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Mayday Parade @ The Electric Factory with Real Friends, This Wild Life and As It Is.
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Text and images by McCall Cox.
"You guys could be at home watching Netflix but you guys are here," said Mayday Parade frontman Derek Sanders when expressing his gratitude to the fans.
Mayday Parade performed at the Electric Factory last Thursday with Real Friends, This Wild Life and As It Is. The four bands are performing across America this fall as part of the AP Tour. The tour kicked off on October 14 in Boston, making the Philadelphia show the second concert of the tour schedule.
As It Is was the first act to take the stage, eliciting screams from many of the band's female friends. The energetic quintet thanked fans for being so welcoming and supportive, given the band's UK roots. Between their set, the band engaged the crowd as frontman Patty Walters excited the crowd for the following acts. As It Is performed six songs, including "Can't Save Myself" and concluded their set with their big hit "Dial Tones."
This Wild Life took to the stage next. The duo, comprised of singer and guitarist Kevin Jordan and backup vocalist and guitarist Anthony Del Grosso, slowed things down for their set, performing only with acoustic guitars. Jordan provided the back stories that inspired some songs, such as how "No More Bad Days" was written about his mother who had undergone chemotherapy and how "Puppy Love" was inspired by the unconditional love of Jordan's dog who he had to give up due to the rigors of This Wild Life's touring schedule. The band also performed a cover of "Sleepwalking," a Bring Me The Horizon original, and the single "Concrete" from This Wild Life's 2014 album Clouded.
Real Friends followed next in the line-up of the evening. The Illinois natives produced a wall of sound in true pop-punk fashion.
Shortly after taking the stage, singer Dan Lambton addressed the crowd, saying, "If you ever feel inadequate, like you're going nowhere… Real Friends understands."
He then told the audience to put their phones away.
"The Internet has had enough Real Friends," he said.
Lambton went on to express his love for Philadelphia after another few songs, calling it a beautiful city and saying he would love to move here someday.
"I fucking love you, Philly," Lambton added.
He also encouraged shy fans to join in with the music and crowdsurf and orchestrated a circle mosh pit in the audience. Before launching into their single "I've Given Up On You," Lambton took a moment to address the crowd about the nearing holiday season and to provide comfort to those who have either lost someone or an important relationship in their lives.
"I just want you to know, if you're missing someone and it just feels like a piece of you is missing and you're not complete, that there are other things to fill that," he said, "and you can be strong enough and get past it."
Amongst other hits, Real Friends performed "Late Nights In My Car," "I Don't Love You Anymore," "Loose Ends" and "Sixteen."
As the lights dimmed to announce the arrival of the final act of the night and the anticipation grew, the crowd began to chant "Mayday" until Mayday Parade finally walked onto the stage to cheers from the audience. The band opened their set with a single from their new album. The song "One Of Them Will Destroy The Other" features Dan Lambton. Mayday Parade then launched into "Jamie All Over," a single from their first full-length album and a crowd favorite. After another couple songs, frontman Derek Sanders took a moment to mention the band's new album Black Lines, which was released on October 9.
Sanders also mentioned that the band is currently celebrating their 10th anniversary. And after ten years of making albums and touring, Mayday Parade knew not only how to feed off the energy of the crowd but also how to interact with the fans. Besides wishing a fan a happy birthday, Sanders devoted a lot of time to speak to the crowd, telling one story about a shirt he used to own that had an image of Batman and Robin kissing. The Mayday Parade singer went on to say how much he loved that shirt but had stopped wearing it due to the looks the image would elicit.
"I really fucking loved that shirt," Sanders said after mentioning that he had recently found the shirt again and would start wearing it, despite what others thought. "The moral is be yourself, do what you want."
Sanders performed three acoustic songs, including new Black Lines track "Letting Go." Mayday Parade balanced promoting new tracks and playing old hits, performing songs such as "Black Cat," "Ghosts," "Terrible Things," and "Oh Well, Oh Well." Sanders also played two songs on the piano, starting with "Stay" and leading into "Miserable At Best."
As virtually every person in the Electric Factory belted along to "Miserable At Best," Sanders instructed the crowd to continue singing as he took his leave from the stage. Shortly after the song had concluded, the audience cheered for an encore. Mayday Parade obliged with two old songs "Just Say You're Not Into It" and finished with "Jersey."
Following the show, when asked if he had anything he wished to say about the new album, Mayday Parade drummer Jake Bundrick just encouraged fans to listen to it, stating his favorite track from Black Lines to be "Let's Be Honest."
When singer Derek Sanders was asked about what it is like to have devoted fans stay with the band for the decade that Mayday Parade has been together, Sanders said that it is very humbling both to know that many fans have grown up with the band and also to be able to recognize faces at shows in different cities.
"We wanted to do something different," Sanders said of the new album. "We felt like it was time to branch out a little bit and it feels good. We're happy. It's the music we love to make."
He continued to say that currently his favorite track off the new album is "Until You're Big Enough."
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The manual provides practical information on how to plan, implement and evaluate a pedestrian safety program.
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) professor David Schwebel, Ph.D., associate dean for the UAB College of Arts and Sciences, is one of 11 contributors worldwide to author the World Health Organization's (WHO) new manual Pedestrian safety: a road safety manual for decision-makers and practitioners. The manual is due for release during the second United Nations (UN) Global Road Safety Week, May 6-12, 2013.
The manual, jointly developed by the WHO, the FIA Foundation, the Global Road Safety Partnership and the World Bank, provides practical information on how to plan, implement and evaluate a pedestrian safety program. It is designed for engineers, planners, police, public health professionals and educators worldwide. The manual will be available to download for free from the UN Road Safety Collaboration located at www.who.int/roadsafety.


