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I think that Warner Bros, possibly with the exception of the upcoming Suicide Squad is terribly mismanaging their DC Films relationship (and Yes, I include the upcoming Wonder Woman in that estimation as well)–like Fox is doing with the X-Men franchise, only less successfully.
But Antoine Fuqua's The Magnificent Seven? With Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt?
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Whereas the Oscars can sometimes feel like an uptight academic function, the Grammys are often like your most insane friend found $10 million and blew it all on one party.
And last night's ceremony did not disappoint. The music industry came together to fete its finest — and compete to see who could be the most over-the-top.
If you missed the madness, fear not: we've got the best moments of the night for you.
Wow. Cee-Lo in a rainbow of feathers, Gwyneth Paltrow chiming in, and the Muppets on backup vocals? It doesn't get much more awesome than that.
It was a diva parade in honour of the original -- and all eyes were on Christina Aguilera, who was looking to redeem herself after her Superbowl flub. Yes, she nearly tripped and fell, but come on -- her performance was spellbinding. Xtina can consider her conscience cleared.
Gaga, where does it end? Her Craziness arrived in an enormous, gelatinous egg -- and was 'birthed' from it at the start of her performance. That's all we can tell you. We saw it, and we still don't really get what was going on.
In a year dominated by Gagas and Biebers, the Arcade Fire was an underdog in the winner-takes-all category -- and no one looked more surprised by the victory than they did.
For more Grammy madness, check out the winners.


An initial coin offering (ICO) token promoted by boxing legend Floyd Mayweather is a security, a US district court judge has said.
Magistrate Judge Andrea Simonton made this determination in a report related to a class action lawsuit against the operators of Centra Tech, a cryptocurrency startup whose $32 million ICO was shut down by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Investors are suing Centra, whose token sale was promoted on social media by Floyd Mayweather, for selling unregistered securities, which is a crime under federal law.
This aspect of the case was not exactly in dispute, as the defendants have thus far in the case conceded that point (while reserving the right to challenge that classification in the future), instead arguing that the plaintiff lacks standing to bring the claim.
According to this metric, an asset is a security if it meets three conditions: it's an investment, investors benefit from the company's success, and the expectation of profit comes solely from the efforts of others (e.g. the company's founders). Judge Simonton said in the report that CTR met all three of these conditions.
As CCN reported, the SEC not only accuses the Centra Tech operators of running an unregistered securities offering but also of engaging in fraudulent conduct to sell their tokens. Specifically, regulators say that the Miami-based company lied about having relationships with Visa, Mastercard, and other large financial institutions.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York has filed charges against Centra Tech and its three founders — Sohrab Sharma, Raymond Trapani, and Robert Farkas — all of whom have been arrested on four-count indictments related to securities fraud and wire fraud.
Notably, the SEC has warned that celebrity ICO endorsements may be illegal, though it is not clear whether the agency has yet pursued any such enforcement action against token sale promoters.
Will Blockchain Takeover Gambling In The Future?


