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GCSE: A Streetcar Named Desire
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The staging of 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
- 1 It is a good idea to to include details of staging and stage direction when answering questions on any play. This reinforces the fact that you know the play is being performed to an audience and the visuals/sounds/rhythm and pace will all contribute to the meanings.
- 2 Williams intended the stage set for the play to be expressionistic. This means that boundaries can dissolve and reform, whilst lighting and darkness all serve to accentuate characters’ feelings and relationships.
- 3 Some critics think that the boundary between home and street is deliberately made uncertain by Williams. Stanley and Stella’s residence is merged with their street community unlike Belle Reve, isolated and protected in the deep south.
- 4 Some others believe that sound (jungle cries, Varsouvian Polka etc) is used to represent the inner state of Blanche Dubois and invite our sympathies as her madness grows.
- 5 Some critics see Williams’ references to light in the play as symbolising ‘truth’ or ‘reality’. Blanche avoids the light not only to preserve her lost youth but also to avoid confronting the reality of her past.
'A streetcar named desire' could be said to use many of the conventions of a modern domestic tragedy
- 1 Consider the ways in which Williams criticises the ‘new’ family of Stanley, Stella and their baby.
- 2 Williams also shows the ways in which the ‘old’ family of Blanche and Stella at ‘Belle Reve’ was based on corrupt morals and can no longer exist in modern times.
- 3 Modern tragedy also looks at the importance of the past, which can haunt the present. This can be seen in Blanche’s past, Belle Reve, etc.
- 4 Modern tragedy looks at the growing importance of female characters. How far does Williams portray the fates of both sisters being in the hands of men? Do our sympathies lie with the female or male characters?
- 5 Like many other 20th century American playwrights (notable Miller and later, Albee) Williams uses the play in order to consider the confrontation between two worlds: the fading relic of the Old South and the rising urban working class.
Consider the theme of madness in the play
- 1 Blanche’s ‘dream’ is a lie which leads to madness. Can this be related to the failure of the 'American Dream'?
- 2 Madness is presented as both escape and refuge, hinted at by Blanche’s need for but dishonesty about alcohol.
- 3 Other 20th century tragedies, such as Death of a Salesman and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? have also commented on the clinging onto and worshipping of the past as a sort of madness madness and death.
- 4 The relationship between the 'American Dream' and madness in the play and more widely in the context of the USA.
Which characters do you think Tennessee Williams feels closest to in his play? Do his feelings coincide with yours?
creating Stella as he and his sister Rose often encouraged his mother to leave their abusive father but she was adamant to stay. It could be also said that the relationship between Stella and her sister Blanche is like the one Williams had with his sister Rose. Blanche is obviously mentally unbalanced and requires constant care and attention from Stella, however she is mortified when Blanche is committed to the asylum asking Eunice, 'What have I done to my sister?'
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His animal instincts surface in the way he 'sizes women up' and treat them as 'meat' or s****l toys. s*x is Stanley's strength and his weapon to conquer his conflicts with his wife Stella and eventually his battle with her sister Blanche. Stanley feels that a man should be 'King' of the relationship with his 'little woman' to attend to his every whim. This is portrayed in Scene 3 at the poker night when he refers to the women as 'hens' and also when he belittles Stella in front of his poker buddies by giving her a hard slap on the thigh.
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Examine the ways in which Tennessee Williams creates tension in the first few scenes of 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
Blanche springs up' This is the most classic and prominent example of this technique. Williams also uses music, on numerous occasions, to create tension. Throughout the play music accompanies the characters and the situations they endure. 'Blanche waltzes to the music with romantic gestures.' Jazz music is heard at the most crucial moments in the play and it often comes hand-in-hand with tension. 'Blanche's desperate laughter [is] ringing out once more...then the "blue piano" and the hot trumpet sound louder.' Another way Williams creates tension is through his detailed, descriptive and revealing stage directions.
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When Stella arrives we are told Blanche starts to speak with 'feverish vivacity as if she feared for either of them to stop and think.' She then starts t speak at Stella, to which Stella can only have time to reply with a laugh. She tells Stella not to look at her, and does not give her the opportunity to speak, and even when Blanche tells Stella to speak, she still keeps talking. Blanche pretends to look for some liquor, knowing where it is already.
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The image Blanche creates of Stanley (him being an animal - an ape) is coincidental to the fact that she is actually describing her brother-in-law, throwing red meat to his wife in an unacceptable fashion. We know that Blanche had not been present, at the time of the event. This clearly proves that Stanley's bad actions are so obvious, even other characters in the play can predict his actions. It is just like saying a tiger arrives at his habitat with 'red meat' and feeds his cubs, similar to what any other animal would do.
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town in the state of New Orleans, U.S.A. Coming to think of it, it reminds me that the fake American accent was exaggerated and easy to recognise - it was imitated very poorly! The first scene began with a famous Hollywood actress - Glenn Close - who plays the leading role of "Blanche Du Bois". She was a young woman who had run-away from her home, "Belle Reve" in Laurel (Mississippi), because her past had degraded her badly in the local community. Blanche decides to visit her younger sister, "Stella Kowalski", (Essie Davis)
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It is the bit where Goldberg and McCann are scaring him with psychological warfare. The rest of the play really gives reader/ watcher the full background of the play. There is a lot of tension built up as the story progresses. In the scene that we going to perform is a climax until Stanley has a mental breakdown. This is made very humorous as Stanley is not expecting this and starts to feel very uncomforted as the speech is confusing him mentally. 3: the character I began to like McCann because he wasn't really that strong at getting his point across but he was used by Goldberg to put pressure on his victim.
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He instead finds it more comfortable to blame it all on his no-good-dirty-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather. Stanley also seems to be a person who isn't able to accept reality. He judges the stealing of shoes as an accident and decides that it is because he is in the wrong place at the wrong time. This makes us conclude that at the start of the story, Stanley seems to be a person who is innocent but at the same time a person who heavily relies on excuses.
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Kazan fuels further evidence to this argument by having Stella staged in between Stanley and Blanche at the end of Scene four. Intentionally, the camera dwells on Stella's expression as she shuns Blanche's grasping plea, and lovingly embraces her 'gaudy seed-bearer' Stanley. Nonetheless, Stella affection for Stanley is only momentarily. Her sympathy and thus her love is passed onto Blanche, 'You shouldn't have done that, not on her birthday'. However Blanche 'delicate' sympathy votes doesn't rival the 'brute force' of Stanley's animal magnetism, 'Stell, it's gonna be all right after she goes...it's gonna be sweet when we can make noise in the night the way that we used to'.
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The story of 'A Streetcar Named Desire' focuses around the life of a woman used to having lots of money, maids and slaves.
She lives in a small apartment block called Elysian Fields. She is pregnant when Blanche moves in. Stanley is Stella's husband. His family are polish but he says he is 100% American. He is quite rough and violent but he loves his wife. He also loves bowling and gambling but he dislikes Blanche simply because she owns more expensive property than Stella does. Stanley sizes up a woman's personality just by looking at her. His first impressions of Blanche are not too bad but as the play progresses and he learns more about her past his impressions get worse.
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A Streetcar Named Desire - With which of the characters do you have the most sympathy with? Illustrate with specific reference to the text.
