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The Grant Museum's Fifth Birthday
By Jack Ashby, on 15 March 2016
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Guppy birthday to ewe
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Guppy bird-jay shrew ewe.
On the 15th March 2011 the Grant Museum 2.0* opened its doors to a new era. It was the day we begun our lives in our current home on the corner of Gower and University Streets. Permit me to be a little sentimental, but it was the start of something wonderful. It's been an amazing five years in which our little museum has really grown in stature to be a significant part of London's cultural offer. Here's what's happened over the last year, which I think it's fair to say has been our best ever! (more…)
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Tiny Praise for the Micrarium at the Museums + Heritage Awards
By Jack Ashby, on 15 May 2014
The Micrarium
Last night was the Museums + Heritage Awards – the Oscars of the Museum world. This was our third year on the shortlist, and after winning the Award for Innovations in 2012 and the Guardian Cultural Pros Pick (a public vote to find the UK's most inspiring museum) in 2013, hopes were high that the Micrarium (our place for tiny things) would pick up the Award for Project on a Limited Budget in 2014.
Sadly that wasn't to be, but happily we didn't come away empty handed. We were the Highly Commended entry in the category, so we do have something to add to the trophy cabinet. We are really thrilled that the project was recognised by the sector.
The Micrarium was conceived to overcome two identified problems in museums with natural science collections. First, that 95% of all known animal species are tiny – smaller than your thumb – yet nearly all the specimens on display in natural history museums are large animals. As such, natural history museum galleries are deeply unrepresentative of the natural world – a disconnect that visitors very rarely notice. (more…)
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The Grant Museum's Third Birthday
History is a funny thing – we can create a boundary in time, hit reset, and restart the clock whenever we like. We did exactly that three years ago tomorrow, when the Grant Museum 2.0 reopened in our current location on 15th March 2011. In truth we are one of the oldest natural history collections in the country – founded in 1828 (or possibly 1827), but it took a while to become more than just a mass of specimens, and only became a Museum with a capital M in 1997. Reset has been hit a number of times in the past 186 years, but here we celebrate the latest counter ticking round to Three.
The year in numbers
20624 visitors during normal opening hours (up 25% on last year)
15999 participants in our events (up 60% on last year)
5141 school and FE students in museum classes
2454 university students in museum classes
216 objects accessioned
16 loans
12 Underwhelming Fossil Fish
1 most inspiring museum in the UK
0 objects acquired
We may be a dusty Victorian collection in an Edwardian library (more…)
Tags: awards, behind the scences, Birthday, exhibition, exhibitions, Jack Ashby, public engagement, social media
Grant Museum wins Museums and Heritage Award Culture Pros Pick
By Mark Carnall, on 16 May 2013
Team Grant receiving their Museums and Heritage Award
Rarely are the Grant Museum team allowed out. At the end of a typical day we're stuffed back into our respective cases until the next morning when zoologising begins at dawn. Last night was an exception however as the team headed down to the illustrious premises of 8 Northumberland for the 11th Museums and Heritage Awards, the Oscars of the museum world if you will.
We were shortlisted for the Culture Pros Pick Award for the most inspiring museum or heritage visitor attraction. Over 500 nominations were received and the five museums that received the most nominations were put through to a public vote. This is the first time one of the Museums and Heritage Awards has been voted for by the public and we were suitably edge-of-our-seats with anticipation for most of last night. Our fellow nominees were Amlwch Copper Bins, Dorking Museum & Heritage Centre, Museum of London, and Stow Maries Aerodrome.
However, if you read the title of this post then you may already gathered that we won it! To prove it, here's Scary Monkey with the award, complete with our grubby fingerprints from last night: (more…)
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Vote for the Grant at the Museums + Heritage Awards
By Jack Ashby, on 3 April 2013
We received some very exciting news – we have reached the final five shortlist of the award for the most inspiring museum at the museum wold's equivalent of the Oscars – the Museums and Heritage Awards. The winner will be selected by public vote.
Often these nominations and shortlists are a result of a judging panel selecting between applications that museums have sent in themselves. This shortlist, however, was generated by the Guardian asking real members of the public to nominate which museum they think is a shining example within the sector for its ground-breaking approach to engaging with audiences and visitors. We couldn't be happier!
That's not true – we would be even happier if we actually won. Please please please vote for us with a single click here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture-professionals-network/culture-professionals-blog/2013/mar/21/museums-heritage-culture-pros-pick-vote
If, like me, you think that we are inspirers – that you like the way that all of our staff are so accessible when you visit; that you said "wow" when you visited the new Micrarium; that you enjoy our social media; that you think highly of our events programme; or simply that you approve of what we've done with our collections, then we would be hugely grateful if you could click and vote for us.
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Grant Museum wins Museums and Heritage Award for Excellence
Last night a contingent from UCL including colleagues from Museums and Public Engagement, UCL Centre for Digital Humanities and Heritage Without Borders headed down to the illustrious premises of 8 Northumberland for the 10th Anniversary Museums and Heritage Awards. In total three UCL projects had been shortlisted; the move of the Grant Museum for Project on A Limited Budget, the Grant Museum's QRator project for Innovations, and Heritage Without Borders for The International Award. Did we bring home the silver (glass)? Well from the title of this post you can gather we did but you'll have to hit the jump to find out more.. (more…)
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The construction of Great Ocean Foods warehouse and cold food storage facility has been completed after 22 weeks of construction. The building features large state of the art coolrooms to keep the food at a regular temperature of -20 degrees and it took four weeks for the coolrooms to reach these temperatures. As the coolrooms required a long period of time to come to the correct temperature the construction around these was the focus to ensure the rooms themselves could be built without hindering the remaining construction. Careful consideration was always taken with this state of the art food processing facility as everything had to be to food grade standard .
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Traveling to new locations is always an adventure, but traveling with kids in tow is even more of an adventure (for better or for worse).
Airports can be tricky for families, especially with layovers and changing flights. Most people would rather the option of boarding just one flight and landing in their final destination without having to worry about layovers or catching a connecting plane.
With that in mind, we've found five locations that are perfect for family fun and activities that have direct flights out of Oklahoma City. The regional airport is growing and so is the list of airlines that offer direct flights. A trip with your immediate or extended family can make an excellent holiday gift and the memories will be ones you cherish long after the batteries have died on anything you could put under the tree.
Thanks to Alaskan Airlines, families can hop a plane in Oklahoma City and fly direct into Seattle, skipping connecting flights in places like Salt Lake City or Denver. One-way flights typically start at $189, depending on time of booking.
Seattle's reputation for rain and gray skies is known, but this city has tons of family-friendly activities. You'll have a hard time picking from the many activities that are perfect for kids of all ages.
Pike's Place Market: This place is famous for being one of the oldest continuously operated public markets in the country. The city recently added a new section, Marketfront, which includes connections to the waterfront, but still offers the fresh produce, seafood, treats, crafts and entertainment that has made Pike's Place a "must-see" for any traveler.
Volunteer Park: Located in the heart of downtown Seattle, this park is also home to the Seattle Asian Art Museum and the Conservatory. It has one of the largest wading pools in the city and a great playground.
The Artists at Play Playground: This music-themed playground has unique equipment, a 35-foot climbing tower and a super-long tube slide. It's an ideal stop for kids of all ages.
Las Vegas may have a wild reputation of casinos, gambling and parties, but it's also a fun place for families. There's plenty to do besides hanging around casinos and both Allegiant and Southwest Airlines offer direct flights that start as low as $125 depending on time of booking.
Shows: Many of the stunning shows at the Las Vegas casinos—like Cirque du Soleil and the Popovich Comedy Pet Theater at Planet Hollywood—are family-friendly.
Resort Attractions: But don't be limited by shows. Many resorts have great attractions for kids. Mandalay Bay, for instance, has the incredible Shark Reef Aquarium while the Mirage Hotel has white tigers and dolphins at Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden, a jungle-like habitat complete with waterfalls. Another top stop for kids into superheroes is the Marvel Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. at Treasure Island.
Fremont Street: For older kids, a great activity is a stop on this historic downtown street that boasts of a zip line that rushes visitors above the crowds all the way down the length of the street. The street is also home to the Neon Museum, which houses retired neon signs from gone-but-not-forgotten downtown casinos.
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines and United all have direct flights from Oklahoma City to Chicago, and the short jaunt lands in the heart of Illinois. Flights can be as low as $125 one-way.
Indoor Fun: Chicago is a great destination city for families with world-class attractions that would be hard to narrow down. Shedd Aquarium is wildly popular with kids and a great destination for seeing all kinds of underwater life. Next door is The Field Museum, a natural history haven with interactive exhibits on dinosaurs, mummies and more.
Outdoor Adventure: Find outdoor fun at Chicago's first and only outdoor climbing park and Chicago's newest downtown green space, Maggie Daley Park, is certainly worth a visit. The three-acre Play Garden, a first of its kind in Chicago, was designed to look like "Alice in Wonderland" and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." Another great stop for outdoor fun is the 150-foot Ferris wheel at Navy Pier.
Southwest Airlines began offering non-stop seasonal Sunday flights to Nashville in October, and it's a this music city is a delight for the senses. Flights start at around $154.
Museums: The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and the Grand Ole Opry are no-brainers because of the city's rich music heritage. But kids also love the Adventure Science Center. The center includes exhibits geared to engage children ages 3 to 11, but teens and adults will enjoy the nearly 200 hands-on exhibits.
Outdoor Adventures: Nashville is an outdoor playground with The Nashville Zoo, The Cheekwood Botanical Gardens and Museum of Art, the pick-your-own working Gentry's Farm and The 385-acre Nashville Shores Lakeside Resort's Nashville Shores Waterpark and Treetop Adventure Park. All would make excellent outdoor adventures.
Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure: This activity turns Nashville into your family's very own Amazing Race with a three-hour city tour. Using a smartphone, your kids can learn local history by searching for well-known and mysterious city landmarks while completing challenges and solving clues.
Atlanta is a popular hub and normally one of the usual stops for a layover if traveling east. The good news is that this direct trip from Oklahoma City can be a fantastic destination for adults and children too. Delta flies non-stop daily to Atlanta, so even a weekend getaway is easy and affordable. Different airlines have different prices, so shop around.
Outdoor Adventures: While home to a bustling international airport, Atlanta is famous for being a "city in a forest." Plenty of outdoor adventure awaits kids from biking to hiking. Don't miss a visit to the Chattahoochee Nature Center with its miles of trails and themed gardens or try kayaking and rafting the Chattahoochee River with companies like Shoot The Hooch. The Atlanta Botanical Gardens and the Fernbank Museum of Natural History add a little learning to the fun with giant dinosaur exhibits and hands-on science exhibits as well.
Legoland Discovery Center Atlanta: This is a hot spot for kids for obvious reasons. The park includes two different rides, a LEGO Racers build and test zone, a Duplo village for the younger children and a 4D cinema.
The Center for Puppetry Arts: This center with its on-site Worlds of Puppetry Museum is a great way to introduce children to the wonder and art of puppetry, something unique to find at a museum. Don't miss the Jim Henson Collection Gallery which houses 500 puppets and costumes and gives an inside peek into favorite childhood characters like Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy.


