After more than 10 months of stalemate and bickering, which is a record by itself, Lebanon has a new government formed of 24 ministers headed by PM Tamam Salam. The new coalition government was announced yesterday after last minute intense negotiations. Although all parties have made compromises to get to where we got, but Hezbollah's compromises seem more sever.
This is not the first time some of our Lebanese media adopt the Israeli occupation view without any challenge or critic, so you get the LBC reporting this week (via a Palestinian agent) from the inside of an Israeli air base broadcasting direct message to Hezbollah via the Israeli army officials, with a show-off of the F16 and its missiles.
But what's worse is when we dilute the international borders for the sake of Israel. MTV is on standby for that.
If I said suicide bomber, foreign embassy and Beirut, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? Probably Hezbollah and a 1980s attack on the American embassy in Beirut.
Now try again, suicide bomber, foreign embassy and Beirut? May be it can allude to anti-Hezbollah parties after this week's attack on the Iranian embassy in Beirut.
The view of Sunni extremist jihadists is not necessarily new to our eyes. That was common in many places all over the world like Afghanistan, Iraq, Algeria, Egypt and others including now Syria. Or simply refer to Al-Qaeda.
Now we are witnessing more and more the other side of that coin, the Shiite jihadism. Shiite extremism existed in a political framework after the Islamic revolution of Iran in 1979, with its mantra to spread the revolution beyond its borders which was demonstrated in Lebanon with the establishment of Hezbollah in 1982 by the Iranian Revolution Guards.
When Benjamin Netanyahu called for an enforcement of a red line in regards to Iran's nuclear project, he didn't think the line could be as close to him as 25km, or indeed this close to Dimona nuclear site. The downing of the unidentified drone over Israel last Saturday marked that red line. It occurred less than two weeks after Iran's announcement of the deployment of a domestic-built reconnaissance drone with a 24-hour flight capability.
Not These Kidnapping Festivals Again!
The crazy kidnapping spree that took place this week and still ongoing is scary on all levels. It's what a country like Lebanon needs to take back its glories. And I tell you that I never felt like that in recent history. It's easy to blame the government, which I did, but let's be realistic here. Two parties are responsible, Hezbollah which legislated this state of lawlessness, and Free Syrian Army which has given Al-Mokdad family the unnecessary spark.
I want to introduce to you Mr. Sodico, an angry bird – sorry Lebanese – speaking about his country and the resistance in it in the below video. The video is in the Lebanese slang, so apologies for non-Arabic readers.
A cut version of this piece was published in The Huffington Post on 3rd April 2012. This is an extended version, which I chose to publish here. I hope they convey the same message!
Once considered to be one of the strongest non-state military factions in the entire Middle East, we are now witnessing the decline of Hezbollah. Though it may seem to be at the peak of its career of might, in reality the popularity of Hezbollah in the Arab world — the bedrock of its legitimacy outside its Shiite core — is at an all-time low.
"If you can't beat them, join them" is a summary of Nabih Berri's policy towards Hezbollah. Berri, who started his career with the CIA, always felt AMAL had certain parental privilege over Hezbollah, based on the fact that Hezbollah was born from the ranks of the Shiite movement AMAL. Their relation always passed through troughs and peaks, from militarily clashing in 1980s over influence within the Shiite sect, to being completely inseparable now.
Now both parties collude to politically destroy any independent political Shia voice, and win all the Shia parliament seats and the official state appointments. Historically, AMAL represented an extension of the Syrian influence, while Hezbollah represented the Iranian one, so their relation was very much facilitated by how well these two regional bosses were getting on.
After involving the Lebanese in unwanted regional matters, we were given yesterday another dimension of the armed resistance, a divine one. I am sure he wasn't trying to convince secularists, Christians, Sunnis, Druze, non-religious and non-supporters of Shias, and all other religious groups…because it doesn't matter anymore.
Some Lebanese don't want us to defend them, and they say they haven't asked for our services. Well, we say we are not waiting for the Lebanese people to request our sacrifices; we do it because it's a divine requirement.
STL funding: everyone is a winner except March14!
What an end for a story climax, the completion of challenge of the 2011 funding of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL). It ended peacefully this time, with the least damages possible to all parties concerned, by the announcement of PM Najib Mikati on Wednesday 30th November 2011 that he wired the required $32m to the STL. No further details were given; he told us that he just did it! No news where the money came from and how. Rumours spread that it will be covered from donations, or from the High Commission for Relief (HRC) budget, or may be from some dodgy black box type account! Anyway, HRC denied the news that it was funding the STL from its budget, but I couldn't think of a better relief to avoid a better disaster!
any likelihood of a new Israeli war on Lebanon is considered a means of [intimidation]. Unless there is no plan for waging war on the entire region, we rule out the possibility of a war on Lebanon [in the near future].
On Thursday 27th October 2011, Gunmen – arriving in 3 dark tinted windows Cherokee Jeeps – kidnapped three Syrian workers in Bir Hassan in southern suburb of Beirut (a Hezbollah controlled area). The cars used didn't have any registration plates on them, and the gunmen were in civilians clothes with uncovered faces…and all this happened in daylight (all these are signs of over-confidence?).
One of their brothers, who reported the matter to the police station in Ouzai, told Lebanese channel MTV that he found a piece of paper on his signed by 'the guys in the Party (of God)". Hezbollah later denied any involvement.
Lebanon's civil war ended in 1989 with a collective agreement between the different fighting factions, aided by an international patronage from Saudi Arabia, United States and Syria. The agreement, which was annexed to the country's constitution, was called the Taef Accord, referring to the area where the meeting was held in Saudi Arabia. Syria kept a strong influence afterwards until 2005, when its army withdrew from Lebanon.
At the time, the fighting factions compromised, accepted removing military presence and dismantling their militias structures, but they did that on one condition in return: sharing power. It was the easiest method (in theory) to stop the war, to hand power to the warlords. The civil war was actually a mini-global war fought by local pawns. It was fueled by the Lebanese internal divisions, but the United States, Soviet Union, Israel, Palestinians, Syria, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Libya had direct interests (or presence) in Lebanon's war.


