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UK Bans All Leisure Travel With Latest Lockdown
As we see a rise in coronavirus cases in Europe, several countries are introducing new lockdowns. Germany announced a lockdown a few days ago, and now England is rolling out a similar initiative, which has some serious implications for travel.
England bans non-essential travel
Is the England travel ban a recommendation or law?
It's going to be a rough winter for airlines
England's new lockdown is expected to last from November 5 through December 2, 2020. The details were revealed yesterday by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Parliament still has to approve the measures in the coming days, though it's expected that they will.
This comes as the UK is seeing a big increase in the number of new cases. On some days we've seen case numbers four times higher than during the peak back in the spring (fortunately deaths are down significantly).
For the most part the lockdown measures are in line with what you'd expect — restaurants have to close, social gatherings are banned, etc. However, arguably it's the travel measures that many may consider to be the most drastic. For a four week period, England will be banning all non-essential travel, whether domestic or international.
Here's the published guidance:
"Overnight stays and holidays away from primary residences will not be allowed- including holidays in the UK and abroad. This includes staying in a second home, if you own one, or staying with anyone you do not live with or are in a support bubble with. There are specific exceptions, for example if you need to stay away from home (including in a second home) for work purposes."
England is banning all non-essential travel
Understandably a lot of people are wondering whether traveling for leisure will actually be illegal, or whether the travel ban is merely a "recommendation."
While much of the guidance is fairly vague with regards to travel restrictions, it does seem that it would be illegal to travel for leisure (bolding mine):
"If you do need to travel abroad before 2 December (and are legally permitted to do so, for example, because it is for work), even if you are returning to a place you've visited before, you should look at the rules in place at your destination, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) travel advice and the current travel corridor list."
Since it sounds like traveling for leisure will be illegal, I wonder whether this will be enforced. I'm not suggesting anyone should violate the rules, but rather am curious about the logistics. If you check-in for a flight or go through immigration, will you be questioned about your reason for travel, or…?
The travel ban is a law, and not just a recommendation
It goes without saying that a lot of industries are suffering right now, though airlines in the UK will be especially hard hit by this.
International travel restrictions have constantly been changing, and this has been particularly challenging in Europe, where we've seen such inconsistent policies when it comes to testing, quarantining, etc. Unlike in other European countries, the UK hasn't had any sort of a testing program to replace a 14-day quarantine, making leisure travel difficult.
It was already going to be a rough winter for major airlines in Europe, but these new restrictions make the situation significantly worse. I can't imagine the amount of cash that airlines like British Airways and EasyJet will be burning through in the next several weeks. I'm also curious to see just how much they adjust their schedules in light of this new lockdown.
EasyJet will be especially hard hit by this lockdown
England is expected to go into a four week lockdown as of November 5. As part of this, the country is banning all leisure travel, including domestic and international. I imagine we're going to see airlines significantly adjusting their schedules as a result.
It's not often you see a country like the UK literally ban its residents from leaving the country. On the one hand, it's logical that you'd ban travel (given all the logistics involved) if you're trying to get people to stay home. On the other hand, it seems a bit much to ban someone from visiting a home they own in a different country, even if they're intending to stay for months.
What do you make of England's new travel restrictions?
Buster Bluth New Member
Common sense. US should do the same.
Marios Guest
Hello i would like to ask you a question
Do you know it apply for incoming flights?
For example i am an EU citizen and i have already bought a ticket for 7/11
Do you know if i can enter the Uk or not?(i am coming to seek for a job)
Jonas L Guest
Given that the government has put in provision that you can leave house to look after someone vulnerable you could argue that a visit to SA falls under this category.
I'd to care for baby and mothet. The government has not published detailed guidance hopefully this will be clearer during or after the vote in parliament tomorrow. I have a similar situation to care for my elderly mother in another country in my...
I'd to care for baby and mothet. The government has not published detailed guidance hopefully this will be clearer during or after the vote in parliament tomorrow. I have a similar situation to care for my elderly mother in another country in my case there is no other family around and she lives a bit remote and due to high covid situation there as well she won't risk assistants (who often work in shifts so there multiple exposures) I will need to quarantine time in a third country for 10 days as well. It is definitely not a holiday.
Rachel Guest
What do you think for this particular example I'm facing:
I want to leave England before 2nd December (maybe 30th Nov or 1st Dec) and fly to South Africa, with a 10 day stop over in Dubai and come back to England on 8th Jan 2021. It's to visit my husband's parents and have them help us with childcare (baby under 1). We have little support over here, and feel we need help over Christmas...
I want to leave England before 2nd December (maybe 30th Nov or 1st Dec) and fly to South Africa, with a 10 day stop over in Dubai and come back to England on 8th Jan 2021. It's to visit my husband's parents and have them help us with childcare (baby under 1). We have little support over here, and feel we need help over Christmas period.
The 10 day stopover in Dubai is because SA is currently not allowing UK residents to enter unless for specific reasons (not applicable to us) but staying in Dubai for 10 days then carrying on is allowed (plus a negative Covid test 72 hours before).
Do you think this is a reasonable reason to leave England, or do you think we would be stopped? It's not a holiday as such as we are staying with his parents, and my husband will also help in his parents' business for the month we are there. I can't find any particular guidance online for a situation similar to ours.
Indeed, I don't know how many foreigners are in the country at the moment but their governments will be anxious to get them home and the airport's are unlikely to have the capacity to make that happen in 2 days so people will need to fly back throughout November or there will be some interesting diplomatic problems.
From an epidemiological point of view allowing a steady non panicky, Covid secured flow of people leaving...
From an epidemiological point of view allowing a steady non panicky, Covid secured flow of people leaving the UK is a good thing, less people who will circle in food shops etc .
This is what we saw in March - April and at least within Europe and to the states there were some (though very limited) flight options.
PG Guest
I am a US citizen and had a 18 day trip booked to London - so I could get a mental break from this year. I am scheduled to fly out on November 25th. Do you forsee these rules to create an issue for me? I just want to get away for a bit and I don't mind being quarantine for 14 days either. Any insight would be great. Thanks
Konrad Tillman Guest
Lol this summer and continuously I've hacked a way into Europe from the US. Since I'm a Tri Resident when landing in London from New York I'll book a separate flight leaving 5 hours later from LHR. Since it won't register under passport control I am able to enter any country In Eu. I hope this doesn't change, probably won't. If anyone is a resident in UK wanting to do this here you go.
Tom R Guest
As far as I'm aware this is no different to the rules that were in place UK-wide in late March through to May. You were not allowed to travel to a 2nd home and travel was for "essential reasons only". This time it only applies in England.
Also if you think that's bad, Ireland I believe imposed a ban on traveling more than 5km from your home in the 1st lockdown and Wales currently has something similar I believe.
Jordan Guest
Airlines are flying. You can still make a booking and go.
If people cannot see that this civilization is over (see Australia, NZ and what the UK is trying to pull off), then I do not know what else to say.
The reset is underway, and most of you defending the people and governments that are doing it are too blind to see it. You will defend the absurdity, you will spout off the mantra's...
The reset is underway, and most of you defending the people and governments that are doing it are too blind to see it. You will defend the absurdity, you will spout off the mantra's thrown out by these governments without a thought.
When there is no airline industry, when your favourite restaurants are all shut down, no industries left, what will you all say? "Wow". SMH. Most of you truly can't see where this is going, and I am sad for you all.
lone traveller Guest
Ban on outbound travel doesn't make any sense. People could be returning to their home countries' or going away for months.
I think if the flights are not cancelled then what happens? do we just stay home? they will not refund us our money. Will this disgraceful govt. pay us for the lost of ticket fee?
I do think that the govt. aim is to be clear not to leave the house for any but the very few approved reasons, and these are essentially the same as they were for the spring lockdown with the exception that all schools are open (!)
