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Health and the Body Politic
The Editors of Issue #297 In: 297 (Winter 2020)
In the wake of this summer's Beirut port explosion and Lebanon's ongoing financial crises, hundreds of doctors have left the country for greener pastures, and many more are following. It is hardly the first time a Middle Eastern country has suffered a mass exodus of doctors in the wake of political, economic and social instability. As with Iraq and Syria, their departure is symptomatic of a greater unraveling of health care across the region.
Health and health care have become increasingly ungoverned over the past few decades, in tandem with a broader breakdown of the body politic. Health care workers are finding it increasingly difficult to work in settings of violent conflict and insecurity, rapidly declining health care systems, pervasive corruption and economic mismanagement, amidst the waning capacity of states to improve the health and wellbeing of their populace. While the Middle East region trains a lot of doctors, few end up staying.
This issue of Middle East Report explores the interactions of the body politic with health and medicine and examines the entanglements of physical bodies in the institutional and political processes that govern them. The articles explore a range of different landscapes and ecologies of politics and health care. In this way, we aim to bring the questions and problems of health and illness into the analysis of geopolitics and political economy, while situating the Middle East in broader global health conversations.
Highlighting how health is embedded within societal processes, the essays illuminate and trace the changing political landscape in relation to the changing biosocial realities of everyday life.
Highlighting how health is embedded within societal processes, the essays illuminate and trace the changing political landscape in relation to the changing biosocial realities of everyday life. In doing so, they veer away from the top-down technocratic frameworks and discourses that often depoliticize public health and medicine.
Health care has always been implicated in the history of state practices. During past eras of state-building, national governments in the region invested heavily in health care, as part of post-colonial socialist experiments. Today, however, the sector is undermined by a perfect storm of negative forces: the enforced neo-liberal reduction of state responsibilities and capabilities, continuous militarized violence and refugee crises, the exodus of talented medical staff, environmental degradation contributing to long-term chronic conditions, takeover of the public sector by a commercially motivated private sector and a nearly complete collapse of the state's social security net. The pervasive corruption in all government sectors and an ongoing diversion of investments away from health care, education and environmental sustainability also plague the region. Over the past decade, investments in health and social protection have dwindled, while imports of arms have increased by close to 60 percent. In fact, the Middle East constituted 35 percent of total global arms imports over the past five years. This trend highlights the importance of understanding the current situation of deteriorating health in the region as shaped by regional militarization and the legacies of the never-ending, so-called Global War on Terror.
The present burdens of disease and affliction are the embodiment of long histories of political apathy and wounding. As various state structures have been undermined, populations continue to bear the double burdens of deteriorating health care and security. Our focus in this issue on health and health care in conflict highlights the generative experiences of health care workers and communities. While capturing how health has become increasingly ungovernable, we highlight how state and health care breakdown is a "form of life," embedded in social relations, environmental processes and the struggle of patients and doctors to make sense of, as well as respond to, these predicaments.
As in many other parts of the world, the pandemic is a diagnostic event, revealing underlying vulnerabilities, structural weaknesses and the uneasy relations between politics and health care. While the region's case reporting and mortality rates fell below the global average during the early months of the pandemic, recent trends are reversing this premature optimism. The political responses of states to the pandemic have had varied outcomes. As authors in this issue show, the pandemic has magnified preexisting chronic problems that shape the experiences of communities and citizens.
In our interview with Ghassan Abu Sittah, he explains how war injury and disability have become an endemic problem, with long term consequences for societies dealing with decades of war and protracted conflicts. He also highlights the importance of turning the experiences of local health care workers into expertise that will serve communities suffering from conflict more effectively than relying on foreign volunteer doctors. In Iraq, the state health structure has completely collapsed under decades of war and neglect, leaving patients with cancer diagnoses to collectively navigate their access to quality care. Mac Skelton explains how those experiences have created an ambivalence toward hospitals, which have become increasingly dangerous and toxic, and the consequences of patients' distrust of the health care system now during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meanwhile, Egypt continues to suffer from a generation of under-investment in preventative and curative health care, which Jennifer Derr explains is made worse by the current crackdown on social and political dissent, including arrests and violence against health care workers. The essays by Aula Abbara and Noura Chalati reveal the terrible realities of Syria's fragmented health care under almost a decade of civil war, while Nihal Kayali investigates the health care landscape for Syrian refugees who remain displaced in Turkey. Osama Tannous explains how conflict-related afflictions in the Gaza strip caused by recurrent Israeli assaults are more well-known but less prevalent than serious chronic ailments, which are compounded by the continuing siege that obstructs access to proper care and the deep cynicism of humanitarian aid practices.
Protests have re-emerged in Lebanon, Algeria, Morocco and Iraq, where more than 800 protestors have been brutally killed by local militias and more than 5,000 have been injured over the past year. The recent revitalization of protest across the region, despite the ongoing threat of the pandemic, is highlighting state violence and corruption, along with the lack of life-sustaining health infrastructure, as primary ailments affecting the body politic.
While health reforms are connected to political and economic change, there is an urgent need to restore public health as a public good, by striving toward better access and coverage as well as by addressing the social and political determinants of ill health.
What is to be done? Going forward, scholars, activists and policymakers should understand that health and health care are deeply political matters. Health analyses need to be tied to the everyday realities of individuals and communities. While health reforms are connected to political and economic change, there is an urgent need to restore public health as a public good, by striving toward better access and coverage as well as by addressing the social and political determinants of ill health.Moreover, a focus on environmental sustainability and cleanup is central to addressing broader global health and planetary issues, such as climate change, and to confronting the drivers of chronic disease and toxicity. The central role of the long-term impacts of war and conflict must be reckoned with when planning future health care in the region. In an era of widespread state collapse, it is high time to revive and reclaim the right to health as a social movement. In the midst of such a great unravelling, no other policy prescription makes sense, as waiting for today's dysfunctional states to come to society's rescue is like waiting for Godot.
[The editors of issue 297, "Health and the Body Politic," are Nabil Al-Tikriti, Kevan Harris and Graham Cornwell with Guest Editor Omar Dewachi.]
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Pilkorsrörelsen (ungerska Nyilaskeresztes Párt, "Pilkorspartiet") var en ungersk nazistisk och antisemitisk organisation som grundades 1939 av flera radikala högergrupper. Den leddes av Ferenc Szálasi.

Historia
Rörelsens ledare, Ferenc Szálasi, utsågs den 16 oktober 1944 av tyskarna till Ungerns premiärminister. Vid det laget stod det klart att Tyskland skulle förlora andra världskriget. Den ungerske riksföreståndaren Miklós Horthy hade just därför, den 29 augusti 1944, avsatt den dåvarande regeringen, ledd av Döme Sztójay och ersatt honom med sin egen bundsförvant Géza Lakatos, som han anförtrodde uppdraget att ta Ungern ur kriget. En hemlig delegation skickades till Moskva med uppdraget att förhandla fram Ungerns kapitulation. Resultatet blev istället att Tyskland kidnappade Horthys son och installerade Pilkorsrörelsen under Szálasi i regeringsställning i vad som av tyskarna kom att kallas Operation Panzerfaust. Szálasi var fortfarande övertygad om att Adolf Hitlers hemliga vapen, med vars hjälp krigslyckan skulle vända, snart var färdigt.

Pilkorsrörelsen hade redan, tack vare sina ambitiösa sociala program, sin radikalism och sin nationalistiska och antisemitiska retorik, vuxit till en betydande politisk kraft i Ungern. I valen 1939 blev de näst största parti och hade då över 300 000 medlemmar. Men deras inflytande hade aldrig varit stort nog för att ta över regeringsmakten utan tyskt stöd. Efter Röda arméns framstötar i oktober 1944 var Pilkorsrörelsens styre i praktiken begränsat till Budapest och Dél-Dunántúl (Transdanubien).

