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Historical Archaeological Sites of Athens
Gate of Athena Archegetis, located in the Roman Forum of Athens. Beyond: the Acropolis of Athens.
The ancient city-state of Athens during its classical period was a bustling center of the arts and the birthplace of Western philosophy. Socrates kept himself busy corrupting the youth by inspiring them to think and discuss methodically; Plato's dialogues expounded on his experiences with Socrates and his Academy shaped the minds of great thinkers, such as Aristotle, who organized and categorized topics ranging from logic, rhetoric and politics to the physical sciences, the arts and ethics. At the same time, great dramatists, such as, Aristophanes, Aeschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles commanded the stage, while the written word of the poet Simonides and the historians, Herodotus, Xenophon and Thucydides have been invaluable in the documenting of Greek history and culture. Additionally, great sculptors, such as Pheidias, designed some of the great public works shown in this photo album.
The following photos of archeological sites were taken in Athens in late November 2009 and range from the Archaic period to Roman Greece (one structure, the Temple of Olympian Zeus, actually commenced during the Archaic period and was not completed until after Rome had conquered Greece!).
Gate of Athena Archegetis at sunset.
The Temple of the Olympian Zeus originally began construction during the reign of the tyrants, brothers Hippias and Hipparchos, circa 520 BCE. The tyranny was overthrown soon after and an Athenian democracy prevailed and the temple left unfinished until the 1st and 2nd centuries BCE, amidst the ruling of various Roman emperors. Due to the hubris nature of the monument, the Athenians left it as it was in order to focus on more practical structures and monuments. Aristotle wrote in his Politics that tyrannies sponsored such haughty structures in order to engage the general populace and leave them no time, energy or means to rebel. Hadrian completed the project nearly 650 years after its initial commencement.
Landscape featuring the ruins of the Temple of Olympian Zeus.
View of the remains of the open-air Theatre of Dionysus from the base of the Acropolis, surrounded by modern Athens. What is seen today is the redesigned Roman version by emperor Nero. However, the spirit of Euripides and Aeschylus are in the air!
View of the Odeon of Herodes Atticus from atop the Acropolis. Used as a concert venue, the structure was built in 161 CE.
Currently being restored, the Parthenon, built between 447 and 432 BCE, served as a treasury in honor of the protector of Athens and Greek goddess, Athena.
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Donald Trump: U.S., Guatemala Negotiate Legal Wall Against Migrants
by NEIL MUNRO
The United States and Guatemala are preparing to sign a "safe third country" agreement to help curb Central American migration, a late-night Monday tweet from President Donald Trump revealed.
If signed, the agreement will give U.S. border officers the legal authority to quickly repatriate migrants who pass through Guatemala, regardless of the catch-and-release loopholes created and preserved by the U.S. Congress and courts. In effect, the deal would create a legal wall against Latin American, African, and Indian migrants who pass through Guatemala.
The tweet also said enforcement agencies will accelerate the repatriation of "millions" of illegal immigrants — even though Democrats and many establishment GOP legislators are blocking the legal reforms and funding needed to repatriate more than a small percentage of the more-than-11-million illegal migrants now living throughout the United States.
Trump tweeted:
….long before they get to our Southern Border. Guatemala is getting ready to sign a Safe-Third Agreement. The only ones who won't do anything are the Democrats in Congress. They must vote to get rid of the loopholes, and fix asylum! If so, Border Crisis will end quickly!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 18, 2019
Trump's deputies are also pushing Mexico to sign a safe third country deal if Mexico cannot sharply reduce the huge migration by Latin Americans through its own territory to the United States.
Pro-migration advocates denounced the Guatemalan "safe third country" plan — even though their policies are allowing up to 1 million Central American migrants to flood into Americans' workplaces, neighborhoods, and classrooms. That wave of migrants — which now includes a growing number of Africans and Indians — is good for university class professionals, investors, and for business groups, but it hurts ordinary Americans by lowering wages, raising rents and importing more chaotic diversity.
"I don't know what this is about," said a tweet from Todd Schulte, director of a pro-migration, cheap-labor lobbying group set by West Coast investors, including Mark Zuckerberg. He continued:
But ICE does NOT have the ability/resources to "begin the process of removing millions" of people. People should be responsible when sharing this & note that, especially in these tough times. On "Safe Third Country", its designed to end all asylum.
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A long term third party car insurance plan can prove to be very beneficial for you. However, before you get such a cover, do remember to do adequate research as some of the features of this cover are quite different from the features of a regular third-party plan. Listed below are three of the most crucial long term third party insurance facts that you must know when you opt for such a plan. Take a look.
If you have bought your vehicle after September 1, 2018, you have to get a long-term third party cover. This is now a compulsory thing to do. Even if you buy a shorter comprehensive cover, the third party component of the premium needs to be paid upfront for the next three years. You will, therefore, find your car insurance premium to be higher in the first year, but it will get more economical in the next two years. This rule only holds true for newer cars. For older cars, the shorter policies are still available. Even if you wish to renew your car insurance policy, you need not to get a three-year third party insurance cover.
Once you pay your premium and get the three-year third party cover, the insurance provider cannot cancel your coverage. You will have a valid third party car insurance cover for the next three years for sure. The IDV of the vehicle will, therefore, be taken in the first year's value and the coverage will continue for the next few years.
When buying the policy, you can choose between the types of insurance covers. So you can either choose a third party plan or a comprehensive plan. If you choose a comprehensive plan, you have to only pay the third party premium for three years. The comprehensive premium can be paid yearly. This is an important point to remember while looking at and choosing the right types of insurance covers for your vehicle.
Keep these important rules in mind before you look for your ideal car insurance cover online.
You don't have to bother about renewing your plan every year. You can get the long term cover and renew only once every three years.
Insurance providers usually offer about a 25% discount on the car insurance premium when you opt for a long term plan. This helps you save money quite significantly.
In a regular policy, you get only 35% NCB at the end of a three year period. however, in the long term types of insurance plans, you get 40% NCB after you complete three claim free years. You also get stronger riders that protect your NCB if only one claim is made in three years.
These are some very logical benefits of getting a long term car insurance cover. Do keep them in mind when you go shopping for your new plan.
It is very important for you to understand how car insurance works. The rules keep changing from time to time and you must stay updated with them. The recent ruling regarding the compulsion of long term policy coverage is something you have to be aware of. So do some research, understand the covers and then proceed to buy the plan. Also, run a comparison to see which plan is available at what rate. that will help you find the best possible car insurance policy at the most affordable rates for sure.


