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25th meeting of ASEAN tourism ministers to formulate joint tourism action plan amidst Covid-19
By Dinitha Rathnayake Steps are being taken to convene the 25th meeting of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) tourism ministers, according to the Tourism Ministry. The decision in this regard was taken at a meeting between Bangladeshi High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Taregmd Ariful Islam and Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga last Friday (29 October), held at the Ministry of Tourism premises. The aim of this regional meeting will be to formulate a joint action plan between countries in the Asian region to revive the tourism industry, which was devastated by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Bangladeshi High Commissioner also said that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on tourism is expected to be signed between the two countries. This MoU had been decided upon during Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's official visit to Bangladesh last March, the Bangladeshi High Commissioner noted, adding that the MoU has been drafted and is expected to be signed soon. Both sides are also considering launching a cruise service between Colombo and Dhaka, Bangladesh. Accordingly, it was decided to take action in this regard in the future. The High Commissioner pointed out that the assistance of those involved in the tourism industry in Sri Lanka is essential for the revival of the tourism industry in Bangladesh, and requested the Minister to assist in that endeavour. Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said that Sri Lanka was ready to come forward at any time to provide assistance. SriLankan Airlines currently operates direct flights between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, and a private airline from Bangladesh is set to launch direct flights to Sri Lanka, the High Commissioner added. It was also emphasised that tourism based on the Buddhist civilisation, mangroves, and coastal tourism could be promoted among tourists from both countries. Ranatunga said that more attention should be paid to uplift the tourism industry in the South Asian region through regional conferences such as BIMSTEC and SAARC. He also said that a joint tourism action plan should be implemented in these countries through a conference of tourism ministers of South Asian countries.


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Novak Djokovic Admits Meeting Journalist When He Had Covid
January 13, 2022 by James
Novak Djokovic on Wednesday admitted "errors" in his journey paperwork and failure to isolate himself after a suspected coronavirus an infection, as he struggled to stay in Australia and struggle for a report 21 Grand Slam. The world primary stated his workforce had provided new data to the Australian authorities, which is contemplating canceling his visa once more and expelling him from the nation.
"We live by means of troublesome instances in a world pandemic and typically these errors can happen," the 34-year-old who shouldn't be vaccinated stated in an announcement issued whereas working towards on the courts on the Australian Open, which begins Monday.
The Serbian star flew to Melbourne every week in the past claiming a vaccine exemption as a result of a constructive PCR take a look at outcome on December 16.
Border brokers rejected his exemption saying a current an infection didn't qualify, tore up his visa and positioned him in a detention middle.
However Djokovic's highly effective authorized workforce, skeptical of vaccines, drastically overturned the visa determination in courtroom Monday over a procedural matter associated to his interview on the airport.
Now Immigration Minister Alex Hawke says he's contemplating canceling the visa at one other time, as new questions come up.
In an replace to the Australian media, his spokesperson acknowledged having acquired "extra in depth submissions" from the participant's attorneys.
"Naturally, this can have an effect on the time-frame for a choice," he stated.
'Error in judgment'
Djokovic, a nine-time Australian Open champion, described the studies of his post-infection outings in Serbia as "misinformation."
On the day of his alleged constructive take a look at in Serbia, Djokovic appeared at a ceremony to honor him with stamps bearing his picture. The following day he attended a youth tennis occasion. He appeared in each apparently and not using a masks.
Djokovic, who didn't point out the seal ceremony, stated he solely acquired the PCR take a look at outcome after attending the youngsters's tennis occasion.
However he admitted that he additionally went forward with an interview and picture shoot with French sports activities newspaper L'Equipe on December 18.
"I felt compelled to go forward and do the L'Equipe interview as a result of I did not wish to disappoint the journalist, however I made positive to socially distance myself and put on a masks, besides when my {photograph} was being taken," he stated.
"On reflection, this was an error in judgment and I settle for that I ought to have rescheduled this engagement."
The participant stated he additionally had two speedy antigen checks, which got here again destructive: one on December 16 when he first suspected he was contaminated and one other on December 17 earlier than attending the youngsters's tennis occasion.
The tennis ace additionally admitted an error in his Australian journey assertion, through which he checked a field stating that he had not traveled or wouldn't journey within the 14 days earlier than taking his flight to Melbourne.
In reality, posts and studies on social media present that he flew from Serbia to Spain throughout that interval.
"This was despatched by my assist workforce on my behalf," Djokovic stated.
"My agent sincerely apologizes for the clerical error in checking the unsuitable field on my earlier journey previous to coming to Australia. This was human error and definitely not deliberate."
In one other twist, Australian media on Wednesday took benefit of studies within the German newspaper Der Spiegel that forged doubt on the tennis star's constructive take a look at.
Der Spiegel stated he had scanned the QR code in Djokovic's Serbian PCR take a look at, which he stated got here again destructive, solely to alter to a constructive outcome an hour later.
It was not potential to independently confirm Der Spiegel's story, and Djokovic didn't deal with these particular points Wednesday.
'A bit uncomfortable'
Djokovic's put up on Instagram gave the impression to be aimed toward convincing the federal government to let him keep in Australia.
Outstanding immigration lawyer Christopher Levingston stated the federal government may cancel Djokovic's visa on restricted legal grounds, for instance as a result of the journey declaration was accomplished incorrectly.
However the immigration minister may also annul the visa for broader causes.
If Djokovic knowingly circumvented Serbia's quarantine requirement for constructive circumstances, he may very well be judged as a threat for failing to adjust to public well being orders whereas in Australia, Levingston stated.
Varied enchantment choices could be open to each Djokovic and the federal government, however on the finish of the day, the immigration minister can train his private energy to cancel the visa.
Many Australians, who've endured almost two years of steady journey bans, restrictions and lockdowns, have been angered once they realized of Djokovic's vaccine exemption.
However the authorities of Prime Minister Scott Morrison, which faces a normal election in Could, has additionally come below hearth for its dealing with of the difficulty.
Outdoors Melbourne Park, dwelling of the Australian Open, 27-year-old Appear Muthia stated everybody ought to comply with the identical COVID-19 vaccination guidelines.
"I believe it's kind of awkward," added Muthia. "The federal government has additionally made some errors."
Djokovic's visa ban was lifted solely after the federal government acknowledged that he had acted unreasonably by not giving him the promised time to current his case on the airport.
Since then, Djokovic's covid-19 take a look at and his actions earlier than touchdown in Australia have come below elevated media scrutiny.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV employees and is routinely generated from a syndicated feed.)
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Google Set to Expand Base on Academy for Digital Skills in London
Google have announced plans to expand on their home in London by constructing a 3700-square meter academy to help to `educate and inspire everyone` alongside its new facility at 123 Buckingham Palace Road in Victoria. The venue is predicted to start for "London Tech Week" – hosting the summit dedicated to leaders in the tech field and is rumoured to include an electric cinema, fun fair and Brighton Beach room. It is aimed at educating everyone, from school children to CEOs.
According to Google, coding is an important skill for the future of the IT industry and much of what is taught at the academy will be related to coding. Research shows that whilst computer programming jobs are decreasing, the need for coders is increasing. More and more companies are hiring people specifically for coding, showing how important it is.
The future is in technology and coding, and this is why Google have announced their intentions to build the academy for developing digital skills – which is connected to their base in Buckingham Palace Road, and places great importance on teaching students to code.
A course on how to start in tech will also be available at the academy. The course is based around teaching students how to build a brand presentation using video and other technology.
The new Google base is believed to be creating over 3000 jobs in the area when it is complete, and the newly opened Google academy will only add to the number of jobs that they are creating.
According to Google`s UK Marketing Director, Ronan Harris, "The fact that London has ambitions to grow, to fully accept fresh technologies, and create the best and smartest companies has proven to be a constant trend for the past decade. When the technology community involving various industries - from music and fashion to AI and automotive sector worked together with the government, dedicated communities that support start-up and scale-up companies and the mayor's office, the first implication was creation of new jobs. London demonstrated that it can be the leader in a global environment that becomes increasingly competitive."
The academy is set to boost London`s booming technology sectors, as described by London Mayor, Sadiq Kahn, who was recently quoted as saying that 'London's tech sector is thriving', and that 'leading technologies will allow it to transform into the World's leading smart city'.
The construction of this academy is testament to Google`s intention to help to boost jobs for Londoners through both the staffing of their new premises and by helping to educate the population, and to give them the skills that are needed for a successful career in the future.


This 37 slide PowerPoint focuses on plant structures and their roles in food production, support water and nutrient transport, and reproduction.
It also describes how plants respond to three different stimuli (light, gravity, and moisture).
This lesson also includes review questions students can complete with a partner or independently, and an exit ticket at the end of the lesson.
Although this hits on third grade standards, it is great for review for fourth and fifth grade standards, which build on these standards.