Robert Friedland, the founder and chairman of Africa-focused Ivanhoe Mines (TSX:IVN), said Monday the firm will commit US$24.25 million to a share placement backing the Kamoa and Kipushi projects, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The billionaire mining legend, responsible for the discovery and development of the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongolia before Rio Tinto's (ASX, LON:RIO) acquisition, has stated that the Kamoa project is the world's largest undeveloped copper deposit.
Under the agreed terms, the company will issue no less than 50 million new Class A common shares at C$2.00 per share to raise a total of C$100 million. Ivanhoe may eventually issue up to a total of 54 million common shares, which would raise up to C$108 million, said the company.
The proceeds of the offering will advance the development of the company's Kamoa copper discovery and the Kipushi zinc-copper-lead-germanium-precious metals project, added the Vancouver-based firm.
The offering of common shares is subject to a number of conditions, including, without limitation, the finalization of definitive subscription documentation and receipt of all regulatory approvals before closing, including the conditional approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange. The offering is expected to close within two weeks.
Until last month the company was known as Ivanplats, but Friedland decided to change to Ivanhoe Mines, which was the name of another mining firm, also founded by Friedland, acquired by Rio Tinto in 2012.


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Boxing showdown set: Golovkin opens as favorite against Canelo
Matt Youmans Follow @mattyoumans247
VSiN senior editor
A good night for Canelo Alvarez turned into a great night for boxing. But it was what happened after Saturday night's fight in Las Vegas that mattered most.
Alvarez used Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. as a punching bag for 12 rounds en route to winning a unanimous decision before a record 20,510 fans at T-Mobile Arena. The crowd was electric until the fight turned into a lopsided joke, and the pay-per-view audience was duped yet again.
Gennady Golovkin stepped into the picture to change the storyline.
Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 knockouts) and Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) immediately agreed to fight this fall, reportedly Sept. 16 in Las Vegas. It's the most anticipated matchup in boxing, although some might argue Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Conor McGregor could be a bigger promotion.
John Murray, a Westgate sports book oddsmaker, said "Triple G" will open as a minus-160 favorite, with Canelo at plus-140.
"If you asked me a year ago, I would not have thought Canelo could win," Murray said. "But Canelo is coming into his prime. He has waited out this fight for a while. The price is definitely a lot tighter than it would have been six months or a year ago."
In fact, there was a much higher line on the fight last May, when Station Casinos opened Golovkin as a minus-400 favorite. The action at that price was refunded because there was a stipulation the bout had to go off by Dec. 31, 2016. Sunset Station sports book director Chuck Esposito said a new line will be reposted Sunday.
Alvarez, who turns 27 in July, is eight years younger than Golovkin, who holds the WBA, WBC and IBF middleweight titles.
Golovkin last fought in April, when he was not as impressive as usual in a disputed unanimous decision victory over Daniel Jacobs at Madison Square Garden in New York. Golovkin's 23-fight knockout streak ended, and his aura of invincibility vanished.
"I don't want to overreact too much. Chavez Jr. is a decent fighter, but he's not an elite guy," Murray said. "I do think the week of the fight we'll write a lot of money on Canelo. He has more of a following, and people will be licking their chops at plus-money."

