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is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gege Akutami. It has been serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump since March 2018, with its chapters collected and published in 22 tankōbon volumes . The story follows high school student Yuji Itadori as he joins a secret organization of Jujutsu Sorcerers to eliminate a powerful Curse named Ryomen Sukuna, of whom Yuji becomes the host. Jujutsu Kaisen is a sequel to Akutami's Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical School, serialized in Shueisha's Jump GIGA from April to July 2017, later collected in a tankōbon volume, retroactively titled as Jujutsu Kaisen 0, in December 2018.

Jujutsu Kaisen is licensed for English-language release in North America by Viz Media, which has published the manga in print since December 2019. Shueisha publishes the series in English on the Manga Plus online platform. Two novels, written by Ballad Kitaguni, were published in May 2019 and January 2020, respectively. A 24-episode anime television series adaptation produced by MAPPA, aired on MBS from October 2020 to March 2021; a second season is set to premiere in July 2023. The anime is licensed by Crunchyroll for streaming outside of Asia, which premiered an English dub in November 2020. The anime's original soundtrack was released in April 2021.

By August 2022, the Jujutsu Kaisen manga had over 70 million copies in circulation, including related novels, digital versions and Jujutsu Kaisen 0, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time.

Synopsis

Setting
In Jujutsu Kaisen, all living beings emanate energy called , which arises from negative emotions that naturally flow throughout the body. Ordinary people cannot control this flow in their bodies. As a result, they continually lose Cursed Energy, resulting in the birth of , a race of spiritual beings whose primary desire is to bring harm to humanity. These curses are shown as gruesome monsters, ghosts, and yōkai.

 are people who control the flow of Cursed Energy in their bodies, allowing them to use it as they please and also to reduce its release. High-ranking Sorcerers and Curses can refine this energy and use it to perform , which tend to be unique to the user or their family. An advanced form of Cursed Technique is , which the users build a pocket dimension of variable size. Inside the domain, all of their attacks will always connect and grow in strength.

Plot

Yuji Itadori is an unnaturally fit high school student living in Sendai. On his deathbed, his grandfather instils two powerful messages within Yuji: "always help others" and "die surrounded by people." Yuji's friends at the Occult Club attracted Curses to their school when they unsealed a rotten finger talisman which Yuji swallowed to protect Megumi Fushiguro and his friends, becoming host to a powerful Curse named Ryomen Sukuna. Due to Sukuna's evil nature, all sorcerers are required to exorcise him (and, by extension, Yuji) immediately. But upon seeing Yuji retaining control over his body, Megumi's teacher Satoru Gojo brings him to the Tokyo Prefectural Jujutsu High School with a proposal to his superiors: postpone Yuji's death sentence and train under Gojo until he consumes all of Sukuna's fingers so the Curse can be eliminated. At the same time, a group of cursed spirits plot a multi-layered attack on the world of jujutsu sorcery, including the Cursed Spirit Mahito and a corrupted sorcerer named Suguru Geto, who was executed by Gojo a year prior. The Kyoto school's principal wants Yuji dead immediately at the exchange event between the Tokyo and Kyoto jujutsu schools. In contrast, others, including fellow student Nobara Kugisaki, side with Gojo to keep Yuji alive.

After several missions, the disfigured Kyoto Jujutsu Tech second-year student Kokichi Muta, who controls the Cursed Corpse Mechamaru, is revealed to be a mole. After Muta swiftly betrays them, Mahito kills him. Geto and the cursed spirits lay a screen over Shibuya, and various sorcerers arrive at the scene to fight them. Gojo fights off cursed spirits and exorcises Hanami, a high-ranking cursed spirit, but is sealed away by Geto in a special artifact, while Nobara is killed by Mahito, who is absorbed by Geto. The events also reveal that the current Geto is not the original but rather Geto's corpse possessed by an ancient sorcerer named Kenjaku. Yuji and his allies face Kenjaku's forces, with Gojo still trapped inside the artifact, but in the resulting battle, Sukuna takes over Yuji's body and destroys Shibuya. As the incident ends, Kenjaku reveals that he has been jumping from body to body for thousands of years and implanting Binding Vows, which in turn awakens thousands of new sorcerers throughout Japan, including Tsumiki Fushiguro, Megumi's step-sister. He then unleashes a slew of curses on Japan, ushering in chaos and a world of cursed spirits reminiscent of the Heian period.

In the aftermath, Yuji and Megumi team up with second-year student Yuta Okkotsu and Yuki Tsukumo, a special grade jujutsu sorcerer and one of the most powerful sorcerers of all time, along with half-human, half-Curse Choso and second-year student Maki Zen'in to meet with Master Tengen, an immortal, part-Curse part-human jujutsu sorcerer. Tengen reveals Kenjaku's plan to merge the former's consciousness with Japan's human population. The Culling Game, Kenjaku's all-out war between the sorcerers and Curse users of Japan, then begins. Maki goes to the Zen'in compound to collect cursed tools she needs, but is forced to kill her entire clan when they lay a trap for her. Meanwhile, Yuji, Yuta, and Megumi seek out a mysterious person named "Angel" who can free Gojo from the artifact.

Production
In 2017, Gege Akutami published Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical School, a 4-chapter series that ran in Jump GIGA from April 28 to July 28. This series would serve later as a prequel to Jujutsu Kaisen, being retroactively titled as Jujutsu Kaisen 0. According to Hiroyuki Nakano, the chief editor of Weekly Shōnen Jump, Jujutsu Kaisen received unanimous approval in the serialization committee. It debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump on March 5, 2018.

Akutami stated that Neon Genesis Evangelion influenced the mythological aspects of the series, being also influenced by horror and found footage films. Akutami is particularly a fan of Yoshihiro Togashi, author of YuYu Hakusho and Hunter × Hunter, expressing intentions to have an art style as close as possible to his. The author is also a fan of Tite Kubo, author of Bleach, and discussed in an interview with him the similarities between their works. Other manga artists who influenced Akutami include Masashi Kishimoto (Naruto) and Yusuke Murata (Eyeshield 21 and One-Punch Man illustrator). The magic system of Jujutsu Kaisen is largely based on Hunter × Hunter, whose fights, in Akutami's words, "rejects emotional arguments", stating, however, that like Daisuke Ashihara, World Triggers author, whose magic system is also similar to Togashi's series, Akutami is trying to find and develop their own style. In particular, Akutami believes the first chapter was a mix of Bleach and Naruto. Akutami regrets some elements of the first chapter, due to the short appearance of Yuji's grandfather within the story.

In October 2020, Akutami stated that the story's ending and main stages are planned, but that the path between the two remains "fairly free." In February 2021, Akutami stated that the series would probably be finished within two years, declaring, however, no confidence in that statement. Akutami knows how the story for Megumi Fushiguro will end, but not for Sukuna. On June 9, 2021, it was announced that the manga would enter on hiatus due to the author's health issues; it resumed publication on August 2 of the same year. In December 2022, Akutami hinted that the manga would end within a year, stating during the Jump Festa '23 event: "If you accompany me for up to one more year (probably), I will be very happy."

Publication

Jujutsu Kaisen is written and illustrated by Gege Akutami. The series started in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine on March 5, 2018. Its chapters are collected and published by Shueisha into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on July 4, 2018. As of March 3, 2023, twenty-two volumes have been released.

Shueisha began to simulpublish the series in English on the app and website Manga Plus in January 2019. Viz Media published the first three chapters for its "Jump Start" initiative. In March 2019, Viz Media announced the print release of the series in North America. The first volume was published on December 3, 2019. As of December 20, 2022, eighteen volumes have been released.

Related media

Novels
Two novels written by Ballad Kitaguni have been released under the Jump J-Books imprint. The first, , was released on May 1, 2019. The second novel, , was released on January 4, 2020. In February 2022, Viz Media announced they licensed the novels for English publication. Jujutsu Kaisen: Summer of Ashes, Autumn of Dust was released on December 27, 2022. Jujutsu Kaisen: Thorny Road at Dawn is set to be released on April 25, 2023.

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced by Weekly Shōnen Jump in November 2019. The manga author, Gege Akutami, and the main cast members appeared at Jump Festa '20 on December 22, 2019. The series was produced by MAPPA and directed by Sunghoo Park. Hiroshi Seko was in charge of the scripts, Tadashi Hiramatsu designed the characters. While the anime had an advanced streaming debut on YouTube and Twitter on September 19, 2020, it officially aired on MBS and TBS's Super Animeism block from October 3, 2020, to March 27, 2021. The series ran for 24 episodes. From episode 3 onwards, the series includes post-credits anime shorts titled , which focus on the daily lives of the characters.

On February 12, 2022, a second season was announced. It is set to premiere in July 2023. It will air for two cours (quarters of a year) for a continuous half-year run and will adapt the "Kaigyoku/Gyokusetsu" and "Shibuya Incident" arcs.

