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A new ad for Microsoft Office claims a computer that doesn’t use their software, “is like Los Angeles without Santa Monica Pier.” Besides being a really poor metaphor – you’d think Microsoft could think of a more essential asset than the pier to compare their product to, such as the freeway – the ad also seemed to bring up an constant debate among Metblogs readers and writers: should any area outside of the City of Los Angeles be referred to as L.A.?
When I think Los Angeles, my mind is on anything within county limits. The Los Angeles of popular fiction and of the national mindset never bothers to take into account the borders of the 88 different cities of Los Angeles County, including Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, and Santa Monica.
Street sign colors may change, certain parking restrictions may be different, real estate taxes may fluctuate, but there’s little practical reason to distinguish between what is the City of Los Angeles and what happens to be another city, or incorporated part of, Los Angeles. As in County.
Except for the City of Long Beach, which really should be annexed into Orange County. Really, please, take it. But I digress…
What say you, Angelenos (county folk, city folk, all!) – is there any value in having city pride instead of boldly claiming stake as a member of the great metropolis called Los Angeles?


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If you are finding housing studies of those in need painful these days, you're not alone. Still, there's a lot of good research happening out there to help us understand the issues and make the case for affordable housing. This month's featured resources include US studies on rising segregation of neighborhoods and the impact of rent burden on kids, plus a report on how to meet the housing needs of the world's urban poor in the era of climate change. (Sit down before you read that one.) In some good news, Minnesota is cited as a model for two state policies to help adults age in place.
Growing Gap in Neighborhoods in Two New Studies
Fewer Americans are living in middle income neighborhoods and more rigid segregation by income and class, finds a new study. Overall, the proportion of families living in middle income neighborhoods declined from 65% in 1970 to just 44% by 2007. The isolation of the top 10% of families by income has become greater than even the isolation of the poor, the report finds. Segregation by class is particularly prominent for racial minorities. For example, low income Black households are significantly more isolated from middle-class Black households than is the case for white households. The study, Growth in the Residential Segregation of Families by Income, 1970-2009, looked at metro areas of 500,000 or more.
A second study finds more people living in extremely poor neighborhoods. The number of extreme-poverty census tracts, where poverty rates exceed 40%, rose by one-third over the past decade. This change erased the gains of the 1990s and resulted in more poor households crowding into increasingly poor neighborhoods. The Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area saw a 2.7% increase in share of the poor population in extreme-poverty tracts. The Twin Cities metro ranked near the middle in the magnitude of change in comparison to the 100 metro areas studied. The Brookings study, The Re-Emergence of Concentrated Poverty, includes profiles for each of the 100 metro areas.
Lower Rent Burden May Reduce Kids' Material Hardship and Increase Well-Being
In a new report, rent burden was found to have risen among households with kids between 2005 and 2009. The report, entitled Rent Burden, Housing Subsidies and the Well-being of Children and Youth, also synthesizes studies of the impact of housing cost burden and receiving housing subsidies on the well-being of kids. The cited research finds that low-income families living in unaffordable areas or with high rent burden may be more likely to experience food insecurity, have limited access to healthcare, live in overcrowded homes, and children may be more susceptible to repeating grades. On the other hand, receiving housing assistance can promote the well-being of children and youth. More study is needed, however, given sometimes conflicting findings of the studies summarized in the report. The National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) report concludes with suggestions for improving housing assistance programs.
AARP with the National Council of State Legislatures recently released Aging in Place: A State Survey of Livability Policies and Practices examining state policies to help older adults age in place. The policies include integrating land use, housing and transportation; efficiently delivering services in the home; providing transportation choices, particularly for older adults who no longer drive; and improving affordable, accessible housing. Kudos to Minnesota, which is cited as a model state for human service/transportation coordination as well as building standards that promote accessibility.
Adapting to Climate Change: Cities and the Urban Poor
Adapting to Climate Change: Cities and the Urban Poor, released by the International Housing Coalition, discusses the disproportionate impacts climate change could have on the poor in rapidly urbanizing areas, and the need for appropriate responses from government, private sector, and researchers to address this problem.

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I am going to narrate two, true stories about ‘pinches’.
The first one happened last week. I was out shopping, and in one of the roadside shops, I saw my friend. Her back was turned away from me. She is a very dear friend, and I was so happy to see her, and so what did I do?
I quietly pinched her arm and shouted a loud greeting. Imagine my shock when she turned around and I realized that it was someone else.
The lady who turned around was red in the face (from the friendly pinch, me thinks). I apologised profusely, and repeatedly. To say that I was mortified is an understatement.
The second incident was narrated to me by a friend. My friend and her daughter were in the mall. My friend’s daughter, 7 years old, was being a real brat and throwing a tantrum in the mall; a tantrum that involved some full throated crying and stomping of feet.
My friend was at her wits’ end. She issued many threats. In the end she said in her mother tongue, “I am going to pinch you if you don’t behave.”
In our mother tongue the word for pinch is pronounced as ‘killu” . So my friend’s daughter bawled loudly and said in a mixture of English and her mother tongue, “Don’t kill me, don’t kill me…”!
My friend turned red with embarrassment as people looked at her strangely.
Two stories that pinched!