Poll: What is the solution to the Fulani herdsmen/farmers conflict?
A herdsman with his cattle.
In recent times, the negative reportage attracted by Fulani herdsmen seems to have grown geometrically.
Since January 2016, about 10 Agatu communities in Benue State have suffered unprecedented hardship in the hands of men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen. About 500 Agatu villagers have reportedly lost their lives to the herdsmen.
On April 19, residents of 25 local government areas in Delta State grounded activities on the Benin-Asaba Expressway, protesting the killing of 23 people by the nomadic herdsmen. On the same day, farmers in Lagun, Iyana Offa, Offa, Atagba, Lapata and their surrounding communities in Lagelu Local government area of Oyo State reported that they were attacked by herdsmen who also stole valuables from them. About a week before the protest in Delta and the attack in Oyo, the herdsmen had clashed with farmers in Gashaka Local Government Area and killed about 15 people.
The examples are just a few of so many.
The basic cause of the clashes is that the herdsmen need access to pasture to graze their livestock. However, many times, their cattle get unruly, trample and destroy crops cultivated land, causing severe loss to farmers.
The herdsmen must feed their cattle; the farmers must plant their crops undisturbed. That is the dilemma.
What do you think can bring a lasting solution to the Fulani herdsmen/farmers clash?


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'The Phantom of the Opera' haunts LA
By Sergio Berrueta Three-dimensional film experience, "The Phantom of the Opera" creates an all new live musical soundtrack to the classic 1925 silent film of the same name starring horror legend Lon Chaney. Vox Lumiere brings their creative blend of cinema and stage to The Los Angeles Theatre Center with this musical. The Phantom, portrayed musically by James Lynch, haunts the opera below in his cavern. After the opera is…
Women's soccer stuns No. 2
By Sergio Berrueta The East Los Angeles College Huskies won a key South Coast Conference game, 4-2, after an aggressive match against No. 2-ranked Mt. San Antonio College Oct. 14 at home in Weingart Stadium. Two Huskies were injured. Maria Beccerra fell and slid to the ground at minute 15. Also, Ayre Looney of ELAC was injured after jumping in the air to dodge a player. Looney missed the landing when coming down. She…
Scheduled Data Center shutdown causes system remodeling problems
By Sergio Berrueta The LACCD Data Center is underwent a shutdown this past weekend after a cooling system failure last Wednesday. The shutdown occured from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Two recent failures have occurred during a 24-Hour period, causing engineers to manually reset the system. This has caused the planned remodeling of the LACCD to be investigated. Services that were shutdown including the Student Information Service, library services such…
Banned Books Week highlights controversial, challenged books
By Sergio Berrueta Banned Books Week, which runs from Sept. 21 to 27, celebrated works of literature that have been challenged or banned by local libraries. Books such as "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou, "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee and the "Harry Potter" series by J.K. Rowling are a select few of the overall 100 list of books challenged for removal in the…
Negativity affects judgement of today's generation
By Sergio Berrueta Negativity is an attitude occurring within young adults today. Pessimism in our society is becoming an increasing issue. Many are unhappy with the world today and there is a long list of problems that surround them. Instead of trying to solve their issues, they dump their frustration on everyone else and bring them down to their level of misery. This only adds to their frustration. The old…
Limited water supply areas to be shutoff due to construction
By Sergio Berrueta East Los Angeles College's water supply will be shutoff in the E7, F7 and E9 buildings tomorrow at 6 a.m. This temporary shutdown is to allow the water supply to be connected to the new bookstore building that is currently under construction. "Restrooms will be available in the D5, G8 & G9 (buildings). Signs will be posted," Abel Rodriguez, Facilities Director, said in an e-mail earlier today….
'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' tangled in a web of plot
By Sergio Berrueta Marvel's famous web slinger is back on the big screen for his greatest battle in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2," but the true battle may be trying to figure out what story to follow. "The Amazing Spider-Man 2"continue on from the 2012 film reboot with the witty Peter Parker, played by Andrew Garfield, still protecting New York from danger as Spider-Man and trying to keep his girlfriend Gwen…
Huskies badminton ends regular season undefeated
By Sergio Berrueta The East Los Angeles College women's badminton team continues their streak over South Coast Conference rival Pasadena City College winning 16-5 on April 23. Pasadena won the SCC title for five consecutive years, from 2009 to 2013, sharing the 2013 title with ELAC. This year, ELAC won the title beating Pasadena four times. "The girls are doing better…(having) lost to PCC in previous (years)," ELAC Head…
Elac's speech team continues win streak
By Sergio Berrueta ELAC's Speech team is vying to continue their winning streak at the state championship in Concord, Calif. in order to achieve national success in Denver, Colo. At the state championship, the team managed to sweep up a new ELAC Speech Team record of 11 awards, including the Raul Herrera garnering prestigious Pentathlon Award. "Simply put, this win is epic," Speech Team coach Ryan Smith said. Smith has been…
Speech team wins 11 state awards
By Sergio Berrueta The East Los Angeles College Speech Team garnered second place this past weekend at the 2014 state championship tournament in Concord, California. The team earned a new record of 11 awards in various performance and speech categories including two gold, five silver, two bronze, a second place team award and the Pentathlon Award. Raul Herrera garnered the Pentathlon Award, which is given to the student in the…


One of the best decisions I've made recently is to use some unexpected vacation time to ease our transition from my maternity leave into our new routine. I was able to arrange for my first four weeks back on the job to be short weeks, scheduling a month of Thursdays off to spend at home with the kids. It has helped to break up the week for me as I get back in the swing of things at the office, and it allows Mike a bit more freedom to get the things done for his book and other writing projects that he needs to, as well.
Last week, Julian –out of the blue – asked me for mac and cheese, and since it was Thursday, and I was home, I figured why not? But with naptime approaching, I didn't want to keep him waiting an hour or more for my regular skillet mac and cheese. Instead, I used that tried-and-true recipe as a jumping-off point, stripping down and changing up the proportions of my cheese sauce, and using a smaller (and quicker-cooking) pasta shape to produce a simple, super-creamy stove-top version for him.
Three servings later, I was pretty sure I had a winner on my hands, and when Julian asked for it again yesterday, I figured I'd better write my recipe down for posterity. I hope Julian and his baby sister always push me to think outside the box, in the kitchen and elsewhere.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, add the pasta, and cook it until tender. While the pasta cooks, melt the butter in a skillet over medium-low heat and whisk in the flour until combined. Whisk in the milk and cream until smooth. Add the cheeses a little at a time, stirring until they are well incorporated, and let cook over medium heat until the sauce is thickened and a bit reduced. Whisk in the Dijon, Worcestershire, and Tabasco (if using), then season with salt and pepper. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed. Add the cooked, drained pasta to the cheese mixture and stir gently until the pasta is thoroughly enveloped, and the cheese sauce gets into all of its little nooks and crannies. Serve immediately.
I've read that you can also cook the noodles in milk and add the cheese and butter once the noodles have absorbed the milk. I haven't tried it yet. the only caveat is that I think you have to do a lot of stirring while the noodles are cooking.


It's getting crazy at work. Everyone seems to be annoyed with everyone else and in all honesty, I've been laughing at the madness all day. Believe me, we are feeling the pinch and it's just beginning. I told my co-workers weeks ago what to expect so we've been geared up for it more or less, but for some reason I feel this Xmas will be tougher than previous years.
If you wish to meet a group of people who seriously do not look forward to the Xmas season, yeah that'll be us. Did you notice I said Xmas instead of Christmas, umm hmm, XXXXXX, that's because we want it over a.s.a.p. Sounds dismal I know, but we'll get through it once we don't kill each other first.
To top off the craziness, I misplaced my calculator while packing up this afternoon and began a mini episode of, 'Bridget Gone Mad' trying to figure out who the hell would steal a 17+ year old calculator, to then discover I placed it in my desk draw. It has sentimental value ok. It was given to me Dec 1993, so it means something and I always take care of the things which I love.
In any case, I am home now and comfortable, until tomorrow for another dose of the 'Mad House' in the workplace.


