The former Walla boss said that “all the requests of politicians over 13 years might be equivalent to one week of requests” from Netanyahu and his wife.
Ilan Yeshua, former CEO of Israeli web portal Walla, has revealed that he and a senior editor compared Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to North Korean head of state Kim Jong-un, The Jerusalem Post reports.
This came to light while Yeshua was speaking to the Jerusalem District Court, which is presiding over Netanyahu’s public corruption trial.
According to the newspaper, Yeshua said that he and Walla editor Avi Alkalai referred to Netanyahu as “Kim” due to them feeling pressured to “tilt coverage” in favour of the prime minister.
“All the requests of politicians over 13 years might be equivalent to one week of requests from the prime minister and his wife [over three years],” the ex-CEO reportedly said, adding that the quality of said politicians’ requests “was not as intense as what was here” with the Netanyahus.
Yeshua also spoke about how “at the end of 2012, requests started to come from [Bezeq and Walla owner Shaul] Elovitch to favour positive articles for Prime Minister Netanyahu and his wife, Sara,” as well as to take down unflattering articles and to attack Netanyahu’s competitors, the newspaper adds.
After the delays due to the Israeli elections in March, the corruption trial of PM Netanyahu resumed this week.
The PM is facing multiple corruption investigations and could be staring down the barrel of up to 10 years in prison for bribery and up to three years for fraud and breach of trust, if convicted. He denies all accusations.


text: The biochemical basis for the marked difference in the rate of the hepatic metabolism of 2,2',4,4',5,5'-hexachlorobiphenyl (245-HCB) by Beagle dogs and Sprague-Dawley rats has been investigated. Control dog liver microsomes metabolize this substrate 15 times faster than control rat liver microsomes. Upon treatment with phenobarbital (PB), at least two cytochrome P-450 isozymes are induced in the dog, and the hepatic microsomal metabolism of 245-HCB is increased on both a per nanomole P-450 basis (twofold) and a per milligram protein basis (fivefold). One of the PB-induced isozymes, PBD-2, has been purified to a specific content of 17-19 nmol/mg protein and to less than 95% homogeneity, as evidenced by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. In a reconstituted system containing cytochrome b5, this isozyme shows an activity toward 245-HCB which is greater than threefold that seen in intact liver microsomes from PB-induced dogs. A reconstituted system containing the major isozyme induced by PB in the rat (PB-B) metabolizes 245-HCB at 1/10 the rate observed with purified PBD-2. Antibody inhibition studies have shown that PBD-2 accounts for greater than 90% of the hepatic microsomal metabolism of 245-HCB in control and PB-induced dogs, while PB-B only accounts for about half of the metabolism of this compound by microsomes obtained from PB-treated rats. Immunoblot analysis has revealed that the level of PBD-2 in dog liver microsomes increases nearly sixfold with PB treatment, and this increase correlates well with the fivefold increase in the rate of hepatic microsomal metabolism of 245-HCB by dogs. Together these data support a primary role for isozyme PBD-2 in the hepatic metabolism of 245-HCB in control and PB-induced dogs. In addition, these results suggest that, in contrast to rats, dogs can readily metabolize 245-HCB as a result of the presence of a cytochrome P-450 isozyme with efficient 245-HCB metabolizing activity.

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Personification - EssayShark 21 Aug Personification is the act of attributing human qualities to an animal, object or abstraction. In this sentence, the moon is personified as it is described as playing a hide and seek game.
The words appeared to leap off of the paper as she read the story. Personification is a technique used by many writers to enrich their language and create more interesting and compelling descriptions.
Or maybe the essay was as monotonous as an introverted accountant who was afraid of public speaking. You may also like examples of symbolism in short story. Personification helps to visualize the story and creates some space for human imagination.
Incarnation helps a person not only to understand the content but also feel the life of the surrounding world, because it is considered to be one of the manifestations of the capacity for empathy. In spite of the fact that people have always been connected with nature and worship its gifts, they nevertheless understood that they depended on it.
The authors understand that it is very important not to lose readers and do everything in the direction of keeping them reading. Personification is a form of figurative language that is used as a literary technique.
Read our sample literary analysis essay. References Cats in Ancient Egypt.
For instance, Bast the cat-headed goddess was an incarnation of protection, fertility, and motherhood. The gist of personification finds its description in the fact that inanimate objects and phenomena acquire human characteristics, properties, and qualities, that is they are able to speak, feel, and think.
All folk metaphors and ways of using impersonation are based on human desire to tame the phenomenon of natural elements. For instance, Bast the cat-headed goddess was an incarnation of protection, fertility, and motherhood. Unlike a computer—even an old one—it was heavy and ungainly.
Animals were attributed to a particular person, depending on his qualities, skills and, certainly, courage. Fairy tales and fables of every folk are full of different kinds of impersonation.
Personification means attributing human characteristics to something that is not human. We would like to get you acquainted with our sample literary analysis essay, so you can see how difficult it can be to identify literary tools in text. Being a special kind of metaphor, personification is considered to be a very common stylistic device in folk poetry and literature of all nations.
Moreover, impersonation is one of the greatest ways to express mood of definite writing without direct description of it.
You may also like idiomatic expressions. Personification is an element of literature in which an object or an animal is given human characteristics. Angelou uses personification to give the rock, the river, and the tree the ability to speak to the reader.
Personification is the act of attributing human qualities to an animal, object or abstraction. Read our sample literary analysis essay. The Literary Maven: Creative Writing Object Personification. The Literary Maven: Creative Writing Scary Story Mini-Books A hands-on writing assignment and 5 other ways to use mini-books in your classroom.
Essay on leadership and service management wish box quotes essay essay section headings. What Personification Means Personification is a literary device that a writer uses to assign a human trait to an inanimate object, animal or feeling.
“The car groaned as it tried to gain traction on the icy hill” is an example of personification. Smart essays you can’t write for anyone else, published online by The Atlantic. Read this essay at The Atlantic. Before and after Prohibition, temperance organizations turned the whiskey or beer vessel into a personification of American moral failure.
Personification essay examples. Sample Literary Analysis Essay: Personification - EssayShark 21 Aug Personification is the act of attributing human qualities to an animal, object or abstraction.Object personification essay


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Construction begins on shopping center that will be home to Murfreesboro's new Aldi
Construction on the new shopping center on South Church Street that will be anchored by Aldi grocery store is finally underway, an official confirmed.
Steelhead Building Group kicked off building Phase I of The Marketplace at Savannah Ridge, a 24-acre retail development in Murfreesboro at the corner of Joe B. Jackson Parkway and South Church Street
“It’s going to completely transform a previously untouched area in the city, and we hope it’ll be a catalyst for other development around it," said Steelhead Principal James Pollard.
The new shopping center, owned by BSM Properties, is located at the front of Savannah Ridge subdivision on property that has been vacant over 20 years.
BSM Properties bought the land in 2008 for Savannah Ridge and plans for construction began in 2019.
“We look forward to the new development and growth that Savannah Ridge Marketplace will bring to an underserved area,” said Paul Latture, president of the Rutherford Chamber of Commerce. “Residents have been asking for more shopping options on that side of town for a long time, and I think this will be a real asset to the community.”
The multi-building retail complex, designed by MJM Architects, will be constructed in three phases.
Anchor tenant for The Marketplace at Savannah Ridge will be an Aldi, a German discount grocery chain that has stores on Robert Rose Drive and Thompson Lane in Murfreesboro, and one on Lowry Street in Smyrna. The Aldi is expected to open by November.
“Aldi is a valuable anchor for the development because ... they’re good for the neighborhood. Nearby residents really appreciate a neighborhood-focused shopping center, which is our goal for this development,” said David Baker, principal broker at BSM Properties.
What else is included
First phase of The Marketplace also includes two 6,000-square-foot retail buildings that are already committed for lease and targeted for completion by the end of the year.
The construction project has plans for retail with four out-lots, all of which are already in discussions for lease. The third phase may entail a residential/mixed-use development, but those plans are not solidified.
Reach reporter Nancy DeGennaro at firstname.lastname@example.org and follow her on Twitter @NanDeGennaro.

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Patchogue explores the past
February 27, 2014 by Mark
Taking place tomorrow, ‘Mirrors of the Past’ is a historical exhibit that features more than 100 enlarged photographs that depict the strong history of early Patchogue, and is being sponsored by the Village of Port Jefferson, the Greater Patchogue Historical Society, the Conservancy, and the Village of Patchogue.
No doubt of interest to anyone involved with a graphic design or print company, this exhibit captures the community of Patchogue by using enlargements of antique photographs from the Port Jefferson Village collection of archives. This group has collected photographs from other organizations to make sure that the photos were clear, and the exhibit is told in story form.
These photos include a number of historic buildings, some events, and a wide selection of people. Some of the photographs date back to between 1863 and 1935. There are enlargements of old maps on display as well.
Some pictures depict winter photos when the Great South Bay was frozen over, ferries from the past, and shipbuilding. It is a chance to see how Patchogue has re-invented itself and learn about the past.
Admission to this exhibit is free and the public is invited to attend. The ‘Mirrors of the Past’ exhibit will be on display starting Friday, February 28, from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm at the Port Jefferson Village Center located at 101-A East Broadway in Port Jefferson, New York, a short commute from Patchogue. To learn more about this exhibit, please visit the Port Jefferson Village Center website or call Steve Lucas at 631-654-1712.


