Crystal Broughan, the President of Jacksonville Sister Cities, is hosting an event on Thursday, August 21st at 6 pm at The Hyatt Riverfront titled 'Celebration of the Life of Nelson Mandela'. Mayor Brown and his administration are joining with the JSCA to make this a city wide event. Ms. Broughan has been appearing on local media stations like First Coast Connect with Melissa Ross and First Coast Living. Marks Gray is a sponsor of this important event.


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Heartbroken children have been leaving messages on BBC1's Blue Peter website after pet favourite, Lucy the dog, passed away. Presenter Helen Skelton believes that the show's honesty about Lucy's death will help children in their everyday lives.
"We would never pretend that Lucy hadn't died because our kids are really switched on and to suggest anything else would be wrong. The director of the show said to us; 'Don't be too down about it, she had a long life and that is what's important to explain to children,'" said Helen, reports The Sun.
"The death of a pet is often a child's first experience of bereavement. Helping them through that loss can help them understand dying and that you shouldn't stop talking about that loved one," said Helen.
We have more info and advice for helping your child cope with loss and grief.


The minute I quit (insert popular computer retailer) I knew I had made the right decision. I was finished spreading myself too thin and ready to focus on what I love, recording and writing! Kara and I started on December 1st writing tunes for a new album. Now in the middle of March, we have between 10-20 new songs in-progress and are working at a feverish pace to wrap up our latest EP, Missed Out. It's 6 songs with a melody infused electronic vibe.


Buying and Merchandising is one of the most exciting,diverse and fast-paced departments in any brand or fashion house. If you've heard of these terms, but aren't entirely clear on what they mean or what job roles they entail, read on for our complete guide to Buying and Merchandising.
Here at the Fashion Retail Academy, we've also just launched our brand new retail degree – BA (Hons) in Buying & Merchandising. In this post, we'll be taking you through some of the details of this course, and whether or not it might be right for you.
What is Buying and Merchandising?
The separate functions of Buying and Merchandising are often grouped together, as the two roles work closely to devise the product strategy and maximise sales for a brand or fashion house. This might include finding out what customers are buying and analysing the current trends on the market, in order to create a clear picture of what's going to sell well. The two functions collaborate at various points of the supply chain, and are responsible for getting the right products into the right store at the right time.
As you can see, Buying and Merchandising are both roles which require a balance of creativity and commercial sense. If you love thinking outside of the box but also have a good head for numbers, this might just be the right department for you.
What are the differences between Buying and Merchandising?
As we mentioned, Buying and Merchandising are often grouped together, meaning that some people are unsure how to distinguish between the two job roles.
Buyers and Merchandisers work closely together to produce a cohesive range for a brand that eventually goes into stores. The Buyer works closely with the Designer to create a vision as to what the nature and aesthetic of the range should be, based on current trends, supplier costs and brand values. The Merchandiser uses this information to piece the range together, using historical data and financial information to decide on stock volumes and predict the success of the products.
As you can see, there are a number of differences between the two roles, and one may be much more suitable for you than the other.
If you become a Merchandiser, you'll either work in the head office, or at store level. Your main responsibilities would include forecasting sales for the department, allocating the correct amount of stock for various stores, and creating a budget for Buyers. In essence, fashion Merchandising is all about maximising sales, so on a store level it might also include choosing how to display and promote products to get the most consumer interest.
On the other hand, the most fundamental concern when it comes to fashion buying is choosing which specific products to buy from an aesthetic and trend-led point of view. They also decide which suppliers the brand should work with, and negotiate prices for all stock. They must balance customer insights with a strict budget at all times – leading to a varied and dynamic day-to-day.
Sound like you? Read on to find out all about our exciting new degree programme – which helps you to land your dream job, in a way that's much quicker and more cost-effective than a traditional degree.
At the FRA, we operate a large number of fashion buying courses and fashion business courses. Our latest is the BA HONS in Buying & Merchandising, a two-year course developed in partnership with Falmouth University, which has been ranked gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework. Designed to fast-track your route into a role in Buying and Merchandising, our highly practical and vocational course also only costs two-thirds of the costs of other degrees.
Featuring exclusive insights from over 50 leading fashion brands, it's packed full of both theoretical content and unrivalled practical experience. While the entirety of your course will be delivered at our lively campus in central London, the degree you receive will come from Falmouth University – arming you with a qualification from one of the country's top universities with which to approach those all-important (and all-too competitive) graduate retail jobs. For the duration of your degree, you will also have exclusive access to Falmouth University's full online resources and library.
The course will help you to develop commercial and analytical skills you'll need to excel in your future career through workshops, masterclasses and placements. You'll gain a deep and comprehensive understanding of the essential factors which have an influence on fashion business operations and profits. Whether you dream of becoming a Merchandiser or are wondering how to become a fashion Buyer, the course prepares you equally for each discipline. On any given day, future Merchandisers might learn about risk reduction, production quality and range development, while prospective Buyers will learn how to spot seasonal trends and analyse customer behaviour.
Why study at the FRA?
As well as the unique and highly effective nature of our accelerated course, the Fashion Retail Academy itself has plenty to offer for future fashion students.
Firstly, we are focused in helping you to secure employment following the completion of your studies. Therefore, you'll undergo a Live Industry Project to give you "real world" experience of working with a current high street employer, and you're also guaranteed an interview after your graduate. Throughout your studies you'll be supported by an Industry Mentor – and all of our staff have an extensive background in the fashion retail field. You really are learning from the best.
As our course takes place over two years, you'll study more intensively. However, you'll shave a year off your education without compromising on quality, getting you into that dream job more quickly. The practical experience you'll receive gives you a real competitive advantage over your peers.
One of the things which makes our college so unique is the sheer amount of industry input which shapes each and every one of our courses. In fact, we collaborate with over 130 retail brands to deliver relevant, accurate and insightful programmes designed to help you excel in your studies and beyond. Our state-of-the-art campus couldn't be more ideally located – in the centre of London, you're steps away from the UK's fashion retail hub.
What roles can you go into?
Once you've studied with us, you'll have the practical experience and theoretical knowledge you'll need to walk into a Buying or Merchandising role. Graduate Buyers might begin their careers as a BAA (Buying Administrative Assistant) before advancing through the ranks, while Merchandisers will likely apply for MAA (Merchandising Administrative Assistant), Allocator, or Online Assistant Merchandiser roles. Whichever you choose, you'll have the contacts, portfolio and expertise to hit the ground running.
Some of our alumni have gone on to do amazing things. While our Fashion Buying & Merchandising degree is brand new, graduates from our other related courses have told us a little bit about what they loved about their time with us, and why.
Are you interested in studying with us here at the FRA? Click here to find out more out our exciting new BA (Hons) in Buying & Merchandising!