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A rock musical that captured the spirit of a generation. One of the longest-running shows in Broadway history. The introduction of an aggressive new form of tap that celebrated the history of the beat. Free performances of Shakespeare under the stars.
Hair; A Chorus Line; Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk; and Free Shakespeare in the Park are just a few of the accomplishments of The Public Theater, now embarking upon its 50th anniversary year, which isn't bad for a playhouse that began not so much with a stated mission as with the zeal of one man to make the arts — Shakespeare, especially — available to all. That man was, of course, the late Joseph Papp, whose cultural bequest lives on today. As the institution (a word Papp would no doubt have hated) reflects with pride on its achievements, it can also look forward to amplifying its founder's vision in the decades ahead by embracing a breadth of work that will match, one hopes, an ever-broadening audience.
That's the fascinating synergy of The Public, as borne out over the years: its ability to concentrate, in a separate but equal manner, on Shakespeare, the classics and new work. Britain has the Royal Shakespeare Company, of course, which does the occasional new play alongside a steady diet of the Bard, and it has the Royal Court, a house devoted to new plays that over the years has done various exchanges with The Public.
But within the American theatre, The Public stands apart. Not many of its competing playhouses can boast productions on the order of the Sam Waterston-Kathleen Widdoes Much Ado About Nothing in 1972, followed by Irene Worth's magisterial Ranevskaya in The Cherry Orchard (during Papp's Lincoln Center tenure in 1977), all the way up to the works of Larry Kramer, Anna Deavere Smith, Lisa Kron, Tony Kushner, Diana Son and Michael John LaChiusa, to name but a few of the writers and creators for whom The Public has been an artistic home. "I think I share a value with what The Public stands for," says Smith, one of a handful of Public Theater mainstays who took time for an interview to assess the institution then, now and to come. "To me, it is the possibility of combining excellence with the idea of 'public.' In our culture, we don't trust the idea of 'public-ness'; it's as if 'exclusive' and 'private' are where you find excellence." Smith first visited The Public in 1976, newly arrived in New York from San Francisco, to see Ntozake Shange's For Colored Girls. "I remember this theatre peopled with African-American women, and it made me feel like it was a place I could go," she recalls.
"What Joe Papp was trying to do was very, very powerful," Smith continues. "And it's still alive — this idea that 'public' represents something open and excellent at the same time. That's what democracy should be all about. I wish I could find more places like The Public happening around the country." Smith, whose first Public success was Fires in the Mirror, will premiere her new show, Let Me Down Easy, at The Public next season.
Gail Papp, Joe's widow, retains her ties to the theatre as well. She is on its board and was co-chair of the search committee that recently appointed Oskar Eustis to be The Public's fourth artistic director. How has The Public changed? "I don't think Joe set out with a mission, as we understand it today in funding talk," she replies. "He did start out with an idea of the accessibility of arts to all people, regardless of color, race or economic lines."
That idea was made flesh with a production of Julius Caesar at the East River Amphitheater, an al fresco venue superseded in 1962 by The Public's annual summer occupancy of the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. Downtown at Lafayette Street is a warren of theatres — five, in total — of which the largest seats 299. That roster increased to six in 1998 with the opening of Joe's Pub, a cabaret venue adjacent to the main entrance that exists to showcase musicians and performers from around the world.
The collective result, says John Guare, whose long history with The Public includes this summer's revival of his 1971 Two Gentlemen of Verona, with music by Galt MacDermot, is that The Public has become a place where "people say, 'Let's just go down there.' It's the only theatre in New York where you say, 'Let's see what's happening.' That is also part of the brilliance of Joe's Pub." (A Chorus Line veteran Donna McKechnie is developing a tribute to The Public's musical history for Joe's Pub in the fall.)
Guare is someone who can address both strands of The Public's dual existence. In addition to Two Gents, which was a hit at the Delacorte and went on to win the 1972 Tony for Best Musical in its Broadway transfer, Guare was playwright-in-residence in The Public's 1975-76 season downtown and, in 2006, George C. Wolfe will direct his latest play, A Free Man of Color.
"This is the one American theatre," says Guare, "that has a real philosophy at its base, which has to do with theatre reaching out to people who are not the voices one normally hears. I think that the mission of bringing those voices has been more than honored with a whole new generation of gay, Asian, African-American and Latino performers, playwrights and directors."
One of those actors is Jimmy Smits, who has performed two plays downtown and two in Central Park. (He got his Equity card understudying Horatio in Papp's own production of Hamlet, starring Diane Venora.) "The Public has been entirely influential in terms of me making a decision to continue in this career," says Smits, who now sits on its board. Growing up in Brooklyn, he recalls, "we went to see a lot of different Broadway plays, but there was something about the voice The Public had that kind of called me, and when I saw people that were representative of the city in terms of the ethnic diversity of the city all engaged in the classics, it gave me permission to aspire to the dream I had."
Tony Award-winning actor Liev Schreiber has also worked frequently for The Public: three roles uptown, three downtown, all by Shakespeare, including Hamlet, Iago and Henry V. "It shaped my career absolutely," says Schreiber. "Probably George C. Wolfe did as much as The Public, but I guess they're one and the same, or they always have been to me." Schreiber and Smits are direct heirs to the likes of Kevin Kline, Raul Julia and Meryl Streep, among many others: actors whose careers would be unimaginable without The Public, and who now go there to do plays other New York addresses rarely produce. (Streep returns to Central Park in summer 2006, for instance, to play the title role in Mother Courage.)
In a sense, says Oskar Eustis, who, this season, followed Wolfe into the artistic director's chair, "I don't think The Public's mission has changed. But the ways we execute that mission have of necessity changed — what it means to be a theatre devoted to political engagement." Of course, as Gail Papp points out, her husband had little time for "political theatre in the narrow definition: he got many political plays he had no interest in doing," she says. "He was interested in an artistic theatre that had some kind of social relevance, and that social relevance was very, very broad."
Instead, The Public's politics — with a small "p" — lie in a commitment to inclusion and cultural embrace that couldn't be more important in these exclusionary times in which we live. Says Eustis: "Shakespeare, in addition to his completely iconic status, is also the most social of playwrights, and this theatre has always aspired to create new work that is as socially engaged as Shakespeare's," which is to say, of value to a sizable yet diverse public. "The most important thing we have is our name," Eustis says, "and the legitimacy the name confers." What's in a name? or so asked Shakespeare. At The Public, a lot.
Matt Wolf is an American theatre critic and journalist based in London. He has been going to The Public and Shakespeare in the Park regularly since 1975.


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The Lawrence Food Pantry will officially become institutionalized beginning next year.
Started by Associate Dean of Academic Success Kate Zoromski and Associate Dean of Student Life Paris Wicker, the food pantry has existed on campus in some form since 2017. However, according to Zoromski, the food pantry was not institutionalized until now due to the fact that many institutions were not originally designed to support low-income students. Places like Lawrence University have been working to bring resources in line with the needs of their students, Zoromski said, which takes time.
“I think there’s a greater awareness across the country about the connection between student success and food security,” Zoromski said. “It is not at all uncommon now for universities to establish pantries that offer basic necessities for students on campus. It’s hard to concentrate on studying when you don’t have access to basic needs, so I think Lawrence is in line with many other institutions in providing resources like this to students.”
The food pantry began as cans of soup stored in the desks of Zoromski and Wicker, as well as other staff members, for students who needed them, in an attempt to respond to the fact that some students would run out of meal swipes by the end of seventh week under Lawrence’s former meal plan. According to Zoromski, this created food insecurity for the weeks left at the end of the term and became a significant issue, especially for low-income students.
The food pantry was started in the basement of Sabin House. Zoromski and Wicker began to purchase items and ask for donations from colleagues. The food pantry was dependent on the generosity of the Lawrence faculty, mostly coming from the Student life and the Center for Academic Success. Fliers were dispersed throughout campus and soon the word of a food pantry was all around campus.
Since then, it has grown increasingly large and formalized.
The lead student pantry worker is freshman Jonnie Urban. Urban and other workers help out by unpacking boxes, tracking inventory, making sure the pantry space is clean and removing any expired items. They also donate items such as clothing and books. As the lead worker, Urban also communicates with Zoromski and other student workers about the pantry’s needs, so the necessary donations can be facilitated.
According to Zormoski, the COVID-19 pandemic served to make the food pantry more visible and vital for the students remaining on campus.
“During the early months of the campus shutdown, parents and alumni were a key part of how we were able to keep going,” Zoromski said. “We had about 150 students still on campus, and I knew there were plenty who would need the pantry in the uncertain months to come. I came to campus to restock shelves, there were about 75 boxes stacked outside of Raymond House and outside my old office in Briggs. Most were from parents and former Lawrentians.”
At the end of this Spring Term a textbook drive will take place, as the cost of textbooks are very high and is often prohibitive for many students. Students can follow the pantry’s Instagram at @lustudentpantry.
“The current administration has done an excellent job providing education opportunities to a much wider range of students,” Zoromski said. “As our student population changes, we have to continually question the way we operate every aspect of our campus.”

