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There are eight different species of bears in the world – Brown Bears, American Black Bears, Asian Black Bears, Giant Panda Bears, Sloth Bears, Sun Bears, Spectacled Bears, and Polar Bears.
Sadly, of the eight bear species, six are now currently threatened with extinction, primarily due to loss of habitat and climate change. Only the American Black Bears and Brown Bears are not on the endangered list.
Did you know . . . .
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Muslim groups decry 'excessive' prosecution of lawyers charged with torching police car
(RNS) – Thousands of organizations and individuals have signed onto statements in support of the minority lawyers, who face possible life sentences over charges of setting fire to an empty police vehicle.
FILE- In this May 30, 2020 combination of booking photos provided by the United States Attorney's Office of the Eastern District of New York, Colinford Mattis, left, and Urooj Rahman, both Brooklyn attorneys, are shown after they were arrested for allegedly firebombing a police vehicle in New York. Dozens of former prosecutors are questioning the government's handling of a case against the two lawyers on charges that could put them in prison for nearly 50 years for torching the empty New York City police vehicle in May 2020. (U.S. Attorney's Office via AP, File)
(RNS) — Dozens of Muslim rights groups have joined a chorus of support for two Brooklyn human rights attorneys facing possible life sentences over charges of torching an empty police vehicle.
Lawyers Urooj Rahman and Colinford Mattis stand accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail through the broken window of an abandoned police cruiser during Brooklyn racial justice protests on May 30. The device burned part of the empty cruiser's dashboard, prosecutors allege. Nobody was injured during the incident.
"No rational human being can ever believe that hurling firebombs at police officers and vehicles is justified," Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue said.
The two have both pleaded not guilty to several arson and federal explosives charges. If convicted, they face a 45-year mandatory minimum sentence, with the possibility of life in prison. The attorneys are being held without bail at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center.
In a statement, a coalition of 35 Muslim, South Asian and Arab civil rights and advocacy groups argue the treatment is disproportionately harsh and likely linked in part to the lawyers' racial and ethnic backgrounds. Rahman, 31, is a Pakistani American Muslim woman. Mattis, 32, is the son of Jamaican immigrants.
"These excessive charges targeting Colin and Urooj set a dangerous precedent, and function to instill fear and stifle protest by Black, South Asian, and Muslim protestors at a moment where millions take to the streets worldwide to demand justice," the statement reads. "This prosecution is also rooted in a longstanding history of anti-Black racism and structural Islamophobia in the United States."
The coalition, led by the American Muslim Bar Association, Believers Bail Out and Justice For Muslims Collective, claims the pair is being targeted "for their solidarity with those murdered by state violence."
The advocates cite the U.S. government's efforts to push for the maximum sentencing through federal charges, as well as the "extraordinary step" of revoking both lawyers' bail after two federal judges initially released the pair on bail.
"This case lays bare the violence inflicted upon individuals incarcerated before their trial, and how the practice is weaponized against defendants by separating them from their support networks and placing pressure on them to accept guilty pleas," the groups said. "We know that if this test-case continues unopposed, it will be weaponized against others who protest state violence, particularly those from Black and brown communities."
New York City's Legal Services Staff Association said in a public letter supporting the pair that Rahman has received threats due to her faith.
"Since her arrest, certain media coverage about Urooj has unfairly focused on her Muslim faith and Pakistani origin with shameful anti-Muslim and xenophobic connotations," the organization, a union for law professionals, wrote. "The implications of this narrative are irrelevant, unacceptable, and inconsistent with her faith, compassion for others, and exemplary moral character."
Rahman, who worked for Bronx Legal Services assisting low-income tenants in housing court, has worked to support migrants and refugees as well as advocating against the over-policing of minorities in New York. In particular, she was vocal against over-surveillance of Muslim communities after 9/11.
She is one of two Muslim activists receiving national support after being arrested during anti-police brutality protests. In Miami, an 18-year-old volunteer medic named Alaa Massri was arrested and made to remove her hijab for a booking photo, which has been disseminated and published by news media.
RELATED: After arrest, teenage Muslim protester and volunteer medic made to remove hijab for booking photo
The Muslim groups advocating for charges to be withdrawn are joining a loud chorus of support and concern from legal experts, health professionals and activists alike.
Hundreds of supporters dialed into a phone conference for Rahman's arraignment on Monday morning (June 29). As the virtual arraignment — interrupted by near-constant beeps as participants joined — ended, enthusiastic supporters stayed on the line for minutes calling out their support for Rahman. "Love you, Urooj," countless voices repeated. "We're praying for you every day, Urooj!" another said.
Another letter, signed by civil rights organizations including the Muslim Bar Association of New York and CUNY School of Law's CLEAR Project, condemned the "excessive and politically-motivated charges" as well as the "aggressive efforts" to keep them detained pre-trial.
"As legal, advocacy and policy organizations with long histories of supporting movements for justice, we are well aware that, particularly at the tipping points of social transformation, the state will deploy maximum force to undermine momentum," the groups wrote. "The federal government's cruel and unnecessary effort to keep Colin and Urooj in prison pre-trial, and potentially for the rest of their natural lives, is an approach guided by a political agenda rather than by law."
More than 50 former federal prosecutors have submitted an amicus brief urging the federal appeals court to dismiss the government's detention bid, arguing it "contradicts" settled bail law.
Over 1,500 healthcare professionals signed a letter demanding the lawyers' immediate release from detention at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center, where dozens of employees have previously tested positive for the coronavirus. Detainees there have recently filed a class action lawsuit against the federal facility, alleging unconstitutional confinement conditions during the outbreak.
And more than 1,400 people affiliated with Mattis' and Rahman's alma maters, Fordham and New York University, signed separate letters supporting the pair.
"The federal government should not be allowed to use this prosecution as a weapon to silence the voices that are calling for the change that this country desperately needs," members of NYU's law community wrote.
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Jason Edward Cain (* 31. März 1985 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) ist ein ehemaliger US-amerikanischer Basketballspieler.

Er kam in der deutschen Basketball-Bundesliga, in der er für Braunschweig, Bremerhaven und Bayreuth spielte, auf insgesamt 208 Einsätze. Im weiteren Verlauf seiner Zeit als Berufsbasketballspieler stand Cain in Angola, Chile und Spanien unter Vertrag.