Web-based learning has become an important way to enhance learning and teaching and it can offer many learning opportunities. However, it is not easy to understand the learning status or attributes of students and then provide online help to students having problems in web-based learning. Tracking and analyzing some types of learning behavior, such as students' annotation, has attracted attention as a means to enhance web-based learning. This research investigates the use of a tool to assist annotation for learning. First, an annotation tool was designed and implemented for the research. Second, some learning mechanisms, including full and group annotation sharing, are employed to promote students' motivation for annotation. Lastly, experiments with individual and shared annotation were conducted and the results show that the influence of annotation on learning performance becomes more significant with the use of sharing mechanisms. We propose that collaborative interaction in annotation is a worthwhile area of future study.
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Almost all properties of a material are defined by its electronic structure. For a metal, the most important characteristic is the Fermisurface, defining the boundary between occupied and unoccupied states in reciprocal space. The traditional experimental method for studying the Fermi surface is the de Haas-van Alphen effect, which is limited to low temperatures, and therefore cannot be utilized for the study of paramagnetic Cr above the Néel temperature of Cr is 311 K. For this reason, we applied the 2D-ACAR (Angular Correlation of Annihilation Radiation) technique to investigate the electronic structure of both, the paramagnetic and the anti-ferromagnetic phase of Cr. At the moment of electron-positron-annihilation the center-of-mass momentum of the system is almost exclusively given by the electron momentum. By measuring the angular correlation of the annihilation radiation the transverse component of the electron momentum can be determined and therefore a two-dimensional projection of the electron momentum density can be obtained. Using tomographic methods the three-dimensional electron momentum density, i.e. the Fermisurface is determined. We present the key features of our 2D-ACAR spectrometer and discuss the measurements on the pure metal system Cr which are also compared with first principle band structure calculations. This project is funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft (DFG) within the Transregional Collaborative Research Center TRR 80 "From electronic correlations to functionality".


Kill Creek was a basic haunted house story. Emphasis on the basic. While it was an intriguing read with several layers of interwoven stories, it lacked the unpredictability and true terror that I expected in a horror book like this.
We follow the lives of four famous horror authors and how a single night in the Kill Creek house impacts and changes them. Each character was written with a really great arc that showcases how the demons of this mysterious house messed with their psyche. As a writer myself, I enjoyed seeing the different types of authors that each character portrayed. Just like with every horror writer, we all have different approaches and different definitions of what true horror is, so, as a writer, I was able to easily connect with the characters in a way that most normal readers probably wouldn't.
This was certainly a book for writers as it was incredibly meta, with intricacies and plot lines that most readers would never catch. However, this book was certainly not a book for readers as the sheer entertainment value was quite lackluster. If I hadn't been reading this for my book club, I probably would have DNF'ed it.
As a writer, judging based on the intricacies and the skill needed to pull off this story, I would give Kill Creek a solid five stars. As a reader, judging based on the entertainment value and ability to make me creeped out, I would give Kill Creek three stars. So I settled on a nice middle ground of four instead.


