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ARLnow.com November 2, 2020 at 8:00am
Water Rescue Over Weekend — "Rescue units from Arlington County and D.C. had to save a person late Saturday afternoon that was in need of help on the Potomac River near the area of GW Parkway and Windy Run after being stuck on rocks. Arlington officials said in a Tweet that the person rescued was evaluated and transported to a trauma center with non life-threatening injuries." [WUSA 9]
Election Specials at Bayou Bakery — "Chef David Guas will make a pair of election-themed sandwiches at his Arlington bakery on on November 2 and 3. A McDonald's-esque 'Filet-O-Catfish' represents President Trump, with cheese and pickled jalapeño tartar sauce. For Joe Biden, Guas riffed on a sandwich from Delaware sub shop Capriotti's, offering up the 'Bobby 2.0' with sliced roasted turkey, cajun cornbread stuffing, and cranberry vinaigrette." [Eater]
Beyer Bill to Make Pandemic Preps — "Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), Chair of the House Aviation Subcommittee, and Rep. Don Beyer (VA-08) introduced the National Aviation Preparedness Plan Act of 2020, legislation to require the development of a national aviation preparedness plan for future public health emergencies." [Press Release]
Wizard's House Still for Sale — "Longtime Washington Wizards player Martin Gortat has put his Arlington house on the market. Gortat was the team's starting center from 2013 until 2018, when he was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers. He retired from the NBA in February. Since leaving Washington, he's been using the Arlington house as a luxury rental property." [Washingtonian, HomeSnap]
Eden Center is an Election Battleground — "At a Biden rally at the Eden Center in Falls Church, Va., it took minutes before Trump supporters showed up to heckle. Banh mi seller Quang Le says it's 'like the Jets and the Sharks.'" [DCist, Twitter]
Photo courtesy James Mahony
ARLnow.com October 19, 2018 at 9:00am
Renewed HQ2 Buzz — The New York Times has published a lengthy look at Crystal City, which is being discussed as a frontrunner to land Amazon's second headquarters. "All of the signs are pointing to Crystal City," one of the people quoted in the article said. Separately, the Wall Street Journal reports that only some of the 20 HQ2 finalist cities — including New York City, Newark, N.J., Chicago and the D.C. area — have received second visits from Amazon officials. [New York Times, Wall Street Journal]
Former Wizard Selling Home in Arlington — Former Washington Wizards center Marcin Gortat has listed his house in Arlington's Cherrydale neighborhood for $1.9 million. [Real House Life of Arlington]
Upton Hill Park Caught in Complaint Crossfire — After acceding to demands of tree advocates and scrapping plans for a 17-space parking lot at Upton Hill Park, the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority is now facing opposition to its proposed park upgrades from nearby residents worried that the lack of additional parking will cause more vehicles to be parked in the neighborhood. [InsideNova]
New Option for Commuting to Arlington — "Sameride, a ridesharing app that allows drivers and passengers to offer and request rides, has launched a new route from Herndon, Reston and Loudoun County to Arlington and the District." [Reston Now]
Flickr pool photo by John Sonderman
ARLnow.com November 14, 2014 at 9:25am
Wizards Look at Crystal City, Ballston — Washington Wizards owner Ted Leonsis is reportedly narrowing in on three sites — in Crystal City, Ballston and in D.C.'s Shaw neighborhood — as the potential location for the team's future $40-50 million practice facility. [Washington Post]
New Cultural Affairs Director — Michelle Isabelle-Stark has been named Arlington County's new Director of Cultural Affairs, overseeing Artisphere and the county's art programs. Isabelle-Stark most recently held a similar position in Suffolk County, New York. [Arlington Economic Development]
Backup QB Leads Yorktown into Playoffs — Charlie Tiene, a top lacrosse prospect who skipped football for the golf team last year, will lead the Yorktown Patriots in the their first-round playoff game tonight. Tiene was named the team's quarterback after starting QB Joe McBride went down with an ACL injury. [Washington Post]
Signature Developing Two New Musicals — Shirlington's Signature Theatre is developing two new musicals: Midwestern Gothic and the Christmas-themed Silver Belles. [Playbill]
Snow in Arlington — Reagan National Airport reported a trace amount of snowfall overnight. [National Weather Service]
Flickr pool photo by Starbuck77
ARLnow.com November 11, 2014 at 10:45am
Wizards Practice Facility in Arlington? — There's a potential plan for a Washington Wizards basketball practice facility in Arlington, reports NBC4's Mark Segraves. However, the more likely plan for the practice facility is for it to be built in D.C.'s Shaw neighborhood. Wizards owner Ted Leonsis also owns the Washington Capitals, which has a practice facility at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Ballston. [NBC Washington]
Arlington Warns of 'Potential Severe Traffic' — Arlington County is warning residents about "potential severe traffic" today due to the massive crowds expected for the Concert for Valor on the National Mall, along with Metrorail service changes and numerous road closures in D.C. that are in place for the Veterans Day event.
Cherrydale Abuzz Over Sound Check — The Cherrydale community email listserv was "going crazy with complaints about the sound check" for the Concert for Valor last night, a tipster tells ARLnow.com. We're told the neighborhood could hear bass and feel vibrations from the sound check. "One person reported that the Arlington County police were getting so many calls they were telling people to call the D.C. police who then told people to call [U.S.] Park Police," the tipster said.
Cost of Thanksgiving Dips in Va. — Virginia families will save about $5 per person this year on Thanksgiving dinner thanks to lower food prices, according to the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation. [InsideNova]
Lyon Park 'Sewer Justice' Petition — A group called Arlingtonians for Sewer Justice — which represents 11 Lyon Park households that are being compelled to pay $10,000-20,000 for a new sewer connection because the county says it will no longer maintain a failing, private sewer line behind their homes — has created a new petition. The petition, which has so far gathered 95 supporters, calls for Arlington County to pay for the upkeep of privately owned sewer lines via a bond referendum. [Change.org]
Va. Square Eatery Up for 'Restaurant of the Year' — Water & Wall, which opened last year in the Virginia Square area, is a finalist for Eater.com's D.C. Restaurant of the Year award. [Eater]
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Photos: Wizards' Martell Webster Serves Ice Cream
Ethan Rothstein May 30, 2014 at 4:05pm
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Washington Wizards swingman Martell Webster has a new position: serving ice cream at new Clarendon shop Nicecream Factory (2831 Clarendon Blvd).
Webster, who lives in McLean, had started cycling to Clarendon some afternoons to taste some of Nicecream's treats after his childhood friend from Seattle, Wash., James Conti, started working as Nicecream's marketing coordinator a month ago.
"Actually, that's my little brother," Webster is quick to point out. Webster played basketball with Conti's older brother and said their family "took me in and pretty much raised me. It was my home away from home."
The Washington Post reported earlier this week that Webster was doing some promotional work for Nicecream, but Friday afternoon he was behind the counter and in front of the store, making batches of homemade, on-demand ice cream like the two small half-mango, half-pistachio cups he served to a young family. He was also passing out samples to passers-by on the sidewalk, encouraging them to come inside.
"He usually comes in and sits in the corner eating and kind of crouches down," Nicecream owner Sandra Tran told ARLnow.com while Webster was entertaining a toddler, asking her if he should dye his goatee pink. "When there's a customer who comes in to check it out, he'll kind of pop up and tell them 'it's really good.'"
Webster, who is listed at 6-foot-7, averaged 9.7 points and 2.8 rebounds in 27.7 minutes per game for the Wizards this year, his second in Washington. He's moving back to Portland, Ore., for the summer in late June — the Portland Trail Blazers is where he spent the first five years of his career after being chosen with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2005 draft, directly out of high school.
Until he leaves for Portland, however, he said he plans on stopping by Nicecream "periodically" to help serve. He calls himself the "unofficial intern," and he gets all the scoops of dark chocolate and sea salt — his favorite flavor — he wants.
He said it took him "about 156,000 tries" before he was able to make his first batch of ice cream worthy of serving to customers.
"It was pretty rough, but like with anything, practice makes you stronger," he said. "Now I'm up to par, but there's always a head over my shoulder, so to speak."
Conti graduated from college a year ago and had been in discussions to join the Nicecream team for "a while" before he moved from Tacoma, Wash., to Arlington. Now, he's living in Webster's guest house and has his "big brother" working for him.
"I knew I wanted to use him somehow," he said. "I think was the best way to do it. Knowing Martell, he might actually work at an ice cream shop. It's still great to see him interact and engage with the customers. Not a lot of professional athletes would do that."
ARLnow.com May 28, 2014 at 9:00am
Arlington CEO Pleads Guilty to Hacking — Ariel Friedler, the 36-year-old CEO of Arlington-based Symplicity Corporation, has pleaded guilty to federal computer hacking charges. Prosecutors say Friedler and his Chief Technology Officer gained access to the customer section of two competitors' websites using hacked user credentials in order to steal customer and product design information and gain "an unfair business advantage." [Pacific Standard, USDOJ]
Wizards Player Helping Clarendon Ice Cream Shop — Washington Wizards swingman Martell Webster tweeted last week that he is working part time at Nicecream Factory, the new Clarendon ice cream store. It turns out that Webster is merely helping out with the store's marketing effort, which is being led by a long-time friend and former collegiate basketball player. [Washington Post]
Arlington Losing Its Urban Village Advantage? — Arlington is known as a leader in transit-oriented development, thanks to its walkable, mixed-use urban villages. But Arlington's Mobility Lab suggests that Arlington may be losing its advantage. Tysons Corner, Bethesda, Silver Spring, White Flint, NoMa, and the Ballpark District are all "now competing on the Arlington model," one county official said. [Mobility Lab]
YHS Senior Video — A group of Yorktown High School seniors recorded a song and created a music video in advance of their impending graduation. [Vimeo]
Wakefield Student Get Sheriff's Scholarship — A Wakefield High School student has received a $1,000 scholarship from the Arlington County Sheriff's Office. Kiana Carter, a graduating senior, plans to study criminal justice. [Arlington County]


