All photos posted on Twitter by Brownhills Local Policing Unit/West Midlands Police.
Just a headsup I've been meaning to post all week that finally, action is being taken by local police against offloaders in the Engine Lane area of Brownhills Common.
Believe it or not, outside of dog fouling, in recent months I've had more complaints about this nuisance than anything else.
This issue isn't harmless – I hear what lots of you say; it's only wasteland, they're not doing harm, etc.; but there is a riding stables nearby that regularly has horses scared, paths on the common are so churned they're unusable by walkers, bikes are going from the old rail line down onto the canal at the old Cement Works Bridge, and it's harming wildlife and making the deer bolt.
If you can afford an off-road scrambler, you can afford to take it somewhere where it can be used legally and where it won't cause issues for others.
Thanks to Brownhills team for the action, and if you want to follow their twitter updates, they're well worth a follow – check them out here at @BrownhillsWMP.
I am liking very much the current proactive, can-do approach of the local beat coppers – despite hugely constrained resources, I see them about lots and they appear to be doing a great job and keeping folk informed too.


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NCCR AntiResist
New approaches to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Revitalizing antibiotic discovery by a patient-centered paradigm shift
Antibiotics are powerful and indispensable drugs to treat life threatening bacterial infections, such as sepsis or pneumonia. Antibiotics also play a central role in many other areas of modern medicine, in particular to protect patients with a weakened immune system during cancer therapies, transplantations or surgical interventions. These achievements are now at risk, with the fraction of bacterial pathogens that are resistant to one or more antibiotics steadily increasing.
The discovery and development of novel antibiotics faces complex societal, economic, technological and scientific challenges. The declining pipeline for novel antibiotics and increasing resistance to existing drugs gradually reduces the options clinicians have to treat bacterial infections.
The National Center of Competence in Research AntiResist aims to bring about a paradigm shift in antibiotic research with an interdisciplinary approach that assembles a Swiss-wide network of research groups from the fields of clinical research, biology, chemistry, computation, engineering and pharmacology.
The research program is structured into three four-year phases covering strategically and dynamically evolving milestones. Research activities center around a better understanding of pathogen physiology in patients; developing axenic and tissue-based model systems mimicking patient environments; and engineering of novel screening platforms for the next generation of antibiotics.
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Andrew Riley joined CBRE's Beverly Hills office in 2012 in the Office Services Group with a focus in Investment Sales and Tenant Representation. During his 6 years with CBRE, Andrew has completed transactions valued at over $470,000,000 on over 1,000,000 square feet of real estate. In 2016, Andrew was ranked in the top 10% of producers nationally at CBRE.
Andrew bases his practice on cultivating exclusive and long-term relationships with clients and local owners.
Prior to joining CBRE's Beverly Hills office, Andrew participated in the company's summer intern program. During his college years, Mr. Riley worked summers for Caruso Affiliated, providing support and assistance on high profile projects for one of our region's most prolific developers.
Andrew is a graduate of the University of Colorado's Leeds School of Business where he received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Real Estate. Andrew remains an active member of the Brentwood School Alumni Association Steering Committee.


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Breach of Court Order Leads to Jail Time
By Cynthia R. C. Sefton
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal from an order of the province's Supreme Court, in which that court sentenced a number of individuals to 14 days imprisonment each. The individuals who appealed pleaded guilty to violating an injunction order which restrained protestors from obstructing access to Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC (Trans Mountain) work sites in Burnaby.
The four individuals who appealed their jail terms were among 196 individuals convicted of criminal contempt of court for the manner of their protests against the pipeline project.
The proceedings started in March 2018 when Trans Mountain filed a claim in which it was alleged that various people were illegally blocking access to its work sites. The company also sought an injunction which prohibited protestors from interfering with the construction of the pipeline. The court issued an injunction which prohibited anyone with notice of the order from physically obstructing, impeding or preventing access to the sites or work areas. Shortly after the injunction was granted, numerous people were arrested by the RCMP for allegedly defying the order. It should be noted that the injunction did not prevent peaceful, lawful and safe protest of the building of the pipeline.
The Attorney General of British Columbia intervened in Trans Mountain's motion for civil contempt and assumed conduct of the proceedings. Those arrested were advised by the Crown counsel that they would be criminally prosecuted for the common law offence of criminal contempt of court.
In the months that followed, further work sites were added to the injunction order. As well, the Crown filed documents setting out the Crown's approach to sentencing and outlining various categories of penalties that would be sought, which included varying days of jail terms.
Supreme Court Reasons for Sentence
The sentencing court accepted the range of sentences put forward by the Crown. The judge emphasized that the rule of law, which includes court orders, is a Canadian constitutional value and, further, that the court has the power to uphold the rule of law by the enforcement of orders and ensuring respect for the court's processes. The court said that specific deterrence of the four individuals before the court was likely only a minor consideration. However, general deterrence of others continued to be a relevant factor. The court stated, "other members of the general public who may be tempted to pick and choose the court orders that they will obey, either in this situation, or in others, must be deterred from flouting orders of the court." The court did not accept the argument that jail terms would be inappropriate.
On appeal, the individuals argued that they were not given adequate notice of the Crown's position that there ought to be escalating punishment, including jail time. Primarily they argued that the sentencing court overemphasized the goal of general deterrence to others.
Appellate courts do not lightly interfere with sentencing courts' decisions. There has to be a "…marked departure from the principle that sentences must be proportionate to the gravity of the offence and the degree of responsibility of the offender."
The appeal court found there is no general requirement that the Crown or the police give would-be offenders notice of the Crown's sentencing position in advance of the commission of an offence, and further that there was no such requirement for the offence of criminal contempt.
As well, there was evidence that the individuals were in fact informed prior to their arrests that if they continued their illegal conduct, they could be arrested and charged and could be sentenced to jail time. Finally, knowledge of the court's injunction order (which these individuals all had) was enough to establish criminal contempt of court, if the Crown proves beyond a reasonable doubt, that "…the accused defied or disobeyed a court order in a public way… with intent, knowledge or recklessness as to the fact that the public disobedience will tend to depreciate the authority of the court."
In arguing that the sentencing court's imposition of jail time for first time offenders overly emphasized general deterrence to others, the individuals said that the sentences failed to consider whether less restrictive punishment would have been sufficient, especially because the individuals had expressed remorse and the protests had stopped at the time of sentencing.
The appeal court noted that contempt of court was the only remaining common law offence in Canada. The principal sentencing goals were "denunciation and deterrence." The appeal court quoted a 1952 decision: "One law broken and the breach thereof is but an invitation to ignore further laws and this, if continued, can only result in the breakdown of the freedom under the law which we so greatly prize."
The underlying conduct supporting the injunction and the criminal contempt convictions and sentencing were undoubtedly a long and arduous process for all involved. The sentencing court pointed out that the individuals behaved peacefully at the time of their arrest, held the belief that the pipeline had to be stopped, and that each was a valuable member of their community and society.
However, this was not about beliefs, no matter how sincerely held, or about the fact that fortunately no one was injured during the protests. It was not even about the undoubted delays and costs which may have been caused by the protests.
Rather the decision was about respect for orders of the court and the rule of law.
Over many years of practice as a litigator, focusing on operational risk management, product liability, workplace law and insurance related matters, C...
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Cynthia Sefton is a partner and member of Aird & Berlis LLP's Litigation and Energy Groups. Cynthia has over 35 years of trial and appellate advocacy experience. She has acted on behalf of individuals and businesses of all sizes, including natural gas utilities, secondary lead smelters, manufacturing companies and energy service and sales companies. Cynthia has advised clients on risk-management, insurance and operational issues, as well as liability and mitigation measures relating to outsourcing and use of contractors. Cynthia's practice areas include the investigation and defence of fires and explosions and other large disasters, workplace accidents, product liability, construction projects, risk-management and due diligence, occupational health and safety, and contract issues. More specifically, her practice encompasses all aspects of tort and contract litigation, investigation and defence of quasi-criminal matters and provincial offences, including the occupational health and environmental fields, technical regulatory compliance and Fire Code issues.
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Supreme Court of British Columbia Dismisses Challenges to Trans Mountain Pipeline Environmental Assessment By Stan Fedun Jun 05, 2018 On May 24, 2018, the Supreme Court of British Columbia dismissed challenges to the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project by the City of Vancouver and the Squamish Nation. Both parties petitioned the Court to set aside the Environmental Assessment...
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Government of Canada Purchases Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project for $4.5 Billion By Stan Fedun May 31, 2018 On May 29, 2018, the Government of Canada announced a $4.5 billion deal with Kinder Morgan to purchase the Trans Mountain pipeline and related terminal assets "in order to secure the timely completion" of the project.
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Uncertainty Leads to Suspension of Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion By David Stevens Apr 10, 2018 On April 8, 2018, Kinder Morgan Canada Limited announced that it is "suspending all non-essential activities and related spending on the Trans Mountain Expansion Project." Kinder Morgan noted that while it has the support of the federal, Alberta and Saskatchewan governments for the projec...
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British Columbia Announces New Regulations That May Stop Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion By David Stevens Feb 02, 2018 On January 30, 2018, the British Columbia Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy announced that the province would introduce new regulations that will stop pipeline companies from increasing bitumen shipments. The justification for the new regulations is...


