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Politiclips – Inaugural 10.12.18 Edition
Posted on October 12, 2018 by Brett Sebastian
Good morning everyone and welcome to the first edition of my new column, Politiclips. Jury is still out on the name and how I'm going to structure this going forward. The goal of this column is to give you a source of news, commentary and links that diverge from the mainstream nonsense as well as the junk that floats around on partisan websites or social media. Hopefully, this might help you be informed and also keep you in the know on a variety of topics that go beyond the news cycle. I'll try and post these every Friday morning so it acts as a recap of our blistering news cycle. I will be touching on politics, elections, public policy, sports, and really anything that I want because…well it's my column and I get the final say.
The Big Headline: The Brazilian Trump
Brazil held its presidential election last Sunday resulting in a runoff between Jair Bolsonaro, Fernando Haddad. Bolsonaro is the leading candidate from the Social Liberal Party, Brazil's conservative political party. Ironically founded as a socially liberal party in 1994, the liberal wing left earlier this year leaving SLP as Brazil's premier conservative party and the Brazilian version of the popular-conservative parties sweeping the globe. Bolsonaro has a military background and has been in the Brazilian Congress since 1990. Bolsonaro and SLP are campaigning in opposition to the Workers' Party and Haddad. Haddad is an economist, longtime agency head for Brazilian social entities, and former Mayor of Sao Paulo (his reelection campaign failed in 2016). His unlikely presidential campaign began when he was announced to be the running mate of embattled former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva whom the Brazilian Superior Electoral Court ruled ineligible due to his being a convicted criminal (we will get to that in a second). With Lula out, the PT boosted Haddad to the front man and Communist Party legislator Manuela d'Avila became his running mate.
The Workers' Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores or "PT") is Brazil's liberal party with a broad tent that includes elements of democratic socialism, Christian leftism, laborism, socialism, and communism. The PT has a colorful history; born in opposition to Brazil's long-time military dictatorship, the PT burst onto the national scene in 2002 when its leading politician, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, surpassed Ronald Reagan as the most voted president in history (since surpassed by George W. Bush in 2004 and both Obama elections). The PT held power in Brazil from 2002 to 2016 with Lula ending his presidency with tremendous popularity and his successor, Dilma Rousseff, holding the presidency from 2011 to 2016. During much of this reign the Brazilian economy grew and Brazil entered the world stage winning and hosting international spotlight events like the World Cup and Olympics. However the luster started to come off in the mid-2010's as the PT suffered a number scandals culminating in the 2015 Brazilian protests over gross corruption involving Rousseff, Lula, a number of other officials and the semi-public Brazilian national oil company, Petrobras (a multi-billion dollar Fortune Global 100 company). In 2016 the Brazilian Senate voted to impeach Rousseff placing the current president, Michael Temer, in office similar to how the U.S. Vice President succeeds the U.S. President during a successful impeachment process. At the same time prosecutors filed corruption charges against Lula and in the summer of 2017 Lula was found guilty of accepting $1.2M in bribes (in the form of improvements to his personal property) from the construction company Grupo OAS who then received lucrative contracts from Petrobras. In the midst of the start of his 12-year prison sentence Lula made a run to be the PT's presidential candidate that was backed by his supporters before the Electoral Court nixed the campaign as Brazil does not allow convicted criminals who have exhausted their appeals to run.
The 2018 campaign has been contentious in that it is focused on the rhetoric and personal campaign of Bolsonaro as well as the national referendum on the PT and the corruption scandals of its recent leadership. In addition to the obvious politics surrounding the scandals of the PT, Bolsonaro has captured international headlines as the "Brazilian Trump", the latest of the right-wing populist candidates like Hungary's Viktor Orban or France's Marine le Pen. Like Trump's campaign here in the U.S., Bolsonaro's campaign has polarized Brazil. Bolsonaro has campaigned on cutting taxes (particularly corporate and inheritance taxes similar to the controversial cuts seen in the U.S. in 2017), promoting traditional family values, and cuts to government spending. Bolsonaro is a vocal opponent to liberal social policies like same-sex marriage, abortion, affirmative action and immigration (Brazil has significant immigration from Haiti, Africa and the Middle East). In 2017 a Brazilian court upheld a $2,500 fine against Bolsonaro for remarks he made on the floor of Brazilian Congress where he stated Congresswoman Maria do Rosario was "not worthy of being raped" in response to her calling him a rapist (Bolsonaro was arguing that minors committing heinous crimes like murder or rape should be tried as adults). He routinely praises the 1964-1985 military dictatorship including stating in 2008 that "the error of the dictatorship was that it tortured, but did not kill." Interestingly, unlike Trump's campaign, Bolsonaro's supporters are markedly different than the demographics of 2016-2018 Republican voters. Polling indicates his supporters are younger, middle and upper class, college graduates, and centrists (similarities between the two include the support of long-time conservatives and conservative Christians).
The election occurred on October 7. Because Brazil is a multiparty democracy it is typical that presidential elections proceed to a runoff and this cycle is no different. Bolsonaro receieved 46 percent of the vote with Haddad taking 29.28 percent (the remaining eleven candidates split 24.69 percent). The runoff will occur on October 28. Recent polling (October 8-10 results) show Bolsonaro in the lead 48-51 percent to Haddad's 36-41 percent with 11-14 percent of respondents undecided.
How does this impact the United States? His victory would be the biggest victory for the global populist-conservative movement since Trump's election. With Petrobras in the center of the corruption scandals plaguing the PT and Bolsonaro being a known advocate for privatizing nationally owned industries, there is a chance his victory might see some privatization efforts. Beyond the presidential election, the 2018 elections saw sweeping gains for conservatives in the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies (equivalent of the House of Representatives) and the Brazilian Senate. Only eight senators retained their seats out of 54 up for grabs and over 250 of the 513 Chamber seats will see new deputies. The SLP jumped from one seat to 52 in the Chamber. The nature of the Brazilian Chamber and Senate require governing coalitions as the party system is so fractured that no one party can hold the reigns of power as happens in America. That being said a conservative legislature should empower Bolsonaro to pursue his goals which will likely mirror the agenda of the U.S. Republican Party: deregulation, tax cuts, anti-immigration, promotion of traditional social values, and increased police and military spending. Lastly, Bolsonaro might be the most pro-American candidate in modern Brazilian political history. Whereas Lula and Rousseff sought trade ties with Europe, Bolsonaro wants to pivot to the U.S. He has directly stated that he wants to mirror American firearms policies as a template for deregulation efforts in Brazil among other policies the average U.S. conservative would endorse.
