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5. edycja kobiecego, etapowego wyścigu kolarskiego Ladies Tour of Norway odbyła się w dniach 17–20 czerwca 2017 roku w Norwegii. Liczyła cztery etapy o łącznym dystansie 403,2 km.

Ladies Tour of Norway był siedemnastym w sezonie wyścigiem cyklu UCI Women's World Tour, będącym serią najbardziej prestiżowych zawodów kobiecego kolarstwa.

Etapy

Prolog – 17.08 : Halden – 3,1 km

Etap 1 – 18.08 : Halden – Mysen – 101,5 km

Etap 2 – 19.08 : Sarpsborg - Fredrikstad – 140,4 km

Etap 3 – 20.08 : Svinesund - Halden – 156,6 km

Liderzy klasyfikacji po etapach

Klasyfikacje końcowe

Klasyfikacja generalna

Klasyfikacja punktowa

Klasyfikacja górska

Klasyfikacja młodzieżowa

Klasyfikacja drużynowa

Linki zewnętrzne

UCI Women's World Tour 2017
2017 w Norwegii
2017


Congratulations are in order to several female directors who landed awards at Los Angeles' LGBT film festival Outfest, which closed on Sunday.
Among the big winners is documentarian Andrea Meyerson whose I Stand Corrected, about transgender jazz bassist Jennifer Leitham, won the Audience Award for Outstanding Documentary Feature. Meyerson, a director and producer, is the creator of the Laughing Matters… documentary series of films that highlights LGBT comics.
Also winning big is Chilean writer / director of the inventive and sensual feature Young and Wild, Marialy Rivas, who landed a special programming award for emerging talent. Young and Wild tells the true coming of age story of a young, bisexual blogger navigating her way through life under the Draconian rules of her Evangelical parents, specifically her mother.
The highly anticipated lesbian-themed Mosquita y Mari, a love story between two teen girls in the Huntington Park section of Los Angeles, earned its director Aurora Guerrero the audience award for Outstanding First U.S. Dramatic Feature Film.
Mosquita y Mari's lead actress Finessa Pineda was awarded a jury prize for Outstanding Actress in a US Dramatic Feature Film.
Director Janella Lacson also landed an audience award for her short film The First Date. Meanwhile, acclaimed documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple (Harlan County USA), won the audience award for Outstanding Documentary Short Film.
Main photo of Mosquita y Mari's stars.


Stuck on those last few pounds? Didn't make it to the gym today because One Tree Hill just got put on Netflix? We feel your pain. Thankfully, there's something we can do for you.
Teas – particularly Eastern ones – definitely seem to be cropping up everywhere nowadays. You might as well think they're some sort of weird magic elixir for the way that shady salesmen are promoting them.
Sadly, these teas won't suddenly make all that extra weight just fall off you- but as part of a healthy diet and exercise (I know, yawn, but it's important) these teas can definitely help boost your weight loss efforts. And there is no one best tea for weight loss so as such, we've collected five of the buggers, so you definitely won't be starved for choice when it comes to what tea you're going to get to deal with that extra flab.
In the summer of 2012, researchers got some participants to ingest barberry and silybum marianum (more commonly known as milk thistle, but I like 'silybum' better because I am secretly a twelve-year-old in an adult's body) for 90 days (yay for long term tests- sort of?).
Barberry – along with the silybum – ended up helping to stabilize the blood sugar levels of the participants, which suggests that it could be used in treating diabetes, what with its dealings in insulin resistance as well (no promises, but fingers crossed!). All in all, the future is looking very bright for this great little tea – as a treatment for weight loss as well as more serious endeavours like diabetes and high cholesterol.
White tea's trick is that it isn't fermented – only steamed a little. That means that it hasn't lost any of the anti-oxidants or nutrients that most teas lose during this process. And it really makes a difference- white tea contains about 300% more polyphenols than green tea!
White tea also contains a lot of ingredients that take an offensive on the unwanted visitors (chemicals) inside our bodies. This includes fat cells- a study done just recently found that white tea is instrumental in boosting the breakdown of fat (which always makes me picture these fat cells having a dance battle inside my stomach- that's probably just me, though) and blocking the formation of new fat cells.
Fair warning, though – white tea is a little bit more delicate than the others. You have to be really careful how you prepare it to get that natural sweet taste. Give it the same treatment you'd give black or green tea and it'll just end up really bitter. Make sure to use water at 180 degrees or maybe a little less, but never more otherwise it'll just come out foul tasting.
I personally love oolong for its anti-anxiety and stress capabilities. Of course, if your body is stressed and overwhelmed, your metabolism doesn't have the energy it needs to do its job properly – and I know we're all prone to a bit of stress eating from time to time- but oolong tea has more direct abilities for the express purpose of weight loss.
Oolong tea has probably the highest amount of polymerized polyphenols of any other tea- one of the biggest culprits behind the weight loss effects of teas in general- and was actually used in a trial which deciphered once and for all that it isn't "just the caffeine" that makes tea so awesome. Oolong tea gets right to the source of fat with catechins, which improve the body's ability to metabolise.
In that aforementioned trial, participants in a control group were given caffeinated water whereas the real group were given oolong. The group who were given oolong burned almost 70 calories per day on average, whilst fat burning was increased by 12% compared to the group that just had water with caffeine in it, which made the researchers realise that whilst caffeine does have some fat-burning effects, it wasn't the main player here.
Mint tea is a tricky little bugger – it's not actually the tea itself, per say, that's responsible for its effects, but the smell. Yup, just smelling mint tea can actually help to reduce your appetite and your cravings. I'd imagine that there's a few other smells that can do that, but at least this one's pleasant!
There was a study published in the Journal of Neurological and Orthopaedic Medicine which essentially got people to sniff some peppermint every two hours for an indeterminate period of time (I imagine them explaining this to the participants and then at the end going, "No, no wait- it's for science!).
Now, smell testing is obviously a bit of a grey area since you can't really be 'blind' to a smell- you know what peppermint smells like, so if you know your stuff about peppermint, you know what you have to do. Hello, placebo effect! But, regardless, the study found that the participants actually lost five pounds every month, so that's definitely something to think about!
Rooibos tea is a bit of a cheat because it isn't, technically speaking, a tea – teas are specifically picked from the Camellia sinensis plant, so rooibos is more of an herb than anything else. You'll typically find two varieties of rooibos tea; red and green.
Green rooibos is essentially what you get off the stalk, and thus isn't fermented. It only gets its famous red color when it goes through fermentation, which drains out half the nutrients in the process. That being said, we're going to focus on green rooibos. Said to be a close second to green tea in terms of anti-oxidants, rooibos tea is a naturally caffeine-free drink native to South America.
The star player here is a flavonoid called aspalathin, exclusively found in green rooibos. Aspalathin helps to keep your blood sugar in check, which stops the body from mindlessly reaching out for the sweet stuff. Aside from balancing blood sugar, aspalathin also kicks the munchies to the curb by reducing the production of a stress hormone that triggers hunger.
Sadly, rooibos tea isn't as widely researched as mainstays like green and black tea, but we do have some promising research done on animals- thankfully not rats this time. Over a five week study, researchers found that rooibos helped to regulate glucose metabolism, as well as improving the amount of sugar we can deal with before everything goes haywire. That's not to say that rooibos is your one-way ticket to eating half a tonne of chocolate in one sitting without losing weight- just that it increases the amount we can take before the rest of us starts to suffer.
If you're on the hunt for a yummy tea that banishes bloating, aids your digestion and boosts detox – this 14 day acai teatox may be your cup of tea. It's a clever, scrumptious blend of some of the best teas for weight loss like rooibos, green tea and oolong combined with goodies like ginger root to improve your digestion and rev up your metabolism and acai berry and goji berry for antioxidants.
And of course, there's no laxatives or other nasties in this blend – 100% natural and overall quite delicious!
This one's unique in that it comes as a two-part system. The AM morning blend is a purifying blend that boosts liver function and gently acts as an appetite suppressant. You'll find Burdock Root, Nettle Leaf, Wild-Crafted Creosote, Dandelion Leaf, Fenugreek Seed, Rosemary, Tulsi, and Spearmint in the morning blend.
The PM evening tea blend contains a slightly different mix of tea leaves, this time intended to boost digestion and give your bowels a bit of a push. In the evening blend you'll find Alfalfa Leaf, Dandelion Leaf, Chamomile, Caraway Seed, Fennel Seed, Fenugreek Seed, Ginger Root, Tulsi, Spearmint, Cinnamon, and Senna Leaf.
Overall, a smart system to wisely give your digestion a boost and de-bloat your way to a slimmer waistline.


