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20 Hottest and Sexiest Girls in The World 2017
By Kimberley on September 5, 2017
Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes, and there were so many women that we wanted to add to this list. Picking just 20 beauties was hard work! With actresses, singers, models, entrepreneurs, and businesswomen from all over the world to make our choices from, you can understand why it was so difficult to narrow it down. Of course, we welcome your suggestions. We want to know who you feel belongs on this list. Shout out your suggestions in the comments below.
1 – Gigi Hadid
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Jelena Noura Hadid, better known as Gigi Hadid to you and me, is a model that is featured pretty much all over the world. Just last year (2016), the British Fashion Council named her as 'International Model of the Year', and it's not just in the modelling world that this starlet has made a name for herself. She has also branched out into music videos, featuring in boyfriend, Zayn Malik's, 2016 hit, "Pillowtalk". (Who wasn't obsessed with that song?) That's before we mention DNCE's 2015 hit, "Cake by the Ocean" and, in the same year, "How Deep is Your Love" by the fabulous Calvin Harris. Not bad for a girl who first started her career at just two years old, working with Baby Guess!
2 – Eugenie Bouchard
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Recently reported as "one of the hottest babes in tennis", Canadian tennis player Eugenie Bouchard hasn't done brilliantly well in recent matches, particularly as far as the US Open 2017 is concerned. Knocked out in the first round hasn't stopped her regularly updating her Instagram account with saucy snaps that also prove to be a knockout, however. With over 1.5 million followers, we think she's definitely earned her place on the 20 hottest and sexiest girls in the world 2017, don't you?
3 – Beyonce
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She's just had another baby and turned 36 years old, but that doesn't stop Beyonce from looking mighty fine, and mighty fierce too, for that matter. Breaking world records all over the place, her recent claims to super-stardom fame include one of the most liked pictures on Instagram. *That* pregnancy announcement has earned her 11.1 million likes (correct at the time of writing) and is now officially the most liked image on the social networking platform.
4 – Behati Prinsloo
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If you don't know who Behati Prinsloo is, take a peek. Not only is she one of the hottest and sexiest girls in the world 2017, she's also a Victoria's Secret Angel. In fact, while we're on the subject, the video of her finding out she was about to become an Angel became one of the most popular videos on the site at one point. A South African-Namibian model, her career actually started with Miu Miu and Prada, and it wasn't long after that she was picked up by the likes of Marc Jacobs and Mario Testino. She married Adam Levine, frontman of Maroon 5, in 2014 and they have since gone on to have a beautiful daughter with an even more beautiful name – Dusty Rose.
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Most of us will better know Australian-born actress, Margot Robbie, has Harley Quinn from the recent Suicide Squad movie. She's been in a few more roles, aside from the Joker's on/off, slightly deranged girlfriend, and in the last couple of years alone, you may have noticed her in The Legend of Tarzan, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, Focus, Z for Zachariah, and also The Wolf of Wall Street.
2018 promises to be a really good year for the beautiful star, with Peter Rabbit, Terminal, and Mary Queen of Scots being released. Perhaps 2018 is the year that she picks up an award to go alongside the 'Favourite Action Movie Actress' People's Choice Award, or the 'Best Female Newcomer' Empire Award?
6 – Rihanna
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She's one of the most talked about women in the world right now, with *that* relationship with Chris Brown behind her, and that on/off dalliance with Drake that keeps leavin' us all hanging. Of course, a girl is not made by her love life alone, and we should all remember that Rihanna is very much a shrewd businesswoman in her own right, often playing the paps like the Queen that she is.
The actress and singer-writers rebuttals to being called "fat" by internet trolls are just as witty as the music she brings together, and she has also been praised for her love of fashion and for being a fashion icon. With some of the most memorable outfits of the last decade behind her, we can understand why.
7 – Amber Heard
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Whatever opinion you had over that Amber Heard / Johnny Depp drama, one thing can't be denied. Amber is a beautiful woman, and she's also doing pretty well in Tinseltown. That's even more so the case when you consider she only made her movie debut in 2004, and that was in Friday Night Lights. It was a couple of years later that she bagged her own leading role, and that was in the 2006 movie, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane. After then appearing in The Rum Diary, Zombieland, The Informers and Drive Angry, it was safe to say that she had established herself as a serious actress in the world of Hollywood. Oh, and a beautiful one at that. For the record, the next couple of years are set to be really good ones for this actress, with Justice League, London Fields and Aquarium all coming out, and all starring her!
8 – Ariana Grande
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24 year old Ariana Grande has made serious headlines lately, especially with the Manchester Arena bombing. After organising the One Love Manchester concert to help raise money for those affected by the tragedies, it's also been reported that the fundraising has notched up a staggering $25 million. In fact, as much as she is beautiful, Ariana's charity work should definitely not be overlooked.
At just 10 years of age, she helped to set up Kids Who Care, a youth group in Florida, and has gone to become vegan, campaign for animal rights (particularly against Seaward in Florida after the documentary Blackfish was released). Oh, and then there's that MAC Cosmetics line she released, the work she does for the LGBTQ community, as well as those affected by Aids and HIV, and the rescue animals she cares for and fundraises for also … We love her, that's all we're saying.
9 – Anne Hathaway
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This British singer and actress is well known for playing the hilariously relatable role of Mia Thermopolis in The Princess Diaries. That was back in 2001, and she has racked up some serious hit movies in the years that followed. The Devil Wears Prada came in 2006, Valentine's Day in 2010, Alice in Wonderland in the same year, The Dark Knight Rises, Les Miserables, Interstellar … There have been far too many to list.
Alongside a budding movie career, Anne Hathaway has also done her fair bit for charity, much like many of the women on this list. She has recently been appointed a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, and supports the LGBTQ community, and has also worked with Nike Foundation, Step Up Women's Network, World Bank, and more.
10 – Kendall Jenner
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The Kardashian-Jenners are always in the news, and it's not always for the best of reasons. Kendall Jenner is no exception, especially with *that* Pepsi commercial. It certainly had the nation divided, that's for sure. A model mostly because of her social media following, in an era that Vogue has dubbed "the Instagirl era", she does seem to be pretty good at it and has even branched out into the role of photographer, as of 2016.
Of course, the family is always shrouded in controversy, and one of the latest ventures of Kendall Jenner – t-shirts emblazoned with the faces of musical greats – was met with scrutiny. It even saw the family being sued for copyright infringement. Ooops. Even her recent pairing with La Perla was met with anger after it seemed to collide with a previous Victoria's Secret arrangement which she then had to cancel.
11 – Priyanka Chopra
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We know that Priyanka Chopra is one of the hottest and sexiest girls in the world 2017 because the fact she won the Miss World pageant confirms it. Admittedly, that was back in 2000, but she has gone on to make quite the name for herself across a number of industries. As well as being a beauty queen winner, she's also a film producer and actress, a singer, and a philanthropist too. For the record, she's also one of the most popular and also highest-paid celebrities to come from India. Just last year (2016), Time magazine put her on the 100 most influential people in the world list.
12 – Scarlett Johansson
She's been compared to Marilyn Monroe a few times, and after you take a peek at the gorgeous Scarlett Johansson, you can understand why. It all started in 1994 when she appeared in a movie called North. Just two years later and she bagged a role in Manny & Lo, and it was just a couple of years following on from that when she found herself with big-deal roles in movies such as Girl with a Pearl Earring in 2003, Lost in Translation in the same year and Ghost World in 2011.
Oh, and as well as being stunningly beautiful, Scarlett Johansson is also filthy rich. She's the highest-grossing actress from North America of all time. Just last year (2016), she apparently earned $1.2 billion.
13 – Cheryl
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TV personality, singer and dancer, Cheryl, is formerly known as Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, Cheryl Cole, and also Cheryl Tweedy. Following a string of failed relationships (and marriages), she's resorted to a one-name basis, and we totally feel all of those vibes.
Of course, she's been quiet for a while. It wasn't long after the news broke that she was dating One Directioner, Liam Payne, that it was then announced she could be pregnant. Following months of public speculation, baby Bear was finally born. As well as that, she now holds the top spot (along with Jess Glynne), for the most number one singles from a British female artist. They both currently stand at 5 singles, in case you were wondering.
14 – Taylor Swift
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We're all singing "Look What You Made Me Do" right now, and let's face it, whether you love her or you hate her, Taylor Swift is a very pretty girl. A singer that once rose to fame because of her country vibes, she's now a very successful pop artist. Her latest single, from the "Reputation" album, has given her her first number one single in the UK, and her fifth number one in the US. It's catchy too, have you heard it?
15 – Nana Im-Jin-Ah
Some know her better as Nana, but Nana Im-Jin-Ah is a model, actress and singer from South Korea. Some know her from the main group, After School, or perhaps from the 'subgroup' that arose from this, Orange Caramel.
Paying just as much attention to her studies as she is her career, she graduated from high school and went on to become a fully licensed artist of makeup, and has not only appeared highly on several of the country's Most Beautiful-lists but has also walked several catwalks.
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She was once Justin Bieber's girlfriend, but Selena Gomez has a career all of her own and, to be fair, was pretty famous well before he came along. It all started when she was a kid starring in Barney & Friends, but it was the Wizards of Waverly Place that really shot her to fame. There were a number of kid-orientated TV shows during her childhood years, but she's grown up quick since then. As well as a budding musical career, Selena also took an executive producer's position on the very popular Netflix series, 13 Reasons Why. Focusing on mental health was important for the young star, particularly as she has had her own battles, and even took a brief hiatus from social media to help her cope with her personal demons.
17 – Pia Wurtzbach
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We have another beauty queen on her hands in the form of Pia Wurtzbach, an entertainer and model known in the Philippine industry, but who was actually born in Stuttgart, West Germany. 2015 was a great year for the beauty pageant queen, being crowned Miss Universe Philippines, and then Miss Universe. Her career started long before then, however, and at the age of 4, she was acting under a different name — Pia Romero.
A proud supporter of gender equality, Pia has publicly come out to say she has no intentions to have children or get married in the near future and also started working with the UN, becoming a Goodwill Ambassador for Asia and the Pacific.
18 – Emilia Clarke
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Emilia Clarke is currently filming Above Suspicion, a movie that will see her acting alongside Johnny Knoxville, Thora Birch and Jack Huston. She has the lead role in that movie, but that's not what she is better known for. In fact, many of her fans will better know her by the name of Daenerys Targaryen, a regular in the HBO series that took the entire world by storm, Game of Thrones. She's been nominated for a string of awards for her part in the series, including Screen Actors Guild Awards, Primetime Emmys, and even Critic's Choice Awards. She's won a few too.
There was the Scream Award for 'Breakout Performance – Female' in 2011, and even an SFX Award in 2013 too. Out of 27 received nominations, she's won 5, and we reckon that's not bad going, especially when you look at the huge amount of talent there is out there today in the movie and TV industry.
19 – Gal Gadot
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She's Wonder Woman so we feel she definitely deserves a spot on this list, and let's face it, she's beautiful too. She wanted both men and women to look up to the Wonder Woman character, and we think that the 32 year old Israeli-born model and actress has definitely managed this.
Many of you remember that Gal also had her part to play in The Fast and The Furious movies, as Gisele Yashar, and before all of her filming career began, she was Miss Israel. That's right, we have another beauty queen on our hands. Not just beautiful, Gal Gadot also quite literally took on the role of Wonder Woman, becoming a combat trainer in the Israel Defense Forces for two years.
20 – Lais Ribeiro
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Brazilian model, Lais Ribeiro, didn't actually take up modeling until just a year after she gave birth to her son. A friend told her to try to be a model, so she did. Clearly, it was great advice for the super babe, and it was just a couple of years before she was working with designers such as Dolce & Gabbana, Chanel, Versace and even Louis Vuitton. Oh, and that's before we bring up the Victoria's Secret affiliation too.
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Yes it is the time to change. After so many years they changed the time of presentation of the budget.
RSA as usual a timely and well thought out in line with changing times!!! Nice one mamu!!!
All valid points. Did you get a glimpse of the economy report by Aravind Subramanian? That report already covers half of the budget content. The report has a lot of details. I wonder if al channels paid any attention to it. Saw Prannoy Roy in a discussion on YouTube. He was all praise for the content.
TRS, I saw that program the other day. Prannoy mentioned that this was the best Economic Survey document he has seen in years! I just saw the highlights and AS's own tweets provide a summary all in well produced visuals! The National Anti National and Mahishasur discussions deflected channels attention from the Eco survey!
Thanks for reading and for the feedback Sridhar.
Thanks Somali for your feedback!
Anand, I like the subtle sarcasm and the fun element in your thoughts to present the infidelity of the bureaucratic system ,We service class people are the only source or "money bags" and will always have to pay through our nose in terms of taxes. Also in return we should not be expecting anything in return for the tax we pay and live as a victim of this parasitic bureaucracy. Can there be a democratic way of developing & presenting budgets?
Hi Abhijit, I agree. To be fair, this year the Govt had opened up for suggestions from the public on the budget. How much of it got into that bound document I am not sure!. Thanks for reading and for the comment.