The anime is licensed by Crunchyroll for streaming outside of Asia. Crunchyroll has released streaming dubs for the series in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French and German that premiered on November 20, 2020, with the English dub also premiering on HBO Max on December 4, 2020. Viz Media released the first part of the first season on home video on February 28, 2023. In Southeast Asia and South Asia, Medialink licensed the series and streamed it on iQIYI. The company also released the series on Netflix in Southeast Asia, India, Hong Kong, and Taiwan on June 3, 2021.

Music
The original soundtrack of the Jujutsu Kaisen anime series is composed by Hiroaki Tsutsumi, Yoshimasa Terui and Alisa Okehazama. The series' first opening theme is ", performed by Eve, while the first ending theme is "Lost in Paradise feat. AKLO" performed by ALI. The second opening theme is "Vivid Vice", performed by Who-ya Extended, while the second ending theme is "", performed by Cö Shu Nie. The original soundtrack was released on a 2-CD set on April 21, 2021. Anime Limited released the soundtrack digitally in North America, Europe and Oceania on April 21, 2021, and was released on CD and vinyl on January 31, 2022.

Video games
In June 2021, a free-to-play RPG, titled Jujutsu Kaisen: Phantom Parade, developed by Sumzap for smartphones was announced. The game was set to be released in 2022; however, it has been delayed to sometime within 2023.

A collaboration with PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile) was announced in August 2021. The collaboration was made available globally, except in Japan and Mainland China, from February 15 to March 15, 2022.

Stage play
A stage play adaptation of the manga was announced at the Jump Festa '22 event in December 2021. It ran at The Galaxy Theatre in Tokyo's Tennōzu from July 15–31, and at the Mielparque Hall Osaka from August 4–14, 2022. The play is directed by Kensaku Kobayashi and written by Kōhei Kiyasu. The cast includes Ryūji Satō as Yuji Itadori, Kazuaki Yasue as Megumi Fushiguro, Erika Toyohara as Nobara Kugisaki, Sara Takatsuki as Maki Zen'in, Fūma Sadamoto as Toge Inumaki, and Takeshi Terayama as Panda.

Other media
A fanbook, titled , which features exclusive information about the series, character profiles, author commentaries, an interview and a special dialogue between Akutami and Bleach author Tite Kubo, was published by Shueisha on March 4, 2021.

From September 16, 2022, to July 2, 2023, Universal Studios Japan hosted attractions based on Jujutsu Kaisen. "Jujutsu Kaisen the Real 4-D" attraction will feature a 4D cinema experience (with all the usual wind in your face, sprays of water, and moving seats) for an entirely original animation in about 20 minutes long. Other attraction is a roller coaster called "Jujutsu Kaisen × Hollywood Dream - The Ride ~Kaikai Kitan~" which ran until January 18, 2023. It features an inbuilt sound system that allows each individual rider to pick from selection of songs to ride to.

In October 2022, Crunchyroll and BoxLunch announced their merchandise collaboration for the series' photo experience spots alongside My Hero Academia, in select stores in the United States. Fans can take the pictures through select locations, featuring an additional installation with characters of the series. The BoxLunch stores are also hosted a lottery with an exclusive meet-and-greet event with the Jujutsu Kaisen voice actors as the prize.

Reception

Manga
Jujutsu Kaisen was 6th on the 5th Next Manga Awards in the Print category in 2018. The series ranked 1st on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics" by the Honya Club website in 2019. It won the 3rd annual Tsutaya Comic Award in 2019. In 2019, the manga was nominated for the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category. The series ranked 31st on the 2020 "Book of the Year" list by Da Vinci magazine; it ranked 4th on the 2021 list; and 6th on the 2022 list. On TV Asahi's Manga Sōsenkyo 2021 poll, in which 150.000 people voted for their top 100 manga series, Jujutsu Kaisen ranked 19th. Jujutsu Kaisen won the Mandō Kobayashi Manga Grand Prix 2020, created by comedian and manga enthusiast Kendo Kobayashi, in which each year's winner is decided based on his personal taste. The manga was nominated for the 25th annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2021. On a 2021 survey conducted by LINE Research asking Japanese high school students what manga series they are currently into, Jujutsu Kaisen topped the rankings for both girls and boys. The series was #19 on the annual Twitter Japan's Trend Awards in 2021, based on the social network's top trending topics of the year.

Sales
The Jujutsu Kaisen manga had 600,000 copies in circulation by December 2018, 770,000 copies in circulation by February 1, 2019, 1.1 million copies in circulation by February 2019, 2 million copies in circulation by June 2019, 2.5 million copies in circulation by November 2019, 4.5 million copies in circulation by May 2020, 6.8 million copies in circulation by September 2020, and over 10 million copies in circulation by October 2020, having grown 400% in one year, and about 230% in a half year. By December 2020, the series had 15 million copies in circulation. By January 13, 2021, the series had over 20 million copies in circulation, and increased to 25 million copies in circulation by January 26. By February 2021, the manga had over 30 million copies in circulation. By the start of March 2021, the series had over 36 million copies in circulation, and by the end of the month, the manga recorded over 40 million copies in circulation. By April 2021, the manga had over 45 million copies in circulation. By May 2021, the manga had over 50 million copies in circulation. By October 2021, the manga had over 55 million copies in circulation. By December 2021, the manga had over 60 million copies in circulation. By April 2022, the manga had over 65 million copies in circulation. By August 2022, the manga had over 70 million copies in circulation.

Jujutsu Kaisen was the 5th best-selling manga series in 2020 (from the period between November 2019 to November 2020), with 6,702,736 copies sold. In January 2021, Jujutsu Kaisens first fifteen volumes at the time (including volume 0) took 15 of top 16 spots of Oricon's weekly manga ranking (week of January 11–17), being only surpassed by Attack on Titans 33rd volume, which topped the list. Jujutsu Kaisen was the second best-selling manga series in the first half of 2021 (period between November 2020 and May 2021), behind Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, with over 23 million copies sold, while its 16 volumes at the time (including volume 0), were among the 25 best-selling manga volumes. It was the best-selling manga series in 2021, with over 30 million copies sold; its eighteen volumes at the time (including volume 0) were among the top 25 best-selling volumes. It was the best-selling manga series for second consecutive year in 2022, with over 12.2 million copies sold; volume 18 was the best-selling manga volume of the year, while volumes 17, 19 and 20 were among the 30 best-selling manga volumes of the year.

In North America, the volumes of Jujutsu Kaisen were ranked on NPD BookScan's monthly top 20 adult graphic novels list since January 2021. They were also ranked on The New York Times Graphic Books and Manga bestseller monthly list since February 2021. According to ICv2, Jujutsu Kaisen was the 7th best-selling manga franchise for fall 2021 (September–December) in the United States, and it was also the 6th "most efficient manga franchise" for retailer bookshelves, based on the website's calculations of which manga franchises had the highest sales per volume.

Critical reception
Leroy Douresseaux of Comic Book Bin gave the first volume a score of 8.5/10. Douresseaux praised the series for its characters, plots, settings, and internal mythology, and described it as a "combination battle manga and horror comic book". Shawn Hacaga of The Fandom Post, in his review of the first volume, compared the series to early Bleach and praised it for its world, lore, characters and artwork, concluding that it is a "solid first volume". Hannah Collins of CBR found parallels between Yuji and Sukuna and Marvel Comics characters Eddie Brock and Venom. She also noted similarities to Bleach, Blue Exorcist and Tokyo Ghoul. Collins commended the manga and, regarding its then recently announced anime adaptation, concluded that Jujutsu Kaisen is a "darkly enjoyable action series that's sure to be one to watch out for in 2020". Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network ranked the first volume as a C. Silverman praised the series' use of Japanese folklore and yōkai elements, comparing this and Akutami's art style to Shigeru Mizuki's GeGeGe no Kitarō, but criticized the story for being "very generic". She concluded, "It has the potential to be more as Akutami gets more comfortable with the serialization process and figures out precisely where the story is going, so it may be worth a second book to be certain. But as of this one, it's just okay, making it the kind of series that gets damned with faint praise". Azusa Takahashi of Real Sound praised its storytelling, setting and "surprising" story development, also noting similarities to other works like Bleach, Ushio & Tora or Neon Genesis Evangelion, stating, however, that the series is not only a homage to popular works centered on the battle development, but that it has a "clever composition that sublimates into originality, so you have to be absorbed in it."

Anime
The Jujutsu Kaisen anime was awarded "Anime of the Year" at the 5th Crunchyroll Anime Awards, while Ryomen Sukuna won the "Best Antagonist" category and "Lost in Paradise feat. AKLO" by ALI won the "Best Ending Sequence" category. In January 2021, it was revealed that the anime series was the second most-watched anime series on Crunchyroll in 2020, only second to Black Clover, being watched in 71 countries and territories, including North America, South and Central America, Europe, Middle East and North Africa, Africa, Asia and Oceania. The official music video of the series' first opening, "Kaikai Kitan" by Eve, reached 100 million views on YouTube in April 2021, being one of the fastest anime openings to hit such number of views. In 2021, Jujutsu Kaisen ranked second in the anime category of the Yahoo! Japan Search Awards, based on the number of searches for a particular term compared to the year before. During the same year, the series became the second most discussed TV show worldwide on Twitter, surpassing Squid Game. It also won the Best TV Anime award at the 2021 Newtype Anime Awards, while Hiroshi Seko won Best Screenplay for his work on the series. In 2022, the series won the Tokyo Anime Award for Animation of the Year in the television category.