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'Santa' Detained at Unregistered Protest, Not 'Arrested' for Mask Violation
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An increase in pandemic restrictions in Germany sparked a protest at a market, where a man dressed as Santa Claus was briefly detained. Online posts falsely claimed he was arrested for not wearing a mask. But police said he was detained for participating in an unregistered protest.
A new wave of COVID-19 infections spreading across Europe has become cause for concern for the World Health Organization. Germany and other nations have increased pandemic restrictions to help slow the spread of the disease, which led to protests across the continent in recent weeks.
An incident at a protest on Dec. 13 in Stralsund, Germany was featured in an article by DJHJ Media, an outlet that has been known to spread misinformation. The headline falsely claimed, "Santa Claus Arrested By German Police For Not Wearing a Mask At the Famous German Christmas Markets."
The article also claimed, "Santa Claus, who was dressed in his traditional red and white robes donning his Christmas hat, and had his face covered with a large fake beard. However, the German 'Polizei' officers declared it was unsafe because Father Christmas wasn't wearing a mask. 'Santa Claus' was then arrested and dragged through the market."
That's not what happened, however.
A video of the incident was shared on Twitter along with the tweet, "Lol the German police are arresting Santa for not wearing a mask this is the insanity that we have reached." The video has received more than 938,000 views on Twitter.
Mask-wearing is currently required both indoors and outdoors — wherever social distancing cannot be maintained — in Stralsund due to high infection rates in the area. But the individual in the Santa suit wasn't arrested for not wearing a mask. He was briefly detained, not arrested, for potentially violating a law against unlawful demonstrations, the police said.
The Stralsund police issued a Dec. 14 statement saying that the man in the costume was one of 65 protesters expressing "their opinions against the current Corona measures and a vaccination requirement" in Stralsund's Old Market at an unregistered protest. That is a criminal offense under the nation's Assembly Act, also known as the Assemblies and Elevators Act.
The police statement revealed that the individual "refused to give his name" and was accompanied to a patrol car to determine his identity.
"After the man's identity was known, he was released from police measures at around 7:15 p.m. and is now at large again," the statement said. "It subsequently emerged that the 47-year-old was suspected of having committed crimes against the Assembly Act in connection with demonstrations critical of the coronavirus."
The act, which was enacted in 1953 and has gone through several amendments, states that anyone who would like to hold a public meeting in "open air or an elevator" must register with the proper authority at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
Holding a public gathering in the open air or an elevator without registration is punishable by "imprisonment for up to one year or a fine." Police can shut down a meeting that has not been registered or "if the information in the registration is deviated from or the conditions are violated."
The police statement noted that two similar protests occurred earlier the same day and that criminal proceedings were initiated at those locations.
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B Italia end County Down's SuperCupNI dreams
B Italia celebrate their SuperCupNI Premier Section final win over County Down. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye
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Published: 21:37 Friday 27 July 2018
B Italia broke County Down hearts to win the SuperCupNI Premier section, with two astonishing goals.
Salvatore Kevin Buonavoglia's stylish finish and Marco Bingo's outrageous long-range volley settled the game in B Italia's favour, with John Bailie's county side unable to stop the classy Europeans from winning the prestigious youth tournament.
B Italia is a select team made up of young players who are contracted to clubs outside of Serie A.
A disappointed Down manager John Bailie said, "I'm very proud of the boys and what they have achieved this week.
"The only disappointment for me was that we didn't show people what we are capable of in the final. You can make excuses and say we were tired but it was the same for both teams.
"The Italia boys showed up and we didn't. We didn't hit the levels that we reached during the week.
"Credit to Italia, they fully deserved to win. They were a physical team, strong in the tackle and good in the air. We struggled to deal with that at times.
"It's tough for our players at the moment, but losing is part of football. You need to learn how to learn from defeats and come back stronger, so losing this final is in itself a great lesson for these young players."
The Italians took a deserved lead in the 17th minute, when Salvatore Kevin Buonavoglia scored a contender for goal of the tournament.
Buonavolgia burst through the Down defence at pace before hitting a sweet shot with the outside of his right book, that gave Dylan Stewart in the Down goal no chance.
Nicola Bariol almost doubled the Italians' advantage on the half hour mark. After a goalmouth scramble, his effort was cleared off the line by Mal Smith.
Down had a good shout for a penalty turned down by referee Tony Clarke just before half-time, when substitute Ben Cushnie was clattered by goalkeeper Federico La Rosa.
Ruari O'Hare was fortunate not to receive a red cad in the 53rd minute, when the Down defender crunched into Christian Cerretti. Clarke opted for a yellow card, much to the dismay of the Italians.
Marco Bingo settled the game in the 60th minute when an outrageous 25-yard volley that nearly broke the net.
Bingo's strike was enough to seal the cup for the Italians despite Down's late efforts to get back into the game.
While Down will be disappointed with their performance on the night they can take a massive amount of pride in their displays over the course of the week. With Antrim winning the Junior section, it's clear that the county teams are now a force to be reckoned with at the SuperCupNI.
County Down: Stewart, Smith, Conlon, Gemmell, O'Hare, Weatherup, Corbett, Carroll, Dinu, Glover, Wynne
Subs: Teggart, Cushnie, Currran, McVeigh, Ferris, Rooney, Carry
B Italia: La Rosa, Cerretti, Giordano, Magri, Petri, Cella, Volpato, Bariol, Buonavoglia, Iannone, Ruggiero
Subs: Agbugui, Tringali, Luna, Bingo, Passeri, Raccuglia
Ref: Tony Clarke


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What Causes Muscle Soreness?
It takes at least eight hours to feel this type of soreness. You finish a workout and feel great; then you get up the next morning and your exercised muscles feel sore. We used to think that next-day muscle soreness is caused by a buildup of lactic acid in muscles, but now we know that lactic acid has nothing to do with it.
Next-day muscle soreness is caused by damage to the muscle fibers themselves. Muscle biopsies taken on the day after hard exercise show bleeding and disruption of the z-band filaments that hold muscle fibers together as they slide over each other during a contraction.
Scientists can tell how much muscle damage has occurred by measuring blood levels of a muscle enzyme called CPK. CPK is normally found in muscles and is released into the bloodstream when muscles are damaged. Those exercisers who have the highest post-exercise blood levels of CPK often have the most muscle soreness. Using blood CPK levels as a measure of muscle damage, researchers have shown that people who continue to exercise when their muscles feel sore are the ones most likely to feel sore on the next day.
Many people think that cooling down by exercising at a very slow pace, after exercising more vigorously, helps to prevent muscle soreness. It doesn't. Cooling down speeds up the removal of lactic acid from muscles. But a buildup of lactic acid does not cause muscle soreness, so cooling down will not help to prevent muscle soreness. Stretching does not prevent soreness either, since post-exercise soreness is not due to contracted muscle fibers.
What This Means for Training
Next-day muscle soreness should be used as a guide to training, whatever the sport. On one day, go out and exercise right up to the burn, back off when your muscles really start to burn, then pick up the pace again and exercise to the burn. Do this exercise-to-the-burn and recover until your muscles start to feel stiff, and then stop the workout.
Depending on how sore your muscles feel, take the next day off or go at a very slow pace. Do not attempt to train for muscle burning again until the soreness has gone away completely.
Most athletes take a very hard workout on one day, go easy for one to seven days afterward, and then take a hard workout again. World-class marathon runners run very fast only twice a week. The best weightlifters lift veryheavy only once every two weeks. High jumpers jump for height only once a week. Shot putters throw for distance only once a week.
Remember: Exercise training is done by stressing and recovering.
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Hardship's appearance is similar to Mutavore, its main distinction being the huge knife-like protrusion in its head. It also possesses a yellow bioluminescence in the eyes, mouth, and across the rest of the body. Its attack behavior is similar to Leatherback's, which consists of pouncing at an enemy and clutching tightly at it.
Hardship attacks during the earlier years of Kaiju War. Romeo Blue is deployed in an undisclosed location where it made landfall sometime during the night. The Mark-1 Jaeger fights and kills Hardship.
Hardship's likeness is later used in a shoe line alongside Romeo Blue's as a part of merchandising gambit to promote the Jaegers to the public in commercials. In addition, Hardship's likeness is used by Kaiju Cultists for churches and general worship of the Kaiju.


