Establishing growth in multiple countries is a risk. But getting it right can transform your business. Innovation is required to be strategically resilient wherever you are in the world. Czech fashion retailer, Zoot, discusses its recent expansion in eastern Europe.
Omnichannel fashion retailer Zoot stocks 350 brands in womenswear, menswear, kidswear and home accessories, across ecommerce sites (zoot.cz, zoot.sk, zoot.ro) and a bricks-and-mortar business that comprises 26 stores in three countries, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania. In 2015 sales reached CZK450m (£12.7m). Zoot was established in Prague in 2010 by marketers Josef Havelka and Ladislav Trpák, and now has 24 stores in the central and eastern European region operating on a "try and buy" model.
The concept began in 2012 and involves stock being ordered by customers online and then sent to a store location where the customer can try on the item and buy it. Zoot also does home delivery but this model allows it to operate faster and is less expensive, as more than hundreds of daily orders are shipped every day to one place. Of the 350 brands in stock at the warehouse, 60% are ordered and delivered within 24 hours. Some items in Prague are delivered as quick as three hours of the order taking place. Goods that are not purchased, or those returned by a customer, are available to be shopped again within 24 hours.
In 2015 Zoot launched store and website operations in Romania and Slovakia. Pavlína Louženská, head of marketing for Zoot explains how the consumer varies from country to country: in Romania, for example, customers "spend 30% more than they do in the Czech Republic since they are more trend driven, big on logos and bigger brands. They are also driven more by sales and discounts." Romanians also use mobile devices for shopping more than the rest of eastern Europe because of faster internet connectivity.
In the Czech Republic, Louženská says "people buy clothing as something you cover your body with – it's not fashionable". Slovakian customers are more "conservative than Romanians but also more fashionable". Zoot uses this insight to change its product according to customers' cultural differences.
In the past year, Zoot's international team has grown from 200 staff to 500, 80% of whom are based in the Czech Republic and the remainder split equally between Slovakia and Romania. Louženská says having additional staff allows the business to "travel to various conferences, connect with people from other business and find out about other businesses and their markets and challenges". In the coming year, the company wants to enter another market, possibly in Poland. However, Louženská says, the Polish market is very price sensitive.
Zoot has three main ways to ensure that all staff across countries work in harmony. The retailer has a psychologist dubbed "the Gatekeeper", who talks with all prospective hires to ensure they have the "Zoot team spirit and that they are able to sustain the growth of a start-up". Therapy, both individual and group sessions, is offered to all staff.
The company drives internal conversations using social network Yammer. There are also weekly and monthly exchange programmes whereby managers from one retail store have the ability to work in another country for a fixed period of time.
Zoot Talks, a collection of presentations from various people at the company followed by a party, keep the social momentum going. Video conferences are also available for anyone to join in and contribute to.
Engagement with customers is maintained using social channels, Twitter, WhatsApp and Snapchat.
John Lewis is calling on other retailers to join a new nationwide click-and-collect network to help drive further supply chain efficiencies and help bricks-and-mortar stores to remain competitive against pureplay rivals.
This week the inaugural Drapers Operations Forum took place in London. The one-day event was launched in response to market demand for more practical insight into the challenges faced in the operations side of any fashion business.
As we count down to the Drapers Operations Forum next week, we are turning the spotlight on the back-office functions that are the driving force behind any fashion business in this Drapers Operations Special Report.
Customers are buying less. Margins are getting slimmer. And the fashion retail landscape is changing beyond recognition. Retailers have to innovate, while also playing safe and protecting themselves.
How can retailers ensure their customers have the perfect omnichannel experience?


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HIV-risk behaviors and social support among men and women attending alcohol-serving venues in South Africa: Implications for HIV prevention
Jennifer VellozaMelissa H. WattLaurie AblerDonald SkinnerSeth C. KalichmanAlexis C. DennisKathleen J. Sikkema
Alcohol use is associated with increased HIV-risk behaviors, including unprotected sex and number of sex partners. Alcohol-serving venues can be places to engage in HIV-related sexual risk behaviors, but are also important sites of social support for patrons, which may mitigate risks. We sought to examine the relationship between alcohol-serving venue attendance, social support, and HIV-related sexual risk behavior, by gender, in South Africa. Adult patrons (n = 496) were recruited from six alcohol-serving venues and completed surveys assessing frequency of venue attendance, venue-based social support, and recent sexual behaviors. Generalized estimating equations tested associations between daily venue attendance, social support, and sexual behaviors, separately by gender. Interaction effects between daily attendance and social support were assessed. Models were adjusted for venue, age, education, and ethnicity. Daily attendance at venues was similar across genders and was associated with HIV-related risk behaviors, but the strength and direction of associations differed by gender. Among women, daily attendance was associated with greater number of partners and higher proportion of unprotected sex. Social support was a significant moderator, with more support decreasing the strength of the relationship between attendance and risk. Among men, daily attendance was associated with a lower proportion of unprotected sex; no interaction effects were found for attendance and social support. Frequent venue attendance is associated with additional HIV-related risks for women, but this risk is mitigated by social support in venues. These results were not seen for men. Successful HIV interventions in alcohol-serving venues should address the gendered context of social support and sexual risk behavior.
Journal and research articles
Basic and Clinical Science, Gender, Gender & HIV, Gender sensitive and transformative approaches, Governance, HIV prevalence and incidence studies, HIV programming and implementation science, Peer outreach, Policy, Prevention, Prevention programming, Social behavioral change communication (SBCC) interventions
HIV risk behaviors, alcohol use, social support, alcohol-related HIV risk, HIV interventions, gender, HIV prevention, South Africa
Trading sex for security: Unemployment and the unequal HIV burden among young women in developing nations
Young women in their late teens and early twenties are especially susceptible to HIV infection in developing nations, as incidence of HIV is growing most rapidly among females aged 15–24 years.
Status of HIV Epidemic Control Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women Aged 15-24 Years - Seven African Countries, 2015-2017
In 2016, an estimated 1.5 million females aged 15-24 years were living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in Eastern and Southern Africa, where the prevalence of HIV infection among adolescent girls and young women (3.4%) is more than double that for males in the same age range (1…
Relationship Power and Sexual Violence Among HIV-Positive Women in Rural Uganda
Gender-based power imbalances place women at significant risk for sexual violence, however, little research has examined this association among women living with HIV/AIDS.
What Works in Treatment for Pregnant Women Living with HIV? The Latest Evidence is Now Available at WhatWorksforWomen.org
Timely access to antiretroviral treatment (ART) is vital to ensuring safe motherhood and reducing vertical transmission. Treatment guidance and programming has changed dramatically in recent years.
The global response to HIV in men who have sex with men
Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) continue to have disproportionately high burdens of HIV infection in countries of low, middle, and high income in 2016.
Revisiting the understanding of "transactional sex" in sub-Saharan Africa: A review and synthesis of the literature
In sub-Saharan Africa, young women ages 15-24 have more than twice the risk of acquiring HIV as their male counterparts. A growing body of epidemiological evidence suggests that the practice of "transactional sex" may contribute to this disparity.
PMTCT Service Uptake among Adolescents and Adult Women Attending Antenatal Care in Selected Health Facilities in Zimbabwe
To understand the uptake of HIV services by adolescent women, the authors conducted a retrospective analysis of patient-level data (2011–2013) on services for antenatal care (ANC) and prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) in 36 facilities in 5 districts in Zimbabwe.
UNAIDS Right to health report
Remarkable progress is being made on HIV treatment. Ahead of World AIDS Day, UNAIDS has launched a new report showing that access to treatment has risen significantly. In 2000, just 685 000 people living with HIV had access to antiretroviral therapy.
HIV Nursing Matters, Issue 2
This issue of the Southern African HIV Clinicians Society's "HIV Nursing Matters" online magazine focuses on vulnerable populations, including TB in prisons and intimate partner violence in the context of HIV.

