A typical mindset when people go to an interview or when they come to my interview preparation course is that their main goal is to become more confident in the interview. This is not a job winning mindset.
It focuses inwards to the self instead of the interaction with others. It also emotion oriented and not action and result oriented. It implies that the candidate thinks that they are not good enough so why should the interviewer think differently.
The solution is not working and concentration on improving the confidence issue but accepting ourselves as we are and working on our skills, techniques and mindsets and in the interview engaging with other people. So forget yourself and focus outwards and your self-confidence problem will disappear.
The overall outcome of this self confidence improving training is that you will feel more relaxed and less stressful in various social situations like work, presentation, new relationships, job interview, audition, English speaking, public speaking etc. Thus, your overall performance and relationships with people will improve.
In the first stage of self-confidence enhancement your negative emotions will be less frequent and less intensive and you learn how to monitor and control your thoughts and body.
As a second stage, you will gradually experience more positive emotions and confidence where you felt stress before. You may even enjoy getting exposed to those situations and will have more energy.
If you reach the final stage, self-confidence will not be an issue at all, including positive confidence. You will not focus on yourself and your feelings any more but on other people and the task on hand. Your self-centred, inward orientation will be gradually replaced with an outward one.
You will not think much of how other people may judge you and you will give up the need to control and manipulate what they think of you. You will give them the freedom to dislike you or your performance. Their criticism will be a useful feedback and inspiration to improve yourself.
Dead air in a conversation is when you feel uncomfortable when neither you nor the other person you are with do not talk. One component of this is that you do not have much topics to talk about. In this case become more interested in the world generally and read, travel, communicate more. And in the conversation be interested in the topics that come up and in your partner.
Ask questions, open up yourself, relate what they say. So be really interested in many things and people. Dead air can be the result of low self-esteem and you may think what you do not have value to offer. Work on it. One way is get rid of the idea that communication is about sharing useful information. Focus on the emotional side instead of the informational, logical one. Try to have a good time with the other person.
Also, if you are afraid of dead air, you may have a more general problem of afraid of emptiness. Try meditation, empty your mind. Just sit and do nothing, no listening or watching. Just enjoy the moment.
The lessons are a combination of classroom learning, consultation and coaching. It is a one-to-one or small group private course in English.
learning how to pay attention and control your body, for instance, your breathing, tension and body language.
These skills will help you to relate to people better, understand them and express your ideas in a well-structured, meaningful and enjoyable way.


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The deadliest disaster in the history of the garment industry worldwide
The Rana Plaza Tragedy
On Wednesday morning, April 24, 2013 at 8:00 a.m., all 3,639 workers refused to enter the eight-story Rana Plaza factory building because there were large and dangerous cracks in the factory walls. The owner, Sohel Rana, brought paid gang members to beat the workers, hitting them with sticks to force them to go into the building. Managers of the five factories housed in Rana Plaza also threatened the frightened workers, telling them that if they did not return to work, there would be no money to pay them for the month of April, which meant that there would be no food for them and their children. They were forced to head into work at 8:00 a.m.
At 8:45 a.m. the electricity went out and the factories' five generators kicked on. Almost immediately, the workers felt the eight-story building shake and heard a loud explosion as the building collapsed, pancaking downward.
The 3,639 workers toiled in five factories housed in the Rana Plaza building, producing clothing for U.S., Canadian and European clothing labels and retailers. Eighty percent of the workers were young women, whose ages ranged from 18-20 years. Their standard shift lasted 13 to 14½ hours, from 8:00 am to 9-10:30 pm, toiling 90 to 100 hours a week with just two days off a month. Young "helpers" earned 12 cents/hr, while "junior operators" took home 22 cents/hr ($10.56/wk), and senior sewers received 24 cents/hr ($12.48/wk).
The owner of Rana Plaza seems to have widespread political connections and so the trial for this disaster is being delayed, as alleged by several authentic sources. Even the persecutor could not indict the higher government official responsible for this disaster in the trial. In addition, the workers (mostly women) killed or injured by this disaster have not yet been compensated properly by government or garments' owners' association as well as buyers.
We demand justice for the workers injured and killed by this Rana Plaza manmade disaster.
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Get Inspired: Woman With Crohn's Shares Bikini Photo With Colostomy Bags
Tired of letting her condition control her life, this 23-year-old exposed her colostomy bags at the beach.
By Christine Mattheis
Credit: Crohn's and Colitis UK on Facebook
Four years ago, Brittany Townsend would have never guessed that a photo of herself in a bikini would go viral on Facebook. The makeup artist from Worcester, England, has suffered from Crohn's disease since age 3, and nearly died when her bowel ruptured in 2010. She woke up in a hospital bed with two colostomy bags, which remove waste from her body through an incision in her abdomen. "As soon as I had the colostomy bags, my confidence was totally knocked," Townsend, 23, told BBC Midlands Today. "I lost so much weight going through all of that. I just wasn't who I was, anymore."
Then, last December, Townsend and her husband took a vacation to Mexico. "My husband always said to me, 'If we go on holiday, I want you to wear a bikini.'" And on her first day there, she did. "I felt like I finally had the confidence after three and a half years of having them." On June 21, she shared the photo above with the Crohn's and Colitis UK Facebook page, which has generated more than 200,000 Likes and has been seen by millions.
Townsend hopes her photo will inspire confidence in others with colostomy bags who feel embarrassed or ashamed by their condition. And, bolstered by the positive response her photo has received, she's decided to begin pursuing a part-time modeling career.
What is Crohn's disease?
Crohn's disease, a form of inflammatory bowel disease, causes inflammation and ulcers in the digestive tract, resulting in diarrhea, gut pain, and even skin, joint, and eye problems. It's tough to diagnose and is often mistaken for other illnesses. Crohn's is most commonly diagnosed in adolescents and young adults, but it can strike at any age.
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Surrey summer of woe continues as injury strikes
Matt Dunn's injury compounds Surrey's summer of woe
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Matt Dunn's ankle injury was just the latest chapter in a tale of woe for Surrey this summer.
The 27-year-old speedster burst back onto the scene at the Guildford Festival, claiming 13 wickets in two matches against Somerset and Yorkshire, including a career-best 5-43 in the first match.
But Surrey's fitness saga, which started when a virus swept through the squad on their pre-season trip to Dubai and has seen all but a handful crocked at some stage, had another painful chapter to come when Dunn rolled an ankle in training while preparing for this week's Specsavers County Championship encounter with Warwickshire at the Kia Oval.
Skipper Rory Burns had already reflected: "It's just as well we've got a decent-sized squad because otherwise we might have struggled to get 11 players on the park."
At least he was fit to return, a back problem blamed for his absence against Yorkshire, but a week off which might have eased their selection worries saw Dunn join Conor McKerr and Stuart Meaker among the crocked fast bowlers while Jade Dernbach is still on the way back from a calf strain which sidelined him for the first six weeks of the season.
Surrey were able to gain permission from the ECB to play Sam Curran – who is centrally-contracted to the board and thus in their control – after he had played club and second team games on the way back from a hamstring pull suffered a month ago but a limitation was place on the number of overs he could bowl in the match.
Having made Yorkshire follow on in their previous Championship outing, a drawn match severely disrupted by rain, the county champions were hoping to build on that against a side who beat them by 130 runs at Edgbaston in late May, one of two defeats in their opening six matches which left them one place off the bottom of the table.
Yet they were bowled out for 194 on Sunday's opening day at the Kia Oval – the highest score extras with 40 – and saw Warwickshire reach 89-1 by the close, described by head coach Michael di Venuto as "one of the worst days in my time here".
Restricting the visitors to a lead of 36 on the second was a fine effort as Morne Morkel, Curran and Jordan Clark all finished with three wickets. Mark Stoneman top-scored with 71 and Curran added a half-century in Surrey's second innings of 325, Warwickshire needing 290 for victory in more than a day and leaving Burns's men with much work to record their first four-day victory of the season and only the second in all cricket.


