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Tonic, January 2010
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The Woman Behind The Alex Fund. (Psst… It's Ethan Hawke's Mom!)
By Kendall Hunter | Monday, January 25, 2010 8:39 AM ET
At the age of 48, the actor's mom left her career, joined the Peace Corp, moved to Romania — and learned to change lives for a living.
When A Lie Of The Mind is performed next month at The New Group in New York City, proceeds from the show will benefit an organization called The Alex Fund, which is dedicated to helping children and their mothers in Romania.
It's the first time the play has been revived in Manhattan since the original production, directed by Sam Shepard in 1985 — when it won the Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and New York Drama Critic's Circle awards for Best New Play. This time around it's being directed by Actor Ethan Hawke.
So, what's the connection between the play and The Alex Fund, you ask?
The actor-director's mother, Leslie Hawke, is Fund's founder.
When I interviewed Leslie Hawke, she was the second woman I'd spoken to in two weeks who had altered her life in a single moment. The decision of both women was spontaneous, for the most part, yet not without intellect. Nor, of course, without the wisdom of a life lived (so far).
Both were, at the time, at about mid life. And both, when posed a question, gave answers that changed the direction of their lives. One was asked to teach English to a Tibetan in India (see Finding The Rhythm Of Family); the other, who was staying in Romania, was asked what was going to happen to her development programs when she left?
Hawke's answer to that question took her by surprise: "I'm not leaving."
At the age of 48, Leslie Hawke left her career behind, joined the Peace Corp, and was sent to Romania. During her stint with the corp, she was pitching a proposal to a USAID official — a program to make it possible for children to spend their days in school instead of on the street begging. "She thought my plan was impractical and naïve and she made a remark that rankled me," Hawke says, recalling the official's words. "'Un-huh,' she said, 'and then what happens to the program when you leave?'"
It was December 2000 and Hawke had been in Romania for 11 months. "My response, partly involuntary and partly contrarian, was 'I'm not going to leave,'" Hawke recalls. "I remember being surprised at my own audacity. It wasn't something I had given much thought until she challenged me, but it was the only answer that made any sense".
'If you died tomorrow…'
For years Hawke had worked as an executive for an Internet start-up company in New York City. During the height of the IT craze it sold to a publishing conglomerate and her interest began to fizzle. It wasn't until 1999 however, with news of the death of JFK Jr., that she seriously began to question the direction her life was taking. (That and a going-nowhere relationship). On her foundation's website she explains, "I said to myself, 'If you died tomorrow, wouldn't you be embarrassed that this is what you were doing with your life?' JFK Jr.'s death made me think of JFK — and the Peace Corps. So when I got to work that morning, I actually contacted the Peace Corps."
With her son's encouragement, she was soon on her way to volunteer in Bacau, Romania.
The program Hawke pitched to the USAID official was inspired by one boy whom she had come across early on in her volunteer service. "It all started with Alex. In the first weeks I was at my Peace Corps assignment I had a lot of time on my hands to look around at the workings of a society that was different from mine, but not that different. It was obviously a broken and largely dysfunctional society – but it was not a third world country. Except for this one thing: there were lots of small children sitting alone or in pairs on the sidewalk, begging to the passers-by in front of modern banks and beautiful churches."
Alexandru was a young boy Hawke rescued from the streets soon after starting work in Romania. There is a law that if children don't go to school for two years, they become ineligible to attend school at all; most kids she saw begging on the street, including Alex, were not allowed in school. However, it's a complicated situation, and Hawke came to realize the importance of helping the mothers of these children too, if they were to have any chance at all for a better life.
And so, The Alex Fund was born. It's primary beneficiary is the Fiecare Copil in Scoala or "Every Child in School Program." It's managed by an umbrella organization called Ovidiu Rom Asociatia created by both Hawke and a teacher by the name of Maria Gheorghiu, and is based on the Doe Fund's Ready, Willing and Able program in New York City. Its mission is to promote self-sufficiency among marginalized people through education, job training and community development. To date, the organization has directly reached over 5,000 disadvantaged children with its services.
A Mother by Example
"Somebody once told me my resume looked like a Jackson Pollock painting," Hawke tells Tonic. "My application to the Peace Corps was the first time it all made sense! And indeed it all has served me well: the years in sales, the years spent in Editorial Acquisitions, the one year I was a 6th grade teacher in Trenton, the church youth group I led, the 3 years in non-profit development — everything was useful in starting up an NGO in Eastern European."
Naturally, her famous son has also benefited from his mother's capricious choices in life, and he speaks admirably of her. "One way to raise your children is to try to do things by the book, something my mother never seemed too concerned about," he tells Tonic. "Another way is to lead by example. My mother is a terrific example for my kids, especially my daughters, by being utterly independent and working very hard for something she deeply cares about."
"It makes me feel good to help people," his mother says. "For many years I worked in business because it afforded me a nice lifestyle and allowed me to send my son to good schools, but I always felt ambivalent about spending my life that way. Lucky for me, Ethan became self-sufficient at a relatively early age (18) and that gave me the financial freedom to consider doing something different with my life. I am very fortunate to have found work that makes me feel useful and productive."
Ethan supports his mother by being on the board of her foundation. A Lie Of The Mind should help bring attention to the cause in a big way.
You can help the children of Romania by coming out for the event on February 19th. The performance is at 8pm, followed by a reception at the theater with the actors and director.
Tickets are $150.00. For reservations contact Wendy Kahn at alex@alexfund.org or 212.865.7611. Tickets can also be purchased on the website at alexfund.org.
Photos courtesy Shea Roggio
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SANZAAR have released the officials for the first part of the sixteenth round in the 2017 Super Rugby tournament and Nick Briant starts the action this weekend in Wellington when the Hurricanes host the Chiefs.
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Avian influenza virus surveillance in wild bird in South Korea from 2019 to 2022
Eun-Jee Na , Su-Beom Chae , Jun-Soo Park , Yoon-Ji Kim , Young-Sik Kim , Jae-Ku Oem *
Laboratory of Veterinary Infectious Disease, College of Veterinary of Medicine, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Korea
Correspondence to : Jae-Ku Oem
E-mail: jku0623@jbnu.ac.kr
Received: November 11, 2022; Revised: December 12, 2022; Accepted: December 12, 2022
Avian influenza viruses (AIVs) cause contagious diseases and have the potential to infect not only birds but also mammals. Wild birds are the natural reservoir of AIVs and spread them worldwide while migrating. Here we collected active AIV surveillance data from wild bird habitats during the 2019 to 2022 winter seasons (from September to March of the following year) in South Korea. We isolated 97 AIVs from a total of 7,590 fecal samples and found the yearly prevalence of AIVs was 0.83, 1.48, and 1.27, respectively. The prevalence of AIVs were generally higher from September to November. These findings demonstrate that a high number of wild birds that carry AIVs migrate into South Korea during the autumn season. The highest virus numbers were isolated from the species Anas platyrhynchos (72%; n=70), followed by Anas poecilorhyncha (15.4%; n=15), suggesting that each is an important host for these pathogens. Twenty-five hemagglutinin-neuraminidase subtypes were isolated, and all AIVs except the H5N8 subtype were found to be low-pathogenic avian influenza viruses (LPAIVs). Active surveillance of AIVs in wild birds could benefit public health because it could help to estimate their risk for introduction into animals and humans. Moreover, considering that 132 cases of human AIV infections have been reported worldwide within the last 5 years, active surveillance of AIVs is necessary to avoid outbreaks.