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Life in one of China's last communes
A look at life inside the Chinese commune village of Nanjie
As China prepares to mark the 60th anniversary of Communist rule, the BBC's Michael Bristow takes a look at one of the country's few remaining communes, a hallmark of the early Communist regime.
In the village of Nanjie in northern China, workers begin the day by singing in praise of the country's former leader Mao Zedong.
More than three decades after his death, Chairman Mao is still remembered fondly across China, but in Nanjie he has a special significance.
The village is one of the country's last remaining communes, where workers still abide by many of the former chairman's principles.
Most communes were disbanded years ago as China's leaders began to turn the country's planned economy into one governed by the market.
But the Nanjie commune is still going strong, providing its residents with their daily needs. Few people want to see it disappear.
Economic disaster
Mother-of-one Hu Xinhe is one of the commune's 4,000 or so permanent residents.
"I feel very relaxed and secure living in Nanjie. Whether we're talking about work or life in general, I'm very satisfied," said the 34-year-old.
As China's Communist Party celebrates 60 years in power this week, it is emphasising the country's bright future.
Staff at the commune's tourist hotel wear military-style uniforms
But this commune is a reminder that some people think the past had much to offer.
Nanjie lies in the rural heartland of Henan province.
Villagers have just harvested their crop of corn, which is currently drying on roadsides and in open spaces around Nanjie.
The commune also has a number of small food-processing factories that make products such as beer, chocolate, hot sauce and noodles.
Some noodles are even sold abroad - to Australia, the US and Canada.
Collective ownership
But there are reminders that capitalist ventures are not the main goal.
A statue of Mao takes pride of place in the village square. It is flanked by giant posters of other communist revolutionaries, such as Lenin and Stalin.
With its clean and tidy streets, Nanjie looks well-ordered and pleasant.
Giant posters of Communist heroes adorn the commune's main square
Communes were formed in the late 1950s as Chairman Mao tried to force rural people to live a more communist way of life.
Villagers had to pool their land, animals, tools and crops, and work for the collective.
In the early years, communes proved to be an economic disaster; they contributed to the deaths of millions of people through starvation between 1958-61.
They were finally abandoned in the early 1980s as villagers began to farm their own plots of land.
But a handful of communes - like the one in Nanjie - stayed as they were.
Wang Hongbin, the village's Communist Party secretary, said it had been the people themselves who had not wanted to disband the commune.
"They chose to have collective ownership. And if people want it, we - the party - have a responsibility to carry on with this system," he said.
Struggle to pay
In Nanjie, workers continue to toil for low wages, but in return are provided for in other ways by the commune.
"I earn about 400 yuan a month ($59; £37), but get very good welfare benefits," said Mrs Hu, who works as a quality control inspector in the village condiment factory.
"I get free medical care and housing - even gas, water and electricity are free."
Her son, nine-year-old Wang Haoyuan, also gets free education in the commune's schools. The collective will even pay for him to go to university.
Commune worker Hu Xinhe gets a range of benefits
It is this kind of security that makes life in Nanjie commune so attractive.
When China embarked on economic reforms in 1978, many benefits, particularly for China's farmers, disappeared.
They can now sell their own crops for profit, but some still struggle to pay school fees for their children or medical bills when they are sick.
Tens of millions of farmers have decided they cannot make ends meet and have left their villages to seek work in China's booming cities.
Uncertain future
Villagers who live near the Nanjie commune look on with envy at those inside.
One woman, surnamed Liu, said: "Living in Nanjie is so good - everything is supplied by the village. Although their salaries are low, they don't have to worry about other things.
"Our village doesn't give us many benefits, and I can't survive by farming alone."
Nanjie collective does have its critics, some of whom point out that it is not as communist as it makes out.
They claim the commune is in debt and does not treat its outside workers as well as it does permanent residents.
They also point out that it tries to trade on its communist credentials by encouraging tourists to visit.
There is a special hotel for visitors where workers wear military-style uniforms, presumably to reinforce the village's revolutionary history.
But while the commune may have its flaws, the people who live here say they genuinely believe in its aims.
At a time when the wealth gap between rich and poor is rising in China and life is uncertain for many, Nanjie offers the security and certainty of a bygone era.
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Meet 5-MeO-DMT, the 'powerful' psychedelic that improves depression in one hour
A newly studied hallucinogenic substance has shown signs of treating mental health conditions more efficiently than psilocybin.
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A survey study found that around 80 percent of people using the psychedelic 5-MeO-DMT in a ceremonial setting said that their depression or anxiety improved following its use.
The "mystical" experience of drug trip might allow people to gain unique insight into themselves or their relationships and make positive life changes.
While the substance is found in the poison of the Sonoran Desert Toad, researchers say there is no reason to disturb the toad because the synthetic version of 5-MeO-DMT is identical in its effect.
A new, powerful — yet still relatively rare — hallucinogen called 5-MeO-DMT has made its way into United States psychedelic circles, and research is backing its use as an effective treatment for certain mental health conditions.
Said to be up to six-times more intense than its sensationalized cousin DMT, researchers have found strong evidence to suggest that 5-MeO-DMT could be used to treat anxiety, depression, and addiction more efficiently than psilocybin.
5-MeO-DMT, is an extremely potent natural psychedelic found in certain plants and the poisonous secretions of the Sonoran Desert Toad, also known as the Colorado River Toad. It can also be made synthetically in a lab.
Typically, the experience a person has after ingesting 5-MeO-DMT, a schedule 1 classified substance, is described as feeling unified with the universe or some holy, transcendent "other." The perception of bright colors and recursive patterns are often associated with the experience. It can also lead to extreme nausea and confusion days after ingesting it.
Assistant Professor at Ohio State University Alan Davis, who is also affiliated with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at John Hopkins University, has conducted two large-scale survey studies examining the use of 5-MeO-DMT in the general population and in a specific ceremonial group in the United States.
Despite reports dubbing it the "hottest new psychedelic" among trend setters in the United States, Davis's research has found that the drug is still rare, and most people are using it for psycho-spiritual endeavors rather than for recreation. Typically, he says, it is used in a ritualistic setting with a specific process similar to what might be done during an ayahuasca ritual.
And, he emphasizes, it definitely isn't a party drug.
"This is a very potent and powerful psychedelic substance that usually has an onset within seconds and a person is completely incapacitated," he says. "They are completely in a whole different realm of consciousness for 20 to 60 minutes."
Research in Treating Anxiety and Depression
In a survey study of 362 adults, Davis found that when administered in a ceremonial group setting with a knowledgeable facilitator, approximately 80 percent of people said that their depression or anxiety is improved following the use of 5-MeO-DMT.
According to Davis, this is likely because of the type of "mystical" experience one has on the drug trip, which allows the person to gain new, novel insight into themselves or their relationships through a shift in consciousness.
"This information, these experiences, seem to be really powerful and profound and they seem to help people to change, and to make different choices in their life," says Davis.
Interestingly, this fits in with research on other psychedelic substances such as psilocybin, which has also been found to have significant anti-depression and anti-anxiety effects. One of the major downsides to the potential use of psilocybin in a clinical setting is that the psychedelic experience lasts four to six hours. Tacking on an extra hour before to get ready and after to ensure the patient is ready to be discharged, psilocybin would mean a whole day of treatment. That will add up to a very expensive session if it is eventually approved for public use, according to Davis.
Enter 5-Meo-DMT.
"One of the interesting things about 5-Meo-DMT is that the duration of effect is anywhere from 20 to 60 minutes," says Davis. "You can start to imagine a world where if this was a medication, you could actually have someone there for more of a standard psychotherapy time frame and have an entire psychedelic healing experience."
Because this treatment could more easily be scaled into our current mental health care, it would likely be more accessible to people who might benefit from the treatment. Currently, Davis is working with a larger team on creating a clinical trial with the aim to eventually look at the administration of the drug in a laboratory setting.
Although Davis's team has heard of potential risks involved with use of the drug, in part because of instances of it being mis-administered, he says that the data indicates that in the right setting where facilitators pay proper attention to people's well-being, users are having mostly positive experiences.
Leave the Toad in Peace
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As far as researchers know, the only animal on Earth that produces the chemical compound is the Sonoran Desert Toad, although it is also found in some plant species.
But the mystical psychedelic association with the toad has facilitated an ecologically harmful market for the amphibian's poisonous secretions. This has led researchers to strongly condemn the practice of harvesting the toads for the compound.
According to local Tucson naturalist Robert Villa, the toad produces is milky white poison as a defense mechanism, so there is no humane way to obtain it. People in the Sonoran Desert region, where the toad is native, have noticed a decline in the amphibians' numbers likely due to the psychedelic community's demand for 5-MeO-DMT.
"Traumatizing an animal (or plant) for personal benefit is fraught with ethical dilemmas," Villa wrote in an email.
Faced with other threats to its habitat, the psychedelic blackmarket is one more problem the Sonoran Desert Toad doesn't need. Davis stresses that there is no need to disturb the toads or their environments at all.
"What we've been able to show is that the synthetic version is no different in terms of the intensity or the positive effects of taking it compared to the toad," says Davis. In fact, he found that most of the people he surveyed in his study were using the synthetic version of the drug.
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Artificial Intelligence Is Revealing Secrets About How the Ghent Altarpiece Was Made—and Damaged
Researchers have harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to decode x-ray images of the Ghent Altarpiece, the 15th-century masterpiece by brothers Hubert van Eyck and Jan van Eyck at the St. Bavo Cathedral in Belgium.
Being able to read the x-rays can help identify damage to the painting by showing areas where varnish or overpainting hides cracks, paint loss, or other structural issues. The scans can also teach researchers about the artists' working methods, revealing the physical structure of the canvas or panel and its supports, as well as the different layers of paint used in its creation.
But because the Ghent Altarpiece's panels are double sided, it has been difficult to parse the x-ray images. A newly developed algorithm has allowed scientists to deconstruct the data to create two distinct images.
"This approach demonstrates that artificial intelligence-oriented techniques—powered by deep learning—can be used to potentially solve challenges arising in art investigation," said Miguel Rodrigues of the electronic and electrical engineering department at the University College London in a statement.
The 12-panel polyptych painting, titled The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb and completed in 1432, has been undergoing restoration at Belgium's Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage since 2012. As part of that work, the piece was subject to hyperspectral imaging, macro x-ray fluorescence scanning, and imaging x-ray radiography, as well as high-resolution photography in both the visible and infrared spectrums.
The Ghent Altarpiece, front and back. The missing panel was stolen almost 100 years ago. Photo by D. Provost (closed Ghent Altarpiece) and H. Maertens (open Ghent Altarpiece); courtesy of Saint-Bavo's Cathedral, Art in Flanders.
The study's findings, published last week in the journal Science Advances, take a closer look at the outermost upper panels of Adam and Eve, which feature two interiors from the Annunciation scene when the altarpiece is folded closed. As a 2-D representation of a 3-D object, x-rays flatten out a variety of information, including the physical make-up of the work, making it difficult to create a clear image of the paintings on either side.
To better interpret this information, scientists turned to a convolutional neural network–based self-supervised framework, training a deep neural network with color photographs of the back and front of the paints, as well as the x-ray of the entire panel. As a result, the AI was able to develop an algorithm to reconstruct x-ray images of both sides of the panel, separating the x-ray of the two-sided paintings into two distinct x-ray images.
The algorithm interpreting the x-rays of a detail of Adam on the Ghent Altarpiece. The first two rows show the unmixed x-rays separating the two sides, while the third row shows the original x-ray of the full panel. Courtesy of KIK-IRPA.
The new method has only been used on two of the altarpiece's panels so far, but is expected to assist in the further study of the famous work. Moving forward, it could also make it easier to identify covered-up compositions on reused canvases, or changes an artist made during a work's creation.


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Obama Wins the Oscar!
Yes there are those among you who feel that Barack Hussein Obama doesn't deserve all of the awards he's winning. You're a bunch of CYNICS! I know that he didn't really do anything to win his Nobel Peace Prize, but conservatives don't understand that he won the award for what he clearly told everyone that he intended to do (bring peace to the planet), not for what he did in his first ten or fifteen days in office.
Last night Barack Hussein Obama won the Academy Award for Best Actor and nobody should feel inclined to take it away from him. He's clearly the best actor on television today. Put a teleprompter in front of him and -- well it's just magic. Watch him campaign for a political office he's already won. Yes Rahm Emanuel and David Axelrod are miffed that they didn't get best supporting actor - but they are not THE ONE, are they?
Obama will win the Pulitzer Prize this coming year for his upcoming book, Dreams from My Future. Best guess, the award will arrive before the book hits the press so it can appear on the cover. In the book, Barack Hussein Obama's Legions march forward to great glory and everyone in Amerika attends the Black Liberation Theology Church and loves Big Brother.
And who can forget Barack Hussein Obama winning the Cy Young Award for both the American and National Leagues this last year. It was the first and may not be the last time a man who throws a baseball like a little girl wins the award in leagues he never participated in. There are four more years in his term of office and it would be appropriate to present the award to him in advance for the next three years. (he has a busy schedule and making time to receive the award is always a problem)
Sandy Koufax was the first pitcher to win a unanimous vote and then to win it a second time two years later -- however Barack Hussein Obama will win the award by unanimous vote four years running without pitching an inning, thereby eclipsing Koufax's record.