Karriere
Cain spielte während seines Studiums für die Cavaliers der University of Virginia in der Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) der NCAA Division I. In seinem Abschlussjahr 2007 konnten sich die Cavaliers erstmals nach sechs Jahren wieder für die landesweite Endrunde qualifizieren, wo man in der zweiten Runde ausschied. Cain, der während seiner Studienzeit unter anderem auch ein Mannschaftskamerad des später ebenfalls in der Bundesliga spielenden Elton Brown war, hatte persönlich eher durchschnittliche Statistiken im College, setzte seine Karriere nach Studienende trotzdem als Profi fort.

Im Oktober 2007 erhielt er kurz vor dem Auftakt der Saison 2007/08 einen vorerst für drei Monate geltenden Vertrag bei den NewYorker Phantoms Braunschweig in Deutschland, die einen Ersatz für den verletzten Peter Fehse brauchten. Nach anfänglichen sportlichen Schwierigkeiten steigerte er sich bereits in seinem ersten Braunschweiger Jahr und setzte seine Stärken (Beweglichkeit, Schnelligkeit, Schnellkraft, Sprungkraft) zunehmend wirkungsvoll ein. Cain blieb den Niedersachsen in den folgenden vier Jahren treu und wurde insbesondere durch seine kraftvollen Dunkings bekannt. In den ersten zwei Jahren scheiterten die Braunschweiger jedoch an der Qualifikation für die Play-offs um die Deutsche Meisterschaft. 2009 übernahm Sebastian Machowski das Traineramt bei den Braunschweigern und konnte diese zweimal in die Play-offs um die Meisterschaft führen. Unter Trainer Machowski, der dem US-Amerikaner die Anlagen beimaß, auf höchster europäischer Leistungsebene zu spielen, steigerte sich zunächst die Einsatzzeit von Cain. Er verbesserte seine Freiwurfquote deutlich, zudem trat er in seiner letzten und vierten Saison für die Braunschweiger auch als Distanzschütze mit einer quten Dreipunktwurfquote in Erscheinung und machte seine Punkte nicht nur in Korbnähe. Eine seiner besten Leistungen für Braunschweig zeigte der US-Amerikaner, dessen äußerliches Markenzeichen zu dieser Zeit ein Schnurrbart war, Anfang April 2011, als er mit 25 Punkten zum Einzug der Mannschaft ins Endspiel des deutschen Pokalwettbewerbs beitrug.

Nach dem Saisonende 2011 nahm er ein Angebot der Eisbären Bremerhaven für die kommende Saison an und wechselte an die Nordseeküste. Von den Eisbären wechselte er nach einer Saison innerhalb der Liga und unterschrieb einen Vertrag über zwei Jahre bis 2014 bei BBC Bayreuth. Der Vertrag wurde allerdings von Seiten des Vereins nach der Saison 2012/13 aufgelöst. Cain wechselte daraufhin nach Spanien und unterzeichnete für die Spielzeit 2013/2014 einen Vertrag in der LEB Oro beim Zweitligisten Leyma Basquet aus A Coruña. Der Vorjahresaufsteiger erreichte auf dem fünften Platz die vorerst beste Platzierung seiner Vereinsgeschichte, schied aber erneut in der ersten Runde der Play-offs um den Aufstieg in die höchste Spielklasse aus.

Zur folgenden Saison wechselte Cain 2014 nach Angola, das vor allem durch seine Herren-Nationalmannschaft als eine der führenden afrikanischen Nation im Basketball gilt. Mit dem Klub Petro Atlético aus der Hauptstadt Luanda bezwang Cain in der über sieben Spiele andauernden Finalserie 2015 Titelverteidiger CRD Libolo und errang nach vier Jahren Pause die zwölfte Meisterschaft des Vereins. Auch in der folgenden Saison war Cain der beste Rebounder der Liga, doch Titelverteidiger Petro Atlético verlor in der Halbfinalserie um die Meisterschaft 2016 gegen den späteren Titelgewinner Primeiro de Agosto im alles entscheidenden fünften Spiel zuhause nach zwei Verlängerungen.

In der Saison 2016/17 stand Cain in Spanien beim Zweitligisten Marín Ence Peixe Galego unter Vertrag und spielte von Ende November 2017 bis Mitte Februar 2018 erneut in der zweithöchsten spanischen Liga, diesmal für TAU Castello. Anschließend schloss er sich dem chilenischen Verein Colegio Los Leones de Quilpué an, für den er im Frühling 2018 einige Spiele bestritt.

Weblinks
 Federación Española de Baloncesto: Cain, Jason Eduard – Profil und Statistiken bei FEB.es ()

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Angolanischer Meister (Basketball)
Basketballspieler (Basketball Löwen Braunschweig)
Basketballspieler (Eisbären Bremerhaven)
Basketballspieler (Vereinigte Staaten)
Basketballspieler (CB Coruña)
Basketballspieler (Angola)
Basketballspieler (Chile)
Sportler (Luanda)
US-Amerikaner
Geboren 1985
Mann
Basketballspieler (CB Marín Peixegalego)

