Previously rare A2ML1 variants were identified to confer otitis media susceptibility in an indigenous Filipino community and in otitis-prone US children. The goal of this study is to describe differences in the middle ear microbiome between carriers and non-carriers of an A2ML1 duplication variant that increases risk for chronic otitis media among indigenous Filipinos with poor health care access. Ear swabs were obtained from 16 indigenous Filipino individuals with chronic otitis media, of whom 11 carry the A2ML1 duplication variant. Ear swabs were submitted for 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Genotype-based differences in microbial richness, structure, and composition were identified, but were not statistically significant. Taxonomic analysis revealed that the relative abundance of the phyla Fusobacteria and Bacteroidetes, and genus Fusobacterium were nominally increased in carriers compared to non-carriers, but were non-significant after correction for multiple testing. We also detected rare bacteria including Oligella that was reported only once in the middle ear. These findings suggest that A2ML1-related otitis media susceptibility may be mediated by changes in the middle ear microbiome. Knowledge of middle ear microbial profiles according to genetic background can be potentially useful for therapeutic and prophylactic interventions for otitis media and can guide public health interventions towards decreasing otitis media prevalence within the indigenous Filipino community.


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Pointe Milou, St Barts
Villa Bonbonniere St Barts. If you ask someone who speaks Italian or French what the word bonbonniere means, you are likely to hear that it is word used to describe a dish of treats or sweets. This makes it the perfect name for the Villa Bonbonniere as it is a place that holds a lot of rare treats for those who visit.
Tucked into a hill in the popular Pointe Milou area of St. Barts, it is a one-bedroom escape ideally suited for a romantic retreat, a honeymoon, or as the perfect base from which to explore the entire island. It faces towards the least inhabited area of the island, and provides views of the sea, adorable Turtle Island just offshore, and the verdant landscape. It also guarantees ongoing sea breezes and uninterrupted views of the beautiful skies.
While the setting is a treat, the villa is also designed with privacy, comfort, and even luxury in mind. For one thing, this little villa has its own pool and surrounding patio. Set at the front of the building, it provides swimmers with privacy and the scenery to enjoy during a swim. There is also a covered area for al fresco dining or lounging. The indoor spaces open directly to this area and are just as impressive as the outdoor spaces.
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Cummins Building aka Collins Building - 200 W Main St
In 1881, the "Tubbs & Cummins Clothiers" opened across the street from Mandan's Post Office on the 100 block of Ashurst Avenue (current First Avenue NW) in a two story wood building on west Main Street.
In 1886, Theodore A. Cummins bought out Tubbs and brought in C. A. Granberry as partner and focused on selling shoes. After Granberry�s death in 1890, store clerks Andrew E. Thorberg and J. H. Theis were brought into the firm. A new larger brick building was built at the site in 1900 and with the larger space, they expanded into clothing and general merchandise.
Cummins, Thorberg and Theis Storefront in 1900
The second story was added to the building four years in 1904. The top level was devoted exclusively to ladies dresses and a millinery department; the basement level carried a complete line of dishes and children�s toys. The main floor featured a large selection of yard goods, a men�s department and shoes for all ages in the family.
While Theis' involvement with the store would be short lived, Thornberg would remain a partner for 16 years before selling his shares to Cummins' sons Robert B. and William T. Cummins. William would take over as store manager in 1924 after the death of his father and eventually bought his brother's share. Operation of the Cummins Department store remained in the family until it closed in late 1959.
1908 Main St Downtown Mandan
James Collins and several other investors as the J.E. Collins Company leased the building begining in June 1962 and completely remodeled the space. The Collins Department Store would open in August 1962. Collins would eventually purchase the building, and continue to operate the business until July 1985 until Golden became the major stockholder and manager. However the store would close in January 1986. The dropoff in business was attributed to a combination of the Expressway Bridge opening, giving easy access to Kirkwood Plaza shopping mall in south Bismarck in 1985; and the ground-oil plume discovered downtown in 1982.
Mandan Place Fall 2010
Site preparation and construction began in October 2009 on a new $3 million mixed-use building on that site and the adjacent 3 land parcels. Completed in 2010, it consists of four stories; the 6,700 square foot ground level will be devoted to commercial property, while the top three floors hosts 28 one and two-bedroom apartments.
Dakota Commercial and Development Co./CRT Investments of Grand Forks re-developed the site. The city of Mandan sold the lot to the developers for $1 in 2008.


Film is not all about storytelling. Sometimes it is about light. Stan Brakhage (1933-2003), the prolific American avant-garde filmmaker, scratched, painted, hand-processed, and generally experimented in every conceivable way with celluloid in the effort to give the film-viewer a new set of eyes – eyes transfixed and transformed by beautiful, lyrical explosions of light and colour. The rapidly moving shapes and figures of his most abstract works approximate what he called "closed-eye vision" – what we see on the inside of our eyelids when we shut them tight. Brakhage's experimental films offer us the possibility of a world that "shimmers" with mystery and beauty – pregnant with what the Greeks called thaumazein, primordial wonder.
I have only seen a few of the hundreds of films Brakhage made across his lengthy career, though thanks to the Criterion Collection they are now readily available on DVD. The films which have left the greatest impact on me, however, have been those which plunged into near-total abstraction – particularly Mothlight (1963) and The Dante Quartet (1987). Mothlight was made by attaching pieces of dead moths – wings, legs, and so on – to the filmstrip and printing the result. It is a bizarre yet breathtaking film – the wings of the moths merge, at 24 frames per second, into a dazzling array of ornate, delicate forms. The Dante Quartet – which consists of four parts, mirroring Dante's descent into Hell – was made by painting on the celluloid, a technique so strange and so far removed from what we normally consider cinema that the results have to be seen to be believed – rhythmic, colourful and emotional constructions that evoke both the "transcendent quest" and the "apocalyptic sublime." Each frame is an abstract masterpiece in its own right. The "visionary" possibilities of the filmic medium are pushed to the very limit – without actors, script, soundtrack, what is left is pure light.
Is there a theological lesson here? Such filmic visions may perplex and perhaps frustrate us. Yet what I see in Brakhage's films is the possibility of a new way of seeing – an apocalyptic eye, that 'lifts the veil' on nature (and the uniquely human) in order for us to see the "glory and freshness" of the dawn of creation in each created form. Such an "eye" begins in wonder, and will not rest until it finds a more perfect poetry.
 Brett Kashmere, "Adventures in Perception: Stan Brakhage's Dante Quartet and the Romantic Tradition", Splice (Winter 2005): 6-9.
 See P. Adams Sitney, Visionary Film: The American Avant-Garde, 1943-2000 (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002).
More stills from Stan Brakhage's films can be viewed at Fred Camper's gallery.
Thanks to Marilyn Brakhage for permission to use stills from The Dante Quartet. These images may not be reproduced elsewhere, including on the Internet, except by permission of Marilyn Brakhage.
I'm so glad to see that VonB. and Marion are being read in conjunction with experimental imagery such as in the films of Brakhage. Often Balthasar is associated exclusively with tradition (and yet the traditions only continue to be vital if there is new ground explored even as the inheritance is acknowledged).
Thanks Steve and Bruce for your comments! I have a couple of great film school profs (themselves still part of that hand-processing, DIY filmmaking scene) to thank for introducing me to Brakhage along with Hollis Frampton, Michael Snow etc.
Interesting. Brakhage was very much a lyrical filmmaker working out of the materiality of the medium (and what he could paste onto a frame) incl: `wrong' lenses, light settings….and in one case shooting thru a glass ashtray (inspiration, apparently for Superman's `special effects guys) Then there was his notorious `Pittsburg' trilogy with `The Act of Seeing with your own eyes' (gives CSI a run for its money) all this to say that Brakhage was AFTER the earlier film/surrealist experiments Bunuel/dali..Gerard du Lac, up thru Jean cocteau, Maya Deren but BEFORE (and somewhat dissed by, in my hearing in London 70s) the `structuralist' filmmakers (P Gidal, et al) who wanted to deconstruct the `passive' viewing experience of `cinema' and use the materiality of film, or the projected situation (everything from Snow's Wavelength to Anthony MCall's projection stuff) as a way of awakening a critical/poliicized viewer…..somewhat akin to Clement Greenberg's early opposing of reflexive formalist approach to painting to image saturated, sentimental and market driven kitsch. But even the formal/essentialist `film not cinema' people were naive, accordng to one school of thought. The realm of the image/simulacra was inescapable….it was the mediating logic of all relations according to people like Guy DeBord and Jean Baudrillard (again this was the 60s/70s) so it should be `possible' (but in retrospect no more emancipatory than any other attempt) to view film simultaneously as `material' while (ironically) exploiting its social effect as `cinema'…. different presses (over here in US) have published `working versions' shooting scripts of DeBord's `society of the spectacle'……..but if you want mainstream , check out Antonioni's `Blow up' from the mid 60s……..


