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3 Arab Cartoonists on the Role of Caricatures
Palestinian cartoonist Omayya Joha
Theo Dimson 1930-2012
I learned today, in the Globe & Mail, the death of celebrated graphic designer Theo Dimson.
Tags : Poster
Team Cul de Sac
From the Daily Cartoonist.
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Chris Sparks of Team Cul de Sac has released the dust cover art for their upcoming book of all the artists contributing to the fund raiser for Parkinson's Disease.
The book will feature Cul de Sac inspired art from over 150 cartoonists and artists.
Buy either the regular edition book or the author edition.
A sneak preview:
Art is...The Permanent Revolution
From the Daily Heller blog
Filmmaker Manfred Kirchheimer's latest film, Art Is . . . The Permanent Revolution: Outrage in Great Art opens on March 2 at the Quad Cinema in NYC. The film documents the work of the great European graphic commentators, Goya, Daumier, Grosz, Kollwitz and more, while surveying four contemporary printmakers in the service of conscience - Sigmund Abeles, Ann Chernow, Paul Marcus and James Reed. Through their insights polemically humanist art is illustriously brought to the foreground.
Tags : Film, Poster, Video
Blown Covers of the New Yorker
Abrams will be soon publishing Françoise Mouly's Blown Covers: New Yorker Covers You Were Never Meant to See.
Tags : Book, The New Yorker
George Washington's Birthday: A Mostly True Tale
A book illustrated by New Yorker cartoonist Barry Blitt.
Barry Blitt interviewed on NPR Books:
Tags : Caricature, Illustration, The New Yorker
Applied Arts 2012 Photography & Illustration Awards Winners
Applied Arts is pleased to announce the winners of our 2012 Photography & Illustration Awards!
The winning work represents some of the very best produced in North America and abroad over the past year. All winning entries will be proudly displayed in the May/June 2012 issue of the magazine, the Winners Gallery on our website and at our annual Winners Exhibit, which will be held on November 1, 2012, in Toronto.
In 2011 we introduced the popular Young Blood categories, designed for young creatives who have been out of school for three years or less. The Young Blood winners will receive the same great exposure as all of our awards entries, with the added bonus of editorial coverage in a future issue of Applied Arts Magazine for the highest scoring entry in both Photography and Illustration. This year that special honour goes to Nicole Duplantis in the Photography category and Taryn Gee and Kelsey Heinrichs in the Illustration Category.
AACE Winners will be kept under wraps until the gala AACE Awards Ceremony, held November 1, 2012, receiving a uniquely designed award and extended coverage in an all-AACE issue of Applied Arts, published March 2013.
Here is fellow ACEC member Fred Sebastian's winning entry:
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Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year: 2012 Edition
The 2012 edition of Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year is now in bookstores.
Front-cover cartoon by Nate Beeler, The Washington Examiner.
Sadly, it also marks both the death of its' editor as well as former Hamilton Spectator cartoonist Blaine who had drawn some years ago the caricature of Charles Brooks on the back-cover of the book.
Here are the 3 cartoons of mine selected in this year's edition:
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Reprint on the iPolitics website (6)
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews tabled this week Bill C-30 which would require internet service providers to turn over customer information upon request by police.
http://www.ipolitics.ca/cartoons/
Rick Mercer's rant on Bill C-30:
Tags : Editorial cartoon, Le Droit
Cartooning for a Sustainable Future
Alysia Santo in the Columbia Journalism Review.
Will editorial cartoonists find their (paid) place on the web?
Tags : AAEC, Editorial cartoon, Journalism, Syndication
12th World Press Freedom International Editorial Cartoon Competition (Theme)
1. The theme for the 12th Competition: Power to the People: Citizens and Social Media
Tags : Editorial cartoon, Gag cartoon, Press Freedom
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China will loan Canada two cute pandas in exchange for crude oil.
I Don't Want to Say Canadian Cartoonists Are Old...
J.J. McCullough on the state of Canadian editorial cartooning in Cartoon Movement.
I don't want to say Canadian editorial cartoonists are old, but at one of our recent gatherings someone literally had to leave early to tend to his 100-year-old mother.
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Tags : Association of Canadian Editorial Cartoonists, Editorial cartoon, Journalism, Portfoolio
Her Maj: 60 Years of Unofficial Portraits of the Queen
The Cartoon Museum celebrates the Diamond Jubilee from February 1 to April 8.
Cartoon by Gerald Scarfe, 1986
Tags : Caricature, Editorial cartoon, Exhibitions
Editorial Cartoonists insulted by NYT solicitation
An editorial cartoonist tells Romenesko readers: "There's a little tempest brewing in the cartoon teapot over an offer the NYT sent out yesterday to editorial cartoonists to submit sketches on spec. They then pick one to run in the Sunday Review section for which they'll pay $250. A bunch of the cartoonists they solicited are taking the whole thing as an insult."
Here's the Times' email
Clinton on the Tonight Show
Watch Clinton's Carson Appearance on PBS. See more from American Experience.
In 1988, Bill Clinton bungled the biggest speech of his young career during the Democratic National Convention. Harry Thomason, Arkansas-born television and film producer and longtime friend of the Clintons, remembers the ill-received speech and his wife's idea to have Clinton redeem himself by going on the Johnny Carson show. Watch Thomason's retelling of Clinton's Carson appearance and tune in for the broadcast premiere of Clinton February 20-21, featuring his appearance on the Tonight Show!
