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A concerned mum has spoken out after her son suffered burns to his eye caused by hand sanitiser. Kristy Davis received a phone call from Bletchington Public School on Thursday morning to say that her 10-year-old son Cooper had been squirted in the eye by another student. "He was shaking and in a lot of pain," Ms Davis said of her son. "I got him home and I rang my doctor just to get some advice and they said to take him straight to the hospital." So she took him to Orange Hospital where Cooper was treated straight away. "He went through three full bags of saline through the eye. His pH levels were 8.5 which is extremely high, which meant the alkaline was still in his eye and burning through," she added. "They then sent us over to Bloomfield across the road to see a specialist. We're still waiting to see if it will be permanent damage." They'll now have three doctor's appointments over the next week. "He's in a bit of pain at the moment," she said. "We got him to the optometrist this morning (Friday) who have put a lens over it to keep it protected. He's got to go back on Saturday, next Tuesday and then the Friday." She is speaking out in the hope that there will be more education around the dangers that things like hand sanitiser can do. "We've spoken to the parents of the child who did this, and we don't believe the child thought this would be the outcome. I think he just thought nothing would come of it and boys being boys," Ms Davis said. "I just want to make it aware, because these sanitisers are everywhere now and kids can access it. What it's done to his eye is pretty sad. He is meant to ride bikes next week and they're not sure if he'll be able to. "I don't want another family to go through it." NSW Health has previously stated that hand sanitiser should be stored out of reach of children, anyone with learning or memory difficulties, or pets when not being used. Other safety tips included always supervising children and anyone with learning or memory difficulties while they use alcohol-based hand sanitiser to avoid accidental swallowing or getting it in the eyes. The 24-hour Poisons Information Centre is available on 13 11 26. In response to the incident, a spokeswoman for NSW Education said: "An isolated incident occurred at Bletchington Public School involving two students misbehaving. One student rubbed hand sanitiser over the face of another student. "Staff responded quickly by rinsing the affected student's face with water and calling the poisons information hotline. The hotline advised the same course of action which was already being undertaken by staff. "The students' parents were called and appropriate disciplinary action will be taken." Our journalists work hard to provide local, up-to-date news to the community. This is how you can continue to access our trusted content:
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Orange mum Kristy Davis' hand sanitiser warning after son is hurt
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WORRYING: Kristy Davis has spoken out after her son Cooper had to go to the hospital after he had hand sanitiser squirted in his eye.
A concerned mum has spoken out after her son suffered burns to his eye caused by hand sanitiser.
Kristy Davis received a phone call from Bletchington Public School on Thursday morning to say that her 10-year-old son Cooper had been squirted in the eye by another student.
"He was shaking and in a lot of pain," Ms Davis said of her son.
"I got him home and I rang my doctor just to get some advice and they said to take him straight to the hospital."
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So she took him to Orange Hospital where Cooper was treated straight away.
"He went through three full bags of saline through the eye. His pH levels were 8.5 which is extremely high, which meant the alkaline was still in his eye and burning through," she added.
"They then sent us over to Bloomfield across the road to see a specialist. We're still waiting to see if it will be permanent damage."
They'll now have three doctor's appointments over the next week.
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"He's in a bit of pain at the moment," she said.
"We got him to the optometrist this morning (Friday) who have put a lens over it to keep it protected. He's got to go back on Saturday, next Tuesday and then the Friday."
She is speaking out in the hope that there will be more education around the dangers that things like hand sanitiser can do.
"We've spoken to the parents of the child who did this, and we don't believe the child thought this would be the outcome. I think he just thought nothing would come of it and boys being boys," Ms Davis said.
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"I just want to make it aware, because these sanitisers are everywhere now and kids can access it. What it's done to his eye is pretty sad. He is meant to ride bikes next week and they're not sure if he'll be able to.
"I don't want another family to go through it."
NSW Health has previously stated that hand sanitiser should be stored out of reach of children, anyone with learning or memory difficulties, or pets when not being used.
Other safety tips included always supervising children and anyone with learning or memory difficulties while they use alcohol-based hand sanitiser to avoid accidental swallowing or getting it in the eyes.
The 24-hour Poisons Information Centre is available on 13 11 26.
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In response to the incident, a spokeswoman for NSW Education said: "An isolated incident occurred at Bletchington Public School involving two students misbehaving. One student rubbed hand sanitiser over the face of another student.
"Staff responded quickly by rinsing the affected student's face with water and calling the poisons information hotline. The hotline advised the same course of action which was already being undertaken by staff.
"The students' parents were called and appropriate disciplinary action will be taken."
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Dot Legacy European Tour Starts this Week
Posted in Whathaveyou on August 23rd, 2017 by JJ Koczan
French style-blender heavy rockers Dot Legacy have a considerable string of dates lined up as they continue to support their 2016 sophomore full-length, To the Others (review here). Over the course of the next two months, they'll play throughout not only their native France, but Germany, Switzerland, Romania, Denmark and Belgium as well, making a stop on Oct. 20 in Berlin for the Setalight Festival, which is hosted by their label, Setalight Records.
That's a bill they'll share with Mars Red Sky, Mother's Cake, Stoner Train, The Legendary Flower Punk, Lucifer in the Sky with Diamonds, Cosmic Fall and others, and it should make for a highlight of the tour as a whole, which rounds out just two nights later. It was put together by Total Volume Booking, and you'll find the poster and dates below:
Dot Legacy – European Tour
Pick any of your favourite musical genre and put it in front of Rock, Dot Legacy will make it happen.
These four young French rockers make you dance with a solid fuzzed-out & rock base. Since 2014 they have fought to find a unique mark and sound. After four European and one Brazil tour, they have developed a crazy stage act of fury energy. Dot Legacy released their first album on Setalight Records (Germany) in June 2014 and has just released their second album TO THE OTHERS November 2016, with Setalight.
EUROPE HERE WE GO!
25/08 : FR, Nantes / La Scène Michelet
02/09 : SW, Luzern / Treibhaus Luzern Festival
03/09 : FR, Reims / LE Dropkick BAR
15/09 : DE, Dresden / Chemiefabrik Dresden (Chemo)
16/09 : DE, Wurzburg / Immerhin Würzburg
20/09 : FR, Strasbourg / L'elastic Bar
21/09 : SW, Zurich / Ebrietas
22/09 : FR, Lyon / Bar des Capucins
23/09 : FR, Fumel / Pavillon Fumel
28/09 : DE, Mannheim / Kurzbar
29/09 : DE, Ulm / Hexenhaus Ulm
30/09 : DE, Munich / TBC
04/10 : RO, Cluj-Napoca / The Shelter
05/10 : RO, Bucharest / Quantic
06/10 : RO, Timisoara / DAOS club
07/10 : TBC
13/10 : DE, Hannover / SubKultur – Hannover
14/10 : DK, Copenhagen / Spillestedet Stengade
18/10 : DE, Kiel / Die Pumpe
19/10 : DE, Ilmenau / Baracke 5 e.V.
20/10 : DE, Berlin / Setalight Festival 2017 in Berlin
21/10 : DE, Halle (Saale) / Rockpool eV
22/10 : BE, Ghent / Muziekcentrum Kinky Star
Dot Legacy is:
Damien Quintard – Lead Vocal, Bass
Arnaud Merckling – Guitar, Keyboard, Back Vocals
John Defontaine – Guitar, Back Vocals
Arthur Menard – Drums, Back Vocals
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Dot Legacy, "Horizon" official video
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Dot Legacy Premiere "Horizon" Interactive Video
Posted in Bootleg Theater on February 13th, 2017 by JJ Koczan
"Horizon" is the opening track from Dot Legacy's late-2016 second album, To the Others (review here), and it finds the Parisian heavy fuzz enthusiasts embarking on the first of several risks they'll take across the record's genre-hopping course. No way around it, there's a bit of rapping going on here.
Now, as somebody who lived through the '90s, that's what we call a big red flag. Hard not to have post-trauma flashbacks of Limp Bizkit covering George Michael in a protest-too-much display of knuckle-dragging tough-guy heteronormativity, but on any level you want to approach it, that's not what's happening here, and certainly in the context of To the Others, it's not where Dot Legacy's intentions lie on the Setalight Records release. "Horizon" sets the tone of energy to which the rest of the album soon responds in deeply varied forms, and if anything the rapping in the opener is an immediate communication to listeners that there's nothing off the table in terms of where they might go.
That's very much how the record plays out in its wake, and while I'm willing to admit it's kind of scary to imagine that rap-rocking impulses might one day rear their heads again, I genuinely think we're safe. It's gonna be okay.
Dot Legacy — the four-piece of vocalist/bassist Damien Quintard, guitarist/keyboardist/backing vocalist Arnaud Merckling, guitarist/backing vocalist John Defontaine and drummer/backing vocalist Arthur Menard — worked with WIPS (Web Interactive Promotion Site) to put together an interactive video for "Horizon." If you go to the special site they've set up, you can see a version of the clip in which arrows pop up that let you basically choose your own adventure and create the narrative of the video itself.
It's timed, so you have to pay attention as you make your way through, but it's actually a pretty cool idea and it's something special from the band, who've already put out clips for "Pioneer" (posted here), "Story of Fame" (posted here) and "211" (posted here) to represent the various sides of To the Others. Something special for a song that has a few surprises of its own up its sleeve.
You can see the regular version of the video premiering below, followed by more info about the interactive project, which also includes a bunch of behind-the-scenes bonus footage and other goodies.
Be brave, and enjoy:
Dot Legacy – "Horizon" THE INTERACTIVE VIDEO CLIP
http://www.totheothers.com
Experience DOT LEGACY's highly acclaimed single "HORIZON" like never before. On this website you will be constantly creating your own version of the video clip, each time changing the story line, and launching you deeper into the musical space Dot Legacy created for you.
