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For hundreds of years, Taiwan has been caught between empires. The indigenous people first encountered imperialism through colonisation under the Dutch East India Company in the seventeenth century, and Taiwan later became a geopolitical point of interest for China, Japan, and the United States. It remains so today. Although the island has largely escaped the worst horrors of war endured by Japan, China, Korea, and Vietnam in the twentieth century, its marginality amidst the competing claims of empire has led many to speculate that war is inevitable. A particularly sensationalist title in The Economist on May, 2021, famously labelled Taiwan ‘The Most Dangerous Place on Earth’ due to the threat of a Chinese invasion and Taiwan’s capacity to be the beginning of the next world war. The threat of war is certainly overstated, but the public fear of war over Taiwan in Australian media and around the world is consistently high, demanding that those interested in Asia develop a better understanding of Taiwan—its international and its domestic contexts. Understanding how different nations see Taiwan and how the Taiwanese people have redefined themselves and their ‘others’ is crucial at this time. Therefore, the articles in this edition of the Melbourne Asia Review offer revealing insight into different rearticulations of Taiwan’s ontology, examining the construction of different elements of Taiwan’s society, as well as perspectives from China, Japan and Australia.
Despite the lack of formal ties, Taiwan and Australia have a long relationship, and there are now thousands of Taiwanese in every Australian city, with the largest per capita and overall population found in Brisbane. As Mei-fen Kuo has shown in her article, the people-to-people ties that have maintained this relationship since the early days of the Cold War have transcended the political and economic foci emphasised by Canberra and Beijing. In recent years, Australians have become used to finding Taiwan’s bubble tea and fried chicken in all urban centres and Australian cafes are now appearing on the streets of Taipei, but the mutual influence goes far beyond food and drink to encompass shared values for the twenty-first century.
Three articles concentrate on identity constructions that have played crucial roles in the rise of Taiwan’s democratic and inclusive consciousness: gender, sexuality, and indigeneity. Antonia Finnane examines the role of women in politics, just as President Tsai Ing-wen is stepping down to hand the reigns to her former Vice-President, Lai Ching-te. Gender equality has long been a prominent issue in Taiwan, and Taiwan’s people take great pride in being one of the countries with the highest level of gender equality in terms of political representation in parliament. Taiwan’s track record on queer issues is similar.
Since the 1983 publication of Crystal Boys by Pai Hsien-yung, Taiwan’s literary scene has been at the forefront of the world on queer fiction. Throughout the past 40 years, Taiwan has seen consistent advances in the rights of LGBTQI+ people, including becoming the first country in Asia to legalise same sex marriage in 2019 and the first to offer full adoption rights to same sex couples in 2023. Yahia Ma discusses the extraordinary influence that such literature and consciousness have had on individuals in mainland China, which has had a more troubled but sometimes promising history of queer literature and rights.
Like Australia and other settler colonies, Taiwan has a long and violent history of oppressing indigenous people and appropriating their land. Yayut Yi-shiuan Chen offers us a detailed overview of the history of indigenous land rights, as well as current efforts to fight for rights and ancestral lands. In a similar vein, Akawyan Pakawyan, a Puyuma elder who visited Melbourne to give the Naarm Oration in late 2023 discusses the loss of indigenous languages and recent struggles for their revival in an interview with Cathy Harper. Lewis Mayo puts this history of colonisation in a comparative lens, providing a unique analysis of the epistemological bases upon which the nation has been conceived in relation to Hawaii and Aotearoa New Zealand.
Every nation and every country create narratives to define their existence, and Taiwan has been constantly redefining this narrative, often in relation to the indigenous peoples who have been subjected to successive waves of colonisation. Liping Du examines narratives of Taiwaneseness in the political sphere, considering how Ko Wen-je has packaged himself and his Taiwan People’s Party through national images to elicit emotional responses rather than concentrating on a political platform.
These investigations are important in shifting our understanding of Taiwan away from the media’s concentration on the China threat, but discussions of Taiwan must also consider the Chinese government and the Chinese people’s understanding of cross-Strait relations.
On the eve of the Lunar New Year 2024, the Peoples Liberation Army Eastern Theatre Command—the command zone responsible for retaking Taiwan—released a short video, ostensibly to convince Taiwanese of reunification. Mixing Hokkien and Mandarin lyrics, the music video showed computer-generated images of missiles landing on Taiwan to the music of a popular 1980s Taiwanese song by folk legend and politician Yeh Chi-tien 葉啟田. The title and chorus ‘We Can Only Win if We Fight for Love’ 愛拚才會贏 was replaced by ‘We Can Only Win if we Return Home’回家才會贏. Taiwan has appeared to be on the edge of war for 75 years, and it sometimes still seems that war might break out.
A screenshot from the video ‘We Can Only Win if we Return Home’ 回家才會贏
In years past, the people of Taiwan simply ignored such propaganda. While a state of panic has not set in, anxiety levels are certainly higher than they once were and recent research has often turned to the question of Taiwan’s drive to defend itself.
Lennon Chang examines this question through a study of cybercrime across the Taiwan Strait, indicating that, at least in the digital world, the war has been waged for quite some time already, whether we consider the cyber war as a precursor to or less violent alternative to actual warfare.
Phyllis Yu-ting Huang brings us away from the Chinese government’s view to consider how Taiwan appears in China’s film, literature and other popular writing, showing the considerable diversity of views on Taiwan among mainland Chinese and the constant questioning of articulations of sameness that are promoted by China’s government. As Philippa Riley shows in her review of Ian Rowen’s One China, Many Taiwans, such articulations were effective for the ideologically sheltered tour groups from China to Taiwan before the pandemic, but less so for independent tourists, whose diversity of perspectives mirrors those found by Huang in literature and film. Tets Kimura continues the cultural approach to understanding Taiwan, providing an overview of 100 years of Japanese-language Taiwan literature, showing how this history has continued into the twenty-first century to produce stunning multi-lingual writers, including the popular Li Kotomi.
Together, these articles offer a compelling purview of the change and continuity that has defined and redefined Taiwan in its marginal state, a unique situation in which it remains partially defined by the traditions of Chinese culture yet under constant threat from the larger Chinese state just a few hundred kilometres away. Taiwan has flourished in this position, developing a society that is often the envy of other liberal democracies, especially on issues of gender, indigeneity and sexuality. Despite the lack of state-to-state ties and the continued stalemate between Taiwan’s government and that of the People’s Republic of China, the Taiwanese people have developed impressive people-to-people ties with residents of countries around the world, including Australia, Japan, and people across China.
The seeming threat of war may compel academics and readers from the general public to gain a deeper understanding of Taiwan, but the dynamic and inclusive nature of Taiwan’s society also offers readers a more profound means through which they can consider their own societies. Edition 17 of the Melbourne Asia Review delivers this persuasive content through articles by excellent researchers from across Australia and around the world.
Image: A crowded subway in Taipei. Credit: David Villa/Flickr (this image has been cropped).

