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[[Sonny Corinthos]] (1969-present)
5. [[Kristina Corinthos-Davis]] (1992-present)
[[Ric Lansing]]
[[Ric Lansing]] (1974-present)
5. [[Molly Lansing-Davis]] (1998-present)
4. [[Kristina Cassadine]] (1977-2001)
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Cassadine
Place(s) of Origin
Russian, Greek
Helena Cassadine, Alexis Davis, Stefan Cassadine, Lasha Cassadine, Nikolas Cassadine, Sam McCall, Kristina Davis, Molly Lansing, Spencer Cassadine
Connected families
Corinthos family
Spencer family
Quartermaine family
Webber family
Cassadine Industries, trying to freeze the world
Wyndemere Castle
Estate Information
Spoon Island, Port Charles, New York
Nikolas Cassadine, Spencer Cassadine, Brook Lynn Ashton, Alfred
The Cassadines are a fictional aristocratic family on the American soap opera General Hospital. Various family members have been sometime residents of Port Charles and of the private Cassadine-owned island in Greece.
The Cassadines made their first appearance in the 1980s, when Mikkos Cassadine, the patriarch of the family, along with his brothers Victor and Tony, were involved in various nefarious plans, including the Ice Princess storyline, a plot to freeze the world using a weather machine.
The Cassadines also abducted Laura Spencer and forced her to marry Stavros, after telling Laura that Luke was dead. During her captivity in Greece, Laura gave birth to Stavros's son Prince Nikolas Cassadine. When Laura discovered Luke was alive, she left Nikolas behind in Greece to be raised by his uncle Stefan Cassadine, Helena's second son. Stefan and Laura had also been lovers and Laura believed Stefan to be her son's father instead of Stavros. Helena has been obsessed with gaining control over Nikolas, who is heir to the Cassadine legacy. She brought back her dead son, Stavros, back to life early this decade, after keeping him in the basement of General Hospital for many years. Recently, she has focused most of her attention on her great-grandson, Spencer Cassadine.
Stefan Cassadine
Stephen Nichols as Stefan Cassadine
Stefan Darius Mikkosovich Cassadine[1] is a fictional character played by actor Stephen Nichols from July 1996 until October 16, 2003 on the ABC soap opera General Hospital.
Stefan is the second son of villain Mikkos Cassadine—who once attempted to freeze the world with a weather machine in the an infamous 1980s Luke and Laura storyline—and his equally evil wife Helena. The complex and often dark character alternated between playing protective uncle to nephew Nikolas Cassadine and tender would-be lover of Laura Spencer, and his obsessive vendetta against Luke Spencer, whom he blamed for the death of his brother Stavros Cassadine and for his own loss of Laura.
Stefan first came to Port Charles in 1996 with his teenage nephew Nikolas Cassadine, the secret son of Laura Spencer and Stefan's older brother Stavros. The Cassadines are descended from a titled, aristocratic Russian family who fled to Greece following the 1917 Russian Revolution. Stefan had raised Nikolas since infancy after Laura had escaped the captivity of Stavros and been forced to leave Nikolas behind, after Helena murdered Laura's mother when she tried to contact him.
Stefan battled his mother Helena Cassadine for control of Nikolas and control of the family company and was official head of the family by the time Nikolas was seven. His mother, emotionally abusive to him during his childhood, viewed him as weak and soft, which he was only in comparison to the more homicidal members of the Cassadine family. Helena strongly favored his older brother Stavros and alternately ignored and belittled the more sensitive Stefan. Stefan loved and protected Alexis Davis, who was raised as his first cousin but later turned out to be his half-sister, both children of Mikkos. He paid for her to attend boarding school in the United States as a teenager and encouraged her to go into the legal profession. However, he also dominated her and expected complete loyalty and obedience from her. Alexis was charged with doing much of the legwork for "Timoria", Stefan's planned vendetta against the Spencer family and General Hospital, both of which Stefan blamed for the presumed death of his brother Stavros. In their first years on the show, fans detected romantic chemistry in Stefan's scenes with Alexis. Stefan expressed disapproval of Alexis's relationship with Ned Ashton and she later went to great lengths to break up his engagement to Katherine Bell, whom she disapproved of. Fans of the romantic pairing called themselves the "Gutter Rats", though no actual romantic relationship was ever alluded to in their scenes together.
Laura Spencer contacted Stefan after her baby daughter Lulu Spencer was diagnosed with aplastic anemia and was in need of a bone marrow transplant from a matched donor. Nikolas turned out to be a match. True to the love-hate relationship Stefan always had with Laura, Stefan forced Laura to beg for her daughter's life. He then allowed Nikolas to donate the life-saving bone marrow to his sister. At the same time, Stefan launched his Timoria plot, to exact revenge on Luke and Laura for (presumably) killing his brother, Stavros, while he was attempted to rape Laura Spencer fifteen years prior. Stefan later married Luke's sister Bobbie Spencer as part of his revenge plot against the Spencers. The marriage ended in divorce after Stefan caught Bobbie investigating his actions against the Spencers.
In the intervening years, Stefan had an affair with and later became engaged to Katherine Bell. This relationship was derailed for a time after his "cousin" Alexis produced proof that Katherine was Stefan's half-sister Natasha. This was eventually exposed as a falsehood, when it turned out that Alexis was the real Natasha. This revelation rocked Stefan and he reacted as a true Cassadine. Stefan banished Alexis, but eventually forgave her. Katherine fell off a parapet during her engagement party to Stefan, the victim of a failed attempt to murder Helena by Luke and Alexis. Katherine was rescued by Helena Cassadine and restored to health, but died in a second fall from the parapet (this time assisted by Helena) soon after her return.
Meanwhile, Laura was harboring a secret about Nikolas, which strained her relationship with her husband and family. Eventually, Luke discovered that she had slept with Stefan and believed that Stefan, not Stavros, was Nikolas' father, and had lied to him about it. Meanwhile, Stefan had to face Nikolas about the secret that Stefan, too, had kept. Nikolas lashed out at Stefan, moving out and depending heavily on his brother, Lucky Spencer, and his friend, Emily Quartermaine, for support. Stefan did not approve of Nikolas's choices for companions, feeling that they were below his stature as a Cassadine. In particular, Stefan felt that Nikolas should always be wary of Spencers, and not trust them as he had come to trust Lucky. Eventually the two reconciled. Nikolas had always loved Stefan like a father, after all.
DNA testing later proved that Stavros was actually Nikolas's father, much to Stefan's bitter disappointment. The damage was already done to Luke and Laura, however, and they divorced. Shortly before Luke and Laura divorced, Stefan and Laura began a relationship, and Stefan felt hopeful that he could regain his relationship with Laura, the woman he had so loved and hated over the years. Unfortunately, their relationship ended bitterly, after Stefan learned that Laura's presumed dead son, Lucky, was alive, and temporarily withheld the information from her. Laura eventually learned about this from Luke, and violently confronted Stefan. Laura could not forgive him for the lie, and Stefan finally accepted that he and Laura had no future.
Stefan later fell in love with Quartermaine cousin Chloe Morgan and was framed for her murder when his back-from-the-dead brother, Stavros, killed her. The plot was eventually revealed and Stefan was cleared.
