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Forest Boss on beating Arsenal in FA Cup – "We deserved it"
By Admin Pat - 10 January 2022, 11:54
Arsenal travelled up to Nottingham for our FA Cup Third round tie as very hot favourites to beat the mid-table Championship side.
Despite having a few issues with Covid, injuries and AFCON, the Gunners still put out a team that was more than strong enough to beat a Forest team that had lost their last two League games, but they were matched all over the pitch and didn't manage one shot on target during the whole 90 minutes.
Arsenal has won the FA Cup a record 14 times and it was expected to be a formality, but as I pointed out in a post yesterday, it was an omen that our only Third Round defeat in the last 25 years was also away at the City Ground.
And so it came to pass that we lost again yesterday. The Forest manager Steve Cooper was understandably happy that he has engineered another stab at a giant-killing in the next round when they will come up against the holders Leicester City. "I'm pleased for the players," Cooper said on the Forest website. "The supporters deserve that as much as anybody.
"We enjoyed the game. It was one we had to commit to, we had to go into it with a positive mindset because of the challenge.
"We're here to compete, we're here to play well and win games. We deserved it, Arsenal didn't have a shot on goal, we missed good chances, we maybe could have had a penalty and we had a lot of set-plays. We scored a goal which was the outstanding move of the game.
"Tactically, we were excellent, hence why they had no shots on goal. That takes some doing against Arsenal, so credit to the boys for committing to the game plan, for their concentration and carrying it out with real desire."
They certainly deserved the win and showed much more fighting spirit than Arsenal, so one can only congratulate them on an unlikely victory over our supposedly FA Cup specialists…
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Grandad says:
Forest are progressing under Cooper and I would not be surprised if they claw their way into contention for a play-off spot by the end of the season.Spence who is on loan to Forest is the best young RB in the Championship and would not look out of place in the EPL.He has the physique, pace and skil to go far in the game and is surely someone our recruitment team are aware of. What do you think of Spence guys and gals?
FingersFurnell says:
He certainly got the better of Martinelli yesterday and was probably the best player on the pitch overall
Dan kit says:
Ofc they deserved it
When Arteta was asked the question all he said ,"they scored "
Then came out with his 9-10 players missing excuse .
The-Real-Vieira-Lynn-4ever says:
It wasn't a coincidence that we once again lost to NF in an away FA fixture, as the last time this occurred we were likewise being managed by an individual who's tactical management was being rightfully questioned
Kev82 says:
150 mil spent last summer and zero shots on target against Nottingham forest if you didn't laugh you would cry! 2 seasons running we have limped out of the FA cup in the early rounds under the magician Arteta.. lose against Liverpool and Tottenham and it will be no trophies or top 4.


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Chinese dragon
A Chinese dragon, also known as Long or Lung, is a legendary creature in Chinese mythology, Chinese folklore, and Chinese culture at large. Chinese dragons have many animal-like forms such as turtles and fish, but are most commonly depicted as snake-like with four legs. They traditionally symbolize potent and auspicious powers, particularly control over water, rainfall, typhoons, and floods. The dragon is also a symbol of power, strength, and good luck for people who are worthy of it in East Asian culture.[citation needed] During the days of Imperial China, the Emperor of China usually used the dragon as a symbol of his imperial strength and power.[1]
In Chinese culture, excellent and outstanding people are compared to a dragon, while incapable people with no achievements are compared to other, disesteemed creatures, such as a worm. A number of Chinese proverbs and idioms feature references to a dragon, such as "Hoping one's child will become a dragon" (simplified Chinese: 望子成龙; traditional Chinese: 望子成龍; pinyin: wàng zǐ chéng lóng).
Affiliated Chinese surnames include 龐 / 庞 (Dragon God, House of Dragon) and 龍 / 龙 (Dragon).
Historically, the Chinese dragon was associated with the Emperor of China and used as a symbol to represent imperial power. The founder of the Han dynasty Liu Bang claimed that he was conceived after his mother dreamt of a dragon.[2] During the Tang dynasty, Emperors wore robes with dragon motif as an imperial symbol, and high officials might also be presented with dragon robes.[3] In the Yuan dynasty, the two-horned five-clawed dragon was designated for use by the Son of Heaven or Emperor only, while the four-clawed dragon was used by the princes and nobles.[4] Similarly during the Ming and Qing dynasty, the five-clawed dragon was strictly reserved for use by the Emperor only. The dragon in the Qing dynasty appeared on the first Chinese national flag.[5]
The dragon is sometimes used in the West as a national emblem of China though such use is not commonly seen in the People's Republic of China or the Republic of China. Instead, it is generally used as the symbol of culture. In Hong Kong, the dragon was a component of the coat of arms under British rule. It was later to become a feature of the design of Brand Hong Kong, a government promotional symbol.[6]
The Chinese dragon has very different connotations from the European dragon – in European cultures, the dragon is a fire-breathing creature with aggressive connotations, whereas the Chinese dragon is a spiritual and cultural symbol that represents prosperity and good luck, as well as a rain deity that fosters harmony. It was reported that the Chinese government decided against using the dragon as its official 2008 Summer Olympics mascot because of the aggressive connotations that dragons have outside of China, and chose more "friendly" symbols instead.[7]
Chinese metal dragon half frontal view, holding a pearl in his paw. It is a taboo to disfigure a depiction of a dragon.
Sometimes Chinese people use the term "Descendants of the Dragon" (simplified Chinese: 龙的传人; traditional Chinese: 龍的傳人) as a sign of ethnic identity, as part of a trend started in the 1970s when different Asian nationalities were looking for animal symbols as representations, for example, the wolf may be used by the Mongols as it is considered to be their legendary ancestor.[2][5][8]
The dragon was the symbol of the Chinese emperor for many dynasties. During the Qing dynasty, the Azure Dragon was featured on the first Chinese national flag. It was featured again on the Twelve Symbols national emblem, which was used during the Republic of China, from 1913 to 1928.
A Chinese dragon on a wall at the Haikou Yazhou Gu Cheng, Hainan, China
The ancient Chinese self-identified as "the gods of the dragon" because the Chinese dragon is an imagined reptile that represents evolution from the ancestors and qi energy.[9] The presence of dragons within Chinese culture dates back several thousands of years with the discovery of a dragon statue dating back to the fifth millennium BC from the Yangshao culture in Henan in 1987,[10] and jade badges of rank in coiled form have been excavated from the Hongshan culture circa 4700–2900 BC.[11] Some of the earliest Dragon artifacts are the pig dragon carvings from the Hongshan culture.
The coiled dragon or snake form played an important role in early Chinese culture. The character for "dragon" in the earliest Chinese writing has a similar coiled form, as do later jade dragon amulets from the Shang period.[12]
Ancient Chinese referred to unearthed dinosaur bones as dragon bones and documented them as such. For example, Chang Qu in 300 BC documents the discovery of "dragon bones" in Sichuan.[13] The modern Chinese term for dinosaur is written as 恐龍; 恐龙; kǒnglóng ('terror dragon'), and villagers in central China have long unearthed fossilized "dragon bones" for use in traditional medicines, a practice that continues today.[14]
The binomial name for a variety of dinosaurs discovered in China, Mei long, in Chinese (寐 mèi and 龙 lóng) means 'sleeping dragon'. Fossilized remains of Mei long have been found in China in a sleeping and coiled form, with the dinosaur nestling its snout beneath one of its forelimbs while encircling its tail around its entire body.[15]
From its origins as totems or the stylized depiction of natural creatures, the Chinese dragon evolved to become a mythical animal. The Han dynasty scholar Wang Fu recorded Chinese myths that long dragons had nine anatomical resemblances.
