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How Miss Grace Jones Took the Night at Afropunk 2015
Hillary Crosley Coker
On a warm Saturday night in Brooklyn, New York, the legendary Grace Jones hit the AfroPunk festival stage with theatrics bold enough to make Lady Gaga take a step back. In one performance, the Jamaican icon brought the idea of alternative blackness full circle and encouraged weirdos to get even weirder. It was everything.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Ms. Grace Jones," said a robotic voice over as Jones appeared atop an elevated stage and the dub bass-heavy "Nightclubbing" blared from a full band and two background singers. Dressed in a billowing black cloak over white body paint in a Keith Haring design, a bikini bottom, towering heels and a gold metal skull mask with a halo of pointy sun rays encircling it, to say Miss Grace made an entrance would be a gross understatement. Writhing slowly to the thick piano chords, Jones ended the opening performance in a stoic pose for the cameras. Screams of "Yass bitch" arose from the crowd.
"This is nice," she said before jumping into the drum-popping "This Is Life."
"I shouldn't have taken that [inaudible] before getting on stage... but I'm a creature of habit so I'll do it again!" she said during a quick costume change off stage, the first of ten. "I can't even remember my name after that shit! I'm sorry I'm swearing, there kids here… but that would mean I'm gonna stop."
She didn't, much to the delight of the sea of hipsters, hippies, fashion kids and parents cradling their sleeping infants. Miss Grace was clearly in good spirits as she rolled into "Private Life" with a new metal mask and a brown, grassy strap-on tail. The Keith Haring body paint and bikini bottoms remained throughout the night as a wardrobe base.
"I have a new track I want to perform just for you," she said, casually from wings during her third costume switch. "I haven't finished it enough to release it but I finished it enough to perform it."
Debuting a grass headdress this time with a matching skirt and a pom pom of sorts, Miss Grace rocked a song that may be called "Shenanigans" that floated along a reggae two-step. Two similarly painted background dancers joined her—one was a pole artist that ascended and descended his stick while executing various tricks, and the other waved two giant flags stamped with Miss Grace's face. It was a sight to behold and nearly too much well-choreographed performance art to absorb. Most of the audience either screamed in ecstasy because they knew what to expect or stood with their mouths agape, shocked at the over-the-top showmanship. Afropunk was simultaneously prepared and completely bewildered, and it was wonderful.
By the time the first steel drum tings of "My Jamaican Guy"—the sample base for LL Cool J's "Doin' It"—echoed into the night, Miss Grace had climbed back onto her elevated stage platform. Sporting a tan coat with with a grass fringe on the collar, sleeves and trim and teetering heels, she gave a shout out to her countrymen who are "everywhere" before giving her celebrated bared teeth pose amid adoring hollers. It was a live fashion shoot.
As she carefully stepped back onto the main stage, she joked that she was going to fall at some point because she could barely see, "but don't worry because I've fallen before!"
"I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)," "Walking In The Rain," "Slave to the Rhythm" and "Love Is The Drug" followed, complete with new headdresses and her trademark glittering bowler hat. Her popular 1981 hit "Pull Up To My Bumper" was next but it deserved a special wardrobe shift.
"I guess I'll take all my clothes off," she said, laughing, painted breasts out for the world to see.
The guitars strummed and snapped as the drums kept pace, the background dancers returned as Miss Grace pretended to take one from behind and bubbles swirled around the stage. Suddenly, it was like what Studio 54 must've felt like: carefree and coked up in a Mad Max-esque feather head piece with a strap-on tail. It was fabulous.
Despite every previous year being free, Afropunk's organizers charged patrons $75-250 for entry this time. Many grumbled about whether the fee was worth watching acts like Kelis, Lauryn Hill, Lenny Kravitz, Thundercat, Kaytranada, Raury, SZA and Gary Clark Jr. and more— but it was. To see a sea of black people ambling around with hair in shades of purple, pink, blue or green (or all of those colors at once), a battered pair of Doc Martens and a daishiki in droves was a sight to behold and something Brooklynites have come to expect, annually. AfroPunk is the chance to pay homage to trail blazing, charismatic weirdos like Miss Grace Jones who paved the way for the rest of us to be as black and strange as we want to be.
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508 Letters from Fontainhas: Three Films by Pedro Costa
Discuss DVDs and Blu-rays released by Criterion and the films on them. If it's got a spine number, it's in here. Threads may contain spoilers.
Re: 508 Letters from Fontainhas: Three Films by Pedro Costa
#26 Post by foggy eyes » Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:26 pm
Now we're talking. Props, CC.
- Audio commentary for In Vanda's Room featuring Costa and Gorin
- Selected-scene audio commentary by critic Cyril Neyrat and author-philosopher Jacques Rancière for Colossal Youth
Might actually listen to one of these things for once!
#27 Post by James » Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:31 pm
foggy eyes wrote: Now we're talking. Props, CC.
...And when you consider In Vanda's Room is nearly three hours... Yeah, I'm really looking forward to this set as someone who has never seen anything by Costa (or Gorin, for that matter).
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#28 Post by manicsounds » Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:59 pm
I'm glad they haven't announced a boxset featuring his debut "Blood", and if you havent picked up the Second Run DVD of it, do yourself a favor!
#29 Post by James » Tue Dec 15, 2009 10:02 pm
manicsounds wrote: I'm glad they haven't announced a boxset featuring his debut "Blood", and if you havent picked up the Second Run DVD of it, do yourself a favor!
I want to do that, but I'm going to wait and see if it drops a pound first.
#30 Post by Gropius » Wed Dec 16, 2009 5:20 am
james wrote: ...And when you consider In Vanda's Room is nearly three hours...
And much as I love the film for its rigour, those three hours sometimes seem to go more slowly than Sátántangó, as you [spoiler?] sit there watching a heroin-addicted woman in a dingy bedsit coughing away incessantly, with one of those wince-inducing hacking coughs.
There are some who might object to Costa's aesthetic framing of real-life impoverished drug addicts, dismissing it as highbrow slum tourism, but then I suppose his argument is that he had no control over his subjects' habits, and was merely allowing them to tell their own story.
#31 Post by tajmahal » Wed Dec 16, 2009 6:56 am
Gropius wrote:
I was curious up until the reference to Bela Tarr's film. Having not seen any of the three Costa films, Is that a fair comparison? Bela Tarr's films leave me cold, so even the mention of his name makes me take a step back from this set. I'l be interested to read others remarks, both for and against, in the coming months.
tajmahal wrote: I was curious up until the reference to Bela Tarr's film. Having not seen any of the three Costa films, Is that a fair comparison?
No, not really. Their only obvious point in common is the slowness of pace, and perhaps the preoccupation with socially marginalised characters. Costa works with a plainer, more documentary visual style, using low-rent DV for two of these three films, with, as far as I recall, no camera movement at all. If anything, Tarr's work seems positively 'lush' in comparison.
As far as the acting and delivery of dialogue goes, one could more usefully compare Costa to Bresson or Straub & Huillet, although apparently without the religious undertones of the former or the Marxist ones of the latter: deadpan, austere, making few concessions to 'entertainment', but with an occasional hint of black comedy in the presentation of everyday injustices.
There are some out there who regard him as some sort of new Messiah of art cinema, but personally I'm only a moderate enthusiast.
#33 Post by Guido » Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:13 am
There are some out there who regard him as some sort of new Messiah of art cinema
You could probably put me in this category. While I think that the descriptions of Costa's cinema that have been provided in this thread are adequate/serviceable, I don't really think they capture the intricacies or subtle radicalism of his work. I think the only way to really immerse yourself is to spend as much time reading about it as you do watching it.
As Quintin put it in a recent Sight & Sound article (and I'm paraphrasing), Costa's work isn't about reinventing cinema; it's about re-examining the way we appreciate it. The Criterion box-set seems to be the perfect way to initiate that appreciation.
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#34 Post by antnield » Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:24 am
Guido wrote: As Quintin put it in a recent Sight & Sound article (and I'm paraphrasing), Costa's work isn't about reinventing cinema; it's about re-examining the way we appreciate it. The Criterion box-set seems to be the perfect way to initiate that appreciation.
Unfortunately that article isn't available online, although from the same issue we can read this interview with Costa on the BFI website and this online exclusive by Miguel Gomes.
Unfortunately that article isn't available online
I remember downloading the Quintin article as a pdf a few months ago, can't remember where though...For those with French skills, I highly recommend Rancière's article 'La lettre de Ventura', which was published in Trafic a few issues back. Luckily, it has been posted on Sempre em marcha, a great Costa resource:
http://pedrocosta-heroi.blogspot.com/20 ... ntura.html
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#36 Post by domino harvey » Wed Dec 16, 2009 6:58 pm
Good list of extras for this box but where's the complementary CineScope subscription
#37 Post by Tom Hagen » Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:14 pm
domino harvey wrote: Good list of extras for this box but where's the complementary CineScope subscription
=D> Consider me equally nonplussed with arguments that begin, "in order to appreciate difficult film x, you must also read unrelated critical analysis y."
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#38 Post by godardslave » Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:34 pm
here is a page with lots of Costa related links :
http://filmstudiesforfree.blogspot.com/ ... ctive.html
#39 Post by Guido » Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:43 am
Consider me equally nonplussed with arguments that begin, "in order to appreciate difficult film x, you must also read unrelated critical analysis y."
Sorry -- I didn't mean for my comment to come off that way. I'm not implying that one needs to read those texts, but rather that they serve as a collection of resources through which you can engage with the body of work in different ways. I've seen so many sites and blogs that have done tremendous work in constructing a kind of Costa archive, which, to me, seems quite admirable; they manage to display (and sustain) a kind of critical passion that's cohesive, inventive and intelligent.
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#40 Post by evillights » Fri Dec 18, 2009 11:43 pm
None of the above is accurate. You don't need to read anything to appreciate them. They're enormously SENSUAL and intelligent and instinctive works, and have nothing about them of "social anthropology" or "slum tourism." Not even the word "documentary" holds for In Vanda's Room. It's not a documentary.
Also: to flag his medium as "low-rent DV" is inaccurate. Before these films you'll have never seen images of this magnitude of power and beauty, from one shot to the next. The accumulation is tour-de-force — total humanism, total sublimity. No window-dressing. Costa's films restore the "monumentality" to cinema. More than Nicholas Ray's film, these are the truly "bigger than life" works being released on this Criterion slate.
If Costa had only made one shot in his career, say, the cat running through a Fontaínhas alley (from either Vanda or Youth), his place would be secure for the ages. It's genial to be fair and inclusive about any other 'contemporary' artists on the so-called festival "art-house" scene (disgusting term), but he is much, much greater than practically everyone else. If you haven't seen a Costa film before, you'll see after viewing these films. And if you don't, there's the chance your great-great-grandchildren will, because these films will survive all of us.
#41 Post by James » Sat Dec 19, 2009 12:00 am
Wow. Well. I can't say I know any more about these movies after reading your post, but at least I know now what not to expect. Regardless, my anticipation level has taken a sharp increase.
#42 Post by Guido » Sat Dec 19, 2009 12:21 am