Tags : Journalism, Video
Paul Karasik on Angoulême 2012
From the Rules To Vivere By website:
The poster by Art Spiegelman was hung everywhere... and I mean EVERYwhere.
Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu declared Wednesday that assassins should have a rope in their cell and deplored the fact that imprisonment of the Shafia family members would cost taxpayers $10M.
Angoulême 2012
Reports by Matthias Wivel in The Comics Journal, Richard Thompson in Cul de Sac and Michael Cavna in Comic Riffs.
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USA Road Trips
San Francisco, Las Vegas & Los Angeles
3 NIGHTS San Francisco • 5 NIGHTS Las Vegas • 2 NIGHTS Los Angeles
This multi destination holiday to America offers you the best of the West Coast with stays in San Francisco, Las Vegas & finishing in Los Angeles. Start your holiday in the stunning waterfront location of San Francisco with its hills and cable cars, before being dazzled by the bright lights of Las Vegas and then on to enjoy the year-round sunshine and palm tree lined streets of Los Angeles.
Start your holiday to America in the waterfront city of San Francisco, famous for its steep hills and old-style cable cars. Take a stroll around Fisherman's Wharf, known for its shops, restaurants and waterfront setting, then head to Union Square, the 2.6-acre public plaza in downtown San Francisco, for more dining and shopping options. The ferry ride to Alcatraz Island from Pier 33 is a great opportunity to see the iconic Golden Gate Bridge. Once you arrive, discover the fascinating history of Alcatraz and how it has evolved to become a US National Park.
The next stop on this multi-centre holiday to America is Las Vegas. Explore the Strip, famous for its luxurious hotels and casinos. See the fountain display at the Bellagio, take a gondola ride at the Venetian or see a Volcano erupt at the Mirage. The Grand Canyon, Red Rock Canyon, Lake Mead National Recreation Area and The Hoover Dam, are all within easy reach of Las Vegas.
Travel on to Los Angeles, a city known for its year-round beautiful weather, beaches and of course Hollywood! Disneyland and Universal Studios are incredible theme parks and will thrill both the young and the young at heart. Stroll along Hollywood Boulevard and see the stars on the Walk of Fame. Malibu and Santa Monica beaches are a great place to soak up some sun and the Getty Observatory, with its exhibitions, paintings and incredible gardens is well worth a visit. There truly is something for everyone to enjoy in Los Angeles.
Flights from Dublin to San Francisco, return from LA
3 NIGHTS San Francisco, Hotel Diva
5 NIGHTS Las Vegas, Excalibur
2 NIGHTS Los Angeles, Hilton Garden Inn Hollywood
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Staff Tips
San Francisco - Hop on one of San Francisco's vintage F-Line streetcars, and for $1.50 take a grand tour of downtown and Fisherman's Wharf by rail.
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Las Vegas - For all of the night owls, I recommend the Cosmopolitan. Great places to eat and The Marquee is the best day and night club. The pool is amazing. STK is a great start for the evening, a new style Las Vegas steakhouse from The One Group and Executive Chef Stephen Hopcraft.
Los Angeles - Drive one of the world's most famous scenic drives, Mulholland winds from the Hollywood Hills, across the spine of the Santa Monica Mountains, and west towards the Pacific Ocean.
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GTM Research's Omar Saadeh outlines the approach some leading service providers are taking to further expand into the connected home.
The connected home market is garnering more hype and attention than ever before. Post-Consumer Electronics Show 2015, the market is awash with new and rejuvenated players promoting innovative solutions, each striving for a bigger piece of the pie.
Driven by lower technology costs and heightened consumer interest, the continued digitization of the home is now seeing blue-chip service providers from telecom, security, solar and big-box retail move to incorporate a greater variety of non-traditional services.
Just as utilities were initially targeting energy-conscious consumers with the first phase of home energy management point solutions, other service providers were similarly engaged in their respective markets. Telecom companies offered internet and cable services, solar developers deployed rooftop panels, and home security companies were mostly limited to setting up cameras and sensors.
Today, pivoting from their respective points of entrance into the connected home, service providers are branching out into new territory by embracing more comprehensive multi-service solutions.
Almost every major telecom and home security player now offers a subscription-based smart home solution, primarily focused on security, automation and home energy management -- in that order.
Discounted bundle offerings, combining additional cellphone, TV, cable, and smart-home services, have gained significant traction with customers. Aside from small differences typically left to the fine print (for example, Midcontinent Communications requires connected-home customers to be subscribed to its internet services), solutions generally promote similar pricing schemes and competitive home service capabilities. Only by examining the underlying components of these solutions can we understand the full extent of their competitive advantages.
Most broadband and security solution providers are relatively new connected-home market entrants and therefore are eager to attract customers. In order to rapidly deploy a solution capable of hosting in-demand home services, most have turned to licensing third-party platforms from companies like Icontrol and AlertMe (now owned by U.K. utility British Gas). With the exceptions of Alarm.com, Vivint Inc. and AT&T, few companies have invested in developing their own end-to-end home platforms. In fact, Vivint only released its proprietary Sky platform in April 2014. Though it still supports and services customers on its previously licensed platform from Alarm.com, moving beyond the confines of a third-party platform has allowed Vivint to develop some very interesting capabilities.