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Civil Resistance Amid Civil War
Photo credit: Nonviolent Peaceforce
This analysis summarizes and reflects on the following research: Mouly, C., Belén Garrido, M., Idler, A. (2016). How peace takes shape locally: the experience of civil resistance in Samaniego, Colombia. Peace & Change, 41(2), 129-166.
Civil resistance—in particular, the creation of peace territories—can be used to resist not only authoritarian regimes but also violence itself.
The interaction between advantageous structural conditions like a national peace process or peace movement and the individual agency of local leaders facilitated the emergence of civil resistance in Samaniego, Colombia.
The factors most responsible for the success of civil resistance in Samaniego, Colombia, include broad movement participation, unity, and representative leadership, as well as strategic movement choices regarding clear objectives, nonviolent discipline and impartiality, the use of leverage, and armed group "buy-in".
Research on civil resistance tends to focus on cases where nonviolent methods are used to challenge authoritarian or otherwise unjust regimes, who may in turn respond with violent repression in a last-ditch (and often counterproductive) effort to maintain control. But what resources does nonviolent action have for challenging violence itself? Scholarship on this question generally falls into two categories: that on unarmed civilian peacekeeping (the use of accompaniment, proactive presence, and other nonviolent strategies to deter/prevent violence and protect civilians) and that on civil resistance against armed groups/state militaries (including the creation of zones of peace) as a means of protection and/or communal defense. Contributing to the second category, this research focuses on efforts of the civilian population in Samaniego, Colombia, to resist violence and maintain a semblance of autonomy in the face of various armed groups struggling for dominance in the country's half-century-long civil war. The authors' interest in this case is twofold: first, what explains the emergence of civil resistance against armed groups in Samaniego from 1997 until 2014, and, second, what explains the success of such efforts in stemming violence in the area?
The authors base their findings on field research—in the form of interviews with local authorities, civil society leaders, community members, former rebels, and external actors (from national/international organizations); observations; and document analysis—conducted in the Colombian municipalities of Bogotá, Samaniego, Pasto, and Cali from 2011 until 2014. Breaking up their analysis into three time periods, the authors examine 1) 1997-2000, when community members resisted armed interference in their elections and declared Samaniego a peace territory under Mayor Cuéllar, 2) 2004-2007, when Mayor Montúfar negotiated a local peace pact among the armed groups, as well as an agreement to remove land mines, and 3) 2008-2014, when community members in Samaniego's mountain region established an indigenous reserve as a strategy to resist confinement and maintain independence and impartiality in the armed conflict.
On the question of what contributed to the emergence of civil resistance in Samaniego, the authors argue that both structural factors and the agency of particular individuals were important. During these three periods, the prominent structural/contextual factors that facilitated mobilization were, on the one hand, the experience of violence, control, and confinement at the hands of armed groups at the local level, which motivated resistance, and, on the other hand, the presence of peace negotiations and the strength of the peace movement at the national level, which provided support for and connections between local initiatives like peace territories. Additionally, especially during the third period, the support of external organizations (like the UN Development Program) and "enabling norms at the national level" with regards to the recognition of indigenous reserves shaped the ability of community members to establish a reserve with an autonomous local government to maintain independence and impartiality amid increased fighting. At the same time, the agency of individual actors was crucial, especially when structural conditions were not as conducive to civil resistance. For instance, the authors cite instances where gains made under one mayor were reversed upon the election of a new mayor or where grassroots leaders effectively counteracted unfavorable structural conditions—showing the difference individuals make.
On the question of which factors contributed to the success of civil resistance in Samaniego—including a drop from 63 to 24 homicides per year from 2003 to 2007—the authors argue that characteristics of the civil resistance movement and particular strategic choices made by the movement were crucial to stemming violence. The movement characteristics the authors found to be most important include broad participation (which facilitates movement resilience and the ability to influence armed group members), unity (which increases the movement's leverage and self-protection), and representative leadership (both elected and grassroots leaders).
The strategic decisions made by the movement that were key to its success include the articulation of "clear, specific, and attainable objectives," adherence to nonviolent discipline and impartiality (to take away justifications armed groups might have used to target civilian communities, especially that they may be collaborating with rival armed groups), strategic use of leverage against armed groups (especially armed groups' concern for their reputation and reliance on the local population), and the priority placed on gaining "buy-in" from armed groups (often through direct communication). In short, civil resistance can work not only against unjust regimes and conditions but also against violence itself, enabling a community to preserve its autonomy in the context of war and not be controlled by the armed logic surrounding it.
Civil resistance: "the application of unarmed civilian power using nonviolent methods such as protests, strikes, boycotts, and demonstrations, without using or threatening physical harm against the opponent." (Chenoweth & Cunningham 2013, 271)
Peace territory/zone of peace: "a territory in which armed actors are asked to 'abide by certain rules in order to limit the effects of armed conflict'." (internal direct quotation from Mouly et al. 2015)
When civilians are subject to armed group violence during civil war, it is easy to assume that they must necessarily turn to (or join) one of those groups or the country's military for protection. This thinking follows the common-sense logic (mentioned earlier in this Digest with reference to Chenoweth & Schock's research) that violence is necessary to confront violence. What this logic misses is the way in which such an association can actually increase civilian vulnerability at the hands of other armed actors, who see these civilians as collaborating with their enemies and therefore as suitable targets. It is important in such cases to know that there is another option besides taking up armed protection, on the one hand, and complete submission, on the other. Peace territories or zones of peace provide this alternative—a way to carve out islands of autonomy, free from the interference of armed actors, during violent conflict. Key to this strategy is recognition of the fact that most armed actors (non-state armed groups and state militaries alike) are very concerned about whom civilian populations are supporting; if a community can clearly demonstrate that it is not supporting any side/armed actor, that is a way to, in a sense, meet the "needs" of these armed actors while also serving to protect—and maintain the independence of—community members who might otherwise be at risk.
This research provides useful recommendations for activists and practitioners alike. For activists, especially those living amid violent conflict, it is important to know about the protective (not just emancipatory) effects of nonviolent action, as such knowledge can create options for creative and effective strategizing. In particular, activists should encourage their communities to maintain nonviolent discipline and impartiality with regards to the various armed actors in the war—both of which can have a protective effect, while also helping to deescalate war at the local level and perhaps at the national level. As with all civil resistance movements, activists should also think strategically about leverage, with special consideration given to armed groups' dependency relations and their concern for their reputations with regards to particular issues. At the same time that they are finding points of leverage for effectively pressuring armed groups, activists should also balance that pressure with engagement with armed groups to gain their "buy-in" with various initiatives (like the peace pacts or demining initiative noted above). Internally, activists should do everything they can to build unity and broad-based participation in the movement—the more diverse the movement, the more links and influence it is likely to have with armed groups.
As for practitioners who may be eager to find ways to assist such efforts from outside, one of the most important roles that they can play is to facilitate linkages between communities engaged in similar civil resistance or peace territory activities within a country or in different countries, so activists can share experiences, learn best practices, strategize together, and, perhaps most importantly, not feel isolated. In addition, they can provide resources and international publicity, as or when requested.
How Nonviolent Resistance Works: Factors for Successful Peacebuilding in Samaniego, Colombia By Cécile Mouly, María Belén Garrido, and Annette Idler. Political Violence @ a Glance, July 25, 2016: http://politicalviolenceataglance.org/2016/07/25/how-nonviolent-resistance-works-factors-for-successful-peacebuilding-in-samaniego-colombia/
Nudging Armed Groups: How Civilians Transmit Norms of Protection By Oliver Kaplan. Stability: International Journal of Security & Development, 2(3), 2013: https://www.stabilityjournal.org/articles/10.5334/sta.cw/
Zones of Peace Edited by Landon Hancock and Christopher Mitchell. Bloomfield, CT: Kumarian, 2007.
In Colombia's Decades-Long Civil War, One Community Vows Neutrality By Alexandra Hall. Public Radio International, May 25, 2016: https://www.pri.org/stories/2016-05-25/colombias-decades-long-civil-war-one-community-vows-neutrality