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This is the Guide for entry in 2021 – the information for 2022 has not yet been published by the universities. Students who are seeking Early Entry for University in 2022 can expect the programs in the 2021 Guide to be similar to those offered for 2022.
The updated Early Entry Guide for 2022 will be released in March 2021.
We've completely updated the Guide in light of all the changes due to COVID-19
At Study Work Grow, we know that your ATAR is just one (relatively insignificant) part of the puzzle.
Only around 1 in 4 people get into uni based solely on their ATAR – everyone else uses a combination of other experience, external test results, interviews and references to get a spot.
Early Entry Programs take students based on all their skills, attributes and experiences – which means the university has more control over who is admitted to their programs, and in return you can get a place without needing to rely on your ATAR.
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Nebraska Recruiting: New Additions Provide a 'Shot in the Arm' for NU Recruiting
By Brandon Vogel
Recruiting never stops and it's easy to miss the top stories day-to-day. Hail Varsity recaps all things Nebraska recruiting news, analysis and more so you never miss a thing.
The play, at Nebraska this year or any school that has turned to staff changes to shake out of a string of subpar results on the field, is pretty transparent and definitely hopeful. Such a school is looking for a boost, a jolt, a jump-start, whatever term you want to use. The hope is some sort of change (in some cases, any change) results in the actual change needed (in most cases, more wins).
Scott Frost chose the term "shot in the arm" while talking about wide receivers coach Mickey Joseph and running backs coach Bryan Applewhite at Big Ten Media Days on Tuesday. He cited their behind-the-scenes results first, saying both have "done a great job managing their rooms, and the personalities in their rooms, making sure those rooms are disciplined."
While the season may be technically underway with the Huskers beginning fall camp Wednesday, this is still the summer. The behind-the-scenes gains are things nobody outside the program has been able to see yet. The more visible trajectory for Nebraska's new additions has been on the recruiting trail, particularly from Applewhite and Joseph.
"I also think we've gotten a shot in the arm from recruiting standpoint," Frost said. "Both those guys love it and are good at it. They've gotten us opportunities to get some quality players that we might not have gotten before. It's been exciting for me to watch that happen."
Joseph and Applewhite came to Lincoln from two states, Louisiana and Texas respectively, that were very good to the Huskers, particularly during the Tom Osborne years. We've already touched on the immediate impact Joseph has had in this space. Small sample size, but the short version is this: The average 247 rating for the 22 receivers Nebraska signed pre-Joseph was 0.8806; since his arrival, that average is 0.8930 across eight receivers, close to the 0.9000 threshold for 4-star status when you include the high school ratings of transfers at the position.
What about Applewhite? He has landed or helped land five players since arriving in mid-January. Applewhite signed 3-star (0.8837) running back Ajay Allen, a former TCU commit from Louisiana, in the 2022 class. He has yet to add a running back for 2023, but 247 Sports lists Applewhite as the primary recruiter for 4-star defensive lineman Riley Van Poppel (0.8996) and 3-star linebacker Dylan Rogers (0.8693), both from Texas. Applewhite was the secondary recruiter, with Joseph serving as the lead, on 4-star wide receiver Omarion Miller (0.9290) and 4-star edge rusher Ashley Williams (0.8996).
The average 247 Composite rating for one of Applewhite's additions so far is 0.8962 against a Frost-era average of 0.8796 prior to the new assistant's arrival. That may not seem like a huge difference—nothing does when you're dealing with four spots after the decimal point—but it's going from the low end of what the site defines as a "high 3-star" range to the high end. Do that over a long enough span, and it should be a difference people notice.
Frost already has.
Recruit Watch
>> Current wide receiver commit Jaidyn Doss is looking to raise funds for his high school football team.
https://t.co/ESOhcaMa9K Friends, Family and Fans please help my HS football team by buying a Fundraising Card. It will be shipped to you! Thank You!!
— Jaidyn Doss (@JaidynDoss) July 27, 2022
>> 4-star Florida defensive back Braeden Marshall already announced he had he Huskers in his top three, but now we've got a commitment date and time, too.
This Saturday July 30th! Party starts at 6. Commitment at 6:45. Focused on these 3 schools💯 Who Will It Be? For more details about party hit my dm https://t.co/j415GwBHWi
— Braeden Marshall (@MarshallBraeden) July 27, 2022
>>Jacob Padilla power ranks the nonconference schedule for men's basketball in his latest column.
>>Here's Drake Keeler from Fan Day on Tuesday. Want photos? Got those, too. Video as well.
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Brandon is the Managing Editor for Hail Varsity and has covered Nebraska athletics for the magazine and web since 2012, Hail Varsity's first season on the scene. His sports writing has also been featured by Fox Sports, The Guardian and CBS Sports.


