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A pair of high-frequency traders go up against their old boss in an effort to make millions in a fiber-optic cable deal.
Seeking justice for his partner's murder by an ISIS member, a Copenhagen police officer finds himself caught in a cat and mouse game with a duplicitous CIA agent who is…
Country: Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Netherlands
Alexandre lives in Lyon with his wife and children. One day, he discovered by chance that the priest who abused him to scouts always officiates with children. He then starts…
"The Queen's Corgi" is about the adventure of Rex, the British monarch's most beloved dog, who loses track of his mistress and stumbles across a clan with dogs of all…
After a terrible car crash in which his son dies, a brilliant surgeon becomes prey to unbearable physical pain, and it can only be eased by the taste of human…
Romulus & Remus: The First King
Two brothers, Romulus and Remus, will have to rely on each other to survive in a hostile world. The city of Rome, one of the greatest empires in history, will…
Country: Belgium, Italy
Genre: Action, History
Holy Lands
When lapsed Jew and former cardiologist Harry (James Caan) suddenly decides to spend his retirement as a pig farmer in Nazareth, Israel, the move deeply shocks his family and his…
Twenty years after the events of Iron Sky, the former Nazi Moonbase has become the last refuge of mankind. Earth was devastated by a nuclear war, but buried deep under…
Country: Belgium, Finland, Germany
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Théo is given up for adoption by his biological mother on the very day he is born. After this anonymous birth, the mother has two months to change her mind……
Wael, a former street child, makes a living from small scams with his adoptive mother and partner-in-crime Monique. When this unconventional duo swindles the wrong guy, Victor, an old acquaintance…
Bahar, the commanding officer of the Daughters of the Sun, a battalion made up entirely of Kurdish female soldiers, is on the cusp of liberating their town, which has been…
Country: Belgium, France, Georgia, Switzerland
The story of the 2000 K-141 Kursk submarine disaster and the governmental negligence that followed. As the sailors fight for survival, their families desperately battle political obstacles and impossible odds…
Country: Belgium, Luxembourg
Spans the period from 1958 to the present day and tells the story of an unconditional love between a mother and her daughter which is endangered by an unsteady and…
40-year-old Bertrand has been suffering from depression for the last two years and is barely able to keep his head above water. Despite the medication he gulps down all day,…
Failed architect, engineer and vicious murderer Jack narrates the details of some of his most elaborately orchestrated crimes, each of them a towering piece of art that defines his life's…
Country: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Animas
Abraham and his female friend Álex have a close relationship; they share both secrets and fears. When Abraham starts going out with Anchi, he begins to distance himself from Álex,…
Country: Belgium, Spain
Our Struggles
While Olivier, a 39 year-old foreman gives his job everything he's got, Laura, his wife and the mother of their two children, abandons the family home, leaving Olivier alone to…
Close Enemies
Driss and Manuel both grew up on the same council estate. An estate where the sense of belonging to your patch is much stronger than the sense of belonging to…
A 15-year-old girl, born in a boy's body, dreams of becoming a ballerina and will push her body to its limits in order for her dream to succeed.
Country: Belgium, Netherlands
Country: Belgium, France, Romania, Spain, USA
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Western
L'amour est une fête
Young dancers gather in a remote and empty school building to rehearse on a cold and wintry night. The all-night celebration soon turns into a hallucinatory nightmare when they learn…
Genre: Drama, Horror, Music, Thriller
Country: Belgium, UK, USA
The Most Assassinated Woman in the World
Set against the backdrop of the infamous Theatre Grand Guignol the story revolves around iconic actress Paula Maxa – the most famous of the Grand Guignol's leading ladies and the…
The Bouncer
A bouncer agrees to help Interpol hunt down a crime boss so that he can regain custody of his daughter from social services.
Country: Belgium, British Virgin Islands, France
Viking Destiny
A Viking Princess is forced to flee her kingdom after being framed for the murder of her father, the King. Under the guidance of the God Odin, she travels the…
Country: Belgium, UK
Mad Mom
Everything goes for the best in Fanny's life without stories … until she discovers that her beloved son, Arthur, nine, is the scapegoat of three boys at his school. Fanny…
When a teenager suddenly disappears without a trace, the case is assigned to an alcoholic police officer who maintains a complicated relationship with his own troubled teenage son, suspected of…
Christ(Off)
At 33 years old, and after numerous failed attempt to make it as a musician, Chris still lives with his mother. One day he crosses paths with a young missionary…
Two best friends stuck in boring jobs become bachelor party planners in Budapest.
Demi-sœurs
The story of Ajatashatru Oghash Rathod, a fakir who tricks his local village in Rajasthan, India into believing his possesses special powers and into paying him to fly to Paris…
Country: Belgium, France, India, Singapore, USA
Love in Bora Bora
Valentine is convinced she's in love with Jérôme, her best friend and work partner. She decides to share her feelings with him while they're away in Bora Bora on a…
Toby, a cynical advertising director finds himself trapped in the outrageous delusions of an old Spanish shoe-maker who believes himself to be Don Quixote. In the course of their comic…
Country: Belgium, France, Portugal, Spain, UK
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Three childhood friends – Elise, Sonia and Cecile – leave for a summer in the South of France to help clear Cecile's holiday house before it is put up for…
The story of the last days of Oscar Wilde. This great man of letters, once one of the most famous authors in England, is now a superstar on the skids….
Country: Belgium, Germany, Italy, UK
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History


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"Besa" – winner of guild award at Moscow International Film Festival 28/06/2010 13:11
At 32nd Moscow International Film Festival Srdjan Karanovic's "Besa" won Federation of Russian Film Centers' guild award as well as award presented by Cinema clubs of Russia. The main prize "Golden George" ..
American remake of Aleksa Gajic's "Technotise: Edit & I" 28/06/2010 07:32
Aleksa Gajic's "Technotise: Edit & I", which premiered at last year's Cinema City Festival and where it won audience award and special recognition award for contribution in development of Serbian cinematography, will ..
Some Other Stories international premiere 25/06/2010 15:05
Some Other Stories premiered at this years Cinema City Festival within competition selection National Class. The film will have its international premiere at Taormina Film Fest in Sicily. This omnibus comprised of five stories by young women ..
6000 attended Cinema City closing ceremony 25/06/2010 15:01
Party that took place at Petrovaradin fortress on Saturday night was Cinema Citys particular way of signing off. At the party we could enjoy the performances of some of our most renowned DJs: Flip & MKDSL, Felony Flats & Andrea 3000, Roy ..
Cinema City closing ceremony 14/06/2010 16:10
Last night's ceremony officially closed Cinema City 2010. All three juries, special guests like Austrian ambassador to Serbia, Dr. Clemens Koja and support of Igor Pavlicic, mayor of Novi Sad greatly added to the festival atmosphere of the ..
Cinema City awards 13/06/2010 12:19
Gala closing ceremony of this year's Cinema City Film & Media Festival begun last night at 21:00h at Katolicka porta open-air cinema. During these last eight days, we presented over 120 films, over 30 premieres within three ..
"The Hurt Locker" after the closing ceremony 12/06/2010 17:32
Gala closing ceremony of this year's Cinema City Film & Media Festival begins tonight at 21:00h at Katolicka porta open-air cinema. During these last eight days, we had 80.000 visitors who had unique opportunity to enjoy truly diverse ..
Cinema City closing party tonite 12/06/2010 13:22
Cinema City closing party starts tonite, June 12, at 220:00h with Felony Flats and Andrea 3000, then at 23:30h Filip and MKDSL. After this excellent duo, one o'clock after midnight is a perfect timing for French Fries, who this year topped ..
"A Serbian Film" premiere and repeat projections 12/06/2010 13:14
Tonite, at quarter past midnight is a repeat screening of Srdjan Spasojevic's long awaited achievement, "A Serbian Film". Right after this screening, at 02:30h is another repeat projection. Both projections are at Serbian ..
"Motel Nana" premiere a great success 12/06/2010 13:10
Predrag Velinovic's "Motel Nana" had its premiere last night at Cinema City Festival in Novi Sad. In fully packed Pera Dobrinovic Hall of Serbian National Theatre, we saw the unraveling of love and social drama of two people, ..
Subsequently added screening of "Let's Make Money" 12/06/2010 12:23
Due to technical difficulties, "Let's Make Money" from Tribute: Austrian Cinema selection couldn't be screened yesterday at its scheduled time slot, instead of which audience had a chance to see the first screening of ..
Cinema Now 24/05/2011 17:38
CINEMA NOW is envisioned as a programme created for young, talented and successful film artists. CINEMA NOW is presented by some of our most promising directors, actors, cinematographers, editors, sound designers and producers. By presenting ..
The last day 12/06/2010 12:04
The last day of Cinema City 2010 begins with eleven o'clock screening of "Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang" at Serbian National Theatre. One o'clock is reserved for excellent animated feature "How to Train Your ..
Cinema City closing party tomorrow 11/06/2010 15:43
Get ready! Cinema City closing party will be held tomorrow, June 12, within familiar panorama of Petrovaradin fortress. Entrance is free and the party starts at 22:00h. If you decide to join us, you'll have an opportunity to hear Felony ..
Opening film's repeat screening caused great interest 11/06/2010 15:40
"The Secret in Their Eyes" proved its quality at last night's repeat projection at Dunavski park open-air cinema. Screening of this film officially opened this year's edition of the Festival. the stands at Katolicka porta ..