I mean-Mrs. Stanley Kowalski.' This shows that Blanche doesn't accept that Stella is now married. Stanley is the type of man that Blanche likes. She thinks that he is a real man, something that her former partner wasn't, she likes strong men. Her ex-boyfriend was h********l and she might think that it was her fault, because she wasn't good enough. She flirts with Stanley more than he flirts with her. One example is when she asks him how she looks, 'Oh, in my youth I excited some admiration. But look at me now! (She smiles at him radiantly.)
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Audiences were said to have come away "moved yet elated after having been sitting in the presence of truth." So it must have had some sort of effect. The techniques used must have done something to win over the hearts of both audiences and critics alike. Tennessee Williams was not only an amazing playwright but also theatrically brilliant. His use of theatrical symbols, stage directions and attention to close details makes an evident difference in the quality of his plays and their successes as dramatic pieces. One thing Tennessee employs often in this play is music. Some of this music has a symbolic use such as the polka tune 'Varsouviana" which plays as we enter the thoughts and the past of the main character Blanche DuBois.
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She is relying on her sister and her husband to support her. On her arrival she insulted Stella's husband and Stella herself but still expects them to look after her as if it were their duty. Blanche takes them both for granted and in scene one says "I'm not going to be put up at a hotel. I want to be near you". As soon as Blanche sees Stanley she finds something strangely attractive, she doesn't know why or what it is, he is distant towards her, does not pay her compliments like she is used to and she finds this attractive, he is quite
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At the beginning of the first scene the audience meets Stanley, Tennessee presents Stanly and a friend (Mitch) as 'They are about twenty-eight or thirty years old roughly dressed in blue denim work clothes'. This gives us an immediate impression of a classic American working class guy, that doesn't have an impressive education record. Tennessee shows another example that 'Stanley' is of a low status, when he addresses 'Stella' as 'Baby!'. This shows the audience that Stanley is not being rude, but it is just the way in which he has developed his vocabulary in a slang street manor.
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These sounds go very well with the story as it helps the story progress. The music and sound effects often describes the mood of the atmosphere in the story for example at the very start of the film when Blanche enters New Orleans the music is very jolly and happy where there is some music at the start called the "Blue Piano". Throughout the story when Blanche goes a bit mad the music becomes quite loud and thrilling, also the sound effects of Blanche screaming are good as they echo her every word.
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It was not until the chapter ' a packet of letters ' when Mr Kipps realised that the woman in black was not all about evil, but about longing and revenge. In this chapter we learn of a lady named Jennet who inevitably had to give her child up for adoption. She could not afford to give him the upbringing he deserved and so had to give him to a wealthy woman who could look after him well. It was unfortunate that the woman happened to be Mrs Drablow, Jennet's sister.
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Stanley carries four bags of books out of the house into the car; his dad isn't pushing him all the way. I think this symbolizes that his dad is pushing him to learn and this is what's driving him to take these four book bags with him. This is mirrored and is an example of how he is being pushed (exploited) on the game show. His eagerness is to please his father, who is clearly not in a relationship due to the mess in the house and is contrasted by the Frank T.J Maccie infomercial playing in the background.
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Consider how Tennessee Williams attempts to engage the sympathy of the audience by the end of scene five.
Williams makes constant reference to 'light' throughout the first five scenes, for example, in scene three she lies about her age when speaking to Mitch and asks him to cover up a light which metaphorically refers to her age. This emphasises Blanches fear of growing old. She is fully aware of her age and death comes to us all. It is something we will all experience in our lives and this builds up sympathy for Blanche as many of the audience can relate to her fears.
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They also create tension which makes you want to continue with the story. In the next stage direction you can clearly see that Blanche is nervous by saying, "tremblingly she lifts the hand mirror." It creates tension by implying that her movements may be slow. When it talks of Stanley appearing it says "he has had a few drinks on the way" this suggests that his actions towards her may be rough. It then moves on to saying he "has brought some quart beer bottles home with him."
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Who do you believe is the most to blame for Blanche’s fate at the end of ‘ A Streetcar Named Desire’?
" Her appearance is grand and starkly contrasted to the grubby settings. We also learn that Blanche is snobbish. Eunice is forced to speak: ".... Defensively, noticing Blanches look." Blanche is unhappy in Old Orleans and she shows that she does not want to be associated with the standard of living, this she shows by her facial expressions and her posture whilst she sits in her chair. We also know she is a secret drinker: " I rarely touch the stuff . . ." Blanche's drinking habit could be seen as a way of suppressing her guilt and anaesthetising her pain.
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Imagine that you have been asked to direct “A Streetcar named Desire” by Tennessee Williams. How would you present the play?
He is proud to be who he is and everything that he owns. As described in the stage directions he loves, "good drink and food and games, his car, his radio." Stanley is a very powerful, dominating character. He is deeply in love with his wife Stella, but has a serious problem with controlling his temper and becomes very violent. In the beginning of the play Stanley is very welcoming and friendly to his sister-in-law that he's never met before. This is shown when Stanley first meets Blanche, when he asks her about her job and where she's from and even welcomes her to stay in his home, 'Stanley: "You going to shack up here?"
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Discuss and analyse the way Tennessee Williams presents Blanche and Stanley in A street car named desire with close reference to scene 10.
Blanche is sent away to a mental hospital after Stanley assaults her. There we imagine that she will get some of the help she obviously needs. But that help can't make up for the attack that no one believes happened. Stanley Due to the time the play was written the characters are extremely physical. The most physical of all characters in the play was Stanley Kowalski. Stanley is considered to be a brutal, dominant man with animal-like behaviour as he was described as ?He acts like an animal, has an animal?s habits ,Eats like one, moves like one, talks like one!?? .
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This is a sign of Stanley?s believed s****l ownership over his wife, and an example of how Stella is oppressed within the marriage. Stella?s response also reinforces the idea that the women are the ?passive? within the hegemonic idea of what marriage ought to be. Further on in the scene, Stanley?s acts of violence towards Stella escalate. ?Drunk ? drunk ? animal thing, you! ? You lay your hands on me and I?ll-.? This portrays Stella?s reaction to the threat of Stanley?s violence, before backing away.
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“I read books to read myself,” Sven Birkerts wrote in The Gutenberg Elegies: The Fate of Reading in an Electronic Age. Birkerts’s book, which turns twenty-five this year, is composed of fifteen essays on reading, the self, the convergence of the two, and the ways both are threatened by the encroachment of modern technology. As the culture around him underwent the sea change of the internet’s arrival, Birkerts feared that qualities long safeguarded and elevated by print were in danger of erosion: among them privacy, the valuation of individual consciousness, and an awareness of history—not merely the facts of it, but a sense of its continuity, of our place among the centuries and cosmos. “Literature holds meaning not as a content that can be abstracted and summarized, but as experience,” he wrote. “It is a participatory arena. Through the process of reading we slip out of our customary time orientation, marked by distractedness and surficiality, into the realm of duration.”
