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What is a community bank?
A Community Banking Movement
Greater Manchester Mutual
The founder members of the GMM:
Jim king
Jim King is a Councillor for Salford City. He also serves in a variety of local roles including as Chair & Director Salford Credit Union, a board member of Salix Homes (serving on the Audit & Risk Committee and the Growth & Development Committee), Chair and Director Salford City Radio, Director of the Co-operative Press and as a school governor. Previously, Jim was Regional Director for the Co-operative Group.
Jim Battle
Jim Battle is a former councillor for Manchester City. He has also served as Greater Manchester Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner and the Deputy Leader of Manchester City Council, as well as chairing the Greater Manchester Domestic Violence Reduction Board and the Greater Manchester Mental Health Partnership Board. Jim was the Head of the National Housing Federation in the North of England and has played a significant part in the growth of social housing in Greater Manchester. He is currently Vice Chair of Salix Homes and is active in governance in education and the voluntary sector.
Dr julie froud
Dr Julie Froud is a Professor at Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester. Her research interests include financialisation, corporate business models and the social and economic role of finance. She is a member of the Foundational Economy Collective and her current research focuses on how to support the foundational economy of everyday essential goods and services.
Dr Marianne Sensier
Dr Marianne Sensier is a Research Fellow in Economics and she works for Professor Fiona Devine, Head of Alliance Manchester Business School at the University of Manchester. In 2017 Marianne worked for the Industrial Strategy Commission and in 2018 contributed to the Audit of Productivity for the Greater Manchester Prosperity Review. Marianne's main research areas include: local industrial strategy, inclusive growth, regional business cycles and economic resilience.
Frank Travis
Frank Travis is chair of the Cash Box Credit Union, a member of Mossley Town Council and Chair of the Royal British Legion Ashton branch. Previously he was a councillor for Mossley on Tameside Borough Council. Professionally, Frank was a town planner in community regeneration for Tameside Council.


If you missed his show back in June, or even if you were there, turn up Friday for singer and songwriter Adam Hood.
He's bringing his special mix of country, blues, soul and Americana back to Montgomery for 7 p.m. gig at Range 231 N. It's a place the Opelika native had driven past a lot prior to his June 30 show there.
Currently living in Northport, this is one of Hood's rare Alabama shows where he gets to see a lot of old friends. Another example is this past weekend, when he performed at The Sound Wall in Opelia, along with Wilder Adkins and Jacob Blount. He said shows like these are a homecoming. "I don't get to play in the state all that much, strangely enough," Hood said.
Hood said he got a guitar early on and started playing in church as a teenager.
He remembers the lean times well from early on making music, when he had to drive himself to gigs and play for a handful of people. He said those years were good for him. "It kept me at it," Hood said.
His first record, 6th Street, was made in Birmingham in 2004.
After three years in LA, he went to Texas and met Miranda Lambert. "She got me to Nashville, and here we are now," Hood said.
Hood said he's always written or co-written all his material. Though drinking and cheating are song subjects that are often staples of country music, you won't hear much of that from Hood. He said homelife more often works itself into his mix.
"I think my wife's gotten to the point where she understands how it works with me, you know?" Hood said. "My records aren't really a place to cause arguments. I want to try to keep the peace in my home as much as I can. At the same time, there are certain things with me that are kind of best said in a song."
His upcoming album Somewhere in Between, set to release on Oct. 12, is his first in four years. He said that's unusually long, since 18 months is a typical album cycle.
Well, he hasn't actually been just sitting around. He's been really busy writing for other artists like Lambert, Little Big Town, Anderson East, Josh Abbot Band, Lee Ann Womack and others. "I write for artists and with artists, and usually in a situation like that you kind of want to lend yourself to their style," Hood said.
When it came time to put Somewhere in Between together, Hood said he had a huge pile of songs to pick from, and a bigger pile of questions to answer about how to make it work.
"It's taken me a while to figure out how and when and where. Who's going to play on this record? Where do I record it? Do I want to go to Nashville, or do I not want to go? Do I want to go to Texas? Do I want to stay in my backyard?" Hood said.
To help find the answers, Hood turned to longtime friend and music producer Oran Thornton. "That was really all she wrote," Hood said.
For this project, they changed it up a little, opting to step away from a six piece band for recording. It's a move that lines up better with what Hood does for touring. On the road, he's usually in a three piece band - Hood, a bass player and a drummer. "Sometimes I'll bring along another guitar player, but that's about it," he said.
Doing live shows from previous albums, he's had a challenge of reproducing songs with three or four that were recorded by six.
One of those songs is "She Don't Love Me," a duet with Brent Cobb, the album's first single.
For Friday's show, Hood will be singing and swinging… clubs, that is. He's looking forward to using the Range 231 N. driving range. While Hood plays guitar right handed, he's actually a lefty, which meant he's had a tough time borrowing clubs. That's no longer a problem.


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Гусе́йн Курба́н оглы́ Маме́дов (имя при рождении — Гусейн Гурбан оглы Нахичеванский; 1900—1970) — советский государственный и политический деятель, Герой Социалистического Труда (1948).

Биография
Родился в 1900 году в городе Ордубад (по другим данным, в деревне Дырнис) Эриванской губернии в семье военного — Гурбана Нахичеванского, дальнего родственника генерал-адъютанта Гусейна Хана Нахичеванского.

Участвовал в Армяно-Азербайджанской войне (1918—1920). После наступления Советской власти все члены семьи были репрессированы. Сам он в сентябре 1920 года бежал в родной город — Ордубад. Член РКП(б) с 1920 года.

С 1921 года работал чернорабочим на Балаханских нефтяных промыслах.

В 1923 году поступил в Школу ГПУ в Баку, по окончании которой работал комиссаром в Нахичеванском военкомате.

С 1925 по 1936 год занимал посты ответственного секретаря Измаилийского и Кюрдамирского уездных комитетов КП(б) Азербайджана, секретаря Конахкендского районного комитета КП(б)А, начальника Политического отдела Кюрдамирской машинно-тракторной станции.

С 1936 по 1943 год был секретарём Кюрдамирского районного комитета КП(б)А, первым секретарём Карягинского районного комитета КП(б) Азербайджана.

В 1941 году вместе с Нахичеванским батальоном отправился на фронт, в 1943 году был комиссован.

С 1946 по 1951 год работал первым секретарём Ахсуинского районного комитета КП(б) Азербайджана. В 1947 году под его руководством Ахсуинский район перевыполнил план по сбору урожая хлопка на 40,5 %.

Указом Президиума Верховного Совета СССР от 10 марта 1948 года за получение высоких урожаев хлопка при выполнении колхозом обязательных поставок и натуроплаты за работу МТС в 1947 году Гусейну Курбан оглы Мамедову присвоено звание Героя Социалистического Труда с вручением ордена Ленина и золотой медали «Серп и Молот».

С 1951 по 1964 годы работал в высших органах Нахичеванской АССР:
 секретарь Нахичеванского областного комитета КП(б) Азербайджана (1951—1952),
 председатель Президиума Верховного Совета Нахичеванской АССР (1952—1964).

Умер в 1970 году, похоронен на Втором Почётном кладбище в Баку.

Награды и звания
 Герой Социалистического Труда (1948)
 Три ордена Ленина
 Орден Трудового Красного Знамени
 Орден «Знак Почёта»

Источники
 Энциклопедия Азербайджанской ССР.
 Большая Азербайджанская энциклопедия.

Примечания

Ссылки
 Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898—1991

Секретари Нахичеванского обкома КП Азербайджана
Артиллеристы Великой Отечественной войны
Похороненные в Баку
Депутаты Верховного Совета СССР 4-го созыва
Депутаты Верховного Совета Азербайджанской ССР 1-го созыва
Депутаты Верховного Совета Азербайджанской ССР 2-го созыва
Депутаты Верховного Совета Азербайджанской ССР 3-го созыва
Депутаты Верховного Совета Азербайджанской ССР 4-го созыва
Депутаты Верховного Совета Азербайджанской ССР 5-го созыва
Депутаты Верховного Совета Азербайджанской ССР 6-го созыва
Председатели Президиума Верховного Совета Нахичеванской АССР
Первые секретари районных комитетов КП Азербайджана

