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Is Santa Black, White Or Should It Be A Penguin?
English: large wooden Santa Claus and "north pole" at Santa Claus House, North Pole, Alaska (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
What a huge surprise that "political correctness" is now taking its toll on a fun, not-even-real, beloved, decades old symbol of Christmas; Santa Claus. Slate writer Aisha Harris declared in her "culture" column yesterday that Santa should be replaced with a penguin. Never mind that she called a penguin a mammal (it's a bird, do your research).
She goes on (and on) to say that a white Santa shouldn't be the default Santa and she felt insecure and ashamed as a child because all the Santa's at the mall, on TV etc. were white yet in her own home the cards, figurines and ornaments depicted Santa as black. Her shame she said, came from the fact that she felt her black Santa was somehow "not real." Is she forgetting no Santa is real? Her own father pointed out to her that Santa became the image and likeness of whatever family he visited. I was taught this about Jesus too. Everyone retains the right to decide what color their mythical symbols of Christmas, Easter, tooth fairy etc. are. I'm sure it must be in the Bill of Rights of pretend stuff.
Here are her some of her reasons taken from slate.com why Santa should be a penguin;
"Two decades later, America is less and less white, but a melanin-deficient Santa remains the default in commercials, mall casting calls, and movies. Isn't it time that our image of Santa better serve all the children he delights each Christmas?
Yes, it is. And so I propose that America abandon Santa-as-fat-old-white-man and create a new symbol of Christmas cheer. From here on out, Santa Claus should be a penguin.
Why, you ask? For one thing, making Santa Claus an animal rather than an old white male could spare millions of nonwhite kids the insecurity and shame that I remember from childhood. Whether you celebrate the holiday or not, Santa is one of the first iconic figures foisted upon you: He exists as an incredibly powerful image in the imaginations of children across the country (and beyond, of course). That this genial, jolly man can only be seen as white—and consequently, that a Santa of any other hue is merely a "joke" or a chance to trudge out racist stereotypes—helps perpetuate the whole "white-as-default" notion endemic to American culture (and, of course, not just American culture).
Plus, people love penguins. There are blogs dedicated entirely to their cuteness. They're box office gold. Most importantly, they're never scary (in contrast to, say, polar bears and reindeer). Most kids love Santa—because he brings them presents. But human Santa can be terrifying—or at least unsettling."
There is much, much more but I'll let you trot on over to Slate.com and check it out for yourself, if you so wish. I've had more than my fill of her drivel and I am on a quest to have the beloved Fat Albert character turned into a mouse, but I can't decide if it should be a white mouse…
Harris is not surprisingly getting a lot of flak for this getting-rid-of-white-Santa idea and I hear the reindeer are really pissed. The elves aren't to happy either. They have a right to work clause that doesn't include them working for a bird. Many do agree however, replacing a Slate writer with a penguin is a great idea. Ho, ho, ho!
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Tagged as Aisha Harris, culture blog, penguin, replace white santa, santa, slate, white santa
Mcidiot CEO's at McDonald's Need Sensitivity Tips and Maybe A Brain
The McDonald's in Sedona, Arizona is the only one in the world with turquoise arches. They are not yellow because the city thought they would mesh poorly with the surrounding red rocks. The first color McDonald's offered was turquoise which the city accepted. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Seems the McIdiots over at the land of the golden arches (golden only for management and CEO's of course) are dispensing advice to their rank and file workers on how to live on the meager wages that McDonald's pays. They evidently have an employee in-house website called McResource that offers "helpful tips" on how to get through the financial strains of the holidays with innovative money advice like "sell stuff you don't need on eBay and Craigslist. Are they kidding? No, the tarnished golden arch big wigs are also telling employees who visit the site to "quit complaining" because complaining causes stress." I myself find complaining a stress relief of sorts. And it's painfully obvious that working for the fast food giant has got to be a giant headache. I mean, just because some people work for minimum wage doesn't give McDonald's the right to treat employees like they have minimum brain power. Maybe the hierarchy over there needs some "tips." Like, how about paying a decent wage and allowing people to work more than 20 hours a week so they can actually receive some benefits? Or, how about paying a decent wage so your workers don't have to work two or three jobs just to have necessities? Or, how about not putting up a moronic and demeaning website that displays your ignorance and offers your employees no-help-what-so-ever?
While the site is supposed to be private for employees only, we all know in this day and age privacy is a joke. According to screen grabs from the site gathered by the activist group Low Pay Is Not OK, the site also offers tips on stress management. With gems such as; "sing away stress to lower blood pressure and pack your bags and take at least two vacations a year to cut heart attack risk by 50 percent." Now, if you work for these McIdiots for roughly $7.25 an hour where do they think you could possibly afford to vacation? Set up camp in a Walmart parking lot for free like the RV travelers do?
When it comes to digging out from debt, the McResource Line suggests employees "consider returning some of your unopened purchases that may not seem appealing as they did." What, like food or maybe Christmas gifts for the kids? The person/persons writing this drivel really should be forced to eat McCrap food for a few months as punishment and then sent to McDonalds Hamburger University in Oakbrook, Il for at least a year of hard time. There is a section on the site relating to making ends meet which gives the enlightening advice to "break food into pieces which will result in eating less and feeling full." Yeah, remember that when you order a cheeseburger at McD's sometime. Break it up into 16 pieces and hopefully you will realize you aren't really full but they sure are full of it…
This isn't the first time the restaurant chain has been taken to task for how it approaches the financial problems of its minimum-wage workers. Earlier this year, critics say, a financial planning site put together by McDonald's and Visa unintentionally showed, in the words of The Atlantic's Jordan Weissmann, "how impossible it is to scrape by on a fast-food paycheck."
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Tagged as golden arches, low pay is not ok, Mcdonald's, Mcdonald's employee website, Mcdonald's low pay, McIdiots, McResource, sensitivity tips
Abercrombie & Fitch Gives Paris A Taste Of More Ugly American Stuff?
Word on Champ Elysees Avenue in Paris is spreading fast. If you are unattractive or have any visible human flaws, steer clear of a U.S. based retail clothing store on the avenue called Abercrombie & Fitch. The retail chain's CEO Mike Jeffries, whose tight-as-a-drum flawless 69 year-old face defies gravity, has been extolling the virtues of only hiring attractive people for years. And an old 2006 interview with Jeffries from Salon.com has resurfaced lately with him stating he hires good looking people to attract good looking customers. Evidently this article caught the attention of France's official human rights watchdog. According to Reuters, they are investigating Abercrombie & Fitch over concerns the clothing retailer discriminates in hiring based on appearance.
This is not news, just rather old news to us in the U.S. as it is well documented Abercrombie & Fitch has lost discrimination lawsuits in the U.S. and Britain as well. They probably build their fines and payouts into the cost of doing business. Why else would a preppy pink shirt or a pair of rubber flip flops be so overpriced? It must be the moose logo. The moose by the way, hearkens from the day before the preppy, flip-flop clad, surfer dude, tan, uber cool (to them), half clothed, model/exclusionary look at their stores took over. It was simply an outdoor clothing/camping/hunting store. No, the guns weren't emblazoned with the moose logo, they were actually used to hunt moose.
Inside Cover Page from 1909 Abercrombie & Fitch Catalog, their first catalog (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
A French commissioner for human rights spokesperson has said they understand that models would have different requirements than sales staff. They have concerns however, that sales staff should not be discriminated against due to appearance/looks. What Parisians will find out soon enough however is that it is common in the U.S. for Abercrombie to hire people as models and them have them sell. Or, hire less-than-beautiful people and hide them in the back room as if they are part of the stock. For stories of what Abercrombie & Fitch has gone through to try and maintain their Stepford-like store civilization, yet try and give the appearance of total diversity in appearance, you need only look to their lost lawsuits and horror stories of past employees. Just Google the company sometime and you will find enough complaints to fill an Abercrombie & Bitch book.
Parisians pride themselves on being experts in good living or having a certain joie de vivre. The parisian youth are forming lines to get into Abercrombie & Fitch but one can only wonder why? If they are curious about the store's clothing, the goods are not made in America. If they are looking for quality, it's not there. How far will their Euros stretch for a pair of rubber (ugh) flip flops? Will they love being doused in the store's signature "cologne" as they hit the door and barely see (it's damn dark in there) the salespeople and visible staff all looking alike and all dressing alike as if they were in prep school? Will they think it's odd that a store staff has no diversity in appearance and all look the same in their Converse shoes or flip flops? Paris is typically a confident place that touts individualism and uniqueness but maybe Parisian youth will think it's "cool" or maybe they might just write it off to more ugly American stuff, which in the case of their hiring policies has shown to be true.
Tagged as Abercrombie & Fitch, champ elysees, discrimination, France's human rights watchdog, hires only attractive, hiring only attractive, investigation, Mike jeffries, Paris, preppy clothes, ugly American
Let New York Voters Decide if Weiner Should Be Top Dog
Former congressman Anthony Weiner really needs to give us all a break from his sexting, screenshots, marital discord, obsessive/compulsive or just plain creepy behavior and insincere "this behavior is behind me" rhetoric. The website "The Dirty" has accused Weiner, who is throwing his hat (or whatever) into the ring for New York mayor, of sexting with a young woman before and after he resigned from Congress in 2011. And although one might be prone to doubting a website with such a moniker, they have the goods–so to speak. The website posted pictures (screenshots) of their alleged online conversations.
It's not that someone doesn't deserve a second chance (such behavior on a larger and more graphic scale is what led to his resignation) but, well, timing is everything they say. Weiner didn't appear to stop his ludicrous behavior even after his resignation from Congress a midst a flurry of apologies to his wife, constituents, peers, the family dog etc. Weiner readily admits he continued the sexting in 2012 but evidently the voters/general public are supposed to buy the but-this-time-I-really-mean-it and I'm-really-more-sorry-this-time-and-I'm cured-of-doing-stupid-stuff. If losing a congressional seat over your lewd behavior doesn't stop that behavior in its tracks, what does?
The New York Times among others is calling for Weiner to drop out of the New York mayoral race but I say, let him run. We know that many of our politicians, past and present, equate political office with money, sex and power, so we should allow New York voters to handle Weiner how ever they see fit and pray to God that their won't be a new hot dog in town. Oh yeah, since Weiner is now officially a laughing stock, let the jokes begin…
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Tagged as anthony weiner, New York, new york mayor, sexting, top dog, weiner, weiner dog
Oprah, Lance and the Tour de Steroids
Lance Armstrong (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
I watched Oprah Tuesday on CBS This Morning. This in itself is a departure from my morning news routine as I am typically a Good Morning America devotee due to my long-standing crush on George Stephanopoulos. I met him years ago when I was in the news business, I remember it well, he does not.
Oprah was telling CBS newsreader and friend Gayle King that her interview with Lance Armstrong (which is set to air on her OWN network Thursday) was "the biggest of her entire career." This sentence alone was the biggest surprise of my entire Oprah viewing life. Oprah, of "how-to-live-your-best-life" blah, blah, blah was stating on national TV that a doper, bicycle rider was the biggest interview of her career?
I know, I know, he won all those Tour de France races and he was a big deal in the racing world then he was stripped of those titles and became a rather small deal. He apparently lied about not taking performance enhancing drugs, some kind of super drug transfusion stuff etc. and led a band of other cyclists into this endeavor where he was proclaimed a ring-leader of sorts in this huge doper-cheating-cycling scandal. I get all that. I get that he has been lying about it for years when others have fessed up and he has been ultimately calling them liars for telling the truth. But, I still don't get why Oprah would think that this was her biggest interview ever just because he finally admits to her that he used drugs throughout his cycling career. I get that she got the interview that everone else wanted but I still don't get why, considering the body of work she has accomplished in her life that she would consider this interview her biggest or most important.
