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Abike Dabiri
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Abike Dabiri in 2021
Abike Kafayat Oluwatoyin Dabiri-Erewa OON (born 10 October 1962) is a Nigerian politician and former member of the Nigeria Federal House of Representatives representing Ikorodu Constituency in Lagos State. She was the Chairman of the House Committee on Media & Publicity.
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You know that Mr. President cannot go to Parliament and say, you must do this; you must do that. He has said it severally that he is not against diaspora voting.
The reason President Muhammadu Buhari is not putting pressure on the National Assembly to pass the bill on Diaspora voting
It's about inter-agency collaboration. It is massive awareness. But I was surprised that somebody said to me last week that they went to somewhere they didn't know; we have to get all those trying to hide under 'we didn't know..
How to stop the migration of Nigerians to countries where they are being killed and hope on how to get justice for them
Definitely, we can't pretend that everything is perfect. This insecurity, by the grace of God, is a temporary thing with everything being put in place by the government.
Measures put in place to inspire the diaspora for sustainable investment in Nigeria
Ukraine, which also will answer the question in terms of how much spent on evacuation. I really can't answer the question, because I don't deal with money. All I know is that we didn't receive one Kobo for evacuation whether it's Ukraine, whether it's South Africa, or Libya. NIDCOM, as an organization, did not get one kobo.
Update on repatriated students from Ukraine
...You go to Indonesia, carry drugs, do cultism and come begging to be rescued from death sentence. Thank God for @ndlea_nigeria now saving people like you from death row.
Her reply when a Twitter user attacked her
This happened Saturday, as a result of a fracas, during a football match between African and Indian Students. The Nigerian mission immediately took custody of 86 Nigerian students, invited the representatives of the Indian government, got their commitment to ensuring the safety of the students who have reportedly fled the school after an altercation with their Indian counterparts.
Reporting the backdrop of fracas that ensued between Nigerians and Indians, after a football match involving African and Indian students (October 2022)
It is a fact that Nigerian diasporas have the global exposure, resources, competences, and skills as well as the passion and linkages to be a catalysts for national development.
Speaking at a news conference to announce the 2022 Diaspora Day Celebration (2022)
We are appealing to parliament to look at the issue of Diaspora voting because Nigerians are across the world. President Muhammadu Buhari is on board, but the ball is in the lawmaker's court.
Urging the National Assembly to take action on diaspora voting (4 August 2022)
As a new organization, it has been challenging but we give God the glory, having had very amazing people to work with, we have been able to set the issue of diaspora on the front burner, although there is a lot more to do especially regarding diaspora voting which I hope the next parliament will put on the front burner.
How she has been managing her role (10 October 2022)
One of the initiatives focuses on investments because a lot of people in the diaspora have been sending money which sometimes disappears and nothing happens but through the initiative we guide them. We have a regular forum whereby they come together and Nigerians abroad are putting a lot of investments in the healthcare sector, agriculture, food business, education, ICT and we put all the figures together.
Talking about several initiatives to connect Nigerians living abroad (October 2022)
Firstly, information is key and these countries have stronger rules and regulations guiding them which can even be found online. For instance in Dubai from a certain age range especially for men, the rules are very stringent. Also if you apply for a family visa and go without a family, you will be turned back.
Talking about what the commission is doing to address issues of Nigerians being denied visa and entrance into other countries
We look for platforms where they can make profitable investments in the country and we are here to guide them, most importantly, this is home for them and they will return at some point. We have a program where we target the younger generation of Nigerians abroad, they walk into this office with so much passion about their country, looking at what can be done to make improvements.
Her outlook for diaspora remittances for the year 2022 (2022)
Funding is the biggest challenge but it has not deterred us and that is one of the many reasons I am proud of our staff who have just been putting the best work into the commission. However, I do not complain about money because if you do, you will not get anything done but as we are growing at the commission, we need to be creative and we are already doing that.
Challenges she is facing as chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission
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Victims of Golden State Killer could get restitution from California
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By Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times
A proposed bill related to the California budget may make alleged victims of the Golden State Killer or East Area Rapist eligible for restitution from a fund used to compensate victims of crimes.
Senate Bill 858, which has passed the Senate budget committee and is now being considered by the Assembly's budget committee, was introduced at the behest of Gov. Jerry Brown's administration. It's expected to receive a vote in both houses over the next few days.
If it passes, the California Victims Compensation Board will be able to compensate victims who come forward before the end of 2019. Normally victims of a crime must seek restitution from the board within three years of the crime being committed.
Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. has been charged in the shooting deaths of two people in Sacramento and 10 more counts of murder in three other counties. He's also suspected of committing around 50 rapes across the state in the 1970s and '80s.
His arrest came at the end of a four-decade manhunt for the serial burglar and rapist who often hit multiple homes in one night, stole mementos from his victims or taunted them later with phone threats.
After DeAngelo's arrest in late April, the Victims Compensation Board began to hear from victims across the state, according to a State Department of Finance spokesman.
So far, 25 victims in four counties have reached out to the board. In addition, the Board and the Office of Emergency Services have been coordinating with representatives from 10 counties where DeAngelo allegedly committed crimes.
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Joseph James DeAngelo, the suspected East Area Rapist, is arraigned in a Sacramento courtroom and charged with murdering Katie and Brian Maggiore in Rancho Cordova in 1978 on Friday, April 27, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif.
The number of victims will likely grow as counties make contact with more people who were affected. For example, Sacramento County created a tip line about the Golden State Killer and East Area Rapist and are "reportedly receiving many calls from previously unknown victims who were victimized during the period in which the East Area Rapist/Golden State Killer was actively committing crimes," according to a Department of Finance spokesman.
"At this time, the Board estimates 50 direct survivors and about 12 family members," the spokesman said.
It's not clear how much each victim would receive. Compensation depends on the financial losses and harm claimed by victims.
The money in the State Restitution Fund comes from the various payments convicted criminals are forced to make.
Visit the Los Angeles Times at www.latimes.com
U.S. - U.S. Daily News: Victims of Golden State Killer could get restitution from California
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Kilmatogh
Place to discuss the Kilmatogh Community and its strange disappearance.
Kilmatogh » Kilmatogh Discussions » Kilmatogh » The Mystery starts here!
The Mystery starts here!
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26 Re: The Mystery starts here! on Sat Jun 25, 2016 5:58 pm
Kidrotten
Tell me one reputable institution that practices any of that?
SusanaB
Location : Kinlough
There's the Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research (PEAR) project in Princeton. It's a great example of psychical research — their project ran from 1979 until 2007. It was aimed at examining whether there was any factual basis for theories in mind/matter interaction, or extrasensory perception (ESP). Another example would be the University of Virginia's Division of Perceptual Studies, in which they explored phenomena such as reincarnation, near death experiences (NDEs), and out of body experiences (OBEs).
As the University of Calgary points out, parapsychology is an interdisciplinary field which has attracted physicists, engineers, biologists, psychologists, and researchers in other sciences as well.
Marychristmas
Location : Boyle
That's shown him!
Marychristmas wrote: That's shown him!
Well, he did ask for it so he did.
30 Re: The Mystery starts here! on Mon Jun 27, 2016 3:18 pm
Okay, listen up: John wants to write about the community in Kilmatogh. So, aren't we getting way off topic here? Anybody got any details about the Kilmatogh community they want to share?
J.Howey
Location : Blackross
Thanks for cracking the whip, Mary. I was about to suggest getting back on topic, but, quite frankly, I've nothing new to share. There must be other individuals out there who know a little about this subject but for some reason or other are keeping quiet, unwilling to talk. It's so frustrating!
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MetaMur
I have a suggestion that might help: Since we found out their name is XUAL (pronounced "Zool" possibly?) there's bound to be registered documents deposited in the Companies Registration Office, like Articles of Association and whatnot. The Revenue might even have their Tax details. I know it's a long shot, but maybe it's worth a try?
That's an excellent idea, MetaMur! All societies and associations are suppose to be registered with the State. I'm not sure why I didn't think of that? Of course, we're talking about about a society that's now defunct, but there's bound to be records. It's worth a try as you say. I'll get right on that and email them. Thanks for that suggestion!
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My pleasure! I hope you find something and let us know how you get on with it.
Mmmm, just a note of caution: Nothing came up with "XUAL" in its title when I searched the CRO database for Registered Friendly Societies (RFS) having that name. You might have to write to them as you mentioned, J.Howey, and pay a small fee for any information they give you?