The website also contains amazing access to Bonus material!
– LIVE 360° video of Dot Legacy's show in Brussels, along with Multi Cam footage
– Two fun and crazy interviews of the Band including on 360° candy eating frenzy madness!
– An interactive map to follow with personal videos of Dot Legacy in all the cites they played in on their tour with TRUCKFIGTHERS (rated PG 18)
– A mixing console to do your OWN MIX of HORIZON! Discover all the seperated track that made this song possible and fuzzy as hell!
– The Making of: go behind the curtain and discover how the video clip was shot. Meet the talented team of WIPS!
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Dot Legacy Post "Pioneer" Video
Posted in Bootleg Theater on February 1st, 2017 by JJ Koczan
Parisian four-piece Dot Legacy issued their second full-length, To the Others (review here), last fall on Setalight Records, and with it, set themselves on a bold course of genre defiance/melding. Each track seemed to offer a different persona, tied together through energy of performance and a core underlying purpose in execution — Dot Legacy were putting on a show; it was theatrical from start to finish. As they took to the road supporting Truckfighters around the album's release, they seemed intent on bringing that show to life.
The band themselves related each cut on To the Others to explosions as part of a rocket launch, and fair enough for the force of their delivery on songs like "211" and the penultimate "Story of Fame." "Story of Fame" is duly relevant here, since Dot Legacy's new video, for closer "Pioneer," follows one for that track (posted here) and seems to be intended as a sequel of sorts for it. Fair enough since one song follows the other on the record, but like the music itself, the two clips wind up working on different themes despite making use of distinctly cool-toned colors — greens and blues, etc. These aren't the only videos Dot Legacy have done for To the Others — in October, they also had one for "211" (posted here) — but the notion of "Pioneer" being intended to sit directly alongside "Story of Fame" adds intrigue and an avenue for listener/viewer interpretation, and that's never a bad thing.
Because, as noted, the record is so varied, I've included the full Bandcamp stream at the bottom of this post. Not something I usually do for video posts, but I think it's justified in this case, especially since a lot of the impact of "Pioneer" comes in context of To the Others as a whole, the song's initial brooding reminding of something Nine Inch Nails might've brought to The Fragile before it takes on a still-wistful push in the guitar, further distinguished through a dramatic vocal arrangement, as well as guitar and piano interplay. As a wrap for the here-then-there-then-over-here To the Others it's all the more resonant, but even approached on its own, as a single, three-plus-minute work, it tends to stay with you after it's finished. Take a look and a listen and see if you don't agree.
And please, enjoy:
Dot Legacy, "Pioneer" official video
From the new album "To The Others", Setalight Records – November 2016
Pioneer is the 2nd Part of a Duo-logy with the song "Story Of Fame."
Directed by MARTY %
Starring Quentin Lasbazeilles
D.O.P. Alexandre Thimonier
Dot Legacy, To the Others (2016)
To The Others by Dot Legacy
Quarterly Review: Crowbar, Katatonia, Ethereal Riffian, Dot Legacy, Salem's Bend, Thonian Horde, Second Sun, Ten Ton Slug, Komatsu, The Blue Sunshine Family Band
Posted in Reviews on December 29th, 2016 by JJ Koczan
We continue with day four of the Quarterly Review. This batch is numbers 31-40 of the total 60, not that the numbers really mean anything. I know it's list season — believe me, I know — but there's no actual ranking going on. It's just basically so I can keep track and remember what day it is. That's not to say this is done off the cuff. Actually, there's an embarrassing amount of planning behind these things. Months. And when I start actually getting the posts ready and realize I've slated the same record on two different days — something that's happened no fewer than three times so far, needing each time to be corrected — it's a clear demonstration of the value of my planning. Ha. Anyway, we press on. Together. Into the thick of it. Thanks for reading.
Quarterly Review #31-40:
Crowbar, The Serpent Only Lies
More than 25 years and 11 albums into a landmark career that helped prove the existence of the hairy beast known as "sludge metal," Crowbar don't owe anyone anything, and since returning to activity with 2011's Sever the Wicked Hand (review here) and 2014's Symmetry in Black, they've played like it. Their third post-resurgence outing is The Serpent Only Lies (on eOne Heavy), and though it works largely to form – that is, Crowbar are going to sound like Crowbar: low, slow, seeming to lurch even when dug into fits of gallop on "I am the Storm" or the early going of "The Enemy Beside You" – one still finds progression especially in the vocal approach of frontman and founder Kirk Windstein, who self-harmonizes effectively on the title-track's standout hook as well as the later pair "On Holy Ground" and "Song of the Dunes," the latter also resoundingly spacious in a way that offsets much of The Serpent Only Lies' head-down intensity. This might be flourish or a companion to the core Crowbar sound that remains intact throughout, but the truth is it's not like it needs to be there – Crowbar's audience would still go to the shows even if the band stopped growing – but it's entirely to the credit of the New Orleans legends that more than a quarter-century later they continue to progress. I guess that's how Crowbar gets to be Crowbar.
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Katatonia, The Fall of Hearts
Depending on what you count as a full-length, The Fall of Hearts (on Peaceville) is either the 10th or 11th studio record from Sweden's Katatonia. It follows 2013's acoustic Dethroned and Uncrowned, which reenvisioned 2012's Dead End Kings and brings forth over an hour of new material from founding duo Jonas Renkse (vocals/guitar/etc.) and Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström (guitar/backing vocals), as well as Niklas Sandin (bass) and Daniel Moilanen (drums), who, working with engineer Karl Daniel Lidén (ex-Greenleaf, Demon Cleaner), continue to proffer resonant melancholy in abundance. As a band, Katatonia have had a number of different phases over the years, from their deathly beginnings through the later moves into melody, but as it stands on songs like "Decima," with its acoustic and mellotron arrangement, and the seven-minute "Serac," which plays back and forth between serene and some of The Fall of Hearts' most intense thrust, they remain among heavy metal's most recognizable acts. There is no one else who sounds like them, and they sound not quite like anyone else. This collection might be more about gradual steps forward than radical shifts in approach, but Katatonia have found a way to preach to their converted and keep growing at the same time, and that's to be commended.
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Ethereal Riffian, I am Deathless
Issued via Robustfellow in a range of physical editions from an oversized CD digipak to cassette bundles, the two-song I. AM. Deathless EP from yet-underrated Ukrainian progressive ritualists Ethereal Riffian warrants the ceremony with which it arrives. Its two tracks, "Drum of the Deathless" (6:19) and "Sword of the Deathless" (9:57) closed and opened, respectively, the prior 2016 live outing, Youniversal Voice (review here), and in their studio form they bring to bear a vision of psychedelic metal given to atmospheric breadth that comes at the expense neither of purpose nor impact. The opener proves the more immediate of the pair, but as "Sword of the Deathless" plays out, it finds prog-metal swirl amid low-end starts and stops intertwined layers of multi-channel spoken word, acoustic and electric guitar and percussive tension, so that as it heads into its payoff and melodic finish, the resolution is both satisfying and something of a relief from the cacophony preceding. Forward-thinking and of marked substance, I. AM. Deathless offers a quick glimpse at the band's scope and invites listeners to dive deep therein.
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Dot Legacy, To the Others
There isn't much that's off-limits to Parisian heavy rockers Dot Legacy. To wit, the near-rap-rock mania of opener "Horizon" from their second LP, To the Others (on Setalight Records), and the laid-back psych-lounge vibes that follow on "Grey Cardinal," only to be swept away in crashes and chants later, leading to the driving desert punkery of "211." Three songs, three distinct feels, and Dot Legacy only get weirder from there as they toy with fuzzed momentum on "5314" and "Dakota" before the dreamy post-rock meandering of "The Twelve," the prog-pop of "Story of Fame" and piano-laden psych-drama of closer "Pioneer." In 35 minutes, the four-piece cover more ground than most bands do in their whole careers, but that becomes even more admirable in that they manage not to just be all over the place, but to provide a consistent quality of songwriting to complement all that quirk. Add to that the attention to detail in vocal harmonies and arrangements, and as they follow-up their 2014 self-titled debut (review here), they reveal a clear sense of a master plan at work under all the brashness and genre-hopping.
Salem's Bend, Salem's Bend
Self-released by the Los Angeles trio in late-2015 and picked up for a vinyl issue through Ripple Music, the self-titled debut from Salem's Bend leaves little wonder as to why with its classic sensibility and the vibe proliferated by the natural-toned nod of a song like "Silverstruck." Though still prone to a bit of Hendrix-style shred when it comes to lead guitar, the three-piece of Bobby (guitar/vocals), Kevin (bass) and Zach (drums) depart from some of the post-Radio Moscow all-thrust boogie in favor of more laid back fair and on that cut and the later "Sun and Mist," which hits into a satisfying apex in its second half without feeling overcooked, as well as the six-minute finale "A Tip of Salem," which nods through its initial movement before bursting out toward the end. In a crowded SoCal scene, just about anything Salem's Bend can do to stand apart will serve them, and the fluidity they hone across these seven tracks sets them up to do just that.
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Thonian Horde, Thonian Horde
Given the personnel involved, the black 'n' roll extremity of Thonian Horde's self-titled debut full-length will no doubt come as a surprise to listeners. Formed in Boonsboro, Maryland, by bassist/vocalist Ron "Fezz" McGinnis (Pale Divine, Admiral Browning, etc.), guitarists Darren "Dirty" Waters (Weed is Weed) and Dan "D-Mize" Mize (Faith in Jane), and drummer Tyler "The Beast" Lee (Weed is Weed), one might expect high-order Frederick-style post-The Obsessed doom. Thonian Horde have more in common with Immortal on their centerpiece track "Darkest Nights Shadow," and even as the closing "Psychonaut" finds a rock groove in its chorus, it does so with the hooky edge of Satyricon more than any of the members' other outfits. No doubt that's the point: doing something different. Indeed, the nine-tracker is a refreshing aesthetic reboot for the scene from whence it comes, holding fast to their region's crucial lack of pretense even as they brazenly walk their own path – left-hand, of course.