He appeared more aggressive and continually more deranged and desperate in his final year on the show. Stefan returned to the show after an absence. He had plotted an arranged marriage for Nikolas with Lydia Karenin, a wealthy Russian heiress, to restore the Cassadine family's wealth. He ordered Nikolas to marry Lydia, but Nikolas was reluctant to follow through. Stefan attempted to kill Nikolas's real love, Emily Bowen-Quartermaine, but pushed Lucky's girlfriend Summer (a Laura look-alike), off the cliff by mistake. His secret was well hidden, though, he thought. Stefan's loan from Lorenzo Alcazar was due (this loan transpired as Stefan re-entered the show); Stefan and Lorenzo's henchmen fought quite a bit with him in his final weeks. At this time as well, Luke Spencer kidnapped and put Stefan on "trial" in front of the entire Port Charles television audience, taped by Dillon Quartermaine. Luke intended for Stefan to admit to the attempted murder of Emily Bowen-Quartermaine and actual murder of Summer Holloway. Stefan apparently died after he was burned (and disfigured) and later stabbed in a knife fight with Luke Spencer.
Luke was arrested for Stefan's murder but was released when Stefan's suicide note was found, where Stefan admitted that he had set Luke up for his staged "murder."
Stefan Cassadine @ Soapcentral.com
Stavros Cassadine
Robert Kelker-Kelly as Stefan Cassadine
Stavros Nikolas Mikkosovich Cassadine[2] is a fictional character on the American soap opera General Hospital. John Martinuzzi originated the role in 1983, while Robert Kelker-Kelly played the evil Cassadine prince on and off from 2001 to 2003.
In 2001, the long-running Spencer-Cassadine feud formed the basis of one of the major story arcs on General Hospital, with the character of Stavros having been recently reintroduced. A plot involving bioterrorism was beginning to unfold, with Stavros and his mother Helena as the primary antagonists. However, following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the producers quickly altered the storyline, and Stavros was written out of the series.[3]
In 1983, Stavros was originally introduced as the cousin of the late Mikkos Cassadine, who tried to freeze the world with a weather machine, but in 1996 his history was retconned so that he was the firstborn son of Mikkos and his evil wife Helena Cassadine. He abducted Laura Spencer, told her Luke Spencer was dead and persuaded her to marry him. He fathered her son Nikolas Cassadine. When Laura learned that Luke was alive, she returned to Port Charles, intending to just look at him from afar and then return to Greece. Obsessed with Laura (whom he called Lasha), Stavros followed her and was believed to have died at General Hospital shortly after falling down a flight of stairs while attempting to shoot Luke and "reclaim" his wife. However, in 2001 it was revealed that his mother Helena Cassadine had arranged to have him placed in cryonic suspension in a secret room underneath General Hospital. Stavros was revived and came back for another round of murder (Chloe Morgan, who had discovered he was not "Lucien Cane" as he'd been claiming) and mayhem before he was again presumed killed in another fight with Luke—falling into a deep shaft, laughing all the way down. After his apparent death, Stavros continued to "appear" to his son Nikolas in 2002 and in a Christmas Carol-like dream of Luke Spencer in 2003.
Stavros Cassadine @ Soapcentral.com
Kristina Cassadine
Jamie Ray Newman as Kristina Cassadine
Kristina Cassadine (formerly Carter) was the hidden child of Mikkos Cassadine and his mistress, singer Kristin Bergman (who used the stage name Nilsson). While Mikkos' jealous wife, Helena, slit their mother's throat, Alexis hid her baby sister in the barn. When Alexis returned to get her, Kristina was gone. Mikkos had had her taken and she was raised by the Carters to keep her out of Helena's grasp. When Kristina learned of her sister, she hired Angel Ellis to find her. Angel, who was also working at trying to find Brenda Barrett for Jasper Jacks, introduced Kristina to Jax. When Jax realized Kristina was Alexis' sister, he brought her to Port Charles so they could be reconciled. Fearing for Kristina's safety should Helena learn of her, Jax hid Kristina in his hotel room. However, once Helena learned that one of her favorite boy toys, Jax, was back in town, her frequent visits to Jax' hotel room put Kristina in further danger. Alexis and Kristina were reunited but Alexis joined in Jax's fear for her safety. They decided to hide her at Ned's gatehouse. Ned was curious about who this mysterious woman was but neither Jax nor Alexis was forthcoming. Eventually, Kristina was introduced to her half-brother Stefan over Jax and Ned's objections. Stefan was believed to have murdered Chloe Morgan at the time. Yet a deeper threat lurked out of sight, Stavros!
Once Helena and Stavros were dealt with, Kristina confronted Helena at the Port Charles jail. Helena was shocked by Kristina's remarkable resemblance to her dead mother. At Nikolas and Gia's engagement party, Stefan acknowledged that Kristina was a Cassadine. Then Kristina announced she was legally changing her name from Carter to Cassadine. In the meantime, Ned tried to lure Kristina into singing on the L&B label. She turned him down but she did agree to assist him. She moved in with her sister, Alexis, and helped to defend and protect her from Sonny Corinthos. At the same time, she found herself dealing with attraction to Ned Ashton, her sister's former fiancée.
However, Alexis made a big mistake that would have huge consequences. Alexis had an affair with Sonny Corinthos and got pregnant. Alexis did not want Sonny to know that she was pregnant with his child. In an attempt to cover up the truth, Ned took responsibility of the unborn child. Kristina was horrified to learn "that Ned cheated on her" with her sister, so she didn't want anything to do with him. Carly tried convincing Alexis to tell Sonny the truth. However, Alexis kicked Carly out when Carly suggested that Alexis had fallen in love with Sonny. Alexis then considered telling Sonny the truth, so she wrote a letter to Sonny which said, "The child is ours, Sonny." However, she changed her mind and threw the letter in the fireplace. After Alexis left, Kristina arrived and found the letter, thus discovering the truth! Kristina was determined to tell Sonny about Alexis's unborn child. In an attempt to find Sonny, Kristina went to Sonny's warehouse when a bomb set by Luis Alcazar detonated. After the explosion, Roy and Felicia found Kristina critically injured. Kristina was rushed to the hospital, where she talked to Alexis and Ned one last time. Kristina decided not to tell anybody about Alexis's secret and she professed her love to Ned before she died.
In memory of Kristina, Alexis named her new baby girl after her.
Cassadine family tree
Victor (Thaao Penghlis) , Mikkos (John Colicos) and Tony (Andre Landzaat), the Cassadine Brothers.