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Top 10 Best Singers of 2012Ke$$$$ha
The Contenders: Page 3
Best Singer ever no one compare him to any bollywood or indian singer I just love to listen his songs like jabse mere dil ko and other and there according to me no one compare him to anyone and he is the best singer ever!
He has got divine voice. There is no comparison with others. We r very proud that we have such kind of singers in India
He is the best he should be ranked at first.. What the hell kumar sanu is doing in this list?
He is one of the best singers in hole world.V 3 Comments
Christina aguilera such a powerful voice and has rhythmic sounds, feel this moment christina
She is an amazing artist with a unique voice.
Shes a real fighter
The celestial Singer Yesudas is the finest singer of India. God of Voice or Yesuas is the god of music
He's just the god of music, no one is above him and no one will be above him, he's just awesome singer who I have ever seen, rock on!
His Voice is gods gift for no doubt. Perfection in rhythm. Just love it.V 2 Comments
Atif Aslam singing the songs very sweetly and his every songs are heart touching
I think Atif is the best singer of the world...
May be he sing from nose not from mouth
Atif is the best in world please don't comapre to him with anyoneV 9 Comments
He is the one who rocks who sings beauty probably this one is the great one his songS she does'nt mind, touch the sky touches the heart he is not a super human he is a super singer he is THE PROPLES CHOSEN CHAMPION
I agree you don't let anyone down, because you want to be the one to enjoy their music.
WILL.I. aM HAS SUCH A UNIQUE VOICE, HE SHOULD BE NUMBER 2 NOT NUMBER 44. HE SHOULD BE RIGHT UP THRE BY KATY PERRY ;) vote for hiimm
The most amazing artist on this planet and I love him.V 1 Comment
Chithra is definitely superb! She is so young and already has won so many awards! Her voice is honey-like! Love it! And the best thing is.. She can sing in so many languages.. She is the best.. She has this mesmerizing voice and she is gorgeous just like her voice.. She is so versatile and above all she is the most humble and grounded celebrity I have ever seen Chithra your voice is amazing. I like it..
Padma Shri Dr. K.S. chithra rules the music world forever
K.S. chithra, she is the best singer. I love her songs. She can sing in any language. She is versatile, humble and gorgeous. I got an opportunity to meet her once, I never seen such a down to earth person in my life. She is absolutely wonderful. No doubt about it. May God bless her.
She is my favourite singerV 2 Comments
She is the best singer I've ever heard..
Shes awesome I love her sing on the floor ft pitpull
I love you jlo the best singer in thw hole world ever
My best song is "be with you". Sing songs like "be with you".
The best Singer in the world.
Awesome and voice like no other in world... Come on guys you all know what magic did akon did in past years with his beautiful songs like "beautiful" "right now" smack that"
And etc. Yeah but he do uses autotune so probably I would not retae him for his singing but will go with the feel his voice gives but still he is an awesome singer... RnB
He must be moved up in list as he holds 4 grammy awardsV 7 Comments
Avril totally rocks! She is WAY better than Justin Beiber!
She's such an underrated and misunderstood musician!
Avril is the best... She should be on top!
With tons of bad words and swaering, makes her act like a forever 17.V 2 Comments
I like the song Payphone I'm a big fan
She is an awesome singer and she just inspiresme to keep believing in my dreams
Psy should be number one. He is the best singer and dancer I have seen. Why did they choose Katy Perry she is the worst singer I have seen. Psy is better than Justin Bieber and any other singer.
Not the best singer than American singers
he is just good
not the best one than American singers
Psy is the 45th best singer of 2012? He should be number 1 with "Gangnam Style". Psycho forever!
Best song he should be ahead of katy
Seriously? The 35th place? With such an incredible strength of voice, with unforgettable live performances either of his own songs or with Queen, Lambert is 35th? It seems like the world has gone completely crazy...
Adam is the most epic singer ever. His vocals have always been stable since the start of his career and his songs are so catchy. I personally know all of them by heart. Long live Adam Lambert!
Adam is the best singer in the world he is the 1st this list is so wrong!
Are you kidding? Adam lambert is the best! He should be first not40!V 8 Comments
Celine dion=amazing. She has an amazing voice
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text: Visual artist, curator, teacher, co-director of the Bienal de la Imagen en Movimiento (BIM) and of CONTINENTE (Centro de Investigacíon en Artes Audiovisuales de la Universidade Nacional de Tres de Febrero), and curator of the Museo de Arte Moderno’s El Cine es Otra Cosa festival, in Buenos Aires. Golder studied film in Argentina and hypermedia in Paris. She graduate and post-graduate professor of Technology and Aesthetics. Her main mediums include video, installations and site-specific interventions which explore memory, identity and the world of work. She has done artistic residencies at the Banff Centre for the Arts (Canada) and at the Wexner Center for the Arts (USA), among others. She has also also participated in and won awards for group exhibitions and festivals in Brazil, Argentina, Germany, France and Japan. She lives and works in Buenos Aires.


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A private school is seeking to ban the sale of guns near its campus in Manheim Township.
But Lancaster Country Day School also wants to go a step or two further.
It has asked the township to ban pictures and drawings of guns that advertise or “promote the use or sale of firearms.”
Country Day officials said the ban would provide peace of mind to students during a time of heightened anxiety over school shootings.
“For students to function at their best, it’s critical that students feel comfortable and safe,” Lancaster Country Day Assistant Head of School Todd Trout said.
The school is seeking to create a “gun-shop-free school zone,” a 1,000-foot buffer around not only its own campus near President Avenue and Harrisburg Pike but all other schools in the suburb, as well.
The proposed ban on gun images, though, raised concern earlier this summer from a township attorney, who suggested it would be a violation of the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment guarantee to freedom of speech, according to the minutes of a public meeting on the issue.
The township’s board of commissioners will consider the proposals at a meeting Monday night. Attempts to reach several members of the board on Friday were unsuccessful.
In the school’s proposal, attorney Joshua Cohen cited the former Gun Gallery shop at Dillerville Road and Harrisburg Pike, near the campus. The shop had a “large and ominous” sign, he wrote, that was “unavoidable to most students traveling to and from school every morning and every afternoon. It was a constant reminder of the life-threatening risks that these students might face every day despite the best efforts of the school administrators to create a safe and secure environment.”
Cohen acknowledges in the proposal that Country Day is “under no delusion that the proposed ordinances will eliminate the risk of gun violence.” But he adds that “it is well known that students do not learn as well when they do not feel safe.”
A Franklin & Marshall College spokesman said the college supports the proposed ordinances. A Manheim Township School District spokeswoman said the district received information on the proposals earlier this week and board members had not yet reviewed it.


