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So last weekend I went along to the Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera Exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Why did I wait until the last few weeks long to go? It's a long story actually. I heard about this event coming to Sydney in late 2015 and at the time I was so excited I was counting down the days. So when the event finally rolled around, I decided to wait until at least the second week to avoid the crush. Then what happened?… on the first week of August, I fell and stuffed my ankle for a few weeks, got very distracted and then all of a sudden, the exhibition was almost at an end. Sigh.
At $18 per adult ticket, entry into the exhibition is staggered every 30 minutes and the reason for this is pretty obvious. It was much busier than I expected as we all crammed into the small space. I really enjoy going to museums and art galleries, but I personally struggle with the anxiety of having my personal space invaded… It can't be just me that feels this? Anyway, personal space issues aside, here are my thoughts on the exhibition.
There was absolutely no confusing Frida and Diego's work with any others, nor should there. Large printed photos on the walls of Frida and Diego created a really warm feeling in the space and made it feel like home. Although there were only 33 paintings and 50 plus photos on display in a relatively small space, it's the detail in the masterpieces that has people captivated.
I love how this exhibition was curated. Coloured walls throughout the space reflected Frida's colourful style whilst also highlighting and complementing some of the most important works.
'Landscape with Cacti' by Diego. This is a large and very attractive piece representing colourful cacti in the dessert. This caricature landscape seems different to Diego's usual style featuring vast spaces with lots of people and often represent a reflection of society.
Personal letters are on display with interactive tablets displaying Spanish to English translations of handwritten letters. An true insight into their life.
In contrast to Diego's pieces, Frida's works are small, humble and mainly self potraits of the subject she knows the best, herself.
I enjoyed people watching and see others observe the works. I love seeing the excitement in their faces. I love how engrossed people become observing a story. I love seeing people examine every brush stroke and of course, fighting every urge to stroke the delicate paintings.
Family album style photographs adorned almost every blank space and invited people to come close and experience their life.
There's something so personal about seeing these hand-drawn etchings by Frida. After walking through and observing the photographs timeline, it felt like I had experienced a glimpse of Frida and Diego's journey through life. It was actually very confronting and emotional to see the final photos of Frida resting in peace.
The Love Embrace of the Universe,the Earth,Myself,Diego and Senor Xolotl (centred). This is probably one of the most favourite paintings I've experienced in the flesh. It's truly iridescent and seems like no photograph can portray the illuminating contrast between the deep blue and the mint-green colours of the right-hand side of the painting.
'Self Portrait as a Tehuana'. Dressed in traditional Tehuana dress, Frida started painting it in 1940 after Diego and her divorce and completed it in 1943. Diego was still clearly on her mind.
Self-portrait with Monkey. This is probably my favourite piece. I love how the choice of a bold red gallery wall helps lift the piece. Frida depicted monkeys in a huge amount of her paintings and some say these represented the children she was unable to have with Diego.
During their careers, Diego's career seemed to elevate above Frida's, however, it's clear that Frida draws the masses. Frida as an artist, her story and of course her art, is what captivates people to this day and probably will continue to do so for years to come. The lives and stories of Frida and Diego are so entwined and they will always be two parts of a whole.
Don't miss the Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera Exhibition – with only one day to go, I urge you to go and experience the masterpieces if you can.
So I went along to Parramatta Lanes last night located in, you guessed it, the heart of Parramatta CBD. I was really impressed by the whole event this year and I actually think it was of my favourite visits so far!
We sampled the BBQ platter from 2 Smoking Barrels. Based in Wollongong, these guys lugged their smoker all the way to Parramatta. I am no brisket expert, but unfortunately, I found the brisket disappointingly dry. It might have been related to the lack of time in setup, but still, a bit of a shame. I will say that the wings and the pork were really amazing. The pork in particular was right up my alley. BTW, my partner couldn't stop raving about the little side salad. Hello!?! What about the delicious meat?
We opted for the 3 piece feed with slaw from. Fried crumb? Check. Succulent chicken? Check. Chicken box that reminds me of a shoe box? Check plus plus. I must say there's a really interesting flavour to their fried chicken that really sets them apart from all the fried chicken producers around town.
The queue for Butter was insane!
Kayter Con – I didn't get to try this place (I was saving my stomach) but they really make some fun looking desserts.
Some talented street performers captured the attention of everyone around them.
'A Garden of a Thousand Years' is a beautiful installation by Anna McMahon and Annie McKinnon. Made up of upcycled plastic bottles, colourful string and potted flowers. It's a really dreamy space that has everyone entranced in its beauty. The soft low lighting really helps set the mood. It's constricting nature makes strangers get really close to one another, forcing them to connect and perhaps in a way, brings us closer together.
'The Oasis' was lit. The bearded bakers from Knafeh Bakery were baking and shaking and had everyone singing and dancing along.
OMG. If you only have one meal at Lanes, make sure it's a fresh waffle from these guys – Stroop Bros…. Two worlds – life changing. Delicious fresh made waffles with a gooey real caramel (like toffee) centre. I can't even.
So I obviously ate like a pig as I still had a tiny pocket of room for a delicious fresh lamb roll with gravy from Waroo Famous Original Lamb and Gravy Rolls. The fat from the lamb was rendered perfectly and the (real) gravy was one of the best gravy's I've ever had.
With one more night to go, be sure to head to Parramatta Lanes and eat and explore to your hearts content.


Some people would say that the most uninteresting portion of the news is the weather report. This is why most news stations have a lot of gimmicks and props to make the news segment much more interesting and entertaining. But for this news station, their news program was unintentionally spiced up when a dog walked in during the live weather report.
Meteorologist Josh Judge of the news station WMUR was in the middle of making his weekend weather forecast when a dog walked on set and in his shot. Judge tried his best to go along with the interruption and even made a joke of his unintended co-host. "It's not the dog days of summer just yet," he quipped. The dog was Bella, who was owned by Judge's co-anchor Amy Coveno. It seems that Coveno had lost track of her dog and didn't realize that she had walked straight into the weather report.
"I had no idea she had brought the dog to work, so when Bella walked behind me, it was a complete surprise to see it in the monitor," Judge said in an interview. Judge also explained that Coveno had brought her dog Bella in for work for one of her stories, but she had gotten away from her handlers and strolled right in as the live report was taking place. But it seems that viewers didn't mind seeing a dog in their weather news forecast. In fact, it may even have raised the ratings of the show. Pictures and videos of the news report with Bella have spread online and have gone viral.


The City InMotion experience was a part of the NEVS stand during the CES Asia 2017. On a 65" touch display the experience was telling a story of how a future city could be like according to NEVS.
In the NEVS stand you could change the amount of each of these three parameters and see how it would effect the city environment and traffic. A 3D city with live traffic illustrated the impact the future can have on a city. Less traffic, no traffic jams, better air and no need for parking lots are just some of the things that the NEVS future can bring. In the experience the city changed with a lot of small, smooth animations and the traffic became more smooth and lighter. The user could play around with the experience to see how all the different combinations would change the city.
The user could also easily get more informations about what effects electric, autonomous and shared cars will have through pop-up windows.
NEVS interactive table, City InMotion, has won a prestigious prize; the Red Dot Award Communication Design 2018.
At the CES in Shanghai 2017, Asia's leading tech event, NEVS launched the InMotion concept car; an autonomous vehicle that attracted a lot of interest among visitors. In connection with the concept car, NEVS also launched an educational digital table, where the visitors could see, experience and understand what NEVS meant with the offer "city solutions" and the vision "shape mobility for a more sustainable future".
At the interactive table you can see how the green areas in a city will grow as the cars are getting fewer and fewer, as a result of growing shared services, instead of private cars. In the same way, the air quality will improve as the traditional cars are replaced by electrical vehicles.
The 24 international jury members of the Red Dot Award Communication Design 2018 have looked into more than 8 600 entries from 45 countries and come up with the conclusion that NEVS City InMotion was the winner in this category.
"The Red Dot Jury convened for several days to assess, discuss and evaluate the entries professionally. They only award our sought-after Red Dot seal of quality to designs that win them over with good design and creativity. This means that you can be especially proud of your award", says Professor Dr Peter Zec Founder and president of Red Dot.
"We are really honored to get this award. It shows that we are on the right track with our ambitions to work for a more sustainable future and to explain it to the audience", says Jonas Hernqvist, Vice President Sales & Marketing at NEVS.
The interactive table was developed together with the agency The Techno Creatives in Gothenburg. The Techno Creatives works with design and technique to drive digital innovation for customers in the automotive business. In this case, the aim was to have the visitors interacting with NEVS brand and hereby understand NEVS vision. It led to the choice of the physical unit, the digital board, and to how complex the interaction should be.
"I'm really proud of the collaboration between the team at The Techno Creatives and NEVS. One can only reach such a high level of quality when the customer is willing to push the boundaries of user experience and design together with their partners", says Noel Braganza, Design Director at The Techno Creatives.
The award will be handed over to the winner at a ceremony in Berlin on October 26.
Founded in 2012 after acquiring the assets of Saab Automobile AB, NEVS seeks to shape mobility for a more sustainable future through a global portfolio of fully electric premium vehicles, mobility solutions, and sustainable city offerings. NEVS' head office and main research and development facilities are located in Trollhättan, Sweden.
NEVS plans to deploy electric autonomous vehicles in the early 2020s, both in the EU and China. The company is now preparing for large volume production of the NEVS 9-3 EV in its new production plant in Tianjin, China, by the end of 2018. The company will also soon establish another production plant and innovation center in Shanghai, China.
NEVS is the first joint venture company with investors from outside China that has been granted a New Energy Passenger Vehicle Project investment approval by the Chinese government.
In October 2017, NEVS and DiDi Chuxing, the world's leading mobile transportation platform, formed a strategic partnership and finalized a number of steps towards an extensive cooperation. In April 2018, DiDi Chuxing, NEVS, and other companies collectively founded the "D-Alliance". The alliance will build up a new ecosystem of automotive operations, promote car sharing, and drive forward the transformation of automotive industry towards smart mobility and new energy together.
NEVS is an abbreviation of National Electric Vehicle Sweden.


