This week it's rained an incredible amount in Milan. Which wouldn't be that big of a deal if I weren't moving house at the same time…without a car (though we did use a friend's for a day). With the rain.
Needless to say, since my mother is arriving in a few hours for the Labour day/May day break here in Italy, I've been continuously trying to find a new source of energy as I slog on public transportation between two different houses and work.
So I thought I'd share with you…really share, not just on the blog, one of my secret Pick-me-Ups : Pocket Coffee.
Pocket Coffee is made by Ferrero (yes, the same people that bring you Nutella) and are delicious, little pockets of real espresso robed in chocolate. You have to be careful when eating or the liquid espresso will take you by surprise and dribble all over you.
One of these little beauties has been a consolation to me lately. I'm hoping your comments will buoy me as well this long weekend.
And you could be rewarded!
On Tuesday, May 5th I'll post the winner!
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I love this pocket coffee, I only see them here in the christmas perios together with moicherrie etc….
Just what I need to keep me going all day! They look delish!
They are amazing, 2 birds with 1 stone Coffee/Dolce together! The best invention after pizza….
Water, water and more water! I love coffee – but it can actually backfire on you. Another trick I use it to stand up and stretch towards the ceiling/sky as far as I can – on tiptoes. Then slowly roll forward from the hips and let my head and arms dangle. Bend your knees and roll up to standing and repeat. This really does give me energy! Good luck with the move and your company.
Wow! I've never heard of these bites of heaven…they look and sound wonderful. Where are you moving? Are you looking forward to your new place?
Hope you have a great time with your mom…you can enjoy a real coffee break with her.
This is probably out of the question at this point, but I swim to keep my energy up and stress level down. It works wonders and I love how I feel when I get out of the pool!
Have a great weekend and a super visit with your mom. Cheers to having your move (almost) behind you!
I think what works best for me, is limiting my coffee consumption to just two cups (although in such cases I'm tempted to drink more) and supplementing with a lot of water and really sensible meals on those days that I have a crazy amount to do (especially when we were moving last year). Oh, and a really short nap or just the simple act of lying down for a mere 15 minutes helps too.
Wow and fantastic! Chocolate and coffee together is truly my idea of the ideal pick-me-up. With either ABBA or Queen to dance and sing along too, of course!
Good luck with the move. Our move is first week in July, and though it may not rain, it will be hot!
I remember the rain in Milan – the streets flooded every time and we had to slog knee-deep in water to walk the boys to school.
i have never heard of these, but dear lord ~ what genius!
as far as what peps me up and keeps me going, the answer is easy: a good walk. like anyone else, i have my cup of coffee in the morning, but in the middle of the day when i've lost my steam, my only option is to take a walk. more often than not, it's not a super-long walk (a few blocks or so), but it gets my blood pumping sufficiently.
Stand up straight, consciously lift your spine up from your waist (you can do it), raise your arms up while breathing in your nose and slowly windmill your arms back and down while blowing out your mouth. Get some good fresh oxygen circulating in your bloodstream and it will perk you up.
Keeping busy all the time, and never admitting to being tired, is a great way to maintain energy levels! Thanks for the giveaway – my Italian husband will love these. Good luck with your move!
Keeping energy up for me = drinking Coke from 7 AM – 12:00 Midnight.
Ooooh these look awesome. As a strong proponent of all-nighters, I have quite a few tips for sustaining energy.
From a fellow foodie, one of my favorite ways to find morning energy? Spicy food! I wake up every morning with eggs covered in either cayenne, crushed red pepper, or habanero pepper sauce. The spicy food quickens your blood flow and wakes you up! There's also the added bonus of opening up your sinuses- I have allergies and this takes me from groggy laying-down-all-night head to open-and-awake head in no time.
Another tip: If you apply pressure to the point ST-36 you can reduce fatigue and increase stamina and energy. Google for pictures to see the exact location, but it's about four fingers width below the knee cap between the muscle and the shin bone on the outside (so on the right side of the shin on the right leg or the left side of the shin on the left leg). You can feel where this is by moving your foot up and down to feel the muscle. Applying some pressure to this point will help rev you up!
Put on your favorite sing out loud music and get to boogie-ing!
I keep my energy up by thinking about and planning my next trip to Italy. Unfortunately because of the stock market (where I keep my bit of travel money) this trip will have to be put off by a year until November, 2010. Now I will have to hope I can remember these goodies that long so I can try them!
Best energizing tip: Lots of water, deep breathing for a few minutes, walking around swinging my arms in big circles.
Fully revved up and ready to go again.
Good exercise, lots of water, good sleep, and keep the carbs under control (the bad ones). And of course, a strong cup-o'-joe keeps my energy up!
These Pocket Coffees sound divine!
Stretching helps me keep my energy up.
Italy is THE place to eat and snack. And coffee is the perk of energy that makes all things GO. Would adore some Pocket Coffees. Best with move and your mom's visit. Ciao.
1) With my bare feet under a bath tub tap (without the plug in the drain), I alternate pouring hot and cold water on my feet. Hot, then cold, then hot, then cold–a few seconds for each, just long enough for my feet to get thoroughly warm and then cold a few times. It's quick and surprisingly energizing!
2) I lie down with my feet elevated slightly above my head (on two or so pillows) for about 15 or 20 minutes. I close my eyes, but I don't go to sleep. Sometimes I do this immediately after drinking some coffee, which gives my body some time to absorb the caffeine!
3) Mimicking Jessica: Hot water with orange juice, grated ginger, grated or finely-chopped red pepper, and honey. It gives you some vitamins and gets your blood going, and it's especially good if you're starting to feel run-down or even sick.
Good luck–entertaining can always be quite an energy-consuming activity, no matter how much fun the company might be! Keep it up! And have fun with your mom!
What keeps my energy up?
During the weekdays:….And occasional 4 shot non fat no whip white chocolate mocha (medium)……OR a regular coffee….
For the record – I used to work at Starbucks….
Another way I keep my energy up is going in the shower, keeping busy or working out.
The best ways I've found to keep my energy up are exercise and listening to fast music.
These look really good, I am going to have to find them locally.
Wow, I wonder if you can find these in the States anywhere… they look amazing!
For me, the only thing that works in terms of energy is getting enough sleep and having a good cappuccino in the mornings.
Love the packaging….looks like it's been the same for decades. How did I never spot these while in Rome?!
Hope the weather clears up and you have a great weekend. Get plenty of sleep if you can!
I [heart] PocketCoffee. My friend from Italy sends me some from time to time, but sometimes it never even makes it to me because the carriers love it so much, they steal it :) I keep my energy up by trying new things constantly. Learning languages, trying my hand at DJ-ing, taking (and teaching!) wine classes, and spending time with GIRLFRIENDS.
I've been wanting to try PocketCoffee ever since I saw it advertised! What a great giveaway!
I've found that one of the best ways to keep my energy up during the workday is to take regular breaks away from my computer. Even if it's just a 30-second walk around the office. Changing it up like that helps!
PS. I'm looking forward to getting to know you better through Adopt-a-Blogger!
My best tip that works for me is to get up in the morning, have a nice cup of coffee then a short brisk walk. It seems to give me more energy through the day.
Oh. My. Goodness. I have never heard of these little bits of heaven, but now I simply must have them!!
As for energy–my only real trick is a little counter-intuitive. I have to get up in the morning and go work out. It seems odd, since getting up early is usually the last thing I want to do (or think I have the energy to do), but I feel SO SO SO energized for the rest of the day when I do!!
I like to take power naps (brief short cat naps) as they leave me refreshed. Good luck with the move!
Besides endless cups of coffee, I find a good all over body stretch gives me energy to keep going.
I noticed when I started eating a full serving of protein with breakfast, I started having more energy throughout the day. Of coures, I love chocolate and coffee too!
I meditate. If you cannot do that just try to relax and breathe. Another thing you can do is take a small 20 minute power nap.
oh, these sound FABulous!!! I'm a huge fan of power naps to revive me!!!
Thank you for the giveaway, this sounds yummy! Visiting Italy is my dream vacation destination.
If you have enough time, go outside and smell the fresh air and then put on some comfy shoes to go walking! Best time would be early morning or late evening hours.
Aw, it sounds hard. Eating two bananas gives you enough energy for a 90 minute work out! Eat some bananas!
And, wow that sounds sooo yummy!
