The silent majority has spoken. Donald Trump is the next President of the United States of America. Many people are in shock, claiming that they don`t know how the future will be. Others are scared because Trump can hit the nuclear-button.
How will the world be like with Donald Trump as the next U.S President? Take a look at the video below. You will be surprised.
15 years ago, Donald Trump was against the war in Iraq. A war in Iraq will destabilize the Middle-East, he said. And he was right.
With Donald Trump at the White House 15 years ago, we wouldnt be in war with Iraq. A stupid war that gave the people a lot of terrorism in return. A war that nobody from the grassroot supported. The establishment didnt listen to the grassroot, and I think that was a big mistake.
This is exactly what Donald Trump is fighting against; the establishment. A group of arrogant people who is not listening to the majority of people. Trump also seems to like Russia and Putin. The opposite of what the establishment stands for.
We have heard NATO claiming that Putin and Russia is dangerous, but people dont belive in it. Trump and Putin doesnt like war. They like business, growth and prosperity. Productivity in the military system is productivity at the wrong place.
So, why are so many people so scared? So far, I haven`t heard one single person talk about the U.S debt. Do you really know how much debt they own? I can tell you. The debt is too much to handle. It will soon reach $20 trillion!
Personally, I have never been a fan of debt. It can kill you. Trump will start the new year with a budget deficit which is more than $500 billion and the national debt will go above $20 trillion. What a case for Trump. A man who is familiar with debt.
Social Security hold about $5 trillion of this debt, and less than $15 trillion in public hands. The interest rate is still below 2% with a net interest cost of $223 billion in 2015. The federal budget for this fiscal year is about $4 trillion, and the debt will continue to grow.
The U.S is growing faster than the European Union. What if the GDP in the U.S will grow faster than 3%, and what if Trump start tax relief programs?
If the U.S pay more than $300 billion in interest, it will jump to about $500 billion if the interest rate on the U.S debt jumps from 2% to 3%. The more interest rate jumps, the more interest cost jumps. How in the world are they gonna stop the debt?
Trump can be the solution.
Trump`s hotel and casino businesses have declared bankruptcy five times between 1991 and 2014. The reason for the first four bankruptcies were over-leveraged hotel and casino businesses in Atlanta City.
Donald Trump solved his own business debt by negotiations. Will it be easy for him to do the same with the U.S debt? In the video above, Trump said that politicians just talk without any actions. America needs a strong leader, he said.
Now, it is up to Mr Donald Trump himself to do something. To get some action. People voted for him because he is an outsider. They voted for him because they belive that he can handle the economy, taxes and create jobs better than Hillary Clinton. He is not only an outsider, but also a businessman. Not a politician.
Trump once said: «We owe $19 trillion. Boy, am I good at solving debt problems. Nobody can solve it like me.
Who will be the next U.S President? It`s up to the American people to vote and Tuesday is the biggest day of the 2016 primary season with 13 states and one territory participating. The day is called "Super Tuesday" because the largest number of states hold their nominating contests.
The U.S President is important not only for the Americans but for the rest of the world. With so much tension, the next U.S President is more important than ever.
Poll shows that Hillary Clinton leads in most states on the Democratic side, and she is up by double digits in Texas, Virginia, Georgia, Arkansas and Alabama. For Republicans, Donald Trump seems to be a leader in Vermont, Virginia, Oklahoma and Georgia.
Super Tuesday is important because it will be difficult for Sanders to beat Clinton if she wins a large delegate lead over him. If not, the Democrats primary will continue. Candidates on both sides have spent a lot of time and resources in Texas, which is vital with 155 Republican delegates and 252 total Democratic delegates at stake.
Super Tuesday was important in 2008. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton each declared victory after a close and chaotic finish, and no other day than Super Tuesday gives a single candidate as much of a chance to declare a sense of certainty about his or her position.
The unemployment rate in the U.S dropped to 4,9% in January 2016, so why is Trump saying he want to make America great again? President Ronald Reagan promised to make America great again in the 80`s. At that time, the unemployment rate was 11% with a recession on top of that.
Everyday Americans need a Champion, and I want to be that Champion, Hillary Clinton says in her campaign video. Right in line with her slogan "Hillary for America." It remains to see whats most important for the people. That`s whats really counts.
The next primaries after Super Tuesday is on Saturday, March 5. Democrats and Republicans vote in the Kansas caucuses and Louisiana primaries. Republicans will also vote in Kentucky and Maine, while Democrats will vote in Nebraska. On Sunday, Democrats go the polls in Maine.
By the way, Voter turnout in America is among the lowest in the developed world. Only 42% of Americans voted in the 2014 midterm elections, and that`s the lowest since 1978. The rise of the donor class and the influx of corporate cash have caused many voters to lose faith in politics.
Americans will elect the 45th President of the United States on November 8, 2016, and the winner of the 2016 presidential election will be sworn into office on January 20, 2017.


It's now just over a year since we moved in to our new house and I started working on the garden.
Unfortunately I don't have a photo of what it looked like when we moved in. However, the first things we did were to decide which side the grass would be and which side the raised beds would be. Here's what it looked like after I'd put in the first raised bed and a couple of polystyrene containers, and we'd started taking up paving to put the grass in.
Before that, the whole thing was paving slabs or brick all over, so it was already looking much greener.
Once that experimental grass section proved successful, we got up the paving slabs and the surprise! concrete underneath (thanks to some very hard work from Pete and doop), and got the rest of the grass and wildflower seed down.
The winter-veg bed did well through the autumn. Over the winter, we put in an apple tree, some raspberries from the allotment, and I built another 3 raised beds from pallets.
And over the spring I planted salad leaves, tomatoes, carrots, turnips, peas and beans, courgettes, more raspberries, rhubarb, and some flowers. In June, it was all doing rather well.
And a year on, it looks like this.
Not bad going, I think.
Not only does the indoor one have a healthier colour, it also has an extra pair of leaves. I'm hoping that the outdoor one will pick up in time but it'll certainly take longer to reach fruiting stage.
I am considering a further experiment by picking one plant to put straight out from the windowsill without hardening off, and comparing that a week or so later with its hardened-off siblings.


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Whole grain consumption could lead to longer life: study
For each 16-gram serving of whole grains, public health researchers at Harvard University noted a seven percent decrease in overall risk of death, including a nine percent decline in risk of heart disease death and five percent decline in risk of cancer-related death.
Upping whole grain intake to three servings per day, or 48 grams, brought about a 20 percent drop in overall risk of death, including a 25 percent decline in risk of heart disease death and 14 percent decline in risk of cancer-related death.
For their research, scientists analyzed results of more than 12 previous studies conducted between 1970 and 2010 in the United States, Britain and Scandinavian countries, involving 786,076 male and female participants.
"These findings further support current dietary guidelines that recommend at least three daily servings (or 48 grams) of whole grains to improve long-term health and prevent premature death," senior author Qi Sun of Harvard's Department of Nutrition said in a statement.
He warned against popular low-carbohydrate diets that ignore the benefits of whole grains, saying they should be "adopted with caution" because they may be linked to higher risk of heart disease and death.
Whole grains include foods such as whole wheat, oats, brown rice and quinoa. They contain fiber, which may improve cholesterol levels and lower the risk of heart disease, stroke, obesity and type two diabetes.
Whole grains also provide nutrients like B vitamins and minerals that are lost during the refining process.
The American Heart Association recommends a diet rich in fruit and vegetables, and says least half of grain consumption should be whole grains.
Among the participants in the combined studies, there was a total of 97,867 deaths, including 23,597 deaths from cardiovascular disease and 37,492 deaths from cancer.
The study was published online in Circulation, the journal of the American Heart Association.
EAC states agree on grains and cereals standards

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James Percy Priest (* 1. April 1900 in Maury County, Tennessee; † 12. Oktober 1956 in Nashville, Tennessee) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker. Er vertrat den Bundesstaat Tennessee als Abgeordneter im US-Repräsentantenhaus.

