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La La Land: Film Review
TV & Music by hurleyhq February 8, 2017 March 29, 2017
Photo Credit: Dale Robinette
Now when a film is nominated for the Best Film Award at the Oscars, I always tend to be slightly sceptical. With most of them lasting at least 2 hours it can be quite the commitment, especially when a lot of the time they seem to be disappointing and don't live up to the Oscars hype. So when I saw La La Land had been nominated for 14 Academy Awards including Best Picture, I braced myself for disappointment. But I have to say I am pleasantly surprised and completely loved it!
Set in Hollywood the story is based around aspiring actress Mia played by Emma Stone and jazz fanatic and pianist Sebastian played by Ryan Gosling. After a number of chance encounters the pair instantly hit it off and begin a romantic relationship. With both of them trying and failing to break into their desired industry, they decide to take a hold of their futures and make it happen for themselves. After Mia fails at a string of auditions she decides to write her own, one woman play and take a leap of faith. Meanwhile Sebastian's dream is to make people love jazz again, he wants to open a jazz bar with drink, music and of course chicken. After working within a number of groups and at a variety of restaurants as a pianist, a chance encounter with his old friend Keith, find's Sebastian putting his dream on hold for the sake of a 'steady' job.
I loved the fact that the film had such an old school feel to it, as though it was set in the 1950's, but was modern in every way, to the point of Mia driving an electric car with the latest Apple iPhone. Around every corner and in every scene there is a burst of colour from reds, yellows, blues and greens, it is bright, upbeat and has a real happiness to it.
Now the film most definitely is a musical, and although I love a good musical, sometimes it can be really cringey when the characters suddenly burst out into song. Now I have to say the film does this so well and in no way is it cringey. I think because both Mia and Sebastian are performers it makes it more believable. Not forgetting how catchy and good the songs are in this film, who knew Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone could even sing, let alone sing and dance!
I'm not going to give away the end as I am sure that a lot of you will probably still want to go and see this one, the only thing I will say is that I wish the ending was different, and once you watch the film you will know exactly what I mean. But other than that, I absolutely loved this film. It is a happy, sunny, feel good film and really shows you that in order for your dreams to come true you really do have to work hard for it! I 100% recommend you all go and watch this one!
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Paleoclimatic reconstructions from West Australian stalagmites have demonstrated how historic climatic events still determine Australia's current climate variability.
Researchers from across Australia and the United States have profiled stalagmites from cave C126 in WA's Cape Range Peninsula to produce a high-resolution, continental paleoclimate record from the Indian Ocean sector of Australia.
Lead researcher Rhawn Denniston of Cornell College, USA, says the record, which spans the Last Glacial Maximum, deglaciation, and early to mid-Holocene, is the first of its kind.
"It goes without saying that Australian societies are closely tied to climate," Prof Denniston says.
"The more we understand about how things have occurred in the past, the better we can develop a frame of reference for current and future climate.
"The first thing the results illustrate is how much we still don't know about the nature, timing, and drivers of climate variability in this part of the world over the last glacial period.
The stalagmite analysis found evidence of such an event which had global significance.
"A climate anomaly occurred at the site during a period called Heinrich Stadial 1, about 16,000 years ago," he says.
The event was likely driven by changes in ocean circulation originating in the North Atlantic.
Prof Denniston says the impact of Heinrich Stadial 1 has been felt in other parts of the world too including the Indo-Pacific, China, Brazil, and parts of Africa and Europe and has been tied to climate variability in southern Australia.
"It is the most prominent event in our record, and in other recently published records from the Kimberley, suggesting that it had a widespread impact across much of Australia," he says.
The stalagmite samples were sliced in half vertically, with material milled out for dating and chemical analysis.
The dating involved extracting and measuring tiny abundances of uranium and its radioactive daughter thorium.
The research builds on previous studies on stalagmites in China, which show variability in the east Asian summer monsoon over decades to hundreds of thousands of years.
"Other work, largely from lake records and ocean sediments, conducted in and around areas of southern Australia suggest that precipitation moving north from high latitudes was also highly dynamic and influenced the climate there over the last several tens of thousands of years," he says.