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Shared Mobility Research and Analysis
SUMC contributes to the broader understanding of the mobility landscape and draws out operational lessons and best practices from mobility innovations around the world. SUMC has produced original research for the Federal Transit and Federal Highway Administrations, the Transportation Research Board, and a number of public, private, and nonprofit clients.
If you are interested in learning more about our research program, or are interested in getting involved as a partner or client in future research projects, please email Director of Research and Consulting Colin Murphy at colin@sharedusemobilitycenter.org.
SUMC research projects include:
TCRP Report 230: Transit and Micromobility
Micromobility, predominantly shared bikes and scooters, exploded in the years leading up to and during the COVID-19 pandemic. While guidance has been largely focused on government regulations, TCRP Research Report 230: Transit and Micromobility is one of the first extended explorations of what transit agencies need to know to effectively partner with or regulate micromobility.
Towards the Promise of Mobility as a Service (MaaS) in the U.S.
With support from the Toyota Social Innovation Team, SUMC prepared a brief to describe Mobility as a Service, which integrates multimodal transportation options into a single interface, with a single payment mechanism, to enable seamless and environmentally sound mobility. This policy brief presents a simple, non-technical overview of MaaS and provides examples to foster widespread understanding of the concept, its benefits, and what is needed for it to be achieved.
West Dallas Mobility Needs Assessment
A local philanthropic organization approached SUMC to identify mobility needs and solutions in West Dallas, TX, a low-density, low-income, predominantly Black and Hispanic area undergoing rapid gentrification. After extensive research and community engagement, SUMC provided a needs assessment with recommendations to the private sector and philanthropy to advance equitable, sustainable, and innovative solutions.
Village of Bedford Park Last Mile Study and Mobility Action Plan
SUMC worked with the Antero Group and the Active Transportation Alliance to develop a Last Mile Study and a Last Mile Mobility Action Plan for the Village of Bedford Park, IL, an industrialized Chicago suburb whose 30,000 daily commuters who face last-mile mobility challenges on existing transit networks. In 2018, the Village launched an initiative to better understand the area's mobility challenges, and develop, test, and implement effective solutions.
Equity and Shared Mobility Services: Working with the Private Sector to Meet Equity Objectives
Equity and Shared Mobility Services communicates best practices for public-private partnerships that support low-income and transportation-disadvantaged communities by putting equitable mobility initiatives into practice. This paper is beneficial for those considering a mobility partnership and includes a checklist for developing equity objectives, an equity analysis for low-income groups using shared mobility, and case studies with practical recommendations.
Objective-Driven Data Sharing for Transit Agencies in Mobility Partnerships
A primary challenge in implementing Mobility on Demand (MOD) solutions has been reaching an agreement between public and private partners over data sharing. Drawing on lessons learned from the Federal Transit Administration's MOD Sandbox program and beyond, this paper supports the transit agencies in the decision-making process by providing useful tools to guide data-sharing discussions to an agreement that provides secure and useful data.
When Uber Replaces the Bus: Learning from the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority's "Direct Connect" Pilot
The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority was the first public transit agency to sign a service provision contract with a private transportation network company to provide subsidized first/last-mile connections to transit stops. This 2019 case study details the reasons why the agency took this step, how they responded to internal and external challenges as the pilot developed, and lists lessons learned with recommended actions for pilots going forward.
Mobility Hubs: Where People Go to Move
SUMC's 2019 guide serves as a planning and design resource for the creation of mobility hubs—places where people can seamlessly connect with multiple modes of transportation in a safe, comfortable, and accessible environment. Features include strategies for implementation, a breakdown of key design elements and amenities with detailed descriptions, global references from sites, and conceptual examples in the Twin Cities.
Electric and Equitable: Learning from the BlueLA Carsharing Pilot
In 2015, the City of Los Angeles was awarded a grant from the California Air Resources Board to pilot electric vehicle car sharing in low-income Los Angeles communities. With SUMC as lead technical partner, the pilot proved successful in a historically-steadfast car culture, reducing GHGs and providing a new mobility option to Angelenos before developing into the program it is today. This case study analyzes lessons learned in the pilot, which concluded in 2019.
Bay Area Carsharing Implementation Strategy
SUMC teamed with UrbanTrans in 2018 to produce the Bay Area Carsharing Implementation Strategy, which focuses on specific approaches for growing carsharing membership and usage in the Bay Area. With the goal of achieving GHG emission-reduction targets by reducing vehicle miles traveled and encouraging the use of cleaner fuels, the resulting study is a comprehensive implementation guide supported by insight from workshops, interviews and detailed research.
Global Benchmarking Study on European Shared Mobility Services
SUMC worked with the Federal Highway Administration to study and report how European cities and agencies have planned, implemented, and supported shared mobility services to create sustainable, multimodal mobility options. The report presents key elements behind successful shared-use mobility programs in Europe as well as case studies and recommendations for how the United States can adapt these practices to advance the benefits of shared mobility at home.
TCRP Report 196: Private Transit: Existing Services and Emerging Directions
While private transit services have operated for decades in many American cities, the business innovations and technological advances that ushered in a new generation of transportation options also created concerns over their safety, equity and other impacts. This SUMC-authored report explores the effects of private transit (mobility) services in the US, and proposes a way forward to account for, regulate, and incorporate private-sector services into municipal planning.
TCRP Report 195, Broadening Understanding of the Interplay between Public Transit, Shared Mobility, and Personal Automobiles
This study by SUMC for the Transit Cooperative Research Program explores the impacts of app-based transportation network companies on the cities they operate in, including on public transit ridership, single-occupancy vehicle trips, and traffic congestion. SUMC's findings, which build upon the learning shared in TCRP Report 188, were one of the first uses of origin-destination trip data provided by a major TNC. Read more about the study here.
TCRP Report 188: Shared Mobility and the Transformation of Public Transit
This 2016 study examines the relationship between public transportation and tech-enabled forms of shared mobility such as ridehailing. The report was a groundbreaking look at the opportunities and challenges for transit agencies as they relate to new mobility services and potential actions they may take to promote cooperation with private-sector mobility providers.
Research Summary: Impact of On-Demand Mobility Services on Public Transit
SUMC completed a research summary for the American Public Transportation Association based on information generated as part of TCRP Report 188. The summary draws from a variety of sources, including interviews with public officials, a survey of shared mobility users and an analysis of Uber and transit demand in seven cities.
The Shared Mobility Toolkit
SUMC released an interactive Shared Mobility Toolkit & Report in 2016 to help cities expand bikesharing, carsharing, and other forms of shared mobility throughout their regions, including in disadvantaged communities where transportation options are lacking. The complementary Toolkit Report provides an overview of each tool along with policy recommendations, trends by city size and type, and shared mobility growth scenarios for the project's 27 participating cities.
Shared-Use Mobility Reference Guide
SUMC was a pioneer in the growing Shared Mobility landscape of 2015 with the introduction of the first Shared-Use Mobility Reference guide, designed to help government, business, and community leaders prepare for the changes taking place in cities across the nation. The guide includes recommended definitions for shared modes of transportation, updates on the latest industry trends, an evaluation of changing local government roles, policy choices, and more.
For more information on SUMC's research work, please contact us.


The first day of my birthday getaway went so well, I couldn't wait to dive into the second. I read about glass blowing and sculpting before but it was amazing watching it live and actually participating in the activity to create a beautiful piece. Every time I pass my room, I stop to admire the glass flower I helped make. It's so colorful and pretty. It's an amazing experience.
The next day we planned for some outdoor fun and drove to Watkins Glen State Park on Seneca Lake (one of the Finger Lakes). It's a great place for hiking, camping, walking trails and picnics. I love the outdoors...but I'm a scared cat when it comes to camping. We decided to do a bit of hiking and enjoy the beautiful scenery.
We packed a backpack with all the necessities and made our way to Gorge Trail (one of the most scenic and longest trails in the park). It took us away from all the hustle and bustle of the town and made us one with nature. A nature full of streams, springs, waterfalls, cool breezes, tall trees, flora, and occasional bugs.
The Gorge Trail is about 1.5 miles long and it roughly took us 3 hours to reach the end and head back up. I was expecting rugged paths but it was totally different. We hiked on a 'manufactured pathway, through chiseled tunnels, and over mortared bridges' (as stated on the park's website). Above are a few more shots from our adventure. After the hike, we decided to have lunch at a nearby vineyard and maybe do some wine tasting as well. Fun!!
First we went to Lakewood Vineyards where we had to choose from two categories of wines: Flight A (Dry Whites & Dry Reds) or Flight B (Semi-Sweet & Sweet). Our group opted the latter one. Out of the ones we tasted, my favorites were Niagara 2010 and Vignoles 2012 (their best selling wine). After wine tasting, we took a stroll along the vineyards and enjoyed the nice breeze before heading to the next another place for lunch. Onwards to Castel Griech Winery where we enjoyed German cuisine.
We stayed in the wine country until early evening and headed back to our hotel. We headed back home mid Monday morning to beat the holiday traffic and I have to say we got really lucky with traffic. We whizzed through with minimal delays. Overall, I must say I enjoyed myself quite a bit. It was just what I needed to get away from the norm. I would recommend more people to venture out into New York State. There's so much to do and see. I can't wait for my next visit...NEXT ADVENTURE!!
- Pack bug spray, sun screen and water for the trails.
- Get a head start by going to the park early and beat the crowd. Also check the weather so you don't get stuck in a downpour.
- There are about 30 or so vineyards along the Seneca Lake Wine Trail (Finger Lakes Region). Do your research and make a weekend of it. Each place charged a minimal fee for wine tasting. Oh and the wine pourers are friendly and fun. It felt great supporting the local brewers.


