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Live-Blogging the 2016 Golden Globes
A collection of notes on Sunday's awards ceremony.
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Spencer Kornhaber
10:43 PM / January 10, 2016
Mel Gibson's Uneasy Welcome to the Golden Globes
After a DUI, domestic-abuse scandal, and a few well-publicized expressions of anti-semitism and racism and sexism, can a movie star rehabilitate his career? That's been the common question around Mel Gibson for at least a half-decade. In 2010, Ricky Gervais blasted him on stage at the Golden Globes, setting up tonight's testy exchange between the two men. The moment was bound to be weird, but whether it was supposed to be this weird isn't clear. It seemed genuinely acrimonious to me on first viewing, but maybe the entire episode was choreographed in hopes of giving Gibson his final punishment.
"A few years ago on this show I made a joke about Mel Gibson getting a bit drunk and saying a few unsavory things," Gervais began. "We've all done it. I wasn't judging him, but now I find myself in the awkward position of having to introduce him again. Listen I'm sure it's embarrassing for both of us, and I blame NBC for this terrible situation. And Mel blames... Well, we know who Mel blames."
Gervais sipped a glass of what looked like beer as the audience finished the punchline.
"Listen, I still feel a bit bad for it. Mel's forgotten all about it, apparently—that's what drinking does. I want to say something nice about Mel before he comes out, so, here you go: I'd rather have a drink with him in his hotel room tonight than with Bill Cosby. Please welcome Mel Gibson!"
Gibson appeared; the two gingerly hugged; Gervais nearly left his drink on the podium, then went back to grab it, then left.
"I love seeing Ricky once every three years," Gibson said, "because it reminds me to get a colonoscopy."
Gervais re-emerged, raising his hands out to the side, all angry-like.
Gibson: "You don't need to leave your drink here, I'll put you to sleep another way."
The two had another weird hug.
Gervais: "Listen. Can I ask you a question. I think we all want the answer to this…"
Whatever Gervais next said was muted out by censors.
Gibson's answer: "I don't know, ask the guy who said it. It wasn't me."
According to tweets from people in the room, Gervais's question was, "What the fuck does 'sugar tits' even mean?"
Right. "Sugar tits" was what Gibson called a female police officer during a DUI stop in 2006.
Megan Garber
'Not Eva Mendes': The Best Joke of the Golden Globes
NBC via eonline
In December, when the 2016 Golden Globes nominees were announced, the awards' official Twitter account made an extremely unfortunate mistake. ".@HereIsGina is kicking off the @goldenglobes nominations announcements," the account tweeted, chirpily, sharing a photo of Globes presenters Chloe Grace Moretz, Angela Bassett, Dennis Quaid … and America Ferrera. The America Ferrera who starred in Ugly Betty, who currently stars in Superstore, and who is very much not @HereIsGina's Gina Rodriguez.
Oooof. And the account followed that up with another reference to Rodriguez, star of Jane the Virgin and herself the winner of a 2015 Golden Globe (for Best Actress—Television Series Musical or Comedy). Finally realizing the mistake—which is to say, that America Ferrera is not in fact Gina Rodriguez—it deleted the tweets and replaced them with tweets referencing Ferrera.
It was a telling moment, though—a reminder of the casual racism that, despite Hollywood's professions of diversity, remains rampant in the industry. And it was one that Ferrera and her co-presenter, Eva Longoria, poked fun at on the Globes stage as they presented the award for Best Actor in a TV Drama. After show host Ricky Gervais introduced them ("Eva Longoria and America Ferrera aren't just beautiful actresses, they're also two people who your future president, Donald Trump, can't wait to deport"), the pair strode onto the stage. They grinned.
"Yes, hi, I'm Eva Longoria—not Eva Mendes," Longoria quipped.
"And, hi, I'm America Ferrera, not Gina Rodriguez."
The camera panned to Rodriguez, who laughed and shook her head knowingly.
Longoria continued: "And neither of us are Rosario Dawson."
Ferrera: "Nope. Well said, Salma."
Longoria: "Thank you, Charo."
It's easily the best joke of the night.
Jamie Foxx Gives Quentin Tarantino the Side-Eye
Remember when Steve Harvey got the winner of Miss World wrong a few weeks back? Jamie Foxx did! He did a whole little comedy bit for his Best Original Score presentation announcing Straight Outta Compton as the winner (it wasn't even nominated). But Foxx's clunker was quickly upstaged by the rambling Quentin Tarantino, accepting for The Hateful Eight's composer Ennio Morricone.
Aside from calling the world of film composers a "ghetto," Tarantino also went on about how Morricone has never won a competitive award (he's won several) before finally heeding the teleprompter's advice to "wrap it up." When Foxx returned to the stage, he needed to say one word, "Ghetto," with a confused shake of the head, to pop Tarantino's balloon. Which was funnier than the whole Steve Harvey routine.
Ricky Gervais at the Golden Globes: So Outrageous We Forgot to Laugh
The 2016 Golden Globes kicked off with the return of Ricky Gervais's self-branded "edgy" comedy, which consisted mostly of warmed-over jokes about Caitlyn Jenner and Transparent and very little of the scorching Hollywood satire he promised. His return to the Globes stage comes after three years of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in the hosting gig, and it's quite the rude awakening after their spectacular run.
Gervais prides himself on telling it like it is, but many of his targets aren't even in the room—so far Spotlight's been the excuse for a joke about Roman Polanski being a child molester, and a requisite reference to Sean Penn's interview with El Chapo preceded five minutes of general rambling about the pointlessness of awards in general.
The best thing to say about Gervais so far is his monologue was pretty short—and that it produced a lot of unimpressed looks from actors in the audience, who the producers kept gleefully cutting to. Jeffrey Tambor's nonplussed gaze said it all, although producer Harvey Weinstein seemed amused when Gervais jokingly called him out for outright buying awards for his clients. Just a few minutes later, Andy Samberg presented Best Actress in a TV Comedy, did a one-minute riff predicting some wild events to come, and made a solid case for why he should take the gig from Gervais next year.
The Golden Globe Winners: Updated
The night's inevitable Sean Penn joke was dispensed with quickly. Kicking off a monologue even more performatively mean than the ones he gave in his previous years as host of the Golden Globes, Ricky Gervais said that after he left the stage he'd go somewhere so remote that even El Chapo's new Hollywood spokesman couldn't find him.
The winners in the order they were announced:
Supporting actress, film: Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Supporting actress, TV: Maura Tierney, The Affair
Actress, TV comedy Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
TV comedy: Mozart in the Jungle
TV limited series or film: Wolf Hall
Actor, TV limited series or film: Oscar Isaac, Show Me a Hero
Supporting actor, TV: Christian Slater, Mr. Robot
Cecil B. Demille Award: Denzel Washington
Original score, film: Ennio Morricone, The Hateful 8
Actor, TV drama: Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Actor, film comedy: Matt Damon, The Martian
Animated film: Inside Out
Supporting actor, film: Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Screenplay, film: Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs
Actor, comedy: Gael García Bernal, Mozart in the Jungle
Foreign-language film: Son of Saul, Hungary
Actress, TV limited series or movie: Lady Gaga, American Horror Story: Hotel
Original song, film: "Writing's on the Wall," Sam Smith and Jimmy Napes, Spectre
TV drama: Mr. Robot
Director, film: Alejandro Iñárritu, The Revenant
Actress, TV drama: Taraji P. Henson, Empire
Actress, film comedy: Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Film comedy: The Martian
Actress, film drama: Brie Larson, Room
Actor, film drama: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Film drama: The Revenant
The rest of The Atlantic's coverage of the ceremony is here.
Leah Millis / Reuters
Leave Jews Out of It
James Kirchick
Trump erred by bringing Israel into his Twitter attack against the "squad."
President Donald Trump obviously has no boundaries, let alone any understanding of historical tropes, but he really should not have roped the Jewish state into his latest Twitter tirade against four Democratic congresswomen (or, as he put it in his Joe McCarthy–inflected English, "Democrat Congresswomen"). "When will the Radical Left Congresswomen apologize to our Country, the people of Israel and even to the Office of the President, for the foul language they have used, and the terrible things they have said," wrote the leader of the free world. "I can tell you that they have made Israel feel abandoned by the U.S."
Trump's ire was directed at the "squad," the quartet of outspoken female Democratic legislators whose ranks include Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan. For the past two weeks, the women have been embroiled in a very public spat with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, whom they consider insufficiently left-wing and overly solicitous toward the president. Trump, unable to let an intra–Democratic Party tussle play out to his own electoral advantage, chose to intervene, with what can only be described as a racist attack on four ethnic-minority women. The lawmakers, "who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe," he wrote, ought to "go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came."
The Horrors of ICE's 'Trans Pod'
A woman who spent two months in solitary confinement in a "transgender pod" tells her story.