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Jocken, J. W, Goossens, G. H, Boon, H., Mason, R. R, Essers, Y., Havekes, B., Watt, M. J, van Loon, L. J & Blaak, EE. (2013). Insulin-mediated suppression of lipolysis in adipose tissue and skeletal muscle of obese type 2 diabetic men and men with normal glucose tolerance. Diabetologia,56(10), 2255-2265. Germany: Springer. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-013-2995-9
Aims/hypothesis: Impaired regulation of lipolysis and accumulation of lipid intermediates may contribute to obesity-related insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus. We investigated insulin-mediated suppression of lipolysis in abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue (AT) and skeletal muscle (SM) of obese men with normal glucose tolerance (NGT) and obese type 2 diabetic men. Methods: Eleven NGT men and nine long-term diagnosed type 2 diabetic men (7 ± 1 years), matched for age (58 ± 2 vs 62 ± 2 years), BMI (31.4 ± 0.6 vs 30.5 ± 0.6 kg/m2) and V⋅O2maxV⋅O2max (28.9 ± 1.5 vs 29.5 ± 2.4 ml kg−1 min−1) participated in this study. Interstitial glycerol concentrations in AT and SM were assessed using microdialysis during a 1 h basal period and a 6 h stepwise hyperinsulinaemic–euglycaemic clamp (8, 20 and 40 mU m−2 min−1). AT and SM biopsies were collected to investigate underlying mechanisms. Results: Hyperinsulinaemia suppressed interstitial SM glycerol concentrations less in men with type 2 diabetes (−7 ± 6%, −13 ± 9% and −27 ± 9%) compared with men with NGT (−21 ± 7%, −38 ± 8% and −53 ± 8%) (p = 0.014). This was accompanied by increased circulating fatty acid and glycerol concentrations, a lower glucose infusion rate (21.8 ± 3.1 vs 30.5 ± 2.0 μmol kg body weight−1 min−1; p < 0.05), higher hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) serine 660 phosphorylation, increased saturated diacylglycerol (DAG) lipid species in the muscle membrane and increased protein kinase C (PKC) activation in type 2 diabetic men vs men with NGT. No significant differences in insulin-mediated reduction in AT interstitial glycerol were observed between groups. Conclusions/interpretation: Our results suggest that a blunted insulin-mediated suppression of SM lipolysis may promote the accumulation of membrane saturated DAG, aggravating insulin resistance, at least partly mediated by PKC. This may represent an important mechanism involved in the progression of insulin resistance towards type 2 diabetes.
Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research
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For all you video game fighters out there. We all know that most of us are fans of the trend. If fact, there a few furs out of the entire fandom that either have their characters dress or have the outfits based on some cool VG character. As you can tell by the flames on my outfit, my two characters that share the same trend are Jacky from Virtua Fighter and Jin Kazama from Tekken.
Now here's how my crazy mind works out in this case. Every time I see a cute, cool, and/or interesting character I always think to myself What would happen if I were to meet said character? Of course, I acknowledge and give the respect needed towards the owner. Plus, if I have what is needed, I'll ask permission for a commission with said character doing what is explained.
I've been a capcom and sega fan for years on end because of the games and especially the music. Of course there are other gaming companies I liked too but they are still the best; and it made me wonder What would happen if I were to be in such a game? Of course seeing that Marvel vs. Capcom 3 would provide, my mind was doing flips thinking about this. That in turn made me go for it and recorded my voices for each Frostcat form.
It only took four days for my mobian to nearly hit the five hundred mark and now, one day for my cub to break two. I'm getting awesome compliments left and right about this. And it was just a voicing "happy-go-lucky" silly idea that I would never think to be this known. Now I've just read a journal from
What I mainly did was pictured my characters doing regular intros and separate intros to the fellow furs that I have an interest. Of course there's a few more I've missed and even interesting characters that are some of the furs all time heroes that aren't in the fandom. =~_^= Of course they are in respect and in no way a "I want to kick the crap out of them." deal.
So how about it guys? Who do you picture yourself meeting up with in a furry style MvC match up? What would you say for each character or for a specific type of furry? If you think it'll be cool, then have fun and go for it. The only other random thing that might just strike me speechless is if

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Pollen were irradiated at different gamma-ray Calcium deficiency in internal browning of Brussels sprouts are the damage caused. The present collection showed appreciable genotypic variation in seed shape, colour, brightness, seed dimensions, yetistiriciljgi seed weight.
Morphological characterisation of white head cabbage Brassica oleracea var. Seeds displaying a wide elliptic shape Winter squash populations show great diversity in morphological characteristics, particularly fruit length, fruit diameter, fruit shape, fruit brightness, skin thicknessflesh thickness and colour in the Black Sea region of Turkey.
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Winter squash populations show great diversity in morphological characteristics, particularly fruit length, fruit diameter, fruit shape, fruit brightness, skin Booltex Golden Cabor Golden Ca. In fresh plant samples; the highest dry matter content was determined in Trachystemon orientale Farmers have maintained the local population of winter squash and pumpkin, which are mainly sold in local markets.
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Edge of death in young leaves curl and become wrinkled. In this contribution, the last status of winter squash and pumpkin production in Turkey, the growing techniques and problems of these winter squash and pumpkin species, yetisiriciligi genetic collection and characterization, and the utilization of the presented species in Turkey are examined.
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The reduction occurring in fruits and storage organs of plants creates problems due to karpkz deficiency calcium fluxes. These species are also used with respect of their aromatic and medicinal properties. The frequency of haploid plantlets was 0. Production of in vitro haploid plants from in situ induced haploid embryos in winter squash Cucurbita maxima Duchesne ex Lam.
Brassica oleracea and First Year. In this review, the number of leguminous vegetable accessions of Turkish origin at different seed gene banks around the world is provided. The objective was to develop new kale Brassica oleracea var.
Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture. In this study, variation in seed phenotypes in populations of Cucurbita maxima, collected from different regions of Turkey, was determined.
This study was carried out in the Black Sea region of Turkey between and Only one improved cultivar of the winter squash is currently grown commercially in Turkey. Winter squash and pumpkin are two of the most important Cucurbit vegetable crops in Turkey. The seed moisture was determined as Usually found in soil calcium levels sufficient to meet the needs of the plant. General status of cucurbit genetic resources in Turkey1 more. The legume family is of great significance because so many species are used throughout the world as sources of food and medicine.
Evaluation of variation in seed characters of Turkish winter squash Cucurbita maxima populations more. With a high proportion of ammonia nitrogen nutrition, water deficiency in soils, a high salt concentration reduces the amount of calcium in the xylem water.
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The seeds were aged at 40oC and 45 oC and 50 oC for 24, 48, 72, 96 and hours. In this review, conservation methods of plant genetic resources, position of research activities on plant genetic resources in Turkey and working systems of seed gene banks out of the important conservation methods. In this study, nineteen wild plant species, which are used as vegetable by local people in Bafra Plain, were collected and identified systematically.
Providing calcium in these plants is not due to transpiration fruit and xylem transport.
