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Protests in Hong Kong: One Country Killing Two Systems in China
The protests in Hong Kong started in June 2019 which was referred to as the Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill Movement, a series of protests against the "Fugitive Offenders amendment bill" by the government of Hong Kong. In this post, I'll discuss the protests in Hong Kong thoroughly along with the objectives of the protests. So, let's delve into it, shall we?
Protests in Hong Kong Against 2019 Bill
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The bill would have allowed extradition to other jurisdictions like Taiwan or mainland China with which Hong Kong has no extradition agreement. This bill resulted in the visitors and citizens of Hong Kong, believing that the autonomy of Hong Kong would be undermined as exposed against the legal system of Mainland China and would decline the liberty rights of the Hong Kongers.
The progression of the protests in Hong Kong escalated into violence when the protesters gathered outside the Legislative Council Complex to hinder the second reading of the bill on 12th June 2019 and the Hong Kong Police used excessive force. An even bigger protest took place in response to the Police brutality and mistreatment along with the suspension of the bill as the Hong Kongers wanted the full withdrawal of the extradition bill. To understand the reasons behind the protests, we have to understand the history of Hong Kong.
A Brief History of Hong Kong
We have to understand that Hong Kong is significantly more distinctive than other cities in China. For over one hundred and fifty years Hong Kong was a colony under British Empire and some part of Hong Kong island was surrendered to the United Kingdom after the war in 1842. Later, China also leased the New Territory of Hong Kong to the British for ninety-nine years.
The place became a busy port for trading and the economy blossomed as the spot became the heart of manufacturing. The region was also famous as protestants and migrants fled mainland China to protect themselves from persecution and poverty. As the deadline of the ninety-nine years of lease approached on the eve of the 1980s, China and Britain started to talk to decide the future of Hong Kong. Communist China wanted to reign all of Hong Kong but a treaty between the two sides was signed in 1984 where Hong Kong would under the principle of "one country, two systems" (Cheung and Hughes, 2021) while returning to China in 1997.
One Country, Two Systems
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The treaty signified that the country would become a part of China but it would enjoy for fifty years, "a high degree of autonomy, except for foreign and defense affairs" (Cheung and Hughes, 2021). As a consequence, the country has its own border, legal system, and rights that are protected involving freedom of speech, freedom of press, and freedom of assembly. For instance, Hong Kong is one of the few places in the Chinese territory where people can honor the memory of the victims of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989 where the military of China opened fire at unarmed dissidents in Beijing.
The Changes in Situations in Hong Kong
Though Hong Kong still enjoys the freedom rights that are unseen in China, the people of Hong Kong think they are reducing day by day. China has been accused of interfering in Hong Kong by the right groups who are indicating the incidents like the disappearance of a tycoon and five booksellers from Hong Kong who eventually re-appeared in the prison of China.
Protests in Hong Kong against China
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Accusations of deteriorating academic and press freedoms have also been made. China has expelled U.S journalists in March and has also prohibited them from working in Hong Kong.
The government of Hong Kong put pressure on the broadcaster RTHK for showing an interview with the World Health Organization about Taiwan and then for satirically targeting police in their show named "Headliner."
Several academics expressed concern about a question regarding the relations between China and Japan and the examination body was under fire for the question being a political one though the government later said it was a professional question.
Another restrictive example was the reform of the democratic electoral system of Hong Kong. Currently, the chief executive, the leader of Hong Kong has been elected by the election committee of twelve thousand members while only six percent of the eligible voters have chosen this pro-Beijing committee. Hong Kong voters cannot choose all the seventy members of the legislative body of Hong Kong which is the Legislative Council. The seats that are not directly chosen are occupied by pro-Beijing lawmakers.
The Basic Law of Hong Kong, the mini-constitution states that the Legislative Council and the Leader should both be elected in a more democratic process but there are several disagreements on what that should be like. In 2014, the government of China said that the voters can choose their leader from a list of pro-Beijing committees. According to the critics, this process was a "sham democracy" (Cheung and Hughes, 2021) and it was voted down in the legislature of Hong Kong.
History of Protests in Hong Kong
There is a rich history of protests in Hong Kong that can be dated back further than the past few years. After the Star Ferry Company had decided to maximize its fare in 1966, a demonstration had broken out. The dissent became violent and escalated into riots which led to a full curfew and hundreds of troops on the street. The dissents have ensued since 1997, however, the biggest protests in Hong Kong tend to be political ones which bring the protesters in conflict with the position of mainland China.
Although the Hong Kongers have a degree of autonomy, they have very little freedom in terms of polls which means that protests are among the few ways they find their voices can be heard. As a consequence, many people see protests as the only way to compel any kind of change. In the past, many demonstrations have been successful such as the protest against the controversial security bill the government of Hong Kong was trying to pass in 2003 where around 500,000 people had taken to the streets. The government also withdrew following the rallies against the "patriotic education classes." (Cheung and Hughes, 2021)
However, in recent years, the government of China has taken a harder stance against the protests, specifically any movement that the government perceives as a challenge to the authorities. In 2014, the so-called Umbrella Movement died down without any concessions from Beijing, even after the protests continued for several weeks peacefully to demand the rights for the Hong Kongers to choose their own leader.
Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong
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While the polite Umbrella Movement provided political re-awakening and inspiration to some, the failure of the Revolution and eventual split in the pro-democratic alliance prompted the protesters to change tactics and strategy. In the following years, the general consensus appeared that the polite and peaceful dissents are ineffective to advance democratic growth and became examples of what not to do in further protests in the future. According to the media, the recent protests in 2019 seemed desperate instead of optimistic like in 2014. The goals of the protests in Hong Kong evolved from withdrawing the extradition bill to achieve the promised level of liberties and freedom.
The Direct Causes of the Protests in Hong Kong
In response to the killing of Poon Hiu-Wing by her boyfriend in Taiwan, the government of Hong Kong proposed the "Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019." Due to the lack of an extradition treaty in Taiwan, the government of Hong Kong had suggested an amendment to build a mechanism to transfer fugitives case by case to any jurisdiction where there is no formal extradition treaty. The order would be carried out under the supervision of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong.
The meddling of mainland China in the amendment is concerning the society of Hong Kong. The people of academics and legal profession along with other citizens are concerned that the removal of the jurisdiction from the legal system of the region by the CCP or Chinese Communist Party might negate the "one country two systems" principle. Moreover, the people of Hong Kong don't have the faith in the judiciary system of mainland China and the protection of their human rights because of the country's history with subduing political protests. Opponents of the amendment have urged the government of Hong Kong to consider other extradition treaties only with Taiwan.
The Objectives of The Protests in Hong Kong
Though the Hong Kongers demanded the withdrawal of the bill at first, then the escalating severe police tactics against the protesters on 12th June 2019 evolved the aims into achieving five demands under the slogan of "Five demands, not one less."
The first objective is the complete withdrawal of the amendment from the legal jurisdiction. Though the government has announced the indefinite suspension of the extradition bill on 15th June, the status of pending resumption means the second reading of the bill could have been resumed rapidly. The bill was formally withdrawn on 23rd October 2019.
The second objective was to retract the characterization of riots. The government of Hong Kong originally characterized the protests in the country as riots but later amended the depiction to state that there were a few rioters, an assertion dissenters still contest. The maximum jail time of rioters is ten years.
