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Pholidotrope is a genus of mostly small deep water sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chilodontaidae.

Species
Species within the genus Pholidotrope include:
 Pholidotrope asteroeides Vilvens, 2017
 Pholidotrope choiseulensis Vilvens, 2017
 Pholidotrope gloriosa Herbert, 2012

References

External links
 Herbert, D. G. (2012). A Revision of the Chilodontidae (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Seguenzioidea) of Southern Africa and the South-Western Indian Ocean. African Invertebrates. 53(2): 381-502
 To World Register of Marine Species

Chilodontaidae
Monotypic gastropod genera


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Home Karachi MQM to discuss agreement with PPP in meeting with CM
MQM to discuss agreement with PPP in meeting with CM
A meeting between the Chief Minister of Sindh and MQM leaders to be held today to discuss progress over implementation of the agreement between the two sides.A delegation of MQM-Pakistan leaders will meet Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah at Chief Minister House here.
Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah has assured that the agreement with the MQM will be implemented in the letter and spirit. "The Muttahida Qaumi Movement can discuss the points with us frankly, they want to talk upon," he said.
"We and MQM have similarity of views over the development of the province and the local government system," he said.
"We will present the select committee's stance over the local government elections in Sindh before the court," the chief minister added.Differences have emerged between Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan, a key member of the ruling alliance, and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) over the powers of Mayor Karachi.
MQM-P has expressed its disappointment over the proposed powers to Mayor in a recent meeting with People's Party.Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan convener Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui asserted that PPP co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari wants a powerless Mayor. "Such mayor does not even have the power to pick garbage," he added.
It is worth mentioning here that the conditions on which the Muttahida Qaumi Movement had joined the present ruling coalition included a strong local government system and full empowerment of the mayor.
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Tortoise Tuesday: "Yes, by Zeus!" — Thesis and Motive in Socratic dialoguesTortoise Tuesday: Steinbeck's Structure in The Grapes of Wrath
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Tortoise Tuesday: Marriage, Mortgage, and Motive
It was Friday of midterms week, and I was staring at my computer screen. You might expect that, studious Princetonian that I am, I would be reviewing the last answer on my philosophy exam, or perhaps putting the finishing touches on my politics report. Instead, I was smack in the middle of Netflix's latest reality show: Marriage or Mortgage.
The premise of Marriage or Mortgage is simple. Each episode, wedding planner Sarah Miller and real estate agent Nichole Holmes compete for the business of an engaged couple; the couple must decide whether to spend their savings on their dream wedding or their dream home. Along the way, Sarah and Nichole ply the couple with fairytale carriages and sweeping yards, discounted dresses and free appliances. The show is entertaining and, if you're a fan of home tours, a bit addictive.
But as I kept watching, I began to feel troubled. Not just because my reality TV binge was keeping me from my midterms, although it was. And not just because the show's mid-2020 weddings had massive superspreader potential, although they did. Or even just because it was ridiculous that anyone would pick a donut wall over a $20,000 home discount. What bothered me about the show was the way that it presented the choice—marriage or mortgage—as the couples' only choice.
Imagine, if you will, that you're writing a paper about what makes a relationship last. One prominent scholar (let's call her Miller) says that weddings build strong emotional connections, so a couple seeking a stable relationship should go all in on their wedding. But another scholar (let's call her Holmes) disagrees. Holmes posits that homeownership is an investment in the couple's financial future, so a couple looking for stability should go all in on buying a house. As the writer, how might you intervene in this conversation? In other words, what's your scholarly motive?
It's true that you might choose to take sides. Perhaps you agree with Miller that a wedding sets an emotional foundation for a relationship, and your contribution is to defend her argument against Holmes's attack. Or perhaps you're with Holmes, and your intervention is to correct an oversight in her argument. Importantly, though, these scholarly moves are not the only ones you can make. You aren't limited to supporting Miller to the exclusion of Holmes, or vice versa. What Marriage or Mortgage misses is that, sometimes, a nuanced solution is a better one. As an essay writer, you might agree with Miller that weddings are an emotional investment and with Holmes that buying a house is a financial investment; the key to finding your scholarly motive is just finding the right balance of each.
This kind of balance is not easy in a country where real estate prices are soaring and wedding costs (despite COVID-19) are, too. But I think that a Marriage or Mortgage that acknowledged these difficulties and nevertheless sought compromise would feel more true to our post-pandemic life. Instead of spending $30,000 on their dream wedding and then getting stuck in their parents' homes, couples could replace the multi-hundred-guest jubilee with a more pared down affair. Or instead of buying a house at the very top of their price range and then waiting years for a wedding, couples could forgo a giant backyard and pay for a small reception. The details aren't as important as the fact that such a balance can exist. By understanding Marriage or Mortgage as we might a scholarly conversation, we can see possibilities beyond the ones the show presents. Put simply, couples can have their wedding cake and eat it at their own kitchen table.
— Natalia Zorrilla, '23
What is Truth? The Relationship between J.S. Bach and Arvo Pärt Considered from their Respective Versions of the Johannes-Passion
BY MING WILSON
In a Tortoiseshell: This excerpt exemplifies a successful attempt to find an appropriate language to analyze a medium that might at first seem resistant to description — music. The author is able to justify his unusual method, describe and problematize the melodic lines of two very different pieces of music, and use that analysis to argue about the pieces' respective influences.
Analyzing a medium
BY NATALIE BERKMAN & MYRIAL HOLBROOK
Often in academic writing, the sources we use are written down. While this poses unique difficulties in terms of analysis and tone, the "meta" act of writing about writing itself allows the writer to use the same rhetorical devices that composed the evidence as tools for analysis. However, when the primary sources of an academic study are not written—in the case of art, architecture, music, and more—what strategies are possible to create a language that is not only descriptive (painting a word image of a source outside of the reader's knowledge), but also argumentative? The pieces in this section are but two examples of academic writing that manage to find an appropriate language for analyzing a specific medium.
In her essay on Moretto da Brescia's painting Entombment, Sandy Carpenter transitions seamlessly between descriptive orienting and insightful analysis. Using as evidence the scenery, figures, and lighting, she argues for the nuanced depiction of instantaneous and eternal anguish in the representation of Christ and the Virgin Mary.
The excerpt from Ming Wilson's "What is Truth?: The Relationship between J.S. Bach and Arvo Pärt Considered from their Respective Versions of the Johannes-Passion" exemplifies a successful attempt to find an appropriate language to analyze a medium that might at first seem resistant to description—music. In the text below, Wilson justifies his unusual method while describing and problematizing the melodic lines of two very different pieces of music. Thus, he uses that analysis to argue about the pieces' respective influences.
Lastly, editor Natalie Berkman's "Works in Progress: writing about a nontraditional topic for a traditional audience" concerns her own challenges writing about 20th century French math for readers in the humanities.
Math in the Humanities? Writing about a Non-Traditional Topic for a Traditional Audience
BY NATALIE BERKMAN
Let's face it: there is a divide between the humanities and STEM fields. As an undergraduate at Johns Hopkins, I felt like I was on the losing side of a battle. I was a triple major in some very different fields: mathematics, creative writing, and French literature. However, this combination was not always well received by professors, and much less by administration. I still recall how the registrar's office spent an hour telling me how it was not possible to complete a degree with three majors, even though I had finished almost all the coursework and had the appropriate signatures!
As a doctoral candidate, I have been able to combine these interests into a doctoral dissertation about the mathematical methods of an experimental group of French writers, the Oulipo. While it's been a joy for me to investigate the subtle channels that lead from mathematics to literature and back again, for some hardcore literature scholars, using the word "mathematics" evokes fear and anxiety, which brings me to a big question: how do you write about one discipline to people who have been trained almost exclusively in another? More specifically, how was I to write about mathematics for people who took their last mathematics class in high school?
Below are some of the strategies I've found that help me deal with these challenges. Hopefully my experience can be beneficial to others who intend to fly in the face of disciplinary boundaries at some point in their studies.
In my project, I have found that defining a clear thesis early on was key, and that the thesis had to be motivated not just by the interdisciplinary nature of the project but grounded in my own discipline. To use the magic thesis statement (MTS):
By looking at the mathematical methods of the Oulipo, we can see
The historical reasons behind these choices and how the Oulipo situates itself within a literary tradition that precedes it as well as within the larger history of mathematics,
The way the mathematics changes the compositional methods of these authors, and
How this changes the reading experience, which most people don't see.
This is important because it helps us understand:
The Oulipo's singularity among other 20th century French experimental groups,
The Oulipo's influence on mathematics and computer science, and
How mathematics and literature are complementary, and how one can influence the other.
As you can see from how I divided my MTS, I found it necessary to break down my argument and motive into their constituent parts, not only because a doctoral dissertation is extremely long and therefore requires a more complex thesis, but to facilitate the reading experience for my audience. To that end, I have three main parts of the thesis:
History (both literary history and history of science/mathematics)
Compositional methods (rhetorical analysis, the heart and soul of literary scholarship)
And finally the reader (situating the Oulipo within a theoretical context)
In the last part of my MTS, I broke the motive down into three parts, again for my intended audience, which bridges disciplinary boundaries:
Why this matters for literary scholarship of 20th-century France (or Europe in general)
Why this matters for historians of mathematics or science
Why this matters for larger disciplinary questions
This brings me to orienting. The primary reader of my dissertation is my advisor, who is unlike any other literary scholar in that he is not afraid of mathematics! As a translator, he had to learn a great deal about mathematics and the Oulipo to translate the works of Georges Perec, and he has continued to do a great deal of work on the group and mathematics. That said, my other readers are not well acquainted with mathematics, so I felt that I needed to assume a novice reader. Now the question was, how can I orient such a reader without talking down to him or her? Paradoxically, I came to the answer in preparation for my prospectus defense, during which I had to give a brief presentation about my work and answer questions from the French Department faculty. To get them thinking mathematically, I realized, they needed to do mathematics!
So I walked them through a proof, a simple one to say the least. Beginning with a mathematical anecdote to hook them in, I explained the mathematical reasoning that Gauss used as a child and how to abstract that into a theorem about sums of positive, consecutive integers. Then, I linked these notions of formal language and axioms to literature through the Oulipo and a few key texts. Mathematics is the study of abstract patterns, and literary sensibility as well depends upon a human capacity for pattern recognition. In that sense, the reader of my dissertation—regardless of his or her mathematical background—already possesses all the tools needed to decipher the Oulipo's use of mathematics! It just requires a different kind of reading and—as I have learned—writing.


