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Ranking The Marvel Cinematic Universe from Iron Man to Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 2
Keven Skinner special features July 6, 2017 July 6, 2017 captain america, Doctor Strange, guardians of the galaxy, iron man, james gunn, joss whedon, marvel, marvel studios, Michael Rooker, Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, the avengers 0 Comment
Almost a decade of films, from Iron Man in 2008 to Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 2 the Marvel Cinematic Universe has 15 total movies and every single one is connected to the other in some significant way. Marvel Studios has changed the game by producing this many acclaimed films. I've decided to rank each one…
In honour of the upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming (the 16th film from Marvel Studios – opening Friday July 7th) , which is definitely a MCU film but also definitely a Sony flick (with plans for Sony to make a hundred spin-off films that Marvel Studios wants nothing to do with), here are my top 15 Marvel Cinematic Universe films from least impressive to most impressive. Also – just because they go from weak to stronger — none of these are bad movies at all. I haven't disliked ANY of them — except for maybe #15….
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#15. Captain America: The First Avenger
Joe Johnston's cookie cutter Captain America origin story is easily the most boring release in Marvel Studios' history. I don't know if it's the 1940's setting or that cheeseball battle montage that shows Cap and his Howling Commandos kicking Nazi ass like it was an episode of American Gladiators — I just know that I don't like it. Hugo Weaving could have been the best villain yet for Marvel as Red Skull, but they even botched that opportunity and although this movie has its moments (a great ending), it just doesn't stack up with the rest of the MCU.
#14. Iron Man 2
If I were a huge fan of the Demon in a Bottle comic storyline than I'd probably be even more disappointed how Jon Favreau decided to breeze over Tony Stark's battle with alcohol addiction and turn it into a fleeting subplot that disappears into Mickey Rourke's greasy hair and backsweat. Aside from that breathtaking race-track battle where we see the portable Iron Man suit for the first time, Iron Man 2 just wasn't as strong a sequel as we hoped it would be.
Shane Black's Iron Man 3 was Marvel's leap of faith, in that they really tried to cater to MOSTLY an adult audience. Iron Man 3 was dark and for a heavy chunk of runtime, we see Tony Stark fighting without his signature armour. Once again there's no solid villain and I didn't like the switcheroo with Mandarin, but Iron Man 3 was a good time overall and probably Robert Downey Jr.'s strongest performance as Tony Stark yet (aside from Captain America: Civil War).
#12. Ant-Man
After a disastrous directorial shuffle, which even saw Baby Driver film-making genius Edgar Wright bow out due to creative differences, Ant Man actually turned out to be a fun little heist movie. I think Paul Rudd is an amazing performer and I really did love what he did as the lead in a Marvel film that seemed doomed to fail before anyone even saw a trailer.
#11. Thor
Chris Hemsworth's hair may have looked fake as shit back then, but Thor was still a damn fine fantasy action flick. Director Kenneth Branagh took the source material seriously and as ridiculous as the concept of a rainbow bridge and space Vikings sounds — we actually wound up with a moving film about sibling rivalry. Tom Hiddleston was and will always be the only Marvel Cinematic Universe villain worth talking about. He's so good it's hard to even call him a badguy anymore – he's become an anti-hero of sorts thanks to fan support.
#10. The Incredible Hulk
I'm still sad that Edward Norton only played Bruce Banner once. There's nothing wrong with Mark Ruffalo, but I'm an Ed Norton fan and I think he did an incredible job in this film which took both inspiration from the classic TV series while still bringing the movie into the MCU. The final brawl between Hulk and Abomination was a blast to watch too – especially when we hear the big green monster yell "Hulk smash!" for the first time in a live action setting.
#9. Avengers 2: Age of Ultron
Joss Whedon left Marvel after working on the Avengers sequel and I don't blame him. You can just feel that Avengers 2: Age of Ultron was so much damn work… I love pieces of this film SO MUCH, including James Spader's Ultron and Paul Bettany's Vision, but it's kind of a disjointed mess of CGI and Michael Bay-esque action sequences. But as haphazard as the script may have been, Avengers 2 was still a helluva good time at the theater despite it's many flaws. This is the film that benefits the most on this entire list when told to "just shut off your brain and have fun".
#8. Thor: The Dark World
Thor: The Dark World was better than you remember it being. Visually gorgeous, grim as hell (MAIN CHARACTERS DIE?!?!!) and because it just embraces what made the first film so much fun but amps up the action even further – these elements all make the second Thor movie a hidden gem of sorts in the MCU. Tom Hiddleston is amazing in this too – I love the scene when he makes the allusion of his cell being perfectly unscathed upon getting disastrous news, but as he's left alone we see what sadness and rage it has really caused him. Even the villains have emotions too you guys.
#7. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
After leaving all that 1940's bullshit in the dust, we get Captain America in the current day and it's like we are watching James Bond, Jason Bourne, XXX, John Wick, Jason Statham and everyone else combined into one over-powered American super spy. When Cap kicks those dudes off the boat at the start of the film, for the first time you truly get the sense that Chris Evans can embody a true superhero. The Winter Solder villain was a wise choice and the way that the Russo Brothers managed to create a spy thriller using Marvel characters was genius as both genres blended seamlessly together.
#6. Captain America: Civil War
Although this film suffers from the same problems that Avengers 2: Age of Ultron did with global jump fatigue and an endless array of new characters, I'm still blown away by how clever the twist ending was. I didn't predict it, I didn't expect it and I still think that the final battle between Iron Man, Captain America and The Winter Soldier is the best climactic brawl of the MCU. I was team Iron Man too by the way – now and always. Cap and Bucky – I'm happy for you two and I'm sure you'll start a wonderful family someday – but you're still both super-powered sociopaths who think you're above the law.
#5. Iron Man
The first and still considered the best by a large group of Marvel fans, Jon Favreau's Iron Man changed the game forever. Superhero films had been considered fluff until Robert Downey Jr. stepped into the role of Tony Stark and delivered one of the best performances of his career. Funny, moving, state of the art special effects and a cast that managed to create something groundbreaking without a real script – the MCU was forged with Iron Man. None of us will ever forget the first ever use of an after-credits scene where Samuel L. Jackson walks into Tony Stark's office and talks to him about The Avengers initiative. Comic fans will always hold a special place in their nerdy hearts when it comes to that moment.
#4. Doctor Strange
I was never a Doctor Strange comics fan and I'm not a huge Benedict Cumberbatch guy either. His casting felt a little too perfect and the story never really intrigued me. Until I saw the movie that is and was absolutely floored by the hypnotic visual effects and ninja wizard battles that defied gravity better than The Matrix or Inception ever could. Introducing magic into the MCU was always going to be a tough story element, but director Scott Derrickson pulled it off with one of my favourite films of 2016 and easily one of the strongest MCU offerings to date.
#3. Marvel's The Avengers
I lost count of how many times I've watched the last half of Avengers. I will skip right to the part when the Avengers have finally assembled together on the streets of New York and Bruce Banner shows up on that little scooter before he transforms into the Hulk and death-punches that giant alien dragon. Joss Whedon directed one of the greatest superhero films of all time when he made The Avengers. May we never forget what Hulk did to Loki in that apartment building… Wow that sounded creepy – but honestly – you remember right? Brutal.
#2. Guardians of The Galaxy
James Gunn was one of my favourite filmmakers before joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. His work on the Dawn of The Dead remake script was flawless and his direction on SUPER was masterful (that is one of the best hero films I've ever seen too. I still get chills watching Rainn Wilson's speech to Kevin Bacon… Oscar worthy shit guys – seriously). Guardians of The Galaxy was Marvel's boldest move since starting their own film studio… Take an entire team of characters that hardly anyone in the mainstream knew about beforehand and create an epic space adventure film that still ties in with movies like Iron Man and Captain America… Plus there's a big tree alien that only says three words, but we'll have Vin Diesel do that in the studio for some reason.