Carol Dweck is a Stanford University psychologist and author of the book Mindset, which to be honest, I haven't read yet (but will get around to). I came across Carol Dweck's concept of the fixed vs growth mindset during one of my MBA classes on Decision Making. It was only discussed briefly on one slide, but the concept just stuck with me and like most effective pieces of advice, I haven't been able to shake it.
In a fixed mindset, people believe their basic qualities, like their intelligence or talent, are simply fixed traits. They spend their time documenting their intelligence or talent instead of developing them. They also believe that talent alone creates success—without effort.
As I've mentioned recently, I was lucky enough to be able to participate in a women's leadership and career resiliency program offered at work. When it came to discussing each woman's motivations, there was a common theme: the desire for challenge and continual learning. In other words, most of the women selected to participate in this program had a growth mindset.
I consider myself a positive person who embraces challenge, but I admit now that I am more attuned to this concept, I have caught myself out displaying elements of a fixed mindset. For example, I did tend to think of intelligence as something a person is largely born with. My approach to doing anything remotely related to maths is that I am inherently bad at maths and will therefore most likely fail. I've now tried to apply a growth mindset instead by reasoning that I will be able to master math through disciplined practice. After all, this MBA has thrown a fair bit of maths at me and I haven't done terribly. Why would I set myself up to fail already? If I adopt a growth mindset, the world is my oyster and anything is possible.
Optimists are more likely to view the world with a growth mindset, and people adopting a growth mindset are likely to be optimistic. A growth mindset encourages other behaviors necessary for success such as persistence, resilience, effort and curiosity. Whilst these behaviours are common knowledge in leadership and personal development theory, seeing them conceptualised based on one belief is both powerful and empowering.


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I earned an M.Phil and Ph.D. in computational and experimental cancer research as a Gates and Dr. Herchel Smith Scholar at the University of Cambridge, and a BA in biology from Williams College. I've published research that leverages both experimental and computational approaches to understand how we might stem the fatal spread of cancer around the body.
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Organizations are working hard at retaining employees. Employees are watching how their organization's leaders and managers work, and often make career decisions based on the hours the most senior people keep. Not a recipe for retaining employees.
Managers, the key to retaining employees is to communicate expectations. If you're available while you're on vacation, but don't expect your employees to do the same, set that expectation. If you send an email outside of regular business hours but don't expect employees to respond until the next business day, tell them so. They don't know. Many employees assume that if you email them at night, you expect a reply.
Instead of allowing employees to make assumptions about what managers do and don't expect, set clear expectations. Be overt and clear. Tell employees, "I work most evenings and weekends, but don't expect you to do so. And I work these hours because I enjoy it, not because I have to. If I email you outside of regular business hours, I am not expecting you to reply." Retaining good employees begins during the interview process, when initial expectations are first set.
Managers, if you expect employees to check and respond to emails outside of regular business hours and to be available while on vacation, tell them. If working long hours is a criteria for promotion, set that expectation preferably during the interview process. It's completely fine to expect long hours and for employees to be accessible outside of regular business hours. There is nothing wrong with either expectation. There is only a problem if employees don't know that's the expectation.
The need to ask questions and set expectations goes both ways. Don't wait to be told. Ask.
How do you feel about being contacted outside of regular business hours?
If I need to reach you over a weekend or in the evening, what method is best?
Would you prefer I text you so you don't have to check your email outside of business hours?
What time is too early and too late to call, text, and/or email?
Ask more. Assume less and make retaining employees easier.