The people paint the dragon's shape with a horse's head and a snake's tail. Further, there are expressions as 'three joints' and 'nine resemblances' (of the dragon), to wit: from head to shoulder, from shoulder to breast, from breast to tail. These are the joints; as to the nine resemblances, they are the following: his antlers resemble those of a stag, his head that of a camel, his eyes those of a demon, his neck that of a snake, his belly that of a clam (shen, 蜃), his scales those of a carp, his claws those of an eagle, his soles those of a tiger, his ears those of a cow. Upon his head he has a thing like a broad eminence (a big lump), called [chimu] (尺木). If a dragon has no [chimu], he cannot ascend to the sky.[16]
Further sources give variant lists of the nine animal resemblances. Sinologist Henri Doré lists these characteristics of an authentic dragon: "The antlers of a deer. The head of a crocodile. A demon's eyes. The neck of a snake. A tortoise's viscera. A hawk's claws. The palms of a tiger. A cow's ears. And it hears through its horns, its ears being deprived of all power of hearing."[17] He notes that, "Others state it has a rabbit's eyes, a frog's belly, a carp's scales." The anatomy of other legendary creatures, including the chimera and manticore, is similarly amalgamated from fierce animals.
Chinese dragons were considered to be physically concise. Of the 117 scales, 81 are of the yang essence (positive) while 36 are of the yin essence (negative). Initially, the dragon was benevolent, wise, and just, but the Buddhists introduced the concept of malevolent influence among some dragons. Just as water destroys, they said, so can some dragons destroy via floods, tidal waves, and storms. They suggested that some of the worst floods were believed to have been the result of a mortal upsetting a dragon.
Many pictures of Chinese dragons show a flaming pearl under their chin or in their claws. The pearl is associated with spiritual energy, wisdom, prosperity, power, immortality, thunder, or the moon. Chinese art often depicts a pair of dragons chasing or fighting over the flaming pearl.
Chinese dragons are occasionally depicted with bat-like wings growing out of the front limbs, but most do not have wings, as their ability to fly (and control rain/water, etc.) is mystical and not seen as a result of their physical attributes.
This description accords with the artistic depictions of the dragon down to the present day. The dragon has also acquired an almost unlimited range of supernatural powers. It is said to be able to disguise itself as a silkworm, or become as large as our entire universe. It can fly among the clouds or hide in water (according to the Guanzi). It can form clouds, can turn into water, can change color as an ability to blend in with their surroundings, as an effective form of camouflage or glow in the dark (according to the Shuowen Jiezi).
In many other countries, folktales speak of the dragon having all the attributes of the other 11 creatures of the zodiac, this includes the whiskers of the Rat, the face and horns of the Ox, the claws and teeth of the Tiger, the belly of the Rabbit, the body of the Snake, the legs of the Horse, the goatee of the Goat, the wit of the Monkey, the crest of the Rooster, the ears of the Dog, and the snout of the Pig.
In some circles, it is considered bad luck to depict a dragon facing downwards, as it is seen as disrespectful to place a dragon in such manner that it cannot ascend to the sky. Also, depictions of dragons in tattoos are prevalent as they are symbols of strength and power, especially criminal organisations where dragons hold a meaning all on their own. As such, it is believed that one must be fierce and strong enough, hence earning the right to wear the dragon on his skin, lest his luck be consumed by the dragons.[citation needed]
According to an art historian John Boardman, depictions of Chinese Dragon and Indian Makara might have been influenced by Kētos in Greek Mythology possibly after contact with silk-road images of the Kētos as Chinese dragon appeared more reptilian and shifted head-shape afterwards.[18]
A dragon seen floating among clouds, on a golden canteen made during the 15th century, Ming dynasty
Chinese dragons are strongly associated with water and weather in popular religion. They are believed to be the rulers of moving bodies of water, such as waterfalls, rivers, or seas. The Dragon God is the dispenser of rain as well as the zoomorphic representation of the yang masculine power of generation.[19] In this capacity as the rulers of water and weather, the dragon is more anthropomorphic in form, often depicted as a humanoid, dressed in a king's costume, but with a dragon head wearing a king's headdress.
There are four major Dragon Kings, representing each of the Four Seas: the East Sea (corresponding to the East China Sea), the South Sea (corresponding to the South China Sea), the West Sea (sometimes seen as the Qinghai Lake and beyond), and the North Sea (sometimes seen as Lake Baikal).
Because of this association, they are seen as "in charge" of water-related weather phenomena. In premodern times, many Chinese villages (especially those close to rivers and seas) had temples dedicated to their local "dragon king". In times of drought or flooding, it was customary for the local gentry and government officials to lead the community in offering sacrifices and conducting other religious rites to appease the dragon, either to ask for rain or a cessation thereof.
The King of Wuyue in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period was often known as the "Dragon King" or the "Sea Dragon King" because of his extensive hydro-engineering schemes which "tamed" the sea.
According to Chinese legend, both Chinese primogenitors, the earliest Door and the Yellow Emperor (Huangdi), were closely related to 'Long' (Chinese dragon). At the end of his reign, the first legendary ruler, the Yellow Emperor, was said to have been immortalized into a dragon that resembled his emblem, and ascended to Heaven. The other legendary ruler, the Yan Emperor, was born by his mother's telepathy with a mythical dragon. Since the Chinese consider the Yellow Emperor and the Yan Emperor as their ancestors, they sometimes refer to themselves as "the descendants of the dragon". This legend also contributed towards the use of the Chinese dragon as a symbol of imperial power.[citation needed]
Dragons (usually with five claws on each foot) were a symbol for the emperor in many Chinese dynasties. During the Qing dynasty, the imperial dragon was colored yellow or gold, and during the Ming dynasty it was red.[20] The imperial throne was referred to as the Dragon Throne. During the late Qing dynasty, the dragon was even adopted as the national flag. Dragons are featured in carvings on the stairs and walkways of imperial palaces and imperial tombs, such as at the Forbidden City in Beijing.
In some Chinese legends, an emperor might be born with a birthmark in the shape of a dragon. For example, one legend tells the tale of a peasant born with a dragon birthmark who eventually overthrows the existing dynasty and founds a new one; another legend might tell of the prince in hiding from his enemies who is identified by his dragon birthmark.[citation needed]
In contrast, the Empress of China was often identified with the Chinese phoenix.
Worship of the Dragon God is celebrated throughout China with sacrifices and processions during the fifth and sixth moons, and especially on the date of his birthday the thirteenth day of the sixth moon.[19] A folk religious movement of associations of good-doing in modern Hebei is primarily devoted to a generic Dragon God whose icon is a tablet with his name inscribed, for which it has been named the "movement of the Dragon Tablet".[21]
Dragons or dragon-like depictions have been found extensively in neolithic-period archaeological sites throughout China. Some of earliest depictions of dragons were found at Xinglongwa culture sites. Yangshao culture sites in Xi'an have produced clay pots with dragon motifs. A burial site Xishuipo in Puyang which is associated with the Yangshao culture shows a large dragon mosaic made out of clam shells.[23] The Liangzhu culture also produced dragon-like patterns. The Hongshan culture sites in present-day Inner Mongolia produced jade dragon objects in the form of pig dragons which are the first 3-dimensional representations of Chinese dragons.[24]
One such early form was the pig dragon. It is a coiled, elongated creature with a head resembling a boar.[25] The character for "dragon" in the earliest Chinese writing has a similar coiled form, as do later jade dragon amulets from the Shang dynasty.
Chinese literature and myths refer to many dragons besides the famous long. The linguist Michael Carr analyzed over 100 ancient dragon names attested in Chinese classic texts.[26] Many such Chinese names derive from the suffix -long:
Some additional Chinese dragons are not named with long 龍, for instance,
Chinese scholars have classified dragons in diverse systems. For instance, Emperor Huizong of the Song dynasty canonized five colored dragons as "kings".
With the addition of the Yellow Dragon of the Center to Azure Dragon of the East, these Vermilion, White, and Black Dragons coordinate with the Four Symbols, including the Vermilion Bird of the South, White Tiger of the West, and Black Tortoise of the North.
Several Ming dynasty texts list what were claimed as the Nine Offspring of the Dragon (龍生九子), and subsequently these feature prominently in popular Chinese stories and writings. The scholar Xie Zhaozhe [zh] (1567–1624) in his work Wu Za Zu Wuzazu [zh] (c. 1592) gives the following listing, as rendered by M.W. de Visser:
A well-known work of the end of the sixteenth century, the Wuzazu 五雜俎, informs us about the nine different young of the dragon, whose shapes are used as ornaments according to their nature.