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Tajikistan: Tajik Fatwa Misfires
This article originally appeared in the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, www.iwpr.net
Tajik Fatwa Misfires
Top clerics say it's just about extremism, others see it as unwarranted political interference.
By Mehrangez Tursunzoda - Central Asia
Muslim leaders in Tajikistan have caused controversy with a decree that appeared to condemn critics of the government, although they have since told IWPR that their only concern is to stem the flow of Islamic extremist propaganda.
The fatwa was first read out at Friday prayers on September 26 by Tajikistan's top Muslim cleric or mufti, Saidmukkaram Abduqodirzoda. Its main thrust was to make it a sin to fight against fellow-Muslims at home or abroad – a clear reference to Syria, where Tajiks nationals are known to be fighting with the Islamic State group.
In a magazine interview on October 15, Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda said that around 200 Tajikistan nationals were known to be fighting with rebel forces. Another 50 had been reported killed, and dozens were facing criminal charges.
The decree caused controversy because as well as forbidding Muslims from sowing division and undermining national stability, it also said they must not cooperate with political parties and other groups – local or foreign – or the media to that end.
To some commentators, this looked like more a proclamation of loyalty to President Imomali Rahmon and hostility to his opponents than a theological pronouncement.
Religious affairs expert Saidahmad Kalandarov told IWPR that although the clerical council was formally independent from the secular state, it was in practice close to government. He suspected the fatwa was written for state officials and at their behest.
"I think it was driven by a desire to please the authorities ahead of the [February 2015 parliamentary] election, because there are a lot of things happening in the opposition inside the country that trouble them," Kalandarov said.
He referred to groups like the Islamic Rebirth Party, the only opposition force now represented in parliament. The party has complained of mounting pressure from officials in recent months. (See Tajikistan's Islamic Opposition Under Pressure.) .
Dushanbe-based political analyst Parviz Mullojanov agreed with Kalandarov, saying "I doubt the [mufti] could take a public stance on such matters independently, without consulting high-ranking officials."
Hikmatulo Saifullozoda, a leading member of the Islamic Rebirth Party, criticised the issuing of fatwas on behalf of government.
"The powers of the Council of Ulema should not go beyond matters relating to Islamic law and faith," he said.
Saifullozoda said that while there was a lot of criticism of President Rahmon's rule on social networking sites and other media, it was all taking place outside Tajikistan among émigrés with no plans to return. At home, people were cowed by fear and apathy.
"The view that Tajikistan might face something similar to what happened in some Arab countries is a long way from reality," Saifullozoda said.
Mufti Abduqodirzoda told IWPR that the fatwa was not meant as a warning to any organisation in Tajikistan, as had been suggested. Instead, it was simply an exhortation for people to avoid "intrigues and acts of provocation".
"Just look how acts of provocation led to the destruction of well-developed countries like Ukraine, Syria and Libya," he said. "Doesn't the Council of Ulema… have a right to care for people and warn them through precautionary measures? It does have that right."
Solehjon Zavkiev, head of the department for religious organisations within government committee that oversees religious affairs, told IWPR said that the fatwa was a purely clerical statement addressed to Muslims.
"This fatwa has got nothing to do with interference in politics", he said. Asked about the specific warning against engaging with the media, he said, "The media to which the mufti referred are those that spread leaflets and openly call for jihad."
Mehrangez Tursunzoda is an IWPR contributor in Tajikistan.
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The ski resort of Tignes is used by many adaptive skiing competitors for pre-season training and is a good location suitable for most conditions. ESF Tignes La Lac and ESF Val Claret offer adaptive ski instruction. Evolution 2 also has adaptive ski instructors.
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President Amin blamed those who assisted Israel to raid Entebbe, pointing out neighbouring Kenya, France, West Germany and the US. He was particularly angry with Kenya.
The old control tower where the hostages were held. (Note the bullet marks on the upper section, 33 years after). That night, an Israeli plane circled overhead continuously, claiming to be bringing the pro-Palestinian prisoners whose release the hijackers had demanded, but actually serving as a flying communications centre for the covert strike force. Now the communication tower could be converted into an aviation museum, says the Ugandan Civil Aviation Authority.
OAU spokesman Peter Onu said a message of sympathy and condolence — proposed by President Leopold Senghor — was sent to President Amin on behalf of the OAU.
Mr Onu said a message from President Amin, giving full details of the attack, was delivered to the assembly by Lt Col Juma Oris, head of the Uganda delegation. The message partly stated that the attack, by a special Israeli commando airborne force, was launched from Kenya in violation of the OAU Charter.
Kenya's Foreign Minister, Dr Munyua Waiyaki, said he had just heard the news. He said he would reserve his comments until he received more information from Kenya.
Later, Kenyan Vice President Daniel arap Moi rejected charges by Lt. Col Oris.
He said Kenya was not responsible for the attack and asked the assembly to condemn the Israeli action, Voice of Uganda reported on July 5, 1976.
While addressing military commandos at Entebbe airbase on Sunday (July 4) after the raid, President Amin directed the immediate re-opening of the airport.
"The President told the commanding officers that Israelis killed our people instead of thanking us for the hospitality we had accorded their hostages, spending over Ush50,000 (about $30) every day on food for each of them..." Voice of Uganda reported on July 5, 1976.
On July 6, 1976, Voice of Uganda reported that Uganda had made an official presentation to the UN Security Council, the OAU and the UN Secretary General on the raid. The presentation called on the two to condemn the aggression.
The protest message signed by President Amin read in part: "At 21.20 GMT, on July 3-4, 1976, three Zionist transport planes landed at Entebbe by surprise and without any authority from the Uganda government.
Soon after, the two proceeded to the old airport building where the hostages and the crew of the hijacked French airbus were being held by Palestinian commandos.
"The Israeli invasion had been well planned and rehearsed, with the full collaboration of some other countries. According to available information, the plan to invade Entebbe was decided on Thursday, July 1," President Amin said.
"Further aspects of this plot to invade Uganda have been revealed by the international press, notably the Voice of America, which announced the invasion barely two hours after it had been mounted. The leading Sunday newspapers, which came out barely hours after the incident, carried on their front pages details of the operation.
President Amin added: "It is further reported that the foreign minister of Israel on July 4, made direct reports on the invasion to the American Secretary of State and to Foreign Ministers of France and West Germany. These are reports clearly revealing well planned international collaboration in a plot to violate and abuse the territorial integrity of Uganda.
Newsweek continues, "The strike aircraft were two huge Unites States built Hercules C130 cargo planes and two Boeing 707 jets, one of them a hospital plane. With Israeli phantom jets protecting them part of the way, the four planes followed El-Al Airline's usual route to South Africa; down the Red Sea and over Ethiopia and Kenya.
"The hospital plane landed at Nairobi. The three military aircraft slipped out of the Nairobi landing pattern and descended sharply for the run on Entebbe. Over the air field, the first Hercules announced that it was an Air France plane bringing the pro-Palestinian prisoners whose release the hijackers had demanded. The second identified itself as an East African Airways flight expected at about that time. They (the) tower okayed their landing," Newsweek added.
Newsweek further writes that Israel insisted that Kenya had not been informed of the raid or about the intention to land in Nairobi enroute home.
Nonetheless, the Israeli hospital plane — with 33 doctors and two field surgical units — had been protected by Kenyan security forces for the duration of the raid. Two wounded hostages were taken to Nairobi Hospital for treatment, and all the aircraft were refuelled for the trip back to Israel.
Newsweek also says that later Kenya secretly issued a call for United States help and Washington promptly responded by putting a navy C-3 patrol plane at Kenya's service to provide military reconnaissance on the Uganda border. Washington ordered the frigate USS Beary to head for the Kenyan port of Mombasa.
President Idi Amin later gave another version of the events to his Defence Council in Kampala — different from the one he presented to the United Nations Security Council.
He said a German Lufthansa airline was scheduled to land at Entebbe, but it cancelled its landing, and instead three Israeli planes landed, Voice of Uganda reported on July 6, 1976.
This, he said, confused the security personnel, because they thought the planes were bringing the demands of the PFLP, and did not want to shoot at them.
President Amin also told of a collaboration between Israel and Kenya, and advised the council to cool its tempers. He said Uganda would continue to accord good hospitality to all countries.
The government also opened a bank account to which Ugandans donated money to support families of the Ugandan soldiers who died in the raid.
The raid has been dramatised in films such as Victory at Entebbe (1976) directed by Marvin J. Chomsky and Raid On Entebbe (1977) directed by Irvin Kershner, among others. Books include William Stevenson's Ninety Minutes at Entebbe and Yoni's Last Battle: The Rescue at Entebbe by Iddo Netanyahu.
During his stopover in Cairo and Dar es Salaam on his way to New York after attending the OAU Summit in Mauritius, the United Nations Secretary General, Dr Kurt Waldheim, said the Israeli commando raid was "a flagrant aggression against the sovereignty of a member state of the United Nations," Voice of Uganda reported on July 7, 1976.
Mauritius broke diplomatic ties with Israel following the raid. Condemnations also came from as far away as Thailand and Malaysia. Meanwhile, several messages of sympathy and condolences to President Amin, members of the armed forces and Ugandans continued to be received from around the world.
The French Embassy brought the following points to the attention of the Uganda Foreign Ministry on the invasion: "France was only informed by Israeli authorities of the raid on Entebbe after it ended…," Voice of Uganda reported on July 8, 1976.
"At that moment, we were waiting for answers from the German and Swiss governments on the demands made by the hijackers," the French said.
They said they expected much from President Amin on his return to Kampala from Mauritius.
They deplored the death of innocent victims both among the hostages (one French citizen was killed) and among Ugandan soldiers.
A Ministry of Health spokesman denied an Israeli report alleging the presence in a Ugandan hospital of an Israeli hostage — Mrs Dora Bloch. "…It will be recalled that the government of Uganda did its best to see to it that the lives of all hostages held at Entebbe airport were spared," the spokesman was quoted by Voice of Uganda on July 8, 1976.
The spokesman further said Mrs Dora Bloch had earlier been discharged from hospital after treatment to rejoin the other hostages before the deadline, as had been demanded by the hijackers. However, when Israel invaded Entebbe airport, Israel assumed by force the responsibility for all the hostages.
It emerged later that Dora Bloch, a 75-year-old hostage, was dragged from her hospital bed and killed by two army officers on the orders of President Amin. Bloch's remains were recovered in 1979 after the Tanzanian-Ugandan war which ended Amin's rule.
On July 22, 1976, Voice of Uganda reported: The hijacked French airbus has been released. It has been at the airport since the hijack drama, and French officials have been asked to make arrangements to fly it out at their convenience.
President Amin told the French envoy to Uganda, Pierre-Henri Renard, that he was releasing the airbus without any condition.
He said the French government was free to choose either to pay for the expenses incurred by the hostages on food and lodging, or not. He told the ambassador that the hostages had spent over Ush1.3 million from June 28, 1976, to July 4, 1976, when Israelis invaded Entebbe.
A government spokesman has quoted President Amin as having had contact with the government of Israel, through Col Bar Lev, who informed him that some hostages who were released from the old airport had spoken very highly of him.
Consequently, the Israeli government has praised President Amin's release of the French Airbus, Voice of Uganda reported on July 26, 1976.
The government spokesman said President Amin told Bar Lev that although during their murderous action at Entebbe the Israelis destroyed 12 MiG-21 and three MiG-17, he was not worried.
An Israeli aircraft, the Jet Commander that was given to Uganda on loan in 1971 was flown back to Israel over the weekend.
On August 17, 1976, Voice of Uganda reported that members of the Defence Council had visited the Old Entebbe Airport to see the destruction made during the raid.
President Amin told them he was awaiting the report of the Commission of Inquiry into the raid after which he would inform them accordingly.
On August 28, 1976 'Voice of Uganda' reported Amin sending a message to the President of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, Mr Yasser Araft, the Secretary General of the Arab League, Mr Mahmoud Riad, and the Secretary General of OAU, Dr Eteki Mboumoua, over Israel's failure to reply to Uganda's requests.
"Instead of sending a direct reply to me, Prime Minister Rabin has chosen to use the British imperialist media, BBC, to inform the world that Israel will not pay any compensation for the innocent lives lost and the property destroyed during the barbaric invasion of Entebbe airport...," Amin's message read in part.
At least, President Amin did receive a congratulations letter from a 20-year-old student, Miss Louise Kauvitis, one of the passengers on the hijacked airbus.
Miss Kauvitis' letter was quoted by Voice of Uganda on August 26, 1976.