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In her memoir, Febos uses several essential tropes to paints a picture of a powerful woman who used her "feminine sexuality," (30) to depict her self-liberation. One being the transformation of the female character, Febos employs this trope to show the "transformative power" of women.(48) Also stripping the men of the "entitlement" in which they felt is another example of how Febos reclaimed herself. The "entitlement" that came with being a man, and the "entitlement" of one who has paid for the pleasure. Nonetheless, Andrea Dworkin would argue that "women facilitate a complex and contradictory negotiation of pain, pleasure, and power in their performance in the fetish realm of BDSM... is linked to female sexuality and violence."(410)
This letter formally serves as a request for aid in correcting an unknown issue with Joanie Steddum and with a possible violation of the Starbuck Bussiness Ethics and Compliance handbook from partners Joanie Steddum and Michael Spencer. Joanie 's constant use of an escalated toned, rude, offensive and aggressively mannered and Her preferred method of communicating with me has progressed to a manner in which I feel She is keeping me from exceeding the Legendary customer service standard expected of me. The Authoritative stance and demanding dialog, which also comes from Joanie, seems to be endured by others but I still have not yet seen her treat another partner so unwelcoming, rude, and as offensively and frequently as she has in the past with myself.
She represents a pretty good contrast to the ignorance that Candide suffers from. Although she is the daughter of Pope Urban X, she as experienced events far worse than Candide has. I believe that what she took form her life events is a form of experience and moral kindness that she is sort of able to pass on to others she encounters. I think that all the raping that Voltaire talks about is to undermine Plangloss’s theory of “Everything is for the best in the best of possible worlds” (as is the majority of the text). The old woman also reminds me of how Jacques help Candide and I was pondering the possibility that she, even though after all she has suffered, might meet the same fate as Jacques but I believe that she “loved life too
As Hedda is implicitly forced to be submissive to Tesman, bound to social norms while Mrs Elvsted finds fulfillment and social liberation, and is cuttingly betrayed by Brack, Ibsen illustrates how vulnerable and entrapped women are made when the female role is unnecessarily but strictly enforced by the patriarchy. The character dynamics allow the audience to be more receptive to Ibsen’s messages when he challenges their beliefs about the significance and implications of enforcing gender roles onto women as the audience forms a bond with Hedda as she reacts to these other characters. This allowed his message to be conveyed effectively to the
Autonomy is a critical psychological need. It denotes the experience of volition and self-direction in thought, feeling, and action. People feel autonomous when their goals and behaviors are aligned with their innermost desires, interests, and ideas; when their actions are endorsed at the highest level of self-reflection (Legault, Ray, Hudgins, Pelosi, & Shannon, 2016). Thus, rather than feeling pressured, those who feel autonomous are motivated by personal values and interests. Instead of perceiving their self-worth as contingent upon social approval and meeting expectations, autonomously functioning individuals feel free to express who they really are (Legault et al., 2016).
Their positions as service workers and women make them vulnerable to exploitation and violence. However, the texts prove women to be very capable of survival. Toby and Ren are equipped with emotional fortitude, and practical know-how, which enables them to get through the “flood” and their sufferings. They both realize that there is a possibility for survival and that they have the abilities to fend for themselves. Yet fear still grapples them, in a sense that the main concern centers around the future of the society.
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Without fear, there is no courage. Courage is universal and can be connected to personal lives, the arts, and the world. To begin, living with courage can be connected to
Effective listening requires that you ask yourself what you and your partner are thinking and feeling. Listening is most difficult when you are being told things that you don’t want to hear. People tend to cut in to reassure themselves that what the other person is saying is not what they really mean; they defend themselves and sometimes they even start attacking the other person.
Jane did everything for herself when she was growing up and wasn’t dependent on anyone. When she left the care of Mrs. Reed and started to oversee herself she became very independent, and once she is comfortable with herself and her status that she worked hard for, she settles down. Mr. Rochester does not lavish Jane with expensive clothes and jewelry, per her request because she has no taste for those things because she didn’t grow up with it. She is smart and very opinionated, and she refuses to be silenced by men who feel they have more power over her simply because they are
Stephanie Ericcson appeals to readers emotions, because everybody does what she says in her writing. Being around people, and telling them things don’t always come out like they should, When talking to people it’s ok to tell the truth sometimes. People don’t always need to know the truth. Being in a bad situation and trying to get out of it, and telling a lies ok, some may not agree, but I think its ok.
Power does corrupt people. The Stanford Prison Experiment really broke down some people. I really think they shouldn't of did that. The fake officers started to treat it like a real prison. According to the author of The Stanford Prison “ As the prisoners became more submissive, the guards became more aggressive and assertive.
Power. A word as described by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as possession of control, authority, or influence over others. Yet in the world, often times the other side of power is overshadowed by those reaching to attain it. When in fact, those suffering under the hold of not having power could be arguably greater than those who suffer to reach it. In the classic novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, the case of Justine Moritz is a strong argument of one side of power.
Power is best understood as pursuing freely chosen ends, towards which our actions are oriented and are then commanding the necessary means towards the pursuit of those ends. Power, therefore, is an enabling capacity. The more power one has, the wider is their range of choices that they may realistically pursue (Bauman & May 2001). Bauman & May notes, “To have power, among other things, means to be able to decide what is not important and what should not matter or concern” (120). This definition of power by Zygmunt Bauman and Tim May was chosen because it best relates to the circumstances in The Hunger Games, in which President Coriolanus Snow possesses power over the Capitol and other districts.


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The summit participants reviewed India’s presidency in 2023 and discussed the situation in the global economy and finance, the climate agenda, the digitalisation and other issues.
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Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi (retranslated): Your Highnesses, Excellencies,
I express my gratitude to all of you for accepting my invitation and joining this summit today. On behalf of 140 crore Indians, you all are heartily welcomed.
I remember the moment when my friend, the President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, handed me the ceremonial gavel on November 16 last year. At that time, I had said that together we will make the G20 inclusive, ambiguous, action-oriented and decisive.
Over the past year, together we have realized that vision. Together we have taken G-20 to new heights. Amidst a world fraught with distrust and challenges, it is mutual trust that binds us, connects us to each other.
In this one year, we have believed in “One Earth, One Family, One Future”. And, we have shown unity and cooperation beyond controversies.
I can never forget that moment when all of us in Delhi unanimously welcomed the African Union to the G-20. The message of inclusivity that G-20 has given to the whole world is unprecedented. It is a matter of pride for India that Africa has got a voice during its Presidency.
In this one year, the whole world has also heard the echo of the Global South in G-20. In the Voice of Global South Summit last week, about 130 countries have wholeheartedly appreciated the decisions taken at the New Delhi G-20 Summit.
The G-20 has emphasized the adoption of a human-centric approach while supporting innovation and digital technology. The G-20 has renewed faith in multilateralism. Together we have given direction to multilateral development banks and global governance reforms. And along with these, during the Presidency of India, G-20 has got the recognition of People’s 20. Crores of ordinary citizens of India joined G-20, and celebrated it as a festival.
Your Highnesses, Excellencies,
When I had proposed this virtual summit, there was no forecast of what the global situation would be today. Recent months have brought forth new challenges. The insecurity and instability in the West Asia region, concerns us all.
Our coming together today is a sign that we are sensitive to all these issues and stand together to resolve them. We believe that terrorism is unacceptable to all of us. The death of civilians, wherever they may be, is condemnable. We welcome the news of the release of hostages today, and hope for the swift release of all hostages.
