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OOTP Developments has announced that their premiere baseball simulation Out of the Park Baseball 13 will be released on the 9th April.
The 2012 edition will come with the 2012 Major League rosters, along with the new collective bargaining agreement, new baseball rule changes including the additional single game playoffs play-in for the wild card, as well as the Houston Astro's move to the AL West in 2013.
The game will also include for the first time a real-time simulation mode, which will allow GMs to see what's going on in real-time in the league, as well as scores of games in progress, event notification, and game jump-in, jump-out ability.
Also debuting are Interactive Storylines, which offer the GM choices when situations arise. For example, will a GM punish a star player who behaves badly or just ignore him? Decisions will have wide-ranging effects on injuries, fan interest, team chemistry, player morale, player ratings, player potential, owner attitudes, and other factors.
The game also adjusts much of the simulation, including a revamped pitching model and career arc. Other tweaks to OOTP 13 include an overhauled interface, enhanced online league play, improved core gameplay engine, and so on.
Players who preorder Out of the Park Baseball 13 will get early access on the 6th April.


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The Buccaneers have fought hard to reach the semi-finals of Africa’s biggest club competition and they will meet Esperance of Tunisia
Orlando Pirates have officially booked their place in the last four of the 2013 Caf Champions League despite being held to a goalless draw by Al Ahly on Sunday.
The Sea Robbers will now meet Tunisian giants Esperance, as they continue to edge closer to their dream of getting the second star.
The first leg of the semi-finals will be played on October 5 in South Africa in a game that Pirates should win to enhance their chances of progressing to the final for the first time since 1995.
Al Ahly, who finished top of Group A log with 11 points, have an away game against Coton Sport of Cameroon on the same weekend.
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The state flag of Georgia, which has worn a large Confederate cross since the days of desegregation, was abruptly redesigned today by the Georgia House of Representatives, shrinking the divisive symbol and bringing 45 years of angry debate to a surprisingly peaceful conclusion.
If the Senate approves the new design, as it is expected to do in a few days, the old Confederate cross will be reduced to a small historical relic at the bottom of the flag, alongside images of other flags that have flown over the state. Approval will avert the threats of an economic boycott of the state by civil rights groups, sparing Georgia what South Carolina endured before it lowered the Confederate battle flag from atop its Capitol last year.
''I think this is going to change the image of this state all over the world,'' said Representative Calvin Smyre, one of the leading black negotiators of the compromise design.
After decades of public argument over whether the Confederate symbol represents a genteel Southern heritage or the oppression of slavery, the compromise was reached behind closed doors, and not a word of the new design leaked out before this morning. By keeping the design a secret, House leaders said, they were able to mute the inevitable opposition and keep pressure on legislators to a minimum.
The House approved the change on a 94-to-82 vote that brought together black urban Democrats, suburban white Republicans and enough reluctant white rural Democrats to form a majority. For years white Democrats, fearful of political retribution, shied away from the issue, but today several emerged to argue for a new era.Continue reading the main story
Chief among them was Gov. Roy Barnes, who has been publicly silent on the issue but was apparently working closely behind the scenes in favor of the compromise. Hours before the vote, Mr. Barnes made an unusual appearance on the House floor to plead for a new flag.
''The Confederacy is part of our history, but it is not two-thirds of our history,'' Mr. Barnes said, invoking the memory of his Confederate great-grandfather but saying the state's future would be tarnished by dwelling in the past. ''Defeating this compromise will confirm the worst that has been said about us, and in the process, dishonor a brave people. Adopt this flag and our people will be united as one rather than divided by race and hatred.''
Although Georgia's carefully guarded compromise was unlike South Carolina's raucous public debate, the framework was essentially the same, and it says much about how issues of racial symbolism are settled in a changed South. In South Carolina, the battle flag was reduced in size and moved to a less prominent flagpole in front of the Capitol, just as the symbol was shrunk but preserved on the new Georgia design. The bitterest opponents of the Confederate symbol ultimately recognized that it has a profound historical meaning to many whites, including those whose racial views have moderated over the years.
All 36 members of the House black caucus supported the new design as a necessary compromise, although a few expressed their distress that any relic of the Confederacy remained.
''I'm not 100 percent thrilled about it myself, but we had to throw that in to give the rural white legislators a sense of victory,'' said Representative Tyrone Brooks, a Democrat from Atlanta who has spent years trying to change the flag.
Denmark Groover, the House floor leader in 1956 and an architect of the current flag, appeared at the Capitol today to urge the adoption of the new design. At the time, Mr. Groover said, he was as much of a segregationist as anyone in Georgia, and acknowledged that the Confederate symbol was added mostly out of defiance to federal integration orders. But he said that he and the state had vastly changed in those 45 years.
''I've learned in all my years -- and it took a while to learn it -- that I have to live with all my neighbors,'' said Mr. Groover, 78. ''It's time to end this cauldron of discord that adversely affects our lives and the future of our children and grandchildren.''
The new flag, if approved, will be dominated by the inoffensive state seal on a field of blue. At the bottom of the flag, on a yellow banner bearing the words ''Georgia's History,'' will be small images of five other flags: the 1777 United States flag, the pre-1879 Georgia flag, the pre-1956 state flag, the current flag with the Confederate cross, and the United States flag.
In a last-minute design change, the House voted to add the words ''In God We Trust.''Continue reading the main story