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Edward Bellamy
Edward Bellamy (1850–1898) was an American author best known for Looking Backward: 2000–1887, a landmark of utopian science fiction that inspired a political movement and rivaled Uncle Tom's Cabin as the bestselling American novel of the nineteenth century.
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Our goal is to fabricate an efficient optical isolator utilizing an plasmonic waveguide. In a plasmonic waveguide with a ferromagnetic metal the magneto-optical (MO) effect can be significantly enhanced. The MO enhancement occurs near cutoff conditions for optical plasmons.
In a plasmonic waveguides a metal is used to guide light. Any metal significantly absorbs light. Therefore, a design and a fabrication technology is critically important for a plasmonic waveguide.
Technology 2: In order to avoid a strong light scattering at metal edges, the in-plane confinement using a dielectric-made bridge, groove or wedge is used.
Almost any metal can be used and a low plasmon propagation loss can be achieved.
The magneto-optical, electro-optical and non-linear effects can be significantly enhanced.
In a simple case of a a metal on single-layer dielectric, light intensity in dielectric sharply decreases out of the metal interface. Therefore, there is a lot light inside of the metal and the plasmon propagation loss is large.
In a case of a a metal on optimized double- or multi-layer dielectric, light intensity decreases slowly deep into dielectric. Therefore, there is a lot light is inside of the dielectric, but only a tiny amount inside the metal. It makes the plasmon propagation loss small.
A metal has a large difference in refractive index with a dielectric. Such large difference causes a light scattering even at a moderately- rough metal-dielectric interface. Often the contribution of this loss into a propagation loss of a plasmon is large than the contribution due to absorption by the metal.
An effective confinement of plasmon out of metal edges is critical to achieve a small plasmon propagation loss especially in case of plasmonic waveguides of a smaller size.
At present there is a closed-to-perfect optical isolator made of magnetic garnets. The performance of the bulk isolator is nearly excellent, at present it is unfeasible that an isolator integrated into OIC would reach similar performance.
Note: The optical isolator is the fourth most used element of optical networks (after the fiber, the laser diode and the photodetector) .
The performance of an optical isolator is characterized by 3 main parameters: the isolation ratio, the insertion loss and the operational wavelength bandwidth. At present, the bulk-type optical isolator is commercially available. The structure of the bulk-type optical isolator is rather simple. It consists of a magnetic garnet inserted between two polarizers. Since both magnetic garnets with low absorption and the polarizers with low insertion loss and high extinction ratio are available, the performance of the present commercial optical isolator is close to perfect. The optical bulk isolators with isolation ratio of 40 dB, insertion loss of 0.7 dB and bandwidth of 20 nm are commercially available.
Note: the optical isolator is one of the few optical components, which has not yet been integrated into commercial PIC.
The integration of optical elements into Photonic Integrated Circuits (PIC) is an important task, because it may reduce a cost and improve performance of high-speed optical data processing circuits for the high-speed optical networks. The integration of an optical isolator is important for OIC, because the problem of back-reflected light is more severe in the case of integrated optical elements. However, the optical isolator is one of the few optical components, which has not yet been integrated into commercial PIC. At present, there is a strong industrial demand for the integrated optical isolator.
It should be noticed that since the performance of the bulk isolator is nearly excellent, at present it is unfeasible that an isolator integrated into PIC would reach a similar performance. For the merit of the integration, some penalties should be paid. Therefore, some parameters of the integrated isolator should be compromised. For example, in the case when the operational wavelength bandwidth may be compromised, a ring-type isolator may be a good option [1,2]. The ring-type isolator has very narrow bandwidth of about 0.01 nm.
Why it is difficult to integrate the optical isolator into PIC?
Note: High crystal quality is required for garnets and diluted magnetic semiconductors in order to have the high Faraday rotation and the low optical loss. It is difficult to keep the high crystal quality during the fabrication of PIC.
It is difficult to integrate the optical isolator into PIC for the following reason. The indispensable component of any optical isolator is a magneto-optical (MO) material. Traditionally, the magnetic garnets are used as a transparent MO material. However, it is difficult to grow the high-crystal-quality magnetic garnets on semiconductors substrates such as Si, GaAs, InP, which are used as a substrate for PIC, because the conventional growth temperature of the garnets is above the melting temperature of these substrates.
To overcome this problem several solutions have been proposed. A wafer bonding between garnets and semiconductors and sputtering of garnet on Si were successfully used to fabricate the isolator on a Si substrate. Also, diluted magnetic semiconductors CdMnTe and CdMnHgTe have been used for the fabrication of optical isolator on a GaAs substrate. Even though a good performance of the above-mentioned standalone isolators fabricated on the semiconductor substrates were achieved, the integration of the isolators with other optical elements on the same substrate has not been demonstrated yet. The integration is difficult, because MO and optical properties of the garnets and diluted magnetic semiconductors (DMS) significantly depend on their crystal quality. As the crystal quality of garnets or DMS degrades, the MO constants in these materials are reduced and the optical loss is increased. Even if it is possible to keep a high crystal quality of the MO material during the fabrication of a standalone isolator, the crystal quality usually degrades during the fabrication of other elements of PIC. That is the reason why there are still difficulties to integrate a garnet-based isolator or a DMS-based isolator into a commercial PIC.
Ferromagnetic metal as a magneto-optical material??
Ferromagnetic metals are attractive as an MO material for the optical isolator. They have very large MO constants and importantly they are technologically compatible with the fabrication technology of PIC. For the ferromagnetic metals the conventional sputtering and lift-off techniques may be used. They do not degrade during the fabrication of other optical components of PIC. There is one significant demerit of the ferromagnetic metals. They significantly absorb light. To overcome this problem, the design of an isolator, in which the optical absorption by a ferromagnetic metal is compensated by an optical gain of a semiconductor optical amplifier, has been proposed and realized . This type of isolator provides high isolation and has low optical insertion loss. However, the required operational pump current for this isolator is very high. At present, it is about 100 mA. The required current is unacceptably high for PIC. That is a reason why this type of isolator has not been integrated into PIC as well.
The surface plasmons for the optical isolator ??
Note: The plasmonic isolator can not compete with the bulk garnet-made optical isolator.
Note: The technological compatibility with the fabrication technology of PIC and a wide operational wavelength bandwidth are major merits of the plasmonic isolator comparing to another designs of the integrated optical isolator.
The surface plasmons intrinsically have a substantial optical loss. It is unlikely that the insertion loss and the isolation ratio of the plasmonic isolator would be the same as those of the bulk isolator. However, the ferromagnetic metals have very low wavelength dispersion of the optical and MO constants and the plasmonic isolator might be a good option for the integrated isolator when a wide operational wavelength bandwidth is required. Also, for the fabrication of the plasmonic waveguides the conventional sputtering and lift-off techniques may be used and the high-crystal quality of materials is not required in order to get high magneto-optical effect in magneto-optical waveguides. The technological compatibility with PIC fabrication technology is another important merit of the plasmonic isolator.
Due to the optical confinement, light is guided along an optical waveguide. In the case of a dielectric waveguide, the optical confinement is achieved by a higher-refractive-index core layer. In the case of a plasmonic waveguide, it is achieved by a negative-refractive-index metallic layer.
For a realistic applications of the plasmonic waveguides, a dielectric waveguide should be used to couple light in and out of the plasmonic waveguide ( experiment is here). For efficient coupling of light between a dielectric and plasmonic waveguides, the distribution of optical field in the plasmonic and dielectric waveguides should be very similar. It is only possible in the case when the dielectric waveguide is near cutoff condition.
Here I study cutoff condition in AlGaAs dielectric waveguide(at lambda=750 nm here and at lambda=1500 nm here) and Si wire waveguide. These examples give a good idea how the optical confinement is weakened and eventually disappears at the cutoff.
In the slab plasmonic waveguide there is is no in-plane confinement.
All optical and MO properties of this plasmons can be found from the rigourous solution.