While it may require a significant capital investment, it is these players with the necessary in-house expertise that will continue to innovate and develop the next generation of home services.
Since its 2010 acquisition of home automation software developer Xanboo, AT&T has built out its proprietary smart home platform Digital Life across its proprietary monitoring and data centers, as well as its 3G network. Though AT&T has undoubtedly made substantial investments into its platform, it has also created new revenue opportunities. AT&T's 3G services have been used by many third-party HEMS platform providers, including Vivint, Digi's X-Grid solution, and E3 Greentech. The telecom giant has also developed and implemented cellular-based smart grid communication and utility payment solutions.
Today, Digital Life serves approximately 140,000 subscribers across 82 U.S. markets. And the company's not stopping there.
AT&T continues to make substantial investments into its platform, leveraging its distribution channels and under-contract delivery partners. To better enable hosting of third-party applications, the company has been working to bring together an integration API program that will introduce an additional service layer between its cloud servers and smart-home ecosystem. In collaboration with eight automakers including Ford and General Motors, the service operator recently unveiled its Global Drive Platform, allowing seamless integration between the driver's dashboard and the connected home system.
Yet most impressive of all, AT&T also offers its platform to other service providers operating outside of its own jurisdiction. Since its release, Digital Life-as-a-service has garnered significant market attention. In late 2014, AT&T signed a licensing deal with one of the largest global telecommunication companies, Telefonica.
As the connected home market matures and customer awareness increases, players such as AT&T will be need to continuously adapt their solutions and improve the user experience to meet tomorrow's demand.
The recently released GTM Research report Energy in the Connected Home 2015 investigates different service provider offerings, underlying software platforms and hardware OEM partnerships.
All of GTM Research's grid edge reports, including Energy in the Connected Home 2015, are available to Grid Edge Executive Council Members. Learn more about the council benefits here.


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Bangladesh collaboration offers lessons for facing rapid environmental changes
With a population of roughly 150 million people, the delta country of Bangladesh holds about half the population of the entire United States in an area the size of Louisiana, and exists under a near-constant risk of sea level rise and other dynamic climate changes. Read More
National assessment overstates public access to safe drinking water in Bangladesh
According to the latest national assessment, 85 percent of the people in Bangladesh have access to safe drinking water. However, a new study raises serious questions about the nation's water security. Read More
Rocky Mountain Hi-Tech: Vanderbilt Helps Build a Sustainable City
Situated 20 miles southwest of Denver, and nestled between two state parks that offer stunning views of the Rocky Mountains, Sterling Ranch doesn't look like much now. But during the next 20 years, the five-square-mile, $4.3 billion planned community will take shape as a futuristic city. Read More


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What's moving markets today: December 4, 2019
By CNN Business
Updated 6:33 p.m. ET, December 4, 2019
What we're covered here
US stocks were higher.
Watch "Markets Now," our digital live show from the NYSE at 12:45 pm ET.
Private sector jobs grew far slower than expected.
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Private sector jobs grow far slower than expected
From CNN Business' Anneken Tappe
America's private sector added fewer than half the number of jobs economists expected in November.
Only 67,000 new positions were created, according to the ADP employment report. That's compared with the 140,000 jobs economists surveyed by Refinitiv had forecast. It was the lowest number of jobs added since May, when only 46,000 positions were added, according to ADP.
This doesn't bode well for Friday's jobs report. Even though the two data points are not perfectly correlated, investors look to ADP numbers as an indicator for the Bureau of Labor Statistics' report on the employment situation.
US stock futures point to a higher open
After three straight days of losses, US stocks are set to open higher on Wednesday, following a Bloomberg report that said the United States and China were moving closer to a trade deal despite the recent harsh rhetoric.
Futures for the Dow are up more than 150 points, or 0.6%. S&P 500 futures are up 0.5%, and Nasdaq Composite futures are up 0.6%.
It has been a wild ride for trade headlines this week. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump said reaching a deal could take until after the 2020 presidential election, which spooked investors. The United States also proposed tariffs on French imports in response to a digital tax that would hit many American companies, and refreshed the threat of aluminum and steel tariffs on Brazilian and Argentine imports.
Without a trade deal, Wall Street can forget its 2020 forecasts
From CNN Business' Julia Horowitz
Wall Street has issued binders full of 2020 forecasts in recent days, and the consensus is clear: Strategists expect the global economy to remain subdued in 2020, with GDP growth only marginally stronger than in 2019.
Even so, banks are betting that stocks will keep pushing higher. Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAC) thinks the S&P 500 can hit 3,300, a rise of nearly 7% over Tuesday's close. Goldman Sachs (GS) expects the index to reach 3,400, a 10% jump.
But the predictions rely in large part on a deescalation of the trade war between the United States and China. This is expected to boost investor sentiment and remove a drag on the world economy.
See here: Bank of America sees global GDP growth increasing to 3.2% in 2020, from 3.1% in 2019. That's based on an assumption that "the US and China will reach a partial trade deal in the next few weeks or months."
The bank acknowledges that nothing is certain. "While a deal is our base case, we cannot rule out the risk of a breakdown in negotiations," strategists warned clients. "We still see a wide gap in trust between the two sides."
But if US President Donald Trump delays a deal until after the 2020 presidential election — as he threatened to do in London on Tuesday — it's safe to say that hundreds of pages of annual Wall Street forecasts will quickly become outdated.
