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Level: International Baccalaureate
Subject: World Literature
Disgrace. Compare and contrast David and Lucys reaction to the attack in chapters 12 to 14
Compare and contrast David and Lucy's reaction to the attack in chapters 12 to 14 The apartheid in South Africa meant that there was separation of races. Post apartheid meant equality for all races; however racial discrimination made by individuals was not stopped. The truth and reconciliation act allowed those perpetrators of crime to confess and possibly be granted forgiveness (amnesty). This was mainly to help the white South Africans who had violated ay black South Africans' human rights, to apologise, and ask for compromise (reconciliation). However many black South Africans did not feel justified, as they had been through years of mistreatment, and it appeared that the white perpetrators would be granted forgiveness easily. So many sought for their own revenge, in Disgrace we see an example of this in chapter eleven. In this essay we are going to analyse the different reactions made by different generations of white South Africans. In chapter twelve the readers are introduced to the aftermath of the attack. After getting seen to at the hospital he is picked up by Bill Shaw, Bill compares the day's events to war, leading David to think 'war, atrocity: every word with which one tries to wrap up this day, the day swallows down its black throat.' ...read more.
We see that 'a grey mood is settling on him,' as well as the attack having 'shocked him to the depths,' David feels as though 'inside him, a vital organ has been bruised, abused- perhaps even his heart,' also 'his interest in the world draining from him drop by drop.' All of these quotes express David's feelings however rather than anger, a sense of sadness is upon him, and we see that this is due partially to the fact that he could not protect Lucy when she was being raped, which links back to Mr. Isaacs, Melanie's father and his forgiveness of David. David feels hatred towards those who committed the crime 'he wishes them harm,' these quotes indicate that although David feels anger and hatred towards them, he is broken, and the attack has traumatised and defeated David. He feels as though 'his pleasure in living has been snuffed out.' The readers see that Lucy wants to move on from the attack but we see her anger 'In the past he (David) has seen Lucy fly into a rage at the use of the word boy. ...read more.
Just like the old days: baas en Klaas (servant).' This goes back to the apartheid, when whites were treated in a much more superior sense. At the beginning of the novel we learnt that David was to stuck in his ways, reluctant to change, and this quote emphasises that. He still believes it should be that way, the attack encouraged his belief. To conclude I would say that David and Lucy's reaction to the attacks could not contrast more. Where David appeared to be scared and Lucy put on the brave front, David was the one who was strong for them both, going to the market etc, whereas Lucy was finding life after the attack very difficult, 'her thumb in her mouth like a child.' However, Lucy does not want the attack to be known to the public, she wants to move on, forget the past, but David wanted revenge on the attackers. Lucy's attitude towards the attack suggests that she felt guilty for the mistreatment of blacks and felt this was her punishment, whereas David's beliefs that change shouldn't happen were stressed by the attack. ?? ?? ?? ?? 1 ...read more.
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Jake Paul Defeats Tyron Woodley With Monster KO
Tonight is the anticipated rematch between Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley, and the boxing world has been quite curious about who would come out on top. The last battle between the two was a split decision that went eight rounds, and Paul was awarded the win. Both Paul and Woodley come into this match wiser, and many were wondering who would be the one to make the better adjustments in this second fight. Both came out of the gate aggressive right away, though Woodley got a few more hits in than Paul. Paul came back a bit and then they clinched, and soon they clinched up again. They got some boos and then after some flurries another lock up and more quick punches to their heads followed, as did more boos.
The first round ended without much pure offense being thrown, though Woodley did throw more punches in the round than he did last time around. Paul got some big right hands but the referee had to break them up again. Paul followed with another close-in and then they locked up once more. Paul got a big right hand in at Woodley's head and then got another big hook in on Woodley's body. Paul got a shot at Woodley's head, but Woodley also got a punch to the body and head of Paul.
A few more punches from both and then another followed, and then Paul got a few more punches off. Paul missed with a left hook and then the second round ended.
Third round begins and Woodley comes out swinging and then Paul hit a double jab on Woodley. Paul was bleeding from the head a bit. Woodley then keyed in and was on fire, hitting a series of punches and a big uppercut on Paul. Then Paul hit a double jab and a big right hand on Woodley and then Paul hit an uppercut on Woodley. Woodley missed his two punches but he stayed aggressive. Paul dodged two more and was bleeding more and more and they locked up to end the third round.
The fourth round begins and Paul went all out, but then settled down. Paul hit a quick body head combo as the cut on his forehead reopened a bit. Paul went in and Woodley lifted him up a bit and pretty much performed a takedown on him and the referee broke it up and told Woodley he couldn't do that. Woodley got Paul in the corner and they had to be separated a few more times until the bell and the fourth round ended.
The Fifth round starts and both missed with a few punches. Paul connected a little on some punches as did Woodley, and followed it up with an uppercut. Woodley got another good shot in on Paul's head and then the round was over. Round six begins and both threw a few punches but nothing really connected, and then Woodley got a big punch in around Paul's head. Then out of nowhere, Paul hit a massive punch straight to Woodley's head that knocked him down to the mat hard, and that was it. Paul got the win by knockout.
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While Paul got the edge last time, he wasn't happy that it was so close, and Woodley almost had him down at one point. In an interview with USA Today ahead of tonight's fight, Paul talked about changing up his approach from the last battle to this one.
"Look, I was unhappy with my performance and I think that was a great thing for me because now, moving forward after that, I made so many adjustments," Paul said. "Everything, A to Z. My training, how hard I went, my strength and conditioning, my diet, my sleep, my recovery. Everything. I tried to get better, and it's really paid off.
"Before I was just going in there knocking everybody out. And Tyron was really tough and I wasn't able to do that, so that pissed me off, and I've been pissed off for greatness ever since," Paul said.
"I learned in the first fight that I just have to stay focused and stick to the game plan. It's boxing and you're going to get tagged. Now that I've been through it, I have a lot more confidence going into this fight. Tyron was the first person who ever landed a punch against me and it was a great learning experience," Paul said.
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When starting a business, it can seem like everyone has an opinion on how you can become successful. They sound off on how to make your business grow faster, how to attract more customers, and how to generally run things. While good mentorship is useful, it is important to recognize that not all of the advice you'll get is good. Sometimes even very successful, well-intended people can lead you astray. The following are the reflections of ten entrepreneurs recalling the worst advice they received on the road to their success.
Become a nonprofit
If you are launching any kind of social venture, you may hear that you would be better off becoming a nonprofit. While there can be benefits to the nonprofit structure, that decision shouldn't be taken lightly. Non-profit status will bar you from being able to raise investor money — which can be the death knell for a startup. As Sacha Nitsetska, Founder & CEO or Mavenli.com recalls, "The worst entrepreneurial advice I ever received was from one prospective investor. He told me to just register my business as a nonprofit, as 'no one would ever pay for mentorship services.' Before I'd even finished building out the product, I had corporate clients ranging from world-renowned law firms to big four consultancies. We also had unpaid mentors on board, including the founder of Shazam! as well as senior advisors to CEOs of Fortune 500 companies. My counsel is to only take advice from people who believe in what you're doing — and who are on the same wavelength as you."
Get a fancy office
When you are just starting out, cash is king — and it can be hard to decide what's worth spending money on. Rafe Gomez, co-owner of VC Inc. Marketing, shares this story: "When I launched my business, a fellow I met with a booming consulting
business told me that I absolutely, positively needed to operate out of an impressive office space. He said that all of my competitors had offices,
and that if I wanted to be taken seriously, I couldn't survive without having
an office of my own. I ignored his recommendation and operated out of a home office, and later a co-working space. It turned out that none of my clients ever asked me whether I had an office: all that mattered to them was delivered results and solutions that they sought from me. Fast forward a few years: the guy who insisted that I needed an office in order to be credible went out of business. His overhead was too high, and when his sales dipped, he couldn't generate the receivables to sustain his company."