Apr. 5 7:19 PM PT8:19 PM MT9:19 PM CT10:19 PM ET2:19 GMT10:19 7:19 PM MST8:19 PM CST9:19 PM EST6:19 UAE (+1)22:19 ET23:19 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 26 of 32 shots in the Stars' 6-1 loss to the Blackhawks on Friday. The defeat dropped him to 16-17-5 on the season with a 2.57 GAA and .923 save percentage.
Apr. 2 7:20 PM PT8:20 PM MT9:20 PM CT10:20 PM ET2:20 GMT10:20 7:20 PM MST8:20 PM CST9:20 PM EST6:20 UAE (+1)22:20 ET23:20 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 32 of 34 shots in the Stars' 6-2 win over the Flyers on Tuesday. The victory pushed him to 16-16-5 on the season with a 2.47 GAA and .926 save percentage.
Mar. 30 8:58 PM PT9:58 PM MT10:58 PM CT11:58 PM ET3:58 GMT11:58 8:58 PM MST9:58 PM CST10:58 PM EST7:58 UAE (+1)23:58 ET0:58 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 29 of 31 shots in the Stars' 3-2 shootout loss to the Canucks on Saturday. The defeat dropped him to 15-16-5 on the season with a 2.49 GAA and .925 save percentage.
Mar. 28 7:50 PM PT8:50 PM MT9:50 PM CT10:50 PM ET2:50 GMT10:50 7:50 PM MST8:50 PM CST9:50 PM EST6:50 UAE (+1)22:50 ET23:50 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 40 of 42 shots in the Stars' 3-2 shootout win over the Oilers on Thursday. The victory pushed him to 15-16-4 on the season with a 2.51 GAA and .925 save percentage.
Mar. 27 8:23 PM PT9:23 PM MT10:23 PM CT11:23 PM ET3:23 GMT11:23 8:23 PM MST9:23 PM CST10:23 PM EST7:23 UAE (+1)23:23 ET0:23 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 15 of 16 shots in the Stars' 2-1 win over the Flames on Wednesday. The victory pushed him to 14-16-4 on the season with a 2.53 GAA and .924 save percentage.
Mar. 23 6:46 PM PT7:46 PM MT8:46 PM CT9:46 PM ET1:46 GMT9:46 6:46 PM MST7:46 PM CST8:46 PM EST5:46 UAE (+1)21:46 ET22:46 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 27 of 30 shots in the Stars' 3-2 loss to the Penguins on Saturday. The defeat dropped him to 13-16-4 on the season with a 2.53 GAA and .924 save percentage.
Mar. 17 6:08 PM PT7:08 PM MT8:08 PM CT9:08 PM ET1:08 GMT9:08 6:08 PM MST7:08 PM CST8:08 PM EST5:08 UAE (+1)21:08 ET22:08 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 25 of 27 shots in the Stars' 3-2 shootout loss to the Canucks on Sunday. The defeat dropped him to 13-15-4 on the season with a 2.51 GAA and .925 save percentage.
Mar. 15 6:42 PM PT7:42 PM MT8:42 PM CT9:42 PM ET1:42 GMT9:42 6:42 PM MST7:42 PM CST8:42 PM EST5:42 UAE (+1)21:42 ET22:42 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 35 of 37 shots in the Stars' 2-1 loss to the Golden Knights on Friday. The defeat dropped him to 13-15-3 on the season with a 2.54 GAA and .925 save percentage.
Mar. 14 6:38 PM PT7:38 PM MT8:38 PM CT9:38 PM ET1:38 GMT9:38 6:38 PM MST7:38 PM CST8:38 PM EST5:38 UAE (+1)21:38 ET22:38 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 14 of 15 shots in the Stars' 4-1 loss to the Wild on Thursday. Khudobin did not factor in the decision and remained at 13-14-3 on the season with a 2.55 GAA and .924 save percentage.
Mar. 9 6:38 PM PT7:38 PM MT8:38 PM CT9:38 PM ET2:38 GMT10:38 7:38 PM MST8:38 PM CST9:38 PM EST6:38 UAE (+1)21:38 ET23:38 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 37 of 39 shots in the Stars' 2-1 loss to the Blackhawks on Saturday. The defeat dropped him to 13-14-3 on the season with a 2.57 GAA and .924 save percentage.
Mar. 1 9:24 PM PT10:24 PM MT11:24 PM CT12:24 AM ET5:24 GMT13:24 10:24 PM MST11:24 PM CST12:24 AM EST9:24 UAE0:24 ET2:24 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 27 of 30 shots in the Stars' 4-3 overtime win over the Kings on Thursday. The victory pushed him to 13-13-3 on the season with a 2.59 GAA and .922 save percentage.
Feb. 24 1:47 PM PT2:47 PM MT3:47 PM CT4:47 PM ET21:47 GMT5:47 2:47 PM MST3:47 PM CST4:47 PM EST1:47 UAE (+1)16:47 ET18:47 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 44 of 47 shots in the Stars' 4-3 win over the Blackhawks on Sunday. The victory pushed him to 12-13-3 on the season with a 2.58 GAA and .923 save percentage.
Feb. 21 7:25 PM PT8:25 PM MT9:25 PM CT10:25 PM ET3:25 GMT11:25 8:25 PM MST9:25 PM CST10:25 PM EST7:25 UAE (+1)22:25 ET0:25 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 43 of 45 shots in the Stars' 5-2 win over the Blues on Thursday. The victory pushed him to 11-13-3 on the season with a 2.56 GAA and .923 save percentage.
Feb. 19 7:28 PM PT8:28 PM MT9:28 PM CT10:28 PM ET3:28 GMT11:28 8:28 PM MST9:28 PM CST10:28 PM EST7:28 UAE (+1)22:28 ET0:28 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 42 of 46 shots in the Stars' 5-3 loss to the Predators on Tuesday. The defeat dropped him to 10-13-3 on the season with a 2.58 GAA and .921 save percentage.
Feb. 16 6:37 PM PT7:37 PM MT8:37 PM CT9:37 PM ET2:37 GMT10:37 7:37 PM MST8:37 PM CST9:37 PM EST6:37 UAE (+1)21:37 ET0:37 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 24 of 27 shots in the Stars' 3-0 loss to the Hurricanes on Saturday. The defeat dropped him to 10-12-3 on the season with a 2.52 GAA and .921 save percentage.
Feb. 14 6:14 PM PT7:14 PM MT8:14 PM CT9:14 PM ET2:14 GMT10:14 7:14 PM MST8:14 PM CST9:14 PM EST6:14 UAE (+1)21:14 ET0:14 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 16 of 21 shots in the Stars' 6-0 loss to the Lightning on Thursday. The defeat dropped him to 10-11-3 on the season with a 2.50 GAA and .922 save percentage.
Feb. 12 5:42 PM PT6:42 PM MT7:42 PM CT8:42 PM ET1:42 GMT9:42 6:42 PM MST7:42 PM CST8:42 PM EST5:42 UAE (+1)20:42 ET23:42 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped all 30 shots he faced in the Stars' 3-0 win over the Panthers on Tuesday for his second shutout of the year. The victory pushed him to 10-10-3 on the season with a 2.34 GAA and .927 save percentage.
Feb. 9 2:49 PM PT3:49 PM MT4:49 PM CT5:49 PM ET22:49 GMT6:49 3:49 PM MST4:49 PM CST5:49 PM EST2:49 UAE (+1)17:49 ET20:49 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 35 of 38 shots in the Stars' 3-2 loss to the Coyotes on Saturday. The defeat dropped him to 9-10-3 on the season with a 2.45 GAA and .924 save percentage.
Feb. 7 6:54 PM PT7:54 PM MT8:54 PM CT9:54 PM ET2:54 GMT10:54 7:54 PM MST8:54 PM CST9:54 PM EST6:54 UAE (+1)21:54 ET0:54 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 21 of 24 shots in the Stars' 3-2 overtime loss to the Predators on Thursday. The defeat dropped him to 9-9-3 on the season with a 2.42 GAA and .924 save percentage.
Feb. 2 6:56 PM PT7:56 PM MT8:56 PM CT9:56 PM ET2:56 GMT10:56 7:56 PM MST8:56 PM CST9:56 PM EST6:56 UAE (+1)21:56 ET0:56 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 38 of 39 shots in the Stars' 3-1 win over the Predators on Saturday. The victory pushed him to 9-9-2 on the season with a 2.39 GAA and .926 save percentage.
Jan. 15 7:13 PM PT8:13 PM MT9:13 PM CT10:13 PM ET3:13 GMT11:13 8:13 PM MST9:13 PM CST10:13 PM EST7:13 UAE (+1)22:13 ET1:13 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 19 of 21 shots in the Stars' 2-0 loss to the Lightning on Tuesday. The defeat dropped him to 8-9-2 on the season with a 2.46 GAA and .923 save percentage.
Jan. 10 5:44 PM PT6:44 PM MT7:44 PM CT8:44 PM ET1:44 GMT9:44 6:44 PM MST7:44 PM CST8:44 PM EST5:44 UAE (+1)20:44 ET23:44 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 20 of 22 shots in the Stars' 2-1 loss to the Flyers on Thursday. The defeat dropped him to 8-8-2 on the season with a 2.49 GAA and .923 save percentage.
Jan. 4 6:50 PM PT7:50 PM MT8:50 PM CT9:50 PM ET2:50 GMT10:50 7:50 PM MST8:50 PM CST9:50 PM EST6:50 UAE (+1)21:50 ET0:50 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 36 of 37 shots in the Stars' 2-1 overtime win over the Capitals on Friday. The victory pushed him to 8-7-2 on the season with a 2.52 GAA and .924 save percentage.
Dec. 27 6:55 PM PT7:55 PM MT8:55 PM CT9:55 PM ET2:55 GMT10:55 7:55 PM MST8:55 PM CST9:55 PM EST6:55 UAE (+1)21:55 ET0:55 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped all 49 shots he faced in the Stars' 2-0 win over the Predators on Thursday for his first shutout of the year. The victory pushed him to 7-7-2 on the season with a 2.63 GAA and .920 save percentage.
Dec. 23 6:39 PM PT7:39 PM MT8:39 PM CT9:39 PM ET2:39 GMT10:39 7:39 PM MST8:39 PM CST9:39 PM EST6:39 UAE (+1)21:39 ET0:39 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 25 of 27 shots in the Stars' 3-1 loss to the Islanders on Sunday. The defeat dropped him to 6-7-2 on the season with a 2.81 GAA and .912 save percentage.
Dec. 18 7:20 PM PT8:20 PM MT9:20 PM CT10:20 PM ET3:20 GMT11:20 8:20 PM MST9:20 PM CST10:20 PM EST7:20 UAE (+1)22:20 ET1:20 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 3 of 3 shots in the Stars' 2-0 loss to the Flames on Tuesday. Khudobin did not factor in the decision and remained at 6-6-2 on the season with a 2.87 GAA and .911 save percentage.
Dec. 15 8:11 PM PT9:11 PM MT10:11 PM CT11:11 PM ET4:11 GMT12:11 9:11 PM MST10:11 PM CST11:11 PM EST8:11 UAE23:11 ET2:11 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 17 of 20 shots in the Stars' 6-4 loss to the Avalanche on Saturday. Khudobin did not factor in the decision and remained at 6-6-2 on the season with a 2.89 GAA and .910 save percentage.
Dec. 14 9:18 PM PT10:18 PM MT11:18 PM CT12:18 AM ET5:18 GMT13:18 10:18 PM MST11:18 PM CST12:18 AM EST9:18 UAE0:18 ET3:18 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 21 of 24 shots in the Stars' 3-2 loss to the Sharks on Thursday. The defeat dropped him to 6-6-2 on the season with a 2.73 GAA and .913 save percentage.
Dec. 4 10:31 AM PT11:31 AM MT12:31 PM CT1:31 PM ET18:31 GMT2:31 11:31 AM MST12:31 PM CST1:31 PM EST22:31 UAE13:31 ET16:31 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 28 of 29 shots in the Stars' 4-1 win over the Oilers on Monday. The victory pushed him to 6-5-2 on the season with a 2.71 GAA and .915 save percentage.
Nov. 28 7:48 PM PT8:48 PM MT9:48 PM CT10:48 PM ET3:48 GMT11:48 8:48 PM MST9:48 PM CST10:48 PM EST7:48 UAE (+1)22:48 ET1:48 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 30 of 33 shots in the Stars' 4-3 overtime win over the Flames on Wednesday. The victory pushed him to 5-5-2 on the season with a 2.86 GAA and .911 save percentage.
Nov. 27 7:51 PM PT8:51 PM MT9:51 PM CT10:51 PM ET3:51 GMT11:51 8:51 PM MST9:51 PM CST10:51 PM EST7:51 UAE (+1)22:51 ET1:51 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Stars' 1-0 overtime loss to the Oilers on Tuesday. The defeat dropped him to 4-5-2 on the season with a 2.85 GAA and .911 save percentage.
Nov. 24 7:52 PM PT8:52 PM MT9:52 PM CT10:52 PM ET3:52 GMT11:52 8:52 PM MST9:52 PM CST10:52 PM EST7:52 UAE (+1)22:52 ET1:52 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 33 of 36 shots in the Stars' 3-2 loss to the Avalanche on Saturday. The defeat dropped him to 4-5-1 on the season with a 3.07 GAA and .905 save percentage.
Nov. 23 6:58 PM PT7:58 PM MT8:58 PM CT9:58 PM ET2:58 GMT10:58 7:58 PM MST8:58 PM CST9:58 PM EST6:58 UAE (+1)21:58 ET0:58 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 29 of 33 shots in the Stars' 6-4 win over the Senators on Friday. The victory pushed him to 4-4-1 on the season with a 3.07 GAA and .904 save percentage.
Nov. 21 5:38 PM PT6:38 PM MT7:38 PM CT8:38 PM ET1:38 GMT9:38 6:38 PM MST7:38 PM CST8:38 PM EST5:38 UAE (+1)20:38 ET23:38 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 11 of 16 shots in the Stars' 5-1 loss to the Penguins on Wednesday. The defeat dropped him to 3-4-1 on the season with a 2.94 GAA and .907 save percentage.
Nov. 19 5:36 PM PT6:36 PM MT7:36 PM CT8:36 PM ET1:36 GMT9:36 6:36 PM MST7:36 PM CST8:36 PM EST5:36 UAE (+1)20:36 ET23:36 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 9 of 10 shots in the Stars' 2-1 loss to the Rangers on Monday. The defeat dropped him to 3-3-1 on the season with a 2.37 GAA and .925 save percentage.
Nov. 12 7:26 PM PT8:26 PM MT9:26 PM CT10:26 PM ET3:26 GMT11:26 8:26 PM MST9:26 PM CST10:26 PM EST7:26 UAE (+1)22:26 ET1:26 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 26 of 28 shots in the Stars' 2-1 loss to the Blue Jackets on Monday. The defeat dropped him to 3-2-1 on the season with a 2.32 GAA and .926 save percentage.
Nov. 8 7:19 PM PT8:19 PM MT9:19 PM CT10:19 PM ET3:19 GMT11:19 8:19 PM MST9:19 PM CST10:19 PM EST7:19 UAE (+1)22:19 ET1:19 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 33 of 36 shots in the Stars' 4-3 win over the Sharks on Thursday. The victory pushed him to 3-1-1 on the season with a 2.37 GAA and .926 save percentage.
Nov. 5 5:54 PM PT6:54 PM MT7:54 PM CT8:54 PM ET1:54 GMT9:54 6:54 PM MST7:54 PM CST8:54 PM EST5:54 UAE (+1)20:54 ET23:54 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 33 of 35 shots in the Stars' 2-1 overtime loss to the Bruins on Monday. The defeat dropped him to 2-1-1 on the season with a 2.22 GAA and .929 save percentage.
Nov. 1 5:48 PM PT6:48 PM MT7:48 PM CT8:48 PM ET0:48 GMT8:48 5:48 PM MST6:48 PM CST7:48 PM EST4:48 UAE (+1)20:48 ET21:48 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Stars' 2-1 win over the Maple Leafs on Thursday. The victory pushed him to 2-1-0 on the season with a 2.34 GAA and .922 save percentage.
Oct. 16 5:43 PM PT6:43 PM MT7:43 PM CT8:43 PM ET0:43 GMT8:43 5:43 PM MST6:43 PM CST7:43 PM EST4:43 UAE (+1)20:43 ET21:43 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 31 of 34 shots in the Stars' 3-0 loss to the Devils on Tuesday. The defeat dropped him to 1-1-0 on the season with a 3.02 GAA and .898 save percentage.
Oct. 13 7:01 PM PT8:01 PM MT9:01 PM CT10:01 PM ET2:01 GMT10:01 7:01 PM MST8:01 PM CST9:01 PM EST6:01 UAE (+1)22:01 ET23:01 BRT - Anton Khudobin stopped 22 of 25 shots in the Stars' 5-3 win over the Ducks on Saturday. The victory pushed him to 1-0-0 on the season with a 3.02 GAA and .880 save percentage.


