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Tanja Tetzlaff
Tanja Tetzlaff's special trademark is her broad repertoire and her desire for crossover formats. She plays all the standard works of cello literature as well as compositions from the 20th and 21st centuries, including concertos by John Casken, Witold Lutosławski, Jörg Widman and Bernd Alois Zimmermann. Tanja Tetzlaff is particularly interested in going beyond classical music performances, including other art forms and dealing with current events.
In May 2019, she celebrated great success with Unsuk Chin's Cello Concerto with the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra. The current season includes invitations to the Heidelberger Frühling, Trondheim Chamber Music Festival, Rheingau Musik Festival, Molyvos Festival and as every year, to the festivals in Heimbach and Rottweil. Musical partners include Lauma Skride, the Modigliani Quartet, Signum Saxophone and Gerhard Quartets. With violinist Florian Donderer she will be on a duo tour. Tanja Tetzlaff is invited to the Philharmonisches Orchester Heidelberg with Ernst Bloch's "Schelomo"; she will play Beethoven's Triple Concerto with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester and undertake an extensive Asian tour with the Royal Northern Sinfonia. She also gives master classes in Chile at the Teatro del Lago.
Experiencing the versatile chamber musician Tanja Tetzlaff as a confident soloist is a pleasure (…). Her playing touches and transports us into a better world. Eckhart Britsch, Mannheimer Morgen, 19.09.2019
Throughout her career, Tanja Tetzlaff has performed with the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Philharmonia Orchestra in London, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España, Orchestre de Paris, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and in Japan with the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra and the NHK Symphony Orchestra. She has worked with renowned conductors including Alan Gilbert, Daniel Harding, Philippe Herreweghe, Heinz Holliger, Paavo Järvi, Sir Roger Norrington and Robin Ticciati.
Tanja Tetzlaff is a much sought-after chamber musician and performs regularly at international festivals such as Edinburgh, Bergen, Baden-Baden and Schwetzingen, where she was "Artist in Residence" in May 2019. Chamber music partners include Leif Ove Andsnes, Sharon Kam, Alexander Lonquich, Julian Prégardien, Baiba Skride, Antje Weithaas, Carolin Widmann and Hans-Kristian Kjos Sørensen. Tanja Tetzlaff is a founding member of the Tetzlaff Quartett consisting of Christian Tetzlaff, Elisabeth Kufferath, Hanna Weinmeister and herself. The quartet has graced concert stages worldwide since 1994. This season they will perform in Berlin, Brussels, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Ljubljana and London. Together with Lars Vogt and Christian Tetzlaff, she forms a permanent piano trio.
The Labels CAvi, Ars, NEOS and Ondine have released her recordings, including concertos by Wolfgang Rihm and Ernst Toch. With Gunilla Süssmann, she has recorded three CDs with works by Brahms, Rachmaninoff, Grieg and Rautavaara. In October 2019, a solo CD with Bach suites and works by Thorsten Encke was released. The Beethoven Quartets with the Tetzlaff Quartett and the piano quintet by Suk are scheduled for release in spring 2020.
Tanja Tetzlaff studied at the Musikhochschule Hamburg with Professor Bernhard Gmelin and at the Mozarteum Salzburg with Professor Heinrich Schiff. She plays a cello by Giovanni Baptista Guadagnini from 1776.
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Goodbye paper, hello digital. According to two new reports, fewer Americans are using cash. Instead, more people are relying on mobile payment apps for their purchases.
One study, from the Pew Research Center, found that 30 percent of adult Americans make zero cash purchases in a typical week — a five percent increase from 2015. Also, those who reported making "all or nearly all" of their purchases with cash declined from 25 percent in 2015 to 18 percent in 2018. Younger people, the Pew study found, are more inclined to use digital payments than older people. About 34 percent of adults under 50 make zero cash purchases in a typical week, compared to 23 percent of adults over 50.
A separate report from US Bank reinforced this digital push. The study found that 50 percent of adult Americans carry cash with them less than half the time they leave their homes. Of those who did carry cash, 76 percent said they carry less than $50, and 50 percent said they carry less than $20. Like the Pew report, the US Bank study found that young people are the main drivers of digital payments. The survey showed that one out of every 10 millennials used a mobile payment app like Venmo for all of their purchases.
The digital payment wave is clearly taking over. Like most things, this is both good and bad. It's good in that it's much more convenient to use a mobile app to pay for items, as most people have their smartphones handy. It's bad in that when it comes to purchasing items, sometimes a little friction is helpful. When using a mobile payment app, try to be mindful of your purchases. Just because it's easy to buy something doesn't mean you should.