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20202021ObituariesCecil Earle Benton
March 9, 2021by SealeUser9
July 31, 1923 ~ March 9, 2021
Cecil Earle Benton, a longtime community and business leader in Denham Springs, passed away peacefully March 9, 2021 at his home at LaPlantation Retirement Community in Denham Springs. He was 97. Born on July 31, 1923 to Leslie Newell and Sammie Brecheen Benton, the fourth child of six, he was a native of Denham Springs and lived on family property from many generations past. He graduated from Denham Springs High School as valedictorian of the Class of 1940 and then pursued a college degree at Southeastern Louisiana College in Hammond where he obtained a BA degree in 1946 with a major in mathematics and minor in Social Science. His college studies were interrupted by WWll when he enlisted and served in the Army Air Corp which later became the US Air Force. His three older brothers were also in the Army Air Corp and wished to follow in their footsteps. After completion of advanced aviation training, he was promoted to 2nd Lt. and served as navigator on a B-29. After the war, he married his college sweetheart, "Nook" Bencaz, in July 1946 and joined his dad and brother in the family business later becoming the manager then owner of Benton Bros Furniture now called Benton Bros Antiques Mall. His life was devoted to his family and service to his church and community. Earle grew up singing with his family plus singing four-part harmony with his older brothers. He continued sharing that gift with First Baptist Church of Denham Springs where he started singing in the choir at the age of 12. As an adult, he sang for many events, weddings, and funerals with his smooth and effortless voice. He started teaching Sunday School when in his twenties and was still teaching every week until the flood of 2016 when he was 93. When Denham Springs became a city in 1957 he ran to be on the first Board of Aldermen and won. He then served for two four year terms, 1958-62 and 1962-66. He helped organize and was a charter member of Denham Springs Kiwanis in 1954 and was the President in 1958. As an active member of Kiwanis, he was involved in securing an invitation extended to the Denham Springs Boys Choir under the direction of Regina Walker to sing for the Kiwanis International Convention held in Atlantic City, NJ during the summer of 1963. He remained a faithful member of Kiwanis well into his 90s. Earle's love of and commitment to the business community of Denham Springs led him to become the President of the Denham Springs Chamber of Commerce in 1955. Beginning in the 1950s, Earle and many longtime community business leaders, Pastors, and other friends met every weekday morning at 9 a.m. at a local bank for coffee, friendship, and to solve the world's problems one day at a time. His active commitment to business, schools, churches, and the arts continued through the decades. Until the flood of 2016 he could be found at his downtown business on most days where he enjoyed greeting customers and talking about the early days of Denham Springs.
He is survived by son: John Benton, Sr. (Madelyn), daughter: Emily "Cissy" Benton Grantham (Glynn); 7 grandchildren: Kathy Benton Harris, Emily Benton Barclay (Adam), Brian Waldrep (Jeanell), John Benton, Jr. (Johanna), Will Benton (Kellie), David Waldrep (Kellen), Michael Benton; 14 great grandchildren; sister in law: Bettye Sandifer Benton; and numerous nieces and nephews and cousins. Preceded in death by his wife: Henrietta "Nook" Bencaz Benton; brothers: Leslie "Les" Benton, Jr., Milton "Mit" Benton, Carey Benton, William "Bill" Benton and sister: Grace Benton Fremstad.
A special thank you to the loving staff of LaPlantation, Dr. Ted Kemp, and to his excellent caregiver, John Brady. Visitation will be held at First Baptist Church, Denham Springs, Saturday, March 13, 2021 11 am – 1 pm with the service following at 1 pm. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Grandsons: Brian Waldrep, John Benton, Jr., Will Benton, David Waldrep, Michael Benton, Adam Barclay.
If you wish to make a memorial donation please consider First Baptist Church of Denham Springs. Please sign the online guestbook at www.sealefuneral.com
Carol Covington
I worked with Mr. Earle for many years such a great teacher new a little about anything you talked about. Keep me up on the longest day ,shortest day. Change of time all sort of interesting things to do with every day life. Now he is with our Lord still working word puzzles everyday.My thoughts and prayers to the Benton Family
Cub and Carol Covington
Pamela Kimble
Always enjoyed talking with Mr. Benton & hearing his stories! He will be missed by many! Prayers for the Benton family!
Shirley Carlisle
A great legacy to leave with many fond memories. A true friend for many years. I recall 55 years ago when Coach and I moved to Denham Springs he was one of the first people to share his love of Denham Springs and assured us we would feel the same in the years to come. He was right….we were welcomed with open arms and have felt the love of the people here for many years.
Mike and Ruth Russell
Mike and I are so sorry to hear of Mr. Earl's passing and will keep all of the family in our prayers.
Melba Felder Heumann
Johnnie (you'll always be Johnnie to me) and Madelyn and the rest of the Benton family – The Felder family and spouses' prayers go out to all of you. Each of you were extremely blessed to have had him in your lives for so long. Heaven's choir just added another tenor. I'm sure Don Felder has greeted Mr. Earle and they are singing away. He will always be missed by all of us who grew up knowing him and those who moved to D.S. later. Again, our prayers and all our love to the Benton family.
Mary, Melba and Alan, David and Sue
Lynne Graner
Denham Springs has lost an icon in Earle's passing, I knew him and the rest of of the Benton family all my life and always enjoyed his conversations, especially of the olden days. I, too, loved hearing him singing O Holy Night each Christmas at FB Church, like no one else could do, where he was a pillar of the Church. My heartfelt sympathy to John, Cissy and the rest of his family. He was the last of the Benton family and had a wealth of information he gladly shared. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you during this difficult time. Well done thy good and faithful servant. RIP, my friend.
Tamra Brown Blum
Mr. Earle was a great man and a wonderful friend to our family. He will be greatly missed. Our love and prayers are with all of the family. God has received a very special angel.
David Bencaz
One of my fondest memories of Uncle Earle is him singing O Holy Night every year at our Bencaz Family Christmas parties.
John Minton
Mr. Earle was a Great man and I was also in the Kiwanis with him when he would visit. I remember Johnny bringing him in to the meetings.
He will be dearly missed by all who knew him.
Your friend, John Minton
Earl "Buddy" Heckman, Jr.
Mark Allen Hall