Kassi Ashton talks newest release, old music, and what the radio game looks like.
Stella Parton has survived abuse, abusive relationships caused by alcohol, a kidnapping, and the music industry. Hence, the release of her 40th studio album Survivor on March 29th.
11 Time Fiddle Player of the Year winner and now the subject of Flamekeeper: The Michael Cleveland Story shares his thoughts on his documentary.
Natalie shares the behind the scenes of writing the music for the Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper film.
Elizabeth and Vanessa share the stories and perspectives of their latest record Radio Hymns. Enjoy a little ear candy of a piece of our conversation about love, death and "The Barber's Wife".
Cassadee breaks down her newest record, Stages and shares stories from the record that bring the songs to life.


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The History of Physics: A Very Short Introduction
Heilbron, J. L.
How does the physics we know today - a highly professionalised enterprise, inextricably linked to government and industry - link back to its origins as a liberal art in Ancient Greece? What is the path that leads from the old philosophy of nature and its concern with humankind's place in the universe to modern massive international projects that hunt down fundamental particles and industrial laboratories that manufacture marvels?This Very Short Introduction introduces us to Islamic astronomers and mathematicians calculating the size of the earth whilst their caliphs conquered much of it; to medieval scholar-theologians investigating light; to Galileo, Copernicus, Kepler, and Newton, measuring, and trying to explain, the universe. We visit the 'House of Wisdom' in 9th-century Baghdad; Europe's first universities; the courts of the Renaissance; the Scientific Revolution and the academies of the 18th century; andthe increasingly specialised world of 20th and 21st century science. Highlighting the shifting relationship between physics, philosophy, mathematics, and technology - and the implications for humankind's self-understanding - Heilbron explores the changing place and purpose of physics in the cultures andsocieties that have nurtured it over the centuries.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.


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Audit Shows PA Nursing Homes Understaffed, Problem Projected To Get Worse
An audit of Pennsylvania nursing homes warns that staffing levels at these facilities are insufficient and on track to get worse.
Pennsylvania Nursing Homes Get Bad Marks From National Group
By Associated Press • Jun 11, 2019
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Pennsylvania nursing homes have received a failing grade from a national advocacy group.
Families for Better Care issued its findings Monday. The group based its report card on eight measures collected by the federal government, including the number of problems found during government inspections, staffing levels and number of verified complaints.
Pennsylvania ranked 46th overall, down from 32nd in 2014, the year of the group's last report card.
Feds Respond To Toomey-Casey Nursing Home Report, Say Lack Of Funding Prevents Oversight
By Sarah Boden • Jun 6, 2019
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that it will post a monthly list of underperforming nursing homes. This comes after Pennsylvania's two US Senators released a report highlighting a lack of federal oversight of these facilities.
It's Been A Big Week For The Pittsburgh Water And Sewer Authority
By Megan Harris • Jul 21, 2017
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Officials announced Tuesday that PWSA is back in compliance with federal standards for lead levels in drinking water. The next day, City Council gave preliminary approval to a bill that would allow the authority to replace the private side of residential lead service lines when it replaces the public side.
UPMC Project Aims To Cut Down On Unnecessary Hospitalizations For Nursing Home Patients
By Mark Nootbaar • Oct 24, 2016
Restrictions on what Medicaid and Medicare will cover for nursing home patients can often lead to unnecessary hospitalizations – an estimated $8 billion in unnecessary hospitalizations each year, in fact.
Department Of Human Services Calls For More Affordable Housing In PA
By Marielle Segarra & Keystone Crossroads • May 25, 2016
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More than 53,000 people in Pennsylvania live in government-assisted nursing homes, hospitals or institutions. But in a new plan, the state Department of Human Services said it's hoping to move a lot of those people to apartments or homes.
PA Health Secretary Wants Nursing Home Regulations Reviewed
By Kevin Gavin • Aug 7, 2015
Pennsylvania's Secretary of Health wants to know if state regulations for nursing homes need to be tightened, while the commonwealth's senior U.S. senator wants to ensure the nationwide rating system of nursing homes is accurate.
Secretary of Health Karen Murphy announced the formation of a task force to determine what actions should be taken to improve the quality of nursing homes across the state.
"It will include a comprehensive review of regulatory requirements affecting nursing homes and making recommendations on revisions to the regulations," Murphy said.
Eye On The Inside: Do Cameras In Nursing Homes Protect Or Intrude?
By Halle Stockton | PublicSource • Mar 31, 2015
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As suddenly as he lost his ability to speak last fall, Stuart Sanderson's connection to the world outside his Philadelphia nursing-home room was severed because of anxiety over a simple webcam.
A Flood of Overtime for Nurses at County Nursing Homes
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A veteran nursing assistant, whose job would include bathing, feeding and dressing nursing-home residents, worked an average of 80 hours a week for nearly the entire year at the Allegheny County-owned Kane Regional Centers.
For a licensed practical nurse, giving medications and tending to the wounds of 30 or more residents would be common. Does that get trickier near the end of a 12- to 16-hour shift, a norm for many of the LPNs employed by Kane?
New Federal Regulations Affect Nursing Homes, Hospices
By Erika Beras • Aug 27, 2013
Long-term facilities such as skilled nursing homes or facilities for people with intellectual disabilities often work with hospices. In some cases it goes well. But in other cases, communication can go by the wayside, affecting quality of patient care.
New federal regulations from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid hope to smooth the transition between the facilities as well as give the patient more choice.
They went into effect on Monday.
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Sen. Smith Wants State Tax Dollars Better Used for Nursing Home Care
By Margaret J. Krauss • Mar 13, 2013
A study released today by Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare PA found that Pennsylvania nursing homes generated $511 million in net income for 2011, but one in three failed to fully spend state funds on direct resident care.
State Senators Matt Smith (D-Allegheny / Washington) and Sean Wiley (D-Erie) proposed three bills that would mandate minimum spending levels of state appropriations as well as require nursing homes to meet and report on staffing levels.


