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Make 'Em Shine: How To Use Illustrations To Elicit Emotions
Graphics, Design, Illustrations, Emotional Design
As designers, we often use imagery that resonates with our audience. Yet, often we also end up with stock photos and generic icons that come across as mere decoration. Or we bypass imagery altogether. But custom images are a powerful design tool. They can tell a story and convey a distinct personality. Custom illustrations can be especially impactful. They can make our audience feel personally connected to an app or website, while being an integral part of the design.
The use of illustrations on the web has become more popular than ever because of their unique ability to communicate content, to bring immediate warmth and humanity to a design, and to enhance our online experiences to make them feel more personal.
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It used to be enough for user interface elements to "look professional" or simply to "add polish" to a website. But in the past few years we've come to expect more personal interactions and stronger relationships with the apps we use and the websites we visit. Our relationship with the web has evolved dramatically over the past few years. It is a much more intimate relationship than it was before we had smartphones and tablets. Physically, the web is in our pockets. It's on the couch. It's in bed with us. As Tom Chatfield explains, "[our phones] are the first thing we touch when we wake in the morning and the last thing we touch when we go to bed at night." They've become extensions of ourselves.
Smart apps and websites take advantage of this personally connected feeling we have with our devices. For instance, Google already tailors your content to let you outsource things you used to have to actively remember. Want to know where you are, whom you're meeting with today, when your next flight is, or what hotel you'll be staying at after the flight? Google already knows. Google adjusts your search results, your calendar and your map to account for your personal details. Google is catching up in visual design to that same level of personalization and intimacy by using illustrations to cultivate a relationship that is more emotional, rather than just professional and polished.
Deep Dive: Google Calendar
For instance, the Google Calendar app (on iOS and Android) is a great example of a tool that is made to feel more personal and less mechanical and that makes our relationship with it more emotion-driven. The app could just show you a clean, simple calendar view. Instead, its unique illustrations bring warmth and a human touch to your calendar. First, each month has its own beautiful full illustration, by designer Lotta Nieminen, bringing the digital calendar closer to the feeling of a traditional, graphic wall calendar.
(Image: Lotta Nieminen) (View large version)
But going one step further, the app also shows illustrations by Maya Stepien that are tailored to your personal agenda. If you add a date for drinks, that event shows a lovely illustration of drinks. It can tell the difference between a dentist appointment and a hair appointment and automatically serves up the perfect illustration. Voila! A personalized experience.
Illustrations by Maya Stepien (Image: Google Calendar) (View large version)
On a practical level, this use of illustrations enhances your experience by breaking up the wall of text listings you would otherwise be faced with. When you're quickly scrolling, trying to find when exactly your dentist appointment next week is, an illustration will communicate "dentist!" faster than words could. So, you don't have to slowly read every description as you scroll.
On an emotional level, what could be a very dry calendar app feels like something a little more personal and unique. The organic texture and warm colors of the illustrations inject the app with humanity.
Illustration brings visual interest and personality to design, but doesn't photography do the same thing just as well? Not always, mainly because generic stock photography is often difficult to feel connected to.
Studies such as Nielsen Norman Group's 2010 eye-tracking study of photos as content have found most people don't even look at stock photos. Specifically, we ignore photos that don't add value or content to a page. By their very nature, stock photos are often decoration to fill out a design.
Nielsen Norman Group's eye-tracking study made clear how important relevance is to imagery. In one example, a college application page shows a generic photo of students next to important application info. The blue dots indicate the parts of the page that users looked at. The decorative photo was mostly ignored in favor of the more useful application information.
(Image: Nielsen Norman Group)
Is the answer, then, to cut all imagery and have nothing but text on the page? Nope. Imagery is powerful when it means something or has some personality. In the same study, on a team page with photos of real team members, users were drawn to the profile photos, rather than the paragraph-long bios next to each name, because it was a faster way to become familiar with the team members.
In this case, the images conveyed information. They were not just decoration around the content; they themselves were content.
This also highlights a harsh reality of the web: We don't read if we don't have to. On an average page, users read only 28% of the text, according to another Nielsen Norman Group study. We don't read; we skim.
What, then, are we looking at if we ignore stock photos and don't read body text?
We do read headlines and lists, as you could probably guess from the last time you fell into a Buzzfeed-reading black hole.
We also look at relevant, meaningful images that convey content and inject personality. That's why unique illustration and custom photography are more effective than stock photography.
Deep Dive: Intercom
A great example of a website that uses illustration as a supplement to written content is Intercom. The website integrates Quentin Vijoux's illustrations on nearly every page. The graphics' loose, whimsical style is memorable and endearing. Anthropomorphic giraffes and rhinos on a website promoting customer service tools are certainly a unique surprise.
(Image: Intercom) (View large version)
The pictures demand your attention in a way the predictable imagery — generic photography of professional-looking people on phones and computers — could not. They are relevant to their respective headlines and copy. At a glance, you get a sense of the page's written content without having to read anything.
Copy even takes a backseat on some pages where the illustrations make the point. We see a story unfold in the image below, with a beginning, middle and end. It makes the same point as the headline but with more personality (and ice cream) and without the visitor having to read.
Callouts and featured text, even low-priority ones towards the bottom of the page, get their own unique images. They playfully illustrate and reinforce the message in the text. They support the content, rather than distract from it or decorate around it.
The quirky illustrations do several things for Intercom, beyond supporting content. They make the website immediately stand out from competitors'; other marketing websites may blur together, but you're probably going to remember the one with the blue dogs in polo shirts. For a service about customer communication and support, the whimsical drawings make a perfect first impression. Intercom's website is charming and personal; a potential customer is even more likely to feel that Intercom's tools really would make their own customer communications more charming and personal.
Finally, the illustrations put a face on Intercom's intangible services. Visual metaphors such as shopping, sitting in a classroom and getting ice cream make services that exist only online suddenly concrete and relatable. Let's look at other examples of illustration that solve this tricky issue and see why it's become so common.
"You Can't Disappoint A Photo…" And You Can't Always Relate To One Either
The use of illustration can be more effective than photography on the web because the services we use and rely on have become more abstract. Many of the services and tools we use are very real to us and have real benefits but don't exist in the real world. A photograph might be limiting when it comes to visualizing them and how they work. A photo can't show Dropbox doing its Dropboxing thing, for example. Custom illustration, on the other hand, can communicate complex, abstract ideas in a way that's easy to comprehend.
(Left image: Twitter; right image: Evernote) (View large version)
You can see how Twitter relied on illustration when it introduced Moments. And Evernote has used illustration extensively in the past to explain its service and the benefits of the service with charming visuals.
Deep Dive: Dropbox Carousel
The design of the now defunct Dropbox Carousel was an especially good example of using illustration to show something that photography couldn't, while creating a connection with users. Dropbox Carousel was an app that created a gallery of all the photos and videos in a Dropbox user's account. Even though it was an app all about photos, the design team relied on illustrations rather than photos to design and brand the app. As one of the designers, Alice Lee, said about the decision to stay away from photography, "We realized a disjoint that users experience when they look at photographs that are of people that aren't them — it is instantly unrelatable."
For example, the illustrations showed a collection of snapshots of two characters going from childhood to adulthood and marriage, and they followed users throughout the marketing website and the app itself. On the marketing website, the illustrations were animated and explained how Carousel worked. They gave users a clear, fun demo of the app that felt more like entertainment than exposition. The illustrations educated the user in an immediate, visual way that was easy to understand, even though the tool only existed in the abstract phone world.
(Image: Dropbox) (View large version)
Within the app itself, the same illustrations guided users through setup and filled the initial screens. So, the app never felt empty or broken, even before photos had been uploaded.
Carousel, as a result, had a unique personality and created a story around saving photos. We ended up feeling emotionally attached to a tool that essentially does the rather innocuous job of displaying our files.
When You Gotta Use Stock…
A good illustrator brings a sense of style that gives their work a distinct personality. That personality becomes a part of any design that uses the style. Generic stock photos, meanwhile, seem to be where personality goes to die.