3. Outsource as much as you can
Nadya Rousseau, CEO and founder of impact-based digital marketing agency Alter New Media shared her "outsourcing nightmare." As she recalls, "The worst advice I ever received was to — right off the bat —begin outsourcing all of my work so I could just focus on sales and growing my business. The end result? Poor quality output for my clients, reduced profit, and a lost chance at necessary learning. My clients began wondering why their projects were not being handled with the same care that they once were (when I was doing EVERYTHING by myself!). Long story short, working with an outsourcing company to save time, whether on a white label basis or utilizing their trade name, can be a recipe for disaster. Do not think that you will automatically win by working with an outsourcing company. You are better served doing as much work as you can by yourself then bringing on quality team members. Today, I have my own digital marketing agency, with a team I have hand-picked for experience and compatibility."
It is easy to feel that a great product will be quickly embraced by the market, but that's not always the case. Cody Swann, CEO of Gunner Technology, shared his experience, making this point: "My company is a software development firm that builds JavaScript solutions on AWS for the public and private sectors, as well as entrepreneurs. When I first struck out on my own, one of my informal advisers at ESPN told me to put blinders on, and focus on offering a great service or building a great product to the exclusion of everything else. It's the popular 'if-you-build-it, they-will-come advice. That just doesn't happen any more — or happens so rarely that if that's your primary strategy, you might as well stick to buying lottery tickets! There is so much noise out there in the marketplace today that nearly everything should be considered competition — competition for attention. If you don't have a great marketing strategy, a solid business development plan, and superior team, your product/service will fail, no matter how great it is.
Go raise money
If you live in a startup-oriented part of the country, or run in tech circles, the default funding approach is often venture capital. However, getting VC funding can be a blessing or a curse — and should not be undertaken without serious consideration of other options. As Kristina Libby, Professor at NYU and Co-Founder of SoCu explains, "Every time I start a new project, I get the same advice: You should go raise a round from VC investors. While this advice seems good, it's actually horrible advice. So few people get their startup funded that way — and fewer still who are women. Very few people can just go out and raise a round to launch their business. Most people need to create a business that is profitable, first."
Get funding before you launch
Knowing when to launch is more of an art than a science, but sometimes startups are afraid to go to market without funding because they think it will ruin their chances of getting funding later on. As Sukhjot Basi, CEO of Bank Yogi, recalls about being offered this advice, "Our startup advisor suggested that we should raise some capital before launching, and wait until we had the full product. While we were working with him on investor presentations, a couple of other competitors came onto the scene, offering similar products. The advice not to launch without capital was a bad one because it didn't allow us to test the market early on. We could have been the first movers and suddenly we were incumbents. The advice to build the full product was even worse. It would have left no room to iterate, and would have been very expensive. Fortunately, we ignored that suggestion."
Just incorporate
Picking which type of corporation you should be depends on how you plan to fund and run your startup. While you can change forms once legally, it is better to do it right at the start. Gene Caballero, Co-Founder of GreenPal, had issues with this. "When we first started, we were advised that we only needed to incorporate as an LLC —which turned out to be totally inaccurate. When we attempted to raise an angel round, they practically laughed at us because we were not a C-Corp. If you ever plan on taking your company public, make sure you form the correct corporation. Our initial council advised us that we didn't need to set up a C-Corp in Delaware, even though Delaware is the most tax favorable state for startups. This literally cost us our first round of funding, because we had to change our status — a $15,000 mistake that almost cost us our business."
Jessica Postiglione, CEO + Co-Founder of Olika, makers of Birdie and Minnie, a premium hand sanitizer in a bird-shaped container notes: "We were told people will never purchase premium hand sanitizers when they can purchase $1 options." Yet, the company went on to sell tens of thousands of their premium units, and are currently carried by major retailers nationwide. However, the worst advice they got was that they "should pay [the very large] slotting fees at major retailers just to get on the shelf." In other words, they were advised to "pay to play." But Postiglione notes, "That's not a viable long-term strategy for a young startup with limited funds. Moreover, it is a strategy that does not reflect the digital age and power of eCommerce. The takeaway is that you must learn very quickly as an entrepreneur to be careful about the advice you take. Listen to feedback, and then identify the advice that is applicable to your business situation. As the Founder, you are the expert in your field, and you have to trust your gut."
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If you have taken venture capital funding, you'll need to be building towards an exit strategy, or you will have very unhappy investors. However, for most companies, sustainability is a better goal. Dr. Joni Carley, a consultant who has worked with many entrepreneurs, reports that "the consistently worst advice I've seen startups follow is to build a business they can sell in five years for great profit. This is bad advice because:
1. it's highly unrealistic;
2. it creates myopia in decision-making;
3. it indicates serious questions about commitment and passion."
She continues: "What happens as a result of buying into this advice is unnecessary stress, people being in businesses they don't really care that much about, entrepreneurs feeling trapped, success framed by unrealistic expectations, and, failures framed by short-sightedness so that they can't be fully dealt with. The lack of long-term commitment by the founders filters through to employees and customers, and ends up having negative effects that can be profound."
Chase whales
A big client can make a huge difference when you have a small business, but they can also sink you. As Mario Peshev, Founder, CEO and WordPress Architect of DevriX notes, "When you're small, landing a large client feels like winning the lottery. Chances are, 120% of your time will go into trying to persuade them to stay with you for a while. Growing a diverse customer base matters a lot. Putting all of your eggs in one basket could sink your business the moment the big whale client picks another vendor. Diversifying and scaling with safety nets in mind may take a little longer, but that strategy prevents you from gambling your entrepreneurial venture on one relationship. After all, you've quit your day job for scaling across the market, right? Stay the course and don't let a whale divert you."
Anyone who has ever started a business gets an incredible amount of feedback from friends, family, and even strangers. Sorting good advice from mediocre or bad advice is a crucial skill that entrepreneurs must cultivate in themselves. The advice to be open to advice but judicious about acting on it can save many a startup from death by a thousand cuts.
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Blackfordby is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, in the North West Leicestershire district, in the northwesternmost corner of Leicestershire, England. It is about  to the northwest of Ashby-de-la-Zouch and 2 miles southeast of Swadlincote. In 1931 the parish had a population of 705. On some early maps, such as one dated 1587, the village is shown as "Blaugherby", hence the local name of "Blofferby".
The village is dominated by the Church of St Margaret of Antioch, Blackfordby, erected in 1858 on the site of an earlier Anglican Chapel which was attached to the St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch. The church stands in an elevated position next to the village school, and is built in the early English style. The church has a nave and chancel, with a tower surmounted by a broach spire and, for the greater part of the work, constructed from local sandstone which has become blackened due to the effects of air pollution.

Until recent years there were several 16th & 17th century thatched cottages in and around the village, but now only two remain, one on Main Street, and one behind the "Rec". Both are now protected buildings.

For many years the population remained at about 500, mainly agricultural workers, until the advent of the "Pits & Pipeworks". It is still a fairly quiet, rural village, although the population has greatly expanded in recent years. Council houses were built in 1948 and 1950, but the biggest changes have been brought about by private development. The village school still survives and has been extended to allow children to continue their education there until they are eleven years old. There were two pubs, The Black Lion and The Blue Bell, but no shops or Post Office. Now only one pub remains. The Black Lion.

History
In 1866 Blackfordby became a parish in its own right, on 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with Ashby de la Zouch, part also went to Ashby Woulds.

Toponymy
The village's name means 'farm/settlement with a dark-coloured ford'.

History
Charles Abney Hastings of Willesley Hall died on 30 July 1858, aged 66. By a deed of settlement, executed about 1846, the Blackfordby and Packington estates of Sir Charles passed to the Marquis of Hastings, who was Henry Rawdon-Hastings.

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Villages in Leicestershire
Former civil parishes in Leicestershire
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The Grifters – Blu-Ray Review
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The Grifters is, of course, based on a Jim Thompson novel, and it's one of the very few adaptations of his books that actually works. It's the only one that works as an adaptation when updated to a contemporary setting, because so many of his books are set during the Depression and that's an important part of the setting. The director, Stephen Frears, was careful not to leave in too many visual clues about the era, although there is some '80s music and Stephen King hardbacks on a bookcase in it.