Keywords Avian influenza viruses, Wild birds, Surveillance
Avian influenza viruses (AIVs) belong to the Orthomyxoviridae family and have negative-sense RNA genomes with eight segments (Webster et al, 1992). They are divided into 16 hemagglutinin (HA) and 9 neuraminidase (NA) subtypes based on their surface glycoproteins (Kuchipudi et al, 2018). The H5 and H7 subtypes of low-pathogenic AIVs (LPAIVs) can mutate into highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs) that cause substantial economic losses in the poultry industry (Garcia et al, 1996; Gonzales et al, 2012). Some H5 and H7 subtypes can also infect and elicit severe clinical symptoms in humans (Sutton, 2018).
Wild aquatic birds, especially those in the Anseriformes and Charadriiformes orders, are the primary reservoir for AIVs (Stallknecht et al, 1988). The viruses normally replicate in the gastrointestinal or respiratory tracts of wild birds and can be transmitted to poultry through the fecal-oral route (Wille et al, 2018). Moreover, wild birds often shed high concentrations of AIVs in their feces even when they display no clinical signs of infection (Brown et al, 2014).
The migration of wild birds along nine major global migratory flyways has been suggested to facilitate the circulation of AIVs (Hill et al, 2012; Hansen et al, 2022). South Korea is located on the largest of these avian routes, the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF) (Hansen et al, 2022), which brings many migratory birds to South Korea during the cold season to overwinter and breed (Choi et al, 2022). Such migratory birds were found to have played a critical role in the global spread of the H5N8 subtype of HPAIVs in 2014, which had first been detected in South Korea and later caused worldwide economic damage (Samantha et al, 2016). Routine monitoring of wild birds in South Korea is therefore necessary to prevent such outbreaks in the future. In this study, we collected active AIV surveillance data from wild bird habitats and identified AIVs prevalence in South Korea from 2019 to 2022.
Fresh fecal samples of wild birds were collected every Korean winter season from 2019 to 2022 from a total of 100 wild bird habitats located near Ganwolho, Gamcheon, Gokgyocheon, Geumgang, Geumgangho, Geumhogang, Dongrimj, Dongjingang, Mangyeonggang, Bonggangcheon, Bongseonji, Bunamho, Sapgyocheon, Seongamji, Ansim Wetland, Yedangji, Joenjucheon, Cheongmicheon, Pungseocheon and Pungjeonji (Fig. 1). The study sites where large numbers of wild birds have used and antigen of AIVs were frequently detected were selected. We collected only fresh and well-distinguished single samples. Specimens were transported to our laboratory facilities immediately and stored at 4℃ until analyses.
Fig. 1.Geographical locations of the sampling sites in South Korea (red dots). The map was created using QGIS software.
Virus isolation
Each fecal sample was suspended in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS, pH 7.4) containing antibiotics (100 U/μL of penicillin and 100 U/μL of streptomycin) and centrifuged at 2,800 g for 10 min. Supernatants of five samples were pooled and filtered through a sterile 0.45-μm filter (GVS, USA). The resulting solutions were inoculated into 9∼11-day-old specific pathogen-free (SPF) embryonated chicken eggs, incubated at 37℃ for 3∼4 days, and chilled at 4℃ to harvest allantoic fluids. An HA test was conducted according to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) recommendations (Stear, 2005). The HA-positive pooling fecal samples were inoculated individually into SPF embryonated chicken egg using the method previously described and further processed for viral extraction.
Viral RNA detection, subtyping, and species identification
Viral RNA was extracted from HA-positive allantoic fluids using a Miracle-AutoXT Automated Nucleic Acid Extraction System (iNtRON Biotechnology, South Korea). A LiliFⓇ AIV M Real-time RT-PCR Kit (iNtRON Biotechnology, Korea) protocol was applied to detect AIVs. Subtypes were determined by RT-qPCR using the TOP-real™ One-step RT qPCR Kit (Enzynomics, South Korea) with previously described primers (Hoffmann et al, 2016). Host DNA was extracted from the fecal samples and species were identified using mitochondrial cytochrome C oxidase I gene, as previously described (Gao et al, 2009).
Prevalence of AIVs
We isolated 97 AIVs from a total of 7,590 fecal samples (Table 1). The yearly prevalence of AIVs was 0.83% (27/3,248), 1.48% (37/2,499), and 1.27% (33/1,843) from 2019 to 2022, respectively. The prevalence was higher in winter 2020/2021 than during the same months 1 year before and after. We detected higher prevalence in the samples from September to November than in those collected during the remaining months of every year during the study period. The AIVs were isolated from Pungseocheon, Sapgyocheon, Bonggangcheon, Gokgyocheon, Bunamho, Joenjucheon, Mangyeonggang, Dongjingang and Geumgang and the prevalence was 2.22%, 4.40%, 1.28%, 2.37%, 1.66%, 1.37%, 1.81%, 1.38% and 0.64%, respectively (Table 2). The highest rate of AIVs isolation showed in Sapgyocheon (4.40%).
Table 1 . Prevalence of AIVs from 2019 to 2022 in South Korea
Number of collected samples
Number of AIV isolates
Prevalence of AIV (%)
2019.10 944 10 1.05
2019.12 740 2 0.27
2019.10∼2020.03 3,248 27 0.83
2020.09 100 18 18
2020.11 200 1 0.5
2021.03 50 1 2
Total 7,590 97 1.27
Table 2 . Numbers of AIVs detected in wild bird species
Pungseo-cheon
Sapgyo-cheon
Bonggang-cheon
Gokgyo-cheon
Bunam-ho
Jeonju-cheon
Mangyeong-gang
Dongjin-gang
Geum-gang
Number of collected samples 90 454 233 253 120 290 2,422 576 1,243
Number of AIVs isolates (Prevalence of AIV, %) 2 (2.22) 20 (4.40) 3 (1.28)
33 (2.86) 6 (2.37) 2 (1.66) 4 (1.37) 44 (1.81) 8 (1.38)
64 (1.41) 8 (0.64) 97
Numbers of host A. platyrhynchos 14 2 5 1 3 39 5 1 70
A. poecilorhyncha 2 5 1 1 1 3 2 15
A. albifrons 1 1 4 6
A. anser 2 2
A. falcata/A. penelope 2 2
A. crecca 1 1
A. fabalis 1 1
Prevalence of host species
The hosts of all identified AIVs belonged to the order Anseriformes. Most were detected in the species Anas platyrhynchos (72%; n=70), followed by Anas poecilorhyncha (15.4%; n=15), Anser albifrons (6.1%; n=6), Anser anser (2.0%; n=2), Anser falcata/Anas penelope (2.0%; n=2), Anas crecca (1.0%; n=1), and Answer fabalis (1.0%; n=1) (Table 2). In particular, two or more host species of AIVs were detected in most of studied site and the most diverse host species were identified in Geumgang.
Prevalence of HA and NA subtypes
We isolated 25 HA-NA subtypes of AIVs, including nine HA (H3, H4, H5, H6, H7, H8, H9, H10 and H11) and eight NA (N1, N2, N3, N4, N6, N7, N8 and N9) (Table 3). The most frequently detected HA and NA subtypes was H5 (16.49%; n=16) and N6 (20.62%; n=20), respectively, except mixed subtypes. Both H4N6 (12.37%; n=12) and H5N3 (12.37%; n=12) were the most prevalent subtypes. Fig. 2 also shows yearly distributions of subtypes from 2019 to 2022. H4, H5 and H6 subtype identified in all seasons. The most diverse subtypes of AIVs were detected in Mangyeonggang.
Table 3 . Numbers of haemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) subtypes during AIVs surveillance in wild birds in South Korea, 2019∼2022
Total (prevalence, %)
Numbers of subtypes
H3 N6 3 3 (3.09)
N8 3 3 (3.09)
N6 2 1 1 1 7 12 (12.37)
N3 1 11 12 (12.37)
H6 N1 2 1 1 4 (4.12)
N2 7 1 8 (8.24)
H9 N2 1 2 3 (3.09)
H10 N4 1 1 2 (2.06)
H11 N2 2 2 (2.06)
Mixed subtypes 5 4 2 3 1 15 (15.4)
HxNx 2 1 1 4 (4.12)
Fig. 2.Hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) subtypes proportions of the AIVs from 2019 to 2020 in South Korea. The number of AIVs were described in table.
Global prevalence of AIV was 0.06% (0.30∼1.21%) (Barbara et al, 2017). However, the prevalence of AIVs in wild birds depends on host species, seasonality and locations (Munster et al, 2007). The higher prevalence of AIVs compared to that of global showed in this study (1.27%) and this result was thought to be due to active surveillance conducted in winter season and wild bird habitats.
