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Arriving on these shores fresh from the US, where it has become an icon of young fashion, American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) is opening its first UK stores this autumn and is looking for the best British talent to lead it to success. We take a look at the all-American brand that is set to make its mark on the British fashion scene and give our home-grown brands some competition in winning the best retail employees.
American Eagle is currently recruiting, see their vacancies here.
Who is AEO?
Founded in 1977, American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) is a young, affordable lifestyle brand catering to wholesome, preppy-with-an-edge 15-25 year olds in 1,000 stores across the US and abroad. Although AEO is a household name across the Atlantic, this is its first venture into the UK. Additionally, many of its stores outside America are operated through franchises, making Britain one of only a handful of international markets (after Mexico and Canada) where the brand will have a direct presence.
What are they known for?
Built on a strong denim offering, the AEO name is also widely known for its lifestyle collection offering casual basics complemented by fashion look in stretch denim and other fabrics with a twist. The group also operates a lingerie and intimates line called Aerie which launched in 2006. Aerie announced earlier this year that they would be using models of all sizes and banning digital retouching in their advertising in order to promote positive self image in their customers.
Where will the new stores be located?
At the moment, the company has three stores confirmed to open this autumn. One of these will be at the Bluewater shopping centre in Kent – a 4,800 sq ft store which will cater to one of the most affluent retail areas in the country. The other two will be located at Westfield's London and Stratford shopping centres and are expected to cover 9,000 sq ft.
What is the culture like?
AEO's culture is known in the States for being "fun, cool, friendly and open-minded". They are a group of polite and professional people who value creativity and innovation. They encourage their employees to be who they want to be, wear what they want to wear and do what they want to do. Although a young fashion brand, they have found a nice balance between fast-paced and relaxed and encourage both staff and customers to embrace the company philosophy "live your life".
What is the interview/hiring process like at AEO?
At AEO the application and interview process is "casual and informative". The company places a lot of emphasis on wanting potential employees to be comfortable so that your excitement at the opportunity of working for American Eagle can shine through. So make the most of the opportunity and let them know why you're enthusiastic about working there.
Are there opportunities for progression?
The short answer is yes – lots! AEO as a company tends to promote from within and so being involved with the UK business from the beginning is a golden opportunity to build a long-lasting career with a brand new business in the UK. American Eagle is also constantly reviewing its current talent and rewards those who have proven to be successful in their position. They're keen to create an atmosphere where employees can grow and develop.
What the staff say...
The new managers tasked with bringing AEO's new teams together tell us what they find inspiring about the brand.
"As the store manager of the new American Eagle Outfitters in Bluewater, I am so excited to be a part of the launch of such a fantastic brand. Working with AEO is a wonderful opportunity for all potential employees at every level and I am personally looking forward to building a superb team and setting high standards of service in the retail sector."
Camilla Wallis
Store manager, Bluewater
"What attracted me to AEO was the opportunity to be a part of the expansion of such a great name into the UK. An opportunity like this doesn't come around often and it was just too good to miss! I'm looking forward to showing shoppers at Westfield Stratford just how exciting AEO and its products are."
Renee Shillingford
General manager, Westfield Stratford
"In the short space of time I've been with the company it is immediately obvious that their culture and approach to people is fresh, innovating and that they really are passionate about developing their people."
Rachel Alderson
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Cayman Islands Football: Under 13 girls return to action
Games in the always entertaining Girl's Under 13 league kicked-off the eighth-round of the 2018 Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) youth leagues this past Saturday, April 24, at the Annex Field.
In the day's first game, undefeated Elite SC overcame a resilient Academy SC 2-0 with Stoyanna Stewart scoring both goals after two excellent solo runs.
In the second girl's game, Sunset FC outlasted George Town SC 5-0 with Kalie Ebanks, Evie Nicholson, Felicity Hughes and Sofia Watler grabbing a goal each to secure the victory. The fifth goal was an unfortunate own goal.
In the Boy's Under 11 league, Future SCs Nahshon Ebanks and Caleb Fredricks continued their fine goal scoring form as they each grabbed a goal in their club's 2-0 win over Sunset Rockets.
George Town SC and Latinos FC could not find the target on this day as they settled for 0-0 draw in a very, very entertaining encounter.
Sunset Warriors edged out East End United FC 2-1 with prolific goal scorer Jaxon Cover scoring late in the game to secure the three points for his club after East End's Derrick Russel had cancelled out young Cover's opening strike.
Academy SC Lionfish defeated Latinos B 4-0 with Kaleb Barboram scoring a hat trick and Oliver Cooke rounding off the scoring.
In the day's most anticipated match-up, 345 FC B outlasted Academy SC Stingrays 2-1 with Daniel DeQuintal and Breannach Lynch securing the victory for 345 FC B. Academy's talented Joshua Elliott's late goal did set-up a tense last few minutes, especially when he hit the outside of the post with the final attack of the game.
In the Boy's Under 13 afternoon game played at the Annex Field, Sunset Sharks downed George Town SC 1-0 thanks to a late penalty scored by Alex Purvis, while Sunset Rockets defeated East End United FC 6-0 at the CIFA Centre of Excellence.
In the Boy's Under 15 game at the CIFA Centre of Excellence, Academy SC Jaguars beat 345 FC 4-1 and Cayman Brac FC and Academy SC White settled for a 0-0 draw in Cayman Brac.
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The eighth round of youth games conclude this week with a Boy's Under 13 league game on Monday, April 23 as Future SC take on Cayman Athletic SC at 4:30 p.m. at the Ed Bush Field in West Bay.
In the Boy's Under 17 league, Academy SC will play Bodden Town FC at 4:15 p.m. at the Annex Field, Cayman Athletic SC face Sunset FC on Tuesday, April 24 at 4:15 p.m. at the Annex Field and Bodden Town FC take on Future SC at 4:30 p.m. at the Haig Bodden Field in Bodden Town. On Thursday, April 26, Cayman Athletic SC face Future SC at 4:15 p.m. at the Annex Field.
In the Girl's Under 11 league, Academy SC play George Town SC on Wednesday, April 25 at 4:00 p.m. at the Academy Field.
In the Girl's Under 18 league, Academy SC take on Sunset FC on Thursday, April 26 at 4:30 at the Ed Bush Field in West Bay.
Photo: Elite FCs Stoyanna Stewart (light blue with headband) scored two goals as her club defeated Academy SC 2-0 in the Girl's Under 13 game this past Saturday.
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Shan Dimitris Potts
Glendale, CA Health Care Law Lawyer with 23 years of experience
(323) 803-7147 535 N Brand Blvd
Free ConsultationHealth Care, Criminal Defense and Immigration
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Tracy Green
Los Angeles, CA Health Care Law Attorney with 35 years of experience
(213) 233-2260 800 West 6th Street
Free ConsultationHealth Care, Criminal Defense and White Collar Crime
Tracy Green is a founding member of Green & Associates. She specializes in representing professionals in civil, administrative and criminal matters. Green's practice has an emphasis in health care and she has represented a variety of professionals and providers for 20 years. A tenacious lawyer who really cares for her clients, Green was recognized by Public Counsel as Outstanding Advocate in 1999 and is nationally recognized as an expert in health care. Green has also had the honor of being nominated to the Board of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers where she currently serves and brings...
Tamar Terzian
PASADENA, CA Health Care Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience
(818) 242-1100 1122 East Green Street
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Timothy Bowles
(626) 583-6600 1 S Fair Oaks Ave
Health Care, Business, Employment and Trademarks
Dawn Marie Coulson
(213) 929-2390 515 South Figueroa Street
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Univ of Denver COL
Dawn M. Coulson is the managing partner of Epps & Coulson, LLP. Prior to being admitted to practice in California, Colorado, New York, Texas and Oregon, Ms. Coulson owned an import/export business for both Japanese and American trading companies. Ms. Coulson also holds a California Real Estate/Broker license. Ms. Coulson practices in State and Federal Court and in 2010 she was admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Sumeet Sondhi
Los Angeles, CA Health Care Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
(213) 336-3431 611 S. Catalina St.
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Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
Sumeet Sondhi is counsel to The Blanch Law Firm. Mr. Sondhi has worked in conjunction with Ryan Blanch on a myriad of matters, ranging from government investigations to white collar and antitrust crimes, his specialties being real estate fraud and complex mortgage fraud matters.
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Peter Hsiao
(213) 443-4379 633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1600