I can't think of a better way to stay fresh, other than the ways I've learned from my time spent in Sicilia. Light breakfast, couple of caffe's, good lunch, and an invigorating nap after lunch. Wow did that spring me into the mood to enjoy the evening (usually late evenings at that), enjoying an easy dinner, and long walks eating gelato and meeting with friends and family.
I'm new to your blog, but I have to tell you, judging from the excellent content and the great delivery of it, you don't have problems with motivation.
Please keep up the great job you do, I truly enjoy your pictures and writings.
Caffine. Iced tea hits the spot when the weather gets hot. Thanks!
I just try to get a lot of sleep at night!!!
Wow, that looks fantastic! Can it get any better? I keep my energy up by chasing my one year old! It works!
here,in malaysia,humidity never fails to beat us from our daily routine.in fact now in the middle of the night hot wind blowing to our faces.
what i usually do is to take honey every morning.as simple as that.its high in sugar & natural supplements to boost our energy. eat on its own or delicious as a drink :) hope that would help with u moving & all.
Wine…well not really, but it makes you feel a lot better after a long day. That pocket coffee looks so decadent! I guess sort of like our Mallomars here in New York, they are one of the few packaged foods with a season.
My favorite trick for keeping my energy up is to lock the door, put on some upbeat music and dance like a fool for a few minutes! It gets my heart pumping, the energy circulating and always improves my mood.
Best of luck with the move and the weather!
focus on the goal- it will come sooner than you think!
As an Italian-American, I first tasted the delicious delight know as a pocket coffee when I was 11 years old. From then on, each visit to the motherland was punctuated with gorging on the sweetly bitter flavor of those candies, and deciding which clothes we could leave behind so there would be more room in our suitcase for boxes to bring home. Pocket coffees remind me of all the things I love… my wonderful family, how lucky I am to be Italian and American, fields of sunflowers in Italia, and of course good food and good coffee.
if i get home really exhausted after a long work day but then want to head out for an aperitivo – i will have a catnap or even better a 'caffeine nap'.
the best way to keep my energy up the whole day is the thought of seeing the bf at the end of the day:) haha. those pocket coffee looks sooo awesome!
ohhh those look yummy! if i'm feeling in a slump i usually try and change up what i'm doing, so a quick walk or totally changing tasks helps me get back in the groove of things!
The best pick-me-up is stopping whatever I'm doing and sitting with my two boys (7 & 4) on the couch for "cuddle time". They sit on either side of me and I put my arms around them and we just sit there for a couple minutes together. It puts everything into perspective and is just enough time to recharge. Nothing beats it!
To have energy I need to be happy.
Things that make me happy are good coffee in the morning, a fast walk with fun music and bright light, specially sun, but if it is raining in Milan I would just turn all the lights on.
I would love to try this. I usually run up and down the stairs if I need a pick me up.
I am moving to Rome soon, and will look forward to finding some to sample, sounds good to me!
OMG these look so good. to keep pep in my step I eat dried fruit and take a walk on my breaks during work.
So you're moving…on public transportation…in the rain…and your Mother is visiting. It should encourage you to know that I helped a friend move using public transportation once – it's something he looks back on in absolute amazement today lol. Lots of hot showers followed by cool rinses should pep you right up. Good luck!
I've never tried pocket coffee, but I am addicted to an Indonesian coffee flavored candy called Kopiko.
For a quick energy fix, nothing works better for me than munching a few dark chocolate-covered espresso beans. They taste amazing and provide a much needed caffeine buzz when I hit my afternoon slump.
MMMMMMM The only way I ever eat choclat and because these are so hard to find… I almost never eat choclat. A glas of cooled minttea with lots of icecubes works good for me and nothing beats a glass of fresh grapefruit juice.
Oh! My husband would LOVE these!
The best way for me to keep energized is to try new things. For example, I just finished a healthy Chinese cooking class. I learned how to make dumplings, potstickers, and other cool Chinese dishes. I felt mentally energized after the class, and have had fun cooking these meals for my family.
Try bringing a book that you really enjoy to read on your bus trips. Reading will have you relax and feel more rested.
Seems to me that having family arrive can be a real energizer. Look how much you've accomplished. I'm sure you had a fab weekend especially after all those pocket coffees and marocchini that you are so found of. Hope I spelled that right.
Wah! I LOVE Pocket Coffee!!! We used to eat these like crazy when I was in high school.
My favorite pick me up is some good tunes. Works every time.
Now this is something to LOVE! thanks for sharing!
For extra energy all day long, I ride my bike to and from work every day. The fresh air and the 4-mile bike ride keep me going throughout the workday and leave me enough energy to cook and blog when I get home. Plus, since I'd spend that time commuting anyway, I don't have give up time away from my husband for a workout(although I love a good run on the weekends.) Thanks for the giveaway!
Pocket Coffee — what a great idea! I would love to try this. I keep my energy up with frequent small meals and an occasional power nap. I really find that eating large meals makes me feel sluggish and I do a lot better with the snack system.
Coffee is my pick me up, so no good advice, but I laugh every time I think of Pocket Coffee. My friend and I were visiting my cousins in a little town outside of Caserta. While staying at their house, my friend had one in her pocket when we went to bed one night. The next morning I woke up to her saying…"oh no, my Pocket Coffee!"….it spilled out all onto my cousins' white feather bed and sheets. Oops. Don't really keep Pocket Coffee in your pocket!
Well, I am obviously too late for the giveaway- but never too late to profess my love of chocolate and coffee. What could be better??
Our Italian daughter (exchange student) brought these candies with her as a gift. OH MY! My American daughters and I fight over them. My last care package had an 18 peice box and i grudginly sent 6 to my American daughter to boost her freshman year finals studying. Going to Italy in Sept. Please God, let there be Pocket Coffees to bring back!
I make sure I don't eat a lot during the day, otherwise it totally saps my energy – single biggest energy booster for me. And a couple espressos during the afternoon helps.
MUSIC…..Its the ultimate mood booster. There is nothing like putting on some dance music that makes you start to move-you just can't help it!
I always have the afternoon coffee, a caffe is all you need to keep you going. These pocket coffee's are molto buono, i have looked everywhere for them in the states with no luck.
Is there any place that I can get Pocket Expresso to Go-other than going to Italy. I realize it is a Summer product, but I want it now. Thank you for your assistance. I really love this product. Keeps me going with a crazy schedule.
I need to know what the heck these things have in them, because i'm havin' and allergic reaction all over my face and it's either these things or oranges.
Holy Lord! I miss the pocket coffee!! My years in Tuscany were filled with them, and it was always sad when they were MIA. Having been back in the States now since '07, I have done without, reluctantly.
I would like to purchase pocket chocolates for a friend for Christmas. Please let me know when they are available for the Christmas season.
@Leasa – you can usually find them in grocery stores in Italy from September/October to April/May.


Ever walk through aisles of packaged food at the grocery store and see a product that just makes you die a little on the inside? Even if you're not a nutritionist or a food writer, you know what I'm talking about: creations that are so processed, dyed, frosted, sprinkled, salt-jacked, and flavor-blasted it's a wonder they get to be sold in the same place you buy eggs and yogurt and wheat berries. So I'm calling BS. Meet eight products that are truly too awful to be deemed "food."
Let's get something out of the way really quickly: THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A NEON BLUE RASPBERRY. If you found a neon blue raspberry growing in the wild, you'd run away or throw it in a ditch or take it to NASA because that is some radioactive alien sh*t right there. But would you eat it? Hell. No.
That's why I can't understand the latest Pop Tarts flavor, piped full of gummy electric-blue goop with "natural and artificial flavors" and 16 g of sugar per pastry. WHAT DID RED RASPBERRIES EVER DO TO YOU, POP TARTS?!
Guess who's clinging to the food truck trend like a bloodsucking leech? That's right: Pringles, everyone's favorite mostly-potato chip. Cheeseburger is part of the company's new series of food truck–inspired flavors, and it's perfect for anyone who'd rather eat 34-ingredient cheeseburger-flavored chips instead of just…eating a cheeseburger.
I don't know about you, but I honestly do not want to know what ungodly things went down in order to stuff seven layers' worth of "tangy fiesta flavor" into a one-inch long Combo. The company doesn't list ingredients on its website, but this junk food blogger posted a photo of the packaging, and—no surprise here—the snacks are made with partially hydrogenated oils.