March 7, 2005 will be a milestone in the history of the arts in Gwinnett County. On that evening, the Gwinnett Philharmonic will present its 10th Anniversary Celebration Concert with the music of Bach, Rossini, Gershwin, Bernstein and "All the Best of Broadway!" The event will be especially sweet for Gwinnett Philharmonic Founding Music Director Monte Nichols. He had shared the idea for such an organization a decade ago with other Gwinnett Community leaders.
"In 1994 Forrest Robinson and I were discussing the progress on the construction of the Performing Arts Center," said Nichols. "I asked, "Do you think a professional orchestra will ever perform on that stage?" His reply, "It"s inevitable.""
The inevitable became reality in January 1995, when the Gwinnett Philharmonic Association, Inc. was founded as a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. In March of that year, people from all over the county came to see the newly finished Performing Arts Center and hear of the plans to launch the Gwinnett Philharmonic. Hundreds of people joined the presenting organization that week, and the membership of the Gwinnett Philharmonic Association was up and running.
The Gwinnett Philharmonic has grown and flourished under Nichols" guidance, but he has more plans in store for the organization. "In the next 10 years, we hope to grow in several ways. We hope to build the audience, helping more people of all ages to discover the thrill of hearing a "live" symphony orchestra for the first time. We also want to build the base of support such as growing a permanent endowment. We also want to build on the success of the orchestra itself – continuing to attract wonderful musicians and programming Great Music."
These concerts, featuring the full orchestra and known as "The Gwinnett Philharmonic Plays Series," have been so successful that a second "season" was launched two years ago. "The Gwinnett Philharmonic Presents Series" offers concerts by soloists and ensembles with fewer musicians than the 60+ musician full orchestra. The Philharmonic"s season this year will end with such a concert, featuring the Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta on May 16.
But first, The Gwinnett Philharmonic will be in concert on Tuesday, January 18 with the full orchestra performing a program that includes Mozart"s Overture to Don Giovanni; Haydn"s " Oxford" Symphony; and Beethoven"s spectacular Piano Concerto No. 5, "The Emperor." The Beethoven concerto will feature guest soloist William Ransom, Piano Professor at Emory University.
In addition, the 10th Anniversary Celebration Concert in March will be special in yet another way. To accommodate the numbers of people who want to be a part of the occasion, a second concert will be performed on March 14 featuring the same musicians and program as the week before.
Tickets for all performances can be obtained through TicketMaster at 404-249-6400 or by visiting the Gwinnett Center Box Office. Learn more by visiting www.gwinnettphilharmonic.org.