Deportationen av judar från Ungern, i synnerhet Budapest, till förintelselägren i Polen, som stoppats av Miklós Horthy efter att han avsatt Döme Sztójays regering, återupptogs efter Pilkorsrörelsens maktövertagande. Vid det laget hade över 430 000 ungerska judar redan deporterats till Auschwitz, men de som bodde i Budapest hade tack vare omständigheterna klarat sig undan. Adolf Eichmann, som lett dessa operationer under Sztójays tid, men tvingats lämna Ungern efter hans avgång, återvände den 17 oktober 1944. Under Eichmanns ledning tvingades 60 000 av Budapests judar marschera till den österrikiska gränsen för att gräva skyttegravar. 70 000 av dem som blivit kvar låstes in i Budapests getto. Över 8 000 judar som tilldelats de skyddspass som Raoul Wallenberg delat ut (men som också delades ut av andra neutrala länder som Schweiz) eller skyddades av Svenska Röda Korsets aktion under Valdemar Langlet, gömde sig i så kallade skyddade hus.

Innan Röda armén hade omringat Budapest, hade Szálasi och hans regering förflyttat sig till Dél-Dunántúl i västra Ungern. De tyska och ungerska arméerna försvarade Budapest som en fästning – bland annat sprängdes alla stadens broar – och belägringen av staden, som varade från julen 1944 till 13 februari 1945 orsakade omfattande förödelse och lidande. Minst 25 000 civila dödades och 10 000 hus – en fjärdedel av alla bostäder – förstördes.

Ungern hade vid Pilkorsrörelsens maktövertagande redan förlorat minst 40 000 personer och sett 70 000 andra tas till fånga i kriget, utöver de 430 000 ungerska judar som redan deporterats till Auschwitz. Man beräknar att den totala militära mobilisering, till stöd för Tysklands redan förlorade krig, som Pilkorsrörelsen tvingade fram, och den terror mot sin egen befolkning som rörelsen utövade för att kväsa all opposition, ökade antalet ungerska offer i andra världskriget med tiotusentals.

Slutet
Pilkorsrörelsen upplöstes vid krigets slut, och Szálasi och flera av hans ministrar och medarbetare, bland andra László Endre, László Baky och Károly Beregfy, avrättades genom hängning.

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→ IMMIGRATION: DACA as of August 31, 2018
by Jack E. Urquhart Attorney at Law | Sep 4, 2018 | Administrative Procedures Act, Constitutional Law, DACA, Immigration |
Jack E. Urquhart© September 2, 2018
The States of Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, South Carolina, West Virginia, Kansas, and the governors of Mississippi and Maine sued to rescind DACA. They argue that it violates the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) and the Take Care Clause of the Constitution. See Texas v. United States of America, No. 18-CV-00068 (S. D. Tex. August 31, 2018)(Dkt. Nos. 319 & 320). The States asked for an injunction that would terminate DACA. The Court held that the Plaintiff States demonstrated the likelihood that DACA is unlawful, but denied the State's request to enjoin DACA. The Court, then, invited the parties to expeditiously appeal its order.
Congress, the Executive, and the Courts
Current American immigration conflicts feature the power and accountability of all three branches of our Constitutional governance—the Congress, the Executive, and the Judiciary. Congress is the governmental branch assigned the power to make immigration law. The Executive Branch is assigned the power to enforce the immigration laws passed by Congress. The Judicial Branch is assigned very little authority over immigration law—even its power of judicial review is narrowly curtailed in the immigration arena.
The DACA controversy, one of many pressing immigration issues, finds its root in Congressional inaction. Congress is the branch of the government accountable for legislating a functioning, safe, and humane immigration system. All troubled by, for example, the number of "illegal immigrants" now in the United States should demand Congress find rational solutions. Congress is branch of our government constitutionally accountable for our immigration laws–successes and failures.
But our most controversial immigration issues stem from Executive proclamations—not carefully considered Congressional acts. A highly plausible—though not undisputed—explanation for this is the failure of Congress to do its job. Sensible immigration reform would reduce the justification for Executive decision-making.
Executive immigration decision-making inevitably draws the Judiciary Branch into the immigration arena. The Courts, technically without any significant immigration authority, are asked to decide whether Executive proclamations overstep the immigration authority granted the Executive Branch by Congress or the Constitution. When summoned into frays, the federal courts express essentially universal agreement that comprehensive responses to immigration conflicts are the province of Congress. Yet, the sheer number of immigration lawsuits, and the unique and important questions they involve are red flags for a failed or failing immigration system. They are an alert that Congress needs to tend to business.
2012 DACA Begins
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, DACA, was initiated June 15, 2012, by a memorandum signed by the, then, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Janet Napolitano. DACA allows qualifying applicants to remain in the United States for a two-year period. Assuming all qualifications are met, successful applicants may apply for renewal every two years. Only those who meet the following criteria are eligible to apply for DACA:
The applicant must have been younger than 16 before she or he entered the United States;
The applicant must have lived continuously in the United States since at least June 15, 2007;
The applicant must have been present in the United States when the DACA memo was issued–June 15, 2012;
The applicant must have graduated high school or be in school or have been honorably discharged from the United States military;
The applicant cannot have been convicted of a felony, a serious misdemeanor, or pose any national security threat; and
The applicant must be younger than 30 when applying.
Meeting these eligibility requirements alone provides no assurance that an application will be granted. The applicant is further screened and the decision to grant or deny individual applications is at the Government's discretion. The issue of whether DACA actually permits discretion if the applicant meets the guidelines is disputed in pending litigation.
Successful DACA applicants must apply for work permits from the Government.
If a DACA application is granted, the successful applicant cannot be deported for a two-year period, and the application can be renewed for successive two-year periods, if renewal qualifications are met. Successful applicants are eligible for some public benefits under legislation other than DACA.
2017 DACA Rescinded
September 5, 2017, DACA was rescinded by a memorandum of the, then, Acting Secretary of DHS, Elaine Duke.
2018 DACA Rescission LitigatioFn
Four federal courts have ruled on the legality of the 2017 DACA rescission. Three held the rescission illegal, and preliminarily enjoined DACA rescission. One federal court found DACA's rescission legal.
Regents of the University of California v. U.S. Dep't of Homeland Sec., 279 F. Supp. 3d 1011 (N.D. Cal. 2018), appeal pending, No. 18-15068 (9th Cir. 2018) was the first DACA rescission court decision. The Court held that the rescission violated the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), because, rather than supported by reasoned decision-making, DACA rescission was arbitrary and capricious. The Court preliminarily enjoined DACA's rescission.
Vidal v. Trump, 279 F. Supp. 3d 401 (E.D.N.Y. 2018), appeal pending, Vidal v. Trump, No. 18-485 (2d Cir. 2018) was the second federal court to find DACA rescission arbitrary and capricious. It preliminarily enjoined the rescission.
Casa de Maryland v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 284 F. Supp. 3d 758 (D. Md. 2018), appeal pending, No. 18-1522 (4th Cir. 2018) was the third federal court decision to address the DACA rescission. It held that the DACA rescission was "a carefully crafted decision supported by the Administrative Record." Id. at 772.
NAACP v. Trump, 298 F. Supp. 3d 209 (D.D.C. 2018), appeal pending, NAACP v. Trump, No. 18-5243 (D.C. Cir.) was the fourth federal court decision on the DACA . This Court offered the Administration an opportunity to further support its DACA rescission.
2018 DACA Rescission Clarification
June 2018 the current Administration's sixth Secretary of DHS, Kirstjen Nielsen, issued a memorandum clarifying the basis for the DACA rescission. The memo, among other points, clarified that the DACA Rescission does not rely on the conclusion that DACA is illegal. Instead, DHS thinks DACA might be illegal.
The NAACP Court, which offered the current Administration the opportunity to better support DACA rescission, found the June 2018 DHS memo did not alter the Court's conclusion that the DACA rescission was not reasoned decision-making as required APA. Rather, it was grounded on a legal opinion. The Court wrote:
Although the [June 2018 DHS Memo] purports to offer further explanation for DHS's decision to rescind DACA, it fails to elaborate meaningfully on the agency's primary rationale for its decision: the judgment that the policy was unlawful and unconstitutional. And while the memo offers several additional "policy" grounds for DACA's rescission, most of these simply repackage legal arguments previously made, and hence are "insufficiently independent from the agency's evaluation of DACA's legality" to preclude judicial review or to support the agency's decision.
The Court concluded:
Finally, a few words about the nature of the relief being granted by this Court. The Court did not hold in its prior opinion, and it does not hold today, that DHS lacks the statutory or constitutional authority to rescind the DACA program. Rather, the Court simply holds that if DHS wishes to rescind the program—or to take any other action, for that matter—it must give a rational explanation for its decision. See 5 U.S.C. § 706(2). A conclusory assertion that a prior policy is illegal, accompanied by a hodgepodge of illogical or post hoc policy assertions, simply will not do. The Court therefore reaffirms its conclusion that DACA's rescission was unlawful and must be set aside.
May 7, 2018 DACA Challenged
DACA's legality was not challenged in court until May 7, 2018. See Texas v. United States of America, No. 18-CV-00068 (S. D. Tex. August 31, 2018). This challenge came just short of 6 years after DACA began. Guided by Texas v. United States, 809 F.3d 134 (5th Cir. 2015) (Texas I), the District Court held that DACA exceeds the agency's statutory jurisdiction, and thus violates the APA. 5 U.S.C. § 706(2). However, the Court denied the Plaintiff State's request for preliminary injunction, primarily based on the delay in challenging DACA. The Court wrote that DACA could have been challenged in the 2014 lawsuit brought by Texas (Texas I), enjoining related executive actions. In balancing the equities, the Court considered that DACA is the status quo. Plaintiff States, therefore, sought an injunction that would alter that status quo, and inflict immediate hardship on some Defendants.
By separate order, the Court encouraged the parties to appeal. As the Court's opinion was interlocutory—not final and disposing of all issues, it is not normally appealable. However, the Court certified that "an immediate appeal will materially advance the termination of this case and hopefully others." Texas v. United States, No, 18-cv-0068 (S.D. Tex. August 31, 2018)(Dkt. No. 320). The same order stays the case for 21 days, allowing any party to decide whether it will pursue an interlocutory appeal. The Interlocutory Appeal Order is notable for its candor about the potential for judicial fallibility. The challenges immigration policy presents are largely without clear-cut solutions. They raise issues that transcend partisan quibbles. The current immigration challenges will be met, if at all, by those who acknowledge the need to act expeditiously, but respect the limitations of power protected by the rule of law.
Congressional Accountability
Joining the growing number of Courts that sound the same clarion call, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas wrote:
In Casa de Maryland, the court expressed the sentiment that the question of the eligibility of the DACA recipients to remain in the United States and continue contributing their skills and abilities to the betterment of this country is an issue crying out for a legislative solution. This Court agrees.
Immigration reform by means other than responsible Congressional legislation will forever be questionably lawful and practically insufficient.
DACA Status
DACA remains effective. Its rescission has been enjoined. All rescission cases are on appeal to Circuit Courts. The Texas II case held DACA unlawful, but did not enjoin it. Texas II has been certified for expeditious appeal. Uncertainty is a mild word to describe DACA's future. Uncertainty this vast serves no one well.