Oprah actually said, "we were mesmerized and riveted" with some of his answers. I was mesmerized once when I saw the Pope and riveted by the sight of the Grand Canyon. How could a confession from a bicycle guy be the same? She also said that he says what the world has been waiting for him to say. Guess what? Many of us were truly not sitting around with bated breath waiting for him to utter a word. We had already figured out he was a liar because so many other cyclists had already blown the whistle. This must be the big Oprah climatic watch-my-show teaser. Oprah told Gayle via satellite from Harpo Studios in Chicago, that she studied for the interview like a college exam and had 112 questions prepared. 112 questions? Why would she not have taken a tip from Dr. Phil and just asked "What were you thinking?" and "How's that lying been working out for you?" Surely answering these two questions could easily fill up her two-hour plus interview.
Oprah has interviewed Presidents, pop stars from Elizabeth Taylor to Michael Jackson and everyday people who have done insightful, important and heroic things in life. To me, her interview with Lance Armstrong will be about as "riveting" as her much-anticipated interview with John Edward's mistress, Rielle Hunter was. Another dud.
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Tagged as CBS, Gayle King, George Stephanopoulos, Lance Armstrong, Michael Jackson, Oprah, Oprah winfrey, Rielle Hunter
September 6, 2012 · 12:08 pm
Clinton Speech At DNC Sure Beat An Old Man Berating A Chair
"Bubba" Bill Clinton
Last week at the Republican National Convention we saw an old man berating a chair. Last night at the Democratic National Convention we saw Bill Clinton. Perhaps one of the greatest orators of all time (for sure in my time). Clinton spent 48 minutes talking in an affable, serious, jovial, relatable, academic, authoritative, passionate yet simple way. Not surprisingly, the crowd went nuts. In a good way.
Clinton's speech hammered home just how superficial, cloudy and ineffective the Republican's "plans" for this Nation are. Their idea of giving the rich tax cuts while proposing cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, will leave the elderly and poor "with nowhere to go." History has shown us, said Clinton, that trickle down economics does not work. He added, "We simply cannot afford to give the reins of government to someone who will double down on trickle down"
In July this year a team of about 40 economists from various universities, think tanks etc. came to the conclusion that the GOP had abandoned economic reality. These independent economic professors said Republican plans couldn't possibly pass a basic economics class/test. Clinton said in his speech last night that it all boils down to arithmetic. "Tax breaks and cuts for the rich plus spending cuts (that would harm the poor) means what?" He added, "Where does the revenue come from? The middle class, of course."
Since I have an obvious left leaning bias and make no bones about it in this blog, I thought it only fair that you hear from a Republican. A onetime early heat GOP Presidential candidate, past Ambassador to China and past Utah governor, Jon Huntsman.
Appearing on Stephen Colbert's show recently, Republican Jon Huntsman was asked what it would mean if the GOP lost in November. He appeared to welcome the possibility of defeat, and to have thought about what good might come from it:
"The party, I think, goes to the wilderness for a while… And eventually we're going to wake up to the fact that the Republican Party draws from a lot of chapters in history…. Theodore Roosevelt believing that the land is an important legacy to leave behind, Eisenhower who left us with the Interstate System — what would we do without our infrastructure? You can't compete in the 21st century without infrastructure. There's a role for government in that."
Later, in an interview on CNN, Huntsman suggested there was something else the GOP needs to wake up to. He said one of the reasons he didn't attend the Republican convention in Tampa was because, "You have a party that lacks inclusiveness, that is not focused on real solutions and delivering the bread and butter issues that the American people are looking for, that lacks the sense of optimism and the big-picture strategic thinking about America."
Huntsman is a Republican that truly "gets it." The RNC was a sea of white people lacking diversity and as Huntsman said "inclusiveness." The DNC had the melting pot that makes up America, in attendance and as speakers. The Democrats know they have truth and reality on their side, and it showed at their convention.
Filed under current news, opinion, politics
Tagged as bill clinton, chair, clinton, clinton speech, convention, democratic national convention, DNC, invisible obama chair, Obama, RNC
August 19, 2012 · 12:02 pm
Presidential Debate Moderator Debate Much Ado About Nothing
Does the average voter in America really care who moderates the up coming three or possibly four, Presidential debates? My totally unscientific and skewed poll results, with a margin-of-error of 50%, show no. However, many would love to ask the candidates a few non-screened questions of our own. Evidently the Commission on Presidential Debates (yes, such an important commission exists) has decided that Jim Lehrer, Bob Schieffer, Candy Crowley and Martha Raddatz will ask those all important pre-screened questions so that the debates don't turn into a game of "stump the candidate." That fact alone gets a big yawn from me. It means Romey will not get any questions about putting his dog on the top of his car while traveling and Obama will most likely not get questioned about his origins, college transcripts or if he really quit smoking.
At the root of the great debate about the debate, is the fact that the four chosen moderators are not diverse enough. Yes, there are men and women in the mix but no African-American or Latino moderators were chosen. This so-called "snub" has caused unrest among the ranks of the National Association of Black Journalists, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and of course Univision (the largest Spanish-language network). It doesn't matter evidently, that Black Journalist Gwen Ifill from PBS has moderated these debates for the last eight years, she is said to be "shocked" and Livid" that she was not chosen. I guess Gwen thinks it is some unalienable right because she is a minority. This is getting crazy that an individual or organization can't simply pick who they think will be the best person for the job because diversity now has to trump everything. Yes, our country is a melting pot which is a good thing but a debate stage can only hold so many people so the "snubbed" will just have to live with it. The Country is in an economic crisis and the big question should be what are these candidates going to do about jobs, the economy, healthcare and taxes? The crucial problems affecting our diverse nation.
Among the "snubbed" were also NBC, Fox News and MSNBC. The Romney camp evidently said they would take their toys and go home if anyone from MSNBC was chosen. So, there is a lot of childishness at work here putting together these top-level, don't-ask-me-anything-I-don't-want-to-answer debates. So is the answer to get a person from every ethnic group in America? Will that quell the whiners? Of course it won't. They would then be complaining about who got the best question to ask. When in reality, the only good questions will be the ones that never get asked.
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Tagged as bob schieffer, candy crowley, debate moderator, Gwen Ifill, jim lehrer, martha raddatz, moderator, presidential debate
Rielle Hunter Book Hits High (NYT Best Seller List) And Low: Content
I got an advance copy of "What Really Happened" a number of weeks ago with a request to write a review for the Rielle Hunter book about her, John Edwards and their daughter. I quickly responded no. It had to be a mistake I figured , as no PR firm or publisher in their right mind would want ME to review trash because I invariably would say it is trash. They must have had me mixed up with someone who blogs about books with nice pithy prose or is impressed enough with freebies to write about only the good stuff. Trust me, this book had no good stuff. Also, they must not have caught my blog of 2010 about Rielle Hunter on Oprah, that has me high on the not-a-fan-of-Hunter list.
Now, I must fully disclose that I could not finish this book. However, I am a master at the art of skimming. And I must say, so is Rielle Hunter. The book is full of her own self-aggrandizement, sounding like she accidentally fell in love with a married man and never once owning up to her role in the break-up and destruction of the Edward's marriage. She claims the marriage was over before she arrived on the scene yet, who is she to say this? Even if it is true it is still her interpretation of a he-said, she-said conversation. She seems to have no remorse in this book for anything she has done but simply wants to tell "her side" of the story. But, her side of the story is just too flawed and unreal. She speaks horribly of Edward's (now dead) wife Elizabeth who suffered immeasurably with not only her terminal illness but with the embarrassment, humiliation and most likely heartache of what her husband of 32 years put her through. At times Hunter acts like she is outside looking in, when in fact, she is in the midst of it all acting like someone with a schoolgirl crush. Her book comes off like everything is okay if you are in love, no matter who you hurt or what you help destroy in the process.
The book is actually pretty sickening to read and judging by the 99 customer (so far) one and two-star (out of five) reviews on Amazon, I am not alone in my opinion. Yet, the combined e-book/print version is today (July 8) number five on the New York Times Best Seller List. But then this is a world where the number one book on the New York Times Best Seller List today is "Becoming Sister Wives" by the clan of TLC's "reality" show about polygamous marriage–and I assume most who read the book paid. There really is a sucker born every…
Tagged as Amazon, Edward, Elizabeth, Elizabeth Edwards, john e4dwards, john edward mistress, John Edwards, New York Times Best Seller List, Rielle Hunter, Rielle Hunter book, what really happened
Nora Ephron Dead: Crestfallen in Chicago
While I own an extensive book collection containing Faulkner, Steinbeck, Hemingway, P.G. Wodehouse, Somerset Maugham and many more that have long been considered classics, my favorite contemporary author has always been Nora Ephron. A classic in her own right, Nora Ephron died today at 71 leaving behind her humor, wit, charm, guts, unpredictability and intelligence in her movies, screenwriting, novels and essays. I adored her writing. Actually, I have embarrassingly enough seen her movie "You've Got Mail" so many times I can recite most dialogue line for line. I actually own a copy of the screenplay.
If that isn't woman/author/crush enough, I own every book she has ever written and of course, can recite Sleepless In Seattle lines in my sleep and can't stop in a deli without thinking of When Harry Met Sally and the "I'll have what she's having line." I don't actually purchase many movies but I own anything she has ever directed or written the
Cover of You've Got Mail
screenplay for including her last, Julie and Julia. Ephron was a funny feminist who wrote and directed roles for women that were not wimps. Often her characters were dark, or mixed up or dysfunctional for a while but by the end of the film you always knew everyone was going to feel good. Both the characters and her audience.
Back in the 1980's I was in St. Pete Beach in Florida during the filming of her movie Heartburn. Mike Nichols was the director and Ephron wrote the screenplay. Some scenes were being filmed at the Don Cesar Hotel, a big pink monolith of a hotel that looked like a huge castle along the beach front. I was staying at a rather small pink hotel that looked nothing like a castle with almost an ocean view if you ran a hundred yards and jumped on a trampoline. One couple in our group was staying at the Don Cesar so every time we all met for dinner or drinks I would suggest we meet at their hotel bar. I was hoping to get a glimpse of anyone connected with the movie. I went to that bar twice and saw plenty of equipment, cameras, grips, people with clipboards, craft service, people with headphones but alas, no stars–ever. Many in the industry say Ephron's Heartburn was a thinly disguised story of her marriage to Washington Post journalist Carl Bernstein, who with fellow reporter Bob Woodward reported on the Watergate scandal that took down Richard Nixon. They were married four years and had two kids but word was he had a difficult time with monogamy.
Since I love books, I always noticed the details of her movie sets and how many of them contained lots of books, desks, typewriters and then later of course, computers. You've Got Mail was even a story about two competing bookstores. I always felt that I could just plop myself into one of her story lines and just feel right at home. Thanks Nora, for making fiction seem so real, RIP.
(Just in case you've never seen You've Got Mail, my favorite movie, you can get it here; http://amzn.to/1nmIm8R . I am an Amazon affiliate so I receive a small commission on anything you purchase through my link. )
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Tagged as Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein, Ephron, Julie & Julia, Nora Ephron, nora ephron dead, nora ephron dies, Richard Nixon, When Harry Met Sally..., You've Got Mail