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Q: agregar contenido a hipervínculos por defecto distinto a los visitados Hola amigos estoy utilizando la extensión stylebot que permite editar o agregar CSS para las paginas web:
como lo dice la publicación estoy tratando de agregar contenido a hipervínculos por defecto distinto a los visitados.
Esto lo estoy haciendo con CSS:
a.question-hyperlink {
  font-family: Calibri;
  font-weight: 100;
  font-style: italic;
}

a.question-hyperlink {
  color: #c27ba0;
}

a.question-hyperlink::before {
  content: "[New] -> ";
}

a.question-hyperlink:visited {
  color: #f6b26b;
}

a.question-hyperlink:visited::before {
  content: "[Rev] -> ";
}

pero no estoy obteniendo el resultado esperado ya que los link visitados; sigue apareciéndome el contenido agregado a los por defecto [New] ->  y no este [Rev] -> que seria el contenido esperado:

A: No se puede: https://developer.mozilla.org/es/docs/Web/CSS/:visited

Los estilos definidos por la pseudo-clase :visited serán anulados por cualquier pseudo-clase posterior relacionada con el enlace (:link, :hover o :active) que tenga al menos la misma especificidad. Para darle un estilo apropiado a los enlaces, coloque la regla :visited después de la regla :link pero antes de las reglas :hover y :active, según lo definido por el orden LVHA: :link — :visited — :hover — :active.
Restricciones de estilo

Por motivos de privacidad, los navegadores limitan estrictamente los estilos que puede aplicar utilizando esta pseudo-clase y cómo se pueden usar:

Las propiedades CSS permitidas son color, background-color, border-color, border-bottom-color, border-left-color, border-right-color (en-US), border-top-color, column-rule-color (en-US), y outline-color.
Los atributos SVG permitidos son fill (en-US) y stroke (en-US).
El componente alfa de los estilos permitidos será ignorado. En su lugar, se utilizará el componente alfa del estado non-:visited del elemento, excepto cuando ese componente sea 0, en cuyo caso el estilo establecido en :visited se ignorará por completo.
Aunque estos estilos pueden cambiar la apariencia de los colores para el usuario final, el método window.getComputedStyle mentirá y siempre devolverá el valor del color non-:visited.
Nota: Para obtener más información sobre estas limitaciones y las razones detrás de ellas, vea Privacidad y el selector :visited (en-US).

vea Privacidad y el selector :visited

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Humanitarian Crisis Brewing Along Iran-Pakistan Border As Fuel Carriers Trapped In Scorching Heat
By Kiyya Baloch
The closure of all border crossings between Iran and Pakistan amid Islamabad's construction of a 900-kilometer border fence has trapped thousands of fuel carriers mid-journey.
Abdul Haleem Baloch is among thousands of drivers who eke out a dangerous living illegally smuggling fuel from southeastern Iran into southwestern Pakistan.
But the closure of all border crossings between the two countries amid Islamabad's construction of a 900-kilometer border fence has trapped thousands of fuel carriers mid-journey. It spells the end of a livelihood for tens of thousands of men in Balochistan, Pakistan's most impoverished province reeling from violence, poverty, and unemployment.
Baloch and thousands of other drivers have been trapped in the remote villages of Nawanu and Abdoi since the beginning of April. He says it was horrifying to witness the deaths of drivers around him such as Fazal Sabzal, 45, who reportedly died of thirst in the desert region, where daytime temperatures currently exceed 40 degrees Celsius.
"He fell critically ill. He couldn't get any water for 10 hours, and the thirst claimed his life," Baloch said of Sabzal's death during the holy month of Ramadan, when Muslim adults refrain from eating and drinking from dawn to dusk. "I am surviving on water contaminated by diesel," he told Gandhara.
Fazal Sabzal was one of the drivers who reportedly died near a remote border crossing between Pakistan and Iran.
He paints a picture of a landscape pockmarked with desperation, where every dirt track and back road linking the border villages to Balochistan's cities is blocked by pickup trucks that illegally ferry fuel in barrels from Iran. Some vehicles are overturned or have run out of fuel.
"I've been stuck here for more than two weeks and have been forced to sleep under the blazing sun," Baloch said. "I have no food, clean water, or toilet."
Islamabad closed its border with Iran across the province of Balochistan in March following days of protests in Iran's neighboring Sistan-Baluchistan Province over the killing of Baluch fuel carriers by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). Thousands remain trapped along the border while Pakistan builds a fence that it says is necessary to protect the country from militants.
Abdul Haleem Baloch is among the tens of thousands of ethnic Baluch men from Balochistan and Sistan-Baluchiistan who have turned to fuel smuggling because of a lack of jobs in the both countries. Both of the Baluch-majority provinces are the poorest in their respective countries despite being home to seaports, trade routes, and vast mineral resources. Both regions have witnessed attacks by ethnonationalist separatists and Islamist militants, and Islamabad and Tehran have often employed heavy-handed tactics to crush dissent.
With Few Job Options, Balochistan Residents Turn To Smuggling
Balochistan's residents say the border closure is killing their livelihood. "People do this out of utter desperation," says a relative of Sabzal who requested anonymity because of fears he would be harassed. "He was poor and was the sole bread winner of his family," he added. "He wanted to give his children a better future, so he took up this life-threatening job."
The relative told Gandhara that Sabzal did everything he could to provide for his five daughters and son. "Before he left for the border, he promised his youngest son he would buy him a new bicycle and clothes for Eid-ul Fitar," he recalled. "His son is now asking when his father will return."
Death Toll Likely To Rise
Observers warn of a brewing humanitarian crisis along the border. Gulzar Dost, the general secretary of Border Trade Union in Turbat, a Balochistan district bordering Iran, says four drivers have died already, and the number is likely to rise.
"We have never witnessed anything like this," he said. "The border was sealed without any warning, and the thousands of traders and drivers stuck there have run out of their food supplies and are sleeping rough."
He says fuel smugglers typically carry a week's worth of food and water but that they have run out in the desert. "The conditions are extremely dire and worsening as some people have been stuck there for weeks," Gulzar said.
A boy sits next to plastic canisters filled with petrol that he says was brought from Iran, while waiting for customers at a roadside petrol station on the outskirts of Quetta.
Journalist Behram Baloch, who is based in the nearby district of Gwadar, says locals fear more deaths will follow.
"There are more than 10,000 drivers stuck at the border crossing points in Kech, Panjgur, and Gwadar," he said, naming some of Balochistan's districts that share a border with Iran. "They have nothing to eat and are exposed to high temperatures while receiving little or no help."
Baloch says the government has been slow to respond. "The authorities are now letting people bring food and water to some of those who are trapped," he said, adding that blocked roads and pathways have made rescue difficult. "But there are still a large number of people at risk of starvation and heat stroke."
Liaqat Shahwani, a spokesman for Balochistan's provincial government, did not respond to repeated requests for comment. "We will try to solve the issue. Whatever the outcome be, we will share it with the media," he later told journalists in Quetta, the provincial capital. Shahwani said their administration is discussing possible solutions to the issue with the federal government in Islamabad.
Protesters In Karachi Condemn Killing Of Ethnic Baluchis On Pakistan-Iran Border
Hussain Jan Baloch, the deputy commissioner for Kech, a senior government bureaucrat, says they are helping the trapped fuel traders. "The authorities have responded adequately [to the crisis] by providing help to hundreds of drivers stuck along the border," he said in a statement last week after visiting a closed border crossing.
Back on the border, Abdul Haleem Baloch says nothing has changed since the bureaucrat's April 18 visit. "We have not seen any help here, and nothing has changed," he said. "When we try to protest, the Frontier Corps beats us," he added, naming the paramilitary force that guards Pakistan's border with Iran.
Baluch fuel smugglers are often killed by border guards as they brave accidents and dangers in their sparsely populated region. Last month, the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights criticized the IRGC for allegedly killing 12 Baluch fuel smugglers.
Cross-Border Ties
Lawmaker Sana Baloch, leader of the opposition Balochistan National Party Mengal in the provincial assembly, says Balochistan's chronic underdevelopment keeps its residents impoverished and marginalized. Compared with other provinces, he points out, Balochistan trails behind in economic development as its 12 million residents face poverty, poor health and infrastructure, and low literacy. He says the region's underdevelopment has forced its youth to make a living from dangerous cross-border trade.
Pakistanis who deal in the Iranian gasoline trade across the border protest after the Pakistani government banned smuggled Iranian gasoline, in Panjgur, Balochistan Province, in October 2019.
"Islamabad is fencing this border without taking into consideration its adverse effects, and it's becoming a worst-case scenario for unemployed youth," he said. "There should be a trilateral commission comprising Iran, Pakistan, and Baluch representatives to make policies that won't have a harmful impact in the region," he added. "Pakistan and Iran need to come together and rethink their policies on humanitarian grounds."
Baluch activists and representatives maintain that cross-border trade is not only essential economically but culturally, and that closing it off endangers both lives and blood ties.
"Baluch people on both sides have tribal and clan ties. They have engaged in trade for centuries, which is still the dominant economic activity," Aslam Shambezai, president of the Border Trade Union, told Gandhara. His union held a shutter-down strike against the border closure in Kech on April 27.
A shutter-down strike against the closure of the Iran-Pakistan border was observed in Kech on April 27.
Traders across Balochistan have threatened to close major highways across the province if authorities fail to open the border by April 29.
In Makran, the coastal region where several districts share a border with Iran, traders, drivers, and fuel carriers are desperate for the border to reopen.
Shah Jan, a fuel carrier, has not been able to find work for a month. He is worried about how he will provide for his family if the border closure extends indefinitely.
"We are being starved in the name of security," he said.
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Kiyya Baloch, a freelance journalist, reports on the insurgency, politics, militancy, and sectarian violence in Balochistan.
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Leo Eric Varadkar, irski politik in zdravnik, * 18. januar 1979, Dublin.