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Concert Review: Shawn Mendes: The Tour
I guess flawlessness is in Shawn Mendes' blood. The show was exceptionally organised and his command of the stage was undeniable. If I sound like I'm complaining, that's only because I'm perpetually dissatisfied, even when perfection stares me in the face. Heck, the show started at exactly 8pm, a rare phenomenon in the concert scene. He went on continuously without having the fans plea for an encore we know we'll always get.
As the show began, his daring Calvin Klein ad was top of mind for most people. Or was that just me? He made sure he wore a sleeveless attire to flaunt his biceps throughout the night. He'd smile as much as Joker but not in a creepy way. He'd comb his commercial ready hair every chance he'd get to. But outside all these distractions, the reality is, Shawn Mendes is a brilliant musician and artist.
His vocals can take on Coldplay's "Fix You" and do the song justice. He has the range of Justin Timberlake. I would dare say even reaching the wails of a rocker's, like Aerosmith's Steven Tyler. He has the swag and fluidity of Prince that can be construed as either sexy or feminine. I know he has hang-ups about his gender. But damn, his voice was on fire. I've seen very few artists nail their records live or do better than the original. Sam Smith comes to mind as one. Now, Shawn Mendes joins the list.
He won't stop reminding you that he's a singer-songwriter who plays the keyboard and the guitar. He makes it a point to reiterate he's composed music of his own and with well-known peers like Julia Michaels and Ed Sheeran. And when I say he plays instruments, I mean showing off. He strums that guitar as hard and as fast as any alternative band member can. He shifts gear to convey the mood he wants the crowd to get into.
Yet, despite all these, he's not taken seriously enough, considered by most people outside his fanbase as vanilla. Probably because he smiles too much and the world prefers misery. It doesn't help that he's stuck in a world of falling in and out of love and his personal insecurities. He's unmindful of how he can use his platform for an advocacy bigger than his own.
Overall though, he knows what the audiences want. And just like the Spice Girls, he gives it to them. The bracelets that light up are getting old. But performing at the center of the crowd below a flower from his album artwork gave everyone the opportunity to get a glimpse of the idol they paid to see. I didn't enjoy that part as I did my best to get a close view (not proud to say part of the crowd that stood up and rushed to the stage as soon as the lights dimmed). But I understand and respect why he wanted to spread himself for everyone to see.
I thought it was also considerate that he created medleys spanning tracks from all his albums. That's the dream of many listeners who want a piece of their favorite. But with limited time, Shawn made the most out of a bad situation. Other artists will simply ignore the yearning of hardcore fans for the deepest cuts that made no dent in the charts. Thankfully, he listened and that made us listen.
"Senorita" is my jam. I'm let down he didn't perform his number one hit. Although I understand if he's giving people a break. I'm still scarred from the excessively immature and unnecessary display of public affection with Camila Cabello on Instagram. Or maybe he's giving himself a break?
I'm not the biggest fan of Shawn Mendes' music. But I would vouch for his live show. You can consider staying on script boring. I find it professional and respectful.
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DMV halts vanity plate applications; asks public to weigh in as to what is 'acceptable'
by: Melanie DaSilva, Erica Ricci
Posted: Feb 23, 2021 / 07:26 AM EST
Updated: Feb 23, 2021 / 07:26 AM EST
CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — If you're looking to get a vanity plate in Rhode Island, you won't be able to at this time.
The DMV is halting vanity plate applications while asking you to weigh in what combination of letters and numbers is acceptable for public display while, at the same time, protects the vehicle owner's free speech.
This comes from a continuing lawsuit that started back in March when Sean Carroll of Scituate sued the DMV for recalling his vanity plate.
Lawsuit: DMV shouldn't choose which 'offensive' license plates to censor
The DMV issued the plate to Carroll without a problem, and at some point, realized it could be read as a four-letter word, even though Carroll says the plate on his Tesla is an abbreviation for "Fake Gas."
The lawsuit, filed by the Rhode Island ACLU, made its way to federal court. The issue is a state law that a federal judge ruled unconstitutional earlier this month.
Related: Judge rules RI man can keep 'FKGAS' license plate
According to the DMV, the law reads in part, "Any letter or combination of letters and numbers that might carry connotations offensive to good taste and decency."
That is what the DMV has used until now to determine whether to prohibit certain vanity plates.
The DMV is now asking for public input, which began last week and goes on until May. The state wants to know what you think is appropriate to display on a license plate.
Questions from the DMV regarding vanity plates »
The DMV also welcomes any additional comments or questions on any other issues related to vanity plate messages.
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We welcome spring, rejoicing in the longer days and the vision of growth and rebirth after the depth and introspection we experienced in winter. The seeds planted last autumn that have germinated over the winter become buds beginning to break through the frozen earth, and signs of renewal and hope start to stir within us; the seeds of change that we planted within ourselves now push through with the new energy we feel. A sense of renewal gives us the vision and inspiration to bring our goals and creative energy to fruition.
In the West, spring officially begins on March 21st, when the days and nights are exactly the same—the spring equinox. The Chinese feel that, energetically, spring begins with the Chinese New Year, in February, when the light begins its return, and the dormant forces under the frozen ground are called to life again. In both systems the basic energy remains the same: new beginnings and a fresh start.
As beautiful and welcome as spring is, in these early months of spring, clients come to me experiencing intense feelings of irritability, often accompanied with anxiety and depression. Statements like "Everyone else seems so happy, yet I feel jumpy and frustrated; something is wrong with me!" are common. Statistically the suicide rate in spring is the highest of all the seasons (with the exception of the week between Christmas and New Year).
Sitting quietly is basically contrary to Western cultural patterns. Western culture reveres the qualities associated with the element of Wood: vision, leadership, and the ability to take control; we tend to pride ourselves on competition, and we like to "win." An imbalance in Wood, however, can lead to impatience and either self-criticism or criticism of others.
The power of Wood is gentle, persistent, and filled with creative potential. It has the power of both being and becoming—of being true to your own nature and becoming more yourself by clearly expressing your inner needs and desires. Wood gently penetrates the earth to bring forth water, the source of all life. Drawing from our roots, we find the energy to push forward with strength and firmness of purpose, always remaining supple, yielding, and true to our nature.
The emotion associated with the element of Wood is anger. In its balanced state, anger can be a healthy emotion, for it can be understood as a natural reaction to stress, frustration, or injustice. When expressed with careful control, anger acts like a thunderstorm that clears the air; controlled anger can dispel tension and restore balance. An imbalance in Wood, however, often has the quality of out-of-control anger, and results either in excess or depletion. An excess, or pent-up quality of Wood, expresses itself as "quick to anger," prone to volatile outbursts, irritability, and the tendency to judge others too quickly or harshly. The converse, deficient Wood, often expresses itself as difficulty dealing with anger at all. Swallowing your anger, you become anxious, irritable, and tend to blame yourself when things go wrong.
The Liver is the body's largest organ; it is the body's master laboratory, in which nourishment for the entire body is stored and distributed. The Liver has hundreds of essential functions, including the formation of blood and the cleansing and filtering of blood to help the body eliminate toxins and ensure its continued vitality. In Traditional Chinese Medicine the functions of the Liver go far beyond its purely physiological function and embrace emotional and spiritual qualities as well.
The Liver is said to be like a general who leads an army and excels at strategic planning. It is the role of the Liver to make sure that all the body's troops are working together for the benefit of the whole. Its main role is to keep everything flowing and thereby avoid stagnation and friction. It is said in Chinese medicine that the Liver rules "flowing and spreading," which means that the Liver is responsible for keeping the free and easy flow of blood, energy, and emotions throughout the body, mind, and spirit. The element of Wood abhors stagnation and inertia, which is associated with all forms of disease. Just as a mountain stream is safe to drink from if it is flowing freely, so stagnant pools of water create a breeding ground for bacteria and pathogens.
The Gallbladder is a small organ that stores and intensifies the bile that was created in the Liver, and pumps it into the body and bowel as needed. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Gallbladder has the role of the Wise Decision Maker, which "occupies the position of an important and upright official who excels through his decisions and judgment." The Gallbladder helps to utilize the Liver's vision and make the proper judgments and decisions to bring those visions to fruition. At times, in my practice, when clients come in after having had their gallbladder removed (although the energetic function remains), when asked about decision-making, they often smile discreetly and confess to having more difficulty making decisions.
Below is a table summarizing the basic correspondences associated in Traditional Chinese Medicine with the Wood element.
The Wood element's climate is windy; its direction is East ("Beginning and creation arise in the East"); and its power is experienced most intensely between 11:00 pm and 3:00 am.
The color associated with Wood is green; its odor is rancid; and its sound is shouting. As the Liver opens to the eyes and gives us vision, both inner as well as outer, visual problems frequently are connected to Liver imbalances.
The Liver also rules the muscles and tendons, which connect imbalances to all manner of disorders involving muscles, ligaments, and tendons—bursitis, tendinitis, arthritis, and fibromyalgia.
Move: The Liver needs movement and so do you; so get outside and take long walks in nature, observe the changes going on all around you, and invite change in. Join an exercise or yoga class.
Recreate Order Out of Chaos: Go through your home and office and get rid of stuff that you don't need; have a garage sale or give it away and create the space for the new to come in. Allow new things into your life. Imagine what you would like to create in your life and find ways to make plans to actuate these dreams.
As Without, So Within: Spring is the time to start a healthier diet and flush out the toxins so that the Liver can do its job more effectively. Begin by eliminating foods that stress the Liver, such as fried or very fatty foods. Sugar and white flour should be eliminated or minimized, and foods with chemical preservatives and food coloring should be avoided. Don't overeat. Try to eat slowly, savoring the flavors. Enjoy the abundance of fresh foods that are beginning to come to market.
Let Go of Old Resentments and Start Fresh: Grudges and resentments are indigestible and can do damage to Liver energy. Practice forgiveness.
Take a Risk and Try Something New: Think of what you would like to try, even if it seems silly or scary. The small delicate sprout would never know its potential if it stayed safe within its seed…begin sprouting and be playful.
Hydrate Your Body: Drink eight to ten 8 oz. glasses of water daily. Use filtered water, not carbonated. Adding some lemon juice gives it a nice taste, and lemon nourishes the Liver.