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Nobody knew she had a crush on her soccer coach. Not a soul.
Except her parents, who watched her get ready every evening with just a little more gusto than anything else she did in life. She would always very carefully figure out what outfit would look good without trying too hard, you know, since she was learning soccer.
Well, maybe the elderly couple who passed as they did their daily pre-Wheel of Fortune walk. They could tell because of how she laughed just a little too hard at his jokes.
But not another person knew.
Well, except for the guy who was a little too old to be enjoying playing with his remote control car about two baseball fields away. He knew because he could see her smile from there.
Except the two strangers who ran every evening at the same time in opposite directions, nodding each time they passed one another on the circular path, each hoping the other would break the runner's code and stop the other to have a chat. They knew because of how she would twist her arms awkwardly with her hands clenched during each break for the coach's instructions.
Seriously though, no one else knew.
Except that dad who was taking his daughter for a walk in a stroller. He could tell because of the way she couldn't stay on both feet, and was kind of hopping back and forth.
Maybe one or two more people knew.
Like the dog walker who had a little chihuahua and a larger spaniel. She knew, because she remembered those days and could just tell.
And the person driving by, who saw she stood just a little closer than was usually comfortable in that situation.
And how do I know? Because I was one of those people. It doesn't matter which. But we all knew.
Even the coach knew. He was older, wiser, and used to this. But he loved his wife more than he loved teaching kids soccer, the most popular sport in his home town across the sea.
As far as she knew, nobody knew she had a crush on her soccer coach. Not a soul.


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WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has set a collision course with the auto industry as it launches renegotiations of the 23-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) this week. The US aims to shrink a growing trade deficit with Mexico and tighten rules of the origin for cars and parts.
More than any other industry, autos have been the focus of US President Donald Trump's anger over the trade pact, which he blames for taking car factories and jobs away from the US to low-wage Mexico.
The US had a US$74 billion (S$101 billion) trade deficit with Mexico in autos and auto parts last year. Senior trade fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics Caroline Freund said: "If they (Trump administration) don't touch autos, there is no way of getting at what they want."
Among the conditions that US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer may seek is strengthening the rules of origin to shut out more parts from Asia.
His aim, which seeks to "ensure the rules of origin incentivise the sourcing of goods and materials from the US and North America", has raised concerns among auto executives and trade groups that he will seek a deal that guarantees a certain percentage of production for the US.
The industry is opposed to increasing the percentage of a vehicle's value that must come from the region above the current 62.5 per cent - already the highest of any global trade bloc.
They say this would raise costs and disrupt a complex supply chain that sees parts criss-crossing Nafta borders and has made North American car production competitive with Asia and Europe.
"Our members feel strongly that rules of origin are not the tools to use to reshore jobs into the US," said Ms Ann Wilson of the Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association.