Varadkar je nekdanji taoiseach - predsednik vlade Republike Irske. Zdravnik po izobrazbi je večino časa deloval kot politik; bil je irski minister za promet, turizem in šport, minister za zdravje in minister za socialno zaščito. Po izvolitvi na mesto predsednika desno sredinske stranke Fine Gael, je 14. junija 2017 postal najmlajši predsednik vlade Irske. Mandat je zaključil 27. junija 2020, ko je postal podpredsednik vlade.

Zgodnje življenje
Rodil se je v Dublinu kot tretji otrok Ashoka in Mirjam Varadkar. Oče Ashok izvorno prihaja iz Mumbaja, Indija, v šestdesetih letih pa je prišel v Združeno kraljestvo, kjer je nadalje deloval kot zdravnik. Z mamo Mirjam, ki je bila medicinska sestra, se je spoznal v mestu Slough. Po poroki leta 1971 sta nekaj časa živela v Leicesteru, kjer se je rodila Leova najstarejša sestra Sophie. Družina se je nato začasno preselila v Indijo, leta 1973 pa so se ustalili v irskem glavnem mestu Dublinu. Kljub temu, da je bil oče hindujec, mama pa katoličanka, sta otroke vzgajala v krščanstvu. Leo se je izobraževal v nacionalni šoli sv. Frančiška Ksaverija v Blanchardstownun nadalje pa v bolnišnici The King's v Palmerstownu.

Študij
Sprejet je bil na Trinity College Dublin (TCD), kjer je študiral pravo, a je kasneje prešel na medicino. Po opravljenem pripravništvu v indijskem Mumbaju je leta 2003 diplomiral. Sprva je deloval v bolnišnici St. James in v bolnišnici Connolly, leta 2010 pa se je kvalificiral za splošnega zdravnika.

Politika
Aktivno se je začel vključevati v politiko, najprej v mlado krilo irske liberalno-krščansko demokratske stranke Fine Gael ter v podmladek Evropske ljudske stranke. Izbran je bil v Washingtonski program za storitve in vodenje (WIP); to je prestižni polletni program osebnega in poklicnega razvoja v Washingtonu, za študente z Irske.

Minister

Minister za promet, turizem in šport
Po volitvah leta 2011 je stranka Fine Gael z laburisti oblikovala koalcijo pod vodstvom Enda Kennya. Varadkar imenovan za ministra za promet, turizem in šport.

Minister za zdravje (2014–2016)

Po preoblikovanju vlade Enda Kennya, je Leo Varadkar postal irski minister za zdravje. V izteku mandata je prah dvignil z rezom 12 milijonov evrov od 35 milijonov vrednega proračuna, namenjenega duševnemu zdravju, kar je argumentiral s preusmeritvijo v področja, kjer bi se denar porabil bolj učinkovito.

Minister za socialno zaščito (2016–2017)
Ob nastopu drugega mandata predsednika irske vlade, je Enda Kenny Varadkarja imenoval na mesto ministra za socialno zaščito.

Predsednik vlade Irske (taoiseach)

2. junija 2017 je bil Leo Varadkar izvoljen za predsednika stranke Fine Gael. 14. junija je ob podpori parlamenta postal najmlajši taoeiseach moderne Irske, poleg tega je tudi prvi gej na tem položaju ter prvi s polovično indijskim poreklom. Prva napoved na novi poziciji je bila napoved referenduma o splavu ter napoved vladnega načrta za nizkoogljično gospodarstvo. Med epidemijo virusa SARS-CoV-2 se je vpisal v zdravstveni register in tako državljanom priskočil na pomoč kot zdravnik.

Tánaiste
Na generalnih volitvah, ki so na Irskem potekale 8. februarja 2020, je Vardkarjeva stranka Fine Gael osvojila tretji rezultat - 20,9 % glasov in s tem izgubila 12 poslanskih mest. Po štirimesečnih koalicijskih pogajanjih je 27. junija 2020 prisegla nova vlada pod vodstvom desnosredinske stranke Fianna Fail, ki sta jo sestavljali še Varadkarjev Fine Gael in stranka Zeleni. Varadkarju je ob tem pripadel položaj Tánaisteja oz. drugega človeka vlade.

Zasebno
Živi v partnerski zvezi z zdravnikom Matthewom Barrettom. Svojo istospolno usmerjenost je Varadkar javno prvič razkril v radijskem intervjuju leta 18. januarja 2015 na svoj 36. rojstni dan.

Zaključil je tečaj poklicne irščine ter prilagodil svoj priimek v Leo de Varad.

Glej tudi:

 Politika Irske
 Severna Irska
 Evropska unija

Sklici

Irski politiki
Irski zdravniki
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In early 1975, an exhausted Elton John, Bernie Taupin and their entourage returned from an exhilarating world tour to Caribou Ranch in Colorado to put down their next album. The tour was highly successful; it featured the reemergence of one John Lennon at Madison Square Garden and the Elton John Band at the top of its game and Elton at the top of his fame.
But this album was going to be especially important as the first album from the Ranch, titled Caribou, had faced some critical backlash Elton had not previously experienced. In some ways this seemed natural given the phenomenon that was Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, but the album itself could certainly deserve blame as well. While it featured the usual two strong singles, the rest of the tracks were strange, scattered and downbeat; never in fact were the single choices so blatantly —maybe on any album. Caribou had no "Bennie and the Jets" or "Funeral for a Friend" that could force unexpected airplay and worse, the LP may have been the first John album since Empty Sky not to work as a cohesive unit.
Maybe sensing trouble, Elton revived an old British trick (see Beatles, Stones, Kinks, Who): the non-album single. First was a"Wall of Sound" Christmas single called "Step Into Christmas," an obvious move now but then not all that typical. It was a hit and to this day is a standard on the Christmas stations and the December lists of classic rock outlets. Following were "Philadelphia Freedom," a nice piece of Philadelphia funk written specifically for Billie Jean King's fledgling World Team Tennis franchise, and an expansive remake of the Beatles "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" featuring Winston O'Boogie aka the song's primary author. In addition, Elton also made radio noise with his cover of "Pinball Wizard," featured in his appearance in the movie adaptation of "Tommy."
These singles kept Elton atop the charts and diminished much of the disappointment of the reception to Caribou. But after years of nonstop touring, it was a difficult time for the Elton John Band (we know this in part because much of the band that cut the album would not make it to its live debut).
In what now seems like a stroke of brilliance, Bernie Taupin decided to write a set of lyrics that can be described as a musical autobiography of the John/Taupin partnership at its pre-fame stages; a collection of songs describing their early years writing together leading up to the release of "Empty Sky," their UK debut, which would actually have its first US release later in the year. This move automatically gave the album a cohesion that Caribou sorely lacked and with the recent spate of non-LP 45s taking care of radio play, the need for obvious singles became secondary to a consistently strong set of songs to feed the concept. The strategy produced quick rewards: "Captain Fantastic" became the first LP ever to debut at number 1 on the Billboard charts.
The album opens with its ambling, 6-minute title track, establishing the character archetypes of Captain Fantastic (Elton) and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (Taupin). In later years Elton reflected that the song had literally become their lives, with Elton travelling the world bringing his music "From the end of the world to your town" and Bernie living on a farm raising cattle in relative obscurity. Following are two strong Elton deep tracks: "Tower of Babel" is an example of Taupin using quasi-historical/ biblical imagery as a metaphor for the music business. "Bitter Fingers" reminisces on Elton's years playing the club circuit with Bluesology and his need to expand his musical horizons.
"Tell Me When the Whistle Blows" recreates the bustling feeling of weekend train trips Taupin took between his home in Lincolnshire and Kings Cross station in London. Gene Page's orchestral arrangements give the song additional depth.
Next came the album's single--a song that is musically of a type with the previous album's masterpiece "Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me." "Someone saved my life tonight" is another love letter to the musical and vocal styling of the Beach Boys but lyrically is about Elton's ill-fated engagement to his girlfriend at the time, Linda Woodrow. The ensuing pressure nearly drove him to suicide. The "Sugar Bear" mentioned is Long John Baldry who encouraged Elton to call off the engagement and thus whispered "sweet freedom" into his ear. The fact that Bernie could articulate Elton's emotions as well as his own speaks to the strength of his abilities and the depth of their relationship.
"(Gotta Get a) Meal Ticket" is a upbeat rocker about the struggle to survive as a musician in the London scene at that time. For the acerbic, "Better off Dead," Elton pulls out the downbeat lyric, upbeat melody trick—best seen earlier in his career on "Think I'm gonna Kill Myself" from Honky Chateau. The processed drums by Nigel Olsson on this track are especially effective.
"Writing" is an account of the many days, nights and weekends Elton and Bernie would spend writing songs and the uncertainty of "whether the things we wrote today will sound as good tomorrow?"
The majestic album-closing pairing of "We All Fall in Love Sometimes" and "Curtains" puts into perspective the special relationship Elton and Bernie formed—a unique partnership in or outside of the musical world and one that has lasted in some way or another for more than 50 years.
The opening line in "Curtains," "I used to know this old scarecrow," is a nod to the song "Scarecrow," the first song Elton and Bernie wrote together (it was never recorded). The "We All Fall in Love Sometimes" follow-up is an ebullient love song that provides the album with a perfect coda; for some Elton-philes the dum-de-lu-de-lies out-fun the "Na-na-na-nas" of the by then 7-year old "Hey Jude."
In many ways the album marked an end of an era. Before it was even released, Elton had fired his longtime rhythm section of Dee Murray on Bass and Nigel Olsson on drums and his inner-demons would start to emerge. Thus, it was a different band that debuted the album with Elton at Wembley, a concert that can be found on the Deluxe Edition of the album many years later. But it was successful enough in their mind that Bernie and Elton would pick up the story 31 years later, releasing "The Captain and the Kid" about the "fame" years.