Barbara Oakley explains that the ability to learn is one of the biggest attributes of the human being and through this lecture she helps the audience to get in touch with that attribute. She shares some insights about her background such as how she became an engineering professor when in the past, she didn't do well at math; comments on the role her time in the army had in her learning process and how, at age 26, she decided to "change her brain" to learn science and mathematics.
Oakley shares some of the best practices and techniques she has proven to be good to learn effectively, but first she explains what the "focus" and "diffuse" modes are and how learning involves going back and forth between these two.
The brain, as we know, is enormously complicated, but fortunately we can simplify its operation into two fundamentally different modes: "focus" and "diffuse" modes."
She also comments comments on how to deal with procrastination, which can have serious negative long-term consequences in people's lives. She recommends the Pomodoro technique for good learning and explains how to apply it correctly.
Finally, she talks about why good sleep is a key element for learning and the need to exercise memory to take knowledge from working memory to long term memory; as well, she reflects on breaking the paradigm of education in which memorization is the only way to learn, because that is not true, it is understanding what matters.
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The Dark Side of the Lens is a short film from renowned surf photographer Mickey Smith. He presents a side to surfing that few of us will glimpse. What drives him to spend countless hours in cold and hostile waters in search of a single shot?
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Jada Pinkett Smith on Police Brutality and Animated Short 'Cops and Robbers' (EXCLUSIVE)
Jazz Tangcay
"Cops and Robbers," the animated short directed by Arnon Manor and Timothy Ware-Hill, is written and performed by Ware-Hill in response to the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. After the Arbery video surfaced on May 5, Manor was inspired to create an animated version of Ware-Hill's poem, which resulted in their collaboration.
Timothy Ware-Hill and Arnon Manor say they made this film "for all the Black men, women and children who have been victims of racial profiling, police violence, loss of life and other injustices just for being themselves."
Over 30 individual artists, students and VFX companies from around the world collaborated to each create a short segment of the poem with their own visual interpretation of the subject matter and individual animation technique. Half the animators on the "Cops and Robbers" are Black animation artists. The short premieres Dec. 28 on Netflix.
Pinkett-Smith spoke with Variety about getting the short to Netflix and why the powerful messaging resonated with her.
Why was it important for you to be a part of "Cops and Robbers?"
As an African American woman, it was one of those pieces that I could feel powerful messaging with such compassion from the perspective of the African American community. It was this explanation with this bleeding heart of what we are experiencing during this particular time.
For me, it was this emotional connection that pierced my heart and soul.
It was also written by a very talented African American male, and then, I realized how many minorities had contributed their talent as animators to the project. It's important that I flow resources in any way that I can to voices and the talent I feel as though doesn't always have equal opportunity.
My friend Ramsey Naito is president of Nickelodeon animation and she said, 'I wish there was something we could do with it at Nickelodeon.' I told her I wanted to be involved and I was down with it. I had a conversation with Lawrence Bender who is a producer and I wanted to help.
The story is such a powerful one with its messaging.
It had so much vulnerability. A lot of times, you could get this messaging and sometimes it can be militant and have power to it. The way this particular expression that we don't often see while talking about topics of this kind had so much vulnerability, especially through the lens of a Black man. You do not see that a lot and that for me was important because it humanizes Black men. It also humanizes Black people and marginalized communities.
We can talk about the issues, but if you don't feel, if you don't really see and understand that and see that there's nothing to fear — we are human and we bleed just like you. I found that be a very powerful component.
"Cops and Robbers" didn't find a home at Nickelodeon. It found a home at Netflix, which is global and will raise this global awareness to Black Lives Matter and police brutality, how did that happen?
We got together and had a conversation with quite a few people at Netflix who had seen the project and absolutely loved it. As a team, we just came together. We said, 'Look, you know as well as we do that this is a powerful piece. It's not only powerful, but it's important. We feel that your platform is the place that this piece needs to be.' And thank goodness they were in agreement and they took it on. We really felt that Netflix was the best place for the short.
The song "Soon I Will Be Done" is performed in the film by Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes. Can you talk about having Brittany be a part of this?
Having her amazing voice and contribution solidifies and amplifies the messaging I was talking about before with emotion. It's like there's a splitting heart that hammers down any walls around a person's heart and pride and ignorance. There's that extra component to help whatever the wall or the block might be that stops somebody from understanding or relating or having compassion around the idea that African American people are dying at the hands of cops. The song and Brittany just added that component to help pierce and get to the deeper compassion of the issue.
Police brutality is nothing new, but it's more visible now because of cellphones and because of social media helping to share images and video.
The difference now is that we are watching executions on television, which is mind blowing. We are watching young men and young women gunned down on live TV and people are in the streets recording it. We've heard about it before and it would get written up, but now you have the visuals that make it real. We get to see it and that's the difference. You can look at it and see for yourself what's happening.
What does it mean to be a part of this?
Art is like a ladder and where we can reach a higher understanding of things. One of the reasons I wanted to be a part of this project is because I feel like this particular short provides a ladder. I'm really proud of it and I can't wait for people to see it.
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Tom Holland is best known for his role as Spider-Man in the Marvel comic superhero movies. But it turns out, getting the role wasn't an easy process for the 24-year-old British actor. Holland spent months agonizing about whether or not he'd be cast as Spider-Man, and he even worried about getting fired after his first […]
Mexico calls on Biden to fix immigration status of Mexican nationals
The incoming administration of U.S. President-Elect Joe Biden should take steps to settle the immigration status of Mexicans working in the United States, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday. "We have been proposing that our countrymen who have been working for years should be regularized, contributing to the development of that great nation," Lopez Obrador told reporters in his regular daily news conference. The Mexican president said such a move should complement plans to support poor Central American nations and southern Mexico, areas which send many migrants to the United States.
Donald Trump wanted a hero's send off Wednesday and the ceremony arranged for him at an Air Force Base outside Washington looked just like one. But one thing was missing: the big crowd he loves.
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"I promise you a masterpiece," tweeted "The Notorious" Conor McGregor just three short weeks before his rematch with Dustin "The Diamond" Poirier at UFC 257, taking place Jan. 23. McGregor is never short on bravado — and he has the skills to back up every verbal jab. So when he promises a masterpiece, fans know […]
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It's been more than 30 years since the Berlin Wall fell and hundreds of millions of people threw off the yoke of Russian Soviet communism, but the issues of freedom and democracy have lost none of their relevance, while phrases such as "Russian influence," "the resistance" and "the wall" are fraught with new meanings and […]