Health Care, Business, Consumer and Energy
Peter Hsiao has 33 years of experience as a lead trial lawyer and is head of the West Coast U.S. Environmental, Health & Safety Practice of King & Spalding LLP resident in the Los Angeles Office. He was named Environmental Litigation Attorney of the Year in Los Angeles by Best Lawyers in America, and one of 16 lawyers named as a Distinguished Environmental Advocate by the American Bar Association. The National Law Journal identifies him as a Trailblazer in Energy and Environmental Law, and is named by Chambers, Legal 500 and Super Lawyers one of the nation's best...
Julie Simer
(213) 891-5117 1000 Wilshire Blvd., Ste 1500
Patrick Michael Kelly
Los Angeles, California Health Care Law Attorney with 53 years of experience
(213) 443-5100 555 S. Flower Street
Health Care, Appeals, Business and Construction
Allen Patatanyan
(888) 769-0971 350 S Grand Ave
Health Care, Animal and Personal Injury
Sandra Jones Anderson
(213) 683-5333 500 South Grand Avenue, 19th Floor
Health Care, Elder and Estate Planning
Whittier Law School
Cyndie Marie Chang
(213) 689-7432 633 W. 5th St.
Health Care, Antitrust, Appeals and Insurance Claims
(213) 233-2260 801 S. Figueroa Street
Health Care, Administrative, Business and Criminal Defense
Univ of Arizona COL
Mehrnaz Mandana Hadian
Los Angeles, CA Health Care Law Lawyer
(213) 223-2002 633 W. 5th Street
Health Care and Employment
Nathan Mubasher
Corona, CA Health Care Law Attorney
(800) 691-2721 2621 Green River Rd
Ste 105 PMB 403
Health Care, Administrative, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Attorney Mubasher has gained extensive knowledge about law, medicine, finance and business. He is also very experienced in dealing with people in high-pressure situations. He can put this experience to work for you. In a consultation, Mr. Mubasher can provide you all the details on the cost of representation, the likelihood of success, and what action to take depending on your appetite for risk. Most importantly, Mr. Mubasher provides genuine care and concern for you, and will stand by you throughout your matter. Mr. Mubasher earned a...
Michael Burke
(949) 423-6422 11377 West Olympic Blvd
Free ConsultationHealth Care, Business, Employment and IP
University of California - Los Angeles
Business lawyer and litigator with diverse experience representing closely held companies, private equity firms, and other business enterprises. My experience as general counsel and on corporate boards gives me a big picture overview to business transactions, business decision processes, and complex litigation management. I also bring that same sensibility to bear on trial and appellate strategy. An acknowledged litigation expert and speaker, I am frequently consulted by other lawyers for trial strategy, business strategy, and ethics issues.
I handle matters in the following areas: business litigation and unfair competition cases, shareholder litigation and partnership disputes, employment...
Suzanne Natbony
(310) 478-6251 1925 Century Park East, Suite 2100
Free ConsultationHealth Care, Business, Communications and Employment
Southwestern University School of Law
Suzanne Natbony is a third generation lawyer, with a focus on transactional, regulatory/compliance and dispute resolution. She is licensed to practice in California, with her own law practice, Solve & Win, PC, in West Los Angeles, in addition to her role as Senior Counsel to the international law firm, Aliant LLP, Of Counsel to Merino Yebri LLP, in Century City, serving as General Counsel for Beverly Hills Rejuvenation Center and the Legal Advisor of Rotolab. Ms. Natbony has a well-versed and diverse background practicing law across multiple business sectors, including, healthcare, entertainment and real estate. She has advised...
Torin Dorros
Beverly Hills, CA Health Care Law Attorney with 26 years of experience
(310) 935-0621 8730 Wilshire Boulevard
Free ConsultationHealth Care, Business, Entertainment & Sports and IP
Fordham University School of Law and University of Houston - Main Campus
After spending years at well-known firms in both New York and California, Mr. Dorros decided it was time for something different. He founded Dorros Law with the goal of providing the more personalized services. A substantial portion of Mr. Dorros' practice focuses on the protection of individuals' privacy rights with a particular emphasis on protected health information, HIPAA law and medical record privacy issues. Mr. Dorros has successfully represented clients both on an individual and class action basis in State and Federal Court nationwide in significant and groundbreaking cases related to protected health information and medical record privacy and confidentiality...
Michael Thornton Esq
(310) 282-8676 9595 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900
Free ConsultationHealth Care, Asbestos, Environmental and Insurance Claims
Michael P. Thornton is founder and chair of Thornton Law Firm LLP. A nationally recognized expert on toxic tort litigation, Mr. Thornton graduated from Dartmouth College and Vanderbilt Law School. In the 1970's he successfully undertook the representation of a number of shipyard and construction workers who had developed asbestos-related diseases. Over the years, the firm has grown to become the largest firm in the Northeast representing victims of asbestos and other toxic materials. The firm has brought justice to workers who contracted cancer and other health issues from exposure to chemicals, defective drugs, and defective products, and to...
Maggie Mouradian
(310) 553-8844 1875 Century Park E
Health Care, Estate Planning and Tax
UCLA School of Law
Maggie Mouradian focuses on comprehensive estate and gift tax planning for high net worth individuals and families. Whether drafting basic estate planning documents, such as revocable trusts, wills, powers of attorney and advance health care directives, or resolving complex wealth transfer plans, Maggie pays careful attention to both the legal impact of estate planning documents as well as the practical family impact. As a result of her strong foundation of tax knowledge, Maggie skillfully advises clients with regard to their charitable objectives and has experience in creating and administering private foundations.
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Fredrick Michael Ray
Newport Beach, CA Health Care Law Lawyer with 30 years of experience
(949) 557-4888 5000 Birch Street
Health Care, Administrative, Appeals and Stockbroker Fraud
We are California's premier professional license law firm, appealing license denials, defending accusations, and assisting professionals with government regulatory compliance issues. For 20 years, I have fought for professionals and business owners, listening with compassion, being straightforward and honest with our clients. Our clients face a system that can be cold, impersonal, uncaring and harsh. We act as skilled and knowledgeable guides through that system. We strive to educate and inform clients, to minimize case weaknesses and maximize strengths, in order to achieve the best results while mindful of a client's budget and appetite for risk....
Leticia M. Kimble
Los Angeles, CA Health Care Law Attorney
(424) 369-8719 1800 Avenue of the Stars
Health Care, Business and Entertainment & Sports
Barry L. Burten
Health Care, Bankruptcy, Business and Securities
I am a highly experienced California Business attorney. My practice areas include General Corporate, Bankruptcy, Financing, Health Care, Real Estate and Securities Law matters. I represent sellers and purchasers, in addition to serving as outside counsel.
With over 40 years of experience, I provide skilled and knowledgeable counsel. I am committed to the highest level of service and legal advocacy. Visit my website to see representative cases and arrange a consultation.
Dmitriy Cherepinskiy
(310) 694-0317 1180 S. Beverly Dr, Suite 405
Free ConsultationHealth Care, Business, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
University of California, Davis, School of Law
Dmitriy Cherepinskiy's impressive litigation experience places him among some of the most decorated trial lawyers. Various entities, including such prestigious organizations as the NATIONAL TRIAL LAWYERS and SUPER LAWYERS, recognized his achievements in the legal field.
Dmitriy became a lawyer in 2002. His first job as a lawyer was at a boutique firm, where he represented plaintiffs with catastrophic injuries. From 2003 to 2015, he had been working at one of the most renowned and preeminent health care and professional liability defense law firms in the U.S.
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Robert Aaron Polisky
1801 Century Park East, 24th Floor
Health Care and Business
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
A diligent, problem-solving, and results-oriented professional with substantial expertise in healthcare transactional and regulatory law. I have more than 15 years of law firm and in-house experience representing a variety of healthcare providers and companies in complex business transactions and navigating a myriad of different healthcare laws and regulations. My practice at the Law Offices of Robert A. Polisky focuses on the representation of healthcare providers and companies, including hospitals, medical groups, accountable care organizations, management companies, billing companies, diagnostic imaging centers, cancer treatment centers, surgery centers, laboratories, equipment lessors, health information technology companies, and others associated with the...
Arnold Veluz Pamplona
(310) 788-1512 2049 Century Park East #3800
Loyola Law SchoolLos Angeles
David J. Masutani
Health Care, Business and Real Estate
David E. Mead
Health Care, Antitrust, Business and Products Liability
(310) 642-6900 5200 W Century Blvd
Free ConsultationHealth Care and Real Estate
