A recent meta-analysis has shown that an enlarged LA increases the risk of AF recurrence after a single CPVI, regardless of the follow-up duration . This finding can be applied to paroxysmal and persistent AF [6,7]. In clinical practice, measurement of LAD can provide a window into the status of the structural remodeling of LA and may influence the ablation strategy. However, the pathophysiological mechanisms connecting a dilated LA to postablation AF recurrence are not fully understood. One plausible mechanism involves atrial interstitial fibrosis, as it could slow the intra-atrial conduction inhomogeneously, leading to reentry in LA . By demonstrating that LAD was correlated positively with the interstitial fibrosis deposits in the LA, the results of the present study support this hypothesis. A second plausible mechanism involves C-reactive protein (CRP) , as a study revealed that CRP level was an independent risk factor of AF recurrences after ablation and was also associated with LA enlargement. In the present study, we observed immunohistochemical evidence that supports the results of the CRP clinical study on the basis that the infiltration of immune bethanechol chloride into LA represented a local inflammatory response. However, it should be noticed that the present results cannot be extrapolated directly to patients with AF without structural heart diseases; therefore, future investigations are required.
Introduction Implantable cardiac defibrillator devices, such as implantable cardiac cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy with ICD (CRT-D), comprise the therapy of choice for prevention of sudden cardiac death, and are used widely for both primary and secondary prophylaxis [1–3]. ICDs were first approved by the Japanese government more than 20 years ago; they are widely used, and are considered the most effective therapy for lethal ventricular tachyarrhythmia, both in Japan and globally. The Japan Cardiac Device Treatment Registry (JCDTR), run by the Japanese Heart Rhythm Society (JHRS), founded in 2006, records the current clinical situation of cardiac implantable defibrillator devices [4,5]. Mortality rates from coronary artery disease (CAD) are between 10% and 12.5% lower in Japanese patients than in Eastern and Northern European cohorts, and are approximately 20% lower than in Western Europeans and North Americans . The estimated incidence of acute myocardial infarction in Japan was reported as 30−60 per 100,000 males and 10−20 per 100,000 females, between 1990 and 2000 . Mortality rates are expected to rise in Japan owing to changes in diet and lifestyle . In fact, the incidence CAD was relatively stable until 2000 , though recent research suggests that rates have been increasing since then . The rate of CAD in Japanese patients implanted with ICDs is lower than in Western countries; the percentage of devices implanted for primary prevention is also markedly lower [4,11,12]. The prognosis of Japanese patients with CAD was hypothesized to improve following application of MADIT-II criteria [1,13–15]; however, some investigators have suggested that application of MADIT-II criteria to Japanese patients may be inappropriate . Nonetheless, patients with CAD and implanted devices for primary prevention in Japan had more frequent appropriate therapy and worse prognosis than expected . One possible factor in these unexpected results may be the implantation of cardiac implantable devices in patients with relatively severe prognoses, or late-stage congestive heart failure .
Discussion In patients with a history of myocardial infarction and VT, an ICD can prevent sudden cardiac death and reduce total mortality . A known history of myocardial infarction can help to establish the substrate for fatal ventricular tachyarrhythmias, either acutely or during short-term or long-term follow-up . Regarding the risk of sudden cardiac death after acute myocardial infarction, typical survival curves demonstrate an initial sharp decline that plateaus between six and 12 months. In the VALIANT (Valsartan in Acute Myocardial Infarction) study, for example, the risk of sudden death was highest in the first month after myocardial infarction (1.4% per month) and subsequently declined over two years to 0.14% per month . Nevertheless, several randomized clinical trials have failed to show a survival benefit for ICDs when implanted early after myocardial infarction in high-risk patients . Although ICD therapy has been associated with a reduction in the rate of death due to arrhythmias, this was offset by an increase in the rate of death from non-arrhythmic causes . The etiology of the acute myocardial infarction – sudden cardiac death paradox is unclear, but may be related to the changing nature of the substrate over a period of several months after acute myocardial infarction . Further investigation is needed to explain the actual causes of death in the early post-myocardial infarction period, and to find which interventions can be applied to reduce the increased rate of sudden death .


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The application uses a built-in algorithm for optimizing the quality of the video stream when making a call, can keep a history of correspondence, includes the ability to change the theme and set the profile description. The messenger does not consume a lot of RAM and can send messages offline. You can free download ICQ official latest version for Windows 10 in English.


New social media site and iOS app Morsel lets chefs, mixologists, and anyone in food show and tell the stories behind dishes.
Looking at photos of #foodporn on Instagram is great, but how much do you remember a few hours later? If you have a story to go with that beautiful whole roasted sea bass you just cooked, chances are excellent that it'll stick in your memory.
That's why former restaurant publicist Ellen Malloy created Morsel, a site and iOS app that encourages chefs, baristas, mixologists, sommeliers, and anyone else who creates to put food photos and stories together.
The result: in-depth portraits of dishes that you rarely get otherwise.
Morsel is free to use, which is awesome.
Here are some visuals from chef Tim Graham of Travelle in Chicago.
One of the reasons we love food: you can tell stories through food. We love the idea of Morsel, because it's taking some of our favorite parts of glossy food magazines and marrying them with the best parts of food-centered social media. As the community grows, it will only get better.
You can visit Morsel online, or download the iOS app in the iTunes store.


Anna Cleal was the first New Zealand Kiva Fellow. Anna just finishing her second stint as a Kiva Fellow in Uganda. You can see what Anna has been doing on her Kiva page here, and her wordpress blog here.
Our second Fellow is Joanne Gan - learn more about her and see what she doing on her page on Kiva here.
The Fellows' journals, photos and videos are regularly uploaded to Kiva.org, and we're republishing Anna's and Joanne's on this website. Anna's blog from Uganda is here, and from the Philippines here. Joanne's, from Indonesia, is here.
Below is a farewell video that was made for Anna by one of the guys at the Microfinance Institute where she did her first placement.
Kiva Kiwis started in Oamaru, New Zealand, to encourage and enable Kiwis the world over to support the working poor in developing countries by making loans to them through an organisation called Kiva. You can join us on Kiva here, and, if you want, contact us via email.
This short film by Kieran Ball shows the process of a loan being made, and gives you a behind-the-scenes look inside Kiva too. Thanks Kieran.
Kiwis the world over lending the working poor the bootstraps to pull themselves up by.
'Does Kiva take a cut?' No all the money you lend goes to the entrepreneur. If you want you can you also make a donation to Kiva to help them cover their operating expenses, but that's optional.
Do the borrowers pay interest? Yes- otherwise it wouldn't be possible to keep lending. Click here to find out more.
Does the money really get to the person?' 'Does it make a difference?' Well...click here for some videos of what happened when some reporters set out to answer just those questions.
This is not competition, but just to let you know- right now in terms of the amount loaned out of 1157 teams based around a local area or country we are ranked 18th, lending a little less than Texas (pop 25 million), but more than the teams for Japan, Denmark or Spain. Not bad at all.
Anna writes: 'One of the most amazing parts of being a Kiva fellow is the beautiful meetings you have with microfinance clients. In these sessions you have the opportunity to chat with borrowers about anything and everything. At the end of an interview we all commonly ask borrowers what are their hopes and dreams for the future.
This video compiles footage of 6 months as a kiva fellow in the Philippines and Uganda, interviewing over 50 microfinance clients.' Read more here.
The name 'Kiva' comes from Swahili where it means "agreement" or "unity" .