In Other Major International Election News
Sunday also saw a referendum vote to constitutionally ban same-sex marriage in Romania fail. The vote to amend the constitution to change "between spouses" to "between a man and a woman" needed to obtain the participation of at least 30 percent of the electorate to be valid; only 20 percent of the electorate participated. Interestingly, same-sex marriage is already banned in Romania under the civil code but concerns of EU interference prompted the push to amend the country's constitution. Doubly interesting, it looks like the campaign to oppose same-sex marriage was instigated, or at least supported, by the U.S. based Liberty Counsel (who even flew former Kentucky clerk Kim Davis all the way to Romania to support the referendum).
Quick Headlines
Washington Post Columnist Jamal Khashhoggi (a Saudi citizen living in the U.S.) entered the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Istanbul last week and hasn't been seen since. Speculation is he was killed on the orders of the Saudi Royal Court. A new report from the Washington Post claims that a source knows that U.S. intelligence had intercepted communications that the Saudis intended to capture him. Here is a link to some of his articles for the Post. Even a casual skim explains why the Saudi Royal family might not be too thrilled with him.
Bosnia utilizes a tripartite presidency and one of its new presidents supports the break up of his own country .
The Centers for Disease Control estimate that 100,000 young children have not had a vaccination against any of the 14 diseases for which shots are recommended.
The chief of Interpol has vanished on a personal trip to China.
Singapore is scrapping education rankings with the education minister stating that learning is not a competition.
Brian Kemp, Georgia's Secretary of State who runs elections in the state, is facing thee lawsuits for discrimination in his office's voter registration policies.
Trust in Vladimir Putin has plummeted in Russia following a brutal legislative battle over pension reform. This week, 39% of Russians listed Putin as trustworthy, a 20 percent decrease from last November when 59 percent of Russians claimed they trusted the Russian president.
Trump's tariffs now cost Americans more than Affordable Care Act taxes. Per the article:
"The National Taxpayers Union Foundation now estimates the total annual cost of enacted tariffs to be $41.65 billion. That easily outpaces the tax bill from the Affordable Care Act for next year ($34.6 billion) after accounting for recent changes to the ACA."
If it's on the internet it's gotta be true! Clip of the week
This viral video of a Russian feminist pouring bleach on "manspreaders" has been debunked as state-backed Russian propaganda.
Game(s) of the Week
This might be the best sports weekend we've had all year. The Dodgers and Brewers kickoff the NLCS tonight followed by a Saturday slate that includes the start of the Red Sox-Astros ALCS, #2 Georgia vs. #13 LSU, a trap game for #8 Penn State against a cornered Michigan State team, #7 Washington vs. #17 Oregon in the first meaningful game in that rivalry in years, and #15 Wisconsin vs. #12 Michigan. We'll also see trap games for undefeated #6 West Virginia (on the road against Iowa State where dreams go to die) and #19 Colorado (on the road at USC). Sunday gives us key match ups like Chargers vs. Browns, Steelers vs. Bengals, Ravens vs. Titans, and capped off with Chiefs vs. Patriots in what could be a preview of the AFC Championship. On top of that add in several great matchups in the early NHL season and UEFA League games including England vs. Croatia, Belgium vs. Switzerland and Netherlands vs. Germany. Oh yeah, the NBA starts Tuesday.
We're All Gonna Die News of the Week
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released an alarming report written by 62 scientists from 27 countries. The basic finding is that global emissions need to reduce by 45 percent between 2010 and 2030 and hit net zero by 2050 to limit warming to 1.5°C and failures to do so could risk warming to 2°C which could cause deep adverse impacts. Quoted directly from their report:
"Human activities are estimated to have caused approximately 1.0°C of global warming above pre-industrial levels, with a likely range of 0.8°C to 1.2°C. Global warming is likely to reach 1.5°C between 2030 and 2052 if it continues to increase at the current rate."
"Climate models project robust differences in regional climate characteristics between present-day and global warming of 1.5°C, and between 1.5°C and 2°C. These differences include increases in: mean temperature in most land and ocean regions (high confidence), hot extremes in most inhabited regions (high confidence), heavy precipitation in several regions (medium confidence), and the probability of drought and precipitation deficits in some regions (medium confidence)."
"By 2100, global mean sea level rise is projected to be around 0.1 metre lower with global warming of 1.5°C compared to 2°C (medium confidence). Sea level will continue to rise well beyond 2100 (high confidence), and the magnitude and rate of this rise depends on future emission pathways."
The report basically states that we need to cut CO2 emissions by about 45 percent by 2030 to limit warming to 1.5°C and then hit net zero around 2050. To limit warming to below 2°C we would need to decline emissions by 20 percent by 2030 and reach net zero around 2075.
"Pathways limiting global warming to 1.5°C with no or limited overshoot would require rapid and far-reaching transitions in energy, land, urban and infrastructure (including transport and buildings), and industrial systems (high confidence). These systems transitions are unprecedented in terms of scale, but not necessarily in terms of speed, and imply deep emissions reductions in all sectors, a wide portfolio of mitigation options and a significant upscaling of investments in those options (medium confidence)."
So we essentially have 30 years to change the global economy and the consumption patterns of billions of people and thousands of cultures. Easy peasy.
But its Okay Because the Danes Will Save Us All
The world's largest offshore wind developer, the Copenhagen based Orsted announced a $510 million purchase of U.S.-based Deepwater Wind LLC. Deepwater Wind owns the only offshore wind farm operating off the U.S. coast and owns rights to develop windfarms in Connecticut, New York, and Rhode Island.
Awesome News of the Week
Chile is opening a 1,700-mile trail to connect 17 national parks across Patagonia
Candidates Matter
In all the hype about polling, national trends, news cycles, blue waves and GOP resurgence…we often forget that the races are about people and local opinion matters. In Florida, Democratic candidate Donna Shalala is now down in the polls 51-49 to her Republican challenger Maria Elvira Salazar. The catch? Trump lost this district by 20-points and it shouldn't be competitive. Shalala is the former President of the University of Miami whereas Salazar is a local Spanish-language TV journalist running independent of Trump.
The Cost of Healthcare is too Damn High!
The American Journal of Medicine has released a study of 9.5 million estimated new diagnoses of cancer from 2000 to 2012. They found the average individual to be >50 years old, 51 percent retired, 54 percent married, and 56 percent on Medicare. After two years 42 percent of those studied had depleted their life's assets with increasingly worse odds dependent on cancer type, socioeconomic status, insurance status, clinical characteristics (smoking, diabetes, etc.) and age. The average losses clocked in at a staggering $92,098/year and by the fourth year financial insolvency extended to 38.2 percent of those studies.