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Jason Kenney Says $12B Military Budget Boost A 'Huge Improvement'
Katharine Starr, CBC News CBC
Defence Minister Jason Kenney says the federal budget's commitment of an additional $11.8 billion in military funding over the next decade is a "huge improvement" over the previous Liberal government's military cuts, despite the fact that the money is backloaded and won't even come into play until 2017.
"That was the real problem with the decade of darkness: a total, total black hole in terms of procurement," Kenney told host Evan Solomon of CBC News Network's Power & Politics, using the phrase coined by former chief of the defence staff Rick Hillier in reference to the era of slashed military spending under the Liberals.
"Skeptics manage to gloss over procurement successes," he added. "It's a mixed bag, I grant you that. We don't have all the equipment we would like immediately. It does take time to do multi-billion dollar acquisitions. We're trying to ensure these things are run prudently, we don't overspend, we don't get kit or equipment we don't need."
Ukraine, ISIS missions to receive extra funding
The federal budget's military allotment does not include all the necessary funding for the missions in Ukraine or in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Kenney said. Those operations will have access to supplementary funds, he told Solomon.
"Each one of those projects gets additional incremental funding above and beyond the baseline budget of the military," Kenney said. "For example, in the fiscal year we just ended, we spent $20.1 billion even though we started with a budget of about $18.5 billion. There's always additional funding available for those operations."
Kenney has estimated the fight against ISIS will cost $406 million for the fiscal year of 2015-16. The federal budget earmarked $360.3 million for the mission.
The Canadian Forces are also getting $7.1 million this year to put towards training Ukrainian soldiers, although Kenney has said that program would cost $16 million, including a $3-million dollar contingency fund.
Kenney praised the government's commitment to defence, noting it comes at a time when other allies are slashing military budgets.
"The secretary general of NATO told me Canada has been punching above its weight," he said. "The military is not just there to be some kind of abstraction. It's there to be used prudently in key issues related to our national security."
The military is also getting $4 million spread over five years to improve security on bases. In total, the defence department's budget is set to grow by three per cent each year, a boost from the previously-budgeted two per cent growth.
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Robert Downey Jr. Helped Tom Holland Get Through That Heartbreaking 'Avengers: Infinity War' Scene
Marvel has made no secret of the fact that Avengers: Infinity War will have the largest cast of any of their Cinematic Universe films to date, but now that the official cast list has been released, we can truly marvel (heh) at the ridiculous scope of the upcoming crossover movie. Just look at this thing:
Starring in "Avengers: Infinity War" is BAFTA Award nominee Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Academy Award nominee Josh Brolin as Thanos, Saturn Award Winner Chris Pratt as Star Lord / Peter Quill, Teen Choice Awards nominee Sebastian Stan as Bucky, four-time Golden Globe Award nominee Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow, Academy Award nominee Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Stephen Strange, Academy Award winner Brie Larson as Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel, ALMA Award winner Zoe Saldana as Gamora, Empire Award winner Karen Gillan as Nebula, two-time Academy Award nominee Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton / Hawkeye, two-time Saturn Award nominee Chris Evans as Steve Rogers / Captain America, BAFTA Awards nominee Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet, four-time Academy Award nominee Bradley Cooper as Rocket Raccoon, Screen Actors Guild Awards nominee Vin Diesel as Groot, Academy Award nominee Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Screen Actors Guild Awards nominee Paul Rudd as Scott Lang / Ant-Man, British Independent Film Awards nominee Benedict Wong as Wong, Action on Film Award winner Dave Bautista as Drax, BAFTA Film Award nominee Paul Bettany as Vision, Santa Barbara International Film Festival Virtuoso Award winner Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa / Black Panther, three-time Academy Award nominee Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner / The Hulk, and two-time Academy Award nominee Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark / Iron Man.
So yeah, pretty much every character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is returning for this one, but there are a few notable characters missing from the list. Of particular note is the absence of Anthony Mackie's Falcon, Don Cheadle's War Machine, and perhaps most surprisingly, Tom Holland's Spider-Man. Now, this doesn't necessarily mean that these characters won't be in the film and in the case of Spider-Man, it could just be that Marvel Studios hasn't yet secured permission from Sony Pictures, who still own the character rights, to use him in the film. Still, it's interesting to note that all three of the above-mentioned heroes don't have much in the way of super abilities, with only Spider-Man possessing any actual powers. Given the cosmic slant of Infinity War, perhaps these three are sitting this fight out altogether.
…or maybe someone just forgot to add their names to this ludicrously long list. Yeah, we're going to go with that.
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One of the best loved British bands of the 21st Century - McFLY - will be coming to Surrey for a huge outdoor show next Summer on Saturday 4th June.
Taking over the prestigious grounds of the Lingfield Park Resort on Saturday 4th June 2022, this special 'Live After Racing' fixture will offer fans a full day at the races, capped-off by a headline set by Tom, Danny, Dougie and Harry as they blitz through the hits.
With seven UK number-one singles, six top-ten albums, seven arena tours and ten million records sold worldwide, McFly are without question one of the most significant British pop acts this millennium. Since hitting the big time as the youngest band ever to have a debut album go straight to number one — beating The Beatles' long-standing record - the prodigiously talented four-piece have become one of the nation's best-loved bands and major stars in their own right.
Outside of McFly Tom has become a bestselling children's author; Danny a TV mainstay with his regular appearances as a coach on The Voice Kids; Dougie formed alternative-rock band INK and is a passionate environmental campaigner; and Strictly winner Harry is often seen presenting on The One Show sofa, as well as starring in the hit dance show Rip it Up.
In 2019 McFly announced their return to touring with a triumphant sold-out show at the O2 in November 2019, followed by a UK and Brazil Arena Tour due to happen in March and May 2020 (which were later postponed in light of global events). Finding new and innovative ways to connect with fans, the band overcame the obstacles of the pandemic to write, record, promote and release their sixth album 'Young Dumb Thrills' in 2020. Performances on Graham Norton, Britain's Got Talent and Ant & Dec, as well as A List records across Radio 2, saw 'Young Dumb Thrills' enter the chart at #2, second only to the biggest selling album of the year from AC/DC.
Fast forward to the summer of 2021 and McFly could be seen up and down the country playing at an array of glorious Summer Festivals across the UK. Reacquainting fans with pop smashes such as "All About You", "5 Colours in Her Hair", "Shine A Light", "Obviously", "Star Girl", and countless other hits from their glistening catalogue; the shows found a band in exhilarating form, with crowds jubilantly singing along to classics as well as embracing new tracks like "Happiness" and "Tonight Is The Night" with open arms.
As McFly extend their tour dates for 'Young Dumb Thrills' into 2022, fans at Lingfield Park Resort can expect a spectacle of pure un-adulterated pop-punk fun, and maybe even the appearance of a giant pink teddy bear in their impressive stage set-up too…
Tickets are available for presale next Wednesday (8th December) @ 9AM for O2 customers, with general sale on Ticketmaster available the following Friday. Tickets will be available to purchase here on the 24th December.
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Get ready to enjoy every roar and cheer with friends and family and don't miss another moment together. Your safety is our priority and all events will be run in accordance with the latest government advice and guidelines. Visit our news pages for the latest updates on what to expect.
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Most racegoers choose a smart casual outfit when attending the races and we discourage sportswear and ripped jeans. There are more formal dress codes in place for some of our premier ticket options as well as hospitality and restaurant packages. Please Click here for more information.
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Children 17 and under go free to the races when accompanied by an adult (some exclusions apply for Festival fixtures and Live After Racing events). You'll need to select a child ticket when making your booking.
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Admission - Racing & Music
Great access to all public areas including all of the racing action throughout the day followed by admission to the live concert after racing.
Numerous bars, food outlets and cafes available.
McFly will be live on stage after the last race.
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part of my "family assisting" consisted of meeting my 7 yr old grandson after school and then hanging out in the school park/playground where many parents/caregivers also hang out. over the past few weeks I have talked several times with a woman who shared that she loves to read.
a few days ago I mentioned that I had written a book. the woman asked what it was about. I said some personal experiences and "some conversations with someone out there". The woman said (I thought excitedly) that she would like to read it.
so yesterday I took my proof copy of the book to the park with me. the woman was rushed that day and not staying at the playground. when I gave her the book she looked at the cover (which has an angel on it) and said (I thought rather offhandedly) "oh Thanks. I'm in the middle of another book right now so I'll finish that one and then read this one".
Later at home so many questions & doubts came up. Thoughts that I don't really know this woman, don't really know what kind of books she likes, don't know if she's into spirituality etc. doubts of what if she doesn't like my book and I've kinda put her on the spot of having to say so. Yep a big bit of OMG what have I done.
Today the woman is rushing past me (looking for her kid in the crowd) but stopped long enough to say "I'm really loving your book" leaving me sitting there thinking so you started reading my book before you finished the other one. I guess you got past the angel on the cover.
A few minutes later I spotted the woman sitting on the other side of the playground AND she was reading my book.
Well if I had questions & doubts after giving her the book they were nothing compared to what I experienced today sitting there looking at her in the act of reading it.