The Senate has passed a bipartisan border security plan that would finance 55 additional miles of fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border, significantly less than President Donald Trump wanted.
Some Democratic state attorneys general say they may go to court to block any declaration of a national emergency on the southern border by President Donald Trump.
Attorney General Xavier Becerra of California wrote Thursday on Twitter that any border crisis is of the president's own making and "we will do what we must to hold him accountable."
His counterpart in Washington state, Bob Ferguson, said that if Trump's declaration depletes federal aid to the state, he'll "take appropriate steps to block this unlawful action."
On Twitter, Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello told the president "we'll see you in court" if he goes through with the declaration.
Trump is prepared to invoke a national emergency to build the U.S.-Mexico wall after Congress refused to provide $5.7 billion he was demanding as part of a budget compromise to avoid a federal shutdown.
The Democratic Party's field of presidential hopefuls is split on a $333 billion government funding bill that includes nearly $1.4 billion in money for barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border.
The funding bill won support from Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, who launched her presidential campaign Sunday, and from Vermont Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is expected to join the Democratic primary soon. Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, another Democrat weighing a presidential run, also voted in favor.
White House hopefuls who opposed the legislation include California Sen. Kamala Harris, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.
Sanders says he has "concerns" about the bill but "I cannot turn my back on" federal workers who would have to work unpaid in a government shutdown.
The top two Democrats in Congress say President Donald Trump's upcoming move to declare a national emergency to fund his U.S.-Mexico border wall would be "a lawless act" and "a gross abuse of the power of the presidency."
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer say in a joint statement that "Congress will defend our constitutional authorities."
Pelosi has the ability to pass legislation to overturn any such move by Trump, and that measure could pass the GOP-held Senate as well, though Trump could veto it. Trump's move would also face a certain court challenge.
Pelosi and Schumer say, "This is not an emergency, and the president's fearmongering doesn't make it one."
Congressional aides say there is $21 billion in military construction funds that could potentially be used by President Donald Trump to build a wall on the southern border, if he declares an emergency.
The aides say the president has the authority to take the funds, but according to the law they have to be used in support of U.S. armed forces.
There is about $10 billion in funds from the current 2019 fiscal year that ends Sept. 30, and another $11 billion from the previous four years that haven't been obligated or contracted for a project, the aides say. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak publicly about the funding details.
The vote came shortly after the White House announced he'll sign the measure — and immediately announce he'll use emergency powers to build additional miles without approval from Congress.
The 83-16 Senate vote advances the measure to the House for a vote Thursday night that would send it to Trump for his signature in time to avert another partial government shutdown this weekend.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has previously said he opposes the use of emergency powers, said he will support Trump's decision to use them.
The border security plan is part of a broader $333 billion spending bill.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says if President Donald Trump declares a national emergency at the border he's making an "end run around Congress."
Pelosi says there's no crisis at the border with Mexico that requires a national emergency order.
She is not saying if House Democrats would legally challenge the president. But Pelosi says if Trump invokes an emergency declaration it should be met with "great unease and dismay" as an overreach of executive authority.
Trump indicated he would sign the bill to keep the government running past Friday's deadline but also declare the emergency.
Press Secretary Sarah Sanders says Trump will also take "other executive action — including a national emergency" as he seeks to keep his border wall pledge. The bipartisan congressional legislation expected to pass Thursday includes only a fraction of the billions of dollars Trump is seeking to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Sanders says, "The President is once again delivering on his promise to build the wall, protect the border, and secure our great country."
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says President Donald Trump has indicated he's prepared to sign the government funding bill and issue a national emergency on the border.
McConnell said Thursday the Senate will soon vote on the bill that's needed to avoid a partial federal shutdown Friday.
Trump's assent would end a raucous legislative saga that commenced before Christmas and saw Trump force a record 35-day partial federal shutdown.
President Donald Trump says he is reviewing the border security compromise. But he is not yet promising to sign off on the deal.
Trump tweeted Thursday: "Reviewing the funding bill with my team at the @WhiteHouse!"
The president is widely expected to sign the compromise that would avert a government shutdown, but would only provide a fraction of the dollars he sought for a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border. Still, Trump has not publicly declared his plans and has made clear he is not happy with the deal.
The Democratic-controlled House was poised to pass the sweeping measure Thursday evening, and the Republican-led Senate was expected to approve as well. Bargainers formally completed the accord moments before midnight Wednesday night.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell urged senators to approve it as "a compromise that no side will view as a perfect deal."
Trump's signature is expected, though it's hardly guaranteed.
The bipartisan deal contrasts with the parties' long-running clashes over health care, taxes and investigations of the president.


Christine and Nigel will be back this Sunday serving hot drinks and delicious home baked cake and savouries in the Education Centre classroom between 10am and 3pm, so if you are planning to visit do bring a little extra cash and call in and see them. They will also have a selection of Christmas cards and calendars for sale, along with some bird boxes and FSC identification guides, again please bring cash.
The bittern has been showing well at times from Ivy North Hide, I popped over a couple of times on Sunday but managed to miss it – today though Jo and I had more luck and in calling in after lunch were treated to a great view when the sun came out.
So, if you're here on Sunday hoping for a glimpse and get a bit cold whilst sat in the hide, you will be able to warm up in the Education Centre with a nice cup of tea or coffee!


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Find Your EDGEs finds a third-place prize
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Tojan Rahhal, the College of Engineering's director of Diversity and Outreach Initiatives, and Miguel Ayllon, the College's former director of International Programs and current interim director of study abroad and interim assistant director of the International Center, recently earned third place in the Diversity Abroad Innovation Competition with their program, "Find your EDGEs with Engineering, Diversity, Global Experiences and Service!" Ayllon and Rahhal can be found in the far left of the front row. Photo courtesy of Tojan Rahhal.
When educating well-rounded future engineering leaders, global experience can be a huge boost to their inclusive leadership skills. And a pair of Ph.D.s with ties to Mizzou Engineering developed a study abroad curriculum to give MU students the opportunity to learn those critically important lessons.
Tojan Rahhal, the College of Engineering's director of Diversity and Outreach Initiatives, and Miguel Ayllon, the College's former director of International Programs and current interim director of study abroad and interim assistant director of the International Center, recently earned third place in the Diversity Abroad Innovation Competition with their program, "Find your EDGEs with Engineering, Diversity, Global Experiences and Service!" For their efforts, they received $1,000 to help fund the continued development and growth of the program.
Find Your EDGEs combines the expertise areas of both of its founders — engineering for Rahhal and social science for Ayllon — in order to provide hands-on training in leadership, diversity and project management skills in a global context.
"Our different academic expertise and personal ethno-cultural backgrounds contributed to the success of the EDGEs program," Ayllon explained. "Tojan is an Arab-American engineer, and I am a Latino social scientist. We used our different worldviews and approaches to problem-solving to challenge our students to work as a team, appreciate their unique backgrounds and solve complex problems together."
The initial group of student participants traveled to Panama to work with Engineers Without Borders on a water pipeline service project as part of the curriculum. This allowed them to build their cultural competency and intercultural development while growing their leadership and professional development skills. After a successful pilot program this year, the plan is for the program to expand into other regions of the world as well as partner with various additional service-oriented student organizations.
"Usually study abroad programming is looked at in silos; however, EDGEs used an interdisciplinary approach on combining diversity, international experience and service — meaning encouraging students who don't typically study abroad to start studying abroad," Rahhal said. "Our program looked at the flip side — how do you prepare those students who do study abroad to be more culturally competent at home and abroad so that they do actually take in their entire experience and engage in the different cultures?"
The program is an example of the broader effort in Mizzou Engineering to help students develop not only their engineering acumen, but robust and diverse leadership skills that will help them excel once they enter the workforce. Programs such as Find Your EDGEs are a vitally important part of that mission.
"With the design of more innovative hands-on global engineering programs like the EDGEs, the MU College of Engineering is well positioned to become a national hub to educate globally minded and inclusive engineering leaders," Rahhal explained.
"This program will contribute to the state of Missouri's economy by providing global and diverse global leaders for the competitive 21st Century market.," Ayllon added.
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Cultural Immersion Lunch: Celebration of Black Women in Engineering One of College's Best
Women in Engineering Week: Shining a Light on Diversity
Women in Engineering Week Empowers Women in STEM