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Дези́ри Хе́нри (; род. 26 августа 1995, Лондон, Великобритания) — британская легкоатлетка, специализирующаяся в спринтерском беге. Бронзовый призёр Олимпийских игр 2016 года в эстафете 4×100 метров. Чемпионка Европы 2014 года в эстафете 4×100 метров. Победительница юношеского чемпионата мира (2011) в беге на 200 метров.

Биография
Первые шаги в лёгкой атлетике делала в клубе Enfield & Haringey в Лондоне, куда пришла в 10 лет. После того, как в 2010 году стала тренироваться у Майка Макфарлейна, ей серьёзно удалось улучшить результаты. Спустя 12 месяцев совместной работы она выиграла юношеский чемпионата мира в беге на 200 метров с личным рекордом 23,25. В 2012 году стала четвёртой на юниорском первенстве мира.

27 июля 2012 года Дезири и ещё 6 молодых британских спортсменов (так называемая «Секретная семёрка», ) зажгли олимпийский огонь во время церемонии открытия Олимпийских игр в Лондоне. Это право она заслужила после того, как её кандидатуру выбрал известный британский десятиборец Дейли Томпсон.

С 2013 года тренируется у американского наставника Раны Рейдера. В том сезоне Дезири стала второй на юниорском чемпионате Европы в беге на 200 метров и выиграла золото в эстафете 4×100 метров.

В 2014 году бежала в финале чемпионата Европы на дистанции 100 метров, где заняла 7-е место. В эстафете стала чемпионкой в составе сборной Великобритании с национальным рекордом (42,24).

На Олимпийских играх в Рио-де-Жанейро дошла до полуфинала в беге на 100 метров, а в эстафете завоевала бронзовую медаль (снова с рекордом страны — 41,77).

Изучает спортивную науку в лондонском колледже City and Islington College.

Основные результаты

Примечания

Ссылки
 Профиль Дезири Хенри на The Power Of 10

 Профиль Дезири Хенри на сайте all-athletics.com
 Профиль Дезири Хенри на сайте Европейской легкоатлетической ассоциации
 Профиль Дезири Хенри на сайте Олимпийских игр 2016 года

Бегуны на короткие дистанции Великобритании
Бронзовые призёры летних Олимпийских игр 2016 года
Чемпионы Европы по лёгкой атлетике
Легкоатлеты на летних Олимпийских играх 2016 года

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Een C4-plant is een type plant die niet alleen gebruikmaakt van de basisvorm van de fotosynthese zoals de C3-plant, maar eerst een tussenstap uitvoert waarbij een verbinding met vier koolstofatomen wordt gemaakt – vandaar de naamgeving.