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Yang Tsung-hua, né le  à Hsinchu, est un joueur de tennis taïwanais, professionnel depuis 2007.

Il est membre de l'équipe de Taïwan de Coupe Davis depuis 2008.

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Yang Tsung-hua a été champion du monde junior en 2008. Cette année-là, il est arrivé en finale de l'Open d'Australie face à Bernard Tomic et a remporté le tournoi de Roland-Garros contre Jerzy Janowicz. Il s'est aussi imposé à l'US Open en double.

En , bénéficiant d'une wild card, il participe à l'Open de Chine et au Masters de Shanghai. Il perd ses deux matchs contre John Isner et Jürgen Melzer. En 2016 et 2017, il remporte l'Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff en double avec Hsieh Cheng-peng, ce qui lui permet de disputer le tableau principal de l'Open d'Australie.

Principalement actif sur le circuit Challenger, il y a remporté huit tournois en double entre 2009 et 2018. En simple, il a atteint la finale à Pékin en 2009, Maui en 2014 et Gwangju en 2017.

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Kauai sees low percentage of mainland visitors participating in post-arrival testing
by: Sara Mattison
Posted: Nov 1, 2020 / 07:15 PM HST
Updated: Nov 2, 2020 / 05:41 AM HST
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Post-arrival COVID-19 testing has been taking place at state and county levels for the past two weeks. KHON2 learned more about who is getting tested.
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We asked Lieutenant Governor Josh Green if the state is getting a good sample of travelers to participate in the post-arrival testing study. He said that they're getting a really good sample on the Big Island and a modest amount elsewhere, but says they're ramping it up.
As of Saturday, Oct. 31, six out of about 9,500 post-arrival tests were positive.
"It's probable that we're not going to be able to get, you know, 10% to 20% of the people to always say yes because they have something at stake," said Lt. Gov. Green. "What I do believe is we're going to get a lot more returning residents testing. And that's actually fine because returning residents do pose the greatest risk of spreads long term because we're back in the mix with our people."
Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell said that of the 9,500 tests that have been reported, it's their understanding that the bulk of them was done on the Big Island immediately upon arrival.
"This is contrary to how the surveillance program was originally intended, which was a 10% sample of arriving passengers four days after arrival. We look forward to receiving the full breakdown of these test results."
Lt. Gov. Green says that he'll have data and plans to give us more updates on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Separate from the state's testing program, Kauai County is urging more travelers to participate in its voluntary post-travel test. The county reported that the arrivals between October 15 and 26, about 20% of eligible returning Kauai residents, took the second test while only 2% of visitors participated.
Part of the reason, we're told, is because getting a COVID test is not a priority while on vacation.
"And it's not as convenient as we would like. There's only one location currently where it's available, and there also is a cost for it," said Kauai District Health officer Dr. Janet Berreman.
Dr. Berreman says there are ways to change that and hopes more people will get tested because the secondary tests offer an extra layer of protection.
"One hundred percent of the cases that we currently have on Hawaii are related either directly or indirectly to mainland travel," she said.
Over on the Big Island, Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim will decide if the county's post-arrival testing program should be modified.
"That part of the 10% is part of the discussion, should we test 10% of those in a program or 10% of the whole, which means all incoming," said Mayor Kim. "We all agree that we would like to continue to establish a database on what's happening."
Mayor Kim told KHON2 that he will make a final decision on Monday, Nov. 2.


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Lithuanian Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation () is a national governing body of bobsleigh and skeleton sports in Lithuania.

History
Lithuanian Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation was founded in December 2013 at Vilnius, Lithuania.

Federation become a member of International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation.