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Our Wiggly Piggy Bank project… The PIGS have got to work! Look at them go – after just a few days they are mooting and having a great time on the bank – hoping they will move into the bramble department as the weeks go on.
Anyway, here’s a few of the environmental benefits of the pigs clearing the brambles and helping us to convert it into woodland grazing…
- Biodiversity Conservation: As Tamworth pigs selectively clear the ground, they create an environment conducive to the growth of native plant species, which supports local wildlife, insects, and birds. Restoring biodiversity is vital for a healthy and resilient ecosystem.
- Carbon Sequestration: By enabling the growth of trees and vegetation, Tamworth pigs contribute to carbon sequestration, capturing atmospheric carbon dioxide and storing it in the form of plant biomass. This aids in mitigating the impacts of climate change.
- Water Quality Improvement: Healthy woodland grazing with diverse vegetation act as natural filters, purifying water and preventing erosion. The efforts of Tamworth pigs contribute to maintaining the ecological balance of these delicate ecosystems.

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One of our first tasks upon arriving in Nosara was getting food to stock our pantry. The village is full of “mini-supers,” which are like convenience stores, but for your big grocery trip, the largest store is Super Nosara. It was the first stop on our list.
By Nosara standards, it’s a pretty big place, and like most around here, it’s open in the front and has no air conditioning. Forget lingering in the aisles like you might do at Publix, comparing the price of this and the fat content of that. When the sweat is rolling down your back you just keep moving and filling the cart. Hustle hustle.
At least, that’s what we did on day 1. Prices aren’t easy to find on all items, so we just grabbed what we felt we needed without a lot of comparison shopping. We got the basics – bread, some veggies and fruit, peanut butter, deli meat, etc. We also had to get some bigger-ticket staples like shampoo, conditioner, soap, laundry detergent, etc.
I knew it wouldn’t be a cheap visit, but I was still shocked when it rang up to $250.
Back home, we took a closer look at our receipt to see where we went awry. It’s just all really expensive. A lot of it is imported, and the import taxes are steep (which means they’re passed along to the consumer). But there were some real surprises.
For example, I had grabbed a jar of Nutella, because I was thinking about making sandwiches for Camille’s school lunch. I wanted something easy that would be a slam dunk.
That jar of Nutella was $15. I kid you not.
How do the Ticos feed themselves with prices like this? Obviously not with Nutella. We either needed to learn to eat differently or shop differently, or both, or we’d go broke in the first month.
While the Super Nosara had a decent selection of basic items, I was disappointed in the limited amount of fresh produce. So Saturday, we drove into the Guiones area (where a lot of the gringos, surfers and hippie-types live) to visit the Saturday farmer’s market.
The food looked great and we grabbed some strawberries, a jar of pesto (Camille’s favorite food), some empanadas, cauliflower, eggs and other random stuff. Our bill came to $25, which still seemed like a lot, but at least the quality of the produce was improved.
We tried an organic deli market in Guiones, and the offerings were fine but the prices were similar to what we’d found elsewhere.
Then yesterday, we were driving through Nosara town (the Tico part of town) passing mini-super after mini-super, when one caught our eye. There were onions hanging outside the entrance, watermelons piled up in front of the door, and I could see shelves of brightly-colored produce along the side wall. And of course, as an authentic mini-super, it had a dog lounging in the doorway, obstructing our access.
We made a u-turn in the street (just driving like the locals) and pulled up next to the Mercado Central Johan. The fruit and veggies looked great, so we grabbed a plastic crate and loaded up a few things.
The nice lady rang up my bill for all you see in the pic below, and it came to about $7. And about $5 was just for the watermelon. This must be where the Ticos are shopping (and maybe they’re not getting watermelon).
So for the moment, it seems as though grocery shopping is going to involve going lots of places. Super Nosara for staples (like Doritos, naturally). The farmer’s market for empanadas and pesto and such. But most of our fresh produce is going to come from the Mercado Central Johan.
There is one other farmer’s market I’ve heard about in Guiones that happens every Tuesday, and I’ll give it a try. And I have an order in with a local baker to buy some fresh cinnamon sticky buns on Wednesday morning. While I don’t think feeding ourselves here is ever going to be cheap, we’re figuring it out slowly.
Meanwhile, most mornings I toast a piece of bread and spread Nutella goodness on that warm white slice. And it is so tasty. I better savor it, because it’s the last jar I’ll be buying for quite a while.

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The Wireless ON/OFF control is for resistive and infrared heaters. The controller allows the power output of the
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Cable stocks were hammered once again Thursday, with Comcast Corp. losing
$1.57 per share, or 6 percent, amid rumors of a possible downgrade by
credit-ratings agency Moody's Investors Service Inc.
Comcast stock fell as low as $23.45 each Thursday before rallying to close at
$24.55, down $1.57.
The other big loser for the day was Cablevision Systems Corp., which fell
$1.20 per share, or nearly 8 percent, to close at $13.90.
Comcast stock was pounded as rumors began circulating that Moody's was
preparing to reduce the MSO's credit rating below investment grade. Losing that
rating could put its pending merger with AT&T Broadband in jeopardy.
AT&T Corp. stock hit a 52-week low of $9.31 per share Thursday before
climbing to close at $9.45, down 55 cents each.
Comcast currently has a 'Baa3' rating from Moody's -- one notch above
A Comcast spokesman declined to comment.
Rumors swirled around trading floors Thursday that a downgrade was imminent
due to the additional debt the company would take on in the AT&T Broadband
merger. While Moody's has had Comcast on credit watch for possible downgrade
since July 9, 2001, the ratings service has yet to take any action.
Moody's analyst Neil Begley, who follows Comcast, could not be reached for
Cablevision stock has been under pressure for months as it struggles to
bridge a $500 million funding gap for 2003. The company has said it is
investigating its options, including selling assets or reducing capital
expenditures, but the lack of a clear answer has helped to drag down the
According to some analysts, the decline in the stocks was due to a
combination of the downgrade rumors, some profit-taking as the end of the
quarter nears and the general skittishness toward cable due to the unfolding
Adelphia Communications Corp. scandal.
Stocks of the other publicly traded MSOs also fell, with Cox Communications
Inc. down 96 cents to $30.04, Insight Communications Co. Inc. down 50 cents to
$13.94, Mediacom Communications Corp. down 29 cents to $9.36 and AOL Time Warner
Inc. down 63 cents to $16.
Adelphia closed at 17 cents each, unchanged.

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After having a hard battle with Nikki Sixx on social media, Steel Panther star Stix Zadinia had a new interview with The Appetite for Distortion Podcast and revealed what killed hair metal.
Stix also shared his real thoughts on the grunge metal genre.
Here is what he said:
I like some of the songs from that genre, for sure. I mean, when you break it down: no, they’re not singing about getting laid, they’re singing about being super bummed out.
For me personally, it’s about the songs, and some of the songs on [Alice in Chains’] ‘Facelift,’ [Soundgarden’s] ‘Superunknown,’ they’re fucking rad songs.
“Would I want to throw them on at a party? Probably not. But would I want to fucking listen to them on my own time because they’re great songs? I’m cool with it, I like it.”
The band’s bassist, Lexxi Foxx shared his opinion:
“And if you live in Seattle where it rains all the fucking time… We’re from LA, so it’s sunny-sunny-happy-joy-joy, pussy all over the place. In Seattle, you’re gonna write about some creepy, dark shit.”
Click here to read the source.


MG 1/100 Duel Gundam Assault Shroud
Duel Gundam Assault Shroud 1/100 MG
2011 was Gundam Wing's time to take the MG spotlight and now in 2012 it's Seed's turn to shine. The main mobile suits will be given MG treatment this year starting with the Master Grade Duel Gundam. The Duel Gundam comes everything you need to build the Duel Gundam and it's weapons. You can build it as the fully armored Duel Gundam Assault Shroud form or you can remove the armor and pose it as simply the Duel Gundam. The model also comes with parts to build the Beam Rifle, Shield, Beam Saber and a large Bazooka and the Assault Shroud features missile pods and a shoulder mounted cannon.


