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Experts: Without Algeria, Negotiations on Western Sahara are Impossible
Will the roundtable discussion over the Western Sahara conflict serve as an opportunity to increase dialogue between Morocco and Algeria?
The Moroccan delegation participating in the UN-led Western Sahara talks in Geneva
Rabat – The much-anticipated roundtable discussion over the future of Western Sahara negotiations began yesterday, convening the four parties to the conflict.
The two-day meeting is the first of its kind since 2012. At the request of the UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy Horst Kohler, the roundtable aims to step up measures to launch negotiations to end the Western Sahara conflict.
Morocco's Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita is leading the Moroccan delegation, composed mostly of Sahrawis, in order to reinforce Morocco's position that there should be no solution that damages Morocco's territorial integrity.
Morocco has held firm that its autonomy plan, introduced in 2007, is a just and credible solution to the dispute. The North African country has also been putting pressure on its eastern neighbor Algeria to admit its role in the conflict.
Following direct and clear messages from the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Algeria, King Mohammed VI decided to extend his hand to the Algerian government hoping to initiate frank and direct dialogue, and in turn break the icy bilateral ties between the two countries.
Read Also: El Khalfi: UN Roundtable in Geneva is Not for Negotiations
Bouteflika's government has not answered Morocco's dialogue initiative yet, and some Algerian observers found King Mohammed VI's offer "questionable" and "not sincere."
Moroccan analysts and observers believe that Algeria is unlikely to accept its role in the Western Sahara conflict nor Morocco's dialogue offer.
Read Also: King Mohammed VI's Dialogue Offer to Algeria to Fall on Deaf Ears
In a statement to Morocco World News, Moroccan political analyst El Moussaoui El Ajlaoui said that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres aims to identify a path towards future negotiations to end the persistent conflict. Guterres, according to Ajlaoui, is "focusing on the conflict as a regional dispute," as his personal envoy invited Morocco and Polisario, as well as Mauritania and Algeria to the discussion in Geneva.
The use of the word 'parties' includes Algeria, Mauritania
"Inviting Algeria and Mauritania as parties in the conflict and not observers is proving that Guterres is making the conflict a regional issue that should be solved between all parties and not between Polisario and Morocco as Algeria claims," according to the analyst.
Algerian officials, including Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia and his foreign minister Abdelkader Messahel, shrunk their country's role in the conflict, claiming that the conflict will end after discussion solely between Morocco and the Polisario Front.
Morocco, however, says Polisario is an illegitimate representative of the Sahrawis in the Tindouf camps in Algeria.
While it is hosting and arming the members of the Polisario Front, Algeria still claims to be neutral and an observer party to the conflict that aims to back Sahrawis' "independence" referendum.
Ajlaoui said that in its last resolutions and reports the UN and its Security Council used the word "parties." In Arabic, according to Ajlaoui, there was a misleading translation of the word parties to indicate a duality of "two parties" to the conflict.
Algeria has been using this translation to convince itself that the Western Sahara conflict should be solved between the "two parties" to the conflict: Morocco and Polisario.
Now Security Council Resolution 2440 has used clear language including Algeria and Mauritania as parties, according to Ajlaoui.
In his talk with Morocco World News, Ajlaoui doubted that Geneva's roundtable will lead to future negotiations. "What Guterres and his personal envoy Kohler aim to do is to implement Resolution 2440, which clarified that the conflict is regional." He added that the resolution also confirmed the threat imposed by the regional conflict in Western Sahara and in the Sahel.
The United Nations also decided on claims promoted by the Polisario Front regarding the "liberated zones." The resolution clearly called on Polisario to respect its commitments in Bir Lahlou and Tifariti, two regions that have been claimed as "liberated zones."
The resolution, therefore, brushed aside Polisario's claims, calling it to comply with the UN orders.
High-level Moroccan delegation is significant message
Commenting on the Moroccan delegation accompanying Bourita, Ajlaoui said that the choice of the members of the delegation is "very important and significant."
He added that the delegation, for the first time, included three members from the Sahara, who were voted on without any refusal from the United Nations.
The Moroccan delegation includes President of the Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra region Sidi Hamdi Ould Errachid; President of the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab region Ynja Khattat; and Fatima Adli, a member of the Smara municipal council.
Observers believe that the participation of Sahrawis strengthens their legitimate representation.
The representation of Sahrawis in the Moroccan delegation, according to Ajlaoui, is an essential card during Geneva's roundtable and negotiations around Morocco's agreements with the EU.
Algeria's ignorance of resolution shows ill intention
Political expert Abdelfettah El Fatihi told Morocco World News yesterday that Algeria's ignorance towards Morocco's dialogue offer shows that the eastern neighbor is attending the Geneva round-table with "ill intention."
He added that Morocco is complying with UN Resolution 2440, which called on all parties to show determination in working constructively with Kohler to ensure a successful UN-led political process.
He added that Polisario and its supporter Algeria "did not understand this part of the UN resolution." He said this ignorance will "threaten the future of the consultations in Geneva."
El Fatihi told MWN that Algeria's silence "urged Guterres to address a message to the parties in order to respect the content of the latest resolution without preconditions."
Prior to the roundtable, Guterres' deputy spokesman, Farhan Haq, said on December 4 that Guterres wants the four parties to the conflict to engage in "good faith, without preconditions and in a constructive spirit in the discussions."
Ajlaoui also commented on Algeria's silence regarding Morocco's dialogue offer. He said that Algeria has a problem of trust. "Algeria's borders with all the surrounding states are military zones. When a state turns its border areas into military zones, it means that there is tension with all its surrounding countries, including Niger, Libya, Tunisia, Mali, Mauritania, and Morocco."
He added that if the Algerian regime changes, there might be a possible future solution to the Western Sahara conflict.
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2015 Top Down: Rooftop Cinema
Join us atop the Hotel deLuxe's parking structure at SW 15th and Yamhill for our 11th annual program of cinema under the stars. Doors open at 7 PM with food and beverages available for purchase from select food carts and Sierra Nevada Brewing Company. Music begins at 8 PM and films begin around dusk.
Entry for advance ticket holders is guaranteed until 8:30 PM. Advance tickets ensure that you will not have to wait in the ticket purchase line but do not guarantee entry after 8:30 PM. A limited number of chairs are available on a first-come, first-served basis, so feel free to bring a chair, pillow, or blanket, along with a light sweater or jacket. Advance ticket holders who arrive after 8:30 PM but are not admitted to the screening (in the case of a sell-out) may exchange their tickets for another Top Down screening. There are no refunds or exchanges for arrivals after the film begins (c. 9 PM) or for entirely missed screenings. We appreciate your understanding. Please, no pets or outside food or drink.
Thanks to our sponsors: Hotel deLuxe, Peter Corvallis Productions, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, Portland Mercury, Yelp! Portland, KIND Healthy Snacks, PDX Pipeline, and Artslandia.
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
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Rock 'n' Roll High School
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Sexy Beast
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Famed music video director (Radiohead, Blur) Jonathan Glazer's first feature updates the classic heist film with equal doses of sharp …
Song of the Thin Man
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The last of the six classic Thin Man films pairs William Powell as Nick Charles—the nattiest ex-cop you'll ever meet—and …
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Tennis pro Guy Haines is in a bad marriage when he's approached by a perfect stranger, Bruno (Robert Walker), who …
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Can America Change the Mindset to War?
Posted August 27th, 2008 by jpritikin
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Fighting terrorism will not be easy in this age of ours when the superpowers and their allies have all the necessary ammos to justify their terrorization of unarmed civilians while the have-nots have very little to lose through their mindless suicidal acts of vengeance or retribution.
As far as America is concerned, what is needed is thinking outside America's current paradigm to combat this menace. It is good to see that under a new leadership the Pentagon is realizing this fact. The 2008 National Defense Strategy, approved by Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and released by the Pentagon on July 31 says that while the military's top priority is to defeat al-Qaeda and other extremists, but winning the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan alone will not achieve that. Nor will the use of force alone accomplish the mission. The most important thing the military can do, the report says, is to prepare friends and allied nations to defend and govern themselves. Coming as it does from the Pentagon the report shows that the department is admitting the follies of strong arm tactics alone. Truly, without a combination of political measures that address the underlying root causes and economic incentives, it would be impossible to combat terrorism of the have-nots.
