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Iran launches new military exercises
Published 12:00 am EST, Saturday, February 4, 2012
In this photo released by an official website of the Iranian supreme leader's office, Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, delivers Friday prayers sermon, at the Tehran University campus, Iran, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. Iran will help any nation or group that confronts the "cancer" Israel, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Friday. He also said in remarks delivered to worshippers at Friday prayers in Tehran and broadcast on state TV that the country would continue its controversial nuclear program, and warned that any military strike by the U.S. would only make Iran stronger. (AP Photo/Office of the Supreme Leader) less
In this photo released by an official website of the Iranian supreme leader's office, Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, delivers Friday prayers sermon, at the Tehran University campus, Iran, ... more
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TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran began ground military exercises Saturday and defiantly warned that it could cut off oil exports to "hostile" European nations as tensions rise over suggestions that military strikes are an increasing possibility if sanctions fail to rein in the Islamic Republic's nuclear program.
Tehran has stepped up its rhetoric as international pressure mounts over allegations that it is seeking to develop atomic weapons, a charge it denies.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has issued stern warnings against any possible U.S. or Israeli attacks against Tehran's nuclear facilities. Western forces also have boosted their naval presence in the Gulf led by the American aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.
The new military maneuvers came weeks after Iran rolled out its troops and arsenals in an unprecedented display of military readiness, with 10 days of naval maneuvers that included the first threats to block Gulf oil tankers in early January. Ground forces also were sent on winter war games -- against what a Tehran military spokesman called a "hypothetical enemy" -- with U.S. forces just over the border in Afghanistan.
Plans for new Iranian naval games in the Persian Gulf off the country's southern coast have been in the works for weeks.
Iranian state media reported the ground maneuvers of the elite Revolutionary Guard started Saturday near Jiroft, 745 miles (1,200 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran. No more details were available, but it appeared that they were small-scale exercises and not linked to the planned major naval maneuvers near the Strait of Hormuz, the route for one-fifth of the world's crude oil.
Iranian officials and lawmakers repeatedly have threatened to close the strait, which funnels down to a waterway no wider than 30 miles (50 kilometers) at the mouth of the Gulf, in retaliation for sanctions that affect Iran's oil exports. But they have as yet made no attempts to disrupt shipping through the waterway, and the U.S. and other Western powers have warned they would respond swiftly to any attempts at a blockade.
Washington and its allies fear Iran could use its uranium enrichment labs -- which make nuclear fuel -- to eventually produce weapons-grade material. Tehran insists it only seeks reactors for energy and medical research.
So far, the West is relying primarily on the threat of economic sanctions to pressure Iran over its nuclear program.
Tehran has claimed that the most recent move -- EU sanctions approved on Jan. 23, which include an oil embargo and the freezing of central bank assets -- will be ineffective, while members of Iran's parliament say they have drafted a bill which would cut off the flow to Europe early, before it can find alternative suppliers.
Iran's Oil Minister Rostam Qassemi also said Saturday the Islamic Republic would "definitely" cut off oil to "hostile" European countries, without specifying which ones they were.
However, he said Iran is moving toward reducing reliance on oil revenues, a hint that Tehran is preparing for the worst. Oil sales account for about 80 percent of Iran's foreign revenues.
Qassemi, the oil minister, reiterated Iran's argument that the EU oil embargo will not cripple Iran's economy, claiming that the country already has identified new customers to replace the loss in European sales that accounted for about 18 percent of Iran's exports.
"We've made the necessary planning to deal with that. We have friends in the world and will assist each other," he said. "We won't back down a single step under political pressures and won't give up our right position even if we can't sell a single barrel of oil."
In contrast, he said, the ban would rebound on oil consumers.
"If Iran's oil is totally deleted from the market, then a terrible tension will be created. The costs will be intolerable. The option of imposing a total ban on Iran's crude exports is unenforceable," he said.
Qassemi also reinforced Iran's warning to Saudi Arabia and other fellow OPEC members against boosting production to offset any potential drop in Tehran's crude exports, saying the cartel should not be used as a political weapon against a member state.
Israel, for its part, has so far publicly backed the efforts by the U.S. and European Union for tougher sanctions that target Iran's oil exports. But Israeli leaders have urged even harsher measures and warn that military action remains a clear option despite Western appeals to allow time for the economic pressures and isolation to bear down on Iran.
Khamenei, in a nationally broadcast speech on Friday, staked out a hard line after suggestions by Israel that military strikes are an increasing possibility if sanctions fail to rein in Iran's nuclear program.
He pledged to aid any nation or group that challenges Israel and said any military strikes would damage U.S. interests in the Middle East "10 times" more than they would hurt Iran. The comments also may signal that Tehran's proxy forces -- led by Lebanon's Islamic militant group Hezbollah -- could be given the green light to revive attacks on Israel as the showdown between the rivals intensifies.