Whilst, it seems that holidays are just as illegal as were in the spring lockdown, for some reason the government has decided to highlight them, perhaps becuase they...
Whilst, it seems that holidays are just as illegal as were in the spring lockdown, for some reason the government has decided to highlight them, perhaps becuase they announced that people could go to the Canaries last week. Now they want to be clear; dont go anywhere.
It is obvious that the target are groups of UK tourists sporting snorkels, shorts and sunglasses with tickets to places like Cran Canaria..
As you CAN leave the house for reasons such as work (only where this can't be done from home), hospital appts, education and to care for someone vulnerable I would imagine that you could travel abroad for any of those reasons (except where this cant be done locally, as you can exercise and buy milk locally, that wont be a valid excuse to say go and buy bread in Las Palmas. someone already tried this sort of thing in the spring lockdown by driving, with family, from the midlands to London to "buy bread". Didnt work.)
But to care for someone vulnerable i dont see why this is not a valid reason as this person would suffer, get worse or even die if you are not able to travel and provide this support.
Interresting also how the UN chater on human rights and the ECHR states that no country may prevent people from leaving..The exception to the UN / ECHR directive on not acting like DDR/Soviet Union/North Korea and pull up an iron curtain must be valid public health reasons and as a last resort one would imagine. Having said that the UK hasn't fully ratified those directives so I guess they don't have to worry about them too much.
There are plenty of things like airport testing which the government could have opeted for but they went for an outright ban as that is as far as their imagination stretches.
Trickywoo Guest
So what it likely to happen if I turn up to catch my Ryanair to Spain this Friday? It's not a holiday, but an essential trip to see significant other who's clinically vulnerable. Will the lovely airport security people stop me. What 'papers' will they demand? I am genuinely wondering....
Samo Guest
As much as I oppose border restrictions, having rules on who can enter can at least be supported by reasonable arguments.
Banning people from leaving on the other hand is completely insane. There is absolutely no way that person who LEAVES the country poses a risk to that country. I mean, how on earth? If I'm not in the country, I can't spread the virus in the country.
This is a totalitarian practice and human...
This is a totalitarian practice and human rights abuse with no public health benefit whatsoever. I still can't believe people are actually accepting it.
Robert Pritchard Guest
We are due to travel to spain in December we are retiring there do you think this is possible?
Experienced Traveller Gold
@Brian - we do not live in a free society , and governments DO tell us what to do or what not to do .
They tell us not to run a traffic stop light - people obey this or risk dying.
They tell us not to exceed a speed limit on a highway or road
They tell us (in some countries ) to have a regular vehicle inspection for safety
They tell us to wear a seatbelt in a car or aircraft - people obey this .
People are used to these and most do not complain.
In some countries now, wearing a mask is mandatory by law , so if you do not there is a fine . I live in Cyprus and we have to wear a mask anywhere outside our home or be fined Euro 300 ( about USD350 ) .....sure a few trolls complain , but most just get on with life and accept it . We have a saying ''Be a man''
Philip Maurice Elliott Member
Fintan O"Toole has written a book discussing the English character and English Nationalism. "Heroic Failure: Brexit and the Politics of Pain". As many have pointed out, this story of shutting borders isn't a UK "thing" . Something very English is being pushed in Westminster.
O'Toole writes about the long English tradition of clinging romantically to heroic defeat.
"George Orwell wrote about this in the early 1940s. He said that it was extraordinary that...
"George Orwell wrote about this in the early 1940s. He said that it was extraordinary that if you think about the poems that English schoolkids will know, they're all about defeats or retreats or disasters. It's Scott of the Antarctic, it's the Charge of the Light Brigade, it's Gordon of Khartoum. That tradition of heroic failure was great when you were ruling the world as it was a way of saying we're not really a nasty imperial power. But in a post-imperial age you get a farcical version. Because originally the thing that characterised heroic failure in the English imagination was not self-pity, but Brexit is full of hysterical self-pity."
It may be that the English have a different realtionship with pain the outsiders.
The concerning thing is that the English will be prevented from travel and the outside world, keeping them at home glued to their tv sets. Away from family and loved ones. They will be in a similar situation to Melbourne was in for some months. Locked inside, listening every day to their elected political leader/ tin pot dictator (depending upon your point of view) . And some actually believing him,identifying with him, marvelling at his jacket, asking about his kids etc. The relationship between leader and the electorate/vassals (depending on your point of view) became very close. Unhealthily close.
Yes, I do understand how virus spreads and how quarantine works. I imagine many of our our political leaders also understand, but have thier own reasons to act otherwise.
Fio Guest
@TheOriginalDonna are you for real?!!!! A european here... at least you can transit through Europe and could have visited at least some countries...we can't even fly through the States! Get a grip!
@George - Do you know why we as mankind are still suffering from this disaster? It's because of you idiots that are so hysterical about governments "putting handcuffs on us". Be a responsible adult and do your part.
Victor Guest
Is it possible for me to enter Scotland from aboard or it also included in the lockdown?
Andrew B New Member
UK = England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
Great Britain = England, Scotland, Wales
England = a country that does not include Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland
FNT Delta Diamond Guest
Ouch. Can Virgin Atlantic or British Airways survive a month (or more) of no travel? What about all those London hotels that have been empty for months? So much for Christmas in London this December.
Mike New Member
Lucky, you gotta specify UK vs. England. They're not the same thing, and this post is really confusing because you use them interchangeably.
The Original Donna Diamond
Although I don't do business in the UK and avoid LHR like the plague, even in non-COVID times, a four week ban is nothing compared to the endless ban placed on Americans by EU member nations (and reciprocal bans here) forcing essential travelers like myself to go to great lengths with each entry. Thankfully, AA still operates AA48 and AA70 to CDG and FRA during these times and the even though the procedures are becoming...
Although I don't do business in the UK and avoid LHR like the plague, even in non-COVID times, a four week ban is nothing compared to the endless ban placed on Americans by EU member nations (and reciprocal bans here) forcing essential travelers like myself to go to great lengths with each entry. Thankfully, AA still operates AA48 and AA70 to CDG and FRA during these times and the even though the procedures are becoming routine they are not fun costing plenty of time and money. Additionally, I always have a high level of anxiety with each entry not knowing if the rules have changed or if I will have a fever and will face more tests and possible quarantine. The vaccines can't come soon enough, hopefully something is in the works for e-Passport vaccine checks. In the meantime, I feel everyone's pain with these horrendous and probably necessary restrictions that can't go away soon enough. Let's hope the worst is over.
MDA Gold
So to all the people commenting about the lockdowns in Melbourne - I live here. It has been tough on so many businesses but the government really had no choice. We could not leave Australia and even now, no other state will let us in without mandatory quarantine. Throw in the fact that the virus made it into the aged care system they really had no choice. My hear goes out to all the SMB...
So to all the people commenting about the lockdowns in Melbourne - I live here. It has been tough on so many businesses but the government really had no choice. We could not leave Australia and even now, no other state will let us in without mandatory quarantine. Throw in the fact that the virus made it into the aged care system they really had no choice. My hear goes out to all the SMB owners.
Both the Australian and state government have provided funding. We are literally paid to stay home in Melbourne if you have COVID. I read on other posts about people struggling to find where to get tested, we just drive up to a COVID testing site and get the results in <24 hours - and it is free.
Yesterday was a great day for Australia. No new cases!
Here in Melbourne the sun was shining and every where was busy. It was fantastic to see.
What I love is many business have become creative and found new ways to generate revenue (think Providoor).
The people who I really feel sorry for are those in regional Victoria and NSW. They lost their last summer season due to the fires and easter due to COVID.
Australians are now spending in Australia in droves. I no longer get daily post as they have redeployed their resources to deliver packages as online. The rumour is that tomorrow that Reserve Bank will positive growth.
As for not being able to travel internationally - this is annoying. I have tried to book destination trips within Australia and struggled to get bookings until April next year. Lord Howe Island, Ningaloo reef all booked out.
Good luck England!
The nice Paul Diamond
@Brian
"we live in a free society, and government doesn't tell us what to do"
Blimey. I don't know where you studied political science, but that's *precisely* what governments do.
Guillermo Guest