I love spring! After illnesses all winter and the ugly weather, the birth of the earth during spring is the most beautiful picture imaginable to me. Nothing is lovelier than the first vestiges of green foilage, blossums, birds and baby animals. Even if we experience more cold, our hearts have been awakened again.
In an effort to enhance its outreach to rural Tennesseans, the Department of Revenue will host a free tax preparation workshop for business owners at the Scott County Office Building on Monday, March 25, from 8 a.m.-noon EST.
Historic Rugby will host another installment of its Writer's Series on Saturday and Sunday, March 30-31, featuring best-selling author William Paul Young, Author of "The Shack" and other contemporary Christian books.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol will conduct driver license safety checkpoints during the week of March 29 on U.S. Hwy. 27 at Gobey Road in Morgan County.
Recognizing the danger presented to the public by unqualified drivers, Troopers concentrate their efforts on vehicles being operated by drivers who violate the driver license laws of Tennessee.


Elon Musk scrapped his plan to take Tesla Inc. private, a remarkable reversal more than two weeks after blindsiding employees and investors with the idea in a bombshell tweet.
In a blog post published late Friday, Tesla's chairman, CEO and largest shareholder said he had met with the board and "let them know that I believe the better path is for Tesla to remain public. The Board indicated that they agree."
The about-face ends speculation about how Musk would raise money to take Tesla private, but it's unlikely to ward off scrutiny of the maverick CEO's actions. Musk's Aug. 7 tweet that he wanted to take the electric-car maker private at $420 a share and had "funding secured" sent the shares soaring before it became apparent he didn't have financing lined up.
The episode led to a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to a person familiar with the matter. Musk's behavior, including a tearful interview with the New York Times that touched on his lack of sleep, has led to calls for Tesla to hire a chief operating officer to help reduce stress on the CEO. Musk, who also runs the rocket-launching company SpaceX and a tunnel-drilling outfit called the Boring Co., is busy trying to ramp up Tesla's production of the Model 3 sedan and make the company profitable in the second half of the year.
In an Aug. 13 blog post, Musk indicated that he believed based on conversations with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund that he had financial support to go private. In his blog post Friday, Musk reiterated his "belief that there is more than enough funding to take Tesla private" but said a transaction would be distracting and take too long.
"Given the feedback I've received, it's apparent that most of Tesla's existing shareholders believe we are better off as a public company," wrote Musk. "Although the majority of shareholders I spoke to said they would remain with Tesla if we went private, the sentiment, in a nutshell, was 'please don't do this..'"
Musk declined to comment further Friday on how he arrived at his decision. He was active on Twitter late Friday, sharing updates about SpaceX and a Hyperloop pod competition.
In a separate statement, a committee of independent directors formed to review Musk's proposal confirmed the decision and announced its intention to dissolve.
"We fully support Elon as he continues to lead the company moving forward," the three board members said.
Musk had hired both Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley, the top two merger advisers in the U.S, to advise him personally in his bid to take the company off of the public market, according to people familiar with the arrangements. Both banks have been lead underwriters on most of the company's stock and convertible debt offerings.
"Only Elon wanted to go private," said Ross Gerber, CEO of fund manager Gerber Kawasaki and an ardent Tesla supporter, in a tweet. "No other shareholders wanted to. We're all holding our shares either way."
ARK Investment Management, which holds about 0.2 percent of Tesla's shares according to data compiled by Bloomberg, had implored Musk in an open letter this week to keep Tesla public. Going private would deprive investors of the chance to participate in its rising value, Chief Investment Officer Cathie Wood said.
Bloomberg's Alex Barinka contributed to this report.