Scheiding van twee processen
Bij deze planten wordt de opname of fixatie van kooldioxide ruimtelijk gescheiden van de verwerking ervan tot suikers. Via een tussenstap wordt eerst door het enzym fosfoenolpyruvaat-carboxylase (PEP-carboxylase) een oxaalacetaat geproduceerd dat daarna wordt omgezet tot malaat of soms aspartaat. Bij het PEP-carboxylase vindt geen oxygenase-activiteit plaats, er wordt geen zuurstof gebonden. Het is een van de drie typen fotosyntheseprocessen bij planten, naast de C3-plant en de CAM-plant. Bij deze laatste wordt de opname van kooldioxide niet ruimtelijk gescheiden van de verwerking ervan tot suikers, maar in de tijd. Bekende C4-planten zijn mais, suikerriet en gierst. De meeste behoren tot de grassen.

Het malaat of aspartaat wordt naar het enzym Rubisco gebracht waar het weer wordt omgezet in kooldioxide en pyruvaat. Hierna wordt hetzelfde proces gevolgd als bij C3-planten.

Aanpassing aan droogte
Door de verhoogde kooldioxideverhouding treedt er veel minder fotorespiratie op door Rubisco dan bij C3-planten. Hierdoor gaat vrijwel geen gebonden koolstof verloren en kunnen meer suikers geproduceerd worden. Doordat C4-planten fotorespiratie vermijden, zijn deze beter geschikt voor warme klimaten. C3-planten komen meer voor in gematigde streken.

De overgang naar C4-metabolisme is voornamelijk een aanpassing aan droogte. C4-planten gebruiken de hoeveelheid vocht waarover zij beschikken doeltreffender dan C3-planten en kunnen daarmee in hete droge streken beter overleven. Een goed voorbeeld hiervan is een plant als zuurgras (Enneapogon scaber) die in woestijnachtige gebieden floreert. Maar de aanpassing wordt ook bij halofyten gevonden.

Het lijkt erop dat de overgang naar C4-metabolisme een eigenschap is die onafhankelijk in verschillende plantengroepen ontstond. Door te kijken naar in welke plantfamilies het fenomeen is opgetreden lijkt het erop dat in de laatste 30 miljoen jaar de overgang meer dan 20 keer onafhankelijk van elkaar heeft plaatsgevonden.
Zo'n 5% van de plantaardige biomassa bestaat uit C4-planten. Het zijn dan ook relatieve nieuwkomers in de evolutie van planten en ontstonden waarschijnlijk pas aan het einde van het Tertiair.

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"When a guy tells me he's good enough to go, he's good enough to go," Banister said. "It helps all players to be versatile, especially a guy like Kyle Blanks and [Adam] Rosales, Tommy Field.
"When you are versatile and you can swing the bat and have the ability to play other positions, you can extend your time at the major league level. [You'll] find a way to stay, especially if you're on a roll hitting."
Since being called up April 29, Blanks is batting .321 with three homers and six RBIs.
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Banister said left-hander Ross Detwiler, who allowed three runs in five innings in Thursday's loss and is 0-5 in his first seven starts, will remain in the rotation.
Detwiler has pitched better since taking a week off from the rotation in April to work on his delivery, but he has still struggled to pitch deep into games.
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For now, the Rangers hope Detwiler can regain the formula that helped him hold the Astros to one run in seven innings May 4. His second-longest outing was 5 2/3 innings, when he allowed five runs in his second start.
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Prince Fielder had just ripped a two-run homer to right field Friday night to pull the Rangers into a 2-2 tie with the Indians at Globe Life Park.
Adrian Beltre quickly followed with a 413-foot blast to straightaway center to give Texas a 3-2 lead in the first inning. He is tied with Shin-Soo Choo for the team lead with five homers this season.
It was also Beltre's 400th career homer. He's the 52nd player in MLB history with at least 400 homers. He's fourth among active players, and he trails Hall of Famer Duke Snider (407) for 51st all-time. He needs 13 more to move ahead of Alfonso Soriano and into the top 50.
It was Beltre's 80th homer at Globe Life Park, his most at any park in the league.
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Pitching coach Mike Maddux missed Friday's game while attending his daughter's master's degree ceremony at Baylor.
His other daughter graduates from SMU on Saturday, but Maddux will be back with the team.
Bullpen coach Andy Hawkins acted as the pitching coach Friday, while minor league pitching coordinator Danny Clark acted as the bullpen coach.
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PENSACOLA, Fla. — A little battered and bruised but no worse for wear, Rear Adm. Kyle Cozad, commander of Naval Education and Training Command, returned from Coronado after competing in the 2019 Team Navy Trials, March 15–21.
Cozad, along with 54 other wounded warriors, tested their grit in 13 events including rowing, cycling, wheelchair basketball, golf, swimming, wheelchair rugby, wheelchair tennis, sitting volleyball, powerlifting, shooting, archery and track and field. Only a select few will represent the Navy in the 2019 Department of Defense Warrior Games to be held in Tampa, Florida, June 21–30.
"I quickly discovered that I was the 'silverback' in the group in terms of age and rank," Cozad said. "I can assure you that folks took me seriously on day one when I commented that rank was irrelevant. The young guys and gals took it to me on the court, cycling course, rowing venue, basically wherever they could. Trust me, there was no mercy for the old man!"
The trials are part of the Navy Wounded Warrior – Safe Harbor program, which is the Navy's sole organization for coordinating the non-medical care of seriously wounded, ill and injured sailors and Coast Guardsmen, and providing resources and support to their families. Navy Wounded Warrior has assisted more than 6,600 service members throughout the country.
Although the trials allowed Cozad to experience sports he had never tried since he was injured in spring 2018, causing him to adapt to wheelchair mobility, it was the time spent with fellow wounded warriors that had the greatest impact.
"The week provided me an opportunity to spend time with each of the wounded warriors and their caregivers, which gave me a perspective that exceeds words," said Cozad, who underwent emergency back surgery and is working through physical therapy to stand and walk again. "I can cite example after example of how this program, and more specially, adaptive sports have literally changed lives, and for that understanding, I walked away with much more than I ever imagined before I arrived."
"As a guy who'd been in for 33 years, and wasn't quite sure why my local Navy Wounded Warrior – Safe Harbor team wanted to visit me after I was released from the hospital, we (Navy leadership) need to better understand the what, why and how Navy Wounded Warrior supports our wounded, seriously ill and injured," Cozad said.
"The program only works when prospective wounded warriors know about it, and when parent commands support it," Cozad said. "Although these stories are the exception, I have heard about commands who don't understand the program aims and on the extreme fringes, about commands who simply don't support their warriors."
From Cozad's small group interactions with other wounded warriors and the mentoring he does with about a dozen recently injured or recovering sailors, he said he left the Team Navy Trials with an important realization.
"There is nothing more important than an opportunity to supplement the great work our region Navy Safe Harbor caseworkers provide by talking to other wounded warriors about their experiences," said Cozad. "No one knows what it's like better than someone who's been there, done that."
Although the oldest and most senior wounded warrior at the trials, Cozad hopes to represent the Navy at the 2019 DOD Warrior Games.
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Pascale Petit ()  este o actriță franceză de film, activă în anii 1950-1960.

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Petit a lucrat ca manichiuristă la salonul de coafură al celebrităților pariziene al surorilor Carita și a urmat școala de arte decorative (École des arts décoratifs). Bruneta minusculă, de 1,57 m și 44 kg, a fost descoperită de actorul-regizor Raymond Rouleau, care a distribuit-o într-un rol în filmul din 1957 Vrăjitoarele din Salem (o adaptare cinematografică a dramei omonime a lui Arthur Miller).

În 1958, Marcel Carné i-a acordat rolul principal în filmul Trișorii, care a făcut-o instantaneu celebră. Ea a jucat o tânără rebelă și a primit Premiul Suzanne Bianchetti ca descoperire a unui tânăr talent. Au urmat mai multe filme asemănătoare, cu ea în rol principal, în care a jucat seductoare frumoase, imprevizibile. Presa la acea vreme a comparat-o adesea cu Brigitte Bardot.

Din 1960, când și-a urmat soțul, actorul Gianni Esposito, în Italia și-a pierdut treptat din popularitate. În anii 1960, pe lângă western-uri și filme de acțiune, a apărut și în producții germane și austriece, precum comedia erotică a lui Franz Antel, Die Wirtin von der Lahn.

În 1969 a divorțat de Esposito, tatăl fiicei sale Douchka, care mai târziu a încercat să devină și ea actriță.

La începutul anilor 1970, Petit s-a întors la Paris și a încercat să revină în viața de actriță în roluri de caracter, dar nu a reușit să mai aibă succesele anterioare.