Well put, Evillights. There's a sense of mystery that pervades his films, that allows them to exist in some strange space where our simple (or even complex) categorical definitions no longer hold. And despite all the stuff I've read over the last three years, it never erodes; it's always there, building from shot to shot in the most beautiful of ways. It's a cinema of absolute respect, for everyone involved.
#43 Post by Gropius » Sat Dec 19, 2009 5:06 am
evillights wrote: Also: to flag his medium as "low-rent DV" is inaccurate.
That was admittedly a poor wording: I didn't mean to imply that his images were visually impoverished, merely economical. It is in fact exciting to see serious directors embracing video, rather than declaring the medium to be irremediably inferior to celluloid (an argument we've heard often enough). Colossal Youth in particular (I still haven't seen Ossos) contains many conventionally beautiful cinematic images, although it could be argued that it represents a slight step back from the radical austerity of Vanda in that respect.
evillights wrote: Before these films you'll have never seen images of this magnitude of power and beauty, from one shot to the next. The accumulation is tour-de-force — total humanism, total sublimity. No window-dressing. Costa's films restore the "monumentality" to cinema. More than Nicholas Ray's film, these are the truly "bigger than life" works being released on this Criterion slate.
I know you may be writing partly for rhetorical effect, but I'm afraid this (along with the imperious dismissal of all previous posts with 'None of the above is accurate') reads like the kind of hammy cinephile evangelism that I alluded to above. Personally I would confidently state that I have indeed seen 'images of this magnitude of power and beauty' in hundreds of films, which is not to detract from Costa's achievement: as a connoisseur of classic Hollywood, I'm sure he'd agree. I don't know what 'total humanism' and 'total sublimity' entail, but surely totality is an ideal that can only ever be aspired to, and not attained.
#44 Post by evillights » Sun Dec 20, 2009 1:53 am
Gropius wrote: I know you may be writing partly for rhetorical effect, but I'm afraid this (along with the imperious dismissal of all previous posts with 'None of the above is accurate') reads like the kind of hammy cinephile evangelism that I alluded to above. Personally I would confidently state that I have indeed seen 'images of this magnitude of power and beauty' in hundreds of films, which is not to detract from Costa's achievement: as a connoisseur of classic Hollywood, I'm sure he'd agree. I don't know what 'total humanism' and 'total sublimity' entail, but surely totality is an ideal that can only ever be aspired to, and not attained.
It wasn't a dismissal of all posts — just a scan of some of the other things on the page. Sorry if you felt your words were being slighted or slagged. That said, I personally wouldn't say I've seen 'images of this magnitude of power and beauty' in "hundreds" of other films. If we're talking about classic Hollywood, I don't know, it's probably better to talk about blocks of directors' oeuvres than individual films — otherwise it's a matter of saying, "Ah, we see such power maybe not in War-Gods of the Deep, and only 57% so in Berlin Express, but certainly in Canyon Passage and Out of the Past," and then that would only cover J. Tourneur, and it goes on... so it's easier to say, "There are Costa, Tourneur, Ford, Laughton..." For me, Costa supersedes, let's say, a Borzage, who is certainly great, but Costa is simply that much greater — because there's no 'down-time' in the pictures — because every second counts, like in Murnau or Ozu or Straub. I respect your cool assessing (assessational? — we need a new word) remove, but it doesn't quite correspond to my own reactions watching them, which derive from a sensation that one only rarely encounters (or rather, that I've only rarely encountered) and which seems to me to emit from every second of every film in an oeuvre — this bespeaks the company of a Dreyer, or Godard, or Bresson, or Eisenstein, or Hou, or Monteiro, or Straub, or the best of Mizoguchi. Costa is that great. In a quick forum post that addresses some of the questions people who haven't yet seen his films might have before making the plunge, I think it's alright to rhapsodize his work (as it's done in good faith), and clearly contextualize, yes, just how high is his place in the so-called 'cinephilic' pantheon. Maybe Olympian altitudes demand hotter ovens, I don't know. But whether the films are only a few years old or not, it's a non-subjective fact (perhaps I'm playing with unfair rhetorical rules... dear...) that each film by Costa is truly as great and extraordinary an object as, say, a then-contemporary Antonioni work in the '60s or '70s. It's easy to feel blasé about declarations re: cinema when lists circulate citing the latest Lars von Trier thing as the current event of chatter, but Costa is a reminder that the cinema can be much, much more than the accustomed 'buzz'-film or festival talkabout.
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#45 Post by khan0890 » Mon Jan 04, 2010 5:07 pm
does anyone know of any 35mm screenings of IN VANDA'S ROOM and/or COLOSSAL YOUTH in North America in the next month?
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#46 Post by Fierias » Mon Jan 04, 2010 6:36 pm
khan0890 wrote: does anyone know of any 35mm screenings of IN VANDA'S ROOM and/or COLOSSAL YOUTH in North America in the next month?
Colossal Youth on Feb. 7 and In Vanda's Room on Feb. 8, both at TIFF Cinematheque in Toronto.
#47 Post by khan0890 » Tue Jan 05, 2010 12:03 am
thanks fierias. i may have to make a trip up there to visit my sister to see the 35mm.
#48 Post by Fierias » Tue Jan 05, 2010 12:35 am
Glad to help, although I do think that both films were shot on DV (not HD) rather than 35mm, so the only difference between the Cinematheque screenings and the upcoming Criterion DVDs will be projection size, in case that effects your travel decisions.
#49 Post by Guido » Tue Jan 05, 2010 12:32 pm
This may be getting a little off topic, but I'd be very interested in seeing those films on 35mm. Costa, during a Q&A at NYFF this year, mentioned that he much prefers the look of his features on celluloid, and seemed a little disheartened by the fact that both Rabbit Hunters and Tarrafal hadn't yet received the same treatment. May seem a little inconsequential, especially given the medium, but you never know. I recall Inland Empire looking quite interesting (and different) during its theatrical run...
#50 Post by Fierias » Tue Jan 05, 2010 3:38 pm
I haven't yet bought into the 'DV tranferred to 35mm has an interesting look' camp. I saw INLAND EMPIRE 3 times in the theatre and 3 times on the DVD and my experience with the aesthetics was unaffected. In the theatre, it just looked like pixelated DV with intermittent dust specks that I would only really notice if I was looking for them. I could see an argument that this jives with some of the themes of that film, but I wouldn't say that the look was in anyway bizarre or interesting other than on a conceptual front.
Also, I wouldn't be surprised if the Costa screenings at the Cinematheque in Toronto in February were from DV rather than 35mm. For what it's worth, I saw Colossal Youth in Toronto a year ago in their European Film Festival, and it was shown from a video projector.
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I love Isabel Ashdown's writing so as soon as this was available for pre-order I ordered it. It was a lovely surprise when it appeared on my Kindle on Thursday as I'd forgotten it was release day. I want to read this soon – just need to read a few review books first.
I've seen this book around on social media and thought it sounded like a fascinating novel. I spotted it on a deal for 99p this week so decided to give it a go. I didn't realise until I bought it just how long it is (over 700 pages!) so it might be a while before I have the time to sit and read this, hopefully not too long though.
This is a book I spotted in Kindle's recent sale and thought it sounded interesting. I'm enjoying non-fiction at the moment so am looking forward to reading this one.
Author examines how people can drive creative, moral, and organisational progress—and how leaders can encourage originality in their organisations.
I can't resist books about de-cluttering (yes, I know there's an irony in that!) so I grabbed this one in the Kindle sale too. I enjoyed Marie Kondo's first book so am really looking forward to reading this one.
This is my third Kindle sale purchase. I'm really drawn to books about human struggles at the moment, even if they're not in any way related to what I'm going through it's still really helping me to read about what other people have gone through and achieved. I really hope to get a chance to read this one soon.
In the 1970s, Diana Nyad was widely regarded as the greatest long-distance swimmer in the world and set many world records, such as circling Manhattan Island and crossing the 102.5 miles between the Bahamas and Florida. But one record continually eluded her: becoming the first woman to swim between Cuba and the Florida Keys without a shark cage. Finally, in September 2013, after four failed attempts and at the age of 64, Diana completed the crossing after two days and two nights of continuous swimming-53 consecutive hours, 110 miles.
Millions of people watched her and cried and cheered and were dazzled and amazed by her tenacity and courage. This memoir is a dramatic, page turning account of the epic endurance quest that led to that moment, and is also a galvanizing call to live life boldly, in-the-moment-fearlessly, passionately, with no regrets.
What makes this book special is that it not only recounts an astonishing and hard won triumph, though it does tell the story of an extraordinary and improbable victory. What makes this book, and Nyad herself, so incredible is the fact of her monumental courage in the face of failure. Nyad failed, and failed, and failed, and failed, but never gave up, and this memoir shows her unwavering belief in the face of overwhelming odds. It is about perseverance, tenacity, and commitment on an epic scale.
I've had this book on my wish list for ages and decided to go ahead and buy it this week.
When Maisie is struck by lightning, her face is partially destroyed. She's lucky enough to get a face transplant, but how do you live your life when you can't even recognize yourself any more? She was a runner, a girlfriend, a good student … a normal girl. Now, after a single freak accident, all that has changed. As Maisie discovers how much her looks did and didn't shape her relationship to the world, she has to redefine her own identity, and figure out what 'lucky' really means.
I'd forgotten that I'd requested this on NetGalley as it was such a long time ago, so it was a nice surprise this week to get an approval email. I'm very keen to read this book so I don't think I'll be too long getting to it.
One hot August day a family drives to a mountain clearing to collect birch wood. Jenny, the mother, is in charge of lopping any small limbs off the logs with a hatchet. Wade, the father, does the stacking. The two daughters, June and May, aged nine and six, drink lemonade, swat away horseflies, bicker, sing snatches of songs as they while away the time.
I really enjoyed Try Not to Breathe so have been eagerly anticipating this new book by Holly Seddon, it's great to have a review copy to read and I can't wait to read it.
I've heard so much praise for this book on Twitter recently that I was very keen to read it myself. I'm happy to have a review copy now and hope to read it very soon.
I was contacted by the publicist for this book to ask if I'd like to read it and take part in the blog tour next month. I jumped at the chance as I'd already heard of the book and thought it sounded like my kind of read. I'll be reading this in the next couple of weeks ahead of my tour date.
This book arrived in the post yesterday and was a total surprise. There was no note with it so I wasn't sure where it had come from. I then remembered entering a Goodreads giveaway and it turns out I won a copy. I've been wanting to read this book for ages so I'm going to try and make time to read it soon.
Two women. Two versions of the truth.
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I'm hankering after a copy of The Night Visitor too!
You've got some great-looking books there, Hayley! And they're so varied, too – I admire the fact that you read all sorts of different things.
Thank you so much 🙂 I wanted to get back to reading a wider variety of books this year and am really enjoying it.
Ooh, so many tempting books. The Night Visitor and Making Space sound like my kinds of books.
I don't think I could go as far as Marie Kondo with the de-cluttering, but I do love learning about reorganizing, and also finding out about hoarders and what makes them tick. I was on a "hoarding" study through fiction for a while, and then did some purging.
I knew I didn't want to cross that line! But I can't get rid of all the things I love. I guess I could say that everything I keep does "give me joy." LOL.
Little Sister sounds SO GOOD! I certainly love siblings stories. I wonder if it comes from being an only child! I'm on the blog tour for Blood Sisters…. Same theme :p I hope both are as awesome as they look!
I just heard about Faceless earlier this week, it sounds like a really good book and I think I'm gonna have to give it a shot now!
It sounds really good, doesn't it? I hope you managed to get hold of a copy and that you enjoy it.