Oscar nominee or otherwise, here are four foreign films you do not want to miss this year.
Films have an unusual ability to alter the perspective of those who view them; they offer a window into understanding and empathising with the other. This is particularly true of foreign films; after all, it was German director Wim Wenders who famously said that American film is centrally concerned with how to entertain, while international cinema has always been concerned with how to live. With that in mind, we review the best Foreign Films of the year; Samuel Maoz's Foxtrot, Ruben Östlund's The Square, Andrey Zvyagintsev's Loveless, and Sebastián Lelio's A Fantastic Woman. All of these films, in some fashion, offer a distinctive take on a universal question that crossed all borders and boundaries last year: how we construct identity.
After winning the Palme d'Or and handily sweeping up most major European awards, Ruben Östlund's The Square is regarded by many North American critics as the best overall film of the year, not just the best international film; it is undoubtedly a favourite to win the Oscar for Best Foreign Film.
A scathing satire of not only the art world but the upper crust of Western society, The Square deals with a topic many great European films touch upon: the collective contradictions and guilt of the upper class.
The film centers on Christian (played by Claes Bang), a sharp-dressed and well-mannered director of a major contemporary art museum. On the surface, he is a paragon of a successful European professional. Alas, his thin veneer of competence dissolves when he hires a PR team to create a provocative (and unusual) campaign designed to increase his museum's visibility on social media. Over the course of 2.5 hours, a series of bad decisions cause Christian's life to fall apart, and the foundations upon which he rests his identity simultaneously dissolve underneath him.
The latest film by Russian auteur Andrey Zvyaginstev uses a couple's determined search for a lost child as a pretext for a study of all that ails modern-day Russia. Inspired by many of Russia's brilliant Soviet-era directors, Loveless is a dour rumination on the spiritual desolation and emptiness that characterises contemporary Russia.
The film centers around the abjectly unhappy marriage of Zheyna and Boris, and their lone child, Aloysha. Living separate lives and in the middle of a vicious divorce, the couple is forced back together after Alyosha mysteriously disappears. Set in 2012 (just as Russia descends into conflict with Ukraine), Zvyaginstev portrays a version of morally degenerate Russian society, one that centers upon status, wealth and extreme individual freedom.
It seems that no one, from their friends to the police, wants to help Zheyna and Boris. No one seems to care about anything other than upward mobility (and selfies, which feature prominently in the film). This "new," atomised, post-Soviet Russia is contrasted with references to the vestiges of Orthodox Russian Christianity, along with the ever-present propaganda than expounds Putin's signature brand of aggressive nationalism. Not caring about each other (or much of anything, other than fancy apartments and money) until the disappearance of their neglected child, the frantic couple search with ever-increasing urgency through a bleak, decaying Russia to find their lost son. The main strength of the film is how their struggle is rooted in a definite sense of place and time; Zvyaginstev creates a damning, harrowing portrait of Putin's Russia.
If you're wondering how things are going over in Russia, Loveless is guaranteed to fill you with a deep, cutting sense of unease. Given that Russia currently occupies a higher degree of relevance in North American discourse than any time since the Cold War, Loveless might curry the favour of the Academy this awards season.
The genesis of A Fantastic Woman, much like the film itself, is magnificent. Hired initially as a "cultural consult" to ensure the movie (about a tragedy in a transgender relationship) was realistic, Daniela Vega wound up starring as the lead in Sebastian Lelio's film. The director's intuition to cast Vega paid off, as she delivers an enthralling performance.
Vega stars as Marina in the first international hit with a trans-as-trans lead, while Francisco Reyes plays Orlando, her older lover. The two are in a healthy, happy relationship when he falls ill, and suddenly dies. Marina is left to pick up the pieces and deal with Orlando's judgemental, scornful (and often cruel) family, proving her worth, identity, and purpose in the process.
Directed by Israel's Samuel Maoz, Foxtrot is a harrowing portrayal of a family confronted with unimaginable grief in the wake of losing a child, a soldier in the Israeli Defense Forces, in the line of duty. Applying a surreal, ethereal gloss to an age-old tale of anguish, Foxtrot is a much more complicated film than it might appear on the surface. Using tragedy as a pretext, Maoz's film is an unflinching examination of the collective conscience of Israel, touching on the nation's latent attitudes towards everything from racism to machismo to the Holocaust. Presented in a tripartite structure, Foxtrot is slow-paced and shot in a truly unique fashion. It is unequivocally one of the most innovative and unpredictable films of the year.
As is always the case, anything to do with the Israeli army is bound to generate a lot of controversy, and Foxtrot is no exception; the film was immediately condemned by Israel's Foreign Minister for its portrayal of the Israeli army as irresponsible and cavalier. Despite a cold reception from the Israeli government, Foxtrot came away with the Grand Jury Prize in Venice. The controversy it generated in Israel generated much buzz for the film, which otherwise stood the risk of being too closely associated with art-house for mainstream audiences.
Despite being snubbed at the Oscars, Foxtrot is one of the best and most creative foreign films of the year. While focused on Israeli-specific issues, viewers do not need to be well-versed in the specifics of either Jewish customs or Middle-East conflict to enjoy and sincerely appreciate this film. Ultimately, Foxtrot centers around how both internal and external forces, rooted in tradition and history, exert pressures on our identity.
As long as movies have existed, filmmakers have used the medium to reflect the dominant themes of the zeitgeist. In 2017, identity was at the heart of nearly every major global issue, from Donald Trump's inauguration to far-right nativist movements in Europe. Just like Rainer Werner Fassbinder's films famously reflected the internal anxieties of post-war German identity, and the New Hollywood of the 1970s explored identity in the wake of the collapse of the American dream, the films of Maoz, Ostlund, Zvyaginstev, and Lelio offer a window into identity in a globalised, interconnected world of seemingly perpetual cultural, political, and social flux.
helpful round-up – thanks! All four films have shown in Adelaide at Mercury Cinema – what a gem of viewing.
Absolutely agree with David but would add Roma, Cold War & Carpharnaum. Another personal choice, the Danish film The Guilty. 2018 was an excellent year for foreign language!


Let's take a walk down on memory lane, shall we? BenDelaCreme, star of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 6, is slated to return to the Werk Room for All Stars 3 this winter.
During her season, she was one of the most talented and well put together contestant, only second to Bianca Del Rio. Yet, she sashayed away instead of Darienne Lake! Yes, it's an old tale and the Queens have undoubtedly bury the hatchet, but it's unavoidable to rehash old garbage when we're rummaging for dirt in the basement.
Will the Seattleite make it far this time? Who knows? It's an almost even batch this time. But goodluck to her!
In the mean time, check out these photos of her show, Terminally Delightful, in Seattle.