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For many young children, tablets technology means games and entertainment. For those with Autism Spectrum Disorder, iPads can be a conduit to the outside world. And they are transforming lives at the Beverley School.
The Autism Project: iPads 'speak' for non-verbal, autistic kids
Tablets, using special programs, can "speak" for non-verbal autistic kids. Educators say they're making huge breakthroughs because of technology.
By Kristin RushowyStaff Reporter
updateArticle was updated Apr. 13, 2018
For six weeks, nothing.
Then, teachers at Beverley School began to notice changes in their students: they paid attention longer, if just for seconds; recognized words; even began to play together.
For children with severe autism, whose biggest problem is communicating, these were major breakthroughs achieved through the use of tablet technology.
"It's a huge deal, when you are four years old, and you have no way to tell the people around you what you like, or how you feel, or that you don't want to have raisins for snack," says special education teacher Stacie Carroll.
"Finally finding that way, that golden key that lets you communicate those ideas, is massive."
With more children being diagnosed with autism, Ontario schools face the arduous task of figuring out how best to reach them. For teachers working with non-verbal students, the new generation of computer technology can be used to improve learning, while also giving children a voice with applications that "talk" for them.
Carroll, who with colleague Sabrina Tayebjee Morey recently won a Prime Minister's teaching award, was part of a three-year project that put an iPod touch or iPad tablet in the hands of students at the Toronto public school.
The groundbreaking research at Beverley found autistic students were able to achieve thingsseasoned educators — even the children's parents — had no idea they were capable of, using no-cost to low-cost applications. Some students' attention spans exceeded five minutes by the end of their research.
"It blew me away," says Sarah Patterson, mother of 5-year-old Landon. "It gave us a lot more options to communicate; it really was amazing. It opened up a whole new world for us."
Before, Landon communicated by crying or temper tantrums. His family had no idea he knew how to distinguish "yes" or "no." Using the tablet he was able to show that he did, by touching the words on the screen.
Teachers watched Landon accurately identify dozens of words — numbers, colours, body parts — nobody realized he understood. He was able to indicate when he wanted more of something and recognized pictures of classmates. He also began to unveil a sense of humour, picking the wrong answer and then giving a sly smile or laugh.
Patterson has seen her son's confidence grow with the tablet. "I think he realizes all the great things he's doing."
The benefits of the technology, however, come with a warning: the devices can open up lines of communication but may further isolate autistic children, who already struggle to socialize.
Bridget Taylor, a researcher who founded the Alpine Learning Group, a private school for autistic children in New Jersey, says autistic children can become too focused on the devices.
"Kids are drawn to technology and . . . there could potentially be a reliance on it that's not so beneficial in the long run," says Taylor, who has worked with autistic youth for 25 years and uses tablets with her students.
"The next step in terms of the evolution of these apps is to promote interaction."
But at Beverley, teachers watched students use the devices, unassisted, to interact with peers.
"They were using it to connect with each other, playing a puzzle and then taking it over to another child to show them," said Rhonda McEwen, a communications professor at the University of Toronto in Mississauga and an expert in new media. "Or a child would be using it, and another child would come over and they'd make space, and we'd see joint attention.
"They'd look at each other, share a smile and really engage."
McEwan worked with Beverley principal Alana Grossman and teachers on the tablet research and analyzed the data. In the first phase of the study, data was collected for 12 students, eight of them on the autism spectrum, including McEwan's own 9-year-old daughter. (The study later opened up to all children in the school.) The iPods and iPads were paid for out of the school budget, parent fundraising and by U of T.
McEwen said the appeal of the technology is that it is both visual and auditory and, unlike humans, is consistent.
"The same tone appeared to make a difference to children on the spectrum," she said. "They like consistency. If they have to read facial expressions they get lost."
Families found their autistic child's use of the technology as a way into play carried over in the home.
Eight-year-old Jasper Pemberton used to stay in his room, away from his brother and parents, and had little interest in spending time with them, says his mother, Laura Johnston.
Now he approaches them, tablet in hand, and says "let's play hide and seek" — touching boxes on the tablet screen. He can also make the tablet say "ready or not, here I come."
"When I programmed that in, he was over the moon," says Johnston.
He uses the tablet to spell his name, the names of his family members and favourite words like "excavators." He loves listening to music and watching pre-approved YouTube videos of subways, streetcars, dogs and songs.
Like Landon, Jasper's frustration levels have dropped, as have his self-harming behaviours, such as banging his head.
"The most he gets upset now," says Johnston, "is when the iPad battery dies out."
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The FinCEN Files Revealed Huge Banking Problems. Now The World Is Trying To Fix Them.
Exposing a torrent of dirty money that the world's most powerful banks transact in plain view of government regulators, the FinCEN Files investigation has roiled the financial industry like few stories since the Great Recession — and catalyzed forceful action in the US and beyond.
In the weeks after BuzzFeed News, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, and 108 newsrooms around the world began publishing stories based on a cache of secret records, UK lawmakers launched a formal inquiry into Britain's oversight of banks, members of the European Parliament advocated for a stronger response across the continent, and investigations were opened in countries ranging from Thailand to Liberia.
Significantly, the FinCEN Files provided a final push in Washington, DC, for passage of a momentous new law taking aim at one of the most effective money laundering tools cited in the stories: anonymous shell companies. The legislation, passed last week with overwhelming bipartisan support, requires many of these secretive American companies to disclose who owns them and who profits from them.
The Corporate Transparency Act marks the most substantial revision to anti–money laundering laws since the Patriot Act in 2001.
Provisions in the legislative package, tucked into the annual defense spending bill, also address many of the other systemic problems identified in the FinCEN Files, which exposed the ineffectiveness of government oversight and the myriad ways that banks fail to stanch the flow of dirty money.
Among those reforms: The Justice Department would have to file yearly reports justifying its use of deferred prosecution agreements — sweetheart deals allowing banks that have run afoul of anti–money laundering laws to avoid trial and criminal convictions. The US Treasury Department would also seek new technologies to better identify criminal money flows and to increase communication between the private sector and federal agencies. And those who blow the whistle on misconduct would get new protections.
Although President Donald Trump has vowed to veto the overarching bill — because it does not revoke an unrelated set of protections for social media companies — lawmakers could override the veto.
Public officials have cited the BuzzFeed News–ICIJ investigation as a reason the reforms gained support after years of inaction. "The BuzzFeed story makes clear we need to strengthen, reform, and update our nation's anti–money laundering laws," said Sen. Sherrod Brown, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee. "This action is long overdue."
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Sen. Ron Wyden, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Committee on Finance, also referred to the FinCEN Files on the day the legislation passed, saying: "Investigative reporting has shined a light on money laundering and sustained public interest certainly helped get these provisions across the finish line." (Wyden supported the reforms but voted against the broader legislation for reasons unrelated to financial regulation.)
To pursue the FinCEN Files investigation, reporters on six continents sifted through a vast disclosure of suspicious activity reports, or SARs, from the US Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). The SARs detailed more than $2 trillion in suspicious transactions in nearly every corner of the globe, with reporters linking flows of money to terror groups, drug kingpins, and kleptocrats. The 16-month investigation established how banks have helped facilitate mass-scale money laundering and how national regulators have failed to reign in the criminals or clamp down on banks.
Weeks before publication, journalists working on the FinCEN Files informed government leaders of their findings and requested comment. Officials in the US and UK announced they would be changing anti–money laundering rules — the exact rules that the FinCEN Files showed were broken and ineffective.
After BuzzFeed News contacted the US Treasury Department, the agency announced that it would begin taking suggestions from the public and insiders on how to update the Banking Secrecy Act of 1970, which has long governed the country's anti–money laundering policies. Lobbyists, banks, financial services firms, and academics submitted 110 comments, with many confirming what the FinCEN Files had shown: The US anti–money laundering protections badly need to be overhauled.
Meanwhile, on Sept. 18, two days before the first FinCEN Files stories were published, officials in London announced plans to improve the way the UK collects information about companies registered there.
"It is hard not to believe that the impending publication of the FinCEN Files forced their hand on this," said Tom Keatinge, director of the Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies at the Royal United Services Institute.
Once the stories broke into public view, the calls for reform grew louder.
British lawmakers launched a formal inquiry into the "deeply troubling" questions raised in the FinCEN Files. Parliament's Treasury Committee vowed to examine what progress government regulators and law enforcement agencies have made in preventing money laundering.
Speaking in the European Parliament, politicians called for uniform regulations and stronger supervision in the form of a new oversight agency or greater powers for the existing body, the European Banking Authority.
"The existing anti–money laundering system simply does not work," said Eero Heinäluoma, a Finnish member of the European Parliament, during a debate on the FinCEN Files. "It is a Swiss cheese, full of holes."
Other national governments have also jumped on the findings. In Seychelles and Liberia, revelations by journalists were referred to anti-corruption units for further action.
At the same time, criminals and autocratic regimes, long accustomed to keeping their financial dealings secret, lashed out at journalists. Before and after publishing the FinCEN Files, reporters in countries in Africa and the Middle East were shouted at, intimidated, and threatened with lawsuits. In Turkey, a court blocked the publication of multiple FinCEN Files stories.
At the same time, the FinCEN Files have proven to be a powerful tool in the international fight for transparency and accountability.
Activists in Niger submitted a FinCEN Files story as part of a groundbreaking lawsuit seeking to force the government to open a corruption investigation into $120 million that an official audit said went missing. In Thailand, regulators are probing four domestic banks whose transactions were highlighted by an analysis for the series. And Belgian banks proposed the creation of a platform to exchange information about suspicious transactions, and American banks supported the legislation targeting shell companies.
The lobbying arm of the banking industry, by contrast, has attempted to downplay the investigation's findings.
The Bank Policy Institute issued a statement, supported by ads on social media, attempting to throw cold water on the significance of the FinCEN Files.
The institute disputed a central finding: that banks sometimes continue to process transactions for customers who had been repeatedly flagged for suspicious behavior. The lobbying group said that the government "frequently" tells the banks to keep those accounts open so law enforcement agents can monitor them.
Among the documents in the FinCEN Files, however, BuzzFeed News could find only two mentions of any such instruction.
The lobbying group also has argued that a large portion of SARs have nothing to do with illegal activity. Citing survey information from 14 banks, the group said: "Our data indicate that about 4 percent of SARs result in any follow-up from law enforcement. A tiny subset of these results in an arrest and ultimately a conviction."
The group also said: "Ultimately, this means that 90–95% of the individuals that banks report on were likely innocent."
But a lack of official follow-up doesn't necessarily mean that the flagged activity was lawful. Federal investigators don't have the resources to chase every lead and don't automatically notify banks when they investigate the subjects of SARs, interviews with law enforcement officials show.
By law, banks must file a report when they spot transactions that bear the hallmarks of money laundering or other financial misconduct. SARs are not by themselves evidence of a crime but are considered vital for law enforcement to pursue illegal activity.
During a speech this month to the American Bankers Association, FBI Director Christopher Wray said SARs "capture an incredible range of conduct" and allow agents to "follow financial trails, investigate specific individuals and entities, identify leads, connect the dots, and advance investigations." The records, according to law enforcement sources, can help trace parts of drug networks, clarify the financing behind terror cells, and help officials decide whether to blacklist companies or individuals involved in misconduct.
Contacted by BuzzFeed News with questions for this story, the Bank Policy Institute responded by again citing its own research on the issue and reiterating that the FinCEN Files was based on an "incredibly narrow" slice of documents, a fraction of the millions filed every year.
In the immediate aftermath of publication of the FinCEN Files, global banking stocks tumbled dramatically, but it was more than share values that had the industry buzzing. The series also prompted reflection and debate in a range of media and industry forums. "That banking scandal is a doozy," the Independent, a UK publication, noted. "The reverberations ... will be felt for months if not years."
In more than 100 opinion pieces and columns that have been published in trade and business publications since September, industry experts have pointed to the FinCEN Files while advocating for change. In International Banker, Laurent Liotard-Vogt and Florent Palayret, who work at the business management consulting firm Chappuis Halder & Co., proposed solutions, including regulations to prevent shell companies, and concluded: "It is the whole system that is on the verge of collapse and needs to be rethought."
Nine days after the findings from the FinCEN Files investigation were revealed, Linda A. Lacewell, the superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services, published her own analysis, noting that the series provided an opportunity to tackle long-standing problems. "Now, with this new spotlight, we must act," she wrote.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a member of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, has cited the stories in calling for substantive changes in oversight.
In a statement to BuzzFeed News this week, she said that the Corporate Transparency Act should be only a first step and she will advocate for additional reforms, including making Wall Street more accountable for financial crimes. "I'm going to keep pushing my legislation to hold executives personally and criminally liable when their organizations skirt the law."
No new COVID-19 cases reported in Cayman Islands; 5,946 vaccinated
The Chief Medical Officer, Dr. John Lee, reports that 423 COVID-19 tests have been carried out since this was last reported on Tuesday, 19 January 2021. All were negative.
CPI Minister Tours NiCE
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Just before 10PM yesterday, 19 January, police were dispatched by the 9-1-1 Communication Centre to a report of a robbery that took place along Town Hall Road, in West Bay.
Joe Biden delivers first remarks as president of the U.S.
President Joe Biden delivers his first address after taking the oath of office.
Joe Biden sworn in as the 46th President of the United States by Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts.
Antony Blinken, Biden's State Department pick, says Donald Trump "got it right" on China
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A surge in secret software used to spy on staff working from home during the pandemic has led to calls for new laws to be brought in against unscrupulous bosses.
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Using Dual Regression to Investigate Network Shape and Amplitude in Functional Connectivity Analyses.
Nickerson LD., Smith SM., Öngür D., Beckmann CF.
Independent Component Analysis (ICA) is one of the most popular techniques for the analysis of resting state FMRI data because it has several advantageous properties when compared with other techniques. Most notably, in contrast to a conventional seed-based correlation analysis, it is model-free and multivariate, thus switching the focus from evaluating the functional connectivity of single brain regions identified a priori to evaluating brain connectivity in terms of all brain resting state networks (RSNs) that simultaneously engage in oscillatory activity. Furthermore, typical seed-based analysis characterizes RSNs in terms of spatially distributed patterns of correlation (typically by means of simple Pearson's coefficients) and thereby confounds together amplitude information of oscillatory activity and noise. ICA and other regression techniques, on the other hand, retain magnitude information and therefore can be sensitive to both changes in the spatially distributed nature of correlations (differences in the spatial pattern or "shape") as well as the amplitude of the network activity. Furthermore, motion can mimic amplitude effects so it is crucial to use a technique that retains such information to ensure that connectivity differences are accurately localized. In this work, we investigate the dual regression approach that is frequently applied with group ICA to assess group differences in resting state functional connectivity of brain networks. We show how ignoring amplitude effects and how excessive motion corrupts connectivity maps and results in spurious connectivity differences. We also show how to implement the dual regression to retain amplitude information and how to use dual regression outputs to identify potential motion effects. Two key findings are that using a technique that retains magnitude information, e.g., dual regression, and using strict motion criteria are crucial for controlling both network amplitude and motion-related amplitude effects, respectively, in resting state connectivity analyses. We illustrate these concepts using realistic simulated resting state FMRI data and in vivo data acquired in healthy subjects and patients with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.