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Malaysia: Opening doors
MalaysiaEconomy
The Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), the country's central bank, has put in place a series of new measures aimed at boosting the competitiveness of the national economy and in particular its financial sector. It is hoped this set of reforms will help ease the impact of the European debt crisis and the threat of a further bout of uncertainty in global markets.
On January 30, BNM announced new plans as part of its continued efforts to enhance competitiveness in the economy and develop domestic financial markets. Under the new measures – which came into effect the day after their release – licenced onshore banks and their customers are now permitted to trade foreign currency against another foreign currency, a move BNM says will further spur the domestic foreign exchange market through greater product innovation.
Additionally, licenced onshore banks will be able to offer ringgit-denominated interest rate derivatives to non-residents, which is expected to expand the domestic derivatives market. The bank will also strengthen residents' asset liability management capacity by allowing them to convert their existing ringgit or foreign currency debt obligation into a debt obligation of another foreign currency.
These measures, BNM said, are in line with policies to boost the Malaysian financial sector and will contribute towards increasing the liquidity, depth and participation of a wider range of players in the domestic financial markets.
However, the new regulations only cover transactions involving foreign currency against another foreign currency and do not include the trading of foreign currency against the ringgit, though it is possible this will change in the future, as the bank further opens up currency trading.
Just days before the new measures were announced, the governor of BNM, Zeti Akhtar Aziz, flagged these reforms and others, telling a conference in Kuala Lumpur attended by Indian financiers that there would be a progressive liberalisation of Malaysia's foreign exchange administration rules to broaden the participation of regional players in the domestic market.
"Progressive efforts have been made to transform Malaysia's financial sector, with a major dimension of the transformation moving towards achieving regional integration," Aziz said late last month.
This process of transformation is expected to gain momentum as BNM and the government enact further measures, unveiled in late December, to boost the financial sector. This blueprint, set to run until 2020, lays out a number of methods to boost the sector's contribution to the economy from the present 8.6% of GDP to between 10% and 12%. These steps include encouraging the development of a risk-capital ecosystem to support innovation-driven economic activities and start-up ventures, deepening and broadening the financial markets and strengthening regional and international financial integration.
The first step of this process was taken by BNM when it liberalised its foreign currency conversion regulations, which the bank said would help develop vibrant domestic foreign exchange and money markets, while also ensuring sound risk management and corporate governance practices.
The plan also calls for the reinforcing of the regulatory and supervisory regime in order to safeguard the stability of the financial system, which will serve to balance the risks inherent in a risk-capital ecosystem.
BNM's reforms garnered support from many in the financial community, with the consensus being that they would bring more liquidity into the economy and promote flexibility. According to Nor Zahidi Alias, the chief economist at the Malaysian Rating Corporation, the new regulations would improve the option for corporate foreign exchange hedging to control risks of foreign exchange exposure, particularly in view of increasing volatility in the foreign exchange market.
"It would also enhance Malaysia as a portfolio investment destination for foreign investors who are consistently looking for innovative products and liberalisation measures in the financial market," Nor Zahidi told the state news agency, Bernama, on January 31. "It can potentially improve options for domestic wealth management and increase domestic banking-fee income through innovative products, as well as strengthen the position of domestic banks in regional markets."
It is too early to say how effective BNM's liberalisation of the foreign currency trade segment will be, or when the next raft of reforms will be enacted. In the short term, both that trade and the pace of reform may be slightly muted by current jitters in global markets, with the forecasted downturn expected to slow the growth of the Malaysian economy, but not reverse it. It is likely that BNM will follow a slow but steady approach to further reforms, timing their implementation to best suit the prevailing economic climate.
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Breaking ground on new Cloughleigh school
Pictured at the sod turning at Scoil Chríost Rí Cloughleigh were L-R Shane Mulqueen, site manager; Cecil McDonagh, chairman board of management, Fr Tom O'Gorman, Administrator Cloughleigh; Councillor Johnny Flynn, board of management; Bishop Fintan Monahan and Gearoid Roughan, principal. Photograph by Arthur Ellis.
An "historic day" for Ennis' Scoil Chríost Rí took place on Tuesday, when Bishop Fintan Monahan performed the official sod turning ceremony to mark the beginning of construction of a new €5 million school building.
It is hoped that the new school will be ready to move into early next year, with school principal Gearóid Roughan saying the new school will be a "world-class education facility".
Speaking to The Clare Champion during the ceremony, Mr Roughan said, "It's an historic day to be turning the sod of a new state-of-the-art €5m school for the children, staff and parents of Scoil Chríost Rí. There are exciting times ahead for us and we hope to move into the new school in spring 2018. We are very proud of the school we have and all of the fantastic educational programmes we have here for children and parents. This new school will give us a platform for the further development of the great work that is going on here."
Bishop Monahan expressed enthusiasm for the new school.
"I'm happy and delighted to see this project going ahead; they are my nearest neighbours. I've been in the school a number of times and there's a great spirit and a great energy here. It's great to see such a great facility and I hope it will be rapidly done. I'm looking forward to the opening and to the great work that will be done in the future."
Cecil McDonagh, chairman of the board of management, commented, "Today marks a major milestone in the development of primary education on the western side of Ennis. The proposal to replace Scoil Chríost Rí has been in the pipeline for many years and today sees the first step in a new era of top-quality primary education in the town. The new school will serve to revitalise and support the existing top-quality teaching and learning at the school. The school, within walking distance of many residential areas in the town, is deemed to be a very positive asset, given its acknowledged excellence in the field of primary education.
"On behalf of the board of management, I wish to acknowledge the help and support the board received from many persons both professionally and in those in public life."
He also paid tribute to the parish for its support and cooperation.
The new school project will not just increase facilities for Ennis' school-going children. Under the building project, part of the old school building will be retained as an improved church and community facility. Fr Tom O'Gorman of the Cloughleigh pastoral area of Ennis stated that the building works are "terrific to see".
He explained that the church building adjacent to the school will be enhanced and increased to include facilities such as meeting rooms, as well as access to car parking.
Councillor Johnny Flynn, member of the school board of management and of the new school project team, stated that the works are "fantastic".
"I joined the school board of management over six years ago and saw at first-hand the great quality of education in the school but also the poor quality of the 1970s school and leaking prefabs. I was also glad to be part of a hard-working project team over five years with the teachers, parents and board to get to where it is now. It's rising out of the ground and will be an attractive addition to the area and will complement the Junction building next door."
The new school will comprise 12 classrooms with ancillary accommodation and car-parking space for 32 cars, with a total floor area of 2,348m2, which will cater for up to 300 students and 24 staff.
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I am always looking for stories to add to our Web Page. Please send them along and share with your classmates.
Of most interest would be stories from our days at Guilford, but it can be things of common interest like the stories below.
HAPPY 2013 TO ALL...................Where is my sled ?
Article in the Wall Street Journal written by our own Nancy Dawson.......
This is part of a series of travel stories in which retirees living overseas, full time or part time, profile their adopted locales.
My partner, John, and I first visited the Périgord region in southwest France in 2006, spending New Year's at a friend's medieval castle. We had both traveled through France when we were young—John on a motorcycle in his 20s, I as a 16-year-old exchange student. Returning together in our 60s as a new couple was romantic. The long weekend in the castle was magical.
The Périgord region in southwest France has more than 1,000 medieval castles; 45 are open to the public, notably Beynac and Castelnaud on the Dordogne River.
We spent evenings around a fire, drinking local wines and discussing the culture and history of the Périgord, famous for prehistoric cave paintings and Romanesque architecture. During the day we explored gray-green valleys and ridge-top medieval villages. Our friend's castle dated to the 13th century, and every room was steeped in the past—a mantel covered with photos, hair ornaments and books with pages marked by ribbons; a rack of straw hats above a wire basket of walking sticks. We were enchanted with it all.
Today we live in the Périgord full time, a decision we made slowly. For three years we visited often and began to wonder what it would be like to leave our apartment in New York and move to France. We started looking at—and falling in love with—one charming ruin after another: a 12th-century farm with stone buildings clustered on a hillside, and no electricity, plumbing or central heat; another with stables and breathtaking views, but no amenities—not even a passable road.