Mr. Lear is a 1983 graduate, cum laude, of Dartmouth College and a 1987 graduate of U.C.L.A. School of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review and the Moot Court Honors Program. He joined Thelen, Marrin, Johnson & Bridges immediately after law school and worked for four years as a "big firm" litigation associate before becoming a Los Angeles-based State Bar prosecutor. For three years, Mr. Lear prosecuted California attorneys, never losing a trial, before co-founding Gerry & Lear in 1994. In 2002, he founded Century Law Group LLP, now a five-attorney litigation boutique firm. In 2014,...
David H. Jones
Sarah G. Hartman
Irvine, CA Health Care Law Lawyer
(949) 623-7243 3 Park Plaza
Health Care, Business, IP and Patents
Scott Joseph Harris
Beverl Hills, CA Health Care Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
(323) 370-6139 8383 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverl Hills, CA 90211
Health Care, Administrative, Business and Legal Malpractice
S J Harris Law is devoted to representing individuals and businesses in Professional Licensing and Civil Litigation Matters, as well as Small Business Transactions, Formation, Dissolution, and Contracts. Scott J. Harris is a former Deputy Attorney General with the California Department of Justice, where he represented many of the licensing agencies of the California Department of Consumer Affairs, and the People of the State of California. Scott J. Harris served as the Liaison Deputy for the Licensing Section of the Office of the Attorney General to the California Board of Accountancy, and the Court Reporters Board of California, and prosecuted hundreds...
Joseph Mancini
Costa Mesa, CA Health Care Law Lawyer with 39 years of experience
(714) 556-0800 535 Anton Boulevard
Health Care, Business, Estate Planning and Tax
Brandon Mead
Health Care, Antitrust, Business and Employment
Joel Duane Peterson
Colton, CA Health Care Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
(909) 748-5010 1250 E. Cooley Drive, Ste. 102
Colton, CA 92324
Health Care, Business, Employment and Immigration
Joel D. Peterson, Attorney at Law. Joel is a lawyer that focuses his legal practice and consultation on the unique needs of the start-up and small business, however, the firm also serves individuals and companies in the areas of Employment & Labor, Discrimination Claims, Business & Commercial Law, Business Formation, Corporate Governance, Buy-Sell Agreements, Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation, Arbitration & Mediation, Wage & Hour, Immigration, and Risk Management in the Inland Empire, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, including the cities of Redlands, San Bernardino, Loma Linda, Highland, Colton, Yucaipa, Grand Terrace, Rialto, Fontana, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Riverside, Victorville and Moreno...
John Bertram Marshall
(818) 990-2120 16633 Ventura Blvd
A Los Angeles business lawyer, John B. Marshall is the Chair of the Health Law, and Co-Chair of the Real Estate Practice Groups at Lewitt Hackman in Encino. Mr. Marshall represents clients in all aspects of business transactions and litigation. Mr. Marshall served as general counsel for one of the largest health care districts in California, and has negotiated sales and purchases of hospitals, hospital groups, related equipment and real estate, and associated assets.
Marc Berkemeier
University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Adam Baer Brown
Torrance, CA Health Care Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
(310) 792-1315 3848 W Carson St
Whittier Coll School of Law
Diana E. Sfrijan
Robert Harold Ziprick
Redlands, CA Health Care Law Lawyer with 47 years of experience
(909) 798-5005 1233 Brookside Ave., Suite A
Redlands, CA 92373-4402
Health Care, Administrative, Foreclosure Defense and Real Estate
Since 1976, Robert (Bob) Ziprick , a partner at Ziprick & Cramer, LLP (and its predecessor law firms), has provided outstanding legal services, while maintaining an emphasis on strategic, practical, cost-effective approaches to legal problems and solutions. Mr. Ziprick specializes in Real Estate, Litigation, Business, Healthcare Law, and Government Relations/Public Policy. He is dedicated to providing quality legal services to his clients, assertively representing clients in a professional and ethical manner. He fosters a close working relationship with his clients, whether individuals or corporations, tirelessly working in his client's best interests. Bob earned a B.A. degree in history and...
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Right-Wing Extremist Islamophobic Disinformation
Thu, 21 Apr 2022 18:00 - 20:00 Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)
This panel focuses on right-wing extremism and contemporary Islamophobia.
A Winter 2022 Webinar Series Part III – Transnational Right-Wing Extremism and Digital Disinformation: Right-Wing Extremist Islamophobic Disinformation
This panel focuses on right-wing extremism and contemporary Islamophobia and probes how far Right actors use the Internet and social media platforms to perpetuate Islamophobic digital discourse. Panelists examine the emotional and rhetorical tactics used by right-wing extremists to spread Islamophobia across platforms and scrutinize how algorithms and bots work to amplify and intensify the flow of hateful and harmful disinformation about Muslims in society.
The global rise of right-wing extremist movements, parties, and politicians has been accompanied by research on the roles that the Internet and social media platforms may play in both supporting and contesting this harmful, hateful and even terroristic political formation. Over the past few years, numerous scholars across disciplines have shown how the Internet and new and emerging digital media technologies provide right-wing extremists with a significant means for promoting their ideologies, circulating disinformation and propaganda, and interacting with and recruiting potential followers. Using a transnational and interdisciplinary lens, the "Transnational Right Wing Extremism and Digital Disinformation" webinar series brings together scholars from across Canada to share their research on how right-wing extremists based in Canada and around the world use and exploit the affordances of social media platforms to advance their worldview.
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Yasmin Jiwani is a full professor in the Department of Communication Studies, and a Concordia University Research Chair in Intersectionality, Violence and Resistance. Her research interests focus on a critical interrogation of the discursive ways in which racist-sexism is conceptualized and ideologically utilized in popular discourse. The particular sites which she has examined include media reportage of violence against Indigenous and racialized immigrant women, representations of Indigenous and Muslim youth in the popular press, as well as discourses of resistance articulated by marginalized groups in film and other popular media. Her most recent project is centered on cyber-memorials and virtual graveyards as reflections of the vernacular. Here, her analysis attends to race, gender and belonging as expressed in the narratives posted on these sites. She is the author of Discourses of Denial: Race, Gender and Violence, and co-editor of Girlhood, Redefining the Limits, and Faces of Violence in the Lives of Girls.
Zeinab Farokhi is a doctoral candidate at the Women & Gender Studies Institute and Diaspora and Transnational studies, University of Toronto. She received her M.A in Women and Gender Studies, University of Toronto, and an M.A in Sociology from Osmania University, India, and B.A in History from Isfahan University, Iran. Her research interests include cyber feminism, transnational feminisms and diasporic studies. Her current doctoral work compares the usage of Twitter by Islamophobic right-wing extremists in India, Canada, and the US, focusing on anti-Muslim rhetoric in Hindu nationalist/white nationalist discourse.
Tanner Mirrlees is an Associate Professor in the Communication and Digital Media Studies program in the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities at Ontario Tech University Mirrlees is a steering committee member of the Centre on Hate, Bias and Extremism (CHBE), and current research examines the far Right, the Internet and digital media platforms. Mirrlees is the author of Hearts and Mines: The US Empire's Cultural Industry (UBC Press, 2016), Global Entertainment Media: Between Cultural Imperialism and Cultural Globalization (Routledge, 2013), co-author of EdTech Inc.: Selling, Automating and Globalizing Higher Education in the Digital Age (Routledge, 2019), and co-editor of Media Imperialism: Continuity and Change (Rowman & Littlefield, 2019), The Television Reader (Oxford University Press, 2012) and Media, Technology, and the Culture of Militarism (Democratic Communique, 2014).
Samuel Tanner is an Assistant Professor in the School of Criminology at the Université de Montréal. His current research interests focus on transnational policing, release of war and security issues that accompany them, and in particular the role and participation of civilian police – CIVPOL – to international peace operations. After obtaining his PhD at the School of Criminology at the Université de Montréal, researching the participation of armed groups in the context of mass violence that occurred in the former Yugoslavia in 2008, Samuel Tanner began a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for International Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. As an extension of his thesis, his postdoctoral research focused on a comparative analysis between Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia, particularly the ways in which gangs were involved in mass violence in these two geographic contexts.
The webinar series is co-organized by the Centre on Hate, Bias and Extremism at Ontario Tech University, the Intersectionality Research Hub at Concordia University, and the Institute of Islamic Studies at the University of Toronto supported by the Algorithmic Media Observatory at Concordia University and The Infoscape Lab at Ryerson University, the Disinformation Project at Simon Fraser University, and Canadian Heritage's Digital Citizen Contribution Program. This project has been made possible partly by the Government of Canada.


