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Dorothy Hale
Frida Kahlo's Famous Painting
El Suicidio de Dorothy Hale
Frida Kahlo's Portrait of Dorothy Hale "El Suicidio de Dorothy Hale"
In the early morning hours of October 21, 1938, actress Dorothy Hale was found dead on the sidewalk in front of her apartment building, the Hampshire House, on Central Park South in New York City. Her death was quickly ruled a suicide. Twelve days later, socialite and playwright, Clare Boothe Luce, met famed surrealist Frida Kahlo at the artist's first solo exhibition in New York City. Frida Kahlo was asking questions about the apparent suicide when Luce spontaneously surprised the crowd at the Julien Levy Gallery and hired Kahlo to paint a portrait of Dorothy Hale as a gift for her grieving mother. After much deliberation, Kahlo painted one of her most famous paintings, "El Suicidio de Dorothy Hale". But it was not a beautiful portrait of Hale as Luce had anticipated. Instead, the painting depicted the actual death sequence of Dorothy Hale falling in stages from her apartment window and landing on the sidewalk. Initially, Luce wanted the painting destroyed. Instead, she had sections of the canvas painted over and then placed it in storage for several decades before donating it anonymously to the Phoenix Art Museum.
When author and art curator Myra Bairstow became fascinated with Frida Kahlo's famous painting, she began a captivating journey that unexpectedly lasted over a decade. Her research of "The Suicide of Dorothy Hale" led her to find many inaccuracies in the story left behind by Clare Luce. She also discover that Harry Hopkins, President Franklin Roosevelt's top advisor, supervised the press coverage of Hale's death with the assistance of key White House officials. Myra was invited to lecture on her findings at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art when the painting was included in the exhibition "In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States. Myra is currently working on a documentary about Dorothy Hale that will explore how the influence of power and politics erased Dorothy's life and almost destroyed one of Kahlo's masterpieces.
(The Suicide of Dorothy Hale)
oil on Masonite with painted frame
23 1/3 x 19 1/2 inches (59.7 x 49.5 cm)
Phoenix Art Museum,
Gift of an anonymous donor.
Credit: © 2012 Banco De México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico,
D.F./Artists Rights Soceity (ARS), New York
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Don't hate me because I'm a slacker.
I guess I got so wrapped up in the Dollhouse finale that I forgot to write about Vampire Diaries last Friday. I'm still a good person, I promise (though you can argue that in the comments).
I had my doubts about this episode. Mainly because we were given a theme dance, and unless you're One Tree Hill, that's a dangerous idea. We still had the mysterious man in the hoodie, so I'm glad we discovered more of that, but the funny part is that while he might be, well, mummied and dead, there sure are a lot more mysteries amuck.
Anna is a vampire. This shouldn't be too much of a surprise. Generally, let's remember that if there's a new face in town, we should always wonder whether they're man or…undead man. That being said, at one point I suspected Alaric (before I read the books and saw the most recent episodes), and he is not one, so I shouldn't be surprised that I didn't suspect Anna, and she is one.
Which is too bad. I really kinda wanted some happiness for Jeremy. Jeremy is one of those characters I care little about. He annoyed me while Vicki was alive. Then he just changed and was boring. Well, I did have a moment in between where I felt bad for him where Vicki was concerned, and now I just want him to be happy! Why must Anna have other motives?
Her motives intrigue me. Why does Anna want the diary? It's the key to opening the tomb, right? And how did Anna and her crew know Katherine. What do they ultimately want?
That part's still a mystery, but I love that Damon and Stefan aren't the only ones who knew Katherine! And clearly, this must have some sort of deep-set bond if one of them is willing to torment Elena for just looking like her.
By the way, I'd just like to reiterate again that I care little about whether Elena is related to Katherine. I just don't care. They look alike, and that's enough for me (after all, it was enough in the books!). But then again, the discovery that maybe, just maybe, Elena is the daughter of Alaric's late wife is certainly a twist I didn't see coming. What could that really mean? And really, are they old enough to have a high school student as a daughter?
But the name remains the same. Ultimately, if it were true, that would certainly change some relationships. Could Elena really be on civil terms with Damon, knowing he might've killed her mother? And how long until she finds out all of this? And will Damon find out that Alaric is lying to him, using vervain when Damon's attempting to hypnotize him?
It's all very interesting. And gory. How'd you like that torture scene?
Anyway, looks like we've got a lot to see tonight. So bring on the new episode.
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I thought this was a good episode. It was interesting to learn that Anna is a vampire (although I feel bad for Jeremy as well). And that bartender was a vampire as well. There are a lot of them!
Up until this episode, I thought Alaric was a vampire. He wears a ring, but I guess the show just made you believe that it was because he was a vampire.
I'm looking forward to finding out how those other vampires know Katherine and what their plans are. I also enjoyed the side story with Caroline and Matt. I thought it was cute. And poor Bonnie is being duped by the vampire bartender! I wonder how that will turn out.


Crews and Judd both came forward with allegations against high-profile men in the industry (WME's Adam Venit and Harvey Weinstein, respectively).
It's easy to spot stars strolling up and down Main Street in Park City during the Sundance Film Festival. And, as it turns out, to ask them for impromptu interviews as well.
The Hollywood Reporter bumped into both Terry Crews and Ashley Judd within hours of one another on Jan. 19. Crews, at Sundance with wife Rebecca to promote his film Sorry to Bother You, says that his ordeal (he's suing WME's Adam Venit for sexual assault) has opened up new horizons for him in his career.
