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"We have created a monster"
On the recent electoral successes of Germany's extreme right and its ideological background.
Christoph Sorg
Alternative for Germany supporters march in Berlin. Demotix/Theo Schneider. All rights reserved.
A week ago Germany's new extreme right-wing party "Alternative for Germany" (AfD) celebrated its up to date largest electoral victory, gaining landslide victories in three regional elections. The party jumped from zero to 12%, 15% and 24,4% in the federal states Rhineland-Palatinate, Baden-Wurttemberg and Saxony-Anhalt – by far the largest success of the extreme right since the second world war. Its success can be attributed to surging racism in reaction to Angela Merkel's stance to not close Germany's borders. But the shifting internal processes and ideological positions are far more complex than that. The ideology of the national-liberal wing can be perceived as a form of nationalized neoliberalism on steroids and dominated the party until the Erfurt Resolution of March 2015. It opposes the Europeanization of politics.
The AfD is a heterogeneous coalition of various ideological streams from national liberalism to traditional conservatism and nationalist populism. Those streams are united by differing degrees of nationalist Euroscepticism and social conservatism. Within these broad, overlapping discursive formations, two wings struggle for ideological hegemony. The first brought together Eurosceptic liberals and conservatives alienated by the fall of the liberal FDP party as well as the strength of Europhiles within Merkel's conservative CDU/CSU. Conservatives despising the cultural modernization of conservative politics and the successive advancement of social rights for women, LGBTQI and ethnic minorities constitute the second stream. The lines between national-liberalism and right-wing populism are evidently fluid, but we should recognize their remaining differences and importance as political formations.
The ideology of the national-liberal wing can be perceived as a form of nationalized neoliberalism on steroids and dominated the party until the Erfurt Resolution of March 2015. It opposes the Europeanization of politics in favor of a return to national sovereignty, thereby distinguishing itself from hegemonic currents on the radical left demanding social and transnational solutions to the contemporary gridlock of Europeanization. The national-liberal wing thereby incorporates neoliberalism's demand for (small but) strong states providing order and its social Darwinist discourses targeting the remains of welfare state institutions on the one hand. And on the other it integrates racially charged and imperialist discourses against allegedly less productive southern Europeans to maintain German hegemony within a more nationalist European Union.
Leading national-liberals such as Hans-Olaf Henkel and Bernd Lucke initially constructed the party profile so that the extreme right would not be alienated, but the party could not be discredited as right-wing at the same time. After failing to make the 5 percent threshold in the 2013 national election, let alone the aspired 7 percent, however, they deliberately opened the AfD further to the right, but quickly lost control over this process. Gauland and Lucke later left to form a new party, the former stating: "We have created a monster."
The Erfurt resolution
The Erfurt resolution of March 2015 constitutes the symbolic date of changing power relations within the party: leading characters of the party's right-wing demanded the party to be a "movement of the people against the societal experiments of the last decades (gender-mainstreaming, multiculturalism, educational arbitrariness)" as well as against the "erosion of Germany's sovereignty and identity", among other things. They also argued for closer ties to the fascist PEGIDA-movement.
The following months saw the party's extreme right become more and more dominant. This right-wing populism differs from traditional national-socialism in that it often employs the vocabulary of enlightenment and individualism to attack allegedly barbarian ethnicities. It also often shares neoliberalism's contempt for the poor instead of poverty, but importantly distinguishes itself from it by adopting cultural conservatism beyond neoliberalism's love for social stability. Thus marginalized ethnicities are not perceived as cheap labor to be exploited as long as they do not threaten the social order - their mere presence is already perceived as a social ill to be overcome. Marginalized ethnicities are not perceived as cheap labor to be exploited as long as they do not threaten the social order - their mere presence is already perceived as a social ill to be overcome.
Right-wing populist narratives also perceive "genderism" as an ideology aiming to confuse men and women and thereby destroy the organic unity of the German people. They deem traditional values necessary to reproduce the (implicitly racially purified) German people and thus pivotally perceive women as childbearers for national success. Increasing social rights for women and LGBTI are thus not the product of decades of social struggles, but a "cultural Marxist" conspiracy to infect the national-ethnic body by either dangerous left-wing lunatics (formerly known as Jewish-Bolshevist) or "globalist elites". Along these lines, structural anti-semitism exists, although less hegemonic so far. The contempt for capitalist modernity vis-à-vis the supposed simpleness of traditional life is testament to this, and so are framings of sinister elites controlling press ("Lügenpresse"), politicians and finance, in more extreme versions planning a genocide against Germany or Europe via mass immigration. In February 2016, Iris Wassill from AfD Munich lectured on so called power elites ("Machtelite"), catering to every single antisemitic fetish from Rothschild, bought media and politicians, George Soros, Federal Reserve to Rothschild, rootless elites, the deliberate destruction of European culture by controlled refugee flows ... to Rothschild. Audience members also learned that feminism is not a form of historical social struggle, but a conspiracy invented by the Rockefellers to destroy society.
To be sure, the AfD strongly tries to rid itself of associations with national socialism, from leader Frauke Petry suggesting that the Front National is socialist and thus left-wing – another popular right-wing narrative to rid oneself of historic responsibility –, to former head Bernd Lucke arguing that AfD is neither left nor right. However, such strategies have become increasingly rare with the mentioned move to the (further) right and, perhaps more frightening, they do not even seem to be necessary according to recent election results. A recent poll among AfD members has found that the party base shows striking resemblances to the national-socialist NPD. Indeed, positions are occasionally even more radical than those of the national-socialists, as AfD members do not even want to grant temporary asylum to people fleeing political persecution (in contrast to some streams of the NPD).
The AfD is part and parcel of the emergence of twenty first century fascisms, blaming conspiratorial elites and marginalized ethnic and social groups for the contradictions and multiple crises of contemporary global capitalism. Instead of overcoming it towards more social and democratic structures, they want to replace it by a more authoritarian system - constructed in the name of an invented, putatively more peaceful tradition that has never existed.
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Howell, Ronald. "Why Black Americans Love Fidel Castro." Quartz, 20 Dec. 2014, qz.com/315968/why-black-americans-love-fidel-castro/.
Krogstad, Jens Manuel, and Flores, Antonio. "About Half of Cuban Voters in Florida Backed Trump." Pew Research Center, Pew Research Center, 15 Nov. 2016, www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/11/15/unlike-other-latinos-about-half-of-cuban-voters-in-florida-backed-trump/.
"Florida Presidential Election Voting History." 270toWin.Com, 2020 Electoral Ventures, LLC, 2020, www.270towin.com/states/Florida.
The 'How to get away with Racism' recipe
Claudia Ansorena, M.Arch II 2022
This is a Cuban-American take on a cult favorite dish. It has mostly been passed down in verbal conversations, bits and pieces here and there, which I have gathered throughout my lifetime. This written version is a product of watching and listening. I see you tia y tio. I see you, family friends who spend the day reposting racist news clips on Facebook. I also hear you, the trauma and loss you've experienced. I wonder then, how the irony of your own words, "why don't they get over it already?" does not resonate with your own troubles. Cuban exiles have a rare opportunity to empathize with the Black experience in America, so why then, do they choose to ignore, suppress, and condemn it?
A few drops of Ignorance in the form of, "Hay que mejorar la raza/We must better the race," and, "If you don't like this country, leave!"
6 tablespoons of Denial—my family's brand of choice has been "Yo no soy racista. Yo me crié con Negros/I am not racist. I grew up with Blacks."
2 cups of Justifications, many of which are baseless and hateful: "Esos negros bagosos son unos ladrones/Those lazy Blacks are thieves." "What about Black on Black crime?" Why is George Floyd, a convicted delinquent, being martyred by the liberal media?" (the more salacious and misleading, the better)
2 morsels of Distractions—a short list of the most notable: "All lives matter!" "Looting is a crime," "Why don't you talk about the cop who got shot by a Black man?"