Annular flow is a flow regime of two-phase gas-liquid flow (see gas-liquid flow). It is characterized by the presence of a liquid film flowing on the channel wall (in a round channel this film is annulus-shaped which gives the name to this type of flow) and with the gas flowing in the gas core. The flow core can contain entrained liquid droplets. In this case, the region is often referred to as annular-dispersed flow, where the entrained fraction may vary from zero (a pure annular flow) to a value close to unity (a dispersed flow). Often both types of flow, pure annular and annular-dispersed, are known under the general term of annular flow.
In vertical and inclined channels, the near-wall liquid film and the gas core may be both concurrent and countercurrent. The true volumetric gas concentration (void fraction) of the annular flow εG, determined as a fraction of the cross section occupied by the gas phase, is high and, as a rule, exceeds 75-80%. In horizontal channels the film thickness is non-uniform around the channel perimeter due to gravity. Both adiabatic annular flows and diabatic annular flows occur in industrial applications: e.g., in steam generators, evaporators, condensers and boiling water reactors. In the latter case, a phase transition (evaporation, condensation) is observed at the liquid film-gas core interface. The phase change may also occur in the liquid film when vapor bubbles appear on the heated channel wall (nucleate boiling).
In the case of high wall superheats a regime of film boiling sets in when a vapor film flows along the wall and a liquid core flows in the middle of the channel. In this case, we are concerned with an inverse annular flow.
A general diagram of annular flow is presented in Figure 1 in which , , and are the flow rates of the gas (vapor) phase, the liquid in the wall film, and liquid entrained in the core respectively. The velocity profile in a gas core, as in the case in the flow of single-phase fluid, obeys the logarithmic law. However, as grows, it becomes more peaked which is related to both the increasing number of droplets in the core and a rougher film-core interface.
Figure 1. Parameters of annular flow.
The thickness δ of the liquid film is determined by the ratio of to (the appropriate Reynolds numbers ReL and ReG) and by the shear stress τi on the interface (related to the pressure gradient in a two-phase flow dpf/dx). The relation between δ, and dpf/dx is known as a triangular relationship. Given any two of the parameters, we can determine the unknown one making use of a model of shear stress distribution in the film (for fairly thin films the assumption τ = const is justified). Various forms of the triangular relationship are discussed by Hewitt and Hall-Taylor (1970) and by Hewitt (1982).
The above formulas pertain to the case of concurrent phase motion. If we deal with a liquid film flowing down the channel wall and with the gas counterflow, then the moment comes, as the gas velocity increase, when on the film surface there are generated large waves which are carried unward by the gas stream, i.e., liquid transfer is observed upward of the place of its injection. This is known as flooding. As the gas velocity increases, the fluid flow reverses and the annular flow becomes concurrent, i.e., upward.
The film surface may be covered with an intricate wave system. The waves arise on a fairly thick film and make interface rough. Two types of waves are distinguished, viz. small-scale waves or ripples and large-scale or disturbance waves whose amplitude is five- or sixfold higher than the mean thickness of the film. The spacing between the disturbance wave crests is a function of a film thickness alone and does not depend on flow velocity. Experimental findings show that the disturbance waves are extremely nonuniform both axially and circumferentially. It is the disturbance waves, from the crests of which liquid breaks away, which are responsible for droplet entrainment to the core. Droplet entrainment may also occur as a result of bubbles bursbury from the film, giving rise a range of drop sizes.
The range of droplet sizes in the flow core is fairly broad. Their maximum size is determined by the critical value of the Weber number We = ρu2rDd/ζ2σ, where ur is the relative droplet velocity in the carrier vapor flow and Dd the droplet diameter. During acceleration of a droplet broken away from the surface it may be broken up. The final size distribution of the droplets depends on their initial size and the path traveled along the channel.
The droplets in the flow core deposits on the film surface. The deposition rate per unit peripheral as depends on a combined action of buoyancy, inertial, and Magnus forces. The behavior of the finest droplets depends on turbulent diffusion.
is the mass concentration of droplets in the flow core. The deposition coefficient kD has the dimensions of a velocity and is a function of fluid physical properties and flow rates. It also appears to depend on concentration of droplets at high concentrations. Correlations for kD and for the rate of liquid entrainment in E are discussed by Hewitt and Govan (1990a and 1990b).
where hLG is the latent heat of vaporization and the heat flux on the wall. It should be pointed out that, due to the presence of radial vapor flow from the film surface may be somewhat lower than under adiabatic conditions. Conversely, because vapor bubbles burst from the liquid film may increase compared to its value for adiabatic flow.
Figure 2. Entrained liquid flow rate in adiabatic equilibrium (Curve 3) and diabatic (heated) flow (Curve 1).
Other obvious relations are , ρLuLEεLE = m(1-x)ψ , ρLuLFεLF = m(1 - x)(1 - ψ) where in is the lot. It should be borne in mind that the velocity of droplets uLE differs slightly from uG and substantially exceeds uLF.
Equations (6) and (7) take into account mass and energy transfer between phases, external input of heat, change of phase fraction, and change of physical properties with pressure. The equations need to be supplemented by the relevant relations for physical properties and flow parameters.
where fa is the friction factor for gas flow alone in the tube and in the gas mass flux (kg/m2 s calculated to the fuel correction. Heat transfer in annular flows may occur both with and without phase change.
Annular flow heat transfer with phase change (evaporation or condensation), is encountered in a wide range of industrial plant. Heat transfer in evaporation in the annular flow regime is noteworthy for high heat transfer coefficients. The mechanism of heat transfer may be nucleate boiling dominated, forced convection boiling dominated (i.e., without nucleation) or be a combination.
At given combinations of , p, x, and the wall liquid film is exhausted, the wall is dried out, and "dryout" or "burnout" sets in (see Burnout-forced Convection). This is accompanied with a rapid rise in wall temperature if the wall heat flux is fixed.
Hewitt, G. F. and Hall-Taylor, N. S. (1972) Annular Two-Phase Flow. Pergamon Press, Oxford.
Hewitt, G. F. (1982) Chapter 2 of Handbook of Multiphase System. McGraw-Hill, New York.
Wallis, G. B. (1969) One-Dimensional Two-Phase Flow. McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York.
Hewitt, G. F. and Govan, A. H. (1990b) Phenomena and prediction in annular two-phase flow. Invited Lecture, Symposium on Advances in Gas-Liquid Flow, ASME Winter Annular Meeting, Dallas, November 1990 (Published ASME Vol. 99/HTD Vol. 157, pp. 41-46).


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Benvingut al club (títol original en anglès: Welcome to the Club) és una pel·lícula britànica dirigida per Walter Shenson, estrenada el 1971. Ha estat doblada al català. L'argument gira entorn el 1945, per tal de lluitar contra la segregació racial al si de l'exèrcit dels Estats Units, un oficial contracta una coral afroamericana per acompanyar el seu grup.

Repartiment
 Brian Foley: Andrew Oxblood
 Jack Warden: General Strapp
 Andy Jarrell: Robert E. Lee Fairfax
 Kevin O'Connor: Harrison W. Morve
 Francesca Tu: Hogan
 David Toguri: Hideki Ikada
 Al Mancini: Soldat Marcantonio
 Art Wallace: Coronel Buonocuore
 Marsha A. Hunt: Leah Wheat
 Joyce Wilford: Shawna O'Shay
 Lon Satton: Marshall Bowles
 Christopher Malcolm: Soldat Henry Hoe
 John Dunn-Hill: Soldat O'Malley
 Louis Quinn: Capità Sigmus

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Zoya Akhtar launching Amitabh's grandson Agastya and Boney Kapoor's daughter Khushi Kapoor after Suhana Khan?
Zoya Akhtar, the well-known director of the Bollywood trade, goes to make the subsequent movie on the Indian adaptation of the worldwide comedian e-book 'Archie'. His movie might be launched on the OTT platform. Earlier details about the movie was revealed that Suhana Khan has been solid. Now it's being informed that Agastya Nanda and Khushi Kapoor may even be seen within the movie.
According to the report of Pinkvilla, Suhana Khan, daughter of Shahrukh Khan goes to debut in Zoya Akhtar's movie 'Archie'. The report additionally states that Boney Kapoor's daughter Khushi Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan's grandson Agastya Nanda are additionally going to debut within the movie.
Suhana Khan goes to make her debut within the movie world, Zoya Akhtar's movie might be seen on Netflix?
According to a supply, 'Agastya has all the time been inclined in the direction of appearing and after finishing his research, he is able to fulfill his appearing dream. Contrary to the normal means of getting into the movie world, Agastya will first be seen in Zoya Akhtar's route for the digital world and then transfer on to the large display screen. Agastya is already getting ready for his position and if the whole lot goes based on planning then he is able to work in Zoya Akhtar's Archie.
The characters of Suhana Khan and Khushi Kapoor are stated to be enjoying Betty and Veronica respectively within the movie. Zoya Akhtar is at the moment scripting the movie and will certainly take the movie on flooring by this yr.

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Tales by Light is an Australian documentary reality television series airing on National Geographic. The program is branded content and a joint venture between National Geographic and Canon which follows a number of professional photographers travelling around the world to capture images which tell a story.

The program debuted on 24 May 2015 and was renewed for a second season which debuted on 25 October 2016. A third season premiered on Network Ten on 26 August 2018.

Cast
Art Wolfe (season 1)
Peter Eastway (season 1)
Richard I'Anson (season 1)
Darren Jew (season 1)
Krystle Wright (season 1)
Jonathan Scott (season 2)
Angela Scott (season 2)
Eric Cheng (season 2)
Stephen Dupont (season 2)
Simon Lister (season 3)
Shawn Heinrichs (season 3)
Dylan River (season 3)

Broadcast
In Australia, the first season of six half-hour episodes premiered on 24 May 2015 on National Geographic. The second season consisted of three hour-long episodes, and debuted on 25 October 2016. A third season moved to debut on Network Ten on 26 August 2018.

Internationally, the program became available via Netflix from 11 November 2016.

Episodes

Season 1 (2015)

Season 2 (2016)

Season 3 (2018)

References

External links

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English-language television shows
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Austrian Cuisine is native to Austria of course, It composed of influences from throughout the former Austro-Hungarian Empire.Austrian cuisine is most often associated with Viennese cuisine, but there are significant regional variations, while Bagels is a bread originated in Poland traditionally shaped by hand into the form of a ring from yeasted wheat dough, roughly hand-sized, which is first boiled for a short time in water and then baked. The result is a dense, chewy, doughy interior with a browned and sometimes crisp exterior.
Begels are with basic roll-with-a-hole design is hundreds of years old and has other practical advantages besides providing for a more even cooking and baking of the dough: the hole could be used to thread string or dowels through groups of bagels, allowing for easier handling and transportation and more appealing seller displays.