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Conservation and Science Leaders Demand Protection of Wild Bumblebees
Kaye Spector
Oct. 29, 2013 03:43PM EST Food
Conservation and science leaders renewed their call today demanding the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture protect bumblebees in light of numerous threats contributing to population declines.
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Defenders of Wildlife and entomology professor Dr. Robbin Thorp asked agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack to take action on a petition to regulate the movement of commercial bumblebees to help control the spread of parasites and pathogens to wild bumblebees—at least one species of which may already have been driven to extinction.
Scientist and conservation leaders want the U.S. Agriculture Department to create rules prohibiting the movement of bumblebees outside their native ranges and regulate interstate movement of bumblebee pollinators within their native ranges.
To prevent the spread of disease to wild populations of agriculturally significant bee pollinators, petitioners asked U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to use its authority to regulate commercial bumblebees. Specifically, the petitioners want APHIS to create rules prohibiting the movement of bumblebees outside their native ranges and regulate interstate movement of bumblebee pollinators within their native ranges by requiring permits that show the bumblebees are disease-free before being transported.
The letter comes nearly four years after an initial petition for rulemaking, which asked the APHIS to regulate the movement of commercial bumblebees to help control the spread of parasites to wild bees. The agency has not responded, despite dramatic declines in several native bee populations across the country. Researchers believe that pathogens transmitted by commercial bumblebees are likely part of the problem, prompting the call for agency intervention to help stem native bumblebee losses and avert the associated impacts on the U.S. food system.
"It has been almost four years since we filed our petition asking that APHIS regulate the movement of commercial bumblebees," said Sarina Jepsen, endangered species program director at the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. "Several species of bumblebees are in steep decline and it is urgent that APHIS take action soon to protect these important pollinators."
Bumblebee pollination is essential to the reproduction of many crops and native flowering plants, and pathogens of bumblebees can act as indirect plant pests that pose a significant threat to agriculture and native ecosystems.
"Without immediate agency intervention we will likely continue to see a dramatic decline in bumblebee pollinators with perilous and potentially irreversible consequences," Giulia Good Stefani, attorney with NRDC said. "One-third of the food on our plates depends on pollinators. A failure to protect our bumblebees has direct implications for the health of the ecosystems that depend on them and for the security of our food supply."
The unregulated interstate movement of bumblebees outside their native ranges may already have introduced diseases that have led to the rapid endangerment of four formerly common bee pollinators and the possible extinction of a fifth bumblebee. The last reported sighting of a Franklin's bee (Bombus franklini) was in August 2006, and, without regulation, the western bumblebee (Bombus occidentalis), the rusty patched bumblebee (Bombus affinis), the yellow-banded bumblebee (Bombus terricola), and the American bumblebee (Bombus pensylvanicus) are each in danger of disappearing throughout significant portions of their distribution ranges.
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Cure for road rage? Finland green lights smart traffic controls
July 6 2022, 10:27 am Comments (0)
Artificial Intelligence Sensors Smart Cities Transport
Pointless dillydallying behind red lights could be a thing of the past in Helsinki as the city trials smart cameras to improve traffic flow.
Created by Marshall AI and Dynniq Finland Oy, these cameras will be placed at several intersections in the Finnish capital to monitor vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians using 'machine vision'.
Connected traffic lights will respond to whatever conditions the cameras detect in an attempt to remove 'dead seconds' that road users spend waiting for lights to change.
Though alleviating road rage might be a useful side effect, the real goal of the Helsinki trial is to drive down traffic emissions by 3-8%.
The trial is part of an EU-funded project called AI4Cities, which looks for ways to cut emissions across Europe. Other projects are underway in Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Greater Paris, Stavanger and Tallinn.
Marcus Nordström, CEO of Marshall AI, said: "The majority of urban traffic emissions are generated when vehicles stop and accelerate at intersections.
"The solution developed by the AI4Cities project will significantly reduce these emissions without negative impacts on any traffic user groups."
Helsinki has pledged to be carbon-neutral by 2030. In its 2021-2025 strategy, the city highlighted its intention to cut traffic emissions in order to reach its target. About a fifth of Helsinki's emissions come from traffic, the city has said.
Helsinki's building energy trials
Energy-efficient buildings are another priority for the city, with heating accounting for more than half of Helsinki's emissions.
Responding to that need, AI4Cities is also conducting a pilot on optimising, planning and scheduling energy consumption in buildings in the city.
The Building Energy Efficiency consortium (BEE) will automate energy consumption at several buildings, including the Helsinki Vocational College and a primary school in the Kaisaniemi neighbourhood.
The objective is to activate the buildings' heating and ventilation systems at times when the most renewable energy is available. When the buildings are empty, they will be turned off.
Through automation, BEE hopes to cut consumption and emissions by about 15%.


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by Bryony Hutt, fundraising manager, who recently travelled to Mali to visit Save the Children's programmes.
A circle of dashes. That's all you see if you search for Ouromodi on Google Maps. The satellite images give you some idea of just how remote this village is.
It took us three and a half hours to drive there from where we were staying near Mopti, a small town in central Mali.
As soon as we crossed the river Niger, the poverty was visibly more extreme. The further we got from the water, the harder it was to imagine this dusty and barren landscape could sustain life.
Nevertheless, a colourful scene of bustling activity awaited us in Ouromodi.
Save the Children supports a clinic in the community and our staff pay regular visits to ensure that cases of severe acute malnutrition are referred to the hospital in Mopti, also supported by Save the Children.
I saw several children taken to the clinic for closer examination, but fortunately none needed to be referred to the hospital.
I was surprised to learn that hospital referral rates are generally much higher in the wet season.
Though the land becomes more fertile, the rains also lead to an increase in diseases such as diarrhoea and malaria, both huge killers of children under five, particularly those whose immune systems have been weakened by lack of nutritious food.
In busy times, the hospital receives up to ten new cases of severe malnutrition each day.
We spent a lot of time at the hospital and I was bowled over by the stories we heard and the incredible, life-saving work done there.
We met one little girl called Bintou, who at two years old, could barely lift her arms. The nurses inserted tubes into nose to feed her with therapeutic milk as she was unable to hold solids down.
The first time I met Bintou, I was really saddened by her condition. But just four days later we returned to find a very different child in her mother's arms.
Bintou's body was finally getting the medicine and nutrients she needed and, strengthened by this, she was now able to eat and drink without the tubes.
Though she still had a long way to go, watching Bintou play with the other children, with a smile on her little face, was a heart-warming moment in which I felt very proud to be part of Save the Children.
As well as nursing severely malnourished children back to health, the staff and volunteers at the hospital give advice on nutrition and hygiene to the mothers and grandmothers who stay there with their children.
In this way, Save the Children ensures that when the children are discharged, their carers leave with a better understanding of how to protect them from malnutrition and related diseases in future.


Talk of the town in Jerusalem isn't what we'll have for dinner on New Years Eve which falls next Wednesday night, but rather "did you get your gas mask yet"?
This time around, one can even order one via the post office. Nothing like a good scare to keep Israelis on their toes during the upcoming holiday season … this time around Israelis will be prepared, unlike the 'sneak attack' on Yom Kippur in 1973.
Even HaAretz has joined the frenzie in an Editorial today ….
A gas mask kit can be obtained by either going to one of the Home Front Command's distribution centers, or ordering one via the Israeli Postal Service.
In light of reports of a possible U.S. strike on Syria, Israelis have been scrambling to get their hands on gas masks to prepare for a possible retaliation on Israel. While the Home Front Command has not called on citizens to obtain gas masks, many have already flocked to distribution points to pick up the kits.
If you are in Israel, looking to obtain a gas mask, here is how you can go about doing so.
The Home Front Command runs a user-friendly English-language website that provides information and guidance on various subjects pertaining to the obtainment and usage of gas masks, early warning alerts, and various other topics.
2. By ordering one via the home delivery service of the Israel Postal Authority. This service is accompanied by a delivery fee of NIS 25. For additional information on the service, contact the Israel Postal Authority's call center at *2237 or visit the Israel Postal Authority website.
The following list of gas mask kit distribution centers and their hours of activity is a translation of the one provided on the postal service's Hebrew website. Hours and dates of operation are subject to change. It is recommended to call the Home Front Command information hotline for updates. Its telephone number is 104.
UPDATE: As of August 29, all gas mask distribution centers to remain open until 7 P.M. due to mass request.
Jerusalem: Shmuel Hanavi community center, 3 Magen Haelef street. Active: August 18 to September 3, Sun-Thu 11:00-19:00.
Hadar mall, 26 General Pierre Koenig, next to Ne'eman Café. Active: August 1 to September 3, Sun-Thu 11:00-19:00.
Beit Shemesh: Big Fashion Mall, 3 Yigal Alon street. Active: August 4 to August 29, Sun-Thu 11:00-19:00.
Ma'ale Adumim: Adumim Mall, entrance level, via Shalom gate, 5 Derech Kedem. Active: August 18 to August 29, Sun-Thur 11:00-19:00.
Tel Aviv: Post office branch at 137 Derech Hahagana. Active: August 18 to September 3, Sun-Thu 08:00-15:00.
Rozin Community Center (Matnas), 2 Drezner. Active: September 1 to September 12. Sun-Thu 10:00-19:00.
Bnei Brak: Ramat Elhanan 'Pais' center, corner of Abraham and Rabinov streets. Active: September 1 to September 12, Sun-Thu 10:00-19:00.
Ramat Gan: Beit Hatzanhan, 121 Rokah. Active: September 1 to September 12. Sun-Thu 10:00-19:00.
Bat Yam: Ehud Kinamon Sports Arena, 10 Harav Nechuyot. Active: September 1 to Sptember 12, Sun-Thu 10:00-19:00.
Haifa: 22 Haneviiim street, above the post office. Active all year. Sun-Thu 08:00-15:00.
A gas mask isn't going to help you!
So, you, better get together with others and go everything to STOP THIS MADNESS!
BTW, NOBBODY knows what kind of nerve gas it is, there are so many different comibnations, some are completely odo-less, some smell like roses or like plants.