Ensuring the timely and continuous delivery of humanitarian aid is imperative. It is also crucial to ensure that the conflict between Israel and Hamas, does not take on any kind of regional form. The clouds of crises that we are witnessing today, as One Family, we possess the strength to work towards peace.
From the point of view of human welfare, we can strengthen our voice against terror and violence, and for humanity. Today, India is prepared to walk together shoulder to shoulder, to meet the expectations of the world and of humanity.
The 21st century world will have to give top priority to the concerns of the Global South moving forward. The countries of the Global South are going through many difficulties for which they are not responsible. In this context, the need of the hour is to give our full support to the development agenda.
It is important that reforms are brought in the global economic and governance structures to make them bigger, better, effective, representative and future ready. Ensuring timely and affordable assistance to countries in need. Implement the action plan adopted to accelerate the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
Our Aspirational District Program stands as a notable example of progress in the SDGs at the local level in India. I invite the G-20 countries and the Global South to examine the Aspirational District Programme, and witness the transformative impact it has had on the lives of 25 crore people in India.
At the New Delhi Summit, a decision was made to establish a Digital Public Infrastructure Repository, and I am pleased to announce its completion. Over 50 DPIs from 16 countries have been incorporated into this repository. To facilitate the implementation of DPIs in Global South nations, I propose the creation of a Social Impact Fund. On India’s behalf, I also announce an initial contribution of 25 million dollars to this fund and hope for your participation in this initiative.
In the era of Artificial Intelligence, there is a need to use technology in a responsible manner. There is growing concern about the negative use of A.I all over the world. India firmly believes that we should work together on global regulation of A.I. We have to move forward, understanding the seriousness of how dangerous DeepFake is, for society, for the individual. We desire that A.I. should reach the people, and it must be safe for the society. With this approach, the Global A.I. Partnership Summit is being hosted in India next month. And I believe all of you will cooperate in this as well.
At the New Delhi Summit, I had talked about green credit regarding environmental protection. You know that in India we have started it. Through the Global Biofuels Alliance launched in New Delhi, we are reducing carbon as well as promoting the development of alternative fuels. The G-20 has recognized mission LiFE, i.e. Lifestyle for Environment, for a pro-planet approach; called for taking renewable energy three times by 2030; shown commitment towards clean hydrogen; recognized the need to take climate finance from billions to trillions. In a few days, during the COP-28 which will be held in the UAE, concrete steps need to be taken on all these initiatives.
A new working group on women empowerment has also been formed. In this context, I am very happy to share that India has taken a historic decision in the first session of its new Parliament House. To strengthen women-led development, we have decided for 33% reservation for women in Parliament and state legislative assemblies.
I end my statement here.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Colleagues,
First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to the Prime Minister of India, Mr Modi, and all our Indian colleagues for their productive work during India’s G20 presidency this year.
They have done a lot to focus the activity of the G20 member states on finding solutions to truly pressing issues on the international socioeconomic agenda. This was the purpose the G20 was created for, as an important multilateral governance tool in the global economy and finance.
In our view, there is an increasing need for this kind of consolidating approach today, especially because various confrontational attempts continue to be made.
Some of our colleagues here have mentioned that they are shocked by “Russia’s ongoing aggression in Ukraine.” Indeed, military operations are always a tragedy for specific people, specific families, and the country as a whole. And we must certainly think about how to stop this tragedy.
Russia has never refused to negotiate peace with Ukraine. It is not Russia, but Ukraine that has publicly announced that it is withdrawing from the negotiation process. Moreover, the country’s leader signed an executive order prohibiting such negotiations with Russia.
I understand that this war and the loss of life are shocking and could not be otherwise. But what about the bloody coup in Ukraine in 2014, which was followed by the Kiev regime’s war against its own people in Donbass? Did that not shock you? Are you not shocked by the extermination of civilians in Palestine and the Gaza Strip today? Is it not shocking that doctors have to operate on children – do abdominal surgeries – and use a scalpel on a child’s body without anaesthesia? Did it not shock you when the UN Secretary-General said that Gaza has turned into a huge children’s cemetery?
The state of affairs in the global economy and the world at large require collective, consensus-based decisions that reflect the views of the overwhelming majority of the international community, including both developed and developing countries.
Dramatic transformation processes are underway in the world. New powerful global economic growth centres are emerging and gaining strength. A significant portion of global investment, trade and consumer activity is shifting to the Asian, African and Latin American regions, which are home to the majority of the world’s population.
Market turbulence is on the rise. Chronic issues in the international financial sector, as well as energy and food security challenges, are intensifying. By the way, Russia is fulfilling all its commitments in this area and remains one of the largest food exporters. I am here to let you know that the first ships with free Russian grain have been sent to African countries in need.
I would also like to note that the enormous stress on the global economy is a direct consequence of the ill-considered macroeconomic policies of some countries. These actions were justified by the need to fight the pandemic, among other reasons. Trillions of dollars and euros injected into the economy and the banking system have triggered a surge in global inflation and a rapid increase in food and energy prices. This underlies the events that I mentioned above. It is not our actions, not our attempts to restore justice in Ukraine. No. It is the actions of the world's largest economies. As a result, we saw an increase in key interest rates. The poorest countries were hardest hit by that, of course.
Unlawful trade restrictions and the climate agenda pursued by some countries in order to improve their own competitiveness, continue to have a negative impact.
In order to eliminate competitors and to gain advantages, dishonest methods of competition are used, including the destruction of transport and logistics chains and international payment arrangements, and even acts of state terrorism. The explosion at the Nord Stream gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea is a glaring example.
Russia advocates restoring the spirit of open and mutually beneficial international economic cooperation based on the UN Charter and the principles of collegial and mutually respectful joint work. It is important to achieve an effective optimisation of the global economic governance system, in particular, to restart the WTO in its entirety, including its arbitration function.
We need to enhance the role of developing economies in international financial institutions, including the IMF and the World Bank, and to use those bodies’ resources to promote the development of countries and regions that really need it, and not for opportunistic political purposes.
We are ready to work together to address these urgent issues at the G20 and other international institutions, including BRICS, an association that is gaining weight and influence – this much is obvious, especially considering its ongoing expansion.
Our country will certainly continue to contribute to the balanced achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, and to work on preserving the climate and biodiversity of our planet, the digital transformation of the global economy, and ensuring food and energy security.
I would like to note that Russia prioritises the development of digital public infrastructure and strengthening information security. In fact, most of our public services are already available digitally.
As a responsible participant in global efforts to combat climate change, Russia plans to achieve carbon neutrality no later than 2060. For this purpose, we are using every available and effective tool to reduce greenhouse emissions: nuclear energy, hydropower, increasing carbon sequestration in forests, and using environmentally friendly technologies in all sectors of the economy.
I would also like to mention some tangible steps Russia has been taking to promote women’s economic empowerment and greater role in other spheres. Women have a secure and significant presence in Russian government and business today; they head many leading companies, research institutes and public organisations.
In conclusion, I would like to once again highly praise the efforts of India’s presidency and wish success to our Brazilian friends, who will take over the G20 presidency on December 1.
Thank you for your attention.

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Nairobi, July 6 (IANS) Kenya's Central Bank (CBK) has reduced its interest benchmark rate (CB Rate) to 16.5 percent from 18 percent to bring inflation towards the medium-term target and sustain general price stability, reported Xinhua.