1 slice of Collective Trauma—piece of undiagnosed trauma goes a long way in uplifting fear, especially if it remains dormant.
A dash of Cynicism, brought on by a disillusionment and distrust in government, which results in a rejection of positive change. *If you are out of Cynicism, a suitable substitute is Silence. At times, it enlivens the potency of the other ingredients, resulting in stronger aromas of Complacency, and elongates the recipe's shelf-life.
1 stick of Fear, preferably the irrational kind—the one that will cloud your judgement and incarcerate your soul in its survivalist goal to not repeat the past.
Step 1: Preheat Before mixing the ingredients, it's important to set the ideological and cultural scene. Since infancy, white and white-passing Cubans have been lauded for their European facial features, fair skin and straight hair. They are taught to be wary of whom they marry and have babies with. The mantra is, "Hay que mejorar la raza"—words that my own dark-skinned grandmother has uttered at me. That's the thing about racism, you can be prejudiced even against your own race. A Cuban, able to trace her family lineage back to Africa, is still educated to believe she is not as worthy as her "whiter" counterparts. Fidel Castro capitalized on this divide, appealing to poor, Black Cubans to join the revolutionary cause. And many did.1 He advocated for Black rights, ending segregation laws when he came to power. He sent Cuban troops to Angola to fight the apartheid regime, and has been described by Nelson Mandela as an "inspiration to all freedom-loving people."2 Post-revolution Cuba saw more Black people in positions of relative power—police officers and lower level government officials—than before, albeit as a way to garner political favor.
Step 2: Mix Ingredients Heirloom racial supremacy; Castro's fervor for Black rights; and Cuban exiles' hatred of him as their oppressor; All are ideal conditions for the rejection of the Black experience in America. When mixed together, the ingredients for this recipe—ignorance, denial, justification, distraction, trauma, cynicism, and fear—form a raw mass of energy, ready to be fully baked in the South Florida sun. Thus, the fight against communism becomes the fight against Black rights.
Step 3: Bake Collective memory and shared trauma binds the Cuban exile community in Miami. The city has become an annex of Cuba, one plagued by a 'bubble mentality' where an irrational fear of communism is often reinforced and coddled. Trauma resulting from loss of home, liberty, and land goes undiagnosed. Instead, it is commodified as experiential currency. Take for example, my aunt's absolutist comment, "I know better, because I've lived through it, and you haven't," which highlights a lack of desire to talk about what happened and why, to break down the good and bad, where it all went wrong—because she simply doesn't have to. She lives in the Miami Bubble, after all. Cuban exiles believe that acknowledging systemic racism in the United States will jeopardize their cushy lives, ones they admittedly fought hard for. It is as if being an ally to the Black community would automatically sign them up for 'Antifa' membership.
Step 4: Let Cool Irrational fear of change and revolution expands within the minds of the Miami Cubans, morphing from innocuous thoughts of "I don't agree with rioting for a social cause" to an escalated "Why are Black lives the only ones that matter?" Subsequently, the Bubble acts as a filtration system, hand-picking news events that meet the collective's biased standards, relating to righteousness, virtuosity, and most importantly, anti-communism.
Step 5: Serve So then, how does a tolerance for racism in Miami affect the larger conversation at hand? This is where groupthink morphs into group-vote. In the 2016 election, 54% of Cubans voted for Trump, double that of the Non-Cuban Latinx community in Florida.3 A notorious swing state, Florida has sided with every triumphant presidential candidate for the last quarter century.4 Agreement with Trump's racist remarks illuminates the Bubble's effect. Thus, voting, a silent but powerful action, is one way to get away with racism. It is an action that is oftentimes swayed by the media they consume. Enter Facebook, the virtual Miami Bubble. It is a place where racist zeal is echoed by peers, and where "unfriend" and "block" options eliminate the nuisance of ever having to confront dissenting opinions. If you only knew how many "friends" have removed me for voicing my opinion, contradictory to the "freedom of speech" slogan they so proudly weaponize.
Verdict This recipe is undercooked yet overdone. It is laden with acerbic guilt and soaked in ignorance. Bitter cynicism and fear spoil any semblance of compassion or joy. Freedom from oppression, one that Cuban exiles fought so hard for, has never truly been attained as they remain chained to a selfish mindset that spurns injustice, no matter its form. To all my fellow Cuban exiles, to all of those who are just learning about hidden racism in the Cuban experience, it is time to become lucid, denounce discrimination, and ultimately become freed of past burdens. Today, compassion will no longer be granted unless it has been reciprocated.
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When Dorothy Day was a crusading journalist
Some saints are formed in castles, others in convents; Dorothy Day's houses of formation were New York's fetid tenements
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Some saints are formed in castles, others in convents; Dorothy Day's houses of formation were New York's fetid tenements.(Photo: AP)
It wasn't so much the look of poverty as she saw it a century ago in the teeming tenements of New York that outraged Dorothy Day as it was the smell. Many years later in her autobiography "The Long Loneliness," she described it like this:
"The smell from the tenements, coming up from basements and areaways, from dank halls, horrified me. It is a smell like no other in the world and one never can become accustomed to it. I have lived with these smells now for many years, but they will always and ever affront me. I shall never cease to be indignant over the conditions which gave rise to them...It is not the smell of life, but the smell of the grave."
Then Day added something startling: "As I walked these streets back in 1917 I wanted to go and live among these surroundings; in some mysterious way I felt that I would never be freed from this burden of loneliness and sorrow unless I did."
The future co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement, whose cause for canonization as a saint has reached the stage of a canonical inquiry into her life in the Archdiocese of New York, arrived there in 1916 after dropping out of the University of Illinois. Only 18, she already had a burning desire to help the poor as a crusading journalist.
The New York Call was a good place for her to start. As the newspaper of the American Socialist Party, the Call was as open to advocacy as it was to reporting, and this cub reporter fit in from the start. Between November 1916 and April 1917, the Call carried 36 bylined pieces by Day along with an unknown number anonymous articles by her.
Now the bylined items have been reprinted with an informative commentary in a volume titled "An Eye For Others, Dorothy Day, Journalist: 1916-1917." These pieces shed light on a largely ignored formative period in Day's long, luminous life, showing her as a young woman who, in the words of compiler and commentator Tom McDonough, is at one and the same time "sarcastic, humorous, energetic, and sardonic"— and never less than deeply committed.
Her sketches concern things like an angry picket line, a grim night court, an unsought wee hours cab ride with a lascivious taxi driver, and other glimpses of the big city's underside.
Day's religious conversion then lay years in the future, but the makings of a woman of extraordinary courage and compassion are already visible in this early writing. Some saints are formed in castles, others in convents; Day's houses of formation, it appears, were the fetid tenements of New York.
Russell Shaw, author of "American Church: The Remarkable Rise, Meteoric Fall, and Uncertain Future of Catholicism in America," was secretary for public affairs of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops from 1969-87.
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Neymar scored the winning penalty as hosts Brazil beat Germany 5-4 on penalties to win their first men's Olympic football gold medal in Rio.
The game finished 1-1 after extra-time, with Neymar's free-kick cancelled out by Max Meyer's low strike.
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I really hope this story is not true in the sense that it has nothing to do with the Labour Party. It really is disgusting politics that no one wants to see. Whoever paid for the google ad should be absolutely ashamed of themselves.
Says it all really doesn't it…..
It has already been noted that can you imagine the outcry if someone such as John Redwood had suggsted introducing a policy whereby teen mothers were made to live in some sort of sheletered accomodation what the media would be writing.