Werdegang
Percy Priest besuchte die Central High School in Columbia und danach das State Teachers' College in Murfreesboro (heute Middle Tennessee State University) sowie das frühere Peabody College in Nashville. Anschließend unterrichtete er an einer Schule in Culleoka in seiner Heimat Maury County von 1920 bis 1926. Danach trat er der Redaktion von The Tennessean bei.

Priest kandidierte für Tennessees fünften Kongresswahlbezirk, beheimatet in Nashville, 1940 für das US-Repräsentantenhaus. Er besiegte den demokratischen Amtsinhaber Joseph W. Byrns. Anschließend trat er bei seiner Vereidigung dem demokratischen Wahlausschuss bei. Danach wurde er noch sieben weitere male wiedergewählt. Sein Wahlbezirk wurde 1943 in den 6. Bezirk umbenannt und 1953 wieder zurück in den 5. Bezirk.

Priest war ein Mitglied des House Majority Whip zwischen 1949 und 1953.

Kurz vor seinem Ende 1956 weigerte er sich, genau wie zwei andere demokratische Abgeordnete Tennessees, das Southern Manifesto zu unterzeichnen, das sich gegen die Rassenintegration an öffentlichen Einrichtungen aussprach. Die zwei anderen Abgeordneten waren Joe L. Evins und Ross Bass.

Zu der Zeit seines Todes war Priest der Vorsitzende des Committee on Energy and Commerce und war schon für den 90. Kongress nominiert. Die Wiederwahl war ihm im Grunde schon sicher gewesen, da kein Republikaner seit der Reconstruction mehr in das Repräsentantenhaus aus Nashville gewählt wurde. Priest wurde auf dem Woodlawn Cemetery in Nashville beerdigt.

Ehrungen
Der J. Percy Priest Dam, ein United States Army Ingenieurkorps Wasserkraftwerk, etwas östlich von Nashville an dem Stones River (früher von der Interstate 40 erkennbar) ist nach ihm benannt worden, genauso wie der Percy Priest Lake (erschaffen durch den Dam) und auch eine Grundschule.

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I, too, like rain. And my garden likes rain, which of course, it is not getting. Worse (for my plants), I've migrated to an area of the country that is clay, not loam, so when they don't get rain, their roots are baked into solid brick, which I visualize like Han Solo getting frozen in carbonite in the Empire Strikes Back.


Carlos Beltran is out of the starting lineup for the fourth straight game tonight with a strained right hand/wrist and it sounds like the Giants are close to making a decision about placing him on the disabled list.
Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle writes that Beltran has only made "marginal improvement" since receiving a cortisone shot Wednesday. While he was able to pick up a bat today for the first time since the injury, he is still feeling some pain in the back of his hand when he swings.
Giants manager Bruce Bochy said they plan to wait until tomorrow to see if he makes further progress, but it sounds like a roster move isn't far away.
Beltran is batting .244/.261/.356 with one double, two triples and an 11/1 K/BB ratio over 46 plate appearances since being acquired from the Mets last month.
Nate Schierholtz is out of the lineup for the second straight game tonight with a sore right hip, so Aaron Rowand, Andres Torres and Cody Ross are starting from left to right in the outfield tonight against the Marlins.