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) which met in Nairobi believed the range of monetary policy instruments in use was robust, CBK Governor Njuguna Ndung'u said.
"The Committee therefore decided to reduce the CBR by 150 basis points to 16.5 percent," Ndung'u said in a statement released in Nairobi.
Economics analysts said the move will be welcomed by the borrowers since the cost of borrowing, which stood at 14 percent last year, shot up to 25 percent in recent months as inflation edged upwards above the CBK's single-digit curb.
During the meeting, MPC observed the monetary policy measures adopted continued to deliver favourable macroeconomic outcomes as inflation continued to decline while the
exchange rate remains stable.
"This follows the recent turbulence in the global foreign exchange markets which was mainly attributed to instability in the eurozone and the effects of oil prices," the governor said.
Market analysts said the move by the country's apex bank to cut the benchmark rate will put more pressure on commercial banks to reduce interest rates on loans from current 28 percent (24 percent base lending rate).
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Having failed his Wipeout addition, John Malkovich has been forced to settle for some other waterlogged summer television, taking the lead role in NBC's upcoming pirate series Crossbones. TV Line reports Malkovich would be playing Edward Teach, better known as the pirate Blackbeard, in the 10-episode series, which is being written and co-executive produced by Luther's Neil Cross. Though described as a "summer" series, Crossbones does not yet have an official start date, nor definite point when NBC will give up and try refashioning it into a celebrity sailing competition.
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Tears of Avia is a turn-based tactical RPG. Play with up to 5 classes and hundreds of skills, finding the best synergy with your party and their skill loadout will mean the difference between success and failure. Run a balanced party or roll nothing but warriors, the choice is yours. With some skills being weapon bound rather than class bound, there are endless possibilities for you to experiment from.
Pull up a chair and join the party! Your computer-controlled opponents are ready to take you on, in four card game classics -- Crazy Eights, Rummy, Gin Rummy and Hearts. Computer shuffles the deck and deals. Your choice of 1, 2 or 3 poker-faced ladies play the opposing hands. You provide the peanuts and chatter. The computer provides the challenge.
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Mutual Benefit is a Boston (USA)-based experimental indie project from Jordan Lee with recent contributions from Andrew Morehart, Katie Pierce, Bradley Will, Marc Merza and Samuel Yager. In 2009 the debut mixtape “Figure in Black” was released by the solo Jordan Lee, a fragmented cauldron of music which played host to a mixture of sounds across its two sides. Since then Mutual Benefit has expanded its line-up and seen a slew of releases, each building upon an avant-garde framework and becoming something altogether more tangible.
So what makes Mutual Benefit stand out in a world saturated with experimental indie offerings? For starters, there is a lot to sink your teeth into. Tracks from their third release, 2010’s “Spider Heaven”, bounce merrily between the quirky charm of “Desert Island Feeling” and the melancholy beauty of “Moonville Tunnel”, while the lush waves of 2011’s “I Saw the Sea” drench the listener in a hypnotic spray of sound which is far removed from the catchy offerings of previous releases. Their latest creation, “The Cowboy’s Prayer”, mixes synthesised instruments with guitars, banjo and many layers of vocals in a pleasingly relaxed and quirky fashion.
Every track is very well produced, with subtle details vying for attention and begging for further listening. Jordan Lee also maintains an independent record label called Kassette Klub which produces music in cassette and digital formats as well as a blog and radio show.
Hopefully we will hear more from Mutual Benefit in the coming months as there is something in the music which would be the perfect accompaniment to the fallen leaves of Autumn and the crisp Winter air.


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Church licensing still a prickly issue in Egypt
CAIRO - Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail’s decision to legalise 53 churches did little to impress Egypt’s Christian minority.
One of the reasons is that they are just a fraction of the unlicensed churches in Egypt and do not have state security presence because they are not officially recognised. At a time when Islamist militants have been attacking Egypt’s Christian minority, this is a major source of concern.
“The Christians are afraid to pray at hundreds of churches, even though they do not have any alternatives, because they know that the prayers will incite the radicals and cause bloodshed,” said Hani Sabri Labib, a Christian lawyer campaigning for church licensing. “There is total frustration among Christians because of the failure of the government to legalise the churches.”
Church construction and licensing have been major issues for Egypt’s Christian community in recent decades.
Although the population of the Christian minority is estimated at 9 million, almost 10% of Egypt’s population, there are only 6,000 churches in the country. Many Christians must travel long distances to reach a church.
About 150 villages in southern Egypt do not have access to a church at all and most of Egypt’s churches are concentrated in Cairo, Giza province and Alexandria.
Many churches in Egypt need immediate restoration but Christians say they are unable to begin restoration work because of complicated bureaucratic processes. Church construction is similarly curtailed, meaning that most churches built in recent years have technically been constructed illegally and require licensing.
In August 2016, the Egyptian parliament approved a church construction and restoration law. The law made it necessary for churches built without licensing to be licensed. The prime minister formed a committee to consider requests for church licensing.
The Coptic Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Church requested licensing for 3,615 churches built without prior licensing. Last month, the committee approved the licensing of just 53 churches, even though other churches on the list met licensing requirements.
The Coptic Orthodox Church, which is followed by most of the Christians in Egypt, welcomed the move, describing it as “one good step” towards ending church licensing as a problem.
“We have hopes that the government will speed up the licensing of the other churches to meet the growing needs of the Christians for houses of worship,” said the Reverend Polis Halim, spokesman of the church.
Despite the church’s official welcome of the government decision, many Christians expressed disappointment that only 53 churches were licensed and called on the licensing committee to do more.
“Some Christians are deprived of the right to pray, simply because they do not have access to church,” said Ishak Ibrahim, a researcher at NGO Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights. “This is a problem that needs to be solved if the government is really keen on equating the Christians with their Muslim compatriots who can easily construct new mosques or restore old ones.”
One of the problems facing the licensing process is that the committee formed by the prime minister to investigate licensing requests includes several government agencies, which creates another bureaucratic quagmire.
Labib called for reducing the number of committee members. The committee should be limited to the prime minister, the housing minister, the minister of local development and a representative of the church submitting the licensing request, he said.
The difficulties Christians face in securing government approval for the restoration of old churches or licensing for the construction of new ones does not reflect the deep ties between Christians and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Sisi takes personal responsibility for the protection of the Christians, lobbies for equal citizenship rights for both Muslims and Christians and tries to eradicate decades-old stigmas related to the rights of Christians.
He is the first Egyptian president to attend Christmas celebrations at the Coptic Orthodox Church. This year, he attended the celebration at a church whose construction he ordered in the new administrative capital being built on the outskirts of Cairo.
Ibrahim said, however, the difficulties the Christians face in licensing church construction and restoration do not reflect a lack of political support for Christians but demonstrate the need for widespread cultural change in Egypt.
“It is low-ranking government employees who hinder the paperwork at the end of the day, even as the president stands up for the Christians,” Ibrahim said. “This is why a cultural change is needed for everyone to realise that the Christians have a right to pray to God, too.”