"Especially with what has been going on with me lately, people are much more receptive to the serious side of Terry Crews, which is good," he says, noting his critically praised comedic run on Brooklyn Nine-Nine. "I'll never stop being funny, but some of the best actors that I've ever seen specialize in comedy. It's a natural progression. I'm just getting started."
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Exclusive: UK Trade Commissioner for Africa on how Britain will "re-engage with Africa" post-Brexit
As the UK moves away from the European Union, African Business spoke to Emma Wade-Smith – UK Trade Commissioner for Africa and the British government's most senior trade official in Africa. She discusses with Tom Collins a variety of new possibilities for UK-Africa trade that might emerge in the wake of Brexit.
The UK's Department of International Trade (DIT) promotes UK trade and champions free trade across the world. How do UK-Africa trade relations stand right now?
We've got a UK-Africa trading relationship that's worth more than £27bn and the UK is the second-largest investor in Africa, with over £21bn of investment. From a DIT perspective, I have a team in 24 locations across Africa, and 21 countries. We focus at the moment on oil and gas, infrastructure, agricultural technology, renewable energy, and defence and security.
As the UK moves away from the EU, how do you see these relationships developing?
The decision for the UK to move away from the European Union (EU) provides an opportunity to re-engage and refresh the way we operate across Africa. There is much more we can and want to do. There's everything from ensuring continuity in our existing trade agreements through to figuring out how we realise the full potential of those trade agreements.
The British government has been very clear that Brexit provides this opportunity for us to project a Britain that is still thinking globally and still out there in the world as champions of free trade. This is an exciting moment to explore what that means for us in Africa. There should be more opportunity as we see more British companies exploring markets outside the EU.
The government is very clear that no trading relationships should be worse off because of Brexit. We want to ensure that existing duty-free, quota-free relationships endure and are not affected by the UK's departure from the EU, and that we secure continuity in existing trading arrangements.
We're engaging with all countries where we have existing trade agreements, and we're working together to ensure continuity and clarity for businesses, consumers and investors. What we are not able to do while we remain a member of the EU is to negotiate new trading arrangements, so this is a technical exercise to maintain the effect of existing agreements.
Because we're not actually able to formally negotiate new trade agreements till we've left the European Union, this is not an opportunity to change the existing structures. What we are saying, though, is that after leaving the EU the UK will be able to implement an independent trade policy – this would make it possible to revisit and improve existing agreements where appropriate. We'll be looking to see how we can create an ever-more vibrant commercial relationship between the UK and our African partners.
Whether it is DIT, or Department for International Development or the Foreign Office, we are working with African governments to see what is causing a block to further trade and investment. Is it the regulatory environment, can we use the UK's experience to improve that? Are there legislative barriers, are there things around infrastructure that we can help improve? How do we work with African governments to enable them to build the vibrant, diverse, mature economy that they need?
So it's not just us trying to promote UK goods and services but about how we engage and help to improve the overall business environment. Free-trade agreements are just one aspect of that.
Are there off-the-record conversations happening with potential African partners?
We aren't allowed to talk about that future or formally negotiate new agreements until we've left the EU, but we do have people across the continent who are talking to people and to governments to understand blocks in the existing trading arrangements that we could look to improve upon in the future.
That's why we've been having these conversations as well and we've got various projects and programmes that are looking to see what we can do to address some of these market access barriers in the meantime.
What is the role of the UK's new Africa Infrastructure Board? Is this a new model in which the UK will project itself bringing together private and public and associated benefits to provide valuable knowledge transfer and expertise to the African continent?
I hope so. It's a pilot or experiment at the moment. It came about because as I was going around the continent talking to business and governments it became really clear there was room for us to improve the way that we interacted with one another, whether that's the UK government supporting UK companies and talking to African governments and business, and the sense that some of our competitors were better able than the UK to build a strong consortium and bid for some of the more complex infrastructure projects around the world.
As I was doing that colleagues in the UK were thinking the same way and they created the Infrastructure Exports UK board (IEUK). The Africa Infrastructure Board is modelled on that.
It's co-chaired between the UK government and UK industry and focuses on identifying projects where we think we've got UK capability and how we can bring our expertise together to better promote a coherent UK offer.
There are a huge amount of untapped projects across the continent that are either waiting for a feasibility study or have bankability concerns. The idea is that we look at some of those, where we believe that we've got a UK offer that can make a difference.
Is it a question of financing and what can we do to bring in our UK Export Finance capability or the City of London? Or is it an expertise issue, in which case can we think up an ingenious offer between government and industry that will help to tackle that issue and enable that project to move forward.
In some cases we want to have strategic partnerships with our African host governments and be able to say, here is a set of projects that you could put together, here would be a UK offer to deliver that – not purely UK in many cases.
It's about mobilising some of these projects to get them off of dusty shelves and get them into practicability and help promote UK capability so we've got good quality, needed infrastructure going in across Africa that will really help to fire up these economies to create jobs and see the growth that we want and need.
We're also looking at whether this is a model we could achieve in other sectors, whether that is healthcare or financial and professional services.
What is the UK's competitive advantage in Africa?
UK companies have a long history on the continent. We do our research and when we come to do busi- ness in Africa we tend to do it really well. It's not just a question of the range of abilities we have across the UK – everything from technology and project management and financing and planning and design – we've also got the standards and values that we represent as UK companies. I think that is increasingly important for Africa as we look to introduce resilience and good infrastructure and solutions that will be sustainable to Africa.
