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«The Game» es el episodio 73 de la serie Desperate Housewives que transmite la cadena estadounidense ABC . Este episodio es el tercero de la cuarta temporada. Fue escrito por Joey Murphy y John Pardee, dirigido por Bethany Rooney y fue estrenado originalmente el 14 de octubre del 2007.

Estrellas invitadas
 Nathan Fillion como Adam Mayfair.
 John Slattery como Victor Lang.
 Polly Bergen como Stella Wingfield.
 Rachel Bailit como skanky woman.
 Kristi Clainos como mujer joven.
 James Luca McBride como Al Kaminsky.

Recapitulación
Susan organiza una reunión. Sus amigos aceptan, pues saben que es una oportunidad para conocer a la nueva vecina.
Stella, la madre de Lynette, se da cuenta de que su hija siente mucho dolor físico y le recomienda que fume marihuana. Lynette rechaza tajantemente la sugerencia. Bree se mete en un problema cuando Susan le pide la dirección de su ginecólogo y le entrega la de un doctor que encontró en la sección amarilla y que no conoce, además de encontrarse en un barrio peligroso. Stella consigue marihuana para su hija y logra que ella la ingiera en unos pastelillos.

Durante la reunión de Susan, Gabrielle y Bree bombardean con preguntas a la nueva vecina sobre su vida privada, aunque sólo reciben respuestas evasivas.

Edie muestra una sortija de compromiso y les pide a las chicas que no comenten nada, pues Carlos no quiere que se enteren.

Para darle celos a su ex, Gabrielle empieza a coquetearle a Adam, el esposo de la nueva vecina.

Katherine se entera que Gabrielle tuvo como amante a un jardinero menor de edad cuando estaba casada con Carlos.

Lynette llega a la reunión de Susan animadamente y por eso comete indiscreciones. Esto provoca que algunos secretos de los habitantes del vecindario salgan y la reunión termine muy mal. Víctor le comenta a Carlos que si Gabrielle lo engaña matará al amante. Katherine prohíbe a Dylan frecuentar a Julie, después de encontrar a las adolescentes revisando las cosas de su hija de cuando vivió en Wisteria Lane.

Gabrielle vuelve con Carlos al darse cuenta de que este se pone celoso cuando le coquetea a otro hombre, mientras que a su marido sólo le importa su imagen pública.

Episodios de Desperate Housewives


Hello everyone, this is Fyshokid writing to you as a representative of the old SARPBC community.
This post isn't about Rocket League, but rather its older brother, Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars, or SARPBC for short, which most probably know was Psyonix's first offering in the vehicular football/soccer genre. Rocket League is of course a massively popular game, enjoyed by many across the globe, however going back 6 or 7 years, the SARPBC community was absolutely tiny by the same standards. You would be lucky to see more than 30-40 people playing the game at any one time.
One of the biggest community undertakings at the time were the "Community Montages". These were massive edited montages showcasing the skills of the community at large, while also meant to showcase SARPBC to the world.
In just a few short days, on February 12, it will have been 10 years since SARPBC was released in Europe. To celebrate this, I will be streaming the first two community montages in their entirety.
This is an important part of Rocket League history that you do not want to miss. If you have been following the competitive Rocket League scene, you are sure to find some familiar names in the community montages as they include SARPBC veterans like Kronovi, kuxir97, paschy90, M1k3Rules, JHZER and others.
How awesome is this, pay respects to your elders boys and girls!


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Schwartz moves away from traditional nature poetry
By PILAR SOLOMON-JOHNSON
Posted on April 10, 2013 in Arts
Poet and visiting professor at Columbia, Leonard Schwartz critical inteterest lies in the intersection of poetry and philosophy. He will be reading from his work on Wednesday, April 17 in the Faculty Parlor. Photo By: poetshouse.org
Poet and visiting professor at Columbia, Leonard Schwartz critical inteterest lies in the intersection of
poetry and philosophy. He will be reading from his work on Wednesday, April 17 in the Faculty Parlor. Photo By: poetshouse.org
April, along with signaling the start of pleasant spring vibes, is National Poetry Month. Luckily, both the gorgeous weather and the proliferation of poetry coincide with poet Leonard Schwartz's upcoming visit to Vassar. Schwartz is a Bard graduate and Professor of Literary Arts at Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA.
He is currently on sabbatical and teaching at Columbia University. He will be reading from his recently published books IF and At Element, both of which contain poetry that is inspired by nature and pieces that question the history of poetry regarding nature.
The impetus to invite Mr. Schwartz to campus came from his meeting Vassar Professor of English Michael Joyce, who specializes in hyper-text fiction, at an event sponsored by poet Stephen Motika, a Vassar graduate and the current director of Poet's House, a poetry library and literary center in New York City.
When talking about Schwartz's work and why he invited him to Vassar, Joyce said: "He has a particularly 'Vassar sensibility' with its range of his philosophical ideas, and his political interests."
Furthermore, Joyce explained that seeing any speaker exposes the Vassar community to different ways of thinking and perceptions, a staple of the liberal arts education. This is particularly true of Schwartz' material concerning nature poetry.
In describing his work's nature-based slant, Schwartz explained: "I have always been interested in the relationship between a form of writing called philosophy and a form of writing called poetry. I've always thought that you could find moments in which the figures of the myth turn into the concepts or abstractions of philosophy." According to Schwartz, myth is a way of encouraging nature to speak with us by giving it a voice.
That being said, his recent work offers a critique of nature poetry as it stands today. Jokingly, Schwartz referred to mainstream nature poetry as "nature porn." He said: "Nature poetry reifies or objectifies the natural object away from everything else, in the same way that porn reifies or objectifies and isolates the sexual act."
Schwartz takes a more holistic approach when writing about nature. "In terms of nature I respond to it both existentially and by way of text," he said.
Schwartz expounded on the differences between Ecopoetics and nature poetry. "What is ecologically sound or what I call Ecopoetics doesn't even look like nature poetry on the surface. It has to be as complex as any ecosystem and derive on the interdependencies that an ecosystem has," Schwartz furthered.
As part of his own codependent relationship, like those found in nature, he cites his current home in the woods of the Pacific Northwest as inspiration, as well as other poetry about this genre, including work by fellow Northwest poet Robin Blaser and his collection titled "The Holy Forest."
Poetry is not the only complex system in Schwartz's writing. He also describes the process of writing poetry as being a way of drawing on experience and inspiration from outside texts much like a conversation. That conversation extends to Schwartz's experience finding a balance in his life as both a professional writer and a teacher.
"At Evergreen State College, where I'm teaching, everything is team taught so I'm always working with someone in a different medium or discipline and learning from that conversation. I'm also engaged with students I've taught in a seminar situation," he explained. "In a seminar you plant a seed and then months later or nine years later the idea emerges," he added.
Besides being nature inspired, Joyce also described Schwartz's work as being very muc h grounded in the political. "Everything is political…politics is the art of power and people are always trying to maximize one's power or distribute power equally or otherwise," said Schwartz.
That said, he has also addressed current political issues head on in some of his earlier works. Schwartz lived in New York City in the early 2000s and was there during the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center. He wrote works in response to his own thoughts about the attacks and their intense social fallout.
For his Vassar visit, he said he was considering the idea of reading a series of his poems called the "Apple Anyone Sonnets" from that period. These poems, while not explicitly political, are curious because they contain keywords in English that are in fact derived from Arabic.
When talking about why he gave himself this constraint while writing his poetry, Schwartz explained, "This was at the time of greatest persistence in the political mainstream that there was a clash of civilizations, that our nation and the Arabic world were so radically other and different to one another…which of course is not true."
He, however, wanted to demonstrate this false conception more subtly. "You can barely name a piece of fruit without using a word that's derived from Arabic," Schwartz laughed. "English and Arabic were so profoundly intertwined that it was absurd to talk about a clash in civilization."
Schwartz often approaches his process by setting a goal or responding specifically to other writing. His current course at Columbia University is called Ecopoetics: The Black of the Page.
The phrase "working from the black of the page" means writing with prewritten work in front of you, by doing research and finding a topic or structure ahead of time before starting the writing process. Schwartz likened working with language as an artistic material to the unlikely example of working as a sculptor with stone in a quarry.
According to Joyce, this approach gives his work the ability to illuminate while maintaing a strong poetic voice. "His work gives life to complex ideas without losing musical vision," Joyce said.
Schwartz will be reading at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17 in the Faculty Parlor in Main Building.