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This week, I had the pleasure of interviewing Mr. Gabriel Magana of INDOCHINE in Santa Barbara, CA. Mr. Magana faces a different set of challenges than most Doormen, as he works the Front Door alone, with a small Security Staff inside the venue. We discussed issues can arise from working in a small city and his approach towards customer service.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WORKING NIGHTCLUB SECURITY?
I've been at my current location for about 2 ½ years. Before that I did about 6 months off and on with a friend who had a security company down South. But I was in radio for 8 years, doing promotion and concerts and really covering all aspects of that in tons of bars. I also did security on a college campus for about 8 years. So I was working at the college during the day and taking classes, and doing the radio gig and everything that entailed: security, promotions, bar set up, sound check, making sure the whole night was set.
However, I would consider this my first real "nightclub" gig. I'm really the face of the business here, being the only person at the Front Door as opposed to being part of a team like I was down South. Working there was totally different than working in this town. Different atmosphere.
HOW HAS SECURITY CHANGED SINCE YOU STARTED?
Not much, really. But like I said, there is a difference working in another town. In other places I would have to pat people down and wand them for weapons. A lot of the time it was up to me to watch people coming in and see if they would stash weapons or whatever in the bushes around the venue. People knew we searched patrons, so we kept an eye out ahead of time.
That doesn't really happen around here, because we don't have the same kind of crowds. It's a more relaxed vibe.
DO YOU THINK THAT A "RELAXED" VIBE INVITES TROUBLE OR DOES IT MAKE PEOPLE MORE LAIDBACK?
I think it's a little bit of both. You know, nowadays, everybody carries a knife on them. Doesn't matter if they're cowboys, or gangsters, or businessmen. We can't catch everything, so you have to be on your toes regardless of the person. I work on the assumption that everyone can have a weapon. That doesn't mean they are bad people, but a lot of times individuals will see that weapon as a "last resort" tool if they get in trouble, no matter what their background.
People that are looking for trouble – that are open to it – when they walk by a venue and see extra steps being taken, aren't going to take a chance going in that venue. They know that the odds of their getting caught are higher. Many of them are on probation or have records and they can't afford to have us call the police if there is trouble. The more detailed and thorough you are, the better your chances of keeping out the unwanted customers.
WHAT DO YOU SEE AS SOME OF THE CHALLENGES OF WORKING WITH A SMALL SECURITY STAFF?
We can usually handle whatever happens. It is always on the nights that you aren't expecting a crowd and it gets ultra crowded that it can be tough. It's the nights you don't expect the crowd – like Wednesday or Sunday – that can surprise you. When I'm alone at the Front Door on those nights, and something happens in the back, it makes it hard to get right on top of the problem.
WHAT ABOUT SOME OF THE CHALLENGES OF WORKING IN A SMALLER CITY?
People get to a certain comfort level. For example, if you don't ID someone once, they don't expect to ever be ID'd again. We get our regulars, but I still ask for ID's. For one, I have to keep the bar safe and make sure the customers have ID. I also need to make sure that their ID is not expired every once in a while. The customers need to know that yes, law enforcement will enter the bar and ask for ID, and if you don't have it, the bar gets in trouble, no matter what your age.
But also, it being a small town, I have to deal with the blowback (just like a lot of other guys around here) when I'm out during not work hours. If something happens in the club – whether it's an ejection or over-intoxication – and the customer gets kicked out, I'm the face that they usually remember. And that can carry over into daily life when you run into someone at the coffee shop or whatever. You can't take it personally when people get upset. Your best hope is that they actually apologize for what might have gone down the weekend before.
WHAT DO YOU SEE AS YOUR MOST IMPORTANT FUNCTION AS A DOORMAN?
Not only am I representing myself, but I'm also representing the business, and our group of bars as a whole. If I'm rude, the customer is going to think that everyone else is rude. If I'm nice, they'll expect the same elsewhere. I want them to not only have a great experience while they're here, but to know that when they arrive they'll be greeted with respect and a smile and a handshake.
A lot of Doormen don't want to indulge in conversation. They just take the ID, look at it, and move on to the next person. I always ask people how they're doing, how the night is going, I may read back their name to them, or tell them "Happy Birthday". Just engaging in a small conversation can really make people comfortable and let you gauge their attitude or intoxication level.
WHAT ARE YOUR SUGGESTIONS FOR REMOVING RUDE OR UNCOOPERATIVE PATRONS?
First off, I just don't even engage in the conversation. If someone insults me or disrespects me, I'll just stand and nod my head. If the name-calling starts, I'll just try to joke a little here and there. But generally saying nothing works better. I might even take the apologetic route: "I'm sorry you're so upset, I don't know what happened, etc." If they continue to be rude or get really angry, then I'll inform them that I'll have to call the police. But staying calm and taking the insults is always better than reacting negatively.
WHAT WOULD BE YOUR ADVICE FOR NEWER SECURITY GUYS?
Treat your workplace like your home. This is your house, you're having a party, and all of your friends are coming. How would you like them to be treated? Have respect for your place and you'll have a good time.
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Published September 9, 2014 by Robin
"A mass audience in the United States is not an audience for a collectively generated idea, welded together by the power of that idea and by common debates about it. Mass audiences are created…by the marketing of excitements that take the place of ideas, of real collective debate, vision, or catharsis; excitements that come and go, so fast that they serve only to isolate us in the littleness of our own lives—we become incoherent to one another." —Adrienne Rich
Live Nation produced a huge festival last month, Made in America. Created by Jay Z in 2012, the sponsor-heavy MIA was streamed simultaneously from Philadelphia and Los Angeles this year in a Labor Day-weekend orgy of corporate entertainment. Some in Los Angeles were unhappy about Made in America, not least because the mayor negotiated with Live Nation privately and pushed for downtown's 2-year-old Grand Park as a venue. Some questioned whether, at the end of the day, the costs of security and cleanup would outweigh the benefits. But also, LA residents and particularly those who live near the park questioned what goodwill accrues to their community when the family-friendly, alcohol-free "people's park" is rented for a $100-per-day event sponsored by Budweiser.
Chiwan Choi, writer, small-press owner and longtime downtown resident, was blistering in his criticism of the decision to bring the Live Nation event to Grand Park. "They're leeches," he told me, painting with one brush the corporate promoters who arrive from somewhere else, make their money and move on, leaving nothing of enduring value behind. Creating value and building community in downtown LA are uppermost in Chiwan's mind this summer, as he and his three partners at Writ Large Press established #90for90, a series of 90 consecutive, free cultural events.
The Made in America concert was important, said Mayor Garcetti, to LA's economy and image, and mainstream media treated it accordingly, with advance coverage everywhere. Contrast the roster of corporate sponsorships and high ticket prices behind Made in America for a second with #90for90. Ninety events in a row. Free to the public. Night after night. No sponsors, no merch, no dressing rooms or Cause Village. Just one local business working with another to welcome people of all colors and backgrounds to discover and build their own culture.
I've been watching gentrification dilute and disperse the artist community of Bushwick, Brooklyn, this year, after being displaced from it myself by rising rents in 2013. When Chiwan told me about #90for90, I felt something special about it; I saw it as a social experiment in resisting gentrification and dispersal, and I thought his project might spark conversations that could empower other communities to take initiative in their own neighborhoods.
I pitched an interview to a publication, got the assignment, and we did the interview around day 30 of 90—when Choi was still coming up the steep learning curve of the project—sleep-deprived, questioning what he was doing (shelving most of his income-producing work, for instance), and yet uplifted by word-of-mouth support from the public.
I turned in the interview August 5, three weeks before the Live Nation event. The publication sat on the story for 2 weeks, without killing it or offering feedback. I was frustrated. The editor had been supportive in our initial conversation about the scope of the interview, but he clearly wasn't behind it, so I thought maybe it had a better chance elsewhere. I asked for the story back, something I'd never done before.
Funny thing happened on the way to elsewhere. I emailed another editor I knew to say that I had completed a (timely) story. Made in America was still a week in the future; I thought Chiwan's criticism was relevant to conversations about that event, but his comment on the concert was only a small part of the interview. An editor familiar with my work for this second publication helpfully offered to post the story online, possibly later the same day. Since #90for90 had now passed the halfway point, I made a quick call to Chiwan to check in, updated the interview, and sent a revised manuscript.
And I never heard from that editor again.
As I write this, #90for90 has passed day 70 (it ends September 26, 2014). It is drawing crowds that spill out of its venue, Traxx bar, and into Union Station despite being mostly ignored by the press. Made in America, now over, was covered exhaustively, which confirms age-old truths about money and politics but says little about local culture. All summer I watched the former run over the latter, all over America.
I lived in LA for 20 years before I moved to Brooklyn, so I've heard plenty of outsiders and especially New Yorkers sneer at LA's showbiz image, dismiss the city as "shallow," and say LA has no culture. By the time I spoke with Chiwan last night, he and his partners had hosted 70 consecutive evenings of free art, poetry, literature, discussion and workshops. What do you call that? For Mayor Garcetti to overlook the fact that downtown's culture is revitalizing itself without benefit of his million-dollar deals, something is definitely broken. The media system is broken. The culture system is broken, and not just in LA.
A critique of Made in America or media has its place, but ad-supported media is not that place. You cannot speak out in an ad-supported publication against the vertically integrated knot of relationships that is the Live Nation-Jay Z-Budweiser octopus. I was naïve to think one can voice criticism of a thing, from within that thing.
I imagine all of the conversations we aren't having because too-sharp words sit on an editor's desk for a couple weeks, or become blunted through editing. With staff positions all but gone, I imagine writers everywhere, isolated scrappers parked in front of laptops pitching softer, happier stories with broad appeal, aiming to get past editors' filters in search of a dime. I imagine that finally, all the news is good and important questions are no longer asked, because unpleasant answers never go viral.
"We're pretty confident this is the right place to be. MIA stands for this all-American product in the heart of great urban cities, and that's exactly what we are branding L.A. to be. This is the most creative city in the world, and it's our moment."—Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti, in the Los Angeles Times.
Oh, fuck it. I guess I'm a publisher now.
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The Willbob project is located in the Labrador Trough about 65 kilometres west of Kuujjuak, Quebec.
The project contains 1 488 claims covering about 683 square kilometers in the Labrador Trough.
- Greenschist-facies volcanosedimentary belt that has almost never been explored for gold before.
Golden Tooth : shear zone at least 250m long on surface, followed over more than 300 meters at depth ; 1.84 g/t Au / 3.3m ; 2.23 g/t Au / 1.25m ; 0.81 g/t Au / 1.95m (drillhole 2016-2017).
Dessureault : 4.1 g/t Au / 7.6m (historical drillhole).
Stars : up to 4.34 g/t Au, 0.57% Cu, 0.08% Co (grab samples) ; up to 2.56g/t Au, 0.508% Cu, 0.153% Co / 0.45m (drillhole 2017).