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The FAA has completed its review of four syllabi from ASA's Pilot's Manual Series and determined them to meet required training standards for use under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR) Part 141.
The letters state that the free syllabi contain all of the ground and flight training hours needed to be eligible for Private Pilot and Commercial Pilot certification, as well as Instrument and initial Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) ratings.
All approved syllabi are available to download for free at ASA2Fly.com, and are also included with other ASA titles and syllabi in the free ASA Reader App for iOS.


When husband and wife team Roderick and Randa Milliron founded Interorbital Systems in 1996, it was like many small businesses: A part-time project built on nights and weekends. The one big difference was that their small business designs rockets and build-your-own-satellite kits.
These smaller and medium-size firms are playing an increasingly crucial role in the space-industrial ecosystem. NASA's transition to working with private partners like SpaceX, sharply declining costs for rocket launches, and the growth of the do-it-yourself satellite movement mean that it's easier than ever for space startups to get started. Many entrepreneurs who would have previously launched consumer tech companies or more conventional aerospace firms are now working on space startups, developing everything from propulsion systems to payloads and more.
Although profits remain elusive, funding is at record highs. According to data from consulting firm Bryce Space and Technology, between 2012 and 2016—the most recent years available and roughly concurrent with SpaceX's largest commercial successes to date—approximately $7.6 billion was invested in space startups. By comparison, only $1.1 billion was invested between 2000 and 2005.
Last year was stellar for commercial space: According to a recent report from investment firm Space Angels, investors poured a record $3.9 billion into commercial space companies in 2017, a year that included 51 government launches and 37 commercial launches. Over the last eight years, investors and founders have made $25 billion in exits following acquisitions and public offerings, said Space Angels, which counts 303 companies in the space sector globally.
But how does a space company, well, take off?
Like many successful startups, a winning space company will find a niche in a market with few competitors. For instance, Phase Four is an El Segundo, California-based startup focused on plasma propulsion systems for satellites.
Like many space startups, Phase Four is capitalizing on the rise of cubesats, essentially low-cost, miniaturized satellites that can be as small as a shoebox and sent into orbit by the dozen. For instance, Planet and Terra Bella—a company that Google acquired in 2014 and sold to Planet last year—use Cubesats to map and photograph the Earth on a routine basis, on behalf of companies, scientists, and governments.
Similarly, while the most prominent players in commercial space may be American, space startups are a global phenomenon. Graham Turnock of the U.K. Space Agency announced this past December that it is helping fund four new space tech incubators, and Saudi Arabia's public investment fund is investing approximately $1 billion in space firms Virgin Galactic, Virgin Orbit, and The Spaceship Company. In Japan, private space travel firm Ispace has raised approximately $90 million to send a spacecraft into the moon's orbit by 2019.
SpaceX, Boeing, Virgin Galactic, and Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin might dominate the headlines with their massive projects, but government grants, funding, and incentives remain the bread and butter of the space tech world.
Take Rocket Lab, a U.S.-New Zealand company working on commercial satellite launches with its own Electron rocket. The company, which aims to manufacture low-cost rockets at a rate of one per week that will sell for approximately $5 million per flight—compared to SpaceX, which charges about $62 million per launch—has approximately 200 employees in the U.S. and New Zealand, where it is conducting its launches.
Although it might be obvious, contracts for government-funded science research can be a significant source of income for many space startups. Phase Four, for instance, received a $950,000 DARPA grant the year they were founded to build a satellite propulsion system. A company spokesperson also says it is receiving undisclosed additional U.S. government funding, but that it isn't ready to disclose details.
Much like other startups, stability and growth don't come overnight for small aerospace companies. The founders of Interorbital spent years working on their company as a part-time labor of love before they were able to work on it full-time.
During their lean early years, Interorbital's Milliron credits the Pacific Rocket Society, a private hobbyist group with a long history in the aerospace world, with providing critical support and mentor access. When they were getting started, Phase Four received support from Spaceport LA, a Los Angeles-based space enthusiast group.
Phase Four also went through a long growth process where Halpern and his cofounder developed their technology, hired employees, and found funding. Like many startups, they looked for venture capital funding; A seed round was used to hire initial employees and support the company at launch, while a later bridge round was to obtain a satellite and a launch to test their propulsion system in space.
The space business is complex, difficult work that requires not only top-notch engineering and mathematics chops but expertise in business as well. For Phase Four's Halpern, who previously attended business school, one early decision was to deliberately seek out investors who are comfortable with the aerospace world.
At Rocket Lab, Beck says, a third of the company's focus is devoted to technology, another third to infrastructure, and another to what he calls "regulatory innovation." The company had to navigate regulatory obstacles unique to both the space travel industry and running a binational aerospace firm. For instance, Beck cites the challenge of bilateral treaties between New Zealand and the U.S. as one specific issue Rocket Lab faced.
Aerospace startups in general, of course, face one undeniable obstacle for now: It's still hard to make money from outer space. The history of space travel is filled with smaller companies that didn't make it. But even those companies that don't succeed can take solace in knowing that they're literally going where no startups have gone before.
Update: This article has been updated to clarify that Starburst works with early-stage companies across the aviation and aerospace spectrum.