Take the two images below indicating growth: two stock images of a generic businessman and his ginormous line graph of success. Neither is earth-shatteringly exciting. However, the bright colors and clean, efficient lines of the illustration at least create a distinct tone that's lacking in the photo.
(Left image: iStock; right image: iStock) (View large version)
Some Examples Of How We Have Added Illustration In Our Projects
At Viget, I'm part of a team of designers who focus these days on creating meaningful illustrations and animations for internal and client-side projects wherever it makes sense. In some projects, this has meant small touches; in others, we've focused the design entirely on illustration. Here are a few things we've done recently and what we've learned along the way.
Case Study: pow wow and the Power of a Cute Mascot
Lovable, cute mascots are already ubiquitous. For a web-based company, especially, that has no tangible product that exists in the real world, a mascot grounds its brand and gives users something concrete to connect to. That connection has become a vital aspect for a lot of brands for which feeling professional and trusted is not enough — they want to be loved as well. When a mascot is well designed and carefully chosen, it can go a long way to communicating very quickly the core of what a company is.
We designed and built pow wow as a tool for ourselves, but also for anyone who needs an easier way to coordinate appointments. In pow wow, you create a calendar with blocks of time when you're available, then send it out to everyone you have a meeting with. They pick and choose from your available time blocks and add themselves to your schedule.
We launched a rough beta version in 2013, and over the next three years, we found that early users seriously loved the tool. It made a part of their job that had been a hassle simple and fast. They were very verbal about how grateful they were. So, last year, when we rebuilt and redesigned pow wow, my priority for the new design was to create a brand that was worthy of the level of emotional connection that the tool had already garnered. pow wow is loved by its users; therefore, it should look and feel pretty lovable. And what's more lovable than an adorable mascot?
For pow wow, a border collie that, instead of herding sheep, "herds" your appointments is a perfect fit. On the website, pow wow (the pup) explains features, gives the tool a personal voice when it is needed and even dresses up to represent different target audiences. While pow wow (the tool) connects users to people they need to book appointments with, pow wow (the mascot) connects users emotionally to the app itself.
(Image: Viget) (View large version)
What pow wow essentially does is straightforward but is still a bit of a mouthful to explain. On the original 2013 home page, we relied on long paragraphs of text and screenshots to do the explaining, which wasn't great if you know that users read only 28% of that text. With this redesign, it was important to figure out how to convey what pow wow does immediately and visually, with little to no reading required. Simple illustrated elements and icons work with our new mascot and boil pow wow's concept down to a few simple visuals.
The new home page brings these simple illustrations to life with animations that explain what pow wow does, without having to show literal screenshots of the app in action. Without a word, you can start to see how pow wow works within your existing schedule.
What we found through this redesign was that a single core idea ties everything together. The cute mascot, the bright pink color scheme, everything that is designed to feel personal and warm would ring hollow if there were nothing behind it. For this reason, we wrote brand guidelines (PDF) for ourselves, and with everything we designed, we kept this principle from the guidelines in mind:
pow wow is a tool for making lives easier. It removes friction for its users and between people. It facilitates human connection. Meetings, appointments, interviews, catching up over coffee, are all a little more simple and joyful and a little less of a burden because of pow wow… Users connect to pow wow as much as they do their real-life appointment bookees.
This is what gives purpose and meaning to the pow wow design. It creates a genuine emotional connection because it is designed not just with usability and functionality in mind, but also with a sense of the purpose it serves on a human level and how it makes life better.
Case Study: Refrigerator Refresh
At Viget, when we have downtime, we often get together to research and brainstorm on topics that interest us, and then we put our ideas and hypothetical solutions into one-page long-form explorations. One such exploration that we heavily relied on illustration for is "Refrigerator Refresh: Designing for the Realities of the Home." The exploration looks at how smart products, particularly the refrigerator, are designed now, and it thinks through the possibilities on the horizon. It's a great example of how just a moderate amount of illustration can seriously shape the tone of a design.
A lot of content is on the page, and most of it pertains to solutions that don't exist; we didn't build a real-life smart fridge, so photos weren't an option. Photo-realistic mockups were considered early on, but they felt lifeless and cold for a topic as personal as your kitchen. In the end, simple line drawings in soft colors were the perfect way to tie together research findings and editorial content and to illustrate hypothetical smart fridge features, all while feeling as homey and inviting as a real kitchen.
In this project, illustrations mostly supplement the written content, making it quick and easy for viewers to get the point without having to read every word.
But halfway down the page, where we write in detail about future concepts and ideas — things that don't yet exist, basically — the illustrations become important. At this point, the illustrated fridge isn't tacked on; it's a key part of the layout. Simple animations move elements around on a fridge, creating visuals in the left column that demonstrate the ideas being written about in the right. The reader doesn't have to rely on their imagination; they can see the concepts in action immediately.
The result is a page that transforms what is essentially an essay into a full-on experience, one that feels like a warm, lively kitchen, thanks to the soft colors, simple illustration style and prominent animations. More importantly, the illustrations mean something and rise above mere decoration. They make the content more memorable and faster to read and make the ideas presented easier to comprehend.
Case Study: Know Lupus
Finally, on the heavily illustrated end of the spectrum is a project Viget worked on with the Lupus Foundation of America. We designed and built Know Lupus, a small website that ties into the foundation's larger campaign for lupus awareness month to promote lupus education. Our mission was to turn dry, clinical and often unpleasant facts about lupus into a game that people would be entertained by and would want to share with others. And we wanted to educate people and present the facts in a way that would stick in the viewers' minds.
We decided to make a card game that tests the user's knowledge of lupus, while educating them with new information. The card format gave us a lot of opportunities to tie in a lot of illustration and immersive animation, to create a full experience that feels fun and interactive.
The illustrations in the Know Lupus card game presented a unique challenge. On the one hand, the tone of the game is meant to be fun and enjoyable — cute even! We wanted the user to want to keep playing this game through all three of its levels. So, lighthearted and adorable were high priorities.
Lighthearted? Check. (Image: Viget) (View large version)
On the other hand, the game raises awareness about a serious, incurable disease. The facts you learn through the game are all very medical, technical and downright serious. How do you reconcile "fun" with "kidney inflammation"? How do you illustrate medical concepts such as chemotherapy and infection without looking like a textbook?
Medical and technical? Check. (Image: Viget) (View large version)
For this project, the answer turned out to be "with a lot of style." The pictures themselves are simple and straightforward, almost like icons. This makes them easy and quick to understand as you're flipping through cards in the game. Repeating a limited set of shapes and colors builds a visual shorthand and creates a nice flow throughout the game as users flip through dozens of cards quickly. For example, once you've seen the couple of shapes that are supposed to represent a woman, like the swirly hair cut or swept bangs, you instantly recognize women in later questions.
We also decided to avoid using realistic human figures or detailed faces, because pictures of sickness and pain would affect the light tone of the game. So, when we do use people, they're highly stylized, chunky, weeble-wobble people. They don't look very realistic, and they don't have facial expressions. Therefore, users will not get upset about facts and answers that are about physical pain.
The colors are bright and cheerful. Everything is colored with over-the-top offset color blocks. The overall impression as you go through the game is upbeat and positive, but not to the point where it feels like we're taking the content or taking lupus itself lightly. The illustrations enable us to keep the tone of the game light, to speed up comprehension and to keep the focus on learning facts about lupus.
Some Things To Keep In Mind As You Start Incorporating Illustration Into Projects
Start small; you don't have to rethink everything overnight. Special drawings for edge cases such as error states, 404 pages and onboarding bring some delight, without committing you to illustrating an entire website.
In addition to starting small, start early getting clients, investors, other team members or whoever else is involved on board. It's easier to work through debates on illustration style before you've invested a ton of time and love on your artwork. Or start by introducing small, illustrated enhancements; this might get them comfortable with the idea that illustration can be an appropriate, professional solution faster than hitting them with one really big change.