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HELLO and welcome to my weekly View from the House for Tamworth Informed.
Before I begin updating you about the week in Westminster, I would just like to say thank you to the team behind the Radio Tamworth awards that put on such a wonderful event last Saturday. It was great to have the opportunity to speak but also see so many businesses, organisations and individuals be rewarded for the invaluable work they do around our beloved town.
This week the Government published the next set of technical notices to provide further advice to businesses and citizens on what steps to take in the case of a no deal Brexit. Getting a deal with the European Union is still the most likely option, but it is sensible and practical to prepare for all options. With six months to go until the United Kingdom leaves the European Union, we are stepping up our no deal preparations so that Britain can continue to flourish, regardless of the outcome of negotiations.
Just down the road in Birmingham, earlier this week the Prime Minister set out an ambitious plan to put the United Kingdom at the forefront of the design and manufacturing of zero emission vehicles, creating over 1,000 jobs across the United Kingdom as part of our modern Industrial Strategy.
We are providing a £106 million funding boost for research and development in green vehicles, new batteries and low carbon technology. These measures will drive the design, use, uptake and infrastructure necessary for cleaner, greener vehicles – and in doing so, it will help us drastically reduce a major contributor to our global warming emissions, as we seek to meet the Paris Climate Change Agreement.
On Thursday the Government delivered on a commitment to introduce a new workplace right which will give bereaved parents who have lost a child two weeks' leave from work, giving them more time to recover from their loss.
This new law, delivering on a manifesto commitment, will support those affected by the tragedy of childhood mortality, and is expected to come into force in 2020. It will also give all employed parents a day-one right to two weeks' leave if they lose a child under the age of 18, or suffer a stillbirth from 24 weeks of pregnancy. This law makes Parental Bereavement Leave a legal right for the first time in the United Kingdom's history, as well as delivering on our manifesto commitment.
Good news for our farmers, we have set out our plans to take back control for farmers after 50 years under the EU's Common Agricultural Policy, delivering a cleaner, greener and healthier environment for future generations. This will replace the current subsidy system which pays farmers based on the total amount of land farmed, rather than specific public benefits. We will work together with farmers to design, develop and trial the new approach.
This is an historic moment as we leave the European Union and move towards a brighter future for farming. After nearly 50 years of farmers being tied to burdensome and outdated rules, we have an opportunity to deliver a Green Brexit.
As always, have a great weekend.
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Samsung Galaxy A12 may launch in India soon as its support page has gone live on the Samsung India website. The phone debuted in the European market in November last year, but its international availability was not announced at the time. The Samsung Galaxy A12 India support page lists the phone with a 4GB RAM variant. Separately, a known tipster has also leaked some specifications of a new Galaxy A series phone coming to India. The phone, expected to be the Samsung Galaxy A12, is tipped to be priced under Rs. 15,000.
The Samsung India website now has a support page for the Samsung Galaxy A12 (4GB), which suggest the phone could launch in the country soon. Recently, it was reported that the Samsung Galaxy A12 could launch in India as soon as next week. Samsung, however, is yet to share an official release date.
Separately, tipster Mukul Sharma has shared on Twitter that a new Galaxy A series phone is coming to India soon. The device is expected to be the Samsung Galaxy A12. Sharma also tipped some of the specifications of the upcoming phone. It is likely to include a 48-megapixel primary camera, a macro lens, a depth sensor, and an ultra-wide-angle lens, and come with a price tag of under Rs. 15,000. Sharma had a 12 second timer going in the video shared on Twitter, which further hints at the upcoming phone being the Samsung Galaxy A12.
Samsung originally launched the Galaxy A12 in the European market in November 2020. It is currently priced at EUR 169 (roughly Rs. 14,900) for the 4GB + 64GB variant.
Samsung Galaxy A12 specifications (Europe variant)
The Samsung Galaxy A12 features a 6.5-inch HD+ (720×1,600 pixels) display with a notch for the selfie camera. It is powered by an unnamed octa-core SoC and comes with 4GB of RAM along with 64GB of storage that can be expanded via a microSD card (up to 1TB).
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The UAE's Tech Scene is Drowning Out Massive Human Rights Abuses
Published November 9th, 2017 - 02:54 GMT
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Masdar City, the UAE's dream ecocity, is now a ghost town
Meanwhile, plans to roll back human rights in the UAE is going stronger than ever
Migrant workers have little legal protection, and it is legal to beat and abuse wives and children
As much good as the tech scene does, it also deflects larger concerns that the UAE is techwashing and simply does not care about rights
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Jim's Kitchen Table is a cozy eatery that offers gluten-free options in addition to a wide array of international cuisine. Lasagna, thai curry, french toast, eggs benedict, kale--Jim's runs the full gamut.
Jim's is also conveniently located on the ground floor of the Siemens building in the heart of a ghost town named Masdar City. At first dreamt to have 50,000-90,000 inhabitants, Masdar now has maybe 1,000 people living in it--most of them students.
The ambitious Masdar was first conceived to be the world's first totally eco-friendly city, leaving no carbon footprint and serving as a 'greenprint' for the future, attracting energy businesses and employees who would take a break from developing groundbreaking green technology to grab a quick quinoa salad at a perfect place like Jim's.
The interior of Jim's Kitchen Table, (courtesy of Jim's Kitchen Table)
The plan has since stalled, and Masdar faces an uncertain future. Meanwhile, the UAE's investments in developing an effective surveillance state are going stronger than ever, and its continual disdain for human rights protection hasn't dissuaded investors from cultivating its burgeoning tech scene in Dubai.
The UAE's ambitious focus on developing a tech sector has resulted in a landscape where innovation hubs like Dubai and Abu Dhabi dominate headlines while keeping reports of the country's dismal human rights record on the sidelines.
In what can be called 'techwashing,' Masdar City and the thriving tech scene in Dubai fit a pattern of developments from the UAE where it appears to be using its technological ambitions to gloss over its various human rights violations and oppression of its own population.
The UAE is a particularly outstanding example of this pattern, since some of its exciting tech startups have direct contracts with the government to deepen its surveillance apparatus, working on mass-hacking phones to turn them into surveillance devices for the government.
The UAE's techwashing
Migrant workers, AFP/File
On Dec. 13, 2015, Jordanian journalist Tayseer al-Najjar was forcibly disappeared and held without charge by the UAE police. In the weeks following his arrest, news coverage of the UAE focused on a new remote-controlled robot from Abu Dhabi that can perform complex surgeries.
Najjar is now serving a three-year sentence for critiquing the UAE's government in a facebook post.
In 2008, plans for building Masdar City were finalized, and ground was broken to begin construction of the ambitious city. As construction continued into 2010, dust storms were recognized as a serious interference both to building efforts and solar panel efficiency, so experts worked to develop innovative ways to handle the hinderance.
Also in 2010, the UAE's Federal Supreme Court ruled that men are legally allowed to beat their wives and children. To back the ruling, the court cited a provision in the penal code which protects domestic abuse as long as it doesn't leave any noticeable physical marks.
Article 56 of the UAE's 2005 personal status law also legally guarantees the 'willful obedience' of men's wives to their husbands.
In Abu Dhabi, one of the fastest-growing cities in the Middle East, onsite deaths and suicides are the norm. In 2012, UAE officials counted worker deaths at 34. But there is reason to be skeptical of government-provided statistics, since they only reported 34 construction deaths in 2004 while the embassies of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh returned a combined total of 880 migrant worker's corpses to their respective home countries.
Though a new UAE bill introduced this year seeks to provide a rest day and paid leave for workers, it also legally cements the kafala system, or sponsorship system--a legal apparatus employers use to exert near-total control over their workers, turning exploited labor into indentured servitude.
Under the kafala system, employers routinely confiscate workers' passports which greatly restricts travel, underpay or outright refuse to pay workers, and alter the terms of the work contract without consulting the worker. When companies go under or bankrupt, workers are left without a legal sponsor, turning them into undocumented migrants where they must face the possibility of detention and deportation from the UAE.
Investors continue to pour money and resources into creating corporate offices for multinational companies and ambitious startups.
One startup even found a reliable partner in the UAE government. DarkMatter, a cybersecurity firm that promises 'active defense' as a tool to enhance the security of any given system.
Last year, a contractor hired by DarkMatter revealed that the company was hired by the government to provide the tools to mass-hack phones inside the Emirates.
"Imagine that there's a person of interest at the Dubai Mall, we've already set up all our probes all over the city, we press a button and BOOM! All the devices in the mall are infected and traceable," the hacker that leaked details of the deal between DarkMatter and the UAE wrote in his blog.
DarkMatter's hackers were reportedly working on solutions for the UAE to break into phones, access or alter data including messages it sends, or block out specific signals--a total hijacking of the device. Though the revelations were meant to be kept secret, DarkMatter is a strong public ally of the UAE government.
"As a strategic partner to governments and critical entities, we have the proven integrity, intelligence and cyber security capability to safeguard a nation," its website reads.
But in practice, this means that DarkMatter's main goal is to facilitate governmental infringement of privacy rights.
"Basically it's big brother on steroids," the DarkMatter leaker told The Intercept over email.
DarkMatter is still operating strong, winning both Gulf Business' "Company of the Year" award and Gulf Business' "Technology Company of the Year" for 2017.
Though Masdar City languishes in the desert, and there are few residents to sit on the leather couches in the luxurious but oh-so-casual Jim's Kitchen Table, it almost doesn't matter.
The primary goal of developing a sustainable ecocity remains a dream, but in even existing, it is able to drum up enough noise to help drown out larger concerns for human rights abuses and an ever-expanding surveillance state developing.
In this way, Masdar, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the proverbial cycle of hype surrounding their latest tech developments or ambitious startups form a glossy but hollow shell--one big enough to fit over the UAE's shadowy system of governance.
The shell looks nice and is producing useful technological developments for the world, but it is deflecting concerns that hidden underneath it is a disaster for human rights sanctioned and paid for by the UAE.
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Presented by Center Theatre Group, performances for August Wilson's a?oeJitneya?? will begin on November 22 at the Mark Taper Forum. Performances will continue through December 29 with the opening set for November 24. Originally presented by Manhattan Theatre Club, a?oeJitneya?? is directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson.