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How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Threatens Nevada County
February 1, 2011 SVadmin Comments 3 comments
We have a number of friends here in Nevada County who will never allow their children or themselves to be vaccinated under any circumstance.
They are mostly very smart and well-educated people but, with respect to vaccines, they are making a choice that threatens all of us.
The anti-vaccine movement — of which they are a part — continues to grow and gather strength. One measure of its strength worldwide is the recent resurgence of diseases which had been mostly controlled through the use of vaccines: pertussis ("whooping cough," on the increase here in Nevada County and statewide), measles, Hib (Haemophilus influenzae), polio, tetanus, etc.
I spoke on the phone yesterday to Sherry Dunn, the Immunization Coordinator for Nevada County, and she told me that our county is the third worst in the state for its level of immunization. Only Trinity and Mendocino counties have lower rates of immunization.
After a long and interesting conversation, she referred me to a good article in Newsweek ("Autism and the Affluent") by Seth Mnookin, author of the recently published book, The Panic Virus.
In his article, Mnookin says:
In recent years measles outbreaks in California, Illinois, New York, and Wisconsin have cost tens of millions of dollars to contain. In 2009 six unvaccinated children in southeastern Pennsylvania were infected with Haemophilus influenzae type b, or Hib, a disease that was all but wiped out in America 20 years ago. Two of them died. In 2009 in California, there were more cases of pertussis (a.k.a. whooping cough) than in any year since 1947, before its vaccine was in widespread use. Ten children in the state died after being infected. Nine of them were younger than 6 months old.
Since its first use in the 18th century, there has always been some reluctance to submit to vaccination among a small number of people, but the roots of the modern anti-vaccine movement, as Mnookin points out, "extend back to 1998, when a British doctor claimed to have discovered a possible link (since debunked) between the MMR [mumps, measles, rubella] vaccine and autism. The following year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave more cause for concern when it recommended that pharmaceutical companies remove a mercury-based preservative from routine childhood vaccinations." Scientific studies since that time have thoroughly disproved the link between the mercury preservative and autism.
How does the anti-vaccine movement threaten whole communities?
To understand the answer, it is necessary to understand two simple concepts: (1) the efficacy of most vaccines, and (2) population (or "herd") immunity.
No vaccine is 100% effective or 100% safe, and immunity conferred by a vaccine is generally somewhat less effective than a survivable experience of the disease itself (though no one seeks that "remedy"). Each individual who is vaccinated thus remains marginally at risk from exposure to the disease. And side effects may occur at a vanishingly small rate. The science of vaccination has now given us these well-established facts.
This residual risk can be further reduced by a widespread vaccination campaign that confers benefits across a high-percentage of the local population. This is called "population immunity" or "herd immunity," and works best when there is a high level of immunization in the community. The remarkable 20th-century achievement in eradicating smallpox worldwide, for instance (after it had killed between 300 and 500 million people in that century) can be directly attributed to the wonder of population immunity.
Individuals who cannot be vaccinated (those who are too young, too old or who have already-compromised immune systems) are thus entirely dependent on population immunity. They are the most at-risk when the general level of population immunity begins to fall.
The growing anti-vaccine movement erodes the effectiveness of population immunity, and that is why we are seeing the resurgence of many diseases that were formerly under control. In Nevada County, the list of resurgent diseases most notably includes pertussis ("whooping cough"), which has been in the local news lately.
Paul Offit, M.D., in his book, Deadly Choices: How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Threatens Us All, writes about a backlash among doctors against this anti-vaccine movement:
On the other side are doctors. Weary of parents who insist on individualized [vaccination] schedules, scared to send children out of their offices unvaccinated, and concerned that their waiting rooms, packed with unvaccinated children, are becoming a dangerous place, they're taking a stand. As many as four in ten pediatricians now refuse to see families who don't vaccinate, causing some parents to seek the comfort of doctors or chiropractors more willing to do what they ask.
Caught in the middle are children. Left vulnerable, they're suffering the diseases of their grandparents. Recent outbreaks of measles, mumps, whooping cough, and bacterial meningitis have caused hundreds to suffer and some to die — die because their parents feared vaccines more than the diseases they prevent.
It's interesting to note that the anti-vaccine movement is probably amplified enormously by its use of the Internet, the likely reason it's associated with the affluent.
I don't know when or where this growing crisis will peak.
I hope we don't have to return once again to the horrendous disease level of our grandparents before fear of the diseases themselves once again exceeds the fear of the vaccines available to prevent them.
In the meantime, be careful out there.
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The Abbot of Unreason says:
It's horrible what that British doctor has done to undeserving children. His name is Andrew Wakefield. Here is an interesting timeline of the money behind his dangerous "study": http://www.bmj.com/content/342/bmj.c5258/F5.large.jpg/
and a nice angry post highlighting specific lies: http://skepchick.org/blog/2011/01/wakefield-from-disgraced-md-to-gdmfl/
depelton says:
Thanks AofU, great comments and interesting links.
Anna Haynes says:
Nice work, Mr. Pelton.
Michael Specter's book Denialism is another reading choice, BTW.