Further, the same author enumerates nine other kinds of dragons, which are represented as ornaments of different objects or buildings according to their liking prisons, water, the rank smell of newly caught fish or newly killed meat, wind and rain, ornaments, smoke, shutting the mouth (used for adorning key-holes), standing on steep places (placed on roofs), and fire.[28]
The Sheng'an waiji (升庵外集) collection by the poet Yang Shen (楊慎, 1488–1559) gives different 5th and 9th names for the dragon's nine children: the tāo tiè (饕餮), form of beasts, which loves to eat and is found on food-related wares, and the jiāo tú (椒圖), which looks like a conch or clam, does not like to be disturbed, and is used on the front door or the doorstep. Yang's list is bì xì, chī wěn or cháo fēng, pú láo, bì àn, tāo tiè, qiú niú, yá zì, suān ní, and jiāo tú. In addition, there are some sayings including [bā xià 𧈢𧏡], Hybrid of reptilia animal and dragon, a creature that likes to drink water, and is typically used on bridge structures.[29]
The oldest known attestation of the "children of the dragon" list is found in the Shuyuan zaji (菽園雜記, Miscellaneous records from the bean garden) by Lu Rong (1436–1494); however, he noted that the list enumerates mere synonyms of various antiques, not children of a dragon.[30] The nine sons of the dragon were commemorated by the Shanghai Mint in 2012's year of the dragon with two sets of coins, one in silver, and one in brass. Each coin in the sets depicts one of the 9 sons, including an additional coin for the father dragon, which depicts the nine sons on the reverse.[31] It's also a Chinese idiom, which means among brothers each one has his good points.[citation needed]
Reverse of bronze mirror, 8th century, Tang dynasty, showing a dragon with three toes on each foot
Early Chinese dragons are depicted with two to five claws. Different countries that adopted the Chinese dragon have different preferences; in Mongolia and Korea, four-clawed dragons are used, while in Japan, three-clawed dragons are common.[32] In China, three-clawed dragons were popularly used on robes during the Tang dynasty.[33] The usage of the dragon motif was codified during the Yuan dynasty, and the five-clawed dragons became reserved for use by the emperor while the princes used four-clawed dragons.[4] Phoenixes and five-clawed two-horned dragons may not be used on the robes of officials and other objects such as plates and vessels in the Yuan dynasty.[4][34] It was further stipulated that for commoners, "it is forbidden to wear any cloth with patterns of Qilin, Male Fenghuang (Chinese phoenix), White rabbit, Lingzhi, Five-Toe Two-Horn Dragon, Eight Dragons, Nine Dragons, 'Ten thousand years', Fortune-longevity character and Golden Yellow etc."[35]
The Hongwu Emperor of the Ming dynasty emulated the Yuan dynasty rules on the use of the dragon motif and decreed that the dragon would be his emblem and that it should have five claws. The four-clawed dragon would be used typically for imperial nobility and certain high-ranking officials. The three-clawed dragon was used by lower ranks and the general public (widely seen on various Chinese goods in the Ming dynasty). The dragon, however, was only for select royalty closely associated with the imperial family, usually in various symbolic colors, while it was a capital offense for anyone—other than the emperor himself—to ever use the completely gold-colored, five-clawed Long dragon motif. Improper use of claw number or colors was considered treason, punishable by execution of the offender's entire clan. During the Qing dynasty, the Manchus initially considered three-clawed dragons the most sacred and used that until 1712 when it was replaced by five-clawed dragons, and portraits of the Qing emperors were usually depicted with five-clawed dragons.[36]
In works of art that left the imperial collection, either as gifts or through pilfering by court eunuchs (a long-standing problem), where practicable, one claw was removed from each set, as in several pieces of carved lacquerware,[37] for example the well known Chinese lacquerware table in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.[38]
The number nine is special in China as it is seen as number of the heaven, and Chinese dragons are frequently connected with it. For example, a Chinese dragon is normally described in terms of nine attributes and usually has 117 (9×13) scales–81 (9×9) Yang and 36 (9×4) Yin. This is also why there are nine forms of the dragon and there are 9 sons of the dragon (see Classical depictions above). The Nine-Dragon Wall is a spirit wall with images of nine different dragons, and is found in imperial Chinese palaces and gardens. Because nine was considered the number of the emperor, only the most senior officials were allowed to wear nine dragons on their robes—and then only with the robe completely covered with surcoats. Lower-ranking officials had eight or five dragons on their robes, again covered with surcoats; even the emperor himself wore his dragon robe with one of its nine dragons hidden from view.
There are a number of places in China called "Nine Dragons", the most famous being Kowloon (in Cantonese) in Hong Kong. The part of the Mekong in Vietnam is known as Cửu Long, with the same meaning.
The Dragon is one of the 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac which is used to designate years in the Chinese calendar. It is thought that each animal is associated with certain personality traits. Dragon years are usually the most popular to have children. There are more people born in Dragon years than in any other animal years of the zodiac.[39]
The Azure Dragon (Qing Long, 青龍) is considered to be the primary of the four celestial guardians, the other three being the Zhu Que—朱雀 (Vermilion Bird), Bai Hu—白虎 (White Tiger), Xuan Wu—玄武 (Black Tortoise-like creature). In this context, the Azure Dragon is associated with the East and the element of Wood.
At special festivals, especially the Duanwu Festival, dragon boat races are an important part of festivities. Typically, these are boats paddled by a team of up to 20 paddlers with a drummer and steersman. The boats have a carved dragon as the head and tail of the boat. Dragon boat racing is also an important part of celebrations outside of China, such as at Chinese New Year. A similar racing is popular in India in the state of Kerala called Vallamkali and there are records on Chinese traders visiting the seashores of Kerala centuries back (Ibn Batuta).[citation needed]
On auspicious occasions, including Chinese New Year and the opening of shops and residences, festivities often include dancing with dragon puppets. These are "life sized" cloth-and-wood puppets manipulated by a team of people, supporting the dragon with poles. They perform choreographed moves to the accompaniment of drums, drama, and music. They also wore good clothing made of silk.
Fenghuang (simplified Chinese: 凤凰; traditional Chinese: 鳳凰; pinyin: fènghuáng; Wade–Giles: fêng4-huang2), known in Japanese as Hō-ō or Hou-ou, are phoenix-like birds found in East Asian mythology that reign over all other birds. In Chinese symbolism, it is a feminine entity that is paired with the masculine Chinese dragon, as a visual metaphor of a balanced and blissful relationship, symbolic of both a happy marriage and a regent's long reign.
In many Buddhist countries, the concept of the nāga has been merged with local traditions of great and wise serpents or dragons, as depicted in this stairway image of a multi-headed nāga emerging from the mouth of a Makara in the style of a Chinese dragon at Phra Maha Chedi Chai Mongkol on the premises of Wat Pha Namthip Thep Prasit Vararam in Thailand's Roi Et Province Nong Phok District.
The tiger is considered to be the eternal rival to the dragon, thus various artworks depict a dragon and tiger fighting an epic battle. A well used Chinese idiom to describe equal rivals (often in sports nowadays) is "Dragon versus Tiger". In Chinese martial arts, "Dragon style" is used to describe styles of fighting based more on understanding movement, while "Tiger style" is based on brute strength and memorization of techniques.[citation needed]
The elm cultivar Ulmus pumila 'Pendula', from northern China, called 'Weeping Chinese Elm' in the West, is known locally as Lung chao yü shu (: 'Dragon's-claw elm') owing to its branching.[40][41]
While depictions of the dragon in art and literature are consistent throughout the cultures in which it is found, there are some regional differences.
For more information on peculiarities in the depiction of the dragon in East Asian, South Asian, and Southeast Asian cultures, see:

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Christchurch, New Zealand, 2017-Nov-29 — /Travel PR News/ — Alipay, the world's leading mobile and online payment platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group, is quickly expanding across the South Island as a Christchurch Airport project gains altitude.
The project sees the airport's 'South' initiative assist businesses to become Alipay merchants so they can connect with the record numbers of Chinese visiting New Zealand.
More than three thousand businesses have already expressed an interest in joining the smartphone app with the project's first retailers having just gone live on the globally-successful system.
Christchurch Airport's Chief Aeronautical and Commercial Officer Justin Watson is not surprised at the project's popularity, saying Alipay is a valuable opportunity for New Zealand businesses.