There are very few days remaining for Valentine's Day. This is a good time to tell you how I proposed to my better half last year. I had been preparing for some days before I executed the grand plan on his birthday.
I had planned a treasure hunt for my dear one. We both are explorers and I knew he would love a good search. I rang his doorbell and when he answered the door, I took him by surprise and blindfolded him. This gave me ample time to quickly put the post-it notes (which acted as clue markers) on the predefined clues in his house.
When I was done, I unfolded his eyes and handed him his first clue. All the clues I wrote were in verses. My boyfriend and I are into poetry and there are few things that good poetry can't do. ;-) He had turned twenty five, and I celebrated his age by planting twenty five clues across the house.
Now, my companion is quite smart, but even he would get stuck at a few clues. This is when I would grant him bonus clues for which he would have to pay with a kiss (I'm smarter! :-D ). After half an hour of searching and laughing and smooching, the birthday boy had finally found his gift. I waited with bated breath as he unwrapped the giant package and wondered what I had stashed inside.
He jumped with joy when he pulled out the camouflage-print forty litre rucksack I had selected for him. But the surprise wasn't over yet. The bigger surprise was the reason for the backpack - we were going to do a long trip to Delhi, Dehradun and Mussoorie in a couple of months! :-) He hugged me, not believing the news I had just broken to him. Travel is a passion we both nurture, but he has a special fondness for the mountains of the north. The Himalayas had been on his bucket list for many months.
As the evening gave way to an enchanting night, I took my boyfriend out to a romantic fine dining restaurant. His happiness knew no bounds when he saw it was an all-you-can-eat buffet with items he had been craving for! We celebrated the night with some wine to go with the sumptuous fare.
My love made me ponder over the sounds that make me truly happy - the sound of his laugh when we think of our funny moments, the clinking of the glasses after we raise a toast to each other and our relationship, the sound of the music he plays on his mouth organ, the sound of his breath against my skin when we slow dance together. I believe this is what love sounds like. My favourite sound is the sound of togetherness. When we two are together, there is only silence - a sound that only we can perceive. It is our sound of love!
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A paradise for shoppers, pedestrianised Pitt Street Mall stretches over 2 full blocks in the Sydney Central Business District. Guests can enjoy a leisurely 13-minute stroll from the hotel along Hyde Park's avenues lined with fig trees to arrive directly at Pitt Street Mall. Along with the nearby Queen Victoria Building, this car-free thoroughfare is the go-to place for shopping in Sydney. Explore the multitude of shops for well-known international brands, Australian beachwear and affordable fashion. You'll find major department stores such as David Jones and Myer rubbing shoulders with surf shops and designer boutiques. The mall is also home to several shopping centres and arcades, including Westfield Sydney and The Strand Arcade. Musicians often busk outdoors on Pitt Street, providing a lively soundtrack for your Sydney shopping experience.


Abstract: This report describes the proceedings of a workshop held at Hazelton, British Columbia, March 17-19, 1997. This workshop was convened by the Ministry of Forests (MoF) Small Business Forest Enterprise Program (SBFEP) to study the landscape of two watersheds located in the Hazelton / Kispiox Mountains within the Kispiox River drainage. The purpose was to develop a deep understanding of the ecosystem and landscape character. This is a means to help formulate landscape level objectives and to guide the preparation of a total resource design and adaptive management strategy.