In Yo-kai Watch 3 100% Walkthrough Gameplay Part 37, Abdallah shows how to get Enma from Enma's Quest: "The Enma Note" and how to get The Enma Blade from "The Enma Note Part 2," on Nintendo 3DS with a family-friendly commentary in HD 1080p 60fps!
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Delkin Devices Inc., maker of premium quality eFilm memory cards and other innovative products for camera stores worldwide, today announced some major new additions to its high-speed eFilm Pro Card line. The new eFilm CompactFlash (CF) Pro Cards for high-end SLR digital cameras. igh-capacities of 2 & 4 Gigabytes now join the existing Pro Card capacities of 128MB, 256MB, 320MB, 512MB & 1GB. Delkin Pro cards are Delkin's premium series of memory cards designed to quench the professional photographer's thirst for speed. The Delkin eFilm CF Pro Cards are solid-state, and designed to be fast and durable for extensive shooting in the most extreme conditions.
Lexar revealed plans to incorporate encryption technology into its Professional CompactFlash and, in conjunction with technology-compatible digital cameras, will provide users with a secure digital media solution. Professionals photographers and other security conscious users worldwide will have added confidence knowing that access to stored images and information is protected by a high-end encryption code technology. Central to this unique security solution is an easy-to-use software tool for establishing security settings on the memory card and corresponding digital camera. Digital content stored on the memory card can only be accessed via the digital camera(s) with the corresponding encryption key or via a PC with a valid username and password.