Work flexibly. When you can, take the time to make illustrations vector-based, even when the result is meant to look hand-done. You never know what will pop up. Maybe images will need to be bigger or smaller than you had planned. Maybe you will need to make several variations of a figure and don't have the time or budget to create every single one from scratch. Starting in Illustrator or a similar vector-based program will help you be ready for anything.
Dedicate time in your workflow to it. Avoid jumping back and forth between illustration and UI design as much as you can. Getting into a flow and not having to switch context is, really, always a good thing, but especially so in this case.
Finally, take advantage of all the opportunities that come with illustrating for an interactive medium! Move things around and bring them to life. Animation can be a powerful way to communicate a complex idea. Also, personalize illustrations for different contexts and use cases.
Custom illustration can seem daunting, but it doesn't have to be scary. You don't need a fine arts degree to create imagery that will enhance your content. Even small, simple illustrations or custom icons would be worthwhile if they communicate something relevant or add something unique to your design.
We don't read text, we don't look at generic images, and we don't appreciate decoration. But we do connect to images that mean something, that are relevant and that tell a story. Unique imagery can humanize an app or website and can personalize our experience and relationship with it. Animation can guide a user's attention and communicate an idea instantly. Our expectation as users is for more personal interaction and stronger relationships with the apps we use and the websites we visit. Thus, designing with emotional connection in mind is becoming a necessity.
We don't just use our phones — we love our phones. We want to love the apps on our phones just as much. Illustration is a surefire way to inject the personality and humanity that inspires that kind of love.
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Drag Week tends to make you reflect on what you love about the sport. As Larry Dixon puts it, Drag Week is the "Ironman Triathlon for the hot rodder," an accurate description given the part where we string you guys across a thousand-plus miles over five days in a bunch of hairy drag cars.
Larry ran Drag Week in 2016 in his 1967 Chevrolet Chevy II, which he bought from a buddy in '88 for $700. It had no motor or trans, and the guy was pushing it around the block to avoid street sweeper tickets, but Larry found a small-block and fed it a little nitrous — he'd even save the bottle for the last pass of the night, before getting kicked out for lacking a rollbar.
That was until he was distracted from his project for a few years because of this little thing called the NHRA. He then began his time as Don Prudhomme's crew, later squeezing into one of his Top Fuel dragsters in 1995. "It's not a case of 'well I had a great car, but I hit lapped traffic; or I had a bad pit stop; some body took me out…' there's no excuses," Larry told Optima. "If you don't win, it's on you." For him, three Top Fuel championships and over 60 race wins.
Larry finally had time to pick up his Chevy II after nearly 20 years, and rebuild it ahead of the 2016 Drag Week, with co-driver Eric Reyes. With a 650hp LT4 crate engine, and that roll bar, he was able to bring the Chevy II out for the entire week, running without a hiccup. Optima Batteries caught up with Larry after the week, and picked his brain about the adventure, and what 2017 might have in store.


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The Town of Oliver is searching for answers after three separate gun-related crimes, including a fatal shooting, have taken place in the month of June, 2020. The town's mayor suggests solutions will come by helping youth at risk. (File photo)
Oliver needs to deal with 'root causes' of violent crime: mayor
"We're not going to arrest our way out of this problem," says Mayor Martin Johansen
Jesse Day
Jun. 18, 2020 3:15 p.m.
The mayor of Oliver is speaking out and promising change after a rash of gun violence descended on the town.
Oliver's mayor, Martin Johansen said the town is feeling frustrated and concerned after the shootings.
"No one likes to hear about violent crime in their community."
An investigation into a fatal shooting in Oliver on June 13 remains ongoing. Police believe the incident is drug-related.
READ MORE: RCMP investigate fatal shooting in Oliver
Then two days following the shooting death, on June 15, two men were charged in connection with a non-fatal shooting inside a residence along the 5500 block of Yarrow Street.
At the start of the month on June 2, Oliver and Osoyoos RCMP responded to reports of gunshots fired near a residence on Pine Ridge Drive in Oliver. Three men allegedly involved have been arrested for firearms offences, while one is also facing drug-related charges.
None of the incidents are believed to be related.
READ MORE: Oliver man injured in town's second shooting in three days
Johansen said the Town of Oliver is working to put measures in place to combat this "concerning" trend.
The mayor identified four main ways the town plans to mitigate violent crime.
In early 2019, the town established a public safety and crime prevention committee. The committee is currently looking into adding additional RCMP resources.
However, several years ago the town put in a request for additional RCMP officers but the request was denied by the province.
"We have to figure how to get more out of our RCMP resources," said Johansen.
To make the most out of the RCMP resources available, the Town of Oliver has put various measures in place to free up RCMP officers to deal with violent crimes rather than spending time on more trivial matters, explained the mayor.
These measures include beefing up their bylaw services to respond to frequent "nuisance" properties.
The town also increased funding for victim services.
The mayor also said Oliver will soon have a "task table" that will tackle stopping crime at the root of the problem.
"We're not going to arrest our way out of this problem. We need to deal with the root causes. When we talk to the RCMP, they're telling us a lot of the root causes … of the property crimes and violent crimes are addiction."
Johansen believes finding a solution starts with getting the youth connected to social services before they fall through the cracks.
"We're not going to solve this issue by just arresting people, we've got to engage people when we can get them connected with the services they need when they're first starting to have touch-points with the RCMP."
South Okanagan RCMP Cpl. Jesse O'Donaghey said that the RCMP is doing everything in its power to investigate the recent incidents and prevent future violent crime in the Town of Oliver.
"We're taking each of these situations very seriously … it doesn't appear as though any of those incidents are related but, of course, they are concerning. Investigators are taking it very seriously and putting all their efforts into fully investigating each individual case."
The population of the Town of Oliver, according to a 2016 census, was 4,419.
READ MORE: Three arrests on guns, drug charges after shots fired in Oliver
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How should you talk about your divorce with a new boyfriend or girlfriend?
After a divorce or separation, your needs for companionship, love, fulfillment, etc. don't just disappear. They may lie dormant for a few months, as you process what happened to the relationship. But, eventually, you will probably want to "get back out there" and date, and potentially, re-partner.
But how should you break the news about your divorce to new partners? What can you say and do to protect your privacy and ensure a high likelihood of success with any new relationship?
Play close attention to how you feel before, during, and after these interactions.
Be a student of your own experience and your own psychology, and you will figure out what works best for you. Some people might feel comfortable discussing their divorce in copious detail. Others might crave much more privacy.
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where you will be able to store all your potted plants, adding a pergola is undoubtedly the best possible idea. Pergolas are simple structures, which have the capability of transforming the backyard into an amazing living space, which you love. Pergolas also have numerous benefits, and there is more than one reason as to why you should definitely opt for a pergola.
Given below is a list of the reasons as to why you should get a pergola.
A pergola is capable of adding definition to the backyard. You will have the capability of creating the perfect dining area or an amazing entertainment lounge. This is ideal in case if there is no patio or deck. If you are looking for an ideal purpose in the outdoor area, you can be assured that a pergola is ideal for you.
If you are someone, who does not like other people intruding into your privacy or being on the display, it is definitely a good idea to own a pergola. It is true that the structure is open but you have the option of adding drapes, screens, and latticework to that side of the pergola, from where your neighbors can see what you are doing.
You have the option of adding extra garden space with the pergola. You can hang your favorite plants from boards and also create a beautiful area within the garden. Pergolas are appropriate for the plants that include, clematis, ivy, honeysuckle, grape vines, and wisteria, because they are capable of creating a natural and beautiful ceiling, by intertwining themselves within the boards.
A pergola is capable of providing a beautiful and shaded area, where you will be able to enjoy your summer, without getting sunburn. If your roof is natural and it is full of climbing flowers, you are going to get the outdoor lounge, where relaxing is going to become even more convenient. You can alternatively opt for those pergolas, which have optional canopies, which can be opened and closed as and when required. You can buy the designer pergolas Adelaide as well.