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Deputy shot, suspect killed after high-speed chase
Suspect identified as Starkville resident
Updated: 3:57 PM CDT Mar 27, 2017
A deputy was shot and a suspect killed Monday after a high-speed chase that ended in Lowndes County, authorities said.The chase started about 10 a.m. in Webster County with a 911 call about a suspected drunken driver, state officials said. A Webster County deputy stopped a white Hyundai SUV, but the driver took off, authorities said. The chase ended when officers threw out spike strips near the intersection of Highways 82 and 50 in Lowndes County, investigators said.The Lowndes County sheriff's deputy was shot when a man, who was armed with two handguns, got out of the vehicle and began firing, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation said. The suspect, identified as Pryor Spencer Bailey IV, 45, of Starkville, was mortally wounded, MBI said.The deputy was taken to Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle, where he was treated for what authorities said were non-life-threatening injuries.The chase reached speeds of up to 140 mph, WCBI reported.
A deputy was shot and a suspect killed Monday after a high-speed chase that ended in Lowndes County, authorities said.
The chase started about 10 a.m. in Webster County with a 911 call about a suspected drunken driver, state officials said. A Webster County deputy stopped a white Hyundai SUV, but the driver took off, authorities said.
The chase ended when officers threw out spike strips near the intersection of Highways 82 and 50 in Lowndes County, investigators said.
The Lowndes County sheriff's deputy was shot when a man, who was armed with two handguns, got out of the vehicle and began firing, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation said. The suspect, identified as Pryor Spencer Bailey IV, 45, of Starkville, was mortally wounded, MBI said.
The deputy was taken to Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle, where he was treated for what authorities said were non-life-threatening injuries.
The chase reached speeds of up to 140 mph, WCBI reported.


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Chanbara, "Sword fighting movies"
What is Chanbara
One classic staple of Japanese cinema is the chanbara genre. Chanbara, meaning "Sword fighting movies", are a sub-genre of Jidaigeki or period dramas. Chanbara is films that focus on samurai, ronin, or ninja. They have been incredibly influential on western cinema if you have seen a big action movie you have very likely been exposed to the chanbara influence.
Chanbara Classics
Akira Kurosawa, while not the founder of the genre, is famed for bringing the genre to greater heights and internationalizing it. His films Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, and Sanjuro are still studied in western film schools today.
Motifs and characters have been parroted across the world. The idea of the blind swordsman, popular in many games and movies, finds his roots in the chanbara character Zatoichi.
Lone Wolf and Cub is another classic that, even if you haven't seen the movie you have probably seen a similar character. A lone warrior traveling the countryside with his young child, fighting to protect his own.
Influence on Western Media
If you have seen Star Wars, A Fistful Of Dollars, The Good the Bad and The Ugly, Last Man Standing, The Magnificent Seven, Battle Beyond the Stars, or even Pixar's A Bug's Life you are essentially watching a chanbara film. Each of these movies is notably influenced by or western remakes of chanbara movies.
The most notable of these is Star Wars. Let's compare the stories of these two movies. First Star Wars, two robots stumble across a plan by a princess to secure the help of an aging general to aid her in defeating an evil empire.
Now, the chanbara film The Hidden Fortress; two robbers stumble across a plan by a princess to secure the aid of an aging general to aid her in defeating an evil warlord.
Seem similar? George Lucas himself stated that the film was a big inspiration for him.
Modern Chanbara?
Sadly, chanbara was too successful for its own good. Japanese movie and TV studios created too much, and consumers just got sick of it. So, by about the 1970s most chanbara projects were cut off.
Luckily, recently there has been a bit of a chanbara resurgence. Movies like 13 Assassins, the remake of Harakiri, and the Rurouni Kenshin trilogy are paving the way for a new generation of chanbara movies. And I for one am waiting with bated breath for more.
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Both Jesus and Paul warned us about wolves in the strongest possible terms. Christ is the Great Shepherd and His church is His flock. But wolves will come to attack the flock. These wolves are false teachers.
What do you think false teachers teach? What is so savage about these wolves? What do they preach that threatens the flock so greatly??
28 Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood. 29 I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. 30 Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them. 31 So be on your guard! Remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.
32 'Now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
Paul was clearly very worried about wolves, coming in to destroy the flock. Sheep have no defences against wolves. Wolves are savage with sheep. And these wolves – some of them – will arise from the Ephesian church. Isn't that scary? It scared Paul. For three years he never stopped warning them, night and day with tears.
Now, what do you imagine these wolves to be teaching? In what ways are these people going to savagely destroy the church that Paul had planted?
Now, the truth is, we don't know. But what's fascinating is how we naturally think of wolves. What kinds of teaching do we think will tear a church apart?
When I hear people accused of being wolves these days, usually it's because they're soft on sin, lax on the law. People who won't teach good biblical principles, something like that. What does Paul mean?
Well notice the one protection he offers to this vulnerable flock in verse 32: "The word of God's grace", that's what will build them up. He's been teaching them the word of this grace and his parting words are for the Ephesians to be committed to the word of God's grace. With the wolves coming, that's what they need to know.
Because the wolves which seem to concern Paul most in his letters aren't so much those who are soft on sin or lax on law. Actually the wolves are the very ones so keen to teach "biblical principles for living" and to bring the flock under the law.
There are different kinds of wolves, it's true. But when Jesus mentions wolves, it's in the context of Pharisaism. And the false teachers who seem to cause Paul the most sleepless nights are the legalists - those earnest preachers with their Bibles open, urging you to godliness by bringing you under the law. They are, most consistently, the savage wolves who Paul has in his sights.
Is that what you thought of, when you thought of wolves?
That's very timely for me to read! Last week I had the experience of leading our weekly homegroup on John 12, and when I tried to push the idea that all of salvation is a gift, even our faith and love for God come to us from God for God in the Holy Spirit, I was repeatedly told that I was i grave danger of ignoring the role our will had to play in making us more Christian. I wasn't accused of being a wolf, as such, but my 'airy-fairy' talk of love over the will sounded dodgy in almost everyone's eyes.
It's so true that faith does not come from our wills but from the Word! Faith is a response to what is outside of us - Christ coming to us in self-giving love. This love captures our hearts which directs our wills. Therefore the will is involved but it's not at all decisive. Having said that - our *hearts* aren't decisive either - Christ's gift is. It's all extra nos.
Unfortunately this truth can be heard as "God arbitrarily zaps faith into some, by-passing everything in the human personality." I suspect that's the fear throbbing behind the push-back. But you're right to push the divine initiative in all of this - 1 John 4:19!
It is interesting in Matthew 10:16 that Jesus sends the sheep out to the live among the wolves, not to retreat away from them. The sheep are to confront the wolves and they will get attacked for it.
Just now listened to this sermon. You conclude with a refrain of "Eyes off yourselves." Near the end of the sermon you connect Paul's message with the taking of the Lord's Supper. But, in 1 Corinthians, in instructing the church on Communion, Paul says "Let a person examine himself". The two instructions seem to be conflicting. And in concluding 2 Corinthians, rather than "eyes off", Paul says to "examine yourselves" and "test yourselves".
Hi John, thanks for the comment. Firstly, I'm not completely against self-examination. But I do think the 1:10 ratio of McCheyne is helpful if we're trying to cultivate *faith*. On the two Scriptures you mention, I think 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 puts the self-examination firmly in the context of a disorderly service in which greedy Christians are squabbling over the bread. In which case - take a long hard look at yourself (as we might say today), and wait for each other.
The church has always understood this examination with broad trans-cultural implications going beyond just arriving early and hogging up the bread and wine. But, yes, there's a clear emphasis here against divisions and the failure to discern Christ's body, the church.
The McCheyne ratio sounds good. The work of self-examination can only be done by the individual believer himself. The faith that is cultivated by the preaching of the Word, illuminates the soul and enables self-examination. Preaching isn't self-examination, but I feel a deep need for pastoral encouragement to do the difficult work of soul-searching, which by natural inclination I'm only and always too willing to avoid.
Might it be that there is no opposition between self-examination and faith, but both are necessary and fully in harmony? The more that Christians gaze upon Christ's radiance, the brighter they'll glow with His reflection.
Your sermon was very edifying for me, and I thank you for it. But, I do submit my two-cents worth on the need that I see for the encouragement of self-examination, especially in connection with receiving the Lord's Supper.