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Explainer: What is the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change?
Delegates and experts attend the 45th Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) opening ceremony in Guadalajara, Mexico on Mar 28, 2017. (File photo: AFP/Hector Guerrero)
Lynette Cheah
03 Aug 2020 06:11AM (Updated: 04 May 2021 03:06PM)
Concern over climate change is on the rise, with effects of global warming dominating headlines of late.
In fact, warnings about climate change have been flagged for a few decades, as reported by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC.
But what is the IPCC anyway, what have they been saying and why does it matter?
WHAT IS THE IPCC?
The IPCC is the leading international scientific authority on climate change. It is a United Nations body made up of 195 member governments, formed in 1988.
The IPCC works by convening thousands of scientific experts from around the world to summarise what is happening to the Earth's climate system, highlight vulnerabilities to societies, and recommend both mitigation and adaptation measures.
It publishes comprehensive assessment reports every five to seven years, with the most recent Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) released in 2014.
The next report, AR6, is currently being drafted and will be published in 2021.
IPCC may also prepare special reports focusing on specific topics. For instance, a special report was released in 2018 to address how humanity can prevent global temperature rise of 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial level.
These reports are intended to provide governments with the knowledge needed to develop policies, without prescribing specific policy recommendations.
The reports have been key inputs in international climate change agreements and negotiations. AR5 served as a basis for the 2015 Paris Agreement, a landmark global accord that was adopted by nearly every nation to address climate change.
Many national science academies from around the world, including the Australian Academy of Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the UK Royal Society, acknowledge the work of the IPCC to be the "consensus of the international scientific community on climate change science".
FILE PHOTO: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) at their 48th session in Incheon, South Korea, in October 2018. (Photo: AFP)
WHO AUTHORS THESE SCIENTIFIC REPORTS?
Authors are nominated by governments or non-governmental organisations and selected based on their expertise as leading scientists.
The Panel tries to maintain geographical and gender balance during the selection of authors, and representation from both developing and developed economics.
Climate science is complex and requires careful observations and modelling of the Earth's climate system.
The authors gather this knowledge from peer-reviewed scientific literature. They volunteer their time to prepare these reports, which take many hours to draft, revise and review.
Part of the challenge is in projecting future climate change, determining effective ways to address the challenges, assessing the uncertainty, and how to communicate all of this.
Each finding is accompanied with an expression of confidence (low or high), based on underlying evidence (limited or robust) and agreement among experts (low or high).
For example, authors are in high agreement that decarbonising electricity generation is a key measure to mitigate emissions.
However, the point that mitigation policies could hamper access to energy services for underserved populations is put forth with low confidence.
READ: The year the world woke up to the climate emergency
Each report undergoes a rigorous review process, with many experts helping to comment on the accuracy and completeness of the draft reports.
Given the iterative review process and number of reviewers involved, the IPCC's technical reports are considered one of the most extensively reviewed scientific documents.
To give a sense of the scale of the task, the last AR5 report has more than 4,800 pages.
The preparation of the report involved 830 scientists from 80 countries. They assessed over 30,000 scientific papers. Additionally, 2,000 expert reviewers provided 140,000 comments, which were all addressed by the authors.
The drafting and reviewing process took years, to ensure that the content for policymakers is clear and accurately reflects the science.
The IPCC report preparation process is long but ensures an inclusive and transparent way of compiling credible, current knowledge on climate change, for benefit of governments, students and citizens around the world.
WHAT DO THE REPORTS SAY?
Past IPCC reports have concluded that human influence on climate change is clear, with "unequivocal and unprecedented" warming of our climate system.
Burning fossil fuels, such as oil, gas and coal remains the easiest option for many countries despite efforts to switch to renewable energy sources AFP/ESSAM -AL-SUDANI
Emissions of greenhouse gases that contribute to this warming are higher than ever.
We are on track to reach a temperature rise of 1.5 degrees Celsius at the current rate.
Every fraction of a degree of warming has grave consequences. If temperature change hits 2 degrees, our world will become startlingly different.
Impacts on people and ecosystems are likely to be irreversible, with risks to health, livelihoods, food security, water supply, human security and economic growth.
There will be almost no more coral reefs, more extreme weather events like superstorms, and many plants and animals will become extinct through habitat loss.
Pacific leaders view global warming as an existential threat to low-lying nations requiring immediate action AFP/TORSTEN BLACKWOOD
Sea level rise will drive populations away from small islands and low-lying coastal regions, and crop and marine fisheries yields will fall.
In order to limit these risks, greenhouse gas emissions must be substantially reduced. Limiting global warming will require rapid, far-reaching changes in all aspects of society.
Aside from mitigating emissions or limiting temperature rise, adaptation will be required as well.
In anticipation of the effects of climate change, governments and communities need to better develop resilience to potential disruptions.
The reports are an urgent call for action. The world's scientists are reiterating that drastic action is needed for the continued survival of many species on this planet, including ours, within the short time frame of the coming decade.
Some coutnries like Marshall Islands, which has endured worsening storm surges due to global warming, are at a higher risk of rising seas and wanted a stronger committment to reduce carbon dioxide emssions. AFP/GIFF JOHNSON
WHY SHOULD SINGAPOREANS CARE?
While the IPCC reports do not focus specifically on individual nations, the likely climate-related effects that Singapore will experience have been portrayed by other studies – we can expect hotter days on our island, with more intense rainfall and dry spells incidents.
As a low-lying island state, Singapore is clearly vulnerable to sea level rise.
As a low-lying island, Singapore is especially vulnerable to the "grave threat" of rising sea levels, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has warned. (File photo: AFP/Roslan RAHMAN)
Singapore is also an open economy by necessity, and the challenges of addressing climate change in our immediate region matters greatly to us.
Significant deforestation is happening in Southeast Asia, to make room for urbanisation or agriculture. This land use change is a key contributor to emissions.
Many neighbouring cities are developing steadily, driving up demand for electricity. Much of this is generated by burning coal, the worst-polluting fossil fuel.
Southeast Asia is also identified to be most vulnerable to climate change, being more severely affected by rising seas and extreme weather events.
These have impacts on agriculture, fisheries and marine ecosystems, threatening regional water and food security as well as human health. The risk of poverty and likely mass migration is likely.