Yet today at Labour Conference Gordon Brown introduces such a policy….
I remember when I moved back to Chesterfield a few years ago I rented a Housing Association flat in a former workhouse in the town. It now appears under Labour young new mothers will be given a taste of the workhouse themselves. Not very New Labour is it Gordon!
"This was a speech with no vision and no argument – just a long shopping list with no price tag. Gordon Brown continues to treat people like fools. He didn't acknowledge the mistakes he has made or that his Government has run out of money.
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Just listened to Gordon's final speeach a Prime Minister of this country, as having listened to it that's what it was.
Promise of a referendum on electoral reform – yet wasn't that promised in the 97 manifesto? Promise of getting the Post Office to offer more banking services (sorry that's been an objective or 20 years) from a Government who accepts millions from the Post Office Union, whilst closing over 4,000 post offices during Labour's time in office.
A semi U-turn on ID cards when billions have already been wasted.
Putting up National Insurance – that really helps the less well off.
Care in your home (but they already admit you may have to pay towards it).
Only one thing to say to Gordon…….
This time next week Conservative Party Conference will be in full swing. We have lined up some fascinating interviews with quite a few of our PPCs hoping to take their seats on the green benches after the forthcoming general election.
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Avengers : Infinity War – Review
By Eddie Pasa on April 25th, 2018
Just before their leap into the Marvel universe, Avengers: Infinity War directors Joe and Anthony Russo were executive producers (and frequent directors) of the NBC show "Community," with one episode showing the results of a character rolling a six-sided die. The episode examined all possible outcomes of that roll, ranging from the innocuous to the utterly disastrous, the latter of which was dubbed "The Darkest Timeline." In the alternate reality of The Darkest Timeline, characters were killed or severely injured, then put on a crash course with their prime timeline selves.
Up until now, we've only seen the lighter side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), with hints of severe ugliness and brutality in each film. Avengers: Infinity War – the first part of a two-part story – skews decidedly and unapologetically into its own version of The Darkest Timeline, without even so much as a hilarious post-credits scene to let you off the hook. Let's be clear: the last sentence said "hilarious post-credits scene," not "no post-credits scene" – trust me, you're going to want to stay in your seats for what awaits you after the credits roll.
Avengers: Infinity War is such a bold assault on both the MCU characters and its audience, it doesn't even feature the traditional colorfully-animated closing credits sequence or a crankin' rock song. Just white lettering over a black background, and a somber score overlaying all of it, leaving you only with your thoughts about what you've just witnessed. You're going to hear a lot of reaction from the audience: crying, frustration, amazement, or dead silence out of awe, with your brain making furious plans to see it again to catch what you missed.
And yes, there is a LOT to miss on the first go-round with this film. With the exception of two characters mentioned specifically by name, every superhero from the last 18 MCU entries appears in this film, which automatically means your attention will be absolutely out the window. Well, "out the window" may be too light a term for it.
Instead, your attention will be put through a taffy-pulling machine, six bounce-houses full of screaming children, a cross-cut office shredder, and finally an industrial meat grinder before getting slammed onto a flat-top griddle and fried until well-done. Yet, no matter how we're bounded through this film, or how many characters we're expected to keep up with, the film follows no stray plot threads and sticks with one plot only: the fight against Thanos (Josh Brolin) and his quest to acquire all six Infinity Stones.
Thanos, as he has done on every planet he's conquered, wants to save the universe by destroying half its population. Instead of going planet by planet, he can do it all with a snap of his fingers once he's got these six Gems. Overcrowding, lack of resources, hunger and poverty – it'll all be a distant memory once he's done with his plan. And he's nigh unstoppable; between his growing powers and his Children – Proxima Midnight (Carrie Coon), Ebony Maw (Tom Vaughan-Lawlor), Corvus Glaive (Michael James Shaw), and Cull Obsidian (Terry Notary) – there's no one and nothing that can stand in their destructive path.
It's a path carved in blood by blind faith; the eerie, cult-like mannerisms of Ebony Maw speak of a mind so bent, he's literally praising his victims for their pending deaths meaning much more in the grander scheme. Thanos and his Children truly believe they're being benevolent, that this is the only way to save everyone from themselves, making the hard choices for people who cannot. It's pretty much what drove Ultron (James Spader) in Avengers: Age of Ultron and Kaecilius (Mads Mikkelsen) in Doctor Strange, wanting to save humanity by destroying it; this is just on a much grander, cataclysmic scale.
Every previous Marvel movie – the 2011 and 2015 Avengers films included – was just a prologue to Avengers: Infinity War. All the origin stories, character development – if you want any of that, you're going to have to catch up before you see this. Avengers: Infinity War expects you to know everything about everyone as it starts off at a million miles per hour and doesn't so much as stop to take a breath. Even when it does put things on pause to attempt to take a breath, it's immediately taken away by something unexpected or horrible occurring.
(If you don't have time to go through all of the MCU, just cram as much as you can of Phase Three – Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Thor: Ragnarok, and Black Panther –before going to see Avengers: Infinity War. Thanos' appearances in the post-credits scenes of both 2011 and 2015 Avengers films may not be necessary viewing, but provide a little foreboding context.)
As mentioned before, the script mercifully sticks to one plotline, which gives Thanos – and Josh Brolin's challenging performance – room to shine. Brolin instills a sadness-driven valiance into his single-minded, genocidal purpose. He's a guy who sees the glass as neither half-full or half-empty as any normal person would; he sees it as possibly not being able to be filled again, and he's making sure it gets filled, even it if means the deaths of billions. Avengers: Infinity War belongs to Brolin and Thanos, as we're well familiar with everyone else.
If you've seen the previous Marvel films, you know how all the actors have defined their roles; nothing has changed. Of course, you're all going to be looking forward to seeing how the Guardians of the Galaxy fit into the Avengers world, especially where alpha males Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Tony Stark/Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) are concerned. Almost immediately, the testo-fest begins, with how much pressure Peter Quill/Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) has to put on himself in order to stack up against these titans, and it's alternatively hilarious and awkward how the line between plain masculinity and toxic masculinity gets trampled on and straddled. Gigantic praise should be afforded to the Russo Brothers for taking all of these disparate heroes and mixing them together coherently and cohesively, never losing each character's tone or flavor.
This little bit of mirth is all the good times Avengers: Infinity War will allow, though. (Well, this and maybe a sneeze-and-you'll-miss-it reference to Guy Ritchie's Snatch. And maybe the appearance of a very recognizable, fan-favorite actor who's spent too much time looking up at people; here, he finally gets the chance to look down on them.) A fight for the universe is starting, and the chilling pre-title events set the tone for what's to be heralded as the most serious film of the MCU. This is the MCU's larger-picture version of The Empire Strikes Back, a film where things go absolutely sideways and darkness falls over what was once a fun place to hang. It's a film which tries so hard to plaster every bit of its spirit on the screen, and it has the balls to take the MCU into places where it's never been before. But if all the film does is put us through an emotional roller-coaster before possibly walking it all back – what's the point?
MPAA rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action throughout, language and some crude references.
Post-credits scene: only one (after the closing credits).
Running time: 149 minutes.
Released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
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In 1977, a film named Star Wars came out that sparked the world's imagination and ignited the spirits of filmgoers everywhere. Caught up in that fervor was Eddie Pasa, a one-year-old brought to the theater by his parents; as one of his earliest memories, he cites this as the starting point for his love of cinema. He has seen thousands of movies in the intervening years, finally finding an outlet for his opinions in 2010, when Dean Rogers graciously gave him a yearlong stint at The Rogers Revue. This was followed by a two-year post at Reel Film News with William Ayres. Eddie is a member of the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) and a member of the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS).