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Second Sun, Tachyonregenerator
I don't know about you, but I missed out on Hopp/Förtvivlan, which was the 2015 debut full-length from Swedish rockers Second Sun, so to have Gaphals provide gentle encouragement to check it out by getting behind the two-songer single Tachyonregenerator is most welcome. Both cuts included – "Tachyonregenerator" and "Tror Faktiskt På Dig" – bask in classic vibe without being overly showy when it comes to retroism, and are marked out by the inclusion of organ amid the natural-sounding guitar, drums and bass, the vocals presented in Swedish across both pieces. It's a quick eight-minutes perfect for the 7" pressing it's been given, but again, makes enough of an impression that one is inclined toward further investigation, and given that, I can't call it anything other than a success. I'll go ahead and chalk up one more quality Swedish act to keep track of, because Second Sun offer tight-knit progressive leanings in a crisp package on Tachyonregenerator, and even if I'm late to the party, I'm glad I got to hear it.
Second Sun – Tachyonregenerator by Gaphals
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Ten Ton Slug, Brutal Gluttonous Beast
Some pretty clear self-awareness demonstrated in Ten Ton Slug's self-released debut EP, Brutal Gluttonous Beast. The Galway, Ireland, five-piece had a prior live-recorded two-tracker, but these four songs mark their first studio outing, and as they draw together massive sludge riffing and more extreme, death metal-style growls, there's precious little one might say to more accurately describe a track like "Trollhunter" – the opener and longest on the release (immediate points) – than that it lives up to the title, its second-half slowdown lurch prefacing a similar move in "Bloodburns" before the more rampaging "Subterranean" and noise-soaked burl of "Unit" take hold. Intense and vicious, but not necessarily unhinged, Brutal Gluttonous Beast finds Ten Ton Slug sounding remarkably sure in their approach, and one will await the news of their traveling to England to record with Chris Fielding at Skyhammer, since that seems to be the kind of presentation for which the tonal onslaught here is begging.
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Komatsu, Recipe for Murder One
A half-decade after releasing their self-titled EP (review here), Eindhoven heavy/noise rockers Komatsu reemerge on Argonauta Records with the follow-up full-length, Recipe for Murder One. Boasting a guest appearance from Nick Oliveri on the suitably tumultuous "Lockdown," the album leaves little to wonder what's in that recipe in the darker-desert vibe of "So How's About Billy" and "There Must be Something in Your Water," which teases airy serenity in its first half only to go full-throttle for the second, but as the bass-driven lumber of the title-track and subtle melodic expansion of "The Sea is Calm Today" show, Komatsu haven't wasted the last five years, instead constructing their own take on sonic density and sludge impulses that seems to hit with formidable impact regardless of tempo or tension level, both of which prove to be fluid elements at the four-piece's disposal. They get the point across quickly in the stomp of "The Long Way Home," but find suitable resolution in the nod of closer "Breathe," rounding out a debut of significant character and depth with one last surprise in ambience it's only fair to call progressive.
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The Blue Sunshine Family Band, The Blue Sunshine Family Band
A double-guitar instrumental four-piece from Santa Rosa, California, The Blue Sunshine Family Band make their debut with a six-song/51-minute self-titled. Tracks presented as Roman numerals "I" through "VI," though whether or not they're actually the first six pieces the band has written, I couldn't say. Either way, the impression immediately draws from "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" – that great king of nod riffs – and first-name-only guitarists Billy and Kevin, bassist Matt and drummer Quinten build outward from there, dipping below the eight-minute mark only on "V" (7:14) as they unfurl solid grooves and tonal heft, seeming to leave room for vocals either consciously or not. The converted will find engagement and immersion in the crash and swinging turn of "IV," as well as the David Paul Seymour cover art, and if The Blue Sunshine Family Band is the sound of this foursome getting their feet under them, they manage to accomplish that preliminary feat and then some in these tracks.
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Dot Legacy Unveil Video for "211" from New Album To the Others
Posted in Bootleg Theater on October 11th, 2016 by JJ Koczan
It's been, what, weeks, since Dot Legacy last unveiled a video for their upcoming second album, To the Others? Fair enough for the quick turnaround on a follow-up to "Story of Fame," and "211" takes more of a GoPro, capture-the-live-set approach than did that previous video outing, so I can get the Parisian four-piece wanting to give a different look ahead of the album's Nov. 25 release on Setalight Records. Likewise, I'll take a different approach to writing about it.
By no means an exhaustive list, but here are three things to like about Dot Legacy's new video for the track "211":
1. Riotousness.
It makes complete sense to me that Dot Legacy would be hitting the road with Truckfighters following the album's release. If you're gonna go out, go out with the masters of the form. In tone and in the apparent fervency of their live execution, Dot Legacy show themselves to have learned distinctly from the Swedish trio's methods — yet not simply aped them either — so it seems only fair that the two acts should give each other workout on stages across Europe this fall. Would be an interesting run to see.
2. Brashness.
As you listen to "211," note the ease with which Dot Legacy twist from the high-octane initial burst of the song to its calmer midsection and then to the audience sing-along portion nearer the end? You know how a band does that? By doing it. There's one way to pull off hard left turns like that in songwriting, and that's with clearheaded confidence, which is something Dot Legacy display all across To the Others.
3. The Hook.
Both "Story of Fame" and their 2014 self-titled debut (review here) had plenty to offer in terms of songwriting as well, but I think especially if you pair the two new tracks together you can get a sense of the progression Dot Legacy have willfully undertaken over the last two years. That growth comes from time on the road, to be sure, but there are a lot of bands who tour and not all of them are able to translate that into the kind of productive forward step in the studio that they are here.
Just some stuff to think about as you make your way through. Dot Legacy are in the process of wrapping a tour with Valley of the Sun and as noted they'll head out again next month alongside Truckfighters and the new configuration of Deville. Find the remaining dates for the current tour and for the next one under the clip below.
And please enjoy:
Dot Legacy, "211" official video
Dot Legacy live:
Remaining dates with Valley of the Sun:
11/10 – Cluj-Napoca, Romania – The Shelter
12/10 – Bucharest, Romania – Fabrica Club
13/10 – Sofia, Bulgaria – Mixtape
14/10 – Larissa, Greece – Stage Club
15/10 – Athens, Greece – Death Disco
With Truckfighters & Deville – Plus more dates to be announced soon…
25/11 – Koln, Germany – Underground
26/11 – Nancy, France – Le Hublot
27/11 – Paris, France – Venue TBA
28/11 – Nantes, France – Venue TBA
4/12 – Birmingham, UK – Rainbow
5/12 – Glasgow, UK – King Tuts
6/12 – Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms
7/12 – Bristol, UK – Thekla
8/12 – Manchester, UK – The Ruby Lounge
9/12 – London, UK – Islington Academy
10/12 – Brighton, UK – Green Door Store
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Dot Legacy to Release To the Others Nov. 25; Video Posted; Tour Dates Start this Week
Lots of news from Parisian heavy rockers Dot Legacy. Most pressing is the fact that they start their tour with Valley of the Sun tomorrow in the UK, but they've also unveiled a new video for "Story of Fame" — because, yes, you know you want to hear the riff from "Raining Blood" reworked as lounge fuzz; yes you do, don't even lie and say you don't — and announced the album from whence it comes, titled To the Others and due out Nov. 25 on Setalight Records. The new outing is the follow-up to their 2014 self-titled debut (review here), and when they're done with the Valley of the Sun tour, they'll be out with Truckfighters and Deville in Nov. and Dec., finishing up where they started in the UK just before the holiday season kicks in.
The first record was right on and I'll look forward to hopefully getting to hear the second, but you can check out the "Story of Fame" video below to get a sampling and dig into the info that follows here, courtesy of the PR wire:
DOT LEGACY announce new album and tours with Truckfighters and Valley Of The Sun
When Dot Legacy formed in 2009 in a Parisian basement, little did the fuzzed-out French quartet know that their seemingly unattainable dream to one day release albums, tour the world and share stages with some of rock's finest was in fact anything but impossible.
Over seven years on and with countless gigs clocked up over several European and South American tours with the likes of Blues Pills, Mars Red Sky and Truckfighters, the band returns this November with To The Others, the follow up to their hugely impressive 2014 self-titled debut.
Inspired by the space race and mankind's desire to discover, To The Others pursues two avenues of exploration; complete freedom of composition and collective creativity. Written by the band while on the road and recorded and produced by bass player/vocalist and Emmy Award-winner Damien Quintard the album not only captures the gain-addled fury of the band's esoteric brand of "Energy Rock", it also displays two distinct sides to Dot Legacy. The one side that uniquely seeks to experiment and weave multifaceted arrangements out of great ideas and impressive musicianship, and the other that simply aims to rock out and make you dance.
To support the release of the album, the band will be taking part in two massive tours with Valley Of The Sun and Truckfighters, hitting more than thirty-five European cites between September and December (For the list of confirmed dates so far see below.)
To The Others will receive a worldwide release on 25th November 2016 via Germany's Setalight Records.
With Valley Of The Sun…
22/9 – Manchester, UK – Rebellion (Presented by Snuff Lane)
23/9 – Bristol, UK – The Mother's Ruin (Presented by Snuff Lane)
24/9 – London, UK – The Unicorn (Presented by Snuff Lane)
25/09 – Amsterdam, NL – The Cave
27/9 – Malle, Belgium – Jeugdhuis Babylon
28/9 – Ghent, Belgium – Kinky Star
29/9 – Caen, France – La Demeuree
30/9 – Nantes, France – La Scene Michelet
1/10 – Paris, France – Espace B
3/10 – Poitiers, France – Le Cluricaume Cafe
4/10 – Olten, Switzerland – Le Coq d'Or
5/10 – Munich, Germany – 8 Below
6/10 – Berlin, Germany – Urban Spree
7/10 – Halle, Germany – Rockpool eV
8/10 – Chemnitz, Germany – Zukunft
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http://dotlegacy.bandcamp.com/
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Dot Legacy, "Story of Fame" official video