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The need for an authentic e-commerce portal which would offer the ethnic beauty in Indian handicrafts at a word stage marked the birth of Japypore.com. The brainchild of Punnet Chawla and co founder Shilpa Sharma, Jaypore today is a popular portal known for its ethic and vintage product offerings.
Having shipped products to about 50 countries in just 30 months of their existence, Japypore is a success story in the Indian handicraft scene like no other in the past.
Jaypore.com is an online e-retail store offering the world of ethnic Indian handicrafts to the world. The dedicated team of in house experts at Jaypore discovers the best designs from artisans and craftsmen from the remote corners of India. Along with the product offering Jaypore team also shares that the story of their origins offering exotic designs with beautiful stories. Jaypore.com exclusively deals with ethnic designs and local trends that bring a feeling of nostalgia when using their products.
Jaypore has no shops or franchisees anywhere and they retail only online but the company has made a point to sell only the most genuine and authentic stuff to their clients. The detailed information about various products and handcrafts makes it possible for them to offer beautiful hand-crafted products of the highest quality to their customers. Some of the top selling product categories in Jaypore include saris, jewelry, apparel, personal accessories, home textiles and art. Jaypore today launches 4-6 new collections every day have customers in 50 countries and are 80 people strong.
Jaypore is the brainchild of Mr. Puneet Chawla who handles marketing, technology, production, operations, finance and HR at Jaypore. Along with co-founder, Shilpa Sharma, Puneet started working on the concept in 2012. After a year of hard work, the dup managed to beta launch their project in September 2012 for the American market. The portal was officially launched in India and the rest of the world in January 2013.
Jaypore is a self funded venture today although the company brought on board an angel investor on the first day of their launch reveals Puneet. We are very particular about finding investors who will understand what we are building and have the patience to stay. This is not the kind of business that can be scaled up and sold in 3-4 years says the founder and CEO of Jaypore. The founders along with investors have collectively invested over 3 crores in the business so far.
Jaypore has based its marketing plans on word of mouth publicity as well digital marketing campaigns. One satisfied customer brings us 10 more is our mantra. This, we have seen to be very effective. Other than this, we try and target a relevant audience online on Facebook says Puneet. Personally delivering packets to South Delhi customers and requesting them to tell their friends about us in their early days helped the company retain a loyal customer base.
The biggest challenge facing Jaypore today reveals Puneet is to maintain a steady supply chain of exciting products. The company is constantly innovating offering new products to stay a step ahead of the competition in terms of both the offering and prices. of course keeping the workforce happy and motivated, achieving growth targets and risk management continues to be a constant challenge for Jaypore like other successful companies.
There is no substitute for hard work reveals Puneet sharing his advice for budding entrepreneurs. "If you have an idea that's close to your heart and if you feel you can dedicate 15 years of your life to it, then go ahead and build it. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise." Being practical is part of the advice given by Puneet who says it is foolish to chase a dream that has very less chance of coming true. Once you have an idea and a plan keep working on it till you succeed signs off the successful entrepreneur.