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No traces of explosion on the plane Russian plane
On the wreckage of the Russian plane that Sunday in the Black Sea, poured out his no traces are found that point to an explosion or fire.
Nevertheless, it is still too early to terrorism, said the leader of the research Thursday at a press briefing.
"There was no explosion on board, but a terrorist act need not always be in that form," said Sergei Bainetov, head of the department of flight safety of the Russian air force. He said that the commission only over the thirty days with its findings to the outside will come.
The Tupolev -154 collapsed shortly after the start from the airport of Sochi down. Among the 92 dead were members of the Alexandrov Ensemble, a famous legerkoor, that would occur for the Russian military in Syria.
The Russian authorities suspect that the accident is due to a technical defect or an error of the pilot.
Crash of Russian military plane
On december 25, with boats and helicopters searched the region Krai Krasnodar after a Russian military plane in the Black Sea, crashed.
The Russian Alexandrov Ensemble, also known as the 'Red Army Choir', was on board the plane. They were on their way to Syria to act for the Russian military there.
None of the 92 occupants in the crash survived. A woman lays flowers down at the building of the Alexandrov Ensemble in Moscow.
Also, there are candles lit for the victims.
The body of a victim on land.
President Putin and president Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan have the same day a press conference held on the occasion of the crash.
Bergingswerkers know after a long search, the black boxes of the aircraft safely.
On december 29, reports the Russian ministry of Defence, in the examination of the wreckage no evidence of fire or explosion are found.
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Wednesday knew divers the cockpitvoicerecorder of the device to mountains. It was also the second black box from the seabed is achieved. Tuesday was the vluchtdatarecorder already salvaged.
Russian rescue workers have at least fifteen bodies recovered. Also, there are 239 body parts found.
Russia decided Tuesday to all Tu-154's on the ground to keep to known why the aircraft crashed.
One of two black boxes of crashed Russian plane found
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At least four of deaths caused by the Spanish storm and Gloria.
Due to bad weather in Spain over the past few days, four people in different places in the life to come. The storm, which is the name of Gloria, has been characterized by high winds, snow, rain, and cold temperatures. In the province of Ávila, was a...
Four protesters and two policemen had been killed in renewed protests in Iraq
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The moves to recognise Australia's First Peoples in our nation's Constitution are starting to gather pace. The federal government has pledged to hold a referendum on this by the time of the next election – that is, within 2 years – which is not a lot of time to build community awareness and understanding of the issues.
The Panel established to engage and seek community views has set up a website which has a lot of background information, as well as providing a chance for people to provde feedback. The site is called YouMeUnity.
Below is a video on that site of an interview I did outlining what I believe the benefits will be from Constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation (ANTaR) is a group I have been involved with for a few years. They are also running a campaign in support of Constitutional recognition and their website also contains a good amount of background information.
I just finished watching your interesting video. Aboriginal peoples got the vote when I was only 12 years old. I remember wondering why they weren't allowed to vote already, especially since they had fought in wars alongside other Australians.
I would also like to see all Australian workers get equal pay, regardless of their race, religion or citizenship status. Anything less would be a recipe for racial and religious tensions, which I suspect the government may intend to use to outlaw race and religion altogether.
Lorikeet, that is a common misconception. Indigenous people in some states were voting before 1901.
Lorikeet – who doesn't get equal pay now for religous, racial or other reasons than gender?
Wondering, it's true in a literal sense that some Indigenous people were voting before 1901, but as the link you provided also shows, it was only a few – and specific efforts were made to further preclude them after 1901.
Indeed, until the 1967 referendum we had the ridiculous situation where some Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were entitled to vote, but were not to be counted in determining the total population of the country – in particular for the purposes of determining how many House of Reps seats each state was entitled to in the federal parliament, and the per capita assessments for distributing Commonwealth grants (thus discriminating not just against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people themselves, but also against those states which had a higher proportion of them living there.
And as the article you linked to also states, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Queensland were not able to vote at federal level until 1962 and at state level until 1965 – even though as Lorikeet rightly points out they were allowed to fight in wars alongside other Australians (but denied access to the same assistance when they returned).
Even after the legal right to vote was made universally available at law in the 1960s, efforts to ensure that those living in more remote areas had similar opportunities to cast their votes have been sporadic, including the Howard government defunding an Electoral Commission program aimed at making it easier for Indigenous people to cast their vote, and trying electoral law changes aimed at making it harder for them to cast an assisted vote – quite blatantly driven by a recognition that Aboriginal people in remote communities were much more likely to vote Labor.
Even the Howard government's action – later ruled to be in breach of the Constitution – in trying to eliminate any right for prisoners to vote was fairly obviously linked to the fact that there is a disproportionately large number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in our prisons (who are disproportionally much less likely to vote for the Liberal/Nationals).
Underpayment of workers is happening in aged care and also on the land. Visa holders are being used to hold wages down, instead of the government increasing wages to attract Australian workers to jobs.
Some visa holders get paid less than Australian citizens. You would be better off asking Andrew for more details, since he knows more about visas than I do.
In 2009, the Australian Farmers' Federation won the right NOT to pay penalty rates to anyone.
Over the weekend, I was watching an interesting show about the participation of aboriginal peoples in war, during which time they were treated equally and given equal pay. When the war was over, they returned to their communities, thereby missing out on the financial benefits available to white Australians.
saying that i agree the country's first ppl should be recognized in the constitution and respected accordingly .
Yes RC, it does require a referendum to make any change (even minor ones) to the Australian Constitution. A referendum on this issue has been promised, although the date has yet to be set and the content(s) of the question(s) will be finalised after consultations throughout this year.
i know you are going to say that's rite it dose and we get our say through referenda but we should also have a say on the question itself as well because we all know we have been cheated out of change before . because of the question itself and the way its asked .
RC – in the end the Parliament decides the question (which is required under the Constitution as it stands).
However, the public consultations are happening now. The website I linked to in my original post – http://www.YouMeUnity.org.au – provides some different mechanisms and info for you to have your say.
I think on this occasion, the government (and hopefully all parties) will wanting to the question/s to succeed (unlike the Howard Govt with the republic referendum). That won't necessarily mean it will be the best question/s, but at least they won't be intentionally framed in a way to help it fail.
lets hope you are right .
is there any sort of penalty for a person or a govt who changes anything in the constitution with out the consent of the people .
Wakeup – the real reason behind the proposed changes to the Constitution is to further disempower the people. Aborigines are already included in it and are just an excuse to coverup the real motive. Contact the organisation trying to expose the truth before its too late – then spread the word ie – Community Law Resource Group.
Any evidence you can point to Patricia to back up your assertion that the proposed changes to the Constitution would "further disempower the people"?
I had a look at a site of the Group you mentioned, and the one you linked to in your name, but couldn't see anything making that claim, let alone justifying it.
will we have to pen a complete new constitution or will the current one remain.
No, it wouldn't need a complete new Constitution. If the 1999 referendum has passed, the only thing that would have changed in the Constitution would have been references to the Queen and the Governor-General would have been replaced by references to the President, who would have been appointed by a two-thirds majority of the Parliament.
Everything else would have stayed the same.
A few weeks ago, I'm sure someone from the DLP who is highly knowledgeable about the Constitution told me that there are proposals to change it in ways that are negative. I can vaguely remember an allusion to a High Court challenge, but will need to check it out further.
From what I have seen so far about the DLP Senator, I'd be surprised if there is anyone in the party "highly knowedgeable" about anything: on the carbon tax he is reported as questioning why people are to be compensated for the side-effects … duh. I'd have thought anyone running for politics would know this is normal practice.
glp . or mabe the bobs ghp ( god help us party).
no one can change even the spelling of a word without the approvall of the majority .
to do this there needs to be a referendum if not it would not be legal .
therefore i think to change OUR the citizens of this country's constitution would be very difficult and take some years to accomplish.
Senator Madigan is on the scrutiny of New Taxes "Carbon Tax" Committee so I'm sure he is quite aware of the pros-and cons of this toxic tax. Travelling with him its now obvious that should this tax pass legislation then many of our regional towns and cities will suffer considerably. Perhaps you should be asking the government on why with all its resources it failed to release the enormous damage that will follow. Its seems the big poluters will be the winners with heavy compensation while medium size companies (which are numerous) in regional centres will suffer greatly.
I am torn on this issue.
On one hand I believe that we could benefit from a modern constitution that is more representative of our society than the document drafted in the late 19th century.
On the other hand I am afraid of the unforeseen consequences of explicit statements in the constitution.
Our existing constitution relies heavily on unwritten assumptions or covenants.
An unwritten covenant was broken which destabilised the government.
One of these assumptions was that if a senate member is unable to complete their term they would be replaced with a member of the same party. In 1974 a Queensland ALP member of the federal Senate died and was replaced with a member not sanctioned by the ALP by the Premier of QLD Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen. This was a key contributor to the hostile senate of 74-75 and the dismissal of the Whitlam government.
The precedent that this set was quickly legislated against by the parties who had benefited from it.
It is now common practice in Australia for non-independent Senators to retire mid-term. They are then replaced with a non-elected party member who will take the benefit of incumbency to the next election.
I believe our existing constitution does not explicitly guarantee the right of free speech, however it is assumed to exist. If we were to explicitly define Freedom of Speech in the constitution it would then be subject to technical definition and interpretation. This could quite possibly lead to a reduction in individual rights or a greater reliance on legal mechanisms for clarification.
I largely agree and am equally torn. The reason the tax Act is two inches thick and keeps an army of accountants and lawyers employed is exactly the problem you describe.
on the other hand the unspoken assumptions you describe are also problematic – on balacne i think the less so.
Sorry all, my earlier post was rushed and I had other matters on my mind and I wandered waaaay off track.
I had intended to promote understanding of our fellow Australians and participation in the referendum while at the same time being extremely aware that explicit statements within the constitution can create new problems.
Watch the video, then head on over to ANTaR to learn more and between now and the referendum make an attempt to increase your understanding of Indigenous Australians and the society that created our original constitution.
If you feel you can contribute to the proposal, the ANTaR site is the perfect place to do so.
i remember what peterson did and how it brought down the govt but i don't remember any referendum to change or amend the constitution back then if fraser amended the constitution without a referendum how did he get away with it . if it was changed with out consent from the owners of the constitution (the people) is it legal .
Where were you in 1977 Red Crab? The referendum was on 21st May.. it was to approve changes to the Senate Casual Vacancies part of the Constitution. Maybe you weren't old enough to vote then. It was the same referendum which added Advance Australia Fair as "the national song". Both were passed. There was also a question about retirement of judges, and an attempt to tie Senate elections to H of R elections, which failed, narrowly.
example refer to the western Australian referendum to brake from the commonwealth because of discriminative practices by the federal govt that was passed by a majority of 68% and dismissed buy some comity in England . it needs to be changed but the question is how and can the govt be trusted . i dont see anyone there at the moment that i would trust with such an important undertaking .
I would be opposed to a break from the Commonwealth.
we don't need to break from the commonwealth just remove reference of the crown from the constitution.


