To help us analyse the year we have called on executives from Australia's finest media agencies. Special thanks to all those who took part and, to those who didn't, we will be after you next year! Most popular references included listening to Spotify or Triple J's Ben and Liam, while a lot of respondents enjoyed the OMD Big Day Outs!
Best event you attended in 2017?
I would have to say TEDx. It was just a great blend of thinking that both challenged and inspired me in equal measure.
ABC Breakfast News. It's the only time in the day I get to just digest what's happening in the world in any real way and I appreciate the "factual" approach they have so I feel like I at least know what is going on in the world.
TV show on any platform you can't get enough of?
I have been obsessed with Mindhunter on Netflix but I am a documentary fan really so fewer series and more one-offs. I just watched an eye-opening doco called Icarus, which is topical with the news about Russia's ban from the Winter Olympics. Really recommend it.
Memorable media moment from 2017?
The Weinstein news. I think it's one of those pivotal moments when you can feel the sands moving, not just within the film industry but in all industries. It feels like, suddenly, accountability and equality are really on the agenda and in discussions around how we make sure this never happens again and not just corporations playing lip service.
Resolutions are a fallacy and designed to make people feel bad when they don't happen. Instead I am just going to spend 2018 focusing on personal happiness and growth in whatever form that takes.


Romania, a name which in many minds is synonymous with many bad things. This, because nobody told you the good things about Romania. Nobody told you for exemple, that Romania is a country inhabitated by 600.000 years, and the ancestors of the romanians, had a blossom and high civilization the same at least, as the greeks and romans, and some ancient gods, for exemple Orfeus was tooked by the greeks from here, the same with Herodot which borrowed from the dacian doctors-priests the otah which today is named after him. Just a few people known that the jet engine, the fountain pen or the insulin was romanian inventions, or that the old writing from the world was discovered on the valley of the river Mures from Romania from where the Summerian civilizations just barrow it. These are things which can be learn from the magazines or internet, but nobody and nothing will offer you the sensation that you will live coming in these country blessed by God. Here you will find all the relief forms existing in nature: plain, hill, plateau, mountains and sea. All the tourists which are coming in Romania, and visit this country, are surprised by the diversity of the relief and its alternancy because here the hills are plaiting harmonious and naturally with the plain and the mountains. Here, the fall on the valleys of the Carpathians Mountains, the colours of the forrest made a charming immage that never will erase from your mind. Do not forget the faboulous Danube Delta, natural reserve of biosfera and a paradise of birds and fishes. The hay stacks, nature allways green, herds of cattle and especial the flock of sheeps, which sometime cross over the roads,giving to the tourists the ocasion to see the ancient tradition of transhumance will enjoy your eyes and feelings help you to remember the period of your childhood or will make you to see alive the stories of your grandparents. If you will climb on the pick of the mountains you will find there as in to the plains or in to the hills region, beautiful landscapes, glacial lakes cleans and clears as some eyes used by the planet to watch the sky. You will be impressed by the silence and the fresh and unpolutted air, and in the winter season you will be able to skiing in to the ski resort which are spread in all Romania. All this form the nature of the country but are not the only one things which can be seeing here. The tracks of the past are present at every step that we make in this country. The fortifications situated on the picks of the hills as some vultures nests, the palaces of the nobiles, the summer residence of the romanian royal family from Peles, the fortified churches from Transylvania which are the romanian equivalent of the castles from Loira valley (France), the painted churches from Moldova(Bucovina), the faimous constructions and wooden churches from Maramures, the medieval towns-citadells Brasov, Sighisoara, Sibiu, Cluj-Napoca, Alba Iulia, Hunedoara, are so many living proofs of the existence on these lands to a lineage which not just defended the european civilisation alone, but had time between to invasions of the empires from neighbourhood to create and let to its progenys and to humanity real treasures of architecture and art. As a proof of their value and apreciations many of this vestiges was included in to the UNESCO heritage. You will be glad to discover the romanian traditions very well preserved yet in some regions and the numerous legends of the place the most well known beiing the one of the Count Dracula. And when you are tired to visit all the places that I've described to you above, you will be able to stop to clean and peaceful hotels or in guest houses which preserved and unchanged the way of life of the Romanian peasant. You will be able to feast from our traditional dishes which are so tasty then I can't find the right word to describe it and you will drink from our wine or plum brandy which will fill the taste of food. Which is very important ot know is that, in Romania over 80% from the traditional food is prepared using natural ingredients, obtained from bio traditional methods. Because of that the taste of our dishes and liquers or wines is different by the one from the rest of Europe and you will find in it the flavour and the savour of the earth which was help to grow the vegetals, the fruits, the grass, the flowers or the cereals which feed the animals from whose meet, milk or honey you eat. At the end of the day you will walk trough our cities or villages without the fear to be robbed or killed. Romania is a safe country and the criminality from our localities is below that the one from the biggest citys of the world. In the night time you will have a sweet sleep, without worries as in your childhood, in the silence of the romanian nights, because the next day to go again on your way trough that wonderfull country, discovering its treasures and pray the Lord that your trip never ends.
This is the real Romania.