Christchurch Airport signed a world-first partnership agreement with Alipay's parent company, Alibaba Group, in April 2017. This is the first initiative to result from that agreement.
Country Manager of Alipay ANZ George Lawson said New Zealand is uniquely positioned to capitalise on Chinese tourists' growing demand for quality products and experiences.
Justin Watson says the partnership initiatives are designed to both grow the economy across the South Island's regions and improve the experience that Chinese visitors have when they come to New Zealand.
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Andrew Moore has been a consultant for and/or received research grants from RB, Novartis, Grünenthal, and Menarini, some of whose products might be competitors of paracetamol is some circumstances. Andrew Moore is an author and editor for the Cochrane Pain, Palliative, and Supportive care group, and until recently was the chairman of the International Study of Pain special interest group on systematic reviews and evidence.
We need to talk about this paracetamol problem….don't we?


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Greece-based dry bulk shipping firm Star Bulk Carriers managed to cut its net loss for the quarter ended September 30 to USD 7.4 million from a net loss of USD 39.4 million seen in the same period in 2016.
The company informed that its total net voyage revenues for the quarter were up at USD 63 million, compared to USD 43.7 million reported a year earlier, mainly due to the rise in charterhire rates during the third quarter of 2017.
TCE rate climbed by 40% to USD 9,619 from USD 6,885 in the third quarter. A slight increase in the average number of vessels in Star Bulk's fleet during the third period also contributed to stronger voyage revenues.
Operating income for the three months was USD 4.9 million, against an operating loss of USD 30.2 million seen in the third quarter of 2016.
In September 2017, the company entered into an agreement to sell the vessel Star Vanessa, which was delivered to its new owners on November 1, 2017. Additionally, in late October Star Bulk agreed to acquire Star Triumph, a Capesize vessel with carrying capacity of 176,343 dwt. The 2004-built ship is expected to be delivered in December.
Furthermore, in early November the company closed a public offering of USD 50 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2022. The proceeds from the sale will be used to redeem in full Star Bulk's currently outstanding 8.00% Senior Notes which mature in November 2019.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, net loss was USD 33.7 million, compared to a net loss of USD 121.1 million reported in the same period a year earlier.
Total net voyage revenues were USD 174.8 million, compared to USD 105.2 million for the first nine months of 2016, as the charter hire rates during the period jumped by 64%.
Operating income was USD 1.6 million, against an operating loss of USD 85.9 million seen in the nine months ended September 30, 2016.


These are the people who are going to look carefully at your work and sort the wheat from the chaff. They're all highly skilled Cress experts (Crexperts?) with little time for frivolity or nonsense. It's up to you to impress them. Together they will try and interpret the rules and apply them fairly. This hasn't really worked in the past.
Konnie probably needs no introduction, but that would be both lazy on my part and unhelpful for some of our international competitors. She was the longest serving female Blue Peter presenter (True! Even Wikipedia confirms it) and accordingly there is probably no one better qualified to judge cress. It doesn't stop there though, as a panellist she has appeared on 8 out of 10 Cats, Would I Lie to You?, The Wright Stuff and I'm a Celebrity. She's reported for The Daily Politics, This Week and Daybreak and she's appeared as a guest on This Morning and Sunday Brunch. This is her first international cress competition.
Adam is a comedy writer, musical comedian and presenter. After the conclusion of the 2013 Cress competition Adam fell apart, both metaphorically and physically. He describes the lack of competitive cress growing as leaving an inexplicable emptiness in his life. He managed to keep his spirits up by selling out a series of shows at the Edinburgh Festival, having his own BBC series while script editing a dozen others and performing at Prince Harry's 30th birthday party. He's grateful for the opportunity to get his life back on track with Cress 2016.
Perry is a guitarist with the drum and bass group Pendulum and has headlined with them at Bestival as well as making appearances at Glastonbury and Download. He has previously worked with Natalie Imbruglia, Norman Cook, Tinie Tempah and Sophie Ellis Bextor. Not content with that he is a keen cyclist and commentates on the Tour de France for S4C. He is a busy and successful man and cannot comprehend why he keeps coming back to judge cress competitions.
Vivienne is one of the country's leading talent agents (clients include Jo Brand, Rufus Hound, Bridget Christie and Susan Calman). She can ill-afford to mess about with "ridiculous competitions that waste my time, my clients time and precious space on the internet. Please stop calling and emailing me. I'll inform the police if this continues." This is her second appearance as a cress judge.
Gary Bainbridge is a writer and columnist for regional newspapers including the Liverpool Echo, Newcastle Chronicle, Birmingham Mail, North Wales Daily Post, and South Wales Echo. He writes things for television sometimes. Gary is variously described by his friends as "Britain's unluckiest man" and "a tragedy". Being based in Liverpool, Gary attempted to take part in the judging on the last occasion by videolink. It didn't work. This time he'll be making the effort to travel to London.
Biltawulf ran his first cress competition in 2011. He organised it after a night out in a pub where he promised someone (he can't remember who) that he would do it (he can't remember why). What he anticipated would be an amusing light-hearted competition turned into the most stressful two weeks of his life, dealing with simpletons unable to follow the most basic of rules. He swore never to undertake such a challenge again. Happily he is not a man of his word. This is his third cress competition.
The application process is over, now the game begins. First of all though, you need some cress. Initially, I was going to limit the cress that I would provide to 100 competitors, with the others having to source their own. That had a negative side to it – most of you are too mean, lazy or apathetic to actually buy your own seeds and there would be a chance the competition would fall apart. So, incredibly generously, I have decided to send seeds to almost all of you. The only people who will still have to buy their own cress are our Australian friends, who have very important laws relating to the importation of fauna and flora, as we've all seen in that documentary where everyone ends up with a AUS$200 fine. Well I don't want anyone getting fined so they need to get their own. Happily cress is available in Australia here. I'll be sending it to competitors in all other countries – last time it all seemed to get through, but just in case you may want to keep an eye out for your own supplier just in case Customs get a bit weird over it.
Now this is all a bit of a faff, many of you struggled with the simple task of inputting your name and address into a form and I don't even get a chance to enter, so I think it's probably about time for you all to give a little back. Quite rightly the rules forbid children from taking part, but that doesn't stop us helping out the ones who aren't having a great time of things. I've set up a JustGiving page here and would ask that you make a small contribution though it to Children in Need in lieu of the money you'd have had to spend on seeds and postage. It's not obligatory and no one's keeping a list. Heck, you can even do it anonymously. It's your conscience… Oh and great news for those people not taking part, you can donate too!
Okay, I'm going to get the cress to you as quickly as the Royal Mail can manage. I'm hoping everyone will have their seeds by Thursday 24th November 2016 for growing to start on the Friday. DO NOT start growing your cress before then – YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. Remember, this is not just about how well your cress grows, it's about how it represents 2016 for you. Of course to decide on the best entries we needed a judging panel and I'm very proud to announce the line-up here.
Welcome to the World's Greatest Cress Competition. If you want to know more about it then click here.
Before you enter it's important you read and understand the rules. By completing and submitting the entry form you acknowledge complete acceptance and willingness to adhere to the rules. NOBODY IS FORCING YOU TO DO THIS.
Good, now that we're clear, here they are.
The judges' decision is final. This is pretty straightforward. That said, there will be more than one judge, what if the judges don't agree? Then obviously we'll go with the majority decision. But hold on, last time there were six judges, how will this work? I don't know, maybe appoint seven? Fine.
Entry is initially by way of ballot. Entry applications will be accepted for a period of one week. This is new, what brought this on? Great question, well, it turns out that buying and sending out cress is really, really expensive. Last time I had to send out 238 packs. What if 1,000 people enter? It would cost me a fortune. Are 1,000 people really likely to enter? Look, the internet is weird.
Only those who enter the initial ballot can take part in the competition. This seems obvious, why would this be a rule? Because although the first 100 entries drawn will be sent their own cress (I will actually put all the entries in a hat and draw them live on Periscope) entry won't be limited to those who actually receive the Cress Pack, they'll just be slightly better off. Entrants who aren't allocated a pack in the ballot will still be able to buy their own cress (from an approved supplier – details to follow). This also allows the citizens of Australia who, because of sensible and rigid rules regarding the importation of flora and fauna have been unable to take part previously, a way in to the competition. See, this is truly a global event – cress has no borders.
