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Marketing student Fredrick Mulli discusses leading Youth+Africa company
Fourth year marketing student, of the School of Management and Commerce, Fredrick Mulli Juma, is passionate about empowering the youth, aiming at ensuring the unemployment margin is reduced in the country and continent at large.
Borrowing from his academic journey at Strathmore, Fredrick together with a group of young friends aged 25-30, formed a company that trains and provides the necessary skills for startups and growing entrepreneurships, in an effort to boost young businesses.
How has your Strathmore experience been like?
My experience at Strathmore has been quite enjoyable, coming from Strathmore School for my highschool, I managed to adjust well into the university setup.
When did you Start Youth+Africa and why?
Youth + Africa begun in 2011 as an idea, it was not until 2015 when along with a group of 8 friends, we decided to get things going. We organized an entrepreneurship conference for young aspiring and established entrepreneurs within Nairobi County.
It began mainly to address youth unemployment problems we ourselves are facing. Research states that only 40% of graduating students get a job within the first year after they graduate, leaving a large 60% unaccommodated for, a big problem for us. We therefore started Youth + Africa with the aim of building the capacity of startups and SMEs to the extent where they have the ability to absorb much larger amounts of human capital, reducing unemployment.
The Journey of the company
The journey thus far has been very difficult, we have our highs and low moments.
Getting the right team in place was our biggest challenge; we had about four different evolutions of the teams we worked with, but we have finally settled. Another challenge was getting the support of partners and organizations we approached, it took us about four years before anyone wanted to be a part of what we had in mind. It was still an idea, a concept on paper, we had not done anything more. We had to plan something to get visibility, so we worked on our first conference last year.
The training was great, we worked with 47 entrepreneurs. Over the three days of training, the team got mentorship from about 13 different coaches and executives. Since then, we managed to learn and grow allowing us to train a total of 139 young people in Nairobi and Kiambu Counties, building the momentum slowly while ensuring we get better as we progress.
Which corporates partnered with you?
The corporates we worked with included; Nairobi City Council, Resolution Insurance, Airtel Kenya, Nestle EA region office, the British Council, and ABTEI (Adebisi Babatunde Thomas Entrepreneurship Institute – aided by Strathmore Business School)
What is your role at Youth+Africa?
I work as the team lead, making sure that everyone's job is easier. I support all of our three departments; Conferences, Programs and Marketing.
How has Strathmore aided your participation at Youth+Africa?
Strathmore has been of tremendous help with this company. Since 1st year, the university emphasized on the importance of independence and the ability to work with other people. This gave me a level of discipline that helped me in making decisions as an individual and for the company.
The lecturers and my mentors also aided my steps by giving me feedback and guiding me on what to do and what not to do. The mentors outside the classroom added value to what we are doing, ultimately providing value to our clients.
What motivates you to keep going at the company, especially when things are difficult?
As a team we are motivated by the potential to change one world, or one person's world, giving a domino effect of changing the world at large. Training the number of people we have has been challenging but we get our satisfaction when a trainee thanks us for the lessons learnt, that improved their businesses. There is an unquantifiable benefit we get from playing our role, a sense of responsibility we have to ensure youth are catered for.
Where do you see your company in the near future?
We see ourselves as an impactful resource that grows the whole continent. African economies are struggling, so we hope we can be able to have a presence across the continent, addressing youth unemployment.
Who do you look up to?
One of my biggest role models is my mother. It takes a lot of courage to let your child take evening classes and run a startup business during the day. She has also allowed us to rent a room in her home that gives us an opportunity to work from an office. Her faith in us has propelled us to be confident in what we do. She gives us advice, criticizes us, and guides us on what to do. As much as she may be obliged to support me because I'm her child, she has gone above and beyond to assist me and I am grateful.
I am also grateful for the support I get from the faculty at Strathmore. Ms. Dorcas Otieno and Ms. Thritty Engineer taught me marketing and have been instrumental in guiding this project. Dr. Monica Kerrets Makau, a faculty of the graduate school, and Mrs. Elishiba Msengeti Poriot guided me and gave me feedback and advice on where to go. They have contributed to some of our programs, given us references that can attend our events etc. they propelled us in building the company into where we are today.
A lot of the times you think the relationship a student has with the university is to come to school and go home, but Strathmore has been instrumental in providing more than just education. I am truly grateful for Strathmore.


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Steve Johnson (born Steven Marcus Jacobs; February 7, 1960) is an American special effects artist whose career has spanned more than thirty years. His work has appeared in over 200 films, countless television shows, theme parks, commercials, and music videos. Some of his best-known creations include Slimer for Ghostbusters (1984), the alien seductress Sil for Species (1995), Robin Williams's robotics for Bicentennial Man (1999), and Doctor Octopus's arms for Spider-Man 2 (2004).

Early life
Johnson was born in Houston, Texas. As a child, Johnson watched Universal monster films and the Hammer films. These productions inspired him to become a special effects artist. Johnson's biggest influences are Jack Pierce, Dick Smith and Rick Baker. While he was still attending high school, Johnson met one of his idols, Rick Baker, and showed him his portfolio. Baker acknowledged Johnson's problem-solving talent and later helped him get a job working with effects creator Rob Bottin.

Early career in film
Johnson's first job was with four-time Oscar-winner Greg Cannom on The Galactic Connection, though the film was not released. He then worked on The Howling (1981) and two other films with Rob Bottin, after which Rick Baker hired Johnson as a member of the special makeup effects crew for the John Landis blockbuster, An American Werewolf in London (1981). In 1982, Johnson worked on Ivan Reitman's new project, Ghostbusters, where he created "Slimer", which he based on John Belushi and the "librarian ghost". In 1982, he and visual effects artist Randall William Cook were brought in by Richard Edlund to create and run the special makeup effects studio at Boss Films, where they created characters for films like Poltergeist II (1986), Fright Night (1985), and Big Trouble in Little China (1986).

XFX and Edge FX
Johnson started his own effects company in 1986 called "Steve Johnson's XFX." It was later renamed Edge FX. In 1989 Johnson worked on The Abyss, directed by James Cameron, which became one of the biggest blockbusters of the year. He created the "alien" creatures for the film's climax.

For the 1995 film Species, the filmmakers wished to create a half-human, half-alien character named Sil that was unlike any that had been seen on screen before. They brought in artist H.R. Giger to create the creature on paper, Richard Edlund for motion-capture visual effects (an art form that was still in early stages), and Johnson to design and create animatronics for the scenes that required Sil to be physical rather than digital. Sil's alien form had to have both a full-body animatronic version with replaceable arms, heads and torsos, as well as a rubber body suit that could be worn by actress Natasha Henstridge.