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This tiny gadget turns your ordinary sink into a high-tech washing machine
Published Jan 23rd, 2015 9:45PM EST
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With almost a month left in its Indiegogo campaign, Dolfi has already topped its $100,000 goal by more than $25,000 by convincing many backers to invest in its interesting clothes-washing technology. Dolfi is a tiny device, about as big as a smartphone, that can wash delicate clothes by itself using ultrasonic technology to remove dirt from clothes that are immersed in a sink or other container with water and washing powder.
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The gadget only needs around a half an hour of work and doesn't require any manual labor, as the ultrasonic waves will create lots of movements in the water, removing dirt in the process. The neat technology behind Dolfi is explained in the video at the end of this post.
Unfortunately, you won't be able to wash more than one to two kilograms of clothes in one sitting (that's up to 4.4pounds). Also worth noting is that Dolfi only does the washing part, so you'll have to do the rinsing yourself.
The cheapest Dolfi unit costs just $99 on Indiegogo and should ship to backers in August. Various other Dolfi packs are also available to order.
More details about the Dolfi project are available at the source link, with the video below explaining the ultrasonic technology that allows this tiny device to supposedly effortlessly wash clothes.
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The Battle Between Erdogan's Turkey and Sisi's Egypt
by Hillel Frisch
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan gives a statement after a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, April 5, 2021. Photo: Murat Cetinmuhurdar/PPO/Handout via REUTERS
The ascendance of non-Arab states and the decline of Arabic-speaking states over the past few decades has become a common theme in political commentary and academic analysis. This is especially true with regard to Egypt, the most populous Arabic-speaking country in the Middle East.
Comparisons between Egypt's trajectory and that of Iran and Turkey placed the former in a negative light, and not only in political terms. Economic historians note how in the post-World War II era, the Turkish economy grew by a respectable 2%+ per capita per year compared to Egypt's 1%. They point out that despite the countries' similar population and geographical size, Turkish exports dwarf those of Egypt by nearly two to one ($168 million in 2018 compared to Egypt's $88 million). Moreover, most Turkish exports are industrial while Egyptian exports are heavily weighted toward natural resources and agriculture.
In comparison to both Turkey and Iran, Egypt's scientific output, measured in terms of articles in leading scientific journals and the number of citations they engender among scientific peers in other countries, has been appalling. Turkey far outpaced Egypt in the final decade of the last century, thanks in part to the emergence of leading private Turkish universities that enjoyed the patronage of major commercial companies. In the past decade and a half, it was the turn of Iranian universities, which closed the scientific gap between Turkey and Iran and outpaced Egypt by a large margin.
Egypt's cultural hegemony in the Arabic-speaking world, so striking in the 1950s and 1960s, faced increasing competition from Iraq and Syria during the next two decades. In the 21st century, that hegemony has been throttled by Turkish TV serials and movies — particularly notable as Turkish entertainment products are dubbed from a language not understood by the vast majority of the Arab-speaking world.
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A good illustrator of Egypt's declining cultural fortunes is the Panorama website, the leading media venue among Israel's Arab population. The site provides links to an abundance of Turkish and Syrian-Lebanese serials and only a minority of Egyptian-produced fare — a far cry from the days when the same public, as well as much of the Jewish population in Israel who came from Arabic-speaking countries, was glued to Egyptian films on Friday afternoons.
Turkey's ascendancy over Egypt on all these fronts soared during Erdogan's rule. In the first decade of AKP rule, Turkey became the darling of foreign investment, was one of the fastest growing economies in the world, and emerged as a tourism heavyweight (fifth in the world) with over 30 million tourists, or five times the number of visitors to Egypt. It also became an international aviation hub with both Turkish Airlines and Istanbul airport ranking among the top 20 in the world in their respective categories.
There was little to hold back Erdogan, who combines imperialist ambitions with Islamist beliefs, from exhibiting his enmity to Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's Egypt at every turn. He gave refuge to Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood (MB) members after the 2013 counter-coup/revolution in which Sisi deposed Muhammad Morsi and decimated MB ranks; harangued against Sisi's purportedly lawless coup against a democratically elected president; described Sisi as a gangster; and most recently intervened with massive military aid in support of the Tripoli government in Libya's west. Egypt backs the opposing Benghazi-based government in the east and its military arm, the Libyan National Army of Khalifa Haftar, close to Egypt's 1,000-km border with Libya.
Yet the tide seems to be turning in favor of Egypt. Sisi's more modest policy of focusing on his country's internal problems over foreign adventures is bearing fruit. The more imperially ambitious foreign relations of Erdogan, who in his first years in power promised a foreign policy with zero problems with his neighbors, are now at odds with almost everyone outside Turkey. This is despite the considerable resource gap in favor of Turkey, including its membership in NATO.
The turning of the tide is best expressed in Ankara-initiated moves to reach an accommodation with Egypt. Erdogan's first move was to send a clear message to the domestic media to stop denouncing Egypt and its leader. Ankara shut down Arabic language media sites operated by Egyptian MB members who took refuge in Turkey and threatened deportation for those who do not abide by these directives.
Turkey's new bent is clearly based on its realization that favoring the MB, or privileging Qatar and its rabid anti-Egyptian stance, is backing the wrong horse. It is wiser to recognize and live with Egypt, which is firmly ruled by one of the veteran deep state structures in the region and situated in an important geostrategic setting.
Hamas in Gaza contributed much to the Turkish learning curve. After Sisi became president, Hamas and Turkey harbored illusions that Hamas would be able to bypass Egypt by relying on Turkish and Qatari support. These illusions were dispelled as Egypt compelled Hamas officials to submit to often humiliating treatment, including requiring them to meet their Fatah foes in Cairo. There is simply no way Turkey can replace Egypt's clout in Palestinian affairs.
There's only one question left: what the new US administration will learn from all this. Will it be trapped in lawfare against Sisi's regime compared to a Turkish regime whose record on human rights is no better, or will it recognize the importance of Sisi and his firm grip on Egypt's helm?
Professor Hillel Frisch is a professor of political studies and Middle East studies at Bar-Ilan University and a senior research associate at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies.
A version of this article was originally published by The BESA Center.
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May 26, 2020 at 6:07 am Updated May 26, 2020 at 8:19 am
Dina Gachman
People are finding all sorts of ways to pass the time in isolation: working on 3,000-piece jigsaw puzzles, stress-baking bread, watching celebrities practice social distancing in their sunlit, open-plan homes filled with thriving houseplants and surrounded by immaculate landscaping. If you had resisted plant mania before, you may now see that empty corner of your apartment as the perfect spot for a fiddle leaf fig.
But is now the time to buy decorative plants? Your track record of keeping them alive has been less than stellar, and the country's desperately strained delivery infrastructure could do with one less heavy, fragile package.
What about a fake plant, then, to brighten up your space?
"Now more than ever, people are spending more time in their homes," said Bobby Berk, the interior designer and "Queer Eye" cast member, in a phone interview in March. He has been sheltering for the last seven weeks at an Airbnb in Austin, Texas, where he was filming the next season of "Queer Eye." It has been put on hold because of the pandemic.
"I'm all about using both fake and real plants," Berk, 38, said from his temporary home, which is filled with fiddle leaf figs, snake plants and succulents. "Sometimes a space has no natural light to grow plants. I mean, photosynthesis, it's real."
When Eliza Blank, 34, started the Sill in 2012, she had no intention of selling artificial plants. That changed in 2019, when she began offering a line of faux pothos, monstera and pilea. "What we came to find is that plants, in all forms, make people happy," Blank said, parroting her company's tagline.
Over the last six weeks, she said, the Sill has seen a surge in online sales of real and faux plants, often purchased together. "Everyone is feeling disconnected from the outdoors," Blank said. "People are looking to bring the outdoors in."
Erin Gates, an interior designer who lives in Boston, mixes real and faux foliage, depending on the client's comfort with plant care and the conditions of each space. She has killed some 15 fiddle leaf figs over the last decade, so she understands that for some, tending to real plants can be more stressful than therapeutic. Whether they're real or fake, Gates, 40, said, "plants absolutely add some happiness to your home. Especially during these dark days."
Still, artificial plants have a mixed reputation among designers and dwellers. In the 1960s, when houseplants made from plastic and polyester began to proliferate in home décor, Grady Clay, the former editor of Landscape Architecture Magazine, told The New York Times: "Plastic plants are piddling pieces of cosmetics." Today plenty of people share his opinion.
"Plastic plants are repulsive," said Phelicia Thompson, 46, a plant lover who has managed to keep her rose-painted calathea alive for 27 years in her Northern California home. "That plant has seen me through breakups and marriage and childbirth.
"I won't get into the obvious benefits of owning a real carbon-converting organism over having petroleum-based products sitting in your home," she said.
Like Thompson, Puneet Sabharwal, CEO and co-founder of plant subscription service Horti, bristles when confronted with fakes. A blog post on his company's website, titled "What's So Bad About Artificial Plants," reads: "Their presence feels like a taxidermied wild animal with glass eyes and empty lungs."
Sabharwal, 38, said that his company is seeing sales at an all-time high now that U.S. residents are largely confined to their homes. "Indoor plants are quarantining experts," he said. "They have been cultivated to thrive inside, so we can learn a lot from them during this time."
Maybe, but what about the legions of plant killers who have tossed one too many sad and shriveled philodendrons into the trash? What if the responsibility of keeping real plants alive fills you with anxiety, even as you marvel at images of Joanna Gaines and Oprah Winfrey tending to their blooming gardens?
"When I see a celebrity's lush landscaping on Instagram, more than anything I get inspired," said Stephanie K. Smith, a television writer in Los Angeles. After realizing how much money she was spending on plants she would inevitably kill, Smith, 43, decided to go faux. And she's never looked back.
"I used to be mortified by the idea of using fake plants," she said. Now she decorates her Spanish-style bungalow with a mixture of fake plant varieties from West Elm and Marshall's. She has been sheltering in place with her husband and 10-year-old son for seven weeks; on rainy days, she said, "My fake plants are about as close to nature as I get."
Ultimately, like any other interior design decision, plants are a personal choice. Carmen Rising, a 27-year-old branded content writer in Southern California, said she had put pressure on herself to become a "plant person," like those she had seen in her Instagram feed, but her attempts at cultivating greenery were futile.
"I finally surrendered to who I was all along," she said. "Not a plant person."
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Villy Sørensen (* 13. Januar 1929 in Frederiksberg; † 16. Dezember 2001 in Kopenhagen) war ein dänischer Prosaschriftsteller, Philosoph, Übersetzer, Publizist und Literaturkritiker.