Added mvmd srli slli builtins and strategies.
Preliminary check in of CarryQ advance32, interpose functionality.
Added Parabix Pablo code to the Xerces project.
Minor edit. Prefer 128-bit over 128 bit, 256-bit over 256 bit.
Minor edit. Prefer runtime over run-time.
Minor edit, remove duplicate each.
Add Section 5 description for consistency.
Updated reverse scanner clear leftmost bit logic.
New bitblock iterators replace StreamScan?
Added overloaded count_forward_zeroes on unsigned long, unsigned long long.
Added block at a time iterator class.
Commented out threads target until we fix this template.
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Moved bit stream iterator to trunk/lib.
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Deleted Xerces target. Added perf target.
Update Make targets for IDISA.
Moved Xerces Pablo sources to the Xerces/src.
Deleted make_idisa.py. No longer used.
Convert p2s.h - initial check-in.
Move stream2runs and symtab out of the library.


Once, a young man was wandering aimlessly in the scorching desert. Exhausted, he fell to the ground and was unable to get up. His entire life flashed before him. He remembered how he used to grow melons in his melon field – cantaloupes with their patterned rind, and honeydews with their creamy-yellow coloured skin. He decided that they were nature's most wonderful creation. He recalled how he had looked after the melons as if they were his own children, covering them to protect them from the cold, building strong supports for their stems, and watering them during the hot summer. He had fallen ill, and had had to sell his melon field.
Next, he found himself in the kingdom of the Scientist King. The ruler and all his ministers were scientists. There was a generous allowance available to anybody wishing to study science, and the traveller had decided to become a botanist. Still a young man, he studied every known element and learned about all the different vitamins which his beloved melons contained.
Next, he saw before him the sad face of the girl whom he had fallen in love with. He had been hired by her father to work on his farm. He worked zealously, harvesting melons from the melon fields, and the entire family was pleased by his efforts. The girl, however, would run away every time he spoke to her.
Many more images flashed through the man's mind before he lost consciousness. He came to again, to find that somebody had placed a slice of melon in his mouth.
"Somebody in heaven knows that melons are my favourite fruit," he thought to himself. After opening his eyes, however, the traveller saw a dark skinned girl sitting beneath a nearby palm tree, eating a juicy melon.
Each slice of melon filled the man's body with its nutrients, and he was soon able to get to his feet. He went to see his rescuer to offer him his thanks. It turned out that the grey-bearded oasis owner was also a melon farmer.
After the traveller had described his desert adventure to his rescuer, the old man replied: "You possess both knowledge and determination, but you do not yet know how to use them. You knew that melons were rich in silicon, so the reason for the scientists' illness is clear: their over-worked brains were starved of silicon. Here in our oasis, melons are our food and our medicine. We make sugar from melons – they contain more sugar than cane or beet, and it is easier to extract. We obtain high-quality oil from their seeds, and feed our cattle with oil cakes.


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Home Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems Research Publications Sand, surf and sideways: a systems analysis of beaches as complex roadway environments
Sand, surf and sideways: a systems analysis of beaches as complex roadway environments
Stevens, N J | Salmon, P M
Between 2002 and 2014 there have been over 150 reported incidents, including 4 fatalities, involving motor vehicles on the world heritage listed sand island Fraser Island (K'gari), off the southern Queensland coast, Australia. While regulation has been established, the beach as a roadway environment is complex and is a unique challenge for drivers. This paper describes the results of applying two systems analysis approaches, Accimap and Cognitive Work Analysis (CWA), to explore beach driving. Accimap is used to describe the actors within the system and the contributory factors involved in two recent fatal incidents. CWA is then used to describe the beach driving system within which these accidents are occurring, including the range of constraints impacting behaviour. The findings show that beaches present as complex multifaceted driving environments with a variety of competing and conflicting priorities. Further, the systems lens adopted enabled exploration of a range of contributory factors and revealed alternate likely pathways of accident causation and dependence within the management and regulation of beaches as roads. In closing we articulate a research agenda designed to enhance our understanding of the cultural, economic, and social implications of beach and off-road driving to improve safety and stakeholder coordination.
Safety Science / Vol. 85, pp.152-162
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2016.01.009
FoR 09 (Engineering) | FoR 11 (Medical and Health Sciences) | FoR 17 (Psychology and Cognitive Sciences) | systems analysis | beach driving | off road accidents | Cognitive Work Analysis | Accimap | K'gari


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Columnist Thinks Doctors Should Determine Who is Allowed to Carry Guns
According to a column (I'm not going to call it a news article) at The Atlantic, author Iulia Filip wonders if doctors might be the best people to determine who is eligible to carry a firearm. From the post,
"Doctors are qualified to do this, but they need guidance," Goldstein said in a telephone interview. "The physician that best knows the patient is the best type of physician to do these assessments. In most cases, that would be the primary care physician. Doctors who have special training, who may not be the primary care physicians, may also be qualified to do it. The type of questions being asked involve physical and mental capacities. The problem is there are no criteria for assessing them."
When law enforcement agencies ask doctors to attest to an applicant's mental or physical fitness to carry a concealed gun, they may send a minimal form to the doctor, and sometimes a request for more detailed medical records. The problem is, Goldstein says, the current forms are not comprehensive enough for this type of assessment. The Department of Transportation has more detailed regulations about who can conduct "transportation physicals" for commercial motor vehicle licenses.
"When you do a transportation physical, there are forms that ask about cardiac, respiratory, emotional, neurological, and psychiatric conditions," Goldstein explained. "If, for instance, one has neuropathy, dementia, or a cardiac condition, you would want to know how severe it is. We could develop such forms [for concealed weapons permits] relatively quickly and educate providers about what the expectations are."
This is a terrible idea for several reasons. First off, it's an obvious violation of the right to self defense. Besides that it could easily violate medical privacy laws. Also, do people really think a doctor's personal politics wouldn't play a role in this? Pro-gun doctors would sign off on most every application and anti-gun doctors would sign off on virtually none.
Also, why would cardiac conditions be considered at all? Wouldn't people in poor health be in even more need of a way to protect themselves from younger, healthier assailants?
As a group, people who possess carry permits and carry firearms daily are far more law abiding than the general population. Carriers have even been found to commit crimes at a much lower rate than law enforcement officers (Study 1, Study 2).
This is nothing more than a suggestion to harass law abiding gun owners while doing virtually nothing to address the real causes of most violence in the United States – gangs and the illegal drug trade, which account for an overwhelming portion of violent crime in this country.


I found a huge bunch of basil yesterday at the incomparable new Paramus Fairway Market and I remembered that Chef Avram Wiseman told me that if you buy basil in season and preserve it in a jar with extra virgin olive oil, it will deliver summer-licious taste throughout the winter. The oil's herb-infused goodness is hard to beat.
Take a clean jar and fill completely with washed and dried basil leaves. Make sure to get all the sand off the leaves. Don't be afraid to force the leaves down in there as space gets tight. Then, fill to the top with your extra virgin olive oil, cover and place in the fridge.
By the next day, the oil will smell and taste great and will be a beautiful way to add flavor to your pasta, vegetable and bread recipes. I used basil oil in my foccacia bread in culinary school, and it was amazingly good! You can use basil oil anywhere you would use extra virgin olive oil, to give sauteed veggies an extra layer of flavor, or in salad dressings, for example.
The oil will eventually solidify, but this doesn't mean it's gone off. Just take it out a half hour before you need to use it and it will return to the gorgeous green globs you want. You can use both the oil and the basil leaves in any kind of recipe. The color of the basil leaves will remain vibrantly green as long as they're covered with oil. Buon Appetito!
We love making this, although I think I have to make more this year. I followed your site from the foodieblogroll and it looks great. Love your recipes too!
What a great idea for using up extra basil. It is a great alternative to the tons of pesto I am freezing to use up the bumper crop of basil from our garden! I am making some this evening!