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Boston College's remaining seven opponents went just 4-3 this past Saturday, though two of those three losses were because two future opponents played each other--Louisville over Wake Forest, 20-10, and Florida State over N.C. State, 56-41.
With five games down, here is a look at how the remaining seven opponents on Boston College's schedule have fared so far this season:
@ N.C. State Wolfpack (4-1) -- Welcome to the Moral Victory over Florida State Club, N.C. State. Punch and pie. The Wolfpack kept it close with top-ranked Florida State for three quarters before falling apart late. Quarterback Jacoby Brissett, another Florida transfer, threw for 359 yards and 3 TDs on 32-of-48 passing. N.C. State rolled up 520 total yards of offense on Florida State which has looked mortal over the past few weeks. Even with a road game at Clemson this week, don't be surprised if State is a significant home favorite in two weeks when they host the Eagles.
Clemson Tigers (2-2) -- The Tigers rebounded from their OT loss at Florida State by rolling up 528 total yards of offense (436 through the air) on North Carolina en route to a 50-35 victory over the Heels. Clemson's passing attack ranks ninth in the nation this week; nightmare fuel for Don Brown's dudes. Despite a disappointing 2-2 start to the year, Clemson's looking like a team that might not lose another game in 2014.
@ Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-3) -- Despite out-gaining Wake Forest by 328 yards, Louisville won an ugly game over the Deacons, 20-10, on Saturday. The Cardinals limited the Demon Deacons to -22 yards rushing, but committed 11 penalties and fumbled three times in an ugly W. Wake is looking at BC as its best chance of notching another victory this season. Unfortunately, BC is looking at Wake as its best chance at another W, too.
@ Virginia Tech Hokies (3-2) -- The Hokies snapped a two-game slide with a 35-17 victory over Western Michigan, but Frank Beamer is still not pleased, calling Tech a "work in progress." Tough to really say what this year's Hokies team is all about, but I suspect we'll know much more by the time BC is ready to head down to Blacksburg to take on Tech. The Hokies next three games before the BC game are all within the Coastal Division: @ North Carolina, @ Pittsburgh and Miami.
Louisville Cardinals (4-1) -- The Cardinals gutted out a pretty ugly 20-10 victory over Wake Forest this past weekend. Louisville is 4-1 on the year but only has one moderately impressive win on the season: its season-opening 31-13 victory over Miami. The back half of the schedule gets tougher for Petrino's bunch. The Cardinals still have games against two teams ranked in the top 10 this week--#1 Florida State and at #9 Notre Dame--as well as ACC road games at Syracuse, BC and Clemson. Even a season ending game vs. Kentucky isn't looking like a gimme at this point.
@ Florida State Seminoles (4-0) -- The Seminoles have looked strangely human the past few weeks and probably should have lost at home vs. Clemson (albeit playing without QB Jameis Winston). I find this past weekend's struggles against N.C. State and mobile QB Jacoby Brissett oddly comforting in a way, even if BC has little to no chance of notching its second top 10 opponent of the season.
Syracuse Orange (2-2) -- The Orange wrapped up non-conference play with a listless 31-15 loss to Notre Dame in the Meadowlands. Despite turning over the Irish offense five times (!) and rolling up 429 total yards of offense, the Orange offense could manage just 9 points (a FG, a touchdown but a missed PAT). I went into this season pretty down on Syracuse as a program and nothing they've really done up until this point seems to suggests otherwise. The nightmare #OrangeEagle scenario where both BC and SU enter the final weekend needing one more win to become bowl eligible beckons.
Record of Boston College's remaining 10 opponents: 21-11
A couple things stand out. Obviously not very ideal that four of BC's final seven games are on the road; particularly given the Eagles' poor results away from Alumni Stadium last season (2-4 record with late-fourth quarter victories over New Mexico State and Maryland). BC will also likely play two teams ranked in the top 25 at game time the rest of the way: Florida State and Clemson.
Despite losing what appeared to be a very favorable bowl eligibility cushion with the loss to Colorado State, there seems to be enough toss-up games where a path to three more wins and bowl eligibility isn't too far out of reach. The @ Wake Forest game is shaping up to be a near must-win for BC's bowl hopes, but outside of, say, Florida State and Clemson, there are enough toss up games that it's certainly conceivable to get to three more Ws.


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Electronica-Transport 2021 exhibition will take place in Moscow 12-14 May 2021 at Sokolniki fairground.
Sokolniki exhibition center fits to all needs and expectations of the participants due to its modern facilities, convenient location with 20 minutes drive from the city center, well-developed infrastructure, ample opportunities for negotiating and establishing new contacts between suppliers and consumers. There are enough hotels situated nearby: Holiday Inn, Sokolniki, Borodino, Kosmos.
How to get to the exhibition? Scheme. Metro SOKOLNIKI, 5 minutes walk to Sokolniki city park, then about 10 minutes up to the pavilion #4.0. Charter bus is organized from the metro to the pavilion. Daily car parking is allowed near the pavilion for free, overnight parking is RR 500.
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I’ve just published a media critique of Pakistan coverage by the American press:
Chaos Theory: How Pakistan was Cast as a Failed State Columbia Journalism Review 4.24.09
Pakistan is on the clock. “A fast-expanding Islamic insurgency…threatens to devour the country,” wrote The New York Times this month. The 175 million-strong nation has been on deathwatch since at least February, when The Atlantic Council sounded the alarm that Pakistan was headed for turbulence within twelve months. Recently, General Petraeus’s advisor shortened the time frame to within six months. “We could see the collapse of the Pakistani state,” said David Kilcullen. “Al Qaeda acquiring nuclear weapons, an extremist takeover—that would dwarf everything we’ve seen in the war on terror today.”
Tick tock. Boom.
It would be difficult to know from recent articles that Pakistanis scored a stunning mass-political victory only a few weeks ago. Instead, the press has been parroting Washington’s conventional wisdom on Pakistan as a country coming apart at the seams. There is no civil society here, only loons and goons that need to be bombed. The U.S. has based its actions on this decades-old story, and that has now helped produce the very realities Washington claims only to describe.
And shortly following my piece, it appears that other commentators have also noticed the breathless tone of the MSM with regard to Pakistan. Here are some:
- Commentary: Pakistan Isn’t Falling Peter Bergen, CNN 4.27.09
- Time Magazine’s “Reporting” on Pakistan Drone Attacks is Pentagon Propaganda Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports 4.29.09
- Pakistan Crisis and Social Statistics Juan Cole, Informed Comment 4.26.09


The name ‘ammeter’ is an abbreviation of ‘ampere meter’. An ampere, or more familiarly, ‘amp’, is the fundamental unit of active electric current. So, just what is an ammeter?
It clearly follows that the function of an ammeter is to measure that current within an electrical circuit. Ammeters measure current in two metrics - ‘draw’, the flow of current in a particular circuit, and ‘continuity’, the steadiness of the current and the presence or absence of interruptions.
Ammeters are used to detect problems in electrical circuits - unusually high or low levels of current, for example. The former can indicate malfunctioning components for a short circuit, while the latter can be a sign of disruptive interruptions or unusual electrical impedance. It is routine to check sockets or outlets using an ammeter when conducting repairs or changing a fuse.
Ammeters are not to be confused with voltmeters, which measure the voltage in a circuit. Voltage, also known as ‘electrical tension’, is the difference in electrical potential between two points in a circuit and therefore the amount of force required to move charge between them.