The third objective is the release and vindication of arrested dissenters. The protesters perceive their lawbreaking as acts of righteousness for a political cause and they also question the legal justification of the police arresting the dissenters from the hospital by breaching their patient privacy and gathering their medical data.
Objectives of the Protests in Hong Kong
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The fourth objective is building an independent inquiry commission into police behavior and their use of force during dissent. The civic groups thought that the degree of violence used by the police against commoners and dissenters was arbitrary and the failure of the officers to detect the Police General Orders indicated a breakdown of accountability. Another issue is the absence of the already existing Independent Police Complaints Council.
The last but least one is the resignation of Carrie Lam and the execution of the universal franchise for the elections of the Legislative Council and the election of the chief executive.
How did the Protests Increase?
In June 2019 the dissenters took the street again, demonstrating against the plans to allow extraditions to China. This time, the conflict between the activists and the police became rapidly violent. The amendment was hampered and later completely withdrawn but the protests in Hong Kong continued for months with demands for an independent inquiry to police conduct and full democracy. In April 2021, the police force of Hong Kong arrested seventeen prominent activists who are pro-democracy for participating in unauthorized assemblies.
Police officers fire a tear gas during a demonstration against a proposed extradition bill in Hong Kong, on June 12, 2019.
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In May, the police watchdog of Hong Kong stated that there was no mistake on the part of the police department of Hong Kong during the 2019 protests. The clearance report was criticized by several external experts and rights groups. Though the street protests have fizzled out due to the COVID pandemic, there are still several protests in Hong Kong are going on.
For instance, thousands of people gathered outside a court in Hong Kong where forty-seven pro-democracy activists, candidates, and campaigners dealt with charges of conspiracy to undermine the authorities of the National Security Law. For further information about this, please visit here.
Recently, China is suggesting to introduce a new National Security Law in Hong Kong that could be the same as the one from 2003 which was withdrawn. It dictates that the law is "highly necessary" and would "safeguard national security in Hong Kong." However, the legislation seems controversial because it evades the existing law-making processes in Hong Kong that resulted in the accusation that Beijing is again undermining the authority of the autonomy of Hong Kong.
Here we are at the end! To know more about the protest in Hong Kong, visit this article. I hope I have made you aware enough about the social and political issues of Hong Kong that you will spread awareness and seek more information. Until then, travel well, be well.
Cheung, H. and Hughes, R., 2021. Why are there protests in Hong Kong? All the context you need. [online] BBC News. Available at: <https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-48607723> [Accessed 5 May 2021].
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Karl Hick - Larkfleet Group, Chairman
Karl Hick
The Larkfleet Group of Companies is an award-winning, major developer of sustainable energy projects, an investor in sustainability focused Research and Development (R&D) projects and a provider of energy-efficiency improvements for new and existing buildings. The Group is privately owned by chairman Karl Hick and his wife, Managing Director Helen Hick.
Chairman Karl Hick's 'entrepreneurial spirit' led to the establishment of this unique group of businesses with a focus on sustainability that sets it apart from competitors. The group of companies are well suited to work together on many projects and share their different skill sets with others in the group to offer an unrivalled service to clients and customers.
Karl's early career was in chemistry and then accountancy. He joined construction company McAlpine after responding to an advert in The Sunday Times that was seeking a finance director who was also an international athlete – Karl had the accountancy qualifications and also national and international athletic running experience.
In 1987 while working for Wiggins GP PLC, a docklands property developer, Karl was asked to move to Spalding, Lincolnshire, to oversee the financial integration of this private company into a PLC. Karl knew that Allison was a profitable company trading under a successful and recognised name and agreed a deal to acquire the business with funding provided by Midland Bank.
The company grew from a zero turnover to £22 million in 2001, the business was sold for £30 million in September 2001.
Karl's agreement with the purchaser of Allison Homes prevented him from working in the property sector for a while so he turned his attention to the waste industry. After a two year absence and after floating a joint venture on the AIM market – Karl was able to establish Larkfleet as a vehicle for a return to the property industry.
Innovation and new approaches
Karl initially set up Larkfleet Group to be focused entirely on housebuilding through flagship companies Larkfleet Homes and Allison Homes.
However, recognising the opportunity and demand for diversification in the housebuilding and construction industry, he expanded the company both to develop more energy-efficient and sustainable homes. The group then comprised a number of companies covering all these areas that share a common philosophy of 'sustainable development', embracing sustainability in all its many aspects.
Larkfleet Group's investment in R&D projects in particular gives the company a competitive advantage both now and in the future. Some of its research projects have the potential to revolutionise the construction industry.
In order to give sharper focus to the group's R&D activities, and to co-ordinate these across group companies, Karl has established a team responsible for expanding Larkfleet Group's involvement with a variety of new energy technologies. Its tasks will include leading the group's activities in technology commercialisation, creating innovative business structures for new project development opportunities and advancing new funding routes for multiple business units within Larkfleet Group.
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Larkfleet Group, as part of a consortium of companies, developed by Startlink Lightweight Building Systems (SLBS) was a project which was supported by funding from the government's Technology Strategy Board – an endorsement of the potential national significance of the technology being developed.
A 'Larkfleet PassiveHouse' – which was built to Passivhaus and Code for Sustainable Homes Level 6 standards. It showed how lightweight pultruded glass-reinforced plastic (GRP) composite beams and panels could revolutionise the way in which homes are built. The house was designed to be 'factory built' using modular components that can be mass produced off-site and then easily installed on site with minimal labour and site waste, allowing the building to be completed in much less time than a traditionally built house.
Looking to the future, the potential for them to be built on foundations which would rise in response to flooding – keeping the houses themselves entirely clear of the water, making it possible to develop housing where it is not currently viable because of potential flooding.
The 'solar steam' system consists of panels which focus the sun's rays onto metal tubes filled with water. This heat can be harnessed to heat water or to produce steam which can be used to drive a generator to produce electricity. The panels are mounted on a rig which rotates to track the movement of the sun through the sky during the day.
A prototype installation sat alongside Larkfleet House produced only a small amount of steam for experimental purposes. One of the objectives was to test the effectiveness of the equipment in British weather conditions – it proved possible to produce some power even on cold and cloudy days. The equipment proved to be successful, however, the major market is likely to be in warmer countries where there is sunshine for long periods of the year. Larkfleet has already had interest from Pakistan and Mexico and is talking to UKTI about support for exporting to these countries and others. Contracts have already been signed in Nairobi.
X House
The X House introduces a brand new solution to sustainable urban living. Larkfleet Group are designing a structure allowing people to live in prime locations around the UK above pre-existing fully operational car parks.
X House developments can be erected quickly with minimal disruption to the existing car park and minimal intrusion into the ground. The X House provides an effective solution for developments in any restricted space. This could be hotels increasing capacity using their existing car parking space. We have a range of house type options available, suitable for disability living, families, young professionals and more bespoke units that can be used commercially.
Personal integrity and involvement
Karl has always had a 'hands on' management style and in the early days of building the company was involved in every aspect of the business. As the company has grown, he has developed an excellent management team that is able to drive the business forward.
