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Doctor Who 2010 CSA Christmas Carol
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Amy: Time can be rewritten.
Kazran Sardick: Well, you tell the Doctor. Tell him from me. People can't.
The 2010 Christmas Special, written by Steven Moffat and based in part on his first Doctor Who story, "Continuity Errors".
The episode begins on a spaceship's bridge, while the ship is crashing. Amy and Rory enter, wearing their police officer and centurion outfits respectively. (They've come directly from the honeymoon suite. Draw your own conclusions.)
On the planet below, the local Scrooge, a very rich man named Kazran Sardick (Michael Gambon), is ruining people's Christmas. Sardick is a moneylender, and he routinely takes people's family members as security deposits and freezes them in his basement. One of those families is begging him to unfreeze a young woman named Abigail just for one day. She loves Christmas so dearly, and she's been frozen for years and years and years. Sardick ignores them, and also ignores the local president, who phones in to ask Sardick to rescue the crashing spaceship.
He's soon interrupted, however, by someone falling down the chimney. It's the Doctor, who knows that Sardick is the only one who can stop the crash, and who just couldn't resist a good Christmasey chimney entrance. He finds a machine that is generating the cloud layer that's preventing the aforementioned ship from landing. But the only one who can turn it off is Kazran Sardick, who is being very uncooperative. So uncooperative, in fact, that he has the Doctor thrown out of his house. He also throws out the begging family, but he can't bring himself to hit their small child. The Doctor sees that as a clue.
Sardick's cloud-controlling machine is bio-linked to him individually, and the Doctor can't land his TARDIS on the crashing ship because he can't lock on. He brings Amy up to speed via phone... right up until he notices that fish on this planet can swim in the fog, geeks out over this and utterly fails to notice an ominous shadow slip through the mist behind him. After being reminded that, oh yeah, the ship is going to crash in about an hour if something isn't done, he's again distracted by a broadcasting christmas carol...
"What!?"
"A Christmas Carol!"
"A CHRISTMAS CAROL... Oh!"
And Charles Dickens' biggest fan has a magnificent lightbulb moment when he decides to re-enact "A Christmas Carol" to change Sardick's life.
First, the Ghost of Christmas Past. Confronting Kazran Sardick once again, the Doctor uncovers a particularly unhappy Christmas Sardick experienced as a boy. When young Kazran's abusive father (also Michael Gambon) completed the cloud-control machine, fish could no longer roam freely through the air in schools. Kazran missed out on seeing them raid his school once, because he was sick that day, and now he could never see the schools of fish again. He felt left out and alone, and when he tried to film himself going fish-exploring one day, his father caught him and hit him, hard.
Old Sardick is amazed, then angry, when the Doctor plays that video in his living room, and even more amazed when the Doctor steps out for a moment and appears in the video. The Doctor travels back in time to meet young Kazran, thus changing history -- and, much to his bewilderment, Sardick's memories. Although the psychic paper fails to convince Young Kazran that the Doctor is his new babysitter (apparently "the Doctor is universally recognized as a responsible and mature adult" is one blatant lie it is just not capable of supporting), the Doctor nevertheless manages to entangle Young Kazran in a scheme to lure in a fish. He learns in the process that Kazran's issues stem from loneliness and isolation, and befriends the young boy. Old Sardick, mesmerised by the video, is horrified to realise that his memories are being altered while he watches.
After a few moments of bonding, the Doctor manages to lure a fish in with his sonic screwdriver as blinking lure. Unfortunately, he soon discovers that these fish have predators. The good news is, Young Kazran now has a story to tell his school friends. The bad news is, it'll probably involve the Doctor and Kazran being eaten by a shark in Kazran's bedroom closet. The inverse, the Doctor presumes, is possible but unlikely. And to make matters worse, the shark has also swallowed the screwdriver. The Doctor fortunately manages to extract half of it and keep all his limbs, but sadly the shark has been stunned, and will not survive for long outside the fog. Young Kazran is particularly affected by the suffering of the shark, who had no malicious intent but just wanted something to eat.
The Doctor cannot get the shark back to the skies alive without some sort of freezing pod. Fortunately, Kazran's father has lots of them downstairs. All of them, however, are full of people who have been kept frozen by old Mr. Elliot Sardick as 'security' against the loans of their families, not to be freed until those loans are repaid. Still, they can certainly borrow one for their purposes, and young Kazran is particularly intent on freeing Abigail (Katherine Jenkins), an attractive young blonde. He doesn't know the security code, but old Kazran Sardick, still watching with tears in his eyes, is repeating it in his present day room. The Doctor pops in to hear it, then back to young Kazran to enter it. Old Kazran Sardick keeps finding old photographs that never existed before: of Abigail, of him and the Doctor, of strange journeys that he knows he couldn't remember before today.
According to her built-in pod holograph, Abigail is very grateful to be among the fish that float happily among the fog in the pod chamber, feeling an affinity for them. The Doctor's screwdriver indicates that its other half is nearby, which means that the fish have woken up. And has followed them down. The pod is opened, and Abigail is freed -- and she has an incredible singing voice, one capable of lulling the shark into a calm state. The Doctor realises that her singing can directly cause the ice crystals in the clouds to resonate. Kazran insists that it's just magic. With Abigail free, a pod is available, and soon Mrs. Shark is safely locked up and ready for transport.
Abigail and Kazran, of course, are delighted by the TARDIS, and by the Doctor giving them a trip to the skies to see the shark freed into the beautiful schools of fish that swim freely in the upper air layers. Having enjoyed a rare sojourn from stasis, Abigail happily asks the Doctor and Kazran to visit her again, and Kazran -- quite enamoured of Abigail -- is eager to make it a yearly thing. And so begins a tradition where every Christmas, the Doctor collects the two to take them on a Christmas Eve adventure. A flying-shark guided carriage ride one year, a trip back in time the next. One year, Abigail watches her family prepare for Christmas dinner through their window (in a very sweet mirror of the Christmas Past scene in "Christmas Carol"). She's delighted when she sees that the Doctor's already sauntered into the house and befriended her whole family. She's invited in, and she spends an idyllic Christmas with her family, who even welcome young Kazran.
Kazran, of course, is growing older, and he and Abigail are growing closer, ending one year with a magical kiss:
Kazran: I've never kissed anyone before. What do I do?
The Doctor: Well. Try and be all nervous and rubbish and a bit shaky.
Kazran: Why?
The Doctor: Because you're going to be like that anyway. Might as well make it part of the plan and then it'll feel on purpose. Off you go, then.
Kazran: Now? I kiss her, now?
The Doctor: Kazran, trust me, it's this or go to your room and design a new kind of screwdriver. Don't make my mistakes. Now go!
Unfortunately, there's a timer on the front of Abigail's pod, and it ticks off one number less every year -- and at a Christmas bash thrown by Frank Sinatra, while the Doctor accidentally gets engaged off-screen to a certain Marilyn Monroe, Kazran learns exactly why that is. He won't tell the Doctor, however, and just keeps on kissing Abigail endlessly, as if he'd never see her again. (The Doctor goes off and marries Marilyn just to spite them.) Much to the Doctor's confusion, the news Kazran receives is enough to make him bitterly spurn the Doctor's offer of further Christmas adventures. Which, of course, means that he falls ever further under the shadow of his ruthless, avaricious father, who has completed the device that will allow him to control the skies of their world and, through that, the people.
In the present, Kazran Sardick remains the bitter, twisted old man he was before. Only the reason has changed. The Doctor is forced to change his plans. He calls upon the Ghosts of Christmas Present -- Amy and Rory, communicating from the ship via hologram to show Sardick exactly what his cruelty is resulting in. The ship is not weathering the storm, and the people aboard are resorting to Christmas carols in a desperate attempt to control the skies and the creatures in them. Sardick hears them and sees them, but doesn't budge. Amy and Rory desperately plead with Sardick to clear the skies and spare the people aboard. But Kazran is still not inclined to acquiesce -- because many years ago, he learnt that Abigail was dying when she entered that pod, with only a few days to live, and each time the Doctor and Kazran took her out of that pod she lost one more day. She only has one left now. Railing against the Doctor's manipulation of his life, where he replaced loneliness with heartbreak, Kazran values the one day of Abigail's life he has been miserly saving. He's spent his whole life unable to decide when he has the right to take it from her, and the 4003 people who will die due to his callousness are still not enough of a reason.
Finally aware of what has transpired, the Doctor regrets the pain he has inadvertently brought Kazran, but has no intention of letting him allow the deaths of the people aboard the ship. Time for the Ghost of Christmas Future. Confronting him once again, Kazran rails against the Doctor's manipulations of his life, challenging him to show any evidence that Kazran will not die bitter and alone, as he is convinced he will. However, it's not the old Kazran that the Doctor is playing the Ghost of Christmas Future for -- it's the younger Kazran, brought forward in time to see exactly what kind of man he will become. A man exactly like his own hated, cruel father. Old Kazran is about to hit his younger self, but has a massive Heel Realization when his younger self says, "dad?". Overwhelmed by the new memories he has been given now, Old Kazran breaks down and hugs his younger self. He finally agrees to clear the fog and save the lives of the people on the ship. Unfortunately, the Doctor has changed history too much -- the controls of the machine no longer respond to Kazran's touch, as he is no longer the man his father would have allowed to access them. This means they cannot clear the fog with the device. However, they know of someone which can clear the fog, just as she controlled the fish. Someone who can save 4003 lives with the power of her voice. Someone who has only one day of life left to her. Kazran is torn about releasing the woman he loves to her death. But Abigail has her own thoughts on the subject, and would rather face the last day of her life with the strange old man she loves than have it stored away forever.
On board the starship, Amy, Rory and the crew prepare to face their deaths when the sound of beautiful singing comes through the clouds. It's Abigail's voice, clearing the skies, breaking the forcefield and enabling the ship to land safely. As it snows on the planet for the first time in years, the Doctor takes young Kazran home as old Kazran and Abigail prepare to enjoy their time left together, however little they have. Having saved the lives of 4003 people and the soul of a miser, the Doctor reunites with his friends and prepares to avoid a phone call from Miss Monroe as Kazran and Abgail reunite with their old shark friend for one last carriage ride through the skies.
Abusive Parent: Kazran's father.
Accidental Pervert: Old Kazran is believed to be a pervert by Rory.
Acting for Two: Old Kazran and Kazran's dad are both played by Michael Gambon. Also an Identical Grandson.
Leads to a heartbreaking moment when young Kazran calls his old self "dad?".
Likewise, Young Benjamin, and the unnamed younger Pettigrew in the present are both played by Bailey Pepper.
Adorkable: Teenage Kazran's complete awkwardness with Abigail.
The Doctor actually encourages Kazran to be this when Abigail kisses him, since he's going to do it anyway and this way it will be part of the plan. Eleven would know, he's a fine example himself.
Aerith and Bob: Kazran has a "space name". Everyone else is called things like Abigail. Even Kazran's father is Elliot Sardick.
Androcles' Lion: Kazran's and the Doctor's relationship with the shark.
Arc Words: "Silence" pops up in Abigail's song.
Christmas Carol of choice for the doomed passengers? "Silent Night"...
Artistic License Biology: In-universe.
The Doctor: Don't think shark; think dolphin!
Abigail: A shark isn't a dolphin.
The Doctor: It's nearly a dolphin!
Abigail: No, it isn't!
The Doctor: Well, that's where you're wrong, because... shut up.
Attention Deficit Ooh Shiny: The Doctor, which leads to a few epiphanies along the way.
"Christmas Eve on a rooftop, saw a chimney, my whole brain just went 'What the hell!'"
"Ooh, now, what's this? Now, I love this, a big flashy lighty thing!"
Fish swimming in fog is just as intriguing than a crashing ship.
When following kid Kazran to the freezing pods, he sees a Christmas tree and immediately rushes to it.
Back From the Dead: The fez makes another appearance.
Beard of Evil: Kazran's father, Elliot.
Bittersweet Ending: Poor Abigail
Blatant Lies: Even the psychic paper mutinies at The Doctor's attempt to palm himself off as a babysitter...
The Doctor (pulls out psychic paper, shows it to Young Kazran): I think you'll find, I am universally recognised as a mature and responsible adult.
Young Kazran (looks at it confusedly): It's... just a lot of wavy lines.
The Doctor (looks at it, annoyed): Yeah, shorted out. Finally, a lie too big.
Book Ends: Kazran just barely holding himself back from slapping a child.
Bow Ties Are Cool: As Eleven's catchphrase, to be expected. It seems to inspire Kazran to believe likewise.
Although in a slight subversion, he acknowledges that it's cool because he wears it and doesn't care how it looks.
Brick Joke: During one of his trips with Kazran and Abigail, the Doctor somehow ends up accidentally marrying Marilyn Monroe. At the end of the episode, Rory says that there's a Marilyn on the phone who wants to talk to the Doctor. She also makes a phone appearance much later in "Night And The Doctor".
Buffy-Speak: Frequently.
Chekhov's Half-a-Sonic-Screwdriver
Cool Starship: The Galaxy-class liner.
Continuity Nod:
The Doctor and young Kazran are both wearing fezzes once when they greet Abigail during the montage.
The Doctor is inspired by the works of Charles Dickens, who as we learned back in "The Unquiet Dead," he is a massive fanboy of.
Much like his previous incarnation did, the Doctor accidentally gets married to a historical figure, though we never see the results. We can add Marilyn Monroe to the list of historical women the Doctor's had a brief romance with.
The Doctor states to Kazran that, in nine hundred years of time and space, he's never met anyone who isn't important. Besides echoing his speech to the Atraxi back in "The Eleventh Hour" as well as a speech referencing normal people as being the most important in "Father's Day", that suggests he's definitely learned his lesson after the whole A God Am I thing from the events of "The Waters of Mars."
The scarves that the Doctor and Kazran wear at one point are similar to a certain item of clothing favoured by another Doctor.