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The Taronga Conservation Society is a Government of New South Wales agency responsible for Taronga Zoo Sydney and the Taronga Western Plains Zoo in New South Wales, Australia. The board is a part of the Australian Regional Association of Zoological Parks. It sponsors a number of research centers, such as the Australian Marine Mammal Research Centre. The agency's role was outlined in the Zoological Parks Board Act 1973 and Amendment Act 1992 and fall within the jurisdiction of the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, who is currently James Griffin.

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Experts are warning that sleep loss is at epidemic stage in the developed world and poses serious threats to health and mental wellbeing. Professor Matthew Walker of the University of California, Berkeley, has listed out the frightening impact of getting inadequate kip in his new book on sleep science.He has described how "routinely sleeping less than six or seven hours a night demolishes your immune system, more than doubles your risk of cancer, disrupts blood-sugar levels, increasing your risk of diabetes, and increases the likelihood of blocked arteries, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and stroke".
Other experts have highlighted the importance of sleep in coping with stress and other mental health issues.
The WHO research has highlighted that in the developed world more women than men have used medication or attended a doctor for help with sleeping.
This international study also showed that as people get older, they sleep less.
A healthy teenager can expect to pack in almost 100% of the recommended sleep, whereas an elderly person might only hope for 70% or under, according to this research.


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Archaeologists have studied in detail the remains found in a mysterious black sarcophagus. Inside the sarcophagus were placed the skeletons of two men and a woman who lived during Ptelomeika.
Discovered in Alexandria in July, the sarcophagus is considered the largest in the region. According to Science Alert, the absence of an inscription has fueled global speculation about its content.
The woman discovered in the sarcophagus was about 20-25 years old and about 1.64 height. Both men were older. The first one was about 35-39 years old and a height of 1.65, and the second one was about 40-44 years old and a height of 1.84. The second oldest man had an interesting feature. A small hole that was almost cured, suggesting that the man lived for a long time since the wound was produced. This would most likely have been the result of a medical practice called trepanation.


Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Upgraded games but how do you get the serial #??
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OK thanks guys. What is the email address for John Tiller? If I go to his support site there is no way of sending him a file through their automated reply system.
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Patrolling over in the Colonial Campaigns Club I noted that the forum and all of its messages was empty.
Does the club still exist? Did something happen over there?
The individual army pages are still there but an empty forum.
Hello Davis. My game offer is still open. I'm open to optional rules, but I do prefer phased play. I don't mind defensive fire being automated.
Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Toombs Brigade at Antietam?
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It's the main 'historical' scenario.
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I usually play with phased turns, but auto defense fire. Open to all other options.
Ok Joe, first move in a campaign game sent.
Would like to play a Campaign Game. Vicksburg suggested but I'm open to others. Phased play with auto-defensive fire.
Opponent wanted. Willing to take either side.
Hello Ned, I have sent you an email through the club. My email address is correct.
Send me yours and I can make sure it is not blocked.


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A: I managede to get iPads by setting "use trait variations" in "File Inspector".

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In Nepal, Mount Kailash Yatra, Tibet, Bhutan, India, Sikkim and Darjeeling, things are changing rabidly. Our cost involve, domestic air fares, hotel/accommodation cost, meals, local transportation, sightseeing entry fees, conservation fee, visa fee etc. which does not stay constant. Therefore, it is hard to make the accurate cost in our website otherwise, we have to change all the time which is lot of time consuming.
Thus, kindly Contact e-mail with some details of tour you wish to do, no matter that is in Nepal, Mount Kailash Yatra, Tibet, Bhutan or India, we'll come with details cost within next 24 hours.
We always make payment procedures, as easy as we can do to our customers. You can make payments in USD cash, TC or by credit cards (we accept all major credit cards). For the reservation or advance book, you can wire deposit in our company bank account or you can send us fax with your credit card details.
Please fax us remittance form after payment transfer has been made.
Final payment to be paid before departure from Kathmandu (Samrat Tours & Travels Pvt. Ltd.) counter, nearest your travel destination.
Cancellations must be made at least 2 weeks prior to start date of trip.
20% deposit is not refundable for cancellations.
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4-stjernersDet tyrkiske turistdepartementet gir en offisiell klassifisering for overnattingssteder i Tyrkia. Klassifiseringen av dette hotellet er som følger: Spesialklasse.
Flyplasstransport er tilgjengelig etter avtale. Kontakt hotellet på forhånd for mer informasjon. Avgifter kan påløpe. Kontakt overnattingsstedet i forkant for å gjøre en avtale.
Ata Restaurant - Denne restaurant serverer lunsj og middag. Gjester kan bestille drinker i baren og sitte ute og spise (med værforbehold).
Sultan Restaurant: bufférestaurant som serverer frokost.
I loved the quiet street and superb location, really close to the main Sultanamet sites. The hotel staff answered all my emails promptly, and handled my airport transport to and fro. They also made arrangements with a very nice local tour group for a boat trip around the Bosphorus. The view of Haija Sophia from their terrace is absolutely lovely. The staff were terrific. I would definitely recommend this hotel to anyone.
Great location, walking distance to major tourist attractions in Sultan Ahmad. Located off a paved street (no cars, only restaurants and stores). Comfortable and cozy rooms. Helpful and very nice staff and management ready to serve you at all hours with a smile. Breakfast buffet was delicious. Highly recommend.
Superb location, cleanness, service, food, comfort and above all SUPERB STAFF. Staff would go way out of thier way to help even in issues not even related to lodging or in hotel. Mamager ASLAN YILDIZ is an exemplary of a great manager. Nice historic interior design, spotless clean, close to all major sights/attractions/restaurants yet at the same time quite location and no traffic. This is going to be my permenant residence in all future trips. Travel was a combo of business, family and leisure with my wife and 10 years old son.


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Health Chris Bourn January 23, 2017
We Come From a Long Line of Manscapers
From Ancient Egyptian priests to fanatical British nudists, male body-hair removal has always been a thing
While it might feel like the most modern of metrosexual maneuvers, the truth is that men have been manscaping in the broadest sense — removing hair from areas of the body below the neck — for at least 30,000 years. That's when the earliest flint razors have been dated to. Supposedly, our cave-dwelling forebears also made use of everything from clamshells to sharks' teeth to subvert the hairy Cro-Magnon stereotype.
But of course, the first and greatest hair-removal trend wasn't conducted by men at all, but by evolution. Why did Homo sapiens lose their fur? In his 1967 biological bestseller The Naked Ape, Desmond Morris credits our early development as hunters: "By losing the heavy coat of hair and by increasing the number of sweat glands all over the body surface, considerable cooling could be achieved — not for minute-by-minute living, but for the supreme moments of the chase."
While he's on the subject, Morris also lists some secondary advantages to hairlessness, which range from the sexual — heightened sensitivity from skin-to-skin contact — to the medically prudent, such as being less susceptible to ticks and lice. Over the centuries, various civilizations have picked up on these two evolutionary cues and run with them.
Ancient Greek and Roman cultures tended to promote bare-skinned bods, both in their fetishization of youthful beauty and to distinguish themselves from brutish barbarian peoples who were, invariably, all kinds of hairy. Around the year 65 AD, the Roman philosopher Seneca revealed a fixation on male body hair that was both nuanced and neurotic. Complaining that the hair-removal habits of the younger generation were "too refined" compared to his more conservative contemporaries, he noted that everyone around him seemed "degenerate." "The former depilate the leg," he sighed, "The latter not even the armpit."
The most compulsive of the ancient body-croppers, though, were the priests of Ancient Egypt, from the 400s B.C. According to the Greek historian Herodotus, these priests "shave their whole body every other day, that no lice or other impure thing may adhere to them when they are engaged in the service of the gods."
Shave our souls
Although not officially taken up by Hinduism or Buddhism, removing body-hair in India has a similarly long, spiritual history. According to one of the less well-read bits of the Kama Sutra, the eligible man of the 2nd century (as explained by the influential commentator Yashodhara, writing around a millennium later), would have "hair shaved from his hidden place with a razor every fifth day, and then, every tenth day, has his body hair pulled out by the roots, because it grows so fast."
For completely different reasons — namely, to ensure purity and cleanliness — since the 7th century, Islamic teaching has recommended Muslims remove their pubic and underarm hair regularly (at least every 40 days), although this isn't universally practiced.
Native American beauty
In the colonial era, meanwhile, shaved bodies were met with considerable shock. Many early European arrivals were perplexed by some Native Americans' apparent inability to grow hair on their bodies — a misconception later debunked by Thomas Jefferson, who wrote, not entirely sensitively, in Notes on the State of Virginia: "With them it is disgraceful to be hairy on the body. They say it likens them to hogs. They therefore pluck the hair as fast as it appears."
According to Plucked: A History of Hair Removal by Rebecca M. Herzig, Westerners continued to disdain the idea of body-hair removal, perceiving it as something exotic or alien, until Charles Darwin published his Descent of Man in 1871. Once society absorbed Darwin's message that humans were descended from hairier beings, an absence of pelt was increasingly associated with notions of civilization and sophistication. Combine that with the popularity of electrolysis (invented in 1875), safety razors (invented in 1901) and the soaring hemlines of the post-World War I flapper generation, and the era of personal deforestation on grounds of taste (specifically, men's taste) had begun.
Modern manscaping milestones
The ultimate expression of the hair-free culture was reached in the early 1990s, when a group within the naturist community broke away from mainstream hairy nudeness to form the "Nudest Nudist" movement, in which bodies were free from both clothes and hair. The first "Smoothie" nudist club was founded in the U.K. in 1991, followed by a Dutch branch in 1993. It was a bald move.
Meanwhile, in 1987 the inventor of the Brazilian wax, Janea Padilha, had opened her J Sisters salon in Manhattan. Shortly afterward she performed the first male treatment on the husband of a client. By 2007, J Sisters' "bro-zilians" had become so popular that even Christopher Hitchens put himself through a back, sack and crack for a Vanity Fair article. The trend kept spreading: The word "bro-zilians," in fact, was used as far away as New Zealand by the Auckland establishment Off Wax, who liked to tell their "wussy" Kiwi clients to just "grunt up."
Once you throw in the rise of laser hair-removal and the recent trend for avant-garde chest-rug artistry, we find ourselves roughly up to date. Roughly being the word: Despite doing this for 30,000 years, removing our body hair still boils down to a choice between scraping, plucking, yanking and scorching. Meanwhile, we've invented lumbar support and heated toilet seats. Priorities, people.
Chris Bourn
Chris Bourn is a writer and editor who has writed and edited for many a title, including British Maxim and Time Out. He does stories for MEL covering health, happiness, and how things came to be.