Wherever possible Larkfleet employs local people, places contracts with local suppliers and supports local schools and charities. It also supports local business awards to celebrate the achievements of local companies. From donations to local charities and equipment supply for local schools, to the investment in the local economy with the training and employment it gives to local students and suppliers, Larkfleet is committed to giving back to the area in which it is based.
Larkfleet is also heavily involved in supporting the NSPCC, raising money which is spent within local communities supporting disadvantaged and vulnerable youngsters. At a recent event, Larkfleet helped raise over £20,000 for the charity.
Local and national impacts
The company has also expanded its training for young people into a new area by creating a Graduate Training Programme giving invaluable experience and guidance within the Construction business. The four year programme will see the graduates spend several months in each of the key departments. Following this, with the guidance of their mentor, they will choose a professional qualification to complete over the next two years before spending the final year in an appropriate role within Larkfleet Group.
With its success, Larkfleet is able to support local economies with employment opportunities, support local eco-systems with its sustainable construction and wildlife protection practices and support the local environment with its low carbon building methods.
Larkfleet Group's R&D projects currently under way have the potential to revolutionise the construction industry, especially in regards to housing construction in flood risk areas. Its leadership in this field is something that has attracted national and international interest and government financial backing.
In more than 30 years of developing housing Karl has always acquired site options by private negotiations during recessions, avoiding competition with major developers and allowing Larkfleet to bring sites forward for development at affordable prices during subsequent market upturns.
Larkfleet also responds to other trends in the housing market. In particular, some years ago Larkfleet identified a need for age-exclusive 'retirement communities' that are not traditional homes for old people but meet the real needs of people in the later years of their life. Larkfleet has built (and won awards for) such developments and has more in the pipeline.
On all large-scale developments Larkfleet is integrating such developments as part of a wider community – alongside more specialist care facilities for people with real health and welfare needs which it also strongly believes should be provided within a community setting and not 'shut away' somewhere. Larkfleet's developments encompassed everyone from first-time buyers and young families through to the retired and the frail elderly.
At the same time as adapting its strategy in the housebuilding sector to meet changing market conditions. Each new business development, however, has been built on a solid foundation of bringing benefit to the group as a whole as well as being a worthwhile venture in its own right.

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The Obvious: Streaming Fleabag the Stage Show for our Unadulterated Pleasure
I was in streaming heaven the other night, as one of my favorite television shows coming out of the UK in recent years, Fleabag entered itself into the world of steaming last Friday to raise money for some charities associated with COVID-19. Using our self-isolation as an incentive tool, I had the absolute pleasure of entrapping my Toronto flatmates into watching the television show version a few nights ago, both seasons over two nights. And that was really by reverse force, as everyone here loved Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the writer and performer behind Fleabag, so much, we could have easily downed the whole thing in one great Fleabag-filled night.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge in Fleabag at Soho Theatre in 2016. Photo by Tristram Kenton.
Directed with a sharp wit and impeccable sense of timing by Vicky Jones, who is co-artistic director with Waller-Bridge of a new-writing theatre company DryWrite, Phoebe Waller-Bridge brought her hilarious one-person show to poignant life first at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2013, and with the cooperation of Soho Theatre, DryWrite, and Annapurna Theatre, a performance from the Soho Theatre was filmed by National Theatre Live. That recorded performance is now being presented for our hungry and delightful consumption since last Friday for three weeks. It's a steal, as the award-winning show is being offered for streaming through the Soho Theatre Direct website or through Amazon Prime for about $5 with the proceeds going to a few different charities (see below). How can one resist? One really, really shouldn't.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Photo by Marilyn Kingwill.
After getting hooked, easily and quickly, by the BBC Three six-part two-season series, I couldn't stop talking about the smart sharp show that she willfully exploded into our world. It was so well received and embraced that getting the opportunity to watch the seed that sprang to life blossoming into the multi-award-winning cult hit is really just a no-brainer. The stage show won the Fringe First Award in Edinburgh, the first of many such awards, but the really interesting bit is that the idea of the character came simply from a challenge by a friend, where Waller-Bridge was challenged to create a sketch for a 10-minute section to be presented on a stand-up storytelling night, and the rest, as we say, is history.
Waller-Bridge's Fleabag is all about a certain bold kind of woman that we know and love (and hate, from time to time). She's the walking and strutting definition of trouble mixed with an equal but complicated dollop of fun, depending on the number of drinks you've had and your mood at the time. She has lots and lots of problems, mostly of her own selfish making, but she also has a quality that draws you in and makes you care. We see the pain under the offputting sneer. Her way of dealing with issues is to utilize her sharp wit coupled with a defensive shrug, but it's her unique ability to find the humor in almost every twist and turn that is her saving grace. "I laugh, then I don't laugh", as the underlying truth of pain and fear is layered into every moment of storytelling, and that is something we can all dig into, with a knowing self-referential glance down to our drink. We know her, cause we've all been her at least a bit, here and there, from time to time. And if we never were her for even one moment, I don't know what to think of you, cause where's the fun in that?Powered by wordads.co
The complications pile up in her storytelling show, mostly revolving around the idea and her connection to sex and avoidance. She breaks up with her boyfriend, Harry, often, yet it never feels like sorrow or sadness that creeps in. She basically behaves throughout like a single highly sexualized woman, and the breakup is only viewed through the lens of something like a sexual holiday from monogamy, a concept that I am sure she doesn't really think too much about, even when she's inside that kind of relationship. She pulls us close with her candor, but we also are gifted with a tender insight into her impulses and bad behavior. Fear and death is a factor that surrounds her, and just as she easily makes us laugh, she also has the ability to stop us in our tracks with a quick authentic jab of honesty and pain. Her mother has died, but not recently. It's the accidental suicide of her best friend, Boo that hangs over the proceedings most devastatingly. And just as we think we have found her pain, another twist is right around the corner waiting to make it even more complicated and smartly true.
Waller-Bridge sits on a high red stool and weaves through the stories of this particular moment in time when the Guinea Pig-themed cafe is close to financial ruin, and the tight-wire she's been barely balancing on is started to dangerously wobble. Anyone who has watched the television series already knows about 70% of these stories, but the tales are as fascinating to hear again in this slightly different format as they are in the finely crafted television show. The differences are just enough to keep us completely engaged and curious, and even when we know the deal, we also want to revel in the framework looking for all the new pieces to a puzzle we thought we knew so well. There is the gross funny story of Harry getting sick in a toilet, as well as all the quick one-line never heard before jokes that startle and sing perfectly. It's powerfully intimate while also being filthy in its fun, "but he buys me a drink, so…." The skill of the show is in Waller-Bridge's telling. She times each line to perfection, granting us access to her inner messy self, switching from one mood and moment to another with a grimace or a wink. It's tender while also being sharp and hurtful to some, but the more we listen the more we forgive and engage. There's always the feeling that she's fending off reproach with a punchline as she readily admits within. She attempts, on advice from her sister, "to stop talking to people like I'm doing a stand-up routine" but do we, as her audience, really want that?
Phoebe Waller-Bridge in "Fleabag" Season One.