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HomeNewsThe following is a LIST of civil servants who resigned to enter...
The following is a LIST of civil servants who resigned to enter politics and were either defeated in party nominations or disqualified by the IEBC.
All civil officials seeking elective seats in the General Elections on August 9 were requested to retire in February.
The President urged people with political ambitions to quit their jobs by February 8th, according to a notice sent by the Head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua.
According to Kenya's 2010 Constitution, all government officials seeking elective positions must resign six months before the election, which was held on or before February 9.
Even after spending millions of their hard-earned money on campaigns, several of them who resigned were unable to acquire tickets to run in the upcoming elections.
Former Water CS Sicily Kariuki is one of many who left from lucrative posts to try their luck in politics but failed to secure nomination tickets.
Kariuki resigned in February 2021 and reigned to run for governor of Nyandarua, but the Jubilee Party was unable to get a ticket.
This came after her bitter adversary, Nyandarua Governor Francis Kimemia, was given a straight ticket by the ruling party.
Charles Keter, her Devolution counterpart, withdrew to run for the Kericho Governorship but was unable to get a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) ticket.
Walter Mong'are resigned as Director of Youth and Development in the President's Office to run for President, but the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) disqualified him for failing to satisfy the requisite threshold.
Former Tourism CAS Joseph Boinnet and former CAS Ken Obura were among those who resigned government jobs to run for elected office but were defeated in primaries.
John Mosonik, Kiema Kilonzo, Julius Malombe, Odoyo Owidi, and Isaiah Ogwe are among those who resigned and were unable to vote.
Some public officials who did not make the ballot are now blaming their parties for orchestrating their demise during the nomination process, citing the distribution of direct tickets and "shambolic" party nominations as examples.
The need that State officers retire six months before the election is discriminatory, according to the majority of them, because they are competing against current leaders who continue to enjoy the benefits of their positions.
They claimed that the provision should only take effect after the primaries, allowing losers to keep their state employment.
We were promised money for attending RUTO's demonstration, but he has yet to pay us, and even DUALE has vanished.
Is this person even a Christian, or is he just feigning Christianity to deceive Kenyans? RUTO cites a non-existent Bible scripture once more.


Any suggestions for nice accomodation in el chalten and Ushuaia?
Anyone know of any free/low-cost volunteer programs in the Ushuaia region?
Do I have to bring a sleepsack for the cold when staying in Ushuaia in the summer?