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Why You May Live Longer After Bypass Surgery for Weight Loss
Mark Stibich, PhD
Mark Stibich, PhD, FIDSA, is a behavior change expert with experience helping individuals make lasting lifestyle improvements.
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Did you know that gastric bypass surgery can add years to your life? If you've considered gastric bypass surgery for weight loss, here's what you should know about life expectancy after bypass surgery.
What Research Says About the Effect of Gastric Bypass Surgery on Life Expectancy
A clinical study examined the medical records of almost 10,000 gastric bypass patients and compared them to data from almost 10,000 severely obese persons.
Researchers matched individuals in each group based on age, sex, and BMI to ensure that these other factors didn't play into the results. They then looked up each individual in the National Death Index to learn about any deaths that occurred over a seven-year period.
For those who are obese, gastric bypass can reduce the risk of death by 40 percent over a seven-year period, according to a 2007 study in the New England Journal of Medicine.
They found that people who underwent gastric bypass surgery had a 40 percent reduction in the rate of death compared to their obese counterparts. More specifically, they had a 56 percent reduction in death from coronary artery disease, a 92 percent reduction in death from diabetes and a 60 percent reduction in death from cancer.
Benefits of Bariatric Surgery
Another study followed people who had bariatric surgery, the class of surgery of which gastric bypass is the most common — and people who had not undergone bariatric surgery — an average of 10.9 years. The researchers found that people who did not undergo bariatric bypass surgery had less than a 2 percent change in body weight over the follow-up period. The bariatric surgery group, on the other hand, reported large changes in body weight:
Gastric bypass patients lost an average of 32 percent of their pre-surgery weight and had maintained a reduction of 25 percent after 10 years.
Vertical-banded gastroplasty patients lost an average of 25 percent of their pre-surgery weight and had maintained a reduction of 16 percent after 10 years.
Lap band patients lost an average of 20 percent of their pre-surgery weight and had maintained a reduction of 14 percent after 10 years.
The people in the surgery group were 24 percent less likely to die over a ten-year period. In addition, studies have shown that a weight loss of 12 percent can reduce diabetes risk.
Questions to Ask When Considering Bariatric Surgery
Obesity is linked to dramatic increases in the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Losing weight can dramatically reduce those risks, as research about the benefits of gastric bypass surgery emphasizes.
If you have not been able to lose weight through lifestyle modifications, gastric bypass surgery may be right for you. Once the weight is reduced, controlling blood sugar, high blood pressure, and other health conditions become much easier. Talk to your doctor about your options.
Types of Weight Loss Surgery, Costs, and Options
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Bray GA. The Missing Link – Lose Weight, Live Longer. Vol. 357:818-820.
Sjostrom L, et al. Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Mortality in Swedish Obese Subjects. Vol. 357:741-752.
Types of Weight Loss Surgery, Costs and Options
How Vitamin D Affects Weight Loss
How Fast You Can Recover and Lose Weight After Bariatric Surgery
Understanding the Many Risks of Weight Loss Surgery
Vertical Banded Gastroplasty Explained
Would Your Health Insurance Cover Your Gastric Bypass Surgery?
Can Probiotics Help You Trim the Excess Pounds?
Why You Might Need to Live a New Lifestyle After Lap-Band Surgery
The Benefits of Adding Green Smoothies to Your Diet
Questions to Ask Before Choosing Bariatric Surgery
Should You Walk 10,000 Steps per Day for Weight Loss?
The Stomach Balloon Might Help You Lose Weight But Has Side Effects
How Less Sleep Affects Your Metabolism and Prevents Weight Loss
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The Front Bottoms Interview [February 2018]
Before the show in Manchester, our team of Craig & David caught up with The Front Bottoms frontman Brian Sella to discuss the band's stage show, touring with The Smith Street Band and, as always, who would star in a Hollywood Movie about the band…
C] Hey Brian! It's the first date of your biggest UK tour so far, and it starts in an incredible venue. Looking forward to it?
Yeah, very much so. It's crazy, this venue is beautiful, so it's a great way to start it off. I feel like we usually start in Manchester, or at least the last time we did. The people around here are a bit nutty. Whenever we play in Manchester it's just fun, it always seems wild. Wilder than usual.
C] It's good that you made it here on day one too, I was supposed to see The Ataris in Huddersfield last night at the start of their tour and they didn't show up…
I heard about that! I saw someone post the setlist for the night and it just said The Ataris will be on whenever they arrive! I feel like they still tour pretty heavily around here. That's crazy.
C] It's a great tour package that you're on at the minute with The Smith Street Band and Brick + Mortar. Do you guys choose all of the supports yourself?
Yeah, it's all us. The booking agent will send over some suggestions and we'll just send back who we want to tour with. Brick + Mortar are from the town that we're living in now, and The Smith Street Band took us over to Australia so it seemed like a no brainer.
C] You did some huge shows over here last year with Blink 182 and Frank Turner, how do those shows compare to your own headline sets?
It was a totally insane, different experience. We were on first so when we would go on the venues would be half full, but that would still be around 10,000 people. The whole thing was just insane, it was a dream come true. I've been a big Blink 182 fan forever. I'm not even able to compare it to a show like tonight, because even here there's a good amount of people here, more than I ever thought we would get to play to, but it's a whole different vibe. With the Blink shows you get up and play the hits for half an hour. I felt it was very positive, I think we made a lot of new fans, but tonight we'll get up there, have a couple of glasses of wine, play more songs. The whole thing is a little looser.
C] So on those support shows it's a similar approach to playing a festival?
Yeah. Whenever we've played the UK, even when there was only about 15 people showing up, everyone was singing all the words, which feels incredible, but then you play infront of thousands of people and none of them are singing along it's a reminder that you've gotta work for this. We've got to make sure these people like us, which I love. I think that's the whole point, I love to perform.
D] The name of your latest album, Going Grey, suggests that it's about getting old where previous releases have been about growing up. Where did that come from?
It's sort of the next step. It's a natural development. The names we had before Going Grey didn't feel right. We had all of the artwork drawn up with the different names and it wasn't until me & Matt were just chillin', and I had a list of names that I'd come up with, with my girlfriend. We were just going through the list and none of them were really sticking, but when when I said Going Grey we both kinda looked at eachother. It was after the process of putting the album together, and that name seemed to represent what we'd done.
D] I saw you guys play in Leeds last year with Apologies I Have None and Gnarwolves. The set onstage – the sofas, the TV playing Mean Girls, it really looked like someone's living room. What was the idea behind that, and can we expect to keep seeing something similar?
Yeah, the whole vibe on that tour was like being in someone's living room. We thought let's get all of these people into out living room, we'll just jam and have friends sitting on the sofa, we'll have the lights going on and off. That was the performance aspect of it, we always like to add a couple of layers. At that point we'd been on tour for a long time and I thought 'I'd like to be in my living room right now.' Having the couch onstage was great, when we played with Blink we had them, and on the second show Mark Hoppus just came out and sat on the couch. It gave us that opportunity to have people come out and sit on the couch. That was awesome. This tour we've got three more people playing with us onstage so it's a lot louder and we've tried to step up production a bit. We've got some projection screens, we've got a banner drop, which is the first time we've done that. It's silly because it's just me and Matt sitting in our bedrooms thinking 'Wouldn't it be cool if we had a banner drop!'.
D] A lot of your lyrics and song titles are based on real experiences, are there any stories from Going Grey that you can expand on, particularly Far Drive, is that one based on a real experience?
Absolutely. It's actually not based on a journey that I took. It's a few now-friends, I didn't know them at the time, had driven to a bunch of shows. Hours and hours of travelling. They had kinda said that chorus to me on the street. You know, it's crazy far drives but it's being in the car with the people that you love, it's great. That was like a feeling, something that everyone can understand, so I tried to use that. Grand Finale too, that came around from a friend actually dropping his phone into a bonfire. That seemed like a crazy thing – you've lost your phone but in this day and age you've lost a lot more than that. It seems like a ridiculous idea, so it kinda stayed with me. I recently moved to a beach town, so a lot of the songs like Vacation Town and Ocean come directly from that.
D] Looking back, are there any more older songs that you'd like to revisit and rerecord like you did on the Rose EP?
Absolutely. We're playing Today Is Not Real on this tour and we've just finished recording the next Rose EP, it's going to be called Ann, after my Grandmother. We've got all of the artwork and everything done, it's six songs long. It's pretty exciting. The Grandma series was such a fun idea and then everyone always asks about them everytime I talk to anyone. We took a little time off and figured out the songs, and then me, Matt & Tom just got into the studio and recorded it. I don't know if anyone knows that yet, so there's an exclusive! I'm not sure when it'll be released, sooner rather than later I think.
C] Great! So just before we finish off, here's a nice silly question for you. Hollywood calls, they're making The Front Bottoms: The Movie and you're in charge of casting. Who plays the band?
Sometimes I look at Matt and think 'this guy looks like Johnny Depp', so I'm gonna give the role of Matt to Johnny Depp. I'll probably end up playing myself. I like the idea of someone else playing me but I think that would be hard to watch!
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Re: Modern Family: Season 4
Ditto. The Godfather ending was superb.
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shut the fuck up zwackerm, you're out of your fucking element
chippy is correct
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I loved the last episode and they made an attempt to subvert the format by presenting 3 separate, unrelated storylines.
Phil has really been golden the last few episodes. Taking over the show.
Fri Feb 22, 2013 10:32 pm
One of the better episodes of the season last night.
Loved Claire awkwardly trying to ask Haley on a "date." As well as everything with Luke and Phil (by far my favorite pairing on the show) together.
And Elizabeth Banks is a delight whenever she shows up in anything.
Phil talking to the Mom at the bar was wonderful.
"YOU'RE NEVER OFF THE COURT!"
I love Luke.
Loved all the stuff with The Future Dunphys.
Also, the scene in the restaurant with Mitch, Cam, Gloria and Lilly was classic Modern Family.
Mitchell: "You're not gay, just confused!" (outraged lesbians walk by)
Gloria: "They're just going to grow up and become boring old white people." (old white men stroll by)
Mitchell: "Sorry, no, most of our friends are white!" (black couple looks over)
Cam: "I think we would all be better off if people just went back where they came from" (entire restaurant stares)
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So we're getting to that time of year again... is Modern Family going unchallenged again at the Emmys for best comedy? I thought Girls would take it, but I've read the season was mediocre? Is there anything else that may take it? Realistically, of course.
Ecks Factor: Cancelled too soon
New Girl should win the award. Not sure it can even muster a Series nomination, though.
Haley, about her fairy costume: "Can I borrow this?"
"Why?"
"I'd rather not say."
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Cam's so annoying, ugh. I thought the sister sideplot was cute though.
The season finale was pretty great. I do think this was the best season since the first.
This was a great season. Great finale to cap it off. Cam starting trouble in the community was fantastic.
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The finale was really sweet and hilarious. This season was great, I definitely agree that it was the best since season 1.
Re: Modern Family
Really solid episodes tonight. I loved Phil and Gloria mugging in the background as extras!
The scenes with them mugging as extras were HILARIOUS. I had to rewind to watch them again because it made me laugh so hard
The first episode was really, really sweet.
This show gets a lot of shit online now because it's won the Emmy four times, and I don't necessarily think that's fair - it's had off seasons (season 3) but it's still consistently enjoyable and funny. I was really charmed by the premiere last night.
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I tried watching this show recently because I had been a fan of one of Levitan's other shows, "Just Shoot Me". Unfortunately, I only found it mildly amusing at times. The humor didn't work for me. I found Sofia Vergara's character annoying. The rest of the cast was okay. I did like how the cast of characters would talk to the screen at times. The MJF show did the same thing.
Unfortunately, I have tried several different comedy series lately (The Mindy Project, New Girl, 30 Rock, Big Bang Theory, The Goldbergs, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, etc.) and haven't found any that I thought was funny. The one that I liked best was The Crazy Ones due to being a fan of the writer (David E. Kelley) and liking his style of character interaction.
I even tried watching an old comedy show that I hadn't watched before, Barney Miller, and didn't like that one either. Reinhold Weege, the creator of one of my favorite comedy shows, Night Court, had been a writer for Barney Miller. So, I had been hoping that I would like it.
Just found out a few minutes ago, that Reinhold Weege died last December. I hadn't even heard about it before and he wasn't mentioned in the Emmy tribute reel.
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I went to tv.com yesterday and searched for Barney Miller episodes written by Reinhold Weege then went to Hulu to watch some of them. I did like the season 4 opening two-part series premiere. The humor and the depth of emotion from the first episode of that two-part premiere reminded me of his Night Court work.
"Truth is truth, even if no one believes it. A lie is a lie, even if everyone believes it."
The plot of last night's episode was weirdly almost identical to the episode of Friends with Phoebe's birthday dinner in structure. Still good though.
Mitch and Cam's relationship has become a bit cringeworthy, though. Must they bicker or passive aggressively snipe at each other every episode? I really love the actors, but even they can't keep selling the fact that these two would never still be together in real life. As an aside, though, the young actress who plays Lily has gotten really sharp with the line deliveries this season!
I used to hate new Lily and now I actually like her a lot!
Cam and Mitch are my least favorite characters.
I guess Libs doesn't know how relationships work.
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Dude, what the hell is your problem? That's a fucked up thing to say to someone who, more often than not, goes out of their way to be nice to you.
If you're going to argue Mitch and Cam have a healthy relationship, I can't even engage. They don't even seem like they like each other! I know this is just a sitcom, but Phil and Claire's relationship makes much more sense. Even Jay and Gloria's, too.
Libs is correct.
I wasn't saying it to be mean. I was saying it in that... couples bicker. Every relationship is different. To say that they wouldn't be together is a silly thing to say.