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We're really excited to bring you the debut album from Throwing Stuff! This is hardcore at it's finest and is sure to be a contender for album of the year. The album is out on the 7th April in time for MPF2017 and the bands tour with Clowns. We have t-shirts and tote bags available exclusively for the pre-order!
Throwing Stuff are a four-piece hardcore punk band based out of Manchester, England by way of London and Liverpool. Taking influence from the likes of Minor Threat, Paint it Black and Cold Ones, they play a fast, thrashy, no-nonsense punk that doesn't take itself too seriously, but won't shy away from the serious issues.
Fit, Fine & Well is Throwing Stuff's debut LP. The title comes from the final line of the album closer, Father's Day. A song about vocalist Ben's experiences coping with his dad's terminal, stage four brain tumour over the last year. Throughout his dad's life, "fit, fine and well" has been the stock response to anyone who asked him how he was. Eighteen months on from diagnosis and two operations later, he still says he's "fit, fine and well" as he battles what's going on his head. Father's Day is as honest and raw as Throwing Stuff have ever been lyrically, unrelenting and intense in the two minutes it lasts.
"I Know What's Best", a song about Ben's mental health struggles in the last year, and Hangxiety, a thrashy number on the anxiety-ridden perils of getting battered, continue the Throwing Stuff's more bleak, introspective shift compared to their earlier material.
When they're not dabbling with doom and gloom, Throwing Stuff are usually angry about something. Whether that's the trade in rhino horns (The Hunter), David Cameron's leadership (We Wrote This Song Before David Cameron Resigned), the pitfalls of evolution (Whatever Made You Think that Paper Was So Valuable?) or genocide (The Butcher).
Due for release on April 7th, just in time for their trip around the UK with Aussie punk n' rollers, Clowns, Fit, Fine & Well is a collection of songs that span almost the entire existence of the band, from the first practice right up to the studio floor.
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2. Whatever Made You Think Paper Was Valuable
3. The Butcher
4. Hangxiety
5. We Wrote This Song Before David Cameron Resigned
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8. We Are Only Healthy To The Extent That Our Ideas Are Humane
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10. Token Beef
11. The Hunter
12. Five Pound Beers
13. How Do You Sleep At Night?
14. Steve's Job
15. Father's Day
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China's largest online payment platform raises $14bn
The service, spun off from the Alibaba Group, will use the funds to speed up its globalisation plans
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Alistair Hardaker	 9:53am 8th Jun 2018
The company is widely rumoured to make an initial public offering in Hong Kong and mainland China.
China's largest online payment platform has closed a series of funding round totalling $14 billion (£10.4bn)
Ant Financial Services Group, based in Hangzhou, was established in 2014 and spun off from multinational eCommerce giant Alibaba.
It operates the 'Alipay' mobile payment service, which overtook PayPal as the world's largest mobile payment platform in 2013.
Ant will use the funds to speed up globalisation plans for its Alipay payment platform and to invest in new financial technology.
"We are pleased to welcome these investors as partners, who share our vision and mission, to embark on our journey to further promote inclusive finance globally and bring equal opportunities to the world," said Ant Financial CEO and executive chairman Eric Jing.
"We are proud of, and inspired by, the transformation we have affected in the lives of ordinary people and small businesses over the past 14 years.
"Now, with the help of our partners, we are going to accelerate our strategy."
The company said that the funding included both US and Chinese investors, including Singaporean sovereign wealth fund (SWF) GIC and US private equity firm Warburg Pincus.
"It's probably the most uniquely positioned TechFin company on the earth," stated Ben Zhou, a managing director of Warburg Pincus, who led the firm's funding in Ant.
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Tim Beasley now proudly adds his "Ricky Nelson" tribute to his "Rock n Roll Heroes" TM variety tributes show. There have been young music stars and fans ever since the days of Rudee Valle, but the term "teen idol" didn't come into popular culture use until "America's Favorite Teenager" Ricky Nelson became the first "teen idol" that set the mold on that description. Being a natural performer, Ricky Nelson already had millions of young TV fans in his real life role as son Ricky in the immensely popular "Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" family TV shows of the mid fifties.
Premiering his "rock n roll" talent on the show with "I'm Walkin'," a cover of a popular Fats Domino song of the time, Ricky's fans clamored for more! So it became another grand attraction that about every third or fourth show as Ricky would end that episode with another new hit song performance. This lead to many top hits and cemented Ricky's influence solidly into the grand history of early rock n roll. Later in his 1970's career, Ricky became 'Rick Nelson' in a move to create a new era of hits for himself, and tragically he came to join others in "that big stage in the sky, NYE 1985, dying with others in his entouage in a fatal plane crash, like his 50's contemporaries Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and JP "Big Bopper" Richardson in 1959. Yet, his music will live on in the hearts and minds of his many, many millions of baby boomer fans and fans of classic rock n roll, with its base in still very popular rock-abilly music.
Performance for the "Welcome Cruisers Party!" This event at Seacrets, one of the largest nightclubs on the East Coast, is the kickoff to "Cruisin' Ocean City" 25th anniversary event of the huge annual custom car and truck event at the Ocean City oceanfront and Convention Center. Over 100,000 in attendence and 3,500 beautiful cars and trucks registered for viewing enjoyment!
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Celebnsports247: Celeb Sports News and Sports Gossip 247 Klay Thompson's Leading Lady CLAPS BACK "What competition?"
It was revealed earlier this week that Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson has been working the social media angle on Dylan Gonzales. So far so good, these two have been going strong, for the past few weeks, but we will see.
CelebNSports247.com has the latest on Klay Thompson and his new leading lady Dylan Gonzales. It appears Klay is a bit more serious this time around since he's been liking her Instagram pictures.
She's definitely an athlete and we can see the two lasting if Klay Thompson didn't have an addiction to fine women in the bay area. During the Golden State Warriors battle against the Cleveland Cavaliers in game 2, Klay was spotted bringing another woman to his game. It was RUMORED Klay was messing with a nursing student named Melissa Monique Jimenez, via TerezOwens.com who said she is Dylan's competition.
She posted videos on her IG story. She showed off her ticket and it said Family on the ticket. I am not sure if those tickets are given to players and staff only or even to the others. There was no sight of KT in her story. She was careful this time. It looked like she went thru the same tunnel behind Steph. She could be close to other players too.
I'm sorry… What competition? ??
Not to toot my own horn but: BEEP BEEP ??
Check out more pics of Klay's main squeeze Dylan Gonzales. She was NOT feeling Klay bringing Melissa Monique Jimenez to the game.


