing servant girl Gwyneth. This brought her to the attention of Lead Writer Russell T Davies, who would progress to create and produce Torchwood. Considering her to be "one of Wales' best-kept secrets", Davies wrote the role of Gwen Cooper in Torchwood specifically for Myles. Speaking on her casting, Myles stated that having the part written for her was like having her "own personal Oscar." Gwen, an audience surrogate character, is characterised by Myles as Torchwood's "social worker", who "can run and fight and stand in her own corner and win." Her role in Torchwood also led to Myles making a second appearance in Doctor Who, for its Fourth series' finale, alongside Torchwood co-stars John Barrowman and Gareth David-Lloyd. Myles has appeared in every episode of Torchwood.
Myles also appeared in the first episode of Merlin, called "The Dragon's Call" where she played Lady Helen of Mora and Mary Collins, a witch who impersonated her. Her performance in this role was described positively by Anthony Head, who said that 'she did it dead straight and very scarily. There was one moment she was delivering a speech to me in full prosthetic make-up... The French background artists didn’t speak English but burst into applause at the end because they were moved by the emotion of it.'
She portrayed the character of Maggy Plornish in Andrew Davies' 2008 adaptation of Little Dorrit, which later went on to win seven Emmy awards. Early 2008 also saw the actress host a radio show centred around Welsh boxer Joe Calzaghe and narrate a short story, Sorry for the Loss by Bridget Keehan, both airing on BBC Radio Wales.
2009 saw her star in the award-winning independent Welsh film A Bit of Tom Jones as well as the one-off Drama, Framed, for BBC Wales, alongside Trevor Eve. In July 2010, Myles announced she would appear in an original BBC Cymru Wales TV series, Baker Boys, co-written by Helen Raynor and Gary Owen and airing in early 2011. 2011 also saw Myles provide the voice of the Dalish elf Merrill in the Bioware video game Dragon Age II. In July 2011, to coincide with Torchwood's fourth series Myles presented part of a BBC Wales Documentary entitled Wales and Hollywood, which featured the actress travelling to the Hollywood Walk of Fame to find the Welsh talent honoured there.
In 2012 Myles returned to the stage in Zach Braff's play All New People, which ran for ten consecutive weeks at the West End's Duke of York's Theatre following runs at the Manchester Opera House (8–11 February 2012) and the King's Theatre in Glasgow (14–18 February). In 2013 she took the title role in the BBC1 drama Frankie, filmed in Bristol, which follows the life of a district nurse who cares more about her patients than her own life.
In August 2016, Myles stars alongside Jenna Coleman, Tom Hughes and Rufus Sewell in the ITV drama Victoria, which follows the early life of Queen Victoria, from her ascension to the throne at the age of 18, through to her courtship and marriage to Prince Albert. She portrays Mrs Jenkins, the Queens personal dresser.
In 2017, Myles starred alongside her real life husband Bradley Freegard in the Welsh drama “Un Bore Mercher.” She learnt to speak Welsh for the role. Un bore Mercher was also filmed in English and was aired in 2018 on BBC One Wales as “Keeping Faith” with Eve Myles as Faith Howells, a solicitor whose husband Evan, with whom she works at their family-run law firm, disappears whilst she is on maternity leave following the birth of their third child.
In 2018, Myles played the role of Norman Scott's lover Gwen Parry-Jones in the BBC drama A Very English Scandal. The drama relates the real-life story of politician Jeremy Thorpe's affair with Scott and subsequent trial for attempted murder and is based on the novel of the same name by John Preston.
Myles was among many others nominated for Wales online Dafftas' best actress and won for her role as Frankie with almost 45% of the votes. Myles was nominated for and won Wales' sexiest woman in 2013.
Myles has been nominated for a total of six BAFTA Cymru awards, winning one. In 2002, 2003, and 2009, Myles was nominated for Best Actress in the BAFTA Cymru Awards for her role as Ceri on the BBC Wales drama Belonging.
In 2007, Myles won the BAFTA Cymru Best Actress award for her portrayal of Gwen Cooper in Torchwood's first series, a role she also received Best Actress BAFTA Cymru nominations for in 2008 and 2010. In 2010, Myles won the Best Actress award in the SFX Reader's awards poll, and was crowned best actress in the 11th annual Airlock Alpha Portal Awards. For her role as Gwen Cooper in Torchwood: Miracle Day, Myles was nominated for a Satellite Awards in the Best Television Actress category. and reached the shortlist for the 2012 UK National Television Awards.
In 2006, Wales on Sunday named Myles as its "Bachelorette of the Year". Myles also regularly ranks highly in the Western Mail's annual list of the 50 sexiest women in Wales. In 2005, the Western Mail ranked Myles seventh whilst she ranked fifth in 2008, 7th in 2009, 8th in 2010 and 10th in 2011.
In June 2010, Myles was honoured with a fellowship from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.
Filming Torchwood's fourth series in 2011 saw Myles relocate with her family to America's Hollywood Hills, living "literally underneath the Hollywood sign". Myles has described California as the "land of dreams", and her experience filming the fourth series of Torchwood in Hollywood as the best year of her life, adding that she would love to spend more time there as an actress if possible.
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|2000||Nuts and Bolts||Carys Williams|
|2001||Tales from Pleasure Beach||Angie|
|2003||EastEnders: Dot's Story||Young Gwen|
|2005||Doctor Who||Gwyneth||Episode: "The Unquiet Dead"|
|2006||Soundproof||DC Sarah McGowan|
|These Foolish Things||Dolly Nightingale|
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SFX Award for Best Actress
Nominated: BAFTA Cymru for Best Actress (2010)
Nominated: Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama
Nominated: Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television
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|Little Dorrit||Maggy Plornish|
|Doctor Who||Gwen Cooper||Episodes: "The Stolen Earth" / "Journey's End"|
|2009||A Bit of Tom Jones||Sally|
|2011||Wales and Hollywood||Presenter||Documentary|
|2013||Frankie||Frankie Maddox||Title character|
|2013-2015||You, Me & Them||Lauren Grey|
|2014||Under Milk Wood||Lilly Smalls|
|2015||Broadchurch||Claire Ripley||Series two|
|2016||Moving On||Helen||Episode: "Passengers"|
|Victoria||Mrs Jenkins||Series 1|
|2017||Un Bore Mercher||Faith Howells||S4C series, English version Keeping Faith to be shown on BBC One Wales.|
|2018||Keeping Faith||Faith Howells||BBC One Wales (shown on BBC One July to August 2018)|
|2018||A Very English Scandal||Gwen Parry-Jones|
|2019||Cold Feet||Caitlin Henderson||Series 8|
|2008||Calzaghe Fight Night||Presenter||BBC Radio Wales|
|Sorry for the Loss||Narrator|
|"Lost Souls"||Gwen Cooper||BBC Radio 4|
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|2018||Blind Terror: The Gods of Frost||Kathryn Ellis|
|2018||19 Weeks||Emily||BBC Radio 4|
|2003||The Taming of the Shrew||Bianca||Won: Ian Charleson Award|
|2005||Henry IV - Part I & II||Lady Mortimer / Doll Tearsheet|
|2012||All New People||Emma|
|2007||Border Princes||Dan Abnett|
|2009||In the Shadows||Joseph Lidster|
|2011||Dragon Age II||Merrill||Voice only|
"Adrift" is the eleventh episode of the second series of the British science fiction television series Torchwood, which was first broadcast on BBC Three on 19 March 2008, and repeated on BBC Two one week later. The episode was written by series one and two head writer Chris Chibnall, directed by Mark Everest and produced by Sophie Fante and Richard Stokes. The episode featured the five initial series regulars John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Burn Gorman, Naoko Mori and Gareth David Lloyd plus recurring actors Kai Owen and Tom Price.