The entire concept of breakfast is weakened by the fact that you can now start your day with a bowl full of small doughnuts. Oops—I mean a bowl full of sweeteners, corn flour, and artificial food dyes. Each sad little serving comes with 13 g of sugar, 1 g of protein, and less than 1 g of fiber. It's essentially the nutritional equivalent of swallowing three teaspoons of table sugar.
You can't fault Fiber One for trying to make food that's "healthy" and "delicious" at the same time. But this is a packaged-food matrimony I can't support. Cake and fiber are about as compatible as orange juice and brushing your teeth. Take a peek at the ingredients list: You'll find a bunch of refined flours, sugars, and oils—just like normal cake—and then a crapload of added fiber in the form of chicory root extract. Why force such an awkward, unnatural couple into the same foil wrapper?
1. Don't buy products with names as long as tweets.
2. The more flames, explosions, and XTREME fonts you see on a package, the faster you should run away.
Oh, Hungry-Man. Where to begin? The tragically unhip spelling of "wings"? The fact that you don't list nutrition facts or ingredients on your website? Good thing a few other sites are calling you out: According to one source, this frozen atrocity meal has 110 g of sugar—more sweetness than you get in an ENTIRE pint of Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Fudge Brownie. I guess that's what it means to "Eat Like a Man."
Okay, little Dough Boy. So you're basically doling out vats of trans fat (partially hydrogenated oils are the second ingredient—after sugar, of course). We've come to grips with this. But couldn't you at least throw us a bone with some real vanilla flavor? Apparently not, since "artificial flavors" round out the disappointing ingredients list. Also included: Artificial food dyes Yellow 5 and Red 40, despite the fact that this product is white. But keep on adding in those fake colors, Dough Boy. I'm sure they're absolutely necessary.


INTRODUCTION: Infant pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) have reduced invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) due to vaccine-specific serotypes. Predicting future pneumococcal epidemiology is challenging given the complex nature of serotype dynamics and vaccine impact. We developed an intuitive approach to modeling IPD through observed PCV impact in various settings.
RESEARCH METHODS: Historical age-group and serotype-specific IPD incidence was obtained from three PCV10 settings (Finland, Netherlands, and Colombia) and four PCV13 settings (United Kingdom, United States, Quebec, and Ontario). Equations were fitted to longitudinal changes in incidence for each age group, serotype, and setting over time periods when a serotype was covered or not covered by infant vaccination. We forecasted population impact of PCV13 and PCV10 and report results among infants (ages <2 years) and elderly (65+ years) over 5-years post-vaccine introduction in each setting.
RESULTS AND ANALYSIS: Based on forecasted impact over 5 years post-vaccine introduction, PCV13 was estimated to have greater average overall IPD incidence reduction than PCV10 in infants and the elderly, primarily due to reductions in serotypes 3 and 19A (Table). Both vaccines largely eliminated disease from common PCV10 serotypes. Increases in non-vaccine-type disease greatly varied by setting.
CONCLUSIONS: Forecasting IPD incidence using real-world impact is an intuitive process that illustrates benefits of PCV13 and PCV10 by identifying age- and serotype-specific trends that inherently capture direct and indirect effects of vaccination.


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Could big data soon make renewable energy storage free?
By Renew Economy | 2 August 2016, 4:30pm | comments
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A new report explores the democratising of renewable energies through the advancement of "big data". RenewEconomy's Giles Parkinson reports.
GLOBAL investment bank Citi is predicting that the combination of near zero-variable cost energy sources such as solar and wind, along with smart analytics and "big data", may deliver what the nuclear industry promised nearly half a century ago — free energy.
Citi writes in the latest of its 'Disruptive Innovations' series, in a section focusing on big data and the energy industry (p15):
'The notion of free energy came to prominence in the 1960s, as nuclear fusion was touted as a way to provide free energy.'
When those claims were made about nuclear fusion, the technology was in the embryonic stage and it turned out nuclear energy wasn't free at all but incredibly expensive — and getting more so by the year.
But wind and solar, along with demand and storage optimisation, may finally deliver on that promise. In the report(p15), Citi says:
Big Data and advanced analytics are developing rapidly to improve forecasting, automation, customisation, and the democratisation of energy.
The end result is that we are producing more energy with fewer resources ….. the goal of dramatically lowering energy costs for all, with the possibility of free energy in some corners, may finally come to fruition.
The Thwack of Big Data and Software to Democratize Solar, Wind and Storagehttps://t.co/phbXFJNtOF#bigdata #Solar #renewables #software
— BISINFOTECH (@Bisinfotech_TMC) August 1, 2016
Citi is not the only research institution making such forecasts but it is in sharp contrast to the general public discussion in Australia, which is dominated by those who insist that the old centralised energy system – slow, inefficient and expensive – will not and cannot be replaced by new technologies.
South Australia is now the focus of that debate, and the push-back against wind and solar by conservatives and, of course, vested interests, seeking to protect their sunk assets is striking.
But Australia is already well down the path to this transformation, given its high level of rooftop solar and the fact that it is considered to be the world-leading market for household battery storage and smart software.
Already, it has more than 1.5 million households and businesses with rooftop solar, totalling more than 5GW and many will soon add battery storage. Smart software will allow households and businesses to pool their resources and trade with each other — if regulators allow.
Citi says this "democratisation" of energy could see renewables and distributed energy resources (DERs) proliferate at the local level and that will mean fewer new power plants.
Consumers could eventually "trade" energy with others, in the form of "transactive energy" — a concept that is already being trialled by utilities and community energy groups in Australia.
This, of course, has profound implications for current energy industry business models. Instead of investing in large fixed assets, as they have done for the best part of a century, Citi suggests the utilities of the future will become distribution service platform providers.
The state of New York is already going down this path through its remarkable REV (Reforming the Energy Vision) programme and some analysts want this model adopted in Australia.
Citi says REV is one of the most ambitious regulations put forth by a regulatory agency in changing the business models of utilities. The focus is entirely on distributed energy, creating the right regulations and rules for the appropriate platform and operations, as well as system integration and operation.
In the distributed, decentralised world, particularly in the electricity space where the supply and demand of electricity has to match instantly, ensuring a smooth and optimal operation of the grid necessarily requires advanced analytics to process the vast amount of data generated.
Citi suggests (p15):
Technology companies could provide energy network optimising software or even operate platforms and energy companies that transition to providing services could become asset-light, as they could control how energy is routed and optimised.
Third-parties or homeowners would become energy providers through Distributed Energy and auto companies would become service and energy providers (e.g. through their battery technology).
#Renewables, #energy storage & #bigdata mean energy could be free in the future say @Citibank https://t.co/ipajEnoTLV
— Luke Sussams (@Suss_quatch) August 1, 2016
Citi says the fundamental technologies of solar panels, wind turbines, converters and energy storage have been around for years but having nearly half or more of total electricity supplied by wind or solar was previously thought to be impossible due to grid integration issues.
But big data and advanced analytics are helping the electric grid to function more seamlessly, enabling wind and solar utilization and penetration rates to rise more sharply and integrating more distributed generation.
A lot of this comes down to predictive software.
'Having more precise estimates of renewable generation allows the grid to schedule in the appropriate amount of backup generation and deploy other measures, such as demand-side management.' (Citi report, p15)
One example is the creation of "virtual power plants", which pool the output and resources of numerous solar and storage arrays that could be located in households, businesses, or CBD buildings or factories.
The software can bring these devices together and operate them as if they were a single power plant. Citi says these are critical because they negate the traditional response to rising demand in an area by building a new centralised power plant or adding new infrastructure.
Recently, the New York regulator denied Con Edison's request for a US$1 billion (AU$1.33 billion) upgrade in resolving equipment overloading. Instead, ConEd created the BQDM (Brooklyn Queens Demand Management) program that relied on both traditional utility and non-traditional customer/utility improvements at a total estimated cost of only US$200 million (AU$265.29million).
Using big data to make the grid more renewables-friendlyhttps://t.co/p92Wj06jxi
— Andreas Kyriacou (@andreaskyriacou) July 14, 2016
Those sorts of cheaper alternatives are being considered in Australia, but the regulators have been slow to catch on — and when large spending cuts are recommended the regulator is taken to court by the utilities.
Citi says this requires a whole new way of thinking. It would require pricing energy and ancillary services at the neighborhood or an even more micro level.
The Citi report (p21) asks:
What does the future of energy look like?