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Q: How to share content from table view on Facebook I need help, I am trying to share content on Facebook from TableView which is being retrieved through API. Here is the code
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A: Facebook sharing has been deprecated in iOS 11 cannot be expected to work (as has Twitter, for what it's worth).
If you wish to allow users to share content in iOS, you will need to either use Facebook's own SDK for that purpose or use the UIActivityViewController API to present a share sheet.
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Gene helps a thirteen-year-old Eastern boy who has traveled west in search of his father, a man he does not know is actually an outlaw.
As the winner of a bronc riding competition at a rodeo, rancher Gene Autry has to have his picture taken. During the session with photographer Felicia Summers, Gene is uncomfortable, but settles down when Pat Jensen suggests Gene play a song. Sudden gunshots outside interrupt the session, and Gene and Pat leave to investigate. Sheriff Wade Clark and his deputy fire at three disappearing gunmen when Gene sees the fourth, Bill Watterson, trying to steal Champion. On a whistle from Gene, Champ rears, and throws Watterson to the ground. After a fight, Watterson escapes. During the search that follows, Gene and Pat discover thirteen-year-old Eddie Baker hiding in the livery barn, who has traveled west looking for his father. He has a small photo that proves to be rustler Jim Baker, one of Watterson's gang. Gene takes Eddie under his wing and teaches him to ride and hunt at his ranch, the Flying A. In an effort to trap Baker, Sheriff Clark has Weekly Ledger reporter Andy McBride write a huge story about Eddie mentioning that the boy is staying at Gene's ranch. A short time later, Baker tries to see his son and gets into a fight with Gene, who assures him he will not be harmed; but, the sheriff sees the outlaw. Baker recognizes his son when Eddie tells the sheriff's posse where the outlaws have laid a trap for them. When Baker tries to stop Watterson from gunning Eddie, Watterson shoots him causing the ambush to fail, thus saving the posse. Eddie runs to his father, and the outlaws surrender to Gene and the posse. Because Baker was instrumental in saving their lives, Sheriff Clark slips him a deputy's badge so that Eddie can think his father had been working on the right side of the law.
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The Saints defender is desperate to move to Anfield but one Kop bid has already been rejected.
Manchester United boss Louis Van Gaal has earned praise for his World Cup heroics.
The Holland boss brought Tim Krul on a specialist penalty-saving keeper against Costa Rica and the plan paid off as the Newcastle man saved two of the spot-kicks.
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Supporters of Han Kuo-yu, Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang presidential candidate, watch a TV interview in a temple during a campaign rally in Taipei, Taiwan, January 5, 2020.
As Taiwan's Election Nears, A Sense of Foreboding Grips Voters from Different Camps
by Anna Beth Keim
Anna Beth Keim
Anna Beth Keim is a freelance writer and Chinese translator based in Somerville, Massachusetts. Her work has been published in Foreign Policy, the Foreign Service Journal, New Haven Advocate, and...
On the evening of December 29, at a rally in front of Democratic Progressive Party headquarters in Taipei, hundreds of people are shouting in unison. They support Tsai Ing-wen, the Democratic People's Party (DPP) candidate in Taiwan's January 11 presidential elections, but they are shouting another politician's name, with an anxiety that was not there in the last election four years ago, when Tsai was first elected. Their voices rise above the sound of the rain, repeating over and over: "PROTECT THE PARLIAMENT! SAFEGUARD TAIWAN! . . . OUT WITH WU SZ-HUAI!"
Wu Sz-huai is a retired lieutenant general and one of the legislator-at-large nominees for the rival Nationalist Party, or Kuomintang (KMT). To understand why he causes such angst, it is worth remembering that Taiwan's elections tend to focus on its survival as a country. The vast majority of the 23 million people of the self-governed island, located just over a hundred miles from China's southern coast, prefer to maintain the status quo: functioning independently of China, which claims Taiwan as its territory, without declaring independence. The KMT, which formed a rump regime on Taiwan after losing a civil war to the Chinese Communist Party in 1949, favors closer relations with China. The DPP has a clause supporting independence in its charter. On January 11, the island will go to the polls to pick a new legislature and a president from the DPP or the KMT. A third presidential candidate from a small party, James Soong, is running for the sixth time, but his chances are minimal.
Wu Sz-huai, the controversial KMT legislator-at-large nominee and target of the DPP rally's ire, is likely to be assigned a seat in its parliament, the Legislative Yuan. (Most of Taiwan's legislators are voted in directly, as representatives of a particular district. But there are 34 legislators-at-large, too. In addition to ticking a box for president and legislator, voters will tick a third box for party. Based on the proportion of votes they win in that third category, political parties will share out the 34 seats reserved for legislators-at-large.) And Wu has sailed uncomfortably close to the People's Republic of China (PRC). He has appeared on Chinese television, advising the People's Liberation Army on how "our troops"—implying that Taiwan and the PRC share armed forces—could match U.S. capabilities in the Middle East. More provokingly, to many people in Taiwan, he led a delegation of fellow retired Taiwanese military leaders to Beijing in 2016, where they listened to Chinese President Xi Jinping speak of the "sacred duty" of reunification, and stood for the Chinese national anthem.
What's Next for Taiwan?
Brian Hioe, Evan Dawley & more
On January 11, Taiwanese will go to the polls. Their election pits the incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which favors greater distance from Beijing, against Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu of the Kuomingtang,...
As a legislator, Wu could, in theory, be assigned to a committee charged with national defense policy. But it is the prospect he represents—of a party in government some of whose members appear ready to surrender sovereignty—that has contributed to a new, intensified atmosphere of dread among DPP supporters. Some speak ruefully of "dried mango strips" (mangguogan), instead of saying it straight: wangguogan, a feeling that the nation is doomed. Specifically, DPP voters tell me, they fear becoming "the next Hong Kong," a fear that has been exacerbated by bloodchilling videos of what appear to be dead Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters spreading on Taiwan's social media. Tsai herself has pointed to a speech delivered by Xi Jinping in early 2019, in which he said, "We make no promise to renounce the use of force [to unify Taiwan with mainland China] and reserve the option of taking all necessary means." In the same speech, he urged Taiwanese to accept "peaceful reunification" under the same one country, two systems arrangement that now governs Hong Kong. It was not a new sentiment from PRC leaders, but combined with the news from Hong Kong, voters seemed to perceive it as more ominous. "This could be Taiwan's last election," one young man at the rally says, when I ask him what will happen if the KMT wins.
In a televised presidential debate earlier the same day, KMT presidential candidate Han Kuo-yu accused Tsai Ing-wen of making cynical use of the events in Hong Kong. "The people of Hong Kong are bleeding, and you use it as a blood transfusion for your campaign!" he shouted. Han is running as the "common people president," and emphasizes his humble roots. His campaign memoir describes his childhood in a juancun, or military-dependents' village, designated for lower-ranking KMT officials and soldiers' families, and his rough youth as a ruffian too distracted by a female classmate "with gorgeous legs" to study. Unlike Tsai, who speaks carefully and without inflection, as if reading an uninteresting script, Han is animated, pounding the podium, punctuating his remarks with, "My God!" He accused Tsai of being a prompter-reader. "Tsai Ing-wen is not a very interesting person," Tsai retorted, near the end of the debate. "I can't get all worked up and shout, or get choked up at a moment's notice." She returned to her theme: "I will not let Taiwan become the next Hong Kong."
Tsai has not said exactly what she will do to avoid this fate. But as president, she has boosted the national defense budget to record levels and overseen progress in the development of Taiwan's first domestically-produced submarines (expected in 2024) and advanced jet trainers. Debating Han, she spoke of the importance of national defense capabilities and strong relationships with other countries. For his part, Han said little about the mainland government or how his presidency would change relations with it, except that he values peace. He pivoted instead to his main point: He cares for the people. Han pointed out that all of Taiwan's elected presidents have been lawyers and graduates of the nation's best university, all disappointing. "You cannot face the people courageously," he scolds Tsai, ". . . you're further and further away from them."
Listening to them, it is hard to pick out the differences in policy on China. Han says that he will not accept one country, two systems either. ("Over my dead body," he has put it repeatedly.) The most striking difference between them is one of style: Tsai is a traditional, if awkward, politician, and Han a charismatic populist. It's a difference that is reflected even in their approach to polling. The DPP points to polls that say Tsai will win in a landslide. Han encourages his supporters to lie to pollsters and say they are supporting Tsai, implying that the complacent DPP will get a shock on election night.
This election creates a sense of whiplash in the viewer, of shuttling between two completely different styles and world-views. The two parties seem to be talking past each other. For the DPP, the main issue is China and how best to protect Taiwan from it—as one of Tsai's campaign ads puts it, the choice between democracy and dictatorship. The KMT candidate has made his personality the theme of his campaign, and wields it to portray himself as an answer to the island's economic woes. He says that he is the candidate who understands "suffering people," and that the cause of that suffering is simple: elite "fat cats" in government. His rhetoric has a familiar populist tinge and it has drawn support from voters who, like their brethren elsewhere in the democratic world, feel economically strained and marginalized. The deepening divisions in Taiwanese society between classes and generations is a problem that will challenge Taiwan and its democracy regardless of who wins. A divided society, as the U.S. is learning, is one more easily manipulated by outside forces.