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Nell'antico Egitto, i coni funerari erano manufatti in argilla o terracotta che venivano posti sopra gli ingressi delle cappelle tombali. Sono stati ritrovati quasi esclusivamente nella necropoli tebana.

Gli esemplari più antichi risalgono all'XI dinastia e sono generalmente senza decorazioni. Durante il Nuovo Regno vennero ridotti di dimensioni ed inscritti col nome ed i titoli del proprietario della tomba e, spesso, anche con una breve preghiera.

L'esatta funzione dei coni è ad oggi ancora incerta.

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Where did Ankh originate ?
We do not know the exact origin of the Ankh cross.
It was used by the Egyptians from the beginning of the dynastic period from 3150 to 2613 B.C. It accompanied all ritual ceremonies and served as a protective talisman.
The appearance of the Ankh cross
It is certain that the ânkh sign appeared as early as the 1st dynasty: a palette preserved in New York and in the shape of an ânkh cross proves it. It dates from the reign of King Den.
Under Pharaoh Sahure, the cross is found in the hands of a genie from the province of Coptos. This scene is illustrated in the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York.
In the reliefs of the funerary temple of Sahure in Abusir (south of Cairo), a spirit wears several ânkh crosses on his forearm and his body is covered with undulations symbolizing water, the flood of the Nile.
The annealed cross could therefore be a "charm", a symbol to facilitate vegetation, agrarian renewal (at each flood, editor's note). But, for us, agrarian fertility and human fertility were very closely linked, even confused.
Original Ankh Necklace
Traces in East Africa
There is a people in the Horn of Africa whose origins go back to time immemorial. This people called AFAR estimated at more than 5 million, includes a tribe which is called ANKHALLA or ANKHALLI (which literally means who possesses the ANKH).
There are disturbing similarities between ancient Egypt and this people of semi-nomadic pastoralists, similarities detected and brought to light by some researchers without deepening the links existing between this two world.
There is reason to wonder about the relationship between the ANKH (cross of life) of ancient Egypt and this small Afar tribe of the horn.
In Afar language ANKA means a mark that is affixed to the camels to identify them, this mark has approximately the shape of a cross. Qasa Ankha = red cross, in addition, in Afar language ANKAL means creation and ANKAALE means mating of a cow.
Is Ankh the original cross ?
What color should the Ankh be ?
Did pharaohs have Ankh ?
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%82nkh
https://www.pharaon-magazine.fr/actualites/actualit/ankh-aux-origines


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Gardai seize €750,000 worth of stolen cigarettes in Clondalkin
Investigations are ongoing
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Gardai recovered 1.3million stolen cigarettes after a raid in Clondalkin last night.
The cigarettes, which are valued at a staggering €750,000, were found as part of an investigation into the theft of cigarettes from a premises in West Dublin on April 16.
No arrests have been made but gardai say investigations are ongoing.
Murderous Dutch Kinahan associate found hiding in Ireland caged for 18 years
A garda spokesman said: "Gardai have recovered 1.3 million cigarettes, valued at €750,000, following a search of a premised in the Clondalkin area last night.
"Gardaí from Clondalkin investigating the theft of the cigarettes from a premised in West Dublin on the 16/04/18 searched a premises in Clondalkin last night and recovered the stolen cigarettes.
"No arrests have been made at this stage. Investigations are ongoing. No images and no further details available."
Boy, 15, arrested after threatening an 'ISIS-like' attack on a south Dublin school


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Man dies in wall collapse in Rourkela
Edited By Priya Abraham Published By Sarmeeli Mallick Last updated Aug 28, 2018 - 1:26 PM
Rourkela: A man was killed after wall of a house collapsed on him at Chhend Colony in Rourkela today.
According to reports, the deceased identified as Arabinda Gauda, was passing by a dilapidated house in the colony when suddenly one of its wall came crashing down on him. Gauda who got trapped inside the debris, was left grievously injured in the incident.
Although the locals rushed him to a hospital, he was declared 'brought dead' by the doctors.
On the other hand, family members of Arabinda alleged that he died due to delay in receiving medical treatment.
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What's the point of radical scholarship?
Radical scholarship: what's it all about? So Clive Barnett, a geographer at the Open University, has been asking over at his blog, Pop Theory. Barnett has been 'thinking out loud' (his words!) about, among other things, some ideas outlined by Stanford University anthropologist James Ferguson in Antipode's 40th anniversary special issue, The Point is to Change It.
Considering anthropology – but we might well consider geography – Ferguson argues one could be forgiven for concluding that radical scholarship's goal is essentially negative: denouncing "the system" and decrying its harmful and objectionable tendencies. Is this the goal of critique, though? Is resistance its terminal point, refusal its final destination? Ferguson thinks it ought not to be, forthrightly posing some intractable questions: '…what if politics is really not about expressing indignation or denouncing the powerful? What if it is, instead, about getting what you want? Then we progressives must ask: what do we want? This is a quite different question (and a far more difficult question) than: what are we against? What do we want?' (Antipode 41[s1]:167).
Negation and disdain, to be sure, have their place. However, there's more to critique, to "being critical", than being "anti". Radical scholars aren't saying – are they?! – "we simply don't want social life to be organised/arranged/governed" but, rather, "we don't want to it governed, etc. like that". So, how do we, and the people we work with, want things to be? For those interested in this question (and given the crises all around us, the Occupy movement, etc. [on which see our Staff Reporters] who isn't?!), Ferguson's Antipode essay – supplemented quite brilliantly by Barnett's thinking out loud (his blog is 'shaped by a sense that…"I have nothing to say, only to add"': read it!) – is invaluable.
This entry was posted on 8 February 2012 by Antipode Editorial Office in Other and tagged anthropology, Clive Barnett, Crisis, critique, geography, governmentality, James Ferguson, radical scholars, radical scholarship, The Point is to Change It.


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With revived political power from the VRA 65, North Carolina blacks helped elect Henry E. Frye to the state House in 1968. Image courtesy of the North Carolina Office of Archives and History, Raleigh, NC.
The United States Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA 65) to strengthen the Civil Rights acts of 1957, 1960, and 1964 and eliminate voter discrimination at the state and local levels. VRA 65 gave the U.S. Attorney General the power to appoint election supervisors for states and districts that still used literacy tests at the polls or had a voter turnout of less than fifty-percent of registered voters in the 1964 election. As a result, African American voter registration increased, and African Americans became a political force once again throughout the South.
Two years after the Wilmington Race Riot, the North Carolina General Assembly passed in 1900 a constitutional amendment restricting the black vote. Literacy tests, grandfather clauses, and poll taxes were used to limit the number of black votes. The U.S. Supreme Court declared the grandfather clause unconstitutional in 1915 and the North Carolina General Assembly eliminated poll taxes in 1920. Literacy tests, however, were still used in North Carolina. Forty North Carolina counties came under the provisions of VRA 65.
The passage of the bill increased African American voting participation and made it possible for African Americans to be elected once again to political office. In 1948, only fifteen percent of the black population was registered, and by 1962 it had risen slowly to thirty-six percent. The percentage increased to fifty percent one year after the passage of VRA 65. In the 1966 election, approximately 281,000 blacks voted. With this revived political power, North Carolina blacks helped elect Henry E. Frye (Guilford County) to the state House in 1968, Frederick Douglass Alexander (Mecklenburg County) to the state Senate in 1974, and John W. Winters, Sr. (Wake County) to the state Senate in 1974. (Henry Frye later became a state Supreme Court justice, but had been denied suffrage in 1956 because he forgot the names of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.)
The Voting Rights Act was renewed in 1970, 1975, and 1982.
Jeffrey J. Crow, Paul D. Escott, and Flora J. Hatley, A History of African Americans in North Carolina (Raleigh, 2002); Jack D. Fleer, North Carolina Guide to Politics: An Introduction (Chapel Hill, 1968); David Edwin Harrell, Jr., Unto A Good Land: A History of the American People (Grand Rapids, MI, 2005); Joe A. Mobley, ed., The Way We Lived in North Carolina (Chapel Hill, 2003).