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 {| class="wikitable" ! [[Defenses to Psychological Claims|< Previous ]] !! [[Navigating COVID-19: A Legal Guide For California Employers|Table of Contents]] !! [[When Must a Claim Form Be Provided?| Next >]] |- |}  ---- __TOC__ As discussed in previous sections, COVID-19 can prompt the filing of psychiatric claims in several ways. For injuries on or after Jan. 1, 2013, Labor Code § 4660.1(c) states that "the impairment ratings for sleep dysfunction, sexual dysfunction, or psychiatric disorder, or any combination thereof, arising out of a compensable physical injury shall not increase." This statute reflects the Legislature's intent as part of Senate Bill 863 to eliminate questionable claims of disability when alleged to be caused by a disabling physical injury arising out of and in the course of employment. Although there might be an issue whether psychiatric impairment flowing from COVID-19 is compensable under this statute, as discussed in this section, it's likely that it will be compensable most, if not all, of the time. Section 4660.1(c) is discussed in-depth in "Sullivan on Comp" [https://app.sullivanoncomp.com/soc/index/title/10.16 Section 10.16 Use of 2013 Permanent Disability Schedule]. ==COVID-19 as a Physical Injury== Labor Code § 4660.1(c) bars impairment –– permanent disability –– for a psychiatric, sexual or sleep disorder "arising out of a compensable physical injury." It applies to psychiatric injury only as a compensable consequence of a physical injury. It does not apply to psychiatric injuries directly caused by the employment.<ref>''Wilson v. State of CA Cal Fire'' (2019) 84 Cal. Comp. Cases 393, 403.</ref> Psychiatric injuries caused by "actual events of employment" (other than physical injuries) pursuant to LC 3208.3(b)(1) would not be barred. So, psychiatric injuries caused by changes in work duties or working conditions due to coronavirus still would be compensable. And post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by hospital workers or other emergency personnel handling COVID-19 patients would not be barred because it does not flow from a COVID-19 diagnosis. LC 4660.1(c) potentially applies to psychiatric claims only as a consequence of a COVID-19 diagnosis, and it's highly questionable if COVID-19 would constitute a "physical injury" for the purposes of § 4660.1(c). Employers might argue that because COVID-19 causes physical symptoms, it could be considered a "physical injury." The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board has held that industrially related obesity qualifies as physical injury under § 4660.1(c) because it's a physical manifestation, even if it did not arise out of a physical trauma.<ref>''Castillo v. City of Los Angeles'' (2017) 2017 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS 58.</ref> So, if the court accepts that physical manifestations are enough to satisfy the physical injury requirement, COVID-19 could be considered a physical injury. The Labor Code, however, differentiates between injuries and diseases. LC 3208 specifies that an injury includes "any injury ''or'' disease" (emphasis added). Likewise, § 5412 and § 5500.5 use the terms "occupational diseases ''or'' cumulative injuries" (emphasis added). LC 3208.1 defines a cumulative injury as resulting from "repetitive mentally or physically traumatic activities." The courts have distinguished between occupational diseases that require "exposure" and cumulative injuries that require "trauma."<ref>See ''Fruehauf Corp. v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.'' (1968) 68 Cal. 2d 569, 576 (Supreme Court defining cumulative injuries based on "traumas which are minor" and occupational diseases based on "exposure to harmful substances").</ref> So, because the law recognizes a distinction between injuries and diseases, injured workers might argue that § 4660.1(c) does not apply to psychiatric injuries flowing from COVID-19, because COVID-19 is a disease not a physical injury. ==Limitation Applies Only to Permanent Impairment== Even if COVID-19 is considered a physical injury, LC 4660.1(c) precludes only permanent impairment. It expressly states that it does not limit the ability of an injured employee to obtain treatment for a psychiatric disorder that is a consequence of a physical injury. It also does not limit an employee's ability to receive temporary disability benefits.<ref>''Wilson v. State of CA Cal Fire'' (2019) 84 Cal. Comp. Cases 393, 403.</ref> ==Exceptions to the Bar on Permanent Impairment== Even if COVID-19 is considered a physical injury under Labor Code § 4660.1(c)(1), LC 4660.1 (c)(2) allows an employee to receive an increased impairment rating for psychiatric injury flowing from a physical injury if the psychiatric injury resulted from either:

being a victim of a violent act or being directly exposed to a significant violent act; or

a catastrophic injury, including, but not limited to, loss of a limb, paralysis, severe burn or severe head injury.