What about if you must travel to England from abroad?
Will in SFO Guest
Hey Lucky- UK doesn't equal England. Update your headline it's misleading and poor from a travel blogger.
Kerry Guest
@Lucky - "English is banning all non-essential travel" ? Cross between England and Borish? ;-)
Pathetic that these guidelines would even be announced. Why anyone would actually follow them is beyond me. Last I checked we live in a free society, and government doesn't tell us what to do.
Everyone marvels how governments can be so audacious. The answer is simple: if everyone wore masks, distanced and ate at home for 6 weeks we would be largely free of this disease. But everyone would need to do it within a country.
But personal responsibility and rule following aren't hallmarks of western civilization. So we get drastic measures instead. We can't have nice things because we don't deserve it.
JW Guest
How to enforce a purpose of travel, real simple, put in a requirement for a permit to travel and reject those who do not possess valid reasons. Countries that have controlled the virus situation well have all done that to a certain degree and are experiencing enormous success. Remember although it's your right for freedom, it's others right not to catch to virus.
Stuart Guest
@Santastico - The countries that locked down earlier to the outside world at least kept their domestic economy going - Restaurants are open, domestic travel etc. They are now slowly opening bubbles to other low-risk countries too. The countries locking down later will have both lower domestic and international demand, possibly for months, so I think will suffer more long-term from the crisis.
Great Britain, being an island and outside Schengen could have imposed...
Great Britain, being an island and outside Schengen could have imposed restrictions more easily than its continental neighbours. Instead, by being slow to react, it has one of the highest case / death numbers within the EU.
PDS Guest
England and UK are not the same thing - please stop using them interchangeably @Lucky
Antonio Guest
PM, not president :)
@George on the moon of Portugal, sure you will know really soon how it feels to be locked down. I encourage you to go the streets and protest. Already there or just web chitchat ting?????
BTW Antonio Costa is Portugal's president:
António Costa anunciou este sábado medidas restritivas para 121 concelhos para travar a propagação da Covid-19.
As novas medidas entrem em vigor a 4 de novembro e estarão em vigor nos seguintes concelhos:
Paolo Diamond
@Santastico
One one level that's true. The industry has been very badly hurt from the closures, and the strong likelihood (...virtual certainty...) of no visitors from China, USA, UK will cause more pain in 2021, particularly for places like Sydney and Queensland.
On the other hand, Australia has more outbound tourists than inbound...by some millions annually. Far more Australians visit the US and UK each year than vv.
So in respect of...
So in respect of net losses it's a question of whether domestic tourism will fill the void. Probably unlikely that it will for some of the higher end , but it's not all doom and gloom (...so long as there's freedom of movement within the country)
The biggest losers will be international airlines, expensive hotels and China-related tour companies/businesses.
I cannot imagine the damage to Australia's hospitality business and all other sectors that run around it.
Pat Guest
@George I don't believe anyone here in Australia is bragging and it is easy to live being "locked up" in the country. Considering (with Victoria being exception), we have lived our lives just like normal over the past several months able to shop, dine, drink, and enjoy indoor and outdoor activities with little community transmission of covid, many people are pretty happy with that result.
QANTAS has extended the UK/US flights cancellation until end OCT 2021 and, based on comments by the Health Minister today, it appears very unlikely that Australia will contemplate any serious border reopening until the population is vaccinated, ie commencing Q1 2921, completed ( with herd immunity, assuming it works) by year end. There might be some one-off reciprocal deals/bubbles in the meantime.
Nelson Member
@Lucky;
" If you check-in for a flight or go through immigration, will you be questioned about your reason for travel, or…?"
Well, I can tell you, yes they will stop you if it's not for work! I had to travel LIS-RAI end AUG for work. First Cape Verde won't let you in if it's not for work or you are a Diplomatic.
At LIS I had to present a negative PCR-test with max...
At LIS I had to present a negative PCR-test with max 72h, following a official document from the institution who I work for in Cape Verde and a termendoes other documents. My wife is my compagnion with me and we had to present a official doc were it shows we were married, not the simple passport but a document from the place where you were married. Finaly we were allowed to board. I can assure you at least half the pax didn't make it on the flight due to docs missing.
After a four hour flight we arrived at RAI. As I'm a frequent Flyer I know how Customs work in Afrika so I told to my wife as soon as the doors open we have to run. Fortunately we were at a remote stand and no busses, you just walk to the Terminal. We arrived at Customs after 5 others. Again another amounth of documents to fill in. The time between arrival and take a Cab with our baggage were a roughly 3 hours, imagine what time the last passenger leaved. Ah and it was a A320, not kind of a B777 or kind of.
Of course things in England can go otherwise.
Bob Guest
Why is work ok?
Those are the disease spreaders, meeting with others, staying in hotels...
Joey Diamond
Wow. I actually understand why Australia did that back in the spring since they were entering their winter and were unsure whether they had the hospital capacity to handle all those cases as seen in Italy, Spain, or China back then.
George Guest
Wow, could you imagine living in a country that forces you to stay in your house for a month?
Or the guy in Australia bragging about being locked up in Australia for 8 months now?
That is one of the saddest things about 2020, how quickly people throw up their hands and say 'put handcuffs on us government, we're totally fine with it'
I wonder what happens in the future when they have an even...
I wonder what happens in the future when they have an even more dubious reason to lock people up? Imagine everyone will cheer and wave and say 'thank you politicians!!'
A real disgrace for all humanity.
I hope people fight back, protest and ignore these laws as much as possible.
George in Portugal
Richard G Member
It does raise an interesting question though... what happens if a resident of Wales or Scotland wants to fly out from Heathrow? I assume you'd need to fly from Cardiff or Edinburgh to a hub airport and then get a connection to wherever you wanted to go.
Chris_IOW Member
These are not United Kingdom rules, they are England Rules, one of the four countries that makes up the United Kingdom.... of course the other administrations may follow suit.
ChrisC Guest
Boris Johnson may be the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom but much of what he announced yesterday only applies to England.
England is not the same as the U.K. and vice versa.
Matthew Guest
I think it's a case where the main message they want to drive home is Stay At Home, which is a bit hard to reinforce if your guidelines still say that you can run off to the canaries if you want to.
Scot Guest
As of now, these rules only apply to England (one of the four countries that comprise the United Kingdom).
Andrew M Guest
Australia has banned its citizens from travelling internationally since March, and only allowed citizens and permanent residents to return. Today, the country recorded zero new cases, down from a peak of 800 per day in July. Now the government is looking to open exclusive travel bubbles with New Zealand, already partially open, then Fiji, Singapore, Japan, Vietnam, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand. I.e. other countries that have treated the virus seriously. It may hurt in the short...
Australia has banned its citizens from travelling internationally since March, and only allowed citizens and permanent residents to return. Today, the country recorded zero new cases, down from a peak of 800 per day in July. Now the government is looking to open exclusive travel bubbles with New Zealand, already partially open, then Fiji, Singapore, Japan, Vietnam, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand. I.e. other countries that have treated the virus seriously. It may hurt in the short term, but over the longer term, it is the only way to manage this highly contagious, insidious virus effectively. It is sad it has taken the UK 8 months to realise this.
Steve_CC Guest
Imagine not being able to go and stay in a house that you own. What a joke.
Matt Member
Have a 16-hour layover at Heathrow coming on Thursday night (6pm to 10am). From the previous guidelines, everything was okay as long as I stayed at the airport hotel. (US citizen, coming back home). It /seems/ like I'm still okay and don't need to sleep in the terminal. Fingers crossed.
Hello i would like to ask you a question Do you know it apply for incoming flights? For example i am an EU citizen and i have already bought a ticket for 7/11 Do you know if i can enter the Uk or not?(i am coming to seek for a job)
Given that the government has put in provision that you can leave house to look after someone vulnerable you could argue that a visit to SA falls under this category. I'd to care for baby and mothet. The government has not published detailed guidance hopefully this will be clearer during or after the vote in parliament tomorrow. I have a similar situation to care for my elderly mother in another country in my case there is no other family around and she lives a bit remote and due to high covid situation there as well she won't risk assistants (who often work in shifts so there multiple exposures) I will need to quarantine time in a third country for 10 days as well. It is definitely not a holiday.
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X-Men Unlimited (1st series) #39