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Today is the expected closing day of the merger between Celgene (NASDAQ:CELG) and Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY). All regulatory approvals have been received so there is basically nothing anymore that could derail this deal. Bristol-Myers is acquiring the company for one share of stock, a $50 cash payment and a CVR that will pay an additional $9 dollar if, and only if, three treatments that are in development receive FDA approval. With CELG trading at $107.80 at the moment of writing and BMY trading at $55.70 investors can buy the CVR for $2.10.
A hint that this might be on the cheap side can be found in this SEC filing made by Bristol-Myers in May earlier this year where the company puts an estimated fair value of $3.83 on the CVR. They don’t provide an break down how they arrived at this value, only this:
The preliminary estimate of the fair value of the CVRs was determined by applying a probability weighting to the potential $9.00 per share payment reflecting the probability of achieving all three necessary approvals. The probability-weighted value was then discounted to present value using a credit risk-adjusted discount rate.
Since that time all three treatments have progressed as planned, so presumably if they would redo this valuation today it would be higher. The three approvals that they need to get are:
- Ozanimod (by December 31, 2020)
- Liso-cel (JCAR017) (by December 31, 2020)
- Ide-cel (bb2121) (by March 31, 2021)
These deadlines seem to be tight, and the combined probability of three events happening is obviously quite a bit lower than the probability of individual events, so there is reason not to be too enthusiastic about the CVR. But these treatments are all in a very developed stage of development, and the base rates of success of going from Phase III to approval or from NDA/BLA to approval are quite high. Celgene gave the following update with regards to above treatments when the company announced their results for the third quarter:
I’m not a medical expert, but given that base rates for success at this point are pretty high I think you could even make a case that the $3.83 valuation made by Bristol-Myers is somewhat conservative. These are all events that should be in the range of 75%-85% or something like that and taking very crudely 75%^3*$9 gives us a value of $3.80. This ignores that time value of money, but given that the deadlines are all relatively soon I think that doesn’t matter too much.
Because the deal will close very soon and I think that right now the CVR is probably attractively priced I bought a significant amount of CELG with a corresponding short position in BMY.
Author is long CELG, short BMY
Are you now being followed by Barrons Alpha Vulture? 😀
Could be a nice bet…the incentives are obviously completely misalligned as the article from barrons also highlights.. What is your experience with that? Not so much that they will ‘not let it get approval’ but more so in a delated manner…
This link I meant…
Ha, not as far as I know. But that description of what the view on the street is about the probabilities is certainly a suspicious match with what I wrote here…. 🙂
Timelines are pretty tight. According to your base rate of success documents, the average timeline for oncology approval is 1.1y. Because of this, it gets very attractive for Bristol-Myers to delay. They don’t need outlandish reasons to just delay a couple months and continue their business without a 6B+ payout.
I think betting against incentives and human nature is quite risky.
Yes, I agree that this is an unfortunate problem that exists in almost all CVRs and in this one there is even a bit more potential for gaming the outcome than normal because they only need one delay out of three. But I don’t think it’s all bad, I think it’s a pretty safe bet that the people involved in the day-to-day work of completing the trials, presenting their results and getting the approvals don’t care about this CVR payment. They want to do their job and get a treatment approved that can help people’s lives as soon as possible. Incentives inside BMY won’t be all aligned to save shareholders some money.
“I think it’s a pretty safe bet that the people involved in the day-to-day work of completing the trials, presenting their results and getting the approvals don’t care about this CVR payment.”
The CEO cares about $6 billion. That’s all you need to know. It might just be the case that another project becomes a higher priority just for a few weeks. Why not work on the other project that will also save people’s lives?
I think you are being incredibly naive.
Maybe I’m naive, but I think people are complicated and it’s not black and white. I’m sure the CEO doesn’t mind not paying $6 billion, but how much does he care? It’s not his own money that he is paying. Would he actively try to sabotage the progress of these projects? Many people have also a sense of trying to do what’s right, which I know, is a controversial opinion for a sceptical investor 😉
Agreed. Also, the CVR was negotiated and restructured by the CELG and the BMY boards together. CELG also has board representation in the new company. There will be lawsuits in case of delays because BMY promised a ‘diligent effort’ and has given timelines. Not to mention the fact that, shocker, some people involved might actually want to save lives and want to get approval
There’s certainly a chance that things will be delayed. Maybe Alpha Vulture is being naive. But I think it’s even more naive to say: CEO, 6 billion, all you need to know, end of story.
I understand the concern about gaming the CVR payment. There is at least one case where we’ve seen that and that Alpha wrote up recently with the Sanofi GVCRZ (or something) CVR.
Maybe I’m not weighing that probability highly enough.
In addition to the points brought forward by Alpha above, I’ll add that gaming the CVRs would also mean missing targets while there is a critical activist scrutinizing the company and openly out for the CEO his head.
This is a large organization and ninja sabotaging the
CEO may be hesistant to mess with approval process and not feel like even running a slight chance of ruining this.
If there are shenanigans it is bound to leak in a large organisation like this (especially as human lives could be impacted). This would result in severe reputational damage for the CEO as well as the company.
Also a number of CELG CVR holders will be at the new BMY. Some will be within the units where the fate of this CVR is determined. Even CELG personnel that is cut will likely have good communication channels within the company (remind me not to actively trade this thing 🙂 ).
Large pharma has an incentive in protecting the CVR as an acquisition currency. This instrument may turn out to be an enormous blessing over the coming decades.
If the CVR pays out this is a big win for CELG shareholders but it seems like a larger win for BMY shareholders. Winning party less likely to be malicious in circumstances of abundance.
Of course, I may be guilty of some confirmation bias here. I really like the CVR.
Good points for and against about potential gaming of the CVR. I’m not very familiar with this situation, so I don’t have an intelligent opinion in this case. One thing to consider is that an acquirer has no fiduciary duty to CVR holders, as far as I understand, so gaming at least seems like more of a possibility.
There is usually a stipulation in the CVR agreement (ironically like in the Sanofi case) that the acquirer has to make a “genuine effort” (I don’t remember the exact legal wording). Maybe good faith effort.
Diligent Efforts is the term they use 🙂
Maybe I’m naive, but isn’t that for the foreseeable future, most people who doing the job to get those drugs approved will be formal Celgene employees that have some vested interests (celegene stock owner through ESPP, options, etc) to get CVR paid?
That’s what I would assume. But of course, putting the wrong person in the “right” spot could probably accomplish a lot if you actively want to sabotage things.

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A 6.8 magnitude earthquake shook West Sichuan Province, China on Monday (9/5) at 12:52 p.m. local time, killing at least 46 people.
The Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) detected the epicenter at a depth of 40 km.
The China Earthquake Network Center reported that the epicenter was in the city of Luding, about 226 km southwest of Chengdu.
It is the biggest earthquake in China since 2017.
UK Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss or Liz Truss has won an internal Conservative Party election and will replace Boris Johnson as UK Prime Minister.
Reuters reported that Trus bagged 57.4% of the vote in the vote, beating his rival, Rishi Sunak, who won 42.6% of the vote.
With the victory, Trus will replace Johnson, who resigned last July after being hit by a series of scandals.
Canadian police found one of the suspects in the Saskatchewan mass stabbing case, Damien Sanderson, dead on Monday (5/9).
Saskatchewan Police Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore said Sanderson was found injured. The wound would not have been self-inflicted.
Now they are still looking for another suspect who is Damien’s brother, Myles Sanderson.
“He [Myles] may have an injury and seek medical attention,” Blackmore said.
The two assailants carried out the stabbings in 13 different locations in Saskatchewan, killing 10 people and injuring 19 others.
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Turing CEO indicted on securities fraud charges
Federal prosecutors indicted Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli today on charges of securities fraud, securities fraud conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy involving his former hedge funds and pharmaceutical company, according to a statement from the Department of Justice.
“As alleged, Martin Shkreli engaged in multiple schemes to ensnare investors through a web of lies and deceit,” Robert L. Capers, JD, United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York, said in the press statement. “His plots were matched only by efforts to conceal the fraud, which led him to operate his companies, including a publicly traded company, as a Ponzi scheme where he used the assets of the new entity to pay off debts from the old entity.”
Public focus shifted to Turing and Shkreli after the price of Daraprim (pyrimethamine) jumped from $13.50 per tablet to $750 per tablet, according to the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA). Shkreli became a public figure when voicing his commitment against repricing the treatment, which company officials recently announced would be discounted up to 50% for hospitals treating patients with toxoplasmosis.
The current seven-count indictment relates to three interrelated schemes associated with the hedge funds MSMB Capital Management and MSMB Healthcare Management, as well as the publicly traded pharmaceutical company Retrophin, all of which were founded by Shkreli. Evan Greebel, JD, also was charged with wire fraud conspiracy for working with Shkreli to misappropriate Retrophin assets.
“The charges announced today describe a securities fraud trifecta of lies, deceit and greed,” Diego Rodriguez, assistant director-in-charge of the FBI’s New York field office, said in the statement. “In the end, Shkreli and Greebel used a series of settlement and sham consulting agreements that resulted in Retrophin and its investors suffering a loss in excess of $11 million. While the charges announced today are significant, they are but one example of what’s left to come as the FBI continues this investigation.”