Producers could tap previously stranded assets and do it quickly; utilities could be winners but only if they transform with the times; renewables, despite intermittencies, could operate as smoothly as traditional fossil energy; emissions should be limited as energy demand is optimized and renewables proliferate. Trillions of dollars are at stake.
This is a story of how software will transform a hardware-dominated sector; it is the kind of creative destruction that demands fundamental changes in an entire sector.
This article was originally published in RenewEconomy on 1 August 2016 and has been republished with permission. You can follow Giles on Twitter @GilesParkinson.
Big data needs big power. Needs renewables, like wind and #solar https://t.co/iTSa2AjUmy
— Brian Korgel (@brian_korgel) July 22, 2016
Renewables are the answer but how much damage will we cause before we make the transition? Asks Stuart Andrews. https://t.co/HpWsN5zYjU
— IndependentAustralia (@independentaus) May 30, 2016
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Nashville Church Shooting Kills 1, Injures 6
A Tennessee man is being held without bond after he open fired in a church outside of Nashville killing one person and injuring six others.
A church just outside of Nashville, Tennessee has been shaken after a man entered the building and began shooting "indiscriminately" at people inside during a Sunday morning service.
Emanuel Kidega Samson, 25, was identified as the suspect by police. Authorities told the media that Samson had arrived at the church before 11 a.m. and "fired upon the church building."
Police found four guns believe to be Samson's. A statement by police revealed that a rifle and pistol were found in Samon's SUV while two other pistols were found in Burnett Chapel Church of Christ in Antioch where Samson killed 39-year-old Melanie Smith as she walked to her car.
After killing Smith, Nashville police said that the gunman entered the main sanctuary door and "began indiscriminately shooting." Six other church members were injured before 22-year-old Caleb Engle, a church usher, intervened. Police say there was a significant struggle between the Samson and Engle, but eventually Samson shot himself in the left pectoral muscle as a result of the struggle. Engle told police he left to get his firearm from his vehicle and then came back to keep an eye on Samson before the police arrived.
In a statement made to police, Engle said, "the real heroes are the first responders, medical staff and doctors who have helped me and everyone affected."
Those wounded were all over the age of 60: William Jenkins, Marlene Jenkins, Linda Bush, Katherine Dickerson, John Spann and Peggy Spann.
The Memphis office of the FBI and the U.S. attorney's office for middle Tennessee have opened a civil rights investigation into the crime, but have declined to comment further.
Samson is believed to have come to the United States from Sudan in 1996 and was a legal US resident but not necessarily a citizen. It is not known if Samson knew the congregation at Burnette Chapel.


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Netflix Confirms Season Two of 'Squid Game' is On The Way
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Since the beginning of 2020, viewers have been introduced to a plethora of new projects to keep them entertained throughout the pandemic. While COVID-19 put a fork in the plans of most major production studios as work was forced to halt in hopes of combatting the virus, Netflix and the multitude of other streaming services have remained hard at work to keep their subscribers at peace. From the Disney+ Star Wars spin-off series The Mandalorian to video game adaptations from Netflix such as The Witcher, it is almost easy to forget that we have been in the midst of a global pandemic for the better part of two years. One series in particular has resonated remarkably with fans since it debuted a few months ago, and now it has been confirmed the next installment is on its way: this week Netflix confirmed that season two of Squid Game is on the way, ready to catapult fans into the bizarre world they were first introduced to not that long ago.
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Originally premiering on Netflix back in back in September, Squid Game tells the story of a collective of individuals who are in severe debt and are selected to play a game in which the winner will receive a substantial cash prize. The catch however is that if you lose the game you lose your life as well, making this game about survival just as much as it is about winning the prize. The captivating series immediately had Netflix subscribers on the edge of their seat binging episode after episode, with Rotten Tomatoes giving the series a remarkable 94% rating. It looks like Squid Game isn't over quite yet however: Netflix confirmed that season two of Squid Game is already on the way, with co-CEO and Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos adding that "The Squid Game universe has just begun." Eager fans will now just have to remain patient as we await further updates regarding season two of Squid Game.
If you haven't watched Squid Game yet, then it suffices to say you're in the minority. Squid Game has already achieved the ranking of the number one most viewed TV series on Netflix, and now it appears they'll only be strengthening that position. We will just have to wait and see what director Hwang Dong-hyuk has in store, with season two of Squid Game likely closer than anybody expected.
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Hotel security going to the dogs
The Stratosphere Casino Hotel and Tower has added a highly-trained K-9 unit comprised of a security officer and German Shepherd to its security force, announced Stratosphere officials.
The new Stratosphere K-9 unit consists of Officer Dex, a two year-old pure bred German Shepherd, and Officer Steve Leiberman, a Stratosphere security officer trained in K-9 tactics.
Officer Dex was born and raised in Germany. He has been trained since birth in the rigorous Schutzhund obedience technique. Upon his arrival in the United States, Officer Dex and Officer Leiberman were enrolled in Rudy Drexler's School For Dogs in Elkhart, Indiana.
Rudy Drexler's School For Dogs has trained hundreds of law enforcement dogs and special scenting dogs for law enforcement, industrial security and the private sector.
"We are constantly striving to make the Stratosphere Casino Hotel and Tower one of the safest destination properties in the world. We have enhanced our security measures by diligently finding a dog that has been bred and trained with the necessary temperament and skills to work at a gaming resort property," said Art Steele, vice president of security for the Stratosphere Casino Hotel and Tower. "Officer Dex represents a valuable new asset to security in the gaming, tour and travel industry and will broaden the range of Stratosphere Tower security measures already in place."
Besides building search and explosives detection, Officer Dex is extensively trained in obedience, handler protection, tracking, scouting, article search, and area search. Officer Dex and Officer Leiberman will be made available to assist local and federal law enforcement agencies as well as other gaming resort properties.
"Officer Dex is the only dog of its kind at a gaming resort property in Las Vegas as well as a valuable community resource," Steele added.
While on duty at the Stratosphere, Officer Dex and Officer Leiberman patrol the property and interact with guests. Officer Dex is customer friendly and can be petted or photographed by guests and employees. The customer relation component has proved successful enough that the Stratosphere is planning a K-9 education and outreach program designed for area schools and hospitals.


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The OMM Aether offers a great fabric and feature combo for hillwalking if minimal weight and practicality are your priorities, but its price is less appealing.


Be proud of your colours! Celebrate your Independence or Heritage Day in style with a St Kitts and Nevis mug.
The design wraps around the mug (suitable for right hand and left hand use), showing the flag and outline of St Kitts and Nevis on a gloss black background. The Scripture verse on the back reads: 'Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord' (Psalm 33v12).
This St Kitts and Nevis mug shows the flag on a black background incorporating an outline of the country. The design wraps around the mug so it is suitable for right hand and left hand use.
Who is this St Kitts and Nevis mug for?
This mug would make an ideal gift for any Kittitian or Nevisian to celebrate their country's Independence or Heritage Day. It would also make an excellent everyday gift for anyone who loves this nation. These mugs are suitable for any occasion – or 'just because' – and will last longer than chocolates or flowers!


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Net Zero Carbon Buildings 60+ Signatories Achieved
The World Green Building Council has marked its 10th annual Word Green Building Week with new additions to the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment, signalling global industry leadership towards decarbonising the built environment to combat the climate crisis.
As the UN Committee on Climate Change met in New York, the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) announced 63 signatories have now added their names to the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment that was launched in September 2018.
These organisations have pledged to take urgent action to ensure their own portfolios of buildings operate at net zero carbon by 2030. Additionally, some cities, states and regions have pledged to enact regulations to ensure all new buildings operate at net zero carbon from 2030 and all buildings, including existing, operate at net zero carbon by 2050.
The Commitment is unique in positioning energy efficiency as a central component to achieving decarbonisation across global building portfolios, in addition to generating and procuring renewable energy to meet reduced energy demand. The WorldGBC says this represents the most cost effective, best practice approach to ensuring buildings are fit for purpose, future-proofed against climate impacts and, provide healthy and comfortable environments.
The full list of the Commitment signatories comprises 31 businesses and organisations including developers, real estate investment and property funds, manufacturers and global design firms. There are six states and regions as well as 26 cities, with Oslo, Heidelberg and Melbourne as the latest to sign up.
