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Viktor Axelsen Net Worth 2022, Age, Height, Family, Wife, Children, Racket, Badminton
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Viktor Axelsen is a Danish badminton player. He is the 2017 World champion and the 2020 Olympic champion. He won the 2010 World Junior Championships, beating South Korea's Kang Ji-Wook in the final to become the first-ever European player to hold the title. Axelsen was crowned European men's singles champion in 2016 and 2018.
Name Viktor Axelsen
Profession Badminton player
Viktor Axelsen net worth 2022
Viktor Axelsen was born on January 4, 1994 (age 28 years) in Odense, Denmark. He was six years old, when his father introduced him to badminton, playing the games at the Odense badminton club. He lived with his father after his parents divorced, then lived alone in Copenhagen at the age of 17 and joined the national team.
His father Henrik Axelsen ran a small advertising agency for a number of years, but now works full time as a manager for his son, and his mother Gitte Lundager has a shop in central Odense with a hairdressing salon, cosmetics and fashion clothing. He was named as 2004 Player of the Year by the Odense badminton club.
Viktor Axelsen achievements begin when he won the National junior event in the boys' singles and doubles in his age group in 2006 and 2008. He later emerged victorious at the 2009 German Junior and also at the European U17 Championships. He made his debut in the senior international tournament at the 2009 Denmark Open played in the men's doubles event with Steffen Rasmussen.
In January 2010, Axelsen who played from the qualification round manage to reach the finals at the Swedish International tournament, and finished as the runner-up after losing to Indra Bagus Ade Chandra in straight games 15–21, 12–21. He competed at the World Junior Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico, claimed the boys' singles title by defeating the No.1 seed, China's Huang Yuxiang in the quarterfinals, India's B. Sai Praneeth in the semis and Kang Ji-Wook of Korea in the final.
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Axelsen claimed his first international senior title in October 2010 at the age of just sixteen, winning the Cyprus International. A few weeks later he entered his first Super Series event in singles, the Denmark Open 2010; making it through the qualifying stages before losing out to compatriot and eventual winner Jan Ø. Jørgensen in the second round.
He secured gold in 2011 at the European Junior Championships, defeating teammate Rasmus Fladberg 21–8, 17–21, 21–13 in the final. He took a silver medal at the 2011 BWF World Junior Championships, lost the title to Malaysia's Zulfadli Zulkiffli, coming in second place.
First Grand Prix title, European and World bronze
Viktor Axelsen moved to Valby, in Copenhagen, and started training at Brøndby elite centre in early 2012. Axelsen finished runner-up at the French Open in Paris, losing in the final to Daren Liew 18–21, 17–21. He also won a bronze medal at the 2012 European Championships losing the semi-final in three games to Sweden's Henri Hurskainen 21–18, 18–21, 17–21.
In 2014, Axelsen has won his first Grand Prix title at the Swiss Open, beating China's Tian Houwei in the final 21–7, 16–21, 25–23. Axelsen won a bronze medal at the 2014 BWF World Championships and also a bronze medal again at the 2014 European Championships.
Viktor Axelsen finished runners-up in 2015 at the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold, three Super Series events India Open, Australian Open, and Japan Open. He qualified to compete at the Super Series Finals held in Dubai, and again finished as the runner-up. He featured in Denmark winning team at the European Mixed Team Championships in Leuven, Belgium. At the Sudirman Cup, the team that finished in the quarter-finals lost 2–3 to the Japanese team, where he played in the second match. He ended the 2015 season ranked as world number 6.
In 2016, Axelsen earned his first European crown in May 2016 beating compatriot and defending champion Jan Ø. Jørgensen with 21–11, 21–16 in the final of the 25th edition of the European Championships, the first in France at La Roche-sur-Yon. He was also part of the historic Danish team winning the first-ever Thomas Cup title in 2016.
He won five of his six played singles matches in the team tournament, also against Indonesia's experienced player Tommy Sugiarto in the final (21–17, 21–18) setting up a dramatic and historic 3–2 victory for Denmark over Indonesia. In the 2016 Rio Olympics, he won the bronze medal by beating Lin Dan from China 21–15, 12–21, 21–17.
World champion, second Superseries Finals title, World number 1
In 2017, Axelsen won the World Championship in Glasgow in two sets against Lin Dan (22–20, 21–16) and became the third Danish player to ever become a world champion (Peter Rasmussen 1997 in Glasgow & Flemming Delfs 1977 in Sweden). Axelsen, with a record of 4–3, is the only top twenty players to hold a winning record against Lin Dan, head-to-head.
Axelsen followed up his victory in Glasgow by winning the finals of the Japan Open tournament in Tokyo over Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia in three sets on 23 September, propelling him to the top of the BWF World Rankings.
Viktor Axelsen participated in the European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships in 2018 and got gold after suffering from a foot injury. He represented Denmark in the 2018 Thomas & Uber Cup. In the group stage, he defeated Vladimir Malkov from Russia and from Algeria. In the group stage match against Lee Chong Wei, he lost by two straight games 9–21, 19–21.
In the quarter-finals match against South Korea, he defeated Son Wan-ho, but he lost to the favourite and former world no. 2, Kento Momota in the semi-finals. Denmark was then eliminated in the semi-finals but not the defending champion of the 2016 Thomas & Uber Cup. In August, Axelsen was unable to defend his world title where he was defeated by two-time World Champion and reigning Olympic champion Chen Long in the quarter-finals.
All England Open title
Axelsen started the season by competing in Indonesia Masters. He finished as the semi-finalist after losing to the home player the seventh seed Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in two straight games. In February, he managed to defend his title in Barcelona Spain Masters after beating the Thai youngster Kunlavut Vitidsarn in straight games 21–16, 21–13. In March, he won the All England Open, making history as the first European and Dane to lift the men's singles trophy since 1999.
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Viktor Axelsen participated at the European Mixed Team Championships in Finland and helped the team win the gold medal. In March, Axelsen entered the All England Open as the defending champion. He reached the final but lost to 6th seed Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia in a gruelling 3 set match (29-30, 22-20, 9-21). He then took part at the Kyiv European Championships, advanced to the final, but the organizers decided to cancel the finals since Axelsen tested positive for COVID-19.
Consequently, he was barred from playing the final match with his compatriot Anders Antonsen and was awarded a silver medal. He won the gold medal in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, beating Chen Long in straight games in the final and without dropping a single game in the entire tournament.
In October, he won the Denmark Open title, defeating the top seed and world no.1 Kento Momota in a thrilling final match in three games (20-22, 21-18, 21-12). The match lasted 93 minutes.
Viktor Axelsen is married to his longtime girlfriend Natalia Koch Rohde, they had their engagement in March 2021. His wife Natalia gave birth to a baby girl named Vega Rohde Axelsen on 15 October 2020. The couple lives in a private house in Odense.
Viktor Axelsen net worth
How much is Viktor Axelsen worth? Viktor Axelsen net worth is estimated at around $7 million. His main source of income is from his career as a badminton player. Axelsen successful career has earned him some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy cars. He is one of the richest and influential badminton players in the world.