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November 22, 2016 November 22, 2016 by Ben DeClue
Good morning! Today's buzz is dedicated to Zodac, my favorite Masters of the Universe character!
Right Now w/ Ben DeClue (Twitter / LinkedIn)
What I'm reading: Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance
What I'm watching: The Durrells in Corfu
What I'm doing: Getting packed for Thanksgiving
Pope Francis Grants All Priests The Authority To Absolve Abortions: The Vatican has long considered abortion such a grave sin that only bishops can grant absolution. The pope changed that temporarily in 2015; now he's extended the change indefinitely.
Kanye West Calls Out Beyoncé and Praises Trump in Onstage Tirade: After playing only three songs, the rapper cut short his "Saint Pablo" show in Sacramento following a 17-minute monologue.
The Electoral College Was Meant to Stop Men Like Trump From Being President: Americans talk about democracy like it's sacred. In public discourse, the more democratic American government is, the better. The people are supposed to rule. But that's not the premise that underlies America's political system. Most of the men who founded the United States feared unfettered majority rule. James Madison wrote in Federalist 10 that systems of government based upon "pure democracy … have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property." John Adams wrote in 1814 that, "Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts and murders itself."
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My Life in Eight Songs with Nick Smith, City of Gaithersberg, MD
Technology Efficiency Series: CRMs December 1, 2016 10:00am – 11:00am PST
Luncheon: Welcome to Oregon Luncheon for Ann Ober December 7, 2016 12:00 am – 1:00 pm PST
Meetup: Seahawks, Packers, and ELGL December 10, 2016 5:00 pm
Webinar: Public-Private Partnerships Part II CPBB to co-present with leading public-private local government provider SafeBuilt Tuesday, December 13, 2016 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST
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Trump Has Faced Many Lawsuits. Will Litigation Influence His Presidency?: Donald Trump settled a class-action suit last week by Trump University customers, but several other pending cases could distract him after he takes office, analysts say.
On Waterboarding, A President Trump Could Face Resistance From Some Republicans: "If they started waterboarding, I swear to you there's a whole bunch of us that would have them in court in a New York minute," said Sen. John McCain.
If Republicans Repeal Obamacare, Ryan Has Replacement Blueprint: The lack of specifics on health care from the president-elect means a plan released in June by House Speaker Paul Ryan is the best outline of what the GOP would like to replace Obamacare.
Jurgen Klinsmann Fired as U.S. Soccer Coach: Mounting criticism and recent defeats in World Cup qualifying lead U.S. Soccer to change course.
Talk: Glenn Beck Is Sorry About All That: The media personality on learning from his mistakes and why Donald Trump could be one of the most dangerous presidents to ever come into the Oval Office.
Why does Bannon get a pass? Jeremiah Wright was kicked to the curb for less.
American Marriage in the Time of the Recession: Economic slumps don't just do damage to people's bank accounts; they also can strain American families. During the Great Depression, husbands grew more difficult, tense, and irritable toward their wives. The Farm Crisis of the 1980s was also linked to increasedmarital fighting, harsher parenting, and more stress among children.
LocalGov Confidential
Incoming Missouri governor calls for 'Blue Alert' law in wake of police shootings: The emergency alerts are similar to Amber and Silver alerts and can speed up the apprehension of suspects in police shootings.
In new reality, Missouri Dems bank on revived blue-collar focus and `buyers' remorse': Missouri's Democratic Party is in even more dire condition going forward than its national counterpart.
Former U.S. Rep. Schock allegedly profited off his Illinois voters' visits to D.C.: Indictment documents accuse former congressman of keeping thousands charged for Washington tours.
Lesser Challenges O'Hara for Lake Bluff Village President: Just over a week after a contentious U.S. presidential election, Lake Bluff is facing a potentially thorny election for village president. And downtown redevelopment, an issue that divided residents and leaders for the better part of seven months this year, is a front-and-center issue. Former Lake Bluff Village Trustee Rick Lesser is challenging Kathy O'Hara, the incumbent president of the Village Board of Trustees, in the April 4 municipal election.


Tim McGraw is releasing his fourteenth studio album, Damn Country Music, on November 6th. This week leading up to album release day, we are getting up close and personal with the Country music superstar in a four-part series that chronicles his musical journey, and everything that has brought him to this point in his incredible career.
Throughout "Tim McGraw: My Damn Country Music Journey," fans will go with him to different landmarks around Nashville that have helped define who he is an artist. We'll see the studio where he recorded his new album, the Greyhound Bus Depot where Tim first arrived in Nashville, the bars and clubs where he first performed, and the rehearsal performance hall where he and his band practice for upcoming TV performances.
Tim McGraw talks about the Greyhound bus station in Nashville where his journey began. "It was intimidating getting off the bus, I didn't know anybody. I had only been through Nashville one time. But right away I felt at home." Watch it here.


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Commissioner Dyson Heydon: A man for all reasons
Dyson Heydon's royal commission certainly had its ups and downs for the man in charge.
By Damien Murphy
Updated December 30, 2015 — 8.47pm first published at 3.02pm
Royal Commission refers Kathy Jackson, Cesar Melhem to prosecutors
Royal Commissioner Dyson Heydon had his moment in the sun on Wednesday, delivering an expected withering judgment on corrupt union practices.
He joins a short line of judges who have delivered similar decisions against unions such as the defunct Builders Labourers Federation, the Painters and Dockers, and the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union.
Commissioner Dyson Heydon's recommendations proposing that superannuation arrangements be removed from bargaining is just one example of this impediment to bargaining. Credit:Ben Rushton
But only Mr Heydon achieved the singular honour of shooting himself in the foot with his own royal commission.
On August 31 this year, he administered the kiss of life to himself to save his own royal commission.
For 18 days he'd been drowning in a whirlpool of his own making. For much of that time Australia had been wondering how the former High Court of Australia justice could save himself and breathe life back into his Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption.
It emerged Mr Heydon had agreed in April to deliver the 6th Sir Garfield Barwick Address, a fundraising event organised by a branch of the Liberal Party, and had "overlooked" the political aspect of his dining companions.
The matter bubbled away while Mr Heydon continued to conduct his hearings.
On August 17, Fairfax Media reported that Mr Heydon, a former Rhodes Scholar, was on the panel that awarded then prime minister Tony Abbott his Rhodes scholarship.
Unions went ballistic.
Four days later the ACTU, AWU and CFMEU all made applications in the commission for Mr Heydon to step down.
His opponents saw it as a question of propriety. Mr Heydon, and the government who appointed him, saw it purely in legal terms.
Known as a loner with a love for black letter law, an aversion to computers and an apparent fear of emails, Mr Heydon, 72, served as a justice of the High Court of Australia between 2003-2013 after being a justice of the NSW Court of Appeal.
Previously he'd been dean of the Sydney Law School. He'd retired from the High Court at the constitutionally mandated age of 70 and picked up the trade union royal commission as a retirement gig.
On Monday, August 31, Mr Heydon walked into the royal commission's Sydney hearing room and asked if anybody was present from the ACTU. When answers came there were none, Mr Heydon outlined his reasons and tabled his 67-page reasons for finding himself such a jolly good fellow.