In 2019/2020, HPAIVs were neither detected in wild bird feces nor at any poultry farms in South Korea (Jeong et al, 2020). However, in 2020/2021, the H5N8 subtype was identified at 109 poultry farms, and the novel H5N1 virus entered the country in late 2021 (Sagong et al, 2022). The higher prevalence of AIVs recorded in 2020/2021 might be explained by the fact that more active surveillance systems were implemented in wild bird habitats to prevent HPAIV outbreaks.
Most migratory birds returned to mid-central and western provinces of South Korea (Jeolla-do and Chungcheong-do) (Lee et al, 2020). We isolated AIVs in Chungcheong-do and Jeolla-do province and this result shows high population of wild birds is related to high isolation rates of AIVs. According to the National Institute of Biological Resources in South Korea, the migration season of wild birds can be divided into four stages: October to November, December to January, February to March, and April to August (Lee et al, 2020). Stage 1 represents autumn migration, and during this season, most migratory wild birds arrive in South Korea from China or Russia (Lee et al, 2020). In an earlier study conducted in South Korea, isolation rates of AIVs in wild bird feces increased during stage 1 but decreased during stage 2, which is consistent with the results of the current study (Shin et al, 2015). These findings suggest that many wild birds that are infected with AIVs migrate to South Korea during the autumn season. AIV surveillance is therefore particularly needed from October to November to prevent the spread of AIVs from wild birds to poultry farms.
The isolation rate of AIVs was especially high in the mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) and the spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha) and this result is consistent with the results of previous study (Munster et al, 2007). In addition, not only LPAIVs but also HPAIVs have been detected in these avian species earlier (Hill et al, 2012). Moreover, Anas platyrhynchos infected with HPAIVs have been found to exhibit no clinical signs of infection but have high titers of AIVs (Keawcharoen et al, 2008). Previous studies have also shown that HPAIV-positive poultry farms are usually geographically close to wild bird habitats, suggesting that these birds might play a key role in spreading AIVs (Jeong et al, 2014; Kim et al, 2021). Therefore, contact between wild birds and poultry farms should be prevented.
The H4 subtype was distributed worldwide and showed high prevalence in wild birds (Tang et al, 2020). The H4N6 subtype was detected yearly during the study period, which is consistent with previous research. The H5 and H7 subtypes were also isolated, but except for the H5N8 virus, all other H5 and H7 subtypes were LPAIVs. In 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 mixed subtypes of AIVs were isolated in a single wild bird fecal sample, suggesting that coinfection with multiple subtypes of AIVs occurred in wild birds. Coinfection of wild birds by AIVs is important source of reassortment events that generate novel strains of AIVs (Fuller et al, 2010). Thus, even if LPAIVs, continuous genetic analysis of AIVs is required.
AIVs have zoonotic potential, with some subtypes able to infect mammals including humans (Mostafa et al, 2018). The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have reported that most AIVs that cause severe symptoms and lead to death in humans belong to the H7N9 and H5N1 subtypes of HPAIVs. Human infections with AIVs have occurred, albeit not in South Korea. The World Health Organization International Health Regulations (WHO IHR) recorded 132 such cases from January 1, 2018 to April 4, 2022, and H9N2 LPAIV was identified as the most common virus subtype. Thus, since human infections caused by not only HPAIVs but also LPAIVs have been confirmed continuously and considering that H9N2 LPAIVs are frequently detected in wild birds in South Korea, continuous and active surveillance of AIVs in wild birds is essential to prevent their spread to mammals.
This research was supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), funded by the Ministry of Education (2019R1A6A1A03033084), as well as by a Government-sponsored R&D Fund for infectious disease research (GFID; HG18C0084). We would also like to express our gratitude to the editors of the Writing Center at Jeonbuk National University for their skilled English-language assistance.
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Keywords: Avian influenza viruses, Wild birds, Surveillance
Figure 1. Geographical locations of the sampling sites in South Korea (red dots). The map was created using QGIS software.
Table 1 . Prevalence of AIVs from 2019 to 2022 in South Korea.
Table 2 . Numbers of AIVs detected in wild bird species.
Table 3 . Numbers of haemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) subtypes during AIVs surveillance in wild birds in South Korea, 2019∼2022.
Figure 2. Hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) subtypes proportions of the AIVs from 2019 to 2020 in South Korea. The number of AIVs were described in table.
Figure 1.Geographical locations of the sampling sites in South Korea (red dots). The map was created using QGIS software.
Figure 2.Hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) subtypes proportions of the AIVs from 2019 to 2020 in South Korea. The number of AIVs were described in table.
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Preston's Game of The Year 2018
Preston Dozsa
2018 in video games was a year where no one game easily took the title of game of the year. There was no Breath of the Wild to rally around, no Overwatch to capture people's imagination. Instead, we were fortunate enough to simply see the release of a ton of excellent games that ensured that there was always something great to play on a month to month basis, regardless of one's personal taste.
Ostensibly, this is where I rank my five favorite games of 2018. Instead, I'm presenting them to you here, without any order, as ranking five very different games from different genres would be a disservice to the games themselves. And I enjoyed a great many games this year, and some of the ones I enjoyed the most that aren't on this list include Red Dead Redemption 2, God of War, Spider-Man, Return of the Obra Dinn, Yakuza Kiwami 2, Monster Hunter World, The Messenger, Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire, DragonBall FighterZ, Valkyria Chronicles 4, Frostpunk, Donut County, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
So here they are: My five favorite games of the year. I cannot recommend them enough.
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Image Provided by Square Enix
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age is as strong an argument as any that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. The Dragon Quest series is known for being one of the most traditional franchises in video games, in the sense that it doesn't dramatically evolve from game to game. The basics that made Dragon Quest III a hit in 1988 can still be found in more or less the same form three decades later. But it's not a weakness—it's Dragon Quest XI's greatest strength.
Because above all else, Dragon Quest XI is comforting. It lulls you into a rhythm via it's simple yet complex mechanics. It has a fantasy world that is so colorful, so delightful, and such a treat to explore that it stands out from every single one of its competitors, few of which come even close to matching its scale. And it has a cast of characters that truly grows on you through the game's epic runtime, even if the best character makes his debut 8 hours in (Love you Sylvando). Dragon Quest XI is as classic a JRPG as you can get, one that is simply a joy to play even after spending dozens of hours in this world. Just try and listen to the main theme without growing a smile.
Hitman 2 – Images Provided by IO Interactive
Hitman 2 is less of a game where you assassinate a handful of targets and more of a game where you slowly and methodically create and destroy massive Rube Goldberg machines. IO Interactive have followed up its spectacular episodic Hitman with a sequel that features marginal improvements on the gameplay front and a new design philosophy that has embraced controlled chaos to an extent not seen anywhere else. I'm not being hyperbolic when I say that Hitman 2 might just be the most darkly comedic game ever made.