The episode begins with the alien hunter Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) being called in to investigate a missing person case by her former colleague in the police Andy Davidson (Tom Price). When bereaved mother Nikki Bevan (Ruth Jones) starts a support group for missing people, Gwen realises the problem is widespread. She pursues the investigation against the wishes of her boss Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) and is able to track Nikki's son to an isolation facility. It is revealed that Nikki's son Jonah (Robert Pugh and Oliver Ferriman), like the other missing individuals around Cardiff, was taken by the space-time rift and returned physically and mentally scarred. After realising she cannot have a relationship with her son, Nikki implores Gwen not to reveal the truth to any other bereaved relative.
Chibnall wanted to write a story that tackled the issue of loss and revolved around a missing person case. Executive producer Russell T Davies appreciated the character dynamics and domestic themes in the episode and cited the script as one of his inspirations in continuing the series. Ruth Jones, who is generally better known for her comedic roles, was cast against type in the central guest role of Nikki Bevan. The episode was filmed largely on location in South Wales with the island of Flat Holm featuring prominently. Response to the episode was generally positive. Reviewers generally praised the episode for illuminating the conflicting elements of Gwen's character and providing a central dilemma with no easy answer. Some critics identified ostensible plot holes, though felt that the episode's emotional successes negated these.Asylum (Torchwood)
"Asylum" is an original BBC Radio 4 audio play written by Anita Sullivan and is a spin-off from the British science fiction television series Torchwood, itself a spin-off from Doctor Who. This episode aired on 1 July 2009 on BBC Radio 4. It stars John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness, Eve Myles as Gwen Cooper, Gareth David-Lloyd as Ianto Jones, Tom Price as PC Andy Davidson, and Erin Richards as Freda.Day One (Torchwood)
"Day One" is the second episode of the first series of the British science fiction television series Torchwood. Directed by Brian Kelly, the episode was first broadcast on the digital channel BBC Three on 22 October 2006 with the series pilot, "Everything Changes", and later repeated on terrestrial channel BBC Two on 25 October. It was the first work in the Doctor Who universe to be written by future Doctor Who showrunner Chris Chibnall.
The episode centres on Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) working her first case with the alien hunters Torchwood in Cardiff, when she lets loose a purple alien gas that survives on the energy of orgasms. Over the course of the episode, the team hunt for Carys before the gas kills her.
Originally entitled "New Girl", the episode was written to interpret Gwen's "first day in hell". On the sex gas, series creator Russell T Davies stated "when we're launching a new adult science fiction drama, it's kind of inevitable you're going to do the sex monster". The episode was filmed during a three- to four-week period in May 2006, with much of it filmed before the first episode in the same production block. "Day One" was originally seen by 2.3 million viewers, making it one of the highest-rated BBC Three broadcasts of all time, but was met with generally mixed reviews.Everything Changes (Torchwood)
"Everything Changes" is the first episode of the British science fiction television programme Torchwood, which was first broadcast on 22 October 2006. The story was written by show creator and executive producer Russell T Davies as an introduction to the show's mythos. The episode re-introduces Captain Jack Harkness, who had proved popular in the first series of the 2005 revival of Doctor Who, as the leader of Torchwood, a team of alien hunters.
The story is told from the perspective of Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles), who comes across the Torchwood team through her job as a police officer with the South Wales Police, who are investigating a series of strange deaths in Cardiff. Through Gwen's discovery of Torchwood, the audience are introduced to team members Owen Harper (Burn Gorman), Toshiko Sato (Naoko Mori) and Ianto Jones (Gareth David-Lloyd). Suzie Costello, as played by Indira Varma, had also been billed as a series regular prior to transmission, though in a twist the character was revealed as the murderer and killed off at the end of the episode, with Gwen replacing her as a member of the Torchwood team.
The episode originally aired on freeview channel BBC Three and upon broadcast earned the channel its highest ever viewing figures. Critical reaction to the episode was mixed, with reviewers making both positive and negative comparisons to Torchwood's parent show Doctor Who.Frankie (TV series)
Frankie is a British television drama series created by Lucy Gannon. The series stars Eve Myles as Frankie Maddox, a district nurse more emotionally involved with her job than her personal life. The series is both set and filmed in the English city of Bristol.Golden Age (Torchwood)
"Golden Age" is an original radio play written by James Goss and is a spin-off from the British science-fiction television series Torchwood, itself a spin-off from Doctor Who. This episode aired on 2 July 2009 on BBC Radio 4. It stars John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness, Eve Myles as Gwen Cooper, Gareth David-Lloyd as Ianto Jones and Jasmine Hyde as The Duchess.Gwen Cooper
Gwen Cooper is a fictional character portrayed by Welsh actress Eve Myles in the BBC science-fiction television programme Torchwood, a spin-off of the long-running series Doctor Who. The lead female character, Gwen featured in every episode of the show's 2006–11 run, as well as two 2008 crossover episodes of Doctor Who. Gwen appears in Expanded Universe material such as the Torchwood novels and audiobooks, comic books and radio plays.
Within the series narrative, Gwen is a South Wales Police officer who discovers the mysterious Torchwood Institute, into which she is recruited by Jack Harkness (John Barrowman). Gwen initially operates as a field agent, bringing a humane and rounded approach to the team's investigations of the extraterrestrial. Gwen's work begins to take a toll on her personal life in series one (2006), but her marriage to Rhys (Kai Owen) keeps her grounded, even as her responsibilities increase in series two (2008). In Children of Earth (2009) and Miracle Day (2011), after Torchwood is destroyed to conceal a government conspiracy, a much hardened Gwen operates under her own mandate as the world undergoes crises linked with unprecedented alien threats.
Gwen is introduced as an audience surrogate, in the mould of the "girl next door" archetype, much like the perennial "companion" character in Doctor Who. However, as the series progressed, the production team chose to emphasise contradictory aspects to her character by having Gwen make ethically dubious decisions. As the show progresses, and even after becoming a mother, Gwen evolves into a more militant action heroine and finds herself willing to make tough decisions to protect those closest to her.
Reviewers have generally responded positively to the complexity of Gwen's character and Eve Myles' portrayal, though critics found fault with her more prosaic characterisation earlier on. Eve Myles' portrayal of Gwen has been cited as effective in both promoting the country of Wales and combating a perceived prejudice against the Welsh accent. Myles received a Welsh BAFTA for the first series of the show and was nominated for several other acting awards across each of Torchwood's four series'.Immortal Sins
"Immortal Sins" is the seventh episode of Torchwood: Miracle Day, the fourth series of the British science fiction television series Torchwood. It was originally broadcast in the United States on Starz on 19 August 2011.
Torchwood: Miracle Day follows the aftermath of a day where humanity has stopped being able to die. In the episode, Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) is forced to take her fellow Torchwood member Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) to Angelo Colasanto, a former lover of Jack's from the 1920s who knows about the Miracle causing humanity's immortality. Flashbacks in the episode show Jack's encounter with Angelo (played in flashback by Daniele Favilli) in the 1920s where Jack was nearly bought by three businessmen.Keeping Faith (TV series)
Keeping Faith, (or original title Welsh: Un Bore Mercher, translates to "One Wednesday Morning") is a Welsh thriller television series, created by Matthew Hall and produced by Vox Pictures. Un Bore Mercher was first broadcast on S4C on 5 November 2017. Pip Broughton directed six of the eight episodes; Andy Newbery the other two. The series stars Eve Myles as Faith Howells. She is a solicitor at a family-run law firm. Evan, her husband, disappears whilst she is on maternity leave following the birth of their third child. The series co-stars Hannah Daniel, Matthew Gravelle, Bradley Freegard, Mark Lewis Jones, Mali Harries and Aneirin Hughes.