EDIT: I looked on the CRO site; the RFS doesn't have a dedicated website, nor does it store information electronically so it is not in a position to supply bulk data. They can supply basic registration details free of charge, such as, registered name, registered number, registered office, whether registered or cancelled, society type, the latest year for which an annual is filed. The fee to inspect a public record file for a Friendly Society currently stands at €6. Photocopies of all documents on the public file cost 25 cents per page for the first 10 pages and 10 cents per page thereafter. (This service is also available by post.)
It should be noted that the RFS is not required under the Regulations to create or adapt any document in order to comply with a request, or to provide extracts from documents where this would involve disproportionate effort, going beyond a simple operation or to continue the production of a certain type of document with a view to re-use.
If an individual requests the RFS to release documents for the purpose of re-use of public sector information, the RFS will notify the applicant of the Licence charge applicable to the re-use of the specified documents.
Sorry, I can't post links to the pages on the CRO site where I'm getting this information, forum won't let me as I'm a new member!
You mean here https://search.cro.ie/rfs/? Em, I'll still have to write to them at their registry office in Dublin. Can't find the page you mention that talks about a license fee to reuse their data (that I might want to reprint in my book). Guess I'll ask them about that too in my letter. Thanks Mary.
37 Re: The Mystery starts here! on Thu Jun 30, 2016 11:59 am
DanTheMan
Location : Blackross, Leitrim
Sometimes you come across the interests of others that mirrors your own completely. So it is with this story I did back a few years ago. Glad to see someone has touched on those tragic events of that night. I think you'll find this transcript especially relevant.
[TRANSCRIPT]
Just why was the case closed on the terrible disappearance of a community numbering over 80 people? And why hasn't any evidence surfaced after a decade? Is there a conspiracy of silence? Leitrim Gazette's Dan Cobern investigates.
For almost two decades, Jenna and Albert Cummings have lived with the overwhelming grief of losing their daughter when the community in Kilmatogh vanished in a mysterious fire during the night of August 3rd, 1982.
Dan: Firstly, I'd like to thank you for agreeing to speak with me today on this difficult subject.
Jenna Cummings: You'd have thought after all this time you'd be able to talk about it, as you can tell, it's still very hard.
Dan: Back in 1982, your daughter, Annmarie Cummings, was a lively 22-year-old girl living in rural County Leitrim. She was part of a research community at Kilmatogh working, as I believe, on experiments involved with expanding human awareness.
Jenna Cummings: That's right. We tried to get her a different job, closer to home. We didn't think it was the place for our daughter to be in.
Dan: And why is that?
Jenna Cummings: Listen, there were certain things no one was suppose to know outside the community, not even blood relations.
Dan: Like what?
Jenna Cummings: To begin with, she was seeing Malcolm Cassin.
Dan: Malcolm Cassin the founder who started the community? Some called him a "hippie guru". But he must've been in his mid-sixties.
Jenna Cummings: Yes!
Dan: And your daughter was having a romantic relationship with him?
Jenna Cummings: If that's what you want to call it, then yes.
Dan: Why was it not supposed to be known outside the community? Why keep it a secret?
Jenna Cummings: Well, everything Cassin did was a secret. On the outside he gathered a few followers to start the community with the aim of performing scientific experiments. But on the inside he wasn't, how should I say it? Not a.... grounded person. His areas of study went beyond anything the rest of his community had any desire to tamper with: the lower planes, the underworld, the demonic realm.
Dan: I'm afraid I'm not following you.
Jenna Cummings: I know very little of this from direct observation; most of it I managed to pick up from our daughter's conversations. So I caution you it's not entirely reliable.
Dan: What did your daughter say about his special 'areas of study'?
Jenna Cummings: She said he made contact with the gods of the underworld. Demons.
Dan: Demons of the mind, or actual hell and brimstone demons?
Jenna Cummings: Look, we didn't bring our daughter up to be a head case, we really didn't. But as far as I'm concerned, her work with Cassin in that hippie commune had caused her to break with reality.
The Cumming's worst fears were realized when Annmarie and the rest of the Kilmatogh community disappeared in the early hours of Aug. 3rd 1982.
(1982 news report audio snippet)
Reporter: "It was sometime after 2 o'clock Wednesday morning when the community in Kilmatogh went up in a blazing inferno along with all its residents..."
Dan: After hearing about the fire, the Cummings were frantic. Albert Cummings and his wife searched in vain for Annmarie.
Albert Cummings: We just got in my car and drove straight to Leitrim and just started driving all the back roads looking for any sign of Annmarie.
Dan: How were you feeling? Panicked?
Albert Cummings: Yes, Dan! I was scared for my daughter. We thought maybe she was hurt. Maybe she had survived the fire.
Dan: But you didn't find her.
Albert Cummings: No. Nothing.
Dan: Later that same month, the Gardai and local authorities called off the investigation into what happened at Kilmatogh and closed the case without so much as an explanation to the families of the missing community members. How did this make you feel...the authorities closing the case like that?
Albert Cummings: You're just numb.....You just can't believe that something big like that could happen, you know, and then have the case shut down and nobody have any explanation. We didn't even have any remains to put in her coffin at the funeral.
The bizarre mystery surrounding the fire that witnesses believe began under the site of the Xual community stunned the quiet, rural town of Blackross, located just two miles north of the site. After the eyewitness reports of the fire, Gardai launched an intensive investigation of the area, and at one point focused on some promising leads, but to the Cummings's distress nothing was found, or should I say, ever made public.
Albert Cummings: I didn't expect the case to be closed down so soon. I figured they'd have at least told the relatives what they think happened that night.
Dan: You believe there's a conspiracy of silence surrounding the events?
Albert Cummings: Yes. We have always believed someone from the nearby town must have seen something -- or heard -- something that night. Not just the townsfolk, but maybe others too, and they're keeping it a secret. We're convinced someone is holding something back.
Dan: But no one has talked yet?
Albert Cummings: No.
Annmarie and everyone else from the community of Kilmatogh were all but forgotten. How Jenna and Albert Cummings have to live with never fully knowing what happened to their daughter is a heartbreaking thing to see. The lasting impression is that this mystery is still very much relevant today as it was when it first tragically occurred on that faithful night: August 3rd, 1982.
[TRANSCRIPT ENDS HERE]
This story was originally meant to be printed in the Leitrim Gazette, but it got quashed and never saw the light of day.
38 Re: The Mystery starts here! on Thu Jun 30, 2016 7:40 pm
Goes to show you the lives that this has damaged. Is that really Dan Cobern from the Leitrim Gazette?
Yes it is, Mary. Well, actually I'm retired now.
Wow! I remember reading your stories in the paper from years back. They were always interesting and current. I'm a huge fan!
Why thank you. Can I have your number? [Only joking, my wife would kill me, haha!]
Thanks Mr Cobern, for posting on here! At least now we have the name of the founder of the group and another member's name. It's interesting that the mother calls the community a "hippie commune"; wonder if she meant it to be derogatory?
Of course it was meant to be derogatory, John! No offense to DanTheMan, but there's nothing substantial for us to go on yet, just a couple of names - Annmarie Cummings, Malcolm Cassin - and a vague direction of where the community was located. My Google search throws up absolutely nothing on them.
Why would it? They disappeared before the internet age!
Yes, I know they pre-date the damn internet (but still you'd think there'd be at least something!).
Okay, looking on the Leitrim Ordinance Survey map I'm guessing the former site of the community is out the Dublin Road, south of Blackross town. If follow that road for at least 2 miles, I might be close to the spot. I'll wait until Saturday morning to go out and see for myself.
Will you tell us what you find, John? I'm very curious to hear what's out there.
And take some good pictures! Since I'm probably never gonna go there myself, I'd still like to see the site!
I shall endeavour to do my best, so as not to disappoint you both.
50 Re: The Mystery starts here! on Thu Jun 30, 2016 10:36 pm
Just reading DanTheMan's post again, what a terrible thing for those poor folks to go through. My heart goes out to them! John, have you written to the Register of Friendly Societies yet? Did they reply to you?
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Silver Alert canceled, West Bend man found safe
By: CBS 58 Newsroom
Posted: Jul 5, 2021 3:46 PM CST | Updated: Jul 5, 2021 9:32 PM CST
Updated: 9:32 p.m. on July 5, 2021
WEST BEND, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Officials say Michael Lawrence Leinen has been found safe.
Posted: 3:46 p.m. on July 5, 2021
WEST BEND, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A Silver Alert has been activated for a 76-year-old West Bend man. Officials say Michael Lawrence Leinen was last seen at 7 p.m. on July 4, leaving Fairmount, North Dakota on his way back home to Wisconsin.
According to police, Michael left 179th Avenue in Fairmount, North Dakota in his white GMC Yukon (plate number GF9785) pulling a 12 ft. open trailer
Family last heard from Michael at 9 a.m. Monday, July 5. Police say he stated he was lost and was traveling on I-90 West.
Michael is not answering his phone and family believes the battery went dead. Family advised that he would regularly stop for gas in Summerset, Wisconsin, when making this trip.
He would also use the waysides on I-94. Michael's regular route of travel would be I-94 east from Fairmount to HWY 33 east to West Bend.
Michael is described as a white male, standing 5'8" tall, weighing 155 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes. He was last seen wearing gray shorts, and a white t-shirt with "Leinen Family Reunion" written on it.
Anyone with information on Michael's whereabouts is urged to contact the Washington County Sheriff Department at 262-335-4411.