What IO has figured out is that it's far more fun to simply provide you with several hundred tools than it is to tell you how to do your job. As satisfying as it is to garrote a target or shoot them from afar with a sniper rifle, it is far more enjoyable to just set up a bunch of dominos, give them the slightest push, and watch as a race car's engine explodes in its inventors face. The levels in Hitman 2 the most intricate environments in any game released in 2018, featuring a ton of hidden secrets, methods and approaches to kill targets, and some of the best background conversations you'll ever hear. Listening to a billionaire come to the slow realization that he has invested in what is essentially communism is a personal favorite.
I could go on about how Hitman 2 is designed to encourage experimentation, how it meticulously teaches you the basics of interacting with the environment and watching your targets, and how it all comes together to create the best game in the entire series. But if you'll excuse me, I have to go collapse a statue of a drug lord on top of said drug lord, and there's no time to waste.
Into The Breach – Images Provided by Subset Games
Subset Games has pulled off the rare feat of creating a sophomore title that is not only just as good as its first game, but one that is stronger in nearly every way. FTL: Faster Than Light is a great game; Into the Breach is better.
As a turn-based strategy game, Into the Breach is fairly straightforward. You hop into three mechs, travel back in time, and try to stop a massive alien invasion using a variety of mechs, gear, and pilots. While most tactics games are puzzles games at heart, the genius here lies in the fact that you can see the moves the insectoid Vek make before their turn. It's the sole thing that keeps the odds even, and it's also the reason why you'll be sweating over the decisions you make to ensure that neither you nor civilians suffer too many casualties.
Into the Breach is the most despicable of games, by which I mean the kind that keeps you playing for one more turn long after you know you put it down and walk away. The simplicity of the turn-based action, coupled with the sheer variety in weapon types, pilots, and potential strategies, means that you can easily play and experiment for far too long. Thankfully, you'll be having too much fun to care.
Celeste – Matt Makes Games
I deal with anxiety and depression on a daily basis. Some days are better than others, but there are times where I feel like I'm drowning in a sea of my own thoughts and worries. There are days where I have difficulty getting out of bed as I worry about work or social media or some other issue that's impacting my life. To recuperate, I sometimes talk about these issues with friends, or go to therapy. Other times, I just shut off my brain and play a video game to distract myself. It was in one of those latter moments that I first played Celeste.
Celeste is many things. It's a challenging platformer that teaches you it's OK to fail, and to work through problems inch by inch. It features an art style that is, for lack of a more imaginative term, gorgeous, with an accompanying soundtrack that is by far and away the best of the year. But Celeste is also a game about dealing, or at least coping, with mental illness. It's not trying to make a definitive statement on the subject either—it's just a personal story about one girl dealing with her anxiety. And sometimes, when you're looking for something that tells you to keep pushing forward, that story is all you need.
Tetris Effect – Images Provided by Enhance Games
It's just Tetris.
That's what normally comes to mind when you first sit down and play Tetris Effect. Compared to the other series that constitute the list of most iconic video game franchises, Tetris is the one that has arguably changed the least. After all, it's just Tetris. What more can you change? Turns out, a whole lot.
Within minutes, you'll discover that the music changes as you rotate and slam down blocks to create lines. You'll feel the beat coursing through you as the speed of the falling tetrominoes increases alongside the tempo. Occasionally, in brief moments where you can afford to look outside of the game's boundaries, you'll see flames burst to the ceiling alongside a drumbeat, dolphins leap out of the water, and Earth itself float by as you travel to the moon.
And then you'll start paying attention. You'll see that Tetris Effect is as much a puzzle game, with it's dozen-plus modes and time-stopping Zone mechanic, as it is a celebration of life itself. Perhaps you'll find yourself in a trance, consumed by a medley of music and visuals that is overwhelming. Perhaps you'll become lost in a journey through a desert, or in the jazz fueled sights and sounds of a city while clearing line after line. And perhaps you'll realize that the first track you listened to in the game is actually about a mother expressing her love for her child, instead of the generic pop song you assumed it to be.
Tetris Effect is both more than and just Tetris. And it is glorious.
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Laos, Thailand agree to fight drug trade, boost connectivity
Fighting drug and human trafficking as well as boosting connectivity and economic cooperation are among the most significant agreements reached by Laos and Thailand at their latest meeting.
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Hanoi (VNA) – Fighting drug and human trafficking as well as boosting connectivity and economic cooperation are among the most significant agreements reached by Laos and Thailand at their latest meeting.
This was the outcome of the 21st Meeting of the Lao-Thai Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation held in Pakxe district, Champassak province, on February 6, according to Vientiane Times.
Chaired by Lao Minister of Foreign Affairs Saleumxay Kommasith and his Thai counterpart Don Pramudwinai, the meeting discussed key bilateral issues and ways to enhance mutually-beneficial cooperation in major areas.
The two sides agreed to enhance information and intelligence exchange, and strengthen patrol operations along their respective borders in order to combat drug trafficking.
They also supported the outcome of the 16th Laos-Thailand Bilateral Meeting on Drug Control Cooperation to fight against illicit drugs, according to the Lao Foreign Minister.
Additionally, the two nations agreed to continue with border surveys and demarcation, seeking to complete land border demarcation in 2020 and the demarcation of river boundaries in 2021.
The two sides have carried out surveys and defined a location parallel to the first Laos-Thailand Friendship Bridge in Vientiane for the building of another bridge across the Mekong River to accommodate a railway.-VNA
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Cultural diplomacy raises Vietnam's position worldwide
After a year implementing the strategy on cultural diplomacy to 2030, issued by the Prime Minister in November 2021, Vietnam has achieved marked results in the field, helping promote its relations with other countries across all channels of the Party, Government, National Assembly, and people, affirmed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc.
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Thailand maintains 2023 growth outlook at 3.8%
A rebound in tourism and domestic demand are factors that make Thailand maintain its economic growth outlook for 2023 at 3.8%, according to the Ministry of Finance.
Thailand: Nam Dok Mai Si Thong mangoes registered as GI product
The Ministry of Commerce has announced the registration of Nam Dok Mai Si Thong mangoes from Phitsanulok province as a new geographical indication (GI) product.
EU to focus on deepening economic ties with ASEAN: diplomat
Strengthening the connectivity between the European Union (EU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and deepening the bilateral economic ties will be one of the priorities of the 27-member union this year, according to EU Ambassador to ASEAN Igor Driesmans.
Malaysia: Air passenger traffic hits record high in 2022
Malaysia's passenger traffic across all local airports operated by the Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) saw a substantial increase to 52.7 million last year from 10.72 million in 2021.
Indonesia to set emission quotas for several coal-fired power plants
Indonesia has set a target of issuing emission quotas for some coal-fired power plants within this month as a first step towards creating a mechanism for domestic carbon trading.