Biographie
Sørensen erhielt sein Abitur 1947 am Kopenhagener Vestre Borgerdyd Gymnasium. Danach studierte er an den Universitäten Kopenhagen und Freiburg Philosophie und Psychologie, brach sein Studium jedoch 1953 ohne Abschluss ab (1979 erhielt er allerdings einen Ehrendoktor der Universität Kopenhagen). In diesem Jahr veröffentlichte er auch sein literarisches Debüt Sære Historier, eine Sammlung von phantastischen Kurzgeschichten. Sære Historier gewann mehrere Preise und gilt vielen Kritikern als der Beginn des literarischen Modernismus in Dänemark.

In den folgenden Jahren lebte Sørensen in Hvidovre und arbeitete als Journalist. Ab 1959 gab er mit Klaus Rifbjerg die Zeitschrift Vindrosen heraus. Außerdem veröffentlichte er kulturkritische und philosophische Schriften, Essays, Bücher und weitere Prosasammlungen. 1965 wurde er Mitglied der Dänischen Akademie. Sørensen starb 2001 in Kopenhagen und wurde auf dem Friedhof von Taarbæk begraben.

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Sørensen gilt als bedeutendster dänischer Philosoph des 20. Jahrhunderts. Beeinflusst wurde er vom Existenzialismus Martin Heideggers, dem Marxismus und Sigmund Freud. Seine Erzählungen werden mit denen Franz Kafkas verglichen. Sørensens Bedeutung zeigt sich auch darin, dass seine Werke teilweise in mehrere Sprachen übersetzt wurden. Zu den Werken, die von Sørensen ins Dänische übersetzt wurden, gehören Grimms Märchen sowie Das Schloss und Das Urteil von Franz Kafka. Außerdem gab er unter anderem Werke von Herman Bang und Søren Kierkegaard neu heraus.

Für sein literarisches Werk wurde er mehrfach ausgezeichnet, darunter mit dem Literaturpreis des Nordischen Rates, der wichtigsten Auszeichnung für Schriftsteller aus den nordischen Ländern.

Werke (Auswahl)
 1953: Sære Historier (dt. auszugsweise 1959 in Tiger in der Küche u. a. ungefährliche Geschichten)
 1955: Ufarlige Historier (dt. auszugsweise 1959 in Tiger in der Küche u. a. ungefährliche Geschichten)
 1964: Formynderfortællinger (dt. 1968, Vormundserzählungen)
 1969: Hverken – eller
 1976: Seneca – Humanisten ved Neros Hof (dt. 1984, Seneca – Ein Humanist an Neros Hof)
 1978: Oprør fra midten (dt. 1979, Aufruhr der Mitte)
 1982: Ragnarok – en gudefortælling (dt. 1984, Ragnarök: als es den Göttern zu dämmern begann)
 1986: De mange og de enkelte og andre småhistorier (dt. 1990, Die Vielen und die Einzelnen und andere kleine Geschichten)
 1989: Apollons oprør – de udødeliges historie (dt. 1991, Apolls Aufruhr: Die Geschichte der Unsterblichen)

Auszeichnungen
 1959: Dänischer Kritikerpreis
 1962: Det Danske Akademis Store Pris
 1965: Søren-Gyldendal-Preis
 1968: Literaturpreis Drachmannlegatet
 1973: Georg-Brandes-Preis für seine Essays Uden mål - og med
 1974: Literaturpreis des Nordischen Rates, ebenfalls für Uden mål - og med
 1982: Weekendavisens litteraturpris für Ragnarok. En gudefortælling
 1986: Nordischer Preis der Schwedischen Akademie

Literatur
 Horst Bien (Hrsg.): Meyers Taschenlexikon Nordeuropäische Literaturen, Leipzig 1978

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Discussion in 'Africa' started by vinaya, Oct 1, 2015.
There is some sort of violence, political unrest and terrorism in almost all African countries. Which countries are considered unsafe and which are considered safe for travelers in Africa continent.
Safety is relative and these situations change fast. It's not possible to give you a list of countries to visit/not to visit, it's up to you. Most countries are relatively safe and you won't have any issues, though you should always keep your eyes open because theft can be an issue. It's best to choose where you want to go and then ask around about that specific country/area. Also use the governmental websites that your country provides, they usually have up to date travel recommendations. (I never trust them blindly but it's good to read and see what they think.
I would agree with @crimsonghost747 - any country can be dangerous at any time. Checking websites like the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office for travel suggestions (they will raise threat levels and advise people not to travel if they think something is about to go down) or the CIA world factbook can be good preventative measures.
I would say most parts of Kenya are safe except maybe for the North Eastern part which has previously seen violent activities by the al shabaab militants from Somalia. The rest of the country, from the shores of the Indian Ocean in Mombasa through the marvelous Tsavo Parks to the Maasai Mara Game Reserve in the west, has always been safe and friendly to visitors from all parts of the world. I would however caution against visiting any African country during its election period. Elections for political offices are always characterized by violent campaigns and protests.
Well, it is normal that poor regions have greater rate of criminal activity and violence. We only see this in movies, at least I did but recently I have met several people from Africa and they told me and showed me their wounds of civil wars and violent behaviour. Ethiopia and Eritrea, then South Sudan and many more always have some turmoil going about. I also heard that the highest rate of violence and gangs are in South African Republic. I am not sure about this because I couldn't check myself but I am sure it pretty dangerous.
I live in South Africa and we do not have close to the highest crime at all. There is no civil war or genocide like in most other African countries.
Safety is our foremost concern when we travel abroad. We were in Bangkok last month and we made sure that their Martial Law does not affect tourists otherwise we would have cancelled our trip. I've been reading about terrorists and warring groups in Africa particularly in Libya and Sudan. And the impression I get is the entire Africa is not safe for travelers because if not for the violence espoused by those rebel groups, there are the diseases like Ebola and Zika. I am sorry to have this opinion and I hope someone from Africa would issue a rebuttal.
There is not one Zika case in South Africa, not one rebel group. I might as well then say the entire North America is unsafe because there are a lot of kidnappings in Mexico. Each country is different and has different security. I think South Africa is safer than most European countries at the moment. We have not had a terrorist attack since apartheid.
It's the crime rates in the big cities that is the problem with South Africa. Then again as I understand it (never been there but I do have a lot of friends from there) the statistics are a bit misleading as the very large majority of the crimes happens in those bad neighbourhoods, so while the numbers look huge, you'll be relatively safe as long as you stick to the good parts of the town. Then again I personally know a guy whose wife was robbed at gunpoint right in the middle of the day outside of her house... in a good neighbourhood.
This is exactly the thing. The stats for Joburg for instance includes sunnyside and Hillbrow, places where the Nigerian drug lords run their prostitution and drug rings so yeah the crime there is high. Unfortunately gunpoint robberies will happen anywhere in the world no matter the neighbourhood. The point I was trying to make is that it is 90% safe for tourists to come here. Just as safe as it would be for a South African to travel abroad. I think South Africa is labelled with the rest of Africa in a negative way and this is unfair as our cultures and infrastructure rises above most countries on the continent.
Check goverment sites online for comprehensive up to date information. There are obvious places to avoid such as Somalia and South Sudan but realistically you are probably interested in countries and cities popular with tourists. Places like Kenya, Zanzibar and Cape Verde have thriving tourist industries and you'll be fine doing the regular things that tourists do. Best thing to do is look for an activity that you like and do some research on the places that provide that activity eg safari or beach fun.
There is some sort of violence, political unrest and terrorism in almost all African countries.
Africa is a huge continent and though it's only in the news mostly for all the wrong reasons, that doesn't necessarily mean most of Africa is at war.
Sudan, Somalia, Kenya, Libya, Nigeria, Guinea, Zimbabwe, DR Congo . . . these are some of the African countries you shouldn't visit because of terrorism and political unrest.
Which countries are considered unsafe and which are considered safe for travelers in Africa continent.
Botswana, Tanzania, Namibia, Seychelles and Malawi.
There was a time Morocco was relatively safe but considering how ISIS has spread all over North Africa, there's a 50% probability Morocco isn't as safe as it was a decade or so back.
@Valentino, I have to agree that ISIS has spread not only in Africa but all over the world. And the mere mention of ISIS sends chills to my spine. What if we go to a country only to experience an attack of a terrorist? And being a terrorist act that means anyone can be harmed of killed so the public is not safe. That is my concern when it comes to that issue of ISIS because of the terrorism. Even here in our country, it would be scary if a terrorist act would occur and it already did in Davao City a month ago when a bomb exploded in a night market that killed 7 people, I think.
Not only African countries are lately targeted by terrorists. We have heard and experienced attacks in USA, Belgium and even France. Somalia is the only unsafe country to travel to. Other African countries are safe but not 100%. We need to be more vigilant while travelling and avoid visiting crowded places.
Any time I travel, no matter where, I always check my countries travel advisories for where I plan on going. They'll really let you know what the situation is in a certain place, and sometimes they'll simply advise you not to travel there if the risk is too great.
Like others have said though, it's not just Africa with issues with security. A large majority of African countries haven't experienced anything like that - so I would just play it by ear and check for the exact country or countries you plan on visiting!
I think, in the case of Africa, we are having the same problem as in other parts of the world. I don't mean the unrest. What I mean is how the media depicts the unrest. If we go by the media reports, it would appear that there isn't any place safe in Africa. I am very sure that is very far from the truth. So, before you consider traveling to Africa, or to any other places for that matter, consult people who actually live there. You can find them on Facebook.
Yeah, the media has the propensity to exaggerate their reporting most of the time. To be honest, our impression of African countries is either extreme poverty or uncontrolled rebellion. We have no way of knowing because have no connection to people in Africa. That's why I cannot say that we a plan to go there even in the far future because of lack of connection. But I am not closing the door because before our first travels in 2011, I also said that I would be going for domestic travels only. Little did I know that one airline here has their promo discounts regularly that somehow motivated us in traveling.
If you are seriously considering Africa as a tourist destination, then I would suggest that you search Facebook for groups in that area. Search for something like "Africa travel" or "Africa tour". There will be companies sponsoring some of these groups but there will also be members who can give a better picture of what's happening on the ground. Getting into groups in the Middle-East can also lead you to Africa because there are people in the Middle-East who are from Africa. After all, the Middle-East is next door to Africa.
I'm guessing the South African Republic is probably the most developed and safe country on the continent. Other ones are less developed are more poor. I won't expect high level of security in poor countries. So, think twice before going there.
South Africa is the most developed country in Africa but it is not the safest.
Actually it has one of the highest crime rates in the world and this is why there some people who are terrified of traveling to South Africa.
IMHO, the safest countries to visit in Africa are South Africa's neighbors — Namibia and Botswana.


