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Godzilla vs. Kong Synopsis Teases When Legends Collide
Warner Bros. has given Godzilla vs. Kong a new synopsis that teases when legends collide which is an update from the plot description released when production started back last November.
The new synopsis also offers a slightly different description for Monarch, the secret scientific organization that hunts, investigates and studies the Titans.
Note: Pictured above is fan art.
Godzilla vs. Kong new synopsis:
Legends collide as Godzilla and Kong, the two most powerful forces of nature, clash on the big screen in a spectacular battle for the ages. As Monarch embarks on a perilous mission into fantastic uncharted terrain, unearthing clues to the Titans' very origins, a human conspiracy threatens to wipe the creatures, both good and bad, from the face of the earth forever.
The previous plot description when production started offered:
Beginning production today, the epic action adventure will pit two of the greatest icons in motion picture history against one another – the fearsome Godzilla and the mighty
Kong – with humanity caught in the balance.
In a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity's fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powerful forces of nature on the
planet collide in a spectacular battle for the ages. As Monarch embarks on a perilous mission into uncharted terrain and unearths clues to the Titans' origins, a human conspiracy
threatens to wipe the creatures, both good and bad, from the face of the earth forever.
Godzilla vs. Kong details:
Recent details for Godzilla vs. Kong include that the villain or villains of the movie have been revealed (warning: spoilers) through a look at the official action figure line, which ties into Monarch and King of the Monsters.
A fight scene has also leaked as well as final battle details.
The official licensees have also been revealed for the flick which includes partners for toys, apparel, accessories, VR experiences and more.
Godzilla vs Kong gets released Nov. 20, 2020 with insiders offering the movie is "huge," "impressive," "large-scale" and "spectacular."
The movie is being directed by Adam Wingard and stars Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hal, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, Eiza González, Jessica Henwick, Julian Dennison, with Kyle Chandler and Demián Bichir.
Wingard directs from a script written by Terry Rossio (Pirates of the Caribbean); the film is being produced by Mary Parent, Alex Garcia, Eric McLeod, and Brian Rogers, with Kenji Okuhira, Yoshimitsu Banno, Jon Jashni and Thomas Tull serving as executive producers. Jay Ashenfelter, Jen Conroy and Tamara Kent are co-producers.
Behind the scenes, Wingard's creative team includes director of photography Ben Seresin (World War Z, Unstoppable), production designers Owen Patterson (Godzilla, The Matrix Trilogy and Captain America: Civil War) and Tom Hammock (The Guest, Blindspotting), editor Josh Schaeffer (Molly's Game, Kong: Skull Island), costume designer Ann Foley (Altered Carbon), and VFX supervisor John "DJ" DesJardin (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Watchmen).
Filming took place in Hawaii and Australia.
The film will be distributed in 3D and 2D and in select IMAX theaters by Warner Bros. Pictures, except in Japan, where it will be distributed by Toho Co., Ltd.


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Rolf Georg Schneider (born 17 March 1940, Hagen, Germany) is a mathematician. Schneider is a professor emeritus at the University of Freiburg. His main research interests are convex geometry and stochastic geometry.

Career
Schneider completed his PhD 1967 with Ruth Moufang at Goethe University Frankfurt with a thesis titled  (Elliptisch gekrümmte Hyperflächen in der affinen Differentialgeometrie im Großen). In 1969, he got his Habilitation in Bochum. In 1970, he was appointed as a full professor at TU Berlin and in 1974 at the University of Freiburg.

He became a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society in 2014 and received an honorary doctorate of the University of Salzburg in the same year.

Research
Rolf Schneider is known for his solution of Shephard's problem, his books on  stochastic and integral geometry, and his comprehensive monography on the Brunn–Minkowski theory.