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Juan de Montecorvino (Montecorvino, 1247 – Pekín, 1328) fue un misionero franciscano, fundador de las misiones católicas en India y China, primer arzobispo de Pekín y Patriarca Latino de Oriente.

Biografía
Tras ingresar en la orden franciscana, se dedicó a la predicación del cristianismo en el Próximo Oriente, llegando en sus viajes hasta Persia.

Su labor evangelizadora en el Extremo Oriente comenzó a raíz de la petición que, en 1286, realizó el Kan de Persia, Arghun, solicitando al Papa el envió de misioneros católicos a la corte del Gran Kan y emperador chino Kublai Kan que se había manifestado deseoso de conocer el mensaje cristiano. Esta petición, unida a las noticias que desde Pekín llegaban de los mercaderes venecianos, Marco Polo y sus hermanos, motivaron al papa Nicolás IV a enviar a Juan como legado papal y predicador del cristianismo en Oriente.

Juan inició su viaje en 1289, partiendo de Venecia y acompañado únicamente del dominico Nicolás de Pistoia. Tras llegar a Persia se dirigió por mar a la India, llegando a la región de Madrás en 1291. Allí permaneció durante trece meses, logrando, según sus escritos, la conversión y el bautizo de aproximadamente cien personas.

En India moriría su compañero Nicolás de Pistoia, por lo que partió para China acompañado del comerciante genovés Pedro de Lucalongo al que había conocido en la India. Llegó a Pekín en 1294, donde acababa de fallecer Kublai Kan que había sido sucedido por su nieto Timur Kan. Este, aunque no abrazó el cristianismo, no puso ningún obstáculo a su labor evangelizadora.

Las primeras conversiones las logró en la comunidad nestoriana, que se encontraba presente en China desde el siglo VIII. En 1299 construyó la primera iglesia católica de Pekín gracias al apoyo del príncipe mongol Tenduk, a quien había bautizado con el nombre de Jorge. Logró la conversión de unas seis mil personas, según su propio testimonio, y tradujo al idioma tártaro el Nuevo Testamento y los Salmos.

Durante once años Juan trabajó en solitario hasta que en 1304 se le unió el franciscano Arnoldo de Colonia. Posteriormente, en 1307 el papa Clemente V le envió siete obispos franciscanos de los que sólo llegaron tres que consagrarían a Juan como arzobispo de Pekín.

Tras treinta y cuatro años en China, Juan de Montecorvino falleció en Pekín en el año 1328. La iglesia china sólo le sobrevivió cuarenta años, ya que la caída de los mongoles de la dinastía Yuan y su sustitución por la dinastía china Ming supuso el cierre del país a toda influencia exterior, incluido el cristianismo.

Es considerado como beato por la Iglesia Católica y como santo por los católicos chinos.

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Franciscanos de Italia del siglo XIII
Arzobispos de Italia
Beatos franciscanos
Beatos de Italia
Diplomáticos de Italia
Exploradores de Asia
Exploradores de Italia del siglo XIII
Traductores de Italia del siglo XIII
Misioneros católicos en India
Misioneros católicos en China
Obispos franciscanos
Franciscanos de Italia del siglo XIV
Obispos de China
Nacidos en la provincia de Salerno
Fallecidos en Pekín


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The Veggie Fest has become a major, annual happening in Chicagoland — I attended the 2007 event in August. This fair meanders over about ten acres, obviously with numerous booths selling all variety of eats — hot & cold, cooked and raw, fast food favorites and ethnic specialties from around the world.
The international food tents were a great adventure. An audience would gather in a tent (numerous choices — Indian, Cuban, Columbian, German….) for an ethnic cooking exhibition right on the spot. Then at the conclusion, we would all sample the creations. This went on all through the day. All for free.
The lecture series offered was relevant and fascinating. Diverse topics presented by MDs, Naturopaths, Chiropractors, alternative medical specialists, and truly knowledgeable natural foods producers. There were booths for free exams and consultations with a variety of health professionals. This too, is all free.
The live music shows and wandering performers were delightful — and created a great environment for all the eating! There was even a children's program to engage the kids all day long.
As many of you know, I've been vegetarian for decades. This was special for me to experience a celebration of my life style!
This event was created and sponsored by an all vegetarian organization called Science of Spirituality on their campus in Naperville, IL.
See you there next Summer!
Vegetarian restaurants present a special interest for Tom Park. He has been a lacto vegetarian continuously for 40 years. And he eats at a restaurant every day of his life! Tom travels the country producing speaking events for celebrity metaphysical authors with his company Park Productions. As he tours the nation, he scouts for treasures to serve you. Enjoy!