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TV REVIEW: 'Fear the Walking Dead' – 'Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame'
"There are shards of light, you just have to look for them."
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Spoiler Warning for Season 3, Episode 5 of "Fear the Walking Dead," as well as all previous episodes of the series.
With perfect pacing and fantastic character development, the 3rd Season of "Fear the Walking Dead" is off to an incredible start, quickly becoming my favorite run of the series thus far. The first two seasons had a plethora of issues, but the show really seems to have found its feet and begun moving in the right direction. The latest episode balances the stories of all of the characters (sans Ofelia) while introducing a new threat and showcasing just how grim the world has become. As life at the Ranch becomes more complicated, the survivors must begin thinking about their future; is it better to hunker down in one place or keep moving?
Since its introduction in "The New Frontier," the Broke Jaw Ranch has been a place where community is at the center. The beginning of this episode shows viewers just how important that sense of community is to the residents; the elderly couple, Russell (Worth Howe) and Martha (Heather Wynters), that Nick watched dance previously are shown in a heartbreaking, yet unintentionally hilarious way. Martha died a some point in the middle of the night, only to turn, prompting Russell to wake up and find her; Martha lunges for Russell, but is unable to bite him due to the fact that she removed her dentures before going to sleep. Russell decides that he would rather die than be without his wife and uses his gun to shoot both himself and Martha in the head; they collapse to the ground, knocking over a lamp in the process and sending the cabin into an inferno. This awakens the Ranch residents, including Madison, Nick and Luciana, who all rush to the scene to help put out the fire. Jeremiah also arrives and tells everyone to let the house burn in order to preserve water. The burning of the house and the deaths of the elderly couple play into Jeremiah and Nick's development this episode. I just have to point out how creative this entire scenario is; we've never really seen an Infected/Walker like this in either series and its exciting to see the different ideas that the writers have.
Rubén Blades as Daniel Salazar and Colman Domingo as Victor Strand. (Photo credit: Richard Foreman Jr./AMC)
This episode doesn't just focus on the Ranch, but also spends time with Daniel and Strand after the explosive events of the FANTASTIC episode last week ("100," quite possible my favorite of the entire series). Daniel has never trusted Strand and their fractured relationship becomes even more damaged as they take a road trip back to the Rosarito Beach Hotel in search of Ofelia. Strand told Daniel that Ofelia is waiting for him back at the hotel, something that viewers know is not true; while Daniel knows this is probably a lie, it's the only lead he has right now. They take the fancy car and Strand makes it clear that he doesn't want it damaged as he tries to play things safe, while Daniel would rather drive straight through a small herd of Infected; it almost feels as though Strand is stalling and Daniel seems to notice this. They stop so that Daniel can "take a piss" and Strand tells more lies about why he left the hotel; he doesn't mention that he was kicked out and decides to say that he left on his own accord to try and meet up with Dante. Strand tells Daniel that he needs to prepare himself for the possibility that Ofelia left the hotel or died, but Daniel states that he will ask Madison and Alicia for the truth if she isn't there. The scenes on the road are very enjoyable to watch and help to further their difficult relationship; Rubén Blades and Colman Domingo have excellent on-screen chemistry and I am thrilled their characters have been paired together.
Night falls and they finally arrive at the hotel, but something is very wrong; the main gate is wide open and there are no guards, leaving Strand hesitant to enter, but Daniel is determined to find Ofelia. Upon walking in the lobby, they find the hotel to be devoid of life and Daniel rings the bell at the front desk while demanding the truth from Strand; this scene parallels the group's initial arrival at the hotel in "Los Muertos," when Strand used the same bell to draw out the Infected. In this situation, Strand finally tells Daniel that Ofelia fled the hotel on her own and that she hasn't been seen since; Daniel is angry that he was lied to and decides to turn the tables on Strand by leaving him to defend himself against the Infected. Obviously, Strand has plot armor and is able to escape the lobby, only to spot Daniel driving away; he then kills an Infected and runs off into the darkness. This particular storyline is interesting to watch because of the complexity of Strand's character; three seasons in and I still don't trust him, something that makes his character truly fascinating to watch as it is never clear what he is going to do, but you can assure that it will be in his own interests. Where will he go next? What happened to the hotel? Did Elena and Hector survive and will Strand run into them? It would be a shame for those two characters to be written off without a proper conclusion, but something tells me we will see them again…just maybe not alive.
Sam Underwood as Jake Otto and Alycia Debnam-Carey as Alicia Clark. (Photo credit: Richard Foreman Jr./AMC)
This episode shows the Clark and Otto families becoming closer to each other with new relationships forming, each for different reasons. Madison prepares to head out on the trip to the outpost with Troy and some others, but Alicia and Nick are clearly worried for her and try to persuade her to stay. Madison has her plans and leaves with the team; while traveling down a highway, the group comes across an overturned prison transport bus at the bottom of a ravine (this may be a bit of a nod to the Prison era of the original series) and Troy states that they must clear the Infected before they find their way to the Ranch. The creepy band of Infected are slaughtered using an arsenal of weapons, including bow and arrow and Madison's new weapon, a retractable baton. There is a bit of a scuffle and Madison is nearly bit, but the team handles themselves quite nicely with Troy standing out as quite the badass when it comes to killing Infected; he's still creepy and almost seems to have fun killing, an immediate red flag. The group proceed and arrive at the location in the valley where the helicopter crashed, but in a shocking turn of events…the helicopter is missing. Machine gun shells are found on the ground, leading Troy and the others to deduce that a gunfight must have taken place, causing the helicopter to crash. Madison sternly mentions Travis' name when Troy proclaims that they will find whoever is responsible. They continue with their mission and the story takes a dark and terrifying turn as the truth of what happened to the helicopter finally comes out.
Before we get to that, I have to talk about what Nick and Alicia are up to. Alicia has a lot weighing on her mind after the tumultuous few weeks that she has had; she has been a regular attendee at "Bible study" and now has a hangover. Gretchen and Jake offer their own remedies for this, including a delicious breakfast, but Alicia isn't in a great place at the moment. Alicia pays a visit to the lookout house and apologizes to Jake for being standoffish before explaining to him that she had plans before the apocalypse went and ruined everything. Alicia takes a chance and kisses Jake, which leads to sex and later, a discussion about the role arts, culture and literature plays in the new world; Alicia believes that they are no longer important, but Jake disagrees and offers her a copy of "Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame," a book of poems by Charles Bukowski. Later, Jake brings Alicia to a nearby lake where this discussion continues; both make strong points, but I have to agree with Jake as a surplus of guns may help you to survive, but when the time comes to rebuild society, arts and literature is most definitely needed. Jake also opens up about his disagreements with his father and brother; it's implied that Jeremiah is rather racist when it comes to the local Mexican and Native American populations and that Jake has a completely different outlook on life. This discussion is really gripping as it plays into the question of why everyone continues to fight so hard to survive; what is the point of surviving if you aren't going to rebuild and live for something greater? It remains to be seen if the relationship between Jake and Alicia goes anywhere, but at the moment, it seems as though Alicia just needs something to grasp on to.
Frank Dillane as Nick Clark and Dayton Callie as Jeremiah Otto. (Photo credit: Richard Foreman Jr./AMC)
This is a big episode in terms of Nick and Luciana's relationship and the role that Jeremiah and the Ranch residents play in it. Nick and Luciana eat breakfast together and the prospect of leaving the Ranch is brought up once again; Luciana really wants to leave and head back to Mexico to reconnect with people she knows in Mexicali, but Nick wishes for them to stay so that she can fully recover. Nick decides to visit the burnt out house and attempts to restore it as much as he can; Jeremiah arrives and explains that he and his family originally lived in the house when it was the first building on the property. Jeremiah locates Russell's gun in the wreckage and admires it, which causes some concern in Nick, who didn't grow up around guns and doesn't view them as "tools" like Jeremiah does. There is some great material between these two as they open up to each other about their history; Jeremiah tells Nick that when Troy was a child, he was accidentally locked in the basement by his mother when she was drunk; Troy's relationship with his mother was poor and this definitely contributed to making him the person that he is now. They also discuss Luciana and her future at the Ranch, which Jeremiah explains that her role will likely be non-existent because people want to be with their own in times of crisis; Nick questions if this is Jeremiah being racist, but he defends himself and explains that Luciana will have to make the decision to stay or leave by herself. There is a great bit of development for Jeremiah as he tells Nick why he quit drinking; one night when he was drunk deer hunting, he states that he "damn near blew my dick off." It remains to be seen if their relationship will be furthered as their problem with addiction gives them an understanding of each other.
Back with Madison and Troy, their group arrives at the Ranch's outpost only to find a complete mess. The outpost is eerily empty, but there are splatters of blood everywhere, evoking a feeling of absolute fear and dread. The group discovers a mound of burned bodies, but also Phil McCarthy (Rocky McMurray), one of the Ranch's "Founding Fathers" and the leader of the outpost. He is strapped to a chair at the edge of a ravine…with a crow pecking at the back of his head as he deliriously rambles. His brain is exposed and Troy's team look on in complete horror and disgust, but Madison steps up to the plate and callously stabs McCarthy in the brain, furthering my belief that she killed people prior to the apocalypse. In a dramatic twist, a man named Qaletaqa Walker (Michael Greyeyes) appears and tells the group that they are surrounded by his people; he also demands that Troy's group hand over their firearms and shoes (very Negan and the Saviors-esque) before telling them to leave the Ranch as it is property of his people. It is clear that Troy has come across Walker before and they definitely have rocky history and the murder of Phil doesn't help their relationship. The introduction of Walker moves the story in an interesting direction; it's obvious from the dialogue that Walker believes the Ranch's land was stolen, but it isn't clear if he means from his own group of survivors or from his Native American tribe as a whole. Regardless, I am overjoyed to see a prominent Native American character enter the series and I am already impressed at his antagonistic role; his tactics are frightening and the conflict with the Ranch residents will likely lead to more dark moments.
Rocky McMurray as Phil McCarthy with the crow. (Photo credit: Richard Foreman Jr./AMC)
Back at the Ranch, Nick brings Luciana to the burned home that he and Jeremiah refurbished for a date night under the stars. As if I couldn't love Nick as a character more, he really tries to convince Luciana to build a life with him at the Ranch, citing the long-lasting relationship that Russell and Martha had as an example of true love. Nick is such a great person and he just wants his people to be safe, so it hurts to see him in this predicament. Meanwhile, Madison makes several plays to peel back Troy's layers as they stop for the night while headed back to the Ranch. She pokes at his poor leadership skills and the fact that his mother likely never loved him…ouch, harsh! In a creepy move, Troy wakes Madison up by holding a knife against her throat; she talks him down, proving that she may be having an effect on him. The episode ends with a beautiful music montage to the tune of Tony Crown's "Killing Machine," a perfect song that fits the feel of the show and the current situation of the characters. In the montage, Madison, Troy and the rest of the group are shown walking back to the Ranch, all with bloodied feet. Nick awakens in the home, but Luciana is gone and a note has been left behind; she is shown to be at the US-Mexico border, presumably headed to Mexicali. Jeremiah visits Nick and hands him Russell's gun, which he has repaired; I get the feeling that this will be Nick's signature weapon in the series. Finally, Alicia is shown at the lake, taking a leap into the water and washing away the stress and worries she has felt lately; we're about to see a new Alicia and I couldn't be more thrilled.
"Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame" (great title, by the way) is filled to the brim with character development, story progression, perfect pacing and some awesome expansions of the world. Each character had their role and individual purpose this episode and the excellent balance of screentime allowed for everyone to be in the spotlight. The individual members of the Clark family are linking up with members of the Otto family for their own reasons and the relationships formed this episode are fascinating to watch. Jeremiah, Jake and Troy all impressed me and I'm finding myself engrossed with their stories. I'm most interested in seeing where the conflict with Walker's group goes; will the Ranch be abandoned or are we about to see a war between the groups? Also, Luciana's storyline took an unexpected turn and I'm beginning to wonder if she will eventually cross paths with Ofelia or if she will make it to Mexicali; she mentioned Prohibition tunnels, something that may hint to a crossover with the character of the "Fear the Walking Dead: Passage" miniseries that took place in tunnels under the border. Speaking of Ofelia, her disappearance is starting to get old and I really hope we see her next episode with an epic and well-explained return; this situation reminds me of Beth Greene, who disappeared at the end of Season 4 of "The Walking Dead," only to return later in Season 5, with rampant speculation and theories during the time of her disappearance. The question remains #WhereIsOfelia?
Be sure to tune into "Fear the Walking Dead" next Sunday at 9 p.m. on AMC.
Jeffrey Kopp
Jeffrey Kopp is the Community Editor of the Niner Times. He is a senior double majoring in Communication and Political Science. His interests include writing and keeping up with an excessive amount of television shows. He is also the go-to expert on all things "The Walking Dead."