Amy's "I'm sorry. I'm very, very sorry" line echoes Ten's catchphrase.
The "isomorphic controls" dialogue is a reference to the fan controversy about conflicting claims in different parts of Who canon about whether anyone but the Doctor can pilot the TARDIS.
Rory's wearing his Centurion outfit from "The Pandorica Opens"/"The Big Bang", and Amy is wearing her police girl outfit from "The Eleventh Hour".
During Rory and Amy's reunion kiss in "The Big Bang", the Doctor reminded them to breathe. When he walks in on Kazran and Abigail having an intense kiss, he says:
"How do you do that? Do you breathe through your ears?"
As featured most prominently in "The Eleventh Hour", the Doctor is able to deduce a lot in a short period of time by analyzing the details of his surroundings. This is accompanied by a helpful montage of said details.
One of Kazran's photos is of the Doctor excitedly pointing to the Empire State Building. You can practically hear him saying, "...And there were Daleks in the basement! With pig soldiers!"
As in "Voyage of the Damned," a giant space liner is crashing onto a planet, and the Doctor must save the day. Also there is a pretty blonde girl who is played by a famous singer, and a wealthy misanthrope obstructing the Doctor.
As in "The Time of Angels"/"Flesh and Stone," the story begins with a crashing Galaxy-class ship.
Much like in Moffat's "The Girl in the Fireplace," the Doctor shows up in someone's life at various points, only a few minutes between each visit for the Doctor but years for the person he's meeting. When Kazran asks him if he knows how it feels, the Doctor stays quiet.
The Doctor's line when opening the TARDIS doors, "I keep amazing...out here," evokes a similar line said to Amy in the first of the Meanwhile, in the TARDIS bonus scenes on Series 5's box set: "You know what I keep in here? Absolutely... everything."
Kazran's "Everybody has to die" and Amy's reply "not tonight" is a nod to River's voiceover in Forest of the Dead:
"Everyone knows that everybody dies. But not every day. Not today."
This also echoes statements made by the Ninth Doctor in "The End of the World" and "The Doctor Dances".
At the end, Amy implies this is not the first place the Doctor has dropped her and Rory off for their honeymoon. They also went to a planet that was on a honeymoon with an asteroid, as mentioned in Death of the Doctor.
Dissimile: When trying to convince Young Kazran that he's an appropriate "babysitter":
The Doctor: Have you ever seen Mary Poppins?
Young Kazran: No...
The Doctor: Good. Because that comparison would have been rubbish.
Doing in the Wizard: The Doctor attempts to scientifically rationalise Abigail's singing calming the fish, but the fish disagree.
Everybody Lives: The first Doctor Who Christmas Special ever where no one dies on-screen! [1]
Everything's Even Worse with Sharks: Subverted: the shark is not evil, but simply hungry, and becomes almost nice and cuddly at the end.
Flying Seafood Special: All sorts of different kinds.
Freudian Excuse: Kazran Sardick gets two:
In the first timeline, he lives alone with a bullying, avaricious and abusive father who is responsible for not only his bitter loathing of people around him but also his ruthless, stingy values.
In the second, after the Doctor's intervention, he appears to be developing more of a moral conscience when his heart is broken by the fact that the woman he loves turns out to be dying, and thanks in part to him and the Doctor only has one day of life left before she dies.
Future Me Scares Me: Kazran.
Generation Xerox: What eventually manages to get Kazran is the realization that he's essentially become his hated, bullying father, Elliot. Almost literally, even- they even have the same actor.
Genre Savvy: Amy, so very much.
Amy: Were you being extra charming and clever [towards Kazran]?
The Doctor: Yeah, how did you know?
Amy: Lucky guess.
Getting Crap Past the Radar: Multiple people ask, but Rory and Amy never do explain just what they were doing in the Honeymoon Suite dressed in their Policewoman and Centurion outfits. Probably Backgammon
Also, no matter how you cut it, the relationship between young Kazran and Abigail has a Mrs. Robinson air about it. Kazran is just a kid the first few visits, and when he suddenly grows up, Abigail gets the hots for him.
Gilligan Cut: In-universe example from Abigail's perspective; young Kazran assures Abigail that the Doctor promises to visit every Christmas Eve. The Doctor protests that he said no such thing but Kazran slams her freeze-chamber's door shut before he can rectify the lie. Then the door instantly opens (although it's actually a year later, of course) to reveal the Doctor and Kazran cheerily greeting her in Santa hats.
Girl in a Box: Abigail.
Hey, It's That Voice!: Katherine Jenkins, better known for being a Glamorous Wartime Singer, plays Abigail.
Human Popsicle: Abigail and the other people in the cryogenic vault.
Hypocritical Humor:
Amy(on the phone with the Doctor): Have you got a plan yet?
The Doctor: Yes I do.
Amy: Are you lying?
The Doctor: Yes I am.
Amy: Don't treat me like an idiot!
Rory: Is he lying?
Amy: No, no.
Identical Son: Gambon plays both Sardicks.
Similarly, the same young actor plays both Abigail's nephew and his son.
Ill Girl: Abigail Pettigrew.
Incredibly Lame Pun: Sardick: "I think she's a bit cool about the whole thing. Hah hah hah. That was funny."
Informed Illness: Abigail Pettigrew, who shows no symptoms of any sort of illness throughout the entire episode. Although she's allegedly got less than 24 hours to live, she is still capable of full movement and still has a very strong singing voice. Really makes you wonder whether she is really going to die in the morning...
Ironic Echo: As might be expected throughout such a recursive story, though best illustrated with the identity of the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. Both Past and Present were existing Doctor Who characters who barely fit their descriptions, as is fairly common in adaptations. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to come subverts that expectation, by being precisely what Dickens described: the thing all men fear. Scrooge didn't know how good a cold, lonely death was compared to becoming your own worst fear.
I Was Quite a Looker: Teenaged Kazran.
Jerkass: Both Sardicks are this, Though Kazran grows out of it due to the Doctor invoking Character Development.
Karma Houdini: Kazran's father.
Kick the Dog: Both subverted and played straight. Early on, Kazran is about to strike a small boy, but can't bring himself to do it. It's Kazran's failure to Kick that particular Dog which convinces the Doctor that Kazran's redeemable. Kazran's father, however, has no hesitation in hitting his own son because he was interested in an inch-long flying fish, and left the window open about six inches.
Living on Borrowed Time: Again, Abigail.
Loss of Identity: In changing Kazran's past, the Doctor alters his character so much that the isomorphic controls no longer respond to him.
Magic Music: Apparently the right kind of singing causes the ice crystals in the clouds to resonate in a special way that calms down the fish.
Measuring the Marigolds: Young Kazran's reaction to the Doctor trying to turn "the fish like the singing" from Magic Music to Techno Babble.
Metaphorgotten
The Doctor: Big flashy lighty things have me written all over them. Not literally, but give me time... and a crayon.
Mrs. Robinson: Abigail and teenaged Kazran. Possibly boy Kazran too, but let's not go there.
Music Soothes the Savage Beast: The flying shark becomes placid enough to be stroked by Abigail once she starts singing to it.
Mythology Gag: Eleven produces a picture of himself with Einstein towards the beginning of the special. Matt Smith wrote fan fiction about the Doctor meeting Einstein after being cast to prepare himself for the role.
Never the Selves Shall Meet: Averted. No Blinovitch Limitation Effect here. Arguably justified, as the timestream is changing so much that technically they're not quite the same Kazrans anymore, which becomes a plot point. If his father's machine is any indication, he's not even the same person in his own present.
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: In turning Kazran into a sympathetic soul, the Doctor renders him unable to use the very device that would save Amy, Rory, and the rest of the ship's complement.
Also, for a time the Doctor's act of introducing the love affair between Kazran and Abigail turns Kazran into an even bigger bastard than he was before.
Nightmare Fuel Station Attendant: The Doctor makes offhand mention of "face spiders" that have specifically evolved to live on the backs of kids' wardrobes, then says something about how "they'd be in your mattress at this time of night." The jury's out on whether he's serious or just screwing with kid Kazran.
Noodle Incident: It's interesting to speculate who the Doctor is referring to -- a young Rani (or The Master?) on Gallifrey, or an adult Romana?
Kazran: Now? I kiss her now?
Doctor: Kazran, trust me. It's this or go into your room and design a new kind of screwdriver. Don't make my mistakes.
Pajama-Clad Hero: Kid Kazran, when the Doctor first visits him.
Paranoia Fuel: So you're just minding your own business, ruling a planet as the Scrooge you are. Then a guy comes into your house, shows you footage of your childhood, then appears in said footage and changes it, rewriting your memories in the meantime. At the same time, a guy appears when you're 8 and starts saying stuff like "I'm better than your nanny" at an age you can probably see the Double Entendre, even if the time-traveling alien doesn't. Then the guy almost kills you in your past several times, while you see the live feed in your present. And there's nothing you can do about it.
Promotion to Opening Titles: Arthur Darvill as Rory.
Ripple-Effect-Proof Memory: Kazran is able to remember both of his timelines, albeit with some difficulty. This was also a major plot point in "Contunity Errors", a 1996 short Doctor Who story by Steven Moffat that had a similar plot.
Rousseau Was Right
Rule of Cool: The Doctor riding a carriage pulled by a flying shark, wearing a Santa hat.
And the mental image (even if not seen on screen) of the Doctor singing a duet with Frank Sinatra and romancing Marilyn Monroe.
Running Gag: Rory and Amy get a lot of "What are you wearing?".
Rory: You know, history lesson, a bit of fun every now and then, a bit of nostalgia!
San Dimas Time: Used heavily. Kazran's memory's change as though the doctor were chatting up a younger Kazran concurrently.
Schizo-Tech: Barring the cryogenics and the weather-control machine constantly blasting purple light into the sky, almost everything about this planet's technology, socioeconomic makeup, architecture et al appears to be identical to Victorian England.
Set Right What Once Went Wrong: The Doctor's plan to make Kazran a better person by giving him a proper childhood. The Doctor himself knows exactly what it is like to have a lonely childhood.
Shaggy Dog Story: The Doctor's plan is to change Kazran's past and make him a better person so he'll agree to use the controls that only he can operate to save the crashing ship. In the end, it turns out that changing Kazran's character that much means his father no longer gives them to him. The Doctor's plan did end up providing the solution in the form of Abigail, but it was completely by accident.
Sherlock Scan: The Doctor does this in the very beginning to prove Kazran's not a complete utter jerk and dissect his relationship with his father. Steven Moffat is also in charge of Sherlock.
Shout-Out: The crashing spaceship looks like one of the ships from the new Star Trek film with its sleek aesthetic and constant lens flare.
Also, the ship Amy and Rory are on resembles (and is explicitly called) a Galaxy Class spaceship.
There's a black guy on the bridge with a eyepiece that looks like Geordi's VISOR.
The captain of the ship resembles Janeway.
The bridge of the ship even looks like the bridge of the reboot Enterprise.
Enough that Simon (Scotty) Pegg tweeted "Doctor Who Xmas special was great. Can't remember the last time I saw that much lens flare on the bridge of a spaceship."
Amy and Rory's dress up games as policewoman and centurion is remarkably similar to Rodney and Cassandra's dressing up in the Only Fools and Horses Christmas special nine years ago.
Kazran's father, Elliot, happens to strongly resemble Charles Dickens.
Old Kazran's first call to remove the Doctor: "Bye bye, bored now. Chuck him!"
Significant Monogram: The Scrooge character is named Sardick, although his first name is Kazran. His father, however, was named Elliot, and was even Scrooge-ier than he is.
Steampunk: Oh good God yes.
Stripperiffic: Amy, and lampshaded too. Justified, though, as she was "having a bit of fun" with Rory.
Amy: I'm the ghost of Christmas present.
Kazran: A ghost? Dressed like that?
Rory: Hey! Eyes off the skirt!
Techno Babble: Parodied. The Doctor's valiant attempts to explain why the fish seem to respond to people singing only serve to get him bitten by irritated fish.
Also played straight, although low on the babble, high on the followability.
Timeshifted Actor: The three ages of Sardick. Also, Isabella and Benjamin Pettigrew.
Timey-Wimey Ball: Like crazy.
Too Awesome to Use: Abigail's final day, in a rare in-universe example.
Xanatos Gambit: Done by Abigail's family, of all people. Knowing that they would have to trade in one of their own as security for the vitally important loan, they gave Abigail to Elliot Sardick, probably knowing full well that she was on the verge of death anyway, and could achieve far more by putting herself up as security for the loan than by just sticking around for a week and dying.
Yet Another Christmas Carol: And a very good one at that, and playing the parts of the Ghosts:
Past: the Doctor
Present: Rory and Amy
Future: Kazran himself.
You Can't Fight Fate: Played with. Kazran becomes a cynical old man despite the Doctor changing his past. His reason behind his bitterness just changes from isolation to heartbreak.
↑ Ok, there was that one little fish, but we'll let that go...
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BFI Mediatheque coming to Newcastle's Discovery Museum
By Andreas Wiseman2010-07-14T14:45:00+01:00
The BFI's digital archive Mediatheque will launch at Newcastle's Discovery Museum this month.
The public will have access to more than 1,800 films and television programmes from the BFI National Archive as well as new material and specially curated collections.
To mark the opening, the BFI has collaborated with the Northern Region Film and Television Archive to create a new collection of films and TV programmes about the North East of England.
The museum will host more than 50 specially curated collections, includinga celebration of British fashion; rare home movies from India and Tibet and a century of Jewish representation on British screens.
BFI Director Amanda Nevill said: "Film provides such a tantalising view of how the people of Britain lived, worked and played over the past century or more. The public has a real appetite to see more and it is the job of the BFI to look after the national collection of archive film and television and make it more widely and easily available to everyone, regardless of where they live.
"We always said when we opened our first Mediatheque at BFI Southbank in London that our aim was to replicate it in every nation and region of the UK and we are several steps closer to achieving that aim now. This is our fourth Mediatheque outside London, giving more people across the UK the chance to experience and enjoy unprecedented access to their national film and television heritage."
'After Love', 'Limbo' among nominees for UK and Ireland's Casting Directors' Guild awards
The ceremony is set to take place on February 22.