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New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) (Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director Jeremy Blocker) announced today a one-week final extension for the World Premiere of Sing Street, a new musical based on the motion picture written and directed by John Carney (Once, Begin Again). Sing Street features a book by Tony Award winner & NYTW Usual Suspect Enda Walsh (Once, Lazarus), music and lyrics by Gary Clark (frontman of Danny Wilson) & Carney, direction by Tony Award winner & NYTW Usual Suspect Rebecca Taichman (Indecent) and choreography by Obie Award winner Sonya Tayeh (Hundred Days).
Photo Flash: Get a First Look at A BRIGHT ROOM CALLED DAY at The Public
by BWW News Desk - Nov 8, 2019
The complete cast for A BRIGHT ROOM CALLED DAY features Linda Emond (Annabella Gotchling), Michael Esper (Vealtninc Husz), Grace Gummer (Paulinka Erdnuss), Jonathan Hadary (Xillah), Nikki M. James (Agnes Eggling), Crystal Lucas-Perry (Zillah), Nadine Malouf (Rosa Malek), Mark Margolis (Gottfried Swetts), Estelle Parsons (Die Älte), Danielle Skrastaad (Understudy), Michael Urie (Gregor Bazwald), Kerry Warren (Understudy), and Max Woertendyke (Emil Traum).
BWW Review: Something Edited This Way Comes as John Doyle Directs Corey Stoll, Nadia Bowers in MACBETH
by Michael Dale - Oct 27, 2019
'When shall we three meet again?' the eight weird sisters ask each other in unison at the outset of director John Doyle's Classic Stage Company production of Shakespeare's Macbeth, shaved down to 100 minutes.
Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with A BRIGHT ROOM CALLED DAY
by BWW News Desk - Oct 25, 2019
Get a peek inside rehearsal for A BRIGHT ROOM CALLED DAY, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner and directed by Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis. Performances begin on Tuesday, October 29 and run through Sunday, December 15, with an official press opening on Tuesday, November 19.
A BRIGHT ROOM CALLED DAY Begins Previews At The Public Theater, October 29
The Public Theater will begin performances for the New York revival of A BRIGHT ROOM CALLED DAY, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner and directed by Oskar Eustis, with a Joseph Papp Free Preview performance on Tuesday, October 29 in The Public's Anspacher Theater.
Cast Is Set For August Wilson's JITNEY At The Mark Taper Forum
The cast is set for August Wilson's a?oeJitney,a?? which will be presented by Center Theatre Group at the Mark Taper Forum November 22 through December 29, 2019, with the opening set for November 24. Originally presented by Manhattan Theatre Club, a?oeJitneya?? is directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson.
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Hawaii gas price averages saw a modest bump up again during the past week but continue to remain about a $1 or more a gallon less than a year ago, according to the AAA Hawaii Weekend Gas Watch. The current Hawaii state average for a gallon of regular is $3.29, three cents more than last week, 20 cents more than last month and $1.07 a gallon lower than a year ago.
Honolulu's average gas price ticked up to $3.23, six cents more since last Thursday, 24 cents higher from last month and $1.11 a gallon less than a year ago. In Hilo, the average gas price is $3.22 per gallon, four cents more than last week, 16 cents more than last month and 96 cents less than this time a year ago. Wailuku's average is $3.38, unchanged since last Thursday, which is 14 cents more than on this date last month and $1.07 less on this date last year.
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It's time, here are the top 10 Christmas songs to get you in the spirit
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By Krystle Boyajian
I love Christmas. Like, I really love it. Like, I watched "Elf" and decorated my family's Christmas tree nine days after Halloween kind of love it. Like, I gave my dogs a mini-Christmas tree last weekend, and I already have dibs on hosting Christmas at my house when I'm older. My sister can have Thanksgiving — Christmas is mine.
Since we're just a week or so away from the "socially accepted" Christmas season, here's a list of my top 10 favorite Christmas songs to help get you into the holiday spirit too:
1. "Silver Bells" by Bing Crosby
Silver Bells has always been my favorite. It might not get everyone into the holiday spirit, but hey, this is my list not yours! It's a beautiful classic and it makes me want to curl up on the couch with some cocoa and watch the snow fall. And somehow Bing Crosby makes Christmas shopping sound incredible. If you can make the chaos of malls in December beautiful, then you deserve an undisputed top spot on my list.
2. "All I Want For Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey
No other Christmas song can get you into the spirit of the season faster. It may be basic, but I couldn't resist such an iconic song. This is the song that you'll hear at every Christmas party you go to forever — it's older than me, but no one can resist putting it in their Christmas playlist. It's honestly impossible to stop yourself from belting out all the lyrics. Mariah Carey could probably live off the royalties of this song alone, maybe even just the royalties from all of the times I've listened to it honestly.
3. "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas" by Michael Buble
It's November, Michael Buble is defrosting as we speak. I like to think that this is the first song he sings when he finishes defrosting for the Christmas season. I love his music year round, but Michael Buble is one of the most recognizable Christmas singers. This is the kind of song that I want playing while I'm decorating my Christmas tree — beautiful, fun, but it won't make me dance so much that I'll drop an ornament.
4. "Hoping For Snow" by The Vamps
I can't explain how much I love this song, it's been on my Christmas playlist since I first heard it in 2016, and I'm adding it to this year's as well. As much as I love the classics, it's always great to have a new holiday song to break up the million covers of "Jingle Bells" and "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" that play all December long. The lyrics are sweet, the beat is fun and it's easy to sing, earning it a spot on my list.
5. "Drummer Boy" by Justin Bieber
My little sister sent me a video of herself belting out the lyrics to this jam on Nov. 1 this year, and I couldn't help but sing along with her. I'm pretty sure that it's a celebrity rite of passage to make a Christmas album, and Justin Bieber made the Christmas classic "Little Drummer Boy" his own. If you're more a Mariah Carey rather than a Michael Buble fan, then Bieber's "Drummer Boy" is the song for you.
6. "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" by Tchaikovsky
Maybe it's just the washed up ballerina in me, but I love this song so much. I would argue that the entire Nutcracker score should be on the list, but that would be a boring list for everyone else. It's the only song on this list that doesn't explicitly mention Christmas or Santa or some other holiday icon, but everyone still knows exactly what it's from and what holiday it's for. Side note: go watch "The Nutcracker" — Boston Ballet puts on a magnificent show.
7. "Baby It's Cold Outside" from Elf
It's a Christmas classic that I will always play to get into the Christmas spirit. It just makes me happy to listen to it, and it's fun to try to sing both parts of the duet, because who doesn't do that. This song is how I feel convincing myself to leave my dorm in December. I mean, we all know that it's seriously way too cold in Boston.
I know this song has some sketchy lyrics, I mean, "What's in this drink" is pretty creepy. But, it's in Elf, and Zooey Deschanel and Will Ferrell can do no wrong in my book. Also, Idina Menzel and Michael Buble made a version with some less creepy lyrics if you can't get past the original.
8. "Jingle Bell Rock" by Brenda Lee
What other Christmas song has its own dance? Also, if you're saying that you haven't tried to nail the "Mean Girls" choreography to this at some point in your life, then you're lying. It's a good song, and it's so much fun to dance to — there are a million covers of it, so you're bound to find a version that you love.
9. "Santa's Coming For Us" by Sia
I think for Christmas, Sia just asks Santa for another album full of hits. Because she seriously just keeps on cranking out hits. The song is so good that she got an array of celebrities to be in the music video, including Kristen Bell.
10. "Last Christmas" by Ariana Grande
Don't get me wrong, the Wham! version is good, but Ariana revitalized it and made it a bop. Ariana gave it a better beat, making it so more fun to sing along to. Although she'll never rival Mariah Carey's Christmas icon status, this song gives Ari her a rightful spot on my Christmas playlist.
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As a kid, I used to be very talented at distracting others while still managing to get my own work done. Now, it seems to be the other way around. While I was trying to write my paper at the library, I was constantly distracted by the bright sunshine, the singing children, the walking librarians, and the bright, colourful dictionaries. Not only was I getting more words down on my Facebook news feed than my Word document, but I somehow also managed to fall asleep in my chair. By the time I actually managed to start working on the first paragraph of my paper, I suddenly felt hungry, which meant it was time for some more sushi.
Matsuzushi is a new authentic Japanese restaurant that replaces the former Fresh Combo House. The decor inside is very simple, and it feels almost like a food mart rather than a restaurant. It appears to be a husband-and-wife operation, with the husband making the sushi and the wife preparing the cooked food.
The menu focuses on traditional dishes and contains very few special rolls. Since I could not find the menu online to browse beforehand, I once again took forever to order. In fact, I took so long that diners from another table came up to me and kindly offered to help me order in case I couldn't understand the menu. Nope, that was not the issue. I just needed time to formulate and design my perfectly balanced "nutritious" lunch.
The diners who offered to help me suggested that I get one of the lunch specials, so I did. The Chicken Teriyaki Lunch Special started off with a solid version of Miso Soup. It was garnished with seaweed, green onion, and tofu, and the balance of ingredients was just right. It was not too salty, but the miso paste was rich in flavour.
Next came a small serving of Wakame in a miniature goblet. It was served a little warmer than expected, but it was adequately seasoned and easy to chew. It had a prominent rice vinegar flavour to it.
The California Roll was rather interesting as there was just as much avocado as crab meat (or in the case of the piece to the right, more avocado than crab meat). I found it quite rice-heavy, but the creamy flavour of the crab meat was strong enough to balance out the overage of rice. The sushi rice in the nigiri was slightly on the drier side and was not remarkable. However, both the tuna and sockeye salmon were fresh and came with generous cuts. The chef also seared the Ika Nigiri for me, but the seared flavour didn't really come through, partly due to the overdose of wasabi underneath.
After the lunch special, I tried some of their very expensive nigiri. Yes, the three pieces on the left cost more than $10. I also went for some of their pressed sushi since I wasn't particularly intrigued by any of the rolls on the menu. I tried to ask the sushi chef whether the pressed sushi was seared, but apparently, the word "seared" wasn't part of his vocabulary. Well, I did the wisest thing possible, which was to just order it and pray to my lucky stars for the best.
The Hirame Nigiri tasted fresh, but there was too much wasabi inside, which overpowered the fish. The Botan Ebi Nigiri was sweet and tasty with a soft, creamy texture. The best of the nigiri was the Unagi Nigiri, where the unagi was very soft and had a smoky, sweet flavour. The sushi rice was also noticeably better in this particular piece. Overall, the nigiri tasted fine, but not worth more than $3 per piece in my opinion, even though I recognize that these are typically expensive types of nigiri.
Whereas six pieces of saba nigiri would have cost me $18, I could get six pieces of saba battera (box-shaped sushi) for only $8. The pricing system is surely quite strange. The saba was not seared and sliced thinly, but it was not too salty. Texture-wise, the saba had a bit of an odd snap in some pieces. However, I liked how the chef used transparent kombu (kelp) to enhance the flavour of the saba, and as a result, this could be consumed with minimal or no soy sauce.
The service was very friendly and welcoming. Although the food here isn't top notch, it is above average and generally prepared carefully. The prices are quite reasonable with the exception of the nigiri that is sold by the piece. Overall, I enjoyed my visit, and with my power to focus restored by sushi, I managed to whip up a few decent-sounding paragraphs for my paper afterward.