During the XFX and Edge FX years, Johnson also worked on two Stephen King mini-series: The Stand (1994) and The Shining (1997), for which he won Emmy Awards. In addition, his company did four seasons of the TV show Outer Limits, three seasons of Stargate SG-1, and ultimately opened a studio in Vancouver called Pacific Effects Group. He also created earth-shattering illusions for several seasons of magician Criss Angel's A&E television show, Mindfreak. In 2003, Johnson wrote, produced, and directed a short called Everloving, which played as part of the Brooklyn Film Festival.

Rubberhead
In 2017 Johnson published the first volume in his five volume series "Rubberhead," which chronicles his career in special effects. Volume 1 was critically acclaimed and features hundreds of photographs from Johnson's thirty plus year career. Volume 1 also features a foreword by acclaimed filmmaker John Landis. On April 2, 2018, the Kickstarter for Rubberhead Volume II went live. As of December, 2022, campaign rewards including hardcover and softcover editions of the book still had not been distributed to the over 500 pledgers on Kickstarter, who paid over $70,000 to Johnson; nor to purchasers who preordered the book through Johnson's webstore, although a retail edition had been available for well over a year.

Innovations
For the film Innocent Blood (1992), Johnson innovated contact lenses that could glow and change color on command without digital after-effects. They were scleral lenses coated with silicone glass and Scotchlite, so that when lights, such as those from a color wheel were projected on them, the colors would bounce back toward the camera.

For Lord of Illusions (1995), horror master Clive Barker required Johnson to create an organic-looking creature with skin that could pulse, move, and morph without the use of stop motion photography or other techniques such as mold-casting that were industry standards at the time. Thus Johnson innovated a monster-making technique with Bill Bryan that employed plastic bags, old yogurt containers, colored methyl cellulose "slime", and used gravity and liquid as a propellant. This technique is one that he modified time and again, such as for making slimy tentacles out of plastic and goop for the embryonic pods in Species (1995).

Personal life
Johnson was married to actress Linnea Quigley from 1990 to 1992, and to Constance Zimmer from 1999 to 2001. During Johnson's eight-year hiatus from the film industry, he spent a year living in the remote jungles of Costa Rica, as well as living in Austin, Louisiana, and the Smoky Mountains. During this time he wrote three books, and his effects were profiled in several other publications. Johnson's career in effects has been featured in books written by Anthony Timpone, Thomas Morawetz, and Rama Venkatasawmy. Johnson is also an instructor at the Stan Winston School of Character Arts. On May 1, 2015, the documentary, The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? directed by Jon Schnepp, about Tim Burton's canceled film Superman Lives was released. Johnson was featured in the documentary, as he was a principal special effects artist on the film working primarily on Superman's "light up" regeneration suit.
In 2016, promoted a special effects book and biography called Rubberhead: Sex, Drugs and Special FX on Kickstarter.com. The first of a planned 5 volumes.

Awards and nominations
 1992, nominated – 19th annual Saturn Awards for "Best Make-Up" for Highway to Hell (1991) by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films
 1993, co-nominated – 20th annual Saturn Awards for "Best Make-Up" for Freaked (1993) by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films
 1994, won (shared) – Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup" for The Stand (1994)
 1995, won (shared) – "Best Special Effects" for Species (1995) from Sitges - Catalan International Film Festival
 1995, won – Universe Reader's Choice Award for "Best Make-up in a Genre Motion Picture" for Species (1995) from Sci-Fi Universe Magazine
 1995, co-nominated – 22nd annual Saturn Awards for both "Best Make-Up" and for "Best Special Effects" for Species (1995) by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films
 1997, won (shared) – Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup" for The Shining (1997)
 2003, won – Fangoria Chainsaw Award for "Best Makeup/Creature FX" for Blade II (2002)
 2004, co-nominated – "Best Special Makeup Effects" by Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award for Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat (2003)

Partial filmography
Johnson has worked on the following films:

 The Fog (1980)
 Ghost Story (1981)
 Humanoids from the Deep (1980)
 Tanya's Island (1980)
 The Howling (1981)
 An American Werewolf in London (1981)
 Videodrome (1983)
 Ghostbusters (1984)
 Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
 Biohazard (1985)
 Fright Night (1985)
 Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf (1985)
 The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)
 Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
 Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
 Solarbabies (1986)
 Predator (1987) (uncredited special effects)
 Night of the Demons (1988)
 Dead Heat (1988)
 A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
 Howling IV: The Original Nightmare (1988)
 Leviathan (1989)
 Monsters (TV Series, 1989-1991)
 The Abyss (1989)
 Night Angel (1990)
 A Grande Arte (1991)
 Howling VI: The Freaks (1991)
 Suburban Commando (1991)
 The Knife (1991)
 The Rapture (1991)
 To Save a Child (TV movie) (1991)
 Highway to Hell (1992)
 Pet Sematary II (1992)
 Innocent Blood (1992)
 H.P. Lovecraft's: Necronomicon (1993)
 The Temp (1993)
 Return of the Living Dead III (1993)
 Freaked (1993)
 Brainscan (1994)
 Next Door (1994)
 Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1994)
 Stephen King's The Stand (TV Mini-Series) (1994) (Emmy Award received)
 Night of the Demons 2 (1994)
 Dead Man (1995)
 The Surgeon (1995)
 Species (1995)
 Lord of Illusions (1995)
 Here Come the Munsters (TV Movie, 1995)
 The Outer Limits (TV series, 1995)
 Visitors of the Night (1995)
 Eraser (1996)
 Fatal Frames (1996)
 The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
 Bad Moon (1996)
 Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996-1999)
 Amistad (1997)
 Anaconda (1997)
 Buddy (1997)
 L.A. Confidential (1997)
 Nightwatch (1997)
 Stephen King's The Shining (1997) (Emmy Award received)
 Stargate SG-1 (TV series) (1997-2007)
 First Wave (TV series) (1998-2001)
 Host (1998)
 Hulk (1998) (cancelled)
 Species II (1998)
 Sphere (1998)
 Superman Lives (1998) (cancelled)
 Wrongfully Accused (1998)
 Bicentennial Man (1999)
 Can of Worms (1999)
 Charmed (TV Series, 2 episodes, 1999)
 Election (film) (1999)
 Stephen King's Storm of the Century (1999)
 The General's Daughter (1999)
 Charlie's Angels (2000)
 Red Planet (2000)
 Along Came a Spider (2001)
 Arachnid (2001)
 Monkeybone (2001)
 Blade II (2002)
 Rose Red (miniseries) (2002)
 Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
 Dreamcatcher (2003)
 Everloving (2003)
 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
 The Rundown (2003)
 The Cat in the Hat (2003)
 X2 (2003)
 Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)
 Spider-Man 2 (2004)
 The Village (2004)
 Constantine (2005)
 Fantastic Four (2005)
 Jarhead (2005)
 War of the Worlds (2005)
 Stay (2005)
 Unearthed (2006)
 I Am Legend (2007) (makeup test)
 Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
 Fear Clinic (2014)
 The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? (2015) (interviewed)

References

External links

 Steve Johnson bio at Stan Winston School of Character Arts
 Everloving – short film/Moby music video by Steve Johnson

WARNING, December 2017: Apparently there are no works by this Steve Johnson in the Library of Congress (LC) catalog (that is, for LCCN below), where "Johnson, Steve, 1960–" and "Johnson, Steve, 1960 June 14–" are two others born 1960. This effects artist is "Johnson, Steve, 1961–" at WorldCat (below), but that is yet another person in LC catalog.