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THE ROARING 420s
Hailing from Germany The Roaring 420s are playing a wild melange of psychedelia and surf music with nods to Krautrock, Folk and Eastern music. They are a notorious live band and have extensively toured through Europe in the past two years, sharing the stage with bands like the Blank Tapes, Strange Boys or White Fence.
Their debut LP "What is Psych?" has been released on Stoned Karma Records in 2014 and has has delighted critics and followers. The Roaring 420s went on to found their own label It's a Gas! Records and released their second album "You Can't Get Out Alive" in 2015 which was produced by Jorge Muñoz-Cobo Gonzalez (Holly Golightly, Boogarins, Golden Animals etc.) Additionally they have put out singles, split EPs and contributed to compilations on Levitation Records, Melotron Recordings, Celluloid Gurus, Trip In Time and many more. The Roaring 420s will be on tour in the US from January through March 2016.
"a wholesome and hedonistic twist merging the normally culturally constipated psych purists into fun loving party machines"
Far Out Magazine, UK
"Enjoyable slice of garage/surf from Dresden"
The Active Listener, NZ
"These Germans love reverb and sitars, pulling off an album that could be mistaken for a long lost underground record. Time travel will never happen, but these songs come pretty damn close"
Here Comes The Flood, NL


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Aurora Snow (Santa María, California; 26 de noviembre de 1981) es una actriz pornográfica retirada estadounidense.

Biografía

Aurora nació y se crio entre Santa María, California y Albuquerque, Nuevo México.

Aurora, una tímida y excelente estudiante, se matriculó en la Universidad de California para estudiar arte dramático. Cuando llevaba un año en la universidad, respondió a un anuncio en un periódico que pedía modelos de desnudos. A partir de ese momento, cuando contaba con dieciocho años de edad, decidió dedicarse al porno mientras continuaba con sus estudios. Más tarde, cambió de carrera a Económicas.

Carrera profesional

Carrera en la industria pornográfica (2000-2013)
A pesar de querer ser actriz porno, Aurora era muy inexperta sexualmente. Al principio rodaba mayoritariamente escenas de género gonzo, pero pasado un tiempo cambió el gonzo por las películas feature con trama. Al igual que otras actrices porno de su estilo tales como Gauge, Taylor Rain, Michelle Barrett, Kagney Linn Karter o Jenna Haze, es célebre por sus extremas escenas anales y por su participación en escenas hardcore muy duras.
Ha dirigido algunas películas y además es presentadora de un programa de televisión en Playboy TV.

Durante los últimos años Aurora Snow ha participado en más de 300 producciones pornográficas y se ha convertido en una enormemente conocida estrella porno. Además ganó uno de los premios más prestigioso de la industria del porno en 2003, el premio AVN a la Artista Femenina del año.

Su nombre de actriz pornográfica es una combinación de sus dos personajes favoritos de Disney, la Princesa Aurora (de la Bella Durmiente) y Snow (por Blancanieves, en inglés Snow White).

En el año 2013 anunció su retiro del mundo pornográfico por su hijo recién nacido tras 14 años de carrera.

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Ganadoras del premio AVN

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Serving With Honor: Aiming High
Morristown, N.J. (December 4, 2019) – American flags waved from every street corner, marching bands played patriotic tunes while confetti streamed over large crowds and Dr. Marion Hardy, '60, stood in the middle of it all.
It was June of 1944. The Allied Forces had just invaded Normandy, securing a victory that would ultimately lead to the end of World War II, and Hardy's mother took her to New York to celebrate. In that moment, even though she was only a child, Hardy's admiration for the military was born.
"If I could, I would reenlist today," says Hardy, who spent several decades serving in the United States Air Force and retired as a full colonel. During her military career, Hardy filled positions that had never before been held by a woman. She was one of the first to fly in an F16 fighter aircraft as a Flight Surgeon, the first to hold the position of Commander, Chief of Hospital Services and one of the first to be appointed State Air Surgeon of New Hampshire.
"I never tried to hide my identity. I'm a woman and I expected respect," says Hardy. "I never made excuses, I volunteered for unpleasant jobs and knew I could compete with the best of them. I was proud of who I was and made it very clear who was in charge."
Hardy's efforts earned her an excess of 16 medals throughout her military career, including the Legion of Merit Medal which is the third highest medal awarded during peace time.
As a civilian, Hardy also dedicated her life to the medical field. Her passion for this career was fueled by several tragic examples of the failures of medicine.
"My 13-year-old brother died from a fractured skull and brain hemorrhage due to a fall, my grandmother died in childbirth and another family member died from blood poisoning," recalls Hardy. "These sights deeply affected me and I always thought, 'Maybe I could do better.'"
After studying biology at the Saint Elizabeth University, Hardy went on to earn a master's in human anatomy and a doctorate in osteopathy. For many years, she worked as an osteopathic physician and specialized in internal medicine, emergency medicine, drug addiction and travel medicine.
Hardy's ingenuity and ability to think quickly has saved countless lives in both her military and medical career. Her actions have certainly proved that she could do better.