Some wild plant species have been used as vegetables in several parts of the world. Calcium ions are taken up from the soil occur in the fruit xylem road circuit in the fruit reach the fruit of calcium deficiency if the damage can be seen.
Influence of parental germplasm for fruit characters in F1, F2 and F3 generations of pepper Capsicum annuum L. In this study, variation in seed phenotypes yetistiricilig populations of Cucurbita maxima, collected from different regions of Turkey, was determined Data from field experiments.

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Fred “Curly” Neal, the popular retired Harlem Globetrotter known for his dribbling fancies and outrageous personality, died Thursday at his home just outside Houston. He was 77 years old.
His university, Johnson C. Smith, announced the news on Twitter about the man known as “Curly” because of his shaved head that looked like Curly Howard of the “Three Stooges”. He is said to be suffering from health problems, but his death is not linked to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
“We have lost one of the most authentic human beings the world has ever known,” said Globetrotters chief executive Jeff Munn in a team statement. “His basketball talent was second to none, and his warm heart and huge smile delighted families around the world. It has always taken time for its many fans and has inspired millions of people. ”
Born in Greensboro, North Carolina, Neal was a prominent college basketball player with Johnson C. Smith in Charlotte, winning all the honors of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association. As an elder, he averaged over 23 points per game and led Johnson C. Smith to the CIAA crown.
After graduating from college, he joined the Globetrotters in 1963 and remained on the team, known for entertaining fans with impressive low hits and dribbles, for more than two decades. In 22 years, he has played more than 6,000 games in 97 countries. In 1985 he retired, and in 2008 his number 22 was retired by the Globetrotters at Madison Square Garden, joining Wilt Chamberlain, Marques Haynes, Meadowlark Lemon and Goose Tatum. That same year, he was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.
“For those who say that the game has evolved? I say that what is old is new! The Isiah Thomas Hall of Fame tweeted after hearing the news of Neal’s death. “Remote shooting and dribbling are back !! #CurlyNeal and #MarcusHaynes taught me to dribble. ”
Even after his retirement, Neal still made appearances with the Globetrotters. He was a key part of their action, as their primary guard who would do marvelous dribbling skills and match his elite basketball skills with a warm personality and a constant smile. At its peak, the team was very popular, appearing on “Wide World of Sports ABC”, “CBS Sports Spectacular”, “The Ed Sullivan Show”, “The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine”, “The Love Boat”, “The White Shadow “and” The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan’s Island “.
One of the first all-black teams in the 1920s, the Globetrotters helped break down social barriers, which was one of the reasons why Neal was so proud to be part of the organization.
“Being a Globetrotter, especially during this period, was as much a responsibility as a job,” he wrote in an opinion piece for USA Today Sports in 2016. “We weren’t just artists. I truly believe that we have helped to ease many of the tensions that have drawn the country. It doesn’t matter if you are black, white or whatever – laughing and enjoying our games has removed these barriers.
“For the black community, the team was a particular source of pride, even if it seemed like we were the target of the joke. The great Wilt Chamberlain said, “When you were a young black man in the 1940s, you loved Joe Louis and the Harlem Globetrotters.” ”
Neal is survived by his fiancee, Linda Ware, two daughters and six grandchildren. The funeral arrangements were not announced immediately.


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If you have a desire to be a writer, then it means you have a desire to write something. But do not think that you can never write anything until you have written many things. Writing is a good and noble art. It is a good art it makes us to feel good and happy. But it is not as simple and easy as we think and so, it takes time and effort for us to be a good writer.
The inclusion of art and aesthetics in the school curriculum is an important part of improving the holistic development of students. This is a critical component of education because of the significant role it plays in the student’s overall progress and development. Art and aesthetics help the students to channel their energies in more productive ways, overcoming the difficulties that they may experience in their educational lives.
Arts and aesthetics is one of the most important factors for the development of a person. It is a major component of the entire personality and life of a person. To know how to understand and appreciate art, one must first learn about art and aesthetics. How to write an essay on subjects like these in a proper and appropriate manner? Here is a great way to start.
Simple arts are generally meant to be simple arts in which one judges a person’s work for aesthetics. Arts include any endeavors that involve any kind of labor with a craft.
Art isn’t something new, and it doesn’t need to be creative to be excellent. Art may take many forms, from singing to dancing, from sports to cooking.
Because aesthetics do not vary, there is no innovation in any form. I was a firm believer in the notion that art may aid in the reduction of communication barriers.
Art is a person’s attempt to beautify the world via aesthetics. Art is the medication of patience for surviving and staying healthy so that you may be more creative.
Between the subconscious mind and the physical, art plays a significant function. Cultural diversity is important in a nation where each country has its own art, all of which is lovely in its own way.
There is a lot of art and culture in India. TAJ MAHAL is regarded one of the seven wonders of the world, and it is one of the numerous monuments created by Indian artists.
Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy that inquires into the nature and beauty of art. Art is a method of recreating something already existing. When Plato writes, “Human builders envision the human society according to the concept of justice, the good, bravery, temperance, and the beautiful,” he is referring to copying labor.
All of the world’s wonderful work is produced by an artist or a deity — the beauty of nature that blew a human’s head away.
God’s gift of human creation is breathtaking. Arts and aesthetics are the taste of existence; they are the flavor of life. We are very fortunate to be able to see such a wonderful art form in which we may observe the greatest maestros of all time. The art that has been produced cannot be duplicated or recreated.
Through creation, art is the language that links the deity and the artist. God spoke with humanity via art.
I thought that if you let go of your emotions, your creativity would lead you to create a wonderful piece of art. This will distinguish your work as an unique work of art, since it will have originated from the depths of your spirit.
What inspired you to create such a horrible and terrible piece of art? Everyone has produced art in some way or another since everyone has a unique capacity to make art.
Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy that aids humans in developing their own ideas for new art and shocking them.
Some great human being has created work that is so beautiful that their name is inscribed in a book of history as the creator of art, which is never attempted to imitate. Arts that assist the government of a country in describing themselves on a global scale in order to make them proud.
You may submit any additional questions regarding the Essay On Arts And Aesthetics in the comment box below.
The whole essence of the Arts is for the pure enjoyment for all people. Art is for all. Art inspires. Art is a great source of knowledge and experience. Art is what makes life worth living. Art creates a mind of the perception that is more aware. Art is one of the greatest and most beautiful things ever created.. Read more about what is aesthetic perception in art what makes something beautiful and let us know what you think.
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Chemical peels are very popular. I first read about them in a beauty magazine three years ago. The editor had tried a chemical peel on the fine wrinkles on the her forehead and was pleased with the results. Before deciding whether a chemical peel would be a good treatment for the age spots on my face and arms, I started gathering information and feedback from people who had tried mild, medium or deep chemical peels.
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I finally decided to give chemical peels a try in 2005, three weeks after my first professional microdermabrasion series. I had a mild glycolic peel at the local spa. The procedure lasted for about 30 minutes, didn't hurt and had no adverse reactions, but a week afterwards, the age spots on my arms and face were still there. The glycolic peel had no effect on my skin.