Frears had at this point done My Beautiful Laundrette, which was unexpectedly a big art-house smash in the US, and The Hit, a British noir that is similar in some ways to The Grifters. His noir sensibility made him a good fit for the material, although Frears has said he got the project off the back of Laundrette. Martin Scorsese had initially been set to direct the film, but he was too busy, at that time dealing with the backlash from The Last Temptation of Christ and getting ready to film Goodfellas.
The story is about a bunch of con artists, and especially a mother and son. John Cusack plays the male lead, Ray Dillon. In some ways it's the most important film of Cusack's career: the first one where he wasn't a teen heartthrob or college kid, but in a mature role like the Cusack we now know. He went after the role because of being a big fan of the book. In the making-of documentary, Frears says that the only actors he was interested in were Cusack or Robert Downey Jr. (Downey was also moving towards meatier parts after being in many teen films, including some with John Hughes.)
Dillon's mother Lily, played by Angelica Huston in one of her very finest roles, comes back into his life. Unfortunately for him, Lily can't stand Ray's girlfriend Myra, played by Annette Benning who does an even better Gloria Grahame here than in Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool. Very quickly they go to war behind his back, when Myra finds out that Lily has a lot of money. They're all schemers, so things get complicated. There is also a great array of character actors in smaller roles.
Of all the Thompson adaptations, The Grifters is the only one that gets the desperation that his books always have, so much so that the final shot is a literal descent into hell via elevator. I feel it might be a wink to the way that neither adaptation of The Getaway includes that part of the book. Another great thing about Thompson's novels is they are all heavily influenced by Greek tragedy and mythology, most notably The Getaway, which has an homage to the River Styx in it's final chapters. The Grifters is clearly influenced by the story of Oedipus.
By the time the film was made, Thompson (who was a fine screenwriter in his own right) had died due to alcoholism, but they got Donald E. Westlake in to write the script. Westlake is probably better known as Richard Stark, famous pulp fiction writer best known for the Parker book series with a hit man as the central character. The most famous adaptation of a Parker novel was, of course, Point Blank. Westlake originally turned it down, but Frears convinced him when he said the story is about the women. The script follows that direction, which is probably why the actresses got nominated for Oscars and Cusack didn't—they have the meatier roles.
The Grifters is a great and twisted adaptation that has stood the test of time. I hadn't seen it for several years, and now I know that I undervalued it a bit at first, because rewatching it really knocked me out. It's also a film that kickstarted the '90s Thompson revival, and is far better than the overrated After Dark, My Sweet. It has a great Elmer Bernstein score as well.
There's really just one feature on the disc, a new hour-long documentary featuring interviews with Frears, cinematographer Oliver Stapleton, editor Mick Audsley and producers, but none of the cast.
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According to the Pwintthitsa Report published by Myanmar Center for Responsible Business (MCRB), Serge Pun and Associates (SPA) have surged to the top of the list of Myanmar companies in the year 2015. The report reflects the transparency of businesses in Myanmar and is compiled by UK and Denmark based Human rights and Economics organizations. KBZ, which topped the list in the inaugural report in 2014, slipped down to third while Max Myanmar climbed a spot to second.
Ms. Vicky Bowman, the former UK ambassador to Myanmar and the Director of MCRB said that the data was based on the list of 100+ companies published by the Internal Revenue Service and the information available on these companies official websites, not based on a field survey research. The table topper SPA's website displays information on governmental contracts, the investments by the BOD and the sundry activities of the company.Some of the most notable investments are: the Star City Housing Project, FMI center, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) franchising, import of motor vehicles, healthcare and related businesses, finance, and banking.
The most puzzling point is in the case of Jade mining companies where most of them do not disclose how many plots have been staked and claimed, which year were the (mining)licenses granted, and how much tax have been paid, Ms. Bowman further stressed. Moreover, 39 of the 100 companies surveyed did not even have a website.
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Economist U HlaMaung commented that, "Many Myanmar companies pay little heed to transparency but care more about being close to the government, and thus there would be little information when measured by such International Business standards. One businessperson from the Construction Industry also stated his opinion, "Since many foreign companies have their cache of advisers and consultants, it would be more sensible to draw comparisons with them instead of just doing so among local companies. The PwintthitsaReport was first published in 2014, and this is the second one. There are plans to continue publishing once every year.


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PHOTOKINA 2016, COLOGNE, GERMANY, September 6, 2016—FUJIFILM Corporation (President: Kenji Sukeno) is pleased to announce that the company will be participating in Photokina 2016, the world's largest trade fair for the photographic and imaging industries, held in Cologne, Germany on September 20-25, 2016. Fujifilm's corporate slogan "Value from Innovation" will also serve as the company's Photokina 2016 exhibition slogan, and we will be exhibiting products and solutions from a wide range of photographic and imaging fields—from input through to output—created with Fujifilm's proprietary and innovative technologies that offer new value.
Fujifilm's exhibition will include a Touch & Try Corner for our X Series of premium mirrorless cameras, never-before-seen super enlarged silver halide prints of images captured with our X Series cameras, and an impressive gallery featuring silver halide prints of works created by X-Photographers. There will also be displays of the fun and enjoyment to be had with instant photos, the immersive photo and brand experience concept store Wonder Photo Shop, as well as a range of products and services that only a company with the technological prowess and wealth of experience of Fujifilm is able to offer. Staff at our Touch & Try Corner look forward to welcoming all visitors to come and try out our products and services for themselves.
This corner will feature the FUJIFILM X-Pro2 which was released this spring, the flagship model FUJIFILM X-T2 which is scheduled for release in September, and the FUJIFILM X-A3 which was announced on August 25 this year. Moreover, in addition to the compact, lightweight XF23mmF2 R WR lens, we have further enhanced our lineup of interchangeable lenses (from 15 to 23) and visitors will have the opportunity to try out our complete lineup for themselves. We look forward to welcoming visitors to experience Fujifilm's amazingly high image quality and color reproduction capabilities, and the resolving power of our FUJINON high quality lenses that are used by professionals throughout the world.
A special stage has been set up to present a series of live talk shows by 16 professional photographers from seven countries around the world, active in such fields as fashion, documentaries, motor sports and nature photography. These "X-Photographers" will introduce some of their own photographic creations taken with X Series cameras, discuss their personal impressions of the various cameras, and explain the various benefits of Fujifilm's X Series digital cameras.
In addition to presenting our wide range of camera variations, we will also showcase our lineup of peripheral accessories, which have been greatly enhanced in recent years.
Visitors will be able to receive free of charge a range of variety prints of images taken with their smartphones or digital cameras including our Designer's Print and Shuffle Print services.
Through our collaborations with bookbinding machine manufacturer Imaging Solutions AG, we are able to offer high quality, lay flat Photobooks that leverage Fujifilm's high resolution and multi-surface silver halide prints.
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We will introduce our rich lineup of instax cameras that have been designed to suit all lifestyles and tastes. We will be setting up a print experience booth where visitors will be able to witness a wide variety of ways to enjoy instax. The booth will also feature a gallery with exhibits of instant photos taken by "instax photographers" from around the world.
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Get your hands on the very latest range of Fujifilm X cameras and lenses in our dedicated Touch and Try area. We'll have all the latest models and plenty of things to shoot, so come along and see what's new.
X-photographers will be demonstrating how they use X cameras in a studio environment.
We are offering a range of free cleaning services for the exterior bodies of X cameras and lenses along with brief operation checks and firmware updates.
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Professional photographers* from around the globe will be sharing their own personal and professional experiences of using the Fujifilm X system.
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Join the X-Photographers Dieter Hirt, Jens Burger, Peter Hawk, Charlene Winfred, and Flemming Bo Jensen on September 24th for a Photokina Photo Walk in beautiful Cologne!
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Originally from the West Midlands, Laurence Mitchell has been based in East Anglia for longer than he cares to remember. With a degree in Environmental Science, he worked as a geography teacher for many years before finally reinventing himself as a freelance travel writer and photographer. Never one to follow the crowd, Laurence is especially interested in off-the-beaten-track destinations like the Balkans, Central Asia and the Caucasus region and has written guidebooks to Serbia, Belgrade and Kyrgyzstan as well as his own backyard of Norfolk and Suffolk, which he enjoys just as much as anywhere else.