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First Nations Governments are formed by a Chief and Councillors who are responsible for making decisions on behalf of the First Nation and its members. The election of a Chief and Councillors can be held in one of three ways:
by following the steps outlined in the Indian Act and the Indian Band Election Regulations
by following the First Nation's own leadership selection process under a community or custom election code
pursuant to a community's constitution contained in a self-government agreement
Currently, of the 617 First Nations in Canada, 240 hold elections under the Indian Act and the Indian Band Election Regulations, 341 select their leadership according to their own community or custom election codes and 36 are self-governing.
Curve Lake First Nation has adopted its own custom election code after a community approval vote on Saturday September 12th, 2015. The custom election code will go into effect at the next upcoming election in 2016, and elections will take place every three (3) years, in accordance with the newly adopted Curve Lake First Nation Leadership Selection Code
Curve Lake First Nation begun the development of a custom election code in early 2013, through the hiring of Shagi Consulting Services to facilitate the project. Over the two year period there was a survey that was circulated to all members, along with many community meetings hosted seeking input on what the community wanted in a custom election code. After all the information was collected, the consultants and Council produced the proposed Leadership Selection Code for Curve Lake First Nation, which was adopted through a community approval vote on the Saturday September 12th, 2015.
The current federal government has, in recent years, made many modifications/adjustments to laws that affect First Nation people. Although a few may be positive to our community, many have significant impacts to the way we live our lives. Our election process is now our very own, we are no longer under the section 74 of the Indian Act. Our election process was developed and approved by our community and will come into effect at the next election in 2016.
What Is A Custom Election Code?
A Custom Election Code is, in its simplest definition, is a First Nation election that takes place and section 74 of the Indian Act does not apply. A custom election conditions is developed by the community and includes clauses specifying the community's desires.
Section 74 of the Indian Act
CLFN Leadership Selection Code
For the most part, voting will be exactly as in the past with the same rules and processes we are used to and trust. None of the verification processes or voting procedures have changed. So, what has changed?
The Term of Office
The term of office has been extended from two years (AANDC process) to three years (Curve Lake tradition). Prior to the Indian Act, it has been documented that Curve Lake's traditional Term of Office was three years. From the next election forward, the term of office will be 3 years if approved.
Nomination Meeting
This section states that although someone can be nominated for both Chief and Councillor, the person nominated must declare which position they intend to run for prior to the election. In other words, a candidate would not be allowed to run for both Chief and Councillor in an election, be elected in both and then choose what position they want to take. The candidate MUST choose which they intend to challenge for before the ballots are prepared. This change is intended to remove the absurdity that a voter can vote for the same person for Chief and for Councillor positions in the same election. This "double vote" creates an unfair situation that results in votes being counted in an election that otherwise wouldn't be there.
Election Appeals
This is an important change. AANDC will no longer be involved in our appeal process. Appeals will be moderated by an Appeal Review Board made up of three (3) representatives to work with the appellant to assess the appeal. No successful or unsuccessful candidates in this particular election process, nor a "Related Person" shall be a member of the Appeal Review Board.
This new appeal process is intended to be fair, quick, unbiased and most importantly controlled by our community and not the federal government.

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This fund is exclusively for East African nationals and residents looking to travel to either Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda or Ethiopia (18-35 years old). The Mobility East Africa grant programme accepts applications all year round. You can apply at any time but grant review can take up to 3 months.
Découvrez la plate-forme 'Host an Artist', une nouvelle manière de concevoir les résidences d'artistes. Discover the 'Host an Artist' platform, a new way to conceive artists' residencies.
The Touring Artists Forum is online: Share your international work experiences with other artists and cultural professionals. The touring artists Forum is linked to the portal http://touring-artists.info which provides information on legal regulations and administrative procedures in Germany – for foreign artists who work here temporarily and for German artists (or artists living in Germany) who work abroad for a limited period of time. The portal's focus is on visual arts and performing arts.


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After contacting TBA, an official quotation will be provided to your school, with all program details, dates and costs outlined prior to booking. If accepted, the program is confirmed and booked.
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Leading Queensland combination of Kevin and Kay Seymour along with Grant Dixon are chasing another feature event in Melbourne on Friday night when their classy three-year-old filly Aqua Miss lines up in the Gr.1 $150,000 Always B Miki Victoria Oaks at TABCORP Park, Melton.
If successful, it will provide partnership with a very unique double.
Back in January, Dixon steered the Seymour owned Colt Thirty One to victory in the Gr.1 $200,000 Victoria Derby and became the first Queenslander to win the blue riband classic.
Ironically, only one Queensland filly has proven successful in the Victorian Oaks – the Seymour owned Cheery Cheer scored back in 2001.
And completing the Derby/Oaks double is not uncommon, in fact, Emma Stewart and Chris Alford combined last year with Our Little General and Miss Graceland.
Aqua Miss scored impressively in her heat last week defeating Soho Burning Love and Sociable while rating a solid 1:58.2 for the 2240m.
Other heat winners were Shez All Rock (1:56.9) and Speak No Evil (1:57.5).
Shez All Rock has drawn ideally in gate three while Aqua Miss (gate 11) and Speak No Evil (gate 13) both have second-line draws.
The Mark Pitt trained and driven Shez All Rock is aiming to become the first filly since Jane Ellen (1989) to claim both the New South Wales and Victorian Oaks in the same season.
"The draw has made it very difficult coupled with the fact that Shez All Rock has drawn so well, that filly is very impressive and deserves plenty of respect so we'll need plenty of luck." Dixon said.
Shez All Rock is quoted at $1.45 while Aqua Miss is currently at $11.
Aqua Miss was very unlucky in a heat of the New South Wales Oaks back in February and missed qualifying for the rich final but luck was on her side last week.
The Bettors Delight filly enjoyed a nice trail on the pegs from her inside gate before Dixon weaved a winning passage over the concluding stages.
"It was a good effort last week, she keeps improving all the time and there should be plenty of improvement still to come.
Meanwhile, the Seymour/Dixon partnership is starting Miss Moneybags in the Gr.1 $328,000 Australian Pacing Gold 2yo Fillies Final at TABCORP Park, Menangle.
The Mach Three filly has won 4 of her 5 starts to date.
Unfortunately, Miss Moneybags must overcome gate 12 – the extreme outside draw in the 1609 feature.
Miss Moneybags is quoted at $17.
Victorian filly Soho Nolita is listed as the favourite at $3.40.


Wow what a great year we have had as a committee and a year of women's wood chopping.
The NZAA women's committee took a bold approach to its trial format to select the NZ Axe Ferns team. The aim was to select based on individual performance, so all women trialing for the double sawing competed in a round robin, sawing with all trialists. We took this approach to enhance our ability to find the best of the best and to provide versatility within the squad.
Change and progress can be scary for some people, especially those that have not taken the time to really understand the end goal and this was the case with this change too. As committee we should all be very pleased with the result. We achieved a very strong foundation for Sydney, every competitor was a lot hungrier for their position with the results supporting this. The Axe Ferns overall test win in Sydney is a result that the team and the committee can be very happy with.
It was amazing to see the NZ Axe Ferns new uniform and design debut at Sydney. I would like to thank our designer for designing this especially for the women. To have a design that combined our sport, our passion and our heart was inspiring. Our new strip looked very professional and all the women wore it with pride, they felt good, looked smart and I believe this all adds to the desire to succeed which is very much what the NZ Axe Ferns did.
It was also great to see more women competing this season around the country. While we are only a small part of the wood chopping world I would like to thank the clubs for supporting the women by putting on women's event in their area.
I would like to also thank Neville Bowen and Hoot Knowles, Kylea Heaton and the volunteers from the Waikato club for running the trials this season. It takes a lot of work to hold these events and time to get the wood, it was a great show and enjoyable weekend had by all.
Sadly Paula Possa has decided to retire as the Manager of the NZ Axe Ferns and as a committee member of the NZ Women's committee. Paula has put a huge amount of work into all areas of her role, she has made the tough choices (and taken the flak that goes along with this) and has always wanted the best for the sport. It is a testament to Paula's character that she has been so willing and dedicated to giving back to a sport that she hasn't competed in for some time. Paula, I can't thank you enough for everything you have done for us all, you have left big boots to fill.
I would like to congratulate every women competitor that stepped out in to the ring this year whether it be locally or on a national level, to those that finished their first block in a ring, won an event, set a record, gained podium finishes at Sydney or achieved your own personal goal well done, be proud of yourselves and keep it up.
To those women that are just starting out remember this is one sport that you get out what you put in and your success can be in whatever form you want it to be. For any woman that just thinks they may want to compete in the Axe Fern's team in the future; don't hold back, don't doubt yourself. We have selectors so you are not actually deciding if you are good enough to be in the team, you are only deciding if you have enough courage and desire to train and trial. Step it up; see how well you do, at worst you will know what the gap is and have some fun, at best you may get to train hard out, wear the Axe Fern uniform and represent our country.
Finally to our sponsors, your support has given us so much and allowed us to focus on what we needed to do to make NZ women's woodchopping a success in the 16/17 season. Thank you for helping us achieve our goals.