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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA --> ORDER RODENTIA --> SUBORDER MYOMORPHA --> SUPERFAMILY Muroidea --> FAMILY Cricetidae --> SUBFAMILY Sigmodontinae
GENUS Deltamys
Citation: Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 20: 98.
Type Species: Deltamys kempi Thomas, 1917.
Comments: Akodontini. Described as a genus, but usually treated as a subgenus of Akodon (e.g., Cabrera, 1961; Ellerman, 1941; Musser and Carleton, 1993; Reig, 1987; Smith and Patton, 1999), though not uniformly (Gyldenstolpe, 1932; Massoia, 1980b). Status of Deltamys recently argued as a genus (Bianchini and Delupi, 1994) and diagnosis so emended (González and Massoia, 1995). In cladistic analyses of allozymes (Barrantes et al., 1993) and gene sequences (D'Elía, 2003; D'Elía et al., 2003), D. kempi emerges as a basal sister-group to other Akodon sensu stricto. By itself, this cladistic dichotomy is ambiguous with regard to its ranking as merely distinctive subgenus or separate genus; the issue deserves further consideration based on a broader sampling of akodonts and other information.
SPECIES kempi


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Q: C++: Creating new thread using pthread_create, to run a class member function I have the following class:
class A
{
    private:
        int starter()
        {
             //TO_DO: pthread_create()
        }

        void* threadStartRoutine( void *pThis );
}

I want to create a thread from inside starter() to run threadStartRoutine(). I get compile time errors with regard to the third argument, which should take the address of the start routine.
What would be the correct way to call pthread_create() to create a new thread that starts executing threadStartRoutine() ?
I have come across articles online that say that most compilers do not allow non-static member functions to be invoked using pthread_create(). Is this true? What is the reason behind this?
I am compiling my program on Linux-x64 using G++.

A: Declare the threadStartRountine() as static:
static void* threadStartRoutine( void *pThis );

Otherwise, the type of threadStartRoutine() is:
void* (A::*)(void*)

which is not the type of function pointer that pthread_create() requires.

A: Do you have a reason for using pthreads? c++11 is here, why not just use that:
#include <iostream>
#include <thread>

void doWork()
{
   while(true)
   {
      // Do some work;
      sleep(1); // Rest
      std::cout << "hi from worker." << std::endl;
   }
}

int main(int, char**)
{

  std::thread worker(&doWork);
  std::cout << "hello from main thread, the worker thread is busy." << std::endl;
  worker.join();

  return 0;
}

A: Just use a normal function as a wrapper.  As hjmd says, a static function is probably the nicest kind of normal function.

A: If you insist on using the native pthreads interface, then you must provide an ordinary function as the entry point. A typical example:
class A
{
private:
    int starter()
    {
        pthread_t thr;
        int res = pthread_create(&thr, NULL, a_starter, this);
        // ...
    }
public:
    void run();
};

extern "C" void * a_starter(void * p)
{
    A * a = reinterpret_cast<A*>(p);
    a->run();
    return NULL;
}

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Europa park je největší zábavní park v Německu a druhý nejoblíbenější zábavní park v Evropě (po Disneylandu v Paříži). Nachází se v Rustu v jihozápadním Německu. Byl otevřen v roce 1975.
V parku se nachází 13 horských drah. Nejstarší horská dráha je Alpenexpress Enzian, která byla otevřena v roce 1984.

Europa park pojme až 60 000 návštěvníků denně. V roce 2019 park navštívilo 5,75 milionu návštěvníků.

Areál zabírá 95 hektarů. V parku se nachází šest hotelů, jeden kemp a jedno kino.

V listopadu 2019 byl otevřen v parku aquapark "Rulantica".