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Dankie, 14:00 en 'n pakkie Styvies blou?
Maybe you two should get a room?
@fubar we have a winner!
Dam, you could have brought them with you to the race on Saturday.
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The Palms Resort offers an incredible location in the heart of downtown Myrtle Beach, SC. This Oceanfront Resort has a variety of room options to accommodate your family on your next vacation. Chose from a one-bedroom suite, three-bedroom condo, or oceanfront three-bedroom multi-level penthouse. Most rooms have an oceanfront balcony to serve up some truly beautiful views of the beach and the Atlantic Ocean. Enjoy some fun in the sun at The Palms Resort in the refreshing oceanfront pool or relax your muscles in one of their whirlpools. If you get stuck with a rainy day or just need a break from the sun, head inside to the indoor pool, indoor kiddie pool, and indoor whirlpool. If you're bringing the kids you may want to consider paying a nominal fee to get access to the Palm's sister property's 18,000 sq. ft. indoor rec center located on 9th Ave S. This awesome recreation center features tons of entertainment in the form of video arcade games, 20 AMF bowling lanes and plenty more! While all of these things are entertaining, everyone knows you come here to enjoy the white sandy beaches and the ocean waves. Grab the buckets, shovels and boogie boards and walk right out of The Palms Resort and onto the beach!
I have stayed at the Palms several times in the last 15 years. The staff at the Palms has always been pleasant and very helpful with anything I needed. Its a short walk to the boardwalk, Ripley's, restaurants and shops. The Palms is always my first choice when I look for a condo to rent vacationing in Myrtle Beach.
We rented from an owner. He was very helpful and personable. The unit was updated, comfortable and clean. The location is perfect for our annual trip to Myrtle in March. We are staying again this year and we are excited to be coming back.
Wonderful Hotel with great views, nice furnishings, large balcony with chairs, nice people at front desk, and close to many fun activities.
I Love Myrtle Beach. It does not matter which ocean front hotels you stay at, the view is always beautiful, even on cloudy rainy days. We try to go to Myrtle Beach at least for a week every year and some times twice a year. I never get tired of the scenary. Palms is our favorite Hotel to stay, great prices, great rooms and great views from your room. As I am leaving this Review and telling how I feel about Palms and Myrtle Beach, the more I get excited about our next vacation. I'm already making plans, we will be there soon Palms & Myrtle Beach!!!
We love staying here. Has all the future things you need.the staff are super friendly and helpful.our vacation time is always here at the Palms.
Nice stay. I had enjoyed my stay , staff was friendly and courteous .
The Palms Penthouse #2 is a wonderful condo for families. It has plenty of room to have game nights and just enjoy each other's company. The beach view from the oceanfront rooms reminds me of a balcony suite on a cruise ship. Shopping was great as was the walks on the boulevard and beach.
We Love staying at the Palms, great prices and convenient to eveything we need. Grocery store nearby, places to eat and all the shopping needed. jacuzzi and pools are nice and the Beach is just a stones throw away. Nice rooms. everything is always near perfect when we stay at the Palms. My favorite place to stay at Myrtle Beach. I am so excited about my next vacation at the Palms in Myrtle Beach!!!
Upon arrival our room wasn't ready, even after going to Walmart for over an hour . After that we had a very pleasant stay , and loved the room !!
Just left the Palms last Saturday! Loved it, ready to go back right now! Oh and a 5 for sure!
We usually stay at the Hilton, but enjoyed the room and space of the Palms much more. would stay again.
Just left the Palms last Saturday! Loved it, ready to go back right now!
A beautiful place right on the beach and conveniently located. Stayed on the 10th floor in unit 1001. Friendly staff, love Wendy at the front desk!
Stayed there many times. Really enjoyed our vacation.
Every year i stay there, i love it, i would give u a 10 if i could!
It was amazing, the staff was so friendly, clean rooms.
I'm a frequent visitor to Myrtle Beach and I always enjoy myself. All the hotels I have visited have been great and I'm planning another trip to the beach very soon.
We stayed at the Palms every summer when it was first built. Wonderful family memories growing up.
we have stayed there a few times....everytime we goto myrtle beach that is where we stay...It is WONDERFUL to relax and enjoy and be comfortable... hope we get to stay there again soon.
The shower was broken and they did not fix it. Beautiful ocean views and a front patio.
It's been a few years but I'd give my stay a 3...it was just a tad tight for a family of four, two being teens!!
The hotel was just ok. The rooms were clean but rather old looking. Our hot tub was tiny and it had black mold growing around the caulking. The balcony was gorgeous and the view was to die for! It was also nice having a kitchen in our room. The outdoor hot tubs were not very clean and a couple weren't even working. The pool was nice and the lazy river was ok but it was rather dirty too.


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The Resurrection and Marriage(A)
27 Some of the Sadducees,(B) who say there is no resurrection,(C) came to Jesus with a question. 28 "Teacher," they said, "Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.(D) 29 Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died childless. 30 The second 31 and then the third married her, and in the same way the seven died, leaving no children. 32 Finally, the woman died too. 33 Now then, at the resurrection whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?"
34 Jesus replied, "The people of this age marry and are given in marriage. 35 But those who are considered worthy of taking part in the age to come(E) and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage, 36 and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God's children,(F) since they are children of the resurrection. 37 But in the account of the burning bush, even Moses showed that the dead rise, for he calls the Lord 'the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.'[a](G) 38 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive."
39 Some of the teachers of the law responded, "Well said, teacher!"
Luke 20:37 Exodus 3:6
Luke 20:27 : 20:27-40pp — Mt 22:23-33; Mk 12:18-27
Luke 20:27 : S Ac 4:1
Luke 20:27 : Ac 23:8; 1Co 15:12
Luke 20:28 : Dt 25:5
Luke 20:35 : S Mt 12:32
Luke 20:36 : S Jn 1:12
Luke 20:37 : Ex 3:6
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Johnny Melville (born 27 January 1948 in Leith, Scotland) is a clown, actor and mime who is part of the group of artists who in the 1970s revolutionized the world of the clown in Europe, alongside names like Jango Edwards and Nola Rae in the historic Friends Roadshow in Amsterdam. In recent years he has combined his work as a clown, mime and trainer with that of actor in alternative filmmaking.

Career

He began his professional career in 1972, working alongside names typical of the British theatre scene as David Aukin or John Bolton. Until 1977 he was actor in and director of the alternative theater company Salakta Balloon Band, and later and until 1979 by the London theater company Kaboodle Theater. However, it was in 1978 that he began his career as a soloist at the Festival of Fools, a career that screened him for all kinds of European festivals in Germany, Holland, Austria, Denmark, France, Sweden, Italy, Japan, Russia, Canada (he performed twice at Montreal's celebrated Just for Laughs festival) and the United States, working both in performing and conducting shows. His popularity as a mime and clown was so great that in 1987 they spent a ten-day Johnny Melville Festival in Denmark, where Melville offered his last five shows.

Melville has also alternated his talent as a clown and mime with performances in short films, feature films, TV series and TV movies of all kinds and in multiple countries (mostly on the alternative film circuit), but also in television advertising and even alongside trendy music groups, highlighting the collaboration he made with the Swiss group Yello in 1988. As an actor he has worked under the direction of names like Vanna Paoli, Dieter Meier, Ricard Reguant, Antonio Chafrawias, Mario Orfini, Michael Knighton, among many others. In 2001 he won the Best Actor Award at the Brooklyn Film Festival in New York for the film No Man's Land, directed by Nina Rosenmeier.

In recent years he has combined his formative performances and workshops of mime, gesture and clown with the cinema, direction and writing of scripts, in addition to having made a leap to Latin American clown programs and festivals, visiting with some frequency Colombia, Brazil, Mexico or Chile.