Note from Webmaster Bob: I hope this has peaked your interest to follow the link below for the rest of the story.
I persoanlly thought her adventure was very interesting....and so did the Wall Street Journal !
Also, drop Nancy a line....I'm sure she would like to hear from you. Her Email: nancyedawson@me.com
A note from Bob Rosier..........
I was so happy that Ann was willing to have this wonderful story added to our Web Page. We can only say.... Thank You...Thank You !
You will see why it has been published several times ("The Friendly Naturalist" for one)...... our son Mark use to play with Ellen.....
ELLEN AND THE GREAT TREES
--Ann Deagon, 2012
It was no wonder Ellen thought we worshipped trees. And maybe we did. Our younger daughter Ellen was born without the capacity to understand language. Of necessity, being extremely intelligent, she relied on her senses to try to make sense of the world. She read our faces and our motions, shared our routines, our pleasures, our sorrows. She perceived, sooner than we did, how trees lay at the center of our life.
When my husband and I first came to teach at Guilford College in 1956, the great Revolutionary Oak, under which the Quakers had buried men who died at the battle of Guilford courthouse in 1781, still lay on the ground in New Garden cemetery, brought down by a bomb set at its roots to explode as Eleanor Roosevelt spoke at the college to an integrated audience. Behind the cemetery a path runs down through the woods, where escaped slaves would wait to board the Underground Railroad, down to a tree-lined street, Woodbrook Drive. We built our home there in 1960.
Three giant beech trees overlook the house, along with shag-bark hickories, holly trees and various evergreens. Every Christmas we would drive our van into the college woods and cut down a cedar tree tall enough to touch our 12-foot ceiling. We would decorate it with lights, glass balls, strings of gold-painted pinecones, and an angel on top. Underneath we'd set all the children's dolls in their cradles—and Ellen herself as a baby was in her Cherokee basket among them. We would sing carols on Christmas Eve, and of course in the morning there would be new toys and gifts under the tree.
In good weather the neighborhood children would gather under the beech tree in the center of the backyard, home base for their games of tag and hide-and-seek. The child who was "it" would cross arms against the trunk, hide her face, and count to one hundred while the others scattered behind the trees and outbuildings. We adults never thought of these rituals as religious, but one evening we noticed Ellen take to her bed a picture book of "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep," whose cover showed a little boy kneeling beside his bed with his head in his arms. She knelt that way, and we wondered what on earth would come out of her mouth. She said: "Five, ten, fifteen, twenty." We have been told that God is a number, and Ellen had that number down!
It was not only in the fall, when the hickory nuts rained down on our roof, or winter, when we gathered kindling and cut logs for the fireplaces, or spring, when birds and squirrels were nesting in the trees and hawks hunting—but also in summer we would set out cross country sleeping in the wooded campgrounds and national forests, where once we saw on a great trunk higher than we could reach the claw-marks of a grizzly bear. In California we gathered pinecones from unfamiliar species, and once drove our van right through a giant hollow redwood tree. And down from the home of a beloved former student we came upon what they call a redwood cathedral—a circle of tall redwoods that had sprung up just outside the round shadow of the mother tree, itself now gone for centuries. Holy ground.
All ground is holy, and all that springs from that ground. That's what Ellen knew without words, and what I try to give word to while I live.
I am Ann Deagon, and these are my words.
My Andy Griffith Connection (by Bob Rosier)
My Aunt and Uncle went to high school with Don Knotts (Barney) in Morgantown, WV. In high school and just after graduating, he did a ventriloquist act with a puppet named Danny. Don went back to several of the Class Reunions.This is an indication of how "down-to-earth" he was. At one reunion, he told my Uncle that he would never retire. Here is a picture of his boyhood home in Morgantown. Most houses in Morgantown have porch swings as did Don's.
Unfortunately Don passed away on February 24, 2006.
Don Knott's home
I had great roommates at Guilford (Tommy Kemp, Long Vu, and Wade Macey....the Banjo player). Wade was from Mount Airy (Mayberry). I bought a mountain retreat just up the mountain from Mayberry and we pass within one block of Andy Griffith's boyhood home on the way there.
Below is a picture of his boyhood home in Mount Airy. I actually stayed overnight in his house once. Andy and his wife Cindi came back to Mount Airy on October 16, 2002 for a dedication of a bronze statue (Andy & Opie walking to the fishing hole) and they stayed in his boyhood home. He lived there from age 6 until he went to college at age 18. Andy also had a Ham Radio license (call letters WA7WYV) just as I do. So sad that Andy recently passed away on July 3, 2012.
Andrew J Griffith, WA7WYV
3926 E Desmond Ln
The Andy Griffith Show originally had Barney as the "straight" guy, and Andy the comedian as was obvious in some of the early episodes. That just didn't work, and around episode 25, their rolls started reversing. I still believe the "Andy Griffith Show" was the best show ever on TV. There were a total of 249 episodes.
Andy Griffith's Home
Mt. Airy, NC
More detail on the Boar and Castle
Everyone loved Boar and Castle Sauce, which just might have been North Carolina's best-kept secret. This all-purpose steak sauce and table sauce was born in the Boar and Castle Restaurant, a venerable old dining establishment that operated in Greensboro from 1929 to 1980. Anybody that lived in the area knew this place well. Housed in a castle-shaped building with gables, The Castle" (as it was fondly called by locals) was a popular gathering place for college kids and teens. The Boar and Castle was famous for its signature Castleburgers smothered in Boar and Castle Sauce, and as I recall, it was the only place in the area that served onion rings. The friendly carhops providing parking lot service before drive-through windows were invented. One taste of the thick, rich steak sauce and you'll be transported back to a bygone era. The mustard-tomato base is spiked with just a hint of peppery zip, a touch of tamarind tang, and the pungent essence of anchovies to create a complex, savory sauce that enhances steaks, hamburgers, roasts, meatloaf, hot dogs, onion rings and french fries. Boar and Castle Sauce also adds great flavor to gravies, soups, stews, poultry, seafood and vegetable dishes.
One of our classmates who is in the food business replicated the old recipe and named it "Castle Sauce".
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Greensboro AM Radio Stations.
A funny story about the 3 AM radio stations operating back when we were at Guilford. WCOG, rock and roll, operated out of the Sky Castle on High Point Road. WBIG, my favorite with easy listening, and WGBG the country/western. . A campaign of sorts started between these rival stations. This is basically what they were transmitting.
This is WCOG, the most listen to station in Greensboro. The only station in Greensboro that can make this statement.
This is WBIG, the most powerful station in Greensboro. The only station in Greensboro that can make this statement.
For weeks, back and forth, the two stations kept transmitting these same messages.......................................
Poor WGBG, not the most listen to, not the most powerful, mostly country. One morning I happen to tune them in as they made the following statement.
This is WGBG………pause……..the only station in Greensboro that can make this statement.


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Hong Kong's best children's bookshops
By Ngai Yeung 7 October 2020 | Last Updated 3 May 2021
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It's easy to find toys for the kids, but books are another matter. Outside of the library, it can be hard to find English books for children in the city sometimes. That's why we've compiled a list of the best children's bookshops in the city for you, with a little bit of something for children of all ages. Take your little ones to one of these best children's bookshops in Hong Kong today to nurture a lifelong habit of reading and learning!
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After Page One closed down all its branches in Hong Kong, Bookazine established itself as the number one English bookshop chain in the city. Besides its robust collection of magazine titles and sundry English books, Bookazine also stocks a robust collection of children's books, DIY kits, novelty toys, and even sweets.
If all that isn't enough for the kids, the bookshop hosts periodic book signings, puppet shows, storytelling time, and other activities to make sure they'll never get bored—keep an eye out for announcements on their Facebook page.
Bookazine, locations across Hong Kong
If you have toddlers or younger children, children's books speciality store Seeds would be the place to go to. Founded by a couple who loved reading storybooks to their baby girl, the tale continues in their upstairs bookshop in Central, where books for children aged up to 12 in both Chinese and English abound.
Seeds strongly believes that children's language skills can rapidly develop by listening to parents' storytelling, and so hosts parent storytelling workshops alongside children story classes for ages one to six. If your kid ever complains that they're bored in Central, now you know where to take them!
Seeds, 20/F, Haleson Building, 1 Jubilee Street, Central | (+852) 2698 8939
Pollux Books
Another great bookshop that specialises in children's books would be Pollux Books, where children and adult alike would be dazzled by the colourful spread of books and toys around the store. From tactile books for infants to Tintin for tweens, Pollux Books has a bit of something for children of all ages.