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Mitie takes first IFM step in pharmaceuticals with GlaxoSmithKline
GlaxoSmithKline Manufacturing Supply Chains has awarded Mitie a five-year contract to deliver fully integrated facilities management services in the UK & Ireland
This is the first major fully integrated facilities management contract for Mitie within the pharmaceutical sector and will include engineering, cleaning, catering and scientific services
Innovation will drive Mitie's approach to the contract, with GSK benefiting from Mitie's industry leading electric vehicle strategy
Mitie has been awarded a five-year contract with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Manufacturing Supply Chains, the science-led global healthcare company, following a competitive tender. The contract is worth around £150 million over five years, with an option to extend the contract for up to two years.
Designed to deliver a truly integrated facilities management offering, the new contract will cover a number of services including engineering, cleaning, catering and scientific services across eight GSK manufacturing sites in the UK and Ireland, including Barnard Castle and Ware.
For engineering services under this contract, Mitie's risk-based maintenance excellence framework will ensure that GSK's plant facilities and equipment are operating at maximum efficiency to support GSK's highly regulated and frequently audited operations.
The contract includes the provision of specialist scientific services – managing specific routine laboratory processes such as the preparation of chemical and biological compounds, as well as operating, maintaining and calibrating highly-specialised laboratory instruments. These services are delivered by a highly-skilled team of specialist operatives and technicians operating in strict compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards within a pharmaceutical laboratory environment..
Catering services will be delivered by Mitie's strategic catering partner, Gather & Gather. Wellbeing will be at the core of this service, with a dedicated 'food at GSK' website and specially designed local and seasonal menus, alongside 'Live Well' options. Additional self-service checkouts will be introduced at some sites to reduce queuing time and enhance customer experience.
In line with Mitie's commitment to make 20% of its fleet of cars and small vans electric by 2020, site vehicles covered by the contract will be replaced with electric vehicles wherever possible.
Carlo Alloni, Managing Director, Technical Services and Integrated Facilities Management, said:
"We are thrilled to welcome GSK as a major pharmaceutical client, with this comprehensive integrated FM contract. This agile model has been designed to deliver more control to our customer, with excellent service underpinned by new technology which will be embedded over the lifetime of the partnership. This is a great demonstration of how our experience and expertise ensures we are able to offer services that continue to transform with our customers as their needs evolve."
Lisa Clark, Head of FM UK & Ireland Operations, GlaxoSmithKline, said:
"We are off to a great start and excited about working in partnership with Mitie as we expect the team to help us drive facilities management in the pharmaceutical manufacturing environment to new levels. In particular, with the use of digital data analytics to improve efficiency along with Mitie's ability to self-deliver a broad range of services to increase team flexibility and drive out unnecessary cost."
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Mitie gets green light on integrated FM contract with Toyota
Mitie has secured a new five-year integrated facilities management contract with Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK.
Integrated facilities management: Aerospace manufacturer
Our client wished to see our facilities managers take a more hands-on role in the day-to-day running of the contract. In response we adopted a Unitary Management model. This has empowered our people, allowing them to deliver services more quickly and efficiently to our client.
Global telecoms services provider: A shared passion for exceptional service
This organisation is one of the world's leading telecoms and technology service providers. Over the past nine-years we have shared the challenges of an ever-changing consumer marketplace, the evolution of the facilities and property management industry, and increasing commercial pressure.

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This is obviously at the top of the list for a reason and that is because what we saw from Becky and Ronda before Becky's injury was absolute gold. Their feud on Twitter and in the the halls of the WWE has trumped (for lack of better words) anything that the men have been doing and is certainly more interesting than Seth vs Dean. We all know that this match more than likely may happen at WrestleMania 35 (which it should) and if it does happen than this needs to main event the whole damn show. This is the greatest generation of women's wrestlers the industry has ever seen and there is no one better to set history than these two. We just hope that the brass at the WWE know a smart business decision when it smacks them right in the face.
For a very long time, all I wanted was to see Rey Mysterio take on Sin Cara in the battle of the Luchadores, but in the sense of a generational thing like the Rock had with Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania X8. Unfortunately, Sin Cara never really panned out in the WWE (both versions to be exact) and Kalisto seemed to be this day and ages new Rey Mysterio in the past couple of years. It almost seems impossible that it'll happen with Rey on Smackdown Live and Kalisto trapped in the Lucha House Party on RAW and 205 Live, but I think this is a match that can happen somewhere down the road. Rey is an absolute legend in the business who showed that you didn't have to be 6'7″ and built like a brick sh** house to be a star in the wrestling world. Now he needs to pass the torch to the next in line which is obviously Kalisto and while I'll try not to hold my breath for this one, I'll definitely dream about seeing it. Plus, I truly believe that these two would excite a crowd with the action whether it be on RAW, Smackdown Live, or 205 Live.
I honestly do not believe that Seth Rollins and AJ Styles have ever locked up in a one on one match in the WWE. Seth Rollins is a guy who is carrying a generation of wrestlers in the WWE right now as he is and always was the future of the company. AJ Styles is a legend in the business that did things a little differently than most when it came to his road to the WWE. In the last two years or so, AJ has proved that he can carry a championship and a brand on his shoulders and he continues to do so. I mean the man had a five star match with John Cena which are words that are often not uttered a lot. Seth Rollins had one of the most impressive title runs the first time around before he suffered that knee injury that put him on the shelf for a while. He has since made a major return and has had some fantastic matches with whomever he steps in the ring with (except Dean Ambrose). I think the two best wrestlers in the business need to clash in the ring sooner rather than later.
I know one has done very little in the WWE itself while the other one is the darling of the WWE Universe with his catchy catch phrase, "Get These Hands." I am talking about the monster of NXT Lars Sullivan and the Monster Among Men Braun Strowman who despite having a title shot at the Royal Rumble is most likely not walking out with the Universal Championship. What should happen is what I like to call the battle of the Gargantuas as I propose Lars Sullivan vs Braun Strowman. It would be the perfect match to establish Lars as the most dominant monster in the WWE since you've established that the Monster Among Men is nothing compared to the Beast Incarnate. This one also plays into my next dream match after this one so bare with me. I have to agree with my fellow colleague on Five Star Podcast who has stated that the WWE should treat Lars in the same way they had treated the Big Red Monster Kane when he first debuted in the WWE and that is just make him dominant.
I am giving you a two for one right here with Lars Sullivan, but I want to treat it more like a funeral for Brock Lesnar. I think the WWE Universe is absolutely done having a Universal Champion who is only contractually obligated to be there six times a year. They have a plethora of talent to the point that if they knew how to use them then they'd be all set bringing back someone like Brock. It was cool for the first year or two when he was picking on guys like John Cena, but there is no use for him anymore. That is where Lars Sullivan comes into play here and again bare with me. Lars has just come off a big win over Braun and now to establish himself as the most dominant force the industry has ever seen, he sends Brock Lesnar into retirement and back to the UFC where he belongs because this is Lars's house now. It would be a passing of the torch moment that I would force Brock to do so that we can move on from him and into the future. I know the guy hasn't wrestled on the main roster yet, but this is a chance for the company to establish him as a dominant force. This is part one of Dream matches with Mr. X so stay tuned here for part 2.