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LaMelo Ball will return to high school for senior year at Spire Institute
Ohio lost one star and gained another. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, LaMelo Ball will return to high school for his senior year to play basketball at Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio.
Ball has spent almost exactly a year out of high school. In his time away, he's played professionally in Lithuania, returned to America to take part in the inaugural JBA season and then returned back overseas for the JBA International Tour.
Ball will join a Spire Institute team that will play against some of the top talent in the country. Games against top prospects at La Lumiere and Oak Hill and a storied program like St. Benedict's Prep will be mixed in with trips to Las Vegas for the Tarkanian Classic and to Atlanta for The Skills Factory Tournament.
The Institute has already kicked off its season having played three games as of time of publish with a fourth game scheduled for Tuesday. Ball is expected to join the team in time for the program's game against La Lumiere on Nov. 13.
Malik Monk says he stayed locked in on bench by mentoring, coaching LaMelo Ball
Out of the rotation, buried on the bench and stuck in his home with his own thoughts during a pandemic, Malik Monk turned to an unlikely source and role to remain focused on the game.
Coaching LaMelo Ball.
More specifically, Monk has focused on mentoring all of the young players with Ball among them. Paired with his consistent workouts on nights he didn't see the floor, Monk was able to stay mentally and physically ready so that when the time came, like on Thursday, he would be ready.
With Gordon Hayward sidelined with a left hip strain, Monk saw his first...
Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle tabs LaMelo Ball as early Rookie of the Year favorite
After a poor performance in his first NBA game, LaMelo Ball has been not just a solid rookie but a solid player for Hornets. Over the 11 games since his debut, including Wednesday's loss to Dallas, Ball has averaged 12.7 points, 7.5 rebounds and 6.2 assists on 42% field goal shooting and 34.6% 3-point shooting.
Because of that strong spell, Ball has thrust himself into the front of the Rookie of the Year race. Ball currently is third in the league in PER among all rookies as well as third in points per game, first in assists and first...
Breaking down the LaMelo Ball-Gordon Hayward pick and roll for the Hornets
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Disciplinary Actions Against Physicians Linked With Unprofessional Behaviors in Medical School, Study Finds
Students who display unprofessional behaviors in medical school are three times more likely to receive disciplinary action from a state medical board in their professional careers than those who do not display such behaviors, according to a study published on Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine , USA Today reports. For the study, researchers compared medical school histories of graduates of the University of California-San Francisco School of Medicine, the University of Michigan Medical School and Jefferson Medical College who were later disciplined by a state medical board between 1990 and 2003 with the histories of graduates who were not disciplined.
The study finds that medical school students who at least three times engaged in irresponsible behaviors, such as unreliable attendance at clinics and lack of follow up on patient care, were 8.5 times more likely to receive disciplinary action as physicians. In addition, the study finds that medical school students who at least three times displayed limited capacity for self-improvement, such as failure to accept constructive criticism or an argumentative attitude, were 3.1 times more likely to receive disciplinary action as physicians. Overall, unprofessional behaviors were a stronger predictor of future disciplinary action than conventional indicators such as test scores and grades, according to the study.
Lead study author Maxine Papadakis, dean for student affairs at UCSFSM, said, "We found that for physicians disciplined by licensing boards, the strongest association in medical school was unprofessional behaviors." She said that unprofessional behaviors by medical school students could serve as early warning signs of future problems for professors (Weise, USA Today , 12/22).
An abstract of the study is available online.