References

1940 births
Living people
20th-century German mathematicians
21st-century German mathematicians
Fellows of the American Mathematical Society
People from Hagen
Goethe University Frankfurt alumni
Academic staff of the Technical University of Berlin

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Fakhr al-Mulk was a Persian bureaucrat, who served as the vizier of the Seljuk sultan Berkyaruq () from 1095 to 1099, and later vizier of the Sejluk prince and ruler of Khurasan, Ahmad Sanjar, from 1101 to 1106. He was the eldest son of the prominent Seljuk vizier Nizam al-Mulk.

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12th-century Iranian people
Viziers of the Seljuk Empire
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1106 deaths


Today's book review is The Sword of the Lady by S. M. Stirling.
This is part of a series. It would probably be hard to understand without reading the immediately previous books, The Sunrise Lands and The Scourge of God.
Most of this book is good rollicking adventure as the ongoing quest proceeds. The battles are very detailed and graphic, and at least to me (being blissfully ignorant of real battles) they seem very believable. I usually have a somewhat limited tolerance for fight scenes, and these go on longer and in more detail than I usually want, but they're well done enough that I'm not chafing. Life in this world is short and all too often nasty, but the heroes manage in spite of it all to be anything but brutish. The very hardness of their lives gives them real purpose, something that's all too lacking in our culture. The interplay of religions forms the philosophical foundation of the world, and it's fascinating, even if it doesn't seem to heading to quite the same conclusions as I would.
The weakest part of the book is the ending. It goes all mystical, in a way that's actually fairly well done, but it's jarring in juxtaposition with gritty realism of the rest of the story. We have only the barest hint of what happened in the material world, and while this does reach a significant milestone, we're left desperately curious about how our heroes actually get out of the mess they're in.
One particular personal pleasure in reading this book is in recognizing so many of the musical references.


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Q: Is it possible to use a laptop as an external monitor? I need to create a multi-monitor setup for my desktop computer but I have no additional monitors with me right now, aside from my laptop. Is it possible to use my laptop screen as an external monitor?
Note that I am not trying to connect a monitor to my laptop, rather, I am trying to connect my laptop screen to a desktop video card (if this is possible).

A: You can do something sort-of similar using synergy; you can control both computers from one mouse and keyboard using your network connection.  This isn't quite the same thing, since windows won't drag from one machine to another.  On the other hand, it does give you more processing power at your disposal, so it's a bit of a tradeoff.

A: Check out this webpage from Alternativeto.com...it lists the (mostly) free alternatives to Maxivista...as good of a list as you're gonna get...
http://alternativeto.net/desktop/maxivista/

A: I´ve got the same problem at work. After a bit of searching the web I found this piece of software. It´s called MaxiVista and provides the use of other Computers as monitor. You can move your mouse over the screens like you plugged them directly onto your Computer.

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I'm still in hospital. It's been a week since the the world went black and my body decided it was time to deal with my health problems.
Every morning at 6am the curtains are ripped back, the fluerescent lights are flicked on, and 2 nurses barge into the room shrieking "good morning! Zumba time!" Which they both think is hysterical. It's not.
And every morning I look at the clock and start the count till bedtime which will scratch another day off my hard time.
The tedium is barely broken by the arrival of the meal cart, with its endless variety of soup which is all the doctors will authorise me to eat.
I don't know how people in long term hospital stay cope. At least I know there is an end in sight, even if I don't know when it is.
I think it's the purposelessness of my day that's the worst. I don't accomplish anything. Watching tv and reading books is only pleasurable when it's sandwiched in between feeding and caring for my kids, maybe a load of washing, that kind of thing. I never realised how much you need meaningful activity in your day to make the leisure activities pleasurable.
Hopefully not too much longer. I'll have another scan tomorrow and a consultation with my doctor in the afternoon so who knows what will happen next?
Ever been so bored you can feel your brain melt? Do share.