This is the third part of the Smart Grid article.
In the first part, we talked about the concepts that went into smart grids.
In the second part, we talked about requirements for an application that would demonstrate many of the concepts that went into a smart application.
Now let's talk a little about data.
However, before we can talk about data, we need to be aware of our project structure.
We're going to organize our project as a single Maven parent project, with various subprojects making up the artifacts that comprise our application. Therefore, we're going to use the directory of the parent project as "home," and our references to projects as part of the parent project will be relative to that home directory.
Well, that was simple, wasn't it? So let's dive in.
So what does our data object need? It tracks light levels, so obviously a light level is required; an identifier that indicates the source would be appropriate, as well as a geolocation that indicates where that source resides. We don't need to track data over time, but a timestamp that indicates the "liveness" of the data would be nice.
In fact, as we go along, we might be changing our data object a lot, for various reasons. That's okay. That's part of why we're documenting the implementation as we go along: to capture the reasons and mechanisms we use to create the application.
Looks a little like Scala, doesn't it? That's okay. It's good, actually, but we're going to be using Java, instead; we're going to eventually translate this to standard Java (speeding up our simplicity and compile times by quite a bit along the way.) We're just using something Scala-like to do our modeling.
One other thing that stands out that may or may not be obvious: what is the "light level?" How is it represented? What's the scale?
Is a lightLevel of "1.0" the maximum light level? ("Full bright?") Is it an integer, or an RGB color?
Well, a light sensor is based on a photoresistor, which allows more electricity through its circuit as the light level increases. That indicates that it's not a composite reading at its base, and could represent a percentage – "the amount of current allowed through is 75%," for example.
The chances of an API providing that kind of reading? Very low, as it turns out – and the Sensor object that Android provides gives us a bit of a guide.
android.hardware.Sensor provides a method to get the maximum range for a given sensor, called (oddly enough) getMaximumRange().
So the sensor event will pass back a floating point number (as that's the value type the SensorEvent contains, and that number will be between 0.0 and the value returned from getMaximumRange().
Add a value to our data object.
Wait, why the emphasis? Is that a big deal?
It could be, actually. One of the things that kills networked applications (grid applications) is data transfer, back and forth. Adding a data item needs to be considered very carefully.
At this point, adding one data item probably isn't an issue. Our standard packet size is 1500 bytes, which gives us some wiggle room in terms of laying out our data.
If we actually start pushing that single packet size, we might want to encode the data somehow (whether with a data structure a la protocol buffers or by simply compressing the data).
We could also change how the data is exchanged.
Putting the maximum range into the data point itself works when our data is very simple – but it's also a constant for a given data provider.
We have the option of using a sort of "registration process," where a device notifies the application before it sends sensor data. That registration could be as simple as saying "device XYZ has a maximum range of A," and then the application could use that to gauge the light sensor data.
A registration also might give the application a chance to validate the data origin. Perhaps you only want data from a given subset of providers, for example.
Hmm. For this application, probably not; it's conceivable that we might add more data elements, but not likely, and even if we did, we wouldn't be pushing the packet size limit.
Let's opt for simplicity in this revision, and perhaps in a future branch we'll demonstrate the registration mechanism for the sake of completeness.
You'll notice a few oddities in this class description.
For one thing, I'm using object references instead of primitives: Double over double, for example.
The simplest explanation is "that's the way I've done it," but there is a reason: query by example.
If you use query-by-example, you need a logical wildcard value. Most such systems use null as a wildcard (although many can specify other values as wildcard values).
Another change is the use of an integral for the levels, instead of a floating point. This one's harder to defend, and may change – but it just so happens that in testing the light levels are integral in nature. That doesn't mean every device will respond the same way, and therefore this might change in the future.
The code for DataPoint as it exists is on github; feel free to take a look. We're going to hop over to our actual data broker soon.


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The purpose of this paper is to analyse the challenges involved in bringing gender analysis together with the analysis of social-ecological resilience and in doing so to provide ways forward that will enable a more meaningful account of gendered social relations in relation to resilience. The co-authors comprise researchers working in the field of gender as well as those working in the field of resilience reflecting our aim to promote constructive collaboration between the fields. The paper is based primarily upon a review of literature which focused closely on studies attending to both gender and fisheries, but which also included other gender studies concerned with other ecological systems, natural resource management, adaptation and climate change where they appeared pertinent. The authors also draw on their experience of working together to build capacity in gender research within World Fish and the Aquatic Agricultural Systems Research program of the CGIAR since 2013.


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The Veliki were a nomadic South Slav tribe first mentioned by the Byzantine historian Procopiusas as the tall and hardy people who emerged (along with the Antes and the Sclaveni) from the area of the Carpathian Mountains, the lower Danube and the Black Sea in the 5th Century. By the 6th Century they became a sedentary people after settling the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and Pannonian Basin, establishing an area which would become known as Velika and roughly comprises the borders of the modern Velikan state to this day. The word "Velika" means "big" or "great" in the Veliki language, which gives an idea of the early patriotic underpinning of the country.
The settling of such a fertile river basin accelerated the transition from a nomadic hunter society to a feudal farming-based society, and was roughly contiguous with the Christianization of the Veliki by the Byzantines. By the beginning of the 8th Century the Kingdom of Velika had been established as a Christian feudal-agricultural kingdom in the mold of other European states. This was the transition from tribal society to statehood.
By the 10th Century Old Church Slavonic was introduced to Velika, first as the language of the liturgy and gradually to non-liturgical purposes, eventually becoming the Velikan version of Old Slavonic, which itself would eventually develop into the Veliki language. By the 11th Century the Veliki Orthodox Church became independent from Constantinople, greatly strengthening the Velikan state and the monarchy.
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By the beginning of the 20th Century Velika was slowly struggling with the enormous social changes of the Industrial Revolution. The vast majority of the population lived on the brink of famine in the countryside and worked on land they did not own. Working conditions in the cities were low and unrest soon gathered pace. In the capital Ostromir armed steel workers led by the Communist Party seized power and forced the King to abdicate and flee the country, a socialist state called the "People's Republic of Velika" was formed that year. The new government nationalized the banks and industry, and began redistribution of the land and collectivization of agriculture.
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iPhone 12's battery sizes just revealed — and it's bad news
By Tom Pritchard published 19 October 20
Sorry Apple fans, the iPhone 12's battery really is smaller than the iPhone 11
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There's been speculation about the size of the iPhone 12's battery for months, but now we're finally starting to get some answers. And it doesn't look like good news.
Evidently, the iPhone 12 really has a smaller battery than the iPhone 11, even though Apple rates the phones for similar usage times. And the iPhone 12 mini's battery is one of the smallest we've seen in a while.
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This new information comes from filings to ANATEL, Brazil's equivalent of the FCC, (via Technoblog). The iPhone 12's battery has a listed capacity of 2,815 mAh, compared to 3,110 mAh found in the standard iPhone 11.
It's also confirmed that the iPhone 12 mini has an even smaller 2,227 mAh battery, which makes sense given that this 5.4-inch phone has a more compact design than the 6.1-inch iPhone 12.
According to Apple's own tech specs for the iPhone 12, it's rated for 17 hours of video playback, 11 hours of streamed video playback and up to 65 hours of audio playback. The iPhone 11 has similar numbers, but the iPhone 12 is actually rated for one more hour of streamed video playback.
The iPhone 12 mini is rated for just 15 hours of video playback, 10 hours of streamed video and 50 hours of audio.
We run our own battery test, which involves continuous web surfing over cellular at 150 nits of brightness until the battery dies. The iPhone 11 clocked 11 hours and 16 minutes over 4G, landing the device on our best phone battery life list. However, 5G tends to use more power, so we'll have to see how long the iPhone 12 lasts.
Due to its 5nm manufacturing process, the A14 Bionic chipset in all four models of iPhone 12 promises greater efficiency over the A13 Bionic in the iPhone 11 handsets. So this chip should go a long way towards keeping the iPhone 12 and iPhone mini from running out of juice too quickly.
The iPhone 12 series also features Smart Data Mode, which can automatically switch from 5G to 4G in certain scenarios. For example, if you're streaming music with the screen off, the iPhone 12 will drop back to 4G.
Overall, the battery sizes of the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini are disappointing, but hopefully their endurance in our testing and in the real-world will surpass our expectations.
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Local authorities pay tribute to service people ahead of Armed Forces Day
By Orlando Jenkinson Lando_j Reporter - Kingston, Elmbridge & Epsom
Authorities in Kingston and Epsom and Ewell boroughs acknowledged Armed Forces Day with special services Monday (June 24).
In both boroughs, proceedings centred around a "Fly the Flag" ceremony that witnessed borough authorities join representatives of Britain's armed forces to raise their flag for the final week in June.
In Kingston, Mayor Margaret Thompson was joined by clergy and armed forces representatives to raise the armed forces flag outside Guildhall.
"We're very proud to have the flag flying ahead of #ArmedForcesDay and give huge thanks to all who have served our country," Cllr Thompson said via Twitter.
Armed Forces Day itself takes place on the final Saturday of June each year, with this year's edition falling on Saturday, June 29.
The event was conceived as a way for the wider British community to pay tribute to service women and men from the country's armed forces by holding public events in boroughs up and down the country.
Ahead of the day itself, Fly The Flag ceremonies such as those in Kingston and Epsom are held by local authorities across the UK.
As in Kingston, Epsom and Ewell Borough Council (EEBC) were determined to mark the occasion.
A spokesperson for EEBC said that Mayor John Beckett was joined by councillors, plus representatives from the 135 Geographic Squadron and the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment and the Royal British Legion for the Fly the Flag ceremony, which took place at Epsom's famous Market Square (pictured).
"Epsom and Ewell Borough Council raised the armed forces day flag in the week preceding national Armed Forces Day and it will fly for the week.
"In doing so, we joined 10 Downing Street, Government departments and other local authorities in showing our support for the servicemen and women of our armed forces, past and present," the spokesperson said.
For more information about Armed Forces Day, visit the website: https://www.armedforcesday.org.uk/
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Gary Whitecross paid us a visit at Paradise last week in his Whisper. This aircraft was assembled by Shadowlite a year ago and Gary has done 130hrs in the past year. Gary is one of those energetic types that does not let the grass grow under his feet - especially when it comes to flying!
He is also vice chairman of aeroclub and an active competition paraglider pilot (international nogal!). Most importantly he loves his Whisper and keeps the Whisper flag flying high in Joburg Thanks Gary!
Gary normally keeps his aircraft at Springs (Gauteng) where he is also a motorglider instructor.