Ding Dong! You hear the doorbell rings in the middle of night. A flurry of thoughts rushes through your head. Who is it? What could they possibly want in the middle of night? Are they checking to make sure no one is home before breaking in? As a homeowner this is a very terrifying scenario, but it doesn't have to be with this Wifi Video Intercom. This wireless doorbell allows you to answer the door without leaving your home or even being home. Equipped with a full HD 720P camera and night vision capabilities, this video intercom can be controlled from afar enabling you to check out people coming to your door and speak to them with the 2-way microphone. Imagine being a criminal scoping out a house to rob it and running into this. The criminal rings your doorbell and you calmly reply from the doorbell "Hi, what can I help you with?" A criminal certainty would not rob that house, because who knows what other security measures could also be lying behind that door.
This doorbell is probably the best thing you can do to ensure the safety of your family and property. It is truly a small price relative to the peace of mind it can create in your life. Not only does it protect you from people ringing the doorbell, it also has a PIR sensor to detect anyone that comes near your door and sends a notification right to your phone. You could be at work or on a business trip and still be watching over your house checking in through the use of smart phone. The IP Wireless Doorbell will also help you protect your home for long business or pleasure trips thanks to its low consumption rechargeable battery. Home security has never been easier. You can take care of everything from the comfort of your home or office.
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A Specter of Peace Is Haunting Nicaragua
by Roger D. Harris / August 25th, 2018
After four months of violence, peace may be breaking out in Nicaragua, which has gotten those North American partisans opposed to Nicaraguan President Ortega worried. But they have one last hope.
The latest in a series of anti-Ortega articles in The Nation is entitled "An eternal night of persecution and death." We are told: "Despite mass killings and newly authoritarian laws, a diverse opposition says the movement to oust Ortega is far from over."
Although some analysts understand the relative calm that has befallen Nicaragua is mainly due to the failure of the opposition to sustain public support, this article maintains it is because it is "too dangerous for resistors to rally publicly." The article is primarily based on an interview with an anonymous source "whose name has been altered for his safety." Toward the end of the article, we find out that the anonymous source is "at a coffee shop in New York." Ever vigilant, he has his back to the wall "facing out at the rest of the café."
With the opposition in quiescence, The Nation is still hopeful for regime change. The anonymous source "laments" that "the only way Ortega would concede to that would be with US and international pressure." The article concludes that "while the United States is not the perfect partner, options are limited."
The article condemns Ortega, who "no longer represents the ideals of…anti-imperialism," but does not extend that criticism to publications calling for the US to partner in regime change in Nicaragua.
Will Uncle Sam Come to the Rescue?
Academic Latin Americanist William I. Robinson, an opponent of Ortega, questions whether the US will oblige. He contends "Washington's primary interest in Nicaragua is not getting rid of Ortega but in preserving the interests of transnational capital."
Much of Robinson's analysis is consistent with those who oppose US involvement in the recent violence in Nicaragua. Robinson agrees that the CIA surrogate, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), "funding started in the mid-1980s and has never ceased. It is not new to the Ortega-Murillo period." However, Robinson's assertion that the US funding has "not been aimed at overthrowing Ortega" is mistaken. The so-called "democracy promotion" dollars from the US went to the opposition who are intent on overthrowing Ortega.
Robinson agrees a viable left alternative within the opposition to Ortega is lacking: "These popular sectors from below have no project of their own to put forward as a viable alternative to replace the regime. This opens up the popular resistance to manipulation or cooptation by the third force." This third force, Robinson explains "is the bourgeoisie, organized in the Superior Council of Private Enterprise (COSEP), the oligarchic elite, transnational capital, and the United States."
And Robinson agrees: "Finally, have right-wing forces taken advantage of the uprising to try to gain control over it? Absolutely. Have these forces deployed their own violence. Yes. Have they manipulated a disorganized and politically incoherent grassroots opposition to Ortega-Murillo? Yes." To his rhetorical question "would the post-Ortega scenario (that) the Right seeks to achieve be 'more, not less, neoliberal, repressive, and authoritarian' than the regime?" Robinson answers "probably."
So what's Robinson's beef with what he characterizes as "the infantile manichean view of a significant portion of the US Left"?
Robinson is a major proponent of the view that US imperialism has been eclipsed by a "transnational capitalist class." He does allow that on a world scale Nicaragua weighs in as being more progressive: "Has the Ortega regime, with its assistancialism (sic), been anywhere near as 'bad' as these other neoliberal regimes? Certainly not." But, less bad is not enough. The crux of his difference with the anti-imperialist left is that they uphold Nicaragua as worthy of defense, whereas in Robinson's post-US imperialist world no nation passes his litmus test.
The Threat of an Alternative to Empire
Since the fall of the Soviet Union and its allies, all countries are compelled to be integrated into the world capitalist market, including Nicaragua. This is well described by Robinson in his academic work.
But Robinson is less insightful regarding the coercive aspect of US relations with progressive countries such as Nicaragua and its allies in ALBA (Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America) such as Cuba, Venezuela, and Bolivia. These countries and their leaders are very much in the crosshairs of US regime change efforts precisely because they represent some degree of a challenge to neoliberalism and because they are not compliant to every dictate of the empire.
Robinson may label this view as "manichean," (i.e., seeing a binary world of good or evil), but it is a reality imposed by the US. George W. Bush, in his own eloquent way, summed up US strategy best: "You're either with us or with the enemy."
One of the factors contributing to a tipping point between US cooperation and US coercion was the adoption of a inter-oceanic canal project with Chinese financing, which fundamentally challenged US geopolitical interests.
The US has imposed sanctions against top Nicaraguan officials. USAID received an additional $1.5 million to promote "freedom and democracy" in Nicaragua. The NICA Act has passed the House by unanimous consent and is pending in the Senate. The NICA Act is designed to restrict international financing and thereby create misery among the Nicaraguan people to pressure the Ortega government.
And the bulk of the US diplomatic corps has been withdrawn from Nicaragua. The US State Department's travel advisory warns that the remaining "US government personnel are prohibited…from entering…gentlemen's clubs throughout the country due to crime." "Non-emergency government personnel" have been evacuated to go back home, presumably where gentlemen's clubs are still safe.
Nicaragua and its allies represent a breathing space in a world dominated by the US empire. The US government recognizes the alternative posed by Nicaragua as a threat and has targeted the Ortega government, even if some academics are less perceptive.
Roger D. Harris is with the Task Force on the Americas, a human rights organization founded in 1985. He was an observer at the 2013 and 2018 Venezuelan presidential elections. Read other articles by Roger.
This article was posted on Saturday, August 25th, 2018 at 3:29am and is filed under "Regime Change", Daniel Ortega, Disinformation, Media Bias, NGOs, Nicaragua, Social media, United States.