New signatories to the Commitment are:
Bennetts Associates - an architectural practice advocating for net zero buildings to their clients, which they are currently committed to do via whole life carbon assessments, design for performance and post-occupancy assessments.
Bionova - the developer of 'One Click LCA' lifecycle metrics software, has a mission is to make sustainable design and construction easy, making the delivery of sustainable buildings the norm.
City of Melbourne - Australia's second largest city and the capital of Victoria.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia - an Australian multinational bank with businesses across New Zealand, Asia, the USA and the UK.
EcoReal Oy - a real estate services company supporting their customers to reduce carbon emissions through optimising projects to save energy and reduce energy costs across a broad range of building typologies.
JLL UK - the professional services firm helping more than 4,000 clients achieve their business ambitions. JLL UK is committed to achieving net zero operational carbon emissions in its own workplaces by 2030, to integrating zero carbon into service offerings by 2021 and to educating and influencing to make net zero mainstream.
Kingspan - Kingspan's mission is to challenge traditional building methods and materials to accelerate a more sustainable built environment. In 2011, Kingspan made the ambitious commitment to become a Net Zero Energy company by 2020. Now, in 2019, Kingspan is on track to meet this target and has just announced a new 10-year programme to achieve Net Positive Energy and Carbon manufacturing by 2030.
Monash University - the first educational institution to join the Commitment. As an owner and developer of a portfolio of 170 buildings across four Australian campuses, Monash's net zero Initiative commits to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030. This will be achieved through measures including energy efficiency improvements, performance standards for new builds, campus electrification and deployment of renewable energy.
Multiplex Global - Multiplex have committed to develop a decarbonisation roadmap trajectory for owned and occupied assets. In addition to the measures, Multiplex is undertaking to reduce its impact on carbon emissions by collaborating with peers, supply chain partners and clients to call the industry to action.
Picture: A greenwall - an example of the changes that can be incorporated in to carbon zero buildings.
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On 26 November 2020, SOLIDAR members ACPP, ARCS, ARCI, CGIL, ISCOS, MPDL, NEXUS, OPIC and Progetto Sud/UIL organised an online conference on the Recognition of the State of Palestine.
With a great panel of speakers, this conference went "back in time" to the Swedish experience of recognising Palestine, looked into the role the European Union and Member States, gave voices to both Palestinians and Israelis, and, lastly, provided a clear insight on the link between the respect of labour rights, social justice and peace. The event was also a call for action for European civil society organisations to step up efforts to pressure on EU Member States to recognize Palestine, for both the sake of Palestinians and Israelis. This is not only an act of solidarity, but this is first and foremost a legal and moral obligation, as rightly put forward by Ms Khawla Al-Azraq, Director of the Psycho-Social Counseling Center for Women (PSCCW).
Moreover, the link between the respect of labour rights and the achievement of peace was also brought to the forefront showing that trade unions and workers' solidarity, social bargaining, freedom of association and social dialogue are all key to achieve peace and ensure decent life for Palestinian workers and their families.
As highlighted by Mr. Rawhi Fattouh, President of Palestinian Expatriates Affairs Department, it is time for truce and for EU Member States to step up to its own standards and ensure the respect of human rights and international agreements by recognising the state of Palestine within the 1967 borders, with Jerusalem as the shared capital of the two states.
The time of action is now!
During the conference, we had the pleasure to welcome a myriad of voices:
Mr Mikael Leyi, General Secretary of SOLIDAR, as moderator
Ms Anna Sundström, Secretary General of the Olof Palme International Center
Ms Margrete Auken, MEP, Vice Chair in the EP delegation for relations with Palestine
Ms Annika Söder, Diplomat, President of the European Institute of Peace and State Secretary for Foreign Affairs at the time of the recognition
Ms Khawla Al-Azraq, Director of the Psycho-Social Counseling Center for Women (PSCCW)
Mr. Mazen Jarari, Director of Youth Development Department
Ms Susie Becher, Member of the Steering Committee of Zulat for Equality and Human Rights, Managing Editor of the Palestine-Israel Journal, and Communications Director of the Policy Working Group
Mr Meir Margalit, Head of the board at the Center for Advancement of Peace Initiatives, Member of the editor board of the Palestine Israel Journal and of the Spanish website 'Sinpermiso' & former Council Member of the City of Jerusalem's Municipal Council
Ms Aida Touma, member of the Knesset
Mr Yoav Gal Tamir, Organizer and trade union activist, MAAN-Workers Association
Mr Shaher Sa'ed, General Secretary of the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions
Mr Luca Visentini, General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation
Mr. Rawhi Fattouh, President of Palestinian Expatriates Affairs Department, PLO
You can watch the conference again in recording.
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Find the joint and final declaration adopted in Assisi on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Our members in Italy hosted - together with other organisations - the online event: "Now is the Time to Recognize the State of Palestine, for a Just Peace between Palestine and Israel", from Cittadella di Assisi and via Zoom on Sunday November 29th from 10:00 CET.
Find below an article published in "The times of Israel", based on remarks by Susie Becher on behalf of Zulat for Equality and Human Rights at a conference on the recognition of the state of Palestine on November 26, 2020: Why the world should recognize Palestine now | Susie Becher | The Blogs (timesofisrael.com)
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Creative Hand Nepal support and promote fair trade principles in all aspects of the business. We only sell our products from suppliers who source products from local artists, communities and craftsmen. We believe that producers should be representative of the religions and communities of the area and both male and female craftsmen are employed through the various stages of production. Creative Hand Nepal believe that education is critical to any community. As such child labor is not tolerated. we visit the producers that we work with regularly to inspect production conditions and to maintain personal relationships with the craftsmen. We aim to ensure that products are made from sustainable and legal raw materials through carefully chosen suppliers. All shipping materials should be recyclable. We aim to recycle and re-use wherever possible and are supplied with green energy.
Nepal's cultural craft heritage is particularly impressive considering the range of different crafts and the range of different culturally identifiable artisan communities. For example, Nepal is famous for its Wood Carving, Cotton Cloth, Nepalese paper, Tibetan Handicraft, Tibetan Incense, Buddhist and Hindu statue, woolen item and the particularly unique costumes and jewelry of Tibetan Design and Nepalese Design. These artistic traditions are sometimes divided into groups.
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In Europe, national guidelines for the non-surgical care of new onset neck pain or cervical radiculopathy (arm pain) are presented: Supervised exercise with manual therapy. Exercise and manual therapy before medicine for neck pain. Acupuncture for neck pain. Traction for cervical radiculopathy. NSAIDs (oral or topical) and tramadol after careful consideration for both neck pain and cervical radiculopathy. The guidelines also suggest telling the patient about warning signs, prognosis and advice to keep active along with treatment. (1) Good advice! Cross Chiropractic Center is devoted to Sandy Springs chiropractic patient education. Cross Chiropractic Center wants to be sure Sandy Springs patients know their spinal condition, comprehend the treatment plan to reduce pain, and accept their role in getting, keeping and holding onto the relief so that they don't have to suffer with arm pain or neck pain any longer than they have to or need to experience Sandy Springs neck surgery.
A study of Dutch neurosurgeons reveals that 76.3% of them use the anterior cervical discectomy with fusion for cervical spine disc herniation surgeries. This means that they reach the cervical spine through the front of the neck, not the back. This surgical approach has a higher risk for complications than just an anterior cervical discectomy, but the surgeons believe it to be more helpful for arm pain relief. In view of the risk, fortunately, the surgeons seek a minimum of 8 to 12 weeks of radicular arm pain in a patient in advance of a neck surgery. (2) That allows Sandy Springs chiropractic care just enough time to lessen Sandy Springs neck pain.
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Complete Casting Announced For Second Stage Theater's Production of TORCH SONG
COMPLETE CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR
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JACK DIFALCO, WARD HORTON, ROXANNA HOPE RADJA & MICHAEL ROSEN
Join previously announced
Michael Urie and Mercedes Ruehl
Previews Begin September 26, 2017
Opening Night October 19, 2017
At the Tony Kiser Theater
Second Stage Theater (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director, Casey Reitz, Executive Director) has announced complete casting for its upcoming production of Harvey Fierstein's TORCH SONG, directed by Moisés Kaufman.
Joining the previously announced MICHAEL URIE as Arnold Beckoff and MERCEDES RUEHL as Ma, TORCH SONG will feature JACK DIFALCO (Marvin's Room) as David, WARD HORTON ("Pure Genius") as Ed, ROXANNA HOPE RADJA (Frost/Nixon) as Laurel, and MICHAEL ROSEN (On the Town) as Alan.