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I've tackled several renovation projects in the past, from installing sprinkler systems into a yard to gutting and rebuilding an entire kitchen. One that I could never forget was a do-it-yourself egress window project I tackled with a friend and my father-in-law. I had never moved that much dirt by hand before and I haven't since!
1. Projects are rarely, if ever, as easy or as straight-forward as they seem.
2. Projects generally take longer than you expect them to take.
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Included in their list are items that correlate to my three above, as well as reminders relating to safety both during and after the project, and the need for a strong visual of the project and having all the elements needed for the project before you get started.
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Theresa May at War with Plastics
By Axel Barrett April 19, 2018 August 16, 2019
Theresa May, UK's Prime Minister, wants to ban single use plastic products to reduce ocean pollution and the plastic waste problem. Products such as cotton buds and plastic straws could be banned in the UK as from next year.
She said that plastic waste was "one of the greatest environmental challenges facing the world" and " Protecting the marine environment is central to our agenda at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting." Theresa May urged 52 other leaders at the Commonwealth Heads of Government summit in London – whose countries span six continents – to do the same.
As an example of the huge impact of plastics on the environment: there's probably around 150 million tons of plastics in the oceans and 8.5bn plastic straws are thrown away each year.
Theresa May may have been inspired by the Scottish government that announced a consultation on plans to ban the manufacture and sale of plastic cotton buds in January in 2018.
The UK Treasury is also looking at a levy on disposable coffee cups and a deposit return scheme on plastic bottles.
Theresa May's intent may be genuine and finds its roots in changing customer behaviour and trends towards plastic packaging and waste.
But then again it may be a PR operation to get some steam off and distract from other hot topics such as Brexit and Syria …
There's a an old saying: when the public is tired of the clown, bring in a couple of circus monkeys for distraction.
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The History and Most Important Innovations of Bioplastics
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History of Cellophane
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Q: Why didn't Voyager make a cloaking device? Voyager is lost and has to pass through some pretty hostile territories. So a simple question: wouldn't a cloak have made their journey easier and safer even if it's only used sometimes?
We know the Federation can make cloaks: they did it with cloaked mines in DS9 and and the USS Pegasus in TNG. So it's not like the Federation doesn't know how to make them, they are only prevented from using them because of the treaty.
Given Voyager is far away for the Romulans anyway, and a cloak would greatly increase their chance of survival in hostile space I'm surprised nobody ever suggested it, even the Maquis.
Is there something I have missed about the Federations knowledge of cloaks, or something else that would have prevented them from replicating one and hooking it up to the ship? It seems a pretty obvious device to use if you're strolling through a hostile neighborhood.