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Korean Superstar group Seventeen holds at #1 on the United World Album Chart for a 2nd week with their 9th EP, 'Attacca', and massive sales of 1,272,000 units, the biggest sales week of All Albums this year!
SEVENTEEN's 9th EP, 'Attacca', holds at #1 on the United World Album Chart for a 2nd week with massive equivalent sales units of 1,272,000, the biggest sales week in 2021 so far and a total of 2,037,000 units sold in just two weeks!
NCT 127 returns to #2 on the United World Chart, selling 573,000 sales of its new re-packaged version of 'STICKER', titled 'Favorite', which includes two new tracks. 'STICKER' with 'Favorite' has sold 2,142,000 so far!
Ed Sheeran's 5th studio album 'Equals', lands at no.3 on the United World Chart with 472,000 global sales. It's the highest weekly sales week for an album at no.3 in years!
Japanese legendary group V6 lands at #4 on the United World Chart 2 this week with their final album 'Very6 Best', selling 183,000 units in its 1st week after debuting at #1 on the Oricon Chart in Japan!
Former chart topper, Drake's 'Certified Lover' slips 3-5 after selling another 101,000 equivalent units globally in its 9th week on the chart, and 2,203,000 Million so far!
Former chart topper 'SOUR' by Olivia Rodrigo rebounds 7-6, selling another72,000 equivalent units and 3,458,000 so far!
Coldplay's 'Music Of The Spheres', the 9th studio album by the legendary British rock group, drops 4-7 on the United World Chart in its 3rd week, after selling another 71,000 units and 446,000 so far!
Doja Cat's 'Planet Her' holds at #8 after 19 weeks on the chart, selling another 69,000 equivalent units and 1,644 Million so far, while Korean Group EPEX lands at #9 on the United World Chart with their new album 'Bipolar, Part 2' selling 67,000 equivalent sales units in its 1st week!
Lil Nas X's 'Montero" dips 9-10 after selling another 59,000 units in its 6th week on the chart, and 626,000 so far!


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Here's Rita Wilson's message for women who've been diagnosed with breast cancer
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By Erin Clements
Rita Wilson recently opened up about her journey with breast cancer on TODAY — and for our One Small Thing series, she shared a special message for other women who've been diagnosed with the disease.
"One thing that I would say to someone who's just been diagnosed with breast cancer is to still try to find the moments in your day that give you joy and give you happiness, because there's still time to laugh, and life is going on," she said. "Try to stay focused on some of the good things that are happening too."
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The actress, producer and singer also revealed that she used mindfulness meditation to relieve stress during her treatment, which involved a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery in 2015.
"I found that very, very helpful," she said. "I had anxiety, as one does — but I also found great solace in music. And that could absolutely change your mood, and put you in a good space, and distract you."
She also credits family and friends with keeping her spirits up during the difficult time.
"One of the nicest things that my family did for me after I had been diagnosed and after my surgery was, my brother came in and cooked me amazing meals," she said. "He happens to be a chef. Like, hey, can you go wrong with that? And some girlfriends of mine came in and stayed with me for a good chunk of time and made me laugh. So make sure you surround yourself with your friends and family that make you laugh, 'cause that's important and it's very healing. And just being surrounded by people that love you and are there for you."
Rita Wilson opens up about breast cancer diagnosis and anxiety
Wilson and husband Tom Hanks celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary earlier this year. What's the key to their long-lasting relationship?
"I think the secret to any long-term marriage is probably a level of honesty and trust, and being able to laugh," she said. "Find those moments that you make you laugh and remember those."
Wilson also just marked the launch of her new album, "Bigger Picture," which she describes as a "musical scrapbook."
"I've gone back into my life and tried to find out, as we all have, I think, who we were, how did we start out, and where did we end up?" she said. "And is there any way that you can connect all those dots?"
Erin Clements
Erin Clements is senior pop culture/lifestyle editor for TODAY.com.