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Sky High to fly between BVI and Jamaica
in All News, Court / By: BVI News Online on August 1, 2017 at 7:38 AM /
Photos captured by Dwight Francis
By Davion Smith, BVI News Online Journalist
Dominican Republic carrier Sky High Aviation Services is launching the first-ever direct, commercial flights between the British Virgin Islands (BVI) and Jamaica.
The inaugural flight is expected to happen early this month, and is roughly two hours long.
The airline said passengers can expect to pay about $650 round-trip and $450 one way.
While the final details as it relates to scheduling are being ironed out, Sky High is hoping to offer the new service twice per week.
Sky High is a five-year-old airline that currently operates in a number of Caribbean countries such as the Dominican Republic, Aruba, St Maarten, Antigua, and the British Virgin Islands.
Representative of the airline Naomi Joaquin said: "The plane is a 19-passenger aircraft. It's very comfortable and has a lot of space inside. You (each passenger) could carry 55 pounds checked luggage and 15 pounds by the hand."
She further stated that the airline is offering the service to give persons more options.
"There are a lot of Jamaicans in Tortola, and we think the flight could work. Just to make life easier for the people; they could have more choices when they want to travel."
"I recommend they fly with Sky because it's very comfortable. The plane is a very good one…" she added.
As it relates to the new route, Joaquin noted: "When people are ready, we will start."
Naomi Joaquin


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Lara Jaishree Netting
A Perpetual Fire
John C. Ferguson and His Quest for Chinese Art and Culture
Hong Kong University Press 2013
Lara Netting's new book explores the life, career, and work of one man as a window into the history and associated practices of "Chinese art" during a period of massive transformation in the China of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. While reading A Perpetual Fire: John C. Ferguson and His Quest for Chinese Art and Culture (Hong Kong University Press, 2013), we journey along with John C. Ferguson as he navigates through a complex and fascinating world of government officials, art dealers, scholars, and museums in China and the US. Ferguson gradually became embedded in a social web whose connections made it possible for him to transform from a minister's son in rural Ontario to a world-class collector, dealer, and scholar of Chinese art while the very notion of "Chinese art" was still emerging and being debated. Netting's book charts the early development of Ferguson's relationships with key figures in the political and social landscape of Qing and Republican China, tracing the ways that these relationships gave him an access to and a perspective on antiquities that would shape his later scholarship and career. For that reason, it offers a wonderful perspective on the history of modern China, and specifically on the role of foreign residents of China in that history. A Perpetual Fire also pays special attention to the making of some important museum collections in Chinese art and antiquities - including the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and of Ferguson himself - and so it is of special import to readers interested in museum studies, in material culture, and in knowing the complex and fascinating history of how the objects hanging on museum walls and illuminated in display cases got there in the first place.


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Автострада A35 () — автодорога на севере Италии, соединяющая Брешию с Миланом. Название BreBeMi составлено из начальных букв трёх провинций, которые соединяет дорога — Брешиа, Бергамо, Милан.

История
Хоть Ломбардии и Брешиа были соединены автострадой А4, была необходимость создания альтернативной автомагистрали. В среднем в среднем на указанной автостраде проезжало 100 000 автомобилей в день, а пиковое значение — 140 000. 26 июня 2009 года, после заключения Межведомственного комитета по экономическому планированию (CIPE) и последующей резолюции, окончательный проект был одобрен.

Строительные работы начались 22 июля 2009 года и закончились весной 2014 года. Открытие автомагистрали состоялось 23 июля 2014 года в присутствии премьер-министра Маттео Ренци, министра транспорта Маурицио Лупи и губернатора Ломбардии — Марони, Роберто.

13 ноября 2017 года было достроено прямое соединение с автострадой А4 в близости от города Брешиа.

Описание
Автострада A35 является более прямым соединением между Брешией и Миланом, по сравнению с A4, поскольку, проходя через нижнюю часть провинции Бергамо через Тревильо, она, в отличие от A4 избегает отклонения к северу в Бергамо.

Общая протяженность автострады A35 БреБеМи составляет 62,1 км, которые разбиты следующим образом:
 на насыпях: 37,9 км
 в траншее: 19,2 км
 виадук: 3,7 км
 в туннеле: 1,3 км

Затраты на строительство
Управляющая компания заявляет, что автострада была построена в рамках проектного финансирования. Изначально оценивалась примерно в 800 млн евро, которые планировалось оплатить частным лицам, а после построения — вернуть вложенную сумму путём взимания платы за проезд. Но на момент инаугурации расходы выросли до 2439 млн евро, в основном эти расходы покрыл Европейский инвестиционный банк (кредит в 700 млн евро) и «Cassa Depositi e Prestiti» (820 млн евро).