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 1957 Vrăjitoarele din Salem (Les sorcières de Salem),	regia Raymond Rouleau
 1957 Tahiti ou la joie de vivre, regia Bernard Borderie
 1958 O viață (Une vie), regia Alexandre Astruc
 1958 Trișorii (Les Tricheurs), regia Marcel Carné
 1959 Le donne sono deboli (Faibles femmes), regia Michel Boisrond
 1959 Julie, regia Claude Boissol
 1960 Una ragazza per l'estate (Une fille pour l'été), regia Édouard Molinaro
 1960 L'affare di una notte (L'affaire d'une nuit), regia Henri Verneuil
 1960 Vers l'extase, regia René Wheeler
 1960 Lettere di una novizia (La Novice), regia Alberto Lattuada
 1961 La notte e il desiderio (Les Démons de minuit), regia Marc Allégret, Charles Gérard
 1962 Banda de lași (Un branco di vigliacchi), regia Fabrizio Taglioni
 1962 L'amore impossibile (La Croix des vivants), regia Ivan Govar
 1962 Una regina per Cesare, regia Piero Pierotti, Viktor Tourjansky
 1963 La banda degli inesorabili (Règlements de compte), regia Pierre Chevalier
 1964 Come sposare un primo ministro (Comment épouser un premier ministre), regia Michel Boisrond
 1964 Les Siffleurs, regia Eino Ruutsalo
 1965 Jaguar... professione spia (Corrida pour un espion), regia Maurice Labro
 1965 Zwei girls von roten stern), regia  Sammy Drechel
 1966 Spie contro il mondo (Gern hab' ich die Frauen gekillt), regia Alberto Cardone, Robert Lynn
 1967 I dolci vizi... della casta Susanna (Susanne, die Wirtin von der Lahn), regia Franz Antel
 1967 Venere va alla guerra (Fast ein Held), regia Rainer Erler
 1968 Joe... cercati un posto per morire!, regia Giuliano Carnimeo
 1968 Susanna... ed i suoi dolci vizi alla corte del re (Frau Wirtin hat auch einen Grafen), regia Franz Antel
 1968 L'ultimo mercenario (Die grosse Treibjagd), regia Dieter Müller, Mel Welles
 1969 I diavoli della guerra, regia Bitto Albertini
 1970 Femmine carnivore (Die Weibchen), regia Zbyněk Brynych
 1971 Cronaca erotica di una coppia (Chronique d'un couple), regia Roger Coggio
 1972 Boccaccio, regia Bruno Corbucci
 1972 Quante volte... quella notte, regia Mario Bava
 1973 Gli amici degli amici hanno saputo, regia Fulvio Marcolin
 1975 Le dolci zie, regia Mario Imperoli
 1985 Une étrange histoire d'amour Eric de Kuyper
 1991 Ville à vendre'', regia Jean-Pierre Mocky

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Apple Store Employees Charged With Running ID Theft Ring
The defendants allegedly stole personal info from hundreds of victims, and applied for "instant credit" at Apple.
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Four former Apple retail store employees and a dental office receptionist have been indicted in New York City for allegedly running an identity theft ring that defunded Barclays Bank of $700,000 using fradulently obtained Apple gift cards.
The defendants are charged with stealing the personal information of hundreds of victims, and using it to apply for "instant credit" at Apple, which can be used to immediately buy items. When an application went through, the defendants used the instant credit accounts to purchase Apple gift cards, which they subsequently used to purchase Apple merchandise such as laptop computers.
Here's how it went down: The dental office receptionist allegedly copied the personal information belonging to more than 250 patients — including their names, birthdates, and Social Security numbers. She then emailed the information to one of her accomplices — a former Apple sales associate — who used the data to obtain Apple instant credit lines, issued through Barclaycard, ranging from $2,000 to $7,000.
The crimes allegedly occurred at Apple stores in Manhattan and White Plains, N.Y. and Short Hills, N.J. In total, the ring is charged with purchasing approximately $700,000 worth of gift cards at Apple stores using ill-gotten Barclaycard instant credit.
The defendants were charged in a 394-count indictment in New York State Supreme Court following a two-and-a-half year-long investigation, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. announced this week. Charges include larceny, identity theft, fraud, and unlawful possession of personal identifying information.
"Using stolen information to purchase Apple products is one of the most common schemes employed by cybercrime and identity theft rings today," Vance said in a statement(Opens in a new window). "We see in case after case how all it takes is single insider at a company — in this instance, allegedly, a receptionist in a dentists' office – to set an identity theft ring in motion, which then tries to monetize the stolen information by purchasing Apple goods for resale or personal use."
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To help create contented family mealtimes, Gina provides lots of great ideas to brighten up breakfast time, create super snacks, salads and soups as well as sensible advice on how to cope with food fussiness.
Allowing children to cook with you is a wonderful way to encourage and develop an appreciation of good food, and Gina explains how to maximise this great opportunity, as well as discussing the huge benefits of eating together as a family.
In the chapter on eating out, Gina suggests ways to ensure your family enjoys a contented occasion whether you are on a journey, in a restaurant, on a picnic or packing lunchboxes.
The second part of Feeding Made Easy is devoted to over 60 recipes, covering light meals, main meals, snacks, baking and desserts. The unique feature of this book is the provision not only of menu plans covering a four-week period, but also of comprehensive shopping lists, allowing you to choose and shop for a week's meals with the greatest ease. All the recipes are uncomplicated and delicious and will be enjoyed by all ages.
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Savage Rose, still going strong after 45 years
Posted on October 12, 2012 by Per Ole Hagen
In 1967 the two Danish brothers Thomas and Anders Koppel started a band with jazz drummer Alex Riel, guitarist Jens Rugstedt, Flemming Ostermann and Annisette Hansen. They called the band The Savage Rose, and 45 years later Annisette is the only one left. But her voice is such an important part of the band that you never doubt which band you are listening to. Thursday night The Savage Rose played at the Rockefeller Music Hall in Oslo.
The concert tour coincides with the release of the CD Love And Freedom. Since their first album, Savage Rose from 1968, they have released more than 20 albums. A long period from the mid 70s until early 90s, they turned their back to the international record industry. During this time they devoted their time and music to political causes like the Palesinian refugees, Kurdish separatism, the Black Panther movement and other left wing causes.
The Savage Rose have changed members during the years but Anisette and her husband Thomas Koppel have been central until Thomas Koppel suddenly died in 2006. Anisette and the other members of the band decided to keep on, and the concert in Oslo showed that the band itself plus Annisette's voice is strong enough to still say that it was "typical Savage Rose".
Annisette is the only original member left of the band, the other musicians are young, but nevertheless great musicians who did a great job with all the songs. I might have heard the original band in 1973, but I cannot remember it, and Savage Rose of today sounds great, so I don't really miss the old version. The set list at the concert contained songs form most of their career, with Wild Child as the best known song from their first period. The two CDs with most songs were Black Angel from 1995 and their latest, Love And Freedom that was released a month ago.
Annisette's vocal is central in all the songs by The Savage Rose. And none of them are specially easy to perform. I didn't know what to expect before the concert, but I had no reason to be afraid. Annisette's voice is easily recognizable, and she carries all the songs in a perfect way. The only concession to her age may be that they split the concert in two sets. The bonus was that we got to see her in two different dresses. She moves graciously and dances while singing, and I really loved it.
They played all the songs from Freedom To Love, except one. The CD is musically a continuation of the style they presented on Black Angel. My favorites from Freedom To Love are the title song and Voice Of Revolution. They also did four songs from Black Angel, the title song, my favorite from that CD, What Do You Do Now, Early Morning Blues and You'll Know In The Morning. The oldest song, Long Before I Was Born form their second LP, In The Plain was the last encore. It is still a great song.
The concert wasn't sold out, but the mood was good, and it looked like everyone were satisfied with the show. I will definitely go if they come back. In the meantime I will revisit their old albums and put Black Angel back in the CD player in my car.
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Bjarke Strøm on July 21, 2013 at 2:22 pm said:
-Check out Catbird and Naja Rosa, it is Her daughters bands, very, very good too….
Naja Rosa is a bit traditional R/B, where Catbird is more like the Savage Rose, "Among us" is one of my best records (but I for some reason listen more to Naja….;- )
As it is, Anisette is the greateer voice of the three, but the daughters are far better than Anisette were in their age (which DOES say a lot, Savage was one of Denmarks greatest bands already in the early 70ties….)
-And by the way, Savage Rose´s"Are you ready" is a great live record, I don´t know them all as my cd player died on me just as I met Savage and bought all their records, but it does somehow play the live record and it are just Great….;- (
Bill50x on December 18, 2012 at 10:18 am said:
I found two albums from -68 (Japampress) on the net and when browsing I was surpriced to find out that Annisette still is in business! So now I have to look for the last releases as well. Right now I´m listening to the album In The Plain (whick I have on vinyl but haven't listened to the last 20 years or so) and it strikes me that it easily could have been an "indie-release" today, fantastic!
Per Ole Hagen on December 18, 2012 at 4:10 pm said:
Hi. If you want a recommendation to their later releases, I will point out Black Angel. I can also assure you that Annisette is still on top.