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Environmental Justice Movement Introductory Essay:
The Trouble with Black Boys: Academic Ignorance and Black Intelligence -- a article that foreshadows the development of what is now called culturally responsive or culturally competent teaching -- by linguistic scholar William Labov, who makes the point that "inner-city children do not necessarily have inferior mothers, language, or experience, but that the language, family style, and ways of living of inner-city children are significantly different from the standard culture of the classroom, and that this difference is not always properly understood by teachers and psychologists.
Linguists believe that we must begin to adapt our school system to the language and learning styles of the majority in the inner-city schools. He's author of a number of good books including Black in School: The Timeline Project -- a historical project that presents a critically reflective timeline and more about race relations and gender issues in the U.
What's Wrong with the Rosa Parks Myth? The Racial Wealth Divide Project -- research and publications documenting ways in which government policies have contributed to racial inequalities. Racial Bias Built Into Tests -- a article about a successful case brought against a statewide Texas aptitude test that was found to have racial bias built into its design -- the article also explains that the test construction methods used in designing this test are common.
Barack Obama's Speech on Race -- as a candidate President Obama delivered this speech on issues of race in America -- read the transcript and listen to it here, or, go to this link to see and hear the speech. Black Agenda Forum -- video of a March panel discussion with many key African American leaders, scholars, educators, community activists, and others -- the discussion focuses on challenges facing the African-American community and the nation, the question of whether America is in a "post-racial" era after the election of President Barack Obama, and the future of race relations in the U.
Historic Reversals, Accelerating Resegregation, and the Need for New Integration Strategies -- an important report about the increasing segregation and inequality of U.
Boundary Crossing for Diversity, Equity and Achievement: Inter-District School Desegregation and Educational Opportunity -- a study that "provides an overview of the educational and social benefits of eight inter-district school desegregation programs — from Boston to East Palo Alto, CA -- that have enabled disadvantaged, Black and Latino students to cross school district boundary lines and attend far more affluent, predominantly White and privileged suburban public schools.
Despite the fact that these programs are out of sync with the current political framing of problems and solutions in the field of education, the research on these programs to date suggests that they are far more successful than recent choice and accountability policies at closing the achievement gaps and offering meaningful school choices.
The Little Rock Nine: How Desegregation Changed Us: The central finding is that desegregation "fundamentally changed the people who lived through it.
Applied Research Center -- an organization working to "advance racial justice through research, advocacy and journalism. An Examination of Racial Discrimination in U. ERASE Racism -- an organization that "develops and promotes policies and initiatives to end the perpetuation of institutional racism in arenas such as public school education, housing, health care, and economic development.
Lies My Teacher Told Me: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism; and more.
The Sounds of Silence: Talking Race in Music Education -- a article about the importance of creating an approach to music education that's anti-racist in its goals and practices. Breaking Down Barriers -- a report on a high school program in Michigan that successfully brought students together across racial and other social and cultural divisions.
Race Bridges -- an organization that offers free lesson plans to promote interracial understanding. National Alliance of Black School Educators NABSE -- an organization "dedicated to improving the educational experiences and accomplishments of African American youth through the development and use of instructional and motivational methods that increase levels of inspiration, attendance and overall achievement".Apr 21, · African Americans: Historical The journey begun in a state of slavery, through the act of slavery racism was seen in its rarest forms.
Ethnicity plays a major role in many people’s lives which sometimes have a positive influence. It helps people identify and understand their needs, while the negative influence includes. Racism against African Americans (Negroes) in America was a by-product of permanent and inhumane enslavement of the black population.
This type slavery was built upon the need for the American colonies to achieve economic prosperity and social stability. Environmental Racism Essay; Environmental Racism Essay. Essay on Racism How far has America come from the days when African Americans were lynched by fanatical racist mobs and from the days when Jim Crowe laws trumped the laws set forth by the U.S.
the concept of environmental racism is rarely considered. This . For Educators: Environmental Justice Movement. Introductory Essay: Environmental Justice helped prompt the formation of a grassroots movement to fight environmental injustices and the creation of the term "environmental racism." especially African American and Hispanic communities.
Here we've compiled a list matching the top essays in our database against "environmental racism essays". Prejudice Essay Racism Essay Racism Essay Cause And Effect Essay Civil War Essay Discrimination Essay Expository Essay Martin which the most prominent was the racism of African-Americans.
Although all blacks were . "We review the literature published in academic, non-law journals on environmental justice and environmental racism, focusing on the literature relevant to the environmental justice movement in the United States.
In the overview we define major.

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Variable frequency drives (VFDs) can save energy and help you develop a continuous-flow manufacturing process. Benefits include:
• Increased energy savings for pumps and fans
• Improved process control
• Reduced mechanical stress through soft start capability
• Payback periods are often less than a year
Energy savings for pumps and fans
(The systems approach)
In most facilities, centrifugal pumps and fans run at fixed speeds. An automatic valve or some other mechanical means varies fluid flow rates. By using a VFD, motor speeds can be regulated electronically. Adjusting pump or fan speed to a desired flow rate can result in energy savings many times that of the motor alone.
Improved process control
The throughput rates of most industrial processes are functions of many variables. For example, throughput in
rubber extrusion or continuous metal annealing depends on, among others, the material characteristics, the crosssectional area of the material being processed and the temperature of one or more heat zones. If a plant uses constant-speed motors to run conveyors on the line, it either must run without material during the time required to change temperature in a heat zone or produce scrap during this period.
When using a VFD, the time needed to change speed is significantly less than the time it takes to change heat-zone
temperature. By adjusting the material flow continuously to match heat zone conditions, a plant can operate continuously. The results are decreased energy usage and less scrap.
Reduced mechanical stress
Drives reduce mechanical stress on process systems by employing soft starts. Starting a motor without soft start
increases stress on the mechanical system. Belts slip and squeal and chains jump.
Reduced-voltage and –frequency starting decreases this mechanical stress. VFDs vary output voltage along with
output frequency. Output voltage varies with the frequency to control a motor’s torque and speed. Controlling torque
and speed results in a soft start as the motor’s speed accelerates based on a pre-programmed rate. Acceleration
time in most VFDs may be varied from 5 to 360 seconds. In short, a VFD inherently offer soft starts.
Contact your Applied® Account Manager to discuss the variable frequency drive best for your application.