In this age of insecurity, America needs a total reevaluation of her position vis-à-vis the 'other' people of our world. And in that evaluation, she must weigh properly her actions in the Dar al-Islam. She must recognize that with the burial of the Caliphate, the Muslim world is fragmented and there is no leadership that speaks for all 1.5 billion Muslims that are spread all over the globe. The current leadership in most Muslim countries is utterly corrupt and spineless to have a meaningful dialogue with its counterparts in the West, especially the USA. It is that vacuum in leadership that has unfortunately brought to the fore individuals like OBL to speak about collective humiliation of Muslims in the post-Caliphate era. While most Muslims share those grievances stoked by OBL and his deputies, only an insignificant segment of the population share either their vision of politics or their ways and means. If American leadership fails to make this distinction between groups like al-Qaeda and nominal religious Muslims, it will only play into the hands of the very nemesis that it purports to defeat.
America must also take into consideration rising anti-American political and religious hostility produced by American unilateralism. As much as she must restrain her trigger-happy fingers from firing on civilians, and getting into uncalled fights with others, she cannot allow herself to be seen as awarding oppressive governments. She cannot allow Israel and other such rogue partners to use American weapons to kill unarmed civilians. She must set a higher standard of morality and fairness for herself in everything she does, including the military trials of rapist and murderous soldiers and the detainees of the Guantanamo Bay prison. She simply can't afford Pharaohnic arrogance and Hamanic despotism.
So, will American leadership change its mindset that prefers war over negotiation?
In a debate on January 31, 2008, Senator Obama said: "I want to end the mindset that got us into war in the first place." As Kevin Zeese (Director of Democracy Rising) has noted "if this statement is to be taken seriously it would mean a paradigm shift in U.S. foreign policy away from militarism towards diplomacy, foreign aid and cooperation with other nations. It will also mean shrinking the already too large defense budget creating the ability to invest in the new energy economy, U.S. infrastructure and the basic necessities of the American people. The vast majority of Americans – a growing super majority – opposes continuing keeping U.S. troops in Iraq, bombing Iran and wants a less military-based foreign policy. Now is the time for greater emphasis on negotiation, diplomacy, multilateralism and foreign aid. The people demand it. War is not the answer to any of these conflicts. The U.S. is not made more secure by creating new enemies and draining our treasury."
Zeese is right. By ending the "mindset" that led to the Iraq War, it will allow for a re-prioritization of resources at home and abroad, moving the U.S. away from a military economy toward a civilian one. Now is the time to begin to end the mindset of war. Is Obama ready for that challenge?
In Berlin rally of July 24, 2008, in front of a crowd of some two hundred thousand people, Obama preached the wisdom of true partnership and true progress through trust and cooperation. He called on people to "tear down new walls" between races, countries and religions. He said, "The walls between old allies on either side of the Atlantic cannot stand. The walls between the countries with the most and those with the least cannot stand. The walls between races and tribes; natives and immigrants; Christian and Muslim and Jew cannot stand. These now are the walls we must tear down. … Now is the time to build new bridges across the globe as strong as the one that bound us across the Atlantic. Now is the time to join together, through constant cooperation, strong institutions, shared sacrifice, and a global commitment to progress, to meet the challenges of the 21st century."
As America tries to come out of the shadow of Bush-Cheney era of deception, surely Obama's speech is very refreshing, much like John F. Kennedy's, offering some nuggets of hope in an otherwise hopeless world of ours. Only time would tell if such high-sounding, and yet not unrealistic, words can be put into practice by removing the curse of perennial war through shared expectations, cooperation and negotiation.
American Politics – the Path Forward – Accountability
As the adage goes – you do the crime, you must serve the time (in prison) – something must be done with accountability. When a criminal absconds from justice that day is a sad day for its victims. And when the most powerful man on earth abuses his authority and misleads his nation into war thus devastating the world, it is catastrophic for all. And that is what President George W. Bush has done in the last eight years of his office. He ruined American economy and destabilized the entire globe. He killed hundreds of thousands of innocent people overseas and brought about the death of thousands of his own countrymen, when it was not necessary. By deliberately overwriting international laws in matters of treatment of prisoners of war (the so-called enemy "unlawful" combatants) and ignoring human rights, he has essentially made all Americans traveling outside vulnerable to similar abuses that were meted out to prisoners in the Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay prisons.
No President in American history has probably done more harm to America's image than President Bush. It will take years, if not decades, to wipe that nasty bloody stain he leaves behind when he vacates the White House in January 2009. America ought to hold Bush and his inner circle of advisers accountable for committing the worst mass murder of this century.
By lying to the Congress, Bush violated U.S. Laws related to Fraud and False Statements, Title 18, Chapter 47, Section 1001 and Conspiracy to Defraud the United States, Title 18, Chapter 19, Section 371.
If Americans fail (which is a foregone conclusion) to send Bush to the World Court in The Hague for war crimes, the Congress owes it to its own electorates to at least impeach or try him internally per its own laws. [While on July 25, 2008 the House Judiciary Committee has opened up hearings on Congressman Dennis Kucinich's impeachment resolution, it is highly unlikely that President Bush will be impeached by the Congress because of opposition from Speaker Pelosi.] As has been argued by former Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Vincent Bugliosi, Bush needs more than impeachment. He said, "For anyone interested in true justice, impeachment alone would be a joke for what Bush did." In all fairness, Bush should be tried for crimes against humanity.
It goes without saying that Bush's trial would be a solace to millions who lost their loved ones and were directly affected adversely by his criminal actions. It would also help to restore confidence in American leadership and heal the wounds caused by his administration. It would also enable people from outside to look upon the USA favorably with respect and admiration, and help not only to close the Atlantic divide but also along the global fault lines. People would know that no crime, big or small, goes unpunished in this nation we call the USA – the land of the brave (brave enough to put its own highest authority behind the bar for committing crimes against humanity). That trial would also be a sufficient deterrent for any would-be Hulagu Khan from embarking on an imperial trail and committing mass murder.
Is the Congress ready for that task? Or will political expediency sideline this major issue of our time?
What Next? Politics as Usual?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau said, "The strongest is never strong enough to be the master unless he translates strength into right and obedience into duty." However, American democracy and leadership are failing in that measure.
Journalist Jonathan Rauch observed in his book "Demosclerosis: The Silent Killer of American Government" that the American government probably has evolved into a sprawling, largely self-organizing structure that is 10% to 20% under the control of the politicians and voters, and 80% to 90% under the control of the countless thousands of client groups. Coming as it does from a veteran observer of American politics, such a prognosis is not a healthy one. Today, an American political candidate must raise millions of dollars to stand a chance in getting elected for a gubernatorial, senatorial or congressional post, let alone the presidential race. The candidates raise money in small increments from tens of thousands of individual contributors and Political Action Committees (PACs), whose agendas are less well publicized and less scrutinized. And it has produced a new group of power brokers: the fundraisers.
Fareed Zakariya has also noted in his book "The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad" that an American candidate must now spend the all-important year before the primaries winning the support of thousands of affluent contributors. As a result, raising money has become the fundamental activity of a political campaign, and performing well at fundraiser the first, indispensable skill for a modern American politician. Hence the sad spectacle of modern American politics, in which politicians ceaselessly appease lobbies, poll voters, genuflect before special interests, and raise money. Of course this does not produce good government – quite the contrary – and so the search for good government continues in America.
One can well imagine the hideous, devastating influence on politics when a PAC combines with the military industrial complex to push their shared agenda. This is exactly what has happened with the Israeli Lobby, which includes the Neocons, when it allied itself with the Christian Zionists and the war industry to exercise their "unmatched power" over U.S. government policies to push the country to war against Iraq. Such an unholy alliance is very harmful to the national interest of America and must be stopped for the greater good of America and humanity at large.
It is known that legitimacy is the elixir of political power. Most politicians are now lacking that legitimacy. American public dissatisfaction with the effects of politics continues to grow. As duly noted by Zakariya, if these problems grow people will be more inclined to define democracy by what it has become: a system, open and accessible in theory, but ruled in reality by organized or rich or fanatical minorities, protecting themselves for the present and sacrificing the future. This is a very different vision from that of the enthusiasts of direct democracy.