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Material, the Belgian filament winding specialist, has become official technology partner for the Belgian Umicore Solar Race Team, which will participate in the 2007 Panasonic World Solar Challenge across Australia at the end of the month.
Material designed and manufactured an ultra lightweight carbon fibre composite steering rod for the team's solar racecar. The filament wound steering rod will reduce the weight of the car by more than 200 grams. Weight reduction is one of the key factors to minimize the loss of energy. Every gram counts.
The no-noise, zero-emission car will participate in the 2007 Panasonic World Solar Challenge across Australia on October 21-28, 2007. The race, in fact the world championship for solar cars, is a 3000 km journey from tropical Darwin in the Northern Territory, to Adelaide in South Australia. It's an energy efficiency challenge, all about creating a balance between sustainable speed and endurance, energy management and strategic planning.
Composite products, based on polyurethane technologies from global chemical company Huntsman, are taking centre stage at a design exhibition at the Design Museum Gent, Belgium.
In late November, the 14 project partners in the MoPaHyb consortium developing a modular production plant for hybrid high-performance components wrapped up their successful efforts with a two-day symposium in Pfinztal, Germany.
Alvant says its aluminium matrix composite is proven to offer significant weight and performance benefits for rotor applications found in electric motors, flywheels, fans and turbines.


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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler said to Congress this week that his SEC has no plans to ‘ban’ crypto assets.
In a direct response to North Carolina Congressman Ted Budd whether the regulator considers banning crypto to favor a central banking digital currency (CBDC), Gensler dismissed the suggestion and said:
“No, that would be up to Congress.”
Gensler’s statement came during a four-hour long congressional hearing on cryptocurrencies and DeFi.
Gensler’s echo Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s sentiments who a week earlier told the House Financial Services Committee that the Fed currently has “no plans to ban” crypto.
Nonetheless, Gensler did stress that crypto exchanges should register with the SEC, and most crypto tokens can be considered securities. In addition, he said that DeFi businesses will be subject to public policy.
Representative Patrick McHenry also made use of the opportunity to criticize the SEC’s lack of clarity when it comes to digital assets. McHenry stated that under Gensler’s leadership the regulator has failed to act in accordance with the agency’s “long-held practice of noticing comment on rulemaking and procedures.”
“Some of those comments you have made have raised questions in the marketplace and made things less than clear. You’ve made seemingly off the cuff remarks that move markets, you’ve disregarded rule-making by putting a statement out without due process, and you’ve essentially run roughshod over American investors.”
In his defence, Gensler’s responded that the SEC adheres to the administrative procedures act.

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The Louvre in Paris is one of the most famous museums of the world housing Persian artifacts. This room contains for the most part panels of polychrome glazed brick from the palace of Darius I in Susa (in modern-day Iran), built during the late 6th and early 5th centuries BC. The ancient Iranian civilizations were essentially represented in this department by works from excavations at Susa (a city founded around 4000 BC); reached its peak with the works of Darius and Xerxes, the great kings of the Persian Empire. In 1886, the first elements of the polychrome brick decoration of the Palace of Darius, discovered by the Dieulafoy excavations, entered the Louvre. The archaeological mission led by Jacques de Morgan discovered the “Code of Hammurabi” - the great emblem of Mesopotamian antiquity - in Susa in 1901, together with all the great Sumerian, Akkadian, and Babylonian sculpture of Mesopotamia.
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“Blind Bombing: How Microwave Radar Brought the Allies to D-Day and Victory in World War II”
Norman Fine, WWII Historian and Author
Author Norman Fine will share a little-known story about a new invention made on the eve of WWII. Despite apathy and resistance from entrenched military establishments, the invention transformed radar as all the combatants knew it from a defensive tool into an offensive weapon of war. Only the Allies had it, and the enemy was mystified by their losses. Fine’s book, Blind Bombing: How Microwave Radar Brought the Allies to D-Day and Victory in World War II, won the silver medal for World History in the 2020 Independent Publisher Book Awards.


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For most of his two-plus decades of making music in New Orleans, singer, songwriter and guitarist Ryan Scully has done so in collaboration with others. His albums with the hard-partying Morning 40 Federation, the Rough Seven, the Charm City Broker…
For 70 years, the New Orleans traditional gospel group the Rocks of Harmony has stood steadfast thanks to the seven Jackson brothers. Only two remain.
To get a sense of how important Tipitina’s is to musicians from New Orleans and beyond, consider the roster for “Save Tip’s,” the free, livestreamed, three-plus-hour benefit airing at 8 p.m. Saturday via tipitinas.com.
A few years ago, Chickie Wah Wah owner Dale Triguero bought three high-definition video cameras and mounted them near the stage of his intimate Canal Street venue. He’d tell patrons to like the club’s Facebook page, because he intended to start li…
Late last week, Dumpstaphunk keyboardist and singer Ivan Neville checked into the Ace Hotel to have access to electricity and hot water. His house was still without power, thanks to Hurricane Zeta.
In lieu of this weekend’s coronavirus-canceled 2020 Voodoo Music + Arts Experience, here’s a look back at headliner highlights from the past.
For bands that would have been headed to City Park this weekend for the 2020 Voodoo Music + Arts Experience, Hurricane Zeta would have presented a most unwelcome complication.
Dan Baum wasn’t a New Orleanian by birth, but his 2009 bestseller “Nine Lives: Mystery, Magic, Death and Life in New Orleans” spoke to, and for, the city.
When Circle Bar co-owner Dave Clements arrived for an Oct. 8 meeting at the office of the bar’s landlord, prominent philanthropist and energy company executive Phyllis M. Taylor, he didn’t expect the dramatic good news/bad news dynamic that was ab…
In late 2017, New Orleans guitarist Colin Lake was ready for a change. In the eight years since he’d moved to town from the Pacific Northwest, he’d played hundreds of gigs and released two well-received albums of blues- and folk-tinged roots music.
At our makeshift home school for 10-year-old Sam and 8-year-old Celia, my wife is the primary teacher/principal, for many reasons. I am the custodian, also for many reasons.
The focus of Big Freedia’s Garden Cookout is, in descending order of priority, Big Freedia, the garden and the actual cookout.
I never saw Michael Jackson moonwalk or Freddie Mercury sing in person. But I did, finally, witness Eddie Van Halen shred “Eruption.”
As much as anything, the noisy environs of pre-pandemic Frenchmen Street pushed Helen Gillet to augment her cello with amplification and looping technology. Specifically, it was the clamor inside Yuki Izakaya, the Japanese restaurant and live musi…
Tom Thayer, proprietor of popular Frenchmen Street music venue d.b.a., has spent the pandemic working from a table and sofa in front of his empty stage.
Lauren Daigle, the Lafayette native and contemporary Christian artist who crossed over to the pop charts in a big way, will preside over a webcast concert on Oct. 11 to benefit the victims of Hurricane Laura.
The name of the New Orleans all-star ensemble the Magnificent Seven was optimistic, at least in terms of scheduling: During a three-year stretch between fall 2015 and spring 2018, they managed to come together for only five shows.
Elton John plans to make good on his pandemic-postponed concert at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. But not any time soon.
Years ago, Maple Leaf Bar owner Hank Staples had a brilliant idea: What if shows at the classic New Orleans music venue could be broadcast online? What if thousands of people around the world would pay $10 to, say, watch the Rebirth Brass Band’s w…
Squirrel Nut Zippers ringmaster Jimbo Mathus had hoped to join the rest of the band in New Orleans this year. Over the decades, he’s made a dozen or so albums in the city, including the Zippers’ 1996 million-selling breakthrough, “Hot,” and the ba…
As far-away Hurricane Sally threw big waves against the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain Tuesday evening, a woman sat on the seawall, getting pummeled.
Since the Radiators retired nine years ago following three-plus decades of steady touring, the five band members have settled into a modest routine.
Hurricane Sally is expected to make landfall more than 100 miles from New Orleans. But that hasn't prevented the storm from making its presence known along the edges of the city.
In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, Howie Kaplan, proprietor of Warehouse District entertainment venue the Howlin’ Wolf, thought back to the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
In early March, as news of the burgeoning coronavirus pandemic grew increasingly ominous, New Orleans-based guitarist and singer Samantha Fish was on tour in Europe.
As live music venues continue to struggle during the coronavirus pandemic, a realigning of offerings changes the business model from funky notes to hot food.
When heirs of the legendary French Quarter barkeeper Johnny White sold the Bourbon Street building bearing his name this spring, they said the original Johnny White’s Bar at 733 St. Peter St. would reopen after the coronavirus pandemic.
The Krewe of Tucks’ Funky Uncle Lounge was envisioned as a rolling stage, a way to "bring funk to the people" during the parade and at pop-up concerts around town.
For decades, the Rebirth Brass Band has been one of New Orleans’ hardest working bands. When not touring the globe, its members often logged multiple gigs a day across the city. And every Tuesday night, they fired up at the Maple Leaf Bar.
In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, New Orleans keyboardist John “Papa” Gros was not, in his words, eager to “jump on the livestream bandwagon.” He doubted the viability of online performances and figured it was a fad.
Pat Green didn’t let a hurricane halt her preemptive jazz funeral. Three years later, at age 96, she’s beaten the coronavirus.