The Big Headline You Missed: Baseball Might Be Going To Jail
Sports Illustrated published a gigantic piece this week reporting that the Department of Justice is conducting a massive investigation into the recruitment of international players and potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. In the piece SI reports that multiple potential victims of smuggling and human trafficking have given evidence to law enforcement or testified before a federal grand jury. The investigation is diving deep into the underworld of recruiting and bringing foreign players, especially Cuban players, to the United States and the level of knowledge and involvement that the MLB clubs themselves have of the shady operations. One of the more insane documents SI got ahold of includes a database the Los Angeles Dodgers made themselves to rank the criminality of their own employees in Latin America.
While this particular story is new, the intersection of criminal law and shady international recruitment of players is hardly new itself. The growing scope of the issue is what is concerning. Fan Graphs wrote up a report speculating "what is described in the SI piece also comes dangerously close to a violation of a law called the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO"), a law which allows for prosecution of an entire company or enterprise instead of each person involved individually." Not only does RICO carry weightier criminal penalties than FCPA but it was deliberately created by Congress to allow prosecutors to take down criminal organizations. The SI report clearly indicates that the Dodgers are not the only organization under the microscope by the DOJ and an interesting quote from the article reads:
"When reached by SI, spokesman Pat Courtney said, "Major League Baseball has not been contacted by federal authorities regarding an investigation." That will likely change soon."
Fan Graph writer Sheryl Ring, a litigation attorney and General Counsel at Open Communities, a non-profit legal aid agency in the Chicago suburbs, speculates :
"That might well be no cause for alarm at all. On the other hand, it also means that MLB was probably not approached about cooperating, which may also indicate that MLB's own front office is under investigation."
It's hard to see how, in a thorough investigation, the DOJ wouldn't contact MLB at all in a serious investigation of one of its franchises. Yet the intentions and definitions of RICO give prosecutors wide latitude to prosecute any person in an enterprise that receives income, directly or indirectly, from racketeering activities. The definition of racketeering is itself intentionally broad and directly mentions kidnapping, bribery, extortion, fraud, obstruction of justice, and trafficking. All of these actions routinely occur in human trafficking enterprises whether it be sex trafficking of women and children or the trafficking of soon-to-be multi-millionaire Cuban baseball stars for labor purposes. Depending on the scope of the DOJ investigation and who knows what and profited from what in the many front offices across MLB, prosecution could be widespread across the league.
Kava-nashing of Teeth
If this first column seems international-heavy, you might be right. We have a massive hurricane hitting Florida and George literally right now and the U.S. news cycle and punditry seems stuck on the post-Kavanugh fall out. To the right, the left has apparently evolved into a bloodthirsty mob led by Taylor Swift hellbent on vengeance. To the left, the right is the tyranny of minority rule come to life thanks to the backdoor schemes of Mitch McConnell, the Russian mob, and Ted Nugent.
What meaningful take can I add onto such rhetoric? Quite frankly I think the best thing I can do is post two divergent pundit pieces (gross) and ask that you take the five minutes to read both with an open mind. If nothing else you might get a glimpse into seeing how the other team is thinking about your side:
Bryan Dean Wright: Post-Kavanaugh, Democrats have no Plan B — they thought the Culture War would work.
Richard Wolffe: Brett Kavanuagh's Confirmation Isn't Democracy. It's a Judicial Coup.
The New Republic gives a good rundown about several abortion cases headed to the Supreme Court and how recent judicial activity on this issue is less about one sweeping challenge to abortion rights but rather many small chips as red states test the regulatory edges the Supreme Court will, and will not, allow on the issue.
Death to the Death Penalty (In Washington at least)
The Washington Supreme Court ruled the state's death penalty unconstitutional Thursday in a unanimous decision. The decision removes eight people from death row and changes their sentence to life in prison. Five justice wrote in the majority opinion, with the crux of the holding stating:
"The death penalty is invalid because it is imposed in an arbitrary and racially biased manner. While this particular case provides an opportunity to specifically address racial disproportionality, the underlying issues that underpin our holding are rooted in the arbitrary manner in which the death penalty is generally administered. As noted by appellant, the use of the death penalty is unequally applied—sometimes by where the crime took place, or the county of residence, or the available budgetary resources at any given point in time, or the race of the defendant. The death penalty, as administered in our state, fails to serve any legitimate penological goal; thus, it violates article I, section 14 of our [Washington] state constitution."
Here is a link to the full opinion.
A concurring opinion (signed by the other four justices) states that the system is so flawed that it "constitutionally cannot stand." Washington is the twentieth state in the U.S. to remove the death penalty joining Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Vermont West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
LigaMLS?
CBS Sports reported this week that discussions have occurred about the possibility of merging Major League Soccer and Mexico's Liga MX sometime shortly after the 2026 World Cup (hosted by Canada, Mexico and the U.S.). How the mechanics and travel of this league would work is very much up in the air but the possibility of a 40+ team league spanning North America is intriguing. The move does make sense from a monetary perspective as LigaMX would markedly boost MLS TV ratings while access to the U.S. and Canadian markets would enrich the LigaMX teams.
She Said, Fed Said
The Dow took a tumble this week, seemingly in response to the Federal Reserve changing interest rates. Naturally, President Trump took aim at the Fed. Here are some interesting opinion pieces:
Annie Lowrey: President Trump keeps criticizing the Federal Reserve. The central bank keeps ignoring him (The Atlantic).
Mark Grant: President and Congress have the right to question the Fed (USA Today)
StarTrekking
Voyager 2 could leave the Solar System and enter interstellar space any day now, following in the footsteps of Voyager 1 which left in 2012. The probe, launched in 1977, is 11 billion miles from Earth and is at the extreme edge of the heliopause, the boundary where the Sun's solar wind gives way to cosmic space. In August researchers noticed a five percent increase in cosmic ray detection, essentially blasts of protons, electrons and atomic nuclei thrown from supernovae into deep space at the speed of light. Voygaer 1 experienced a similar reading before crossing into interstellar space three months after.
One Final Thing
Mix in a salad you're breaking the donkeys. Greece bans obese tourists from riding donkeys.
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Empire of Liberty: Keep to the Code
Empire of Liberty: The Concordat