On the first day of the new year, I go to see Han at a national-flag-raising ceremony in the city of Tainan, about 200 miles south of Taipei. "109 years ago today, founding father Sun Yat-sen established the first democratic republic in Asia," a local city councilor tells the crowd assembled in Tainan Park. "We deeply love this land, and would never sell it out." I have been to several Han rallies and there are certain things about this one that are typical: the great numbers of middle-aged and elderly, particularly associations of retired military and police (Han has railed against the pension reforms Tsai's government passed, which cut the pensions of retired military and civil servants); the way people paint the Republic of China flag on their faces and wave it in the air and salute it; and remarks that the younger generations have abandoned what makes the country great, that they are no longer trained in traditional Confucian values like filial piety and kindness, that they support independence because they don't understand what's possible, and that they support gay marriage. Of the farmers, taxi drivers, and elderly people huddling under banners for retired military or police associations, many of the Han supporters I have met feel left behind by Taiwan's growing economy. Lin Thung-hong, a professor at Academia Sinica, says that the swing voters who powered Han's rise to office of Kaohsiung mayor in 2018 were largely unemployed, non-technical workers, and self-employed, and some of them were pro-DPP in their leanings. When I ask people why they are voting for Han, they often say, "The DPP is corrupt."
Han knows how to articulate this resentment in a way that gives his supporters a target for anger. Sometimes he appears to be channeling it to dark places, with derogatory comments about women, Southeast Asian workers, and the media, but mostly he talks about the haves and the have-nots. He once told supporters at a rally that DPP politicians, including Tsai, are "pale-skinned and fat," while he himself is "dark and thin." "Who do you think," he asked, "understands the suffering people better?"
When Han finally arrives at the rally in Tainan, a local city councilor introduces him: "So many of Taiwan's 23 million people have been suffering . . . we've been waiting for one person!" Han Kuo-yu, the crowd shouts. ". . . One person!" Han Kuo-yu! Beaming warmth, his voice strained with emotion, and sometimes breaking into snatches of song, Han has charisma. People respond to both his style and his promise that their troubles can be easily solved. His diagnosis of Taiwan's problems—the slow wage growth, tense relations with China, and invisibility to much of the world—is simple: "The problem is how it's governed!" he says. There isn't any reason why Taiwan, "which has great advantages," should not be doing extremely well.
Becoming Taiwanese
Evan Dawley
Havard University Press: What does it mean to be Taiwanese? This question sits at the heart of Taiwan's modern history and its place in the world. In contrast to the prevailing scholarly focus on Taiwan after 1987, Becoming Taiwanese examines the important first era in the history of Taiwanese identity construction during the early 20th century, in the place that served as the crucible for the formation of new identities: the northern port city of Jilong (Keelung).Part colonial urban social history, part exploration of the relationship between modern ethnicity and nationalism, Becoming Taiwanese offers new insights into ethnic identity formation. Evan Dawley examines how people from China's southeastern coast became rooted in Taiwan; how the transfer to Japanese colonial rule established new contexts and relationships that promoted the formation of distinct urban, ethnic, and national identities; and how the so-called retrocession to China replicated earlier patterns and reinforced those same identities. Becoming Taiwanese is based on original research in Taiwan and Japan, and focuses on the settings and practices of social organizations, religion, and social welfare, as well as the local elites who served as community gatekeepers.
Han's supporters have their own version of "the feeling that the nation is doomed." A 70-year-old man next to me begins talking about the Anti-Infiltration Act that became law the day before. The act imposes heavy penalties for political donations on behalf of, or with the funding of, a "foreign hostile force," generally understood to mean the mainland government. "I joined in the democratization movement [in Taiwan]," he says. "Got my head beaten bloody by police. Those days—the White Terror—are coming back. It's the Green Terror," he adds, invoking the color associated with pro-independence and the DPP. The White Terror was a period under authoritarian KMT rule (before Taiwan began to democratize in the late 1980s) when citizens were subject to arbitrary arrest and execution, and encouraged to report, as the saying went, "the Communist spy by your side." The fear, as a speaker at the rally puts it, is that "anyone who goes abroad will be subject to charges of colluding with the enemy"—meaning mainland China. Han's supporters believe that the DPP is using the specter of China and Hong Kong to scare people into voting for them. "We're not Hong Kong," Chi Hung-ju, a worker at Han's campaign headquarters, told me when I visited. "We have our own flag and we have our own military. Hong Kong does not."
But Han's public rejection of one country, two systems notwithstanding, the PRC's ability to influence Taiwanese society and government is evident. Hsiao-ting Lin, a research fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, notes that China's influence in Taiwan is growing, and that it is not just Taiwan: "As China increases its power everywhere, that kind of infiltration is happening in lots of societies, including Australia and Japan." In Taiwan, Beijing is targeting a range of people, from temple leaders to fishermen's associations, with monetary inducements. China's huge market, so close by, is also a powerful draw: Han himself, as Kaohsiung mayor on a trip to sell his city's fruit and other products, felt it necessary to meet the directors of China's Central Liaison Offices in Hong Kong and Macau, charged with implementing one country, two systems.
Despite the reach of new laws like the Anti-Infiltration Act, influence often takes place through intermediaries and is difficult to identify or stop. And influence is even harder to trace online. Puma Shen runs DoubleThink Labs, a research outfit he has described as a "radar system" to detect false information originating in and promoted by the Chinese state. He has observed an oddly inflated number of views for pro-China YouTubers. The high number of views and comments, he explains, helps those YouTubers profit. He cannot prove that the Chinese state is behind the inflated popularity of certain Taiwanese YouTubers, but there are more obvious examples: Shen says that employees of Taiwanese marketing companies in China have shown him signed contracts between their firms and Chinese United Front organizations or local Taiwan Affairs Offices, for the promotion of pro-China narratives. These narratives are all the more convincing because they are written by Taiwanese, using the traditional Chinese characters and vocabulary with which Taiwanese readers are most familiar.
For Tsai, like all incumbents, the elections are in part a report card on her nearly four years in office. It is symptomatic of Taiwan's polarization that what her supporters hail as her greatest successes, her detractors castigate as awful. Workers and employers criticized her administration's labor law reforms; conservatives and religious groups marched against Asia's first gay marriage legalization bill, which came into force in Taiwan in 2019. Relations have soured with the PRC, which cut direct lines of communication with her government, reduced the number of mainland tourists, and poached seven of Taiwan's diplomatic allies, reducing to 15 the number of countries in the world that recognize it. Tsai has also faced attacks from within her party for not being more "green," or explicitly pro-independence. Her former premier, William Lai, who has expressed support for independence more unequivocally, challenged her in the DPP primary. (Koo Kwang-ming, former national policy adviser to President Chen Shui-bian, urged Tsai to "rest, and let a young man"—Lai is three years younger than she is—take up the work of governing.) Tsai beat the primary challenge and installed Lai as her running-mate, but there are still disappointed pro-independence Taiwanese who have said they plan not to vote for her. The very socio-economic problems that made Han's rise possible remain: Compared to other countries, Taiwan is a highly equal society, but wage growth is slow.
Taiwan Is Losing Allies. What Should Taipei (and D.C.) Do?
Margaret Lewis, Yu-Hua Chen & more
In a single week in September, the two Pacific nations of Kiribati and the Solomon Islands both switched their diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to Beijing, reducing the number of countries that still recognize Taiwan to 14 (and the Vatican)...
Actual solutions to some of these problems, unlike campaign slogans, are frustratingly piecemeal. Former student activist and one of the first openly lesbian city councilors in Taiwan Miao Po-ya talks about a few of them as we sit in her office in Taipei. To address inequality, property taxes should be raised; they are much lower than those in other countries, she says. To build back trust in media, new sources ought to make their finances transparent. "Taiwan's like a tiny boat," she says, "and a wrong move could flip it over. . . It doesn't allow us to make mistakes."
On January 2, 2020, a Black Hawk helicopter carrying senior Taiwanese military officials crashed on its way from the capital to the east coast. Eight people, including the head of Taiwan's armed forces, died. The candidates temporarily suspended their campaigns to mourn, but were soon battling again. Han reflected that the crash appeared to be part of Taiwan's recent "bad luck as a nation." He asked if Taiwan was possessed by evil spirits. Tsai responded, demanding an apology for his crass use of something so painful, and for showing disrespect for the dead. Taiwan's tiny boat continues its jerky journey, its crew still arguing, and the path away from doom unclear.
Correction: A previous version of this story misstated the number of countries that have cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan since Tsai Ing-wen was elected president. Seven countries have stopped recognizing Taiwan since Tsai was elected in 2016.
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Koraga (also rendered Koragar, Koragara, Korangi) is a Dravidian language spoken by the Koraga people, a Scheduled tribe people of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, and Kerala in South West India. The dialect spoken by the Koraga tribe in Kerala, Mudu Koraga, is divergent enough to not be intelligible with Korra Koraga.