In addition to writing several guidebooks and walking guides, Laurence has contributed to a number of travel anthologies and provides regular travel and destination features for magazines like Hidden Europe, Geographical, Walk, Heritage and Discovery Channel Magazine in addition to world music reviews for Perceptive Travel webzine. He is a member of the British Guild of Travel Writers and the Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild.
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Maintaining brain health through the aging process is a top concern these days. Alzheimer's disease is estimated to affect one out of every three senior citizens, and is currently the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. But there are many ways in which a person can reduce their risk of neurodegeneration as they age, like healthy eating. Good nutrition is one key aspect to the prevention of many life-altering diseases and conditions, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease and even cancer. It comes as no surprise, then, that nutrients offer similar protective benefits to the body's most important organ: The brain.


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After an intense manhunt on Friday for alleged gunman Anthony Lord, he'll make his initial court appearance on Monday.
According to State Police Spokesman Steve McCausland, Lord is due in Houlton District Court at 11:30 a.m.
The 35-year-old Lord is currently being held at the Aroostook County Jail charged with two counts of murder, though police say more charges could be added once their investigation is complete.
The deceased are 58-year-old Kevin Tozier of Lee, who was shot at a woodlot in Lee, and 22-year-old Kyle Hewitt of Caribou, who was shot at the Irish home in Benedicta. Kyle was the boyfriend of kidnap victim Brittany Irish.
Wounded in the shootings are 55-year-old Kim Irish at her home in Benedicta (Brittany Irish's mother); Carlton Eddy of Benedicta who was shot while driving in his pickup truck near the Irish home, and 54-year-old Clayton McCarthy of Mattawamkeag who was shot at the woodlot at Lee. The three are being treated for gunshot wounds and are expected to survive.
Kary Mayo of Silver Ridge Township was also injured when his home was broken in to by Lord.
We'll have more information on the outcome of Lord's court appearance as it becomes available.
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Disaster Management is a Disaster in India
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On a gloomy afternoon on 29th November 2017, the Church bells rang in the fisher folk villages of Kanyakumari coastal district bordering Kerala and were promptly followed by announcements from the Church asking fishermen not venture into the sea due to bad weather. Nobody in these villages would have imagined that this light warning would develop into great disaster in the form of a cyclone.
The Cyclone Ockhi had travelled almost 4,000 nautical miles from being a low pressure area in the Gulf of Thailand in November. Though the weather authorities were aware of the developments from the 21st of November, they made no effort to assess how the cyclone would develop and warn the fishermen.
According to RMSI2, 40% of India's population lives within 100 km of the coast, and only a fifth of India's coastline is not exposed to cyclones.
It devastated India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives mostly. The worst affected area was the Kanyakumari district of India. There are approximately 80,000 fishermen from 47 fishing villages in India's southernmost Kanyakumari district who are directly involved in fishing, many in deep sea fishing.
Unfortunately thousands of these deep sea fishermen had left a few days early. These fishermen had no clue of a cyclone warning as they were not equipped with radios or wireless equipment. India has banned the use of satellite phones for fishermen, though they are used in neighboring Sri Lanka.
According to figures provided by the South Asian Fishermen Fraternity (SAFF), the total number of fishermen from Kanyakumari killed by Cyclone Ockhi, as of December 31, 2017, stands at 173. It is alarming that out of the 173 fishermen reportedly killed, only 8 bodies have been recovered, leaving a staggering 165 fishermen still lost at sea.
The number of houses damaged in the cyclone stands at 5032, while the number of villages facing a shortage of drinking water is 1155 (around 95 villages). Roughly 299 out of 4284 hectares of paddy have been damaged, 13,150 coconut trees have been uprooted, 500,063 rubber trees damaged, 4.815 million banana trees destroyed. The number of trees uprooted on government land stands at 11,299 while the number of trees uprooted along the roads were 175 and 3623 hectares of horticultural crops have been damaged. In total 18 primary schools and 9 middle school buildings have sustained damage. Nearly 192.23 kilometres of village and village union roads, 9.8 kilometres of state highways, 11.9 kilometres of important roads and 53.34 kilometres of other roads need immediate repairs. Around 802 kilometres of power cables and nearly 13450 electric poles have been damaged in Cyclone Ockhi.
The farmers' association of the Kanyakumari district stated that the damages include 8 million banana plantations, 2.5 million coconut trees, 2 million rubber trees, 1200 hectares of paddy cultivation, 1000 acres of tapioca cultivation, 20,000 arecanut trees, 2000 hectares of mango and jack fruit trees, 1000 hectares of vegetable plantations, 1000 hectares of pepper, clove and other spices and more than a thousand livestock.
This fisherman survived 3 days in rough sea holding on to a fuel can before being rescued by fellow fishermen.
Of the 237 fishermen dead, 170 are from various hamlets of Kanniyakumari while 67 are from other districts and states – 19 from Cuddalore, 17 from Nagapattinam, 4 from Tuticorin, 1 from Rameshwaram and 26 from Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Assam and Andhra Pradesh.
In the past 13 years, the state of Tamilnadu, India has witnessed 8 major/severe cyclones. Judging by the number of cyclones faced by the state, it should be safe to assume that the concerned national and state disaster management teams should be prepared to tackle any emergency or weather extremitiy. However, in reality, disaster preparedness is nonexistent.
Many of the legal, institutional and mechanism systems were conceived and put in place after 2004. This includes the introduction of the National Disaster Management Act, 2005; formation of Disaster Management Authorities at the national level (NDMA), state level (SDMA), district level (DDMA) and local level (Panchayat and urban local bodies).
Agencies such as the National Institute for Disaster Management (NIDM) and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were created to coordinate similar structures at national and state levels. Early warning processes were revamped with Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Central Water Commission (CWC) and Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) to address multi hazardous predictions and the sharing of actionable, early warning information to the public ensuring 'last mile connectivity.'
A family mourning the sole bread winner.
A closer look at the Cyclone Ockhi will prove a complete failure at several stages, most importantly detection and alerting people along the line of impact. During the Cyclone Ockhi, the three official information sources were the Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA), India Meteorological Department (IMD) and Ministry of Earth Science (MoES).
The IMD, MoES, SDMA and NDMA completely failed to predict the cyclone and its gravity. They had enough time to observe the movement of the depression, which turned into a deep depression and then into a cyclone. There were no disaster mitigation efforts in place and absolutely no early warnings which would have saved hundreds of lives. Factually incorrect information and a lack of communication in Kanyakumari made the situation worse.
Another omission in the NDMA's current response mechanism is that there is no proper documentation as to how deep-sea relief ought to be carried out.
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DAT ( Disaster Alert Transmitter) , developed by Indian Space Research Organization, was used by the fishermen stranded in the sea, however, the MRCC failed to respond to these distress calls, numbering as many as 90, and when they responded it was only after several days. None of the fishermen who used DAT were rescued by the Coast Guard. It revealed lack of coordination between MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre) and the Coast Guard and culpability and gross negligence on part of both the MRCC and Coast Guard for not responding immediately to these distress calls.
There has been no direct communication between the district administration and the villages about the missing persons and the rescue operations. The information provided by the fishermen, who returned safely, was not acted upon by the authorities. 31 GPS locations of boats last seen by those who returned was handed over to the Kanyakumari District Administration on December 1, 2017 and also to the Defence Minister on December 3, 2017, but there was no action taken by the administration and the officials.
There exists no clear line of communication or coordination among the various state agencies involved in the search and rescue operations. There has been no regular communication with the affected communities. There was no coordination or information sharing between the governments of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. In most cases, it was the families of those missing who visited hospitals in Kerala to check whether their family members had returned as they received no information from the government.
Mr. Vanjinathan of People's Rights Protection Centre (PRPC), releasing a fact finding report on the 8th of January 2018 said that fishermen deaths must be treated as deaths due to negligence and cases must be filed against authorities concerned under Section 304A of the Indian Penal Code and provisions of the Disaster Management Act, 20057.