Yes, holders of FCAU will receive the remaining ~80% of RACE shares that Fiat owns at the beginning of 2016.
By the way, I hate the new sub $100k Maserati. They are everywhere on the street on NYC lately. I can say that the Maserati brand has already been cheapened. In summary, I think luxury brands are great franchises. But I think the urge to increase volume or go down market can often spell the doom of the franchise.
In this case, I think cheapening the Maserati brand was the point (sort of). Marchionne specifically wanted to extend the Maserati brand downward in order to rake off the people staying with BMW, Mercedes, etc. in that particular price range.
I believe the Ferrari strategy is very different.
I think they are relevant here.
I was going to bring up Coach as well. I was very close to buying them two years ago but couldn't get comfortable with the brand dilution. No idea if Ferrari going from 7,000 cars per year to 10,000 starts to dilute the brand or not, just something to be mindful of. That presentation muscleman posted is a pretty convincing case for the bull side though.
Ferrari doesn't make engines for Alfa Romeo, only Maserati.
Ferrari is now making engines for Alfa. The first will be for the Giulia Quadrifoglio. I'd imagine they'll try the Ferrari engines as an M or AMG type class in the Alfa lineup.
Quadri is already used to mark cars that are at the higher end of the range so wouldn't surprise me.
BTW using LVMH as analogy for Ferrari going from 7k to 10k units is crazy.
I agree. If Ferrari started producing cheaper cars then I might understand the comparison, but that's not the plan.
I wasn't aware that Maserati had a sub $100K version now. This explains why I see them all the time now in New Hampshire. Every once in a great while I'll see a Ferrari or Lamborghini, but I'll see a Maserati on the streets at least weekly if not more lately. It has definitely effected how I view the brand. It is more like seeing a Model S was two years ago (I see these daily now) than it is like seeing a Ferrari.


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"I ran with my dying wife from Nanavati to Cooper to KEM to JJ "
by kracktivist in Advocacy, Health Care, Human Rights, Justice, Kractivism, Law, Violence against Women, Women Rights Tags: Cooper Hospital, Health, Human Rights, ICU, India, Intensive care unit, KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Mumbai Mirror, Nanavati Hospital, Women Rights, X-ray computed tomography
I ran with my dying wife from Nanavati to Cooper to KEM to JJ
A poor man's damning testimony of our emergency services
Lata Mishra and Jyoti Shelar
Cover story Mumbai Mirror
This newspaper has run a series of stories on the hit and run accident that led to the death of the wife and unborn child of a construction labour in Juhu.
The circumstances that led to the accident; the police's hunt for the mystery man who dropped Ram and a bleeding Reena Kutekar to the hospital but fled soon after; and finally, his surrender ten days later at the insistence of his family after they had read about it in Mumbai Mirror.
But there is a larger story that still remains to be told.
Ram Kutekar's desperate hunt for a doctor and hospital that would save his wife's life, and his frantic 16-hour journey from Nanavati to Cooper to KEM to JJ Hospital across Mumbai puts the spotlight on everything that is wrong with emergency medical services in the city. And why its poor can never bank on them.
• First, Nanavati Hospital refused Reena the operation she so urgently needed because her husband, a daily wage worker, couldn't put together a deposit of Rs 25,000 (He was falling Rs 10,000 short, which he promised to raise as soon as he could).
• At Cooper Hospital, the next stop, there was no CT scan facility which meant Reena had to be taken to a private clinic close by leading to precious loss of time. The results showed Reena had suffered serious head injuries and needed urgent surgery.
• But Cooper had no neurosurgeons on call at the time, so Ram was asked to take his wife, battling for her life, to KEM Hospital in Parel.
• At KEM, there were no beds available in the ICU. Ram was told to head to JJ Hospital.
• By the time Reena was put on a ventilator at JJ, it was 11 pm. The neurosurgeon that operated on her told Mumbai Mirror she was in critical condition when she was brought in – "her brain was swollen, her blood pressure had dropped alarmingly".
Reena – five months pregnant – died three days later. The baby inside her, doctors said, had died one day before her.
"It's not just that young man who killed my wife," says Ram Kutekar sitting in a cramped room in a Vile Parle chawl. "The doctors are equally responsible."
In the Hipporcatic Oath which all doctors have to swear by before their passing out, there's a line that reads so: "I will remember that I do not treat a fever chart, a cancerous growth, but a sick human being, whose illness may affect the person's family and economic stability. My responsibility includes these related problems, if I am to care adequately for the sick."
There is also a Supreme Court directive that says emergency patients must enjoy all the rights of a consumer even before they pay any money to hospital. Nanavati management, however, insists the hospital flouted no norms, as it was only at the second level of treatment that they asked for the deposit. "We admitted the patient, thoroughly examined her, and concluded she needed ICU care," Dr Ashok Hatolkar, Medical Superintendent at the hospital, said. "Our policy clearly states that a deposit of Rs 25,000 has to be paid upfront for an ICU admission."
The distinction between the first and second line of treatment is specious. Reena Kutekar was examined merely physically. There were no tests run to gauge the extent of her concussion. Tests she needed urgently and which, as later events proved, could have saved her time.
"I remember waiting nervously at the reception as Reena was taken for a preliminary examination. Then the doctors told me she would have to be shifted to the ICU. This was at around 8.30 am… the nurse came around and asked for a deposit of Rs 25,000."
Ram had around Rs 200 on him, and Siddharth Pandya – the man who had been behind the wheel, and who had dropped them to the hospital – was his only hope. He spent 20 minutes looking for him… in the car park, in the washrooms. By this time, Ram was joined by his brother Sachin, and sister-in-law, who he had asked to rush to the hospital with as much cash as they could manage. "We were still falling short by over Rs 10,000," he says, "I pleaded with the doctors to not stop the treatment, while I arranged for the money."
Instead, Nanavati provided Ram with an ambulance – for which he paid Rs 600 – to take them to Cooper Hospital. "By the time we got there at noon, my wife's condition was deteriorating, I was told that she was bleeding internally, and that the injuries to the head could prove fatal."
Following the CT scan at a private clinic, which cost Rs 3000, Reena was put on a ventilator and Ram was asked to wait. At around 4 pm, the Cooper authorities said no neurosurgeon was available, and suggested Ram take his wife to KEM Hospital in Parel. "All this time, I kept telling myself that the doctors knew best; that my wife was in safe hands and that she would be alright. I followed their instructions, ran from Nanavati to Cooper to KEM. I told the doctors that they were like gods, and that they had the power to save my wife and our unborn child. They kept saying, 'don't worry, just take her to so-and-so hospital'," he says.
By the time the couple reached KEM, more than eight hours had passed since the accident, and here they encountered the most common problem poor patients face in Mumbai: No beds. "I was told there was a long waiting list, that the ICU was packed beyond capacity. The authorities asked me to try my luck at JJ Hospital," he says. Yes, the words emergency medical services and luck are closely linked in this city, and unfortunately, the Kutekars had none.
While Reena was operated upon at JJ, she passed away three days later. When Mumbai Mirror spoke to neurosurgeon Velu Varnan, he said she had been brought there in "extremely critical condition".
Nanavati Hospital authorities say they "sympathised" with the victim's family, but add that they were "helpless" under the circumstances. Medical Superintendent (Nanavati Hospital) Dr Ashok Hatolkar said, "We never flouted any directive. From our end, we did everything we could to help the victim. We only asked for the deposit at stage two, which is ICU treatment and surgery. It is unfair to blame the hospital for the death. We treat poor patients who ahve requisite documents but can't treat everybody as we don't get funds from the government."
Ram, who earns around Rs 4,000 a month working as a daily labourer, says Reena supplemented the family's income by working as maid. "Just a few days before the accident, I had told her to stop working as she was more than five months pregnant. In a matter of hours, my family was gone."
On paper there are several schemes to enable the poor patients to take treatment at the private hospitals. The newest of them all is the Rajiv Gandhi Jeevan Dayi Yojna that promises free treatment for over 972 ailments. The problem is, none of the private hospitals want any part of it. These hospitals feel that the price list offered by the government is extremely low and they want a better price to be a part of the scheme. Medical superintendent of south Mumbai's Jaslok Hospital, SK Mohanty, says, "We had agreed to be a part of the scheme assuming that the rates would be fair if not at par with our charges. But the rates are so low that we would have to bear huge losses if we agreed to be a part of this scheme."
For instance, the state has set the cost for a bypass surgery at Rs 1.30 lakhs while packages at most hospitals are above Rs 1.65 lakhs. For an angioplasty, the state has set the cost to Rs 50,000 while the actual packages range from Rs 1 lakh and above depending on the make of the stent.
"We need a viable policy or else we won't be able to run our hospitals with the new scheme. Also, the government should not force us to be a part of this scheme and it should be left to us to sign the agreement or not," says president of Association of Hospital (AOH), Dr Pramod Lele.
The hospitals say that they already need to keep 10% of their beds reserved under the Bombay Public Trust Act (1950) for the poor. In addition to this, they have to set aside 2% of their revenue as an Indigent Patients Fund (IPF) for subsidising treatment for poor patients. If they are asked to be a part of this new scheme as well, they will not be left with any profits.
The IPF is yet another scheme aimed at benefiting those below poverty line which has hit a roadblock, again due to the negative response from these hospitals.
In this case, private hospitals claim that they were not properly explained the details of the scheme. "We were under the impression that the state will pay us some minimum amount under the scheme for the two per cent indigent patients that we already treat as per the charity commissioner's rule. However it turned out that we were expected to treat yet more poor patients," says a senior doctor attached to a private hospital on condition of anonymity. "We will suffer losses running into crores of rupees if we start doing charity this way," he adds.
The government on the other hand had already collected a database of over 2 crore people across the state who will be benefited under the scheme. While earlier, the state had made it optional for the private hospitals to join the scheme, recently they announced a compulsory reservation of beds under the scheme. Early this month, health minister Suresh Shetty requested the chief minister to consider withdrawing the compulsion.
Last year, more than 14,000 people were benefited under the scheme and the state spent over Rs 110 crores. However, the scheme covered only four diseases and several hospitals complained about delay in payments.
(With inputs from Santosh Andhale)
Fake Kahaani to embrace motherhood! #Surrogacy
by kracktivist in Advocacy, Health Care, Human Rights, Justice, Kractivism, Minority Rights, Violence against Women, Women Rights Tags: Chennai, In vitro fertilisation, IVF, Kahaani, law, Stomach, Surrogacy, Vidya Balan
Radha Sharma, TNN | Apr 26, 2012
AHMEDABAD: The artificial stomach Vidya Balan sported in the film 'Kahaani' was the surprise element in the climax. In real life, the fake tummy is commonly used by women opting for surrogacy to have a child but want their families to believe they are the one's carrying that bundle of joy!
Many women from traditional communities can't tell their in-laws and extended families that they have employed a surrogate and instead walk around with strap-ons for nine months to simulate a pregnant stomach.
In an extreme case, a gynecologist couple chose to have an incision on the stomach of the wife with sutures so that it looked like a caesarean section. An artificial stomach would not have worked in their case as there were many doctors in the family who are more difficult to deceive.
Surrogacy expert from Anand Dr Naina Patel says an IIT-graduate couple from Chennai opted for an artificial stomach as the woman wanted to avoid the disapproval of her in-laws. "She did not have a uterus and her in-laws would never have accepted that the child was born through another's woman's womb," says Patel.
Hema Inamdar, a soft toy maker, specializes in fake tummies. "A woman called from the UK saying she felt she was actually carrying a baby when she wore the tummy," says Inamdar. One can get artificial stomachs in sets of three. The first set simulates three, five and seven months pregnancy. The other set simulates five, seven and nine months, with one set costing roughly Rs 1,000.
Fertility expert Dr Falguni Bavishi says NRI women too succumb to familial pressure. "A Gujarati woman in the US took artificial tummies with her after employing a surrogate, so that her in-laws would believe she was pregnant. She told them that she had to deliver the baby where the IVF treatment was done, got the baby from the surrogate and went back, her secret intact," says Dr Bavishi.
The Regulation of Surrogacy in India (kractivist.wordpress.com)