Taylor Swift has hit our shores! To celebrate, she talks about her favourite hobbies, the song that inspired her new scent and the new hairstyle she is loving right now.
"The story behind Incredible Things, the title of the campaign, the fragrance, and basically the inspiration behind it was that, I really like to derive fragrance titles from my lyrics, because the lyrics are kind of the basis for my life."
Q: What does the fragrance represent to you?
Q: What are some elements of the fragrance that you capture in the campaign?
Q: What was your favourite part of the fragrance shoot?
Q: You've said you love painting. What do you enjoy about it?
Taylor Swift Incredible Things is available at Myer, David Jones and selected pharmacies.


Ever wondered what it would be like to live the life of a professional songwriter? Here's your chance to experience it.
Our Andalusian songwriting retreats allow you to experience an incredible week of songwriting collaborations, with in-depth professional tutoring and mentoring from platinum record-selling mentors. Our venue is a beautifully restored hamlet just one hour from Malaga in Spain, set amongst beautiful scenery next to a stunning lake with views of the rolling mountains and only 30 minutes from the beach.
Whether you're new to songwriting or a veteran looking to learn the secrets of getting your songs into the charts, the songwriting retreat is the perfect solution.
Spend the week learning advanced songwriting techniques and putting them into practice every day in co-writing sessions. These sessions are guided by our hit songwriters who will work closely with you throughout the writing process. Learn the secrets of the industry, find out how to take your songs further than before, and discover how to make a fulfilling and rewarding career out of songwriting.
Throughout the week, we'll keep you up to date with the artists who are currently on the lookout for new songs. You'll be able to learn how to work on your songs via a brief from these artists, receiving guidance from our mentors throughout.
Each night during the playback and feedback sessions, our camera crew will film every new song as a live performance, so you'll have an incredible memento to remember the trip by. After you've performed, the mentors will give you invaluable tips on how to continue crafting your song to make it the very best it can be.
Although the retreat is a fantastic learning experience, it's not all work, work, work. One of the keys to successful songwriting is busting through stress and relaxing when writing. Not only does this remove writer's block and other barriers to writing; it also reminds you that music should be fun. That's why we spend time chilling out by the pool, relaxing with a party night and experience a few other surprises along the way! We'll also have on-site chefs that prepare breakfast, lunch and evening meals which we'll be eating fiesta-style in our very own street!
The venue is the perfect setting to relax, get away from it all and let yourself be inspired by the character, charm and tranquillity of this incredible opportunity.
What's included on the course?
We'll cover your accommodation and food, but you'll have to plan your flights. We would sort your travel for you if we could, but since we have songwriters joining us from around the world, managing the travel for every member would be extremely complicated (if not impossible!).
Can I get my own room or do I have to share?
You can book your own room, but you'll need to let us know in advance so we can ensure there's space. Please get in touch with us by email or call us on 03300 100500.
How do I book a place on the retreat?
Your first step will be to contact us expressing your interest in the retreat or you may have already paid a deposit at a promotional event. In either case the next step will be for you to have an admissions interview over Skype with TSA Founder Martin Sutton who will answer any questions you may have and ask you about your music and songwriting background. Shortly after the interview you will be contacted by TSA letting you know whether you were successful in gaining a place on the retreat.
Learn how the professionals write songs in one of the most beautiful locations in Spain.


Grapes: Grenache, Syrah. Yields of 25 hl/hectare, hand-harvested.
Tasting: Figs from Caromb and milk chocolate define the nose. The palate is dense, with aromas of the Comtat cherry with a touch of camphor, which brings freshness to the finish together with Sichuan pepper. Above all, it's an elegant wine with a beautiful long, smooth progression in the mouth.
Terroir: the highest vines (350m above sea level) of Unang are used for reds. This wine comes from our oldest Grenache, planted (in the late 1960s) on the highest terraces. Geology dominated by limestone, the vines – north and east facing – are protected from the sun by the hill behind them on hot summer evenings.
Vinification: after fermentation the wine ages in barrels (225 litres) and "demi-muids" (600 litres) for 12 months. The wine is then bottled and aged one more year in our cellar before distribution.
Notes: serve around 15 ° C. To drink now although still young, it can be kept 7+ years. You can pair it with ginger-marinated duckling on a bed of spelt.


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Typescripts for Prometheus Bound, by Aeschylus and adaptation by Robert Lowell.
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Go to Europe – Save the People — RescEU was founded to give humanitarian aid to Europe. From our base in Africa, the Motherland, RESCEU is working to improve that continent's terrible living conditions. If we in Africa come together and go to Europe, we can help to end this growing humanitarian crisis.
People have forgotten how to relate to each other. How to share. How to foster a sense of community. The role of aid workers has changed. Forget the old, outmoded idea of Europeans helping the 'needy' in Africa.


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The true mark of expertise is not necessarily within the show of awards and certifications, but rather it's the public acknowledgement of their customers' satisfaction. Here's what our Coachella clientele have to say.
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As the most tremendous moving-piece in the house, maintaining your garage door in the most effective working condition, makes the rest run efficiently. When we are made with one of the most effective garage door in Coachella, CA, your garage door will certainly serve you well for a long period of time.
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Why Do Garage Doors in Coachella Require Repair work?
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By calling us, we handle all the hazardous as well as unpleasant job in your place, going a step further and correcting the alignment of out other issues your door may be experiencing without your understanding!
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When your garage remote control cannot work, it's most likely due to a defective opener. The cables and track might require prompt repair service. Throughout our analysis, we take stock of all parts that require mild adjustments or repair services.
As your trusted and committed service provider, we repair this extremely fast.
Following everyday usage, your garage door will certainly harm or damage its springs at some point. This is highlighted by sticky doors and those that move unevenly or side to side. For proceeded great services, the door springs have to be of the very same stretch as well as size.
By enabling us to deal with damaged spring fixings properly, your door will start running right, therefore avoiding even more threats and damage.
If you utilize a remote controller, the very first evaluation should be to examine the batteries, buttons, and also the sensor. If your door is hand-operated, nevertheless, the wheel track is most likely blocked. Besides removing the particles, we examine to see just how the temperature as well as climate impact your door's efficiency; we make use of effective lubes to tackle this.
Most individuals are informal concerning the safety provided by garage doors, they could be easy entrance points for invaders when working inadequately. Quite the contrary, garage doors need appropriate precaution, upkeep, and care as the very first lines of defense.
Going with specialist solutions in Coachella ensures you of the security of your automobiles as well as home in extension.
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The Center on Global Policy Solutions' 2011 report from the Commission to Modernize Social Security examines the impact various reform proposals would have on people of color.
2012 Report: Breaking the Social Security Glass Ceiling: A Proposal to Modernize Women's Benefits. A joint project of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare Foundation, National Organization for Women Foundation and the institute for Women's Policy Research.
For additional information on the impact of Social Security on children see, The Center for Global Policy Solutions report, "Overlooked But Not Forgotten: Social Security Lifts Millions more Children Out of Poverty," July 2016.
According to a recent Associated Press opinion survey, Social Security tops the list of Americans' economic concerns.