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Motley Fool Australia » Best ASX Shares » MNF Group Ltd (ASX:MNF) share price rises 3% on acquisition confirmation
MNF Group Ltd (ASX:MNF) share price rises 3% on acquisition confirmation
Tristan Harrison | July 6, 2018 | More on: MNF
The MNF Group Ltd (ASX: MNF) share price was up 5% at one point today, but it's currently up 3.2%.
MNF has recovered strongly since 21 June 2018 when it was 13.5% lower than it is today.
The voice over internet protocol (VoIP) company made two announcements today. The first is that it announced its timetable for the result and dividend dates. The annual result will be revealed on 28 August 2018.
The more important announcement is that the company said that it has completed its SuperInternet Group acquisition after receiving regulatory approval.
As a reminder, SuperInternet Group is a fully licensed independent Facilities Based Operator (FBO) in Singapore, which MNF acquired for $2 million.
Now, SuperInternet Group isn't big – it's only generating around S$1.6 million in revenue and is earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) break-even.
The reason why MNF is interested is that it will offer a rapid entry into the Singapore market and it's part of MNF's regional expansion strategy in Asia.
Singapore has a high numb er of multinational businesses with regional HQs located in the city. MNF could win over the Singapore branches of its current Australian customers.
Investors appear to have turned off MNF over the last few months after the company announced it was investing $3.5 million into launching over-50 telco brand Pennytel. Management believe that it will be EBITDA positive by FY19 and contribute nearly $7.9 million of EBITDA in FY20.
Foolish takeaway
MNF is currently trading at 25x FY18's organic earnings and 30x earnings including the Pennytel investment. It also comes with a grossed-up dividend yield of 2.4%.
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"I want to be a hero!"
MajesticPrince is an incredibly tough sell, on the surface it's nothing more than your common mecha series. At the start it's a dull, basic, and foreseeable, unbelievably by the numbers show with literally nothing new to put on the table. It's riddled with clichés, one look at the outline will tell you right away that this series has been completed lots of times before, the plot screws used throughout have nearly all been done to death, and you will see them approaching from miles away.
All of the above are reasons that, understandably, would likely put many people off the show - frankly, the only reason I gave this series a chance was because I, unlike so many, actually like Hisashi Hirai's art and was interested in seeing a series which involved his trademark character designs until Fafner Exodus came out (which sadly, didn't happen). Indeed, it's safe to say that, back in the Spring 2013 season, Majestic Prince was one of the worst shows airing at the time, as well as one of my lowest priorities.
The funny thing is, by the time the show had finished, it had become one of the best shows of the year.
That statement might sound unbelievable to you, but through a combination of what becomes an excellent, well rounded, agreeable cast of characters, spectacular combat sequences and its usage of typical mecha tropes, Majestic Prince has ended up becoming what is probably the sleeper hit of the year. Despite its severe loser status, one of the largest ironies with Majestic Prince is that, its heavy reliance on incredibly overused mecha clichés - it's one huge weakness - is also its greatest strength.
I hope this gets a second season!


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We can take your home's unfinished lower levels or outdated spaces and present a layout and features to fit your lifestyle. J Brothers loves working on lower-level projects because everyone has a different vision for what they'd like to do. For some it's a family gathering area by a warm fireplace to watch a movie on a cold Minnesota winter night – for others it's about the game room and billiards.
Your lower-level gives you valuable square footage that often involves additional bathrooms, bedrooms and common spaces. We will work with you to ensure you get the most from your remodel, not only for your enjoyment but for added resale value down the road.


We have a number of coaches that are currently trained and registered to administer first aid. Please ensure you have provided emergency contact details for yourself and the name and telephone number for your doctor on the membership form.
Sun protection may be required as the season progresses for training sessions and will almost certainly be required for matches. This should be applied at home and a top-up brought along by the athlete. Please could parents sign the membership form allowing coaches to offer additional sunscreen.
Water must be brought by athletes to all training sessions and competitions.
Medication including asthma inhalers should be carried by the athlete or named and handed to a coach. Please discuss any other medication needs with the coaches prior to training.
Please inform us of any health issues. Records are kept in the first aid box.
The club aims to be inclusive. Please discuss any disability with the coaches and detail it on the membership form.
Athletes or parents should inform coaches at the beginning of the session of any injuries and any limitation to full participation.
U9's must be accompanied by a parent or nominated adult throughout the session. U11's need not be accompanied, but children who are expecting to be collected should inform a coach immediately if their parent/transport does not arrive. U11's and above need not be accompanied by parents at matches.
Good behaviour is important for the enjoyment of everyone during training. Athletes are expected to observe instructions and safety advice given by coaches and not take part in any activity, other than warm-up, without instruction from a coach. (Please avoid standing on the metal boundary at the athletics track which is easily broken!) We are proud of the behaviour of our athletes at matches and encourage team work to ensure everyone is safe and ready for their event on time.
Coaches and officials have undergone police checks complying with the current CRB policy.


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Stones Throw Brewery owners, Jack Pflueger & Tony Luciano, will be taking beer lovers on free tours (12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm, 5pm) around their unique brewery which has been built in shipping containers. They will tell the story of the disreputable history of the property, the sustainable building process & of course how they make their beer. Tours will end with tastes straight from the tanks for those who purchased $2 tickets.


The success of Alumni Weekend depends in large part on the energy and enthusiasm of our volunteer leaders. Thank you in advance for helping make Alumni Weekend 2019 the best yet.
The Class Connector program offers alumni the unique opportunity to connect with their classmates, to advocate for the life-changing opportunities that UNC Kenan-Flagler offers, and to give back to the School in a meaningful way. Click here to sign-up today!
We need Class Connectors! Please contact Carrie Dobbins today.
Encourage fellow alumni to register and attend Alumni Weekend on April 26 – 28, 2019.
Lead by example by registering for reunion early and supporting your class campaign.
Lend your name to class-related solicitations and communications.
Facilitate updates of your classmates' contact information and collection of class photos/memories.
Recognize and thank your classmates for their contributions of time, energy, and money.
Celebrate the inspiring accomplishments of alumni, faculty, and students, and invite your network to foster an active connection within the UNC Kenan-Flagler community.
Most importantly, have fun reconnecting and remembering all of your incredible times as a Tar Heel!


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Emirates And Flydubai Partnership Announces First Codeshare Routes
Following the commencement of their partnership, Emirates and flydubai today announced that Emirates will expand its network to 29 flydubai destinations across three continents.
The new partner network, through its codeshare, will offer greater frequency and easier access to more global destinations with the advantage of connecting baggage to the final destination.
HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Group and Chairman of flydubai, sai:
"This is an exciting first step in unlocking the benefits of the partnership for passengers who will have the opportunity to enjoy the unique advantages each airline offers as well as greater choice and flexibility when connecting via Dubai. This is just the start and as we expand the partner network in the coming months we will open up more opportunities for our passengers to explore the world."
Throughout the customer journey Emirates and flydubai will deliver a product experience reflective of their unique brand characteristics. When booked together, as part of the codeshare, Emirates passengers will receive complimentary meals and the Emirates checked baggage allowance on flights operated by flydubai in both Business and Economy Classes.
Connecting in Dubai's aviation hub offers a smooth transfer experience and under the new partnership passengers will benefit from a reduced minimum connection time (MCT) between Emirates' home in Terminal 3 and flydubai's in Terminal 2 of 120 minutes.
Today's announcement is an initial phase of the extensive agreement that will, in future phases, see the creation of additional city-pair connections as the codeshare agreement is expanded and both airlines' networks are optimised.
Emirates and flydubai partnership codeshare destinations are: Asmara (Eritrea), Belgrade (Serbia), Kiev Zhulyany (Ukraine), Juba (South Sudan), Krasnodar (Russia), Samara (Russia), Kazan (Russia), Mineralnye Vody (Russia), Odessa (Ukraine), Prague (Czech Republic), Rostov-on-Don (Russia), Sarajevo (Bosnia & Herzegovina), Skopje (Macedonia), Sofia (Bulgaria), Tbilisi (Georgia), Kuwait (Kuwait), Baku (Azerbaijan), Lucknow (India), Ahwaz (Iran), Bandar Abbas (Iran), Esfahan (Iran), Lar (Iran), Shiraz (Iran), Najaf (Iraq), Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), Muscat (Oman), Salalah (Oman), Yekaterinburg (Russia), Bucharest (Romania).
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Ernest Mlynarczyk was a Supervisor for Sears Pool Management in 2006 and was promoted to Area Manager in 2007. Tragically, Earnest passed away in a motorcycle accident on Christmas day 2007. The Ernest Mlynarczyk Leadership Award has been designed to honor his memory by recognizing the individual achievements of our staff.
The "Ernest" award is presented annually to the SPMC employee who best exemplifies the characteristics and qualities that made Ernest so special. The recipient is nominated by his/her peers and management team at SPMC. This person demonstrates excellent leadership, communication and customer service skills. He/she is professional and flexible, willing to go above and beyond, and shows respect for others. This individual is committed to the job through the creation of new and useful ideas while showing attention to detail in all that he/she does.
These characteristics of Ernest represent what we can strive for in our daily lives.
The recipient of the "Ernest" award receives and place with their name engraved as well as a monetary reward. The recipient's name is also engraved on a larger plaque that is displayed in our main office.
The new kid on the block hit the ground running! He had a few hiccups to start the season but never gave up. He often came in on Sundays to make sure his pools were running smoothly. He made sure to communicate with the lifeguards at his pools and always took their calls to answer any questions they had. He communicated promptly and effectively with his customers.
I'm really glad we have MJ in our team.