1. Stanislaus Cassadine (deceased)
Unknown female
2. Adrian Cassadine (deceased)
Adara Cassadine (deceased)
3. Mikkos Cassadine (c1920-1981)
Helena Cassadine (1933-present)
4. Stavros Cassadine (1960-2001)
Laura Spencer (1960-present)
5. Nikolas Cassadine (1981-present)
Courtney Matthews (1982-2006)
6. Spencer Cassadine (2006-present)
4. Stefan Cassadine (1963-2003)
Kristin Bergman (died 1970s)
4. Alexis Davis (1964-present)
5. Sam McCall (1980-present)
Sonny Corinthos (1969-present)
6. Lila McCall (2004; stillborn)
5. Kristina Corinthos-Davis (1992-present)
Ric Lansing (1974-present)
5. Molly Lansing-Davis (1998-present)
4. Kristina Cassadine (1977-2001)
4. Valentin Cassadine
3. Victor Cassadine (c1930; presumed dead)
3. Tony Cassadine (c1934-1981)
3. Sophia Cassadine-Davidovitch (deceased)
2. Unknown male Cassadine
3. Petros Cassadine (deceased)
3. Dimitri Cassadine
Cassadine Industries
Cassadine Industries is a large international conglomerate, which was founded by the Cassadine family in the late 1970s as a front to cover for their dirty dealings. But the business took off, being controlled by Mikkos Cassadine, Stavros Cassadine, Helena Cassadine, and Nikolas Cassadine amongst others. In December 2005, a single Cassandine Industries account was estimated to be worth $15 million at the time. As of May 2009, Cassadine Industries was estimated to be worth over 20 billion dollars.
↑ Full name stated on-air on May 19, 1998.
↑ Stated on-air on September 3, 2001.
↑ Sept 11 changed US daytime TV (1/07/2002) - theherald.co.za
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By Stephen Wilds
To those looking for something a bit different in their Mortal Kombat viewing, the third installment in WB's animated film series may be just what the Elder Gods ordered. This entry isn't going to work for everyone, but Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind takes its core concept and lets loose, paying homage to some other classics and giving hardcore fans a violent joyride along the way.
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This feels like taking one of the proven pillars and putting them with a character that hasn't quite caught on yet, but the rest of the roster is almost as inspiring. Older favorites like Kabal and Shang Tsung, mixed with some new names, such as Erron Black and Ferra/Torr. Since the Black Dragon is finally getting some love, we see Tremor, No Face, and Kira. Sadly, that also means viewers get Jarek and Kobra, but we always need some good fodder to burn through and not feel bad about.
Speaking of, King Kano is the main villain in this story, and he is kind of a treat. In several forms of Mortal Kombat media, he's looked upon as a bit of a joke — comic relief even — and that's sad, because someone who would knife their own mother just to get ahead deserves time in the spotlight. Knowing his Mortal Kombat 11 ending gives a bit more to the story, but just seeing him in this makes the Australian mercenary funny, easy to hate, and, more importantly, a threat. His subordinates are scared of him, he's quick on the trigger, and a few people find out the hard way that Kano has a major ace up his sleeve.
Combine that characterization with the very different version of Sub-Zero we see: someone who is so far away from his status as Grand Master that he is almost afraid of his power and has given up the fight. It creates a vastly different dynamic from what we are used to that will either pique fans' interests or possibly turn some away. There are a few other situations which challenge that norm in neat ways. This movie certainly embraces the newer games in the series, but the cameos and realizations cater to the hardcore fans.
The other added adversary in this apocalyptic world is the revenants, which have become a staple of Mortal Kombat lore in the past few entries. They only play into the flashbacks here and there is an explanation for why the wraiths operate how they do, but many fans are going to ask for more of this aspect of the world. Considering how they're set up, it makes sense that these dead warriors weren't needed for the ending, but there may have been some missed opportunities there as well.
I enjoyed the ending in Snow Blind much more than what was attempted in Battle of the Realms. Not only does it feel more concise and work off of situations directly from the games, but it also didn't feel as rushed. This isn't to say it was perfect — I had several questions about why the characters didn't attempt to fix more than just removing the magical McGuffin — but that felt more like the writers wanting to leave open a tease for more. A fan-favorite character is inserted at the end that was most likely not needed, but I get why they were thrown in and it didn't feel too forced. Still, this movie doesn't need a follow-up and, for once, I would have been okay with the more ambiguous ending, similar to Mortal Kombat 11's initial finale.
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Snow Blind held up on a second viewing and is one I plan on visiting again, but it's hard not to think that this outing won't hit as well for casual fans or those who don't appreciate the apocalyptic western genre. I'm a fan of telling different stories, giving us alternative takes on the Mortal Kombat lore, or expanding on characters that are never going to get the love they need in the games. In that regard especially, I love what Snow Blind did and hope we get more.
As ComingSoon's review policy explains, a score of 7.5 equates to "Good." A successful piece of entertainment that is worth checking out, but it may not appeal to everyone.
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Police say people watching a video feed of a woman playing an online game called authorities to report seeing a home invasion taking place in the woman's apartment.
Lt. Michael Pooley says a friend of the victim watching the video Monday morning saw two men with guns break down the woman's apartment door.
One suspect came out of the apartment claiming to be a victim, but took off when police approached him.
He was put in handcuffs and taken into custody.
The other suspect is still on the loose.
SWAT is on scene and police have cornered off an apartment where they believe the second suspect may be hiding.
The apartment complex is also on partial evacuation until the suspect is caught.
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Chelsea Therapeutics International Ltd.
Chelsea Therapeutics International Ltd. Securities Litigation
Filing Date: May 30, 2014
According to the law firm press release, the complaint arises out of a May 8, 2014 press release announcing that Chelsea had entered into a definitive merger agreement with H. Lundbeck A/S, pursuant to which Chelsea shareholders would receive through a tender offer, $6.44 in cash for each share of Chelsea owned, as well as contingent value rights that may pay up to a total of an additional $1.50 per share upon achievement of certain commercial milestones over the next several years (the "Proposed Transaction").
The named plaintiff alleges that certain of the defendants, in connection with the Proposed Transaction, breached or aided and abetted the other defendants' breaches of their duties and obligations owed to Chelsea shareholders. The complaint further alleges that, in an attempt to secure shareholder approval of the Proposed Transaction, the defendants filed a materially false and misleading preliminary proxy statement on Form 14D-9 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in violation of the Exchange Act and their duties of candor and full disclosure. The omitted and/or misrepresented information is believed to be material to Chelsea shareholders' ability to make an informed decision whether to approve the Proposed Transaction.
On December 3, 2014, the Court appointed lead plaintiff and approved lead counsel.
Lead Plaintiff voluntarily dismissed this action on February 13, 2015.
Defendant: Chelsea Therapeutics International Ltd.
Sector: Healthcare
Industry: Biotechnology & Drugs
Ticker Symbol: CHTP
Company Market: NASDAQ
Gregory Schmidt, et al. v. Chelsea Therapeutics International Ltd., et al.
COURT: D. Delaware
JUDGE: Hon. Leonard P. Stark
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1 Verified Class Action Complaint 05/30/2014
1 Amended Class Action Complaint 08/29/2014
2 Order Granting Motion For Appointment Of Plaintiff Gregory Schmidt As Lead Plaintiff And Approval Of His Selection Of Lead And Liaison Counsel 12/03/2014
3 Notice Of Voluntary Dismissal Without Prejudice Pursuant To Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i) Of The Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure 02/13/2015


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news | Mar 20, 2019
California Is Growing So Much Weed That the Market Might Go Up in Smoke
The Golden State may soon become flooded with too much of a good thing. And that's a bad thing.
by Randy Robinson | news | Mar 20, 2019
Too much weed? Is that even possible? According to a new report out of California, yes. In fact, the state may be growing so much weed it could tank the state's fledgling adult-use cannabis market.