The battle for the soul of American democracy must, therefore, continue. This, according to Professor Cornel West of Princeton University, in large part, is a battle for the soul of American Christianity; because the dominant forms of Christian fundamentalism are a threat to the tolerance and openness necessary for sustaining any democracy. As Americans try to choose their path, they must weigh between their new found fondness (or misadventure) with Constantine Christianity that pushes them toward an imperialistic identity and a Prophetic one that adds a moral fervor by caring for the poor, public service, tolerance and compassion. Which option will they choose?
In this regard, we should not be oblivious of the unpleasant truth that the vast majority of white American Christians supported the evil of slavery – and they did so often in the name of Jesus. And then there were also abolitionists who were Christians. There lies the classic case of American Christian schizophrenic experience!
How ironic it is also to see American Jewish lobby today to fuse with right-wing evangelical Christians whose anti-Semitism, past and present, is notorious and despicable, and whose support for the Jewish state is based on the idea that its existence paves the path for the second coming of Christ, who will slaughter them for their unbelief! As much as the majority Christians in the USA ought to sort their way out of the mess that they got into, the Jewish Americans cannot afford not knowing the danger of playing with the fire. They must distance themselves from the conniving foot soldiers of the Armageddon. The must also avoid being a party to American policy makings that are unjust, shortsighted and harmful in the long run.
As America introspects it is worth remembering that the embrace of communism and fascism in the 1930s did not seem as crazy at the time as it does now. If Americans fail to pick the right choice, signs are too clear to suggest that they may settle for fascism.
As the dust of 9/11 settles down and the bloodstains of Iraq dry up, American people will realize that it is not terrorism that is the greatest threat to their national security. But it is their very democracy – increasingly manipulated by a powerful coterie – that is the greatest threat to their national security.
In closing it is worth noting an observation from an American military historian Victor Davis Hanson: "The real hazard for the future, as it always has been in the past, is not Western moral decline or the threat of the Other now polished with the veneer of sophisticated arms, but the age-old specter a horrendous war inside the West itself, the old Europe and America with its full menu of Western economic, military, and political dynamism." He continued, "Gettysburg in a single day took more Americans than did all the Indian Wars of the nineteenth century."
More Americans have now died from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq than all those combined in 9/11. Is there something to learn from this experience?
Habib Siddiqui


Ryan Schwartz was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor of Arts in both Economics and Political Science, Ryan worked at Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young in Chicago in their risk consulting and assurance advisory practices. Ryan also worked for a variety of financial organizations in Maryland while simultaneously pursuing his MBA as an evening student, which he earned from the University of Baltimore.
After several years in business, Ryan decided to pursue a life-long dream to attend law school. While attending law school at the John Marshall Law School in Atlanta, in addition to being a member of the mock trial team, Ryan was also a legal intern for several offices including: Fulton County District Attorney, DeKalb County District Attorney, Cobb County District Attorney, Gwinnett County Solicitor, and the Georgia Lawyers for the Performing Arts. Ryan's passion for criminal law and the issues facing the legal system ultimately lead him to working as a prosecutor after law school.
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The second day at Baguio was chaos. It was my first time to see the Panagbenga flower festival and I truly enjoyed it with all the crowded people wanting to see every float there is. The traffic was horrifying and made me conclude that it's my first and last trip for the freakin festival. I love Baguio, don't get me wrong, but I hate the jam and heat the effin parade caused us.


Earth's empty cans have been brought to life by the Cannoids, an alien race determined to destroy the planet. Only Mack, a technician from the recycling facility Plant 530, stands in their way as Earth's last line of defense. Step into Mack's shoes in this guided first-person shooter as he takes on the invading aliens with only his trusty recycle cannon and a can-do attitude. Blast and vacuum (yes, vacuum) your way to victory, keeping in mind that every shot counts. Your ammo also doubles as your health, and every enemy you destroy leaves behind Can Energy that you can vacuum up and use as ammo. Uncomplicated controls (including optional use of the Wii Zapper accessory) give everyone the chance to save the planet, while advanced tactics like consecutive hit combos and the tough Challenge mode give even the best players a run for their money. Are you ready to step up and put a dent in their cans?
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The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus performed surprisingly well in the various drops and waterproof tests that we have seen so far. The phones emerged usable from all the tests, though the drop tests did reveal the durability of the camera lens of the new iPhones as a point of concern.
Well, the folks over at Hydraulic Press Channel have posted a video in which — you guessed it — they pressed the iPhone 7 using a hydraulic press. The phone obviously did not survive the test, but unlike the Galaxy Note 7 that has been spontaneously combusting all over the world, the iPhone 7's battery did not catch fire even while it was being crushed into pieces by the hydraulic press.
Impractical? Yes! Fun to watch? Definitely!


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Highway to Happiness
Highway to Happiness:
Tips for Students, Teachers and Everyone
Learning Garden, LG/F University Library, CUHK
You may take shuttle bus Route No. 1A, 1B, 2 and N and get off at Sir Run Run Shaw Hall.
Workshop Description
In this talk, Ajahn Brahm, a world renowned teacher and author of a number of international bestsellers, will use anecdotes seasoned with humour, and strategies proven by time, to speak on how to embrace life with a positive mindset. There will also be a Q&A session afterwards.
Speaker's Bio
Born in London in 1951 and graduated from Cambridge University with First Class Honours in Theoretical Physics, Ajahn Brahm is the Abbot of Bodhinyana Monastery in Australia, among other roles. A disciple of the late meditation master Ajahn Chah who has been a Theravada Buddhist monk for over 40 years, he is a highly sought after speaker who has been invited to give talks at the corporate headquarters of Google and Facebook, as well as the United Nations. He also is the author of numerous international bestsellers which have been translated into many different languages including: Opening the Door of your Heart; Mindfulness, Bliss and Beyond; The Art of Disappearing; Good? Bad? Who Knows?; Kindfulness; and Bear Awareness.
Video Recap
Sometimes, the world is terrible and some people are terrible, too.
So has the world shaped these people or those people have shaped the world?
Will the world become more or less terrible?
Can happiness be pursued?
Should it be sought after?
We live in a time of such cynicism; many are allergic to the very mention of the word "God". What is your understanding of "God"?
How can we happily handle the financial burden we come across in our daily life while we find it difficult to make both ends meet sometimes?
How to be less narcissistic?
I feel worthless and cannot feel anything positive towards life.
How could I change my mindset?
There seems to be a dilemma of happiness. When I feel depressed, I don't have the motivation to make myself feel better; but once I'm in a good mood, I could always find some fun. How to get out of the loop?
I'm always anxious about my future, although I know anxious and stress cannot help me …
How to release the anger/ exhaustion that's trapped inside me?
Where did the duck or chicken couple have for dinner that evening?
Would you please give us some advice solicitous of self-worth? It seems meet a lot of people feel himself is not worth youth a lot but were for happiness. Where do you find out the value? Where do I value life not a lot of achievement?
Ajahn 2017 Ajahn 2019


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Praising the unsung heroes
During the Industrial Revolution, Britain was completely transformed. It was transformed through technological development: steam, locomotion and railways. It was transformed by millions of pounds of capital backing increasingly ambitious, even audacious schemes. But, more than any other factor, it was physically transformed shovel load by backbreaking shovel load by the navvies.
Navvies, short for 'navigators', were the men who actually built the wonders of the industrial age – the canals, railways, bridges and viaducts. Although they forged the path for labour saving technology, building railways was incredibly labour intensive. Railways were not so much built as painstakingly hewn from the landscape; picks, shovels and wheelbarrows were as advanced as building technology got.
At one stage during the nineteenth century, one in every 100 persons who worked in the UK was employed as a navvy. By 1850, 250,000 workers – a force bigger than the Army and Royal Navy put together – had laid down 3,000 miles of railway line across Britain. They came from across the kingdom, but with distinct concentrations from Ireland, Scotland, Lancashire and Yorkshire.
The navigators were hard working, hard living men who had earned a living and an ignoble reputation forging the British canal network. They were once again summoned to work great feats in unimaginable conditions, heroic labourers with brutish reputations. They were banished to the edge of civilisation whilst they forged the very connections that would create the modern age.
If Hobbes needed a local example of an existence that was nasty, brutish and short, he would have been well satisfied by the navvy. In a world where health and safety regulations were decades away, respite only came in a drunken stupor or a shallow grave.
Ironically, the machine age provided no help to the millions of men called upon to build the railways. The land would be flattened, levelled, cut and tunnelled by hand. Wooden struts and supports, ropes and plain shovels were a pre-industrial solution to this industrial process. A good navvy could shift over 20 tonnes per day.