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Fear Factor – Can You Face Your Cyber Security Fears?
Security Investigations: What Can You Do Right Now to Improve?
Federal Agencies: If You're Not Improving, You're Getting Worse!
How Do You Triage Your High Risk / High Value Employees?
Investigations Come in Predictable Waves: Are You Prepared for the Next One?
DSS Published an Insider Threat Plan. What Does That Mean For You?
Another Snowden or Just a Hoarder?
Negligence and Carelessness: Punk Rock Band, or Conforming Change 2 Requirement?
What Can We Learn From Office Space About the "Human Side" of Insider Threat?
How Does NISPOM Conforming Change 2 Define Insider Threat?
Why Are You Handing Underpaid and Disgruntled Workers Keys to The Vault?
Are You Using Garbage KPIs?
There are no "soft" professions like design and OD. Here's Why.
A Simple Approach to Process Improvement That Works Every Time.
If the Password's Not Dead: Should We Stop Dreaming About Biometrics?
Yoi! This Platform has Crazy Chutzpah.
Using Averages in Your Business Data Analysis? You May Be Overlooking Risk.
We Hacked Our Own Site. Here's What We Learned About Risk Mitigation.
OPM Hack. Everyone Is Focused on the Wrong Thing. Here's Why.
What is the HUBZone Program, and How Can It Help You Succeed?
Profitability Analysis: Is Your Bank's Bottom Line Bleeding?
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What Do New Lending Regulations Mean For Your Middle-Market Bank?
Is It Time To Try Value Stream Mapping At Your Bank?
The Project Management Process: Are You Actually In Control?
Changes To National Insider Threat Policy: Is Your Agency Prepared?
Are You Using The Right Data Analysis Techniques?
Mobility – Are You Connected To Your People?
Don't Be Fooled By The Presentation … Execute!
The President's Insider Threat Directive: Are You Compliant?
Millennials Are Regular Employees, Too!
Look Me In The Eye And Say That!
One on Ones: A critical part of the executive's toolkit.
Incentives are Everything – What is Your Organization Rewarding?
Think Out of the Grid!
Have unintended consequences of NERC-driven critical infrastructure protection implementations been sufficiently explored?
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0741, 30 Dec 21
Biden Adopts Trump's More Balanced Approach to Pandemic
Even CNN is grudgingly admitting that Trump's pandemic approach was more correct than Biden's.
But the evolving administration approach is also one that could eventually point to a sustainable path back to something closer to normality for many Americans once the winter surge abates — a future in which Covid-19 will always be in the background and not eradicated.
It's fair to ask whether the Biden administration is beginning to prioritize economics over science, just as Democrats once blasted Trump for doing.
As the ex-President agitated in spring 2020 to get Americans back to work, even with high viral rates, he was rightly accused of putting his election-year goals before public health. Members of the Trump administration might be forgiven, therefore, for wondering whether the current President, faced with a tough midterm election year, is attempting something similar.
The issue is steeped in complexity that runs deeper than politics. The new CDC approach has some support from physicians worried about hospitals running short on doctors, nurses and support staff when Omicron hits its peak. But some epidemiologists are concerned that the isolation period is too short and could lead to more infections. Worker advocates like flight attendant unions have warned against forcing people back to work when they are sick.
The isolation issue is not the only one causing political controversy.
Walensky explained to reporters that negative rapid antigen tests were not required at the five-day mark because such methods were not always accurate in showing whether someone could transmit the virus at that point. Yet after Biden admitted this week that his team should have done better in foreseeing a huge shortage in such tests, it would be politically impossible for the CDC to require them when changing the guidance.
Former Trump administration surgeon general Dr. Jerome Adams — who was among officials often accused of putting politics before science or appeasing Trump's goals — criticized the change in guidance on a long Twitter thread Tuesday.
"If it's to keep the economy open, own it. But don't claim science based, yet ignore the most important science (ie value of negative tests + high quality masks)," Adams wrote.
He appears to have a point. Yet the current circumstances of the pandemic are far different from those that prevailed when the former President downplayed its significance, despite knowing how serious it was, in an apparent effort to shield his reelection prospects.
0741, 30 December 2021
Jason	on December 30, 2021 at 9:01 am
And wow just a couple days ago we had a "valued" commenter calling Conservatives "Flat-Earthers". Leroy quoting Tom Nichols is the only flat-foreheaded thing said here in a long time.
Merlin	on December 30, 2021 at 11:15 am
Covid has exposed the Democrats like nothing else before.
Mar	on December 30, 2021 at 12:57 pm
Can you imagine if the Senile Joe administration took the best policies of President Trump and come up with some good ideas of their own, they could have numerous lives.
But Biden's puppeteers have so.much hate for Trump and his supporters that ditched all his ideas and did not come with of their own ideas and now thousands of more people died under Truck Driver Joe's administration than Trump's.
So much for stopping the virus, right President Poopy Pants?
Mar	on December 30, 2021 at 2:25 pm
From the UKDaily Mail: "The Biden administration struck a $137 million deal to build a new factory in the U.S. to ramp up production of COVID-19 testing kits – but the new facility won't be completed until late 2024 at the earliest."
The plant is going to be built in Sheboygan.
Building this factory is not going to help in the short term.
Total incompetence.
Merlin	on December 30, 2021 at 3:25 pm
Just in time to satisfy the Covid-24 election hysteria.
dad29	on December 30, 2021 at 4:52 pm
Every single thing the Administration has done in the last 2 weeks has been done with an eye to Bai-Den's HORRIBLE ratings and the likely electoral demolition of the (D) members of Congress following on that.
The only one who will NOT shut up is Fauci, who is still calling for a VaxxPass to fly domestically. Watch for him to either full-reverse that position or be 'de-personed' in the next 10 days.
It is possible, of course, that Bai-Den will follow Fauci's advice (after the heavy travel period), but one suspects that the reaction would be monumental–making the 1/6 event into a ballet-dance in comparison.
MjM	on December 30, 2021 at 10:50 pm
Mar sez: " Building this factory is not going to help in the short term."
Nor in the long term. It's nothing more than the BJ mini version of Solyndra. In two years (plan on three) there will be no need for mass testing.
Today, I committed $137 million to expanding the production of COVID-19 at-home tests using our military authority in order to meet demand. – Babblin' Joe, bragging about his uselessness now and in the future.
To bad he can't remember his prior 60 years of uselessness. Aside from all the made-up fantasy tales, that is.
Mar	on December 31, 2021 at 2:04 am
The Sheboygan newspaper was so excited about a new factory being built that they printed zero articles about it.
Mar	on December 31, 2021 at 11:20 am
It's funny how liberals cannot defend Senile Joe's administration and resort to calling out President Trump.
Trump Derangement Syndrome is a real mental disorder and is dangerous.
Institutalization is appropriate for TDS.
Pat	on December 31, 2021 at 2:01 pm
https://amp.sheboyganpress.com/amp/9055694002
Thank you Pat, but as you can see, I posted well before they posted te article.
Jason	on December 31, 2021 at 3:06 pm
Pat, any comment on the fact that there will be Hunter Biden art on the walls of this new plant?
Tuerqas	on January 3, 2022 at 11:51 am
So outside of election years CNN and the Biden admin are Trumpsters. I wonder if that includes Le Roi…
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# filesize.js

filesize.js provides a simple way to get a human readable file size string from a number (float or integer) or string.  An optional second parameter is the decimal place to round to (default is 2), or _true_ which triggers Unix style output. An optional third parameter lets you disable `bit` sizes, e.g. "kb".

## Examples

1.10.0 switched to base 10, all previous versions use base 2.

```javascript
filesize(500);                    // "4.00 Kb"
filesize(500, true);              // "4.0k"
filesize(1500);                   // "1.50 KB"
filesize("1500000000");           // "1.50 GB"
filesize("1500000000", 0);        // "2GB"
filesize(1212312421412412);       // "1.21 PB PB"
filesize(1212312421412412, true); // "1.1P" - shorthand output, similar to "ls -h"
filesize(265318, 2, false)        // "265.32 kB" - disabled `bit` sizes with third argument
```

## How can I load filesize.js?

filesize.js supports AMD loaders (require.js, curl.js, etc.), node.js & npm (npm install filesize), or using a script tag.

## Support

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Kentucky Route 1638 is a state highway in Kentucky. The entire route is in Meade County.

Route description
KY 1638 starts in Brandenburg Station at a junction with KY 448. The only other major junctions are with KY 933 and KY 1238, the latter being in Lickskillet. The eastern terminus is in Fort Knox at a junction with US 31W and KY 868. The latter three state routes terminate at KY 1638.

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When does DEF range start to count down?
Ours was topped up when we bought the car and was showing "Refill 18578" we have done just over 1000 miles and it still shows the same figure 18578 ?
Gentle B road trips, no short runs, stop start really happens when we stop we are there Have just used the tintent still not moved.
Image result for Ad Blue what does it do ?
AdBlue consists of water and a substance called urea (also called carbamide). Urea is an organic compound and it is injected into exhaust gas to reduce the very harmful NOx emissions of the diesel engines. AdBlue is used to meet the Euro5 and Euro6 emission M16 SVD 4,4 HSE with a few extras, Sold R50 , Wife SQ5 , BMW R1200GSW.
I have just done 5000 miles in my car and today I had a warning come up telling me that the adblue will need to be refilled in 1500 miles.
Surely a tank of this stuff should last longer than this?
Adblue is used on Euro 6 diesels as a reductant for the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system. That is separate from the DPF, although packaged nearby to manage the temperatures (keep it hot). Adblue is a trade name for what is a urea solution that liberates ammonia on the surface of the SCR cat. This reduces nitric oxide (NO) to nitrogen and oxygen. An unfortunate side-effect is that it can increase the proportion of total NOx emissions which are nitrogen dioxide (NO2).
NO2 is a respiratory irritant, derived from NO, which exists as an engine-out emission, or is formed in the atmosphere after being emitted as NO. This is the reason that the Euro emissions standards exist and the reason why cities are introducing low emissions zones.
Consumption of adblue is governed by the levels of NOx detected pre and post catalyst in the exhaust and also the catalyst bed temperature. If the catalyst is too cool, none will be injected, and NOx emissions will not be controlled. Therefore your total consumption is based upon driving behaviour rather than driving style.
But you can be reassured that high adblue usage also means high NOx control.
So what kind of driving uses the most Adblue?
Spirited or tortoise like? MY2016 HSE D SDV6 - gone due to fuel dilution problems.
As I read it the exhaust temp is the key so what type of driving gives heat ? I am glad I don't have add blue on my V8 diesel. M16 SVD 4,4 HSE with a few extras, Sold R50 , Wife SQ5 , BMW R1200GSW.
Well, Adblue consumption is defined by the twin variables of engine-out NOx production and exhaust temperature. Harder, hotter driving will generally produce more NOx, but equally it will result in higher exhaust temp, which will mean better NOx control (and greater Adblue consumption).
In general terms, driving gently, stopping regularly and avoiding using turbo boost, will maintain a cold exhaust and utilize very little Adblue. It will also mean poor NOx control. Driving hard , or powering up motorway gradients, will result in excellent NOx control (cleaner than when pootling through town) but of course uses some Adblue. If you want to feel good about avoiding high NO2 concentrations in towns and at junctions drive harder!!
A general rule of thumb from the HGV industry is that Adblue dosing occurs at the rate of about 7% of the diesel consumed (although there is no direct relationship). I would expect cars to dose less and therefore have a 'leaner' ratio than that.
I have tested 40 tonne artics (loaded) and seen lower NOx emissions than from a small hatchback. Truly! It is an amazing system.
haha, well yes, it is the cost of hydro/nuclear/renewables that is driving up the fuel bills.
Closer to home, petrols, HEVs and PHEVs use 3-way catalytic convertors which control NOx, hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide very nicely (after a 200 second warm-up phase) without need for ammonia dosing. Sadly, they are not suitable for diesel exhausts.
I can't comment on the technical bits but mine started to show the warning about adblue at 5000 miles.
Took it to dealers who topped up while I had a cup of coffee. No charge because of Service Plan. Speaking to my contact there, he reckons they're seeing them topped up anytime between 4000 and 8000 miles, a bit earlier the LR originally thought.