 In ''Wilson v. State of CA Cal Fire,''<ref>(2019) 84 Cal. Comp. Cases 393.</ref> the appeals board ''en banc'' held that the first exception focuses on the mechanism of the injury, and the second on the nature of the injury. In that case, the appeals board defined a "violent act" per § 4660.1(c)(2)(A) as "an act that is characterized by either strong physical force, extreme or intense force, or an act that is vehemently or passionately threatening." The board held that a firefighter who fought a wildfire for several hours, during which time he had prolonged exposure to fumes and smoke causing an adverse physical reaction in multiple body parts, did not sustain an injury that resulted from a violent act.<ref>''Wilson v. State of CA Cal Fire'' (2019) 84 Cal. Comp. Cases 393, 405-406.</ref> Because COVID-19 is passed insidiously from person to person, it will be difficult for employees to establish the first exception. Short of contracting COVID-19 after being attacked by someone who has the disease, it's unlikely that psychiatric injury resulting from COVID-19 exposure would qualify as a violent act. But COVID-19 might be a "catastrophic injury." Although most people have minor or moderate symptoms and fully recover from COVID-19, some people with the disease might have permanent lung damage. In ''Wilson,'' the appeals board concluded that the firefighter's injury was catastrophic when the evidence established that his injury was serious and life-threatening, he was placed in a medically induced coma, he suffered both renal and respiratory failure and his physical injury resulted in permanent disability that rated at 66%.<ref>''Wilson v. State of CA Cal Fire'' (2019) 84 Cal. Comp. Cases 393, 415-416.</ref> So it's foreseeable that even if COVID-19 is considered a physical injury under § 4660.1(c)(1), some employees will be able to receive impairment for a psychiatric injury flowing from it, if their illness results in significant hospitalization and permanent impairment. It would depend on the facts for each case. ==See Also== * [[Psychiatric Injuries Caused by COVID-19]] * [[Remote Medical Treatment Examinations and Medical-Legal Appointments]] ==References== <references/> ----  {| class="wikitable" ! [[Defenses to Psychological Claims|< Defenses to Psychological Claims]] !! [[Navigating COVID-19: A Legal Guide For California Employers|Table of Contents]] !! [[When Must a Claim Form Be Provided?| When Must a Claim Form Be Provided? >]] |- |}
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Hamlet Marathon on TNT
Actually, no.
In case you hadn't guessed, that's an obscure reference to one of my favorite lines from Alan Ball's American Beauty. With it, Lester expresses his displeasure at being dragged to a high school basketball game to watch his daughter cheer. He's irritated because the act feels obligatory, plus there's a Bond marathon on TNT.
And then his world went blonde.
I mention this because I'm in the midst of catching up on a pair of Hamlet movies so I don't get yelled at for clogging up the Netflix queue.
I watched the Olivier version last night. My initial reaction can best be summed up by this factoid from Wikipedia:
Eileen Herlie, who plays Hamlet's mother, was 28 years old when the movie was filmed. Olivier, who plays her son, was 41.
Ick.
Hamlet, um, is a student at the University of Wittemburg, people… What's this creepy fascination to play him so old? I mean, I realize it's a great part and all but c'mon!
Aside from the obvious age-related casting issues, I liked this filmed version all-in-all. The castle looked a wee bit too Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, but then hey, it's a play with a ghost. I'm down with that.
But what I didn't like, however, was how the final act played out.
The King's murder seemed like an afterthought, hardly worthy of a mention. The gory multiple stabbings were decidedly not indicated by Shakespeare's direction.
Hamlet did not force Claudius to drink from the same cup as his mother. We don't even get to see the reactions of either Hamlet or the King as all the underhandedness is finally avenged.
Olivier directed it. I praise him for his emphasis on the Queen, bringing out her intential act of what suggests suicide.
But I fault Olivier for staging a flat finale that seemed to be more about Hamlet's demise and, incidentally, his last soliloquy.
My favorite casting in this filmed version was of Laertes. Unlike Horatio, who was preposterously too old as well and looked a bit like a Latin Lothario; and Ophelia, who seemed a little too blonde for my tastes.
The ghost, it should be mentioned, was superbly done.
The Mel Gibson version "airs" tonight.
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Tag Archives: Jamie "Sermstyle" Sanderson
Blithe releases new promotional single "Masochistic"
British singer/songwriter Blithe Saxon, known mononymously as Blithe, has released her new promotional single online.
"Masochistic" is now available via iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon, Google Play, Tidal and all other digital streaming platforms.
The track was written by Blithe alongside Hannah Wilson (Grace Ackerman, Lauren Aquilina) and Scott Effman (Sofia Reyes, Olivia Holt).
Blithe's upcoming project, which serves as the follow-up to "Don't Blink" EP, is expected to arrive later this year via Sweat Entertainment.
The still-untitled collection reportedly features further contributions from Shae Jacobs, Olivia Waithe, Jordan Reyes, Simon Rosen, Chiara Hunter, Danny Majic, Sermstyle, Joe London, Phil Cook, Trey Campbell, Frans Mernick, Mike Woods, Kathryn Ostenberg, Lisa Scinta, and Mark Nilan Jr.
Stream the audio clip for "Masochistic" below.
Tags: Blithe Saxon, Chiara Hunter, Danny Majic, Frans Mernick, Hannah Wilson, Jamie "Sermstyle" Sanderson, Jamie Sanderson, Joe London, Jordan Reyes, Kathryn Ostenberg, Lisa Scinta, Mark Nilan Jr., Mike Woods, Olivia Waithe, Phil Cook, Scott Effman, Sermstyle, Shae Jacobs, Simon Rosen, Sweat Entertainment, Trey Campbell
Blithe Saxon premieres music video for new single "Don't Blink"
Blithe Saxon has premiered the music video for her new single online.
The visual clip for "Don't Blink" was posted to the British singer/songwriter's Vevo channel on Thursday (April 11, 2019).
"Don't Blink" was written by Saxon alongside Bryn Christopher (Imani Williams, Ella Eyre) and Fridolin "Freedo" Walcher (Zara Larsson, Fleur East).
Blithe's debut mini-collection of the same name – featuring four additional songs in the shape of "Mission," "Bad Habit," "Work it Out" and "Smoke & Kisses" – is now available via all digital streaming outlets.
For her next project, Saxon has reportedly worked with Phil Cook (Jasmine Thompson), Chiara Hunter (David Guetta), Jamie "Sermstyle" Sanderson (Jason Derulo), Olivia Waithe (Britney Spears), Jason "Rabitt" Wu (Charlotte Lawrence), Mark Spencer (Kylie Minogue) and Scott Effman (Olivia Holt).
Watch the music video for "Don't Blink" below.
Tags: Blithe Saxon, Bryn Christopher, Chiara Hunter, Freedo, Fridolin "Freedo" Walcher, Fridolin Walcher, Jamie "Sermstyle" Sanderson, Jamie Sanderson, Jason "Rabitt" Wu, Jason Wu, Livvi Franc, Mark Spencer, Olivia "Livvi Franc" Waithe, Olivia Waithe, Phil Cook, Rabitt, Scott Effman, Sermstyle
Jason Derulo's "Theory of Love" leaks online
A new song by Jason Derulo has leaked online.
"Theory of Love" was written by Lindy Robbins (Nina Nesbitt, Toni Braxton), Talay Riley (Prince Royce, Nick Jonas) and Daniel "Robopop" Omelio (Charli XCX, Lana Del Rey).
It is yet to be known whether the track is slotted for inclusion on the American singer/songwriter's upcoming fifth studio collection, which will arrive later this year via Beluga Heights / Warner Bros. Records.
The still-untitled project reportedly features alliances with Digital Farm Animals, Freddy Wexler, Matt Zara, BullySongs, Jim Lavigne, Ryan Tedder, Sermstyle, Happy Perez, Jeff Gitty, Nova Wav, and Banx & Ranx.
Derulo's last studio collection, 2015's "Everything is Four," peaked to number four on the US Billboard 200 Albums Chart and spawned singles "Want to Want Me," "Cheyenne," "Try Me" and "Ugly."
Watch the music video for "Goodbye" below.
Tags: Andrew "BullySongs" Bullimore, Andrew Bullimore, Banx & Ranx, Beluga Heights, Blu June, Brittany Chi Coney, Brittany Coney, BullySongs, Daniel "Robopop" Omelio, Daniel Omelio, Denisia Andrews, Denisia "Blu June" Andrews, Digital Farm Animals, Freddy Wexler, Happy Perez, Jamie "Sermstyle" Sanderson, Jamie Sanderson, Jason Derulo, Jeff Gitty, Jeffrey "Jeff Gitty" Gitelman, Jeffrey Gitelman, Jim Lavigne, Lindy Robbins, Matt Zara, Nathan "Happy" Perez, Nathan Perez, Nicholas "Digital Farm Animals" Gale, Nicholas Gale, NOVA WAV, Robopop, Ryan Tedder, Sermstyle, Talay Riley, Warner Bros. Records, Warner Brothers Records, Warner Music Group, WMG, Yannick Rastogi, Zacharie Raymond
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Jason Derulo hits the studio with Banx & Ranx for new collaboration
Jason Derulo has teamed up with Banx & Ranx for a new collaboration.
The Canadian production duo – composed of Yannick Rastogi and Zacharie Raymond – previously worked with Ella Eyre ("Answerphone"), Dua Lipa ("Kiss & Make Up"), Olly Murs ("Kiss Me"), Karen Harding ("Come As You Are"), Kate Stewart ("Sex for Breakfast") and Sean Paul ("Bad Love").
Banx & Ranx have also contributed to the next projects by Craig David, Era Istrefi, Amanda Reifer, Bipolar Sunshine, Caitlyn Scarlett, Dan Caplen, Melissa Steel, JP Cooper, Liza Owen, Taio Cruz, Anne-Marie, and Crystal Fighters.
Meanwhile, Derulo is expected to release his fifth album and follow-up to 2014's "Everything is 4" later this year via Beluga Heights / Warner Bros. Records.
The still-untitled project reportedly yields further contributions from Digital Farm Animals, Freddy Wexler, Matt Zara, BullySongs, Jim Lavigne, Ryan Tedder, Sermstyle, Happy Perez, Jeff Gitty, and Nova Wav.
Watch the music video for "Answerphone" below.
Tags: Andrew "BullySongs" Bullimore, Andrew Bullimore, Banx & Ranx, Beluga Heights, Blu June, Brittany Chi Coney, Brittany Coney, BullySongs, Denisia Andrews, Denisia "Blu June" Andrews, Digital Farm Animals, Freddy Wexler, Happy Perez, Jamie "Sermstyle" Sanderson, Jamie Sanderson, Jason Derulo, Jeff Gitty, Jeffrey "Jeff Gitty" Gitelman, Jeffrey Gitelman, Jim Lavigne, Matt Zara, Nathan "Happy" Perez, Nathan Perez, Nicholas "Digital Farm Animals" Gale, Nicholas Gale, NOVA WAV, Ryan Tedder, Sermstyle, Warner Bros. Records, Warner Brothers Records, Warner Music Group, WMG, Yannick Rastogi, Zacharie Raymond
Jason Derulo enlists Digital Farm Animals for a new collaboration
Jason Derulo has enlisted Digital Farm Animals for a new collaboration.
The British DJ, record producer and songwriter (born Nicholas Gale) has helmed songs for Rita Ora ("Falling to Pieces"), Olly Murs ("Feel the Same"), James Arthur ("Empty Space"), Cheat Codes ("Only You"), Louis Tomlinson ("Back to You"), Noah Cyrus ("Stay Together") and Dua Lipa ("Be the One").
Digital Farm Animals has also worked with fellow musicians including Janee "Jin Jin" Bennett, Andrew "BullySongs" Bullimore, Lucy "Pawws" Taylor, Brian Lee, Maegan Cottone, Sam Romans, Ali Tamposi, Ed Drewett, Gina Kushka, Scott Harris, Emily Warren, Jordan Riley, and Sarah Blanchard.
Meanwhile, Derulo is expected to release his upcoming fifth album, tentatively entitled "2Sides," later this year via Beluga Heights/Warner Bros. Records.
The follow-up to 2015's "Everything is Four" reportedly features additional contributions from Jim Lavigne (G-Eazy, Kevin Gates), Ryan Tedder (Shawn Mendes, Taylor Swift), Sermstyle (Adele, Demi Lovato), Happy Perez (Miguel, Camila Cabello) and Jeff Gitty (Chris Brown, Lianne La Havas).
Stream the audio clip for "Say My Name" below.
Tags: Beluga Heights Entertainment, Digital Farm Animals, Happy Perez, Jamie "Sermstyle" Sanderson, Jamie Sanderson, Jason Derulo, Jeff Gitty, Jim Lavigne, Nathan Perez, Nicholas "Digital Farm Animals" Gale, Nicholas Gale, Ryan Tedder, Sermstyle, Warner Bros. Records, Warner Music Group, WMG
Zara Larsson unleashes new single "Ruin My Life"
Zara Larsson has unleashed her new single online.
"Ruin My Life" – which was produced by The Monsters & Strangers and Jackson Foote and co-written by Brittany "Delacey" Amaradio, Michael Pollack, and Jamie "Sermstyle" Sanderson – is now available via iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon, Google Play, Tidal and all other digital streaming platforms.
As mentioned in earlier posts, Larsson is currently working on her upcoming studio collection under TEN Music Group / Epic Records.
The follow-up to 2017's "So Good" reportedly delivers further productions from Max Martin, William Wiik Larsen, Jordan Riley, Goldgfingers, Rami Yacoub, Carassius Gold, Grades, Cass Lowe, Digital Farm Animals, and Electric.
On the songwriting front, Larsson has worked with Caroline Ailin, Max Wolfgang, Dayo "Dyo" Olatunji, Erik Hassle, Janee "Jin Jin" Bennett, Marlon Roudette, Natalie Dunn, Brett "Leland" McLaughlin, and Whitney Phillips.
Stream the audio clip for "Ruin My Life" below.
Tags: Bastian "Carassius Gold" Langebaek, Bastian Langebaek, Brett "Leland" McLaughlin, Brett McLaughlin, Brittany "Delacey" Amaradio, Carassius Gold, Caroline Ailin, Cass Lowe, Daniel "Grades" Traynor, Daniel Traynor, Dayo "Dyo" Olatunji, Dayo Olatunji, Delacey, Digital Farm Animals, Dyo, Edvard Erfjord, Electric, Epic Records, Erik Hassle, Frank Nobel, Goldgfingers, Grades, Henrik Michelsen, Jackson Foote, Jamie "Sermstyle" Sanderson, Jamie Sanderson, Janee "Jin Jin" Bennett, Janee Bennett, Jin Jin, Jordan Johnson, Jordan Riley, Leland, Linus Nordstrom, Marlon Roudette, Martin "Max Martin" Sandberg, Martin Sandberg, Max Martin, Max McElligott, Max Wolfgang, Michael Pollack, Natalie Dunn, Nicholas "Digital Farm Animals" Gale, Nicholas Gale, Rami Yacoub, Sermstyle, SME, Sony Music Entertainment, Stefan Johnson, TEN Music Group, The Monsters & Strangerz, Whitney Phillips, William Wiik Larsen, Zara Larsson
Zara Larsson confirms details for new single "Ruin My Life"
Zara Larsson has confirmed the details for her new single.
The Swedish singer/songwriter christened "Ruin My Life" as the first promotional cut from her next album under TEN Music Group / Epic Records.
The track – which was written by Brittany "Delacey" Amaradio, Michael Pollack, Jamie "Sermstyle" Sanderson, Jackson Foote, and The Monsters & Strangerz – will arrive on October 18 via iTunes and all other digital streaming outlets.
The follow-up to 2017's "So Good" reportedly delivers further contributions from Max Martin, William Wiik Larsen, Jordan Riley, Marlon Roudette, Goldgfingers, Rami Yacoub, Carassius Gold, Grades, Erik Hassle, Cass Lowe, Leland, Andrew Wells, Digital Farm Animals, Max Wolfgang, and Electric.
Watch an exclusive live performance of "Only You" below.
Tags: Andrew Wells, Bastian "Carassius Gold" Langebaek, Bastian Langebaek, Brett "Leland" McLaughlin, Brett McLaughlin, Brittany "Delacey" Amaradio, Brittany Amaradio, Carassius Gold, Cass Lowe, Daniel "Grades" Traynor, Daniel Traynor, Delacey, Digital Farm Animals, Edvard Erfjord, Electric, Epic Records, Erik Hassle, Frank Nobel, Goldgfingers, Grades, Henrik Michelsen, Jackson Foote, Jamie "Sermstyle" Sanderson, Jamie Sanderson, Jordan Riley, Leland, Linus Nordstrom, Marlon Roudette, Martin "Max Martin" Sandberg, Martin Sandberg, Max Martin, Max McElligott, Max Wolfgang, Michael Pollack, Nicholas "Digital Farm Animals" Gale, Nicholas Gale, Rami Yacoub, Sermstyle, SME, Sony Music Entertainment, TEN Music Group, The Monsters & Strangerz, William Wiik Larsen, Zara Larsson
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Helicopter crash: Aircraft owner grounds six other aircraft as precaution
Columbia Helicopters Crash in Peru
Gallery: Columbia Helicopters Crash in Peru
By Kimberly A.C. Wilson | The Oregonian/OregonLive
Aurora-based Columbia Helicopters has grounded six Chinook helicopters after a seventh in its fleet crashed in Peru Monday, killing an all seven crew members aboard.
The ground aircraft include one helicopter that is supporting U.S. military operations in Afghanistan. Company officials said the Boeing-Vertol Model 234 choppers are being put "on safety stand-down" to allow a thorough inspection, said Todd Petersen, vice president of marketing. The company's Model 234 helicopters, a civilian, tandem rotor version of the military Chinook workhorse, will be out of service for two or three days, he said.
One of the helicopters is in the shop in Oregon. Three are in Papua New Guinea, where the company has worked since the late 1980s. One is in Peru, where the company has had contracts for more than 20 years. The last aircraft has been in Afghanistan for about 18 months, and is on contract to the U.S. military.
Continuing coverage of the crash in Peru of a helicopter owned by Columbia Helicopters of Aurora, Ore.
The move comes as officials at the 800-employee company dispatched a team of experts to the Peruvian jungle to investigate Monday's deadly crash, which occurred barely five minutes after one of the company's Model 234s had taken off from an airport in Pucallpa, Peru for the town of Tarapoto.
Contracted by Canada-based Talisman Energy Inc., the aircraft, outfitted for petroleum exploration, was ferrying a sling load with rigging headed for a drilling location 180 miles away when witnesses saw smoke pour out of the helicopter.
The crash killed all seven crew members on board -- all employees of Columbia Helicopters. The dead included Portland-area native
Darrel Birkes
, 62, as well as four other Americans and two Peruvians.
"Our employees are grieving. We're praying for their families," Michael Fahey, president of
Columbia Helicopters
said Tuesday in Aurora. "It's a very sad day for us."
The accident happened at 3:03 p.m. local time, just outside
, a city in eastern Peru that sits on a major tributary of the Amazon River.
Five minutes after takeoff, the Associated Press reports, Pucallpa airport control lost contact with the chopper and controllers saw "a big cloud of smoke" about four miles from the airport.
Those killed included co-pilot Igor Castillo, and aircraft mechanic Luis Ramos, ages unknown, both of Peru. American crew members were command pilot Dann Immel, 53, of Gig Harbor, Wash.; maintenance crew chief Edwin Cordova, 46, of Melbourne, Fla.; 38-year-old aircraft mechanic Jaime Pickett, of Clarksville, Tenn.; 44-year-old load manager Leon Bradford, of Santaquin, Utah; and Birkes, a senior load manager.
Birkes was born in Tigard, and attended Sunset High School, his brother Marvin Birkes said. He was a veteran, his brother said, and he moved to Peru about 10 years ago.
Officials with the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday were still determining what role they will play in investigating the crash of the aircraft, tail number
N241CH
, said spokesman Terry Williams. He saidthat because the investigation occurred overseas, NTSB would not be the lead agency.
The Peruvian National Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation is investigating the crash, senior officer Rusber Arbildo told The Oregonian.
Witnesses described seeing smoke coming from the helicopter moments after take-off from Pucallpa.
Video from the scene shows smoking wreckage.
The crewmen appeared to have jumped from the chopper, a local police official Miguel Cardoso told the AP.
Authorities had recovered five of the seven bodies as of 11 a.m. Tuesday, local time. Searchers were still looking through the wreckage for the other two bodies, Arbildo said.
The BV234 was configured to haul external loads and was primarily used to carry oil field equipment, said Peter Lance, executive vice president.
A 2008 file photo of Columbia Helicopters Boeing Vertol 234 N241CH.
It remains unclear what brought the helicopter down.
"I do not think weather was a factor," said Lance. "But there aren't many details right now."
Petersen, vice president of marketing at Columbia Helicopters, denied reports in Peruvian media suggesting the Chinook, with a maximum gross limit of 51,000 pounds, might have been overloaded.
"That is categorically untrue," Petersen said.
The load list was believed destroyed in the crash but company officials believe the aircraft and its load, weighed a combined 47,000 pounds, 4,000 pounds shy of the limit.
Lance said it has been more than a decade since one of the company's helicopters has crashed.
Columbia Helicopters President and CEO, Michael Fahey acknowledges the loss of crew and aircraft in Peruvian crash. Seven employees were killed near Pucallpa, Peru on January 7.
According to NTSB records, a Columbia Helicopters a Boeing Vertol BV-107 II, 196CH, crashed Oct. 4, 1996 in a field three miles from the Aurora airport, killing two pilots and the on-board mechanic. Maintenance failure was cited as the likely cause.
A March 2012
Portland Business Journal
profile reported that the privately-held company's payroll had grown to $50 million in 2011. The paper reported that 2011 revenue grew 26 percent to about $175 million. Executives told the paper that part of the company's success came from its heavy-lift helicopter operations, which is used in military transportation, firefighting and energy exploration.
Kimberly A.C. Wilson
-- Reporters Andrea Castillo, Lynne Terry, Helen Jung and Stu Tomlinson also contributed to this report.