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Book of the Month – May 2019
Sophia: Princess, Suffragette, Revolutionary by Anita Anand
In 1876 Sophia Duleep Singh was born into royalty. Her father, Maharajah Duleep Singh, was heir to the Kingdom of the Sikhs, a realm that stretched from the lush Kashmir Valley to the craggy foothills of the Khyber Pass and included the mighty cities of Lahore and Peshawar. It was a territory irresistible to the British, who plundered everything, including the fabled Koh-I-Noor diamond.
Exiled to England, the dispossessed Maharajah transformed his estate at Elveden in Suffolk into a Moghul palace, its grounds stocked with leopards, monkeys and exotic birds. Sophia, god-daughter of Queen Victoria, was raised a genteel aristocratic Englishwoman: presented at court, afforded grace-and-favour lodgings at Hampton Court Palace and photographed wearing the latest fashions for the society pages. But when, in secret defiance of the British government, she travelled to India, she returned a revolutionary.
Sophia transcended her heritage to devote herself to battling injustice and inequality,a far cry from the life to which she was born. Her causes were the struggle for Indian independence, the fate of the Lascars, the welfare of Indian soldiers in the First World War – and, above all, the fight for female suffrage. She was bold and fearless, attacking politicians, putting herself in the front line and swapping her silks for a nurse's uniform to tend wounded soldiers evacuated from the battlefields. Meticulously researched and passionately written, this enthralling story of the rise of women and the fall of empire introduces an extraordinary individual and her part in the defining moments of recent British and Indian history.
"Sophia is the sort of remarkable, almost unbelievable untold true story that every writer dreams of chancing upon. A wonderful debut, written with real spirit and gusto. Anita Anand has produced a winner." – William Dalrymple
Read it? Loved it? Let us know on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram using #HayBookoftheMonth.
See Anita's event at Hay Festival 2019
Further reading...
Woman's Will to Power: The dramatic life of a forgotten suffragette, New Statesman (2015)
With 'Sophia', A Forgotten Suffragette Is Back In The Headlines, NPR (2015)
Sophia Duleep Singh: The Indian princess and 'rockstar' suffragette forgotten by history, i (2018)
Anita Anand is a political journalist who has presented television and radio programmes on the BBC for twenty years. She currently presents Any Answers on Radio 4. She is the author of Sophia: Princess, Suffragette, Revolutionary and, with William Dalrymple, Koh-i-Noor: The History of the World's Most Infamous Diamond. She lives with her husband and two children in London. Her new book, The Patient Assassin, is out now.
About Hay Festival's Book of the Month
Hay Festival's Book of the Month is our monthly recommendation of a title we've loved and think holds added resonance today. While many recommendations celebrate the new, this is a chance to celebrate great works of fiction, non-fiction and poetry – new and old – that reaches through time to touch the present.
Throughout the month, we'll share interesting links and articles relating to our selection on social media using #HayBookoftheMonth and invite you all to get involved with your questions and comments.
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Markus Zusak's The Book Thief
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World Junior C'ship: Nigeria's Quadri Gets Revenge Against Stubborn S/African
Team Nigeria has not won a full game since the commencement of the championship, but it has not been all bad throughout since they got to Tunisia for the World Junior Tennis Championship.
The Coach Abel Ubiebi-tutored side could not ease past Egypt and South Africa, but they made sure they inflicted an unforgettable pain on their South African counterpart in their second round thriller on Thursday.
Quadri restored some hope for Nigeria with some spirited display on Thursday.
Naija Tennis Special gathered that Nigeria's Oyinlomo Quadri who had suffered a loss in the hands of South Africa's Broadfoot Gariella when the pair first met in South Africa, but the Nigerian made sure there was no repeat of such as she dumped Gariella in two straight sets of 6-2, 6-2.
This came as a relief to the Nigerian side which player - MaryLove Edwards - had suffered a 0-6, 2-6 defeat in the hands of Kruger Christine and had fought really hard before falling to 3-6, 6-3, 10-2 loss against the South Africans.
The Nigerian players led by Coach Ubiebi will now have to win their remaining matches to stand a chance of progressing to the next stage of the tournament.
"Expectedly, they were really unhappy about the loss and felt very bad in spite of the fight and hard work they put into the matches.
"We are getting better, at least, we bettered yesterday's performance, eventhough not the way we wanted. I believe these girls can make us proud and that is what they are in Tunisia to do," Coach Ubiebi told Naija Tennis Special from Tunisia.


HÀ NỘI — High logistics costs and inefficient logistics networks continue to provide a challenge for policy makers, hamper businesses, and threaten competitiveness.
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, during his speech at a national logistics conference on April 16, reaffirmed the importance of capable logistics infrastructure in Việt Nam's economic growth. The industry is valued at billions of US dollars, and is one of the 12 priority industries supported by the ASEAN community.
And yet, this attractive service sector may soon be taken over by foreign firms, seeing as domestic ones have yet to become fully established on the market, said the PM.
He quoted Benjamin Franklin, "Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship", emphasising the potential harm that high logistics costs and ineffectual transport can cause to the economy.
As assessed before by the World Bank, logistics costs in Việt Nam are equivalent to about 20.9 per cent of total GDP, of which transport costs account for 60 per cent.
The same number in China is around 19 per cent, while it is 18 per cent in Thailand; 11 per cent in Japan and roughly 10 per cent in European countries. This puts Việt Nam at number 64 out of 160 countries on the World Bank's Logistics Performance Index.
"High logistics costs are among the biggest barriers for Vietnamese enterprises' competitiveness, mainly due to unreasonable investment and poor connections between different modes of transport," said the PM.
Therefore, the Government must actively promote reducing the cost of logistics for businesses via concrete deeds, such as the recently approved Action Plan to improve Việt Nam's competitiveness and develop logistics services by 2025.
There should be strong State support mechanisms and policy planning in the sector, since its functions are not just limited to freight forwarding, but also include other activities such as warehousing, packaging and cargo handling.
"If the logistics sector is well and good, it will save transportation and product costs, and increase firms' competitiveness and profit", added PM Phúc.
Speaking at the conference, Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng addressed four current issues facing the logistics sector, as well as possible solutions to be enforced.
The first and foremost problem involves institutions and policy, as current legal regulations on logistics may need to be amended to keep up with present day industry demand. There is also indication that some localities with domestic ports have yet to properly locate warehouses and shipyards to store goods, thus pushing transport costs up.
The second issue that the Deputy PM mentioned was related to infrastructure development, chiefly with regard to connecting transport routes between logistics centres such as ports, railways, airports, and cargo transshipment ports.
Thirdly, he discussed inefficiency in linking different modes of transport, highlighting some difficult to explain issues such as market favourability for high cost transport modes. Sea and railway transport account for 4.7 and 0.39 per cent of total transport respectively, while road transport accounts for nearly 80 per cent, yet road transport is favoured over the cheaper alternatives.
Finally, he suggested that logistics firms focus on the operation scale expansion and human resources training.
Meanwhile, Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyễn Văn Công stated that the domestic aviation sector is accelerating air cargo services development and establishing its own freighter network, encouraging investors to finance regional cargo airports with the appropriate incentive mechanisms.
According to the Ministry of Transport (MoT), the estimated cost of transporting a 40 foot long container (about 12 metres) by road from Hà Nội to HCM City (excluding the cost of unloading and loading at both ends) is about VNĐ40 million (US$1,780), practically 10 times more expensive than by sea, and 2.5 times more expensive than by rail.
Công said that the high cost is due to unfair competition, mainly through intermediaries, which has done little to optimise the national transport sector. Notable examples are high petrol prices and Build–Operate–Transfer (BOT) charges.
Railway, inland waterways and seaway transportation are lower in cost, but transport time is much longer, with higher loading and unloading fees and outdated carriers.
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Juho Alfred Heikkinen, 20 juli 1863, död 5 juli 1938, var en finländsk bonde och politiker.

Heikkinen gjorde sig särskilt känd i Finland som deltagare i Jägarrörelsen, och en av de viktigaste jägar- och krigsfångeetapperna gick vöer ahns gård i Halla, Hyrynsalmi socken, vilket gav honom hans smeknamn Hallan ukko - "Gubben på Halla". Hans verksamhet rönte stor uppskattning både i Tyskland och Finland, och från 1924 åtnjöt han statspension. Heikkinen var 1907-13 och 1917-20 ledamot av enkammaren för agrarpartiet.