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Thrypticus sagittatus är en tvåvingeart som beskrevs av Daniel J. Bickel och Hernandez 2004. Thrypticus sagittatus ingår i släktet Thrypticus och familjen styltflugor. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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For Jorja Fox It's Personal — April 01, 2001
There's a line in Memento, written and directed by Christopher Nolan, where Guy Pearce (L.A. Confidential), as tormented lead character Leonard Shelby, is asked, "What's the last thing you remember?" He says, "My wife." But the sum of what he can piece together from his injury-induced chronic loss of short-term memory is "the feel of a person." Jorja Fox, who suffers a Psycho-like death and haunts the film as Shelby's memory of his murdered wife, does exactly that on the screen: creates the feel of a person. It's this instinctive ability to mine the white space on a page of dialogue that really calls attention to a Jorja Fox performance. While you may not have her name on the tip of your tongue at the moment, the surprise hit show "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (CBS) may be the platform that will launch this young actor into the national consciousness.That's because Jorja is doing something with her craft that isn't seen a lot: she's not only acting, she's listening. And the actor's reference points are "personal." Born in New York, but raised in the small Florida town of Melbourne Beach, Fox's path into the profession reads like a teen fantasy. Local girl enters a modeling contest with friends; wins the contest despite the just-rolled-out-of-bed tomboy look; ends up on photo shoots in Europe; retires by the age of 18; decides to act. Then she gets cast to do guest spots on shows like "Law and Order" and "Ellen"; stars in NBC's huge hit "ER" and moves on to the Emmy award-winning series "The West Wing." And now it's "CSI," where she plays the gung-ho junior member of the investigative team, forensics investigator Sara Sidle.
That's not including her indie credits: Forever Fabulous, Down With the Joneses, and, of course, Memento, where she gets to be a corpse not unlike the ubiquitous bodies that people the storylines of "CSI." But the CBS show offers something more than a mystery to solve with each episode. Starring William Petersen (who also produces), Marg Helgenberger, George Eads, and Gary Dourdan, "CSI" is about healing, about coping with the enormous violence all around us.
Ironically, in her last season on "The West Wing" she was a near-casualty, literally run over by an armored limousine. "Not just a limo, a two-ton Presidential limo." Luckily, she survived the errant tire and actually wanted to keep on working despite the bruises. But that just speaks more to her post-Modern appeal, the rare combination of gritty realism tempered with genuine optimism in the face of challenging times. Coming from a place of honesty, Jorja Fox is on the trail to find her destiny, and the public is getting a clue about what this girl can do.
Venice: So one day you found yourself having a cappuccino in Italy, being a teen model. That must have been culture shock.
Jorja Fox: I thought, 'What the hell am I doing in Italy?' Culture shock was moving to New York! I was a terrible model; I just wasn't that person. It was better in Europe than New York. I would get out of bed and not brush my hair.
I wanted to be an actress from a young age. Part of the reason [I did modeling] was that it was an opportunity to go to New York City. It was great-coming from this small town. I studied at Lee Strasberg Academy … also with Bill Hickey (Prizzi's Honor).
William Hickey was a great actor.
He's dead now. Nobody could believe he was teaching classes down at this place in the village. He was very ethereal and would go around stuff. Other acting teachers would say, "You're forcing it." He would just tell a story-about a vineyard in Ireland, and it would all make sense. I loved his class.
What did you see as a career trajectory?
I tried to play down the modeling thing, like a model who wants to be an actor. People look at that with a snicker or a grin. I retired at 18. It was kind of funny. I wouldn't trade it for a second. I was also playing music at the time. I had two loves: acting and music.
Had you been doing indie films all the while you were doing TV?
The first job I ever got was an indie movie. I sort of chased movies for a long time, but TV offered opportunities. I still love movies. [At first] I really liked movies over TV; now that's changed. With movies you work hard over a short period. In the past I had commitment issues [with the time required to do series TV]. Then I realized I had been working three years steadily, really enjoying it, and never flaked out! In the beginning I was so scared.
How did you get over your fear?
The actual practicality of doing it day after day takes over.
Speaking of being scared, what about the car thing?
[During the taping of an assasination attempt on "The West Wing"] I was run over by a limo, and I walked away from it. It was moving really slow, three or four miles an hour. I never saw it coming; I never had a chance to tense up. It was a two-ton limo, it wasn't even a standard limo. It was a huge master [scene], and we were laughing because we were face down on the pavement. I saw the wheel just coming off my leg. They yelled, "Cut!" There were four guys who picked me up; it happened at about 9 pm. It was our last night of the season. [After the medical exam and no broken bones were found] They said, "Go home." But I felt if I went home, I would have freaked out a lot more. After that, I was a little paranoid about accidents.
How did you get over it?
On "CSI" I went up in a helicopter. I was kind of terrified, but I decided I could do it. It was better than therapy!
Did Aaron Sorkin write you out of "The West Wing?"
No. He didn't write me out. They left me alive. It was kind of great for me that they let me walk away without a scratch. Aaron is one of the greatest geniuses I have ever had the pleasure of talking to and working with.
"CSI" seems to be such a hit you may not be able to go back to "West Wing," even if the door is open.
It's the new level of shock, how well "CSI" is doing. We're all obviously very surprised. I think people like the mystery and the puzzles. I think that people like feeling like they are solving the puzzle with the story. You can watch it, and there are thrills. You are actively able to see what happened .
**You mean people feel relieved that there's going to be a resolve? **
Somebody either did it or they didn't do it. But it's really not a judgment. It is what's real-not "I'm a cop I'm on the right side of the law." I think [the characters ] are human, flawed.
And it's not 'sci-fi-ed' out.
The world in general right now is sort of undefinable-not like when it was the 50's. Not everything is so cut and dried. In the 2000's, there are so many things [to consider]-the environment, all the people who make a living off the environment. We're sort of in this gray area between resources that need protecting and people that need to make their living.
**I know you're a vegetarian; are you vegan? **
I aspire to vegan! On "CSI," [my character] was eating fish in a scene. I don't normally eat fish, but she does. I was eating Chilean seabass-and [someone pointed out] that it is in danger of extinction. They said, "You might want to know your character is eating an animal that's on the extinct list." But I didn't know until we shot it.
It seems like you are finding a way to make everything work together-your principles and your craft.
It has been luck, really. If [a project] says something close to my heart, if it makes a statement, that's great. It's all been sort of luck. With "The West Wing," it was an amazing working relationship for me. You rarely get to say that much about the world at large. I felt like a tiny link to some kind of truth.
How did Memento come about?
That's been really cool, too. We shot that a year and a half ago. I had heard really great things about the script. I was contacted really close to the shoot date. I loved working with Guy Pearce. He is one of my favorite husbands. I've only had a couple. I've been really lucky in the husband category!
Your character is Guy's obsession. Have you seen the completed film?
At the premiere, I hadn't seen it yet. The hard part was that people kept asking me about it before I was going in. They had really specific questions, like, "That scene with the prostitute in the bathroom, what did it mean?" At first I tried to answer the questions, then I started lying! I was really paranoid because of it.
"CSI" is going to change things. Are you getting recognized by people yet?
I live in the same neighborhood-go to the same places. I haven't really gone outside the realm. When we break, start traveling, and leave L.A., it will be interesting to see what happens. People are so cool in this town anyway. People who have taken the time [to acknowledge me on the street] have been really great, nice, and supportive. It's good feedback.
Your character doesn't have much of a personal life. Will this change as the show progresses?
It's a hard decision. We developed a show about the stories and not about the people. People have really liked that going into year two. There was sort of a decision that if you found out things about [the characters] it would be through their jobs. You get to know people first, before you get to know their intimate details.
What are your intimate details?
You mean me, or my character?
Both. Come on, think of something!
I'll start with Sara first. An intimate detail about Sara is that there is something dark in her past that involves her in the work that she is doing. Not something that happened to her personally, but someone close to her. We're still forming that; she might be one of the characters who has a reference point. I love that she's not a cop, that there are gray areas, not representing moral authority. She just has the skills. You can never afford closure, give certainty to people. [In "CSI"] they can't go back and fix what happened to people, they can just come in after the worst day of [the survivors'] lives and see what they can do to help. I think that's what the show is about.
It does focus on recovering and healing.
In Western society in general, the "d" word is never used. Everyone at some point is going to have to deal with death on a personal level. It's a vague, conceptual thing for a lot of people in America. This show takes a very good look at that, and that's why it is so popular-people are watching.
Okay. Now your intimate detail. You thought I forgot, right?
No, I didn't. What do you mean by an intimate detail?
Something in your life that is a reference point. I know you had a friend whose mom died a violent death.
Yeah. That, and my mom passed four years ago. My friend's mom was murdered. It was violent and aggressive, horrible. My mom died of an illness (ovarian cancer), and her death was very fast for an illness. Very fast and very slow-a couple of years separated my friend and me, her mother and my mother. Those two really stand out for me.
Did you incorporate her illness into your own work as an actor?
When I got the job on "ER" my mom had been sick, and the first day I started [shooting] I got the call that things were a lot more grave than I thought. It stayed with me for the length of the show. The first two seasons were a balancing act: a great job and a horrific thing going on personally. My mom made me promise that I wouldn't [go home]. That's my reference for "CSI," because we're dealing with loss and death.
You do as much with silences as you do with dialogue. Are you aware that you are doing this?
I think that's the whole idea of listening. I've seen that with other actors-the moment where it could be an actor's most brilliant moment, where the actor says nothing. There are also times when it's great to have this five-page dialogue, like Mamet. Our shows are great because most of the time we're talking about the science.
Is your name your mom's creation?
Yes. She was French Canadian. The idea of the "J" was a novel idea. My dad was of Irish descent-but it was weird at that time [in Canada]. It was like being black or Mexican, and white. There was a lot of animosity around everybody mixing. There's still some flavor of that in Montreal. They left it all behind. I'm named after four relatives!
I don't know. I won't be able to work [during the strike]; maybe it's better to travel, just to recharge and bring stuff back to my work. We're pretending that we're having a life when we act, but it's cool to have one to use as a reference.
So you'll strike if that happens?
I definitely support the union. I don't want to strike, but it's a hard year with the contracts. We are like athletes, the career span is shorter. We'll see.
© Staff "For Jorja Fox It's Personal", Venice Magazine, April 01, 2001