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This post is especially helpful for those who have a lot of MP4 connection and would like to convert MP4 to WebM on Mac for uploading your videos to HTML sites or creating a HTML5 page with ease.
Before explaining why you need to create WebM video from MP4 video, you shall have a good understanding of HTML5. The fifth version of HTML standard is used for presenting content on world wide web, which has been used by 75.3% of all the websites on PC/Mac and phones as of now. With many newly added elements like <video>, <audio>, etc, HTML5 now makes your media files truly accessible without add-ons. It's proved that MP4 and WebM are two of the main formats for HTML5 video.
Actually, both MP4 and WebM feature high compression ratio and are commonly used for online streaming, but more so with the latter. If you get a download of 1080p HD video from YouTube in MP4 or WebM, you will notice that the file size in WebM (33.32MB) is about 47% smaller than that in MP4 (49.03MB). Besides the high bandwidth usage and small size in WebM, the video format is open-source, royalty free, and is supported by many browsers, while MP4 is patented and non-free format. That's way the HTML video in MP4 can be only accessible if you have licenses from the individual patent holders. If you have a lot of MP4 videos and want to access or embed MP4 videos on HTML5 page, the best solution is to convert MP4 to WebM first using a MP4 video converter.
Free download MacX Video Converter Pro to fast convert MP4, MOV, WMV, MTS, H.264, H.265, MPEG4, etc to WebM video with small size for embedding video in HTML5 site or simply download WebM to MP4 format at fast speed.
There are tons of HTML5 video converters out there for Mac, many of them being targeted for WebM conversion. But you will be informed of various problems with the conversion from MP4 to WebM. For example, Handbrake only converts WebM to MP4 and MKV on Mac and Windows but is not preset with WebM profile, let along the incomplete WebM encoding at times. FFmpeg comes with libvpx library error with message showing "Encoder (codec VP8) not found for output stream." While online video converter Zamzar puts you at the risk of virus infection during MP4 to WebM conversion.
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What is WebM: WebM is developed by Google, which is especially designed for the web. It is open-source and is compressed with VP9 and VP8 codecs. Due to its small file size, free application, and high quality video, it is one of the standard supporting HTML5 and can be streamed over YouTube. Nowadays, Google Chrome, Firefox and VLC supports WebM while other mobile devices are incompatible with this format.
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After the over indulence of chocolate and big cakes of the last few weeks, I searched Mary Berry's baking bible in search of something savoury and found this recipe that I had yet to cover.
The recipe seemed easy enough and Mary's instructions as always are clear and concise. I assembled all the ingredients as instructed and ended up with a scone dough that Mary suggests shaping into a round and dividing into 6 sections. This is where I added my own twist and decided to cut them out as usual scone shapes which I think looks nicer and is easier to store. I managed to cut out 9 scone shapes , sprinkled the top of them with the leftover grated cheese and popped them in the oven.
The smell as they were cooking was mouthwatering! After the pinger went off, I had a look at them and they were a beautiful golden colour and pretty even so I was pleased with them.
I am afraid to say that one didn't get to cool off totally, before it was sampled but I maintain that this is the cook's perk!
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That's great….did you make the round like Mary did or individual scones like me? These are my chief taster's favourite and he's a bit miffed that he has to wait till I have finished the book for more!
Thank you for your comment, but Week Thirty Three is perfectly legible on a computer, laptop or cellphone. However, the whole idea of Kim's Cake Challenge isn't to publish every recipe and use the blog instead of getting Mary Berry's Baking Bible.


A New Year brings new resolutions, but when it comes to young adults, are trendy resolutions like weight loss and fad diets actually good for their health?
Medical experts say, often times more patients come in during the beginning of the new year with injuries tied to these type of resolutions - overdoing it at the gym, dehydration, and energy loss due to lack of eating.
Research shows, for college students, many of whom are already dealing with social pressures of being in college, the added pressures of comparison and achieving goals tied to these kind of resolutions can prove more hurtful than helpful.
At Buffalo State College, they're changing the conversation about overall wellness by starting a new initiative open to all students during all four years of enrollment, called the "Orange Shirt Experience."
Rock Doyle, Assistant Vice President of Health & Wellness shared this reminder, "I think what you need to understand is the social pressures that many of the youth do feel are tied to weight and what they view as ideal weight."
This new initiative starts with an orange shirt, but it doesn't end there.
Students stop in, schedule a physical and from there they are paired with professionals who assist in coaching, monitoring and empowering them to focus on the importance of overall health & wellness - not just reaching a goal weight or succeeding at a new diet.
Exercise ties right in to this as well.
Sean Roberts has worked at Buff State for 19 years. As Head Athletic Trainer he said, "when a resolution takes place that really has a lot to do with, this is what I need to get done immediately, and immediate change is good, but can you sustain that?"
Sustainability and consistency - two important factors that help young people create good habits.
Habits experts say will ultimately serve them much better in the long run than the short run.