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What Exactly Is Y2K Fashion?
by Brooklyn WhitePosted on September 28, 2020 November 24, 2021
Black women are owed credit for it.
Over the past few weeks, young people have confused, and argued about, Y2K fashion. Though there is definite overlap in multiple style trends from that period, Y2K style has been broken down into two primary categories–afrofuturism and the early 2000's look.
So, what is Y2K?
Y2k was a period during the 1990s when people believed computers would register the year 2000 as 1900, putting banks, travel services and power plants in disarray, and possible danger. This was assumed to mark the end of the world and mass power outages and chaos were thought to be a definite step. Yet when the new millennium rolled around, all was well.
What does that have to do with style?
During the late 90s, Black music artists, celebrity stylists and video directors began to craft a vision for the future, often using metallics and spaceship-like video sets to creatively convey hopeful messaging. The idea was likely more aligned with afrofuturism than doomsday, although some, like Busta Rhymes, did think the world was in danger.
Among these agents were Hype Williams, June Ambrose, Missy Elliott and Blaque.
Some folks think that this is true Y2k style, as it leans heavily on ideas of the future. "This is what y2k looks like," wrote Twitter user @fatherlyjada. Attached were four photos of Aaliyah, Blaque, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and Devin Aoki. Fashion analyst Rashida Ward also shared her take on the more futuristic aspect of the trend.
They were living in the future and the girls still haven't caught up☝🏿 https://t.co/9ajdgdtpba pic.twitter.com/krKYLlFkwZ
— Cocolo Chanel (@evilrashida) September 16, 2020
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What about the crop tops, logomania and fur?
Other popular circles are referring to the styles of the late 90s and early 2000s as Y2K fashion. Think Baby Phat, Juicy Couture sweats, Louis Vuitton handbags and blinged out tank tops. People are saying that Black women are the true originators of this style, as the trends were in sync with those prevalent in Black culture.
Just say everyone wants what the black girl groups of the late 90s/early 2000s had and leave it at that pic.twitter.com/7g9bHVsDsM
— BRI (@BriMalandro) September 16, 2020
im sorry WHO didn't invent y2k ????? pic.twitter.com/mpKW7xeWMf
— a$ia (@asiamontella) September 16, 2020
The resurrection of this iteration of the look was once attributed to "Cherry Emoji" Twitter, which was in fact a revival spearheaded by a Black woman named Taylor Crenshaw. Her adoration of Y2K fashion was pushed under the name "Hoe Twitter."
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Crew members of a whaling ship check a whaling gun or harpoon before departure at Ayukawa port in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, in 2014. | AFP-JIJI
IWC vote backs aboriginal whale hunts — with new quotas
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SANTA CATARINA, BRAZIL - The International Whaling Commission on Wednesday cast a rare strong vote in favor of whale hunting but strictly for small subsistence hunts undertaken by some communities, mostly in the Arctic.
The vote confirmed a long-standing commitment to so-called aboriginal subsistence whaling (ASW) for nutritional and cultural reasons — an exception to the decades-old ban on commercial whaling.
But some NGOs feared the vote could help ease the way for a return to full-scale commercial whaling, eagerly being pushed by Japan and other pro-whaling nations at a tense IWC meeting in Brazil.
"What the consequences are for the return of commercial whaling is extremely concerning," said Aimee Leslie of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
Ryan Wulff, the U.S. commissioner to the IWC, said the deal "gives our native communities the much-needed flexibility to operate more safely in dangerous environmental conditions that vary from one year to the next."
The issue is highly sensitive because Japan — with the backing of Iceland, Norway and some other nations — is using many of the same cultural arguments to call for a return to commercial whaling.
Both pro- and anti-whaling nations came together in a 68-7 vote to set a catch quota of hundreds of minke, fin, humpback and bowhead whales for the next six years for communities in Alaska, Russia, Greenland and Bequia in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Crawford Patkotak, of the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission, said he wanted to "thank God first of all," for the vote result.
"This means a lot to our people — we live in harsh conditions. This is a great day for us, the people of the north," Patkotak said.
Anti-whaling NGOs and states had raised fears that higher quotas would increase the chances of more widespread whale hunting.
They objected to an original plan for automatic renewal of the quotas after six years, and a carry-over of unused quotas from year to year.
The WWF said a compromise — under which the IWC scientific committee would oversee the renewal of quotas — did not provide a sufficient safeguard.
"They basically gave a green light to auto-renewal without establishing how any concerns or questions will be addressed," said Leslie.
"The lines just keep getting more blurred between the different types of whaling and that is extremely concerning for the future of whales and how whaling will be managed."
Later this week, the IWC will take up Japan's proposals to return to commercial whaling.
"There is massive support for aboriginal subsistence whaling but that is not to say there would be anything like that support for commercial whaling. Far from it," said one state representative close to the talks.
Iceland, which continues to hunt whales in defiance of a 32-year moratorium, welcomed the green-light for aboriginal whale hunts, saying it was a shift in the IWC's position.
Nicolas Entrup of Swiss-based NGO OceanCare accused Iceland of trying to "instrumentalize indigenous people's rights to go whaling" to gain momentum for wider acceptance of commercial whaling.
Patkotak was one of several whaling captains from Alaska and Russia's Chukotka peninsula to make presentations to the IWC meeting, bringing the cold chill of their real-life problems to the room.
The skipper, who represents 150 whaling captains from 11 villages spread over a large swathe of the North Alaska coast, said the quotas were not to be taken lightly, particularly when the IWC had denied them in the past.
"This is something we have struggled with for many years — to see this day where we are able to go about our lives in peace without the anxiety to provide for our people," Patkotak said.
The Hawaii-based Whaleman Foundation said both Alaska's Makah community and Bequia "do not have a true subsistence need" and should not be given quotas to kill whales.
The Caribbean island of Bequia has been given a quota to take four whales a year.
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Ever since scoring a Season 2 renewal, the surprise announcement of a Fantasy Island Season 1 Holiday Special — comprised of Fantasy Island Season 1 Episode 9 and Fantasy Island Season 1 Episode 10 — has been a mystery wrapped in an enigma.
Would they carry on from Fantasy Island Season 1 Episode 8 and the hauntingly foreboding introduction of Elena's angry spirit of a cousin? Or would it be a bridge episode to seed new plotlines for Season 2?
Delightfully, the two-hour special delivers a cleverly self-contained storyline as well as another that answers a question that spawned on Fantasy Island Season 1 Episode 6 about Mr. Jones. It even gives our core characters some permissions to move forward with in the future.
While the format of a typical Fantasy Island script could be categorized as procedural — following a set template of guest(s) arrive, fantasy happens, guest(s) leave wiser to live a better life — for Alison Holmes to request a fantasy that follows just as predictable a narrative is a genius kind of meta.
The "Festive Channel Christmas Movie" fantasy, complete with Mr. Right in a red plaid shirt, has become a known holiday trope to the point that some channels run nothing but these winter escapist rom-coms for the month of December.
And the reflexive exposition of Elena knowing and loving those shows because James did which then drives her to step into Alison's fantasy, thus imprinting her memory of James on the scenario which then manifests Jake? Brilliant.
It's part of the muddled magic of the Island that it can transport the real James into Alison's fantasy and program him to believe he's Jake until Elena kisses him.
I mean, what happened to James when the Island inserts him into the fantasy? Was he in the middle of a conversation with someone in Seattle and then suddenly disappeared?
It's a similar concern to my thoughts on Fantasy Island Season 1 Episode 7, where Isabel never returns to her real life, instead, living out her days in the past with the author she fell in love with through reading.
Mind you, swapping the rugged country inn heartthrob for the smarmy corporate city boy is a nice twist on the classic tale.
And I truly enjoyed seeing Alain Uy on-screen again after mourning Helstrom's disappointing cancellation.
If there's a unifying theme to the special, it's one of finding that which has been lost or missed.
Alison missed out on the perfect Christmas experience, raised in a cold and corporate-obsessed family environment.
I sell family — joy, love, sparkle-sparkle? But, in my own life, I've never had any of that. My childhood was cold. Photo ops, not feelings. I don't remember having one truly merry Christmas.
Richard lost touch with the physical endeavors of his childhood and youth when he looked to become a corporate executive.
Nothing helps make things clearer than a little physical labor
Grandpa Owen
Mr. Jones ran away from his life. His wife lost her husband.
Even among the Island's residents, the thread of finding things is strong. Ruby finds the phonograph needles Mel saved and gifts them to Dr. Gina. Javier finds the chair the O.G. Roarke sat in and restores it for Elena.
And, of course, Elena lost James when she chose the Island, and he missed getting closure for their relationship because he never thought it was for good.
Going back to the guests, Nathan finds the proof that Tony ruined his invention after he thinks he's lost Maya forever.
Mackenzie Astin gets a gold star for retaining Mr. Jones's head tilt behavior after getting his people legs back. The shaggy haircut also goes a long way in seeing the man for the dog he once was.
Furthermore, Geri-Nikole Love does a phenomenal job emoting to her dog-husband. It can't have been easy trying to two-hand a scene with a four-pawed partner.
The Nathan-Maya relationship shows the power a solid foundational love has to carry a couple through hard times.
It's pretty amazing how large a spectrum of romantic relationships is represented here.
At one end, there's the giddy, flirtatious romance that begins to blossom between Alison and Jake in her fantasy. That eventually pales in comparison to the positive partnership she recognizes with Richard.
Alison: Weirdly, even though things are topsy-turvy, I'm having fun. It might not be the perfect Christmas I imagined, but maybe it's the perfect Christmas for me.
Elena: So Richard is not spoiling it?
Alison: I thought he would, but it turns out there's kind of an advantage to us working together. I mean, he sees me everyday. He knows what's important to me. And he just gets me in a way other people can't.
Elena's relationship with James is one of deep, affectionate nostalgia, while what she has with Javier is rooted in who she is and what she does now.
Ruby's feelings for Dr. Gina are clearly intense enough to make her worry about expressing them.
You know, I was actually talking to Elena about this. How you can go along in a groove and then you get dropping into a new one. You keep playing those songs until [music stops] that happens. And sure, it takes a while, but then the new song starts it is just wonderful.
I love that they finally connect over music that Mel's needles helped make happen.
The Island's connection to Ruby becomes simultaneously more mystical and more tangible as it communicates with her through her tattoo.
With Elena as distracted as she was by James's return, it's no wonder that Ruby's connection became the more vital one to keep Nathan and Maya safe when Tony crashed their fantasy.
I think I might miss having Mr. Jones around, but if it means more Segundo screentime, I'll be content.
Segundo: Elena. Elena, don't do anything crazy. Please.
Elena: I'm not doing anything crazy. I'm just kidnapping my ex-fiance from a Festive Channel Christmas movie. That's all.
One minor quibble I have is that in a true Secret Santa event, the Santas stay secret. I loved the gift exchanges. Well, except Dr. Gina, thinking planes have rearview mirrors. So, four of the five gifts were super touching ones.
But Secret Santas don't get to take credit for them. Just my two cents on that.
Did you get a double dose of holiday jollies watching Fantasy Island online?
Will it be enough to tide you over until Fantasy Island Season 2 premieres?
Hit our comments with your thoughts on the Fantasy festivities!
Diana Keng is a staff writer for TV Fanatic. Follow her on Twitter.
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Over the holidays, a good friend of mine told me about a fabulous vacation house she and her family had rented in Lake Tahoe. Intrigued, I visited the site she used to secure her rental, VRBO.com, and found homes that range from luxurious and over the top to chic and cozy like this charming bungalow in West Hollywood. Do you ever opt to stay in a vacation rental as opposed to a traditional hotel?
I love this charming little gem! I want to hang out by that pool all day. We've had great luck with VRBO domestically and internationally. My husband and I prefer to stay in a residence if we go anywhere for more than a long weekend. Much more relaxing for us.
Do you know who the artist is who painted the girl in the sunglasses and the piece in the living room as well?
I've always had great experiences with VRBO, and this is a particularly gorgeous listing--thanks for sharing it! Could you please provide a link to the listing for those of us who may be interested in renting it?
It's very rare that a vacation rental would take the time to create such gorgeous interiors, which makes it all the more appealing. That bathroom!
Love the bathroom floor. We house swap occasionally and have rented apartments in Paris...fun to live like a local.
I'm obsessed with the striped curtains by the pool! Makes your vacation feel like old hollywood! So beautiful!
Open, clean, relaxed, bright and in my backyard to boot! I'd love to attend the seminar! I'm a Veteran and business owner - this would be the opportunity I desperately need to get my business moving!
What a great house! We have used VRBO (Vacation Rental By Owner) before, with great success. One of the most notable was a beautiful, abundantly stocked condo in Copper Mountain, Colorado, with wonderful interiors - we didn't want to go home!
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Smiling face of a beast – Dundee-born paedophile jailed for attacks on Crete
A gun-loving British paedophile has been jailed for almost 20 years for carrying out sex attacks against children while living in luxury in Crete.
Douglas Barr, born in Dundee, Scotland, tortured his young victims and kept them prisoner in a basement during his campaign of abuse on the Greek island, a court heard.
The court was told that cruel Barr shaved his victims' hair and eyebrows and locked them in a dark basement at his home.
It is understood the abuse against the children stretched back a number of years.
Specific sexual abuse allegations were made concerning two girls. They both told a high-profile Greek trial that Barr raped them.
Barr was arrested in January last year following a dispute over a car crash he was involved in with a neighbour.
While awaiting trial behind bars over the incident, two of Barr's victims approached Greek locals with allegations about sexual abuse they claimed they had suffered at his hands.
They, in turn, alerted the Greek and British authorities and a massive international investigation was launched.
He has now been convicted and is behind bars at one of Greece's most notorious jails after one lawyer described him as the 'literal definition of barbarity'.
Allegations of sex abuse were made concerning two girls who told a trial in Greece that they had been raped by the married 56-year-old, who moved to the resort of Tavronitis in 2007.
The court was told that British state hand-outs were funding his life in Crete amid reports he was receiving up to £4,500 a month.
Pictures have also emerged of the heavily built child abuser posing with a range of guns.
Barr, who lived in Leeds before moving to Crete, was arrested in January last year after a row over a car crash.
After driving drunk into a parked car, the owner complained only for Barr to return to the scene with a gun.
It was while he was behind bars and awaiting trial that his victims came forward and told locals what had happened to them. British and Greek authorities were notified and an investigation got underway.
Lawyer Notis Fyllakis described Barr in court as as the 'definition of barbarity' and 'ethically spineless'.
'The psychological and physical violence against these children paints a picture of a villain which not even Charles Dickens could have imagined.
'I do not believe that this terrible series of events will be resolved easily. It is being investigated by many different levels already.'
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has been liaising with Greek authorities.
A spokesman said: 'We have remained in contact with Greek authorities since the detention of a British national in January 2015, and continue to provide consular assistance.'
Barr's wife Julie is understood to have left Crete shortly after he was arrested. She is now working in a childrens dance studio as a receptionist
Barr will serve his sentence in Grevena jail in northern Greece, among fellow sex offenders, people traffickers and drug dealers.
The tough prison has become infamous in recent years for chronic overcrowding, food shortages and brutal prisoner beatings.