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Australian Open tournament 2017 Overview
The 105th edition of the Australian Open tournament 2017 was held at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia from January 16 to January 29, 2017.
The tournament was organised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is part of the 2017 ATP World Tour and the 2017 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category.
Title Winners Runners
Men's Singles Roger Federer Rafael Nadal
Women's Singles Serena Williams Venus Williams
Men's Doubles Henri Kontinen /John Peers Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan
Women's Doubles BethanieMattek-Sands /Lucie Safarova Andrea Hlaváčková/Peng Shuai
Mixed Doubles Abigail Spears /Juan Sebastián Cabal Croatia's Ivan Dodig/Sania Mirza
Boys' Singles Zsombor Piros
Girls' Singles Marta Kostyuk
Boys' Doubles Hsu Yu-hsiou / Zhao Lingxi
Girls' Doubles Bianca Andreescu / Carson Branstine
Wheelchair Men's Singles Gustavo Fernández
Wheelchair Women's Singles Yui Kamiji
Wheelchair Quad Singles Dylan Alcott
Wheelchair Men's Doubles Joachim Gérard / Gordon Reid
Wheelchair Women's Doubles Jiske Griffioen / Aniek van Koot
Wheelchair Quad Doubles Andrew Lapthorne / David Wagner
Rodger Federer Beats Rafael Nadal to Win Men's Single in Australian Open 2017
Roger Federer of Switzerland defeated long-time rival Rafael Nadal of Spain, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4, to win Australian Open 2017 at Melbourne on January 29, 2017.
This was his 18th grand slam title and his first major title in four-and-a-half years. This was also his first-ever victory over the Spaniard in Australia.
With the win, Federer becomes the first man to claim five titles at three different grand slam events and also the second-oldest man after Ken Rosewall to claim a major singles trophy.
Serena Williams beats sister Venus to Claim Women's Single Title
Serena Williams won 6-4 6-4 to surpass her elder Sibling Venus Williams in Women's single title at the Australian Open 2017 in Melbourne on January 29, 2017.
This is Serena's seventh Australian Open and an Open Era record of 23rd Grand Slam singles title.
The American player also outclassed Steffi Graf in the all time list of major winners since the Grand Slams accepted professional players in 1968. Now she only trails all-time leader Margaret Court by one major, who has 24 Grand Slam titles.
John Peers/Henri Kontinen Wins Australian Open Men's Double
Australia based John Peers along with Henri Kontinen of Finland, defeated six-time champions Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan 7-5, 7-5 on January 28, 2017 at Melbourne Park, Australian Open Tournament to win Men's double title. This is their first Grand Slam title together.
For Kontinen, it was his maiden major crown in his first final, while Peers lifted his first trophy in his third title match. He previously finished runner-up alongside Jamie Murray at Wimbledon 2015 and the US Open 2015.
Juan Sebastian Cabal and Abigail Spears Wins Australian Open Mixed Doubles
Colombia's Juan Sebastian Cabal and Abigail Spears of the United States captured the Australian Open mixed doubles title on January 29, 2017 after they defeated Croatia's Ivan Dodig and Sania Mirza of India 6-2, 6-4 in 64 minutes.
Cabal reached the 2011 French Open men's doubles final (w/Robert Farah) and Spears got success for the first time having finished runner-up with Santiago Giraldo in the 2013 and 2014 US Open mixed doubles finals.
About Australian Open
The Australian Open is a major tennis tournament held annually over the last fortnight of January in Melbourne, Australia.
It was first held in 1905. The tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events of the year, the other three being the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open.
It features men's and women's singles; men's, women's and mixed doubles and junior's championships; as well as wheelchair, legends and exhibition events.
Prior to 1988 the tournament had been played on grass. Since 1988 two types of hardcourt surfaces have been used at Melbourne Park – green Rebound Ace to 2007 and blue Plexicushion from 2008.
The 2017 tournament were played on hard courts and over a series of 25 courts, including the three main show courts: Rod Laver Arena, Hisense Arena and Margaret Court Arena.
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That Lovin' Feeling
That Lovin' Feeling Steve Tyrell
Booklet for That Lovin' Feeling
Label: Concord Music Group
Subgenre: Vocal
Artist: Steve Tyrell
1Jazzman03:50
2Up On The Roof03:21
3You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'03:49
4There Goes My Baby03:29
5Be My Baby03:23
6Good Good Lovin'03:12
7Laughter In The Rain03:32
8Groovy Kind Of Love03:19
9Rock And Roll Lullaby04:25
10Chapel Of Love03:41
11Just A Little Lovin' (Early In The Morning)02:41
12On Broadway03:46
13Any Day Now03:52
14Stand By Me03:43
Bonus Track:
15Hound Dog03:26
Info for That Lovin' Feeling
On his 11th album, That Lovin' Feeling, Steve Tyrell celebrates what he calls 'the Great American Songbook 2; the next generation of the Songbook,' recording seminal rock era classics penned by legendary songwriters (many renowned for hits penned at New York s famed Brill Building) who are also cherished longtime friends.
While sharing the enduring magic of timeless songs by the songwriting teams of Carole King and Gerry Goffin, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil and Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich as well as Burt Bacharach, Neil Sedaka, Toni Wine and Carole Bayer Sager, That Lovin' Feeling sets itself apart from most tribute recordings with spirited guest vocal appearances by Mann, B.J. Thomas, Neil Sedaka and Bill Medley in addition to renowned backup singer Judith Hill (featured in the Oscar winning documentary '20 Feet From Stardom') and Tyrell's daughter Lauryn Tyrell. The set also includes key instrumental contributions by Stoller, keyboardist Chuck Leavell, saxophonist Dave Koz and even playful hand claps by Jeff Barry.
"The Concord Music Group will kick off the New Year with a new type of standard from the great Steve Tyrell. Long noted for exploring the music of such legends as Frank Sinatra, Tyrell takes a look at some more contemporary gems from artists such as Carole King and Burt Bacharach. This Grammy winner elevates and reshapes some more contemporary classics with the flair and panache long associated with Tyrell.
Some reviews write themselves and their is very little to be said when you hear Tyrell's versions of 'Stand By Me' and 'On Broadway.' The arrangements are tight and swinging and guests include such contemporary greats as Dave Koz." (Brent Black, www.criticljazz.com)
Engineered by Bill Schnee, Steve Sykes, Paul Hornsby, Frank Nadasdy
Mastering by Paul Blakemore
Produced by Kyle Lenning
Label: Arts Music
Shades of Ray: The Songs of Ray Charles
Steve Tyrell
Back to Bacharach (Expanded Edition)
Label: New Design/East West, Warner Brothers
Genre: Vocal
A Song For You
Grammy Award-winning vocalist Steve Tyrell is truly a renaissance man. In over four decades in the music business, he has achieved great success as an artist, producer, songwriter, music supervisor, and performer.
Steve TyrellWith his breakthrough performances in "Father of the Bride" and "Father of the Bride II," Steve Tyrell reinvented and re-popularized classic pop standards for a modern-day audience. With the grit and soul of a lifetime of experiences, producing hits for Grammy-winning Artists ranging from Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville, to Rod Stewart and Diana Ross, Steve himself has sold hundreds of thousands of albums and gained a passionate following all over the world. His hits "The Way You Look Tonight," "The Simple Life," "Crush On You" and "The Sunny Side of The Street," have launched thousands of weddings and millions of romances. He's held top positions at Standards, Swing, and Big Band outlets with a devoted following at key Adult Contemporary Radio.
With sold out shows across America and raves from around the world, his following increases day by day. Although Steve tours mainly with his band, he also enjoys playing with some of the most renown orchestras in the land, and has had multiple performances with The Boston Pops, The New York Pops, The Nashville Symphony, Kansas City Cymphony, and The Houston Symphony. Most recently, he has appeared with the New West Symphony performing Joseph Sohms photo symphony "Visions of America" narrated by Clint Eastwood, singing the songs of Roger Kellaway and Alan and Marylin Bergman.
At the request of the Sinatra family and Quincy Jones, Steve was the featured performer with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra at their season opening concert in which Frank Sinatra was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame. Also at the request of the Sinatra family, he reprised that performance at Carnegie Hall. This is one of the rare times the family has reached into the vault of original Sinatra arrangements to share them with another artist.
In 2005, after the passing of the legendary Bobby Short, Steve was asked by New York City's Café Carlyle to take over their revered Holiday Season of November and December, which Mr. Short had not missed for 36 years. In 2013 Tyrell's contract was extended through his 11th season, starting a new Carlyle legacy that now also includes performances in May.
Steve TyrellHis work in the studio as a record producer has included collaborations with such diverse and legendary artists as Rod Stewart, Diana Ross, Ray Charles, Linda Ronstadt, Aaron Neville, Bonnie Raitt, Blood Sweat and Tears, Mary J Blidge, Chris Botti, Dave Koz, Dolly Parton, Smokey Robinson, Burt Bacharach, Bette Midler, Stevie Wonder and the list goes on and on. He even produced an album with the late Andy Griffith, which won the Grammy in 1995 for Gospel Album of the Year. As an artist, all 9 of his American Standards albums have achieved top 10 status on Billboard's Jazz charts, 7 of which have achieved top 5, and his first album "A New Standard" was amongst the best selling jazz albums for over 5 years.
His voice has been featured on television and in numerous movies. Most recently, he was asked by Oscar winning Songwriter's Alan and Marilyn Bergman and the late Marvin Hamlisch to sing the end title to Steven Soderbergh's film "The Informant".
As a music supervisor and music producer for film and TV, Tyrell has worked with such distinguished directors as Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Nancy Meyers, Steven Soderbergh, Hugh Wilson, and Charles Shyer.
His songs have been recorded by such revered artists as Ray Charles, Diana Ross, LL Cool J and Elvis Presley, and his song "How Do You Talk To An Angel," written and produced for Aaron Spelling's Fox television series "The Heights," was a No. 1 on Billboards Top 100 Pop Charts.
Aside from being a Grammy Award winner, Tyrell has earned 2 Emmy nominations, received a daytime Emmy, 3 Ace Nominations, 2004 American Society of Young Musician's "All That Jazz Award", 2004 The Wellness Community "Human Spirit Award", 2006 Society of Singers "Lifetime Achievement Award", and 2008 Los Angeles Jazz Society's "Jazz Vocalist of the Year". His productions were nominated have earned over 11 Grammy Awards themselves. The music he produced for the children's special "Cartoon All Stars to the Rescue" which aired on all three major networks simultaneously was given special recognition by the Emmy's.