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Загальна екологія — це наука про екосистеми, які включають в себе живі організми і неживу речовину, з яким ці організми постійно взаємодіють. За визначенням Всеволода Анатолійовича Радкевича (1998) «… Екологія — це наука, що досліджує закономірності життєдіяльності організмів в їхньому природному середовищі, і з урахуванням змін, які вносить у це середовище діяльність людини …». Подібне, але точніше визначення екології дає Ігор Олександрович Шилов (2001), трактуючи її «… як науку про закономірності формування, розвитку і стійкості біологічних систем різного рангу в їхніх взаєминах із середовищем …». Отже, предметом її досліджень є макросистеми: популяції, біоценози, екосистеми, і їх динаміка в часі і просторі.

Загальна екологія і рівні організації життя
Щоб краще зрозуміти зміст загальної екології, слід розглянути концепцію рівнів організації життя (біологічний спектр).
Усі рівні живої матерії можна уявити у вигляді ієрархічної схеми (по Ю. Одум, 1975):
 Генний, або молекулярний рівень. Саме з нього починають виявлятися властивості живої речовини. Його системи являють собою активні великі молекули — ліпіди, білки, вуглеводні, нуклеїнові кислоти, в яких протікають процеси обміну речовин, пов'язані з фото- і хемосинтезом, формуються ДНК і РНК, що відповідають за спадковість. Предметом вивчення на цьому рівні є закони передачі спадковості, а вивчає їх наука генетика. Самі по собі, поза органами, поза організмом ці молекули функціонувати не можуть.
 Клітинний рівень. Молекули об'єднуються в клітини, і тільки тоді в них формуються речовини, необхідні для життєдіяльності органів і організмів. Предметом вивчення на клітинному рівні служать закони перетворення речовини та енергії всередині клітин. Наука — цитологія. Не вказаний тканинний рівень — на цьому рівні однорідні, однакового походження клітини, взаємодіючи між собою, утворюють тканини, вивченням яких займається гістологія.
 Органний — більш високий рівень організації живої речовини, ніж попередні три. Органи утворюються в результаті взаємодії кількох типів тканин. На цьому рівні вивчаються системи різних органів: соматичні і генеративні — у рослин, системи органів дихання, травлення, розмноження — у тварин. А вивчає ці системи біоморфологія і анатомія.
 Організмовий — перший, найнижчий рівень з досліджуваних загальною екологією. В організмі взаємодія систем органів зводиться в єдину систему індивідуального організму. Він може існувати самостійно! Поза організмів життя не проявляється. На цьому рівні вивчаються життєві цикли окремих особин, закони утворення фенотипів і генотипів. Науки — фізіологія, анатомія, зоологія, еволюційне вчення і ін.
 Популяційно-видовий — проміжний між організмовим і надорганізменними рівнями. Будь-який вид рослин, тварин пристосовується до зовнішнього середовища, не як сума окремих особин-організмів, а як єдине функціональне ціле — популяція. У популяції свої закони (внутрішньовидова конкуренція і агрегація), свої ієрархічні взаємини, своя структура. На даному рівні вивчаються закони збереження популяцією і її видом генотипових ознак. Науки — систематика, біологія та екологія рослин, тварин.
 Екосистемний, биогеоценотичний — вивчаються надорганізменні системи, взаємовідносини популяцій, угруповань, організмів всередині екосистеми, тобто на конкретній ділянці з однорідними умовами середовища. Вивчення первинної продуктивності, кругообігу речовин (вуглецю, кисню, фосфору, води тощо) в межах біогеоценозу. Науки — фітоценологія, біогеоценологія, ЗАГАЛЬНА ЕКОЛОГІЯ.
 Біосферний — найвищий, розглядається взаємини між собою макроекосистем, біогеоценозів (ліс — степ, ліс — болото, ліс — тундра тощо), вивчаються закони кругообігу речовин, енергії в глобальному аспекті. Наука — ЗАГАЛЬНА ЕКОЛОГІЯ.

Взаємодія живої речовини (матерії) з іншими речовинами (або енергією) на кожному рівні організації зумовлює формування й існування певних упорядкованих систем. Всі ці системи взаємозалежні одна від одної і між рівнями організації немає різких розривів. Неможливо навіть уявити існування генів поза клітинами, клітин поза органами, органів поза організмами і т. д.

Враховуючи тісний функціональний зв'язок між організмовим, популяційно-видовим та екосистемним рівнями і автономність існування їх систем, основним змістом загальної екології слід вважати дослідження взаємовідносин живих організмів (особин) між собою і з середовищем проживання на популяційно-биоценотичному рівні та рівні біологічних систем ще більш високого рангу (біогеоценозів і біосфери), а найменшою одиницею є організм, або особина.

В залежності від того, який рівень організації екосистем вивчається, екологія поділяється на галузі аутекологію і синекологію.

Аутекологія вивчає життєві цикли і ставлення до факторів середовища окремих особин або видів. Мета її полягає в тому, щоб виявити характер пристосування їх до життя в конкретному біоценозі, їх роль в екосистемі. Деякі вчені (Радкевич, 1998) вважають, що аутекологія вивчає взаємовідносини з зовнішнім середовищем тільки окремих особин, а взаємини ценопопуляцій з середовищем вивчає демекологія, взаємовідносини видів — ейдекологія.

Синекологія, вона ж біоценологія, вивчає всі комплекси видів (ценопопуляцій) в біоценозах, тобто екосистемах, вивчає закони їх спільного співіснування в біоценозі залежно від умов зовнішнього середовища. Вона базується на аут-, дем- та ейдоекології, але їй притаманний загальнобіологічний характер, оскільки її дослідження спрямовані на багатовидові взаємовпорядковані комплекси, що існують в строго визначеному фізико-хімічному середовищі.

Життєдіяльність екосистем надзвичайно складна. Жива і нежива речовина в екосистемах структуровані та охоплені незліченними перетвореннями або процесами, в ході яких автотрофними і хемотрофними організмами захоплюються із зовнішнього середовища атоми багатьох хімічних елементів (вуглець, водень, кисень, сірка, фосфор, калій, кальцій, магній, залізо, мідь і тощо) і енергія, які потім використовуються іншими організмами: консументами (споживачі рослинної маси) і грибами, а потім, у міру загибелі організмів-продуцентів, грибів і консументів, переходять до організмів-редуцентів, які розкладають мертву органічну речовину і повертають складові атоми цієї речовини в зовнішнє середовище. При цьому енергія хімічних зв'язків організмів-продуцентів і організмів-хемосинтетиків частково використовується консументами, грибами і редуцентами, а частково вивільняється в зовнішнє середовище у вигляді тепла, у вигляді окислів, що утворюються при виділенні рослинами в атмосферу кисню. Або консервуються у вигляді хімічних зв'язків складних органічних речовин, що накопичуються в ґрунті (гумус) і літосфері (торф, буре і кам'яне вугілля). Всі процеси йдуть безперервно, підкоряючись своїм законам. На природні процеси накладаються антропогенні. Останні, як правило, позначаються негативно на функціонуванні екосистем. Вивчити і зрозуміти ці закономірності і є головне завдання загальної екології.

Положення загальної екології в системі наук

Структура загальної екології
Як екосистеми утворені різними групами організмів, так і загальна екологія характеризується складною структурою, підрозділяючись на безліч напрямків, які у свою чергу, складаються з спеціальних наук. Спочатку з'явилося багато спеціальних екологічних дисциплін, набагато пізніше — комплексні. Загальна ж екологія формується тільки сьогодні і «підживлюється» всіма спеціальними. Незважаючи на невирішеність своїх найфундаментальніших проблем, вона переживає справжній бум популярності.

Зрозуміло, загальна екологія тісно пов'язана з усіма спеціальними (екологія рослин, екологія тварин, мікробіологія, екологія океану, екологія людини тощо) і комплексними (геоботаніка, лісове господарство, ґрунтознавство, ландшафтознавство, гідробіологія, біоценологія тощо) екологічними галузями, але вона не є проста сума цих наук. Загальновідомо, що спеціальні науки вивчають всебічно конкретні об'єкти органічного світу («все про один»), а загальні — весь органічний світ в одному напрямку («трохи про все»). Для спеціальних наук найважливішою одиницею є організм або сукупність організмів одного виду, для комплексних наук — конкретні умови середовища (ґрунт, ліс, вода) і взаємовідносини живих організмів з цими умовами, а для загальної екології — екосистема рангу біогеоценозу, тобто вся сукупність видів, що складають біоценоз, і вся сукупність факторів середовища, що визначають існування даного біоценозу з урахуванням неминучого антропогенного впливу, а організм або вид — найменшою одиницею.

Щоб розкрити закони взаємин складових частин екосистем необхідно мати уявлення про різні аспекти функціонування цих складових частин, тому виділення галузей і дисциплін в загальній екології, класифікування їх також доцільне, як і в будь-який інший біологічній науці.

Класифікації структури загальної екології
Автори існуючих класифікацій звертають увагу на складність і багатогранність загальної екології. В загальній екології виділяються наступні напрямки:

За розмірами об'єктів вивчення (екосистемні дослідження)
 аутекологія (особини, організми і їх середовище),
 демекологія, або популяційна екологія (популяція та її середовище),
 синекологія (біоценоз, екосистема та їх середовище),
 географічна (великі геосистеми, географічні процеси за участю живих систем їхнього середовища),
 глобальна екологія, або мегаекологія (біосфера).

Зазначені підрозділи об'єктивно відображають організацію проведення досліджень на різних рівнях біологічного спектра. Останні дві галузі занадто молоді і ще не мають спеціальних назв або вони не устоялися (мегаекологія, панекологія, біосферологія).

Юджин Одум і В. А. Радкевич виділяють в екології 3 основні блоки
біоекологія, екосистеми і земні сфери, Людина і природа.

1. Біоекологія — найраніший напрямок, положення його є фундаментальними для інших напрямів. Основу біоекології складають екології систематичних, або таксономічних відділів органічного світу:
 екологія мікроорганізмів,
 екологія грибів,
 екологія рослин,
 екологія тварин.
Останні три, в свою чергу, діляться на дрібніші.