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It was my mum's birthday recently so I wanted to make her a cake. She may not be keen on me having shown the age on the picture though – maybe I should have blurred it out! I've been wanting to make a sponge cake for a while as I don't seem to have much luck with getting a flat cake. I came across this recipe as I was looking for an alternative to a lemon drizzle cake and I found this on another blog, Hello! Hooray! and apparently it was specially commissioned by the GDST for the 140th anniversary of the Girls' Day School Trust. The blog actually had the idea to include some buttercream in the filling which I chose to try.
First, prepare your baking tins by lightly greasing two 20cm loose bottomed sandwich tins and lining the bases with a circle of non-stick baking parchment and pre-heat the oven to 180C /160 Fan / Gas 4.
This recipe uses the all in one method but I followed the blog and went for the creaming method (see Tips). So you can either add all the ingredients into a bowl and mix until combined, or cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl first before beating the eggs into another bowl or jug and add the grated lemon zest then mix well. Add this mixture to the butter and sugar a little at a time and mix it well then sift in the flour and baking powder and combine together.
Divide the mixture evenly between the two tins and level with a spatula or spoon then bake in the oven for about 25 minutes or until well-risen and golden. I found mine took about 30 minutes although they did rise evenly on this occasion – hurrah!
Leave the cakes to cool in the tins for a short time then turn them out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
When they've cooled, make the buttercream by creaming together the butter and icing sugar before adding the milk and lemon zest and beating until smooth.
Spread one sponge with the lemon curd and then the buttercream then put the other cake on top and dust with icing sugar. I chose at this point to make some icing before cutting out some letters and flowers by way of decoration.
Unfortunately, and for some reason, my cake sunk in the middle – disaster! It was definitely cooked thorough when I took it out of the oven and I suspect that the filling and icing on the top didn't help matters but wasn't the cause. I was so impressed when it had risen evenly too…oh well, more practice needed!


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OSAKA – An Osaka police officer left his loaded pistol in the toilet of a convenience store in the city on Saturday morning but it was found shortly after by a cashier.
The officer, in his 20s, was on duty when he used the toilet at around 7:10 a.m. but left his gun behind when he left, the police said.
A store staffer found the gun about 20 minutes later and reported it to another officer who was on duty at the nearby U.S. Consulate General.
"We will try to prevent such incidents by handling our equipment more carefully," Tsuneo Fujii, an official in the Osaka Prefectural Police's security division, said in a statement.
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Coronation Street actress and legendary football manager 'confirmed' for I'm a Celebrity 2018
Corrie favourite Sair Khan and Harry Redknapp are reported to be among those heading into the Australian jungle
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Coronation Street actress Sair Khan is said to be among those heading for a rumble in the jungle when she joins football's Harry Redknapp and the Chase's Governess on I'm a Celebrity....Get Me Out of Here!
The Mirror is reporting that 30-year-old Sair, who plays feisty Alya Nazir, is a confirmed guest on the show alongside the former west Ham and Spurs boss and Chase star Anne Hegerty.
Alya arrived on the cobbles in 2014 as part of the soap's first Muslim family and immediately cause a stir taking on the Connor family to fight for control of the Underworld factory.
Alya found out her late boss Aidan Connor left the business to her in his will after taking his own life, and his sister Carla had been hiding the truth from her while continuing to run the Weatherfield underwear factory.
With the Connors out of the way at Aidan's funeral the trainee manager had locks at the factory changed and dug her heels in.
Sair said she soon gave up checking social media after a flurry of negative comments about her character.
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"What worries me is that people do confuse it with reality.
"I'm probably only half as much of a bitch as Alya is," she said.
Alya and Carla locking horns (Image: ITV)
Harry Redknapp will also be facing the bushtucker trials, according to the Mirror.
Harry, 71, who is dad to Jamie Redknapp, 45, and uncle to Frank Lampard, 40, has enjoyed a glittering football managing career heading up the likes of West Ham United, Portsmouth Southampton and Tottenham.
The Chase's Anne Hegerty, 60, is also reported to be entering the jungle.
Quiz champ Anne, who holds the nickname "The Governess" on the popular game show, often visits Australia and appears on the show's Aussie counterpart.
Anne Hegerty (Image: ITV)
This Morning host Holly Willoughby will join Declan Donnelly for the brand new series of I'm A Celebrity, the first series to be hosted by anyone other than Dec and Ant McPartlin.
Hollyoaks star Stephanie Waring is also among those hotly tipped to be entering the Australian jungle as well as boxer Conor McGregor and Coronation Street actress Lucy Fallon.
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It was also revealed earlier this week that Scarlett Moffatt, Joel Dommett and Joe Swash will all return to host sister show I'm A Celebrity…Extra Camp when it returns to ITV2 next month.
As far as the names of the show's competitors are concerned though, a spokesman for I'm a Celebrity...Get Me out of Here! themselves said: 'any names suggested are just speculation.'
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President Biden Orders New Report on Covid-19 Origins
President Joe Biden has ordered intelligence officials to "redouble" efforts to investigate the origins of Covid-19, including the theory that it came from a laboratory in China.
The president said the US intelligence community was split on whether it came from a lab accident or emerged from human contact with an infected animal.
He asked the groups to report back to him within 90 days.
China has rejected the laboratory theory.
"Smear campaigns and blame shifting are making a comeback, and the conspiracy theory of 'lab leak' is resurfacing," its embassy in the US said in a statement on May 27.
Since it was first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan in late 2019, more than 168 million cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed worldwide and at least 3.5 million deaths reported.
Authorities linked early Covid cases to a seafood market in Wuhan, leading scientists to theorize the virus first passed to humans from animals.
However, recent media reports have suggested growing evidence the virus could instead have emerged from a laboratory in China, perhaps through an accidental leak.
In a statement on May 26, President Biden said he had asked for a report on the origins of Covid-19 after taking office, "including whether it emerged from human contact with an infected animal or from a laboratory accident".
On receiving it this month, he asked for "additional follow-up".
President Biden said the majority of the intelligence community had "coalesced" around those two scenarios, but "do not believe there is sufficient information to assess one to be more likely than the other".
He has now asked agencies to "redouble their efforts to collect and analyze information that could bring us closer to a definitive conclusion".
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President Biden concluded by saying the US would "keep working with like-minded partners around the world to press China to participate in a full, transparent, evidence-based international investigation".
Beijing has previously suggested Covid-19 could have come from a US laboratory instead.
In its statement, the Chinese embassy said it supported a full investigation into "some secretive bases and biological laboratories all over the world".
On May 27, on spokesman for China's foreign ministry hit out at the "dark history" of the US intelligence community, and said the Biden administration's "motive and purposes" were clear.
President Biden's statement came as CNN reported that the president's administration this spring shut down a state department investigation into whether the virus could have leaked from a Wuhan lab, deeming the probe an ineffective use of resources.
Speculation about the Wuhan Institute of Virology – one of China's top virus research labs – began in 2020 and was propagated by President Donald Trump.
In April 2020, State Department cables came to light that showed embassy officials were worried about biosecurity at the lab.
The leak allegations were widely dismissed as a fringe conspiracy theory.
Earlier this year, the WHO issued a report written jointly with Chinese scientists on the origins of Covid-19 which said the chances of it having started in a lab were "extremely unlikely".
The WHO report said the virus had probably jumped from bats to humans via another intermediary animal, but more research was needed.
However, questions have persisted and recent reports attributed to US intelligence sources say three members of the Wuhan Institute of Virology were admitted to hospital in November 2019, several weeks before China acknowledged the first case of the new disease in the community.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Biden's chief medical adviser, has maintained he believes the virus was passed from animals to humans, though he conceded this month he was no longer confident Covid-19 had developed naturally.
President Biden's statement came the day after Xavier Becerra, US secretary for health and human services, urged the WHO to ensure a "transparent" investigation into the virus's origins.
Coronavirus: China Observes Three-Minute Silence for Covid-19 Victims
China has observed a three-minute silence for the victims of the coronavirus outbreak.
A day of remembrance was declared in China on April 4 to honor the more than 3,300 people who died of Covid-19.
At 10:00 AM local time, people stood still nationwide for three minutes in tribute to the dead.
Cars, trains and ships then sounded their horns, air raid sirens rang as flags were flown at half-mast.
The first cases of coronavirus were detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan in Hubei province at the end of 2019.
Since then, the virus has swept the globe, infecting more than one million people and killing nearly 60,000 in 181 countries.
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In Wuhan, the epicenter of China's outbreak, all traffic lights in urban areas were turned red at 10:00, ceasing traffic for three minutes.
The Chinese government said the event was a chance to pay respects to "martyrs", a reference to the 14 medical workers who died battling the virus.
They include Li Wenliang, a doctor in Wuhan who died of Covid-19 after being reprimanded by the authorities for attempting to warn others about the disease.
Wearing white flowers pinned to their chest, China's President Xi Jinping and other government officials paid silent tribute in Beijing.
The commemorations coincide with the annual Qingming festival, when millions of Chinese families pay respects to their ancestors.
China first informed the WHO about cases of pneumonia with unknown causes on December 31, 2019.
By January 18, 2020, the confirmed number of cases had risen to around 60 – but experts estimated the real figure was closer to 1,700.
Just two days later, as millions of people prepared to travel for the lunar new year, the number of cases more than tripled to more than 200 and the virus was detected in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen.
From that point, the virus began to spread rapidly in Asia and then Europe, eventually reaching every corner of the globe.
However, in the past few weeks, China has started to ease travel and social-distancing restrictions, believing it has brought the health emergency under control.
Last week, Wuhan partially re-opened after more than two months of isolation.
On April 4, China reported 19 new confirmed cases of coronavirus, down from 31 a day earlier. China's health commission said 18 of those cases involved travelers arriving from abroad.
As it battles to control cases coming from abroad, China temporarily banned all foreign visitors, even if they have visas or residence permits.
As the coronavirus crisis in China abates, the rest of the world remains firmly in the grip of the disease.
Coronavirus: US Declares Public Health Emergency
A public health emergency has been declared in the US over the spread of the coronavirus and said it would deny entry to any foreign nationals who have visited China in the past two weeks.
According to authorities, US citizens returning from Hubei province, where the outbreak started, will be quarantined for two weeks.
Nearly 10,000 cases of the new virus have been confirmed, most of them in China, since it emerged in December.
More than 100 cases have been reported outside China, in 22 countries.
On January 31, Beijing said the death toll had risen by 45 to 258 – all of them in China and 249 in Hubei.
Earlier, it emerged that the number of new coronavirus cases worldwide had overtaken that of the SARS epidemic, which spread to more than two dozen countries in 2003.
There were around 8,100 cases of SARS – severe acute respiratory syndrome – during the eight-month outbreak. In total, 774 people were killed by SARS.
On January 30, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global health emergency over the new outbreak.
WHO spokesman Chris Lindmeier warned that closing borders could in fact accelerate its spread, with travelers entering countries unofficially.
"As we know from other scenarios, be it Ebola or other cases, whenever people want to travel, they will. And if the official paths are not opened, they will find unofficial paths," he said.
He said the best way to track the virus was at official border crossings.
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In a public statement on January 31, Health Secretary Alex Azar said US citizens returning from Hubei province would face 14 days of quarantine while those returning from other parts of China would be allowed to monitor their own condition for a similar period.
He told reporters: "Following the World Health Organization decision, I have today declared that the coronavirus represents a public health emergency in the United States."
Citing the need to relieve pressure on authorities, Alex Azar said that foreign nationals who had travelled in China in the past two weeks would be denied entry to the US.
He added: "The risk of infection for Americans remains low and with these, and our previous, actions we are working to keep the risk low."
Another confirmed case in the US on January 31 – in California – brought the number there to seven. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said 191 people were under observation for the disease.
The US announcement came as other countries around the world scrambled to contain the spread of the new virus, 2019-nCov.
On January 31, the UK confirmed its first two cases.
Estimates by the University of Hong Kong suggest the true total number of cases could be far higher than official figures suggest. Based on mathematical models of the outbreak, experts there say more than 75,000 people may have been infected in the city of Wuhan alone, where the virus first emerged.
Most cases outside China involve people who have been to Wuhan. Germany, Japan, Vietnam, the US, Thailand and South Korea have reported person-to-person cases – patients being infected by people who had travelled to China.
Meanwhile in Wuhan, voluntary evacuations of hundreds of foreign nationals are under way.
Australia, South Korea, Singapore, New Zealand and the UK are expected to quarantine all evacuees for two weeks to monitor them for symptoms and avoid contagion.
The spread of the deadly coronavirus is accelerating, Chinese President Xi Jinping warned, after holding a special government meeting on the Lunar New Year public holiday.
China is facing a "grave situation" President Xi told senior officials.
The new virus has killed at least 56 people and infected almost 2,000 since its discovery in the city of Wuhan.
Meanwhile, the US has announced that staff at the Wuhan consulate will be evacuated on a special flight on January 28.
According to the State Department, private Americans most at risk will also be able to board the flight to San Francisco.
Meanwhile, UK-based researchers have warned of a real possibility that China will not be able to contain the virus.
Travel restrictions have come in place in several affected cities. From January 26, private vehicles will be banned from central districts of Wuhan, the source of the outbreak.
According to Chinese state newspaper the People's Daily, a second emergency hospital is to be built there within weeks to handle 1,300 new patients, and will be finished in half a month. It is the second such rapid construction project: work on another 1,000-bed hospital has already begun.
Specialist military medical teams have also been flown into Hubei province, where Wuhan is located.
The urgency reflects concern both within China and elsewhere about the virus which first appeared in December.
Lunar New Year celebrations for the year of the rat, which began on January 25, have been canceled in many Chinese cities.
Across mainland China, travelers are having their temperatures checked for signs of fever, and train stations have been shut in several cities.
Hong Kong has declared the highest level of emergency and school holidays were extended.
Several other nations are each dealing with a handful of cases, with patients being treated in isolation.
A coronavirus is a family of viruses which include the common cold.
However, this virus has never been seen before. It is called 2019-nCov, for "novel coronavirus".
New viruses can become common in humans after jumping across the species barrier from animals.
The SARS [Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome] outbreak of 2003 started in bats and transferred to the civet cat which passed it on to humans.
This new Chinese virus also causes severe acute respiratory infection.
Symptoms seem to start with a fever, followed by a dry cough and then, after a week, lead to shortness of breath and some patients needing hospital treatment.
There is no specific cure or vaccine.
Based on early information, it is believed that only a quarter of infected cases are "severe", and the dead are mostly – though not exclusively – older people, some of whom have pre-existing conditions.
The Chinese authorities suspect a seafood market that "conducted illegal transactions of wild animals" was the source of the outbreak.
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Intel has surely won the heart of millions and has promised to do that in the near future also.
1. Undertake a brief SWOT for Intel.
3) It has invested a very heavy amount in its Research and Development department, which has played a very crucial role in the success of its brand value.
1) Sometimes Intel comes up with a very technical strategy in response to its competitors, which is not easily understood, by most of the people.
2) They have taken the advantage of being a brand leader, by not taking benefits from economies of scale, and provide cheaper items to its consumers.
1) They can focus on the mobile market, which is considered as the future of internet.
2) Intel should keep customers as their first preference and make changes on regular basis to meet the needs of their users.
3) They can make partnerships with some of the other brands to make sure they rule the market in every possible way.
1) Customer taste might change and their preferences will shift to the other competitive products if they do not get what they need.
2) Some of its other strong competitors, which it should take into considerations, are Dell and IBM etc. Market share becomes very hard to maintain with emergence of new and cheap local companies.
2. What growth strategies should Intel pursue based on information from the case?