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Attending the funeral of Eric Tucker, a teenage mutant who committed suicide, Storm finds that the funeral is also secretly attended by Magneto and eventually disrupted by Eric's former best friend Dylan – accompanied by Eric's ex-girlfriend Amy – who makes fun of Eric's death. Responding to Ororo's anger, a thunderstorm appears out of nowhere, which leads to the teenagers having an accident and their car being precariously balanced on a bridge. Storm's attempt to handle the situation is interrupted by Magneto who demands she ignore the children and wants to know why she – who used to be revered in her homeland –chose to throw her lot in with Xavier. Storm gets embroiled in an argument with Magneto and, when he drops the car, she uses her powers to create a waterspout, leaving the car hanging in the air. Dylan flips out and shoots at them, hitting Storm in the shoulder while Amy admits that she only left Eric so he would finally go to a mutant school and get help. Storm tells Magneto that Amy's deed proved that humans can be as noble than mutants. The spout collapses, but Magneto saves the children as a favor to Storm. However, he tells her that her and Charles' dream will, nevertheless, eventually fail
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Storm is attending the funeral of Eric Tucker, a teenage mutant who committed suicide. Ororo tries to comfort Eric's mother, who tells her that she tried to convince her son to go attend Xavier's school. Ororo wants to know what exactly happened to lead to this tragedy.
Mrs Tucker explains that while they had kept Eric's mutant powers a secret ever since he was twelve, somehow, word got out. As a result, he was kicked off the football team, his best friend, Dylan, turned against him, and finally his girlfriend Amy left him. When he saw her kiss Dylan at the prom, he was utterly devastated and it may very well have been the final straw that led to his suicide. Mrs. Tucker was 42 when she had him, her only child, she states and breaks down crying. Trying to comfort the grieving mother, Ororo notes someone lurking in the shadows – Magneto in civilian clothing.
Suddenly, a car enters the cemetery, its driver, Dylan, laughs, shoots around with a gun and asks Mrs Tucker if that was the sound she heard before Eric's "mutie brains kissed the wallpaper." The car drives off and Mrs. Tucker faints. Magneto, too, has disappeared, leaving a very angry Ororo. Echoing her emotional state, a thunderstorm springs up out of nowhere.
(present:)
Amy shouts at Ororo to get help. When the woman doesn't move, she asks what her problem is. Storm replies with a question of her own: did Amy leave Eric because he was a mutant? Amy denies this and wonders how the woman knows about Eric and her. Dylan recognizes her from the funeral and shouts that she's probably a mutie herself and wants them to die. The world wouldn't be a lesser place if that happened, Ororo states with a calm fury. A wind rises up, endangering the already precariously balanced car even more.
Suddenly, Magneto floats down from the sky, announcing that, despite all their battles, Storm never considered killing him. Now, ignorant children tempt her to become a murderer? Should he be insulted?
Storm denies this. She had no intention of letting them die. Her control over the weather has been somewhat inconsistent - on the edge - since her recent adventures in space, that's all. Perhaps it's her, who's actually on the edge, not her powers, Magneto suggests. Storm angrily asks Magneto what he was doing at the funeral. He'd been following her, he admits. Of all the X-Men, only she avoided the prejudice that usually accompanies the manifestation of mutant powers. She became revered instead in her homeland. Nevertheless, she relinquished her status to follow Xavier. Why?
The car moves another inch towards the abyss and the kids scream. Magneto tells Storm not to let them distract her. His questions alone are worth more than their lives. Why, because he's the great Master of Magnetism? Storm asks sarcastically. He may impress the rest of the world, but as far as she's concerned, he's just "an arrogant megalomaniac in the middle of a mid-life-crisis".
Dylan angrily exclaims that those "freaks" are just standing there, arguing and not caring whether he and Amy live or die. Why should they? Amy cries. She left her boyfriend in his time of need and he is the "mutant-hating meathead" who ruined his funeral. How could he do that to his best friend's mother? Dylan brutally pulls her hair. Eric was a freak and he's dead, he snarls. She should remember that the next time she kisses him. Amy shoves him away and shouts that he's insane. Sometimes, insanity is all one needs, Dylan replies ominously and reaches for the glove department.
Magneto blusters angrily that Storm risks much by angering him. Storm impatiently tells Magneto to fight or leave. She's had enough of the discussion. With a sullen stare, Magneto tells her to witness the consequence of her contempt: with a gesture, he repels the car, causing it to finally fall. Storm concentrates, trying to redirect the updraft and the currents. Finally, she creates a waterspout that keeps the car up – that is until Dylan madly shoots at them, hitting Storm in the shoulder, while a disgusted Magneto protects himself with a magnetic shield, mumbling "fool".
With a gesture, Magneto melts Dylan's gun and asks Storm how she can even consider saving the pathetic hides of those ingrates. How are mutants any better, Storm shoots back. Do they not bleed? Do they not fear death as well? Amy shouts from the car, that she loved Eric but, unlike him, she realized that it became too dangerous for him to stay. She left him because she realized that he wouldn't go to a mutant school as long as he had her! Was Amy's attempt to save Eric any less noble than her attempt to save them, Storm asks Magneto, as the storm rages.
Magneto notes that her control over the storm is waning. Is she foolish enough to risk her life for them? Storm replies that she saw too many of her people die in Africa. Now that she has powers, she will not dishonor their memories by succumbing to weakness. She believes in hope and possibilities – that's why she's following Xavier, she states.
Storm's lightning bolt, unfortunately, is attracted to the spout, thanks to the metal car, and tears apart the funnel. Storm cries out as the spout collapses, taking the car with it. To her surprise, she sees how the children are being levitated in a magnetic bubble and are lowered safely to the ground. While Amy tells Dylan they are through, Ororo asks Magneto why?
Because, he answers, at his age it is hard to be impressed, but she managed to do so. To thank her, he saved the children. However, he adds, he does not share Xavier's foolish idealism, though he will tolerate it a little longer. After all, in the end, his way is the final alternative. He will leave her with her hopeful possibilities because, when she stops dreaming, he will be there and then there'll be no turning back.
A high tech Japanese watch-station detects a mutant presence nearing the Japanese borders. The mutant is identified as the X-Man, Storm. The soldiers ask if they should send out an unit to intercept, but Sunfire – Japan's national hero and former X-Man – who's also present, interjects that he will handle this himself.
Unaware of this exchange, Storm flies on until Sunfire, who's closing in on her, fires a warning shot with his plasma powers. Storm angrily asks why he fires at her without any provocation. Sunfire answers that he just wanted to get her attention. She flew so fast that she didn't hear his call. He starts to explain that she isn't authorized to be in Japanese airspace. While he's in mid-sentence, Ororo turns away, apparently intent on flying on.
Sunfire grabs her arm and, suddenly, Storm slaps, punches and kicks him. Eventuall,y she announces that that was his warning shot and flies on. Understandably angry, Shiro continues the pursuit, no matter how hard she tries to shake him off. After both finally land at a beach, Sunfire tackles Storm and they come to rest in a little wood.
The skies darken. Storm, now really furious, summons her lightning, intent to strike Sunfire. Shiro bravely refuses to budge and explains there is a new legislation in Japan that he is in charge of enforcing. Aside from his duties in the X-Corporation, he has been tasked with keeping unauthorized mutants out of Japan. Storm seems unimpressed and is about to strike. They are interrupted by a gruff voice, telling Shiro that he's not exactly doing a great job at it, is he? It's Wolverine and Storm extinguishes her lightning.
Logan tells Shiro that they aren't here to cause trouble. They were just meeting for a little R & R. Ororo has some need of the healing spas of Japan. Shiro points out that they'll need special visas to be in Japan. Mutants will no longer be allowed to use the country as their personal stomping ground. He asks the two X-Men to please adhere to those laws. He respects Logan's ties to this country, but things have changed. They have twenty-four hours to leave, he informs them, and flies away.
Logan turns to Ororo, who kept silent during the entire exchange, and states that she's pretty feisty for someone with a serous back injury. Quietly, Storm turns away, leaving Logan to mumble that a lot of things have changed and he doesn't approve of any of them.
Third story:
Outside a Japanese castle that stands on a cliff, high above the sea, Storm and Yukio are having a heated argument. Losing her temper, Storm hits Yukio with a gust of wind, causing the Japanese woman, who was already precariously balanced on the edge, to fall towards the ocean.
Realizing what she's done, Storm jumps after Yukio, who strangely seems to be enjoying the ride. Creating a downdraft, Storm manages to reach the woman and grabs her hand. However, at that moment, they get into the path of a huge breaker, which separates them and drags them both under.
Caught in the relentless undertow, Ororo struggles with all her strength, but seems helpless as the riptide tumbles her into a rock. Close to drowning, she feels her claustrophobia acting up and remembers the last time she felt like this – during her childhood, when their house exploded around them and her parents died. Thinking of her mother, the image that comes to Storm is actually that of a laughing Yukio. If she gives up now, Storm realizes, Yukio will pay the price as well.
Storm realizes there are currents in the water she can manipulate, same as in the air – it's just harder. She attempts to sense the patterns and work with them. The pressure eases and she gambles that she can sense the movement of objects in the water, same as in the air. That leads her to the unconscious Yukio. Ororo senses another big wave coming and uses it to propel them out and onto the beach.
When she realized Yukio isn't breathing, Ororo performs CPR on the young ronin, until she awakes and becomes violently sick. Nevertheless, she thought it was a great ride. Ororo tells her she's insane. She almost died. But that's what makes the experience so glorious, Yukio exclaims. How else to celebrate life, but by living it to the extreme?
Changing the subject, Yukio asks, how Storm feels now. Ororo admits the terror she felt when things totally spun out of control for her. She felt she was doomed. But when she stopped thinking and, instead, got angry, her body knew what to do. All her life she'd been afraid of her passions and locked them away, when actually she could use them as an asset. She feels reborn.
One week later, in an extravagant boutique in Tokyo, Storm is in the dressing room, trying on outfits, while Yukio stands before a computer testing several possible looks for Ororo. Storm has doubts, but Yukio reminds her that there is no point in being reborn, if you return in the original packaging afterwards. She needs to make a statement to the world. Life was simpler in Africa, Ororo moans. If she really believes that, Yukio tells her, she should go back. But the woman who took no risks would have died in the surf… And if she really feels like that, why did she go for that radical a haircut?
Yukio's influence, Storm replies. If she goes for a change, why go the safe route, she asks and finally presents herself in her new mohawk and leather ensemble.
Mrs. Tucker
Mourners of Eric Tucker
Storm, Wolverine (both X-Men)
Sunfire (former X-Man, currently a member of X-Corporation)
Japanese soldiers
Boutique patrons
This story takes place between somewhere between UXM #168 and #172, although it clashes with the characterization Magneto was given at the time, as he had started to turn from his anti-human stance starting with UXM #150.
Storm's powers are acting up as a result of her abduction by the Brood and her long stay in space (UXM #161-166)
Ororo's eyes are mistakenly colored brown, instead of blue, during this and the second story.
The story is supposed to take place sometime after X-treme X-Men #19 (presumably even after X-treme X-Men X-posé, though it is unclear when exactly.
Storm is still suffering from the consequences of the back injury she received from Viper in X-treme X-Men #11.
Although the editorial note claims that this story takes place between Uncanny X-Men #173 & 174, it clearly takes place between the pages of Uncanny X-Men #173.
Ruth.
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Posted by Sean L. McCarthy | Jul 28, 2009 | Uncategorized | 0 |
Even though many in the comedy industry were in Montreal last week, the comedy world kept making news. Go figure. Here's what you (and by you, I mean, of course, me) might have missed:
Remember when Katt Williams got arrested by the NYPD and almost missed his debut at Carnegie Hall last November, after already having missed his scheduled appearance on Conan? Turns out the guns weren't his. Whoops! Prosecutors have dropped the charges against Williams.
Dane Cook has filed a civil lawsuit against his half-brother for allegedly embezzling more than $11 million from the comedian over the years, while he had access to Cook's money as his business manager.
There will be a "Comedy Death Ray" anthology of graphic novels (read: adult comic books) on the horizon, with individual contributions from Bob Odenkirk, Sarah Silverman, Patton Oswalt, B.J. Novak, David Cross, Janeane Garofalo, Paul Scheer and Zach Galifianakis. Somewhere, everywhere comedy geeks live, their heads already have exploded.
NBC may not have Ben Silverman to celebrate its fourth-place ratings with anymore, but it did launch a new online home for The Jay Leno Show.
Donald Glover proved he was quite worthy of being one of Variety's "10 Comics to Watch" this July, signing a two-year holding deal with Universal Media Studios. And no, he didn't even have to show up in Montreal to get his deal.
Nikki Finke over at Deadline Hollywood Daily published a note that went out to prospective writers looking to submit packets for The Wanda Sykes Show, coming to FOX late-nights this fall. Doesn't sound pretty.
A Twin Cities comedian reported that his jokes were stolen. Literally. "He's not laughing tonight." "No laughing matter." Oh, you KSTP-TV. Wait for the MySpace joke. Or not.
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Noto per essere stato il fotografo e il fotoreporter della propaganda di regime nell'Albania comunista, è stato considerato dall'Istituto Nazionale di Storia dell'Arte di Francia, uno dei più importanti testimoni della fotografia di regime (per il periodo 1963 - 1985). Il suo nome è legato anche alla fotografia sportiva, tanto da essere ritenuto dall' Association internationale de la presse sportive (Associazione internazionale della stampa sportiva), «uno dei più grandi fotografi sportivi albanesi degli ultimi cinquant'anni».