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Culture | By Jam Nitura - Sep 25, 2019
Get a First Look at Gloria Diaz on the Second Season of Netflix's "Insatiable"
The real queen has arrived!
IMAGE Netflix
Insatiable's returning to Netflix for a second season with a true pageant queen on board! We're talking about our very own Gloria Diaz, a.k.a. the Philippines' first ever Miss Universe, crowned in 1969. According to her daughter Isabelle Daza in an Instagram post, the actress is set to play herself in a cameo appearance for the show's sixth episode. Nothing like the OG queen to teach these teeny-bopper newbies how it's done!
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Get a first look of Gloria on the show, below! "This is how you make an entrance like a queen. So excited for the guest star appearance of the timeless Gloria Diaz in Insatiable Season 2," the official Netflix account captioned.
Despite backlash over the show's initial premise for propagating fat shaming, Insatiable's second season is set to premiere on the streaming site this October 11, 2019, picking up from the awry events of season one's finale.
The show's lead, Debby Ryan as Patty.
Season two's official synopsis reads "We find Patty dealing with, well, a lot. Her past is haunting her, and her struggle to be "good" is becoming harder and harder each day as she battles her inner demons. And Bob—well—he's helping her cover up Christian's murder, but just how far will his loyalties go? Will he continue to allow his romantic relationships, his career ambitions, and his integrity to take a beating, just to help Patty pursue her pageant dreams? And when beauty queens start going missing, who's to blame? Patty's rage? Or is there more at play?"
Insatiable stars Debby Ryan, Dallas Roberts, and Christoper Gorham.
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Carry on Spying (1964)
11 mistakes
Directed by: Gerald Thomas
Starring: Barbara Windsor, Bernard Cribbins, Charles Hawtrey, Kenneth Williams
All mistakes 5 continuity mistakes1 other mistake3 revealing mistakes2 visible crew/equipment mistakes Order by popularity Order chronologically Add a plot summary Add the ending Titles starting with C
Revealing mistake: When our heroes are on the conveyor belt which carries the rocks towards the spinning saw blades, the rocks which get cut in two are seen to be cut before they reach the blades. (01:20:45)
Madstunts
Continuity mistake: When Desmond Simkins and the rest of the gang emerge from the lift at the Chief's office, you can see that there is a dust mark on the left side of Desmond's suit, but when we see a close-up of him in the next shot, the dust mark has gone.
Visible crew/equipment: At the beginning of the film when the trainee agents are being briefed in the chief's office, the camera lights are reflected in the glass cabinet.
Revealing mistake: When Charles Hawtrey picks up the formula in the Street of a Thousand Artisans, you can see that the cobbled street on which it has fallen is made of rubber as it bends with the pressure of his hand.
Continuity mistake: When Bernard Cribbins points out the cherries in their champagne cocktails in the Café Mozart, both his and Barbara Windsor's cherry sticks change position between shots.
Continuity mistake: When the four agents are trying to escape the STENCH Headquarters, Crump bumps into Simkins and he drops one of the two spools of tape. But when we see the group just a few seconds later, all of the tape has been collected up and both spools are in Simkins' hands.
Continuity mistake: Simkins finds the girl in his wardrobe in his room on the train. There are two jackets hanging up in the right hand side of the wardrobe - when he opens the wardrobe door again immediately the girl has gone but the jackets are still there. Harold Crump then enters Simkins' room - the wardrobe door is still open with no jackets visible, but when Simkins closes the wardrobe door there is only one jacket hanging up in there.
Continuity mistake: When Desmond and Charlie lure the doorman from the fun house, Desmond hits him with a copper pot and his fez falls off and lands in the middle of the doorway. In the next shot, from inside the building, the fez is nowhere to be seen.
Other mistake: When our heroes are on the conveyor belt in the rock-processing plant, none of the rocks are larger than two feet in size - especially having gone past a set of spinning saw blades - and yet they get sprayed by two steam nozzles, the highest of which is about six feet in the air, and the lowest is about four feet in the air. Clearly neither of these nozzles would have any practical use. (01:21:10)
Visible crew/equipment: In the first shot of our heroes being given their assignment, something, presumably a crew member, can be seen intruding into the frame to the right of Barbara Windsor and casting a shadow on the desk. (00:11:50)
Revealing mistake: When our heroes are on the conveyor belt heading towards the saw blades, it's obvious that the conveyor belt on the other side of the blades is just a painted backdrop. (01:20:45)
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Note: Tasting this the next day, it is even better. A superb wine!
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PR Agencies face hiring crisis as the appeal of in-house remains strong
12th August 2021 PR Research 3 minute read
Only 11% of corporate comms professionals would consider an agency role if they were to move jobs today. This is one of the findings of the Salary Guide 2021 from PR and corp comms search consultancy The Works Search. This shows that 7% would freelance, 4% would set up their own business, 8% would leave the industry, but a whopping 69% of professionals would like an in-house role.
Why are in-house roles so appealing to corporate comms professionals? Why are agencies short on talent and at risk of losing the good people they do have?
If you were to move jobs, where is it likely to be?
Talent goes in-house
The fact that only 11% of professionals are interested in moving to an agency role (a figure that has been decreasing every year) and that an in-house role holds greater appeal is not new news. What is interesting is that agency bosses don't seem to realise why they are not getting volumes of great professionals offered to them for their jobs, or why vacancies are open for months. The fact is, they are not really competing for talent with other consultancies; their real competition is in-house. The talent is looking for roles with comms teams sitting in listed businesses, private companies and start-ups. Agency bosses seem proud that they rarely lose people to other agencies - in the belief that losing them to in-house is somehow better. Surely the time has come to re-evaluate why their talent is leaving en masse?
With the pool of great people to fill agency roles shrinking, the days of sourcing people easily are over. At The Works Search, we need to make ten calls to find one person who will consider an agency role, and then they are very particular. Agency owners know it's hard, but they haven't really worked out why and not enough of them are adapting their businesses to the loss of talent.
Why is in-house so desirable?
The money is perceived to be better in-house, although the reality is average in-house salaries are very similar compared to agencies. Bonuses and company benefits are also thought to be better. Our Salary Guide can verify that average bonuses in-house are currently larger than agency bonuses. In-house also offers higher value benefits: bigger pension contributions, death in service schemes, more flexible working policies, more life insurance, ability to buy more holiday… the list is long. Many corporates do not require you to work weekends or highly unsociable hours, which is something that can't be said for agencies.
The generations growing up in PR careers now want a work-life balance. Women continue to face the challenge of weighing up if the demands of agency life are sustainable with having a family and being present in the office. Now that we have successfully worked at home through a pandemic, employers have an opportunity to re-set and rethink their offerings.
Agencies tend to think carefully about their margins so perhaps it's time to invest in creating a great employee value proposition. The agencies who figure out how to make themselves exciting employers will shine out in this market, as the fight for talent is going nowhere.
The Works Search checked over 2,000 database records and polled 400 corporate comms professionals to share insights on their pay and company benefits, and how the pandemic has affected their roles. The data and survey material were gathered during the calendar year 2020.
Written by Sarah Leembruggen, managing director of The Works Search
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AVENGERS: ENDGAME Writers Explain Why Gamora Returned & Black Widow Didn't
With Avengers: Endgame having dominated at the box office for the past three weekends and it being a week since the studio-mandated spoiler watch was lifted, I would hope that anyone reading this article has already seen the film by now. With that in mind, while most of the talk from audiences in Endgame's wake has revolved around the exits of Iron Man and Captain America, there was one other permanent casualty in the Avengers' quest to undo Thanos' decimation of half of all life in the universe: the Black Widow herself, Natasha Romanoff.
Late into the second act, the Marvel Cinematic Universe's original female superhero laid down her life to provide Hawkeye with the Soul Stone to complete their new Infinity Guantlet in a sequence that heavily called back to Thanos sacrificing an unwilling Gamora for the Soul Stone in last year's Avengers: Infinity War.
Yet by the time the credits roll in Avengers: Endgame, the MCU has a Gamora that is very much alive and ready to return in James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3 in a few years' time while Natasha remains deceased. While I personally feel that the film explains how this works rather well, others have asked about this and the film's co-writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely provided an explanation in an interview with Variety.
"It's not the Gamora that was killed by the Soul Stone, that is the Gamora from the past. When Gamora went off that cliff, the Gamora from that time period died," explained Markus. "But this is the Gamora from prior to that. So she's still alive, she traveled in the time machine to the present. You know, like you do."
McFeely playfully agreed, "As you do."
So the Gamora that lived through the first two Guardians films and was murdered in Infinity War is still dead, as is Natasha. However the surviving members of the space-traveling mercenary family now have another shot at building a new life with a Gamora due to time travel shenanigans, the catch is that they all will have to start from scratch.
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Return of the Valkyrie
Honda Brings Back Its Big Power Cruiser
By Jon Langston
From the roof of the Peterson Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, Honda used the backdrop of the Hollywood skyline to unveil the return of an icon: the 2014 Gold Wing Valkyrie.
Emboldened by the success of its stripped-down F6B, Team Red took a scalpel to the Gold Wing yet again, slicing off the capacious saddlebags and bulbous fairing to create a true 21st century muscle cruiser.
There's no mistaking the lineage; at first glance the new 2014 Valkyrie looks exactly like what it is - a stripped-down Gold Wing - and utilizes many of the modern accoutrements that made the 2010 redesign of the GL such a success, and last year's F6B such a hit. Featuring the same 1832cc flat-six engine, LCD lighting front and rear, modern instrumentation and optional anti-lock brakes, the new Valkyrie also sports the same brawny shoulders as its brethren, thanks to the GL's signature side-mounted radiator vents. Without the big-nosed fairing, though, those shoulders are even more pronounced, making the Valkyrie by far the most muscular-looking bike in the Gold Wing family.
"Today a motorcycling icon returns in all-new form," said Powersports Press Manager Bill Savino. "The Valkyrie is back, but this isn't a motorcycle that celebrates the past. This is a cruiser unlike any other for people who want to seize the future, who appreciate distinctive style, who want the kind of performance no cruiser can match. The Valkyrie redefines the term 'muscle cruiser.'
And that muscle cruiser theme continues with the matte black frame, handlebar and instrument console, wheels, engine, and forks. In true GL fashion, the saddle is wide and comfy but not nearly as massive as the standard GL's or even as roomy as the F6B's. Also, the Valkyrie is equipped with a passenger pillion and grab rails that are similarly styled but slimmer than those on the F6B - and as on that bike, they're removable for a streamlined, boulevard-ready look.
At a claimed 750 pounds wet, the Valkyrie weighs a full 150 pounds less than the standard GL - and with the same engine and components, the power-to-weight ratio must be mind-blowing. Unfortunately, this was just a press introduction and not a test ride (we can't wait). But from the saddle, with a seat height of just 28.8 inches and a 180 rear tire, it's surprisingly amenable for a bike of its size; the center of gravity feels even lower than that of the F6B. So with those things in mind and knowing how deceptively spry and quick the other Gold Wings are, we can only imagine the rocket this Valkyrie must be -- and how eagerly it will respond to being pushed through the twisties.
(Honda says the torque peak arrives at 4000 rpm and peak power hits 1500 revs later. - Ed)
Originally unveiled in 1996, the old Valkyrie had a devoted following; indeed, it's one of those models whose discontinuation disappointed (at the very least) a legion of hardcore fans. This new incarnation likely won't get much of a different reaction; Valkyrie loyalists will likely embrace it while those outside the club won't necessarily be clamoring to get in.
With its peculiar engine, distinctive shoulders, and oddly shaped rear fender the new Valkyrie definitely dares to be different and, like its siblings, is bound to be polarizing. But Honda's endeavor to lower the age of the average GL rider continues, and we'd venture a guess its new, true muscle cruiser will strike a chord with its hardcore fan base.
The 2014 Gold Wing Valkyrie will be priced in the $17K range; the ABS version should run about a grand more. Available in blue, red or black, the Valkyrie should be in dealerships the first part of 2014; in the meantime you can see it displayed in the Honda booth at the International Motorcycle Shows starting this December.
Additional info from the official Honda Press release:
The core of this machine is Honda's unique 1832cc liquid-cooled horizontally opposed six-cylinder engine that also powers the Gold Wing® and Gold Wing F6B. With awe-inspiring power, aluminum twin-spar frame and suspension system tuned for serious riders, the Valkyrie is about unparalleled performance and style.
A class of one
Through its minimalist approach, the Valkyrie weighs an incredible 154 pounds less than the current GL1800. The torque peak arrives early at only 4000 rpm with peak power hitting 1500 revs later. A shorter, lighter and more compact exhaust system with slash-cut tips gives the Valkyrie a distinctive visual identity.
By the very nature of its design, the unique, horizontally opposed six-cylinder engine configuration promotes an exceptionally low center of gravity, which leads to responsive handling. The Programmed Fuel Injection (PGM-FI) system carries over from the Gold Wing. The Valkyrie features its own unique intake ducting to feed air to the two 40mm throttle bodies, which feature six high-pressure fuel injectors.
Specially designed radiator shrouds net an important rider benefit: The shape and angle of the shrouds re-direct hot air away from the rider for added comfort.
The Valkyrie chassis design centers on the basic aluminum frame used in the GL1800 and F6B. Most major dimensions remain unchanged from the GL1800 and F6B, but the Valkyrie frame does sport a different rear subframe to accommodate its unique seating arrangement.
The stout 45mm fork has been lengthened to raise the front end, and it incorporates a cartridge damper for plush yet well-controlled response. Fork damping settings are unique to this model, given its lighter curb weight of 750 pounds and a new weight distribution that is now effectively a 50/50 split.
The rear Pro-Link® single-shock suspension system and a single-sided Pro-Arm® swingarm incorporate a shock with damping tuned toward sporty riding. A dial-type remote adjuster offers easy access for quick adjustments to rear shock spring preload. Dual full-floating 310mm rotors (larger than the 296mm discs found on the F6B and Gold Wing) and new four-piston calipers up front, plus the rear 316mm disc setup deliver stellar braking power and terrific feel (an Anti-Lock Braking System is available as an option). With 19-inch front and 17-inch rear wheels, the Valkyrie also adds a touch more cornering clearance to the equation.
Distinctive touches
Reflecting its more sporting nature, the Valkyrie's rider triangle has changed as well. The footpegs are 1.3 inches higher and 0.6 of an inch forward compared to those on the F6B. The handlebar is set 1.3 inches forward, 1.5 inches taller and spreads 0.7 inch wider compared to the F6B's bar. A beefy 1-inch handlebar with new switchgear is rubber-mounted for added comfort. The traditional-style fuel tank holds a full 6.1 gallons, and the two-piece seat draws attention to the more spacious cruiser-oriented riding ergonomics. Passengers will appreciate the aluminum grab rail, but if solo riding, the rear seat and grab rail are easily removed, and a cover is provided to hide the rail mounting for a cool solo look.
The Valkyrie also receives its own unique meter setup with an LCD digital speedometer, tachometer, trip meters, clock, and fuel-level gauge, and the rider can also customize the opening message when the key is turned on.
2014 Honda Gold Wing Valkyrie / Valkyrie ABS
MSRP: TBD (approx. $17,000) 2014 Colors: Black, Metallic Red, Metallic Blue
1832cc liquid-cooled, horizontally opposed six-cylinder
Bore x Stroke: 74mm x 71mm
Valves: SOHC, two valves per cylinder
Fuel System: PGM-FI
Transmission: Five-Speed
Final Drive: Shaft
Front 45mm cartridge fork, travel TBD
Rear: Single-sided swingarm w/ single shock, preload adjustable; travel TBD
Front: Dual 310mm discs
Rear: Single 316mm disc (ABS optional)
Front: 130/60R-19
Rear: 180/55R-17
Wheelbase: 67.2 inches
Rake/Trail: 29.5 deg./4.5 inches
Fuel Capacity: 6.1 gallons
Curb Weight: 750 pounds (ABS: 754 lbs.)