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What Brexit could mean for Canada
Britain’s vote to exit the EU may turn out to be a vote for a recession
Britain’s vote to exit the EU may turn out to be a vote for a recession
One of the few bright lights in the world economy just went out.
It took some time for the United Kingdom to get going again after the financial crisis. But through 2015, it was the only country in the Group of Seven’s rich industrialized nations to post economic growth in excess of two per cent for three years in a row. The City of London—the world’s dominant financial centre, no matter what New York might say—had just restored all the banking and insurance jobs it lost during those dark days of 2008 and 2009. Exports of goods were at record levels. Britain was getting its mojo back.
You can forget all that now. A narrow majority of British citizens voted on June 23 to leave the European Union. The decision may bring relief from the meddling of Eurocrats in distant Brussels. It may even empower Parliament to slow immigration, as advocates for leaving claimed. And there is little doubt it will cause economic damage, according to almost every serious economist who took the time to study the implications of Brexit. (And there were a lot of them.)
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Already, the fallout has begun. As the votes were being counted and it became clear the Leave side was receiving more support than expected, the British pound went into freefall—by the time the Brexit decision was called, the pound had shed 10 per cent of its value against the U.S. dollar, falling to its lowest level since the mid-1980s. Meanwhile, shares in Asia plummeted and analysts were forecasting that when the U.K. stock market opens, the FTSE 100 index could drop by between 12 per cent and 19 per cent. Oil prices were also hammered, with West Texas Intermediate crude down six per cent to US$47.15 a barrel. “We will enter a new era of vulnerability until these difficult negotiations are complete,” said Panicos Demetriades, an economics professor at the University of Leicester.
Markets may right themselves in the days ahead. But negotiating the divorce could take a decade: at least two years of wrangling under Article 50, the escape clause in the EU’s founding treaty, and then many more years to extricate Britain from all matter of trade deals, regulatory arrangements and the like. The uncertainty of it all will kill business confidence and deflect international investment. Big global banks such as JP Morgan Chase and Citibank have already warned they will slash tens of thousands of jobs because they no longer will be able to adequately serve their European clients from London. British exporters could lose the preferential access they have with dozens of countries that have negotiated trade agreements with the EU.
It’s entirely possible the people of Britain have just become the first in history to vote for a recession. At a minimum, they have curbed their country’s short-term economic prospects. The International Monetary Fund said earlier this month that the U.K.’s gross domestic product was on track to grow 2.2 percent in 2017. Brexit could force a revision to 1.4 per cent under a best-case scenario to a 0.8 per cent contraction if things go really bad. And that is to say nothing of what might happen to the EU, which, even without Britain, boasts a market equal to that of the United States. “We are of the view that if the U.K. votes to leave, and does in fact leave, then the EU will be poorer, smaller, less influential, and possibly less stable,” said Fergus McCormick, the top analyst at DBRS Inc., the Toronto-based credit-rating agency.
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Should Canada and the rest of the world worry about a shrunken Europe? Some say no, not really. Benjamin Tal, an economist at CIBC World Markets, advised his clients last week to think of Brexit like Y2K, the phantom millennial computer bug that turned into one of the biggest non-events in economic history. Tal even reckoned there would be some “buying opportunities” in the aftermath of the markets’ obligatory slump following unwelcome news. “The U.K. will not roll over and play dead after a Leave victory,” Tal said. “Both the EU and the U.K. have strong incentives to renegotiate a trade deal.” The U.K. is Canada’s third-biggest trade partner after the United States and China, yet it represents only about three per cent of exports. This implies, for some, that a recession in Britain would do little harm to Canada, whose fortunes are far more tied to U.S., an economy that is set to surpass the U.K. as the G7’s new growth champion.
The trouble with the sanguine view is that global financial markets leave few places to hide—and there are wolves prowling. In 1992, George Soros made his name by winning a game of chicken with the Bank of England. He bet against the pound until the central bank gave up trying to protect its value. Soros predicted this week that Brexit would cause the currency to collapse by as much as 20 per cent. If he is correct, life in the U.K. is about to get significantly more expensive.
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Britain imports considerably more than it exports, suggesting, among other things, that it has lost the capacity to supply itself with the basics of daily life. A weaker currency is going to make those things more expensive. Soros is betting that inflationary pressure will keep the Bank of England from cutting interest rates to boost economic growth because the central bank is obliged to contain inflation before it does anything else. “Today there are more speculative forces in the markets that are much bigger and more powerful,” Soros wrote in the Guardian. “They will be eager to exploit any miscalculations by the British government or the British voters.”
Financial markets are fragile. Bank of America economists said shocks such as Brexit cause more volatility than used to be the case because banks and other financial institutions are less keen to circulate risky assets. The Bank of Canada also noted that in its latest assessment of the financial system, a lack of “liquidity” was one its bigger concerns. That matters because banking is contingent on lenders having access to cheap collateral such as bonds. If bankers are scared, they will demand higher interest rates. Borrowing costs rise across the board. If they rise too much, or if bankers get too scared, the financial system will seize like it did during the financial crisis.
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The last thing Canada needs right now is higher interest rates. The Bank of Canada has been trying to coax companies to invest with ultra-low interest rates for years, with little success. (There also is the matter of record household debt and the risk of housing busts in Toronto and Vancouver. Higher borrowing costs increase the threat of a wave of mortgage defaults.) The other reason Canada should worry about Brexit is what it could mean to its largest trading partner. When investors get nervous, their favourite haven is the U.S. dollar. A stronger currency for an extended period would hurt American exporters and reduce the profits on the country’s big multinational companies’ overseas sales. That likely would curb U.S. business investment, which Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz has said repeatedly is key for boosting Canadian exports.
Volatility in Europe would also spread to Asia. Japan’s currency is also a haven. Yet its export-dependent economy is already weaker than Europe’s and a spike in the value of the yen would make things worse. China, the world’s second-biggest economy, could be in trouble on multiple fronts. Europe is a big customer and demand surely is about to slow. Volatility in currency markets could cause problems because Beijing sets the value of the yuan against a basket of the currencies of its major trading partners. Weaker demand for exports will raise new questions about the Chinese government’s ability to meet its growth target of about 6.5 per cent. The other economies of Asia are highly geared to China, so weakness there means weakness in South Korea, Australia and other countries in the liveliest corner of the world economy in recent years. “A prospective slowing in the already torpid pace of global growth is hardly welcome news for a small open economy like Canada,” said Warren Lovely, an economist at National Bank Financial.
In other words, the people of Britain have not only voted to make themselves poorer in the short term, they made life harder for the rest of the world—including Canada.
This article was originally published on Maclean’s.
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Volkswagen crowdsources apps for in-car info & entertainment
We’re constantly looking for innovative ways to improve the Springwise experience, and so we’re now introducing BeeLine Reader, a new technology that helps you read more quickly and efficiently. To learn more about BeeLine Reader, an award-winning startup funded by Intel Capital, see BeeLineReader.com.
Now that Starbucks has turned to the crowds for help redesigning its paper coffee cups and Pepsi has asked for guidance on its community giving, it seems only natural that Volkswagen should crowdsource ideas for its next in-car entertainment system. Indeed, Volkswagen just launched a new contest—dubbed App My Ride—to invite designers, programmers, developers and interested users to help develop applications for its future in-car infotainment systems.
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In an ever-increasing disposable world, I fear we’re losing the ability to create keepsakes that can be passed down through the generations. Mementos that hold memories and stories and tales of the past. Items that are beautifully hand-crafted, with attention to detail and the love of the work poured into them. This is why I created Keepsakes by Nicoleta.
Over the past few years my work became in such demand I am booked for months in advance. While absolutely love the work that I do, I feel it is important for me to share the knowledge that I have received as a child from my grandmother.
What is included in the Master Class
There are 5 modules – 5 x 1.5 hours length each – one module per week to allow time for each module to be completed and additional questions to be asked while I am live on video with you. This course requires an intermediate level of sewing knowledge. You need to have access to a sewing machine, know how to operate it and sew a straight line.
Each class will be conducted live in a private online group and will consist of one hour teaching, and 30 minutes of questions and answers session straight after the lesson. There will be a week between each module to allow students to put in practice what they have learnt and to have a chance to ask questions within the private group for additional guidance. Please don’t worry about the schedule of the classes. All the live videos will be saved inside our private group and you can watch them in your own time and ask questions too. If you require more than one week per class, that is also not a problem. We understand that life can get in the way sometimes or that you may want or need to practice more or go at a slower pace. This is not a fail or pass course. All your keepsakes that you will create will be unique as you are and most importantly filled with the love of you making them for your loved ones.
The private group will have a lifetime access for all students so that any additional tips can be added if I add any new information after the completion of the course.
Why Nicoleta’s Master Class?
- Experience: I have been sewing for over 26 years (since I was 6 years old). Not just on machines, but hand sewing, embroidery, lacework etc. I know exactly how many stitches you need to reinforce seams to handle extra wear. I create my own patterns and templates that can be adapted to suit materials and embellishments. I know what patterns and colours work well together to make a piece that’s not only practical but stylish.
- Quality. Keepsakes by Nicoleta has always been about quality – whether it be workmanship, materials or service delivery.
- Passion: I learnt to sew from my own grandmother who learn from her own mother and Grandmother. Creating is a tradition past over generations to me and it gives me great pleasure to be able to pass on the knowledge over generations in where there are no time and distance barriers.
When I create, I find a place of peace within. Time stands still. There is no pain. Creating for others is healing for them but at the same time healing and almost cleansing for myself. Being able to teach others how to create such precious memories, which made by your own hands will become family heirlooms for generations, gives me the greatest pleasure and drive.
The 5 modules will comprise the following information:
- Machinery, maintenance, and materials (including list of suppliers Nicoleta recommends and uses)
- How to choose the appropriate clothing to work with
- Preparation of the clothing for the cutting stage
- Creating your own template/pattern for your quilt
- Tips and tricks to arrange squares (pattern pieces)
- Preparing the squares (pattern pieces) for sewing
- Sewing your quilt (many lessons and tricks Nicoleta uses to get the top of the quilt as close to perfect as possible)
- Preparing the quilt top for layering
- Sewing/quilting your keepsake blanket
- Care instructions for your final keepsake
– this is a bi annual intake only – once the intake is closed, this item can no longer be purchased until next class intake starts. To be notified when class opens again please subscribe to our wait list here: http://eepurl.com/dJp8zY
* First class starting 1st of March 2019
* once classes have commenced purchases are non refundable.
* the entire content of the masterclass is a Copyright of Keepsakes by Nicoleta and can not be reproduced, resold or shared with anyone outside the private group. Legal action will be taken against anyone who is infringing our Copyright
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While on safari in the Lower Zambezi Valley, we were introduced to a little camp that was for sale. Having spent many glorious times in this true wilderness and experienced the warm Zambian hospitality, all that really mattered was the spectacular setting and the opportunity to become involved in conserving a piece of Africa's heritage. With rose-tinted glasses and a deep fondness for the area, we jumped at the opportunity and entered the world of safari hospitality and conservation at the beginning of 2005 and officially re-opened the camp to the public at the end of 2010.
It gives us great pride that some of the original team members that we met then are still with us today: Amos, Benson, Frackson, Moses, Ninja (Christopher) and Weston. They believed in our vision and we are grateful for their continued support and loyalty.
The majority of the Baines employees were born and raised in relatively close proximity to the camp, in the Chiawa Chiefdom. Growing up in the harsh African climate, with little or no access to electricity, running water, medical care or sewage and with families depending largely on subsistence farming, the drive to provide a better future for their children is strong. With permanent employment, many of our team members have been able to move their families to towns and areas with better access to medical, social and economic facilities. However, each of them will tell their children how they grew up with Lion and Leopard wandering through the village at night, that Buffalo, Elephant and Hippos raided their crops, and about the medication their mothers made out of the local plants. These stories, the knowledge of the area, its flora and fauna is invaluable to us, our guests and the future.
With the camp situated deep in the African bush and some 5 hours by road from Lusaka, we have a small logistical base on the outskirts of the capital. Reservations, marketing and general administration are taken care of in our South African offices in Pietermaritzburg with a sales team based out of Johannesburg and Durban.
The difference with Baines’ River Camp is the ambiance that is a great part of the experience. The food and accommodation is 5 star and the staff made for a wonderful experience.Roger Chadwick, Johannesburg, South Africa, September 2013