Smoothly and directly self-conscious, this highly self-aware take on a modern-day sexualized woman flies fast and furious outward, trapping us quite happily in the speed of her expert writing and the pace of the side glances that envelopes her sense of self. The rapid-fire delivery of this commentary is matched within this carefully structured piece by Hooly Pigott's simple design, Elliot Grigg's spot-on lighting, and Isobel Waller-Bridge's well-constructed sound design. The angular and defensive exterior is matched by the swift dive into her complicated heart, with the sound of orgasmic moans from porn and guinea pig squeals perfectly piped in for added impact. Even after watching both sessions twice through and this stage show, I wanted more, even with the repetition of some of the bits. That only enhanced the experience, giving me an invitation to dig in a bit deeper with each viewing. "Women are born with pain built-in" according to Belinda (Kristin Scott Thomas's beautiful turn in Season 2), and Waller-Bridge lets us look directly into that pain, and embrace it on a cold self-isolating night, by watching either the stage show, or either season on Amazon Prime.
As the free-spirited and sexually active, angry and confused young woman strutting down the streets of London, Waller-Bridge delivers with each rendition of Fleabag. The fourth wall breaks constantly inside the television series, making us see the one-person show origin underneath the fine television production, but it also giving us the intimate feeling of being invited into her thought process, warts and all, that only we are privy to. That is until another soul in Season two surprises us with his innate ability to overhear and question the reason for her direct talk. The television show premiered in 2016 and concluded its second and final season in 2019. It received widespread acclaim from critics, particularly for its writing, acting, and the sharp directness of the title character. Waller-Bridge won the British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance for the first season. The second received 11 Primetime Emmy Award nominations and won six, with Waller-Bridge earning Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actress, and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series; additional acting nominations were received by Clifford, Colman, and guest stars Fiona Shaw and Kristin Scott Thomas. The series received the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series and Best Actress for Waller-Bridge, and a nomination for Scott. And if that isn't enough to make you want to tune in to every possible rendition of Fleabagthat is available to us, I don't know what will. Do yourself a favor, don't "bank it for later", but dive into the world of Waller-Bridge and her deviously dirty and fun Fleabag. "This is the best bit" yet.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge in Fleabag at Soho Playhouse, NYC. Photo: Joan Marcus.
From Soho Theatre Direct's Website: For every rental of Fleabag, you're contributing to charities dedicated to supporting those affected by COVID-19 pandemic.
35% will be sent to the National Emergency Trust supporting the most vulnerable in society.
35% will be sent to NHS Charities Together supporting NHS staff and volunteers caring for COVID-19 patients.
15% will be sent to Acting For Others who distribute to people struggling across the theatre sector.
15% will be kept for the Fleabag Support Fund.
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Please consider paying as much as you can, with the knowledge that our goal is to raise as much money as possible for these deserving organizations.
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Minecraft: The Story of Mojang, a documentary that explores the history of the computer game Minecraft and how it came to be one of the most popular sandbox games in history. Minecraft was originally started by Swedish game developer Markus Persson Mojang along with Carl Manneh and Jakob Porse who quickly started work on their new project, Minecraft.
The first person survival/ sandbox game became a hit almost overnight as its popularity spread around the world. People loved its "back to basics" feel alike games from yesteryear as well as the ability to create a world of your own from scratch which is one of the main functions of the game.
The documentary Minecraft: The Story of Mojang follows the development of the game and features insights from people who work in the gaming industry which includes people who work at the company Mojang. The film was originally uploaded to the torrent index, The Pirate Bay by the makers however they did encourage people to go and buy it too.
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By Jon Dougherty (NationalSentinel) In an appearance on Fox News with Sean Hannity Tuesday night, The Hill's ace investigative reporter and columnist John Solomon said newly uncovered emails have, after more than two years, finally uncovered the…
Conspiracy, corruption, Current Events, Department of Justice, FBI, Intelligence Community, Media, New York Times, Politics, President Donald Trump, President Obama June 22, 2019
Fitton: We now have proof the 'mainstream media' was working with the Obama deep state to torpedo POTUS Trump
By Jon Dougherty (NationalSentinel) For years, we have known that the so-called "mainstream" media has been in the tank for the Democrat Party, serving as its propaganda division. In the age of President Donald Trump,…
Conspiracy, corruption, Crime, Current Events, Deep State, Department of Justice, Politics, President Donald Trump, President Obama June 13, 2019
It began with a lie: Bruce Ohr's pivotal role in 'Spygate'
By Eric Felton Associate Deputy Attorney General Bruce Ohr was perfectly positioned to advance the Russia collusion narrative. He had a rare set of relationships — ties to opposition researchers and the FBI — and…
Conspiracy, corruption, Cyberwar, Deep State, Department of Justice, Elections, Intelligence Committee, Politics, Special Counsel June 6, 2019
Senate Intel Committee wants to talk to mysterious British security consultant over possible Israeli connections to 2016 election
By Jon Dougherty A report from Politico on Thursday claims that the Senate Intelligence Committee, which is supposedly still conducting an investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, wants to talk to a shadowy British…
Anarchy, Democrats, Elections, Political Violence, President Donald Trump May 8, 2019
Is Hillary Clinton delusional about 2016 loss or is she setting Dems up to openly oppose POTUS Trump's 2020 reelection?
By J. D. Heyes Hillary Clinton has whined so often about the fact that she was beaten by a reality TV star whose first official foray into politics took him to the top elected office…
Politics May 3, 2019
Transcript revealed: When Loretta met Bill on that tarmac in Phoenix
By Eric Felten What happened when Bill Clinton met then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch on the west side of Phoenix Sky Harbor airport between 7 and 8 PM on June 27, 2016? Just days before Hillary…
Conspiracy, corruption, Current Events, Democrats, Elections, Hillary Clinton, Obama administration, President Donald Trump, President Obama May 3, 2019
BOOM: New evidence proves Hillary, DNC sought to COLLUDE with Ukrainian government during 2016 election
By Jon Dougherty Fox News host Sean Hannity opened his program Thursday night with a bombshell: The Ukrainian government has admitted that the Democratic National Committee and the campaign of Hillary Clinton attempted to reach…
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GOP senators to AG Barr: 'Any improper FBI surveillance during 2016 election MUST be addressed'
By Jon Dougherty In a letter to Attorney General William Barr, Senate Finance Committee chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) are imploring him to examine and deal…
Campaign, Conspiracy, corruption, Democrats, Elections, Hillary Clinton March 27, 2019
The complete Hillary-Ukraine connection: Official investigating leak of Manafort financial records to help her win in 2016
By Jon Dougherty Now that special counsel Robert Mueller has filed his "Russian collusion" report, in which he noted there wasn't any between the 2016 Trump campaign and Mother Russia, a new report claims that…
Attorney General, Congress, Conspiracy, corruption, Department of Justice, FBI, investigation, Media, Obama administration, President Donald Trump, President Obama, Republicans, scandal January 19, 2019
2018 GOP House Intelligence Committee memo revealing FBI KNEW Steele dossier was fake turned out to be spot-on
Panned by Democrats at the time as well as their enablers in the establishment media, a memo then-majority Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee released in February 2018 — the so-called "FISA memo" — implicating…
Conspiracy, corruption, Deep State, Democrats, Department of Justice, Elections, FBI, Hillary Clinton, Obama administration, President Donald Trump, President Obama, scandal, Trump Administration, White House December 20, 2018
Deep State proof: Christopher Steele admits he wrote "Russia dossier" so Hillary could challenge 2016 election results
(National Sentinel) Institutional Corruption: Former British spy Christopher Steele made a truly stunning admission in a recent court filing with regard to a defamation case brought by three Russians mentioned in the "dossier" he was hired to…
Attorney General, Bill Clinton, corruption, Deep State, Department of Justice, FBI, Hillary Clinton, scandal November 26, 2018
Tax records show huge DROP in donations to Clinton Foundation after Hillary lost 2016 election
(National Sentinel) Pay-to-Play: Republicans have long suspected that foreign donations to the Clinton Foundation made during Hillary Clinton's tenure as President Obama's secretary of state and in her run-up to the 2016 election were likely tied…
Activism, Crime, Democrats, Elections, Vote Fraud October 13, 2018
It's REAL: Four DEMS caught in vote fraud ring in North Dallas
(National Sentinel) Cheaters: Once again more proof has surfaced that Republicans' concerns about Democrat-inspired vote fraud are real following the arrest of four people — Democrats — in North Dallas this week. The four had targeting…
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House Judiciary Committee slaps Fusion GPS founder Glenn Simpson with subpoena
(National Sentinel) Questions: The House Judiciary Committee on Friday issued a subpoena to Fusion GPS founder Glenn Simpson after he refused to agree to appear voluntarily. The Daily Caller reported that the subpoena was announced by…


I will never forget the day Paul proposed to Linda - it was the first time he's ever had his way of kneeling criticized.