Non-platonic relationships are a significant stressor for women in college, and can lead to a variety of negative outcomes (Lindgren, Parkhill, George and Hendershot, 2008). Flirting is how non-platonic interactions begin, yet it has not been studied in a university setting. In this study, semi-structured interviews with twelve heterosexual female college students gathered information about women's intentions, behaviors, and outcomes in non-platonic heterosexual interactions. Understanding college students' goals and communication strategies in non-platonic interactions may improve educational and intervention strategies (Lindgren, Blayney, Schacht, George & Pantalone, 2009). Researchers analyzed interview data using Consensual Qualitative Research methods, which allow for rigorous exploratory analysis aimed at describing the actual experiences of college student women. Students spoke about their personal experiences as well as to their perceptions of norms on college campuses. The conclusions drawn from the data demonstrate the ways in which the college social environment, indirect interpersonal communication, and a desire for human connection characterize college student women's experiences of non-platonic relationships in college.


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Trump Spokesman Claims Trump Can't Denounce Rioters Because 'Platforms Have Removed Him'—It Did Not Go Well
Top Wyoming GOP Official Suggests WY and TX Are Considering Seceding From the U.S. After Impeachment Vote
Conservative Columnist Ripped to Shreds for Twitter Thread Urging Biden to 'Show Some Grace' and 'Practice Healing'
QAnon Congresswoman Tried to Sic the FBI on Keith Olbermann and He Shut Her All the Way Down
Mark Hamill Had the Perfect Response to Lara Trump's 2019 'Impeach This' U.S. Map Meme
Bernie Perfectly Shames Rand Paul After His Sarcastic Speech Asking 'Why Not $2,000?' Payments
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After months of fruitless negotiation, Congress passed another wave of relief in the face of the pandemic that's killed over 300 thousand Americans and upended daily life in the United States.
Though Democrats in the House passed multiple stimulus packages with greater relief for working Americans—such as the Heroes Act—Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) refused to consider them.
The relief package agreed to by Republicans includes only $600 stimulus checks for Americans making under $75 thousand per year. This is half as much as the stimulus checks included in the CARES Act, which was signed into law at the end of March of this year.
The $600 sum is seen as largely insufficient for Americans who've been wrangling with unemployment, lack of childcare, reduced business, and other pandemic-induced obstacles.
On the Senate floor, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) railed against the idea of giving taxpayer money to taxpayers.
Sen. Rand Paul: "If free money were the answer, if money really grew on trees, why not give more free money? Why not give it out all the time? Why stop at $600 a person? Why not $1,000? Why not $2,000?" pic.twitter.com/mBlQ69UQ1H
— The Hill (@thehill) December 21, 2020
"If free money were the answer, if money really grew on trees, why not give more free money? Why not give it out all the time? Why stop at $600 a person? Why not $1,000? Why not $2,000?"
The Senator's opposition to relief for working Americans was largely congruent with his past positions on the threat posed by the pandemic, considering he railed against safety measures to slow the spread of the virus and floated outright false ideas that herd immunity was an effective way to destroy the virus.
Progressive Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT), a staunch advocate for greater and additional direct payments, responded to Paul's comments with receipts.
That's funny. I didn't hear Sen. Paul worry about the deficit when he voted to give $1 trillion in tax breaks to the top 1% & large corporations. Yes. We should provide the working class with $2,000 a month during the pandemic like Canada did & repeal the tax breaks for the rich. https://t.co/NXN4Xeb48n
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) December 22, 2020
Sanders reminded his followers of Paul's support for the 2017 tax bill, which the Congressional Budget Office predicted would add around $1 trillion to the deficit within a decade. Paul wrote an op-ed in support of the bill and voted for its passage.
But when it came time to extend benefits for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund until 2090, Paul voiced opposition, saying, ""It has long been my feeling that we need to address our massive debt in this country."
This hypocrisy showed its face again in Paul's opposition to direct relief.
Prompted by Sanders, people didn't hesitate to call out the Senator and the GOP.
Rand Paul is a garbage human
— Mac 🍽 (@GoodPoliticGuy) December 22, 2020
hypocracy, thy name is GOP.
— Raffi Cavoukian (@Raffi_RC) December 22, 2020
Retroactive stimulus in addition to progressive austerity is the only morally acceptable go forward. The GOP has already shown the nation that they lack the moral fortitude to provide a government that works for all of us.
— Aaron Baumann (@TheReal_AGBeast) December 22, 2020
But all the GOP could muster up was 600.00 for hurting Americans!
— Sanita Kelley (@Niketa007) December 22, 2020
It's always fun to see multimillionaires tell the people they don't really need money to help them through a financial crisis.
— Disgruntled Atheist (@DisgruntledAth1) December 22, 2020
The only time that the sellouts in Washington complain about the deficit is when it comes time to help the actual people instead of their wealthy donors. https://t.co/LCQadobOcx
— OrionPax09 (@OrionPax09) December 22, 2020
Though Paul claimed these relief payments amounted to giving people free money, Twitter users pointed out that this money was supplied by American taxpayers, who paid into a system intended to keep them safe and secure.
What Sen. Paul seems to have forgotten is that the money is the peoples' money. We paid our taxes, and the money is to be used for the good of the people. It is not our fault that Congress ran up the debt so high. Cut your pay Sen. Paul, see how you like it.
— Cannoli Lover (@PineIslander) December 22, 2020
Dear @RandPaul money American workers supplying a % of their income to Congress for the "health & welfare" of the nation is not "free money".
You & the @GOP giving those tax dollars to wealthy people & corporations who literally pay LITTLE to NO TAXES is the "free money" giveaway https://t.co/tULDDBR1ZA
— Becky Bond (@BeckyBo89884843) December 22, 2020
Asshat, that's not free money, it's our money. The save money that pays your fvcking salary. Asshat. @RandPaul https://t.co/h6H40tP8PP
— Happy to be BLUE!!!!💙 (@SnooBlue) December 22, 2020
Outgoing President Donald Trump has not yet signed the legislation.
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Keeping Massachusetts K9 Officers Healthy and Safe
VCA Associates work to care for K9 officers throughout the state of Massachusetts by providing exceptional care and helping to remove barriers to emergency treatment.
There's a very special type of hero that not only patrols our streets and excels at apprehending criminals, but also has the special ability to locate bombs and well-hidden drugs – by scent. Police K9s are both highly skilled members of law enforcement teams and cherished family members to their handlers, so it's imperative that they receive the very best care.
VCA is proud to have relationships with over 90 K9 units across the country, providing both routine and life-saving emergency care to the working dogs who help keep us safe. Thanks to a contract recently awarded to VCA by the Massachusetts State Police, VCA will be even more involved in the care of these furry crime fighters across the state.