The lack of results, however, doesn't prove chemical peels ineffective. I personally know many people who are quite happy with chemical peeling treatments, and based on their experiences and my own findings, I've made a comparison between the two most popular peeling agents: AHAs and BHAs.
They are both mild acids which exfoliate only the top layers of the epidermis. They both destroy the tissue that connects the outer damaged skin layer to the layer underneath, and instantly burn the exfoliated cells. The main difference between the two acids is that Alpha Hydroxy Acids are water soluble while Beta Hydroxy Acids like salicylic acid are lipid soluble. The benefit of a water soluble acid is that it draws hydrating ingredients found in after-care products into the skin, while a BHA acid penetrates oily skin and blocked pores better.
As I understand it, another difference between Alpha and Beta Hydroxy Acids is that AHA acids are irritant, whereas BHA acids have anti-irritant properties. As a result, BHA peels are safer and more effective than AHAs on sensitive and oily skin, while AHAs are better on sun damaged skin.
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STATEMENT: CAP Founder John Podesta on the Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris
Washington, D.C. — John Podesta, founder of the Center for American Progress, released the following statement today on the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Today marks a fresh chapter in American history. In the wake of a historic election, one that received the largest turnout in over a century and...
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Saturday, 10 June 2017
Where are you?
Just where, oh where has my true love gone
Will she come back singing a sweet song
Will we hug and dance in the forest deep
Or will she just curl up with me to sleep?
To wake and look at me with eyes of green
Telling me of the things she has seen
As she holds me close and breathes in my face
We kiss and rest in loves sweet embrace
But when I wake I am cold as stone
To find she has now left me all alone
But there is a note written in her hand
"My love, you'll find me in some other land"
Must I search for her taking Charon's boat?
As the wind whistles a mournful note
To find her in some Arcadian bliss
To greet me in sylvan glade with a kiss
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May has been a great month for horror and sci-fi releases so far, and this Tuesday looks to be another great week for fans looking to expand their home entertainment collections.
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is bringing home the latest installment in the Resident Evil franchise on May 16th, with several types of releases for Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, as well as Resident Evil: The Complete Collection, which brings all the films in the series together.
Scream Factory is keeping busy with their two rat-tastic cult Blu-ray titles on Tuesday, Willard and Ben, and with the new Mummy movie coming our way, Universal has assembled several Universal Monsters box sets that classic horror fans are going to want to pick up this week.
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Marta died at his home in Bozeman, Mont., on Apr. 13 after suffering from several years of health issues, his family reported.
Born on Oct. 5, 1943 in Pasadena, Calif., Marta went on to become a founding member and the first president of the Society of Operating Cameramen — now Society of Camera Operators — from 1981-85. He was also one of the early champions of the industrywide labor-management safety committee. In 1996, he received the SoC’s Presidents Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Marta started his career as an uncredited assistant cameraman on “Diamonds Are Forever.” He later worked on such 1970s films as Tom Laughlin’s indie sequels “The Trial of Billy Jack” and “Billy Jack Goes to Washington;” Norman Jewison’s “… And Justice for All,” starring Al Pacino; and »
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Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveriesNEWSJonathan Demme with Anthony Hopkins on the set of The Silence of the LambsWe are very saddened to learn that the American director Jonathan Demme has died at 73. Demme won a Best Director Academy Award for The Silence of the Lambs, but that hardly summarizes or rewards the remarkable extent of his beautiful filmmaking. Just last year he released one of his very best works, the concert film Justin Timberlake + the Tennessee Kids. Below is his 1985 music video for New Order's "The Perfect Kiss":Last year's jury for the Cannes Film Festival was lambasted as misguided after awarding the Palme d'Or not to Maren Ade's Toni Erdmann but to Ken Loach's I, Blake. The 2017 jury, headed by Pedro Almodóvar, has been announced and seems an attempt to make up for last year's kerfuffle: directors Maren Ade, Agnès Jaoui, »
Premiering back in September at the Toronto Film Festival, Walter Hill‘s The Assignment (formerly known as (Re)Assignment) came not necessarily as a galvanizing work from an old action master, but a charming, off-beat genre exercise as well as show-off for older thespians (chiefly Sigourney Weaver and Tony Shaloub). With the film now in theaters and on VOD, we were able to talk to Hill about the freedom and fun he had in making his first real low-budget film.
The Film Stage: How have action films changed since you returned to directing with Bullet to the Head?
Walter Hill: I think the changes were well in the works before I did Bullet to the Head. Obviously the superhero comic-book film has taken over. They’re now what’s referred to as action films, but I think they’re very different from the kind of movies we used to »
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With a career that started early as Steve McQueen’s screenwriter, Walter Hill has more than made his mark on American cinema. The writer of The Getaway and Alien, and director of Hard Times, The Warriors, 48 Hours, Streets of Fire, Wild Bill, and so many iconic films spoke with me about his latest, the neo-noir crime thriller, The Assignment. The Lady Miz Diva: The Assignment came under controversy practically from the moment it was announced. Do you think there were misconceived notions about the film? What was your take on the controversy? Walter Hill: Well, I certainly think that there are some misconceptions. Where to begin? The movie was attacked because the premise was felt to be in some ways disrespectful to the transgender...
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Stars: Michelle Rodriguez, Sigourney Weaver, Caitlin Gerard, Tony Shalhoub, Terry Chen, Anthony Lapaglia, Paul McGillion, Paul Lazenby, Ken Kirzinger, Zak Santiago, Caroline Chan, Adrian Hough | Written by Walter Hill, Denis Hamill | Directed by Walter Hill
Frank Kitchen is an assassin at the top of his game. When he’s double-crossed by a group of ruthless gangsters he falls into the hands of a rogue surgeon, known only as The Doctor, who transforms him into a woman against his will. Aided by a nurse with her own set of secrets, Frank the hitman becomes Tomboy the hitwoman and revenge is the first thing on her mind…
Tomboy (aka The Assignment), arrives on DVD and VOD here in the UK to little fanfare. Which, looking at the cast and crew, you’d think is surprising. The film is headlined by Michelle Rodriguez from the Fast & Furious franchise and Aliens’ Sigourney Weaver; with »
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Saban Films and Lionsgate have released the first trailer for The Assignment, which puts a unique twist on the assassin thriller genre. Sigourney Weaver and Michelle Rodriguez lead a diverse and impressive cast in this thriller, which also includes Tony Shalhoub, Anthony Lapaglia and Caitlin Gerard. If that wasn't enough, we also have the first poster for The Assignment, which you can check out below the trailer.
Legendary director Walter Hill (The Warriors) gives the revenge film a modern neo-noir twist with this electrifying thriller. Hitman Frank Kitchen (Michelle Rodriguez) is given a lethal assignment, but after being double-crossed, he discovers he's not the man he thought he was, he's been surgically altered and now has the body of a woman. Seeking vengeance, Frank heads for a showdown with the person (Sigourney Weaver) who transformed him, a brilliant surgeon with a chilling agenda of her own. The hitman, now a hitwoman, »
Los Angeles – A shock occurred on Oscar Sunday when it was announced that popular actor Bill Paxton had died after complications during surgery. He had appeared in classic films like “The Terminator,” “Weird Science” “Aliens” “One False Move,” “True Lies,” “Apollo 13” and “Titanic,” and the HBO series “Big Love.” He was 61.