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PHOTOS OF THE DAY: Jennifer Lopez, Zac Efron, Lily Allen, & More
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1. Pharrell was all smiles at the Uniqlo 'I Am Other' Collection launch party in NYC.
2. Joe Morton (or Papa Pope to you Gladiators) was spotted at the "Belle" premiere in NYC.
3. Halston Sage worked the camera at the "Neighbors" world premiere in L.A.
4. Jennifer Lopez stunted for the fans after leaving the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" studio.
5. Lily Allen wore a Nicki Minaj-reminiscent outfit while performing at Shepherd's Bush Empire is promotion of her new album "Sheezus."
6. Hoda Kotb, Kathie Lee Gifford, Queen Latifah, and Mary J Blige glow at the 2014 Matrix Awards.
7. Stars of "Pompeii," Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Kit Harrington, looked studly at a screening in London.
8. Zac Efron had a moment at the premiere for his film "Neighbors" in L.A.
9. Actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw, who plays the title role in "Belle," arrived at the New York premiere in a stunning green dress.
10. "Neighbors" stars Zac Efron, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and Jerrod Carmichael huddled up at the film premiere.


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A coming of Age story
A FORMER BLOGGER SHARES HER JOURNEY INTO A CLOISTERED RELIGIOUS oRDER wHOSE MEMBERS SEEK ANONYMITY AND OBSERVE MONASTIC SILENCE
Set within the Corpus Christi Monastery in Rockford, Illinois, Chosen (Custody of the Eyes) forms an intimate portrait of Heather*, a former blogger and painter confronting what she believes is her calling: Becoming a cloistered contemplative nun in one of the strictest religious orders.
Chosen is a coming-of-age story by first-time filmmaker Abbie Reese in collaboration with Heather, the film's primary subject and cinematographer. The Novice Mistress deemed this project a "once in a lifetime" occurrence, with a video camera allowed into the enclosure to captured monastic life from the inside.
*She selected the alias "Heather" to reflect the Poor Clare Colettine pursuit of anonymity.
Purchase the DVD at www.chosenthefilm.com.
"We're honored to support such an educational, culturally enriching, and socially constructive project."
— The Illinois Humanities Council
The Aspirant – 2005
Motivated to understand the interior journey of a young woman joining a cloistered life that traces to the medieval era, Abbie arranged to meet "Heather" in 2005, when the 18-year-old was discerning a religious vocation.
The postulant – 2011
Granted unique and continued access, Abbie was allowed to make photographs and record video footage within the cloistered monastery, where no one other than the nuns are allowed. She conducted oral history interviews with Heather through 2011, when the young entered the Corpus Christi Monastery in Rockford,
THE novice – 2012
Wanting to extend the collaboration and create a portrait from the perspective of the newly renamed Sister Amata, Abbie sought permission to lend a video camera, then worked closely with Sister Amata, who became the film's cinematographer. Chosen could not have happened without Sister Amata's proficiency as a visual artist. The project would not have happened without the trust developed since 2005 between Abbie, Sister Amata, and her community (the same one that is the focus of Abbie's book). And this work could only have happened during Sister Amata's liminal phase — before she became so immersed in cloistered life — and the pursuit of anonymity — that she no longer wanted to record footage of herself.
In my interdisciplinary relationship- and research-based artistic practice—a hybrid of experimental and documentary filmmaking with oral history and ethnographic methodologies—I focus on primary oral cultures and enclosed communities. I am interested in the liminal phase or transformation within a rite of passage; the construction of individual and cultural identity; and the performances of social roles.
Since 2005 I have worked with a cloistered contemplative community of Poor Clare Colettine nuns in Rockford, Illinois. I arranged at that time to meet a young woman considering joining the community. For six years, she hovered along a psychological edge, encountering the possibility that she had been chosen, by God, for a radical, countercultural life. In 2011, she entered the Corpus Christi Monastery.
In Chosen, "Heather," who has made an exodus from our world, in the process of becoming "Sister Amata," a member of an ancient religious order. Just as the enclosure is an intermediary physical space, in which the nuns mediate on behalf of humanity to the divine, believing that their prayers and penances can change the course of history, Sister Amata inhabits a threshold—a space between worlds.
My collaborative practice was extended in Chosen to a "visual dialogue" to embed, materially and formally, the tensions and negotiations of a para-ethnographic documentary.
obtained permission to lend Sister Amata a video camera and acted as a director with this subject-collaborator cinematographer. Viewers are granted her vantage point of Sister Amata during her interior journey into a new social role, identity, and culture.
In a sense, this film focuses on the Female Hero's Journey. An underlying theme is universal—how we parse destiny and agency in our lives.
Cloistered nuns remove themselves from the world in order to mediate on behalf of humanity through penance and in prayer. The video camera also mediates, provoking and recording action with cinéma vérité, intimate confessionals, and direct cinema to yield contradictory and complicated public-private performances. The film, at points, mirrors Sister Amata's own disorientation as she inhabits a liminal phase, attempting to assimilate into a heterotopia. The viewer might not apprehend immediately what she is witnessing; this reflects the very common experience of the nuns' own confusion as they attempt to adapt to the self-built subculture.
Parts of this film might be challenging for viewers, as scenes extend what one might anticipate and require sustained attention, or mindfulness, as small actions unfold in real time. This choice was made to allow viewers to enter into the pace of monastic life, where members seek the divine in the ordinary and mundane.
– Abbie Reese
Sister Amata
Copyright © Abbie Reese, 2018-2019