This is important and perhaps is really just reiterating rule 3, but you cannot take part without entering the initial ballot. It's just one of the rules. But why? Look, it helps keep track of who's actually taking part, I've not got a clever computer program to help collate and monitor all of this. I've got Twitter and a few bits of A4 paper. Please don't try and make it harder than it already is.
You'll need a Twitter account to take part. If you don't have a Twitter account then sign up online and get one. They're free. You'd be surprised how upset this can make people – I think they suspect that I work for the FBI and will start monitoring them. God, I'd love to work for the FBI. I'd have a gun and a badge and I'd file reports each morning and then Skinner would tell me just to forget about it and I'd get so angry and frustrated but I'd keep pursuing the case because deep down I'd know how important it was.
After a week I will draw the ballot and Cress Packs will be sent to the successful applicants. Those entrants who weren't successful, together with any Australian entrants, will be given instructions as to where they can obtain the correct cress seeds. It's a minor detail, but it's important that as far as possible, for parity, we're all using the same stuff. I'm not in the pocket of the cress suppliers, though actually, if any want to cut me in on a deal, I'm all ears.
When discussing the game on social media please use the hashtag #Crexit. This isn't a weird attempt to get it trending, it's much more straightforward than that. It's amazing I know, but some people use social media for things other than talking about cress. They use it for discussing politics, law, music, art, poetry and where to get a link to an illegal live feed of a sporting event. Talk of cress really, inexplicably, annoys them and I end up getting blocked by a lot of people. That hurts, it hurts a lot. By using the hashtag #Crexit, you give these people the chance to mute those tweets.
No one under the age of 18 can take part. Anyone mentioning that their children are growing cress will be disqualified. No. One. Cares. They get everything, apprenticeships, VAT-free shoes, discounts at Cineworld, TWO of their own BBC channels. Well I'm sick of it, this is for grown-ups. Also, it means we can swear without harming their precious little minds. Don't overdo it, obviously, but every now and then it feels great just to throw an obscenity in there.
Entries must be individual, you cannot enter as a couple. Just weird. Frankly, if you're entering a competition like this I'd be amazed if you're in a couple, but there we are.
The judging panel will be selected by me. Judges will not be allowed to enter the competition.
Names of judges and their BACS details will be publicly available.
Photographs of your cress will be required at both the start and end of the competition and perhaps, halfway through. These photographs need to be well-lit and of a decent resolution. There's no excuse for not managing this anymore. If the camera on your phone is really that bad, then borrow someone else's. It's hard enough judging this stuff anyway, at least give us a chance. Also, last time I ended up putting some entries up on a big screen – this is impossible if they are all blocky.
By entering you surrender all intellectual property rights to the pictures of your cress and any associated tweets. Look I don't make any money out of this, but if some publisher comes along and offers me a six-album deal then of course I'm going to take it and don't want to have to come running to you for permission. Also, I'll leave your Twitter name next to the photo anyway as otherwise it's just a picture of some cress.
I will give 3 days notice of the starting date of the competition. This will be a time when I am satisfied that the vast bulk of entrants have received their cress.
You start growing at the same time as everyone else. This can easily be monitored by me posting a codeword for you to photograph next to your seeds on day one. Your photo must be submitted within 12 hours of the start time. If you can't manage this, then you're out. You'd think that instruction would be fairly straightforward, but no, people even mess this up.
The growing period will be for a period of not more and not less than 8 days. We could just say 8 days.
At the end of the growing period, entrants will have a maximum of 12 hours to submit their entries. Don't give me any of that nonsense about being away from home or something. You've got 12 hours. Take the stuff with you, plan your life better, I don't know, be an adult.
The winners will be published online. If prizes are awarded they will be sent out within 7 days. I don't think I ever got round to sending out a prize last time, I had a lot going on in my life. You don't need to know about it. Anyway, I'm out of prison now if you have to know.
If you are disqualified then there will be an opportunity to appeal your disqualification. The appeals process will be open and in writing. Accordingly, whilst the appeals process is underway you should continue to grow your cress.
Your entry must be all your own work.
Your brief is to represent what the year 2016 has meant to you as powerfully as possible using cress as a medium. Although fully-grown cress must make up the bulk of your work, you are allowed to introduce other materials. Be creative, be imaginative, express yourselves. Keep it decent though.
The final work must be viewable as a still photograph. Videos will be accepted for extra kudos, but will not be considered as part of the judging process.
The rules are subject to emergency amendment should circumstances require it. If I get annoyed with your constant criticism or questioning I'll disqualify you.
50. This is a secret rule too important to explain to the plebs.
Entries will be accepted up until 3pm GMT on Thursday 17th November 2016.
Good things come in threes. Omne trium perfectum.
Third in a series is always the best. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Return of the Jedi and Beverley Hills Cop 3 are just a few terrible examples of this.
The inaugural cress competition took place in 2011 with 40 wide-eyed innocent competitors growing cress on little bits of cotton wool and taking terrible quality photographs of the results. It was fun, but also frustrating as I discovered for the first time how utterly incapable people were of following the most basic instructions.
In 2013, after I'd vowed never to run the competition again, 238 people took part. It was chaotic and appallingly organised. If I wasn't drinking fairly heavily at the time I certainly was by the end of it. Despite having 5 top quality judges (and me) something was still wrong with the format. It may have been the large quantity of wine consumed, but in the end, most of the plates of cress looked pretty much the same.
In 2014 and 2015 I toyed with the idea of another competition, but really, what was the point? It would be a lot of admin (I had two jobs already and really didn't need a third) and in all likelihood would be the same all over again. I think maybe I'd lost my cress mojo. I decided not to go ahead with another competition.
Then 2016 happened. 2016 has been a year. An awful year. So many wonderful people have died. Actually, by the end of the year almost 56 million people will have died worldwide. Never have so many people died in one year. Not only that, but things seem to have gone mad in society itself. Brexit, Trump, ISIS, it's all coming together like a perfect storm. A few thousand years ago God would have sent a flood to deal with it, or knocked down a massive tower. I'm not God. I can't do either of those things. What I can do is organise a semi-decent cress competition. Well, I can organise a cress competition.
But this alone doesn't work. There needs to be more to it. And there is. This year, I've decided to search for positivity, to encourage creativity, to embrace art. This year there is almost a point to it. There's certainly going to be something for us to judge.
This year, for Cress 2016 (Crexit, if you will), I'll be sending out a Cress Pack as usual – you'll get the same amount of seeds as everyone else and a set of rules designed to trip up the less attentive of you, but that's where the similarities end. This year you'll have the freedom to express yourselves using the medium of cress. From the time the competition starts you'll have eight days to produce a piece of cress-based art that represents 2016 for you. I won't dictate what surfaces you grow it on, I won't make you measure it with a metal ruler, heck, I won't even stop you using blown-out egg shells (though you won't win if you do). That's a fairly generous brief, and I hope you'll make the most of it.
As ever aggressive trolling is actively encouraged and children (bless those little angels) are banned from entering.
Oh, yeah, the application process will open on Thursday 10th November 2016.
The winners of #Cress2013 have been decided.


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5 in 1 reflectors are crazy handy for video and photo work. In this video we cover 6 different ways to use a reflector to further control your lighting. You can find the reflector I use here on Amazon.
You can get these reflectors in several different sizes and shapes depending on your needs. Here are a few I've worked with and like on a budget.
I also like to use a reflector holder to help control the position and angle of the reflector. Here are the two reflector holders I use.


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Press Release: Alberta Moves to Tax Vaping Products
February 28, 2020 | Daniel David | Press Releases
Alberta– February 28, 2020– The Alberta government announced that it will commence taxing some vaping devices and all nicotine vaping e-liquids at a rate of 20%. This new tax has the potential to undo serious strides the vaping industry has made to convert smokers away from combustible tobacco cigarettes and may contribute to a growing illicit market.
Despite announcing that the "we do not intend to introduce new taxes on products that are already illegal for minors to obtain"(1) early in its tenure, the United Conservative Party has switched gears and will apply the same model of taxation on vaping products that BC has.