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Google's internet balloon project is about to start its first commercial trial
It'll be a crucial test of whether the technology can sustainably make money.
The news: Google's internet balloon spinoff, Loon, is preparing for its first commercial test in partnership with Telekom Kenya, the country's third biggest telecom firm, Reuters reports. The trial will let mountain villagers buy 4G services for an as yet undefined period. The project is expected to receive final approval from Kenya's aviation authority this month.
Closely watched: The pilot, whenever it finally launches, will be a crucial test for internet balloons, which were originally conceived as a way to bring internet connectivity to remote areas. The high-altitude balloons create an aerial wireless network that communicates with an antenna system on the ground, powered by solar cells. There have been successful early (noncommercial) tests of the technology in Peru and Puerto Rico.
However: The Loon project has faced a number of problems. The balloons only last a few months before deteriorating, for example, and work only in sunny places because they rely on solar energy.
Superseded: Since Loon was conceived back in 2011, a growing number of companies have been racing to provide broadband connectivity from space, which may prove a more viable way of getting internet access to hard-to-reach places.
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See "Come From Away" Sydney And Restore your faith in human kindness
June 10, 2021 / Sydney, Sydney Life, Theatre / 0 comment
The multi-award winning musical Come From Away opens in Sydney this week at the Capitol Theatre. After being postponed in 2020 due to Covid, it's been a long journey for this show to make it to the Sydney stage.
2021 marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Washington and New York. US airspace was closed for the first time in history and 38 planes carrying 7,000 people from over 100 countries were diverted to the tiny island of Newfoundland where 9,000 locals welcomed 7,000 scared "come from aways" (visitors) and demonstrated extraordinary generosity and kindness to strangers in a time when they needed it the most.
This is not a story about the terrorist attacks. It is a detailed telling of the experiences of the terrified "plane people" as they came to be known to the locals and the remarkable outpouring of generosity and hospitality they received in Gander, Newfoundland.
Above all, it's a story of kindness, perhaps the story we need to hear even more so today when the world is constantly torn apart by fear of the "other" and where we might look to outsiders with suspicion instead of reaching out a hand to help.
On September 11, 2001, 7,000 people arrived unexpectedly in Gander. They sat on the tarmac inside airplanes for up to 15 hours, after long flights from all over the world. They were told nothing of the terrorist attacks that had occurred that morning. They were scared, confused, exhausted.
The small town of Gander and its nearby communities took in these terrified visitors for five days, providing bedding, basic necessities, food, clothing, inviting them into their own homes for warm showers and a place to stay.
In 2011, on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Irene Sankoff and David Hein flew to Gander to interview locals and returning flight crew and passengers on the extraordinary events that had occurred. The 1000 of stories they heard of the incredible generosity of the Newfoundlanders inspired the team to write Come From Away.
Each character in Come From Away was inspired by a person they met in Gander, which is evident throughout the musical with the incredibly detailed experiences relayed by the cast.
The casting of the same 12 actors as both locals and "plane people" both shows the incredible versatility of the actors in being able to switch accents from the fascinating Newfoundland brogue to American, British, Australian, French and Egyptian, as well as reminding the audience that at any moment, we can be the ones helping or needing help.
Above all, Come From Away is a reminder of the impact of actions that we as individuals have on others, and the importance of paying forward the kindness thats sorely needed especially when the world is thrown into crisis as it is again in 2021.
Come From Away Sydney is playing at the Capitol Theatre from 3 June, 2021.
Times: Tuesday 7pm; Wednesday 1pm & 7pm; Thursday 7pm; Fridays 8pm; Saturday 2pm & 8pm; Sunday 2pm & 6pm.
Tickets on sale now at http://www.comefromaway.com.au
I received tickets for reviewing purposes. All opinions are my own. Show images courtesy of Come From Away.
The Hunting of the Snark: Theatre Review
July 18, 2018 / Sydney, Sydney Life, Theatre / 0 comment
Come on a voyage of the ridiculous in the weird and wonderful world of Lewis Carroll. Will our fearless adventurers find the mythical snark on their voyage? Or will they find something else more important instead?
From July 7 – 22 at the Sydney Opera House, the entire family can enjoy searching for the legendary snark in this hilarious quest adapted from Lewis Carroll's The Hunting of the Snark.
Life-like puppets, fantastical creatures, lively songs and a knitting beaver sidekick will enchant the young and young at heart in this modern adaptation that blends a classic tale with current and local references. We couldn't help but be swept up on this silly but heartfelt journey.
Join Boy, the Banker, the Butcher, the Baker, the Bellman and the Beaver as they sail across the ocean to Snark Island in search of the mythical creature. Can the snark be caught? And should it be caught? Are there more important things than the money to be made from such a capture?
This fast-paced show will please little ones and their adults alike with its humour, catchy songs and colourful puppets.
Cheese, who is almost 7, and I saw the show and both really enjoyed it. As we left the theatre she turned to me unprompted and said, "I loved it!". You can't get a better review than that.
Before and after the show, kids will enjoy the free, immersive Creative Play that has returned to the Western Foyers with Reach Out Sounds. This interactive installation encourages kids to make music through connections. Complete a circuit with your little one to create fun noises on the sound pods.
The Hunting of the Snark show days and times:
Tuesday, 17 July at 2.30pm
Wednesday, 18 July at 12.30pm and 2.30pm
Thursday, 19 July at 12.30pm and 2.30pm
Friday, 20 July at 10.30am and 12.30pm
Saturday, 21 July at 2.30pm and 7.30pm
Sunday, 22 July at 10.30am and 12.30pm
Show runs for apprx 70 mins (no interval)
Appropriate for ages 6+
Get more info and tickets for The Hunting Of The Snark here.
Presented by Sydney Opera House, RG Media and Alice House Theatre.
Bennelong Point Sydney
You can reach the Opera House by:
Car – park in the onsite Opera House car park. For discounted parking, book online with Wilson car parks and check the Sydney Opera House website for any current promo codes.
Buses, trains and ferries – all service nearby Circular Quay which is an easy 5-10 min walk to the Opera House.
A huge thank you to the Sydney Opera House for hosting us on this fantastic day. All opinions are my own.
Kids' Theatre Review: Brainiac Live
January 16, 2018 / Sydney, Sydney Life, Theatre / 0 comment
Live at the Sydney Opera House, for a short time only, kids who love science and explosions can catch the wildly entertaining show Brainiac Live.
Based on the British documentary TV show Brainiac: Science Abuse, the show is a fast-paced journey through a series of experiments that answer a question or challenge a common conception, or just simply makes a big bang.
Brainiac live is an action-packed hour of science on speed. Impressive explosions, loud rock music, high energy action and daredevil stunts are the perfect way to engage kids in science and remind them that chemistry, biology and physics are not only important, but also a whole lot of fun.
The show contains a lot of loud noises and music, so might not be suitable for sensitive kids. After the show I found out that there were earplugs that could be collected and used for free – it would have been good if they had been passed to us as we were walking to our seats however, as the noises were extremely loud during the show and we could have used them.
As the parent of a daughter, I was happy to see a woman in the cast of Brainiacs, even though she was a minor character. It's important for girls to see women in careers in science to encourage them to dream of a career in the sciences themselves.
The cast are an engaging crew in general, and kept the kids highly entertained for the duration of the show. My very sensitive daughter was concerned that people were going to get hurt while conducting the experiments, so either think twice about taking super sensitive kids, or prepare them in advance that what they will see on stage is a performance, with no one in danger.
Brainiac Live
Dates: Tuesday 16th January – Thursday 25th January, 2018.
Kids' Theatre Review: Operation Ouch!
January 6, 2018 / Sydney, Sydney Life, Theatre / 0 comment
Science-loving kids will highly enjoy this new show about the incredible human body, Operation Ouch!, based on the hit ABC Me series.
Twin doctors, Dr Chris and Dr Xand, have brought their incredible medical stunts and crazier experiments to Sydney in a kid-friendly live show.
The 75 minute show is packed with fascinating facts about the body, such as our ears, eyes, digestive system and brain. It's education at it best – highly entertaining and informative all at once.
We went into the show with no knowledge of the TV program. While I do think it's beneficial to watch the TV show first so you have a connection to the doctors and know what to expect, it's not crucial to enjoying the performance.
Dr Chris and Dr Xand are extremely personable as well as smart, and it was really interesting hearing their stories about growing up, not being so good at school, and how and why they became doctors. I thought it was great for kids to hear from successful people how they overcame adversity to become professionals in a demanding field.
I also thought it was great for kids to see science presented from a kid-friendly angle but not dumbed down in any way. All the proper medical terms were used for each part of the body, and the experiments were equally interesting for adults as they were for the kids.
My favourite part of the show involved the doctors explaining how germs spread and the importance of vaccinations in an interactive and easy-to-understand way. We've been trying to explain this for a while to the 6-year-old, but it's a lot of concepts that aren't easy to visualise, so big props to Dr Chris and Xand for making the topic accessable.
Operation Ouch! is entertaining for the whole family – including the adults. The husband and I found it highly enjoyable to watch and both learnt a few things along the way, too!
Saturday, 6 January 2018 at 1.15pm and 3.45pm
Sunday, 7 January 2018 at 10am and 12.45pm
Show length – 75 mins
Book your tickets here.
Theatre Review: ERTH's Prehistoric Aquarium
September 24, 2017 / Sydney, Sydney Life, Theatre / 0 comment
Dive into the past and get up close with the mysterious creatures of the deep who roamed our oceans eons ago with ERTH's Prehistoric Aquarium.
We love ERTH's creative and educational productions. You can see my review of ERTH's Dinosaur Zoo here. An Australian company, founded in Victoria and now based in Sydney's Inner West, ERTH's works are globally relevant, with local influences and themes. They specialise in eye-popping visual effects including giant puppetry, stilt-walkers, inflatable environments, aerial and flying creatures.
ERTH's current touring show, Prehistoric Aquarium, immerses the audience in a giant fishbowl at the bottom of the ocean and back in time, where they meet some of the world's most amazing prehistoric marine reptiles.
Through clever puppetry and special effects, the audience is able to dive into the giant aquarium and meet creatures up close in a delightful and educational show that introduces kids to palaeontology at the same time as filling them with wonder and delight.
Two thoroughly entertaining narrators take the audience on a voyage through the beginnings of life as single cell creatures, to the first apex predator and onwards through various geological periods and the creatures who ruled the ocean during those times.
We met prehistoric marine animals (NOT DINOSAURS, let's be very clear, dinosaurs did not swim underwater) such as the Dickinsonia Rex, who was the first complex life form that developed the ability to move, and for whom the first fossil recorded was found right here in Australia.
The showstopper was the plesiosaur, whose enormous size drew "wows" from adults and kids alike.
What we enjoyed about the show
The narrators have a perfect balance of educational and entertaining commentary. The adults and kids BOTH learned a lot about these prehistoric creatures in a show that was as fun as it was packed with facts. It's an absolute MUST for kids who are keen on dinosaurs (yes, even though they are not ACTUALLY dinosaurs!).
While being incredibly educational, the show is also interactive which makes kids not even realise they are learning. At the start of each performance a small group of kids are selected from the audience to participate in the show. The lucky kids chosen following the narrator through the "aquarium" and get up close to the creatures.
For kids left remaining in the audience, it is still interactive, with plenty of opportunities to respond to the narrators as well as get close to the creatures as they soar overhead within hands reach.
The majority of creatures mentioned (possibly even all of them!) had strong links to Australia, with their fossils being found in locations such as Coober Pedy. It really helped localise the experience for the audience and help the kids imagine what their own city might have looked like millions of years ago when dinosaurs roamed the Earth.
We also found the show to be highly engaging and interesting for the adults as well as kids. Let's be honest, if you're paying money and sitting through a show, even if it's really for your kids, you want to enjoy it too!
Suitable for kids ages 5+
I would highly agree with the age suggestion. There were scary bits as well as a lot of language that is hard for younger kids to follow.
If you arrive early, kids will enjoy Stringdom, the new free creative play area that is inside the Sydney Opera House these school holidays.
After the show, grab a casual sandwich or hot meal like pasta from the Portside Sydney cafe inside the Opera House (they have a Kid's Lunch Box for $12.50 that includes a wrap, donut, fruit, juice or water) or duck down to Opera Bar and Opera Kitchen for food with a view. Both have kid-friendly meals.
ERTH's Prehistoric Aquarium is showing at the Sydney Opera House September 23 – October 8, 2017.
Saturday, 23 September at 10.30am and 1.30pm
Sunday, 24 September at 10.30am and 1.30pm
Wednesday, 27 September at 10.30am and 1.30pm
Thursday, 28 September at 10.30am and 1.30pm
Friday, 29 September at 10.30am and 1.30pm
Sunday, 1 October at 10.30am and 1.30pm
Wednesday, 4 October at 10.30am and 1.30pm
Thursday, 5 October at 10.30am and 1.30pm
Friday, 6 October at 10.30am and 1.30pm
Saturday, 7 October at 10.30am and 1.30pm
Buy your tickets online
Show time is one hour.
Bennelong Point, Sydney
We received tickets to the show courtesy of the Sydney Opera House. All opinions are my own.
Sydney School Holiday Activities: The Bockety World of Henry & Bucket
September 7, 2017 / Sydney, Sydney Life, Theatre / 1 Comment
Looking for school holiday fun in Sydney? Take the kids to see a show the whole family will enjoy – and yes, I mean the adults, too. During the September school holidays catch a hilarious new show, The Bockety World of Henry & Bucket at Monkey Baa Theatre Company in Darling Harbour.
The Bockety World of Henry & Bucket is a work by Irish theatre company Barnstorm, and is presented in Australia thanks to Monkey Baa, the preeminent Australian children's theatre company.
What can you expect from the show? The Bockety World of Henry & Bucket is a story about friendship, told through a day in the life of two friends.
Henry and Bucket are best friends. Like all friendships, their have their ups and downs, battles and reconciliations and shared adventures. Sometimes things go badly and the pair have a falling out. What can they do to fix the problem and make their friendship work?
Through Henry and Bucket's relationship the audience can explore what it means to be someone's friend, and how to fix it when things go wrong. Told with humour, poetry and visual antics, The Bockety World of Henry & Bucket is a show that will reinforce the importance of friendship for viewers of all ages.
Monkey Baa are Australia's widest-reaching touring company, having conducted over 25 national tours to 135 regional and remote communities across every state and territory of Australia, 3 international tours and over 2,500 performances, and engaged with 1.3 million young people.
Make a day of it
Monkey Baa usually has free craft activities and books inside the foyer for kids to enjoy prior to the show.
You can also get lunch at a nearby cafe or bring your own to picnic on the grass if the day is fine.
The Darling Quarter Playground is right outside the theatre, a great spot for kids of all ages although it can get very busy so keep a close eye on kids.
Catch the train to Town Hall and walk down to the theatre or, if you're driving, park at the Darling Quarter Car Park (weekend rates are excellent).
The Bockety World of Henry & Bucket
Dates: 25 – 30 September, 2017
Location: Lendlease Darling Quarter Theatre, Terrace 3, 1-25 Harbour St, Sydney
Times: 10.30am & 12.30pm, Sat 30th 12.30pm performance only
Relaxed performance: 28 September, 12.30pm
Tickets (no booking fees) $29 (adult/child), $104 (family of four), $125 (family of five) $19 (relaxed performance)
https://www.monkeybaa.com.au/shows/bockety-world-henry-bucket/
This post is a collaboration with Monkey Baa. All opinions are my own. I genuinely love attending shows at Monkey Baa and always find them to be the highest quality and really entertaining.
Sydney School Holiday Activities: Thai-riffic! at the Lendlease Darling Quarter Theatre
June 5, 2017 / Sydney, Sydney Life, Theatre / 4 Comments
The Sydney winter school holidays are always the hardest holidays to entertain kids. With a strong possibility of cold days needing to be spent indoors, I always recommend families book into at least one activity where possible so there is a guarantee of a fun day out where no one is freezing.
During the Sydney June school holidays, I highly suggest taking kids to see Thai-riffic! presented by Monkey Baa Theatre Company. The show is an adaptation of the Oliver Phommavanh book by the same name.
The show faithfully brings the beloved Thai-riffic! book to life, along with the humour and pathos that made the book a classic story of growing up and trying to fit in.
Thai-riffic! is very much a tale of the challenges many kids face when growing up: the search for acceptance, struggling with cultural identity and learning to love yourself for who you really are.
Sick of being his father's curry guinea pig, Lengy longs to eat pizza and transform his image from the kid who lives in a Thai restaurant to a cool and popular Aussie teen.
At school, Lengy tries to hide his Thai background in order to fit in. However he finds that his past can't be escaped when his teacher sets a group assignment that focuses on culture, and Lengy's best friend decides to become Thai for a day for the project! Through a series of hilarious incidents Lengy comes to the realisation that being Thai is actually pretty awesome after all.
Thai-riffic!, a production by The Theatre Division is presented by Monkey Baa Theatre Company at the fully accessible Lendlease Darling Quarter Theatre.
Thai-Riffic!
Dates: 4 – 8 July, 2017
Times: 10.30am & 12.30pm
Relaxed performance: Thursday 6 July, 12.30pm
Suitable for ages 7 – 14
monkeybaa.com.au/shows/thai-riffic
Tinkerbell and the Dream Fairies
April 22, 2017 / Sydney, Sydney Life, Theatre / 0 comment
"I can see a fairy!" the children scream as a pair of wingers flutter through the trees. We are sitting on a picnic blanket in Sydney's Royal Botanic Garden waiting for the performance of Tinkerbell and the Dream Fairies: Adventure to Bubble Land to begin. The stage is the lawn in front of us, a fitting location for a production about the adventures of fairies.
The fairies flutter to the "stage" and the show kicks off with catchy songs sung by gorgeously costumed and very talented fairies. The children are captivated seeing their dreams come to life before them – real fairies in a real garden! The adults relax and enjoy their children's joy.
This is a "theatre" where there's no need to hush your little one or beg them to sit still in a seat. Dancing is allowed, interaction encouraged. This production is a dream come true not just for kids but for their parents, too. With age appropriate content, gentle music and a relaxed environment, this is a show for families to truly enjoy themselves.
Tinkerbell and the Dream Fairies: Adventure to Bubble Land arrived in Sydney for the Easter holidays fresh from a sell out tour in London's Kew Garden. Created by the award winning artistic director of the Australian Shakespeare Company, Glenn Elston, Tinkerbell and the Dream Fairies was imagined especially for a young audience after years of experience creating theatre in magical garden settings.
The storyline for the show is simple: the adventurous Tinkerbell happens upon the fairies from A Midsummer Night's Dream. Travelling from the Dream Land, the cheeky Mustardseed, fluttery Moth, daring Cobweb and sweet Peasblossom all go on a magical quest with Tinkerbell to find her wings, learning about the different worlds they are from along the way.
Plenty of upbeat songs and dances pepper the show, with simple actions the young audience are able to follow. The fairies from A Midsummer Night's Dream drop in and out of Shakespearean language which lends a poetic tone to the dialogue, but amazingly in a way that the children were still able to understand and be engaged by what was going on in front of them. I would call this a young child's first introduction to Shakespeare!
There is no set seating for this performance, just a large space to throw down a picnic blanket to enjoy the show. After about half an hour of singing and dancing, the fairies encourage the children to join them on a seperate part of the lawn where bubble machines are set up.
There is much bubble-popping and dancing by the children, followed by forming small groups to assist the fairies in their quest to find Tinkerbell's wings. How lovely for kids to join in the action rather than being forced to sit for an entire performance! It was not at all surprising to read afterwards that the show was developed with early learning experts to ensure it truly engages and inspires young minds and bodies.
After the show the fairies returned to meet their fans and have a photo opp. These talented young performers gave an enchanting performance that many of these children will remember for a long time to come.
Tinkerbell and the Dream Fairies: Adventure to Bubble Land
The Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney
Dates: Sunday 9 to Sunday 30 April
Times: 10am & 12.30pm (No Shows Good Friday/Easter Monday)
No Shows (Monday 24 – Friday 28 April)
Prices: $25 for weekday/Sunday performances; $30 Saturdays
Group price 4 tickets $90 weekday/Sundays & Saturday $110
Bookings: shakespeareaustralia.com.au and ticketmaster.com.au
Cash and card sales available at the on-site box office unless sold
out, box office opens one hour prior to each performance.
We were provided with tickets for reviewing purposes. All opinions my own. Additional images courtesy of Shakespeareaustralia.com.au.
Diary of a Wombat by Monkey Baa Theatre Company
April 4, 2017 / Sydney, Sydney Life, Theatre / 0 comment
A mischievous wombat called Mothball has stolen our hearts. While we have known Mothball for years through the multi award-winning picture book, Diary of a Wombat, seeing her live before us on stage really makes this iconic wombat a real, three-dimensional character that we can dream of cuddling, tickling and rousing on for her naughty behaviour.
Monkey Baa Theatre Company has lovingly brought Mothball to life in their new production Diary of a Wombat, which is based on the book of the same name by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley.
If you're new to the story, Diary of a Wombat is the perfect way for kids to meet Mothball, the naughtiest wombat in Australia. She's a bit bored of her daily routine, so goes on a little adventure to find food and shelter, creating absolute chaos for the humans who happen to live nearby.
The show follows the same simple storyline as the book. Each day of the week, Mothball destroys doormats, bins and washing lines in her search for happiness. Through her busy schedule of sleeping, scratching and generally disturbing the peace, Mothball discovers that humans will do pretty much anything for a big of peace and quiet!
This gorgeous production is everything a performance for kids should be. It has a quiet poetry about it, with almost no dialogue and the only sound for the most part being the exquisite live cello that joins the characters on stage.
There are moments of quiet, joy, chaos and humour – a wide range of emotions beautifully communicated through the expressive wombat puppet paired with its emotive cello accompaniment.
According to my five-year-old reviewer, "The show is really funny. I like when she scratched and dug a hole in the door, and when she turned around and you could see her bum." There you have it, from the mouths of babes: this show is a winner for the little kid theatre set.
Diary of a Wombat was created by Monkey Baa Director, Eva Di Cesare, with a team of artists including Puppetry and Movement Director, Alice Osborne (the Puppetry & Movement Director on War Horse 2012/13), Designer Imogen Ross (Hitler's Daughter) and accomplished composer/cellist, Oonagh Sherrard.
You can catch Diary of a Wombat on its national tour, where it will be performed in 59 venues. Get all the tour dates online.
If you're in Sydney, the show is playing during the school holidays at the Lendlease Darling Quarter Theatre: 18 – 24 April / 27 May
Time: 10.30am & 12.30pm
Relaxed performance 20 April, 12.30pm
Tickets: (no booking fees)
$29 (adult/child), $104 (family of four), $125 (family of five), $25 each (groups 10+) $19 (relaxed performance)
Get more info on Diary of a Wombat
Produced in conjunction with the Monkey Baa Theatre Company. We genuinely love this company and the performance. Show stills thanks to Heidrun Lohr.
The Funatorium: Mad Hatter's Tea Party at the Sydney Opera House
Join the maddest tea party in town this summer, with the Sydney Opera House's brand new tea party with a twist – The Funatorium.
Directed by former Circus Oz Artistic Director, Mike Finch, the Funatorium is a wild show for kids full of top talents from the worlds of circus and cabaret.
Inspired by Lewis Carroll's classic story, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, the Funatorium is a completely immersive, engaging and absolutely crazy cabaret that is designed to enthral the littlest guests and leave them wondering if what they've seen on stage is magic or trickery, or just absolute mayhem.
Kids who love the story will adore seeing some of their favourite characters brought to life, such as the Mad Hatter, March Hare and the Red Queen. Those who aren't familiar with the story will still enjoy the show immensely however, as, just as the tea party in Alice in Wonderland is a manic array of nonsense, so to is this one. It's funny, silly and breathtaking as a stand alone show.
The feverish blend of acrobatics, juggling, singing, hula-hooping, balancing, aerial acts, singing and comedic acts is the perfect mix of charm, delirium and total chaos. So, basically, the most perfect tea party a kid (or their parent!) could imagine.
Tips For Attending The Funatorium
Most searing is General Admission. Queues begin to form about 45 minutes before the show starts, so I would advise lining up early to get good seats.
Kids hungry? The snack bar has a Mad Hatter's Kids' Tea available for $15 that includes a juice box, small cupcake, popcorn, fruit and Smarties.
If you're coming in on a week day, the cheapest option is bus and train to Circular Quay. On weekends, use Book-A-Bay to get a cheaper parking spot under the Sydney Opera House.
Give the kids plenty of time before and after the show to enjoy the free Summer Playground, which is run both inside and outside the Playhouse until January 29, 2017 and includes plenty of large games and a large sandpit.
The Funatorium
January 7 – 22nd, 2017
Recommended for ages 5 and up
The Studio, Sydney Opera House
Thank you so much to the Sydney Opera House for hosting us. All opinions are our own.