A: Out of universe answer - it would make for an awfully boring series.
Episode 1 - Pilot, everything bad happens, entire trip home gets setup.
Episode 2 - bad stuff happens, inspiring the creation of a cloak.
Episode 3 - Cloak is created, so Voyager can sneak past a threat
Episode 4 - Cloak is deployed so Voyager can bypass a threat
Episode n - Cloak is engaged, Voyager cloaks around a threat.....
The cloak would have to be broken a lot, or fail to work as expected,  or even attracting plot elements like a flame in the dark.

A: The federation does not have a good history with building their own cloaking devices the Pegasus exploded and the Defiant, and other cloaks in DS9, either use actual Romulan made units or units manufactured using a Romulan pattern. In order to cloak Voyager you'd need the equipment, time, and expertise to build a unit customised for her. Equipment is probably a non-starter given the initial lack of a lot of basic engineering supplies, time is probably the biggest problem since Voyager is almost continuously harassed by one group or another the whole way home tying up a lot of engineering time in repairs and makeshifts, expertise they probably can do via the holodeck though.

A: They had to boldly explore to find new people and technology that could bring them home faster.
They didn't utilize a cloaking device because they were not trying to hide (usually). They were so far away from home that most of the crew would die of old age before they arrived if they were not actively exploring alternative paths and technology. Their only chance of making it home sooner was to explore strange new worlds. To seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no man has gone before! Notice that they must go boldly, not sneakily, if they are to actually meet someone or discover something that could shorten their return trip.
The following quote is by Janeway in the first episode, which makes their mission clear.