We deliver to anyone living with a current diagnosis of a life-threatening illness such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, end stage renal disease, congestive heart failure, multiple sclerosis, or another such illness and documented difficulty preparing or accessing healthy meals due to illness treatment, side effects, ambulation difficulties, or another disability. We do not qualify people based on age or income.
The majority of our deliveries include seven frozen entrees. We do our best to also include sides of soup, bread, milk, fruit, and a small dessert or two.
If you are underweight you may also qualify to receive breakfast.
In Denver, we deliver every Friday and Saturday. Your delivery date and time are determined by your address. Someone must be home to accept the delivery.
In Colorado Springs, we deliver every Saturday between 10am and 12:30pm Someone must be home to accept the delivery.
If you qualify for hot meal delivery in Capitol Hill in Denver, we deliver Monday through Friday between 11am and 1pm.
We serve a 640-square mile region of metropolitan Denver (view the map). All of our deliveries are within the E-470/C-470 loop border and west into Golden. We also serve a 164-square mile region in Colorado Springs (view the map).
If you live outside of these boundaries, you can make alternate delivery arrangements such as picking up your meals at Project Angel Heart or setting up delivery to a friend or family member who lives within the boundaries.
All of our meals are delivered by a dedicated team of volunteers. We deliver to more than 1,200 people each week. To learn more about how to volunteer, click here.
If you have questions about deliveries, please call a member of our Client Services team at 303.830.0202 or 800.381.5612.


Custirsen inhibits clusterin production, which is associated with chemotherapy resistance; previous study suggested that custirsen may improve progression-free survival in this setting.
There are few treatment options after first-line docetaxel and prednisone for castration-resistant disease. In 2010, cabazitaxel was reported as a favorable second-line therapy, but new options are badly needed. Custirsen inhibits clusterin production, which is associated with chemotherapy resistance; previous study suggested that custirsen may improve progression-free survival in this setting.
For the randomized, open-label, phase 3 AFFINITY trial (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01578655), researchers evaluated whether adding custirsen to cabazitaxel post–docetaxel failure would improve survival in the overall cohort and within poor-prognosis subgroups. Patients were stratified for previous abiraterone/enzalutamide treatment.
Of 795 enrolled patients, 635 were randomly assigned 1:1 to the custirsen (317 patients) group or to the cabazitaxel/prednisone only (318 patients) group. Median overall survival was similar between the 2 groups (14.1 months with custirsen vs 13.4 months with cabazitaxel; hazard ratio [HR], 0.95). Median overall survival was also similar among poor-prognosis patients (11 months with custirsen vs 10.9 months with cabazitaxel; HR, 0.97).
The authors noted, however, that while baseline serum clusterin concentrations are linked to survival, in the AFFINITY trial, intratumoral custirsen levels were not recorded, and it is possible that this is a prognostically relevant measurement.


Coming to the end of our group of essays on the role of the prophets, we will now discuss the book of Revelation. In order to bring a book and perspective we must first understand the historical background of the text. It is still somewhat disputed but scholars believe the text of Revelation was written between year 90 and 100 AD. Some believe that the writing of the text was after the destruction of the temple of Jerusalem by the Romans. Although there may be some allusions to this in the text, the debate is still ongoing. The Apostle John's role was to help new Christian believers withstand the persecution and tyranny of the Roman rulers, and to encourage them to stand fast until the end so they might see the judgments poured out on those who persecuted them because of their Christian beliefs.
Many texts influence the writings of Revelation; Daniel, Jeremiah, Enoch, Ezekiel, Isaiah, Dead Sea Scrolls, and many others. Also included are references to Canaanite, Babylonian, Greek, and Roman mythology. Together we will look at this tapestry of writing and select three topics of interest as examples of John's role as a prophet and see if they match up with what occurred with other prophets of the Old Testament. We will find that the same roles and techniques and modes of transmissions were used. Although most Christians like to distant themselves from the Old Testament to live in the new, we will at first hand see how much impact the Old Testament had before the implementation of modern day theology took its toll on how we read the text of Revelation.
One of the biggest issues for the new Christians was persecution, emperor cult worship of the Romans, and the prolonged return of the messiah. We read of their distress; they cried out with a loud voice, "Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long will it be before you judge and avenge our blood on the inhabitants of the earth?"(Rev 6:10 NRSV). By now the new Christians also took the title of "Jew" and used it for themselves. They have read of other accounts of persecution from the writings of Ezekiel in Babylon, Maccabees, and Daniel. They used these along with the Exodus accounts of the slavery in Egypt and identified it with the issues they were encountering with Roman rule. John, by the standards of Jeremiah, was a true prophet because he witnessed the Divine Council and its proceedings and wrote what he seen. He gave the message to the early churches and fulfilled his obligation to Christ and Yahweh. With this done and the warning given all they had to do was to wait for the glorious holy war to ensue.
Though there are many, the three examples we will use are the plague references through out the book, the beast references, and the mark of the beast. The latter will be used due to its popularity. Many have heard hundreds of interpretations on what this could be; social security numbers, barcodes, computers, the list goes on. It is the goal of the author that those reading this essay will be able to go away with a new perspective of the text of Revelation and a better appreciation for the texts used to help comprise the apocalyptic ideas. The prophets played an important role in keeping the Yahweh religion strong in the face of adversity, and it preserved its traditions and rituals through exiles and displacement. Here we will observe John using the same techniques of his predecessors to preserve the budding Christian community.
It is rather easy to make some connections to the stories of the plagues of Egypt when reading this account; boils, water to blood, darkness, reference to frogs, and else where pestilence, all were brought on by the rod of Aaron and Moses. The references to scorching heat, drought, earthquakes, and other nature elements, were used by Yahweh to wage holy war and bring judgment on those who transgressed. One example of this is found in Haggai 1:3-11 around 520 B.C. Here Yahweh causes a drought due the neglect of his temple. The plagues in Revelation are made to be much worse then those of Egypt, and the use of elements as punishment from Yahweh, Christ and the angels would be all the more fierce for we read , such as had not occurred since people were upon the earth, so violent was that earthquake. To a persecuted Christian, all the above mentioned would be most welcome.
Next topic of discussion is the references to the beast of the sea and the beast of the earth. Just as in Daniel, a beast also comes up out of the sea in Revelation. Here we have the imagery of the serpent, the Sea waging war and bringing chaos. We are reminded of the text of the Song of the Sea in Deuteronomy 15. In the text Yahweh defeats the sea and saves the people from destruction. Also in the text of Revelation the Serpent, Sea monster, Leviathan, Dragon, wages holy war against Yahweh, Christ and Heaven until he is bound. After the binding there is no mention of the Beasts or of the Sea. There are speculations about the historical references. The beast of the sea, inspired by Daniel chapter 7, was symbolized here as Rome. The others whom this beast gives power to over all the earth are the rulers and kings who help control the large Roman territory. The account of the wounded beast that was healed may have been inspired by the story that circulated about Nero returning to power after his suicide. The Beast of the earth is mentioned as a false prophet. This symbolizes those officials who went about expanding the emperor cult of Rome. These wealthy people would be employed to protect the cult of Rome. During the rule of the emperor Trajan many who professed Christianity and refused to worship the image of Trajan were killed.
This simply means that in order to prosper you have to be Roman and use Roman money. Even today, currency is necessary to buy and sell and be able to provide the basic essentials. Merchants from all parts of the world brought riches and goods and became very wealthy. The names and images were printed on the money and therefore in a way deified the emperors. So if you were an early Christian and failed to use the currency due to being found out. Those who become Roman to gain wealth and betrayed their faith because of it according to the text above would face sever punishment for it in the end times. The Imperial cult seemed to be an issue for the new churches. We read of one example of a church that had issues and there were more if one cared to read the whole of Revelation chapter 2.
Concerning the number many have come to the conclusion the Greek and Hebrew letters were represented at times with numbers and this gave the name or symbol of the name. There are many interesting studies done on this topic with both positive and negative results. When studying such biblical texts as Revelation it is hard not to implement your own personal theology and views on the text. As we have learned from the past the beast's name has changed many times over the years from communism to terrorism, barcodes to internet. It even has been profitable topic for many authors who took on the task of predicting, calculating, and searching for some hidden information for an inside view.
Throughout these essays we have explored the roles of the prophets of Israel across time into the New Testament. We have seen that the responsibilities have changed over time from being powerful rulers in government to preserving the teachings of Yahweh in captivity, up to encouraging their believers to hold fast. The role of the prophets still continue today many still use pieces of biblical texts pieced together to reassure their followers that their God is in control of uncontrollable matters. We have seen the context of older prophecies change to fit the context of the issue at hand. This is seen especially in times of uncertainty. For we all have seen or heard these types of techniques. A minister or teacher may have the news paper in one hand and the bible in the other. It is at times important to step back and view all the angles used before we commit to such beliefs.
All biblical references were taken from the New Revised Standard Version.