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L'adjectif punique qualifie ce qui a trait aux Carthaginois de l'Antiquité. Il vient du latin punicus ou poenicus (même sens), dérivé du nom , lui-même issu du grec  qui signifiait à la fois « Phénicien » et « Carthaginois ».

Sciences et techniques
 Le Fadet punique (Coenonympha lyllus ou Coenonympha pamphilus lyllus) est un papillon de la famille des Nymphalidae (sous-famille des Satyrinae).
 Le Faune punique (Hipparchia powelli) est un papillon de la famille des Nymphalidae (sous-famille des Satyrinae).

Sciences humaines et sociales

Histoire
 Les guerres gréco-puniques (600-265 av. J.-C.) sont une série de conflits qui ont opposé les Grecs aux Carthaginois pour le contrôle de la Méditerranée occidentale et notamment de la Sicile. On distingue en particulier :
 la première guerre gréco-punique (480), entre une alliance menée par Carthage et les cités grecques de Syracuse et d'Agrakas. Elle se termina par la défaite de Carthage ;
 la deuxième guerre gréco-punique (410-340), une succession de conflits opposant Carthage à Syracuse. Longtemps incertaine, la guerre s'acheva par un statu quo ;
 la troisième guerre gréco-punique (315-307), opposant Carthage et ses alliés à Syracuse, qui y perdit son rôle de puissance méditerranéenne majeure.
 Les guerres puniques sont trois guerres qui ont opposé, durant plus d'un siècle, la Rome antique au royaume de Carthage :
 la première guerre punique (264-241 av. J.-C.), qui se termine par le contrôle de la Sicile par les Romains, et par l'imposition à Carthage d'un lourd tribut ;
 la deuxième guerre punique (218-201 av. J.-C.), qui se déroule en Europe jusqu'en 203 puis en Afrique, et se termine par un traité de paix très défavorable à Carthage, qui doit notamment abandonner ses possessions en Ibérie et aux Baléares ;
 la troisième guerre punique (149-146 av. J.-C.), qui se termine par l'anéantissement de la cité punique, qui est rasée.
 Les échelles puniques sont des installations côtières à finalité commerciale créées par Carthage sur le littoral nord-africain, à des distances les unes des autres équivalentes à une journée de navigation.

Linguistique
 Le punique, ou phénico-punique, est une variété du phénicien, une langue sémitique éteinte. Il était parlé pendant l'Antiquité en Afrique du Nord et dans plusieurs îles méditerranéennes.
 L'alphabet punique est une ramification de l'alphabet phénicien utilisée jusqu'au  pour écrire la langue punique. On en distingue deux variantes, le punique classique (traditionnellement utilisé pour les inscriptions monumentales) et le néo-punique (de forme cursive, utilisé partout ailleurs).
 L'expression foi punique, transcrite du latin, est synonyme de « mauvaise foi et perfidie ». Employée par Balzac, elle est considérée comme vieillie.

Littérature
 La Guerre punique est un poème épique racontant la deuxième guerre punique, écrit par Silius Italicus vers la fin de la dynastie des Flaviens.

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News Travel Sri Lankan Airlines
SriLankan Airlines to begin London – Maldives direct flights
November 15, 2020 , 12:07
SriLankan Airlines flight at Gan International Airport | Photo: AdduLIVE
Malé, Maldives — The flag carrier airline of Sri Lanka, SriLankan Airlines will be operating direct London-Maldives flights starting from December.
While the airline is scheduled to begin their operations on December 12, they will be operating twice a week on Tuesdays and Saturdays. These flights will be taking approximately 10 hours as it the two countries are 8,458 kilometres apart.
The flight will be departing from the major international airport in London, Heathrow airport at 1930 hrs and is expected to arrive to the main international airport of Maldives, Velana International Airport at 1050 hrs. This flight will be returning back from Maldives at 1140 hours and is expected to land in Heathrow at 1800 hrs.
The Sri Lankan airline will be following the same route until April 31 of 2021 along with its Oneworld alliance partner, the British Airways. The British Airways is scheduled to operate direct Heathrow-Male' flights six times a week.
The second largest UK based carrier, British Airways will be traveling to Maldives-Heathrow on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. It will be departing from Heathrow at 1815 hrs and is expected to arrive to Maldives at 0940 hrs. However, on Saturday, the airline will be departing from Heathrow at 2120 hrs and arriving at 0045 hrs.
As of October 25, tourists traveling from Maldives are allowed to enter the United Kingdom without the need for mandatory isolation. This is why, the number of tourists have consecutively increased. While tourists are also not required to go through mandatory quarantine in Maldives, the number of tourist arrivals have increased by a great extend despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
On July 15, Maldives reopened its international borders as an attempt to recover the economic loss the country has faced. As Maldives solely depends on the tourism sector, the closure of borders had gravely affected the economy of Maldives.
However, as the country has also received got certified as a "Safe Travel" destination which is safe for tourists to travel to in September, the country has started welcoming several tourists into the couontry.
Only a negative PCR test not exceeding 96 hours is necessary to enter Maldives, and travelers of every nationality are offered a free tourist visa of 30 days on arrival. Split stays among exclusive tourist resorts, guesthouses on local islands and safaris are also now permitted in Maldives.
SriLankan Airlines begins flights between Male' and London
SriLankan Airlines crowned World's Leading Airline in the Indian Ocean
British Airways to operate direct flights to Maldives
British Airways to resume flights between Maldives and London
Sri Lankan Airlines

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Professor Michael Gillings from Genes to Geoscience Research Center, Department of Biological Sciences, E8A271, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, AUSTRALIA, pointed out a plagiarism in a paper published in Journal of Biological Sciences Volume 8 Number 7, 1138-1148, 2008.
On the receipt of Professor Michael Gillings's letter, the case forwarded to the Ethics Committee of the Science Alert. As per the report of the Ethics Committee, article entitled "Reproductive Cycle of the Sea Urchin Echinometra mathaei (Echinodermatidea: Echinoidea) in Bostaneh, Persian Gulf, Iran" authored by N. Mahdavi Shahri from Department of Biology, School of Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran published in Journal of Biological Sciences Volume 8 Number 7, 1138-1148, 2008, contains substantial sections of text that have been taken verbatim from earlier publication without clear and unambiguous attribution.
Science Alert considers misappropriation of intellectual property and duplication of text from other authors or publications without clear and unambiguous attribution totally unacceptable.
Plagiarism is a violation of copyright and a serious breach of scientific ethics. The Editors and Publisher have agreed to officially retract this article.
Science Alert is highly thankful to Professor Michael Gillings from Genes to Geoscience Research Center, Department of Biological Sciences, E8A271, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, AUSTRALIA, for pointing out this plagiarism.
J.E. Williamson and P.D. Steinberg, Reproductive cycle of the sea urchin Holopneustes purpurascens (Temnopleuridae: Echinodermata). Marine Biology, 140: 519-532, 2002.
N. Mahdavi Shahri, Z. Haghighat Khazaei, S. Karamzadeh, F. Naseri, A.A. Esteki and H. Rameshi, 2008. RETRACTED: Reproductive Cycle of the Sea Urchin Echinometra mathaei (Echinodermatidea: Echinoidea) in Bostaneh, Persian Gulf, Iran. Journal of Biological Sciences, 8: 1138-1148.