Last week, the eyes of the sports (and marketing) world were watching Boston unveil its bid video for the 2024 Olympic Games.
Meanwhile, Birmingham was on the verge of pulling off a coup.
"How in the world can the country's 42nd-biggest Designated Market Area possibly pull off a global event?" some folks asked.
The answer: By outworking everyone else.
As a result, Birmingham has been chosen as the host city for the 2021 World Games, which will be only the second time in the event's 40 years that the United States has played host to the international competition.
Here at Big, we were fortunate to be involved in Birmingham's World Games bid early on.
We came up with the logo and the design, we put together the official pitch video, and we helped the Birmingham coalition put together a presentation that ultimately sealed the deal.


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Book Review – The Dog Who Was There by Ron Marasco
Frost At Midnite (aka Jayasree Bhargavan) Books Mar 11, 2017 Mar 11, 2017 3 Minutes
First off, I am not a Christian; I am just a dog lover. That is the reason I wanted to read The Dog Who Was There. The book follows Barley and his life. (Do not compare Barley to Marley as they are completely different in all ways but for their love of their humans, this love is unconditional.)
The Dog Who Was There is about Barley who happens to live during the time of Jesus Christ and witnesses his crucifixion. We are taken through the life of a dog from his puppyhood through all the adventures he goes through as he ages.
Given the language of the book, I guess the author wanted everyone to read it, even children. It is very simply written and is a rather short read. Somehow reading things from a dog's perspective is a change. As Barley moves from one stage of life to another, different people enter his life. And these characters could have been a bit better crafted. The author has definitely managed to convey the conflicts that happen in the human mind as we encounter life's various hurdles.
Overall I enjoyed The Dog Who Was There, primarily because it was about a dog, and then because it was a short read. The book may not be for everyone. It does belong to the genre of biblical fiction and those who don't like dogs really won't appreciate it.
A complimentary copy of Child of the River was provided by BookLook Bloggers in exchange for a review.
The Dog Who Was There by Ron Marasco
No one expected Barley to have an encounter with the Messiah. He was homeless, hungry, and struggling to survive in first century Jerusalem. Most surprisingly, he was a dog. But through Barley's eyes, the story of a teacher from Galilee comes alive in a way we've never experienced before.
Barley's story begins in the home of a compassionate woodcarver and his wife who find Barley as an abandoned, nearly-drowned pup. Tales of a special teacher from Galilee are reaching their tiny village, but when life suddenly changes again for Barley, he carries the lessons of forgiveness and love out of the woodcarver's home and through the dangerous roads of Roman occupied Judea.
On the outskirts of Jerusalem, Barley meets a homeless man and petty criminal named Samid. Together, Barley and his unlikely new master experience fresh struggles and new revelations. Soon Barley is swept up into the current of history, culminating in an unforgettable encounter with the truest master of all as he bears witness to the greatest story ever told.
Ron Marasco is a professor in the College of Communication and Fine Arts at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. His first book, Notes to an Actor, was named by the American Library Association an "Outstanding Book of 2008." For the past five years he has taught a very popular course on the subject of grief using film, theatre, literature and oral history as a way to study this often intimidating subject. He has acted extensively on TV―in everything from Lost to West Wing to Entourage -and appeared opposite screen legend Kirk Douglas in the movie Illusion, for which he also wrote the screenplay. He has a BA from Fordham at Lincoln Center and an MA and Ph. D. from UCLA. Brian Shuff is a writer from Mesa, Arizona, who now lives in Los Angeles where he is at work completing a book of short stories. His mother died when he was eight years old, giving him a life-long interest in the subject of grief. Along with Ron Marasco he has written a screenplay based on Louise Hay's groundbreaking book, You Can Heal Your Life that will premiere in 2011. He and Marasco are also working on a dramatic adaptation of John McNulty's book This Place on Third Avenue.
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When it comes to familiarity with technology vendors which provide these solutions, IBM was named most frequently in our surveys – with Microsoft, Hewlett Packard and the Indonesian telcos (Telkomsel, Indosat & XL) also creating much brand awareness in Indonesia. Microsoft and Cisco were also cited frequently amongst Malaysian enterprises.
The results from the survey only begin to scratch the surface of the potential of the market in both countries, and we think educating enterprises about these solutions is the key for the market to realise/reap the benefits of IoT adoption.
It will be interesting to see which technology solution providers will take the lead over the next few years with the corresponding increased spending.
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Protesters wearing Guy Fawkes masks have descended on Trafalgar Square for a march in support of the hacking collective Anonymous.
The Anonymous Million Mask March in London was buoyed by the presence of Russell Brand, who donned a mask and joined protesters.
Anonymous protesters chanted "scum" at police officers tonight as they were told to move during protests in central London.
One Anonymous protester told of how he was moved to join the group after being arrested under the Computer Misuse Act, despite having "done nothing wrong".
Sean Roesner, 21, a self-employed computer programmer, travelled to tonight's protest with his brother and friend from King's Lynn, Norfolk this afternoon.
He said: "We turned up and the protest was at Buckingham Palace. When we arrived people were firing fireworks at the Palace.
"It was funny. I didn't have any but I would have fired some if I had.
"I joined Anonymous because I was arrested under the Computer Misuse Act. I spent eight months on police bail last year and had done nothing wrong."We are here to stand up for what we believe in, to make the world a better place."
Mr Roesner said his friend had been among a group of people encircled by the police on The Mall and was waiting for him to be released so they could return home.
Fireworks have been fired at Buckingham Palace during a protest against austerity. Protesters have gathered at the Queen Victoria Memorial after protesting outside parliament.
Police have stopped demonstrators taking part in the Million Mask March from reaching Buckingham Palace.
Supporters of the online activist group have clashed with police after they were forcibly ejected from a McDonalds in Central London.
Supporters of the online protest group Anonymous have taken part in a series of demonstrations to coincide with Bonfire Night.
The group has taken for its logo the image of Guy Fawkes made famous by the film V for Vendetta. In the film and the graphic novel it's based on, V overthrows a corrupt government by blowing up the Houses of Parliament.
Demonstrators in Madrid tried to march on the country's parliament but were stopped by police. In London, protesters clashed with police in Parliament Square. In Washington, demonstrators peacefully protested outside the US Justice Department.
Protesters taking part in the Million Mask March have spread from Trafalgar Square towards Westminster as well as down the Mall towards Buckingham Palace.