I never doubted Gunn – because he's made some of the most entertaining and original films ever, so imagine how big the smile was on my face when I went to see a midnight advanced showing of Guardians of The Galaxy and the theater was sold out… Not to mention everyone stood and applauded both DURING and after the credits rolled.
#1. Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 2
Following up the best Marvel Studios film with something even more special is so rare and so difficult to do…. But once again, James Gunn and his incredible cast of performers delivered what is now my favourite MCU flick. Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 2 is even weirder than the first (hell, Kurt Russel plays an actual living planet), adds new characters to the mix like the lovable Mantis and kills off one of my favourite MCU characters ever… It's OK to cry friends – my eyes welled up with tears too and I'm not ashamed to admit it.
Baby Groot became the new mascot for superhero films as a genre and I almost died hearing the little thing cry near the climax of the movie… What really shook me though was how funny GOTG Vol. 2 was… There hasn't been a funnier film in 2017. Whether it's Dave Bautista stealing the damn movie again with his brutally honest comments towards Mantis, or when people call Rocket Raccoon a "trash panda" — Gunn's script is firing on all comedic cylinders.
What makes me love GOTG Vol. 2 the most however – is how it turned Michael Rooker's Yondu into someone that could be considered the heart of the MCU. Yes – Michael Rooker. The Michael Rooker who has spent a large portion of his career playing sadistic villains and badguys, suddenly transformed into a goddamn hero. Yondu stole the damn film during the final battle and I'll never forget that moment when he proclaims himself to be "Mary Poppins"… GOTG Vol. 2 is a truly special film and one of those rare sequels that betters itself in every single aspect over the original.
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Psalm 139:1-24 (NIV) For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. 1 You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. 2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. 3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.
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Strikes and protests have taken place this month in Greece against the austerity policies being imposed by the Syriza-led government of Alexis Tsipras in accordance with the demands of the European Union.
A general strike in the public sector was called by ADEDY (Civil Servants' Confederation) on November 14. The strike was the first major action by workers since Syriza exited the EU's "bailout" programme in August, under an agreement that enforces austerity in the country for decades to come. Public-sector workers have seen their pay slashed by 40 percent since 2010 and are demanding an end to a pay freeze and restoration of what are called the 13th and 14th salaries. Despite the huge cuts inflicted on workers, ADEDY demanded only a 2-3 percent pay increase.
A general strike called by the General Confederation of Greek Labour (GSEE) private-sector union federation is set for November 28. The GSEE is calling for the restoration of collective agreements, pay and pensions and making the paltry demand that the minimum wage return to its previous level of €751 a month.
Transport is expected to be hit by the strike, with the Athens metro, the electric railway and the tram network halted. Employees of the ILPAP trolley-bus service will strike, as will workers on OASA buses for part of the day. Ferry workers are backing the strike, with all passenger ferries to be docked nationwide.
So despised is the ruling party that at a November 16 commemoration of the 1973 Athens Polytechnic student uprising against the military junta that ruled Greece from 1967 to 1974, members of a Syriza delegation, including two government ministers, were forced to leave amid angry protests at their presence.
On November 20, dozens of members of the POE-OTA municipal workers union occupied the Labour Ministry in protest at the death of a refuse worker killed after losing control of the truck he was driving in the early hours of November 16. The accident took place near Athens' main landfill in Fyli on a busy highway located northwest of the city centre.
According to figures released by POE-OTA, since the summer of 2014, 43 municipal workers in Greece have lost their lives in workplace accidents, while 58 have been seriously injured. These deaths and injuries are directly linked to the austerity and anti-labour legislation imposed over the last eight years by successive governments.
The week prior to the November 16 incident, a worker lost his life, and another was badly injured when they were hit by a car while cleaning the sidewalk on the same stretch of road. According to reports, the worker was deaf and dumb and unable to hear the traffic. That a disabled person was compelled to work on such a busy stretch of road for €495 (the net monthly minimum wage), with a complete disregard for his safety, is a testament to the social crisis produced by an eight-year-long assault on living standards and working conditions.
In the last three years, Syriza has implemented brutal attacks on pensions, shifted more of the tax burden onto the working class, attacked the right to strike and overseen the privatisation of state-owned assets such as the Piraeus Port Authority to the Chinese-owned company Cosco. Two years ago, it completed the privatisation and sale of 14 major Greek airports to the German-led consortium Fraport.
Dozens of token, mainly 24-hour general strikes called by GSEE and ADEDY have been held over the last eight years as a means of letting off steam, while successive governments imposed EU/IMF austerity diktats. These trade union organisations are largely discredited and their inability to maintain control over workers has caused a crisis within the labour bureaucracy. This is especially the case with the All Workers Militant Front (PAME), the trade union allied to the Stalinist Communist Party of Greece (KKE). As the second largest faction within both GSEE and ADEDY, PAME has historically played the role of a "militant" loyal opposition within the bureaucracy.
The public-sector strike and proposed strike in the private sector were endorsed by PAME, which campaigned for a 24-hour general strike involving both GSEE and ADEDY for November 8, which failed to materialise.
The action was presented as an alternative to PAME's strike proposal and supposedly independent of the discredited GSEE and ADEDY federations and accountable to the rank-and-file memberships of union locals.
The strike was endorsed by the Front for Class Overthrow (META), which, while presenting itself as a nonpartisan left-wing trade union faction, was historically aligned to Syriza. Most of its members are now part of a Syriza splinter group, Popular Unity, which advocates a programme of national autarky.
The November 1 action was also endorsed by the pseudo-left Antarsya, in which the Socialist Workers' Party (SEK) plays a leading role. Antarsya holds most of the seats on the SEFK union's governing committee. META is headed by Giorgos Charisis, a longstanding senior trade union bureaucrat who was also formerly with Syriza and is now with Popular Unity. In the past, Charisis has served on ADEDY's governing committee and is currently on the executive council of POE-OTA, the municipal workers' union.


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"He is both a scholar of world renown as well as a preacher whose voice resonates with both the timbres of a long and sublime African American tradition...In other words, he excels both as a person of thought and a person of faith,"
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Jonathan L. Walton is a social ethicist whose scholarship focuses on evangelical Christianity, and its relationship to mass media and political culture. His first book, Watch This! The Ethics and Aesthetics of Black Televangelism (NYU Press, 2009), examines the theological and political traditions of African American religious broadcasters.
His latest book, A Lens of Love: Reading the Bible in Its World for Our World (Westminster John Knox Press, 2018), blends his work from the pulpit and classroom. A Lens of Love explores the Bible from the perspective of the most vulnerable and violated characters toward developing a Christian social ethic of radical inclusion and human affirmation. The book argues that people of faith can engage the Bible faithfully, approach it responsibly, and thus reject it literally.
Dean Walton is an outspoken advocate for social justice and civil rights. His work and insights have been featured in several national and international news outlets including the New York Times, CNN, Time Magazine, and the BBC.
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100 Days of Love directed by veteran director Kamal's son Jenuse Mohamed is a feel good romantic comedy mainly targeted at the youth audiences.
After a long Malayalam film industry trying to wake up from sleep.
There is nothing new in the movie, But one thing that must be appreciated about director Jenuse Mohamed is his integrity towards the script. The first thing that strikes you after watching "100 Days of Love" is that here is one of the cutest romantic comedy flick ever made in Malayalam.