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Washed and Waiting by Wesley Hill is an incredibly powerful, challenging, and brave story of a real guy that loves Jesus yet wrestles with homosexuality and rather than choose to embrace and indulge his homosexuality has chosen celibacy as his “cross to bear.” It is a truly awesome testimony of what it means to Live Weak, take up your cross, and follow Jesus. Â It’s also an incredibly eye opening look at how difficult it is for a real person with same sex attractions to live out their faith in a Christ honoring manner.
For the Christian struggling with same sex attractions, other sexual sin, or really any temptation or “thorn in the flesh” this book is for you!
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A team of chemists at LMU has successfully coupled the directed motion of a light-activated molecular motor to a different chemical unit – thus taking an important step toward the realization of synthetic nanomachines.
Molecular motors are chemical compounds that convert energy into directed motions. For example, it is possible to cause a substituent attached to a specific chemical bond to rotate unidirectionally when exposed to light of a certain wavelength. Molecules of this sort are therefore of great interest as driving units for nanomachines. However, in order to perform useful work, these motors must be integrated into larger assemblies in such a way that their mechanical motions can be effectively coupled to other molecular units. So far, this goal has remained out of reach. LMU chemist Dr. Henry Dube is a noted specialist in the field of molecular motors. Now he and his team have taken an important step towards achievement of this aim. As they report in the renowned journal Angewandte Chemie, they have succeeded in coupling the unidirectional motion of a chemical motor to a receiver unit, and demonstrated that motor can not only cause the receiver to rotate in the same direction but at the same time significantly accelerate its rotation.
The molecular motor in Dube’s setup is based on the molecule hemithioindigo, which contains a mobile carbon double bond (-C=C-). When the compound is exposed to light of a specific wavelength, this bond rotates unidirectionally. “In a paper published in 2018, we were able to show that this directional double bond rotation could be transmitted by means of a molecular ‘cable’ to the single carbon bond rotation of a secondary molecular unit.” says Dube. “This single bond itself rotates randomly under the influence of temperature fluctuations. But, thanks to the physical coupling between them, the unidirectional motion of the light-driven motor is transmitted to the single bond, which is forced to rotate in the same direction.”
To verify that the ‘motorized‘ bond was actively driving the motion of the single bond, and not simply biasing its direction of rotation, Dube and colleagues added a brake to the system that reduced the thermal motion of the single bond. The modification ensured that the motor would have to expend energy to overcome the effect of the brake in order to cause the single bond to rotate. “This experiment enabled us to confirm that the motor really does determine the rate of rotation of the single bond – and in fact increases it by several orders of magnitude,” Dube explains.
Taken together, these results provide unprecedentedly detailed insights into the mode of operation of an integrated molecular machine. In addition, the experimental setup allowed the authors to quantify the potential energy available to drive useful work, thus yielding the first indication of how much work can effectively be done by a single molecular motor under realistic conditions. “Our next challenge will be to demonstrate that the energy transmitted in this system can indeed be used to perform useful work on the molecular scale,” says Dube.
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Hot on the heels of the leaked Motorola Sholes pictures comes this, another as-yet unknown Motorola smartphone that again is tipped to run Android. Little is known about the unnamed handset, but it’s said to have a 3.8-inch touchscreen and an 8-megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash.
Update: Eagle-eyed Cellularmania have spotted that this looks like a Photoshopped Samsung Omnia II; the front has had the Motorola logo and DROID keys added, while the back (shown after the cut) is a dead ringer for the Samsung’s camera cluster.
Inside we’re hearing that Motorola have picked an 800MHz processor, but there are no other specs available. Of course it’s possible that this might not actually be Motorola’s own handiwork, but the buttons below the display certainly match up with those we’ve seen on the Motorola DROID.
Otherwise it’s faintly reminiscent of the HTC Touch HD, which is to say it’s a pretty uncomplicated, smooth-edged candybar dominated by a big display.


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Prototype: Rheingold train set consisting of a class 18.5 steam express locomotive with a type 2´2´T31,7 tender in the black/red basic paint scheme for use as a Rheingold locomotive, 1 type SB4ük-28 parlor car, 2nd class with a galley, 1 type SA4ü-28 parlor car, 1st class without a galley, 1 type SA4ük-28 parlor car, 1st class with a galley, 1 type SB4ü-28 parlor car, 2nd class without a galley, 1 type SPw4ü-28 baggage car. Train route Hook of Holland – Düsseldorf – Cologne – Mannheim – Basle SBB and Amsterdam – Düsseldorf – Cologne – Mannheim – Zürich. German State Railroad Company (DRG). Locomotive road number 18 527. The train looks as it did around 1931.
Model: The steam locomotive has a digital decoder and extensive sound functions. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel, mounted in the boiler. 3 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive has a factory-installed smoke unit. The dual headlights change over with the direction of travel. They and the built-in smoke unit will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The cab lighting and the flickering light in the firebox can also be controlled in digital operation. There is a close coupling with a guide mechanism between the locomotive and tender. The tender also has a close coupler with a guide mechanism and an NEM pocket. The baggage car has a digital decoder to control the light and sound functions. It also has factory-installed red LED marker lights. All of the passenger cars have the lettering "Rheingold" in relief. All of the cars have factory-installed interior lighting, and the passenger cars include lighted table lamps. There are operating current-conducting couplers between the cars. The interior lighting and the table lamps can be controlled jointly in digital operation and will work in conventional operation. Maintenance-free warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. Figures of an engineer and fireman are included for the steam locomotive. A consecutively numbered certificate of authenticity is included with the train set. Total length over the buffers approximately 157 cm / 61-13/16".
One-time edition limited worldwide to 699 train sets.
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Who owns AT&T? With the acquisition of Time Warner, this question is more pertinent than ever.
AT&T was founded in 1885 as the American Telephone and Telegraph Company. It has since acquired DirecTV and owns a significant stake in HBO and CNN, among other companies. AT&T has long been one of the largest landline telephone service and cell phone service providers in America. There are three main reasons why the company’s recent acquisition of Time Warner is so important.
Who Owns At&T
AT&T was founded in 1885 as the American Telephone and Telegraph Company to connect both sides of the Atlantic. In 1885, there were only two phones in the US. However, within the next 15 years, AT&T had built a presence throughout the country.
The network of wires that now connects the entire country was completed in 1923, at which point the company’s name was shortened to the AT&T Corporation. In 1991, the company was acquired by SBC Communications, which AT&T later acquired in 2006. AT&T’s assets included a telephone monopoly in Mexico and a second major landline monopoly in Germany.
These assets are now what makes up AT&T’s fibre-optic network.
What the Acquisition of Time Warner Means
First and foremost, the transaction has put AT&T into the pay-TV business, a sector it has long avoided. With over 100 million pay-TV customers nationwide, the merger is expected to increase AT&T’s potential market share drastically. This could greatly strengthen its position in the competitive field from competitors like Verizon (VZ) and Comcast (CMCSA).
Another benefit to the AT&T conglomerate is the threat it poses to the big tech companies like Facebook (FB), Amazon (AMZN) and Google (GOOG). These players have been gradually dominating the digital advertising market.
On top of all this, the merger is also expected to drive down the cost of TV channels, allowing AT&T to compete with cable companies even more.
AT&T also holds more than 53 million wireless customers.