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Jimmy and the Kid – Ep 73 with Lee Silber
When a twelve year-old girl wants to play baseball with the boys, she's lucky to have the help of Jimmy Parks, a former Major Leaguer and someone with the power to change her life forever.
Escaping to the empty baseball fields across the street from the military housing in which she lives, Billie is content to throw a ball against the wall, pitching imaginary games with no one around—until she meets Jimmy Parks, the man who maintains the fields.
Not only does the long-retired Major Leaguer teach Billie and her new friends how to play baseball the right way, he and the other older coaches also teach the team about life in this story of breaking barriers, and breaking through to do what you were always meant to do.
Lee Silber is an author who started self-publishing his books (with success!) in the 1990s, he then signed with Random House for four books, followed by St Martin's Press, Career Press, and others to release a total of 20 books. Then, he went back to putting out his own books (winning several awards) including his latest title, "Jimmy and the Kid".
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We record many of the sermons presented during our worship services and have made them available to you here in the standard mp3 format. Within a category or series they appear in the order they were presented. Click on the thumbnail of the sermon you wish to hear. In most web browsers a new tab will be opened to accommodate the media player and the sermon will immediately begin to download and play.
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Barbara Bush Net Worth:
Barbara Bush net worth: Barbara Bush was an American philanthropist and former First Lady of the United States who had a net worth of $25 million at the time of her death in 2018. Barbara Bush was probably most famous for being the wife of the 41st President of the United States George H Bush.
She was born in New York on June 8 1925. She attended Smith College, a private women's school in Massachusetts, before leaving to marry her long-time boyfriend, George Herbert Walker Bush, in 1945. Barbara Bush served as the nation's First Lady from 1989 to 1993 and as the Second Lady during Ronald Reagan's presidencies during the 1980s. Barbara became the First Mother of the United States when her son George W. Bush was President from 2001 – 2009. During her husband's first presidential campaign in 1980, she drew attention for her pro-choice stance on abortion, and continued to challenge the Republican Party's views on women's issues throughout her time in Washington. As Second Lady, Bush first began her fight against illiteracy in America when her son was diagnosed with dyslexia. Family literacy would become her cause as First Lady. Her reading and writing efforts earned her the 1995 Award for Greatest Public Service Benefiting the Disadvantaged and the 1997 Miss America Woman of Achievement Award. As part of her campaign, Bush authored a children's book starring her famous English springer spaniel, Millie. She lived her post-political life with her husband at their home in Houston, Texas. She continued to fight illiteracy in the United States up to her death. Barbara Bush died on April 17, 2018 at the age of 92.
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Oracle Database Vault is the industry's leading database security solution for addressing regulatory compliance and concerns over the insider threat. Oracle Database Vault helps address access control requirements associated with regulations such as PCI and Sarbanes-Oxley. Oracle Database Vault is available for Oracle Database 9i Release 2, Oracle Database 10g Release 2 and Oracle Database 11g Release 1. Oracle Database Vault has been validated with Oracle PeopleSoft Applications. Validation with additional applications, including Oracle E-Business Suite and Siebel, is currently underway. Using Oracle Database Vault, highly privileged database users can be prevented from accessing application data. In addition, access to applications, databases and data can be tightly controlled based on such variables as time of day, IP address or subnet. In summary, Oracle Database Vault provides the flexible, transparent and highly adaptable security controls required in today's global economy.