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Brittney Johnson will take over the role of Glinda in the Broadway blockbuster WICKED
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Brittney Johnson will take over the role of Glinda in the Broadway blockbuster WICKED, beginning performances on February 14, 2022, at Broadway's Gershwin Theatre (222 West 51st Street). Currently the Glinda standby, Ms. Johnson will be the first Black actress to assume the role of Glinda.
BRITTNEY JOHNSON has appeared on Broadway in Les Misérables (Éponine), Motown, Sunset Boulevard, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, and Kristin Chenoweth: For the Girls.
Ms. Johnson will assume the role of Glinda opposite Lindsay Pearce as Elphaba, Alexandra Billings as Madame Morrible, Michael McCormick as The Wizard, Sam Gravitte as Fiyero, Jordan Barrow as Boq, Mili Diaz as Nessarose, and Michael X. Martin as Doctor Dillamond.
Currently the 5th longest-running show in Broadway history, WICKED is the winner of over 100 international awards including the Grammy Award and three Tony Awards. Since opening in 2003, WICKED has been performed in over 100 cities in 16 countries around the world (U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Japan, Germany, Holland, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, The Philippines, Mexico, Brazil, Switzerland, and China) and has thus far been translated into six languages: Japanese, German, Dutch, Spanish, Korean and Portuguese. WICKED has been seen by over 60 million people worldwide and has amassed over $5 billion in global sales.
In addition to the Broadway production, WICKED in North America has enjoyed unprecedented record-breaking sit-down engagements in Chicago, where it ran for nearly four years; Los Angeles, where it ran for two years; and San Francisco, where it ran for nearly two years, as well as two North American Tours.
The Broadway sensation WICKED looks at what happened in the Land of Oz…but from a different angle. Long before Dorothy arrives, there is another young woman, born with emerald-green skin, who is smart, fiery, misunderstood, and possessing an extraordinary talent. When she meets a bubbly blonde who is exceptionally popular, their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships…until the world decides to call one "good," and the other one "wicked."
With a thrilling score that includes the hits "Defying Gravity," "Popular" and "For Good," WICKED has been hailed by The New York Times as "the defining musical of the decade," and by Time Magazine as "a magical Broadway musical with brains, heart, and courage." NBC Nightly News calls the hit musical "the most successful Broadway show ever."
Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, WICKED has music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, and a book by Winnie Holzman. The production is directed by Tony Award winner Joe Mantello with musical staging by Tony Award-winner Wayne Cilento. WICKED is produced by Marc Platt, Universal Stage Productions, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt, and David Stone.
For more information about WICKED, please visit www.WickedTheMusical.com.
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WHEN: Monday, July 20, 2015, at 11:00 a.m.
Bridgeport, Conn. (July 20, 2015) – With hurricane season upon us, Mayor Bill Finch is reminding residents to make a kit, create a plan and most importantly stay safe.
Director of Emergency Management Scott Appleby will provide tips on what to do – and what not to do -- during and after a major weather event.
Every year, Hurricane season begins on June 1 and ends on Nov. 30.
The EOC staff is in daily contact with the Connecticut Emergency Operations Center and other local coastal emergency centers to make sure that if a hurricane did impact the state our area is prepared.
According to Appleby, the City has been creating emergency operation plans for every neighborhood to let residents know where to go and what resources are available in an emergency.
Emergency Operations has trained more than 100 volunteers for its Community Emergency Response Team member. CERT members are volunteers who finish 20 hours of training and respond during emergencies to help their neighbors and community "when and if Mother Nature delivers us a blow," said Mayor Finch.
Another priority has been working with service providers and social service agencies to support the city's vulnerable populations. The city has been working to construct a database of people with special medical conditions that put them at greater risk.
"That could be a person who needs electricity to power an oxygen machine. That could be a person who takes medicine that needs to be refrigerated or needs help filling an essential prescription," said Appleby.
The city has added a representative from the state Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services during Emergency Operation Center activations to help ensure its clients receive the support it needs in emergencies.