We've got that standards and values approach, we've got huge innovation in the UK, so when we come we bring the latest techniques and the latest products, so we're not trying to flog old stock. We come with huge technical capability, which stems in part from really impressive research and development capabilities and, of course, we bring some pretty impressive financing credentials too, whether that is through public-private partnerships or through being able to access venture capital and City of London capability, or it's our export credit agency.
And British companies that are active in Africa genuinely care. They want to do good business – and that isn't just about profit, that is about doing the right thing, and investing in the communities they are operating in.
And it's amazing how many community support schemes are being run by British companies as a result either of their investment into Africa or their exporting relationship.
What can UK Export Finance do for Africa?
UK Export Finance is the world's oldest export credit agency. There aren't yet enough people who know enough about it, but where they do I think it's proving to be really successful in supporting British companies to land deals.
In Africa we have a risk appetite of over £21bn – that's £21bn we could be investing in Africa, that African partners can be accessing. And we have a really competitive offer there in that we have an expectation of just a minimum of 20% of UK content for any of these sorts of projects.
That is world class as an offer, and it partly demonstrates the extent to which the UK business environment is so interconnected around the world. We build these consortia and we're fairly comfortable with having a minority stake in some of these things. I think that's good for everybody.
In Africa we've got nine countries where UK Export Finance offers local-currency financing options. That means if you're an African buyer and you're looking at ways to bring in medical supplies and you're looking at the UK, you can engage in that contract and secure a loan in your local currency. It's helping to facilitate deals all across Africa. And we're working really hard to get more financing people based on the continent, to help promote that offer.
How can African countries capture the opportunities presented as the UK seeks a new trade logic?
For Africans and Brits alike, I would say, come and talk to us. You will find us wholly receptive and keen to talk and understand, whether you're an African buyer or whether you're looking for investment, we want to know that so that we can promote those opportunities back into the UK business world, and similarly help to connect businesses in the UK that are looking to either establish a foothold in Africa or expand their existing business in Africa.
We operate on both sides, for supply and demand. African businesses and governments can come and talk to us. We're in 24 locations and where we are not we do have usually a UK ambassador or high commissioner who equally would be happy to talk, so we can explain what we can offer as the UK and how we can help African governments really deliver their development goals and build their economies.
I haven't yet come across a government that doesn't want to create jobs. When you look at the demographics of Africa that job creation and wealth creation can be so critical for the future and trade is the only way that we're going to really build that prosperity we want to see. So we're poised and ready.
Over the last three months we've created a new structure within our team in Africa, the Trade Services Unit, to provide a single source of enquiry for any trade or investment questions to do with the UK or Africa. Through that we're able to provide a much swifter response and more professional service and publish opportunities as we hear about them and try and connect them with our supply side.
In terms of trade, is Africa the place to go next? Absolutely. If you think about Southeast Asia 15–20 years ago and how excited everybody was, everyone should be even more excited about the opportunities in Africa.
I think people understand that and as we at the Department for International Trade move to mature our own approach to doing business and really looking to establish that longer-term strategic relationship, I think that Africa is absolutely the place we can demonstrate where this works.
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(Muscicapa striata)
Note: "Spotted" Flycatcher is a misnomer (striata = "Striated")!
German name(s): "Grauer Fliegenschnäpper", "Grauschnäpper"
Size: 13.5-15 cm; wing span 23-23.5 cm
Weight: 10-21 g
Europe: Family Group 21 Family Group 21 Table European Pied Flycatcher Collared Flycatcher Semicollared Flycatcher Spotted Flycatcher Lesser Whitethroat Common Whitethroat Western Subalpine Warbler Dartford Warbler Sardinian Warbler Barred Warbler Eurasian Blackcap Thumbnails page Family group table Index of bird names European birds home page
Description Classification Distribution Sightings Photos Breeding Nest Eggs Behaviour Food Call/s
Click here for a physical description
Spotted Flycatchers are small insectivore birds. Their plumage is cryptic. They are basically grey to grey-brown all over, with some striation on the crown and down the throat and chest. The wing coverts have light-grey edge lining, while the flight feathers and the tail are dark-grey. The back is mid-grey, while the belly, vent and undertail coverts are light-grey. Only the supercilium has a noticeable brownish tinge. The irises are dark. The straight bill is dark-grey; the legs and feet are also dark-grey. Juvenile Spotted Flycatchers have a lighter-grey front than adults.
Taxonomy, classification
See Spotted Flycatcher at Wikipedia .
Click here for classification information
Based on recent studies, the International Ornithologists' Union now considers the two insular races "tyrrhenica" and "balearica" to be sufficiently different from all others to merit full species status as the newly created "Mediterranean Flycatcher" (Muscicapa tyrrhenica), while other taxonomic authorities still list them as races of the Spotted Flycatcher.
Range, habitat, finding this species
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The overall distribution of this species can be assessed based on sighting reports submitted by birdwatchers to the ebird.org website.
The global distribution of the Spotted Flycatcher is available HERE .
Spotted Flycatchers are a migratory species with in total about 7 races. Their breeding range extends from western Europe, including the British Isles, and near-coastal north-western Africa, to central and southern central Asia in the East. On migration they are found in parts of North Africa, all of Asia Minor, parts of the Middle East and the Arabian peninsula. They spend the northern winters in parts of Africa and south-west Asia.