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MLS: Columbus, New England into Eastern Conference finals
Columbus Crew will face New England Revolution in the Eastern Conference finals after their respective wins in the MLS Cup play-offs on Sunday.
Gyasi Zardes inspired Columbus in extra time of a 2-0 victory over Nashville.
The United States international's cutback found Pedro Santos to score the opener for the hosts in the 99th minute.
And, just four minutes later, Zardes sealed the win with a clinical finish in a one-on-one after being played in by Luis Diaz Espinoza.
Zardes has been directly involved in seven goals (five goals and two assists) in four matches against expansion sides over the past two MLS seasons, according to Opta.
It was enough for Columbus to reach the Eastern Conference finals for the second time in four seasons, and New England await.
After finishing eighth in the Eastern Conference, the Revolution beat Thierry Henry's Montreal Impact in the play-in round and stunned Philadelphia Union in the first round.
They continued their run with a 3-1 win over Orlando City on Sunday.
Carles Gil's 17th-minute penalty opened the scoring before Gustavo Bou made it 2-0.
Junior Urso pulled a scrappy goal back for Orlando after the half-hour mark, but their hopes of victory were hurt by Mauricio Pereyra's red card for a dangerous challenge in the 60th minute.
Still, Nani had a chance to equalise for Orlando in the 74th minute, only to see his penalty saved by Matt Turner.
The penalty save was just the second by a Revolution goalkeeper from the previous 23 on-target spot-kicks they had faced dating back to March 2016, according to Opta.
Instead, Bou got on the end of Gil's pass to poke in the sealer four minutes from time, sending New England to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2014.
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Steve Nash is eyeing a championship with the Brooklyn Nets after the arrival of James Harden, but the head coach warned his team they needed to improve.
Harden, an eight-time All-Star, was traded to the Nets from the Houston Rockets on Thursday, joining Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in Brooklyn.
The Nets (7-6) are set to contend for a first NBA championship and Nash said there was a huge opportunity ahead.
"We want to win a championship, for sure. That's why we made the deal, that's what we're setting out to do," he told a news conference.
"Having said that, we're so far from that right now so our expectations are to grow every day, to get better, to figure out who we are and what we are and how we fit together and where we can improve. It's a process.
"You have to earn the right to play for a championship through the regular season and playoffs so those steps are still in front of us before we can say we're a championship team.
"We're not a team that's running it back that's been to the Finals or Conference Finals even, we're a brand new entity that has to figure it out but that is the end goal and if we take the necessary steps and continue to improve and work towards that and commit to that process, why not? We have a great opportunity here with the players we have."
With Durant and Harden, the Nets now have two players who have won seven of the past 11 NBA scoring titles. No Brooklyn qualifier has ever finished higher than fifth.
Irving, Harden and Durant all rank in the top 10 in the NBA in scoring average (minimum 500 games) since the former's rookie season in 2011-12.
Harden could make his Nets debut against the Orlando Magic on Saturday.


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Франсіско Монтаньєс (,  8 жовтня 1986, Кастельйон-де-ла-Плана) — іспанський футболіст, що грав на позиції півзахисника.

Виступав, зокрема, за клуб «Реал Сарагоса», а також молодіжну збірну Іспанії.

Чемпіон Іспанії.

Клубна кар'єра
Народився 8 жовтня 1986 року в місті Кастельйон-де-ла-Плана. Вихованець футбольної школи клубу «Барселона».

У дорослому футболі дебютував 2004 року виступами за команду «Барселона C», в якій провів два сезони, взявши участь у 22 матчах чемпіонату.

Згодом з 2004 по 2012 рік грав у складі команд «Барселона Б», «Барселона», «Вільярреал Б», «Онтіньєнт» та «Алькоркон». Протягом цих років виборов титул чемпіона Іспанії.

Своєю грою за останню команду привернув увагу представників тренерського штабу клубу «Реал Сарагоса», до складу якого приєднався 2012 року. Відіграв за клуб з Сарагоси наступні два сезони своєї ігрової кар'єри. Більшість часу, проведеного у складі сарагоського «Реала», був основним гравцем команди.

Протягом 2014—2017 років захищав кольори клубів «Еспаньйол» та «Леванте».

Завершив ігрову кар'єру у команді «Тенерифе», за яку виступав протягом 2017—2019 років.

Виступи за збірні
У 2001 році дебютував у складі юнацької збірної Іспанії (U-16), загалом на юнацькому рівні взяв участь у 6 іграх.

У 2006 році залучався до складу молодіжної збірної Іспанії. На молодіжному рівні зіграв у 6 офіційних матчах, забив 1 гол.

Титули і досягнення
  Чемпіон Іспанії (1):
«Барселона»: 2005-2006

Посилання

Уродженці Кастельйон-де-ла-Плани
Іспанські футболісти
Гравці молодіжної збірної Іспанії з футболу
Футболісти «Барселони»
Футболісти «Вільярреала»
Футболісти «Онтіньєнта»
Футболісти «Алькоркона»
Футболісти «Реала» (Сарагоса)
Футболісти «Еспаньйола»
Футболісти «Леванте»
Футболісти «Тенерифе»