As the title says 100 days of love and the posters, songs along with the trailer promised a full length love story, the film has little romance to show on screen as major part of the running duration is focused on the search of the male protagonist for his lady love who he just saw but was beyond his reach after their first meeting or rather the first passing that happened in a night in the rain.
Again the charming out streets of Bangalore makes the live scenes more attractive.
The story is roll over around Balan and Ummer who are thick friends living together in bangalore. Balan who is a journalist and is recently dumbed by his girlfriend. And then she meet with Sheela.
The rest of the movie focus on the search of Sheela by Balan and Ummer, and once they are able to tracks her, fate has something else in store for them. Whether Balan can walk away holding hands of Sheela just like any other cliched love story we have seen or is there a twist in the tale for the couples. Well you will have to watch it for yourself to know that.
The punch during the interval was well shown and it had something in store for the audience to cheer up.
Being a debutant, Jenuse has showed the promise to come back better.
Screenplay had its beauty for a romantic flicks.
The main positive factor was the on screen chemistry of Dulquer and Nithya.
The first and foremost thing about the movie is that here is a Malayalam movie which has characters that are human and not over-the-top. These are characters which you meet in your day-to-day life an if you are an urbanite, you would be able connect easily.
Slow pace of the film that drags things and gives a boring feel especially the major portion of the first half.
The search for the girl modelled on video games with different levels and lifelines seemed an unconvincing and silly one.
Dulquer playing the character of Balan K Nair was doing a repeat of similar roles he has done before but it was good.
Nithya looked beautiful and at the same time as the girl brought up from outside Kerala, she did justice to that character both in emoting as well as dialogue delivery.
Shekhar Menon as Ummer and Rahul Madhav are also part of the cast and they were not bad either.
Aju Varghese appeared in a cameo as BKN's friend and colleague.
Vineeth and Praveena are part of the supporting casts but it was hard to imagine Vineeth as Nithya's father.
Cinematography by Pradeep Varma was nice along with not so bad edits.
Music is by Govind Menon and the songs with their visuals looked nice on screen.
Art Direction by Ajay Mangad sets the tone for the movie.
As always Sameera Saneesh has set the style right for each character.
100 Days of Love" is a movie which will make you feel good and for especially youth it's a summer treat.
Expecting a good running on box office, but "you too brutus" and the upcoming week releasing movies will make a business impact on the movie.


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20 Best BabyAnime Alternatives To Stream Anime Online
BabyAnime is a rapid anime streaming service that allows you to view English-dubbed and subtitled anime series and films online for free. Baby Anime is one of the most efficient alternatives to KissAnime.ru due to the fact that it offers the same services. On BabyAnime, you are free to view the most recent and vintage anime films. Visit the BabyAnime website, select your favorite content, and enjoy the quick stream without registering.
There are two separate ways to locate your favorite items: browsing the categories and entering the series' title in an advanced search field. In addition to a big database, succinct explanations, major genres, and regular updates, BabyAnime features a straightforward, quick, and user-friendly interface.
We have compiled a list of the Best BabyAnime Alternatives. Let's have a look at the list given below.
1. Daisuki
Daisuki is the next anime website I would recommend if you are still searching for BabyAnime alternatives and are disappointed with the sites listed above. It is yet another comprehensive anime website with high-quality streaming! According to Daisuki, it was founded by reputable anime producers and hence offers every conceivable type of anime. On Daisuki, you may watch rare anime alongside the newest and most popular titles. While it is possible to watch any Anime on Daisuki without registering, it is recommended that you do so to gain access to High-resolution videos of the greatest quality.
2. Animelab
Animelab is the next website in our list of the top alternatives to BabyAnime for streaming anime online. It is a free website for streaming anime that is accessible on Android, iOS, PlayStation, and smart TV. It is an extremely great anime website with a simple and user-friendly interface. In addition, Animelab offers an extensive database of anime films and television programs. However, Animelab's streaming service is only available in Australia and New Zealand; it is not available globally. Consequently, only users from these countries have access to Animelab's services.
3. Anime-Planet
Anime-Planet provides access to more than 40,000 free and legal anime videos from across the web without requiring registration or membership cost. Select a video (movie or episode) and start the streaming process. It is one of the most reputable and secure sites for watching anime and is comparable to BabyAnime in quality. Here, users may find reviews, the most beloved and well-known anime characters, manga films, reviews, and much more. There is a section on Anime-Planet devoted to Japanese manga films, with some fairly useful filtering features to assist visitors in locating their chosen videos. Moreover, users can locate episodes by season.
Enjoy watching anime films? Or are you a fanatic of anime? If so, then KissAnime is the place for you. KissAnime is an online anime streaming platform that allows viewers to stream any genre of an anime film. KissAnime offers over 40 genres, including action, adventure, autos, gaming, historical fiction, and horror. Additionally, a user can easily filter films by alphabet and acquire a comprehensive list. Overall, KissAnime is one of the greatest websites, similar to BabyAnime, for streaming anime online.
5. AnimeStreams
Next on our list of the finest websites like BabyAnime to view anime online is Animestreams. It is an excellent service to stream anime movies and television series for free. The "Animestreams. tv" anime streaming service is accessible without a subscription charge. Visit their website to begin seeing your favorite anime films and television episodes. Animestreams is a fantastic anime streaming website with many useful filters for locating (looking for) films.
6. MasterAnime
Masterani or MasterAnime is an anime streaming website where viewers may watch free high-definition videos of cartoons (anime). Masterani does not only allow users to stream movies; it also has a vast library of anime TV shows, anime OVA (original video animation), and anime ONA (original net animation), among other shows. Masterani is, therefore, the perfect option for anime fans who enjoy watching anime cartoon films and television programs. MasterAnime is, like BabyAnime, one of the best places to broadcast anime online.
7. Animekisa
How could we miss Animekisa on the list of the finest BabyAnime alternatives, where anime fans can watch anime instantly, for free, and in great quality? Animekisa, one of the most prominent anime streaming services on the Internet, offers a wide variety of subtitled and dubbed anime series, as well as films of many genres. Because of the site's well-organized navigation, it is easy to locate the anime of your choice. There are also various servers available for watching and downloading without difficulty. However, the Animekisa video player contains advertising advertisements. Consequently, you should use caution when hitting the proper buttons.
Next on our list of the finest BabyAnime alternatives is GoGoAnime, a website that specializes in Japanese anime and provides high-quality online anime streaming. This anime streaming website supports all HTML 5-compatible web browsers and provides anime in a variety of resolutions. Moreover, numerous Anime series on GoGoAnime are re-recorded in English for a wider audience, making them accessible to even the youngest anime lovers who do not wish to watch the action on-screen while simultaneously reading subtitles.
Despite its antiquated appearance, Chia-Anime is one of the most comprehensive anime and Asian educational resources online. The vast majority of anime and drama episodes on Chia-Anime are downloadable in the MP4 video file format, which is compatible with practically every smartphone, TV, and video game console. In addition, this BabyAnime alternative runs an active Facebook page where users may submit requests, express feedback, and learn about newly uploaded shows.
10. 9Anime
9Anime is one of the greatest sites like BabyAnime and the most pristine and user-friendly alternative to BabyAnime. Although it does not supply as many shows as some other sites, all of the shows it does provide are of good quality and can be accessed through a variety of channels. 9Anime is a fantastic alternative to BabyAnime, but it is unlikely to become your primary anime source.
Crunchyroll is one of the most popular anime websites on the Internet. It is a website dedicated to streaming Asian dramas, anime, and video games. Similarly, online manga reading is available at this location. The website Crunchyroll is absolutely free. To view anime online for free, you must first register and log in. However, Premium memberships are also offered. A premium subscription provides ad-free streaming, unrestricted access to all anime and manga, and live simulcasts from Japan, among other things.