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What's the Difference Between a "Hybrid" Fruit and a "GMO?"
By The FruitGuys on June 6, 2012
Q: What is a GMO?
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Close to 90% of the corn, soybean, cotton, and sugar beet crops grown in the U.S. has been genetically modified. Corn, soybean, and sugar beet byproducts are used in many processed foods. GMO foods are required to be labeled in the European Union. Here, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Environmental Protection Agency are responsible for regulating the production and safety of GMO foods. While the World Health Organization states "no effects on human health have been shown as a result of the consumption of such foods by the general population in the countries where they have been approved," there have not been any studies addressing concerns about allergies and unknown long-term effects on human health. Some studies have shown potential harm to non-modified plants and animals, including unintended crossbreeding, pesticide resistance, and population changes.
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Well Mya was originally adding this to her Sugar & Spice/Liberation double CD but nothing came of it..so Miss Keri jumped on it and added a little R. Kelly flavor! Who killed it?
Since You Been Gone was recently redone by Keri in her mission to promote herself..so lets see who did it better!
Thanks and Comments are always welcomed!


The University of Maine at Presque Isle's Employer U program, which focuses on providing workforce development opportunities for the region, will offer two courses this spring beginning Monday, April 30, as part of its American Management Association's University certificate program. Each 20-hour course will be offered in the MMG Center for Professional Development, located on the first floor of Kelley Commons, adjacent to the Campus Center.
Sponsored by UMPI from content developed and published by AMA's Self Study division, the program is specifically geared to fit the particular needs of working professionals who want to be more effective in their current position as well as be more thoroughly prepared for future advancement, according to Kim Jones, Director of Employer U. By meeting in a classroom setting with other participants from many different occupations and organizations, students are able to see how other companies handle workplace challenges similar to their own.
The course The Legal Side of HR Practice will be held April 30 to June 4 from 4:45 to 8 p.m. and will focus on how to legally recruit, onboard, manage, discipline, and lead others. Learning objectives include: understanding the fundamentals of HR law; developing policies and procedures that reflect HR best practices in adherence to federal, state, and local ordinances; adopting a plan for legally and fairly addressing employee misconduct; recruiting, selecting, interviewing, and hiring in full compliance with laws; and evaluating compensation packages and wage standards. This course is taught by Joe Siddiqui, Vice President, Human Resources, EMHS. Participants will earn 2 CEUs for this course, which is required for the Human Resources certificate and an elective for other certificates.
Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Managers runs from May 1 through June 5 from 5 to 8:15 p.m. Participants will learn financial and accounting terminology and related processes in this course specifically designed for those who don't have a background in finance. Learning objectives include: boosting ability to communicate financial information to staff, managers, executives, and accounting/finance professionals; learning how to prepare budgets; reading, understanding, and using financial and operational measures; managing short-term assets; and relating financial performance to the "big picture." The instructor for this course is Tim McMahon, Senior Management and Leadership veteran. Participants will earn 2 CEUs for this course, which can be used as an elective certification in Human Resources, General Management, or Customer Satisfaction.
American Management Association (AMA) Self Study university courses are designed to help professionals from any industry improve management skills needed for success in today's workplace. Facilitated by experienced educators and business leaders, classes are an effective mix of workbook readings, group activities, and discussions. Participants who successfully complete 10 CEUs (a combination of required courses and electives) earn nationally recognized AMA certification in their chosen field of General Management, Human Resources, or Customer Satisfaction. No prior management experience is required and participants do not have to be in a management position to enroll. Non-certificate seeking participants are also invited to take any AMA course for professional development.
Each 20-hour course is $300 per person, or $275 per person for groups of 5 or more from the same organization, and meets once a week. Tuition includes instruction and all materials. Payment is due by the first class unless other arrangements are made beforehand with UMPI's Director of Employer U. To register for a course, go to https://goo.gl/forms/eUEwgeTYRfa6dhFl1 or contact Jones at kimberly.a.jones@maine.edu or 207-768-9459.
UMPI's Employer U program, established in 2015, is designed to provide ongoing professional development opportunities through dynamic, customized trainings that meet the unique workforce needs of its clients across Aroostook County with a focus on each organization's culture, resources, and purpose. Employer U delivers program content full of immersive, hands-on experiences, and in a variety of ways to ensure participants—regardless of their learning styles—are able to understand, retain and apply the information. Existing programs, such as American Management Association certification, the Young Professionals Institute, and K-12 educator CEU courses, are delivered through Employer U, with new offerings being added frequently to address topics relevant in today's and tomorrow's workplace.