7/15/2010 · Learn Objective-C: Day 2 Welcome to my series on coming to grips with the awesome language that is Objective-C. Throughout this small series of articles, my aim is to take you from no prior experience with Objective-C to using it confidently in your own applications.
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This Xcode tutorial is updated for Xcode 10. If you're using an earlier version, I'd recommend to update to the latest version because there are significant changes to the Swift programming language that you'll only get with the latest version of Xcode.
This book will pave the way for you to leverage Pixlr Editor, a free, web-based image editing solution that works on virtually any computer platform. You'll learn image editing first hand by using the practice images with the corresponding tutorials―everything from creating simple graphics to enhancing and retouching photos.
The notion that Swift is an easy language to use and learn certainly has merit, especially when compared to the capable but harder-to-learn programming language it's replacing: Objective-C. Apple has long used Objective-C as its language of choice for developing soft-ware on its platforms, but that is changing with the introduction of Swift.
- [Voiceover] Welcome to Objective-C Essential Training. I'm Simon Allardice. Okay, there are dozens of programming languages out there, but if you want to build applications that run on the iPhone or the iPad, or create desktop applications for the Mac, there is one language above all the others, Objective-C. It is the best language for building apps for Apple hardware.
Digital Video Editing Fundamentals builds on the essential concepts of digital imaging, audio, illustration, and painting, and gets more advanced as chapters progress, covering what digital video new media formats are best for use with Android Studio, Java and JavaFX, iOS and HTML5.
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Aegon Announces Q1 2011 Net Income of EUR 327 Million
Underlying earnings growth in Americas and New Markets offset by declines in UK and Netherlands
Underlying earnings before tax of EUR 414 million; strong earnings from US pensions and variable annuities offset by exceptional charges in the UK (EUR 24 million) and higher provisioning for longevity in the Netherlands (EUR 24 million)
Net income of EUR 327 million, supported by lower impairments (EUR 62 million) and higher earnings from run-off businesses (EUR 22 million)
RoE declines to 7.8% as a result of lower net underlying earnings and higher average shareholders' equity
Sales growth in fee-based businesses – key area of focus
Total sales* of EUR 1,411 million
New life sales total EUR 501 million; higher sales in New Markets and the Netherlands offset by the UK
Gross deposits total EUR 7.4 billion, supported by strong US sales of pensions and variable annuities consistent with strategy to increase fee-based business
Continued strong capital position and cash flows
Excess capital** totaled EUR 3.7 billion, of which EUR 1.3 billion at the holding after repurchase of convertible core capital securities from Dutch State and equity issuance
IGD a) solvency ratio of 209%
Operational free cash flow of EUR 264 million
Statement of Alex Wynaendts, CEO
"We made solid progress on Aegon's strategic objectives during the quarter, which include the repurchase of EUR 750 million of core capital securities from the Dutch State in March. The recently announced divestment of Aegon's life reinsurance business further supports our aim to complete the repurchase of all remaining securities by the end of June. With these key achievements – along with the other actions we have taken in recent years to optimize our portfolio of businesses – we have established a new basis from which to pursue Aegon's ambitions."
"During the first quarter, Aegon's businesses in the United States continued to show strong results, both in terms of earnings as well as sales. The strong sales of pensions and variable annuities clearly support our strategic shift to more fee-generating business. In the Netherlands, we have been observing a strong increase in life expectancy and are taking a prudent approach by now increasing our provisioning which will have an impact on the earnings of our Dutch business going forward. In the United Kingdom, we are confident that our new CEO and management team will fully deliver on our plans."
"We were particularly pleased by the strong new life sales achieved by Aegon's newer businesses in Central & Eastern Europe and Asia. Over time, these key growth regions, in addition to Latin America, will enable us to achieve a broader geographical balance given the substantial opportunity they present."
Please view the table Key performance indicators (for notes see page 20 of the full version)
STRATEGIC HIGHLIGHTS
Announcement of divestment of Transamerica Reinsurance for a total consideration of USD 1.4 billion
Equity issuance of EUR 903 million
Repurchase of EUR 750 million convertible core capital securities from the Dutch State
Fully hedged US GMIB back-book and further reduced exposure to peripheral European sovereign bonds
Restructuring in the UK on track; appointment of Adrian Grace as CEO of Aegon UK
Aegon's AMBITION
To be a leader in all our chosen markets by 2015
Aegon'S STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
Reallocate capital
Increase returns
Optimize ONE Aegon
…resulting in sustainable, profitable growth.
Sustainable earnings growth with an improved risk-return profile
Aegon is well on track with the process of transforming its businesses and operations aimed at delivering sustainable earnings growth with an improved risk-return profile. Aegon has announced specific targets which reflect the company's pursuit of these objectives:
- Grow underlying earnings before tax on average by 7%-10% per annum;
- Achieve a return on equity of 10%-12% in the medium term;
- Increase fee businesses to 30%-35% of underlying earnings before tax by 2015;
- Increase normalized operating free cash flow from a level of EUR 1.0-1.2 billion by 30% by 2015;
- Intention to resume dividend payments with EUR 0.10 per common share related to H2 2011 in May 2012.
Aegon's ambition is to become a leader in all its chosen markets by 2015. This means becoming the most recommended life and pensions provider among customers, the preferred partner among distributors and the employer of choice among both current and prospective employees.
Achieving this ambition is based on three strategic priorities: to reallocate capital to areas that offer strong growth prospects and higher returns, to increase returns from the company's existing businesses and to optimize ONE Aegon by increasing efficiency and making better use of the company's global resources.
Aegon has taken steps to sharpen its focus on the company's three core businesses: life insurance, pensions and asset management. The company also intends to achieve a greater geographical balance by reallocating capital to the growth markets of Central & Eastern Europe, Asia and Latin America. As part of this approach, Aegon has assessed its businesses to ensure they meet the company's requirements in terms of earnings growth, cash flow generation, return on capital and customer life-cycle needs. As further evidence of this focus, Aegon has recently announced the divestment of its life reinsurance business, Transamerica Reinsurance, for a total after-tax consideration of USD 1.4 billion. Aegon expects to upstream USD 1.1 billion to the holding company to support the repurchase of the remaining convertible core capital securities issued to the Dutch State. Aegon aims to fully repurchase these securities by the end of June 2011.
In addition to reallocating its capital to those regions that offer higher growth and returns, Aegon is also shifting its focus from the sale of spread-based products to fee-based products. This is evidenced by the strong increase in sales of variable annuity and pension products in the United States.
Improve risk profile
As previously announced, Aegon has taken steps to equity hedge its Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit (GMIB) back-book of variable annuities in the United States. Aegon has now fully covered the equity exposure related to this back-book of GMIB variable annuity guarantees.
In order to improve the risk-return profile of stable value solutions, Aegon's synthetic guaranteed investment contracts business in the United States, a number of contracts have been terminated or contract terms have been tightened for remaining contracts. Fees have been increased to 20 basis points on average from 15 basis points previously.
During the first quarter, Aegon further reduced its already limited exposure to peripheral European sovereign bonds, based on fair value, to EUR 1 billion or 0.7% of its general account investments.
Aegon's aim is to increase returns in all of its businesses by increasing efficiency and delivering operational excellence. This will be achieved by further reducing costs while investing in core competences and improving service levels to ensure continued customer loyalty.
In the United Kingdom, Aegon is taking significant steps to improve its return on capital. Aegon is implementing a broad restructuring program to reduce cost by 25% in its life and pensions operations by the end of 2011. The restructuring program is on track. As part of this process, Aegon has appointed new senior management in the past 18 months. Most recently, Adrian Grace was appointed CEO of Aegon UK.
Over the past three years, measures have been taken to manage Aegon more as an international company. Aegon is committed to making better use of its global resources in managing its businesses and will continue to standardize best practices across the company.
Use this link for the table Financial overview and Revenue-generating investments.
Underlying earnings before tax
Aegon's underlying earnings before tax amounted to EUR 414 million in the first quarter, a 7% decline compared with the same quarter last year.
Underlying earnings from the Americas represent the results of ongoing businesses. As previously announced, earnings from the BOLI/COLI and life reinsurance businesses are reported in the run-off line of business from the first quarter of 2011. All comparative numbers have been adjusted accordingly. On this new basis, underlying earnings from the Americas increased 3% compared with the first quarter of 2010 to EUR 347 million for the first quarter 2011. Higher fee income related to growth in pension, variable annuity and retail mutual fund account balances more than offset lower spread income. This was consistent with Aegon's strategy to increase earnings from its fee businesses.
In the Netherlands, underlying earnings decreased to EUR 81 million as a result of an increased level of provisioning for longevity, as previously indicated. Updated projected mortality tables show a strong increase in life expectancy in the Dutch population. IFRS provisioning is based on yearly observed mortality tables and is taken through underlying earnings, in line with our accounting methodology. Based on this actual experience, the company takes a measured approach toward provisioning by assuming a continuation of the emerging trend of strong improvements in observed mortality for 2010. Aegon expects to add on average EUR 20 million per quarter to the provision, in addition to 2010 levels of provisioning.
In the United Kingdom, underlying earnings declined to EUR 12 million. The decrease was due to charges of EUR 24 million mainly related to an ongoing program to correct historical issues within customer policy records.
Underlying earnings from New Markets increased to EUR 57 million driven by Variable Annuities Europe and Aegon Asset Management.
Higher funding costs and increased expenses related to the preparation for implementation of Solvency II resulted in increased costs for the holding company in the first quarter of 2011.
Net income amounted to EUR 327 million, supported by lower impairments and higher earnings from run-off businesses. Higher net income for the Americas, the United Kingdom and New Markets was more than offset by lower net income for the Netherlands.
Fair value items
In the first quarter, fair value items recorded a loss of EUR 85 million. A considerable improvement in the Americas, attributable mainly to strong results from real estate and private equity investments, was more than offset by an exceptional loss on strategic allocation funds in the Netherlands.
Realized gains on investments
Realized gains on investments amounted to EUR 91 million for the quarter and were mostly the result of normal trading in the investment portfolio.
Impairment charges
Impairment charges, net of EUR 26 million in recoveries, declined sharply to EUR 62 million and were mostly linked to residential mortgage-backed securities.
Other charges totaled EUR 3 million. A benefit of EUR 37 million related to a settlement of legal claims was more than offset by a EUR 20 million charge related to the full year Hungarian bank tax and restructuring charges in the Netherlands (EUR 8 million), the United Kingdom (EUR 8 million) and New Markets (EUR 6 million).
Run-off businesses
As of the first quarter of 2011, Aegon's run-off line of business in the Americas comprises the institutional spread-based business, structured settlement pay-out annuities, BOLI/COLI and life reinsurance. The latter two have been included for the first time this quarter. The results of the combined run-off businesses increased to EUR 22 million, mainly as a result of a lower amortization yield paid on internally transferred assets related to the institutional spread-based business and favorable mortality results in the pay-out annuities block of business.
Tax charges for the quarter amounted to EUR 50 million. These charges included EUR 17 million in tax benefits related to cross-border intercompany reinsurance transactions and a tax credit of EUR 23 million driven by the reduction of the UK corporate tax rate to 26% effective from April 1, 2011, with consequential impact on deferred taxes.
Operating expenses increased 3% to EUR 837 million. The increase was driven by higher restructuring charges and the unfavorable effects of movements in currency exchange rates. Excluding restructuring charges and at constant currencies, operating expenses decreased 1%.
Sales and deposits
In order to provide a more accurate view of overall sales generated by its businesses, Aegon has introduced a composite sales number consisting of new life sales, new premium production of both accident & health insurance and general insurance and 1/10 of gross deposits. According to this indicator, sales decreased marginally by 2% to EUR 1.4 billion as a result of lower asset management deposits.
New life sales for the first quarter of 2011 increased in all units except the United Kingdom and amounted to EUR 501 million.
Gross deposits amounted to EUR 7.4 billion. Growth in US pension and variable annuity deposits was offset by lower asset management deposits and lower savings deposits in the Netherlands.
Value of new business
Compared with the first quarter of 2010, the value of new business declined considerably to EUR 118 million, mainly a result of lower margins on mortgages and updated mortality assumptions in the Netherlands.
Revenue-generating investments
Revenue-generating investments were 3% lower compared with the end of the fourth quarter of 2010 at EUR 400 billion, primarily a result of the weakening of the US dollar against the euro.
At the end of the first quarter, Aegon's core capital position, excluding revaluation reserves, amounted to EUR 17.0 billion, equivalent to 75%6 of the company's total capital base. The repurchase of convertible core capital securities from the Dutch State for an amount of EUR 750 million - plus a premium of EUR 375 million - was partly offset by an equity issue of EUR 0.9 billion. Aegon has announced its aim to achieve the proportion of core capital to be at least 75% of total capital by the end
of 2012.
The revaluation reserves at March 31, 2011 totaled EUR 0.7 billion, as an increase in risk-free interest rates had a negative impact on the value of fixed income securities.
Shareholders' equity declined compared with year-end 2010 to EUR 16.9 billion mainly as a result of weakening of the US dollar against the euro.
During the first quarter, excess capital amounted to EUR 3.7 billion. Excess capital in the holding decreased to EUR 1.3 billion as a result of a EUR 1.125 billion payment to the Dutch State only partly offset by the proceeds of a EUR 0.9 billion equity issue. Excess capital in subsidiaries increased to EUR 2.4 billion as a result of capital generated in the operations.
On March 31, 2011, Aegon's Insurance Group Directive (IGD) ratio amounted to 209%.
Aegon aims to deliver sustainable cash flows and dividends and has announced its intention to improve operational free cash flow from its current normalized level of EUR 1.0-1.2 billion per annum by 30% by 2015. Aegon intends to resume dividend payments on common shares after full repurchase of the convertible core capital securities from the Dutch State. Aegon intends to pay a dividend of EUR 0.10 per share, payable in May 2012, over the second half of 2011, market conditions permitting.
During the first quarter of 2011, Aegon's subsidiaries generated EUR 539 million in operational cash flows. After deduction of EUR 275 million for investments in new business, operational free cash flow totaled EUR 264 million for the quarter.
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I will be the first to admit that I hate outlining. It is not that I think it is unimportant, it is just that I do not enjoy it… Or, at least,I have not enjoyed that little bit I have attempted. I feel that if I have some time to set aside to focus on writing, I'd rather be actually submersed in the story and writing it out. Not putting on paper what I 'plan' to write.
I know I'm not alone in this. There are two pretty distinct classes of writer: the Outliner and the Discovery writer. I am very firmly the second and when researching about famous authors you'll see that the line on this is pretty half and half. There are, of course, also writers who move along the scale between these two definitions, finding a comfortable position for themselves.