"Taxing the industry just under two years after it has been legalized and without a thorough economic impact assessment is like clipping its wings before it has even learned to fly. If governments insist they have to implement a tax then they should do so based on the proportion of risk relative to tobacco and be cautious of the message that the application of an excise sends to the smoker,"(2) said Daniel David, president and CEO of the Vaping Industry Trade Association. "If best estimates are that vaping is 95% per cent less harmful (3) than smoking, then the tax should reflect that," said David.
An excise tax sends the wrong message and may discourage smokers from making the switch (4) away from cigarettes. Nicotine vaping is cited as being at least twice as effective in transitioning smokers away from cigarettes as traditional cessation products (5). With 45,000 smoking related deaths a year in Canada it is imperative that the government remain focused on providing Albertans with affordable harm reduction alternatives.
The application of a 20% excise tax will also put Alberta businesses at an economic disadvantage, something the provincial government has been sensitive to with other industries. Vapers may try to evade the tax by purchasing their products from jurisdictions with a lower tax rate or from the black market. Currently, the legal nicotine vaping industry is subject to considerably high-quality control standards.
"The Government of Alberta has a duty to ensure access to affordable, less harmful alternatives to smoking" said Daniel David, president and CEO of VITA. "An excise tax on vaping, as it is imposed on tobacco, would be detrimental and counterproductive to health outcome goals."
Daniel David, President & CEO
Vaping Industry Trade Association (VITA)
media@vitaofcanada.com
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-vaping-products-tax-1.5076279
Michael F. Pesko, Charles J. Courtemanche, Johanna Catherine Maclean. The Effects of Traditional Cigarette and E-Cigarette Taxes on Adult Tobacco Product Use. NBER Working Paper No. 26017
Royal College of Physicians. Nicotine without smoke: Tobacco harm reduction. London: RCP, 2016.
Cotti, Chad D. and Courtemanche, Charles and Maclean, Catherine and Nesson, Erik and Pesko, Michael and Tefft, Nathan, The Effects of E-Cigarette Taxes on E-Cigarette Prices and Tobacco Product Sales: Evidence from Retail Panel Data (January 2020). NBER Working Paper No. w26724. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3535316
The New England Journal of Medicine, https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1808779


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Remembering Genocide in the Sacramento Valley
Posted on September 7, 2015	by Stephen Carr Hampton
This story is breaking out across Indian Country:
History Professor Denies Native Genocide: Native Student Disagrees, Gets Expelled From Course
The ultimate irony is that the university is Sacramento State. Though no one much talks about it, the Sacramento Valley is home to one of the most complete and thorough genocides ever documented. In the 1850s and 60s, entire tribes were wiped out, deliberately, sometimes in the span of a few years, with most members suffering violent deaths.
The stories reached a newspaper in New York City, which reported:
We have been informed through the papers, of the murderous outrages committed on the aboriginal inhabitants of California by men with white skins. We regret to say that there is no exaggeration in these accounts… In the Atlantic and Western States, the Indians have suffered wrongs and cruelties at the hands of the stronger race. But history has no parallel to the recent atrocities perpetrated in California. Even the record of Spanish butcheries in Mexico and Peru has nothing so diabolical.
The primary targets were the hill tribes, called "Diggers" by the white pioneers, who occasionally fought back or stole livestock for food. The valley tribes were already pacified, largely working on white ranches and farms as domestic servants or field hands. In Shasta County, settlers collected funds to pay bounties for Indian scalps. In Sacramento, a newspaper asserted that "the people are enraged against them, and are ready to knife them, shoot them, or inoculate them with smallpox – all of which have been done." In Marysville, the newspaper observed, "The Diggers can be saved from forcible extermination only by the intervention of Uncle Sam. There should be troops enough employed at each Reservation to keep them corralled." Thus the hill tribes were so hunted like game that they came to the US military for protection. A captain in the 2nd Infantry reported, "the tribes are kept in constant fear on account of the indiscriminate and inhumane massacre of their people in many places, for real or supposed injuries."
The federal Indian agent at Klamath noted a pattern in the attacks, "to kill the agent first." A US Army major general made a plea for help from Indian Affairs: "Something ought to be done for these miserable creatures, who it appears were not in the wrong, and whom the White inhabitants are determined to exterminate."
An editorial in San Francisco echoed the concerns of white liberals: "It will be wise as well as benevolent to gather them as soon as convenient where they can be fed and saved from slaughter. Their race is fast passing away, and the least we can do for them is to prevent their ending from being hurried and violent."
A slave trade evolved, with extensive sex trafficking in women and girls.
One of the most dramatic genocidal events took place in the last two weeks of August, 1864, on the farms and ranches between Sacramento and Redding. Responding to the murder of two white women, white ranchers formed a vigilante group called the "Guards". They met at Pentz Ranch near Oroville and planned to kill every member of the Northern and Central Yana tribes, including women and children. One member explained, "We must kill them big and little, nits will be lice."
In a scene reminiscent of modern accounts from Rwanda, they went door to door, farm to farm, ranch to ranch. They knew exactly who had Yana working for them. On Little Cow Creek, they shot down three Yana men working in a barn, against the protestations of the rancher's wife. Outside of Redding, they tore a girl from the arms of her white employer and slaughtered her in the yard. At a ranch house north of Millville, they were looking for a young maid whom they knew.
Ishi, last surviving member of the Yahi, 1911
"Eliza, come out. We are going to kill you."
The girl replied, "Don't kill me; when you were here I cooked for you, I washed for you, I was kind to you; I never asked pay of you. Don't kill me now."
But they pulled her out of the house, with her aunt and uncle, and pumped them full of bullets.
A farm to farm search in Cottonwood yielded twenty more. The largest haul came at Oak Run, where three hundred Yana had gathered to celebrate the harvest. No one survived.
The death squads killed nearly all of the two thousand remaining Yana. (The nearby Yahi went into hiding in a canyon; years later their sole survivor would be Ishi. Some of his belongings reside in the California Indian Museum about a mile from the Sac State campus.)
The United Nations definition of genocide doesn't require the deliberate physical killing of every member of a tribe, but if that's the definition that Professor Maury Wiseman of Cal State Sacramento is using, all he needs to do is look out his window and back a few generations.
Source: Heizer, Destruction of Calif Indians
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1 Response to Remembering Genocide in the Sacramento Valley
Stephen Carr Hampton says:
That Sac State professor should read this new book: https://memoriesofthepeople.wordpress.com/2016/07/31/new-landmark-book-documents-genocide-by-design-in-california/


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Square Enix's Collaboration With Yahoo is "Monster x Dragon"
Square Enix and Yahoo have revealed the identity of the new collaborative project they started teasing last week. The mystery title is "Monster x Dragon," and it is, expectedly, a free to play, item-based browser game.
Monster x Dragon mixes real time strategy and trading card gameplay. Set in a fantasy world of dragons and crystals, you play as a mercenary and must team up with other players for massive 100 person battles. The game's genre is described as Massively Multiplayer Online Active Time Strategy."
A closed beta test will be held from October 13 through October 28. You can put your name down for consideration at the official site.
Monster x Dragon
Square Enix Teams With Yahoo For Major New Title / 2011-09-28


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Omidyar's 'Civil Beat' Tests Multi Pay Tiers
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If people would only pay for their local content, nobody would be worried about the future of local news. But so far, most have proved less than willing. EBay founder Pierre Omidyar, however, is testing out new models at his Honolulu "Civil Beat" site, per NYU's Jay Rosen, who talked with TBD.com's blog.
Full access to the site is $1.49 a day, or $19.95 a month, which might seem pricey for its current editorial output, which averages between four to six articles per day. As with WSJ.com, free days are occasionally offered as promotions (i.e., today).
Much more interesting is a 99-cent monthly fee to be a "discussion member," with access to article summaries and the consequent discussions and the ability to comment. Rosen told TBD.com that "solves" the issue of getting bona fide comments.
People who engage in the discussions may not know exactly what they are talking about, since they won't see the full article. But most will probably get the gist of it.