In order to reduce the emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases, bold steps need to be taken to transition rapidly to a low carbon economy. This means weaning ourselves eventually from the high dependency on fossil fuels, like coal and natural gas.
We will need structural changes to the way we currently use land, energy, urban infrastructure (including transport and buildings), and industrial systems to eventually reach "net zero" emissions of greenhouse gases.
A carbon-constrained world is a reality that all of us need to come to terms with. This reality has not emerged out of the blue, but it is one that many are still becoming aware of.
The IPCC reports provide scientific understanding and illuminate possible socio-technical pathways forward. With the knowledge, we can take decisive action to protect many in the coming future.
Lynette Cheah is an Associate Professor of Engineering Systems at the Singapore University of Technology and Design. She is currently serving as Review Editor for the chapter evaluating zero carbon options in the transport sector for the IPCC's next Assessment Report.
Source: CNA/aw
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This week we sat down with Veronica Kainz, MuleSoft's Creative Director. She leads the creative vision for the brand, and was recently awarded the "Muley for Life" award for being an ambassador of MuleSoft's core values.
Why did you choose to come work for MuleSoft?
As a designer, you either work for the agency/freelance side or you work in-house. Both have their strengths and weaknesses. After art school, I was excited to land work for some of the most recognized retail brands in the Bay Area, including Gap, Williams Sonoma, and Kodak. I soon found out that working for a big brand with established guidelines is great…if you want a cush 9-5 job with no creative autonomy.
I was young and hungry, so that kind of environment just wasn't for me. The ad agencies I worked at were also unsatisfying. The work pace and the level of creativity around me were great, but I was missing the ability to understand how my work was making an impact. It felt superficial to move from one project to another without getting the chance to nurture the brands I was designing for.
When I got a call from Mahau Ma, VP of Corporate Strategy, in 2008, he said I'd have the opportunity to grow a brand from the ground up. Even though I had no idea what the heck an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) was, I felt like working at MuleSoft is my calling. Since then, I've been blessed with the opportunity to create an amazing brand identity and build a talented design team to support my vision.
How did you get to become a Creative Director?
I come from a family of designers and architects, so I guess you could say it's in my DNA. I got my first job at an ad agency in high school, answering phones and watering plants. But soon enough I was participating in focus groups and getting hands on with design applications and building comps for pretty big clients. The pace and creative output were contagious to me––especially at such a young age. I knew then that I had to pursue a career in advertising.
What is the most interesting problem you're working on solving right now?
A lot of what we're doing on the Creative Team right now revolves around scale. We're a pretty small design team relative to the size of the company, so we have to figure out ways to enable the rest of the organization, while maintaining the high quality of the work we do. It's both a fun and challenging process. What's really cool is that everyone has a lot of respect for our brand, so I definitely get the support I need.
What is your favorite thing about working on the Corporate Marketing team at MuleSoft?
The fact that we get to work on such a wide variety of projects––from designing billboards and supporting large-scale events like CONNECT to marketing on our web and digital channels.
The work we do makes an impact, and hundreds of thousands of prospects consume it every month. The fact that we can influence whether a world-class organization wants to buy our products, or whether a candidate wants to make the life-changing decision to work with us is a terrifying thing to think about; but, at the same time, it is also a thrilling and motivating challenge. It's this challenge that drives us to do the best work we can every day!
Take us through a typical day in the life.
I usually start my day with a good old-fashioned outdoor run. It's the quiet time when the world is asleep and allows me the space I need to listen to my sub-conscience. This is often when my best ideas surface. The chaos starts after my run. I get the kids up and ready for school and bolt to the train station.
My commute is about an hour, which gives me some time to listen to design podcasts, catch up on emails and get a head start on my work day. In the office, I spend my time reviewing project requests, approving design comps, scouring Dribbble for inspiration, interviewing designers, and laughing with my colleagues… but not always in that order!
What 3 things are always on your desk and why?
Lots and lots of plain white paper. You never know when the urge to sketch will strike. Often, I'll be brainstorming a concept with someone and it will quickly turn into a visual conversation.
My Pantone fan. I'm kind of obsessed with color-matching.
What teams do you work with most, and how do you collaborate?
I'd say I work most closely with the marketing team. But, really, I interact with folks all over the company and even in other offices. That's what makes MuleSoft so great. I love hearing how teams all over the world are solving everyday problems and figuring out how I can help them.
I don't do much hands-on design anymore, especially now that I manage a team. So when I'm outside of the office, I really enjoy making things with my hands. I would describe myself as a practical designer––I love to make things that are beautiful, but also highly useful.
It's less of a need to express myself, but more of a need to help others. When I'm not producing stop-motion films with my kids, I love designing and building furniture. I also love being creative in the kitchen and experimenting with unique ingredients.
What is your proudest accomplishment in your role here so far?
That's a tough one! I'm proud of so much, but I'd have to say it was pretty early on when I was a Web Designer and introduced UX into our practice. It basically came from the frustration of not getting people to agree on visual designs, which is such a subjective thing.
User testing on our website and products made it really hard to argue with the data. It also opened our eyes to some really critical things we needed to work on. These days, I'm really proud of the work my team does, particularly when we all come together to work on a big campaign.
The designers on my team are all just so talented and self-sufficient, and we have a lot of fun on-set together. Most recently, we worked on a recruiting campaign where we transformed our employees into superheroes and plastered them all over the 4th & King Caltrain station.
We were really scrappy about the way we did this. We rented a fog machine, made our own costumes and photographed our co-workers on the 3rd floor of our building. As a result of this project, we increased traffic to our careers site and were featured in a LinkedIn article. I'm really proud to say that we get to do all of the fun stuff most companies would typically hand-off to an agency; what we do is so creative and fulfilling.
This year's IPO was also tremendously rewarding. I felt proud in the sense that the company I helped nurture from infancy was finally graduating and entering the real world. It's such a rare event to be a part of, and I'm truly humbled to have experienced something so amazing.
What is the latest technology you've learned to use?
I built our swag store one weekend after realizing the swag closet we were using in the SF office wasn't gonna scale. I used Shopify on the front-end and Printfection on the back-end as a fulfillment service. So far it's been doing its job!
Love what you heard? Check out our career page for open positions and see what it takes to be a part of the Creative team!