1) The line that continues away from the menu goes to the Right Side into infinity, so it completely disappears off the page. I want it to go to the left side, but I am not sure which code to modify.
2) I want the first tab to always be the default selected tab. The tabs in the UL list show up from left to right. I did a quick workaround of reversing them in the list and set the default tab to the last tab, however if someone later would add another tab then they would need to remember to change the number of the default tab. I would like that the tabs show up from Right to Left and not from Left to Right so that the default tab is always first. How can I do that?
Until then, I cannot help you.
For more information, visit http://www.w3.org/International/tutorials/bidi-xhtml/.
I added the tag at the top that you posted, but that just changed the default direction of paragraphs. It doesn't seem to effect which way the menu gets listed.
I don't understand you're #2 thing. Can you rephrase it?
Yes for #1 that's exactly what I want to see.
The tabs should show up from RIGHT to LEFT as they do right now, but not because I reversed the order in the list, but because I set some flag in the code that makes that Tabs go from right to left.
Hope it's more clear now.
Is it not working like that?
It does not work like that. It reverses the order of the tabs.
I figured out the problem. The code in the beginning was causing the line to disappear.


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Examining Our Past: Eagles bested by gold-medalist Szabados
This article originally ran Dec. 9, 2016.
Reporter/Examiner Staff
The Chinook League's first female goaltender Shannon Szabados made 53 saves in her debut, a 6-4 win over the Stony Plain Eagles last weekend. Photo by File photo
Editor's Note: This article originally ran Dec. 9, 2016. Due to the pandemic we are tapping into our archives more, particularly for arts and sports. This section will return to its regular schedule when the crisis concludes with Alberta reaching Phase 3 of its relaunch from COVID-19.
By Mitch Goldenberg
Examining Our Past: Eagles bested by gold-medalist Szabados Back to video
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It's not often Stony Plain Eagles forward Ryan Smyth runs into a Chinook League opponent with more Olympic gold medal hardware than him, but that was the case when No. 94 and his team rolled into Fort Saskatchewan on Dec. 4.
The Chiefs, whom the Eagles swept in last spring's playoff series, signed a new goaltender in the days leading up to puck drop. Shannon Szabados, with two Olympic golds and four World Championship medals in her trophy case, suited up to backstop Fort Saskatchewan as a side project to her national team duties.
"It's good for league publicity, but we didn't think too much of it. We treated her like any other goalie," head coach Mike Tavaroli said.
After the teams traded goals in the first period, the Chiefs came out flying in the second period and scored five goals to take command of the game by a score of 6-1. Though the Eagles got within two goals in the third period, they fell 6-4 to the Chiefs despite outshooting their opponent 57-41.
Chiefs head coach Scott Chart rand told the Fort Saskatchewan Record that Szabados injected a higher level of competitive play into the team.
"You don't win two (Olympic) gold medals and Four Nations cups without having a compete level, so I think it w ill get our guys feeling like we've gotta get up there," Chartrand said. "She's bringing some good experience and a high level of play."
Tavaroli said the Eagles couldn't produce quality scoring chances., leading to their second loss in their past three games.
"A lot of our shots were right in the pads or midsection, we didn't do a very good job at getting to the rebounds," Tavaroli said. "We seem to play differently against Fort Saskatchewan than we do against Lacombe or Innisfail. We slip into their style and our structure goes out the window. They capitalized and we had three goals called off, which changes the game."
With the holidays just around the corner, the Eagles have been playing with smaller lineups lately but still hold second place in the Chinook league with a 6-3-1 record. Szabados will head to Michigan later this month to play in a two game exhibition series with Team Canada versus the U.S., and will return to the Chiefs in January.
If you know of any sports news or events happening in the area email jothomas@postmedia.com.
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I added a couple of new blogs to my sidebar o' linky goodness, and I especially recommend Tiger Beatdown if you're interested in seeing someone else who feels about feminism and humanism the same way I do - and that I'm not alone in finding a large part of society's attitudes towards women (especially at the conservative baseline) unacceptable while still being highly appreciative of the peen.
I am a feminist; never doubt that. I cannot unsee what I have seen in terms of ugliness towards women (though I sometimes desperately wish that I could go back to collusion, even though it's damaging long-term, as it's so much easier and fun in the short run), but I also realize that the male-centric status quo does not mean that all men are reactionary MRAs (Men's Rights Activists - and if you think I'm linking to any of their sites, you're mad; that kind of ugly I do not need connected to my happy little blog. Google it).
(On second thought, don't. If you must, read about it on Wikipedia).
The patriarchal leanings of those with the mistaken idea that the 1950s were halcyon days for men and women still taint a lot of politics and the media, as evidenced by dreck like He's Just Not That Into You, and anything starring Seth Rogen or directed by Judd Apatow (think they're progressive? Who gets to be "mommy" in those movies? They're all set up with men as the center of the Universe, and any woman without a man is either an evil sexless bitch, or a helpless mewling child who needs a man so bad she can't see straight). It's actually a wonder that any men and women escape this programming, it starts so young. And I appreciate both the women and the men that do see an alternative way to get along with each other, even if I don't always agree with them.
And that's maybe one of the things that your average "oh, God, I'm not a feminist - those chicks are crazy!" person doesn't see or really understand - "Feminism" isn't group-think, nor should it be. We don't have an overarching agenda that demands absolute loyalty to certain ideas, and we argue/discuss/argue some more about interpretation, action, goals, even. Some feminists want women in charge. Some feminists want an equal balance. Some want to concentrate on reducing rape culture, some want to concentrate on work parity. I don't think there's anything all feminists agree on, but that's part of its strength, not a weakness. There's room for all kinds of ideas; find your niche and fill it.
Those who would prefer that women all become submissive helpmeets to the natural center of all order and enlightenment in the Universe, men, don't like all the ideas being bandied about, and they try pretty hard to shut down all signs of assertiveness on the part of women - look at the opprobrium over Sen. Boxer's polite, firm, request that she be addressed as "Senator" in the popular press (stay away from the foaming rabidity of the extreme right-wing opinionistas, though - it's not really healthy for sane people to read). The reaction seems massively out of proportion to the remark - unless you see it as a sign that women are getting too uppity and need to be put in their place posthaste. If that's the tack you're taking, then yes, the level of media and blog hysteria over a seriously small part in a congressional hearing is absolutely justified. Give a woman a title, and she'll take a mile. God knows we don't want women to be getting any ideas about being allowed to choose what they're called!
But I may be asking for too much when I ask for womens' opinions to be heard. I want equality, but sometimes it seems very far away. It hurts worst when other women want to deny me that equality, but I can't blame other women for buying into the dominant paradigm - after all, Stockholm Syndrome is a survival tactic. In fact, more radical feminists than me (I'm very, very middle of the road as far as feminism is concerned) would argue that I'm labouring under the same delusion, seeing as I actually like most men, and laugh at The Soup, like South Park, and don't immediately switch off Family Guy (though I don't watch it much, because it pisses me off more often than it makes me laugh), but I can't really get away from the fact that I do like men, and want them to be part of my life.
I'm not prepared to say most of them are superior to me, as I've met very few that are intellectually my equal, but I like them well enough. I even adore (one of) them, and would go so far as to say he's the most important person in my life.
(Who am I kidding? You're the tops, baby. *smooch*)
I don't consider trying to make my husband happy to be a demeaning act, even though more radical feminism would question my motives (since he also pays the majority of the bills). He's not taking advantage of me in any way; our relationship seems to me to be mutually supportive (as I've said many times before, he's actually better at doing housework than me, even though he works full-time and I work part-time). But in having a heterosexual, marriage-centered relationship with a man, I am aligning myself with the mainstream of society, and not working to change it from that perspective. Heck, I even didn't work for a while, even though we don't have kids together. I am traditional in many ways. How can I call myself a feminist?
Because I am. I just am. Women are equal to men; it just hasn't been openly acknowledged yet. That's what I care about.
I love my husband; he's one of the biggest feminist allies I've ever known (and has put his money where his mouth is on more than one occasion), but I can't expect him to viscerally understand what it's like to be marginalized, just as I can't understand what it's like to be marginalized as a man of colour, a woman of colour, a person with severe disabilities, or a person of any colour/disability with little to no income. All I can ask of him is that he accept that some things make me angry without trying to dismiss my reactions. Which he does, even if the strength of my reactions worries him sometimes. In the same way, as a feminist, I shut up and listen when someone else is trying to tell me about their experiences, even if those experiences don't jibe with mine. One of the most oppressive acts a human can perpetrate on another human is to tell them that their experience doesn't count. As a feminist, I try very hard not to commit that oppression myself.
No, I don't really have a massive point with this post; I'm explaining in part why I link to some of the blogs in my sidebar, I'm explaining why I write about the things I do, and I'm explaining that I believe I'm equal to any man out there, even if I never learned algebra properly (because I can do fifty million other things, all of them as valuable as a talent for equations). So sometimes, something about sexism is going to piss me off, and sometimes I'm going to write about it. But I still love the menz.
They're cute. And often fluffy. And the one I'm married to has got us Paul McCartney tickets. I'm feeling good.
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This is one I've thought about, too.
For me it comes down to misconceptions about women in the Middle Ages (the period I do) and the assumptions that the progress of women's rights is a straight, unbroken, upward slope. Therefore, women in the Middle Ages were by definition "more oppressed" than in, say, the 19th century.
Well, most people were "more oppressed" in the Middle Ages than in the 19th century in terms of their legal status as free people; I'd argue that poor people in the 19th century and poor people in the Middle Ages didn't have it all that different.
Instead, I'm interested in knowing about real people from the period--not stereotypes. Reenacting for me isn't about "glorifying" at all. Yeah, some of the clothes are cool, and some of the artwork, etc. But people are people, and understanding them--how they viewed the world, how they made things, what their daily lives were like, and so forth--is what makes me tick as a recreator. I don't find that incompatible with being a feminist at all, because we feminists can misunderstand women in history just as easily as misogynists if we don't work hard at it. Knowledge is power.
msmcknittington
I think part of my stumbling block is that I do 16th century (for some definitions of "do", I guess), and you start seeing increasing restrictions for women following the Renaissance. Probably reactionary from the relative liberties of the medieval period, no doubt.
Instead, I'm interested in knowing about real people from the period--not stereotypes. Reenacting for me isn't about "glorifying" at all.
*nods* I don't really see it as glorifying either, but I think my issue with the idea that it might be glorifying is that most people in the SCA aim for nobility/reallyreally rich people, so it's all very much about the shiny. "This doesn't look quite right. Let's throw more pearls at it." I mean, even female Civil War reenactors will probably have a silk ballgown regardless of whether the character they're creating would own one. Do you know what I mean? Like the intent is there, but the execution is off.
Huh. Maybe my problem is less with feminism and more with material culture as presented by reenactors.
What you're seeing is probably re-enacting as seen from a 21st century hobby perspective, with all the trappings and baggage that come with.
I can't do American Civil War because honestly, the roles for women are boring to me - it's much more repressive than England at the end of the 16th century, even though the period I portray is brutally unkind to women. Even so, learning about what women did not have is important to me as a feminist, because it teaches me what I do have now. As such, I don't have a problem either playing a gentlewoman obsessed with shopping, or an alewife with distinctly bawdy tendencies (as alewives were seen at that time), because both personas are legitimate states for women at that time, and even though current thinking emphasizes the oppression, there is also a lot of wiggle room. It's the wiggle room I'm interested in learning about.
I also think playing a woman from an era when women were not considered important enough to even write about helps me (and others) see the agency and presence of women back then.
But you're right - this is not the level at which most people in any re-enactment group play - they want the pretty costumes and the feeling of playing "olden days". In that sense, they're 21st century women no matter what era they're portraying.
For me, it's a need to learn about what life was like for women back then, so I can be alert for attempts to persuade me that women were actually happier when they were exclusively domestic (the "biology is destiny" types meet with the reactionists at this point, attempting to tell me that since I'm designed for making babies, I can't be really happy doing anything else, so get in the kitchen and make some pie).
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Women's basketball opens NCAA play Friday night against Southern Maine in Ithaca, N.Y.
Men's hockey will play Middlebury in the NESCAC Semifinals at Amherst Saturday afternoon.
Women's hockey will play Amherst in the NESCAC Semifinals at Middlebury Saturday evening.
I believe that the Bowdoin Sailing Team is away racing at Conn College this weekend as well. Why are their competitions never included in the sports news?