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History of The Holy Mosque In Mecca
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Mecca (Arabic Makkah, ancient Macoraba) city in western Saudi Arabia, capital of Al-Hijaz in Hijaz province near Jiddah. The Muslims called the city "Umm al-Qora", meaning "Mother of Cities" deriving its sanctity from having been the birthplace of Muhammad (SAW). Mecca is situated in a narrow, sandy valley, enclosed by barren-hills.
No city in the history of mankind has received the veneration and honor as has been bestowed upon the holy city of Mecca. There is the location of the Holy Ka"ba, central shrine of Islam, a cube-shaped, one-room stone structure in Mecca in Saudi Arabia, that was the first house to be built purely for the worship of Allah. As established on the site by prophet Abraham and his son Ismael, peace be upon them both, to be a sacred shrine to where believers make pilgrimage. Islamic tradition has it that it was already a site for a pilgrimage and considered the most important sanctuary (Arabic ofharam) in pre-Muslim Arabia.
The door is seven feet from the ground, there are no windows. The interior is richly decorated. There are many sacred corners in the shrine for meditation, one of these being the legendary spot where Abraham stood when he built the temple.
Long before Muhammad (SAW) the Ka"ba was the center of worship a repository of idols brought by traders from many lands. Certain traditions state that Adam laid the foundations of the Ka"ba, Abraham restored it, and hundreds of prophets are buried around it.
Some scholars believe that Allah had sent down the bases of the House from the Heaven and it was very white and lighter than the snow, but later became dark when the unbelievers touched it. With the advent of Islam, the sanctity of Mecca was certified and its honor increased, it became a shrine and the black-stone in its south-east corner also a relic of idol-worship became the holiest object of the faith.
Pilgrims arriving in Mecca, kiss the stone as their first obligation. Outside is the sacred well, Zamzam, which was reputedly used by Hajar, the mother of Abraham"s son Ismael. The peculiar importance of the Ka"ba, the black-stone and Zamzam toward which all devout Muslims are oriented, has been perhaps the single greatest factor in forging the sense of Oneness among the widely scattered adherents of Islam.
Being the city where Prophet Muhammad (SAW) was born and where the revelation descended upon him and sent by Allah as a messenger and prophet for all mankinds to call for the worship of Allah without any partner. The greatest Mosque in the world is al-Masjid al-Haram (Sacred House) in Mecca, regarding which Allah states in the Glorious Qur"an: "Most surely the first house appointed for men (set up for human beings) is the one at Mecca, blessed and a guidance for nation. (3:96)
Additionally, Allah made the Ka"ba, the Qiblah or the direction toward which all Muslims turn in performing their prayers, and the pilgrimage (Hajj) to Mecca was established as a pillar of worship in Islam. The sanctity and holiness of Mecca has been preserved throughout Islamic history, and of its service. Hajj is the duty of all healthy adult Muslim men and women to perform the hajj can only be carried out once a year and unfolds in a set sequence on specific dates, during the first two weeks of the Islamic month of Dhu al-Hijja. Since the Islamic year is lunar and without intercalation, the hajj - as with all Islamic festivals - is independent of season. The first historical mention of rebuilding of the Ka"ba was in 605 AH, before the prophethood of Muhammad (SAW). A dispute developed between the tribes of Mecca regarding the placing of the Black-Stone, each tribe felt that the honor of placing the Black Stone should have been reserved for itself. To settle the dispute, Muhammad (SAW) placed the Black-Stone on his garment and requested a representative of each tribe to grasp a portion of the garment and raise the Black-Stone. He then placed the Black-Stone himself in its proper place in the wall of the Ka"ba. The Ka"ba remained in that condition without change until Islam came and idols that had been placed on and around it were removed.
For Muslims, the Ka"ba is the "House of Allah", where the divine touches the mundane. It is washed annually and covered with a dark silk cloth. The Ka"ba has been greatly enlarged since the time of Muhammad (SAW), a mosque-court was later built around it and recently a gate of solid gold was added.
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Dial M: How small businesses can tap into mobile marketing to grow
By Drew Turney published 23 November 15
Make the most of mobile
Today's consumers are using their mobile phones and handheld devices to engage with organisations so much that it would be foolish for small business owners to ignore the market opportunity. But that means more than just whacking a 'redesign for mobile' plug-in on your website and hoping for the best.