Asian stocks suffer as worries grow about US-China trade deal
From CNN Business' Laura He
Asian stocks mostly suffered sharp losses on Wednesday, as investors become more anxious about the prospect of the United States and China reaching a deal to end the trade war.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng (HSI) ended down 1.3%, the leading decliner among major markets in Asia.
Japan's Nikkei 225 (N225) closed 1.1% lower.
China's Shanghai Composite (SHCOMP) shed 0.2%.
Beijing warned that Tuesday's passage of a bill in the US House of Representatives calling for sanctions on China over reports of mass detention centers in Xinjiang would affect bilateral relations in "important areas."
Shakeup at Google's parent company
From CNN Business' Kaya Yurieff
Larry Page and Sergey Brin are relinquishing their executive roles at Google's parent company Alphabet (GOOGL).
Page and Brin are stepping down as CEO and president, respectively, of Alphabet, the company announced Tuesday.
Sundar Pichai, the current CEO of Google and a longtime executive at the company, will take over as CEO of Alphabet in addition to his current role.
The cofounders will continue to serve on Alphabet's board of directors. They also maintain voting control over the business, all but guaranteeing their ability to influence the direction of Alphabet with or without their executive titles.


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Christine Kilpatrick  is an Australian neurologist and the current Chief Executive of Royal Melbourne Health. She has held this position since 2017. Previously, she was the Chief Executive of the Royal Children's Hospital from 2008 to 2017 and the Executive Director of Medical Services, Melbourne Health and Executive Director of the Royal Melbourne Hospital from 2004 to 2008. Before she held these positions, she worked as a neurologist at Royal Melbourne Health and engaged in extensive neurological research, especially in regards to epilepsy.

Career
After earning an MBBS from the Melbourne Medical School, she went on to enter a career in neurology. She specialized in the treatment of epilepsy, and was in charge of the Royal Melbourne's Hospital Epilepsy Program for 11 years. During this time period, she participated in numerous studies, most of them involving epilepsy. In 2004, she was appointed Executive Director of Medical Services at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. From this point in her career, she moved away from directly treating patients to health management. She was very successful in her endeavors, and found herself appointed as the Chief Executive of the Royal Children's Hospital in 2008. She held this position for 9 years before being promoted to Chief Executive of Royal Melbourne Health, a position which she currently holds.

Research
Kilpatrick has engaged in research of various neurological conditions, with a heavy focus in epilepsy. Some of her research included the effects on late diagnosis of nonepileptic seizures. Her conclusions found that late diagnosis and insufficient criteria definitions significantly lowered a patient's quality of life, and that medical professionals must seek to combine neurological and psychiatric testing for earlier, more accurate diagnoses.

In addition, Kilpatrick investigated hippocampal sclerosis (HS) in order to better understand its relation to epilepsy. Her work included observing hippocampal surfaces with patients with and without hippocampal sclerosis (HS) and epilepsy of the temporal lobe to look for psychological differences. This particular study found that hippocampus did indeed have different surface structures between those with and without HS, but the seizures themselves are not enough to describe the differences. A similar study found that patients with epilepsy showed increased neural atrophy and hypometabolism of the hippocampus. and In another important study, she worked with patients who had undergone temporal lobe lobectomy to treat hippocampal sclerosis and found that the surgery dramatically reduced incidents of seizures and improved patient's lives, showing that this treatment can be helpful for some patients.

Kilpatrick also worked on experimenting with different visualizing techniques to better identify and diagnose epilepsy. Her work indicated that contrast-enhanced perfusion imaging (CEPR) and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) could be useful for the lateralization of temporal lobe epilepsy (for non-lesion cases).

Another area of study for Kilpatrick was to examine the effects of various forms of epilepsy and their treatments had on mental health. One such study sought to see how antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) changed the mental health of a patient. After comparing multiple different mental health assessments and the self-reported experiences of the study's participants, researchers found that AEDs did increase the prevalence of various mental health conditions. As a recommendation, Kilpatrick and her partners recommended that further studies be conducted to better understand the long-term mental health implications of AEDs. In addition, Kilpatrick participated in a more recent study where patients with focal epilepsy were assessed for their mental health over an 11 year period. This study found that there was a significant association between non-lesional epilepsy and symptoms of depression.

Significant works
Adams, S., O'Brien, T., Lloyd, J., Kilpatrick, C., Salzberg, M., & Velakoulis, D. (2008). Neuropsychiatric morbidity in focal epilepsy. British Journal of Psychiatry, 192(6), 464-469. doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.107.046664
Jones, Simon G. MBBS, MPsych, FRANZCP; O'Brien, Terence J. MBBS, MD, FRACP; Adams, Sophia J. MBBS, MMed, FRANZCP; Mocellin, Ramon MBBS, MMed, FRANZCP; Kilpatrick, Christine J. MBBS, MBA, MD, FRACP; Yerra, Raju MBBS, FRACP; Lloyd, John H. MBBS, FRANZCP; Velakoulis, Dennis MBBS, MPM, FRANZCP Clinical Characteristics and Outcome in Patients With Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures, Psychosomatic Medicine: June 2010 - Volume 72 - Issue 5 - p 487-497 doi: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e3181d96550
Hogan RE, Carne RP, Kilpatrick CJ, et al Hippocampal deformation mapping in MRI negative PET positive temporal lobe epilepsy Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 2008;79:636-640.