Total weight gain: 11ish I think. I've been gaining around a pound a week this last little bit.
Maternity clothes? No, but like I said before, I should buy some. I have just been wearing dresses, leggings, sweats, etc. I have one pair of jeans that still fit ha!
Food cravings: I really wanted the spicy chicken sandwich with jalapeños from Burger King, but apparently the BK here doesn't sell it anymore. And yes, I was unnaturally upset ha!
Movement: Yes! His favorite time to move is all night long. I'm positive he will come out with his days and nights totally mixed up ha!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Most recently it was popcorn, but certain foods mostly. Hot baths or showers also trigger my nausea, which I have had with both of my previous pregnancies.
Happy or moody most of the time: Chanse has been gone a lot lately so I have been trying not to be moody to my kids. I'm not going to lie though, it is hard when you are on your own.
Exercise: Yes, I listen to my body each day and do what I feel I can.


It looks as if 4-year-old Chase Ryan Nebus-Hironimus is about to go under the knife. As a rabbi who has officiated at numerous circumcisions and as a father who, back in the day, held a scalpel to his own son's flesh, excising my newborn's foreskin in the name of the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, I want to ask Chase's father — why?
Why does Dennis Nebus insist on circumcising his son over the vehement objections of Chase's mother, Heather Hironimus? Why, after Hironimus fled with Chase, hiding her son from the scalpel in a domestic violence shelter, did Nebus continue pressing for circumcision, knowing full well that circumcision of a 4-year-old requires general anesthetic, a long, painful period of healing and a risk of medical complications? Is Chase's circumcision really worth all this pain and suffering?
When I officiate at a Jewish circumcision, known in Hebrew as a brit milah or bris, when I chant verses of ancient Hebrew accompanied by the squalls of a newly snipped member of the tribe (pun intended), I don't do so because the World Health Organization, in its ever oscillating wisdom, recommends circumcision to combat the transmission of HIV and other STDs.
When I took a scalpel to my own son's flesh, I didn't do so because, as Chase's father argued, circumcision was "just the normal thing to do." (And by the way, in the South, where Chase and family reside, the circumcision rate is lower than 60 percent — not exactly overwhelming evidence for "normalcy.") Granted, circumcision is the "normal thing to do" in the Jewish world.
But that's not why I cut my son. I'll be damned if I'd submit my son to surgery for the sake of normalcy.
No, when I encourage my congregants to circumcise their sons, I do so irrationally. I do so not because it makes sense, not because it's medically advised or socially required, but because I feel irrationally called by God, history and tribe to make the cut.
Part of the potency of religious and spiritual life is that it addresses not only the head, but also the heart. And as anyone knows who has, say, fallen in love, the heart does not operate according to the latest updates from the CDC.
The heart opens and sings in moments of vulnerability and surrender, such as the moment when, at a brit milah, a newborn is placed in the lap of his grandparent, the grandparent offering a softly hummed lullaby and a wine-soaked teething cloth to soothe the child who, at this same irrational moment, tastes the sweet wine and feels the searing sting, the sting of knife, of tribe, of family, of a life that, many times over, won't make sense and, as tradition continually reminds us, doesn't have to.
Jews, too, debate the pros and cons of circumcision. A few nights ago, my wife and I hosted an old friend for dinner, a friend who had grown up in a Jewishly observant household but who now insists that, if he has a son, he will not have him circumcised.
Not only do I respect his choice, I understand it. The ritual is primal, bloody, and as one who has attended a good many circumcisions can attest, painful. Attendees at a brit milah sometimes faint. Mothers and fathers cry.
Circumcision was born from the ancient Near East's practice of child sacrifice. Judaism rescued our sons from this fate; yet, perhaps demanded by the irrational, passionate heart, Judaism preserved a token offering, a snippet of flesh and blood sacrifice. And such a sacrifice, such a painful, antiquated, irrational sacrifice, is bound to ruffle the feathers of a many modern-minded, scientifically devoted, scripturally suspicious individuals.
Being a modern-minded, scientifically devoted, scripturally suspicious individual myself, I understand why my friend doesn't want to circumcise his future son. His rational arguments make sense. Yet my heart calls me in a different direction, somewhere distant, someplace ancient, to a terrain dotted with blood and saturated with devotion.
When Chase's father insists on circumcising his son, he relies on debatable, ever-evolving research and specious social reasoning. When Dennis Nebus insists that his 4-year-old son is better off snipped, even when it will now require a full-scale surgical procedure, I want to reason with him. Isn't there another, less risky method for reducing his son's risk of STDs? Aren't there other, less traumatic methods for helping his son feel "healthy" and "normal" within mainstream American society?
For Jews, Muslims and other religiously devoted parents who seek a covenant with God and a connection with tribe, who aspire to moments of breathtaking devotion and irrational sacrifice, who believe that their son's destiny is not solely determined by the inherent rights of the individual, but equally by the spiritual demands of the collective, I say — pick up the scalpel. There is benefit to doing things that don't make sense, especially when these things connect us to something that is larger than ourselves (and when, unlike female circumcision, these practices do not pose health risks nor impair the ability to experience sexual stimulation).
For those, on the other hand, driven by secular concerns, who, like their religious counterparts, love their sons and want them to grow up healthy and happy — please, do the research. Consider all the alternatives. And, especially if you've got a terrified 4-year-old whose mother is willing to flee to a shelter rather than submit her son to circumcision, think before you snip.
Rabbi Benjamin Shalva is a freelance rabbi, author, yoga teacher, meditation facilitator, musician and spiritual guide living and working in the D.C. area. He is the author of Spiritual Cross-Training, which will be published by Grand Harbor Press in January 2016.