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"Bring music to small rooms and spaces where shelf or counter space is limited. It's also our most affordable MusicCast model, which makes it easy for anyone to start building a powerful multiroom audio system at home," said Bob Goedken, Yamaha.
Yamaha today introduced its WX-010 MusicCast wireless speaker, further enhancing the company's MusicCast wireless multiroom audio lineup by adding a small footprint speaker that fills a room with sound without taking up a lot of space.
MusicCast was designed to bring music and other audio content to every room in the home either via Wi-Fi or wired Ethernet network connections. All that is needed is the speaker and an Android™ or iOS mobile device equipped with the free MusicCast app. The WX-010 can be easily linked to a host of Yamaha MusicCast-enabled products – AV receivers, wireless speakers, sound bars, Hi-Fi components and streaming amplifiers – to further expand the multiroom listening experience.
The WX-010 draws upon the company's advanced audio engineering expertise to achieve a high-level of sound performance from a diminutive form factor (4-3/4" W x 6-3/4" H x 5-1/8" D). It employs an ingenious driver configuration with a 3.5-inch woofer and 1-inch tweeter on the front, complemented by dual opposing passive radiators on each side. The 2-way speaker design offers exceptional clarity and tonal balance, while the dual radiators help deliver a rich, full sound with surprisingly deep bass.
The system provides users access to music libraries on their mobile devices as well as to thousands of free Internet radio stations and a host of popular streaming audio services, including Pandora®, Spotify, Rhapsody® and SiriusXM Internet Radio. Alternatively, the speaker's built-in DLNA® support lets users tap music libraries from wirelessly connected computers and network attached storage (NAS) devices. Audio enthusiasts will be able to listen to the latest high-res audio files -- including Apple® Lossless (ALAC) up to 96 kHz / 24-bit, as well as FLAC, AIFF and WAV files up to 192 kHz / 24-bit – or link to a Yamaha MusicCast receiver to share a vinyl collection with everyone in the home.
The WX-010 offers a way to access streaming content beyond its built-in music services by using a Bluetooth® connection with a mobile device. A Bluetooth stream can be redistributed via Wi-Fi to other MusicCast devices in the home. This is also a handy way to allow party guests to share their music playlists without having to provide them with a Wi-Fi security password. The Bluetooth feature also allows the WX-010 to be taken "off the grid" outside of a Wi-Fi coverage area, if desired.
The speaker has an elegant design that perfectly complements any home décor and features touch-sensitive buttons on the top panel for easy operation of power, volume and play/pause controls. It is equipped with a ¼"-20 threaded hole on the back panel that enables it to be wall mounted using commercially available brackets.