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The Ultimate Guide to EMF Awareness
Posted on Published October 19, 2020 November 20, 2019 by Matt Cossey
Here we've put together the best resources available for anyone to learn more about the adverse health effects of electromagnetic radiation.
Of significant concern is the ever increasing levels of microwave radiation exposure from all things wireless. Entire cities and suburbs are now being saturated in this class 1 carcinogen, with levels rising day by day.
Much of this exposure is from the now thousands of cell phone transmitters being added to the network every single year. We're also being exposed from the many wireless products we purchase that pulse microwave radiation 24/7.
Protecting you and your loved ones health is critical. More than 10,000 studies now show clear biological harm, even at so called 'low levels'.
Scientists have estimated our exposure to microwave radiation alone (WiFi, phones, cell towers etc) to have increased by one quintillion times.
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The Bioinitiative Report – https://bioinitiative.org/
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Contains dozens of significant studies showing harm to health and the exposure levels associated with these adverse biological effects.
EMF Portal – https://www.emf-portal.org
29,921 publications and 6,452 summaries of individual scientific studies on the effects of electromagnetic fields.
Physicians for Safe Technology – https://mdsafetech.org/
An alliance of doctors and health professionals raising awareness about the dangers of wireless tech (microwave radiation). Thousands of studies have been cited and conveniently grouped into known health effects.
Military and Government Reports – https://mdsafetech.org/sci…
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Silicon-valley engineer turned technology health advocate, Jeromy Johnson discusses the health hazards that come with technology.
Josh del Sol's groundbreaking documentary on the health effects of microwave radiation (RF). Covers smart meters, phones, cell towers + more.
Dr Sharon Goldberg Testifies
Dr Sharon Goldberg's powerful testimony opposing the roll-out of 5G. She is an expert in both the medical field and advanced electromagnetic radiation testing.
Prof. Olle Johansson on EMFs
Top European scientist Olle Johansson discusses DNA damage and 'irreversible infertility' caused by microwave radiation from all things wireless.
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Vance D. Fiegel is a cell and microbiologist, inventor, and entrepreneur. He began his career at the University of Minnesota where he studied the basic biology of inflammation, angiogenesis and wound healing. Upon leaving the University twenty-seven years ago, he co-founded Embro Corporation, a privately held biomedical research and development company. Embro's proprietary technology portfolio includes technology in medical devices and the use of Sphagnum moss for water treatment. In 2003 he co-founded Creative Water Solutions, LLC to develop and commercialize the use of Sphagnum moss for water treatment in a number of areas, including swimming pools and spas, industrial water, wastewater and drinking water. He has published over 60 research articles, holds over 25 patents and is the Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Creative Water Solutions, LLC, the President of Embro Corporation and the Co-Founder and Chief Technical Officer of Atlantic BioVentures, LLC.