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Benefits of Granite Countertops
Whenever you are remodeling your kitchen, you would need to make sure that you go for the best type of countertop. You would need to consider graphite countertops as one of the options you would consider in your kitchen. It is always to do enough research whether you are going for a countertop in a doctor’s office, hotel room, home, office or even apartment. It is through proper evaluation of choices that you can make everyone who gets into your kitchen like it right from the countertop to the faucets, sink and cabinets. One of the advantages of a graphite countertop is that it tends to serve its functionality even at a time when it adds the aesthetics to your kitchen. Where the countertop in question is big enough, it would only increase the functionality of the kitchen. .
Granite tends to bring the outdoors right into the interior of your kitchen making it not only eco-friendly but also aesthetically appealing. You would have easier time selling your home where you installed a good granite countertops in your kitchen. Durability that comes with graphite tends to be yet another reason why most people prefer to go for it. Bearing in mind that granite countertops do not get scratched or chipped easily, you would consider going for a graphite countertop as a way of having a countertop you are not going to replace within only one year or so. You would make your graphite countertop last even longer where you ensure that you have ensured a sealer to your graphite countertop.
Among other reasons you would need to ensure a granite countertop is due to the fact that it tends to be an earth-friendly material. A graphite countertop tend to make one’s kitchen not only to look natural but also to complement the tiles and blend the beauty in the kitchen to make it look complete. Granite tends to allow a polished rock that comes with marbled, basic or even speckled patterns making your home so appealing. Bearing in mind that it tends to be very easy to wipe graphite, one would need to ensure a graphite countertop as a way of not having to be extra careful when working in the kitchen. You would be sure that your kitchen will not be plagued by bacterial and dirt or any other grime that ends to be common in the kitchens’ countertops. It tends to be easy to wipe the countertop clean after cooking and cleaning every other thing. Even when granite tends to get a large proportion of your kitchen remodeling budget, you would need to know that it is worth the purchase due to the benefits that it comes with especially in the long run.

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It may be essential to your Sunday roast, but who’d have thought you can mix gravy and ice cream?
Comptons Gravy Salt was well and truly put to the test earlier this year when we held the first World Gravy Championships competition.
Taking place at Carlisle College, eight fantastically talented student chefs battled it out to be crowned the first world gravy champion by creating their own unique dishes.
Each contestant was required to provide a boat of gravy and an accompanying dish, which was then tasted by the three judges - Quarter Lounge chef James Hill, college tutor Sean Downes, Comptons Gravy Salt owner and director, Janette Deyermond and co-owner Wilson Deyermond.
But that accompanying dish could be absolutely anything - which led to some innovative creations.
We were impressed by Peter Tilev who produced a delicious pulled beef burger. His combination of beef, coca cola, brown sugar, ketchup, beef, salt and pepper, onions, beef stock and gravy really hit the mark.
Going for a vegetarian, Moroccan-themed dish was Sarah Lewis-Briggs. She made a vegetable tagine, which was a mix of potatoes, courgettes, mushrooms, yellow peppers, cauliflower, vegetable stock, lime leaves, Compton Gravy Salt, tomato puree, apricots and with a bit of a kick from the Ras el hanout.
The winner of the competition was Andreia Crisan who made a fine dining dish with a loin of venison and accompanying vegetables. It looked (and tasted) amazing. She works at The George Hotel in Penrith - so if you’d like to try out her recipes, we recommend a visit.
When it came to imagination, there was no stopping our innovation award-winner.
Scott Melvin, who’s a chef at The Cottage In The Wood, decided to go sweet AND savoury for his World Gravy Championship dishes...
Not only did he create the most delicious beef dripping chips with Comptons Gravy Salt and cheese curds, but he also made the sweetest chocolate whoopie pies filled with salted caramel using Comptons and ice cream
The highly commended award was scooped by Rachel Harrison, also a chef at The Cottage In The Wood, whose ketchup flavoured gravy and Worcester sauce and juniper berries gravy was used to dip chicken skins, potato and beetroot crisps and puff sticks.
After such a fantastic first World Gravy Championship competition, we can’t help but think about what could be in store next year.
Like to know more about the competition winning dishes? We’ll be sharing World Gravy Championship recipes on our blog soon.