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Just before their leap into the Marvel universe, Avengers: Infinity War directors Joe and Anthony Russo were executive producers (and frequent directors) of the NBC show "Community," with one episode showing the results of a character rolling a six-sided die. The episode examined all possible outcomes of that roll, ranging from the innocuous to the utterly disastrous, the latter of which was dubbed "The Darkest Timeline." In the alternate reality of The Darkest Timeline, characters were killed or severely injured, then put on a crash course with their prime timeline selves. Up until now, we've only seen the lighter side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), with hints of severe ugliness and brutality in each film. Avengers: Infinity War – the first part of a two-part story – skews decidedly and unapologetically into its own version of The Darkest Timeline, without even so much as a hilarious post-credits scene to let you off the hook. Let's be clear: the last sentence said "hilarious post-credits scene," not "no post-credits scene" – trust me, you're going to want to stay in your seats for what awaits you after the credits roll. Avengers: Infinity War is such a bold assault on both the MCU characters and its audience, it doesn't even feature the traditional colorfully-animated closing credits sequence or a crankin' rock song. Just white lettering over a black background, and a somber score overlaying all of it, leaving you only with your thoughts about what you've just witnessed. You're going to hear a lot of reaction from the audience: crying, frustration, amazement, or dead silence out of awe, with your brain making furious plans to see it again to catch what you missed. And yes, there is a LOT to miss on the first go-round with this film. With the exception of two characters mentioned specifically by name, every superhero from the last 18 MCU entries appears in this film, which automatically means your attention will be absolutely out the window. Well, "out the window" may be too light a term for it. Instead, your attention will be put through a taffy-pulling machine, six bounce-houses full of screaming children, a cross-cut office shredder, and finally an industrial meat grinder before getting slammed onto a flat-top griddle and fried until well-done. Yet, no matter how we're bounded through this film, or how many characters we're expected to keep up with, the film follows no stray plot threads and sticks with one plot only: the fight against Thanos (Josh Brolin) and his quest to acquire all six Infinity Stones. Thanos, as he has done on every planet he's conquered, wants to save the universe by destroying half its population. Instead of going planet by planet, he can do it all with a snap of his fingers once he's got these six Gems. Overcrowding, lack of resources, hunger and poverty – it'll all be a distant memory once he's done with his plan. And he's nigh unstoppable; between his growing powers and his Children –…
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Continuing its global educational efforts, NASS successfully produced the inaugural Ultrasound and Fluoroscopic Guided Lumbar Procedures Workshop at the Singapore General Hospital on October 29-30 2016. This was the first freestanding NASS workshop, which was held as an independent course prior to the World Congress on Low Back and Pelvic Girdle Pain. The course exceeded all expectations, with over 70 participants representing more than 15 countries, including Saudi Arabia, India, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Australia, Poland, and Indonesia.
The Symposium was chaired by Board member Jeffrey C. Wang, MD, and Ho Kok Yuen, MBBS, MMed. The NASS faculty delegation included NASS Past President Heidi Prather, DO, Board Member David O'Brien, MD, David Fish, MD, Sanjog Pangarkar, MD, Allen Chen, MD, MPH, Bengt Sturesson, MD (Sweden), and Chang Ming Guo, MD (Singapore). The course was organized by Brad Repsold, NASS Associate Executive Director, who ensured that all lectures and labs ran smoothly.
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The two-day workshop also featured a cadaveric workshop which covered interventional pain procedures, including interlaminar and transforaminal epidural injections, sacroiliac joint injections, facet and medial branch injections, radiofrequency ablation in the lumbar spine, hip, and knee, spinal cord stimulators, and intrathecal pumps. In addition, the course provided a unique opportunity to learn both fluoroscopic and ultrasound guided procedures concurrently. All participants had the opportunity to improve skills and knowledge, led by experts in the field of interventional pain and minimally invasive spine interventions.
Amidst a hectic schedule of lectures and cadaver labs, NASS faculty still found time to appreciate the unique culture, architecture, and cuisine of Singapore. From breathtaking views atop the Marina Bay Sands Hotel to excellent food at Hawker Fairs, faculty members took full advantage of the sights, sounds, and tastes of the nation state. Both faculty and participants made many contacts and friendships, both professional and personal.
NASS would like to thank the participants, faculty, and the sponsors of the workshop for their unwavering support for continuing education for physicians throughout the world. The respect and collegiality of the participants was truly remarkable, and NASS faculty were truly excited and humbled to be able to participate in what hopes to be the start of a long and successful history of NASS workshops. NASS leadership and faculty were excited to host its first independent cadaver course in Asia, and are dedicated to have continued presence and involvement in the area for years to come.
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Q&A with Brian Cox, part 2: Space Exploration and Hopes for the Future
Professor Brian Cox is the Chair in Particle Physics at the University of Manchester, and works on the ATLAS experiment (A Toroidal LHC ApparatuS) at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. But he's also active in the popularization of science, specifically with his new television series and companion book, Wonders of the Universe. Universe Today had the chance to talk with Cox, and yesterday he told us about the recent advances in particle physics. Today we ask him about his favorite space missions and his hopes for the future of science.
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Universe Today: The Juno mission just launched to Jupiter and there are lots of other space missions going on. What are some your favorites and your hopes of what those kinds of missions will discover?
Brian Cox: The enormous question for space exploration is origin of life on other worlds. That is currently THE big question. We've seen discoveries recently about possible, plausible evidence of flowing water on Mars. There's been evidence for awhile that there is perhaps subsurface water, but seeing what looks to be the signature of flowing, briny water — today — is very suggestive. On Earth, where we have water we have life, so this new finding makes Mars even more fascinating. The ExoMars project, the joint European-American mission to Mars to look for life is going to be one of most exciting missions yet, because there's a good chance of finding it.
The ExoMars/Trace Gas Orbiter mission is a joint mission being developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA/JPL. This mission would be the first in a series of joint missions to Mars for ESA and NASA. Credit: NASA
Now we're heading off to Jupiter, and Europa is actually a fascinating place for the same reason. There is a huge amount subsurface water on Europa, and there has been speculation that colored markings on the surface of Europa could be life. It looks as though there may be seasonal shifts, and that could be possible cyanobacteria in the ice. This is really speculative, but this is the kind of language people are using now, talking about finding life with real optimism.
Beyond the solar system, the search for exoplanets is going very, very well. Virtually every star we survey we find planets! Well, that might be a bit of an exaggeration, but we've found hundreds and hundreds of planets. We've begun to see Earth-like planets and so the next step is to do spectroscopy to look at light passing through the atmospheres of those planets and look for signatures of elements like oxygen. Again, if you find oxygen-rich atmospheres — which we are on the verge of looking for now — if you find that, then you've got pretty good evidence there is life on those planets.
So, it could be we find life on a distant planet before we find life in the solar system, which would be tremendous. But really, I do think the big discoveries will be all about life, certainly in solar system exploration.
UT : What are your hopes for the future regarding physics, technology and space?
Large Hadron Collider (CERN/LHC/GridPP)
COX: I'd like to see an increase in rational thinking, which is synonymous with
scientific thinking.
Scientifically, the Large Hadron Collider is going to make a huge difference. It really is going to revolutionize our fundamental understanding of the way the universe works. Then there are these huge questions in fundamental physics, the question of why gravity is so weak, why the universe began in such an ordered way.
Then, what is 96% of the Universe made of? We know our Universe is full of something called Dark Matter and we don't know what it is. The Universe is accelerating in its expansion, which we call Dark Energy and we don't know what that is either. There is something fundamental going on.