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A church in Kingston, Cambridgeshire has revealed a haunting glimpse into the horrors of the plague during medieval times. We can only imagine what Medieval daily life was like! Norfolk and Suffolk Medieval Graffiti Survey volunteers were carrying out a survey on pre-Reformation graffiti in the church, when they discovered the names Cateryn, Jane and Amee Maddyngley and the date 1515, inscribed on stonework in Kingston parish church.
This church wall graffiti revealed that the three sisters died in a plague outbreak in 1515. At that time, there was an outbreak of bubonic plague in London which spread across south east England. Cateryn, Jane and Amee must have been children because their names are not found as adults in any of the parish or ancestral records. The Maddyngley family were known to be tenant farmers, and tenant farmers rarely appear in any parish records. The church was their local place of worship, as they lived in Kingston, which is around seven miles from Cambridge.
"The most heartbreaking inscriptions are those that refer to long-dead children," Archaeologist Matt Champion said. Children were most vulnerable to the plague, and given the circumstances, were usually buried in unmarked graves rather quickly.
The names were hidden under limewash near the door in All Saints' and St Andrew's church. The volunteers used the latest digital cameras to find the ancient markings on the walls, which would be very difficult to see with the naked eye. The photo has been edited to highlight the names inscribed on the wall.
Church monuments memorialise the elite while church wall graffiti remembers the common voice
It has been found that during times of pestilence, such as the Great plague, more church wall graffiti was carved, and it is far more common that previously thought. Over half of the 650 churches surveyed in Norfolk, Suffolk and north Essex have large amounts of graffiti, of which the volunteers have recorded up to 500 items. It seems to be the only way that these poor children could mark their names down in history.
Source: The BBC and Norfolk and Suffolk Medieval Graffiti Survey
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Black Friday has passed, but the best Apple deals continue for Cyber Monday (November 28) and into Cyber Week. So, if you're looking for the best prices on an Apple device, now is the time to shop. The deals are going strong on every product Apple sells. No matter what you need, we'll help you find the best Cyber Monday deal.
Over the past few weeks, we've seen some fantastic deals on Apple products—notably from retailers other than Apple itself, which is once again offering gift cards in lieu of actual discounts. For example, there have been savings up to $500 off the MacBook Pro, and deep $100 or more discounts on iPads and Apple Watches. We've even seen the lowest prices to date on AirPods. Stay glued to Macworld as we continue to track the best Apple Cyber Monday deals.
Cyber Week 2022: Best Apple deals
We'll start with the U.S. deals but if you are in the U.K. there are deals for you below the first section.
U.S. deals
MacBook deals
Amazon, M1 MacBook Air (256GB): $800 ($199 off)
Amazon, M2 MacBook Air (256GB): $1,049 ($150 off)
Amazon: 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro (512GB SSD): $1,349 ($150 off)
Amazon, 16-inch M1 Pro MacBook Pro (10‑core CPU, 16‑core GPU, 16GB RAM, 512TB SSD): $2,180 ($319 off)
Amazon, 16-inch M1 Pro MacBook Pro (10‑core CPU, 16‑core GPU, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD): $2,299 ($400 off)
Amazon, 16-inch M1 Max MacBook Pro (10-core CPU, 32-core GPU, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD): $3,307 ($192 off)
iMac and Mac mini deals
Amazon: 24-inch M1 iMac (8‑core CPU, 8‑core GPU, 8GB RAM, 256GB): $1,350 ($149 off)
Expercom, Mac Studio M1 Max (10-core CPU, 24-core GPU, 32GB unified memory, 512GB SSD): $1,899 ($100 off)
AirPods deals
Apple Watch (2022) deals
Apple Watch (Older models) deals
iPhone accessories deals
Apple TV deals
Displays deals
Mac accessories deals
U.K. deals
MacBooks deals
KRCS, M2 MacBook Air 256GB: £1,096.47 (£152.53 off)
KRCS, M2 MacBook Air 512GB: £1,359.84 (£189.16 off) – select 10-core GPU, 512GB, 35W adapter
KRCS: M1 MacBook Air 256GB: £877.99 (£122 off)
KRCS, M2 13in MacBook Pro, 256GB: £1,184.26 (£164.74 off)
KRCS, M2 13in MacBook Pro, 512GB: £1,359.84 (£190 off) – select the 512GB model
KRCS, M1 Pro 14in MacBook Pro, 14-core GPU: £1,709.97 (£189.90 off)
KRCS, M1 Pro 14in MacBook Pro, 16-core GPU: £1,979.10 (£299 off) – choose the 16-core GPU, 16GB RAM configuration
Amazon, M1 Pro 16in MacBook Pro, 16-core GPU: £2,129 (£270 off)
KRCS, M1 Pro 16in MacBook Pro, 16-core GPU, 1TB: £2,339.10 (£259.90 off)—select the 1TB model
KRCS, M1 Max 16in MacBook Pro, 32-core GPU: £2,799 (£500 off)—select the M1 Max 32-core GPU model and 1TB
iMac & Mac mini deals
KRCS, M1 Mac mini, 256GB: £613 (£86 off).
KRCS, M1 Mac mini, 512GB: £809 (£89.90 off). Choose the 512GB model.
Currys, 24-inch M1 iMac, 7-core GPU: £1,124 (£125 off). AO.com has the same deal.
Amazon, 24-inch M1 iMac, 8-core GPU: £1,275 (£174 off). AO.com has the same deal.
KCRS, Mac Studio M1 Max (10-core CPU, 24-core GPU, 32GB unified memory, 512GB SSD): £1,799.10 (£200 off)
John Lewis, AirPods (2nd gen): £115 (£24 off, plus 2-year guarantee)
Very: AirPods (2nd gen): £115 (£24 off)
Laptops Direct, AirPods (3rd gen, MagSafe case): £159 (£30 off)
Costco, AirPods (3rd gen, MagSafe case): £174.99 (£14.01 off)
John Lewis, AirPods Pro (2nd gen): £229 (£20 off, plus 2-year guarantee)
Amazon, AirPods Pro (2nd gen): £229 (£20 off)
Costco, AirPods Max: £489.99 (£59.01 off)
Amazon: AirPods Max: £525.96 (£23.04 off)
iPads deals
iPad accessories deals
Apple Watch deals
Amazon, Apple Watch Ultra: £819 (£30 off)
AO: Apple Watch Ultra: £819 (£30 off)
John Lewis, Apple Watch Ultra: £819 (£30 off, plus two-year warranty)
Amazon, Apple Watch Series 8: £399 (£20 off)
John Lewis, Apple Watch Series 8: £399 (£20 off, plus two-year warranty)
John Lewis, 2nd-gen (2022) Apple Watch SE: £249 (£10 off, plus two-year warranty)
Amazon, 2nd-gen (2022) Apple Watch SE: £249 (£10 off)
John Lewis, 2021 Apple Watch SE (44mm): £254 (£15 off, plus two-year warranty)
Currys, Apple Watch Series 7: £309 (£60 off)
Amazon, Apple Watch Series 7 (cellular): £399 (£70 off)
Accessories deals
Currys, Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID for £129, usually £149 (£20 off)
Ebuyer, black version of the Magic TrackPad for £135.99, usually £149 (£13 off)
Currys, Apple Magic Keyboard, with numeric keys, without Touch ID for £106.99, usually £129 (£22 off)
John Lewis, Magic Keyboard without Touch ID for £79, usually £99 (£20 off)
Currys, Apple Pencil (2nd gen) for £119, usually £139 (£20 off).
Cyber Monday 2022: Where to shop for Apple deals
Stay tuned to Macworld to find the best Cyber Monday and Cyber Week deals as they arrive. If you're looking for an Apple device in a specific color or capacity, you can also check out the following retailers. In the U.S., here are the best stores to shop for Cyber Monday deals:
If you're based in the U.K., you'll find Cyber Monday deals at the following shops:
More top Apple deals for Cyber Monday
Also see our sister sites Tech Advisor, PCWorld and TechHive for more great tech deals.
Source : Macworld
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I recently sat down with Robert Sikoryak, who typically works under the name R. Sikoryak, to discuss his recent project The Unquotable Trump. Building on the artist's expertise at adapting great works of literature to the comic book format, the collection of retooled iconic covers uses Trump's bombastic quotes cast against fantastic scenes to satirize the U.S. president and his policies. With this explicitly political project, Sikoryak joins the ranks of other cartoonists who have turned their pen into a weapon against the billionaire reality-TV host-turned-leader of the free world, from Stephen Byrne's 'Trump Rally' to Pia Guerra's Bannon-Trump 'Big Boy' to the feminist anthology 'Resist'. In many of Sikoryak's depictions, Trump assumes the role of a super-powered antagonist, such as a winning-obsessed Magneto taking on the 'Ex-Men', an apish campaigner chastising 'The Black Voter', and a Dr. Doom-like overlord trying to nab some 'Hombres Fantásticos' (all of which reprise famous covers from Marvel Comics (The Uncanny X-Men, The Black Panther, and The Fantastic Four, respectively). On other covers, he assumes more banal forms, such as a flesh-eating zombie in 'The Walking Donald', a misogynist thug dispatched by Wonder Woman, or a Bluto stand-in bragging to Popeye about his ability to build a 'wall'. Given the increasingly recognised power of graphic novels and sequential art to reinforce and transform political culture and even impact international relations, I wanted to dig into Sikoryak's motivations and methods, with an eye towards how such representation reinforces or challenges ideas about Trump in the U.S. and overseas.
Saunders: Could you discuss when and why you decided to embark on your now-famous project to employ classic comic-book covers to depict Donald Trump's bid for the U.S.? How did your previous experiences adapting literary classics to comics inform your work?