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Big Brother 2 je trajal tri mesece ali natančneje – 92 dni, ki se je začel 14. marca 2008 in končal 14. junija 2008, voditeljica oddaje je bila tudi tokrat Nina Osenar. Tokrat so gledalci lahko na spletni strani zasledili obljubo Big Brotherja : »Big Brother je tokrat še bolj strog in neusmiljen, pa vendar pravičen. Stanovalci morajo brezpogojno upoštevati njegova hišna pravil in izpolnjevati vse njegove ukaze, naloge in skrivna poslanstva. Big Brother vidi in sliši vse, stanovalci mu ne morejo prikriti ničesar«. Nagrada je bila 92.000€. To sezono je bila hiša razdeljena na dve strani na bogato in revno. V hišo je stopilo 13 stanovalcev prvi dan in dodatni štirje med samo sezono. Posebnosti sezone so bil tudi to, da sta prvič bili skupaj v Big Brotherju sestri (Tamara in Tjaša) in v šestem tednu je vstopila punca od Eltyba. Zmagovalec te sezone je bil Naske Mehić.

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Stanovalci so prebivali v isti hiši kot prejšnje leto, vendar je bila hiša popolnoma prenovljena. Hiša Big Brother je bila tokrat razdeljena na 2 dela, zato so se morali tudi stanovalci razdeliti, in sicer na Gospodarje in Podložnike. Hiša je bila v 2. sezoni  razdeljena v dve stanovanji – podložniško in premožno. Prvih štirinajst dni so tekmovalci bivali v podložniškem delu in niso vedeli, da obstaja še eno stanovanje. Po dveh tednih se se je prvo izpadli stanovalec  Marko, vselil. Gledalci so vedeli, da bo, »izpadli« izbral ekipo za vselitev v premožnejši del, tekmovalci pa tega niso vedeli. Šele po odsrtranitvi sten in po odkritju rešetk med obema stenama je bila situacija vsem jasna, morali tudi stanovalci razdeliti, in sicer na Gospodarje in Podložnike.

Nominacijska lestvica

Število nominacij

Delitev hiše

  Stanovalci živijo v luksuznem delu hiše
  Stanovalci živijo v revnem delu hiše

Razlogi kršenja pravili stanovalcev, ki so bili kazensko nominirani:
Naske je bil  samodejno nominiran za izselitev iz Big Brotherja zaradi prekršenih pravil.(7. teden)
Sebastijan je bil samodejno nominiran za izselitev iz Big Brotherja zaradi prekršenih pravil.(7.teden)
Naske je bil samodejno nominiran za izselitev iz Big Brotherja zaradi neznanih prekršenih pravil.(11. teden)
Sara je bila samodejno nominirana za izselitev iz Big Brotherja zaradi neznanih prekršenih pravil.(11. teden)
Marcelo je bil samodejno nominiran za izselitev iz Big Brotherja zaradi neznanih prekršenih pravil.(12.teden)

Predvajanje
Od ponedeljka do četrtka ob 20.00 - 21.00
Ob petkih ob 20.00 - 22.00 oddaja v živo (izpadanje)
Ob sobotah ob 20.00 - 20.30 nominacije
Ob nedeljah ob 22.00 - 23.00 pregled tedna

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OKEECHOBEE — After Hurricane Irma hit South Florida in September 2017, the water level in Lake Okeechobee rose to a high of 17 feet. That high water level had a devastating effect on all the submerged vegetation on the lake, including hydrilla, eel grass and pepper grass, which grow best at around a lake level of 9 to 11 feet.
According to Florida Audubon Society's Okeechobee Science Coordinator Dr. Paul Gray, the lower lake level will boost much needed vegetation in the lake. Lake Okeechobee News/Richard Marion.
According to Florida Audubon Society's Okeechobee science coordinator, Dr. Paul Gray, the vegetation on the lake has shrunk to around 5,000 acres, down from around 42,000 acres back in 2012.
That vegetation plays an important role in the ecology of the lake, especially when it relates to fishing. It provides a spawning ground for fish species during the wet season and cover for those same fish as they grow and increase in size.
But thanks to a particularly parched dry season over the last few months, there is hope that some of that vegetation will be able to recover. Currently, the lake level is sitting at around 12 feet, close to the range that will allow sunlight to hit the bottom of the lake and germinate the seeds of the lake grass.
If the lake does stay at around 11 feet for a good portion of the dry season, it should benefit the bass and crappie population in the lake as well as help clear the water around the marsh.
Still, there is a balance. If the water level falls under 9 feet, the seeds won't be able to germinate and the lake will still be facing the same problems.
Tourism to the lake, especially fishing, brings in a significant amount of money to the Lake Okeechobee area. Fishing League Worldwide has hosted multiple tournaments on the lake, and fishing camps and resorts like Roland & Mary Ann Martin's Marina in Clewiston rely on the lake to provide good fishing. If the lake continues to lose vegetation, it could be devastating to the local economy.
But Dr. Gray says he has confidence that things will rebound.
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Gnorimosphaeroma ovatum es una especie de isópodo del género Gnorimosphaeroma, familia Sphaeromatidae, clase Malacostraca. Fue descrita científicamente por Gurjanova en 1933.

Descripción
El tamaño del cuerpo mide 2,0-200 milímetros.

Distribución
Se distribuye por Japón.