Since he first met Linda, Paul has really started to go places. It was "to the bar" when he first met her, "to hell" when he first asked her out", "to get on his bike" when he grew a moustache, "to the florists" when he forgot her birthday, "to the hairdressers" when he met her parents – and, of course, when he proposed… to my house to get some encouragement.


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Michael Apted, whose reality series Up followed its cast over 56 years, has died
Michael Apted accepts the 2012 Peabody Award for his Up documentary series on May 20, 2013. (Photo by Anders Krusberg/Peabody Awards)
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Michael Apted, the director responsible for a documentary reality TV series that spans more than 50 years, has died at age 79.
The series, which was parodied on The Simpsons, followed seven kids at age seven, and then checked in with them every seven years until age 63. It's an unparalleled achievement in documentary reality TV—no show or series has followed the same people over that length of time—and an experiment that's unlikely to be repeated.
Apted, who also directed the James Bond movie The World Is Not Enough, the Jodie Foster film Nell, and eactually started working on the production for the original, helping to cast Seven Up!. He then directed all eight follow-up films and seasons, starting with 7 Plus Seven in 1970.
The final installment, 63 Up, was broadcast in 2019 on ITV. The franchise "demonstrated the possibilities of television at its finest in its ambition and its capacity to hold up a mirror to society and engage with and entertain people while enriching our perspective on the human condition", ITV managing director Kevin Lygo told BBC News.
"The 'Up' series is one of the five or 10 most significant franchises in the history of filmed media. Period. Full-stop," Hollywood Reporter TV critic Dan Fienberg tweeted.
Michael Apted at the May 20, 2013, Peabody Awards. (Photo by Anders Krusberg/Peabody Awards)
Apted attempted a version of his original series in America with A&E's 2002 series Married in America, which profiled nine married couples, and then checked back in with them on a 2007 Hallmark series.
Apted received the Peabody's 2012 institutional award for his work on the series, and the commendation said this:
"For nearly half a century, director Michael Apted has followed the life progress of 14 British children in his acclaimed Up series. Just 7 years old when 7Up was filmed in 1964, the subjects now are well into middle age. Eight installments of the series have been produced. The latest, 56Up, debuted in 2012. Interviews with the participants since 7Up have been voluntary, and all but one of the original 14 shared life updates in 56Up. Experiencing Apted's series is like catching up with old friends as they face life's challenges and comforts. We feel an intimacy with the subjects; they make us feel good, refreshed or depressed as we watch them age. The original idea behind the series was to examine the realities of the British class system at a time when the culture was experiencing extraordinary upheaval, with the assumption that each child's social class would predetermine his or her future. While that assumption has been borne out to a great degree, the series has long since become more personal than political. Notable for its creator's patience and its subjects' humanity, the Up series, a unique social document, receives an Institutional Peabody Award."
The full series—through 56 Up—is on Britbox (which has a free trial on Amazon), while 56 Up is on DVD and is available to stream on Kanopy and can be rented or bought on Apple TV. 63 Up does not appear to be available anywhere yet.
"Seven Up! was the first serious piece of work I was involved with, and now it's my whole working life in front of me," Apted told the New York Times in 2019. "I'm not going to be well enough to make another of these — it's an irony that here are the bookends of my life. I might have 10 more years of sadness of not doing what I want, but there's something beautiful about that — about having my life in that beautiful box."
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A lovely detached, four bedroom family home, situated on the edge pf the popular Redlands Estate, enjoying lovely views and walks across the adjacent fields.
From the entrance hall, stairs rise to the first floor landing with an understair cupboard, a door opens into the cloakroom and further doors open into the kitchen/dining room and the lounge. Here, there are dual aspect windows to the front and side, with a feature fireplace housing the living flame gas fire. The kitchen comprises a range of modern wall, base and drawer units with work surfaces over. Space and plumbing for an electric cooker, washing machine and fridge. Wall mounted gas fired boiler. Window to rear. Ample space for dining table and an opening into the conservatory. This has glazing on three sides with double doors out onto the garden.
On the first floor, there are four bedrooms and a bathroom off the open plan landing, also having a window to the side and access to a loft space. Bedroom one has a window with lovely far reaching views over the adjacent fields. Bedroom two has a window to the side, with similar rural views and bedrooms three and four windows with views over the rear garden. Finally the bathroom comprises an updated suite with a panelled bath having a shower over, vanity unit and inset wash hand basin and WC. Also a former airing cupboard with linen shelving.
To the front, there is small garden, enclosed behind mature shrubs and hedgerow, prepared for easier maintenance. A driveway extends to the side, having parking available for three cars, up to the single garage (18'0" x 8'3"). This has an up and over door, power/light supplied and a pedestrian door into the garden. A gate to the side of the garage, also provides access into the garden, which enjoys a great degree of seclusion and similar to the front has been prepared for easier maintenance. To one corner there is a timber garden shed, greenhouse, pond and gravelled seating area in the middle, all enclosed behind timber lap fencing.
The property also enjoys the benefit of photovoltaic panels to the southerly elevation, providing an added source of income, as well as reducing your electricity bills.
The property is situated on the popular Redlands development on the southern outskirts of this historic town. Glastonbury offers a wide range of facilities including, shops, supermarkets, restaurants, health centres, schooling, public houses etc. The Cathedral City of Wells is 6 miles whilst Street is 2 miles and offers more comprehensive facilities including Strode College, Strode Theatre, both indoor and open air swimming pools and Clarks Village with its shopping outlets. Access to the M5 motorway can be gained at Junction 23 (Dunball) whilst the major centres of Bristol, Bath, Taunton and Yeovil are all within approximately one hour's commuting distance.
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WWE takes a shot at AEW with statement issued to Toronto Star
WWE's Jerry McDevitt responds to MLW's anti-trust lawsuit
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Vince McMahon has apparently given up on yet another WWE Superstar that was set for big things just a couple of months ago.