According to www.outdoorlivingtoday.com, you can increase the value of your home by 20% by adding a pergola. Unlike the gazebos, it is not difficult to afford pergolas, because they are not as expensive. Pergolas can not only increase the value of your home but also helps in adding interest and beauty to the outdoor area, thereby making your house one of the most poignant assets, if you are deciding to sell the home anytime in the future.
Pergolas have a lot of benefits. Consider all the reasons that have been mentioned above and understand as to why you should opt for a pergola.


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Scholz announced the effectiveness of Leopard 2 tanks preparing to be sent to Ukraine
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke live on the ZDF TV channel about the effectiveness of the Leopard 2 tanks that are being prepared for shipment to Ukraine.
"They are very effective and in this regard they will be very useful," he is quoted as saying. RIA News.
Thus, he answered the question of whether German Leopard 2 tanks could influence the outcome of the conflict in Ukraine.
Earlier, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, said that the recognition of German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock that the West is "waging war against Russia" speaks of a pre-planned war against Moscow, especially if we add to this the revelations of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel .
Bundestag deputy from the Alternative for Germany party Petr Bystron expressed the opinion that Scholz, with his decision to supply tanks to Ukraine, "thrown overboard" the foundation of the post-war period, which Berlin relied on in its policy.
He recalled that Germany's special responsibility for the victims of World War II was meaningful.
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How would you feel about a phrase like, war against children? Virtually no one would like such a phrase, but isn't that exactly what happens when someone bursts into a school brandishing an AK-15 assault rifle? When someone uses a weapon to kill children inside a school room, and when a nation refuses to change its culture of weapons and bullets, then we need to own it: America wages and perpetuates war against children!
The total lack of regulation of firearms and ammunition in America is the source of the shooting that held nineteen children and two teachers hostage in a classroom at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, in the hands of a murderer. The ultimate "perpetrator" could be called the National Rifle Association (NRA), the group who promotes the idolatry of lethal weapons. Protesters at the site of the NRA'S National Convention this weekend were joined by Democrat Beto O'Rourke, who listed previous school shootings and called on those attending the convention to make sure that gun violence would no longer harm children in this country.
"The time to have stopped Uvalde was right after Sandy Hook," O'Rourke said. "The time for us to have stopped Uvalde was right after Parkland. The time for us to have stopped Uvalde was right after Santa Fe High School. The time for us to stop the next mass shooting in this country is right now, right here, today with every single one of us."
Gun violence in schools is not a national scourge in every country. There are examples of gun control our nation could follow if we had the passion and political will to do so. A case in point . . .
About a month after the Parkland school shooting, a letter of condolence addressed to the survivors arrived from survivors and parents who had endured a similar tragedy 22 years before when a local shopkeeper walked into Dunblane Primary School in Scotland and opened fire, killing 16 five and six-year-olds and their teacher.
Writing the letter to Parkland survivors was a act of solidarity. Offering hope for change, they told of their successful campaign for gun reform. They wrote, "Laws were changed, handguns were banned and the level of gun violence in Britain is now one of the lowest in the world."
Since the 1996 Dunblane massacre, they said, "there have been no more school shootings in the United Kingdom." Because of a grassroots campaign led by the parents of Dunblane students, leaders in the U.K took decisive legislative action. By the end of 1997, Parliament had banned private ownership of most handguns, enacted a semi-automatic weapons ban, and implemented mandatory registration for shotgun owners.
The signees ended with words of encouragement, "Wherever you march, whenever you protest, however you campaign for a more sensible approach to gun ownership, we will be there with you in spirit."
Here in "the land of the free," we have become callous to gun violence. We hear of mass shootings on streets, in churches, synagogues, temples or mosques, and we move on. We are becoming immune to shootings in night clubs, stores, shopping malls, military bases, restaurants, theaters and homes.
Violence inside schools, though, is on a higher, more lethal level. People who grapple with making sense of school shootings strain to come up with "reasons" that such heinous acts of violence could happen. People choose to go into restaurants, clubs and theaters, but children in school classrooms are mandated to be there.
War against children.
Do we dare look at the list of school shootings since 1969? I studied the list today, lamented over it, I guess. There were fourteen school massacres that left 169 dead children.
After every single incident, people cry, "enough is enough." After every horrific mass murder, lawmakers and power brokers say, "enough is enough." And then comes the question, "Why?" Why is this violence happening? The following answers for "why"—some good and some preposterous—emerge from the national dialogue.
mental health problems; delinquent youth out of control; inattentive parents leaving guns accessible to children; weapons and ammunition too easy to get; untrained resource officers. It's because the adults in the schools don't have guns. They need guns.
Franklin Graham blamed school shootings on "a nation that has turned its back on God," and on violent video games, the entertainment industry and on "taking God out of our schools." James Dobson blamed the shooting at Sandy Hook on God's wrath over abortion and same-sex marriage.
This is a sad season, but it is also a sad time for Christianity. Just days after the tragic slaughter of innocent children and their teachers, the National Rifle Association meets in national conference to celebrate themselves only 300 miles away from Robb Elementary in Uvalde. Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood name it and explain it in a recent article published in A Public Witness.
"Even after Sandy Hook, Stoneman Douglas, and now Robb Elementary — not to mention the numerous other mass shootings at churches, theaters, concerts, restaurants, grocery stores, homes, and basically any other place in our society — some Christian leaders still try to baptize the death cult that will gather in Texas this weekend."
Shane Claiborne, co-author of Beating Guns: Hope for People Who Are Weary of Violence, criticizes pastors who "bless this group that is literally contradicting nearly every word of the Sermon on the Mount." He continues, "I'm going to go straight to Jesus and say we cannot serve two masters. And we really are at a crossroads where we've got to choose: Are we going to follow Jesus or the NRA? And literally, you couldn't come up with much more contrasting messages. The gospel of Jesus — turn the other cheek, love our enemies — stands in direct opposition to the rhetoric of the NRA — stand your ground. The gun and the cross give us two very different versions of power."
His words are true, as are words written by Dr. Obery Hendricks in his recent book, Christians Against Christianity. He writes a fiery epithet about what he describes as "the unholy alliance between right-wing evangelicals and the NRA. Their annual prayer breakfast," Hendrick's writes, "tries to add a veneer of Christian religiosity to the NRA's deadly agenda."
In the article in A Public Witness, Kaylor and Underwood describe "the NRA's Hell" in scathing commentary. "As the blood of more slaughtered children cries out from the ground, preparations continue for this weekend's NRA convention."
There is no lack of commentary following the terror at Robb Elementary School. Stephen Reeves, executive director of Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Southwest, also criticized Christian leaders who bless the NRA, saying, "I don't know how you pray in the name of the Prince of Peace and ask for God's blessings on the mission of the NRA. No other country sacrifices their children on the altar of the gun."
Yet, the prophets and the mourners somehow coalesce this weekend, in solidarity with one another regarding weapons of war and slaughter. While a Texas community mourns grievous loss, righteous prophetic critics stand on their behalf to call out sin, complacency, greed, self-interest and idolatry and those who champion the evil of it. "As our children are killed at the altar of a semiautomatic idol," Kaylor and Underwood write, "high priests like Franklin Graham, James Dobson, and Jonathan Falwell help the NRA damn us all to this hell."
Meanwhile surviving parents, siblings, grandparents and other family members and friends are oblivious to the rhetoric, to the NRA, and to anyone or anything else. Theirs is to mourn, to keep vigil over the memories of the children, and I suppose, to continue asking, "why." Why did this happen? Why in our school? Why did it have to take my child?
The "why" questions? Could the answer be because America is waging war against children? The "why questions" are literally unanswerable, no matter how long we sit before them waiting for answers, for reasons. Some cataclysms have no reasons or explanations, at least none that are worth anything. One needn't ask "why" to pure evil, but must instead try to ease beyond "why" to a more answerable question.
Still, getting beyond "why" brings another question that hovers over us like an ominous cloud: "What can I do about it?"