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Leucatomis is een geslacht van vlinders van de familie spinneruilen (Erebidae), uit de onderfamilie Herminiinae.

Soorten
L. bisacutum Hampson, 1895
L. discisigna Moore, 1883
L. incondita Dognin, 1914
L. lunifera Moore, 1885
L. sabularea Schaus, 1906
L. variegata Hampson

Spinneruilen


Sad news. A friend called me to say he'd found a dead cat in the middle Of the road on Mandela Way near the junction with OKR less than an hour ago. I went to have a look and to help out. It was a young &/or small black and white cat - a lot of white underneath on belly and legs. He'd moved it onto pavement as traffic was swerving to avoid it. He took it to Andrew Kirkby vets on Grange Road. It isn't microchipped. I lost one of my cats a few years ago and haven't ever found him so I hope someone would do the same as my friend did if he was ever found.


With a family history of inherited retinal disease (IRD), Mary Lou Johnson Evans sought genetic testing for herself and her six-year-old son before any symptoms were present. That preparedness helped her understand available information and seek resources that her son would need one day.
At age six, Mary Lou Johnson Evans's son Joshua was a happy, healthy child, with no indication that 15 years later he would start to have symptoms of retinitis pigmentosa (RP). The genetic mutation responsible for Joshua's vision loss – X-linked RPGR/ORF15, for which there is currently no treatment – will eventually lead to complete blindness. But he and his mother have been ready for the onset of symptoms for years. As a child, Joshua was diagnosed through a genetic test and corresponding eye exam that confirmed the mutation causing his disease, well before he began showing signs of RP.
Mary Lou's knowledge of her family medical history led her to proactively pursue genetic testing. Her brother was diagnosed with RP at age 20 and lost his vision at age 30. It was important for Mary Lou to understand whether she and her son had the gene for RP. Her local ophthalmologist referred them to a genetic testing and research facility, where Mary Lou shared her family history with a specialist. The necessary blood work was conducted to confirm what Mary Lou suspected. She was a carrier for RP, and Joshua tested positive for one of the gene mutations that cause RP. Although he wasn't experiencing symptoms, and likely would not for several years, Mary Lou understood the complexities of her son's disease and began to seek out resources that could educate her and prepare her with ways to best to support him.
Genetic testing, Mary Lou says, is simple and beneficial. The proper diagnosis was what Mary Lou needed to help her son understand his IRD and prepare for his future. Mary Lou's brother could act as a resource to help her son prepare for a life with low vision as his symptoms began to show. Early on, Mary Lou's brother suggested that Joshua learn braille. He tackled it in middle school and part of high school, taking a break at that time to pursue other interests with friends and peers. Learning Joshua's mutation also allowed the family to gather more information and resources on his IRD. This guidance provided access to specialized support before the disease progressed. Genetic testing provided knowledge to Mary Lou and her son and gave them the foundation from which they could move forward, do research, and connect with others who have the RPGR/ORF15 mutation.
Mary Lou strongly advocates for genetic testing, saying, "testing gives you guidance and information, so you can learn what to expect and stay informed as the disease progresses." For example, she says, there are many different types of RP; knowing what type you have can help those affected clarify how to move forward. She encourages anyone with a family history of IRDs to speak to their doctor about genetic testing to confirm a diagnosis so any research or outreach they do is relevant and informative.
Now in his early 20s, Joshua experiences symptoms of RP. His nighttime vision is starting to change. Mary Lou continues to advocate for him. The family remains in touch with the specialist who initially diagnosed Joshua and has guided them on their journey. The knowledge of genetic testing helped prepare them for the future.
Finding a genetic counselor or other health care professional you trust offers the support your family needs when navigating the diagnostic process and continual IRD management.
Mary Lou is active within IRD-specific caregiver communities and she stays on top of advances in scientific research. Genetic testing helps her know what research might be relevant for her son. She's optimistic about ongoing studies but is faced daily with the urgency for progress.


90'+4 - Second Half ends, Bournemouth 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
90' - Foul by Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur).
90' - Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2 - Steve Cook (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2 - Foul by Vincent Janssen (Tottenham Hotspur).
90' - Attempt missed. Benik Afobe (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Simon Francis with a cross.
89' - Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Mousa Dembélé.
89' - Attempt blocked. Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
88' - Substitution, Bournemouth. Ryan Fraser replaces Joshua King.
87' - Delay in match Joshua King (Bournemouth) because of an injury.
86' - Attempt missed. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
83' - Attempt blocked. Max Gradel (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
83' - Foul by Vincent Janssen (Tottenham Hotspur).
83' - Dan Gosling (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82' - Substitution, Bournemouth. Benik Afobe replaces Callum Wilson.
81' - Attempt blocked. Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
81' - Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Charlie Daniels.
77' - Jack Wilshere (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76' - Attempt saved. Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
75' - Vincent Janssen (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
75' - Foul by Max Gradel (Bournemouth).
72' - Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Moussa Sissoko replaces Dele Alli.
67' - Max Gradel (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
67' - Foul by Max Gradel (Bournemouth).
67' - Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67' - Attempt blocked. Max Gradel (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Charlie Daniels with a headed pass.
67' - Joshua King (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67' - Foul by Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur).
64' - Attempt saved. Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
63' - Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
63' - Foul by Max Gradel (Bournemouth).
62' - Attempt missed. Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Erik Lamela with a cross following a corner.
62' - Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Vincent Janssen replaces Son Heung-Min.
61' - Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Harry Arter.
61' - Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dele Alli.
60' - Substitution, Bournemouth. Max Gradel replaces Jordon Ibe.
58' - Mousa Dembélé (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58' - Foul by Joshua King (Bournemouth).
52' - Attempt missed. Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Victor Wanyama.
51' - Foul by Joshua King (Bournemouth).
51' - Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49' - Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Eric Dier.
48' - Attempt saved. Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mousa Dembélé.
45' - Second Half begins Bournemouth 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
45'+3 - First Half ends, Bournemouth 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
45'+2 - Attempt missed. Callum Wilson (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jordon Ibe.
45'+1 - Attempt missed. Callum Wilson (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Wilshere with a cross.
43' - Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43' - Joshua King (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
43' - Foul by Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur).
42' - Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Erik Lamela.
40' - Foul by Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur).
40' - Dan Gosling (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39' - Dan Gosling (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37' - Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37' - Foul by Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur).
37' - Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36' - Attempt missed. Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
35' - Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35' - Foul by Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur).
35' - Callum Wilson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34' - Attempt blocked. Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Rose.
34' - Foul by Joshua King (Bournemouth).
34' - Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32' - Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Christian Eriksen tries a through ball, but Danny Rose is caught offside.
31' - Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Erik Lamela.
29' - Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Jan Vertonghen tries a through ball, but Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
28' - Attempt missed. Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Erik Lamela with a cross following a corner.
28' - Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Artur Boruc.
28' - Attempt saved. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Victor Wanyama.
27' - Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
25' - Joshua King (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23' - Victor Wanyama (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23' - Foul by Jordon Ibe (Bournemouth).
22' - Steve Cook (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22' - Foul by Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur).
21' - Foul by Jack Wilshere (Bournemouth).
21' - Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18' - Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
17' - Foul by Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur).
17' - Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
17' - Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Dele Alli.
16' - Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Victor Wanyama.
16' - Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
16' - Attempt blocked. Callum Wilson (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Wilshere.
15' - Attempt blocked. Harry Arter (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordon Ibe.
14' - Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
12' - Foul by Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur).
10' - Offside, Bournemouth. Simon Francis tries a through ball, but Callum Wilson is caught offside.
8' - Hand ball by Harry Arter (Bournemouth).
8' - Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Adam Smith.
6' - Foul by Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur).
6' - Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5' - Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
5' - Attempt saved. Charlie Daniels (Bournemouth) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dan Gosling.
5' - Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
4' - Foul by Victor Wanyama (Tottenham Hotspur).
4' - Dan Gosling (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2' - Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Dele Alli tries a through ball, but Son Heung-Min is caught offside.