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No. 17 is made from finely spun cotton that's been tightly woven on a panja loom using 30% more fiber than typical flatweaves, making it much more durable and comfortable than most — a modern heirloom for your world. Each rug takes a single artisan between two weeks and two months to finish.


TEHRAN – Iran's deputy foreign minister has said Tehran won't allow the nuclear deal being breached by signing parts, reacting to a Republican-backed amendment to bar the Obama administration from buying heavy water from Tehran.
"The U.S. and Zionist regime have not stopped being hostile to Iran and the challenge continues. We won't allow an explicit breach of the JCPOA," Abbas Araqchi, who heads the implementation committee of the nuclear deal, said in a televised interview on Thursday.
The remarks come after the House voted on Wednesday to bar the U.S. government from future purchases of heavy water from Iran.
Wednesday night's 251-168 vote came on an amendment by Florida GOP Rep. Ron DeSantis to a funding bill for the Energy Department, ABC news reported.
Media outlets in April talked of the U.S. Department of Energy buying 32 metric tons of heavy water from Iran worth $8.6 million. However, it is not yet clear if there have been any deliveries of the technological material to Washington.
Under JCPOA terms, Tehran should have no additional heavy water reactors or accumulation of heavy water for 15 years and all excess heavy water should be made available for export to the international market.
Araqchi branded the bid as "an Iranophobia policy," followed by hardline American senators, aiming at preventing Tehran to reap the fruits of the deal in the post-sanctions era.
"Iranophobia attempts by hardline factions within the U.S. and in the region are intended not to allow Iran to benefit from the post-sanctions era," Araqchi was quoted as saying.
He also dismissed the nuclear amendment attempt as unimportant, saying neither Washington is bound to buy heavy water from Tehran, nor is Tehran obliged to sell the material to Washington.
A similar amendment died in the Senate after a major dust-up earlier this year, when Democrats filibustered a companion proposal by freshman Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark.
In reply to Cotton's bid, The White House had said it was "gratified" that the amendment wasn't moving forward. "I'd say that we're gratified that this is not advanced in the Senate," said spokesman Josh Earnest, who then dismissed Cotton's nuclear expertise, CNN reported.
"I'm confident that he couldn't differentiate heavy water from sparkling water," Earnest said.
Iran and the 5+1 group of countries struck a deal on Tehran's nuclear deal in July, ending economic sanctions against Iran in exchange for a limited nuclear program.