The series was filmed concurrently in two languages. This programme is the second in a season of bilingual dramas set to premiere back-to-back on S4C. The initial Welsh broadcasts on S4C carried entirely English subtitles, while repeat airings carried encoded English subtitles. The series has been available on the BBC iPlayer as part of the BBC's ongoing relationship with S4C.Renamed Keeping Faith, the English-language version premiered on BBC Wales on 13 February 2018. The show was extremely popular in Wales, with an average of 300,000 viewers per episode, making it the most popular show on BBC Wales for over 25 years. It also became the most downloaded non-network show on BBC iPlayer, with over 8.5 million downloads as at May 2018.Having announced on 15 June 2018 that Keeping Faith would be shown in the whole of the UK on BBC One, its broadcast began on 10 July 2018. In the wake of a further report of the series' string of records, the Head of Commissioning for BBC Wales, Nick Andrews, said that this series has been a real gem from start to finish, and it is testament to the strength of drama coming out of Wales right now. The first series won three Welsh BAFTAs in 2018. Production of the second series began in September 2018 and broadcast is anticipated to be in 2019.Meat (Torchwood)
"Meat" is the fourth episode of the second series of British science fiction television series Torchwood, which was first broadcast on BBC Two on 6 February 2008. It was written by Catherine Tregenna, who had previously written episodes for the first series of the show, directed by Colin Teague and produced by Richard Stokes. The episode featured the five initial series regulars John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Burn Gorman, Naoko Mori and Gareth David Lloyd plus recurring actor Kai Owen in a central role.
Torchwood initially depicts a small team of alien-hunters known as Torchwood, based in Cardiff. In the premiere episode of the first series Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) is introduced as a newcomer to the organisation who keeps her job secret from boyfriend Rhys Williams (Kai Owen). The episode "Meat" depicts the two aspects of Gwen's double life coming into conflict as Rhys finds himself caught up in Torchwood's investigation into a corrupt meat trade stemming from human exploitation of a stranded benevolent alien. Rhys helps Torchwood in their attempts to apprehend the human villains of the episode and his bravery makes Gwen realise that she should no longer keep secrets from him.
The episode was filmed in and around Cardiff between June and July 2007 as part of the second production block of the series. The production team used the episode to expand Rhys' role in the series, due to their appreciation of actor Kai Owen's performances in the first series and the contention of executive producer Russell T Davies that the character should be seen as less of a "sap" in the second series. The alien "space whale" seen in the episode was created using computer-generated imagery, with the exception of a cut section wound where the humans had been carving meat from. Tregenna characterised the monster as resembling "a giant kebab". A more elaborate design was previously considered, but both Tregenna and Davies felt that this would detract from the alien's suitability to the plot.
According to consolidated figures the episode was watched by 3.28 million viewers on its BBC Two debut, aggregated to 4.74 million viewers after taking into consideration two repeat broadcasts the same week. Most commentators praised the larger role of Rhys in the episode, the performance of actor Kai Owen and the realism of the acting and dialogue overall. However, a large proportion of reviewers criticised the special effects used to create the alien, with some comparing its realisation to a sock puppet or hand puppet. Whilst some reviewers identified with the plight of the alien, others felt that its poor realisation meant that it was hard to feel any sympathy for it.Random Shoes
"Random Shoes" is the ninth episode of the first series of the British science fiction television series Torchwood, which was originally broadcast on the digital television channel BBC Three on 10 December 2006.
The episode involves the alien hunter Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) investigating the suspicious hit-and-run death of the salesman Eugene Jones (Paul Chequer) near Cardiff.Rendition (Torchwood)
"Rendition" is the second episode of Torchwood: Miracle Day, the fourth series of the British science fiction television series Torchwood. It was originally broadcast in the United States on Starz on 15 July 2011, in Canada on Space on 16 July 2011, and in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 21 July 2011.
Torchwood: Miracle Day follows the aftermath of a day where humanity has stopped being able to die. In the episode, Central Intelligence Agency agent Rex Matheson (Mekhi Phifer) takes Torchwood team members Jack Harkness (John Barrowman), who is the only mortal human, and Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) on a plane to the United States. During the flight, a traitor in the CIA (Dichen Lachman) poisons Jack with arsenic and Rex, helped by Dr. Vera Juarez (Arlene Tur), find an antidote using only items found on the plane.Something Borrowed (Torchwood)
"Something Borrowed" is the ninth episode of the second series of the British science fiction television series Torchwood. It was first broadcast on BBC Three on 5 March 2008 and repeated on BBC Two one week later. The episode was written by Phil Ford, directed by Ashley Way and produced by Richard Stokes. The episode featured the five initial series regulars John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Burn Gorman, Naoko Mori and Gareth David Lloyd plus recurring actor Kai Owen in a central role.
The episode centres on the marriage of the alien hunter Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) to the transport manager Rhys Williams (Kai Owen). The wedding is complicated by Gwen's sudden impregnation by an alien, though she resolves to see the day through. When the nuptials are interrupted by an attack from the biological mother of the alien fetus (played successively by Collette Brown, Nerys Hughes and John Barrowman), Rhys, Gwen, and Gwen's teammates at Torchwood must neutralise the threat. Gwen and Rhys ultimately marry, and the wedding guests have their memories wiped.
The episode was designed to be the most humorous of Torchwood's second series and incorporated elements of broad comedy and soap opera style storytelling to the monster of the week story. It was filmed largely on location in South Wales—prominent locations included the tourist attractions Margam Country Park and Dyffryn Gardens—and featured an ensemble of previously unseen Welsh characters. The episode was seen by an aggregated total of 4.76 million viewers across its three debut showings in the United Kingdom. Critical response was extremely mixed, with some reviewers praising the inclusion of a less serious episode and others expressing the view that the comedy was too overt.The Categories of Life
"The Categories of Life" is the fifth episode of Torchwood: Miracle Day, the fourth series of the British science fiction television series Torchwood. It was first broadcast in the United States on Starz on 5 August 2011 and in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 11 August.
Torchwood: Miracle Day follows the aftermath of a day where humanity has stopped being able to die. In the episode, a team called Torchwood investigate a concentration camp in California where sick and injured people who are unable to die are sent to. Meanwhile, Torchwood team member Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) returns to Wales to try to save her father Geraint (William Thomas) from one of these camps.The Torchwood Archive
The Torchwood Archive is a Big Finish Productions audio drama celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the British science fiction television series Torchwood, a spin-off of the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The story was written by James Goss and stars the majority of the original television cast including John Barrowman, Eve Myles and Gareth David-Lloyd as Captain Jack Harkness, Gwen Cooper and Ianto Jones, respectively.
It was released 21 October 2016 and made available to purchase on CD and as a download.The Unquiet Dead
"The Unquiet Dead" is the third episode of the first series of the British science-fiction television programme Doctor Who, first broadcast on 9 April 2005 on BBC One. It was written by Mark Gatiss and directed by Euros Lyn.
In the episode, the alien time traveller the Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) and his companion Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) travel to Victorian Cardiff on Christmas Eve, 1869 where there have been sightings of strange gas-like creatures. The Doctor and Rose team up with Charles Dickens (Simon Callow) to investigate Mr Sneed (Alan David), a man who runs a funeral parlour where it seems that corpses have come to life. It is revealed that the gaseous Gelth (voiced by Zoe Thorne) have entered Cardiff through a Rift, and wish to survive by taking over the corpses.
"The Unquiet Dead" is the first episode of the revival to be set in the past, and was intended to show the series' range. The original brief and script included a focus on mediums and was grimmer in tone, but it evolved into a story about zombies and became more of a "romp". Callow, who had researched Dickens as well as portraying him on multiple occasions, accepted the guest starring role in "The Unquiet Dead" because he felt the historical figure was written accurately. The episode also features a guest appearance by actress Eve Myles; Myles would go on to play Gwen Cooper in the Doctor Who spin-off series Torchwood from 2006. As contemporary Cardiff, location of the Doctor Who production, did not have enough Victorian architecture, location work for the episode was filmed in Swansea and Monmouth in September 2004 and Penarth in September and October, though one location scene was shot in Cardiff in September. Studio work was recorded at the Unit Q2 warehouse in Newport in September and October.