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–be able to follow instructions VERY carefully–testing is different than sewing because I'm relying on you to tell me if I missed something or if something isn't correct.
–commit to completing the dress and submitting a testing questionnaire on or before June 24.
I can ship out the pattern tomorrow if you fit the bill. One of the dresses is quite simple and quick. The other is more of a time commitment with a pretty spectacular return on it.
EDITED: I'm all set now. Thanks so much!
Same here – bigger size is more forte. Following instructions very carefully I can do. Do I live in the U.S? No! but I'll move if I can have such an opportunity.
Sending an email now–how exciting that you put this opportunity out there!
I sent an email too if you're still looking for testers. K fits in the size 12 measurements.
Thanks so much for your eagerness, everyone! I've got plenty of testers and appreciate your help. Those of you who I didn't catch this time, let's try again next time, ok?


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The winners of the Argentina Wine Awards 2017, organised by Wines of Argentina and the Corporación Vitivinícola Argentina (COVIAR), were announced this afternoon at a crowded cocktail party held at Bodega Salentein. The AWA is considered the most influential contest of Argentinean wine in Latin America and now in its 11th edition, "Breaking New Ground", it was possible to see the transformations that Argentine producers have been promoting in the area of regionalisation in order to spread the identity of their wines.
With the purpose of showing the diversity offered by the different terroirs of Argentina, the tastings were organised by productive regions as well as price categories and varietals, as in previous editions. After the rigorous blind tasting performed by 12 international judges and 7 national judges, it was announced that 47 wines had obtained 95 points.
Fabre Montmayou Reserva Malbec, 2016 - Bodegas Fabre S.A.
Agostino Familia White Blend, 2014 - Finca Agostino Hnos. S.A.
Cafayate Gran Linaje Torrontés Cosecha Tardía, 2015 - Bodegas Etchart (Pernod Ricard Argentina S.R.L.).
Three of these 17 trophies also won the Regional Trophy award.
Northern Valleys: Colomé Malbec 2015, Colomé Winery.
Valleys of Mendoza: Grand Medal Cabernet Franc 2014, Bodega Trapiche.
Patagonian & Atlantic Valleys: Grand Reserve of the End of the World 2013, Bodega del Fin del Mundo.
The Region of La Rioja and San Juan obtained their fourth Regional Trophy with: Pyros Special Blend 2013, Bodega Salentein.
During the ceremony special recognition was also given to Andrés Rosberg, for "Personality of the Year 2017". This accolade highlights his recent election to President of the Association of International Sommeliers (ASI), being the first Argentine to chair this organisation.
Andrés Rosberg, 42, presided over the Argentine Association of Sommeliers from 2005 until last December. He also directed the Pan American Association of Sommeliers (APAS), of which he is currently VP. Among his most recent achievements is the organisation of the Mundial de Sommeliers which took place last year in Mendoza, an event that became a milestone for Argentine wine at international level.
The AWA counted on the sponsorship of the ICBC Bank, TNT, Cristalería San Carlos, Tonelería Nacional and Vivero San Nicolás, as well as the institutional support of the INV and EMETUR. The award ceremony was attended by more than 350 people including winemakers, national and provincial authorities, wine industry organisations, jury members and journalists.
"The AWA is an excellent platform for wine professionals from around the world to discover what Argentina has to offer. Argentine producers are constantly driving for improvements to understand their terroir and the wines they are capable of producing, and we believe it is important for the market to experience these innovations," said Alberto Arizu, president of Wines of Argentina.
The seminar "Changing the Game: from varietals to regions" addressed new challenges facing the Argentine wine industry, strengthening the combination of variety + region. It began with a tasting of imported wines selected by the international judges based on the relationship between the origin of the wines and the success obtained in their respective countries.
Ken Forrester FMC, Chenin Blanc 2015 (£22.50); Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Herve Souhaut Domaine Romaneaux-Destezet, Syrah, 2016 (£21.34); Doux river, IGP Ardeche, France.
Elk Cove, Pinot Noir, 2014 (£23.88); Willamette Valley, Oregon, United States.
Etna Rosso, Feudo Di Mezzo, Tenuta Delle Terre Nere, 2014 (£24.60); Castiglione di Sicilia (Catania), Italy.
Brokenwood Semillon, 2015 (£17.62); Hunter Valley, Australia.
Dr. Loosen Estate, Riesling, Mosel, 2015 (£11.16); Mosel, Germany.
The judges then explained the main characteristics of the markets they represent, while giving their opinions on the Argentine wines they had tasted during the week.
"In the United Kingdom, Malbec has become the definition of wine for new generations. Many ask for Malbec when it comes to ordering wine. We must work on this success to show the rest. The AWA tastings showed us that there's a lot they can offer", said Lucy Shaw (UK) Editor of The Drinks Business.
"Malbec remains the king but there is room for Argentine wine to continue growing in the USA with lighter reds and/or wines made using different techniques. It is also time to focus on origin and for that GIs (geographical indications) are key since they help us to better understand the wines". Eric Zillier (USA), Sommelier and member of SevenFifty Technologies.
"The Chinese palate has an affinity with Malbec, people fall in love with its flavour. In addition, there is much recognition of Argentine gastronomy and its flavours, especially meat. Combining meat and wine is a good way to strengthen the image of Argentine wine in China", said Shengan Karla Wang (China), founder of Penguin Society, China's largest wine membership.
From September 4 to 8, 2017, the eleventh edition of the Argentina Wine Awards was held in Mendoza. Under the concept "Breaking New Ground", this edition sought to reflect the transformations and constant innovation that the Argentine wine industry is experiencing. In line with this theme, the contest aimed to completely break the rules of the game and introduce important changes in its format. New tasting criteria, reclassification of price segments, variations in jury composition and digitisation of tasting notes were just some of the changes incorporated.