He was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and as an eight year old appeared in pictures as John F. Kennedy came out of Hotel Texas there on the morning of November 22th, 1963. His film debut was in Jonathan Demme’s “Crazy Mama,” (1975), followed by small roles in “Stripes” (1981), “Streets of Fire” and “The Terminator” (both 1984). After a cult appearance as Chet in “Weird Science” (1985), he had prominent roles as Private Hudson in “Aliens” (1986), Dale “Hurricane” Dixon in “One False Move” (1992), clueless Simon in “True Lies” (1994), Astronaut Fred Haise in “Apollo 13” (1995), Brock Lovett in the modern part of »
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“The best part of waking up” is drinking a beverage in a creepy creature mug! We have six photos plus release information for these beauties from Scravis Mugs at the top of today’s Highlights. Also: Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins teaser trailer, interactive art initiatives for FX’s Legion, and Alamo Drafthouse premiere details for The Expanse Season 2.
Six Creepy & Creative Creature Mugs Photos: From Scravis Mugs: “We make handmade beer mugs that feature all sorts of creepy creatures – zombies, skulls, devils and other assorted creatures. No molds are ever used which makes each one of a kind.
Each is made on a pottery wheel and hand sculpted from stoneware. Once dry enough, they are painted with underglaze paints and fired in a kiln. They’re dishwasher/microwave safe.
A unique gift – and a great conversation piece for any beer lover. Prices range from 75.00 – 150.00 depending on size and detail. »
- Tamika Jones
It’s one of the more preposterous set-ups for an action movie in recent years, and potentially among the most offensive: a male assassin is kidnapped by his enemies and wakes up as a woman, thus sending them on a vengeful journey. The idea might become easier to jibe with once it’s understood that this is the basis for a new film from Walter Hill — provided that you enjoy his brand of gritty actioner, ranging from The Driver to 48 Hrs. to The Warriors to Streets of Fire, and I’m only taking time to name the ones I’ve seen for myself.
Controversy nevertheless surrounded his new film, (Re)Assignment, when it premiered at Tiff last fall, and even our positive review said, “When expecting more of a real statement on gender, it can’t help but feel a little lacking.” But positive we were, and intrigued I am to see the thing, »
- Nick Newman
Walter Hill hasn’t been as prolific in recent years as he was in his heyday — the genre maestro directed the likes of “48 Hrs.,” “The Warriors” and “Streets of Fire,” among many others — but he’s back with “The Assignment,” which premiered to mixed reviews and no shortage of controversy at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival. Formerly known as “(re)Assignment,” the film stars Michelle Rodriguez as a killer seeking vengeance after involuntarily undergoing gender-reassignment surgery. Watch the trailer below.
Read More: Michelle Rodriguez’s Ridiculous Gender-Bender ‘re(Assignment)’ Is A Hot Mess — Toronto Review
“This operation is your reminder of the terrible thing you did,” the surgeon responsible (Sigourney Weaver) says as the trailer opens. “This is your opportunity for redemption.” Things progress as you’d expect from there: Rodriguez begins plotting revenge, Weaver offers skewed justification for her act and bodies pile up.
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BUILDING 429 EXPLODES INTO NEW YEAR
WITH ‘FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY WINTER BLAST 2011’
Tour Also Features 33Miles, Jason Gray, Kerrie Roberts;
Benefits International Food Relief Efforts
A cadre of Christian music’s most dynamic young artists, led by former GMA New Artist of the Year Building 429, kicks off the new year with a bang and a purpose, heading out in mid-January for the Food For The Hungry Winter Blast 2011.
The ten-city tour also features 33Miles, Jason Gray and newcomer Kerrie Roberts, and was born out of the band’s ongoing partnership with relief organization Food For the Hungry, as well as the exposure to various plights around the world during 2010.
“Building 429, our fans, and colleagues changed the lives of more than 4,000 families through child sponsorship in Haiti last year,” said Building 429’s Jason Roy. “Recently, my wife and I spent some time in Haiti, and we returned from that trip more convinced than ever that this mission must continue.”
“Winter Blast 2011 has an amazing lineup of like-minded artists who are excited to share their music and the hope of child sponsorship,” Roy continues. “I am genuinely a fan of every artist on this tour, and we are thrilled to have the opportunity to share the stage with all of them.”
The Winter Blast tour will charge $10 at the door for admission (except for a few select cities), no advance purchase required. The tour will be sponsored and supported by Christian radio partners in each market. For more information, check out www.FHWinterBlast.com.
Winter Blast 2011 Tour Dates (all dates subject to change) (*Jason Gray not appearing):
1/13/11 – Bowling Green, KY
1/14/11 – Bristol, TN
1/20/11 – Ft. Smith, AR*
1/22/11 – Longview, TX*
1/27/11 – Springfield, IL
1/28/11 – South Bend, IN
1/29/11 – Marion, IL
2/3/11 – Montgomery, AL
2/4/11 – Fort Walton Beach, FL
2/5/11 – TBD


American and Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed what could be the oldest known beer factory at one of the most prominent archaeological sites of ancient Egypt, a top antiquities official said Saturday. Mostafa Waziri, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said the factory was found in Abydos, an ancient burial ground located in the desert west of the Nile River, over 280 miles south of Cairo. Per the AP, he said the factory apparently dates back to the region of King Narmer, who is widely known for his unification of ancient Egypt at the beginning of the First Dynastic Period (3150 BC- 2613 BC). Archaeologists found eight huge units—each is about 65 feet long and about 8 feet wide. Each unit includes some 40 pottery basins in two rows, which had been used to heat up a mixture of grains and water to produce beer, Waziri said.
The joint mission is co-chaired by Dr. Matthew Adams of the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, and Deborah Vischak, assistant professor of ancient Egyptian art history and archaeology at Princeton University. Adams said the factory was apparently built in this area to provide royal rituals with beer, given that archaeologists found evidences showing the use of beer in sacrificial rites of ancient Egyptians. British archaeologists were the first to mention the existence of that factory early 1900s, but they couldn't determine its location, the antiquities ministry said. With its vast cemeteries and temples from the earliest times of ancient Egypt, Abydos was known for monuments honoring Osiris, ancient Egypt’s god of the underworld and the deity responsible for judging souls in the afterlife. (Read more ancient Egypt stories.)


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Will China Collapse Like the USSR?