SIGforum.com Main Page The Essential Edge Gift for a young lady: Best multi-tool?
The daughter of friends is going off to college, and my wife has decided the best gift for her would be a good multi-tool, i.e. Leatherman and the like.
Blade must be <3 inches though.
The leatherman wave is my standard answer and it works here too. The blade is 2.9 inches.
Add the bit kit and extender and she will have pretty much every tool she should need at college except for maybe a hammer.
I have several waves, but take a hard look at the Victorinox spirit X multi tool. It's the smaller of the two multi tools that Victorinox makes and is of extremely high-quality.
SOG makes excellent multi tools also.
I have gifted the Leatherman Micra quite a few times to both ladies and gentlemen. It is universally appreciated and IMHO is the single most useful small tool ever. I find that most people, especially ladies need scissors more often than pliers and the small size of the Micra makes it easy to stick on the keychain and always have with you.
I have a Leatherman Style PS on my keychain, and it's quite handy. It's got a set of small pliers, scissors, nail file, tweezer, bottle opener, and a small screwdriver.
We got her a Wave + with leather holster and she was delighted; her dad envious. Perfect.
For myself, I do prefer the Victorinox Spirit, given me by my son.
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2021 VW Tarok Might Come To North America
Published: May 6, 20207:24 pm
The North American market might see another unibody pickup truck in the near future, as the 2021 VW Tarok has been rumored. The small pickup already has a premiere in New York last year and after excellent reception, it looks like the production for this market might start soon. Currently, this pickup truck is available in Brazil. Still, we presume it will be offered in other parts of the world as well.
When it comes to North America, this model definitely has a lot of potentials. While the market is overflowed with traditional body-on-frame pickup trucks, there is just one unibody pickup truck and that's a pretty large Honda Ridgeline. However, we should mention that the new Hyundai Santa Cruz is expected in the near future as well.
2021 VW Tarok Design
In terms of base design characteristics, the Brazilian-market isn't much different compared to the model that has been shown at the New York Auto Show. That means we are talking about a unibody pickup truck, which puts focus rather on things like comfort and ride quality that overall capabilities. Therefore, the first thing you should know about this pickup is that it isn't particularly capable. Due to its design, it definitely can't compete with BoF pickup trucks, either with Ridgeline, which is much bigger and has a more powerful engine.
This model measures less than 197 inches in overall length. So, it definitely belongs to the class of compact pickup trucks. We expect to see the new Hyundai Santa Cruz in the near future, so these two models would definitely close rivals.
When it comes to the exterior design, the 2021 VW Tarok is a typical Volkswagen. It features a familiar design language and shares a lot of styling solutions with models like Touareg, T-Roc. However, it adds a couple of modern details, which makes it look far more interesting compared to way too conservative majority in the brand's lineup. The new model should be available in a double cab layout only.
In terms of interior design, there is really nothing to complain about. Even the Brazilian version looks very nice and comes with all kinds of fine materials, as well as with the latest tech goodies. If it comes to North America, we presume the company would make additional upgrades. This refers to higher-quality materials, new color schemes and trims, more standard equipment etc.
2021 VW Tarok Engine
In Brazil, this small pickup comes in two output variants, one diesel and one gasoline. The standard gasoline model comes with a quite potent 1.4-liter turbo engine, which delivers around 150 horsepower. Typically for this market, the engine can run on ethanol as well. The diesel version comes with a well-known 2.0-liter TDI, which also puts out around 150 horsepower.
Of course, the oil-burner definitely won't come to North America, while the gasoline unit seems a little bit underpowered. Therefore, the U.S. version would feature something bigger and more powerful. A 2.0-liter turbo-four, which currently powers the compact SUV Tiguan and delivers around 182 horsepower seems like a good pick. Also, this engine comes in pair with a more modern, 8-speed automatic transmission, instead of the current 6-speed unit. Finally, some form of electrification also seems quite possible.
2021 VW Tarok Release Date
At this point, the North American version of 2021 VW Tarok is just a speculation. The company is still considering the possibility to offer this model in the U.S. Still, if we consider the words of the company's management, chances of seeing this model in this part of the world are really slim. On the other side, the Brazilian version will carry on, while we count on expansion on other markets of the world as well.
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Make the Yuletide Gay (2009)
The holidays get overly festive as Olaf "Gunn" Gunnunderson, an out-and-proud gay college student, crawls back into the closet to survive the holidays with his parents. But when his boyfriend, Nathan, shows up at their doorstep unannounced, Gunn must put on a charade to keep the relationship a secret. With pressure mounting from all sides, will Gunn come out before the truth does?
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000)
A group of friends search for fun, love and ultimately themselves in West Hollywood. This movie is an entertaining, and sometimes cynical look into the lives of six gay men trying to come to terms with what being gay and single (or gay and partnered) means to them.
Beautiful Thing (1996)
A pair of teenage boys growing up in a working-class neighborhood become aware of their homosexuality. While both were vaguely aware they might be gay, neither had ever acted on their impulses. Once they decide that they're attracted to each other, neither is sure just what to do.
Latter Days (2003)
Aaron Davis (Steve Sandvoss) and Christian Markelli (Wes Ramsey) are the two most opposite people in the world. Aaron is a young Elder (or a Mormon missionary) who wants to do his family proud and is quite passionate about his religion and film. Christian is a shallow WeHo waiter/party boy who only looks forward to bedding a new guy every night.
The Big Gay Musical (2009)
Paul and Eddie have just begun previews for the new Off-Broadway musical "Adam and Steve Just the Way God Made 'Em." Their lives strangely mirror the characters they are playing. Paul is looking for the perfect man and Eddie is dealing with how his sexuality and faith can mix
Dorian Blues (2004)
Dorian realizes he is gay in his final year of high school. He meets another gay youth locally, but remains confused. He starts therapy, then resorts to confession in the Church, and finally comes out to his brother. Dorian then decides to come out to his father; he gets kicked out of the house.
The Parade (2011)
The Parade, in a tragicomic way, tells the story about ongoing battle between two worlds in contemporary post-war Serbian society - the traditional, oppressive, homophobic majority and a liberal, modern and open-minded minority... The film, which deals with gay rights issues in Serbia, features footage of the 2010 Belgrade gay pride parade. The film introduces a group of gay activists, trying to organize a pride parade in Belgrade
Simon (2004)
When Camiel, a gay dentist, and Simon, a carefree café owner, collide in a traffic accident their lives become intrinsically entangled. When they bump into each other 14 years later, Simon is severely ill. Camiel experiences at close range how Simon and those around him come to terms with his illness. The strength and humour that Simon shows during this time leave a lasting impression on Camiel.
A pregnant New York social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much to the dismay of her overbearing boyfriend.
In what would cause a fantastic media frenzy, Clifford Irving (Gere) sells his bogus biography of Howard Hughes to a premiere publishing house in the early 1970s.
Eleven Men Out (2005)
The star player of Icelands top football team causes a stir when he admits to being gay to his team mates and then goes on a journey to discover himself (with the help of the local press). He soon finds himself on the bench for most of his teams matches and decides to call it quits and join a small amateur team made up of men like himself - gay guys trying to play football in a straight world of Icelandic fishing culture machoism
Mr Nice (2010)
Biopic about 1970s British marijuana trafficker Howard Marks, whose inventive smuggling schemes made him a huge success in the drug trade, as well as leading to dealings with both the IRA and British Intelligence. Based on Marks' biography with the same title.
Wedding Wars (2007)
Gay people across the U.S. go on strike when a governor refuses to approve of gay marriages.
Mr. Right (2009)
Louise thought she'd met the man of her dreams. But it all went wrong when she introduced him to her gay friends... Harry hates being a TV producer and dreams of leaving his job to travel the world. He loves Alex, an aspiring actor who is struggling to create an identity for himself as a performer.
Summer Storm (2004)
Tobi and Achim, the pride of the local crew club, have been the best of friends for years and are convinced that nothing will ever stand in the way of their friendship. They look forward to the upcoming summer camp and the crew competition. Then the gay team from Berlin arrives and Tobi is totally confused. The evening before the races begin, the storm that breaks out is more than meteorlogical...
It's the summer of 1984 – Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is on strike. At the Gay Pride March in London, a group of gay and lesbian activists decides to raise money to support the families of the striking miners. But there is a problem. The Union seems embarrassed to receive their support. But the activists are not deterred. They decide to ignore the Union and go direct to the miners. They identify a mining village in deepest Wales and set off in a mini bus to make their donation in person. And so begins the extraordinary story of two seemingly alien communities who form a surprising and ultimately triumphant partnership.
Pulp (1972)
A seedy writer of sleazy pulp novels is recruited by a quirky, reclusive ex-actor to help him write his biography at his house in Malta.
Two drag-queens and a transsexual contract to perform a drag show at a resort in Alice Springs, a resort town in the remote Australian desert. They head west from Sydney aboard their lavender bus, Priscilla. En route, it is discovered that the woman they've contracted with is the wife of one of the drag queens. Their bus breaks down, and is repaired by Bob, who travels on with them.
Maybe... Maybe Not (1994)
Der Bewegte Mann is a German comedy about a heterosexual man, Axel, who is thrown out of his girlfriends home for cheating and ends up moving in with a gay man. Axel learns the advantages of living with gay men even though they are attracted to him and when his girlfriend wants him back he must make a tough decision.
Almost Normal (2005)
A gay man approaching a mid-life crisis is tired of being different because he is gay. He wants to be normal. Suddenly he is yanked back in time to when he was in high school. But this time, the world is gay and to be straight is considered deviant behavior. Then something else happens. He meets a girl. And suddenly normal becomes ...well almost normal.
A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.
The Opposite of Sex (1998)
A 16-year-old girl visits her gay half-brother and ends up seducing his boyfriend, thus wreaking havoc on all of their lives.
The Next Best Thing (2000)
A comedy-drama about best friends - one a straight woman, Abbie, the other a gay man, Robert - who decide to have a child together. Five years later, Abbie falls in love with a straight man and wants to move away with her and Robert's little boy Sam, and a nasty custody battle ensues.