Critical reception
Micah Peters of The Ringer said that while the series' "focused execution" of shōnen tropes makes it "infinitely watchable", is its "specificity, its personality, its ultra-slick stylishness" what make the show special. He added: "Like with Park's previous work, there is a sumptuous amount of splashy, expensive, mo-cap-enabled animation, delivering on the action promised by the comics". Paul Thomas Chapman of Otaku USA called it a "prime example of average material elevated by excellent execution", adding that it is similar to Bleach and YuYu Hakusho. Chapman commented that Sunghoo Park "puts the "beatdown" in narrative beats", being able to "segue from goofy comedy to chilling horror in an instant", and that he and the crew at MAPPA "make this narrative mutability seem effortless". Ana Diaz of Polygon highlighted the 17th episode, praising the series' treatment of its female characters, different to other shōnen series. Diaz wrote: "Jujutsu Kaisen goes a step further than avoiding gender tropes by presenting a variety of female perspectives. It's not like there's any right way for these young women to deal with the unique pressures they face. The story lets them disagree, and fight for their perspectives and their place". She concluded: "The show's widespread success signals that audiences aren't just ready for change, they're actively craving it. Now, every other creator has the green light to write all kinds of women into their shows".

Awards and nominations

Novels
Jujutsu Kaisen: Iku Natsu to Kaeru Aki and Jujutsu Kaisen: Yoake no Ibara Michi were among the best-selling novel series in the first half of 2021 (period between November 2020 and May 2021), with 235,170 and 206,059 copies sold, respectively, and both novels were the best-selling-novel volumes in the first half of 2021. Both novels were the best-selling novels of 2021, collectively selling a total of 487,434 copies.

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Jose Mourinho takes Manchester United to the Hawthorns to face a West Brom side that finally seem to be finding their feet under new boss Alan Pardew.
West Brom are yet to take flight under new boss Alan Pardew, but seem to be slowly finding their feet in the Premier League. The Baggies have lost just one of their last five encounters and despite not winning any of them, this does point towards signs of improvement within the camp at Hawthorns.
Manchester United, on the other hand, looked nervy in a narrow 1-0 win over Bournemouth after their defeat in the Manchester derby. There are still question marks over the team's ability to compensate adequately for the absence of Paul Pogba and the fixture may pan out to be a close affair.
City do face Tottenham and United would be looking to either maintain or lessen the gap, depending on the result in the former fixture. Ahead of the match at Hawthorns, let us take a closer look at the two teams.
James Morrison and Craig Dawson remain long-term absentees for Alan Pardew. The manager though, will be hoping to see Gareth Barry return and be fit enough to feature against Manchester United. Other doubts for the game include Nacer Chadli and Matt Phillips, which will come as a huge blow to Pardew & co.
Jay Rodriguez and Sam Field were dropped for the midweek clash against Liverpool and the duo will hope to be in contention to feature against Manchester United.
Pardew will be looking for a point at least at home to United and will deploy tactics accordingly. With the pace of Chadli and Phillips missing on the wings, we could see Pardew retain the five-man midfield, leaving Salomon Rondon to create and latch on to any chance that does come his way.
Paul Pogba will have to sit out another match – his last as part of his three-game suspension, which could provide Scott McTominay with another rare chance to start for United. Eric Bailly and Michael Carrick remain sidelined for a good time, with the former set to miss at least 2 months of action according to latest reports.
Marouane Fellaini and Marcos Rojo are both doubts for the game. Henrikh Mkhitaryan will unlikely make the matchday squad after Mourinho iterated that the player does not deserve as much as the other options available at his disposal.
Marcus Rashford was rested for the midweek tie and should, in general, start on Sunday, be it as a striker or on the wing. Matteo Darmian has been biding his time for a while now and could be given a chance in place of Antonio Valencia, who does deserve a bit of a rest.
Luke Shaw gave a commendable account of his abilities. but is unlikely to hold on to his spot, with Ashley Young likely to be reinstated for the game at Hawthorns.
1. Managerial tiff – No manager has beaten Jose Mourinho more times in the Premier League than Alan Pardew (3 – tied with Mark Hughes).
2. David De Gea has recorded the most number of clean sheets in the big five European leagues since last season (24 – tied with Jan Oblak).
3. West Brom have failed to score in their last 3 Premier League games.
4. Romelu Lukaku returns to the ground where he first arrived on loan from Chelsea and impressed in the Premier League with a record of 17 goals and 7 assists in 38 games.
5. West Brom have lost eight of the last 11 Premier League games against Manchester United (W1 D2).
The defender has been one of the few in-form players for West Brom this season so far. The on-loan defender could see his move being made permanent by the club as the floating rumours say. With a new manager at the helm, his performances leading up to January could very well decide his future at the club.
West Brom's failure to score combined with United's strong defensive record does not make for good reading. We expect the Baggies to put out numbers in front of the goal and make it tough for United to score. But, the Red Devils should be able to get through.
Expect another clean sheet to be added to De Gea's kitty and a clean win for United to keep pace with City.


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Hedo Turkoglu's Orlando Magic Playing Days Are Over
Hedo Turkoglu remains on the Orlando Magic's roster for now, but his days playing for the team are over. Although team officials and Turkoglu's camp have not reached a buyout deal, both sides have agreed that Turkoglu will not join the team when it convenes for the start of training camp Tuesday or at any time after that. "Our organization has a great deal of respect for Hedo and the contributions he's made to the team over the years," Magic General Manager Rob Hennigan told the Orlando Sentinel.
"We've made an organizational decision to move in a different direction. During the pendency of our buyout negotiations, we've mutually agreed to have Hedo remain with his family while we work toward an agreement."
Is USF the worst team in college football?
Turkoglu's agent didn't immediately return a phone call for comment.
Turkoglu will turn 35 years old in March, and he doesn't fit into the Magic's long-term plans. Franchise officials would rather allocate playing time on the wing to younger players such as Maurice Harkless and Tobias Harris.
The 2013-14 season is the final year of Turkoglu's contract, and only $6 million of his $12 million in remaining salary is guaranteed.
The full $12 million amount won't become fully vested until Jan. 10, which is the day when any remaining nonguaranteed contracts throughout the league become fully guaranteed.
So why haven't the Magic just waived Turkoglu already?
On one hand, team officials want to negotiate a buyout for under $6 million.
But — and perhaps more importantly to them — the Magic seem to regard Turkoglu's contract as an asset and want to hold onto the contract until they're convinced they've exhausted all options for a potential trade.
A 6-foot-10 forward with uncommon ball-handling skills for a player his height, Turkoglu has spent eight of his 13 NBA seasons with the Magic, and he remains one of the most popular and widely recognized players in franchise history.
He was the starting small forward on the 2008-09 Magic squad that reached the NBA Finals.
That season, he played his best in the playoffs, averaging 15.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game in the postseason as the Magic won separate series over the Philadelphia 76ers, Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers before they fell to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Turkoglu became a free agent a couple of weeks after the defeat in The Finals, and team officials decided not to meet his asking price.
After one disastrous season with the Toronto Raptors, he was dealt to the Phoenix Suns.
On Dec. 18, 2010, the Magic reacquired him along with Jason Richardson and Earl Clark in a trade with the Suns for Vince Carter, Marcin Gortat, Mickael Pietrus, a 2011 first-round pick and cash.
Turkoglu didn't duplicate his prior success in Orlando.
Last season was a nightmare for him. He reported to training camp in good shape and seemed poised for a productive year, but he fractured his left hand during the regular-season opener.
In February, after he returned from the injury, the NBA suspended him for 20 games for testing positive for the anabolic steroid methenolone. Turkoglu said the positive test stemmed from taking a medication in Turkey during the offseason to treat a shoulder injury.
Turkoglu didn't play in another game. When he returned from his suspension, team officials elected to give minutes to younger players.
As last season wound down, Turkoglu sensed the Magic wouldn't want him back. He said he'd be "surprised" if the team brought him back for the 2013-14 season.
"I would be really surprised," Turkoglu said. "It's not like something that I'll take personal at all. Sometimes, the business of basketball makes certain things happen. One of them is the way they're trying to get a new team, a new rebuilding situation. You have plenty of players in that position [at small forward]. I would love to [return], but I just don't see any reason for [them doing] it."
Osby, 4 others invited
The Magic formally announced Friday they're bringing second-round pick Romero Osby, center Mickell Gladness, center/power forward Solomon Jones, forward Kris Joseph and guard Manny Harris to training camp.
Osby, a 6-foot-8 forward, likely was signed to a partially guaranteed deal.
Gladness, Jones, Joseph and Harris almost certainly signed nonguaranteed contracts.
Jones, who is 6-feet-10, attended Mount Dora High and has the most NBA experience of the invitees. He has played in 270 regular-season NBA games for a total of five teams.
Fitting in
By all accounts, rookie Victor Oladipo has fit in well with the Magic's legion of young players.
"Victor and I, we hang out a lot," Harkless explained. "He said today that he's an older version of me. We have so much in common it's crazy. We're always together, and he's a great guy."
Oladipo, the second overall pick in June's NBA Draft, has a well-deserved reputation as a tireless worker. But he also has a funny, light-hearted side.
That aspect of his personality is on display on a video that Magic preseason invitee Kris Joseph posted on Instagram. The video shows several of the team's youngsters running an out-of-bounds play after a recent workout on Amway Center's practice court.
As Andrew Nicholson set a screen, Kyle O'Quinn lobbed an inbounds pass to Osby. Osby bounced the ball off the backboard, and Oladipo gathered it and bounced it off the ground.
Harkless grabbed the ball and unleashed an emphatic windmill dunk.
O'Quinn, Oladipo and Harkless then did a goofy dance.
It's the most inventive video Magic players have posted to social media in years and it's worth a look.
BASS CONTRIBUTES
Former Magic power forward Brandon Bass deserves a salute.
On Friday, Bass was scheduled to take his first swimming lesson alongside a group of children from the Boys & Girls Club of Boston.
Bass, who grew up with no access to swimming pools, hopes he'll inspire minority children to take lessons, according to The Boston Globe.
His 6-year-old son, Brandon Jr., already knows how to swim. His 20-month-old daughter, Bella, has started taking swim lessons.
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Jon Anderson celebrates 'Survival'
By GERRY GALIPAULT
Jon Anderson knows a thing or two about survival.
Three years ago, the longtime lead singer of Yes suffered an asthma attack so severe he nearly died. It took him months to battle back, and in the meantime, his band mates went out on their 40th anniversary tour without him, using the frontman of a Yes tribute group as his replacement.
Knowing that his body couldn't endure a major tour, the 66-year-old Anderson came to peace with his disappointing departure from Yes and ventured out on his own, creating his first solo album in 13 years.
The result: "Survival & Other Stories," released Tuesday on Voiceprint Records.
Produced by Anderson and his wife Jane, the album is his mini-miracle (and he says he has two more albums waiting in the wings). Though his voice shows signs of age, it is clearly recognizable (very Yes), and the atmospheric music recalls his early work with Vangelis. The songs touch on healing, celebrating life, renewal and promise for the future.
Needing inspiration before he began recording, Anderson posted a simple message on his website: "Musicians Wanted ... Send me your music, just one minute of it will do."
"I wanted to work with people who were interested in working with me," he said in a phone interview. "They would send me music on MP3s, and I would send them ideas and melodies.
"Working with people from around the world through the Internet is more exciting, because you never know what's going to come through. It was such a rejuvenating creative process.
"... And I didn't even have to leave the house," he said, laughing.
"Survival" is "an explanation, musically and lyrically, of where I am now, what I've been going through, and the future, how the future is exciting," Anderson said. "There's many different levels of possibilities in this world, and you have to keep moving on and doing different things. That is what life is all about.
"When you listen to the album, you'll hear tracks here and there about coming close to death, the saving of the spirit, being reborn, feeling like you're living in a new world. I'm very blessed to be alive and still doing something I enjoy very much: singing."
Anderson may never perform again with Yes, but he is doing limited solo dates, playing about two shows a month in Canada and the U.S. through next March.
"People tell me they get a lot of positive energy out of my shows," he said, "but actually, it's them giving me the positive energy. I feel reborn, and it's because of them."
As for Yes, they have a new album ("Fly From Here") coming July 12. They're also planning a summer tour with Styx -- again without Anderson.
"I'm not connected with them anymore," Anderson said. "That's life, and you move on."