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[INTERVIEW] Following their release on Stripped Down Records, G. Edd and 9vol talk to us about their new duo The Provincials, the production process behind 'Pandora' and upcoming plans
Contributing Writer October 22, 2020
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Having recently joined forces as The Provincials duo for their new release on Stripped Down Records, G. Edd and 9vol have over a decade's worth of influence in the music industry combined.
G. Edd has been living electronic music for 15 years through his productions, DJ performances and organisation of events and festivals including Garden of Dreams, Silver and Smoke. 9vol used to produce and play house music back in the 2000s as Albino on Nervous Records, Doppelgaenger and many more.
We caught up with The Provincials to hear about their exciting new release on Claudio Ricci's Stripped Down imprint, the inspiration behind each track, their favourite albums of all time and future projects.
Hi guys, thanks for taking the time to talk to Music is 4 Lovers. Can you tell us where in the world you are based, and how you both are doing?
Hi everyone, we are glad to speak to Music is 4 Lovers. We are based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and to be honest, we are struggling with this difficult year. But not everything is so black, we are looking forward to our new releases.
You are releasing together as The Provincials, with a single forthcoming on Stripped Down records. Can you tell us a little about the pair of you, your unusual names (G. Edd and 9vol), what you were doing before and how you came together for this project?
Yes, G. Edd and & 9vol are our aliases under which we present ourselves when we work individually, but our collaboration didn't start with The Provincials. We collaborated back in 2011 as G. Edd & Albino (now known as 9vol). After a few releases, we took a little break from doing them and worked on our sound quality. The Provincials project was created two years ago, and the crowning moment of making music for all these years will be the release for Stripped Down Records. This would be a brief retrospective of our time together.
Stripped Down Records seem to be a label on a bit of a roll at the moment, with support on BBC Radio 1 and regular press, how did you get involved with the imprint?
Honestly, we searched for a label for the first edition of The Provincials for a long time, and then the opportunity opened up to send our promotional material to Claudio through our friend Daniel. Claudio was amazed with our sound, and we were amazed with the opportunity to have our EP signed on a label such as Stripped Down records. We are truly happy about that, because as you said, it's a label supported by BBC Radio 1 and many more.
Can you tell us a little about the two originals tracks on the release, 'Pandora' and 'Nuanda', what were the inspirations and how was the writing and recording process?
Pandora is the track that best describes what the sound of The Provincials represents. The vocals for the track were borrowed from an interpreter of Sevdah, the traditional Bosnian music style. We always enjoyed combining traditional and organic sounds with new styles in electronic music. We found inspiration all around us, it's simply the moment you happen to be in. Nuanda, with it's originality, speaks best about that.
Things have obviously been tough for people over the past half a year, and the electronic music industry has certainly suffered. What has been your experience of the last 6 months and do you see light at the end of the tunnel?
As I said, it's a difficult year for all of us, but somehow we try to work even if our possibilities are limited. Again on the other hand, as performances are kept to a minimum, there is plenty of time left for production. We are trying to find some balance in everything and we definitely believe that 2021 will be the year of new freedom.
What are your favourite 3 albums of all time?
That's a tough question because there is too much good music, but let's give it a try. We just love all the albums from The Prodigy, but if we have to choose one, let it be the 1992's experience. It's the same with Moby, but we definitely think his best album is 1996's Play. Homework by Daft Punk in our opinion is definitely homework for all true lovers of electronic music. We are crazy about this album.
What's next for The Provincials?
Plenty more new music. What I can announce now is a new release with Božo Vrećo for October 2020, it will be a special surprise for fans of the traditional and modern sound. We have been working on our label for a long time, so we can expect that soon too. We have just started, so there is a long and significant road ahead of us. Stay safe, stay positive!
The Provincials 'Pandora' EP on Stripped Down Records is out on the 23rd October 2020.
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Eiza Murphy: "I normally start with a concept or lyric idea"
Eiza Murphy is only two singles into her short career in music, one that circles around a uniquely personal brand of pop, and which began under lockdown. London-based but Irish-raised, she's found sparkling success almost immediately, shooting to number one in the Irish iTunes charts with debut singles 'Black Hole' and 'Taxi'.
That's unsurprising, perhaps, for a woman who's long been focused on music. Her background includes trips to the Caribbean to perform, and musical education in New York before she headed to London to make her mark.
Murphy's songs seem to be drawn from a vivid imagination, each with an enticing story to tell over the beats. "With 'Black Hole', I wanted to write a song about the world ending and then it grew from there," she says. "I wrote it during the Australian wildfires and at the beginning of covid so it has an apocalyptic-like feel to it. 'Taxi' is about leaving a toxic relationship or scene so they're very different songs. They were both produced by my sister, Lenii, and released at the end of 2020."
Her new track is still more personal. "I think in every relationship (not just romantic), there's a power play going on. One person always seems to be more in control, even if it's barely noticeable. I played with the idea of dominance being shared in 'Bat and Ball'."
"I rarely write the melody first so I guess that's how I bring out the storytelling elements in my songs. I normally start with a concept or lyric idea when I write and then build the melodies around the story."
While Murphy has plenty of experience, she didn't really delve into the industry expecting instant success. Experience, perhaps, gives a sense of realism in that area, and being independent has never been a common route to making noise in the music industry.
"I'm completely independent so when I released 'Black Hole' and 'Taxi' I didn't have any expectations. I was really grateful for the support they got, especially because they were the first songs I had shared," she says.
"Most of the time, the songs begin with something I've experienced and then they grow into their own. I have loads of random inspirations like Lana Del Rey, Johnny Cash, and Jessie Reyez. They're so different but they're all storytelling/conceptual artists."
"Living in New York definitely impacted my music a lot. I moved there and lived with my Aunt during transition year to study music production at a school called 'Dubspot School of Electronic Music'. I was the only girl in the class and the youngest by fifteen years. It was full of underground Brooklyn DJ's who loved House and Techno music and I didn't know a thing about production then."
"I learned how to produce on Logic and being there also opened doors to new genres for me." The experience, perhaps, also played into the confidence to move to London and start again, a journey that's become something of a right of passage for certain types of Irish artists as they look to move up the ladder.
"I was able to work with a lot more people when I first moved to London because there's a massive music scene here," Murphy explains. "Since the pandemic and lockdown started though, everything has been done over zoom so living in London hasn't had the same impact because there have been no in-person writing sessions."
"It is a bit strange because performing is such a massive part of releasing music and getting it out there, but obviously no one can perform at the moment. Apart from that though, lockdown gave me a lot of time to put into my first two releases and I think a lot can be done online now, so I haven't been too affected by it."
"I'm definitely excited to get back to doing live shows, especially now that I've started releasing music."
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MA - fringillid morning
Red Crossbills - Montague Plains WMA, Franklin Co., MA. March 16th, 2021.
Last Tuesday (March 16th) I ran into an embarrassment of avian riches in the Montague Plains WMA. It was was bitterly cold at the start of the day, well below freezing in fact but by mid-morning the warmth of the spring sunshine began to make a real difference and the Montague Pitch Pines became a frenzy of finch activity once again. What made this morning particularly special wasn't so much the simple presence of lots of fringillids but more to do with having them gather together in one especially sweet spot. The place was full of them with Red Crossbills (85) White-winged Crossbills (7), Pine Siskins (12), Common Redpolls (7) and other commoner species such as American Goldfinch, Dark-eyed Junco, American Tree Sparrow, Song Sparrow and a handful of White-throated Sparrows.
White-winged Crossbill (female) - Montague Plains WMA, Franklin Co., MA. March 16th, 2021.
Finally a chance to catch up with proper views female White-winged Crossbills!
Red and White-winged Crossbills (males) - Montague Plains WMA, Franklin Co., MA. March 16th, 2021.
White-winged Crossbill (pair) - Montague Plains WMA, Franklin Co., MA. March 16th, 2021.
Two birds from a party of five feeding in the same Pitch Pine.
Common Redpoll with Red Crossbills - Montague Plains WMA, Franklin Co., MA. March 16th, 2021.
Red Crossbill - Montague Plains WMA, Franklin Co., MA. March 16th, 2021.
Red-breasted Nuthatch - Montague Plains WMA, Franklin Co., MA. March 16th, 2021.
Still good numbers around though far fewer than in the autumn and early winter.
A few will breed in the plains even in non-incursion years.
Labels: Common Redpoll, Montague Plains WMA, Pine Siskin, Red Crossbill, Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-winged Crossbill
MA - Snow Goose and a good selection of other waterfowl
Snow Goose - (first-spring), Turner's Falls power canal, Franklin Co., MA. March 16th, 2021.
Migration appears stalled for a few days, perhaps held up by four straight days of very cold, blustery North-westerlies, certainly a shock to the system after last week's warm southerlies. Aside from a steady build up of Ring-necked Ducks (c.140 between Barton Cove and the Turner's Falls Rod and Gun club) and Buffleheads (9 Barton Cove and at least 5 at the Turner's Falls power canal), the last few days have seen several species simply 'staging' in the area presumably waiting for more favorable weather conditions to continue migrating. A combined total of at least 1400 Canada Geese has been present at Barton Cove and the Turner's Falls power canal, seemingly ripe for the discovery of a good rarity? Alas, the most unusual geese so far have been single Snow and Cackling Geese, both of which have been present at the power canal from the 14th - 16th. The power canal also produced a welcome surprise with the appearance of the long staying (but often aloof) first-winter male Barrow's Goldeneye on the 13th. Barton Cove hosted a female Lesser Scaup (11th - 13th) and a female Greater Scaup (14th - 16th) as well as up to 30 each of Common and Hooded Mergansers. Gull migration has definitely been light over the last few days but an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull was new at Barton Cove on the 13th.
Cackling Goose - Turner's Falls power canal, Franklin Co., MA. March 15th, 2021.
Barrow's Goldeneye - (first-spring male), Turner's Falls power canal, Franklin Co., MA. March 13th, 2021.
Mercurial, with sporadic appearances at the power canal throughout the winter since December 25th, 2020.
Ring-necked Ducks - Barton Cove, Gill, Franklin Co., MA. March 15th, 2021.
Lesser Scaup (female) - Barton Cove, Gill, Franklin Co., MA. March 13th, 2021.
Greater Scaup (center) - female, Barton Cove, Gill, Franklin Co., MA. March 15th, 2021.
Black Vultures - Turner's Falls power canal, Franklin Co., MA. March 13th, 2021.
Continued arrivals in Montague with four over the power canal on the 13th.
Labels: Barrow's Goldeneye, Cackling Goose, Canada Goose, Common Merganser, Greater Scaup, Hooded Merganser, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Lesser Scaup, Snow Goose
MA - Harlequin plus White-fronted and Cackling Geese
Harlequin Duck (first-winter male) and Ring-necked Duck (adult male) - Barton Cove, Gill, Franklin Co., MA. March 11th, 2021.
This Harlequin was first discovered by Anne Jemas on the Millers River, January 1st, 2021.
Yesterday's Greater White-fronted Geese offered a clear indication that waterfowl diversity is picking up locally. With that in mind I checked Barton Cove fairly early this morning hoping for the white-fronts and anything else that might have dropped in with the Canada Geese. On arrival at cove I was greeted with an obvious increase in waterfowl numbers, especially diving ducks with 27 Ring-necked Ducks, 8 Hooded and 5 Common Mergansers, a dozen Common Goldeneye and a male Harlequin Duck....What?!! After rubbing my eyes a couple of times, sure enough, there indeed was a Harlequin, undoubtedly the same immature male that had been wintering a few miles upstream on the Millers River. Despite multiple birders checking, myself included, the Harlequin hadn't been seen on the Millers River since February 5th with that particular sighting coming from Jeremiah Trimble. A cool five weeks later, and there it was off Riverview Drive, Gill consorting with a couple of Common Goldeneyes. It was flighty this morning and rarely settled for long, and I last saw it around noon.