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Eric Westby June 17, 2010 at 10:09 am
There's an editing error in the post: I assume you mean "$19.95 a year" and not $19.95/month.
Actually, it appears that the error you made is the "$1.49 a month" bit! Turns out it's actually — incredibly — $1.49 per day. Ouch.
Peter Krasilovsky June 17, 2010 at 3:57 pm
Eric — thanks for the careful reading. I stand corrected!
Omidyar's 'Civil Beat' Tests Multi Pay Tiers
Gannett Broadcasting Goes Hyperlocal via DataSphere
Sacramento Emerges as 'Ground Zero' for Blogger Networks


Mcpotar mocking Zim Hip hop Awards.
Sometimes pictures speak more volumes than words, that's why i like to embed humour about Zimbabwean Hip hop in pictures like this. Just the other day, I saw many young rappers flood my timeline bragging about how Supa Mandiwanzira had attended their awards. In their view the awards were a success because Supa Mandiwanzira came. They were so happy they had blogs writing it and blasting those that decided to boycott the "Prize Giving Day" as losers.
Well time is a snitch because time "will tell". Later on i saw in my timeline emcees (notice i said emcees) happy about a 3-mob.com post that said Supa Mandiwanzira blasted at the awards and Carex was "pulling out" of deals with ZHHA and were not "coming" to see that Tom foolery again.
Don't ever get me wrong, Hip hop is my culture too and i love it. I don't like having to make all these jokes about it, but we have to be serious about it. Investors are now pulling out of our events because they are disorganized. Had we held credible, transparent awards more investors would want in. I think it's now time for the new school, old school and intellectuals of this industry to work on a good strategy for Zim hip hop Awards. As much as Beefy started this movement, it's time for him to admit that he needs help from people who really know what they are doing. Even if he is doing it for money (which wouldn't be wrong), I think if he ensured credible awards with categories that make sense, he'd make his money twice over and still make hip-hop happy. So that if Obama comes to our next awards, he will not go and give a bad report in the states.
To be honest, i was looking at award winners, most of them look legit to me but the only issue is them hiding the judges from us, and those judges pulling out. That was poor planning for a ceremony that's in it's third year. however, their misfortune though I have no proof looks planned. If it was planned, whoever plotted against them is a genius.


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Mayor de Blasio vs. the NYPD Pt.II: The tension continues
Yesterday, mourning continued in the city as Police Officer Wenjian Liu was laid to rest. During the service, hundreds of police officers were in attendance to honor their fallen brother-in-blue along with Mayor Bill de Blasio. Unfortunately, the mayor's appearance was not welcomed.
With tension still present between the New York City mayor and the New York Police Department, officers decided to turned their backs on the mayor as he gave his eulogy showing reconciliation may a far ways off.
At the funeral service, Mayor de Blasio tried to bring an end to the tension between he, the city, and the NYPD.
"All of our city is heartbroken today," said de Blasio, "Let us rededicate ourselves to those great New York traditions of mutual understanding and living in harmony. Let us move forward by strengthening the bonds that unite us, and let us work together to attain peace."
However, his words may have not been accepted by the police officers in-attendance.
The tension began on December 21st, 2014 when Officer Liu along with his partner Rafael Ramos were struck down by Ismaaiyl Brinsley who claimed he was taking revenge for the murders of Michael Brown and Eric Garner at the hands of law enforcement last summer.
Despite being requested by Police Commissioner Bill Bratton to give the eulogy, the mayor was shunned by officers once again who decided to use the funeral services as an act of protest against the mayor whom they feel isn't on their side.
A retired-police officer who simply wanted to be identified as Nick expressed his disdain for the mayor, "The mayor is not on our side. This is like the 70s, when cops were getting killed. We are going backwards."
An interesting choice of words, "We are going backwards,"
In a sense we are going backwards, but not in the way this retired-officer thinks.
For decades now, there has been an increasing issue in New York City when it comes to the interacting between law enforcement and people of color. From Black to Latinos, this country has had increasing issues in-regards to the stop-and-frisk encounters between officers and civilians. In more incidents, civilians of color are injured more than police officers themselves.
Knowing this, and being a father to a Black son, Mayor de Blasio cast a spotlight on this issue among the NYPD when he made comments during his campaign when he revealed that he has had to instruct his son on how he should engage police officers if he ever crosses path with them.
For some, mostly those who are in-association with the NYPD, de Blasio was acting against the NYPD and casting them as "villains." But was he? Was the mayor simply trying to touch on an issue that needed to be addressed before it implodes into a deeper problem, like the Garner situation that would occur after his election?
Is it going backwards trying to end an ongoing trend within a social institute like the NYPD that is a known problem?
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani seems to be just one agitator in the current tension between the NYPD and the city. However, it was during his administration where the current state of tension seeds was first planted. Under Giuliani policies like stop-and-frisk took precedent in the NYPD and saw the acceptance of young Black and Latino men being harassed by law enforcement simply because they were suspects due to their skin color or the way they dressed.
Not once acknowledging the issue regarding stop-and-frisk or the issue regarding racial stereotyping by the hands of law enforcement, the former mayor has come out to discredit Mayor de Blasio as being the cause of today's problems.
According to the former mayor, de Blasio could get back in the good graces of the NYPD if he admitted wrong for not denouncing the protests that has swept across the city after the grand jury verdicts regarding Brown and Garner and the failure to indict their killers.
"Mayor de Blasio, please say you're sorry," said Giuliani, "He created an impression with the police that he was on the side of the protesters,"
Giuliani has even connected the conflict between de Blasio and the NYPD to his "allying" with Reverend Al Sharpton who he labels a "police hater."
"When he loses Al Sharpton, maybe then he can have a better relationship with the New York City Police Department…If you would like to have a poster boy for hating the police, it's Al Sharpton."
While Sharpton has been known to be very vocal when it comes to the NYPD he isn't a police hater, but someone who doesn't want the injustice or criminal acts committed by those who are supposed to represent the law go unnoticed. It is the agitating comments like the ones made by the former mayor that doesn't end a conflict or tension but furthers it along.
Police officers are allowed to voice their disagreement with the mayor, but the way it is being done not only dishonors the fallen police officers but shows citizens of the city and those afar how cops place themselves above others when it involves such issues as racial tension.
"He is the mayor of New York, he was there representing the citizens of New York to express their remorse and their regret at that death," said Bratton, and on the tension between the two, "I think it's probably a rift that is going to go on for a while longer. However, we will be making efforts to sit down and talk with the union leaders in particular to deal with their issues."
At the funeral service, a high-ranking police officer who didn't join in turning his back on the mayor said that his fellow officers were upset with him for not joining him. When he was asked why he didn't join them, he responded "Cause I was here for Liu and his family—not the mayor. I don't like the mayor or what he stands for, but I agree with Bratton that it's not the place."
And that is exactly what it was supposed to be about.
The constant show of aggression by the NYPD against the mayor doesn't truly help their cause. The show of disrespect adds to the already damaged reputation of the NYPD. When they choose to ignore the mayor, and during a funeral service of all places, it shows what many New Yorkers feel about them: they will do what they want, and not care about the repercussions because it doesn't exist for them.
Yes, police officers' lives are constantly in danger as they protect this city—New York City—and other cities or towns across the country. However, the current behavior and the constant refusal to see that there are those within law enforcement who present officers in a bad light causes incidents were people react negatively towards cop causes such strain between the community and officers who are sworn to duty to protect them.
On Friday, before Sunday's funeral service, Bratton released a statement to officer's under his command that, "A hero's funeral is about grieving, not grievance," something that many officers in-attendance refused to follow.
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UK Home Office cuts short 30,000 international student visas each year
Since 2013, more than 90,000 international students hailing from outside the EU have had their visas cut short by the UK Home Office, according to figures from BBC News.
In the very same period, 410 UK colleges and universities have had the licence that permits them to legally sponsor a non-EU student revoked, leaving thousands of students unable to complete their course of study.
In February this year, the BBC reported that 350 students from the London School of Business and Finance (LSBF) were told they had one month to leave the country after the private business college lost its licence to teach non-EU students, leaving many students unable to complete programmes that cost up to £8,500 a year.