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Did the Maya create the first 'comics'?
By David Robson16th February 2016
Long before Bugs Bunny came along, a cheeky rabbit terrorised Mayan gods. With speech bubbles, stink lines and naughty jokes, they are uncannily similar to today's graphic novels.
In the modern world, there's a certain snobbery around telling comic strips. Even when we do try to give them a certain credibility, it can sometimes feel like we are damning them with faint praise, as fantasy author Neil Gaiman remembered when a pompous fan told him his Sandman series should be considered "graphic novels" rather than mere "comic books". "I felt like someone who had been informed that she wasn't actually a hooker, that in fact she was a lady of the evening."
If Gaiman had been a Mayan artist living between 600 and 900 AD, his experience may have been very different; their drinking vessels were painted with pictures and text that told a story as you turned the cup. Far from being throwaway escapism, they were considered prized objects and often exchanged to ease political negotiations and to build alliances between states. "It was the highest quality art you could have," says Soeren Wichmann at Leiden University in the Netherlands. "It was highly valued, whereas in modern societies comics are frowned upon."
His speech bubble says something like 'smell your sweat, wizard penis'
Wichmann first wrote about those sequences in a paper called America's First Comics, which he has now updated for a chapter in a new book called The Visual Narrative Reader. He points out that unlike modern graphic novels, they mainly depicted just a few scenes from well-known stories – the idea being that its viewers already knew the main sequence.
Of course, visual storytelling of some kind can be seen in the oldest cave paintings, but he thinks it is particularly striking how similar these Mayan scenes are to the comics we enjoy today – including the way they represent speech, motion, bad smells, funny animals and naughty jokes. "You have all these mechanisms come together – it's getting close to something that is very similar to comics."
View the gallery below to see some examples, including a cheeky rabbit that could be considered the "Mayan Bugs Bunny" as he tells an old man to "smell your sweat, wizard penis".
An elderly teacher corrects his pupils, with a thin line connecting the mouth to the written speech. This motif may have first appeared in 650 BC. (Credit: Justin Kerr)
An elderly teacher corrects his pupils, with a thin line connecting the mouth to the written speech. This motif may have first appeared in 650 BC, and may be seen as a very close relative of the modern speech bubble. (Credit: Justin Kerr)
These flame-like speech balloons suggest the "cat people" were roaring; adapting a speech balloon is commonly used to express emotion in comics today. (Credit: Justin Kerr)
These flame-like speech balloons suggest the "cat people" were roaring or chatting angrily; changing the shape speech balloon is commonly used to express emotion in comics today, using a cloud shape to represent private thoughts or a jagged-shape to capture the discordant notes of a scream. (Credit: Justin Kerr)
These athletes are in the middle of a ballgame. The curly lines around their bodies may represent their speed and motion - creating a dynamic image (Credit: Justin Kerry)
These athletes are in the middle of a ballgame. The curly lines around their bodies may represent their speed and motion - creating a dynamic image that is reminiscent of the motifs used to represent Superman's flying, for instance (Credit: Justin Kerry)
In a scene from the Mayan underworld, the skeletal figure appears to emit smoke-like scrolls from his belly. It may be equivalent to the modern stink line (Credit: Justin Kerr)
In a scene from the Mayan underworld, the skeletal figure appears to emit smoke-like scrolls from his belly – a symbol of the gasses and foul smell of his decay. According to Wichmann, it may be equivalent to the modern stink line (Credit: Justin Kerr)
The rabbit-like figure on the left appears to have stolen the old man's clothes, while his speech bubbles says something like "smell your sweat". (Credit: Justin Kerr)
The rabbit-like figure on the left appears to have stolen the old man's clothes, while his speech bubble says something like "smell your sweat, wizard penis" – perhaps the equivalent of Bart Simpson's "eat my shorts". "It's clear he's saying some nasty things which don't serve to tell the story – they are simply funny," says Wichmann. On the right, you can see the rabbit cowering under a god's arm. Like modern day characters such as Garfield and Bugs Bunny, Mayan artists exaggerated the proportions of animal characters for comic effect (Credit: Justin Kerr)
Should we be surprised by these strange parallels? Neil Cohn at the University of California, San Diego (who edited The Visual Narrative Reader) points out that communicating with visual narratives may be as natural as speech or hand gestures; it should really be considered another form of language. Like spoken or signed languages, he therefore thinks each visual language may evolve their own vocabularies and grammars.
You can see this all across the world; he has found that American comics and Japanese manga books follow distinct rules when constructing their stories, for instance, while the Arrernte aborigines of Australia have a series of complex signs that they will draw in the sand during spoken storytelling that again follow a different "grammar". So even though the drawings on Mayan vessels may look like modern comics, they will have their own conventions too, he thinks; they are not the same thing.
Even so, some of the similarities have caught his attention; he is intrigued that visual metaphors like fire are still used to represent an emotion, even hundreds of years ago in a distant culture. "That anger is associated with fire in the Mayan narratives as well as contemporary speech and drawings is informative for how we conceive of these types of abstract ideas."
If nothing else, these fantastic pieces of artwork should remind us that comical, visual stories were once the gifts of kings – the Mona Lisas of their day.
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Gordon Campbell1 to Joseph P. Walshe (Dublin)
(C.263)
DUBLIN, 19 February 1923
I am directed by the Minister of Industry and Commerce to refer to your minute (T/21/23) of 15th instant attaching copy of a letter of resignation received from Mr. Bewley.2 I am to say that the question whether an Office is for the time being to be retained in Berlin appears to be a matter rather for the Minister of External Affairs than for the Minister of Industry and Commerce. It is felt that at the moment there would be no justification for maintaining an Office in Berlin merely for trade purposes in view of the present conditions in Germany but if on general political grounds an Office is retained in Berlin this Ministry would like to make use of it so far as possible for trade matters.
[signed] GORDON CAMPBELL
1Secretary, Department of Industry and Commerce.
2See No. 34 above.


Children had been kept away from Jesus by His own disciples. How wrong they were! Jesus not only welcomed children, but also expected anyone wanting to enter the Kingdom of God to receive it like a child.
We lawyers are sophisticated and accustomed to argument. We spend much of our time with similar people. Do we complicate the Gospel, lest we insult their intelligence? Do we try to argue them into becoming Christians?
We belong to the LCF because we believe the Gospel is for lawyers. It certainly is, but it is also for road sweepers, factory workers, the unemployed, people with learning disabilities, in fact everyone – the same Gospel. It calls for a simple, child-like trust in Jesus as Saviour and Lord.
Around us there may be a greater hunger for Gospel truth than we realise, especially at this time of uncertainty. Why not see people you meet this week not as opponents against whom you need to argue your case but, as Jesus did, "like sheep without a shepherd" (Matthew 9:36)? Then see yourself, not as someone who stands little chance of persuading others, but as a bearer of good news which is "the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes" (Romans 1:16).
1. Ask God to lead you this week to non-Christians who are not looking for an argument but are genuinely seeking what only Jesus can give, and to enable you to communicate the simplicity of the Gospel message.
2. Pray for God to use the current uncertainty in the life of our nation to increase people's openness to the Gospel.
3. Faced with the pressures of studying law or the demands of the legal profession, ask God for help to keep trusting Him in a child-like way.


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The evening, which raised £3,500 at Rivington Terraced Gardens, was the latest in a series of events to raise the profile of the historic gardens, created in the 1920s.
A live blues band and food was also available on the night on Thursday, May 31. Visitors even took part in Hammerschlagen, a competitive game of German origin which involves driving a nail into a log.
Project manager of Groundwork Heritage Andrew Suter said: "We really appreciate the support we've received from local organisations who donated raffle prizes and Café at Spring Cottage, which kindly hosted the night's event for free.
The terraced gardens were originally owned by soap magnate Lord Leverhulme, but fell into disrepair following his death. Rivington Heritage Trust has secured funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund as part of a restoration package supported by United Utilities.