History: Colombian Conflict By Conciliation Resources: http://c-r.org/where-we-work/latin-america/history-colombian-conflict
REDEPAZ (National Network of Initiatives for Peace and Against the War): http://www.redepaz.org.co/
Keywords: armed groups, civil resistance, nonviolent resistance, peace territories, peacebuilding, zones of peace, civil war, Colombia
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BC is home to a rapidly growing tech sector supported by global anchor firms that, combined, are expanding new digitally-based and mixed reality technologies and firms. Of interest, Vancouver was named in the July edition of Forbes as the number one-start up region in the world, beating out the likes of San Francisco, Berlin, London and Singapore.
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Tech-related innovation is rapidly empowering new solutions to problems and increasing the development of new products in a changing and competitive marketplace. Embracing the cluster approach can enhance the competitiveness of our economy, including "traditional" industries such as natural resources, infrastructure, manufacturing and transportation, that rely on sophisticated technology "inputs". Implementation of digital driven innovation at the firm level will also have the potential to enable more efficient capital utilization, increase public confidence in decisions made by regulators, and support the transition to a low carbon economy. Perhaps most exciting, in an era that will be defined largely by talent, technological innovation can build enough critical mass to allow BC to attract, develop and retain highly skilled people to fuel the future of research, innovation and government and business operations.
For example, virtual and augmented reality technology can help inform future mining operations, including autonomous trucking. Remotely-connected sensors and visualization technologies are already helping to improve planning, inventory management and operations in BC's forest industry and in the manufacturing and transportation sectors. Layered environmental data coupled with First Nations' traditional knowledge and improved analytics may make it possible to create greater certainty for project investors, while mitigating cumulative effects and strengthening public confidence in business operations. Advances in the life sciences are paving the way for better preventive and chronic care and tailored drug therapies based on a patient's genetics and the application of personal treatment protocols. Looking ahead, specialty healthcare could be made more accessible and comprehensive for remote communities through two-way digital transmission of health information between patients and their team of caregivers.
As the Government of Canada decides where its $950 million in "supercluster" investments will go, it's important to keep in mind that a host of policies can encourage growth within the technology sector and the broader provincial economy. First, continued investment in public and private R&D and in steps to accelerate the commercialization of new ideas and solutions are key pathways to a more prosperous BC. The same holds true for provincial and national government procurement programs, which today often limit the opportunities for innovative local companies to be successful within their home market. De- risking the incorporation of new technologies into the daily operations of business and government can add to the quality of life, increase productivity, expand consumer choice, and reshape traditional industries. Thirdly, smart immigration policy would enhance the ability of firms and academic institutions to attract talent from global labour pools. Lastly, policymakers must not overlook the role of tax policy, including the structure of the business tax system, in fostering the development of the advanced technology sector and encouraging firms to grow from a BC base. Steeply rising tax rates on mid-sized and larger firms and the levying of sales tax on machinery, equipment, software and other business inputs make it harder to build global-scale companies in British Columbia.
A technology supercluster has the potential to create a more dynamic investment environment, grow more significant BC companies, increase trade, and boost the number of high quality jobs in both urban and rural communities while also raising wages.
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Uniting The World's Top Universities: How CANZUK Will Benefit Students & Scholars
Posted December 4, 2020 December 4, 2020 James Skinner
Writing exclusively for CANZUK International, Alexander Lee explains why universities across Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom could collaborate for educational research and scholarships to become a global education superpower.
CANZUK will be able to offer student programs and further study across the four countries in reputable universities
Written by Alexander Lee
Alex is a PhD candidate at the Australian National University's National Security College
2020 and COVID-19 have demonstrated the fundamental importance of tertiary research as the world's top universities compete to find treatments and vaccines.
It has become commonplace to speak of the 'Oxford Vaccine' and 'University of Queensland Vaccine'. Universities remain on the cutting edge of innovation, and when the world is hit by crisis, it is academic researchers who are mobilised.
Free movement between the CANZUK countries will unite some of the world's best universities into a common space. The 2021 QS world university rankings, which prioritise and rank research output and academic reputation, place twenty-nine CANZUK universities in the top 100; eighteen in the United Kingdom, seven in Australia, three in Canada and one in New Zealand.
Bringing together twenty-nine world class universities for seamless cooperation would be unprecedented, yet monumentally beneficial.
It would unite such high-ranking universities that the only comparable academic bloc would be the United States.
The United States boasts slightly fewer top universities than CANZUK, with twenty-seven placed in the QS top 100. This is despite having approximately 200 million more people than the CANZUK countries.
To fully appreciate just how significant the CANZUK universities are on the world stage, the People's Republic of China only has six of the world's top 100 universities.
Just as Australian and New Zealand universities benefit from being able to hire world class researchers and scholars from each other's countries, bringing Canada and the United Kingdom into this arrangement would be transformational. But it is not only researchers and academics that would benefit from CANZUK educational opportunities – undergraduate students would also have their horizons broadened.
Lifting barriers to study, or go on exchange, in any of Canada, Australia, New Zealand & the UK will strengthen the bonds between these four countries. The European Erasmus program opened economic doors and created a cultural impact, and so to will such collaboration between CANZUK universities. Everything from finding internships to full time careers will be easier for undergraduate students.
Post-graduate students will no longer be limited by strict visa conditions and will be able to apply to study with supervisors and at institutions on the cutting edge of every field. Being able to work and study within CANZUK will be an incredible boon to the next generation of scholars.
Any economic, academic and cultural exchange within CANZUK will occur faster and be more comprehensive than the positively received Erasmus program, owing to the pre-existing realities of a shared language, history and culture. In normal times, such an arrangement would be incredibly significant, and this has been amplified by the events of 2020. Being able to draw upon the combined CANZUK talent pool could become part of the recovery and revitalisation of the university sector which has been badly shaken by this pandemic.
The CANZUK countries punch above their weight in a plethora of fields. Individually, they make an impressive contribution to the world's academic output, but collectively, they could cement their position as an education superpower.
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In this talk, we first give a survey on this topic, discussing some central results and ideas. Next, we focus on recent developments (obtained jointly with Tao and many others) which shed new lights on several old problems and also raise new open questions.
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Significant snow forecast as temperatures plunge to -10C
There will be heavy snow in the north and icy sleet and snow in the south, says the Met Office
Neil ShawNetwork Content Editor
Parts of the north will continue to see "significant snow" over the next 24 hours and could experience the lowest overnight temperatures of the year, the Met Office has said.
It warned that icy temperatures could cause showery rain to fall as sleet or snow in parts of Wales and southern England, such as Wiltshire and Hampshire.
A number of yellow warnings for ice and snow were in place overnight across large areas of Scotland and Northern Ireland and stretch down into North Yorkshire.
The coldest weather is still expected in north west Scotland overnight where temperatures could drop to an icy minus 10C (14F).
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Alex Burkill, meteorologist at the Met Office, said the "most significant snow" was likely to fall in England, in Cumbria and the Pennines – where areas above 400m could see up to 10cm.
"That's a significant amount of snow especially this early in December," he said.
"The snowiest months are usually a bit later into winter, January and February and also it's very early in December at the moment."
Mr Burkill added that the conditions could "quite easily make it the coldest night of the year so far".
The previous coldest temperature this year was recorded at Balmoral, Scotland, in February, where the mercury dropped to minus 10.2C (13.6F).
The lowest UK temperatures overnight on Wednesday was minus 5.6C (22F) at Kinbrace in northern Scotland, but conditions are expected to continue to get colder.
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Further down south the lowest recorded was 1.8C (35F) in Charlwood, Surrey, and temperatures are expected to stay just above freezing in southern areas overnight on Thursday.
The Met Office said the cold spell is expected to last through Friday but that the weekend would see brighter weather and even some sunshine.
It added that temperatures going into next week would be lower than the average annual temperature, which is usually around 7-9C (45-48F).