Just how "big" could bass or indeed lure fishing actually get ?
I was at the Hooked Live show last weekend in Dublin and all the anglers who came up to talk to me (thank you by the way) wanted to talk about one thing and one thing only - bass fishing. I simply could not believe the level of interest in bass fishing in fact, to the point where it really made me stop and think for a while about where this all might be going, and how "big" this lure fishing thing could become. For most of my fishing life it has been the sea and the fish that swim in it that have fascinated me, yet never in that time have I seen anything like what is going on right now - and if you ask me it's just hugely exciting.
Now when I ask how "big" this all might get, I am not talking about the fishing tackle market or the money spent on say actually going out fishing. I don't sell fishing tackle, I don't take people fishing and as such I have no commercial interest in that side of it. Other people do though of course. What interests me is simply the increasing levels of interest in going bass or lure fishing. Fishing soft plastic lures for wrasse may well be on the increase, as is what some people call LRF, or ultra-light lure fishing, but these for the moment are very, very small when compared to bass fishing interest as a whole. Bait fishing is always going to be there, but the stuff that I get asked about the most is without doubt lure fishing for bass. Of course it's always been there, and I guess while we have bass it always will be, but at the moment it seems that nearly everybody I talk to or correspond with in fishing either fishes for bass already, has just taken up fishing for bass, or desperately wants to get into it. So where might it all go ?
If we take Ireland as almost a kind of case study, what makes me perhaps the happiest is the feeling I am getting that Irish anglers are coming to the realisation that around their shores they have a truly world class saltwater fishery. Forget for the moment that they have stacks of other saltwater fish and think about the bass here. The fact that I travel a lot for my work I hope gives me a pretty open mind when it comes to fishing, and as such I accept that it can be hard to put a scale on what you have on your doorstep if you don't have first hand experience of other fisheries. How can you put a sense of scale on something if you have no external experiences to compare it to ? The guy who catches silly numbers of kob for example off the beaches of Namibia most likely does not know how good his fishing really is, and it's the same over in Ireland - but changing I reckon. I honestly believe it's fair to put the bass fishing they have over there as world class, and without a doubt an increasing percentage of Irish anglers I am coming into contact with I feel are beginning to really see what they have - and in turn I would then hope that they realise what they have needs proper protection and management to safeguard it for the future. And I am just loving the fact that at a show like the excellent Hooked Live that so many Irish anglers want to talk about their bass fishing. I have no time for anglers who almost taunt other anglers with the fish they catch but then won't divulge any of what they are doing to catch these fish. What's the point of that ? Sure, nobody expects a successful angler to go shouting about the exact marks they fish, but one of the reasons that this whole lure fishing is growing so much has to be because there are so many people sharing so much helpful information. Those of us who do this fishing don't find it daunting or scary, but think about what it can all seem like if you are getting into it and haven't got a clue what stuff like weedless, OTD, hard lures, soft lures, Texas rigging, Walk the Dog, 8-strand braid, PE ratings, pencil poppers, LRF, HRF, back tide, making tide, new moon springs, fizz, clarity etc. actually mean in relation to the actual fishing. Potentially confusing eh ?
Could lure fishing perhaps rival what carp fishing is today for example ? Who knows ? I am not going to say it will, but for sure I am not going to say it won't. A part of me is always going to worry that when it comes to bass we simply don't have enough big fish around our UK shores, but if you then branch saltwater lure fishing out to wrasse, pollack and this ultra-light stuff for example, plus bring in freshwater lure fishing for species like pike, perch and chub, then who really knows where this might all be in another five or ten years ? Imagine if over time lure fishing for trout took off in the UK and Ireland. This might seem like sacrilege to the ears of some fly fishermen, but over in Japan there seems to be a whole tackle industry devoted to lure fishing for trout, and I see it happening in some European countries. Could it actually happen here ? It's easy to say no way, this is the UK, but never say never in fishing. Might this whole street fishing thing take off big time here ? These are some exciting times if you ask me. Lure fishing is what it is at the moment, and in truth it's most likely not nearly as "big" as some people involved in it actually realise, but from my own perspective I am sensing an almost unstoppable, growing increase in interest. But what do you think ?


Thank you for providing an update detailing your team's improvements in response to findings from our compliance check of Statistics on Housing in England. We have reviewed your reported improvements to Net Additional Dwellings, New Build Dwellings, Affordable Housing Supply and Dwelling Stock Estimates. The work you have set out addresses the areas for improvement we raised and I am therefore pleased to confirm the continued designation of these as National Statistics.
Your ongoing work to improve the quality of data used to produce New Build Dwellings; improving the presentation of the statistics; and including energy performance data within the quarterly publication to help provide users with additional insight and an indication of estimates presented in the forthcoming annual Net Additional Dwellings.
Your improvements to the coherence of your statistics by publishing guidance within each publication about how the range of housing statistics relate to each other, supported by an accessible one page guide.
Improved supporting information about the strengths and limitations of the data sources used to produce each statistic, and publishing your assessment of the existing quality assurances of these sources taking into account the Authority's Quality Assurance for Administrative Data Regulatory standard.
Your continued collaborative working with statisticians in the Office for National Statistics and across the devolved administrations as part of the Cross-Government Housing Statistics Working Group to deliver a range of wider improvements to housing and planning statistics.
We acknowledge your efforts to respond to our findings. We also welcome your team's commitment to continue reviewing the existing assurances of the large volume of administrative data sources used to produce the statistics. This will include refreshing published information to address our comments about some areas where there is scope to present clearer justifications about existing assurances, as well as responding to users' feedback. We also look forward to seeing your planned improvements to the presentation of Dwelling Stock Estimates, scheduled for May 2019.
We will engage with your team about your planned developments through our usual engagement channels with the responsible analysts.
I am copying this letter to Daniel Shaw, Head of Housing Statistics at MHCLG.