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It's been a hard day's night, and I've been working like a dog.. Great song, talented composer and right to the point! Today we're talking about best floral perfumes and scents that brought some 2018 perfumes popularity. When it comes to high end and niche perfumes brands I personally prefer Berdoues. Rich and motivational history of two young entrepreneurs success is very inspirational. Nowadays Berdoues perfume creations gained vast recognition and respect all over the world. To highlight such a delicate and unique perfume as Berdoues Somei Yoshino, I traveled to West Coast Mecca, and for one day became a Beverly Hills blogger.
Spring and everything fresh are synonymous to the best floral perfumes. The scent notes behind this words are usually very alluring. As a result, lilly, rosewater, lavender or iris that what comes to Beverly Hills blogger mind when talking about best floral perfumes. And let me tell you that walking down sunny Cali streets and alleys these crisp notes grabbed my attention on every corner. Beverly Hills blogger has a magical opportunity being inside of the biggest trend factory known today.
Think about it, every resident here is definitely connoisseur of beauty in one way or another. And I'm pretty sure that most of them are closely monitor all the 2018 perfumes and everything related to the modern best floral perfumes and trends. I have a friend in LA, whose family lives in West Hollywood and when we drive his cabrio on Rodeo Drive each red light is like perfume pitstop to me. My Beverly Hills blogger nose keeps catching tiny puzzles of scents here and there. And a picture painted in fresh, herbal and floral scents appears in mind.
My today's scent is Berdoues Somei Yoshino, a new Yoshino cherry tree iconic fragrance form Berdoues perfume company. Featuring spectacular blooming sakura as the main tones, Berdoues Somei Yoshino has a very delicate opening with jasmine and patchouli key notes. The floral bouquet is super balanced and harmonious. I'm still debating with myself about multifaceted Berdoues Somei Yoshino perfume. Is it more sharp or sweet, bitter or fresh?
I guess the answer is in ones mood. This unique Berdoues perfume perfectly adjusts to the environment and your rhythm. A very desirable feature for nowadays fast paced lifestyle. This is my third scent from Berdoues perfume company and I'm quite impressed with its overall performance as a daily fragrance.
Also I want to say a few words about new trends for 2018 perfumes. I remember past several years had mostly sweet and bitter notes and tones, as a dominant counterpart in perfumes. I recall most of my scents as warm and sometimes spicy. Maybe it was a trend, maybe it was a reaction to a global warming (just kidding), but strangely enough it was a true tendency of that time. 2018 perfumes definitely opened a new and fresh era of breathable and airy scents. Most of today's fragrances are leaning towards natural and nature oriented notes. And honestly, I welcome this approach a lot! Flowers, herbs, wood, grass, extracts and essences these are the nowadays players in 2018 perfumes league. Looks like home run to me!