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The present Austrian Ambassador to Iran is a true scholar who fascinated me during the interview I had with him. He is a master in Arabic and Islamic Studies and is presently studying Persian and is trying very hard to expand cultural relations and activities between Austria and Iran.
Irans capabilities in medicine, surgery and the related fields have been growing rapidly and steadily for the last few decades, particularly following the Islamic Revolution. One exemplary center of such activities is the Ophthalmology Practice & Research Center which is becoming world renowned and a source of pride to Iranians.
The article on China gives an Iranians impression of China at two different periods, some 15 years apart. The rapid progress and the changes coming about in China would be of interest to any person even remotely interested in this already economic and industrial power. It should certainly be of interest to anyone who cares about economic and industrial developments in Iran since China can be used as an excellent model in certain cases.
The articles presented in the Industry Section offer some more cases of Irans move towards higher levels of industrialization and self-sufficiency. It appears that Irans attempts are finally coming to fruition and that the countrys various industries are now on a good standing.
I am proud to say that we keep receiving compliments for Events from various people of all strata and professions. One of the best compliments we were given recently came from Mr Pierre Fabiani, the Representative of Total Group in Tehran, who told me that Events was the only Iranian publication that he read avidly and that he sent copies of it to his Head Office in Paris. I pray the Almighty that we at Events will be able to always provide our readers with readable materials attractively presented, and that we may bring "continual improvement" to our publication.


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Last month, Fox premiered an impressive first trailer for X-Men: First Class. Since then, the studio has been steadily putting out new marketing materials, including some very cool posters (as well as some very awful ones).
This week, via the official X-Men Movies Facebook page, Fox released an interesting new still image from the film, showing Lucas Till as Alex Summers, aka Havok. In the comics, Havok is the younger brother of Scott Summers, better known as Cyclops. Because the film takes place in the 1960s, however, that relationship won't carry over onto the big screen (unless producer Bryan Singer and director Matthew Vaughn have a really strange trick up their sleeve).
Truthfully, I'm not sure what to think about X-Men: First Class. I was very surprised at how much I liked the trailer, which still impresses after multiple viewings, but we know from January Jones that the production was a bit rushed, and I'm leery of any superhero film that tries to squeeze too many characters into a 120 page script.
Then there's the Havok/Cyclops thing. I know that continuity hasn't been that important in the X-Men film universe thus far (Sabretooth is a perfect example), but it really makes you appreciate the kind of interconnectivity that Marvel is doing with its movies.
Hopefully everything turns out and the film exceeds expectations. Vaughn is a great director, and he's working with a talented cast anchored by Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy. If the movie is entertaining and delivers a compelling narrative, it really doesn't matter how well it relates to the previous X-Men films. At least, that's what I keep telling myself. What do you think?


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Mind-blowing Warzone bug puts players in third-person and it's ruining tournaments
Published: 30/Dec/2021 2:35
by Brad Norton
Perhaps Warzone's wildest glitch yet is forcing players to have an out-of-body experience by forcing a third-person perspective and all but ruining high-stakes tournaments.
Bugs have certainly been plentiful since Caldera arrived in the Warzone Pacific update. We've seen everything from invisible Operator skins to magic bushes and even lobbies packed full of cheaters.
But in a $20,000 tournament on December 29, we may have seen the most outrageous glitch to date. Seemingly at random, Twitch streamer 'Ferkull' was forced out of the standard first-person perspective.
After a journey across the island, spectating various teams without explanation, he regained control of his Operator. This time, though, he was playing Warzone from a third-person point of view.
"What just happened?" the streamer asked three hours into the competition. After landing at Peak and wiping out some early challengers, Ferkull decided to use his Recon Drone to scout the rest of the POI. It was this harmless action that triggered the first step of the unprecedented bug.
"Am I dead? I'm under the f***ing map," he said as his camera was thrown about Caldera. Every few seconds his view shifted without explanation. At one stage he had clear view of an enemy team, then he was thrust into the gulag for no discernable reason.
There was even a moment where the streamer latched onto a killstreak. As a Cluster Strike was called in, his camera decided to morph inside and descend onto the map.
Read More: Best Warzone weapons: Ultimate tier list with meta loadouts
While it was non-stop laughter in Twitch chat, the player's teammates grew concerned. "Can we get banned for this? one of them asked as the $20K tournament continued.
Before the team backed out to try and restart the lobby, things only got more out of hand. Ferkull's camera switched perspective once again, though now, he was back to his original spot on Peak.
Rather than playing from a first-person POV, however, he now had control of his Operator from a third-person view. Running, slide-canceling, aiming down sights, it all worked from this unique angle. "I'm playing in third-person," the streamer yelled at the top of his lungs in complete disbelief.
The camera was clunky, with half the screen phasing through the ground. But that didn't stop the Trio from laughing, even with big money on the line.
Im playing in 3rd person in a $20k Tourney
ayo is this a reset or somethin? 😂@RealChainGames pic.twitter.com/jMw5P2rTEd
— Ferkull (@ScotFerkull) December 29, 2021
Unfortunately for them, the competition continued to roll on. No restart was allowed, so the third-person game was officially in the books.
Read more: Warzone players baffled & enraged by Gulag gun with a "spoon" on it
There's no telling if the bug is repeatable, but Recon Bugs could be the cause of some serious headaches if the issue becomes prevalent.


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Q: convert system.Object[] to Datatable in VB.NET I am trying to Deserialize JSON string and convert it to DataTable, using JsonConvert.DeserializeObject.
VB Function:
Public Function DerializeDataTable(ByVal data As String) As DataTable
    Dim json As New JavaScriptSerializer
    Dim j As Object = json.DeserializeObject(data)
    Return j
End Function

Exception:
Unable to cast object of type 'System.Object[]' to type 'System.Data.DataTable'.
How to Deserialize the Json string to datatable?

A: You can use the Json.NET framework.
Then you can use the following code in your case
var table = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<DataTable>(json);
return table;

For vb.net
Dim dt as DataTable = Json.JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(Of DataTable)(data)

So your complete function would be
Public Function DerializeDataTable(ByVal data As String) As DataTable
    Dim j As DataTable = Json.JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(Of DataTable)(data)
    Return j
End Function