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Pensacola Celebrates Transgender Awareness Month
Activist and artistic groups join forces in November for a month of diverse, entertaining and educational events.
Transgender Awareness Week happens annually in November, but in Pensacola this year, activist and artistic groups are coming together to commemorate the occasion throughout the month with a series of events designed to entertain, educate and celebrate.
Planned events include:
Nov. 1-3, Pensacola Opera and Sunday's Child present "As One," a unique multimedia event, at the Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. A transformative journey of self-discovery, "As One" tells the story of Hannah as she realizes and uncovers her true self. With evocative music by Laura Kaminsky and a stirring libretto by Mark Campbell and Kimberly Reed, "As One" has quickly become the most performed new work in North America. This Florida premiere production features Elise Quagliata and Robert Wesley Mason as Hannah, along with the Polymnia String Quartet conducted by Cody Martin. Performances will be preceded by a screening of Kimberly Reed's autobiographical documentary, "Prodigal Sons." In this film, Kimberly attends her 20th high school reunion, ready to reintroduce herself to the small Montana town as a transgender woman.
Nov. 9, ICM Theatre and Stamped Film Festival present "The Mattachine: A 'Hedwig' Experience featuring John Cameron Mitchell" at The Cabaret, 101 S. Jefferson St. Tony Award-winner Mitchell presents his one-of-a-kind dance party at this event, which will raise money for ICM Theatre's June production of Mitchell's transgender rock musical, "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," as well as local LGBTQ charities. The evening will also feature performances of songs from "Hedwig" by some of the region's top drag performers, as well as live renditions of "Hedwig" songs by Pensacola cast members and Mitchell himself.
Nov. 11, Stamped Film Festival presents a screening of the documentary film "TransMilitary," followed by a Q&A session with co-director Fiona Dawson, at Pensacola Little Theatre. Dawson, whose short film "More Than He Knows" was screened at the recent Stamped Film Festival, returns to Pensacola to share her feature-length film, which premiered at South by Southwest (SXSW) 2018 and won the Best Feature Documentary Audience Award, with local audiences.
Nov. 20-24, Strive will present TransFest, it's own week-long series of events. It starts Nov. 20 with Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day to memorialize those who have were murdered as a result of transphobia and to bring attention to violence endured by transgender individuals, taking place at The Vineyard at 12th Avenue, 1010 N. 12th Ave., Strive will honor all of the transgender people murdered this year with speakers and a recognition of the names of those lost. Additional TransFest events including an art show, a charity brunch, a dance party and more, with details to be announced soon.
Across the organizations coming together for this special month, there is excitement, enthusiasm and joy, as well as sober recognition of the challenges faced every day by members of the transgender community.
"Transgender Day of Remembrance is a solemn but powerful day for us to remember those who have been lost to anti-transgender violence, while also rededicating ourselves to the struggle against transphobia and putting an end to it," said Devin Cole, president of Strive. "TransFest, a relatively new idea brought to Pensacola by Strive, is a weeklong celebration of transgender life, art, and culture that immediately follows Trans Day of Remembrance. It is a very exciting week that blends together celebration, education, advocacy and solidarity. These events are all free, but we do ask for donations, all of which go back into supporting transgender people that Strive helps."
"Many Stamped attendees regular express appreciation for showing trans films at he festival each year, commenting how little they understood about the particular and challenging dynamics that our trans friends face and endure," said C. David Newton, board president of Stamped Film Festival. "Stamped is excited to be partnering with our various community arts and civic organizations to celebrate Trans Awareness Month in November. The month-long events are a wonderful opportunity to highlight the special concerns as well as learn more about our trans community here in Pensacola."
"As proud allies of the transgender community, we are thrilled to be involved with this series of events during this special month," said Julio Diaz, one of the co-producers of "The Mattachine." "We are excited to partner with Stamped to bring John Cameron Mitchell to Pensacola to celebrate the trans icon he created and the world's first transgender rock musical, as well as showcasing local LGBTQ talent in performances as well as next year's production of the show during Pride Month."
All partner organizations are collaborating on a Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/transawarenesspensacola to provide additional information on the events and the community.
TRANSGENDER AWARENESS MONTH
WHAT: Sunday's Child and Pensacola Opera present "As One."
WHEN: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 1 and 2; 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3.
WHERE: Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St.
TICKETS: $25 at www.pensacolaopera.com. Additional frees may apply.
DETAILS: Visit www.pensacolaopera.com.
WHAT: ICM Theatre and Stamped Film Festival present "The Mattachine: A Hedwig Experience featuring John Cameron Mitchell."
WHEN: 8 p.m. VIP entry; 8:30 p.m. general admission, Saturday, Nov. 9.
WHERE: The Cabaret, 101 S. Jefferson St.
TICKETS: $100 for general admission; $200 for VIP with early admission and a pre-show meet-and-greet with John Cameron Mitchell, online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-mattachine-a-hedwig-experience-featuring-john-cameron-mitchell-tickets-72201541755 beginning Thursday, Sept. 12. A $1 surcharge will benefit LGBTQ charities designated by STAMPED. Additional fees may apply.
DETAILS: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-mattachine-a-hedwig-experience-featuring-john-cameron-mitchell-tickets-72201541755, or email icmtheatre@gmail.com.
WHAT: Stamped Film Festival presents "TransMilitary" screening and Q&A.
WHEN: 5 p.m. doors/cocktail hour; 6:30 p.m. show, Monday, Nov. 11.
ADMISSION: Free.
DETAILS: www.stampedfilmfest.com.
WHAT: Strive presents TransFest.
WHEN: Nov. 20-24. Events kick off with Transgender Day of Remembrance at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20 at The Vineyard at 12th Avenue, 1010 N. 12th Ave. Additional events are to be announced.
ADMISSION: Free, donations will be solicited.
DETAILS: www.facebook.com/socialtransinitiative.
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The Canterbury Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies warmly welcomes international students with an interest in studying the period in the historic city of Canterbury. We have a long tradition of welcoming students from across the world who are attracted by the exceptional possibilities for original research afforded by the local archives and libraries, and by our close proximity to London and the Continent.
I first visited Canterbury about 20 years ago as a tourist just for one day, and enjoyed looking at the cathedral and other medieval and Tudor buildings. When I was given a year's leave from my job in 2001-2, I decided to study for MA in the University of Kent in the medieval atmosphere of Canterbury. I had sympathetic and knowledgeable lecturers, and spent a very fruitful and pleasant year. So, when I decided to take an early semi-retirement this time, I wanted to study in Canterbury again. With the cathedral, medieval friaries, parish churches, hospitals for pilgrims and many other splendid old buildings, the city offers abundant stimuli for students of medieval and early modern culture, and the cathedral library gives us a lot of opportunities and materials to study rare manuscripts and early modern books. I highly recommend MEMS to foreign students interested in medieval and early modern England.


Morocco teachers protest over working conditions – Royal Times of Nigeria.
Several thousand Moroccan teachers today staged a protest in the capital, Rabat, hours after police dispersed an earlier demonstration. They are demanding permanent contracts, better working conditions, as well as protesting against the rising cost of living.
Earlier, police in riot gear used water cannon to end an overnight sit-in outside parliament by fifteen thousand teachers. Protesters have turned down government proposals to end the dispute.
The teachers on temporary contracts, who are mostly in their 20s and 30s, have been staging regular strikes over recent weeks. Two weeks ago, they staged sit-ins at regional academies in different cities.
They earn the same wages as their colleagues on permanent contracts, about four hundred pounds a month, but are demanding full benefits and pension rights.


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Walk in the footsteps of the apostles Peter, Paul, and Mark during the day and study their New Testament writings and lives at night! Travel by deluxe motorcoach to biblical and other ancient sites in Italy that are connected to each of these apostles.
Highlights include visits to the Vatican with its Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Cathedral; the impressive monuments of ancient Rome (Colosseum, Pantheon, Arch of Constantine, Forum, Catacombs, Altar of Peace, and Mamertine Prison—where according to tradition Paul and Peter were held); Hadrian's Villa; the city of Pompeii, preserved by Mt. Vesuvius' eruption; and St. Mark's Basilica in Venice. The tour also involves visits to other sites of historical and cultural importance such as Assisi (home of St. Francis), Florence (location of Michelangelo's David and other renaissance treasures), and Ravenna with its stunning 5th-6th century mosaics.
Most evenings feature a study session that deals with the ministry of the apostles Peter, Paul, and Mark. Join host Jeff Weima, professor of New Testament at Calvin Theological Seminary and leading biblical scholar, for this inspirational tour.
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Crossposted here at What Danielle Did NextThe retelling of fairy tales is not new. It's tradition, passed down from generation to generation, certain aspects may change, ways of thinking may influence certain outcomes but on the whole, the message remains the same. The good guys win, the bad guys lose, the beautiful princess meets her prince and they live happily ever after. There are cynics that will tell you this is wrong. Children shouldn't grow up with such hope, life is hard and stories should reflect that. Life is hard but the ease with which one can escape into a heart warming story of love and goodness makes that life easier to cope with. Happily Melanie Dickerson is on the same page and has retold a classic that has compelled readers for years.The past couple of years has seen Snow White reimagined in all mediums of books, TV (Once Upon A Time) and Movies (Snow White and The Huntsman). Dickerson sticks to the formula we know best and concentras on rounding out the characters and breathing life into a stereotypical beauty and giving her some backbone.When an old lady arrives at Hagenheim Castle and delivers news to the Duke Wilhelm that the daughter of his old friend and the girl bethrothed to his eldest son, his family are stunned. With his son Valten in bed with a broken leg, the task falls on his second son Gabehart to travel to Hohendorf Castle to seek out the mystery girl, prove her background and rescue her for his brother.Sophie is a kitchen maid in the house of the tyranical Duchess Ermengard. Sweet and beloved by her fellow servants, she cannot understand why the Duchess bestows such cruelty upon her at every opportunity. When Gabe arrives from a castle far far away with news that she is not simply a servant girl but a Duchess and heir to the castle she has spent her life serving, Sophie must decide whether to trust this stranger and meet her destiny.I really enjoyed this story. It had been a long time since I read a classic fairytale and was pleased the Dickerson didn't mess around with the plot or add in salacious material in order to titillate a potentially jaded audience. Instead she gives us a sweet, compelling story of love, honour, loyalty and friendship.Sophie is kind and gentle but at no times saccharine. She is capable, endearing and not afraid to ask questions or challenge those around her. Her rescuer Gabe is michevious but steadfast. Eager to prove his worth and show he is not simply the "spare" son. As the intrepid twosome escape the clutches of the Duchess and set on the road to present Sophie to her bethrothed, the two grow close, their friendship deepens and despite their best efforts they fall in love. This story is beautifully told, chaste to the point that when the Kiss finally came, I breathed a sigh of relief louder than expected.The familiar elements of the classic pop up throughout the story. The Huntsman, The Seven Dwarves now called "The Seven" a rag-tag group of men with familiar personality traits we've come to know and love. The poisoned apple…It's all there but feels new which is a credit to the author.Religion is woven heavily through the story but never feels oppressive or dogmatic. God is not vengeful but kind and presents hope for the triumph of good over evil. The subplots of who exactly the seven are, the story of Sophie's father and the women she grew up with are all interesting to read and are never distracting from the main plot. They help to give a little breathing space so the story is strangled by the love story.It wasn't a book I probably would have picked up due to my current obsession with dystopian but I am so glad I did. Everyone needs a little fairytale in their lives and while I won't totally spoil the ending, I'll give you a little hint…It's a Happily Ever After ;)Rating: ★★★★PS: How beautiful is that cover? Amazing!