The HHOGene GPods are the earphones with spectacular LED lighting that we will see today in our review. Earphones with good specifications and a unique design.
The new GPods headphones inspire us with its attractive customizable LED lighting. These light earbuds also surprise us with a system of very striking side covers that we can exchange. They also offer Bluetooth 5.2 TWS connectivity with the highest connection quality, integrated microphones with active noise cancellation system and a very good autonomy. These headphones feature very interesting 10 mm dynamic drivers. The new GPods are compatible with Android or iOS operating systems and their assistants.
Let’s check how it defends itself in our detailed review that offer us these wireless headphones.
HHOGene GPods overview
The HHOGene GPods Premium Set headphones come in a spectacular box with a metallic interior. Inside we find the headphones inside a box and on the sides the four custom shells. Inside the box we have XS/S/M/M/L ear tips adapters for all types of ears and a short USB-C cable to charge the case.
TThe GPods Bluetooth headphones undoubtedly stand out for their side RGB lighting, this lighting system allows us to customize our style with the included light patterns or with our own image. The headphones fit into the case perfectly, as we can see, this case has quite large dimensions due to the generous battery it mounts. These earphones have IPX4 protection against dust or water.
The HHOGene GPods TWS headphones have a fairly large case, including a frontal LED that indicates the battery status and a button to reset the headphones. This case allows us to have an extra 20 hours of autonomy. On the back of the case we have a USB-C connector that we can use with any charger with fast charging support up to 5V 2A.
- Reset: Pressing the button on the case for 3 seconds restarts the pairing / Pressing for 10 seconds performs a full reset.
These HHOGene GPods portable earphones fit perfectly in their case, they are firmly attached thanks to their magnetic system and the fitting position is easily identified. Each headset gives us indications of its charge and connectivity thanks to the frontal LED, although we can also check its status in the Bluetooth connection settings.
These headphones surprise us with their customizable shells, it is very easy to assemble and disassemble them from the main body. We only have to press them gently against the headset until they click and then pull the edges to remove them. Each shell offers a different design that can be combined with the integrated RGB LED light system.
Four housings are included with the HHOGene GPods Premium Set package, but we can buy only the design we are interested in separately. On the HHOGene website we have many options to decorate our headphones with the most attractive designs.
Test bench and daily use
In the two Bluetooth earphones HHOGene GPods to control them we have a side touch zone, where it is also possible to perform different functions with each of them by touching them lightly. With these controls it is possible to change the audio track, answer calls or switch between ANC modes.
- Double Tap L/R: Play / Pause, Answer/ Hang up a call
- Triple Tap L/R: Next song / Reject a call
- Long Press R: Switch between ANC / Transparency / Off mode
- Long Press L: Light on/off
We perform a series of tests with the HHOGene GPods Bluetooth earphones during several sessions during the day and found that they connect normally. The Bluetooth 5.2 connection is stable and fast, offering a good audio range for various types of music. The in-ear fit system is comfortable and very light, we have four different ear tips.
- Earphones: 1x Dynamic Driver / 10 mm.
The GPods TWS earphones mount drivers with 10 mm diameter dynamic speakers, this gives us an adequate audio range in bass and treble, the maximum volume is not super high and the bass is not exaggerated. As we checked the sound is quite good at medium volume, at high volume we have a correct power. The latency in games is acceptable thanks to the Bluetooth 5.2 connection that improves considerably compared to version 4.
- Connection: Bluetooth 5.2 / 10 meters.
- Codecs: AAC / SBC.
The HHOGene GPods wireless earphones offer us a microphone system that includes active noise cancellation, is just enough to reduce the sound of the environment up to 25db, but the results are very basic. We can give orders to the assistants and answer calls correctly, the quality is quite acceptable.
- Microphones: 1 per headset / Active noise reduction.
We can download the HHOGene app to have full control of our auricular. With this app, we can see the charge status of all the batteries and update the firmware if necessary.
Using this app we can change the lighting colors with a series of pre-defined styles, we can also use our own image or take a photo to change the lighting of the headphones with our own content, we have more than 300,000 combinations. It is also possible to change the movement of the lighting with four types of effect. From the app we can activate the ANC modes, with active, transparent and off.
HHOGene GPods autonomy
These earphones can be charged through its USB-C port, we can use any mobile charger. With the maximum charging power allows us to recharge in 5 hours to 100% which will give us autonomy of 20 hours in the box. The duration of the batteries depends if weh have active the ANC, also if we turn up the volume a lot they last much less logically.
- Autonomy: 5 h ANC Off – 4 h ANC On / 10 min recharge = 2 hours
- Battery: Headset 50mAh / Case 500 mAh – 20 h / Full charge 1.5 h
Conclusion and buy link
After reviewing the HHOGene GPods earphones, we can say that we are facing a very original and unique headphones for its RGB lighting. No doubt we will draw attention with the lighting effects and interchangeable side shells. These headphones have Bluetooth 5.2 connectivity fast and efficient, it offers a low latency for our games on mobile. The microphone system is quite simple, the noise cancellation system is not very powerful, it does its job for calls and audio recording.
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Note: I write from the perspective of a non-Indigenous person, as a non-white immigrant settler. My aim is to share what I have learned by taking courses in Indigenous studies, through talks, films, and other means, and through personal observation. I would like to thank Nicole from the planning committee of the “Resurgence, Reconciliation, and Revitalization” conference, Paige Isaac from the First Peoples’ House, and professor Allan Downey for their insight and input.
In the last few years, you may have heard a land acknowledgment given at the beginning of events on the McGill campus. The speaker would acknowledge that Montreal is located on Kanien’kehá:ka land, a historical gathering place for different First Nations. The statement stops there, and, feeling that the work is done, the group can move on to the ‘real’ discussion at hand. The land acknowledgement becomes routine, empty, and tokenizing, rather than a meaningful effort to recognize the historical and ongoing colonization of the people of this land. The decolonization of our university requires such a genuine effort, both at the personal and institutional levels.
My family comes from South Asia, a region massively impacted and divided by British rule. Many of the same histories, methods, and distortions of colonialism are present in Canada, this new place where we have settled. As I attempt to grapple with why I am in Canada and why this country is the way it is, I have come to realize that my understanding is based on a mixture of facts, misrepresentations, and outright lies. The task of decolonizing my education has forced me to take a more critical look at the history of this country.
The peace and prosperity that Canada has offered to some has come at the cost of tremendous violence toward its Indigenous inhabitants. The myth that Canada was an empty land, benignly occupied and then built in a peaceful fashion is just that: a myth, as is the perception of Canada as an inherently diverse and multicultural land, where our open values ensure that opportunity abounds for all.
The myth that Canada was an empty land, benignly occupied and then built in a peaceful fashion is just that: a myth.
The terror and shame of residential schools, the last of which closed in 1996; the disastrous Indian Act, which established the reserve system and remains in effect today; the Potlatch Ban; countless treaty violations – these are not isolated acts, but are part of a settler-colonial nation-building process and ideology that remains alive today. The current state of Indigenous housing is abhorrent, as is the terrible underfunding of schools on reserves. Thousands of missing and murdered Indigenous women have been virtually ignored by governments past and present. Clean drinking water and reasonably priced food are hard to come by on many reservations, and Chief Edward John of the Tl’azt’en Nation in British Columbia has warned that Indigenous languages around the world are going extinct. Suffice it to say that the exploitation of Indigenous people is embedded in our very culture and institutions.
The recently implemented Indigenous Studies minor, launched about a year ago as part of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, offers a way for students to confront the violent colonial processes on which this country is founded, and, hopefully, guide settlers in what we can do as allies to Indigenous resistances. The minor program was the fruit of the labour put in by many students, faculty, and staff, and currently includes an introductory course and a seminar in Indigenous Studies, as well as interdepartmental courses on Indigenous art and on histories of the colonization of the Americas.
Many will argue that this is enough, but this would be an inaccurate, cowardly assessment. How can an educational institution sit on this land if so much of its community knows so little about what has happened and is happening here? How can we produce meaningful knowledge about this school, this city, this country when so many of us don’t understand its history?
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was established in 2008 to examine the legacy of the residential school system in Canada, aiming to serve as “a sincere indication and acknowledgement of the injustices and harms experienced by Aboriginal people” and “a profound commitment to establishing new relationships embedded in mutual recognition and respect.” Completed last June, the TRC has released 94 “calls to action,” including some that concern universities, “in order to redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation.”
The TRC’s recommendations include integrating Indigenous teaching and knowledge methods to counteract dominant Eurocentric frameworks and ways of knowing and teaching Indigenous law and anti-racism in universities. Since the publication of the TRC’s report, the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia has expanded its course offering in Indigenous law, and the University of Saskatchewan has hosted a forum on how universities can best implement the TRC recommendations.
As students who care about justice, equality, and knowledge, we have to ask: what is this education worth if it perpetuates colonial myths and pays no attention to Indigenous perspectives?
These universities also have substantial numbers of Indigenous tenured and tenure-track professors, while McGill has only a single Indigenous tenure-track professor. Although the minor program is a step in the right direction, McGill needs to work more on retaining Indigenous staff, faculty, and students, as well as bringing Indigenous perspectives to the forefront of our values and actions. McGill also needs to provide greater support to initiatives such as the upcoming academic conference “Resurgence, Reconciliation, and Revitalization: Diverse Indigenous Perspectives” to be held in March. This work cannot and should not all be done by Indigenous students, faculty, and staff.
As students who care about justice, equality, and knowledge, we have to ask: what is this education worth if it perpetuates colonial myths and pays no attention to Indigenous perspectives? As students, we must re-frame our own classes in a way that takes into account Indigenous perspectives, and connect the struggles of Indigenous peoples in this country to those going on globally. By looking at alternative histories and new ways of telling them, and having conversations that prioritize marginalized voices, settlers among us can reposition Indigenous issues from the periphery of our consciousness to the centre.
Those of us who are settlers, and those of us who have been subject to colonial rule elsewhere, have to unlearn what we ‘know’ about the past. Decolonization must happen in our educational spaces and institutions, as well as in our minds and our hearts.
Ayesha Talreja is a U3 Arts student. To contact her, email email@example.com.


BUK missile producer Almaz-Antey conducted live explosion tests with a BUK missile placed next to the cockpit of a plane similar in size to the MH17 777. Result RT says: The idea (seems to be) to demonstrate that the missile's heading was coming from Zaroshens'ke (Unkranian territory), and not Snizhne (Russian backed rebel territory, closer to the Russian border). To do this they oriented the missile as if it were coming from Zaroshens'ke, which would be a heading of about 20° While there is some small distortion from perpective and camera angles, the video provides some axis aligned shots that allow us to gauge the position of the warhead. MH17 was on a track of 118 degrees, so a head on velocity would be 298°, by comparing the length of the missile in the front and side shots we can calculated [ atan(side/front) ] that the missile is rotated about 35° from a head on approach in this setup, so would have a heading of 298+35 = 333 degrees. With the plane and missile in motion, my 2D simulator gives the resulting blast as: http://tube.geogebra.org/material/simple/id/FP58nKZJ With the plane and missile static (as in this live test), it looks like: A moving missile from Zaroshens'ke looks like: A moving missile from Snizhne looks like Hence, based on my 2D simulation, the results of the static test most closely resemble a missile from the Snizhne area. And given my model appears to match the results for the static test, that would imply it is reasonably accurate in terms of static dispersion. The rest is just simple velocity addition.


Two maintenance workers were forced to leap into a river when a boat erupted into flames, leaving a teenager with severe burns.
A fuel leak caused the 38-foot Mustang boat to ignite on the George’s River in Blakehurst, south Sydney, on Friday morning.
The 19-year-old maintenance worker caught on fire and the two men jumped into the water around 10.20am, 9News reported.
Paramedics (pictured) were called to Blakehurst, in south Sydney, on Friday morning after a 38-foot Mustang boat burst into flames with two maintenance workers onboard
A NSW Ambulance spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia paramedics treated the man for severe burns to his face, chest, hands, legs and potential airway burns.
He was taken to Concord Hospital in a serious condition.
Paramedics also treated two men for smoke inhalation and one was transported to St George Hospital in a stable condition.
The owner of the boat, Ross McNamara, said it had been undergoing regular maintenance work.
Mr McNamara explained: ‘Every 12 months we get the boats fixed up and unfortunately due to the process of moving some fuel around, by the looks of it, that caused a spark.’
‘Unfortunately there’s been an incident where someone’s been injured,’ he said.
The two men were forced to leap into the George’s River after the boat (pictured) caught on fire due to a fuel leak
Fire fighters controlled the blaze within minutes but the boat was completely destroyed and began sinking from the damage.
Northbound lanes on the Princes Highway were closed while emergency crews attended to the burning boat.
Mr McNamara said he expected the damage bill to be ‘well in excess of $100,000.’
The boat will be towed to land on Saturday for insurers to asses.
A 19-year-old maintenance worker caught on fire when the boat ignited (pictured) and suffered severe burns to his face, legs, hands and chest