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Utah incident responder's quick thinking saves 5-year-old girl found choking
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A 5-year-old girl is OK this holiday season thanks to quick thinking by a Utah transportation employee and state trooper who helped save her after a woman alerted them that the child was choking in her car.
Robert Bratton, a member of the Utah Department of Transportation Incident Management Team, and a Utah Highway Patrol trooper were wrapping up a response Wednesday evening, moving a car from a freeway to a gas station located at 14814 S. Minuteman Drive.
Then, at about 7:30 p.m., they spotted a vehicle "swerve erratically" into the parking lot of the gas station, according to UDOT officials.
"A distraught woman pulled into the parking lot and ran to her back seat — instantly, I kind of knew there was something wrong," Bratton said, in an interview provided by UDOT Thursday.
The woman opened the rear door of the vehicle where a 5-year-old girl was choking on a piece of food. That's when Bratton took the girl out of the vehicle and performed a reverse Heimlich maneuver.
"I got down on my knee, I placed her facedown on (my other) knee and I was able to start the Heimlich maneuver," he said, recalling the moment. "After about four or five of those, I was able to unlodge the obstruction."
The girl was able to start breathing again. The entire scene played out in less than a minute, captured on UHP trooper Zesiger's body camera device.
"You guys have good (timing)," the appreciative woman says, as Bratton checks on the girl immediately after her airway was cleared.
This wasn't the first time Bratton found himself in a situation like what happened Wednesday. UDOT's Incident Management Team responds to all sorts of emergencies, and Bratton was awarded a lifesaving award from the Utah Department of Public Safety last year for saving a 15-year-old's life in April 2020.
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Please can someone help me out with is error?
I have created a script to list all my CAD files in the directory and subdirectories and then convert them to Geodatabase with feature classes. When I run the script, it creates an empty geodatabase and list just the first file and gives the error"
"ERROR 000732: Input CAD Datasets: Dataset 100135S01.dwg does not exist or is not supported, Failed to execute (CADToGeodatabase)..
What could be the issue here?. Please help!
Oooh Arkadiusz! Thank you very very much for this great input. I made the modification and my script is running perfectly well.
So for anyone who might be interested! this is what my script is built to do. Scans through the specified drive for all autoCAD files with .dwg extension, list them out; creates a geodatabase with the name '2010.gdb, then converts all the .dwg files into feature dataset with feature classes and store in the geodatabase created.


Welcome to Sydney Dance Company. Our website www.sydneydancecompany.com and its associated domains and apps ("Sites") are operated by Sydney Dance Company (collectively, "SDC", "us", "our" or "we").
SDC delivers various services and functions, including, but not limited to, promoting and selling tickets to our productions, taking bookings for our dance studio, PPY program, dance lessons and classes, membership services, promoting and seeking support of donors and supporters, and selling merchandise ("Services"). The Services can be delivered via the Sites, over the telephone or in person at our premises, with the location of our premises being subject to change at SDC's discretion.
2.1 Before attending a dance class at SDC, participants must provide SDC with their full name, phone number and email address. SDC will also request that you provide your physical address and postcode, although you are not required to provide this information. If the participant is younger than eighteen (18) years of age, their date of birth is required.
i) SDC invites transgender, intersex and gender diverse dancers, staff and visitors to use the change room facilities at SDC of the gender they identify as. SDC does not condone the harassment of transgender, intersex or gender diverse individuals, and will not tolerate any such harassment. Any person who is uncomfortable or requires additional privacy can take advantage of the accessible facilities.
2.3 All purchases for dance classes are final, non-refundable and non-transferable. Tickets cannot be extended and cannot be shared.
2.4 Tickets and gift cards purchased for "drop-in" classes are valid for admission into any class at SDC, and are valid for six (6) months from the date of purchase. We cannot provide extensions to the expiry date unless a request is made for an extension for medical reasons and is supported by a medical certificate. The six (6) month period is inclusive of any public holiday or Christmas closures.
2.5 Tickets purchased for "short-courses" and "workshops" are only valid for the dates selected when booking. No refunds or exchanges will be made if you are unable to attend a "short-course" or a "workshop" on the dates selected when you make your purchase.
2.6 Concession discounts are available for current Ausdance and Equity members, full-time students, Centerlink card holders and Senior Card Holders. Where concession discounts are applied, suitable identification must be presented upon attendance or request by SDC personnel.
2.7 Prepaid gift cards cannot be replaced or refunded if lost, stolen or damaged, and cannot be exchanged for cash.
2.8 The timetable, locations and teachers for all dance classes and workshops may be subject to change without notice.
3.1 You may subscribe to the SDC dance class membership ("Dance Membership") via this link.
3.2 Dance Membership is not available to persons who are under sixteen (16) years of age.
3.3 The minimum term for Dance Membership is two (2) months ("Minimum Period").
3.4 During the term of your Dance Membership, you shall be entitled to attendance to unlimited scheduled "drop-in" dance classes, which can be pre-booked online as per the timetable found here. (this does not include courses, master classes, special workshops, youth term classes or school holiday workshops) ("Member Benefits").
3.5 If you pre-book a "drop-in" class and are unable to attend, you must change or cancel your booking at least two (2) hours prior to the commencement of that class. If you fail to arrive for a pre-booked class on more than three (3) occasions, we may suspend your online booking privileges.
3.6 Your access to the Member Benefits cannot be transferred to another party.
3.7 You must be able to produce photo ID if requested by an SDC staff member in relation to your use of the Member Benefits.
a) By subscribing to Dance Membership and providing us with your valid credit card details, you authorise us to charge you at the current rate on a monthly basis in accordance with the payment terms found here. ("Payment Terms").
b) Your monthly billing cycle will begin on the date that you sign up for your Dance Membership and will be renewed on the same date each month (your "Billing Cycle").
c) You may incur additional fees for late or declined payments, in accordance with the Payment Terms.
d) Unless cancelled by you in accordance with Section 3.11 below, your Dance Membership will continue after the Minimum Period, and you will continue to be charged the applicable current monthly fee for each Billing Cycle in accordance with the Payment Terms.
e) We may increase the monthly subscription fees for Dance Memberships at any time by giving you at least one (1) month notice except where such increase is required by law or any regulatory authority (in which case we will try to give you reasonable notice).
f) You must inform SDC of any change in your contact details, bank accounts or credit card details for payment, as well as in relation to any other information relevant to your Dance Membership.
g) Dance Membership pricing takes into account all public holidays and opening/closing hours in accordance with the dance class timetable found at [link]. However, your Dance Membership will be suspended when SDC closes over the Christmas/New Year period, being approximately two (2) weeks, and you will be charged at half of the current monthly rate for your December/January Billing Cycle.
a) You may suspend your Dance Membership ("Suspension") via this form or by otherwise contacting SDC.
b) During a valid Suspension, you will not be charged any Dance Membership fees.
c) All Dance Membership fees must be paid up to date prior to requesting a Suspension.
d) The minimum duration of a Suspension is two (2) consecutive weeks. You may continue your Suspension in fortnightly periods thereafter up to a maximum of twelve (12) weeks.
e) You may activate a Suspension twice within a twelve (12) month period. Any additional Suspensions within that twelve (12) month period may incur additional non-refundable fees as per the Payment Terms.
f) You may not activate a Suspension within the Minimum Term.
a) You may cancel your Dance Membership by completing this form or otherwise contacting SDC ("Cancellation Notice"). Upon valid Cancellation Notice, you will need to pay one full Billing Cycle in addition to the remainder of your current Billing Cycle before cancellation takes effect.
b) Upon cancellation taking effect, your Dance Membership and access to the Member Benefits shall cease.
c) SDC reserves the right to suspend or cancel your Dance Membership in its sole discretion due to unpaid fees. SDC also reserves the right to refuse future Dance Membership to you in these circumstances.
e) You will not be refunded for unused Dance Membership periods.
3.12 SDC reserves the right to change the terms and conditions of Dance Membership and the Member Benefits at any time, at its sole discretion. We will notify you of any change prior to the date such change comes into effect via email sent to the email address you provided when creating your Dance Membership. If any such change has a materially detrimental effect on you, you may cancel your Dance Membership in accordance with Section 3.13 below.
3.13 If you wish to cancel your Dance Membership as a result of changes to terms and conditions of Dance Membership and the Member Benefits and in a way that has a materially detrimental effect on you, you must notify us within 14 days of our notice to you about the changes along with reasonable explanation of the reasons that the changes have or will have a materially detrimental effect on you. Your cancellation will be effective as of the date of any such change, and you will receive a pro-rata refund for any amount already paid to us in respect of any period after that date.
4.2 In the instance that a different company or entity is presenting a performance or show booked or purchased via the Sites and/or Services, a ticket purchased to any such performance or show will be subject to the terms and conditions of that company or entity.
e) you may be required to submit to a search of your person and/or possessions by the venue before entering the event.
c) human error or a transactional malfunction of a SDC operated system.
4.5 If SDC cancels a ticket, it may offer a replacement ticket to you at the most recent correct price for that ticket.
4.6 Refunds for performance tickets are payable in accordance with the Live Performance Australia Ticketing Code of Practice – Consumer Code. Exchanges for performance tickets or the replacement of lost, stolen or missing tickets may be permitted under certain conditions, but additional fees may apply.
4.7 SDC reserves the right to refuse sale of tickets to its performances or withdraw any tickets from sale.
4.8 Latecomers may only be admitted to a performance during a suitable break, which could be the first interval (if an interval is scheduled). In some cases, latecomers may not be admitted at all.
4.9 Where allocated seating is applicable, seat reservation for tickets purchased via the Sites and/or Services are on a "best available" basis.
4.10 Where concession tickets are purchased, suitable identification must be presented upon collection of the tickets.
4.11 Prepaid vouchers and gift cards cannot be replaced or refunded if lost, stolen or damaged, and cannot be exchanged for cash.
4.12 Advertised programs may be varied without notice. Artists may be added, withdrawn or substituted for performances and the right to vary prices, venues, seating arrangements and audience capacity is reserved.
4.13 Camera, video and audio recorders may not be used inside any venue of a performance, unless expressly authorised by the venue.
4.14 SDC reserves the right to broadcast or telecast any performance or event with or without notice to audience members.
4.16 Purchased tickets may not, without the prior written consent of SDC, be resold for commercial packages or at a premium, nor may they be packaged or used for advertising, promotional or other commercial purposes. If a ticket is sold in breach of this condition, the bearer of the ticket may be refused admission, subject to the discretion of SDC.
4.17 Tickets are only valid when purchased through an authorised agent. Sydney Dance Company reserves the right to cancel any ticket distributed in breach of this condition without refund.
5.2 Any access or use by you of Third Party Websites is subject to the terms and conditions and privacy policies applicable to those Third Party Websites.
5.3 From time to time the Sites and/or Services may display third party advertising. By displaying such advertising, we do not in any way represent that we endorse the relevant advertisement, its products, events or services, unless expressly stated.
5.4 SDC does not accept responsibility in connection with any Third Party Website, or any third party advertising, product, event or services, whether endorsed by SDC or not.
5.5 Your engagement with such Third Party Websites or advertised products, events or services is entirely at your own risk.
5.6 SDC does not accept any responsibility for any communications or transactions between you and a third party using the Sites and/or Services tools or functionalities or for your participation in a third party's event, competition or activity.
6.1 SDC merchandise can be purchased at https://www.sydneydancecompany.com/sydney-dance-company-merchandise.
6.2 Any access or use by you of the Merchandise Websites, including any purchase of merchandise, will be subject to the terms and conditions applicable to the Merchandise Websites.
7.1 SDC accepts payment online via Minbody (Ezidebit) when purchasing dance, class and school holiday workshop tickets and Dance Memberships, and Tessitura (Payment Express) when purchasing tickets to a performance.
7.2 By purchasing a product via our Sites and/or Services, you agree to provide the full payment for a product through our Sites and/or Services at the time of your purchase.
c) may change, at SDC's discretion, without notice.
c) have sufficient funds in your payment card or account to cover the proposed payment.
SDC may use the Sites to run competitions and other promotional offers. You acknowledge that by participating in such competitions and promotional offers, you have read and agree to be bound by any additional terms and conditions applicable to those competitions and promotional offers. Terms and conditions specific to each competition are available on the Competitions and Promotional page of the SDC Site.
10.1 We are the sole and exclusive owner or authorised licensee of our content on the Sites and shared via the Services, including, but not limited to visual and/or interactive elements, graphics, videos, audio, choreographic elements, design, code, software, reports, copyrights, trade marks, logos, trade names, and other intellectual property rights associated with SDC throughout the world.
10.2 You do not have any rights, title or interest, including, but not limited to copyright, or other content incorporated into the Sites and/or Services.
11.1 You use the Sites and/or Services at your own risk.
e) WHATSOEVER IN RELATION TO ANY CANCELLATION, LOSS, DAMAGE, INJURY IN RELATION TO ANY TICKET PURCHASE, PERFORMANCE, PURCHASE OR CLASS.
c) use of the Sites and/or Services by you on behalf of any other person.
b) in relation to goods, the replacement of the goods, supply of equivalent goods, repair of the goods, payment of the cost of having the goods replaced or payment of the cost of having the goods repaired.
12.3 In no event will we be liable to you for any indirect, incidental, special and/or consequential losses or damage (including, but not limited to financial loss and/or loss of profits, revenue, goodwill, data or opportunity) of whatever nature howsoever arising in connection with the Sites and/or Services.
We reserve the right to modify, including but not limited to the right to discontinue, the Sites and/or Services.