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package org.devocative.wickomp.test;

import org.devocative.wickomp.formatter.ONumberFormatter;
import org.junit.Test;

import java.math.BigDecimal;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotEquals;

public class TestFormatter {

	@Test
	public void testNumberFormatter() {
		ONumberFormatter fmt = ONumberFormatter.of("#,##0.*");

		assertEquals("1", fmt.format(1.000));
		assertEquals("1.1234", fmt.format(1.1234));
		assertEquals("1.001234", fmt.format(1.001234));
		assertEquals("0.001234", fmt.format(0.001234));
		assertEquals("0.0000000001234", fmt.format(.0000000001234));

		assertEquals("999.0000000001234", fmt.format(999.0000000001234));
		assertEquals("1,999.0000000001234", fmt.format(new BigDecimal("1999.0000000001234")));
		assertNotEquals("1,999.0000000001234", fmt.format(1999.0000000001234));

		fmt = ONumberFormatter.of("#,##0.0##");
		assertEquals("1.0", fmt.format(1));
		assertEquals("1.123", fmt.format(1.1234));
		assertEquals("1.001", fmt.format(1.001234));
		assertEquals("0.001", fmt.format(0.001234));
		assertEquals("0.0", fmt.format(.0000000001234));

		assertEquals("999.0", fmt.format(999.0000000001234));
		assertEquals("1,999.0", fmt.format(new BigDecimal("1999.0000000001234")));
	}

}

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Expansion and Improvements to Railway Infrastructure Supports Installation of Rail Gangways
June 7, 2019 Abhishek BudholiyaCategories Auto Components, Auto Market
Rail gangways are flexible connections that are affixed to the ends of railway coaches, which allow passengers in the train to move from one compartment to the next, while eliminating the dangers of falling off from the train.
In modern operations rail gangways are commonly used in streetcars and light rail automotives that are meant for urban transit. Further, open gangway systems have also become increasingly mainstream in the rolling stock for heavy rail rapid transit, which finds application in a number of subway systems around the globe. In addition to providing safe movement between compartments, some countries also make use of rail gangways to improve on passenger carrying capacity, when passenger traffic is at its peak.
Performance Improvements Remain Key Focus for Manufacturers
Rail gangways have been manufactured from the early 20th century, and have rapidly gained importance as a part of train infrastructure as the types of railway transit systems have increased around the world including suburban trains, trams, subways, standard gauge trains, and metro routes for long distance and regional transport needs. Recent advances in technology such as artificial intelligence and advanced sensors have also led to the development of gangways for high speed trains and unique rail vehicles such as the monorail.
Such vehicles running on rails go through heavy usage on a daily basis, thereby impacting the conditions of the gangways by substantial margins. Consequently, manufacturers are increasingly focusing on building up rail gangways with essential characteristics such as superior sound insulation, higher durability, and resistance to fires. This trend will assist manufacturers to meet international standards of construction and also increase the scope of marketing and sales to railway organizations situated around the globe.
Manufacturers are also focusing on rail gangways for multi-unit trains and passenger cars with increasing emphasis on integration with components such as linking bridges, combi-bridges, tread bridges, and bridge plates or folding bellows, fairings, and corrugated bellows, to suit the needs of various train designs being frequently introduced around the world.
Rising Investments in Rail Infrastructure Support Industry Growth
Countries around the world are increasing efforts to improve regional transport infrastructure, of which development of railways is expected to play a major part. Rising smart city projects around the world will also assist in the development of rail and metro projects, which will have a substantial impact on the activities among rail gangways manufacturers. This trend will witness higher rates of growth in emerging economies such as China and India.
Further, rising quantities in rolling stock is also projected to generate significant opportunities for growth for rail gangways members. This trend is anticipated to be supported by an increasing preference towards economic public transport operations. However, the rail gangways manufacturing industries around the globe are expected to face significant challenges in the coming years, owing to the rising popularity of air travel among commuters for long distance trips, and road transport for short and medium ranged travel.
Frequent developments in the global automobile industry in addition to with the growing trends of efficiency and passenger comfort for unique requirements are contributing significantly to the rise of the rail gangway industry. For more information on the evolving dynamics of the rail gangway market, readers can go through a sample of the report.
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Founded in 2015, Pragmatic Play is a software developer that creates a variety of games, including slots, bingo, and table games. They are also known for their live casino offering, which is powered by Evolution Gaming. They have over 100 game titles available in 25 languages. They are one of the best developers in the industry. Their portfolio of games is constantly growing.
The company is known for their high quality slot games. They provide an immersive experience to players, which features smooth animations that provide a top tier presentation. The games are available for free, as well as for real money. The majority of Pragmatic Play games also offer the option to purchase bonus rounds and free spins. They are available in portrait and landscape mode, and can be played on a variety of mobile devices.
Pragmatic Play has received many awards for their innovative slot machines. They won the Casino and Slots Developer award at the SBC Awards in 2019, as well as the Best iGaming Software Supplier award at the Malta Gaming Awards in 2019. In 2018, they were recognized as the best online slot developer by EGR. The company is licensed in over 20 jurisdictions, and is committed to providing the best gaming content to the world.
The games from Pragmatic Play are offered in a wide variety of themes, from classic slots to jackpots. Their games are available in different betting limits to suit all types of players, from those who prefer to make large bets to those who want to make smaller ones. The company also offers a variety of deposit and withdrawal options, including credit cards, bank transfers, and more. In addition to slots, Pragmatic Play also provides baccarat, video poker, and bingo solutions.
Pragmatic Play's live casino offering is hosted from a state-of-the-art studio in Bucharest, and is operated by highly trained dealers. The games are delivered in full HD resolution through 4K cameras. They are played against real-life dealers, and offer a highly realistic gambling experience. These games are regulated by the most demanding gaming laws and regulations, and they are fully licensed to offer a top-quality solution.
The company's most popular slot is Joker's Jewels, which is a 5-reel slot with a modern twist. The game's theme is reminiscent of classic slots of old, and the graphics are beautiful. The game features a jester theme and has twenty unique paylines. The betting limit is also relatively liberal, allowing players to wager up to 10 coins on each payline. However, this means that you are only able to win with a fairly substantial bankroll.
Pragmatic Play has recently released a new live casino offering, which is hosted from a studio in Romania. This new service has 43 tables and is powered by Evolution Gaming. The games are available for play on desktops, as well as for smartphones and tablets. The casino is also equipped with a special platform that allows players to participate in social tournaments, which award real money prizes. The winners of these tournaments get to compete against others for a share of the prize pool.
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The Wolf of Debt is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Jack Harvey. The film stars William Garwood and Violet Mersereau and Fanny Hayes.