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'The Angel' Trailer: The Middle East's Most Famous Real-Life Spy Gains His Wings
Posted on Wednesday, August 15th, 2018 by Hoai-Tran Bui
Ashraf Marwan's code name was "The Angel," and his memoir dubbed him the "The Egyptian Spy Who Saved Israel" — both hugely impressive descriptors that would intimidate anybody. But seeing as Marwan's actions helped prevent a deadly terrorist attack against Israel, they might just be perfect.
Marwan gets the biopic treatment in a film helmed by Israeli director Ariel Vromen and launched by Netflix. Fittingly titled The Angel, the film is a thrilling real-life drama starring the vastly underrated Toby Kebbell and our soon-to-be Jafar, Marwan Kenzari.
New 'Rambo' Movie in the Works; Sylvester Stallone Won't Return
Posted on Friday, October 28th, 2016 by Angie Han
John Rambo is bursting back onto the big screen. Nu Image / Millennium Films is firing up Rambo: New Blood, with Ariel Vromen (Criminal) set to direct and Brooks McLaren on board to write. The catch? This isn't a Rambo sequel, but rather a Rambo reboot that's moving ahead without Sylvester Stallone. Read More »
Kevin Costner to Star in Sci-Fi Tinged Thriller 'Criminal'
Posted on Tuesday, May 20th, 2014 by Russ Fischer
Kevin Costner is making one more movie to follow his recent spate of films that includes Man of Steel, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Three Days to Kill, and Draft Day. He's already got two more films lined up or in progress: the Disney sports film McFarland, and a reunion with his Upside of Anger director Mike Binder for Black and White. Now there's a new project. This new one is called Criminal, and whoa, that's awesome — Costner playing a hardened street gangster would be great.
But hey, hold up there, bucko. This isn't Criminal, like "Ed Brubaker's Criminal." There is a film in development based on one of the stories Brubaker and Sean Phillips created for the Criminal comic book series. This is a different Criminal, about a killer who avoids a jail sentence by participating in a pretty out-there experiment. Read More »
'The Iceman' Trailer: Michael Shannon Loves His Family, Contract Killing
Posted on Wednesday, January 16th, 2013 by Angie Han
After the dual disappointments of Killing Me Softly and Gangster Squad, I'm feeling a little burned out on mob movies at the moment. So maybe it's just my mood that has me unimpressed with the new trailer for The Iceman. On the one hand, director Ariel Vromen seems to have a flair for visuals, the cast looks strong, and the fact-based premise is intriguing. On the other, it all looks so tiresomely familiar.
Michael Shannon stars as real-life hitman Richard Kuklinski, who allegedly racked up over 100 kills over a four-decade career. He makes good money whacking people for gangster Roy Demeo (genre staple Ray Liotta), until an incident involving Demeo's underling (David Schwimmer) forces Kuklinski out of their operation. He then teams up with freelance killer Robert Pronge (Chris Evans), which comes with its own complications. Winona Ryder also stars, as Kuklinski's oblivious wife. Watch the new trailer after the jump.
'The Iceman' Trailer: Michael Shannon Kills a Lot of People
Posted on Thursday, August 30th, 2012 by Angie Han
Michael Shannon is second to none when it comes to channeling intensity, but as the lead of Ariel Vromen's The Iceman he could be more frightening than ever. Shannon stars as real-life mob hitman Richard Kuklinski, whose touching devotion to his family masks a knack for cold-blooded killing. (Though he maintains a soft spot for women and children in both lives.) The brutally effective Kuklinski is believed to have murdered over a hundred people before his four-decade career ended in 1986.
There was a little back-and-forth on the film last year, when it looked for a while like it might fall apart altogether after James Franco dropped out of a major role. But they've managed to make it work, with Chris Evans taking over for Franco and Franco returning a smaller part. Winona Ryder, Ray Liotta, David Schwimmer, and Stephen Dorff are also among the supporting cast. Watch the first trailer after the jump.
Casting Bits: Winona Ryder in 'The Iceman', Brad Garrett in 'Burt Wonderstone', Aaron Tveit in 'Les Misérables', Dominic Cooper in 'Summer in February'
Posted on Tuesday, December 13th, 2011 by Angie Han
For a while there it looked like Ariel Vromen's The Iceman was on the verge of falling apart, as James Franco dropped out of the project. But the hitman biopic is moving along with David Schwimmer and Chris Evans added to the cast in recent weeks, and now Winona Ryder has boarded the picture as well in a role once slated for Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Ryder will play the wife of mob contract killer Richard Kuklinski, a.k.a. The Iceman (Michael Shannon), who's unaware of the true nature of her husband's career. Ray Liotta and Ryan O'Nan will also star.
Based on interview footage and Anthony Bruno's book The Iceman: The True Story of a Cold-Blooded Killer, the picture is scheduled to begin production early next year in Louisiana. [Deadline]
After the jump, a former Everybody Loves Raymond star gets fired by a former The Office star, a Broadway adaptation casts a Broadway star, and a trio of rising Brit talents sign on for an artsy romance.
Casting Bits: Glenn Close and Elizabeth Olsen in 'Thérèse Raquin', David Schwimmer in 'The Iceman', Max Irons in 'The Host'
Posted on Monday, November 14th, 2011 by Angie Han
Hot off two of the year's most buzzed-about performances in Albert Nobbs and Martha Marcy May Marlene, Glenn Close and Elizabeth Olsen have signed on to star in Thérèse Raquin. Charlie Stratton is writing and directing the erotic thriller, which is based on a 19th century novel and play by Émile Zola. Olsen will lead the cast as the titular young woman, who's pushed into an unhappy marriage by her overbearing aunt (Close). Thérèse eventually falls into a passionate affair with her husband's friend Laurent, with destructive consequences for all involved.
Close has reportedly been attached to the film for years, though Olsen's involvement appears to be a recent development. Thérèse Raquin is scheduled to begin shooting this spring. [Entertainment Weekly]
After the jump, David Schwimmer gears up to kill people and Saoirse Ronan gets another love interest for The Host.
Casting Bits: James Franco Out of 'The Iceman', Tom Felton and Tony Curran in 'Labyrinth', Troy Garity in 'Gangster Squad'
Posted on Wednesday, October 19th, 2011 by Angie Han
It feels like James Franco is attached to pretty much everything these days, but now there's one less Franco project we have to look forward to. According to JustJared.com, the star has pulled out of The Iceman, a biopic of Mafia hitman Richard "The Iceman" Kuklinski. Franco was lined up to play Robert "Mr. Softee" Pronge, the "mentor assassin" to Kuklinski (Michael Shannon); Ray Liotta and Maggie Gyllenhaal were also set to star in the picture, by director Ariel Vroman. However, with Franco gone, "it looks like this project might fall apart," a source told the site.
Details of Franco's exit have not been revealed, although the same source blames "key contractual issues that didn't involve financial terms." The rest of the cast sounds too interesting to waste, so I'm hoping the movie can still come together out even without Franco's involvement. If not, well, there's always The Ice Man, the competing project starring Mickey Rourke. [Cinema Blend]
After the jump, Franco's Rise of the Planet of the Apes co-star Tom Felton gets to play a good guy for once, and Ruben Fleischer is still adding people to the cast of Gangster Squad.
Benicio Del Toro and James Franco Confirmed For 'The Iceman,' Starring Michael Shannon
Posted on Thursday, January 20th, 2011 by Russ Fischer
People really want to make movies about mob hitman Richard 'the Ice Man' Kuklinski. Mickey Rourke has been attached to The Ice Man: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer for some time. But last November we heard about a rival film: The Iceman, with Michael Shannon playing Kuklinski and possible support from Benicio del Toro and James Franco.
Now the casting of those two appears to be confirmed, and it looks like The Iceman will beat the other production to the starting line. Read More »