12. AnimeFrenzy
With a dark mood, AnimeFrenzy is one of the best alternatives to BabyAnime. Recently, the website had a significant redesign, and it now appears sleeker and more professional than before. Additionally, you can rapidly switch between subtitled and dubbed anime shows on this Steamer site, removing the need to open a large number of series in order to discover one with English dubbing.
AnimeDao is another of the top anime websites on the Internet. This platform has great video quality. With a sufficient bit rate, it is possible to stream anime in 2040p resolution. The website's interface is distinct from those of other anime-themed websites. Similarly, it possesses a range of distinctive characteristics. There are an anime list, a popular anime part, and a random anime section on the top menu. Utilize the random option if you're seeking fresh anime to watch. It displays random anime shows so that you can watch anime online for free.
14. AnimeHeaven
On our list of the best anime websites, AnimeHeaven is my personal favorite. It provides a huge collection of classic and modern anime series. Additionally, it delivers streaming anime in 1080p definition. AnimeHeaven is one of the few completely legal and free anime websites on the web. Anime is available in virtually all genres, including drama, action, humor, mystery, and thriller. Also available for anime episodes are dubbed and subtitled versions. These characteristics make the website ideal for watching anime online for free.
15. Funimation
Another of the most prominent anime websites available is Funimation. It is a company owned by SONY and located in the United States. It is well-known for its publication of anime and television shows. Suppose that you dislike anime with subtitles. Then you should visit the webpage for Funimation. Funimation distributes anime episodes with English-language audio. In addition, the company launched a PlayStation application that enables customers to view anime online. Overall, Funimation is one of the greatest online anime streaming services comparable to BabyAnime.
4Anime is undoubtedly one of the greatest BabyAnime alternatives to watch anime online for free. It is a well-known anime streaming service where you can find the most recent anime in a range of quality levels and genres. The best feature is that it has the best user experience in its category, making it easy to access popular and latest content such as parasite season 2, ishuzoku, zenonzard, and hensuki.
17. MyAnimeList
MyAnimeList is distinct from other options since its blog entries include in-depth information about characters and voice actors. Manga is also an important component that you might appreciate. MyAnimeList is one of the greatest sites comparable to BabyAnime for streaming anime online.
Soul Anime is superior to BabyAnime since it allows you to preserve a list of completed anime for viewing at a later time. In addition, this website offers a wide variety of anime films that will never tyre you. SoulAnime's enticing user interface and enticing homepage should attract a substantial number of anime enthusiasts.
19. AnimeShow
Next on our list of BabyAnime alternatives is AnimeShow.tv. Anime from a range of genres, including action, adventure, comedy, drama, ecchi, fantasy, horror, mecha, mystery, romance, school, seinen, shoujo, a slice of life, space, and vampire, are available on this professionally created anime streaming website. Overall, AnimeShow.tv is also one of the greatest sites, similar to BabyAnime, to watch anime online for free.
AnimeTake is a popular alternative to BabyAnime that enables you to view your favorite anime online in a range of video quality settings from 360p to 1080p. You may also vote and rank anime, which helps artists and publishers enhance the viewing experience. It features an intuitive, interactive layout that allows users to peruse a variety of genres, including adventure, fantasy, humor, historical, mystical, and dramatic.
I hope you appreciate this article on alternatives to BabyAnime for streaming anime online. Also, if you know of other sites like BabyAnime, please leave a comment.
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San Bernardino terror attack first responders honored for bravery
In this file photo, San Bernardino Police Department Dispatch Supervisor Annie Teall, right, receives an award from Chief Jarrod Burguan as she is honored among several first responders for their bravery during the Dec. 2, 2015 terrorist attack at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino during an awards ceremony April 14 in at San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino.
San Bernardino police Officer Nicholas Koahou is congratulated by then Attorney General Kamala Harris, after Gov. Jerry Brown, right, presented him with the Governor's Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Sept. 12 in Sacramento. Koahou was one of several law enforcement officers honored for their actions in the terrorist attack at a San Bernardino government building, last December, that left 14 dead and 22 wounded. Koahou was wounded during the shootout that left both suspects dead.
By David Downey | The Press-Enterprise
There were many heroes on Dec. 2.
Multiple honors have been bestowed upon those who rescued and treated victims of the San Bernardino terrorist attack or pursued the perpetrators.
Perhaps most notable, half a dozen law enforcement officers received the state's highest award for valor recently for their role in the fierce firefight on San Bernardino Avenue hours after the attack that ended with concluded in the deaths of shooters Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik.
The six were among eight public safety officers statewide to receive the Medal of Valor from Gov. Jerry Brown and Attorney General Kamala Harris in a September ceremony at the Capitol.
The recipients were Officers Brian Olvera and Nicholas Koahou of the San Bernardino Police Department, Officer Joseph Aguilar of the Redlands Police Department, Deputy Bruce Southworth and Cpls. Chad Johnson and Rafael Ixco of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.
"The men we are honoring today exemplify something beyond the ordinary, beyond duty," Brown said. "That is to see something that somebody else needs and to respond, even at the risk of your own life."
Earlier, in February, San Bernardino County District Attorney Mike Ramos presented a department Medal of Valor to Thomas H. Boyles, a senior investigator with the office.
Boyles was working a plainclothes assignment tracking auto thieves on Dec. 2 when he learned of the terrorist attack. He and his partner shifted gears and looked for the suspects. Boyles then joined the shootout.
It was the first such medal to be awarded by the District Attorney's Office.
Other awards and honors
The Helene and Joseph Sherwood Family Prize for Combating Hate, awarded by the Anti-Defamation League in March to several law enforcement agencies:
The San Bernardino Police Department, FBI, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, San Bernardino City Unified School District Police Department, California Highway Patrol, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Attorney's Office and Colton, Fontana, Redlands and Rialto police.The prize was awarded in a ceremony at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.
San Bernardino city firefighters who responded to the attack were honored at a ceremony in July.
Engineer Ryan Starling was singled out for his service as a member of a SWAT team and the first medic to assess the wounded and dead that day.
An April ceremony at San Manuel Amphitheater in Devore San Bernardino honored 132 officers, deputies and civilian employees. Award recipients, by agency, included:
San Bernardino police: Imran Ahmed, Robert Albright, Frank Alvarez, Matt Block, John Cardillo, Tiffany Emon, Eric Fyvie, Tony Kink, Jennifer Kohrell, Emil Kokesh, Ed Lee, Bryan Lentz, Melvin Lucas, Mike Madden, Stacy Moreno, Serbando Saenz, Joe Shuck, Ryan Starling (SBFD), Robert Sullivan, Equino Thomas, Lane Thompson, Von Verbanic, Vicki Cervantes, Lanier Rogers, Daani-Ruth Svonkin, Chris Flowers, Nathan Barilics, Erick Campos, John Echevarria, George Gabera, Brian Harris, Francisco Hernandez, Jonathan Keil, Brian Lewis, Ron Maass, Brett Murphy, Brian Olivera, Shaun Sandoval, Siobhan Sansone, Donald Sawyer, Josh Simpson, Jason Stack, Robert Snyder, Gerald Walent, Dave Green, Annie Teall, John Vasek, Travis Walker, Gerald Beall, Erick Bennett, Ray Bonshire, Jeff Harvey, Brian Karmann, Nick Koahou, Jose Loera, Scott Murray, Gary Schuelke, Ryan Schuelke and Jose Vasquez.