That is the question that remains. It pierces us. It drives the conversations we have and the prayers we pray.
"What can I do about it?" I can only answer with possibilities to consider. Here are a few.
Make a commitment to stand courageously against violence in the ways you are able.
Become an informed activist, aware enough to help influence the passage of legislation that protects children.
Communicate constantly with members of Congress, by phone, letter, email, text. Go to their webpages and keep on prodding them to do right.
When your activism seems small, know that it helps wage the big war against violence.
Be open to acts of tenderness. Hold a mourner in your arms, when they feel nothing and when their crying will not stop.
Many parents of the Texas children are in in shock, in trauma-induced silence. Without voice, without tears, without any emotion at all. It will be a while before they can make any audible expression of grief.
Other parents are crying uncontrollably. They will cry at the funeral home, in the church, in the graveyard, at the store, in their beds in the night. Their bodies will literally shake as grief pours out from their deepest places. It will be a while before they can stop crying.
Most of us, in fact, cannot stop crying when we see and absorb this war against children or begin to grasp the utter senseless evil of it.
In my work as a victim advocate and trauma counselor, I was present with those who were trapped in silence and with those who could not stop crying. That was the thing I could do, and after the crying, being with them in marches and sit-ins or just for a cup of coffee. In a 2021 article for The Trace, Journalist Ann Givens interviewed me about my victim advocacy and my activism to end violence. She asked me about God, about how God responds to us in a crisis to help us move beyond trauma while we are still facing so much suffering. This was my response:
"God is a God of peace. God doesn't cause bad things to happen, but God helps us take the deep, excruciating emotions that come with bad things, and do something with them."
In the very middle of this war against children, can we take our powerful, intense emotions and do something even more powerful? Can we persevere until the war against children is over and we can see the bright hope of children lying down with a lion and a lamb in places of peace and safety?
May God empower us to say, "Yes, we can!" and fill us to overflowing with a living hope that empowers us to say, "Yes, we will!"
Please take a few moments of prayer and meditation to listen to this song, Precious Child.
Precious Child – Words & Music by Karen Taylor Good
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Bravery, Brokenness, Calamity, grief, Images, Lament, Oppression, Prayer, Suffering, Ukraine, War, Weeping
A Moment of Lament for Ukraine
March 17, 2022 March 17, 2022 kathymfindley
Because many words have been written,
poetry has spoken mourning,
music has resounded hope,
and prayers have given voice to deep lament —
I offer these images.
In your moments of prayer and reflection, please join the people of the world who pray for the people of Ukraine. Perhaps this music will enhance your time of prayer and remind you of the tragedy of war and the finality of violence.
He shall judge among the nations,
and shall rebuke many peoples;
and they shall beat their swords into plowshares,
and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
nor shall they learn war any more.
Isaiah 2:4 MEV
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Ash Wednesday, Conflict, Freedom, Hate, Internal conflict, Lent, Loss, Pain, peace, reconciliation, Uncategorized, War
March 1, 2020 March 1, 2020 kathymfindley
WAR noun, often attributive
(1) a state of usually open and declared armed hostile conflict between states or nations
(2) a period of such armed conflict
(3) a state of hostility, conflict, or antagonism
(4) a struggle or competition between opposing forces for a particular end
In a time of turmoil across the earth, I am reminded of the many ways we long for peace and the many times we fail to achieve it. As I hear reports and human stories of the warring among peoples of many nations, I am also very aware of the wars that often rage within. War and peace are complex ideologies that spurn people to action — either action to plunder and kill or action that insists upon peace and tranquillity. The British peace advocate John Bright (1811-1889) gave a speech at the Conference of the Peace Society in Edinburgh in the summer of 1853 to oppose the forthcoming war against Russia (the Crimean War 1854-56).
What is war?
What is war? I believe that half the people that talk about war have not the slightest idea of what it is. In a short sentence it may be summed up to be the combination and concentration of all the horrors, atrocities, crimes, and sufferings of which human nature on this globe is capable . . . injustice of any kind, be it bad laws, or be it a bloody, unjust, and unnecessary war, of necessity creates perils to every institution in the country. — John Bright (1811-1889)
Profound truth rests in Bright's words, and it is a truth every person would do well to contemplate. At some point I recall seeing a provocative image on the poster for Stanley Kubrick's film Full Metal Jacket. It was an image of the soldier's helmet with a handwritten "born to kill" slogan . . . and a peace symbol, a provocative juxtaposition of reminding us that human beings have the capacity for both killing and peace.
Who can forget the words of the Prophet Isaiah?
And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. (Isaiah 2:4)
So why talk of war after Ash Wednesday and into Lent? Perhaps the subject of war occurred to me as I moved closer to this season of repentance and self-reflection. Perhaps I felt a need to consider the futility of war because of Ash Wednesday's dictum, "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return."
One who came from dust, and who anticipates returning to dust, must certainly feel a longing for peace, peace in the world as well as peace of the soul and spirit. Neither examples of peace are easily achieved. The machinations of war between nations, and the eternal quest for finding inner peace, are two sides of the same coin. Perhaps it is those persons who have a dearth of inner peace who seriously contemplate making enemies and making war. War flourishes, at times, when the cause seems righteous, while at other times, the cause is greed, lust for power and human depravity. Either way, the losses of war are enormous beyond imagining.
I have been intrigued by the writing of Sebastian Junger in his book War (published in 2010). He echoes the famous words of Winston Churchill:
We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.
Junger also offers interesting insights into war:
The cause doesn't have to be righteous and battle doesn't have to be winnable; but over and over again throughout history, men have chosen to die in battle with their friends rather than to flee on their own and survive.
The Army might screw you and your girlfriend might dump you and the enemy might kill you, but the shared commitment to safeguard one another's lives is not negotiable and only deepens with time. The willingness to die for another person is a form of love that even religions fail to inspire, and the experience of it changes a person profoundly.
Three Christian denominations have positions on war.
The fifth commandment forbids the intentional destruction of human life. Because of the evils and injustices that accompany all war, the Church insistently urges everyone to prayer and to action so that the divine Goodness may free us from the ancient bondage of war.
The Southern Baptist Convention (Adopted on June 14, 2000)
Peace and War. It is the duty of Christians to seek peace with all men on principles of righteousness. In accordance with the spirit and teachings of Christ they should do all in their power to put an end to war.
The United Methodist Church (2000 United Methodist Book of Discipline)
We believe war is incompatible with the teachings and example of Christ. We therefore reject war as a usual instrument of national foreign policy and insist that the first moral duty of all nations is to resolve by peaceful means every dispute that arises between or among them; that human values must outweigh military claims as governments determine their priorities; that the militarization of society must be challenged and stopped; that the manufacture, sale, and deployment of armaments must be reduced and controlled; and that the production, possession, or use of nuclear weapons be condemned. Consequently, we endorse general and complete disarmament under strict and effective international control.
A map of Afghanistan with bullet holes at a school in the Kandahar Province. Photo by Bryan Denton for The New York Times
No doubt, this is probably more information on the deplorable subject of war than anyone needs to contemplate. And yet, war is not just "far off" in other countries where we can't see it. "War" is all around us — in this divided nation, in the hate speech that is so prevalent, in the gun violence that takes lives, in violent acts within families, in racial division and the re-emergence of white nationalism. One can scarcely complete the list of the many ways war affects us, within us and around us.
We must remember that war is not only the catastrophic expectation of a nuclear bomb or chemical warfare, it is also a war that could raise its head in our communities, in our churches, even in our hearts, wreaking havoc on our souls. War is famine, homelessness, poverty, racism, family violence, child abuse, trafficking, homophobia and xenophobia. War is the destruction of humanity and all that we know to be right and just. The example of Jesus must be our guide and inspiration. No, Jesus did not explicitly warn against war, but he said so many things about peace.
The words of Jesus
Matthew 5: 38-48 (selected verses)
You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also . . .
"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be children of your Father in heaven . . . For if you love only those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, "Of all the commandments, which is the most important?"