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… of the numerous bed mattress types and their specific uses. Saatva Vs Simmons Beautyrest Black… Choosing the best type of mattress is crucial for the convenience and health of the customer.}
The Saatva bed mattress are manufactured by the Saatva organization, manufacturer of these mattresses including the Loom, Leaf and Zenhaven. The Saatva mattress is basically an innerspring bed which comes with 3 firmness (luxurious, luxury and firm). This mattress is highly advised by many doctors, as it offers excellent support to the body while sleeping. The other advantages of choosing the Saatva innerspring mattresses consist of:
o A quality bed mattress of the Saatva firmness is a lot more costly than the other 2 types of bed mattress. It uses an excellent deal of comfort and assistance to the customers. The Hybrid innerspring bed mattress of the Saatva are suggested by physicians since of its greater firmness level.
The Sauna mattress is specifically developed for supporting the lower back part of the body and alleviating lower back pain and stiff limbs. Online mattresses from this company are offered at budget-friendly rates, making them a great option for your house.
The topmost layer of the mattress consists of memory foam. If you desire a mattress that uses an excellent amount of assistance as well as pressure relief, then the Memory Foam Bed mattress from Sauna may be a great choice for you.
The optimum thickness of the bed mattress coils is 6 inches. The “U” design, which are developed with two support coils beneath the box spring, and the “SB” model, which consist of only one coil. If you want to purchase a bed mattress with more support, the Sauna bed mattress from Sauna may be a good choice.


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New York I love you. Yes I dared uttered that 4 letter word aloud (or wrote it down more like it). Such a strong statement considering we never met. Ok I admit it my view is a bit biased as my friend Carrie (from Sex & the city show ha ha) speaks so highly of you.
New York is on my must see travel bucket list. I have to visit one day. So for now to kerb my New York wanderlust, my sister Annie & I went & saw Picturing New York exhibition at The art gallery of Western Australia. 153 photos from the famed New York museum of modern art within reach (but no touching ofcourse).
Just a few firm photo favourites (some photos I may of photographed my favourite piece of the photo & not the whole thing cause that’s how I roll:))
Crazy love the look of those collars suspended in air!
I just realised this was a deli & not a barber shop I originally thought it was (Im such an idiot sometimes oops!).
“The island, floating in river water like a diamond iceberg” ; Truman Capote describing New York.
A sleeper in the city that never sleeps.
My sister posing as artwork hee hee.
The closest Im getting to New York for a while, sniff sniff.
And a couple of local peops with suggestions on what they would like to see more in Perth. Im all for the food van one!
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Police officers from Nakuru in Njoro are currently searching for a man who is reported to have sold an Illicit Brew that has already claimed the lives of 8 people who allegedly died a few minutes after consuming it.
In an incident that happened yesterday in the evening, it was reported that 5 people became blind or rather lost their eyesight before dying moments after drinking this brew.
One of the family members of the deceased who spoke to a number of reporters claimed that his elder brother allegedly complained of having a painful stomach ache that was not ending before he went blind only to die moments after.
"My elder brother came home and immediately went to bed. He started screaming claiming that he was having a painful stomach ache. We bought medicine for him which according to him was not working. Before we could even know what to do next, he claimed that he couldn't see anything. My mother suggested that we should rush him to the hospital and it was so unfortunate that he passed away as we were getting ready to take him to the hospital", Affected family member said.
In the latest news on the incident, it has been revealed that 3 more people have allegedly succumbed to the same. According to the reports given by police, they revealed that the deceased who were receiving medical treatment in one of the hospitals in Nakuru passed away today in the afternoon raising the death toll to 8.
Expressing their fear and concerns over the rising number of deaths caused by consumption of Illicit Brew in the region, police officers who called upon residents to stop this behavior claimed that they were having a hard time arresting the suspects who they claimed are protected by villagers.
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Interviews and video: Blackberry Smoke and Dirty Honey bring variety, seize opportunity at Rocklahoma 2019
An abbreviated version of this story appears in the Friday Weekend Life section of The Oklahoman.
Rocklahoma festival lineup covers wide swath of sonic territory
After almost two decades as the lead singer of a rock band, Charlie Starr has become enthralled with the gypsy lifestyle of the touring musician.
“You get addicted to the ‘play and get out of town and go to the next one.’ Play, go to the next one, play, go to the next one. It really becomes a cycle that some people hate it, some people love it. I love it,” said Starr, frontman of Atlanta-based Blackberry Smoke. “That running like a gypsy is really something special … and festivals are a special kind of energy. You know, it’s a party.”
The Southern rockers are among the more than 40 acts on the lineup for the 13th annual Rocklahoma music and camping festival. Billed as America’s Biggest Memorial Day Weekend Party, the event is featuring three days and three stages of rock ‘n’ roll Friday through Sunday at the Pryor Creek Music Festival Grounds (formerly the “Catch The Fever” Festival Grounds) in Pryor.
With high-profile acts like Korn (filling in for Ozzy Osbourne, who recently scratched all his 2019 tour dates for health reasons), Disturbed, Shinedown, Bush, Seether, Lita Ford and more on the bill, Rocklahoma is known for spotlighting top new rock artists and classic bands. But the extensive lineup covers a lot of sonic territory, with heavy metal, hip-hop and hardcore punk and more represented.
“I love the variety of acts. That’s always very interesting to me, not only here in the (United) States but even more so overseas where they fill up these festivals with all different kinds of bands. And you get to see people who stay for the music that they are music lovers. They’re interested in taking all those different types of music and different types of bands,” said Starr, who with his Blackberry Smoke bandmates will bring out the Southern side of rock Sunday night on Rocklahoma’s ZYN Stage.
“It can be a little bit intimidating as well. We played a festival in Sweden years ago, and we had to go on right after Death Angel, this speed metal band. And they were fantastic. It was like, ‘Oh, OK, what we do is completely different than that, so I hope people are ready.’ And luckily, they were. But that keeps you on your toes. It’s like, ‘Oh, OK, well, that was awesome. What are we about to go and do?’” he added with a chuckle. “You definitely come in there locked and loaded. You don’t want to be the band of the day that people are like, ‘That sucked.’”
The Rocklahoma 2019 lineup is jammed with familiar names: KISS co-founder Ace Frehley, heavy metal icons Gwar, female-fronted gothic metal act In This Moment. But festivals also are opportunities for newcomers like Los Angeles rockers Dirty Honey, who have been together about 18 months in their current iteration and are making their Rocklahoma debut Sunday.
“The opportunity is incredible. There’s always a ton of press at these events, and you’re playing for huge crowds, obviously, too, which is a rush. And it’s fun and it’s good exposure and all the things that go with it. The festival scene is definitely more of an event than the club shows and there’s an atmosphere around it that’s fun and exciting. So far, it’s been really awesome,” said Dirty Honey frontman Marc Labelle by phone en route to the recent Lunatic Luau festival at Virginia Beach, Virginia.
“That’s the one that on our Facebook page and on social media people seem to be most stoked about. There’s an overwhelming majority of people saying like, ‘Can’t wait to see you at Rocklahoma,’ than anywhere else. … So, we’re expecting probably the biggest crowd we’ve ever played in front of at Rocklahoma.”
Specializing in a bluesy sound grown out of roots music, Dirty Honey is touring in support of its new self-titled debut EP, produced by Nick DiDia, who has worked with Pearl Jam, Rage Against the Machine and Stone Temple Pilots.
“The record that we came out with, it had those elements of what we wanted Dirty Honey to be, which is a very raw-sounding, exciting rock ‘n’ roll band,” said Labelle of the March release.
“We were walking around New York, and everywhere you go, you’re seeing Rolling Stones T-shirts, The Who T-shirts, Aerosmith shirts and Zeppelin shirts. And it’s like ‘Why is there not more music with this sort of soulful, sexy, wide appeal in today’s sort of more mainstream lineup?’ It seems like there isn’t, and yet you walk around Brooklyn and there’s kids from 18 to 25 so immersed in that sort of fashion. … And when you go around the country and you sort of see what’s happening at the live gigs and certainly at the festivals, there’s definitely something happening in this rock ‘n’ roll scene right now. We’re happy to kind of be in the forefront of it.”
Starr and his Blackberry Smoke bandmates - Richard Turner (bass, vocals), Brit Turner (drums), Paul Jackson (guitar, vocals) and Brandon Still (keyboards) – are touring on not only but two 2018 releases: their sixth studio album, “Find a Light,” and the acoustic EP “The Southern Ground Sessions.”
“I have a lot of friends in Oklahoma and just always love visiting that part of the country. People, they just live close to the ground, and that’s just my kind of people,” Starr said, adding that he also has an affection for Oklahoma as the home state of one of his musical heroes, the late, great Leon Russell.
As Blackberry Smoke makes its Rocklahoma debut, he said the Georgians are proud to bring their Southern sound to the lineup.
“I’ve tried over the years to wrap my brain around … what an audience might want to hear, and you can’t really do that. I say that, meaning, ‘We should play our heaviest stuff because we’re at a heavy festival.’ Or ‘We should play our most country stuff because …’ and in my experience, it’s not the right thing to do. The right thing to do is just do what you do. You can’t please everyone, so there will obviously be people that it’s not their cup of tea. But if you obviously just focus on what you do well or what you think you do well, that’s when you’ll win people,” Starr said.
Rocklahoma music and camping festival
Where: Pryor Creek Music Festival Grounds (formerly the “Catch The Fever” Festival Grounds) in Pryor.
Information and tickets: www.rocklahoma.com.