Computer generated imagery (CGI) was used as the main visual effect for the Gelth. "The Unquiet Dead" was seen by 8.86 million viewers in the United Kingdom on first broadcast. It attracted generally positive reception, although some reviewers criticised some plot points and lack of moral dilemma.These Foolish Things (film)
These Foolish Things is a 2006 British romantic drama film directed by Julia Taylor-Stanley and starring Zoe Tapper, David Leon, Lauren Bacall, Anjelica Huston, Terence Stamp, Andrew Lincoln, Eve Myles, Jamie Glover and Julia McKenzie. It is based on Noel Langley's 1936 novel There's a Porpoise Close Behind Us. The drama was largely filmed on location in Bristol, Cheltenham and surrounding areas of Gloucestershire.To the Last Man (Torchwood)
"To the Last Man" is the third episode of the second series of the British science fiction television series Torchwood, which was first broadcast on BBC Two on 30 January 2008. The episode was written by returning series guest writer, Helen Raynor, directed by Andy Goddard and produced by Richard Stokes. As with all episodes of Torchwood's first two series, "To the Last Man" featured series regulars John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Burn Gorman, Naoko Mori and Gareth David Lloyd, with Mori's character Toshiko Sato given the main focus.
The narrative centres on the intersection of Toshiko's romance with Tommy Brockless (Anthony Lewis), a cryogenically frozen soldier from World War I, and a number of hazardous time slips from 1918. As the impending crisis becomes more severe, Toshiko must choose between the man she has fallen in love with and the world at stake. Tommy eventually elects to return to 1918, where Toshiko knows he will be executed because of his shellshock.
"To the Last Man" was filmed as part of the first production block of Torchwood's second series. Helen Raynor was inspired to write the episode to explore the issue of soldiers executed for cowardice during the First World War. The episode was watched by an aggregated total of 4.97 million viewers across its first three showings. The episode received mixed reviews, with the characterisation, romance, atmosphere and anti-war sentiment proving the most popular elements. Both the storylining of the episode and the reliance on plot devices were heavily criticised.

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America’s most powerful female TV personality, Oprah Winfrey, is so impressed with Weight Watchers’ diet programme that she's bought shares in the company as part of a new business partnership.
Winfrey is making a substantial equity investment in the company and is joining the board of directors, bringing her insight to the company's future ideas and products.
"Weight Watchers has given me the tools to begin to make the lasting shift that I and so many of us who are struggling with weight have longed for," said Oprah Winfrey.
"I believe in the programme so much I decided to invest in the company and partner in its evolution."
As part of the investment, Winfrey will become a board member and adviser, get a 10 per cent stake in the company's newly issued shares, and will also become a fully fledged Weight Watchers member, attending weekly meetings and sharing her experiences along the way.
Weight Watchers chair Ray Debbane said: "Weight Watchers and Oprah Winfrey make a powerful combination, Oprah is a force of nature in connecting with people on a very personal level to live inspired lives.”
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With the recent release of Might & Magic Heroes VII, Ubisoft has been receiving flak for “deceptive marketing”. Ubisoft has responded, apologizing for the confusion that might have stemmed from the marketing materials as well as offering refunds and free games to customers who feel cheated.
The issue stemmed from the $100 Collector’s Edition bundle. Buyers expected a physical copy of the title, but were disappointed when they only received a digital copy of the PC game. Interestingly, this only applies to United States customers who bought the game through Uplay. Europe’s Collector’s Edition does, in fact, include a physical copy.
Ubisoft confirms the bundle was always supposed to include a digital copy of the game, but is offering full refunds and a free game for “any frustration and disappointment”. The free games that are available for people who ordered the Collector’s Edition include Far Cry 4, Assassin’s Creed Rogue, The Crew, Toy Soldiers: War Chest Hall of Fame Edition, and Zombi.
Ubisoft released this statement regarding the situation: “Ubisoft regrets any confusion created by the marketing materials from our Might and Magic Heroes VII Collector’s Edition. We understand that some customers in North America were not aware the Collector’s Edition delivered digital versions of the game and soundtrack. Ubisoft apologizes for any frustration and disappointment resulting from these items being in digital format vs. physical format.”


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BACOLOD CITY—In the tradition of heritage youth forums started by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in 1995 and in the Philippines last year by Project Saysay, the Filipinas Heritage Festival Inc. (FHFI) and National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) held here last week the first of a series of localized heritage conferences aimed at educating the younger generations about the importance of cultural heritage, particularly local patrimony.
NCCA commissioner Fr. Harold Rentoria, OSA, said the forum, attended by high-school and college students, local officials, and historians of the city and the province, was part of this year’s National Heritage Month celebration themed “Families for Heritage.”
“The youth is part of the family, so we would like to empower them by educating them and making them aware of the importance of cultural heritage in their places,” said Father Rentoria.
He explained that the NCCA was now pushing for grassroots heritage education nationwide.
The Augustinian friar added the NCCA was encouraging youth groups to come up with activities and projects which the NCCA could support so heritage appreciation could be cultivated in local communities.
Father Rentoria said NCCA had designed modules for family learning to increase awareness of local heritage. He added the modules acquaint families of local heritage properties that might need protection and conservation.
“What we presume is that, once we empower the family, then the family can help the community and even the municipality to preserve their cultural resources,” Father Rentoria explained.
Aside from Bacolod, other local youth forums will be held in Masbate, Batangas City and Zamboanga City from June to August.
FHFI president Armita Bantug Rufino stressed the importance of preserving natural and cultural properties so as to strengthen the Filipino identity.
“If we will know our heritage, we will know better our country,” she said.
The two-day event was capped by a tour of the Neoclassic Juan Arellano masterpiece, the Negros Occidental provincial capitol building; San Sebastian Cathedral; the plaza renovated during the American period with its iconic bandstand and the tindalo tree (Afzelia rhomboidea) planted by President Manuel Quezon during the inauguration of Bacolod as a chartered city in 1938; and the Dizon-Ramos Museum on Burgos Avenue.
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Former first lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa was due to appear before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry to Investigate and Inquire into Serious Acts of Fraud, Corruption and Abuse of Power, State Resources and Privileges on Monday, January 25. However, the Former First Lady did not appear before the Commission today.
Shiranthi Rajapaksa was summoned to the Presidential Commission of Inquiry to record a statement over the incident where a house was allegedly granted to Milinda Rathnayake who is said to be a former media co-ordinator.
Through her lawyers the former first lady had requested the Commission to allow her to appear before them in two weeks. This was revealed to News1st by Secretary to the Commission Lacille de Silva.
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Free agent coach and current ESPN analyst Chip Kelly has been linked to a few schools the past several weeks in the wake of jobs opening up. He is believed to be heavily considering UCLA or Florida and CBS Sports is reporting that he could make his decision on Sunday after everyone’s regular season ends.
There was a report that Kelly was waiting for the season to end so that he would still receive his buyout from the San Francisco 49ers. In a recent ESPN story, anonymous coaches were almost in a consensus that Kelly should go to UCLA since that is where he is known in recruiting circles among other reasons.
Regardless of which school he chooses, he will have to act quickly with whatever assistant coaches he brings in to salvage the recruiting class. With the new signing period in December, there is a lot more pressure to get commitments from recruits and get some of them on campus as early enrollees as well.


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IDG’s 2020 State of the Network report provided insight into customer adoption plans for high-profile emerging technologies like SD-WAN, software-defined networks (SDN), 5G, Internet of Things (IoT) and network function virtualisation. It also explored buyer concerns and obstacles to the deployment of these networking tools, which have taken on even more importance as organisations strive to support more remote work amidst COVID-19.