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Faculty Celebration
Direct Communication between Cell's Surveillance and Protein Synthesizing Machinery Eliminates Genetic Errors
Article Date
New research out of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine describes a mechanism by which an essential quality control system in cells identifies and destroys faulty genetic material. The findings were published online December 23 in Nature Communications.
Kristian Baker PhD, associate professor in the Center for RNA Molecular Biology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine led the study that provided evidence for direct communication between the cell's protein synthesis machinery – the ribosome – and the protein complex that recognizes and destroys defective genetic intermediates called messenger RNAs (mRNAs).
"We aimed to understand how cells are able to recognize mRNA that is defective and distinguish it from normal mRNA. For most cells this process is critical for survival, but we didn't yet understand how it works, especially when the difference between the two is very subtle," said Baker. "Our findings clearly show that surveillance machinery involved in identifying faulty mRNA functionally interacts with the ribosome, the apparatus responsible for synthesizing proteins in the cell. It is now clear that these two elements communicate and work closely together to recognize and eliminate aberrant mRNA from the cell."
Cells convert sections of DNA encoding genes into mRNA that serves as a blueprint for the synthesis of a protein. In some cases, the DNA template has suffered damage or errors occur when copying the information such that the mRNA contains a "premature stop codon." Premature stop codons cause the ribosome to halt synthesis early, before the entire protein is made, resulting in a truncated protein that often lacks function, or worse, can wreak havoc on other normal processes in the cell. Baker's research focused on how cells identify when an mRNA has a premature stop codon and then target the faulty genetic intermediate for rapid disposal to avoid the harmful effects of truncated proteins.
"Consider a car maker," said Baker. "If a faulty brake pedal sneaks past quality control and gets installed into a new car, the primary result is an improperly functioning car, which, in itself, is bad. However, failure to remove the car from the road could have grave secondary consequences if it leads to the damage of other cars, drivers or roads. Efficient quality control processes are therefore necessary, and ones that identify and remove faulty genetic intermediates from the cell are absolutely critical for avoiding downstream consequences that could negatively impact the function of the entire cell."
In the new study, Baker and her team of researchers uncovered that ribosomes were stalled on mRNA at premature stop codons. This observation led to the discovery that one of proteins in the surveillance complex, UPF1, was important for interacting with the stalled ribosome and assisting with its release from the mRNA. The inability of UPF1 to properly communicate with the ribosome results in the failure of the mRNA to be targeted to rapid elimination and inactivates the whole surveillance system. Moreover, Baker's findings indicated that UPF1 harnesses energy found in adenosine triphosphate – a reserve for energy storage in the cell – to influence the function of the ribosome, and that this step in the cellular checkpoint is necessary for recognizing and destroying mRNA with premature stop codons.
Baker's efforts could potentially be leveraged for the future treatment of genetic diseases. "About one-third of all genetic diseases involve a gene mutation that introduces a premature stop codon into the corresponding mRNA. In some cases, a therapeutic strategy that either instructs the ribosome to bypass this stop or that interferes with the recognition or elimination of the mRNA could restore some level of functional protein and lessen disease symptoms in patients," said Baker. "What is most exciting is that once developed, such a strategy could be applied not just to a single genetic disease, but to any that occur as a consequence of these particular mutations."
Funding for the study was provided by the National Institutes of Health (GM095621) and the National Science Foundation (1253788). The lead author, graduate student, Lucas Serdar, was supported by a Pre-doctoral Fellowship granted by the NIH (T32 GM08056).
For more information about Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, please visit: http://case.edu/medicine.
Media Contact(s):
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Associate Dean, Marketing and Communications
Marc.Kaplan@case.edu


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Nascar, hockey and republicans
kjoe
What percentage of Nascar fans do you think are republican? probably more than democrats. hockey fans? Motorcycle owners? I can't stand Nascar crap, hockey and don't get me started about motorcycles. I am trying to figure out if there is a political element to this. I don't know a lot of black guys who like Nascar, hockey, vote republican and ride Motorbikes. I'm sure there is a black republican somewhere who rides his Harley to Nascar events and has season tickets to his favorite hockey team.
Originally posted by kjoe@Feb 22 2004, 02:35 AM
I was recently told a story about Sen. Richard Shelby (a US Senator from Alabama who switched parties from D to R in mid '90s).
In his last race as a Democrat in Alabama, he got 95% of the black vote. Six years later, in his first race after switching parties, he got 5% of the black vote.
Now, if true, that is amazing!
Originally posted by King in KC+Feb 22 2004, 09:39 AM-->
QUOTE(King in KC @ Feb 22 2004, 09:39 AM)
I'm sure there is a black republican somewhere who rides his Harley to Nascar events and has season tickets to his favorite hockey team.
I doubt there are many people, regardless of political affiliation, that ride their Harley to Nascar events and have season hockey tickets.
Originally posted by kjoe@Feb 22 2004, 01:19 PM
Is it amazing that he could gain enough white votes to offset the loss of the black votes, just by saying I am now a republican?
I would have to see the numbers. If the total black vote in Alabama makes up a small enough percentage, it wouldn't matter whether he got 5% or 95%.
I think on the national level, the percentages are about the same for the Democratic presidential candidate.
Which is the whole point: monolithic voting tendencies.
Damtoft
>>Now, if true, that is amazing!<<
I'm certain that it's true.
Slick Willie was quoted on his Arkansas political strategies.
"18 percent of folks in Arkansas are black. If I can hold onto them (meaning 90% plus), my opponent needs to get his 51% (to win) from the remaining 82% of all voters. I figure I've got a good shot."
And, frankly, it has never occured to me that "winning" a debate is important, or that I should be hurt when someone like Airshark or kah, among others (for whom winning a pseudo debate or declaring intellectual superiority over invisible others is obviously very important) ridicule me.
-The Artist formerly known as King in KC


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Macramé might seem like a humble craft, but upon closer examination, you will find that it is a beautiful and artistic tradition that goes back for centuries. Here are some interesting things about the history of macramé!
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What is Macramé?
Macrame is an artistic method of crafting textiles by making a series of knots using cord or string. With macramé, you can create plant hangers, hammocks, belts, bracelets, dreamcatchers, necklaces, and more.
Examples of macramé art
Where did it come from?
Though the Macramés that we see in many peoples' homes serve an interior decorating purpose, making knots has been a fundamental part of early human existence.
The earliest evidence we have of knot tying traces back to a particular 40,000 year old rope making tusk.
40,000 year old rope making tool. Photograph: University of Tübingen Read the article
It was recently found by archeologist Ncholas Conard and his team in the Hohle Fels cave in Germany. You can imagine plant fiber to be inserted into the holes and twisted to create a strong rope. The rope made from the tool could have been revolutionary for their survival and used for things like tying sleds to dogs or humans, making baskets, and constructing bow and arrows.
A relatively recent discovery in 1991, showed even more astounding evidence of early knot tying. Ötzi the Iceman was found by German hikers Erika and Helmut Simon in the Alps. Of course, the hikers did not realize he was the oldest perfectly preserved body, from the neolithic era 5300 years ago, that predates the Egyptian pyramids! Ötzi was a very unique finding as he was fully in tact with all of his tools and equipment, including his right shoe!
And here's where the knots come in: the string is made of lime tree bast and is tied together with knots to form a guided pattern!
Ötzi the Iceman's right shoe at the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology. Read the article
Fast forward many hundreds of years, 13th century Arabian weavers are widely regarded to be among the first people in history to use macramé as we know it today. Even the word macramé itself is derived from the Turkish word, Makrama. These creative pioneers used cotton, hemp, and jute to make functional yet beautiful things, the ends of which are secured with square knots (which we learn about in lesson 4 of our Macrame Art Box. The knots adorned the edges of shawls, veils, and other items.
As most organic things, many of the fibers used by people hundreds of years ago have descintegrated and washed away with the passing of time. But luckily, some of the evidence we have of the early knot tying was immortalized in stone sculptures such as those made by the Assyrians in 600-900 BC. The war-like people used knot tying to create intricate fringed articles of clothing. And as they charged into battle, they wore tunics and dressed their horses with ornate harnesses.
Relief panel at the Met Museum. See original
While macramé originated in the East, it inevitably made its way to Western Europe in the 8th century, when the Iberian Peninsula was occupied by the Moors.
And with the mingling of populations, knowledge of macrame spread from Spain to France and eventually England.
In 1890, Sylvia's Book of Macrame Lace was published, which boasted a complete compilation of the old and new knots known at the time. It recommended this form of fancy-work over embroidery and lacemaking, since the supplies are few and inexpensive, the process from start to finish is relatively quick, and, well, it's fun!
Feel free to flip through the book to see some of the knots and patterns, and what types of things they can be added to such as umbrella fringes, curtains, bags, clothing and so much more!
The designs in the book are a mirror image of what you might find as wall decor in anyone's living room today, which is a perfect example of how craft is repeatedly recycled throughout history, going infinitely in and out of style. What once seemed old and archaic can look perfectly ordinary today!
How sailors helped spread the use of macramé
While spending long bouts of time on ships and journeying across the world, sailors had a great appreciation for macramé as they used it to make baskets, sea chest beckets and more! Some of the work they made for their girlfriends, friends, and family, while others would be bartered in faraway ports around the world. As the use of macrame spread across the globe, different cultures added their own creative twist to the craft by creating unique designs of their own.
And that's how we come to today. Macramé is more than a technique for making things out of knots, it's a great craft and hobby, and an excellent way to work with your hands while exploring your artistic side. Interestingly, just as it was in the 13th century, the most common material to make macrame is cotton cord, due to its sturdiness, softness and low cost.