Merry Christmas to all my friends and family. We had a great dinner with Mom and Dad. We entertained them once again in our Texas Room. It really is nice to have a fully functional apartment, even if it is small. But we have an oven and a cooktop and a refrigerator, so we can cook and heat up stuff. And even though the sink is small, Mom and I manage to do the dishes in it. And Daddy can move from the table to the sofa easily and watch the fire and the television while we clean up. And best of all, there is no hassle with crowds like over at the hall. They jam so many people into the room that you are constantly getting squished by somebody trying to get by you down the row. It's always a good time, but very hard for Daddy.
So we opted for a quiet dinner, just the four of us and the girls, who played with their kongs filled with treats! Dad especially liked watching them flip the kongs to get the goodies!
Yesterday, Saturday, was the day for me to take down decorations. I've got a list of stuff I wanted done and I didn't get it all done, but I did get that finished up. Our outside tree lost a string of lights and you can't just remove that string, you have to change the lights. All the lights on the strand were scorched, so Terry replaced every bulb to see if it would work. That did the trick, but we didn't have white lights, only multicolored, so now we have a tree with white lights top and bottom and flashing multicolored in the middle. LOL But it was an experiment to see if it was worth saving and it was. So last evening we braved Walmart and bought lots of lights on sale to replace the multicolored ones. We will wait to do that next year when we take the decorations out, but at least we have a plan. I put everything away except for my new little candle Terry got me for Christmas. I had seen it in the Texas Methodist Hospital gift shop while Terry was having surgery. I really liked it but couldn't bring myself the pay the price. I found it on line a few dollars cheaper and he bought it for me for Christmas. Score!
So the Texas Room is back in order with plenty of space. We will probably do something for New Year's even if it's just us. Mom and Dad have said they aren't celebrating, but they would probably eat some goodies if I took them some. We won't go out anywhere. The girls are doing really well with the fireworks. . . they used to be scared of the noise. . . sometimes even thunderstorms. But over the year they have become accustomed to sounds and they don't seem to be bothered by them anymore. Nonetheless, I don't like leaving them as they no doubt derive comfort from having us in close proximity.
I have been trying to do some crafty things. I made the wreath I posted about last week. I also have been doing some crocheting and knitting. I'm not making much yet, but I have been successful nonetheless. I made a two cowls using "arm knitting." It is knitting, but no needles, just your arms. LOL It does work and there are patterns for blankets, etc. They also do "finger knitting." I haven't tried that yet. I'm trying to do things with my hands because my fingers and joints are becoming arthritic and I want to keep them moving. I also made a ruffled scarf. Don't know if that is the name for it, but here is a picture. This used a wide "mesh" yarn that is really pretty easy to work with. Then I saw some "lace ruffle" scarves at a craft show and the lady told me where to get the stuff. She offered to teach me how to do it, but I found a youtube video that was surprisingly very well done and I made this last night. My big project now is to determine how to change the gauge of the ruffle and made them a little shorter. I'm having fun with it anyway!
Today it is raining and has turned colder. We've had two days of 80's and sun and now are back to 40's-50's and rain for a few days. So it's a good day for inside jobs, like defrosting the refrigerator. I also am going to try and bake myself some gluten free bread. All my last attempts ended in the trash can, so this time I bought some Pamela's bread mix. I haven't been disappointed with any other Pamela's mixes or products, so perhaps this will work. I have everything I need, so I hope this will be successful. I think today would be a good movie day too! Time to watch those couple dozen movies we have hidden away!
The year is almost over. I wish you all peace and a Happy New Year!
Better batten down the hatches!
Wind is nothing unusual here in the Rio Grande Valley. We normally enjoy a light breeze most of the time. We love this breeze. Surprisingly, it almost always has a "cool" feel to it. That is strange indeed when you have temperatures in the 80's and you have this cool breeze. If the breeze stops, though, it is hot and you will have bugs. So we like the breeze because we have no bugs! But it does promise to be challenging with winds in the 25-40 mph range and gusts up to 50. We've even heard we may have gusts up to 60. Certainly hope the canopy can weather that. I'm sure it will. I don't get nervous about it anymore. The first year we put it up, Hurricane Dolly hit the shore and we had winds of over 40 mph and she never gave up, although other awnings in the park were lost. So I think we're good. We have already secured most of our outdoor stuff, i.e, chairs, etc. I have an outside lit Christmas tree that I will bring in. I noticed the other night it has a string of lights out, so I will try to see if I can track that down.