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Karachi March 31, 2022: VIS Credit Rating Company Limited (VIS) has modified the Rating Scale for Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) rating to create a clear distinction in symbols and definitions of IFS Ratings. The IFS rating of Pak Qatar General Takaful Limited of 'A-' (Single A Minus) has accordingly been harmonized at 'A(IFS)' (Single A IFS). The revised scale may be found in the relevant methodology available on VIS' website. The IFS rating of 'A(IFS)' denotes strong capacity to meet policy holders and contract obligations. Risk factors are low, and the impact of any adverse business and economic factors is expected to be small. Outlook on the assigned rating is 'Stable'. The previous rating action was announced on March 01, 2022.
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Ann Dvorak: Hollywood's Forgotten Rebel
Andre Soares 11 years ago
The name Ann Dvorak wouldn't ring even a faint bell for most people around at the beginning of the 21st century. Most people, I said – but definitely not everyone.
A while back, author James Robert Parish heard a loud gong when I told him during lunch at a West Hollywood restaurant that I had been working on a q&a with collector-turned-biographer Christina Rice (right), who has been writing Ann Dvorak's life story.
"I love Ann Dvorak! I still remember her in I Was an American Spy, when the Japanese villains stick a hose down her throat. I never forgot that!"
I haven't watched I Was an American Spy (it will be on TCM at 11 p.m. tonight), but I remember being impressed by Ann Dvorak's work in Mervyn LeRoy's hard-hitting 1932 melodrama Three on a Match, in which she plays a beautiful woman whose life is destroyed by ambition, selfishness, rotten friends, and hardcore drug use. (Three on a Match offers some solid moral advice: If you're going to be ambitious, selfish, have gangster friends, and do heavy-duty drugs, never, ever use the same match to light three cigarettes. Dvorak's fellow smokers, by the way, were Joan Blondell and a surprisingly bland Bette Davis.)
From MGM chorus girl (she can be easily spotted in The Hollywood Revue of 1929) to Howard Hughes contract player (Scarface) to Warner Bros. star-in-the-making, Dvorak seemed destined to become a major Hollywood name. That never happened. Poor career choices – including a defiant honeymoon trip and a lawsuit against Warners – left the star-in-the-making stuck in leading-lady roles, mostly in programmers and B fare.
During her Warners stint, however, there were a few A (or at least "A-") productions as well, among them Alfred E. Green's 1934 melo Housewife, in which Dvorak and Bette Davis vie for George Brent (as in Three on a Match, Dvorak has a more interesting role than Davis); the gangster drama Dr. Socrates (1935), in which she was cast opposite Paul Muni; and William Keighley's G Men (1935), starring James Cagney. At 20th Century Fox, she co-starred with Dick Powell in Roy Del Ruth's wisecracking musical Thanks a Million (1935).
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After her Warners contract expired in the mid-1930s, Dvorak freelanced around Hollywood. Though her roles tended to grow smaller, she continued working until 1951. Following a starring role in I Was an American Spy at the minor Allied Artists and a supporting one in the Glenn Ford-Gene Tierney Western drama The Secret of Convict Lake at Fox, her acting career came to an abrupt halt.
Back in August 2008, Christina Rice agreed to answer a few questions (via e-mail) about Ann Dvorak, whom Rice refers to as "Hollywood's Forgotten Rebel." Please follow the link below – and make sure to check out Rice's website dedicated to Ann Dvorak. [Note: A version of this post and the follow-up interview were initially published in August '08.]
Photos: Courtesy of the Christina Rice Collection
Inevitably, my first question is, Why Ann Dvorak?
I've definitely been asked that more than once! I rented Three on a Match around 1995 and was blown away by Ann Dvorak in it. She projected so much nervous raw energy, and even though the film was made during the pre-Code era I was still caught off guard by how edgy her performance was. I subsequently watched Scarface and G Men, not realizing Ann was in either one, and was impressed enough to try to find out more about her.
I soon realized that no writer had really delved deep into her life or career, and that most of her films were not readily available. I also realized that since she was relatively obscure, I could afford to collect vintage posters from her films, even though I was a starving college student at the time. Two phrases that accurately describe my personality are "obsessive researcher" and "compulsive collector," so Ann Dvorak has been a perfect outlet for both these traits. Still, I would have never thought that a dozen or so years after that initial viewing I would find myself running a tribute website, writing a biography, getting married on an estate she built, and amassing a memorabilia collection that includes over 150 vintage posters and close to 900 original photos.
I had no idea that Ann Dvorak was silent film actress Anna Lehr's daughter – until I saw that info on your website. What was their relationship like?
I get the impression that like a lot of mother/daughter relationships, Ann and her mom tended to drive each other nuts, but were still very close. Anna Lehr strikes me as kind of melodramatic – she was a silent film actress after all – and a bit overbearing, which may at least partially explain why a 20-year-old Ann married a man she barely knew and got the heck out of her mother's house. Later on, Dvorak supported Lehr financially until they became estranged when Ann's third husband came into the picture. Ultimately, they were still very reliant on each other.
I was fortunate enough to acquire two separate collections of correspondence from the 1960s. One set is written by Lehr to a cousin, the other by Dvorak to a friend. They both talk about each other quite a bit and these letters paint a vivid picture of what their relationship was like, which I will be able to explore in greater detail in the biography. Anna Lehr has turned out to be such an interesting character that I also want to devote some space in the book to her vaudeville and silent film career.
Now, Ann Dvorak doesn't sound "American" – I mean, unlike most easily pronounceable, Anglo-sounding star names of the studio era (e.g., Emmanuel Goldenberg became Edward G. Robinson, Margarita Cansino became Rita Hayworth, Melvyn Hesselberg became Melvyn Douglas, and so on). Where does that name come from (Ann Dvorak was born Anna McKim) – and how come she managed to keep it?
Ann supposedly got the name Dvorak from her mother's side of the family. Some sources over the years have said that it was her mother's maiden name, but Lehr was indeed Anna's surname, though it was originally spelled Lajer. The name Dvorak is of Czech origin and the Lehr family did immigrate from that area, so it could exist somewhere on the family tree.
When Ann was hired by MGM in 1929, she actually worked under her mom's name. As her days at Metro were winding down, she started going by "Ann Dvorak," although the snipe on the back of a publicity photo in my collection spells it "Devorak." When she signed with Howard Hughes' Caddo Company, she signed the agreement "D'Vorak," so she was still playing around with the spelling. I have some early clippings stating that Howard Hughes was going to change it to something less complicated, but he ultimately decided that she could keep it. The correct pronunciation is supposed to be vor-shak, but it has always been commonly pronounced da-vor-ak, in reference to Ann. She was always irritated by the mispronunciation.
Ann Dvorak, Lee Bowman in Leslie Fenton's Stronger Than Desire
What sort of approach are you going for in your book? Are you focusing mostly on Ann Dvorak's film work or on her private life – or both? Have you found many people who actually knew Dvorak?
I am focusing on both Ann's professional work and her private life. Even though her career as a whole was not extremely notable, it lasted more than two decades and she appeared in over fifty films, not counting her work as an MGM chorus girl. She also made three films as a child, one of which was the 1916 version of Ramona, directed by Donald Crisp – so her body of work spans a period of over thirty-five years.