Spotted Flycatchers are found as breeding migrants in all of Europe, including the British Isles and also all Mediterranean islands, but not in the northernmost parts of Scandinavia. In northern Portugal they appear only during their migration. 5 races can be found in various parts of Europe. Nominate race "striata" has the most wide-ranging distribution (basically all of continental Europe), because the four other races are found only on various Mediterranean islands and on the Crimean peninsula, respectively.
Spotted Flycatchers have a preference for habitats with some vegetation (shrubs, trees) with suitable perches, from which they hawk for insects into open areas.
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Race "striata"
J. Pires reports finding Spotted Flycatchers, nominate race "striata", regularly from late summer to autumn in various locations in central Portugal.
A Spotted Flycatcher, race "striata", was spotted by D. Wilczynska near the River Bug, near Brok, Masovia, Poland, in August 2016.
M. Eaton reports finding Spotted Flycatchers, race "striata", near Oslo airport, Oslo, Norway, in June 2018.
Race "tyrrhenica"
A family of Spotted Flycatchers, race "tyrrhenica", was spotted by D. Wilczynska near Cala Gonone, eastern Sardinia, Italy, in June 2016.
Race "sarudnyi"
Spotted Flycatchers, race "sarudnyi"(?), have previously been observed by us in Oman.
Sex unknown
Frontal view of a Spotted Flycatcher (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mequinenza, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, September 2019]
Frontal view of a Spotted Flycatcher (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, Coruche, Santarem, Portugal, September 2018]
Near-frontal view of a Spotted Flycatcher (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
Near-lateral view of a Spotted Flycatcher (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Malinowo, Masovia, Poland, August 2016]
Near-lateral view of a Spotted Flycatcher (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, October 2018]
Lateral view of a Spotted Flycatcher (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
Lateral view of a Spotted Flycatcher (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near Oslo airport, Oslo, Norway, June 2018]
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, August 2018]
Lateral/ventral view of a Spotted Flycatcher (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, July 2014]
Lateral view of a Spotted Flycatcher (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[River Bug, near Brok, Masovia, Poland, August 2016]
Lateral/ventral view of a Spotted Flycatcher (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
Near-dorsal/ventral view of a Spotted Flycatcher (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
Near-dorsal/ventral view of a Spotted Flycatcher looking for prey (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
Dorsal view of a Spotted Flycatcher (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2018]
Dorsal view of a Spotted Flycatcher (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
Direct comparison of a Spotted Flycatcher with a male House Sparrow (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
Lateral/ventral view of a Spotted Flycatcher in flight (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, October 2018]
IMMATURE/JUVENILE
Frontal/ventral view of a juvenile Spotted Flycatcher; note the yellow gape (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
Adult Spotted Flycatcher, centre, and two juveniles, left and right; note the vermiculation on the front and the spots on the ends of the wing coverts (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
Note that based on DNA studies it has been proposed to separate the two insular races "tyrrhenica" and "balearica" into a new species, the "Mediterranean Flycatcher" (Muscicapa tyrrhenica).
Frontal view of a Spotted Flycatcher (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Cala Gonone, eastern Sardinia, Italy, June 2016]
Adult Spotted Flycatcher, right, with a dependent juvenile, left (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
Adult Spotted Flycatcher, top, with two dependent juveniles, below (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
Near-frontal view of a juvenile Spotted Flycatcher (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
Near-lateral view of a juvenile Spotted Flycatcher (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
Photos of Spotted Flycatchers, race "sarudnyi"(?), have previously been obtained by us in Oman.
Food, Diet
As their name suggests, Spotted Flycatchers are insect hunters. Most flycatchers hunt for insects from low to mid-level perches.
Frontal view of a Spotted Flycatcher with its prey, a flying insect (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
Near-dorsal view of a Spotted Flycatcher with its prey, a flying insect (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
Call(s)/Song
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The interpretation of their meaning is our own; comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
spotfly_dw_20160813.m4a (Poland) Contact calls? © DW Your web browser does not support the HTML5 audio element.
More Spotted Flycatcher sound recordings are available at xeno-canto.org .
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Comedy line-up announced for next Robin Morgan & Friends gig
By Rhys Gregory 3 days ago
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Brightening up a dreary January, Chapter Arts Centre is delighted to announce a stellar line-up for their next virtual comedy gig, hosted by Welsh comedian Robin Morgan.
The event will take place on Thursday 21 January at 8pm and features some of TVs brightest talent including:
Jayde Adams (star of her own Amazon Special Serious Black Jumper, host of Netflix's Crazy Delicious), who performed at Chapter last year with her sell-out show The Ballad of Kylie Jenner's Old Face);
Olga Koch (Mock The Week (BBC2); The Now Show (BBC R4), Pls Like (BBC Three));
Leila Navabi (Stand Up Sesh (BBC One), BAMESHOW (BBC Radio 4))
Matt Rees (This Country (BBC Three), Leicester Mercury Comedian Of The Year)
The host for the night will be Robin Morgan (BBC Radio 4, Sky One, CBBC and BBC One), who has already presented a total of 5 popular virtual gigs with Chapter in 2020.
You can join the virtual event two ways: a limited number of 'front row seats' are available where audience members will be part of the action in the Zoom call with the performers. These tickets are on a first-come-first-served basis so if you want to be involved book early to avoid disappointment. Other audience members will watch the show as if they're watching stand-up on the telly.