I had CenturyLink and DirecTV installed on 8/31/15. I first called a number that was listed for combined service and billing. When I had to change installation date to the above, I was told my service for both had not been done correctly. I did as requested and was charged the second time for 19.95.
They advised me I would have to cancel the previous request, stating the correct request number of 29412000. I did this in writing and by email. I had to dispute the second charge of $19.95 with my bank. They found in my favor. I paid the charges from CenturyLink for installment, and the next two billings. I did this because CenturyLink was to charge for DirecTV and CenturyLink. I then received a letter from CenturyLink that they had not billed me for DirecTV. This letter contained charges for two months as well as another $19.95. I called to clarify and to dispute the additional charge of 19.95. I was advised that had to be resolved with DirecTV. It was never resolved. I made an additional payment for the difference of what I paid that month. My next bill was for 12/2/15 was for $183.49!
I called to dispute and was told they would contact DirecTV and my next bill would/should reflect a credit and I should pay $92.42 to be current. I did this for that month and for the next month. Low and behold I received 1/2/16's billing for 171.27! Again I called CenturyLink stating I did not see the credit Charlotte said should show and the issue should/would be resolved. They said the bill was from DirecTV and I would have to resolve it myself. I called DirecTV, explaining what had happened. They said they could not do anything, as they had been paid. They said I was not delinquent and they could not credit me because CenturyLink had paid me.
In the last week I have called CenturyLink 6 times trying to resolve this issue. I was transferred 6 times and my call was dropped 6 times. Finally I called again to resolve the issue. I was told I owed an additional $78.85 to become current. I have made that payment and asked for the CEO's address so I could complain about my billing and my calls being dropped. He put me in hold to get the address and again my call was dropped!
I would not recommend either company in the future. If I had to rate the service from these companies they would not have a zero or a number low enough to represent a valid rating.
$19.95 + $78.95 + $18.90 = $117.80 dollars is what I feel I was over charged."
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Cocaine dealer sent to prison
A DRUG dealer was jailed for 34 months after police caught him with 26 wraps of cocaine whilst driving on a ban. Police stopped David Cox, 39, of Leesons Way, Orpington, in December last year and discovered the stash which totalled 12 grams along with £3
A DRUG dealer was jailed for 34 months after police caught him with 26 wraps of cocaine whilst driving on a ban.
Police stopped David Cox, 39, of Leesons Way, Orpington, in December last year and discovered the stash which totalled 12 grams along with £330 in cash which he admitted was from selling drugs.
Croydon Crown Court heard on April 17 how Cox had been disqualified two months earlier, one of four bans imposed on him in the past.
In an interview he said he had run up a debt with a drug dealer and started doing some trading on his own to help pay what he owed.
He refused to identify the dealer to the police. He pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine with intent, and driving while disqualified and while uninsured.
Judge Stephen Waller told him: "Those who deal in drugs in commercial fashion must expect a custodial sentence.
"The reason is the harm that cocaine does to those addicted to it. Lives can be ruined.