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FRANKFURT: As Lufthansa's pilots halted half the airline's long haul flights on December 04 - including six cargo services - with their 10th strike this year, Lufthansa Cargo announced it had begun its joint-venture with All Nippon Airways.
Since the beginning of the month the two airlines have been selling each other's services between Japan and Europe. On December 02 a 153 kg shipment of general cargo from Schenker-Seino was booked with Lufthansa on an ANA flight from Tokyo to London – and delivered 16 hours earlier than if shipped via Frankfurt. On the same day a Lufthansa Cargo freighter carried a 1.8 tonnes consignment booked through ANA from Tokyo to Frankfurt.
ANA Cargo CEO Akira Okada said: "I am delighted that we have implemented the world's first cargo joint venture of this kind. This partnership will improve the level of service offered to customers by generating a greater selection of routings and a wider range of service options."
ANA, which received anti-trust immunity from Japan and European regulators in September, expects the relationship to make both companies more competitive. ANA subsidiary ANA Cargo is responsible for operating and marketing the airline's B767 freighter fleet from its Okinawa hub.


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State Department Warns US Citizens Not to Travel Abroad Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
by Jennifer Hansler, Nicole Gaouette, Kylie Atwood and Lauren Fox | CNN | Mar 20, 2020 | COVID19
The US State Department on Thursday warned American citizens not to travel abroad due to the coronavirus pandemic, issuing the highest possible level of travel advisory. The Level 4: Do Not Travel advisory "advises U.S. citizens to avoid all international travel...
Oklahoma Tax Commission to Allow Deferred Tax Payments Due to COVID-19
by Makenzie Trotter | KTUL | Mar 20, 2020 | COVID19
Gov. Stitt announced Thursday that the Oklahoma Tax Commission approved an order to allow Oklahomans to defer paying their tax bills to the state due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Oklahomans will still be expected to to file their state return by April 15, but they will...
OG&E Suspending Non-payment Disconnects
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klahoma Gas and electric, OG&E, has announced they will be suspending all non-payment customer disconnects for the next 30 days. The decision means the company will not shut off power for customers who cannot pay their bills. OG&E said in a tweet they made the...
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With so many websites competing for Google rankings, the fight for visibility in search engines is tough.
Yoast SEO plugin is one of the most popular SEO plugins used on the WordPress platform. It incorporates everything from a snippet editor to real-time page analysis functionality that helps you optimize your pages content, images titles, meta descriptions etc.
Title tags are an especially crucial aspect of SEO. They not only tell search engines what the web page is about but are the first thing a user sees in the search results and can be a deciding factor whether they choose to click to visit your website.
Yoast SEO gives you guidance on whether your titles are good or poor.
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As I get ready for the hospital, I'm feeling very healthy. The only remaining side effect of the chemotherapy is some itching in my feet. It comes for short periods of time, and then goes away. It seems to be a common side effect of the Taxol, called "neuropathy." It isn't clear to me whether the itching is evidence that the nerves are regenerating (as one nurse guessed), or whether this is the "neuropathy" that is a common side effect of Taxol chemotherapy. The itching gets intense when I go for a long walk, but it subsides when I stop. I'm assuming it will go away soon.
I've been walking quite a lot, and really enjoying it – especially the long walks around the reservoir in colorful Central Park.
I've continued to get more compliments on my appearance than ever before. People tell me that they like my "new haircut" and that I "look radiant." The wig and makeup help, but I assume they are also responding to the fact that I'm feeling good inside. A psychiatrist also told me that my "equanimity is remarkable" – I told him that I'm pleased (and somewhat surprised) about it myself.
While still cheerful most of the time, my moods have been shakier lately. I'm waking up after five or six hours of sleep each night, though I really need more sleep. I burst into tears when the printer won't print, or when moved by a friend's kind words.
Ken, Margie, and Sarah have also had ups and downs. When Ken was looking anxious, the rest of us declared it "Pamper Daddy Week." l told Ken that the Nobel Mr. Daddy Awards had just awarded him the prize for the Best Daddy in the Universe. Sarah and Margie called him and said they were reporters from the NY Times who wanted to interview him about his award. My mother called to say she was Eleanor Roosevelt's secretary, and wanted to congratulate him. We had a special dinner, with our fanciest table setting, in honor of Pamper Daddy Week. Margie sent me to HMV to buy him the first album of Ani DiFranco, Margie's favorite singer, and Ken treated himself to the CD from Paul Simon's new Broadway musical, The Capeman.
Ken is taking three weeks of his vacation to be at my side while I'm in the hospital. His co-workers took him to lunch today to wish him well. I've been taking this for granted – Ken always has been there to support me – but Margie pointed out that this is really very special.
Margie is still thriving at Yale. She has been appointed student coordinator of the New Haven Soup Kitchens, and is getting more involved in environmentalism, science demonstrations for inner-city children, and Jewish life. She particularly enjoyed a student-organized spiritual Shabbat retreat in western Massachusetts which her friends called "Jews in the Woods," with students from five colleges. She has been having such a good time that it was a bit of a cold shower to arrive home last Saturday to the building tension as my hospital date approaches. Lucky for us, Margie's friends Ethan and Drew were here until today to support her and the family.
Sarah continues to be supportive and attentive to me. Although her birthday is December 30, we scheduled her party last weekend, before the hospital stay. 17 kids came for the afternoon, and 7 girls slept over. Sarah managed the whole party very gracefully. She is looking forward to having Aunt Naomi stay with her while I'm in the hospital.
I'm proud that I've also made great progress at organizing my study and my financial records. I've thrown out piles and piles of papers, so that all the remaining papers (except for two remaining stacks) fit in the closet or in the file cabinet. For the first time I can remember, I'm up to date on bill-paying, deposits, health insurance claims, investment records, and bank reconciliations. My sister, Naomi, even came in for an afternoon "training session" on how to manage the household when she stays here while I'm in the hospital. I typed instructions for her: people to call in emergencies, Sarah's routines, how to handle incoming mail, etc.