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Q: how to parse this JSONArray Hi guys i have this JSONObject I'm having hard time to parse it.
Here's the JSON,
{
    "query": {
        "count": 2,
        "created": "2016-11-07T15:29:47Z",
        "lang": "en-US",
        "results": {
            "rate": [{
                "id": "USDINR",
                "Name": "USD/INR",
                "Rate": "66.7700",
                "Date": "11/7/2016",
                "Time": "3:27pm",
                "Ask": "66.8000",
                "Bid": "66.7700"
            }, {
                "id": "USDEUR",
                "Name": "USD/EUR",
                "Rate": "0.9060",
                "Date": "11/7/2016",
                "Time": "3:29pm",
                "Ask": "0.9065",
                "Bid": "0.9060"
            }]
        }
    }
}

As you can see above there are two "Rate" I want to store first "Rate" to a String array called Result[0] and second "Rate" to Result[1].
Here what I'm trying.
JSONObject object = new JSONObject(JSON);

JSONObject rateObject = object.getJSONObject("rate");
JSONArray rateArray = rateObject.getJSONArray("Rate");
result[0] = rateArray.getString(0);
result[1] = rateArray.getString(1);

I know maybe I'm doing this like stupid. So please help me out.

A: To Get the array I would try this:
JSONObject object = new JSONObject(JSON);
JSONObject rateObject = object.getJSONObject("results");
JSONArray rateArray = rateObject.getJSONArray("rate");

And then use a for to read all objects in the array:
int length = rateArray.length();
for (int i =0; i < length; i++){
    JSONObject rate = rateArray.getJSONObject(i);
    String rateResult = rate.getString("Rate");
}

A: Your formatted JSON looks like this
{
   "query":{
      "count":2,
      "created":"2016-11-07T15:29:47Z",
      "lang":"en-US",
      "results":{
         "rate":[
            {
               "id":"USDINR",
               "Name":"USD/INR",
               "Rate":"66.7700",
               "Date":"11/7/2016",
               "Time":"3:27pm",
               "Ask":"66.8000",
               "Bid":"66.7700"
            },
            {
               "id":"USDEUR",
               "Name":"USD/EUR",
               "Rate":"0.9060",
               "Date":"11/7/2016",
               "Time":"3:29pm",
               "Ask":"0.9065",
               "Bid":"0.9060"
            }
         ]
      }
   }
}

To get the rate array you have to this
JSONObject  jsonObject = new JSONObject(jsonString);
JSONArray rateArray = jsonObject.getJSONObject("query").getJSONObject("results").getJSONArray("rate");

Then query rate array like this
JSONObject rateJSON = (JSONObject)rateArray.get(index);
String id = rateJSON.getString("id"); //Or any other field of rate

A: Anthony,
You need to go from the root element ( query ) to the "rate" node :
JSONArray rates =  object.getJSONObject("query").getJSONObject("results").getJSONArray("rate")

result[0] = rates.getJSONObject(0).get("Rate")
result[1] = rates.getJSONObject(1).get("Rate")

A: you need to do this
JSONObject jsonObj = new JSONObject(jsonString);

JSONObject queryObj = jsonObj.getJSONObject("query");
JSONObject resultObj = queryObj.getJSONObject("results");
JSONArray rateArr = resultObj.getJSONArray("rate");

result[0] = rateArr.getJSONObject(0).getString("Rate");
result[1] = rateArr.getJSONObject(1).getString("Rate");

A: Try this:
JSONArray rateArray = new JSONObject(JSON)
    .getJSONObject("query")
    .getJSONObject("results")
    .getJSONArray("rate");
result[0] = rateArray.getJSONObject(0).getString("Rate");
result[1] = rateArray.getJSONObject(1).getString("Rate");