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NOVEMBER 18, 2003–With sheriff's investigators today executing a search warrant at Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch–reportedly in connection with charges made by a 12-year-old boy–attention will again turn to the original allegations of child abuse leveled against the pop star.
At left you'll find the bombshell court document that first raised allegations that the singer, now 45, was involved in inappropriate behavior with a young boy. The December 1993 declaration was sworn by a 13-year-old California boy who sued Jackson for, among other things, sexual battery, willful misconduct, and emotional distress. The child's declaration includes a graphic account of alleged sexual encounters with Jackson at Neverland and various hotels.
Four months after the Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit was filed, the two sides announced that the matter had been settled, though terms were not disclosed. News reports have estimated that Jackson paid between $15 and $40 million to settle the tawdry action. No criminal charges were ever filed in connection with the teenager's charges.
After TSG first published the below document on February 6, 2003, Jackson issued a statement noting that he "has respected the obligation of confidentiality imposed on all the parties to the prior proceedings, yet someone has chosen to violate that confidentiality" and use the boy's statements to "further sully" the star's character.


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War of the Realms #6: God of the Storm!
War of the Realms #6:…
War of the Realms #6
Author(s): Jason Aaron
Artist(s): Russell Dauterman
Colorist(s): Matthew Wilson
Letterer: VC's Joe Sabino
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Magic, Superhero, Supernatural, Sword and Sorcery, Thriller, War
By John Jack
The War of the Realms ends with a dazzling array of Thors, a full circle gathering to help wrap up Aaron's Thor run, and more than a couple surprises!
******SOME SPOILERS AHEAD******
Awesome! A truly delightful finale to the event for Thor fans and especially fans of what Jason Aaron has done with the character these last 7 years. I feel this one off spiritual sequel to 2012's God Butcher storyline serves to illustrate how much our hero has grown since then. From God Butcher to Thor and Loki the Tenth Realm to Unworthy Thor to War of the Realms, he is not the same Thor we saw enter a cosmic temple and find a bevy of felled Deities 7 years ago… That Thor was an arrogant, self assured braggart, although the Thor of today still isn't perfect he is a changed man, Aaron has left a mark on the character that (hopefully) will last for years not unlike Daredevil following Frank Miller's reimagining.
The use of Jane Foster as an additional Thor added another cyclical element although in my opinion she didn't really do as much as she could have, but with this many Thors in one issue that's excusable. I was just so excited to see her and wished she had done more. I was also slightly disappointed we didn't get any of the other Thors around, if Jane Thor was able to eke through on a technicality I would have liked to see Throg, Volstagg (if Jane can pick up his hammer he can) and maybe even Thunderstrike Jr. or even Beta Ray Bill! Not to mention for Jane I might have liked an early peek at her Valkyrie identity rather than delving into an old story in a way that doesn't necessarily make sense if you really think about it, although I guess it could be argued she effects her appearance when she changes and the hammer just facilitates it. It just kind of bothers me she isn't War Jane Thor or something.
I've heard some say that as far as the war goes this issue was a bit underwhelming, but as I said last issue the war mostly wrapped up in WOTR #5 to leave this issue open to a final confrontation between Thor(s) and Malekith and it definitely felt fairly final. Although gruesome death in a Thor comic mostly means he's Hela's problem now, but maybe we'll get Algrim the Strong back now? To my knowledge Malekith hasn't been defeated in open combat like this before, usually slipping away at the last second not unlike a certain God of Mischief…
Tony is right the way Frank is on the ball is amazing
To the surprise of literally no one Loki isn't dead. I called it in the first issue, it was basically confirmed in Thor, he has a series coming up. He was never dead. Meh.
I loved Thor progressing and possibly even surpassing the powers of Odin and summoning the God Storm, utilizing it to forge a new hammer. I did find it interesting that previously the God Storm was trapped in the hammer providing it's power, but that didn't seem to be the case with this one so maybe Thor is allied with this gargantuan cosmic storm rather than essentially enslaving it?
Interestingly just as much as this issue provided Thor with fanservice it was just as much in homage to Malekith's early history (except the late 90s, nobody remembers that arc where Malekith has Melodi trick Ben Grimm into drinking the enchanted mead but me!) and some big moments in his backstory. The inclusion of the Cask of Ancient Winters and the Wild Hunt are both clear references to Malekiths first arc prefacing the Surtur Saga which ran throughout Walt Simonson's run on Thor in the mid to late 80s.
I did find it somewhat anticlimactic the way Malekith's Wild Hunt turned on him, but it did make some sense as The Wild Hunt is a horde of mystical hounds that can sense fear and at that moment Malekith seemed to feel fear for possibly the first time. That said it's pretty exactly the end of The Lion King.
The art by Russell Dauterman and Matthew Wilson was excellent, as it has been this entire series. I'm very impressed by his stellar battle scenes especially as you start to notice the God Storm brewing overhead! I feel bad not saying more about the art, but I just can't really give it much higher praise. I will say it's impressive how detailed his art is that he has turned in on time every step of the way, so many recent events and series lose momentum towards the end for whatever reason due to delays (looking at you DKMetal and Fantastic Four!) and it's a trivial seeming thing but damn it's nice having a single dependable artist on a book like this. Such a relatively quick event is really nice. 3 months in and out minus some stragglers and an epilogue, not bad at all.
A great end to a solid event, I will likely be recommending this to Thor fans for years as an example of how a large Thor event can work.
Writing - 8/10
Storyline - 10/10
Art - 10/10
Color - 9/10
Cover Art - 9/10
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Author: John Jack
I read all the comic books, cut wood for a living and party all day with a four year old, envy me peasants!
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Staying at The Forest Side in The Lake District
written by Megan Hallinan
Despite growing up as a child in Yorkshire, I rarely visited The Dales and never made it over the border to the Lake District. I guess perhaps when places are close by you're less likely to spend your free time there. On our holidays my Dad wanted to spend as little time in a car as possible (he did a lot of driving for his job) and as much time on a beach/by a pool as possible. Tim and I are the complete opposite of that at the moment – we spend most of our week at a desk, so ever since we got a car at the end of last year we've been loving being able to explore more. So over the May bank holiday weekend, we set off on our 'staycation' adventure in the Lake District and the Dales.
It was an early start for us but we made it up to the Lakes by lunch time. We were staying at a hotel in Grasmere but not knowing if there would be much there, we thought it would be a safer bet to have some lunch and spend some time before our check in, in the larger town of Windermere. If I'm honest, neither of us were blown away. We didn't know much about it but it was incredibly touristy and had a British seaside town feel to it, but not the positive elements of a seaside town, if you catch my drift! We had a nice lunch overlooking the lake at the Laura Ashley hotel (who knew they did hotels? Some serious interior porn!) but there wasn't much else to write home (or write on here!) about.
However, the drive from there to Grasmere was rather spectacular, as we weaved around the bends of the lake – it had been raining in Windermere but now the clouds had parted and the sun lit up the ripples of the water in front of us. Then the sat nav took us down a VERY unlikely route, an incredibly narrow country lane. There were lots of people hiking and we couldn't understand why there were so many – it turns out it was actually part of the Dales Way that we'd somehow ended up on, and it was honestly like a dream, with a Tennyson-esque babbling brook, bouncing lambs and even calves frolicking in the road. I wish I'd taken some photos but we naturally assumed our hotel was on this road considering the sat nav had taken us there, but we were actually about 10 minutes further.
When we pulled up to The Forest Side, it was fortunately just as beautiful, if not quite as far off the beaten path. A large field stretched in front of it with lots of adorable sheep and lambs bleeting at us as we drove through.
I'm going to write a separate post about the scrumptious food and drink we devoured at The Forest Side (which will obviously cover the bar and restaurant) so do keep an eye out for that. But in the meantime I can tell you about their incredible gardens, which have their own history!
The Forest Side was originally built on the site of an earlier farm for notable Manchester Solicitor Stephen Heelis in 1853 who really went to town, planting extensive pleasure gardens with Rhododendrons which were the height of fashion in those days, with rare and exotic specimens brought from China and the Himalayas by some of the great Victorian plant hunters. By 2014, the Rhododendrons had truly taken over (apparently some of them were the height of trees!) so the new management's garden team got to work and removed every single one (it's also a carrier of Sudden Oak Death, which attacks native species of tree) to bring in more light, remove the risk of disease to established trees and help protect animal and bird habitats, including the resident Red squirrels.
The garden has a number of other original Victorian features too, including an old Fernery, based around a small pool fed by a mountain stream. Just off the main entrance driveway you can see a collection of huge limestone monoliths – this folly in the form of a stone circle marks the Victorian interest in the 'Celtic Revival'. The team have planted Ferns and Primroses here to accentuate the stones.
The Forest Side even has its own Fellside, which is home to a herd of Roe Deer, Red Squirrels and native plant species, including Foxgloves, Wood Sorrel and Common Sorrel. It's a garden/nature lover's paradise!
After exploring the gardens we checked in and were shown to our room, one of just 20 available to stay in. We went for the smallest 'Cosy' room as it was just for the night. It was fairly compact but still plenty big enough for the two of us for one night, and incredibly cute and snug. And it was beautifully decorated – the hotel was refurbished a year or so ago and it all still feels absolutely brand new. There were nice touches like Netflix on the TV and the complimentary toiletries from Bramley were to die for – I'm definitely going to buy some for home. I had a real 'Herbal Essences' moment in the shower! I always thought that advert was ridiculous but I actually found myself oohing and aahing at the floral scents of the shampoo and conditioner. Heavenly!
I wish we could have spent another night at The Forest Side as it was so lovely and the service was excellent, but we were moving on to somewhere new. I'd love to return and I'd highly recommend it, particular to the foodies amongst you (I can give you a bit of a spoiler ahead of the food and drink post, the tasting menu was absolutely superb!)
A big thank you to the staff at The Forest Side for such a wonderful stay. You can find out more on their website here.
Tagged with: british hotels, cumbria, gardens, grasmere, hotel, hotels in the lake district, Lake District, luxury hotel, luxury travel, staycation, yorkshire
by Megan Hallinan
Yorkshire-born, Cyprus-bred, Devon-dweller, now a South Londoner. PR person by day, blogger by night, permanent foodie!
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travelgarb says
I quite agree with you about Windermere. Everything improves once you get north of Ambleside!
Megan Hallinan says
I naively didn't realise how touristy Windermere is. I know for next time 😉
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Reller vs Hood for Microsoft CFO?
It looks like the top contenders for the Microsoft chief financial officer job are Windows marketing and finance chief Tami Reller and Business division finance head Amy Hood — at least according to Bloomberg News, which also says Rik van der Kooi, chief operating officer for the Online Services unit, is a contender as well. Current Microsoft CFO Peter Klein had announced last month that he would be stepping down at the end of the fiscal year in June. The company had said that it would be naming a replacement from an internal pool of candidates.
Since January, when Office 365 Home Premium and Office 365 University launched, a quarter of consumers buying Office have chosen the subscription model, according to Microsoft. "This exceeded our expectations, given that software subscriptions are relatively new to most consumers," according to an official Microsoft blog post. The post was written following Adobe's announcement that it would be discontinuing development of its Creative Suite and focusing on its subscription offering, Creative Cloud. Microsoft said though "we think subscription software-as-a-service is the future," that it will take time to move people over to that model and that , for the forseeable future, Microsoft will continue to offer Office as either a subscription or through software packages.
The Office team also said, in a separate blog post, that over the next year or so it will be investing more in making it easier for users to collaborate in the cloud and to edit from more devices across different platforms.


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Q: Find all Möbius transformations that map the circle $|z|=R$ into itself I wish to find all Möbius transformations $T(z)=(az+b)/(cz+d)$ that map the circle $C=\{z\in\Bbb C:|z|=R\}$ into itself.
My attempt: Is it sufficient to find all Möbius transformations $T$ such that $|T(R)|=1$, $|T(0)|\neq 1$ and $|T(\infty)|\neq 1$ ?

A: I use the property that bilinear transformation maps inverse points w. r. t a circle to inverse points w. r. t. the image circle
Suppose that $w = \frac{az+b}{cz+d }$  is a transformation mapping $|z|=R$  onto $|w|=R$
Now $w=0$ , $w=\infty$ are inverse points for $|w|=R$ and they are transforms of
$z=-\frac{b}{a},  z=-\frac{d}{c}$
Respectively
$\implies -\frac{b}{a},  -\frac{d}{c}$
are inverse point for $|z|=R$
if we write  $\alpha = -\frac{b}{a}$
inverse point of any point $\alpha$ W. R. T  circle is $|z|=R$ is $\frac{R^2}{\bar{\alpha }}$
$ \implies \frac{-d}{c}= \frac{R^2}{\bar{\alpha }}$
So we rewrite $ w$
$w= \frac{a(z+b/a) }{c(z+d/c) }$
Using above relations
$w = \frac{a}{c} \frac{z-\alpha }{z-
R^2/ \bar{\alpha }}$
$w= \frac{a\bar{\alpha }}{c}. \frac{z-\alpha }{\bar{\alpha }z-R^2}$
Let $K =\frac{a\bar{\alpha }}{c}.$
$$w = K \frac{z-\alpha }{\bar{\alpha }z-R^2}$$
Using fact $|w|=R, |z|=R$ you can easily verify $|K|=R^2$