The Ferrari 500 carried Alberto Ascari to the marque's 1st F1 drivers' title in Y 1952, although it was actually a F2 car.
This makes it a Key car in Ferrari's journey to becoming the most successful constructor in F1 world championship history, taking the 1st of the team's combined total of 31 drivers' and constructors' titles.
Autosport's Stuart Corring said, "Enzo Ferrari was conflicted when F1 stuttered and almost died in 1952, because he felt a lingering tug of affection for the departed Alfa Romeo and its potent supercharged F1 cars, whose design he had championed while working for Alfa in the 1930's.
There was nothing particularly super or terific about the Ferrari 500. It was a reworked version of The Scuderia's previous F2 car, comprised of a ladder chassis with transverse leaf springs up front and a De Dion axle at the rear, now located by trailing arms, but with a simpler and much more powerful engine.
Enzo Ferrari directed his new chief engineer, Aurelio Lampredi, to design a 4-cylinder twin-cam engine as an alternative. It was competitive from the start.
Piero Taruffi won the 1st of the world championship rounds for Ferrari, but thereafter it was Alberto Ascari, the son of one of Italy's great pre-war drivers, went on to become 1 of Formula One racing's most dominant and best-loved champions.
Apart from at the Indy 500, which Mr. Ascari nevertheless had a crack at in a V12 racer based on the Y 1951 F1 chassis.
Outside of Indy, a Ferrari 500 won every world championship Grand Prix from May 1952, until Maserati racer Juan Manuel Fangio broke its run at Monza on 13 September 1953.
Mr. Ascari's 9 consecutive wins, equaled but never exceeded, underline Ferrari's absolute dominance of the era.