Terry and I went out last night and looked at more Christmas lights. We went to four parks in our little compound here and saw quite a few displays. Love the golf cart ride!
Today I am going to get some preparation done for Christmas dinner. I need to make my jello salads and sweep the Texas Room, then I'm good. Terry said he has more presents to wrap, but I am done there, so we are good.
Since we got back from Houston, we have been doing some odd jobs. Our rear gas furnace went out in the motorhome and Terry has been researching what the problem is. He ordered parts and one day last week they arrived. He pulled the furnace, installed the new part, and it works! So glad he is handy like that. Not much he can't fix, but some stuff he won't tackle. This involved a new circuit board and he got the job done.
in the Texas Room. Last Friday I joined some ladies for a class on wreath making. We made wreaths out of zip lock bags. It was easy, but it did take a lot of time. . . well, I was able to start it in the class and finish it that evening. I bought some decorations the next day and today I got it decorated. I thought it turned out very well.
I've finished my Christmas shopping. Did it all on line. Not Christmas shopping like I remember when I was younger, but more palatable in today's world. I miss shopping in the downtown area when it was cold and snowy. . . going from store to store. . . looking for bargains. Sometimes Mom and Dad would take us downtown and park on Main Street and "people watch." That was a favorite pastime when we were little. Downtown is still there, but the stores where we used to shop are no longer there. So we are all ready for Christmas. The presents are all wrapped and under the tree. The dogs have plenty to keep them occupied Christmas morning and new beds to crash on! They are spoiled, but so, so sweet.
We are hosting Mom and Dad again for Christmas dinner. We are having turkey again, but this time we bought a cooked hickory smoked turkey. Hope it's good. We just have to warm it up. We aren't having as big a dinner as we had for Thanksgiving, but it will be good anyway. We have already shopped for the groceries, so we don't have to go out for anything this week.
There are quite a few places decorated for Christmas in our park, although some of the other parks do more. I will take some pictures later when we go look. I took Mom and Dad once, but it has been colder the last couple days, so we haven't been out. But it should warm up again. Even when it is cold here, it's still in the 60's, so I'm not complaining! Just making an observation.
The appointment went well in Houston with Dr. Doyle. He agreed to see Terry once a year so for now we are going to be seeing both his Indy doctor and the one in Houston. Best of both worlds! His incision has healed nicely and he is not having any issues. They interrogated the device and everything is working like it should.
We had an unexpected problem as we got in to Houston and that was Butterscotch. She got sick and was having trouble keeping food down and if that wasn't bad enough, she was having the "other" problem that follows along with the upset tummy. I spent two nights sleeping on the couch with her so I could take her out when she needed to go out. Monday we decided we would have to try and find a veterinarian in Victoria where we were planning on stopping for the night.
We left Houston Tuesday morning at the crack o'dark so we could make the stops we wanted and get in early enough to see a vet. We originally planned an appointment in the afternoon, but we got into the campground around 10:30 and I called the vet's office. They told me to bring her right in. So I drove the 4 miles over to the Victoria Animal Hospital and we were seen right away. They were very nice there and they were recommended by the campground host, so I am very glad we went. By this time, Butterscotch was definitely feeling poorly, but she was very cooperative with the doctor. She wasn't dehydrated, but clearly had some intestinal bug. The doctor gave her two shots, one for nausea, and one an antibiotic for the bad bacteria. She also gave her some oral meds which she is still on. She was clearly feeling better by the evening, but I could not feed her at all that day. Fortunately she did eat the next day and she is pretty much back to normal.
Because we were able to see the vet early, we were able to still make our rendevous with our friends, Jan and Wes. They are fulltimers as well and are members of our "Class of 2005" fulltimers. They spend the winter in Aransas Pass, Texas, and had been to Victoria for a doctor's appointment. We met them at Mumphord's Place, a BBQ joint in Victoria. Our friend, "The Texan," took us there a couple years ago and we have to go everytime we are in town! Jan and Wes enjoyed it as we did and we got to sit and visit for quite some time before they had to head back south and we returned to the motorhome and a recovering dog!
We are now back in the valley on our lot and plan to be here for a couple months, well, maybe four! So now we are getting things cleaned up and our Christmas decorations up, etc. We are enjoying warmer weather this year than we had last year and we are soaking that up!
While I was driving the other day, Terry snapped this picture of our girls. They are behind the driver's seat in front of the one slide. It forms a little cubbyhole back there and we put one of their cushions back there. They both like it and sometimes we find them both there!