2. Екосистеми і земні сфери — найбільший напрямок, в ньому розглядаються зв'язки між живими матеріями і неживими (абіотичними) факторами, зв'язки між організмами і угрупованнями в складі основних біомів (сукупності біоценозів (екосистем) природних зон) суші і Світового океану. У цей блок входять:
 лісова екологія,
 екологія степів,
 екологія пустель,
 екологія тундр,
 екологія ґрунтів,
 екологія атмосфери,
 екологія гідросфери,
 екологія літосфери,
 космічна екологія,
 екологія гір,
 екологія островів,
 екологія океанів і ін.

3. Людина і природа — сюди входять науки, що вивчають взаємозв'язок і взаємодію людини з середовищем проживання, і прикладна екологія людини з метою пов'язати розробки з вищевказаних двох розділів з практичними проблемами:
 інженерна екологія,
 хімічна екологія,
 промислова екологія,
 сільськогосподарська екологія,
 екологія міста,
 екологія та медицина,
 екологія та культура,
 екологія та право,
 екологія та політика,
 екологічна освіта та ін.

Класифікація Анатолія Сергійовича Степановських (2001)

По відношенню до предметів вивчення
 екологія мікроорганізмів,
 екологія грибів,
 екологія рослин,
 екологія тварин,
 екологія людини.

По відношенню до умов середовища проживання
 екологія ґрунтів, ґрунтознавство,
 екологія атмосфери,
 екологія гідросфери,
 екологія літосфери,
 космічна екологія.

По відношенню до типу рослинного покриву
 лісова екологія,
 екологія степів,
 екологія пустель,
 екологія тундр і т. д.

По відношенню до ландшафтного (географічного) положення
 екологія гір,
 екологія островів,
 екологія океанів і т. д.

По відношенню до чинника часу
 палеоекологія,
 археоекологія,
 історична екологія, і ін.

По проблемах взаємовідносин природи і людини
З кожним роком все актуальнішими стають проблеми взаємовідносин природи і людини, що призвело до формування такого сучасного напрямку, як екологія ноосфери, або соціальна екологія. Її проблеми виходять за рамки екології, як біологічної науки, і поряд з екосистемним підходом включають економічно-господарський, соціальний, політичний аспекти. Вони представлені численними «екологіями»:
 радіаційна екологія,
 хімічна екологія,
 промислова екологія,
 інженерна екологія,
 екологія міста,
 сільськогосподарська екологія,
 екологія та медицина,
 екологія та культура,
 екологія та право,
 екологія та політика,
 екологічна освіта та ін.

І. А. Шилов виділяє 5 напрямків
 Ландшафтна екологія — один з найбільш ранніх напрямків. Вивчає пристосування організмів до різного географічного середовища, формування біоценозів різних ландшафтів, їх вплив на середовище існування. Має виключно високе прикладне значення, тому що фізико-географічними умовами визначаються набір видів і основні закони формування і життя екосистем.
 Функціональна, або фізіологічна екологія — досліджує механізми, за допомогою яких здійснюється адаптація (пристосування) біологічних систем різного рівня до змін умов середовища. Більшість адаптивних механізмів мають фізіологічну природу і вивчення їх важливе для вирішення багатьох проблем, наприклад при інтродукції рослин, в медицині, для контролю чисельності диких тварин і ін.
 Кількісна екологія вивчає продуктивність і структуру різних екосистем, їх динаміку. Її дані є основою для математичного моделювання біогеоценотичних процесів, або теоретичної екології. Необхідна для розробки природоохоронних заходів, побудови екологічних прогнозів, профілактики епідемій і т. д.
 Еволюційна екологія виявляє екологічні закономірності еволюційного процесу, шляхи і форми становлення видових адаптацій, дозволяє реконструювати екосистеми минулого Землі (палеоекологія) і роль людини в їх перетворенні (археоекологія).
 Соціальна екологія вивчає процеси, що протікають на рівні ноосфери. З виникненням нових проблем виникли і нові приватні науки (соціологія, радіаційна екологія, екологічна освіта, інженерна екологія, космічна екологія та ін.). Особливе положення займає екологія людини, що вивчає сучасний стан сучасного людства у глобальних екосистемах.

Багато процесів є загальними для всіх рівнів. Їх характеристики, встановлені для одного рівня (клітинного, організменного) можуть бути високоінформативними і для інших рівнів (популяційного, екосистемного) і точно також дані однієї галузі наук можуть виявитися загальними для всіх рівнів організації. Але при вивченні їх використовуються різні методи, різні підходи, різні одиниці обліку та вимірювання. Відповідно і в інтерпретації отриманої інформації по кожному рівню є свої особливості.

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 Загальна екологія : підруч. для студ. вищ. навч. закл. / В. П. Кучерявий. - Л. : Світ, 2010. - 520 с. : рис., табл. - ISBN 978-966-603-561-8
 Загальна екологія : підручник / Л. І. Соломенко, В. М. Боголюбов, А. М. Волох ; Нац. ун-т біоресурсів і природокористування України. - 2-ге вид., випр. і допов. - Херсон : Олді-Плюс, 2018. - 351 с. : рис., табл. - ISBN 978-966-289-218-5
 Загальна екологія та неоекологія : підручник / В. Ю. Некос, А. Н. Некос, Т. А. Сафранов ; Наук.-метод. коміс. з екол., охорони навколиш. середовища та збалансованого природокористування НМР МОН України, Харк. нац. ун-т ім. В. Н. Каразіна, Одес. держ. екол. ун-т. - Х. : ХНУ ім. В. Н. Каразіна, 2010. - 595 с. : рис., табл. - ISBN 978-966-623-670-1
 Радіаційна екологія : навчальний посібник / В. А. Батлук. - К. : Знання, 2009. - 310 с.: рис., табл. - ISBN 978-966-346-707-8
 Бигон М., Харпер Дж., Таунсенд К. Экология. Особи, популяции и сообщества / Пер. с англ. — М.: Мир, 1989. — В 2-х томах.
 Одум Ю. Основы экологии / Пер. с англ. — М.: Мир, 1975. — 740 с.

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US retail sales advanced for the first time in four months while construction growth rose at its highest in a four-year record that lifted the stock markets. German growth slowed down in Q2 due to debt crisis but exports for Euro area grew in June among 17 nations. European Central Bank (ECB) still poised for stamping out the regional debt crisis while supported by Germany.
The US retail sales rose 0.8 percent in July, making first gain in 4 months after sliding the previous month by 0.7 percent. Factory output advanced 0.6 percent after 0.1 percent growth in June. The core CPI climbed 0.1 percent in July and was up 2.1 percent over the past 12 months, making little change in inflation price.
Another report on National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder confidence index rose to 37, showing best record since February 2007 and joyfully lifted DJIA markets last Thursday. The improvement in residential pickup was further reinforced by the strong gain in building permit with 812,000 annual growth rates in July, its best record in past 4 years.
The US initial jobless claims climbed by 2,000 to 366,000 in the week ended August 11, in line with median forecast. Another report on the index of US leading economic indicators climbed more than forecasted in July. The Conference Board's gauge of the outlook for the next 3 to 6 months increased 0.4 percent, after a revised 0.4 percent drop in June.
German Growth Domestic Product (GDP) for Q2 rose 0.3 percent from the first quarter, when it gained 0.5 percent. The gain was below forecast and believed to be dragged down by euro debt crisis. However, another report on GDP in the Eurozone fell 0.2 percent from the first quarter. The viral debt crisis is affecting the economic slump by damaging the investors' confidence with rising unemployment.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is backing ECB's efforts in helping to reduce borrowing costs among indebted countries with conditional implementation. This includes strict conditions of borrowing governments to initiate austerity measures and budget controls, in which Spain and Italy have not responded for aid request.
The UK Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said, property price index fell to minus 24 from minus 22 in June, the worst in a 12-month record. The jobless claims unexpectedly fell in July by 5,900 to 1.59 million, due to more job creations for the Olympics Games. Another separate report showed retail sales, including auto fuel, gained 0.3 percent and was boosted in oil and food prices by discounted sales.
USD/JPY pulled up by reacting to stronger US growth recovery last week. The market closed at 79.55 for the weekend while bypassing above the EMA200 resistance line. This week, we reckon the trend will encounter selling forces at 79.60 – 80.00 areas with probability of rolling back down to 78.80 levels. The trend is largely trading inside a consolidation phase and will embark on a new upward trend only after it can break above 80.00 resistances.
EUR/USD traded in the range from 1.2250 – 1.2380 areas last week while failure to close above 1.2350 levels indicated weakness. This week, we expect the resistance to emerge at 1.2380 – 1.2400 regions if the trend desires to head southward to 1.2150 levels. Otherwise, breaking above 1.2400 may attempt 1.2520 regions for a longer technical consolidation.
GBP/USD reached 1.5744 highs last week after breaking the 1.5700 resistance for just one day. The market turned down on Friday and closed at 1.5688. This week, we reckon the trend to be bearish and may head down to 1.5500 regions. However, the resistance at 1.5750 levels needs to be capped without breaking above this benchmark.