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Ankara's long arm? German DİTİB branch embroiled in a spying affair targeting Gülenists
A deteriorating relationship
In recent months, the relationship between German authorities and DİTİB, the country's largest and Turkish-dominated Muslim association, has taken a severe drubbing.
For close to three decades, DİTİB used to be the German government's preferred cooperation partner in Islamic religious affairs: outsourcing the religious needs of the country's Muslim population to DİTİB, a subsidiary of the Turkish Presidency of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), was a convenient way to ensure that a quietist albeit conservative Islamicality was propagated in DİTİB's 1,000 mosques in Germany.
Yet especially since the failed coup attempt in Turkey in July 2016, DİTİB has fallen out of favour. As diplomatic relations between Germany and the Erdoğan government have soured, German politicians have been accusing DİTİB of being a pawn of the Turkish government. As a result, calls have been voiced demanding an end to the cooperation with DİTİB in areas such as Islamic religious education for Muslim youth attending public schools.
DİTİB's role in the anti-Gülenist crackdown
DİTİB's German critics have now received ample new ammunition in their fight. The press has analysed DİTİB's bylaws, pointing to the extensive prerogatives enjoyed by Turkish government representatives, especially with regards to personnel choices.(( http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/satzung-des-islamverbands-ditib-tuerkische-funktionaere.886.de.html?dram:article_id=375487 ))
Even more momentously, however, DİTİB has been embroiled in a spying affair targeting suspected sympathisers of the Gülenist hizmet movement. The Turkish government holds the Gülen responsible for orchestrating July's coup attempt. Some of DİTİB's Imams have apparently followed an order by Diyanet to gather information on Gülen supporters in their localities, passing on their findings to Turkish authorities.
DİTİB had already been scrutinised for its role in anti-Gülenist agitation in the immediate aftermath of the attempted putsch. Back then, flyers defaming Gülenists as "traitors of the fatherland" had been put up in a DİTİB mosque. At the time, the backlash faced by DİTİB prompted the association to vow greater independence from the Turkish government.
Reports sent back to Ankara
Such independence, however, appears difficult to attain for DİTİB. In September 2016, Diyanet "urgently requested" Turkish consulates abroad to collect information on the Gülen organisation and its schools, housing units, NGOs, or cultural associations.
Some of DİTİB's Imams appear to have followed up on these orders: at least three clerics from Cologne, Düsseldorf, and Lower Saxony compiled reports on suspected Gülenist activities in their regions and sent them back to Ankara.(( http://www.tagesschau.de/inland/ditib-erdogan-101.html ))
Basing himself on the content of these reports, Green Party politician Volker Beck has now filed a lawsuit against DİTİB with the Federal Prosecutor, accusing DİTİB of having illegally spied on supposed Gülenists living in Germany.
DİTİB's shifting reaction to the allegations
DİTİB initially denied the spying accusations as "remote from reality" and as the product of a "manipulative and untrue" anti-DİTİB campaign.(( http://www.islamiq.de/2016/12/15/ditib-imame-unter-verdacht/ )) Subsequently, however, the secretary general of DİTİB in Germany, Bekir Alboğa, conceded that some DİTİB Imams had collected and passed on information.
Alboğa stressed, however, that this was not a systematic policy but the result of the "misguided" action of a few Imams only. He asserted that DİTİB "deeply regrets this mishap".(( http://www.rp-online.de/politik/deutschland/ditib-bedauert-spitzel-affaere-aid-1.6528628 ))
In a follow-up statement on DİTİB's website, Alboğa then denied that his statements constituted an admission of "spying". He asserted that his organisation was "continuing to strive for a transparent resolution" of the case.(( http://www.ditib.de/detail1.php?id=560&lang=de ))
Defending DİTİB
Other voices from the Muslim and Turkish community have also commented these developments. When the spying accusations were first made public in December 2016, the secretary general of the Islamic Community Millî Görüş (IGMG), Bekir Altaş, came to DİTİB's defence, asserting that DİTİB's Imams "deserved respect and recognition".(( http://www.islamiq.de/2016/12/15/ditib-imame-unter-verdacht/ ))
The chairman of the Turkish Community in Germany (TGD), Gökay Sofuoğlu, demanded that potential spying activities be investigated. Yet he also asserted that DİTİB was made up of "many people and a large number of officials" seeking to change the organisation's structures for the better. Not all of them ought to be tarred with the same brush, or so Sofuoğlu asserted.(( http://www.tagesschau.de/inland/ditib-erdogan-101.html ))
Political ramifications
The Federal Prosecutor himself has been slow to act upon the lawsuit brought against DİTİB. This has sparked the anger of Beck and others, who accuse the Prosecutor of pandering to political interests.
In their view, delaying investigations into DİTİB's activities might be a means to prevent further damage to German-Turkish relations – relations particularly salient in a context where German politicians depend on President Erdoğan for sealing the border to Europe in order to stem the flow migrants.(( http://www.tagesschau.de/inland/ditib-erdogan-101.html ))
Indeed, political decision-makers themselves have not dramatically altered their stance vis-à-vis DİTİB. The North-Rhine Westphalian (NRW) state government, for instance, long at the forefront of a more ambitious cooperation between German authorities and DİTİB, expressed its will to continue its work with DİTİB in spite of the spying affair.(( http://www.taz.de/Islamverband-entschuldigt-sich/!5371091/ ))
Erosion of legitimacy of Muslim associations
Nevertheless, even the NRW government announced the formation of a commission of inquiry into DİTİB's linkages with the Turkish state. And NRW's Minister President, Hannelore Kraft, also rejected DİTİB's ambitions to be formally recognised as a religious community or a corporation of public law.(( http://www.taz.de/Islamverband-entschuldigt-sich/!5371091/ ))
Many Christian churches as well as other religious bodies are holders of these formal legal titles, which confer a host of financial, social, and political benefits set to facilitate the religious life of these communities.
Despite being the country's second-largest faith group, Muslims have so far not been able to obtain such recognition, with the exception of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in the state of Hesse. DİTİB's embroilment in the anti-Gülenist spying affair further erodes the legitimacy of Germany's Islamic associations and thus hampers the ability of German Muslims to attain legal parity within the country's legal framework.
Author researcherPosted on 18th January 2017 Categories Germany, Issues in Politics, Mosques and Community Centers, Muslim Advocacy and OrganizationsTags cooperation, Germany, lawsuit, legal, political, relations, Religious Affairs, Reports, spying
Secret Papers Describe Size of Terror Lists Kept by U.S.
WASHINGTON — About 20,800 United States citizens and permanent residents are included in a federal government database of people suspected of having links to terrorism, of whom about 5,000 have been placed on one or more watch lists, newly disclosed documents show.
The documents are briefing materials about accomplishments in 2013 by the Directorate of Terrorist Identities, a component of the National Counterterrorism Center, an interagency clearinghouse of information about people known to be or suspected of being terrorists.
The documents were classified Secret and were published Tuesday by The Intercept, an online magazine. The disclosure provided new details about the numbers of people within the broad database and on terrorist watch lists derived from it — a system that has grown rapidly over the last four years, according to government officials.
Over all, the number of people listed in the center's database of terrorism suspects surpassed one million in June 2013, the documents said. Of those, approximately 680,000 were on the watch lists, which can keep people off planes or from entering the country and subject them to extra scrutiny at airports, traffic stops or border crossings.
Among other things, the documents showed that the main terrorism suspects database contains records on 8,211 people who are suspected of having links to Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the Yemen-based affiliate of Al Qaeda that intelligence officials have said is the most dangerous component of the group at present.
A map associated with the files ranked the top five cities where Americans who have been deemed "known or suspected terrorists" are concentrated. Four are large cities: New York, Houston, San Diego and Chicago. But the second-highest was Dearborn, Mich., a city of fewer than 100,000 people that has a large Arab and Muslim population.
Much of the document relates to efforts to fill in missing data. After the April 2013 attack at the Boston Marathon, the National Counterterrorism Center set out to fill gaps involving biometric markers like fingerprints of the Americans on various watch lists, adding facial images for 370 people and fingerprints for 163. It obtained the information from driver's license images and from the Department of Homeland Security, it said.
The center also used "clandestinely collected travel data" provided by the C.I.A. to fill in gaps about international travel of people in the database, it said.
Author Euro-IslamPosted on 15th August 2014 Categories Discrimination and Xenophobia, Issues in Politics, Public Opinion and Islam in the Media, Radicalization, Security and Counterterrorism, United StatesTags CIA, counterterrorism, Dearborn, Discrimination, islamophobia, spying, surveillance
Arab American group urges boycott of White House Iftar dinner
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) urged all Arab and Muslims in the United States to boycott the Obama administration's celebration of the holy month of Ramadan on Monday, arguing the president has condoned the killing of Palestinians in Gaza and the spying on some Americans based on their Muslim identities.
Like George W. Bush before him, Obama has hosted an Iftar dinner — the meal after sunset that breaks the day of fasting — each year he's been in office. Other federal agencies, including the State Department, also hold iftar dinners to commemorate the holiday.
The ADC, the nation's largest Arab American group, issued a statement citing both the administration's support for Israel's bombing campaign in response to airstrikes by the militant group Hamas as reasons not to participate in the administration's celebrations.
Obama remains overwhelmingly popular with Muslims, although he has recently come under fire since Glenn Greewald and Murtza Hussain reported former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden had documents indicating the NSA had conducted surveillance on five American Muslim leaders.
The custom of celebrating Ramadan in the White House dates back at least to 1996, when then-first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton hosted a dinner during Eid-al-Fitr, the three-day festival marking the end of Ramadan. National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan noted in an e-mail Monday that the tradition may go back two centuries, according to accounts from the nation's early days.
"Some consider President Thomas Jefferson to have hosted the first Iftar by a U.S. president, as he hosted a sunset dinner with an envoy from Tunisia over 200 years ago," Meehan wrote. "The invited guests tonight include elected officials, members of the diplomatic corps, religious and grassroots leaders in the Muslim American community, and leaders of diverse faiths."
Author Euro-IslamPosted on 17th July 2014 Categories Conflict in Gaza, Discrimination and Xenophobia, Issues in Politics, Muslim Advocacy and Organizations, Security and Counterterrorism, United StatesTags ADC, boycott, domestic policy, foreign policy, Gaza, iftar, Israel, Palestine, PR, Ramadan, spying, surveillance, surveillance of Muslims, The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, White House, White House Iftar
U.S. Spied on 5 American Muslims, a Report Says
WASHINGTON — A new report based on documents provided by Edward J. Snowden has identified five American Muslims, including the leader of a civil rights group, as having been subjected to surveillance by the federal government.
The disclosure of what were described as specific domestic surveillance targets by The Intercept online magazine was a rare glimpse into some of the most closely held secrets of counterespionage and terrorism investigators. The article raised questions about the basis for the domestic spying, even as it was condemned by the government as irresponsible and damaging to national security.
The report was based on what The Intercept described as a spreadsheet of 7,485 email addresses said to have been monitored from 2002 to 2008, and one of its writers was Glenn Greenwald, a primary recipient of the trove of documents leaked by Mr. Snowden, a former National Security Agency contractor.
The documents did not say what the suspicions or the evidence were against the men that prompted the apparent surveillance.
In interviews on Wednesday, several of the men denied wrongdoing, and Mr. Ghafoor said he believed his Muslim faith was a factor in his being monitored. "I try not to play the race card," he said. "But there's really no other explanation."
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court issues about 1,800 orders annually for domestic surveillance. To obtain a court order to wiretap an American, the government must convince a judge that there is probable cause to believe the target is engaged in a crime on behalf of a foreign power; non-Americans need only be suspected of being foreign agents.
None of the five have been charged with a crime in connection with the apparent monitoring.