So where does the swearing come in? At the end of the session I was told that junior high teachers would prefer it if elementary teachers didn't let students use calculators. Then I was asked what high school teachers would prefer junior high teachers not do. One of my responses was "cross multiply".
Perhaps even more important, though, is that "cross multiply "obscures what's happening mathematically: multiplying both sides by each denominator. Even more fundamental, is that we're performing the same operation to both sides of an equation. And that's the basis of solving high school equations, isn't it?


Taipei pastries (get it? TaiPastries? Mwahaha) are some of the most beautiful and delectable creations I've eaten.
This was not in our itinerary. I did not even know it existed. However, as we were going through the tourist spots on Day 3, our grumbling tummies realized we needed to eat at some point. Before proceeding to Confucius Temple from the Grand Hotel, we went to a 7 Eleven across the temple to have a quick snack. (We already planned to go to a beef noodle soup shop later for lunch, hence, the quick snack.) 7 Eleven branches in Taipei are quite the treat, as well. But I digress, Milkhouses was beside 7 Eleven, and being a big fan of puff pastries, I saw this beautiful puff pastry covered in almonds, I had to go in and get it!
Milkhouses is essentially a bakery and resembles greatly to BreadTalk. An array of savoury and sweet breads, they also have packed snacks like my one true love, iced gems. I remember, when I was a child, my world revolved in this one snack. I had to buy one and brought it home, haha. Anyway, if ever you chance upon Milkhouses, I believe they have a few branches around Taipei, step inside and get me these iced gems, okay?
Instagram was built because of the café. I mean, it isn't, but it might as well be. This was our last stop before returning to Ximending. We saw this as one of the recommended café in Taipei, and seeing pictures of these extravagant desserts, we had to check it out.
Coffee Alley was full when we arrived, but luckily a table for 4 was about to finish. As this was another quick snack, we thought to only buy a couple of treats. But alas, they have a rule of 1 order per person. What we didn't know was how massive their servings were! It wasn't until our food was served, did we realize that the other tables only had 1 plate to share (usually the waffles plus side) and a drink for each. We misunderstood the waitress and thought we needed to get a plate each! We could've survived with just a drink each, considering each selection was rather expensive. Oh well! We got to take pictures of these pretty, fluffy waffles, though!
I ordered the Strawberry Mille-Feuille because I thought it would be similar to a soft puff pastry texture that I'm obsessed about, but it was hard, I guess because Mille-Feuille translates to thousand layers, and it needed the pastry to be sturdy?
All around delicious food, had good interiors and great location for hanging out with your friends! I'd rate it high, as well! But remember, you can share them massive waffles, haha!
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Editor's Note: There are a few spoilers in here, but the vast majority are from the first couple episodes.
This time of year, Battle Road in Minute Man National Park outside of Boston is encased by a thick layer of treacherous snow and ice. Those who do brave the slick path in winter are rewarded with mile after mile of quiet to reflect on the relationship between insurgents and occupiers in America's past as they walk Revolutionary War battlefields.
The American narrative of resistance is essential to the nation's identity even today, particularly if you raise your children in New England. Like all stories, however, this narrative is more complex than is taught to elementary schoolchildren. Come summer, flowers and flags will bloom alongside the monuments to close-fought skirmishes. Not all the flags will be American. Some will be British.
This complicated relationship between occupied and occupiers is worth remembering when watching Okkupert (English title: Occupied), an understated and compelling 10-part Norwegian-language television drama envisioning a Russian grab for Norway's oil and gas (Europe's largest reserves). It was only available in Norway until Netflix recently brought the series to U.S. viewers with subtitles. It is essential viewing for anyone trying to understand how flawed our assumptions about NATO, the future of Northern European security, and Russia's relationship with Europe might be.
It would be unfair to spoil too much of Occupied. It is worth, however, laying out the stakes: Norwegian scientists successfully harness a new source of energy, derived from Thorium. While a 2014 essay ("The Wonder Fuel That Wasn't") in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists downplayed Thorium's potential, Oslo's future politicians believe otherwise. After deciding Thorium is the future, they move to shut down Norway's oil and gas production to help Europe — and the world — save itself from environmental catastrophe tied to fossil fuel production and consumption. What should be the Norwegian prime minister's proudest day as a transformational-type charismatic green politician becomes a life-or-death moment at the hands of spetsnaz operators and Russian helicopter gunships orbiting Statoil platforms.