The report comes from San Francisco's Vessel Logistics, a cannabis distributor. It claims California's pot farms can crank out 9 million pounds of weed annually. But the state's wholesale market caps out at about 2 million pounds.
That leaves 7 million pounds of chronic collecting dust on shelves — or getting diverted to the black market. However, with more cultivators required to work through the state's seed-to-sale tracking systems, diversion may be less of an issue. The bigger issue is oversupply, which can cause prices to plummet far below the cost of production. And that leads to financial losses across the board.
"Will this cause another 'extinction event? Absolutely," Jacqueline McGowan, a cannabis lobbyist, told the Sacramento Bee. "But will it cause the industry to collapse? No, it will not."
"Extinction event" refers to sweeping business losses and closures caused by over-regulation. The first extinction event took place January 1, 2018 when California first launched recreational cannabis sales. At the time, the state experienced an undersupply of cannabis, leading to dismal sales. The second extinction event happened in July of that same year, when new testing requirements effectively barred the sales of millions of dollars' worth of untested or previously tested products.
Cannabis surpluses aren't new, either. Last year, Oregon growers produced a 1.3 million pound surplus, the equivalent of about one billion joints. Oversupply forced a dip in prices, where a gram of weed went for less than a dollar. That's less than the price-fixed amount set by the nation of Uruguay, the first country to legalize cannabis.
The oversupply issue in Oregon has state officials worried it could trigger a federal crackdown. To remedy the surplus, the state drafted new rules on cannabis cultivators and licensing. Legislators also proposed a bill allowing Oregon to ship its weed across state lines to neighboring legal states like Washington or California — although it now appears California won't need Oregon's extra weight.
By the looks of things, California's oversupply problem may turn out worse than Oregon's.
What can be done? Growers can start by producing less weed. Obviously, that may not be ideal for the farmers' bottom lines, but there may be no bottom line if there's no market.
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Slutwalk Vancouver keeps it real
Commentary, Slutwalk
July 5, 2012 by Meghan Murphy
According to coverage in the Georgia Straight of Slutwalk Vancouver, this year's event had a definitively different focus than last year's. That is, the overt promotion of the legalization of prostitution.
Normalizing and mainstreaming prostitution is not, in fact, a concept that is new to Slutwalks. Across the world, the pro-sex work lobby have been actively engaged in various Slutwalks, using the convoluted message and apolitical nature of the event as an opportunity to promote prostitution as a potentially empowering choice for women. While assault and violence against prostituted women happens with appalling regularity, the trouble with Slutwalk's promotion of prostitution is that it avoids addressing the root cause of the violence, instead opting to advocate for the mainstreaming and normalization of women as consumable objects.
Slutwalk placed itself in opposition to the feminist movement early on, and unfortunately Vancouver appears to have reinforced this disconnect to an even further degree this year. Or perhaps merely a more transparent way?
In a video attached to the article, which you can watch below, the interviewer asks why there is "so much anxiety in Western civilization about sex", the interviewee responding by referencing "suffragettes, the Social Gospel movement, and prohibition" as the source of said "anxiety".
I'm not sure exactly what the interviewer is referring to in asking about this "anxiety", but I'm guessing he was referencing some kind of fear of female sexuality. The accusation of "slut", of course, is commonly used as a way to shame, silence, and insult women. This fear or "anxiety', if you want to call it that, though, came from and continues to be perpetuated by a patriarchal society (see: Rush Limbaugh). You know what else exists as a direct result of patriarchal ideology and male power? Prostitution.
The creation of the virgin/whore dichotomy, for example, is very much a product of a culture wherein men want to control all aspects of women's lives – so they want their wives or girlfriends to perform pornographic scenarios in the bedroom but to be chaste in every other context and in public spaces. Under patriarchy, women's sexuality is meant to exist for male pleasure. Prostitution exists to fulfill male desire and because it is profitable for pimps. Prostitution exists because men believe they are entitled to access female bodies.
While feminists, particularly those feminists who are critical of the sex industry, are often accused of being 'anti-sex' or 'prudish' (as opposed to 'pro-sex' or 'sex positive'- a label that is popular among Slutwalkers) and are mistakenly conflated with the religious right, attempts to control and monitor female bodies and women's sexuality comes from a male-dominated society. Any "anxiety" that exists around female sexuality is not due to the feminist movement, which has worked against compulsory sexuality, objectification, and the idea the sex, for women, must only happen with men and on male terms — rather, it is due to patriarchal ideology.
Within the context of Slutwalk, which, depending on who you talk to, either seeks to address "slut-shaming", the right to 'wear what I want when I want', victim-blaming, and/or sexual assault and, therefore, in the end, sexism and violence against women (Right? Right? Or is that just wishful thinking?) I'm unconvinced that "anxiety about sex" is a key issue here. I do think that male power and privilege is an issue that remains noticeably less visible than all the commentary around the "I wear what I want" mantra, the identification with 'slut' as a term of empowerment, and the focus on normalizing the sex industry.
Violence against women has less to do with "anxiety about sex" than it does gender inequality, systematic oppression, power, and misogyny (so, male violence against women). All women are vulnerable to violence at the hands of men, but marginalized women are particularly likely to be victimized and men who are violent against marginalized women are more likely to get away with it. The proof of this is right in front of us as we have and continue to witness impoverished, mostly Aboriginal women go missing all across Canada and, in fact, across the world.
Are these women going missing because of some kind of "anxiety around sex"? Or because of suffragettes? Or are they going missing because of systematic injustice, racism, and institutionalized poverty? Are they going missing because men know that they will get away with treating women as disposable and because, in the end, we as a society view women as disposable things?
While Slutwalk focuses on working to normalize and legitimize male power by decriminalizing pimps and johns, it completely misses the root cause of male violence, gendered oppression and sexual assault and reinforces it's oppositional position to the feminist movement.
And yet it wasn't feminists who created a punitive welfare system that forces women into desperate situations wherein they are then criminalized. Feminists have not encouraged men to objectify women. Feminists were not the first to colonize what is now known as Canada, take on "country wives" and build brothels. Feminists did not watch porn instead of looking for the missing and murdered women. Nope. That was the work of white men in positions of power. The failure of Slutwalk to address the connections between prostitution, violence against women, and male power continues to confound me.
When I attended an 'unconference' put on by Slutwalk organizers in an effort to address, among other things, concerns about the name of the event and the use of the word 'slut', I have to admit that I felt hopeful that the Vancouver event might take a different route than other events had. The discussions felt productive. I was disappointed when a decision was made to keep the name and so I remained steadfast in my commitment not to march under the banner of "Slutwalk" and did not attend.
Despite numerous criticisms, it appears as thought nothing changed for Slutwalk in Vancouver. Except for, according to Charlie Smith, the author of the Georgia Straight article, a more overt message advocating for the legalization of prostitution.
The fact that an event that could have addressed male violence against women is instead being co-opted in favour of promoting prostitution as a potentially empowering choice for women and working to normalize male power and privilege by decriminalizing pimps and johns is, well… it's fucked. I simply fail to see how decriminalizing violent and abusive men will prevent sexual assault and promote equality. I fail to see how advocating to further entrench a deeply misogynist and sexist industry works towards equality or addresses sexual assault. Yes, we want to stop blaming victims for their own abuse, but do we want to do that while simultaneously normalizing an industry that hates women? It is even possible to stop victim blaming and sexual assault while simultaneously working to reinforce male power and privilege? Somehow I doubt it.