Smartphones and tablets actually offer far more ways to reach out and grab potential customers, and they often come with a much lower price tag than retooling a web presence.
If you run an SMB or have a low marketing budget, these tips can definitely help you get the most mobile-specific promotional opportunities.
The most obvious technology a mobile phone offers has neither a laptop or desktop PC does well is the ability to make calls.
James Blews, an online marketing and SEO consultant, has seen clients enjoy an increase in calls when moving from a text based to an image based 'click to call' link on websites.
"Probably the most impactful activity was using 'click to call' advertising in Google AdWords and Facebook Ads," he says. "Our price per click value never increased, but the click was a guaranteed phone call."
The only thing lost when a customer does call you is the 'click path' that leads to the sale. Kyle Christensen, VP of marketing at call intelligence platform Invoca, says the most successful retailers will optimise for the entire customer journey – not just between pages or links, but offline too. "Many of us aren't equipped to analyse and automate the inbound call experience in the same way we are for clicks," he says.
Invoca's service offers you a phone number that lets the customer intelligence continue when the call starts. Code can be added to an advertisement or website that tells you where and when calls originate; identifies keywords that can connect to a specific promotion, and cements the results into metadata that can tell you what is and isn't working from voice data rather than just click traffic.
One of the other advantages of mobile traffic is that you can tell where your customers are. Even services where individual users haven't opted in can reveal a wealth of market data.
"Triggers based on weather, geography, stock market, or location can be used easily on mobile devices and don't need cookies or other identification technology," says Diaz Nesamoney, CEO of ad platform Jivox.
Mobile first strategy consulting firm Purplegator recently put such an approach into practise. Surveys revealed that a lot of people making the four hour drive from LA to Las Vegas hadn't booked accommodation before leaving, so the company sent ads for their off-strip hotel client through the Waze directions app and the hotel enjoyed a jump in business.
When we think of mobiles we also tend to think of apps in the smartphone, but some of the most effective tools have been part of the mobile communications infrastructure for much longer.
According to research by the Australian Interactive Media Industry Association, SMS is still far more widely used than apps and data, and that's a huge market not many companies are tapping nowadays.
75 percent of Americans and 89 percent of Australians' own a smartphone, but that means three million people in Australia and 80 million in the US are beyond the reach of your cool and expensive mobile website.
But SMS has a low cost, is easy for users to access and action, and can reach everybody. Dimitri Tsitsikas, director of strategic relationships of MessageMedia, also thinks SMS's true advantage is the attention paid to it by the average user.
He says 97 percent of all SMS marketing messages are opened – 83 percent opened within one hour, whereas many emails received on mobiles are ignored completely. We also retain mobile numbers on our devices for longer than any other contact method.
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Europe was struck with gold fever and hungered for any taste of the Australian experience. Returning diggers capitalised on this demand by publishing their letters and diaries in the form of memoirs. Journalism flourished as newspapers delivered gold fields news to eager readers in the cities and world news to readers on the diggings.
The gold rushes, growth of trade unions, moves towards federation and an exploding population gave burgeoning newspapers plenty to write about. However a largely transient population of diggers made gold fields journalism a risky business.
Life on the gold fields provided an abundance of literary material for novelists, autobiographers, poets and newspapers.
Raffaelo Carboni wrote the only eyewitness account of the attack on the Eureka Stockade.
Ellen Clacy provides a rare insight into the experiences of women on the gold fields.
In his letters to friends and family, William Howitt tells countless tales of Australia's extraordinary diversity and beauty and kept meticulous records of the scenery surrounding the Bendigo gold fields.
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Khalil and Alsarghali: Palestine ICONnect 2019 Report (Published in 2020)
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