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How an International Museum Embraced Digital During COVID-19
Author: Casey Gale
In an on-demand Convening Leaders session, Manuel Rabaté, the director of the Louvre Abu Dhabi walks us through the museum's digital engagement strategy during the pandemic, providing insights for planners.
On March 15, 2020, the Louvre Abu Dhabi closed its doors to patrons due to the COVID-19 crisis and remained closed for 100 days. Though it was a challenge, Manuel Rabaté, director of the Louvre Abu Dhabi, said it also was a unique opportunity to expand the museum's digital offerings.
"We always used multimedia — the web and social media — to interact with our visitors," Rabaté said during the Convening Leaders 2021 session "Lessons Learned From Abu Dhabi: What a Global Pandemic Taught a World-Class Museum About Engaging Audiences, Looking Beyond the Walls of the Museum, and the Importance of Embracing Digital." But during the 100 days of closure, when the only people entering the museum were the curators, collection managers, and restorers charged with preserving the works of art, the Louvre Abu Dhabi took that time to "accelerate our digital transformation," Rabaté said.
Rabaté's insights can spark ideas for organizations seeking to better engage their communities online, specifically on their websites — which is where the Louvre Abu Dhabi's transformation started. The Louvre Abu Dhabi developed a 360-degree tour of the museum's latest international exhibition, called "Furusiyya: The Art of Chivalry Between East and West," and also developed an online workshop called "Make and Play," specifically aimed at engaging schools and families. The workshops, which Rabaté described as "short, very fun, and interactive" videos, allowed viewers to make simple at-home art inspired by the pieces displayed at the Louvre Abu Dhabi — such as a creating a paper animal mask based on a Shamanic Ritual Mask from Alaska, 1890-1910.
The Louvre Abu Dhabi took another step to make its art works accessible to online audiences by setting up a page on its website called "Art from Home: Stories of Cultural Connections." The page features images, videos, audio explanations, and written stories — available free of charge to researchers and art lovers alike — of 120 key pieces from the museum's collection.
To expand the museum's work across a wide range of media, the Louvre Abu Dhabi experimented with music by partnering with Anghami, a popular streaming service in Abu Dhabi, to develop a series of playlists inspired by the museum's works of art. "You can listen at home," Rabaté said, "But now that the museum is open, you can use it as a way to accompany you in your visit."
Want to learn how the museum is operating with COVID-19 regulations now that it has reopened? This session is available on demand to CL21 registrants in the Convening Leaders Library until March 15. Visit conveningleaders.org to learn how to register for this and other on-demand CL21 sessions.
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Sanctions Heavily Impact Iranian Air Travel Cost And Airlines
An Airbus of Iranian airlines ASEMAN taking off in Tehran's Mehrabad airport, undated.
While the impact of U.S. sanctions on Iran is deepening week by week, the Islamic Republic's official news agency, IRNA, says, the number of Iranians travelling abroad in the past six months has dropped by 13%, compared with the same period, last year.
Nearly 28 million local and foreign passengers travelled through Iran's airports on 230,000 flights in the past six months, IRNA reported on Friday, october 12.
According to the Ministry of Roads an Urban Development (RUD), the number shows a drop of 13% for internal and 10% for international passengers, compared with the last year [Iranian calendar ending March 20).
Following the dramatic plunge of the value of the national currency, rial, and significant increases in the price of local and international air tickets, demand for air travel has dropped in recent months, in Iran.
Meanwhile, the return of the U.S. sanctions against Tehran in August has forced many western airlines to halt their operations in Iran.
British Airways (BA) suspended its London Heathrow-Tehran service on September 23, leaving Iran Air as the sole operator on the route. BA had argued that the route is no longer commercially viable due to fewer business travellers.
A day later, Dutch airline, KLM also ceased operating the Amsterdam-Tehran route, blaming negative results and financial outlook.
Soon, Air France and Austrian Air also joined their British and Dutch counterparts in leaving the Iranian market.
Nevertheless, RUD's report shows that Iranian airlines, including Iran Air and Mahan Air have not been capable to fill the vacuum left by the European airline.
Based on RUD report, during the past six months, Tehran's old airport, Mehrabad (opened in 1938) was the busiest across the country, with 65,973 flights and relocating 7,665,864 passengers.
Mashhad and Tehran's Imam airports ranked second and third with nearly 35,000 flights, more than five million passengers, 27,569 flights and below 4.5 million passengers, respectively.
Citing experts and analysts, the local news outlets had earlier warned that rising ticket prices and fewer travellers were detrimental to the "existence" of Iranian airlines.
Latest estimates show that 60% to 70% of the operating cost of local airlines are paid with foreign currencies, forcing them to raise ticket prices.
The rise of cost and prices have been "shocking", to the extent that President Hassan Rouhani ordered his officials to try to reduce it.
In the meantime, according to another report, "After strong growth in 2016 and 2017 (following the removal of previous sanctions), Iran-Western Europe seat capacity is set to fall by 30% this winter."


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Marcel Renaud may refer to:

Marcel Renaud (cyclist) (1900–1968), French Olympic cyclist
Marcel Renaud (canoeist) (1926–2016), his nephew, French Olympic sprint canoer

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