In celebration of the 【Hong Kong Arts Centre】's (HKAC) 35th anniversary, a series of programmes has been presented since October last year. During this coming May, HKAC will showcase an inaugural exhibition on the private collections of local art collectors, entitled Hong Kong Arts Centre 1st Annual Collectors' Contemporary Collaboration – May Dialogues.
Curated by the internationally renowned Johnson Chang, this "May Dialogues" exhibition receives generous support from several local art collectors to display their collection highlights. The collectors' vision and taste of art can be explored through some of their collection themes -- "The Painterly Stroke", "My home, My art" and "Homage", etc. Selected artworks include painting, ink art and video art by international, regional and local renowned artist, audience will not only have the chance to closely observe those masterpieces and some of them are only shown for the first time in Hong Kong, but also to discover the limitless creativity of contemporary artists. To enhance viewers' understanding of these private art collections, HKAC creates a unique platform for public viewing of this private collection and the multiple perspectives of contemporary arts, and provokes dialogues among fellow art lovers….


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The Fate of a Prison
Will Western Penitentiary be saved or face destruction?
Local Angles
Photo by Charles Rosenblum
Western Penitentiary today, seen from the McKees Rocks Bridge.
For a sprawling building in an ambitious Romanesque style on a conspicuous riverfront site, Western Penitentiary has spent most of its life in architectural obscurity. After an auspicious start, it fell quickly from prominence. Now, it may soon fall to the wrecking ball.
Begun in 1879 in Woods Run along the Ohio River and partially open in 1882, it took over the property of the abandoned Western House of Refuge for juvenile delinquents. It also replaced an earlier prison in Allegheny City's West Park, whose residents were alarmed by the close proximity. Warden Edward Wright promised to abandon the practice of solitary confinement and institute improvements in incarceration practices. The new Western Penitentiary, sometimes called Riverside Prison, boasted electric lights, running water, heating and ventilation, as well as one toilet per cell, purporting to be the first use of such features in a prison.
Architect Edward M. Butz gave Western Penitentiary architectural pretentions to suit its novel amenities. The five-story structure housed 1,280 cells stacked five tiers high in two wings over a length of 1,080 feet. The wings were faced with long rows of vertical Romanesque windows. The façade was divided by five pavilions, with pitched and mansard roofs at center, midpoints and ends.
At the center of the complex, the warden's house featured a picturesque agglomeration of gables and dormers at a slightly more residential scale than the rest of the building. It was really too small for the overall composition, but it had its own Queen Anne charm that persists to this day as a remarkable ruin.
An early period photo makes the complex seem tasteful and almost celebratory rather than punitive. It is similar to exposition buildings from the era's French and American World's Fairs and similarly dramatic. (Some have suggested Butz designed Allegheny City's Exposition Building of 1875, but the attribution is uncertain.)
Located across from the industrial Brunot Island, Butz's building was actually not often seen from its best architectural angle. More significantly, it was soon figuratively overshadowed by a much more popular piece of Romanesque Revival architecture. Henry Hobson Richardson's Allegheny County Court House and Jail, completed in 1888, were nationally published and almost universally admired, gaining fresh advocates in the 20th century, such as art historian Henry Russell Hitchcock, who viewed them as pedigreed ancestors of Modern architecture.
Western Penitentiary, meanwhile, only earned notoriety. Henry Clay Frick's would-be assassin Alexander Berkman failed also in his attempt to tunnel to freedom in 1900. The building sustained flooding before it was completely finished. It also became a hotbed of tuberculosis. By 1910, its poor condition prompted suggestions that it be replaced.
Did Butz find himself fuming at the success of Richardson, the Boston-based interloper? Probably not. He was a prolific architect, but also a pragmatic one. Born in Allegheny City in 1850, he entered into the profession as an apprentice at age 18. He frequently partnered with engineers and never shied from technical jobs.
He co-founded and for several years managed the Columbia Iron and Steel Company with its Pittsburgh office and Uniontown Mill. One of his most widely published achievements was collaboration on design and marketing of a home furnace.
Still, his portfolio of building designs is lengthy. In Allegheny City it includes Reineman's Hotel, the C.C. Wattley & Co. Furnishing Store, and the First Bank Building, and in Pittsburgh, the Seventh United Presbyterian Church in Lawrenceville and the Seventh Avenue Hotel, Downtown. The difficulty is that among his many recorded Allegheny City and Pittsburgh works, very few survive. A house on Lowrie Street in Troy Hill for the Reineman family is a handsome period work of gracious proportions and Second Empire details, while a similar work on Allegheny Street is altered almost beyond recognition.
The real gem is 948-950 Beech Street, across from the later Calvary United Methodist Church. Butz built this double house in 1880 as his own residence. Though he sold it shortly after, the eccentric and richly ornamented building seems very much like a calling card. It has the mansard roof of certain high-end Victorian architecture, but the Dutch-influenced gables and oddly placed pinnacles amid the free mixture of eclectic ornament are the architect's own. Even in an era of odd mixtures and unconventional architecture, this house is particularly singular.
Other Butz buildings require travel outside of Pittsburgh. His Clarion County Courthouse is a sober four-story brick building with a clock tower, while his Fayette County Court House in Uniontown is a slightly scaled down tribute to Richardson's Pittsburgh buildings, right down to the carefully reproduced Bridge of Sighs. There were no apparent hard feelings toward the Boston architect, though Butz still couldn't quite achieve Richardson's harmonious and proportioned composition.
Butz might have been more disappointed with the fate of the roofs on Western Penitentiary, which were removed without comment following yet another riot and fire in 1953.
The prison closed temporarily in 2005, only to reopen in 2007. But as of June 2017, it has closed for the last time. The property has been transferred to the county real estate department for redevelopment. County Executive Rich Fitzgerald has announced no plan, so the building's fate is uncertain.
No recent riverside architecture in Pittsburgh even comes close to the evocative drama of Butz's old Romanesque pile. Even in its altered and dilapidated state, it deserves a revitalization and return to prominence.
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Charles Rosenblum
Charles Rosenblum is a journalist, critic, and scholar who specializes in the built environment and visual arts. His work has appeared in Architectural Record, Preservation, Architect's Newspaper, Public Art Review, and the Frank Lloyd Wright Quarterly. Charles has taught history and theory of art and architecture at Carnegie Mellon University since 1998.
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DANIEL SLOSS: HUBRiS COMING TO 3OLYMPIA THEATRE
Live Nation & MZA present
DANIEL SLOSS: HUBRiS
3Olympia Theatre, Dublin
Rescheduled to 17th May 2022
All original tickets valid
Tickets from €29 Incl. booking fee
ALL TICKETS VALID FOR NEW DATE – NO EXCHANGE NECESSARY
Due to new Irish government restrictions, Daniel Sloss has rescheduled his 10th December show back to take place on 17th May 2022.
All tickets for the December show are valid for the new date – no exchange necessary.
A limited number of tickets are available now at Ticketmaster.ie
'Daniel Sloss: HUBRiS' is the all-new, 11th solo show by Scotland's international comedy superstar. Fresh from his 2021 Australian tour which spanned 32 shows in 30 days to over 40,000 people and hot on the heels of his previous show – the ground-breaking, global smash-hit 'Daniel Sloss: X' (where he performed an astonishing 300 performances across 40 countries even including an arena in Moscow) – HUBRiS is currently the largest indoor event of any genre on the planet and we are delighted to welcome it to 3Olympia Theatre on 17th May 2022.
Lauded by the ancient Greeks, hubris is the devastating, dangerous and of course exciting character trait that often led to the hero's downfall. So, how does one of the world's hottest stand-ups follow up on an extraordinary show like 'X' (dealing with sexual assault), or two Netflix specials streaming in 190 countries: 'DARK' (about grieving) & 'Jigsaw' (credited with over 120,000 breakups and cited in over 300 divorces with fans even bringing their decree nisi's for him to autograph at shows)? With a phenomenal new show that doesn't have a theme or a twist or require any trigger warnings.
'Daniel Sloss: HUBRiS' is the next chapter in this Odyssey.
Having started in comedy aged just 17, to date, Daniel has sold out six New York solo off-Broadway seasons (selling up to 5,000 tickets in a run), made 10 appearances on US TV's 'Conan', broken box office records at the world's biggest arts festival, the Edinburgh Fringe (where he has already sold out 11 solo seasons and where 2021 is his 12thand is the first post-pandemic Fringe show on sale), and has to date, toured in 50 countries, the most of any comedian working to today. Marvel made him into one of their heroes and his book "EVERYONE YOU HATE IS GOING TO DIE And Other Comforting Thoughts on Family, Friends, Sex, Love, and More Things That Ruin Your Life" will be published on 12th October 2021 by Penguin Random House.
Tickets from €29 including booking fees are on sale now from Ticketmaster.
Warning: contains adult themes and strong language. Strictly 16
'Dirty, sweet and clever' (New York Times)
'Brilliant!… Smouldering… Deliciously dark stand-up' ★★★★★ (Mail on Sunday)
'Hilarious… Devastatingly intelligent… Sloss is a festival highlight. See him' ★★★★★ (Age, Australia)
'Dazzling wit… Unstoppable' (Daily Telegraph)
'Simply world class…Sloss skilfully weaves sensitive subject matter into a hilarious tapestry… intelligently and ironically calling out the hypocrisy of human nature' ★★★★★ (Herald Sun, Australia)
'Sloss is at the top of his game… exciting and powerful… Challenging and controversial… a master craftsman and a truly edgy stand-up star with his finger very much on the pulse… Brilliant!' (Time Out)
Video here: https://danielsloss.com/watch/ / https://youtu.be/PZ5aILCKz8Y
Connect with DANIEL SLOSS:
Whitesnake, Foreigner & Europe announce 3Arena show
https://mcd.ie/daniel-sloss-hubris-coming-to-3olympia-theatre/