Cast
 William Garwood as Bruce Marsden
 Violet Mersereau as Helen Stanhope
 Fanny Hayes as Mrs. Stanhope
 Brinsley Shaw as Anthony Stuart
 Morgan Thorpe

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Since 2004, SHOWstudio and cult concept store MACHINE-A have been a successful unity, continuously championing young designers and innovative ideas. 'Inside MACHINE-A' continues both parties' championing of creativity with a new interview format. Here, Founder and Director Stavros Karelis interviews designers about their latest collection, filmed inside the Brewer Street store.
Since 2004, SHOWstudio and cult concept store MACHINE-A have been a successful unity, continuously championing young designers and innovative ideas. Inside MACHINE-A continues both parties' championing of creativity with a new lo-fi interview format.
As the title suggests, each interview - conducted by the store's Founder and Director Stavros Karelis - is filmed Inside MACHINE-A, allowing the designer to stand amongst their collections as they discuss their inspirations and techniques. Edited in a new collaged format, each interview can be viewed as not only an insight into MACHINE-A, the designer and the collection, but as a moodboard of the collection's themes, reactions and references. Inside MACHINE-A allows both the designer and viewer to unconventionally engage with the e-commerce space, giving insight into a garment's full journey from runway to rack.


As such, I am genuinely terrified of going out to functions which require copious amounts of drinking; this is not helped by my other affliction of FOMO and the inability to say no, to anything (other than my husband). But my major problem is my inability to drink more than a thimble-full of Prosecco without making questionable decisions. Unfortunately I can't blame Prosecco drinking on my choice of psychopathic husband as Italians hadn't started sharing it with us way back then!
Why vomit down a loo when there's a sink? Because the mass-catered vegetarian food bits don't get stuck down the loo, that's why! Thankfully husband number 2 isn't a psychopath but is a very, very nice man who doesn't mind unblocking regurgitated nut cutlets from plug holes….
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The Life Cycle of the CEO: Stage Four—Closing
Jeff Kirschner
This is the fifth in a series addressing the imperatives and challenges CEOs face through the entire spectrum of the role—from preparation for the job to exit. Here's part one , part two, part three and part four.
There are four major challenges in the "closing" stage of the CEO life cycle:
Providing increased responsibility and coaching to prepare for succession
CEOs are keenly aware of the capabilities represented in their leadership team members and can offer a clear vision of suitability of candidates for succession. It is their responsibility to build the candidates' leadership skillsets by setting up a series of increasingly challenging on-the-job experiences and coaching to improve their effectiveness. Delegating stretch work responsibilities and providing ongoing feedback helps ensure a qualified pool of succession candidates. Our recommendation is to start the process at least five years before the succession target date and involve at least two job rotations.
Some CEOs may want to avoid the topic of succession, lest they prematurely signal to the board that they are winding down their tenure, but this is far from the truth. Taking on responsibility for succession planning demonstrates that CEOs have the best interest of the company at heart and is a sign of confidence. For many CEOs, the process begins when they assume the role and succession planning remains a top priority throughout their tenure.
Working with the board to develop leadership criteria for the CEO role
Engaging in a meaningful dialogue with board members about criteria for the role can take several months and is best facilitated with a consultant experienced in succession planning and competency modeling. Gaining agreement on the assessment criteria will help avoid disagreements about selection decisions later in the process.
CEOs often guard access to the board in an attempt to maintain their position of power. While most leaders would like to name their successor, selecting the next CEO is clearly the responsibility of the board. Providing the board with ongoing access to senior management will be critical to helping the board fulfill its fiduciary responsibility.
Continuing personal and leadership growth, fighting complacency and protection of the status quo
Having spent much of their careers fighting through adversity to achieve the top job, CEOs will also grapple with the personal sense of loss in stepping away from such a powerful and impactful role. Since much of a CEO's sense of identity is linked to work life, the prospect of giving up the job is daunting and requires introspection. Renewing a personal commitment to lifelong learning and personal growth will help weather this transition.
Successful CEOs are committed to a continuous improvement philosophy, constantly revisiting their vision for the company as the external marketplace shifts. Facilitating dialogue to drive innovation for the organization will remain an ongoing priority. This requires great effort in maintaining connection with customers to anticipate industry trends, identifying opportunities to drive change within the company and empowering leaders to execute the change.
Preparing for post-CEO life
In planning for the next phase in their career journey, CEOs can revisit their personal mission and values while starting to identify opportunities to serve on boards, teach, write and/or travel in retirement. They will also want to think about whether or not to stay on in an advisory role or in a formal role as chairman or board member in their present company.
Retirement from a CEO role may also involve relocation and changing the mix of activity from a career to a recreational focus. Like all life transitions, this requires planning and forethought. CEOs can engage their spouse or significant other in a discussion about how their relationship will change in the future. For many people, stepping into this next stage of life involves giving back to their family and community through increased participation in philanthropic activities. Taking the time up front to try out new roles will help ease the transition and set the stage for a fruitful and personally satisfying retirement.
The Life Cycle of the CEO:
Overview | Preparation | Entry | Middle Phase | Closing | Exit
life cycle of a ceo
Dr. Jeff Kirschner is a partner in RHR International's New York office. Jeff has served the C-suite as a coach, assessor, team builder, and trainer for more than 30 years. He specializes in CEO succession, board effectiveness, senior executive coaching, assessment, and executive team development.
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Капитолина:

 Капитолина — женское имя от латинского Капитолий (название холма в Риме). Производные имени: Капитолинка, Капитошка, Капа, Капка, Капуля, Капуша, Кана, Толя, Тоня, Лина, Лита. Именины: 9 ноября.
 Мученица Капитолина — после страшных пыток за преданность вере Христовой обезглавлена в 304 г.(1717 лет назад).
 Капитолина Цереллия — образованная римлянка, имевшая основательные познания в философии и других науках, была дружна с Цицероном и имела на него некоторое влияние.
 Капитолина Маковская — белорусская современница нашего времени, личность которой была зарегистрирована в 24 г.(1997 лет назад).
 Элия Капитолина — римская колония, построенная в 135 году на месте разрушенного Иерусалима после второго еврейского восстания.

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Grader Yu Zhang, E-mail: <zhan420@usc.edu>.
(The grader will hold office hours the week after the announcement of each assignment's grades.) Feiyi Xiang, E-mail: <fxiang@usc.edu>.
Midterm Exam during class time, Wed, 10/30/2013 (firm). during class time, Wed, 10/30/2013 (firm).
Final Exam 8am-10am, Mon, 12/16/2013 (firm). 11am-1pm, Fri, 12/13/2013 (firm).
Participation : rules about roll calls.
Newsgroup : Google Group for discussing course materials and programming assignments. You are required to be a member of this group. (This group is by invitation only.) Please note that this Google Group currently does not exist. It will be created after the first lecture.
12/4/2013: I'm sick today and will not come to campus. Therefore, lecture and office hour today are canceled. Sorry about the inconvenience.
12/4/2013: The final exam will be held in the room where regular lectures were held. It will be closed book, closed notes, and closed everything (and no "cheat sheet"). Also, no calculators, cell phones, or any electronic gadgets are allowed. Please bring a photo ID. Your ID will be collected at the beginning of the exam and will be returned to you when you turn in your exam. There will be assigned seating.
The final exam will cover everything from slide 20 of Lecture 15 on 10/16/2013 to the last slide of Lecture 26 on 12/2/2013 plus everything about Ch 5.
11/25/2013: Office hour today will end at 2:45pm. Sorry about the inconvenience.
10/16/2013: The midterm exam will be closed book, closed notes, and closed everything (and no "cheat sheet"). Also, no calculators, cell phones, or any electronic gadgets are allowed. Please bring a photo ID. Your ID will be collected at the beginning of the exam and will be returned to you when you turn in your exam. There will be assigned seating.
The midterm exam will cover everything from the beginning of the semester to slide 19 of Lecture 15 on 10/16/2013, [BC: updated 10/25/2013] with Chapter 5 excluded.
Regarding what types of questions will be on the midterm, please see the Exams section of the course description web page. Regarding regrade policy, please see the Regrade section of the course description web page.
10/8/2013: Office hour this Thursday (10/10/2013) is canceled. Sorry about the inconvenience.
Please do not send request to join the class Google Group until after Lecture 1 on 8/26/2013.
There is another section of CSCI 402, offered by Prof. Ramesh Govinadn on MW 10:00am-11:50am. There are substantial differences between our section and this section (even the textbooks are different). If you are an ungraduate student, you are required to enroll in Prof. Govindan's section of CSCI 402.
Please make sure you attend the section for which you are registered.
You should also get familiar with the Unix development environment (vi/pico/emacs, cc/gcc, make, etc.) You are expected to know how to use Unix. If you are not familiar with Unix, please read Unix for the Beginning Mage, a tutorial written by Joe Topjian. The kernel programming assignments must run on Ubuntu 11.10. Therefore, you should install Ubuntu 11.10 on your laptop or desktop, if you have one. If you do not have a personal laptop or desktop that runs Windows or Mac OS X, please contact the instructor as soon as possible.