San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department: John Amrhein, Al Daniel, Charles Elder, Mike Ells, Mary Jean Higgins, Brad Phillips, JoJo, Joann Quiroz, Thad Riley, Roland Schmiedel, Steve Scovel, Lance Stuart, Robert Whiteside, Tim Branske, Dave Cruz, Albert Ixco, Chad Johnson, Bernabe Ortiz, Bruce Southworth, Eric Trujillo and Shaun Wallen.
San Bernardino County Probation: Richard Brower, William Brown Jr., Paul Castro Jr., Nathan Clark, Michael Del Cid, Nicholas Gonzalez, Topaz Good, John Holmes, Isabel Jaramillo, Gi Kim, Lesley Kink, Jerad Linnell, Oleg Llaurado, Alicia Martinez, Robb Myers, Anthony Polino, Kyle Reyes, Nathan Scarano, Juli Schlobohm, Pomposo Urquidies and Samuel Wakentin.
San Bernardino County District Attorney's office: Flerida Alarcon, Tom Boyles.
San Bernardino County Fire: Jack Dejong and Eric Sherwin.
California Highway Patrol: Brian Alvarez, William Osegueda, Sean Pomerleau, Thomas Ramos and Mike White.
San Bernardino City Unified School District police: Roberto Jauregui, Robert Arellano, Garrett Riddall, Victor Young and Linda Bardere.
Redlands police: Kelli Bishop, Patrick Estrada, Jenna Heusterberg, Kimberly Howard, Kathryn Ramirez, Ryan Steinhaus, Shayna Walker, Andrew Capps, Daniel Gonzalez, Mathis Knudsen, Jonathan Manly and Joseph Aguilar.
Fontana police: Scott Snyder and Michael Ernes.
Colton police: Robert Wilson, Jaime Ramirez and Joshua Higgins.
Special events, such as the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series at Glen Helen in July and Little League Baseball Western Regional Tournament in at San Bernardino's Al Houghton Stadium in August, honored first responders.
San Bernardino terror attack
David Downey | Reporter
Dave is a general assignment reporter based in Riverside, writing about a wide variety of topics ranging from drones and El Nino to trains and wildfires. He has worked for five newspapers in four states: Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona and California. He earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Colorado State University in 1981. Loves hiking, tennis, baseball, the beach, the Lakers and golden retrievers. He is from the Denver area.


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Senate Confirms Biden Ambassadors, then Adjourns for Christmas
With Christmas day a week away, members of Congress were anxious to tie up any work and head home for a long-anticipated break. However, they would confirm over thirty ambassadors appointed by the Biden Administration before Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) would officially adjourn the current session.
The Senate would also leave without voting on the highly controversial Build Back Better bill, which squeaked through the House in late November. The Build Back Better bill has undergone great scrutiny, and late last week, the Senate Parliamentarian would hand down a decision that at least two proposals tied to the spending bill did not meet reconciliation guidelines and must be removed from the bill.
Early Saturday morning, the Senate voted to confirm multiple ambassadors as well as other Biden Administration employees. Majority Leader Schumer also agreed to schedule a post-holiday vote regarding possible sanctions on the company supporting the Nord Stream 2 pipeline – a pipeline that Joe Biden has said in the past must not be allowed to operate. However, with the Ukraine as well as other European allies pleading for sanctions on the Russian company, Biden has been lax to put any kind of teeth into a warning to Russia regarding the natural gas pipeline. It is not clear whether Congress will vote to authorize sanctions on this project.
Prior to his adjournment of the session, Senator Chuck Schumer had threatened to keep the Senate "for as long as it took" to get these confirmations completed.
Notable ambassador nominees who were confirmed during the early Saturday vote include former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel, who will serve as the American ambassador to Japan. Others who were confirmed included ambassadors from the United States to Vietnam, Spain, and Somalia. All were confirmed by a voice vote.
Just prior, Senator Schumer agreed to hold a vote on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline proposed sanctions sometime prior to January 14.
President Joe Biden has been in office nearly a year with more than a handful of his presidential nominations to a variety of positions going unfilled. However, this same type of gridlock was present in the Trump Administration as well. This is evidence that no matter the party, the confirmation process for presidential nominees to a variety of offices is now becoming more difficult to navigate.
Democrats blame Republican senators for placing holds on Biden nominees due to foreign policy matters as one reason for the gridlock; however, the Trump administration saw much of the same frustration. Republicans also often dealt with a number of scandalous accusations when nominating cabinet officials, Supreme Court justices, and other important positions within the Administration.
The holds that some GOP senators are utilizing do not stop the confirmation process; however, they do require a number of hours of debate regarding these nominees and their foreign policy positions. Democrats say these hours of debate could be spent doing something more productive.
However, the GOP's refusal to back down regarding one particular nomination of the Biden Administration to be withdrawn. Biden had nominated Saule Omarova, who was born and educated in Russia, to a banking regulator position. After fiery testimony in the Senate – at which point Senator John Kennedy questioned Omarova's membership in a Young Communist club, which led him to quip, "I don't know whether to call you Professor or Comrade" – Omarova felt pressure from even Democratic supporters to withdraw her name from consideration. In early December, she did just that.
Senator Ted Cruz has held his own ensuring that some nominees did not move forward in the confirmation process. He has objected to the waiving of sanctions regarding the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, and earlier this week, Senator Schumer demanded that Cruz lift his holds on Biden Administration nominees. Cruz said he was willing to lift sixteen holds on Biden nominees, and, all day Friday, Cruz and Schumer traded on possible holds to be lifted.
The Biden Administration as admitted that it is heading into the December break with a number of vacancies still being open – markedly more vacancies that previous administrations.
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Zygmunt Mackiewicz (lit. Zygmunt Mackevič; * 29. Februar 1944 in Akuotninkai, Nemenčinė) ist ein litauischer Politiker.

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1946 wurde sein Vater repressiert. Zygmunt lernte in Šventininkai. 1962 absolvierte er die Mittelschule Nemenčinė und 1963 das Technikum der Landwirtschaft in Buivydiškės. Er lehrte am Vilniaus žemės ūkio technikumas und studierte Veterinärmedizin in Vitebsk. Von 1972 bis 1975 absolvierte er die Aspirantur in Moskau, promovierte und habilitierte in Biologie.
Von 1975 bis 1980 war er wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter und lehrte an der Vilniaus universitetas. Von 2002 bis 2007 war er Leiter des Lehrstuhls in Opole.  Von 1966 bis 1989 war er Deputat des Obersten Rats von Sowjetlitauen, von 1996 bis 2000 Mitglied im Seimas.

Von 1981 bis 1990 war er Mitglied der KPdSU, ab 1994 der Tėvynės sąjunga.

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 Orden für Verdienste um Litauen, Komandoro kryžius

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Hochschullehrer (Universität Vilnius)
Abgeordneter (Oberster Sowjet der Litauischen Sozialistischen Sowjetrepublik)
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KPdSU-Mitglied
TS-LKD-Mitglied
Träger des Ordens für Verdienste um Litauen
Hochschullehrer (Medizinische Universität Białystok)
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US long-term mortgage rates little changed; 30-year at 2.93%
September 4, 2020 The Associated Press Article, Business
FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2019 file photo a sign rests in front of a newly constructed home, in Westwood, Mass. U.S. average rates on long-term mortgages changed little this week, remaining at historically low levels that has sparked demand for homes. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. average rates on long-term mortgages changed little this week, remaining at historically low levels that has sparked demand for homes.
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average rate on the 30-year home loan ticked up to 2.93% from 2.91% last week. By contrast, the rate averaged 3.49% a year ago.