References

External links
 Official website of Johnny Melville

1948 births
Living people
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About Neil Ratnavira
California based Neil Ratnavira, an abstract expressionist artist, designer and photographer, was born on August 7, 1978 in Colombo, Sri Lanka to a rich heritage of a very renowned family of artists, photographers, gemologists and jewelry designers. His father is Sri Lanka's most famous wildlife artist, conservationist and jewelry designer, living in California.
Neil was an only child, he was brought up in Sri Lanka by his single mother and grand-mother in a country torn apart by civil war. The early years of his life, schooling was intermittent and life constantly interrupted by curfews, exploding car bombs, buses and buildings set on fire.
To get away from these horrors, his mother moved with him to Paris, France. Arriving there as a child, not speaking a word of French was one of the most difficult challenges Neil faced. However, Neil is a fighter, he does not give up so in spite of the cultural shocks, economic hardships and difficulties of social integration, Neil spoke the language of ART and was successfully accepted into a sought after Art Institute of Paris, where he got his BA in Graphic design & Art.
Neil grew up initially in Sri Lanka, thereafter, France and the USA. Neil has exhibited his work in London, Paris, San Diego and Los Angeles.
Art and design is his driving force and reason to be. He often says "if I did not paint or take pictures, I don't feel like I am alive". Neil has been a car enthusiast from an early age. He was responsible for creating the original hand painted Art Cars for Lotus. He loves technology, film, sports, sports cars, art, music and travel.
Neil expresses himself and his inner feelings via his pictures, designs, his canvases and the textures of paint and behind the wheel of a car. He is a self-taught artist whose style has evolved over the years. His family heritage, his artist and gemologist parents and the different cultures and countries Neil has lived in influences his work.. he has his own unmistakeable style and distinctive look.
Neil is very appreciative of his extended family and his mum Moni, step dad John, father Gamini, step mum Lisa for all the support and caring they show him. He wants to share his talents and work with the world.
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Guest Post: The Dusk Parlor by S.A. Stovall
Hello world and internet! I'm SA Stovall and I'm blog-touring my latest novella, The Dusk Parlor, a contemporary romance set in Japan as part of Dreamspinner Press' 'World of Love' novella series. Feel free to follow along as I post articles, sneak peeks, and share a little bit of my love for Japan (April 27th to May 9th)! I hope you all enjoy!
A World of Love ~ Why Japan?
Out of all the countries in the world, why write a novella set in Japan?
It's because I have a special connection with Japan.
For starters, my uncle lived there, found love there, and eventually died there during a tragic terror attack. He was a good man, and he's buried in an Okinawa cemetery. It's a shame he passed so young, but his love of the country burned bright enough that I still feel it to this day.
In part because of him, I studied Japanese for three years and eventually traveled there for the summer. What an experience. Nothing prepares you for a different culture like actually living day-to-day in that culture, let me tell you. That being said, I knew right away why my uncle loved Japan so much. The people are gracious, the food is great, and nothing quite compares to Japanese television.
Sure, being a foreigner was weird. There are very specific customs in Japan that are different from my home in the United States. No tipping, the unlucky number if '4' and not '13,' and lots of cats have bobbed tails. That's all minor, mind you, but when you act like a foreigner, people in Japan do tend to treat you differently.
Which is where the inspiration for my novella, The Dusk Parlor, comes into play. When I was in Japan, I would constantly wonder about people's stares. Did they look down on me for not speaking correctly? Was I adhering to the customs properly? Sometimes they would laugh when I commit some social faux pas.
I would think, "Maybe I'd never fit in here."
But the great thing about Japan—the thing I experienced and will remember till the day I die—was the willingness to lend a hand. When I expressed my concerns to my Japanese friends (or even just people I was interacting with out in the wild) they would immediately jump to help. They drew me into their culture and explained things step by step. It's a great experience, and it's one I hoped to replicate in my novella.
The main character, Hugh, is a "hāfu"—half-Japanese, half-American—and he travels to Japan in order to live there with his mother. At first he struggles with the customs, but after getting a job at The Dusk Parlor, he begins to warm to the country, and even find some romance.
Now, this is a work of fiction (and I love me some good adventure), so my novella isn't complete without two of Hugh's coworkers having run-ins with the yakuza (a Japanese mafia, if you will). They need Hugh's military training and expertise to help them fulfill one last mission before they can go on with their lives.
To be honest, there was a lot of cultural stuff I wanted to include in the novella, but I just couldn't. In Japan they have something called "food terrorists"—they're your friends that text you images of super good looking food at times when you can't eat (like work, or on the subway) just to make you hungry. Oh, and some hot springs smell like sulfur year around, to the point the locals call the hills "stinky egg hills." They're fun cultural things that I haven't seen in the United States.
But stuff like that is hard to incorporate into a story without it feeling superfluous. To that end, I incorporated as much as I could, while keeping in mind that not everyone knows Japanese or Japanese customs. Hugh experiences bento lunches, learns that The Dusk Parlor is on a building that doesn't have a fourth floor (because '4' is bad luck, remember?) and even learns a great deal about proper Japanese speech etiquette.
Speaking of Japanese speech patterns, I cut things that didn't have direct English equivalents. In Japanese, most names are followed by an honorific, such as –san, -sama, -chan, or (my favorite) –kun. The closest to an English translation would be 'Mr.' or 'Mrs.' but that doesn't quite cut it. Because it would have taken me several paragraphs of language explanation to differentiate the honorifics, I opted to omit them entirely. I wanted the story of acceptance, help, and fusion to shine through, and I kept it at the core of me decisions at all times.
Overall, I love Japan. My experiences there, the people I met, and the country itself, are dear to my heart. I only hope that I managed to convert my feelings into a fun adventure story for all to enjoy.
~ SA Stovall
Former soldier Hugh Harris is a "hāfu"—half-Japanese, half-American—and, after his father's death, he returns to Kobe, Japan, in order to connect with his mother and her family. Confused and feeling out of place, Hugh finds work as a waiter at an upscale nightclub. The other employees, an odd and eclectic bunch, quickly make him feel at home, especially the bartender, Ren, and the club host, Kaito.
But the tranquility doesn't last forever. As Hugh gets deeper into his relationships with both men, he finds they may have dubious connections with the yakuza in town… and when the local street leaders send their enforcers to the Dusk Parlor, Hugh, Ren, and Kaito may be in for a storm of trouble.
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S.A. Stovall grew up in California's central valley with a single mother and little brother. Despite no one in her family having a degree higher than a GED, she put herself through college (earning a BA in History), and then continued on to law school where she obtained her Juris Doctorate.
As a child, Stovall's favorite novel was Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell. The adventure on a deserted island opened her mind to ideas and realities she had never given thought before—and it was the moment Stovall realized that story telling (specifically fiction) became her passion. Anything that told a story, be it a movie, book, video game or comic, she had to experience. Now, as a professor and author, Stovall wants to add her voice to the myriad of stories in the world, and she hopes you enjoy.
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Oh, Paul Simon, the first time that I heard this one was when I recorded it off of BOB. So I don't have much to say about it other than that it's obviously awesome. And it does mention Newsweek, which I read religiously as a kid. My dad subscribed to it, probably to enter the Publisher's Clearinghouse Sweepstakes, and initially, I would just read the political cartoons (because they were cartoons, even though I didn't understand them), anything about movies or TV and the Newsmakers section because it was mostly pictures and small blurbs, which was about all my brain could handle as a wee lad. As I got a little older, I started reading the actual articles. It was my first real exposure to journalism outside of the local station out of Sioux Falls and "20/20". I distinctly remember reading an article about Bush I and how he waited to retaliate against Iraq for the Kuwaiti invasion until he was certain that the goodwill from Desert Storm would get him re-elected (spoiler alert: it didn't work). I remember being angry and appalled that someone would manipulate a war for their own political gain and being angry and appalled that more people weren't angry and appalled. I was very young, Paul Simon.
Finding a girlfriend would soon overtake my brief foray into being a news junkie and I reverted back to political cartoons and Newsmakers, if that. I have a feeling my sheltered little mind would not have been able to comprehend what you and Julio were doing down by the schoolyard.