The government refused to confirm whether or why any of the five had been monitored. Several dozen rights organizations sent a letter to President Obama on Wednesday expressing concerns about the potential for "discriminatory and abusive surveillance," but also acknowledged that "we do not know all of the facts," and asked for "the information necessary to meaningfully assess" the report.
Author Euro-IslamPosted on 17th July 2014 Categories Discrimination and Xenophobia, Issues in Politics, Muslim Advocacy and Organizations, Public Opinion and Islam in the Media, United StatesTags American Muslims, CAIR, Edward Snowden, FBI, FISA, Glenn Greenwald, leaks, Muslim activists, Muslim Americans, NSA, online surveillance, Snowden, spying, spying on Muslims, surveillance, surveillance of Muslims
Meet the Muslim-American Leaders the FBI and NSA Have Been Spying On
By Glenn Greenwald and Murtaza Hussain
The National Security Agency and FBI have covertly monitored the emails of prominent Muslim-Americans—including a political candidate and several civil rights activists, academics, and lawyers—under secretive procedures intended to target terrorists and foreign spies.
According to documents provided by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, the list of Americans monitored by their own government includes:
• Faisal Gill, a longtime Republican Party operative and one-time candidate for public office who held a top-secret security clearance and served in the Department of Homeland Security under President George W. Bush;
• Asim Ghafoor, a prominent attorney who has represented clients in terrorism-related cases;
• Hooshang Amirahmadi, an Iranian-American professor of international relations at Rutgers University;
• Agha Saeed, a former political science professor at California State University who champions Muslim civil liberties and Palestinian rights;
• Nihad Awad, the executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim civil rights organization in the country.
The individuals appear on an NSA spreadsheet in the Snowden archives called "FISA recap"—short for the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Under that law, the Justice Department must convince a judge with the top-secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that there is probable cause to believe that American targets are not only agents of an international terrorist organization or other foreign power, but also "are or may be" engaged in or abetting espionage, sabotage, or terrorism. The authorizations must be renewed by the court, usually every 90 days for U.S. citizens.
The FBI—which is listed as the "responsible agency" for surveillance on the five men—has a controversial record when it comes to the ethnic profiling of Muslim-Americans. According to FBI training materials uncovered byWired in 2011, the bureau taught agents to treat "mainstream" Muslims as supporters of terrorism, to view charitable donations by Muslims as "a funding mechanism for combat," and to view Islam itself as a "Death Star" that must be destroyed if terrorism is to be contained.
Other former and current federal officials say such beliefs are not representative of the FBI or Justice Department. But blatant prejudice against Muslim-Americans is also documented in the Snowden archive.
In one 2005 document, intelligence community personnel are instructed how to properly format internal memos to justify FISA surveillance. In the place where the target's real name would go, the memo offers a fake name as a placeholder: "Mohammed Raghead."
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NYPD's new spying outrage: Innocent Muslims treated worse than guilty bankers
When "Arabic-sounding" names are automatically suspicious — but financial crimes are ignored — here's the result
Stop your car to help a woman who appears to be lost — and get pressured, while in police custody, to become an informant. That's what happened to one of the men profiled in a recent New York Times report on yet more aggressive spying on Muslims by the NYPD.
Egyptian-born Moro Said pulled over one night because, he says, a woman looked like she needed directions. She turned out to be an undercover officer, and hauled him in on a prostitution-related charge. Then cops pressured him to start informing them on what he sees and hears in his mosque or in cafes.
As the Times describes it, the NYPD adapted a process used with suspects who might know about related crime, like drug dealers or low-level mafia members, to the Muslim community in general. When Muslims — or people with "Arabic-sounding names" — were arrested, they would be interviewed and recruited to inform generally on mosques or cafes or other areas frequented by Muslims.
The program remains active under new NYPD commissioner Bill Bratton's lead; the Department has conducted 220 such interviews so far this year.
Around the globe, it seems, the government continues to use the tools of law enforcement to find more spies to report on innocent Muslims.
It's not just coercion that law enforcement uses to find people to inform on their community: the government has twice told the FISA Court that it may use the phone dragnet program — in which it conducts contact chaining on a database of the phone record of Americans' phone records — to identify potential informants.
Imagine how such generalized spying would be regarded against potentially riskier set of targets, like the finance criminals who wrecked the economy in 2008 and have continued to engaged in damaging fraud. Imagine if every banker who visited a sex worker got hauled in and was offered leniency if he informed on his co-workers, bosses, and clients? (Key to the coercion, of course, is that many Muslims don't have the resources of bankers to fight low-level criminal accusations.)
Of course, bankers need not worry. A recent DOJ Inspector General report revealed that when DOJ attempted to roll out undercover teams (not civilian informants, but FBI undercover officers) to target mortgage fraud, FBI Agents either weren't informed such a plan existed or, if they were, needed "specific direction or training on how to commence a mortgage fraud" undercover operation.
The FBI, apparently, couldn't figure out how to treat suspected bank criminals like it and many other law enforcement agencies treat innocent Muslims.
Therein lies the problem. It has gotten too easy, since 9/11, to treat the Muslim community as a whole as suspect. It has become too easy to use the tools rolled out after 9/11 to combat real threats (and borrowed, before that, from the drug war) to instead criminalize a faith community. It would be unthinkable — and unworkable — for more privileged communities. And yet it continues.
Author Euro-IslamPosted on 23rd May 2014 Categories Discrimination and Xenophobia, Issues in Politics, Security and Counterterrorism, United StatesTags Discrimination, informants, New York, NYPD, spying, surveillance
Civil rights groups appeal ruling allowing NYPD to spy on Muslims
(RNS) Muslim Advocates and the Center for Constitutional Rights on Friday (March 21) appealed a federal judge's ruling that affirmed the right of the New York City Police Department to spy on Muslims based on their faith and ethnicity.
Last month, Newark U.S. District Judge William Martini rejected charges of illegal spying, stating that any harm suffered by the plaintiffs was not because of the spying program but because of news reports that revealed the secret program in 2011.
The appeal was filed with the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia.
"The message of the decision is that it's OK to spy on Muslim Americans," said lead plaintiff Syed Farhaj Hassan who enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2001 and served in Iraq in 2003. "It's a slap in the face to American Muslims who have served this country, served their community, and served their families by being peaceful citizens here."
The two legal organizations argue the NYPD violated the constitutional rights of their clients based on their religion, and caused them harm. They allege fear of being spied on discouraged Muslims from attending mosque or speaking in public, and scared them from making charitable contributions to Muslim charities.
The lawsuit does not seek money for the plaintiffs, but asks the court to stop NYPD spying in New Jersey. The suit also asks the court to order the NYPD to expunge all records of the plaintiffs collected through the spying program.
Lawyers said internal NYPD documents included a list of 28 "ancestries of interest" and other policies showing that officers based their spying on the ethnic and religious background of their targets.
Since 2002, the NYPD has spied on at least 20 mosques, 14 restaurants, 11 retail stores, two Muslim elementary schools, and two Muslim Student Associations on college campuses in New Jersey, lawyers said. Forms of monitoring include video surveillance, photographing and community mapping.
The lawsuit is the first of three challenging the NYPD program.
RNS.com: http://www.religionnews.com/2014/03/21/civil-rights-groups-appeal-ruling-allowing-nypd-spy-muslims/
Author researcherPosted on 21st March 2014 Categories United StatesTags court, Jersey, lawsuit, New Jersey, New York, NYPD, rights, RNS, spy, spying
Religious, civil rights groups demand investigation of NYPD spying
A coalition of 125 religious, civil rights, and community-based organizations sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice Thursday (Oct. 24) urging a civil rights investigation into a New York City Police Department program that spies on Muslims.
Groups from several faith traditions signed the letter including the Presbyterian Church (USA), the National Council of Jewish Women, the Hindu American Foundation, and the Sikh Coalition. Civil rights groups include the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the NAACP, the American Civil Liberties Union, South Asian Americans Leading Together, and the National Network for Arab American Communities.
The NYPD program is already the target of two federal lawsuits, one filed in June by the ACLU and the City University of New York Law School's Center for Law Enforcement Accountability and Responsibility, and the other filed in June 2012, by several Muslim plaintiffs represented by Muslim Advocates and the law firm Bhalla and Cho.
"Putting a class of Americans under surveillance based on their religion is a clear violation of our Constitution's guarantees of equality and religious freedom," Hina Shamsi, director of the ACLU National Security Project, said in a statement. "The NYPD's surveillance program has stigmatized Muslims as suspect and had deeply negative effects on their free speech, association, and religious practice."
www.religionnews.com: http://www.religionnews.com/2013/10/25/religious-civil-rights-groups-demand-investigation-nypd-spying/
Author researcherPosted on 28th October 2013 Categories Discrimination and Xenophobia, Security and Counterterrorism, United StatesTags ACLU, investigation, New York, New York City, NYPD, rights, spying, surveillance, USA
NYC defends Muslim surveillance in court; plaintiffs say suspicions were based on innuendo
NEW YORK — The New York Police Department had legitimate reasons to put specific mosques and Muslim worshippers under surveillance as part of its counterterrorism efforts, a city lawyer said Thursday at the first court date in a civil rights lawsuit accusing the NYPD of religious profiling.
Peter Farrell of the city Law Department argued that before the case goes forward, the city should be allowed to present evidence specific to the six plaintiffs that he said would prove police were acting with legitimate law enforcement purposes. If the judge agrees, "then this case is over," he said.
An American Civil Liberties Union attorney, Hina Shamsi, countered that her clients already had sufficient legal standing to sue the city and that the NYPD should be ordered to begin turning over sensitive reports and documents detailing the alleged spying on Muslims.
In a letter filed on Tuesday, city lawyers outlined evidence they say shows that a security team at a mosque named as a plaintiff in the suit sponsored survival training outings and referred to team members as "jihad warriors." Another plaintiff mosque was frequented by a man convicted earlier this year of lying to the FBI about plans to team up with the Taliban or al-Qaida, the letter said.
The NYPD didn't target particular mosques "simply because the attendees were Muslim," the letter said. "Rather, the NYPD followed leads suggesting that certain individuals in certain mosques may be engaging in criminal and possibly terrorist activity."
In response, the ACLU accused the city of vilifying its clients "through inflammatory and insinuation and innuendo, suggesting (they) are worthy of criminal investigation on the basis of First Amendment-protected speech, activities or attenuated — and unwitting — association alone."
It added: "This strategy is a deliberate distraction at best. At worst, it verges on the very type of discriminatory and meritless profiling at the heart of this case."
Author Euro-IslamPosted on 20th September 2013 Categories Discrimination and Xenophobia, Elections and Political Discourse, Issues in Politics, Security and Counterterrorism, United StatesTags court, evidence, lawyer, NYC, NYPD, profiling, spying, surveillance, training
Spying on Muslims
The New York City Police Department's indefensible program of spying on law-abiding Muslims in their neighborhoods and houses of worship has turned out to be even more aggressive than earlier reports had shown.
According to a recent Associated Press report by Adam Goldman and Matt Apuzzo, the surveillance operation designated at least a dozen mosques as terrorist organizations. The designation was used to justify open-ended "terrorism enterprise investigations," circumventing court-imposed limitations on police investigations of constitutionally protected activities. The report is based largely on leaked police documents and interviews; though most of the documents date back a few years, recent court filings suggest such activities are continuing.
In a move reminiscent of discredited police efforts in the 1960s and 1970s to spy on black activists and antiwar protesters, attempts were made to plant informants on the boards of mosques and a prominent Arab-American group in Brooklyn that helps new immigrants.
Author Euro-IslamPosted on 13th September 2013 Categories Issues in Politics, Security and Counterterrorism, United StatesTags Adam Goldman, Arab American, Associated Press, court, New York City, police, Police Department, protesters, spying