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According to a case report recently published online in JAMA Neurology, researchers describe a rare incident where a man had developed seizures brought on by completing Sudoku puzzles.
The patient was a 25-year-old right-handed physical education student who was recently involved in an avalanche accident.
The skier was buried under the snow and was hypoxic (oxygen deficient) for 15 minutes until he was rescued by a friend who performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). He sustained a ruptured spleen and fractured ribs. He also developed involuntary myoclonic jerking of the legs and mouth. This made it hard for him to walk and talk.
Later on, as the man was working on Sudoku puzzles, he experienced clonic seizures of the left arm—this is a type of generalized seizure that affects the entire brain.
Sudoku puzzles require you to fill in a grid so that every row, column, and box (three squares by three within the grid) contains the numbers one through nine without repeating in any one row, column, or box.
A Functional MRI showed this mental imagination while completing the puzzle led to overactivation of the right central parietal cortex.
Imaging showed a loss of right centroparietal inhibitory neurons called U fibers. This injury resulted in three-fold increased evoked potentials at the right postcentral gyrus after somatosensory stimulation of the left median nerve. The deficiency in oxygen reaching the tissues may have caused some damage and a regional loss of right centroparietal U fibers, resulting in impaired inhibition. Study authors explained that functional activation of the hyperexcitable region caused focal epileptic seizures.
The case is rare, the only one worldwide, according to Dr. Feddersen.
To date, the patient no longer does Sudoku puzzles and has been seizure-free for over five years. Physiotherapy has been a huge help, although he still has difficulty talking and walking.
Anderson, P., "Sudoku and Seizures?" Medscape web site, October 22, 2015; http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/853085?nlid=89449_3681&src=wnl_edit_dail&uac=247315HK&impID=865708&faf=1.


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Content regulating mechanism of Google, Twitter inadequate, Govindacharya tells HC
By PTI Oct 29, 2020 6:30:21 PM IST (Published)
The existing mechanisms of social media platforms like Google and Twitter to prevent fake news or hate speech are "inadequate" and their physical presence in India "was a must" for effective remedy against unlawful content on their sites, former RSS idealogue K N Govindacharya has told the Delhi High Court.
The submission by Govidacharya has been made in his rejoinder to the replies of Google and Twitter who have opposed his plea seeking directions to the Centre and social media platforms, including Facebook, to ensure removal of fake news and hate speech circulated on online media as well as disclosure of their designated officers in India. Twitter and Google had contended that they have no physical presence in the country, but have appointed designated officers as mandated under the law to liaise with the government and investigating agencies.
They had also said that details of these designated officers cannot be disclosed to the general public as their role is to coordinate with government authorities with regard to removal of illegal content as per law or disclosure of user information. They had also contended that they have in-built mechanisms and systems to regulate and stop unlawful content on their platforms. Opposing the contentions of Google and Twitter, Govindacharya, represented by advocate Virag Gupta, has contended that both have huge business operations in India and also regularly enter into agreements with government authorities.
However, when it comes to taking responsibility for any unlawful content, they shift the onus on to their parent company which is abroad. "It is very interesting that in absence of any physical presence in India, how Twitter and other foreign digital giants are entering into agreements with Indian authorities," the rejoinder, filed through advocates Gaurav Pathak and Surya Joshi, has said.
It also said that when the central government can disclose the designated officers appointed by it, why were the social media platforms reluctant to do so. Regarding the inadequacy of the existing mechanisms of the social media platforms to regulate content on their sites, the rejoinder claims that in October Twitter allegedly showed Leh as being part of China.
Besides that, Govindacharya has also referred to a Delhi High Court order in a criminal matter where it has been noted that request sent by the police to Whatsapp for information about some numbers and groups received no response from the company. Therefore, "for any effective remedy, the physical presence of intermediary in India is a must", he has contended. The rejoinder also contended that while the social media platforms claimed that content is posted on their sites on as is basis, "in reality they censor content", hide it and also add warnings and disclaimers.
Thus, they are not just conduits but are also "exercising editorial control", he has claimed. Govindacharya has also moved an application, in his petition, seeking removal of illegal groups like 'bois locker room' from social media platforms for the safety and security of children in cyberspace.
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Exploring Identity: Concepts and Methods
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Exploring in-hospital rehabilitation exercises for stroke patients: Informing interaction design
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Exploring ourselves: Exploiting and resisting gendered identities of women academics in accounting and management
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Exploring path-dependencies and spatial variability in landscape scale scenarios for Ecosystem services assessments
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Exploring Patients' Insight, Concerns, and Expectations at Dermatology Clinic: An Observational Study in 2 Centers in Scotland and Spain
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Exploring prostate cancer survivors' self-management behaviours and examining the mechanism effect that links coping and social support to health-related quality of life, anxiety and depression: a prospective longitudinal study
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Exploring research supervision through Peshkin's I's: the yellow brick road
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Exploring situational awareness in emergency medicine: Developing a shared mental model to enhance training and assessment
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Exploring social, political and economic dimensions of accounting in the global context: the International Accounting Standards Board and accounting disaggregation
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Exploring stakeholders' views of medical education research priorities: a national survey
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Exploring students' experience of training for counselling skills and the impact on practice
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Exploring Student Teachers' Motivations and Sources of Confidence: The Case of Outdoor Learning
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Exploring talk: identifying register, coherence and cohesion
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Exploring teacher beliefs and practices for modern foreign language teaching in a Scottish primary school
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Exploring temporality in socio-ecological resilience through experiences of the 2015–16 El Niño across the Tropics
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Exploring the Art of Ciliary Beating: The Benefits of High-Speed Video Analysis
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Exploring the Boundaries: A Space and Place for Young People in the Hospital Setting
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Exploring the climates of undergraduate professionalism in a Saudi and a UK medical school
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Exploring the complexities of validity claims in action research
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Exploring the concept of empathy in nursing: can it lead to abuse of patient trust?
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Exploring the declining rates of state social work intervention in an English local authority using Family Group Conferences
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Exploring the dimensions of place branding: an application of the ICON model to the branding of Toronto
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Exploring the Disconnect of Enterprise Policy Implementation: A case of enterprise policy in England
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Balogun-Katung, A., Carswell, C., Brown, J. V. E., Coventry, P., Ajjan, R., Alderson, S., Bellass, S., Boehnke, J. R., Holt, R., Jacobs, R., Kellar, I., Kitchen, C., Lister, J., Peckham, E., Shiers, D., Siddiqi, N., Wright, J., Young, B., Taylor, J. & DIAMONDS research team, 26 Oct 2021, In: PLoS ONE. 16, 10, 28 p., e0258937.
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Di Carluccio, C., Forgione, R. E., Molinaro, A., Crocker, P. R., Marchetti, R. & Silipo, A., 6 Oct 2020, Carbohydrate Chemistry: Chemical and Biological Approaches. Rauter, A. P., Lindhorst, T. K. & Queneau, Y. (eds.). Royal Society of Chemistry, p. 31-55 25 p. (SPR - Carbohydrate Chemistry; vol. 44).