I'd like to think this period of time is like the period of 1890 onwards to the turn of the 20th century. There were some small problems with things like understanding the spectrum of light, what atoms were; little problems really. But when we finally understood, it revolutionized our understanding of the Universe. Shortly after the turn of the century we got quantum theory, relativity – a complete change in our understanding. I'd like to think that maybe it's a bit like that at the moment. There are so many little — and big — chinks in the armor of our picture of the Universe at the fundamental level. I think within the next few years, there will be big shifts, and probably, they will be led by the data from the LHC.
Tomorrow: Wonders
Find out more about Brian Cox at his website, Apollo's Children
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The dark energy problem is a question of understanding the vacuum state of the universe. I strongly think that our ideas about the vacuum in quantum field theory are beginning to show some flaws. In effect we have filled it with many degrees of freedom, which probably do not actually exist.
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Is the prof starring in his own 2012 calendar? If it had a photo of him on every page I would definitely be buying one if he is…
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Physics Faculty Research and Publications
Limit on the Electric Charge of Antihydrogen
A. Capra, TRIUMF
C. Amole, York University
M. D. Ashkezari, Simon Fraser University
M. Baquero-Ruiz, University of California at Berkeley
W. Bertsche, University of ManchesterFollow
E. Butler, CERN
C. L. Cesar, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
M. Charlton, Swansea University
S. Eriksson, Swansea University
J. Fajans, University of California - Berkeley
T. Friesen, University of Calgary
M. C. Fujiwara, TRIUMF
D. R. Gill, TRIUMF
A. Gutierrez, University of British Columbia
J. S. Hangst, Aarhus University
W. N. Hardy, University of British Columbia
M. E. Hayden, Simon Fraser University
C. A. Isaac, Swansea University
S. Jonsell, Stockholm University
L. Kurchaninov, TRIUMF
A. Little, University of California at Berkeley
J. T. K. McKenna, University of Liverpool
S. Menary, York University
S. C. Napoli, Swansea University
P. Nolan, University of Liverpool
K. Olchanski, TRIUMF
A. Olin, TRIUMF
A. Povilus, University of California at Berkeley
P. Pusa, University of Liverpool
F. Robicheaux, Purdue University
E. Sarid, NRCN-Nuclear Research Center Negev
D. M. Silveira, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
C. So, University of California at Berkeley
Timothy Tharp, Marquette UniversityFollow
R. I. Thompson, University of Calgary
D. P. van der Werf, Swansea University
Z. Vendeiro, University of California at Berkeley
J. S. Wurtele, University of California - Berkeley
A. I. Zhmoginov, University of California at Berkeley
A. E. Charman, University of California at Berkeley
Hyperfine Interactions
The ALPHA collaboration has successfully demonstrated the production and the confinement of cold antihydrogen, H̅. An analysis of trapping data allowed a stringent limit to be placed on the electric charge of the simplest antiatom. Charge neutrality of matter is known to a very high precision, hence a neutrality limit of H̅ provides a test of CPT invariance. The experimental technique is based on the measurement of the deflection of putatively charged H̅ in an electric field. The tendency for trapped H̅ atoms to be displaced by electrostatic fields is measured and compared to the results of a detailed simulation of H̅ dynamics in the trap. An extensive survey of the systematic errors was performed, and this work focuses on those due to the silicon vertex detector, which is the device used to determine the H̅ annihilation position. The limit obtained on the charge of the H̅ atom is Q = (−1.3 ± 1.8 ± 0.4) × 10−8, representing the first precision measurement with H̅ [1].
Hyperfine Interactions, Vol. 238, No. 9 (November 2017). DOI.
Capra, A.; Amole, C.; Ashkezari, M. D.; Baquero-Ruiz, M.; Bertsche, W.; Butler, E.; Cesar, C. L.; Charlton, M.; Eriksson, S.; Fajans, J.; Friesen, T.; Fujiwara, M. C.; Gill, D. R.; Gutierrez, A.; Hangst, J. S.; Hardy, W. N.; Hayden, M. E.; Isaac, C. A.; Jonsell, S.; Kurchaninov, L.; Little, A.; McKenna, J. T. K.; Menary, S.; Napoli, S. C.; Nolan, P.; Olchanski, K.; Olin, A.; Povilus, A.; Pusa, P.; Robicheaux, F.; Sarid, E.; Silveira, D. M.; So, C.; Tharp, Timothy; Thompson, R. I.; van der Werf, D. P.; Vendeiro, Z.; Wurtele, J. S.; Zhmoginov, A. I.; and Charman, A. E., "Limit on the Electric Charge of Antihydrogen" (2017). Physics Faculty Research and Publications. 172.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/physics_fac/172


An important part of the Mission of the Huntersville Fire Department is fire prevention through public education. HFD is committed to providing the highest level of service and professionalism to the residents and visitors of Huntersville and to ensure their safety by providing select services geared towards fire prevention education and awareness.
Fire trucks are exciting, especially to young children; but they are more than an amusing toy to climb on or a photo backdrop. The Huntersville Fire Department utilizes its on-duty personnel and fire trucks, as a reminder and training tool - that practicing safe habits, applying simple fire prevention techniques and fire awareness can prevent injuries and fires from occurring in the community. For this very reason, and for budgetary constraints, the Huntersville Fire Department shall only provide fire truck visits to public, primary schools at grades three and higher.
We invite / encourage preschools and or daycare facilities to consider visiting us at one of the fire stations where the environment is more controlled and comfortable. Coordinating a station visit and tour is outlined further below.
Whenever HFD accepts an invitation and brings a fire truck on-site, the HFD crew will show and explain the truck as well as the equipment and tools within. They will also teach children and adults basic fire safety tips such as the importance of smoke detectors, the proper use of 911, the importance of having and practicing a fire escape plan, what to do in the event of a fire or emergency and many other safety tips.
If you are interested in having a fire truck come to visit, please send an e-mail request to the following email address: events@huntersvillefd.com at least four weeks in advance (30 to 45 days is preferred) to make a request. You will have to answer some questions related to your request such as: The date and time of your event, total number of participants, age range of the participants and the purpose of your event (i.e. community safety fair, fire prevention education event etc). Your request will then be forwarded to a Chief Officer for approval.
Trucks are notavailable for birthday parties, grand openings, sidewalk sales or to support for-profit businesses and events.
Due to safety issues, you must have ample space for a Fire Truck to safely park outdoors and leave quickly in the event of an emergency call.
Disclaimer: Please note we make every effort to fulfill your request. Program, Firefighter and truck appearances are limited to within the city limits of Huntersville only. HFD reserves the right to decline or cease program participation at any time. Depending upon availability, safety materials may be distributed by the responding Firefighters. Firefighters may have to leave and/or cease the program at any time in the event of an emergency.
As mentioned previously and due to our heavy call volume - we do not participate in Birthday parties, nor do we allow parties or events at our fire stations. HOWEVER, there is another option! A local, firefighter owned, business supports events like this and they have an old retired fire truck that they use. It's called the 'Amazi'N Blazi'N Fire Truck' and you can hire them for events - they even make house calls! Check out their Facebook Page.
All three Huntersville fire stations are staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year with paid duty crews. Guests are welcome at any time during day light hours; however, it's preferred that if you're bringing a group that you call the station you intend to visit (see station list below) at least three weeks in advance (30 to 45 days is preferred) to arrange the visit. You will have to answer some questions related to your request such as: The date and time of your event, total number of participants and age range of the participants.
Fire Prevention, Education is a big component of a fire station visit. Expect the crew to show and explain the various fire trucks kept at that particular fire station as well as the equipment and tools within. They will also teach children and adults basic fire safety tips such as the importance of smoke detectors, the proper use of 911, the importance of having and practicing a fire escape plan, what to do in the event of a fire or emergency and many other safety tips. They will also give a brief tour of the station facilities. Visitors are requested to provide an appropriate adult to child ratio to ensure proper span of control. Visitors are reminded that the station is a working, functional fire station and that crews may need to cease the visit at any time to respond to an emergency call.