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The difference between philosophy and talk about philosophy
A distinction I find rather tenuous, invoked by Ray Brassier in his attack on the self-importance of the speculative realist blogging community:
What is peculiar to them is the claim that this is the first philosophy movement to have been generated and facilitated by the internet: a presumption rooted in the inability to distinguish philosophy from talk about philosophy. The vices so characteristic of their discourse can be traced back directly to the debilities of the medium. Blogging is essentially a journalistic medium, but philosophy is not journalism. Exchanging opinions about philosophy, or even exchanging philosophical opinions, ought not to be equated with philosophical debate. This is not to say that one cannot produce and disseminate valuable philosophical research online. But the most pernicious aspect of this SR/OOO syndrome is its attempt to pass off opining as argument and to substitute self-aggrandizement for actual philosophical achievement.
https://thecharnelhouse.org/2011/05/30/ray-brassier-on-the-speculative-realist-movement-including-his-reaction-to-my-satiric-manifesto-of-speculative-realistobject-oriented-ontological-blogging/
Given he accepts one can "produce and disseminate valuable philosophical research online", it's hard not to wonder about the criteria for distinguishing between philosophy and talk about philosophy. This seemingly narrow debate is one we can expect to see much more of, in other disciplines and in relation to other topics, as social media becomes increasingly mainstream within academic life.
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Dave Ashelman says:
An old friend of mine, who is now an economics professor in the U.S. (while I'm a sociologist in Canada) recently asked me "What is it that you sociologists do in the academy?" He was genuinely interested in how society was economically organized within and between poverty groups.
He pointed out that in economics, he can go to any blog, rich with data, bibliographies, and charts. He can extrapolate his own views philosophies from those. He pointed out that he can access working papers of the leading world economists for free. He runs a blog for Bloomberg News where economists are constantly posting things.
Yet in sociology, there is – not much. No access to working papers, no big blogs sponsored by news organizations, and no idea who the world's leading sociologists are. He called sociology a "secret society." I couldn't disagree with him. Sociology seems to be one of those disciplines that works in the shadows.
Both economics and sociology are inherently philosophies (hence the Ph. part of the Ph.D. in both disciplines). Economics, as well as just about everything in the natural sciences (which are also inherently philosophies) receive wide public attention, and readily transmits their ideas to others in the public realm via blogs, online journals, and piles of PDF working papers sitting on servers – all complete with raw data and bibliographies. They allow others to look at their data, and form their own conclusions (and sometimes even reproduce results).
The transmission of ideas, and the evolution of philosophy – our understanding of both the social and natural universe which has historically changed over time, does not need to be confined to paywalled academics. People really are allowed to think for themselves. The challenge is in getting the ideas out there.
Hi Dave, I think a slightly extended version of this would make a wonderful blog post if you're interested?
I am interested! I just don't know how to go about changing the Sociological world, other than applying conflict every step of the way!
Last year I gave a talk on how sociology cannot use intersectionality when confronting neoliberalism, because neoliberals do not believe in social location; they believe in homo economicus. Economic Rational Man who has no race, no gender, no culture, and no social location. It's embedded in neoliberal culture to not believe in such things as social intersections. That for sociology to tear into neoliberalism with things that neoliberals do not believe in is like telling a bald man why he needs to use a comb.
After the moment of silence in the room, with angry faces staring back at me, I realized that changing the world of sociology in a direction where it can offer alternatives was going to take some heart medication.
But I am interested.
I've heard the same point be made about sociological critiques of biological science: slinging mud at views that no one holds any more, if indeed they ever did.
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Grammys Red Carpet Photos 2018: Camila Cabello, Cardi B & More
The stars were brighter than ever in New York City as the Grammys 2018 took over. Artists like Camila Cabello, Cardi B, Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Zuleyka Rivera showed up to celebrate the biggest night in music at the legendary Madison Square Garden. The award show returned to the city after 15 years. Other celebrities that walked the red carpet included Lady Gaga, Zayn Malik, Nick Jonas and more. Check out the photo gallery below and tell us what you think!
Who is performing? Representing Latinos are Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee with their hit "Despacito" as well as Cardi B and Zuleyka Rivera. Bruno Mars is also set to perform during the musical night. Other artists set to appear include: Jon Batiste, Brothers Osborne, Alessia Cara, Childish Gambino, Gary Clark Jr., Miley Cyrus, DJ Khaled, Emmylou Harris, Elton John, Kesha, Khalid, Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar, Little Big Town, Logic, Patti LuPone, Maren Morris, P!nk, Ben Platt, Rihanna, Sam Smith, Chris Stapleton, Sting, SZA, Bryson Tiller and U2.
Who is presenting? An eclectic all-star lineup of artists, musicians, actors and comedians will take the stage as presenters at the 60TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS. This year's presenters include 18-time GRAMMY winner Tony Bennett, current GRAMMY nominee Dave Chappelle, three-time GRAMMY winner and current nominee Kelly Clarkson, professional football player Victor Cruz, co-host of THE TALK and GRAMMY winner Eve, current GRAMMY nominee Jim Gaffigan, actress Katie Holmes, previous GRAMMY nominee Nick Jonas, actress Anna Kendrick, 15-time GRAMMY winner Alicia Keys, 10-time GRAMMY winner John Legend, actor Shemar Moore, comedian and television host Trevor Noah, current GRAMMY nominee Sarah Silverman, actress and singer Hailee Steinfeld and previous GRAMMY nominee Donnie Wahlberg.
"Despacito" is nominated in several categories like Record of the Year. The Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee hit song will go up against "Redbone" by Childish Gambino, "The Story Of O.J." by Jay-Z, "HUMBLE." by Kendrick Lamar and "24K Magic" by Bruno Mars.
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A body of water in Sweden (illustration). – Pixabay / TransferAb
Four people died accidentally on Thursday evening after slipping through ice on a lake in southern Sweden. A tragedy which occurred while the country is facing a major warming climate.
The victims, four men aged between 65 and 75, were found in an ice hole in Lake Sävsjö, south of the town of Jönköping. They could not be revived after being taken out of the water, said a spokeswoman for the local police. The exact circumstances of the accident remain to be established, she explained.
Frequent accidents but not so serious
These accidents, often linked to the carelessness of walkers on too fragile ice, are common in Sweden but it is rare that the results are so heavy. After several weeks of intense cold over much of the country, which attracted many walkers to the frozen lakes and inlets, Sweden has been faced in recent days with a rapid rise in temperatures in many regions.
A national temperature record for February was even broken on Thursday. A peak at 16.8 degrees was recorded in Kalmar, on the south-eastern coast of the country, according to the meteorological institute SMHI.
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Direct Lending Investments LLC et al v. Daishin Securities Co. Ltd.: Complaint
Complaint to avoid a "fraudulent transfer" of $49.7 million regarding an allegedly fraudulent investment schemes involving, inter alia, funds in the Cayman Islands, Delaware, and Nevada in Bradley D. Sharp, as the Permanent Receiver for the Estate of Direct Lending Investments LLC, Direct Lending Income Fund LP, Direct Lending Income Feeder Fund Ltd., DLI Capital Inc., DLI Lending Agent LLC, and DLI Assets Bravo LLC and their successors, subsidiaries and affiliated entities v. Daishin Securities Co. Ltd., of South Korea, at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.
Patokh Chodiev v. Refinitiv US LLC et al: Discovery Application
Application by Patokh Chodiev, described as a "successful international businessperson and philanthropist" and director of "Eurasian Resources Group" with a residence in London who is "originally from Uzbekistan" but also a citizen of Russia and Belgium, to take discovery from Refinitiv US LLC and Thomson Reuters Holdings Inc. for use in "contemplated English court proceedings" against Refinitiv Limited "arising from its publication in its commercial product, the World-Check Risk Intelligence Service database, of a poorly supported and damaging report on Mr. Chodiev that has harmed and continues to harm him", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Stanford International Bank v. Joel Landis: Discovery Application
Application by Hugh Dickson and Mark McDonald, as Joint Liquidators of Stanford International Bank Limited, of Antigua and Barbuda, to take discovery from Joel Landis, a former employee of JPMorgan Chase, residing in Houston, Texas, for use in legal proceedings in Canada "against TD Bank for negligence, breach of contract, and knowing assistance" regarding a "Ponzi scheme orchestrated by Robert Allen Stanford and his affiliates", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
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Complaint alleging professional negligence, gross negligence, aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty, negligent misrepresentation, and breach of contract "for its multiple failures to accurately value the investments" regarding an alleged fraud by Brendan Ross in Bradley C. Sharp, as the Permanent Receiver for the Estate of Direct Lending Investments LLC, Direct Lending Income Fund LP, Direct Lending Income Feeder Fund Ltd., DLI Capital Inc., DLI Lending Agent LLC, and DLI Assets Bravo LLC and their successors, subsidiaries, and affiliated entities, and Bradley D. Sharp and Christopher D. Johnson, as Joint Official Liquidators of Direct Lending Income Feeder Fund Ltd. (in Official Liquidation), of the Cayman Islands v. Duff & Phelps LLC, described as a Delaware company based in New York, at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.
REDS Caribbean Ltd.: Discovery Application (Robert Holloway et al)
Ex Parte Application by Mark McDonald and David Holukoff, as the Joint Official Liquidators of REDS Caribbean Ltd., of Trinidad and Tobago, to take discovery from Robert Holloway, REDS Americas Inc., Lavelle Holdings Inc., BBVA Compass, and Frost Bank regarding REDS Caribbean Ltd., REDS Caribbean (BVI) Ltd., Reds Americas Inc., Michael Robert Charbonne, Tricia Charbonne-Downes, Randall Harford, Dayne Harford, Ryan Harford, Daynco Ltd., Robert Holloway, JUKES Group, Raymond Mark McMillan, Global Insurance Services Ltd., Goliath Offshore Services Ltd., Goliath Offshore Holdings Pte Ltd., Goliath Offshore Pte Ltd., Avant Garde Insurance Services Ltd., Penelope Belmontes, a.k.a. Penelope Rahim; Lavelle Holdings Inc., Sherron Harford, and Hayden Borrell for an investigation into suspected fraud involving companies in the British Virgin Islands, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, and USA, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
REDS Caribbean Ltd.: Discovery Application (RBC Royal Bank)
Application by Mark McDonald and David Holukoff, as Joint Official Liquidators of REDS Caribbean Ltd. to take discovery from RBC Royal Bank regarding individuals and entities in the British Virgin Islands, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United Kingdom for use in legal proceedings in Trinidad and Tobago, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
REDS Caribbean Ltd.: Discovery Application (Wells Fargo Bank et al)
Application by Mark McDonald and David Holukoff, as Joint Official Liquidators of REDS Caribbean Ltd., to take discovery from Wells Fargo Bank, Bank of Baroda, and The Federal Reserve Bank of New York regarding individuals and legal entities in the British Virgin Islands, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United Kingdom for use in legal proceedings in Trinidad and Tobago, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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Kashmiri cuisine is favorite among both Indian and international tourists traveling to the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The Kashmiri Muslim cuisine comprises the non-vegetarian specialties such as rogan josh while Kashmiri Pandit dishes are mostly vegetarian and chilli powder, ghee, yoghurt and cardamom are used liberally. Kebabs, tandoor, grill and Mughlai preparations are also integral to the local culture. Restaurants in Jammu and Kashmir live up to the food traditions and not only excel in authentic Kashmiri cuisines but also serve a range of Italian and Chinese food.
Dining is a delight at the Chinar Garden restaurant of The LaLit Grand Palace located in Srinagar. Specializing in north Indian delicacies, the Chinar Garden is one of the best places to dine in Jammu and Kashmir. North Indian signature dishes include Kashmiri kebabs, Kashmir's traditional dish called kanthi that is served with nadru chips. The nadru chips is deep fried lotus stems. There is an Indian and Continental buffet menu for breakfast and lunch that includes Gujarati and Kashmiri thali served with pickles. Fruit salad is both an excellent side dish and dessert. Kahwa and coconut macaroons are enticing snacks for the evenings. Set amidst a beautiful garden, guests enjoy a tranquil surrounding as well.
Darbar-e-Akbar is the signature restaurant of Hotel Akbar in Srinagar. Though it serves Mughlai, Continental and Chinese, Kashmiri cuisine is its specialty. You can avail of both vegetarian and non-vegetarian Kashmiri menu like the Kashmiri wazwan for both lunch and dinner. The typical vegetarian meal includes ladyar tsaman, a dish prepared with yoghurt and cheese and dam oluv is a spicy dish cooked with chilli powder. It is served both as a fry and in curry. This restaurant has a simple décor but is popular for its exotic dishes cooked exclusively with fresh vegetables and Kashmiri ingredients. It offers you the ultimate taste of local cuisine.
This is the newly renovated and posh restaurant located inside Hotel Broadway Srinagar. The elaborate and contemporary look of the restaurant and a range of delectable dishes make for a memorable dining here. You can choose from north Indian, Continental and Chinese menu. Kashmiri cuisine and Mughlai is also served here for lunch and dinner. Haryali kebab, tandoor, Asian noodles, pastries and beverages are the favorites among guests.
Innovative cuisine is one of the unique concepts by chefs at the Vivanta by Taj. Jade Dragon lives by its traditions and serves guests with authentic Chinese meals and an exotic range of Sichuan delights. The setting of the restaurant complements dinner here. The cherry blossom rugs and Chinese paintings impress visitors. The dishes you cannot miss here are jasmine tea mousse, lotus stem dipped in honey and diced chicken in black bean sauce. Natural herbs, fruits and vegetables make for excellent salads topped with sausages.
Latitude is an all-day dining option with an outdoor seating arrangement at Vivanta by Taj Dal View. Trendy furnishing and chic décor combined with artistic display of local Kashmiri cuisine, Italian and Continental cuisine appeal guests. Overlooking the Dal View, enjoy a Kashmiri style buffet at this restaurant that also serves wazwan meal on special request from guests. Signature dishes served at Latitude are Kashmiri rogan josh, grilled lamb, nadru and fresh trout curry. Italian pizzas are baked at the open oven and you can treat yourself with a signature grill from the kitchen of Chef Joshi here. You can expect high standards of hospitality and world class service here.
The perfect place to have the night view of Jammu is the Falak Restaurant. The melodious live music and the revolving floor makes up for the perfect candle light date for couples. This restaurant in the 7th floor of KC Residency Hotel is well known for its relaxing ambience and excellent tandoor dishes. Seekh kebab, tandoori chicken, dum biryani and the Kandhari rogan josh are the specialty dishes here. In desserts, you should try the ras malai.
This restaurant serves top notch Chinese and Mughlai dishes besides a variety of rogan josh preparations. Chicken tikka, nan and tandoori roti, Kashmiri potato curry and a variety of kebabs are strongly recommended dishes to order here. The soups are best from the Chinese menu.