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In meeting with CM Buzdar, PTI's Aleem Khan submits his resignation as Punjab minister
Saturday Nov 27, 2021
Aleem Khan submits his resignation to Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar.
PTI's senior leader Aleem Khan submits his resignation as Punjab minister for food to CM Usman Buzdar.
Aleem Khan tells the chief minister that he is tendering his resignation to ensure the impartiality of his news channel.
Punjab CM lauds the services of Aleem Khan as a senior minister.
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Aleem Khan Saturday met with Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and submitted his resignation as provincial minister for food.
During the meeting, Aleem Khan told the chief minister that he was tendering his resignation due to his personal engagements and to ensure the impartiality of his news channel.
A day earlier, Aleem Khan had tweeted, "I convinced PM Imran Khan in today's meeting that it is necessary for me not to hold any government post to ensure neutrality and impartiality of his news channel.
The PTI leader had maintained that he was thankful to the prime minister as he accepted his request.
Lauding the services of Aleem Khan as a senior cabinet member, CM Usman Buzdar said that he, being food minister, rendered outstanding services and always played a positive role in tackling the crisis.
Terming Aleem Khan "assets of the party [PTI]", the chief minister said that his services will always be remembered.
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No. 2) Most outdoor wood furnace warranties stipulate that if you do not have an existing indoor heating system for backup in case your outdoor wood furnace fails, they will not be held liable for any damages caused by this. Also, most insurance companies require a backup indoor heating system.
No. 3) If your dual fuel outdoor wood furnace has a water circulation failure caused by a water loss, circulating pump failure, or a power outage, the whole system is rendered useless because without water there is no way to transfer the heat from your dual fuel outdoor wood furnace to your house.But if you have an existing backup indoor heating system, this system would turn on and heat your house if this happens.
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England Look To Progress to Last 16
Ann-Marie Donelan
England can qualify for the last 16 of the world cup with a win over Panama in the first match of the day at 1pm today.
Gareth Southgate says the apparent leak of his team for today's game is "no drama".
His assistant Steve Holland was pictured earlier this week holding a piece of paper, which looked like it contained the line-up for their second Group G match but Southgate says it's not the starting line up.
The top two in Group H go head to head at 4pm when Japan face Senegal. Both registered wins in the opening round of fixtures and a win for either will see them all but qualified for the knockout stages.
And at 7pm it's the clash of Poland and Columbia in Kazan with both yet to register a point in Group H.
Last night Germany scored a 95th minute winner to keep their hopes of staying in Russia alive.
The defending champions came back from a goal down to beat Sweden 2-1 – despite being reduced to 10-men.
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The Louisiana Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a challenge to the photo ticketing program in New Orleans. Because city officials re-wrote their ordinance and offered $28 million in ticket refunds, the high court majority felt that justice had already been served.
Motorist Lamar Wright wants compensation from the city of Euclid, Ohio after he was ripped out of his automobile and tasered after he had pulled into a driveway to use his cell phone. In a lawsuit filed last week, Wright says he was maliciously charged with resisting arrest, obstructing officers and trespassing. All the charges were ultimately dropped because, he says, he did nothing wrong.
The Ohio State Auditor on Tuesday took the village of Brice to task for the slapdash accounting practices of its photo enforcement program. The notorious speed trap town generated so many complaints that the state House in June unanimously passed a bill to crack down on tiny villages that set up radar traps, but the state Senate blocked the measure.
A New York motorist imprisoned after being falsely accused of driving under the influence (DUI) settled his case against the Pennsylvania State Police. Wilfredo Ramos Jr spent 158 days behind bars despite repeatedly testing free from drugs or alcohol.
In Carate Brianza, Italy, vigilantes knocked over the speed camera on the SP6 Via Trento e Trieste on Saturday, according to Giornale di Monza. In Saint-Juan, France, the speed camera on the RD492 had its lenses painted red on Tuesday, L'Est Republicain reported. In Montilly-sur-Noireau, the speed camera was covered with a thick coat of gray paint last week, according to L'Orne Combattante.