Gentleman Jim (1942)
As bareknuckled boxing enters the modern era, brash extrovert Jim Corbett uses new rules and dazzlingly innovative footwork to rise to the top of the top of the boxing world.
Tangerine (2015)
It's Christmas Eve in Tinseltown and Sin-Dee is back on the block. Upon hearing that her pimp boyfriend hasn't been faithful during the 28 days she was locked up, the working girl and her best friend, Alexandra, embark on a mission to get to the bottom of the scandalous rumor. Their rip-roaring odyssey leads them through various subcultures of Los Angeles, including an Armenian family dealing with their own repercussions of infidelity.
The Cost of Love (2011)
Dale is an attractive, hard-as-nails gay male escort in Greenwich, London. He specialises in fulfilling sexual fantasies - dressing up as a schoolboy, BDSM, you name it, he's done it, yet his own dreams of a happy ending are complicated when straight best friend and childhood crush Raj announces his forthcoming marriage. Meanwhile, a spate of gay hate crimes are being reported on the local heath...
Stonewall (1995)
A group of homosexual people try to live with dignity and self-respect while events build to the opening battle in the major gay rights movement.
Isn't She Great (2000)
An unsuccessful over-the-top actress becomes a successful over-the-top authoress in this biography of Jacqueline Susann, the famed writer of "The Valley Of The Dolls" and other trashy novels. Facing a failing career, Susann meets a successful promoter who becomes her husband. After several failures to place her in commercials and a TV quiz show, he hits upon the idea for her to become a writer. In the pre-60's, her books were looked upon as trash and non-printable. But then the sexual revolution hit and an audience was born for her books. The story shows the hidden behind the scenes story of Susan's life, including her autistic son and her continuing bout with cancer that she hid up to her death
Jeffrey (1995)
Jeffery, a young gay man in New York, decides that sex is too much and decided to become celibate. He immediately meets the man of his dreams and must decide whether or not love is worth the danger of a boyfriend dying.
The Great Moment (1944)
The biography of Dr.W.T.Morgan, a 19th century Boston dentist, during his quest to have anesthesia, in the form of ether, accepted by the public and the medical and dental establishment.
Totally Fucked Up (1993)
Life really sucks for a group of gay and lesbian teenagers living in Los Angeles. Their parents kicked them out, they're broke and bored, their lovers cheat on them, and they're harassed by fag-bashers. If things are going to be this way, maybe suicide isn't a bad idea; at least not in the mind of Andy, our major protagonist, who gives the film its title by describing himself as "totally fucked up".
FIT (2010)
Takes a look at gay and straight love among the new millennials. Everything from secret crushes to homophobic attitudes are revealed by the rambunctious students taking Drama and Dance from Loris. None of the teens are what they seem at first glance, with gay hearts lurking behind tough exteriors and straight kids expressing themselves in very queer ways.
The Story of Will Rogers (1952)
Biography of humorist and movie star Will Rogers
Apariencias (2000)
Carmello, who is 30-years old and extremely shy, finds it difficult to reveal his innermost feelings to Verónica, his coworker. Carmelo's world collapses when he finds out that she intends to get married soon. Accidentally, she spots him demonstrating in a gay rally where he becomes a leader of that cause. Of course, Verónica assumes that Carmelo is gay, and he takes advantage of this misunderstan
Edge of Seventeen (1998)
The tale of a high school student in the small town of Sandusky, Ohio circa 1984 (a year when 80's pop-culture was in it's prime) who comes to terms with his homosexuality much to the astonishment of his long-time girlfriend.
The Raspberry Reich (2004)
A hiliarous and sexy sendup of left wing radials who Bruce LaBruce suspects tend to have rather conservative views on sex. Gudrun, a blond-wigged subservsive who runs a terrorist cell, is convinced that her (straight) brothers can only be truely revolutionary by having sex with each other. This strategy comes seriously undone when they kidnap the gay son of an industrialist.
Imagine Me & You (2005)
During her wedding ceremony, Rachel notices Luce in the audience and feels instantly drawn to her. The two women become close friends, and when Rachel learns that Luce is a lesbian, she realizes that despite her happy marriage to Heck, she is falling for Luce. As she questions her sexual orientation, Rachel must decide between her stable relationship with Heck and her exhilarating new romance with Luce.
The Art of Being Straight (2008)
A sexy, comedic drama about two college friends questioning their careers and sexuality in east Los Angeles.
What Happens Next (2011)
After rich businessman Paul Greco (popular daytime star Jon Lindstrom) retires early, his imperious sister Elise (two-time Emmy Award® nominee Wendie Malick) tries to get him to settle down with the woman of her choosing. But Paul seems more interested in developing his friendship with Andy (cutie Chris Murrah), a charming gay man he meets at a dog park.
The Three Stooges (2000)
A biography of the Three Stooges, in which their careers and rise to fame is shown throughout the eyes of their leader, Moe.
Tennessee Queer (2014)
Religion, politics and gay pride clash in a small Tennessee town when out, proud and living in New York Jason Potts returns home to make life better for the LGBT teenagers.
Misconceptions (2010)
The story centers on a religiously conservative, married southern woman who receives a message from God instructing her to act as a surrogate mother and carry a child for two married gay men who live in Boston - a Jewish doctor and and African-American dance choreographer. All Hell breaks loose when the African American man comes to her home down south to micro-manage her pregnancy, and he won't leave.
East Side Story (2006)
In this playfully provocative story set amidst the often-turbulent backdrop of gentrification, things get hot when an openly gay white couple moves into an East L.A. neighborhood where the locals have more than skeletons in their closets. The arrival of the Anglo newcomers rocks the quiet world of Diego Campos (Rene Alvarado), a handsome young local who is tired of being played for a boy toy by his closeted real estate agent lover Pablo (David Beron). Will Diego stay at home and fulfill his Mexican grandmother's desire for him to inherit the family restaurant - or will he follow his heart and become a chef in the big city? Award winning producer Carlos Portugal makes his directorial debut with a winning combination of quirky characters, rich storylines and suggestive situations that will appeal to fans of Latino telenovelas and popular series such as "Sex and the City," "Ugly Betty" and "Queer As Folk."
I Love You Phillip Morris (2009)
Bad Santa co-screenwriters Glenn Ficara and John Requa re-team for this fact-based black comedy starring Jim Carrey as a Virginia police officer-turned-con man who makes the leap to white-collar criminal after being sent to prison and falling in love with his sensitive cellmate. Steve Russell (Carrey) is a small-town cop. Bored with his bland lifestyle, Russell turns to fraud as a means of shaking things up. Before long, Russell's criminal antics have landed him behind bars, where he encounters the charismatic Phillip Morris (Ewan McGregor). Smitten, Russell devotes his entire life to being with Morris regardless of the consequences.
The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros (2005)
A 12-year-old gay who comes from a criminal family falls in love with a handsome policeman.
2 Frogs in the West (2010)
Marie Deschamps has her whole life ahead of her but isn't sure what to do with it. To the disappointment of her parents, she drops out of college and decides to go work in Whistler in order to perfect her English. After a journey across Canada, her arrival in British-Columbia is less glorious than she dreamt. Fortunately, she meets Jean-Francois Laforest, a Quebecois skier who has been living on the West Coast for 10 years. J-F will introduce her to his Anglo friends and to the lifestyle of the mountains. Somewhere out West, this adventure will change her life forever.
Beginners (2010)
A young man is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father: that he has terminal cancer, and that he has a young male lover.
I Do (2013)
A gay Brit living in New York is deprived of his immigration status, and risks losing his family and life in the U.S. He marries his lesbian best friend to remain in the country and stay with his family, but things get complicated when he meets the love of his life and is forced to make an impossible choice.
Tiger Orange (2014)
In the small Central California town where they grew up, two estranged gay brothers struggle to reconnect after the recent death of their father.
The Imitation Game (2014)
Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.
Breakfast With Scot (2007)
Eric and Sam have been in a committed relationship for four years. Eric's a former hockey player turned sportscaster and Sam's a sport's lawyer. But when Sam's adventure seeking brother Billy, takes a job in South America, his ex-girlfriend, Julie, is discovered dead from a drug overdose leaving her son Scot (not Billy's son) to Billy.
Zürich in the mid 50's: The young shy teacher Ernst Ostertag becomes a member of the gay organisation DER KREIS. There he gets to know the transvesti- te star Röbi Rapp – and immediately falls head over heels in love with him. Röbi and Ernst live through the high point and the eventual decline of the organization, which in the whole of Europe is seen as the pioneer of gay eman- cipation. Ernst finds himself torn between his bour- geois existence and his commitment to homosexuality, for Röbi it is about his first serious love relationship. A relationship which will last a lifetime. The film looks back from the present to the time when the "Mother" of all European homosexual or- ganizations had its high point to the time it slowly fell apart. While the repression against homosexu- als became increasingly more intense in Zurich, two young and very different men fight for their love and – together with their friends – for the rights of gays.
The story of California's first openly gay elected official, Harvey Milk, who became an outspoken agent for change, seeking equal rights and opportunities for all. His great love for the city and its people brought him backing from young and old, straight and gay, alike – at a time when prejudice and violence against gays was openly accepted as the norm.
Bear Cub (2004)
Pedro, a gay man with an active social life and big circle of friends, takes in his nephew Bernardo for a couple weeks. When it appears as though it might become a permanent arrangement, however, Pedro turns to his friends for guidance as he and 9-year-old Bernardo begin to forge a household together.
Clapham Junction (2007)
36 hours in the lives of a number of gay men in Clapham, South London.
Brother to Brother (2004)
A drama that looks back on the Harlem Renaissance from the perspective of an elderly, black writer who meets a gay teenager in a New York homeless shelter.
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.
My Son is Gay (2016)
Story of Lakshmi, a mother, and her son Varun, who is gay. Varun struggles to accept his identity and opens up to Lakshmi, who is an orthodox lady. The film is a journey of their struggles to accept reality.
Bound for Glory (1976)
A biography of Woody Guthrie, one of America's greatest folk singers. He left his dust-devastated Texas home in the 1930s to find work, discovering the suffering and strength of America's working class.
Cobb (1994)
Al Stump is a famous sports-writer chosen by Ty Cobb to co-write his official, authorized 'autobiography' before his death. Cobb, widely feared and despised, feels misunderstood and wants to set the record straight about 'the greatest ball-player ever,' in his words.