On the day of the show, audiences will be sent a Zoom code. It's best to 'take your seat' (log onto the meeting) at around 7.45pm, for the show to begin at 8pm.
All tickets cost £5 and they are on sale now at www.chapter.org
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In its current form, the Commonwealth is meaningless.
by Callum Zehner | 5/10/18 2:05am
There is certainly something endearing about the notion of a group of geographically-disparate nations coming together to perform broad values-based activities. And against a growing trend of inward-looking nationalism, the Commonwealth of Nations certainly has a distinct appeal. However, although it should presumably be considered a paragon of grand multilateralism, the Commonwealth is effectively powerless in its current state. The organization puportedly has two aims: advancing democracy and human rights and aiding economic development. It struggles to do either, and it must be reformed for there to be any reason to keep it.
To be fair, the Commonwealth has had its good moments. It assisted in spearheading a slew of strict sanctions on South Africa in 1986, helping to cripple the Apartheid regime. It drafted the new constitution of Swaziland and created an independent electoral commission for Cameroon. Its impact on trade is also fairly positive, with it being estimated that the members' common language and legal systems reduce the cost of doing business within the bloc by 20 percent. And the coalition itself remains broadly popular, with those from developing member states more likely to favor it. This popularity is evident in the long list of countries hoping to join the body, including Burma, Ireland and Kuwait.
Yet, despite its positive aspects, the Commonwealth is inherently flawed. Firstly, the organization has proved itself impotent in dealing with states that are either undemocratic or perpetrating human rights violations. For example, the 2013 Commonwealth Summit in Colombo was rife with controversy as it was conducted by Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa, a man charged with committing atrocities in the country's civil war. As a result, the leaders of multiple nations refused to attend. In addition, the fact that Brunei, ruled by the firm hand of Sultan Bolkiah, is included among the member states is a testament to the institution's flexible definition of democracy. Beyond this, however, it is obvious that a plethora of abuses have been perpetrated by many of the 53 member states over the years, such as the anti-sodomy laws in Malawi and Gambia, that the Commonwealth has simply chosen not to recognize, let alone condemn.
It is because it lacks the ability to enforce its ideals of democracy and human rights that the organization can only go so far in pursuing them. As the member states have no legal obligations to one another, the Commonwealth's only tool for coercion is suspension of members, which is often ineffective. This can be seen in the fact that Zimbabwe was pushed into withdrawing in 2002 — over violence-marred elections — yet Robert Mugabe continued to govern unhindered as President until only last year.
The Commonwealth also struggles with its own irrelevance. To illustrate, when surveyed, a quarter of Jamaicans believed that the head of the organization was Barack Obama rather than Queen Elizabeth. And, in general, Commonwealth citizens do not know what the organization actually does or what it stands for — half of Britons and Canadians were found to be unable to name a single Commonwealth activity. The only time when the coalition of states truly receives any prolonged attention are the quadrennial Commonwealth Games, and that hardly merits the continuance of the bloc.
The Commonwealth's lack of fame or substantive impact on the global stage can be at least partially attributed to a scarcity of funding. The U.K., the largest economy in the group, contributes only 0.07 percent of its annual international development budget to the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation. The CFTC's total annual budget was a measly $40 million in 2017, dwarfed by the European Union's annual spending of $100 billion on economic development. As another point of comparison, the size of the entire Commonwealth Secretariat staff is smaller than the number working at the cafeteria at the United Nations headquarters. Having the resources to expand operations would allow the bloc significantly more clout in the international system.
Treacherously, the Commonwealth is often fundamentally viewed as a conspicuous attempt by the U.K. to cling onto some former imperial prestige. This has certainly affected relations within the group, with President Yahya Jammeh removing Gambia from the institution in 2013, referring to it as a "neo-colonialist institution." Many of the more recently added member states have taken issue with the perceived dominance of the "white" countries — chiefly the U.K., Canada and Australia. This notion of mellow imperialism is only compounded by the fact that the Queen remains the figurehead, with Prince Charles as her likely successor. Yet the dominant developing countries — such as India and Nigeria — appear consistently unwilling to take up larger roles in the coalition.
In the wake of the Brexit referendum, many in the U.K. have held up the Commonwealth to be the ideal replacement for the E.U., calling for revived ties with old associates. Yet seeing an expanded role for the Commonwealth is incredibly ambitious. At the moment, the coalition is, at best, a roundtable that gives a louder voice to smaller nations dotted around the globe. Ultimately, the bloc lacks money and influence and even defies its primary objective of pursuing democracy and human rights. Put simply, the Commonwealth has a tremendous amount of potential, and could do well by all of its members. If it reforms, may it become a major force. But until then, at least people have the Commonwealth Games to keep them entertained.
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Skullmonkeys fue la secuela de The Neverhood, creada por Doug TenNapel y publicada en 1998. En vez de ser un juego de aventuras para PC como su predecesor, fue un juego de plataformas para PlayStation. El lugar donde se desarrolla el juego aparece descrito en The Neverhood Hall of Records en  The Neverhood por uno de los seres divinos (como Hoborg) creados por Quater. La fama de la saga, especialmente de su predecesor, ha hecho perdurar su disponibilidad en tiendas de ordenadores. Aún en el año 2012, existen cientos de sitios webs disponibles de fanes de ambas sagas.

Véase también
 The Neverhood,Precuela del videojuego.
 BoomBots, videojuego de peleas realizado por el mismo equipo, con Klaymen como personaje desbloqueable.