Additionally, Associates from VCA, as well as Mars Veterinary Health, are involved in an effort to pass legislation known as Nero's Law, which would remove barriers to the emergency treatment and transportation of K9 officers by medics and other medical providers. If passed, the law would help to save K9s – and in turn, human – lives.
From checkups to lifesaving care: Massachusetts State Police contract
Thousands of dogs are working in law enforcement across our country on any given day. These dogs are trained to be part of police and corrections teams and are considered full-fledged officers.
"These dogs, they would give their life for you," says Sergeant Mark O'Reilly, master K9 trainer for Massachusetts Department of Corrections. "And unfortunately, it's happened in the past. I'm not saying a human partner wouldn't do that, but these dogs just don't even think about it. They go into things that a lot of people would think twice about doing."
While working K9s have been cared for at VCA hospitals across the state of Massachusetts for some time, a contract recently awarded to VCA by the Massachusetts State Police made it official – handlers will have the convenience of accessing high quality care at any of the VCA hospitals across the state at a discounted rate. Massachusetts K9 handlers will also have the peace of mind of knowing that the cutting edge technology and highly trained experts at VCA South Shore (Weymouth) Animal Hospital are there for them to provide specialty and emergency care when needed.
"To the police and corrections officers who work with these K9s, they're not just partners – they're family," says Rachel Johnson, the VCA local marketing manager who is helping to coordinate the program. "This contract gives VCA the privilege of providing general practice care, including checkups and vaccines, to help keep the K9 officers performing at their best, as well as potentially life-saving emergency care when needed."
According to Sergeant O'Reilly, the Massachusetts K9 units appreciate the respect and compassionate care VCA Associates show toward the dogs – as well as their human officers. He fondly remembers the kindness Associates showed him and his fellow officers when Braintree K9 Officer Kitt was fatally injured.
"We had officers here 24 hours a day," he recalls. "They would always come out and check on us to ask if they needed anything, like food. They didn't have to do it, but they did it. It didn't go unnoticed."
K9 Handler and Patrol Officer Michael Kramer has been extremely pleased with the care Associates at VCA Hyannis Animal Hospital in West Yarmouth, MA, have given his K9 partners.
"They have an exceptional level of care," he says. "With these dogs a potential issue has to be treated immediately. They are very good about that – they're exceedingly accommodating."
For the Associates whose job it is to care for the K9s, the work is a true honor.
"It's one of my favorite things to do whenever they're on the schedule, I'm just so excited for them to come in," says Molly Ahrensfeld, CVT, a certified veterinary technician at VCA Hyannis. "It's so rewarding in so many ways and they are such intelligent, strong, just amazing animals."
Removing barriers to emergency treatment for K9s: Nero's Law
When K9 Nero was shot in the line of duty in April 2018, he was in desperate need of emergency care. Although paramedics on the scene wanted to help him, they were legally unable to provide medical assistance or transport Nero by ambulance for care. Instead, he was brought by police cruiser to the nearest veterinary hospital where he thankfully received the life-saving care he needed.
It was Nero's case that inspired Dr. Kevin Smith, medical director at VCA Hyannis, to draft Nero's Law.
"The three main causes of injuries to police dogs are overheating, gunshot wounds and being hit by a car," explains Dr. Smith. "All are super amenable to early intervention you could do in an ambulance."
"That first hour is a critical time for these injured K9s to receive care in order for them to heal properly and to actually survive," adds Molly. "And the reality is their jobs are so dangerous that they're going to get injured critically."
The goal is to change the law to allow for the emergency transport of K9s, give permission to medics to treat them, provide protection for the medical provider so they will not lose their license for helping, and create a plan for training medics on emergency veterinary care.
"Medics already know the principles and they know their jobs - get the injured to the hospital alive," says Dr. Smith. "It doesn't take much training to convert that experience to the injured canine. And that is what this is all about."
On October 13, 2021, the Massachusetts Joint Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee (JPSHSC) voted favorably to release the bills, allowing them to advance to the state Senate for further consideration. Dr. Smith and his fellow task team members are hopeful that the bills will be signed into law this year, making Nero's Law a reality.
"It's about giving these dogs the best chance to live," he says. "We will save police K9s, and by doing that, we will save human lives."
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Once I had my order confirmation email from Madam Glam, I ordered Mitty Chrome Powder in silver and awaited impatiently with wiggling tail (in spirit, as the only one with a tail here is my dog). I also had ordered mani-tape from Mitty because I wanted to try its efficacy in comparison with my Bliss Kiss Liquid Latex. Okay, I have to say, for long-process manicures that include stamping, watermarbling, layers, etc. the mani-tapes are fabulous! While I find them reasonably priced, it would be expensive to use them for every manicure (well, when painting nails more than once a week). Instead I opt to use them for any intensive designs to avoid having to reapply latex over and over. They are definitely sticky, so I recommend tweezers and patience when applying. But they are so worth it!
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MUMBAI, May 21, 2016: Battling hostile twitterati day in and out, veteran television journalist Rajdeep Sardesai has stressed that social media has the power to shake the traditional media out of its slumber.
Rajdeep lamented that the traditional media has been failing to focus on real issues impacting the society. "They need to go out into the streets and villages to find facts and report rather than confining themselves to their offices or studios," he said launching PRact, a knowledge platform floated by Public Relations Council of India (PRCI) and Indian PR Forum (IPRF).
PRact, which stands for PR in Action held a debate on Disruption – How it impacts us, in association with Mumbai Press Club last night. Delegates came not only from Mumbai, but New Delhi and Hyderabad.
Taking time off from his election bulletins, Rajdeep addressed the delegates via telephone straight from his India Today TV studio in New Delhi.
Asked about tablodisation of TV journalism that pioneer TV anchor and his mentor Dr Prannoy Roy attacked, Rajdeep said every news channel has its own way of reporting. But he admitted that the TRP-hungry electronic media failed to address real issues. It is in this context that he said social media can mirror real issues since traditional media does pick up cues from tweets and face book postings.
"Digital PR will acquire importance only when you go beyond posting press releases online," Amit said. Piyush Jain, Head – Research and Analytics at Adfactors, presented an analysis of reporting trends of HR related issues. "It is a folly to believe that media does not report much on HR. We identified 316 journalists who report on HR across media, across India," Piyush said showing his startling study results.
Getting Rajdeep from his busy election duty is a coup, said veteran journalist Jatin Desai. PRCI is the premier national body of PR, media, advertising, HR professionals with close to 30 chapters pan India and abroad, while IPRF is an online platform with over 3,000 members.