In Final Cut Pro, you can add and edit a variety of still-image formats in your projects, including photos and graphics files.
You can add still images to your project using the Libraries sidebar, the Photos and Audio sidebar, or the Finder.
Add a still image using the Libraries sidebar: Import the still image into an event, select the event in the Libraries sidebar, then select all or part of the still-image clip in the browser and drag it to the timeline. For information about importing media, see Importing media overview.
Note: After a still image is imported, it functions like any other clip in Final Cut Pro. You can use any of the techniques described in this chapter to add still-image clips to the timeline.
Add a still image using the Photos and Audio sidebar: Open the Photos and Audio sidebar, select a still image in the browser, and drag it directly into the timeline.
Add a still image from the Finder: Select a still-image file in the Finder, then drag it directly into the timeline.
The default initial duration for still images is 4 seconds, but you can change this setting in the Editing pane of Final Cut Pro preferences.
There's no limit on the duration of a still-image clip. To adjust the duration of a still-image clip in the timeline, use any of the trimming techniques described in this chapter (for more information, see Trimming overview). To adjust the duration of multiple still-image clips at once, select the clips, then choose Modify > Change Duration (or press Control-D).
You can edit layered graphics files, such as Adobe Photoshop (PSD) files, created with another image editing app.
Import the layered graphics files.
For information about importing media, see Importing media overview.
Important: If the layered graphics file has a transparent background, make sure your project's rendering format is set to Apple ProRes 4444 to preserve the transparency when rendering. For more information, see Modify a project's settings.
In the browser or the timeline, select the layered graphics image.
Each layer appears in the timeline as a connected clip that you can edit as you would any other clip. For example, you can animate layers by fading them in or out.
The default duration for a layered graphics file is one minute. To adjust the duration of one of the layers in the timeline, use any of the trimming techniques described in this chapter (for more information, see Trimming overview). To adjust the duration of all the layers, select them, then choose Modify > Change Duration (or press Control-D).
For more information on creating layered graphics files for Final Cut Pro, see Best practices for creating layered graphics files.
You can modify a still image with an external image editing app, and the changes appear automatically in the clip in Final Cut Pro.
Add a still image to the timeline.
To locate the clip's source media file in the Finder, press Shift-Command-R.
For more information, see Locate source media files.
Open the source media file in the external image editing app.
In the image editing app, modify the image and save the changes.
Switch back to Final Cut Pro.
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We are born; we live our lives; we die young; we die in middle age; we die in old age. This knowledge rests within us—in our cells and in our hearts. We embrace this innate knowledge, but we don't talk about dying, do we? Yet there are so many unanswered questions.
What is the nature of the human being? What is the nature of the human form? Why does it happen this way? What was the Creator's intention in designing this form? Why does existence materialize this way—birth, life, and death? In other words, what is the purpose of our physical reality?