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|DRS. HARRY AND JAN GEBERT
|Harry is traveling in the Indo-Malaysia region, networking with key contacts in five cities having a total population of 53 million targets for the gospel. His goal is to gather information about how and through whom God is working in this region and exploring visa and ministry opportunities for future ABWE teams. One of the activities Harry will participate in is an ongoing study of The Message of Hope with 25 university students. TMOH is the Muslim adaptation Harry and Jan developed of a 40-lesson chronological evangelistic study of the Bible. He will also be involved in a seminar to train teammates and local Christians to teach TMOH effectively. Harry asks us to pray with him that God will open the team’s eyes to the opportunities in this region and to connect them to possible future partners; to provide safety in this extremely restrictive Muslim majority region; and to be able to recruit workers. Pray also for Jan who is once again recovering from her long-time nemesis, pneumonia.|
|RICH AND CHERRY SMITH
|After being invited to visit Guatemala recently, Rich and Cherry found exciting possibilities for ministry among the Mayan people in that violent and drug-lord ridden country. They ask us to pray with them about God’s direction in decision-making, i.e, switching from their original destination, Costa Rica, to Guatemala. There are a number of problems to overcome in making such a move and they are trusting God to show them, Gary Crawford, their Regional Director, and ABWE how to work these out. Smiths are thanking God for the increasing amount of support that is coming in. They hope to be at 85% of their support level by April 10 so they may participate in a final ABWE candidate class they need before leaving for the field.|
|AL AND TARA MAYHAK
Al and Tara will be preparing for the Easter season on several fronts. They will have the opportunity to present the plan of salvation to the students they have in their Religious Instruction classes in the public schools of the Northwest Sydney area. They hope also to reach parents through their teaching of these children. Mayhaks work with two church plants, One Redeemer and Melrose Park, building them up in spiritual maturity and in numbers in some of the new suburbs growing up in this area of metropolitan Sydney. Melrose Park is near a large subdivision being settled by large numbers of immigrant families. They will be helping the pastors and congregations of these two churches to reach out in their neighborhoods with the Easter message.

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This is about as explicit as 1Q84 ever gets, and even here the sense of things is allusive.
This follows from the allusive way in which he and his wife are introduced—there must be a background to allusions.
Some, as Austria, instead of one Eagle, adopt two as their allusive emblazonry.
They both signify the same thing; both are allusive to a purification of life.
When Austin explained Viviette's meaning to his mother, who had not an allusive habit of mind, she acquiesced placidly.
It was allusive and allegorical to a high degree, and now, but for the commentary, much of it would be quite unintelligible.
The old sacred name Yahweh is never pronounced; even “God” is avoided for allusive titles like “heaven” or “place.”
It is divided into narrative, representative, and allusive or parabolical poetry.
It was allusive only, but knowing the dialect, Pierston and Marcia gathered its import easily.
Henry James, Senior, dealt with such things in the most allusive and paradoxical terms.


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With wins over new conference foes Robbinsdale Cooper and Chanhassen last week, the Wildcats moved to a record of 7-3-1 on the season, a mark much better than expected when jumping up two classes and moving to a larger conference.
“We’re holding our own,” said Evan White. “At the beginning of the season, if you told us our record right now, I doubt any of us would have thought that.”
After two losses in the first week of play, Waconia has been on a roll, with their only loss coming by one goal. In that stretch, Waconia has won six games with just one loss and a pair of ties.
“As the season goes along, we click more,” said Wally Wisniewski. “Come sections, we’re going to be dangerous.”
The Waconia defense has been stout with four shutouts, including three in a one-week span last week, and their set pieces have been dangerous, as Chanhassen saw Thursday night. The Wildcats excel on throw-ins deep in enemy territory, as well as free kicks and corner kicks, opportunities that the Storm gave often Sept. 30. Waconia responded with a pair of goals by Nick Hayes and Jacob Krugerud (assists from Jacob Charbonneau and Sam Kaeding), including a free kick goal with 1 second left on the clock.
“[Buzzer beaters don’t happen] often, but it’s awesome to have,” said Charbonneau.
Waconia scored both of their goals Thursday in the second half after a scoreless first half, edging past Chanhassen 2-0.
“In the first half we were a little slow, but we came back and did the job,” said Wisniewski.
The Wildcats got on the board in the second when Krugerud got through a mess in the middle to put the ball in the back of the net, then Hayes hit the ball home on a free kick with just 1 second left to seal the game.
“When they’re fouling with 10 seconds left, we just gotta capitalize,” said Wisniewski.
The two goals were more than enough as White recorded his third shutout in a row to give Waconia its seventh win in an eight-save effort.
“We’ve grown up together, a lot of us have been playing together for a really long time,” White said of the team’s success. “We’re just connecting.”
The win comes after the Wildcats defeated Robbinsdale Cooper 3-0, a game that saw Asher Johnson record a hat trick (three goals), getting assists from Charbonneau and Jack Stellick. White had four saves to earn the clean sheet.
The Wildcats ended the week with a 3-3 tied against No. 3 ranked Southwest Christian. Johnson scored twice and assisted Cooper Burman’s goal, while Stellick and Kaeding picked up one assist each. White had 11 saves in the tie.


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The false narrative of the Yankee season continues to be this one: Because they seem to be set up for future seasons, that they are just some underdog team this season, as if they're the Little Pinstripers That Could. Only they're not. Say it again: The general manager didn't make all those moves at the trade deadline just to get the first wild card in the American League. He made the deals to win the AL East. Which the Yankees still should.
The Yankees, I believe, are a better team right now than the Red Sox, even running out of games and time. The Yankees, even with ground to make up on the Red Sox between here and the finish line, are set up better for the playoffs than the Red Sox are, and that includes with starting pitching, something nobody would have believed when the season started, just because the Red Sox were supposed to have Chris Sale and David Price and Rick Porcello, last year's Cy Young Award winner, as their three top starting pitchers.
Then Price got hurt in the spring and later got hurt again and is now coming out of the bullpen. Porcello has turned into a guy making a run at losing 20 games after winning 22 a year ago, and the Red Sox's most reliable starter after Sale (who has not beaten the Yankees this season) is Drew Pomeranz. Of course at the other end of the game, the Red Sox have Craig Kimbrel, who has been a force of nature. But the Yankees, once their starter is out of the game, come at you with Chad Green, David Robertson, Dellin Betances and Aroldis Chapman.
But it is more than just pitching. The Yankees have something that the Red Sox, who chose to pass on Edwin Encarnacion, do not, and that is home-run danger up and down their lineup.
It might not mean anything if they don't win the East and then don't pitch or hit in a one-game, hit-or-miss wild-card game. Because bad things can happen, and fast, in a one-game season and, if you don't believe that, ask Mets fans about what Conor Gillaspie did one year ago.
Everybody can see that this Yankee team is worlds better than the one that Dallas Keuchel shut out the last time the Yankees made it to the playoffs, against the Astros. They still need to win the East because if they don't and even if they do win a wild-card game, the Indians (in a close race with the Astros for best record in the league) might be waiting for them in the first round.
I think the Red Sox are young and talented and fun to watch and, boy, did they win a big game in 15 innings against the Rays on Friday night after entering the ninth down three runs. The Red Sox are another team set up for the future with Mookie Betts and Andrew Benintendi and Rafael Devers and Xander Bogaerts. Sale is still just 28 years old, even as he has faded slightly in September. Kimbrel's not going anywhere. They aren't going anywhere for years to come. But with all these kids, and all this talent, the playoff resume on this team — with the exception of Dustin Pedroia — is as thin as the Yankees'. The Red Sox may well hold off the Yankees in the East. The Yankees are still a better team.
Cashman brought in amazing reinforcements at the end of July. David Robertson and Todd Frazier have become huge pieces on this team. So has Sonny Gray, who has pitched like a star for months, all the way back to when he was still with the A's. But if you wonder why Girardi has been managing as if it's October already, certainly when he pulled CC Sabathia against the Rays at Citi Field the other night, it's because he sees what the draw might look like if the Indians stay hot. And if you think the Indians are peaking too early, think again. It was the Dodgers who peaked too early.
Cashman did basically turn over a fifth of his roster. If the Yankees don't win the division, they will kick themselves all the way to the wild-card game for the games they kicked away after the trade deadline, one in particular, the worst lost of the season, after Chapman let the kid, Devers, take him out of Yankee Stadium, the opposite way, one Sunday night.
This isn't about what we thought would happen with the Yankees back in the spring. This isn't the season we thought they might have, even after they started fast in April, before they turned into a .500 team for over 100 games. This is the team they are right now, the one you're seeing in September. Aaron Judge is back, Didi Gregorius continues to have a breakout season. Gary Sanchez has 31 homers in 111 games, and has just 10 fewer RBI than Judge despite having played 30 fewer games.
It may mean nothing by October that the Yankees really are a more complete team than Boston. They should have enough to win the East. Not a lot of time left. But enough.
Giants’ age-old problem: Protecting Eli, NFL’s new one: Protecting everyone
- It seems sometimes that we have been talking about the Giants' offensive line, and its need to do a better job protecting Eli Manning, since the last time the Giants won the Super Bowl.
But a fair question to ask is why anybody would think that anything was going to dramatically change this season with basically the same cast of characters?
Of course the Giants aren't as bad as they looked against the Cowboys, especially without No. 13.
Sometimes you think he's as important to Big Blue as his buddy LeBron is to the Cavs.
No one knows what is going to happen in the NFC East the rest of the way because no one is still quite sure whether Ezekiel Elliott is going to end up doing six games of time or not, a big deal because Elliott is one of the handful of most valuable players in the entire sport.
But after watching the first game, you sort of come away with two big questions, both of which may get answered on Monday night against the Lions:
One, who's going to run the ball this season?
Two, are you starting to think that Ben McAdoo's offense and Eli's skillset might not be a match made in heaven?
- One of the beauties of the 16-game season in pro football, incidentally, is how big the second game becomes if you lose the first one.
By the time the Yankees get to the playoffs, Joe Girardi will be going to his bullpen if there's trouble in the fourth.
- The most chilling paragraph you will read this weekend is high up in Matthew Futterman's fine piece about these new football helmets made by a Seattle-based company called Vicis, a helmet some NFL players are wearing already.
This is what Futterman writes:
"Executives and players say NFL locker rooms are largely populated by men who believe long-term brain damage is something that will happen to someone else and who fear the consequences in any dip in performance due to an equipment switch."
My new novel for young readers, "Lone Stars," happens to deal with youth football and what it is like for parents and players to live in the world of what I call the "new information" about concussions and the long-term effects of head injuries in football.
The old coach in the book, a former NFL player, is showing the first signs memory loss and confusion, after a career in the old days of sticking his head in there, because that's what tough guys were taught and told to do.
Well, Matt Futterman's piece about helmets is more new information, and worth reading, absolutely.
It is part of as important a sports conversation as we can have these days.
- I'm hopeful that the Falcons aren't going to go through the Packers' defense on Sunday night, in a rematch of the last NFC Championship Game, like they're playing against a flag-football team.
- Finally today: Happy Birthday to our oldest child, Christopher.
You always hear about how fast they grow up.
But, man oh man, they grow up great, too, the way this young man has.
I told him the other day: He knows who he is. The world continues to find out.