The average rate on the 15-year fixed-rate mortgage declined, however, to 2.42% from 2.46% last week.
Housing demand continues as one of few bright spots in the pandemic-hobbled economy. Sales of new homes soared in July, rising nearly 14% as the market continued to gain traction following the spring downturn caused by pandemic-forced lockdowns.
In the wider economy, the government reported Thursday that the number of laid-off Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to a still-elevated 881,000 last week — evidence that the pandemic keeps forcing many businesses to slash jobs.
Federal task force kills Portland shooting suspect at arrest
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October 29, 2020 Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press Article, Business
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. economy grew at a sizzling 33.1% annual rate in the July-September quarter — by far the largest quarterly gain on record — rebounding from an epic plunge in the spring, […]
Judge won't delay order that lets N.C. bowling alleys reopen
July 9, 2020 The Associated Press News
RALEIGH — A North Carolina judge refused on Wednesday to delay enforcement of his ruling allowing dozen of bowling alleys to reopen in contradiction to Gov. Roy Cooper's executive order keeping them shut to discourage […]
Semiconductor shortage forces automobile production cuts
January 12, 2021 Tom Krisher and Michael Liedtke, Associated Press Article, Business
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HOME JAMS ADR INSIGHTS Employees and Employers
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Richard Birke
JAMS Vice President & Executive Director of the JAMS Institute
Following are two interesting and recent federal court rulings related to arbitration.
Future Disputes are beyond Arbitral Authority Minnesota Nurses Association v. North Memorial Health Care
After completing 30 years of service, Nurse Lynette Drake asked to be relieved of the obligation to work weekends. When her supervisor required her to report under a "needed-nurses" exception, Drake filed a grievance.
The arbitrator concluded that the exception was properly invoked. However, in order to ensure that Drake not be treated unfairly in the future, the arbitral award required that "from the date of this award, if the Employer invokes the "exception" proviso to compel qualifying nurses to work on weekends, the number of required weekends shall be equally shared (divided) among those qualifying nurses."
The district court vacated the portion of the arbitrator's award requiring that weekend shifts filled by qualifying nurses be divided equally among them. North Memorial appealed.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed. Finding that the arbitrator exceeded his authority, the Court wrote, "The CBA has not delegated the arbitrator authority to resolve disputes not presented to him by the parties, and the extent of the dispute the parties have referred to arbitration is determined by the submission, not the CBA." As the parties only submitted a single dispute about a past act, the arbitrator had no authority to fashion a remedy for hypothetical future disputes.
Employer Waived Right to Arbitrate Messina v. North Central Distributing
Richard Messina sued North Central Distributing for terminating his employment contract after six months. Messina argued that the contract was for two years.
NCD removed the case to federal court. After several months, the parties filed a report with the court that mentioned negotiation and mediation, but not arbitration. Several months later, NCD moved to transfer venue. The lawyers for the parties were in frequent contact and arbitration was never mentioned.
Eight months after the filing of the case, NCD moved to compel arbitration pursuant to a clause in Messina's employment contract. The district court denied the motion and NCD appealed.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed. It found that NCD knew of its right to arbitrate, had acted inconsistently with that right ("substantially invoking the litigation machinery by…removing the case to federal court, filing an answer, participating in a pretrial hearing, filing a scheduling report which recommended a trial date and discovery deadlines, and filing a motion to transfer venue."), and that these actions had caused prejudice to Messina who "spent considerable time and money obtaining new counsel, partaking in pretrial hearings, and responding to the transfer motion."


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Madeleine Lim
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Before working for Bloomberg, Madeleine spent over a decade at Dow Jones Newswires as a markets editor and reporter. She has also worked as an editor for Bridgewater Associates. Madeleine holds a degree in history from the University of Zurich.
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Patrick Barta is the Asia Enterprise Editor for The Wall Street Journal, managing major features projects and investigations in the region. Previously he was the Southeast Asia Bureau Chief for the Journal overseeing coverage of the 10-country ASEAN region, and also a regional economics and natural resources reporter based in Bangkok. Before moving to Asia he was part of the Journal's U.S. economics team in New York, specializing in coverage of the U.S. property market and the 2000s-era housing bubble. He began his career at the Journal in 1997 as a real estate and agriculture reporter based in Houston, Tex. A native of Dallas, Mr. Barta received a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin and a master's degree from the Columbia University School of Journalism in New York.
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Cliff Buddle is a senior editor at the South China Morning Post. He has been a journalist for more than 30 years. Cliff began his career as a court reporter for news agencies in London before coming to Hong Kong to join the SCMP in 1994. He then covered the landmark constitutional cases in the late 1990s, following the city's return to China. Cliff's subsequent roles at the SCMP have included news editor, deputy editor, and acting editor-in-chief. He currently oversees culture coverage, while also writing editorials and columns. Cliff has a long association with SOPA, having first sat on the editorial sub-committee more than 10 years ago.
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With a background in economics, Yi-Shan began her career in 1996 at CommonWealth before later joining the China Times (2004~2008). In her early career, Asia financial crisis brought her long term concern on financial reform, tax evasion, capital turbulence and inequality of globalization. She earned the master degree of economic policy management, a special program sponsored by World Bank/ IMF in Columbia University.
Since 2013, she participated several international cooperation projects of International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, including Offshore leaks, Panama paper, Paradise and Fake Science projects. She became the member of ICIJ on 2014.
She currently oversees CommonWealth Online news and financial news desk. Also she teaches in J-Scool of National Taiwan University.
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Wai Kong FUNG, is the Managing Editor of Apple Daily ( English Edition). He joined the newspaper in 1997 as the Editorial Writer. He was the Deputy Political Editor of South China Morning Post before that. Wai Kong FUNG was educated in Hong Kong and spent a year in University of Lancaster to study International Relations in 1992-93.
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Chenlung Kuo is the Deputy Editor-in-Chief in United Daily News. He also hosts a TV Interview program, "Global Perspective" on current international situation at UDN TV. He has over 25 years of journalistic experience. Before he worked in the United Daily News, he worked in China Times as the correspondent in New York. After he returned to Taipei, he worked in China Times as executive deputy-in-chief for international and cross-strait news, editor-in-chief in China Times Weekly (magazine) and chief commentator in Business Weekly (magazine).
Mr. Kuo is an experienced journalist and editor covering international news. He interviewed numerous scholars and international leaders, including His Excellency Dali Lama, Nobel laureate Thomas Piketty, Ambassador to Taiwan Kin Moy, Professor Fukuyama of Stanford University, Professor Mearsheimer of University of Chicago, Former Secretary of Defense William Perry and many others.
Mr. Kuo has bachelor and master's degree in political science in National Taiwan University. He was also supported by Fulbright scholarship program and studied at the political science department for PhD program of the University of Chicago in year 1997 to 2000.
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Deputy Asia News Editor, Financial Times
Ravi Mattu is the Deputy Asia News Editor of the Financial Times. Since joining the FT in 2000, he has held a number of senior positions, including: Tech Editor; Editorial Director of FT2; Business Life editor, overseeing the management section of the paper; Acting Editor and Deputy Editor of the FT Weekend Magazine; and editor of Special Reports (magazines and websites), during which time he edited a number of titles and launched FT Wealth.
Ravi has interviewed leading CEOs, entrepreneurs and politicians, and is a frequent speaker and conference chair.