Living conditions were no better than working conditions. They lived in close proximity to the lines they were building, erecting temporary and shoddy shelters made from rough timber and turf. At best they were housed in shacks thrown up by the railway companies. At worst, they slept in hovels hewn from the topsoil.
This lifestyle attracted and produced a very distinctive group. Christopher Wolmar has described them as: "a special breed of labourer, highly skilled and resourceful, but wild and prone to drunken binges." Terry Coleman, author of The Railway Navvies, points out that not everyone who worked on the railways earned the distinction of being a navvy:
"They must never be confused with the rabble of steady, common labourers, whom they out-worked, out-drank, out-rioted and despised."
Navvies were an elite if itinerant class who earned their status by performing the hardest and most dangerous jobs: tunnelling, excavating and blasting, travelling with the railway as it was built and living together as a separate group. Wolmar points out that it could take an ordinary agricultural labourer a year to build up the strength to be considered a true navvy.
A turning point in working conditions would come in the building of the Woodhead Tunnel through the Cheshire Pennines. The three mile long tunnel was dug out inch by inch. It was later reported that the death rate among the navvies who built the tunnel, between 1839 and 1852, was higher than that of the soldiers who fought at the battle of Waterloo. This caused an outrage and led to a Parliamentary enquiry, but its findings were not acted upon for years.
In Dan Snow's documentary on the railways, Locomotion, they are hailed as "the unsung heroes of the railways". In fact, they are the unsung heroes of the modern world, having had a hand in building the canals, railways and roads upon which our modern lives and economy depend.
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BERLIN (Reuters) - China's world and Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang has not broken anti-doping rules, the Chinese swimming association said on Monday, rejecting allegations in a British newspaper.
The Sunday Times reported an alleged dispute between doping testers and the swimmer last year which the newspaper said had resulted in damage to a sample.
China's swimming association (CSA) said an investigation by world swimming body FINA had found the swimmer committed no anti-doping rule violation.
The CSA said Sun had rejected an out-of-competition doping test at his home in China on Sept. 4 last year over what the athlete said was a lack of proof of identification by the testers.
"After FINA called up an investigation of the issue, CSA ordered Sun Yang to fully cooperate with FINA and truly report every detail of the affair," the CSA said in a statement to state-run news agency Xinhua.
FINA could not be immediately reached for comment, while the World Anti-Doping Agency said it was looking into the matter.
"I can confirm that WADA is aware of this case and that we are following up accordingly," Maggie Durand, WADA's manager of media relations and communications said.
"We reserve the right to file a lawsuit against the relevant international media which reported the incident," Zhang said in a statement to Xinhua.


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1 Is Connie Britton Married?
2 Who is Connie Britton's Husband?
3 Does Connie Britton have a child?
4 Does Connie Britton wear a wig on Nashville?
5 Family of Connie Britton
6 Where did Connie Britton go to College?
7 Quick Facts of Connie Britton
American actress, Connie Britton is famous for her appearance in series like Friday Night Lights, Nashville, and American Horror Story: Murder House. She is also a singer and producer by her profession.
Today, in this article we are going to discuss more her personal life rather than her professional life. Stay tuned to find out her husband, child, family, and other many interesting facts.
Is Connie Britton Married?
No, Connie Britton is not married at the moment. She was previously married to her college boyfriend, John Britton. Her ex-husband, John is an investment banker. They met for the first time at Alpha Delta House at Dartmouth College. After some time, they started to date and they moved into Manhattan together in the year 1989. They shared the wedding vows on 5th October 1991 at a private wedding ceremony.
Caption: Connie Britton with her ex-husband, John Britton (Photo: Outsider)
Their marriage life could not last long as they parted ways in 1995 for some uncertain reasons. In the following year, they officially divorced. Since then, Connie has not been involved in any relationships as she is living a single life.
Who is Connie Britton's Husband?
As we have already mentioned above, Connie is unmarried so she does not have a husband at the moment. There is no reliable information about Connie's dating as her social media also show no sign of a potential relationship. Connie has not mentioned any guy as her husband or boyfriend for now.
Connie is enjoying her single life and concentrating on her professional acting career. However, she might be in search of a loyal and loving partner but she is yet to share the exact news with the media.
Does Connie Britton have a child?
Connie has adopted a child from Ethiopia. She adopted her son, Eyob "Yoby" Britton in November 2011. She loves her son the most as she often features him on her social sites.
Caption: Connie Britton with her son (Photo: People)
Also, Eyob can be seen with his mother at various public events. The son and mother have a special bond as they are living a happy and peaceful together.
Does Connie Britton wear a wig on Nashville?
No, Connie does not wear a wig on the TV series, Nashville. She has got perfect hair so people randomly assumed it as a wig which Connie denied at some interviews. She mentioned that she doesn't wear extensions and she has a very simple hair routine.
Caption: Connie Britton's beautiful hair (Photo: POPSUGAR)
Family of Connie Britton
Connie was born to Linda Jane (mother) and Edgar Allen Womack, Jr (father). Her father was a physicist and an energy company executive. She has a fraternal twin sister named Cynthia Womack. Her parental grandparents are Edgar Allen Womack and Lucy Opal George while her maternal grandparents are Joseph Rowland Cochran and Emily Marie Sullivan.
Caption: Connie Britton with her sister, Cynthia Womack (Photo: Brain-Sharper)
At the age of 7 years old, Connie and her family moved to Lynchburg, Virginia. Connie loves her family the most as she often posts pictures with her family on her social media.
Where did Connie Britton go to College?
Connie finished her schooling at E. C. Glass High School, in Lynchburg, Virginia. After that, he attended Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire where she majored in Asian studies with a concentration in Chinese.
Connie also attended the Beijing Normal University. Later, she spent two years at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City, New York.
Quick Facts of Connie Britton
Connie opened her eyes on 6th March 1967, in Boston, Massachusetts, the United States.
As of 2021, she is at the age of 54 years old while her horoscope is Pisces.
Her birth name is Constance Elaine Britton.
Connie is an American while she belongs to mixed ethnicity (Irish, German, English).
Connie has an estimated net worth of around $12 million as of 2021.
She earns $100 Thousand per episode from her acting career.
Connie stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches with a bodyweight of 58kg.
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RBX needed to launch an effective campaign that communicated the organisation's internal values and culture across multiple locations. The campaign needed to communicate each value in a clear, meaningful, yet practical way, to ensure that staff could wholeheartedly embrace them and improve company morale.
With 11 different locations, three regions and 210 staff in total, it was not going to be an easy task. How do you get a team that has different geographical locations to work as one.
Our strategy and creative team put their heads together and came up with a wonderful insight – changing company culture requires a movement, not just a mandate. People want to get on board with values that they can be proud of. They want to feel a sense of being part of something important, of belonging, having purpose each day, community, pride, and joy in the friendships they have made.
The solution: understanding each employee, and how each value could be meaningful to them.
The campaign created an environment where all staff mattered and had the opportunity to see & know their value, to feel & be part of something that is making a difference and to celebrate one another & be celebrated. In essence, the messaging communicated that every person's role matters.
With literacy being a barrier for some of the employees, the campaign was initially launched verbally and visually with ongoing verbal engagement with smaller groups by selected culture champions in each region/department.
The key values of the campaign were – integrity and honesty, commitment, courage, fun, respect and equality. By making each value tangible, practical and personal to the staff members, it highlighted their value throughout the value chain and the importance of their role as part of the bigger picture.
The campaign line 'In your hands' was created, and our creative team designed uplifting, positive, fun, and engaging visuals in the form of posters, value cards, badges, nominee posters, WhatsApp gifs, as well as a launch video that fully outlined the ideas and concepts of what 'In your hands' stands for. Overall the campaign was a huge success enabling employees to feel part of the vital RBX ecosystem.
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Adobe Illustrator > Adobe Illustrator Creative Cloud: Essentials For Creating Projects > Svg Export In Adobe Illustrator
56. SVG Export in Adobe Illustrator
What is Adobe Illustrator?