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READ ABOUT POLISH DOCUMENTARIES AT NEW "FOCUS ON POLAND" ISSUE
The 11th issue of the Focus on Poland magazine is now available online! It contains interviews with filmmakers, film reviews, and articles on what's been happening in the world of Polish documentaries in recent months.
In the latest issue, which you can read online (DOWNLOAD HERE),we highly recommend articles about polish documentary films:
>>> Krzysztof Gierat's interview with Tomasz Wysokiński, director of Walk with Angels – the Golden Hobby-Horse winner at the 61st Krakow Film Festival.
"I was also wondering why these people trusted me at all. One of these characters, Michael, says he lost track of how many people he's killed. There's a lot of shocking material I didn't use (…) I think I have reached a point, an edge, where the film is still acceptable to our sensibilities. Unfortunately the awareness of good and evil, and where the boundaries lie that separate these two concepts, has become blurred in this world. Human life there often costs no more than 20–25 dollars." (excerpt)
>>> Those seeking documentary news should definitely read the article "Extraordinary Heroes and Controversial Topics. What Interests Polish Documentarians", where we take a closer look at several projects Polish documentary filmmakers are currently working on.
"It would seem that the pandemic has significantly hampered both producing films and holding industry events that showcase upcoming projects– as most of them have moved online.Nevertheless, it has been a very successful year for Polish documentary cinema." (excerpt)
>>> And if you want to check out what's going on with your favourite documentary filmmakers, we recommend the article "Polish Documentary Filmmakers and Narrative Films". Are we seeing the emergence of a new trend, or perhaps a natural path of artistic development? See what Anita Piotrowska has to say on the subject.
"Krzysztof Kieślowski abandoned the documentary genre after realising that a 'living' human being cannot be fully figured out or enclosed in a directorial concept. He focused on fiction when he felt he had no right to film real tears – it was better to hire actors and use glycerine.(…) In contemporary Polish cinema, especially that of the younger and middle generation, there is a group of filmmakers who have followed a similar path, though not necessarily due to ethical dilemmas, and their parting with artistic documentaries isn't often a definitive one." (excerpt)
>>> One of our projects has celebrated its 15th birthday this year. Don't miss our writeup summarising the very intense activities of Polish Docs.
>>> Reviews and catalogue of the latest Polish documentary films
Focus on Poland is a magazine published in English by the Krakow Film Foundation as part of the Polish Docs, Polish Shorts, and Polish Animations projects, and its aim is to present the most interesting artists, topics, and trends in Polish documentary, animated, and short films. Typically, the magazine travels around the world and is made available to industry insiders and the public at major international film festivals and events. For the second year, it has been published online due to the pandemic. "Focus on Poland" is published with the support of the Polish Film Institute. You can download the latest and all previous issue here.
POLISH PROJECTS AT EAST DOC PLATFORM
POLISH DOCUMENTARIES AT INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS IN JANUARY
POLISH PROJECT AT WEMW
"THE WALL OF SHADOWS" WINS AT ANOTHER FESTIVAL
POLISH FILMS AT SLAMDANCE
"THE WIND. A DOCUMENTARY THRILLER" NAMED BEST DOCUMENTARY IN HUNGARY
POLISH DOCUMENTARIES AT INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS IN DECEMBER
"FAT KATHY" AWARDED IN ITALY
"GOING FOR GOLD" NAMED BEST OLYMPICS-THEMED FILM
POLISH CO-PRODUCTION RECEIVES EMMY AWARD
POLISH DOCS PRO DELEGATION AT IDFA 2021
POLISH PRODUCTION AT IDFA
"THE VIBRANT VILLAGE" NAMED BEST STUDENT FILM
POLISH COPRODUCED VR PROJECT "THE CHOICE" RELEASING AT IDFA
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Bellevue College votes to extend Gary Locke's contract as interim president
Jan. 13, 2021 at 8:07 pm Updated Jan. 14, 2021 at 9:19 am
Former Washington State Gov. Gary Locke was named interim president of Bellevue College in May 2020. He will remain interim president when his contract expires in June. (Courtesy of Gary Locke)
Paige Cornwell
Former Gov. Gary Locke will remain as Bellevue College's interim president when his current contract expires in June, a year after he was named the Eastside school's temporary leader.
The college's Board of Trustees voted to extend Locke's interim president contract through June 2023 in a meeting Wednesday to decide whether to keep Locke or begin the search now for a permanent president.
Locke, 70, was named interim president in May 2020; his current contract runs through June 30. He will continue to earn an annual salary of $281,459.
Locke served two terms as governor of Washington from 1997 to 2005 and served as secretary of commerce and U.S. ambassador to China during the Obama administration. He was the first Chinese American to be elected governor in the United States. Before his time as governor, he was King County executive and served in the Washington State House of Representatives.
At the time of the presidential search, Locke said the position hadn't initially been on his radar but he thought he could help the college given his longtime interest in higher education and management. Board of trustees members said he would be helpful in navigating difficult budgets and forging important partnerships outside the public college.
On Wednesday, trustees praised Locke's breadth of experience and grasp of financial issues but noted that he would need additional support to make up for his lack of experience in higher education. Vice Chair Richard Leigh said Locke has been engaged in working with the college community as it continues to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and online learning, social unrest and financial instability.
Locke said he felt gratified by the board of trustees' vote and that he had enjoyed his term serving as interim president even as the college goes through "tough, tough times." This week, he testified before state lawmakers on behalf of the state's community and technical colleges and has been working with the other colleges' presidents on a legislative strategy.
The college has aspirations of a permanent president who could serve for five to 10 years, said chair Greg Dietzel, and extending Locke's contract allows for more time to conduct a search for that person.
"We wanted to have a chance to build that stable foundation, and it's a big investment in people's time to do a national search," Dietzel said after the meeting. He added that it's not a reflection on Locke, who he joked would want to retire at some point.
Locke succeeded Jerry Weber, who resigned in early March with Gayle Colston Barge, a vice president, in the fallout over Barge's admitted involvement in the defacement of a campus mural that depicted two Japanese American children in a World War II incarceration camp. A portion of the artist description of the mural, titled "Never Again Is Now" by Seattle artist Erin Shigaki, was whited out to remove a reference to the late Eastside businessman Miller Freeman and his anti-Japanese sentiment.
Weber died in November following a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. He was 70.
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Arcadia Biosciences Licenses Corn and Rice Transformation Technology From Japan Tobacco | Arcadia Biosciences, Inc.
DAVIS, Calif. (October 2, 2006) – Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. an agricultural technology company focused on products that benefit the environment and human health, today announced that is has licensed Japan Tobacco's proprietary PureIntro® transformation technology for use in corn and rice. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Arcadia is developing crop improvement technologies for nitrogen use efficiency (NUE), salt tolerance, and drought tolerance, as well as several human health- promoting plant technologies. The company has successfully demonstrated the effectiveness of its nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) technology in multiple field trials with canola plants, and is currently field testing prototype NUE rice plants. Nitrogen use efficient canola consistently produced yields equal to the control crop using between 50 percent and 60 percent less nitrogen fertilizer in field trials. Arcadia has also demonstrated salt tolerance and drought tolerance technology in crops. The company expects the addition of Japan Tobacco's PureIntro® transformation technology to further speed development of these and other technologies in plants.
"PureIntro® is a proven transformation technology that can add significant value to our NUE and other programs by reducing development time and costs," said Eric Rey, president and CEO of Arcadia. "Corn and rice are huge potential markets for these technologies – corn farmers alone use approximately $9.8 billion in nitrogen fertilizer every year and are among the largest global fertilizer users. Traditional plants are only able to use about half of the nitrogen applied to agricultural fields. NUE technology offers the opportunity to significantly reduce this nitrogen fertilizer requirement, which will benefit both farmers and the environment."
"Japan Tobacco is very glad to see that Arcadia values our proprietary transformation system and its application to the commercialization of products," said Sadao Furuya, senior vice president and chief strategy officer of Japan Tobacco.
Japan Tobacco Inc. is the world's third largest international manufacturer of tobacco products. The company manufactures internationally recognized cigarette brands including Camel, Winston, Mild Seven and Salem. Since its privatization in 1985, JT has actively diversified its operations into pharmaceuticals and foods. The company's net sales were ¥4.637 trillion in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006.


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Last updated: 26th, Nov, 2018 .
Released Released 2018, March
OS Android 7.1.2, up to 8.0
Display 5.2" 720x1280 pixels
Camera 12MP 1080p
RAM 4GB RAM Snapdragon 430
Battery 3100mAh Li-Po
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4G bands It is the 4th generation mobile data communication technology. LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800)
Dimensions It's the size of the phone in format (H x L x W) and the volume of the phone where available. 148.1 x 73 x 8.4 mm (5.83 x 2.87 x 0.33 in)
SIM A subscriber identity module or subscriber identification module, widely known as a SIM Card. Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Resolution Display Resolution is the measuring way of how much pixels does a display contain. 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~282 ppi density)
Multitouch Multi-touch refers to the capability of a touchscreen (or a touchpad) to recognize two or more points of contact on the surface concurrently.
Protection Dinorex glass
OS Operating System (OS) is the basic structural software which helps other application software to install/run/execute on it. Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) - otherwise known as a processor is an electronic circuit that can execute mobile phone programs. Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
Internal Internal memory is the memory available on board (chip or motherboard) which is given while manufacturing at the factory. 32/64 GB
RAM Random-access memory (RAM) is a form of computer data storage that stores data and machine code currently being used. 3/4 GB
Primary camera 12 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.9", 1.25µm, PDAF
Secondary camera 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4", 1.12µm
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Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices. 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
USB USB is a standard for a wired connection between two electronic devices, including a mobile phone and a desktop computer. microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Sensors A sensor is a device, module, or subsystem whose purpose is to detect events or changes in its environment and send the information to other electronics. Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS (short message service) is a text messaging service component of most telephone, internet, and mobile-device systems. SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Battery type A Lithium Polymer (Li-Po) battery has a polymer cathode and a solid electrolyte, while Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) has a carbon cathode and a liquid electrolyte. Non-removable Li-Po
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By the Time I Get to Phoenix is the seventh album by American singer-guitarist Glen Campbell, released in November 1967 by Capitol Records.