1960 births
Living people
People from Houston
Special effects people
Visual effects artists
American make-up artists
Primetime Emmy Award winners

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A Gentlemen's Club in Mumbai
Not just anybody can walk through the doors of the Willingdon Sports Club in Mumbai. In fact, membership here has been closed since 1985 making it one of India's most exclusive hangouts. This is more than a little ironic considering that Willingdon was founded in 1918 as the first club in the city for Europeans and Indians.
My particular invitation to Willingdon was a result of a friend of a friend, who told us to drop by for drinks and dinner one sultry Mumbai evening. I wasn't originally aware of the club's prestige and after running a quick search online was stunned. This colleague of my friend was nothing less than the son of one of Mumbai's bluest of blue bloods. Naturally, I was ecstatic. What an excellent story, I thought, a night at Willingdon exploring the lives of India's old money.
So imagine my disappointment when instead of finding myself in a room of intricately carved mahogany puffing away at a cigar while discussing India's most honored national pastime (oppressing the underclasses cricket), I was treated to a run of the mill English-style pub whose patrons were clad in jeans and t-shirts. Having spent the taxi ride over to Willingdon fretting about whether or not they would even let me in without a jacket, I now found myself overdressed. And to make matters worse, even the simplest of cocktails, the old fashion, seemed too much for the Willingdon to handle. OK, maybe my expectations were a tad high; this is India, after all, and you don't come here for cocktails.
Willingdon is the most exclusive club in Mumbai
After a few drinks (I switched to beer), my new old-money acquaintance suggested a change of venue. Ah ha, I thought, time to hit Mumbai's posh club scene. I bit tired territory for a blog, to be truthful, but it was better than nothing. Alas, it seemed that he had something else in mind entirely. He wanted to show us something unique, something Indian: exotic dancers. I turned to my female friend expecting an unqualified rejection of the idea, only to find her enthusiastic about the proposition. She was curious.
Now, I have only been to a strip club once in my life. It was during a bachelor's party in Las Vegas. I found the whole experience to be rather pointless. Yes, there are nude women, but there are also nude women all over the internet these days, and they don't cost you a $50 cover charge. Frankly, if I'm going to shell out that kind of money, I want to have a little stimulating banter to go along with it. But, hey, at least in India I can pretend it's a cultural experience, right?
The first club that we hit didn't let us in, at least not with a woman in our party. I guess while Willingdon has come kicking and screaming into the modern era (women were allowed full membership in 2007) some places remain exclusively for males in Mumbai. We decided to try our luck at another club just down the street. After a bit of haggling, the doorman let us through.
We were led down a stairwell to a dance floor, the walls completely covered in mirrors. Comfortable mauve couches ringed the room with petite circular tables spaced neatly in front of them. We took a seat opposite the only two other patrons in the establishment as we listened to a young male singer, his hair slick with gel, belting out what I can only imagine was a classic Bollywood love song; the real show, apparently, had yet to begin.
Mumbai comes alive at night
After ordering a ridiculously overpriced Kingfisher beer, the first couple of girls trickled onto the dance floor. Some of them were dressed in traditional saris while others were wearing pants and long shirts. They stood around in the middle of the floor occasionally swaying to the obnoxious singing, but most of them seemed to be more consumed with their cell phones. Eventually, one of the girls walked over to the men across the room. They were older gentlemen in business suits, rather fat, one sporting a finely trimmed mustache. In front of them on their table was a stack of 20 rupee bills. It was a tall stack, maybe five hundred dollars' worth.
The slender girl, who was wearing western-style pants and a long sleeved shirt, began to dance, but one could hardly say it was sexy. Her movements were cautious, like she was listening to music in a park and was embarrassed of drawing anyone's attention.
The man with the mustache handed a small portion of his stack of rupees to a young club attendant in a well-tailored suit who proceeded to deftly skim the bills over the girl's head. His wrist action was incredible. Really, he could have been a dealer at any Vegas casino. Certainly, it was the most entertaining thing I had seen that night.
I watched as the rupees briefly swirled around the girl before falling to the floor. Once the money had been exhausted, she returned to the center of the dance floor, which was rapidly becoming crowded as more women joined us in this most unusual entertainment.
The whole procedure occurred three more times during the course of my beer and always with the same girl. Several of the other women on the floor would eye me occasionally, no doubt expecting that a foreigner would have deep pockets, but they soon lost interest when they realized our little group was not paying out. Unsurprisingly, after we had finished our drinks, we left.
"What the hell just happened?" I asked my female companion who was as stupefied as I was. And boy was I confused. I had seen laundry detergent commercials more arousing than that. So why did I feel so dirty? And why did I feel like these women were being exploited?
Sensuality has always been a part of art
As I pondered these questions over a game of Jingo (yes, India's super rich like Jingo too), my thoughts turned to the intrinsic link between sexuality and the arts. Puritans may try to deny it, but sensuality is beautiful, and what once may be considered pornographic can over time transform into a new form of artistic expression. This has happened with adult entertainment like cabaret and belly dancing, now widely accepted as preforming arts. Even pole dancing has become a popular classroom activity.
What set Mumbai's club apart is its total lack of artistic value. There was no beauty to admire, no sensuality to engage one's attention. It was simply a man pouring money (and he didn't even bother to do it himself) over a woman because he could.
It is often said that sex is about power. I disagree, but I do think that for some, power is the greatest aphrodisiac of all. By taking away sensuality, we are left with only raw power. What I saw in Mumbai was a man's naked exercise of power over a woman. She was not exploited in the conventional sense – there was no physical or verbal abuse – yet her treatment was morally repugnant, because at the heart of the matter, what I had witnessed wasn't about sex or gender, but rather the most base of human instincts: the desire to control others.
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You have hit bulls eye. In a country like India, where women are killed for merely choosing their own partner, a "gentlemen's club" like the one you visited, is in fact the other side of the same ugly coin.
In India, women's sexuality is never hers alone. It's either controlled by the family, or her husband, or by base commercial interests like the "dance bar" you visited.
That makes it all the more tragic — that female sexuality is exploited in a country where the majority of women are forced to remain virgins until marriage, and marry a man not of their choosing.
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The In My Place run
Watch old fans' footage of Chris's nightly jaunt into the crowd
The band started doing the "C-Stage" thing on the Viva tour, where they would all pop up and do a few songs from a tiny platform in amongst the furthest seats from the main stage. The seed of that idea, though, was this regular feature of In My Place from the X&Y tour. Chris would leave the stage each night, run through the crowd and sing the last chorus from wherever he ended up out in amongst the crowd.
I made this video back in 2006 by hunting around on YouTube for clips of In My Place from the tour. (Or rather, I wrote some code that made my computer do it for me.) Back then, shooting video on your phone was a novelty (and pretty low quality!). Now it seems almost like a required part of the concert-going experience.
There's an argument, of course, about "being in the moment", but I fear I'm probably not the best person to be lecturing folks on not looking at screens all the time…
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Money well spent
When the Sarin family moved from Wellington to Auckland, they were split over the merits of buying a do-up in St Marys Bay.
Anu and her 25-year-old son Udai loved the feel of the large, old villa, which had two levels of wrap-around verandas. Her husband Raman and 13-year-old son Sachin weren't so convinced.
Eventually, Anu and Udai talked the other two into buying the 558sqm home, pointing out that St Marys Bay is a great area, and that the property's adjoining section was a huge bonus.
But they all knew they would have to do something about the house's unusual layout. It had tiny bedrooms and a small kitchen, but four living areas and a huge dining room.