“IT and network decision-makers are actively searching for leading solutions and tech partners in emerging areas such as 5G, SD-WAN and edge,” said Andrea D’Amato, SVP at IDG. “The current demand to support remote workforce technologies dovetails with these key areas as companies aim to stay competitive and relevant in today’s environment.”
Connecting with 5G
5G wireless is an umbrella term that describes a set of standards and technologies for a faster wireless internet with far less latency than 4G, setting the stage for IoT networking advances and support for new high-bandwidth applications. Businesses and their network decision-makers see 5G as a means to rapidly speed their business as 5G availability increases, with 70% of organisations planning to adopt 5G over the next three years.
While only 8% of organisations have 5G in production, 51% are researching this technology and 8% are in pilot-stage. There are multiple reasons that 5G adoption is so appealing, including capabilities around broadband mobile, IoT connectivity, and branch/remote site connectivity. Over one-third of survey participants see 5G replacing their wired infrastructure.
Yet, there are roadblocks that render 5G unusable, particularly for the 69% citing lack of service in their specific area. Other factors that prevent adoption include security, cost, device support and current infrastructure not ready to handle 5G. The current pressure that telecommunications companies feel to provide outstanding service to their customers during COVID-19 may fast-forward 5G adoption. One large telco reported plans to increase its 5G capital-spend to accelerate its transition to 5G and help support the economy during this period of disruption.
Investing in Edge-Computing
Data continues to drive business decisions and edge-computing brings this data closer to where decisions need to be made. Overall, 25% of organisations are actively researching this technology, while 13% are piloting new initiatives and 23% already have these tools in place. Network leaders are prioritising the use of edge-computing to reduce network latency, lower operational expenses, and real-time data processing. While only 20% of respondents have already seen a return on their edge-computing investments, 55% anticipate an ROI to be realised in the future. Despite the opportunity to drive measurable ROI, security is a significant concern for 77% of networking professionals. This is because devices are not built with security in mind, the need for middleware creates an additional attack surface, and many attack vectors due to heterogenous computing environment.
As organisations and their customers grow geographically, it is not surprising 71% of organisations are either actively researching or have SD-WAN in production. The potential benefits that networking professionals associate with SD-WAN include improved management and monitoring (52%), increased resiliency (51%), and improved network security (50%). As network decision-makers research vendors, the top capabilities that they are looking for include security, centralised management, and ease of deployment. Like most emerging technologies, 86% of network professionals expect obstacles to SD-WAN implementation, with the two most likely barriers being capital costs and a technology learning curve.
Datacentres are essential to organisational growth and must be upgraded as technology progresses. Some 59% of network professionals say their datacentre is undergoing change with the replacement of older technologies for new. At the same time, 30% of organisations have experienced a datacentre outage in the past 12 months, confirming the need for these datacentre changes. On average, organisations experienced two outages throughout the past 12 months which took approximately nine hours to fix. This changes by company size, where the average time to fix an outage increased to 10 hours for SMBs and decreased to six hours for enterprises.


AMHERST, N.S. - An Amherst area man is facing charges following an altercation with a vehicle compliance officer at the Nova Scotia weigh scale in Fort Lawrence on Wednesday evening.
“We did arrest a 50-year-old East Amherst man and he was taken back to the detachment and released on conditions,” Cpl. Jennifer Clarke of the Nova Scotia RCMP said. “He is facing charges of assaulting a peace officer.”
Clarke said the man will appear in court on Sept. 14.
Witnesses said the truck driver was upset with an inspection and grabbed the vehicle compliance officer by the neck.
Rachel Boomer of the province’s Environment Department confirmed a conservation officer working at the border “observed an altercation between a truck driver and a TIR employee at the scale house.”
Boomer said staff intervened and detained the assailant until RCMP arrived.
The matter is under investigation.
RCMP were at the border in mid-March when the province first placed restrictions on travellers coming into Nova Scotia. Clarke said officers are not onsite daily, but are available to provide support to their provincial counterparts to make sure things are operating safely.
Jason MacLean, president of the NSGEU, said while the incident didn’t involve the conservation officers meeting traffic as it enters the province, he said it’s an example of how all motorists need to show respect toward workers.
“I hope people don’t take their frustrations out on the people who are working the border because they are just following orders,” MacLean said. “They just want to make sure Nova Scotia stays safe and they’re doing their best with what they’re given. People believe that because there’s a bubble it should be free-flowing, but there has to be checks and balances.”
He is also reminding the province of the need to provide personal protective equipment to its staff.
“You have Dr. Strang and the premier telling people to wear masks, but they’re not providing it to their own staff,” MacLean said.
Most of the workers, he said, are wearing masks they bring from home or ones provided by EHS.
Cumberland North MLA Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin said Premier Stephen McNeil is not giving the border the attention it deserves and is inviting him to the area to see for himself.
“There’s complete mismanagement. Since the bubble opened there have been major traffic and safety concerns and so far there has been no solution,” she said. “Both New Brunswick and Nova Scotia underestimated the need for the bubble and underestimated the traffic that happened.”
She said P.E.I. Premier Dennis King was at the Confederation Bridge in Borden to greet traffic and see the situation for himself while the Nova Scotia’s premier was nowhere to be found around the border with New Brunswick.
“People are getting frustrated because the border wait times are really unnecessary if there were better management,” she said.
She said there should be one form for all three provinces and suggested people only be required to fill out the form if they are entering the bubble from outside the region.
If the border checkstops are required, she is suggesting a lane for local residents, essential workers and trucks.
“There should be a pass for Cumberland County residents and workers as well as truckers so there is free movement back and forth,” Smith-McCrossin said.


Lack of big plays cost Blue Devils in region opener loss to Charleston
Published 6:01 am Sunday, October 4, 2015
After a win over Winona last week, Water Valley looked to string its first winning streak of the season together Friday.
Unfortunately the Blue Devils’ opponent was Class 3A powerhouse Charleston, and the Tigers were too tough to tame for Water Valley. Charleston defeated Water Valley, 29-14, in both teams’ Region 2-3A opener.
The Blue Devils had their chances to put more points on the board, but missed opportunities were the theme of the night.
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“We gave up a few big plays, and we just didn’t make enough big plays offensively,” Water Valley coach Brad Embry said. “There’s some things we need to continue to improve on offensively, but also it had a lot to do with Charleston as well. … We made some plays, and we left a few out there. In a game like that, we drive down to the 20 (yard line) and don’t get any points early in the game. That kind of put us behind.”
The Tigers (5-2, 1-0 Region 2-3A) got on the board first with a 59-yard touchdown run by quarterback Ahmed Alexander, and Charleston claimed an 8-0 lead after a converted two-point attempt early in the first quarter. Alexander was not finished with his legs as he had another touchdown scamper for 45 yards to put the Tigers up 15-0 in the second quarter.
Water Valley (2-5, 0-1) responded when Kirkland Horton ran in from 1 yard out to cut the Tiger lead to 15-7 midway through the second quarter.
Charleston answered with a 15-yard run from receiver Billy Kimble to give the Tigers a 22-7 lead heading into halftime.
Each team scored a touchdown in the second half with Charleston being able to hold off the Blue Devils to claim the win.
Walter Barnes scored on a 1-yard run for Charleston to make it 29-7 before Blue Devil quarterback Ty Varner hit Jayvon Morgan for a touchdown late in the game for the final score.
With Horton getting healthier after suffering a leg injury, he and Varner took turns at quarterback Friday night. Varner finished the night 5 of 20 for 87 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Horton completed 4 of 14 passes for 43 yards.
“(Horton) is healthy again, and it’s something we can add to our team to continue to improve,” Embry said.
Julian Williams led the ground attack with 32 yards on six carries while Horton followed with 31 yards on 10 carries and one score.
The Blue Devils return to action Friday when they host Independence.