No matter how mediocre some of her movies may have been, she almost always gave strong performances that I think are worth discussing. Off screen, she pursued a lot of unexpected interests such as horticulture and bacteriology, was multilingual, collected rare manuscripts, composed songs, and wrote poetry. Her time spent in Great Britain during WWII is also fascinating. She endured the London Blitz just to be in closer proximity to her husband, Leslie Fenton, who had enlisted in the Royal Navy. As I got more involved in researching her personal life, I discovered a very interesting person, which I hope will be adequately reflected in my book.
To say that finding people who knew Dvorak has been challenging would be a gross understatement! Her last film was made in 1951, so most actors she worked with are no longer around. Between Laura Wagner (Classic Images book reviewer, who included a great chapter on Dvorak in her book Killer Tomatoes) and myself, we have attempted to contact anyone we could think of who appeared in a movie with Ann, but have had little luck. She tended to have smaller roles at the end of her career and the people I have been fortunate enough to speak with simply did not spend enough time with her, on screen or off, to have any strong recollections.
Ann did not have any children or siblings, so there is no family to speak to. I tried placing ads in newspapers in Honolulu and Los Angeles, looking for people who knew her, but that mainly resulted in a lot of collect calls from inmates at the county jail. I did find two gentlemen in Hawaii who knew Dvorak later on and they both have been a tremendous help. One of them even gave me a snapshot of Ann with his mother that was taken in the 1970s! I am saving that treasure for the book, so it is not currently posted on my website. I also interviewed a fellow who took Ann and her mother out to dinner in 1969, which is a fantastic story.
Basically, if anyone reading this so much as walked past Ann Dvorak on the street, please contact me. I want to speak with you! At the same time, after ten years of research, I honestly feel I have acquired enough information to give a well-rounded account of her life – but personal recollections are always a plus in biographies.
Your Ann Dvorak website is subtitled "Hollywood's Forgotten Rebel." Why that moniker?
"Hollywood's Forgotten Rebel" is mainly in reference to her 1936 lawsuit against Warner Bros. when she sought to have her contract terminated for wrongful suspension. Ann actually filed her suit against the studio a couple of months ahead of James Cagney, and she faced off against Warners in a courtroom eight months before Bette Davis. Yet, her efforts are rarely acknowledged.
True, her name is not familiar like Cagney or Davis, but she still battled the studio system very early on and should get credit for her efforts, unsuccessful as they might have been. She also turned her back on Hollywood at a couple of points when her career had momentum, which I think could also be viewed as rebellious (or possibly, just foolish).
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Lynne Morris -
I have been completely fascinated by your interest in Ann Dvorak and this has given me much insight to her life and the life of Leslie Fenton, her first husband. My husband and myself have been researching our family history and he has discovered that Leslie Fenton is his 3rd cousin on his maternal side (his mother's 2nd cousin). In fact there are still member of the Fenton family living in LIverpool in the UK. It has been wonderful to see photos of both of them and picture what happened to leslie after he left the UK when he was a child and to follow his life with Ann.
Christina Rice -
Hi Ramona,
I would love to speak with you about Ann and the Wades for my book, though my deadline is coming up soon! Contact info can be found on my website.
Looking forward to speaking with you.
- Christina
ramona wade -
Ann Dvorak was my stepgrandma. I visited her in her malibu home as a baby. My grandpa was Nicholas Wade. My maiden name is Wade. I was named after Ann's first silent screen role, Ramona. My father, Richard, was not a very good person, just as Nicholas Wade wasn't. My mother met Ann and can remember some conversations in their Malibu home.
Betsey Potter -
I have seen a dress with Ann Dvorak's name on it and cant find enough information on her.
It would be from a film connected to Paramount or designed by Edith Head. Do you have any knowledge of this or sggestions of where to research.u
Tim Driscoll -
Some time after Ann Dvorak's death, I read in the National Enquirer that she was leading a very miserable existence in her last years….lonely, forgotten, alone in a run-down apartment complex, nearly destitute, etc.
When I watched her films the other night on TCM I thought back on that article and was wondering if she was as bad off as the Enquirer made her out to be?
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GREAT ACTRESS FLAXEN TARRY I HOPE SHE HAD SOME FRIENDS WHEN SHE WAS SICK
Ted Kierscey -
I'm an aging Disney animator (65 and counting) and felt compelled to write this as a matter for all time. In my opinion, the two most beautiful film women who steal the show forever are Ava Gardner and Ann Dvorak. Seeing Ann Dvorak in Scarface made breathing difficult. Most men, even my age, know nothing of her. What a shame. She is, and will always be, one of the two most beautiful and exciting women I've ever seen, with the exception of one girl that I briefly I knew in high school, who also made breathing difficult for me. Ted K
B. Quintero -
Me too, Ann Dvorak in Scarface made my breathing difficult especially during the solo dance scene in front of George Raft. It could rival anything produced since then. The sexual tension produced was palpable. When Al Pacino played a Cuban. gangster folks could relate to him playing a gangster before in The Godfather but George Raft was the real thing. It was an amazing magical scene.
Tim -
I enjoyed your site alot, however, I recently seen Ann in the film The Flame of the Barbary Coast and wondered why you did not mention it. I have only seen Ann in this film, I am a John Wayne fan. But Ann stole the movie in this one. I was hooked. Was that Ann's real voice singing in Flame of the Barbary Coast? And when will your book in on sale?
Vaughn B. Van Vleck -
I have seen a few movies with Ann Dvorak over the years and always thought what a great actress she was. Turner Classic Movies aired the "Housewife" a few days ago giving me the opportunity to see Ann again. She stole the movie. She was so under rated and should have been up there with the best of Hollywood. She was absolutely a beautiful woman and a great actress.
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steve -
i saw ann in abelene town with randolph scott as dad watched his westerns .i thought she was fantastic in it .i will keep an eye out for some other movies of hers .
Andre -
Your info has been sent to Christina.
Joe Mack -
I very much want to buy Sweet Music.
Is it on a dvd?
diane -
I just loved that article. I have loved Ann
since I first saw "Three on a Match" as well
but I saw it about 40 years ago (when TV played
those films all the time!!!) The article was quite
a revelation - it is criminal how unknown she is.
I always thought she was so much better in
"Housewife" than Bette Davis but whenever you
read about the film it is always as a "Bette Davis movie - no mention of Ann at all. Unless it is something like "the housewife was played by Ann
Dvorak" - that gets me mad!!!I always thought as well that Bette Davis with her drive and ambition took the roles that maybe were due to Ann but reading your article it sounds like Ann was too fiesty for the Warner Brothers bigwigs!!!
Marcus Tucker -
I am surprised to learn than Ann was championed by Joan Crawford, not because Crawford wasn't generous (as a professional) but Ann was so much more natural than Joan and could have easily inherited many of her roles. I was thinking about THE WOMEN because of the impending release of the remake and couldn't help but think after reading this and knowing Ann's work that she would have made a superb "Crystal."
Joao Soares -
What a fascinating read! I've just finished watching "Three on a Match" and "Scarface", and it's great to read on Ms. Dvorak's life, career and endeavors. I've found her mesmerising in "Scarface", her eyes totally dominated the screen in every scene (and found her weaker on "Three on a Match", but perhaps I was too enthralled by an early performance of Ms. Bette Davis to be fair).