Explore the Interface
Create and Save New Documents
Zoom and Navigate
Working with Artboards
Introduction to Layers
Rulers and Guides
Shapes and Drawing
Aligning and Combining Shapes
Manipulating Stroke and Fill
Creating and Editing with Color
Painting with Gradients
Getting Started with Patterns
Adding Text To Your Document
Strokes and Variable Strokes in Adobe Illustrator
Rotating Objects in Adobe Illustrator
Effects and the Appearance Panel in Adobe Illustrator
Adding Photo Images in Adobe Illustrator
Working with Linked Content in Adobe Illustrator
Packaging your Project for Handoff in Adobe Illustrator
Best Formats to Save Your Files
Select Like a Pro: Layers, Groups, & Other Unique Tools
Edit Paths Like a Pro in Adobe Illustrator
Editing Paths: Pen Tool in Adobe Illustrator
Creating & Applying Brushes to Artwork in Adobe Illustrator
Editing Paths: Knife & Scissor Tool in Adobe Illustrator
Editing Paths: Join Tool in Adobe Illustrator
Editing Paths: Isolation Mode in Adobe® Illustrator®
Pen Tool Shortcuts in Adobe Illustrator
Other Drawing Tools & Methods in Adobe Illustrator
Transforming Techniques in Adobe Illustrator
Shortcut to Reflecting Artwork in Adobe Illustrator
Get to Know Your Appearance Panel in Adobe Illustrator
Exploring Effects in Adobe Illustrator
Work Smarter with Graphic Styles in Adobe Illustrator
Color Inspiration in Adobe Illustrator
Type Effects in Adobe Illustrator
Masking Your Artwork in Adobe Illustrator
Using Creative® Cloud® Libraries in Adobe® Illustrator®
Capture Artwork with Creative Cloud Apps & Adobe Illustrator
Tracing Raster Images in Adobe Illustrator
Blending Artwork in Adobe Illustrator
Using Symbols in Adobe Illustrator
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When we work with content these days, if were gonna work with websites, we're gonna work with apps, a lot of these different things, we use SVG a lot. SVG, I think I asked you already, what does SVG stand for, was it scalable vector graphics, right, yeah? If we save a file as SVG, which Illustrator can do, we can take it right to a website, for instance, and use it out there. It's gonna stay vector in the webpage. If we want to save out SVG, for instance, I'm gonna show you a kinda nice little trick to do this, we want to get the artwork that we want to save on its own artboard. I'll show you just a little couple of tips here. What I'm gonna do, I'm not going to do that, I'm gonna grab this whole thing. I'm gonna grab this whole thing and I'm gonna copy it and move it off to the side, I just hid some things, blocked some things and grouped it, I know I'm using shortcut keys, I'm sorry. I'm gonna drag this over here and duplicate it, there we go, we get the coffee cup. What I'd like to ...
do, is I'd like to take that and save that as SVG. A couple ways we can do this. We can actually create a brand new artboard and keep it on there if we want, that's pretty easy. I can actually go to the artboard tool and just draw a little artboard, for instance, like this and it's white on white which is just great, I'm gonna make that a little different color, and I'm not going to make that a little looking color, I'll fill that with the blue, that way we can see it. What I can do now, this is actually a nice little tip, I can take selected art, if I want to take that artboard, I'm gonna fit it right around the object, because if we have web objects, a lot of times, we want them to right to the edges. If I go to the artboard tool right now and select it, there is a command up here under presets called Fit to Selected Art or Fit to Artwork Bounds. I use Fit to Selected Art a lot, it's gonna fit it exactly to the artwork. Now, what I can do is I can save that out of here. There are two ways to save as SVG, if I come under File, I'm gonna come up here and you're gonna see that we have Export as SVG and we have Save as SVG. I'm gonna choose Save As and come down here and you'll see for the format we have SVG, you're gonna see two kinds, just don't use SVG Compressed, I don't even want to explain it, just don't use it. Basically, it's a gzip compression on the server, which, not all servers have, it won't be able to work with it, just to be safe, just save it as SVG and go out and say we're gonna use artboards and we have to tell it which artboard, otherwise, it's gonna make a big old file with all that design out there. I'm gonna say this is artboard two, that was artboard two, right. I'm gonna put it on my desktop and I'll save it. This is actually kinda of an older method for doing it, it's still in here, this is why I want to show it to you, because some people still use this in their workflow, but there's a new way to export SVG or save as SVG and I figure we'd do this because, you can see right up here, use File > Export, give it a try. If you use SVG, unless you're locked into this specific dialog box, which you have in your workflow already, use File > Export, it's a much better SVG file, I'll just click Try. If you screw up and you do Save, just click Try and it'll just take you right over there. Now it's gonna say, "Oh, let's go Export". SVG, basically just code, but what it's gonna do, it's gonna save styling, it's gonna save a lot of different things, it's gonna, if there are any fonts in there, it's gonna try to preserve them as best it can, we gotta be careful with fonts in SVG. Down here, the biggest thing, these two things, Minify and Responsive, Minify just means make it as small as you can. In the past, we saved SVG, I would have to go and take the file and make it smaller somewhere else, it's code and it's a pain, just keep that checked. Responsive means this. Anything you put it in it's gonna be a big if it, I'm gonna click Ok, this is gonna be ridiculous, you guys, this is gonna be a white shape on a white background for a browser, I'm gonna go in and change some of these again. I just realized, I was just like, I'm gonna change one, it's not gonna work, let me just change a few other of these just so you can see them, come on, there we go, you notice I'm kinda switching in here to a line mode, that'll look a little bit better. Now I'm gonna export it, I'm gonna go to File > Export, we did save as before, but I'll do export this time, put it on my desktop, I'm gonna save it as SVG, use the artboards, two, export, sorry, I'm running through that, kinda quick I know, same exact dialog we just saw, I'm trying to get back to the same place, I have to put a different color in, I click Ok. There we've got it, it's a lot to show you, it's pretty cool. I'm gonna go to Chrome, open up a new browser window and I'm gonna take that thing and I'm gonna drag it in here, there we go, maybe I should just open it, it's fine, SVG, and there we go. This is in a browser, take a look and you're gonna see, perfectly scalable, perfectly vector, nice and clean, ready to go, pretty neat. That is actually a dot SVG file that we can use, it's still vector, the browser doesn't need plug-in, nothing with it, pretty easy to create and there it is right there, there's the SVG file. Hopefully, that helps with some of the new stuff, kinda gets you looking once you go back you can take a look at some of it. This has been a lot of stuff, I think, and you guys, you've been troopers, I've gotta be honest, you've been amazing, keeping up and working and Brian, I think my third part has been watching these guys follow along getting shots at their computers and it just shows that, these guys, some of them knew a little bit of Illustrator, some none, in this two-day workshop you can really go from zero to in two days if you follow along, you do the exercises, you look at the project file. Thank you, really really well done. and practice. Thank you for joining us, CreativeLive, we'll see you next time, thanks very much. (clapping)
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Brian Wood is a web developer, the author of 14 books, including Adobe Muse CC Classroom in a Book and Adobe Illustrator CC 2018 Classroom in a Book. The author of numerous training titles including Muse, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Illustrator and more.
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I am a pretty computer literate person but an Ai beginner i.e. I am completely new to the Creative Cloud/Adobe Illustrator. (This is also the first time I've used CreativeLive.) I think this course it is fantastic. The pace is good as is the content which progressed logically and covers all the basics you'd hope it would. The course is 2 full days' worth of material but it is broken down into segments so you can revisit or skip through as you need to. The presenter is really personable and easy to watch (even for me, a Londoner!). I would also say I think it is pretty good value for money -- I am currently enrolled on a part time course, basically doing the same sort of stuff, and I have to say this is better and a bit cheaper! I definitely recommend it to you!
jackflash
A brilliantly designed course. it's almost magic. It's everything you hope for in a follow-along software class. Brian Wood has engineered it so that you start on a project that just needs basics, and then you move on to more & more complicated projects, and almost without realizing it you've learned Illustrator. This doesn't just happen -- Wood has clearly put a LOT of effort into creating this course. Here's one trivial example: he doesn't overload you with a lot of keyboard shortcuts right at the beginning -- you start with the actions themselves, using the (admittedly tedious but easy) pulldown menus, and then after you're comfortable with what you're doing, he'll throw in the shortcut. It may seem obvious, but so many instructors feel they have to give you an extensive foundation of definitions, shortcuts, interfaces, etc., before you ever do anything. Good stuff to know, but you'll never remember it. Wood has you up and working almost immediately. And he's a joy to listen to, at a perfect pace. Highly recommended.