Mustafa Ali returned to action last month after not being featured on TV since January. Ali got a nice win in a six-man tag team match a couple of weeks ago but he is now being treated as an afterthought. He lost to Bobby Lashley last week in an extended squash match and this week he was featured in a losing effort to Riddick Moss on WWE Main Event.
Ali's loss to Moss on Main Event is notable because Moss is not someone who has been featured on TV since before the pandemic started. Moss was someone who was getting a decent push until the pandemic started and he opted to stay home because he wanted to be extra cautious around his brother, who has cystic fibrosis.
Moss has been winning matches since his return to action. He's been booked to win matches against Humberto Carrillo (twice and Titus O'Neil).
Meanwhile, Ali, who was supposed to the main person involved with the scrapped hacker storyline, was not featured this week on Raw. History shows that smaller wrestlers like Ali typically do not get pushed as top stars and similar to names like Ricochet and Cedric Alexander, they are often not used or moved to the C-level shows like Main Event.
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NATURAL CHANNELS AND RESERVOIRS 601 same ditch-remove his water from the ditch and divert it at another point, for use at another place, or by other means, or for some other purpose of use.44 A Colorado statute first enacted in 1879, and still in effect, provides that in time of shortage, when there is not enough water for all appropriators supplied from any ditch or reservoir, all owners and consumers shall receive a share of the available supply in proportion to the quantity which each would have received had there been no deficiency.45 However, the Colorado Supreme Court held that the several priorities served by a single ditch are protected by the constitution and cannot be interfered with by legislative action. "The most favorable view that can be taken of the statute is that in times of scarcity of water it may be resorted to to compel the prorating of water among consumers having priorities of the same, or nearly the same, date."46 There is no vested right by one ditch cotenant to rotation in use of water with another, in the absence of contract therefor or of long-continued custom.47 NATURAL CHANNELS AND RESERVOIRS Use of Natural Channel Three Interrelated Functions This topic embraces three related, but to a greater or lesser extent distinguishable, uses. These are: (1) Conveyance of water in the natural channel, which is substituted for a major or minor fraction of a ditch length, and which is usually dry and therefore without complications of conflicting appropriative rights of others. (2) Discharging one's appropriated water into a natural watercourse and commingling it there with flowing water to which existing rights attach. The purpose is to use the watercourse as a conduit for conveying the water to a downstream point at which an adjusted comparable quantity is diverted for distribution and use. (3) Exchange or substitution of water, which involves either (a) discharge of water into a stream and diversion of an adjusted comparable quantity from the stream either above or below the 4*Telluride v. Davis, 33 Colo. 355, 359-360, 80 Pac. 1051 (1905);Hallettv. Carpenter, 37 Colo. 30, 32, 86 Pac. 317 (1906); Ironstone Ditch Co. w.Ashenfelter, 57 Colo. 31,40, 140 Pac. 177 (1914); Compton v. Knuth, 117 Colo. 523, 526, 190 Pac. (2d) 117 (1948). 45Colo. Laws 1879, p. 79, Rev. Stat. Ann. § 148-3-13 (1963). "Larimer & Weld In. Co. v. Wyatt, 23 Colo. 480, 491, 48 Pac. 528 (1897). "It may therefore be considered as stare decisis in this jurisdiction that there may be circumstances in which water consumers from the same ditch may not be compelled to pro-rate with each other." Farmers' High Line Canal & Res. Co. v. White, 32 Colo. 114, 118-119, 75 Pac. 415(1904). "Brighton Ditch Co. v. Englewood, 124 Colo. 366, 374, 237 Pac. (2d) 116 (1951).


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by Michael Atkinson
I'll bite: Isabelle Huppert may just be the greatest actress currently at work in cinema. Imagine the last quarter-century of cinema without her: the wicked-sharp cobalt gaze, the custardy voice ringing on its edges with a Waterford chirp, the effortless self-possession suggesting terminally secret wounds, the enormous emotional violence, the melancholy of bitter independence. MOMA's perfectly reasoned retro celebration cannot hope to rope in her complete oeuvre (Huppert has often been making three films a year lately; in 2000 she made seven), but you can hardly survey her achievement without reconsidering her films with Jean-Luc Godard and Claude Chabrol (of these, the most Huppert-intense remains Chabrol's 1988 Story of Women). Similarly, Maurice Pialat's Loulou(1980), Diane Kurys's Entre Nous (1983), Christian Vincent's deplorably underrated and underseen La Séparation (1994), and naturally Michael Haneke's mid-career firestorm The Piano Teacher (2001), are inevitable. But there're a few less obvious Huppertudes: Márta Mészáros's The Heiresses (1980), in which a 1936 Hungarian couple enlists a young Jewish woman as a surrogate mother; Marco Ferreri's The Story of Piera (1983), a debauched tale of hedonism and incest; Andrzej Wajda's 1988 adaptation of Dostoyevsky's The Possessed; and Raul Ruiz's masterpiece of parental vertigo The Comedy of Innocence (2000). If you are still Huppert-hungry, go to BAM on the 23rd, where the lady herself introduces Barbara Loden's long-semi-lost American New Wave classic Wanda (1971), the reissue of which in France was a recent Huppert cause
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A number of NASA scientists are currently researching the feasibility of warp drive (and EMdrive and a number of other modes of faster than light travel); however, most scientists think that such forms of space travel simply aren't viable, thanks to the fundamental physics of our universe.
There have been hints the past few years that NASA may be on the path to discovering warp bubbles that could make the local universe accessible for human exploration. NASA scientists may be close announcing they may have broken the speed of light. According to state-of-the art theory, a warp drive could cut the travel time between stars from tens of thousands of years to weeks or months.
The catalyst for the warp-drive excitement is the Electromagnetic Drive or EM Drive, a thruster that was engineered to steer rockets which eliminates the use of a propellant originally intended for moon missions, Mars missions and low-Earth orbit (LEO) operations.
The experiment that led to the possibility of faster than light interstellar travel took place in the vacuum of space. According to posts on NASASpaceFlight.com, a website devoted to the engineering side of space news, when lasers were fired through the EmDrive's resonance chamber, some of the beams appeared to travel faster than the speed of light. If that's true, it would mean that the EmDrive is producing a warp field or bubble.
But "How?" If the laser beams are moving faster than the speed of light, then it would indicate that they are creating some sort of warp field, or bubble in the space-time foam, which in turn produces the thrust that could, in theory, power a spaceship bound for the center of the Milky Way or one of its dwarf galaxy satellites.
The bubble would contract space-time in front of the ship, flow over the ship, then expand back to normality behind it. It's inaccurate to describe the spaceship as moving faster than the speed of light, but rather space-time is moving around the ship faster than the speed of light.
Harold G. White, a physicist and advanced propulsion engineer at NASA and other NASA engineers are trying to determine whether faster-than-light travel — warp drive — might someday be possible. The team has attempted to slightly warp the trajectory of a photon, changing the distance it travels in a certain area, and then observing the change with a device called an interferometer.