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Energy Net Berlin – Stromnetz Berlin
Illustration, Animation Concept, Layout
It was important for the project to find a certain style for the illustration in order to explain complicated processes and dependencies quick and easy. Another requirement was to make the Illustration work even on a mobile device.
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- Client: cosmoblonde
- Year: 2015
- Position: Freelance Art Director

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If you issued a survey to fans of the Who asking them to choose between Tommy and Quadrophenia, the results would be equally divided: Holiday Campers to the left, Mods to the right.
21 Jan 2005: B.B. King's New York
Technically speaking, both were sophisticated works (distinct challenges for the Who to perform live) and each earned major motion picture treatment. Yet while the former has experienced far greater mainstream success since Townshend and Company rolled it out three-and-a-half decades ago, it is the latter that more readily resonates with purists.
In either case, aficionados hold their respective favorite in fanatically high regard, and any band attempting to recreate the Who’s tales of pinball proficiency or adolescent disillusionment on stage better be able to deliver the musical goods.
And so it was on a brutally frigid evening that guitarist/impresario Bill Canell assembled a group of musicians to tackle the complexities of the Quad-dyssey. Backed by his usual Who’s Next tribute band brethren, Canell augmented the group on this special night with a three piece horn section, keyboardist, and backing acoustic guitar.
Could the expanded Who’s Next line-up faithfully replicate the epic mod adventure? Would the audience be deftly transported to mid ‘60s Brighton and the Cliffs of Beachy Head? Would everyone leave the club wanting to buy GS scooters and then beat the hell out of passing Rockers? Yes, yes, and yes
With an uncanny knack for duplicating even the most subtle musical nuances, the band performed its set, an unabridged run through Quadrophenia, with impeccable precision. Vocalist Dave McDonald hit notes that Roger Daltrey hasn’t touched in years while bassist Will Schelly, with minimal effort, displayed the dexterity and thunder of John Entwistle (shining brightly with a “5:15” solo). Bobby Reynolds brutalized his kit with Keith Moon fervor, and in Canell the spirit of Pete Townshend was alive and well, channeling freely through each windmill and power chord. The band played loud and proud, reminding everyone in attendance of Quadrophenia‘s majestic orchestration.
As the band churned through each song, snippets from classic Who performances and the theatrical adaptation were projected across twin screens placed on each side of the stage, making the Quad experience even grander. How wonderful to see footage from the Who’s “loudest band in the world” prime, or Phil Daniels’ expression as the pill popping lost soul and the ultra cool Sting as the Ace Face. The video montage may be standard fare for Who’s Next shows, but the novelty never wears thin. It only helps to further the painstakingly reproduced atmosphere.
And when the Quad set was done? The band treated the SRO crowd to nearly an hour of Who classics, culminating in stellar renditions of “Naked Eye” and “Won’t Get Fooled Again”. For a packed venue of fanatical Whobees, it doesn’t get any better.
The prevailing knock on tribute groups is that they lack originality, sticking to a blueprint of songs that are practiced to perfection, and played ad-nauseum. That may be true of most cover acts, yet Who’s Next shatters the cover band stereotype with their collective expertise and ability to play anyway, anyhow, anywhere. There was something artistically noble (and daunting) in an undertaking as ambitious as Quadrophenia, but Canell and his band-mates proved that they were up for the task.
What’s next for Who’s Next? Stay tuned…
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"Grammy-nominated funk/rock icon will mix music, media, and artists during yearlong programming partnership with Joe’s Pub at the Public in New York.READ the article


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Similarly, sommelier Tereza Roux adores wine and shares her knowledge generously, working closely with Witcher to ensure pairings showcase Canadian flavours and the team’s culinary skill. To her wine is “all about the dirt” and the emotions it produces. She uses words like “honour” when pouring and describes taste with phrasing suiting the environment – who knew a white could be “like fresh rain after a rockfall when rock-climbing”? Mealtimes at Clayoquot are gastronomic treats, the setting, flavours and destination working to make them truly memorable.
If you want to draw out the foody joys when you return from the wild, look to the Rosewood Hotel Georgia, which has partnered with Clayoquot to offer the Luxury Gone Wild package where guests can stay at both destinations. The hotel shares Clayoquot’s attention to detail and would no doubt have been a fine
Vancouver starting point for the great camp expeditions of yesteryear. And it remains an opulent treat to this day. Immediately welcoming, the sympathetically renovated 1920s decor pays homage to the hotel’s glamorous past. But modern flourishes abound – indeed, the hotel displays the world’s largest private collection of contemporary Canadian art. Patrick Hughes’ Internity in the lobby was a highlight, guests and the curious public pacing backwards and forwards to appreciate its 3D form.
Hawksworth Restaurant may be the hottest epicurean ticket in Vancouver (and home to the city’s best French toast), but the rooftop Reflections bar and restaurant is perfect for sipping specialty cocktails under a summer sky and watching the parade of style and creativity sharing the space. Bellinis here taste like summer in a glass, Green Thumb Margaritas have just the right amount of kick and birch syrup glazed house-smoked Kuterra salmon is delightfully appetising.
While luxury and flavour may also thrive in the city, it is the wild that provides solace. A few days after arriving you find yourself walking slower, breathing deeper and sleeping more soundly. Your senses are heightened and your psyche content. Mother Nature has given Clayoquot an amazing gift and the team has worked hard to imbue this exclusive, environmentally-responsible resort with real spirit. As you depart and the seaplane rises over Bedwell Sound the scale of this wilderness is apparent and the importance of protecting it becomes clear. Despite wanting to keep this little part of the world to myself, it’s only right that I spread the word.

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Vitamin D and Immunomodulation in Bronchial Asthma
(Creighton University, 2012-06-11)
Asthma is one of the most common chronic inflammatory diseases of the airways. The chronic inflammation is associated with airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR), airway obstruction and airway remodeling. In asthmatics the airway ...
Vitamin D and Chemotaxis of Human blood Eosinophils
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Asthma is one of the most chronic medical conditions characterized by inflammation of the airways, mucous production, and airway hyperresponsiveness. A hallmark of asthma is the presence and activation of inflammatory cells ...
Analysis of Immunomodulatory Effects of Vitamin D in Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Airway Remodeling in Allergic Airway Inflammation.
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The first line of defense from environmental factors in the host is the epithelium. In the lung, the epithelial layer provides not only a passive physical barrier, but also acts as an active protector through the release ...
Immunoregulatory Effects of Vitamin D in Cockroach-induced Asthma
(Creighton University, 2014-08)
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory lung disease of airways associated with reversible airway obstruction, functional and structural changes in the airways, and airway remodeling. Increased infiltration of CD4+ lymphocytes, ...