T.J. O'Brien, E.P. David, C.J. Kilpatrick, P. Desmond, B. Tress, Contrast-enhanced perfusion and diffusion MRI accurately lateralize temporal lobe epilepsy: A pilot study, Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, Volume 14, Issue 9,2007, Pages 841-849, ISSN 0967-5868, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2006.07.003.
Carne, R.P., O'Brien, T.J., Kilpatrick, C.J. et al. 'MRI-negative PET-positive' temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) and mesial TLE differ with quantitative MRI and PET: a case control study. BMC Neurol 7, 16 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2377-7-16
Lowe, A.J., David, E., Kilpatrick, C.J., Matkovic, Z., Cook, M.J., Kaye, A. and O'Brien, T.J. (2004), Epilepsy Surgery for Pathologically Proven Hippocampal Sclerosis Provides Long‐term Seizure Control and Improved Quality of Life. Epilepsia, 45: 237-242. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0013-9580.2004.35903.x
Panelli, R.J., Kilpatrick, C., Moore, S.M., Matkovic, Z., D'Souza, W.J. and O'Brien, T.J. (2007), The Liverpool Adverse Events Profile: Relation to AED Use and Mood. Epilepsia, 48: 456-463. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00956.x

Honors and awards
Centenary medal – 2003
Victorian Honour Roll of Women - 2014
Inaugural Distinguished Fellow's Award, Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators – 2017
Top 50 Public Sector Women – 2018
Officer of the Order of Australia – 2019

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All Events, Closures and Refurbishments at Walt Disney World during April, July, August, October and November of 2020 and 2021
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2021/11/18 - 2021/12/31 EPCOT : Walt Disney World 2021 Epcot International Festival of the Holidays
July 2017 - September 30, 2021 France Pavilion : EPCOT Remy's Ratatouille Adventure Similar to the 4-D attraction Ratatouille: The Adventure that opened at the Walt Disney Studios Park in Paris in 2014, guests will be able to shrink to Remy's size and scurry to safety in a dazzling chase across a kitchen with the sights, sounds and smells of Gusteau's legendary Parisian restaurant. The attraction will open on October 1st, 2021 just in time for the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World Resort.
Under Construction - May 27th Future World East : EPCOT Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind The Guardians of Galaxy themed coaster will be one of the longest enclosed roller coasters in the world and feature a brand-new ride system. Disney has shared that the ride will open in Summer 2022.
Under Construction - TBD Tomorrowland : Magic Kingdom TRON: Lightcycle Run TRON Lightcycle Run is coaster-style attraction, in which riders board a train of two-wheeled Lightcycles. It offers access into the energy, lights and excitement of TRON's high-tech universe and is one of the most thrilling adventures.
Fall 2018 - 2020 Swan : Disney Resorts The Cove The Walt Disney World Swan Hotel's tennis courts will be the site of a new 349-room, 14-story hotel tower.
Dec 2018 - December 23, 2022 Main Street USA : Magic Kingdom Walt Disney World Railroad The Walt Disney World Railroad will cease running and will sit "in residence" at its Main Street Station while work progresses on the new Tron coaster coming to Tomorrowland. This will give guests the chance to have an up-close look at the railroad and take advantage of some unique photo opportunities.
Feb. 19 - 2021 Future World East : EPCOT PLAY Pavilion The Wonders of Life pavilion is being reimagined into the Play Pavilion, and will feature first-of-their-kind experiences devoted to playful fun. The Play Pavilion will take guests into an innovative, interactive city bursting with games and hands-on activities. Play Pavilion visitors will interact with Disney characters in an energetic metropolis unlike anything ever seen before at Epcot.
Mar 2019 - September 30, 2021 France Pavilion : EPCOT La Creperie de Paris Built in an all-new location near the previously announced Remy's Ratatouille Adventure attraction, the new crêperie will feature the cuisine of celebrity chef Jérôme Bocuse, who is also responsible for the pavilion's Chefs de France and Monsieur Paul. There will also be a quick-service location attached. The GRAND OPENING is set for October 1st, 2021.
May 2019 - Mar 2021 EPCOT : Walt Disney World Epcot Main Entrance Transformation Epcot's main entrance plaza will see changes that include new pathways, sweeping green spaces, and a newly re-imagined fountain. The new design will pay homage to the original park entrance with fresh takes on classic elements. The Leave A Legacy photos, currently in the entrance plaza, will move into a setting just outside the park's gateway.
Fall 2019 - TBA Future World : EPCOT Fountain View Fountain View will temporarily relocate as part of Epcot's ongoing transformation project. No official timetable has been released.
Fall 2019 - TBA Future World : EPCOT Pin Central Pin Central will relocate to the Camera Center during Epcot's ongoing transformation project. No official timetable has been released.
Sep. 08 - TBA Future World : EPCOT Epcot Character Spot The Character Spot will close temporarily as part of Epcot's ongoing transformation. Many of the characters will meet in new locations, to be announced. An official timetable has not yet been released.
Winter 2019 - TBA Future World : EPCOT Mouse Gear Mouse Gear, as part of the ongoing transformation of Epcot, will move to a temporary home this winter while its current location is reimagined. No further information has been released yet.