In 1994, a Mexican physicist, Miguel Alcubierre, theorized that faster-than-light speeds were possible in a way that did not contradict Einstein by harnessing the expansion and contraction of space itself. Alcubierre proposed a new kind of technology that would allow us to travel 10 times faster than the speed of light without actually breaking the speed of light. That seems a bit contradictory, after all, we've been told by Dr. Einstein and others that light is the galactic speed limit – nothing in the cosmos can travel faster than it (much less 10 times faster) and herein lies the key to the Alcubierre drive: When you use it, you aren't actually moving through space.
This technology would not actually propel the ship to speeds exceeding light; instead, it uses the deformation of spacetime permitted by General Relativity to warp the universe around the vessel. Essentially, when the drive is activated, the spacetime behind expands, while in the front it contracts. In this respect, the path taken becomes a time-like free-fall –a propulsion system that manipulated space-time by generating a so-called "warp bubble" that would expand space on one side of a spacecraft and contract it on another.
"In this way, the spaceship will be pushed away from the Earth and pulled towards a distant star by space-time itself," Dr. Alcubierre wrote. Dr. White, the NYT reports, has likened it to stepping onto a moving walkway at an airport.
Alcubierre's theory, however, depended on large amounts of a little understood or observed type of "exotic matter" that violates typical physical laws.
In general relativity, one often first specifies a plausible distribution of matter and energy, and then finds the geometry of the spacetime associated with it; but it is also possible to run the Einstein field equations in the other direction, first specifying a metric and then finding the energy-momentum tensor associated with it, and this is what Alcubierre did in building his metric. This practice means that the solution can violate various energy conditions and require exotic matter. The need for exotic matter leads to questions about whether it is actually possible to find a way to distribute the matter in an initial spacetime which lacks a "warp bubble" in such a way that the bubble will be created at a later time.
Yet another problem according to Serguei Krasnikov is that it would be impossible to generate the bubble without being able to force the exotic matter to move at locally FTL speeds, which would require the existence of tachyons. Some methods have been suggested which would avoid the problem of tachyonic motion, but would probably generate a naked singularity at the front of the bubble.
Dr. White believes that advances he and others have made render warp speed less implausible. Among other things, he has redesigned the theoretical warp-traveling spacecraft — and in particular a ring around it that is key to its propulsion system — in a way that he believes will greatly reduce the energy requirements. But "We're not bolting this to a spacecraft," he said of the technology.
Dr. White likened his experiments to the early stages of the WW 11 Manhattan Project, which were aimed at creating a very small nuclear reaction merely as proof that it could be done.
Alcubierre's ideas have lead to a number of interesting thought experiments in quantum field theory; however, as mentioned above, most scientists think that the technology will never actually work. When you think about it, that kind of makes sense. Obviously, warping space requires a lot of mass and energy, and ensuring that the space where you are located isn't warped is tricky business. Indeed, the proposition was mostly just a thought experiment when it was first proposed – not something Alcubierre thought was actually viable technology.


The rotator cuff is a group of muscles and tendons that covers the top of the upper arm bone, also called the humerus, and holds it in place in the shoulder joint. It also allows the arm to rotate at the shoulder joint. When the rotator cuff is torn, it can be a common source of shoulder pain. But, how do you know if you have a torn rotator cuff?
If you have a torn rotator cuff, you will experience pain over the outside of the shoulder and upper arm. Pain most commonly occurs while performing overhead activities.
An orthopedic doctor can help determine the strength of your rotator cuff by performing special tests. If you cannot raise your arm over your head or hold your arm directly out from the body, the rotator cuff is most likely torn.
A common complaint by patients with a torn rotator cuff is not being able to perform daily activities, such as combing their hair, reaching behind their back, or sleeping on the affected shoulder. Be sure to share with your doctor any tasks that you are unable to perform.
Diagnosis of a rotator cuff tear is also based on a physical examination. Orthopedic doctors perform tests, such as MRIs, X-rays, and ultrasounds, to help see the extent of the damage to the tendons and muscles.
To learn more about rotator cuff tears, call our shoulder specialist at The Hand & Upper Extremity Center of Georgia at (404) 238-7280 or request an appointment online.


Ramon Zürcher's tightly composed, minimalist directorial debut, The Strange Little Cat, is, in a way, the ultimate modernist horror movie. It presents itself with the sunny, almost farcical disposition of a sitcom, featuring a family in a small Berlin apartment exchanging seemingly banal observations over the span of 24 hours. However, it possesses an unnerving, underlying sense of unease that simmers beneath the big, blank smiles and cool passive-aggressiveness.
Very little actually happens, in the traditional narrative sense: over a single day, three generations of a family each go through the usual motions of playing games, feeding pets, doing laundry and so on. But it's the orchestration of their movements, manoeuvring around each other in cramped hallways, emulating each other's behaviours and the implications of their anecdotes — all of which are repeatedly interrupted by the sounds of appliances and irrelevant sidebar conversations — that tell the real story.
Initially, the mother conveys to her oldest daughter a tale about going to the movies. While there, a man placed his leg over hers, presumably accidentally, which she left, assuming he'd realize his error and move it. When he didn't, she felt she'd left things too long to do anything about it, so she sat there unable to focus on anything but the leg, waiting for something to happen. This passivity and self-imposed helplessness tie in with a follow-up anecdote from her daughter about throwing orange peels on the ground.
While walking along a path with a uniform rhythm — the exactness of her movements and seeming perfection of the moment being key — she noticed that her discarded peels always landed orange side down, which she gathers has to do with weight. What isn't discussed, and what lingers in the periphery, is this: "what happens if the orange peel metaphorically lands with the orange side up?"
With the youngest daughter screaming every time an appliance makes a noise and the youngest son flying his toy helicopter around a crowded kitchen while family members try to eat, there's always an anarchic sense of oppression. The noise, the constant babbling and interruptions from neighbours ensure that no one has a quiet moment of introspection, which is most evidently problematic for the mother, who feels the weight of it all.
What's most disturbing about this dynamic is the avoidance of conflict and emotion. When the youngest girl cuts her finger, her older sister rubs the blood on her nose and says, "Now you're a clown!" Later, when she pulls a loose button off her brother's shirt, her mother slaps her across the face, but she doesn't react at all.
That a child wouldn't react to violent, harmful situations in the slightest is indicative of the seething numbness fuelled by the insincerity and performance of the family unit. Throughout, sequences with juice squirting from a sausage and a cork bursting out of a bottle represent the slow building, underlying pressure — ready to explode at anytime — lying beneath the empty exchanges. As the title suggests, the pet cat, who's imperilled by family members holding their feet over its head while it eats, is always the closest in proximity to the potential violence, being thrown off tables and evading thrown projectiles.
This persistent, impending danger, and the consistent tendency for everyone in the family to toss toys at each other with a little too much force, works as a metaphor for the world outside of the crowded family apartment. The children, reiterating the passive-aggressive, resentful actions of their parents, take out their frustrations on those beneath them — when the youngest girl asks her older sister to help with a task, she responds by "jokingly" looming over the small child, pointing out that she is the smaller, submissive party — leaving the cat, the least significant member of the family, in the worst position.
That this disturbingly astute social observation is communicated with such a distressingly peppy, satirical ease by a first-time filmmaker is quite astounding. The Strange Little Cat has the assuredness of a work from a master director, being an exercise in precise form and choreography, oozing meaning from every seemingly incidental frame.