Since when have Americans been afraid of their own shadow? When did we start to institutionalize discrimination and hate again?
I have had a sinking feeling in my gut since Trump came down that escalator from his ivory tower to spew his hate and announce his run for president. I was sad and angry that people would fall for his hateful and divisive lies.
Now, 18 months later, I have a stone in my heart. First we were told to be afraid of all Muslims. Now we are told to be afraid of Catholics. Yes, brown Catholics and their babies! Separating young children from their families is evil. In fact, I saw a man named Enrique, a member of the group "border angels," which places water caches in the desert so that migrants don't die. He distilled it in a few words. I quote: "Trump is pure evil." I put in in a different way: Trump is rubbing raw sewage in the wounds of America.
While I was writing this, Trump has decided to sign an executive order stopping this separation because of public pressure. But the damage has already been done. There have been parents deported already without their children. Others who have been arrested have no idea where their children are. Unfortunately, many of these parents and children will most likely never be reunited. The "zero tolerance" policy is still in effect, which means all these parents will still be arrested (for a misdemeanor) and detained.
Since when have Americans been afraid of their own shadow? When did we start to institutionalize discrimination and hate again? When did the USA start setting up "concentration camps" without letting the media in to look at the conditions? When was the mainstream media called the "enemy of the people"? When was persistent lying and propaganda accepted as governing? When did longtime friends become enemies?
Does all this sound familiar? It should! This is how nationalism, authoritarianism and, dare I say, fascism started in the the1930s and resulted in WWII. And it is on the rise in the world today. The United States should not be enabling and cheerleading this. How about working with these Central American countries to help them stem violence and help their economies. How about spending a fraction of the $50 billion that Trump wants for his fantasy wall to build adequate facilities at the border to house migrants fleeing for their lives.
I want to leave you with just one statistic. There are almost 6 million Syrian refugees outside of Syria. The U.S. has accepted 11 in 2018.
I am so glad that Greene Township will be preserving the wonderful old Corker Hill farmhouse at Scotland. There is so much of history being destroyed that it is refreshing to see some history being saved.
A popular political slogan is "Make America Great Again." This slogan implies that "America" once was "Great" but no longer is. So is "America" less "great" than it once was, and what caused our decline in greatness?
Last February I was shopping at the Walmart in Shippensburg, looking to purchase a microwave. A young man in a blue vest approached me and asked if I required assistance. We discussed the pros and cons of each microwave and I made my selection. The young man proceeded to carry the microwave to the parking lot for me. It was cold and starting to snow and he was in short sleeves. I mentioned the weather conditions but he insisted on carrying the microwave to the car, once at the car he thanked me for being a valuable Walmart customer.
I consider that "great" service and the character of that young man extremely "great." Walmart after receiving a "great" $2.2 billion tax cut announced that it was paying the sales associates a not-so-great $11 per hour. The pay raise will cost the Walmart $400 million. What did Walmart do with the excess $1.8 billion? They bought their own stock. Did that $1.8 billion make "America great," or did it just make a few stockholders richer? The politicians who use the "Make America Great Again" slogan voted to give the corporations the tax break instead of reimbursing great Americans like that young man.
Americans are "great" but when you consider American corporations and their politicians, then "America" is not as "great" as it used to be.
I contend that Americans are "great," always have been, and always will be. What diminishes Americas greatness is the greed of the corporations and the politicians that they pay to give them tax breaks.