Feature image: Charlie Smith/The Georgia Straight
Tags: Legalization, prostitution, Slutwalk, third wave feminism, Vancouver, victim-blaming, Violence Against Women
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James Cameron makes a splash with long-awaited 'Avatar: The Way of Water' Featured
It used to be that if a film was going to get a sequel, that sequel would happen soon after the original. No matter how successful the movie, if a follow-up hadn't at least gone into production within a couple of years, it probably wasn't going to happen.
Obviously, that is no longer the case. We're seeing more and more of these legacy-quels, sequels landing a decade or more after the original. As the mainstream movie landscape shifted, the value of IP increased dramatically.
All that said, it's tough to know exactly how to categorize "Avatar: The Way of Water," the new film from director James Cameron. This new film comes out some 13 years after its predecessor (a film that, in case you've forgotten, remains the highest-grossing film of all time), but Cameron was TALKING about the sequel(s) even before the first film made well over $2 billion worldwide.
Still, "Avatar" was kind of old news, a movie that never really made a lasting pop cultural impact despite its massive commercial success, so it feels a little weird that we're getting a sequel now, so long after the fact. Of course, this is James Cameron we're talking about, who has demonstrated not just a mastery of blockbuster filmmaking, but of blockbuster sequel filmmaking – this is the dude who made "Aliens" and "Terminator 2," after all. Bet against him at your peril.
And all things considered? "Avatar: The Way of Water" has the makings of yet another winning bet.
We're once again transported to the beautiful alien world of Pandora, populated by a rich and diverse collection of flora and fauna, all of it rendered in exquisite digital detail by Cameron and his VFX team. Of particular note is that, as is his wont, Cameron basically needed to invent new techniques and technology in order to bring his vision to life – specifically, to craft motion capture performance scenes underwater. All that visual splendor – floating mountains and massive reefs, beasts of the air and of the sea, and of course, the blue-skinned warriors the Na'vi – is on full display.
However, this new film falls prey to some of the same issues that plagued the first film. The thinness of the narrative, for instance; while this movie's plotting is a bit more robust (and it ought to be, considering the staggering three-plus-hour runtime), it still doesn't quite deliver in terms of story. The first hour or so does give some reason for hope, but too often, Cameron and company opt for another undeniably impressive moment of visual craft instead of narrative followthrough.
Here's the thing, though – are you really seeing "Avatar" for the story? Yes, a more compelling plot would be nice, but let's be real: we're all here to see what kind of visual insanity Jim Cameron is going to throw together for us. When people have to invent new ways of doing things to make your movie happen – and THEY DO IT – your eyes are in for a sumptuous aesthetic feast.
In the years following the first film, Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) goes fully native with the Na'vi. Alongside his beloved Neytiri (Zoe Saldana), he leads the forest people with the blessing of the world spirit Eywa. They're raising four children – sons Neteyam (James Flatters) and Lo'ak (Britain Dalton) and youngest daughter Tuk (Trinity Jo-Li Bliss), along with their adopted teenage daughter Kiri (Sigourney Weaver), the unexplained child of the avatar of Dr. Grave Augustine (also Weaver) – and generally living their best lives.
All that changes when, alas, the Sky People return. And this time, they've made contingency plans against Jake and the rest of the Na'vi.
Specifically, they've created a squad of avatar Marines, led by Colonel Miles Quaritch (Stephen Lang), whose consciousness was saved before he died in the final battle with the Na'vi in the first film. At the behest of General Frances Ardmore (Edie Falco), who runs the human operating base Bridgewater City, Quaritch and his crew must hunt down Jake Sully and put down the ongoing guerrilla attacks from the Na'vi.
Rather than risk the well-being of all of the Omaticaya people, the Sullys flee, leaving the jungle and making their way out to sea, where they seek asylum among the Metkayina, a tribe of Na'vi tied to the ocean. They are taken in at the behest of Metkayina chief Tonowari (Cliff Curtis) and his queen Ronal (Kate Winslet); the family tries to assimilate into their strange new surroundings.
Alas, it's never that easy, and with Quaritch and his team determined to track them down, the Sully family must stand strong in order to protect not just themselves, but all of Pandora.
Obviously, in a three-hour film, there's more going on, but there are far too many underbaked subplots and red herrings to go into – particularly when it seems clear that there's a lot that is meant to continue forward into subsequent sequels; hell, we get not one but two different lines that are essentially throwaways that completely redefine humanity's reasoning for returning to the planet (neither of which involve the still-laughably-named unobtanium, by the way).
Suffice it to say that there are a lot of visually lush sequences involving Pandora and her many natural marvels, as well as a number of intense action set pieces that mash-up the low- and high-tech approaches of the Na'vi and the humans, respectively. It's undeniably impressive to look at, though it's worth noting that there are a few moments that are blatantly intended for the 3D audience – they don't really detract from the overall experience, but you'll definitely know them when you see them.
As for performance, well … that's a tough one. There are some fundamental handicaps that come with motion capture work; subtlety of expression is largely lost, for example. Still, we've got a couple of old hands at work here in Worthington and Saldana, who handle their business admirably and evoke a genuine relationship even through the layers of CGI heaped upon them both. The kids are all fine, with Weaver's Kiri even better than that. Lang is a hoot, as is Jack Champion as Spider, a human teen who has grown up alongside the Na'vi (Spider plays a big role in the story, but it's best you see it for yourself). Winslet is another who accomplishes more nuance than you might expect from big blue computer images.
(Note: I mentioned the invention of new tech to film underwater mo-cap scenes earlier, yes? Well, several of these cast members actually learned free-diving techniques themselves, so as to be better able to stay under for lengthier periods of time. Just another reminder that James Cameron is a combination of mad genius and Pied Piper.)
Will "Avatar: The Way of Water" live up to its predecessor? Creatively, one could make the argument, though this film has plenty of flaws of its own. Commercially? Tough to say – even with a massive opening, the film has a long way to go to make up its record production budget, estimated at anywhere from $350-400 million. Regardless, there's something comforting about going to see a massive James Cameron blockbuster at the movie theater.
And one thing is for certain – the dude knows how to make a splash.
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COVID cases are rising but we probably won't need more restrictions unless a worse variant hits
COVID case numbers are tracking up in Australia, with an average of 57,000 new cases recorded each day.
New South Wales is recording around 21,000 cases a day, the highest number in two months, while Victoria has around 10,000 a day.
Some states may be at or close to the peak of this latest wave, with their growth in cases slowing, while others continue to track upwards.
This graph shows the number of daily cases for each state and territory, based on a seven-day average.
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Rising case numbers are due to three factors:
Omicron BA.2 – a sub-variant of the original Omicron – has become the dominant strain. BA.2 is more infectious than old Omicron, including among the vaccinated
mask mandates in many settings were dropped in New South Wales, Victoria, the ACT and Queensland in late February and early March
we're out out and about more, with a greater number of social contacts each day.