Biografia
Kumi nasce a Elbasan, una delle città più importanti che «per il suo ruolo centrale nella vita sociale e culturale albanese è soprannominata "l'ombelico dell'Albania"». Nel 1930, anno della nascita di Petrit, nell'Albania regnava Zog I, monarca che continuerà a regnare fino al 1939 quando inizia l'occupazione italiana dell'Albania voluta dal regime fascista.

Ha circa quindici anni, nel 1944, quando frequenta il liceo di Elbasan. I suoi studi vengono interrotti per l'incombente seconda guerra mondiale, riprenderà gli studi nel 1960 e fino al 1964 frequentando l'istituto d'arte a Tirana e con Abdurrahim Buza dal 1950 al 1960, in una Albania allora comunista, governata dal dittatore Enver Hoxha.

Si dedica alla fotografia immediatamente dopo la guerra ricoprendo diversi incarichi per i media albanesi.. Lavora nel 1960 come illustratore alla rivista Miqësi (Amicizia ) e al supplemento Punëtori Sovjetik (Il lavoratore sovietico), quindi come fotoreporter dal 1963 al 1987 alla ATSH, Agjencia Telegrafike Shqiptare (Agenzia Telegrafica Albanese) e dal 1966 fotoreporter alla rivista più importante del regime comunista di Hoxha (a quel tempo simpatizzante del comunismo cinese 1960 - 1978) Ylli (Stella).

Dal 1985 al 1990  Kumi fa uno stage all'Agenzia Nuova Cina di Pechino, quando torna in patria è pronto ad introdurre nella stampa albanese una vera novità: la fotografia a colori nei giornali. Fino al 1990 infatti tutte le riviste e i quotidiani albanesi avevano solo foto in bianco e nero, ma ora grazie alle tecniche fotolito apprese in Cina la stampa albanese si trasforma. Dal 1990 diventa direttore dell'Agenzia di stampa albanese e costituisce il primo studio fotografico privato "Kumifoto" con annessa agenzia fotografica. Diversi i temi delle immagini di Kumi, la vita di ogni giorno, il lavoro nelle miniere, «l'arte, la cultura, il Kosovo, la scienza, la politica» e non ultimo lo sport, soprattutto il calcio che documenta con una sua personale tecnica tanto che sono proprio i suoi colleghi foto-giornalisti sportivi a considerarlo come uno dei migliori fotografi sportivi albanesi degli ultimi cinquanta anni.

La manipolata fotografia di regime

Come asseriva un quotidiano albanese del 25 luglio 2017 mentre è vero che «la manipolazione delle immagini in Albania è vecchia come la storia della fotografia albanese», fu durante gli anni del regime comunista, che questa pratica divenne una consuetudine raggiungendo il suo apice. La mistificazione delle immagini tramite eliminazione massiccia di particolari e di ritocco a scopo propagandistico, era tenuta sotto controllo e di conseguenza tutti i fotografi che fotografavano e pubblicavano su quotidiani e riviste del governo, fra cui lo stesso Kumi, dovevano sottoporsi ad una sorta di «auto-censura» fotografando solo i temi graditi al regime. Non solo il Museo Nazionale della Fotografia albanese dedicato a Marubi, come ha ammesso il suo direttore Luçjan Bedeni, è interessato a fare piena luce sul fenomeno, ma già dal 2013 l'Istituto Nazionale di Storia dell'Arte di Francia tramite il dipartimento dell'Istituto Mediterraneo di etnologia comparata europea, ha dedicato un seminario alla fotografia di propaganda albanese proprio con l'intervento di Petrit Kumi, che essendo uno dei principali fotografi della più importante rivista della propaganda comunista albanese, Ylli (La Stella), poteva grazie alla sua «testimonianza e alla sua produzione» fotografica contribuire a far luce su «una revisione della propaganda» durante quel periodo.

L'interesse mostrato per la fotografia nell'Europa meridionale e in particolar modo per quella nei Balcani sotto i regimi comunisti è stata negli ultimi decenni oggetto di grande interesse e studio da parte di sociologi, etnografi e storici contemporaneisti che hanno attinto a quella che è la "riserva" meno contestabile del periodo di quei regimi, gli archivi fotografici, primo fra tutti quello albanese (Museo Marubi) in cui sono conservati anche i lavori di Kumi.

Dalla testimonianza di Kumi e di altri suoi colleghi, come Niko Xhufka che lavorò al quotidiano del partito Zëri i Popullit (Voce del Popolo), si è appreso di come sotto il regime comunista la fotografia era "censurata" già in ripresa. Persone che non avevano una biografia "pulita" ovvero persone che nonostante fossero onesti e laboriosi lavoratori, avevano avuto un qualsiasi parente (anche un lontano cugino) con una biografia "sporca" (per il partito era considerata "sporca" anche quella riguardante una persona che aveva avuto un parente che aveva tentato di fuggire dall'Albania e dalla sua politica repressiva per riparare in un altro Stato) non potevano essere assolutamente fotografate, per cui la creatività del fotografo era fortemente limitata da soggetti "scelti" volta per volta dopo che la loro biografia (ovvero anche quella di tutti i parenti) fosse stata verificata più volte, non quindi soggetti e volti fotograficamente interessanti, ma soggetti e volti "meritevoli" secondo la logica di partito. Inoltre non più di tre scatti a soggetto, il quarto veniva addebitato sulla busta paga del fotoreporter.. Si richiedeva che i temi fotografati dovevano essere sempre "positivi", i volti dei fotografati sorridenti, allegri, fiduciosi, coinvolti, mai dubbiosi (solo i dirigenti del partito e gli appartenenti al politburo albanese potevano essere fotografati con espressioni "pensanti"), persone che esprimessero con i loro atteggiamento, ottimismo e fiducia nel futuro dell'Albania. Dovevano essere fotografate solo persone incensurate,
lavoratori modelli; per le foto di bambini erano privilegiate quelle di bambini figli di eroi del lavoro e di padri comunisti. Fotografare "ex prigionieri" o qualsiasi persona ritenuta, per i canoni del regime, "nemico della classe operaia" significava «crearsi un sacco di guai».