Harlequin Duck (first-winter male) - Barton Cove, Gill, Franklin Co., MA. March 11th, 2021.
Harlequin Duck (first-winter male, left) - with Common Goldeneyes, Barton Cove, Gill, Franklin Co., MA. March 11th, 2021.
Greater White-fronted Goose - Barton Cove, Gill, Franklin Co., MA. March 11th, 2021.
Just right of center, taken from Unity Park, Turner's Falls.
Cackling Goose - Barton Cove, Gill, Franklin Co., MA. March 11th, 2021.
Bathing just in front of the American Black Duck. Taken from Unity Park.
Canada Geese - Barton Cove, Gill, Franklin Co., MA. March 11th, 2021.
Numbers increased again today with over 1000 feeding in Bernardston in the evening.
Aside from the Harlequin, two Greater-fronted Geese did eventually show up at the cove in mid-morning. Oddly though, they were not associating with each other and things even got a little testy between them when they got too close. A quick check from Unity Park in mid-afternoon found only one Greater White-fronted Goose but with a wide scatter of reports from around the region in the last few days, I'm slightly hesitant to regard these and yesterday's birds as definitely relating to the same individuals. The two white-fronts yesterday did appear to be moving around together, quite different from the behavior of the two observed today. The afternoon search also turned up a Cackling Goose off Riverview Drive, my first of the season.
Back at the Montague Plains, a thirty minute stop along Old Northfield Road rustled up a further 70 Red Crossbills and my first Fox Sparrow of the year giving bursts of song among the stands of young Pitch Pines.
Labels: Cackling Goose, Fox Sparrow, Gill, Greater White-fronted Goose, Harlequin, Harlequin Duck, Red Crossbill., Riverside Village, Turner's Falls, Unity Park
MA - white-fronts, waterfowl and more crossbills
Greater White-fronted Geese (2) - Unity Park, Turner's Falls, Franklin Co., MA. March 10th, 2021.
Over the last couple of days immaculate weather, warm air and southern winds have produced a distinct uptick in waterfowl migrants passing through Franklin County. Small flocks of Canada Geese passed over the Montague Plains all morning on the 9th and by the evening some 800-900 had gathered in a well hidden cornfield in Bernardston. While visible migration was less evident on the 10th, a Greater White-fronted Goose was discovered at Barton Cove/Unity Park by David Sibley and by the time that I got to Unity Park at noon there were two, both of them adults! Having carefully scrutinized the geese at Unity Park the evening before I feel confident that these were brand new arrivals. Ring-necked Ducks too have increased over the last two days with 4 at Unity Park and 17 at the Turner's Falls power canal. The latter site also produced a whopping 26 Hooded Mergansers on the evening of the 10th!
Greater White-fronted Goose - Unity Park, Turner's Falls, Franklin Co., MA. March 10th, 2021.
Ring-necked Ducks - Unity Park, Turner's Falls, Franklin Co., MA. March 9th, 2021.
Gull migration can be a more discrete event but the evening of the 10th saw an impressive surge in Ring-billed Gull numbers to almost 200 birds. A Lesser Black-backed (adult) and two Iceland Gulls (first-winters) continue amid the Herring and Great Black-backed Gulls roosting at Unity Park.
Black Vultures - Montague Plains WMA, Franklin Co., MA. March 10th, 2021.
Turkey Vultures were already widespread by the 8th but on the 10th, a northward movement of some 12 Black Vultures over the Montague Plains was rather more impressive.
White-winged Crossbill (male) - Montague Plains WMA, Franklin Co., MA. March 9th, 2021.
White-winged Crossbill (male) - Montague Plains WMA, Franklin Co., MA. March 10th, 2021.
Finally, the Montague Plains have been 'heaving' under the weight of some 75 - 100 Red Crossbills with these birds being well north of the more heavily watched site of Old Northfield Road. Small scattered groups of singing/calling birds have been found throughout the plains over the last two days with an especially impressive concentration of about 60 in one spot. As expected, most identified to Type have been Type 10 but, thanks to Tim Spahr's help and guidance, I've also managed to identify and record Type 2 and Type 3. Of course, the prize for scanning through all those crossbills has been the continued presence of White-winged Crossbills, all of them have been males and around 7 or 8 individuals in all, maybe more. They're not especially vocal either and finding them usually involves careful checking of each individual crossbill that just happens to show itself.
With several more days of warmth in the forecast I think it would be reasonable to expect a few more migrants of interest before the forecast colder snap in the early part of next week.
Labels: Canada Goose, Greater White-fronted Goose, Iceland Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Montague Plains WMA, Red Crossbill, Ring-necked Duck, Turner's Falls, Unity Park, White-winged Crossbill
MA - another Hoary Redpoll
Hoary Redpoll - Whately, Franklin Co., MA. March 8th, 2021.
A contrasty image yes, but it appeared every bit as striking in the field.
Flocks of redpolls are still with us for the time being though I imagine with increasingly spring-like conditions we'll see them departing quite soon. Today I came across two flocks, 65 in Whately and about 28 at the Turner's Falls power canal. The Whately birds again surprised me by perching unobtrusively in the sumac thickets while the Turner's Falls flock gave no indication of their presence until I saw them disappearing in flight. On the plus side, the Whately flock contained an absolute spanking Hoary Redpoll and, despite the Common Redpolls within the flock appearing increasingly pale and worn, the Hoary jumped out like the proverbial sore thumb! After admittedly grumbling about how few Hoaries appeared to be involved in the current incursion, I do feel that discovery of this bird in Buckland on January 31st marked a personal turning point in the winter with some really classic individuals showing up after that bird. Overall I've been pretty satisfied with appearance of birds like the one featured here and I'm quite happy to leave the more ambiguous individuals for another day.
Three images of the same individual at various perching spots within the thickets.
Common Redpoll (male) - Whately, Franklin Co., MA. March 8th, 2021.
Common Redpolls - Whately, Franklin Co., MA. March 8th, 2021.
Labels: Common Redpoll, Franklin County, Hoary Redpoll, Whately
MA - White-winged Crossbills and other 'winter finches' this week
The White-winged Crossbills first noted on Feb 25th continued into the first week of March at the Montague Plains WMA . While it's possible there may have been some turnover, after spending a couple of hours each morning following crossbill flocks, I came away with the distinct impression that the numbers of both crossbill species were about the same as they were last week, roughly 70 Red Crossbills and 3 - 5 White-winged Crossbills. The latter included two males consorting together, a duo that I first noted back on Feb 25th, plus several single males with random flocks of Red Crossbills occasionally dropping down to the road for 'gritting'. Almost all the activity has been concentrated along Old Northfield Road in the southern portion of the WMA with crossbills occurring on both sides of Old Northfield Road and sometimes actually on the road itself. New (for me) in the plains this week were a single Common Redpoll and 3 Pine Siskins, the latter in song and particularly noteworthy since they haven't occurred on the same sort of scale locally as other wither finch species.
White-winged Crossbill (males) - Montague Plains WMA, Franklin Co., MA. March 3rd - 4th, 2021.
Looking at White-winged Crossbills, I don't mind admitting that I'm still smitten and wanted to make the most of them while they're here. In a couple of weeks they'll almost certainly be heading back to the boreal forests and long gone from the Montague Plains. I'm hoping/expecting that at least some pairs of Red Crossbills will remain in the plains to breed but after hours of carefully watching them this week I've yet to see any actual breeding activity such as nest building.
Red Crossbills - Montague Plains WMA, Franklin Co., MA. March 3rd - 4th, 2021.
Another fantastic week for this species with up to 70 exceptionally vocal birds present mid-week.
Common Redpoll - Montague Plains WMA, Franklin Co., MA. March 3rd, 2021.
Pine Siskin - Montague Plains WMA, Franklin Co., MA. March 4th, 2021.
The 'Whately Redpolls' surprised me this week both in terms of numbers (85) and the volume of song/calls coming from the thickets alongside the fields.
Red-breasted Nuthatch - Montague Plains WMA, Franklin Co., MA. March 4th, 2021.
Migration Notes; small numbers of American Crows heading north through much of the day on the 3rd occurring in flocks of 5 - 8 birds over Montague Plains, Turner's Falls and Greenfield. Also the first 'hints' of Canada Geese moving north with 6 over Turner's Falls on the 3rd and 5 over Montague Plains on the 4th, both flocks of highflyers heading purposefully north. Two first-winter Iceland Gulls joined the small gull roost at Unity Park on March 3rd-6th with an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull (new) present on the 6th. Over 100 American Robins together along Meadow Road, Montague on March 5th, and Turkey Vultures over Sunderland on the 5th (Brian Kane) and Main Road, Gill and Turner's Falls (4) on the 6th.
Lesser Black-backed Gull (center) - adult with Herring, Great Black-backed and Iceland Gulls, Unity Park, Turner's Falls, Franklin Co., MA. March 6th, 2021.
Lesser Black-backed Gull - adult, Unity Park, Turner's Falls, Franklin Co., MA. March 6th, 2021.
Labels: Acanthis exilipes exilipes, American Crow, Canada Goose, Common Redpoll, Hoary Redpoll, Kumlien's Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Montague Plains WMA, Pine Siskin, Red Crossbill, White-winged Crossbill
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Baton change at the MLZ
Collage Richter-Brückel Prof. Dieter Richter (left) handed over his duties as MLZ director to Prof. Thomas Brückel (right). © W. Schürmann / TUM, Forschunsgzentrum Jülich
Prof. Dieter Richter (left) handed over his duties as MLZ director to Prof. Thomas Brückel (right). © W. Schürmann / TUM, Forschunsgzentrum Jülich
At the end of March, Prof. Dieter Richter of the Research Centre Jülich not only retires, but also passes his position as MLZ Director to Prof. Thomas Brückel. Officially, Prof. Brückel, however, has already taken the job as MLZ director at the beginning of this year.
Prof. Dieter Richter studied physics in Braunschweig and Aachen and worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Brookhaven National Laboratory, one of the largest research centers in the United States in the state of New York. After his return he completed his habilitation in Aachen and then went as a scientist at the European counterpart to Brookhaven, the Institut Laue-Langevin in Grenoble. His research there was mainly the high-resolution spectroscopy – in particular the spin-echo method to study soft matter and biological macromolecules – to which he remained true even after his appointment in 1989 as director of the Institute for Solid State Research Institute at the Forschungszentrum Jülich. Richter is as neutron scatterer and dedicated representative of the European users of neutron sources well known with an excellent reputation worldwide, and has therefore been honored with many prestigious awards. He was honored in 2009 for his life's work with the Walter Hälg the European Neutron Scattering Association award. As a member of all major organizations and as an expert in this field, he was called in many bodies – even advising the federal government – and is still highly sought after as a consultant and editor of reputable magazines. For the period after his active and labor-intensive time as director of the Institute for Neutron Scattering at Forschungszentrum Jülich and as MLZ director he will continue to work scientifically, but without the management obligations of the past: "There will be more time for the many good things in life. For traveling, hiking, cultural events, and last but not least for the family."
Prof. Thomas Brückel originates from Württemberg and studied physics in Tübingen. He discovered his enthusiasm for neutrons early on, before his doctoral thesis, which he did partly at Hahn-Meitner Institute (now Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin) and partly at the Institut Laue-Langevin. After completing his thesis, he returned to Grenoble. Brückel discovered the world of synchrotron radiation during his time at the German Electron Synchrotron DESY Hamburg. In 1997 he was appointed as director of the Institute for Solid State Research in Jülich, and in 2006 he took over the job as director of the Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS). Since 2011 he is also director of the Peter Grünberg Institute, which is dedicated to basic research in the field of new physical concepts and materials in information technology and related fields. Brückel's interest as a physicist is targeted to magnetic nanostructures, quantum phenomena in solids and scattering methods.
Brückel is a proud father of three daughters, who are also enthusiastic about sciences and engineering. The avid mountaineer wants to first listen to the suggestions of the staff members before shaping together a strategy for the further development of MLZ. "My goal is to unite the best of both worlds in this unique collaboration between Technical University and Helmholtz centers."