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Tahoe Production House recently rented out our studio space to the wonderful folks over at Haven Children. This clothing company was looking for a studio space to shoot their clothing line.
HavenGirl clothing is handmade with love in Bali for girls ages 2-10. Each piece is unique, just like the girls who wear it. Hand-embellished, and expressive, HavenGirl is created for girls who want to sparkle. Fun, playful, and sparkly clothing designed for the next generation of change. They combine quality, functionality, fashion, and social consciousness to create something special, just like your girls. You can feel good knowing we our taking action to empower all girls, not just HavenGirls. They donate 10% of proceeds to support girls education.
We are excited to share the catalog and images from the Fall/Holiday 2019 HAVEN children collections. If you post on social media, please show the love and tag @havenchildren on Instagram and @havenchildrenca on Facebook!
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The Comparative World Literature Society (CWLS) at Kenyon is organizing a Comparative World Literature Week with the theme Literature Exceeding Boundaries.
Throughout the week CWLS will hold multi-lingual poetry readings, panels, seminars and cultural events that will give students, faculty and community members the opportunity to learn, discuss and share reserach related to the theme.
The main event of the week will be a lecture given by Professor Rebecca Walkowitz of Rutgers University, a highly acclaimed scholar who wrote multiple books on translation and comparative literature.
This series of events is meant to foster the increasing interest in CWL and create a forum of discussion to interrogate contemporary issues such as cultural identity, immigration and issues of international communication.
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PROELIUM LAW WEEKLY PICINTSUM – 13 December 2017
The Proelium Law weekly picture intelligence summaries (PICINTSUMS) for the use of our clients, colleagues and contacts are now released. Focusing on Iraq/Syria, Libya and Afghanistan/Pakistan these reports will be updated weekly on a Wednesday.
‘During the first visit to Syria of a Russian Head of State since 2010, Vladimir Putin announced a partial withdrawal of the estimated 3,000- 6,000 troops in Syria following the defeat of ISIS. The statement echoes speeches made in 2016 declaring the withdrawal of troops which failed to materialize.
Russia is highly unlikely to withdraw before a reduction in US forces, a prospect strongly rebutted by US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis who claims the US “will not walk away”. The US declared 900 troops in Syria in April 2017, in November there were 2,000 troops in a clear message that the US will remain in Syria post-ISIS’.
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Talking Trump and War Crimes With South Sudan’s Rebel Leader
JUBA, South Sudan – Since he returned to Juba late last month, South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar has been living in a makeshift camp made up of little more than a smattering of tents and a few air-conditioned pop-up offices.
The day I visited, rebel soldiers dressed in worn-out army fatigues roamed the property in flip-flops, dark circles under their eyes and AK-47 assault rifles slung across their shoulders. One stood next to a piece of string intended to act as a security checkpoint, holding a notebook where visitors were supposed to sign in. He didn’t have a pen.
Other armed men, many with the traditional Nuer ethnic group scarring on their foreheads, lay in the dirt under mango trees, strings of bullet casings hanging from the branches above them. A group of men and women wearing suits and dresses sat on chairs under one of those trees, looking blankly into the distance as though they were waiting for a speech to begin.
It took more than three hours to get face to face with Machar, one of the men at the center of a fragile U.S.-backed effort to end his country’s bloody civil war. While I was waiting, one young advisor wearing a navy blue suit sat with me and spoke at length about Donald Trump, the front-runner for the Republican Party nomination in the United States’ presidential election. At one point, he suggested that a leader like Trump could solve South Sudan’s ongoing debate over an attempt by Machar’s rival, President Salva Kiir, to change the country from 10 states to 28. The opposition claims it is a clear violation of the shaky August designed to end a conflict that has killed more than 50,000 people since December 2013. “We need Donald Trump to solve that problem,” the staffer said with a laugh.
When I finally reached Machar, he sat at the head of a large conference table, surrounded by piles of papers, folders, and three-ring binders. “I’m trying to get organized,” he said, pointing to the mess and apologizing for the delay.
Dressed in a traditional white robe and matching hat, Machar, who is now serving as the country’s first vice president, struck a surprisingly relaxed and optimistic tone for most of the hour-long conversation. When questioned about his current stance on the 28-state issue – a contentious dispute with the potential to plunge the country back into war – Machar said he and Kiir still had not directly talked about the proposal. Machar opposes the move in large part because it is seen as undermining the two leaders’ power-sharing agreement to put more territory in Kiir’s control.
“Our position is still the same. The act is a violation of the peace agreement,” he said. “It’s in the agenda. We hope to discuss it.”
Machar pulled no punches in the interview about what he derided as Washington’s hands-off approach to the conflict in South Sudan, which broke out after rumors swirled in 2013 that Machar planned to overthrow Kiir in a coup. Repeating a charge made to me in October, he angrily claimed that the United States is now delaying his country’s already fragile peace process by refusing to provide tents and food to his forces to encourage them to come home from the bush.
Instead, he said American officials want him to fund it himself, claiming that if he could pay to supply weapons throughout the war, he can pay to clean it up. He repeated their suggestion and scoffed at it, telling me it would be impossible because he doesn’t even have money to rebuild his own house which was destroyed by a government attack early in the war. When I asked who was funding the comfortable, air conditioned office we were sitting in, he smiled.
“Friends. Let’s say friends, that’s all,” he said. “One of them could be you. If you have money, you will contribute a little here.”
Machar told me he is disappointed that since finally returning to the capital on April 26, he has not heard from any of the American officials who spent months calling for him to go home. “No John Kerry, no Susan Rice, no Donald Booth,” he said, naming the American envoy to South Sudan and adding that he has not spoken to Rice, who was at the forefront of South Sudan’s push for independence, since before she canceled a meeting with him when he was in Washington last October.
During our October conversation in Washington the day the meeting was scrapped, Machar said that Booth delivered the news, then suggested the rebel leader return to Juba. At the time, Machar referred to the capital as a “killing ground.”
“You know we were friends? We know one another well,” Machar said about Rice during our May meeting, recalling how “furious” he was the last time he was in Washington. “So I was disappointed. You see how friends can get disappointed.”
A State Department official speaking on condition of anonymity told Foreign Policy that since returning to Juba, Machar has met with Molly Phee, the American ambassador to South Sudan, and that moving forward, she will be his primary point of contact within the United States government. He also said that organizing for troops to return from the bush is primarily the responsibility of the warring South Sudanese parties.
Machar is now closely following the upcoming presidential election in the United States and wondering what it will mean for his own country’s future. Many of his followers believe Machar to be the descendant of an ancient Nuer prophet, so maybe it shouldn’t come as a surprise that he claims to have predicted months ago that Trump would take an easy lead in the Republican primary.
“Somebody that free discusses anything. People like it. The American people like it!” he said between laughs, telling me he is angry he can’t get CNN in his new camp in Juba and that his advisers didn’t initially believe him when he said Trump would likely be the Republican nominee. “Now I’m telling them ‘Prepare yourselves! Trump might win!'”
But whether Trump is prepared to help South Sudan? Well, that’s another question.
“We are a small country in Africa,” Machar said. “I don’t know whether somebody who came out of business has taken interest in South Sudan, although we would want him to take interest in us.”
Besides his repeated complaints about the United States, Machar stayed surprisingly even-keeled during the conversation, even when discussing his shaky relationship with Kiir. When I asked about the government’s purchase of amphibious tanks, which were reportedly used by Kiir’s forces to hunt down civilians and armed rebels in the country’s massive and treacherous swamplands, Machar said he believes buying and using them amounts to war crimes as well as crimes against humanity.
“You use proportional power,” he said. “When you fight your enemy you’re restraining because you don’t want to eliminate, you want to disable. But when you use amphibious tanks against the civilian population, that’s a serious matter.”
The African Union, the United Nations, Human Rights Watch, and Amnesty International have accused both sides of committing atrocities, ranging from ethnically targeted murders to mass rape. Machar said that the last time he was aware of any human rights violations carried out by troops loyal to him was in early 2014, before they had an organized central command, but that if he was called to appear before the International Criminal Court, he would show up. ” I’m not intimidated by the ICC,” he said. A spokesman for Kiir’s government did not respond to any of my phone calls or emails.
The rebel leader, who spent decades leading the push for South Sudan’s independence from Sudan, was born in Unity State, where some of the conflict’s worst violence took place. The night the most recent conflict broke out more than two years ago, Machar said government forces killed 34 people in his house alone, and claimed in our conversation that the conflict took him by such surprise that he ran away in his pajamas. “If it was a planned war I would have been in military fatigues,” he said.
Much of Machar’s refusal to return to Juba for so many months after the signing of the peace deal last August had to do with his fear he would risk his own life if he went back to where the conflict began. But when I asked whether he felt safe in Juba, he hesitated. “I’m here,” he said, adding that while the capital is still “not fully demilitarized,” he himself feels safe.
And as for what’s next? Machar already has his eyes set on South Sudan’s 2018 presidential election, when citizens are slated to go to the polls in a national vote for their leaders for the first time since independence. He said he will run for president only if his party “says so,” and that the priority for now is making sure conflict doesn’t break out again. He is convinced that in addition to improving security, getting displaced people back home, and beginning the process of reconciliation, the world’s youngest country needs to build roads and improve the economy, which has been in free-fall throughout the conflict, in order to ensure peace.
One of the only other ingredients is making things work with Kiir – at least until 2018 when they won’t have to sit side-by-side anymore.
“We must forget about personal animosity if we’re going to implement the agreement,” he said. “Or else you would condemn the country to perpetual war.”
Photo credit: Michael Habtemariam/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