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Bruce Rogers-Vaughn's research interests include psychodynamic theory and clinical practice, psychoanalytic theories of religion, grief studies, the importance of theology and the care of souls tradition for contemporary pastoral care and counseling, and the complex formative influences between politics, economics, psychology, theology, psychotherapy, intersectionality, and religious practices of care. He is presently exploring the impact of contemporary capitalism (neoliberalism) on assumptions and practices regarding mental health, human suffering, relationships, the self, spirituality, and the meaning and purpose of care. Having grown up in southern Appalachia in agrarian and working class communities, he is also concerned about what he sees as the relative lack of awareness of class and inequality in academic theology and psychology. He is the author of Caring for Souls in a Neoliberal Age (Palgrave, 2016). His work has also appeared in the Journal of Pastoral Theology, Pastoral Psychology, Sacred Spaces and Reflective Practice, and he is a contributor to the Dictionary of Pastoral Care and Counseling. He teaches courses on death and dying, hope and despair, psychoanalytic theories of religion, contemporary psychotherapy and pastoral counseling, global capitalism and suffering, race and class, and the critical assessment of "masculinities."
Professor Rogers-Vaughn is a Fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors, holds a license in clinical pastoral therapy in the state of Tennessee, and is certified as a sexual addiction therapist (CSAT) by the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals. He maintained a full-time clinical practice in pastoral psychotherapy from 1992 until 2010. Prior to 1992 he was a chaplain at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville for six years and also formerly served as a chaplain at Alive-Hospice of Nashville. In 2007 he co-founded a non-profit agency, The Pastoral Center for Healing, where he continues to sustain a robust pastoral counseling practice in addition to his teaching responsibilities. He accepted an appointment to the Divinity School faculty in 2010 after serving on an adjunct basis since the mid-1990s. Professor Rogers-Vaughn is ordained as a Baptist minister, but is an active member of Second Presbyterian Church.
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Pig Ate My Pizza, brought to you by the team behind Travail, goes to great lengths to prove that pork is more than just the other white meat. These guys and gals serve it up in all its most delicious forms, expected and unexpected: pork belly rillette, amazingly fatty-in-a-good-way spareribs inspired by the flavors of a Bloody Mary, cornflour-dusted and flash-fried tenderloin, lardons the size of a baby's fist, and the crispiest ham and cheese croquettes, known around these parts as "hog tots." Aside from the kooky pizzas (think sour cream and onion chips, fiddlehead ferns, and pies served from underneath a dome of smoke) that are the focus, PAMP in Robbinsdale makes an ever-changing lineup of charcuterie, which goes especially well with beer while you wait for a seat at one of the communal tables, whets the meaty palate quite effectively for your pizza course, and is an irresistible way to bring a tentative vegetarian back to the dark side. Not that we'd even have to force them.