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South Africa's Black Consciousness Movement in the 1970s
Ancient History and Culture
Medieval & Renaissance History
Humanities › History & Culture
Voice of Anti-Apartheid Movement in South Africa
Steve Biko. Mark Peters / Getty Images
by Angela Thompsell
Angela Thompsell, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of British and African History at the College at Brockport, State University of New York.
The Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) was an influential student movement in the 1970s in Apartheid South Africa. The Black Consciousness Movement promoted a new identity and politics of racial solidarity and became the voice and spirit of the anti-apartheid movement at a time when both the African National Congress and the Pan-Africanist Congress had been banned in the wake of the Sharpeville Massacre. The BCM reached its zenith in the Soweto Student Uprising of 1976 but declined quickly afterward.
Rise of the Black Consciousness Movement
The Black Consciousness Movement began in 1969 when African students walked out of the National Union of South African Students, which was multiracial but white-dominated, and founded the South African Students Organization (SASO). The SASO was an explicitly non-white organization open to students classified as African, Indian, or Coloured under Apartheid Law.
It was to unify non-white students and provide a voice for their grievances, but the SASO spearheaded a movement that reached far beyond students. Three years later, in 1972, the leaders of this Black Consciousness Movement formed the Black People's Convention (BPC) to reach out to and galvanize adults and non-students.
Aims and Forerunners of the BCM
Loosely speaking, the BCM aimed to unify and uplift non-white populations, but this meant excluding a previous ally, liberal anti-apartheid whites. As Steve Biko, the most prominent Black Consciousness leader, explained, when militant nationalists said that white people did not belong in South Africa, they meant that "we wanted to remove [the white man] from our table, strip the table of all trappings put on it by him, decorate it in true African style, settle down and then ask him to join us on our own terms if he liked."
The elements of Black pride and celebration of black culture linked the Black Consciousness Movement back to the writings of W. E. B. Du Bois, as well as the ideas of pan-Africanism and La Negritude movement. It also arose at the same time as the Black Power movement in the United States, and these movements inspired each other; Black Consciousness was both militant and avowedly non-violent. The Black Consciousness movement was also inspired by the success of the FRELIMO in Mozambique.
Soweto and the Afterlives of the BCM
The exact connections between the Black Consciousness Movement and the Soweto Student Uprising are debated, but for the Apartheid government, the connections were clear enough. In the aftermath of Soweto, the Black People's Convention and several other Black Consciousness movements were banned and their leadership arrested, many after being beaten and tortured, including Steve Biko who died in police custody.
The BPC was partially resurrected in the Azania People's Organization, which is still active in South African politics.
Steve, Biko, I Write What I like: Steve Biko. A Selection of his Writings, ed. by Aelred Stubbs, African Writers Series. (Cambridge: Proquest, 2005), 69.
Desai, Ashwin, "Indian South Africans and the Black Consciousness Movement under Apartheid." Diaspora Studies 8.1 (2015): 37-50.
Hirschmann, David. "The Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa." The Journal of Modern African Studies. 28.1 (Mar., 1990): 1-22.
Biography of Stephen Bantu (Steve) Biko, Anti-Apartheid Activist
Major Events Leading to the End of South African Racial Apartheid
Biography of Nontsikelelo Albertina Sisulu, South African Activist
How Donald Woods Covered the Death of Steve Biko
What Was Apartheid in South Africa?
What You Should Know About Apartheid
What Caused a Student Uprising in Soweto in 1976?
The 1976 Soweto Uprising Student Protest Was Met With Police Violence
What is Grand Apartheid?
Why Blacks Worldwide Had Complex Relationship With Fidel Castro
The Facts About South African Apartheid
The Extension of University Education Act in South Africa
Apartheid FAQ: Questions About South Africa's Racial Segregation
Understanding the Pass Laws of Apartheid-Era in South Africa
When and How Did Apartheid Start in South Africa?
11 Memorable Quotes by Stephen Bantu Biko


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The Holiday (Love Bites #1)
Carla Krae
Publisher: Willowick Publishing
Christmas Eve. Two lonely hetero friends. A holiday movie. A little whiskey and pain. It's the recipe for truths and revelations that will change Dree and Kelly's lives forever. This story is intended for readers over the age of 18 due to adult language, sexual content, and adult situations.
This is the page of Carla Krae on 24symbols. Here you can see and read his/her books.
Space Pirates' Bounty
Reagan Hawk, Mandy M. Roth
Scheduled to become head concubine for a sadistic master, Lucia longs to be taken from her life. Born a slave, she believes she will die without ever knowing passion or love. Resigned to a life of cruelty, she never dreamed to find herself sailing the stars and sandwiched between two alpha males, each willing to die to protect her and each willing to see to her every sexual desire. Raider, a Robin Hood of the future and a legend among thieves and space pirates, has amassed a fortune for himself and his crew. Seeking something more daring, he poses as a guard for hire and takes a position within a nobleman's household with an elaborate plan to claim the man's riches for himself. He finds himself less concerned about money and more captivated by Lucia—a most alluring bounty. His lust for her is dangerous and could leave them both with a death sentence. He doesn't care. He wants her and he'll stop at nothing to have her, to possess her, even if it means stealing her instead of gold.
Friedrich von Schlegel
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel was born in 1772 at Hannover, Holy Roman Empire, to Johann Adolf Schlegel and Johanna Christiane Erdmuthe Hübsch. He attended Jena University and made friends with many of the writers known by his brother August Wilhelm Schlegel. His first book was About the Diotima, written in 1795, and four years later he wrote Lucinda. The translator, Calvin Thomas, called Lucinda a "naughty book", but that was in 1914. I have no idea where it stands now in the world of literature. It was made up of many disconnected parts. - Summary by Craig Campbell
Red Carpet Rendezvous - Caprice...
Jaden Tanner
Caprice and Maren are best friends, roommates and Germany's hottest tabloid journalists in more ways than one. In this episode, French redhead Caprice and blonde German country girl Maren are sent to London and L.A. respectively to uncover the truth about rumors surrounding the casting of male leads for the new erotic movie Dreams of Passion.
-- Caprice is an erotic series that follows best friends Maren and Caprice - two journalists at Germany's biggest tabloid magazine FLASH. Reporting on events around the world, they jet-set to meet celebrities, aristocracy, and members of high society. Maren and Caprice research their stories with hard-hitting dedication and even physically involved ...
-- Each episode is unique: sometimes gentle and other times a little rough. Different writers ensure each story's individual flair. Since each author maintains her own writing style, Caprice is a completely new erotic experience from one glamorous event to the next.
Julie Burchill
Julie Burchill is a renowned journalist and prolific columnist whose provocative opinions and observations sometimes create controversy and division but always make for compulsive reading. Her first novel, the bestseller Ambition, have these same ingredients and more as she elevates the sex and shopping formula to an erotic, witty and imaginative account of Susan Street's exploits to reach the top. Wild orgies in exotic locations and political intrigue at home expose a fashionable jet set world that our heroine conquers on her journey propelled by her desperate unyielding and enduring ambition. Accomplished actress Georgina Hale gives a reading that captures the provocative and sexy mood in indomitable style.
Undercover Fire: A Bad Boy...
Kathleen Hope
If Katherine had to put up with one more impatient, obnoxious pig of a customer today, she was going to scream. No, that wasn't satisfying enough. One more customer like that and she was going to dump the steaming pot of coffee right in his lap. That would teach them! Sure, it would also get her fired and leave her homeless in two weeks when she couldn't pay her rent. But sometimes, it almost seemed worth it. Almost, but not quite.An Author's Republic audio production.
Sinful Rewards 1 - A...
Cynthia Sax
Belinda "Bee" Carter is a good girl; at least, that's what she tells herself. And a good girl deserves a nice guy—just like the gorgeous and moody billionaire Nicolas Rainer. He is everything she wants in a man.
Or so she thinks, until she takes a look through her telescope and sees a naked, tattooed man on the balcony across the courtyard. Hawke is mysterious, the bad boy she knows will bring only heartbreak. He has been watching her, and that makes him all the more enticing.
But when a mysterious and anonymous text message dares her to do something bad, she must decide if she is really the good girl she has always claimed to be, or if she's willing to risk everything for her secret fantasy of being watched.
Is her mystery man the reclusive billionaire with a wild side or the darkly dangerous bad boy?