Classification
Koraga is a member of the Dravidian family of languages. It is further classified into the Southern Dravidian family. Koraga is a spoken language and generally not written, whenever it is written it makes use of Kannada script. Koraga people are generally conversant in Tulu and Kannada languages and hence use those languages as a medium for producing literature.

Dialects
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Onti (spoken in Udupi)
Tappu (in Hebri)
Mudu (in Kundapura)
Ande (midway between tappu and onti and in Mangalore)

All the speakers who speak Mudu dialect are bilingual with Kannada language and all speaking onti dialect are bilingual with Tulu language. This has resulted a strong influence of Kannada on Mudu koraga and also similar influence of Tulu is seen on onti koraga dialect. Majority of negative forms of onti koraga language are borrowed from Tulu language.

Phonology

Vowels

Consonants

References

Bibliography

External links
"Koraga language: A primer"

Dravidian languages
Languages of Karnataka
Agglutinative languages
Languages of Kerala
Endangered languages of India


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Forums Community Focus The Lounge
The last movie you saw
Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by Geoff, Jun 10, 2011.
I watched How to Train Your Dragon 2 yesterday afternoon. I absolutely adored the first movie, and the second was just as good. I would have tweaked the ending a bit, but other than that it was a fantastic film with incredible animation.
#221 Geoff, May 4, 2016
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I've watched quite a few movies at home lately but the most recent movie I saw in theatres was Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. It's not a 44; it's not even a 28% either. But it's definitely not great. The word that best describes it is: baffling. After I see Civil War this weekend I might further explain my thoughts on BvSDoJ, since they're so thematically similar.
#222 DarkSpade93, May 5, 2016
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Watched Deadpool again over the weekend. Just as funny as the first viewing. :)
#223 Rhys, May 11, 2016
TRIFORCE89 Sage
Last movie I saw in theatres was Captain America: Civil War. I enjoyed it. Although, Winter Soldier is a much stronger movie.
#224 TRIFORCE89, Jun 2, 2016
DarkSpade93 said: ↑
I still plan on doing a comparison of these two movies, but I'll wait until I see the Ultimate Edition of BvSDoJ.
#225 DarkSpade93, Jul 18, 2016
The last movie I saw was "Ghostbusters: Answer the Call" at the theatre. In 3D, even (which was pretty neat and fun).
I unabashedly adore the original 1984 film. I can appreciate it's less than stellar sequel. I have fond memories of watching the "Real" Ghostbusters cartoon series as a kid. I've read some of the comic series they've put out in recent years. And playing through "Ghostbusters: The Video Game" (written by Akroyd and Ramis, essentially as the third film) last generation was an absolute treat and love letter to fans.
I cannot say the same for this reboot. Despite all the Internet backlash in recent months, I went into it optimistic and with an open mind. I wanted it to succeed because I want more from the franchise and this is supposed to serve as a tentpole for launching a "cinematic universe" (ever elusive for Sony).
Reboots are fine (my fondness for Nolan's Batman Begins is not hidden), but there was a strange undercurrent throughout this film to take down the original film needlessly. Bill Murray shows up in an unnecessary second cameo, and he dies by being thrown out of a window. Kevin, the receptionist, is a total dunce that characters fawn over (and why, I don't know what point they tried to make here. Since Janine in the original was not fawned over - Egon was pretty much oblivious to her - and she was smart and sassy). There's nothing occult or mythic about the villain here, he's just a nerd (i.e., the franchise's core audience). He's no Gozer the Gozerian or Vigo the Carpathian or Azetlor the Destroyer... or even Samhain the Ghost of Halloween; he's just Rowan... the angry Reddit nerd. The "big bad" at the end is a gigantic version of the familiar Ghostbusters logo that they fight and shoot in the crotch to defeat (I can't think of no better heavy-handed metaphor, really).
There was a lot of explaining imaginary tech that didn't need to be explained. We don't see the birth of the Proton Pack in the original, we can simply infer from Egon's genius that he's able to do it. Holtzmann keeps popping up in this movie with a "I made this now!" scene and then whatever she makes is ultimately underused (but would be pretty cool in a video game. Like, come on, ghost grenades!?).
All of this falls on writing and directing - not the cast. I was not among those complaining about a female cast. Female Ghostbusters are nothing new in the franchise's expanded universe (Janine, Kylie, anonymous Rookie in the Wii version of the game). I did have some concerns on the casting early on (never particularly been a fan of McCarthy or Wiig) - but they were all mostly fine. They did the best they could with the material they were given. I don't get why Abby Yates and Erin Gilbert are both Ray Stanz-like "straight man" characters, but again that comes down to the material, not the actors. The Jillian Holtzmann is this... typical "mad scientist" kind of character. Closest counterpart would be Egon Spengler, but he's more aloof. McKinnon's character is cooky. I could see her being used in comics down the road. She'd fit in with the "Extreme Ghostbusters" team for the 90s cartoon. Jones as Patty Tolan was probably the most relatable - filling in that everyman role that Winston Zeddemore in the originals. With the exception that his ethnicity wasn't a defining characteristic of his character. He was black, but he wasn't the "street-wise" black character. But that is what Patty is, by her own dialogue even. But again, writing is at fault here. She does deliver perhaps the most wonderfully mundane and typically Ghostbusters-feeling line of the movie though...
Towards the end of the movie, a ghostly Kevin/Rowan hybrid has an entire army and police force frozen in a strange pose. It looks like a dance number is about to break out, but it doesn't, and it's kind of a missed opportunity but whatever. The Ghostbusters show up to this bizarre scene and Patty exclaims "Why are they doing that?" or something along those lines. That kind of dialogue is what I like about the old movies, the bland mundaneness of it; highlighting the absurdity of the situation. Classic lines like Janine going "picking up, or dropping off?", or Egon's non-sequiturs, Venkman's reaction to Ray saying he isn't a god, etc. They are not haha moments, but simply grin-worthy. But these are few and far between in this reboot.
The audience gasped and groaned a couple times too in the half-empty theatre I attending. I guess I can't condemn fart jokes ("from the front" as the dialogue eloquently puts it) or all the different ways to flip the bird on display, when the original has the infamous ghostly intimacy scene with Ray and a couple dick jokes from Peter. I've been to screenings of the original movie though, and no one gasped at those. So, that's something.
The plot overall felt incomplete and rushed (as opposed to the mythos of Akroyd and Ramis). And a lot of the jokes were "modern" and Sandler-ly with running gags that wouldn't end. Chinese food and poor proportions of wonton are a constant. The subtitle of "Answer the Call" is also fitting given the inability of Kevin to successful use a phone throughout the movie.
Overall, the movie is weird and unnecessary.
(honestly, a ghostly dragon? Did a dragon die in NYC? Where'd it come from? Why? And why are Macy's balloons haunted. What on earth)
#226 TRIFORCE89, Jul 18, 2016
TRIFORCE89 said: ↑
Towards the end of the movie, a ghostly Kevin/Rowan hybrid has an entire army and police force frozen in a strange pose. It looks like a dance number is about to break out, but it doesn't, and it's kind of a missed opportunity but whatever.
A dance number did break out...during the credits. But again, it wan't funny. I was just thinking "Why is this happening? Why does Rowan/Kevin want these people to dance?" This was truly one of the worst villains I've ever seen. The Ghostbusters never seemed intimated by him or sympathetic towards him. If the Ghostbusters don't care about him and what he's doing, then why should the audience?
Alex Extremely Super Senior Member
Watched Eye in the Sky, a movie surrounding a drone strike against terrorists in Kenya. Normally I don't care for silly suspense, but this was serious enough to catch my eye. Plus it had the guy who played Snape, and how could I say no to that? :p
#228 Alex, Oct 10, 2016
Last movie in theatres: The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
Last movie at home: Pan's Labyrinth
#229 TRIFORCE89, Oct 15, 2016
I saw Rogue One the Wednesday after Christmas. It was a bit slow to start but still better than the prequels, and it ended with one of the best battles in the franchise's history.
Initial reaction is that I liked The Force Awakens better overall upon leaving the theater, but I need to rewatch TFA to see whether that's actually the case.
#230 Geoff, Jan 17, 2017