Disclaimer: Please note we make every effort to fulfill your request. HFD reserves the right to decline or cease program participation at any time. Depending upon availability, safety materials may be distributed by the Firefighters giving the tour. Firefighters may have to leave and/or cease the program at anytime in the event of an emergency.
The Huntersville Fire Department DOES NOT inspect nor install car seats. However, our Police Department (the Huntersville Police Department) does, twice a month at one of our fire stations. They offer a morning session and an evening session each month. Please check our EVENT CALENDAR for the next session and location. Additionally, here's a link that can help answer questions and provide additional details on inspections within the County.


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In psychology there exist two different types of learning, often referred to as classical and operant conditionings. Both of them we can notice in our day-to-day life. Furthermore, the theory of these conditionings is able to explain why people or animals react in a certain way while being in a certain situation.
It was Ivan Pavlov, Russian scientists, who first described the classical conditioning. Classical conditioning is the conditioning of associative learning. It means that we all tend to connect some things with each other. For instance, the end of June for the majority of students is associated with the end of school, i.e. rest time. Thus, when the end of June actually comes the students are very reluctant to work those last days being ready to go for vacation. Therefore, if all of a sudden the vacation time is transferred to the mid of July, those two or three additional weeks of study would be just a waste of time, cause psychologically all the students do not accept the new condition of the necessity to study, their minds and cognition are turned towards the direction of rest and vacation.
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Over time, the TCL team has continued to grow with the introduction of an in house Design team and now carries out a diverse range of refurbishments working with several important clients including many local Schools, Restaurants, Hotels, Car Dealerships and breweries including J D Wetherspoon, Heineken and Mitchell & Butler.
TCL recently launched a new division, TCL At Home which harnesses the services we provide along with a range of bespoke furniture, fittings and accessories to the luxury residential sector.
TCL OFFER A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES, PLEASE SEE BELOW TO FIND OUT MORE.
Our team offers a comprehensive interior and exterior design service, coupled with full project management, we are able to provide our clients with a seamless, stress-free design process taken from the initial brief to completion. Whether you require design expertise on residential, leisure, retail, office or any other projects, we can provide you with answers and solutions.
Our experienced staff will project manage your work from brief to completion, ensuring the contract runs smoothly and is delivered on time and to your budget.
As part of our role as main contractor we can also take care of the plumbing, electrical & decorating elements… In fact we can cover any works connected with the refurbishment process.
TCL offers complete contract furnishing solutions. We can source or produce a high standard range of loose and fixed, indoor and outdoor furniture. Our skilled craftsmen coupled with exceptional product sourcing means we can manage all your furnishing needs no matter your budget or specification.
All bespoke joinery manufacturing is carried out by our highly skilled and experienced craftsmen from our factory in Seaham, Co Durham. All pieces are manufactured in house and then transported to site to be fitted. Specialising in Bar Tops and fronts, Back fittings we encorprate a range of bespoke fitting materials including wood, mirror, marble, glass, acrylic and granite.
As part of our service we can incorporate lighting, electrics, beer fonts and refrigeration, ensuring your bar is fully functional as well as aesthetically designed.
We are also complemented by our in house upholstery division, providing a bespoke, luxurious and comfortable finish to our furniture.
Our versatile, highly skilled French polishing team harness an extensive range of techniques for all finishing requirements whether it be polish, lacquer or paint for a traditional or contemporary finish.
From contract quality carpets and durable vinyl's to solid timber flooring and natural or ceramic tiles, whatever is required we can deliver.
We can turn boring exterior space into a unique outdoor living environment. We provide the following external works: fencing, landscaping, decking, smoking shelters, pergolas, planters and bespoke outdoor buildings and furniture.
We are able to accommodate all your day-to-day reactive maintenance needs including any emergency maintenance works, insurance repair work, property improvements, odd jobs, refurbishments and cleaning services.
We currently work with private homeowners, landlords, letting agents and on commercial premises around the North East to provide a one stop shop property maintenance service.
Acting as the Main Contract Manager, we organised the team to conduct decoration, plumbing, electrical, building and landscaping works. The TCL team manufactured and fitted a bespoke bar and back fitting, furniture and flooring includ-ing carpets, vinyls & polished timber floors. We also manufactured and upholstered the made to measure bespoke fixed seating at our factory.
We were Contract Manager for this design & build project, organis-ing sub contractors to undertake the plumbing, electrical, decoration and building works. TCL were appointed furnishing contract and sup-plied and fitted a bespoke traditional bar counter and back fitting along fixed seating, screens, furnishings and fittings.
Working as the main contractor, TCL completeled a full refurbishment to make this the finest live Jazz Music venue around. Located in the heart of Newcastle City Centre, we manufactured a bespoke counter, back fitting, fixed seating, luxurious high spec wash rooms to coincide with the high end contemporary feel. acts. We sourced an array of unusual materials and accessories to create a unique and contemporary music venue that attracts live music acts from around the world.
Acting as Contract Manager, TCL organised the sub contractors to undertake the plumbing, electrical, decoration and building works. TCL manufactured, sourced and fitted out all furniture both fixed and loose furniture, undertook all of the upholstery, and timber flooring.
Acting as the main Contractor, TCL organised the sub contractors to undertake the plumbing, electrical, decoration and building works. TCL manufactured, sourced and fitted out all furniture both fixed and loose furniture, undertook all of the upholstery, and timber flooring.
A team dedicated to quality and efficiency.
From around 16 years old, Alan could be found in his Dads wash house, hammering away making bed side tables and other furniture for his Mam's friends and neighbours. On the day of his O Level results, Alan had saved up enough money to buy himself a Yamaha FS1E motor bike. From there he began his Joinery Apprenticeship and learned his trade at Liverpool House. Years later, TCL was then established and he hung up his tools to concentrate on Contract Management and the Directorship of TCL. When not at work, you can find Al on the golf course, having a beer with the lads or more than often being jumped on by his two adored grandchildren.
Dave has been with TCL for twenty years. Starting as a Foreman, Dave then progressed to Contracts Manager and became a Director over ten years ago. Dave's strengths lie in estimating, contract management and the health & safety responsibilities of the business. With his wealth of knowledge and experience, Dave has a coveted reputation in the contract furnishing industry, which has helped make TCL one of the leading bar fitting companies in the North of England. Dave enjoys falconry, fishing and photography and has gained local recognition for his photography of the regions landmarks.
Mark Smith, AKA the man in grey, has been at TCL since day one, supporting Alan in taking the business to where it is today. Mark is wholly responsible for the day to day running of the factories, fleet, and workforce. Operating an impressive JIT reactive ordering system, Mark ensures the job runs smoothly and meets the required deadlines. A lover of food and foreign holidays, Mark has travelled the world visiting National Parks, sightseeing and indulging in his passion of photography.
Lynne is TCL's Principal Designer with over twenty years of experience in interior design. With a keen eye for developing trends and design, Lynne's expertise and personality makes her a firm favourite with both Contract and Residential clients alike. Lynne is also excellent at Estimating and Contract Management running large commercial sites and full residential refurbishments. Family comes first for Lynne, spending time with her husband and daughter and going running with Rufus the Hound.
With over nine years of experience in sales and business development, Julie is the driving force behind generating new sales leads and contacts. Julie's expertise lies in identifying opportunities to establish growth across a diverse range of sectors. She loves networking, buzzing around the north east in her funky electric car and talking, lots of talking! When not at work, you can find Julie decorating her garden shed, her latest development project!