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Image: Iron Horse Architects Plumbing fixtures outside the LEED project boundary that occupants use must be included in the calculations for WEc1, but not WEp1.
The real challenge is faced by the building owners and users facing millions of square feet of lab space that's in the process of, or slated to be, renovated. Invariably, the budgets for these projects have been developed several years in the past—maybe during the recession—and the costs of construction have skyrocketed in many locations. Moreover, renovation budgets were developed without the benefit of knowing or accepting HVAC systems may have outlived their useful life, or that the campus utility plant has the capacity to accept additional demands on its system. This is especially true since renovation projects tend to be scoped as mutually exclusive packages of improvements. It would be terrific if campus renovation plan parts could be packaged strategically in order to benefit from the completed whole. And, again, the cost of certification is not generally included in the budget. In some states, a 5,001-sf renovation signals a LEED-certification requirement.
Renovations are especially challenging in labs because the floor-to-floor heights limit options for extending, or re-arrang-ing, new ductwork to suit new layouts, or to simply comply with new energy codes. LEED has an expectation that the building envelope will contribute to the energy efficiency, and there are few renovation projects budgeted for envelope upgrades where commissioning isn't generally considered. Pre-determined budgets can overlook critical factors such as current egress code compliance, ADA and asbestos containing materials mitigation. Fume hoods used for years will need to be decommissioned. Oftentimes, the current users have only anecdotal information on the previous lab occupants' usages. Moreover, design teams don't have access to actual installation material information, and it's only when the walls or ceilings are uncovered that we find hazardous materials. Such field discoveries lead to delay claims, added costs and controversy over whether or not LEED point compliance can be met. There are no credit points for just cleaning up the sins of those that have preceded.
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date information isn't yet at our fingertips.
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Victoria David, AIA, LEED GA, Iron Hose Architects.