TORCH SONG will begin previews September 26, 2017 at the Tony Kiser Theater (305 West 43rd street) and will officially open on October 19, 2017.
Orchestra tickets for TORCH SONG start at $79 and Box Balcony start at $59. Subscriptions are also available, starting at $345, inclusive of all five productions in the 2017/18 season.
TORCH SONG will feature scenic design by David Zinn; costume design by Clint Ramos; lighting design by David Lander; and sound design by Fitz Patton.
ABOUT TORCH SONG
It's 1979 in New York City and Arnold Beckoff is on a quest for love, purpose and family. He's fierce in drag and fearless in crisis, and he won't stop until he achieves the life he desires. Now, Arnold is back…and he's here to sing you a torch song. The Tony Award®-winning play that forever changed the trajectory of Broadway returns for a new generation.
Torch Song Trilogy opened on Broadway at the Little Theater (now the Hayes Theater) on June 10, 1982, where it enjoyed a groundbreaking run, earning Tony Awards for Best Play and Best Actor in a Play (Mr. Fierstein) and running for 1,222 performances, closing on May 19, 1985. The play has been produced extensively across the country and around the world, including productions in London's West End and Menier Chocolate Factory. It was also turned into a 1988 film, starring Mr. Fierstein, Matthew Broderick, and Anne Bancroft, directed by Paul Bogart. Prior to its move to Broadway, Torch Song Trilogy ran off-Broadway at the Richard Allen Center, produced by The Glines, and also at La Mama and The Actors Playhouse.
JACK DIFALCO (David) Theatre: Marvin's Room (Roundabout Theatre Company), Yen (Manhattan Class Co.), Mercury Fur (The New Group), Lord of The Flies (Denver Center), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Proscenium Theatre). Film: One Percent More Humid (Tribeca Film Festival 2017), Bully, I Can, I Will, I Did (Asian Pacific Film Festival 2017), Rocket Man, Naranja, The Hard Sell, Aoife O'Donovan's Music Video Beekeeper. Television: The OA, Blue Bloods. Training: SUNY Purchase Workshop 2013, Yorktown Stage Company, Trinity Players. Instagram: @jackdifalco.
WARD HORTON (Ed) is best known for playing Dr. Scott Strauss in the CBS drama, "Pure Genius," was the male lead in the horror film Annabelle, which grossed over $245 million worldwide, and is a spin-off of the horror hit The Conjuring. On the big screen, Horton's additional film credits include Midnighters (which recently premiered at the LA Film Festival in August 2017), Bakery in Brooklyn, Alto, Marcy, The Wolf of Wall Street, I Hate Valentine's Day, Veronica Decided to Die, The Might Macs, We Fight to be Free, Falling for Grace, The Good Shepherd, Christmas Wish List, Four Eyed Monsters, Nail Polish, Dress Rehearsal, and Loverboy. On the small screen, Ward has appeared in the following television shows: "Royal Pains," "One Life to Live," "White Collar," "Body of Proof," "CSI: Miami," "Law & Order," "Mercy", "Fringe", "Gossip Girl," "Day Break," "Law & Order: SVU," "Hope & Faith," "All My Children," and "Guiding Light." Horton has also been involved in the theater, appearing in productions such as Brighton Beach Memoirs, The Crucible, You Can't Take It With You, In Masks Outrageous and Austere, The Autobiography of God, Bash: Latter-Day Plays, Equus, and Lost In Yonkers.
ROXANNA HOPE RADJA (Laurel). Broadway: Frost/Nixon, After the Fall, The Women, Boeing Boeing (u/s,) and others. Off Broadway: Ruins of Civilization (Manhattan Theatre Club), Ode To Joy, Horsedreams (Rattlestick Theater), Mahida's Extra Key To Heaven (Epic Theater Co.), Princess Turandot (Blue Light Theater Co.), 1001, Arabian Night. Regional: Hedda Gabler (Hartford Stage); Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Richard III, Julius Caesar, Pericles (Shakespeare Theatre of NJ); Tartuffe, Indian Ink, Hecuba (American Conservatory Theater); Williamstown Theater Festival; Huntington Theater; Westport Country Playhouse; Colorado Shakespeare Festival and others. Film/TV: Puncture, "Elementary," "Blue Bloods," "Unforgettable," "The Good Wife," "Law and Order: SVU", "Law and Order," "Law and Order: CI", "All My Children" and others. MFA, The American Conservatory Theater.
MICHAEL ROSEN (Alan) was last seen on stage in Colman Domingo's Dot at the Vineyard Theatre directed by Susan Stroman and has appeared on Broadway in On the Town and as Chino in West Side Story. His other theater credits include Vito in Do I Hear a Waltz? directed by Evan Cabnet at City Center Encores!, Somewhere starring opposite Tony Award Winner Priscilla Lopez at Hartford Stage for which he received a nomination for Best Actor at the 2014 Connecticut Critics Circle Awards, and Nikolai and the Others directed by David Cromer at Lincoln Center Theater. His on screen credits include Jimmy in Looking: The Movie on HBO, Dating My Mother, "Sinatra: Voice for a Century – Live from Lincoln Center" on PBS, "Taxi Brooklyn" on NBC, and The Empty Building. He was selected for the 2016 ABC Discovers: Talent Showcase in New York City.
MERCEDES RUEHL (Ma) is an award-winning stage, film and television actress. She won an Academy® Award and a Golden Globe®, as well as a Chicago Film Critics® Award and Los Angeles Film Critics® Award for her role as Anne Napolitano in Terry Gilliam's film The Fisher King. Neil Simon's Lost in Yonkers earned Ruehl Tony,® Helen Hayes, and Drama Desk® Awards. She received Tony nominations for her roles in The Shadowbox and Edward Albee's Pulitzer Prize-winning The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? She won Obie® Awards for Woman Before A Glass, a one-woman show about the life of actress Peggy Guggenheim, as well as Christopher Durang's The Marriage of Bette and Boo. She was awarded The Clarence Derwent Award for creating the role of Kate in Other People's Money, and a Drama Desk nomination for the role of Serafina opposite Anthony LaPaglia in Tennessee Williams' The Rose Tattoo. She starred in Richard Greenberg's The American Plan at the Manhattan Theatre Club and in the premiere of Edward Albee's The Occupant as Louise Nevelson at The Signature Theatre. At The Old Vic in London she co-starred with Jeff Goldblum in Neil Simon's Prisoner of Second Avenue. Most recently she revived Full Gallop, a one-woman show about Diana Vreeland at The Old Globe in San Diego. Ruehl came to popular attention with her portrayal as the gun-toting wife of a Mafia don in 1988's Married to the Mob, which earned her a National Society of Film Critics® Award. Her other film credits include Big opposite Tom Hanks; the romantic drama For Roseanna opposite Jean Reno; Gurinder Chadha's What's Cooking?; More Dogs than Bones; Another You; Heartburn; 84 Charing Cross Road; Leader of the Band; The Secret of My Succe$s; Slaves of New York; Crazy People; and Chu and Blossom. Her television credits include guest & recurring roles on "Life in Pieces," "NCIS," "Mysteries of Laura," "Two Broke Girls," "Power," "Luck" (series regular), "Law & Order: SVU," "Subway Stories: Tales from The Underground," "Indictment: The McMartin Trial," "North Shore Fish," "Psych," "Monday Mornings," "Bad Apple," "The Lost Child," "Star Spangled Banners," "Frasier," & starred in HBO's Golden Globe and Emmy winning telefilm "Gia."