The functioning of the various Disaster Management mechanisms in India has proved to be a disaster. If a working disaster management system had been in place and if we had learned our lessons post 2004 tsunami, hundreds of innocent lives could have been saved. Unless the Courts of India act and address accountability measures relating to those who failed in their duties to inform the poor fishermen and respond to their cries, such disasters are bound to continue. India must revamp its disaster management system.
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Fact: Food tastes better during the summer. (Okay, maybe that's just our opinion.) Whether it's a hot dog piled high with chili, a cold scoop of your favorite flavor of ice cream, or a juicy lobster roll, there's something so delicious about summer food. The key, though, is knowing where to get the best of the best. That's where we come in. For Our Ultimate Summer Food Series, we're showing you exactly where to go AND what to get there. We know you're already hungry, so let's get started.
5 Best Hot Dog Cities
There's something so American about enjoying a hot dog on a hot summer day – with all the right fixings, of course. Here are the five best cities to satisfy your frankfurter fix, and exactly what to get when you're there.
1. Chicago, Illinois
Renowned for its dogs, Chicago is the number one destination for world-famous franks: Other cities and hot dog makers around the world try to replicate the Chicago-style hot dog for its flavorful all-beef frankfurter and soft poppy seed bun. You can find delicious dogs all over the city, but if you want the very best, go to Fat Johnnie's Famous Red Hots for its Mighty Dog (a hot dog, a tamale, chili, and cheese, all on a steamed bun) or Hot Doug's for its special foie gras and Sauternes duck sausage with truffle aioli, foie gras mousse, and fleur de sel.
2. Honolulu, Hawaii
Escape the mainland and you'll find that Honolulu serves up some of the nation's finest hot dogs. An unlikely place for traditional American fare, Honolulu puts a tropical twist on their weenies. Hank's Haute Dogs is well known on the island for its Hawaiian haute dog. This juicy Portuguese sausage with mango mustard and pineapple relish is a local favorite. And if you're down to get fruity, Hula Dog lets you build your own dog, with mango, coconut, pineapple, papaya, banana, or starfruit relish.
Bringing us back to the basics, New York is where you'll find the greatest traditional hot dogs. Though the streets are filled with vendors at every corner, make your way past those mediocre dogs and opt for a Morning Jersey at Crif Dogs. A Taylor ham-wrapped house dog with melted cheese and a fried egg is far superior to hot dogs you can buy on the street. If you want a true traditional frank, Katz's Delicatessen offers the best one in town. To enjoy one of their jumbo all-beef hot dogs, all you need is some mustard and sauerkraut .
4. Los Angeles
Take me out to the ball game...so I can get a Dodger Dog. As exciting as Los Angeles Dodgers games may be, millions of locals and visitors alike head to the stadium just to savor the $5, 10-inch ballpark frankfurter. For those who aren't so baseball inclined, Pink's is the spot for the top dogs. You can't leave without getting their famous chili on your dog, so choose the classic Chili Dog, or go big with a Three Dog Night: three hot dogs, wrapped in a giant tortilla, three slices of cheese, three slices of bacon, chili, and cheese.
5. Cincinnati, Ohio
Here's a twist. Not a shack, dive, or diner, but a top restaurant offers this Midwest city's finest hot dog. With an assortment of eight gourmet dogs gracing their menu (and changing up daily), Senate makes a high class hot dog. Which to choose? The Croque Madame is to die for: It's a beef hot dog with béchamel sauce, black forest ham, and poached egg on a brioche bun. Head to Blue Ash Chili if you're looking for a more casual setting. The Cheese Coney is heaping with chili and a mound of cheddar cheese. Yum!
5 Best Ice Cream Cities
There's nothing like a cold, creamy cone to complement a hot summer afternoon. But we're not talking old fashioned vanilla or boring strawberry. Delight in one of these uniquely delicious scoops in America's five best cities for ice cream, and vow to never settle for plain chocolate again.
If you're in the Bay Area for the America's Cup, or just to visit Northern California, you'll probably want to cool off with a scoop of some of the country's best ice cream. At Bi-Rite Creamery everything is made from scratch. And with two prime locations (one on 18th Street and the other on Divisadero Street), a scoop of their famous salted caramel ice cream is never too far away. For adventurous ice cream eaters, Humphry Slocombe Ice Cream is your spot. Jake Godby, pastry chef and owner of the shop, offers up the most inventive flavors from Boccalone Prosciutto to Peanut Butter Curry. Hint: Try Secret Breakfast (bourbon ice cream with corn flakes). It's scream worthy.
2. Cambridge, Massachusetts
College students, native New Englanders, and visitors alike rave about the ice cream shops in this community just west of Boston. A big part of the community, Toscanini's Ice Cream is a local favorite. Its Burnt Caramel is heavenly, but you can't go wrong with any of their 60 rotating flavors. Christina's Homemade Ice Cream is also a great choice for a scoop, where you'll find flavors like Butter Almond and Coffee Oreo.
3. Scottsdale, Arizona
Beat the intense Arizona heat this summer with a cone at Sweet Republic, one of the country's most celebrated ice cream parlors. In just five years of being open, they've garnered an intense following of ice cream lovers, due to their super fresh ingredients: They use milk and cream from local dairy farms, in addition to other fresh and locally grown elements to make their delicious treats. You must try its famous Honey Blue Cheese, a perfect blend of savory and sweet.
Leave it to Colorado to make their ice cream environmentally friendly. Going green, Sweet Action Ice Cream is 100 percent wind-powered, but that isn't all they're known for. The shop's Strawberry Balsamic ice cream and Baklava ice cream are both to die for. If you're in Capitol Hill, head over to Lik's Ice Cream for a scoop of its Jack Daniel's Chocolate Chip. This neighborhood spot has been serving up traditional and creative flavors for over 30 years.
Everyone knows the Midwest does dairy right. So it's no surprise that Minneapolis offers Americans some of the best ice cream in the nation. At Pumphouse Creamery, owner Barb Zapzalka invents, churns and scoops the ice cream herself, using organic ingredients from local farmers. Go for her Sea Salt, Homemade Caramel and Praline Pecans ice cream (that's all one flavor, people!). Check out Izzy's Ice Cream, too, for a great cone. Try the Buttermilk ice cream and you won't be disappointed.
5 Best Food Truck Cities
If you're looking for unique, inventive food, don't head to a restaurant. Head to the streets. For a fraction of what you'd spend at a five-star eatery, food carts serve up more creative, delicious meals. You can find everything from Korean tacos to gourmet grilled cheese to schnitzel (yes, schnitzel) and more, conveniently on the go, right in your city. Here's our take on the cities best for food trucks.
While many cities claim to have started the food truck trend, Los Angeles seems to be the true mother. The city lit the spark in the late 2000s with now-famous trucks like Kogi BBQ and The Grilled Cheese Truck, and today hundreds of multi-colored trucks serve fresh, tasty bites around the city. It's easy to spot a truck or two on any given street downtown – specific trucks post their schedules and locations on their websites and Twitters. For food truck heaven, check out these events to find multiple trucks in one place: On The Lot happens every Monday 5:30pm–9pm 2060 on N Vermont Ave, Los Felix; Street Food Tuesday is every Tuesday 5pm–9pm at Home Depot on 5800 Lincoln Ave, Cypress; Santa Monica Food Truck Lot is every Tuesday 5pm–10pm on 2612 Main St, Santa Monica; Wilmington DinDinAGoGo happens every Tuesday 5:30pm–8:30pm at 24910 South Avalon Blvd, Wilmington; and Southbay DinDinAGoGo is every Thursday 5:30pm–9pm on 243000 Western Ave, Harbor City.
If Los Angeles is the mother of the food truck scene, then Austin is her hot younger sister. After the city gained street cred for its indie music scene with SouthxSouthwest, Austin was able to showcase its real gem: the food. Though the famed South Congress Ave food truck spot has recently been retired, the trucks have relocated and continue to serve scrumptious Austinite bites. Some of Austin's best include the peached tortilla, for its flavorful Southern-Asian fusion, and Torchy's Tacos, for its breakfast tacos. You can track down these two trucks with their schedules posted on their websites, but head to these food truck parks if you're looking for some stellar options, all in one place. Round Rock Food Trailer Park: Tuesday–Sunday 11am–9pm, 500 N. Mays, Round Rock; Austin Food Park: Monday–Sunday 6am–2am, 30 North IH-35; Rancho Rio Eatery: Monday–Sunday 8am–2am, 2512 Rio Grande St; Trailer Food Tuesday: Last Tuesday of every month, The Long Center 701 W. Riverside Dr.