It may not be the most athletically-challenging sport around, but it's a game that requires a phenomenal amount of skill from players at the highest levels. The sport has really gone global in the last decade or so, seeing interest surge, particularly in China, which now produces some of the best players in the world.
The games are comprised of a series of "frames", that is, two players trying to pot balls off the table for maximum value whilst trying to keep their opponent cut off from any big potting opportunities. Red balls have to be potted for one point before players can hit coloured balls that are worth a varying amount of extra points, which are returned to the table after they are potted. Once all the red balls have been potted, the players attempt to pot the coloured balls which then stay off the table, with the match ending once the black ball has been potted.
There's a host of different kinds of betting odds available. There's match result, where you pick who wins or loses, over/under results on frames won, frame handicap betting, correct score, outright tournament results, centuries won, and so forth. As with many markets, the key to extracting value here is doing research and then investing in markets where you can see a big return on a small stake. The matches traditionally take some time to complete, so there are good opportunities for flexible wagering on In Play markets, which is easier when you take advantage of live streaming and mobile betting. OddsDigger Australia can put the best value live betting snooker odds in the palm of your hand in real time, so be sure to check you're always getting the best odds possible.
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Short and sweet: Students direct plays
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by Lily Davenport
Starting on Feb. 28 and running through Mar. 2, Theatre/Sewanee will present A National Conference on Youth, a collection of five short plays, at 7:30 p.m. in the Studio Theatre at the Tennessee Williams Center. The first selection, "Cannibals," by Heather Dundas, is directed by Chase Brantley (C'15) and features Elise Anderson (C'16), Mary Morrison (C'15), Aaron Browning (C'14), Charlotte La Nasa (C'16), and Adreyauna Lewers (C'16). The second piece, "Hold for Three," by Sherry Kramer, is directed by Morrison and features La Nasa, Ruth Guerra (C'16), and Hyatt Pyle (C'14). The third scene, "The Battle of Bull Run Always Makes Me Cry," by Carole Real, is directed by Megan Quick (C'15) and features Guerra, Browning, Ally Hollis (C'16), and Carter Stough (C'13). The fourth play, "The Man Who Couldn't Dance," by Jason Katims, is directed by Sarah Weldon (C'14) and featrues Brantley and Quick. The final piece, "The Janitor," by August Wilson, is directed by Michael Caskey (C'13) and features Pyle and Lewers.
"Cannibals" is described on the Sewanee website as "a hilarious and touching story of a young mother attempting to control a morning carpool of four children," while "Hold for Three" is "a light-hearted comedy, in which two girls convince and succeed in getting their friend to hold his breath as the moon rises." "The Battle of Bull Run Always Makes Me Cry" depicts three young women engaging in a first-date recap. "The Man Who Couldn't Dance" depicts a conversation between two former lovers, and "The Janitor" presents a conference center-janitor's thoughts on youth's "sweetness and flight."
According to Brantley, the idea for the show grew out of student interest from last semester. After receiving numerous requests for more shows, with a greater level of student involvement, Brantley "started reading Take Ten: New 10 Minutes Plays, edited by Eric Land and Nina Shengold, and The Ensemble Studio Theater's Marathon 2000… I [then] pieced together five scenes for this production that centered around youth." Brantley's goal in creating A National Conference on Youth is "to provide students with more opportunities to direct, act, and design"; indeed, the show is "completely student run, designed, and performed." Eventually, Brantley hopes that "this will become an annual spring tradition… It might even evolve into a forum to feature student work, which would be ideal."
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Q: Question about matrix exponential I am doing a question in differential geometry and want to see is the following true:
Let $A \in \mathbb{M}_n$, is $e^{\text{tr}(A)}=\text{tr}(e^A)$?