Gary served his time as a bench hand joiner at Gateshead Council before joining Thompsons as a bar fitter. Gary quickly progressed to a site Foreman and was the natural choice to take Daves position as Contract Liaison Manager. Spending his days supervising sites across the North of England and Scotland, Gary coordinates the trades and workforce, and is the to go to guy for solving issues quickly and efficiently. Gary revels in his position as the only Newcastle United supporter in a company full of Mackems and has an aptitude of making himself scarce when the result doesn't go their way!
Having spent nearly sixteen years at TCL, Kim is our go to girl for anything money related. Kim oversees all the accounts, wages and banking and takes great pleasure in managing credit control! Kim also oversees the companies HR, advising and developing policies relating to our personnel. Highly loyal and dependable, Kim is committed to developing TCL as a business and with an eye for design and spotting imminent trends, plays a key role in product development. When not in the office, Kim can be found pounding the concrete, spoiling herself in a spa or working at home on her latest DIY project.
Alison Bell, the best brew maker in town, has been with TCL for over ten years. Alison is the first friendly face you see on site, and the first point of contact on the phone. Always happy to help, Alison possesses the knowledge to assist in all situations. Alison plays a key part in Estimating and processing jobs, assisting the Contract Managers in the administration side of the project. When not glued to the phone or key board, Alison can be found out rambling in the Lakes, gardening or at the theatre, glass of wine in hand!


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      GET_PROPERTY(source_dir GLOBAL PROPERTY MYPACKAGE_SOURCE_DIR)
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        SET (_HAVE_STDLIB_H 1)
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        SET (_HAVE_STDLIB_H 0)
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17.06.08 Has Colin Farrell Wed in Secret?
At least, they did at the weekend when all the glamorous ladies at The Nobu Ball in The Four Seasons hotel made the VIP Harcourt venue the official unofficial afterparty location.When we first heard that Krystle boss Conor Buckley and model Sara Kavanagh's relationship had been terminated, we thought Arnold Schwarzenegger came back in time and broke-up the happy couple.Friday night saw some 106.7 win 1000 familiar faces looking to sample curries of red, green, and yellow.The beautiful brunette was there to highlight homelessness this Christmas and the Focus Ireland charity.Fair play to those handsome GAA fellas folks, they've started to step-out of the shadows of their rich rugby compatriots.Alison takes back her decree about not sleeping with Billy until their wedding night.No, neither had.That band of North Dublin soul searchers 'The Commitments' are returning from relative obscurity for a 20th Anniversary Tour.
They also protect us from crimes against fashion.If you're a fan of Made in Chelsea, and we know some of you are, then you'll be interested in the knowledge that MIC twin sisters Rosie Lily Fortescue spent the day at Brown Thomas yesterday.Shulman's stationery so that he will eso thieves guild rewards make unwanted romantic advances toward her.Richard rapes Jane during a business trip to New York.The home site for this guide is m/.01.09.10 Geldof Girls Mourn Grandfather.Kimberly goes ballistic and tries to throw herself in the ocean.27.11.12 A Nation of Model Politicians?Jo confronts Alison after learning of Steve's feelings for her.
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Steve Wagner, CEO of ABS Avalanche Rescue Services Inc., the North American branch of the German company that made Saugstad's backpack, said there was a 97 percent survival rate for those wearing its product.
"It's the only thing that you can do for yourself when caught in an avalanche," he told ABC News today.
The backpack costs from $1,000 to $1,200.
The international media reported last week that a companion of Dutch Prince Johan Friso was wearing an ABS airbag when an avalanche overtook his group. Friso was rescued and is in stable but life-threatening condition, according to the Netherlands' royal information service.
ABS' founder invented the airbag in 1985 but it has become mainstream in Europe in the past six years. Sales have taken off in North America in the past 24 months, Wagner said. He said professionals have carried the airbags as well as ski patrols and guides at popular ski resorts such as Jackson Hole, Wyo.
"[The reaction] has been very good. There is a growing wave of acceptance in the community that this actually works," Wagner told ABC News.
Yell and let go of ski poles. Use swimming motions. If you end up near the surface, stick out an arm or leg so rescuers can find you.
If the snow is over your head, try to make an air pocket in front of your face with your hands and arms. Take a deep breath and hold it or you might not be able to breathe after the snow sets.
Do not panic. Breathe steadily.


When the sensory system is impacted by injury or disease, the nerves within that system cannot work to transmit sensation to the brain. This often leads to a sense of numbness, or lack of sensation. However, in some cases when this system is injured, individuals experience pain in the affected region. Neuropathic pain does not start abruptly or resolve quickly; it is a chronic condition which leads to persistent pain symptoms. For many patients, the intensity of their symptoms can wax and wane throughout the day. Although neuropathic pain is thought to be associated with peripheral nerve problems, such as neuropathy caused by diabetes or spinal stenosis, injuries to the brain or spinal cord can also lead to chronic neuropathic pain.
Neuropathic pain can be contrasted to nociceptive pain, which is the type of pain which occurs when someone experiences an acute injury, such as smashing a finger with a hammer or stubbing a toe when walking barefoot. This type of pain is typically short-lived and usually quite responsive to common pain medications in contrast to neuropathic pain.
Anything that leads to loss of function within the sensory nervous system can cause neuropathic pain. As such, nerve problems from carpal tunnel syndrome or similar conditions can trigger neuropathic pain. Trauma, causing nerve injury, can lead to neuropathic pain. Other conditions which can predispose patients to developing neuropathic pain include diabetes, vitamin deficiencies, cancer, HIV, stroke, multiple sclerosis, shingles, and cancer treatments.
There are many reasons that patients may develop neuropathic pain. However, on a cellular level, one explanation is that an increased release of certain neurotransmitters which signal pain, combined with an impaired ability of the nerves to regulate these signals leads to the sensation of pain originating from the affected region. Additionally, in the spinal cord, the area which interprets painful signals is rearranged, with corresponding changes in neurotransmitters and loss of normally-functioning cell bodies; these alterations result in the perception of pain even in the absence of external stimulation. In the brain, the ability to block pain can be lost following an injury such as stroke or trauma. Over time, further cellular damage occurs and the sense of pain persists.
Neuropathic pain is associated with diabetes, chronic alcohol intake, certain cancers, vitamin B deficiency, infections, other nerve-related diseases, toxins, and certain drugs.
In an effort to help identify how much pain patients may be experiencing, different scales are often used. Patients are asked to rate their pain based on a visual scale or numeric graph. Many examples of pain scales exist. Often, pictures of faces depicting various degrees of pain can be helpful when patients have a difficult time describing the amount of pain they are experiencing.
Visual analog scale (VAS) for pain.
The diagnosis of pain is based upon further assessment of a patient's history. If underlying nerve damage is suspected, then evaluation of the nerves with testing may be warranted. The most common way to evaluate whether a nerve is injured is with electrodiagnostic medicine. This medical subspecialty uses techniques of a nerve conduction studies with electromyelography (NCS/EMG). Clinical evaluation may reveal some evidence of loss of function, and can include assessment of light touch, the ability to distinguish sharp from dull, the ability to discern temperature, and assessment of vibration. Once a thorough clinical examination is performed, the electrodiagnostic study can be planned. These studies are performed by specially trained neurologist and physiatrists.
If neuropathy is suspected, a search for reversible causes should be done. This can include blood work for vitamin deficiencies or thyroid abnormalities, and imaging studies to exclude a structural lesion impacting the spinal cord. Depending on the results of this testing, there may be a way to decrease the severity of the neuropathy and potentially decrease the pain that a patient is experiencing. Unfortunately, in many conditions, even good control of the underlying cause of the neuropathy cannot reverse the neuropathy. This is commonly seen in patients with diabetic neuropathy.