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THST Fan Survey 2018: Results
Catering feedback group: Your help needed
Manchester United away – 27 August
Fulham at Wembley credits
Premium seat offering at the new stadium
Premium priority for away tickets
Business Community Liaison Group meeting – 17 July
Transport and Cashless update – 18 July
Safety at the new stadium
Test events at the new stadium
DCMS Select Committee on sale of Wembley Stadium – 18 July
National work
Football Supporters' Federation/ Supporters Direct AGM's – 28 July
Update on the 'Cycle On You Spurs' jerseys for Prostate Cancer UK
Wingate and Finchley upcoming matches
Zeelo coach travel for the new season
1. THST FAN SURVEY 2018
Results from our 2018 Fans Survey have been released this morning and can be read here. We're emailing the findings to our members today as well as following up with those fans who asked for more information on the Trust. As ever, there's some interesting findings and the results are a good barometer of fan-feeling on some important topics, so thank you again to the 3,500 of you who took the time to share your thoughts with us.
2. CATERING FEEDBACK GROUP: YOUR HELP NEEDED
Avid readers of THST News will have noted the call in last month's newsletter for volunteers to form a group of regular supporters feeding back on catering in the new stadium via a short, online, monthly survey. Thank you to those who've stuck their hands up already.
We need as many fans as possible to commit to taking part to make this a success so, if you are someone who generally likes to eat or drink in the stadium and you would be willing to give feedback in this way, please email Rachel.Martin@THSTOfficial.com. Let us know where you'll be sitting if you have a season ticket. If you're a One Hotspur member, that's fine too! We're hoping to have a network of fans from all general admission areas throughout the stadium in order to share as accurate and representative data as possible with THFC and Levy Restaurants.
3. MANCHESTER UNITED AWAY – 27 AUGUST
As reported last month, the scheduling of our match away at Old Trafford on Bank Holiday Monday leaves a lot to be desired, especially with Euston station being closed that weekend on top of the usual Monday night challenges.
The lack of joined-up thinking between the Premier League and the Rail Delivery Group in terms of line closures, engineering works and fixture scheduling is a source of great irritation for THST, considering the number of meetings we have participated in where closer communications have been advocated. We flagged our dissatisfaction with Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, the Shadow Sports Minister, and the most recent host of a Premier League/ Rail company/ Fan meeting at which such commitments were made, and seemingly ignored. Dr Allin-Khan took the matter up with the Premier League and the Rail Delivery Group and we can now update on these discussions.
The RDG had flagged the closure of Euston with the Premier League across August Bank Holiday weekend, however the Metropolitan Police were keen for as many London teams to be scheduled outside London across that weekend as possible owing to an inability to police both the Notting Hill Carnival and high profile football matches at the same time due to a lack of resource.
Even if that was the case, Spurs fans could have been sent to any number of away venues not necessitating the use of Euston station when it is closed. And especially not when that is further exacerbated by the scheduling of the match on a Monday evening before a return to work on the Tuesday morning.
We'll stay in touch with Dr Allin-Khan's office should there be further cases of disregard for travelling supporters.
We once again thank the Club for offering subsidised coach travel to Old Trafford to help minimise the impact of travel disruption on match-going fans.
4. FULHAM AT WEMBLEY CREDITS
Last month, the Club confirmed that it was going to be necessary to play our first home league game of the season at Wembley. A credit note of 1/19th of the cost of a season ticket was offered to each season ticket holder as compensation, to be used either to purchase a ticket for the Fulham game at Wembley or to be put towards a future home cup tie.
At the time, THST lobbied for a straight refund, which was the cleaner option. The Club proceeded with the credit note instead. Considering the numerous issues with the credit notes throughout the Fulham sales period, we believe our stance was correct.
Credit notes did not show online, only at checkout, which confused many fans. The outstanding balance of any credit notes does not show online, either, meaning fans are unsure how much or how little credit they have left for future purchases.
Season Ticket holders who chose not to purchase their regular seat at Wembley but to purchase an alternative one then discovered no credit note had been applied to their accounts, resulting in payment having to be made in full and refunds applied separately. We understand this was down to a coding error whereby the credit had been applied to the seat and not to the account.
Ticketmaster's inability to deliver a clear user experience does nothing to boost our confidence in the service they provide, and which has been a constant source of irritation for many supporters.
And while we acknowledge the Club was not obliged to provide a credit once the venue of this game was confirmed, the idea that fans should simply have paid again to get into a game they had already paid for does not stand up to serious examination.
If you have experienced difficulties accessing your credit for the Fulham match, please do let us know on info@THSTOfficial.com and we'll fast track with the Ticket Office.
5. PREMIUM SEAT OFFERING AT THE NEW STADIUM
We contacted the Club raising a number of concerns following the appearance of this link advertising premium packages for home games. Of particular concern was the sales pitch referring to a reserved section in the home area for "fans both home and away" to "enjoy an electric atmosphere" because of the location's proximity to the away fans' section.
The Club confirmed the offer was from an official partner, Eventmaster. In its initial response the Club said the offer was no different to the offer made for similar packages at the old stadium and Wembley, using this link as an example. We pointed out that there was no explicit mention of away fans in that link, and asked if the local Safety Advisory Group was aware of the issues that could arise from this offer, particularly at London derbies.
We also asked when Season Ticket holders who had purchased tickets in that section of the ground had been told they were likely to be seated with away fans.
The Club said the SAG was satisfied with measures in place to manage the crowd safely, and that fans buying those tickets would be explicitly reminded they were in home sections and that they should behave accordingly. We pointed out that the wording of Eventmaster's offer was not in line with that advice. The Club therefore agreed to make it clear to Eventmaster that its advertising should not explicitly target visiting fans, and that the Club must also approve any future advertising copy. That would seem to be sensible practice, and we were rather surprised it wasn't already the case.
We also asked how many of these tickets there were, and reminded the Club that we had asked for a full breakdown of how many seats at each price point there were in the new stadium numerous times over the summer. We were told that these figures were "not available" as the seating inventory was still being confirmed and the process of selecting seats for match-day sales was continuing.
We find it hard to believe the Club does not know how many tickets it is selling and at what price. As the Club has expressed the view that we have selectively quoted figures when criticising the pricing policy, we are anxious to get the complete picture so everyone can be clear.
We have asked when the final figures will be available.
On the subject of ticketing, we continue to push for a dedicated meeting to discuss the large number of outstanding issues, including Champions League pricing and group stage packages, domestic cup pricing policy for next season, match day League pricing, mechanics of and plans for the Ticket Exchange and Ticket Share for this coming season, Fulham credits and online experience, One Hotspur membership refunds, amongst others.
We are yet to receive date options for this meeting from the Club.
6. PREMIUM PRIORITY FOR AWAY TICKETS
We continue to receive anecdotal feedback about purchasers of premium tickets being offered priority for away tickets. Each time we've raised this with the Club, we've been told that it's a mistake by over-zealous sales staff. But despite reassurances that sales staff will be briefed not to give the impression that purchase of a corporate seat at the new stadium will in any way guarantee tickets to away games, we keep receiving reports that this continues to happen.
If premium seats in our fantastic new stadium need a sweetener thrown in to make them more attractive to purchase, there's clearly something very wrong somewhere.
Coming on top of the continued conversation with the Club, reported in last month's newsletter, about the effect of increasing the corporate offer from 9% of c3,000 tickets to 14% of c3,000 tickets – and the Club's inability to understand that means there will be fewer tickets available for fans without premium tickets – we remain extremely concerned about how the Club is going to be allocating away tickets.
The ticketing meeting we are urgently calling for will be the place to address this. In the meantime, we'd be interested to hear from any other fans who have been offered away priority in return for buying a premium seat.
7. BUSINESS COMMUNITY LIAISON GROUP MEETING – 17 JULY 2018
Pete Haine attended on behalf of THST.
Mace update:
The week of the meeting saw a record 3,600 people working on site, with an average on the night shift of 500 – 600 workers. Stadium operational staff are now commencing staff orientation and training.
• The majority of the roof is complete and when (finally) it rains the water will drain off into tanks in the stadium basement;
• 40,000 seats have been installed;
• The NFL Astroturf surface has been installed and is covered with a protective layer. The pitch trays are currently being rolled out and filled with sand, ready for the top layer of grass;
• The external cladding is nearly complete and will be finished once the hard landscaping works around the periphery of the stadium are complete.
LAMP Update:
The Club presented the latest draft of the Blue Book, which provides local residents with all the information about the stadium and the impact of event days.
It was discussed at length, with comments/observations being noted for inclusion in the final version which is planned to go to print at the end of the week and then copies will be distributed to 50,000 local residents and businesses, along with being published on the club website.
Local residents living within the match-day Traffic Management Zone (TMZ) would be able to cater for visitors, who would either have to arrive before road closures come into force, or be issued with visitor permits in advance by the resident.
Fans attending the stadium will also need to reconsider their travel plans, and information to help them in planning their match-day journey will be posted on the Club website soon. We will be doing as much as we can to provide clear information for fans as we bed in to the new stadium.
Test Events:
The Club provided a brief update on the planned Test Events, informing the meeting that they have been in regular dialogue with key transport stakeholders to ensure that the dates are best suited for all concerned.
The Club confirmed to the BCLG that dates and ticketing procedures would be communicated as soon as they are available (See item later in this newsletter).
TH Foundation:
• The Club and Foundation currently work in partnership with over 150 employers;
• Total Jobs created to date for Haringey residents: 1,437;
• Total Apprenticeships/Traineeships created to date for Haringey residents: 337;
• Total Job Opportunities Created via THF Partnerships to date for Haringey residents: 3,879;
• Total Opportunities Created overall for Haringey residents: 5,653.
8. TRANSPORT AND CASHLESS PAYMENTS MEETING – 18 JULY
THST Co-chairs Martin Cloake and Katrina Law met with various members of THFC staff responsible for fan relationship management, transport communications and community relations on the evening of 18 July for a presentation on transport plans for the new stadium and cashless payment options in the new ground.