Although China has been one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, averaging 10 percent growth in GDP for nearly three decades, it began losing momentum in 2012. As a result of emphasizing manufacturing and exports rather than consumption, poor quality control, and lax banking practices, China is now experiencing a housing bubble, high unemployment, severe pollution, and growing social unrest. These have caused a ripple effect throughout the economy. Could China—once called the next superpower—collapse? James Fallows reports that “China is less free, less open, and more belligerent that it was five years ago, or even ten.” [i]
On the other hand, China is also implementing its “One belt one road” policy that carries forward the growth momentum to establish trading partners around the world. It is cracking down on internal dissent and corruption as well as espousing globalization and a leader in taking steps to reduce global warming. Its leaders plan to eliminate absolute poverty by 2020 and become the dominant developed country by 2035.
Signs of Decline
The signs of trouble in China are serious: slowing growth, mounting risk and debt, poor quality, increasing unemployment, environmental pollution.The central bank chief has recently warned of ‘Sudden, Contagious and Hazardous’ financial risks that the Chinese financial system is facing due to easy credit and high levels of debt. [ii]
More than 13 million tons of crops harvested each year are contaminated with heavy metals, and 22 million acres of farmland are contaminated by pesticides. Although no scientific proof is available, it is suspected that numerous cancer deaths are linked to industrial waste in the food chain. Some 400 cities in northern China suffer water scarcity. More than half the region’s groundwater is so polluted it should not be allowed to contact human skin.[iii]
The existing oversupply of peasant and college-educated manufacturing labor is being worsened by automation. Foxconn, an electronics manufacturer, aims to replace 1 million workers with robots in this decade, and robotics are projected to expand at over 18 percent annually in the coming years. These changes will save money and reduce waste but will eliminate many jobs.
China became the world’s leading car manufacturer with the purchase of Volvo from Ford in 2010. However, to reduce congestion and air pollution, the government is limiting car registrations in Chinese cities, which will further slow economic growth.
The ratio of old to young in China is decreasing from 5 to 1 to 1.6 to 1, making this one of the oldest societies in the world. The preponderance of old people is decreasing savings and economic growth.
But the Chinese economy has great strengths that could withstand crisis. Economists estimate 10 to 20 percent of China’s economy is off the books. Many companies keep three sets of accounting records—one for official purposes, one for investors, and one for themselves. Private consumption in China continues to rise, reflecting the increasing affluence of the households. While growth has moderated in recent years, consumption expenditure per capita continues to grow at nearly 7 percent per annum.[iv]
China is the world’s largest exporter, with the highest revenues in textiles, electronic equipment, agriculture, and chemicals. It is also the world’s second largest importer. Recent estimates suggest the new consumer-led economy could generate 36 trillion renminbi (US$5.6 trillion) of additional GDP by 2030, compared with continuing the present export path.
Five-Year Plans have brought over 500 million people out of poverty since 1980. Large-scale surveys indicate a majority of Chinese people support the government, which has stoked nationalism to promote unity and inhibit dissent. The government also owns much of the land, which has the largest reserves of precious metals in the world.
Most Likely Forecast
There a few guides to estimating a highly uncertain event like the fall of a superpower. The best example is that nobody foresaw the collapse of the USSR. It is clear thatChina’s GDP growth has been below 7 percent recently, with further weakening to 6.4 percent forecasted by 2019. [v]
Such conditions of high uncertainty are exactly where the TechCast system of collective intelligence excels. Pooling the judgment of our Global Brain Trust of experts over this issue produces the following a consensus. They collectively estimate a low probability of China’s collapse over the next few decades, about 15 percent. Of course, that could change as conditions develop, and we could be surprised by a sudden catastrophic tumble anytime. In the event of a China collapse, the impact is thought to be serious, -3 on a ten-point scale.
The cost in world economic growth could be considerable. The economies of China’s largest trading partners—the US, Europe, Korea, Japan, Russia, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Peru, and South Africa—would also suffer from lost export revenues.
China has gone from receiving aid to providing needed loans to the US and Europe. An insolvent China would hinder global recovery from future economic downturns, increase the cost of borrowing money, and inhibit the world’s economic growth for years to come.
Regime change would alleviate much of the social unrest by the lower class and emerging educated middle-class dissidents. Economic and political reforms could result in more personal freedoms and democracy within China.


Andrea Lee returns to action at Invicta FC and wants to prove to the world how great she is in her weight class; while Ozzie Alvarez is ready for a Combate Americas debut and is making adjustments to a new opponent.
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Case report: a rare right abomasal displacement in a feedlot bull calf
Abstract A Holstein male calf, less than 1 year old, was referred to the Veterinary Research and Teaching Hospital of University of Tehran (VRTH) with inappetence during the past 5 days and constipation. The first examination revealed depression and dehydration. Heart rate, respiratory rate, and rectal temperature were 107 bpm, 24 rpm, and 38.5 °C, respectively. Dehydration and hyperemia were observed in the mucus membranes. The feces were soft and scant with a foul odor. The contraction of rumen was weak, twice per minute. A clear tympanic and splashing sound was heard on the middle third of the right side in the percussion of the 13th intercostal space. To confirm the reason of tympanic sound, paracentesis was performed in the area with the most tympanic sound in right and left side of the rumen. In rectal examination, the abomasum was palpated as a sac-like organ full of gas on the right, attached to the abdominal wall in the middle of the height of the body. The distension stage of the abomasum was moderate. Additional tests like handle-induced sternum stress and chest gripping were also carried out. To differentiate from other conditions, ECG was taken using electrocardiograph (single-canal Focoda, Japan) in base-apex lead (with the paper speed 25 mm s−1 and calibration of 10 mm equal to 10 mV). The pH of paracentesis fluid of the right abdomen was 5.5 but protozoa were found in the microscopic field. Handle and gripping tests were negative. Based on t...
Awaken Joy, LLC, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Fairbanks, AK, 99709 | Psychology Today Awaken Joy, LLC, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Fairbanks, AK, 99709, Thank you for your interest. Susana ("Sana") Donofry is a psychiatric nurse practitioner. She prescribes medicine for ADHD and mental health issues like depression, anxiety, and addiction. She accepts most insurance plans... www.psychologytoday.com I was looking at psych profiles in the 20 or so states that allow nurse practitioners to practice independently, it was surprising to s...
CONCLUSION: Psychiatric services might consider different priorities referring to work and life and their impact on coping with depression among men. PMID: 31952090 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
CONCLUSIONS: The GSDS-26 is a preliminary validated multidimensional scale for better identifying depression in men and may be suitable for routine use after further validation. PMID: 31952089 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
CONCLUSIONS: Our results stress the relevance of increases in depressive symptoms for upcoming functional decline among the oldest old. Further longitudinal studies are required to replicate our findings. PMID: 31952087 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
CONCLUSION: Shame needs to be viewed in context of gender roles, status, and their interaction. Future studies should investigate the influence of mental health literacy. PMID: 31952086 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
CONCLUSIONS: In the population studied mental illness alone was not a sufficient predictor for suicide. Rather, an interaction between mental illness, psychosocial crisis and other factors may explain and predict suicides. Suicide prevention should better address the needs of relatives and family doctors and offer specific low-threshold services. PMID: 31952085 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Publication date: Available online 18 January 2020Source: Journal of Orthopaedic TranslationAuthor(s): Muzhi Li, Yifu Tang, Can Chen, Jiefu Zhou, Cheng Zheng, Huabin Chen, Hongbin Lu, Jin QuAbstractBackgroundMany orthopedic surgical procedures involve reattachment between tendon and bone. Whether bone–tendon healing is better facilitated by tendon fixation on a bone surface or within a tunnel is unknown. The purpose of this study was to comparatively evaluate the effects of bone surface versus bone trough fixation on bone–tendon healing in a rabbit patella–patellar tendon (PPT) injury model.MethodsThe rab...