Dunoon United Football Club is appreciative of the support it receives from the business community, which has a big impact on the operations and service the Club is able to provide. We wholeheartedly thank our community sponsors for their generosity, and urge all our supporters to show them support in return.
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Blood clots are often associated with travelers but the threat is not limited to people who take long flights in cramped airline seats. Blood clots have sidelined professional athletes and, as was recently reported, caused the fatal heart attack of comedian Garry Shandling.
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) is when a blood clot forms in one of the large veins, usually in the leg. If left untreated, the clot can break off and travel to the lungs becoming a life-threatening pulmonary embolism. Dangerous blood clots form in nearly 1 million Americans a year. Ten to 30 percent of those who develop a pulmonary embolism will die within one month of diagnosis.
The good news is that knowing the risks and preventive measures can greatly reduce your chances of getting DVT. Alfonso Tafur, MD, Vascular Medicine at NorthShore, explains what you can do to prevent blood clots.
How does a patient know their risk for DVT?
Frequent travelers are at higher risk but immobility in general can increase your chances of developing a clot. So what is immobility? It's when your calf muscle is not flexing or pumping for several hours, which makes blood flow sluggish through the vein. Long airplane rides, extended bed rest, long car rides, surgery longer than 45 minutes or having a cast on your leg are examples of immobility.
Most people think DVT strikes just the elderly, but pregnant women, women taking birth control pills and people with a family history of blood clots are also at risk.
Swelling, redness, excessive warmth and pain in the affected area may signal DVT. Check for swelling by comparing both legs to see if one looks bigger than the other. Do the same with your ankle or foot. If you experience cramping or it feels warm to the touch, DVT could be the cause. Once a clot has traveled to the lung, sudden shortness of breath or chest pain may signal a blockage in a lung.
What preventive measures can be done?
The most important thing you can do to reduce your chances of getting a clot is to understand your risk and adapt preventive measures. If you are stuck at your desk or on an airplane and can't get up, simply pumping your leg/foot or rotating your ankle can help to get the blood moving. Staying hydrated is also essential. People who travel a lot should purchase good compression stockings. For patients at very high risk we sometimes suggest preventive blood thinners during the at-risk period. Trauma, surgery and hospitalizations are often the triggers for us to prescribe preventive blood thinners.


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January 2005 Archives
Worlds Richest Man Has No Faith in American Dollar (join the club)
Bill Gates has some feelings about the U.S. dollar...
Link: Bloomberg.com: U.S..
``The ol' dollar, it's gonna go down.''
"Tribal sovereignty means that; it's sovereign. I mean, you're a - you've been given sovereignty, and you're viewed as a sovereign entity. And, therefore, the, uh, relationship between the federal government and tribes is one between sovereign entities."
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Have we mentioned that Ann Coulter is an idiot?
Link: Crooks and Liars.
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"I was brought up a rigid Presbyterian, to which I have always adhered. Our excellent Constitution guarantees to everyone freedom of religion, and charity tells us - and you know charity is the basis of all true religion - and charity says "judge the tree by its fruit". All who profess Christianity believe in a Savior and that by an through Him we must be saved. We ought therefore to consider all good Christians whose walks correspond with their professions, be they Presbyterian, Episcopalian, Baptist, Methodist, or Roman Catholic. Let it be always remembered that no established religion can exist under our glorious Constitution."
Sundays Talking Heads Lineup
ABP's Pick: No brainer, let's here what Kerry's got to say on Meet the Press. Chances are he'll sound a helluva lot tougher then he did on the campaign trail. Too little, but never too late.
ABC's "This Week" - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice; Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind.
CBS' "Face the Nation" - Rice; Sens. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., and Joseph Biden, D-Del.
NBC's "Meet the Press" - Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass.
CNN's "Late Edition" - Rice; Sens. John Warner, R-Va., and Carl Levin, D-Mich.; Iraqi politicians Ahmed Chalabi, Adnan Pachachi and Jalal Talabani; Iraqi security officials Mowaffak Al-Rubaie and Barham Salih; Feisal Istrabadi, Iraqi deputy permanent representative to the United Nations; Ken Pollack, Brookings Institution; retired Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael DeLong and retired Army Maj. Gen. James "Spider" Marks; former Coalition Provisional Authority advisers Brett McGurk and Peter Khalil; June Chwa-Detroit and Jeremy Copeland-Maryland, Iraq Out-of-Country Voting Program.
"Fox News Sunday" - Rice.
In a Slap to the Bush White House, the U.N. Calls for a new "Help America" Campaign
"America is the most powerful country in the world".
You've heard every right wing nutcase utter those words that were once true. But, when the U.N. and the International Monetary Fund are saying that the U.S. can not sustain it's budget AND trade deficits... we've got trouble, right here (que The Music Man).
Link: The New York Times > Business > U.N. Report Calls for Help to Ease U.S. Budget and Trade Deficits.
The United Nations on Tuesday urged all the major industrial countries, especially Japan and the nations of Europe, to help the United States reduce its deficits by spurring their own economies to grow faster.
In a report, "World Economic Situation and Prospects 2005," the United Nations said that the budget and trade deficits of the United States were putting the global economy off balance. It echoed warnings by the International Monetary Fund and other financial institutions in saying the United States cannot continue to carry its huge debts.
"You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test."
Ozone Layer Thinning... Again... And, Worse Then Ever
Link: BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Arctic ozone may drop to new low.
The coming weeks could bring the most severe thinning of the ozone layer over northern Europe since records began.
Bagh-Fucking-Dad
Live... from Baghdad...
Link: MIKE'S BAGHDAD FOLLIES.
Bagh – fucking - dad. The perfumed jewel of the Levant, maybe the semi- or almost Levant. Not anymore. It's shot up, blown up, torn up and messed up. Where I'm living temporarily is kind of a shit hole, and I hope it's not for more than a week. But let me back up.
We came from Kuwait to Baghdad today. Twenty minute ride to the airport, hour and a half flight (the horror and messiness of which was so overrated – no one, not even me came close to spewing - although we did a very steep barber pole landing, think of the spiraling stripes), 10 minute ride to another area, twenty minutes to the IZ, the "International Zone" or the Green Zone and five minutes to our tent. For this, we started at 9:00 AM and got here at 2:00 AM. And I think we have a lot more sitting around to do over the course of the next week. A couple of briefings, guns, phones and wait for assignments and transportation, if necessary. Government and government contractors.
A New Proposal To Ban Gays From Adopting Children
Banning gays from adopting children is one of the most disgusting thing ever to be proposed.
Gay couples have been great parents. I have personal experience and, while I'm not gay, the kids of gay couples have grown up to be lawyers (Republican ones at that), artists, accountants and even project managers for Fortune 500 companies. These couples are honorable, more so then 90% of the straight couples I know.
Gays are no different then whites, blacks or browns. And oppressing gays is the same as oppressing blacks from Civil Liberties or Blacks from basic Civil Rights.
Next stop; The Rescind Gay Right to Vote Act.
Link: civilrights.org -- Proposal Would Ban Gays From Adopting Children.
Delegate Richard H. Black has proposed a bill that would add new criteria for adoption reports filed with the circuit court. The Loudoun County Republican's bill amends the state's adoption law by adding a phrase that states: "No person under this statute may adopt if that person is a homosexual."


I have a confession. 'Long-Haired Lover From Liverpool' was the first record I ever bought with my own pocket money.
Then I inadvertently scratched it.
And, guess what, I went out and bought it again.
So, at one point, I had two copies of this absolutely appalling song and I fear I have to carry a certain amount of responsibility for it getting to Number One in the UK.
I would like to take this opportunity to aplogise. To everybody.
I can assure you that I'll never do it again.