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Indica Labs Announces Collaboration With The Industrial Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research in Digital Diagnostics
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Indica Labs and The Industrial Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research in Digital Diagnostics (iCAIRD) have announced an agreement to collaborate on the development of an AI-based digital pathology solution for the detection of cancer within lymph nodes from colorectal surgery cases. The primary aim of the innovative research project is to develop a tool which in the future may improve the efficiency of pathology teams within the National Health Service Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) reporting colorectal cancer cases and the detection of metastatic cancer in lymph nodes.
Funded by a combination of Innovate UK and industrial partners, and based in Scotland, and supported by the West of Scotland Innovation Hub, iCAIRD is one of the largest healthcare AI research portfolios in the UK. A collaboration of 30 partners from across the NHS, industry, academia and technology, the programme is currently delivering 35 ground-breaking AI projects across radiology and pathology, having grown from just 10 projects at the outset in 2019. The mission of iCAIRD is to establish a world-class centre of excellence for implementation of artificial intelligence in digital diagnostics.
Anonymised H&E slides from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s digital pathology archive will be used to train, validate and test the algorithm, which is being developed collaboratively by iCAIRD and Indica Labs. The resulting algorithm will report negative and positive lymph node status and will be compared to pathologist reports. Furthermore, positively involved lymph nodes will be categorized into metastases, micro-metastases, and individual tumor cells.
Dr. Gareth Bryson, Consultant Pathologist at NHSGGC and Clinical Director for Laboratory Medicine of iCAIRD commented on the potential value this tool will bring to the NHS: "Our belief is that AI powered decision support tools, such as the one we are working on, may help to support pathologists by improving the process’ efficiency, while simultaneously increasing sensitivity in detecting small metastasis – which will direct patient therapy. Colorectal cancer resections are one of the most common cancer resection specimens and a disproportionate amount of pathologist’s time is utilised in screening lymph nodes."
Indica Labs, based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, offers a suite of digital pathology image analysis solutions including HALO AI™, and HALO AP®; both of which will be utilized by Indica Labs and iCAIRD partners for the development of AI-based pathology solutions and their evaluation in an NHS digital pathology workflow.
HALO AI uses deep learning neural networks to classify and quantify clinically significant tissue patterns and cell populations. HALO AP is a CE-IVD certified software platform for digital anatomic pathology labs that can operate as a standalone case and image management system or can be fully integrated within LIS or HIS solutions. HALO AP supports a full range of tissue-based workflows, including AI-assisted assays, quantitative analytics, synoptic reporting, tumor boards, and secondary consults. In addition to HALO AI and HALO AP, Indica Labs recently received a CE-IVD mark for HALO Prostate AI, a deep learning-based screening tool designed to assist pathologists in identifying and grading prostate cancer in core needle biopsies that is deployed using HALO AP.
"The team at Indica Labs is excited to collaborate with iCAIRD on the development and deployment of a state-of-the-art AI tool that aims to improve diagnostic accuracy, turnaround times, and laboratory efficiency for the benefit of both pathologists and colorectal cancer patients," commented Steven Hashagen, CEO Indica Labs.
HALO AP will be evaluated within simulated digital workflows at the pathology department in NHS GGC, using iCAIRD’s research environment to demonstrate interoperability with clinical systems. HALO AP will be used as a platform to deliver the new colorectal cancer algorithm. Through this collaboration, diagnostic accuracy and efficiency will be compared between existing fully digital workflows and one that applies AI through HALO AP.


Ekomat MR Power Unit is designed for combustion of biomass in the form of chips of coniferous wood, deciduous wood and sawdust or bark with a moisture content of up to 55% and a size of up to 10cm.
Ekomat MR boilers are steel, water-operated, low-temperature boilers with four draught flue gas circuit. In standard, each unit is equipped with a hydraulically-driven sliding grate, which intensifies the fuel moisture evaporation and, consequently, makes the combustion process more efficient. MR series boilers are fed by a piston driving fuel to the combustion chamber. Biomass is transported to the boiler room by a system of redlers - chain conveyors linked to a biomass container or storage.
An automatic slag and ash removal system from under and above the grate is also a standard component of this series boilers. It facilitates cleaning and maintenance of the combustion chamber by removing residues of combustion process. Additionally, the units are equipped with an emergency cooling system of a heat exchanger and air-cooling system of a grate.
Boilers of Ekomat MR series are fully automated. Advanced controllers control all the unit’s operating parameters. In addition, we provide remote access to the control panel, via a mobile app, enabling, among others, online diagnostics.
- Design of the installation tailored to the customer’s needs and capabilities
- Mechanical assembly of the installation – connection of all its components
- Electrical installation – delivery and connection of control cabinets including the wiring of the boiler and of all boiler components
- Commissioning works of the unit, setting he boiler’s operating parameters as well as training in device operation and maintenance
Construction of the boiler
|EKOMAT MR||1000 kW||1500 kW||2000 kW||3000 kW|
|Connection DN/PN [mm/bar]||125/6||150/6||200/6||200/6|
|Flow of exhaust gas* [m3/h]||6 800||10 190||13 600||20 380|
|Hydraulic resistance [kPa]||10||10||25||25|
|Water capacity [m3]||4,30||5,60||7,35||9,90|
|Diameter of chimney [mm]||400||500||600||700|
|Weight [kg]||19 000||24 400||30 850||40 400|
* Reference temperature 180oC
Fuel feeding options
Ekomat MR with 20 m3 container. Containers are equipped with hydraulically driven rakes. They transport fuel from the whole space of a tank to a chain conveyor. Then, fuel is transported to a feeding drawer, wherefrom it is fed to a combustion chamber.
Ekomat MR with biomass storage. The rake, with a maximum length of 12 m, is driven by hydraulic cylinders. It is designed to transport fuel from the whole storage space to a chain conveyor. Then, fuel is transported to a feeding drawer, wherefrom it is fed to a combustion chamber.


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(Video and screenshot courtesy of Rachel Good)
Halal food carts are a blight on every city. Halal is an Islamic term for its meat. But Halal carts have gone far beyond the Muslim settlements to peddle their vendors to everyone.
Aside from the dubious quality of the food, the toxic smell of burnt meat that assails you for two hundred feet in every direction, and standard of customer service last experienced by guests of Saddam Hussein, there’s the notorious violence problem.
Clive Dennis, who operates a Jamaican cart on Park Row downtown, tells the Post, “It’s like a mob thing—these halal guys think they’re the only ones who should be selling food on the street.” Dennis says that after he refused to cave, they called 311 to make bogus health-code-violation complaints about him. And when Olivia Cardosa tried to set up her Mexican truck El Rey del Sabor on West 43rd Street last month, a brawl erupted. Then last Monday Cardosa arrived to find three giant planters cemented into the sidewalk. She claims it was “the halal guys,” and the landlord of the building there confirms that “somebody moved our planters and cemented them in place, so we had to chip the cement off to move them back.“
But this incident takes place in tolerant Willamette where Islam got his Pharaoh on.
The owner of a downtown food cart was arrested on misdemeanor assault charges this afternoon after hurling a Gatorade bottle at a black customer and then allegedly spraying her with Sriracha.
A video taken by the alleged victim, Carlotta Washington, was provided to Willamette Week by an eyewitness. It shows Islam Elmasry, owner of the Small Pharoah’s halal cart, arguing with Washington, who claims that Elmasry called her the n-word after she attempted to pay for her lunch with quarters.
A lot of the Halal food cart vendors are Egyptian. And Elmasry, based on his name and his business name, would appear to be no exception.
Washington says that Elmasry then sprayed her with Sriracha chili sauce, though that is not on the video.
“It was in my eyes and all on my skin. It was burning terribly,” Washington says.
Witnesses can be heard screaming “That’s wrong” while Washington asks for the police to be called before the video shuts off.
At least it wasn’t acid.


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A new initiative from Unilever, conceived in collaboration with DAVID, will promote sustainable living by inspiring parents to make a better world for their children to inherit. Project Sunlight, named for the Sunlight soap which Unilever founder William Lever hoped would change the world, launched in Brazil, India, Indonesia, the UK and the US on Wednesday 20th November – Universal Children’s Day.
According to Unilever’s Chief Marketing & Communications Officer Keith Weed, “Project Sunlight aims to galvanise and build momentum behind a movement that is already happening… We have extensive experience and research into what drives – and what limits – mass behaviour change. From this experience, we know that parenthood creates a profound shift in people’s view of the world and what the anticipated future will mean for the lives of their children.”
The first stage of Project Sunlight consists of three simple steps; see, act, and join. “We want to help people SEE a brighter future; in order to do this, we are inviting people to watch a film online which aims to inspire and motivate people. We want to encourage them to ACT by doing small things which, added together, contribute to a better society and environment. Ultimately, we want people to JOIN the movement and become part of a growing community of likeminded people and organisations who all want to play their part in building a brighter future.”
Project Sunlight begins with a film, Why Bring A Child Into This World?, in which parents-to-be shared their anxieties about having children, from the sudden pressure of becoming someone’s “protector”, to wider-reaching concerns about what the future will hold for their child. The expectant mums and dads are then shown a video showcasing the beneficial impact that Project Sunlight’s mission will potentially have on future generations all over the world.
“Project Sunlight is founded on the principle that even small actions can make a big difference, and that together, we can create a brighter future,” says DAVID co-founder Gaston Bigio. “We are honoured to be part of such a positive and significant movement for the good of our client and our communities.”
Learn more at ProjectSunlight.co.uk
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