Dopo la ripresa, effettuata con macchine fotografiche usate, molto volte difettose e tutte provenienti da paesi dell'Est (fornite dal partito perché la proprietà privata era al bando e nessuno poteva possedere per proprio conto una fotocamera) come la Praktica della Repubblica Democratica Tedesca, e le russe Zorki e FED, il controllo assoluto da parte del partito veniva esercitato anche in camera oscura, dove i rullini venivano sviluppati in provini 5x5 e solo dopo aver valutato la foto migliore poteva essere stampata in un formato più grande e quindi passata al giornale quotidiano o alla rivista. Un minuzioso controllo dell'immagine, come ha fatto notare Kumi, avveniva anche dopo che essa era stata stampata ed affidata ai giornali per essere pubblicata, se qualche elemento, una persona, un oggetto fosse stato ritenuto non in linea con la propaganda imposta dal partito, la foto veniva "corretta" in ristampa eliminando l'elemento di disturbo con un fotoritocco..

Mostre
 2013, Salonicco, Action Field Kodra 2013, 13th contemporary art exhibition Former Μilitary Camp Kodra, Kalamaria, Thessalonik, (06-18/9, 2013).
 2012, Parigi, Ylli, les couleurs de la dictature. La photographie de propagande albanaise, (25 febbraio-25 marzo), Parc de Bagatelle a cura di Centre national de la recherche scientifique.
 1989, Tirana, Petrit Kumi - Retrospektive, photographs, various dimensions.

Opere principali
Kumi ha pubblicato diversi libri fotografici con testi in albanese, francese, tedesco ed inglese, ha inoltre illustrato con le sue foto i libri di alcuni scrittori e autori albanesi.

 Jeta përmes objektivit : fotografi dhe shënime. Life through the lens : photographs & recollections, 2013
 Tirana, 1990 (in albanese, francese, tedesco e inglese)
 Në Kosovë, 1986 (tre edizioni)
 Poem for the Albanian Woman, 1972, 1974
 Albanian Women, 1967, riedizione 1969
 La femme albanaise dans la voie du socialisme, 1965 (prima edizione pubblicata in Francia)
 Albania, 1961

Premi
 Premio per il Giornalismo Sportivo Anton Mazreku (IX Edizione), Tirana, 2005
 Premio - vincitore della mostra nazionale di fotografia, Serbia, 1972
 Titolo "Artista d'onore" dell'Ordine Naim Frashri Tirana, 1989
 Premio per i giovani fotografi, Belgrado, 1969
 The Black Cat  - medaglia per le foto sportive in competizione globale, primo premio Mosca, 1960
 Costa dell'Adriatico - concorso per i giovani talenti della fotografia, Belgrado, 1959

Note

Collegamenti esterni

   Fotografi shqiptar që dokumentoi historinë dëbimit të çamëve nga Greqia
  La fotografia in Albania, dalla dinastia Murabi ad oggi

Vincitori di premi artistici

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Milsons Point
Updated: January 10th, 2022
Bistro 61 Lavender Street Milsons Point
takes reservations
grocer/deli
Containing a bistro, boulangerie (bakery) and traiteur (deli) all in one, Loulou makes it clear there's a vast world of French cuisine beyond the cream and sauce-heavy stereotypes of Gallic cooking.
From breakfast through to dinner, the menu by head chef Billy Hannigan (ex-Bistro Guillaume, The Ledbury in London) is unapologetically French, and employs techniques and classic recipes from various regions of France executed with fresh local produce. In the bistro, it's Sydney rock oysters served with a tart mignonette and salade niçoise updated with Tasmanian octopus. Other dishes might include rabbit terrine, hand-cut steak tartare and chicken liver parfait served with brioche.
Sommelier Shun Eto's (ex-Icebergs Dining Room and Bar) wine list hops from Champagne to Burgundy and beyond.
Over in the traiteur, a cold section features fresh salads and home-style meals such as ratatouille and summer cassoulet. You can also pick up charcuterie, rotisserie chickens, condiments and cook-at-home sausages to be enjoyed in nearby Wendy Whiteley garden or once you get home.
The boulangerie bakes four times a day, meaning a constant supply of fresh bread – even on your way home from work. Pain au levain (sourdough) is used to make classic baguettes, miche loaves and weekend specials such as a 40 per cent rye loaf and fruit and muesli sourdough.
There's also a range of viennoiserie (goods made from yeast-leavened laminated dough), including savoury danishes, kouign-amanns (a light, flaky pastry), croissants and pain au chocolat.
Loulou's bistro and traiteur fit-out – with its mosaic-tiled, arched entryway, brass fittings and Parisian cafe-style chairs and tables – all work together to create French ambience.
Website:loulou.sydney


THIS week sees Doctor Who resort to a more familiar format.
Gone is the found footage and static screens, as director Justin Molotnikov continues his double bill by reverting to traditional adventures with more than a hint of trouble. In fact, it all gets a bit emotional, leading to an even darker side of the Doctor rearing its menacing head.
Writer Sarah Dollard – formerly of Merlin and Primeval – crafts an excellent storyline, packed with action, which once again allows Peter Capaldi to bring his huge range to the role.
The episode opens with the Doctor and Clara laughing and joking upon their entry to the TaRDiS, only to have their good humour cut short by the phone beginning to ring. Just how do you get the direct line to the Doctor?
It is Rigsy (Joivan Wade, who also makes a return to the series) in need of help. He has woken up, with the last 24 hours erased from both his memory and his phone. There is a strange tattoo on the back of his neck. It is three numbers, and they're counting down.
The Doctor and Clara rush to his aid, and after running some official timelord tests, they establish that he has been in contact with aliens. Worse than that, the countdown is how long he has left to live. The panic on Rigsy's face is entirely upstaged by the Doctor consulting his "nice cards" from episode 2 in order to break the news to him in suitable amnner.
After Clara pleads for help, the Doctor agrees to help Rigsy locate the aliens and stop the ticking tattoo. Convinced that they must find a "trap street" (one that does not really exist, but is on a map for copyright purposes), the trio set off in the TaRDis. This gives way to a beautifully shot, fun to watch scene of the TaRDiS hovering over the London skyline, with Clara dangling from the open door.
After finally discovering the "trap street", the three make their way down a dimly lit lane – people in films and television series really need to exercise more caution before bounding into such sinister locations – only to find themselves rooted to the spot by racing beams of light.
Several mysterious creatures emerge from under debris on the street, their appearance flits between human and monstrous. Unable to move, the Doctor, Clara and Rigsy are informed that they have entered a "refugee camp" for creatures fleeing terror across the universe. It is almost Dickensian looking: cobbled streets, flickering lamps and thatched roofs.
Me emerges from the shadows, declaring herself Mayor of these miscellaneous monsters. Removing her heavy scarf, she reveals a series of swirling tattoos across her neck and collarbone. She coldly retorts that Rigsy's tattoo is, indeed, a death sentence, counting down his remaining minutes of life. She gave him enough time to get home and say goodbye, as he is accused of murdering one of the refugee creatures. On hearing this news, the Doctor furiously insists that she will guarantee Clara's safety. Me reluctantly concedes.
The three are led to a room, in which Anna (a creature Rigsy is alleged to have killed) remains floating in a tube of neon green lights. Their viewing is interrupted by a commotion on the street. And elderly couple stand holding each other; the man pleads for his life as his tattoo ticks down rapidly.
A huge caged raven is revealed to be a "quantum shade" – no matter where you run, it will find you and take from you your last seconds. When the elderly man tries to escape, the great bird flies through him at speed; his final breath emitted in an almighty scream followed by a billowing black cloud.
The Doctor, Clara and Rigsy need to investigate. And, as Rigsy's neck testifies, they are running out of time. There are two ways to survive the quantum shade: the Mayor can remove the chronolog or you can pass it on to another (willing) recipient.
Without telling the Doctor, Clara urges Rigsy to pass his on to her, believing that Me's promise of complete safety will protect her. With a twisting cloud of inky black smoke, the remaining minutes are transferred on to Clara.
The trio return to Anne in the glowing tube – only to realise she is still alive. But, in order to free her from her neon prison, the Doctor must use the key to the TaRDiS. It is a trap. With Anne's freedom, a large metal bracelet is clamped around the Doctor's wrist. It is a teleporting device – with Me able to send him anywhere across the universe.
Despite threatening every monster in the universe to reign upon Me – "You've read the stories, you know who I am ... I will end you and everything you love!" – the Doctor knows he is fighting a lost cause. By accepting Rigsy's punishment, Clara altered the original terms of the contract. The raven will still be in search of a soul to fulfil it.
The last few scenes are incredibly emotionally charged, as Clara and the Doctor bid each other goodbye. It is gentle and full of sorrow; it is genuinely difficult to watch.
With tears in her eyes, she pleads with him not to seek revenge. He hugs her and asks her to stay: "What is the point in being a Doctor if I cannot cure you?" She touches his face, he kisses her hand, and she walks slowly in to the street to meet her fate; to face the raven.