Children who are learning English using Jolly Phonics or Oxford Reading Tree may also find reading materials here. If you or your child has a specific book in mind, check out their online catalogue, where you can sort by the series name and even by individual characters.
Pollux Books, locations across Hong Kong Island
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Kidnapped Bookshop
Don't be rattled by the name—previously known as Dymocks, Kidnapped Bookshop is now an independent bookshop named after Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped, and shares the same spirit of adventure and discovery as the story.
Let the kids trawl through the ample children's section as you browse through the similarly abundant English books for adults. The store regularly hosts book signings and features many titles by local authors. Swing by in December and the kids may even encounter jolly ol' Santa! So the next time the family is in Sai Kung, remember to take your kids to Kidnapped Bookshop as a treat for all.
Kidnapped Bookshop, 7 Man Nin Street, Sai Kung | (+852) 2791 9110
Book Castle
The kids are sure to love Book Castle's magical castle-themed interior—along with their sizeable selection of books, toys, crafts, and novelty items imported from Europe and America, it's almost like Toys"R"Us rediscovered! Easily accessible in the bustling malls of Lee Garden Two in Causeway Bay and Harbour City in Tsim Sha Tsui, take your little prince and princess for an afternoon of reading in the "castle."
Book Castle, locations across Hong Kong Island and Kowloon
Fun to Read Book Outlet
As its name hints, Fun to Read Book Outlet has one of the largest collections of both Chinese and English children's books in the city. Besides always having the latest books in stock, Fun to Read also offers workbooks, DIY STEM kits, and other creative hands-on crafts for your kids' educational needs. Set the kids free and let them meander through the vivid stacks of books in their large, spacious store to discover what kind of books they like for themselves.
Fun to Read Book Outlet, locations across Hong Kong Island and Kowloon
Photo: @eslite_hk (via Instagram)
Finally, how can we not end without mentioning one of the largest and best bookshop chains in the city? The Taiwanese chain is all across Hong Kong, and though not all of their branches have a large section dedicated to children, some of their bigger branches—such as the one atop Hysan Place in Causeway Bay—has a bright corner just for children, replete with seating. Alternatively, older children and teenagers would enjoy shopping for the fine stationery and novelty items scattered around the classy store.
Eslite, locations across Hong Kong
Photo: reBooked HK (via Facebook)
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Enterprising student Bailey Cherry started this sustainable social enterprise to pass on her beloved titles to book lovers around town. What started as an online platform focusing on re-circulating pre-loved English children's books and YA books has since expanded into a brick-and-mortar location in Central. Extend the shelf life of pre-owned children's literature and browse through a curated selection of affordable second-hand books to take home—some of them start as from as low as $5 per title!
reBooked, 1/F, 9 Mee Lun Street, Central
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Nokia 2.2 running Android One launched for Rs 6,999
7Jun - by aiuniverse - 0 - In Google AI
Source:- businesstoday.in
HMD Global, the official license of Nokia smartphones, has launched an AI (artificial intelligence) focused smartphone in the entry-level segment. The Nokia 2.2, along with Android One program, will have AI-powered low light imaging, AI-driven face unlock and a dedicated AI button. Running Android Pie our-of-the-box, this will be one of the first few devices to receive the Android Q upgrade. To be available from June 11, the Nokia 2.2 will be available in Tungsten Black and Steel for an introductory price of Rs 6,999 for the 2GB RAM and 16GB storage option and Rs7,999 for the 3GB RAM and 32GB storage variant. After June 30, 2019, the former will be available for Rs 7,699 and the latter for Rs 8,699.
"Nokia 2.2 is the most accessible smartphone in the India market today that gives you the promise of Android One and brings you the best and most secure Android experience, one that gets better over time. I'm happy to share that Nokia 2.2 is being announced in India first globally and we're not stopping at that," said Ajey Mehta, Vice President and Country Head – India, HMD Global.
The Nokia 2.2 features a 5.71-inch HD+ edge-to-edge display with selfie notch and 400-nits brightness. It houses a dedicated button for launching the Google Assistant. Running Android One, it is powered by quad-core MediaTek A22 CPU chipset and will be available in two capacities – 2GB RAM with 16GB storage and 3GB RAM with 32GB Storage. Nokia 2.2 is Android Q ready and will receive two years of OS upgrades and three years of monthly security updates, ensuring access to all the latest innovations from Android.
There is a 13-MP autofocus camera at the rear with a single flash and 5MP selfie camera. HMD Global claims to have incorporated AI-powered low-light image fusion, which captures multiple images simultaneously and through advanced algorithms creates a single image with more light, greater detail and less noise. It packs in a 3000mAh battery and is accompanied with a 5W charger.
Other features include face unlock and Google Lens. According to the company, biometric face-unlock uses advanced AI driven face-unlock uses deep learning algorithms and liveliness detection for an accurate and spoof-proof experience.
"We believe that the latest and greatest innovations in the industry should be available for everyone. With the Nokia 2.2, we've brought the pinnacle of AI experiences to more people than ever before. And including features like biometric face unlock with liveliness detection adding extra security to your phone, AI imaging, Google Lens and Google Assistant at the press of a button, we aim to revolutionise the way our fans interact with the phone. Nokia 2.2 joins our Android One family, and like all Nokia smartphones, offers an experience that stays fresh longer. With two years of OS updates and three years of monthly security updates guaranteed, Nokia 2.2 is Android Q ready and will just keep getting better," said Juho Sarvikas, Chief Product Officer, HMD Global.
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Patek Philippe Grand Complications Replica, Patek Philippe Replica, Perfect Replica Watches
Striking Simplicity: Spotlighting the High-end Replica Patek Philippe Ref. 6301P Grande Sonnerie
Patek Philippe 6301P replica features not only a grande sonnerie with a petite sonnerie and a minute repeater, it also comes with a patented "seconde morte" jumping subsidiary seconds. We delve into its many complexities in this feature from our January-February 2021 issue.
In the world of haute horlogerie, hardly anything is as exclusive and alluring as a chiming watch. Often described as the ultimate single complication in watchmaking, only a few manufacturers are at present capable of producing them in-house. Unsurprisingly, it is estimated that only a few hundred minute repeaters are produced in Switzerland each year, and only a handful of them are grande sonneries — chiming watches that automatically strike the full hours and the quarter hours. Last November, in time for Philippe Stern's 82nd birthday, the independent Genevan manufacture Patek Philippe copy added a new member to its already impressive collection of repeater watches, the high quality fake Patek Philippe Grand Complications Ref. 6301P Grande Sonnerie. It features three classic gongs and two patents for the striking mechanism and the jumping small seconds at 6 o'clock. It is also the first Patek with a grande sonnerie "in its purest manifestation."
While the invention of the chiming clock is generally credited to English watchmaker Daniel Quare (1647/49 – 1724), perfect replica Patek Philippe began producing striking watches right from the start. In September 1839, just four months after it was founded, the manufacture already entered the first timepiece of this kind in its journal, a pocketwatch with a repeater (which was sold for CHF 450). In 1850, entries of pocketwatches with a grande sonnerie appeared in the same journals. The catalog of the 1851 "Great Exhibition" in London (the first world exposition, attracting six million people from May to October) mentions "repeaters" and "watches with automatic strikeworks" as specialties of Patek Philippe.
This was followed in 1860 by Patek Philippe's first pocketwatches with minute repeaters, then in the course of the 19th century, by further timepieces with quarter repeaters, five-minute repeaters and minute repeaters. More precisely, the first wristwatch from Swiss fake Patek Philippe watches with a five-minute repeater, No. 174603, was a ladies' model with platinum case in 1916, followed by the brand's first wristwatch minute repeater sold in 1925 to Ralph Teetor (Aug. 17, 1890 – Feb. 15, 1982), the blind inventor who later developed the automobile cruise control system.
Fast-forward to 1989, the year Patek Philippe clone celebrated its 150th anniversary: the launch of the Caliber 89 also marked the rebirth of the Patek Philippe's chiming watch expertise. Featuring 33 complications, "the world's most complicated portable mechanical timepiece for more than a quarter century" also included the grande/petite sonnerie and minute repeater on four gongs. Shortly thereafter, Patek Philippe resumed regular production of repeaters, and today, every single one is personally checked by Thierry Stern, President and Chief Executive of Patek Philippe, before it leaves the workshops.