"The most important one," answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. 'The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these."
The early Christians took Jesus at his word. They closely identified their religion with peace; they strongly condemned war and bloodshed; they appropriated to themselves the Old Testament prophecy which foretold the transformation of the weapons of war into the implements of agriculture; they declared that it was their Christian commitment to return good for evil and to conquer evil with good.
Might we all do likewise!
What is critical for us is to fully understand that war among us or within us creates profound loss . . . always. The current political divisions are taking a toll on everyone. We no longer live in a time when political leaders held all the divisiveness. In these days, fractured politics have reached communities, churches and even families. When support for political candidates creates deep separations one from another, we have reached a dangerous and divisive environment. When we live in such a divisive environment, we risk losing relationships with those who "don't vote like we do." What a senseless, unfortunate and tragic loss that creates — breaches between friends, alienation among family members, rifts in communities of faith, deep schism in neighborhoods and communities.
Our spiritual intention must be a quest for peace, reconciliation, unity and respect. This is God's intention for people of faith. This is God's intention for the world, that nations, tribes, villages, cities — all the peoples of the world — shall not learn war anymore!
May God make it so, globally and personally!
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Covid-19 cost culture over 10 million jobs, up to 40% in lost revenue, says new report
Online publishing, audiovisual platforms experienced growth due to reliance on digital content during pandemic
By A Staff Reporter
Published: Mon 27 Jun 2022, 5:58 PM
The Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi and the UNESCO on Monday launched the co-publication Culture in Times of Covid-19: Resilience, Recovery and Revival, giving a global overview of the impact of the pandemic on the culture sector since March 2020, and outliningdirections for its revival.
During the launch it was also announced that the 5th edition of Culture Summit Abu Dhabi will take place this year on October 23-25.
Examining the impact of Covid-19 across all cultural domains, the report highlights that culture was one of the most seriously impacted sectors globally, with more than 10 million jobs lost in 2020 alone and a 20-40 percent drop in revenues across the sector. The sector also saw a decline of 25 per cent of its Gross Value Added (GVA) in 2020.
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"We have identified major reforms currently emerging around the world in response to the global crisis. It is essential to recognise the potential of the culture sector to fuel societal transformation and recovery across all development objectives and support integrated approaches to revive the culture sector," said Ernesto Ottone R., UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Culture.
"While the report highlights the repercussions of the pandemic on the culture sectors globally, we are optimistic about how we, as an international cultural community, can move forward. More significantly than the findings themselves is what the report proposes in terms of directions and strategies that will better shape the sector into a resilient and sustainable one for generations to come," said HE Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of DCT Abu Dhabi. "Our partnership with UNESCO and Abu Dhabi's role in producing the report cements our commitment to generate solutions and policies that will strengthen the culture sector in the UAE and around the world."
Shifts in the cultural value chain
Using data from more than 100 industry reports, 40 expert interviews, and economic analyses, the publication underscores the need for an integrated approach to the recovery of the culture sector and calls for a re-framing of the value of and support for culture, as a critical foundation for a more diverse and sustainable society.
The report also highlights broader shifts in cultural production and dissemination, notably due to the accelerated digitisation of cultural products during the pandemic. Revenues from the digital creative economy totalled $2.7 billion globally in 2020, over a quarter of the sector's overall revenue.
A threat to cultural diversity and the diversity of cultural expression
The pandemic has proven a threat to cultural diversity. The increased precariousness of the livelihoods of freelancers and cultural workers, combined with the exacerbation of already deep-rooted inequities in terms of gender and disadvantaged groups in society, have caused many artists and culture professionals to leave the field, undermining the diversity of cultural expressions. These inequities, combined with regional disparities, have severely undermined the production and distribution of cultural goods and services. For instance, in Latin America, 64% of freelancers in the culture sector lost more than 80% of their income as a result of Covid-19.
Redefining the culture sector's place on the public agenda
The end of the pandemic presents a significant opportunity to reposition culture on the public agenda and enhance its value as a global public good, says the report. It notes that the pandemic resulted in an enhanced recognition of the culture sector's social value and contribution to collective and individual wellbeing, as well as to sustainable development. Indeed, in 2020, culture was included for the first time in the policy discussions of the G20 and the report argues that it is essential to grasp the global momentum.
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The report comes a year after UNESCO and DCT announced their work on the global study. They both explored how the culture sector is not simply recovered but transformed, drawing on lessons learnt during the pandemic. The publication launch and event also contributed to the preparation of the UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development – MONDIACULT 2022, which will take place in Mexico in late September 2022.
For UNESCO and DCT, this report represents the continuation of an ongoing collaboration on a series of strategic initiatives that support a joint commitment to advancing culture as a public good and protecting and promoting the diversity of cultural expressions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
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Traditionally, Americans have determined a man's home is his castle. It is often considered the place where a person is safest.
Unfortunately, with home invasions, this is not always the case. One merely has to read the news accounts of various home attacks across the country to know a person is not safe from criminal attack simply because he is in his own home. In fact, he may be in worse shape simply because of a false sense of security.
Home invasions are generally premeditated—the criminals have scouted the neighborhood looking for signs of affluence and lack of awareness. Good indicators are new cars in the driveway, expensive-looking clothes on the victims and large, fancy-looking homes. You must understand that criminals will be operating on their definition of affluence, not yours. They are not concerned with how much your job really pays, nor how much debt you incurred in order to have a nice home and late-model car. They are concerned with what looks, to them, like an easy mark that might result in lots of cash, jewelry or other quickly fenced valuable items. I'm not saying you ought to make an effort to look poor, just be aware you might be a target even though you don't think you qualify.
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The tape with the cleanest line was Scotch Masking Tape for Production Painting and Scotch Blue Painter's Tape with Edgelock. Both types of tape were equal in keeping the paint from feathering under the tape.
Scotch Masking Tape for Production Painting stuck best to the textured ceiling than all of the tapes I tried. Most of the other painter's tapes wouldn't stick properly and after trying and failing to get a sample of each tape to stick tightly on the textured surface, I gave up and went with the Scotch Masking Tape for Production Painting for the length of the ceiling. The paint didn't feather under the tape which it did in other other room in the house because of the stupid texturing.
Painter's tape has a lower tack adhesive than masking tape, which makes removing painter's tape easier, and best if you do not want to disturb the surface underneath the tape even though the masking tape was best at eliminating feathering.
I usually go with store brands because I think they work just as well as the name brands. Not in this case because the Ace Hardware Painter's Tape. It performed the worst out of all of the tapes because it removed paint from the wall, feathered, and didn't remove as cleanly as the other brands of painter's tape.
I like the performance of the Scotch-Blue Painter's Tape with Edgelock best on my baseboards because it adhered best to the curved surface. Scotch-Blue Painter's Tape with Edgelock came up cleanly without feathering followed by the performance of the Scotch Masking Tape for Production Painting because of how well it stuck to my textured ceiling, didn't allow feathering, and didn't remove any of the texture when I removed the tape. I'm happy that the greener tape performed better than I had hoped.
Naturally my two favorite performers are the two more expensive tapes I purchased. I guess I can add don't cheap out on painter's tape to my DIY Don't List.
Disclosure: I bought all of the tape I tested in this post with my own money. I didn't favor one brand over the other. I just grabbed whatever brand the store sold at the time I bought it.
Very good comparison, I will never buy the wrong tape again. Also that green color is stunning, great choice.
Thanks for that comparison. Always wondered what was best.


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Documentary screening and conversation with Megumi Sasaki
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In 2010, a sleepy fishing town in Japan suddenly found itself in the worldwide media spotlight. The Cove, a documentary denouncing the town's longstanding whale and dolphin hunting traditions, won an Academy Award and overnight, the village of Taiji became a battleground for activists from around the world. Could a proud 400-year-old whaling tradition survive a tsunami of modern animal-rights activism and the colliding forces of globalism vs. localism?