In March 1969 the album won the Grammy for Album of the Year (for 1968), the first country album to do so. In February 1968 the album's lead single "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", released October 1967, won Grammys for both Best Vocal Performance, Male and Best Contemporary Male Solo Vocal Performance (for 1967). In 2004 "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Track listing

Personnel
Music
 Glen Campbell – vocals, acoustic guitar
 James Burton – acoustic guitar, electric guitars
 Joe Osborn – bass guitar
 Jim Gordon – drums

Production
 Al De Lory – producer, arranger, conductor
 Nick Venet – producer ("Tomorrow Never Comes")
 Mort Garson – arranger ("Cold December" and "Bad Seed")
 Leon Russell – arranger ("My Baby's Gone")
 Jimmie Haskell – arranger ("Tomorrow Never Comes")
 Ed Simpson, Capitol Photo Studio – photography

Charts
Album – Billboard (United States)

Singles – Billboard (United States)

References

Glen Campbell albums
1967 albums
Capitol Records albums
Albums arranged by Jimmie Haskell
Albums arranged by Leon Russell
Albums produced by Nick Venet
Albums recorded at Capitol Studios
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Home /Recent Post/Police can't refuse to register an FIR, rules Supreme Court
Police can't refuse to register an FIR, rules Supreme Court
State ViolationsFebruary 23, 2006
Genuineness or otherwise of the information can be considered only after registration of the complaint
"A police officer should mandatorily register a case"
"The police should not pre-judge the issue"
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has held that the police cannot refuse to register a first information report (FIR) doubting the credibility or genuineness of a complaint.
Justices H. K. Sema and A. R. Lakshmanan made it clear that the "genuineness or otherwise of the information can only be considered after [the] registration of the case. Genuineness or credibility of the information is not a condition precedent for registration of a case."
Quoting an earlier decision, they said a police officer should register a case on a complaint of a cognisable offence and the police could not pre-judge the issue.
"At the stage of registration of a crime or a case on the basis of information disclosing an offence, a police officer cannot embark upon an enquiry whether the information is reliable or not," the Bench said.
The police would have no other option than registering a complaint.
Ramesh Kumari, who filed a complaint with the police in September 1997, alleged that no FIR was registered. The petitioner moved the High Court but it dismissed the plea on the ground that a contempt petition had been filed.
Against this, the petitioner moved the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court in its judgment said: "The High Court erred in law in dismissing the petition solely on the ground that a contempt petition was pending, and the appellant had an alternative remedy. The ground of alternative remedy, nor pending of the contempt petition, would be no substitute in law not to register a case when a citizen makes a complaint of a cognisable offence against the police officer."
Since the complaint was against a police officer, the interests of justice would be better served by ordering a probe into the complaint by the Central Bureau of Investigation.
The Supreme Court directed the CBI to register a case and complete the probe in three months.
It also asked the High Court to dispose of the contempt petition speedily.
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Mackenzie Dern vs. Randa Markos targeted for UFC 253 on Sept. 12
01 Jan Mackenzie Dern vs. Randa Markos targeted for UFC 253 on Sept. 12
Mackenzie Dern will take another step up in competition when she squares off with vet Randa Markos at UFC 253.
Dern confirmed her participation on the pay-per-view event, and a person with knowledge of the promotion's plans identified Markos as the targeted opponent. The fight card is expected to take place on Sept. 12 in Las Vegas, though the location has not been finalized.
Dern is less than two months removed from her third win in the UFC octagon, a first-round submission win over Hannah Cifers that put her back in the win column following her first professional MMA loss, a decision setback against Amanda Ribas.
Markos' most recent appearance also ended in a decision loss to Ribas when they met in March. Markos has alternated between wins and losses – and a single draw – over six years in the octagon following her turn on The Ultimate Fighter 20.


Conveys obsessions wiith one's own past so well that the feeling is contagious- Am acheing with sadness and wistfulness.
Lovely. Glad to know that someone can express their feelings (and incidentally, mine) so well.


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Henri Rey-Flaud, né en 1940, est un psychanalyste et critique littéraire français. Il est professeur émérite de littérature française et de psychanalyse à l'Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3.

Études et travaux
Ancien élève de l'École normale supérieure (promotion 1962 Lettres) et agrégé de lettres, il soutient en 1970, à l'université de Paris, une thèse de doctorat de  cycle en lettres intitulée Recherches sur la disposition du lieu dramatique dans le théâtre religieux, à la fin du Moyen Âge et au  siècle. Ses travaux restent ancrés dans la littérature, tout en prenant en compte la psychanalyse et il soutient en 1990, à l'université de Strasbourg, une thèse d'État intitulée La Psychanalyse entre fantasme et vérité : sens et fonction du texte littéraire dans son rapport à la théorie et à la clinique psychanalytiques. Ses recherches concernent notamment l'accès au langage dans des problématiques autistiques, et il publie L'enfant qui s'est arrêté au seuil du langage, qui est d'après Roudinesco et Plon . Il est l'auteur d'une vingtaine d'ouvrages portant sur la littérature et la psychanalyse. Dans L'autiste et son miroir : Alice parmi nous, .

Principaux ouvrages
 La France s'éteint, l'Islam s'embrase..., Paris, PUF, 2020,
L'autiste et son miroir : Alice parmi nous, Paris, CampagnePremière, 2017
 Je ne comprends pas de quoi vous me parlez : pourquoi refusons-nous parfois de reconnaître la réalité ?, Paris, Aubier, 2014.
 (édition) Le délire et les rêves dans « Gradiva » de W. Jensen, Sigmund Freud, Paris, Le Seuil, coll. « Points », 2013.
 Sortir de l'autisme : parents, ces vérités qu'on vous cache, Paris, Flammarion, 2013.
 L'enfant qui s' est arrêté au seuil du langage : comprendre l'autisme, Paris, Flammarion, 2010.
 Les enfants de l'indicible peur, Paris, Aubier, 2010.
 Et Moïse créa les juifs... : le testament de Freud, Paris, Aubier, 2006.
 Le démenti pervers : Le refoulé et l'oublié, Paris, Aubier, 2002.
 (Co-auteur) Autour du « Malaise dans la culture » de Freud, avec Jacques Le Rider, Michel Plon & Gérard Roulet, Paris, Puf, 1998.
 Le Sphinx et le Graal : le secret et l'énigme, Paris, Payot & Rivages, 1998.
 « L'éloge du rien » : pourquoi l'obsessionnel et le pervers échouent là où l'hystérique réussit, Paris, Le Seuil, 1996.
 Le chevalier, l'autre et la mort, Paris, Payot & Rivages, 1996.
 Comment Freud inventa le fétichisme et réinventa la psychanalyse, Paris, Payot, 1994.
 Pour une dramaturgie du Moyen Âge, Paris, PUF, 1980.
 Le cercle magique : essai sur le théâtre en rond à la fin du Moyen Âge, Paris, Gallimard, 1973.
 La névrose courtoise, Paris, Navarin, coll. « Bibliothèque des Analytica », 1983.