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Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Says Bitcoin Should be 'Outlawed'
by Geir Yeh Fotland	| @ | December 1, 2017 8:27 am
Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize-winning economist, has made the claim that bitcoin 'ought to be outlawed,' at a time when the digital currency is experiencing record highs.
In a Bloomberg Television interview, the 74-year-old American economist and professor at Colombia University, said:
It seems to me it ought to be outlawed. It doesn't serve any socially useful function.
His comments come at a time when bitcoin is continuing to surpass expectations from all sides. Just yesterday, it was reported that the digital currency has passed the historic $10,000 milestone and today it went even higher to reach over $11,000 for the first time, pushing its market total to $185 billion.
Yet, despite these record achievements, Stiglitz is of the opinion that the only reason the digital currency is doing so well is down to the fact that it has the 'potential for circumvention, lack of oversight.'
It's a bubble that's going to give a lot of people a lot of exciting times as it rides up and then goes down.
Stiglitz has, in the past, expressed his views about the digital currency, stating in 2016 that the U.S. government had 'shut down' bitcoin. At the time, he said:
The main use of bitcoin has been to circumvent tax authorities and regulation. I think the U.S. government did the right of thing of shutting or trying to shut it down and I think effectively…it has done that.
Interestingly, since then his outlook toward the crypto market has somewhat shifted, if only slightly. In January, while speaking at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, he said that the U.S. should phase out fiat currency and move toward the use of digital currencies.
The topic of discussion at the time focused on the issue of corruption, tax evasion and tax avoidance. According to Stiglitz, the phasing out of money and introducing digital currency has 'benefits that outweigh the cost,' in the long term.
Harvard professor and economist Kenneth Rogoff has also said that cash provided the ideal avenue for tax evasion, and that the time was now to reduce fiat money.
No doubt Stiglitz's most recent comments will raise a few eyebrows, and is unlikely to go down well bitcoin enthusiasts; however, given the upward trajectory that the digital currency is currently on, it's not likely that it will have much impact on where the market is heading.
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Mady Delvaux-Stehres (born 11 October 1950) is a Luxembourg politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2014 until 2019. She served as Minister of Transport from 1994 to 1999 and as Minister of Health, Social Security, Youth and Sport from 1989 to 1994.

Education and early career
Delvaux-Stehres studied classical literature in Paris and became a teacher at a lycée Michel Rodange in Luxembourg.

Political career
Delvaux-Stehres has been a member of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party since 1974 and in 1987 became a member of the city council of Luxembourg. She gave up her teaching post in 1989 when she entered government as secretary of State for Health, Social Security, Youth, and Sport. She was Minister for Transport between 1994 and 1999, and from 2004 to 2013 Minister for Education.

From 2014 Delvaux-Stehres served as a Member of the European Parliament. In addition to her committee assignments, Delvaux-Stehres was a member of the European Parliament's Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members.

In 2017, Delvaux-Stehres proposed a robot tax as part of a draft bill imposing ethical standards for robots in the European Union. However, the European Parliament rejected this aspect when it voted on the law.

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Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg)
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Police search for armed, dangerous man after woman found shot inside her car in Northside
Updated: 10:13 PM EDT Apr 16, 2020
WLWT Digital Staff
Indiana State Police
SOURCE: Indiana State Police
Cincinnati police are searching for a man who they say should be considered armed and dangerous after a woman was shot inside her car.A woman died after she was found shot in Northside on April 9.The incident took place around 1:43 a.m. when officers responded to a report of a car crash on Colerain Avenue.The driver, Megan Donahue, 34, was found suffering from a gunshot wound and was taken to University Hospital where she later died.On Thursday, police issued a murder warrant for Travis Bailey, 25, in with connection to Donahue's death. Bailey is 5 feet, 11 inches in height and weighs around 180 pounds. He has blonde hair and blue eyes. Police said his last known address was in Commiskey, Indiana.The investigation by the Cincinnati Police Department's Homicide Unit is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call the Homicide Unit at 513-352-3542.
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Cincinnati police are searching for a man who they say should be considered armed and dangerous after a woman was shot inside her car.
A woman died after she was found shot in Northside on April 9.
The incident took place around 1:43 a.m. when officers responded to a report of a car crash on Colerain Avenue.
The driver, Megan Donahue, 34, was found suffering from a gunshot wound and was taken to University Hospital where she later died.
On Thursday, police issued a murder warrant for Travis Bailey, 25, in with connection to Donahue's death.
Bailey is 5 feet, 11 inches in height and weighs around 180 pounds. He has blonde hair and blue eyes. Police said his last known address was in Commiskey, Indiana.
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Research has shown that choline is important for the synthesis of phospholipids in cell membranes, methyl metabolism, acetylcholine synthesis, and cholinergic neurotransmission in humans (1). Betaine, a choline derivative, is also important because of its role in the donation of methyl groups to homocysteine to form methionine (2). Folate and choline are metabolically interrelated (1). Diminished folate availability increases demand for choline as a methyl donor while decreased choline availability increases demand for folate methyl groups (3). Zeisel and colleagues, have shown that healthy males fed a choline deficient diet, with normal folate and vitamin B12 intake, became choline depleted and developed liver steatosis and liver damage that resolved when a source of dietary choline was provided (4). In 1999, at an NIH sponsored workshop on trimethylaminuria, it was estimated that as much as one percent of the U.S. population may suffer from a genetic defect in the flavin-containing monooxygenase 3 gene, FM03, leading to development of a fishy body odor because patients or people who are affected accumulate trimethylamine (5-7). A choline restricted diet would be beneficial for this group of people as it diminishes body odor. In 1998, the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine established dietary recommendations for choline intake, estimating an Adequate Intake (AI) at 550 mg per day for men and 425 mg per day for women. However, little data were available on the choline content of foods from which dietary intake levels could be calculated. Therefore, a choline database has been developed which provides researchers and consumers with the means to estimate choline intake from common foods. The collaborators for the database are the Nutrient Data Laboratory (NDL) of the US Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC. This release contains about 630 food items. It replaces Release One, which was issued in March 2004.
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Efraim Zuroff: "Jews and Serbs were victims of genocide in Croatia" — 1389 Blog - Counterjihad!
Director of the Israel office of the Simon Wiesenthal Center Efraim Zuroff says that Jews and Serbs were victims of genocide in the NDH.
The Independent State of Croatia (NDH) was a WW2-era Nazi-allied state led by the Ustasha regime that operated death camps, including Jasenovac.
"Of course genocide happened (in the NDH). Not only against the Jews, but also against the Serbs – and much more than against the Jews," Zuroff, who is currently visiting Serbia, told the daily Politika.
Zuroff is on a three-day visit to Serbia on the invitation of Labor Minister Aleksandar Vulin. He will on Wednesday take part in a meeting of a commission tasked with determining program concepts and giving proposals for management models for the memorial complex Staro Sajmiste (Old Fairgrounds) in Belgrade.