They did have second thoughts when their architect told them the cost of renovating the house.
"It was a lot more than we expected," says Raman. "But there was no going back; we decided to go for it but we had to be sensible with spending."
Renovations included creating three large bedrooms with walk-in wardrobes and a self-contained studio apartment downstairs for Udai. The living areas were opened up to create flow between the rooms.
"[The architect] disliked the original ornate leadlight window by the main stairwell," Raman says. "He told us it had to go. At the time I wasn't sure, but the new leadlight window is the showpiece of the house."
Taking their cue from that window for the decor, the couple chose warm pale gold tones and metallic silver to contrast with the dark timber flooring. The formal living room's gloomy burgundy colour was replaced with silver and pale gold wallpaper, a look that is repeated upstairs in the master bedroom, although in a slightly different pattern.
In the kitchen, the warmth of wood is contrasted with Corian surfaces and stainless steel appliances.
Working with a kitchen specialist helped ensure that as well as looking good, the space would function well.
A lighting designer was also employed to draw up a comprehensive plan for the remodelled home. Task-specific lighting was fitted in areas such as the kitchen and above the benchtops, and five striking chandeliers in different styles were installed to satisfy Raman and Anu's love of crystal and glass.
"What was expected to take three to four months took nine months, with finishing touches still ongoing," says Raman. "Our budget almost doubled from start to finish, but today we can say confidently it has been money well spent."
Ask the experts: Don't hesitate to employ an expert to help with design decisions. You'll save money by not making expensive mistakes and you'll achieve a superior result.
Research pays: Look at websites and magazine articles about interior designers to analyse the style and variety of their work before deciding who to employ.
Clear outline: When employing an interior designer, give as much detail as you can about what you like and the lifestyle you want. Ensure you are clear about your budget and what is important to your family.
Leanne Moore is the editor of Your Home & Garden. See the latest issue, on sale now, for more ideas for your place.
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Minecraft Breaks 12 World Records, According to Guinness Book of World Records
According to the recently released Guinness Book of World Records 2015: Gamer's Edition, an impressive 12 world records have been shattered by the brick-building, open-world game Minecraft.
A press release sent out by members of the Minecraft team detail the impressive list of broken records, which include the "most popular game beta" and the "best-selling indie game." The rest of the records, including the goofy "most Minecraft snow golems built in one minute" achievement, can be seen below.
Longest marathon on Minecraft: Austrian gamer Martin Fornleitner played strategy and open-world game Minecraft for a blockbusting 24 hr 10 min in Vienna, Austria on August 19-20, 2011. Martin played the game on a Sony Xperia Play handset, and his achievement also set the record for the Longest marathon on a strategy game.
Best-selling indie game: Although its console versions are published by the big studios, the original Minecraft, published by Mojang, is a true indie hit. As of August 7, 2014, the official site for the game listed total PC and Mac sales at 16,176,201, a number slightly greater than the entire population of Ecuador. Mojang remains an independent outfit with just 40 employees.
Largest indie game convention: Some 7,500 people attended MineCon 2013 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL on November 2-3, 2013. MineCon has been an annual fixture for die-hard Minecraft aficionados since its inception in 2010. The first event, more of an informal get-together, attracted around 50 fans.
First country modeled at full scale in a video game: In April 2014, the Danish Geodata Agency launched a 1:1-scale recreation of Denmark in Minecraft, featuring every building and feature of the 16,602 square mile country for players to explore. The project was designed to promote the agency as well as to teach urban planning and geography in schools. The number of blocks used is around 4 billion.
Largest real-world place created in Minecraft: Using its geographical data for the UK, the Ordnance Survey created a map of Britain and its islands in Minecraft. It uses 22 billion blocks to represent 86,500 square miles of mainland Great Britain's 88,745 square miles. Each block represents a ground area of 538 square feet.
Most concurrent players in one Minecraft world: Minecraft isn't designed to support hundreds of players in a world at once, so when the YouTube channel Yogscast (which specializes in Minecraft) squeezed together 2,622 players on August 1, 2011, it was hardly playable. But they were all together nonetheless.
Most popular game beta: More than 10 million gamers signed up to play Minecraft during its beta period, which ran between December 20, 2010 and November 18, 2011, the day of the game's official release on PC/Mac.
Most Minecraft snow golems built in one minute: Snow golems comprise two snow blocks stacked on top of one another with a single pumpkin or jack-o-lantern for a head. Using a specially created channel, gamer Nachtigall Vaz (Brazil) was able to create an army of 70 snow golems in 60 seconds on January 7, 2013.
Most viewed fan film based on a video game: The overall most popular fan film based on a video game of any genre is called "'Revenge' – A Minecraft Parody of Usher's DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love – Crafted Using Noteblocks". Based on Minecraft, the video was uploaded to YouTube by user "CaptainSparklez" in August 2011 and had been viewed 139,888,399 times as of August 7, 2014.
Most downloaded Minecraft project: The user-created project The Dropper, by "Bigre" (Belgium), had been downloaded 1,145,546 times as of August 7, 2014. In The Dropper, players must fall through a series of structures and shapes, aiming to reach the bottom without hitting an obstruction first.
Most-played Xbox Live game: As of May 2014, players of Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition had spent a total of 1.75 billion hours – or 199,772 years – playing the game, making it the most played title in the history of Xbox Live Arcade. According to Microsoft, Minecraft had sold 12.4 million copies as of April 2014, making it the best-selling XBLA game.
Longest journey in Minecraft: In March 2011, Kurt J. Mac (USA) began an epic journey to the edge of Minecraft's vast world – the fabled "Far Lands" – in "Survival" mode, recording his ravels on his YouTube channel "Far Lands or Bust!" He uses his annual checks of how far he's walked to raise money for charity. On March 6, 2014, three years into the trek, he discovered he'd walked 1,479,940 blocks (919,592 miles) from his original spawn. The "Far Lands" are about 7,800 miles from the original spawn point.
What do you think of this long and impressive list? Did you help Minecraft break any of these records?
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Humans are such a mercurial bunch. We have a need to be in perfect harmony in order to function properly. The problems of everyday life, chaos and stress can lead to an imbalanced life. This can lead to physical, emotional and mental issues. Hence, the need for meditation.
Meditation is defined as a means to reflect upon, or contemplate in a devotional way in order to achieve a religious or philosophical awareness. People from all over the world have used a form of it for centuries as a means to become centered and focused.
Furthermore, there is the benefit of being fully aware, and alive.
An old picture of me doing what I love. Hiking has been a form of meditation for me for many years.
Why am I focusing on it now?
I've been feeling a bit out of sync ever since my knee injury and I've found it difficult to regain my form. Early on in the year I was feeling good about my physical fitness, my sleeping habits and I was being mindful of what I was eating. Things quickly went downhill for me as a result of my injury.
I've always used running and hiking as forms of meditation to supplement my daily prayer and devotional. Physical activities have a way of keeping me grounded and focused. Consequently it also helps me sleep better, which then leads to better concentration in my prayer life.
Similarly, yoga has helped expand my meditation process while I've been in recovery mode. I won't get into much detail yet about the different forms of yoga meditation since I am still a newbie to the practice. But I can tell you that Yoga has helped to open up my eyes to more methods of reflection that I'm sure will supplement my own routine.
I look forward to learning much more through yoga in the coming months and I'm sure that I'll revisit this theme in future posts. Also be on the lookout for future posts on meditation methods coming soon!
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No Coast Jazz is an album by saxophonist John Handy III featuring tracks recorded in 1960 and originally released on the Roulette label.