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Savannah Harbor Just One Among Many Logistics Priorities
This article was written for and published by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation.
Think about this image. You are traveling down one of Georgia's splendid highways and suddenly a train carrying coal hurtles past in a near-blur. High speed rail discussion is usually about moving people. But how about moving coal and other cargo at high speeds? "Definitely we could and we should," says Page Siplon, executive director at the Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics.
Most folks don't associate coal with Georgia, but they should. Rail cars haul more than 40 million tons of black gold across the state per year. That is 800% more tonnage than grain, the next closest product.
These are the kinds of ideas that keep Siplon busy. His focus is how to move products at time and price points that enable businesses to deliver their promised goods. His goal is to make certain Georgia does it better than not just other southern states, but every other state, especially those with ocean ports.
"A Bunch of Organisms That Rely on Each Other"
Just how well we are doing will be discussed Thursday (April 29) when the Center of Innovation for Logistics hosts its second annual summit at the Cobb Galleria. Last year's theme was defining logistics; the 2010 theme is connecting the dots. Five hundred attended last year and 800 registered for this week's conference.
"Logistics is about moving stuff," Siplon said. "That sounds easy. But the challenge is there are lots of dots that need to connect to move stuff. I stopped calling it an industry. I call it an ecosystem, a bunch of organisms that rely on each other completely. If you take trucks out of the mix, the airport shuts down. If you take the railroad out of the mix, the seaports shut down."
Attendees can expect to hear about Georgia's first statewide freight plan that will be unveiled at the conference. Siplon enthusiastically describes it as "the state's first action and business plan around how we will move freight and logistics forward. We've got a lot of things developing here in Georgia."
This summit takes place against the backdrop of two recent developments. A 20-year strategy plan to move people and freight was released within the month. Last week the General Assembly approved a concept to fund designated projects within 12 regions if local voters approve a 1% sales tax.
Logistics Ecosystem: Ships, Planes, Trucks and Trains
Almost everything about Georgia transportation strategy has been controversial for years. But even as stakeholders often disagree about details, they do agree something must happen because successful economic development becomes impossible without comprehensive transportation strategy.
Georgia moves lots of stuff and it employs lots of people to move stuff. Siplon said some one million employees and a $286 billion annual economic impact can be linked to Georgia logistics. Nearly everything you purchase for business or home is moved by some combination of air, ship, rail and truck.
The state's logistics ecosystem includes the Savannah and Brunswick ports, Atlanta's international airport and dozens of regional aviation airports, 5,000 miles of main trunk and smaller rail lines, and a vast system of interstate and four-lane highways that serve the long-haul trucking industry. The state boasts about these resources during economic development pitches. And it should boast.
Savannah Harbor Must Be Dredged Deeper For Larger Ships
But any review of Georgia's logistics ecosystem must also recognize challenges it faces now. Let's begin with the two ports – Savannah and Brunswick. Savannah's harbor is consistently dredged to 42 feet deep, sufficient for current generation ocean freighters but completely insufficient within four years when the improved Panama Canal will begin to handle ships that require 48 feet.
Georgia is aggressively pursuing federal funds to deepen Savannah. Siplon said tens of millions of dollars were spent over the past decade on environmental impact studies. Georgia is confident deeper dredging will happen, but federal impact and funding decisions are not expected until next spring.
Charleston, South Carolina and Norfolk, Virginia already have deeper harbors. Failure to deepen the harbor would relegate Savannah to second tier East Coast port status and business would go elsewhere.
Equally big for Savannah and Brunswick is the so-called last mile, that is, easiest possible access into and out of the two big maritime ports. The Public Policy Foundation, the Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics and virtually everyone else has identified this as a key priority. This involves thorough reviews and decisions about how to best improve rail and truck access to Savannah and Brunswick terminals.
Funneling Trucks Into Atlanta Sector No Longer Works
Logistics to most Georgians means roads. The Public Policy Foundation has consistently urged Georgia to relieve trucking congestion around urban areas where 18-wheelers and commuter cars don't mix very well. Atlanta's entire metropolitan area and the Macon-to-Atlanta corridor are two big challenges.
Atlanta's modern congestion came about because of a major interstate highway system design flaw that funneled all traffic downtown. The Interstate 285 bypass is insufficient because Atlanta's population leapt over the bypass and now extends another 20 miles or more in every direction.
This problem becomes worse when you consider how long-haul truckers must move cargo diagonally across the state. For example, consider Albany or Columbus to Augusta. The only interstate option is north up Interstate 75, then around Atlanta to connect with Interstate 20. The Fall Line Freeway that would connect Columbus to Macon to Augusta would also reduce Atlanta congestion.
Millions of tons of trucking cargo travel across the state with no Georgia destination address. Freight that does not need to enter the Atlanta zone would move much better with a north-south interstate near Georgia's western border. Think of the route as Macon to Chattanooga. This would help to alleviate Macon-to-Atlanta congestion and improve the city's commuter slowdown.
U.S. manufacturing continues to shift from Midwest and Northeast to Southwest and Southeast. This continues to create huge economic development opportunities for Georgia. "Freight first" policies that better connect major cities outside Atlanta and alleviate truck traffic that clogs the Atlanta region will make the entire state more attractive for economic development investment.
Additional summit information is available at http://www.georgialogistics.org
Mike Klein is Editor at the Georgia Public Policy Foundation.
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How do we face being precariously power-adjacent?
WHEN WATCHING a creative imagining of what feels like your own demise, the last thing you want is for an audience to cheer. But for white women watching Get Out, the record-breaking horror flick from comedy writer Jordan Peele, that's more or less what happened. It was a revealing moment, to say the least.
Get Out follows black photojournalist Chris, whose white girlfriend Rose invites him home for a weekend. To his terror, Chris slowly realizes that her nice, white, liberal family is masking a deep, violent racism. ("I would have voted for Obama for a third term" is a catchphrase played first as proof of the family's "colorblindness" and later revealed to be a cover for their fetishization of black bodies.) Rose—a seemingly "woke" white woman, who yells at cops for unfairly profiling her black boyfriend—is, without giving too much away, a less-than-ideal ally.
The film was released one month after Trump's inauguration, and it was easy to cheer for Chris as he took ownership of his fate and sought vengeance on his captors. In the last year, we'd seen unabashed patriarchal white supremacy pulling the levers in our politics and our churches. But then 52 percent of white women—many of them white Christian women—voted for Trump, and the role of white women in building and perpetuating damaging policies, narratives, and theologies was made more clear. For me, and other white women who raced to see the film, Get Out felt like a chance to atone. White women have too often skated by in larger battles over identity and justice, inside and outside the church, by pointing to others as the problem—let us now give our money to the telling of truth.
To be a white woman in America is to be precariously power-adjacent: Because of our skin, we carry unquestioned privilege in power systems. Because of our gender, that security has a shelf life—we are included only as long as we are able or willing to perform according to those who control the levers.
It's a dangerous charade, one so deeply internalized it often goes unexamined. Our history indicates that when white women want agency, we often go to white men—even when they are the source of our exclusion, or even if we have to sell out others along the way. In the wake of the 15th Amendment granting black men the right to vote, suffragists including Carrie Chapman Catt, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Laura Clay made their case for the white woman vote by appealing to white supremacy. In January, a new book revealed that Carolyn Bryant, the white woman who accused Emmett Till of touching her in 1955, had lied.
White women in America face a deficit of trust uniquely of our own making. As we continue to learn and confront our own histories of white supremacy, consider watching Get Out and paying attention to the comeuppance you assume is coming for Rose. Listen to your own response to Chris and Rose's final confrontation. Consider what it says about your own relationship with whiteness.
There is liberation in allowing ourselves to look directly for the first time at our own complicity.
Catherine Woodiwiss (@chwoodiwiss) is studying design, systems, and social entrepreneurship at the Austin Center for Design in Texas. She is former Deputy Web Editor for Sojourners.