With its own association dedicated to the innovation, hospitality, and quality of food trucks (New York City Food Truck Association), New York is really on top of its stuff. Though there are laws and regulations for street vendors, that doesn't stop these trucks from dishing out truly unique and delicious cuisine. Schnitzel & Things, selling authentic, freshly made schnitzel, is a must-try. Vegans and non-vegans alike form lines around the block for The Cinnamon Snail's vegan, organic breakfasts and sandwiches. Here are some awesome food truck lots, where you'll find it's impossible to leave hungry. World Financial Center Truck Court: Monday–Friday 11am–3pm, North End Ave at Vesey St; Hudson Square Food Truck: Tuesday–Thursday 11am–3pm, 70 Varick Street at Grand Street; Long Island City Food Truck Lot: Thursdays and Fridays 11am–3pm, 43-29 Crescent Street, Long Island City; Prospect Park Food Truck Rally: First and Third Sundays 11am–5pm, Grand Army Plaza.
4. Portland, Oregon
As food trucks go, Portland can roll with the best of them. "Pods," as they call their food truck hubs and lots, pop up all over the city and provide this Pacific Northwest city with some awesome eats. For a mix of Korean BBQ and Mexican food, go for KOi Fusion, one of the city's most acclaimed trucks, or try Tabor for authentic Czech fare. For a taste of a bit of everything, the best pods to explore are: Alder Street Food Cart Pod (the city's largest pod with up to 40 carts): Between Southwest 9th and 10th Avenues on Alder and Washington Streets; Mississippi Marketplace: 4233 N. Mississippi Ave; Cartopia (the city's most popular late night pod): Southeast 12th Ave and Hawthorne Blvd.
5. Washington D.C.
Though our nation's capitol is known for politicians and monuments, it boasts a good amount of food trucks. Like New York City, D.C. has its own association, the DC Food Truck Association, to promote the food truck community. Some of the city's best trucks are fojol brothers, known for their carnival experience complete with food from made-up lands (it sounds strange, we know, but they've got an extreme following), Jose Andres' Pepe Food Truck serves his famous Spanish flauta sandwiches, and Basil Thyme!, a homemade pasta truck. Find such trucks and many more in downtown D.C. on K Street or in Foggy Bottom.
5 Best Lobster Roll States
If you want to avoid the hassle and mess of cracking and dipping a whole lobster in butter, but still want to enjoy this summer seafood delicacy, choose a lobster roll. Not only is the sandwich a flawless combination of fresh lobster meat on a toasted roll, it's also the cheaper choice when compared to a full lobster dinner. Whether you like them Connecticut-style (warm with butter) or Maine-style (cold and mixed with mayonnaise), these five states do lobster rolls right.
1. Maine
The obvious choice, but worthy nonetheless, Maine offers the best lobster rolls in the country. It's well known that their lobsters are delicious on their own, but they also know exactly how to dress and prepare them to perfection. A renowned spot, The Clam Shack in Kennebunkport allows lobster lovers to choose how they want it, with butter or mayonnaise, and boasts a prime location for waterside eating, overlooking the Kennebunkport River. If you prefer oceanside dining, enjoy a roll by the rocky shores of Cape Elizabeth at The Lobster Shack at Two Lights. Or, head to Bob's Clam Hut in Kittery for a lobster roll that's been keeping people salivating for over 50 years.
2. Massachusetts
The waters off Massachusetts are home to some of the best lobsters. In Boston's North End, Neptune Oyster is a fine dining spot known for its lobster rolls. But, if you're in Boston and a fan of Maine-style rolls, head to B&G Oysters, which serves fresh Maine lobster in a mix of mayonnaise, celery, and chives. At The Bayside Restaurant in Westport, get five pounds of lobster meat, your bun, and all the ingredients to dress your roll how you'd like. A bonus: This spot has a beautiful waterfront location.[FIVE POUNDS? POSSIBLY FIVE OUNCES?]
Since New York is one of the food capitals of the world, it's only natural that this state can roll with the best of them (sorry, we had to). Luke's Lobster, which has multiple locations, including the Upper East Side, Upper West Side, and East Village in Manhattan, has one of the city's best lobster rolls. They serve it up Maine-style and with their own secret spices. Luke's also has its own "Nauti Mobile" food truck, so you can satiate your lobster cravings on the go. You can find Red Hook Lobster Pound while out and about, too, with their lobster truck serving lobster straight from Maine, all over the city. You'll need to make your way to Brooklyn, though, to visit the pound itself. In one of New York's most authentic places for seafood, City Island (an island off the coast of the Bronx), Lobster Box Restaurant creates a lobster roll that's heavenly, according to fans.
Just because it's on the West Coast doesn't mean that California can't serve East Coast-quality lobster rolls. In fact, Cousins Maine Lobster in Pasadena does just that. Their restaurant (and their food truck) combines "East Coast vibes" and incredible lobster rolls (they have both Maine and Connecticut-style), bringing the New England lobster experience to L.A. Flying in their lobster from the East Coast, Woodhouse Fish Co. is San Francisco's lobster roll haven. Their trick? They make their mayonnaise in-house. For waterfront dining, on the Pacific this time, Sam's Chowder House in Half Moon Bay prepares its roll with Atlantic Ocean lobster meat in just a bit of butter.
5. Rhode Island
Also a prime New England state, Rhode Island's lobstermen trap countless lobsters daily. Not only does Newport's Brick Alley Pub & Restaurant have a great location on Thames Street, right by the shore, but they also dish out a juicy lobster roll, plump with pieces of meat. In Narragansett, go to Champlin's Seafood Restaurant to find out why their lobster roll has been served for 69 years.
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January 14, 2020 @ 12:31am » Matt Hladik
Paul Finebaum Reacts To LSU's National Championship
ARLINGTON, TX - DECEMBER 31: TV/radio personality Paul Finebaum of the SEC Network speaks on air before the Goodyear Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium on December 31, 2015 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
LSU just finished off Clemson to win the program's fourth national title and first since 2007. The Tigers closed out a 15-0 season and made their case to be considered one of the best teams in college football history.
It was a Cinderella season for quarterback Joe Burrow and head coach Ed Orgeron. Burrow had to transfer from Ohio State to finally achieve success at the college level, while many thought it was foolish of LSU to hire Orgeron as its full-time head coach in 2016.
No one is laughing at the Tigers or Coach O now. In the aftermath of the big win, ESPN radio host and SEC aficionado Paul Finebaum congratulated LSU and Orgeron on Twitter.
"Congratulations to the LSU Tigers – National Championship. Perfect. And so happy for Ed Orgeron and the wonderful people of Louisiana," Finebaum wrote.
Congratulations to the LSU Tigers – National Championship. Perfect. And so happy for Ed Orgeron and the wonderful people of Louisiana.
— Paul Finebaum (@finebaum) January 14, 2020
In order to go undefeated, LSU had to beat all of the top four teams from the preseason AP Top 25 poll: Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and Oklahoma. For good measure, they beat preseason No. 8 Florida and No. 10 Texas as well.
Without question, this was one of the most impressive seasons in college football history. Hats off to the Tigers.
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"Pandiyan Stores" Venkat Got Upset On Seeing This News On Chithra's Death Case !!
On seeing the news on Chithra's husband Hemnath getting arrested for abetting her suicide, the actress's co-star Venkat Ranganathan who was acting with her in "Pandiyan Stores" serial, came up with an emotional post questioning the deceased. He asked why she never informed team "Pandiyan Stores" about her engagement by sharing the video of Hemnath getting detained.
"Based on the outcome of the investigation carried out for the past few days, we have slapped section 306 of the Indian Penal code against Hemnath" said a Police official regarding the arrest of Chithra's husband. He was arrested by the cops and was produced at the Poonamalle High court. He has now been lodged in Ponneri jail after being interrogated for six days. Chithra and Hemnath registered their marriage two months ago and were planning to have a traditional wedding on January.