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For many reasons, the questions of 'audience engagement' have been simmering in my head in recent weeks. For one, I'm working on a project on that very topic, as an advising consultant to AMS Planning & Research for TCG's Audience (R)Evolution initiative. For another, I'm prepping for this Thursday's 'How Art Works' public forum with the National Endowment for the Arts and their new systems map, which explores how individual and social impacts flow from the arts experience. But there have been other strands, as well:
An executive search consultant to arts organizations concerned about the shift in senior-level marketing director candidates, who see their work increasingly as a job rather than a calling (an empty seat is a missed metric rather than a lost opportunity for joy).
A choreographer frustrated that we've become so focused on getting more butts in the seats that we're dissipating the effort to deepen and enrich the experience of those already there.
My own prep and presentation for my Survey of Arts Management class at American University, where I've been trying to rethink how to talk about and teach the dynamic tensions of cultural management.
Last week's short but elegant post by Greg Sandow on our four keys to a better future for classical music.
My continuing pondering on the efforts and insights of 'Counting New Beans,' from Theatre Bay Area, and Clay Lord's exploration of participatory practice in the new edition of Artivate.
For myself, I resolved the question long ago about whether an arts organization is a business. Of course it is. But that doesn't determine for me what business an arts organization is in. In a world of scarcity and competition, we all seem tempted to be in a volume business — grabbing as many participants as we can. But if we're really in the meaning business, then quantity can't be our only metric or goal.
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Margy Waller says
As we developed new ways of measuring impact for the sector in the greater Cincinnati area, we talked first about number of participants ~~ next we asked: "And then what? What happened as a result of these people attending, sharing the experience and the space?" It's the "and then what happened?"answers that became most important to us, and help us think about our outreach, engagement, and experience strategies.
Tim Roberts ARTS Australia says
Sounds like "what happened" is intrinsic impact? http://www.intrinsicimpact.org
Certainly "what happened" is intrinsic impact.
But also, for example:
— what did all those people do before and after the show? How did the fact of the show's audience change the feeling on the street and block and neighborhood? How do those feet on the street change the way people feel about the neighborhood? Does more activity because of the show inspire people to want to live there, move there, visit there, work there? Did people talk about ideas in the show together? Did they get to know each other better or in a new way as a result? How do these new connections shift the civic life and engagement in the community? Is the show extraordinary in a way that builds the reputation and awareness of the community with people OUTSIDE the community?
I could go on — but you get the idea.
Our Fringe Festival makes its neighborhood feel very different from other nights. There are many more people walking around, eating, stopping at pubs, talking to each other, meeting new people, talking about the shows in the Fringe, and so on. Those 12 nights are very different from many other nights. And the Fringe has contributed to a shift in the way people view that neighborhood. Now more people are seeing it as a place they could live — certainly as a place they like to visit. Even people who don't go to the Fringe hear about it and see the images of an appealing place with people, and art, and energy.
That's "what happened".
Russell Taylor says
I like your focus on meaning Andrew — I gave a speech last week at the Arts Midwest Conference and focused on how we deliver meaning outside of markets in our field, and how important I think this is — and was amazed at how many people there told me this felt like the "right" way to approach work in our field. I think you are smart to prod us all to think about not just assuming that being a "volume business" is the right way for us. As always, you give us a lot to think about, and thanks.
As a former performing artist turned arts manager (and having since dropped that line of work in disgust), I completely sympathize with your views.
However, what your words conceal are the many examples where conductors have thought exactly the same way as you: "quantity [of audiences] can't be our only metric or goal" which has resulted in audiences dropping off to the point where the orchestra ended up in dire straits or folded.
I have had a conductor say to me when I worried about a piece's impact on our subsriber base "I don't care if nobody comes – we are performing beautiful music." When you hear that kind of nonsense, you just want to shoot yourself.
Your ideals certainly would work in Europe where concert halls are smaller and orchestras are less dependent on ticket revenues in difficult times due to being government funded. But here in the US, "butts in seats," whether one likes it or not, is a necessary metric. One which can determine if you end the year in the black or in the red. Love alone doth not classical music sell. That be a tale of yore.
Rachel Grossman says
Really appreciate the way you reframed the inquiry in the sentence ("But if we're really in the MEANING business, then quantity can't be our only metric or goal.")
I was honored to be included in Clayton Lord's Artivate article, highlighting the work I did at Woolly but, more importantly for this reply, the work of dog & pony dc. This is my biased endorsement of it.
As dog & pony dc planned a recent remount of one of our shows, and are developing subsequent touring, we've had to ask ourselves what the maximum number of people the show can accodate and be artistically successful (ie the success of "what happened").
We premiere BEERTOWN in our home "incubator" — the black box at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop here in DC. It had a 60-person capacity… including the performers. The two performance venues we moved to this summer – one with an ~100-person capacity, the other with ~140 capacity — we really questioned whether the impact of the show (which was the building of community every show / the audience leaving feeling like they had been in dialogue with one another) would be diminished with so many people. We learned that 130 pushed but did not undermine. !PHEW! However: the entire company was 100% clear that meaning of the show, the impact, was most important. More important than our ability to earn revenue. This was a terribly hard decision for the manager portion of my brain to handle. It would have made for a much larger surplus for our next projects' development (it is challenging to raise funds as a developing ensemble-based devised company with neither a space or subscriber base), but our art's health is integral to our organization.
We are definitely in the meaning business… but goodness it is hard.
Thanks for continuing to ponder, question, and postulate about it.
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Solo: A Star Wars Story's Blu-ray release date has possibly been revealed. The second of Lucasfilm's Star Wars anthology films was seemingly in the headlines for all the wrong reasons the past year. After enduring one of the most tumultuous productions in recent memory, Solo opened in theaters and promptly became the first Star Wars movie to lose money for its distributor. To date, it's earned $379.9 million worldwide against a production budget that was in excess of $250 million due to the substantial reshoots. Even though Solo's time in theaters is coming to a close, it still has opportunities to earn extra revenue for Lucasfilm.
The studio will soon be turning their attention to Solo's home media release, already revealing the various retailer exclusives that'll be available. One thing that hasn't been officially announced yet is a street date for the Blu-ray, though that seems to have changed with this latest development.
The Digital Bits heard from retail sources that Solo will hit shelves on Blu-ray and 4K on September 25, 2018. If that's when the physical disc goes on sale, Solo will probably be on digital a couple weeks before - as has become standard practice in the industry. Should this pan out, Solo will be on Blu-ray four months after it premiered on the big screen, which is a usual timeframe.
As we gear up for the Solo Blu-ray, one thing that will be interesting to see is what special features are included. Tentpoles like Star Wars are ripe for extensive behind-the-scenes featurettes, but Lucasfilm may want to play things a bit safe here. Most people are aware of the infamous director switch mid-filming from Phil Lord & Chris Miller to Ron Howard, and while the studio has been open about discussing the issue, they may not want to shine a light on it any further. This isn't to say the Solo disc will be bare bones, but fans shouldn't expect anything that's too comprehensive in regards to the making of the film. However, there are opportunities for fun nuggets, such as deleted scenes, blooper reels, and breakdowns of set pieces like the Kessel Run. Perhaps Alden Ehrenreich's screen test for Han Solo will be on the Blu-ray as well.
Solo didn't go down as one of the best Star Wars films, but it still proved to be an entertaining heist movie with strong performances and thrilling action. Some viewers even noted that Solo was better than the expected, after having reservations about the premise and production woes. The film definitely has a fan base that will be quick to pick it up for the living room, and maybe it'll earn a second lease on life. Solo came out during a competitive time period earlier this summer, so hopefully more people will have time to check it out.