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 Lotka – typ pióra ptasiego
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 Alfred J. Lotka – amerykański matematyk i biofizyk


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Anton Genseberger (* 29. Jänner 1965) ist ein ehemaliger österreichischer Fußballspieler.

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Genseberger spielte bis 1991 beim Deutschlandsberger SC. In der Saison 1991/92 spielte er für den TSV Hartberg. Zur Saison 1992/93 wechselte er zum SV Flavia Solva. Mit Flavia Solva stieg er 1994 in die 2. Division auf. Sein Debüt in der zweithöchsten Spielklasse gab er im August 1994, als er am ersten Spieltag der Saison 1994/95 gegen den SV Gerasdorf in der Startelf stand und in der 83. Minute durch Wolfgang Kainz ersetzt wurde. Im selben Monat erzielte er bei einer 6:1-Niederlage gegen den Grazer AK sein erstes Zweitligator. Nach elf Einsätzen für Flavia Solva in der zweiten Liga wechselte er in der Winterpause zum SV Eibiswald.

Zur Saison 1995/96 schloss Genseberger sich dem SV Gleinstätten an. Im Jänner 1997 kehrte er zu Flavia Solva zurück. Für die Steirer absolvierte er bis zum Ende der Saison 1996/97 noch ein Zweitligaspiel, ehe er mit dem Verein am Saisonende aus der zweiten Liga abstieg. Daraufhin kehrte er zur Saison 1997/98 nach Deutschlandsberg zurück. Im April 2000 wechselte er ein zweites Mal nach Gleinstätten, wo er bis 2005 gemeldet war. In der Hinrunde der Saison 2005/06 spielte er noch für den FV St. Andrä-Höch, ehe er seine Karriere beendete.

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Genseberger ist heute Landesdirektor bei der Grazer Wechselseitigen.

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Fußballspieler (Deutschlandsberger SC)
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[16:45:28] peterbennett: stuarta: About IPV4 addresses.
[16:52:47] peterbennett: stuarta: Er – how do I do a PM again?
[16:55:45] dhampton: peterbennett: If you're referring to warlord I wouldn't I wouldn't attribute that to him. I've worked with him in the past and he's one smart cookie.
[17:03:27] gary_buhrmaster: peterbennett: Comcast's "subnet" involves their CMTS configurations. Technically, on the interface, there are actually multiple sets of public IPs there (you can see them in the broadcast responses), you are just given one of the subnets allocated to the interface. And the mask will vary based on regional configurations, but /21 is not unusual.
[17:04:55] gary_buhrmaster: (CMTS configurations can be very complicated, and that is saying something for core network gear).
[17:08:29] gary_buhrmaster: What is the address of an external subnet? There are provide that will provide a RFC1918 address to customers (L-TWC did that in some locations, which resulted in double NATing for many).
[17:14:27] peterbennett: OK so maybe we need to allow connection from public IPs that match your own subnet. If you are connected to a comcast public ip you may be letting in a limited number of your neighbors.
[17:15:04] peterbennett: I guess I better write this all up again.
[17:16:15] peterbennett: If we are allowing your own subnet in all cases, do we still need to allow the list of private ip's?
[17:16:33] gary_buhrmaster: ("neighbors" means anywhere in a region, perhaps hundreds of miles, it does not mean next door).
[17:19:00] peterbennett: gary_buhrmaster: My subnet 255.255.248.0 allows 2048 people on the same subnet, I think.
[17:26:09] gary_buhrmaster: The subnet mask is not relevant, the CMTS supports random people across the region, using multiple pools of adddresses. Anyone served by that CMTS may get any address out of the numerous pools available.
[17:26:30] gary_buhrmaster: (well, depending on the configuration).
[17:29:41] gary_buhrmaster: As CMTS's have gotten bigger (the battlestar (cBR-8) is a gorgeous device, both physically, and capacity wise), the idea that one has a single device supporting a neighborhood has long been incorrect.
[19:08:56] dekarl: jpabq: cppcheck hints that there may be a typo in the ASI stream handler http://paste.ubuntu.com/24153217/ can you confirm/deny that?
[19:09:48] jpabq: dekarl: I will check.
[23:08:53] dhampton: Given that myth requires qt >= 5.2 and qt stopped supporting the QT_NO_IPV6 define in 5.0, would it make sense to clean up all the QT_NO_IPV6 ifdefs in the code?