Press - Gwyneth Wentink - Internationally acclaimed harpist, cultural entrepreneur and arts advocate.
She is an angel. Her harp took wings in one of very few concertos featuring the instrument, soaring away to breathless heights in Harp Concerto by Alberto Ginastera. She and her harp took flight into fearfulness and alarm, wonder and marvel, and into the beyond.
"Gwyneth Wentink is a splendid harpist with a virtuoso's flair and technique. She knows how to exploit every resource of her instrument, tossing off delicate rippling arpeggios, furious cascades, whirlwind runs and remarkably sonorous, ringing harmonics, and she commands a truly amazing range of dynamics colors and nuances. The enthusiastic audience was rewarded with a brilliant encore."
The harp soloist (Gwyneth Wentink) representing the lyre with which the Thracian singer tames the Furies…. all richly deserve their moment in the spotlight. They are representative of an orchestra on fire under Gardiner's baton.
Cymatical created a piece that used Wentink's heartbeat as the basis for building a powerful sonic and visual experience.
Dutch harpist Gwyneth Wentink reinterprets the classical instrument, and brings in science to create audio visual magic.
Gwyneth Wentink: Connecting that which is not obvious.


A faithful clone of a military weapon. Perfectly balanced, crisp blowback and attention to detail. No wonder it's been American's favorite firearm for 100 years!
Can this be shipped to Canada, without being seized at the border? thanks guys! M-A.


The top stocks to watch today (Friday) are Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (NYSE: CMG), GoPro Inc. (Nasdaq: GPRO), and Shutterfly Inc. (Nasdaq: SFLY).
Fewer earnings reports will be released today, but there will be a lot of U.S. economic data reports.
Reports being released today include jobs, Markit services PMI, ISM services, factory orders, and durable goods. Look for these economic reports to move the markets.
Chipotle stock is down 0.5% in early morning trading after releasing a disappointing earnings report.
The company was expected to post earnings per share (EPS) of $0.56 and revenue of $1.04 billion. Chipotle reported EPS just under analysts' predictions at $0.55. Revenue was almost at expectations as well at $1.03 billion.
While revenue increased 3.7% for Q4 over the same quarter last year, net income declined sharply. Net income for Q4 2016 was just $16 million compared to $67.9 million for the same quarter a year earlier.
CMG stock is currently trading at $423.30 for a gain of 12% year to date (YTD).
GoPro stock is down 13% in early morning trading after its earnings report missed analysts' expectations.
The company reported EPS of $0.29, which was higher than the expected $0.22. Revenue fell way below expectations at $540.6 million versus the expected $574.54 million.
GoPro's stock took such a hit after the disappointing revenue report because investors had been optimistic about the company and bid up the price over 23% in January.
GPRO stock is currently trading at $10.97 for a gain of 26% YTD.
Shutterfly stock is down almost 16% in early morning trading after releasing an earnings report that disappointed.
The company announced EPS of $2.63 for a 26% decline over last year. Analysts projected Shutterfly would have EPS of $2.84.
Net sales increased 2%, the slowest since Shutterfly's IPO in 2006, to $561.2 million. Estimates had the company's net sales at $584.4 million.
Shutterfly's expectations for 2017 have EPS between $0.45 and $0.80.
SFLY stock is currently trading at $43.70 for a loss of 13% YTD.


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Pilipinas Got Talent Season 5 auditions continue tonight, Sunday, March 20, 2016 on ABS-CBN.
Pilipinas Got Talent returns tonight for another set of auditions tonight. Last week, an act earned a golden buzzer from judge FMG.
Keep locked on this page, performance recap and video for PGT March 20 episode will be added below once uploaded online.


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Nottingham Open serves up £10,000 for us
It may have stopped play but the rain didn't stop fundraising at the Nature Valley Open with the tournament raising over £10,000 for us.
As official charity partners, we benefited once again by netting a share of the proceeds from the tennis tournament held earlier this month.
For the fourth consecutive year, money was raised from ticket sales along with a donation from the Women's Tennis Association. The players also got involved in a 'Build a Lego Rainbow Challenge' when it was too wet on the courts.
Andrew Ball, Director of Supporter Relations at Rainbows, said: "We are very fortunate to partner with the Open for the last four years and would like to thank the tournament directors, players and supporters. It is important we tell the people of Nottinghamshire and the East Midlands all about Rainbows because without them and their support, we wouldn't be in existence.
"The event raises much needed funds. It costs £6.2million to run Rainbows a year and every single penny, apart from about three weeks' worth of costs, comes from the great British public. This week at the tennis is essential in us being able to care for children and young people in the region."


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Chemical Turnstiles
Phil D. Szuromi
DOI: 10.1126/science.301.5632.439a
Entrance gates in subways and stadiums work, in part, because they are designed to rotate in only one direction. Leigh et al. have designed interwoven ring molecules (catenanes) in which the overall movement of the smaller chemical rings is in one direction as they hop between binding sites on the much larger guide ring. In these systems, a chemical reaction (which can be induced by light or heat) changes the binding constant for the smaller rings to sites on the larger ring (indicated as site A becoming site A'). Changing the binding constant allows movement, but to achieve a net unidirectional motion, the authors used two smaller rings to block each other from completely reversing direction. Like some biological motors, some individual steps are backtracks (such as the "clockwise" movement of the purple ring in step on the right-hand side). — PDS
Nature 424, 174 (2003).
You are going to email the following Chemical Turnstiles
By Phil D. Szuromi
Science 25 Jul 2003 : 439


Read about the combination of Linux and Apache and the benefits of having them with a hosting server.
Linux is an OS, which isn't that commonly used for desktop machines, but is among the most popular OSs for web servers. It's free of charge, so you won't have to pay any license fees as part of your web hosting payments. Linux is furthermore regarded as the most risk-free OS nowadays and because of the permissions which files have along with the file types that can be run, virus files that can easily infect an average computer will simply not be executed on a Linux-based web server. In addition, the Operating System is free, so it could be altered without any constraints, so that it will match the requirements of the hosting company and their clients. This also means that unwanted software packages can easily be removed to make the OS lighter and much faster, which can directly result in significantly better hosting server performance. A large number of Linux machines have the Apache web server installed on them, as this program is also free, quick and stable. It is the most widely used web server around and is a part of the LAMP bundle that a great many script apps, like Joomla™ and WordPress, need. LAMP is an abbreviation for Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP.


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Homepage»More News»Cops release bodycam footage of actor Jussie Smollett in noose after 'attack'
Cops release bodycam footage of actor Jussie Smollett in noose after 'attack'
By USAHM-News on June 25, 2019 /
The Chicago Police Department has released body cam footage from the morning after Jussie Smollett's alleged attack, showing the actor still wearing a noose around his neck which he claimed was used in the assault.
The footage was filmed in the ex-Empire actor's Chicago home back in January at 8:45am local time, some seven hours after he was allegedly subjected to a racist and homophoic attack in a nearby street.
The bodycam captured the officers entering the home and speaking to Frank Gatson, who introduces himself as the actor's "creative director," while Smollett can be seen wearing a thin white rope around his neck.
"Do you want to take it off or anything?," the police officer asks, referring to the noose. Smollet replies: "Yeah I do, I just wanted you to see it." The officers are asked to switch off their cameras shortly after.
The video is part of hundreds of files released by the Chicago PD after a judge ordered a special prosecutor to examine the handling of Smollett's accusation. The actor could face a fresh criminal prosecution for his role in the saga, depending upon the outcome of the investigation.
Smollett claimed he was randomly attacked, punched, and doused in bleach by two masked men who he claimed made reference to President Donald Trump's slogan 'Make America Great Again.'
Post tagged: Attack Body Cam Fake Jussie Smollett Noose
Police rattled by spike in violent crimes across US
George Zimmerman sues NBC and reporters
170 arrested on organized crime charges following Texas biker shootout
Stressed-out Facebook monitors forced to toil in filth: report
Poor People Pay More For Car Insurance, Study Finds
The Supersonic Concorde is Set to Return in 2019


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Tangle Tower (also known as Detective Grimoire: Tangle Tower) is a murder mystery point-and-click adventure game developed and published by SFB Games. It is a sequel to the 2014 game Detective Grimoire and the third entry in the Detective Grimoire series. The game was launched with the Apple Arcade service on 19 September 2019 and was later released for Nintendo Switch and Steam on 22 October 2019, followed by PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on 6 October 2021.