text: From the general synthetic route, we first synthesized a directed set of analogues of general formula , keeping the synthesis simple by using a symmetrical pyrazole (R=R=Me). The SAR of a set of 30 compounds in the GTPγS binding assay turned out to be quite tight: only 4 (13%) compounds showed moderate activity of <1μM, with a further 6 (20%) compounds between 1 and 5μM. A recent letter by Pfizer of a directed library of pyrazole-4-acetic acids also highlighted a general absence of activity for this substructure. However, this was in ampk pathway to some very potent pyrazoles of similar general structure exemplified by Boehringer Ingelheim. When we investigated further, we saw that there was a clear separation of the tail SAR between the pyrazole series and reported indole-based compounds (). However, in the case of the ortho-sulphonyl benzyl tails (–) the activity was maintained in the pyrazole derivatives and we observed very good potencies. Compound was used as the starting point for further SAR investigations around the tail, and we found a clear preference for the sulfone linker (). The next most active linker after the SO group was the methylene . It is interesting to consider that in these linked bisaryl systems, the conformational preference for both sulfone and methylene is similar, with the two aromatic rings positioned orthogonal to each other. Carbonyl and oxygen linkers are markedly different, favouring conformations in which both aryl rings try to achieve the maximum planarity with respect to the linker group. In accordance, these linkers and respectively lost orders of magnitude of potency with respect to . Hence we reasoned that the position of the terminal aromatic group was important for binding and was generally maintained in subsequent molecules. With the tail linker group fixed as sulfone, we carried out further SAR around the other positions of the tail (). Replacement of the terminal phenyl group with a cycloalkyl group (sulphonamides and ) lost an order of magnitude of potency. More radical changes such as a strongly basic group at the terminus () or a small terminal group () lost even more potency. We also saw that alpha-substitution adjacent to the pyrazole core () showed a dramatic drop in potency. Here the loss was attributed to one (or both) of the following reasons: steric clash of the alpha-methyl group with the pyrazole-5-methyl disrupted the relative conformation between the pyrazole and ring X. Alternatively, the proximity of the alpha-methyl to the sulfone linker was sufficient to disturb the relative conformation between the X and Y rings, a sensitive part of the molecule as we had already observed. Finally replacement of the proximal phenyl ring with a pyrrolidine () lost all activity. Clearly in this series, the SAR was very sensitive to conformational changes of the tail group, with both the rings X and Y preferably aromatic and requiring the correct relative orientation between both themselves and the pyrazole core. With a tight SAR emerging, we profiled compound to evaluate the series (). The first detail that emerged was the almost complete loss of potency in the human whole blood ESC assay. This was followed up with plasma protein binding (PPB) measurement s: in human plasma, the true extent of binding was hard to measure and even diluting the plasma to 10% concentration, the extent of binding as measured by equilibrium dialysis was around 99.9%. Protein binding of this order was seen as an issue. While the compound is bound to plasma proteins, it is essentially shielded from the various clearance mechanisms of the body, and an attractive overall PK profile may result. However, the bound compound is also impeded from interacting with the target receptor: large circulating levels of an inactive compound (or very long-lived but very very low free concentrations) lead to little. In terms of physical chemical properties, showed properties expected for a lipophilic carboxylic acid. Permeability and, due to the presence of the carboxylate at physiological pH, solubility were good. At low pH, re-protonation to the carboxylic acid gave a lipophilic, neutral molecule and so solubility dropped away. Both the PPB and PK profile in rat were acceptable and revealed a well absorbed, low clearance compound with a long terminal half-life.


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The suspension was effective immediately, the board said.
The board of data mining firm Cambridge Analytica said today it had suspended its CEO, Alexander Nix, following accusations the firm misused information from up to 50 million Facebook accounts.
The board said that secretly recorded comments Nix had made in a report by the U.K.'s Channel 4 "and other allegations do not represent the values or operations of the firm and his suspension reflects the seriousness with which we view this violation."
The suspension was effective immediately and was "pending a full, independent investigation," the board said.
The board asked Alexander Tayler to serve as the firm's acting chief executive while the investigation was launched.
It said it would "ensure that Cambridge Analytica, in all of its operations, represents the firm's values and delivers the highest-quality service to its clients."
The company is under investigation by British officials for its use of data from Facebook users.