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What is Responsible for the Decline of Stuntmen in Movies?
Back in the 1970s, stuntmen were all over the place. In fact, if you're looking to get a movie made, chances are, there will be at least one stunt person there.
Now, the only types of movies that involve absolutely no stunts are probably dramatic movies that involve mostly personal confrontation. But other than that, even for comedies involving any kind of physical slapstick or funny physical action, you can bet there will be a need for stuntmen.
Interestingly enough, as the years wore on, there are less and less stuntmen in movies. What's going on?
Well, a lot of this has to do with legality. As lawyers got the hang of the legal questions of stunt work, many movie companies started paying bigger and bigger settlements.
As you can well imagine, when word comes out that a film studio has been forced to pay out millions in a judgment or in a settlement, people are going to get their acts together very quickly. In other words, people would tend to be more cautious than warranted.
This has been the typical effect of lawsuits in American society. You would think that when lawyers launch a suit that it would have the effect of basically getting people to get their act together and essentially provide a safer working environment. Well, it turns out that there are unintended consequences, and one of these is an overall reduction in stuntmen and stunt work.
Another unforeseen consequence of this is the emphasis on computer generated images or CGI.
Let's get one thing clear, a lot of the Marvel movies coming out recently would not have been possible without CGI.
Even if you had an army of stuntmen willing, ready and eager to do the necessary stunts for the latest Marvel comics movie, it's much cheaper to just animate these actors.
Also, please understand that a lot of action movies, which historically have required most of the services of stuntmen, are switching over to CGI because they feature large panoramic scenes of tons of people engaging in all sorts of action. And the best way to do that, of course, both logistically and financially, is through computer-generated images.
Based on these two factors, it is not surprising to find out that there are less and less stuntmen in the United States.
In fact, it would be surprising, given the current legal climate and the over regulation of many industries across the board, if the film industry used stuntmen at the same volume as the 1970s.
Say whatever you want about the 1970s, but one thing is undeniable. It is definitely part of the golden age of American cinema.
Not only are the stunts real, not only do you see real people engage in real action scenes, but the 1970s also pushed the limit as far as creative tension and creative imagination went. It seemed to have no limits. That's why we continue to be blessed by the cinematic lessons of the 1970s.
As far as stuntmen, however, it appears that this is going to be a relic of the past. How come? Well, the issue now is not whether computer animation has displaced stuntmen or not. That's pretty much a done deal. The big issue is whether animation is actually going to replace actors.
If you need proof of this, just look at the Deepfake adult content currently making it through the internet. If people are able to do that with standard animation software and image manipulation tools, what do you think they can do to actual legitimate actors? It's only a matter of time.
This is why the march of technology and automation is both exhilarating, mind blowing, and very scary at the same time. If you're an actor or actress, you might not have a job tomorrow. That's where things are heading.
Another key reason why stuntmen are fast disappearing involves lawyers, lawsuits, and state laws. For the longest time, it was quite hard to get fat judgments against big companies when it comes to personal injury. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying juries weren't handing out big 7 or even 8 figure judgments.
Instead, the issue involved really egregious or almost exceptional injuries. For example, if someone gets sued for wrongful death, the death involves must be so shocking that the jury won't have a problem issuing a fat 8 figure judgment. In other words, there must something out of the ordinary with the case.
Well, stuntmen are fast disappearing because most production companies are becoming lawsuit-shy. How come? Well, the law has changed. Now, it seems juries are more likely to hand out fat judgments for injury situations that aren't as harsh or shocking. We've gone from a very high bar of shock and injury to decreasing bars.
In fact, in some jurisdictions as long as the defendant is a big company with 'deep pockets,' jurors won't be shy to give the company what 'it got coming to it.' No wonder so many big companies are being considered whipping boys by juries out to 'right what's wrong.' Besides the inherent unfairness behind this trend, this readiness and willingness of many juries to award big judgments has resulted in production companies holding back.
Most of these companies don't want to screw around with a potentially crippling lawsuit if any of the stuntmen on their payroll suffer what would otherwise be a normal setback. Keep in mind that stunts are inherently dangerous. Seriously.
This should be obvious. Let's put it this way, when you jump from one train to another while both trains are speeding at 120 miles per hour in opposite directions, you are really putting your life in your own hands. You can quickly lose your life if you make one false move.
Given what could possibly go wrong as action movies switches from one risky action scene to another, more directors are going for CGI effects. After all, when was the last time you heard of an animated 'actor' sue the production company of the film they appeared in?
"Air Bud" the Movie: What did you learn about the relationship between dogs and humans?
In "Air Bud" the movie, we get yet another exposition about the relationship between a dog and humans. What I learned from this movie is that it kind of showed me that there is a different way to look at dogs and humans as far as relationships go.
You have to understand that the main reason why dogs are not eaten in Western culture is because of their utility as companions, as well as being rescue dogs. The closer people get to a certain type of animal, the more they're likely to read into that animal their range of emotions and other so-called human traits.
With this proximity, whether on an intellectual, practical or emotional level, it is no surprise that dogs and cats are near and dear to our hearts. Accordingly, we are shocked, and outraged even, when other cultures don't share that affinity.
Please understand that in certain cultures like Indonesia or Korea, there is no shortage of people who love dogs. There is no shortage of people who buy doggie diapers, doggie mittens, doggie clothing, and who love their dogs to death.
On the other hand, they also don't have any reservations with ordering a dog stew the next time they go to a special restaurant that caters to dog eaters and doggie cuisine. How do you bridge the two?
This is the big difference between the dynamic portrayed in "Air Bud" the movie and the rest of the world.
In the rest of the world, there is a firm hierarchy between humans and everything else. And a lot of this hierarchy is essentially hard set. You can have a pet, you can love it to death, but you can also eat your pet's species.
There's no dichotomy there. There's no hypocrisy. There's no conflict.
In the West, we agonize over this. We try to draw firm lines. But really, when you analyze "Air Bud" the movie, the main reason why dogs are put up on a pedestal is because of their utility. That's really the bottom line.
But if you talk to the most hardcore animal liberation fanatic, they would tell you that this is unfair. And they have a lot going for their argument because if they're going to say that if the only reason why you are protecting dogs is because they are useful to you, then the center of your moral universe is essentially the human being.
In other words, it's all about use value. This is going to be very dangerous because we could easily apply this philosophy to other fellow human beings.
If somebody is, for example, disabled and can only feed themselves through a tube or needs assistance to go on living, what happens then? If utility is the end all and be all determinant of human value and who gets to live or die, then we're left with a very sticky situation.
According to this line of thinking, there has to be some sort of fixed line as to value. In other words, we value dogs not because they do something for us.
It's not because they make us smile. It's not because they wag their tails so hard that it seems that their tails are about to fall off when they see us after a long absence. Instead, the conversation or the analysis is not about us, but actually about the dog itself.
In other words, we're supposed to apply some sort of universalist morality very similar to the one championed by the famous philosopher Immanuel Kant. A lot of people are excited about this philosophy because this is a counter to the underlying philosophy or underlying attitudes behind "Air Bud" the movie and other feel-good pet movies.
The issue is not utility. The issue is whether there is a firm line between life, protection, and honor and dignity. And the idea is, to a lot of people in the West, that this should be applied across the board.
You should be as outraged when people eat a chicken as you would when somebody eats a puppy. There is really no big difference because they both feel pain. They both have similar nerve systems.
This is a very interesting approach to the ethics of how we should view animals and what animals mean to us.
Of course, this is very sensitive as well because a lot of us are practical in nature. In fact, even though what I just described is a typical Western European and American philosophical trend, please understand that there are countervailing trends as well.
The most countervailing, of course, is the long standing Judeo-Christian idea that human beings were put on this planet to exercise dominion over them. In other words, there is a fixed hierarchy of being.
And this is not just a Christian thing. Remember, the Greek philosopher Plato also had an order of being.
And as much as people like to cry and dispute and rail against some sort of a priori fixed hierarchy of things and how seemingly oppressive, arbitrary and capricious it is, a lot of people believe it.
And a lot of people think that the rest of the world supports that kind of thinking because there is some sort of order, whether we like it or not. According to this view, it's better to look at the world the way it is, instead of trying to imagine it the way we want it to be.
Interestingly enough, the rise in New Age beliefs have added something to the mix as far as we look at animals go. Whether you're talking about The Law of Attraction or the whole "name it and claim it' school of New Age wish fulfillment, a lot of this 'new thinking' taking hold of the USA are based on the idea that there is an internal power uniting all people and all creation.
According to this mindset, this unity of origin and power cuts across species line and requires some level of empathy. Sounds Hindu? It is. Expect the way people look at animals to go through a sea change.
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Deadline for CBD novel food applications approaching
England and Wales specific
CBD businesses must submit their novel food applications in sufficient time for validation ahead of the 31 March 2021 deadline.
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The Food Standards Agency is reminding the CBD industry that they must submit novel food applications for validation in order to continue to sell their products in England and Wales. CBD products are not currently authorised so the deadline was imposed to move the industry towards compliance with novel food regulations.
Applications will be subject to an 8-day admin check, and it can then take up to 30 working days for an application to be validated. These validated applications will then continue through an authorisation process that ensures novel foods meet legal standards, including on safety and content.
Local authorities enforce novel food legislation. They have been advised that only products that were on sale at the time of the FSA's deadline announcement (13 February 2020) and are linked to a validated novel foods application should remain on sale from 1 April 2021.
Emily Miles, Chief Executive of the Food Standards Agency, said:
'CBD products have been widely available on the high street for some time, but we think it is really important that people who choose to buy CBD products know that they are being checked for safety.
'In February 2020, we asked the CBD industry to provide more information about the safety and contents of these products. Many novel food applications have already been received but we know there are more to come. With the deadline fast approaching, I would encourage all businesses to submit their applications in good time.
'From 1 April 2021, businesses will be advised to remove products which do not meet the criteria from sale.'
Based on recommendations from the Committee on Toxicity, the FSA advises that, as a precaution, those who are pregnant, breastfeeding or taking any medication do not to consume CBD products. Healthy adults are also advised to think carefully before taking CBD, and the FSA recommends no more than 70mg a day (about 28 drops of 5% CBD) unless under medical direction.
CBD is a chemical found naturally within the cannabis plant, it has only very recently been removed and sold as a separate CBD extract. CBD extracts can be found in a range of products such as oils, confectionery, bakery products and drinks.
CBD was confirmed as a novel food product in January 2019. Under the novel food regulations, foods or food ingredients which do not have a history of consumption before May 1997 must be evaluated and authorised by the food safety regulator before they can be placed on the market.
The FSA is responsible for regulating CBD as a novel food. This does not include cosmetics, vapes, products making medicinal claims or products containing controlled drugs such as THC.
Novel food authorisation
Businesses wishing to sell their products in Britain should submit their novel food applications via the new Regulated Products system which is jointly operated by the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland.
The Northern Ireland Protocol outlines the EU law that applies in Northern Ireland. This includes novel foods regulations and businesses wishing to sell CBD products in Northern Ireland should continue to submit novel food authorisation applications to the European Commission.
The FSA is the government department with the policy responsibility for food safety in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, however local authorities are responsible for the day to day enforcement of novel food regulations. The FSA issues guidance to support consistency in approach, but ultimately it is for local authorities to make specific enforcement decisions based on the facts of individual cases and circumstances.