“Russia has started supplying S-400 air defence system to India , and the first division will be delivered by the end of 2021,” Director of Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation Dmitry Shugaev recently announced, confirming the beginning of the much-awaited delivery of the long-range air defence system.
What is the status of the deal?
India has contracted five S-400 Triumf (NATO designation SA-21 Growler) regiments from Russia under a $5.43 billion deal signed in October 2018. Delivery was originally slated to begin in 24 months by the end of 2020 but was slightly delayed due to late payments as well as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eventually, both sides worked out a Rupee-Rouble exchange for payments, following which India paid 15% advance amount, triggering the delivery cycle. The delivery is likely to be completed by April 2023, as informed by the Government in Parliament in July 2019. The final timeline has not been stated.
Explained |Will India be sanctioned for S-400 purchase?
Addressing the media in October, Air Chief Marshal (ACM) V.R. Chaudhari said that the “first regiment would be inducted within this year.”
What is the S-400 system?
S-400 Triumf is considered one of the world’s most advanced air defence systems that can simultaneously track and neutralise a range of incoming objects spanning aircraft, missiles and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) over very long ranges.
As per the manufacturer Almaz-Antey State Corporation of Russia, the system can provide air interception against early warning aircraft, airborne missile strategic carriers, tactical and theatre ballistic missiles, medium-range ballistic missiles, among others, in a dense radio countermeasure scenario. Given their capabilities, the S-400 has emerged as one of the most controversial arms exports of Russia and a major point of contention between Washington and Moscow.
According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) missile defence project, development of the S-400 began in 1993 but was delayed due to the collapse of the Soviet Union. Eventually, testing of the system began in 1999 and early 2000. Designed by Almaz-Antey Central Design Bureau, the S-400 is a successor to the S-300 system and entered operational service in 2007. In 2015, it was deployed in Syria by Russia to protect its military assets and has also been deployed in Crimea.
The S-400 is fully mobile and each system has a 3D phased array acquisition radar that can track around 300 targets up to 600 km, command and control centre, automatic tracking and targeting systems, launchers and support vehicles. Each system has four different types to missiles for up to 40 km, 120 km, 250 km and maximum range of 400 km and up to 30 km altitude. The different ranges and varying altitudes create a layered air defence net. An S-400 battalion has eight missile launchers, typically with four missiles each. The 30K6E Command and Control elements include the 55K6E combat control post.
Why is the S-400 important for India?
The S-400 fills important gaps in India’s national air defence network and would complement India’s indigenous Ballistic Missile Defence system developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation and create a multi-tier air defence over the country.
Air Force officials have stated that the S-400 would be seamlessly integrated into the country’s existing air defence network. Given its long range, it means that if deployed towards the Western borders, the system can track movements of Pakistan Air Force aircraft as soon as they take off from their bases.
For the Indian Air Force (IAF), the high-end technology S-400 would give a fillip and make up for its falling fighter aircraft squadrons in the medium term. Former IAF chief ACM B.S. Dhanoa had on several occasions termed the S-400 air defence systems and Rafale fighter jets as “game-changers” for the IAF and said they were like a “booster dose” to the force.
What is the way forward?
The S-400 has emerged as a major flashpoint between Russia and the U.S., and Washington has repeatedly conveyed its displeasure to New Delhi and on several occasions asked India to cancel it, offering advanced U.S. air defence systems instead.
With delivery beginning, India faces the prospect of U.S. sanctions under CAATSA (Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act), on which the Biden administration has not conveyed a clear signal that it would give a waiver. The issue is expected to top discussions at the India-U.S. 2+2 ministerial dialogue scheduled to be held in early December.
India has a series of big-ticket high-tech deals lined up with both Russia and the U.S. and it will be a tightrope walk for New Delhi in balancing the two.
Defence trade between India and Russia was $15 billion in the last three years because of several big-ticket deals, and deals related to Ka-226T utility helicopters, AK-203 assault rifles and Igla-S Very Short Range Air Defence (VSHORAD) systems are in advanced stages of being concluded, in addition to other major hardware that is under discussion.
With the U.S., India is in the process of procuring additional P-8I maritime reconnaissance aircraft, AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, among others, while negotiations are in advanced stages for armed drones and Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) aircraft.
Last month, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman warned of a hard decision in case India took delivery of the S-400. Referring to the S-400 as “dangerous”, Ms. Sherman indicated that a decision on imposing sanctions under CAATSA would be taken by Mr. Biden. However, later three Republican Senators have already moved a Bill to exempt India from possible sanctions.
Defence trade apart, India and U.S. are members of the Quad grouping and regional efforts, which would also weigh in on any decision to impose sanctions.
In another development, Russia is also developing a more capable S-500 air defence system, and Russian officials have stated that it would be offered to India.


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AREZZO&CO shares are traded in BM&FBovespa under the ticker “ARZZ3”. The Company has entered into an agreement with the BM&FBovespa to list its shares in the “Novo Mercado”, the highest level of the differentiated Corporate Governance practices. AREZZO&CO share price can be monitored on our Investors Relations website (http://www.arezzoco.com.br/EN/) and also on BM&FBovespa website (www.bovespa.com.br).
AREZZO&CO common shares provide its shareholders with the following rights:
- Each common share entitles its owner one vote in Arezzo&Co General and Special Shareholders’ Meetings;
- Right to receive dividends or other distributions made to shareholders in proportion to their participation in the total number of AREZZO&CO outstanding shares;
- In the event of the Company’s liquidation, its shareholders have the right to receive reimbursements proportional to their ownership interest in the Company’s capital share, after the settlement of all of its obligations
- Tag-along rights in case of shareholding control alienation. The major shareholder will be required to make a tender offer within 90 days of such acquisition for all of the remaining publicly traded shares at a price per common share equivalent to not less than the price paid per share by such person for the controlling stake. – All the other rights assured to the shares, in accordance with Novo Mercado listing rules, with the Company’s Bylaws and with Brazilian Corporate Laws (for more information, see section 1.4 below).
Corporate Governance is a set of practices aimed to optimize the performance of a company, protecting all the stakeholders, including investors, employees and creditors, facilitating access to capital. Corporate Governance practices applied to capital market involves transparency, equal shareholders treatment and accountability, contributing to the continuity of the Company.
Novo Mercado is a special segment of BM&FBovespa stock market, exclusively destined to companies which voluntarily undertake to abide by differentiated Corporate Governance practices. The following items sum the main points of Novo Mercado and are applicable to the Company:
- Issue voting shares only;
- Ensure that shares representing 25% of its total capital are effectively available for trading;
- Tag-along rights – ensure that the same conditions provided to controlling shareholders in the transfer of its company’s control are extended to all shareholders; adopt offering procedures that favor widespread ownership of shares whenever making a public offering..
- Board of Directors with at least five members, all of whom with a two-year term (reelection permitted). At least 20% of the Company’s board of directors must be independent members;
- Comply with minimum disclosure standards and improvements in the financial statements, including consolidated financial statements and limited audit revision translated to English.
- A schedule of corporate events must be disclosed until December 10th of each year;
- If the Company ever decide to delist from Novo Mercado, conduct a tender offer based on economic valuation criteria made by a specialized institution or company; and
- Accept the Bovespa arbitration panel for conflict resolution between investors, management and Novo Mercado companies.
Investors residing outside Brazil, including institutional investors, are authorized to acquire securities, including AREZZO&CO shares, at the Brazilian stock exchange, as long as they comply with the register requirements under Resolution nº 2,689 and CVM Instruction nº 325, of January 27, 2000, and amendments.
The investors registered under Resolution nº 2,689, except for certain circumstances, may carry out any type of transaction in the Brazilian capital market involving a security traded in the stock exchange, futures market or organized over-the-counter market. The investments in and remittances of, outside Brazil, earnings, dividends, profits or other payments related to AREZZO&CO shares are carried out through the foreign exchange market.