Bill Ridgers
Asia Digital Editor,
Asia Digital Editor, The Economist
Bill Ridgers is The Economist's Asia Digital Editor, responsible for the Asia newsdesk in Hong Kong. He regularly contributes articles to The Economist on big global topics, as well as on arts and sport. He was previously co-editor of the Espresso daily news-briefing app. Before that he was the business education editor at The Economist, editor of the Gulliver business-travel blog and deputy editor of "The World in" periodical. Prior to joining the newspaper, he was the editor of the long-running "Which MBA?" guide and was the chief travel and tourism analyst for the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). At the EIU he also edited the cost of living survey and devised its liveability rankings. He has written papers on talent management, education and the cost of doing business, and has published a book of business quotations.
Anne Marie Roantree
Bureau Chief,
Reuters News
Bureau Chief, Hong Kong, Reuters News
Anne Marie is Bureau Chief of Reuters in Hong Kong. She took up the post in the spring of 2014, having helped run the bureau from mid-2012 as chief correspondent and acting bureau chief. In her first year as bureau chief, she oversaw coverage of the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong which won an award in the Breaking News category at the Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) for that year. She was also awarded the Reuters Editor of the year award for 2014. Anne Marie joined Reuters in 2002 in Singapore, where she worked as an editor on the company news desk, having previously worked at the Irish Times in Dublin and South China Morning Post in Hong Kong.
Kit Tang
Executive Editor, Bloomberg Businessweek (Chinese) 彭博商業周刊 / 中文版
Kit Tang is the Executive Editor of Bloomberg Businessweek(Chinese)彭博商業周刊/中文版, a Chinese biweekly which was launched in June 2013 and built on the agreement between Bloomberg LP and Hong Kong-listed Modern Media.
Kit has joined Bloomberg Businessweek (Chinese) for 6 years, covering stories on business trends and social issues. A story on Hong Kong housing issue from her team has won a Society of Publishers in Asia award for feature story 2019.
Before that, she was in the business team of Next Magazine and Hong Kong Economic Times, covering investigative stories on Hong Kong-listed companies, global market trends and central banks and monetary policy.
Kit holds a bachelor degree in School of Journalism in Chinese University of Hong Kong and a master degree in International and Public Affairs in University of Hong Kong.
Carlos Tejada
Deputy Asia Editor,
Deputy Asia Editor, The New York Times
Carlos Tejada is the deputy Asia editor for The New York Times, based in Seoul, South Korea. He has worked in east Asia as an editor and a reporter since 2008.
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Director, Bachelor of Journalism programme
HKU Journalism (JMSC), The University of Hong Kong
Jeffrey Timmermans is an associate professor and director of the undergraduate journalism programme at The University of Hong Kong. He has more than two decades of experience in Asia as a financial journalist and journalism educator, having worked as a reporter in Tokyo for The Wall Street Journal and as a managing editor for Dow Jones Newswires in Hong Kong and Singapore. He also worked for Bain & Company, leading the global strategy consulting firm's public-relations efforts in Asia, before joining the faculty of HKU's Journalism & Media Studies Centre in 2008. Jeffrey is a former governor of the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Hong Kong and has served as Head of Judges of the SOPA Awards since 2014. He holds a BA in Asian Studies from Colgate University, a MS in Journalism from Columbia University, and a PhD from The University of Hong Kong.
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Deputy Head Of Judges Honorary Lecturer, Journalism & Media Studies Centre, The University of Hong Kong
Matthew Leung joined the JMSC in 2003 as creative director responsible for developing, designing and publishing educational and promotional materials. He has more than 16 years experience in editorial production, including design, graphics and desktop publishing, and in exhibition, museum, showroom and event production. He holds a master's degree from the University of Technology, Sydney, in Australia.
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This Week's Awesome Stories From Around the Web (Through July 23rd)
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: This Is the Robot Maid Elon Musk Is Funding
Will Knight | MIT Technology Review
"Abbeel's robots learn tasks from scratch, using a neural network that receives sensor input and controls physical movement. The network adjusts its parameters automatically as it inches closer to its goal. A robot might try thousands of grips, for instance, in the process of learning how to hold a certain object."
INTERNET & SOCIETY: In the Future You Will Own Nothing and Have Access to Everything
Kevin Kelly | Boing Boing
"The underlying mathematics and physics remain. As we increase dematerialization, decentralization, simultaneity, platforms, and the cloud—as we increase all those at once, access will continue to displace ownership. For most things in daily life, accessing will trump owning…The digital native is free to race ahead and explore the unknown. Accessing rather than owning keeps me agile and fresh, ready for whatever is next."
CYBERNETICS: Your First Step to Becoming a Cyborg: Getting This Pierced in You
Nadja Sayej | Motherboard
"The product [North Sense] can be hinged into the body by a professional body piercer and will apparently only takes minutes to anchor into the skin. After the piercing heals, the vibrating gadget can be hinged onto the metallic barbells…'We want to create a bridge between the tech world and the body modification and piercing world,' said Babitz. 'Through us and others, they will start to become part of the same world, which I find fascinating and romantic.'"
BIOLOGY: Decoding Nature's Soundtrack
Brandon Keim | Nautilus
"On a cool March morning, Krause drives me to one of his favorite spots, one he's recorded since the early 1990s: Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, 4,500 mostly undisturbed acres in the mountains between the Napa and Sonoma valleys. We pull into the parking lot and head up a trail before dawn…'The voice of the natural world informs us about our place in the living world and how we're affecting it,' he says. 'It tells us everything we need to know about how we're doing in relationship to it.'"
PRIVACY & SECURITY: How Technology Disrupted the Truth
Katharine Viner | The Guardian
"Does the truth matter any more?…We are caught in a series of confusing battles between opposing forces: between truth and falsehood, fact and rumor, kindness and cruelty; between the few and the many, the connected and the alienated…Increasingly, what counts as a fact is merely a view that someone feels to be true—and technology has made it very easy for these 'facts' to circulate with a speed and reach that was unimaginable in the Gutenberg era (or even a decade ago)."


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Power minister launches hackathon to deal with farm fires, residue
The Hackathon has been organised by state-owned Energy Efficiency Service Ltd and NVVN (NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam), a wholly-owned subsidiary of state-owned power giant NTPC Ltd
New Delhi: Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh on Tuesday launched the Green Charcoal Hackathon, which would focus on deliberating on technology to convert farm residue into green charcoal. Singh launched the Green Charcoal Hackathon with a vision to create a conducive environment by reducing carbon emissions and nurture technology solutions in India, the power ministry said in a statement.
The Hackathon has been organised by state-owned Energy Efficiency Service Ltd and NVVN (NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam), a wholly-owned subsidiary of state-owned power giant NTPC Ltd.
Singh in the statement said, "The Hackathon displays the spirit of innovation, which pervades NTPC. Any organisation has to have this spirit of innovation to grow and prosper or otherwise it would fade away. I am sure that the NTPC management has told all young engineers that innovation and new ideas are encouraged."
The purpose of the event is to leverage the innovative Indian mind to bridge the technology gap, with the objective to clean air by eliminating farm fire and producing renewable energy out of the agro residue.
The minister also said, "This (Hackathon) is also innovation in the pursuit of reducing our carbon footprint. From that point of view, all competitors in the Hackathon should keep in mind that the process of converting this (agro residue) to charcoal should not lead to emissions."
He further added that another key thing is the commercial model, which will depend on the cost of both the machine and charcoal production.
NTPC Chairman and Managing Director Gurdeep Singh said in the statement, "Power plants are the biggest consumers of coal. Typically, a 1,000-MW plant consumes about 5 million tonnes of coal annually."
He added that India's total coal-based power generation capacity is about 2 lakh MW, which theoretically can consume about 1,000 million tonnes of coal annually.