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JUSTICE LEAGUE: Zack Snyder Finally Reveals Original Plans, Including Time-Travel, Darkseid, And Major Deaths
Justice League director Zack Snyder has finally shed some light on what he had planned for the franchise and, well, it sounds batsh*t crazy - but also something it would have been fun to watch play out...
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When Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was released, the negative response to the movie created major waves at Warner Bros. and Justice League subsequently underwent a number of reshoots with Joss Whedon at the helm after Zack Snyder stepped down.
Over the weekend, Snyder took part in a Q&A and finally addressed what he originally had planned for the DC Extended Universe.
From that confusing "Knightmare" sequence, original plans for Superman, a scrapped post-credits scene, and a huge character death, Snyder clearly concocted some insane plans for the DC Extended Universe and it would be amazing to sit down and read the "Snyder Cut" screenplay (even if the time-travel elements sounds beyond confusing).
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The Original Version Of Justice League Wasn't Even Shot
For a good year and a half now, fans have been demanding that Warner Bros. "#ReleaseTheSnyderCut." Well, it doesn't sound as if that even exists because Snyder has revealed that the original version of the screenplay was never shot due to the response to Batman v Superman and Warner Bros.' concerns about moviegoers not embracing this darker take on the DCEU.
"The original Justice League that Chris [Terrio] and I wrote, we didn't even shoot," he confirmed. "The actual idea, the hard, hard idea, the scary idea, we never filmed because the studio was like 'That's crazy.'"
"When this movie came out, understand that Chris Terrio and I had finished the script to Justice League before Batman v Superman came out. Some people didn't like the movie. A vocal minority. So they said 'There's a lot of stuff we don't want you to do,' so we did a rewrite from that script." Snyder did, however, shed some light on what that would have entailed...
"Knightmare" Was Going To Be Explained
The "Knightmare" sequence in Batman v Superman was awesome, but it was also kind of baffling. It felt like a random addition and was never elaborated on, either in this movie or Justice League. "It's a long story," Snyder explains. "The truth is that, the Knightmare sequence in this movie was always my idea that all of that would eventually be explained."
Apparently, we would have then ended up in the "distant future, where Darkseid has taken over Earth...[and] a few members of the Justice League that had survived in that world...were fighting."
So, as most of expected, a future Justice League movie would indeed have taken place in the distant future with the heroes attempting to travel back in time and set things right. That sounds pretty similar to those rumours about Avengers: Endgame, though, right?
Superman Has Succumbed To The Anti-Life Equation
What led to "Knightmare" becoming a reality? Well, Darkseid had taken over the Earth and Superman had succumbed to the Anti-Life Equation, thereby explaining why he had turned evil in the flashforward sequence from Batman v Superman.
The Man of Steel's fall from grace would have led to Batman, the Flash, and a "broken" Cyborg attempting to send the Fastest Man Alive back in time to warn Bruce about what was to come, and that explains what the Caped Crusader saw in the Batcave when Barry Allen told him that "Lois is the key."
Snyder didn't elaborate on how all this would have worked beyond confirming that he and Terrio figured out a complicated time-travel formula, and while Warner Bros. was initially on board, "the details of how and why" the Justice League broke up made them nervous and had to be changed.
A Scrapped Post-Credits Scene
Snyder still hasn't seen Joss Whedon's version of Justice League, but he did comment on a scrapped post-credits scene which would have referenced the events of Batman v Superman and set the stage for what was going to come next.
"The Justice League teaser that wasn't in the movie, apparently, I guess, where Wonder Woman says, it's this line where Bruce says 'I was right here when Barry Allen came to me and he said Lois Lane is the key,' and she says 'She is, to Superman. Every heart has one.' And he goes, 'I think it's something more, something darker.'"
The director went on to say that the League had to prevent Lois' death because that would lead to Superman succumbing to the Anti-Life Equation. That explains why the Man of Steel blamed Bruce for her death, because it was going to be down to Batman to protect her and he would have taken her to the Batcave to do so.
The Death Of Lois Lane
Snyder didn't fully elaborate on how things would have played out (and it all sounds a little jumbled) but he confirmed that Darkseid was going to travel into the Batcave via Boom Tube, and he would have killed the intrepid Daily Planet reporter in order to break Superman and bring him to his side.
This is where time-travel once again comes into play, and things get even more confusing...
Time-Travel And A Battle In The Batcave
Finally, it's said that using the cosmic treadmill, the Flash would have been able to transport himself back in time to the same spot in space; this would mean the remaining League members would have had to choose carefully otherwise Barry Allen could have landed in the wrong location or even just the void of space.
Because Bruce remembered that visit from Barry, he allowed the half of Cyborg that remained to choose the window the Fastest Man Alive would be sent back to, which would help him to avoid arriving "too soon." The new window in time would have seen him show up in the Batcave moments before Darkseid so he could stop Lois' murder and help avoid Superman's turn to the dark side.
This all sounds tremendously convoluted, but also pretty damn awesome for the most part.
Steppenwolf Was Never Set To Appear In Justice League
As you may recall, there have been rumours that Steppenwolf was supposed to appear in Suicide Squad with Darkseid then taking on the lead role in Justice League as big bad. Snyder says he doesn't know anything about that, but confirmed that he worked with director David Ayer to add Batman and the Flash to that movie despite wanting to keep the two franchises as separate as possible.
What About The "Snyder Cut"?
Snyder clearly had some awesome and crazy ideas for Justice League (remember that Warner Bros. initially announced Justice League: Part One and Justice League: Part Two) and while a lot of scenes ended up on the cutting room floor due to those reshoots, it doesn't appear as if anything resembling what the filmmaker has described here was ever shot.
As a result, the only way we're going to see the "Snyder Cut" become a reality is if the director chooses to release the original screenplay, or if he puts it into graphic novel form for DC Comics.
While it's tricky to put much of what he's said into context, it's clear that he had some cool ideas and it's easy enough to see where he was going to take things, even if he didn't elaborate on how the story was going to wrap up. What do you guys think? As always, share your thoughts in the usual place.
Continue reading below for some previously
released "Snyder Cut" reveals from Kevin Smith!
According to Smith, crew members saw Jim Lee storyboards for all three movies. While the first instalment we ended up seeing (with Joss Whedon's reshoots) mostly played out how Snyder planned, the biggest change was that the ending would have featured an appearance from Darkseid as he stared down the team through the Boom Tube Steppenwolf escaped in.
In the sequel, however, things would have taken a cosmic turn for the iconic heroes...
Apparently, the League would have taken the fight to Apokolips in a movie which may have also featured New Genesis. It was in this movie that the Green Lantern Corps would have got involved and Smith claims that the scene with Alfred in the Justice League trailer where he says "Let's hope you're not too late..." was originally going to be with Green Lantern, not Superman.
Crew members even had green lights which they shined on Jeremy Irons but plans clearly changed and the Corps remained relegated to those flashback scenes.
Justice League 2 would have featured a dark ending along the lines of The Empire Strikes Back or Avengers: Infinity War as the team would have been defeated in space before Darkseid arrived on Earth and, in Smith's words, "levels it."
Needless to say, that would have made things difficult for the solo movies Warner Bros. had planned but it would have nicely led to that "Knightmare" vision Batman had becoming a reality and the Flash having to travel back in time.
As you might expect, Justice League 3 would have pitted the heroes against Darkseid for one final stand against the villain as they attempted to set things right. The director stops there but this adventure presumably would have featured time-travel and possibly even the evil Superman we saw kill Batman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. It's hard to say.
Either way, Smith says, "I really feel like hearing what we heard, we might have missed something." It's hard to disagree with that...


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Желтоголо́вая вьюрко́вая цвето́чница, или малая цветочница коа () — вымершая птица семейства вьюрковых, эндемик острова Гавайи.

Описание
Единственные пойманные экземпляры желтоголовой вьюрковой цветочницы входили в семейную группу, состоявшую из особей разных возрастов и полов, идеально подходившую для изучения. Самцы, по-видимому, были золотисто-жёлтого цвета с оливково-зелёными переливами на груди и брюхе. Самки были почти идентичны особям оранжевогрудой вьюрковой цветочницы, несмотря на то, что первые были немного темнее по цвету. Молодые особи имели несколько пёстрых пятен на брюхе, как и взрослые самки. Как следует из названия, особи данного вида, в целом, по размерам были меньше, чем другие описанные вьюрковые цветочницы, их длина в среднем составляла только пять дюймов (13 см).

Поведение
Её жизненный цикл и пищевые привычки зависели от растения коа (), от которого она получила нектар и фрукты (в честь которого она была названа). Для желтоголовой вьюрковой цветочницы растение коа также служило укрытием от людей и полуденного палящего солнца. Было также замечено, что собранные желтоголовые вьюрковые цветочницы являлись близкими родственниками оранжевогрудой вьюрковой цветочницы. Многие чучела этого вида находятся в Лондоне, Кембридже, Нью-Йорке, Филадельфии и Берлине.

Вымирание
Численность особей, похоже, всегда была небольшой. Когда люди привезли крупный рогатый скот и создали ранчо в лесах коа, молодые деревья начали топтать коровы. Коровы также с большой скоростью выщипывали листья с деревьев, тем самым уничтожая укрытие цветочницы. Старые деревья были слишком высокими, чтобы коровам добраться до листьев, однако их корни были разорваны и вытащены наружу, тем самым приведя растения к гибели. С исчезновением родного дерева коа желтоголовая вьюрковая цветочница начала вымирать. После 1891 года птицу никто и никогда не видел.

Отмечено, что существуют только две подтверждённые встречи с птицей, когда обе особи при встрече с человеком были убиты. В целом, было собрано около восьми экземпляров, при этом все из них были найдены на деревьях коа. Существовало несколько других родственных видов, живших в то время, в том числе один с Оаху, один с Мауи и один из  (). Их часто путали с желтоголовой вьюрковой цветочницей, поэтому многие сообщения о встречах с мёртвым видом оказывались ложными. Её также путали с попугайной цветочницей, которая всё ещё часто встречалась на Гавайях и острове Кауаи до недавнего исчезновения желтоголовой вьюрковой цветочницы.

Примечания

Литература
 Bryson, Bill. A Short History of Nearly Everything. 1st ed. 1 vol. New York, NY: Broadway Books, 2004. 476. Print.
 Munro, George C. Birds of Hawaii. ISBN 0-8048-0063-4

Ссылки
 BirdLife International 2004. Rhodacanthis flaviceps. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.  Downloaded on 10 July 2007.

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Вымершие воробьинообразные
Виды животных, вымерших после 1500 года
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Таксоны, описанные Лайонелом Ротшильдом