I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Even though turkey day has now come and gone, I think I still have to post gratitudes until November is over. I guess. I mean, I have nobody to answer to but myself, but I think that's what I said I would do.
Today I'm grateful for my mom and all her shopping prowess. The woman is amazing at finding a deal, knowing which jeans I should buy and keeping her shopping stamina alive long after I've lost steam. It is one of our favorite pastimes as a mother/only-daughter team, and I'm grateful that I get to have her all to myself during these trips, even though I still wish I had sisters.
On Wednesday, after we arrived at my parents' house, Joel and I went with my mom to buy him a new suit. Poor guy. He didn't even know what he was getting into. He desperately needs a new one, what with his new calling and all (he hates wearing suits and avoids it whenever he can), so we really had to get him one before he resorted to wearing his tuxedo to conduct Sacrament meeting, complete with tails. Wrong kind of conducting, unfortunately for him.
We found him a lovely suit. Just perfect. And an even lovlier tie to go with it. Then, my mom mentioned she had some great star rewards at Macy's, and off we went, with just one stop at Build-a-Bear, where she had some sort of coupon and quickly made a bear for Sophie for Christmas. Well, it's a dog. But whatever.
I do believe we were in Macy's for a good 3 hours. Until the mall closed. I am also pretty sure that I tried on every pair of jeans in my size (which is a size less than it was last month!) in the entire store. Then there was poor Joel, carrying all of our bags, and sitting down whenever he could find a chair. His eyes glazed over and rolled back into his head and I could only bring him back from zombie land by asking his opinion on this blouse (it looks like you're an extra in the Scarlet Pimpernel!) or that sweater (that is the ugliest, most frumpy item of clothing I've ever seen!).
And all the while, my mother was still going strong. Like the Energizer bunny.
Today is Black Friday, and somewhere I am fighting the crowds with my very energetic mother. It is one of my favorite days of the whole year. So festive, so fun, and I get to spend it with her.
She is a joy to shop with.
I found your blog through the Blog Stalker. So glad that I did. Thought I would even venture out and pass along a tag to you. Details are on my site. It seemed to align with your "things that you are thankful for theme" for the month.
I hope you get some excellent deals this morning! And yay for you going down a jean size. I hope you have a wonderful rest of your weekend with your family!
You are so very lucky to have a Mom who loves to shop...I never had that kind of grownup girl time with my Mom.
Here's hoping you have an wonderful and profitable day with lots of goodies to bring home...the memories of the day will be so much sweeter !
I have never seen my husband in a suit, and we have been married almost 5 years. None of his mission suits fit him anymore, and I would love to get him one.
Have you ever checked out zafu.com? You answer a couple of questions and it recommends a bunch of different jean brands that they think will fit you. My friends and I have had a lot of success with it!
There's only 2 kinds of shopping my husband and I like to do together. The first one is Home Depot, and the Best One is shopping for suits for my son's mission.
Wow! A whole size smaller? That's great! And the Scarlet Pimpernel blouse . . . you found it at Macy's you say?
I really understand. I enjoy Black Friday shopping with my mother as well since I am also an only girl. She didn't come with me this morning but I'm sure I held it down for her and me!
So fun, so festive! You must not have been in Walmart. I think I need to go with you next year (and not a crying newborn in my arms). It was AWFUL! I cried 2 times in Walmart alone.
I wish I had a BF shopping partner. Did you get jeans? You know, just minutes from my home is the SECOND LARGEST MACYS west of the Mississippi.
How was your shopping day? Luke and I love Black Friday! We had a great time and bought way too much stuff! However. . .I did end up with nearly an entirely new school wardrobe, so that was nice. Too bad it has to be put away till Christmas!
Sounds like you found some good deals. We were pretty happy with our shopping efforts. It is always crazy but well worth it.
A whole pant size in one month wow!! Must be a miserable diet! Way to go!!