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Hugo Nomination Period Has Begun!
By JenniferL
The nominating period for the Hugo Awards, given out annually by the World Science Fiction Society, has begun. To be eligible to nominate, you must be a registered member of either the 2011, 2012, or 2013 WorldCons by January 31. Nominations close on March 11, 2012.
While there is no eligible Wheel of Time book this year, there are still plenty of related works that are eligible for an award. We've taken the liberty of listing a few of these below for your consideration.
Best Related Work:
Writing Excuses- Brandon Sanderson hosts this podcast along with several other excellent writers. It's full of great tips for improving your writing and breaking into publishing.
Dragonmount.com- As there is no Hugo Award for "Best Fan Website", we've determined this is the most appropriate place to place ourselves for consideration.
Best Fan Writer:
Linda Taglieri runs the excellent 13th Depository blog which features the most detailed analysis of the Wheel of Time series online.
Leigh Butler is the host of the Wheel of Time Re-Read and A Song of Ice and Fire Read for Tor.com.
Aiden Mohr is a long time friend of Dragonmount and hosts the popular review and commentary blog A Dribble of Ink.
Adam Whitehead maintains The Wertzone, a popular review and fantasy site. He is also a frequent poster to our forums.
Best Professional Artist:
While there are many artists who have contributed art to the Wheel of Time series and are eligible for this award, we'd like to draw attention to Sam Weber, who designed Tor.com's new A Memory of Light logo and who will be JordanCon's first Artist Guest of Honor this year.
Best Fan Artist:
Again, there are many wonderful fan artists in our community. However, we'd like to recognize Seamas Gallagher and Jeremy Saliba, who are consistently cited as fan favorites and who have both generously allowed Dragonmount to use their artwork on multiple occasions.
Best Fancast:
The 2012 WorldCon will be recognizing podcasts and videocasts in a special category this year. Eligible works include our own The Fourth Age podcast, Wheel of Time Video News with Kristen Nedopak, and our friends over at TWotCast, a popular Wheel of Time discussion podcast.
Additionally, Brandon Sanderson has posted a list of his eligible works this year on his website. And we have a couple threads on our forums discussing eligible novels. For those curious, The Wheel of Time becomes eligible for Hugo nomination again next year after the publication of the final book.
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Singin Hobo - Member
I certainly favor giving props to Seamas & Saliba, but are they still eligible for a "fan art" award since they have both lent their skills to official WoT publications?
JenniferL - Administrator
I considered that. However, I believe that neither makes the majority of his income from WoT art commissions and so remain eligible in the Fan Artist category as I understand it. Someone with a greater understanding of Hugo eligibility requirements is free to correct me, however.
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Q: Does jQuery not work with id's sent over an Ajax request? Is it true?

Reset

The above code works fine. But if I get the list over an Ajax call it doesn't work. Why?

A: No, it is not true. You need to use the on method for dynamically generated content:
$(document.body).on('click', '#reset' ,function(){
    alert("hi");
});

With on you can use event delegation by registering events on a parent element that is already present in the DOM. Events from an element added dynamically will bubble up to the event you registered with, and the handler will only be called if the actual target of the event matches the selector you passed in.

A: Use .on().
When you create an element dynamically you can't handle them directly, so you have to makes use of .on():
$(document.body).on('click', '#reset' ,function(){
    alert("hi");
});

A brief explanation can be:
When you use a normal event registration model, it will register the handlers directly to the targeted which are present in the DOM at the point of the handler registration execution. So elements which are added later dynamically will not get those handlers.
The solution to this is to use event delegation. In this model the handler is registered to an ancestor element which will be present when the page is loaded with the a selector to filter out the source element. This makes use of event propagation - events happening in an element is propagated to all the ancestor elements (there are few exceptions like focus event). So an event happening in an element gets propagated to the ancestor element in one of them the handler is registered then the events source element (event.target) and its ancestors are matched against the selector passed as the second parameter, if it is satisfied then the handler is executed.
http://api.jquery.com/on/#direct-and-delegated-events

A: Event delegation
When you use a normal event registration model, it will register the handlers directly to the targeted which are present in the DOM at the point of the handler registration execution. So elements which are added later dynamically will not get those handlers.
The solution to this is to use event delegation. In this model the handler is registered to an ancestor element which will be present when the page is loaded with the a selector to filter out the source element. This makes use of event propagation - events happening in an element is propagated to all the ancestor elements (there are few exceptions like focus event). So an event happening in an element gets propagated to the ancestor element in one of them the handler is registered then the events source element (event.target), and its ancestors are matched against the selector passed as the second parameter, if it is satisfied then the handler is executed.
http://api.jquery.com/on/#direct-and-delegated-events
So try
$(document).on('click', '#reset', function() {
    // Your code
});

A: You should use the on method:
$(document.body).on('click', '#reset', function() {
   alert("hi");
});

The first selector has to be an element that won't be replaced. This way, when the event bubbles up to this point it is caught. You then specify the actual element that will trigger the event as the 2nd parameter of .on

A: As the DOM which not be prepared at the onLoad stage you will need to bind using on
 as in
$(document.body).on('click', '#reset', function() {
   alert("hi");
});


Criminals will exploit any Internet service or protocol when given the opportunity. Here are six signs of suspicious activity to watch for in the DNS.
IT admins have the thankless task of having to watchdog devices, hosts, and networks for signs of malicious activity. Host intrusion detection and endpoint protection may be "must have" security measures for many organizations, but there's nothing like monitoring DNS traffic if you're looking to expose a RAT, rootkit, APT, or other malware that's taken residence on your networks.
Criminals will exploit any Internet service or protocol when given the opportunity, and this includes the DNS. They register disposable domain names for spam campaigns and botnet administration, and they use compromised domains to host phishing or malware downloads. They inject malicious queries to exploit name servers or disrupt name resolution. They inject crafty responses to poison resolver caches or amplify denial of service attacks. They even use DNS as a covert channel for data exfiltration or malware updates.
You may not be able to keep pace with every new DNS exploitation but you can be proactive by using firewalls, network IDS, or name resolvers to report certain indicators of suspicious DNS activity.
DNS queries from spoofed source addresses or addresses that you have not authorized for use but are not egress filtering especially when observed in conjunction with unusually high DNS query volume or DNS queries that use TCP rather than UDP) may indicate that infected hosts on your network are engaged in a DDoS attack.
Malformed DNS queries may be symptomatic of a vulnerability exploitation attack against the name server or resolver identified by the destination IP address. They may also indicate that you have incorrectly operating devices on your network. The causes for problems of these kinds may be malware or unsuccessful attempts to remove malware.
DNS queries that request name resolution of known malicious domains or names with characteristics common to domain generation algorithms (DGA) associated with criminal botnets and queries to resolvers that you did not authorize for use in many cases are dead giveaway indicators of infected hosts on your networks.
DNS responses also offer signs that suspicious or malicious data are being delivered to hosts on your networks. For example,length or composition characteristics of DNS responses can reveal malicious or criminal intent. For example, the response messages are abnormally large (amplification attack) or the Answer or Additional Sections of the response message are suspicious (cache poisoning, covert channel).
DNS responses for your own portfolio of domains that are resolving to IP addresses that are different from what you published in your authoritative zones, responses from name servers that you did not authorize to host your zone, and positive responses to names in your zones that should resolve to name error (NXDOMAIN) may indicate a domain name or registration account hijacking or DNS response modification.
DNS responses from suspicious IP addresses, e.g., addresses from IP blocks allocated to broadband access network, DNS traffic appearing on non standard port, unusually high number of response messages that resolve domains with short Times to Live (TTL) or unusually high number of responses containing "name error" (NXDOMAIN) are often indicators of botnet-controlled, infected hosts running malware.
Various forms of DNS monitoring can expose these threats, many in real time. In my next blog, I'll look at how you can implement mechanisms to detect these at Internet firewalls, using network intrusion systems, traffic analysis, or log data.
Very interesting post, DNS is the key to discovering your network. If hackers can get to the DNS servers perform a transfer then you are had. This is the reason DNS is not allowed in controlled environments such as DMZ's. The specific tool set you mentioned (Kali-Linux) is a good one indeed.
Very good points Christian! I would like to add that Nagios provides a plugin for DNS monitoring as well.
I try not to name specific tools unless I'm doing an analysis, but for Enterprise-level network monitoring I rather prefer OpenNMS network management application platform and Nagios IT monitoring with its solid DNS monitoring solution. But I have to say to all network engineers, also grab a copy of a penetration testing distribution like Kali Linux and understand what cyber criminals are looking for, how they search for it, and what the raw data and DNS traffic looks like. With highly configurable DNS monitoring tools, you can start tailoring the monitoring to specific types of traffic (if the tool isn't already - Nagios is pretty hefty in that regard) based upon your research. With tips like the ones in this article, some first-hand experience and solid tools, you will maintain a more secure network environment.


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Q: log4php failed connecting to mysql-cluster database in ubuntu12.04 all,
My log4php gets this error in a new server environment.
PHP Warning:  log4php: [LoggerAppenderPDO:default]: Failed connecting to database. Closing appender. Error: could not find driver in ../log4php/LoggerAppender.php on line 283
I have the same settings for log4php (1. config.xml file 2.same log4php version) as my local development, which works perfectly. I tried simply log to a file in the new server, it works, which means the log4php lib has no problem. And I can even log to the database in the new server from my local script using local log4php lib, which means my server can recognize log4php logging.
I think this should related to the authentication to the database from the server itself. But have no idea what is the problem and how to solve it. Any idea?
Work around:
After some searches and tests(script using PDO not mysqli to connect to the database,reference here) , I confirm the problem is caused by lacking of pdo_mysql related driver, as akluth pointed out. I tried to re-install php5-mysql, but it failed, I tried to modify php.ini, got more errors. I think that is because the mysql-cluster settings maybe different from normal mysql. As the new server is a production server, we decide not to touch it and move the scripts to other server with normal mysql settings.