(Press Release) — Saturday's (Mar. 9) Saipan Marathon 2019 was the largest ever, showing continued growth potential for an event that attracted 1,063 people from13 countries and territories around the world.
Saturday's race also marked a new official full marathon record in The Marianas, with 40- year-old Yoshiyuki Ono of Japan leading the pack at 2:38:22. Ono was followed in the Men's Division by Taku Fujiwara (2:39:39) of Japan and Meisong Ji (2:44:13) of China. Meanwhile, Natsuko Muramatsu (3:28:25) put Japan at the top of the Women's Division, as well. She was followed by Kaylee Heath (3:32:39) of USA and Heather Taylor (3:41:39) of The Marianas.
Top honors in the half-marathon went to runners from China, You Jun Jie (1:16:34) and Jia Yang (1:25:40), in the Men's and Women's Divisions, respectively. Genta Saito (1:16:38) of Japan finished hot on the heels of Jie, with 16-year-old Yungfeng Huang (1:17:47) of China placing third. Following Yan in the Women's Division were Yang Fei We (1:33:06) of China and Sunok Hwang (1:33:21) of Korea.
1st place in the Women's Division with Sonmi Yoon (42:40), followed by Nathania Tan (46:38) and Ayano Braxton (47:36), both of The Marianas.
Overall, 990 runners took the starting line for the race, including 567 for the 10K, 300 for the half-marathon, and 123 for the full marathon. Participants included 373 runners from The Marianas and USA, 294 runners from mainland China, 283 from South Korea, 67 runners from Japan, and runners from Guam, Russia, Philippines, Germany, Macau, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore.
& Spa, Royal Travel, Saipan Computer Services, Saipan Apparel, and T Galleria by DFS. Silver sponsors Grandvrio Resort Saipan, Deen International, The Athlete's Foot, Boarderline, All Star Sporting Goods, Skydive Saipan, Tokyo Jusen, Subway/Foremost/Coca-Cola, Joteten Shopping Center, Real Estate Transaction Specialist IGAWA OFFICE and LJ's Lawn and Care.
Aid stations were manned by Hyatt Regency Saipan, Pacific Development Inc., Grandvrio Resort Saipan, Fiesta Resort & Spa, Kanoa Resort, Coca-Cola/Foremost, Pacific Islands Club, Imperial Pacific Int'l CNMI, IT&E, Aqua Resort Club, Kensington Hotel Saipan, Tasi Tours Transportation, Saipan World Resort, Mt. Carmel School, and Marianas Base Camp.
Rock Products, Marianas Health Services, Miss Marianas Celine Cabrera, and Miss Earth contestants.
Saipan Marathon 2010 will be held on Mar. 14, 2020. For more information, visit The Marianas Calendar at www.mymarianas.com or contact MVA Community Projects Division at 1.670.664.3210 or communityprojects@mymarianas.com.


Help! I'm trapped in my Inbox.
As communicators we tend to be juggling a lot of details. Deadlines must be met, prep for internal meetings is required, presentations to stakeholders need completing, briefs to designers need to be created. And any project manager will tell you the stories of getting everything you've been waiting on from all the people, all at once.
Being organized is critical to ensure things don't fall through the cracks. Early in my career, I relied on my inbox to guide my duties for the day. I would file emails from my inbox, into organized subfolders once the task was complete. So I would attempt to keep my inbox to all emails being above the fold. I thought I was pretty clever to be honest. But there were weeks where I'd have to scroll through 100+ emails and then the anxiety kicked in because my method was overwhelming me. But I kept telling myself I was being productive, and this was the best system my novice employee brain could come up with.
But no one ever told me about the value of using a task management system! It seems I missed the memo.
There are a number of digital tools you can use. You can keep it simple by using the task feature in your Outlook, or Notes on your Apple device. A colleague of mine actually places to-do items directly into his calendar and blocks out specific timing to get the task complete. Some other systems* to try are: Remember the Milk; Things (in the App store); OmniFocus; Toodledo; and the ever popular Basecamp. Depending on your role, there is one system out there that is likely a great fit for your needs.
Personally, I use Reminders on my desktop and have it synced to my iPhone. I have my lists segmented by client and/or project that is on the go. I can attached timers that will be triggered when the deadline approaches. And because I'm a nerd, I keep a running tally each day, of how many items I completed from my to-do list. But I love any chance to gamify my life ha!
Organizing your daily/weekly tasks based on your emails is a sure-fire way to make mistakes and miss important things. According to a study completed in 2017 by Carleton University, 11.7 hours are spent reading and answering emails at work, and a whopping 5.3 hours outside of office hours. Keeping your to-do list out of your inbox, and in your task manager, will help streamline the time you do spend replying to emails. Hopefully, you'll get heaps more done too!


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Sat 24th Jul 2021, 7:30pm
Livewire AC/DC
at The Queens Hall, Narberth
The AC/DC Show 2021
Live/Wire is The AC/DC Show. The hugely successful tribute to rock music's greatest band AC/DC, complete with cannons, a wall of Marshalls' and over two hours of High Voltage Rock 'n' Roll in a show critically acclaimed for its closeness in look and sound to the real thing.
Podge Blacksmith dons the flat cap as Geordie vocalist, Brian Johnson, whom AC/DC turned to in order to fill the void left by the untimely death of Bon Scott in 1980. Brian's searing vocals Iced Back in Black, one of the best-selling albums of all time. Podge, a double take for Brian, gives a vocal masterclass which is un-paralleled and in the fortieth year since Back in black Live/Wire play the album in its entirety as well as a powerful selection of songs from across all of AC/DC's many offerings.
The thundering freight train of a rhythm section keeps it all meticulously together with Dan as the metronomic Malcolm Young on rhythm guitar, Ed as the mercurial Cliff Williams on Bass Guitar, and Paul behind the kit as Phil Rudd and Chris Slade rolled into one and with the Rhythm section 'locked in' the freedom of the stage and the music is given to Simon as Angus Young who gives an uncanny performance with meticulous detail in appearance, energy and his note for note heartfelt renditions in a night of bedevilled Rock and Roll.
The band aim to put you slap bang in the middle of the show with hit after hit, and you are expected to join in ! There'll also be one or two gems thrown in for the aficionados! We'd be hung, drawn and quartered if we didn't play all the classics, Back in Black, Rosie, Highway to hell are all there, and the songs keep on coming until the cannons fire ceremoniously to bring the evening to a superb crescendo. If by this time you are still standing…we salute you!
Close your eyes you hear AC/DC, open your eyes you see AC/DC!
Long Live AC/DC, Long Live LIVE/WIRE
Live/Wire is The AC/DC Show. The unique six-man tribute to rock music's greatest band AC/DC, complete with cannons, a wall of Marshalls' and over two hours of High Voltage Rock 'n' Roll. The AC/DC story is over forty years in the making, with two specific eras and the band cover both of these as always with both 'Dave' Bon Scott and 'Podge' Brian Johnson present to take you on the Rock and Roll train for a night to remember. Originally fronting AC/DC was legendary front man Bon Scott, a wild man of rock and roll, whose untimely death shocked the World in 1980. This event came at a time when the Band were sampling global success for the first time. Dave delivers songs from the Band's first half dozen albums from Dirty Deeds to Highway to Hell with Bon's inimitable attitude, style and charisma. The thundering freight train of a rhythm section keep it all meticulously together with Dan as the metronomic Malcolm Young on Rhythm Guitar, Ed as Cliff Williams on Bass Guitar, and the Monster behind the Drums Daz as Phil Rudd and Chris Slade rolled into one. With the Rhythm section 'locked in' the freedom of the stage and the music is given to Simon as Angus Young who gives an uncanny performance with meticulous detail in appearance, energy and his note for note heartfelt renditions. Simon honed his craft over many years and is an absolute livewire during his two-hour Axe fettling duck-walking extravaganza of bedevilled Rock and Roll. The band aim to put you slap bang in the middle of the show with hit after hit, and you are expected to join in ! There'll also be one or two gems thrown in for the aficionados! We'd be hung, drawn and quartered if we didn't play all the classics and Back in Black, Rosie and Highway to hell are all there, and the songs keep on coming until the cannons fire ceremoniously to bring the evening to a superb crescendo. If by this time you are still standing…we salute you! Long Live AC/DC, Long Live Live/Wire.
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Ольга Михайлівна Кашпор (21 березня 1982, Дружківка) — українська журналістка.

Біографія
Народилася 21 березня 1982 року у місті Дружківка на Донеччині. У 2004 року закінчила Інститут журналістики Київського Національного Університету імені Т. Шевченка.

Працювати за фахом розпочала на третьому курсі інституту — в теленовинах. Працювала кореспондентом програми «Новини» Першого національного телеканалу, кореспондентом «ТСН» на 1+1, і в «Подробицях» телеканалу Інтер. У 2009 році залишила «Інтер». З 2010 року працює в «Телевізійній службі новин» каналу «1+1», спецкореспондент інформаційно-аналітичної програми "ТСН.Тиждень" з Мазур Алла Григорівна. Спеціалізується на соціальних розслідуваннях та пошуку нових телевізійних форм. З 2017 року - заступник директора департаменту новин з нових форматів, очолює підрозділ спеціпроектів ТСН.