This is quite a personal journey and I am intending to write it in as detached and generic manner as possible so that I can myself look back and apply it in other situations in life.
I have read so many times about the mind+body+soul connection. Since I began my inner journey, I have been testing these theories on myself. I use Louise Hay's 'causes of symptoms' to know (one of the Sites: http://alchemyofhealing.com/causes-of-symptoms-according-to-louise-hay/) the meta-level of the problem in the body.
One time I might be suppressing the desire to shout out or scream at my workspace, another time at my parents or my partner, siblings, friends or myself! So this boarder picture from the website, gives lead to dig into the personal subliminal issue.
Knowing the Why? The cause. Why is something happening in my body or what is making it happen? And with these clues from the mind, body relation I have received an answer from within me always, whether I act on it or not is a different issue, but the body does give an answer.
One Saturday evening, I was planning to travel to begin something anew but then everything changed. I was suffering from intense back pain. Seeing me in pain a friend referred me to a local physiotherapist. He asked me many questions in order to try and figure out the trigger of the pain. We discussed all possibilities and then he mentioned stress. I plainly said 'possible' but at that point I knew precisely, I had invited all this upon me.
Stress — was I aware of it? Yes and No.
Reflecting on it, I saw there are two culprits. First is ofcourse me or rather the unaware me who let the mind surf the wave of negative thoughts and the other is the 'outside entity'. By outside entity I mean social conditionings, social norms, societal pressures, well-wishers, family and friends.
I do not blame either of the culprits.
So they might be talking to you out of real concern but they also come from the place where years have gone in grueling their minds to 'this is right' and' that is wrong'.
If the first culprit had enough strength or awareness; it would have stayed really untouched by the second, when I think of it. However I tell myself that I have just started unlearning the years of learning and realizing there is "no right" and "no wrong"; it just IS and it is also a sadhana to keep reminding that to myself.
When something unexpected hits us, start rolling the dice from square one and get on with the game. Something I have been realizing over and over from the lessons I learn is that, it is not a fresh start – it is like weaving a new thread in the inner circle – so it seems like we are at the starting point but it is a new weave! So it is not a fall, it is in fact a step of progress.
Multiple things including STRESS caused this back ache — because of which I cannot anymore carry out any of my beautifully & mentally laid out plans – instead I am home bound and restricted like never before. I could easily get stressed again for all these obvious ailments and that would bring only more 'dis-eases'. This vicious cycle or 'the loop in a loop' dawned on me and by Grace my mind just started spinning in a positive way (or may be it wasn't the mind at all, by then the mind was out and something else took over).
The first day I was sad, dejected and had lost faith; well not really as I believe we never completely lose faith, and if we do then we cannot exist. Faith and Hope is what drives us. I started looking within, started looking for the strength inside me. I started being grateful for this time for myself.
I started my exercises and do it regularly and making that my meditation time. I would focus, concentrate and 'just be' while I exercised. The more I focused the better I felt, simultaneously I continued physiotherapy as well.
Being an active person, it is quite difficult to box all my vital energy and stay at home all the time.
As I am not yet The Dragon Warrior, I wasn't finding the inner peace all the time. I saw myself having anger outbursts or frustrations or the ego strongly building up self-destructive thoughts and at those times I would make a self note and get out of the situation.
Nature. Just getting out of the space and walking outside for fresh air and open feeling.
Now two-three weeks since the unbearable pain, I feel much better and confident that I will be healthy super soon. From where I could not sit up for two minutes – I could sit down to write this article.
Ending this note, hoping all of us find our inner peace through our Sadhana in such a way that nothing outside bothers us anymore.


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'Bad things happen to good people': Being prepared for farm accidents5 months, 4 weeks ago
'Bad things happen to good people': Why farmers need to prepare for accidents
Brigid Price 26 Jul 2019, 10 a.m.
Arcadia Valley producers Owen, Brigid, and Rob Price, Hillyvale, Injune, Queensland, are constantly reviewing their farm safety procedures after a series of accidents.
Safe Hands: As Farm Safety Week draws to a close, Injune beef producer Brigid Price shares her family's story.
As small business owners operating a family business the compliance expectations appear onerous at times.
Terms like OH&S and WH&S seem overbearing.
Add the signage and documentation requirements and it all gets too much.
If you have no employees then it doesn't make sense that you need all that paperwork because there is no-one to give it to. What happened to personal responsibility? Surely common sense around safety should prevail.
Like other families, these are the discussions we had many times sitting around the dining table. That was until January 2012.
I was returning with my mother-in-law and children from an outing at another property. Interestingly, we passed an ambulance on our lonely road. It was heading into town. But it did not have its lights or siren on.
I remember commenting that is couldn't be a bad call out because it was not speeding. I remember the sense of relief I felt. As I dropped my mother-in-law home my husband was standing in the carport waiting for us. Unfortunately, in an instant my father-in-law had become another statistic.
The ambulance was empty because the injuries were so severe, a chopper was needed to get him to town. A simple accident in the cattle yards. No-one was at fault.
My father-in-law was following a young bull through the drafting yards when it got spooked and turned to run past him. On the way past it stood on his toe as he was stepping back causing him to fall to the ground and land the wrong way. He was knocked out and, with no other injuries, there seemed to be hope.
What we did not know until later was that his fall broke his brain stem. This man was a father, grandpop, brother, neighbour, friend and much more.
We were grieving. But there was another family also suffering. You see the accident did not occur on our property. It was school holidays and our neighbour's family were all down at their yards.
Everyone of them witnessed the incident. They had to perform the initial first aid. Other neighbours were called up on the two-way to help make contact with the emergency services. Word was spreading. The ripple became a wave.
But dealing with the grief was just the start.
My husband was interviewed by the police at the hospital and said it was simply a tragic accident but not in any way the fault of our neighbours.
Officially this was still a workplace accident.
Our neighbours were interviewed and their systems investigated. Fortunately, they had a Workplace Health and Safety Manual and detailed diary entries.
It didn't mean they were not visited by Farm Safety officers and their systems reviewed, but it did mean the process was a lot easier than it could have been.
Remember, they were grieving too. Imagine if they didn't have a system in place to demonstrate their commitment to safety.
The potential cost
In rural workplaces people use various plant and machinery and undertake activities that may cause death, serious injury or disease. Australian farms are often run by families. Accidents can therefore be especially traumatic.
Landholders can be fined, have civil action taken against them and potentially lose their farm. Financial loss is one thing. Losing a member of your family or community is devastating. Ask yourself how would your family cope if you were killed or injured?
In the September after my father-in-law died my husband broke his neck when he rolled a four-wheeler while mustering. We had planned for the worst and he had an accident policy that paid him a wage while he recovered. But again, it caused us to review our work practices. Laneways have been built on all our properties. Mustering is now heavily reliant on helicopters and 2 wheel motorbikes. Four-wheelers are no longer used. Accidents and injuries are not popular topics. We all like to think we are invincible. Unfortunately nothing is guaranteed.
The following Easter after my husband's accident our son was riding his motorbike along a fenceline. A stray bit of wire got caught in his wheel and he was thrown from the bike. The fact he was wearing a helmet and neckbrace was praised by the medical team. Nothing however, could prevent his spleen from shattering and, by the time they operated, one-third of his blood was sloshing around in his stomach. He spent two nights in the ICU after his emergency splenectomy. We consider ourselves very lucky that both made a full recovery.
Life can throw you curveballs. None of these accidents were caused by reckless behaviour. We know everyday primary producers are making risk assessments as they go about their work. Sadly, bad things happen to good people. As property owners with significant assets to protect we also know that we must put our business hat on when managing our safety risks.
Sadly, bad things happen to good people. As property owners with significant assets to protect we also know that we must put our business hat on when managing our safety risks. - Brigid Price, Injune, Queensland
Demonstrate your safety commitment
You must provide a safe environment for your family, staff, contractors and any visitors to your property. The codes of practice for rural industries apply to anyone who is legally identifiable as having a duty of care. So you may not have any staff but you do interact with other people. Any one of them (or you) could have an accident on your property.
Every rural workplace should have documented WH&S procedures and policies. The legislation has been around for a long time but amendments occur on a regular basis. For example, in Queensland the onus is now on you, as the landowner, to prove you are not guilty if an accident occurs in your workplace.
It is not possible to feign ignorance when things go wrong and then expect a positive outcome. While documented procedures are recommended, there are other, simple things that can be done. The importance of a diary as an invaluable management tool cannot be understated.
Safe work instructions, notes on repairs to be done or comments about conversations all help to prove your commitment to safety. Phone numbers and emergency contact details should be kept in all vehicles. Training registers and current first aid certificates are other good examples of how farmers can demonstrate their compliance with WH&S legislation.
Accidents are not planned or intended events. Unfortunately, if you live on a farm the odds are not good that you won't be impacted. It makes sense to plan, take proactive steps to reduce risk, and document your practices.
If in doubt think about what you have to lose.
- Brigid Price is an organic beef producer based in Central Queensland. She is also the founder of Rural Resources Online
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Five road trains of hay have arrived in the Cowell district as farmers battle a tough summer keeping their stock fed.
Mt Compass cows reach $2240 high
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Ferry fares discounted to kickstart KI tourism
Passenger fares on ferry services to Kangaroo Island are being heavily discounted in an effort to encourage visitors to return to the fire-ravaged island.
Fruit fly outbreak area extended
A FRUIT fly outbreak in the northern suburbs of Adelaide has resulted in an expanded suspension area, with further detections of Mediterranean fruit fly larvae.
Clear need for fodder register: AFIA
WITH the ongoing drought and bushfire crisis sparking concerns about hay supplies in coming months, AFIA is calling for a national database to provide better insight into stocks and demand.
Long-term plan helps businesses thrive
Most agribusiness owners have a longer term vision of what they are trying to achieve. The ones that don't may not be in the game for the long haul.
KI to receive $3m for mental health
Fay Fuller Foundation to work long-term on mental health on KI in the wake of the bushfires.
Decisions aided by RFID tags
For Brenton Palmer, Yarrami, Manoora, making decisions regarding the management of his sheep flock has been made significantly easier with the use of radio frequency identification tags.
Australia's premier industry field day event, the 2015 Commonwealth Bank AgQuip.
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Spring is here and that means it's time for Passover. Passover is a very special time of year for the Jewish community. The most common way to start Passover is with a traditional dinner, a Seder dinner. During this dinner, a few things should be enjoyed, wine and matzah for example. While the rest of Passover will have a restricted diet, the Seder can be very special. Aux Delices has many of the favorites available to order from the Aux Delices Passover 2018 menu.
Order online from the Aux Delices Passover 2018 menu so that you can enjoy gourmet foods for your Seder dinner and avoid all of the mess it takes to make.
One of the most well-known soups from the Jewish community is the matzo ball soup. Aux Delices has matzo ball soup as well as just matzo balls available to order for Passover. Along with the matzo ball soup, there is chopped chicken liver, cauliflower, leek and kugel, sweet potato, carrot, and prune tzimmes. For more side dishes, the Passover menu at Aux Delices has walnut, fig and apple haroset, potato latkes, haricots verts, mélange of vegetables, and honey and rosemary roasted baby carrots. All of the sides can be ordered to fit your needs with enough servings for everyone at your Seder.
The appetizers and sides are a great way to get a head start on your meal without having to put in a lot of work. But if you want to have an amazing Seder without worrying about cooking the main dish properly, Aux Delices can help. Our catering menu provides you with meal options for everyone's taste. Things like first cut black Angus brisket or roasted salmon filets will make sure both sides of the family are pleased. If you want to go with a slightly different meal, brined turkey breast or roasted, all-natural chicken breast would be perfect. There is even an option to order herb roasted tournedos of beef with a beautiful red wine sauce. Most of the main dishes are to be ordered by the piece except for the brisket and turkey breast, which are by the pound. Everything comes ready to serve so all you'll need to do is plate the dish and enjoy.
No meal is complete without dessert and Aux Delices has plenty of desserts to choose from for your Seder. Baked apples, pavlovas, and truffle cakes to get started. But there is so much more you can order to help you celebrate. Things like chocolate caramel matzo brittle or spring French macaroons. You can even get a gluten-free, strawberry shortcake or chocolate covered macaroons. Your dessert will not only be looked forward to, guests will want more. It's the perfect way to prepare for the week of Passover just around the corner.
The Aux Delices Passover 2018 menu is now available for you to order from today. Orders for Passover must be made by March, 28 at 5 pm.