The technology being used in the stadium is cutting edge, with many world firsts. It will be a completely cashless destination with well thought-through fall backs in place for those without bank cards. We are encouraged by what we have seen so far.
Fans will be encouraged to explore new routes to the stadium considering the introduction of an extended CPZ pushing into Enfield and bus diversion routes both before and after the match. The option of Park and Ride shuttle services and new wayfinding signage from the four major transport hubs (White Hart Lane, Northumberland Park, Tottenham Hale and Seven Sisters) should help a number of fans re-route their journeys to the New Lane. There will also be secure "hoop" and "toast rack" cycle parking available and a new national coach service will be announced shortly.
The Club will be embarking on a series of thorough communication pieces in the run up to the Liverpool match, so we'll leave them to explain the detail. However we do urge fans to read the information provided carefully as there will be some changes to the old White Hart Lane routine as we bed into our new 62,000 seater home. The bedding in process is sure to be a challenge and we will be doing all we can to help inform fans, as well as to feedback constructively to the Club.
It will be especially crucial to read the information in advance given the early kick off against Liverpool.
9. SAFETY AT THE NEW STADIUM
Our return home means we have asked to resume our place on the Haringey Safety Advisory Group, the body responsible for planning and safety of match-day events. We built a very productive relationship over the last few years at the old stadium and are keen for that to continue. Brent Council have a very different approach, not deeming it necessary to involve the major stakeholding group, supporters, in planning for match days, and so we were not involved during our time at Wembley.
THFC also has a new Stadium Safety Officer, Eileen Williams, and we have asked to meet her as soon as is practical. We've also asked if THST Board members can shadow the match-day team at the new stadium as soon as we are bedded in. This follows a similar exercise at the old stadium that proved very useful for all sides.
10. TEST EVENTS AT THE NEW STADIUM
The Club has announced details of two test events at the new stadium. They take place on 27 August and 1 September. We'd advise you to read the linked news story carefully, and to keep an eye on the Club website for details of how to apply for tickets. We'll tweet a link to the information as soon as we get it.
We've already received some feedback questioning the timing of the event on the 27th as it is the same day as our away fixture against Manchester United. The reality is there is very little time in which to schedule the events and so some clash was almost inevitable, especially when local transport disruption across the Saturday and Sunday of August Bank Holiday weekend left only the Monday for this event. While the 3,000 supporters travelling to Manchester won't be able to go, many more fans will get the chance – and those travelling to Manchester will obviously have secured Season Tickets for the new ground.
We would also like to emphasise the money raised from selling tickets to these events will be going to charities nominated by the Club.
11. DCMS SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE SALE OF WEMBLEY STADIUM
Co-chair Kat Law was asked by the Football Supporters' Federation to represent fans at a Parliamentary Select Committee on the proposed sale of Wembley Stadium. Having been a fan rep on the FA Council for the last year, Kat had knowledge of the FA's thinking as well as the ability to ensure the fan perspective was considered. Footage of the hearing can be found in the Media Log at the end of this newsletter.
12. NATIONAL WORK
After a year as one of just two fan reps on the FA Council, our co-chair Kat Law decided not to stand for reappointment at the end of her one-year term this July. She's made some valuable contacts over past 12 months and done much to advance the case for fans being properly consulted at all levels of the game. Her term of office was for one year, with the new term lasting for another three years. Given the amount of time the role has taken up, and the workload it generated on top of co-chairing the Trust and holding down a full-time job, Kat felt she was unable to make the commitment for another three years.
While Kat being able to focus on her work with THST is good news for us, it's shame that the commitments to the national role make it so difficult for grassroots supporters to play a part. The FA's stated commitment to diversity needs to take this into account
In the meantime, we're sure Kat will continue to play a role when she can.
13. FOOTBALL SUPPORTERS' FEDERATION/ SUPPORTERS DIRECT AGMS – 28 July
Members of Supporters Direct and the Football Supporters' Federation voted to form a new, single fan organisation at the AGM's of both bodies in July. Co-chairs Kat Law and Martin Cloake and sectetary Pete Haine attended on behalf of THST. THST voted in favour of the merger.
The decision came after both organisations had consulted their members over the last year.
Two main factors drove the decision. One was the increasing amount of overlap between the work of the two organisations - with the link between improving the way the game and its clubs are governed (traditionally SD territory) and issues affecting ordinary matchgoing fans such as ticket pricing, safe standing and stewarding and policing (traditionally FSF territory) becoming ever clearer. Having a single fan voice able to address issues holistically is a significant step forward.
Changes to the way both organisations are funded were also a factor. There was a serious risk SD would have had to reduce the amount of work it did on football had it continued as an independent organisation. Other sources of funding proved difficult to access because of the view that there is already a lot of money in football.
SD's Board recommended remaining as a separate body despite not specifying how the funding shortfall that would reduce its football work would be addressed. Its CEO backed the formation of a new, single organisation. The FSF National Council and its CEO backed the new single organisation.
Work now begins on implementing the decision. THST will continue to play an active part in forming a national fan organisation that can be an effective advocate for supporters across the game.
UPDATE ON THE 'CYCLE ON YOU SPURS' JERSEYS FOR PROSTATE CANCER
You'll probably have read our news item around a month ago announcing the cooperative venture between the Club, the Trust and the Cycle On You Spurs Football to Amsterdam cyclists. Following the offer being posted on social media, the 20 jerseys were spoken for within two days. Given the popularity and with a growing waiting list Spurs kindly agreed to the production of a further five jerseys. The 25 jerseys are in production for Spurs cyclists in the UK, Sweden and Australia and so, by the end of August, look out for a very distinctive lilywhite jersey, bearing the Spurs official and Trust cockerels on the sleeves, the PCUK "man of men" logo on the back and COYS across the jersey pockets. The cost of the jerseys included a PCUK donation element and this has raised a further £775 towards the London to Amsterdam 2018 fundraising, bringing the total raised this year to beyond £27,000.
Just a heads up at this stage. If you've followed the exploits of the Cycle On You Spurs cyclists annual PCUK rides of 2016, 2017 and 2018 and the fundraising of around £77,000 then you might be thinking of signing up to join us for June 2019's ride.
Register your interest to obtain more information and be at the head of the queue when registration starts:
WINGATE AND FINCHLEY FC PARTNERSHIP
THST has teamed up with Isthmian League Premier Division team Wingate and Finchley FC to offer Trust members a fantastic opportunity to get their football fix when Spurs aren't playing AND lend their support to a local non-league side based just a short journey from White Hart Lane.
For any of Wingate and Finchley's home matches, adults presenting a proof of membership of THST at the gates will gain entry for half price. That's just £6. And any juniors under the age of 16 will be allowed in for FREE. For Senior Concessions (over 65) and Students (proof required for both), the charge is a modest £3.
More information can be found here.
We'd like to clarify that this is not an exclusive arrangement with Wingate and Finchley, and should we be approached by other local teams with a similar offer, we'd be very happy to explore similar partnerships.
Wingate and Finchley are at home to AFC Hornchurch on the evening of 14 August; and at home to local rivals Enfield Town at 3pm on Monday 27th August. That's a fixture we're sure will be of interest to many Spurs fans following both sides, and one that will finish in time to enable those not travelling to Manchester to watch Spurs in action on TV that evening. Those not lucky enough to attend the test event at the New White Hart Lane that afternoon could do a lot worse than go to this game!
Coach company Zeelo will continue to help Spurs fans in the coming season, ferrying them from a wide selection of pick-up points across the Home Counties to our new stadium and back. Details of the pick-up points and the service offered for the 2018/19 season can be found here.
Early-bird season tickets for travel to 19 Premier League games are now available from £169.99 each. In conjunction with Zeelo, we are offering a 10% discount on those travel season tickets to full members who quote the code THST10. We are also offering 10% off individual tickets for all games to full members quoting the code THST10 . Please quote those numbers when you buy your tickets on the Zeelo site.
THST takes no financial benefit from this offer – it's simply a perk we've negotiated for our members.
THST Media Log: July 2018
Kat Law at the DCMS Select Committee Enquiry on the sale of Wembley Stadium – footage from Parliamentary TV
Kat Law on Radio London talking about the sale of Wembley and the new Spurs stadium
BBC Sport: Wembley Stadium sale plan ridiculous says Gary Neville
Martin Cloake in The Football Pink: Selling Wembley by the Pound
The Club's iSpurs information portal has been rebranded as Ask Spurs. The portal answers many of the questions we are frequently contacted with. We'd urge fans to read and familiarise themselves with the details available on the portal as we continue to receive a high volume of questions asking for this information.
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Soon to be FKA, Viet Cong playing Treasure Island Music Fest early Sunday
When Viet Cong issued a statement last month that they'd be changing their name, the decision didn't exactly come as a surprise. From the onset, the Calgary-based quartet conceded that the name had no personal connection to any of the band members, and, in actuality, the moniker was chosen on a whim and with little knowledge of the painful associations related to the North Vietnamese guerilla group. The controversy has dogged the group nearly since its existence, which is a shame since the post-punk outfit have produced two of the most exciting albums in indie rock in recent years — [...]
By Will Reisman|October 12, 2015|Tags: Treasure Island Music Festival, Viet Cong|
Viet Cong stumbles at Rickshaw Stop
Fresh off a major hype boost from Pitchfork's 8.5 Best New Music rating in January for their eponymous debut LP, Viet Cong made their first stop in San Francisco last Thursday night for a sold out performance at Rickshaw Stop. Despite having everything going for them, the band couldn't hold it together. From the first note — or lack thereof, as lead singer Matt Flegel rambled for almost 10 minutes before the band played a note on Thursday — the foursome were out-of-sync and sloppy. Flegel looked seriously drunk and his stage banter was foolish, a combination of audience polls and a lame "this [...]
By Zack Frederick|March 12, 2015|Tags: Viet Cong|
Viet Cong releases new album ahead of SF debut at Rickshaw Stop
(Photo by Colin Way) A band that chooses a name like Viet Cong clearly never intends to evoke an undermining sense of joy—rather, the Calgary quartet embodies rigidity and bleakness through a post-punk aggressiveness in their compositions. Their genre exists in an existentialist space, but their lyrics have a lighter side, at least to lead singer Matt Flegel. "I have a bleak sense of humor, too," he says. "So some lyrics might seem funny to me even though anyone else might think they're desperately hopeless." Humorous or not, they're delivered with ennui, which is a front for the real emotion of the album. Viet [...]
By Alyssa Pereira|February 3, 2015|Tags: Viet Cong|