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This Is Halloween – Panic! At The Disco Sheet Music
Arrangement Piano,Guitar,Vocal
Song Genre Alternative Rock
Date Added January 8th, 2013
Artist: Panic! At The Disco
Sheet Music: 12 Sheets
"This Is Halloween" is a song written by Danny Elfman for the soundtrack for the 1993 film "The Nightmare Before Christmas". Panic! at the Disco recorded a version of the song for the 2006 reissue of the soundtrack album.
Nine in the Afternoon – Panic! at the Disco Camisado – Panic! at the Disco The Ballad Of Mona Lisa – Panic! At The Disco Time To Dance – Panic! At The Disco


Schleich Dinosaur 16520 Prehistoric Mammal Smilodon.
The Schleich 16520 Smilodon is in a fierce stance with it's mouth open and it's huge teeth on display. The Smilodon is also more famously known as the Saber-toothed Tiger.


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Gallbladder disease refers to medical conditions (for example, gallstones or cholecystitis) that affect your gallbladder—a pear-shaped organ located beneath your liver that stores bile (a dark yellow fluid that helps digest fats in your gut).
Diseases that affect the biliary ducts, like primary sclerosing cholangitis, or the sphincter of Oddi, like biliary dyskinesia, are also usually lumped under the term "gallbladder diseases."
By reading about the symptoms and causes of gallbladder problems, as well as how these problems are diagnosed and treated, you will hopefully feel ready to tackle any challenges along the way of your gallbladder health journey.
The most common symptom of gallbladder disease is biliary colic, which is an intense, dull pain in the upper ride side of the abdomen that results from a gallstone becoming lodged in the bile duct. Biliary colic is often triggered (but not always) by eating a fatty meal, and is episodic, meaning the pain comes and goes.
Besides a gallstone attack, other types of gallbladder disease (for example, cholecystitis, biliary dyskinesia, and advanced gallbladder cancer) may cause upper ride sided abdominal pain, although there are often other symptoms present. For instance, the biliary-like pain of cholecystitis is usually associated with fever and an elevated white blood cell count.
Besides gallstones and related complications, there are other diseases that affect the gallbladder.
This is a motility syndrome that results from an abnormally functioning sphincter of Oddi. Your sphincter of Oddi is a muscular valve that controls the flow of digestive juices and biles from the liver and pancreas to the small intestines. If the sphincter of Oddi is not working properly, there is a backup of fluid in the ducts, causing an intensely painful obstruction.
This condition causes biliary pain in the absence of gallstones or a sphincter of Oddi problem. A test called a cholecystokinin (CCK)-stimulated cholescintigraphy is needed to confirm the diagnosis.
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the gallbladder and liver that may cause debilitating itching from bile acid accumulation. As the bile accumulates in the liver, cirrhosis develops, and eventually the liver loses its ability to function. Many people with PSC ultimately need a liver transplant.
During a medical history, your doctor will evaluate your personal and family history of gallbladder disease. He will also ask you questions about your symptoms, like whether you are experiencing upper right sided abdominal pain and if so, whether it is associated with eating a fatty meal.
In addition to a medical history, your doctor will check your vitals and perform a physical examination to look for signs of gallbladder disease like fever or jaundice, among others.
Your doctor will likely perform a maneuver called the "Murphy's sign," which entails the doctor pressing on your gallbladder to see if any pain is elicited.
Your doctor may order blood tests, like a complete blood count and liver function tests, if he suspects a gallbladder problem. With gallstone-related complications, like inflammation or infection, a person usually has an elevated white blood cell count and may have elevated liver enzymes or bilirubin level.
The treatment of diseases related to the biliary ducts may require a procedure called an ERCP. During an ERCP, a gastroenterologist uses an endoscope to look for blockages in the biliary ducts. Then with instruments inserted through the endoscope, he can relieve any obstruction (for example, by removing a stone or placing a stent).
Living with gallbladder disease may be an overwhelming process, especially if it has taken some time for doctors to clinch your diagnosis. By gaining knowledge, though, you are already taking an active step in managing your gallbladder health.
Be sure to see your doctor if you are experiencing symptoms of a potential gallbladder problem. In the end, prompt treatment of your gallbladder disease is the best way to prevent complications and get you back to feeling and living well.
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Zakko SF. (2017). Uncomplicated gallstone disease in adults. Chopra S, (ed). UpToDate, Waltham, MA: UpToDate Inc.


An overview of the ICMEESA president's review delivered at the institution's recent annual general meeting, and its 2014 annual report and financial statements.
Sarel Kloppers, president of the Institution of Certificated Mechanical and Electrical Engineers (ICMEESA), says the institution's focus for 2014 will remain on reviewing its constitution and on improving its support to student members through, among others, assistance with the bursary application process.
Presenting his president's review at the 102nd ICMEESA annual general meeting (AGM) on 6 March 2014, which also saw his re-election as ICMEESA president, Kloppers said the institution would continue improving the validation process of training courses.
A 2012 ICMEESA survey showed that some members in remote geographical areas have limited means to earn CPD points. To aid these members, an online CPD questionnaire was launched in co-operation with Vector.
Registration Committee: Professional Certificated Engineers.
Identification of Work Committee: Steering Committee.
The institution's Du Toit Grobler and Obed Letsolo were elected chairperson and vice-chairperson respectively of the reconstituted 2012 – 2016 Regional Committee: Professional Certificated Engineers on 8 February 2013.
93% of participants hold valid certificates of competency as engineers; 7% do not.
56% of participants are registered with ECSA as professional certificated engineers; 44% are not.
82% of participants had been appointed responsible engineers on mines or factories; 18% had not.
80% of participants are in favour of the pending compulsory registration for certificated engineers in terms of the Engineering Profession Act, 2000; 20% are not.
The IDoEW task team, which consists mostly of ICMEESA members, held a workshop to deliberate the draft IDoEW Regulations of the Engineering Profession. The ECSA council approved the draft on 22 November 2013 and has submitted it to the Council for the Built Environment for submission to the Competition Commission.
The Engineering Standards Generating Body became a full-fledged ECSA high-impact committee and the ICMEESA representative, Du Toit Grobler, was appointed chairperson of the Standards Generating Group: Certificated Engineers.
Efforts to convene a meeting with the ministers of Public Works, Mineral Resources, Labour and Transport to resolve the impasse on the regulation of professional engineers were again unsuccessful. These efforts will continue in 2014 until the matter is resolved.
31 March 2015, after which it will be terminated. Dates are pending for the introduction of the NRS for professional engineers, professional engineering technologists and professional engineering technicians.
A system for online registration of professional engineers is currently being tested. Similar systems for the other three categories will follow once the respective NRS systems are introduced.
The ECSA council has introduced transformation measures to eliminate the legacy composition of all committees. Chair and vice-chairpersons who have served in these capacities for four years must step down and committee members who have served for twelve years will lose their membership to these committees unless the committees request permission to retain them as mentors to new members.
The rate at which certificated engineers apply for professional registration remains unsatisfactory and the profession suffers great losses of registered professional engineers due to non-payment of fees.
The compulsory five-yearly renewal of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and professional registration is now in its second cycle. Professionals must prove that they have achieved the required 25 credits per cycle. Pre-registration professional development is now compulsory for candidate engineers in terms of the NRS policy.
The number of successful candidates in the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) Certificate of Competency exams in June 2013 was unsatisfactory. Only 39 of the 249 candidates (15,7%) passed the plant exam paper and 85 of the 239 candidates (35,6%) for the law paper were successful.
New shafts and winders regulations were promulgated in terms of the Mines Health and Safety Act. These took immediate effect for winders above 250 kW and will take effect in six months' time for small hoists below 250 kW.
According to the annual report, ICMEESA ended the year with a surplus of R102 851 in relation to subscription income and operational expenditure. Contributing to this is the institution's gradual membership growth.
In light of this, council was able to limit the annual subription fee increase to 8%.
The Education Fund is augmented by the WP Jones Trust Fund and stood at a closing balance of R590 165. Donations and interest received for the year total R58 297 while expenditure amounted to R66 552. The ICMEESA education trust fund investment yielded a closing balance of R641 322.
Efforts are needed to identify acceptable bursary candidates so that this surplus can be applied constructively.