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Over the years, I worked in a number of design firms, serving primarily as 3D Operator, Video Editor, and FX Artist, with emphasis on the development of graphical and video contents for commercials and television programs. In addition, I successfully developed my professional profile as an independent freelance web designer; in this respect my tools of the trade include CSS, HTML5, and Flash. Photography is my professional hobby, I also enjoy photoretouch and image reconstruction.
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THE CURE'S ROBERT SMITH SELLS ARTWORK FOR CHARITY
Mar 7, 2021 | LATEST ON ER
Heart Research UK are to benefit from the sale of a piece of artwork by Robert Smith which was originally created for their anonymous heART project. Each year the charity invites artists and celebrities to create original art anonymously on an A5 postcard. These are then auctioned, with buyers only finding out who created their artwork after they win the item. The Cure frontman submitted a piece called I WILL KISS YOU FOREVER, which sold for £5,000. It has now been reproduced as a print with A4 and A3 sized versions selling on E Bay for £25 and £50 respectively. After March 14th they will be available on a print to order basis.
All proceeds go towards funding research into the prevention, treatment and cure of heart disease. Talking about the sale Smith said,
"More than a quarter of all deaths in the UK are caused by heart and circulatory disease – I have very sadly seen too many friends and family fall victim over the years. Continuing support for research into the understanding and treatment of coronary heart disease is absolutely vital – for everyone.
Before the anonymous heART project, I hadn't picked up paint with purpose for almost 30 years. My favourite creative medium has always been sound, but making these has inspired me to start drawing again.
I'm so thrilled to be able to support a charity that means a lot to me, and also share a little bit of myself with The Cure's passionate and generous fanbase."
You can see the print here The heART Project-Robert Smith Print and of course you can hear Robert Smith's musical artworks with the band on their specially created radio station
EXCLUSIVELY THE CURE


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Travel · Nov 08, 2018
4,000 Miles of Friendship
Words by Ashley Locke
Photo by Ciara Menzies
 Annie F. Downs was a college student at the University of Georgia when she met Scotland for the first time. She boarded the plane for a mission trip with the Wesley Foundation, and when she got off the plane, she was home. That was in 2000. Eighteen years later, Scotland has tucked itself into Annie's heart like a prayer that she keeps coming back to.
That first trip to Edinburgh was nothing like she expected. "The doorknobs were different and the food was different," she says, "but when I sat down at the dinner table and talked about what was going on in my life, the community around me felt the same."
She learned about and loved a country whose traditions are centuries older than America itself. She worked in churches with walls touched by generations of prayer and thanksgiving.
She came away itching to go back, so she did. She went back several times. She planted roots in Edinburgh, living there for six months—but it wasn't enough for Annie to just keep visiting Scotland—she needed to share it.
Laura Bento did not know Annie at first. She stumbled across Annie's Instagram through a friend's, and she started following Annie as she prepped for a big event—That Sounds Fun Weekend. Annie shared her excitement each day as she was getting ready for the weekend, but then she had a bad day. Laura knew it because Annie shared it too. "I watched her talk about the bad day, just forward-facing and honest on her Instagram, and I thought yes, she needs to be a guest for the magazine.'"
Laura reached out to Annie about doing a feature, and they set up a coffee date in Annie's city, Nashville. They met at Portland Brew in the 12 South neighborhood and immediately clicked. "We just sipped on coffee, talked about the magazine, and talked about the approachable manner that we both view spirituality," says Laura. "I asked her if she wanted to do this, and she said yes."
They started planning and curating the stories in the issue you now hold in your hands, but there was more than just a few stories to think about—there was also the cover. Laura asked Annie where her dream cover shoot would be. "I said the Ryman or Scotland," Annie laughs, "and Laura said, 'Okay, let's go to Scotland!'"
Scotland is where Annie got baptized in Loch Ness. Scotland is where Annie decided she wasn't just going to write—she was going to be a writer. Scotland is where Annie planted a church. It's where she wrote the first and last words of her book, Remember God. It's where she made a home. It's a place that has been in her life for the last 18 years, and this was going to be the first time she would get to share it with someone—not in a blog post, not as a memory, but in-person.
"When we booked the flights, we were sitting on our couches on the phone with each other," says Annie. "I had been in Scotland last October, and I didn't know I would get to go back so soon. I couldn't believe it, but it makes perfect sense for what Good Grit is, who Laura is, and where my story fits on this planet."
The magical moments started before they landed in Scotland. "We had a layover from Amsterdam to Edinburgh," says Annie. "As soon as we got on the plane, I couldn't stop smiling because the whole plane smelled like Scottish detergent."
Laura loved having a front row seat to Annie's joy. "Annie carries a peace about her that makes people feel like they're home," says Laura. "The idea that someone who feels like home is taking me to a place that makes them feel at home—that's beautiful to me. Seeing her get excited about going to this place was funny, and inspiring, and exciting."
They stayed in an AirBnB in the same neighborhood where Annie lived years earlier. "I kept having to temper myself with Laura, because I wanted to say a thousand things to her," Annie laughs. "It was amazing to see her in my neighborhood, experiencing my favorite shops and restaurants before my eyes."
Even though Annie had so many places she wanted to show Laura—the Starbucks on Holy Corner where she wrote so many words of Remember God, the church she helped plant, the Red Door Gallery where she found her most-loved souvenirs—the people were more important than the place.
"I love when people feel connected, and when I can connect people," says Annie. "I wanted to connect Laura's heart to the heart of this place. I wanted her to laugh with Harry and Esther over dinner, to have drinks with Donna and James. I wanted her to see these people and this culture that still exists."
They shot the cover about an hour outside of Edinburgh in a cathedral that's first bricks were laid in the year 540. There is something special about knowing you're in a place that has taken care of so many people before you, and it will continue to do so long after you're gone. "Everything there is so much older than anything we have in the United States," says Laura. "What that place represents to Annie—I felt so honored to be included in time-capsuling it."
They spent one evening on Loch Tay with a Scottish family who carried on a culture of tradition almost as old as the buildings around them. They had fish and chips, listened to pipers in the streets, and met with Annie's friends-turned-family. The last day, they spent a morning in a cathedral built in 1504, and that afternoon in modern Michelin Star restaurant Bow & Taggart.
"Bow & Taggart wasn't planned," says Laura. "It was a bucket list item for our photographer, Annie's friend Ciara. We experienced all this history, but the trip was still marked by something new—something none of us had done before—and we got to experience it together."
Leaving Edinburgh is always hard for Annie, but it was easier doing it with a friend. It was a short, hectic, beautiful, and messy trip. It was real, meaningful, and inspiring. "I had all these moments where I was remembering what God has done for me in Scotland, and now Laura gets to have a cathedral of memories," says Annie.
"I will never forget the joy I saw in her because she got to share these things. She is as authentic as anyone could be," Laura says. "Annie is a woman who hasn't gotten all the things she hoped, dreamed, and asked for, but she lives a life of intentionality and gratitude anyway."
"It's really cool when anyone steps into your story and loves your story," says Annie. "Scotland has given me everything. It's a gift I get to open over and over. Taking Laura to Scotland and bringing the magazine to Scotland—now I have this visual I can share with my friends. There is a scripture in Ephesians that says God does more than we can ask or imagine—I couldn't have dreamed getting to bring the beauty of this to you."


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Yale University, Department of Economics. Economic Growth Center, Center discussion paper number 560. August 1988.
Among the questions which this paper addresses are, how does a culture of corruption perpetuate itself over time, what effects do different features of the economy have on the phenomenon of corruption, and why the culture of corruption might or might not alter over time?
A central feature of the present dynamic analysis is that rational individuals (citizens as well as bureaucrats) learn from their past experiences. The past economic environment thus affects current choices of individuals which, in turn, influence the future economic environment. As a result, if bureaucratic corruption has been more pervasive in the past, then different citizens are more likely to choose those behaviors (such as more extensive cheating) which induce a greater pervasiveness of corruption in the future. These inter-temporal behavioral externalities are formalized within an overlapping generations framework, and the resulting aggregate corruption and cheating is characterized and analyzed.
This positive analysis yields new perspectives as well as new results. I examine how the pervasiveness of corruption and cheating is altered by such features of the economy as the extent of government intervention, and the beliefs of the youngest generations. Among the results is that if youngest generations of citizens believe that corruption is more pervasive, then corruption actually becomes more pervasive.
Sah, Raaj. "Corruption across countries and regions: Some consequences of local osmosis." Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Volume 31, Number 8, August 2007, pages 2573-2598.