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Glasgow North East: An unassailable mountain, or not?
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Election special by Paul Kavanagh (a.k.a. The Wee Ginger Dug)
There's a mountain in Glasgow North East. It's the sheer rock face of Wullie Bain's massif, a majority that towers over any opposition, so large and imposing that it has always been described as impregnable.
Even with the massive swings to the SNP reported in a slew of recent opinion polls, Glasgow North East is still regarded as a safe redoubt for Labour. An Ashcroft poll taken in February showed that Wullie's majority would be much diminished, but he was still in front, the seat looked like it would be the last bastion of Labour in Glasgow.
So Glasgow North East is one of the safest Labour seats in the country – so far.
Anne McLaughlin: The SNP's Sherpa Tensing?
Undaunted, a woman from Glasgow North East has taken on the challenge. She's got her rope, she's got her crampons, the SNP's Anne McLaughlin is the Sherpa Tensing of Springburn and she's going to climb Labour's Mount Everest, door-chap by door-chap, street by street.
If she gets to the top she'll look down on a radically different Scottish political landscape, one where Labour has been wiped out. And Anne will have been instrumental in changing it. She'll be the one on the top of Labour's highest mountain, planting the Saltire marking the end of that party's dominance of Scottish politics. Anne is determined to carry the message of hope and renewal to the top of the mountain.
It was a bright and sunny day when I visited Anne and her campaign team in an industrial unit in Royston. Even though the office was off the main road, there was a steady stream of visitors and local residents. Not all come in to offer help with the campaign. Mhairi Love, one of Anne's campaign volunteers, told me that they often get people in requesting help with benefits problems, and they always take the time to sit down with them and do what they can. They have nowhere else to turn for help. It's a symptom of the great social and structural problems faced by the constituency, an area which has been represented and taken for granted by the Labour Party for generations.
Anne meets the Dug
Anne is a local resident. She knows better than most the issues and problems faced by Glasgow North East, the product of years of systematic neglect, but she wants to focus on the positive. Although challenged by circumstances and ignored by the centres of power, local residents have incredible reserves of strength and resilience. These are qualities that Anne displays in abundance herself. "I only put myself forward for this area. It's here, where I live, that I want to represent," she said. "People told me that it was hopeless, that it would be impossible to overturn a massive Labour majority. But I like a challenge."
The sun lights her from behind as we chat in the cavern of her campaign office, "I knew this wasn't going to be easy," she says urgently. "It's exhausting, but the only way to get through this campaign is to embrace the exhaustion."
She tells me about community projects, such as Love Milton, which were begun and are run by local residents who aim to restore a sense of community and improve the local area. The strength and determination of people behind projects like Love Milton are the truth about this area – but the media prefers to focus on the social deprivation, the drug abuse, and the short life spans.
Anne's not blind to the negatives or the great challenges, but she knows that they can best be addressed by local people themselves, taking the initiative into their own hands and not being the passive subjects of a distant power. She sees her role as being a spokesperson and someone who can empower local people, a representative who is part of the community she speaks for.
Willie Bain: At the heart of the machine?
Willie Bain is typical of Labour's machine politicians, representing an area but not of it. Anne mentions a hustings meeting when she debated Willie, and how during his introductory speech he spoke for several minutes about big power politics between Labour and the Conservatives in London, but didn't address himself to the concerns of the area he was elected to represent. While he was out canvassing one local resident asked him what he was going to do about the poverty, the low life expectancy, and the drug and alcohol abuse that stalk the streets of Glasgow North East, and his reply was "I'll look into that for you" as though it was news to him.
Of course you can't climb a mountain this high without any assistance. Anne can count on the support of an enthusiastic and dedicated team of volunteers who trudge the streets, knock on doors, and deliver leaflets, carrying the message that things can change. Some are young, like Mhairi – who was collating paperwork with the assistance of her young daughter – and David Houston who has taken time away from his PhD in order to campaign.
Others are not so young, like an 84 year old who comes into the office most days to help out, and was a lifelong Labour voter until the referendum made him challenge his own views. "He said you're never too old to change," Anne told me.
There's a change in the air, you can almost taste it. The change is in the smiles of Anne's volunteers, their excited banter, the enthusiasm and energy with which they set out to canvass and leaflet. They know that Scotland is changing, they know that they're a part of history, and they're making it happen. Scotland, and Glasgow North East, can be a better place.
Despite the odds, despite the seat being regarded as impregnable and safe for Labour, Anne and her team have been making steady progress, slowly climbing ever higher, hand hold by hand hold. The canvass returns are better than anyone could have hoped for, and Anne is quietly confident that she's going to defy expectations and stand on top of the mountain in Glasgow North East.
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Beyond the Blast
MotherJones.com's guide to undercovered news, commentary and resources to help put the Sept. 11 terror attacks and their aftershocks into context. Updated throughout the day.
Will philanthropy suffer under terrorism law? — The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Non-proft and charitable telemarketers could suffer under anti-terrorism legislation signed into law by President Bush in late October, reports Deborah Blum. The law requires telemarketers to "promptly and clearly" state why they're calling and to give the name and mailing address of the organization they're calling on behalf of; some in the industry fear all that disclosure will be cumbersome and off-putting to donors.
Bush's Muslim Republicans — The New Republic
Grover Norquist is best known in Washington circles as president of Americans for Tax Reform, and is respected as one of the right's most effective lobbyists against "big government." In recent years, however, Norquist has added another issue to his agenda: recruiting Arab and Muslim Americans for the Republican Party. Unfortunately, reports Franklin Foer, many of Norquist's new recruits don't seem to represent the "peaceful and good" Muslim population President Bush has spoken of. Some have spoken admiringly of Hamas "freedom fighters" in the West Bank and Gaza, and one told a rally of the radical Hizbollah group that "America has to learn if you remain on the side of injustice, the wrath of God will come."
Deadly duds — Human Rights Watch
Cluster bombs, one of the many forms of munitions being used by the US in Afghanistan, have drawn the ire of human rights groups for being particularly dangerous for civilians. According to Human Rights Watch, a ranking American official banned the use of cluster bombs in Bosnia because "the fragmentation pattern was too large to sufficiently limit collateral damage." Moreover, many of the bombs fail to explode on impact, and wind up on the ground where they pose the same danger as landmines. The group's study reports that about 1,600 Kuwaiti and Iraqi civilians have been killed by such dud cluster bombs.
Nation states back in vogue? — In These Times
Following the Sept. 11 attacks, David Moberg argues, globalization has lost some of its appeal among US officials. "At least for the foreseeable future, well-functioning nation-states are still essential for the welfare of both their own citizens and the international community," Moberg claims. For the Bush administration, it means that for the moment, nation building is on and the push for a unified global economy, with free reign for multinational corporations, will have to wait.
Terrorism fears boost anti-immigrant sentiment in Europe — Stratfor.com
Mounting evidence suggesting that the Sept. 11 terror attacks may have been partly planned in Europe — hijacker Mohammed Atta visited the Czech Republic several times, and active al Qaida cells have been found in Germany and the UK — are giving a boost to anti-immigrant groups in several countries, reports Stratfor.com, a Texas-based strategic intelligence publication. Some Italian politicians, for instance, have suggested denying entry to Muslims and shutting down mosques and Islamic cultural centers with ties to terrorist organizations. But European Union officials, who want to see labor markets remain fluid and well-supplied, can be counted on to oppose such efforts, asserts Stratfor.com.
Diplomats left in the dark on detainees — The Boston Globe
At least seven embassies have complained to the US State Department about Washington's failure to notify countries whose citizens were being held in connection with the Sept. 11 attacks, John Donnelly and Wayne Washington report. Pakistan, for example, only learned of the detention of one of their citizens when journalists called the Pakistani Embassy to inquire about the detainee's death in a New Jersey jail. "I'm sure Americans would be concerned if they were treated this way in another country," says Abdulwahab al-Hajjri, Yemen's ambassador to the United States.
CNN boss: They hit us first — The Washington Post
CNN chairman Walter Isaacson is ordering correspondents to balance their coverage of the destruction wrought by US bombing in Afghanistan with reminders of why we're bombing in the first place, Post media columnist Howard Kurtz reports. Kurtz says Isaacson sent a memo to the network's international correspondents outlining his concerns, expounding on them in a later interview. "You want to make sure that people understand that when they see civilian suffering there, it's in the context of a terrorist attack that caused enormous suffering in the US," says Isaacson.
The brains behind al-Qaida? — The Christian Science Monitor
America's public enemy number one, Usama bin Ladin, may really deserve to chart at only number two or three, according to a Pakistani journalist who has interviewed bin Ladin extensively, reports Scott Baldauf. The journalist, Hamid Mir, who bin Ladin hand-picked to be his biographer, says that bin Ladin is a gifted orator but is not the group's true leader. Mir believes al-Qaida's real thinker is Egyptian radical Ayman al-Zawahiri.
Heat-seeking missiles vs. yak fat — The New Republic
The approaching Afghan winter is generally expected to make things more difficult for the American military, but the optimistic Nicolas Thompson points out some ways in which the cold weather could actually help. Heat-seeking missiles work better, for instance, when there's more of a temperature contrast between target and surroundings, and helicopters perform better in thicker, colder air. But the Taliban may have one crucial technological advantage, reports Thompson. Instead of conventional gun lubricants, which can freeze in sub-zero temperatures, the Taliban use yak fat.
Bombing's bottom line — The Christian Science Monitor
The air war over Afghanistan is costing the United States about $1.2 billion a month, David R. Francis reports. There is no way to forecast how the costs may change, Francis notes, but if the offensive were to continue in similar fashion for a year, the total price tag could reach between $15 billion and $20 billion. That would represent a pretty good deal when compared to the $60 billion spent on the fast but furious Gulf War, but Francis points out that the US will probably pay the bulk of the current bill itself, whereas allies like Saudi Arabia and Japan picked up much of the tab for the Gulf War.
Don't put that cluster bomb in your mouth — Reuters (via Commondreams.org)
American military planes are currently dropping two kinds of small yellow packets on Afghanistan: can-shaped unexploded cluster bombs and square food parcels. Apparently concerned that confused locals may inadvertently try snacking on the explosives, US radio broadcasts in Persian and Pashto are explaining to Afghans on the ground how to tell the difference.
British pundits discuss the upshot of Sept. 11 — The Guardian (UK)
The Guardian and the Royal United Services Institute are currently hosting a conference on the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, bringing together some of the United Kingdom's most respected thinkers on issues of war, terror and security.
Meager prospects for media companies — The Economist
The airline industry isn't the only sector to have suffered since Sept. 11. Media giants such as AOL/Time Warner, Viacom and Dow Jones are all reporting slumping profits or outright losses this quarter, due in large part to the fallout from the twin terror attacks. "Companies with news divisions have been soaked twice: once by the added cost of dispatching crews and reporters to cover the attacks and the war in Afghanistan, and of the extra pages or news bulletins needed to cover these events; and again by the loss of advertising revenue," reports The Economist.
The positive side of smallpox — slate.com
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention believes that the smallpox vaccine, last administered in the United States in 1972, is only valid for three to five years. Still, Slate's Jon Cohen says there is reason to be hopeful, citing a smallpox outbreak in England early in the last century. Studies of the 1902-1903 smallpox outbreak in Liverpool indicate that more than 90 percent of adults who had been vaccinated as children escaped serious illness or death, compared with just 25 percent of people who had never been vaccinated.
Who's Who in Afghanistan — BBC
The BBC offers this guide to the major groups and figures on the ground in Afghanistan, including the Taliban, the Northern Alliance and other important players. Most descriptions are short, but the package does include some lengthier profiles of key players.
Groups file FOIA — The Nation
The first challenge to the omnibus anti-terrorism bill came barely 72 hours after President Bush signed it into law, as a coalition of civil libertarians, human rights activists, Arab-American leaders and others demanded information on the more than 800 people detained since September 11.
Compiled by MotherJones.com staff.