The History of AT&T
The first major deal AT&T did to grow its footprint was with PanAm Telephone. In 1981, the company agreed to merge with this company. At that time, AT&T already had a stake in the large American landline telephone company Bell Atlantic. As well as owning a stake in some of the largest wireless service providers in the United States, it also had a major stake in computer service provider Western Union. With its acquisition of PanAm Telephone, it also held a controlling stake in the world’s second-largest travel provider, Sabre, which made booking hotels and flights easy.
It is perhaps its most significant deal; AT&T paid a whopping $49.5 billion to acquire SBC Communications in 2006.
Facts About Time Warner
Like the rest of the AT&T conglomerate, Time Warner is best known for its network of premium channels, including HBO, CNN, and TNT. The news company has been at the forefront of the mainstream media, providing coverage of some of the biggest news events of the last two decades. The acquisition is poised to bring more blockbuster content to AT&T’s network.
The major selling point of the acquisition is that AT&T has the resources to deliver more value to subscribers. Time Warner currently manages a $30 billion annual programming budget, which will skyrocket following the merger. This means that AT&T can produce or acquire new shows and movies at a significant rate, which will only help the company’s growing customer base.
The Future of AT&T and Time Warner
As one of the biggest telecommunications providers in the US, the AT&T/Time Warner acquisition makes a lot of sense for both companies, which have struggled to keep pace with competitors in recent years. The deal is expected to produce $1.5 billion in cost savings and is currently awaiting approval from regulators in the US and Europe.
What Does This Deal Mean for Consumers?
In short, the AT&T/Time Warner acquisition means that AT&T will have much more power to provide consumers with the content they want to watch. At present, Time Warner’s cable channels such as HBO and CNN offer a diverse range of documentaries, sports and movies, which has helped them thrive in a competitive market.
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Victory Park Bandshell, 1941
The Albion Band Shell was erected in Victory Park in1941 by the Works Progress Administration, and has proven to be an excellent location for concerts and musical entertainment.
Source: Frank Passic. A Pictorial History of Albion, Michigan; From the Archives of the Albion Historical Society. Dallas, Texas: Curtis Media Corporation. 1991.


Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful? Video from Paloma Faith
Paloma Faith releases the title track from her album on December 21st 09 - Just in time for Christmas! - through Epic Records. The single will be back by her cover of David Guetta's 'Sexy Chick' (renamed 'Sexy Minx'). Both her previous singles 'Stone Cold Sober' and 'New York' have played their part in making Paloma a house hold name in the UK.
The Hackney born singer songwriter has announced a March tour and due to popular demand a second date at London's Shepherds Bush Empire.
16 March Dublin, Vicar St
17 March Glasgow, ABC
19 March Manchester, Academy
20 March Leeds, Academy
21 March Newcastle, Academy
23 March Cambridge, Corn Exchange
24 March Birmingham, Academy
25 March Southampton, Guildhall
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28 March Oxford, Academy
29 March London, Shepherds Bush Empire
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A woman left a comment on a writing discussion today saying she decided she wanted to write a novel, then she requested advice on how to begin.
Write a word. Any word. That’s all it takes to start writing.
A book begins with a single word. Many novice writers get intimidated by the thought of writing an entire book, but all you ever need to write is one word. I know that’s not much of a goal, but in the end, it is the only goal. That’s how every book all through the ages got written — one word at a time. By stringing single words together, you get sentences, then paragraphs, pages, chapters, an entire book.
So, to begin with, just write. Get a feel for words. Read fiction. Get a feel for how a story flows. Once you are in the habit of writing, read books on how to write. Sometimes it takes a long time for it all to click. I’d written two and a half books, read dozens of books on how to write in addition to the thousands of novels I’d read, before it all clicked. Most of what the how-to-write books said didn’t make sense at first. Rising conflict? Stakes? Showing? Telling? I hadn’t a clue what they meant, but I stuck with it, and became a good writer. I’m not naturally talented, but I discovered that it is possible to learn the craft. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
Writing is not always about writing. Sometimes it’s about thinking. Some authors can sit down and let the words flow and lo! There is a story! Other authors write extensive outlines, detailing the entire story before they ever set one word to the page. I don’t do either. I think about what story I want to write and why I want to write it. I figure out who the main characters are, what they want, how they are going to get it, who is going to stop them getting it. I figure out the beginning and the end (because I need to know where to begin and where I am going), and I figure out a couple of scenes in the middle, to give me an idea of how to get there. Then write. I am a very slow writer, but still, being a slow writer, I’ve written five books that have been published.
The best skill to learn after you’ve written your book is how to rewrite. Chances are, you dumped too much information in the first chapter because you assume people need to know everything about your character before they can understand her, so usually the first thing you do in rewriting is dump the first chapter. But to rewrite, you have to have written. So just write. And write what you want. Writing is all about practice. A person who wants to learn how to play the piano doesn’t just sit down at a piano and immediately start playing. You have to learn the basics, have to practice, but still, you can plunk at the keys to get a feel for piano playing. The same thing goes for writing.
All too often, inexperienced writers tiptoe through their novels, letting major events — fistfights, gunplay, murders, betrayals — take place off-page. It’s much easier to let characters emote afterward than for the writer to take the time and trouble to tackle the action scene. I know I have passed on opportunities to create such scenes, thinking the characters’ reactions all-important, but I forgot one thing: readers need to experience the drama.
Sometimes it’s hard to find the confidence to bring such complex scenes to life, to juggle the many elements that comprise an action scene, but the only way to learn is to plunge headfirst into action. Write it fast and fearlessly; let the words fall where they may. You can always clean up the mess in rewrites.
And while you’re at it, don’t forget to study the publishing business. Learn everything you can about good prose, story elements, query letters, promotion. With so many millions of people out there who have written a book or who want to write a book, the competition is fierce. A writer does not attain maturity as a writer until he or she has written 1,000,000 words, or so they say. (I’m only halfway there.) So write. Your next book might be the one that captures people’s imaginations and catapults you into fame and fortune. Not writing another book guarantees you will never will reach that goal. It also keeps you from doing what you were meant to do.


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A large majority of Republican voters would not hesitate to leave the GOP if former President Donald Trump were to form a new political party, a new national survey found.
Sixty-four percent of Republicans said they would be inclined toward joining a Trump-formed party like the “MAGA Party” or the “Patriot Party,” the poll conducted by HarrisX found.
“If Trump were to split from the GOP and create his own party, polling suggests he might well create the second largest political party in the country, knocking the GOP down to third place,” said Dritan Nesho, CEO and chief pollster at HarrisX.
The survey found only 36 percent would be either somewhat or very unlikely to leave the GOP.
The survey was conducted among 340 registered Republicans between Jan. 28-29.
Fifteen percent of Democrats and 28 percent of independents would be inclined to join the theoretical Trump-centered party, the poll found.
“These numbers show that Trump remains a political force to be reckoned with,” Nesho said. “He benefits from a diverse base of support making up over a third of voters, voters who are attracted to him on a number of issues that are yet to be properly addressed by, and co-opted by, Democratic and Republican elites.”
In an email to the a media group in the US, one woman expressed her views:
Hello, I’m a conservative woman voter and have contributed to many GOP candidates since the Reagan administration. Whether it was a House seat in CA, a senate seat in Kansas, a governorship in North Dakota, I could be counted on to pitch in. Not any more. Not one red cent will go to anyone in the GOP. President Trump, the best president — I’d rate him higher than Reagan, may ask me to pitch in to help the GOP win back the House. Again, not one red cent will be donated. I write this knowing that Paul Gosar is different, right? Dr. Paul Gosar will challenge Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy, right?