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Home News ABB uses AI to revolutionize energy management
ABB uses AI to revolutionize energy management
ABB and Verdigris Technologies have developed machine-learning algorithms to predict unplanned peaks in power consumption – and identify strategies to prevent them
ABB is deploying artificial intelligence (AI) to help commercial and industrial buildings revolutionize their energy management and tackle rising electricity peak tariffs. The company has added two new AI-powered applications to the ABB AbilityTM Electrical Distribution Control System (EDCS): Energy Forecasting and Intelligent Alerts.
ABB has developed the AI functions in partnership with Silicon Valley AI specialist Verdigris Technologies as part of the company's Open Innovation program. The Energy Forecasting app will enable users to reduce their electricity bills by reducing peak demand charges. The Intelligent Alerts app uses machine learning algorithms to help customers better manage their assets, identifying underlying issues before they become problems.
Andrea Temporiti, Digital Leader for ABB's Electrification business, said: "Our use of AI to help customers make better energy management decisions demonstrates ABB's commitment to innovation in our products and quality in our services. With the new Energy Forecasting and Smart Alerts apps, AI drills down into the facility's power data to pinpoint actionable opportunities for productivity improvements and energy cost savings."
ABB's Open Innovation program engages incubators, accelerators, innovation centers and start-ups in the co-development and design of innovative new digital solutions and business models. The company is building an ecosystem of innovation partners to work on digital energy management services for applications that range from smart buildings to e-mobility. The collaborations help start-ups to develop services that can be marketed directly to ABB customers via its Digital Marketplace; the innovation strategy also enables ABB customers to benefit from cutting-edge digital technologies much sooner.
ABB AbilityTM Energy Forecasting uses AI to give facility managers accurate power consumption predictions. Energy Forecasting enables them to take timely action to reduce unplanned consumption spikes by re-scheduling or switching off non-critical loads – and taking full advantage of Time of Use (TOU) tariffs.
The Energy Forecasting AI uses neural network methods to identify and learn patterns in a circuit or a building's energy consumption, while also factoring in weather data. Using weather forecasts and historical data, Energy Forecasting is then able to predict power consumption (kW) for the next 24 hours, updating its forecast every 15 minutes with best-in-class accuracy.
"This innovative digital service makes it easy to take the necessary corrective actions to minimize any peak demand charges," said Temporiti. "The precision of the forecasting reduces hedging positions, narrows variability and produces meaningful energy cost savings for commercial and industrial buildings."
ABB AbilityTM Intelligent Alerts uses machine learning to help customers better manage critical assets. Intelligent Alerts learns how various factors affect the building and key assets so that it can minimize the distraction of false alerts and information overload, allowing facility teams to focus their time more productively. Intelligent Alerts also identifies the relevant circuits and makes potential recommendations to ensure any response can be swift and decisive.
Thomas Chung, Head of Product Strategy at Verdigris said: "Verdigris AI is 10 times more effective than traditional energy management methods. Our partnership with ABB enables our AI capabilities to reach a significantly larger ecosystem of ABB users. These energy and asset management tools will cut through the noise to deliver actionable insights, identify real energy savings and make resource allocation more effective."
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Table Mountain – Africa's Leading Tourist Attraction 2014 (and the subject of a fab Poem!)
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While Table Mountain was recently awarded the title of Africa's Leading Tourist Attraction 2014, an 8-year-old schoolchild has penned a tribute to the wonderful mountain which we all know is more than just a tourist attraction. It's a legendary landmark that's launched a million memories and stands as one of the strongest symbols of 'home' for many South Africans abroad…while remaining beloved by those who live in its majestic shadow.
Table Mountain was revealed as the winner by the prestigious World Travel Awards (WTA) earlier this month. Other nominees included SA's V&A Waterfront and Robben Island, as well as Tanzania's Ngorongoro Crater and previous winners – Pyramids of Giza, Egypt (2012) and Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania (2013).
But like most South Africans, young Taryn didn't need Table Mountain to win an award for her to know how much she appreciates its presence in her life.
"You can be anything, as long as you stand tall…A stream, a fountain; a rock or Table Mountain!"
Taryn and her mother Cee Aye moved back to South Africa, from the UK, in April this year and when her class was asked to choose a landmark as part of a history/geography project, Taryn immediately chose Table Mountain.
As part of her research she found one poem about Table Mountain and a few about other mountains, and then "she started rattling this one off" says her "immensely proud" mother.
"To say that Taryn's sense of pride at being inherently South African has grown enormously since being here would be an understatement," says Cee. "It's something I could never have taught her while still in London."
Here's Taryn's poem…
I'M GOING TO BE A MOUNTAIN SOMEDAY by Taryn (Age 8)
I'm going to be a mountain someday
I'm going to stand tall and bright in the sunlight
I'll wear my cloud like a jacket from heaven
Just like my hero, Wonder of Nature number 7
Foreigners from far and wide come to me to accompany me by my side
Walking up and down my rocky path, that warms my grateful heart
Ciel, my mom would call "You can be anything, as long as you stand tall..
A stream, a fountain; a rock or Table Mountain!"
Am I Table Mountain? Or am I a streaming fountain?
Whatever I am, I'm definitely going to be a Mountain someday!
"I'll wear my cloud like a jacket from heaven" – Taryn (8)
Cape Town was again named as Africa's Leading Destination 2014 in the WTA awards. The Mother City won the coveted award last year and almost every year before that, apart from the occasional wins from Marrakech, Morocco and Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
South African Airways took the trophy for Africa's Leading Airline. Over half a million votes were cast by travel professionals and high-end tourism consumers in this, the WTA's 21st year.
The winners from Africa will now move forward to the WTA Grand Final which takes place later this year in Marrakech.
Undoubtedly Taryn knows which landmark should win the World's Leading Destination 2014!
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mag2 Sep 19, 2014 At 3:18 pm
I am speechless, Taryn! so beautyfull, thank you! Floppy is very proud too! hugs and kisses


her new yard. She is like our little shadow and loves to be right und toe.
for helping to bring this sweet baby into our lives.
course absolutely adorable. Thank you so much for our furry little child!
is a picture of pure happiness, our granddaughter with her pup.
Thank you so much for wanting to help us out with the pictures. Dawson has truly given us a new meaning to life, and we love him so dearly. He has such a wonderful personality, and always gives us a reason to smile! Sending you some pictures that we have taken across the past year or so. Just wanted to request you to add this story along with my previous e-mails about Dawson. He came into our lives merely 6 months after we got married- he is our little honeymoon baby! He has been nothing but a blessing- we have learnt so much about each other thanks to him. Our whole life revolves around him and there is no other way we would have it! I find it hard to remember my life before him- he continues to make my world a better place. Thank you for my best friend!!!
the place and had been with us forever.
how big he is getting!
We attached some pictures of Bella (Alli). Koren named her Bella because Bella means beautiful in Italian and when you see Bellas face her name speaks for itself!She has been a bundle of joy since the moment we picked her up at the airport. We both love her so much and she gives all the lovin right back to us! She is incredibly friendly with every person she meets (and shes so darn cute that she meets everyone! Its hard to take her anywhere without getting stopped by everyone who sees her!). She also loves other dogs; she has made best friends with a year old puggle named Raffee, who lives in our neighborhood. In the past 2 months she has learned to sit, high five, lay down, roll over, and play dead! It amazes me how smart she is.Overall she has been amazing, and words cant describe what we would do without her. Thanks so much for everything. Enjoy the pictures!
We love our beabull puppy Lizzie!! she is the most adorable puppy we could have ever wished for! we had only have her for 4 weeks and she already learned how to sit, lay down, dead dog, hi 5 when she's doing dead dog, shake her paw when sitting, stay for a little bit, knows to potty outside, knows not to bite the furniture or sheets, and walks on a leash next to you! And lets not forget she hates being ignored! She will let you know by coming to you and getting your attention anyway she can! She's obedient, yet playful and adorable at the same time! what else can you ask for! The Stuart Family are very nice, we can tell they've raised our Lizzie well. They were very prompt to answer all my hundred questions I had by phone an email, because this is my first time being a puppy owner. They also have kept in touch asking for Lizzie's health and well being and that means a lot to me! I would definitively recommend you to adopt puppies from them!
Hello there, this is Penelope, I adopted Lizzie 11 months ago. These past 11 months have been a blessing for me! I love Lizzie very much, she keeps me company all the time and I'm so happy to have her with me, as well as my boyfriend. I don't feel lonely anymore when I'm all by my self, she has filled the void in my heart I had.I thought you might enjoy seeing an updated picture of her. She loves to play and then destroy her toys! She knows she can tear her toys apart and not the furniture or things inside the house. She's very smart, she will do anything for a treat! We hope her parents are well and healthy. Send our greetings to them and all the Stuart family! Have a wonderful day!
Gemma is doing great. She is such a wonderful girl. Everyday is a treat. Here is a pic of her. She just turned a year and is almost 90 lbs.