A New Movement Derived from the Caliber 300
For the 6301P, Patek Philippe obviously had to develop a new movement. As a starting point, the team chose the Caliber 300 of the Grandmaster Chime (the Ref. 5175, introduced in 2014, is the most complicated wristwatch movement Patek Philippe has produced so far). Consisting of 703 parts (as a comparison, the Grandmaster Chime's Caliber 300 has 20 complications and 1,366 parts), the new manual-wind Caliber GS 36-750 PS IRM (diameter: 37 mm, height: 7.5 mm) was equipped with two tandem-connected twin mainspring barrels, one for the going train and the other for the chiming mechanism. This setup offers a power reserve of 72 hours for the movement, and of 24 hours for the strikework, which allows the watch to strike the full hours and the quarter hours during an entire day, and — thanks to a uniform torque characteristic — to also offer optimized sound intensity. The two twin mainspring barrels are wound with the crown pushed in and rotated clockwise to wind the going train and counterclockwise to wind the strikework. The four mainsprings feature slip bridles to avoid over-tensioning. Patek has also opted for a silicon hairspring, which shows both the manufacture's commitment to using the high-tech material, but also highlights the contrast to a watch and movement that are in its essence clearly designed and decorated in a much more traditional style.
When it comes to the strikework, perhaps the world's first "push notification" ever, Swiss movement copy Patek Philippe opted for three classic gongs — low, medium, high. This technical option requires more energy than the more common systems with two gongs. It also complicates the watchmaker's work when tuning each gong until all three create the desired sound. Attached to the movement, the three gongs must not touch one another nor other parts of the case or movement despite the compact space in which they hover. Three hammers of identical size and mass provide a uniform strike for all three pitches. The hours are struck on a low-pitched gong, the quarter hours with a three-strike high-low-medium sequence. The melody for the first quarter hour (15 minutes) sounds once, for the second quarter hour (30 minutes) twice and for the third quarter hour (45 minutes) three times. Each quarter-hour sequence is automatically preceded by the number of elapsed hours, and followed by the number of quarter hours. Thanks to the energy stored in the twin mainspring barrel of the strikework, this adds up to an impressive total of 1,056 strikes in 24 hours. Owners of a 6301P can also select the strikework mode petite sonnerie; it strikes the full hours but omits the repetition of the hours when striking the quarter hours. In the silence mode, the automatic time strike is switched off altogether.
When we asked Thierry Stern about the biggest challenge the Patek black dial replica Philippe 6301P posed, he did not have to think long: "Definitely the sound. It is always a huge challenge, especially for this one. With three gongs, it is not easy at all to find the perfect harmony. Each of the gongs alone, it is easy to do, but when you have to mix the three of them, in one case, and they should not touch each other, and they should have the same harmony altogether, especially for the quarter, this is really a challenge. And that's where I am happy to have, I would say, a lot of experience, thanks really to my dad [Philippe Stern]. Because when I started at Patek, I was 19 years old, the first thing he did, he took me in those validation meetings when he had to listen to the minute repeaters. Since then I've been listening to a lot of them, and today I am able to find new ideas, you know. I am not good enough to do it myself, but I am very good at imagining how far we can go and what we should try. And that was a very beautiful challenge to do; with this watch, for example, we found some new diameter and some new ideas as to how to improve the sound, and that is something very important. Because at the end of the day, when you buy a minute repeater, we can all listen to the piece and say 'it is nice,' or not; you don't need to be a professional, you know, writing an article, that's something not all of us can do. But listening to music and to say 'it is nice' or 'not nice,' all of us can do it. So it is really a challenge, you know, to find the perfect harmony that will suit the watch, especially on the platinum case. But that was the point for me, that was my target — to say 'we can do it.'"
The strikework mode is selected with a slide switch in the case at 6 o'clock. The petite sonnerie mode is on the left adjoining the grande sonnerie mode in the middle and silence on the right.
The new Swiss movement replica Patek Philippe Ref. 6301P is part of the brand's regular collection (although its complexity limits production to a few pieces per year), and its price tag is CHF 1,150,000.
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This beautiful new film from India explores the relationship between a young housewife and a newly widowed man. They are connected quite by mistake when Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system delivers the lunchbox to the wrong person. KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Keefer B comments, "For anyone who has lost a loved one, you can really identify with his (Mr. Saajan's) emptiness." See Keefer's full review below.
This movie creates a touching new twist on a story that might have come across as corny, but doesn't. Mr. Saajan (Irrfan Khan), a retiring accountant, is grieving over the death of his wife and Lla (Nimrat Kaur), a young mother, desires more attention from her husband. Lla sends her husband a special lunchbox and, by accident, the lunchbox is delivered to Mr. Saajan instead. Realizing the meal was misdirected, Lla writes a letter, places it inside the next day's lunchbox and what unfolds are sincere and beautiful messages that changes their lives.
The plot's not unique, but the writers produce an atmosphere in this script that sets it apart. Shot in Mumbai City, India, we roam through the streets and are allowed to observe the people, their traditions, their homes and their work establishments. The dialog is in English much of the time but at times in Hindu with English subtitles, which immerses you further into the culture. Irrfan and Nimrat's characters have their own stories that are spectacular to watch and, once these characters start writing to each other, we see a whole new side to both.
My favorite character is Mr. Saajan. Khan creates this man who reaches out to someone who he does not even know. His role is heartbreaking to see and you feel the emotions he is experiencing. For anyone who has lost a loved one, you can really identify with his emptiness.
My favorite scene is when Mr. Saajan is watching a show that his wife had taped. He remembers watching her and watching the show that made her laugh. You see his face change as he understands the joy she got from the comedy. We see how, a moment that brought joy in the past can still bring joy now, only in a different way.
The message in this story is, "Sometimes the wrong train can bring you to the right station." Lla is unsure what to do when she realizes the lunchbox is going to a perfect stranger. Mr. Saajan is not sure what to do when the notes start to touch his heart. So they both feel they are on the wrong train.
I give this 5 out of 5 stars and recommend this to age 11 to 18. There is use of cigarettes and subject matter that is not appropriate for younger audiences. Check it out to see what I'm talking about.
The Wind Rises – A Must See For Animation Fans! Stunningly Beautiful.
From master animator Hayao Miyazaki comes this wonderful film that examines the life of Jiro Horikoshi, the man who designed Japanese fighter planes during World War II. Jiro is inspired by the famous Italian aeronautical designer Caproni, Jiro became one of the world's most innovative and accomplished airplane designers. The film chronicles much of his life including his love story with Nahoko. KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Keefer B. comments, "This is a breathtaking masterpiece of art that allows your mind and heart to soar like the wind." Gerry O adds, "This film has something for everyone to enjoy – action, drama, suspense, romance, history, Japanese culture, adventure and, of course, planes." Their full reviews are below.
Reviewed by Keefer C. B.
This is a breathtaking masterpiece of art that allows your mind and heart to soar like the wind. The story is loosely based on the real life story of Jiro Horikoshi (Joseph Gordon- Levitt). He dreams of flying but, because he's nearsighted, decides to be a Japanese airplane designer. We observe his life from child to adulthood as he makes his dream plane and, in the process, falls in love with Naoko (Emily Blunt). Will Jiro create the beautiful plane or realize that the beauty he's seeking is right in front of him all along?
The film is a work of art. Hayao Miyazaki (Director and Writer) creates unique color palettes and designs. Since the movie takes place in the sky, the animators go above and beyond to hand draw backgrounds and movements for the planes. We witness them majestically soaring through the skies and you feel as if you're with them. The voice acting is well done. I think they portrayed the characters and their relationships exceptionally well. Much of the film focuses on the romance between Naoko and Jiro. Their connection is both loving and tragic. The film was first released in Japan, so American voice-overs are dubbed over the animation and yes, it can be distracting. They confront actual events that happened in Japan, such as the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 and Japan entering the war. I love the truth in this film. It doesn't shy away from talking about the real issues that happened during this time.
My favorite character is Mr. Caproni (Stanley Tucci) a historical Italian aircraft designer who is Jiro's mentor in his dreams. I enjoy Stanley's voice acting skills. He's one of those character actors who is fantastic at everything he does. The character himself is fascinating. He looks at aircraft not as a bringer of war, but a creator of dreams.
My favorite scene is the last dream sequence, after Jiro goes through a life changing experience. This is one of those bitter sweet endings, where you don't know what to think at first. You just need to take it all in.
I give this 5 out of 5 stars and recommend it to 11 to18-year-olds. This film shows people smoking and deals with serious issues of the time. This is a must see film!
I didn't know what to expect from this movie. When I saw it, however, I was pleasantly surprised! "The Wind Rises" is a heartwarming movie that many people will love. Especially, since it is based on true events.