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Taddert ou Taddart é uma aldeia de Marrocos, situada nas montanhas do Alto Atlas. É a última aldeia na estrada N9 no sentido Marraquexe-Ouarzazate antes de Tizi n'Tichka, o passo de montanha mais alto daquela estrada ( de altitude.

É uma aldeia de montanha típica do Alto Atlas, onde vivem cerca de 70 famílias, situada no vale de uma ribeira a mais de  de altitude, com casas de pedra e rodeada de socalcos, nogueiras e azinheiras. Os seus habitantes são berberes cuja língua materna é tamazight. É um dos pontos de paragem mais populares na estrada do Tizi n'Tichka, muito movimentada por ligar duas cidades importantes. As principais atividades económicas são a agricultura, a hotelaria e a venda de recordações a turistas. A atividade hoteleira é virada sobretudo para pequenos restaurantes e cafés de beira de estrada. Entre os produtos mais vendidos nas lojas orientadas para quem está de passagem encontram-se cerâmica, loiça, artesanato em pedra e fósseis, mas sobretudo rochas e minerais, como ametistas , ónix e outros tipos de quartzo, muitas vezes pintados, ágata, manganês, lápis-lazúli, pirites de cobre, etc. A região é rica em muitos desses materiais, mas muitos dos que são vendidos, não são extraídos localmente.

Notas e referências

Aldeias e vilas de Marrocos
Localidades de Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz
Localidades do Alto Atlas


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