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars and its review by Scott Yanow states, "The inside/outside music (advanced hard bop that sometimes hints at the avant-garde) still sounds quite fresh".

Track listing
All compositions by John Handy III
 "To Randy" - 6:16
 "Tales of Paradise" - 4:53
 "Boo's Ups and Downs" - 8:15
 "Hi Number" - 6:59
 "Pretty Side Avenue" - 5:29
 "No Coast" - 6:29

Personnel
John Handy III - alto saxophone
Don Friedman - piano
Bill Lee - bass
Lex Humphries - drums

References

1960 albums
Albums produced by Teddy Reig
John Handy albums
Roulette Records albums


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A Boulder County jury convicted Dynel Lane on all counts Tuesday — including attempted murder — in the vicious attack that left an expectant Longmont mother fighting for her life and claimed her unborn child.
After seven hours of deliberation over two days, the jury found Lane guilty of attempted first-degree murder, two counts each of first- and second-degree assault, and unlawful termination of a pregnancy.
Michelle Wilkins, the 27-year-old who lost her unborn daughter in the March 18 attack, hugged her father as the guilty verdict was read, bringing the weeklong trial to an end and closing a pivotal chapter in one of the most high-profile Boulder County criminal cases of recent years.
Lane showed little emotion as the verdict was delivered and was led away in handcuffs after court adjourned.
She was ordered held without bond pending completion of a pre-sentencing report. Sentencing is set for 2 p.m. April 29.
Boulder County District Attorney Stan Garnett said he anticipates the top end of Lane's prison sentence could be 110 to 120 years, depending on whether the sentences for the various charges will be consecutive or concurrent.
"Sentencing in Colorado is complicated, and exactly how it all plays out will be an issue that the lawyers will debate," Garnett said. "We will review all the information we have and talk to Michelle before we take a sentencing position."
When asked outside of the courthouse, Wilkins did not comment on what sort of sentence she would want for Lane.
"No, I do not hate Dynel," Wilkins said told reporters outside the Boulder County Justice Center. "I hope she finds the opportunity to reflect on what she did."
Wilkins said hearing the verdict read was a "triumph" for herself, justice and Aurora, which is the name she had given her unborn child.
She noted that recounting the attack during her emotional turn on the witness stand last week was the hardest part of the trial.
Wilkins, who now lives in Boulder, said she will be at the sentencing hearing, but does not anticipate getting many answers from Lane.
"I may never get a real answer from her or an explanation," Wilkins said. "I do have anger and frustration at the callousness of her act, and I want to express that, knowing that I may never get anything from her."
Wilkins said that she has forgiven Lane, saying it is a "part of who I am." But she said there is nothing that can prepare a person for what she has gone through.
"What has dominated my perspective consistently is disbelief," she said. "Words are not sufficient to describe it, though I may try. It had just never occurred to me that someone could be so cruel and value life so little."
Lane, 35, who had posted a Craigslist advertisement for baby clothes, welcomed Wilkins into her Longmont home on March 18 before attacking her and cutting Wilkins' unborn baby from the womb while leaving Wilkins dying on the floor, according to prosecutors.
Prosecutors alleged that Lane — after learning Wilkins was still alive — changed her story and told police Wilkins had attacked her, and that she cut out the baby to save its life, believing she had killed Wilkins in self-defense.
Lane's attorneys did not put any witnesses on in her defense during the trial, and told jurors that while Lane did attack Wilkins, it had not been pre-meditated.
After the verdict was read, Garnett asked that a psychological evaluation of Lane be conducted prior to sentencing, but a member of her defense team opposed the idea.
District Judge Maria Berkenkotter noted that lawyers on both sides can discuss the issue, but that if Lane does not want to participate, she can simply refuse, making that issue moot.


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CSIR is pioneer in supporting R&D activities in the country.
It started extramural research support to scientists working in universities and R&D institutions way back in 1943 with 'Research Schemes' vide Department of Commerce Resolution No. 148.Ind.(157)/41 dated 26thSeptember 1942.
CSIR has initiated various schemes over the years to benefit students to pursue their research interests in various areas of science & technology, the most noteworthy among these is CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test for JRF and Eligibility for Lectureship.
CSIR's role in S&T human resource development is noteworthy. Research Fellowships have been identified as one of the function of the Council vide Department of Commerce Resolution No. 148.Ind.(157)/41 dated 26thSeptember 1942. Presently, CSIR has been supporting a large number of research fellows/associates for pursuing their doctoral and postdoctoral research in universities and R&D institutions across the country.
CSIR's 'Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) Prize for Science and Technology', instituted in 1957 is the most coveted and revered prize in science and technology in the country. Over the years, SSB Prize recipients have been recognised with fellowship of national and international academies/societies, etc.