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Home » TV » ShortsTV Acquires Distribution Rights to Women-Centered Documentary Film Collection From Mastercard (EXCLUSIVE)
ShortsTV Acquires Distribution Rights to Women-Centered Documentary Film Collection From Mastercard (EXCLUSIVE)
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ShortsTV has acquired exclusive one-year distribution rights to a collection of short documentary films commissioned by Mastercard, Variety has exclusively learned.
The short films from the collection, titled "Five," were helmed by women directors, and follow five unique journeys of women entrepreneurs in different countries. The five selected works — "Harfa," "Justice of the Pies," "Onganic Foods," "Sarah's Bag" and "Talento Incluir" — will premiere on the network's linear broadast channels on international women's day in March 2021.
"We are thrilled to be joining Mastercard in highlighting five great films about five great women from around the world who have overcome significant challenges to create thriving, community-enhancing businesses," said ShortsTV founder and CEO Carter Pilcher. "Each one of these uplifting stories speaks to the triumph of an indomitable human spirit, the subtle power of women heroes and the ability of visual storytelling in film to inspire us daily. It is especially rewarding to work with a partner such as Mastercard, who is dedicated to elevating everyday people and circumstances, both in their business and in those they choose to spotlight."
The partnership is an extension of ShortTV's commitment to supporting short form filmmakers and uplifting underrepresented voices, and a part of Mastercard's initiative to support small businesses.
"Film is a powerful medium, inspiring and educating people through human stories and personal connections. It's a natural way to drive awareness and empathy for the critical issues women entrepreneurs face every day and we're honored to give these five women a platform to share their experiences," said Mastercard chief marketing and communications officer Raja Rajamannar. "Working with such an innovative partner, ShortsTV, gives our 'Five' documentary series the ability to connect with people all over the world, sharing meaningful messages of resilience, perseverance, community and comradery."
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In KILLING FLOOR 2, players descend into continental Europe after it has been overrun by horrific, murderous clones called Zeds that were created by rogue elements of the Horzine Corporation. The Zed outbreak caused by Horzine's failed experiments has quickly spread with unstoppable momentum, paralyzing the European Union. Only a month ago, the first Zed outbreak from the original KILLING FLOOR ripped through London; now the Zeds are everywhere. Civilization is in disarray, communication networks have failed, governments have collapsed, and military forces have been systematically eradicated. The people of Europe are now focused on self-preservation, the lucky few who survived having gone into hiding.
But not all have given up hope; a motley group of civilians, soldiers, and mercenaries have banded together to fight the Zed outbreaks from bases across Europe. When an outbreak is detected, the players are sent into Zed-laden hot zones to exterminate all threats using whatever means necessary. Welcome to the Killing Floor.
As always, Bethesda opened this year's Quakecon with a small presentation. A lot of information about upcoming games was published, including a first gameplay video for Doom: Eternal - which this time sends the Slayer to earth to beat up dark demons.


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Il castello di Roccascalegna è una struttura difensiva situata nel comune di Roccascalegna, in provincia di Chieti. Posto sulla cima di una sporgenza rocciosa, in posizione dominante sull'abitato, ha fondazione molto antica e subì numerose aggiunte fra il XVI secolo e il XVII secolo. Dopo i restauri compiuti negli ultimi anni del XX secolo, il castello è di nuovo visitabile.

Storia

Fu costruito verso l'XI-XII secolo quando fu ampliata una semplice torretta da guardia di origine longobarda. La prima menzione del castello risale al 1525, quando si narra di restauri del castello stesso. Nel XVI secolo le mura risultano riedificate più alte delle precedenti ma senza merlature. Durante la signoria degli Annecchino vennero rafforzate le torri esistenti e ne venne aggiunta una di forma circolare. Tuttavia gli interventi maggiori vennero realizzati durante la baronia dei Carafa, baronia che durò nel paese tra il 1531 ed il 1600: venne eretta nel 1577 la cappella del Santissimo Rosario e venne migliorato l'approvvigionamento di acqua piovana. Durante la signoria successiva dei Corvi, che durò tra il 1600 ed il 1717, si videro altri interventi, in particolare dopo il 1705, quando si distrusse il ponte levatoio e vennero edificati la garitta dell'ingresso ed il muro di protezione della rampa d'accesso, ristrutturazione annotata in un documento notarile. Negli anni successivi il castello, dopo anni di abbandono, subì vari crolli tra cui nel 1940 quello della "torre del cuore" (così chiamata per lo stemma sulla porta principale). Nel 1985 gli ultimi proprietari, i Croce Nanni, donarono il castello al comune che ne decise il restauro. partito negli anni novanta del XX secolo e terminato nel 1996.

Leggende sul castello

Una leggenda del castello riguarda l'applicazione della norma del cosiddetto Ius primæ noctis: secondo questa leggenda, il barone del castello, Corvo de' Corvis, nel 1646 pretese di far valere questa norma, che obbligava tutte le donne del paese a passare la prima notte di nozze con lui anziché con il consorte appena sposato. Si narra che l'ultima sposa novella, o il marito legittimo travestito con le sue vesti, salito alla rocca per la consumazione prevista, abbia invece accoltellato il barone; sembra inoltre che quest'ultimo, mentre moriva, abbia anche lasciato su una roccia l'impronta indelebile della sua mano insanguinata.

Infatti secondo la tradizione popolare, questa impronta (che risultò ben visibile dopo i crolli del 1940), ricomparirebbe di continuo, nonostante sia stata lavata via numerose volte.

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Attraverso un'erta gradinata che si diparte dal piano di San Pietro e ricavata mediante terrazzamenti inclinati sulla roccia, si giunge all'ingresso, dove rimangono i resti del ponte levatoio. Alla sua destra vi è una torre detta "torre di sentinella". Il cortile porta ad altre torri: la torre del carcere e la torre angioina nonché alla cappella con una grondaia per la raccolta di acqua piovana che confluisce in una cisterna realizzata con materiali di risulta. Un'ulteriore rampa porta alla torre di guardia costruita con muratura in pietra sbozzata e mattoni con aperture ai quattro lati. Le mura del castello cingono lo sperone roccioso a strapiombo. Le mura sono alte come le torri e sono realizzate in pietra leggermente sbozzata, ciottoli e frammenti di laterizi. La cappella era ad aula unica e priva di ogni ornamento.

Chiesa di San Pietro

Presso il castello è situata la medievale chiesa di San Pietro. Completata nel 1568 circa, come riportano i primi documenti, si ipotizza che risalga al XIII secolo o prima, dato che è la prima chiesa di Roccascalegna, e cappella del barone. Il portale di accesso mostra la data del 1461, gli altari laterali dedicati a sant'Antonio e san Luigi sono della metà del XVIII secolo; internamente ha tre navate barocche, l'abside semicircolare è leggermente ruotata rispetto all'asse. Il campanile a torre è datato 1805, ipotesi di un restauro della torre medioevale, che mostra alcune merlature sulla sommità. La facciata barocca molto semplice è decorata solamente dal portale romanico ad arco a tutto sesto, con affresco barocco sulla lunetta.

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Do you delight? Would you say that the moments in your home are marked with "a high degree of gratification or pleasure"? Is it a joy-filled atmosphere? Maybe that's an overwhelming question.
I find myself plugging along in family life sometimes without often enough taking stock of the overall atmosphere, how well we are doing at keeping the big picture in the foreground. But if you are like me, when we do stop to consider a question like this, we get in over our heads. We mentally sort through the plans we have in place. But it is so much simpler to ask: how was yesterday?
So let's just take yesterday. Did your family experience delight yesterday? If so (or if not), was yesterday a "typical" day in the life of your family? I think asking these two questions can give us a lot of clarity on the atmosphere of our domestic churches and help us live with more intention. Yesterday can help us determine how intentionally we are living.
So if we find that our yesterdays haven't been what they should be, then we have the gift of today. In fact, if we find that our mornings haven't been what they should be, then we have the gift of the afternoons. We don't yet have the gift of tomorrow or next week. We cannot live those days with intention until they are given us. Remember that we have only been given this day so far, and it is the present day alone that we are able to live with intention. The thing I like about only thinking about today is that its not so hard, not such an overwhelming task. I'm simply purposing to be faithful with the time I have in this moment and to make this small bit of time filled with delight.
That time of year is about to be upon us — the stretch between Halloween and New Year's that contains a lot of busyness in our society. Right in the middle of this busy time the liturgical Church year comes to an end, and the season of Advent begins a new one. It's a season with a lot of holidays and feast days, and sometimes (more often than we may want to admit) we come to the end of it exhausted and full of regrets about being so busy and rushed and not having had the time to reflect and prepare ourselves for the Christmas season (which extends at least 3 weeks past Christmas day!).