A Whale of a Tale reveals the complex story behind the ongoing debate on the whale and dolphin hunting traditions. Told through a wide range of characters including local fishermen, international activists, long-time Japanese residents, and an American journalist, this powerful documentary unearths a deep divide between Eastern and Western thought on nature, wildlife, and cultural sensitivity in the face of global activism.
Documentarian Megumi Sasaki's third feature-length film had its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea and has won awards in many other festivals. In August 2017, Sasaki published her first book with the same title of the film in Japanese. Winner of the 2018 Science Journalist Award, Okujirasama depicts the behind the scenes of the film's production and delves into the historical and religious background of the whaling controversy.
Megumi Sasaki's first feature-length documentary film Herb & Dorothy (2008) won top honors at many international film festivals followed by her second film, Herb & Dorothy 50X50 (2013). The film had a nationwide theatrical release and continues to screen in theaters, museums and art fairs around the globe. A Whale of a Tale (2016) is her third feature-length and has been invited to many international festivals winning top awards. Prior to becoming a filmmaker, Sasaki was a freelance journalist and news director for NHK, Japan's public broadcaster. She has lived in New York City since 1987.
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I wanted thick rice noodles which are harder to find than the thin vermicelli rice noodles commonly used.
These are gluten free and worked great in my Pad Thai recipe.
These noodles cost $1.49 for 200 g at Coles, Inglewood, WA.
An excellent rice noodle for making Pad Thai, and they require little cooking.


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Ultima Business Solutions Handicap Chase
Distance - 3m 1f
The first big handicap of the Cheltenham Festival is the Ultima Business Solutions Handicap Chase over 3m 1f.
It is one of eleven handicaps run at the Festival and trying to guess some of the runners for this race is almost impossible. It's the 2nd of March now, only two weeks away from this race and Bet365 still have odds for over 100 horses in this race. There have been 24 runners in two of the last three races so we can expect around 80 horses to be cut from the final declarations.
I will give my opinion on a few horses that I expect to run but please be aware that trainers can change their plans over the next two weeks if the horses have multiple entries.
It is worth noting that favourites have a poor record in this race with only one favourite being triumphant in the last 15 runnings of this race.
Bet365 are non runner no bet and best odds guaranteed on all Cheltenham Festival races, why bet anywhere else?
OUT SAM
The likely favourite of this race in my opinion. Warren Greatrex says that Out Sam is potentially very well handicapped and would have the class to run in the RSA Chase where he is also entered. Greatrex said that he would be stupid not to try and take advantage of his 139 official rating in a handicap after the form of his Newbury victory has worked out so well. Out Sam was a faller at the Festival last year when coming to grief at the 8th hurdle in the Albert Bartlett.
If Out Sam went for the RSA Chase then stablemate Aloomomo would probably take his place here.
THE YOUNG MASTER
Last years winner The Druids Nephew went for the Cleeve hurdle before coming and taking this race 12 months ago and now The Young Master tries to do the same. Although he was well beaten in the Cleeve Hurdle behind Thistlecrack I think you can discount that form as it was on very heavy ground. His 4th before that race at Ascot is much more like it where he was a staying on 3rd behind an in form rival Wakanda. 3m's on good ground at Cheltenham is much more like it for The Young Master and there has even been talk of him being a potential Gold Cup horse. A very interesting contender.
DOCTOR HARPER
I mentioned earlier how tough it is to try and guess where trainers are going to send their handicappers and this is a fine example. Doctor Harper is entered in three of the Handicap Chases at the Festival. He's in here, in the Brown Advisory over 2m 5f and the Kim Muir over 3m 2f but I'd say this is where he is most likely to appear. Doctor Harper would have to carry a big weight in the Kim Muir and I think we are more likely to see him over 3m's than 2m 5f. David Pipe is one of the shrewdest trainers in these handicaps so wherever he decides to send Doctor Harper, I expect a good performance.


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Postcard from Le Touquet: Britain's migrant border deal with France at stake in election gamble
Shops on Rue Saint Jean Le Touquet, France
Rory Mulholland, in Le Touquet
18 April 2017 • 10:12am
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Noel Coward, P.G. Wodehouse, James Bond - British links with the elegant French seaside resort of Le Touquet are many and are mostly tinged with nostalgia.
But there is one more recent link which infuriates many French and which may well come to an abrupt end when a new president takes power next month.
It is Le Touquet treaty, signed in 2003 in the northern coastal town by president Jacques Chirac and Britain's then prime minister Tony Blair.
It let France and Britain set up immigration controls in each other's Channel ports and was aimed at stopping flows of illegal immigrants arriving on France's coast with the intention of sneaking into the UK.
Now the leading candidates in the presidential elections are calling for the treaty to be either torn up or renegotiated.
And every local the Telegraph spoke to in Le Touquet, which guide books describe as a perfect blend of old English charm and French style, agreed that the deal needed a major overhaul.
Migrants hoping to get to the UK walk towards the ferry port of Calais Credit: Philippe Huguen/AFP
"The British should sort out their own problems," said Christian Prunier, a retired dentist, who was walking his dog along the beachfront promenade in the town, which in the early part of the 20th century attracted the British jet set and whose casinos and posh hotels provided Ian Fleming with inspiration for some of his James Bond novels.
"But it's a risk if British border controls are removed from France because that might attract even more migrants," he conceded.
Le Pen: "This chaos must stop"
Le Touquet failed miserably in its aim to curb migrant flows towards France's northern coast, with migrants continuing to arrive in large numbers and living in squalid camps like the so-called "Jungle" in Calais as they waited to sneak on to a lorry bound for England.
The migrant situation reached crisis point over the last couple of years, with numbers in the "Jungle" climbing above 10,000 people before it was shut down last autumn and the refugees dispatched to centres across France.
But migrants are now returning to Calais in growing numbers, and other camps along the coast contain thousands more people with their sights set on a new life in the UK.
One of those camps, in Grande-Synthe near the port of Dunkirk, was burnt down on Monday night this week after what were described as "extremely violent" clashes between Afghan and Kurdish gangs.
That prompted a sharp reaction from Emmanuel Macron, the maverick centrist who all opinion polls say will be the next president of France, who has repeatedly said he wants the Touquet deal overhauled.
Emmanuel Macron's stepdaughter Tiphaine Auziere campaigning for the frontrunner in Le Touquet Credit: Francois lo Presti/AFP
"We will need to take up discussions with Britain again on the situation which leaves us acting as border guards for this country," the secretary general of his party, Richard Ferrand, said in a television interview.
Mr Macron also happens to have a holiday home in Le Touquet, in a part of town described by estate agents as the "golden triangle" where house prices are higher than in some posh parts of Paris.
He is one of a growing number of French politicians calling for Le Touquet treaty to be torn up or revised, with the possibility of British border controls being repatriated across the Channel.
They include the far-Right leader Marine Le Pen, who is just behind Mr Macron in the presidential polls, and the conservative candidate François Fillon, who is in third place.
Front National leader Marine Le Pen at a rally in northeastern France Credit: Benoit Tessier/Reuters
The massive fire at the migrant camp this week was, said Ms Le Pen, "the sign of huge migratory chaos that has been rocking our country for years. This chaos must stop.".
"Our national borders will be instantly reestablished" should she win, she added.
Mr Fillon agreed that tighter borders were the answer, and said in earlier remarks that France should not have to "to host and manage migratory flows" for Britain, "which tomorrow will no longer be part of our (European) Union."
Locals' patience wears thin
That was pretty much the view of the dozen or so people the Telegraph spoke to this week in Le-Touquet-Paris-Plage, the official name of the town where Noel Coward often came to relax and which for many years was the home of the comic writer P.G. Wodehouse.
"We get stuck with the migrants here so we should just let them get through to England," said Le Touquet resident Catherine Mériaux, as she stopped on her bike to inspect a recently inaugurated sand sculpture of the Eiffel Tower on the promenade.
"And they really should move this ugly thing somewhere else too," she added, referring to the kitsch five-metre high structure.