Winter 2020 - TBA Pop Century : Disney Resorts Pop Century Resort's Hippy Dippy Pool During this time, guests can use the Bowling Pool, Computer Pool and the kiddie pool. Also, Movies Under the Stars will be offered in an alternate location. Guests may notice construction noise while this refurbishment is underway, but the noise should not be heard from Guest rooms between dusk and 9 a.m.
Winter 2020 - Spring 2020 Pop Century : Disney Resorts Petals Pool Bar
2020 China Pavilion : EPCOT Wondrous China Debuts The China pavilion will debut a new, completely seamless 360-degree digital format film in 2020 — a month or season for the debut has not been announced.
2020 Toy Story Land : Disney's Hollywood Studios Roundup Rodeo BBQ Opens Toy Story Land will be getting a table service restaurant opening in 2020. The new location promises to be immersive, and something you can only experience through Toy Story.
January 2020 - late-2020 All Star Music Resort : Disney Resorts All-Star Music All-Star Music rooms are being refurbished by building. In 10/2019, Building 10 was under refurbishment. In 1/2020, Buildings 7 and 9 are fully closed for the refurbishment.
02/01/2020 - 07/10/2020 Magic Kingdom : Walt Disney World 2020 Disney Villains After Hours at Magic Kingdom
Mar. 04 - Jun. 01 EPCOT : Walt Disney World Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival The Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival features dozens of Disney-crafted topiaries and landscaping that will transform the Epcot landscape into a floral extravaganza.
Mar. 04 - Jun. 01 EPCOT : Walt Disney World Garden Rocks Concert Series Garden Rocks Concert Series as it welcomes back favorite artists
Mar 2020 - Jun. 13 Disney's Animal Kingdom : Walt Disney World Finding Nemo: The Musical Disney has announced that Finding Nemo: The Musical has permanently closed as we know it to be reimagined with a new storyline based on the same classic characters. The new show will be named Finding Nemo: The Big Blue… and Beyond! and is set to open sometime in summer 2022.
March 2020 - Nov. 3rd Disney's Hollywood Studios : Walt Disney World Fantasmic! After a long closure, Fantasmic will reopen in Disney's Hollywood Studios on November 3rd.
Mar. 20 - Apr. 16 Disney Springs : Walt Disney World Previews Start for New Cirque du Soleil "Drawn to Life" Show For the first time, Walt Disney Imagineering and Walt Disney Animation Studios joined forces with Cirque du Soleil to create a show that combines Disney storytelling and heart with Cirque du Soleil's signature artistry. The story is the tale of young girl whose father is a Disney animator. Because of this she has grown up with the characters and her dad finds a way to send her on a journey in the world of Disney Animation!
2020 - CLOSED Polynesian : Disney Resorts Spirit Of Aloha Disney has confirmed that Spirit of Aloha will not be returning after its closure at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mar 2020 - Mar. 31, 2022 All Star Sports : Disney Resorts Disney's All-Star Sports Resort Reopening All-Star Sports Resort will reopen on March 31st, 2022. Guests can begin booking their stays at the hotel on December 22nd, 2021.
Apr. 16 - Apr. 19 ESPN Wide World of Sports : Walt Disney World Star Wars Rival Run Weekend
Apr. 17 Disney Springs : Walt Disney World New Cirque du Soleil Show "Drawn to Life" Opens For the first time, Walt Disney Imagineering and Walt Disney Animation Studios joined forces with Cirque du Soleil to create a show that combines Disney storytelling and heart with Cirque du Soleil's signature artistry. The story is the tale of young girl whose father is a Disney animator. Because of this she has grown up with the characters and her dad finds a way to send her on a journey in the world of Disney Animation!
July 11, 2020 - No End Date Magic Kingdom : Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom Reopens
July 11, 2020 - No end date Disney's Animal Kingdom : Walt Disney World Animal Kingdom Reopens
2020 - Jan. 30 Tomorrowland : Magic Kingdom Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover
Unknown France Pavilion : EPCOT Remy's Ratatouille Adventure Attraction Opens Disneyland Paris' Ratatouille makes a trans-Atlantic trek to open its kitchen doors in the France pavilion next summer! Shrink down to the size of a rat, and get ready for adventure as you race around the kitchen!
Unknown France Pavilion : EPCOT La Creperie de Paris Restaurant Opens A brand new creperie will open in the France pavilion next summer. La Creperie de Paris will feature a menu inspired by the Brittany region of France. The new location will offer table service dining as well as a quick-service stop for guests craving sweet or savory crepes.
Unknown EPCOT : Walt Disney World HarmonioUS Epcot's new nighttime spectacular will be a celebration of the human story and human connectedness.
July 15, 2020 - No end date EPCOT : Walt Disney World EPCOT Reopens
July 11, 2020 - No end date Disney's Hollywood Studios : Walt Disney World Disney's Hollywood Studios Reopens
2020-07-15 - 2020-11-23 EPCOT : Walt Disney World 2020 Epcot Food & Wine Festival
Sep. 01 - Summer 2021 Art of Animation : Disney Resorts Disney's Polynesian Village Resort Disney's Polynesian Village Resort is receiving a big overhaul to the entryway with updates on the lobby and monorail station. The guest rooms will also receive a Moana-inspired room update. The project is currently underway and will continue to this summer.