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Q: Concatenete two cells if blank cell in the next column I have a simple spreadsheet, with 30k rows.
Under column B, I have a blank cell, this will indicate under column A the address is over two rows, I want to concatenate these 2 cells into one cell.
Sub Merge()

Dim LR As Integer
Dim icell As Range
Dim strMerge As String
Dim MyCell As Range

'Add new Sheet and rename it
Worksheets.Add After:=Worksheets("Austin Grids")
ActiveSheet.Name = "Austin Grids1"

'Copy sheets contents from original to the new sheet
Sheets("Austin Grids").Cells.Copy Destination:=Sheets("Austin Grids1").Range("A1")

'Find last row of current sheet
LR = Worksheets("Austin Grids1").Cells(Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp).Row

Set MyCell = Sheets("Austin Grids1").Range("A:A")

'Move rows of where column is null
For Each icell In Range("B:B")
    If icell.Value = "" Then
        icell.Select
        icell.Offset(0, -1).Select
        strMerge = MyCell.Value
    End If
Next icell

End Sub

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A: You don't need to use VBA, so if I may, I will offer a formula solution.
In H2, paste this formula and drag as far down as needed:
=IF(B1="",A1&" "&A2,"")

Note: You may just need A1&A2, I can't tell if column A actually has leading spaces in those names, or that's formatting
Then, in I2, paste this and drag right:
=IF($H2<>"",B2,"")

A: Here's the loop you can use for VBA.  It will start at the end, moving up row-by-row until it reaches Row 2.
Dim totalRows As Long, i As Long