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I believe I also saw a video featuring Chen Zhenglei at the same setting with golden dragons on the walls.
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Home > Itineraries > The River's Best 'River Town'!
Hover over a map point on the map for just a bit of information or click on the point for even more detailed information about that location.
Arrive at the New Ulm Visitor Center, in the middle of downtown (1 North Minnesota)
Get Visitor Guides and personalized instruction on to best see everything!
New Ulm is in a gorgeous physical setting in the Minnesota and Cottonwood River valleys and is, by Federal Census of 2000, "The Most German City in America." This heritage is evident in architecture, festivals, monuments and memorials, shops and well-kept properties. It is a town of 13,500 people offering the amenities of a larger town, the charm of small-town America, without the hassles of a big city…and it's right in the middle of the Scenic Byway!
Explore the Brown County Museum to learn about the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 at the best exhibit on this subject in the world! This war was the largest Indian-White battles in American history with 2 of the 7 battles happening in downtown New Ulm. The building itself is a beautiful example of northern German Renaissance style with stepped gables and courses of colored stone.
Visit the lovingly restored home to Minnesota Governor, John Lind, from the late 1800s. This Swedish-born man's career is interesting and the formal home is enticing.
Catch the mechanical characters come out at the Glockenspiel at noon (and 3 or 5pm) downtown and enjoy the 37 bells that accompany this activity. The tree-lined plaza offers shade and benches to rest in comfort.
Enjoy a German-style meal (although there's plenty of American favorites, too) at the famous Kaiserhoff Restaurant downtown. They've been around since 1938 and know what you like! They have plenty of seating options for individuals or groups.
Continue your journey by seeing (and climbing to the top, if you're capable) of the 102-foot tall Hermann Monument that honors an ancient German hero who beat back the Romans in 9A.D. The views take you 15 miles around, including seeing the 4-mile wide river valley the town sits in.
Go across the street to visit the lovely campus at Martin Luther College and see the Chapel with its elaborate wood altar and maybe you'll be able to hear someone practicing on the 3,000+ pipe organ! The 8-foot statue of Martin Luther on campus is also worth seeing.
Now, get yourself out to the August Schell Brewery to enjoy a tour and tasting, as well as visiting the beautiful gardens with flowers and peacocks. Schell's is the 2nd-oldest family brewery in America and the prettiest by most people's estimations. The gift shop and museum are also worthwhile stops when here.
Relax at your hotel before venturing out for the night.
Your evening meal will be done at historic Turner Hall. The Turner Society was comprised of German immigrants who came here in 1856 from Cincinnati to join the existing Chicago- based immigrants to solidify their new town. The1873 ratskeller has gorgeous murals of scenes of Germany that were covered up during World War I, only to stay that way until being revealed again in 1999. This room has been called "the most Germanic room in America" and the food, drink and setting are great!
Start today with a visit to the Wanda Gag House and learn about this artistic family. The father, Anton, has work in our state capitol and local Cathedral and did great handi-work inside the house. His daughter, Wanda, was a nationally famous artist and writer with her most famous work, "Millions of Cats," still in print since 1928! This is an unusual, but very engaging tour.
Go discover music galore at the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame and see and hear the stories and artifacts of the 160 Inductees who "inhabit" this interesting venue. The genres of music are varied with Bob Dylan, Judy Garland and Prince among the more famous members. The hand-held audio wands will give you samples of their works.
It's now time to have lunch at several different choices that include small-town diners, well- known chain restaurants, and some specialty restaurants. Consult your visitor info for ideas on where to visit!
The afternoon begins with a visit to the 1870s Harkin Store that is the sole remnant of a defunct river town with about 40% of its general store wares still intact! The setting on the banks of the Minnesota River is gorgeous and the costumed guides walk you back in history.
Stop at the Holy Trinity Cathedral as you come back into town and marvel at the artwork of the designers and craftsmen that built this remarkable 1890s building! Everyone is welcome.
The Way of the Cross on the 5th North hill is always a refreshing break from the day as you walk the tree-shaded pathway to the brick chapel on top, as you pass by 14 8-foot stations of Jesus' last days. The nearby park honoring pioneering priest, Alexander Berghold, is worth a visit, too.
Take a rest before going out for the night, but don't get too cozy, there's more to see and do!
Expand your horizons 8-miles from New Ulm at Morgan Creek Vineyard where you can not only indulge in wonderful wines, but enjoy appetizers from their wood-fired pizza oven. Musicians on the weekend make this a memorable stop.
There are many supper choices that can rival big-city offerings, with a BBQ shop, steak house, American bistro, super Mexican restaurant and more to select from.
Tonight's entertainment is either best done at the Grand Kabaret, which features free music on Friday and Saturday night, but a play by our talented local acting group can also be on the offing at their own theater!
We explore the surrounding countryside today with several interesting options:
Sleepy Eye is more than an unusual name, it is a town with surprising attractions 15 miles west of New Ulm. It is named for a Dakota chief and features his grave and a life-size statue, both near the interesting Depot Museum. St. Mary's Church is among the prettiest churches in Minnesota and is a must-see with its gold-leafing, teak and butternut woodwork and large stained glass windows! The stained glass shop downtown is also worth seeing, as is the Schoenstatt Shrine that replicates a church in Germany on the town's west side.
Continuing westward 20 miles, you can see a real gem – the Sod Houses on the Prairie. They are located 35 miles west of New Ulm, near Sanborn. See what life was like on the tree- less prairie as you investigate two full-size sod houses and appreciate your modern life!
The Gilfillan Estate near Redwood Falls is a three-fold site to visit, with mansion, historic 1900s farm, and a museum full of – everything! It is worth a stop. The waterfalls in nearby Redwood Falls are wonderful with a suspension bridge and plenty of picnic spots. They also feature some interesting shops and the Congress of Inventors Museum.
The Norwegian village of Hanska, 13 miles south of New Ulm, is home to 400 closely knit people who welcome you to visit their shops, authentic Norwegian storage barn (called a "stabbur") and the 1870s pioneer cabin on nearby Lake Hanska as well as the obvious water sports and fishing on this long, deep lake. A beach and dock make it easy to access.
Back home in New Ulm for the night, you will be tired, so consider a wake-up activity by playing 9 holes at Putting Green. This mini-golf course that offers a unique way to learn an environmental lesson while having fun!
If you're still up for it, there is a 13-mile bike loop around New Ulm, including a 5-mile and 2-mile trail stretch connected by designated city streets. The route is mapped in the Visitor Guide and is easy to follow.
Useful Information & Links
Many of these attractions have seasonal and weekly schedules that can change during the year. Check the Visitor Guide, the web-site, or call the Visitor Center to verify availability of these touring elements: 1-888-463-9856 / www.newulm.com
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美国之音 > VOA Special English > AS IT IS
Over 200 Whales Stuck on Beach in Australia
By Dan Friedell
About 230 whales beached themselves on the western part of the Australian island of Tasmania. It is the second such incident in recent days.
At least half are alive and animal officials are working to rescue them. They are also trying to understand why the whales got stuck.
The whales are stuck on Ocean Beach near Macquarie Harbor in the western part of Tasmania. Exactly two years ago, 470 whales became stuck on sand in the same area. That time, about 100 whales were saved but the rest died.
A rescuer pours water on one of stranded whales on Ocean Beach, near Strahan, Australia Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation via AP)
The whales are pilot whales, which weigh between 1,000 and 2,000 kilograms and measure over 6 meters. The International Whaling Commission says pilot whales are the species that most often is beached in large numbers. Some scientists believe it is because they travel in large groups and follow a leader.
Tasmania's Department of Natural Resources said a team from the Marine Conservation Program was heading to the area to help the whales.
The harbor does not have deep water and its entrance is known by locals as Hell's Gate.
Linton Kringle is a salmon farmer who helped with the rescue in 2020. He told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation this year's work would be more difficult.
That time, he said, the whales were in the harbor so people could reach them easily on boats. This time, they are outside of the safe area, on a beach, which means it will be harder to get boats near them.
"It's too shallow, way too rough. My thoughts would be try to get them onto a vehicle if we can't swim them out," Kringle added.
Vanessa Pirotta is a wildlife scientist who studies animals like whales and dolphins. She said the fact that the whales have gotten stuck around the same place during the same part of the year suggests "there might be something environmental here."
There was another incident of whales getting stuck in Tasmania on Monday. In the northern part of the island state, 14 sperm whales were found on King Island.
One scientist called that incident even more unusual than the pilot whales getting stuck.
Olaf Meynecke is a marine scientist at Griffith University in Australia. He said warmer ocean temperatures could be forcing the whales into different areas to look for food.
"When they do this, they are not in the best physical condition because they might be starving, so this can lead them to take more risks and maybe go closer to shore," Meynecke said.
I'm Dan Friedell.
Dan Friedell adapted this story for VOA Learning English based on a report by the Associated Press.
beach –v. when a large ocean animal such as a whale comes out of the water and onto land and cannot return to the water
species –n. a group of animals that are similar and can produce young
shallow –adj. describing a small distance from the surface of the water to the bottom
shore –n. the land along an area of water
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[ti:Over 200 Whales Stuck on Beach in Australia] [by:www.51voa.com] [00:00.00]快捷键:S播放/暂停,A快退,D快进,W循环。 [00:00.04]About 230 whales beached themselves [00:04.16]on the western part of the Australian island of Tasmania. [00:08.16]It is the second such incident in recent days. [00:12.68]At least half are alive [00:15.76]and animal officials are working to rescue them. [00:20.08]They are also trying to understand why the whales got stuck. [00:25.40]The whales are stuck on Ocean Beach near Macquarie Harbor [00:30.28]in the western part of Tasmania. [00:32.88]Exactly two years ago, 470 whales [00:37.64]became stuck on sand in the same area. [00:41.00]That time, about 100 whales were saved but the rest died. [00:47.64]The whales are pilot whales, [00:49.84]which weigh between 1,000 and 2,000 kilograms [00:54.04]and measure over 6 meters. [00:56.92]The International Whaling Commission says pilot whales [01:00.52]are the species that most often is beached in large numbers. [01:06.12]Some scientists believe [01:08.32]it is because they travel in large groups and follow a leader. [01:13.36]Tasmania's Department of Natural Resources [01:16.48]said a team from the Marine Conservation Program [01:20.28]was heading to the area to help the whales. [01:24.68]The harbor does not have deep water [01:27.32]and its entrance is known by locals as Hell's Gate. [01:32.56]Linton Kringle is a salmon farmer [01:35.56]who helped with the rescue in 2020. [01:38.52]He told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation [01:42.16]this year's work would be more difficult. [01:45.52]That time, he said, the whales were in the harbor [01:48.88]so people could reach them easily on boats. [01:52.00]This time, they are outside of the safe area, on a beach, [01:56.40]which means it will be harder to get boats near them. [02:00.36]"It's too shallow, way too rough. [02:03.00]My thoughts would be try to get them onto a vehicle [02:06.64]if we can't swim them out," Kringle added. [02:10.64]Vanessa Pirotta is a wildlife scientist [02:13.24]who studies animals like whales and dolphins. [02:17.04]She said the fact that the whales have gotten stuck around the same place [02:21.76]during the same part of the year [02:24.12]suggests "there might be something environmental here." [02:29.00]There was another incident of whales getting stuck in Tasmania on Monday. [02:33.44]In the northern part of the island state, [02:36.52]14 sperm whales were found on King Island. [02:41.12]One scientist called that incident [02:43.80]even more unusual than the pilot whales getting stuck. [02:48.52]Olaf Meynecke is a marine scientist at Griffith University in Australia. [02:54.64]He said warmer ocean temperatures could be forcing the whales [02:59.16]into different areas to look for food. [03:02.68]"When they do this, they are not in the best physical condition [03:06.12]because they might be starving, [03:08.28]so this can lead them to take more risks [03:11.48]and maybe go closer to shore," Meynecke said. [03:14.88]I'm Dan Friedell.