Fall 2020 ESPN Wide World of Sports : Walt Disney World [Cancelled] Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend
November 6 - November 7 Disney Resorts : Walt Disney World [Cancelled] Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Food & Wine Classic
2020-11-25 - 2021-01-01 EPCOT : Walt Disney World 2020 Epcot Festival of the Holidays
Dec. 22 - Completed Saratoga Springs : Disney Resorts Saratoga Springs Resort and Spa Paddock Pool The Paddock Pool at Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort and Spa will be refurbishing its water slide as well this winter. In the interim, the bridge between the resort and The Paddock will be closed with the resort shuttle and other routes available to guests instead. However, the Paddock Pool will stay open, even with the construction
Under Construction - TBD EPCOT : Walt Disney World PLAY! Pavilion Part of the EPCOT Transformation, the PLAY! Pavilion will be an interactive metropolis and you will find a city filled with games, activities, and experiences that connect you with friends, family, and beloved Disney characters like never before.
January 2021 - August 2021 Magic Kingdom : Walt Disney World The Hall of Presidents - Refurbishment
2021-02-26 - 2021-07-05 EPCOT : Walt Disney World 2021 Epcot Flower & Garden Festival
April 2021 - Late September 2021 Disney Resorts : Walt Disney World Disney's Contemporary Resort Rooms in the main building and lobby space will undergo refurbishment through late-September as Disney transforms the resort with a new restaurant and new rooms details themed after Disney and Pixar's 'Incredibles.' Additionally, the water play area is also closed through late-September.
Jul. 06 - Aug. 13 Disney Springs : Walt Disney World Flavors of Florida
2021-07-06 - 2021-08-13 Disney Springs : Walt Disney World 2021 Flavors of Florida
Jul. 15 - Nov. 20 EPCOT : Walt Disney World EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival
July 2021 - September 30, 2021 Disney Resorts : Walt Disney World The Wave...of American Flavors The Wave will be closed as Disney refurbishes the space for the Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary. It is set to reopen on October 1st, as a BRAND NEW restaurant called Steakhouse 71.
2021-08-10 - 2021-11-01 Magic Kingdom : Walt Disney World 2021 Disney After Hours Boo Bash
Aug. 10 - Oct. 31 Magic Kingdom : Walt Disney World Disney After Hours BOO BASH On select nights only
Oct 1, 2021 - Apr 1, 2023 Disney's Hollywood Studios : Walt Disney World Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary Across all 4 parks
Oct. 01 EPCOT : Walt Disney World Remy's Ratatouille Adventure - Grand Opening
Oct. 01 EPCOT : Walt Disney World La Crêperie de Paris - Grand Opening
Oct. 01 EPCOT : Walt Disney World Harmonious Nighttime Spectacular - Grand Opening
Oct. 01 Magic Kingdom : Walt Disney World Enchantment Nighttime Spectacular - Grand Opening
Oct. 01 Disney's Animal Kingdom : Walt Disney World Disney KiteTails - Grand Opening
Oct. 01 EPCOT : Walt Disney World Spice Road Table Dining Package - Grand Opening Located in the Morocco Pavilion at EPCOT, guests will have an exclusive view of Harmonious fireworks with the restaurant's dining package. Guests will receive two small plates, a dessert platter, and one beverage as part of their experience.
Oct. 01 EPCOT : Walt Disney World Rose & Crown Fireworks Dining Package - Grand Opening Located in the UK Pavilion at EPCOT, parties visiting will be able to enjoy a prix-fixe menu with one appetizer, entrée, dessert platter, and unlimited beverages. Plus, they will have an exclusive viewing area reserved for the Harmonious Fireworks show.
Oct - Nov 5, 2021 EPCOT : Walt Disney World Souk-al-Magreb The Souk-al-Magreb store will be closed in EPCOT's Morocco Pavilion from October to November 5th, 2021
Oct. 03 Magic Kingdom : Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom 50th Fireworks Dessert Parties: Disney Enchantment Pre-Party - Grand Opening The Disney Enchantment Pre-Party will take place at Tomorrowland Terrace, where guests will be able to enjoy desserts like chocolate-dipped strawberries and butterscotch pudding, and guests 21+ can choose from a variety of beer and wine. Check-in will begin 90 minutes prior to Disney Enchantment's showtime for guests to enjoy dessert and then move to a reserved viewing area (with standing room only) in the Plaza Garden for the show.
Oct. 03 Magic Kingdom : Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom 50th Fireworks Dessert Parties: Disney Enchantment After-Party - Grand Opening If you'd prefer to enjoy desserts after watching Disney's Enchantment but still would like access to the reserved viewing area in the Plaza Garden (again, with standing room only), then the Disney Enchantment After-Party is for you! The dessert party will feature the same treats and drinks as the pre-party, but you'll watch fireworks before heading to Tomorrowland Terrace to enjoy it all.
Oct. 03 Magic Kingdom : Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom 50th Fireworks Dessert Parties: Disney Enchantment Treats & Seats - Grand Opening You won't even need to leave Tomorrowland Terrace to watch fireworks as part of the Disney Enchantment Treats & Seats. Guests will check-in 60 minutes prior to showtime and enjoy desserts like chocolate-dipped strawberries and butterscotch pudding and drinks throughout the evening and will watch fireworks from the Tomorrowland Terrace Patio (where you can sit).