I have started block 33 for my crazy quilt. It is another of the softer colours on the quilt. They are quite muted but I am enjoying them. I have also managed to embroider a number of the seams and hopefully will be able to finish it later this week. There is no beading on it yet so I have quite a bit to go.
That is my report this week!
I have just finished a champagne block – number 33.
Lots of progress here! Are those bullion knots on the lace in the bottom left corner?
You have not only started but already half finished your block! Well done! How are you planning to place the blocks as they are of various colour value?


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Emmys 2014: Best and worst moments
From the moment he took the stage, rookie Emmy Awards host Seth Meyers was all about playing it safe. It may not be the bravest plan for a comedian who lands one of the most coveted hosting gigs in the world, but it was definitely a shrewd plan.
Meyers came to the gig in the wake of some of its best hosts in recent memory: Neil Patrick Harris, Jimmy Kimmel, Jane Lynch and Jimmy Fallon. And while the Emmys have not enjoyed the giddy heights of Golden Globes, which had Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, nor have they hit the Oscars' lows, with Seth McFarlane, Alec Baldwin and James Franco.
Indeed, the fact that Meyers was one of the writers who worked on Fey and Poeher's outstanding turns at hosting the Golden Globes was surely enough to give him a free pass.
Without the international profile some of his peers enjoy, the US late night talk show host tackled some easy targets up front – himself, host broacdaster NBC, iconic cable channel HBO and Emmy "category fraud", one of the simmering issues at the periphery of the 66th annual Primetime Emmy Awards.
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The perfect scam: put a meter on the internet and don't pay for what you're selling
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By Jason C. McLean Jan 27, 2011 Jan 29, 2011
If you close your eyes and think hard enough, you can almost see the smirks on the faces of the telecom giants. If you let your imagination run wild, you can even hear the pitch that sold them on their latest course of action.
"No, sir, it's better than cable TV," beamed some middle management type, proud of his discovery, "with cable TV, we pay for content and then charge our customers based on how much they watch. If we start charging for the net the same way we charge for cable, we get the same cash from the consumer without having to fork out anything to those supplying the content. Cha ching!"
In case you haven't heard, the CRTC just decided to allow giant Internet Service Providers like Bell to charge consumers for what they consider to be extra internet usage and pass these charges along to smaller resellers, who, in turn, will be forced to either pass this extortion along to their clients or go out of business. This is happening despite the fact that where the telecom giants have set the limit for excess usage is, is well below the point where it starts costing them extra to provide the service through their network.
It's gouging, pure but not so simple. Not only are they overcharging the consumer for a service that at its very core is and was always meant to be unlimited in terms of where you can go and how much you can intake, but they've set it up in such a way that no matter what, they can't fail in their attempts to control and maximize profits from the web.
If this drives consumers back to more expensive and soon-to-be archaic services like cable TV, they win. If people buy the new price structure and start paying extra to watch videos and other content that the cable companies themselves didn't shell out a dime to carry, then they really win. In both cases, the losers are the consumers and independent content producers (either by people not watching a new video they don't know out of fear of being charged for it or by greedy companies profiting off their work without paying).
Now close your eyes again and go back to that same imaginary meeting. The middle management guy has just finished his pitch when he is very abruptly interrupted by one of his bosses:
"Sounds good in theory," the bigwig interjects, "but there's no way in hell it's going to work. You see, there are agencies in place to stop just such a thing from ever happening. There's no way in hell we could pass such an obvious cash grab."
Now open your eyes wide and realize that it did pass. The CRTC is playing dirty ball with the telecoms and with anti-CBC, anti free expression Harper in charge, don't hold your breath for any salvation from on high. The internet as we know it may be changed for the worse real soon.
Some politicians, most notably the NDP and the City of Vancouver, have taken up the cause but this needs massive grassroots opposition if the net we all know and love is to be saved in Canada. Fortunately, the opposition is mobilizing quite well.
Over 61 000 people have already signed a petition to stop the meter and if you care about affordable access to the whole web and if you don't want to be gouged by Ma Bell and friends, you should too (and you can do so here).
It's time to stop ISPs from charging you extra for something they get for free. It's time to stop the meter now before it's too late!
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Shaw, and other Canadian ISPs are using UBB as a method to control access to their TV competitors, ie: Netflix, Hulu, etc. It is clearly a conflict of interest to allow a TV Broadcaster who is also an ISP, to limit our access to their competition.
With these massive new overage fees, once you are over your recently lowered "usage cap" with Shaw, every HD Netflix movie will cost you an extra $8!
This is how Netflix feels about this situation:
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/01/netflix-charging-by-the-gigabyte-is-ridiculous.ars
Here is what YOU can do to put a stop to metered billing:
http://www.antiubb.com/what-can-i-do/
FAX your complaint to the CRTC:
If you want to contact your local MP, and ask them what THEY are doing to prevent the destruction of the Canadian internet, please send them a FAX or written letter. You can find out who your local representative is here:
http://howdtheyvote.ca/findmember.php
Fight back! Visit Open Media's facebook page, and join the fight – Thousands of Canadians working together to put an END to metered billing!
http://www.facebook.com/openmedia.ca
Please sign the petition! Forward it to your friends, family, and co-workers. We need to act on this, or every single Windows update, web page, and email will cost you money.
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The Fore tribe of Papua New Guinea used to have a funeral rite in which mourners ate the brain of the deceased. In the process, some were unintentionally infected by a mad cow–like prion disease called kuru. By the 1950s, this practice was killing up to 2 percent of the tribe every year. But then something amazing—and yet totally natural—happened: some Fore evolved a genetic resistance to the disease that remains in place today, even though the Fore have largely abandoned the brain-eating ritual.
According to a new study published in the journal Nature, the genes of this tribe might help scientists unlock mysteries about neurodegenerative diseases, which could in turn lead to valuable insights on dementia.
Prions are infectious proteins that lead to brain diseases like Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), kuru, and fatal familial insomnia in humans, scrapie in goats and sheep, mad cow disease in cattle, and chronic wasting disease in deer and elk.
Previous research found that people like the Fore with a naturally occurring variant in the gene that codes for the prion protein seemed to be protected from these diseases. In this new study, John Collinge and colleagues analyzed this variant prion protein, called G127V, to see how it affects susceptibility to infectious prions. What has the researchers intrigued is that this particular prion resistance gene also guards against all other forms of CJD.
On occasion, prions also cause dementia. This matters for scientists who say that the processes by which the prion diseases take hold are the same as the processes that lead to Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and other brain-attacking diseases. Prions do this by essentially shape-shifting and then clumping together to form polymers that cause neurodegeneration.
Collinge said the work will now be to understand the molecular basis of this effect, to examine more closely how misshapen proteins grow in the brain and lead to forms of dementia. In time, those findings could lead to new and better treatments of such diseases.


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I recently had the opportunity to try this wine from a large format bottle at a friend's 30th birthday. The wine was a medium gold color, with aromas of butterscotch, cooked apple, and baking spices. The palate followed through on the aromas, with the apple and the baking spices taking the forefront. The finish was a bit abrupt and rough, with almost a citrus pith flavor.


We look at Topshop Unique and Matthew Williamson's collections.
Follow our editors' diaries as they take you to the front row of London Fashion Week. For more coverage, visit www.metro.us and www.modmods.com.
People seem flustered in a low-blood-sugar way at the Tate Modern where the Topshop Unique show is taking place, which is surprising considering how much food and Champagne is being served. Fashion Week lesson No. 1: Don't listen to what the Skinny Minnies say, always eat the food. And Kate Moss is here! How can that not make a fashion lover smile? I also spy Kendall Jenner, who has interestingly been seated next to Anna Wintour.
Like many of the shows we've seen this season, outerwear rules here. The belted, voluminous blanket coats — which come in blue mohair or patchwork swatches of fur in rust, pink and red — are the clear winners in a highly sellable lineup of coats and jackets for every kind of girl. Sporty? Try the cropped puffer with dolman sleeves. A more polished 9-to-5 type? See the long, lean wool coats with contrasting fur panels in front. These are the looks we'll see real women wearing next September. But the tiny shorts and sheer embellished bodysuits? Not so much. And the bodysuits look derivative, mostly because Rodarte owned that idea last fall. It's with these weaker moments that an otherwise strong collection loses its way.
This is Matthew Williamson's first collection with new head of design Danielle Scutt and the brand seems to have taken a fresh turn that's clear with the opening look: a duck-egg-blue double-breasted coat, worn with a red and white polka dot blouse and neon yellow lace-up boots. It's a more urban look than anything we've seen from the brand before. The following looks combine Williamson's trademarks (florals that pop, splashy embellishments and bold uses of color) with a new eccentric, pop art sensibility. The embroidered coats with patterns inspired by Turkish rugs feel much more traditionally Williamson, as do the long flowing patterned gowns and the fluffy cropped jackets. There's also plenty of celestial embellishment. The finale look — a sequined black and white gown with an optical illusion print — nails it. Now, which one of his glamorous front row gal pals — which today include Coco Rocha — will wear it first?