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Семён Николаевич Авалов (1880—1920) — князь, русский военный деятель. Участник первой мировой войны, участник Белого движения.

Биография
Уроженец г. Тифлиса. Общее образование получил в Тифлисском кадетском корпусе. Военное образование получил в Михайловском артиллерийском училище, выпускник Михайловской артиллерийской академии.

В 1909 капитан артиллерийского батальона.

Перед первой мировой войной офицер 2-й Кавказской конно-горной батареи Кавказского конно-горного дивизиона.

В первую мировую войну офицер конно-артиллерийского дивизиона. Затем командир 6-й конно-артиллерийской батареи (фактическое место службы — штаб-офицер для поручений при управлении нач-ка артиллерийских снабжений армий Румынского фронта).
Подполковник. Георгиевский кавалер — награждён ГО (17.4.1916) и орденом Св. Георгия 4-й степени (4.3.1917). Полковник.

С 1918 года заведующий отдельным делопроизводством по артиллерийской части Военного и Морского отдела, с 30 ноября 1918 в составе комиссии для рассмотрения проекта новой организации армии, с 12 января 1919 года — руководитель Учебно-подготовительной артиллерийской школы, с сентября по октябрь 1919 — командир 3-го конно-артиллерийского дивизиона, затем инспектор конной артиллерии.

После октябрьской революции служил в белой армии (Юг): заведующий отдельным делопроизводством по артиллерийской части Военного и Морского отдела Добровольческой армии (с 15.10.1918), затем начальник артиллерийской части Военного и Морского отдела, в составе комиссии для рассмотрения проекта новой организации армии (с 30.11.1918), руководитель Учебно-подготовительной артиллерийской школы (с 12.1.1919), командир 3-го конно-артиллерийского дивизиона (сентябрь-октябрь 1919), затем инспектор конной артиллерии.

Убит в станице Натухайской в марте 1920 года.

Награды
 Георгиевское Оружие (17.4.1916)
 Орден Св. Георгия 4-й степени (4.3.1917)

Ссылки
 Авалов Семён Николаевич

Семён Николаевич
Полковники (Российская империя)
Артиллеристы Первой мировой войны (Россия)
Персоналии:Добровольческая армия
Выпускники Михайловской артиллерийской академии


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With few exceptions organizations today are highly Data Dependent. Today's data consumption models pose new challenges for data protection, data can be housed in public, private, or hybrid clouds. To add to this complexity, end users are much more reliant on SaaS applications, such as Salesforce, Microsoft Office 365, SharePoint, and even OneDrive which are frequently not protected by backups or DR. Also added to the mix are the new demands to protect data that doesn't live "onsite" such as data stored on laptops, smartphones, and tablets.
Technology teams must find a way to backup and protect their data, no matter the location. Data protection is no longer about securing your on-premises environment, but about securing ALL your data by ensuring proper backup and disaster recovery strategies.


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Thomas Vasiliou (; born 28 July 1994) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a winger for Super League 2 club Niki Volos.

Honours
Volos
 Football League: 2018–19

References

1994 births
Living people
Greek expatriate footballers
Super League Greece players
Super League Greece 2 players
Football League (Greece) players
Czech National Football League players
Serie C players
Gamma Ethniki players
Atromitos F.C. players
Ionikos F.C. players
Ilisiakos F.C. players
Olympia Radotín players
F.C. Rieti players
Volos N.F.C. players
Niki Volos F.C. players
Association football forwards
Footballers from Athens
Greek footballers


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Department of Pharmacology neuroscience researcher committed to treating brain illnesses
Posted on December 9, 2022 at 10:03 am.
Shared by Jane Alvarez-Hernandez
David Morilak, PhD
David Morilak, PhD, Quincy and Estine Lee endowed chair and professor in the Department of Pharmacology and director of the Center for Biomedical Neuroscience in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, has long been fascinated by brain health.
"One day in high school health class, we watched a movie on mental health and I was captivated by the interview with a person with schizophrenia," Morilak said. "I simply could not grasp how one could be so disconnected from the experience of reality that everyone else perceives, even to the point of not having a coherent sense of their own self."
Morilak graduated from Ohio's Muskingum College and obtained advanced degrees in neuroscience/psychology from Princeton. He then began his postdoctoral fellowship training in Australia then worked as a postdoctoral research associate in molecular neurobiology at Stanford University's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
"My time at Princeton, where I did my PhD work under the mentorship of Barry Jacobs, PhD, cemented my tendency to extend myself into new territories and get outside my comfort zone," Morilak shared. "Barry had made his name recording the electrical activity of single serotonin neurons during behavior. It was a large lab, and many people were there to do that, so I decided to try something else – recording noradrenergic neurons in the locus coeruleus.
"For technical reasons," Morilak continued, "this was a much more challenging undertaking, but as I soon learned, a much more dynamic and exciting subject. These neurons led me to study stress and stress-induced changes in brain state and behavior. This led to a post-doc in Australia studying autonomic regulation with John Chalmers, AC, FAA, FAHMS, at Flinders University Medical Centre in Adelaide. I then did a second post-doc at Stanford with Roland Ciaranello, MD, to learn what I could about the rapidly emerging field of molecular neurobiology at one of the best and most challenging places to do so."
Path to UT Health San Antonio
Dr. Morilak considers his coming to UT Health San Antonio a combination of luck and being prepared to take advantage of an opportunity when it presented itself. "My post-doc advisor at Stanford was a prominent member of the ACNP (American College of Neuropsychopharmacology). He was to speak in the presidential symposium at the upcoming European Neuropsychopharmacology meeting in Malaga, Spain, a panel that would feature leaders in American neuropsychopharmacology research. At the last minute, he had to cancel, and he wanted me to fill in. He handed me tickets, introduced me on the phone to the president of the ACNP, and in 48 hours, I landed in Spain.
That evening, we had a pre-symposium dinner meeting of our panel, which included some of the most prominent and powerful researchers and thought leaders in the field, including Alan Frazer, PhD, who had just accepted the position to become chair of the Department of Pharmacology at UT Health San Antonio. Before I left Spain, Alan invited me to send him a CV, and I became the first open recruit into his new department."
Center for Biomedical Neuroscience at the Long School of Medicine
"When I arrived in 1994, I was one of only four neuroscientists on campus. Since then, the Center for Biomedical Neuroscience, formed in 2002, has grown and thrived, now with over 125 members in 19 departments, five institutes and centers, and all five schools. Our graduate program in Neuroscience is recognized around the country as among the best, and our faculty occupy positions of professional leadership in their respective areas of expertise and the field of neuroscience in general."
Morilak believes that one of the most important things educators can do is inspire students to appreciate knowledge for knowledge's sake. He feels that you never know when a new fact might become important to you, so learning is a skill to be constantly practiced so that you can be ready when it is relevant, contrary to the transactional mentality that seems prevalent today. "When I teach, I try to let my natural enthusiasm show. I also try to put things into an evolutionary context – biology is not stagnant; it is constantly changing, and so are we as humans, but also as scientists and students," Morilak shared. "Overcoming serious illnesses of the brain will improve the human condition immeasurably. The future of neuroscience research is exciting and inspiring, and I look forward to continuing my part in it, both in my research and in training the next generation."