A post shared by Chitra kamaraj (@chithuvj)
It is notable that the family members of Chithra alleged a foul play and demanded an investigation in the case. Reports suggests that Hemnath did not like Chithra performing intimate scenes in her serials and the reality dance shows that she used to perform. They had a nasty argument regarding the same, according to reports. Earlier, it was reported that Hemnath dropped by the sets of Pandiyan stores and scolded her.
Video source : Polimer
Chithra's mother Vijaya firmly believed that her daughter would have never killed herself and demanded a fair probe. After the picture of her body surfaced, bruises were found in her face which made public to doubt the cause of her death. Reports suggested that an RDO enquiry has started as the actress had secretly married her fiance Hemnath kumar on October 19th by register marriage. The actress's body was cremated on Thursday at the Besant Nagar crematorium in Chennai.
Now, on seeing this news of her husband getting arrested, Venkat Ranganathan, her co-star in "Pandiyan stores" uploaded a series of stories, expressing his emotions. He worried on the fact Chithra restrained herself from sharing about her personal to her friends in the sets of "pandiyan stores". "It ends in this way. Sharing is caring but you never, You didn't tell us about your engagement" said Venkat in his first story.
Here's the screenshot of his story :
"Most of the media persons face this problem but" Venkat added a sad emoji in his next story.
"You could have walked out of that miserable life. There is no need to end your 28 years life" Venkat worried.
"Did we struggle to end like this ? We fought so hard to reach this stage in life. ain't we ??" Venkat said in his next story.
Venkat, as soon as hearing about the demise of Chithra, uploaded a video in his Instagram account shedding tears.
A post shared by Venkat Renganathan (@venkat_renganathan)
The "Pandiyan Stores" actress was in EVP film city hours before her death to complete her part in the shooting for Start music. Chithra also shared pictures and videos in her official Instagram account where she enjoyed 15 lakh plus followers, hours before her death.
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ENO teams up with TikTok stars for opera based on Tiger King
'TikTopera' project recaps story from hit Netflix series as part of attempt to reach out to younger audience
It is being billed as the world's first "TikTopera" – a collaboration between the English National Opera and Netflix – based on hit documentary series Tiger King, created entirely on TikTok ahead of the second series this week.
The production lives entirely on the social media app and features TikTok superstars cast in the lead roles, including Sophia Aurora, Hellovicco and Hannah Lother, as well as X-Factor finalists Max and Harvey and Britain's Got Talent comedian Phil Green.
Each recap a portion of the Tiger King story, including the battle between Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin. This is set to the music of George Bizet's 1875 masterpiece Carmen, performed live in London by ENO's 40-person professional chorus and full string orchestra.
Stuart Murphy, chief executive of ENO, said the company had "pulled out all the stops" to bring to life one of Netflix's most watched shows and a "modern-day mythic drama".
"Opera is an art form that deals best with epic themes – rival worlds, passionate love, carnal lusts and monstrous betrayal," he said. "In many ways, it's the art form that this story was made for."
The project, Murphy said, "spoke to our key value of trying to take opera out to everyone. On Friday, we've got five hours of Wagner on the Colosseum stage, for the proper aficionados. It felt right to do this at the other end of the extreme, to make opera as accessible as possible to everyone."
Accessibility has long been important to Murphy. Earlier in his career, he launched BBC Three because he was "passionate about getting public service content to people who generally reject the BBC", as well as Sky Atlantic because "epic world class TV should be part and parcel of our TV consumption."
Since joining the ENO, he's introduced a string of initiatives to try to get young people through the doors, including free tickets for under-21s (which has reduced the average age of attendees from 67 to 59) and putting on "a drive-in production" of La bohème that featured a remix by Stormzy producer Mikey J.
The ENO's latest move is part of a wider trend that sees major organisations turning to TikTok to welcome new, and particularly younger audiences. The platform – full of in-jokes, dance rituals and memes – is most popular among the under-25s and can turn relatively unknown songs or artists into viral sensations. Sea shanty TikTok star Nathan Evans signed a record deal with Universal, a multilingual love song by little-known Somali singer Nimco Happy was given an official release and shared by the likes of Bella Hadid and Cardi B.
Max and Harvey on the X-Factor.
"It's really important for us that we're part of the kind of national conversation so we're not seen as a kind of hermetically sealed art form," Murphy said. "Netflix dictates that conversation on a global scale, you just look at how the world stopped and took notice of Squid Game or the Crown. And TikTok is like a popcorn machine that can throw up a million narratives every second and hour."
Opera, he added, can speak to all ages. "What's really timeless is people's yearning to tell stories, listen to stories and get inside worlds. Shows like The Chestnut Man or Making a Murderer are all brilliantly told stories. We're in a similar Venn diagram. And actually, when people turn up they're like 'Wow, I didn't realise it was that epic.'"
Max and Harvey, who have 6.4 million followers on TikTok, said they'd watched Tiger King twice over lockdown so working on the TikTopera had been an "amazing" experience. "We've enjoyed learning more about opera and hearing 40 people singing with a full orchestra is unreal," they added. "We'd love to go and see one."


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Patients in a coma appear unconscious.
They do not respond to touch, sound or pain, and cannot be awakened.
Their brains often show no signs of the normal sleep-wakefulness cycle, which means they are unlikely to be dreaming..
Someone who is in a coma is unconscious and has minimal brain activity. It is not possible to wake a coma patient using physical or auditory stimulation. They're alive, but can't be woken up and show no signs of being aware. The person's eyes will be closed and they'll appear to be unresponsive to their environment.
People in a coma are completely unresponsive. They do not move, do not react to light or sound and cannot feel pain. Their eyes are closed. The brain responds to extreme trauma by effectively 'shutting down'.
Three stages of coma DOC includes coma, the vegetative state (VS) and the minimally conscious state (MCS). These disorders (see sidebar at right for further information about each of these stages) are among the most misunderstood conditions in medicine.
Within six hours of coma onset those patients who show eye opening have almost a one in five chance of achieving a good recovery whereas those who do not have a one in 10 chance. Those who show no motor response have a 3% chance of making a good recovery whereas those who show flexion have a better than 15% chance.
Someone in a coma usually needs to be cared for in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the hospital. There, the person can get extra care and attention from doctors, nurses, and other hospital staff. They make sure the person gets fluids, nutrients, and any medicines needed to keep the body as healthy as possible.
Patients in comas may benefit from the familiar voices of loved ones, which may help awaken the unconscious brain and speed recovery, according to research from Northwestern Medicine and Hines VA Hospital.
When you are in a coma, you will be confined to bed, and all physical needs (such as bathing, turning, and bowel and bladder care) will be taken care of by someone else. General weakness is also very common as you approach death.
Levels of consciousness and responsiveness will depend on how much of the brain is functioning. A coma often lasts for a few days or weeks. Rarely, it can last for several years. If a person enters a coma, this is a medical emergency.
A comatose patient may open his eyes, move and even cry while still remaining unconscious. His brain-stem reflexes are attached to a nonfunctioning cortex. Reflex without reflection. Many professionals speak of this condition as a "persistent vegetative state.
When people are in comas, they are unconscious and cannot communicate with their environment. … However, the brain of a coma patient may continue to work. It might "hear" the sounds in the environment, like the footsteps of someone approaching or the voice of a person speaking.
Someone who is in a coma is unconscious and has minimal brain activity. They're alive but can't be woken up and show no signs of awareness. The person's eyes will be closed and they'll appear to be unresponsive to their environment.
Elaine EspositoElaine Esposito (December 3, 1934 – November 25, 1978) held the record for the longest period of time in a coma according to Guinness World Records, having lost consciousness in 1941 and eventually dying in that condition more than 37 years later.
A coma is similar to a dream-like state because the individual is alive but not conscious. A coma occurs when there is little to no brain activity. The patient is unable to respond to touch, sound, and other stimuli. It is also rare for someone in a coma to cough, sneeze, or communicate in any way.