This is part 2/3 in the The Generous Life series. Last week we looked at Luke 6 where Jesus gives us this radical challenge. Today we will look at a different passage where He gives us a radical choice - you either serve God, or you serve mammon. You cannot divide your life up into little parts. You cannot just be a Christian in weekends and a secular person on weekdays. You cannot divide life up into material and spiritual, thinking that they aren't connected. There is a clear choice, and you cannot do both.


The CARD Community Center is located on Vallombrosa Avenue adjacent to the southern end of lower Bidwell Park. The CARD Community Center is a 12,337 square foot facility that is used for a wide variety of CARD's recreational programming, facility rentals, and CARD's main office. The building offers a large multi-purpose room with a wood floor, 3 multi-purpose community/recreation rooms, a newly added outdoor rose garden (Creekside Rose Garden), as well as amenities such as a caterer's kitchen, tables, chairs, and PA system.


We help them dream. We help them believe. We are their lifeline.
The evening, starring mentalist Lior Suchard, will celebrate the power of the human imagination in fostering beauty & hope.
When pediatric illness hits, children and their families feel hopeless and isolated.
to cultivate community and relieve the pressure caused by illness.
Our team is dedicated to defending the dreams of these children.
Widely regarded as the world's greatest mentalist, Suchard entertains with his notorious acts of thought influence and startling mind reading predictions. He has amazed audiences in over 50 countries and astonished countless celebrities on popular TV specials hosted by Jimmy Fallon, Jay Leno, Larry King, and Barbara Walters, just to name a few.
To support our therapeutic after school program for children with cancer and children with physical disabilities.
activities for our Chai warriors.
To sponsor a magical summer at Camp Simcha for five Canadian children.
To support our new respite centre. A special place for our kids and siblings to play, learn & grow.
Provides weekly transportation assistance, meals, and personal entertainment systems for children.
To sponsor a sibling of a Chai Lifeline child to go to camp for the summer.
To grant a wish for a seriously ill Canadian child.
Tickets will be mailed to you 10 days prior to the event. Please indicate the address where we should send your tickets as the shipping address on checkout.


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UK Government defends new system to suppress torture allegations
Foreign Secretary William Hague is today expected to defend proposals by the UK Government, set out in the Justice and Security Green Paper, which would increase the use of secret proceedings in British courts, and close off the legal route by which evidence of British complicity in torture first came to light.Commenting, Reprieve's Executive Director, Clare Algar said:"William Hague once warned that 'we cannot bury our heads in the sand' and hope allegations of torture will go away. But sadly, this is exactly what the Government is in danger of doing. "The proposals which ministers have brought forward seek to shut off the very method by which we first found out about British involvement in torture. Meanwhile, the Gibson Inquiry, lacking the necessary remit, promises to be little more than a whitewash. "The Foreign Secretary must realise that the only way to restore Britain's reputation in the world is to get to the bottom of what happened, and to ensure safeguards are in place to prevent it from happening again. Not only do his proposals fail on this count – they also threaten to roll back centuries-worth of British legal freedoms." ENDS Notes to editors 1. For further information please contact Donald Campbell in Reprieve's press office on +44 (0) 207 427 1082. Reprieve Legal Director Cori Crider will be attending the speech and available for interview/comment.2. In 2009, then-Conservative Shadow Foreign Secretary, William Hague called for an inquiry in response to the revelations concerning UK involvment in torture in the Binyam Mohamed case, warning that: "As a great democratic nation, we cannot bury our heads in the sand and hope these will go away […] Until the full facts are known, Britain's name and reputation will be dragged through the mud, not least by the terrorists and extremists who will exploit these allegations for their own propaganda." Conservatives website, Friday 13 March 20093. Reprieve's briefing on the Green Paper on Justice and Security can be found on our website.4. Reprieve, a legal action charity, uses the law to enforce the human rights of prisoners, from death row to Guantánamo Bay. Reprieve investigates, litigates and educates, working on the frontline, to provide legal support to prisoners unable to pay for it themselves. Reprieve promotes the rule of law around the world, securing each person's right to a fair trial and saving lives. Clive Stafford Smith is the founder of Reprieve and has spent 25 years working on behalf of people facing the death penalty in the USA.Reprieve's current casework involves representing 15 prisoners in the US prison at Guantánamo Bay, assisting over 70 prisoners facing the death penalty around the world, and conducting ongoing investigations into the rendition and the secret detention of 'ghost prisoners' in the so-called 'war on terror.'
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