* brief description/music genre/etc. Have you ever wondered how to collect native plant seeds, where to find them, if it is legal, how to prepare them and plant them? All those questions can be answered by joining us for this workshop with two local native seed experts. Ron Endres and Rob Schubert will discuss how to know when seeds are ready to be collected and how to process them to ensure they are ready for planting. They will discuss the methods of collection and planting. They will discuss the legality of collecting seeds from public and private properties. You will have an opportunity to practice techniques for collecting prairie seeds in Pheasant Branch Conservancy. Dress for the weather. Closed toed shoes and long pants are recommended. Ron Endres is a local expert on collecting seed from native plants. Rob Schubert is the Dane County Parks Restoration Coordinator for the Conservancy.


ACE and the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) have formed an important collaboration to provide professional development and support services to college instructors, with a focus on current and future college faculty whose primary responsibility is to teach or support instruction.
ACUE has launched a national effort to advance effective college instruction through state-of-the-art online professional development programs. ACE is working with ACUE in a joint venture as part of the Council's nearly century-old mission to prepare campus leaders, support the work of colleges and universities and assist institutions in strengthening student learning, persistence and completion.
ACE and ACUE, a company founded in 2014 by leaders in higher education, are collaborating on the development of a scalable faculty development and certificate program for college instructors. This research-based program complements related student success initiatives and significantly extends the reach of faculty development efforts.
This collaboration advances ACE's historic mission to improve access to postsecondary education and help our institutions enhance student outcomes through effective college instruction. ACUE and ACE's shared goal is to expand dramatically the use of effective teaching practices to benefit students, faculty, and institutions. Students and institutions will benefit from these professional development services, as measured by stronger student outcomes.
Click here for more information about ACUE and its Course in Effective Teaching Practices. We encourage our members to consider offering ACUE's pedagogy modules to their faculty.
The American Council on Education (ACE) is the major coordinating body for the nation's colleges and universities. ACE, founded in 1918, represents more than 1,600 college and university presidents and the executives at related associations, and is the only major higher education association to represent all types of U.S. accredited, degree-granting institutions: two-year and four-year, public and private.
ACUE, the Association of College and University Educators, is a company founded in 2014 by leaders in higher education to advance effective instruction and support college educators whose primary responsibility is to teach.
How are the two organizations working together?
ACE and ACUE have formed a significant collaboration, and ACE is invested in ACUE's success. They are working in a joint venture to enhance student success as part of ACUE's national effort to advance effective college instruction through state-of-the-art online professional development programs.
What is the goal of the collaboration between ACE and ACUE?
The goal of the collaboration is to expand dramatically the use of effective teaching practices to benefit students, faculty, and institutions.
What is ACE's role in this collaboration?
ACE is reviewing and evaluating the scalable faculty development and certificate program for college instructors that ACUE has developed over the past year. This research-based program complements related student success initiatives and significantly extends the reach of faculty development efforts.
ACE, which has long made college credit recommendations for military and workplace courses, is applying its rigorous quality assessment expertise to optimize the soundness and research basis of ACUE's Effective Practice Framework© and Course in Effective Teaching Practices. This first-of-its-kind statement of professional practice and courseware specifically designed for higher education educators is enhanced by a new application of the work ACE has done for decades using subject matter expert teams to evaluate learning that takes place outside a formal classroom for credit recommendations—since 1954 for military experiences and occupations and since 1974 for workplace courses. These recommendations have been used successfully by students to earn credit at many institutions; and many of those students have done well academically at the more than 2,000 institutions that make it a practice to consider ACE credit recommendations.
How does this collaboration fit with the mission of ACE?
ACE is collaborating with ACUE in this joint venture as part of its nearly century-old mission to prepare campus leaders, support the work of colleges and universities and assist institutions in strengthening student learning, persistence and completion.
ACE is committed to improving access to postsecondary education for traditional and nontraditional students and helping our institutions build the capacity to ensure that those students can succeed and gain the degrees and credentials needed to compete in the 21st century global economy.
ACE's mission will directly benefit from ACUE's work offering institutions critical tools and resources and providing professional development opportunities to faculty with the ultimate purpose of enriching the student learning experience and increasing overall success.
Why is there a need for ACUE's services?
While many higher education institutions already have faculty development initiatives, recent research on faculty skill and student outcomes suggest that there is still significant need for solutions to improve skills.
ACUE was founded to provide college educators, particularly the three-quarters of instructors who are not on a tenure track, with the practical, collegial support they need—and want—to be effective in the classroom. ACUE and ACE will be working together to speed the adoption of research-based instructional techniques at campuses nationwide.