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With 1,719 people in Knowsley living with dementia and the national figure of 850,000 expecting to rise, I Care is taking action in the fight against dementia. The team will be joining a number of organisations in dressing up as a Christmas elf for 'Elf Day', to fund research, and help improve care and support for dementia patients.
I Care is helping raise money by holding cake sales, raffles, and a tombola. Some ways you could join in the fun is by selling food and drink, shaking a bucket, hosting a movie night for donations, or you just could keep it simple by wearing red and green to bring attention to the campaign.
Elf Day is on Friday 7 December 2018 but there are no rules about when it's ok to fundraise dressed as an elf – any day is just as good and worthwhile.
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Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:2-7
You have all seen this elderly couple. The man standing proud and tall with his pitchfork in his hand, the woman standing beside him, hair pulled severely back in a bun, wearing her apron. For years they graced the box of Kellogg's corn flakes. I can picture them still, although they are no longer on the supermarket shelves. I picture them as central characters in a novel about rural life in New England or the Canadian prairies. As their last child leaves the farm, the elderly couple looks back over the years they have spent raising their family. The husband turns to his wife of many years and says, "Sarah, you have been good growing ground!"
At first glance this may seem like a strange thing to say to your wife, but on closer examination we realize just what a powerful statement this is. For a farmer whose entire life revolved around planting, growing and harvesting, this would indeed be the ultimate compliment he could give his mate and the mother of his children. We have all known women like Sarah, women of deep faith, who have been good growing ground for people and plants alike! The children we raise do need good growing ground – an environment where they can flourish and grow in wisdom and stature and in favour with God and man.
Eunice, the mother of Timothy, was one of these faith-filled women. In what is likely his last Epistle before his death, the apostle Paul acknowledges this fact as he writes this letter to Timothy from his prison cell. Paul had a great fondness for Timothy and takes the time and effort, while in prison, to instruct him and remind Timothy of his faith, a faith he learned, not in a church or synagogue, but from his family. His mother Eunice was a wise and spiritually strong woman. Her priorities were learned at her mother Lois' knee. The faith that was in Timothy and inspired him to carry on Paul's ministry in Ephesus was, first, in his grandmother and in his mother. Timothy was a third generation believer. He doubtless sat at his mother's knee as she and grandma told the stories of scripture. He was with them when they knelt in prayer. They were an example of faith to him. They taught him the scriptures. Timothy was a product of "a good growing ground."
From whom did you first learn about God?
The people who helped develop Timothy's faith were directly responsible for his ministry. Lois and Eunice hoped for and believed in the joys of eternal life and shared this belief with Timothy. God's faithfulness and loving kindness, shown in Jesus, caused Lois and Eunice to be bold in the face of indifference and worldly distraction. This wasn't easy for these two women, as we learn from scripture that Timothy's father was not a believer. Timothy was the product of an inter-faith marriage. Undoubtedly there were arguments and discussions involving religion in this household. Perhaps the "let him decide for himself when he's an adult" opinion was raised.
This same argument echoes throughout many modern households in this generation. Young two-parent or single parent families spend most of their time working and just keeping the household running as smoothly as possible, given worries about money and job security, and scheduling and transporting children to appointments, play dates and sports events. Time and energy is spent on the outcome. Most parents want their children to grow up to be honorable citizens, people who are successful, popular and perhaps even famous. They care about physical health with regular appointments with doctors, dentists, optometrists etc. but give little thought to spiritual health or growth. There just doesn't seem to be the time to attend church and Sunday school or have reflective worship in the home as a family. With God removed from public places and schools, children have little chance of growing up with any kind of Christian values unless the family accepts this role and models Christ-like living.
Susannah Wesley, the mother of Charles and John Wesley, who reportedly had 19 children, prayed one hour every day for her children. In addition, she took each child aside for an hour a week to discuss and teach them the principles of spiritual living. The results of her efforts are clearly visible on two continents in the thousands of hymns written by Charles, and the involvement of John, Charles, and their brother Samuel in the Anglican and Methodist churches. Like Timothy these brothers practised the faith learned and lived by their parents within the family unit as well as the church.
A story is told of three ministers talking about which version of the Bible they liked best. The first said he preferred the King James Version as the formal language lent dignity and honour to the words. The second expressed a preference for the Revised Standard Version as he felt that readers could more easily relate to the more modern language. The third man, however, said that he preferred his mother's version of the Bible. When the other two ministers expressed surprise that his mother had written a version of the Bible, he replied, "Oh, she didn't write a Bible, she lived it!"
If parents have a priority for God's word and live it before their children, real teaching of religion will take place whenever and wherever the family is together. Although we can't claim full credit or blame for the children we bring into the world, we are the prime fashioners of their environment. Children do not live an isolated existence within the walls of their own home. They live in a neighbourhood, community, and country and nowadays, more than ever, a global village. The influences that shape their environment are varied and very far-reaching. Every parent or grandparent has the great privilege and responsibility to share God's love and teaching with their children and grandchildren. There are many opportunities to ensure that that good growing ground will be the norm for the younger generation and many more generations to come. The actions of the elders in society are crucial in providing "a good growing ground."
What important spiritual truths do you think should be shared with this generation?
What actions can you take to help provide "a good growing ground" for the young people with whom you have contact?
By Pat Edmonds, Living Waters Presbytery, Toronto Conference
Originally published in Riding the Waves, 7.2, spring 2015.
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Radio Adaptation of Les Misérables by Orson Welles [Free Download]
In 1937 a 22-year-old actor took on the task of adapting Victor Hugo's immense novel, Les Misérables, as his debut radio play script. Th...
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In 1937 a 22-year-old actor took on the task of adapting Victor Hugo's immense novel, Les Misérables, as his debut radio play script. This young actor's name was Orson Welles and his script was the very first to ever use narration in a radio play. Welles adapted the beloved story of redemption into a series of seven half hour episodes which he also produced and directed as well as starring in the leading role of Jean Valjean. This production is still considered by some critics to be one of Orson Welles finest achievements which was followed a year later by his groundbreaking radio adaptation of H.G. Wells' novel The War of the Worlds; perhaps the broadcast for which he is most well known.
The cast of Welles' production of Les Misérables included Martin Gabel as Javert and Alice Frost as Fantine who also costarred with Welles in his stage adaptation of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar* just a few months later. Les Misérables was originally broadcast for seven consecutive Fridays on the Mutual Broadcast System from July 23 to September 3, 1937. This broadcast was the precursor to (and possibly the impetus for) Welles' program The Mercury Theatre on the Air which began airing on July 11, 1938.
Orson Welles, 1937
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Les Misérables was recorded at the WOR studios in New York City and after the broadcast aired the recordings were set aside for nearly three decades. They were almost lost forever when they were discarded in 1966, but thanks to an archivist named David Goldin who rescued them, we can now enjoy this historic audio drama production today.
For those of you who are wondering how this adaptation compares to the Focus on the Family Radio Theatre version of Les Misérables let me just say that that's an apples to oranges comparison. They each have their place, in my opinion, and each has elements that I like better in one over the other. For example, there are some scenes in the Welles' version which do not appear the Radio Theatre adaptation; on the other hand, Radio Theatre has a stunning musical score composed by Jared DePasquale while Welles' version has very sparse music. I think that if you love this story then you'll likely enjoy both of them. And you may be interested to know that there are a handful of other audio adaptations including a 1-hour Lux Radio Theater version from 1952.
Orson Welles as Jean Valjean
Martin Gabel as Javert
Alice Frost as Fantine
Virginia Nicolson as the adult Cosette
Estelle Levy as child Cosette
Ray Collins as Fauchelevent
William Johnstone as Marius
The supporting cast included Agnes Moorehead, Adelaide Klein, Everett Sloane, Betty Garde, Hiram Sherman, Frank Readick, Peggy Allenby, Richard Widmark, Richard Wilson and William Alland. Music by Milton Katims.
Episode Titles & Broadcast Dates
The Bishop - 7/23/37
Javert - 7/30/37
The Trial - 8/6/37
Cosette - 8/13/37
The Grave - 8/20/37
The Barricade - 8/27/37
Finale - 9/3/37
You can listen to the 7-part series via the player below or download a .zip file of the episodes to your computer. You may also open the playlist in a new window by clicking here.
*The cast of Caesar also recorded an audio version of the stage play which can be downloaded here: https://archive.org/details/Orson_Welles_Shakespeare_Collection
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Paramontana mayana, common name May's turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.