Omicron BA.2 case numbers are unlikely to reach worrying heights requiring reinstating restrictions.
We do, however, need to be ready to respond to new variants which may be more virulent (think Delta or worse, with high hospitalisation and death rates) and highly infectious (think Omicron or worse).
BA.2 is like Omicron's sister. Here's what we know about it so far
Does it matter that case numbers are currently rising?
Yes. Older people and those with underlying health conditions are at higher risk of hospitalisation and death, and want to avoid COVID infection. For them, it's important to:
keep up-to-date with vaccinations (given they wane in effectiveness)
wear high-quality masks when around other people indoors
ask visitors to have a rapid antigen test before visiting.
But for the younger and vaccinated, Omicron infection is likely a mild illness.
We don't yet know how people with Omicron are affected by long COVID. But given it causes less severe disease than Delta and is more of an upper respiratory illness and less likely to infect the lung tissue, long COVID is likely to be less common and less severe.
Therefore, as long as the rising hospitalisation rates do not get to a level that stretches the health system, we don't need to reinstate restrictions again. Currently, hospital numbers are well shy of overburdening the health system.
There are advantages to Australia's high levels of immunity through vaccination and infection with Omicron. An infection adds to your vaccine-induced immunity and makes you less likely to be reinfected.
Could lockdowns come back for BA.2?
Greater restrictions are unlikely to be needed to control Omicron BA.2. But we can never say never with COVID-19. If hospitalisation numbers do increase to a level that stretches health services, we may need to turn back on some public health measures. However lockdowns are still unlikely for BA.2.
Lockdowns are unlikely to be needed to control BA.2.
It wouldn't take many additional public health restrictions to keep case numbers in check, given our increasing population immunity. It could mean, for instance, returning to mask mandates for all indoor environments and encouraging people to work at home.
We do, however, need to be prepared for new variants.
COVID mask mandates might be largely gone but here are 5 reasons to keep wearing yours
How easily could a new variant spread?
New variants muscle out existing variants because they are either innately more infectious, or have some immune escape, meaning vaccines or previous infection offer less protection.
But there is no natural selection advantage based on innate virulence (how likely it is to cause severe illness, hospitalisation and death). We just don't know what the next variant will bring.
We're lucky the variant that came along just as we were largely vaccinated and ready to open up to the world was Omicron with lower virulence. We may not be so lucky next time.
For arguments sake, let's imagine a new variant arrives in mid-2022 that is as or more virulent than Delta.
We would expect this new variant to not spread as fast, not infect as many people and not hospitalise and kill as many people as if the variant had arrived in 2020. Our immunity from vaccines and natural infection, while not perfect, should slow its spread and result in less serious illness if infected.
A new variant could place too much stress on our health system.
However, a new variant could still stress our health systems and society again. So if a new variant arrives that is innately more severe (causing more hospitalisations and death despite our high vaccination and Omicron infection rates), we will probably have to turn some restrictions back on, such as wearing masks indoors and working from home if you can.
We don't want to have lockdowns again. To avoid that, we need to use the other tools in our toolbox.
What do we need to do to prepare?
If we want to keep society open and ticking along in the face of a new, more infectious and more severe variant, we need planning and action in four key areas:
ongoing improvement of ventilation of indoor spaces
large stockpiles of rapid antigen tests (RATs)
a large stockpile of masks. KN95 and N95 masks reduce a person's risk of COVID infection by 83%, compared to 56-66% or so for cloth and surgical masks
early access to next-generation vaccines that will better protect us against new variants. These should arrive later this year or in 2023 and will be a game-changer for protection.
Distributing ten high quality masks to all Australians aged 12 and older would also be a game changer in a serious outbreak. But to enable this, federal and state governments will need to stockpile 200 million or more KN95 or N95 masks.
Let's not repeat the policy failure of not ordering RATs in 2021, and be better prepared.
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Daniel BoudTo say that it has been an improbable year and a half since Fucked Up's second album The Chemistry Of Common Life won the 2009 Polaris Music Prize would be a bit of an understatement. Beyond the long odds of a hardcore record by a band whose name is deemed unprintable by many media outlets earning the title of "best Canadian album" of the 2008-09 season, you have the band's frontman – a big, bearded fellow with a penchant for stripping down to his shorts and smashing things on his head – becoming host of the resurrected Wedge on MuchMusic and de facto musical ambassador for Toronto across the country and abroad and the recent announcement that they'd be playing the Air Canada Centre as support for Foo Fighters. All pretty impressive accomplishments for a band whose genre of choice is by definition pretty underground and not really a common route to mainstream success.
Which makes it even more remarkable that rather than plateauing, Fucked Up may well be just getting started. Their new record David Comes To Life, out today, is one of the most-anticipated Canadian releases of the year and manages to not only meet those expectations, but exceed them. It's billed as a concept album/rock opera and while I haven't perused the lyrics enough confirm or deny its success in that department, I can report that whatever it's about, David is an uplifting and invigorating pop record.
From the unrelentingly churning arena-sized riffs – maybe the ACC appearance isn't so odd – to the backing vocals from Cults' Madeline Follin and Jennifer Castle, David veritably bursts with melody and while Damian Abraham's bellows still provide the most direct line to their hardcore roots, even he's more intelligible and melodic than on past efforts. At eighteen tracks and 78 minutes, it's still a lot to take in in a single sitting – I advise getting the vinyl for the respites that flipping sides/changing discs will allow – but any resulting exhaustion is matched by equal or greater exhilaration. I had to take peoples' word for it that Chemistry was a great record – it didn't quite connect with me – but with David Comes To Life, I will happily be the one spreading the word.
The Toronto Star, The AV Club, Consequence Of Sound, Spinner, Exclaim, The Globe & Mail, MTV and Pitchfork have feature pieces on Fucked Up while Toronto Standard puts Abraham in conversation with one of the other most recognizable faces in the Toronto music scene, Broken Social Scene frontman Kevin Drew.
Fucked Up play two shows at NXNE on June 16, a free 8PM show at Yonge-Dundas Square and a 1AM nightcap at Wrongbar. The aforementioned Foo Fighters/ACC show is set for August 9.
MP3: Fucked Up – "The Other Shoe"
MP3: Fucked Up – "Ship Of Fools"
MP3: Fucked Up – "A Little Death"
MP3: Fucked Up – "Queen Of Hearts"
Radio Free Canuckistan profiles Weeping Tile, who are headlining the release party for Have Not Been The Same at Lee's Palace on Friday night. The National Post and Exclaim talk to Ian Jack and Michael Barclay, two of the authors on the tome about the '90s Can-rock scene.
Best New Bands and The Montreal Gazette have interviews with Little Scream' Laurel Sprengelmeyer, and if you missed it before, she backs up Sharon Van Etten at The AV Club Undercover on a cover of Fine Young Cannibals' "She Drives Me Crazy". Little Scream have augmented their June 14 date at The Mod Club opening for The Antlers by scheduling a free in-store at Soundscapes down the street the previous night, June 13, at 7PM.
MP3: Little Scream – "Cannons"
Spinner talks to Land Of Talk frontwoman Liz Powell. They're playing for free at Yonge-Dundas Square for NXNE on June 17, their set starting at 8:30PM.