A: If $T$ maps the $R$ circle into itself then $ z\mapsto {1 \over R} T(Rz)$ maps the unit circle into itself and a similar relationship holds in
the opposite direction so we can assume that $R=1$.
We are looking for transformations with $ad \neq cb$ that the unit circle into itself. Note that we can assume $c=1$.
Suppose $T$ is such a transformation, then for $|z|=1$ we have
$|az+b|^2=|z+d|^2$. In particular, $a \neq 0$ and
$|a|^2 +|b|^2 + 2 \operatorname{re} (a\bar{b}z) = 1+|d|^2 + 2 \operatorname{re} (\bar{d}z)$ or
$|a|^2 +|b|^2 + 2 \operatorname{re} ((a\bar{b}-\bar{d})z) -1 -|d|^2= 0$.
Since this holds for all $|z|=1$ we must have $\bar{a}b=d$ and so
$|a|^2 +|b|^2 -1 -|a|^2|b|^2 = 0$ which gives $(|a|^2-1)(|b|^2-1) = 0$.
Since $ad\neq cb$ we have $|a|^2b \neq b$ from which we get $|a|^2 \neq 1$
and so $|b| = 1$.
Hence I claim that $T$ has the form $T(z) = {az+e^{i \theta} \over z+\bar{a}e^{i \theta}}$ with $a \neq 0$ and $|a| \neq 1$.
It is straightforward to check that any such $T$ is a Möbius transformation and if $|z|=1$, then
$T(z) = { 1\over e^{i \theta}z} { az + e^{i \theta} \over e^{-i\theta} + \bar{a} \bar{z}} = = { 1\over e^{i \theta}z} { az + e^{i \theta} \over \overline{ e^{i\theta} + {a} {z}} }$ and so $|T(z)| = 1$.
Hence $T$ maps the $R$ circle into itself iff $T$ has the form
$T(z) = R{az+Re^{i \theta} \over z+\bar{a}Re^{i \theta}}$ with $R \neq 0$, $a \neq 0$ and $|a| \neq 1$.

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Alfred Samuel Heidelbach (November 17, 1851 – February 1, 1922) was an American banker and stock broker.

Biography
He was, until 1867, a New York member of Heidelbach, Seasongood & Co., dry goods merchants of Cincinnati. From Columbia grammar school, Heidelbach went to the University of Zurich in Switzerland, and after finishing his studies, returned to New York. In 1870, he entered the stock brokerage firm of Frank & Garss, known after 1871 as Heidelbach, Frank & Co. In 1873–74, he spent a year in Berlin in the German Empire, and after having looked after the interests of the firm in London during the panic of 1873, returned to New York late in 1874.

His father, Max Heidelbach, died in 1875, and in 1876, Alfred joined his uncle Philip Heidelbach at the firm of Heidelbach, Ickelheimer & Co. which had been established after the marriage of Isaac Ickelheimer to Philip Heidelbach's daughter. This firm made a specialty of foreign exchange and specie and were able to secure valuable connections abroad. He was a director of the United States Life Insurance Company. In 1893, the firm admitted Henry R. Ickelheimer, who represented the interest of his father, Isaac, one of the founders of the concern.

Heidelbach was married, October 1879, in Paris, to Julie Picard. He was a prominent member of the Manhattan, Reform and Lawyers clubs. Heidelbach died on February 1, 1922.

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Ben Slatter, venue manager for FMG Stadium Waikato and Seddon Park, took out a top accolade at the Entertainment Venues Association of New Zealand (EVANZ) Awards in Auckland on Tuesday.
Slatter was named Simpson Grierson Operations Manager of the Year, with the judges praising him for his 'cool and calm demeanour, strategic mind and passion for events'.
'Ben is a rising star of both H3 and the event industry. Ben has a great motivation to improve the venue and events they deliver, as well as to make sure his team is able to have their own opportunity to grow within the organisation,' judges said.
The annual awards dinner took place at Eden Park during the EVANZ annual conference.
Finalists in the nine award categories came from throughout New Zealand including Auckland, Hamilton, Taranaki, Porirua, Carterton, Wellington and Nelson.
This year the Contribution to Industry Award, recognising dedication and success within the industry, went to Miles Davidson who recently retired as general manager of EVANZ after 15 years.
Eden Park, Auckland took out the Health Promotion Agency Excellence in Host Responsibility award, and security firm Platform 4 Group won the Best Industry Supplier award.
The judges loved the fact that Eden Park is working in partnership with local bars and businesses to minimise risk not just in the venue but in the wider local community. Eden Park is truly a stadium leading the way in host responsibility.
The decision was a close one, but the deciding factor was that P4G takes the next step in dedicated education for their clients with knowledge obtained from industry forums.
P4G's 'end client' mentality shows in the feedback received from event attendees. Their security teams seem to understand that it is not just a relationship between them and the venue, but also those attending the events. P4G shows real flexibility and the ability to adapt to the needs of their clients.
RECIPIENT: Miles Davidson (former General Manager, EVANZ) – Miles recently retired after 15 years as General Manager of EVANZ.
In conjunction with a busy calendar of events, the Arena and Spark rolled out a number of customer focused initiatives as part of the partnership, as well as leading the industry in sustainability.
Our medium size venues serve an important part of our regional footprint and we commend our finalists for the work they are doing within their venues and communities. Te Rauparaha has more than exceeded both income and visitor target numbers consistently and has proven its value to the community and the citywide economy.
It was fantastic to see a wide range of venues submit entries into this category and some new nominations this year from very different venues and resources. Although only recently celebrating its second birthday, ASB Waterfront Theatre is performing strongly across both the performing arts and meetings/corporate markets and delivering exceptional service to customers.
A strong leader herself, Nelita is always looking for ways to provide development and leadership opportunities to her staff. She has led her team in consistently delivering outstanding results this year during a period of challenges, including the unexpected partial closure of Yarrow Stadium. Judges were impressed by her well-laid-out submission which provided excellent examples relating to the award criteria.
The winner of the Ticketek Venue Executive of the Year award receives complimentary registration to the Venue Management Association (VMA) Asia-Pacific Venue Industry Congress for 2019.
With his cool and calm demeanour, strategic mind and passion for events, Ben is a rising star of both H3 and the event industry. Ben has a great motivation to improve the venue and events they deliver, as well as to make sure his team is able to have their own opportunity to grow within the organisation.
The winner of the Simpson Grierson Operations Manager of the Year award receives complimentary registration to the 2019 EVANZ Conference.
Despite juggling two busy roles as Production Manager and Event Coordinator, Stacey has been instrumental in getting Auckland Live's various teams working together smoothly. One of her most notable contributions was overseeing the rollout of a new event management software (Ungerboeck) in 2017. Stacey understands first-hand the pressures on a client and can focus on their needs matching the operational requirements to ensure a positive outcome. She has a natural knack for making each client feel that nothing but their show matters.
The winner of the Ungerboeck Rising Star award receives a $5,000 scholarship to VMS – the Venue Management School in Australia. This scholarship covers years 1 and 2.
Spark Arena is a shining example of a highly successful New Zealand venue. It continues to exceed the expectations of its stakeholders while engaging with the community and leading by example with sustainability initiatives. A world-class arena well on its way to achieving its goal of being the best Arena in Australasia and regarded as one of the leading venues in the world, Spark Arena is a deserving recipient of this award.
Nelita is the Venues Manager for New Plymouth District Council. Her team manage and deliver events at the TSB Bowl of Brooklands, TSB Showplace, Yarrow Stadium and TSB Stadium. She has led the team to consistently strive for excellence, continuously aiming to improve processes and deliver a sensational service to clients and customers. Nelita was EVANZ President for 2 years, stepping down at the 2017 conference. She has devoted a lot of time and energy into the development of the industry and is a truly worthy recipient of this award.


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In 2017, despite significant evidence of its danger, the EU re-authorised the license of the world's most-used herbicide, Glyphosate, for another 5 years. It also approved, after years of delay, a set of criteria aimed at identifying chemical substances with endocrine disrupting properties (Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - EDCs); however, these criteria have been criticised as 'too lax' by medical associations and health & environmental protection advocacy groups, who claim the result of the criteria entering into effect will be that of allowing the vast majority of these hazardous substances to remain in circulation, thus of not guaranteeing adequate protection of public health and the environment.
Ahead of the decision, PAN-E had published a report on Endocrine Disrupting Pesticides (EDPs) in EU food, in an effort to inform EU regulators and the public about the hazardousness of these substances, and to influence EU policy toward the highest possible level of protection of human health and the environment.
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