totalRows = Range("A1").End(xlDown).Row

With Sheets("Austin Grids1")
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Who would have thought I could be so blind, I mean I do have a strong glasses prescription but It goes deeper than that.
I was aware of Autism, but at the same time I wasn't. Here is a kid full of energy just like every other kid. Here is a kid who loves to laugh, and have fun just like every other kid . Here is a kid who is just as smart if not smarter than any kid his age. Mrs. Em explained it as " your mind and your body being on two different pages". My first thought, well I must be Autistic because my mind and body are never on the right page. I finally met Filbert and just by looking at him, you wouldn't guess just by looking at him that he is autistic. When you see Filbert, all you see is the 7 year old kid.
Filbert has this way of making your lowest, slowest day fast and upbeat. When I enter the house and he sees me, he darts for the bedroom, and he does it everyday. He has a huge heart, and he wants to actually keep getting better and improving.
When I started working out with him, it was a bit of a struggle, mostly for me because Filbert is practically a freakish athlete. I never actually worked with someone before, where I made the workouts and then trained them, but it was so dope. When we first started, Filbert's body was so tight, and his core and upper body wasn't as strong.
As weeks go by, our trust and faith in one another grows. When I come Filbert knows I believe in him and want to see him succeed I know Filbert wants to get better and succeed. As I see him progress more and more, I just notice more and more how he's just like every other person.
Now that I have been working with Filbert for a while and have a more of an understanding about autism. It's sort of like a decathlon, so many different aspects go into, and can have an effect on it. Filbert has a great team behind him, and the way Filbert's motivation level is setup, there is no doubt in my mind that we will be breaking that decathlon record.
Who would have thought a 7 year old could do algebra? Who would have thought a 7 year old would help me make a career choice ? Who would have thought Team Filbert would help change my life ?
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Napoli marksman Gonzalo Higuain has stressed the importance of defeating last season's Champions League finalists Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday.
The 25-year-old has hit the ground running in Italy following his €42 million move from Real Madrid in the summer and scored the first goal in the Partenopei's 2-1 victory over BVB, which he insists will help them take Group F by the scruff of the neck.
"It's a very important victory against a side that was runner-up in the Champions League last season and are top of the Bundesliga, so this is a great result," the Argentine told Sky Sport.
"Goals are important in the league or the Champions League, so I don't really differentiate.
The former Real Madrid striker also claimed that it is easier to succeed in Spanish football than in Serie A on the back of his promising start to life in Italy.
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Thumper Is An Upcoming Action-Rhythm Game Starring A Galactic Beetle
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Thumper is an action-rhythm game that's all about ludicrous speeds and violent collisions, but if that wasn't already a child's biggest wish it also stars a sleek, metallic space insect.
It was announced way back, in the ancient times of 2013, and after going through numerous delays the release date for this galactic beetle has finally been pinned down for 2016. Here's the strangely stressful, but exciting trailer and a bit more information:
Thumper is a classic rhythm-action game that combines breakneck speed, brutal physical collisions, simple but stylish visuals, and a soundtrack that's designed to keep you on edge throughout the level. Despite sharing similar themes with Audiosurf, Thumper doesn't allow you to import your own music, but instead focuses on an original soundtrack by Brian Gibson (from the Lightning Bolt band) with levels and tracks crafted specifically to provide you with a constantly increasing challenge, and naturally, increasingly ridiculous speeds.
You will initially start with a basic move set that involves thumping, sliding and turning, but as you continue along your blazing journey through space you will encounter new moves which you will need to master in order to beat various boss encounters, such as the insane giant head from the future that's aptly titled "CRAKHED".
Thumper, and its impressive array of indie gaming rewards, will be releasing for the PC, PS4 and PSVR sometime in 2016. If rhythm games are your jam, its probably well worth keeping tabs on Thumper. You can find "more" information over at the Thumper website.
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Google could not sit idly by watching its competitor Facebook is done with the well-known application Instagram and decide on a style application. Yesterday he confirmed the purchase of a known-Snapseed photo editing tool in iOS-by the search engine. As usual in such cases, the amount by which the deal was undisclosed.
Snapseed not only supports iOS devices, it also has a version for Mac and PC. This is one of the tools most popular photo editing on the App Store, offering a greater number of options that Instagram. So far the plans are unknown Google has in mind for with Nik Software, makers of Snapseed.
A little over two months, Google also acquired the management program Sparrow post. Looks ahead improvements in the Google universe.
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5 Things You Didn't Know About the Fall Season
September 23, 2019 | by The Weather Channel Staff
The fall season is officially here, which means it's time for some of the best weather of the year! We're kicking off the season by uncovering five facts you may not have known about autumn.
1. The Sky Appears Bluer in the Fall
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Have you ever noticed that the sky is a richer blue in the fall and winter? In the spring and summer, the atmosphere holds a lot of water droplets, creating a white haziness in the sky. In addition, the sun is at a higher angle during this time, so every color wavelength is fighting to be seen. In the fall and winter, there are less water droplets in the sky since there's lower humidity, and the sun is at a lower sun angle, meaning the chance to see vivid blues and purples increases.
2. Leaves are Always Red, Orange, and Gold… You Just Can't See It
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Did you know that when leaves change color, they're actually revealing colors that were there all along? As we all learned in science class, chlorophyll is the chemical in plants that make them green. Sunlight helps fuel the cells containing chlorophyll, and as they work to turn light into energy, they give off a bright green color. However, when the amount of sunlight lessens in the fall and winter, chlorophyll breaks down. This allows the red, orange, and gold hues in the plants overtake the green, giving us fall colors.
3. Fall is the Best Time to See the Aurora Borealis
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If seeing the aurora borealis is on your bucket list (and if it's not, it should be), then the best time for viewing is during the fall. Geomagnetic storms occur when charged solar particles squeeze through our atmosphere's defenses and collide with gaseous particles in Earth's sky, creating a light show you can't look away from. It's reported that these storms happen twice as often in the fall and because of the longer and clearer nights, this is the best time for viewing!
4. We Experience 12 Hours of Light and 12 Hours of Dark on the Fall Equinox
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The autumnal equinox is one of two days a year when the sun is exactly in line with Earth's celestial equator. As a result, Earth receives exactly 12 hours of light and 12 hours of darkness. The trick to remembering this is in the name: The word "equinox" comes from the Latin meaning "equal night." During the fall equinox, the center of the sun is above the horizon for exactly 12 hours.
5. There are Technically Two Starts to the Fall Season
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When does the fall season begin? Believe it or not there are actually two correct answers, because there are meteorological seasons and astronomical seasons. Meteorological seasons start on September 1st, December 1st, March 1st, and June 1st, respectively. Astronomical seasons start on the equinoxes and solstices, meaning the dates can vary from year to year but are always around the 20th days of September, December, March, and June. Most people recognize the start to the seasons according to the astronomical schedule, but if you're feeling festive and want to celebrate the change in seasons according to the meteorological start, nobody's stopping you!
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ldspencer says:
Very interesting information about the five Fall season facts!
cloudyday says:
I enjoy Fall for the cooler,temps, clearer skies, and the beatuful changing of leaves on so many things
brohde1 says:
Why is it that sometimes the autumnal equinox varies, sometimes it's September 22nd, 23rd?
DeanaSun says:
Much lower humidity (live in Va). Love fall b/c it means winter is just around the corner.
nyrosie says:
Can't wait for cooler temperatures. Light jacket weather!
CJM2019 says:
Soft sweaters and socks, naps on the couch under grandmom's afghan, crisp fresh air during the day, crunchy leaves and the scent of burning wood in the night air. I love fall!
bjnbear says:
Looking forward to " October's Bright Blue Weather."
wxmaven says:
It's Autumn here in Arizona where the temperatures have cooled down and the mountains will be showing color, however, its growing season here , the last flush of growth before our lovely winters (Tucson area). Lots of flowering plants are enjoying the cooler temps, and the remnants of Monsoon humidity. And its the start of serious planting in the garden.
I hate to disappoint you, but I did know all five of your Fall season facts!
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