Description
The length of the shell attains 6 mm, its diameter 2 mm.

(Original description) The small, lanceolate, subturretedshell is rather thin. Its colour is uniform white or uniform cinnamon, or white spotted with cinnamon. The shell contains 6 whorls, including a two-whorled protoconch.

The sculpture is variable, according as extra threads are or are not intercalated. The radials extendi from suture to base and traverse the basal furrow, narrow, discontinuous from whorl to whorl, perpendicular, twelve to fourteen to a whorl. The spirals number from eleven to fifteen, according to presence or absence of intercalated threads. On the snout six or seven close and knotted threads, then a wide basal furrow followed by from five to eight fine threads which by intersection with the radials on the peripheral area enclose large meshes. On the upper whorls are from two to four spirals. The aperture is open and toothless. The varix is much thicker than the ribs. The sinus is very small. The siphonal canal is short and open.

Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Tasmania.

References

 May, W.L. 1923. An illustrated index of Tasmanian shells: with 47 plates and 1052 species. Hobart : Government Printer 100 pp.
 Powell, A.W.B. 1966. The molluscan families Speightiidae and Turridae, an evaluation of the valid taxa, both Recent and fossil, with list of characteristic species. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 5: 1–184, pls 1–23

External links

 Grove, S.J. (2018). A Guide to the Seashells and other Marine Molluscs of Tasmania: Paramontana mayana

mayana
Gastropods described in 1922
Gastropods of Australia

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Stephen Daniel Mulhern (born ) is an English television presenter, magician, and comedian. He began his television career on CITV, presenting the children's shows Finger Tips (2001–2004) and Tricky TV (2005–2010). Mulhern has presented various television shows for ITV, including Britain's Got More Talent (2007–2019), Animals Do the Funniest Things (2007–2011), This Morning's Hub (2011–2014), Catchphrase (2013–present), Big Star's Little Star (2013–2018), In for a Penny (2019–present), and Rolling In It (2020–2021).