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HISTORY OF HISTORY OF THE MAYA
HISTORY OF THE MAYA
The Maya then and now
The first American script
The Mayan periods
The Maya then and now: from 1500 BC
The Maya, occupying the triangle of land framed by the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, have the longest identifiable history of any American people. Social customs, language and physical characteristics (such as unusually round heads) suggest an unbroken link between the American Indians living in the region today and their predecessors 3500 years ago.
Since much of the area is jungle (which preserves monuments for the archaeologists by concealing them from others), their culture is also better known than most. Maya temples, carvings and inscriptions have survived in considerable number.
The first American script: 2nd c. BC - 3rd c. AD
Of the various early civilizations of central America, the Maya make the greatest use of writing. In their ceremonial centres they set up numerous columns, or stelae, engraved with hieroglyphs. But they are not the inventors of writing in America.
Credit for this should possibly go back as far as the Olmecs. Certainly there is some evidence that they are the first in the region to devise a calendar, in which writing of some sort is almost essential. The Zapotecs, preceding the Maya, have left the earliest surviving inscriptions, dating from about the 2nd century BC. The first Mayan stele to be securely dated is erected at Tikal in the equivalent of the year AD 292.
The Mayan script is hieroglyphic with some phonetic elements. Its interpretation has been a long struggle, going back to the 16th century, and even today only about 80% of the hieroglyphs are understood. They reveal that the script is used almost exclusively for two purposes: the recording of calculations connected with the calendar and astronomy; and the listing of rulers, their dynasties and their conquests.
Thus the priests and the palace officials of early America succeed in preserving writing for their own privileged purposes. In doing so they deny their societies the liberating magic of literacy.
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The Mayan periods: 1500 BC -1542
Historians divide the story of the Maya into three main sections. The Formative or Pre-Classic period runs from about 1500 BC to300. In the Classic period, from300 to 900, many separate Mayan city-states achieve a prosperous existence, revealed in their architecture and sculpture. They are ruled by priest kings. Tikal, the largest ceremonial centre, is thought to have had a population at its peak of between 50,000 and 100,000 - an astonishing number for a place in the middle of the jungle.
In the 10th century the Mayan kingdoms of the central region finally lose their vitality. The jungle encroaches and prevails.
The Post-Classic period is one of gradual decline, though the northern area of Yucatan continues to thrive under new overlords. Chichén Itzá, founded as a Mayan centre, is captured in987 by Toltecs - under whose rule it enjoys two further centuries of prosperity.
The Spanish bring the Post-Classic age to an abrupt end. The Maya are already weakened by European diseases when the Spanish invaders first threaten them. Even so it requires a prolonged campaign, from 1528 to 1542, before the Spaniards bring the Maya territory under control. And in subsequent centuries there are frequent Maya rebellions against colonial rule.
The Christian conquerors do their best to obliterate the pagan culture which they find in Mexico. Specifically they burn every Mayan manuscript they can find. Only three have survived, all of them on the topic of ritual and astronomy. The most complete is in Dresden. It consists of beautifully illustrated sheets of bark paper, hinged together to fold like a screen.
But the Spanish cannot destroy the Mayan temple cities. With their sculpted reliefs and inscriptions, they lurk in the jungle awaiting discovery. One of the first explorers to publicize them is a New York lawyer, John Lloyd Stephens. His Sense of wonder at these massive constructions, built by unknown hands, has been echoed by countless thousands since.