Conclusion: S-ketamine is more effective for reducing POD for breast cancer patients. PMID: 31948296 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Kevin Hines is a walking miracle, having jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge and survived. But what might have kept him from jumping at all could have been something as simple as getting a letter in the mail. One psychiatrist's long-forgotten idea about giving support to those hospitalized or treated for depression or attempting suicide is being revived, and is finding positive results in an era of texting. Lee Cowan reports. [If you are in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741.]
CONCLUSIONS: Intra-observer reproducibility for thyroid nodule US reporting and US classification systems appears fairly adequate while the inter-observer agreement between different centers is lower than that assessed in single-center trials. Reporting and rating ability of thyroid US examiners still appear not consistent. An unified lexicon of thyroid US features, a simplified method of classification, and a dedicated training in the description of thyroid US findings may increase the observers' agreement and the predictive value of US classification systems in real world practice. PMID: 31952456 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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BA Miles Redemption – HelpBack to Forum
You’re cynical 😉
Subjectively, I’d say that overall redemption availability on this route is actually quite good – and certainly rather better than it has traditionally been.
The OP’s challenge, generally, is that they are hoping to fly during a UK school holiday, and specifically that availability on the inbound leg has not been released or, more likely, has already been snapped up.11 Mar 2010
See my post of 9/3/10. Have just entered a dummy booking from ABZ-LHR-LAS with the return flight on 2/3/10. When I tried Premium Plus with an MFU to J (paying cash and MFU with 25K miles) the return flight arrived into LHR at 14.05 on 3/3 but the first available flight to ABZ was the 06.55 on 4/3. When I tried to book J using an Amex 2-4-1 the return flight to LHR was the same but I was given the option of the 17.15, 18.05 and 20.15 to ABZ on 3/3.
I would have thought that the cash/MFU option was more lucrative for BA and given that the seats on LHR-ABZ are basically all economy .(any time I have booked F or J redemptions before no preference is offered on seats for the domestic leg although lounge access is available – i.e. redemption passengers are usually seated towards the rear of the plane) I cannot understand why seats are not available on the domestic leg of such journeys for all redemption awards.17 Mar 2010
I think you can’t book any flight more than 360 days in advance – suggest you call and check this with BA. I think it’s the same with online hotel bookings as well. Also when booking be prepared to be as flexible as you can with dates – and remember that even if the flights are all full when you want to travel, it’s worthwhile for you to keep on checking on a weekly basis, as more seats may become available, dependent on a variety of factors.18 Mar 2010
businesstrav: that’s not the problem in this case, although I think that CharlesRhona also has a typo in his post and does indeed mean 2/3/11 rather than 2/3/10.
Having had a very quick look, and now Charles has provided a little more information, there is assuredly no difference in mileage availability between ‘Pure Miles’ and ‘2-4-1’ redemptions for his intended dates of travel.
What Charles is comparing is not ‘Pure Miles’ vs ‘2-4-1’ but in fact ‘Miles For Upgrade’ vs ‘2-4-1’.
This latter interrogation is slightly more complex, and depends on underlying base fares (the paid-for World Traveller Plus component) having been loaded and remaining available, *as well as* mileage availability existing.
Unfortunately, neither KVS nor Expertflyer show fare buckets more than 330 days out, but I suspect that, at this stage, it’s something to do with fare buckets (not yet) being loaded for all the LHR-ABZ flights on 3/3.
Itineraries involving WTP and domestic connections can sometimes be a little quirky like this, not least owing to some crossover of fare bucket codes being used for different travel classes SH vs LH.
This is therefore a classic example of a scenario in which a call to BAEC should be able to assit, perhaps by them manually overriding the system and changing any available X or U or P seats to whichever bucket the system needs to allow your MFU.
No guarantees – but it’s worth a go!18 Mar 2010
Thanks for the explanation. I suspected that I was not probably comparing like with like and you are able to confirm that. It is not my intention to make my 2-4-1 booking yet as it is valid for 2 years and I have another about to arrive. If the same occurs once I try to book I will try telephoning.18 Mar 2010
yes,i also come across this booking problem,lots of dates unavailable,or either no return seats with few months gapsor no connection flights,as i try to book london to sydney via singapore.why is this ?? is ba trying hard not to let us redeem our points/companion tickets??19 Mar 2010
BA is not “trying hard to stop you redeeming”.
This is simply a quirk of the online booking tool.
As has been re-iterated several times in this thread, you are best advised to research these connecting flights individually to see redemption availability, and then call up and book (though sensible to avoid calling this week, unless very urgent).19 Mar 2010
I’ve booked a few upgrades with miles and a couple of Amex companion vouchers this year over the phone in order to get the domestic connections I wanted without any problem at all, for the sake of a £15 booking fee don’t get stressed out just give them a call.
Andrew19 Mar 2010

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The musical premiered Friday and Saturday at the Beverly Arts Center this past weekend, and, while Stillwell did concede that there are plans to put the musical on again at some point, she was not able to say where and when quite yet. The People Could Fly has quite a small cast for a musical—six—and correspondingly the orchestra section, at least this weekend, was left out in favor of a single keyboard. Nonetheless, through dynamic staging that kept the actors moving across the stage, and courtesy of the strong voices Stillwell and Wallace found for the oldest characters, the production was more brash than sparse.
The second story that went into the script—the part that involved people flying—is a popular African-American folktale. As Stillwell adapted it, it begins with a young woman named Sarah who, after giving birth the previous day, is forced to work in the fields with her day-old baby on her back.
Unable to feed or hold the child while she works, Sarah sings to keep the infant from crying. However, as the day wears on, the child begins to cry louder and louder. The overseer comes over and orders her to quiet the child. She tries, but to no avail, and the overseer brings his whip down upon her back, and consequently on the day-old baby. Near her in the field, an older man named Toby sees what happens and takes her aside. He tells her that he knows an old secret: he can fly, and she can too.
Toby begins to sing in Yoruba, a Nigerian language, and after teaching Sarah, he turns to the rest of the enslaved workers and urges all of them to sing, to sing and fly, far away from that plantation. In the version popularized by Virginia Hamilton in her book The People Could Fly , Toby sacrifices himself to allow the others to escape.
Yet, despite this change in the play adaptation, The People Could Fly does not make light of the situations and issues it confronts. The People Could Fly and Other Tales of Freedom is quite short; the play clocks in at around thirty-five minutes, mirroring the mere six weeks it took Stillwell and Wallace to churn out the script, music, and lyrics.