Instek GDM-8341 Dual Measurement Multimeter
Manufacturer: GW Instek
Model Number: GDM-8341
GW INSTEK rolls out the new generation Dual Measurement Multimeter -- the GDM-834x series, which has two models -GDM-8341 and GDM 8342. Its exceptional features include 50,000 counts, VFD dual-display, 0.02% basic DC voltage accuracy and a USB protocol connector to provide users with measurement precision, lucid data observation, and the convenience to connect with the personal computer. The GDM-834x series not only supports the fundamental measurement items provided by general multimeters, but also equips with capacitance and temperature measurement functions. Furthermore, the GDM-834x series also provides many auxiliary functions to meet the measurement requirements for manufacturing process tests, educational experiments and testing facilities. With respect to storing and retrieving data, the GDM-834x series has two methods to offer: first, the USB flash drive storage function --- operating alone without connecting with a computer; second, USB interface (virtual COM port) and optional GPIB interface (must be installed in factory) for automatic measurement system users to conveniently save and retrieve data. Convenient USB flash drive storage function. Selectable measurement speeds. Various measurement items and functionalities. Dual measurement/dual display. Command compatibility & Free software-remote control and data retrieving.


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Kids 150 pcs Magnetic Sticks & Balls Building Toy Set
Sale price $59.99 Regular price
- This creative magnetic building toy set teaches kids problem solving, innovation and cause and effect, while nurturing their creativity and imagination.
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The blockchain protocol will allow users of Decentraland communities to exchange virtual and real-world products.
Blockchain protocol Boson has purchased a $704,000 plot in Decentraland to establish a virtual mall, according to a story in Decrypt.
The retail space will allow players of Decentraland’s browser-based game to purchase digital assets that they can then exchange for physical goods and services.
The purchase price represents the largest ever for a plot in Decentraland’s virtual world. Boson’s mall will allow some of the world’s best-known brands to sell their products in the virtual retail space.
For example, someone who purchases a handbag or pair of shoes as an NFT can exchange it for the real thing. Boson, which provides decentralized infrastructure via its blockchain protocol, hopes to attract users from other Decentraland communities.
Boson raised $10 million over multiple funding rounds from 2019 to 2021. It raised nearly $26 million from a public token sale earlier this year.
Decentraland is an Ethereum-based virtual reality blockchain platform where users can purchase, build and monetize applications. In its 3D world, users use tokens to interact with the platform and purchase virtual land, goods and services. It is divided into a limited number of parcels known as LAND (represented by a non-fungible ERC721 token), which can be purchased with MANA (+6.15%), an ERC20 token.
The company had its initial coin offering in 2017, raising about $24 million in bitcoin (BTC, +12.12%), ethereum (ETH, +4.19%) and other cryptocurrencies.
Decentraland’s commerce landscape is quickly evolving. Last week, Sotheby’s Auction House established a virtual duplicate of its London galleries on Decentraland. The digital space allows for artists to sell their unique NFTs to Decentraland players.
All writers’ opinions are their own and do not constitute financial advice in any way whatsoever. Nothing published by CoinDesk constitutes an investment recommendation, nor should any data or Content published by CoinDesk be relied upon for any investment activities. CoinDesk strongly recommends that you perform your own independent research and/or speak with a qualified investment professional before making any financial decisions.