I am so excited to be part of 14 Days of Fictional Swoon Blog Hop hosted by Jaime from Fiction Fare and Meg from Swoony Boys Podcast. This is a Valentines Day hop to celebrate the wonderful authors and books that have made us swoon. You'll be able to visit lots of blogs over 14 days to collect words for a scavenger hunt for the group giveaway as well as enter individual blog giveaways. You can find more details on Swoony Boys Podcast.
I typically prefer my romance tucked away in a fantasy or science fiction setting so you'll see most of my selections (ok ALL of them) are fantasy books. I think my favorite romantic trope would be those with a slow build up–often the 'I hate you but grow to love you' types. I'll be listing some of my favorite authors and a quote that I thought was rather wonderful. Of course there's no way I can include all my favorites but these were the first to cross my mind.
I am trying to not add spoilers but if you are highly sensitive you should skip any books you've not read because you might see something that tips you off.
So much yes to this book. I loved the strong main character and there are some beautifully romantic scenes.
How right you are. You are not mine. I am yours.
It's a fitting punishment for a monster. To want something so much- to hold it in your arms- and know beyond a doubt you will never deserve it.
Marie Rutkoski's writing is absolutely beautiful-elegant and emotional. Her romantic build-up and tension is probably my favorite type- slow, angst-y and wonderful.
The relationship between Ee's leads, Raffe and Penryn, is so touching and such a slow burn it aches. I absolutely adore their interactions and I really think they might be some of my favorite characters ever written.
I've not even touched some of the other swoons I love like Paula Weston's Shadows, Ellie Marney's Every Breath, Samantha Shannon's The Bone Season, Leigh Bardugo's The Grisha series.
For my giveaway I'm giving away YOUR CHOICE of any of the books I've mentioned in this post. If it's not released it will be a pre-order. This giveaway is international if Book Depository ships to your location.
Ahhhh! I forgot that one!
I'm not entering the giveaway because all the books you have featured I already own or have preordered! But I so highly agree with you in all of them!! Well, I have to reserved judgement on ACOTAR and The Wrath and The Dawn until my preorders arrive, but I'm sure I'll agree 100% with you!
This is a great post! Book swoons are important. <3 I think my top choice is Warner from the Shatter Me trilogy. BOY OH BOY. The SWOONS.
Love this giveaway! The winner's curse it's in my wishlist!
The men in the His Fair Assassin series are all so swoony in their unique ways!
Mt favorite fantasy novel, let me see.. Gosh, there are so many!
First of all I, too, say the Infernal Devices because JEM. Also, the Throne of Glass series because Celaena and Rowan are my top OTP and I need them to be together, soooo bad!!
Then there's Inspire by Cora Carmack. It's a NA but it's paranormal and it's so romantic and sweet and good!!
I agree with you 100% in that I mostly prefer my romance in a fantasy/sci-fi setting – and the love turns to hate thing is also an added bonus.
What a great selection of reads – Sarah J Maas is my queen!
Lola and the Boy next Door by Stephanie Perkins!!
I really like Chaol and Celaena together and I also really like Katsa and Po's romance in Graceling.
Surely the throne of glass series, as also the Grisha trilogy. Thank you for the giveaway!
I am with you on the swoony fantasy — Splintered series all the way! I love Jeb, but Morpheus wormed his way into my heart as well.
I'm also gonna have to go with the Hob Baragin by Patricia Briggs 🙂 Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
I am always an advocate of the Throne of Glass series but for swoons it is Will & Tessa from The Infernal Devices series!
I AM SWOONING. You make me want to re-read all of SJM's books (can't wait for ACOTAR's release!) and THE WINNER'S CURSE.
I think one I swooned over was THE YOUNG ELITES (that kiss scene?! hotdamn *fans self*) or GRACELING (Po!!! *sobs*) or THE BITTER KINGDOM (when Hector and Elisa finally find each other again? *sobs again*) or SCARLET by A.C. Gaughen (I cannot wait for LION HEART) or GRACE MERCY (Duval!!!).
I may/may not have just gone through my bookshelf to squee about this. Thanks for the giveaway.
Also, my Twitter entry jacked up. My handle is @ktbucklein, not @katebucklein like it still has in the system.
The Lunar Chronicles for sure. I'm partial to Wolf!
Don't know if UNDER THE NEVER SKY by Veronica Rossi counts, but Perry is rather swoony. So is Roar.
super excited about A court of thorns and roses!
The Falling Kingdom series by Morgan Rhodes is definitely one of my favourites. It seriously brings ALL THE FEELS.
I do not read a lot of fantasy so I will have to say Twilight.
Oh, thanks for the recommendations! I've read the Throne of Glass and End of Days series and I'm always looking out for new reads.
I recently read and liked Jennifer L. Armentrout's Wicked and The Dark Elements series, they're great 🙂 Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor also features some nice romance!
I agree with everything you say here!!
Thank you so much for participating in the hop!
Thanks for the giveaway! I don't know which my favorite swoony book is. Maybe The Infernal Devices.
I would have to say Splintered is one of my favorites so far! Thank you for the awesome giveaway!!
The Lunar Chronicles series. Thanks for the giveaway!
Fun! I did Masters of Swoon as well. 🙂 Love your choices.
The Wrath and the Dawn I really need to get to ASAP! And I just adore the romance in Susan Ee's + Marie Rutkoski's series.
The Girl of Fire and Throne by Rae Carson and The Falling Kingdom series by Morgan Rhodes!
I am just recently getting into fantasy novels so I haven't read that many… I loved Ror and Niklaas in Princess of Thorns! I just finished Shadow and Bone and while I like Mal and Alina, I can't commit my love to them as of yet.
The Shatter Me series with Warner!!