Videojuegos de plataformas
Videojuegos humorísticos
Videojuegos para PlayStation
Videojuegos exclusivos para PlayStation
Videojuegos de 1998
Videojuegos con sprites digitalizados

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Cool a giant upgrade for sure, very nice.
Very nicely done and I totally agree with not painting it.
Beautiful upgrade, nice work. Any description on the build process?, finish?
Build process was pretty standard stuff with pocket screws for most of the joints and cabinets.
Finish was several courts of wipe on poly with a top coat of water based poly sprayed on.
Top was finished with pour on expo bar top finish.


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Q: AWS SAM Missing authentication token error on sample hello world app I'm setting up AWS SAM using VS Code on my Windows 10 development machine.  When I create and start the sample hello world application I get Missing Authentication Token in the browser.  See screenshot below.
Any suggestions on how to resolve would be appreciated.

A: You're simply calling a not-existing endpoint. There is a log line in your output which states how to access your function:

2019-07-01 21:56:50 Mounting HelloWorldFunction at http://127.0.0.1:3000/hello [GET]

So if you open http://127.0.0.1:3000/hello instead of http://127.0.0.1:3000/ you should get the output you're expecting.

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you may think that the choice of entrepreneurs must be the general family environment. In fact, the rich two generations, a lot of people look bright and shiny words. However, for the parties, this does not represent an honor. A survey by the Zhejiang University shows that more than half of the rich two generation want to start their own business.
a lot of women in the birth of the child, the work life must have a certain degree of alienation. Want to start their own business, the choice of those industries is more appropriate? How about the dessert industry? The investment value is very high, suitable for business with a small capital.
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is one of the development of science and technology, and secondly, people's needs, in short, now a variety of intelligent products are constantly coming out. Here, Xiao Bian will introduce you to the steam cleaning machine, the top ten brands, so that everyone can have a more familiar understanding of this emerging industry.
in accordance with the instructions of the Ministry of education, in 2016 China's universities will set up innovative entrepreneurship education courses. At the same time, all over the country is also the formation of entrepreneurial universities, and constantly improve the education system, improve the quality and ability of entrepreneurs.
entrepreneurship, one is the use of virtual space such as the network, there is a natural thing is to start in real life. Different business models, the advantages of natural. So, what are the advantages of Network Entrepreneurship? Let's analyze it together.
entrepreneurs are certain cragginess, one can obtain a wealth of real "gold", maybe your story is a part of the field of entrepreneurship "journey to the west", want to join the chain industry to make money, success lies in business ideas.
is now a lot of micro shop business was very popular, but there are many entrepreneurs are relying on the micro shop to earn a lot of money. However, if you want to micro shop business is good, very important to do a good job promotion. In the process of the promotion of numerous micro shop owner, circle of friends is a very important means. So, how to open a micro shop circle of friends to promote?
always feel that their life is too complicated and too much trouble? In fact, life is simple and easy, easy to do, the following recommendations, you will find that life is so simple, so full of fun!
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2 don't try to read the thoughts of others. Don't try to let others know what you're thinking. To communicate, communicate.
today, children's education is paid more and more attention, in the past few years, the number of children's education investment soared, is the development of the market all to join the project, three years has become the focus of investment in the first place, the most popular, the children's education market will be more bright, below to understand the situation of children's education.
summer, people have to drink herbal tea, and many herbal tea beverage brands, Wang Laoji's most powerful brand influence. The JDB and Wang Laoji's PK game, rose to the lawsuit situation, entrepreneurs can get from this brand battle what enlightenment?
annual 3.15 coming, I believe that during this period the merchants are careful. However, consumers hope that all businesses are so every year, so as to provide good services to provide good goods. But recently, a customer to buy a mattress 8 years into a slag, a detailed look at the details of it!
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Study shows disparities in access to affordable health care for Black and brown Texans
According to a new study, racial and ethnic disparities within Texas' health care system reveals Black and Latino Texans are less likely to have health insurance, access to medical
According to a new study, racial and ethnic disparities within Texas' health care system reveal Black and Latino Texans are less likely to have health insurance, access to medical facilities or preventative care.
A study released by the Commonwealth Fund spotlights racial and ethnic health disparities across all 50 states and Texas' overall health system performance is ranked one of the lowest in the nation.
Keisha Ray, PhD, assistant professor with the McGovern Center for Humanities & Ethics at UTHealth Houston, said the results of the study show what people of color in the Houston-area experience when it comes to access and affordability of health care.
"Those things really matter all the time, but they especially matter right now in the pandemic, when so much of our health affects other people," Dr. Ray said. "There are (also) ethnic disparities in things like access to education, access to transportation and access to proper housing and so it really does become this domino effect."
According to ABC News Equity Report, Houston's Black and Hispanic population has the highest percentage of people who do not have health insurance.
Dr. Cedric Dark, assistant professor of emergency medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, said approximately 20 percent of Texans are not insured. More than 750,000 Texans fall into the Medicaid coverage gap which means they do not qualify for the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) subsidies and are not eligible for Medicaid coverage.
Texas lawmakers did not enact an expansion of Medicaid coverage during its latest legislative session, which would have helped closed the gap and allow thousands of Texas to qualify.
"We need to fix the Medicad gap in Texas and one of the best ways to do that is actually being debated right now in Congress," Dr. Dark said. "For those of you that are eligible, please go to healthcare.gov and sign up."