This film has something for everyone to enjoy – action, drama, suspense, romance, history, Japanese culture, adventure and, of course, planes.
The story is about a life of a young boy, who dreams of flying and designing planes. However, he can't see very well and has to wear glasses. Luckily, he grows up during pre-World War II in Japan to become a super successful engineer. Then, though, he needs to build a plane for the military – a powerful one.
I love this movie. The animation is breathtaking and pretty. The plot is interesting and it is also based on a true story as well. However, there are many time transitions and some can be a bit confusing. Everything else though is fantastic. This is the last film of a famous director Hayao Miyazaki and it sparked a lot of controversy in the U.S. and Japan.
My favorite scene is when the boy is a bit older. He is on a train and everything is fine until – BAM, the infamous earthquake of Japan that shook the world. The boy gets off the train very calmly. He sees a girl crouching next to a lady and goes to them. He rescues the lady who was injured and becomes a hero.
I recommend this movie for ages 13 -18. It is very mature and contains a lot of adult concepts that younger kids may not understand or appreciate. I also give it 4.5 out 5 stars.
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"The Lego Movie" comes out this weekend and we can't say enough good things about it. The story is a simple one about how an ordinary guy behaves extraordinarily. What's cool about this film is that everything in the movie is designed to look as if it was built out of Lego pieces – water, fire, laser bolts, explosions and smoke amongst them. The animation is a combination of stop-motion and CGI that looks like Lego-mation. KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Keefer B says, "I love this movie! Just watching it makes me wonder what you can't make out of Legos." Gerry O adds, "This great film has comedy, adventure, suspense, music, romance, Legos and a great story line." See their full reviews below.
Reviewed by Keefer B, KIDS FIRST! Film Critic age 13.
This is a fast pace action, comedy, that shows that Lego's are more than just plastic bricks. The story is about Emmet (Chris Pratt) who is just an ordinary guy that always follows the instructions. However, once he finds a magical relic, he is now known as the special person who is supposed to defeat Lord Business (Will Ferrell) from launching an evil plan. So with the help of Wildstyle (Elizabeth Banks), Vitruvius (Morgan Freeman), and more hilarious characters, he sets out to save the world.
I love this movie! It has a "Toy Story" atmosphere to it that makes it entertaining. The writers don't try to hide the fact that the Lego people are plastic figures, they just write it in the way that Lego figures would move and act. Even the characters sort of know what they are, although they don't know everything. The jokes are always thrown at you and all of them get a laugh. It has a parody element to it that is surprisingly funny for kids and adults. When a company that has been around for generations and has so much merchandise, you can't help but admire the creators for making fun of their toy. It does is heart-warming how creativity is important. The animation is marvelous – the way the characters build structures, vehicles and double-decker couches is an experience to see. Just watching this imaginative universe makes me wonder, "What can't you make out of Legos"?!
My favorite character is hard to pick out of dozens of lovable characters. I would have to choose Good Cop / Bad Cop (Liam Neeson). I love this character's double personality and he cracks me up every time I see him.
My favorite scene is when Emmet talks to Lord Business about how you don't how to follow the instructions all the time. This scene shows and proves how Legos are important to people. How the simplicity of building a spaceship or anything, can spark inspiration for kids and adults to build.
The moral of the story is that everyone is special. Emmet does not think he has the mind or experience to fulfill his prophecy. He soon learns that if you believe in yourself you can do extraordinarily things.
I give this 5 out of 5 stars and recommend this to 5 to18-year-olds. This film reminds us on how Legos can change our lives. We all had Legos once in our lives, whether you follow the instructions, build or just played with them, it does not matter. Legos have been around for generations and these bricks have shown us new worlds to explore and enjoy. This film is timeless and I hope it will be know for a long time.
This movie is something special. This movie will make kids' dreams come true everywhere. What movie I'm talking about? Well it's "The Lego Movie" of course.
This great film has comedy, adventure, suspense, music, romance, LEGOS and a great story line.
The story is about an unlikely hero, who turns out to be part of a big prophesy and a lot of exciting battles and adventures. But, is this just all a part of a kid's imagination or do Legos truly come to life when we are not looking?
I love so many things about this movie! A very unique part is the animation. It's plastic, smooth and looks a lot like real Lego pieces. At parts it feels like its stop motion but it's not. Most of the sets where were made out of hundreds of Legos. Imagine it, five adults playing with a whole bunch of Legos for work. I am sure most kids would wish to be a part of such production. If you add to the mix the voice-overs by amazing actors such as Morgan Freeman, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett and Will Ferrell – you get an animated film that will captivate your heart for sure.
I have a couple of favorite scenes. First, when Batman, Emmet, Wyldstyle, the Wizard and Benny are all stuck in the ocean on a 'double decker couch.' Batman says "It's not like a gigantic ship will show up" and right when he says that, a ship comes out of nowhere. Then later, when they need a part and he says "It's not like there's a spaceship or anything" and what do you know, the Millennium Falcon drops by!
I recommend this movie to ages 2 to 17. Older people may not enjoy the humor as much as younger kids. I also give it 5 out of 5 stars.
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Use iDevices to make your home smarter, utilizing your existing WIFI network and your iPhone or iPad. iDevices are HomeKit compatible so you can easily set up your smart home system, schedule lights and appliances to turn on and off as needed, monitor and control your system from anywhere and even use Siri voice commands. Amazon Alexa is also supported for voice control.


The plot of the movie mainly Rama who is ready to go to any extent in order to please her husband, Madhav as he is very fond of all jobs she does. But then, she always ends up in wrong things whenever she sets out to please him off. Also, she has a sister who is in love with a doctor. But then her dad finds another guy for her. How the heroine solves all the situations is the main theme of the movie.It also ends on a very happy note. Watch Premasathi Vattel Te movie online.


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U.S. stands by Japan on island dispute with China
January 19, 2013 Health Technology News 0 Comments
Politics Jan. 19, 2013 – 03:20PM JST
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida speak in Washington on Friday. AFP
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued a veiled warning Friday to China not to challenge Japan's control of disputed islands as Tokyo's new government vowed not to aggravate tensions.
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida met with Clinton on the first trip by a top Japanese official since Japan's conservatives returned to power last month.
Amid signs that China is testing control over virtually uninhabited islands in the East China Sea, Clinton said the area was under Japan's administration and hence protected under a U.S. security treaty with Tokyo.
"We oppose any unilateral actions that would seek to undermine Japanese administration," Clinton told a joint news conference with Kishida.
Clinton did not mention Beijing directly in the warning, but said: "We want to see China and Japan resolve this matter peacefully through dialogue."
"We do not want to see any action taken by anyone that could raise tensions or result in miscalculation that would undermine the peace, security and economic growth in this region," she said.
The United States insists it is neutral on the ultimate sovereignty of the islands—known as the Senkaku in Japanese and the Diaoyu in Chinese—but that they are under the de facto administration of Japan.
China has repeatedly criticized the U.S. position and sent maritime surveillance ships to the potentially gas-rich area, a move that experts see as a way to contest the notion that Japan holds effective control.
Abe has been known throughout his career as a hawk on national security. But Kishida took a measured tone on China while in Washington, describing the relationship with Beijing as "one of the most important" for Japan.
"While Japan will not concede and will uphold our fundamental positions that the Senkaku islands are an inherent territory of Japan, we intend to respond calmly so as not to provoke China," Kishida said.
Kishida welcomed Clinton's support, saying that the statement on the security treaty "will go against any unilateral action that would infringe upon the administration rights of Japan."
U.S. officials and pundits have largely welcomed the return of the Liberal Democratic Party, believing that Abe's firm positions and pledges to boost military spending will deter confrontational moves by Beijing.
However, Abe in the past has been known for controversial statements on Japan's wartime history, leading to fears that a loose comment could set off new tensions in Asia.
Clinton said that U.S. officials "applaud the early steps" taken by Abe and hoped that new leaders in Japan and China would "get off to a good start."
Separately, Clinton said that the United States and Japan wanted "strong action" at the U.N. Security Council on North Korea, which put a satellite into orbit last month in a launch the two allies fear could bolster Pyongyang's missile capabilities.
Diplomats at the United Nations said the United States and China, North Korea's main ally, had reached a compromise under which the Security Council would expand existing sanctions against Pyongyang.
The talks between Clinton and Kishida also focused on the hostage crisis in Algeria, with the two diplomats pressing the North African nation to release more information about a massive kidnapping at a desert gas field.
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A scientist has revealed she suffers from a rare neurological condition which causes her to collapse up to 100 times a day simply by laughing.