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Serle (Brescian: ) is a comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, Italy. It is bordered by the neighboring communes of Nuvolento, Caino and Botticino.

History
Framed by the mountains of Valle Sabbia, the municipality of Serle is located in a basin of the valley rising up from the river Chiese to Cariadeghe plateau. The etymology of the name could originate from this morphological feature, since serule means dolina. The area has been inhabited since the Mesolithic period. Being a Roman settlement, as shown by an old furnace, Serle was very important in the early 11th century, when the bishop of Brescia Olderico founded the monastery of San Peter in Monte Orsino on mount San Bartolomeo. The monastery had a very strong political and religious power and significantly influenced the history of a vast territory until 1446. The town became an independent municipality in 1138 and part of the "quadra di Gavardo" during the Venetian domination. The economy was based on agriculture and cattle rearing in the past; it is now supported by marble extraction, handcrafts, trading of charcoal, and building activities.

Serle played a role in the history of the Italian Risorgimento, due to the heroic acts of the Catholic priest Don Pietro Boifava (1794–1879), a protagonist of the "10 Giornate di Brescia" riot with Tito Speri.

Places

San Bartolomeo's church
The church was built during the 8th century on the ruins of the Benedictine monastery. From the old coenoby, it still keeps Romanesque remains and a fresco by Paolo da Caylina il Giovane in the apse. Also, the church, still existing in 1138 and became a sanctuary of the Beata Vergine Annunciata in 1747, belonged to the monastery.

The imposing parish church dedicated to San Pietro in Vincoli and built during the early 18th century is a rare example of 18th-century style in Lombardy and a National Monument. All churches are decorated with many marble altars made by the "rezzatese" school in Rezzato during the 17th-18th centuries.

Nature
The natural monument upland of Cariadeghe is very important for its environmental and speleological features. It is characterized by karstic features including dolinas, caves, and swallow holes conveying water under the ground. A large number of majestic century-old trees grow in the protected area.

Politics
Since 2004 the mayor of Serle has been Gianluigi Zanola. The city council has 12 seats. After the June 2009 elections, the new city council has eight seats filled by members of the Democratic Party and four filled by The People of Freedom.