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Staff Book Suggestions Autumn 2021
Lauren Graves
Real Life by Brandon Taylor
(Library of Congress Classification PZ4 .T2385 Re 2020)
Brandon Taylor's debut novel tells the story of Wallace, a gay black doctoral student attending a predominately white midwestern university. Described as a "coming of age" and "campus" novel, this book follows Wallace's search for life, real life, beyond the academy.
Carolle Morini
Bird Cottage by Eva Meijer; translated by Antoinette Fawcett
(Library of Congress Classification PZ4.M495 Bi 2018)
Based on the life of Len Howard, a British naturalist and musician, this story traces her life from the stage to seclusion. It is a lovely book about her immersion into the natural world around her.
Derek Murphy
The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson
(Library of Congress PZ4 .R66263 Mi 2020)
Kim Stanley Robinson's latest reads more like a pop-history narrative from the near future than a traditional science fiction novel. It combines fictional narrative, scientific and historical essays, and poetry to portray a best case scenario where human civilization not only survives climate change, but actively mitigates it, building a better world in the process. This book is vivid and unsparing in its portrayal of climate catastrophe, but in the end it left me a little more optimistic than I was before.
Leah Rosovsky
The Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard
(Library of Congress PZ4.H4316 Tr 1980)
Warlight by Michael Ondaatje
(Library of Congress PZ4 .O5398 Wa 2018)
Norwegian By Night by Derek B. Miller
(Library of Congress PZ4.M645 Nor 2013)
I just finished reading The Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard and Warlight by Michael Ondaatje. Of course, I'm always reading a mystery story too. I loved Norwegian By Night by Derek B. Miller. I would love to hear about your favorites.
Carly Stevens
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
(Library of Congress PZ4 .I78 Kl 2021)
I listened to the audiobook of Klara and the Sun via cloudLibrary. Ishiguro's latest is the perfect Fall read for those colder days when you miss the warmth of the summer sun.
Mary Warnement
Autumntide of the Middle Ages: A Study of Forms of Life and Thought of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries in France and the Low Countries by Johan Huizinga
(Library of Congress + DC33.2 .H83 2020)
Huizinga was a huge figure in twentieth-century academic circles and inspired many interdisciplinary studies, and I'd be surprised if most hadn't encountered his works in college. His most well-known book had five editions in his lifetime and was translated into many languages. It appeared first in English in 1924 as The Waning of the Middle Ages, and Huizinga collaborated with Frits Hopman on what he knew was an adaptation rather than a full translation. In 1996, a new English translation appeared. In 2020, Leiden University sponsored a new translation with a history of the work's publication as well as an explanation of Huizinga's other works and his influence on scholarship over the last century. It also has excellent reproductions of many paintings, manuscripts, and prints discussed. It includes the bibliography omitted from the first English translations and even lists the specific books Huizinga checked out from his university's library. If you like medieval and book history, this is for you. One caveat: it is in the format of a huge art book and is meant to be read on a table rather than in one's lap or hands.
The Day of the Dead: The Autumn of Commissario Ricciardi by Maurizio de Giovanni
(Library of Congress PZ4.D31 Da 2014)
We'll be reading this together; it's on my list for the fall. This series set in Naples in the 1930s was recommended to me years ago, and I've been slowly savoring it. I know someone who gobbles 'em down and then waits impatiently for the book to be written and then translated from Italian. At first, I scoffed at the premise, a detective who is cursed to see the dead in their final moments, but the author writes sensitively and beautifully and realistically. If you like mysteries, I highly recommend this and suggest you actually start with the first I Will Have Vengeance: The Winter of Commissario Ricciardi. If I change my mind after reading this fourth in the series, I'll own up to it for our winter recommendations.


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News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
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The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) is the official newswire of Nigeria, established by the Federal Government of Nigeria. The agency started operations in 1978.
Voice of Nigeria (VON)
Approved by the Federal Parliament, Voice of Nigeria (VON) launched broadcasting in 1961. In its early days, VON aired from Lagos state for only a
Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN)
Initially known as Radio Diffusion Service (RDS), the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria was established in 1933 by the then British colonial government. RDS was
Nigerian Television Authority (NTA)
The history of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) goes back to 1959 when it was launched as the Western Nigerian Television Services (WNTV). By 1962,