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If your love of movies ranges from The Bourne Ultimatum to Clueless and every movie in between, there is a new way of wasting time ' and having fun on an Xbox while you're about it. It's called 'Scene It? Box Office Smash', and it combines favourite moments from movies with trivia fun for family and friends. And it arrives in South Africa on 14 November.
Microsoft promises you will have hours of fun hanging out with friends and family reliving your favourite moments from the silver screen when Microsoft Game Studios and Krome Ltd's 'Scene It? Box Office Smash' . That is shorthand for Microsoft HOPES you will have that kind of fun, since movie-themed games that are no tied to action thrillers have not generally captivated South African audiences.
Will this one change the market? We will be able to tell after 14 November, when it arrives at South African retailers.
It is one of several new social party games coming to Xbox 360 this year. If it is to your taste ' not to mention that of friends and family ' then it will be a great way to entertain guests with up to four players or teams matching their wits in a trivia game featuring popular movies.
Complete with more Hi-Definition content not seen in the movies, all-new questions and engaging puzzle types, 'Scene It? Box Office Smash' is intended to provide hours of laughter. The goal? To challenge your friends and family to see whose movie knowledge reigns supreme.
At a retail price of R699, 'Scene It? Box Office Smash' comes bundled with four easy to use, gameshow-style wireless Big Button Pad controllers that transforms the living room into a proper game show set.
'Scene It? Box Office Smash' contains content from more than 250 movies, spanning classic films and family favourites like The Breakfast Club, The Sting and Shrek to recent box offices hits, including Charlie Wilson's War, The Last King of Scotland and Juno.
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I think it's cheating to publish a best albums list during the year in question – like, what if the best album ever is released on the 15th of December? That wasn't the case this year, but a lot of my favourites turned up late in the piece – 7 of the 10 albums here were released in the back half of the year, and an eighth came out in late June.
Here's my top ten – obviously as a one-person website, I can only scratch the surface of all the fabulous music out there. Flock of Dimes and Richard Dawson's botanic-prog collaboration with Circle were the unluckiest to miss out. To show where my choices register among general critical consensus, I've included each album's rankings from the end-of-year-list aggregator Album of the Year. I agreed with critical consensus more than usual – their top three records all made it onto my list.
#10 – Sun-El Musician – African Electronic Dance Music
Genre: African Electronic Dance Music
The prolific South African DJ and producer is back with his third album in just over three years, following 2020's sprawling triple album To The World & Beyond. It's gorgeous and its spirituality gives it depth. Highlights include Simmy's luscious lead vocal on 'Higher' and the lovely groove of 'Amateki'.
AotY Position: Not listed
#9 – Magdalena Bay – Mercurial World
Genre: Arty synth-pop
The Miami duo of Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin used to play progressive rock together. This spoils over into their synth-pop, with choruses like "They say I'm dancing with my demons/This is the dawning of the season". But Magdalena Bay's debut album is buoyant, imaginative, and immersive.
AotY Position: Honourable mention
#8 – The War on Drugs – I Don't Live Here Anymore
Genre: Heartland rock
Adam Granduciel doesn't do anything wildly original. On I Don't Live Here Anymore, it's fun spotting which 1980s heartland rocker The War on Drugs most resemble – sometimes it's Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Don Henley, or John Mellencamp. But the songwriting is strong, with Granduciel's unpredictable phrasing keeping the record fresh. The harmonies of Lucius lift the title track to a beautiful conclusion, complete with 1980s gated snare.
AotY Position: #24
#7 – CHVRCHES – Screen Violence
Genre: Synth-pop
Scottish synth-pop trio CHVRCHES took a significant step forward with their fourth album. There are great pop tunes like 'Good Girls' and the impossibly ascending 'Final Girl'. There's also some toughness – there's some rock punch behind the trio's synth-based arrangements, while The Cure's Robert Smith guests on 'How Not To Drown'. Lauren Mayberry's Scottish accent is charming.
#6 – Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders, & The London Symphony Orchestra) – Promises
Promises is an intergenerational collaboration – a 30-something electronic producer, an 80-year-old jazz saxophonist, and a venerable orchestra. It feels like tokenism including it since this site rarely dabbles in jazz, but it's gorgeous – beguiling like Miles Davis' In A Silent Way.
AotY Position: #3
#5 – Tyler, the Creator – Call Me If You Get Lost
Genre: Hip-hop/R&B
Hip hop auteur Tyler, the Creator is in the midst of a golden streak, following up 2019's Igor with another top-class record. At the height of his powers, he's able to pull off audacious pieces like the ten-minute neo-soul medley 'Sweet – I Thought You Wanted To Dance' and the jazzy silliness of 'Cold Wind Blows'. It's his grumpy hip hop that's still the focal point though, on 'Wusyaname' and 'Corso'.
#4 – The Weather Station – Ignorance
Genre: Sophisti-pop
Canadian Tamara Lindeman is back with her fifth album fronting The Weather Station. While she came from a folk background, her music's evolved to the point where she's closer to the textural sophistication of Talk Talk. Ignorance is based around the climate crisis, but it's more gorgeous than preachy. Songs like 'Robber' and 'Subdivisions' are lovely.
#3 – Little Simz – Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
Produced by Sault's Inflo, Little Simz' Grey Area was unlucky to miss my 2019 best-of-list. Grey Area was a taut, tight record; in contrast, Sometimes I Might Be Introvert is a colourful and wide-screen effort. Cleo Sol adds her gorgeous voice to 'Mother', while 'Protect My Energy' recalls the disco-pop of Michael Jackson's Thriller.
#2 – Cleo Sol – Mother
After an unsuccessful start to her solo career, Cleo Sol took a hiatus between 2012 and 2017. She returned as the lead singer of Sault and with the impressive solo debut Rose in the Dark in 2020. Her sophomore album lifts the game, a lovely record of relaxed soul, again produced by her Sault bandmate Inflo. Simple songs like 'Heart Full of Love' are beautiful, although she's also enjoyable on more ambitious material like 'Spirit' and the gospel of 'We Need You'.
#1 – Snail Mail – Valentine
Lindsey Jordan's sophomore is a step forward from her teenage debut. She adds stronger tunes and stylistic variation to her 1990s-inspired alt-rock. The raw emotion and gritty guitar of songs like 'C. Et Al' and the title track is Snail Mail's focus, but she shows versatility on tracks like 'Ben Franklin', with its danceable rhythm section, and the smooth sophisti-pop of 'Forever (Sailing)'.
It was a strong year for American female indie artists, something that's not reflected on this list apart from this #1 – Flock of Dimes, Japanese Breakfast, and Lucy Dacus all released strong records that I wasn't able to squeeze onto this list.
What were your favourite records of 2021?
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Thanks. I don't listen to many if the genres You referenced in your top 10 list. That's not to say that it isn't all amazing music, obviously.
I'm sure it is!
I listen to mainly "Indy/Alt rock" so I'm very familiar with both " Chvurches" and "the War on Drugs".
Both great artists/ bands but when people tell you that CH and TWOD songs are staring to sound a bit samey- they might have a point.
There's new Tame Impala coming soon, and much more for 2022!
Let's see what happens, and keep up the good work!
There's a lot of big stuff hitting in early 2022 – Mitski (my favourite of 2018) and Big Thief (my favourite of 2019) are both releasing new albums in early February.
Bill Mills
I just don't understand saying the War on Drugs album is Americana. My belief is that music developed by Buddy Miller, Gillian Welch, Teddy Thompson, Jeff Tweedy and the like is Americana. This sounds like pop to me
I should probably fix that – "heartland rock" would be a better description.
Alt Nation named the Italian band "Manneskin"'s album number two for 2021.
BBC listed it as number one.
I have an open mind about these things but sometimes I just don't get it.
Maybe I'm getting old!
I haven't even checked it out, but what I've read makes me assume it won't be my thing.
jprobichaud
A very interesting and varied list. I also struggle with finalizing a year end list before the year is out. I usually start counting down my list in November and wrap it up just before New Years. (This year was a bit different.) However, I find that very few new albums are released from mid-November to the end of the year so it's rare that something mind-blowing comes up that misses the list because it is released so late in the year.
On a side note, everyone really likes the new War on Drugs. I think it is just okay. I really liked their sound during the Slave Ambient days (and even Lost in the dream) but the last two feel (for want of a better word) 'meh' for the most part.
There was a bit of stuff that I liked that came out pretty late this year – Richard Dawson & Circle's album was late November, and Tricot on December 15.