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Breast Binding – Self Harm or Gender Care?
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What is binding?
Binding is the practice of flattening breasts with constrictive materials to give the impression of a flatter, more masculine appearing chest. It is most commonly associated with those who identify as transgender, though it has also been a wellknown practise of women wishing for a more androgynous or male physical appearance, or to avoid unwanted attention to their female bodies.
How is it done?
There are several methods used, which provide varying degrees of flattening. Some have very few side effects, others can be quite dangerous.
Arguably the least harmful form of binding is the layering of clothing – vests, t-shirts and shirts – to give a flatter chest contour. It is reported to be problematic in warmer weather, when difficulties with overheating can occur.
Sports or compression bras
Compression, or high impact, sports bras can also be used to reduce the appearance of breasts and as they are designed to support the breasts during sport, are likely to be safer than purpose made binders, bandages or tape. They can be purchased in many high street clothing stores.
Elasticated or non-elasticated bandages are wrapped tightly around the torso. This can be quite dangerous, as they encirculate the rib cage and are reported by binding women to cause problems with breathing, bruising and musculoskeletal problems.
Kinesthetic tape, or K-tape, is designed to prevent or assist in the recovery of sports injuries, but has been repurposed to tape the breasts tightly to the chest wall, often by pulling them down and towards the armpit, but sometimes by wrapping tape around the entire torso. A recent addition to the trans accessory market is Transtape – kinesthetic tape with trans branding. As an alternative, there are reports of duct tape being used, with reported consequences such as skin tearing and breathing difficulties.
These are purpose made garments, often with a double layer of non-stretch fabric at the front, designed to give a significant degree of flattening. They have been shown to be the method most likely to have side effects, despite being widely recommended as the safest option. Purpose made binders can cost anywhere from £25 to over £50, depending on the brand and type.
Commercially available binders have been shown to be the method most likely to have side effects, despite being widely recommended as the safest option.
Binders cannot be bought in High Street shops in the UK, so most are purchased online from a growing number of dedicated outlets such as GC2B, F2MBinders and T Kingdom. Spectrum Outfitters and Trans Shop UK are both UK based retailers. Binders are also sold on eBay and Amazon, often at vastly lower prices than the dedicated websites; but even the most committed advocates of binder use advise steering clear of these, citing the detrimental effect of too little give in the fabrics. Whether they truly do cause more harm than the more expensive versions remains to be demonstrated, as no studies have ever compared the two. This advice mainly comes from online forums or YouTube reviews.
The Half Kenny Binder from GC2B
There is also a growing demand for 'pre-loved' binders, and there are several online groups who will provide new or used binders to those who cannot afford one. G(end)er Swap describes itself as a clothing outreach organisation, and distributes GC2B binders online and at pop-up event shops. They also have a Facebook page for swapping clothing and accessories (including binders). G(end)er Swap state that they will not supply under 16s, but other organisations, such as MORF in Manchester, were exposed in the press for sending a binder to a child of 13, despite making clear statements on their website that they are an organisation for over 18s only. In a statement on behalf of MORF, a spokesperson for the LGBT Foundation described their actions as "sensible, compassionate advice". In Scotland, Scottish Binders supply binders to residents of Scotland who don't have the means to purchase a new one, and make it clear on their website that they do not have a lower age limit.
Why do girls and women bind?
Throughout history many women passed themselves as men, mostly as being female would have precluded them from pursuing their desired career or their ambitions. Binding or disguising their breasts would have been an integral part of this disguise. It was also undertaken to comply with cultural gender norms or to fit with societal views of fashion. A number of lesbian women have long used binding in one form or another, in order that gender-non conforming clothing fits their female figure in a more comfortable way, masculine clothing not being made to fit female hips or breasts. Girls have also been known to bind their breasts as a feature of body dysmorphic disorder. But the use of binding has really taken off in recent years amongst the cohort of adolescent girls who have declared a transgender identity.
Many trans-affirmative organisations report that breast binding reduces dysphoria, a feeling of intense unhappiness about their natal sex, and hence improves psychological wellbeing and reduces suicidality. But there is no research to prove this. In fact, there is very little research into this area at all. Even some girls who have not expressed much discomfort with their breasts at all are choosing to bind because this is seen as an expression of their transgender identity, and indeed a necessary part of their transition.
Binding is proposed as the only way to relieve 'chest dysphoria', a severe discomfort with one's breasts, until surgical interventions can remove the source of the distress altogether. It is claimed by many trans-affirmative organisations and the wider trasgender community that binders improve wellbeing, can reduce suicidality and are essential to the mental health of young girls and women with a trans identity. Spectacular claims, with very little evidence-base to back them up.
The largest study into the side effects of binders was conducted by Peitzmeier et al. In this study of 1800 adult natal female participants, the majority were trans-identified, though some did identify as female. Most were planning on having a mastectomy, and over 200 already had; only 232 were not considering 'top surgery'. In an article for allure, lead researcher Sarah Peitzmeier is quoted as saying:
"For those with intense dysphoria, we saw that binding might dramatically reduce suicidality, anxiety, depression, and dysphoria. It could be literally lifesaving for them."
This is a surprising conclusion to draw from this study alone, as the single question they asked about mental health did not specifically investigate suicidality, anxiety or depression, used no validated psychological measures of these symptoms, but simply asked respondents to rate their overall 'mood' on a scale of 1 to 5, very negative to very positive. They compared the ratings before and after binding and they did find a statistically significant increase in self-reported mood after binding, from an average rating of 2.1 before to 3.8 after. But the word 'mood' can be widely interpreted, and is certainly not an objective measure of suicidality.
Very recently, two studies have been published in Paediatrics, the official journal of the American Academy of Paediatrics. Mehringer et al looked at chest masculinising surgery, rather than binding, but in the sample of 30 (aged 13-21) it was reported that discomfort around their breasts resulted in negative emotions and suicidal ideation. They concluded that a double mastectomy in adolescence (under 18) could alleviate suffering and improve functioning. Peitzmeier et al (2021), took a further look at the results of 'the Binding Health Project' and found that most symptoms occurred within the first year of binding. They concluded that puberty blockers would delay the start of binding and reduce side effects. A bold assertion now that the UK high court has deemed young people unable to give informed consent to their use.
Any positive effect on mood in women who bind is attributed to a reduction in dysphoric feelings brought about by the masculinisation of their appearance and the subsequent increase in their passing. But could there also be another explanation? Temple Grandin, well-known author and public speaker, first raised the possibility of deep pressure having a calming and anxiety-reducing effect on autistic individuals. Deep pressure feedback is often recommended by occupational therapists for those with autism, to reduce anxiety and promote self-regulation. It is common for weighted blankets to be used to help people with sensory difficulties, and even specialised pressure vests that can be bought, which bear more than a passing resemblance to some binders. When we know that many of the young people now identifying as trans are on the autism spectrum, could it be that the deep pressure feedback these young people receive from their binders is the source of anxiety relief, rather than any feeling of passing? Could we use less constrictive means to produce the same effects?
A pressure vest from Squease.com
What are the harms?
The increase in adolescent girls using binding methods, at a time when their physical bodies have not yet matured, may well come with an increased risk of permanent damage. The effects of breast binding before the heart, lungs, spine and ribcage have had time to mature is just not known. There has been no definitive research, and there seems to be no real interest from medical professionals.
The study by Peitzmeier et al was quite an eyeopener. Over half of the respondents to the survey stated that they bind on a daily basis, for an average of 10 hours a day, and most used a commercially available binder, followed by sports bras. Free text responses to methods of binding included belts, girdles and fabric, as well as plastic wrap (cling film). Over 97% reported at least one side effect of binding, with pain being the most common. Just over 50% reported problems with respiratory symptoms and more than ¾ reported skin issues such as swelling and itching to infection and even scarring.
Here are the reported prevalence of each of the 28 recorded health outcomes :
Source: Peitzmeier S, Gardner I, Weinand J, Corbet A, Acevedo K. Health impact of chest binding among transgender adults: a community-engaged, cross-sectional study. Cult Health Sex. 2017 Jan;19(1):64-75.
If any other intervention, for any other mental health or physical issue, had such high rates of side effects, other treatments would be urgently sought.
The effects of breast binding before the heart, lungs, spine and ribcage have had time to mature is just not known. There has been no definitive research, and there seems to be no real interest from medical professionals.
One of the negative consequences of binding, which is scarcely mentioned, is its effect on the success of surgery. In a study published in the journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in 2008, the authors described the increased laxity and excess of skin caused by long term binding as hindrances to achieving a good outcome from a double mastectomy, euphemistically known as 'chest wall contouring' surgery.
There does seem to be one group who are quick to point out the potential harms of binding – the surgeons. Is this altruism on the part of the surgeon? Is he worried about the health effects on his female patients? Or are these private surgical providers using young women's discomfort in their own bodies and the extreme side effects resulting from years of breast binding, to motivate them to make permanent changes to their bodies? Changes which will result in never having to bind again – a double mastectomy.
Increasingly, young girls who are binding are avoiding any physical exertion, and this is the experience of many of our parents. Girls who were previously engaged in sports and physically demanding activities are choosing to give up these interests as wearing a binder restricts their ability to take part. In 2017, The Times reported on the Scout Association policy which instructed leaders to respect trans-identified girls use of binders, rather than encouraging them to wear clothing which would allow them freedom of movement, potentially putting them at risk. Even some local education authorities were instructing schools to allow trans-identified girls extra PE breaks due to their use of breast binders.