MICHAEL URIE (Arnold Beckoff) can currently be seen in Government Inspector Off- Broadway. He originated the role of Alex More in Jonathan Tolins' Buyer & Cellar Off-Broadway, on tour, and in London, for which he received the Drama Desk Award, Clarence Derwent Award, the Lucille Lortel Award, LA Drama Critics Award and nominations for the Drama League and Outer Critics Circle Awards. New York theatre credits include How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Broadway), Shows For Days (LCT), Homos, Or Everyone In America (LAByrinth), The Cherry Orchard (CSC), Angels in America (Signature), The Temperamentals (Lucille Lortel, Drama Desk and Theatre World awards, Drama League nomination), The Revenger's Tragedy (Red Bull), Another Vermeer (HB Playwrights). Regionally, Urie has worked for Two River, The Old Globe, Vineyard Playhouse, South Coast Rep, Seattle Rep, Folger Shakespeare, Barrington Stage, Hyde Park (Austin), and The Blank (L.A.). Film: He's Way More Famous Than You (also directed), Thank You for Judging (co-director/exec. producer), Beverly Hills Chihuahua, WTC View, Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life, The Decoy Bride, Petunia, Such Good People, The Hyperglot (director), and Grantham & Rose (exec. producer). TV: Gavin Sinclair on Modern Family, Younger, Workaholics, The Good Wife, Hot in Cleveland, Partners and Marc St. James on Ugly Betty. He currently hosts the Logo series Cocktails And Classics. Web series: What's Your Emergency (director). Training: Juilliard.
ABOUT THE CREATIVE TEAM
HARVEY FIERSTEIN (Playwright) won two Tony Awards for Torch Song Trilogy (Best Play, Best Actor). He has also written the Tony-winning hit Kinky Boots (now playing on four continents), as well as La Cage aux Folles (Tony and Drama Desk Awards), Newsies (Tony nominated), Casa Valentina (Tony nominated), A Catered Affair (12 Drama Desk nominations), Safe Sex (Ace Award), Legs Diamond, Spookhouse, Flatbush Tosca, Common Ground and more. He recently wrote teleplays for NBC's live TV broadcasts of "Hairspray" and "The Wiz" and the upcoming "Bye Bye Birdie." He also revised the book for Funny Girl, which ran to critical acclaim in London. His political editorials have been published in the New York Times, TV Guide and the Huffington Post, and broadcast on PBS's "In the Life." His children's book, The Sissy Duckling (Humanitas Award), is now in its fifth printing. As an actor, Mr. Fierstein is known worldwide for his performances in films including Mrs. Doubtfire, Independence Day and Bullets Over Broadway, on stage in Hairspray (Tony Award), Fiddler on the Roof, La Cage aux Folles, and on TV shows such as "Smash," "How I Met Your Mother," "The Good Wife," "Cheers" (Emmy nomination), "The Simpsons," "Family Guy," and "Nurse Jackie."
MOISÉS KAUFMAN (Director) was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Obama in September. He is also a Tony and Emmy-nominated director and playwright. Broadway credits include The Heiress with Jessica Chastain; 33 Variations (which he also wrote) with Jane Fonda (5 Tony nominations); Rajiv Joseph's Pulitzer Prize finalist Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo with Robin Williams; and the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play I Am My Own Wife. His plays, Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde and The Laramie Project, are among the most performed plays in America over the last decade. Kaufman also co-wrote and directed the film adaptation of The Laramie Project for HBO, which received two Emmy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Writer. He is currently directing and writing a new Broadway-bound adaptation of Bizet's Carmen with Grammy-winning composer Arturo O'Farrill. He is the artistic director of Tectonic Theater Project and a Guggenheim Playwrighting Fellow.
ABOUT SECOND STAGE THEATER
Under the artistic direction of Carole Rothman, SECOND STAGE THEATER produces a diverse range of premieres and new interpretations of America's best contemporary theater by living American playwrights, including 2015 Pulitzer Prize winner Between Riverside and Crazy by Stephen Adly Guirgis; 2010 Pulitzer Prize winner Next to Normal by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey; 2012 Pulitzer Prize winner Water by the Spoonful by Quiara Alegria Hudes; The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown; Dogfight by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul and Peter Duchan; Dear Evan Hansen by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, and Steven Levenson; By the Way, Meet Vera Stark by Lynn Nottage; Trust and Lonely, I'm Not by Paul Weitz; The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity by Kristoffer Diaz; Everyday Rapture and Whorl Inside a Loop by Dick Scanlan and Sherie Rene Scott; Let Me Down Easy by Anna Deavere Smith; Becky Shaw by Gina Gionfriddo; Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl; The Little Dog Laughed by Douglas Carter Beane; Metamorphoses by Mary Zimmerman; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee by William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin; Jitney by August Wilson; Jar the Floor by Cheryl L. West; Uncommon Women and Others by Wendy Wasserstein; Crowns by Regina Taylor; Saturday Night by Stephen Sondheim; Afterbirth: Kathy & Mo's Greatest Hits by Mo Gaffney and Kathy Najimy; This Is Our Youth by Kenneth Lonergan; Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants by Ricky Jay; Coastal Disturbances by Tina Howe; A Soldier's Play by Charles Fuller; Little Murders by Jules Feiffer; The Good Times Are Killing Me by Lynda Barry; and Tiny Alice by Edward Albee.
The company's more than 130 citations include six 2017 Tony Awards for Dear Evan Hansen (Best Musical, Best Lead Actor in a Musical, Ben Platt; Best Featured Actress in a Musical, Rachel Bay Jones; Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score, Best Orchestrations), three 2009 Tony Awards for Next to Normal (Best Lead Actress in a Musical, Alice Ripley; Best Score, Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey; Best Orchestrations, Michael Starobin and Tom Kitt); the 2007 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (Julie White, The Little Dog Laughed); the 2005 Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical (Rachel Sheinkin, …Spelling Bee) and Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Dan Fogler, …Spelling Bee); the 2002 Tony Award for Best Director of a Play (Mary Zimmerman for Metamorphoses); the 2002 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Body of Work, 30 Obie Awards, eight Outer Critics Circle Awards, two Clarence Derwent Awards, 13 Drama Desk Awards, nine Theatre World Awards, 19 Lucille Lortel Awards, the Drama Critics Circle Award and 23 AUDELCO Awards.
In 1999, Second Stage Theater opened The Tony Kiser Theater, its state-of-the-art, 296-seat theater, designed by renowned Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas. In 2002, Second Stage launched "Second Stage Theater Uptown" series to showcase the work of up and coming artists at the McGinn/Cazale Theater. The Theater supports artists through several programs that include residencies, fellowships and commissions, and engages students and community members through education and outreach programs.
SECOND STAGE THEATER ON BROADWAY
Second Stage Theater purchased the historic Helen Hayes Theater, located at 240 W. 44th Street, in 2015. The company will continue to lease and operate their original theaters on the city's Upper West Side and in Midtown Manhattan. Second Stage Theater has enlisted David Rockwell and The Rockwell Group to make renovations and updates to the 104 year old landmark building.
Second Stage Theater's inaugural Broadway season will begin in March 2018 with Kenneth Lonergan's Lobby Hero, directed by Trip Cullman and starring Michael Cera and Chris Evans in his Broadway debut. The season will also include the Broadway Premiere of Young Jean Lee's Straight White Men, directed by Anna D. Shapiro.
This inaugural season kicks off Second Stage's mission of creating and building a permanent home on Broadway dedicated exclusively to American plays and living American playwrights.
Second Stage Theater is investing in its future on Broadway by co-commissioning established playwrights through its STAGE-2-STAGE program, launching with Los Angeles's Center Theatre Group. This ongoing program will provide a pathway to Broadway, with each play receiving an initial production in Los Angeles at one of CTG's three theaters before moving to New York. The commissioned playwrights are Jon Robin Baitz, Will Eno, Lisa Kron, Young Jean Lee, Lynn Nottage, and Paula Vogel.
Second Stage Theater is also co-commissioning a new work from Bess Wohl for Broadway, through a partnership with the Williamstown Theatre Festival, and new works for Broadway from Lydia R. Diamond and Dominique Morisseau, which will be developed in association with Kenny Leon's True Colors Theater.
SECOND STAGE THEATER OFF-BROADWAY
Second Stage Theater's current season includes the New York premiere of Bruce Norris's A Parallelogram, directed by Michael Greif, which will play through August 20.
Next season will also bring the World Premiere of Greg Pierce's Cardinal, directed by Kate Whoriskey, and the New York premiere of Tracy Letts' Mary Page Marlowe, directed by Lila Neugebauer in June of 2018.
For more information, please visit www.2ST.com


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What is Lili Simmons doing now? Husband, Net Worth, Age, Height
By Jennifer Stout June 8, 2022
Home » What is Lili Simmons doing now? Husband, Net Worth, Age, Height
1 Who is Lili Simmons?
2 Early life and education
3 Roles in series
4 Roles in movies
5 Love life and relationships
6 What is she doing now?
7 Age, height, and net worth
Who is Lili Simmons?