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I’ve been hankering for an 18-rated Batman game for a long time. The last Batman title I played was LEGO Batman 3, which while fantastic, was more 60’s Batman than current Batman. I’ve made my position clear on how much I’d like an 18-rated movie. Will Batman: Arkham Knight fulfil my need for a more violent and edgy game?
Firstly, the game itself, if you opted for a digital copy, is a whopping 40-odd GB. It took an absolute age to download, even on my super-speedy up-to-152MB broadband. In the end, I altered the power settings on my hardware and left it overnight. It had finished by the time I’d had a damn good sleep.
It was with trepidation that I fired the game up – the wait had nearly bumped me off! The first thing that hits you is the visuals. They pound at the eyes like so many gossamer sledgehammers. They are simply sumptuous. I could wax lyrical about the batsuit, how it glistens in the rain, how the wind rush affects the cape as you take to the air in glide mode, how detailed the features are, how the environment is as dark as the mood of the City of Gotham as years of relative peace is shattered by a single act from the game’s main protagonist, The Scarecrow. I can’t though, I’ve only got a certain number of words to play with.
As we all know though, visuals alone don’t make a game. It has to play well. Rocksteady has made noises about how this is the final chapter in the series for the Batman Arkham series. They’d have to top the likes of the maligned Arkham Origins and improve on the quirky combat elements that weren’t to everyone’s taste.
At first the sheer scale of the game is almost overwhelming. Rocksteady appears to have created a behemoth capable of swallowing an experienced gamer whole. All is not lost though, far from it. Small steps and some slight adjustments in the way your gaming synapses fire and you should be barreling through the dank, rain-swept streets of Gotham in your $1bn Batmobile-shaped tank in no time.
The story is fairly free-flowing, although the gameplay in sections doesn’t quite feel as polished as other titles, the scumbag-infested streets are ripe for Batman’s unique style of knuckled justice. There’s nothing quite like the sound of breaking bones. I was lost at first. I’m getting used to games leading me around by the nose. The introduction leads you into a particular scenario, Batman tells Commissioner Gordon that he’ll deal with it and then, POW! You’re left pretty much to get on with it. You’re almost pushed to think to yourself, ‘What would Batman do?’ It’s a refreshing change from the tried and tested ‘Go here, do this’ storylines that pass for games now. The bar has been raised, but the game is so much more than just a story.
Behind the cowl of the main campaign lies multiple side-quests that will challenge not only your mental powers, but your dexterity and accuracy as well. The training missions are presented as optional portions of the game throughout, especially where new Waynetech is introduced. This could serve to distract from the main campaign, but as this is a free-roaming world, you’re pretty much free to visit these, almost as you’re passing, or take them on as they’re offered. The beauty is, it’s your choice. The Bat, he’d get on with the campaign I’m certain, and saving the innocent. The Fire-fighter quest is one such example. You’re given the location of one of the brave GCFD personnel to save and the rest, well, that’s up to you.
The size and scope of the game will simply blow you away. It’s immense. If it took a walk around itself, it would come back with souvenirs. There’s a reason it’s 40-odd GB. Gotham City is presented in all of its dirty glory. The game manages to make the localised areas seem accessible yet huge at the same time, and you’re never sure what’s coming around the next corner as you speed to whatever waypoint you’ve set in the game-map as your next mission. Batman’s equipment stash is at your disposal to deal with these. Stalwarts like the Explosive Gel make a welcome return, but you get some new toys to play with, like the previously mentioned Batmobile.
This armoured monster is, at first, an absolute beast to control, especially for anyone who is used to piloting the Warthog in Halo. There is a battle mode on theBatmobile that is initiated by the left trigger. Initially I spent the time I should have been braking, transforming into battle mode. This was all part of the learning curve though and you soon get used to the controls. After visiting theGCPD detention centre, you get the option to change these controls in the settings. Quite why it’s not available until after this segment is anyone’s guess, unless it’s to give them a fair crack of the criminal’s jawbone. The battle mode gives you access to the weapons system and allows for greater maneuverability of the vehicle and I found myself using this more and more. There are other aspects to the Batmobile though, like the ability to control it remotely or to call it in to you location to provide support in the form of a winch or to provide generated electrical power.
I don’t want to give too much of the story away, however, but I’m aware that I’ve only touched on this lightly. There are plot twists by the bucketful and the mechanics of this feature blend brilliantly well. You’ll just have to play it to see why – let’s just say that once the penny drops it makes for a stunning mechanic to Batman’s mental stability. The plain fact of the matter is, that this Batman storyline would quite easily fill several seasons of graphic novel. There’s twists, turns, surprises and deductions that I’ve made about the future plot. The future plot? Yes, I’ve not nearly got to the end yet – there’s just so much to see and do!
And there’s also so much more in the game that I’ve barely touched on, like the co-op takedowns. These are great fun, but do feel a bit like an afterthought, a gimmick in a game that really doesn’t need any more rammed into it. The graphics are absolutely amazing, there’s not quite as much variation in the combat, and there’s a slight over-reliance on the Batmobile-cum-tank sequences, but the storyline should be more than enough to sway fans and non-fans alike. I wondered if Batman: Arkham Knight would satisfy my bat-based violent desires, despite the brutality involved. The Bat famously tries not to kill his opponents, preferring to render them a threat no longer, minus a few teeth. I do draw the line at ploughing through the crowds in the Batmobile. Happily, though, it doesn’t really detract from the rest of the game and quite simply, Batman: Arkham Knight is the game you must own this year so far.
Thanks to Xbox for their support
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Aberdeen’s 8848 Restaurant has been named runner up in the Scotland’s Best Indian Restaurant category at the Scottish Entertainment and Hospitality Awards.
Krish Bhetuwal, director at 8848 and his business partner, Manoj Neupane, attended the awards which celebrated the nation’s favourite eateries, hotels, bars and pubs at a ceremony at the Glasgow City Hotel.
Krish said: “We are absolutely delighted to have been named as runner up at these awards. Being nominated was a terrific achievement for a restaurant that is just 16 months old, but to have closely competed for the winner’s prize was beyond our expectations.”
The restaurant opened its doors in Aberdeen in January 2015 and offers an extensive menu of traditional Indian and Nepalese cuisine with produce sourced from local suppliers across the region.
8848 success recently tasted its first awards success as when it won the Best of Aberdeen at the Scottish Curry Awards during a ceremony held in Glasgow held last month.
The city centre-based eatery can seat up to 75 people in its main dining area and can hold functions in a private area with a separate bar for up to 30 guests.
8848 is open 2pm until 10pm from Sundays to Thursdays and 2pm until 10.30pm from Fridays to Mondays. Lunch, à la carte and all-day tapas menus are available.
The restaurant 8848 was pipped to the Scotland’s Best Indian Restaurant accolade by a Glasgow-based restaurant.


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06 November 2017 : Laboratory Research
Identification of 2 Novel Mutations in ATP2C1 Gene in Hailey-Hailey Disease and a Literature Review of Variations in a Chinese Han PopulationKejia Xu1ABCDE, Bingjun Shi1ABCDE, Qingchun Diao1AFG*, Xue Jiang1AEF, Yujuan Xiao1
Med Sci Monit Basic Res 2017; 23:352-361
BACKGROUND: Hailey-Hailey disease (HHD) is a rare autosomal dominant skin condition. The ATP2C1 gene was identified as the defective gene in HHD. To date, 166 pathogenic mutations in ATP2C1 have been observed worldwide. The aim of this study was to identify variations in HHD and summarize the features of the mutations identified in China.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: We examined 2 familial and 2 sporadic cases of HHD. Genomic DNA polymerase chain reaction and direct sequencing of the ATP2C1 were performed from HHD patients, unaffected family members, and 200 healthy individuals. We also searched the published literature for data about the ATP2C1 gene using PubMed and the Chinese Biological Medicine Database.
RESULTS: We detected 3 heterozygous mutations, including 2 novel frameshift mutations (c.819insA (273LfsX) and c.1264insTAGATGG (421LfsX)) and 1 recurrent nonsense mutation (c.115C>T (R39X)). To the best of our knowledge, 90 different mutations (including our current results) have been reported in China, all of which occurred in the Chinese Han population.
CONCLUSIONS: Our data may add to the existing list of ATP2C1 mutations and provide new insight into genetic variants of HHD in China.
Keywords: DNA Mutational Analysis, Genes, vif, Organic Anion Transport Polypeptide C, Pemphigus, Benign Familial
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“…indeed it came to pass, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord, and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the Lord, saying: “For He is good, For His mercy endures forever,” that the house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud,…”
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Wednesday nights @ 7 PM in the Music Room.
Worship is a priority at Glad Tidings. There are opportunities for singers and musicians to join in what is the greatest ministry to lift up the Name of Jesus. If you have gifts/talents in this area, we’d love to talk with you about helping us make His praise glorious.