It seems such a long time since I spoke of these two, my first fantasy duo. It seems such a long time since I wrote them! But recently I had to send off some extracts, and I thought I'd dust off their pretty covers again (the work of two talented folk, Derek and Rosie), to talk of life.
A pair of fantasy children's novels hoping for balance, a new novel on its way dreaming of conservation…drip, drip…how can a few words help when I read the headlines? I don't know…maybe something I say will inspire a budding conservationist…a brilliant ecologist…a wise peacemaker…who knows? …drip, drop.
I wish you hope, peace and joy this spring, and the desire to do whatever you can, in your own small or large way.
Kindness is the language that the deaf can hear, and the blind can see.


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OECS Competitive Business Unit Launches Timely Webinar Series to Assist Creatives in the Region
OECS Media Release
Thursday, May 14, 2020 — The OECS Competitive Business Unit (CBU) will host a series of four webinars that focus on "The impact of COVID-19 on the Creative Industries in the Eastern Caribbean" from May 14-26, 2020. The general public is invited to register in advance and to join the online discussions.
The CBU recently conducted a survey on the impact of COVID-19 on the productive sectors in the Eastern Caribbean. In highlighting some of the outcomes of the study, the CBU noted:
"The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the public health and economic sectors, disrupting supply chains and impacting lives and livelihoods across the globe. The impact of the pandemic is being felt in every sector bringing mass hardships and pushing the global economy on the brink of collapse and disaster. This unforeseen event has caused countries and people to rethink the way they do business and to look at strategies for economic and social advancement in the face of this major pandemic and in the future".
The webinars are designed to engage creative entrepreneurs and artistes in an enlightened discussion on the impact of COVID-19 on creative and cultural activities in multiple sub-sectors, particularly 'Music & Entertainment', 'Fashion & Design', 'Film, Audio-visual, and Animation', and 'Design & Design Thinking'. The series of discussions also aim to measure the needs of creative enterprises amid efforts to reopen the sector and ensure long-term growth and sustainability.
Panelists of the first webinar, which will be hosted on May 14, 2020, include a number of well-known music practitioners from the Eastern Caribbean:
International Soca Monarch Winner, Hollis Jonah Mapp aka "Mr. Killa" from Grenada;
Road march winner, Gamal "Skinny Fabulous" Doyle from St. Vincent and the Grenadines;
Singer and songwriter, Claudia Edwards from Saint Lucia;
Music producer and road march winner, Krishna "Dada" Lawrence from the Commonwealth of Dominica;
Music producer and songwriter, Fred Jean Baptiste from Martinique;
Chair of Eastern Caribbean Collection Organisation (ECCO), Vernalderine Francis from St. Kitts and Nevis;
and Herric Horne, Manager of Island Network from St. Vincent and the Grenadines who will serve as the moderator of the webinar.
The OECS CBU reaffirmed its commitment to engage professionals of the Creative Industries in a meaningful dialogue and to provide a platform for action to help revitalise and rebuild the sector at the end of the pandemic.
The general public is invited to participate in the webinar.
Themes and registration links for the webinar series:
Webinar #1
Theme: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Creative Industries Sector (Music & Entertainment)
Date and time: May 14, 2020 04:30 PM
Registration link: https://oecscommission.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ySzpxLfGRAaKWYcS84UsRQ
Theme: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Creative Industries Sector (Fashion & Design)
Registration link: https://oecscommission.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_D1uZRs-TSve2roU6VhsJeg
Theme: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Creative Industries Sector (Film, Audio-visual, and Animation)
Registration link: https://oecscommission.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9BmLsoQDSb62Pf9KPMM8SQ
Theme: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Creative Industries Sector (Design & Design Thinking)
Registration link: https://oecscommission.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AtH8s3f-T9uZuwvA2g6aQg
Communications Unit Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States
Sobers Esprit Programme Officer, Competitive Business Unit, Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States
sobers.esprit@oecs.int
About the OECS Competitive Business Unit
Promo Flyer for Music Webinar with pics.pdf 1 MB pdf


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Rimantadin (obchodní název Flumadine) je antivirotikum využívané k léčbě či profylaxi chřipky typu A. Podobně jako amantadin působí na proteinový kanál chřipkových virů, čímž znemožňuje jejich replikaci. Může vzniknout rezistence. Léčbu je třeba zahájit co nejdříve. Nepůsobí na chřipku typu B.

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Is it fall yet? Not quite, but now that we have Labor Day weekend under our belts it's hard not to think about all the fun things that fall brings. We still have a few more weeks of warm weather where I'm at, so I'm not throwing in the towel on summer quite yet, but I'm all about transitioning. So bring on the fun fall makeup, s'mores, football and pumpkin spice lattes (healthier version below!). Here's 7 things for September.
Maybe it's because my birthday just passed or maybe it's because colder weather always makes me want to turn up my skincare routine a notch, but I've got anti-aging on my mind. I know I'm supposed to be pro-aging and embrace the changes I've started to see in my 30's, but seriously.. Who doesn't want their skin to be smooth and glowing? One thing that I've seen the greatest impact with is dermarolling. I originally purchased a cheap set off of Amazon, because I wasn't sure if I would have the courage to do it Ummm.. I mean I wasn't sure if I'd like it. It really isn't that bad at all, or at least as bad as I thought rolling hundreds of tiny needles across my face would be. So I just upgraded to a better quality roller and man, can I tell a difference! Dermarolling boosts collagen, smooths lines and wrinkles, increases blood flow and more, but the biggest surprise for me was how much less puffy my face is the day after I use it. Which is amazing, because I'm very prone to puffiness, especially around my eyes. I'm addicted now! You can find the one I'm using here.