How is binding promoted online?
Binder use is mentioned on nearly every trans affirmative charity and organisation website. Thankfully, most of them do carry warnings about potential negative side effects of their use, and almost all of them give tips on 'how to bind safely'. However, with the complete dearth of research into their use, the advice is not validated by any studies and much of it comes from comments of binder users themselves. The Pietzmeier study only shows that more frequent and longer binding sessions were associated with an increased risk for negative outcomes.
The warning message found on the GenderKit website
Gendered Intelligence has a page on binding, but only warns readers not to use ACE bandages or duct tape as they can lead to breathing difficulties and injury. The rest of the page links to retailers of binders and how to keep cool – including advice to wear a hat and sunscreen. Quite how UV protection improves the safety of binding is a mystery.
GIRES, the Gender Identity Research and Education Society [our emphasis] has only 3 links when searching for binders: one which mentions that transmen may be restricted in their movement in sport due to binding; one link to the statement by LGBT Foundation in response to the provision of binders to minors; and one link to the outdated 2008 GIRES Guidance for Clinicians which states "binders can be worn for a short while, but they may cause back problems and possibly also distort breast tissue". And that's it.
The trans charity Mermaids has stated that it does not "endorse or make any recommendation" with regard to binding, but it certainly does not actively discourage children from using them. In fact, searching their website brings up no more than a definition of binding, and a couple of links to external binder retailers.
A search of Stonewall's website, brings up no relevant results at all.
Many high profile media outlets have run stories on binding. Here are just a few:
Chest Binding Helps Smooth the Way for Transgender Teens (New Your Times)
Chest Binding and How to Do It Safely (Flare)
Chest Binding is an Integral Part of the Transitioning Process (Pink News)
'It's Binding or Suicide': Transgender and Non-Binary Readers Share Their Experiences With Chest Binders (New York Times)
Here's the Truth about Chest Binding (Seventeen magazine)
Despite all these articles highlighting the side effects of binding, they still promote the idea that it is beneficial to mental health and wellbeing of those who choose to do it. There are also hundreds of YouTube videos on how to bind – the best methods, the best brands, how to measure, and also many on binding safely. But there doesn't seem to be a single one on how else women and girls can reduce their discomfort over their breasts.
My daughter has asked for a binder. What shall I do?
Only you and your daughter can decide if the risks of binding are worth it. Some parents decide it is one battle they don't want to fight, and will help their child measure properly for a binder to ensure the fit is not overly tight. Others will decline the request, and may point their daughter in the direction of sports bras instead. It can be a tricky conversation, but we have a few pointers for you, however you decide to approach the topic.
Listen, Listen, Listen
As with all conversations with your child over aspects of their identity which are acutely personal, listen to what she has to say without judgment. It can be difficult for any daughter to talk to her parents about aspects of her body she'd rather forget about. But gentle questioning about how she feels and why can give you an insight into her world, and help her to see that you are trying to understand her distress.
Explain the side effects
Even those who extol the virtues of binders acknowledge they come with significant side effects. Websites such as Heathline, Pride in Practice and Clue highlight the detrimental effects of binders on health. Openly discuss these with your child, and express your concern for her long term physical health.
Express empathy
Whether she has described her discomfort to you or not, acknowledge that this is how she feels about her body. Explain that developing breasts can be an emotional and uncomfortable time for any young woman, and that she may feel particularly unhappy about them. Alice Hope describes the exact words she used, when her own daughter asked for a binder:
"I see you're having discomfort around your breasts and I can't agree to a binder for health reasons. But I would like to do whatever I can to help support you, because I love you and don't want to see you in distress."
Suggest a sports or compression bra
Apart from not using binding methods at all, a good, well-fitting sports bra could be a healthier alternative to the restrictive fabrics of commercially available binders. Many retail outlets sell a range of extra support sports bras, and having your daughter professionally measured can help ensure the best, most comfortable fit, although this may cause elevated levels of anxiety, so don't push too hard.
If all else fails, get the fit right
If you have talked through the health risks and she remains insistent on getting a binder and has the funds and means to purchase one herself, you may wish to help her measure to ensure she buys the correct size and doesn't purchase one that is too small, in the hopes of achieving a greater flattening effect. Make sure to check out the sizing guide on the retailer's website. You may also want to lay down some ground rules about using the binder, based on the community derived guidelines on safe use. These can include:
Not wearing the binder for more than 8 hours at a time, and preferably much less
Regular breast checks with the GP or practice nurse
To take days off from binding
To check skin regularly for damage, irritation and infection
To not wear it for exercise or to sleep in
Removing the binder if in pain
That if there are any side effects, that she will alert you to them
Professor John Benson, Consultant Breast Surgeon, gave this advice to The Times:
Chest-binding should be done under the supervision of a GP or practice nurse. It is important to be aware of how tightly it is being applied, what materials are being used and whether there are quick release catches as duct tape, for example, would be difficult to remove in an emergency.
Binding can affect breathing and can also exacerbate any musculoskeletal condition.
If adults wish to change their body, with the knowledge of the physical risks that entails, that is their choice, but we should think very carefully about guidelines for the under-18s.
4th Wave Now – Breast binders and the helpful strangers pushing them on your "son"
Social Transition and Breast Binding
Breast Binding, Sexual Objectification and Grooming
BIND ME: "I'm feeling ecstatic and scared and mum's feeling sick" – young women binding.
Breast Ironing and Binding: Two sides of the same coin?
"In parts of Africa, pubescent girls undergo 'breast ironing' with hot rocks to stop them developing. The practice, condemned as gender-based violence by the UN, leads to breastfeeding problems. Yet here a publicly funded institution [LGBT Foundation] is supporting a practice that may have similar consequences. It is unconscionable."
Quote from Psychiatrist Dr Lucy Griffin
In 2019, the Criminal Prosecution Service declared the harmful practice of breast ironing – the artificial flattening of a young girl's breasts by hot irons, pebbles or belts and fabric bindings – a crime, even if the individual concerned has given their consent. A spokesperson for the CPS clarified their position on a child being able to give their consent to this:
"Although this abuse often occurs in a family setting, the CPS is clear that a crime is committed when actual harm is caused to a girl – regardless of consent."
Those being accused of this practice can be charged with child cruelty or even assault. The CPS guidance states the following:
"…in a family context it may be that the victim consented because of a shared belief in the need to undergo the practice, or because the victim agreed to what the family proposed or the family aided and abetted the flattening. Prosecutors should challenge the raising of consent as a possible defence: it is not possible to consent to an assault where the injury caused is more than transient and trifling. Responsible adults who aid and abet a girl, as the victim, in breast flattening should also be considered for investigation and prosecution."
This practice is estimated to have been carried out on 1,000 women and girls in the UK. Many of the girls are said to have agreed to the practise, convinced that this is an effective way to reduce any unsolicited male attention, reduce teen pregnancy and allow girls to complete their education. Breast ironing is one of the worlds most under-reported forms of abuse, and even the National Education Union called for awareness of breast ironing to be made a priority in schools.
But what about those girls who may want to reduce the appearance of their breasts, but who do so whilst exploring a trans identity? The girls who are so ashamed and repulsed by their own developing bodies, that they will resort to duct tape and cling film to bind their chests so tightly they can hardly breathe, and sometimes even break ribs. They deserve protection from harmful practices, too.
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These 8 Identity and Access Management Trends Should Be on Your Radar
By Ian Cumming
Recently, I was asked to write a blog on identity and access management (IAM). But where do you start with such a topic? IAM trends seemed like a great place to me. Whether you're a seasoned security expert, the new guy, or a business leader in another arena, you want to know what to watch in the IAM space. So, let's explore the eight IAM trends I think we should all be monitoring this year.
Everything Old Is New Again
The elephant in the room right now is the sheer number of acquisitions that are taking place among identity vendors. The industry is swinging back towards the suite vendor model. Understandably, identity vendors do not want to be stagnant. There are a number of reasons a vendor would want to expand their market presence or grow out of a commodity market. Is this a bad thing? Hard to say.
In the heyday of suite vendors, the likes of IBM, CA, and BMC built solid solutions that solved business challenges for a great many companies. But they could never have market-leading capabilities across every product in a suite, so you, as a client, had to decide what is an acceptable loss of capability when engaging one of these vendors.
The greatest opportunities for innovation come from best-of-breed vendors competing with each other and pushing the limits of the market. Who can forget Netegrity/Dascom, SailPoint/Aveksa, and Okta/Ping? These were the days when ground-breaking changes came quickly and often, when standards were built, and when identity touched the skies. We will get there again, but as this new generation of suites rise, that innovation will slow as development funds shift their focus to integration. However, regardless of the shifting vendor landscape, your business is still your business, and solutions should be supporting you – not you bending to the solution.
We Are Surrounded
I recently watched a clip of Walter Cronkite in the '60s talking about the future and the role that technology would play in our lives. Technology was to be the servant of man and augment our daily lives. As a result, we could spend more time with our families and enjoy productivity never before seen – so much so that the normal work week was going to be 30 hours (I'll take that, please). For the most part, these ideals have come true. Yet for all the benefits that we have realized, who could have predicted the challenges that would come with them?