Philippe LIENARD
Top course. Very well explained, clear, good examples, pleasant teacher. I like it and recommend it. One suggestion, it would be nice to have a detailed table of content of the course in the material. For instance, it took me quite a while to find back the part of the course where how to make a gear was explained.
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Supporting an extensive Ethiopian wind expansion
Denmark and Ethiopia cooperates on expanding Ethiopian wind power. The Danish Energy Agency is among the Danish authorities who contribute Ethiopia's ability to utilize its huge wind potential, providing technical assistance and experiences from Denmark as well best practice internationally.
Ethiopia with its more than 100 million inhabitants has enjoyed decades of strong development with annual economic growth rates at 10 pct. To sustain momentum and economic progress Ethiopia has ambitious development plans with clean energy being at the core.
The Government of Ethiopia plans to invest massively in renewable energy such as wind, hydro, solar and geothermal energy to maintain absolute emissions by 2030 and partly to meet an increasing domestic demand and to maintain the role of net exporter of energy to neighbouring countries such as Sudan, Kenya and Djibouti.
Ambitious target for a flexible integrated energy system
The vast majority of Ethiopia's energy is generated from large hydropower plants, but the country has been struck by continuously more frequent droughts. This reduces the share of electricity that Ethiopia is able to generate from hydropower, making the energy system unreliable due to fluctuations in water supply.
To manage the fluctuating water supply, Ethiopia wishes to introduce a more diverse energy mix. As a result, the Government of Ethiopia is planning to expand the wind capacity from the current 324 MW up to between 1,200 and 5,200 MW.
The objective is part of the ambitious Ethiopian commitment under the Paris Agreement of reducing carbon emissions with 64 pct. before 2030. Apart from accelerating the wind power generation, the objective also calls for upscaling grid flexibility to integrate diverse and fluctuating energy sources like wind power.
The Danish Energy Agency contributes with expertise on tendering design
In order to accelerate the Ethiopian wind energy expansion, Denmark and Ethiopia cooperates in the Accelerated Wind Power Generation in Ethiopia (AWPGE) programme. The Danish Energy Agency, the Danish Foreign Ministry and the Danish transmission system operator, Energinet are supporting Ethiopia to meet the ambitious targets for its energy sector.
The Danish Energy Agency provides technical assistance based on Danish experience on large scale wind project tenders. The Danish tendering design has demonstrated the efficiency of the tendering method in reducing costs to erect and produce wind power. This experience is now being transferred to Ethiopia, where DEA are cooperating with Ethiopian authorities on designing a new tendering framework for large scale onshore wind projects. Additional to reducing carbon emissions, this also benefits Ethiopian consumers and maintains Ethiopia's role as an attractive net exporter of clean energy to its neighbouring countries.
DEA is also assisting in building up technical capacity in the Ethiopian government. A Danish energy advisor is located in the Ethiopian Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy to help with strategic issues and coordinate the programme implementation.
Tendering system opens for international investments
Up to EUR 6bn must be mobilized to effectuate the Ethiopian wind targets, bringing forth a need for investments from international investors, banks and developing financial institutions. Designing a new tendering system will assist in shaping procedures and framework conditions for a cost-effective expansion of wind power in Ethiopia, urging international players to invest in the Ethiopian wind expansion.
Focus on the transmission system
Along with DEA, the Danish TSO Energinet are cooperating with the Ethiopian TSO, Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP), to incorporate a large amount of wind power into the energy system. Ethiopia is benefiting from Energinet's extensive knowledge from Denmark, where in 2017 more than 40 pct. of the power consumption was generated from wind power. Similar to the Nordic power system, Ethiopia has large hydropower resources which can be utilized to balance the Ethiopian power system in periods with low wind resources.
About AWPGE
Accelerated Wind Power Generation in Ethiopia (AWPGE) supports the expansion of wind power in Ethiopia as an important supplement to the country's larger hydropower reserves and strengthening the position of Ethiopia in the East African region as net exporter of renewables to neighbouring countries as Sudan and Kenya.
AWPGE mobilizes the private sector in the Ethiopian energy supply and supporting the financing of the necessary expansion for continuous growth and development in the country and region.
By means of Danish expertise and consolidated experiences on Government-to-Government assistance, AWPGE will ensure a fast and cost-effective deployment of large scale wind power projects in Ethiopia benefitting Ethiopian power consumers and the Ethiopian economy.
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Concerto in F Major, No. 2
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Instrumentation Guitar and Piano
Composer Karl Kohaut
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Karl Kohaut (1726 - 1784) was an Austrian lutenist and composer of Czech descent, considered to be one of the last important composers of music for Baroque lute. Although also a violinist active in the Viennese music scene, he was most well-known as a lutenist. He composed a total of seven lute concertos during his lifetime, including this Concerto in F Major, No. 2 (not to be confused with his Concerto in F Major, No. 1, which is considered the most popular) in three movements: Allegro moderato, Andante molto, and Tempo di Minuetto. In this edition, Victor Van Puijenbroeck has created a piano reduction of the orchestral score and also has adapted the lute part to be played on guitar. Included are parts for both lute (the part has been adapted from lute tablature to modern notation) and guitar (capotasto).
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DENVER, CO – The Blizzard went from winning big at home on Saturday night, 15-2 over the Las Vegas Knights, to having their undefeated record snatched away from them less than 24 hours later at the hands of their rival, the Colorado Inferno, by the score of 11-6 at the Denver Coliseum. It was tied 4-4 at halftime, but the Inferno exploded for seven goals in the second half, outscoring the Blizzard 7-2 on their way to victory. The win moves the Inferno into a tie with the Ontario Fury II for first place in the West, while the Blizzard fall a half-game back of the Mustangs in the East.
Things were physical throughout, but even more so in the fourth quarter. At one point, the Blizzard were reduced to four on the floor after Cody Stratton and Alex Moseley were rung-up 21 seconds apart, Stratton for tripping and Moseley for elbowing. Moseley was then shown the red card as he already had two cards from earlier in the quarter for tripping (blue card) and unsporting behavior (yellow card). An ejection in pro arena soccer results from the accumulation of any three timed penalties.
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With Q4 already underway, Forbes Agency Council members are on track to end the year on a high note. In the past few months, member companies have launched new services, been recognized with awards, prepared for inaugural summits and much, much more.
Below, we highlight seven members and their big news.
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Trighton Interactive – the full-service web design and digital marketing agency led by CEO Jody Resnik – was recognized by the Interactive Media Awards (IMA) for creating the best law firm websites.
"According to the IMA, the 2017 best-in-class legal website award recognizes Trighton's achievement in designing, developing and implementing the law firm of Paul & Perkins PA. The best-in-class designation means the website surpasses the standards of excellence of the web's best professional work," Jody said.
This is the fourth consecutive year that the agency received the best-in-class honor in the IMA's legal category for attorney website design.
Learn more about Trighton Interactive's achievement here.
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Coy + – the multi-disciplined digital strategy firm led by Managing Partner Jen Coy – is working on its hallmark project of 2017, the inaugural Summit for the First Ladies of the African Union. The summit is supported by the United Nations Association hosted during the General Assembly of the United Nations.
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The Ocean Agency and Logical Media Group co-hosted a presentation at Google's Chicago office this summer. The digital breakfast focused on search engine marketing and how a pay-per-click campaign can enhance an existing SEO campaign.
Learn more about these subjects from The Ocean Agency on its blog here.
Consumer Acquisition has been recognized by Facebook as both an Ad Tech partner and a Creative Platform partner, which makes the company Facebook's only partner to offer an end-to-end solution for Facebook user acquistion. Consumer Acquisition's Creative Marketplace delivers creative innovation and testing at scale for Facebook and Instagram advertisers. "After submitting a creative brief, advertisers can choose the creatives they like, pay only for performance and launch on Facebook with a single button click," according to a statement from the company.
Learn more about Consumer Acquisition's recognition in a post here.
Nicole Rodrigues. Photo courtesy of individual member.
NRPR Group, the strategic positioning agency founded by CEO Nicole Rodrigues, signed AVETTA Global as a new digital marketing client. AVETTA provides customized, end-to-end technology solutions for companies of all sizes.
NRPR also hired Jen Rogers as Public Relations and Marcom Account Director and promoted Jennifer Buonantony to Public Relations Account Manager for the agency's Consumer Division.
Saher Ghattas. Photo courtesy of individual member.