Little Rock The President in his fifth State of the Union address said that he would issue an executive order raising the minimum hourly wage for workers employed under federal subcontracts to $10.10 per hour, the same number that he and many others have been advocating on the stair step proposal for the federal minimum wage. Some observers dismissed the impact as relatively unimportant, only affecting a couple of hundred thousand workers over coming years, since the measure only goes into effect for new contracts or as existing contracts come up for renewals. Is this just a symbolic gesture? I don't think so.
Demos, the research organization, has indicated that there are 560,000 workers making less than $12.00 per hour, and, yes, that's more than $10.10 per hour, but all of them, and likely many more federally contracted workers will be impacted because of the impact of both wage "compression" and the attending multiplier impacts that could bring higher wages to millions of workers.
Compression is straightforward. If the minimum wage is $7.25 as it is now, and you are making $12 per hour or more, then employers can say, "What's the beef," and workers can look down and around, and reckon the unlikelihood of doing better. If the minimum is $10.10, then $12 is bumping right into it, and is no longer as respectable a wage. The President's number sets the minimum standard for any wage determination set by the Department of Labor and will require the DOL to similarly adjust the minimum rates on all other contracts upward. Furthermore under section 4c of the Service Contract Act it also makes much more elastic what are inarguably reasonable settlements on wages for collective bargaining contracts. The impact on local economies in Washington, D.C. and wherever there are federal installations from military facilities to regional governmental offices is potentially huge.
The other nice touch on this executive order is the fact that for the first time it is automatically linked to inflation so there's a built in escalator, similar to what we have all advocated for decades now for the federal minimum wage to get around the Congressional stalls that have reduced the minimum wage's purchasing power so dramatically over the last 30 years. This is an executive order then that will keep on giving as it moves the floor higher annually, and once again will create a cost of living adjustment in effect for all federally contracted workers. Sweet! And, the impact is huge and will also keep touching millions of workers.
Finally, there's the economic impact of the moral suasion of such an order. President Kennedy's executive order allowing collective bargaining for federal employees unleased the dam blocking public sector bargaining across the country and unleashing the pent up organizing demands of millions of workers who are now represented by unions. I'm sure the President is hoping his big step on minimum wages for federally contracted workers will have the same impact on raising wages for private sector, largely unorganized workers across the country.
And, you know what, it just might!
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Weathered Steel Panels Edge Out New Portsmouth Arts Center
The Seacoast region of New Hampshire is in the wake of an artistic and cultural spring due to the recent opening of 3SArtspace (3S), a non-profit venue in Portsmouth. 3SArtspace is a 10,000 square foot multipurpose building combining three key areas – performance space, gallery, and a restaurant. An adaptive reuse project, McHenry Architecture resurrected the nondescript concrete structure into a warm community gathering place with a raw industrial vibe due in part to weathering steel cladding by MetalTech-USA.
McHenry Architecture was tasked with the mission to completely recycle an underutilized warehouse space into the newly minted cultural institution.
"3SArtspace turned out to be a remarkable project. The weathered steel really transformed the facade and completes the desired look that McHenry Architecture intended for space," says Michael Love, Senior Project Manager at MetalTech-USA.
Built on the waterfront of Portsmouth's downtown Historic District, 3S is the first truly contemporary building. The exterior material palette consists of weathering steel cladding in alternating profiles, weathered wood boards, and translucent cladding at entrances. Inspired by the area's shipbuilding past, the oxidized metal panels are a nod to the scrap metal piles once lining the area's storefront.
"We were renovating an existing concrete building," says McHenry Architecture Principal Steve McHenry. "Simple and rustic raw materials seemed appropriate yet visually distinctive."
McHenry Architecture selected MetalTech-USA's weathered steel to help achieve the distinctive look they were seeking. Weathered Steel, often referred to as Cor-Ten or A606, is a unique material gaining popularity for its distinctive rust patina. This natural yet stable protective coating acts as a defense against further corrosion. Weathered steel arrives unrusted and develops a rust-like appearance once exposed to the elements for a period of time.
MetalTech-USA was also chosen to fabricate the weathered steel panels for the facade. Roughly 3,300 square feet of sinusoidal corrugated panels and 1,800 square feet of flat panels were fabricated from 22 Gauge and 20 Gauge weathering steel. The panels were through fastened to the plywood underlayment with stainless steel screws and exposed fastener heads. Installation of the metal panels was completed by Industrial Roofing Companies of Lewiston, Maine.
"This was a good project for the community and with the finishes, including the weathering steel, it fits right into the area and looks like it has been there for a while. It is exactly what we envisioned from the get-go." says David Link, Metal Services Manager at Industrial Roofing Companies.
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As well as being instructed in cases involving personal injury, AJB Legal also deals with cases of professional negligence involving compensation claims.
An example is a case where we dealt with the costs arising out of a professional negligence claim against a firm of solicitors who had represented the family of a relative who died in a road traffic accident.
It was a complex case where it was necessary for the Claimants to investigate the accident in order to establish that it would have succeeded had it not been for the Defendant Solicitors' negligence.
Costs were recovered for the Claimants in the sum of £140,000.