After spending two years on the team, Emily is excited to take on the role of Co-Chair. She is eager to innovate and expand UWAC in 2019 and ensure that it's the best conference yet! In her free time, Emily enjoys singing with her band, watching Gilmore Girls and playing hockey. Emily currently works at PwC.
After organizing two successful conferences, Ivan is excited to return as Co-Chair. He is determined to work with the team to take UWAC 2019 to new heights. During his spare time, he is either spending time with his friends, playing the guitar or surfing the web. Ivan currently works at Deloitte.
Lydia is a dedicated individual who is very excited to return to the UWAC team. She looks forward to an amazing year! In her free time, she likes to go on food adventures and attempt at cooking. Lydia currently works at PwC.
Susan is very excited to return to the UWAC team as a Managing Director. She looks forward to an unforgettable conference. In her spare time, she enjoys catching up on TV shows and discovering new cafes. Susan currently works at KPMG.
Dillon is a second year AFM student and is returning to the UWAC family as an executive coordinator. He is pumped to help make UWAC 2019 the best one yet! When Dillon is not speaking at schools/picking up garbage, he enjoys listening to podcasts, reading or working out!
Isabel is a second-year student in Math/CPA. Having been selected as an Executive Coordinator, Isabel is highly motivated in making UWAC 2019 the best and most unforgettable experience. Isabel loves photography, and she enjoys taking pictures of her two Shih Tzus in her free time.
Jeremy is a second-year AFM student and is very excited to be a part of the UWAC family. He is looking forward to make UWAC 2019 an unforgettable experience. On his free time, Jeremy enjoys playing soccer, learning the guitar and finding new places to eat.
Joel is a second-year student in the AFM program. He is looking forward to organizing his second UWAC conference and gaining the new experiences and skills from it. When he is not grinding out cash flow statements or computing liquidity ratios, he enjoys playing instruments and trying new foods.
Zehanna is a second-year student in AFM. As an Executive Coordinator, Zehanna is determined to help make UWAC 2019 very memorable! In her free time she enjoys trying new foods and playing field hockey.
Ziming is a second-year student the AFM program. As an Executive Coordinator, he is excited to make UWAC 2019 a spectacular and unforgettable experience. On his spare time, Ziming enjoys swimming, reading up on history, and following European football.
Andy is a first-year student in Math/CPA. He is looking forward to organizing his first ever UWAC conference and is committed to working with the team to make it the most memorable experience. During his free time, Andy enjoys trying new food, learning new languages, and working out.
Danielle is a first-year AFM student and is excited to be a part of the UWAC team and help make this year's conference unforgettable. She is also passionate about the Arts and enjoys singing, acting, and playing the guitar in her free time.
Jack is a first-year student in Math/CPA. As a first-year Coordinator in the UWAC family, Jack is very excited to make UWAC 2019 an awesome experience. In his free time, Jack enjoys singing, playing saxophone, and spending time with friends and family.
Jia Lei is currently in her first year of AFM and is excited to join the UWAC team as a First Year Coordinator. She hopes to help make UWAC 2019 as successful and as memorable as possible. In her spare time she loves listening to music, exercising and learning new languages.
Joyce is a first-year student in AFM. She is ecstatic to be joining the UWAC family and planning her first UWAC conference. With her spare time, you can always find her catching up on the latest shows, playing soccer, working out or hanging out with friends!
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Is an EU Airborne Refuelling Pool on the Horizon
The UK is continuing with Future strategic Aircraft Tanker (FSTA) programme that is being fulfilled as a PFI contract with Airtanker, a consortium consisting of Cobham, EADS, Rolls-Royce, Thales UK and VT Group. Over 27 years the company will provide the RAF with airborne refuelling and strategic transport for personnel and cargo.
Although it is widely acknowledged that the PFI concept has not provided the cost savings predicted it retains attractiveness because it spreads out payment profiles, avoids capital costs and allows capability to be paid for off balance sheet.
It remains to be seen what the next government will do with the PFI concept, certainly the MoD is the most enthusiastic proponent but one thing is certain, there is going to be increasing pressure on the defence budget as MoD PFI's start kicking in.
European nations also have similar requirements and pressures, certainly in the AAR space, of the 21 European Defence Agency nations, 18 have a requirement for AAR but only 9 have the aircraft to do so.
Could the two be about to converge?
In 2005 the EDA proposed a PFI solution but it did not receive any interest but it seems the time is right for another look as it would seem the proposal is being aired again during a forthcoming conference. During the forthcoming Air Tankers and Aerial Refuelling conference in London on 25 January one of the agenda items is 'Understand what Commercial Tanker services can be utilised to provide AAR capability'
The Commercial AAR Interim Solution (CAARIS) project will be proposed to address these needs.
European nations already operate a joint capability in the form of The NATO Airborne Early Warning & Control Force (NAEW&CF) which was established in January 1980 and consists of 2 elements, the RAF's E3D 8 Squadron and a multi nation force of 17 E3A's and 3 trainer cargo aircraft. Although not a PFI it was a joint NATO purchase and is operated by 14 participating NATO nations including the USA.
Could the FSTA PFI be extended to include EDA nations as a means of reducing the cost to the MoD or some other link between FSTA and CAARIS created?
Remains to be seen but something to watch for.
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SESR (Live from Stockholm)
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SESR (Sweden)
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Live performance by German composer, sound-artist Lillian von Haussen.
Recoder player, composer, performer. Lillian studied early music in Bremen with Han Tol, concert exams with Kees Boeke in Trossingen and movement theatre at the Scuola Teatro Dimitri (Tessin/Switzerland) She has worked in the areas of composition, middle-ages and renaissance music, free improvisation, performance and electronic music as well as film, theatre, dance and free art. She plays and has played in the following ensembles: "fünf", traurige tiere, Rinke and the GERMAN ANGST and GROSSNORDISCHE FREUNDSCHAFT (free improvisation), x-pol-batterie, Too Much Too Soon Orchestra (New Music) and VUENV as well as UtReMi (recorder ensembles). Lillian is a member of the group "der Reihe elektronische Musik – REM", the projectgroup new music. She has taught, among others, at the Music Universities of Bremen, Vienna, Graz, Trossingen and Piteå (Sweden), as well as at the Forum for New Music and Intermedia Art Fylkingen (Stockholm)
19:10 – 19:30 GMT VERDI – SESR (Sweden)
Live from Stockholm
Live performance by Nikka (Barcelona/Spain)
The most natural thing for Nikka is being among machines: she plays and experiments with them with such familiarity and confidence that she seems to have been born to do it. She is reflected in them like a mirror, and gives her audience a complex melange of sounds, rhythms and feelings that are apparently melancholy, but which have a strong personality. In her live show, she will be collaborating with Alba G. Corral on visuals.
New work by composer, sound-artist and saxophonist Dror Feiler.
Dror Elimelech Feiler (Hebrew: דרור אלימלך פיילר; born 31 August 1951, Tel Aviv, Israel) is a Swedish–Israeli musician and artist. He has been living in Stockholm, Sweden since 1973. He is married to the artist Gunilla Sköld-Feiler.
Feiler studied new music and its interpretation at the Fylkingen Institut for New Music from 1975 to 1977, musicology at Stockholm University from 1977 to 1978 and composition at the Music Academy of Stockholm from 1978 to 1983.
Feiler's father worked on a kibbutz and met a group of Palestinians in Bucharest in 1986 while it was still illegal and he was also sentenced to prison for it. His 80-year-old mother works with mobile health centrals in Palestinian villages in the West Bank that have no other access to health-care and other services.
Feiler served as a paratrooper in the Israel Defense Forces, and refused to serve in the occupied territories 1970 as one of the first "refuseniks".
He is active as a composer of modern music, which includes composition music for symphonic orchestras, opera, chamber music and electro-acoustic music. In April 2008, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra dropped the world premiere of his composition Halat Hisar (State of Siege), after musicians complained that the music, which includes machine gun sounds, was so loud that it gave them ear problems and headaches.
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