 "Official site art-studio of Lyakhov Pavel :: Brutal Russian Contemporary Dark Art "
Etude from travel on the Krimea. Angarsky pass. (Deary from travel see: http://drojj-taigi.narod.ru).
19 июня состоялась презентация проекта Алексея Иорша "BRANDBOOK". Выставка прошла в неформальном выставочном центре DEPO.
30.05.2011. Митинг "Образование - право, а не услуга!".
Данная новость выходит за рамки понятия DARK-ART. Реформаторы новой России хотят подсунуть народу очередную "свинью" в виде законопроекта о платном образовании. Этот закон - очередной вклад в дело уничтожения населения России. Мой гражданский долг, как гражданина России, восприпятствовать прохождению этого законопроекта. На первый взгляд участие в акциях протеста в условиях современной России может казаться бесполезной тратой времени, но если протесты будут носить массовый характер, рано или поздно с мнением населения будут считаться. Стоит ли спать дальше?
1 Июня 2011 г. с 19:00 до 22:00 в Москве на Пушкинской площади пройдёт митинг "Образование - право, а не услуга!"
27.04.2011. 28 апреля 2011 г. в Фонде художника М. Шемякина состоится открытие очередной научно-исследовательской выставки "Монстры. Мифологические персонажи". На выставке будут также представлены работы Павла Ляхова.
Design Center "ARTPLAY", Hall "Laboratory "
17.02.2011. New video: BLACKMEAT (P. Lyakhov & K. Tarasov). ПОD - project. Sians 2011.
15.02.2011. February 8, 2011. Exhibition of art group BLACKMEAT (Konstantin Tarasov, Pavel Lyakhov). Place: ancient quarries Sians.
The projekt "under" (UNDER) created Pavel Lyakhov and Constantin Tarasov. "UNDER" is the way to the archaic foundations of human. People throughout history on the way to the comfort and well-being is struggling with their environment. Disharmony in the environment leading to mutations - both physical and mental.
To reduce the risk associated with finding underground, the number of guests is limited. Accreditation: markiz-dark (dog) mail.ru.
The project is a continuation of trends in the use of abandoned spaces for organizing exhibitions.
The exhibition was attended by about 30 contemporary artists representing the latest trends in contemporary art.
Theme of the exhibition - a match in all its manifestations.
The exhibition - the action takes place with the assistance of "A-3" gallery. Admission by appointment via e-mail markiz-dark(dog)mail.ru.
10.12.2010. From 16 to 25 December 2010 at the Gallery "on Vspolny", Moscow an exhibition of contemporary art "Many, many". The exhibition presents the brutal paintings of Pavel Lyakhov.
02.12.2010. Extension.art 2, Exhibition PROTO-2 Visual art, music, dance 3, 4, 5 December 2010 st. Povarskaia, 20, the project "Open Stage"
Lyakhov Pavel takes part in exhibition «PROTO-2"
One of the main principles of the draft Art Residence is a comparison of the various genres of art in one space and in the same period of time. The project does not imply a confusion of genres, but allows you to see and understand the ideas contained in this or that product, looking at him with a contiguous territory.
During the work the focus of discussions and meetings with project participants.
12.10.2010. The exhibition "On the contrary" to the "Winery"
The exhibition "On the contrary" to the "Winery"
Today, Oct. 12, in CSI "Winery" opens a group exhibition of paintings of young artists "by contradiction", which focuses on the place and the prospects for the development of painting in contemporary art. The exhibition presents works executed in various paintings, including experimental techniques.
In the twentieth century, more than once prophesied the death of art. Organizers and participants set themselves the task to show that such talk - just an excuse for another revival of painting, to overcome it myself. Hence the name - "On the contrary," which suggests a movement from the familiar and established in the direction of a new, intuitive search. The starting point for such a search is a reality, associated with an individual understanding of the paintings by each of the artists.
Initiative exhibition belongs to the students and graduates of the leading educational institutions in Moscow in the field of contemporary art - Institute of Contemporary Art, Moscow School Photography and Multimedia. Alexander Rodchenko, School of Contemporary Art "Free Workshops", MGAHI them. VISurikova. "Young artists are united by the idea of painting, took this step without any support from the institutions - says the curator and exhibitor, Vladimir Potapov. - Format open submission will make sure that the painting techniques and practices operated by young artists are very diverse that there is a communicative medium, which generates a steady desire to change the situation ».
During the contest organizers have received over 200 applications from Russia, as well as from countries near and far abroad . Were selected works of more than 40 authors, including both new and already well-known names: Pavel Lyakhov, Anna Acorn, Yegor Koshelev, Alexander Pogorzhelsky, Ilya Hedgehog and others. The expert committee included prominent figures of contemporary art: Yuri Shabel'nikov, Natalia Abalakov Anatoly Zhigalov, Irina Kulik, Daria Kamyshnikova, Daria Pyrkina, Alexander Sigutin , Alexander Panov.
exhibition runs until November 14, 2010.
21.10.2010. Exhibition of paintings by Pavel Lyakhov in the building ROSGORSTRAH..
Brutal paintings of Pavel Lyakhov will again reach the metropolitan audience. Giant canvases of the artist will presented in the main lobby of the building.
Admission is free but by appointment please call 8-905-564-74-18, 8-925-772-66-95.
Address: m.Kievskaya, Kievskaya Str, 7, pod.4.
12.10.2010. Published photos from the exhibition "MINCE".
22.04.2010. Pavel Lyakhov involved in the action "Geysers subconscious Kremlin"
April 25, 2010, from noon to midnight will be unique Festival Marathon "Geysers subconscious Kremlin" . At the stage by the brightest stars underground: poets Imagists, futurist, Symbolist; folk, rock, ethnic groups and musicians. In the restaurant will be exhibited works by Surrealists: paintings, sculptures, dolls. Also Playing: body art, enchanting performances, etc.
Pavel Lyakhov will present some of their products.
Visit the Festival at any time convenient for you time from 12:00 to 00:12 hours.
Map and details information about the exhibition.
"This work is a product of my views on the awareness of time, religion and the relative meaninglessness of human existence. Running and changing idols and gods will eventually lead us to equilibrium, a zero entropy. Whirlwind stopped all the madness has stopped in cryogenic storm, the rate tends to infinity zero ... "
07.04.2010. In the section "Books" was first published article "Science and Art." Article writing while studying at the MOSCOW STATE ACADEMY OF FINE CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY NAMED AFTER M.V.LOMONOSOV, in 2003.
30.03.2010. «BRUTALMOERTUM» now available on our website!
This book was published in 2009, was first presented at the exhibition "All shades of darkness." It is now available on our website. Those interested can purchase the book via courier or by mail.
4 03 2010. Released an official past-release of the exhibition "All shades of Darkness"
"Dark Arts Centre Paul Lyakhova" is the official past-release of the exhibition "All shades of Darkness".
On the same page posted television, print and online reports and announcements of the previous exhibition.
14 01 2010. EXHIBITION: "All shades of Darkness"
"Dark Arts Centre of Pavel Lyakhov" is an international exhibition project "All shades of Darkness".
"All shades of Darkness" encyclopedic exhibition project, representing the viewer a multifaceted and mysterious art related to the theme of dark romance and dark mystery. The exhibition of this scale on the topic in Russia for the first time - this is its uniqueness. In the gallery, seven exhibition spaces, allowing the widest possible coverage theme dark art. Will display works from the demonic fantasy, Gothic to brutal-meat works that resonate with the music of Cannibal Corpse.
The exhibition for the first time a book of Pavel Lyakhov "BRUTALMOERTUM". Price 200 rub. Circulation is limited. Ask at the Reception Gallery. Ibid at Reception you can buy magazines DARKCITY costs 130 rubles. which is much cheaper than in rock shops.
February 18 19-00 concert Coincidentia Oppositorum - gothic rock.
For purchase paintings, please contact the gallery staff or call 8-917-507-59-41.
February 13 (Saturday) at 16.00 - Lecture on the dark arts. Read Pavel Lyakhov.
For journalists and reporters: accreditation by phone 8-495-707-52-00 [Tues-Saturday from 11-00 to 20-00] (Irina). Either 8-917-507-59-41 (Pavel).