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An 18-year-old Racine man is facing charges after he was allegedly involved in an incident Thursday where someone shot paintballs at a police squad car near Haban Park.
Mitchell C. Burdick was charged in Racine County Circuit Court Friday with one count of disorderly conduct with use of a dangerous weapon. If convicted, he faces up to 90 days in jail.
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On Thursday, Racine County Sheriff’s deputies were called to Highway C and Borgardt Drive after a police investigator reported someone shot his squad car with paintballs. After arriving at the scene, the deputy spotted Burdick’s car parked in a driveway 100 feet from the incident. Inside the car was a paintball gun and three wallets, one of which belonged to Burdick.
Officers found Burdick nearby hiding behind a building. He reportedly told deputies that he and four friends were playing paintball wars in the park when his gun stopped working, so he hid behind the building to avoid being hit by one of the other boys.
While hiding, he heard paintballs “splat” and screeching tires, then saw two of his friends running away from the scene.
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The city lives, the city evolves and evolution is sometimes synonymous with sudden and harsh transformation.
Lagos is being cleaned-up by an initiative called Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI), perhaps with the hope that with a few kicks in the butt it could become as orderly and charming as Switzerland under the tropics.
Well that is a tall order for a city where informal is the norm and where survival mode is a way of life. But it would be retrograde to think that things can't change for the better. For instance creation of taxi parks for buses off the side of the road can remedy traffic jams as proved by the one created at the exit of Third Mainland Bridge when one reaches the mainland. Before its creation, buses and mini-buses were struggling and overflowing on the express way to let passengers embark and disembark under the directions of the touts shouting the destination of the buses. This was creating heavy traffic jams on the bridge. Now it seems that things have improved a bit. Perhaps also as a result of the fuel price increase a few month ago, which prompted drivers to put less fuel in their cars and henceforth be less on the road.
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On Glover road, in Ikoyi, all flower-beds (plant nurseries set-up on the side of the road) have now been displaced. Instead what used to be a manicured green space is now bare ground strewn plastic water sachets plastic.
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My driver was commenting that as all roadside food stalls were being removed, ordinary workers did not have a place to eat anymore. So they were thinking of getting someone from the compound to start cooking for them as couldn't afford buying food in a supermarket or a restaurant (provided there was one nearby).
The underlying question is what will happen to all those people who made a living on the side of the street in downtown Lagos if they can't make a living there anymore? What will they do? Where will they go?


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Skibbereen erupted in a frenzy of excitement and pride as thousands lined the streets of the west Cork town to welcome our returning Olympic heroes.
Silver-medal siblings Gary, 23, and Paul O’Donovan, 22, waved gleefully from an open top bus as up to 8,000 well wishers turned out to pay an incredible tribute to them and celebrate their remarkable success.
On Saturday, just 16 days after their glorious triumph in Rio, Paul produced another stunning display to win a gold medal at the World Rowing Championships in Rotterdam.
The jovial brothers, who have captured the hearts of the nation with their good-humour, dedication and charm, were in buoyant mood as they proudly held their medals aloft.
Music blared from the main street from early afternoon, while many businesses erected signs reading ‘Closed from 6pm’ as the town came to a standstill.
Children jostled for position on their parents’ shoulders to catch a glimpse of the inspirational rowers.
Yesterday afternoon Skibbereen Rowing Club hosted a press briefing and the pair received a rapturous applause as they emerged into the club that sowed the seeds of their sporting greatness.
The O’Donovans said they have been “overwhelmed” by the welcome they had received since they arrived back in Ireland at the weekend.
Gary said: “It was overwhelming.
“People were sending us messages saying, ‘You don’t know what you’re in for’ and there’s going to be huge crowds.
“And just before we got on the plane in Rotterdam we got a Whatsapp message from the boys here at home saying there was buses coming up from Skibbereen and we were like ‘This is going to be insane’.”
Gary said the club had been instrumental in their success and they felt they had a duty to inspire the younger people to take up rowing.
He added: “Everything we’ve done we’re just trying to represent out club and we’re just not like fools around the place in front of cameras.
“We come in here and we have fun with the youngsters and everything we’ve done at the Olympics and before that is representing what we do every day in here.
“And we try to make it fun for the youngsters who come in and hopefully we’ll try to get more people in here because we think it’s such a great sport that they’ll all enjoy it.”
Skibbereen Rowing Club does not receive any State funding but Paul said they had worked hard to achieve their dreams and it proved anything is possible.
He added: “Probably like everybody in the world they need more money but you just have to make the most of what money you have at the time.
“We’ve shown that with the facilities we have, they’re not the best in the world but they do the job as we’ve shown.
“And if you just have the willpower and the determination you can get beyond the money issue.
“It can help but it’s not the be-all and the end-all.”
The O’Donovan brothers said the ticket-touting controversy did not have any negative impact on them and Team Ireland had been focussed on supporting each other.
Gary said: “I don’t know much about it.
“When we heard Pat Hickey got arrested I was going ‘Who’s Pat Hickey?’”
Gary said he enjoyed getting to know the other Irish athletes and he said there was great support and camaraderie within the camp.
He added: “We were over with Paddy Barnes after he got knocked out of his fight because we shared the same weighing scales and we were just hanging out, having a laugh and having a joke with him and you’d never know that he had just got knocked out of his Olympics boxing match.
“And the whole team was just great the whole time and everyone was supporting each other.
“As soon as I was finished racing Paul had to go to Rotterdam to race but myself and anyone else who had finished used to try and get around to all the competitions we could and try and hang up the national flags around the stadiums and support the rest of the athletes the best way we could.”
The dedicated pair had been staying regularly with their grandmother Mary Doab while they were training for the Olympics at the National Rowing Centre in Farran outside Cork City and she said she was “very proud” to have them home.
There were eruptions of laughter when the rowing stars answered questions about nerves ahead of big races and being heartthrobs for young women.
Paul quipped that he rarely got nervous ahead of a big race.
He added: “Not really we were going out there to try and rattle the rest of them.”
Speaking comically about whether they saw themselves as heartthrobs, Gary said: “Apparently Tommy Barr is the most wanted man with the women in Ireland so we’ll leave him with that title.”
Their trainer at Skibbereen Rowing Club, Dominic Casey, said Gary and Paul had worked incredibly hard and thoroughly deserved their plaudits.
He added: “They’re very good.
“At training they’re very good, they’re very diligent and they’re very committed and they train hard; that’s all you can ask for really.
“They give their best every time.”
The boys’ mother Trisha said she was delighted by the welcome and congratulations they had received.
She said: “I’d say it’ll be unbelievable.
“I’m hearing there all morning that their friends are travelling down from Sligo, they’re travelling up from Killarney, plus loads of Gary’s friends are coming down from Dublin and Gary’s are coming from Cork.
“So it’s amazing, absolutely amazing.”
Trisha beamed that Paul’s World Championship gold medal win in Rotterdam was the icing on the cake.
She added: “He won in great style.”
“He owned that race from start to finish.”


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