House Republicans moved the needle on getting to a budget compromise and avoiding a government shutdown by offering to increase state aid to schools over the biennium by $125 million – an offer Democrats say is not enough, but one that got budget talks moving again on Thursday.
The House proposal, endorsed by Gov. Paul LePage, puts strings on the money, earmarking $27 million of the total to raise teacher salaries in rural Maine and creating a voluntary pilot of a statewide teachers contract.
There now are three competing proposals for K-12 education funding in the mix. That includes the House Republicans' latest offer of $125 million, which is up considerably from their original $30 million proposal. Senate Republicans have offered somewhere between $110 and $175 million, depending on whether they can find a viable funding stream for the greater amount. And Democrats have proposed $200 million over the biennium – down from their original proposal of $320 million.
That $320 million is what revenue forecasters say would be raised over the biennium if the tax passed as part of the Question 2 referendum remains on the books. The tax imposes a 3 percent surcharge on incomes greater than $200,000, and includes some small businesses whose owners run them through their personal income tax filings. Question 2, spearheaded by the Maine Education Association, specifically called for using the new tax to meet the state's obligation to fund 55 percent of public education. Republicans say they will not support any budget that keeps the tax on the books.
Gideon is chairing the special Committee of Conference that is trying to negotiate a budget deal after talks stalled in the Appropriations Committee. The committee, which includes Republican Senate President Michael Thibodeau and a bipartisan group of Appropriations Committee members, is meeting today and Saturday to try to come up with a proposal that can pass the full Legislature by June 30 to avoid a government shutdown.
Gideon underscored the budget needs 101 votes from the House and 24 in the Senate to pass – a vote that, if it held, could overcome a governor's veto.
Debate over the budget will include not only funding amounts, but policy language.
House Republicans want that to include a voluntary statewide teachers contract that was first introduced as legislation that ultimately failed.
The pilot program, as described in the legislation, invites 38 specific districts to participate based on criteria developed by the Department of Education, including a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students and districts whose state share of General Purpose Aid is greater than 60 percent. Other school districts can volunteer to join the pilot.
On other policy issues, Education Committee Chairman Brian Langley, R-Hancock, and Rep. Brian Hubbell, D-Bar Harbor, a member of the Appropriations Committee, are working on language designed to bridge the gap between the two parties and the governor's office.
That language includes cutting the per-pupil amount for system administration in 2017-2018 from $235 per student to $135. After the initial cut, the rate would go to $138 per student in 2018-2019, but $46 of that amount must be used for participation in regional cooperatives. In 2019-2020, the rate would go to $141, but $94 of that amount must be for regional cooperative participation. In 2020-2021, system administration rates would be determined by the commissioner of education and only school districts that are participating in a regional cooperative would be eligible for funding.
The governor's original budget proposal eliminated all system administration funding, and that change was included in individual district budget allocations (EDU-279s) sent out earlier this year.
No longer deducting Title I funding from school district allocations – a proposal also included in the governor's budget.
Increasing the weight for economically disadvantaged children from 15 to 20 percent, which would cost an additional $27 million over current funding, and specifying that funding is targeted. That means districts would have to account for and show how the money was spent to help economically disadvantaged students.
Maine School Boards Association and Maine School Superintendents Association members will be updated on budget negotiations as the process moves forward.


Centers are ridiculously huge these days. They're an expected part of your day, and you can only do them so long before you're ready to pull your hair out and gouge out your eyes. Thankfully, there are a lot of free resources out there for you to use, supplementing your core curriculum with fun activities and meaningful centers that make your day easier. Take a look at what we have at have fun teaching, and see if any of these fits in your toolbox.
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static void swapchain_handle_allocator_destroy(struct wl_listener *listener,
		void *data) {
	struct wlr_swapchain *swapchain =
		wl_container_of(listener, swapchain, allocator_destroy);
	swapchain->allocator = NULL;
}

struct wlr_swapchain *wlr_swapchain_create(
		struct wlr_allocator *alloc, int width, int height,
		const struct wlr_drm_format *format) {
	struct wlr_swapchain *swapchain = calloc(1, sizeof(*swapchain));
	if (swapchain == NULL) {
		return NULL;
	}
	swapchain->allocator = alloc;
	swapchain->width = width;
	swapchain->height = height;

	swapchain->format = wlr_drm_format_dup(format);
	if (swapchain->format == NULL) {
		free(swapchain);
		return NULL;
	}

	swapchain->allocator_destroy.notify = swapchain_handle_allocator_destroy;
	wl_signal_add(&alloc->events.destroy, &swapchain->allocator_destroy);

	return swapchain;
}

static void slot_reset(struct wlr_swapchain_slot *slot) {
	if (slot->acquired) {
		wl_list_remove(&slot->release.link);
	}
	wlr_buffer_drop(slot->buffer);
	memset(slot, 0, sizeof(*slot));
}

void wlr_swapchain_destroy(struct wlr_swapchain *swapchain) {
	if (swapchain == NULL) {
		return;
	}
	for (size_t i = 0; i < WLR_SWAPCHAIN_CAP; i++) {
		slot_reset(&swapchain->slots[i]);
	}
	wl_list_remove(&swapchain->allocator_destroy.link);
	free(swapchain->format);
	free(swapchain);
}

static void slot_handle_release(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
	struct wlr_swapchain_slot *slot =
		wl_container_of(listener, slot, release);
	wl_list_remove(&slot->release.link);
	slot->acquired = false;
}

static struct wlr_buffer *slot_acquire(struct wlr_swapchain *swapchain,
		struct wlr_swapchain_slot *slot, int *age) {
	assert(!slot->acquired);
	assert(slot->buffer != NULL);

	slot->acquired = true;

	slot->release.notify = slot_handle_release;
	wl_signal_add(&slot->buffer->events.release, &slot->release);

	if (age != NULL) {
		*age = slot->age;
	}

	return wlr_buffer_lock(slot->buffer);
}

struct wlr_buffer *wlr_swapchain_acquire(struct wlr_swapchain *swapchain,
		int *age) {
	struct wlr_swapchain_slot *free_slot = NULL;
	for (size_t i = 0; i < WLR_SWAPCHAIN_CAP; i++) {
		struct wlr_swapchain_slot *slot = &swapchain->slots[i];
		if (slot->acquired) {
			continue;
		}
		if (slot->buffer != NULL) {
			return slot_acquire(swapchain, slot, age);
		}
		free_slot = slot;
	}
	if (free_slot == NULL) {
		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "No free output buffer slot");
		return NULL;
	}

	if (swapchain->allocator == NULL) {
		return NULL;
	}

	wlr_log(WLR_DEBUG, "Allocating new swapchain buffer");
	free_slot->buffer = wlr_allocator_create_buffer(swapchain->allocator,
		swapchain->width, swapchain->height, swapchain->format);
	if (free_slot->buffer == NULL) {
		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to allocate buffer");
		return NULL;
	}
	return slot_acquire(swapchain, free_slot, age);
}

static bool swapchain_has_buffer(struct wlr_swapchain *swapchain,
		struct wlr_buffer *buffer) {
	for (size_t i = 0; i < WLR_SWAPCHAIN_CAP; i++) {
		struct wlr_swapchain_slot *slot = &swapchain->slots[i];
		if (slot->buffer == buffer) {
			return true;
		}
	}
	return false;
}

void wlr_swapchain_set_buffer_submitted(struct wlr_swapchain *swapchain,
		struct wlr_buffer *buffer) {
	assert(buffer != NULL);

	if (!swapchain_has_buffer(swapchain, buffer)) {
		return;
	}

	// See the algorithm described in:
	// https://www.khronos.org/registry/EGL/extensions/EXT/EGL_EXT_buffer_age.txt
	for (size_t i = 0; i < WLR_SWAPCHAIN_CAP; i++) {
		struct wlr_swapchain_slot *slot = &swapchain->slots[i];
		if (slot->buffer == buffer) {
			slot->age = 1;
		} else if (slot->age > 0) {
			slot->age++;
		}
	}
}