Early life and education
Mulhern's parents were market traders. He attended St Bonaventure's in Forest Gate, East London.

Career

Magic
Mulhern gained his interest in comedy and magic from his father, who taught him tricks when he was 11 years old. The family spent their holidays at Butlin's Minehead in Somerset, where Mulhern began performing in public. He became the youngest member of The Magic Circle, which brought about an appearance on Blue Peter in a piece about Harry Houdini. Mulhern was later suspended from The Magic Circle for revealing a magic trick on the children's  television programme Finger Tips. The suspension was eventually lifted.

After leaving school, he created a magic show under the title Stephen's Mega Mad Magic Show. Turned down at age 18 by Michael Barrymore for My Kind of People, he won another television talent show called The Big Big Talent Show which was hosted by Jonathan Ross, and as a result, in 1997 was invited to take part in the Royal Variety Performance at the Victoria Palace Theatre.

Mulhern has appeared on the Disney Channel and then on CITV alongside Holly Willoughby on Saturday Showdown. His television credits since have included The Quick Trick Show and more recently Tricky TV. In 2005, Mulhern created and presented the Channel 4 magic show Freaky. In 2006, he performed a magic routine in an episode of The Slammer and came in second place. The dance group Flawless, who went on to perform on Britain's Got Talent (a spin-off show of which Mulhern presents), came first. Mulhern's 2010 entertainment show Magic Numbers featured magic and illusions during the phone-in process.

For his Tricky TV series, he used glamour models and bodybuilders, or viewers of the programme and their mothers. He also often uses female celebrities. Most notable of these is his former Saturday Showdown co-host Holly Willoughby, who has assisted him on many occasions in a variety of illusions including being sawn in half and beheaded with a guillotine. Other celebrity assistants have included the singers Katherine Jenkins, Rachel Stevens, Louise Redknapp and the actress Mischa Barton.

Radio
On 5 August 2012, Mulhern began co-presenter of Sunday breakfast from 9am to 12pm with  Emma Willis across the Heart Network. The duo occasionally present the Heart London Breakfast show when regular hosts, Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden are away.

In 2021, Mulhern began presenting shows on Virgin Radio UK. He covered Graham Norton in the weekend morning 9:30am to 12:30pm slot in August and also presented a week of the Chris Evans Breakfast Show in December. Mulhern then returned to Virgin to host a week of Chris Evans Breakfast Show again in April 2022.

Television

Mulhern began presenting on CITV in 1998. He co-hosted four series of Finger Tips with Fearne Cotton from 2001 until 2003 and with Naomi Wilkinson in 2004. He presented children's show Tricky TV from 2005 to 2010. He also co-hosted Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown (originally called Ministry of Mayhem) with Holly Willoughby from 2004 to 2006.

From 2006 to 2007, Mulhern hosted the ITV2 spin-off Dancing on Ice: Defrosted, while Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby hosted the main show.

From 2007 to 2019, Mulhern hosted ITV2 spin-off Britain's Got More Talent, which aired immediately after the main ITV show, which is hosted by Ant & Dec. Since 2013, Mulhern has become associated with the word 'unbelievable' which slowly became his catchphrase, usually used on Britain's Got More Talent as he walks offscreen at the end of a section, with Ant & Dec often mimicking him and is also known for saying "doosh!".

From 2009 to 2011, Mulhern narrated the ITV entertainment show Animals Do the Funniest Things.

Mulhern regularly presented inside 'The Hub', a small segment on the ITV daytime show This Morning. He most recently hosted the segment on Thursday and Friday mornings although had previously hosted on Wednesdays and Thursdays until the departure of Matt Johnson in the summer of 2013. Mulhern has occasionally presented the main show, standing in for the regular presenters.

In 2010, he hosted primetime game show Magic Numbers on ITV. Mulhern has hosted numerous episodes of The Big Quiz.

Since April 2013, Mulhern has presented a revived version of ITV game show Catchphrase. In September 2013, Mulhern began presenting ITV's Big Star's Little Star, a show which sees celebrities and their children compete to win up to £15,000 for charity.

On 27 October 2013, Mulhern began hosting a live Sunday morning show called Sunday Side Up on ITV. On 21 December 2013, Mulhern hosted entertainment special The Illusionists on ITV. On 14 September 2014, Mulhern guest hosted an episode of Sunday Night at the Palladium.

In early 2015, Mulhern presented the primetime ITV reality series Get Your Act Together. On 5 February 2015, he began presenting ITV2 panel show Reality Bites . In 2015, he presented The Magic Show Story a one-off special for ITV and The Saturday Night Story, a two-part series focusing on Saturday night television. In 2015, Mulhern presented Pick Me!, a daytime game show for ITV as well as ITV's annual charity telethon Text Santa. In March 2015, Mulhern became a victim of the Ant & Dec Undercover segment on Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway.

In February 2016, Stephen became the presenter of the 'Ant vs Dec' segment on Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway after replacing Ashley Roberts. In 2016, Mulhern presented Go for It, and co-hosted The Next Great Magician alongside Rochelle Humes for ITV. On 12 April 2018, it was announced that Mulhern would host The National Lottery Draws on ITV.

In 2019, Mulhern presented In For A Penny, which is based on a segment he presents on Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway of the same name.

In August 2020, Mulhern began presenting a new game show on ITV, Rolling In It, featuring both contestants and celebrities.

In February 2022, Mulhern guest presented Dancing On Ice whilst Phillip Schofield self-isolated from COVID-19.

In January 2023 it was reported that a reboot of the show Deal or No Deal would be hosted by Mulhern.

Filmography

Television

Radio

References

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Living people
Butlins Redcoats
English game show hosts
English magicians
English male musical theatre actors
English people of Irish descent
English television presenters
Heart (radio network)
People educated at St Bonaventure's Catholic School
People from Minehead
People from Stratford, London
Year of birth missing (living people)