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Q: Large HTML Table with jQuery Mobile I am working on a jQuery Mobile App. On one of the pages I display data in the form of a table. The table has many columns a does not fit in the page. Is there a way to get this table to display properly?
I found this code but am not really sure how to use it:
$('#dataContainer').scrollview();

A: I found a solution that works.
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Islam, Women and Feminism ( 27 Oct 2014, NewAgeIslam.Com)
Why Saudi Women Fall Prey to the Idea of a 'Better Life Abroad'
Saudi Women In search of 'Better Life Abroad'
• Bangladesh Girls Speak Out Loud For Empowerment
• Dozens More Girls Abducted In Nigeria
• 3 Muslim Women among Bihar, India, Prisoners Observing Chhath Festival
• Yohana Is First Female Papuan Minister
• Jokowi, Kalla Applauded For Appointing Eight Women Ministers
URL: https://www.newageislam.com/islam,-women-and-feminism/new-age-islam-news-bureau/why-saudi-women-fall-prey-to-the-idea-of-a-'better-life-abroad'/d/99762
Every so often, stories surface of Saudi women fleeing their family homes to live outside the Kingdom. This has been troubling families across different parts of the Kingdom, as they believe that some groups are encouraging women to engage in this behaviour.
Iman Al-Asiri, an employee in King Khaled University, disagrees. She says the main cause for women choosing to flee their homes is bad treatment in the house. "Some families suppress their daughters and prevent them from leaving the house at times, which leaves women disappointed and wanting to leave," she pointed out. Al-Asiri said her city in Asir has been home to many stories of women fleeing their homes to Jeddah or abroad. "There are men who incite women against their families and lure them under the name of love and attention. These women might join terrorist groups or practice vice," she added, hoping that families will revive their role as keepers of unity in the household.
One social worker in the Saudi-German hospital, Sabah Al-Zahar, said that in light of modernization and globalization, many women in Saudi society face problems with their families. "Women tend to want to imitate their friends and reach higher levels of freedom," Al-Zahar explained. She said that "families need to establish a loving and nurturing environment, and remain as close to their daughters as possible so that nobody can convince them to leave the house," she added, urging mothers to understand the needs of their daughters, and gain their trust.
Maduah Al-Amaduah, an expert in criminology, said that women fleeing their homes is no new phenomenon. "There are statistical standards to judge if a phenomena becomes a real social problem," he said, explaining that many researchers make a big mistake when they call female flight a crime, "Most of the fleeing cases happen with women who are victims of crime, abuse, violation of their fundamental human rights, or if they fear for their lives," Al-Amaduah said.
He noted that the cultural and economic changes in recent times, including increased poverty and unemployment, have dramatically affected child rearing methods of families. The president of the Family Development Center in Al-Ahsa, Khalid Al-Haliby, said that 1,400 runaway cases were registered in one year.
Professor of sociology at Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University in Riyadh, Mansour bin Askar, has written a scientific paper about this issue. He said that around 1,500 to 3,000 women leave their homes in any given year, and that a high number of them are lured into immoral actions in Arab countries. "Their friends in other countries claim that they will provide women with safe places in Arab countries to spend the summer vacation, only for them to discover that these women are working in immoral, unethical and potentially dangerous occupations," he observed.
Askar's study suggested that fathers and sons in the family are abandoning their responsibilities within the family, and putting all of the pressure on the women. "This increased pressure, coupled with the restrictions imposed on them, creates a serious psychological problem and prompts some of them to get away from live at home," Askar said.
http://www.arabnews.com/saudi-arabia/news/651301
Bangladesh Girls Speak Out Loud For Empowerment
"Dear Father and Mother," wrote Sayeda Uchaila Rahbar, student of class nine from Malatinagar, Bogra , "As citizens of a country, run by women leaders, why are you trying to nip my dreams and wishes at its bud instead of letting it flourish?"
"I don't want to be your burden rather I want to be an invaluable asset to you," Rahbar wrote in her letter urging her parents not to marry her off at the age of 15.
Rahbar's letter won the first prize among 11,000 entries sent to Brac in response to a call for submission of writings from young girls to make their parents aware of the ills of child marriage.
The letter, along with two other award winning entries displayed inside the Osmani Memorial Hall yesterday, welcomed participants to the daylong Bangladesh Girl Summit 2014 organised by the Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs and Brac with help from UK-based development organisation the Department for International Development (DFID).
Themed "Ending child marriage and Empowering Girls", the summit was arranged in line with the Girl Summit held in the UK last July.
Young girls and boys as well as different actors who work on the issue of children and women's rights participated in the summit and shared ideas about how they can prevent early marriages and ensure women's empowerment.
Five teenagers from different parts of the country talked about how they prevented early marriage when they or someone they knew were forced to agree to such practice.
Mitu Roy, a freshman of bachelor of business administration at Bogra Government Azizul Huque College, who attended the UK summit, shared her journey from Bogra to the UK with the audience.
"My elder sister was married off at class VIII, but I never liked the idea. When my parents started pressing me to get married at class-VIII, I talked with my mother and made her understand the importance of my education," she said.
Later with the help of her family Mitu joined the Kishori (adolescent) Club, a Brac initiative assisted by the government, and participated in football and cricket. Now she works as a goal coach for girls.
"People used to taunt me when I played football, but after my return from the UK, these same people show me respect. I consider it to be the biggest achievement of my life," she said.
Meher Afroze Chumki, MP, state minister for the ministry, urged girls not to go astray following false promises of love. "You need to be aware of your own good. If you do not understand what is good for you no one can give you your rights," she said.
Pointing at the high rate of child marriage in Bangladesh, Lynne Featherstone, MP, UK parliamentary under secretary of state for international development, said they were developing a £25-million programme to prevent child and forced marriages in 12 developing countries, including Bangladesh.
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, KCMG, founder and chairperson, Brac, called upon parents to look at girls as assets not as a burden.
He stated that Brac has pledged $280 million in funds to reach out to 2.7 million girls to provide them with primary education, training and scholarships over the next five years.
http://www.thedailystar.net/city/girls-speak-out-loud-for-empowerment-47696
Dozens more girls abducted in Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: Dozens of girls and young women are being abducted by extremists in northeast Nigeria, raising doubts about an announced cease-fire and the hoped-for release of 219 schoolgirls held captive since April.
On Oct. 17, Nigeria's military announced a cease-fire had been agreed with Boko Haram and ordered troops to immediately comply. Officials said the cease-fire would lead to the speedy release of the 219 girls kidnapped from a boarding school in the remote northeastern town of Chibok on April 15.
But there have been a number of kidnappings and battles since then that call into question the cease-fire.
At least 70 teenage girls and boys have been kidnapped in Borno and Adamawa states since Oct. 18, according to local government chairman Shettima Maina and residents who spoke on condition of anonymity because they feared retribution.
The insurgents also launched several attacks since the cease-fire was announced. On Friday a multinational force including troops from Nigeria and Niger engaged in fierce fighting to regain control of Abadam, a town held by Boko Haram on the western shores of Lake Chad.
The continued fighting and abductions raise questions about the cease-fire. Ten days after the announcement, Boko Haram has not indicated that it has agreed to a truce.
Nigeria's minister of foreign affairs, Aminu Wali, said Monday that Boko Haram has denied recent kidnappings and suggested it might be the work of dissidents wanting to break the cease-fire.
He said the release of the Chibok girls is part of ongoing cease-fire negotiations, which would not be affected by the latest abductions.
"There is still negotiation going on and we expect a lot of progress to be made ... And we will make an effort also to bring back those that have been kidnapped," Wali told a news conference in Abuja, Nigeria's capital.
Abducted girls are subjected to horrific treatment, Human Rights Watch said in a new report Monday, quoting escapees who described forced marriages and rapes, forced conversions to Islam, forced labor and forced participation in attacks.
The insurgents mainly target Christians and girls who go to school, said Human Rights Watch.
More than 500 girls and women have been kidnapped by Boko Haram since 2009, according to an estimate by the New York-based rights group. Unknown scores of young men also have been kidnapped and forced to join the extremists as fighters.
http://www.arabnews.com/world/news/651181
3 Muslim Women among Bihar, India, Prisoners Observing Chhath Festival
PATNA: Several prisoners, including three Muslim women, are performing Chhath Puja in jails, sources said on Monday.
Preparations for the festivity began with the cleaning of the water body and the dedicated space allotted to these devotees. Public address systems have also been made available for blaring Chhath songs in quite a few jails.
Two of the three Muslim Chhath devotees are inmates of Motihari central jail while the other is lodged in Shaheed Jubba Sahni Central Jail at Bhagalpur. "The two Muslim women at Motihari jail are doing Chhath Puja for the second consecutive year," Motihari jail superintendent Rupak Kumar said and added the two murder convicts have been awarded life imprisonment. In all, 51 women and 39 men prisoners of the Motihari jail are performing Chhath Puja this year.
The Muslim woman at the Bhagalpur jail is also a murder convict and serving life term. She has been observing Chhath for several years now, said Bhagalpur jail superintendent Tribhuvan Singh.
At Patna's Beur jail, 12 men and 28 women are observing Chhath. "There is an artificial water body inside the jail. It has been cleaned and filled with the holy water of the Ganga. We have named the water body 'Shanti Sarovar'," said a Beur jail official. Officials of several jails where prisoners are observing Chhath puja have banned non-vegetarian food on the premises since October 25 keeping in mind the religious sentiments of the Chhath devotees. The official said the prisoners observing Chhath will be given new sari, blouse and petticoat. Seasonal fruits, milk, sugar, rice and flour besides other necessary items are also being distributed among them, he said.
A makeshift oven has been made of mud in the Beur jail for the devotees to make 'thekua'. "We also allow their family members to bring puja materials for them," the Beur jail official said.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/3-Muslim-women-among-prisoners-observing-Chhath/articleshow/44954485.cms
Yohana Is First Female Papuan Minister
Yohana Susana Yembise might have had a bitter pill to swallow when she was defeated as a candidate to become the 2014-2019 Biak Numfor regent in Papua, but she was headed for a better future after being appointed as the minister for women's empowerment and child protection in the administration of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo. She replaced Linda Amalia Sari.
Yohana, fondly called Yo, ran to become Biak Numfor regent with her running mate Friets G. Sanadi, but lost to the pair of Yesaya Sombuk and Thomas AE Ondi, who were sworn in on March 23.
Yo, who was installed as Papua's first female professor in November 2012, had no other wish than to write books.
"I've achieved the highest title in the academic field and it's time for me to write books," she told The Jakarta Post two weeks before her appointment as minister.
She said she saw the regency election as a hands-on experience and a political learning process. She even conducted her own survey to find out why she lost the election.
"I approached the residents one by one and they said they liked me but they could not elect me because earlier they had made commitments to another candidate who had provided them cash aid to build a house of worship and for other needs. So I was failed by money," she said.
Yo said she remained positive by working on a book about gender and political issues in Papua.
Born in Manokwari, West Papua, on Oct. 1, 1958, Yo has lectured at the school of pedagogy and teacher training at Cenderawasih University since 1987.
After earning an applied linguistics diploma from the Regional Language Center (RELC), SEAMEO Singapore in 1992, she completed a Master's degree program at the education department of Simon Fraser University in Canada in 1994.
She earned her doctorate in 2007 from the University of Newcastle in Australia. In 2011, she was a member of the joint selection team of the Australian Development Scholarship (now Australia Awards) in Indonesia.
The mother of three was enthusiastic in encouraging Papuan women to pursue higher education overseas.
"My team from Cenderawasih University is currently mapping out the number of highly educated women in Papua and designing positions for them. The program enables me to prepare intellectual women in Papua to become professors in the future," she said.
Pastor Neles Tebay, head of the Fajar Timur Theological Academy in Abepura, Jayapura, believed that Yohana's selection as a minister could inspire other women in Papua.
"Jokowi has raised the hopes of women in Papua that they could become ministers in the country," he said.
Neles said he considered that naming a woman from Papua as minister was part of Jokowi's "mental revolution" because people are accustomed to imagining men when they speak about ministers from Papua.
Back at home, Yo has secured a special place in the hearts of her three children. "One of mum's gifts is cooking. For me, there is no other food that is as delicious as mum's," Marcia, 27, Yohana's eldest daughter, wrote in an e-mail to the Post.
Marcia, a Fullbright scholar, has finished her graduate study at Loyola University in Chicago, the US. The second daughter, Dina Maria, 18, is currently studying climatology in London, the UK. Yo's youngest is Bernie, 16, a senior high school student in Timika.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/10/28/yohana-first-female-papuan-minister.html
Jokowi, Kalla Applauded For Appointing Eight Women Ministers
Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) political observer Siti Zuhro has applauded President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla for having appointed a number of women as ministers in their Cabinet.
Jokowi and Kalla inaugurated on Monday their 34 ministers, including eight women, namely Foreign Minister Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi; Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya; Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti; Health Minister Nila F. Moeloek; Social Affairs Minister Khofifah Indar Parawansa; Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Yohana Susana Yembise; State-Owned Enterprises Minister Rini Soemarno, and Coordinating Human Development and Culture Minister Puan Maharani.
The number of women ministers in Jokowi's Cabinet is the highest since the fall of late president Soeharto.
Former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appointed only four women ministers: Health Minister Nafsiah Mboi; Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Mari Elka Pangestu; Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Linda Amalia Sari Gumelar, and National Development Planning Minister Armida Alisjahbana.
"I am very happy because this is the first time women ministers account for 23 percent of the total executive body. This figure is close to the percentage of women representatives in the legislature," Zuhro said on Monday as quoted by kompas.com.
She said she applauded Jokowi's decision to appoint women to lead ministries that were traditionally headed by male ministers, such as the Foreign Ministry, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry and the Environment and Forestry Ministry.
She said she believed the higher number of women ministers would have a positive impact on Jokowi and Kalla's five-year administration.
"Women's sensitivity is higher than men's. In addition, women tend to be more careful and they go into the details of things. These are the added values you get when you choose women for leadership roles," she explained. (alz/nfo)(+++)
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/10/27/jokowi-kalla-applauded-appointing-eight-women-ministers.html