Нагороди та відзнаки
 Найкращий телерепортер року — в професійному конкурсі «Телетріумф»

Автор книг
 Ольга Кашпор. Війна очима ТСН. 28 історій по той бік камери. Основи. Серія книг: Очима ТСН.: 2015. −224ст. (Кольорові ілюстрації) ISBN 978-966-500-367-0

Примітки

Посилання

 Произведения (Ольга Кашпор) — ТЕРМИтник поэзии
 Честь професії
 КАК ВЫГЛЯДИТ ВОЙНА ГЛАЗАМИ ЖУРНАЛИСТОВ ТСН (ФОТО)
 Ольга Кашпор: «Я щаслива, що Україна не має реальної інформаційної зброї проти Росії»
 Ольга Кашпор: «Я такий собі громадський контроль у ньюзрумі»
 Ольга Кашпор: «Я не беру "джинсових" грошей»
 ТСН презентує власну виставку артефактів із зони АТО
 Ольга Кашпор
 ″https://tsn.ua/ukrayina/olga-kashpor-zastupnicya-direktora-departamentu-z-novih-formativ-tsn-1686334.html

Персоналії за алфавітом
Уродженці Дружківки
Випускники Навчально-наукового інституту журналістики КНУ імені Тараса Шевченка
Українські журналістки
Українські письменниці
Українські тележурналісти
Телеведучі «1+1»
Телеведучі каналу «Інтер»
Журналісти «ТСН»

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On the 2nd of October, the civil protection group of Pozzuoli of the Italian Corps (Corpo Italiano di San Lazzaro), participated at a civil protection exercise "Efesto 2018" organized by the City of Pozzuoli and the Air Force Academy located in the city. The Corps participated at the exercise with logistics tasks, documentation and support to the medical staff involved in the triage and the assistance to the affected population. The simulation was about a disastrous event that made it necessary to evacuate from the city and move the injured to the Academy by ambulance.
In addition to the Protection office. Many students from the local high schools participate at the activities as simulators (population injured). At the end of the exercise there were practical demonstrations of trauma rescue in an extra-hospital environment, and BLSD maneuvers in favor of the students.
Corpo Italiano di San Lazzaro, other groups participated like the Italian Red Cross and its Military Corps. From 2015 to now, over 400 students have participated at this civil protection exercise.


Plan a visit to Maine and check out some of the state's most impressive roadside attractions. From history at the Maine State Museum, to the lucky spins at the Hollywood Casino.
Make the most of your next stay in Augusta by visiting and exploring the Viles Arboretum. Open all year long, Viles Arboretum is a sprawling 224-acre paradise of lush landscapes, tranquil gardens, and plenty more – it's also home to over 300 plant species. As you plan your tour, be sure to include a stop at the Daughters of the American Revolution Historical Gardens. Viles Arboretum features free admission.
Augusta is Maine's capital, and with that distinction comes a wide range of historical sites to visit. One of the best, and found just off of Western Avenue, is the Maine State Museum. You'll spot it right next to the Blaine House and the Maine State House. Be sure to enjoy a tour of the Maine State Museum, though it is closed on Monday's, so plan accordingly.
Just to the southwest of downtown Bangor, the Hollywood Casino at Darling's Waterfront Pavilion is a sure bet to entertain. The Hollywood Casino is the highlight of the Waterfront Pavilion, with its near 1,000 slot machines, table games, and a wealth of excellent live entertainment options throughout the year.
Especially vibrant and inviting during spring and summer, Boothbay Harbor is a must-visit roadside attraction. Drive in from nearby Brunswick and plan for a full day of fun. A hot bed of yachting activity throughout most of the year, Boothbay Harbor features the Meadow Mall – pick up some trinkets while you're here – and the Harbor Theatre. Nearby, you can also chekc out the Maine State Aquarium, a must for those traveling with kids.
When your time in Maine has you firmly stationed in Bar Harbor, be sure to spend some time exploring the Acadia National Park. You can find it almost directly south from downtown, and is accessed easily from Sound Drive or Eagle Lake Road – both yielding impressive scenic views. Acadia NP is home to Cadillac Mountain, and features more than 125 miles of hiking trails, designated horseback riding trails, and plenty more.
There's a seemingly endless amount of outdoor fun to be had in Maine. One of the most exceptional spots for outdoor recreation is Hermon Mountain. It's just west of Bangor, accessed easily from Interstate 95. When you want to try skiing in Maine, Hermon Mountain is the spot – 20 runs, a chair lift, and even a 600-foot snow tubing park await you.
Out in the far east of Maine, near the Bay of Fundy and a short drive from Bar Harbor, the Saint Croix Island International Historic Site is yet another premier site to visit. Managed by the National Park Service, Saint Croix Island IHS features their Visitor Contact Station, where you can load up on maps, inquire about area hikes and other outdoor fun, and take pictures. Saint Croix Island IHS yields some of the most stunning and scenic views in the entire state.
Skiing offers a truly Maine-like experience during winter. Plan a visit to York this holiday season, and check out one of the state's premier skiing destinations at Powderhouse Hill. Thrilling skiers of all ages since 1939, Powderhouse Hill features three ski runs, a skating rink, and a sledding hill for the kids.
From Freeport, head north just a bit and check out the Steve Powell Wildlife Management Area. The season in which you visit Steve Powell WMA can determine what you'll do – summer visitors can take a dip in the Kennebec River at Swan Island, while fall visitors can watch the leaves change colors along the many miles of hiking trails.


Melody Gardot's Road to Recovery Since being struck by a car, Gardot has suffered from short-term memory loss, sensitivity to light and sound, and the inability to sit up straight. But a doctor's suggestion to try music therapy has led to a burgeoning career on stage.
On the song "All That I Need Is Love"
On the title "Worrisome Heart"
Four years after a serious car accident, Melody Gardot used the experience as a springboard to musical success she might never have achieved otherwise.
The singer, now 23, was hit by an SUV while riding her bicycle. Her injuries were serious and left her unable to sit up for more than 10 minutes. She suffered short-term memory loss and acute sensitivity to light and sound.
Gardot had played the piano before the accident, and a doctor suggested that she use music as a kind of recovery therapy. Since she couldn't sit comfortably at the piano, she picked up a guitar. Now, she's a professional musician, and her debut full-length album is called Worrisome Heart.
Scott Simon spoke with Gardot from the studios of WHYY in Philadelphia. She says that, prior to the accident, she was more interested in visual art than music. But once she started music therapy, the focus of her music-making changed rapidly.
Worrisome Heart is filled with sultry, jazz-inflected ballads. Though she lacked training in jazz, Gardot says she picked up the idiom intuitively. She credits her backing musicians for buoying her along the way.
"My way of explaining things is in an art form," Gardot says. "So I'm like, you know, 'Go to the next frame.' And they're like, 'You mean the next bar?' I'm like, 'Yeah, the next bar.'"
Since the accident, Gardot has struggled with short-term memory loss, which forces her to write and record compositions before she forgets them. Furthermore, her heightened sensitivity to light and sound — which, despite hearing devices and sunglasses — makes performing somewhat difficult. But she says she still finds it enjoyable.
"To be honest with you, being on stage and performing is the 30, 40, 50 minutes of the most pleasurable experience that I have," Gardot says. "Because it's during that time that I don't really feel any pain. I think it's transcendental, and I also think it's kind of like when you have a headache, and someone punches you in the stomach, you forget all about your head."
She hasn't forgotten about her good fortune, though.
"I'm not one to wake up in the morning and forget that," Gardot says. "I forget a lot of things, but I don't forget that."


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Though he wasn't on the nominees list at the 2016 Academy Awards on Sunday night, I can say with confidence Morgan Freeman was the real winner of the show.
Morgan Freeman wanted one thing on Oscars night. Morgan Freeman wanted cookies. And when Morgan Freeman wants something, he's not going to let Chris Rock, or Oscar winners or cameras broadcasting to national television stand in his way.
Basically, after Morgan Freeman announced the Best Picture winner as "Spotlight" and the winners gave their speeches, host Chris Rock jumped back onstage for a few closing remarks. Chris Rock was also holding a box and a roll of cookies.
The cookies were leftover from a Girl Scout Cookies bit, but that doesn't matter. What matters is it was late, Chris Rock was rambling on and Morgan Freeman just wanted to get some damn cookies and go the f*ck to sleep. So, he did.
DO YOU SEE? Morgan Freeman wasn't listening to a single word Chris Rock was saying. He zeroed in on those cookies and took them right out of Chris' hand while Chris was MID-monologue! And then, having gotten his cookies, Freeman just walked off stage.
NO HESITATION!!! HE JUST SHOVED HIS WHOLE HAND RIGHT IN THAT ROLL OF COOKIES. Chris Rock was forced to accommodate the man's cookie needs.
Morgan Freeman doesn't give a F*CK! He is 78 years old, and if he wants some damn Trefoils, he's gonna get some damn Trefoils. He's not about to stick around for any of this awards ceremony bullsh*t unless you can promise him more cookies.
Mad respect, Morgan. Mad respect.