Russia's grab for Norway's energy resources starts off with this quick punch to the nose but then a subtler, suffocating embrace follows, in part because Moscow has the European Union's blessing. In Occupied, Not even the Swedes are with Norway. NATO, now without the United States due to European free-riding, does not come galloping to the rescue.
Still, politics, both national and international, are central to Occupied. The story is about people first, many who swallow the Russian narrative behind its invasion in order to avoid a bigger fight and certain bloodshed. It is a character-driven series following political leaders, a journalist and his go-for-broke restaurant-owning wife, the nascent Fritt Norge (Free Norway) insurgent movement, aggressive Russian officials, and a Norwegian security agent. The latter is perhaps the series' most intriguing character. His moral path is as twisted as a fjord's switchback trail as he attempts to stave off open conflict. Occupier and occupied both struggle for footing along a slippery ethical slope that takes the entire 10 episodes to build toward a climax.
The show is not perfect. It misses a chance to showcase the role of Russian information and electronic warfare in its special operations. Some viewers will find the drama, and eventual action, too slow of a boil. There is no meaningful reference to Russia's Ukraine strain of hybrid warfare that seems to a be a model for Moscow's Norwegian invasion. For an '80s Cold War kid, how many hear the Aaron Copland-inspired score for the 1984 film Red Dawn and want to shout out "Wolverines!" in a cry as tragic as it is triumphant? Occupied, for better or worse, has none of that jingoism.
Occupied serves as a reminder that realistic stories about future conflict help us confront our assumptions about today's security environment. If it had not been made, far fewer people would be considering the following questions: Is NATO focusing on the Baltic States at the expense of Scandinavia? How should Europe define defense relationships post-NATO? What is a leader's first correct countermove if hybrid or asymmetric warfare operations begin? Most importantly, Occupied raises a fundamental question about the point at which a European citizen, so accustomed to a peaceful life and more interested in social welfare than defense spending, decides their nation is worth fighting for.
Critics in Norway did not warm to the big-budget series, which cost $10.9 million, as one reviewer noted: "Occupied feels in many ways distorted, true, but not entirely fair." A creation of best-selling crime writer Jo Nesbo, it conjures up memories of Norway's German occupation and daring resistance during World War II while jabbing at Russia's foray into Ukraine. Given Vladimir Putin's attention to the power of popular media and journalism in shaping Russia's narrative, it is no surprise officials bristled at the show's debut.
Occupied matters to more than Norway or Russia. Consider England, which is still coming to terms with its relationship with Russia: Billionaires still bring sacks of cash to London while Russian spies snuff out dissidents with Putin's blessing or even direction, according to the UK government's latest report. The BBC just last week (Feb. 3) ran a special drama broadcast on former British officials wargaming a confrontation with Russia over the Baltics. For American viewers, Occupied underscores the difficulty in deterring Putin's Russia from repeating Ukraine-like operations on its western borders. It also forces consideration of how we protect our allies.
Sheltering in the American ambassador's residence (which has a Cadillac Escalade parked out front), the Norwegian prime minister appeals for help: "You still have the power to assert your will if you want to." To which the American ambassador replies coldly, "Unfortunately, history has taught us a lesson and the United States doesn't get involved in conflicts without a winning strategy." For Norway's leaders, desperate to avoid triggering a vindictive military response from Russia, there is no obvious winning strategy either.
In the hills outside of Occupied's Oslo, as was done in America's Minute Man National Park, memorials to fierce fighting will one day be erected. But whether their construction honors the valiant Russians who entered Norway to ensure European stability or win-at-all costs Fritt Norge insurgents depends on how well each side understands their place in history.
That is something only a second season can answer.
*Author's Note: The idea to title this essay Run, Freeze, or Fight came from a conversation with Marika Landau-Wells, winner of the Art of Future Warfare Project's "After the war …" short fiction contest.
August Cole is the director of the Atlantic Council's Art of Future Warfare project and a non-resident senior fellow at the Council. He is a writer, consultant and analyst. His first novel, GHOST FLEET, co-written with Peter W. Singer, was published in 2015.