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2. Yestitan Filter Kettle has created a good international image.
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SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A state-managed mortgage assistance program is getting a $383.3 million funding infusion from the federal government to help prevent foreclosure for more homeowners struggling with financial hardships, it was announced Tuesday.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury funding for Keep Your Home California will allow the program to help at least 12,000 more homeowners, according to state Treasurer John Chiang.
With the additional funding, Keep Your Home California will now continue to Dec. 31, 2020, or until the money is used, whichever comes first. The previous deadline for the program, under which qualifying homeowners can receive up to $100,000 in mortgage payment assistance, was Dec. 31, 2017.
"U.S. Treasury's announcement of additional funding for Keep Your Home California further validates the ongoing challenges many Californians are experiencing with homeownership," Chiang said. "We are excited to have the opportunity to help many more California homeowners who are struggling with their mortgages due to unaffordable payments, unemployment, negative equity and other financial hardships."
When Keep Your Home California launched in February 2011, nearly $2 billion was available to California homeowners to help prevent foreclosures. The additional funding brings the grand total to $2.36 billion in mortgage payment assistance available to low- to moderate-income California homeowners.
So far, Keep Your Home California has assisted more than 62,200 homeowners and issued about $1.34 billion, according to state officials.
"Today's announcement continues Treasury's commitment to provide relief to struggling homeowners and help stabilize neighborhoods in hard hit areas," said Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Stability Mark McArdle.
"While the housing market continues to recover, we know some homeowners and areas are still experiencing the damaging effects of the housing crisis," he said. "With this additional funding, states will be equipped to continue their great work in getting critical resources to those most in need."
Keep Your Home California recently reported its two best quarters so far. The program issued more than $95 million in funding during the third and fourth quarters of 2015 for a combined $190 million for the six-month period.
More than 1 million Californians were jobless in March, including many out-of-work homeowners, according to the state Employment Development Department. At the end of 2015, about 50,000 homeowners in the state were at least 90 days behind on their mortgage payments.
California had the most negative-equity of any state at $65 billion, or 13 percent of the negative-equity mortgages nationwide, at the end of the third quarter in 2015, according to data from Zillow.
"The demand for assistance from homeowners and the figures from housing industry reports clearly demonstrate the continued need for Keep Your Home California," said Tia Boatman Patterson, executive director of the California Housing Finance Agency, which oversees Keep Your Home California.
"Our primary goal is to help struggling homeowners with their mortgage problems, but everyone, from neighborhoods to state government, benefits from Keep Your Home California," she said.
Homeowners seeking more information about Keep Your Home California should call 888-954-KEEP between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. weekdays, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, or visit their website.
Representatives can take applications in virtually any language through a translation service and there is no fee for any Keep Your Home California services.
Strong and gusty Santa Ana winds, low humidity levels and high temperatures prompted the National Weather Service to issue a red flag fire warning Monday in San Diego County.
A man led police on a short car chase and barricaded himself in a Mission Bay motel before officers were able to arrest him Sunday.
Authorities were searching for a suspect on Sunday following an attempted sexual assault in Little Italy.
For years, there have been reports of Sears death spiraling toward the corporate graveyard alongside other popular brick-and-mortar retailers.
Temperatures Monday are warm, above average for the coast but below average at the desert. Santa Ana wind event will produce low humidity and gusty winds.
Bike riders, scooter users and pedestrians -- and bad drivers -- in Mission Beach and Pacific Beach will be targeted for safety enforcement by San Diego police Sunday.
Just a few days ago thunderstorms rolled through San Diego bringing measurable rain to the county for the first time in months. But things are about to change as strong Santa Anas are headed our way.
An overflowing sewage line in Del Mar prompted authorities to warn visitors to stay out of the water at a section of the city's shoreline Sunday.
Chase De Leo scored on the final shot of the shootout to give the San Diego Gulls a 6-5 victory over the Ontario Reign Saturday night in Ontario, their first win of the 2018-19 American Hockey League season.


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Artificial sweeteners don't contain the calories or energy that evolution has trained the brain to expect from sweet-tasting foods, thereby failing to satisfy hunger, and a specific hormone may be the key to the process, according to an experimental study published online June 11 in Neuron.
Prescriber specialty is the strongest factor associated with dabigatran versus warfarin use. Here, the panelists discuss why the novel oral anticoagulants may not be popular among primary care physicians and talk about how to get primary care on board with newer therapeutic options.
Even though the guidelines recommend physicians monitor creatinine clearance once a year, the experts say that may not be frequently enough. In this segment, the panelists discuss how frequently to monitor renal function when using the novel oral anticoagulants.

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Former actor Naimal Khawar Abbasi shared her latest picture with son Muhammad Mustafa Abbasi on social media and it has gone viral. The Instagram picture, which got millions of likes from the application’s users, sees her holding her son as they are standing in front of a flower shop. “Baby Simba out to see some lights,” the caption read. Naimal Khawar Abbasi, who is the wife of former actor Hamza Ali Abbas, frequently shares family pictures for her 2.1 million Instagram followers. Naimal Khawar Abbasi had tied the knot with Hamza Ali Abbasi back in August 2019 and welcomed the baby in July 2020. The couple celebrated their firstborn’s first birthday and took to their social media accounts for writing heartfelt notes for him. She prayed that Almighty Allah guides him to the straight path and bless him with many more. Her husband shared a casual family picture on his Instagram account in which he prayed that may he become a good man of Allah.