Spinner interviews Chad VanGaalen, who headlines the NXNE showcase at The Great Hall on June 18.
Beatroute, The National Post and The Georgia Straight chat with various members of Sloan about the band's 20th anniversary. They've got two nights booked at The Mod Club for June 21 and 22.
Vancouver's Japandroids are back, in person if not on record. There's still no official word on a follow-up to 2009's Post-Nothing beyond the fact that it's out in 2012, but the fact that they've slated an extensive North American tour at least is evidence the duo are still, like, doing stuff. The Toronto stop is September 22 at Sneaky Dee's and if you think that they're probably too big for a venue that size… you're probably right. Get a ticket for $12 when they go on sale Friday and make sure your insurance is paid up immediately afterwards.
MP3: Japandroids – "Younger Us"
MP3: Japandroids – "Heavenward Grand Prix"
MP3: Japandroids – "Heart Sweats"
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A spectator was talking to a man who was preparing to walk on a tightrope. When he found out that this person was going to push a wheelbarrow as he walked the high wire, the inquisitor marveled - expressing much confidence in the dare-devil's ability. The tight rope walker asked the man if he really trusted in this daring attempt. "Trust?" the man replied. "What do you mean?" The tightrope walker said, "When you have trust, you will be able to sit in the wheelbarrow!"


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Srinivasan, Vinod, Karen Butler-Purry and Susan Pedersen. "Developing Educational Games for Engineering Education: A Case Study." Handbook of Research on Improving Learning and Motivation through Educational Games: Multidisciplinary Approaches. IGI Global, 2011. 913-938. Web. 20 Jan. 2020. doi:10.4018/978-1-60960-495-0.ch042
Srinivasan, V., Butler-Purry, K., & Pedersen, S. (2011). Developing Educational Games for Engineering Education: A Case Study. In P. Felicia (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Improving Learning and Motivation through Educational Games: Multidisciplinary Approaches (pp. 913-938). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-60960-495-0.ch042
Srinivasan, Vinod, Karen Butler-Purry and Susan Pedersen. "Developing Educational Games for Engineering Education: A Case Study." In Handbook of Research on Improving Learning and Motivation through Educational Games: Multidisciplinary Approaches, ed. Patrick Felicia, 913-938 (2011), accessed January 20, 2020. doi:10.4018/978-1-60960-495-0.ch042
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Developing Educational Games for Engineering Education: A Case Study
Vinod Srinivasan (Texas A&M University, USA), Karen Butler-Purry (Texas A&M University, USA) and Susan Pedersen (Texas A&M University, USA)
Source Title: Handbook of Research on Improving Learning and Motivation through Educational Games: Multidisciplinary Approaches
This chapter presents an experience with the development of an educational game focusing on digital systems design for undergraduate electrical engineering students. The project was motivated by the ineffectiveness of traditional instructional methods, particularly in engineering education and research, indicating that educational games have the potential to improve learning and motivation among players. The chapter presents an overview of the literature on engineering education and game-based learning, followed by a detailed look into the process by which this project was approached, starting from obtaining funding for the project to the actual design, development, implementation, and assessment of the game itself. The emphasis in this chapter will be on the challenges faced and the lessons learned during the course of this ongoing project. The challenges are common to other similar projects, and the lessons learned can provide valuable guidelines to other researchers and educators engaged in similar endeavors.
In this chapter we present our experience with the development of an educational game for electrical engineering students in a formal educational setting at the undergraduate level. The subject matter for the game is digital systems design, which addresses several complex concepts that students find difficult to grasp. Our goal was to develop a game that could be used to supplement the laboratory portion of courses that deal with this topic. Preliminary testing indicates that our approach has the potential to produce positive results, both in terms of student learning as well as motivation for the subject matter. We present an overview of the academic issues pertaining to engineering education and game-based learning, followed by a detailed look at the project, starting from obtaining funding to the design, development, implementation and assessment of the game itself. Given that our project is still in the formative stage and a comprehensive evaluation of its impact has not yet been conducted, our objective in this chapter is to document the challenges we faced and the lessons we learned in this ongoing project. The challenges are likely to be common to other similar projects. This chapter will provide guidelines to other researchers and educators engaged in similar endeavors.


The Delta State Government has warned contractors handling the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education projects to keep to the contracts specifications in their Bills of Quantities in order to deliver quality jobs.
Chiedu Ebie, the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, stated this weekend while inspecting the ongoing construction at the new Government Secondary School, Ughelli; the renovation work at Urhogbo College, Effurun; Chude Girls Secondary School, Sapele, and the construction of modern classroom blocks at Ijorugu Primary School, Oku Ijorugu in Okpe Local Government Area.
According to him, the jobs must stand the test of time, as the state government would not tolerate shoddy work by any contractor and that anyone found wanting would be sanctioned.
The state government, he added, would continue to give priority attention to the education sector in the state, as it played a very crucial role in the SMART Agenda of the government.
The commissioner reiterated the state government's commitment in developing the basic and secondary education sub-sector, while noting that emphasis in 2018 would be placed on infrastructure and equipping the new schools established by the Ifeanyi Okowa administration, to make academic activities in the school conducive.
Ebie also noted that the renovation/upgrade of the schools in the state would be a continuous process, as the governor had given the ministry a go-ahead to see that basic infrastructure were provided for schools in the state.


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Samsung's Galaxy Fold Gets a Game of Thrones Edition That's Four Times as Expensive as the Regular Version
By Omar Sohail
While we still don't know if and when the reworked Galaxy Fold will be released, the Russian company Caviar, which makes luxury accessories and customized phones, has now made a Games of Thrones Galaxy Fold edition. Since the phone's design is reminiscent of a book that folds inwards, Caviar drew inspiration from the unreleased book "The Winds of Winter," which forms a part of the "Game of Thrones" series. The uncompleted book is being penned by George Martin, with the author claiming that the ending of the novels will be far different than the ending of HBO's show.
The body of the Galaxy Fold has been turned into the cover of the book and the outer parts of the device have been given a sculptured, gold themed design, taking a cue from the "A Song of Ice and Fire" saga on which Game of Thrones was based. The front is graced by the map of the Seven Kingdoms.
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"While thinking over the fact that the opening smartphone format reminds a book, the brand's designers gave rein to their imagination and turned the body of this extraordinary device into a cover of the long-awaited book by George Martin, "The Winds of Winter", which has not been completed yet. The splendid, detailed, volumetric bas-relief covered with gold refers us to the story of the famous "A Song of Ice and Fire" saga, turned into an epoch-making series "Game of Thrones" – the important and recognizable symbols of houses, as well as the map of the Seven Kingdoms appear in front of us in all their splendor and surround the front screen as a precious picture."
Caviar believes that quite like George Martin's work, the Galaxy Fold is also a captivating work of art and the luxurious customized edition of the phone is a treat for hardcore fans of Game of Thrones. It goes without saying that the sales will not begin until the Galaxy Fold is officially released, but pre-orders are now open. To appeal to customers who aren't 'head over heels' about Game of Thrones, Caviar has also readied more designs of Samsung's foldable phone with leather and carbon.