We're alone in an uncharted part of the galaxy. We have already made some friends here, and some enemies. We have no idea of the dangers we're going to face, but one thing is clear. Both crews are going to have to work together if we're to survive. That's why Commander Chakotay and I have agreed that this should be one crew. A Starfleet crew. And as the only Starfleet vessel assigned to the Delta Quadrant, we'll continue to follow our directive to seek out new worlds and explore space. But our primary goal is clear. Even at maximum speeds, it would take seventy five years to reach the Federation, but I'm not willing to settle for that. There's another entity like the Caretaker out there somewhere who has the ability to get us there a lot faster. We'll be looking for her, and we'll be looking for wormholes, spatial rifts, or new technologies to help us. Somewhere along this journey, we'll find a way back. Mister Paris, set a course for home.

As a final observation, it seems that they may have occasionally utilized a cloaking device if they had the ability to make one. When future Janeway gives them cloaking technology to hide from the Borg, they happily utilize it.

A: Because it's against Federation law.
For the entire run of Voyager Janeway is grappling with two main concepts, that they're separated from the Federation and need to do what it takes to survive and that they're still a Federation vessel and need to stick to Federation rules. This evidently included upholding the Treaty of Algeron and not using or developing a cloaking device.
Seska points out (in VOY: State of Flux) that there are many things that Janeway could theoretically do but that she doesn't do. This includes forging alliances with baddies, sharing tech and, presumably, building all manner of illegal weapons and cloaks.

SESKA: I did it for you. I did it for this crew. We are alone here, at the mercy of any number of hostile aliens, because of the incomprehensible decision of a Federation Captain. A Federation Captain who destroyed our only chance to get home. Federation rules. Federation nobility. Federation compassion? Do you understand, if this had been a Cardassian ship, we would be home now. We must begin to forge alliances. To survive, we must have powerful friends. The Kazon-Nistrim were willing to be our protectors in return for some minor technology.

Because it would fundamentally change the tone of the show.
One of the guiding tenets of Star Trek (until recently) is that the heroes of the show should be precisely that, evolved humans who largely act in moral ways.

"The Pegasus" (TNG) establishes that the Federation relinquished the
right to develop or use such devices under the Treaty of Algeron.
Additionally, Gene Roddenberry once indicated that "our people are
scientists and explorers— they don't go sneaking around." We therefore
assume Starfleet has a policy against such things.
The Star Trek Encyclopedia

That includes not sneaking, lying or generally being evasive.

A: There are two in-universe answers to this question, one has already been mentioned: The Treaty of Algeron is a Federation directive which binds Federation vessels the same as the Prime Directive. That treaty has nothing to do with being in Romulan or Federation space any more than the Geneva Convention on applies to nations who sign it.
Aside from that, in the closing scene of "The Enterprise Incident" Spock gave the answer to this question. After he and Captain Kirk successfully stole a Romulan cloaking device from a Klingon-designed Romulan ship - and inadvertently kidnapped their Romulan commander while transporting Spock away from the Romulan ship, Chief Engineer Scott installed the cloaking device and Enterprise successfully used it to escape the Romulans. In the turbo lift while Spock was escorting the captured commander to quarters, she reminded him that the Romulans will very soon be able to penetrate the cloaking device he stole. Spock responded:

Obviously, military secrets are the most fleeting of all.

Thus even when Federation ships were equipped with cloaking technology it was understood that the advantage is very short-lived. It would eventually just become a waste of energy and ballast against their most dangerous enemies. By the time TNG, DS9, and Voyager came along Romulan cloaking would only be useful to bully less-advanced civilizations. A real-life example of this problem can be seen in US Naval ships which used to use camouflage paint until the development of RADAR made it obsolete (see picture below)

A: They most likely didn't have the equipment, materials, first hand knowledge to build one.  The Pegasus was a research vessel, the Defiant was a prototype, so that information would probably be classified.
The Pegasus was a treaty violation, and the Defiant's cloak was only operated when there was a Romulan on board(and was only on the Defiant, not the Sao Paulo or the other Defiant-class ship we see).  Also, we don't know what it takes to build a cloak, nor did we know that Voyager  had the supplies.  Heck, the original mission was just a shakedown run to get some Maquis, not a full on mission, so it probably wasn't equipped to construct those sorts of things, and even then it had to really work to keep things together, since that first interaction with the Caretaker array really did a number on the ship.