Few migrants turn up in Le Touquet itself, as there is no ferry port there, but both to the east and the west of the town refugees can be spotted on motorway rest and service areas.
A large fire destroyed a migrant camp in Dunkirk this week after fighting between Kurdish and Afghan gangs Credit: Thibault Vandermersch/EPA
Last Wednesday about 100 migrants tried to block a stretch of motorway near the Dunkirk camp with branches and stones in the hope of being able to stop trucks and sneak on board. After several hours of running battles with riot police they were eventually dispersed.
The people of this region of northern France, along with British tourists and truck drivers, have had to put up with similar scenes for many years, and their patience has worn thin.
Daniel Fasquelle, the mayor of Le Touquet and treasurer of Mr Fillon's Les Républicains party, is also a fervent campaigner for the treaty signed in his town to be overhauled or scrapped.
"It's an absurd situation," he told the Telegraph in a telephone interview. "There is no reason for people who want to claim asylum in the UK to be blocked in France."
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The King and Queen of Sparks and Bloom's biological parents, King Oritel and Queen Marion, might still be alive. Bloom and the Winx give the search for Bloom's family, one last shot.
The Winx have a mission in hand, reaching their final fairy stage. But trouble arises as Valtor escapes from the omega and teams up with the Trix.
Lok and Sophie happen upon a journal left by Lok's father. The Organization, a group of evil Seekers, is after the book, and to survive they must join a group of good Seekers under master adventurer Dante and lone wolf Zhalia.
The evil Tritanus wants to be the emperor of all the oceans with the help of Trix. Winx fairies have to gain the Sirenix power in order to win him and save all magical dimensions including the earth.
When Eva and Ruben travel back in time to 1957, they try to go unnoticed until they find a way to return. Their plans change after Eva falls in love with Italian heartthrob JJ, and their actions start to drastically alter the future.
Registration of the stage play.
A group of young friends find monster DNA.
to criticize it is the first temptation. and to criticize hard. but, in essence, it is only a nice animation. not convincing, not seductive, far to be great. but a sort of innocent joke with a generous theme, using old ingredients - love, competition,the error and the work to become the best from Karate Kid model, Ancient Rome as theoretical frame and few crazy characters. and the work is done. pure entertainment, amusing and far by great expectations, it is a sort of animation who could be a fresh air after the serious, high budget and large team of Pixar or Disney. in same measure, Galdiators of Rome preserves the flavor of old fashion animations.and the message. nothing new about gladiators or Rome. but a good dose of smiles. that is all.


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The Hunt For Xanadu - Release Day Post
Twenty-two year old Kelsey Porter has dedicated her life to avenging the death of her parents, murdered in their quest to find the mystical land of Xanadu. Before she can locate the murderers, she has to discover their motives for the brutal crime and finds herself at the epicenter of a Buddhist mystery as old as time. With the help of her companion, Detective Desmond Gisborne, she hunts the killers across the globe and discovers a darkness in her spiritual past that tests the very limits of her soul. Soon she realizes that it is not she who is doing the hunting, but the one being hunted. Kelsey must find a way to survive, while ancient demons attempt to destroy her.
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Elyse Salpeter is the author of seven novels and a host of short stories. What she loves doing is mixing "the real with the fantastic" in her books. She loves taking different scenarios and suddenly creating worlds where things just aren't what they appear to be.
Her Dark Fantasy Series, THE WORLD OF KAROV and THE RUBY AMULET take us to other realms filled with magic and evil... THE HUNT FOR XANADU is about a young girl on a mission to avenge her parents, murdered in their quest to find the mystical land of Xanadu.
Her two YA novels, FLYING TO THE LIGHT and FLYING TO THE FIRE are represented by Peter Riva from International Transactions. These books are about a young deaf boy who knows what happens to you when you die and now people are after him for the answers. The books are fast paced thrillers that keeps the reader on their toes, never quite knowing who, and who not, to trust.
When she's not writing, she's eating crazy foods in her Gastronaut club, working out, or running after her twins and a crazy ferret.
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Wish Upon A Star - Review
Cookery columnist and author Cally's world is turned upside down when her baby daughter is born with serious heart problems. Her ex disappeared when she was pregnant, and Cally has spent much of the early years of daughter Stella's life at the hospital. When Stella's only hope is hugely expensive life-saving surgery in the States, Cally moves in with her mother in the rural village of Sticklepond, to save money for the operation.
The village rallies round and begins fund raising with a vengeance, including the laid back and rather handsome baker Jago, who is still trying to escape the clutches of his controlling ex-fiance. With everything that is going on, the last thing Cally wants to do is fall in love, but she is also tired of going it alone. In the run up to Christmas, the true spirit of the festive season begins to show…
A warmly told tale that takes Trisha Ashley fans back to Sticklepond, with colourful characters old and new
Review by K.T Sullivan
Cally Weston is a single mom with a daughter, Stella, who is seriously ill. She devotes herself to Stella's care, writing food reviews, and fundraising for a life-saving trip to America. The promised heart operation is Stella's only chance. Adam, Stella's father, is out of the hemisphere in Antarctica. She refers to him as her Penguin Daddy. He never played a part in Stella's life until another man steps in to fill his role. Jago is a baker with a sure path to Stella's good side. He makes gingerbread pigs and she must have one after her doctor visits. Jago's former fiancée, Aimee, floats back into his life after her father cuts off her allowance. She's heard Jago and his friend David won the lottery. Jago has no interest in rekindling anything. To get back at him and his budding romance with Cally, she calls Adam. He decides he'd like to try the father thing because his parents desperately want a grandchild. He forgot Cally told him about the pregnancy. He responded by leaving her for another woman. Adam and Aimee team up to reclaim their former loves. Will the true love match survive?
The health concern adds a bit of seriousness to the light hearted book. Stella is an adorable character and moves the couple into each other's orbit. The author cleverly weaves baking into the story. The love of cake brings Cally and Jago together. Recipes are included in the back of the book. I had to research Croquembouche, Jago's signature creation. It looks sinfully delicious. I enjoyed the sentimental story.
Trisha Ashley was born in St. Helens, Lancashire, and now lives in the beautiful surroundings of North Wales. She has written several novels that have become Sunday Times bestsellers. A Winter's Tale and Wedding Tiers were shortlisted for the Melissa Nathan Award for Romantic Comedy. Every Woman for Herself was voted one of the top three romantic novels of the last fifty years.
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As technology and business models evolve, security has become a key factor in maintaining the integrity of corporate networks and safeguarding the competitive intelligence, data and communication lines they support. To defend your information and systems, you need an adaptable, multi-layered defensive strategy that encompasses all the components of your IT environment, from the network to the perimeter, data, applications and endpoints, minimizing and managing weak points and vulnerabilities that expose your organization to risk.As technology and business models evolve, security has become a key factor in maintaining the integrity of corporate networks and safeguarding the competitive intelligence, data and communication lines they support. To defend your information and systems, you need an adaptable, multi-layered defensive strategy that encompasses all the components of your IT environment, from the network to the perimeter, data, applications and endpoints, minimizing and managing weak points and vulnerabilities that expose your organization to risk.


A new five year pence-per-kilometre (PPK) deal has been secured with one of the UK's largest privately owned 3PL's Downton, extending an existing 10 year partnership.
The announcement is seen as a major coup for Bridgestone, adding weight to its belief that close working relationships are as equally integral to the premium tyre products themselves.
Under this umbrella of tyre support, Bridgestone will continue work in new and innovative ways with CM Downton, involving dedicated Bridgestone specialists who liaise directly with the fleet.
Regular tyre maintenance meetings and an innovative digital reporting system should also equate to less breakdown calls when drivers are out on the road, leading to better productivity and ultimately, a more satisfied fleet.
Bridgestone's commercial sales Director Greg Ward said: "We are naturally thrilled to have reached this agreement with CM Downton and we will strive to keep on improving on our results to date.
Richard Downton said: "We are delighted that this partnership is proving so beneficial for us and it was an easy decision for us to make in the end.