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Edible cookie dough dip for one (small batch style!). Maybe two. No, definitely just one serving here.
I'm not proud of my snacking behavior this week.
My New Year's resolution was to stop skipping breakfast, and unless you count milky tea, I have definitely broken my resolution. There was the morning I had 3 dates for breakfast (dates, as in the dried fruit, not awkward meet-ups). The next morning, one slice of melting sweet potatoes. And I'm afraid I sunk as low as leftover cold tater tots yesterday morning.
And as the saying goes, if you skip breakfast, your eating habits quickly decline for the rest of the day as well. And while I should probably be more concerned, I just can't because this delicious, creamy edible cookie dough dip is the result of some wayward sliding eating habits.
And it is so very good and worth all the things.
It is edible cookie dough for one. It's a small batch of eggless cookie dough meant for dipping and eating raw. It's heaven-sent.
I had a cookie dough craving, and I solved it without eating a ton of cookie dough. And for that, I should get a medal, don't you think?
This recipe makes one small heaped ramekin of edible cookie dough dip for one. For those of us that cannot be trusted around cookie dough, small batch treats are a gift.
I need to know: what's your cookie dough behavior? When you make chocolate chip cookies, what ratio of dough actually makes it into the oven? I'm afraid I'm good for about one cookie's worth of dough on my spoon, raw. I lack the patience to wait for the warm cookies to come out of the oven. Plus, cold creamy cookie dough is pure comfort for me. If you don't like it, there's probably something wrong with you genetically, and you should definitely get that checked by a doctor.
This dip has all the lovely components of cookie dough, but a bit softer and more dip-able! You can dip pretzels for that sweet-salty thang, or you can dip vanilla wafers. I switch off–one pretzel, one cookie, and then suddenly, the whole ramekin is gone.
And yes, if you're a better person than me, you can easily double this recipe and share it with someone on the couch during a Netflix marathon.
I just don't have it in me to share edible cookie dough dip for one. Sorry.
A small batch of cookie dough dip.
In a small bowl, beat together with an electric mixer all ingredients (except the chocolate chips), until creamy and light.
Pile the creamy dip into a serving bowl, and serve with dippers.
This sounds like the perfect snack, or breakfast. I always eat the raw cookie dough. Quality control and all. I love that this recipe doesn't have flour in it. I am always a little leery about eating raw flour or feeding it to the kids. They will love this too, if it makes it to the table. I might have to double it or hide it on them. :-) Thanks for the recipe.
But this "small" serving is nearly 940 calories – not including the dippers!! This is terrible for a quick snack or breakfast! It's almost an entire day's worth of calories.
How do you get to that total?
Put the ingredients into MyFitnessPal – I said a recipe was 2 servings and it was 416 per serving. 416+416=932. This doesn't include pretzels or fruit.
Thanks for the heads-up. I was going to enter it into MFP…. think I will pass!!!
This isn't a healthy food blog – your comment is unnecessary. If you haven't even made it, there's no reason for you to comment! This recipe looks delicious and plenty of people splurge once in awhile on a yummy snack. Does Christina look unhealthy? Didn't think so. I plan on making this during the coming week and I'm sure it will be delicious!
Love that there's no flour! I was reading that raw flour has the potential for e. coli. Eeeeeek.
I will probably be making this tonight.
Oh my. I think I'm going to attempt to smuggle this into the movie theater tonight with me. Wish me luck!
Let's see. Handsome husband. Beautiful baby girl. A job I would kill for. Successful. Beautiful lady, inside and out. Cookie dough dip. Christina, I don't want to be a little like you. I want to be a lot like you.
You are so sweet, Julie :) Thank you.
Darnit Jeannie… Stop dipping into my cookie dough!!!
Raw cookie dough is just so addictive ???? This looks yummy and is a great alternative????
Wondering if you could sub the cream cheese out for something dairy free? Then these could fulfill all my dairy & egg free (allergy) dreams! Thanks!
Great question, Brooke! Have you tried tofu cream cheese? Or, you could use an extra 2 tablespoons of butter?
This is such a fun snack for those of us that have no self control!
Hi Christina, Was looking for something quick and delicious to make and came across this recipe in a search. Just made it! Yum! Made a double 'batch' and added some mini graham crackers I had on hand to 'mine'. Thank you so much! Very glad I found your awesome blog!
You were in Parade magazine! Congratulations! I enjoy your blog and just ordered the new book! Thank you for all of the wonderful recipes!
Oh my God YAY. I just found out I have a gluten allergy so this will satisfy my inability to eat actual chocolate chip cookies.
Now we need the vanilla wafer recipe.
Have never heard of a raw cookie dough medical emergency, like is it real? I can just keep eating cookie dough in peace, right? Made slutty brownies over the holidays; raw cookie dough + raw brownie batter = no self control. Like maybe, there's a big raw brownie batter issue in our house and we ate a scoop with ice cream. Good news? No food poisoning!
Cookie dough dip — YES PLEASE!!


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Medicines Control Agency launches clampdown on 'illegal' medicine sellers
in News — by Gambiana — June 19, 2021
The Gambia's Medical Control Agency (MCA) has launched a clampdown on "illegal medicines operators" in the country.
Officials from the agency supported by the Gambia Police Force carried out raids in the Greater Banjul Area.
"In the execution of its mandate, the MCA with the support of the Gambia Police Force has been conducting raids on medicines peddlers in streets, markets and at the Banjul Ferry crossing point, all of which are illegal," Markieu Janneh Kaira executive director of MCA said.
He said the agency's main mandate is to protect public health and it has from 2018 to date closed down and prosecuted over 100 illegal drugstores and private clinics.
"MCA is warning all the illegal business operators dealing with medicines and related products i.e. importers, manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and sellers including clinics and drug peddlers to immediately desist from the illegal practices or face the full strength of the law.
"The public is hereby advised to refrain from buying from these illegal sources and pharmaceutical businesses and to report such businesses or practices that may also be hiding in your neighborhood to the Medicines Control Agency," he added.
Reporting by Adama Makasuba


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150 years after India's mutiny against Britain

May 25, 2007 | Page 8

MAY 10 marked the 150th anniversary of the massive Indian revolt against British rule, a historic day for the anti-colonial struggle in South Asia and for rebellions against occupation everywhere. The Indian government is trying to hijack the celebration of the revolt in order to rewrite history, but we socialists have our own proud tradition of celebrating it.

In 1857, the revolt (often called "the Indian Mutiny") began with an Indian soldiers' mutiny from the Bengal Army at Meerut. Soon after, they--and the civilians who joined them--entered Delhi, declared the end of the British Raj, and placed on the throne an unwilling Bahadur Shah II, the nominal heir of the old Mughal Empire

Until April 1859, when the last guerrillas were crushed or driven away, the pattern of mutiny-rebellion was reproduced around the country, claiming the allegiance of more than 50 percent of the army, and the support of peasant masses and ruling elites across caste, religious and regional lines.

Despite the tremendous solidarity of the rebels, the revolt ultimately suffered from great weaknesses: the failure of soldiers in the Bombay and Madras armies to mutiny, the inferiority of arms, the lack of military leadership (most officers in the Indian army were British), the absence of a clear political agenda and the breakup of fragile cross-class and cross-communal alliances.

Nevertheless, the impact of the revolt was far-reaching, both in terms of British repression and Indian resistance.