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Against smoking, also harm reduction is useful
di Ignazio Marino, Claudia Cirillo
Pubblicato il 12/07/2012Read time: 5 mins
Smoking kills one person every six seconds and today it is under all respects one of the worst epidemic ever faced globally. The World Health Organisation estimated that almost 6 million people lose their lives each year due to damage from smoking. Among the victims, more than 600,000 are non-smokers exposed to passive smoking. By 2030 total deaths could increase to nearly 8 million per year and if the trend continues, which is what can be inferred from projections, in the twenty-first century smoking will have caused up to one billion deaths, especially hitting low and middle income countries, which already today account for 80% of smokers worldwide. They are, in fact, those who keep tobacco consumption up, despite in most western and high-income countries the smoking habit is declining.
These numbers are alarming; they were updated at the Global No Tobacco Day, celebrated on 31 May focusing, this year, on industry interference: an interesting topic to which we also paid attention at the 79th international convention of the Tobacco Merchants Association, which was held in Williamsburg, Virginia, from 20 to 22 May. It looks like a provocation, but it is not at all. While, on the one hand, the distance between tobacco producers and distributors and those who defend public health is natural and essential, on the other hand it is now clear that the fight against smoking cannot be won by simply raising additional barricades. As it is the case for another serious disease, obesity, also with smoking it is necessary to keep communication and consultation open with all the parties involved, including the industry, even more so in times such as these when new products are launched on the market, very popular but little known and totally unregulated. We are talking about the electronic cigarettes, for example: devices with rechargeable batteries that allow you to inhale the vapour of a solution that can, but not necessarily does, contain also nicotine. The look, gestures and feeling experienced during inhalation are similar to those typical of traditional cigarettes. As there is no combustion, however, the carcinogenic risk disappears.
Deadly ingredients
Not everyone knows, in fact, that it is the combustion and not the tobacco or nicotine, that are the main cause of cancer in smokers. For this reason in technical jargon a distinction is made between ingredients used for the manufacture of tobacco products and the constituents, namely chemicals released from combustion. It is the latter that are most harmful to health. To date over 5,000 have been identified, 70 of which are extremely dangerous. Examples of chemicals emitted by cigarette smoking, which were found to be carcinogenic, include among others, chromium, selenium, arsenic, nickel, lead, cadmium and many others. At present, however, some countries, including all the Member States of the European Union, require the measurement and maximum content levels for only three substances: nicotine (<1 mg / cigarette), carbon monoxide (<10mg/ cigarette), tar (<10 mg / cigarette).
Would an uncompromising approach make sense?
The road to full, detailed and accurate information to the consumer is still a long one and consumers all too often do not know exactly what they are inhaling when smoking. Not to mention the scarcity of reliable scientific information endorsed by public health agencies on new products that promise a reduced risk compared to that generated by combustion. Beyond electronic cigarettes, more and more popular and also for this reason a source of great controversy, it is appropriate to mention the Snus, moist tobacco powder for oral use, authorized in Sweden, where it almost supplanted cigarette consumption.
Scientific research has shown that the degree of risk associated with the use of electronic cigarettes and the Snus is much lower than that derived from cigarette combustion, but there is still a widespread mistrust towards the new products, and therefore the majority of governments are held back from legalizing their sale. Most of all, there is a reluctance to use these new devices as supportive therapy for people wishing to quit smoking. There are in fact two strategies to fight tobacco consumption: on the one hand the so-called quit-or-die which focuses exclusively on giving up and abstinence, on the other hand the approach that also envisages the use of modified risk products, aimed especially at those smokers who can not break the addiction to nicotine.
Notwithstanding that the main effort should be in any case the information targeted to discourage smoking initiation, as from primary school, we wonder whether a hardline approach would really make sense, . an approach that refuses to offer alternatives of proved reduced damage.
Taxes hurt smoking
Another critical subject: governments continue to allocate limited resources to control activities on tobacco consumption. Through the excise duty, they globally collect about 133 billion dollars but invest less than one, a discrepancy which is highest in low income countries. The income derived from taxes on tobacco is on average 154 times higher than the amount invested in control policies. In Italy in 2006, 95,829 tons of tobacco were consumed resulting in tax revenues of 9.7 billion euros. Taxes remain a very strong deterrent against tobacco consumption, especially among the young and the elderly. It is estimated that a 10% increase in the price of tobacco decreases consumption by about 4% in high-income countries and 8% in low-middle income countries.
Therefore it is the figures and data obtained from scientific studies that show us the right way forward: targeted campaigns since early school age, supportive care guaranteed by the national Health Service for those who intend to quit smoking, more detailed and transparent information on marketed products, increased taxation.
SMOKING IN ITALY (Source: Istat)
In 2010, 20% of the adult female population and 24% of the adult male population smoked, for a total of € 11 million. Among young people aged from 15 years, about 20% smoke at least once a week.The victims from smoking are 70,000 a year, 15% of total deaths recorded. For the treatment of patients suffering from diseases attributable to smoking:
- Hospital spending amounts to about 3.4 billion (3,5 expenditure in 2005)
- total health expenditure is more than 7.5 billion (7.8% expenditure in 2005)
Scientists revealed a weak spot of the Huntington's disease
di Stefano Zapperi
di Caterina La Porta
An MRI scan shows signs of atrophy in the brain of a patient with Huntington's disease.
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Researchers have found that aberrant protein aggregates responsible for Huntington's disease have some weak spots that could be exploited to hinder the development of this pathology. The study, published on Scientific Report, has been conducted by scientists of the Centre for Complexity and Biosystems (CC&B) of the University of Milan, in collaboration with colleagues from Penn State University.
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A library is built into the center hall.
Historic houses are known for many fine original details—leaded glass windows, parquet floors, ceiling medallions, rich woodwork—but storage space isn't usually one of them. In fact, fitting an accumulation of 21st-century belongings into an 18th-century house can be a challenge of epic proportions.
The clever use of built-ins can help. Built-ins had already been popular for centuries (Thomas Jefferson designed several for his rooms at Monticello) by the time they reached their peak in the early 20th century, thanks to architects (and plan books) who used them at seemingly every opportunity. Nothing makes better use of space, per square foot, than a well-conceived built-in—one that aligns with the rest of the woodwork and trim in your house, and incorporates clever shelving, drawers, cubbies, or doors. Built-ins are also generally easy to retrofit into an existing space, so they're worth considering for old-house areas that need de-cluttering. We've rounded up some good examples of built-ins, old and new, in a room-by-room breakdown, hoping they'll inspire a new look at an old-house storage workhorse.
In old houses and new, we tend to think of hallways as dead space—narrow passageways with a single purpose of connecting rooms. In fact, hallways practically beg for storage: under stairs, within long walls, or at the end of a landing. Carving out cabinets and closets on the way to the kitchen or bedrooms is a great way to prevent clutter from invading your living space.
Let's be honest: Most old-house owners don't purchase their dream homes because the bedrooms boast an excess of square footage. Rather, the opposite is true—they become smitten with the charm of the home, despite the tight quarters (sometimes shockingly so) in the boudoir. But the solution to squeezing out more space in old-house bedrooms—adding shelves, cabinets, seats, and nooks—will simply increase the charm factor, while accomodating books, clothes, and maybe even a lounging person or two.
Any old-house owner who claims not to need more storage in the kitchen and bathroom has either embraced a minimalist lifestyle or is flat-out lying. When you factor in all the accoutrements needed in these spaces with traditional challenges like small footprints and pedestal sinks, you've got a recipe for not enough storage. But built-ins can again provide salvation, tucking everything from cabinets and shelves to seating and desks into unused corners. (Learn how to install kitchen cabinets).


Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate.
5. 21st Century Respect Act : report (to accompany H.R. 995) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office).
6. Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Act : report (to accompany S. 1160) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office).
7. Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification Act : report (to accompany S. 2102) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office).
8. Admiral Lloyd R. "Joe" Vasey Pacific War Commemorative Display Establishment Act : report (to accompany H.R. 4300) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office).
9. Admiral Lloyd R. "Joe" Vasey Pacific War Commemorative Display Establishment Act : report (to accompany S. 2213) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office).
10. Advanced Nuclear Energy Technologies Act : report (to accompany S. 1457).
11. Amending section 203 of the Federal Power Act : report (to accompany H.R. 1109) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office).
12. American Discovery Trail Act : report (to accompany S. 1573) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office).
13. Bernhardt nomination : hearing before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, first session, to consider the nomination of David Bernhardt to be the Deputy Secretary of the Interior, May 18, 2017.
14. Capitalizing on American Storage Potential Act : report (to accompany S. 1337).
15. Capuano and Petty nominations : hearing before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, first session, to consider the nominations of Dr. Linda A. Capuano to be administrator of the Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; and Dr. Timothy R. Petty to be an assistant secretary of the Interior, December 5, 2017.
16. Confirming State Land Grants for Education Act : report (to accompany H.R. 2582) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office).
17. Cooper and Genatowski nominations : hearing before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, second session : to consider the nominations of Mr. William Cooper to be General Counsel of the Department of Energy and Mr. Lane Genatowski to be Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Department of Energy, August 16, 2018.
18. Cost reductions in emerging energy technologies with a specific focus on how recent trends may affect today's energy landscape : hearing before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, first session, June 8, 2017.
19. Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act : report (to accompany H.R. 589).
20. Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act : report (to accompany S. 2503).


After officially being announced yesterday by HTC, the Evo 3D has today turned up on the Vodafone UK coming soon page. This fits perfectly into the July Vodafone release date we heard about last month meaning, if rumours are correct, we'll see the first non-LG 3D smartphone hit the UK next month.
Vodafone have not given anymore information on their page other than a handful of Evo 3D specs but contracts on the device are rumoured to hit at around £35 per month with a SIM free version is expected to set you back around £499 although no official announcement has been made as yet.