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Human Factor 3: Coming of age in South Africa
Having worked my way through the DG Murray Trust's latest issue of its annual publication, Human Factor: Young People Open Minds, I decided to apply my open mind to the difficult topic the issue took on, which was young people's individual and collective identity formation in our country. The publication delves into the complex lives as well as the internal and external conditions that define the lived experience of youth.
Nearly two-thirds of South Africans are under the age of 34. A nation of youth, we are a country in transition, a country in search of itself. Beyond our youthful demographics, there are demonstrations that we are grappling with our collective identity elsewhere in the body politic.
We are still struggling to navigate the journey from the nightmare of our racist past (and present) into a vision of an antiracist future. We are trapped in a purgatory between. While in-between-ness plagues us all, this is especially pronounced among young people.
Youth as a liminal period
Elsewhere on our continent, generational fault lines have rendered "youth" a politically usable category beyond chronological and biological definitions. Youth represents a grouping of people in a transitional period, in which age alone does not signal the arrival to adulthood. As a comparative category, youth then signals what one is not (i.e., not above a certain age, not yet employed). The liminality of youth makes it a category full of tensions.
Although ambiguous, adulthood has certain markers of arrival, including economic independence. These shifting goalposts to adulthood matter because the national economic prospects across the continent hamper the possibilities for young people.
Youth in South Africa face a similar crisis of social reproduction — the reproduction of social inequalities throughout generations. Covid-19 has only amplified a dismal economic situation. The 2020 National Income Dynamics Study-Coronavirus Rapid Mobile Survey showed that in just three years between 2017 and 2020 the number of South Africans living in the lowest income bracket has grown by 54%, and the lower middle class and upper-middle class have declined by 44% and 50%, respectively. The constriction in access to resources has material and social implications for young people.
Against this backdrop, including the unsustainably of high levels of school dropout, high youth unemployment and HIV prevalence, it can be hard to see the youth's inheritance of racial inequity as necessarily urgent and significant. But it is.
A hard inheritance
Structural racism in South Africa means that these indicators disproportionately affect black youth. Adding to the failures of the education and health systems to black and other young people of colour, when they do have access to integrated schools – which have often been the marker of progress – black youth often face recalcitrant institutional racism. From Rhodes Must Fall to the student protests at Pretoria Girls High over discriminatory hair policies, and the segregated Grade R class in Laerskool Schweizer-Reneke evidenced in a photograph that surfaced – young people still find themselves embroiled in and living with the legacy of apartheid.
As a group that is actively becoming, young people are especially attuned to identity markers, group dynamics, and social meaning. Their personal identity formation takes place in concert with the wider social milieu – including the ruinous racial hierarchy.
Instead of a tabula rasa, South Africa is a palimpsest for each generation.
Reflecting on what it means to come of age in post-apartheid South Africa as a young self-described Afrikaner, one of the contributors to Human Factor, Francois Lion-Cachet noted that "we do not live in a 'new South Africa' but in apartheid's continuum."
Author Clinton Chauke similarly contests the label of being "born free" in his book, Born in Chains: The Diary of an Angry Born-Free. We overstate the disjuncture from the past at our own peril. Young people feel that it continues in a pronounced way.
Where previous generations of black youth faced a brutal system in which freedom was not promised, today, freedom is not only promised, it is all but guaranteed – and yet not delivered.
Where the older generation was consigned to an unrelenting racially subjugated world, we are caught between two worlds: one that remains racially deterministic and another of unheralded freedom. We are haunted by how things were and are lured by glimpses of how they could be. For now, the new and the old collide.
We can smell freedom, but as a collective, we rarely grasp it. Ours is a pain of elusive proximity.
What is true for young people is true for South Africa. We too are a country caught between worlds. Nowhere is this more visible than in our racial experiences: the Senekal protests, the Clicks haircare advert, the framing of farm murders as genocide. We are a country in convulsions.
Yet, somehow, the distinguishing feature between our country's youth is the presence of hope. Not the euphoric rainbow-ist hope of the 1990s. Young South Africans are hopeful in a way that defies the pervasive politics of apathy. And perhaps that is their biggest gift to the country.
Our country's young poets, artists and activists defy despair by harnessing the imagination to process their identity inflection point – and incidentally, our own at the same time. For example, when performance artist Sethembile Msezane, embodying a Chapungu taking flight (a Zimbabwean eagle of spiritual significance that the colonial powers appropriated), was photographed in the same frame as the falling Rhodes statue, she gestured that full freedom and a more human justice can rise from the ashes of pillage and pain.
For just under four hours, Sethembile stood with a beaded veil, wings made of hair, a leotard and stilettos embodying the Zimbabwean bird Chupungu on the day that a statue honouring Cecil John Rhodes was removed from the University of Cape Town during student-led protests. This performance piece represents one of eight soapstone birds that were taken from Zimbabwe during the colonial era and given to Cecil John Rhodes. As the Rhodes statue fell, she lifted her wings in a gesture that gave many hope Africa would overcome its colonial past. Sethembile Msezane Chapungu – The Day Rhodes Fell, 2015
What young people facing the struggle to become can grasp is the instinct to define themselves. That invention of self is both a creative authorial act and one of accountability.
As Frantz Fanon noted, it is every generation's charge to find its mission and fulfil it. Perhaps this generation's charge is to self-author, and in so doing, to craft South Africa into that freer image.
There may be no playbook for coming of age in a country in an identity crisis, but where there is no example, young people will show us how.
Sebabatso Manoeli is Senior Director at the Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity.
This op-ed was first published online by the Mail & Guardian's Thought Leader on 19 February 2021. Read it here.
The third issue of the Human Factor helps to weave a tapestry of tales about young people in South Africa, giving the spotlight over to them by featuring their words and their art. Working on this issue kept us hopeful during difficult times in 2020, we hope it can do the same for you in 2021. Click here to read the Human Factor and visit the dedicated site.
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Home Food And Drink Specialty Food The Great Scone Debate
The Great Scone Debate
Angela Youngman
Scones with jam and cream are one of the glories of an English afternoon tea. But do you put the jam or the cream on first?
Surprisingly, this choice can be very controversial, and even resulted in a Facebook petition to make 'jam first' legal.
Devon vs. Cornwall
Much depends on geography and heritage. The custom of serving scones with jam and cream dates back to the eleventh century and originated in Southwest England.
In the county of Devon, clotted cream is always placed on the scone first, with jam second on the basis that the cream prevents the jam from entering the scone. Just across the county border in Cornwall, the opposite is true. Jam comes first, which allows it to sink into the warm scone, while the cream rests on top.
Both methods can be found throughout the UK and countries like Australia and Canada, where this delicious tradition has been introduced over the centuries.
Queen Elizabeth II and the Scone Debate
The debate shows no sign of ending, as anyone unlucky enough to post an image of this succulent treat on social media quickly discovers. Even the Queen had been involved in the controversy.
Darren McGrady, a former Buckingham Palace chef, stated on Twitter that it was "Jam first at Buckingham Palace garden parties. The Queen always had homemade Balmoral jam first with clotted cream on top in the royal tea tent and all royal garden parties."
Perhaps this royal choice is not surprising since the Prince of Wales bears the additional title of Duke of Cornwall!
The Essential Clotted Cream
No matter what the personal choice of method, the use of clotted cream is what makes West Country cream scones stand out.
This is a very special type of cream as Francis Clarke of Trewithen Dairy explains: "Clotted cream is the thickest and richest type available and originates from Cornwall. It is a silky, golden-yellow cream made by allowing unpasteurised cow's milk to sit and slowly heat before cooling. The best clotted cream is said to have a good, firm crust atop smooth, thick cream. Cornish clotted cream has been awarded the EU's Protection Designation of Origin. At Trewithen, our milk comes from local herds within 25 miles of the dairy farm in the Glynn valley. We created a traditional local recipe which has a beautiful depth of flavour."
Wherever you go in the West Country, cream teas with scones are widely available. Every village, every town and leisure attraction has a cream tea on offer. With such an extensive choice, finding the best is not always easy. There are even cream tea guides and cream tea websites listing potential locations.
Throughout the West Country, farm shops such as Darts Farm, Exeter in Devon attract both locals and tourists in vast numbers. Otterton Mill even produces its flour from which it makes its own scones.
Historic Locations in the West Country
Historic locations are a great place to relax with scones and cream. The Salutation Inn, Topsham has a reputation for gourmet feasting and its cream teas are no exception. The Clock Tower at Sidmouth is based in an old sixteenth century lime kiln, just above the beach. During World War II, it even played a role as a gunnery. Now it is a family owned café where you can enjoy cream teas with great seaside views.
Among the most popular cream tea locations are cafes attached to National Trust Historic Sites. These include Castle Drogo, Buckland Abbey, Knightshayes. You can even enjoy a cream tea at Agatha Christie's former home at Greenways.
In Cornwall, dramatic locations like The Lizard provide a really iconic setting for a splendid cream tea. Likewise, cider farms such as Healy's near Truro where cider sampling is a great starter to a cream tea!
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Vintage Cream Tea Tour
For something different, the Cary Arms & Spa at Babbacombe offers diners a very special experience in the form of a Vintage Cream Tea Tour. Sit back in a 1930's style Beauford Tourer cream colored luxury vintage car and enjoy a tour around the picture postcard scenery of the English Rivera. The journey ends with a delicious cream tea.
Cream Tea Delivery in the UK
In recent years, some changes have crept in. If you live in the UK you can order a cream tea online. Darts Farm commented that when the pandemic began in March, there were lots of orders from people sending them to their neighbors to join in a socially distanced 'Cream Tea Afternoon.' Businesses were ordering them as a treat for employees to enjoy during Zoom meetings.
The Dairy Scone Revolution
You can even find Gin & Cream teas available, while most recently Trewithen have sought to introduce a Dairy Scone revolution by reimagining the cream scone.
Trewithen Dairy fans were encouraged to send in flavor ideas via a 'Scone Revolution' hashtag. This resulted in new scone recipes inspired by classic British desserts such as Cherry Bakewell, Lemon Meringue and Banoffee Pie.
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Angela Youngman is a UK based freelance journalist specialising in food & drink, travel, tourism and leisure. Her travels, together with her love of good, local food has resulted in lots of fascinating experiences throughout Europe. Whether learning to make gin and cider, or discovering the delights of specialist cheeses and idiosyncratic markets and producers; it is a constant adventure into a world of brilliant food and drink. Add to that the fun of finding out about the history and heritage of food and how it has affected lives across the centuries.
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Motorola Patent Reveals Buttonless Phone Plans
The virtual buttons move around depending on where you grip the device.
Motorola's new patent for pressure-sensitive controls allow for their use by pressing anywhere on the phone's edge.
(Image credit: The Moto One. Credit: Motorola)
After a previous patent discovered earlier this week showed how its retro forldable Razr 2019 model might look, Motorola's latest patent focuses more on how we'll be interacting with phones. Found once again among the filings to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), the patent was granted on Jan. 17 2019, but had been filed in June 2017.
(Image credit: An illustration showing how the phone detects a user's grip. Credit: WIPO)
The document details Motorola's idea to take your average touch screen device, and then make all four edges of the rectangle a control surface. It would be able to detect the locations where a user's hand was in contact with its frame, and then display relevant controls next to them, so you can always hold the phone how you want and still be able to use all the functions without moving your hand or fingers around.
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The patent (spotted by GizmoChina) goes on to describe how modular attachments would be able to use this system, as well as how it could also use voice controls, or a motion sensor to move the controls around when the device is tilted. Overall, it says that its design would reduce mechanical failures (since there's no actual buttons) while also improving accessibility for all users, and the accuracy of their inputs.
(Image credit: An illustration of the phone adding new virtual buttons when an accessory is attached. Credit: WIPO)
This all sounds excellent, but the this is very similar to existing and upcoming devices. The HTC U12+ has squeezable spots on either side of its frame, and the Meizu Zero and the Vivo Apex's have no buttons or ports, just wireless connections and haptic feedback from a touch-sensitive casing.
(Image credit: How the phone would change its control layout for left and right-handed users. Credit: WIPO)
If and when Motorola put this tech to work on a device, it could be able to claim some ground back with its ability to move the virtual controls around depending on grip and gyroscope inputs. Until then though, it's an intriguing concept quiter literally only on paper.
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Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits "Les Rouards" 2020
Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits "Les Rouards" Régionale - 2020
PhilosophyAnd what if the Hautes-Côtes de Nuits were the future of Burgundy... A few kilometres to the west of the Grand Crus of the Côte de Nuits, with similar soil profiles, the vineyards of the Hautes-Côtes de Nuits flourish… This is the seat of the Delaunay family who settled in the Château de Charmont in l'Etang-Vergy in 1954. Here, the higher (+100 to 150 metres) altitudes of the vines could be a solution to climate change worth exploring with an offer of fresh, pure, elegant wines. Faithful to our history, we want to contribute to showcasing these terroirs of the future that further valorise our beautiful region - now famed for its UNESCO-recognized "climats" - just as the monks of the Citeaux Abbey did in the Middle Ages. The remarkable "Les Rouards" terroir is our first selection parcellaire wine in the Hautes-Côtes. Our ambition is to identify and vinify separately, year after year, a few of the outstanding Hautes-Côtes climats in order to showcase the unique qualities of these plots which, over time, could very well produce Burgundy's future grand wines.
TerroirThe Pinot Noir grapes for Les Rouards come from an exceptional plot located near the charming village of Villars-Fontaine. The vines, planted at an altitude of 350 m with east-southeastern exposure, overlook the Vosne-Romanée Grand Crus that lie approximately one hundred metres below and 3.5 km to the east. The soil is composed of limestone and white marls dating back to the Jurassic period. Les Rouards is one of the climats with the best exposure and is one of the most representative of the Hautes-Côtes de Nuits. The grapes ripen slowly and preserve all of their lovely freshness.
Vinfication and ageingThe grapes are handpicked, then delicately and meticulously sorted and destemmed before being transferred to tanks where they undergo a very brief period of cold pre-fermentation maceration. The grapes' full potential shines through in this wine thanks to rack and return that is performed during sustained fermentation at high temperatures (up to 32°C). Barrel ageing (30% new oak) lasts 12 months.
Tasting notesLovely deep red in colour. A gorgeous, elegant nose, that is full and complex, redolent of cherry, wild fruit (Cornelian cherry, elderberry), bark and spices (cumin, cinnamon, thyme) along with a touch of alcohol-preserved fruit. Mouth-filling from the start with a palate that boasts remarkable freshness, this wine boasts exceptional balance and pleasing length, followed by firm yet elegant tannins on the finish.
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At four years old he suffered the loss of his mother to cancer, coped with a distant father, and later survived New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward and Hurricane Katrina. But now, through athleticism and a scholarship, he's about to become a Boise State football player. When his story aired on a local TV station, viewers were motivated to help Turner with one specific dilemma: he's homeless until he can move into school housing in June. It turns out the University tried to block that help. In a letter to the station it warned, "We need to make it clear to your viewers and Bronco fans that it is NOT permissible within NCAA rules for boosters of Boise State athletics to provide benefits to Mr. Turner." The NCAA recently responded via Twitter saying, "After Boise State's request last night, the school may provide immediate assistance to football student-athlete Antoine Turner."
A new biopic about Princess Grace of Monaco is more akin to fiction than biography, Grace Kelly's family says. They claim it's not only inaccurate, but also shouldn't have been produced in the first place. Kelly's daughter Princess Stephanie of Monaco has even called on photographers to boycott "Grace of Monaco." The film, which debuted at the Cannes International Film Festival on Wednesday, was also slammed by critics. Nicole Kidman, who plays the role of Kelly, told reporters, "I feel sad because the film has no malice towards the family." It begs the question: do movie producers have artistic license to bend the truth in a biopic, despite objections from the subject's family? Share your thoughts in the comment section.
A 4-year-old Bakersfield, Calif., boy survived a dog attack and it's all thanks to his family's cat. The boy was riding his bike in his driveway when the neighbor's dog snuck up behind him and attacked his leg. The dog pulled the boy off the bike and started dragging him and that's when the boy's cat sprang into action. It charged the dog and chased it off. The boy had to get 10 stitches, but is otherwise OK and the whole thing was caught on video. It's a must-see.
Kids these days have some amazing ideas about space. NASA asked students in grades K-12 to imagine space for the 2014 NASA Langley Research Center art contest. The theme was "The Future Is Now," exploring how NASA technology has turned dreams into a reality. From creative sketches of rocket ships to colorful depictions of our solar system, the artwork is adorable, and the future of the galaxy looks brighter than ever in the hands of these budding astronomers.
Players in the NBA are making their opinions known in the debate over who should own the Los Angeles Clippers. Miami Heat guard and National Basketball Players Association vice president Roger Mason Jr. said in an interview with Showtime's Jim Rome last night, "No Sterling deserves to be an owner of that franchise any longer. And I've gone down the line from LeBron to the other guys in the league that I've talked to and they all feel the same way. There's no place for that family in the NBA." He also said superstar LeBron James will not play next year if Sterling is still in the league come next season. The NBA has begun the process to oust Donald Sterling as the Clippers owner. His estranged wife, Shelly Sterling, who is co-owner, says she will fight to maintain her ownership.