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Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Second World Internet Conference in Wuzhen Town, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 16, 2015. | Li Tao/Xinhua via AP
Hi, China Watchers. This week we kick the tires on China's new "cyber sovereignty" initiative, puzzle over the collapse of congressional "tough on China" legislation and scrutinize the State Department's new "wrongful detention" warning for China-bound travelers. We'll also unpack the lessons from President XI JINPING's recent Xinjiang trip and profile a book that warns that "tense cohabitation" is the best we can expect from U.S.-China relations for the foreseeable future.
But this just in: Presidents JOE BIDEN and Xi will speak within the next 10 days. I want you, loyal China Watcher subscribers, to tell me what you think the top three items of discussion should be during that important call. And why. I'll share some survey results in next week's newsletter.
Let's get to it. — Phelim
Beijing ramped up efforts to radically change global internet rules and standards last week by morphing the annual China-hosted World Internet Conference into a permanent organization dedicated to what Xi described as "global internet development and governance."
Xi wants an internet that aligns with the ruling Chinese Communist Party's concept of "cyber sovereignty" that prioritizes absolute government control of online activity — complete with censorship and surveillance — at the expense of privacy and freedom of expression.
The new organization reflects China's long-term challenge to the ability of the U.S. and its partners to defend a vision of internet governance defined by transparent rules and standards hinged to human rights versus a CCP view of the internet as a tool of state power.
"For decades, the Chinese government has taken issue with the predominant model of internet governance that has emphasized a multi-stakeholder approach where governments have a voice, but there's a strong role for industry, for academics, for researchers and for civil society," said JUSTIN SHERMAN, a fellow at the Atlantic Council's Cyber Statecraft Initiative. "The Chinese government would rather have a multilateral approach where governments have complete and utter control of internet governance … [through] an international organization that starts more formally pushing state control over the internet globally."
Trust us, we're legit. That new organization — an outgrowth of an annual gathering launched in 2014 that has featured high profile participants, including Tesla CEOELON MUSK — is more awkward than ominous. The Chinese government boasted that "representatives of members from 18 countries and regions" were at the grouping's launch. Chinese state media indicated that they included some of the world's most notorious dictatorships, including Afghanistan, North Korea, Cambodia and Syria. And though the government claimed that the new organization had already attracted 100 members, including "world-renowned internet leaders, authoritative industry bodies, internet Hall of Fame inductees and others," it provided no details.
That reflects a branding challenge that has stunted other Chinese attempts to mint multilateral organizations to compete with existing U.S.-dominated groupings.
Dictators "R" Us. "China has a history of creating dictators' clubs and calling them international organizations, most notably the Shanghai Cooperation Organization" said DAN BAER, U.S. ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe from 2013 to 2017 and a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. "But these dictators' clubs don't seem to have had any kind of global appeal and they are largely recognized … [as] efforts to build some small group of validators for a Chinese approach, which is at odds with universal standards."
Just you wait. Observers of Beijing's history of influence on rules and standards at international organizations say WICO is no laughing matter. China's steady expansion of its presence in key United Nations agencies, including the U.N. Economic and Social Council, which guides U.N. economic policymaking, reflects Beijing's purposeful efforts to play a greater role in shaping the rules of the international system.
The Chinese government has exploited its leadership role of the International Telecommunications Union, the U.N. agency for information and communications technology, to enact telecom standards that align with China's censorship and surveillance regime. ITU Secretary-General ZHAO HOULIN has led efforts to manipulate internet and 5G mobile technology and governance by championing Chinese technology company Huawei's blueprint for an internet architecture.
"For years, they've been fighting to take control of the ITU, increasingly successfully, and they've more or less won the battles for standard setting for 5G and 6G, but they have yet to win the overt battle for formalized control of the network," said PAUL ROSENZWEIG, former deputy assistant secretary for policy in the Department of Homeland Security, and founder of Red Branch Consulting.
That conflict looms. And observers warn that governments should be vigilant rather than skeptical about the role that WICO may play in that struggle.
"One of the first responses the international community should have to the fledgling WIC organization is to watch its formation closely, encourage transparency about its key agendas, and hold companies, organizations, and individuals responsible as they decide there is no downside to signing on," DAVID BANDURSKI, director of the China Media Project said in an essay last week.
Tit for tat. WICO appears to be Beijing's response to the U.S.-led Declaration for the Freedom of the Internet, launched in April, that pledged its 61 country signatories to an internet "that is truly open and fosters competition, privacy, and respect for human rights." Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson ZHAO LIJIAN denounced the initiative for "provoking confrontation in cyberspace."
That wasn't the first bilateral dust-up over dueling internet governance standards. Chinese Foreign Minister WANG YI unveiled the "Global Initiative on Data Security" in 2020 in an explicit bid to parry then-Secretary of State MIKE POMPEO's "Clean Network" initiative that barred Chinese telecom equipment firms ZTE and Huawei due to their government ties.
Those competing visions of internet governance are creating rival U.S. and China-aligned camps competing for global dominance.
"We are now facing an internet organization arms race," said FARZANEH BADIEI, founder of Digital Medusa, a New York-based consulting firm that focuses on digital governance. "In the past, the U.S. strengthened its presence in multilateral venues … [and] through those processes, stopped ideas that could split the internet. That seems to be a hard task if it continues the mantra that they should work on internet issues with only 'like-minded' people."
Tech titans rule. WICO will look to endorsements from major U.S. tech firms to try to overcome misgivings about a Beijing-piloted internet governance initiative.
"Is [WICO] significant? The answer is 'yes' as part of China's long-term play strategically, but tactically it's too early to tell whether this effort will be a positive or a negative," Rosenzweig said. "Some of its success will be determined by whether or not any Western corporations buy into it, as part of their attempt to maintain a foot in the Chinese market – think Amazon, Microsoft, Intel, Apple."
TRANSLATING WASHINGTON
— BIDEN DOUBTFUL ABOUT PELOSI 'S TAIWAN TRIP: President JOE BIDEN has doubts about the wisdom of Speaker NANCY PELOSI's (D-Calif.) upcoming trip to Taiwan. "The military thinks it's not a good idea right now," Biden said when asked Wednesday whether Pelosi should travel to the self-governing island, according to pool reports. "But I don't know what the status of it is." Pelosi is to visit Taiwan next month, according to two sources with knowledge of the discussions, POLITICO's LARA SELIGMAN reported Tuesday. The trip was rescheduled after Pelosi canceled an earlier visit planned for April and coincides with heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing over the self-governing island. A Pelosi visit would risk "strong and resolute measures" by Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson ZHAO LIJIAN warned Tuesday.
"We have not received any information about a planned August visit to Taiwan by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as recently reported in foreign media," said a statement issued Tuesday by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the U.S. Meanwhile, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress on Friday of a $108 million military equipment sale to Taiwan designed to boost its "credible defensive capability."
— SOUTHCOM: CHINESE MILITARY MENACES PANAMA CANAL: Gen. LAURA RICHARDSON, chief of U.S. Southern Command, warned Wednesday that Chinese entities at the Panama Canal could eventually be transferred over to the authority of the People's Liberation Army, POLITICO's ALEX WARD reported. "I was just in Panama about a month ago and flying along the Panama Canal and looking at all the state-owned enterprises from the PRC on each side of the Panama Canal," she said at the Aspen Security Forum on Wednesday. "They look like civilian companies or state-owned enterprises that could be used for dual use and could be quickly changed over to a military capability." Those comments mark an expansion of concerns Richardson voiced at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in March about the potential threat of "PRC-based companies … engaged in or bidding for several projects related to the Panama Canal, a global strategic chokepoint."
— CONGRESS DITCHES TOUGH ON CHINA LEGISLATION: The Senate is poised to abandon months of work on legislation overhauling U.S. policy toward Beijing when, as soon as this week, it approves a drastically slimmed-down bill to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing, POLITICO's ANDREW DESIDERIO reported Wednesday. It will do so without a firm guarantee that those tough-on-China provisions left on the cutting-room floor will ever become law.
The resulting legislation aims to address the nationwide microchip shortage by spurring domestic production, but the failure of the initial vision for the bill has left Democrats and Republicans frustrated at their inability to come together on an enduring strategy to address what they see as the biggest long-term threat to U.S. national security.
— STATE: CHINA POSES 'WRONGFUL DETENTION' RISK: China is one of six countries — including Iran, North Korea, Venezuela, Burma and Russia — that the State Department has declared as high risk for wrongful detention of U.S. citizens who travel there, a senior administration official said Monday. "This new 'D' indicator … will highlight the elevated risk that Americans face in particular countries," a senior administration official said Monday.
That warning came alongside an Executive Order President JOE BIDEN issued Tuesday that empowers U.S. agencies to impose "costs and consequences," including financial sanctions, on state and non-state actors implicated in the wrongful detention of U.S. citizens, POLITICO's MYAH WARD reported. The nonprofit prisoner release advocacy organization Dui Hua Foundation estimates that there are up to 200 Americans arbitrarily detained in China and as many as 30 who are subject to unlawful exit bans. "The label of arbitrary detention suits the US better than anyone else," Chinese embassy spokesperson LIU PENGYU said in a statement.
Michelle Bachelet addresses the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters, September 20, 2017 in New York City. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images
— CHINA TELLS U.N.- KILL XINJIANG REPORT: The Chinese mission in Geneva is pressuring the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, MICHELLE BACHELET, to bury a long-delayed report on human rights in Xinjiang, Reuters reported Tuesday. The mission circulated a letter warning that the report would "undermine the credibility" of Bachelet's office. Bachelet has faced criticism from human rights activists for failing to release the report earlier and pledged in June to publish it before she steps down in August. "Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson WANG WENBIN on Wednesday complained of unspecified "smears and attacks against China" but declined to comment on the Reuters' report's accuracy. "We need this report to ground a clear-eyed, informed conversation about violations against Uyghurs — and we need a High Commissioner who will stand by it and be an advocate for those affected," SARAH BROOKS, program director at the Geneva-based International Service for Human Rights, told China Watcher.
— TAIWAN SLAMS EU DIPLOMAT'S 'REUNIFICATION' RHETORIC: JORGE TOLEDO ALBINANA, the new EU ambassador to China, infuriated Taiwan's government by stating Sunday that the EU supports the self-governing island's "peaceful reunification" with China. "Reunification" echoed China's territorial claim to Taiwan even though the Chinese Communist Party has never ruled the island. "The sovereignty of our country cannot be disparaged, violated or annexed," JOANNE OU, Taiwan's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said Tuesday. European Parliament Vice President NICOLA BEER helped smooth Taiwan-EU relations that same day by stating there is "no room for Chinese aggression in democratic Taiwan," during a three-day visit to the island.
— XI INVITES EU LEADERS TO BEIJING: President Xi has invited French President EMMANUEL MACRON, Italian Prime Minister MARIO DRAGHI, German Chancellor OLAF SHOLZ and Spanish Prime Minister PEDRO SANCHEZ for an in-person meeting in Beijing in November, the South China Morning Post reported Monday. The meeting — which the EU leaders have yet to confirm — would occur after the long-anticipated 20th Party Congress expected in October at which Xi is widely expected to appoint himself to an unprecedented third term as China's leader. The Foreign Ministry's Zhao on Tuesday dismissed the report as "fake news." Stay tuned.
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, visits the community of Guyuanxiang in the Tianshan District in Urumqi in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. | Xie Huanchi/Xinhua via AP
— XI'S TROUBLING 'NEW VISION FOR XINJIANG': President Xi ended 893 days of pandemic self-confinement to the Chinese mainland with a June 30 trip to Hong Kong to mark the 25th anniversary of the territory's return to China from British rule. Xi then made another one of his enigmatic disappearances — sparking rumors he was in quarantine from a possible Covid exposure in Hong Kong — before re-emerging in the city of Urumqi in Xinjiang on July 12. Chinese state media celebrated that visit to a region that has become synonymous with allegations of genocide and crimes against humanity targeting Muslim Uyghurs with a slick North Korean-like propaganda video that featured the Chinese leader being mobbed by adoring locals.
Xi's back-to-back trips to Hong Kong and Xinjiang reflected his efforts to reinforce an image of wise, willful governance dedicated to a concept of "national rejuvenation" that brooks no opposition from regions hostile to CCP rule. Fortifying that perception is critical in the run-up to the all-important 20th Party Congress later this year at which Xi is expected to take an unprecedented third term as China's leader.
"It shows that these two regions are strategically and politically very important to Xi and to Xi's attempts to solidify his leadership," said NURY TURKEL, a Uyghur-American lawyer and a member of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, told China Watcher.
Xi announced a "new vision for Xinjiang" while in Urumqi that indicated that his Xinjiang policies aimed "deep in the soul" of its Uyghur population would intensify. That vision includes an Islam that is "Chinese in orientation … to adapt the religion to Chinese socialist society," Xi said.
That's bad news for Uyghur Muslims, JAMES MILLWARD, professor of inter-societal history at Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service, warned in a Twitter thread on Saturday. "So get ready for more of that 'multi-level, omni-directional, three dimensional propaganda' which PRC does so well: sure to involve smiling natives in costume and those cute foreign Youtube influencers eating noodles on their CCP-paid holidays. And says the quiet part out loud."
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— BIDEN-XI CALL COUNTDOWN BEGINS: Biden told pool reporters Wednesday that he expects to speak with Xi "within the next 10 days," without providing any details on a possible agenda for that discussion. Stay tuned.
A cover of the book "America's Great-Power Opportunity" is pictured. | David A. Gee
The Book: America's Great Power Opportunity: Revitalizing U.S. Foreign Policy to Meet the Challenges of Strategic Competition
The Author:ALI WYNE is a senior analyst with Eurasia Group's Global Macro-Geopolitics practice, focusing on U.S.-China relations and great-power competition.
What is the most important takeaway from your book?
The U.S. should pursue a foreign policy that advances its national interests no matter what steps China and Russia take. While both are likely to prove enduring competitors, they are increasingly emerging as self-constraining ones as well; China's pandemic-era diplomacy has reinvigorated the Quad and compelled Brussels to reassess its relationship with Beijing, while Russia has committed an extraordinary act of strategic self-sabotage by invading Ukraine. Washington should contest Beijing and Moscow selectively, not universally, and focus on renewing its unique competitive advantages.
What was the most surprising thing you learned while researching and writing this book?
Despite its ubiquity in mainstream discourse, the construct of "great-power competition" remains underspecified; while observers largely agree on what it describes in contemporary geopolitics — China and Russia are increasingly able and willing to contest U.S. influence — they do not necessarily agree on what it prescribes for U.S. foreign policy.
As America's "global war on terrorism" demonstrates, abstract frameworks can generate expansive interpretations over time. It is now common to hear that Washington is in a systemic struggle with Beijing and Moscow to determine nothing less than the contours of world order; whatever its analytical merits, so sweeping an assessment risks producing a reactive foreign policy that avoids tradeoffs and projects anxiety
What does your book tell us about the trajectory and future of U.S.-China relations?
China is a formidable, multidimensional challenger that will likely possess the world's largest economy before the middle of the century. Even so, it is unlikely to achieve regional dominance, let alone global hegemony, for it is increasingly estranged from the advanced industrial democracies that still wield the preponderance of global power. Neither Washington nor Beijing can achieve a decisive victory over the other; they must instead accept a tense cohabitation, avoiding military confrontation and preserving a baseline of cooperation on transnational challenges.
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Images from a semi-reunion with Phil Gates' old squad Urbanites crew known for shutting down flexing (dance) cyphers & rocking fresh Lo gear from late 80's through mid 90's. It was a collective of individuals who had a passion for the skill sets they've mastered & performed during a time when they were unaware of much of the larger opportunities available to later generations. They were a huge catalyst in shaping the dance scene in Chicago during the "golden era" of hip hop & were a large part of the reason most other crews had to stay on their game during that era. Core members included Deshon Terrell Bullock (Kiwi) also known as Shonlock, Chris Holloway, Dan Holloway, Shelly Johnson (Ego) also known as Ruin, Brigitte N. Springs, Frankie, & Phil Gates (Pharaoh). This is probably considered a "semi" reunion because there's a missing member & it wasn't actually an expected event so much as a spur of the moment get together being that Shon was in town for a day. Phil Gates was behind the camera taking the photo btw.