Representative Gosar will bring the fight, right? I wish him well but Not A Red Cent will I donate to another GOP candidate. I have kept a civil tongue in this email; the room in which I write it, however, is filled with ripe cursing words. And I mean ripe! All the best … Formerly known as a reliable go-to for the extra bit of money that went unaudited for all these years…. (a mirthless smile on my face as I write this.)
Despite some reports which say Trump may have been mulling starting a new party, the former president has said publicly that he is not interested in doing so.

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Here is an item-by-item comparison of what Baliles promised in 1985, and what he has done.
Goal: Spend more on the clean-up of the Chesapeake Bay.
Action: Money for bay projects increased from $17.2 million in the 1984-86 budget, passed before Baliles took office, to $43 million in 1986-1988 and $55 million in current 1988-90 budget.
Goal: Develop comprehensive statewide plan for Virginia's water needs.
Action: Finished comprehensive plan begun by Gov. Charles S. Robb that outlines state water needs through 2030. It identifies areas that will face water shortages or have outdated water treatment plants, as well as identifying potential sources of water.
Goal: Add to state's "wilderness areas," where no development, road construction or cutting of trees is allowed.
Action: Spent $1.5 million in 1988 to acquire new wilderness areas.
Goal: Preservation of more historical sites.
Action: Department of Historic Resources created this year to identify sites worthy of preservation and coordinate preservation efforts.
Goal: Identify and clean up toxic and hazardous waste sites and plan for handling waste in the future.
Action: Created Department of Waste Management, increased spending to identify and clean up hazardous and toxic waste from $2.16 million and 35 employees in 1986 to $4.41 millon and 60 employees currently. Other actions:
New laws ban use of phos- phate detergent in Virginia and certain toxic paints on marine vessels.
Baliles signed an agreement with Maryland, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia to protect the bay and pushed through the legislature the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act, which will lead to regulations on building along shorelines and in other environmentally sensitive areas.
Goal: New state-of-the-art security systems in prisons.
Action: Security systems are state-of-the-art in new prisons, not in previously built ones.
Goal: Expand existing prisons rather than build new ones.
Action: Has begun construction of two prisons, as well as expanding existing facilities. The new prisons, in Buchanan County and Greensville, will cost about $160 million.
Goal: Expand work opportunities for non-violent prison inmates and strive to ensure those jobs are meaningful and productive.
Action: Corrections authorities say they have been unable to expand opportunities because of influx of prisoners.
Goal: Expand work release and a program that puts non-violent offenders to work rather than in jail.
Action: They have not been expanded.
Promise: Develop a mental health treatment program for prisoners.
Action: Marion Corrections Center was made a licensed state psychiatric facility.
Began no-read/no-release program, which denies parole to inmates who cannot read.
Began efforts to close the state penitentiary in Richmond, which is slated to shut down this year.
Lowest escape record in history, with only 3.6 inmates per 1,000 escaping in 1988.
Goal: Lowering the point at which a driver is presumed to be under the influence of alcohol from 0.15percent blood-alcohol content to 0.10percent.
Action: Law passed in 1986.
Goal: Create state drug information clearing house, where data on all persons convicted of drug-related crimes in Virginia is recorded for use by prosecutors and police.
Action: Created through the State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation. Goal: Gain for prosecutors the right of appeal in criminal cases.
Action: Limited right of appeal granted through new laws.
Goal: Establish anti-terrorism task force.
Action: A secret plan to counter potential terrorist attacks in Virginia was developed by the Department of Military Affairs and the state National Guard.
Goal: Change law to allow use of videotaped testimony of children in some criminal cases.
Action: Now allowed in some cases are videotaped depositions and testimony by live-circuit TV. More hearsay evidence is also permitted.
Goal: Make murder of a child under 18 during an abduction for illicit purposes a crime punishable by death.
Action: Law passed, but victims must be under 12.
Goal: A support program for victims and witnesses of crimes in every jurisdiction in the state.
Action: Number of programs increased, but not to every jurisdiction. Also, more money has been provided for programs.
Goal: A "Son of Sam" provision to ensure felons cannot cash in on their crimes by profiting from books or broadcast accounts.
Action: Bill never introduced.
Goal: Anti-racketeering statue, similar to federal Racketeer Influenced, Corrupt Organizations Act, providing prosecutors with expanded options for combating criminal activity.
Result: Not introduced, but state has broadened laws requiring forfeiture of assets owned by drug dealers.
Goal: To raise teachers' salaries to the national average.
Result: Difference in salaries has narrowed from $2,108 in 1985 to $291 now, according to the state Education Department. Baliles' aides say Virginia will reach the national average of $29,614 before he leaves office.


Backup battery removal movie - ThinkPad R61, R400, R500, T61, T400, T500, W500
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- Beginning at the bottom of the keyboard, separate the palm rest away from the chassis as shown.
- Remove the TouchPad connector from the systemboard and lift the palm rest off of the machine.
- To remove the keyboard, first remove the remaining keyboard retaining screw from the bottom of the machine.
- Turn the machine over and open the cover.
- Lift the keyboard up and remove its ribbon cable from the systemboard.
- To remove the backup battery, release the tape holding the battery in place and disconnect the connector.
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We recommend you get your flu shot to get maximum protection for the upcoming flu season, for you and your entire family.
**Flu Shots are now in, see below.
On average in Canada, the chance of developing Influenza in any given year is one in six. Although many consider influenza to be a minor illness, in fact in high risk individuals (those over 65 years of age, diabetics, patients with asthma, chronic lung disease, immune system suppression or cancer), it may be a life threatening problem. Flu vaccine is offered to all residents of Ontario, over 6 months of age.
The flu shot is:
- safe (including for kids and if you are pregnant or breastfeeding)
- available from your doctor or nurse practitioner, and at participating pharmacies and local public health units across the province
- proven to reduce the number of doctor visits, hospitalizations and deaths related to the flu
- different each year because the virus changes frequently – so you need to get it every fall
Individuals aged five and over may receive a flu shot at the same time as, or at any time before or after a COVID-19 vaccine. **Children between six months and under five years are recommended to wait 14 days before or after the administration of another vaccine before getting their flu shot.
Book your flu shot appointment online conveniently with your health card ready, or call our office during regular office hours at 905-889-3634. You can request to come along with other household members if they are also patients with us. If you have an upcoming appointment with your doctor, you can also have your flu shot at your appointment – just let our staff know when you arrive.
Keep checking our flu shot bookings as we add more dates weekly.
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** Do not come if you have any new symptoms of possible COVID illness or any other respiratory illness.
Wear clothing that allows easy access to your shoulder (short sleeved shirt, sleeveless shirt). Check in with Reception with your updated health card. If you have booked appointments to come with other household members, you may all come at the same time.
If you have an upcoming appointment with your doctor, you can also ask for your flu shot then. Please book an appointment with our nurse if you have other injections you would like to receive at the same time.
We do not have the COVID vaccine at our office.
If you have already received your flu shot, please let us know!