Oct 11, 2021 - Nov 11, 2021 Magic Kingdom : Walt Disney World Mickey's PhilharMagic The popular show in Magic Kingdom will close for a month long refurbishment, as Disney adds in a brand new animated scene based on Disney and Pixar's 'Coco.' Mickey's PhilharMagic will reopen on November 12th, 2021.
Mar 10, 2021 - Sept 28, 2021 Magic Kingdom : Walt Disney World Main Street Confectionery The popular sweet shop will remain closed as Disney reimagines the space to include an updated layout and new "interactive opportunities" to personalize your sweets and treats for the Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary. The GRAND REOPENING is set for September 29th, 2021.
Nov. 1 - Dec. 16 Disney's Animal Kingdom : Walt Disney World Kali River Rapids Kali River Rapids will be closed for refurbishment beginning November 1st through mid-December 2021.
Nov. 04 - Nov. 07 EPCOT : Walt Disney World Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend
Nov. 08 - Dec. 21 Magic Kingdom : Walt Disney World Disney Very Merriest After Hours On select nights only
Nov. 2021 - Apr. 23rd EPCOT : Walt Disney World Souk-al-Magreb The Souk-al-Magreb store will be closed in EPCOT's Morocco Pavilion through February 5th, 2022.
Nov. 26 - Dec. 30 EPCOT : Walt Disney World EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays
Disney World Transportation Guide: How to Get From Hollywood Studios to EPCOT
The multiples ways Walt Disney World guests can travel between EPCOT and Hollywood Studios.


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Employer not liable for practical joke that backfires, rules High Court Employer not liable for practical joke that backfires, rules High Court
Employer not liable for practical joke that backfires, rules High Court
Out-Law News | 03 Dec 2020 | 12:15 pm |
Katy Docherty tells HRNews why a recent High Court decision gives comfort to employers over workplace risk assessments.
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Employers are sometimes held liable for employees' ill-advised practical jokes that go wrong. When the outcome is a serious personal injury t can result in very significant liability for the employer. The good news is the High Court has just handed down a decision that helps employers understand this rather grey area of the law, vicarious liability, and to put limits on when that liability will arise. The court says the employer will not be liable if the practical joke was outside of the ordinary scope of the employees' activities, even though it was on the employer's premises, during work hours and partially carried out with work equipment provided by the employer. The claimant in this case was Mr Chell who was a subcontractor working for Tarmac on their premises. He was injured when an employee of Tarmac carried out a poorly judged practical joke, setting off explosive pellet gun targets by hitting them with a hammer close to the claimant's head. As a consequence Chell suffered permanent damage to his hearing. The employee was subsequently dismissed from his employment. Chell alleged that he was targeted for the practical joke due to tensions between the workforce and subcontractors and he alleged Tarmac were directly and vicariously liable for the action of their employee. He asserted Tarmac should have carried out a risk assessed for the foreseeable risk of injury arising from the tensions between the workforce and subcontractors and so were responsible for the actions of the employee causing the injury. The High ruled that Tarmac was neither vicariously nor directly liable for the actions of the employee because the employee's actions did not further the objectives of the employer. So clearly a good outcome for Tarmac but how helpful is this decision across the board? To help with that, on the line from Glasgow, Katy Docherty:
Katy Docherty: "The key reasons why he was unsuccessful in this case are quite interesting and worth looking at from an employer's point of view. So the first point was that the pellet gun target wasn't work equipment – it had been brought on site by the by the employee – and really interestingly, the court said that using, let alone hitting, a pellet gun target did not form part of their employee's duties. It didn't further or advance the employer's goals in any way and that was one of the key takeaways from the case. It was clear the employee was on a frolic of his own and he wasn't engaged in furthering the business of his employer. As a separate point that they also found that it wasn't reasonable that the employer should have had to risk assess the chance of malice or horseplay. So from a practical perspective, I think there are three key points for employers to bear in mind when considering why this case is useful for them. First of all it provides clarity on the rather vexed question of whether wrongful conduct by an employee can properly be regarded as having taken place in the course of their employment and, as I said before, what's really important about this case is that the High Court really focused on whether the actions of the employee were furthering the employer's objectives or goals in any way, and the court found that really they didn't and that was one of the cruxes of the decision that they made. Another point, though, for employers to bear in mind is that this case can't be used as a kind of 'get out of jail free' card, that rationale, because if the conduct committed by the employee is discriminatory the employer may still be vicariously liable under the Equality Act because there's a different legal taste for liability there and the reason for that is that under the Equality Act anything that a person does in the course of that employment is treated as done by the employer unless the employer took reasonable steps to prevent that conduct. So in the Chell case, which didn't have discriminatory conduct, we just had stupid practical joke, but if it's a discrimination case the situation is not quite as straightforward. The final separate point that employers can take from this is that a court has confirmed that it is not reasonable to expect an employer to sink to the level, almost, of practical jokes and horseplay when they're carrying out risk assessments on site. So an interesting practical point and some interesting clarification on when vicarious liability will apply."
Finally, just to say, this decision is entirely consistent with the Supreme Court's decision earlier this year in Morrisons. That was the case where the supermarket was held not to be vicariously liable for an employee's breach of data protection laws when a former senior auditor of the company, Andrew Skelton, copied the data of 126,000 employees onto a personal USB stick and uploaded it to a website and attempted to frame a fellow employee for the breach. That was an important ruling and we covered it in some detail at the time – you can find that article on the Outlaw website.
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