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1393870Popular Science Monthly Volume 53 September 1898 — The Nation's Crisis1898A. B. Ronne
THE NATION'S CRISIS.
By A. B. RONNE.
"I THINK that, whatever difficulties they may have to surmount, and whatever tribulations they may have to pass through, the Americans may reasonably look forward to a time when they will have produced a civilization grander than any the world has known." These were some of the parting words with which Herbert Spencer bade this country farewell after his short visit in 1882; they form the concluding sentences in that memorable interview which he granted a representative of our press a few days before his departure. It must still be fresh in the memories of Mr. Spencer's many friends on this side of the Atlantic that in this interview he freely discussed the numerous signs of an immense development of material civilization which everywhere confronted him here, without concealing the fact, however, that while the wealth and magnificence of our large cities had been a source of astonishment to him, these very evidences of a wonderful commercial activity and development of arts had constantly reminded him of the Italian republics of the middle ages, where the people under circumstances and conditions similar to ours were gradually losing their freedom.
It will also be remembered that Mr. Spencer's visit, owing to ill health, had been a hurried one, and that he offered his views as the result of his first impressions only. But of the symptoms in our public life which most impressed him as pointing toward the undermining of free institutions, he mentioned the tyranny of the political machine, under which the citizen, as a rule, had to use his political power according to the dictates of party managers, or else to throw it away; and in this connection he reminded his interviewer of the fact that "constitutions are not made, but grow," that the Americans got their form of government more by a happy accident than by a normal progress, and that here, as it has been elsewhere, it was becoming painfully evident that our political structure, as an artificially devised system, had been growing into something different from that intended. Yet, in spite of all this, Mr. Spencer did not seem to take a very doleful view of our future. From the size of our country and the heterogeneity of its components he thought it safe to predict that, as a nation, we would be long in evolving our ultimate form; but that this ultimate form would be high, considering all that we had accomplished and the troubles over which we had already triumphed, he saw no reason to doubt; and thus he dismissed his interviewer with the prophetic words quoted above.
Scarcely sixteen years have passed since this interview took place, but signs are not wanting to-day which show that during this brief period we have gone from bad to worse, not only in regard to those evils referred to, but to others of a like nature as well. From all our principal cities come startling disclosures of boss rule and its accompanying political corruption. Yet it is difficult to say which is the most startling—the corruption itself, or the apathy toward it evinced by the masses. In New York city the disclosures a few years ago were followed by a tidal wave of municipal reform, but after receding this wave seems to have left the great city in a condition little improved if any. The recent accounts from Pennsylvania furnished us by Mr. Wanamaker, whatever effect they may have on the elections in that State, are of far less interest to the average citizen than the news from Washington, although the dangers implied in the former threaten the most vital interests of the Commonwealth. But, if, in places, the Commonwealths are groaning under political corruption of the worst kind, the country as a whole is groaning under an industrial depression, the causes of which do not seem in any way to concern the professional politician, except perhaps when political capital may be made from taking up the question. As to these causes thoughtful men may differ. But upon this they all must agree: that corporate capital during the last sixteen years has become more and more tyrannical, while the wage-earners—mechanic and laborer alike—once supposed to furnish the brains as well as the brawn of this republic, have become more and more dependent. And here, again, we meet with the same apathy among those not directly interested. Gigantic strikes, one after the other, this country has witnessed since 1882, in which public sympathy at the beginning has been with the striking workingman, only to be transferred to the side of the rapacious corporation—already backed by the executive and judicial branches of the Government—just as soon as the inconvenience of the situation began to make itself felt by all: the result of it all being a large middle class, insensible to the encroachments on their personal freedom on the one hand, and a dissatisfied, disgruntled working element without faith or confidence in our political institutions on the other.
Under such conditions this war with Spain may truly be said to have found us unprepared, not so much from the lack of an adequate navy or standing army as from the absence of a real national unity. It is generally held that—war having commenced—it is unpatriotic to discuss now whether it was justifiable or not; it certainly is useless, and we may as well accept the situation as unavoidable and the war as a righteous one. It may seem strange, therefore, perhaps unkind, to speak of the absence of national unity in the face of the vigorous preparations made by the administration and the willing response to its call for volunteers by our young men in all parts of the country. Yet the thoughtful man can not shut his eyes or ears to the chaotic state of opinion concerning the war and its causes, and for the sake of the future of this nation it is well to take a sober look at the situation. A war is always a crisis in a nation's history, especially so when its traditional policy has been one of peace. Earnest appeals to patriotism and humanitarian principles have not been wanting; but side by side with the many responses to these appeals, grumblings and bitter fault-findings have been heard. The professional politician, as might be expected, has come in for his share of alleged responsibility—his supposed aim being personal gain or glory—though, strangely enough, the political leaders who usually are the targets for the attacks of the professional reformer were the most anxious to avert the conflict. No more satisfying is the charge that our politicians in Washington, who were chiefly instrumental in working up the war feeling, were actuated only by a desire to stem the tide of Bryanism by diverting public attention from this movement—seeing that its brilliant leader and some of his henchmen were as clamorous for war and military glory as any of the rest; while the silver organs did not hesitate in stigmatizing the President's efforts toward settling the difficulty through diplomacy as being in the interest of Wall Street.
But the strongest proof of the absence of the genuine national unity which should characterize a righteous war is, perhaps, the indifference noticed among the working people. This has been commented on in several newspapers, and an explanation has been sought in the fact that a large part of our foreign population has not as yet sufficiently imbibed the spirit of our institutions to make them good Americans. The real explanation, however, is the fact that through actual experience they are learning that war can only result in making their struggle for existence still harder, partly by the paralyzing of many industries and partly by enhancing their cost of living. Can a lofty and self-sacrificing patriotism be expected from those who, in their struggles with aggressive capital intrenched behind governmental protection, have invariably suffered the fate of the vanquished? And they who have learned that it is less against foreign aggressions that eternal vigilance is required than against the insidious growth of domestic interferences with personal liberty—should they blame them so very much?
It being granted that this war was unavoidable, that humanitarian principles no less than self-interest compelled this country to make this departure from a time-honored policy, this allusion to its unfavorable internal conditions is made only for the sake of pointing out the real danger of the hour. As already remarked, this war presents a crisis—we stand at a crossway, and it is now that we must choose whether our destination is to be that higher civilization predicted for us by Mr. Spencer, or whether we shall turn back toward a purely military régime. That there is grave danger of choosing the latter is seen in the changed sentiments throughout the country. Many well-meaning people who a short time ago deprecated the idea of war altogether, and who rejected with scorn and indignation the insinuation or open charges by European powers that our real object was one of conquest, have been, through the first success in the East, carried away by the alluring spectacle of the United States assuming the position of the greatest naval power of the earth, and as entering upon a new career as "a fulfillment of its appointed mission." It was truly said at the time by a New York journal: "The American spirit is stirred and its imagination inflamed by the opportunities now offered this country to extend the sphere of its power and influence." But what does all this mean? It means that, when the war is over and victory ours, then the people, drunk with military success, will be ready to sell their birthright for a mess of pottage. In their delirium they will have no adequate idea of the cost of maintaining a standing army and a navy second to none. So far from being frightened by the strong centralized government made necessary by these changed conditions, they will hail with loud acclamations the military hcro with the most picturesque trappings as the man sent by a special providence to lead and to guide us, and thus a long step forward—or backward—to monarchical institutions will have been taken.
Is this picture overdrawn? Will it be said that this is the prediction of a warped, a fretful and pessimistic mind? Not by the sober and the thoughtful. Signs pointing that way are too numerous, sentiments of such a nature abound in the daily press; even the religious sentiment here and there is prone to lend encouragement to the idea of special providence in this matter of a new mission for the United States—that of spreading the light of civilization among semibarbarous people, east and west, by the help of fire and the sword. Who this "man on horseback" is to be is now and then clearly indicated. That he may be a man of high attainments, of personal integrity and nobility of mind, does not help the case; he is a relic of a chivalric, it may be, but still a barbaric past. Only such a man can fearlessly advocate, in season and out of season, the necessity of a navy equal or superior to that of Great Britain, knowing as he must that the resultant national self-consciousness of brute strength is ever prone to lead a government to aggressive acts both at home and abroad. And what is to pay us for this sacrifice of personal liberty? Is it the increased trade with foreign nations? Is it the increased industrial activity, made necessary by caring for distant colonies? Too late will it be learned that the only way to national prosperity lies in attending, as far as possible, to our own affairs; in guarding faithfully the rights of every citizen; and in encouraging, first and last, friendly relations with foreign powers. The nation, doing all this, will soon find itself strong enough in the internal unity, resulting from the contentment among all of its citizens and through the moral effect this must have on others, to defy any encroachments and to ward off any 'insults or impositions from the outside, though it may not have a gigantic army or navy sapping its very life blood.
It is held by some who are aware of the possible dangers here alluded to, that there is really no serious cause for alarm—the great merit of a democracy like ours, according to such, being the assured fact that "out of its multitudes, who have all had a chance for development, there will always arise, when occasion demands it, stronger and wiser men than any class-governed societies have ever bred." This, however, is begging the very question at issue. For now has the critical time arrived, when it is to be ascertained how far the insidious growth of class government has affected our nation. Strong men we have, and wise men, too; the first are already coming to the front, but—and this is one of the ominous symptoms—there is a disposition whenever the latter are heard to cry them down
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After winning SEC Championship, Georgia is headed to College Football Playoff
December 02, 2017 at 10:00 pm EST
By The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
ATLANTA — In their rematch for the SEC championship, No. 6 Georgia defeated No. 2 Auburn 28-7 on Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
The victory gave the Bulldogs (12-1) their first SEC championship since 2005 and 13th in program history – and almost certainly a berth in the College Football Playoff. Those four teams will be announced early Sunday afternoon.
Auburn (10-3) scored a touchdown on its first possession and didn't score again. That was a role reversal from when the teams played Nov. 11 at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, when the Tigers dominated both lines of scrimmage in a 40-17 victory.
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The Toronto Eaton Centre (corporately styled as the CF Toronto Eaton Centre since September 2015, and commonly referred to simply as the Eaton Centre) is a shopping mall and office complex in the downtown core of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is owned and managed by Cadillac Fairview (CF). It was named after the Eaton's department store chain that once anchored it before the chain became defunct in the late 1990s.

The Toronto Eaton Centre attracts more visitors than any of Toronto's tourist attractions because it sits on top of two subway stations in downtown Toronto and is close to Union station. It is North America's busiest shopping mall when one counts the daily commuters along with tourist traffic. The mall has over 230 stores and restaurants in 2014.