I don't know the War on Drugs earlier stuff very well – planning to go back and cover it sometime.
You turned me onto the Sanders new recordings and ill recheck these others.
Cool – that Sanders album is pretty cool. I didn't really know any of his stuff before that.
I think we had this conversation back when you originally reviewed the music.
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Oops, sorry!
Jan 12, 2022 / 10:36 am
No need to apologize I was just jogging our collective memories.
Wow, absolutely no overlap between our lists, but I guess it's not really that surprising.
Just like you, I'm a one-man show, which limits the number of albums I can review. Based on what I've seen on your blog, it's also safe to assume that our pools of albums we reviewed from which we then picked our favorites had very little if any overlap.
Perhaps tellingly, my favorite tune in your playlist is by The War On Drugs. I included one of the songs ("Change") from their latest album in an installment of my Best of What New feature.
I also find the idea intriguing that a 30-something electronic producer and an 80-year-old jazz saxophonist came together for a jazz collaboration, together with a symphony orchestra! The track you included in your playlist sounds cool!
There's a lot of music out there – I try to find my zone of stuff that's not too weird and not too derivative, and stands up for repeated listens. I probably miss a lot of good stuff though.
Robert Horvat
I look forward to your list every year. Such an exciting mix of albums! Thrilled we agree on The Weather Station's lofty position. Snail Mail came so close to breaking into my top ten. Definitely one of the best indie records of the year. I'm a bit smitten by Magdalena Bay.
Cool – thanks for the encouragement. I like Magdalena Bay a lot – has an aura of mystique around it, and it's a fun mix of pop hooks and arty pretentiousness.
2loud2oldmusic
I haven't heard any of those albums, although I do know some of the bands (thanks to my new release posts each week). I do want to check out The War on Drugs as I hear so many great things about them.
Yeah, I think The War on Drugs is the only rock album on there. Snail Mail rocks a bit, but in a more raw/indie kind of way.
I thought you might have had the Wolf Alice and Manchester Orchestra albums on – since you reviewed them positively (we're they both 2021?)
But obviously you listen to a way broader variety of styles than I do, so the choosing universe is much larger.
Both of those would have made the top 20.
A gorgeously varied list with many a talent. I'm not as wide in my genres but a couple of these would definitely slot in my top ten – Weather Station, War on Drugs and Snail Mail have all seen heavy rotation from me
Thank you – glad we have a few in common!
Great List! Question: Is it still cheating if I wait 'til December 31 of the year in question to post my list? I like to wait til after Christmas in case I get albums as gifts…
I think my pronouncement at the start was a little harsh – probably any time in December is fine, but pushing into November is a little eager!
Very true, like when they start playing Christmas music in stores right after Halloween. Brutal.
I heartily agree with you about lists coming the following year. Although artists should be banned from releasing new music after 1 December – curse you Neil Young!
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A shake and protein bar that will reduce wrinkles in 28 days, improve my skin's elasticity, firmness and hydration, improve my nail strength, reduce the appearance of cellulite and assist in weight management – sign me up!
These were some of the claims being made by Future Life in respect of its BEAUTI FOOD nutritional shakes and protein bars (shown below). Tiger Brands was not going to let it slide and took Future Life to the Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) to prove that their products did what they said it would.
Skin, nail and cellulite-related claims
Tiger Brands argued that the claims relating to the reduction of wrinkles, appearance of cellulite, improvement of the skin's firmness, elasticity and hydration, and the strengthening of nails were all unsubstantiated because no testing had been done to prove the efficacy of these claims.
Future Life argued that a primary ingredient of their product is VERISOL, essentially hydrolysed collagen peptides, sourced from a company named Gelita. Future Life produced documents from Gelita as proof of the efficacy of its VERISOL protein.
The ARB code provides that an advertiser's claims must be substantiated by an independent, credible, expert in the field to which the claims relate. The ARB held that it could not accept the evidence from Gelita as Gelita was Future Life's supplier and, therefore, could not be regarded as independent.
Future Life also submited several articles, which examined the effect of ingesting "VERISOL" on skin condition, wrinkles, nail, and hair condition. The ARB noted that it did not have the techinical expertise to scrutinise these articles and draw any conclusions. However, the articles all related to consumption of VERISOL and did not relate to the comsumption of Future Life's products. There was no evidence produced to show the results of consuming VERISOL automatically applied to consuming the BEAUTI FOOD products.
The ARB further noted that the articles related to skin efficacy in women who are over 45, elderly women, women over 50 and post-menopausal women. The article relating to nail growth was only tested on women. The ARB held that there was nothing in Future Life's advertising to clearly suggest that the claims were only applicable to woman or woman of a certain age.
The ARB held that Future Life's claims relating to skin, nail and cellulite were all unsubstantiated and contravened the Code of Advertising Practice.
Low GI", "Low GL" and "Weight management" claims
The second catergory of claims related to "Low GI", "Low GL" and "Weight management". Future life submitted an endorsment from a member of the Glycemic Index Foundation of South Africa (GIFSA), which confirmed that its nutritional shake products were Low GI. The ARB held that the claims in respect of the nutritional shakes were adquately substiated.
The same could not be said for the protein bars as a similar endorsement had not been provided and because the nutritional information and product compostion of the ntutritional shake and protein bars were notably difffernent. The ARB held that the claim of Low GI in respect of the protein bars was unsubstantiated.
Future Life did not provide sufficient evidence to show that its shake was Low GL and the ARB held that the Low GL claim in respect of the shake was unsubstantiated.
Future Life claimed that its products did not claim weight loss, but assisted with weight management. However, the ARB noted that the ability to assist in weight management is directly tied to the following claim "… portion controlled low GL nutritional shake, scientifically proven to assist in weight management".
Future Life, however, did not submit any evidence to show that its nutritional shake had been tested and was "scientifically proven to assist in weight management". The ARB held that all claims suggesting that the nutritional shakes help reduce weight or that it would contribute to "weight management" were unsubstantiated.
Tiger Brands argued that this claim is misleading beacasue the products contains glucose syrup, which is effectively a sugar. Future Life argued that a reasonable consumer would interpret the claim to mean that no cane sugar has been added to the formulation, which was true. Future Life also showed that it does not add sugar in any form to its products. Any sugar in the product occurs naturally as a result of the manufacturing process. The ARB held that the "no sugar" claim appears to be true and was not misleading.
Future Life advertised testimonials on its website in support of the efficacy of its products. The ARB code provides that testimonials should not contain any claims to efficacy which cannot justifiably be attributed to the use of the product. Furthermore, where "before" and "after" claims are made, they should be capable of substantiation.
Future Life had not submitted acceptable substantiation to show that its product was tested and proven to deliver on its efficacy claims relating to skin, nails, cellulite and weight management. The ARB held that the fact that the people who provided the tesitmonial believed that the products had resulted in an improvement was insuffcient. The claims made in testimonials are subject to the same objective independent substantiation as other claims.
So perhaps not the miracle product that we were waiting for … so embrace the wrinkles and hit the gym!
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"There are two Senior Kong Qings!"
"No, I remember that Senior Kong Qing already followed Third Elder and Fifth Elder to the Heaven Dao Pavilion. How can there possibly be a second Senior Kong Qing?"
Everyone participating in the test were astonished, but they quickly realized what was going on. After all, they remembered extremely clearly that Kong Qing had followed Third and Fifth Elder to the peak of the Heaven Dao Pavilion.
If one of them is an imposter, it should be the one who reached the peak later.
After realizing this, virtually all the candidates instinctively took a step backwards, distancing themselves from the Kong Qing dressed in tattered clothes.
"All of you … I'm the real Kong Qing. He's fake!" Kong Qing scanned the expressions of doubt and suspicion on all the candidates' faces in embarrassment and anger.