It is easy to think of IoT in terms of the consumer – who hasn't taken at least a small step in home automation in order to save energy or turn on lights from across the country? The reality is that IoT is more far reaching than we see. Literally everything that you interact with is driven by or housing some API that is operating with an identity context. Think beyond the consumer and imagine the compromise of a power grid, water treatment plant, or – worse yet – medical devices. Maybe it is not as frightening now that travel has dropped, but how about airplane engines?
Each device has an identifier; each interaction ideally operates within some boundaries; and each person requires training and certification to interact using that context. Think of the complexities of the interrelationship of each of those pieces; how do we manage that? The systems we use are able to handle maybe one piece of the puzzle, but the lack of a holistic view is what drives the vulnerabilities that we see today. The security of the device and the API driving it are now in the forefront, and these are the big identity problems that are set to be solved.
Alert Sarah Connor
How can you talk about AI without a reference to The Terminator and WOPR from War Games? Humans are inherently flawed – this is not a bad thing, just a statement of being. Organizations throw huge, growing piles of information in front of them and expect them to make sense of it. The best part is that it's often done without context or training. Did I fail to mention that many times this information is not in a human-friendly format? Can you see now why managers just blanket approve when performing access reviews?
Everyone is at fault here, from developers to implementors to the business owners. We spend all of our time making things work and precious little on documenting how it actually works. Jim needs to process orders and generate a pick list for the warehouse. Does that require the SE16 t-code, or is it SE80, or is it something else? During periodic access reviews, reviewers revert to what they know. "Jim needs access to SAP. He has not run into a problem doing his job, so what he has in this list is probably correct." <click> YES to all. What we do not see is that Jim has more access than his peer group, and of the 10 extra entitlements he holds, only one is used every six months, and the rest are never used. Perfect time for WOPR to learn that those nine can and should be removed, so let us present this to Jim's manager in a context that can lead to better decision making.
Old Man Rossum Was Mad
Nearly a century after Karel Čapek coined the term "robot" for his play R.U.R. (or Rossum's Universal Robots), the identity management world started making use of them. We have already touched on how the machines can aid man in identity governance, but what about the difficult world of Identity Lifecycle Management (ILM)? Wouldn't it be great if all applications had a robust and well-documented API for managing identities and entitlements?
Of course it would. We could have skipped the great connector wars of the second generation of ILM technologies. Waveset, Access 360, and the like fueled the growth in the market, spurred on by the Gartner claim that "70% of all identity projects end in failure." In the vendor world, this failure rate was initially attributed to a lack of coverage of business applications, each of which were proprietary. So they fought to see who could include the largest number of connected platforms.
This still missed the mark. There are a large number of business applications in use today that do not have a good way of integrating user automation and entitlement management. Enter the robots. I am really excited about the prospects that this brings. Think about it: not only can you automate previously manual tasks, but you can have an auditable process! Sorry for the theatrics, but this is truly amazing to me. I love auditable processes. RPA can assist with a great many things, but the promise it brings to legacy application identity management is truly amazing.
The Mainframe Is Dead, Long Live the Mainframe
Cloud/Hybrid Infrastructure
I have been told many times over the years that mainframes are dead. As of today, they are still around and running core business applications in a stable and economical manner. So why change them? Let me preface this next part by saying there is a huge difference between a "cloud first" and a "cloud only" initiative. Ok, let's dive in. Now that we have cloud, there is no way you need to have the same real estate dedicated to housing your computer assets. That much is true. But there is no one-size-fits-all for cloud; that is why we have a number of XaaS delivery models.
Cloud brings promise for modernization, standardization, and savings, but not in every instance. Many organizations are finding that living with a hybrid model is the best thing for them, and they know their business better than I do. Welcome to the huge, new challenge in identity management. We have clouds from the giants like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, etc. Each of them has a different way to manage entitlements and privilege, and all are different from your on-premise systems. In the wake of the latest breaches, it would appear that the lack of effective privilege management plays a key role in allowing those breaches to progress.
So, step number one is to manage your (cloud) privileges. Your average user is not the weak point in this instance; the weight of these breaches lies on the administrative and developer communities. They need to get these accounts and entitlements under control and fully manage this access, because we have all seen what can happen if ignored. I, for one, do not want to qualify for free credit monitoring ever again.
I'm From the Government, and I'm Here to Help
Growing Privacy and Compliance Regulations
Living in the U.S., I am a bit jealous of my European and Canadian counterparts and the privacy protections afforded to them by their governments. I would absolutely love to sever all ties with some businesses, forcing them to permanently dispose of all my personal information at my request to be forgotten. We the people need to take back the control of our identities and put some real privacy protections around them, and here's why. I am Ian, and I am a data hoarder. I am nowhere near as bad as the Amazons and Googles of the world, but that's just because I don't have enough room in the basement.
My point is new privacy laws are rolling out globally. If you have a solid identity management program and tie that in tightly to your data governance program (as you should), each new compliance event will be easier to address. If not, you will have the same mad dash that you had with HIPAA, the GDPR, the CCPA, and the list goes on. Data privacy by default is achievable – I have a guy who can make that happen for you. Give me a call.
Blazing Trails in Canada
Blockchain Identity and Distributed Ledgers
I must be honest, blockchain for identity has until recently has seemed like a solution in search of a problem. It is the buzziest of buzzwords, and companies are trying to shoehorn it in almost everywhere to solve every problem. I continued to think that way until I had the great pleasure to discuss blockchain with Joni Brennan of Digital Identity & Authentication Council of Canada, and now I am a believer in the measured and thoughtful use of blockchain to support identity needs.
The work of DIACC and the Pan Canadian Trust Framework shows that blockchain and distributed ledger technology has its place, and finding that place requires a collaboration between the public and private sector to make it work and work well. I would recommend checking out their work; it is top tier. I have seen promising technology coming from 1Kosmos based on blockchain, so it won't be long before we have a market segment of IAM that is built on blockchain and distributed ledgers.
Try to Realize the Truth: There Is No Spoon
In 2008, identity was the new perimeter, a representation used to bring on board those who did not see what the future held: that cloud was a disruptive force that would forever change the game as nothing had before. The controls we invested in for our data centers would no longer be effective; we had to look to identity. Well, here we are 13 years later, and the Matrix was right. "There is no perimeter."
Identity is your best line of defense. It touches every individual, every application, every system, every platform, and every piece of data. When someone asks why identity projects are so costly, it's because of their reach, but they are far less costly than a breach or the mass exfiltration of data.
Who is your partner in the IAM journey? If we have learned anything in the past few years, it is that organizations that choose to go it alone end up in compromising positions, and we all get free credit monitoring again. If you are reading this, you are in the right place. Focal Point is going to be the best choice for your IAM partner. We are not the partner that will skate to where the puck is. That is for PeeWee hockey. We are going to skate to where the puck will be; that is how Great Ones are born.
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For any writers in the area, I'd highly recommend the Kinship Writers. Here's my article on that experience.
Some things don't go as planned. When I showed up at the Armory in Somerville one Sunday morning last June, I was surprised to see the Kinship Writers coordinators, Jessica and Erin, standing outside of a locked door. I was already nervous about this session with agent, Ammi-Joan Paquette (of the Erin Murphy Literary Agency). At the last Kinship workshop, I'd felt a bit like a fish out of water. After all I'd been the sole picture book author in a room full of Middle Grade and YA writers. Not to mention navigating my way into the city from the sticks had been a bit of a challenge. But this looked like a great group of fellow writers gathered outside the Armory's door, along with an agent who actually represented picture book authors (a dying breed). The only real problem was the locked door.
About this time a few of us noticed the Little Sisters of the Poor conveniently located across the street. Erin bounded over to the Sisters and came back with good news. Not only did they have room, but the facility was an even better fit. As it turned out, so was my experience that day. Immediately, I felt drawn to Ms. Paquette. She had a graceful and generous spirit, and her critique of each person's work was truly insightful. Since we were a small group, Ms. Paquette spent plenty of time with each person and her work.
Still, the process of "hooking" an agent felt like dating at this point in my writing career. One has to experience a whole lot of toads and polliwogs before discovering "the prince." I'd almost given up hope before taking Erin and Jessica's workshop. After my first book (My Sister, Alicia May), I'd assumed it would be easy to find a publisher for my other manuscripts. Instead I'd spent years researching publishers and waiting for their reply. I was in need of an expert, and that's exactly what I found in Ms. Paquette. Thankfully the Kinship Writers helped me to reach the castle's drawbridge.
As I sat at the round table that day, I could tell I'd found "the one." But as with all relationships, the question was whether it was mutual admiration. At the end of the day, I found an invitation on my stories to submit my revisions to Ms. Paquette's attention. The tiniest spark of interest is, of course, a cause for celebration for any writer. But I had been down this road before, having spent a year revising for an agent in NYC-only to be let down in the end. So I revised and wrote and revised again. Basically I held my breath until February 3rd, 2011. That is the day I received a call from Ms. Paquette asking if I'd be interested in working with her. By then I'd witnessed her wonderful critique skills up close and there was no way I'd turn away from such invaluable advice. Just like the famous insurance company says, it's really nice to have someone "on your side." And it all began with a small step, and one very special workshop.
If you are searching for an intimate setting in which to hone your craft, or a chance to meet face to face with an editor or agent, I wouldn't look any further than the Kinship Writers.