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New York|Former Mayor of Paterson Is Given 37 Months for Bribery
Former Mayor of Paterson Is Given 37 Months for Bribery
By Ronald Smothers
Former Mayor Martin G. Barnes of Paterson was sentenced to 37 months in prison today on charges of taking $200,000 to $350,000 in bribes and gratuities from city contractors. During the sentencing, a federal judge expressed concern that Mr. Barnes failed to take responsibility for his actions even after pleading guilty.
Mr. Barnes's sentencing came nearly a year after his guilty plea to mail fraud and tax evasion. The plea also came just two months after he lost a re-election bid in which he had insisted that he was innocent of the federal charges. The original 40-count indictment charged him with soliciting and accepting free trips, home improvements like a backyard swimming pool and waterfall, designer suits, and money to pay for ''female companionship.''
Today as Mr. Barnes spoke in court, recalling his achievements as mayor and attributing his wrongdoing to getting ''bogged down'' and ''caught up'' in the city's business, Judge William G. Bassler grew impatient and angry. The judge said that he did not think that Mr. Barnes was accepting responsibility for his actions or had yet grasped the effects of his ''egregious conduct.'' The judge then recounted in his own comments from the bench the details of Mr. Barnes's bribe-taking -- details that the former mayor, a Republican, had not been required to give in court as part of his plea agreement with the United States attorney for New Jersey.
''You got caught up in it, but it wasn't due to overwork,'' Judge Bassler said, adding: ''There's no question you betrayed your public trust. There's no question you betrayed the people of Paterson who put their confidence in you. There's no question that you betrayed your family.''
The 37-month sentence was the maximum allowed under federal sentencing guidelines. Mr. Barnes remains free on $100,000 bail and is to begin serving his sentence in June.
He served as mayor of Paterson, the state's third-largest city, from 1997, when he was appointed to fill a vacancy, to 2002, when he lost his bid for re-election.
The investigation of Mr. Barnes and his administration grew out of a federal inquiry into United Gunite, a sewer repair and paving contractor that has figured in a number of corruption investigations in New Jersey. Officials of the company, including Gerald Free, its vice president, have pleaded guilty to paying bribes to officials in exchange for contracts and agreed to secretly record Mr. Barnes and other officials discussing these payments.


Eagle Mountain Golf Club had an event scheduled for Tuesday, September 7, 2010 for a 124 player shotgun tournament. The event eventually was canceled at the last minute due to the severe illness of the Tournament Planner for Extended Hands Food Bank (located in Fountain Hills, AZ). We wish him well; luckily he managed to sell quite a few golf balls before the event was canceled.
For those of you not familiar with a Helicopter Ball Drop, Eagle Mountain often hosts them for charity events. The ball drop can be arranged for any tournament or group. The purpose is to generate additional funds that can not only subsidize the cost of the event, but generate a lot of additional dollars for the charity. A helicopter will travel to the course on the day of your event and drop numbered golf balls onto a green. The numbered ball that lands in or closest to the cup wins the cash prize. Revenue is generated by selling the numbered golf balls. Those who choose to participate can purchase as many numbers as they would like. The golf balls are sold for $10.00-$20.00 each. You can make the amount of the prize any dollar amount, but $1,000.00 is pretty typical. If you sell 500 golf balls that is $5,000.00 of revenue generated. There are some costs involved, such as the helicopter and the cash prize award. The helicopter used to drop the golf balls at Eagle Mountain costs $750.00, then you add your cash prize amount of $1,000.00 and your total expenses are $1,750.00. It's an easy & unique way to make $3,250.00 for your charity or event.
Despite the absence of the tournament and its planner, Eagle Mountain Golf Club, Extended Hands Food Bank and AZ Helicopter Services decided to host the ball drop. They sold about 280 golf balls at $10.00 a piece and were determined to make some money for the food bank no matter how large or small that sum of money was. The Helicopter Ball Drop took place at 4:00 PM on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 with only around 10 people in attendance. Ball number 251, Mr. Pat Gallagher from Minnesota was the $1,000.00 cash prize winner. Shortly after the winner was determined, he was notified by phone that he just won a $1,000.00. Mr. Gallagher was generous enough to donate all $1,000.00 back to the food bank. Also, the helicopter pilot notified David Iverson of Extended Hands Food Bank that he would reduce the helicopter fee. It was a great day at Eagle Mountain!


Airwolf! Danger! There will be explosions!
Airwolf! A high-tech military helicopter! Blowing things up! Espionage and war manoeuvres.... Classic Boys with Toys TV.
Saturdays, in the mid 80's, late afternoon, was the boy sci-fi slot! It started with Knight Rider - which was the trend setter - and soon other technologically advanced modes of transport had their own series.
There was Street Hawk - A police officer and former amateur dirt-bike racer named Jesse Mach who secretly tests a top-secret motorbike - who then seeks out crime, fighting for the under dog.
Airwolf was the name of the amazing helicopter and the TV series had Saturday afternoons by the scruff of the neck from 1984 to 1987. It was simple but devastatingly effective boy TV: Technology mixed with the A-team. Guns, futuristic machinery and pyrotechnics.
The show was created by Donald Bellisario (the Man Behind Magnum P.I. and Quantum Leap). The first three seasons starred Jan-Michael Vincent as "Stringfellow Hawke". I know, Stringfellow. And he played the cello.
Like all good 1980's series, it spawned a movie, and that movie has just been released! So you're in for a treat. Obviously, the movie is also in the canon of shockingly great hair cuts and cheesy lines, but if you're a fan of nostalgia and the kick of watching things being blown up by helicopters (is there a man/boy who isn't?), I think you're in for a treat. For more info have a look here. Its available from February the 17th 2011!


Right after printing your precious photos, the next step is to choose the perfect image border that will make your image standout in your home or office desks. Frames can be a good wall decor or table accent that will grace your walls and tables for decades to come. Below are some tips to consider in choosing borders for your photos.
It does not mean that when you have a black and white print out you will need a black mount as well. Do not focus in matching specific colors of images to the frame color. You have to consider the overall color tuning of every image that will match the border. Choose the border color that is not dominant in the photo to compliment the image and make the image appear bolder against the frame. Mat color and frame color should be different as well to give the full attention to the image rather than the border enclosing it.
Whether you will put the images in your bedroom, living room, office or business establishment you have to contemplate on your existing decoration. Matching the image borders to your interior is actually more important than matching frames to your photo. Make sure to choose the right mount that will match to the theme of its surroundings. A classic room requires classy pieces that can add a little bit spark of contrast. You can poster frames online or in your favorite house ware or decoration shop. Different style, sizes and colors are always available in the market.
If you decided to hang all your images or create a photo wall, make sure that your image border are not similar to the wall color to make the images more eye catching. Creating a photo wall will require lots of frames so better to buy trusted picture framing in Melbourne in good quality. Using same border colors and sizes will give you a tidy unified look photo wall while using different types can look more creative and can give more interest into the gallery of images.
What is the point of printing big portraits if you do not have enough space to place those images or buying small image border if you can not see it on an empty room? Make sure to have an estimate measurement of the place where you will put the images before printing it and placing in a border.
There should be at least an inch or a little more space when you put the picture on its border to give emphasize on the image. Photo appears bigger and well-detailed when there is a little space from the border.


I teach new writers, many of whom consider themselves genre writers. They grew up reading Harry Potter and The Hunger Games and Lemony Snicket and Twilight. We work on the basics: characterisation, setting, dialogue, world-building, theme, etc. One thing I really encourage beyond writing more and reading more is finding like-minded folk. This is a lucky thing in the UK because the genre community is *tight* here. Like, really tight. You want to meet a UK SF/F or horror or erotica or historic fiction writer? You likely know someone who knows that someone. The UK, it's not huge. The big cities are only a few hours by train (or plane, or ferry).
So one action I encourage my students to take is to go to cons, BSFA meetings, whatever event they can where writers (and artists and fans and whoever else I am forgetting) get together. But why?
Because writing doesn't exist in a vacuum: writers flourish in a community.
I wouldn't be even a fraction of the writer I am now (which changes with the winds!) without the writers I've met from so many different backgrounds and of various skill levels. Being part of a community—whether it's being part of a writing group or even hanging out at the bar at a con—means that you have the opportunity to exchange ideas, debate opinions, recommend new reads, and keep up on the latest goings-on (and gossip!) in your chosen genre community. And how cool is it to be able to walk into a room of strangers or mostly strangers yet know that all of those people share your geekery? Last weekend I presented a paper at a conference on the British Country House 1914-2014. We were all academics, sure, but totally geeking out on historic houses. We talked about Downton and Brideshead Revisited and the National Trust. It might have been a conference rather than a convention, but we were still all creative types, sharing our ideas on what we loved.
We may create alone, but we don't have to be alone.