In the State of New Jersey, Community Health Centers are the major providers of comprehensive primary health care. Community Health Centers are often referred to as federally qualified health centers or "FQHCs" and are funded and qualified by the federal government, specifically Sections 330/329 of the United States Public Health Service Act.
Community Health Centers were started in 1965 in Massachusetts and Mississippi as a way of providing healthcare to those who did not have access to healthcare or were not able to afford it. The mission of the Community Health Center has always been to be part of the community, providing care within the community as a contributing member while serving as a good neighbor.
In New Jersey, that mission still continues today. As 24 Community Health Centers and 138 satellite sites in communities across the state provide care in neighborhoods, schools, and homeless shelters throughout New Jersey, including: Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Salem, Sussex, Union, and Warren counties. These neighborhood Community Health Centers continue to provide much needed care to the most impoverished citizens in the state. Although the services of each Community Health Center vary in size and composition, each Center is tailored to the physical, psychosocial, nutritional and health educational needs of their communities, their neighborhoods.
All FQHCs are staffed with qualified Board-certified or Board-eligible physicians representing a broad array of medical specialties and are subject to stringent Federal regulations in all operational areas. Most FQHCs are located in high-density, urban areas and in rural areas with a large, diverse base of ethnic and minority residents.
Approximately 1,900,000 patient visits are made annually to New Jersey's FQHCs by over a half a million users. Typical services include internal medicine, obstetrics, gynecology, pediatrics, geriatrics, medical and surgical sub-specialties, laboratory, podiatry, pharmacy, x-ray, dental, and mental health services.
Governance by users of FQHCs and by local professionals.
Locations in underserved neighborhoods with clinic hours that include nights and weekends.
Ability to provide multiple sites and even mobile clinics and services for rural populations.
Commitment to offering a wide array of medical and supportive services.
Provision of care at costs which are substantially lower than at other settings; sliding fee scales.
Reduction of overall health care costs as an effective alternative to emergency room utilization.
Physician admitting privileges in local hospitals to provide 24-hour care to patients.
Networking with community-based human service organizations to provide a continuum of care.
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If the ghastly December 16 gangrape in New Delhi became a tipping point in hardening public opinion throughout India against sexual offences, Aru Shanbaug's case served as a painful spur to the country's collective conscience for four long decades. As the former nurse passed away quietly in a Mumbai hospital on Monday morning, public soul-searching has begun anew over the horror of sexual assault and the right to die with dignity. For 42 long years, Aru remained in a comatose vegetative state since her ordeal on the night of 27 November, 1973. A ward boy sexually assaulted her after tying her by a dog-chain around the neck to a hospital bed. This cut off oxygen supply to Aru's brain, permanently damaging the brain stem as well as cervical cord. She was left brain dead and cortically blind ever since. Since that terrible night, she was artificially kept alive at the KEM hospital where she had been employed, as the case reverberated around the country. The rapist was caught and convicted, served his seven-year sentence and is now free. The doctor Aru had been engaged to, waited four years for her to revive, then married and settled abroad. As the years passed, the few relatives Aru had, stopped visiting her. Condemned to a living death, Aru became the face of a countrywide public debate on euthasia. After writing a book on Aru, author Pinki Virani sought mercy killing for her at the Supreme Court, pleading for Aru's 'unbearable agony' to be put to an end.
With the KEM hospital's magement and nursing staff strongly opposing the petition, the apex court rejected the plea for active euthasia in March 2011. But it did sanction passive euthasia – which meant withdrawing treatment and not offering regular food that the victim could not consume on her own. However, doctors and nurses at the hospital continued to provide care, celebrating her birthday every year. They maintained that while Aru was not aware of her surroundings, she seemed to recognise the presence of people in her small room. Deliverance filly came after the 67-year old suffered a fatal bout of pneumonia. In death, Aru Shanbaugh leaves behind some painful questions for Indian society to ponder over. Human beings have a right to life, but should it not be accompanied by the right to die with dignity? Is it fair to allow a human being to live in a vegetative state for years on end? A section of public opinion strongly favours active euthasia – through legally sanctioned, medically assisted suicide which involves giving deadly injections to patients of termil diseases suffering terrible pain. Only Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg have sanctioned active euthasia till date, an indication of how painfully difficult and complex the issue is for most countries. There are religious grounds for opposing the right to die as repugnt to 'God's will'. Emotiolly speaking, no family member or doctor can think of pulling the plug on a comatose or dying patient. Votaries of science argue that scientists may yet make breakthroughs that could help comatose patients revive and lead active lives again. But the question about some kind of cut-off date for a life turned into living death, as Aru Shanbaug's case so poigntly shows, will continue to haunt us all.