References

Cities and towns in Lombardy

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NGB Tip: I'd advise you sieve the blended mix, and throw away the chaff. Add your oils like coconut oil and Argan oil .
Also, section your in 4 parts then apply the mix from the roots of the hair up to the tip of the hair.
If you cannot take the smell of the onion, mix up the coconut oil and Argan oil, apply to you sectioned hair.
Cover up with a shower cap for 30 to 45minutes, then proceed to the next step.
I used the dudu osun which is a black soap which helps. I washed with warm water to open the pores of my scalp.
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I blended together the eggs, honey, banana, Shea butter, coconut oil and extra virgin olive oil.
After my wash, I made sure my hair was dry but still moist to avoid my mixture from running over.
I parted my hair in four sections and applied my blend as if I was applying a relaxer starting from the roots of the hair to the tip of the hair. Here, I combed through,section by section with a wide tooth comb. Then I cover my conditioned hair with a nylon bag also covered by my shower cap. I let this be for an hour, even though 45 minutes is recommended.
After this, wash out the conditioning with the dudu osun and cold water once. This is so that the egg would not cook.
I made my rinse with 2 bags of Lipton tea and this is because my hair is not weighty nor long but 4 bags is what I would recommend for a big, long and weighty hair.
I used glycerin, coconut oil, water and a spritz bottle.
Since I forgot my leave in conditioner product, I mixed the glycerin, coconut oil, water in the spritz bottle and used this to get my groovy shine amongst other benefits.
Finally, I tied my hair in a nylon headscarf and slept in that.
Testimony :my wash was done a week ago and I can proudly tell you that my hair has this shine my hairdresser(sister😛) could not help but admire and that's the work of the deep conditioning and rinse. Also the onion always and has always gave my hair weight and length,infact my hair got two inches long or more and overall, no dandruff and flakes has been found for this past week...................Isn't that bliss?
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Baltimore's Mayor Catherine Pugh, a member of the University of Maryland Medical System Board of Directors, is at the center of a controversy involving an all-too-convenient $500,000+ in profit from her "Healthy Holly" books. Mayor Pugh profited from the sale of the series in a supposed attempt to end childhood obesity. The UMD Medical System, among other organizations, purchased thousands of copies of her self-published book over the course of a few years, bringing Mayor Pugh's integrity into question.
In the face of this scandal, the city council has called for her resignation. She, on the other hand, is insistent that after her recovery from pneumonia, she will return to office loaded with apologies for actions that brought on public distrust and the inkling of an unsavory business deal.
But I digress. The true horror, I'd argue, is more the contents of the series itself. Even beyond literary circles, the phrase "self-published" raises eyebrows and lowers expectations. "Healthy Holly" is a joyful romp through a hellhole of spelling errors, typos, character inconsistencies and flaws.
Amid other grammatical atrocities is the misspelling of the word "vegetable," coupled with the book series major flaws in character motivations. For instance, in "A Healthy Start for Herbie", a young child's initial instinct upon meeting her newborn brother is to ask when he can exercise. The story follows her disappointment as she interrogates her mother about what brutally strict health regimen the baby can maintain. This leads the reader to conclude that perhaps Mayor Pugh isn't the only fake one here.
Jokes aside, the whole scenario still reads like clickbait, except all that makes it a meme is factual. Mayor Pugh has expressed her full intent to return to office despite the fact that Baltimore City Council has reached a consensus: she must resign immediately. At the briefing, in which she addressed the scandal and her involvement in it, she apologizes for doing anything to make the public question her integrity and commitment to the city's well-being.
She then proceeds to demonstrate her good intent by showing off her up-and-coming baby's clothing line that promotes healthy eating and exercise in the presumed newborn and toddler demographic.
I can say with sincerity, the more I followed the breaking story, the more I laughed because of just how bizarre it all was. I fully acknowledge the misappropriation of funds, power and patronage that this deal entailed. The particular irony of this situation is that these funds could have been allocated properly in an effort to actually improve the health of children within the city, which Pugh stated was a supposed priority.
"Big news" today makes a habit of confusing and leaving the reader often more hopeless and apathetic when navigating a political landscape. But, there is an odd sense of humor, as well as simplification, in this local scandal. Politician is outed for a financial scandal. Politician is ostracized. More meme-worthy information is uncovered. Politician is urged to resign. Politician insists they'll be running for re-election, despite that they continue to caricature themselves as what is wrong and detestable within their constituency, spending exorbitant amounts of money along the way … oops, I mean… resuming her position after an unfortunate bout of pneumonia.


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Run any check which reports line 0 for an issue. This used to be the required behavior for checks that flag the entire file, and have no relation to the AST. For example FileSetChecks.
I know there was a breaking change in checkstyle/checkstyle#6000, changing the "magic" line number to 1. This kind of neutralizes this problem.
BUT: I noticed the problem running custom checks at work. I would expect some custom checks to be around that haven't noticed checkstyle/checkstyle#6000.
I have already fixed this, it's a small thing. PR upcoming.
I'm not sure why code would rather use null instead of 0. Seems odd.
I guess this is because it has to select a line and was expecting to not select anything with null. I would think this is the code we change to not return null but instead default to 1.
So why wasn't this an issue in sonar before but it is now? Or was this always a problem and no one run checks that flagged line 0 to notice?
line number. Do not use null anymore for this.


Thank you for this, for your enthusiastic embrace of difficulty against the world's encouragement of complacency. It's so affirming.
Thank you for saying it's affirming. I put a lot of work into rejecting complacency, but I also do it in this way that feels very automatic and visceral and *of course*. It's nice to be reminded that, automatic or no, it matters.
In so many ways I am with you — I also believe in naming the specificities of emotion, desire, consent and power in relationships, and I am committed to describing and negotiating that territory in all its idiosyncratic detail. But I am unwilling to give up on the word "love" entirely, because that feels like ceding territory that is so deeply hard-won to capitalism, to violence, to heteronormativity.
I will always say I love you, and frequently, to those I feel that way about. And it will mean different things, and I will elaborate both when I am prompted to and not. It *is* shorthand for so much more, and while I agree that is dangerous I don't believe it is terminally so. I think there is room for this word in my vocabulary to mean more than what capitalism and heteropatriarchy would determine, and it feels important to me to resist and reclaim its usage.
I respect this. And yet, when you write you will say the word to those you feel "that way" about, I literally do not know what you mean. And it's so easy for me to hear the dangerous, violent, coercive shades of meaning rather than the caring ones. This is in part to do with my personal history with the word, but I don't think I'm alone in my experience of it. All of which to say, I guess, that I support your efforts to reclaim the word, as long as there is also space in that reclaiming project for someone like me to simply refuse it.
There is, of course, room in my reclamation project for a complete refusal of the word "love." For me to enforce a word on you, or anyone else, would go against my own ethics of consent and commitment to honest and careful negotiation. My feelings of affection and caring and friendship for you, Megan, have always been complicated, and I'll keep in mind for the future that you would prefer (and would, in fact, be triggered by) my usage of the word love to encompass those feelings.
That said, I do challenge your assertion that you have "literally no idea" what I mean when I say that I feel "that way" (an emotional threshold for me such that I would feel the urge to state I love you) about someone. It sounds to me like you do have some ideas — but they are ideas that scare you and make you uncomfortable. Instead of making positive assumptions of caring, reciprocated desire, mutual aid, compatibility, etc. within the word love — and I agree that those assumptions are too often used to forcibly obscure interpersonal violence and abuse — you worry about coercion, danger, and violence. And I wonder about this.
Shorthand language, like saying I love you as my partner leaves to go to work in the morning, is functionally about those words standing in for everything else that cannot be said in that moment — either because there isn't time or the inclination to elaborate or say things differently because they're going to be late or because the emotion is actually unspeakable and these words clumsily fill the space. Or because we fought the night before and there are things still left unresolved but I want them to know, in an instant, that the ritual bedrock of our lives is still intact — without having to go back into our fight when there isn't time to. It's a reference point that we can come back to later, that maybe even we can rest on now to be able to get through the rest of our lives. Certainly, the word love is fuzzy, with as many definitions as there are people saying it, in as many circumstances as it is said — for me, that is actually part of its utility. It's also part of its pleasure: accepting that I could always be wrong, could be misinterpreting, but in this moment when you say "I love you" I will risk believing I know exactly what you mean, because of our history and intimacy and shared life together. For me, even with the times I've been proven wrong and betrayed, those moments of shared understanding around the word love and the sometimes daily ritual of using it are immensely precious to me.
And I hear you that there are other words with, perhaps, more useful specificity. For negotiation and processing, I couldn't agree more. (For interesting plots in romantic media? Absolutely!) But for the daily mundane ritual and social glue of my life and my relationships? For me, the word "love" works, and has such an immense and profound history of meaning for me that I would be sad (and honestly, would refuse) to abandon it. As I first stated, and I always return to, it is important to me to respect your consent around this word. And similarly, I want my consent and desire to be respected as well. Doing both together presents real limits on what's possible between us. I think our different experiences of and levels of investment in the word "love" and it's usage present a significant incompatibility — which is okay. Thankfully, I think the protocols and boundaries of our friendship can allow space for that difference, heavy though it may be.
Also. I truly hate the way that paragraph breaks are lost in these comments. 😉 So sorry for the endless word blocks.
YES. The discourse of "love" as retroactive implied consent, as an inevitable cause-and-effect that forecloses all other possibilities, as the utter flattening of specificity–you illustrate it so perfectly. When I clear "love" out of my own vocabulary, it opens up so much space for invention and critical thought in how I name, experience, and seek relationships and feelings. Let's keep inventing new words and new intimacies, and let's keep thinking about the specificities that are already all around us.