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On July 27, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) announced that the number of UK car production for June decreased 13.3% over the previous year to 144,225 units. Passenger car production was down 13.7% to 136,901 units and commercial vehicle production was down 4.7% to 7,324 units year over year(y/y). Production of engines was down by 2.2% to 236,727 units.
Vehicle exports fell 12.4% (y/y) to 111,629 units and domestic sales declined 16.3% (y/y) to 32,596 units. The percentage of export was 77.4%.
In the first half of 2017, total vehicle production decreased 3.1% (y/y) to 910,438 units. The passenger car production was down 2.9% to 866,656 units, commercial vehicle was down 8.1% to 43,782 units and engines were up 3.6% to 1,409,661 units.
Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "World-class engineering, productivity, strong government collaboration and massive investment in the past few years have helped UK Automotive become a global success story. At the heart of this has been the free and frictionless trade we've enjoyed with the EU - by far our biggest customer and supplier. But Brexit uncertainty is not helping investment and growth is stalling. The government has been in "listening" mode but now it must put on the table the concrete plans that will assure the future competitiveness of the sector. Investors need certainty so, at the very least, the UK must seek an interim deal which maintains single market and customs union membership until we have in place the complex new agreement sought with the EU."
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Bartolomeo Colleoni (rođen u selu Solza pored Bergama, Lombardija, 1395. / 1400. – umro u dvorcu Malpaga u okolici Bergama 2. studenog 1475.) bio je poznati talijanski kondotjer.