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This Could Be the Most Expensive Tourmaline Ever
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IS THIS RARE Mineral WORTH $1.2 MILLION?
Long ago, below the surface of what we now call Brazil, a slender blade of pink tourmaline, a semi-precious gemstone, pierced the top of a pink-and-blue tourmaline to create a natural wonder. Found in the Pederneira Mine in 2011, the unusual rock was special enough to merit a name: the Great Divide. Now it's being offered to one lucky buyer for the jaw-dropping price of $1.2 million.
"It's an iconic piece, and one of the finest to come out of the Pederneira Mine," says Dennis Tanjeloff, CEO and president of Astro Gallery of Gems, the Manhattan dealer offering the rare rock.
Discovering the Great Divide was the first bit of luck. Taking it out of the mine intact was another. "What gives the tourmaline specimen value is removing it from the pocket without damage," Tanjeloff says. "It's very difficult to remove without breaking the tourmaline."
Unlike other examples, the Great Divide required only a single repair: a barely-visible stitch on the right side of the tourmaline blade. The specimen itself is relatively large at 6 inches by 7 inches by 7 inches, and includes albite (an opaque white material) and lepedolite (a lilac-gray mineral abundant in lithium). There's not another one like it on earth.
"One thing that's great about minerals is, like humans, they're all unique," says Tanjeloff. Whether this especially unique specimen can fetch the astronomical price that Tanjeloff has placed on it, of course, remains the million-dollar question.
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New Movies and TV to Stream, Nov. 13
Yes, it's that time again, the weekend, and time to review the best new movies and television shows added online this week, to Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime. And there are some exciting adds this week, so let's get started!
There are many great new adds this week, but not on Hulu, in fact Hulu has only one interesting new flick added this week- The Meaning of Hitler, a 2020 documentary. Here, directors Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker take us on a journey across nine different countries, to take a look at the ongoing fascination in the west with Adolph Hitler. It covers Hitler's rise to power and his murderous stint as leader of Germany, killing millions of people in less than a decade. It also has historians like professor Saul Friedlander, Israeli historian and professor Yehuda Bauer, positing on what has led to Hitler's prominence in our popular and political culture. Authors like Martin Amis and Francine Prose are also included, offering insight into why people are still talking about the Fascist. And makes the troubling parallel of Hitler's Nazi movement and the wave of nationalism that swept the western world a few years ago, with it's familiar use of propaganda and 'alternative truth' that was vital in Hitler's regime. It was all inspired by the 1978 nonfiction book The Meaning of Hitler by German journalist Raimund Pretzel, using the pseudonym Sebastian Haffner. It was nominated for the Viewfinders Grand Jury Prize at the 2020 DOC NYC , and gets an 85% on Rotten Tomatoes. Ben Kenigsberg of the New York Times wrote it "takes a multifaceted, often counterintuitive approach to examining the underpinnings of fascism." It's on my list. And that's it for this week's adds on Hulu, so I'm mentioning some shows I missed previously, like Everyone is Doing Great, a 2021 comedy series. James Lafferty and Stephen Colletti star as Jeremy and Seth, two huge stars of the hit teen vampire show Eternals, but now, five years on, are grown up, can't find work as adults, and wonder if they ever will. Jeremy's wife Andrea Davis(Alexandra Park of The Royals) was also a star of the show, and having moved on and adjusted, is fed up with it all, and divorcing Jeremy. Cariba Heine, Karissa Lee Staples, Tom Fugedi, Matthew Atkinson and Deborah Baker Jr. also star, and there are 8 episodes available to devour now. Lafferty and Colletti developed the show, and serve as writers and directors here, as well, with Park serving as co-producer. It won the Best TV Episodic Award at the Mammoth Film Festival, and it gets a fabulous 7.6/10 on IMDb. Brad Newsome of the Sydney Herald said "it's an uncommonly acute examination of male humiliation." and it's funny, too. I'm tuning in. Hulu also has the 2017 Israeli vampire series Juda. Tzion Baruch stars as the title character, Juda Ben-Haim, a low-level gambler who wins big in a game, only to be bitten by beautiful Romanian vampiress Tania(Anastasia Fein). But when Tania finds she's bitten a Jew(forbidden by tradition), she begins to turn human, and the only way to stop that progress is to stop Juda's transformation into vampire…by cutting off his head. Mike Burstyn, Amos Tamam, Moris Cohen and Adi Weiss also star, and there are 2 seasons with total 15 episodes available to sink your teeth into(sorry) now. Baruch created this series, as well as writing it, and it won the International Award at the 2017 Sanctuary Cove International Film Festival. And it gets an incredible 7.2/10 on IMDb, with Miriam Anzovin of Jewish Boston wrote its a "zany, charming show." I'm watching. And, finally, Hulu has added Dani Who?, a 2019 Mexican sci-fi mystery series. Here, a group of teens with little in common in 1990's San Gregorio, band together to investigate the disappearance of their classmate, and friend, Lorena(Meraqui Pradis). Dani(Julia Urbini) takes the lead, and realizes things are not as they seem in their small town, and that even the kids themselves, are not as they thought. Rodrigo Murray, Yoshira Escárrega, Geraldine Alejandra, Sergio Lozano and Lucía Tinajero also star, and there are 10 episodes available to enjoy now. and it gets an astounding 8/10 on IMDb. Cine Premiere said its "a very worthy and endearing tribute to an entire science fiction tradition incorporating a key twist: it vindicates the right of women to be the heroines of their own supernatural adventures. " I'm definitely tuning in.
Netflix has the huge add of the week with Passing, the 2021 adaptation of the Neila Larsen classic novel. Here, Irene Redfield (Tessa Thompson of Selma!) living in 1920's Harlem suddenly runs into a friend from her past, Clare Kendry, played by Ruth Negga(Loving), who seemingly disappeared from her life years ago. But now Clare, a black woman, is living as white, with a very racist husband John(Alexander Skarsgård), living a life of precarious deceit. Irene vows to distance herself, but Clare draws her back into her world. André Holland, Bill Camp, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Antoinette Crowe–Legacy and Ashley Ware Jenkins also star, and Rebecca Hall(Frost/Nixon) directs. And cinematographer Eduard Grau masterfully presents a beautiful black and white world of 20′s New York. And it gets an amazing 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, with Guy Lodge of Film of the Week writing "Negga is altogether extraordinary, a sort of human mirage of aspirational perfection and psychological delusion, shimmering with warmth and mischief and sex." I'm watching, twice. Netflix also offers 7 Prisoners, a 2021 Brazilian social thriller. Here, Christian Malheiros stars as Mateus, a teen who leaves his home in the countryside, to get a job with other boys, in a junkyard in Sao Paolo. But there, he finds his boss, Luca( Rodrigo Santoro), has something else in mind, with bone-grinding work and no pay, and threats if the boys try to leave. Knowing Luca is enslaving the boys, Mateus must decide whether to go along with him and help his family, or help the people enslaved by him. Bruno Rocha, Vitor Julian, Lucas Oranmian, Cecília Homem and Dirce Thomaz also star, with Alexandre Moratto directing. And this movie premiered at the 78th Venice International Film Festival, where it won Best Film in a Foreign Language and gets a stunning 95% on Rotten Tomatoes. Isabelia Herrera of the New York Times saying "rather than being a simple examination of a social problem, the film excels at excavating the deep-rooted, sprawling violence that affects everyone living under hierarchies of power." It's on my list. Also new and notable on Netflix is The Last Forest, a 2021 Brazilian documentary.This tells the story of the Yanomami people of the Amazon rainforest, often in their own words, with little outside narration. We're told of the Yanomami daily life, and their long history in the Brazilian rainforest, which, at 1,000 years of residence, predates the European invasion of the 14th and 15th century. We get Yanomami mythology, too, with so much input from Shaman and elder Davi Kopenawa contributing so much that he is listed in the film credits as co-writer. Director Luiz Bolognesi(Ex-Shaman, also on Netflix) gives the Yanomami their own voice here, with cinematographer Pedro J. Márquez aptly depicts the vibrance of their world. This film won multiple awards in this year, including the Panorama Audience Award at the Berlin International Film Festival, and Best Doc at the Montreal First Peoples Festival. And it gets an incredible 7.7/10 on IMDb, with Kimber Myers of the L.A. Times saying its "as poetic as it is insightful as the Yanomamis' current experience coexists onscreen with their mythology." I'm tuning in. Unfortunately, Netflix has also added Red Notice, a 2021 thriller(?). Here, Special Agent John Hartley(Dwayne Johnson) enlists the help of top art thief Nolan Booth(Ryan Reynolds) in catching the infamous Bishop(Gal Gadot) a new thief in town, who has absconded with Cleopatra's golden egg(?!), a gift from Marc Anthony. And of course, they travel the world, living in luxury, and encounter peril and beautiful women as they go. Chris Diamantopoulos, Ritu Arya, Ivan Mbakop, Vincenzo Amato and Rafael Petardi also star, while Rawson Marshall Thurber(Dodgeball) directs. But it gets only a 39% on Rotten Tomatoes, and Richard Lawson of Vanity Fair says its "is limp and dull, and does more to showcase the shortcomings of each of its marquee idols than it does to highlight their bankable charisma." I couldn't agree more. I'm not watching. And finally, Netflix has added the 2017 Korean historical drama, The Fortress. This tells the story of the Chinese invasion of 1636, when the Qing(Manchu) invaded Korea and King Inju refused to retreat to safety and instead take refuge in the mountain fortress in Namhansanseong. But inside, two ideological factions fight over the decision to fight or negotiate with the Qing. Park Hae-Il stars as King Inju, and Lee Byung-Hun, Kim Yun-Seok, Ko Soo, Park Hee-Soon, Jo Woo-Jin and Jo A-In also star, and Hwang Dong-Hyuk directed. And it gets a 6.8/10 on IMDb, and Noel Murray of the Los Angeles Times wrote its "so evocative that by the end viewers may be as cold and hungry as the movie's cast of courtiers." And I love historical drama. I'm tuning in.
Amazon has one big add with Mayor Pete, the 2021 documentary. This tells the story of Pete Buttegieg's 2020 run for president of the United States, as the first openly gay candidate, vying to become the youngest president ever. It follows him through the campaign, with his win in Iowa, and his husband Chasten accompanying him on the grueling road trip that is a presidential run. Buttegieg also opens up about his coming out and his experience as mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and even considers his shortcoming with the black community in that city. Lis Smith, Al Sharpton(!) and other movers and shakers appear, but the real story is the warmth and support between Pete and his partner, who seems to fuel Buttegieg through this demanding marathon race. Jesse Moss(Boys State) directs, and this premiered at the Chicago International Film Festival this October, and was nominated for Best Political Documentary, and Buttigieg was nominated for Most Compelling Living Subject of a Documentary. And it gets an 80% on Rotten Tomatoes. Nick Allen of RogerEbert.com writes it "has a compelling subject, but it's most gripping when it's trying to secure your curiosity, not just your future vote." I'm watching. Amazon has also added Always Jane, a 2021 limited docuseries about a transgender teen. Jane Noury is the teen covered here, in the cinema verite style, following her daily life with her family in Sparta, New Jersey, getting ready for gender-affirming surgery, and preparing for college and perhaps a career in modeling. And, though Jane doesn't dwell on the bullying she endures in school, her supportive parents and her sister Emma talk more deeply about the difficulties she and all transgender people have faced, especially in recent years. Her 91 year-old grandfather Gabriel also appears, along with other family members and friends. There are 4 episodes here, all directed by Jonathan C. Hyde, and written by Kaitlin McLaughlin. There aren't many ratings yet, but Jayasmita Dutta Roy of High on Film calls Always Jane "thrilling and heart-wrenching." It's on my list. And, finally, Amazon has added Season 1 of Irresponsable, a 2016 French comedy series. Sébastien Chassagne plays Julien, a 31 year-old man-child, still living with his mom, and hanging out with teens and smoking pot. So he's quite shocked when his first love Marie(Marie Kauffmann), informs him they have a child together, specifically a 15 year-old boy, Jacques(Théo Fernandez),one of the boys he smoked pot with. No one is pleased about their new relationships, but Julien may surprise some people, if only himself. Nathalie Cerda, Amel Charif, Sebastien Chassagne, Mtilda Marty-Giraut, Aurélien Ibanez, Christine Paolino and Édith Le Merdy also star, and there are 10 episodes available to enjoy now. This series has won multiple awards in France, including the Best Series and Best Actor for Chassagne at the 2017 & 2018 L'Association des Critiques de Séries. And it gets an astounding 7.5/10 on IMDb. Pierre Sérisier of Le Monde , said the series "does not forbid the scabrous situations […] which never turn into the gritty, nor into the schoolboy mess. The subtlety is there, obvious, oscillating between the light and the serious. " I'm tuning in. But remember to finish before December 1, when it returns to the Topic channel, only to be viewed for $4.99 a month.
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