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Larry Elder Celbrates Birthday with Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce honored radio personality Larry Elder with the 2,548th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday. April 27, 2015. The star in the category of Radio will be dedicated at 6270 Hollywood Boulevard next to the W Hollywood Hotel. "Larry Elder is one of the airwave's most popular voices who shares his insightful discussions and opinions with legions of dedicated fans," stated Leron Gubler, Hollywood Chamber of Commerce President and CEO. "We are proud to have him join our Walk of Fame family."
Helping emcee and Hollywood Chamber President & CEO Leron Gubler to unveil the star will be Dean Cain, Dennis Prager and Jon Voight.
A "firebrand" according to "Daily Variety," the best-selling author and radio talk-show host Larry Elder has a take-no-prisoners style, using such old-fashioned concepts as evidence and logic in his on-air discussions.
He recently hosted the longest-running afternoon drive time radio show in Los Angeles, beginning in March, 1994. "The Larry Elder Show," was a top-rated daily program from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on KABC 790. Elder is currently broadcasting "The Larry Elder Show" live on www.larryelder.com, where he also produces video and audio podcasts forhis fans – the "Elderados."
Known to his listeners as the "Sage From South Central," Larry sizzles on the airwaves with his thoughtful insight on the day's most provocative issues, to the delight, consternation, and entertainment of his listeners. The "Sage" engages political and cultural leaders in meaningful debates over race, government, personal responsibility and education that have elevated the talk radio genre. Elder's views have fueled controversy and made him one of the most in-demand radio personalities cable news pundits in the country.
In his best-selling book, "The 10 Things You Can't Say in America," Elder skewers the crippling myths that dominate the public agenda. In his second book, "Showdown: Confronting Bias, Lies and the Special Interests That Divide America," Elder again takes on the Nanny State, "victicrats" and the politically correct. His third book, "What's Race Got to Do with It? Why it's Time to Stop the Stupidest Argument in America," is praised as a groundbreaking must-read for the future of race relations in America. His latest book, "Dear Father, Dear Son: Two Lives, Eight Hours," is a deeply moving, personal story of anger and reconciliation with his dad, who grew up fatherless and was kicked out of his house at 13 years old, on the eve of the Great Depression in the Jim Crow South. Elder also writes a nationally syndicated newspaper column distributed through Creators Syndicate.
Elder was born and raised in South Central Los Angeles. He received a B.A. in Political Science from Brown University in 1974, and graduated from University of Michigan, School of Law in 1977. After graduation, he worked with a large law firm in Cleveland, Ohio, where he practiced litigation. He then opened "Laurence A. Elder and Associates," a business specializing in recruiting experienced attorneys. At the same time, he hosted a topic-oriented television show in Cleveland, initially on PBS, then on the local Fox affiliate.
Elder created, directed and produced his first film, "Michael & Me," a documentary that examines the history and use of guns in America. It was released in August 2005.
He hosted the television show, "Moral Court," distributed by Warner Brothers Television. In the fall of 2004, Warner Brothers returned Elder to daily television with "The Larry Elder Show," an hour-long, multi-topic show that brought common sense, sound advice and realistic, workable solutions. Elder was the subject of profiles by both "60 Minutes" and "20/20." In 1999, he received a Los Angeles area Emmy for "Best News Special." He was the reporter for several episodes of the groundbreaking PBS "National Desk" series, including "Redefining Racism: Fresh Voices From Black America." His PBS work earned him a 1998 AEGIS Award of Excellence, a 1998 Telly award, and a 1999 Emerald City Gold Award of Excellence.
Elder has established the Larry Elder Charities, a non-profit organization that contributes to groups and individuals offering non-government, self-help solutions to problems of poverty, crime, poor parenting, dependency, and education.
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The Hollywood Walk of Fame is an internationally-recognized Hollywood icon. With approximately 24 star ceremonies annually broadcast around the world, the constant reinforcement provided to the public has made the Walk of Fame a top visitor attraction. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce continues to add stars on the Walk of Fame as the representative of the City of Los Angeles. The Walk of Fame is a tribute to all of those who worked diligently to develop the concept and to maintain this world-class tourist attraction. The Walk of Fame is open to the public. No paid admission or assigned seating at star ceremonies. It is understood that the cost of installing a star on the Walk of Fame upon approval is $30,000 and the sponsor of the nominee accepts the responsibility for arranging for payment to the Hollywood Historic Trust, a 501(c)3 charitable foundation. The funds are used to pay for the creation/installation of the star and ceremony, as well as maintenance of the Walk of Fame. Download the official app for iPhones and Android devices at http://officialhollywoodwalkoffameapp.com/
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The Future of Petrochemicals is part of a new IEA series shining a light on "blind spots" of the global energy system – issues that are critical to the evolution of the energy sector but that receive less attention than they deserve. The report is among the most comprehensive reviews of the global petrochemicals sector, and follows other reports in the series, including the impact of air conditioners on electricity demand, the impact of trucking on oil demand, or the role of modern bioenergy in the renewables sector.
Demand for plastics – the key driver for petrochemicals from an energy perspective – has outpaced all other bulk materials (such as steel, aluminium, or cement), nearly doubling since 2000. Advanced economies currently use up to 20 times more plastic and up to 10 times more fertiliser than developing economies on a per capita basis, underscoring the huge potential for global growth.
The dynamism of the petrochemical industry is also driving new trends around the world. After decades of stagnation and decline, the United States has re-emerged as a low-cost location for chemicals production thanks to the shale gas revolution, and is now home to around 40% of the global ethane-based petrochemical production capacity. Meanwhile, the Middle East remains the lowest‑cost centre for many key petrochemicals, with a host of new projects announced across the region.
The scenario provides an ambitious but achievable pathway to reduce the environmental impacts of petrochemicals: air pollutants from primary chemicals production decline by almost 90% by 2050; direct CO2 emissions reduce by nearly 60%; and water demand is nearly 30% lower than in the base scenario. It also emphasises waste management improvements to rapidly increase recycling, thereby laying the groundwork to more than halve cumulative, ocean-bound, plastic waste by 2050.