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J "The aerosolized particles are killing us. Hand washing is fine. Social distancing is a start, but we need much more, much distance. The particles float around and live much longer than anyone realizes."
K "They say that we need to stay six feet apart or two meters if you live in a rational country with the metric system. The idea that an area six feet and one inch away or two meters and two centimeters away is safe is unsafe, absurd and dishonest. Any room is an oversized petri dish of disease."
J "The famous epidemiologist George Carlin's observation 'Isn't making a smoking section in a restaurant like making a peeing section in a swimming pool?' should inform us."
J "If you are a Republican, it is a hoax. It you are a Democrat, it is a pox."
K "If you think it is a hoax, you are a Republican. If you think it is a pox, you are a Democrat."
K "The country is incapacitatingly polarized. If the Democrats proclaimed that the sun rises in the East, the Republicans would insist that it rises in the West."
J "However, I consulted with a congenital and unreconstructed Republican colleague who has not repudiated her medical training and is heroically sounding the alarm."
K "Sounds like the old 'Beans v. Bullets' debate and division among preppers. Tell me your political party, I'll tell you your position on all the big issues. I can tell if a person is going to buy an N95 or another 9 or a .45."
J "Her sentiments are offset by two quite reasonable and informed persons in two different settings who dismiss the Virus as a hoax along with global climate change."
J "The reams of toilet paper are irrational but not surprising. I understand the generation that wiped its way through Sears and Ward and Spiegel catalogs opting to file away piles of paper, but this generation has not seen that privation and should calibrate their real needs."
K "Someone suggested that when tragedy strikes, bowel movements spike. Hoarding water in tiny unhealthy plastic bottles is as absurd as stockpiling during regular times. I saw stacks of inexpensive buckets and barrels on the shelves that could be filled instead. And then staged outside to collect rain water."
J "Putting aside a little chow is prudent and prescient."
J "The customers at my Costco were focused but edgy."
K "Edgy and focused at mine. All it will take is a spark. Sambucol, then hand sanitizer, then thermometers, then hydrogen peroxide, then rice, then beans, then wipes have almost disappeared."
J "The 'Baltic Dry Index' measures changes in the cost of transporting raw materials and the 'Costco Dry Goods Index' could measure an admixture of fear and preparation by the public."
J "The third time is a charm. The real threat is that the virus is spread in a tiny aerosol form that allows it to sail through the body's gauntlet of defense mechanisms, settle in the bottom of the lungs and drown someone from the inside."
J "The word 'triage' will trend and be trendy. Consequential decisions must be made when an otherwise healthy but infected 18 year young requires a ventilator that is occupied by an 81 year old with multiple debilitating conditions. If I present in the middle of the catastrophe even if I know the physicians who make the call, I will be denied care."
K "No question here."
J "In the hospital, they identify you by your birthday not by your social security number, so there is no question about your age and thus your entitlement to attention."
J "The real threat is lost in the discussions of hand washing and social distancing. The droplets drop to the ground. The tinier airborne aerosolized particles float in the air and contact far more people in a wider area for a longer period of time. The real threat is that the virus is spread by these tiny aerosol particles that sail through the body's gauntlet of defense mechanisms, settle in the bottom of the lungs and drown someone from the inside."
[See the e-commentary at "Shop While They Drop – The $2.99 Sacrifice (May 7, 2007)", "Beans and Bullets (April 6, 2009)" and "Globalization: Colonization Without The Costs; Corporations Supplant Countries. Oh, And Happy Bastille Day! (July 15, 2019)".]
Bumper stickers of the week:
Don't test, don't tell! It's only the flu!
Keep calm and panic
"Isn't making a smoking section in a restaurant like making a peeing section in a swimming pool?" George Carlin
Flatten the curve. At least it sounds like someone is doing something.
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Wilderness Campaign
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Portrait of Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant in full uniform, ca. 1864-1865. Grant was commissioned Lieutenant General by Abraham Lincoln in March 1864	and soon after appointed General in Chief of the United	States Army. Portraits of famous generals were mass produced and popular with collectors.
The Wilderness Campaign of 1864 was one of the most violent and deadly of the American Civil War.
In March 1864, President Abraham Lincoln promoted Ulysses Simpson Grant to lieutenant general and named him supreme commander of all Union forces for the remainder of the American Civil War. In this new position, Grant took the offensive and focused his attention on General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. During the war's first several years, other Union commanders had tried to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia. Often defeated by the Army of Northern Virginia, the Union soldiers had retreated to the relative safety of Washington, DC. Grant refused to retreat. He realized that the North had a much larger number of men available for duty. He believed that the most effective way to defeat the South was to attack repeatedly. The South did not have the men and supplies to reinforce the soldiers already in the field.
To end the war, Grant repeatedly attacked during the summer of 1864. His first campaign against Lee's Army of Northern Virginia became known as the Wilderness Campaign. Grant's Army of the Potomac, numbering approximately 120,000 men, advanced across the Rapidan River into a place in Virginia known as the Wilderness. It was called the Wilderness due to the large number of trees and dense ground cover in the area. Lee met Grant's army, in the Battle of the Wilderness on May 5 and 6, 1864. Despite having just one-half the number of men that the North had available for the battle, the Confederates succeeded in blunting the Union advance.
Unlike other Union commanders before him, Grant refused to retreat. He ordered his men to flank Lee's army and advance to Spotsylvania Courthouse. The Army of Northern Virginia managed to intercept Grant's force, and the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse lasted from May 8 to May 19, 1864. Again, Lee's men stopped Grant's army. Grant, however, continued to advance, meeting Lee's men at the Battle of Cold Harbor on June 3, 1864. In a little over one hour, the Northern Army suffered seven thousand casualties.
The Battle of Cold Harbor marked the end of Grant's campaign to defeat the South easily. During the month or so of fighting, the North suffered almost sixty thousand casualties to the South's twenty thousand. Despite the tremendous difference in the numbers of men killed and wounded, Grant had a large supply of troops in reserve, and the North was able to recover from these high losses.
Following the Battle of Cold Harbor, Grant advanced towards Petersburg, Virginia, a city located approximately twenty miles south of Richmond. A siege resulted, with the Union's Army of the Potomac virtually surrounding the South's Army of Northern Virginia in Petersburg. The siege lasted for almost ten months. The Northerners finally drove the Confederates from Petersburg in early April 1865. The Army of Northern Virginia surrendered on April 9, 1865. [[Category:{$topic}]]