Expansive clay soil. According to Don Carter, structural engineer, this type of soil behaves a lot like play dough: it shrinks when it dries and swells when it's wet. However with thousands of homes built on this type of soil throughout the country each year, the management of water around your home becomes very crucial. How do you prevent water from destroying your home? PierMagic® put together three helpful tips for you.
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Take a look at the angling of your home's patio, porch, sidewalk and driveway. They are often tilted toward the house, which can cause numerous foundation problems. "This situation," according to Carter, "can shed 5,000 gallons of water against walls a heavy rain." What is the solution to reverse this tilt? Mudjacking. This will help to ensure that water is flowing away from the home. Learn more about mudjacking: Not All Mudjacking is the Same.
When it comes to protecting your home from foundation troubles, it will pay off to take the doings of Mother Nature into your own hands. What do we mean? When properties surrounding your home are on higher land more times than not the rain runoff will end up in your yard. Don Carter suggests creating a ditch to intercept flow and channel it around the house.
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IO and Metrolinx issue RFQ for Finch West LRT project
Adriana Valentina
GTA Construction Report staff writer
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx have issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) for interested parties to design, build, finance and maintain the $1.2 billion Finch West Light Rail Transit (LRT) project.
The new LRT line, located along Finch Avenue West in the city's northwest end, will integrate with the city's existing transit system.
11 kilometres of new dedicated rapid transit between Humber College and the new Finch West Subway Station on the Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension;
18 surface stops and a below-grade interchange station to connect with the new Finch West Subway Station; and
A maintenance and storage facility for the light rail vehicles The RFQ is the first step in the procurement process to select a team to deliver the project.
Submissions will be evaluated to prequalify project teams with the relevant design and construction experience, and the capacity to finance and deliver a project of this size and complexity. Teams who qualify will be invited to respond to a request for proposals.
"The Finch West LRT line is another important part of the region's transit network and identified in Metrolinx's regional transportation plan," said Bruce McCuaig, president and CEO, Metrolinx. "As an extension of the existing TTC network, and with connections to GO Transit bus services and existing Mississauga and Brampton transit, the Finch West LRT line will bring fast, reliable and convenient service to the communities that need it most. This is another example of the progress Metrolinx is making to transform the way the region moves by building a fast, convenient and integrated transit network across the GTHA."
The government agencies say the project will help transform Finch Avenue West's priority neighbourhood into a vibrant community, accessible to motorists, transit riders, cyclists and pedestrians.
The project is being delivered using IO's Alternative Financing and Procurement model, which transfers appropriate risks associated with design, construction, financing and maintenance of the project to the private sector. The Finch West LRT line will remain publicly owned.
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What are the main film databases in the library?
Answered By: Isabel O'Kelly
Film databases allow you to search across a range of different journals, books and other publications for information on a specific topic related to film. Databases contain peer-reviewed, scholarly material. Links to the full-text will be provided, where available, by Queen's University. Some of the main databases for film are listed below.
Arts and Humanities Citation Index
Includes abstracting and indexing for more than 1,700 arts and humanities journals, and coverage of disciplines that includes social and natural science journals. Part of the Web of Science.
BFI Screenonline
On-line encyclopaedia of British film and television featuring clips and recorded interviews from the BFI archives. Accessible on QUB campus only.
Film Indexes Online
Provides access to: Film Index International - an index of entertainment films and personalities worldwide (produced in collaboration with the British Film Institute); International Index to Film Periodicals - an index of over 300 academic and popular film and television journals; and the American Film Institute (AFI) Catalog, documenting American film.
International Index to Performing Arts Full Text
The index covers the arts and entertainment industry and includes dance, drama, theatre, stagecraft, musical theatre, circus performance, opera, pantomime, puppetry, magic, performance art, film and television.
Full-text online access to over 300 humanities, arts, and social sciences journals from 60 scholarly publishers.
Taylor and Francis Online Journals
Access to journals published by Taylor & Francis and subscribed to by Queen's.
The key databases LibGuides page for Creative Arts will give you a full listing of Creative Arts databases. Other databases are viewable on the A-Z of Online Resources page.
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Pompano Beach Innovation District: Big Opportunities; More Traffic; Displacement Concerns
Pompano Beach Innovation District Part Two: Concerns
LOCAL NEWS 2019-09-12
LOCAL NEWS / September 12, 2019 / 2k
by Marie Puleo, Pompano Beach Real Estate and Development Reporter
INNOVATION DISTRICT CONCERNS AND OPPORTUNITIES: The Pompano Beach "Innovation District," the City's effort to create a "dense urban downtown," was a major topic of conversation at the Planning and Zoning Board's Aug. 28 meeting. Most discussion focused on the positive aspects of what the project would bring to Pompano Beach. Concerns raised included an increase in traffic and the potential displacement of current residents.
At the meeting, the board gave a stamp of approval to the latest revisions of the development plan. Read about the latest changes and why city officials consider the Innovation District important to Pompano Beach's future. Click here.
The Innovation District, bound by I-95, Dixie Highway, MLK Boulevard and Atlantic Boulevard, could include up to 3,368 dwelling units, 420 hotel rooms and 4,051,220 square feet of commercial space, if the proposed changes are approved by the City Commission and the County. The Innovation District, and the downtown as a whole, lie within the northwest district of the Pompano Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA).
SEE: Artist renderings of what the Innovation District may look like, click here.
Several members of the public who spoke at the Planning and Zoning Board meeting voiced concerns about density and the additional traffic new development will bring, especially cut-through traffic in single-family neighborhoods due to larger arteries being congested. One resident said the problem will get worse when portions of Atlantic Boulevard near Dixie Highway are reduced from three to two lanes in each direction.
The latest modifications "actually decrease the traffic impacts, on paper, when you do the math at build-out," explained Jean Dolan, of the city's Development Services Department. The PM peak hour trips would be reduced by 197 trips per day, she said.
CRA Director Nguyen Tran said that as development of the Innovation District takes place, special attention will be paid to street networks and where the traffic is flowing. There are some issues with street connectivity in the development area because, over the years, a number of streets have been abandoned, and while they may still exist on paper, they're actually not there. The zoning district of the development area has a street network regulating plan which will require developers to recreate those streets.
Planning and Zoning Board member Willie Miller, who grew up in Pompano Beach's northwest community, said his biggest concern is that residents there have the perception the City is trying to force their way into the area, "because it has been neglected over a number of years."
While he is in favor of new development, Miller said the people who reside in the area need to be reassured "we are moving in a positive direction" and "they're not being left behind, or they're not being forced out of their communities."
Dolan said while the latest changes to the plan focus on building a downtown, "we're very sensitive" to displacement.
Tran noted incentive programs are in place for local business owners who may need help with upgrading their buildings.
"We will look at those properties that do need help within this area," said Tran. "This is an area where we do want to spend CRA dollars on incentives."
Tran said residents of the northwest community have said they want Pompano Beach to be a place their children will want to return to after they finish school.
"We're challenged with trying to build new housing, trying to make it affordable, and mix the incomes" said Tran.
The residents have also said they want grocery stores or banks to open in the neighborhood. In addition, the City has been trying for years to get a train station along the FEC Railway in the downtown area.
"We need the bodies to do that," said Tran. "These institutions always look for rooftops."
"This land use plan amendment isn't all about building and getting more density," said Tran. it's about getting people there to support what we're trying to do."
THIS IS PART TWO OF A TWO PART SERIES ON THE POMPANO BEACH INNOVATION DISTRICT CONCERNS AND OPPORTUNITIES. READ PART ONE, CLICK HERE.
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Four Trophies of Team Russia
Two important goals scored in the final match between Russia and Moldova by the attacking midfielder of team Russia, Kamil Mullin, encouraged the organizers of the XXIV Commonwealth Cup to give the best tournament player award to him, a player of Sokol Samara. It's curious that Mullin was one of the oldest players, as he had his 22nd birthday on January 5, and the Commonwealth Cup admitted players were not older than 22.
Players of team Russia got two more individual trophies, besides the MVP Mullin. To the utmost delight of St. Petersburg supporters, the best defender title was given to Maxim Karpov from Zenit. And the best goal-scorer of the Commonwealth Cup was Mikhail Zhabkin, midfielder of Volgar Astrakhan, who scored 3 goals.
Other individual football trophies were awarded to the two Moldovan leaders Eugeniu Rebenja (best midfielder, plays for Sheriff Tiraspol) and Danu Spataru (best striker, Zimbru Chisinau), and also to the Estonian Magnus Karofeld (best goalkeeper, Flora Tallinn). The awards were given by Nikita Simonian, the FUR first Vice-President, Anatoly Turchak, the President of the Football Federation of St. Petersburg, Konstantin Pshenko, the IPA CIS Secretary for culture, information, tourism and sports, and Dmitri Shneider, the Commonwealth Cup Director. Note that all the six prize winners represent the three top teams of the XXIV Commonwealth Cup: Russia, Moldova and Estonia.
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These piratical women, and their burly male counterparts put on a show every night in Las Vegas (at least they did a few years ago, when I was last there).
I can't confess to have understood the plot of the drama, but it involved a lot of fireworks and huge moving stages / pirate ships. And dancing. Lots of that.