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2022 Was No Ordinary Year - The Odds Favor a Return to Normalcy in 2023
Markets tend to provide the most significant volatility when unexpected events occur. In 2022, the surprises were bearish. In 2023, the current sentiment suggests that the odds favor bullish surprises.
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In early 2022, few market participants expected the world would face the first significant war on European soil since WW II. The most significant price volatility tends to occur from unforeseen events, as surprises cause panic. Greed and fear are emotions that drive asset prices.
One year ago, the U.S. and other countries were emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic and facing rising inflation because of a tidal wave of central bank liquidity and a tsunami of government stimulus programs. In early 2022, the U.S. Fed was beginning to realize that inflation was far more structural than temporary. However, an early February handshake in Beijing changed the world. The Russians invaded Ukraine in late February, bifurcating the nuclear powers. Sanctions and retaliation only increased inflationary pressures as Russia is a leading energy exporter, and Russia and Ukraine are critical for the world's agricultural supply chain.
In early 2022, optimism that the pandemic's end would be a return to normalcy, but the year turned out to be anything but ordinary. The S&P 500 reached a record high on January 4, the second day of 2022. Since then, the most diversified U.S. stock market index has made lower highs and lower lows. There was no Santa Claus rally in stocks in late 2022 as the market's sentiment was as negative at the end of 2022 as it was positive the previous year. Time will tell if the market's mood will be wrong for the second consecutive year.
An ugly year for the leading stock market indices
The DJIA posted an 8.78% loss in 2022.
The S&P 500, the most diversified U.S. stock market index, fell 19.44% in 2022.
The tech-heavy NASDAQ plunged 33.10% in 2022.
Passive investors experienced losses after double-digit percentage gains in the three leading indices in 2021.
Interest rates and the U.S. dollar soared in 2022
The nearby U.S. 30-Year Treasury bond futures contract fell 22.07% in 2022.
The nearby 3-Month Eurodollar futures fell from 99.8025 at the end of 2021 to 94.9250 on December 30, 2022, as short-term rates moved from under 20 basis points to over 5%.
The nearby dollar index futures contract rose 8.03% in 2022, closing at just under the 103.30 level after reaching a two-decade high of 114.745 in September 2022.
Lots of volatility in commodities, but prices rose despite the higher interest rates and the gain in the dollar's value
A composite of the top 29 commodities traded on futures and forward markets in the U.S. and the U.K. gained over 3.75% in 2022.
Copper and base metals, gold, CBOT wheat, and palladium reached all-time highs, while many other commodities rose to multi-year peaks in 2022 before correcting.
Rising interest rates and a strong dollar are typically bearish for raw material prices, but 2022 was anything but an ordinary year.
The crypto winter turned arctic
Bitcoin fell 64.02% in 2022, while Ethereum dropped 67.23%.
The leading cryptos slightly underperformed the asset classes' market cap, which declined 63.33% for the year.
The number of tokens trading increased by 36.44% to 22,155
High-profile bankruptcies of FTX, Voyager, and Three Arrows Capital shook the crypto market's confidence.
The positive factors for 2023- Optimism is contrarian, but it has the highest odds
The sentiment is bearish going into 2023, which could be the most bullish commentary at the end of 2022.
An end to the Ukraine war would be a welcome surprise.
Detente and "reproachment" between the U.S. and China would be a welcome event for the global economy.
The end of China's COVID-19 protocols would increase trade and economic activity.
Walt Whitman, the American poet, essayist, and journalist, once said, "Keep your face always toward the sunshine, and the shadows will fall behind you."
Happy New Year, and all the best for a healthy, profitable, and successful 2023!
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HomeTrading News5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday
5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day:
1. Markets
A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, Feb. 25, 2022.
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U.S. stock futures dropped Monday but traded off earlier lows, after the Biden administration announced additional sanctions against Russia's central bank over Moscow's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. On Saturday, the U.S., European allies and Canada agreed to cut off key Russian banks from the interbank SWIFT messaging system. Wall Street mounted a strong rally Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average having its best day since November 2020. In a week of wild swings in the market, the Dow closed down slightly as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq finished higher.
Monday's new actions by the White House effectively prohibit Americans from doing any business with the Russian central bank as well as freezes assets within the United States. The weekend's coordinated move to block Russian banks from SWIFT, which stands for the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, means they won't be able to communicate securely with banks beyond its borders.
3. Oil
Oil prices rose Monday, but traded of earlier higher, after the SWIFT banking prohibition prompted fears that energy supplies could be indirectly affected. West Texas Intermediate crude, the U.S. benchmark, rose more than 3% to roughly $95 per barrel. Brent crude, the international benchmark, more than 2% to around $100 per barrel. British energy giant BP announced Sunday it's offloading its 19.75% stake in Rosneft, a Russian-controlled oil company. Russia is a key oil and natural gas supplier, especially to Europe.
4. Russia's ruble
Facing mounting international sanctions, Russia's currency, the ruble, crashed 30% on Monday. The Russian central bank raised its key interest rate to 20% from 9.5% on Monday in an emergency move at aimed at stemming the slide in the ruble. The Russian central bank and finance ministry jointly ordered Russian exporting companies to sell 80% of their foreign currency revenues. The Russian stock market was ordered closed Monday. Russian stocks ETF tanked 23% in the premarket.
5. Talks
The economic fallout in Russia came as fighting in Ukraine showed no signs of abating and following Russian Vladimir Putin putting nuclear forces put on high alert. Ukraine began talks near Belarus' border Monday with Russia in hopes of reaching a ceasefire. While Ukraine sent its defense minister and other top officials, Russia's delegation was led by Putin's adviser on culture, an unlikely envoy for ending the war and a sign of how Moscow views the talks.
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Spice Fusion Indian Restaurant specialises in Indian fast food, serving a range of dishes including Starters, Indian starters, Balti dishes, Biryani dishes, Tandoori dishes, Tandoori masala, Jalfrezi dishes, Popular curries, Chef`s special, Rice, Bread, Dips, Vegetable dishes, Side dishes, English dishes, and Set meals.
So, welcome to Spice Fusion Indian Restaurant now serving Indian and other takeaway meal combinations. At Spice Fusion Indian Restaurant you are certain to find the perfect dish for not only yourself but for your family and friends.
London Tandoori Take Away specialises in Indian takeaway food, serving a variety of dishes.
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Ramsgate Tandoori specialises in Indian takeaways, serving a selection of dishes.
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Q: How to fill an arraylist with nothing so i do not get index out of bounds exception My code give me an index out of bounds because the index = 0 and size = 0 how can i fix this? Basically what this code should do is find the frequency of the letters in the string and add them all up together in the arraylist. the array list is in alphabetical order so at 0 it would represent the frequency for the letter a...
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;