Hi I'm Grey Wu and I'm part of the Circuit group in Cambridge. I was part of the team leading an evaluation session in January. We wanted to find out about the experience of the Circuit group members and how we could use that to help us plan our activities so that we could meet our aims and the Circuit aims.
Leading this kind of evaluation session was a completely new experience for me on so many levels. In fact, looking back, there are so many things that I could have used to excuse myself from taking part in leading some of the evaluation evening: I had only been a member of the Circuit Group for 3 months, and I had never taken part in a group evaluation in any setting (apart from reflecting we do in our regular Circuit planning sessions and workshops), let alone leading one, to name but a few. (This is not at all to say the experience was bad, in fact it was the contrary; it's merely that I prefer to be a participant than otherwise.) However, I was somewhat oblivious of these prior to the session – probably down to the fact that seeking new experiences was one of the many reasons I joined the Circuit Group.
The evaluation session was a time when we reflected on these new experiences (that had took place in the past year). We planned the evening after a Skype session with Roz Hall, the Circuit Critical Friend. Having established that the way we word the questions is crucial in order to acquiring 'quality' responses, we decided to begin the session by inviting everyone to create questions that would help us reflecting on our experiences, which we responded to later. To make it a fun process, we had put questions words ('If', 'How' 'Why' 'Can' etc) on a set of Jenga blocks and the question created had to use the question word on the Jenga block that had just been taken off from the tower. (Credit to Josh who suggested this brilliant idea). After an intense game, we had a good list of questions and were stimulated and ready for the rest of the session.
We moved on to making a big timeline, reflecting on the projects that we had accomplished in the past year. On a long scroll of paper we wrote down our thoughts on those projects, using different colour to represent how strongly we felt about our opinions (credit to Josh again for suggesting this) . We were also happy to people to doodle/create illustrations on the map. We soon populated one end of the paper (represent from September onwards) with various comments – it was interesting reading what others had written and seeing from their perspective how those projects went.
In the final part of the session, we responded to the questions Imogen and Lucy prepared as a group, as well as those we created earlier during the Jenga game. We reflected on the initial goals as we joined the Circuit Group, had they been fulfilled, what have we learned, also had the goals of the Circuit Programme been fulfilled etc. again it was interesting to listen to other peoples thought as there was a real diversity.
Questions we created out of jenga: (everyone answered one with a posit at the end). We will use this at other Circuit sessions to get more answers.
Could your experience be improved?
Would you still come to Circuit if there was no food?
Would you say you've learnt more about museums and galleries? If so, how?
How would you use yp's motivation for attending?
Can you name examples of when you've enjoyed collaborating with other Circuit members?
How do you think we can attract more Circuit members?
Do staff at WYsing and KY give enough support?
What do you think you have gained from other members of the group?
What makes this group of people different?
What kind of experiences would help you to develop professionally?
How is Circuit different to other opportunities?
What has been the best/hardest experience?
What has been good/bad about the opportunities that Circuit has provided?
What has been good/difficult about working with/ in partnership with artists?
Have you tried things in Circuit that you wouldn't have otherwise tried before?
What have been the best projects that you have been involved in?
Have activities developed your creative practice and if so – how?
What have you learnt about museums/galleries that you didn't expect?
Has Circuit made museums/organisations more accessible? How?
What has Circuit taught you about collaboration?
How would you define ideal collaboration?
What have you learnt about museums that you didn't expect?
Never thought I'd have the chance to have a job at the museum!
Fridges are always full of wine!
What kind of experiences would help you develop personally and professionally?
Keeping up motivation to create work!
How much do you feel part of KY/Wysing?
5 months before I saw Wysing in the light!
Has Circuit made museums/galleries more accessible?
Going to Issam's studio was GREAT!
What have you gained from other members of Circuit?
You can mix sweet and salted popcorn – yum!
What has been good about the opportunities Circuit has provided?
What's been difficult about partnering with artists?
What has been the best/hardest challenge?