For more details, follow Roxie Bustamante on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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Podcast: Are You Kidding Me?
By Monday Morning Manager on Oct 10, 2022 6:45:00 AM
It drove Izzy crazy, and he had no clue what to do about it. Day after day, email after email, Izzy sent messages that were honest, professional and ineffective. His subject lines told the truth in short comfortable requests for the recipient to please read the message. In short, Izzy felt like all his email correspondence was going into black hole where no one read them or responded to them. He knew that getting some traction with his new line of beverages would be a challenge, but this was downright agony. Was everyone in the world so cold and callous that they just did not bother to send a reply, even if it was thanks, no thanks?
Topics: sales process sales Monday Morning
Podcast: Buying Habits
By Monday Morning Manager on Aug 8, 2022 6:30:00 AM
Having earned a small commission check last month from her sales job, Marta was doing her best to replace her old refrigerator and had already hit the local appliance stores, as well as a few of the Big Box outlets.
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New Training Session: Join Us
By Sarah Waple on Jul 20, 2022 2:09:37 PM
We are pleased to announce the newest rotation of our High-Performance Sales Program is slated to start on Wednesday, Aug. 10. This course follows the revised timetable and curriculum that was offered at the start of 2022.
Topics: training career sales process
Podcast: Is Sharing Really Caring?
By Monday Morning Manager on Jul 11, 2022 6:30:00 AM
How did it happen again? Ed believed he nailed that presentation and felt he'd been as prepared as he could be for any questions the prospect could have had about his company's latest technology.
Topics: podcast lessons sales process discovery
Fast Tip Friday: Always Sell With One Hand on the Doorknob
By Charlie Hauck on Jul 1, 2022 6:45:00 AM
Good afternoon, welcome to another fast tip for Friday. Today's topic is one where it's the end of the week, I hope everybody's had some success prospecting. I hope someone has advanced the opportunities in their pipeline to the point where you can expect to collect a decision on the next call, you've done enough fact finding, you've done enough discovery or diagnostic interview and work and now you're at that step in the process where it's either time to fish or cut bait, or we're gonna get a yes or no, but either way, we're going home for a decision.
Topics: Sales tactics sales process sales
Podcast: Mental Distractions and Clutter
By Monday Morning Manager on Jun 13, 2022 6:30:00 AM
It was early Monday morning and Brett was lying awake in bed, worrying about his upcoming week. Although his business and personal life was running about average so far this year, he had fallen into the habit of replaying past failures in his head, worrying about every little thing on his numerous To Do lists, and allowing a constant stream of negative internal talk. All of this was causing him a lot of anxiety and stress, both before and during many of his business development meetings.
Topics: podcast sales process fear anxiety
Fast Tip Friday: Warm Leads Create False Hope
By Charlie Hauck on May 27, 2022 1:06:17 PM
Do you ever get caught up with warm leads? You have hope but cannot get the win? If so, this is the topic for you.
Topics: career sales process
Fast Tip Friday: Steak vs Hotdogs
By Charlie Hauck on May 20, 2022 7:00:00 AM
Do you prefer hotdogs or steak? I bet you said steak.
In this episode of Fast Tip Friday, Charlie talks about the analogy of Steak and Hotdogs to encourage your sales efforts.
Topics: sales calls skill development sales process sales
Podcast: Emotions and Margins
By Monday Morning Manager on May 16, 2022 6:30:00 AM
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Prince: Mzansi Super League on SABC 'groundbreaking'
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Pakistan bypass Amir for Australia T20 series
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Cape Town - It may not have been by design, but Cricket South Africa's (CSA) 'decision' to give the broadcasting rights for the upcoming Mzansi Premier League to the SABC is one that is going down well.
Things are moving along at a rapid pace, and in the blink of an eye we now have six franchises and 96 players signed up to South African cricket's latest product.
It hasn't always been plain sailing.
The T20 Global League, due to be launched at the end of last year, flopped in the absence of a title sponsor and a broadcast deal.
It was a failure that left CSA embarrassed, but it was ultimately then-CEO Haroon Lorgat who was made the scapegoat.
In 2018, under the new leadership of Thabang Moroe, CSA are trying again.
But, up until a couple of weeks ago, the tournament looked destined for the same miserable fate as the Global League.
In June this year, CSA announced that it had joined forces with SuperSport in an equity deal that would see the broadcaster own a healthy chunk of the league.
Just two months later, SuperSport pulled the plug on that partnership and that was when CSA looked dead and buried.
Attempts at a broadcast deal with SuperSport in the weeks that followed did not bear any fruit, and it was only at the end of September that CSA announced a deal with the cash-strapped SABC.
Details of that deal are still unclear, and it has been reported that no money can change hands due to SABC's financial situation, but CSA has since secured help from Global Sports Commerce - the Singapore-based technology service company that works with the IPL.
That is good news for the SABC, who will now have assistance in producing a world class product.
The most important piece of information, though, is that the tournament will be available to all South Africans from November 16 - December 16.
It is a development that Cape Blitz coach Ashwell Prince describes as "groundbreaking" in South Africa.
"Everybody around the country will be able to see the game and see their heroes out there on the field. I think it's brilliant," Prince told Sport24 at Newlands on Thursday.
"It's vitally important ... it's groundbreaking,"
Broadcast deals aside, the tournament organisers must now do what they can to generate as much interest in the product as they possibly can.
They have less than a month.
Fixtures have been announced and Prince is hopeful that the South African cricket public will buy in.