It's also a very important work, observing the underlying problem with polite society in a way that would likely evade those most prone to contributing to the overall issue.


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Mom claims son was cruelly paddled by dean after participating in high school walkout
Alex Lasker
The mother of an Arkansas high school student is speaking out after she says her son was subjected to corporal punishment for participating in last week's National School Walkout.
Jerusalem Greer told Cosmopolitan that her son, 17-year-old Wylie Greer, walked out of his class at Greenbrier High School last Wednesday along with two other students to join the nationwide protest for stricter gun control laws.
Greer said that the trio of students was approached by the dean during their protest and told to return to class, a demand which was refused. The students were then given the option of receiving two days of in-school suspension or two smacks with a wooden paddle. All three chose the latter.
Greer took to Twitter on March 14 to express her shock with the unusually harsh punishment.
"My kid and two other students walked out of their rural, very conservative, public school for 17 minutes today," she wrote. "They were given two punishment options. They chose corporal punishment. This generation is not playing around. #walkout"
My kid and two other students walked out of their rural, very conservative, public school for 17 minutes today. They were given two punishment options. They chose corporal punishment. This generation is not playing around. #walkout
— Jerusalem is just here to retweet Greer (@JerusalemGreer) March 14, 2018
Wylie told Cosmopolitan that although he was initially scared about the punishment, he said he "understood what had to happen, and was prepared for that."
However, the teenager still said that he disagrees with his school's disciplinary methods, stating that "violence should be used to intimidate children and young adults into silence disgusts me."
"It is barbaric and cruel," he added.
Still, Wylie told CNN that being paddled "was the noble and right thing to do in this scenario."
"In my mind, the in-school suspension was essentially conceding to sitting down and shutting up, which is what the admin and school wanted to happen, to keep it quiet almost," Greer told the outlet. "I felt if I stood up and took the punishment in an honorable way, that it was better than doing what they wanted me to do which is shut up and go on with our lives."
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Red Hat Accelerates Application Development and Migration with Integra...
Red Hat Accelerates Application Development and Migration with Integrated Developer Tools
Company announces beta release of its Eclipse-based Red Hat Developer Studio.
RALEIGH, CAROLINE DU NORD - 13 août 2007 —
Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today deepened its footprint among developers with the worldwide beta release of Red Hat Developer Studio, the company's new Eclipse-based integrated development environment (IDE) for the Red Hat family of solutions, including JBoss Enterprise Middleware and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. For the first time ever, developers now have an integrated Eclipse-based development tools and runtime environment available entirely in open source. The cornerstone of Red Hat's developer program, Developer Studio is designed to maximize developer productivity on Red Hat solutions and ultimately help accelerate the enterprise shift to an Open Source Architecture.
"As enterprise companies increasingly embrace open source to modernize their IT infrastructure, the task often falls on developers to make this happen — be it migrating legacy applications or building new, rich Web 2.0 or service-oriented applications," said Shaun Connolly, vice president of product management, JBoss, a division of Red Hat. "With Developer Studio, Red Hat is making developers more productive, simplifying the way applications are built, and consequently driving out costs for our customers. Long-term, our developer program is about empowering developers with the best possible tools and best practices to get their job done."
Developer Studio combines products contributed to Red Hat by Exadel in March 2007 — Exadel Studio Pro, RichFaces, and Ajax4jsf — with the JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, which includes JBoss Seam, Hibernate, and the JBoss Application Server runtime, into a powerful development environment for enterprise Java, Ajax, and SOA applications. Developer Studio features:
A seamless, unified programming model: Developer Studio leverages and provides new tools around JBoss Seam to build applications in a single, consistent manner. Today, the type of application typically dictates the programming model that a developer uses, which means that developers must learn to use many different models. JBoss Seam, currently being standardized as Web Beans in the Java Community Process, offers a simple, unified model for developing any type of application, thus eliminating the need for multiple programming models.
Powerful Ajax capabilities: Developer Studio provides a powerful and integrated Ajax development environment with JBoss Seam and JBoss Ajax4jsf frameworks, JBoss RichFaces rich Web components, and What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) tools for creating Ajax-enabled Web pages and interfaces.
Comprehensive Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (EE) tooling: Developer Studio makes building Java EE applications easy, with capabilities like two-way visual (WYSIWYG) and source editing of JavaServer Faces (JSF) and Facelets pages, dynamic code assist, and a rich component palette. Furthermore, by including and integrating JBoss Application Server, Developer Studio simplifies deploying, running, and debugging Java EE applications.
An integrated runtime with the developer tools: Developer Studio is the first open source Eclipse-based development environment that brings together the runtime with the tools. This eliminates the need for developers to cobble together different open source frameworks and components before they could start developing. Now, developers have an out-of-the-box IDE for all their development, from enterprise Java to Ajax to Linux development.
The Developer Studio beta is available at http://www.redhat.com/developers/rhds/index.html. The final release of Developer Studio, which will be licensed under the GNU Public License v2 (GPL), is targeted for later this summer and will be available via Red Hat Subscriptions.
In addition, Red Hat Developer Support customers will have automatic access to Developer Studio as part of their subscriptions. Developer Support is designed to help both corporate developers and independent software vendors (ISVs) jump-start their SOA, enterprise Java, and Linux development projects through production. Subscriptions are available with two different service level agreement (SLA) options, offer unlimited support inquiries, and cover all JBoss Enterprise Middleware and Red Hat Enterprise Linux offerings. For more information about Developer Support, visit https://www.redhat.com/developers/subscriptions.html.
Red Hat also offers a wide range of training courses on JBoss Enterprise Middleware delivered directly through Red Hat or through training partners worldwide. These courses arm developers with the expertise and certifications that help them be more successful in their use of JBoss Enterprise Middleware. For more information about available courses, visit https://www.redhat.com/training/jboss/.
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More prisons now realize the threat to the general public and correctional workers, due to illicit cell phone use by inmates. Prison mobile phone jammers are becoming an increasing security need in prisons, jails, and detention centers.
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Home ES ES/MS: Project X has begun!
Yesterday, Project X started (for students in grades 3-8) with 3 days of experiences related to our Project X theme: TIME. Project X is an opportunity for students and teachers to focus on the elements of research and inquiry so that student gain an embedded understanding of what makes a good inquiry question and how to go about research it.
More specifically, students may have participated in several of the following explorations: walked as a team using team-skis; jumped rope; created a team dance; performed in drum circle; listened to TED talks about the origin of space and time; used cogs and gears to explore how clocks work; read historical fiction and picture books; made and tested an hourglass; learnt about mindfulness and meditation; completed team-building and cooperation challenges; taken time lapse photos; made and tested a sundial; used iPads to explore freeze-frame videography; raced the clock to perform a "one-minute challenge".
Expanding the understanding of the TIME concept is the first step in our Project X learning path. Our learning continues with brainstorming and ideation, topic selection and specific instruction in how to form a good inquiry question and how to plan for successful research. We will keep you updated each step of the way.


Japanese homes once had strong buildings called "Kura" for on-property storage of household tools. Since these buildings were very fire-resistant, they developed into residential buildings and stores in Kawagoe. This zone is a culturally signifcant area where the atmosphere of a town 100 years ago can be experienced.