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St Catherine's Hospice Midnight Walk Success!
Assurity Consulting sponsor the St Catherine's Hospice Midnight Walk 2016
On Saturday 2nd July 2016, Horsham Park hosted the much revered and fondly regarded St Catherine's Hospice Midnight Walk.
A household name for many, St Catherine's Hospice in Crawley provides end-of-life care to patients in Crawley, Horsham, Mid-Sussex and East Surrey. In its 9th year, the walk is a very popular local fundraiser. For our employees, this year's walk had an even deeper significance, as it marks our 30th birthday we thought it an opportune moment to show our support to our community and to the much loved organisation, and sponsor the event!
In the run up to the fundraiser, around 400 people signed up to complete a 7, 13 or 20 mile route through the night in Horsham and St Catherine's Hospice busily prepared. They set a beach theme, despatched around 400 fuchsia pink "I'm ditching my beauty sleep" t-shirts and encouraged people to fundraise as much as they could for the cause. At Assurity Consulting, we hired a photo-booth for the night, ordered 450 tubes of jelly beans for the walkers and rallied a troop of 6 volunteer walkers and 3 volunteer marshals from our team.
Early Saturday evening, the rain we'd been having disappeared, giving way to bright blue sky and then a clear, mild night. St Catherine's Hospice had embellished a large marquee with beach themed paraphernalia and two beautifully decorated 'memory arches', through which all walkers passed to register for and finish their walk. Head of Business Services Ian Woodland, Marketing Manager Suzanne Clarkson-Lewis and Marketing Coordinator Keely Bicknell were on hand from 6pm to hand out goody bags, talk to the walkers and generally enjoy the building atmosphere.
Marketing Coordinator Keely commented, "There was a real sense of passion and commitment from the walkers, even the 90 brave people who had signed up for the gruelling 20 mile route! The DJ, photo booth and amazing outfits people were sporting created a fantastic 'party' atmosphere. Everyone was raring to go!"
After an amazing 'clubbercise' warm up on the grass, the 20 mile walkers (and later the 13 and 7 mile walkers) set off in good spirits, well equipped with goody bags and branded torches. Some did not finish their walk until the early hours of the morning.
Employees Debbie Sahota, Shelly Diplock, Heather Martin and Keely Bicknell were joined by Debbie's daughter Jasmine and Keely's sister Charis, all first time participants, on their walk. The group had a great time, laughing their way through the 7 mile route, finally arriving back to the marquee at 1am after walking for 2 and a half hours. As a team, the 'Assurity Consulting Ladies' raised more than £600, beating their target and leaving them with a great sense of achievement!
Assurity Consulting has always held Corporate Responsibility high on its list of priorities. We support a number of local charities, including The Springboard Project, The Olive Tree and St Catherine's Hospice, through our involvement in charity golf days, internal fundraisers, gift in kind days and donations.
"As a growing organisation we are delighted to have been able to support such a wonderful cause within our community. The team at St Catherine's Hospice put a great deal of energy and effort into all of their events to make them as fun and exciting as possible for the fundraisers. We all really enjoyed being part of the Midnight Walk." Suzanne Clarkson-Lewis, Marketing Manager.
Just two days after the event, the Hospice confirmed that the fundraising stood at £65,000 and rising. Suffice it to say, as a team we feel elated to have been able to have fun while supporting, both financially and tangibly, such an invaluable organisation. You can still donate to the Assurity Consulting Ladies efforts here.


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The Peninsula makes history as first hotel brand to sweep Forbes' Five-Star ratings
By Lori Rackl
Peninsula Chicago staff help guests in the luxury hotel's lobby in 2013. Forbes Travel Guide has given the hotel a Five-Star rating every year since 2002. This year, all 10 Peninsula Hotels received the same lofty rating. (Chicago Tribune 2013)
Forbes Travel Guide is out with its annual list of "Five-Star" hotels, a prestigious distinction that was awarded to every one of the Peninsula properties — a first in the ratings' 61-year history.
Until now, no other hotel brand has ever landed the highest Five-Star rating across its entire portfolio.
The Five-Star designation, which recognizes "gracious, intuitive service," among other things, went to all 10 of the Peninsula hotels, including the one in Chicago. The 339-room hotel opened at 108 E. Superior St. in 2001. It's been a regular on Forbes' Five-Star list since 2002, the first year it was eligible for the award.
Forbes Travel Guide, whose tagline is "We verify luxury," uses anonymous, professional inspectors who make incognito visits to evaluate luxury hotels around the world. (It started as Mobil Travel Guide in 1958 before the name changed to Forbes.) Forbes also rates Four-Star hotels, as well as restaurants and spas, in some 76 countries.
Each hotel is assessed by looking at more than 500 criteria, according to Forbes. Scores are computed using an algorithm heavily weighted toward the level of service hotel guests receive. The quality of the facility is also taken into account.
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"Our objective, data-driven Star Rating list features properties that achieved an impeccable standard of excellence in hospitality," Forbes Travel Guide CEO Filip Boyen said in a press release announcing this year's results, which can be seen here.
A total of 210 hotels across the globe were deemed Five-Star. That's up from the 199 properties that made the cut in 2018.
London replaced Macau as the city with the biggest crop of highest-rated hotels (13), thanks to the addition of Bulgari Hotel & Residences; the Langham; Mandarin Oriental, Hyde Park; and Shangri-La Hotel, At The Shard.
The Peninsula is in the process of building a hotel in London, but it's not expected to be finished until 2021. Other Peninsula projects in the works are in Istanbul and Yangon, in Myanmar.
"The Peninsula Hotels stood out from what can only be described as an incredible list of prestigious properties this year," Boyen said in the statement. "It's a remarkable feat — the epitome of luxury service."
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The Peninsula brand has come close to pulling off a Five-Star sweep in the past. Nine out of its 10 hotels — Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Tokyo, New York, Chicago, Beverly Hills, Paris and Bangkok — all snagged Five-Star ratings last year.
The Peninsula Manila, however, was rated at Four Stars until the latest round of rankings, when the property in the Philippines got bumped up to the level of its brethren.
Peter Borer, the chief operating officer of Peninsula Hotels' parent company, The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, said staff teams at all 10 Peninsula properties will be rewarded for the Five-Star status with a range of perks, including gifts, spa services and vouchers for afternoon tea for two.
The Five-Star rating is the latest in a recent round of kudos bestowed on the Peninsula Chicago. TripAdvisor named it the top luxury hotel in the country, and U.S. News & World Report dubbed it the No. 1 hotel in Chicago and No. 2 in the U.S.
Two other Chicago hotels — Four Seasons Hotel and the Langham — retained their Five-Star ratings this year, while Trump International Hotel & Tower lost a star, falling from five to four.
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Home Christian News ERLC Trustees Hear From New President, Discuss Sexual Abuse Assessment
ERLC Trustees Hear From New President, Discuss Sexual Abuse Assessment
Tom Strode
Brent Leatherwood, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission president, speaks to trustees at the entity's fall 2022 Trustee Meeting on Sept. 14. (Baptist Press/Brandon Porter) Photo courtesy of Baptist Press.
NASHVILLE (BP) – The Baptist witness the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission has long provided in the public square "is needed now as much as ever," Brent Leatherwood said Wednesday (Sept. 14) in his first presidential report to the entity's trustees.
A day after the trustees elected him unanimously as the Southern Baptist entity's ninth president, Leatherwood expressed his gratitude to the ERLC's board, reported on the commission's work during the previous year in which he served as acting president and offered a view of its continuing commitments.
In their two-day meeting, trustees also voted to require background checks for their members, adopted a budget and heard developments on the commission's role in helping Southern Baptists prevent and respond to sexual abuse.
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The ERLC board voted without opposition to require criminal and sex registry background checks of all current and future trustees. The board-approved motion called for the checks to be conducted each time trustees are elected by convention messengers "until/unless the [SBC] incorporates a background check into their Nominating Committee process."
Leatherwood's vision
The trustees' election of Leatherwood, 41, filled the ERLC's permanent leadership role for the first time since the departure of Russell Moore as president more than 15 months earlier. The board had named Leatherwood as acting president at its September 2021 meeting.
Leatherwood, 41, thanked the trustees from across the country for "placing your confidence in me to lead this historic commission that has in various forms over a century brought forth a conventional Baptist witness into the public square."
Southern Baptists expect us "to go into the public square and proclaim things that we know from The Baptist Faith and Message," Leatherwood said before citing some of the tenets of the SBC's statement of faith.
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"God alone is Lord of the conscience. We're going to continue to say that," he said. "Marriage is between one man and one woman in a covenant union for life, that religious liberty is our nation's essential liberty, that human dignity matters and that human life matters at all stages from conception to natural death.
"Those are going to be the things that we are known for that we are going to carry forth into the public square."
Leatherwood will need to fill several staff positions, including on the senior leadership team, that have become vacant in the last 15 months. He read from Exodus 31:1-11, which describes God's selection and preparation of men to design and build the elements of the tabernacle.
"God has already put wisdom in the hearts and minds of the future team members that are going to join the current team that is here at the ERLC, so that we may continue carrying out the work that is part of our ministry assignment that Southern Baptists have given us and we are privileged to carry out," Leatherwood told the trustees.
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Demi Moore Net Worth 2022: Age, Height, Weight, Husband, Kids, Bio-Wiki
Demi Gene Guynes
Roswell, New Mexico, United States
Husband/Spouse
Ashton Kutcher (m. 2005–2013), Bruce Willis (m. 1987–2000), Freddy Moore (m. 1980–1985)
Yes (Rumer Willis, Tallulah Willis, Scout Willis)
Dating/Boyfriend
Actress and film producer
Beautiful Demi Moore is an American Actress, Model, and former Songwriter who first appeared in a men's magazine called 'Oui' in 1981, the very same her debut film released and also appeared on the soap opera General Hospital.
Maybe you know about Demi Moore very well But do you know how old and tall is she, and what is her net worth in 2022? If you do not know, We have prepared this article about details of Demi Moore's short biography-wiki, career, professional life, personal life, today's net worth, age, height, weight, and more facts. Well, if you're ready, let's start.
She was born as Demi GaneGuynes on November, 11,1962 in Roswell, New Mexico, U.S. Moore attended Fairfax High School which was dropped out at the age of 16, and she signed a contract with Elite Modelling Agency and went to Europe. Then she enrolled herself in drama classes inspired by one of her neighbors.
At the age of 17, Moore married singer Freddy Moore with whom she then filed for divorce in the year 1984. She was then married to actor Bruce Willis in 1987 with whom she filed a divorce in the year 2000.
Being born on 11 November 1962, Demi Moore is 59 years old as of today's date 15th January 2022. Her height is 1.65 m tall, and her weight is 54 kg.
Moore wrote songs along Freddy Moore and also appeared in the music video 'It's Not a Rumor.' She made her film debut in 1981 drams 'Choices with a small supporting role. In 1984 she played the lead role in 'No Small Affair'; however, her commercial breakthrough was in drams' St.Elmo's Fire,' which was a box office success bringing Moore to International Recognition. Demi professionally made her stage debut with The early Girl by Off-Broadway production.
Moore's fantastic successful film to date was the supernatural romantic melodrama 'Ghost,' which was the highest-grossing film of the year 1990. It is remarkable to note that she produced and starred in a controversial miniseries for HBO called 'If These Walls Could Talk.' It is astonishing to know that Demi Moore shaved off her head to play a Navy Seal in 1997. She appeared in 'Bobby' in the year 2006. She is also an investor in the 'Planet Hollywood' chain of theme restaurants.
Awards & Achievements:
Demi Moore is the recipient of a number of prestigious awards. She has received the 'Theatre World Award' for the movie The Early Girl. She is also the recipient of the 'Saturn Award' for the Best Actress for the film Ghost. She has also received the 'People's Choice Award' for favorite dramatic motion picture actress for the movie 'A Few Good Men.' It is the recipient of the 'MTV Movie Award' for Best Kiss for the movie 'Indecent Proposal.' Apart from these awards, she has been nominated for many more prestigious awards.
Net Worth & Salary of Demi Moore in 2022
As of January 2022, the estimated net worth of Demi Moore is $170 million. Moore was the highest-paid actress in Hollywood by 1995. The present value of her 2012 Lexus LS 600h, which was a gift from her ex-husband Ashton Kutcher was $100,000. The salary which she earned through Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle was $2,000,000. Her salary from G.I Jane is $11,000,000 in 1997. It is very notable that her salary from the 'Striptease is $12,500,000 in 1996 post her salary was augmenting year to year.
Demi Moore is one of the growing actresses in the Hollywood industry with her high motivational skills and talent, which made her world level famous through her films and dramas. She always makes sure that she gives her 100 percent whatever the roles are being given to her. She is one of the excellent actresses for which the Hollywood industry should feel lucky about.
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"When the Night Is Through" stands as the debut single from Good in the Dark, the collaboration among Chicago-bred multi-instrumentalist Heather Perry, percussionist Carlos J. Zapata and guitarist Grant Goldsworthy.
The band sustains a noise pop sound mixed with traces of disco and pulsating dance, as well as the edge of a post-punk band to a certain extent.
Good in the Dark's first-ever EP Rafters was released late last month. The music video for "When the Night Is Through" could be pinned as a bit perplexing to some, but its oddball humor should shine through and the tune itself should impress too.