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Kessler Foundation's 10th Annual Stroll 'N Roll was different than any other year's…and it wasn't just the cooler weather. More than 300 people gathered to stroll, roll, run, or race a 5K or 8K around Branch Brook Park in Newark, NJ, on the brisk morning of October 16th. Guests were also treated to a glimpse into the future when they saw demonstrations of Ekso. All of the special guests watched in amazement, including actor and disability advocate Daryl "Chill" Mitchell, injured Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand, NJ Asw. Mila Jasey, and NJ Asm. Thomas Giblin.
Kessler Foundation hosted three students from Horizon High School—Andre C., Samone I., and Timesha J.—for Disability Mentoring Day (DMD) on October 19, 2011. Since 1999, DMD has taken place on the third Wednesday of October as part of National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Goals of DMD include raising awareness of the need to hire people with disabilities, easing the fears of employers, giving individuals with disabilities job exposure, and increasing their confidence. But at Kessler Foundation, it means even more.
Read 'On the Move with Kessler Foundation'!
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Kessler Foundation congratulates Eric LeGrand on earning a spot on the cover of this week's Sports Illustrated. Voted on by the fans, it is the first time in the magazine's 50-year history that a Rutgers football player has appeared on the cover.
For Kessler Foundation's 11th Annual Wheelchair 10K, the Foundation sponsored two athletes from Africa to compete in the race. But for Patrick and Wilson, the race meant more than winning prize money; it was an opportunity to advance the status of people with disabilities in their countries. Read their inspiring stories in the September issue of Sports 'N Spokes.
WEST ORANGE, N.J.—On Monday, Kessler Foundation became the second rehabilitation research center in the U.S. to implement Ekso, a wearable, robotic battery-powered exoskeleton that allows wheelchair users with lower-extremity weakness to stand and walk.
Kessler Foundation Remembers Rep. Donald Payne, Sr.
This week, we reflect on the many years of public service by Donald Payne (D-10 NJ), the first African American to represent New Jersey in the US House of Representatives. Of his many and varied contributions, one in particular resonates with the Foundation's mission. As a member of the Committee on Education and Workforce, Rep. Payne understood the pivotal role of education and job training. "Education and training get you jobs," said Payne. "Jobs get you your housing, healthcare, and other needs." Kessler Foundation shares Payne's vision of employment as fundamental to quality of life for all Americans, especially individuals with disabilities.
Madison, Wis. -- Over 54 million people and 19 percent of the United States population - or one out of every five Americans - have some type of disability and a large number of which are "unbanked" or "underbanked." Credit unions in New Jersey are working to make a difference in this area with the Building Economic Strength Together (BEST) internship program. The BEST program is a collaborative project that provides internship opportunities for people with disabilities. The last cycle, Cycle VII, of the program is underway in New Jersey after being piloted two years ago in New Jersey.
New TBI and SCI Newsletters are Out!
Kessler Foundation released the latest issues of its traumatic brain injury (TBI) newsletter and spinal cord injury (SCI) newsletter. TBI News & Views, a publication of the Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury System, and Connections, a publication of the Northern New Jersey Spinal Cord Injury Model System, are now available online and in print.
It's clear that Americans want to help people with disabilities find employment but are often unsure of how to begin and fear the unknown. The section 503 federal mandate, while controversial in its approach, can potentially show employers the value that employees with disabilities add to the workplace while also easing their concerns.
West Orange, NJ. Eleven units of affordable housing for persons with physical disabilities were created at the former Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Convent at 176 Hussa Street in Linden, NJ, thanks to awards from HUD, a grant from Kessler Foundation and partial funding from the County of Union.
Mohnish Sabhani is your typical 12 year old—a casual kid who loves technology and gaming. But when his Social Studies teacher, Ms. Gorton from Park Middle School in Scotch Plains, NJ, gave the class a service learning project, he took the opportunity to go above and beyond her expectations.
West Orange, NJ. May 27, 2012. To honor those who have died in service to our nation, Kessler Foundation strives to better the lives of veterans with disabilities. Our research scientists are finding new ways to rehabilitate people with injuries to the brain and spinal cord. Through our grants program, we partner with organizations with innovative strategies for expanding employment for people with disabilities. For Kessler Foundation, the best way to memorialize our fallen heroes is to improve the lives of all people with disabilities, including our veterans.


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