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Tour de Hongrie in North-America
Flobikes' huge increase Flobikes of the United States and the International Cycling Federation (UCI) signed an agreement which grants Flobikes exclusive rights to stream and broadcast UCI major events in North America and Canada. U.S. junior world champion, Quinn SimmonsMore
Tour de Hongrie 2021: Trek-Segafredo returns
They attended the race this year "It is our pleasure to announce our first World Team, as U.S. Trek-Segafredo is returning to Hungary next spring" – said Károly Eisenkrammer, Main Organiser of Tour de Hongrie. "We have received loads of great, positive feedbacks after More
Tour de Hongrie campaign on Eurosport
2021 in the focus For more than a month, from 28 November, 30-sec TV-spots of next year's Tour de Hongrie are aired on Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2. According to the telecasts, until the end of December, our Tour de Hongrie spot is placed not only to cycling-relMore
Attila Valter won the Tour de Hongrie!
Fantastic Hungarian victory in the highest point o Last stage of Tour de Hongrie brought an amazing Hungarian success, Attila Valter attacked on the last km – no one could keep the rythm with him, peloton was not able to catch the Hungarian talent. CCC Team's rider won the stage in Kékestető,More
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What a triple: Mareczko did it again!
Groves kept the yellow jersey Stage 4 of the 41st Tour de Hongrie traveled between Sárospatak and Kazincbarcika today and after 180 km of racing the etape ended with a sprint finish. It was a successful day again for CCC Team's Italian sprinter, Jakub Mareczko who won for thMore
Mareczko-double in Nyíregyháza
Australian Groves in the yellow jersey Today's stage of Tour de Hongrie ended with a sprint finish: the peloton traveled 182 km between Karcag and Nyíregyháza, at the end of stage 3 CCC Team's Italian sprinter, Jakub Mareczko could celebrate – similar to yesterday in HajdúszoboMore
Italian fireworks in Hajdúszoboszló
Great day for András Szatmáry Italy's Jakub Mareczko from CCC Team won the second stage of Tour de Hongrie in Hajdúszoboszló, however the day had a Hungarian hero, too: András Szatmáry (National Team of Hungary) was in the breakaway group for about 130 km and he took the More
Historical Spanish victory at the Basilica
Aberasturi won Stage 1 The 1st stage of the 41st edition of Tour de Hongrie ended with a sprint finish where Spain's Jon Aberasturi became the best: the peloton raced over 118 km on day 1, in and around of the beautiful landscapes of Esztergom. The stage finished in frMore
The battle starts for the yellow jersey
Tour de Hongrie team presentation in Budapest Participants of the Tour de Hongrie arrived to Hungary, the official start list says 119 riders from 20 teams will attend Hungary's biggest cycling race which starts on Saturday. Teams were presented to the fans in the Hungarian capital, in frontMore
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After a fantastic double, German team returns to Hungary
Bike Aid, German Continental cycling team is such a unique one. Among its riders we can find competitors from Kenya, Uganda, The Netherlands and of course, from Germany. They are usual participants of the international races and Hungarian fans will be able to welcome them soon again as they return to the Tour de Hongrie which starts on 11 June. This will be their 3rd TDH. The team was founded with a serious, generous mission, and its cyclists always reach this goal…
"The Bike Aid is a very special cycling community which was established in 2007, in Germany as a non-profit organization. They have more than one thousand members, staff and sponsors, so Bike Aid is one of Germany's most active and biggest communities. What Bike Aid really means? Well, the united experience of cycling, nature and social commitment" – as their official website presents the team.
This wonderful community – until the moment when this article is published – so far has collected 754.000 EUR donation which was used for special aims. Anyway, this huge amount is 70.000 EUR more than they had last year this time…
The average age of the members is 27, in 2018 Bike Aid was one of the starts of Tour de Hongrie, German Nikodemus Holler won the last two stages in Miskolc and Kazincbarcika by spectacular finishes.
Matthias Schnapka is the eldest from Bike Aid with his 38 years,Timo Schäfer is 36, the youngest cyclists is Salim Kipkemboi from Kenya – he always achieves great results in mountain stages, last year he won a stage in the United Arab Emirates.
Lucas Carstensen is a great sprinter, he already has 8 stage victories – in February 2019 he won the Alanya Grand Prix. Then, we can mention Nikodemus who won the Tour of Cameroon in 2017 and in 2018 two stages of TDH, moreover he placed 5th in the general classification of the Hungarian race.
Dutch Adne van Angelen is also a name which we mustn't forget: he was in the Top10 of the Tour of Thailand, Egypt, Iran and Cameroon. In 2016 he got the 6th place of Hungary's biggest competition.
Tour de Hongrie, with its 890 km will start on 11 June, the UCI 2.1 race will finish on 16 June. 140 cyclists, from 20 teams during 6 days are going to compete in Hungary.
Teams of Tour de Hongrie in 2019
Cofidis (FRA)
Androni-Giocattoli Sidermec (ITA)
Israel Cycling Academy (ISR)
Neri Sottoli-Selle Italia-KTM (ITA)
Tarteletto-Isorex (BEL)
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A resident of Lacey or its Urban Growth Area.
Interested volunteers can contact Kelly Adams at (360) 438-2620, or KAdams@ci.lacey.wa.us. You can also pick up an application in the Career Center of any NTPS high school or download an application at ci.lacey.wa.us/YouthRep.