Location and access
The main portion of the Toronto Eaton Centre complex is bounded by Yonge Street on the east, Queen Street West on the south, Dundas Street West on the north, and to the west by James Street and Trinity Square. There are three office towers, while the main retail mall in the centre is organized around a long arcade, running parallel to Yonge Street. The mall's north street entrance (at Level 3) is one level higher than the south street entrance (at Level 2), given that the mall is built over the former Taddle Creek and the mall is thus on a gentle slope.

South of the main shopping arcade is the Hudson's Bay Queen Street complex, including the Simpson Tower offices and flagship location of the Hudson's Bay department store chain. Hudson's Bay Queen Street is connected to the main retail mall (at Level 3) by a skywalk over Queen Street West and underground by Toronto's Path network, and has been managed as part of the Eaton Centre since 2014 after being purchased by Cadillac Fairview. Hudson's Bay Queen Street itself is bounded by Yonge Street to the east, Queen Street West to the north, Richmond Street West to the south, and Bay Street to the west.

The Toronto Eaton Centre's interior passages also form part of the Path underground pedestrian network, and the centre is served by two subway stations: Dundas and Queen on Line 1 Yonge–University; Dundas station is connected to Level 1 (walkway under platform level) and Level 2 (platform level), while Queen station is connected to Level 1. The complex also contains four office buildings (at 20 Queen Street West, 250 Yonge Street, 1 Dundas Street West and 401 Bay Street) and Toronto Metropolitan University's Ted Rogers School of Management. Additionally, the Toronto Eaton Centre is linked to a 17-storey Marriott hotel.

History

Early plans

Timothy Eaton founded a dry goods store on Yonge Street in the 19th century that revolutionized retailing in Canada and became the largest department store chain in the country. By the 20th century, the Eaton's chain owned most of the land bounded by Yonge, Queen, Bay and Dundas streets, with the notable exceptions of Old City Hall and the Church of the Holy Trinity. The Eaton's land, once the site of Timothy Eaton's first store, was occupied by Eaton's large Main Store, the Eaton's Annex and a number of related mail order and factory buildings. As the chain's warehouse and support operations were increasingly shifting to cheaper suburban locales in the 1960s, Eaton's wanted to make better use of its valuable downtown landholdings. In particular, the chain wanted to build a massive new flagship store to replace the aging Main Store at Yonge and Queen streets and the Eaton's College Street store a few blocks to the north.

In the mid-1960s, Eaton's announced plans for a massive office and shopping complex that would occupy several city blocks. Eaton's sought to demolish Toronto's Old City Hall (except for the clock tower and cenotaph) and the Church of the Holy Trinity. The plan required the closing of a number of small city streets within the block: Albert Street, Louisa Street, Terauley Street (not to be confused with the stretch of Bay Street north of Queen Street, also formerly known as Terauley Street), James Street, Albert Lane, Downey's Lane and Trinity Square. At one point, even the Old City Hall clock tower was to be demolished. After a fierce local debate over the fate of the city hall and church buildings, Eaton's put its plans on hiatus in 1967.

The Eaton Centre plans were resuscitated in 1971, although these plans allowed for the preservation of Old City Hall. Controversy erupted anew, however, as the congregation of the Church of the Holy Trinity exhibited an increased willingness to fight the demolition plans for its church. Eventually, the Eaton Centre plans were revised to save Old City Hall and the church and then revised further when Holy Trinity's parishioners successfully fought to ensure that the new complex would not block all sunlight to the church.

These amendments to the plans resulted in three significant changes to the proposed centre from the 1960s concept. First, the new Eaton's store was shifted north to Dundas Street, as the new store would be too large to be accommodated in its existing location on Queen Street (opposite its rival Simpson's, which is now the Hudson's Bay store) as a result of the preservation of Old City Hall. This resulted in the mall being constructed with Eaton's and Simpson's acting as anchors at either end. The second significant change was the reduction in the size of the office component so that the Eaton Centre project no longer represented an attempt to extend the City's financial district north of Queen Street, as the Eaton family had contemplated in the 1960s. Finally, the bulk of the centre was shifted east to the Yonge Street frontage, and the complex was designed so that it no longer had any frontage along Bay Street. Old City Hall and the church were thus saved, as was the Salvation Army headquarters building by virtue of its location between the two other preserved buildings (although the Salvation Army building was demolished in the late 1990s to make way for an Eaton Centre expansion and the Salvation Army's Canadian head offices moved to Leaside).

Name
At the time of the centre's opening in 1977, the complex was marketed as "The Eaton Centre", before changing its name to "Toronto Eaton Centre" in the early 1990s to disambiguate from other Eaton Centres across Canada.

Despite the bankruptcy of the Eaton's department store chain in 1999 (and the closure of a short-lived Sears Canada-owned revival in 2002), the mall retained the Eaton Centre name, representing an ongoing tribute to Timothy Eaton and the small shop he once opened at this location. However, as Sears retained the Eaton's trademarks and other intellectual property (IP), the name was used under licence until December 2016, when mall owner Cadillac Fairview acquired the Eaton's IP outright.

In early 2014, mall management began an effort to enforce usage of the full "Toronto Eaton Centre" name. However, at that time, exterior signage was inconsistent as to the centre's name, with signs facing Yonge–Dundas Square simply reading "Eaton Centre" while several others used the full name. Soon after, in September 2015, Cadillac Fairview announced it was rebranding all of its mall properties by adding the prefix "CF"; thus, the complex has subsequently been referred to as "CF Toronto Eaton Centre" by its owners. This branding was phased in on signage over the following year as renovations in the former Sears wing concluded.

Construction
Eaton's partnered with the Cadillac Fairview development company and the Toronto-Dominion Bank in the construction of the Eaton Centre. The complex was designed by Eberhard Zeidler and Bregman + Hamann Architects as a multi-levelled, vaulted glass-ceiling galleria, modelled after the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, Italy. At the time, the interior design of the Eaton Centre was considered revolutionary and influenced shopping centre architecture throughout North America.

The first phase, including the nine-storey,  Eaton's store, opened in 1977. The temporary wall at the south end was mirrored over its full height to give an impression of what the complete galleria would look like. The old Eaton's store at Yonge and Queen streets was then demolished and the south half of the complex opened in its place in 1979. The same year, the north end of the complex added a multiplex cinema, Cineplex, at the time the largest in the world with 18 screens.

Terauley Street, Louisa Street, Downey's Lane and Albert Lane were closed and disappeared from the city street grid to make way for the new complex. Albert Street and James Street were preserved only to the extent of their frontage around Old City Hall (although at the request of the Church of the Holy Trinity, the city of Toronto required that pedestrians be able to cross through the mall where Albert Street once existed at all times, which is still possible). Trinity Square, however, lost its public access to Yonge Street and became a pedestrian-only square with access via Bay Street.

The exterior of the Eaton Centre store was designed in the style of the 1970s, intended at that time to be a statement of Eaton's dominance and its aspirations. Urban planners and designers have lamented this original exterior design. The complex was oriented inwards, with very few street-facing retail stores, windows or even mall entrances to animate the exterior. Much of the Yonge Street façade, facing what was once one of Toronto's primary shopping thoroughfares, was dominated by nine storey parking garage. At the insistence of the Metro Toronto government, which had jurisdiction over major roads and wanted right-of-way to add an additional lane to Yonge Street, the complex was set back a considerable distance from Yonge Street, thus further weakening the centre's streetscape presence.

The office component of the complex was constructed over the years, as follows:
 "One Dundas West" (29 storeys) in 1977, designed by B+H Architects and Zeidler Partnership Architects;
 "Cadillac Fairview Tower" (36 storeys) in 1982, designed by Bregman + Hamann Architects, and Zeidler Partnership Architects;
 "250 Yonge Street" (formerly Eaton Tower) (35 storeys) in 1992, designed by Zeidler Partnership Architects, and Crang & Boake; and
 "Simpson Tower" (33 storeys) at 401 Bay Street, completed in 1969 and became part of the Toronto Eaton Centre upon Cadillac Fairview's acquisition of the Hudson's Bay block in 2014.

Early years
Despite the controversy and criticisms, the centre was an immediate success, spawning many different shopping centres across Canada bearing the same brand name of Eaton. The mall's profits were said to be so lucrative that it has often been credited with keeping the troubled Eaton's chain afloat for another two decades before it succumbed to bankruptcy in 1999. Today, the Eaton Centre is one of North America's top shopping destinations, and is Toronto's most popular tourist attraction.

One of the most prominent sights in the shopping mall is the group of fibreglass Canada geese hanging from the glass ceiling. This group of sculptures, named Flight Stop, is the work of Canadian artist Michael Snow. It was also the subject of an important intellectual property court ruling. One year, the management of the centre decided to decorate the geese with red ribbons for Christmas, without consulting Snow. Snow sued, arguing that the ribbons made his naturalistic work "ridiculous" and harmed his reputation as an artist, and in Snow v Eaton Centre Ltd, the court ruled that even though Eaton Centre Limited owned the sculpture, the ribbons had infringed Snow's moral rights. The ribbons were ordered removed.