If you think at $1,980, the Galaxy Fold was too expensive, then the price of the Game of Thrones Edition is truly jaw-dropping, as it costs a whopping $8,180. However, Russian consumers can get it for around $7,700. A few days back, it was being alleged that Samsung has addressed the Galaxy Fold flaws and is testing the revised hardware with South Korean carriers. However, it still remains to be seen if the device is durable and given these concerns, it wouldn't be very wise to shell out $8,180 on the Game of Thrones Edition, at least right now.
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"Outstanding teaching is a necessary condition for outstanding behaviour?"
The Governing Body accepts this principle and seeks to create an environment in the school which encourages, nurtures, and promotes positive learning behaviour. Furthermore, it is acknowledged that society expects good behaviour as an important outcome of the educational process.
To define expected standards of behaviour for children and staff.
To encourage consistency of response to both positive and challenging behaviour.
To promote self-esteem, self-discipline, positive relationships, and emotional intelligence.
The school has a central role in the children's spiritual, social and moral development just as it does in their academic development. Just as we measure academic achievement in terms of progress and development over time towards academic goals, so we measure standards of behaviour in terms of the children's developing ability to exhibit the positive relationships and self-awareness which model and promote.
The children bring to school a wide variety of behaviour based on experiences. At school we endeavour to work towards expectations of behaviour based on the basic principles of honesty, respect, consideration and responsibility. So, expected standards of behaviour are those which reflect these principles, and are 'lived' every day by all those in the school community.
Celebrate the efforts and contribution of all.
Rules and procedures should be designed to make clear to the children how they can achieve expected standards of behaviour. We operate a 'traffic light' system which is structured in the following way: (note the additional colours here). These are displayed in class alongside children's names or pictures.
Blue You have been on purple for 2 whole weeks. You are continuing to make the wrong choices. As a consequence, the deputy head/Key stage leader will be calling your parents into school to discuss your behaviour. ?
Purple You have been on red 3 times within 1 week. Phone call to parents from teacher. 2 consecutive days of green needed to return to green level. ?
Orange Your behaviour is not as expected, you now need to consider what the best choice would be What are your choices?
Regular and rigorous monitoring of challenging behaviours will allow staff to identify patterns of behaviour from children or groups of children which are having a negative impact upon learning and progress. Each teacher is responsible for recording and monitoring the orange and red levels in class each week. (See appendix). These will be analysed and discussed at staff appraisals in consultation with the learning mentor.
Our emphasis is on rewards to reinforce positive learning behaviours and achievement. We believe that rewards have a motivational role, helping children to see that good behaviour is valued, although it is also acknowledged that without intrinsic motivation and high expectations from the teachers, the value of rewards is greatly diminished. The commonest reward is praise, informal and formal, public and private, to individuals and groups. It is earned by children striving towards and achieving standards as well as by particularly noteworthy achievements. This is as true for adults as for children. Rates of praise for positive learning behaviour should be as high as for work.
What Do Rewards 'Look' Like at St Thomas of Canterbury?
The Secrets of Success are embedded throughout the school, and the rewards system within school will be based upon these. Children will receive a reward card which they will keep for the whole of the half-term? They will receive a sticker each time they have shown that they have followed a secret of success (NEED SOME IDEAS WORDING THIS SECTION). It is also recommended that where appropriate, teachers (or children) date when they received the sticker. Each reward card will contain space for 60 stickers (10 for each secret of success). It is recommended that teachers identify on planning which secret of success they will be particularly looking for in each session.
When children receive 10 stickers, they will receive a praise pad in class. When children receive 20 stickers, they will also receive a praise pad in class.
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Although rewards are central to the encouragement of good behaviour, realistically there is a need for consequences to remedy behaviour which detracts from the learning of the child in question and other sin the class/school.
It must be made clear and understood by the child what choices should be made in future to avoid a repeat situation.
There should be a clear distinction between minor and major offences.
Patterns of behaviour will be closely monitored (see appendix ____), and patterns of continued challenging behaviour will be dealt with according to the flowchart found in appendix ____.
We give high priority to clear communication within the school and to a positive partnership with parents since these are crucial in promoting and maintaining expected levels of behaviour. The flow chart previously mentioned in appendix _____ indicates where and when parents are involved in discussions with staff about their child's choices and behaviour.
This behaviour policy will be reviewed regularly.


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Investigation of changes in tetracycline repressor binding upon mutations in the tetracycline operator
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The tetracycline operon is an important gene network component, commonly used in synthetic biology applications because of its switch-like character. At the heart of this system is the highly specific interaction of the tet repressor protein (TetR) with its cognate DNA sequence (tetO). TetR binding on tetO practically stops expression of genes downstream of tetO by excluding RNA polymerase from binding the promoter and initiating transcription. Mutating the tetO sequence alters the strength of TetR-tetO binding and thus provides a tool to synthetic biologists to manipulate gene expression levels. We employ molecular dynamics (MD) simulations coupled with the free energy perturbation method to investigate the binding affinity of TetR to different tetO mutants. We also carry out in vivo tests in Escherichia coli for a series of promoters based on these mutants. We obtain reasonable agreement between experimental green fluorescent protein (GFP) repression levels and binding free energy differences computed from molecular simulations. In all cases, the wild-type tetO sequence yields the strongest TetR binding, which is observed both experimentally, in terms of GFP levels, and in simulation, in terms of free energy changes. Two of the four tetO mutants we tested yield relatively strong binding, whereas the other two mutants tend to be significantly weaker. The clustering and relative ranking of this subset of tetO mutants is generally consistent between our own experimental data, previous experiments with different systems and the free energy changes computed from our simulations. Overall, this work offers insights into an important synthetic biological system and demonstrates the potential, as well as limitations of molecular simulations to quantitatively explain biologically relevant behavior.
Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data 59, no. 10 (11 August 2014): 3167–3176.
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For some of you, getting the word out while marketing your fiction book is a piece of cake compared to the writing and publishing that comes before! But for the rest of you, this can be the hardest part, and you may find yourself at a loss for what to do next. Marketing is a completely different animal from fiction writing and requires strategy and shrewd business skills. However, using the same creative energy that propelled you through the initial stages of your journey will give you the drive you need to approach your next step: marketing a fiction book….
What's that? You've finished writing your manuscript and you're ready to start contacting publishers? That's great! So, what happens now? If you've already tried communicating with publishing companies or agents, I'm sure you know the answer. Your first order of business is to start assembling your package. Each publisher will have their own requirements and specifications, but you can generally expect to send a query letter, a brief synopsis, and three consecutive sampler chapters from your novel. What Is a Brief Synopsis? As the name suggests, a brief synopsis is a short summary of the contents of your novel….


How can I help my child master skip counting?
Skip counting is a skill that can help children become more confident in mathematical problem solving and in daily tasks such as counting money. Children often begin by skip counting by tens: 0, 10, 20, 30, and so on. In many classrooms, children learn to skip count while looking at a 100 chart. A 100 chart shows the numbers 1 to 100 in ten rows of ten. You can print a 100 chart, then help your child count 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 on the chart, coloring every tenth square until all of the multiples of 10 have been colored. Your child can then practice counting by tens by looking at the chart they have colored. Not only will your child get practice in skip counting, he/she is also likely to see that multiples of ten follow a particular pattern.