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between Democratic lawmakers and the White House is likely to
fundamentally alter the relationship between the federal government,
the states, and America's 14,500 public school districts.
If the legislation passes Congress in coming weeks, which is by
no means certain, it will give Washington a greater say in
evaluating public-school performance.
This shift in the balance of power - the most significant in a
generation - would come with the blessing of President Bush. But the
idea of a big federal role is distasteful to many within his own
party: For decades, Republican lawmakers have denounced any inkling
of federal meddling in the "local" issue of public education.
What might soften the blow for Republicans is another provision
embedded in the legislation. It would give states far more
flexibility on spending the federal dollars they receive, allowing
them to use the education money as they see fit.
This week, though, the bickering has been primarily among Senate
Democrats, some of whom worry that students in low-income school
districts will be short-changed if states get freer rein on
spending. Even so, a consensus is slowly emerging on what is
shaping up to be the most ambitious education-reform bill Congress
has ever considered. Among the provisions:
* The US Department of Education would use billions in federal
funding to encourage states to adopt "proven" educational
strategies, such as instruction in phonics.
* States that accept federal education dollars must test students
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* Parents with children in failing schools will get financial
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the states are actually improving student achievement.
Some of these changes, such as annual state testing, would take
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Despite an order of the National Industrial
The General Secretary of the NLC, Peter
On the meeting with the Secretary to the
“There was no resolution yet. We are just
He however assured that an official statement would be issued on the final position after what promises to be an all-night meeting.
The General Executive Secretary of Medical
“We have resolved to go ahead with the protest nationwide,as far as we are concerned,we are yet to be aware of any court injunction," he said.
“And if there is any court injunction, we are just doing what federal government is fond of doing. The same Industrial court had stopped federal government from increasing electric tariff but till date federal government ignored us, they still went ahead, so we are
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice,
Meanwhile, various union leaders in Plateau State said they were ready to comply fully with the directive of the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC to embark on a nationwide protest on Nigeria.
The union leaders spoke to PREMIUM TIMES in Jos,Plateau state, on Tuesday, barely 24 hours to the deadline issued to the government to reverse the pump price of petrol to N86.50 by midnight, Tuesday.
The state director, Civil Society Organizations, Steve Aluko, on behalf of NLC, TUC and CSO, in an interview, said they were ready for a showdown with the government, until the
Mr. Aluko said allied unions had been briefed and directed to mobilise for the protest en masse.“NECs of the NLC, TUC and CSO’s met, and harmonized the positions, that a complete reversal of prices PMS, high electricity tariff and commencement of a structured inclusive multi-stakeholders dialogue process; by 12am on Tuesday,all members are to commence a general strike and Mass Action on Wednesday.”
The chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Plateau State,Yakubu Taddy, said members of the union were ready to participate in the protest, but urged that it should be
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B- be patient my fellow Nigerians
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I have been on a bit of a blogging hiatus, and I think I have figured out why. Ever since we moved to California, I have had much more free time on my hands, and much of that time is alone time. Just me, alone with my thoughts and feelings, and actually having time to think those thoughts, and feel those feelings! Couple that with the new state, new living arrangements, homesickness, and first pregnancy, and I have had a lot of thoughts and feelings. I have sat down so many times and tried to get them out on this blog, but I could never bring myself to do it. I felt as though they had all jammed together and created a bottleneck, making it so nothing could get out.
I just recently decided to start writing again for myself. Just me. In a notebook. With a pen. (Oh the hand cramps!) I cannot tell you how good it feels not to have to self-edit, find the perfect photos to accompany my writing, or try to make sense of the jumble of words that come out. Kristin has reminded me through her own words, that writing is a gift of mine. It always has been. It may never be publicly acknowledged, or turn into a career, but it is something that has been given to me, and it is something that I love. We write to remember, but we also write to receive. To receive revelation, inspiration, relief, and to just figure stuff out.
I have been feeling much more private recently. Whatever the reason may be, I think that is OK. It is OK for me to keep stories and experiences to myself, and to do something for no other reason than that it makes me happy. The fact that this notebook is for absolutely no one but myself, is incredibly liberating.
So for now, I ask you to bear with me. I love blogging, and the relationships and connections I have formed because of it. There is something just as liberating about putting something out there where anyone can see it. But I can’t do that without also having something just for me. Considering my personality, I should have figured this out awhile ago. Now that I have, I hope to get back to sharing parts of my life. But only parts, and only when it feels right.
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No less than six denunciatory commentaries have been published in the Nation Media Group’s publications regarding the departure of eight long-serving columnists, myself among them. They include a Page One editorial, a public editor’s comment and opinion pieces by another four regular columnists.
These opinions belie the crisis in Kenya’s media. For an event that was barely reported on the Nation Media Group’s platforms, the resignations have been a subject of fairly hefty comment, which begs the question: on what facts were the opinions and commentaries based?
News – a collection of the day’s intelligence on events — is the lifeblood of public debate. If the news is not reported honestly and accurately, with all the available facts presented, even the best analysts and columnists would be working with flawed and incomplete raw material.
Many of the commentaries and editorials have sidestepped the facts of the matter, misstated the reasons for our resignations and constructed new arguments, which they have then gone on to canvas.
It bears repeating that when cartoonist Gado (Godfrey Mwampembwa), and editors Dennis Galava and Mugumo Munene, among others were dismissed from the Nation Media Group in 2016, seven columnists wrote to the Aga Khan, the NMG’s principal shareholder – he holds 44.6 percent of the stock – and copied the letter to the editorial board and the editor-in-chief. In it, we raised concerns about those staff departures and the manner in which they had occurred. We feared that the NMG’s reputation as a defender of media freedom was being eroded. We urged for a change of course.
News – a collection of the day’s intelligence on events – is the lifeblood of public debate. If the news is not reported honestly and accurately, with all the available facts presented, even the best analysts and columnists would be working with flawed and incomplete raw material.
The NMG editorial board wrote back to each of us acknowledging the letter, and promising action and discussion, neither of which ever happened. Perhaps we should not have been surprised. The Nation Media Group, notably in its relations with the Yoweri Museveni government in Uganda, has been willing to weed out those journalists perceived to be troublesome in exchange for the Aga Khan’s other business pursuits in that country. It did not take very long for Charles Onyango-Obbo, a fierce Museveni critic and co-founder of the Weekly Monitor, which had been acquired by the NMG, to land himself in trouble with State House, reputedly because of questions he raised about the death of Dr John Garang in 2005. Spirited off to Nairobi and a new exalted, if substantially neutered role, there were murmurs that his departure from the Monitor had been on the express orders of State House. Another Ugandan journalist, Daniel Kalinaki, was ‘exiled’ to Nairobi after the Monitor once again ran into Big Man trouble. He was only recently granted re-entry into Uganda, four years after his departure.
In the meantime in Nairobi, other significant changes in the editorial department, seemingly routine, have had the effect of sidelining and marginalising editors and journalists with a reputation for independence.
Early this year, the Nation clumsily sent one of its most popular columnists, Dr David Ndii, a “non-renewal of contract” email, in response to a direct inquiry to the board chairman, Wilfred Kiboro. His email to Mr Kiboro was prompted by a swirl of rumours that his contributions to the Nation stable had to stop because they were discomfiting to the Executive. Reader views on the termination of Dr Ndii’s column, shared with the editorial leadership at the Nation, were dismissed offhand.
Just before that, Nation Broadcasting Division head and chair of the Kenya Editors Guild Linus Kaikai left after a public disagreement over his insistence to cover live the January 30, 2018 swearing in of Raila Odinga.
The Nation Media Group, notably in its relations with the Yoweri Museveni government in Uganda, has been willing to weed out those journalists perceived to be troublesome in exchange for the Aga Khan’s other business pursuits in that country.
Over the years, and to its credit, NMG has held regular forums with columnists to assess the context in which they write and share ideas. Recently, however, these forums have become increasingly rare; in the past year, for example, none has been held. When some columnists suggested a meeting with the editors early this year, the editor-in-chief rebuffed them, saying there was no time for it.
These details have been elided from public discourse, in my opinion, because of the original sin — compromised and less-than-honest reporting. If the reporting is not honest, and is compromised, it’s impossible to expect much better from the analysis and opinion flowing from it. It’s a Catch-22 situation — and not just of the news cycle, but also of the nature of the public discourse it produces, with all the attendant political consequences.
As columnists, we started to reflect seriously on whether or not our individual comforts were more important than the health of the media environment in which we worked. Privately, I have been informed that our decision to write directly to the Aga Khan in 2016 offended some managers at the Nation who believe, and rightly so, that staff decisions are an internal management issue that should not be escalated to the shareholders. All the same, this attitude is likely to waste the opportunity for the NMG to reclaim its rightful place as a champion for truth.
Proof of the Nation’s loss of independence is evident in the Public Editor’s Notebook. On a clear matter of public interest, the supposed reader’s defender has become the Nation Media Group’s consiglie
Numerous straw arguments have been constructed to discredit us: that we were never censored; that we had been writing too long anyway, and needed to leave space for younger people; that we all work for the human rights movement. The questions for which we have repeatedly demanded accountability from the Nation Media Group remain. They continue to be answered with digressions.
We left to make a statement on freedom — not our own freedom directly, but that of those at the frontline of delivering the news, of the daily struggle to tell the truth freely. We did not leave because we as individuals were being censored. It is also worth noting that our resignations were all voluntary; no pressure was made on those who opted to remain to join us.
Proof of the Nation’s loss of independence is evident in the Public Editor’s Notebook. On a clear matter of public interest, the supposed reader’s defender has become the Nation Media Group’s consigliere.