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Colleoni je rođen u selu Solza, u okolici Bergama (Lombardija). U Bergamu si je za života izgradio veličanstvenu grobnicu - Cappellu Colleoni, na zemlji koju je zaplijenio nakon što ga je odbila lokalna bratovština (Consiglio della Misericordia). Bio je iz plemićke obitelji, koju su Viscontiji protjerali s ostalim Gvelfima. Bartolomeov otac Paolo zaplijenio je dvorac Trezzo na prijevaru, te ga je silom zadržao sve dok ga nisu usmrtili rođaci, vjerojatno po nalogu milanskog vojvode Filippa Maria Viscontija.

Bartolomeo Colleoni ušao je u vojničku službu s 14 godina kod Filippa d'Arcellija, novog vladara Piacenze. Od 1424. bio je u jedinici kondotjera Jacopa Caldora, s kojim je ušao u plaćeničku službu kod kraljice Ivane II. Napuljske za koju se borio u Bitci kod Aquile 1424., protiv kondotjera Braccia da Montonea, kojeg su pobijedili i ubili. Istaknuo se u opsadi Bologne 1425., kao borac Caldore, kojeg je angažirao papa.

Od 1431. godine služi u jedinici kondotjera Francesca Bussonea poznatijim kao Carmagnola kojeg je angažirala Mletačka Republika Zajedno s Carmagnolom sudjeluje u neuspjelom napadu na Cremonu u rujnu 1431. koji potom pada u nemilost mletaka. Tada počinje politički pad Carmagnole, kojeg je mletački senat iduće godine osudio na smrt i javno pogubio u Veneciji (1432.) Colleoni je ptom stupio u izravnu službu Mletačke Republike, što se smatra krunom njegovog kondotjerskog života i vrhunac njegove karijere. Iako je kondotjer Gianfrancesco Gonzaga nominalno bio vrhovni zapovjednik, Colleoni je zapravo bio pravi vođa mletačke vojske. Uspio je ponovo zauzeti za Mletačku Republiku mnoge gradove i komune od Milana. Kada je kondotjer Gonzaga prebjegao neprijateljskoj vlasti Milana, Colleoni je nastavio služiti Mlečanima pod novim kondotjerom Erasmom da Narni (poznatijim kao Gattamelata) i Francescom Sforza, pobijedivši u bitkama kod Bresce, Verone, te kod Jezera Garda.

Nakon sklopljenog mira između Milanskog Vojvodstva i Mletačke republike 1441., Colleoni je prebjegao u Milano, zajedno sa Sforzom 1443. godine. Ispočetka je dobro primljen, ali je ubrzo pao u nemilost i sumnje podozrivog Viscontija, te je zatvoren u Monzi, gdje je ostao zatočen sve do smrti vojvode Viscontija 1447. Vlast u Milanskom Vojvodstvu je tada prigrabio kontotjer Sforza, pod čijim je zapovjedništvom Colleoni bio dobar dio života, ali se 1448. godine ipak vraća u Veneciju. Ojađen što ga nisu izabrali za kapetana on je ponovo otišao Sforzi u Milano, ali je Mletačka republika uvidjela da ne može njega, te mu ponudila da se vrati uz veća primanja. Vratio se u Veneciju 1455. i bio imenovan doživotnim kapetanom (Capitano generale) Mletačke Republike. Ipak je povremeno ratovao za svoj račun, kad je Venecija bila u miru, ali je ostao na raspolaganju Mletačkoj republici kad god je zaratila, sve do svoje smrti.

Iako je često mijenjao strane, njemu nije pripisana niti jedna izdaja, a isto tako njegove jedinice nisu pljačkale krajeve kroz koja su prolazile, poput ostalih plačeničkih vojski. Kad nije ratovao Colleoni, se bavio unapređenjem zemljoradnje na velikim imanjima koje je dobio od Mletačke republike, i karitativnim radom. Prije svoje smrti 1475. u dvorcu Malpaga, ostavio je veliku svotu novaca namijenjenog Veneciji za rat protiv Osmanskog carstva, uz zahtjev da mu Republika podigne konjanički spomenik ispred bazilike sv. Marka. Spomenik mu je izradio firentinski kipar Andreo Verrocchio ali nakon njegove smrti, mletačke su vlasti donijele odluku o nepostavljanju kipova po Trgu svetog Marka, te su lukavo zaključili da je najbolje rješenje smjestiti njegov spomenik ispred Scuole Grande di San Marco. To je također bio Trg sv. Marka, ali ne onaj koji je obećan Colleoniju.

Kao rezidenciju Colleoni je izabrao dvorac Malpaga, kojeg je kupio 1465. i kroz naredne godine obnovio.

Zanimljivosti
Talijanska kraljevska mornarica Regia Marina izgradila je 1930. krstaricu klase Condottieri kojoj je dala ime "Bartolomeo Colleoni".

Literatura
 Belotti, Bortolo: La vita di Bartolomeo Colleoni. - Bergamo: Ist. ital. d'arti grafiche, 1923
 Michael Edward Mallett: Colleoni, Bartolomeo. In: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, 27
 Claudio Rendina: I capitani di ventura. (1994) Rome: Newton Compton
 Giuliana Crevatin: Vita di Bartolomeo Colleoni, Manziana, Vecchiarelli ed., 1990.

Izvori

Vanjske poveznice
COLLEONI BARTOLOMEO - CONDOTTIERO

Srednji vijek
Povijest Italije do 1815.
Mletački vojni zapovjednici

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