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Q: C# Get results from SQL query in a text box I have the following code (no errors) which should get the result of the SQL query and put it in the HolEmpName text box, but it remains blank.
public void holidayempname()
{
    string query = "SELECT 'Employee Name' FROM dbo.Employees WHERE EmployeeID = @HolidayEmployeeID;";

    using (SqlConnection cn = new SqlConnection())
    using (SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(query, cn))
    {
        cmd.Parameters.Add("@HolidayEmployeeID", SqlDbType.UniqueIdentifier).Value = holiday_EmployeeIDTextBox.Text;
        cn.Open();
        object result = cmd.ExecuteScalar();
        cn.Close();
        if (result != null)
        {
            int value = (int)result;
            HolEmpName.Text = value.ToString();
        }
    }
}

Table Structure:
Employees:
EmployeeID
Employee Name

Holidays:
HolidayID
Holiday EmployeeID

Current Code:
    public void holidayempname()

    {
        string query = "SELECT [Employee Name] FROM dbo.Employees WHERE EmployeeID = @HolidayEmployeeID;";

        using (SqlConnection cn = new SqlConnection())
        using (SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(query, cn))
        {
            cmd.Parameters.Add("@HolidayEmployeeID", holiday_EmployeeIDComboBox.Text);
            //cmd.Parameters.Add("@HolidayEmployeeID", SqlDbType.UniqueIdentifier).Value = holiday_EmployeeIDComboBox.Text;
            cn.Open();
            object result = cmd.ExecuteReader();
            cn.Close();
            if (result != null)
            {
                int value = (int)result;
                HolEmpName.Text = value.ToString();
            }
        }
    }

A: First, change your code to something like this. The result will be the literal string "Employee Name"
    string query = "SELECT 'Employee Name' FROM dbo.Employees WHERE EmployeeID = @HolidayEmployeeID";

    using (SqlConnection cn = new SqlConnection())
    using (SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(query, cn))
    {
        cmd.Parameters.Add("@HolidayEmployeeID", SqlDbType.UniqueIdentifier).Value = holiday_EmployeeIDTextBox.Text;
        cn.Open();
        dim result = cmd.ExecuteScalar();
        cn.Close();
        HolEmpName.Text = result.ToString();
    }

A: You are selecting the literal string Employee Name instead of a column.
string query = "SELECT 'Employee Name' FROM dbo.Employees WHERE EmployeeID = @HolidayEmployeeID;";

A: I believe the setting of your parameter is the issue.
You need to remove the @ symbol, i.e.
cmd.Parameters.Add("HolidayEmployeeID", SqlDbType.UniqueIdentifier).Value = holiday_EmployeeIDTextBox.Text;

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Q: How to display pdf code (not file) in HTML / blade I'm using SendCloud's API for my customer's shipping, and part of the process is label generation. However, when I try to generate a label, it spits out pdf code that looks like this:
%PDF-1.3 1 0 obj << /Type /Pages /Count 1 /Kids [ 3 0 R ] >> endobj 2 0 obj << /Producer (PyPDF2) >> endobj 3 0 obj << /Type /Page /Parent 1 0 R /Resources 5 0 R /Contents 8 0 R /MediaBox [ 0 0 419.53 297.64 ] /Rotate 90 >> endobj 4 0 obj << /Type /Catalog /Pages 1 0 R >> endobj 5 0 obj << /ProcSet [ /PDF /Text /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI ] /Font << /F1 6 0 R /F2 7 0 R >> /XObject << >> >> endobj 6 0 obj << /Type /Font /BaseFont /Helvetica /Subtype /Type1 /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding >> endobj 7 0 obj << /Type /Font /BaseFont /Helvetica-Bold /Subtype /Type1 /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding >> endobj 8 0 obj << /Length 332 >> stream 2 J 0.57 w BT /F1 8.00 Tf ET BT 12.76 274.83 Td (Customer, 20 Address, 3500 Hasselt) Tj ET BT /F1 10.00 Tf ET BT 175.75 175.58 Td (BE Customer Test) Tj ET BT 175.75 162.83 Td (Gaarveldstraat 106) Tj ET BT /F2 10.00 Tf ET BT 175.75 150.07 Td (3500 HASSELT) Tj ET BT /F1 10.00 Tf ET BT 175.75 137.31 Td (Belgium / Belgique) Tj ET endstream endobj xref 0 9 0000000000 65535 f 0000000009 00000 n 0000000068 00000 n 0000000108 00000 n 0000000231 00000 n 0000000280 00000 n 0000000396 00000 n 0000000493 00000 n 0000000595 00000 n trailer << /Size 9 /Root 4 0 R /Info 2 0 R >> startxref 978 %%EOF

Does anybody know how to display this on a webpage as a printable image with html/ blade?

A: The incoming is a PDF with rotation so will not be the correct way up for display as its  intended for label printing.
Thus your first step is to convert into a rotated image or text, image is simpler by using pdftopng -rot 270 shipping.pdf label which you can use from xpdf or poppler (other libraries are available), on windows either can be just a single exe file, but on other platforms you may need to brew with supporting files.

If you change incoming pdf /rotate 90 to /Rotate 00 you can extract the text using the command pdftotext -layout shipping.pdf label-001.txt from the above libraries and insert that into a
 code section
.

<!DOCTYPE html>

Shipping

Customer, 20 Address, 3500 Hasselt

                                                 BE Customer Test
                                                 Gaarveldstraat 106
                                                 3500 HASSELT
                                                 Belgium / Belgique

and the libraries also have pdftohtml with executable options this is raw default from above pdf

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">

Customer, 20 Address, 3500 Hasselt

BE Customer Test

Gaarveldstraat 106

3500 HASSELT

Belgium / Belgique

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Testimonials & Accomplishments
For more than 40 years, leading conservationists and decision-makers have turned to the NatureServe Network as the most reliable source for biodiversity data and expertise.
Silver Member of the Esri Partner Network - 2019
Recipient of the Esri Making a Difference Award - 2019
Top-Rated Nonprofit by GreatNonprofits.org - 2017
Esri Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award - 2016
Recepient of CIO 100 Award - 2016
Honoree for Climate Adaptation Leadership for Natural Resources - 2016
Winner of the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions - 2014
U.S. Department of Interior Partners in Conservation Award, for Bruce Young's role in writing "Scanning the Horizon: A Guide to Climate Change Vulnerability Index" - 2011
U.S. Department of Interior Partners in Conservation Award, for collaboration in the "Seeds of Success" partnership - 2010
Recognition by The Heinz Center for Contributions to the State of the Nation's Ecosystems - 2008
Wildlife Stewardship Award of the American Forest and Paper Association - 2003
Some of our Accomplishments
Produced the first standardized maps of ecosystems in the Americas.
Documented more than 1 million mapped locations for at-risk species.
More than three quarters of conservation assessments in the United States start with data from NatureServe.
Provide data and expertise to millions of users by fulfilling more than 6 million individual information requests annually.
Put critical information in the hands of resource managers and decision-makers with tools like our Environmental Review Tool, and Biodiversity Indicators Dashboard.
Developing sound methodologies for ecological assessments, including the likely impacts of climate change on species, ecosystems, and places like wildlife refuges and parks.
Offering data-system services that make biodiversity conservation more efficient from federal agencies to local communities in the U.S., Canada, and Central and South America.
Produced the first high-resolution map identifying the most critical areas for conservation in the contiguous United States.
It has been and is always a pleasure to work with you and the NatureServe team. I am happy to accept and have reviewed the conservation value map. It is a fantastic piece of work, and we are so delighted that we were able to collaborate on this project. The US conservation community has needed this map and a new approach to understanding Americas most critical biodiversity.
Sean Breyer, Program ManagerArcGIS Living Atlas of the World, Esri
NatureServe is rightfully recognized as the premier source for scientific data and information for the U.S. conservation community. Their resources and leadership is essential for the community.
Jeffrey Marqusee, former executive directorU.S. Department of Defense Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program
NatureServe is critical for protecting the diversity of life on earth.
David VanLuven, principalVanLuven Environmental
NatureServe is one of the greatest non-profits that I have worked with. They provide essential data, data management, organized thinking and useful tools for conservation.
Stephen Woodley, co-chairIUCN Joint Task Foce on Biodiversity and Protected Areas
The network's database on species and ecosystems is widely viewed as the most complete and detailed in the nation, and is the country's leading source of biological information for conservation planners, government agencies and land managers.
William K. StevensThe New York Times
We—the British Columbia Conservation Data Centre, NatureServe Canada, and the entire NatureServe Network—get a lot of respect from our "just the facts" standpoint; here's the information we think you need to make a decision, and if there are other things you need, let us know. We're not going to tell you what that decision needs to be, but here are the values you need to be aware of.
Eric LofrothBritish Columbia Conservation Data Centre
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Jefferies Financial Group Closes Sale of Garcadia
Company Release - 8/20/2018 7:00 AM ET
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE: JEF) today announced that it has closed its previously announced sale of 100% of its equity interest in Garcadia, its auto dealer group, to its current partners, the Garff family. Jefferies received $375 million in cash from the dealer group sale, and expects to close the agreed sale of the associated real estate later this month for a further $48 million in cash, net of the mortgage on the real estate.
The estimated pre-tax gain resulting from these sales, which will be included in the third quarter results of Jefferies, is approximately $220 million. Jefferies' CEO, Rich Handler, and President, Brian Friedman, noted, "This is an opportune time for us to divest our auto dealer group. We thank CEO Brett Hopkins and the Garff family for a successful partnership and wish them well."
For Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
Laura Ulbrandt, 212-460-1900
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