"I think it is new, exciting and there are some international players," Prince said.
"I'm hoping they will make the tickets really affordable. It would be brilliant for a whole family of four to be able to come in for R100 or whatever the case may be.
"A lot of the money is made through TV rights and it being sold around the world, so it would be nice if the ticket prices are affordable."
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October 18 - 24, 2015: Issue 236
Pittwater Dragon Boat Racing Club Medallists from 2015 International Dragon Boat Federation's 12th World Nations Championships in Canada
Avalon's Virginia Head and her three Silver Medals from IDBF's 2015 World Championships
Pittwater Dragon Boat Racing Club Members competed at International Dragon Boat Federation World Nations Championships held in Welland, Canada, from 19 to 23 August, 2015, representing Australia as part of the Australian Aurora's Team.
Pittwater resident Virginia Head, a member of Avalon Beach SLSC and Barrenjoey Breakers Swim Group, Therese Cerneaz, winner of five medals (three silver and two gold) as part of the 2014 Australian Team at the World Dragon Boat Racing Championships in Szeged, Hungary, along with Gary Finnigan, Head Coach of the Pittwater Outrigger Racing Club as well as six years representative for NSW in Dragon Boats and Karen Peek, all members of the Pittwater Dragon Boat Racing Club, were also members of the 2015 Australian Dragon Boat Federation Aurora's squad and paddled for Australia in Canada, which hosted the 2015 World Dragon Boat Racing Championships, August 19 – 23, at the Welland International Flatwater Centre North Course. All four came home with silver medals, a few of them!
The International Dragon Boat Federation holds a World Nations Championships every other year in odd years, 2013 being the previous competition.
The best dragon boat teams from around the globe attend and this year the event drew teams from Australia, Canada, China, Chinese Taipei, Czech Republic, Germany, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Macau, Puerto Rico, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Philippines, and the United States.
The Australian Team, with family members who travelled with them, was close to 5, 000.
Each day, this event attracted another 5,000 individuals to Niagara to watch the racing.
Virginia, Gary and Therese all formed part of the Senior C team while Karen was a member of the Senior A team.
Virginia with team mates - Therese Cerneaz is 3rd from right)
Virginia, who at 73 was the oldest member on the team, has a definite 'use it or lose it' attitude to life and this septuagenarian shows no sign of slowing down although she will shift more towards coaching those who want to 'try it out' now.
Virginia in her team shirt
In Canada with Team Members
Everybody's name is on this event t-shirt
The youngest member of the Australian team was 13.
Virginia estimates the Australian Auroras had at least 62 medallists from the 2015 International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) 12th World Dragon Boat Racing Championships, some of whom, like herself, brought home more than one.
About the Australian Auroras
In 2010 the Australian Dragon Boat Federation (AusDBF) unveiled the first national team to be open to paddlers from all states and territories, following a move away from the state-based selection system of previous international campaigns.
To mark the occasion, AusDBF asked the Australian paddling community to submit their suggestion for a team name that would become our national crew's identity. Among the diamonds in the rough, a small number of names were selected for final consideration before the paddlers selected for the 2010 Asian Championships cast a secret ballot to select the new national team moniker.
The Auroras was adopted for our national team, and was readily embraced by the membership.
To mark the 2011 World Championship campaign, which saw paddlers drawn from all eight state and territories for the first time in a bid to represent Australia, AusDBF again turning to the national paddling community to enhance our image, and this time, design an emblem for the Auroras.
Nathan Cain from Brisbane River Dragons, Queensland, was the winner of the concept design. His design and descriptions of the artwork's components provide a particularly Australian and powerful symbol and logo representatives wear proudly on the international stage.
The triangular base shape portrays a position of strength and power while a simple colour pallet of Australian earth tones provides high contrast and maximises visual impact. The theme of the Aurora is maintained with the graphic bands of light across the logo. The subtle inclusion of Aboriginal style imagery is used to help truly identify the Auroras as our national team.
When we caught up with Virginia this week, apart from being thrilled at bringing home some of Australia's extraordinary tally from the 12th World Dragon Boat Racing Championships, it was the team's reception in Canada, where people are very much like Australians in their outlook and approach to life, that has stuck with her.
"Everywhere we went the crowds would cheer 'Aussie, Aussie, Aussie'," Virginia explained. "When we attended a baseball match, 'Aussie, Aussie, Aussie'. When we were part of the parade of all teams at Niagara Falls – 'Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!'. People recognised the green and gold and they all cheered us – that's how well known Australian sportspeople are, and how well they are welcomed, wherever they go."
One of Virginia's views at world famous Niagara
Congratulations to our Northern Beaches paddlers for their selection into the Auroras 2015 Squad and thank you for the wonderful way you represented Australia at the IDBF 12th World Nations Championships. Full Australian Auroras 2015 Team
There's numerous podium appearances by all classes of the Australian team, as well as some of the fun on this dedicated Facebook page: www.facebook.com/IdbfWorldDragonBoatRacingChampionshipsWelland/timeline
Results: idbfchamps.org/2015_well.php
To celebrate this great news for our Northern Beaches in this fast paced and exciting sport, the Pittwater Dragon Boat Racing Club runs as this Issue's Profile of the Week
Australian Aurora's Team 2015 - Aussies ! - image courtesy Virginia.
Australian Men's Team with thanks to Mark Smith for capturing these wonderful pictures of the 2015 World Dragon Boat Racing Championships, Day 1


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