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No cops, no corps, no ScoMo at Mardi Gras
By Bridget Harilaou and Connor Parissis
Sydney Mardi Gras began as a commemoration of the Stonewall Riots – a police raid on a Queer bar that evolved into a riot for Queer rights with progressive ripples across the globe. On the very first Sydney Mardi Gras, motivated by the police brutality experienced by Queer and trans comrades in New York, over fifty people were arrested and many more violently assaulted by police, outed in newspapers, fired from their jobs, all with the acquiescence of Malcolm Fraser's Liberal government.
The oppression of the LGBTQIA+ community by institutions like the police and the Liberal Party is not just history: it is an ongoing political war in our schools, in our workplaces and on our streets, as Queer people and other marginalised groups fight for liberation in a society rife with inequality. In the last few years alone, Liberal politicians have made numerous derogatory comments about Queer people and Queer rights. Liberal MP Gladys Liu referred to 'same-sex attraction, transgender, intergender, crossgender' identities as 'concepts' and 'rubbish,' Liberal Senator Eric Abetz proclaimed 'Make no mistake – the push by some to change marriage from a man/woman institution is destructive for our society,' and Liberal Prime Minister Scott Morrison referred to Queer advocacy groups as 'gender whisperers in our schools.'
Not only do members of the Liberal Party consistently attack the LGBTQIA+ community in the media and throughout their election campaigns, but the Liberal Party continues to entrench discrimination against Queer and trans people into their policies, legislation and party politics. To this day, the party pursues a Religious Freedoms bill that will cement the rights of religious institutions to discriminate against the LGBTQIA+ community. This includes the potential for firing teachers and expelling students from religious schools on the basis that their identity is incompatible with the religious principles of the school, or denying access to medical treatments to LGBTQIA+ patients because of the religious beliefs of healthcare professionals.
Pride in Protest is an activist group who believe strongly in returning Sydney Mardi Gras to its protest roots, taking these issues head-on by running as candidates for election and passing motions at the Mardi Gras Annual General Meeting. Pride in Protest exist because we believe in making the 2020 Parade a political force that takes a stand for the LGBTQIA+ community and other marginalised groups, rather than a tokenistic, profit-making facade for corporations. We have submitted multiple motions to the November 30 Annual General Meeting: to disinvite Scott Morrison from the parade, remove the official police float, and review all corporate sponsors on human rights grounds.
The police were active perpetrators of the violence that ensued on the first Mardi Gras in 1978. In May of 2019, the Human Rights Commission reported that police forces continue to suffer from 'an entrenched culture of everyday homophobia'. They continue to show their true colours through racially motivated abuse and police brutality, as in the case of the violent arrest of Nik Dimopoulos and the recent racial abuse of two Afghan women following a traffic stop. This is to say nothing of the clear evidence and history of over-policing and over-incarceration of the Indigenous community, and the lack of accountability regarding the frequent Indigenous deaths in custody. For too long, Indigenous people have had to endure police brutality and police killings: from the WA police officer ramming a vehicle into an Aboriginal teenager to the recent police shooting of Joyce Clarke.
How can Mardi Gras expect Aboriginal parade-goers to feel safe and supported, while police are allowed to don glitter and sparkly uniforms and pinkwash their role in oppressing First Nations communities?
Pride in Protest believe that by including police officers and Scott Morrison in the most visible and viral Queer community event in Australia, Mardi Gras is siding with oppressive institutions that have historically been the primary cause of our suffering. As Queer people, Mardi Gras has a huge significance in our lives. It is a place to celebrate all that we have won: from our activism, to our coming out stories, to the building of our own Queer families, through times when we were homeless and the times when we felt like nothing. As community activists, we fought long and hard for Marriage Equality by campaigning for the Yes Vote. We continue to fight for Queer kids and teachers as their schools sign on to support the Religious Freedoms bill. Yet, on the one night of the year that millions of people tune in to watch and participate in our pride parade, we are expected to include and celebrate the perpetrators of homophobic violence, policies and legislation?
Furthermore, Mardi Gras has become a haven for corporations to not only advertise their brands but profit off the struggles of Queer people and other marginalised groups globally. It is particularly shameful that Mardi Gras welcomes with open arms companies notorious for their human rights violations including, but not limited to, Gilead – who sponsored the parade in 2019. Gilead is a company responsible for the price gouging of PrEP in the US. This inhumane and unethical price increase of up to $2000 per treatment has resulted in the denial of vital healthcare and the means to reduce HIV to the LGBTQIA+ community. Despite this, the company was allowed to advertise and march alongside the very same community whose disease, pain and suffering they continue to profit from. How can we promote a company like Gilead and still hold any principles, values or solidarity with the HIV+ community?
Qantas was also approved as a sponsor to the event. One of the worst human rights atrocities committed against any community in Australia today is our treatment of asylum seekers. These are people who have fled war and persecution. Many have been locked up on Manus or Nauru for years on end, with LGBTQIA+ refugees further victimised because we detain them in countries where homosexuality is still illegal. They have faced physical violence from guards, have little to no access to healthcare, and experience mental illness at rates that have led our detention centres to be dubbed 'factories for mental illness'. Qantas actively partakes in forcibly sending asylum seekers back to their country of origin, where they risk execution. London Pride proved it could hold airlines to account on deportations when Virgin ended its involvement in involuntary deportations last year thanks to the efforts of LGBTQIA+ campaigners.
Another sponsor, ANZ, was found in 2016 to have financed the manufacture of nuclear weapons. As members of Mardi Gras, where is our say on the promotion of corporations that fuel imperial wars against people of colour in the Third World? Should we turn our backs on the hundreds of thousands of Iraqis killed for exploitation and geopolitical control? Should we ignore the hundreds of thousands more who protested across Australia to stop our military involvement in Iraq? As candidates for the 2019 Mardi Gras Board Elections, we are advocating that our pride parade organisers act with a conscience and hold corporations who commit human rights violations to account. Mardi Gras began as a protest and it should continue to be one, preventing corporations like Gilead, Qantas and ANZ from using our community in an effort to masquerade their ongoing atrocities.
By taking a stand against the homophobic policies and human rights violations of Scott Morrison, the Liberal Party, the police and corporations, we can give the LGBTQIA+ community a political voice. We can shape policy, we can change the hearts and minds of ordinary Australians, we can make our community more inclusive and safe for other marginalised people. We can make our spaces inclusive to Indigenous people, refugees and the victims of imperial wars, instead of propping up politicians who oppress us and corporations who only care about their bottom line.
The corporatisation of Mardi Gras and the knock-back of community floats like the Teachers' Federation in 2018 just goes to show the misguided direction of Mardi Gras. Pride in Protest want to change that and stand up for Mardi Gras' protest roots by making it a parade for marginalised communities, not big business. We will oppose the involvement of the historically antagonistic police force, corporations whose interests are not ours, and politicians who actively reject our livelihoods with policy that endanger queer lives. These groups can expect continued pressure from Pride in Protest, and hopefully for Mardi Gras to stand up for human rights so that we can have a parade we can truly feel pride in.
Both Bridget Harilaou and Connor Parissis are candidates in the upcoming Mardi Gras Board elections.
Image: Rod Cuthbert
Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places.
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Bridget Harilaou is a freelance writer and community organiser.
Connor Parissis is a masters student and Queer rights activist.
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From DoubleJ on 20 November 2019 at 6.47 pm
What about Christians and straight people and gay people who have not come out? You need to cast your "people who hate queers" net wider.
From Lorry on 21 November 2019 at 9.41 am
Great article, it's jarring to see cops there.
Another thing is how it has been sanitised (no alcohol permitted since 2012, no drugs either, obviously)
From Nygy on 22 November 2019 at 5.55 pm
Totally agree with every point, the Mardi Gras has become corrupted, the glitter masking the colour but not the smell of rampant shit.
From Brian on 25 November 2019 at 10.18 am
The religious freedom bill can be blocked in the senate if Labor oppose it. The biggest threat to the LGBTI community is not "Scomo and the Liberals" it's Labor under Albo. By naively targeting the Liberals you are diverting attention away from the homophobia within the ALP and shepherding it from blame. The real issue here is not should the PM be banned from Mardi Gras, but rather, if Labor votes thru the religious discrimination bill, should Albanese be banned?
From Geeta Sharma on 13 January 2020 at 9.59 am
incredible piece, with amazingly in-depth sourcing and citing. Thank you, THANK YOU!
240 Spring 2020 out now