Flawless Inbound, a marketing and advertising agency led by Chief Revenue Officer Saher Ghattas, launched an inbound marketing service for tech and SaaS-based B2B organizations.
Inbound marketing, if done properly, should contribute to about 33% of new top-line revenue, and this percentage should grow exponentially year over year. Flawless Inbound is focused on helping small- to mid-size B2B organizations in Canada and the U.S. build full inbound marketing strategies and assisting them in day-to-day execution plans to drive growth and revenue.
Flawless Inbound has worked with Fortune 1000 companies and recognized a need for full inbound marketing campaigns, especially for B2B companies where they have longer sales cycles, big-ticket items, multiple decision makers and heavy competition. This service is very timely for everyone in the boardroom planning for 2018. Flawless Inbound is an effective partner that can help those organizations grow their revenue for 2018.
Learn more about this exciting new service here.
Peter Prodromou. Photo courtesy of individual member.
Racepoint Global – an integrated global marketing agency led by President Peter Prodromou –recently announced the addition of an office in Raleigh, North Carolina. This office will be led by the agency's newest Senior Vice President, Stephanie Styons.
Research Triangle Park in Raleigh boasts some of the most innovative technology and healthcare brands in the world. The location is a natural fit for Racepoint Global, as its strategy is about establishing presence in innovation and capital formation hubs. Being in the Raleigh area will place the agency at the doorstep of leading technology brands and will allow it to serve clients more efficiently.
Read more about the company's latest expansion here.


Central Development Youth Abroad, a Cape Coast-based Organisation has donated GH¢5000 to support the upkeep of the 5-year-old boy whose hand was slashed with a machete by his stepmother.
The Organisation explained during a short donation event that its members were touched by the plight of the boy and decided to support him to enable him to live a normal life again after he has been discharged from the hospital.
Candyman Lucas Mensah presented the money on behalf of the Organisation and promised to do more to support any worthy cause or situation that might arise in the Central Region.
The donation was received by the Deputy Director of Nursing Services at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Afia Ofori Attakora and the Medical Social Worker at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Felicia Tetteh.
The Deputy Director of Nursing Services thanked the organization for their support and called for more support for the boy and other needy people at the Pediatric Unit at the Hospital.
Doctors two weeks ago amputated the left hand of a five-year-old boy whose hand was accidentally slashed with a machete by his stepmother.
The wounded hand, according to doctors at the Central Regional Hospital is beyond reconstruction after it was left unattended to, a month after his stepmother, in anger threw a machete at him.
District Police Commander for Abura Asebu Kwamankese, DSP John Akonde, told Joy News the stepmother in a statement to the police admitted the offence but said it was purely accidental.


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The Ritz-Carlton is as luxurious as it gets. The landmark hotel, housed in a mansion atop Nob Hill, treats guests with butler service, a wine tasting lounge and complimentary car service.
The Ritz-Carlton is a 1909 landmark mansion on Nob Hill with a neoclassical façade and columns that are lit from below at night. When guests pull up, they're greeted by a doorman in a top hat, which sets the stage for everything to come: an experience that will be wholly elegant, and just a tad bit stuffy. The blue and grey rooms all have Frette linens and marble baths. There is a fitness center and spa, and for those on the Club Level, complimentary food and beverages throughout the day. The hotel restaurant, Parallel 37, serves phenomenal globally-inspired California cuisine with an innovative bar program. The JCB Tasting Lounge is the perfect way to taste decadent, limited wines from the collection of legendary winemaker Jean-Charles Boisset with wine flights that range from $35 to $75.
Nob Hill has managed to keep its luxurious and majestic character centuries after the first California barons built their colossal mansions overlooking the bay. Cable cars continue to pack the streets while locals head to SF mainstays like Swan Oyster Depot for dinner and gorgeous Grace Cathedral for yoga on the labyrinth.
Time Out tip: A complimentary house car is available for trips within one mile of the hotel.


I've been doing this long enough for some productive recursion, both in content and real life. My very first post at this blog concerned the political context for Doctor Doom in the early 60s, once the creators bumped him up out of generic or improvised foe status into genuine villainy. Soon after that, I posted about my acquaintance with Joe Culp in high school, in tenuous reference to his role as Doom in the 1994 movie.
By about age 12, since any idiot could see that Proposition 13 was going to pass, I knew I had to get into private school on scholarship, and I did, at 15 attending what was then called Robert Louis Stevenson High School or RLS (now the Stevenson School) in Pebble Beach. I was from Del Monte Park, the back-end no-tourists part of Pacific Grove, so I was a day student, and very much more so, a low-rent townie.


Cyberconsult is a One Person Company established in the late 2001 in Eastern Europe.
The main purpose of the company is the offering of Information and Telecommunication Services for private clients and small businesses. Cyberconsult's main focus is the quality of service and personal attention to clients, combined with performance in short deadlines at competitive prices.
Over the years we have specialised in the delivery of services such as Infrastructure Design, Virtualisation, Data Storage, Backup & Recovery, Networking, Software Integration, as well as complete ICT Infrastructure solutions for Small Businesses, Start-up companies and Private clients.
Our clients are individuals and businesses from all parts of Europe, including doctors, engineers, designers, accountancy practices, law firms, printing companies, other IT companies and etc. Over the years we also participated in projects at state institutions in Eastern Europe hospitals and police departments.
After 15 years in business, we continue to be different and to develop a variety of services, while maintaining a high standard of professionalism, flexibility of working hours, project execution within tight deadlines and continuing to offer what big IT companies can not - namely special attention and a personalised service to our clients.
Cyberconsult offers a set of common general computer services like printer, scanner and IP phone installation, workstation and server maintenance, performance optimisation, hardware upgrade, data backup and restore, security package solutions, operational system and application installation. We also cover a broad spectrum of network services.


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Nicholas Finch
With the year of 2020 coming to a close and 2021's new horizons fresh before us, I think that all of us were hoping for some respite from the chaos of the last twelve months – but recent events have served to remind us that things don't get magically better overnight, even with the replacing of our calendars. For those of you who live in the United States, I extend my support and my best wishes: If you can, please lend your support to one another, and lift up the voices of those who are struggling and in need of assistance. Best wishes to all of you in the new year – let's hope it gets better from here.
After the events of Dark Nights: Death Metal, the multiverse of DC has branched out into a sea of infinite possibilities – and one such universe has created the realities we see in DC's Future State event! There was a lot of discussion during the comic's announcement about the state of its "canonicity" – some pictured it as a line-wide soft reboot, a rebranding of the "5G" concept where old heroes stepped back to let new ones take centre stage. Others imagined it as a Future's End-esque peek into a possible future, but one that definitely won't actually happen in any reality we know. Finally, some saw it as a testing ground: a series of alternate-universe takes on established heroes, testing to see if their books would allow for new and diverse content. So, which is it?
…Well, it's all three. But seeing as Death Metal ends by literally telling the audience not to think about continuity, it's best we don't read into it. I'll be treating The Next Batman as its own beast, and I suggest you all do too; that may be the way to get the most enjoyment out of this incredibly intriguing comic. But before I continue, a clarification!
For those of you who know my reviews, you would know that price point is often a difficult factor for me – and is a big influencer on whether or not I'd recommend you purchase a book. In response to that, DC has made the genius decision of releasing comics with even higher price points, and I want to start my review by stating that I'm not sure I like the decision. Comics need to be accessible, and the more expensive they are (especially when you're reading issues and not collected editions), the harder it can be to draw in new readers. That being said, there's a benefit to this new format as well!
The Next Batman is not, in fact, just one comic – but actually three different comic books stashed together in an oversized coat, masquerading as one entity in order to get into a movie theatre. This is a decision that will be continuing going into the future, and it means that in my future Justice League reviews, I'll actually be reviewing two books: Justice League and Justice League Dark. On the one hand, I like having the idea that I'm getting more quality in each of my comics! Finishing one book – especially if it's a satisfying read – and then knowing I have a whole other comic in store for me afterward? That's a good feeling, and it makes me feel like I'm getting some serious bang for my buck. On the other hand, for that feeling to continue being satisfying, both issues need to be somewhat good – which isn't always an easy task. I'm going to be experimenting with how I review these comics going forward throughout these reviews; today, I'm going to try keeping them as slightly shorter mini-reviews, like I'd do for an anthology book. I welcome feedback and advice about how to format these reviews going forward! For now, let's dive right in.