1990s and 2000s
When the Eaton's chain went bankrupt in 1999, many of its corporate assets were acquired by Sears Canada, which included the lease on the department store space at the north end of the mall, giving Sears a prime location in Toronto's downtown core for the first time. Sears Canada briefly ran the department store as part of an upscale eatons  mini-chain but by 2002 the store was rebranded to Sears. Sears Canada converted the uppermost four floors of the nine-storey department space to corporate offices, replacing their previous headquarters at 222 Jarvis Street, and the lowest floor was converted to mall retail space, but the resultant four-level department store was still Sears' largest in the world at about . Shortly after Sears' acquisition of Eaton's, the Timothy Eaton statue was moved from the Dundas Street entrance to the Royal Ontario Museum.

In the early 2000s, owner Cadillac Fairview redesigned the mall's Yonge Street façade, bringing it closer to the street and making it more closely resemble an urban shopping district, with stores opening directly onto the street, and presenting a variety of façades to create the perception of an urban streetscape.
Further redevelopments, in the late 1990s and early 2000s, added new retail space. The west side of the complex, opposite Albert Street, was expanded. The glass atrium in the northeast corner at the intersection of Yonge and Dundas streets was redesigned, with a number of former tenants—including a Toronto Police Service office—relocated or evicted, to make way for H&M's Canadian flagship store designed by Queen's Quay Architects International Inc.

One of the mall's two parking garages, the nine-storey Dundas Parkade on Dundas Street with its two spiral stack ramps and the multiplex cinema below it, was demolished in 2003. In the place of the garage and of a vacant development site on the southeast corner of Dundas and Bay streets, a new wing of the Toronto Eaton Centre was opened in 2006, containing Canadian Tire and Best Buy, with Toronto Metropolitan University's Faculty of Business and a new parking garage with 574 spaces on the upper levels. This work was done by Queen's Quay Architects International Inc. with Zeidler Partnership Architects.

In 2014, the retail complex occupies about , making it the second-largest mall in Ontario (after Square One Shopping Centre in Mississauga but ahead of Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto's north end).

2010 revitalization project
On June 18, 2010, Cadillac Fairview announced a two-year,  renovation and revitalization plan for the mall. Upgrades include new flooring throughout, the redevelopment of the centre's two existing food courts, upgrades and expansions to washroom facilities, lighting improvements, new railings, new entry doors, and green initiatives.

In June 2010, a would-be shopper was filmed shouting at the locked doors of an entrance to the Eaton Centre, which was in the process of entering lockdown as the G20 Summit street protests loomed nearby and was later uploaded to YouTube. The video quickly became an Internet meme, but was removed by the original poster shortly thereafter. However, the video has been re-uploaded hundreds of times by other users.

Since 2010

Urban Eatery

As part of a $120 million renovation, the Eaton Centre replaced the aging food courts at each end of the mall with one larger new food court in the north, which opened in September 2011, and a relocated and expanded Richtree Market restaurant at the south end, which opened on September 9, 2013. However, Richtree Market permanently closed on March 9, 2020, amid the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto.

The new north food court, the Urban Eatery, features typical food court outlets, outlets of smaller Toronto-based chains, and international-style cuisine. There are 900 seats spread over more than  and 24 outlets within the Eatery. Some of the more notable restaurants include A&W, Chick-fil-A (set to open in Spring 2023), KFC, McDonald's, Sbarro, Subway, and Tim Hortons.

Disposable packaging has been mostly replaced with cutlery and plastic cups and dishes; the area began with over 100,000 dishes and 20,000 cups. There are no garbage or recycling receptacles in the Urban Eatery; patrons bring their food trays to staffed collection stations, where items are sorted. A pulping machine makes 90 percent of the mall's food waste pulpable, and a solid waste compactor reduces the content of 50 bags of garbage into no more than two bags of pulp.

Canadian sporting goods retailer Sport Chek is the only non-food retailer located in the Urban Eatery.

2012 shooting

On June 2, 2012, a shooting took place in the Urban Eatery food court while the mall was heavily crowded with shoppers. Seven people were shot: one of them, 24-year-old Ahmed Hassan, died at the scene while another, 22-year-old Nixon Nirmalendran, died at a hospital on June 11, 2012. According to Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair, Hassan and Nirmalendran may have had gang affiliations and both were targeted. Others were injured in the panic as people fled the area, including a 28-year-old pregnant woman who began undergoing labour but did not give birth.

Two days after the shooting, 23-year-old Christopher Husbands turned himself in to authorities and was charged with first-degree murder. He was found guilty of second-degree murder and guilty of five counts of aggravated assault, one count of criminal negligence causing bodily harm and one count of reckless discharge of a firearm. At the time of the shooting, he was under house arrest. Four months prior to the shooting, he had survived an attack in which he was beaten and stabbed more than twenty-five times by six associates. Jessica Ghawi, an American tourist who had left the food court minutes prior to the shooting, was killed seven weeks later in a mass shooting at a movie theatre in Aurora, Colorado. In April 2015, Husbands was sentenced to 30 years-to-life imprisonment.

Husbands was granted a new trial in July 2017 as the Ontario Court of Appeal stated the judge had made a mistake in their decision to deny "rotating triers" in selecting the jury. Originally convicted of second-degree murder, Husbands's lawyer stated, "He experienced auditory and visual hallucinations. He has no memory of the events that followed inside the food court." They are making the case that his actions were a result of disassociation, a form of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), caused from being stabbed 20 times earlier that year, and therefore should not be held criminally responsible for the casualties and assaults. It was the same defense used during his first trial.

In late November 2019, Husbands was found guilty of two counts of manslaughter, five counts of aggravated assault and one count of criminal negligence causing bodily harm and reckless discharge of a firearm. On the manslaughter convictions, Husbands was sentenced to life in prison with eligibility of parole by 2021.

Sears closure to present

It was announced on October 29, 2013, that Sears Canada would close its flagship location at the mall. On January 15, 2014, Nordstrom announced that it would be taking over some of the space vacated by Sears. The former lower level of Sears (part of Level 1 and part of Level 2 of the mall) was replaced with various retailers, which opened in fall 2015. Examples of these retailers include the Jays Shop, which sold official Toronto Blue Jays merchandise, though the Jays Shop closed permanently in January 2023. Afterwards, a three-floor Nordstrom opened in fall 2016 alongside Uniqlo, an expanded H&M and a Samsung Store.

In January 2014, Hudson's Bay Company announced it would sell the Hudson's Bay Queen Street complex, including the Simpson Tower offices and Queen Street West location of its namesake department store, to Cadillac Fairview and lease the site for 25 years. Prior to this transaction the Hudson's Bay Queen Street complex had separate management/ownership and was not considered part of the Eaton Centre, nonetheless it was connected to the Eaton Centre via a pedestrian bridge and underground Path. After the sale closed, the Queen Street complex department store space was renovated to accommodate the first Canadian location of Saks Fifth Avenue, a chain also owned by Hudson's Bay. The old pedestrian bridge over Queen Street linking the Eaton Centre and the Hudson's Bay store, which had been in service since the 1970s, was replaced by a new skywalk that opened in 2017.

Free Wi-Fi became available throughout the Eaton Centre in late 2014. Before then, free Wi-Fi was only available in larger restaurants, Indigo Books and Music, and the Apple Store. The Eaton Centre's free Wi-Fi requires a Facebook account, a Twitter account, or an e-mail address to access.

A small part of the northern end of the Toronto Eaton Centre's Level 3 was set aside for the official 2015 Pan American Games pop-up shop during June and July 2015, and during the 2015 Parapan American Games in August.

The Toronto Eaton Centre was closed during June 2020 amid both the COVID-19 pandemic and the George Floyd protests and reopened in July 2020. One of the stores above the Urban Eatery was replaced with additional public food court space to allow for social distancing, though that additional food court space closed again amid the second wave of the pandemic per provincial policy as Toronto underwent another COVID-19-related lockdown.

On the evening of September 20, 2022, a multi-vehicle fire occurred in the upper levels of the mall's parking garage and shoppers had to be evacuated.

In March 2023, Nordstrom announced that it is closing all Canadian stores, including its Eaton Centre location. The store will close in the summer.

See also

List of largest shopping centres in Canada
List of shopping malls in Toronto

References

External links

 360° exterior view
 CBC Archives - "Unveiling plans for the Eaton's Centre" (1966 audio clip)
 CBC Archives - "Jewel in the Crown" (1977 video clip)
 CBC Archives - "A controversial start to the Eaton Centre" (1978 video clip)
 Construction footage of The Eaton Centre, 1975, Archives of Ontario YouTube Channel

Shopping malls in Toronto
Shopping malls established in 1977
Eaton's
PATH (Toronto)
Skyscrapers in Toronto
1977 establishments in Ontario
Modernist architecture in Canada
Eberhard Zeidler buildings
Cadillac Fairview
Skyscraper office buildings in Canada

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