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Whitney Houston and Clive Davis. Photo: David LaChapelle.
CLIVE DAVIS: THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES Will Open Tribeca 2017 at Radio City Music Hall
The film screening will be followed by special concert featuring performances by Aretha Franklin, Jennifer Hudson, Earth, Wind & Fire, and more, in celebration of the music icon.
Few individuals have left a more lasting imprint on the lives of music lovers than Clive Davis. After all, this is the man who first signed Aerosmith in the 1970s, carried Whitney Houston's angelic, once-in-a-lifetime voice to worldwide prominence, and founded the iconic Bad Boy Records alongside Sean Combs. And that doesn't even begin to encompass the other artists whose careers he has played a key role in shaping, from Janis Joplin and Barry Manilow to Carly Simon and TLC to Bruce Springsteen and Santana. When it comes to not just knowing but engaging the hearts and minds of listeners, no single person has done it quite as triumphantly than Davis.
That's why the Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, is proud to open its sixteenth edition with the world premiere of Chris Perkel's feature-length documentary Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives at Radio City Music Hall on Wednesday, April 19th, 2017. The premiere will be followed by a special concert featuring performances by the likes of Aretha Franklin, Jennifer Hudson, Earth, Wind & Fire, and many more, taking opening night beyond the screen to honor the legendary music executive and producer. The Tribeca Film Festival runs April 19th to the 30th.
Based on Davis' 2013 bestselling autobiography, the film chronicles the historic influence of "The Man with the Golden Ears," who rose from humble beginnings, and in a compelling and riveting journey, became one of the music industry's most iconic figures. Directed by Chris Perkel, the film is produced by Michael Bernstein of Scott Free Productions, with Ridley Scott and Mary Lisio executive producing alongside IM Global's Stuart Ford, David Schulhof, and Deborah Zipser. Leading independent film and television studio IM Global provided financing for the film.
"Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives is a fascinating exploration of his remarkable story and the impact that a great producer can have on artists and music," said Jane Rosenthal, Co-Founder and Executive Chair of the Tribeca Film Festival. "We are excited to have this powerful film premiere on our opening night."
"The Tribeca Film Festival has a wonderful tradition of artists supporting artists, so honoring Clive Davis and his unwavering commitment to music and creativity is the perfect way to open our 16th annual festival," said Tribeca's Paula Weinstein. "With special live performances by some of the most talented artists of our time, it will be an unforgettable night to celebrate the arts and Clive."
"Directing this film provided a wonderful challenge because Clive Davis stands at the center of a culture-defining array of talent that has shaped the last half century of contemporary music. His is an inspiring story that's sure to leave you with a smile on your face, a tug at your heart and a playlist of hits forever stuck in your head," said director Chris Perkel.
The film is an inspiring story of courage, resilience, talent, and an unwavering commitment to excellence. These qualities drove Davis — a child of early twentieth-century working-class Brooklyn who lost both parents as a teenager — to full academic scholarships to NYU and Harvard Law School and a brief but impactful stint as a white-shoe lawyer. His unrelenting drive to be the best and a twist of fate led Davis to assume the presidency of Columbia Records at just 35 years of age. It was only after the discovery of Janis Joplin at the Monterey Pop Festival, and Chicago, Blood Sweat & Tears, Santana, and Aerosmith shortly thereafter, that it became dramatically evident that David had a natural and previously unexplored gift that would command a career that has created the soundtrack for three generations of American listeners.
The film examines how Davis rocketed to the top of the bare-knuckles music industry, repeatedly building major record labels (Columbia, Arista, J) and at times becoming the subject of great controversy while overcoming enormous professional and personal challenges and tragedies.
Davis has signed, influenced and driven the careers of many of the most important music artists of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. In addition to those already mentioned, these include: Simon & Garfunkel, Bruce Springsteen, Earth Wind & Fire, Billy Joel, Barry Manilow, Patti Smith, The Kinks, The Grateful Dead, Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Hudson, Sean "Puffy" Combs, and, of course, Whitney Houston, whose explosive professional career is dramatically captured in a never-before-told story that will move and enthrall audiences. The Soundtrack of Our Lives features interviews with many of these iconic artists.
Davis' storied, annual Pre-Grammy Gala, which just turned forty, is always the hottest ticket of the year, drawing the biggest stars across music, film, television, and politics, as well as business leaders and glitterati from around the world. For the first time, audiences will get an inside look, through the documentary, at the musical, social, and cultural heights reached by this legendary Gala.
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The science of creating ignorance and the Republican dilemma
by John MacBeath Watkins
Agnotology, or the science of creating ignorance, is now firmly entrenched in our politics. The Republican Party, which has become associated with the use of this science, is facing a dilemma as a result.
Once they had used it to undermine the legitimacy of other elites, they discovered that they had also undermined the legitimacy of the Republican Party elite. They have created so much ignorance and distrust, they are not trusted to be informed about what is best for their constituents.
The name of this science dates from 1995, but its use in public discourse started in the 1960s.
It started with the tobacco industry, after the Surgeon General's Report tying tobacco use to cancer. The industry responded by trying to undermine the science behind the report.
First, they said that the research had been done on mice, and did not indicate that humans would suffer similar problems. Then, they engaged in a program of sponsoring studies to put against the science the Surgeon General used. Some of it was to show that other things cause cancer as well, so why blame cigarettes? Some were shaky science to put against more solid studies to argue that "some scientists say one thing, some say another."
A 1969 memo called the Smoking and Health Proposal, written by an executive of the Brown & Williamson tobacco company, said "Doubt is our product since it is the best means of competing with the 'body of fact' that exists in the mind of the general public. It is also the means of establishing a controversy."
If the notion of "establishing a controversy" after the science has been settled seems familiar, it's because this is the tactic used by climate change deniers to argue that "the science isn't settled" on climate change.
Agnotology entered the political realm when a corporate lawyer who had represented the tobacco industry laid out the game plan for business interests to take control of public discourse.
Lewis Powell, who Ronald Reagan later appointed to the Supreme Court, wrote the memo at the request of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in 1970.
In it, he suggested a series of steps to take, including founding think tanks, funding seats on university faculties, and using radio and television to spread their message.
Powell suggested a sort of ideological siege of academia by establishing a staff of friendly faculty, speakers, speaker's bureau, and attacking views they didn't like that were expressed in textbooks.
He had a special place for business schools:
The Chamber should enjoy a particular rapport with the increasingly influential graduate schools of business. Much that has been suggested above applies to such schools.Should not the Chamber also request specific courses in such schools dealing with the entire scope of the problem addressed by this memorandum? This is now essential training for the executives of the future.
In short, business schools were to indoctrinate future business leaders. He also thought there was a neglected opportunity in the courts:
American business and the enterprise system have been affected as much by the courts as by the executive and legislative branches of government. Under our constitutional system, especially with an activist-minded Supreme Court, the judiciary may be the most important instrument for social, economic and political change.
Appointing Powell to the Supreme Court can be viewed as one way business took action on this proposal.
Most of what Powell proposed was to change what people thought they knew about their world.
Flash forward to the present. The Republican Party, funded to a surprisingly large extent by the fossil fuel industry, contended for years that climate change was a hoax, that the president of the United States wasn't a citizen, that the Affordable Care Act was a socialist job-killer, that President Obama was a Muslim, & etc.
Every half-baked conspiracy theory could get a hearing from the party elite as long as it stirred up the base and got more Republicans elected.
But a strange thing happened. One of the conspiracy theorists was a rich man with a need for attention. Donald Trump entered Republican circles through his adherence to the Birther conspiracy theory -- the outlandish notion that our president was born not in the United States, but in Kenya. Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican nominee for president, even courted his endorsement.
The idea was clearly racist, an attempt to delegitimize our first African American president. But party leaders never disowned the theory, or that of President Obama being a Muslim. Instead of ridiculing the conspiracy theories and trying to win based on reality, they allowed the mechanism Lewis Powell had called for -- the radio, news, and now the internet conservative echo chamber -- to spread these theories far and wide.
Believing this nonsense became a tribal marker for conservatives, adhered to even by seemingly intelligent people who should have known better.
When Donald Trump came for the Republican Party elites, they had no other elites trusted to speak up for them. The party base of whites without a college degree had no faith in any of the elites, including that of their own party. They had been asked to believe in lies so often that the nature or even possibility of truth seemed to be illusory, as if all that continued to exist was the Republican Party's reptile brain, threat sensitive and emotional, raging against unfairness with no clear notion of how they had been betrayed, but aware that in their lifetimes, they were one group for whom things had gotten worse. For them, there was no longer any real truth, just whose side you were on.
The party had taught them not to blame the rich, but to blame the people they competed for directly for jobs and prestige -- immigrants, people of other races -- and the people they might have turned to for information -- those intellectuals they had been told time after time not to trust.
And now, the Republican Party faces the dilemma they have created. The party's base no longer trusts any elite, even their own. They can no longer tell the rank and file, "this guy's a nut, he can't win and shouldn't be nominated." They have unwittingly abdicated the party's role as the gatekeeper who gets them to select a viable candidate.
The people who thought they were running the party aren't in control any more. They can see the cliff, but they can't reach the wheel, can't press the brake. They know that to save the party, they must get control again, but they have created too much ignorance in the service of temporary goals.
The base is acting as if it believed all the convenient lies, all the conspiracy theories that were just supposed to be used to manipulate them. They don't even care if they lose, they just want a voice to shout their rage at their supposed enemies.
They are the beast who shouted hate at the heart of the world.
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I did not think I would be so into this trend if I am honest, because I thought it was a little too young for me. But I have clipped in with the cool kids (see what I did there), and oh boy am I glad about it. I got a little fringe cut into my hair and that can only mean one thing, I am usually arguing with my hair so these clips have been a life saver. Plus they add a little bit of sparkle into the otherwise miserable January days. Think of them as hair jewellery. I have an edit of all the sparkly, pearly, tortoiseshell goodness for everyone!


Having a good giggle doesn't just make you feel better – it combats pain, researchers have found.
However, only genuine laughter does the trick. While a polite titter may keep others happy, it does nothing to raise levels of feel-good endorphins, say the Oxford University scientists.
Professor Robin Dunbar, one of Britain's leading evolutionary biologists, recorded the amount of laughter produced when his subjects watched comedy videos on television, and during comedy routines at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Their laughter levels were compared with those who watched factual clips or drama.
Professor Dunbar then assessed their pain tolerance. Tests included measuring how long they could stand a frozen wine cooler sleeve on their arm, and how long they could stand with their backs against a wall and their knees bent.
The results, published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, revealed that those who watched comedy in a group laughed the most and had a heightened pain tolerance.
Why take your backache to the doctor when you can relieve your pain at home?
The effects were down to the laughter, rather than just feeling good, since those who watched nature videos which left them feeling as happy as the comedy watchers, were not able to tolerate increased pain afterwards.
This rush of endorphins is also thought to help us bond with others, perhaps explaining why laughter plays such an important role in our social lives.
Previous studies have credited laughter with being good for the heart, boosting circulation as much as exercise or cholesterol-lowering drugs.
Laughter also melts away the pounds, with an hour of hilarity a day burning off as many calories as 30 minutes of weight lifting.
The benefits don't end there. Laughter requires help from at least 15 facial muscles, keeping them supple and the skin glowing.
Even the mere expectation of something funny is good for health.
The anticipation of a belly laugh or two appears to be enough to lift our spirits and boost the immune system, with effects lasting for up to 24 hours.


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