The age-old questions, what do I want to do? What do I like? What can I do? Questions that have been asked from the time we are young and continue into adulthood. I remember being in school and being told I need to decide what I wanted to do so I can plan my education and pick the right schools. I also remember not having an idea of what I wanted to do and more directly not really worrying about it. Life works out right? Que sera sera. Like the t-shirt says, "Life Happens".
People who have given up and believe they have no say, they have no influence, life happens to them instead of being directed by them.
There are many things in this world that we cannot affect or change on an individual level but what we do with our life is not one of them. By "what we do" I mean the whole gambit, our choices, our careers, our paths. We do have a choice, each of us, it is only ours, so how do we make choices?
Let's talk about careers, the choice of where we work, our careers and how we get there. The first thing to recognize is we all make choices daily that push us in one direction or another to one interest or another. When we are young it is simpler, our parents provide direction and exposure to different things. Maybe you were put in sports, maybe music, maybe the arts or dance. Maybe you worked for the household. When you get older those choices are yours so now you need to focus what you already know.
The kicker here is that this applies to everyone, including persons with a disability.
The first thing you need to do is a good self-assessment. This is the first and most important step in defining an occupation, planning your education and identifying a career path. You need to take stock of your interests, experiences and achievements and articulate them before starting a job search. Reflect on the activities that you have done over the years. What do you like doing? What interested you? What are you good at? Conversely, what did you not want to do?
Hard skills are easily measured and usually consist of formal training and education. They include things like language, computer training, technical expertise. Hard skills can be upgraded throughout your career.
Soft skills are transferrable skills and can be learned in other activities throughout life. Skills that are obtained through school, extra-curricular activities and work experience. Skills that are applicable in other situations and can be adapted to the job at hand. They include your interpersonal and communications abilities that are honed over years of interactions. Soft skills constantly grow, with every experience we have we learn something, some good, some not, all of these experiences can be adapted to new situations and help in making our choices.
Thirdly, we take with us our values. Our core beliefs of right and wrong, acceptable or not acceptable and what our personal priorities are. There are countless values, health, finances, family, security to list a few. But you get the picture, ask yourself, do your choices reflect your values are they consistent to what is important to you. That includes your career choices.
As in all good self-assessments, you also have to identify where you need improvement and be honest with yourself.
Once you have established your strengths, you need to pick your path and focus your job seeking endeavours toward your choice. You have to plan and practice how you will articulate your interest, your strengths and your values to potential employers. Practice answering standard job interview questions so that you can effectively relate your hard and soft skills and demonstrate that this is your chosen path. Communication is usually the tough one. Under stress, words often fail. This is where practice is extremely beneficial, and feedback is even more important.
Now I do not want to leave you with the impression that career planning is a one-time process, it is continuous.
Interests change and so can career plans but the goals you set will provide you with a road map for a successful career.
PPRC can help. If you are a person with a disability who wants to work and who wants to change the unchangeable, call us, email us, find a career path.
As always, I am here to talk, join the conversation.


Since 1984 we have strived to take the company forward by researching and sourcing the best quality and largest choice of products available at the best prices. We continue to improve our range of products by keeping up with improvements made by the glass and glazing industry.
The company was set up by Philip Stubbs in 1984 and named after the street where he & his family used to live. Philip gained valuable experience in the window industry prior to starting his own business and it will be Philip who visits your home to discuss your requirements. Philip's son Jonathan joined the family business in 1999 and continues to support his father and take the company from strength to strength. Jonathan is the friendly face you will see in our fantastic showroom.
We have fully employed, premium installers who are trained to the highest standard. They all have great expertise including NVQ Diplomas in Fenestration Installation and are conscientious and courteous when in and around your home.
We have been established and successful for such a long time due to the pride and effort we put into to every home we visit. From our high quality brochures and quotations to our aftercare & 10 year guarantee. With Sovereign Windows, you will feel like one of the family.
Philip Stubbs is Sovereign Windows. He is the founder, managing director and face of the company. Married for 40 years, he has three children and three grandchildren. Philip started the company in 1984 and has dedicated his life to its success and the company's reputation is largely due to his friendly, memorable personality.
Jonathan is a father of 2, sports enthusiast. He joined the company in 1999 and has been involved in all aspects of the business since. He has learned the trade from his father and gathered his own extensive knowledge along the way by installing windows, attending trade shows and managing the company & its day to day running.
Well established, family run, friendly business: - We treat you like one of the family making your experience with us easy and the best it can be.
No high pressure sales – Philip or Jonathan will visit you at a convenient time discuss your requirements and send you a no obligation quotation.
Fantastic showroom – a showcase of our window and door styles and colours.
10 year guarantee – our windows and doors come with a comprehensive long guarantee also covering all glass and hardware.
Aftercare service & advice –we have fantastic, dedicated aftercare team.
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Lord Tyrion rules over his domain, which is also inhabited by humans Alex Calvert and Jenna Berman.
He has a popular Instagram account with over 25,000 followers which documents his glorious life.
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