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I spent last week in Antwerp at the ASI Best Sommelier of the World 2019, (the 16th edition). Let me tell you, I have never been so relieved to be on my side of the table. The Association de la Sommellerie Internationale's competition for elite sommeliers (national or intracontinental competition winners) involves three gruelling rounds of technical, theoretical and practical tests. In a nail-biting final, 'performed' in a mocked up restaurant in front of over 1,000 onlookers, Germany's Marc Almert (aged 27) triumphed over Nina Højgaard Jensen from Denmark (the 26 year old runner up) and 38 year old Raimonds Tomsons from Latvia (and 63 other candidates).
Comporting themselves with considerable elegance and charm, the finalists exemplified the young and demographically diverse line up for the competition as a whole – just check out the 19 semi-finalists, pictured below.
And the rise of female sommeliers (though a woman has yet to win it). In years past (the competition started in 1969), French and Italian sommeliers dominated, taking the top spot until Shinya Tasaki made waves, bagging the title for Japan in 1995. Germany, France, then Italy won the next three titles before Sweden, the UK, Switzerland and Sweden again fielded the winner. Runner up Højgaard Jensen told me "it's so positive – all manner of people are starting in a serious way and achieving; and people are starting younger." The precocious sommelier started out in hospitality in 2012 and only began to focus on wine in 2015!
Going first, Højgaard Jensen maintained her warm, convivial style despite an atmosphere you could cut with a knife, such was the tension. Not least during an extremely unfortunate accident which would have undone many. In a subsequent exercise, the cool but endearing Dane even went on to joke, "this is fun." It had the audience rooting for her.
My first indirect encounter with this competition came about in 2007, at the Women of Wine Awards in Paris (I was a finalist). Fresh from competing at the 2007 ASI Best Sommelier of the World in Greece, Véronique Rivest's blistering performance bagged her the title. My nemesis went on to win second place in Tokoyo in 2013, becoming the first female finalist – now one of three! Though the owner of Quebec's Soif Wine Bar is currently (never say never again) retired from competitions, she is now heavily involved as mentor and judge at ASI events. It was fun to run into the charismatic Canadian again in Antwerp, pictured here with former competitors – fellow high fliers – Iceland's Alba Hough and Ireland's Julie Dupouy (who came third in Argentina and 8th this year).
Taking place every three years, the ASI Best Sommelier of the World competition is a grand reunion for competitors past and present, not to mention their retinue. This is the Olympics of sommellerie, with candidates supported by a coterie of national ASI presidents, ASI committee and board members and sommelier associations. Lest there be any doubt about the seriousness of the endeavour, as reported in The Drinks Business, The Union of French Sommeliers hired a team of psychologists, drama teachers and sports coaches, whilst its Japanese equivalent sponsored a year of study leave. I could well understand why Rosberg greeted "the family" at the welcome dinner. And I was thrilled that this inclusive family extended an invitation to me to participate in an exceptional programme of masterclasses and events, itself a drawcard.
Peak concentration – Portugal's candidate Ivo Perlata. With good reason – look who is behind him…. Australia's candidate, semi-finalist Loic Avril – Wine Director at Dinner by Heston Blumental, Melborne, is on the left.
Volunteer, Portugal's Nelson Guerreiro (Head Sommelier at Lisbon's two-Michelin-starred Alma) happily took a week's holiday in exchange for "a lifetime opportunity" to support the tastings (and appraise Belgian Hospitality School students of the joys of Bairrada in a masterclass). Portugal's candidate, Ivo Peralta of Epur, Lisbon (placed 48th), may be his rival in the national and European championships, but Guerreiro was gunning for the 27 year old, whose studiousness, passion and modesty was praised by several winemakers whom I visited in Portugal earlier this month.
Aside from the final and talking and tasting wine with such an elite corps, my personal highlights included exceptional masterclasses on areas which, being an Australian and Portuguese specialist, I felt particularly privileged to attend. I am a huge Beaucastel fan, but have only tasted flagship Beaucastel Hommage à Jacques Perrin Châteauneuf-du-Pape once – the 2000, which I sold when I worked at Oddbins Fine Wine. So you can imagine my joy at the once in a lifetime opportunity to taste these vintages: 1989 (gorgeous, aromatic, very supple, still with fruit) 1995 (edgier, but lovely complexity and freshness as it opened up), 1999, 2000 (like the '89, uber-charming, gorgeous fruit), 2005 (still very brooding, impressive), 2007, 2009 and 2015 (marvellous freshness, great potential). And with Matthieu Perrin, 5th generation Famille Perrin member.
Miguel Torres showcased four Ancient Catalan grape varieties – the one and only wines made from these grapes, which Familia Torres have rescued from extinction in a bid to locate fresher grapes, more resistant to climate-change. Here are my headline notes: Forcada 2017 (texturally slippery but fresh white), Pirene 2016 (light, fresh 'n floral, super-charming), Gonfaus 2016 (inky, rich, denser, but good acidity) and Moneu 2017 (fresh, very lingering, with lovely mineral complexity). I would love to attend a like tasting, focused on some of the ancient varieties now being unearthed in Portugal.
Ditto a Douro Valley focused version of Pascaline Lepeltier's highly accomplished blending masterclass on Cote du Rhône blends, which emphasised the region's very diverse terroir, exploring which grapes (and styles) flourish where. The Master Sommelier – Managing Partner at Racines NY in New York – is a brilliant communicator (and, I gather, one to watch competition-wise – she was Best Sommelier of France 2018). She took the opportunity to highlight Cote du Rhône blends' excellent value for money in a selection which was 100% naturally-fermented. My stand outs included Domaine des Maravilhas Maestral white 2016 (great use of Clairette – 99% of this saline, fresh blend), Domaine Charvin Rose 2017 (textural, dry, the Cinsault for levity) and, from a very strong red line up, the co-fermented, 100% whole bunch fermented Château De Saint Cosme Les Deux Albion 2016. Lepeltier reckons we'll see more co-fermenting in future.
Rieslings on show at the Austrian masterclass – the Jurtschitsch from a very specific, cooler Heiligenstein parcel a knock out!
Lepeltier's masterclass was preceded by an insightful Austrian masterclass with Willi Klinger (Managing Director Austrian Wine Marketing Board) and Stephan Reinhardt (Austrian Reviewer Robert Parker Wine Advocate). They selected some real wow factor wines and talked us engagingly through individual terroir, each producer's philosophy, inter-generational changes and trends.
The Gruner Veltliners were very strong, of course (diverse too), but in some ways, it was the other whites that caught my attention. In particular, I can well understand why Reinhardt (who is German and also covers Germany for The Wine Advocate) praised the Heiligenstein vineyard as one of the great terroirs for Rieslings in the world. Jurtschitsch Heiligenstein "1OTW" Riesling Ried Zobinger 2015, Kamptal Reserve was an awesome incarnation of this variety with a postcode. The Styrian Sauvignon Blancs – complex, singular examples of a grape which can lack detail and layer – surprised me. Klinger attributed Reinhardt with putting them in the spotlight.
Naturally, a trip to Belgium (and because sommeliers are experts in all beverages) would be incomplete without beer. Wouters had organised an evening at De Koninck Brewery which, I discovered, is home to not only excellent beer-craft (and a truly innovative, excellent visitors' experience), but other fine food craft too.
The complex includes a chocolatier (Jistk) and father and son (Van Tricht) cheese affineur (who both do terrific beer pairings), cocktail bar (with plenty of theatre, including blow-torched specialities) and, though not for me, a great butchery and restaurants focused on fine carnivorous dining. It's a must visit if in Antwerp, to which list I'd add t Zilte, the two-Michelin-starred restaurant in MAS Museeum aan de Stroom and, for small plates' dining and natural wines, Schnitzel.


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Ever since the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror attraction opened at the Disney MGM Studios in Orlando, Florida, there has been a powerful detail in the theming of the mysterious Hotel. In the Hotel lobby there is a directory, which, on first notice, is just that. But when you look closer, you will notice something. Letters have fallen off of the words and formed this phrase at the bottom of the directory: "EVIL TOWER U R DOOMED". This immediately become a hit within the Disney fanbase, and many people come to Tower to look for the minor details like this - riders and non-riders alike. Minor details that show just how much Disney cares about the theming in attractions.
But on January 7th, a bellhop who works at the attraction delivered disturbing news to a Tower of Terror fansite and forum - The phrase was gone, along with some sheet music in the attraction's libraries! And it its place was another phrase: "Never the same fear twice", which is the current "motto" of the attraction.
It is dumbfounding, quite frankly, as to why anyone would replace something that has been in the attraction for 11 years, 5 months, and 10 days. And to replace it with the current sequence name! Needless to say, all of us who heard the news were shocked, appalled, and above all, disappointed.
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Q: Embed playlist in an Android app? We're currently developing a mobile app for our business, which includes a music player. We would like to embed our Soundcloud playlist but we have issues as there only is a SDK for iOS but not Android
What would be a workaround for this ?
Thanks for your help,
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A: There is a Java Wrapper for the Soundcloud API you can use (Github). It is no longer maintained but it works.