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It’s our family’s first trip to WDW so I would like to do the most magical experiences with the least amount of hassle. ( 4 and 7 yr old boys.) We are not park hopping. So when I first started planning I thought eating dinner at the park we were at each day was the easiest thing to do. (Less walking, less buses, etc). But I see many of you leave parks for dinner which has me thinking… the day that we are at Hollywood Studios, we have an ADR at Sci Fi diner which Ive heard is just so-so. Would you recommend leaving HS in the evening and going somewhere that is a better Disney experience? (A resort or Disney Springs since we arent park hopping) If so, tell me your favorite! Rules of the game: it should be 1 TS dining credit and tell me the best way to transport there from HS
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With harvest activity set to begin in the next few weeks, the crops look to be in good shape. While we have some stalk rot and ear mold around, for the most part disease issues have not been a major problem in corn. Thus, Rod King, agronomist with Brodbeck Seeds, sees a problem-free harvest, “It has been a very healthy crop, so that should help it finish well with lots of photosynthesis energy left to produce grain.” He added that the crop should move slowly and naturally toward maturity, “We will not have a lot of premature death caused by disease.” As for soybeans, King sees nothing major impacting harvest, “Overall I think we should see good bean size because we have plenty of moisture and nutrients.”
Despite some heavy rains in August and in early September, King does not expect a major problem with crop dry down, “We do have a lot of moisture in the system, plenty of humidity and moisture in the soil, and that may encourage some late season mold to set in. But I think we are on pace for good dry down.” With a little cooperation from the weather, he says Indiana should have a good harvest. He expects harvest activity to be in full swing by the third week in September.
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Theaters and comedy clubs in the Philippines have been hit particularly hard by pandemic lockdowns. Entertainment group Comedy Manila is holding free and paid online events through social media and conferencing apps. The 50 members include one local superstar with over 800,000 followers on social media, alongside newcomers working regular jobs to make ends meet. Meet the entertainers and fans determined to beat back the pandemic through laughter.
Because of the pandemic, Comedy Manila has taken their shows online, hosting events through virtual conferencing
The shows have allowed Dawit, from the island of Cebu, to continue his career as an entertainer
Fernando began his comedy career in the midst of the pandemic, participating in online shows alongside his regular job
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CR Paatil, the Gujarat BJP President, applauded many policies and campaign strategies initiated by the BJP government during an event on Saturday. He began by lauding the one-of-a-kind and first in the country, One Day, One District programme. He also appreciated PM Modi for his efforts toward Gujarat’s development.
BJP has completed the One Day, One District Programme in seven towns. The events entail rallies and discussions with activists and leaders of the party within 24 hours.
The Gujarat BJP President also mentioned the Sadastya Abhiyaan, the membership drive that started on June 15. The campaign began with the theme song launch in Ahmedabad, Surat, Bharuch, and Kheda. However, CR Paatil’s achievements were the highlight of the Gujarat BJP Executive Meeting.
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In his tenure, CR Paatil alleged to have 841 programs in 33 districts and eight cities. According to the reports, BJP witnessed the filing of 67 pages under the Gujarat Page Committee program. He was the in-charge of 182 seats in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly. He also showed tremendous activism on the organizational front and ensured a three-day trip to every constituency.
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However, Narendra Modi’s hologram model became the attraction of the Gujarat BJP Executive Meeting held at the Surata Chamber of Commerce.
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- Mira Rajput's Baby Shower Pics: From Lemon Cake To Hubby Shahid Kapoor's Cute Antics!
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati garnered the most views (20 million) ever for a Bollywood trailer in 24 hours and the team is very pleased with it.
But it seems that something is bothering Shahid Kapoor after the trailer release and that is the reason why he posted such a strange message on Twitter.
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People were highly impressed with Ranveer Singh when they saw him in the role of Alauddin Khilji.
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It seems that Shahid is not very happy with the fact that Alauddin Khilji is getting more attention than Maharawal Ratan Singh.
It was reported earlier that both Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh are insecure about their roles and don't want to get overshadowed by the other actor.
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Soon after the release of the trailer, Shahid Kapoor tweeted, "Overwhelmed by the love pouring in. Humbled and thankful. Love you all #PadmavatiTrailer @FilmPadmavati.''
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Apart from these three actors, the film also stars Aditi Rao Hydari and Jim Sarbh in important roles.


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Venice Film Festival 2019 reviews: Joker, Rare Beasts
Ivan Radford | On 31, Aug 2019Reading time: 2 mins
With Netflix, Amazon and HBO out in force at the Venice Film Festival 2019, we head over to the Lido to catch up with their latest offerings and review some of the other films making their debuts.
“People don’t consider what it’s like to be the other guy anymore.” That’s Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) mid-rant in Joker, as he decries the state of the world today, a state that has left the rich dismissing the poor, the poor resenting the rich and people in need of medication and therapy with nowhere to turn for aid, due to state funding cuts. The year? Not 2019, but the 1970s, and Gotham City is on the brink of descent into madness: a febrile, feverish madness that means murders on the street are considered commonplace and riots on public transport the new norm. Beneath this gripping, bold, revisionist psychological thriler, which belongs more in the Joaquin Phoenix Universe than the DC Universe, Joker is the comic book villain we deserve right now.
Billie Piper makes her directorial debut with this enjoyably prickly affair – a romantic comedy that is determined to do something new and unique. And, in many ways, Rare Beasts does, as it introduces us to Mandy (Piper), a single mum who we meet in the middle of an excruciating date with her colleague, Pete (Leo Bill). He displays hints of sexism and barely suppressed rage, and that’s only within 5 minutes of their dinner starting – all red flags that would, in any sane world, have Mandy running for the door.
But this isn’t a sane world, and in a sea of people putting on fronts and trying to improve themselves in accordance with the latest fad, Pete stands out because he’s resolutely himself; there’s an authentic quality to his personal, intense, bitter asides and rants that Mandy is drawn to. And so the pair find themselves going down the relationship route, even though they’re a terrible fit for each other.
If that sounds like a miserable watch, Piper’s achievement is keeping things funny and often light – less a kitchen sink lament and more a celebration of two people finding a connection, even if it’s an uneasy one. It wouldn’t work without the cast’s convincing performances, and both Piper and Bill are brilliantly convincing as two extremely flawed individuals, with Kerry Fox and David Thewlis both excellent as Mandy’s parents. The script packs in a little too much for its slight runtime, from a troubled, distant child and a workplace satire to serious family drama and a dose of occasional confessional voiceovers, but the performances are wonderfully real, and that vivid, rounded honest is a rarity in itself – and a testament to the talents of both the ensemble and Piper as a director.
Rare Beasts does not yet have a UK release date.


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