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Biomedical engineering is a very diverse field which is also developing rapidly. To help you to become a bioengineer of the future, we work closely with industry to ensure you are as well-prepared as possible for a career in this exciting and rewarding industry. We pride ourselves on our hands-on approach to teaching and giving you real-world experience. With our new engineering courses we are taking these experiences to the next level with a revolutionary approach to teaching engineering. Our Biomedical Engineering courses are highly practical and use real examples and projects from industry and medicine. On this course you'll look at current health issues and develop materials, processes and devices that help prevent or treat disease or rehabilitate patients. Areas of bioengineering covered on this course are biomaterials; bioinstrumentation; biomechanics; medical imaging; rehabilitation; and cellular, tissue, and genetic engineering. We are partnering with industry every step of the way to ensure that you become the very best engineer of the future by working with all types and sizes of engineering organisations. In fact, this course was developed and designed with industry partners such as Speedo, PepsiCo, IET and GlaxoSmithKline. In our innovative approach, you'll spend a large proportion of your time each year applying theory to live, industry-led projects. You'll also have the opportunity to apply for a year-long work placement to boost your industry knowledge even further. Why study Biomedical Engineering at Nottingham Trent University? • We're one of the top universities for offering placements. Our courses offer the opportunity to apply for a placement in the UK or abroad, giving you the real-life experience employers are looking for. • We have inspiring learning environments. You will study in our new Engineering building - containing all the latest equipment and facilities you'll encounter as a professional engineer. Using our 3D bio-printers and brain-computer interface (BCI) systems, you will develop the skills employers are looking for. Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partly meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. This course is recognised by CDIO, a framework that has a project based learning approach. This framework stresses engineering fundamentals set in the context of Conceiving — Designing — Implementing — Operating (CDIO) real-world systems and products. The framework is dedicated to providing students with their initial grounding in engineering through live projects. Find out more: https://www.ntu.ac.uk/course/science-and-technology/ug/beng-hons-biomedical-engineering
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Magazine | Cars
5 collector cars to put in your garage this week
From a bright yellow Zagato-bodied Aston Martin V12 to a Ford Escort RS Cosworth with a greater stake to the 'Whale Tail' claim than any other, here is this week's selection from the Classic Driver Market…
Monterey magic
In a final bid to prolong the commercial viability of the Diablo in America, Lamborghini announced the SV Monterey Edition in 1998, supposedly commemorating the growing importance of Monterey Car Week. Just 20 of these rear-wheel-drive examples were built for the US market and featured an array of special features including colour-coded wings with an exposed carbon-fibre lip, seats with 'Monterey Edition' embossed on the headrests and a full-fat 530bhp 5.7-litre V12. This particular car is the only one finished in Blu Scuro over yellow leather and was owned for more than 15 years by the baseball star Jason Giambi.
Compared to the more chiselled F430, the Ferrari 360 Modena is a car whose soft Pininfarina lines have matured like a fine Bordeaux. It might not be a manual, but this Nero Daytona Ferrari 360 Spider from 2002shows just 10,000 miles on the clock and presents accordingly. It's also a very generously specified car, with the electronically adjustable Daytona-style seats and brake calipers painted red. Who wouldn't want to listen to the unobstructed symphony of that flat-plane V8 at full chat?
Wimbledon Green
Have you ever seen a 964-generation Porsche 911 Speedster finished in Wimbledon Green? Nor had we, until this example from 1993 emerged in the Classic Driver Market. The car's first (and only) owner apparently loved his Speedster so much that he bought a second one, this time painted Polar Silver. It was this example, however, that clearly got the lion's share of his love – together, the pair racked up an impressive 77,000km, not that the shine on the original Wimbledon Green paintwork would suggest it.
The collector's item
Forget the 1980s V8 Vantage or the new Vanquish – in our opinion, the finest Aston Martin to bear the legendary Zagato 'Z' is the V12. There are so many intricate and charming details on the car that ogling one in the metal is a near-hypnotic experience. And because of the colour of this exquisite example, the only of the 61 produced finished in Sunburst Yellow, all those details are especially prominent, from the seductive 'double bubble' roof to the hand-beaten aluminium body. We're not afraid to suggest that this is a car that will become more and more desirable to collectors with every passing year. And you'll certainly never lose this one in a car park!
One of the esteemed automotive designer Frank Stephenson's earliest works was the mighty Ford Escort RS Cosworth, When this particular example of the evocative Group A homologation special appeared on the popular American television show Wheeler Dealers in 2017, Stephenson assisted in the addition of a third wing, which was apparently part of his original design. Sure enough, after wind-tunnel testing, the third wing was shown to increase downforce by 30 percent.
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The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) is going to the public for reactions to its proposed changes for the 2016 elk hunts. The current herd count is somewhere in the neighborhood of 81,000 animals, and that's a number that has made managing herds and distribution a priority of the agency.
The increase in elk population is a result of population objectives established by DWR, compounded with "obtaining harvest on private lands that manage for elk and movements of elk from tribal lands to public lands during winter." Quality habitat is key to developing healthy and productive herds, however, "crucial Utah elk habitats are constantly being fragmented or lost due to road construction, OHV use, and energy development," according to DWR.
With the circumstances as they are, DWR has put forth a plan to more effectively manage herd size. The root of the proposal is to increase hunting opportunities beginning with the 2016 elk hunts.
Firstly, hold two elk hunts simultaneously by doing something that has never occurred before in Utah—"allowing limited-entry rifle elk hunters and general spike rifle elk hunters to hunt some of the same units at the same time," and secondly, providing more hunting on private lands.
Five units would be affected by the two elk hunts: the Box Elder, Grouse Creek unit; Paunsaugunt unit; Plateau, Fish Lake/Thousand Lakes unit; South Slope, Diamond Mountain unit; and the West Desert/Deep Creeks unit.
Additionally, DWR's proposal included the provision of incentive programs for landowners to make available more hunting opportunities on private lands, and a private-lands-only permit was proposed to encourage hunters to target cow elk on private properties.
The public can respond to these proposals by e-mailing the Utah Regional Advisory Council member in their area. Member information can be found at http://wildlife.utah.gov.


And it is- first of this winter for us. Going to be -teens or worse, wind chills that make it worse. Makes me glad I'm not up du Canada where it's showing -39 and stuff like that! It's been great not to have the snow as deep as some years but I am worried for the more tender plants when this chill bites down.
The wind blew and the sheet flew and we couldn't see for a day or two !!
I think I'm gonna head south, the cellar that is, cause dat's where our wood stove is and bring a cot, sleeping bag, and a book. Do like the ole Black Bear and hide-brr-Nate.
the cold spell here in PA reminds me of the three years I was stationed in Alaska. So at the same time, I hate the cold but I enjoy the memories it brings back from the deep holes in my brain.
Warminster PA, not quite hell, but it is a local phone call. SUPPORT THE TROOPS!


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If you live in the United States, chances are you've had Mexican cuisine where you live. Chances are good that the food you had was actually pretty good, and even further possible that you can name a handful of truly delicious meals you've had at such a restaurant.
The chances are slim, however, that what you indulged in what a traditional Mexican dish, but instead an Americanized version of something more simple, more delicious, and fresher than the run-of-the-mill recreations of Mexican cuisine that most American spin-offs attempt. Unless you live in a border town in Texas or New Mexico, you haven't tasted real Mexican food – and you most certainly haven't tasted the tradition of the Yucatan Peninsula.
Yucatan cuisine differs greatly from that of the rest of Mexico. While resting firmly on many of the same staples and foundations, including classic starches such as fresh rice and well-seasoned beans, what constitutes these dishes is something that hearkens to a traditions older than modern Mexico, and most certainly the food we know to be Mexican today.
Cuisine in the Yucatan recalls the Mayan history of the area, as well as European and Caribbean influences that add a unique brightness and levity to the culinary art-form throughout the region. Native home to the Mayan civilization, the area hosted Dutch, Spanish, and French explorers who all left behind their own culinary influence that mingled with the native traditions to bring about something unique, and wholly different from the rest of Mexico.
Without further adieu, here are 11 dishes (and one drink!) you should absolutely try when you're in the Yucatan Peninsula!
Light, fresh, and flavorful – not to mention healthy. While not the first thing you might think of when you consider "Mexican" food, sopa de lima (or lime soup), is uniquely Yucatan and absolutely delicious. Perfect for a quick meal when you simply can't have any more heavy food, or a break between exploring historical ruins in the Yucatan, sopa de lima is a staple in Yucatan cuisine.
Be mindful if you're vegetarian, however, as sopa de lima is typically made with chicken broth (and often actual shredded chicken, as pictured).
Also called puerco pibil or cochinita con achiote, this is a traditional Yucatan dish that involves slow-roasted pork, strongly acidic citrus juice, annatto seed and a rich, burnt flavor. You'll find this delicious treat often served in banana leaf with a side of freshly made corn tortillas for wrapping, similar to a traditional fajita set-up in the U.S.
A locally-made sausage, longanitza is a fatty, rich, and wonderful meat we prefer to chorizo or any other type of sausage. It contains hints of smoke, and is often served as an entree of mixed in with appetizer dips and sauces.
If you're looking for a light breakfast with oatmeal or scrambled eggs, pass right by the chilaquiles! More appearing like a familiar game or party food, chilaquiles is a nacho based dish with chichen, eggs, onion, cream, cheese, and typically one of either a spicy green or red salsa.
Expect it to bring the heat!
"Fajitas?" I can see the puzzled look on your face. Yet, fajitas in the Yucatan aren't like anything you've had previously.
Instead of the cheese and sour cream-laden dish (which is undeniably tasty) common throughout much of Mexico and the United States, fajitas in the Yucatan don't come served on a sizzling hot platter. You won't find the dairy either. Instead, this is a light dish with small-cut chicken breast served with sides of tomatoes, lettuce, guacamole, pickled onions and often radishes.
Despite the difference, it's delicious, and something you should try if for no other reason than to compare the differences.
One of the signature dishes of the Yucatan, poc chuch is a dish of meat, commonly pork, which is prepared in citrus marinade and cooked over a grill. Poc chuc is often served with a side of rice, pickled onion, refried beans, and avocado or guacamole.
A pumpkin seed based dip, silik pak is something I got absolutely hooked on in the Yucatan. When you need a respite from the constant heat much of the Yucatan food offers, this slightly grainy, mildly smoky dip is great with tortillas and a casual beer – especially if the weather is tame enough to sit outside!
Another great way to try this amazing dish is as a sauce (pictured), which can be used as a topper for enchiladas, tacos, or burritos!
Loosely defined, Xcatic is a locally-grown pepper in the Yucatan that is often used for spices and sauces. Often meats are stewed or braised in this sauce, making for a moist and powerful combination of rich flavors and intense heat.
Try this with chicken for the pollo xcatic version, which is often made with a combination of light and dark meat for maximum flavor profile.
We were introduced to this dish by our friend and travel companion on our latest trip to the Yucatan, Tito Mendez – a Puerto Rico native. This is apparently a common dish in Puerto Rico, Cuba, and in fact much of the Caribbean.
Devil Shrimp is a hot, spicy dish served with steamed shrimp and a flaming hot red sauce. It's flavorful, deep, and absolutely deserving of its sinister name!
More well-known as queso fundido in the United States and abroad, this is a heated cheese dish used for dipping and most commonly served as an appetizer. In the Yucatan, you can get this plain, with mushrooms (champinones), or with either form of sausage – chorizo or the locally-made longanitza. Our vote? Go with the longanitza. Fatty, rich, thick, and delicious – all the things you want in a delicious delicacy that goes well with a drink on a hot afternoon.
What's unique about tacos in the Yucatan is both what is present and what isn't. You won't find cheeses or creams, but will instead find some of the freshest pico de gallo, onion, and cilantro as a topper you can imagine.
Often these tacos are small, served about palm-size, in counts of typically three with a side of multiple spices and sauces that are all freshly and locally made.
I know, I know… steak is steak. Except, it's not. I've had three steaks in the Yucatan during our time there, and each were among the ten best I've ever had. Whether it's the freshness, the locally grown cattle, the grass-fed product, or magic in the grills, a cut of NY Strip, Skirt or Rib-eye will guarantee to be one of the best meals of your entire trip.
While actually a drink, xtabentun has to be mentioned for its prevalence everywhere in the Yucatan. Xtabentun is as important to the Yucatan as Guinness is to Dublin – seriously.
This anise and honey based liqueur is fermented, not distilled, then capped off by rum to create the formal concoction known as xtabentun. Originally a Mayan ceremonial drink, it's sweet, strong, and should really only be taken as a cordial or pre-meal aperitif.
While the Yucatan Peninsula shares much with the rest of Mexico from a culinary perspective, it retains its own unique character, flavor profiles, depth, and composition. Explore this regional cuisine, one we consider one of the best in North America, and enjoy the traditions of Yucatan cuisine!
This all looks delicious! Do you think it is easy to be a vegetarian in Mexico? With western Mexican food it is super easy but maybe not with traditional?
That looks so good! I travelled Yucaton for 2 weeks last year and I see I missed 4 or 5 dishes. Have to go back to taste those. Mexican food is so good!