In rare instances, there may be evidence of changes in the skin and hair growth pattern in an affected area. These alterations may be associated with changes in sweating or perspiration as well. When present, these changes can help identify the probable presence of neuropathic pain associated with a condition called complex regional pain syndrome.
Various medications have been used in an attempt to treat neuropathic pain. The majority of these medications are used off-label, meaning that the medication was approved by the FDA to treat other conditions and was then identified as being beneficial to treat neuropathic pain. Tricyclic antidepressants (amitriptyline, nortriptyline, desipramine) have been prescribed for control of neuropathic pain for many years. Some patients find that these can be quite effective in giving them relief. Other types of antidepressants have also been shown to provide some relief. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs like paroxetine and citalopram) and other antidepressants (venlafaxine, bupropion) have been used in some patients.
Another common treatment of neuropathic pain includes antiseizure medications (carbamazepine, phenytoin, gabapentin, lamotrigine, and others). In severe cases of painful neuropathy which don't respond to first-line agents, medications typically used to treat heart arrhythmias may be of some benefit; however, these can lead to significant side effects and must be monitored closely. Medications applied directly to the skin can provide modest to pronounced benefit for some patients. The forms commonly used include lidocaine (in patch or gel form) or capsaicin. Multiple arguments have been made both promoting and vilifying the use of narcotic agents to treat chronic neuropathic pain. No specific recommendations regarding the use of narcotics will be made at this time.
Curing neuropathic pain is dependent on the underlying cause. If the cause is reversible, then the peripheral nerves may regenerate and the pain will abate; however, this reduction in pain may take many months to years.
Many patients with neuropathic pain are able to find some measure of relief, even if their pain persists. Although neuropathic pain is not dangerous to a patient, the presence of chronic pain can negatively impact quality of life. Patients with chronic nerve pain may suffer from sleep deprivation or mood disorders, including depression and anxiety. Because of the underlying neuropathy and lack of sensory feedback, patients are at risk of developing injury or infection or unknowingly causing an escalation of an existing injury.
The best way to prevent neuropathic pain is to avoid development of neuropathy. Monitoring and modifying lifestyle choices, including limiting the use of tobacco and alcohol; maintaining a healthy weight to decrease the risk of diabetes, degenerative joint disease, or stroke; and using good ergonomic form at work or when practicing hobbies to decrease the risk of repetitive stress injury are ways to decrease the risk of developing neuropathy and possible neuropathic pain.
Magrinelli, F., et al. "Neuropathic pain: diagnosis and treatment." Practical Neurology 13.5 (2013): 292-307.
Marchettini, P., et al. "Painful peripheral neuropathies." Current Neuropharmacology 4.3 (2006): 175-181.
Mendell, J., et al. "Clinical practice. Painful sensory neuropathy." New England Journal of Medicine 348.13 (2003): 1243-1255.


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Do you want to get involved with the European Wheelchair Basketball Championships?
If so now is your chance to!
Applications are now open for volunteers for the European Wheelchair Basketball Championships, taking place in Worcester from 28th August – 6th September 2015.
Volunteering will help to deliver an experience of a lifetime for the participants whilst providing you with the opportunity to represent your city, county, and country – and to have great fun along the way!
Please see the Volunteer Information for more information and the Volunteer Application Form to apply.
Australians aren't the only cricketers celebrating recent success. The Worcestershire Elizabethans blind cricket team are upbeat after winning their inaugural match against visually impaired players in Wolverhampton.
The hosts made 79-2 from 10 overs. Worcestershire Elizabethans replied emphatically reaching the target without losing a wicket and with a couple of balls to spare.
Old Elizabethans CC breathed new life into Worcestershire blind cricket last summer when weekly development sessions began at the Memorial Ground in Perdiswell. Funded by the Sports Partnership Herefordshire and Worcestershire and coached by sports students from the University of Worcester, the squad welcomes male and female players of all ages and abilities who are blind and share a love of cricket. Training continued throughout the winter thanks to a partnership with the New College Worcester school for the blind.
Blind Cricket was started in England in the 1940s as a means of recreation for injured servicemen.
Outdoor coaching sessions have started at Old Elizabethans Cricket Club on a Wednesday evening from 6.30 to 8pm. Anyone is welcome.
Our Happy Place Social Media Links!
Our Happy Place Partnership now has a Twitter and Facebook account.
If you 'tweet' or 'Facebook' please can you connect with us on Twitter or like the page on Facebook and share where you can.
Who is powerchair football for?
Due to the nature of the sport both male and females can compete together in the same team and players 5 years of age and over can be involved. Anybody who has a physical disability weather they are a wheelchair user or not are invited to take part.
We are celebrating Easter and the start of Spring at The Monday Night Club in April.
An Easter Egg hunt on Easter Monday, followed by our Alice in Wonderland BIG Spring fancy dress party and then dancing with Cat and live music with Clarissa on 20th and Nick Burton on 27th.
To celebrate our April birthdays!
Party Food and a Special Guest – The Mayor and Mayoress of Worcester are coming to the party.
Sunday 24th May – Family Fun Day at Barbourne Ex-Services Club.
The Monday Night Club is having a tombola at the Fun Day to raise money for the Club.
We will need a lot of prizes, so if you have anything you could donate, please bring it to the club.
We are going to Whitmore Bay, South Wales this year.
Sign up as soon as you can to make sure you can join us. Places are limited.
There are 20 places, so reserve your place soon.
Saturday 4th July – The Worcester Carnival.
We have entered a Monday Night Club Float in the Carnival called Round The World.
If you would like to be involved with decorating, riding on, or walking with, our float at the Carnival sign up now.
The Carnival will be at Pitchcroft, Worcester.
We train on the all-weather pitch at YMCA St Johns, Henwick Road WR2 5NS every Monday from 6pm – 7pm.
We are coached by Disability Sport Worcester and we are an FA Charter Standard Adult Club.
Just turn up on Monday at 6pm, or call Helen on 07973 788029 for more information.
All abilities can train with us. Men and women, beginners and experienced players. Family and carers are welcome to stay — and join in!
We have our own kit for players at no charge for the first year.
There is transport provided to the Club afterwards.
We have attached a flyer for April to print off, pin up or pass on. It's only £1 entry – every Monday. Call me if you need any more information about any of our events. Looking forward to seeing you very soon.
Worcestershire FA is delighted to be able to offer a 4 month placement opportunity to recent graduates, current undergraduates or similar following courses or employment related to sports development/sports management. The placement will be between mid-May and mid-September (to be agreed with the successful candidate).
This position reports directly to the Football Development Officers and will support and develop football in the Worcestershire FA area in accordance with the County FA Development Plan.
Interviews will take place on Monday 20th April 2015.
11 hours per week at £10.00 per hour, to start from 1st April 2015, or as soon as possible thereafter.
One year fixed term contract with the possibility of an extension, subject to funding.
Location: Based at our Worcester office, with outreach work throughout Worcestershire as required.
We need an enthusiastic, committed individual with good communication and organisational skills to support the work of our parent carer forum. There is growing recognition by statutory bodies that the parent carer voice needs to be heard in the shaping and development of services for children and young people with disabilities and you can play a vital part in enabling this to happen in Worcestershire. You will join a dedicated team of both paid staff and volunteers at WPCC at an exciting time in its development.
Afasic are holding an event in Kidderminster to support parents of children/young people with Speech and Language difficulties!
This will take place on Thursday 26th March at Kidderminster Town Hall, Vicar Street, Kidderminster DY10 1DB between 10.30am and 12.30pm and participation is entirely free.
Parents can book a place by emailing or telephoning me.