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Curiosity took the better of me, so I watched Shame for a glimpse of Magneto's... er, Michael Fassbender's thing without any idea what the film was about. And if I were to describe my first impression of this film after watching it: soft porn. But it's not really that; or rather, it's more than that.
Brandon (Fassbender) is a sex addict disconnected with his family and everyone else really, enjoying his privacy and indulging in several acts of sexual pleasure. But when his troubled sister Sissy (Carey Mulligan) comes to stay with him, his whole world shatters. Change is the only solution, but how could he manage that?
Either he just had sex or he just pleasured himself.
If you look past the suggested sex scenes and the sex scenes per se, you will see how lonely and alone Brandon is. I think, his sex addiction developed as a coping mechanism for underlying family and personal issues—just like Sissy developed a coping mechanism of her own, too. The beauty of Fassbender's portrayal is that you can clearly see that Brandon is struggling. He's ashamed of himself in so many ways that he couldn't even try to open himself to another person for fear of being judged.
Stop walking in on my masturbating, okay, you cutter biatch?
Just a side thought though while watching the film: "Are these numerous sex scenes absolutely necessary?" The implied sex scenes really worked well. And while I don't squirm at sex scenes, actual pumping in the nude was kind of distracting. But I guess it comes with the story and to establish the character.
Yes, they're even kind of putting on a show.
Shame gets a six out of ten, for digging deep inside a sex addict's psyche, good casting choice, but bordering on "I can put as many sex scenes as I deem fit."
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Taking stock of the Eastern Partnership and perspectives for renewing the EU agenda in the East
A renewed Eastern Policy for the European Union should be bold with clear expectations on how to move forward. It needs to have clear aims that are reachable, flexible and also motivating.
Persisting towards a Europe without dividing lines
Has the Eastern Partnership been a success story for the European Union? The question, a decade after its official launch, is certainly worth asking.
Let us start where we were more than a decade ago and which led the two of us in our then capacities as foreign ministers of our respective countries to make the first proposal for an Eastern Partnership in May 2008. At that time, the European Union had developed various neighbourhood policies in different directions. There was the overall European Neighbourhood Policy since 2004 – which led France to drive plans for an ambitious Union of the Mediterranean – and there was an ambitious approach for co-operation with Russia taking place.
May 2, 2019 - Carl Bildt Radosław Sikorski
Resetting the Eastern Partnership
Ten years after the launch of the Eastern Partnership we need to ask which parts require a major upgrade and which new tools should be used for this policy to become more effective. First and foremost, we need a deep and honest analysis of the programme's goals and methods.
The Eastern Partnership (EaP) is a policy of the European Union aimed at the six post-Soviet states of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. It was launched in 2009 upon the initiative of both Poland and Sweden, and supported by other EU members. Yet, the EaP has undeservedly – in my view – become a legend. Today, after a decade of its establishment, it is worth going back to the very start of this project and examine the assumptions that went with the initial stages of the EaP's development.
May 2, 2019 - Mariusz Maszkiewicz
The Eastern Partnership. Much accomplished, more to be done
After ten years of Eastern Partnership, the balance of success seems largely positive and heartening. The benefits of the initiative have been tangible and sizable. Yet there is still a long way to go to achieve stronger governance, especially concerning the strengthening of the rule of law, implementing key judicial reforms and reinforcing public administration.
"Launched in 2009 as a joint policy initiative, the Eastern Partnership (EaP) aims to deepen and strengthen relations between the European Union (EU), its Member States and its six Eastern neighbours: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine." This is the official definition of the Eastern Partnership (EaP), a political and technical platform for dialogue that has been shaping the relationship between the EU and its Eastern bordering countries, including the Southern Caucasus. In fact, it is even more than that.
May 2, 2019 - Gabriele Bonafede
Multiplying civil society's voice in the Eastern Partnership, a challenging task
The Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum was established to facilitate civil society's engagement in Eastern Partnership policy and promote dialogue among civil society organisations and the authorities. One might think that one decade is enough time to develop co-operation where officials learn to value civil society's expertise and willingness to help. Unfortunately, that has not been the case.
When asked to look into the past ten years of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP SCF) I did not envision how difficult it would be. I found myself divided between my professional passion for the Eastern Partnership (EaP) region and the frustration that accumulated over the years of working on it. I have enormous admiration for civil society in the region whose actors, despite personal risk, tirelessly defend human rights, seek to instil democracy and the rule of law and create a safe and engaging environment. But I also cannot ignore the limitations.
May 2, 2019 - Dovilė Šukytė
The Eastern Partnership at 10 What is there to celebrate?
In essence, the Eastern Partnership has diverted from its original path. Instead of transformation, it speaks of stabilisation and differentiation. One can argue that some of the states have made progress in the last ten years; but not because of the Eastern Partnership.
There should be no doubt about the good intentions and the vaulting, inspiring ambition of the European Union's Eastern Partnership programme (EaP). At its heart, the Swedes and the Poles found a simple premise in their extension of the European Neighbourhood Policy: to encourage, through incentives, a trajectory towards European values for the states involved (this was in the days when European values were not quite as tarnished as they are now).
May 2, 2019 - James Nixey
Eastern Partnership. Partial progress
In May 2009, the European Union launched its Eastern Partnership. It was a product of Swedish-Polish partnership, spearheaded by the two foreign ministers Carl Bildt and Radosław Sikorski. After one decade, the verdict is mixed. The EU offered a framework for co-operation, free trade agreements, visa-free travel and reform programmes, but the financial support has been quite limited, giving the reform programmes too little clout and no clear perspective of EU membership has been offered.
May 2, 2019 - Anders Åslund
Eastern Europe intrigue
The Eastern Partnership started as a rather innocuous Swedish-Polish initiative. Launched in 2009, it was seen mostly as just another scheme for Brussels to channel funds and coordinate the European Union's activities in Europe's east. Ten years on, everything has changed about Europe's East and the EU itself. Now everything is political. If previously the EU could claim that the EaP was just a technical process, it is difficult to sell this argument now.
May 2, 2019 - Joanna Hosa
Eastern Partnership at 10 Rhetoric, resources and Russia
The Eastern Partnership was designed to tie the eastern neighbours to the European Union, keep Russia out and EU membership off the table. These objectives have largely been achieved – but the region has become neither more stable nor secure.
May 2, 2019 - Balazs Jarabik
The Eastern Partnership project in Ukraine and Belarus
For the past decade, both Ukraine and Belarus have been members of the European Union's Eastern Partnership Project (EaP). Has it been a useful tool for the EU in drawing these countries closer? Have its initial and long-term aims been fulfilled? Is it a project that is worth continuing?
May 2, 2019 - David Marples
Lessons learnt from the Eastern Partnership
Ten years after the launch of the Eastern Partnership (EaP) two basic dilemmas inherent in the policy design remain unchanged: first, the six countries within the EaP framework (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine) differ significantly in their domestic political trajectories and, by extension, in their ideas about their relationship with the European Union.
May 2, 2019 - Gwendolyn Sasse
Towards a new European Ostpolitik
Instead of encouraging co-operation through the opening of potential windows for partnership, which was the guideline of the previous Ostpolitik, a new European Ostpolitik should take the concerns, direct neighbourhood and historic experiences of the more recently added EU member states seriously by developing and implementing a new strategy of partnership. The goal should not be about developing new dividing lines but establishing new platforms of communication.
Germany's international relations are already prioritising the development of a new European Ostpolitik well in advance of July 2020, when the country is slated to assume the presidency of the Council of the European Union for six months. European Ostpolitik will likely be translated into more concrete policies during the 18-month-long rotating trio presidency of the Council of the EU that includes successive terms led by Germany, Portugal, and Slovenia, respectively.
May 2, 2019 - Iris Kempe
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