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Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted to You is an Australian miniseries based on the Australian singer/songwriter and actress Olivia Newton-John. The miniseries premiered on 13 May 2018 and concluded on 20 May 2018 on the Seven Network.

Production
In November 2016, Delta Goodrem was announced to play the main role of Olivia Newton-John. Even though Goodrem is contracted to Nine, they gave her permission to star in the series. In December 2016, the series commenced filming in Melbourne.

Cast
Delta Goodrem as Olivia Newton-John
Morgan Griffin as young Olivia
Kate Jenkinson as Pat Carroll
Georgia Flood as young Pat
Robyn Malcolm as Irene Newton-John
Richard Bligh as Brinley Newton-John
Todd Lasance as Lee Kramer
Richard Brancatisano as Matt Lattanzi
George Xanthis as John Travolta
Paul David-Goddard as John Farrar
Ben Shumann as young John
Diana Glenn as Nancy Chuda
Lucy Honigman as Helen Reddy
Gyton Grantley as Roger Davies
Hugo Johnstone-Burt as Bruce Welch
Anthony Brandon Wong as Patrick McDermott
Will Ewing as Ian Turpie
Jeremy Lindsay-Taylor as John Easterling
Grant Cartwright as Peter Allen
Alison Bell as Betsy Cox
Alicia Banit as Chloe Lattanzi
Lily Jones as young Chloe
Sam Duncan as Johnny O'Keefe
Samantha Morley as Yvonne McDermott
 Ashley Stocco

Criticism
According to Newton-John's daughter, Chloe Lattanzi, the series was created without Olivia's knowledge, participation or consent. Lattanzi told Women's Day "What's upsetting is the way it's been done. Not one part of it has come directly from our family, it is completely unauthorised. Nobody asked us to take part or consulted us about accuracy. [sic] and it's weird that some of the heaviest and saddest times of our lives have been turned into a fictional TV miniseries for the sole purpose of entertainment." Olivia later consented to the series providing the profits went to her cancer hospital.

Soundtrack

On 11 May 2018, Sony Music Australia released the soundtrack I Honestly Love You, which is credited to Delta Goodrem. It includes 13 tracks; two as duets with Olivia Newton-John.

Home media
A Region 4 DVD was released in Australia on 6 June 2018 by Roadshow Entertainment.

Distribution
The series debuted in the United States on Lifetime on 16 February 2019.

Reception

Viewership

References

External links

Seven Network original programming
Biographical films about musicians
Biographical films about actors
2010s Australian television miniseries
2018 Australian television series debuts
2018 Australian television series endings
Cultural depictions of Australian women
Cultural depictions of pop musicians
Cultural depictions of actors
Cultural depictions of John Travolta
Olivia Newton-John

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2016 | Fantastic Boney M.
A CD called "Diamonds" is set for release on 6th Januar 2017 according to several online medias. Price is set to Euro 7,99.
The release is unfortunately just a rerelease of the 2015 compilation "Special Hit Edition (Hits Und Hit Mixe)" (Sony Music: 88875098852).
According to several web shops a double CD called "Special Hit Edition – 50 Hits" will be released on the Sony Music label on 19th August 2016.
It's stated as having the same catalogue number and almost the identical cover as the 2015 release "Special Hit Edition (Hits Und Hit Mixe)" (Sony Music: 88875098852). So it might be another rerelease.
The 2015 release has the tracking list and cover shown below.
"Take The Heat Off Me", "Fever", "Love For Sale", "Plantation Boy", "Motherless Child", "Silent Lover", "King Of The Road", "Voodoonight", "Dancing In The Streets", "Let It All Be Music", "Bye Bye Bluebird", "Hold On I'm Coming", "Heart Of Gold", "Stories", "Ribbons Of Blue", "Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord" (edit), "I'm Born Again", "Children Of Paradise" and "Silly Confusion" (edit).
According to Amazon.co.uk BBR has set the release date for "Eruption" and "Leave A Light" to the 1st July.
It might not be a Boney M. topic, but since there's not much going on regarding Boney M.'s back catalogue at present moment (despite being the 40th Anniversary of their singles "Daddy Cool" and "Sunny" as well as their debut album "Take The Heat Off Me"), it's on its place to mention that Eruptions first two albums "Eruption (I Can't Stand The Rain)" and "Leave A Light" will be released in a couple of months by BBR Records as expanded editions.
One can only hope that BBR decides to give Eruptions third album "Fight Fight Fight" the same treat.


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Renishaw is committed to supporting university engineering students before, during and after their studies. We want talented engineering graduates to join with us and stay with us.
Today's university graduates and undergraduates in engineering will, without doubt, have a profound influence on the way we all live our lives in the future. It's their ideas, their innovations, in everything from renewable energy to transport, agriculture to medicine, that will be shaping the world ahead.
As an innovator and global leader in engineering, Renishaw is committed to supporting university engineering students before, during and after their academic studies.
We want talented engineering graduates to join us and stay with us. We want to help train them and develop them into great engineers.They're vital to our growth, they're vital to the growth of the country.
Many of our graduate in-takes forge long and very successful careers in engineering working with Renishaw. The kind of senior positions our graduates and apprentices have taken up within the company include R&D Manager, New Product Integration Manager and Operations Manager, to name just a few.There are many more examples.
Renishaw is working with universities through a number of initiatives:
• Graduate scheme
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You can find out more about these by clicking on the links below.
It's an undeniable fact that university graduates in engineering are very, very employable.They've followed the STEM subjects, they're problem-solvers, strong numerically, strong analytically. They have very desirable and transferable skills. So (unfortunately…) all kinds of different professions want to employ them, finance, insurance, law and logistics for example.
That's why Renishaw is so completely committed to supporting engineering graduates with the best possible career training and development programme. It's one of the reasons why we've been ranked in the top 3 best UK companies for engineering and manufacturing graduates by Job Crowd.
Find out more about graduate posistions below
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Dominique-Alain is a learning technologist, Mahara and Moodle consultant, and teacher in the Gymnase de Nyon, a secondary school near Lake Geneva in Switzerland. He is very active in developing new dimensions to teaching and learning. He defines himself as a 'techno sceptic', by which he means that technology without pedagogy and a real interest in human learning process is useless.
He is very involved as a Mahara and Moodle advocate and belongs to the French community of translators for both products, as well as leading the Mahara French community. He has been awarded "Mahara 1.4 Release crew" member by Catalyst, the Mahara core developers, for his help on this project.