To become an investor registered under the provisions of Resolution nº 2,689, an investor residing outside Brazil shall:
- Appoint representative in Brazil, with powers to perform actions relating to its investment;
- Appoint an authorized custodian in Brazil for its investment under Resolution nº 2,689, which must be a financial institution duly authorized by the BACEN and CVM; and
- Through its representative, register as a non-Brazilian investor with the CVM and register the investment with the BACEN.
Securities and other financial assets held by non-Brazilian investors pursuant to CVM Resolution no 2,689 must be registered or maintained in deposit accounts or under the custody of an entity duly licensed by the BACEN or the CVM. In addition, securities trading are restricted to transactions carried out in the stock exchange or through organized over-the-counter markets licensed by the CVM.
Earnings may be paid-out in two ways: dividends or interest on equity capital.
Dividends consist of a cash distribution of the participation in the profits of a company (publicly traded company) to the shareholders. The value of the dividends received by shareholders is proportional to the quantity of shares in their possession and the profits obtained by the company during the previous fiscal year. According to Brazilian Corporate Law, shareholders are entitled to a minimum pay-out rate of 25% for each fiscal year if the balance of the accumulated profit / loss account is positive.
Interest on equity capital can be disbursed in lesser intervals than an annual basis and it doesn’t depend on Company’s performance in the year, but on the retained profit reserves of the previous years. As the shareholders’ equity disbursement reduces the income tax payment basis, the shareholders will be required to pay income tax and social contribution tax.
The Brazilian Corporate Law and the Company’s bylaws require AREZZO&CO to promote General Meeting in the fourth month following the end of the year in which shareholders will decide for the annual dividend payment. In accordance with Brazilian Corporate Law, dividends must be paid within 60 days following the date on which dividends has been declared, unless the shareholders resolution establishes another payment date which, in any event, must occur in the year when divided is declared.
AREZZO&CO shares are registered under Banco Itaú S.A., the custodian bank. It is important for shareholders to keep their registration data up to date on Banco Itaú, in order to guarantee their rights, receiving changes in equity position, dividend payment receipt as well as income tax reports. Dividend payment is made by Banco Itaú through a credit deposit in the shareholder’s bank account. If the shareholder does not have an account with Banco Itaú, the remuneration will be paid within approximately 2 days after the dividends payment. In case the investors has no bank account, the dividends will be available starting from the initial payment date, according to the Company’s decision, and the investor will have to look for a Itaú specialized agency. Identification documents are needed. Earnings will be available for a period of 3 (three) years as of the initial date of payment. After this term, dividends are reverted back to the Company. For more information: INVESTPHONE (ITAÚ S.A.) – (11) 5029-7780.
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On February 2nd, 2011, AREZZO&CO issued 26,470,589 common shares (primary of 10,294,118 and secondary of 16,176,471) raising R$ 502.9 million (primary of R$ 195.5 million and secondary of R$ 307.4 million) for a price of R$ 19.00 each share. After the offer, the controlling group had 53.6% of the company’s common shares. Currently, the company holds 110.186.077 shares and the controlling shareholders own 41.24%.
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All the material facts, earnings results and others Notice to the Market are disclosed simultaneously on CVM/BM&FBovespa and on AREZZO&CO’s Investor Relations website (http://www.arezzoco.com.br/EN/). The information can also be received by email, through registration on website.
The financial statements are published annually on the newspapers Diário Oficial de Minas Gerais (MG) and Jornal Hoje em Dia (MG). Quarterly financial statements, press releases, presentations, material facts and notices to shareholders are available in the investor relations website (http://www.arezzoco.com.br). Other information about the Company also may be obtained on BM&FBOVESPA’s website (www.bmfbovespa.com.br) and at the Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil – CVM (www.cvm.gov.br).
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AREZZO&CO – The business
The AREZZO&CO platform currently features eleven key brands: AREZZO, SCHUTZ, ALEXANDRE BIRMAN, ANACAPRI, ALME, VANS, RESERVA, TROC, ZZ MALL, BAW AND CAROL BASSI. The products are distinguished by their constant innovation, design, comfort and excellent cost benefits.
AREZZO, the main brand. With a modern and eclectic positioning, the brand covers a wide target market, reaching women from 16 up to 60 years of age.
SCHUTZ, is bold and provocative, targeting younger public, wich variates between women aged 18 to 40 years.
ALEXANDRE BIRMAN develops products for an exclusive target market, bringing concepts of luxury, unique design and quality.
ANACAPRI offers a casual style, with comfortable, colorful products. It’s affordable products target clients from 20 to 60 years old.
ALME has a premise of refined design and comfort technologies. Alme develops all its products with raw materials with less environmental impact and maximum comfort for the feet.
VANS®, since 1966 creates action-focused footwear, apparel and accessories for skateboarders, surfers, BMX riders and snowboarders across the world. A leading action sports brand, continues its rise to become the world’s largest youth culture brand.
The AR&CO group combines the brands Reserva, the main brand, Reserva Mini, Oficina, Reserva Ink, Reserva Go, Reversa and Simples.
TROC, acquired by Arezzo&Co in November 2020, is specialized in quality second-hand pieces from premium and luxury fashion brands.
ZZ MALL is the first 100% digital platform of Arezzo&Co. The marketplace sells all brands of the group as well as greatest premium brands in the fashion and beauty market.
BAW, a DNVB (digitally native vertical brand) with a 100% digital and D2C (direct to consumer), is one of the most well-known streetwear brands in Brazil and is positioned to democratize fashion and create trends with attitude, authenticity and irreverence.
CAROL BASSI was founded in 2014 by Anna Carolina Bassi, a businesswoman who grew up around fashion. The stylist then created her own label, which unites her DNA, her spirit, her joy of living and her personal style.
AREZZO&CO has an experienced Research & Development team that focuses on trend anticipation and adjustment to customer needs while taking into consideration each product cost structure. They travel, participate in the main international fairs, perform in loco research, as well as magazine and fashion trend website studies. The R&D team develops, together with Arezzo&Co’s sample factory, about 1,500 pairs of shoes for each collection, 500 of which are launched in the showroom, and about 430 models are finally ordered to be produced. A key point of the Company is the development of 7 to 9 collections per year, minimizing the collection risk, while improving customers’ loyalty and attracting new ones, since the Company maintains its stores constantly renewed, with innovative products and up to date with the most recent fashion concepts.
The production process is flexible, combining outsourcing and in-house manufacturing, mainly at Vale dos Sinos region, in Rio Grande do Sul. The advantages involved in this process are characterized by three variables: i) Expertise/focus: some factories are 100% focused on one specific type of shoe, eg: boot. Such production structure will always have cost advantage when compared to a non-specialized factory. On the other hand, dedicated-plants have two challenges: i) require large amount of production per model and ii) have limited flexibility to adjust to new fashion trends or weather (summer – boots versus winter – open sandals). ii) Volume: Most of the developed models have a restricted number of produced pairs, especially some Schutz brand SKU’s which have very limited edition. Thus, non-specialized factories as our owned factory can become more efficient for limited editions. iii) Capacity Utilization: The Brazilian cluster produces twelve months a year, serving customers in all Brazilian states and also several countries in southern and northern hemispheres. Arezzo&Co collection cycle requires large volumes in September and October, for example, and almost no production in December and January. Therefore, dilution of fixed costs of an outsourced factory is in most of the cases more efficient than a 100% vertically integrated company.
The distribution of the products is made through five main channels: owned stores, franchises, multibrand stores, web commerce and export. AREZZO&CO’s main distribution channel is franchising, which advantage is the low capital requirements and capillarity. Multibrand points of sale, in turn, provide access to several cities where investment in the opening of monobrand stores would not be resonable. The owned stores give visibility and reinforce the brand’s identity, besides being important marketing tools. Internationally, the brand products are also sold in franchises, multibrand stores, e-commerce, department stores, and in our two flagship stores in the United States.