6, 1941, 6-year-old Elaine Esposito went to the hospital for a routine appendectomy. She went under general anesthetic and never came out. Dubbed the "sleeping beauty," Esposito stayed in a coma for 37 years and 111 days before succumbing in 1978 — the longest-ever coma, according to Guinness World Records.
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The biggest benefit I have got from The Coaching Institute at this stage is the personal growth journey... I had no idea how allowing myself to feel would change my life. I can now see things that I had only heard about, like shame. And then I could see how I was passing this onto my kids without even knowing it.
"I've discover a whole new world with The Coaching Institute..."
I started my journey at The Coaching Institute two years ago, and had no idea of the new world that I was about to discover.
I was a typical male living in rural New South Wales working on the family farm, things were good.
However I noticed other farming families where the brothers no longer talked to one another, wives were unhappy and said that they may as well be single Mum's because their husband was really married to the farm, and still I didn't think this was our family.
Eventually I got the life lesson to realise we were no different to others, and that's when I went looking for answers and found The Coaching Institute.
"The biggest benefit I have got from The Coaching Institute at this stage is the personal growth journey... I had no idea how allowing myself to feel would change my life. I can now see things that I had only heard about, like shame. And then I could see how I was passing this onto my kids without even knowing it..."
The biggest benefit I have got from The Coaching Institute at this stage is the personal growth journey.
Recently I was coached by Tom from the Wow team at The Coaching Institute, and I cried for an hour. It was the weirdest thing to do for a bloke who learned a long time ago to shut that down. Yet I am so glad I trusted Tom and went with it.
I had no idea how allowing myself to feel would change my life. I can now see things that I had only heard about, like shame. And then I could see how I was passing this onto my kids without even knowing it.
I could now see how I was trying to help or "fix" my wife and children, just like my parents and their parents before, and so on.
But the message my family were hearing was that they were broken, not good enough for me, I was shaming them and holding them back with no idea I was doing it.
This lead to me taking my wife out for lunch with the intention of being kind and caring towards her. I sat there and listened to my wife for a very long time, resisting the urge to help with the problems she was sharing. It was so hard and felt wrong to sit there and just say things like "that sounds really hard for you" with out offering any help.
But the smile on my wife's face (as opposed to the argument we would normally have) is one I will never forget.
As I was writing this, where were a few times I just sat and cried, as opposed to just getting on with it.
I'm really grateful for all of your guidance. It still feels weird, but well worth it!


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Our Nested Origins
07.22.2014 by Alex Taylor
Cover photo: Wikimedia User Thesupermat
The scientific method is a powerful tool for exploring the physical realities underpinning our existence. But there's no guarantee that we'll like what we find once we start the exploration. The physical relationships uncovered by scientific inquiry can be joyful or disturbing, useful or esoteric, controversial or deeply satisfying. Occasionally, science can reveal truths that are just, well, a bit trippy.
Endosymbioses are long term symbiotic partnerships in which one species lives inside the cells of another, and they fall decisively into this last category. These arrangements are widespread, and drive some of the most important processes on Earth. Endosymbiosis gave plants the structures (chloroplasts) that allow them to photosynthesize to produce oxygen and carbohydrates. It also gave us the structures (mitochondria) we need to breathe that oxygen and use it to burn those carbs. Endosymbioses are not just a bizarre footnote in the book of life, but rather one of the main stories.
In a real sense, all the living things you can see are composite organisms, made up of at least two distinct lineages. Including you.
The mitochondria you harbor in your cells were once free-living bacteria that took up residence inside the cells of your distant, unicellular ancestors well over a billion years ago. Today, they are a critical part of your cellular machinery, and act as the power plants of your cells. You would not be able to survive without mitochondria, and mitochondrial diseases are very serious.
In a post about reconstructing human ancestry, I talked about mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) as a tool for geneaology; it is useful for tracing ancestry because it is passed down only through the maternal line. mtDNA is in the mitochondria in your mother's egg cells, and passes down independently from the rest of your DNA. That is because mtDNA is the remnant of the genome of the ancient free-living bacteria from which mitochondria descend.
Perhaps because of the deep weirdness inherent in thinking about oneself as a Russian nesting doll of completely different lineages, it took a long time for the biological community to come around to accepting endosymbiosis. Lynn Margulis was the first modern scientist to claim an endosymbiotic origin of mitochondria, though a few eccentric scientists such as Andreas Schimper and Konstantin Mereschkowsky had claimed it, without sufficient evidence, more than six decades before. Margulis was openly mocked for years for this claim, and her 1967 paper on the subject was roundly rejected by most peer-reviewed journals. However, the evidence eventually overwhelmed critics. Mitochondria reproduce like bacteria, and have bacteria-like membranes around them. The clinching piece of evidence came when mtDNA was sequenced in 1985, and found to be most similar to bacterial DNA.
A cheeky look at the importance of endosymbiosis in Natural History. Source: UMASS GeoScience's Lynn Margulis commemoration
The mitochondrial endosymbiosis occurred in the common ancestor of all Eukaryotes, or organisms with a nucleus in their cells. All the multicellular organisms you can see – Fungi, Plants, Animals – have mitochondria descended from that first engulfed bacteria. But mitochondria are just one example of endosymbiosis, albeit a particularly widespread, ancient and important one.
Chloroplasts are the structures in plant cells that allow them to photosynthesize, and they too descend from an ancient endosymbiosis, of a kind of bacteria called cyanobacteria. Cyanobacteria are the only lineage in the world to have evolved the full system of photosynthesis that provides most of the world's food and oxygen. You might see these critters called "blue-green algae" or by the genus "Spirulina" on the ingredients list of your health drink, presumably because drinking "cyanobacteria" tested poorly in market surveys. All true plants and algae got their photosynthetic ability by engulfing cyanobacteria, which in their reduced, endosymbiotic form are now called chloroplasts. Producing your own food through photosynthesis is a pretty powerful trick, so many other lineages have acquired it from true plants through endosymbiosis. Other multicellular, photosynthetic lineages like Kelp, which are not true plants, gained the ability to photosynthesize by engulfing algae in a "secondary endosymbiosis."
This process of snatching up chloroplasts is still going on in nature. Dinoflagellates are the unicellular algae that cause red tides and can also light up the ocean in bioluminescent bays. These organisms have undergone "tertiary endosymbiosis," meaning that the photosynthesis in these organisms happens in an endosymbiosed bacteria, in an endosymbiosed alga, in another endosymbiosed alga, inside the dinoflagellate cell. And the nestedness doesn't stop there: dinoflagellates have been endosymbiosed by multiple inverterbrate animals such as corals, meaning that there are four levels of endosymbiosis for corals to capture the chloroplasts that power reefs. Some animals have taken a more straightforward approach: some sea slugs harvest chloroplasts from algae they eat, and keep them alive in their cells for several months, becoming temporarily photosynthetic animals.
Powered by a Russian nesting doll of symbiosis
The basic deal in endosymbiosis is usually that the "host" cell provides food and shelter in exchange for the fancy metabolic tricks that bacteria can provide. Mitochondria and chloroplasts are the two most widespread, ancient and ecologically important endosymbioses, but the process of cells engulfing cells for mutual benefit is still ongoing. Some of the more recent endosymbioses (on the scale of tens of millions of years rather than billions of years) have also profoundly shaped our world. Thanks to bacteria living in the cells lining their guts, aphids can live off of plant sap alone. Thanks to bacteria living in the cells of their roots, legumes like beans and lentils can turn air into protein, allowing millions of people to get adequate protein in their diets without meat.
Endosymbioses are relatively rare events, but they can have drastic and important evolutionary consequences. These relationships allow two very different species, with very different abilities, to team up and gain abilities that would otherwise be unavailable to them. The larger organisms that house bacterial endosymbionts don't have the machinery to metabolize in the way the bacteria can, and the bacteria do not have the heft and ecological strategies to deliver the volume of food available to the larger partner. These extraordinary partnerships have made a deep impact on the world we live in. Without them, the world would likely be a barren place, confined to microbial life clinging to rocks.
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*Margulis' landmark paper is written under the name Lynn Sagan because she was married to Carl Sagan at the time and had taken his name. Her book Acquiring Genomes is co-written with their son, Dorion Sagan.
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