If you were a fan of the television series "Banshee", which was broadcast on Cinemax from 2013 until 2016, you are certainly familiar with the character of Rebecca Bowman, a former local Amish girl who by day lives her devout life, and at night she becomes a rebellious, party girl. However, if you ever wanted to know more about the actress who portrayed this character, let us tell you some interesting facts about Lili Marie Simmons. Lili is a model, and an actress with 25 acting credits to her name, and besides the mentioned role, is perhaps known best for her role as Claudia 'Claud' Flynn in the series "Power Book IV: Force", also starring Shane Harper, Isaac Keys and Joseph Sikora, which is currently airing on Starz.
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Lili was born under the zodiac sign of Cancer on 23 July 1993, in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, San Diego County, California USA; she holds American nationality, and her ethnicity is of mixed English, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish descent. She was raised in Cardiff-by-the-Sea by her parents, Eve Marie and Thomas Curtis Simmons, alongside her brother Kyle, about whom little is known. Lili had an interest in performing from an early age, and she dreamed of becoming an actress, so as a child she did a lot of community theater, thus at the age of 15, she was discovered by talent manager Kate Linden.
She began working as a model for the Ford Modeling Agency in New York City, and soon became the Face of Bebe Stores, a women's retail brand, and was also a Face of Roxy, one of the world's largest brands of surf wear, as well as modeling for J. C. Penney and Saturn. Speaking of her educational background, Lili attended Canyon Crest Academy, a high school in San Diego, and upon matriculating in 2011, didn't enroll in college but pursued her acting career.
Roles in series
Lili actually made her acting debut in 2010, portraying Quinn Whitaker in the TV mini-series "Hollywood Is Like High School with Money", followed by her guest role in an episode of the series "Zeke and Luther" in the same year.
In 2011, she made an appearance in "Mr. Sunshine", followed by roles in "Jane by Design" (2012), "Vegas" (2013) and "True Detective" (2014), before she was cast to play her most notable role to date, as Rebecca Bowman in "Banshee". Concurrently with appearing in "Banshee", Lili had a recurring role as Melissa Armstrong in "Hawaii Five-O" from 2014 until 2017, and later that year was next seen starring as Natalie James in "Ray Donovan", co-starring Live Schreiber, Dash Mihok and Eddie Marsan. In the following year, Lili portrayed Lila Stanton in the series "The Purge", followed by her role as Catwoman in "Gotham" in 2019, before most recently being cast to play Claudia 'Claud' Flynn in "Power Book IV: Force" in 2022.
Roles in movies
Lili made her big-screen debut portraying Lola in the 2011 movie "Geek Charming", also starring Sarah Hyland, Matt Prokop and Sasha Pieterse, followed in 2015 by her role as Samantha in the horror western drama "Bone Tomahawk", starring Kurt Russell, Matthew Fox and Patrick Wilson, which had 20 award nominations, and won nine. In the following year, Lili starred in the short movies "Robyn Hood: I Love NY" and "Deux Face" before she was cast to play Michelle in the 2017 film "Dirty Lies", and the same year was seen as Riley in "Bad Match".
Lili's most recent movie role was her portrayal of Marie Sotker in the crime horror thriller "Sound of Violence", also starring James Jagger and Jasmin Savoy Brown, which was nominated for the 2021Sitges – Catalonian International Film Festival New Visions Award for Best Motion Picture.
Love life and relationships
There have been various rumors concerning Lili's love life and her sexual orientation, but she prefers to keep silent when it comes to her personal matters. However, being a celebrity means that although you try to keep your relationships away from the media's attention, somehow all will be revealed, thus it's widely known that Lili was dating Tom Pelphrey, a Daytime Emmy Awarded actor for his role as Jonathan Randall in the series "Guiding Light".
The two met on the set for the series "Banshee" in 2015 when Tom was cast to play Kurt Bunker, a Deputy for the Banshee County Sheriff Department. It isn't clear when Lili and Tom started dating, but they were often seen together, and paparazzi took dozens of joint photos, and eventually they stop hiding their relationship, and in 2018 started attending various red carpet events, always smiling and holding hands. However, although it seemed that this love story was blossoming, in 2019 it was rumored that the two broke up, which was later confirmed when Tom was seen with actress Jaimie Alexander. As of May 2022, Lili seems to be single, she hasn't been married or engaged, and doesn't have children.
What is she doing now?
Besides her role in the series "Power Book IV: Force", Lili has busy filming two movies, entitled "Southern Gothic" and "Clive Boomer's Success", which are currently in post-production. The former is a drama written and directed by Oscar Winner Tom Schulman, and the latter 'a story of intrigue, murder, and a five million dollar heist' according to IMDB, and besides Lili Simmons co-stars Monty Geer and Romano Orzari.
Age, height, and net worth
Lili is 28 years old, with long blonde hair and hazel eyes; she weighs around 115lbs (55kgs) and is 5ft 8ins (1.7m) tall, with vital statistics of 34-24-35, and she wears dress size 2 (US). During her career as a model working for popular brands, and throughout her acting career, starring in numerous series, Lili has accumulated decent wealth. According to sources, as of May 2022, her net worth has been estimated at over $3 million.
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What is 5G and how do I get it?
5G is the fifth generation of mobile networking technology, slated to become commercially available by 2020.
The first generation, now known as 1G, began in the 1980s with the first wave of mobile phones. We've come a long way since then, but 5G could be the biggest leap in performance yet.
A new generation of mobile network is not defined by an advancement in any specific technology.
They're instead characterised by a network being able to reach certain goals in speed and connectivity.
The theoretical maximum bandwidth of 4G is 1Gbps. But because of signal interference and network overcrowding, users are unlikely to reach anything close to that speed.
The standards laid out for 5G specifically demand real-world speeds and not the theoretical maximums.
This means that 5G networks would allow speeds up to 100 times faster than even the best 4G connections currently available.
A latency of 1ms would make for delay-free video calls and enhanced capabilities for multiplayer mobile gaming.
The current options for multiplayer mobile gaming are pretty poor – especially when compared to their PC and console counterparts.
Multiplayer games hold a huge stake of the gaming market, which mobile developers have struggled to tap into due to the latency issues presented by 3G and 4G. If a 1ms latency can be reached, 5G could allow mobile developers to compete with some of the biggest multiplayer games around.
The true benefits of 5G really come into play with the goal of greatly increased connection capacity.
More and more devices are being created with some kind of internet capability and this trend doesn't seem to be slowing down.
Nowadays we have smart watches, smart speakers, smart heating and even smart fridges. It won't be long until every new appliance and gadget is going to require an internet connection.
It is predicted that there will be 50-100 billion devices connected to the internet by 2020.
If network infrastructure can't keep up with this explosion in the number of devices trying to connect, there simply won't be enough internet to go around.
Implementation of 5G will be a vital to the stability of this massive network, known as IoT, or the Internet of Things.
4G has had a pretty slow rollout, especially in the UK where the average user can connect to a 4G network in less than 50 percent of cases.
Some of this may come down to the fact that 4G doesn't represent much of an upgrade over 3G.
It is faster, but it isn't fast enough to allow for truly demanding tasks like video conference calling. In the eyes of many network operators, the costs of applying 4G don't always justify the benefits.
5G will be a big step up, allowing new possibilities for innovation in business and industry.
Experts predict that 5G will give a massive boost to the productivity and economy of connected areas – representing a potential £10 billion a year improvement to the UK's economy.
So how do I get 5G?
The truth is, 5G is still a long way off.
Official technological standards haven't been agreed on as companies around the world are still in the process of collaboration and innovation. But proposed 5G technologies are being trialled for early-adopters in the US and Japan.
In the UK, Samsung and Arqiva are collaborating to test their 5G network in areas of central London later in 2017.
It is predicted that by 2020, 5G will be standardised and ready for the consumer market. Businesses and metropolitan areas are likely to see the first of the 5G network which means a large scale rollout is still a long way off.
When it does finally come around, you'll need a device that supports a 5G connection. Obviously, these don't exist just yet.
There's no rush to upgrade either – 5G will be backwards compatible with 4G and 3G devices, so an older phone will still work perfectly fine in 5G areas.
It is likely that the possibilities granted by an expansive 5G network and a complete Internet of Things haven't been fully realised yet.
If 5G even comes close to what is being promised, the internet could revolutionise society yet again.


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