On 26 January, 2014, Gerry Rising had an article published in the Buffalo News in which he wrote that, remarkably, he has received over 100 reports of snowy owls in the Western New York region, this winter.
As one might expect, this hasn't been a result of all the snowy owls in the arctic agreeing that they wanted to come and see Niagara Falls during their winter vacation, it's just that far more owls than usual have come south this year and it would appear that everywhere is getting higher numbers of these beautiful visitors than is usually the case.
The increased number of owls, this winter, is the result of a periodic surge that happens every few years in the numbers of lemmings in the arctic, and this took place last summer. It is a simple equation: more lemmings means more young owls getting enough to eat and therefore surviving. This results in an 'irruption' in which the species is seen across a much larger winter migration area than is usually the case. The downside of such surges in numbers is that in the coming few months, when the owls get back to the arctic, there inevitably will be fewer lemmings and the breeding success of the owls will fall once more, in line with that situation.
In the book Owls of America, by Frances Backhouse, there is a very interesting map showing the typical winter distribution of snowies. Only two regions in the USA are marked as getting some of the owls every winter. One of these areas, as keen birders in this area know, is New England and New York. The second is the Dakotas and Montana region.
By comparison, the breeding distribution – which is also shown on the map – is much more limited than I had anticipated. For example, only the areas near the north west and north east coasts of Alaska is marked. I had wrongly assumed for example that most, if not all of Alaska would be part of their breeding range, but that is not the case. Similarly, only the far-northern coastal area of Canada supports breeding, not the entire tundra zone. Even in Greenland, according to the map – and just like Alaska – only the areas near the north west and north east coasts are in the breeding range.
Snowy Owl. Copyright 2014, Jennifer Grande.
One other interesting thing about snowies is that unlike most other species of owl in the world, males and females have different plumage and can be told apart. Old males can be almost pure white, whereas females are moderately to heavily barred with black, and juveniles have the darkest markings.
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5 minutes with: Dave Walmsley
5 minutes with Lyreco's Group Commercial Director Dave Walmsley.
Describe what you do in fewer than 20 words
Reporting to the CEO, I'm responsible for Lyreco's sales channels to market, SMB, corporate clients, global accounts, customer service and e-commerce.
What was your first full-time job?
Trainee Manager in the Liverpool store of retail chain John Lewis. At 18 I was being trained to influence middle aged women – not a chance! Three great years taught me discipline, merchandising, getting things done on the go all day and, yes, long hours.
If you weren't doing your present job, what would you like to be doing?
Managing Liverpool Football Club. As my lads told me: "Why don't you apply dad, because currently you sell more and make more profit, so send your CV in."
Who is the industry figure you most admire and why?
[Former Lyreco CEO] Eric Bigeard – he is single-minded and visionary, and seemingly always has time to talk to people.
What do you think will be the biggest single issue affecting the OP industry over the next five years?
It's already here and its called the web. It has changed all of our buying habits, will continue to do so and will not only rationalise our industry but will mean many companies morph into being logistics organisations delivering a multitude of client needs.
What makes you angry?
Complainers and moaning; sometimes those people need to take responsibility and do something about it. Actually, is that me moaning? I hope not!
What's your favourite office product?
My Mont Blanc pen presented to me by the Lyreco UK and Ireland management team when I moved on to my new role. However, it has done nothing to improve my notoriously atrocious handwriting!
What's the most memorable travel experience you've had while in the office products industry?
Spending a week in India with more than 200 Lyreco staff as we celebrated our top performers from around the world. It was a week of massive contrasts, emotions and experiences.
What business book would you recommend as essential reading?
What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School. Great tips from author Mark McCormack, who tells us don't be afraid to say "I don't know", "I was wrong", and "I need help".
What do you like least about the OP industry?
The lack of innovation in recent years and probably that we still call our industry 'office products' when the marketplace and client demands have shifted to become much broader.
What would you like to be doing in five years' time?
Like but probably not likely! I would 'like' to be running my own record label and spending my evenings scouring clubs and pubs for the next Oasis to eliminate all the fabricated X-Factor-type rubbish.
What would be your ideal night out?
Watching the sunset at the Snook Inn on Marco Island, Florida, in the company of family and friends.
What's your favourite movie, and why?
The Departed for that great line delivered by Jack Nicholson: "I don't want to be a product of my environment; I want my environment to be a product of me."
What's the best concert you have ever been to?
The Stone Roses at the Stafford V Festival in 2012. All part of the midlife crisis I'm afraid, and a reminder of all those years ago, growing up in the fantastic north of England.
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Irish boxer Dennis Hogan's world title eliminator fight off after opponent tests positive for Covid-19
'The Hurricane' was set to headline a St. Stephen's day card in Las Vegas
Gavin QuinnSports reporter
Dennis Hogan of Ireland (Image: Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)
Irish boxer Dennis Hogan's world title eliminator fight against Julian Williams is off after his opponent tested positive for Covid-19.
The pair were billed to come to blows on St. Stephen's day in Las Vegas in what would've been the final hurdle for the Australia-based fighter in his bid for a light middleweight title shot.
'The Hurricane' was set to headline the PBC promoted, Fox Sports broadcast card, which has now been pushed back to the new year as both camps remain keen on the fight happening.
No official reschedule has been agreed, but with the Kildare native leaving his family in Australia for a Las Vegas camp, his team are understood to be willing to fight on an upcoming undercard before a rescheduled bout.
Paul Keegan of DDP Sports told Irish-boxing.com : "William's sparring partner tested positive for the virus three days ago, so he had to go and get tested . That came back positive so as of now the fight is off.
"Peter Kahn is now working with PBC to get Dennis the best possible outcome. PBC have been great with Dennis and DDP. We have a good working relationship and both fighters want the fight, so it's very likely to be rescheduled.
"The way it works over there is, Williams will have to come through two negative tests before he can return to camp. With that in mind your talking about late January or early February."
Keegan added: "They are eager for Dennis to get out. Peter (Kahn) has informed PBC and they have been great about it. They are willing to put him on a show, but it all comes down to TV.
"It would be good for Dennis to get out with Wayne, a fight would do no harm. Dennis could then get a short break at home and go back into camp to prepare for a world title eliminator."
AthleticsTributes pour in after death of Irish Olympic legend and TV pundit Jerry KiernanKiernan finished ninth in 1984 Olympic marathon in Los Angeles and won Dublin marathon twice


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Pureé goat cheese, cream cheese, yogurt, Worcestershire, and hot sauce in the bowl of a food processor and puree until smooth or mix by hand. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Divide cheese mixture in half. Stir tapenade or chopped olives into one half and roasted red peppers into other half. Set aside. Filling can be made ahead and softened to room temperature before using.
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