The Next Batman
What really surprised me with this comic – a comic that has had a lot of behind-the-scenes buildup for the past year – is how subdued the final product actually is. This is a story with only four issues, so you'd think that writer John Ridley is looking to rush this book. On the contrary – if anything, I'm shocked at how little happens in this chapter, aside from setting our characters on the board that is the new, paramilitary-controlled dystopia of Gotham City. I actually mean this as a very good thing! There was a refreshing feeling I gained from reading this book, in reading through a far more grounded tale than the main Batman comic has been in a while. I do have a serious critique of it – that being the dialogue is very expository, and very keen on telling rather than showing – but the worldbuilding it accomplishes doesn't override the core story being told here. There are many quiet scenes throughout the tale, from Luke Fox's interactions with his family across Gotham, to a cop talking to her ex-partner as he practices his baseball swing. This isn't just a story about a new, mysterious Gary Stu taking down a police super-force and looking cool while doing it – this is about a different, street-level Batman, saving who he can amidst a city that's decaying around him.
Batman here is a very interesting character, and I'm a big fan of how he's been written so far. Tim Fox – who calls himself Jace Fox, like Bat-Family names aren't complicated enough – has a strained relationship with his family, yet clearly finds himself eager and willing to make a difference in the city around him. Luke (his brother and Batwing in continuity) is written in a way that makes me actually interested in him, too! It's strange that the story acts as if Luke is Batman instead of Jace; I have to assume DC was a little too keen on spoiling the reveal in advance, which ruins the mystique a little. In any case, he has a presence that feels different enough to be unique in the world of Gotham, without necessarily treading on the toes of those that came before him. It's a tricky balance, but it's helped by all the various little moments with him in and out of the suit.
Nick Derington and colourist Tamra Bonvillain are the stars of the show here, though. You can see more of Derington's work in books such as Batman: Universe (PLEASE read Batman: Universe), but his work with Bonvillain here creates an entirely different aesthetic – and one I absolutely adore for this story. The pinks and purples of the story remind me of a modernized version of 80's-90's colouring – the Banelitos give me Graham Nolan vibes, and the entire piece paints a version of Gotham that's just a little out-of-sync with the original DC Universe. The way Derington draws action is something else, though. There's the clear and easy-to-follow fight choreography, the way he can tell a story like the director of a film, how he makes the most important panels of his work predominantly silent – all of it contributes to the product of an illustrator who knows exactly what they're doing. It's important to give your artists room to breathe when you're giving them a story to adapt – Derington uses that space to create panels that might make the readers hold their breath instead. His work is exciting, crisp, aesthetically pleasing, and in top form here. If this story only had good art, I might still suggest checking it out; but there's so much more to this opening chapter that has me itching for more. A solid start to Future State.
A sign of a genuinely great book is when it manages to get you interested in its previous content – and "Outsiders" manages to pull that off almost effortlessly by the end of the opening action sequence. This is a story I didn't expect to love as much as I did – Duke Thomas fans have been eating well over the past couple of months, as I really enjoyed the dynamic he had with Katana throughout the opening chapter. I'm a sucker for word play, and the realization that writer Brandon Thomas had managed to work in a literal interpretation of the Outsiders' name – a group of heroes dedicated to getting citizens of Gotham outside of the city – felt like a stroke of relative genius to my jaded little prune of a heart. More than Duke, however, Katana's role is the standout: there's a compelling emotional hook to her plight as she jumps from location to location, investigating the layers of corruption that hide within the fascistic Magistrate. Katana's dialogue with her husband (framed as if she's talking to herself) takes some getting used to, but becomes a vital part of why I care for her struggles throughout the issue. This is her book, and Thomas knows it – and uses it to create a strong case as to why I should read the rest of the recent Outsiders issues.
Meanwhile, Sumit Kumar turns the foundations of a strong book into an incredibly well-executed title. More than The Next Batman, Kumar leans into the cyberpunk-esque nature of Batman's Future State lineup – particularly in Katana's design, but also in the Magistrate base, along with the enemies she encounters along the way. The way Kumar portrays action is incredibly crisp and easy-to-follow; which is impressive, because he was tasked with drawing someone blocking a flurry of bullets with her sword, over the course of just one panel. His best work, however, comes when Katana is tasked with decimating a Magistrate facility, travelling down from one level to another as if she were leaping from panel to panel. It's yet another page that reminds me of Batman: Universe, yet it has its own spin on it to make it both visually unique and aesthetically exciting. That's not even mentioning his depiction of Black Lightning, in an ending that felt a little sudden (yet still provided a great hook for what comes next). This book is incredibly refined, and while these aren't characters that I'm normally invested in, it gives me the impulse to learn more – which is the sign of a very solid comic.
Arkham Knights
What I find impressive about this collection of books is that while each book tells a vastly different story, they each work well together in how they escalate in scale. While The Next Batman is a far more subdued opener to the world of Future State, Arkham Knights has the bombastic nature of the event that this line is intended to be – and manages to implement some fascinating worldbuilding in the process. The Arkham Knight is a relatively recent addition to the world of comics – while Jason Todd wore the helmet in the titular video game, Astrid Arkham is the woman of the hour in continuity. I wasn't sure if I liked her during her introduction, but I have to say, her inclusion in this book feels like you couldn't have picked a more perfect character for the situation. For so long, one of the biggest complaints heard from Batman detractors was about the comic's villainization of mental health issues: characters such as Two Face representing neurodivergent traits that aren't to be seen as monstrous, but issues that impede the quality of life of those affected. Here, Arkham Knights plays with two conflicts at the same time. On the surface, we see an action-heavy tale about villains uniting against a common enemy, under the sway of a charismatic leader – but the implications of the story run deeper than that. While I'm not a fan of so much expository narration, and there's a stilted element to how the villains address one another ("Mister Dent", "My Lady Astrid", "Mr Croc", etc.), what writer Paul Jenkins is doing is portraying the Arkham Knight as a leader who sees these villains as people. Astrid sees the flaws in these villains – after all, she has the psychotic Mister Zsasz on her team – but she also believes them capable of doing good, despite these qualities that have damned them in the eyes of society. What this does is paints a more nuanced picture of Gotham City's world, and while the execution isn't perfect, the overall mythos of Future State is all the better for it.
For this very reason, one of the best scenes in this story is an interaction between Astrid Arkham and Doctor Phospherous, and it's drawn with an authentic sincerity by illustrator Jack Herbert. I don't think the art is perfect in this final installment: while Herbert's work is well-suited for the scale the story requires, there are moments where I find proportions, poses and expressions to be somewhat wonky. In particular, while I understand the principle of the Arkham Knights having a uniform, I don't think it looks good on at least half the characters, and could have used another pass during development. However, when it works, it works to great effect – the pursuit of Killer Croc through the sewers is beautifully inked to portray the shadows of the location, and it's a great example of a book having just the right amount of action to serve the story. This book is motivated by character, rather than plot: and it creates a satisfying cap to the three stories contained in this collection.
You have the expendable income for a rather expensive comic – but one that more than satisfies for its price.
Bruce Wayne's role as Batman isn't what you read Batman comics for: each story is about characters largely relegated to the sidelines of the larger Batman mythos, yet it still feels like the central narrative to Batman's Future State lineup.
You're looking to decrease the resell price of this comic on account of drooling over Nick Derington's pages, along with those from two other incredibly skilled illustrators.
You want something fresh! Different! Exciting! I'm really keen to read more.
I have spent the majority of my 2020 reviews deriding the state of DC comic books – and I'm not confident that Infinite Frontier will solve my issues with the brand as a whole, despite its promises for change. But for at least two months, I have been given the pleasure of reading and reviewing a book that is decidedly unique, and different from the Batman stories we've been given for quite some time. Future State makes me excited to read comic books again, and I wish it lasted longer – but for the time I have with it, I think I'm going to enjoy it (the good books, anyway). This is a great start, and I'm excited to see what issue two holds – and where this takes the comics I love going into the future.
Disclaimer: DC Comics provided Batman News with a copy of this comic for the purpose of this review.
Author's Twitter: @ObnoxiousFinch
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I'm excited to welcome the Web Development Tools team to the blogging world. This is the team that builds all the great Web related tooling for Visual Studio and the Visual Web Developer Express product. They plan to post great info, tips and tricks, code samples, product ideas, and help you get to know the actual team. Should be a fabulous way to stay in touch with the product and technology.
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