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New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Austin-based, folk, indie-pop duo Beth // James premiere their new single "Blurry" with Popdose. The single is from their upcoming EP, "Falling," out on Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. There will be an official EP release party on Friday, Feb. 1 at Cactus Cafe, located at 2247 Guadalupe St., Austin, Texas 78712. Doors are at 8 p.m. Austin-based singer songwriter Erin Ivey will open the show. Beth // James will hit the stage at 9 p.m.
Beth // James is the joint project of two award winning singer-songwriters, Mikaela Beth Kahn and Jordan James Burchill. Self-produced and recorded in September 2018 at King Electric Studios in Austin, the EP features Kahn on vocals and piano and Burchill on vocals and guitar.
"This past year was filled with ups and downs for us professionally and personally," said Beth // James. "'Blurry' is the most therapeutic song for us on the record. We also can't get enough of the trumpet solo."
As Beth // James is the product of Mikaela Beth Kahn and Jordan James Burchill, the duo's name comes from two halves of one whole, taking a piece of each artists' middle name to create one entity. Often compared to The Civil Wars, Beth // James navigates effortlessly among American music traditions, rooted in storytelling, but with added indie pop/rock elements, intricate guitar work and arresting harmony.
The duo began writing together in 2015, though they met in 2008 while studying jazz at the University of North Texas. In April 2017, the duo released their debut EP "All In Life" and received critical acclaim from Austin-based and national media alike. Tackling love, their adopted hometown of Austin and more, "All in Life" is simultaneously unexpected and familiar, infused with "a shimmering mix of modern folk, mindful pop, and Americana charm. The EP taps into the soul of a rhythmic back and forth between two distinct voices blending into one," according to Paste Magazine. Now, the duo is set to release their second EP "Falling" in early 2019.
With just three tracks, "Falling" is their most personal compilation of songs yet. The duo takes listeners on a heartfelt journey, dealing with the disappointments, confusion, and struggles of the past year, all the while maintaining hope. The EP was recorded in just a matter of days in September 2018 at King Electric Studios in Austin, Texas. The self-produced EP features Kahn on vocals and piano, Burchill on vocals and guitar and was recorded by Justin Douglas. The EP was recorded all to 2-inch tape with everyone in the same room, resulting in a very warm, unified sound but, "The main focus of our sound is always our two voices singing harmony together," said Beth // James.
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The persistence of inflation during periods of high unemployment poses the central problem for macroeconomic policy in coming years. The extent of success in reducing both inflation and unemployment will depend strongly on the short-run responsiveness of wage inflation to unemployment and excess capacity. This paper studies changes in the cyclical responsiveness of inflation from 1890-1976, and concludes that a given shortfall in production relative to potential now "buys" a smaller reduction in the rate of inflation than in the past. From 1890-1929, a one percent decline in industrial production reduced inflation about .45%; for 1950-1976, the same output decline is estimated to slow inflation only about .1%. The analysis makes use of two methods to study the changing cyclical behavior of inflation. Following an innovative study by Cagan, calculations are made for wage and price inflation before and after eighteen business cycle peaks. While inflation slows in almost every recession, the declines in inflation in recent years are less pronounced than earlier, even when controlling for business cycle severity. In a second section of the study, econometric evidence is provided that also strongly supports the hypothesis of increasing rigidity of wage and price inflation over the business cycle. In the last section of the paper, some possible reasons are cited for the declining responsiveness of inflation to unemployment. Ironically, successful macroeconomic policy might be in part responsible. To the extent that activist macroeconomic policy breaks the link between current unemployment and expectations of future unemployment, it is argued, unemployment today will not induce wage cuts in contracts for future periods. Also, the tremendous increase in duration and coverage of collective bargaining agreements is suggested as an important force behind the shifting behavior of wages and prices during the period of study.
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Court Orders Coscharis Motors To Pay Lagos Lawyer N24m Over Damaged Jaguar Car
CKN NIGERIA Published: December 19, 2019
A Lagos State Chief Magistrate's Court in Igbosere has ordered Cocharis Motors Limited and Jaguar Landrover Limited to replace a Jaguar XJ 2.0 Sedan bought for N24m by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Olusina Sofola, with a brand new one.
The court, in a judgment by Mrs M.O. Osinbajo, upheld Sofola's claim that the vehicle he purchased as brand new in December 2016 came with factory defects.
The magistrate dismissed Cocharis' defence that the faults developed by the car within three months of purchase were due to the SAN's carelessness.
In his testimony before the court, Sofola said he purchased the Jaguar XJ 2.0 Sedan with Chassis No. SAJAA12NIFPV79999 and Engine No. 040914054912204PT with three years' warranty.
He said upon the delivery of the car to him on December 7, 2016, he noticed that there was a problem closing the bonnet of the car and he complained immediately to Cocharis, which advised him to bring the car to its branch office in Ikeja for adjustment.
He said he took the car to Cocharis office for adjustment "believing it was a one-off thing."
He, however, said a few days after, "I noticed that the car's instrument display was showing 'maintenance due' sign and the dashboard and other parts of the interior of the car were peeling and were very sticky to touch."
Sofola said he immediately complained to an official of Cocharis, one Mr Umukoro, "who promised to sort out the issues and who further assured me that the defective parts would be ordered and re-installed in the car."
He said just a week after purchasing the N24m ride, he had to return it to the Awoyaya office of Cocharis for repairs.
He said in February of 2017, pebbles fell on the car's windscreen and cracked it and on presenting it to Cocharis branch office in Ikeja, he was given a quotation of N1,097,035.17 to replace the cracked windscreen and some damaged body parts.
He said, "Upon the return of the car to me, I noticed that the interior part of the car earlier complained of were worse than when I initially complained of them and upon closer inspection, I discovered that someone had attempted to paint the interior parts or panels complained of to make them appear new.
"I also noticed that the windscreen for which I paid N1,097,035.17 had a white spot on it, which did not clear when the screen was washed.
"I had to return the car to the Ikeja office of the 1st defendant, which insisted that I return the car to its Awoyaya office, which I did and I was informed that the Ikeja office was wrong to have painted the interior part and that there was an error in the installation of the windscreen."
The SAN said the Awoyaya office of Cocharis promised him that the defective parts would be ordered and ready in a week.
He, however, said the parts were not replaced until May 2017, adding that upon the return of the car to him, he noticed that whenever it rained water was leaking into the car.
Sofola said he again complained and he was asked to return the car again to Cocharis Awoyaya office, where he was told that the leakage was due to faulty installation of the windscreen.
He said despite spending four days in Cocharis office, the leakage did not stop.
"I had to return the car again to the Awoyaya office sometime in July where the car spent several days.
"Between 2016 when I bought the car and July 2017, I had to return the car for repairs for over 10 times and as a result of the unplanned and excessive distance travelled while going back and forth to the 1st defendant's office, the car's odometer had already reached 5,000km.
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"I have since inception been deprived of the optimal enjoyment I expected in a brand new car which I bought with a large sum of money.
"The car has also spent approximately 30 days in the possession of the 1st defendant since it was bought. I have had to find alternative means of transporting myself about, causing me unnecessary financial expenses.
"The manufacturing defects in the car could have been avoided if the defendant had been cautious enough to check and ensure that the parts were intact and the car was fit for its purpose and use before putting it up for sale and eventually selling and delivering same to me," Sofola said.
In her November 28, 2019 judgment, the magistrate, Osinbajo, held that Cocharis and Jagaur Landrover Limited breached their duty to deliver a fit-for-purpose car to Sofola.
Osinbajo held, "The defendants are ordered to replace the Jaguar XJ 2.0 Sedan automobile with Chassis No. SAJAA12NIFPV79999 and Engine No. 040914054912204PT sold the claimant with a brand new one of the same specifications."
The magistrate also ordered Cocharis and Jaguar Landrover Limited to pay N1m to Sofola "as general damages resulting from the inconvenience suffered by the claimant as a result of the defective supposedly brand new Jaguar car sold and delivered to the claimant by the defendants."
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