On the one hand, it was after the revolt that the British government officially took over from the East India Company. All sorts of changes were accelerated, like the building of an India-wide railway system to facilitate the rapid deployment of troops.

On the other hand, despite the fact that many elites like the early Bengali nationalists among the intelligentsia saw the revolt as "backward," it remained--and has remained--as an example of collective heroism.

The revolt has many lessons for us today, including how we view the anti-imperialist violence of oppressed groups, like those resisting Israeli occupation in Palestine and U.S. occupation in Iraq.

The racist and jingoistic press in Britain justified every single act of brutality during the British counter-insurgency in light of the ferocious rebel offensives. Against this, a reporter named Karl Marx, the London correspondent for the New York Daily Tribune, showed what an internationalist defense of anti-imperialist struggle really means.

In an article called "The Indian Revolt" in September 1857, Marx argued: "However infamous the conduct of the sepoys, it is only the reflection, in a concentrated form, of England's own conduct in India...There is something in human history like retribution; and it is a rule of historical retribution that its instrument be forged not only by the offended, but by the offender himself."

In another article investigating how the British used torture as policy, Marx concludes: "We have here given but a brief and mildly-colored chapter from the real history of British rule in India. In view of such facts, dispassionate and thoughtful men may perhaps be led to ask whether a people are not justified in attempting to expel the foreign conquerors who have so abused their subjects.

"And if the English could do these things in cold blood, is it surprising that the insurgent Hindus should be guilty, in the fury of revolt and conflict, of the crimes and cruelties alleged them?"