In June 2017, Cabinet approved a review of its housing management services, which are currently provided by Poole Housing Partnership (PHP). The review was undertaken by independent consultants Campbell Tickell, who were asked to look at the most efficient and effective way of delivering housing management services in Poole.
During the review process Campbell Tickell sought the views of Borough of Poole and PHP staff, PHP board members, residents, partners and other key stakeholders. The review has now been completed and Campbell Tickell will present their findings to Poole Housing Partnership's Board and Tenant Involvement and Empowerment Panel in November as well as the council's People Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Health and Social Care) in December 2017.
Cllr Karen Rampton, Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Housing and Community Services, borough of Poole, said: "We would like to thank everyone who has assisted with the review process. The next step will be for the council to formulate its views about how to take the content of the report forward and it is hoped that we will be in a position to confirm this early in 2018."


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Film Sri Lanka Tea Plantations
Written on September 29, 2016
Sri Lanka Tea Plantations
The humidity, cool temperatures, and rainfall of Sri Lanka's central highlands provide a climate that favors the production of some of the world's best tea.
Be it commercials for tea products or feature films about the romance of British Ceylon, the tea plantations of Sri Lanka's are a highly sought after film location that visiting productions come from all over the world to shoot.
The best locations for the scenic beauty of vast rolling hills of bright green tea leaves and the colourfully dressed workers who harvest them are outside of the towns of Hatton, Haputhale, and Ella.
One of the world's most scenic train journeys runs the length of the highland tea plantation area. You can start the train journey in Colombo, although many start it in the city of Kandy. From Kandy, the old train winds its way up and through the hills reaching Hatton in 3 hours, Haputhale in 6 hours, and Ella in 8 hours.
Tea leaves are harvested throughout the year. December to March are the best months to film to avoid the monsoon rains. Nights in the hill areas can be chilly, with temperatures sometimes falling close to freezing.
Given the importance of the tea industry to the Sri Lankan economy, the government is very sensitive about what kind of filming they allow in tea plantation areas. Crews may be required to enter Sri Lanka under a journalist visa. Filming tea plantations requires the approval of the Sri Lanka Tea Board. Entire trains can be rented for film and photography projects. Filming on the train requires permission from Sri Lanka Railways. Additional permits may be required from one or more government departments and / or private owners, depending on the specifics of your shoot. Having a local fixer handle the often complex permitting process is essential. Contact us for referrals.
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Sri Lankan crew and equipment all need to come from Colombo. Sri Lanka has a good pool of key crew as well as most of the standard camera, lighting and grip equipment required for a commercial shoot. Additional equipment can be easily brought in from India.
The drive from Colombo to Hatton is 4 hours, to Haputale is 5 hours and to Ella is 6 hours. Be warned, the last hours of the drive are very windy.
Nuwaraeliya or Bandarawela are the main major towns to serve as basecamp and sleep crew.
Contact us if you are looking for a Sri Lankan film fixer or production service company to service your tea plantation shoot. We also have Colombo based directors, DoP's, videographers, and photographers, should you prefer to have a local team shoot the project for you, as many of our brand clients do.
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