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Lost in Translation 225: Remaking Reptilicus
With apparent* remake fever, studios are adapting everything. Netflix recently announced a two-season origins story for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest's Nurse Ratched. Highbrow, lowbrow, nothing seems to be off limits. The question, though, is why not get some of the old low budget titles? Sure, they may not have the draw that One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest has, but being unknown will pique some curiosity. Consider it a bonus if the remake is better than the original. In this spirit, let's look at remaking the one and only Danish kaiju movie, Reptilicus.
It is safe to say that Reptilicus has issues. Movies don't get featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000 if they don't. Reptilicus was the first movie featured on MST3K: The Return. It was ripe for riffing, thanks to a slow start, an odd character that seemed to be there solely for comic relief, and special effects that showed a low budget. Yet, the movie had potential, which is critical when remaking a work.
As a Danish-American production, two versions were made. The American version substituted one actress from the Danish version and removed one of the title monster's abilities because of how it looked on screen. The movie begins in Lapland with the discovery of the tail of an ancient creature frozen in the ice. The tail is shipped to the Danish Aquarium in Copenhagen, where scientists study the remains. A mishap allows the tail to thaw, leading to the monster, dubbed Reptilicus, regenerating like a starfish. Once fully regenerated, the monster menaces Copenhagen and the North Sea. The military is called in, but is limited in what they can do. Using explosives means that parts of Reptilicus could lie unseen and able to regenerate into a new monster. Only two ways will work to destroy the monster – fire and poison. However, the military finds out these details too late, after having blasted off the creature's foot. The movie ends on a shot of the foot lying underwater.
Reptilicus start off slow, in the way of far too many B-movies, with serious men being serious scientists explaining the plot before it starts. However, the square-jawed science hero isn't in this movie; the scientists are older with families. The slow start also helps delay the other big problem of the film, Reptilicus itself. It is very much a rubber monster, shot on different film stock than the rest of the movie. The movie tries to avoid showing the creature too much, knowing that it really isn't that threatening. Instead, the destruction in the monster's wake is shown.
However, in trying to not focus on the monster, the movie does get a few good shots in, including the panicking of the crowd. One scene has a drawbridge that starts rising before people could cross it. Several bicyclists drive off the edge into the water below before they could stop. The Danish military gets several good scenes as they try in vain to stop Reptilicus. The movie has potential. It was just the execution where Reptilicus had problems.
In the hypothetical remake, the first thing to work on is Reptilicus itself. Special effects have come a long way since rubber puppets in 1961. The monster can be more threatening and appear in the same frame as its hunters today. However, it may be best to keep its ability to fly out of the remake; the American version in 1961 removed it because it was too silly. Given the location, a sea monster would work well; long, snaky, a threat to shipping and the coast. Its ability to regenerate could be kept, though it'd take some work to make it believable today. Monster movies can get away with some biological weirdnesses, but too weird and the suspension of disbelief snaps.
In terms of plot, the monster has to be on screen sooner. The draw of monster movies is the monster as it wreaks havoc in a major metropolitan area. The lack of collateral damage was one of the problems with the 1998 Godzilla. With better effects, Reptilicus can appear sooner and with the destruction such a monster is capable of. Ships and buildings can be destroyed on screen. Get Reptilicus right, and the initial investigation won't have to carry the first half of the film.
The scientists can stay. They provide the explanations the audience needs. The monster's ability to regenerate can be shown on screen, but having someone in a white lab coat mention the process, especially to military leaders, never hurts. Show and tell instead of just telling. The discovery of the remains of Reptilicus and the mishap that lets it thaw are key moments in the film, so they need to be kept. Since it should be easier today to show more of the monster onscreen, the remains can be a near-complete carcass instead of just the tail.
The end of the film will need work. The monster was finally defeated in the movie when a sedative was fired into its mouth by the general using a bazooka. Combined with the poor effects of the monster, the scene didn't work. The concept is good, but getting it to look right on screen will be tough. The restriction on method in-story was that Reptilicus was in the city; firebombing the monster would not look good on the military. The collateral damage would be too high. But a difficult shot with a weapon meant to be used against large targets like tanks and bunkers. Accuracy is difficult, and the bazooka has been superseded by the rocket launcher, a weapon that really doesn't do sedatives. A grenade launcher may work better – gas grenades can be filled with what's needed with some handwaving – but the accuracy is still an issue. Grenades aren't really precision weapons. The end may involve someone running up to Reptilicus to toss the modified gas grenade into the monster's mouth. It would make for a satisfying bit of action after seeing Reptilicus trash Copenhagen.
One of the problems with remakes lately is the Hollywood-ization factor. Studios, not wanting to risk losses on a film, populate casts with either the latest and greatest or the pretty, with no thought on what the roles need. Reptilicus features high level personnel at both the aquarium and the military. The head of research isn't going to be a twenty-something; likewise, the general isn't going to be a model. It'll take a director willing to push back somewhat to make sure that the actors for these roles fit.
Reptilicus has the potential to be a good remake. All the original movie needed was a bigger budget for the monster, something that a studio can provide today. The core of the original is a monster movie; the draw is the monster rampaging. Keep the focus on Reptilicus and avoid the temptation to add subplots and the remake will draw an audience.
* I say "apparent" because the past few decades have been teeming with popular original work. As seen in the History of Adaptations, that wasn't always the case.
This article was originally published at Seventh Sanctum.
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By day, Scott Delahunt is an IT analyst, fixing problems and explaining operating systems for end users. By night, he takes his degree in Computer Science, his love of movies, his vast knowledge of tabletop gaming, his curiosity into how things work and becomes a geek! Although he has nothing published professionally, Scott has written fanfiction, scripted an anime music video, play tested role-playing games, and applied his love of bad movies to Lost In Translation. He has also helped put on an anime convention and organize bus trips to Anime North. In his spare time, he raises two cats to become Internet icons and maintains a personal blog, The Chaos Beast.