A: There are two big reasons for this. It has already been pointed out that it is against Federation Law, but also Voyager itself did not have the expertise or resources to build a successful one.
Against Federation Law - This is specifically in relation to The Treaty of Algeron of 2311, which was a treaty signed with the Romulans. Not only did this treaty establish the boundary of the Romulan Neutral Zone, it also required that Federation Ships not equip cloaking devices on their starships. This also limited research into them significantly, so the Federation may have had secret and illegal research projects into designing them, none had been successful to date at the launch of Voyager. The Federation may have intel and tactical data on cloaking devices from the Klingons and Romulans, but there are no canon sources of actual trading of engineering data or technical specs of the devices themselves. So the Federation is limited to sensor data on how the device operates, and even then with particular ships and power sources those devices have been designed to specifically operate with.
No expertise or resources - This goes into the successful design of a federation cloaking device. With regard to the Pegasus, not just designing a federation cloaking device, but a phasing cloaking device proved deadly for the ship and her crew. Even though the Enterprise successfully used said device, it was only because of the dire circumstances they were in, and was not guaranteed to work as intended. Other than this single prototype, there was no other federation cloaking device prototypes to design off of.
    As for the mines from DS9, there are two variables to account for. First of all, this occurred several years into Voyager's journey and DS9 having a working cloaking device to work off of.
So when Voyager entered the Delta Quadrant, the ship was already looking at limited resources, which would have made prototyping any such device prohibitively expensive. Especially accounting for the facts that the prototype may not be effective at first, or cause some sort of "Star Trek-esque" failure due to a malfunction.
Designing from scratch, and building from scratch, a cloaking device for Voyager was just not feasible.

A: It is mostly because plot device, cloaking would just make the travel too easy and boring.
Since the technology is mostly unknown and barely used in delta quadrant, beside maybe the borg, the native space faring never built counter to detect cloaked ships.
And we know that starfleet have the skills to build a proper cloaking device, if i remember, the pegasus incident didn't come from phasing cloak failure (the enterprise success to use the device proved this), but from the mutiny battle occuring inside the ship (so more human error than technology failure).
And the episode 2x23 The thaws, also proved that Voyager crew has the knowledge and tools to build a cloaking device if they want.

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Who Do You Love? The Red Johnnies!
In the fall of 1992, a few high school friends chatted at the end of Spanish class. It was the end of the school day on this mid-autumn afternoon and the young men talked about their plans for after school. The most unfortunate of the friends had to report to his job at a local apple orchard and he expressed his discontent with a few choice words.
"I gotta go pick some effing red johnnies or whatever."
Red johnnies? Wait. What? There's red delicious apples. And there's jonathan apples. But red johnnies?
Hilarity ensued.
It was early winter. A year later. It was time for teams to sign up for intramural basketball and the same group of friends -- now seniors -- considered forming a team. While some had played basketball in grade school and others had taken part in their share of pick-up games, none really had a significant amount of basketball talent. But that wasn't a problem. They weren't out to win. They were out to entertain.
All they needed was a name.
Since "Sexy Seniors" was already taken by a group of football players looking for something to do during the off-season, the friends referred back to that day in Spanish class when their (now graduated) co-hort uttered one of the most ignorant phrases ever spoken by an after-school apple picker.
The Red Johnnies were born.
Intramural basketball games were played during the school's daily lunch period. Those scheduled to play typically had to scarf down a lunch in record time and hurry to the gymnasium. In the gym, two games were played simultaneously as the four goals on the sides of the main court were lowered allowing two smaller "full court" games to be played.
The Red Johnnies record was not impressive. In fact, they only tallied a single victory all season. What they did accomplish, however, was to draw record crowds from the school cafeteria to the gymnasium to be entertained by slap-stick antics and laughable basketball.
The Red Johnnies had a solid fanbase and recognized them appropriately at halftime of each game with gifts of gratitude for their dedication. Typical rewards to the Red Johnny faithful included individual boxes of cereal and the highly collectible Red Johnnies commemorative plates (flimsy red plastic plates signed by members of the team).
The Johnnies were a force to be reckoned with as they would frequently draw calls from the referee/social studies teacher for flagrant fouls (kneeling on all fours to trip an opposing player running backwards) and hanging on the rim too long after a monster jam (apparently the rules of basketball do not allow a player to use the net to pull themselves to rim where they hang waiting on a lob pass to be "dunked").
For two ten-minute halves, a few times a week, cheers rung through the school gymnasium:
"WHO DO YOU LOVE?!?!"
"RED JOHNNIES!"
Mid-season, the Red Johnnies picked up a top recruit from the school's basketball team after he either quit or was removed from the team for general assery.
Either way, the magical debut season of the Red Johnnies continued but soon drew to a close.
The century had just changed. Y2K had arrived.
Some college friends toyed with the idea of forming an intramural basketball team. Among the newly-formed team of eight, some had played basketball in high school and others had taken part in their share of pick-up games, but none really had a significant amount of basketball talent.
This didn't hold them back. All they needed was a name.
One player on the team recalled his days playing for the Red Johnnies. The antics. The fun. The mediocre basketball skills.
The Red Johnnies were reborn.
Sporting their $20 reversible jerseys -- much nicer than the cheap t-shirts worn by every other team in the league -- the Red Johnnies took the court by storm every week for half a semester. There was no clowning around for this team as the Red Johnnies notched an impressive two victories in their comeback season.
Off the court, they celebrated each game with enthusiasm.
Win or lose. They celebrated.
One member of the Red Johnnies even spent halftime of one game celebrating at Marty's -- a bar across the street from the rec center -- before returning for a dominant second-half performance.
As the season drew to an end, the Red Johnnies were honored with an award. Nobody is quite sure what this award was, nor is there any record as to what was documented on the plaque being lifted high above their heads.
All that's known is that the plaque was borrowed from a wall in the building where one of the Johnnies lived and it served as a token of gratitude to these brave and courageous young men -- the original and the new -- whose presence on the basketball court has never been matched to this day.
They're an inspiration to us all.
Long live the Red Johnnies.
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