Singh said that even 10 per cent of that, if replaced with green charcoal, will require about 160 million tonnes of agro residue and municipal waste. It will be sufficient to wipe out the entire unused agro residue in the country, thus eliminating the farm fires, and produce about 20,000 MW of renewable power and generating a revenue worth Rs 50,000 crore per year, he added.
The increasing air pollution due to the burning of stubble and agro residue by local farmers has become a major concern for the country.
NVVN is looking for technologies to convert the agricultural waste to a form that can be used in the power plants. One such option is torrefaction which converts the agro residue to green charcoal.
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Mikel Arteta sympathises with Manchester City after European competition ban
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has acknowledged that Manchester City find themselves in a very difficult situation after being banned from European competitions for the next two years. The Spaniard left the assistant role with the Citizens to become the Gunners boss in December but he still wishes the best for his former club.
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Guardiola fancies Phil Foden to step into the shoes of David Silva next term
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has backed Phil Foden to step into the shoes of David Silva, once the Spaniard leaves the club next summer. The 33-year-old has already confirmed that he would be leaving the Citizens at the expiry of his contract and Guardiola has hinted that he may have the successor within the current squad.
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David Silva in Talks withJapanese Outfit Vissel Kobe
David Silva has started making plans for life after Manchester City, as he has begun talks with Japanese outfitVissel Kobe, according to new reports. The 33-year-old will leave Manchester City at the end of the season. He has been at the Etihad Stadium since 2010, and his presence has been vital in City lifting four Premier League titles. Even at this age, Silva has been starved of offers since several clubs have shown an interest to sign him. Even though his rate of injuries have increased over the last few years, Silva remains a very capable player whenever he is fit.
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Guardiola Demands More from David Silva after Wolves Defeat
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Souness says Manchester City could pay the price for summer transfer mistake
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Pep Guardiola confirms David Silva as the new Manchester City captain
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Alcantara says Manchester City boss has become more magical with time
Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcantara has said that Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has got better as he has progressed into his managerial career. The Catalan tactician recently guided the Citizens to an unprecedented domestic treble in England and Thiago has praised the efforts put in by the former Barcelona and Bayern head coach.
Speaking to Goal.com, he said: "I always make the comparison that the coach works like the players. When you put a player in a great team, he gets better and he makes all team-mates better as well. With the years, he got better as a coach, not just because of experience but he also got better players and he could do better things with them on the pitch. He got more magical, more experienced, more tactical, more everything."
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Speaking to reporters, Guardiola acknowledged that Silva has been chosen as the new skipper of the team following a meeting with the first-team squad. He added that the 33-year-old perfectly fits the bill, given he has the experience of the Premier League after serving more than a decade for the club, he said: "David Silva will be our captain. The captain has to be what he is. David has been here a decade, he knows the club and the Premier League."
Matthaus says he would pick Leroy Sane ahead of Dembele for Bayern
Bayern Munich legend Lothar Matthaus has said that he would prefer the recruitment of Leroy Sane over Ousmane Dembele at the Bavarian giants. Both Sane and Dembele have been linked with possible moves to the Allianz Arena this summer but Matthaus seems to favour the former due to the player's close proximity with the German players at Bayern.
Speaking to Bild, Matthaus revealed that Sane is fond with a number of Bayern players, given they play together with the German national team. He added that the former Schalke 04 graduate should prove the perfect fit for Bayern when compared to Dembele, who has yet to make his bow in the Bundesliga, he said: "Sane already knows a lot of Bayern players from the national team and has already played with them. If I had the choice between a German and a French international player, I would take the German at Bayern Munich."
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Silva confirms he will leave Manchester City after the 2019/2020 season
Manchester City star David Silva has confirmed that he would be parting ways with the club when his contract expires at the end of next season. The Spaniard has been with the Citizens for the past nine years and the 33-year-old has said that he would prefer to complete a decade with the team before considering a fresh challenge away from the Premier League.
Speaking to reporters, Silva revealed that the Citizens were initially planning to keep him until the summer of 2021 but he opted to intervene and reduce the contract length by 12 months, he said: "No, this is the last one - 10 years for me is enough. It's the perfect time for me. Initially, City were talking about two years, but I decided to sign another one, so I finished at 10 years. It completes the cycle. It's a nice round figure. I can never see myself playing against City for another team. So 10 years – that's it."
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Zac Efron's former trainer hates burpees as much as you do. Here's why he says most people shouldn't do them.
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Celebrity trainer Patrick Murphy doesn't program burpees in his workouts.Patrick Murphy
Burpees are common in workouts, but most people can't do them safely, a celebrity trainer told Insider.
Patrick Murphy, who trained Zac Efron for "Baywatch," said he never programs them.
They were used in military fitness tests, but could injure people with regular jobs, he said.
Burpees are not an efficient exercise and most people don't have the flexibility to perform them safely and properly, according to celebrity trainer Patrick Murphy.
Burpees are a full-body movement which involve dropping from a standing position straight into a squat, jumping the feet back into a high-plank position followed by a push-up, before jumping the feet forward, and jumping up again to repeat the process.
They're an explosive movement which raise the heart-rate, and were used to test fitness in the US military, Murphy told Insider.
A burpee includes a range of postures.blanaru/Getty Images
Murphy, who has trained celebrities including Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lawrence, and Zac Efron (for his famously shredded body in "Baywatch"), never includes burpees in his workouts because he believes they can lead to injury and a bad posture.
There are lots of other explosive exercises you can do that are much better, he said.
Burpees were used to test fitness levels in the military
The burpee was invented by exercise physiologist Royal Burpee in the 1930s, and it initially didn't include a push-up or a jump, as Insider's Hilary Brueck previously reported.
Royal Burpee's granddaughter, Sheryl Burpee Dluginski (who is also a personal trainer), told Men's Journal that the US army added them to a fitness test for soldiers, and made them into the more strenuous burpee we know today.
"It doesn't mean it's good for us or good for the human body," Murphy said.
Most people don't have the flexibility to perform a burpee correctly
To perform a burpee properly, you need a decent level of flexibility, strength, and fitness, Murphy said, and so they should only be performed by those who are fit enough.
The movement requires athleticism and quick movement, but when people try and move as fast as they can while being explosive, they're more likely to injure themselves, Murphy said.
Patrick Murphy is a celebrity personal trainer.Patrick Murphy
"For most people, their shoulders will shrug, they'll hurt their wrists, they'll strain their back and their knees," he said.
Moving from the push-up to standing position in a burpee can create a rounded back, which is the posture many people spend all day in when working an office job — and can lead to back pain, Murphy said.
Burpees are really hard on the body for most people, he said.
"They're great for dodging bullets though," Murphy said. "If I was in the military, I would get good at burpees too."
Burpees raise the heart rate, but other exercises do the same thing more safely
Murphy isn't the only trainer to argue that burpees aren't effective for the majority of people.
Dluginski also told Insider that the burpee should be considered "an exercise for people who are already physically fit."
"It's really hard on the knees. It's really hard on the back. And unless you have good core strength and good fitness to start out with, you're not going to be able to do it correctly. That's exactly why it makes such a good fitness assessment test, which is what it really is," she said.
Fellow celebrity trainers and brothers Ryan and Eric Johnson, whose clients include Scarlett Johansson, previously told Insider that they think burpees are a waste of time for most people.
"Most people don't have adequate mobility to get into a deep squat, so they're going to flex their back," Eric said.
"In the bigger picture I don't believe that a burpee will have any sort of advantage that will make you hit your performance goals, other than getting your heart-rate up, and there are so many other tools to do that that will actually transfer over and help you in other facets of your training plan."
Squat jumps or box step-ups are great alternatives to the burpee for raising the heart-rate and building explosive power, Murphy said.
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