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Editorial comment – Separation of powers
Fred Wesley
22 January, 2023, 1:24 pm
Army Commandern Major General Jone Kalouniwai walks out from government buildings in Suva, on Tues 17 Jan 2023. Picture: SOPHIE RALULU
After that statement by the Army Commander Major General Jone Kalouniwai earlier this week, we now have the issue of "separation of powers" to contend with.
It is the separation of powers when we are dealing with the three branches of government, which according to Suva lawyer Jon Apted at the Fiji Law Society Convention, is not as easy in practice as people think.
Mr Apted noted there had been recent public comment that Government was not following the concept.
Some of the criticism, he clarified, may be justified.
Under the Fiji Constitution, he offered though, there was a lot of "overlap" between the three branches of government.
Attorney-General Siromi Turaga insisted Fijians should look at the issue objectively.
We are talking about the legislative, the executive and judicial arms of government.
For whatever it is worth, and now that we have the former A-G Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum adding his voice to the discussion, we will hope there is no concentration of unchecked power.
There is emphasis on checks and balances and subsequently a focus on addressing abuse of power.
We look at the process of making laws, carrying out these laws and evaluating them and look up to the powers that be to empower these arms, and ensure there is a separation of powers.
In saying that, we again reflect on the statement by the Army Commander, and once again, appeal to the powers that be to ensure processes are in place to allow appropriate attention to issues raised by Major General Kalouniwai.
A wave of concern and emotions swept through the nation this week, and it still is out there.
You can sense it!
As we said earlier in the week, this is why we will raise the issue of words, and how powerful they can be.
Words, if not thought out carefully, or even if that happened, can have an impact on our lives, leaving an indelible impression on our minds.
The roll-on impact can be anything from placid to fear, uncertainty, frustration and anger.
When the army commander makes a public statement, it has that added touch of emotion attached to it.
It is the people who will need reassurance eventually.
This week, the army commander, his line minister Pio Tikoduadua and the Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka took centre stage, a day that many Fijians will remember for some time.
While the outcome was positive, and eventually would have settled the nerves of thousands of Fijians, there is hope that communication lines are open and frank discussions have cleared any simmering frustrations and concerns.
There is hope that there is renewed commitment to ensure processes are firmly in place to empower us all, to move forward with confidence, reassured by a sense of security and adherence to the ideals of democracy.
Again, we look up to the powers that be to do the right thing, by the people, and for the people!
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Q: viewDidLoad not running when expected I have the following code in my viewDidLoad to change an image:
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
    [super viewDidLoad];
    NSUserDefaults *defaults = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];

    if ([defaults objectForKey:@"colour"] == nil) {
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        [defaults setInteger:0 forKey:@"colourIndex"];
        [defaults synchronize];
    }

    [background setImage:[UIImage imageNamed:[defaults objectForKey:@"colour"]]];
    NSLog(@"%@", [defaults objectForKey:@"colour"]);
    // Logs "Blue"
}

When I open my flipside view in the iPhone Simulator and then go back to my original view, the result of the NSLog doesn't change and the image doesn't change. Why is this happening?

A: Move this code to viewWillAppear.  viewDidLoad is not called every time the view is presented.
This link provides a good explanation.
UIViewController viewDidLoad vs. viewWillAppear: What is the proper division of labor?

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Chris Packham cancels all TV work after feeling 'burnt out'
Chris Packham cancels all TV work after feeling 'burnt out' as he announces surprising new career change
Wildlife presenter, 61, is taking a break for the first time in four decades
The BBC host will spend the start of 2023 creating abstract sculptures of animals
The TV personality was the target of a firebombing in autumn 2020
By Connie Rusk For Mailonline
Chris Packham has cancelled all TV work for the next three months after feeling completely 'burnt out'.
The wildlife presenter, who fronts BBC's flagship Autumnwatch, Winterwatch and Springwatch shows, is taking a break from the cameras for the first time in nearly four decades after feeling like he's been constantly running on a treadmill.
Chris, 61, is now embarking on a surprising career change, using the start of the year to create abstract sculptures of animals.
Chris Packham has cancelled all TV work for the next three months after feeling completely 'burnt out'
'I'm not going to buy a Ferrari and run off with a 20-year-old,' he told The Mirror.
'I've never taken three months off work. Never. I can barely sleep I am so excited. I might have to ban [partner] Charlotte from the studios.'
Of his new art project, Chris added: 'I don't want any interference or disruption, I want to get on with it. It will be good to clear my head and focus on something completely different.'
Chris has had a tough time in recent years. Back in September, the presenter spoke about how he believed his stance on foxhunting is what caused him to be targeted in a firebombing in autumn 2020.
Time out: The wildlife presenter is taking a break from the cameras for the first time in nearly four decades (pictured with Michaela Strachan and Gillian Burke)
The naturalist alleged the torching of a Land Rover Discovery was a 'hit job' likely carried out by a highly sophisticated gang who had 'clearly done it before.'
He said attacks on his property are 'more common when fox season starts' because he openly calls for an end to the 'unnecessary cruelty' of the sport.
The firebombing was the latest in a string of attacks seemingly targeting the famed conservationist and his family. Chris has received death threats and his partner, Charlotte Corney, has been trolled.
The thing is, that all this stuff becomes more common when the fox hunting season starts because I am speaking out about it,' he previously told The Mirror.
'There was no ambiguity about the fact that it was done by people who had clearly done it before and knew exactly what they were doing.'
The wildlife expert noted, however, that authorities are 'hopeful' someone will come forward with information about the attack.
He added: 'They are hopeful that at some point in the next year someone will grass them up.'
Although the BBC star has noted the aggressive actions targeting him and his family typically begin during foxhunting season, he has no intention to stop advocating for an end to the sport.
'It has to come to an end. It's one of my life's missions,' he explained. 'We need to put an end that unnecessary cruelty.
'We're making progress and again, that is making life difficult because they don't like losing. The aggro always begins as soon as the fox hunting starts.'
Career: Chris says this is the first time in his TV career he has taken a break (pictured filming The Really Wild Show which ran from 1986- 1995)
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Travelled over the weekend and noticed that now summer is here the cancellations to services have started to kick in.
Obviously, despite the cringeworthy poster campaign trying to persuade us that GN actually have enough staff to run the service, there's still not enough drivers to go round once the summer leave cycle kicks in.
I would recommend anyone travelling via Hertford North over the next couple of months, especially at weekends, to check well beforehand to see if it's running (nationalrail.co.uk, other sites/apps available). Then at least you can reschedule if necessary.
Sad to say, this is still a problem six months later.
My contempt for these crooks is even greater than theirs for their customers (but not shareholders, obv).
Yup was about to post, drove to Hertford North this evening to drop of Mrs N to find ALL trains on the board in both directions cancelled. An announcement talked about staff shortages. Cue mad dash to Hertford East!
Must be the train drivers Christmas party or something!
Any idea if things have improved? I'm travelling in tomorrow from HFN and returning late, bit concerned!