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Takeover, targets, budget - Wayne Rooney on Derby County's transfer window
The January transfer window opens in less than three weeks' time
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Wayne Rooney says Derby County need to add to their striking options in the January transfer window.
The Rams are in the bottom three of the Championship and have scored the fewest goals in the division - only eight in 18 matches.
"We need more goals, I have said that to the players. We need to start rewarding the resilience we are showing in keeping clean sheets which will turn into three points," said Rooney ahead of Wednesday's home game against Swansea City.
"With January coming up, it is an obvious position we need to look at and try and get someone in. As for the lads who are in now, it is a challenge for them to try and score goals and start winning us football games," added the Rams' interim manager.
Here's what Rooney said about Derby's January transfer plans.
Q) How much planning have you been able to do personally when it comes to January?
WR: You can plan for things to happen. Those plans are in place, we have been looking at players, assessing who could come in but the big question for us now is can we bring these players in. We can have stuff in place, that is not a problem, I think once January comes we will be in a position where them players will be ready if the funds are there from the club.
Q) Are you looking at different plans?
WR: We are looking at everything, we are preparing for both scenarios, we have to be ready for whatever happens. We are doing that. Ideally it would be nice to have a bit of money to spend, if not we have to deal with it and make decisions on players, but bringing players in on loan and maybe that might mean players going out as well.
Aston Villa and England star Jack Grealish's gushing praise for striker linked with Derby County
Winger linked with Derby County opens up on his future ahead of January transfer window
Q) How can you utilise the numerous contacts you have in the game?
WR: Yes, myself, Shay (Given) and Liam (Rosenior) have all got ties with and contacts at other clubs but we have to do what is right for this football club and we can't just be looking at other clubs we have worked with in the past. We have to trust in our recruitment teams as well, and they obviously have to give us the right players who are available and we will have our opinions on players we think might be available to us.
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Derby County's striker transfer priority in January - could Aston Villa forward be on radar again?
Q) Is the forward area the one key area you are looking to bolster in January?
WR: I think there are other areas as well. We are sitting near the bottom of the table and there are areas we need to improve. Whether that is the players who are at the club who need to improve for them areas or players coming in. Either way we have to get better. The striker area we need to add to. Colin (Kazim-Richards) has come, and he's been great. If we can add one or two more in that position it would only benefit the team in the long run.
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Q) How frustrating is it for you at the moment given that fans are increasingly getting concerned about the time the proposed takeover is taking?
WR: It is something I need to try and stay patient with, as I said before about transfers I have to prepare for each game and get the players ready. In terms of the takeover, there is no update I can give you today. As I keep saying, I keep asking the question and when I get an answer I can let you know, but at the time being there is no update.
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Shop Explore
Life at Hamleys
Hamleys History
The wide-eyed children filling Hamleys today share something very special with our founder;
A love of toys
Let's travel back in time to meet him...
Growing up in Cornwall, England, William Hamley might have become a tin miner. Or a fisherman. But William had other ideas. He dreamed of opening the best toy shop in the world. In 1760, he did, cramming 'Noah's Ark' with every kind of toy, from rag dolls to tin soldiers.
Over the street-sellers' calls and horses' hooves ringing on the cobbles, you could just make out the delighted cries of children as they approached the window. By the time Queen Victoria came to the throne in 1837, Hamleys was already a London landmark. Families flocked to William's 'Joy Emporium'.
So successful was the shop that in 1881 a new branch opened in Regent Street. To cope with the public's growing appetite for playthings.
Hamleys added a further five floors of toys!
We can only imagine the spectacle, as toy theatres, puppets, pedal cars and miniature railway trains jostled for space in the largest toy shop in the world.
Hamleys faced hard times in the late 1920s, along with everybody else. In 1931, the picture looked bleak. The shop was forced to close and its fleet of horse-drawn delivery vans was stilled.
But this story has a happy ending. Walter Lines, the Chairman of the Tri-Ang company, bought Hamleys and worked hard to bring customers back. In 1938, his efforts were rewarded.
Queen Mary gave Hamleys the Royal Warrant!
Even being bombed five times during World War II did not stop Hamleys. Wearing tin hats, staff served at the shop entrance, rushing in to collect the toys then handing them over at the door.
The Festival of Britain in 1951 brought a Grand Doll's Salon as well as a vast model railway to amaze children - and their mothers and fathers. When she came to the throne, Queen Elizabeth II showed she still remembered the toys her grandmother had given her. She in turn gave Hamleys toys to her own children.
In 1955, her Majesty honoured Walter Lines with a second Royal Warrant as a 'Toys and Sports Merchant'. But it was the children's smiles that truly rewarded Walter Lines and his staff.
Arriving back in the present, we find Hamleys in its famous location at 188-196 Regent Street, London, England. Step over the threshold and you enter a world of joy and wonder. Over the squeaking, bleeping, whizzing and chiming of toys, you hear children laughing excitedly as they goggle at the sheer choice over seven floors of toys and games.
The toys may have changed, but if he were here today, we're sure William Hamley would recognise the same delighted faces as he guided you round the shop he dreamt of as a boy.
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US to commemorate 9/11 victims amid controversy over Trump inviting Taliban to Camp David
Americans prepare to remember the victims of 9/11 while controversy rages about President Donald Trump's canceled plans to meet with the Taliban.
US to commemorate 9/11 victims amid controversy over Trump inviting Taliban to Camp David Americans prepare to remember the victims of 9/11 while controversy rages about President Donald Trump's canceled plans to meet with the Taliban. Check out this story on sheboyganpress.com: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/09/10/9-11-tributes-donald-trump-failed-taliban-talks-bring-controversy/2270313001/
Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY Published 5:00 a.m. CT Sept. 10, 2019 | Updated 12:55 p.m. CT Sept. 11, 2019
The toll in human lives lost from the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, extends beyond the nearly 3,000 people killed as a direct result of the assault.
That reality will be acknowledged Wednesday as part of remembrance ceremonies on the 18th anniversary of the deadliest terrorist acts on American soil.
Tributes will be held, among other places, at the memorial plaza at the World Trade Center site in New York City, in the Washington area and near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on the field where United Flight 93 crashed after passengers and crew members foiled hijackers' plot to slam the plane into the U.S. Capitol.
The somber, nonpartisan commemorations have been touched by controversy this year after President Donald Trump announced he had planned to have secret meetings Sunday with leaders of the Taliban, the militant Afghan group that supported 9/11 leader Osama bin Laden.
Smoke pours from the World Trade Center after it was hit by two planes Sept. 11, 2001, in New York City. (Photo: Craig Allen, Getty Images)
Those talks, to be held at Camp David, were scrapped after the Taliban claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing Thursday in Kabul that killed 12 people, including an American serviceman.
The plans to invite a terrorist organization to the historic retreat, days before the Sept. 11 anniversary, drew swift condemnation, including from members of the Republican Party.
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Politics aside, this year's memorial in New York – where more than 2,600 people died after two hijacked jets smashed into the World Trade Center's twin towers – will feature the traditional reading of their names.
Events start at 8:40 a.m. EDT in a ceremony hosted by the 9/11 Memorial & Museum that can be watched on 911memorial.org/live – the function itself is open only to victims' relatives – and it will include moments of silence at the time of the four flight impacts and when each of the towers collapsed.
At sunset, around 7:12 p.m. local time, the yearly Tribute in Light will come on, and parallel beams will shoot into the sky to represent the fallen skyscrapers.
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A less shiny yet still meaningful homage has been added this year, when granite slabs were installed at the memorial plaza in recognition of the people killed or sickened by toxins from the World Trade Center wreckage.
In the 9/11 Memorial Glade, the stone pieces jut from the ground along a tree-lined pathway and, according to the signs, are dedicated "to those whose actions in our time of need led to injury, sickness, and death." Those include the first responders and others who provided aid after the plane crashes at all three sites.
Firefighters suffered respiratory ailments after working amid the clouds of dust and smoke at Ground Zero in 2001. (Photo: Stan Honda, Pool, AP)
The twin towers' collapse produced thick dust clouds, and fires burned for months in the rubble. Many rescue and recovery workers developed respiratory and digestive system ailments potentially linked to inhaled and swallowed dust. Some were diagnosed with other illnesses, including cancer.
Research continues into whether those illnesses are tied to 9/11 toxins. In a study in 2018, researchers found a higher incidence of deaths from brain cancer, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and certain other diseases among rescue and recovery workers, as well as an unusual number of suicides.
Joanna Reisman, whose firefighter husband died of brain cancer three years after searching through the WTC debris for remains, said the memorial addition should not detract from acknowledgment of the pain endured by the relatives of the initial victims.
"We just have to recognize that there were others, too,'' Reisman said.
Victims at the Pentagon
Like New York, the Washington area holds an event for families of 9/11 victims. The focus of the yearly remembrances hosted by the Pentagon Memorial are the 184 people who died when American Flight 77 smashed into the Pentagon building in Arlington County, Virginia, killing all on board and 125 people on the ground.
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The Pentagon Memorial itself, composed of 184 benches with the names of each of the victims inscribed, is free and usually open 24 hours a day. The one exception is Wednesday, when it will be closed to the public from 5 to 11 a.m. for a private ceremony. A 24-minute audio tour is available.
Other commemorative events around Washington include a moment of silence at 9:37 a.m. – the time when the plane struck – at Arlington National Cemetery and the 9/11 Promise Run, a multiday relay that starts at the Pentagon Memorial and is scheduled to end Wednesday at Ground Zero. This year, there's also a biking expedition to Shanksville.
Heroes in Pennsylvania
A few miles north of that tiny southwestern Pennsylvania town, organizers and supporters will hold a morning observance at the Flight 93 Memorial Plaza, part of a national park dedicated to the victims.
They are remembered as heroes – their bravery depicted in the 2006 TV movie "Flight 93" – for preventing the hijackers from accomplishing their goal.
After the names of the 40 passengers and crew members who died are read out loud and bells are rung in remembrance, a wreath will be laid at the Wall of Names.
Visitors are invited.
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The Statistics Of Jake Paul's Controversial Win Over Tyron Woodley ?
by jdmalik August 31, 2021 August 31, 2021 065
Jake Paul defeated Tyron Woodley by split decision, and here's what the statistics say about his boxing triumph.
Jake Paul is one of the nascent figures of the sport, as the YouTuber has started his career in professional boxing with a record of 4 wins without losing defeat. Increasingly tough opponents are the ones he's faced, like Tyron Woodley, this past weekend.
His opponents have gone from less to more, because first he faced another British YouTuber, later the former basketball player Nate Robinson and it is for his third fight in which he faced a real fighter, although not in boxing but in mixed martial arts.
Ben Askren would be his rival, and his performance left much to be desired, as he lost by knockout in the first round to Jake Paul. After the victory, it was Tyron Woodley who raised his hand to face the YouTuber, and he was not just any martial artist, he was a former UFC champion.
The fight was agreed to on August 29, 8 rounds of boxing are those that Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley had to face. The Youtuber trusted himself and predicted a knockout early in the fight, things were not as he wanted.
The fight between the YouTuber and Tyron Woodley
A bullied Jake Paul promised a knockout of Tyron Woodley, although he had never faced someone in his career with the striking technique like that of the former UFC fighter, so the fight took a different tack than Paul expected.
Jake Paul is not the most charismatic person in the world, as many of the fans wanted Tyron Woodley to knock him out and hit him at will, and although in the fight it was not like that, he did repeatedly connect in Jake Paul's face.
Although there were also some moments when Jake Paul managed to connect Woodley several times, it was Tyron who managed to make the YouTuber stagger. The fight lasted the agreed 8 rounds and ended with a victory for Paul by split decision.
Why did Jake Paul win?
The judges gave Jake Paul a controversial split decision win, and while most fans wanted a win from Woodley for the blows he landed on Paul, the statistics show otherwise, and the judges were right.
According to ShoStats, Jake Paul led the statistics at all times in the fight against Tyron Woodley. He connected more jabs and in a better percentage, as well as power shots and obviously in total shots, for which a victory for the YouTuber no longer seems so far-fetched.
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