In the latest edition of damn, young people make me feel old, disposable cameras are now digital: New photo editing app Dispo renders pics in the appearance of a disposable camera that develops photos over 24 hours, meaning you have to wait to see your snaps. How novel!
Influencer David Dobrik, who is behind the app, explained to the New York Times that he wanted the experience of nostalgically looking back the morning after a night out without the stress of having to perfectly edit a photo for Instagram while hungover. “You never looked at the picture, you never checked the lighting. You just went on with your day, and in the morning you got to relive it,” Dobrik said of his love for old-school disposable cameras.
Digital film photography as seen on Dispo looks like a mashup of early-2010s-era Instagram and Tumblr non-selfie aesthetics, with the authenticity of modern unfiltered posting. And handily, Dispo does all the editing (to look like the photo wasn’t edited) for you. It’s a sign that the tech industry is finally investing in social media’s ongoing film photography revival, and it makes some sense from a consumer standpoint — why pay for a disposable Kodak camera when you could just let Big Tech have access to your data in exchange for free “film” photos? It seems to be working, too: The beta version of Dispo maxed out its 10,000-user count, and the app already has a reported $200 million valuation.
For years now, influencers and artsy everyday posters have been pivoting away from overly edited photos in favor of impromptu — or perhaps painstakingly edited to look unedited — photography. “It’s more of a movement within the micro- and macro-influencer space,” Chrissy Abram, influencer marketing manager at social media marketing platform Later, says. “Some big brands have hopped on it, but we’ve yet to see it be a mainstream trend.”
For the everyday online poster, there’s long been a certain personality associated with the type of guy who posts film photos online — or, more accurately, photos edited with a heavy grain to look timeless. Let’s call them Dispo boys — a term I coined alongside Vox reporter Terry Nguyen in her Gen Yeet newsletter last week, which was later cemented by a mention in the New York Times. Dispo boys are a categorization that exists beyond just guys on Dobrik’s app, though, and unlike influencers, they don’t post photos of their faces. Instead, they can be found on Instagram, TikTok and Tumblr posting photos of their hometown’s abandoned storefront or plastic bags as if they’re performing the soliloquy from American Beauty. They are depressed, obviously, but unlikely to be in therapy. “I’m sure to the average person, the Dispo boy’s feed just looks clean and aesthetic and a little dark,” Nguyen says.
When zoomed in on, this vibe reads as more than just intentionally grainy photos of buildings. Nguyen says the stereotypical Dispo boy is consumed by film, alt-R&B music, mainstream pop culture not yet considered mainstream, thrift shops (or thrifting apps) and road trips. “That’s just the vibe I get, and I have no idea whether it’s accurate or not,” she says. “But so far, I haven’t been entirely wrong.”
Dispo boys, then, are a continuation of the alt-male aesthetics of the past: film bros, softbois, e-boys, those dudes with mustache finger tattoos. There’s even a subset of the Dispo boy fixated on nature and architecture photography as shot on an old iPhone 7, but don’t be mistaken, this isn’t for financial reasons: Increasingly, owning old iPhones is a marker that you’re not a hustle bro wrapped in the capitalist tentacles of Apple. You’re not swayed by gentrification, Bitcoin and/or Elon Musk. To own an iPhone 7 for aesthetic purposes today is akin to owning a Crosley record player from Urban Outfitters or shopping on Depop — it’s performatively vintage and “thoughtful.”
The easiest comparison to Dispo boys is probably VSCO girls, named after another photo editing app. However, VSCO girls are younger and primarily Gen Z teenagers (who can de-age Robert De Niro better than Martin Scorsese). They stereotypically have a penchant for TikTok, cool-tone photo filters and a love for scrunchies. Dispo boys, however, skew older. “These are the twenty- and thirtysomething guys whose online vibe is artsy, slightly rugged or ‘alt,’ as one might say,” Nguyen writes in Gen Yeet.
Dispo boys, because they are male, aren’t scrutinized as intensely as VSCO girls. While VSCO girls are lambasted for being “basic” with their Hydro Flasks and computer stickers, Dispo boys often receive praise for their photographic “grittiness” — their grainy filters imply they, too, are nuanced and mature, an old soul with irl pixelation.
That said, like any of the stereotypical categorizations of online personality, the idea of a Dispo boy is largely circumstantial and surface-level. He certainly would balk at the idea of you confining him to a labeled aesthetic. He also may not be male — often, these gendered labels of online “brands” eliminates the presence of content shared online by artists of all backgrounds.
So take these terminologies with a heavy grain of salt, because the Dispo guy might not be as, well, filtered for pleasure as he seems. Just like the type of camera they use, Dispo boys are disposable — the only thing worth saving is themselves from their own self-obsession.


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Santa Barbara, Calif. - UC Santa Barbara's men's soccer team finished their season on Tuesday night with a 3-0 loss to Mountain Pacific Sports Federation foe Cal Poly. The Gauchos end their season with a record of 8-10-1, 2-4-1 in MPSF action.
The Gauchos fell behind early when Cal Poly's Johnny Cummins found the net in the 10th minute to put the Mustangs ahead 1-0. UCSB defended well in the period keeping the Mustangs off the scoreboard for the next 35 minutes.
However, Cal Poly came back from halftime strong, posting their second goal of the match on,y 32 seconds into the half. The Gauchos tried to form an offensive attack, taking six of their ten shots in the second half. Junior forward Joe Hubay-Dies led UCSB with two shots, while eight other Gauchos had one shot apiece.
Senior forward Thiago Martins finishes the season as the Gaucho's leading scorer. Martins earned 14 points over the course of the season on six goals and two assists. Junior forward Jaime Ambriz finishes in second with 13 points, coming off six goals and one assist. Sophomore Sean Edwards rounds out the top three with nine points off three goals and three assists.


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What you’ll need:
1/2 cup quick oats
1 Tbsp butter
2 shakes ground cinnamon
1 Tbsp peanut butter
1/4 cup Greek yogurt
Peanuts, for garnish
How to make it:
1. Cook the oats according to the package instructions. While the oats cook, make the apples: In a small pan, melt the butter over medium-high. Add the apples, cinnamon, and a pinch of salt. Cook, stirring, until the apples are tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.
2. Transfer the cooked oats to a serving bowl and stir in the peanut butter. Top with the apples, Greek yogurt, and some peanuts. Makes 1 serving.
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Poppies in Watercolour - Saturday 2nd November, 10am-12pm
Poppies in Watercolour Workshop Saturday 2nd November 10am-12pm
Create your own vibrant watercolour painting inspired by the poppy. You’ll learn to use watercolour techniques such as smooth washes, ‘wet in wet’ and stippling. You’ll also use watercolour pencils to add those extra touches of detail to your work. The class will include tutor demonstrations and small studies so you can test out the tips and techniques. You’ll then apply what you’ve learned to your own beautiful floral painting to take home.
Includes all materials, suitable for beginners.
Refund and cancellation policy
A full refund will be offered if you call or email me to cancel at least 48 hours before the booked workshop. I am unable to offer you any refund if your course is due to commence within 48 hours, or if you do not attend.
I reserve the right to cancel any course or class at any time. If this happens you can choose either a full refund or a transfer to an alternative course/ date.
The Studio is based in Meanwhile House, just a 10 minute walk from Cardiff Central station. We're just off Curran Embankment. From Penarth Road take the turning between Big Yellow Storage and Kwik Fit and it's the first turning on the left.
Meanwhile House, Curran Embankment, CF10 5FX
The carpark on site is available to visitors on weekends. Please park along the gate opposite the building, not in any of the spaces which are reserved. Please bear in mind that parking conditions can vary at different times so always double check the instructions when booking future classes.
The studio is on the first floor, accessed via a staircase. Due to the restrictions of the building I'm afraid there is no lift, please let me know if you have any access requirements which will make this difficult for you.