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February 18, marks the day of independence for Lithuanians. In 1918 the country fought a war with Poland to secure it's independence and won. Unfortunately, this day did not mark the end of Lithuania's territorial disputes. For years after the country struggled to hold it's ground and remain a whole nation. Soon after independence was declared, Poland made a move back into Lithuania's Territory. In 1920, under the rule of Pilsudski, Poland annexed Lithuania's capital city and providence, Vilnius. (In January 1919, soon after the declaration of independence, the Bolshevik army took control of the Lithuanian territory.) The Poles drove out the Bolsheviks and claimed the providence as their own. Pilsudski's aim was to restore the Polish-Lithuanian Empire of the past; Lithuania wanted to remain independent.
Poland held the area until the summer of 1920 when the Bolsheviks reentered and pushed them out. This was made possible by a peace treaty with signed by Lenin and Lithuanian, "forever denouncing Russia's claims to the territory and recognizing the Lithuanian state." With this treaty Russia allied itself with Lithuania. The Bolshevik army was allowed to advance through Lithuania into Poland. On their way the Russian's seized control of Vilnius and upon their retreat returned the providence to Lithuania. On August 26 1920 Lithuanians once again called Vilnius their capital.
Poland's, Pilsudski still wished to restore the old regime. But, due to pressure from the Soviets Poland said it would end it's quest. On October 7, 1920 Poland signed the Treaty of Suwalki, which declared the Vilnius and it's surrounding area belonged to Lithuania. But, once again the Polish would break their agreement and advanced into Lithuania. An army under the command of General Zeligowski took back Vilnius and aimed to take to entire region. The General's efforts to control the whole state were halted by the Lithuanian army. General Zeligowski then retreated to Vilnius which he occupied under the name of The Central Lithuanian Republic. This "puppet country" soon created a union with Poland and became Polish territory. Lithuania refused to accept the annexation and would not carry on diplomatic relations with Poland until after 1938.
Wieczynski, Joseph. The Modern Encyclopedia of Russian and Soviet History. USA, Academic International Press, 1981.
Shoemaker, Wesley. Russia, Eurasian States, and Eastern Europe 1997. West Virginia, USA. Stryker-Post Pkublications. 1998.