A: The formula is $$\det e^A=e^{\text{tr}\, a}$$See here, theorem 3.10

A: Let $I$ be the $\newcommand{\tr}{\operatorname{tr}}2\times 2$ identity matrix. Then $e^{\tr A} = e^2$, but $\tr e^A = 2e$.

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SMA Smart Technology Powers One of the Largest Power Plants in South America
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The Ituverava solar park is located in Tabocas do Brejo, Brazil, and is one of the largest PV plants in the South America. Recognized repeatedly for its efficiency, the array uses the SMA America Sunny Central UP and PV plant controllers.
In January, the park was nationally recognized by a private renewable energy firm for smart planning and using innovative tools to monitor real-time energy production in Ituverava. The monitoring system intelligently issues warnings whenever inefficiencies or operational interruptions impact energy production.
The Ituverava solar park uses 98 SMA Sunny Central SC2200 inverters with a medium-voltage block along with the SMA Power Plant Controller, which controls all photovoltaic energy in the megawatt range. The SMA controller is suitable for both photovoltaic plants with central inverters and those using decentralized string inverters.
"We are very proud to have these solutions at the Ituverava plant," said André Gellers, country manager of SMA Brazil. "We firmly believe in the growth potential of photovoltaic energy in Brazil as a tool to diversify the energy matrix with cleaner and more sustainable solutions."
The Ituverava solar park was built by Enel Green Power Brasil, the Brazilian subsidiary for renewable energies of the Enel Group. With approximately 573 hectares and more than 800,000 installed solar panels, the solar park has an installed capacity of 254-megawatt peak and an annual energy production of 500 gigawatt hours. That capacity provides enough energy to meet the annual consumption demand of more than 268,000 Brazilian households and cuts more than 185,000 tons of CO2 emissions per year.
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