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Small town that is the location of the great french royal palace built by Louis the XIV. The main draw of course is the palace and with good reason. The palace and the gardens will easily take you all day to visit and explore
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The pioneering British Paraorchestra is to make its Birmingham debut on 18 February 2017 at Symphony Hall, as part of the THSH Birmingham Classical Season. Joining The British Pararchestra will be members of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO), with the programme conducted by British Paraorchestra co-founder and Artistic Director Charles Hazlewood. The performance will include work by clarinettist-composer Lloyd Coleman.
The British Paraorchestra is the world’s first large-scale professional ensemble for disabled musicians. It made its memorable world debut in front of an international TV audience of millions at the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, alongside rock superstars Coldplay. The Paraorchestra is a boundary breaking outfit that is unlike any orchestra you’ve seen or heard. Central to its mission is to perform phenomenal music that captivates any audience, pushing classical music forward and proving beyond a doubt that disability is no barrier to talent.
The British Paraorchestra is shifting perceptions of disability by creating a visible platform for gifted disabled musicians to perform and excel at the highest level in the mainstream of live performance. In June 2016, the Paraorchestra formed part of the first classical orchestra to headline a stage at the Glastonbury Festival, as Charles Hazlewood conducted a mesmerising take on Philip Glass’s Heroes Symphony, the event’s major celebration of the late David Bowie.
The stage at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall will host another first on 18 February 2017, when members of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra will perform alongside The British Paraorchestra. The evening will see the two world-class ensembles working together in a truly collaborative spirit, breaking down preconceived barriers and dispensing with the separation between disabled and non-disabled professional musicians.
Richard Hawley, Head of Artistic Programming for THSH Birmingham, comments:
Town Hall Symphony Hall is incredibly proud to be welcoming The British Paraorchestra for their Birmingham debut under the baton of their inspirational founder and conductor Charles Hazlewood. This orchestra, with their unwavering and pioneering commitment to recognising and showcasing disabled musicians with extraordinary abilities, should be on every stage around the world.
Including them in Symphony Hall as part of Birmingham Classical, and especially pairing them with members of our resident orchestra, the CBSO, unquestionably makes sense and continues to place ability, excellence and profound music making at our season’s heart.
Classical music in Birmingham is positively evolving. Birmingham Classical fulfils our joint aims of making classical music more accessible to a broader more diverse audience, whilst maintaining Birmingham’s position as a world-leading destination for bringing to the city some of the world’s most sought after performers and top orchestras.
We would encourage all audiences, be they seasoned concert goers or first time attenders, to not miss this opportunity to hear these extraordinary musicians perform. We can’t wait to have them here.
The British Paraorchestra co-founder and Artistic Director Charles Hazlewood said:
We are immensely excited to play a fulsome part in Birmingham Symphony Hall’s upcoming programme; Including The British Paraorchestra in an internationally-recognised season of classical music at a premium concert hall, sends out a clear message: having a disability in no way precludes you from making world class music.
If anyone thought that disability and excellence are two words that cannot be put together, then here’s proof to think again. The British Paraorchestra will be joined for part of the concert by the CBSO, creating a vision of integration; a snapshot of a hoped-for near-future where it is no surprise to see a healthy number of disabled musicians sharing the stage with non-disabled ones.
The programme on 18 February 2017 features repertoire spanning four centuries, and includes Corelli’s La Folia and Lloyd Coleman’s Towards Harmony. Tickets are on sale now at thsh.co.uk or cbso.co.uk and are priced between £12.50 and £31 (including per ticket commission).
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Visit three of the artists who call Moorleigh Ceramics their creative home.
Once a high school classroom, it’s now the light-filled studio for ceramic artists Beata, Hedley, Kerry, Ruth and Susannah. We each have our own space but share equipment such as kilns, slab rollers and more.
On the weekend, come and have a chat, cuppa and cake while you wander around the studio and see the different things we make including:
• functional and decorative wares
• sculptural works
• ceramic jewellery
• pieces full of whimsy.
Maybe you’ll find something handmade you want to take home.
We’re in Classroom S3 of the RJ (Bob) Flavell Wing in the Moorleigh Community Village. Follow the flyers and balloons.
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