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Home Recent New & Noteworthy Report Says Renewables Will Beat Coal, Gas With Lowest Electricity Costs
Report Says Renewables Will Beat Coal, Gas With Lowest Electricity Costs
Betsy Lillian
Low prices for coal and natural gas are likely to persist, but they will fail to prevent a fundamental transformation of the world electricity system over coming decades toward renewable sources, such as wind and solar, as well as toward balancing options, such as batteries, says a new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
The latest long-term forecast from BNEF, entitled New Energy Outlook (NEO) 2016, covers the 2016-2040 period and charts a significantly lower track for global coal, gas and oil prices than did the equivalent projection a year ago. Crucially, however, it also shows a steeper decline for wind and solar costs.
According to the report, BNEF has reduced its long-term forecasts for coal and gas prices by 33% and 30%, respectively, reflecting a projected supply glut for both commodities. This cuts the cost of generating power by burning coal or gas.
Meanwhile, BNEF expects wind and solar costs to fall sharply. The report says the levelized costs of generation per megawatt-hour for onshore wind will fall by 41% and for solar photovoltaics by 60% by 2040 – making these two technologies the cheapest ways of producing electricity in many countries during the 2020s and in most of the world in the 2030s.
The report says $11.4 trillion will be invested in global power generation capacity over the next 25 years, with renewables taking the lion's share. Some $7.8 trillion will be invested in green power, with onshore and offshore wind attracting $3.1 trillion; utility-scale, rooftop and other small-scale solar $3.4 trillion; and hydroelectric $911 billion.
Jon Moore, chief executive of BNEF, says, "The New Energy Outlook incorporates a significantly lower trajectory for coal and gas prices than the 2015 edition did a year ago but, strikingly, still shows rapid transition towards clean power over the next 25 years."
Furthermore, renewables are expected to dominate in Europe and overtake natural gas in the U.S. The report says wind, solar, hydro and other renewable energy plants will generate 70% of Europe's power in 2040 – up from 32% in 2015. In the U.S., their share will jump from 14% in 2015 to 44% in 2040, as that from gas slips from 33% to 31%.
Elena Giannakopoulou, senior energy economist on the NEO 2016 project, says, "One conclusion that may surprise is that our forecast shows no golden age for gas, except in North America. As a global generation source, gas will be overtaken by renewables in 2027. It will be 2037 before renewables overtake coal."
The report also says that the small-scale battery storage market is slated for significant growth, with total behind-the-meter energy storage expected to rise dramatically from around 400 MWh today to nearly 760 GWh in 2040.
Despite all of this good news, the report also claims that achieving the main goal of last year's COP21 in Paris – keeping a rise in global warming below 2 degrees C – would require much more money.
"Some $7.8 trillion will be invested globally in renewables between 2016 and 2040 – two-thirds of the investment in all power generating capacity – but it would require trillions more to bring world emissions onto a track compatible with the United Nations 2 degree C climate target," explains Seb Henbest, head of Europe, Middle East and Africa for BNEF and lead author of NEO 2016.
Specifically, BNEF says the world would need to invest another $5.3 trillion in zero-carbon power by 2040 to prevent CO2 in the atmosphere rising above the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's "safe" limit of 450 parts per million.
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PAKISTAN: Bids in for Sadiqabad gas permits
International companies submitted bids on 8 September for petroleum exploration rights in four concession areas. The successful applicants will have a three years to complete their exploration work.
Four companies bid for the rights to block 2769-2 (Sadiqabad), which is located between the Mari gas field and East Badin block B, where Ireland's Tullow Oil recently successfully tested gas (MEED 2:9:94). They are the local/US Union Texas Pakistan (UTP), the US' Unical, Pakistan Petroleum Ltd (PPL) and a joint venture of the Oil & Gas Development Corporation (OGDC) and the local Zaver. The highest bidder was UTP with $8.5 million. PPL, the original applicant, bid $5.5 million, and now has 30 days to match UTP's offer.
The OGDC and Zaver partnership also bid for the rights to block 2768- 3 (block 22), for which the only other applicant was Pakistan Exploration. OGDC is the original and sole applicant for block 3070-1 (Zindapir). The fourth block under consideration is 2769-1 (Qadirpur West). Exploration rights for block 2967-1 (Bolan) are also to be granted, although industry sources say they do not expect it to generate much interest.


There have been 17 rounds of Special Representative talks between India and China on the boundary issue.
While India's relations with China "are looking up" there was a need to remain at a "very very high alert".
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said on Friday that all advancements made in "relationship" with China gets centred around the settlement of the border, as he called for a "larger plan" for "tackling" that country to resolve all ticklish matters.
There have been 17 rounds of Special Representative talks between India and China on the boundary issue but no headway has been made so far, he said. While India's relations with China "are looking up" there was a need to remain at a "very very high alert", the NSA said.
Speaking at the annual K F Rustamji lecture, Doval, who leads the Indian side at the talks of Special Representatives with China, also dwelt on China's emergence as a world economic power and its relations with Pakistan. The event was organised by the BSF in memory of Rustamji, the founder director general of the force.
"We are particularly concerned about the eastern sector where claims have been made on Tawang (in Arunachal Pradesh) which is totally in contravention to accepted principles," Doval said and expressed surprise that while McMahon Line was agreed till Myanmar by China, the same was not accepted thereafter.
"The fact is there is settled population in these areas particularly in Tawang and other areas which have been participating in the national mainstream all through," he said, adding there was a need for working out a "larger plan for tackling China".
As part of Pakistan's strategy to harp on the Kashmir issue, he said, "They (Pakistan) neither have any support nor any locus standi." Surprisingly, Doval spoke about the 106 km border that pre-1947 era India shared with Afghanistan. This area is now under Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK).
"… We don't have a contiguous border but it is of great strategic significance. We want peace and tranquility in this area and that it does not become an epicentre for terrorism which is then utilised by some other country," he said hinting at Pakistan as the area is currently under its administration.
Speaking on border issues with Bangladesh, Doval said the present regime has been "extremely helpful and friendly". He said to stop the flow of illegal immigrants was a daunting task and the government was identifying and deporting them as taking legal action against them was a "cumbersome process".


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Nigerian veteran Nollywood actress Fathiai Williams who is mostly popular in the Yoruba speaking movie has been awarded the best actress at the 2018 EKO International Film Festival.
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Aden Chambers was injured at the MCW show on July 31st. He has a leg/hip injury and he will be out for a while. We at the ECWA want to wish Aden a full and speedy recovery and look forward to his return when he is well. We were really looking forward to his participation in the 4-way encounter for the ECWA Mid-Atlantic Title on Sept 24, 2011 at the 44th Anniversary show w/ Chris Wylde (c), Kekoa and Bobby Shields (more on this match to come). Aden had also recently talked about wanting another shot at Ace Darling and Shawn Patrick too! It will be a while before we see the return of ECWA's Grandslam Champion, but when he does return, it will have been worth the wait!


More than a year ago I wrote on this blog about how to begin building an effective alliance with another company, in 'We All Need Friends in Business – Creating Your Alliance Map'.
Subsequent conversations with people who read that article have raised two questions.
Do alliances only happen between companies acting together to sell a joint offering?
How do you make sure alliances work well, once you've got good foundations?
Let me give you the answers I've given to people who've discussed this with me.
Firstly, I use 'alliance' to cover a variety of business relationships. The article I referred to did have a focus on joint marketing, selling and service. But alliances also occur between companies and their suppliers.
Whoever's involved, when they can each achieve their goals by forming a long-term working relationship that goes beyond the transactions between them, then an alliance can be formed.
If they're 'going beyond the transactions between them', that means they'll have spent time, as I advocated, understanding each other's motivation and needs, and defining how they will work together. They'll have mapped out their alliance.
If they've done that, they're in good shape to continue to do the right things to make that partnership work. So let me answer the second question – how you make sure this all works out in practice – by giving you the 5 rules I've found that business partners need to follow.
1. If there's bad news, break it early. Really early.
No-one likes surprises if they're unpleasant. If you're about to let down your alliance partner, or found that you already have done, talk to them as soon as you can – even before you've investigated and got all the facts. It'll make it easier to explain how you're going to put things right, and it will encourage them to treat you with respect too.
Build into your relationship regular formal reviews of how the alliance is performing for you both. Don't let those discussions get pushed out of the calendar for 'more pressing' matters, because this is the opportunity to uncover not only some problems that need to be dealt with, but also new opportunities to strengthen and expand your alliance.
3. Don't rely on formal feedback.
It takes just a few seconds to ask 'how are we doing?' in an informal setting, and you may well find out things that you need to think about that don't emerge in formal reviews. When you ask the question, listen intently to what's said, and act on good advice that you receive, no matter how painful it might have been to receive it. Our partners can see our companies from a vantage point that we never can.
If the alliance is producing the expected benefits, take time to say thank you, and recognise the efforts that your partner is making to ensure that your alliance is productive.
5. Give and take, not take and give.
Just as in the best personal relationships, where there's give and take, so there should be in a business alliance. My own personal rule is to try very hard to give before I take, and give more than I take. Whether I achieve that in every case, I don't know, but that attitude has served me well in helping alliances to succeed.
I'd love to know what you do to make the alliances you've formed with other companies really succeed. Please share your thoughts in the comments – what am I missing?
Although well into my 70's I am still working as a Business Development Director for a SW Company. I am looking at the subject of developing strategic Alliances.
In a few short words and phrases, you have brilliantly explained this subject, I have been around a while as you will note, I am very impressed with your approach to this topic, and the way you describe it. You certainly know what you are talking about.
Thanks for your feedback. I hope that you'll find more ideas here that you can use.