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Home Solar News Development VivoPower International Rebrands U.S. Solar Unit
VivoPower International Rebrands U.S. Solar Unit
VivoPower International PLC has rebranded its U.S. solar development unit, formerly known as Innovative Solar Ventures I LLC, renaming the business Caret LLC. The company has also announced a new Power-to-X strategy for the company in order to maximize value with a view to a future potential exit (previously announced).
Caret comprises 12 development stage solar projects totaling 682 MW DC, of which 11 are in Texas and one is in New Mexico. The projects are strategically located in areas with relatively low solar project penetration. Each of the Caret projects has reached mid- to late-stage development status, with major interconnection and environmental studies completed and land secured for up to 40 years.
The company is currently undertaking a re-evaluation of previously abandoned projects given the increasing potential demand from Power-to-X applications and partners.
"Power-to-X represents the use of excess renewable energy over and above base load power for other energy intensive applications," says Kevin Chin, executive chairman and CEO of VivoPower. "These include mining of cryptocurrencies, where we are seeing increasing appetite from crypto-mining groups to vertically integrate their operations to include renewable generation plants.
"Another area where we expect to see strong demand is from the green hydrogen sector," he adds. "This will especially be the case if the $1.2 trillion U.S. Infrastructure Bill is passed, given the attractive incentives in the bill for green hydrogen developers and producers. We believe the Power-to-X potential of Caret's projects present a strategic pathway to maximizing value, even though solar development in isolation is no longer our core activity. Our intention is to re-invest proceeds generated from any potential monetization of Caret's projects (with Power-to-X applications) back into our core sustainable energy solutions strategy."
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PFSweb to Provide Logistics Services for Military Exchange
April 14, 2009 Alex Woodie
PFSweb will provide comprehensive order fulfillment services for the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), the organization charged with running exchanges on U.S. Army and Air Force bases around the world. The five-year contract, which is valued at $15 million, calls for PFSweb to manage inventory and ship orders originating from AAFES' e-commerce Web site and catalog operations.
The AAFES was created in 1895 by order of the U.S. Government's War Department to set up a market or store at every military post, where practical. Over the next 114 years, the organization has evolved to meet the changing needs of America's military, and by 2008 had grown to claim the number 28 spot on Retailing Today's annual list of the Top 150 retailers.
By outsourcing its e-commerce and catalog fulfillment operations to PFSWeb, the AAFES will be able to tap into the expertise of this Plano, Texas, company, which started out as the logistics arm of a large American wholesale distributor. Today, PFSweb offers its collection of hard assets (warehouses, call centers), soft assets (customized JD Edwards-based fulfillment system and e-commerce expertise) and skilled personnel to Fortune 500 companies.
Under the agreement, which was signed in December, PFSweb will provide order fulfillment from AAFES' printed catalog and the Exchange Online Store, www.aafes.com. It will also provide the necessary technology skills to connect AAFES systems with PFSweb's ordering and logistics systems, which run on System i servers. The company will receive, manage, and safeguard AAFES inventory, provide direct-to-consumer order fulfillment, and manage customer returns from one of its warehouses in Memphis, Tennessee, PFSWeb says.
"We are working with Army & Air Force Exchange Service to provide a custom logistics solution to support its catalog and website, which brings together over 32,000 warehoused products as well as inventories of numerous drop ship vendors," says Mike Willoughby, president of PFSweb's services division. "AAFES is a distinguished organization that offers products to active and retired U.S. military personnel and their families around the world, and we are pleased to have been selected to support these efforts."
PFSweb, which is a publicly traded company, previously marketed a middleware product that it developed to expose i5/OS transactions as XML. Although it still sells the technology, today, the company appears to be more traction selling product from www.ecost.com, its discount e-commerce Web site.
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What is a Lithium Ion Battery ? How does it work ?
Lithium Ion Batteries find wide application in mobile phones and other electronic devices. In Lithium ion batteries, Lithium metallic oxide is the anode while carbon is used as the negative electrode. Lithium ions are transferred between the lithium oxide anode and the carbon electrode during charging and in the opposite direction while discharging.
The higher power density and the high voltage per cell (3.6 V) ensures that a single battery can be used. Lithium Battery can hold charge more effectively than other batteries. A typical lithium battery loses 5% of its energy every month.
Lithium ion battery packs typically have a small in built electronic control device which continually monitors the temperature, voltage and current. It shuts down the battery when there is a deviation from established limits.
Lithium Ion batteries are extremely sensitive to temperature and can degenerate faster. The Lithium battery should never be completely discharged. If that happens the chip which controls the battery will no longer be powered. The battery cannot be used again.
There have been rare cases when lithium ion batteries catch fire. This is mostly due to defects in the manufacturing process.