Whether you have a 3 day turnaround time, or a 24 hour turnaround time the FTE calculations would be roughly the same.
I agree - once turnaround time goes over 24 hours no change on FTE calculation. contacts keep arriving and whether you answer all on day 1, or leave then 2 days and answer on day 3 then the same number. There might be a slight saving if you have volatility across the week as it would allow some catchup time for busy days when quieter but this would be minimal.


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The Albuquerque International Sunport has partnered with JetBlue Airways and 93.3 KOB-FM Radio, Albuquerque's #1 hit music station, to promote the Sunport's New York to JFK nonstop service. Radio advertising and billboards support the promotional campaign, launched in mid-August, which will run thru early December when four winners selected over the course of the campaign and their guests, along with two KOB-FM DJs, "Morning Mayhem's" Carlos and Kiki, will travel together to New York City. The four trip winners will be selected in a variety of ways during the campaign.
"Awareness for our nonstop service to New York City is definitely up," said Aviation Director Jim Hinde. "Working with our partners JetBlue and KOB-FM Radio, we are really pleased to see increased demand for the service since the promotional campaign was launched in mid-August."
Marie Alarid of Albuquerque was the first winner selected on Oct. 6 by the radio station through an on-air contest at the radio station. The second winner, Stephanie Montoya, was selected October 27 thru a social media effort that was conducted on KOB's Facebook page and Twitter. Visit www.KOBFM.com for more information on the trip giveaway.


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A comprehensive and definitive volume telling the complete story of how Alien was made, featuring new interviews with Ridley Scott and other production crew, and including many rarely-seen photos and illustrations from the Fox archives.
In 1979 a movie legend was born, as Twentieth Century-Fox and director Ridley Scott unleashed Alien - and gave audiences around the world the scare of their lives.
To celebrate the movie's fortieth anniversary, author J.W. Rinzler (The Making of Star Wars) tells the whole fascinating story of how Alien evolved from a simple idea in the mind of writer Dan O'Bannon into one of the most memorable sci-fi horror thrillers of all time.
With brand new interviews with Ridley Scott and other key members of the original production crew, and featuring many never-before-seen photographs and artworks from the archives, The Making of Alien is the definitive work on this masterpiece of popular cinem
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Based on the Vertigo comic book series from DC Entertainment, the film stars Oscar nominee Melissa McCarthy ("Bridesmaids"), Tiffany Haddish ("Girls Trip") and Elisabeth Moss ("The Handmaid's Tale") as three 1978 Hell's Kitchen housewives whose mobster husbands are sent to prison by the FBI. Left with little but a sharp ax to grind, the ladies take the Irish mafia's matters into their own hands—proving unexpectedly adept at everything from running the rackets to taking out the competition…literally.
"The Kitchen" also stars Domhnall Gleeson ("Star Wars: The Last Jedi"), James Badge Dale ("Only the Brave"), Brian d'Arcy James ("Spotlight"), Margo Martindale (TV's "The Americans"), Oscar winner Common ("Selma," "Marshall"), Bill Camp (TV's "The Night Of"), Jeremy Bobb ("Marshall"), Alicia Coppola (TV's "Shameless"), John Sharian ("True Story") and Myk Watford ("Earth to Echo").
Berloff directs from her own screenplay, based on the comic book series created by Ollie Masters and Ming Doyle for Vertigo from DC Entertainment. Multiple Oscar nominee Michael De Luca ("Captain Phillips," "Moneyball" and "The Social Network") and Marcus Viscidi ("Rampage") are producing.
Berloff's creative team includes director of photography Maryse Alberti ("Creed"), production designer Shane Valentino ("Straight Outta Compton"), Oscar-nominated editor Christopher Tellefsen ("Moneyball," "A Quiet Place") and costume designer Sarah Edwards (upcoming "Ocean's 8," Showtime's "Billions").
Principal photography will take place primarily in and around the film's setting, New York City's famed Hell's Kitchen.
A New Line Cinema production, "The Kitchen" is currently set for release in Philippine cinemas September 19, 2019. It will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.


It's funny; a little over a decade ago social media wasn't a phrase that people used all that much. I guess playing a tune out loud on the radio to a bunch of friends was as close to 'social' as media got. Even now, it's a complete mystery to some (including me to a certain extent), but it forms part of the personal and business lexicon of millions worldwide, and every day, it seems, there's a new social media platform released.
But what exactly is social media and why is it so powerful? Well, from my personal experience it's just an awesome way of keeping in touch with everything, from friends and family, to news, to customers. You can use it passively; to catch up on what's happening in the news in real time viaTwitter; or watch videos onYouTube, or to proactively engage in conversations with the world on any subject imaginable.
I know plenty of people who use social media as a way to show family and friends their interests and hobbies. Others post photos onFacebookof their vacations and some of thecrazy things their kids do! I know a friend of mine who usedPinterestto collate photos of ideas for refurbishing their home.
For businesses it's become the cheapest and often best way to engage customers and tell them about their products. The bottom line is so important to every business, but social media allows them to reach customers way beyond the usual means for free.I know that I've found it super useful for getting the word out about my business. Sure, it can be a little time consuming but once you've covered the basics it can get addictive real quick, especially when you get into a conversation where you have some knowledge and are able to offer solutions or help – that's social media in motion, right there.
It's never a one-way street either. Your customers will be quick to let you know if your products aren't working for them, believe me. But even this can be turned to your advantage if you actively address the problem. Often the customer will post their thanks publically, and if you're really lucky they'll become an advocate of your brand.
So, what is social media? Put bluntly, it's a huge part of the way we now communicate. It's fun, informative, cost-efficient for business, and it can be pretty confusing, at times, but I'm glad I took a chance on it, and I'm definitely seeing the benefits.
Which social media channel(s)?If you're thinking about using social media for your business, don't think you need to be on all of them. Take your time and think about which would work best for your business. If you're a restaurant, for example, Pinterest could be a great place to show off photos of the amazing food on your menu.
What do I want to achieve?You may want your business to gain more exposure, or to be able to interact with your customers online. It's definitely worth thinking about what you want social media to do for your business. And, while it's great to have a ton of followers, it's no good if they aren't engaging with you.
Can I make time?Before you go ahead and set up a page, ensure that you can make time for social media. Although the benefits can be awesome, it does take time to build a loyal and engaged following.