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Scottish Woodlands invests in home-grown talent
Millions flock to platform
Twitter reports £940m loss despite surge in users
Terry Murden, Editor | July 24, 2020
The Black Lives Matter protests drew more users to Twitter (pic: Terry Murden)
Twitter drew millions more users in the last quarter because of the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter protests, but the social media plunged to a loss as advertisers reined in spending.
The social media platform saw daily usage leap by 34% from 139 users 186m in the three months to the end of June compared with the same period last year.
It was the biggest quarterly rise in Twitter's history, but it failed to translate into rising income. The pandemic caused advertisers to pull back on spending, plunging the US company to an overall loss of £940m for the quarter, compared with an £870m profit the previous year.
Revenue was down 27% the last three weeks of March and from £662m to £537m over the quarter. That was below Wall Street expectations of £552m. As well as the impact of the virus, it was also hit by an £857m tax charge.
The results were accompanied by an apology from founder Jack Dorsey for an embarrassing incident last week that saw hackers tweet from the accounts of politicians and business leaders including Elon Musk, Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Kim Kardashian and Kayne West.
In a call with analysts, Mr Dorsey said: "Last week was a really tough week for all of us at Twitter."
Twitter hack 'proved bitcoin's transparency'
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With the advent of active driver assistance systems, the automobile industry is rapidly approaching its goal of autonomous driving. Needless to say, both safety and security remain vital concerns. This applies to the software-based interaction between sensors and actuators, but also to the task of ensuring effective protection against cyberattacks. As a result, the work of developing and validating such systems has mushroomed. To handle the broad range of tasks and for the sheer volume of data to be processed, a new set of development and testing procedures, based on virtual and smart technology, is required.


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Tired of having to copy/paste Network File Share paths (a.k.a. UNC paths)...or better yet...messing with those (file://) links...that work in IE, Firefox, Chrome...but only in one at a time...given that you have to change the syntax all the time? Well, with this simple plugin, and some help from your IT organization, you can configure SBS to allow one-click access to these files.
Note: Because this plugin is currently just a Filter that generates a URL, it delegates all security to the external service.
Examples of such solutions include Davenport and IntegraTUM Web-Disk, both are easy to setup in minutes (especially Davenport) and can have up and running in no-time.
Using the OOTB filter, UNC paths will only work when they are listed on a line by themselves. This has to do with the fact that UNC paths can have spaces, and this makes it hard to know where to start/stop when reading the file. To prevent creating a nasty syntax, I decided to make it as copy/paste friendly as possible.
So to get started (after you've configured the plugin), simply paste in UNC path into a document...on a line by itself...Save and you should be good to go.
Plugin install through Admin Console.
true/false - whether or not to URL escape the URL generated for the resources. Some systems do not like %20 or raw spaces, or vice versa.
The XPath expression used to detect UNC links in Body Content.
The following are a list of features I know I want to put into the plugin. If interested, please suggest features and demands, but please note that this is a less than 5% of my time effort, so probably wont have much to deliver above my "Next Features" for a while.


Spray slow cooking utensil with change of state spray.
Place meatballs in slow cooking utensil.
cowl with condiment and jelly.
Cook on low for 4-6 hours or high for 2-3 hours or till meatballs area unit heated through.
Served by themselves or with rice.
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Resultados do Grande Prêmio da Áustria de Fórmula 1 realizado em Österreichring em 13 de agosto de 1978. Décima segunda etapa da temporada, nela o sueco Ronnie Peterson, da Lotus-Ford, venceu pela última vez em sua carreira.

Classificação da prova

Tabela do campeonato após a corrida

Classificação do mundial de pilotos

Classificação do mundial de construtores

 Nota: Somente as primeiras cinco posições estão listadas. As dezesseis etapas de 1978 foram divididas em dois blocos de oito e neles cada piloto podia computar sete resultados válidos. Dentre os construtores era atribuída apenas a melhor pontuação de cada equipe por prova.

Áustria
Desporto na Áustria em 1978
1978

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using Content.Shared.Construction.Components;
using Content.Shared.Containers.ItemSlots;
using Content.Shared.Interaction;
using Content.Shared.Pulling.Components;
using Content.Shared.Tools.Components;

namespace Content.Shared.Construction.EntitySystems;

public abstract class SharedAnchorableSystem : EntitySystem
{
    public override void Initialize()
    {
        base.Initialize();

        SubscribeLocalEvent<AnchorableComponent, InteractUsingEvent>(OnInteractUsing,
            before: new[] { typeof(ItemSlotsSystem) }, after: new[] { typeof(SharedConstructionSystem) });
    }

    private void OnInteractUsing(EntityUid uid, AnchorableComponent anchorable, InteractUsingEvent args)
    {
        if (args.Handled)
            return;

        // If the used entity doesn't have a tool, return early.
        if (!TryComp(args.Used, out ToolComponent? usedTool) || !usedTool.Qualities.Contains(anchorable.Tool))
            return;

        args.Handled = true;
        TryToggleAnchor(uid, args.User, args.Used, anchorable, usingTool: usedTool);
    }

    public virtual void TryToggleAnchor(EntityUid uid, EntityUid userUid, EntityUid usingUid,
        AnchorableComponent? anchorable = null,
        TransformComponent? transform = null,
        SharedPullableComponent? pullable = null,
        ToolComponent? usingTool = null)
    {
        // Thanks tool system.
    }
}


Photo: Park Chul Soon's GANGNANGK' ONG SSAG TIUG at Munich's film festival.
This Week's Highlights: Vikings in Frankfurt, Grimm's fairy tales in Cologne, and innovative theatre troupes take the stage in Munich.
Thinking about up and leaving for Russia? Want to study art history in Italy, or finally get around to learning French? This annual expo will bring you one step closer to realising the dream. Meet representatives from universities, language centres, and cultural institutes from all over the world. Plus, you can laugh along to English-speaking comedians and be mesmerised by a pair of Argentine tango dancers.
To celebrate the release of the fourth issue of the English-language, Spain-based interiors magazine Apartamento, Berlin bookstore do you read me?! is hosting a little social gathering on Sunday afternoon. For the little ones, whose interest might sway more toward bunny rabbits than chenille coverlets, there will be a magazine supplement for kids with a colouring book included.
This weekend would be a nice time to head over to the Neue Nationalgalerie to see Ull and Heiner Pietzsch's extraordinary collection of Magrittes, Miros, Dalis, Pollacks, Rothkos, and more. Somebody certainly has an eye for art. This just might be the best private art collection ever.
Fairy tales and Christmas. Talk about perfect. Take two of the most wonderful things in the world, put them together, and you've got this magical land of twinkling lights, Glühwein, and fairy tale castles. This year's theme is the Brothers Grimm, so keep an eye out for Hansel, Gretel, Rapunzel, and Rumpelstiltzkin.
Take a journey back to the year 1066, when William, Duke of Normandy invaded England, resulting in the Battle of Hastings, otherwise known as the "last Viking raid." The historical context and major developments leading up to that fateful fight were exquisitely stitched into the Bayeux Tapestry. A reproduction of that legendary work, as well as numerous Viking artefacts are on view at the Frankfurt Archaeological Museum starting Saturday.
Ever been to a trade show that combines baseball with a culinary studio, children's books, a Nintendo truck, yoga, and a fairy tale world? Hamburg's "You and Your World" expo has something for everyone.
Shake off the late fall chill with a late night romp around the dance floor Saturday. DJs Meikl and Klubbaa heat up the room at Waagenbau with their dizzying "Maximal-electromix."
Who can resist those Balkan beats? Add in a touch of electro and the whole room's smitten. La Cherga lends a modern flavour to tradition.
New and unusual are two keywords that describe the works in this border-pushing festival. Hailing from France, Germany, the UK, South Korea, Argentina, and beyond, this year's program includes a trove of fascinating artists. DJ Sonja Armisen holds court at Thursday night's free opening party.
One hundred years ago, the Schack Galerie opened in Munich. To commemorate that special event, the space was renovated, admission is free through Sunday, and they've gone ahead and changed the name to Sammlung Schack. Go and delight in the treasures of Count Adolf Friedrich von Schacks's dazzling collection of 19th century German masters.
What have those kids been up to? Catch a movie this weekend and find out. This festival's one and a half hour sections include five to ten films by young filmmakers from all over the world. Many are shown in their original English language, or with English subtitles.