Gameplay
The game follows Detective Grimoire and his assistant Sally (who appeared in the previous game with a different hairstyle) as they travel to the eponymous Tangle Tower to solve the murder of a girl named Freya Fellow, who was seemingly killed by a painting. Players progress through the game by conversing with the various suspects and searching each room of the tower for clues. Searching the environment will often unveil puzzles that must be solved in order to obtain a new piece of evidence. When certain conditions are met, the player can question each suspect about something they're hiding.

Development
After Detective Grimoire had been completed in 2014 with a light cliff-hanger ending, the team didn't have an immediate rush to do a sequel; however they soon learnt about the Creative Europe's funding programme which offered funding for narrative driven games, leading to SFB formulating a sequel; they entered into in programme in January 2015. The original development of Tangle Tower was put on hold after Nintendo approached SFB Games to make Snipperclips, but resumed after the game's expansion, Snipperclips Plus, was completed. The team "dusted off" the project and continued working on it for a 2 years before release. Designed in Unity, the team ensured the game was compatible on a variety of platforms from the get go. The Apple Arcade deadline pushed the development team to tie up loose ends and finish the game. Adam noted that the game went from 90% completion to 80% due to the pushed-up deadline, but that the team were able to finish the project with minimal sacrifices. Due to Apple Arcade's requirements, the game was translated into 17 different languages by Universally Speaking. SFB Games attended their first PAX East Indie Showcase with this title. The game was later released on Steam and Nintendo Switch on 22 October 2019. On 21 December 2020, Jonathan Harris did a 'Tangle Tower unused animation showcase stream'. The game was released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on 6 October 2021, with each version playable on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and Series S respectively via backwards compatibility.

Design
Characters were designed by Adam Vian and Catherine Unger, with Adam drawing finished poses into Flash. At this stage, PNGs of these static poses were added to the Unity project with a 'bobbing' effect to give a feel of movement within the scene's dialogue. Animator Jonathan Harris inbetweened each final pose, with multiple head positions, eyes, and mouths for each. Designed by Tom Vian for the 2012 game Detective Grimoire: Secret of the Swamp, FlAn exporter was used to save Flash files as PNGs, which through the TexturePacker tool were all placed into one spritesheet. The FlAn player reconstructed the sprites from the data files. A white outline was added around each character to avoid their outfits blending into similarly-coloured backgrounds. A Squigglevision effect was added to this outline to "keep them alive [and] breathing". Tom created a tool using Unity's timelines that allowed Adam to type dialogue and choose poses from a list to perform the text straight-away.

Many character designs were used throughout development. As an example, Fitz Fellow originally wore red opaque glasses, but after the voice acting tests were made, the team wished to make him more sympathetic and vulnerable, subsequently removing them.

Reception

Tangle Tower received mainly positive reviews, holding an 82/100 score on Metacritic. The game was praised for its voice acting, dialogue, and art style. Negative comments were given about the undeserved ending and lingering plot holes.

ScreenRant wrote it "keep[s] you guessing until the surprising final reveal". Pocket Gamer deemed it "gorgeous" and "thrilling". PC Gamer write it was a "light-hearted, comfy murder mystery", while Rock Paper Shotgun praised its "winsome cast, gorgeous music and sharp writing". CBR highlighted a moment of dialogue that was "endearing" and effectively establishing the dynamic between characters.

Imoire.com noted that "after several satisfying hours worth of gameplay" the game "ends somewhat suddenly" and contains "a handful of loose ends" by its conclusion.

The game was nominated for "EE Mobile Game of the Year" at the 16th British Academy Games Awards.

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2019 video games
Point-and-click adventure games
Apple Arcade games
Detective video games
IOS games
MacOS games
Nintendo Switch games
PlayStation 4 games
Xbox One games
Puzzle video games
Video games developed in the United Kingdom
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EUR 30.100,00). For a move from outside of Austria to Linz, we offer you a one-time payment of EUR 1,000 gross in addition. However, depending on your qualification and job experience, we are willing to pay more than that. We are looking forward to receive your application!


Google's Android mobile operating system gained a little more muscle when it was announced that the Open Handset Alliance added 14 new members this week.
The Open Handset Alliance, which promotes the use of Google's Android mobile operating system is backed by a total of 47 technology and mobile companies. Adding AKM Semiconductor Inc., ARM, ASUSTek Computer Inc., Atheros Communications, Borqs, Ericsson, Garmin International Inc., Huawei Technologies, Omron Software Co. Ltd, Softbank Mobile Corporation, Sony Ericsson, Teleca AB, Toshiba Corporation and Vodafone to that list this week.
New members will either deploy compatible Android devices, contribute significant code to the Android Open Source Project, or support the ecosystem through products and services that will accelerate the availability of Android-based devices. With these commitments, the Open Handset Alliance will continue to drive greater and faster innovation for the benefit of mobile users and everyone in the industry.
Several companies including ASUS and Sony Ericsson are already promising Android based projects.
"ASUS is a leading handset manufacturer that will soon deliver high quality, innovative Android devices and technology for world class carriers and consumers," HC Hung, General Manager of Personal Mobile Device, BU, ASUSTek Computer Inc.


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EDITORIAL: Bailey brings freshness, familiarity
While his tenure at the University of Alabama has just begun, one thing already known about Guy Bailey's presidency is that he is stepping into some large shoes.
President Robert Witt's tenure at the university was one of the most successful in the school's history. It closely mirrored that of George Denny, who oversaw a big increase in enrollment and first made intercollegiate athletics nationally prominent at UA.
When he arrived at UA in 2003, it wasn't even the largest university in the state. Within a few years, enrollment had swelled to more than 30,000, surpassing Auburn University as the state's largest university for the first time in more than half a century. Meanwhile, it's standing as an academic institution has continued to rise.
Witt will likely best be remembered by the brick and mortar that sprouted prodigiously from the campus soil. Facilities expansion has left UA with some of the best academic and athletic facilities in the Southeast.
Witt will also long be popular with fans and alumni for vastly improving the university's athletic program. When he arrived, the football program was languishing in the lower half of the Southeastern Conference. Only the women's gymnastics team and the upstart softball team were distinguishing themselves.
This year, the school captured four national championships, with football and women's golf joining the gymnastics and softball teams. The football stadium has been expanded to be one of the largest in the nation and many consider it the finest facility of its kind.
Bailey steps into this role with not only Witt's shadow lingering but Witt himself still in town serving as chancellor. Some might consider that a daunting task. But Bailey should be fully aware of what he's getting into.
First, he has a solid administrative background and comes from a major university of roughly the same size. He has been successful at increasing Texas Tech's size and its national profile. It also competes in a major athletic conference, so Bailey shouldn't be blind-sided by the demands that high-level intercollegiate athletics places on a president.
His identified goals of growth, emphasis on a strong undergraduate program and athletic success are consistent with UA's mission. UA is a large public university. It should strive for academic excellence. But expecting it to function like an elite, private college or university is inconsistent with a state flagship's mission.
Most alumni will feel that having a UA graduate at the helm is an advantage. Academia is cautious of inbreeding. Fresh ideas and intellectual cross-pollination are the lifeblood of higher learning.
So it is important that Bailey received his terminal degree and his administrative experience elsewhere. Hopefully he will strike the right balance between institutional and cultural familiarity and the broader perspective that will make him the right man for the job.