Claire Allen, 35, suffers from bouts of 'cataplexy' triggered by feelings such as fear, surprise or happiness.
The attacks, a rare symptom of the sleeping disorder narcolepsy, cause her to lose control of her body and collapse - although she remains conscious throughout.Each collapse lasts between 30 seconds to five minutes and at its worst Claire endured up to 100 attacks each day.A 'surprise' as simple as a chair in a room having moved to a different place or giggling at a shared joke could spark an attack and leave her helpless on the floor.FACTFILE Famous narcoleptics include Dad's Army actor Arthur Lowe and actress Nastassja Kinski.It derives from the Greek words narke, meaning numbness or stupor, and lepsis, an attack or seizure.30,000 people in the UK suffer from it, with 70 per cent also having cataplexy.Many more may not be diagnosed due to symptoms such as daytime sleepiness and hallucinations.It can be wrongly blamed on laziness or drug use.It is thought to be caused by an irregularity in sleep hormones in the brain. But Claire has found a new lease of life after taking a new drug developed for narcoleptics called Xyrem. She now suffers a few attacks each month rather than several a day.
Claire, from Cambridge, described how she first loses her speech and vision before her body buckles - but she remains completely 'awake'.She said: 'Laughter is definitely the strongest trigger. 'The very first symptoms were my head nodding like a child trying to stay awake and after six months I was having full collapses where my body would go from under me.'A few years ago I stopped all my medications for a trial and I discovered the true extent of my symptoms - around 100 collapses a day.'I find that they happen more often during social contact with other people, perhaps because I'm more self-conscious.'There is no pain at all, but my speech will go first so I can't communicate what is happening, followed by my vision and then my body crumples beneath me.'It doesn't feel any different to being awake, except that I can't see or move at all as I'm in a total state of paralysis.'It's very odd for people around me to see me go down and then come round in a few minutes and be absolutely fine.'Narcolepsy causes severe disruption to sleep patterns and Claire, who works as a research scientist with the British Antarctic Survey, wakes up around 20 to 30 times each night.But the new drug Xyrem puts Claire into a deep sleep for three-and-a-half hours so she must take a second dose in the middle of the the night to get a full seven hours sleep. Read more:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1326178/Antarctic-scientist-rare-form-narcolepsy-collapses-time-laughs.html#ixzz2nTf6PYZT
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Don't make me laugh! Scientist with rare condition collapses 100 times a day every time she gets giggles
By Andrew Levy
UPDATED: 04:05 EST, 4 November 2010
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Actors perform as part of an art piece entitled 'Arch (The Polictics Of Fragmentation)', 2016, by artist Alexis Teplin. Photography by John Nguyen/PA Wire
Art in the city: London Open 2018
London remains open, is the message being sent out by the Whitechapel Gallery at its latest exhibition
The triennial exhibition is often reflective of the mood of the city, but at a time as turbulent as 2018 – this year's presentation had a lot of areas to cover.
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First known as the East End Academy, then the Whitechapel Open, and finally The London Open, the Whitechapel Gallery has presented this submission-based exhibition since 1932. Over the years, it has become the launch pad for some of the world's most renowned artists, including Grayson Perry, Rachel Whiteread and Anish Kapoor.
This time around, 22 artists were selected from 2600 submissions by a jury made up of Whitechapel curators Emily Butler, Mahera and Mohammad Abu Ghazaleh; Cameron Foote, assistant curator at the Whitechapel Gallery; artist Ryan Gander; co-owner of Hales Gallery Paul Hedge; deputy editor of Frieze Magazine Amy Sherlock; and collector Robert Suss.
Artist Jonathan Trayte make some final adjustments to his piece entitled 'Bau Bau Bar'. Photography by John Nguyen/PA Wire
All artists were picked based on their contribution to the modern art scene. But that's not all, the jury was on the lookout for those who are pushing the boundaries, asking the questions that need to be asked: What can art really achieve in a city as complex as London? How can it navigate through spaces often unrecognised or untouched, to bring them into the public realm?
A curator oversees the installation of art piece entitled 'Boot', 2016, by artist Renee So. Photography by John Nguyen/PA Wire
'How to choose artists that stand for what is happening now and that have the authority and sensitivity to speak on behalf of others?', was the question posed by Butler.
'With recent debates about political, religious, gender and racial representation, we were drawn to artists whose work genuinely engages with the subjects explored in it. We wanted the exhibition to offer a positive message about the vitality and diversity of artistic talent in London and to reflect on what it means to be culturally open during a time of significant change.'
The exhibition begins on the ground floor of the Whitechapel Gallery in London's East End – a vibrant part of the city, where the main high street is lined with south Asian food vendors and market stalls.
Instantly, visitors are met with a large-scale work created by Alexis Teplin (b. 1976, California, USA) named The Politics of Fragmentation. Teplin's huge pigment and oil on linen sheets is intended to deconstruct the roles of painting, sculpture and performance, and was brought to life by actors and dancers across different points of the exhibition's opening.
Jonathan Trayte's (b. 1980, Huddersfield, UK) mixed media works flank the gallery space, set at the very front and towards the back. Made from brightly coloured ceramics, neons, and islands of fake grass and carpet – the pieces immediately put a smile on your face. And also in this first area of the gallery are paintings by Gabriella Boyd (b. 1988, Glasgow, UK), who captures moments of intimacy through her abstract style.
A standout was the rubble-like sculpture of Rachael Champion – one of three Rachel's showing in the exhibition. Champion, (b. 1982, New York, USA) commented on a real and current situation affecting many of the world' cities – the changing urban landscape. While nearby, Rachel Pimm (b. 1984, Harare, Zimbabwe) tracked the fabrication of high-end architectural ceramic tiles, from initial production to rejection for abnormalities.
The back of the exhibition features a monumental neon sculpture by Rachel Ara (b. 1965, Jersey, Channel Islands), whose practice explores gender and queer theory. This impressive piece is as technically beautiful as it is aesthetically – and is designed to continually display its own value, calculated from a series of algorithms that reflect criteria such as age, gender, sexuality and race.
Sometimes, the Whitechapel's curation can suffer as the exhibition continues to the upper levels – the space is darker, and made up of smaller rooms. But this suited the London Open well. It seemed works became more political too, with the next section of the exhibition beginning with a dedication to works by artist and activist Andrea Luke Zimmerman (b. 1969, Munich, Germany).
Across the hall, a selection of works confronts the effects of colonialism. A simple slide projection by Uriel Orlow (b. 1973, Zurich, Switzerland) flicks through a 1963 documentary about the South African Botanical Gardens, in which white people are the scientists and tourists and black people feature only as workers.
Larry Achiampong (b. 1984, London, UK), whose work you encounter outside the gallery – his Pan-African flag hangs above the entrance – used film for his interior exhibit, imagining a future after the demise of colonialism. It was the same medium for Vikesh Govind (b. 1990, Leicester, UK), who bases his work on the experience of living in London and the politics of racial identity.
The exhibition closes with a video and sound installation by Tom Lock titled Within (2017). It's a good place to end, as the psychedelic forms and symbols create an immersive and almost sci-fi style environment for visitors to just sit amongst and observe. But the meaning of the work goes deeper, intending to leave viewers with the question of: 'In the face of the human race's impending self-destruction, aliens ask, is hybridity the means for survival?'
The London Open 2018, Whitechapel Gallery, London, until 26 August
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Art piece entitled 'George Martin' by artist Des Lawrence. Photography by John Nguyen/PA Wire
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Earthly heaven paradise is burning from last many years in the fire of terrorism, life is totally paralyzed, prices are touching the sky,poverty has made the life of public in hell, hospitals are lacking medicine, all roads connecting the area with rest of country are blocked and communication with rest parts of Pakistan and world is broken. People are confronted with eternal socio-conomic and security problems. Area is on sliding and aggressive sentiments of extremism; revenge, rebellion and sectarianism are getting higher.
People ask me " do you know nothing other than these few above sentences writing persistently" my eyes get wet, head bows and lips whisper "what I write new while my all pains, wounds, troubles and injuries are elderly and infinite? How can I conceal my sighs while seeing my hometown in permanent war of sectarianism and terrorism? My school where I have learnt ABC,  the hospitals where I am cured, the college where I have studied, the roads on which I have travelled, the springs where I have drunk clean healthy water, the rivers where I have swim and have caught fish , the valley where I have listen to the melodies of small spring birds, the hills and the green yards where my cattle were grazing and everything there have brought me up are stained with blood of innocent people then how can I take my breaths peacefully, how can I be smiled? I never ask for ever more fundamental rights that a man is enjoying in civilized democratic societies, not I am craving for the sanctioning of development projects, up gradation of electric grade station-college and construction of ruined hospitals while I am crying for the rescue of my life and for the peace of my area. Beheaded dead bodies, without limbs, ears, noses and maltreated human bodies give pains and traumas. This everything is happening in my hometown and in each town of FATA.