public class Encoding {
   ArrayList<Integer> frequency;

public void frequency(String fileName) {
    frequency = new ArrayList<Integer>();
    try {
        Scanner scan = new Scanner(new File(fileName));
        while(scan.hasNextLine()){
            String line = scan.nextLine();
            Scanner token = new Scanner (line);
            while(token.hasNext()){
                String s = token.next();
                countLettersInString(s);
            }
        }
        System.out.println(frequency);
    } catch (Exception e) {
        // TODO Auto-generated catch block
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
}

public void countLettersInString(String s) {

    int count = 0;
    int position = 0;

    s = s.toLowerCase();
    for (char i = 'a'; i <= 'z'; i++) {
        count = 0;
        for (int j = 0; j < s.length(); j++) {
            char c = s.charAt(j);
            if (c == i)
                count++;
        }
        int oldCount = frequency.get(position);
        frequency.add(position, oldCount+count);
        position++;
    }
}

}

A: What if you tried it by creating an arrayList of objects that represent each letter in the alphabet and each letter has a frequency that you can just add onto if the letter is in the given string.

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LittleLife child carriers help you to easily share your love of the outdoor life with your child by providing a safe, secure environment whilst on the move. Constructed using high quality materials and designed to provide hours of comfortable, stable seating for your child, the range of LittleLife child carriers offers a variety of innovative features which allow adequate carrying capacity for both child and those essential items like spare clothes, wipes and refreshments.
Of course a child carrier has to be designed not only to provide comfort and security for the child, but also has to be comfortable for day-long use by the wearer. LittleLife child carriers have anatomically designed 'Comfort Adjust' back systems, with design methodologies from high level mountaineering rucksacks, and use the latest materials to provide comfort and stability for the wearer. Furthermore, the new Freedom and Discoverer carriers incorporate an air flow backsystem for improved cooling. Each carrier has many different possible adjustments to ensure that both driver and passenger can be comfortable and secure, while sturdy quick release fasteners allow easy access once the right adjustments have been achieved.
Cozymole have the full range of models on offer from LittleLife, including the top-of-the-range 'Voyager S2' which gives class leading comfort and carrying capacity and includes a detachable daysack and free sun shade. The range offers something for all needs, whether you require a minimalist carrier or a fully featured one.
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He doesn't believe it ever gets too hot for thigh high boots, they always look good. This is an outfit straight out of a fashion bloggers website. Big fan of this look.


Rapper Eljaay has slid into the rap game in the smoothest way possible by getting Big Zeeks on his second track 'More Than A Million'. The track was released on GRM Daily earlier on this week. A sweet summer vibe carries through the instrumental of the track, which is fitting to Eljaay's personality to a T.
Big Zeeks has been one of the most consistent rappers within London and currently hasn't been given enough credit for his work. Last year was a busy year for the rapper, after receiving over 220,000 views for his hit 'It's A Lot of Money', he headlined 'See U Live' at the popular East London venue, Birthdays. Currently, Zeeks is working on releasing more music, and dropped a track with Stylo G called 'Happy'.
Quality is something is something that we all admire, and the visuals for 'More Than A Million' are clean and high definition. The visuals show just Eljaay and his boys in the shots. The video shows the type of relationship they have with one another and it seem like they vibe off each other well.
This is just the beginning for newcomer Eljaay and it's an exciting journey to see where he can take his style, I hope to hear more of the rapper soon.


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The Message is a fictional podcast created by Panoply and sponsored by GE. This is the first type of paid and branded content that I have come across in the podcast world where the content itself is paid for, so there are no interruptive ads during the podcast itself. This is very interesting to think about, especially in light of the most recent episode of Startup Podcast where they struggle with the notion of branded and paid content. Check out that episode here: Startup #17: Words About Words From Our Sponsors.
The primary issue comes down to editorial control. When the content is paid for, the sponsor has at least some, if not final, editorial say. It is easy to see how this can become a huge issue for some, but I was very happy to see how great The Message turned out despite it being paid for by GE. I was happy that there were no blatant GE mentions in the story. Also, because it was already paid for, there are no ads during the entire series.
The Message has a strong narrative style, not too dissimilar to the breakout podcast hit Serial. Other people seem to have picked up on this too: check out this article at The Atlantic.
I crushed the entire 8 episode series in two sessions, one in the car and one right before going to bed. It's super short - each episode is around 15 minutes or less. For some reason, the main narrator reminds me of Ellen Page... Anyway, the voice acting for all the characters are quite good. I listen to a ton of audiobooks, and I can say that it's not always easy to have multiple voice performers and have it come out well.
This podcast has certainly opened me up to the idea of paid content, as well as fictional podcasts. This was a first for me on both counts. In the end, quality always wins. And this was a quality listen. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.