#International student barriers to UK. BBC News – Curtailment of 30,000 student visas each year sparks row https://t.co/CvdA28uzui
— Alan Tait (@AlanTait) April 25, 2016
The Home Office claims that the curtailments form part of a major drive to crack down on immigration misconduct.
According to the National Union of Students (NUS), international students headed for the UK are being "scapegoated" by the UK government as they seek to meet net migration targets.
The inclusion of international students in UK immigration targets has long been a topic for debate as many respected politicians, including former cabinet minister Lord Heseltine and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, have voiced concern that it could be extremely detrimental to the global reputation of UK universities.
This is why UK Govt immigration policy on international student visas is so dumb @UniversitiesUK @Unis_Wales https://t.co/eeuyypT8MD
— Jo Stevens MP (@JoStevensLabour) December 13, 2015
In 2014, Prime Minister David Cameron pledged to cut net migration to less than 100,000 a year by 2015, while UK Home Secretary Theresa May vowed to reduce it to mere tens of thousands.
Now, the figures released by the UK Home Office under Freedom of Information rules show that 99,635 students had their visas curtailed in the three years leading up to December 2015:
33,210 in 2013
@UniversitiesUK found that non-EU international #students in the UK had off-campus expenditure in 2011/12 of £3.42 billion. @MigrationPolicy
— Prof Asif Ahmed (@ProfAsifAhmed) April 18, 2016
Of the UK institutions that lost their licence to sponsor, there were:
199 in 2013
72 in 2015
According to the BBC, some of the establishments who had licences revoked later had them reinstated, but overall, a total of 301 UK colleges and universities lost possession of their licence between 2013 and the end of last year.
Mostafa Rajaai, international students' officer at the NUS said the "shocking" figures represent "clear evidence [that] the Home Office is following a political agenda, rather than trying to remove real cheats."
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"It has a clear disregard for the right to a fair trial and the past six years have seen the steady erosion of international students' rights within the UK," he told the BBC.
Rajaai referenced a previous NUS survey which found that the majority of non-EU students who study in the UK believe the nation's government is becoming increasingly hostile towards its foreign student population.
"If the government continues to scapegoat overseas students in order to hit its immigration targets, the damage to the UK's reputation as a desirable place to study will only worsen," adds Rajaai.
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Two 2 – Octagon Theatre, Bolton
The Reviews Hub - North West 13/02/2016
Writer: Jim Cartwright
Director: David Thacker
Reviewer: Malcolm Wallace
Following on from the conclusion of the Octagon's brilliant revival of Jim Cartwright's classic play Two, the theatre now presents the world premiere of the sequel, Two 2.
Set several years after the conclusion of Two, the play rejoins the Landlady and Landlord at another time of crisis for their business and their marriage with the play following a very similar format (and remarkably similar finale) to the original. Scenes between the principal characters are interspersed with snippets into the lives of the customers who frequent the pub.
There is no doubting the talent of the two performers, Katy Cavanagh and Colin Connor, both of whom prove once again that they are brilliant and versatile actors by playing all the characters. However, there is more inconsistency in the writing in this sequel and overall the characters are far harder to empathise and engage with.
Connor's talent is stifled here and he is lumbered with two truly dreadful characters in the irritating chef in Act 1 and Act 2 karate trainee whose monologue is so poetic that it jars uncomfortably with the rest of the play. Even as the Landlord Connor is not afforded a script of the quality of the original play but he works hard and his performance as the play concludes pulls at the heart strings.
Cavanagh is better treated by the writer and, whereas the original play was an equal effort between the two performers, Two 2 well and truly belongs to the actress. Cavanagh's ballet loving bouncer is a joy to watch and as contestant number 2 in the speed dating sequence, she is utterly adorable.
Unlike the original play, Two 2 makes much more use of audience participation, which when managed well can work as a great comic device. However, in this production, there is a little too much invited participation that unfortunately encourages poor engagement at other key moments and appears to serve as nothing more than a needless filler to give the play length.
The simple set by Ciaran Bagnall works equally as well here as it did in Two and his lighting design is once again effective. Director David Thacker keeps the pace up as best he can but is let down by a poor structure and less interesting characters.
In all honesty, there doesn't seem any point of a sequel. As a production, it has solid production values and is superbly acted, but the whole thing is let down by mediocre writingand a predictable plot.
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Khloé Kardashian Once Walked In on Her Boyfriend's Threesome
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Khloé Kardashian, ever the brutally honest one in the family, is really going all in when it comes to this talk show host thing. Although the video she recently posted to her website has nothing to do with Kocktails with Khloé, it could easily be incorporated as a regular segment. The video shows her playing a true or false storytelling game with Jen Atkin, her hairstylist, and Hrush Achemyan, her makeup artist. The point is to choose a card, tell a story related to the word on that card, and have the other two players guess whether the story is true or false, and when Khloé chooses "bedroom" she doesn't hold back.
"One time I walked in on my current boyfriend at the time," she says. "He was having not just sex, but a threesome, with two girls he met at the mall earlier that day." Although it sounds like a bunch of bullshit, Khloé says the story is true. As Achemyan says, "what a dumbass."
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Study proves damaging effects of GMOs on liver, kidneys, blood and DNA
03/15/2016 / By Tara Paras
Scientists from the National Research Center in Egypt have once again proven what several other objective, independent studies have been reiterating all along — GMOs are dangerous to human health.
After conducting what appears to be the first histopathological and biochemical analysis of GMOs, the study determined that diets containing GM corn and soy cause damage to vital and reproductive organs, blood, DNA and various other parts of the body.
By using Wistar albino rats as subjects, scientists tested the effects of GM corn and soy over time increments of 30, 60 and 90 days. In each case, the transgenic materials were shown to have damaging effects on the rats, altering enzyme production and damaging their genes. Compared to a control group of rats consuming non-GMO wheat, those who were exposed to GMOs exhibited cellular damage and DNA fragmentation.
As stated in the study's abstract: "The results of all parameters evaluated in our investigation were consistent and confirm that the GM diet fed to rats for 30, 60, or 90 days has deleterious histopathological and histochemical impacts."
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Though nutritionally equivalent, the difference in diets of the two groups of rats could raise questions as to whether genetic modification really was the true cause of the health outcomes. After all, the non-GMO group was fed wheat, rather than corn and soy.
After analyzing the study, GMWatch concluded, based on logic, that a diet composed of GM soy and corn is clearly more toxic than one of non-GM wheat. There is also the possibility that herbicide residues on GM crops, which was the only other major difference, might have contributed to the outcome of the study.
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The well-publicized Seralini study involving GM corn fed to rats included this as part of its hypothesis, pointing out that glyphosate contamination from Monsanto's Roundup herbicide was present in the GM animal feed. This, along with the GMO content of the animal feed itself, appears to be a major factor in the toxicity of GMO derivatives.
The genotoxicity of GM corn and soy, as explained by the researchers, was demonstrated in germ cells, for which there was a considerable increase in the number of cells with chromosomal aberrations. Similarly, liver cells in the GMO group showed increased ratios of DNA fragmentation, indicating liver damage.
"Biochemical alterations in alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, creatinine, uric acid, and malondialdehyde concentrations were also observed," explains the study.
GMOs have the capacity to reprogram the human genome when ingested
A separate study conducted by several of the same researchers, published in the African Journal of Biotechnology, also found clear evidence of horizontal gene transfer from GMOs. Gene promoters engineered into some GMOs for the purpose of producing insecticidal proteins were observed to transfer directly into human and animal tissue, causing a variety of health problems.
Not only did these altered genes embed themselves into the tissues of the consuming animals, they also triggered changes in other natural gene promoters already present in the animals' bodies, converting them from organ-specific to globally active. In other words, GMOs appear to have the capacity to reprogram the human genome when ingested — and this change is often unpredictable.
"Analysis of the results revealed that: 1) ingested fragments from the CaMV-35S promoter [a GM trait that produces insecticidal proteins in some GM crops] incorporated into blood, liver, and brain tissues of experimental rats, 2) The total mean of transfer of GM target sequences increased significantly by increasing the feeding durations, and 3) The affinity of different transgenic fragments from the ingested GM-diet, to be incorporated into the different tissues of rats varied from one target sequence to the other," concluded the study.
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