The people of tribal area will never pardon the heartless and spiteful dictator Zia who turned their area into the breeding ground of terrorism, combats and slaughtering. Prior to him people in FATA were living with their affectionate culture and friendly strange traditions with great enthusiasm for advancement and modernization. But he planted hate and hatred in their hearts by transplanting terrorism camps there in the name of so-called holy war.
How much powerful terrorists in the area of Charpi Morr, Totkasa, Sada-a tehsil of the lower part of Kurram Agency and in the tehsil of Hango are can be simply resolute from the tragedy took place on the Saturday dated 14th May, 2010 when 64 people travelling by ten vehicles were kidnapped by them easily. Neither law enforcement agencies nor Pakistani police could recover them while the local Jirga by dialogue with miscreants unchained few of them from their brutal hands, few fled away and ten are still in their custody. Ten in custody would either be beheaded or would be set on fire alive. Not for first it is taking place on the Thal-Peshawar road while time and again men, women and children from Parachinar are attacked, kidnapped and tortured on this road. In the past whenever these terrorists have kidnapped the people, they have tortured them very ruthlessly and brutally by cutting their noses, ears, limbs, feet and beheading at end and then either throwing into the open fields or sending the dead bodies in parts to their home towns. A group of miscreants now a day are found involved in human trade that they kidnap the people in tribal areas even in Peshawar, Bannu, Kohat, Mardan and other settled areas of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa for ransom. As the people in Parachinar receive the maltreated dead bodies of their beloveds they become aggressive and violent as a result the area comes under continual war of sectarianism. Clashes between Toori tribe and Taliban so far have brought great harm with thousand of men, women and children casualties with an irreparable damage to the basic infrastructure of earthly heaven Parachinar. The road is blockaded for the people of Parachinar for last three years and whenever it opens the tragedies of same nature take place. These miscreants are identified and are great risk for the safety and security of Pakistan not only to the people of Parachinar. The Toori tribe of Parachinar in diplomatic ways over and over again has raised the issue before government but so far nothing has been taken place in positive.
While talking to a public protest by Students from Parachinar on Eid-ul-Fitter Interior Minister Rehman Malik pledged that within fifteen days Thal-Parachinar road would not only opened while it would be made secure for the people of Parachinar but very heartrending that Nine months passed neither road could open nor security is brought to the people of Parachinar. It seems that present government is least interested in the issue of Parachinar while Shaheed Z.A Bhutto and Shaheed Benazir Bhutto had greatly loved the Parachinar and the people of Parachinar. They both had personally visited Parachinar as PMs of Pakistan and had done a lot for the progress and stability of the area. Today what Parachinar is having though in very less are only because of the efforts of PPP's assassinated leaders. Shaheed Benazir Bhutto had an affectionate promise with people of Parachinar just before giving life for the wellbeing of Pakistan that "coming into power she would once again make Parachinar the piece of heaven" but present government did nothing so far to keep the promise of Benazir up righted. No air trips are being sanctioned by the government despite the fact that Shaheed Benazir Bhutto had not only constructed the Parachinar Airport as but had also sanctioned three PIA weekly flights from Peshawar to Parachinar.
Apart of this the ANP's interests are cramped to the few districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa i.e. Charsada, Mardan and very few others. They are doing nothing for the rest districts of province as well as have no concept for the wellbeing of FATA. The issue of terrorism is getting worst day by day and still dark days are behind. The tragedy of Faisal Shehzad who was arrested before the brutal killing of innocent people take place around the "Time Square" refreshed the US antagonistic feelings towards FATA though neither Faisal Shehzad belongs to any region of FATA nor every tribesman has such abased ambitions.
The government must take immediate action for the rescue of Parachinar otherwise the area is at edge of geographical risk. Fierce actions same as the Pakistan Army had taken in Swat and is taking in other tribal areas against terrorist are needed to be taken against miscreants around the Thal-Peshawar road.


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Why Waleed Aly's words stung the PM and what it means for the 2019 federal election
News National Why Waleed Aly's words stung the PM and what it means for the 2019 federal election
11:09pm, Mar 18, 2019 Updated: 9:21am, Mar 19
Prime Minister Scott Morrison met Muslim leaders after Christchurch massacre Photo: Twitter
Samantha Maiden
"Is this Scott Morrison's Tampa moment?" was the question asked in headlines over summer as debate raged over asylum seekers' medical evacuation.
Could the Prime Minister transform Parliament's act of compassion into an asylum seeker election?
Now, we know the answer.
There will be no Tampa 2.0 election in 2019.
Newspoll has maintained the steady beat of a metronome and it is counting down to the defeat of the Morrison government.
Bill Shorten has not been asked a single question about the medical evacuation legislation in weeks. Predictions of hordes of asylum seekers arriving have not yet materialised.
The Labor leader's political radar has proved correct: The old culture wars are not cutting through as they once did.
And now the horror of the Christchurch massacre is powerfully reshaping the political landscape.
The Prime Minister, his ministers and his staff know it and it's one of the reasons they called The Project on Friday night to complain about broadcaster Waleed Aly's powerful editorial that has been watched 12 million times.
There's nothing unusual about the Prime Minister's office calling editors and journalists to complain about stories. These calls are a dime a dozen.
But it is always revealing. It's highly instructive because it tells you what they fear most or regard as red hot with voters.
For the Liberal Party right now there is deep sensitivity to the claim, canvassed by Aly, that MPs have fuelled anti-Muslim sentiment for votes and flirted with the far-right extremists.
Mr Morrison now denies he ever told a shadow cabinet meeting in December 2010 the Liberals should exploit anti-Muslim sentiment.
But a member of the Liberal shadow cabinet told the Sydney Morning Herald at the time: "We had all been asked to come up with potential issues we could run with. Scott said, 'What are we going to do about multiculturalism? What are we going to do about concerns about the number of Muslims?' He put it on the table like a dead cat."
"The session was being chaired by the deputy leader, Julie Bishop, who wrapped the debate up by saying: "We have a non-discriminatory immigration policy, and let's keep it that way."
Since that meeting, the list of times the Liberals stand accused of dog whistle politics is long and includes Peter Dutton's claim that the Lebanese Muslim migration program in the 1970s was a "mistake", voting for an "It's OK to be White" motion in the Senate, to Tony Abbott's speech where he declared "Islamophobia hasn't killed anyone".
Mr Abbott was wrong then and he's wrong now as 50 men, women and children lie in the morgue after they were gunned down in a place of worship.
Islamophobia does kill.
The former Prime Minister acknowledged the shift in an interview on 2GB on Monday.
"All of us need to lift our game," Mr Abbott said.
"We need to get right away from demonising people.
"We should not make anyone who is an Australian feel like a stranger in their own home."
But, of course, Australia has made Muslims feel like strangers in their own country.
And now a reckoning of sorts has arrived as political leaders reflect on that.
Many will argue it's long overdue. But there's no doubt will also make it much more difficult for the Liberal Party to run a Tampa 2.0 election.
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The University of Pennsylvania is expanding its online course offerings to become the first Ivy League college to offer a bachelor's degree program, starting in the fall of 2019. The new program, designed for working adults and non-traditional students, is under the School of Arts and Sciences' College of Liberal and Professional Studies (LPS).
The new bachelor of applied arts and sciences (BAAS) degree program combines general-education requirements with interdisciplinary concentrations and it connects a liberal arts education to professional and career outcomes.
"The goal of this new platform is to make an Arts and Sciences education more accessible, flexible and affordable for working adults," said Nora Lewis, Penn Arts and Sciences' vice dean of professional and general education. "Penn LPS Online redefines the notion of who can get an Ivy League education by making it accessible to anyone who demonstrates the ambition and potential to earn it, without sacrificing the quality of the education offered."
The BAAS degree requirements will be met almost entirely online with two limited on-campus experiences designed to be accessible to working professionals. The degree also builds upon 20 years of experimentation with online teaching by faculty at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Arts and Sciences.
In addition to the BAAS degree, Penn LPS Online is launching for-credit certificate programs in several subjects including leadership and communication, creative writing, applied positive psychology and data analytics.
More information about the online degree and certificate programs can be found here.


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