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Captain Phasma's Gwendoline Christie Reveals 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi Is "Deeper!"
Gwendoline Christie who portrays Captain Phasma in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and the upcoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi film spoke about Captain Phasma's "deeper" role in Last Jedi.
She told EW about her excitement to work with director Rian Johnson, "I was just so delighted to be in The Last Jedi, and for that to be directed by Rian Johnson, who is another director I've long admired since I watched Brick, actually; I thought that was a really brilliant piece of work."
Christie then went on to discuss how Rian Johnson asked for her and the cast's input on the script and how she helped shape the final product we will see in December, "When I met him, these are huge things to me and things I never thought would happen in my career, so when Rian invited me to read the script, have my thoughts and then to come and discuss it with him — as he did all of the cast members — I was really thrilled to have an opportunity of a forum where I could put my ideas forward and have some back and forth about where we felt things were and where we felt they can go."
Finally she explained how Rian goes deeper than Force Awakens in exploring the characters' relationships, "What I can tell you about the next Star Wars film is I think Rian does an exceptional job of going deeper, of going further, and really exploring what these relationships are."
This should be exciting news for all the Captain Phasma fans who were sorely disappointed when the character received little to no screen time in The Force Awakens.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi hits theaters on December 15, 2017. Will you be watching?
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Bashiru Hayford, coach of Ghana female national team, the Black Queens said they are ready to re-write history by winning the 11th edition of the upcoming 2018 African Women Cup of Nation (AWCON).
Coach Hayford addressing a press conference ahead of the team's Group A opener against Algeria, said the tournament was an opportunity for the Queens to make themselves and the nation proud by winning the trophy for the first time.
"We have done so much in terms of preparation for this tournament and I can say we are ready for this tournament.
"The team is ready to re-write history for themselves and Ghana as well, being the host nation, there is the host and win notion and we have to try and live to it".
Elizabeth Addo, captain for the side, who reiterated the team's desire of winning the tournament said, the team had picked up well from their international friendlies and was ready for the task ahead.
"We have gradually picked up from our last games and I know when the tournament starts come Saturday, we would make Ghana proud" she said.
The eight nation tournament would run from 17th November, 2018 to 1st December, 2018 at the Accra Sports Stadium and Cape Coast Sports Stadium.
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As data breaches continue to multiply, employers must not overlook how intrusions could lead to the theft of employees' identities, paving the way for fraud, says identity theft expert Johnny May. He'll keynote Information Security Media Group's Fraud Summit Atlanta on March 24.
May says workplace ID theft is growing as a result of breaches becoming commonplace. Too many organizations are failing to ensure they have measures in place to protect employee information, as well as valuable intellectual property and customer data, he contends.
In the past, criminals targeted consumers; today they are increasingly targeting employees in the workplace, May says.
"There's been a few significant changes I've seen in the last few years," May says. "We've changed our focus from the consumer angle to focus on the workplace angle."
To protect employees from ID theft, he says, organizations need to focus on employee cybersecurity education, ensure that third parties and vendors are not inadvertently putting employees at risk and have services in place to help employees protect their identities in the wake of a corporate breach.
In addition to addressing the overlooked trend of ID theft in the workplace, May's keynote address at the Fraud Summit Atlanta will address such issues as employer liability and the hidden costs of data breaches.
Why education, not technology, offers the best ID theft protection.
May is an independent security consultant and trainer for Security Resources Unlimited LLC, and he specializes in protecting individuals and organizations from identity theft. He is the author of "Johnny May's Guide to Preventing Identity Theft" and a featured expert in the video production "Identity Theft: How to Protect Your Credit, Your Money and Your Good Name." He teaches courses on ID theft at Madonna University and Henry Ford Community College.
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«Живая мертвечина» () — новозеландский пародийный фильм ужасов 1992 года, снятый режиссёром Питером Джексоном и получивший статус культового. Фильм рассказывает о локальной вспышке распространения зомби, вызванной экзотическим животным, вывезенным с острова Черепа. По мнению кинокритика Дейвида Страттона, является одной из самых кровавых картин в истории кино.

Оригинальное название фильма «Braindead» для проката на территории Северной Америки было изменено на «Dead Alive» по причине наличия в пакете дистрибьютора фильма с идентичным названием «Когда умирает мозг» (), вышедшего двумя годами ранее.

Фильм получил 13 кинонаград на разных международных кинофестивалях и две номинации.

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Пролог
В 1957 году зоологическая экспедиция вывозит с острова Черепа, расположенного к юго-западу от Суматры, экзотическое животное — крысо-обезьяну. В ходе погони, во время которой экспедицию преследуют туземцы, крысо-обезьяна кусает одного из зоологов. Обнаружив это, проводники без объяснения причин сперва отрубают ему обе укушенные руки, а увидев рану на лбу, отрубают ему и голову.

Крысо-обезьяну они продают представителю веллингтонского зоопарка.

Основная история
Главным героем ленты является Лайнел Косгроув, живущий со своей матерью в столице Новой Зеландии Веллингтоне. Отец его погиб при невыясненных обстоятельствах и мать, волевая женщина, полностью контролирует его жизнь, подавляя его своим материнским авторитетом. Лайнел, скромный и воспитанный юноша, знакомится с девушкой по имени Пакита, работающей продавцом в семейной бакалейной лавке. Следуя предсказанию, сделанному ей бабкой, Пакита признаёт в Лайнеле своего избранника, которого указали карты Таро.

Во время свидания, назначенного в зоопарке, Лайнел и Пакита впервые видят крысо-обезьяну, содержащуюся в вольере. Мать Лайнела, Вера Косгроув, решившая проследить за сыном, подвергается нападению крысо-обезьяны, которая кусает её за руку. В течение ближайших дней состояние Веры ухудшается, она постепенно превращается в зомби, мыслительная деятельность сходит на нет, начинаются процессы разложения. Лайнел, которому не достаёт решимости убить родную мать, держит её в комнате в тайне от всех, в том числе и от Пакиты (с которой разрывает отношения, чтобы не подвергать её ненужной опасности). Он вынужден организовать похороны Веры, но ночью выкапывает оживший труп своей матери, чтобы держать его дома. Тем временем жертвами Веры Косгроув становятся: пёс Пакиты (которого она поедает живьём), ухаживавшая за ней медсестра МакТавиш, несколько уличных панков и святой отец МакГрудер.

Лайнел приобретает у ветеринара, иммигранта из Латвии, являющегося беглым нацистом, бутылку с транквилизатором, с помощью которого пытается поддержать компанию зомби в неагрессивном состоянии, заперев их в подвале дома. И некоторое время это ему удаётся. В результате долгого сидения в одном подвале между мёртвыми священником и медсестрой вспыхивает роман, плодом которого становится зомби-младенец, а вскоре объявившийся на похоронах Веры подлый дядя Лес, претендующий на часть наследства, обнаруживает зомби, принимает их за трупы и начинает давить на Лайнела.

Дядя Лес устраивает в доме Косгроувов вечеринку, во время которой запертые в подвале зомби вырываются на свободу и нападают на гостей. В результате Лайнел, Пакита, дядя Лес и ещё несколько человек оказываются в доме, полном зомби, и пытаются выжить в этих экстремальных условиях, параллельно Лайнел раскрывает для себя тайну гибели отца (его вместе с любовницей утопила в ванной мать Лайнела Вера) и понимает, что всю свою жизнь провёл в неведении.

Резня газонокосилкой
Зомби в фильме уничтожаются самыми разнообразными способами: их убивают электрическим током, измельчают в блендере, раскатывают в лепёшку при помощи выжималки для белья и т. д. Но несмотря на такое разнообразие, ключевой сценой картины принято считать финальную резню, в ходе которой Лайнел, вооружившись газонокосилкой, прорубается через зал, набитый ожившими мертвецами, чтобы прийти на помощь Паките. Эта сцена является одной из самых кровавых за всю историю кинематографа: для её съёмки было использовано 400 л искусственной крови, разбрызгивавшейся со скоростью примерно 20 л в секунду.

В ролях

Премии и награды
Фильм получил 13 кинонаград, в числе которых:
 2 награды фестиваля фантастических фильмов Fantafestival (1992) — «лучший актёр» (Тимоти Бальм) и «лучшие визуальные эффекты»
 Приз за лучшие визуальные эффекты на Каталонском кинофестивале в Сиджесе (1992)
 Приз «Серебряный Крик» на фестивале фантастического кино в Амстердаме (1993)
 Гран-при кинофестиваля в Авориазе (1993)
 2 награды международного фестиваля фильмов-фэнтези Fantasporto (1993) — «лучший фильм» и «лучшие специальные эффекты»
 5 призов киногода Новой Зеландии (New Zealand Film and TV Awards, 1993) — «лучший вклад в дизайн», «лучший режиссёр», «лучший фильм», «лучшая мужская драматическая роль», «лучший сценарий»
 Премия «Сатурн» (1994) за лучший видеорелиз

Кроме того, фильм был номинирован на две премии «Сатурн» (1993) — «лучший фильм ужасов» и «лучшие спецэффекты».

Примечания

Комедийные фильмы ужасов
Кинопародии
Фантастические фильмы 1992 года
Кинокомедии 1992 года
Фильмы ужасов 1992 года
Фильмы ужасов Новой Зеландии
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