Can Ariston and Phaleas escape the Guardians and their life in Kalliopolis's new order? A Spell of Passion by T.C. Mill, available from Dreamspinner Press.
Can the ghost of Christopher Marlowe bring together two men from completely different backgrounds? Marlowe's Ghost by Sarah Black, available from Dreamspinner Press.
Former Marine Will Marlowe dreams of being a great classics scholar, but his subversive street art, Bad Toys, is what he does best. When he's sent to London to retrieve Tommy Jones, what he's really interested in is a chance to take Bad Toys global. He doesn't expect cancer survivor Tommy to captivate him or to become the pet project of a real live—dead—author.
Meanwhile, Tommy is struggling to write a dissertation about Christopher Marlowe while conveniently ignoring the fact that he knows Marlowe didn't die in 1593. And Marlowe's ghost? He has an agenda all his own that seems to involve two parts mystery, one part romance.
Is there more to Charlie and Caleb's friendship than meets the eye? Chocolate Cupcakes & Mythical Creatures by DeShaun Walker, available from Dreamspinner Press.
It's Charlie Foster's first time away from home, and he's a long way from Texas at the all-boys boarding school for mythical creatures in England. Luckily he's pretty good at making friends, one such as the brooding and closeted Caleb Jacobs—and though they are nearly polar opposites, they become inseparable soon after meeting. Even Charlie's brief fling with a certain werewolf classmate doesn't drive a wedge between the pair. But is that just because Caleb sees something that Charlie doesn't?
Can Ezra survive being changed into a werewolf or will darker forces prevail? Hair of the Dog by Ashlyn Kane & Morgan James, available from Dreamspinner Press.
Will Jesse and Lau survive the attempt to destroy their love—and their lives? Fire Play by Dany Sirene, available from Dreamspinner Press.
Fire demiurge Lau had it made until the Mother Goddess banished him for his cruel treatment of humans. Now he's stuck in a mortal life, trying to cope without his powers—mainly by partying hard and seducing anything with a heartbeat.
Then he meets Jesse Warner.
College student Jesse is new to Montreal. Out from under his parents' thumbs for the first time, he can't wait to begin to discover who he really is. He has no idea what's really at stake when he falls in love with the former demiurge… until a powerful being with a grudge shows up, ready to destroy them both.
Can Malic escape the demon who holds him prisoner and find his way back to Dylan? Cherish Your Name by Mary Calmes, available from Dreamspinner Press.
Roderick, who owes his title and estate to his mother's money, has never been truly accepted by the local gentry. After his mother dies of fright at the feet of the wolf that's been terrorizing the countryside, talk in the club turns to how to deal with the alleged werewolf. Some of the men wish to mount a hunt, and it's even suggested that the creature could be captured and sold, perhaps to that mad American, P.T. Barnum. Roderick's solution is to purchase a dog, hopefully with the help of the handsome Lord Staynesburgh. He's eager for the chance to get Staynesburgh alone, to ask for his discretion: Staynesburgh saw Roderick emerging from a certain London club, and Roderick fears he'll lose the rest of his already low reputation. But the full moon is only a couple of weeks away, and Roderick has preparations to make if he isn't to risk more than just a few sheep.
Can Vlad learn enough about his new supernatural life in time to save Logon? Vlad the Paler by Malthea, available from Dreamspinner Press.
Will Gabriel fight off the fear and madness that pursue him before they ruin his life with Aleksei? Tainted Soul by Sam C. Leonhard, available from Dreamspinner Press.
Gabriel Jordan, part-time werewolf and full-time private investigator, should be living a happy life. Three years ago, he was a homeless thief; now he's got a loving partner and a job he enjoys, he lives in a nice house, and he doesn't have to worry about tomorrow. So why the sudden urge to cheat on Aleksei, the handsome and occasionally deceptive fae he loves? Why does Gabriel feel compelled to flee the life he's built for himself?
Someone's calling him. Someone's looking for him. Someone holds his destiny in her hands. The portals to the hidden worlds have become unstable, even dangerous. Fear and madness linger in the dark. Panic and nightmares chase him, but Gabriel can't fight an enemy he can't see, and even turning into his wolf form may not be enough to save him.


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Rescue workers managed to save 39 people from the accident siteImage: Antara Foto/Raisan Al Farisi/REUTERS
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Indonesia bus crash kills students, parents
03/11/2021 March 11, 2021
Dozens of survivors have been taken to hospital after the bus plunged into a ravine on the main island of Java. Authorities say the condition of the vehicle may be to blame.
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A bus carrying schoolchildren and their parents crashed in Indonesia on Wednesday night leaving at least 27 people dead, the country's transport ministry said on Thursday.
The passengers were students, teachers and parents from an Islamic junior high school from the town of Subang who were returning from a pilgrimage, the local police chief Eko Prasetyo Robbyanto said.
"The fatalities are a mix of children and adults," rescue agency official Mamang Fatmono told AFP.
A survivor from the crash, Mimin Mintarish, said the bus had wobbled before the crash. "Passengers smelled something burning and the driver said the brake failed," she told the Detik.com news portal.
"I was trapped on my seat, but managed to crawl out of the bus. Thank God my two children were safe," she said.
What happened to the bus?
The bus plunged into a 20-meter (65-foot) ravine, landing on its side, in Sumedang in West Java province after the driver lost control. The ministry reported that 39 people had survived and a local search and rescue agency had taken them to a nearby hospital.
Police said they were investigating the cause of the accident — survivors said that the breaks on the bus had malfunctioned.
The driver was among those killed in the accident.Thirteen of the survivors were being treated for serious injuries, rescue agency chief Deden Ridwansah said.
Relatives of the passengers waited in Sumedang's general hospital to find out what had happened to their loved ones. Others were taken to a local morgue to identify bodies.
History of traffic accidents in Indonesia
Traffic accidents are a common occurrence in the southeast Asian country. Non-roadworthy vehicles are often kept on the road and traffic rules are frequently flouted.
A similar accident on the island of Sumatra killed 35 people in late 2019, when a bus fell into a ravine and crashed into a fast-flowing river.
In 2018, some 27 people were killed when a tourist bus fell from a hill on Java.
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Bec and Ayden Wooden, Old Junee, NSW recently installed a new Riva Selegg S21 egg grader complete with ink egg printer.
Ayden Wooden says "the new S21 egg grader with capacity 2,220 eggs per hour saves us hours of work compared to the old now discarded egg grader. The photo shows my father, Garrie and my wife Bec working with the new Riva Selegg S21 egg grader which has stainless steel construction. We have 1000 free range layers, grade farm fresh eggs every day, and supply the local IGA and cafes and a fruit shop in Old Junee. We are very happy with our S21 egg grader"
"The new S21 egg grader with capacity 2,220 eggs per hour saves us hours of work compared to the old now discarded egg grader... We are very happy with our S21 egg grader"


The J-SPOT brings you "Tuesday giggles".
The show will be featuring two of the funniest comedians in the business do some of their best jokes and make you laugh your heart out throughout the evening. This show will be featuring Kumar Varun & Sumaira Shaikh.