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Welcome to Dance Xplosion®! The leading dance studio in Austin, Texas for kids and adults!
(The initials next to each name correspond to the teacher assignments on the class schedules)
Amber Frishman (AF) - Owner + Studio Director (top)
Amber Frishman founded Dance Xplosion® in 2008 to bring others all of the joy, experiences, and appreciation for the arts that dance has provided her. With over 25 years of dance training, 14 years of dance instructing, a Bachelor's Degree in Childhood Development/Education, a college minor in Theatre and Dance, and 2 years of public school teaching experience Amber brings with her a diverse set of skills and talents, an understanding for children and their different learning styles, and a life-long passion for the beauty, creativity and freedom of dance.
Amber has extensively studied ballet, jazz, lyrical, theatre, hip-hop and modern styles of dance. She has studied under Natalia Krasaska (Former Prima Ballerina of Ballet Russe in Russia), Max Stone of Steps on Broadway, Frank Hatchett of Broadway Dance Center, Shella Sattler (Current Director of the Dallas Mavericks Dancers), and many more.
During her training growing up in Dallas, Amber had various solo roles in a number of full length, full symphony-accompanied ballets such as The Nutcracker, Le Corsaire, Giselle, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty. She was First Lieutenant and Junior Lieutenant of her award-winning high school drill team, she was a member of her dance studio's Senior Performing/Competition Company, and she was a dancer/singer in a full length production of The Music Man.
Amber moved to Austin to attend the University of Texas where she graduated with Highest Honors with a Major in Childhood Development/Education and a Minor in Theatre and Dance. While at UT she was one of only 3 freshman to make the UT Pom Squad. While on the Pom Squad she had the opportunity to dance at football and basketball games, travel to school events, and attend various camps/workshops. She was also a 2-year member of STEEL Dance Company, which focused on bringing professional-level performances of jazz, lyrical, hip hop and theatre to the Austin community.
Upon graduation from UT, Amber continued to teach dance at various studios in Austin, in addition to teaching for 2 years in a public school classroom. She obtained official certifications in CPR/First Aid and Group Fitness/Aerobics instruction. Today, she continues to train and develop as a dancer/teacher at renowned dance venues in New York City such as Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Broadway Dance Center and Steps on Broadway, in addition to attending dance conventions with some of the top instructors from across the country.
Amber cannot imagine her life without dance. She looks forward to helping more students on their road to developing dance technique, gaining a passion for the arts, and increasing their own sense of pride and self-esteem.
Tiffany Butterworth (TB) - Company Director + Assistant Studio Director (top)
Tiffany Butterworth has loved dancing for more than 25 years. As a choreographer and teacher, she uses her extensive performance experience – ranging from jazz, tap and lyrical to ballet, hip hop and musical theater – to create high energy and motivational classes that push her dancers to new heights.
Growing up in Minnesota Tiffany trained at the Woodbury Dance Center. She was the Featured Dancer and Vocalist for more than 6 full-scale theater productions such as Footloose, Our Town and FAME, and as a member of the Woodbury High School Cabaret she kindled her love and work in choreography.
From there Tiffany moved to Gustavus Adolphos College where she was a Member of the school's Dance Company and Captain and Choreographer of the Dance Team. Amidst her dancing Tiffany earned her Management Degree with a Dance Minor, and even branched into costume design for 3 years while her teams competed at the UDA National Championships. She also regularly taught at the Gustavus Kids Clinic and St. Paul Children's Theater.
Most recently before joining Dance Xplosion®, Tiffany was a dancer, choreographer, aerialist and wardrobe manager for the Holland America and Royal Caribbean cruise lines. She also taught Master Classes at several studios in Minnesota before making the move to Austin.
Tiffany plays a key management role in making sure that Dance Xplosion® provides an exceptional experience to the dancers and their families. As a teacher, she loves helping the students reach their full artistic potential.
Danielle Morgan (DM) - Assistant Company Director + Instructor (top)
Danielle (Danni) Morgan began dancing at the age of seven in Cleveland, Ohio and has never stopped! In 2002 she was invited to teach both jazz and ballet at her home studio, Diann's Dance, before heading to the University of Akron in Akron, OH to pursue her passion for dance. In addition to her studies, Danni also participated in the University of Akron's student-run shows, Spring into Dance, and also began teaching dance in Akron in 2005.
In 2007, Danni graduated the University of Akron with a BA in Dance. She soon found herself in Chicago where she realized a dream of being both a professional performer and teacher. For three amazing seasons (2007-2010), Danni had the honor to dance with the Chicago Bulls' Luvabulls Dance Team. She also choreographed for the Jr. Luvabulls performances at the United Center, which was a collaborated effort among the instructors. Along with performing and cheering, she found a home teaching in the North Shore areas as well as choreographing for CenterStage Theatre performances in Lake Forest, Illinois. Danni holds a Cecchetti Council of America Grade I Teacher's Certificate and plans to continue training for Grade II.
In 2012, Danni found herself relocating once again, this time to Austin, where she joined Dance Xplosion. Danni teaches a range of classes, including ballet, tap, jazz, modern, lyrical, hip hop and drill prep/pom. She loves working with DXP students of all ages and levels! Danni is also a Team Director and the Assistant Director for the studio's Dance Companies. Danni loves to see her students transform from year to year - physically, emotionally and technically!
Jesse Guess (JG) - Dynamite Hip Hop Crew Director + Instructor (top)
Born and raised in Ft. Worth, Texas, Jesse Guess began her dance training at 6 years old and began dancing professionally at age 8 for Debbie Allen's Pepito's Story. When she was 14 Jesse moved to Los Angeles to study further at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy, where she trained in all disciplines of dance with Master Teachers from all over the world.
During her time in Los Angeles, Jesse's passion and love for dance lead her to perform in various shows and live performances such as the opening number for the televised Jerry Lewis Telethon, Allen's stage production, Dancing in the Wings, prestigious celebrity events, including an intimate performance for Steven Spielberg at USC's 75th Anniversary Gala, and a number of other travel performances with the DADA Hip Hop Crew.
While in LA, Jesse performed with multiple dance companies. These included Tessandra Chavez' Unity LA and the Terry Beeman Dance Company. She worked on music videos for BET, starred in independent short films, and performed extensively in musical theatre pieces, where she began to develop a love for choreography and directing. Her musical theatre experience garnered the opportunity to work as Assistant Director to Debbie Allen for The Bayou Legend, starring Tisha Campbell, Loretta Devine, and KeKe Palmer; to serve as the lead choreographer at Performing Arts Workshops in Manhattan Beach; and Key Choreographer and Director for Belasco Theater Company in South Beach.
Jesse's ability to lead and teach others gained the attention of celebrities like Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith, where Jesse served as a Hip Hop instructor to Jaden and Willow Smith. In 2009, Jesse left LA and pursued new adventures in San Francisco, where she joined hip hop master Micaya's Soul Force Dance Company - performing in the renowned Mission in the Mix and San Francisco International Hip Hop Dance Fest - and directed and choreographed for The Berkeley Playhouse in Berkeley.
Jesse is honored to be the Hip Hop Director for Dance Xplosion, where her innovative choreography has won various awards for creativity and performance. Jesse strives to instill the same passion for dance into the next generation that was given to her.
Shari Hernandez (SH) - Company Team Director + Instructor (top)
Jessica Reese (JR) - Company Team Director + Instructor (top)
Selena Offenberg (SO) - Instructor (top)
Selena Offenberg is originally from Munich, Germany, and enjoyed a 14 year professional career before she began teaching. Selena danced professionally with Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden and Nuremberg City Ballet (Germany); Paul Henry Dance Company (London); Concert Dance Theater (Munich); Michael Mao Dance and Dance Imprints (NYC).
Before joining Dance Xplosion® Selena worked with choreographers Royston Maldoom of the Scottish Ballet and Mauricio Wainroth of Les Ballet Jazz de Montreal. She also trained with Batsheva Dance Company in Tel Aviv; Ballet Rambert and Michael Clark in London; David Parsons and Alvin Ailey School in NYC.
In the fashion industry, Selena was a dance model in fashion shows with Nike, Reebok, Goldwell, Wella, and Mercedes Benz. Selena also worked as a personal trainer with members of the HBO Fitness Center in NYC and Miami.
From 2007 to 2013, Selena had the pleasure to serve as Ballet Mistress, Instructor (all ages) and Administrative Director with the New Mexico Dance Theater School and Performance Company. Selena is energized by working with Dance Xplosion® and helping the studio's students blossom as dancers and performers.
Emily Fine (EF) - Instructor (top)
Jenny Alperin (JA) - Instructor (top)
Kay Kay Blakley (KB) - Instructor (top)
Cheyenne Richardson (CR) - Instructor (top)
Annika Nynas (AN) - Instructor (top)
Shannon Best (SB) - Instructor (top)
Nicole Chapman (NC) - Instructor (top)
Samantha Graham (SG) - Instructor (top)
Jenn Faulkner (JF) - Instructor (top)
MiKayla Walton (MW) - Instructor (top)
Tara Shelton (TS) - Instructor (top)
Mier Simpson (MS) - Instructor (top)
Caty Mae (CM) - Acro Instructor (top)
Jeanette Cannata-Grahmann - Vocal Instructor (top)
Jeanette Cannata-Grahmann grew up acting, singing, dancing, and playing cello on stage. She began her musical theatre and classical instrumental training when she was five years old at Worth-Tyrrell Performing Arts School in Morristown, New Jersey and has been performing ever since. At the age of twelve, her family moved to Austin. In high school, she performed in all of her school's theatrical productions, was a member of the Thespian Society, took private vocal, cello, and dance lessons, and was a member of the choirs both at school and at church. Her senior year, she was awarded the UT String Project's music performance scholarship. She attended the University of Texas at Austin and earned a Bachelor of Music Performance and Education degree, with a focus on cello technique and performance.
Over time, Jeanette became the Director of Children's Music at St. John Neumann Catholic Church, where she implemented a summer musical theatre camp. Jeanette has been the Music Director at SMCA for the past 10 years. She has more than 11 music directing credits, including Little Shop of Horrors (director, music director, choreographer), Good News (music director, choreographer), and Oklahoma (music director, choreographer). She is also a contracted vocal coach for Bowie High School's musical theatre classes.
Jeanette returned to the stage in 2012 in the role of Miss Adelaide in Archangel Community Theatre's production of Guys and Dolls, for which she was also the music director. In 2014, she appeared as Smitty in ACT's production of How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying, for which she received an Austin Critics Table Award nomination for her music direction.
Jeanette enjoys all aspects of musical theatre and loves bringing her experience and excitement for music into the lives of children. She has been teaching for the past fifteen years focusing on expanding vocal ranges, proper breathing technique, music theory, the history of musical theatre, and how to audition and perform at a professional level. She looks forward to many more years of brining the joy of music into the lives of her students.
Brittney Pineda (BP) - Guest Instructor (top)
Brittney (Brit) Shea Pineda is the daughter of a dance teacher. Needless to say, she started dancing at a young age - two to be exact! Brit spent her childhood in the studio and grew up dancing and competing. For Brit, performing is second nature. Brit has been a multi-title holder with various pristine dance competitions as well as a scholarship winner.
At the age of 16, Brit choreographed her first professional piece for television on the NBC network. After turning down a position for MA Dance camps and competitions, Brit attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City. While studying at AMDA, she also led many student-taught master workshops and had the opportunity to learn from some of the best teachers in America.
Before joining Dance Xplosion from 2012-2016 Brit judged for various competitions, as well as danced and taught, in many different states and countries including California, New York, Iowa, and Berlin. She teaches several styles of dance - from tap to jazz, musical theatre to contemporary. Brit now resides in NY and is a faculty member of Power Dance Convention. Brit has both a passion for dance and a wealth of technical knowledge and she shares them with Dance Xplosion's students whenever she is in Austin.
Oren Porterfield (OP) - Guest Instructor (top)
Oren Porterfield is from Dallas, TX, where she trained with Tanju and Patricia Tuzer of Tuzer Dancenter. Subsequently she travelled to New York City each summer to participate in the American Ballet Theatre Workshop wherein she was awarded a national training scholarship.
Oren continued her training under revered teacher Truman Finney as trainee and apprentice with Ballet Austin. As a professional Oren danced for two seasons as a member of Ohio Ballet and three seasons with Dayton Ballet where she had the pleasure of performing the featured roles of Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire, and Lucy Westenra in Dracula.
Since returning to Austin Oren has continued her professional career as a Company Dancer with Ballet Austin. Performing in multiple shows each year, she has been featured in Nicolo Fonte's Lasting Imprint and originated a role in Stephen Mills' Luminaria.
Erin McDonough (EM) - Guest Instructor (top)
Leila Noone (LN) - Guest Instructor (top)
Lauren Gier (LG) - Guest Instructor (top)
Genevieve Schmidt (GS) - Guest Instructor (top)
Adam Frishman (AF) - Owner + Studio Operations (top)
Adam Frishman co-founded Dance Xplosion® to help his wife and best friend realize her dream. Adam leads the studio's business and marketing operations. Adam also believes the cultural arts play a critical role for Austin as it continues to grow and shape its creative economy, and he is excited about helping inspire the next generation of artists and dancers.
Adam also serves as Entrepreneur Consultant at MWR Legal, a full-service legal and consulting firm that helps entrepreneurs start, grow and protect fast-growing businesses. Adam is previously the Director of Corporate Development for the firm, and he now works alongside the firm's partners in a unique role and does business strategy consulting which complements the firm's legal recommendations.
Adam previously served on the Executive Board of American Repertory Ensemble ("ARE"). ARE is a performance company that offers world-class ballet and classical music in a unique performance format that presents the art forms as equals, and focuses on the convergence and interplay of dance and music. ARE presents new works in the presence of masterpieces, and produces an intensely eclectic variety of work that showcases its world-renowned artists' exceptional classical technique and exemplary caliber. ARE is the only company of its kind outside of New York melding dance and music on this level and offering it in an intimate setting.
In addition to these responsibilities, Adam plays on a Premier Division Men's League soccer team. He was previously on the Fast 50 Advisory Board for the Austin Business Journal, and is a former 5-term Board Member of the Austin chapter of the American Marketing Association. Adam is a graduate of the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin, where he received his Bachelors of Business Administration degree in Marketing with Honors and a Minor in Psychology.
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Actor Nana Patekar on Thursday condemned the violent threats issued by fringe groups to film maker Sanjay Leela Bhansali and heroine of the film Deepika Padukone over Padmavati, remarking that the ferocity of the tenor of such threats were "unacceptable".
"It is premature for people to pass judgment on the film without even watching it, though I fail to understand why such intense controversy happens before his [Bhansali's] films are released? I personally feel it is a small issue and I don't even want to get into this. But while I do not know how the characters are portrayed and I can tell Sanjay (Bhansali) only after watching the film, I strongly condemn threats of violence [issued by fringe groups] against Deepika Padukone and him," said Mr. Patekar, speaking on the sidelines of the passing out parade of the 133rd course of the National Defence Academy (NDA), where the actor was invited as a special guest.
Mr. Patekar also issued a subtle rebuke to Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray over the issue of hawkers in Mumbai. "He has not suffered any 'personal loss' over our verbal spat…he has a right to say what he wants and so do I… but Raj has certainly become poorer by one vote [meaning Patekar's] over this issue," said the actor.
Earlier this month, Mr. Patekar at a function at an engineering institute in Mumbai had lashed out against the MNS violent ways for the forcible displacement of hawkers, remarking that no one had the right to deny them their daily bread.
Mr. Thackeray retaliated by saying, "He [Nana Patekar] is a superb actor and should stick to acting… he should not open his mouth on subjects he does not know. He doesn't know the reality." He also taunted Mr. Patekar for failing to help when the Marathi film ndustry was not doing well.