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Home › News › September 2016 › MPs wear gold for kids with cancer
MPs wear gold for kids with cancer
Parliamentarians were asked to wear gold ribbons to honour children with cancer and to recognise the community that supports them during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month 2016.
Every year, The Kids' Cancer Project use Childhood Cancer Awareness Month as a platform to meet with Members of Parliament to seek further advocacy for children with cancer and their families, along with research project collaboration.
Federal Parliamentarians during Question Time wearing the Gold Ribbon in support of Childhood Cancer Awareness month 2016.
"The Kids' Cancer Project is committing over $4 million in research projects this year following a competitive grant process which saw over $12 million requested by scientists and institutions around Australia," said Owen Finegan, Chief Executive of The Kids' Cancer Project.
The Kids' Cancer Project warns of shortfalls in research funding if initiatives like the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) are not developed to support people with rare diseases such as childhood cancer.
"Thanks to community support, philanthropy is playing a life-saving role in helping kids with cancer. Over fifty percent of children will be treated via a clinical trial and these are largely funded by the not for profit sector," said Owen.
With cancer the leading cause of death of Australian children, by disease, there is an urgent need to fill the funding gap.
Sarah and Joshua Weir, from Sydney will also meet parliamentarians and are all too aware of the funding needed for childhood cancer research - their youngest daughter, Evie, was diagnosed with cancer in August 2013 when she was just two years old.
"Fundraising and research is vital," says Sarah Weir pictured here with daughters, Evie and Alisha, and husband Josh.
"If you have ever found yourself thinking or saying, 'I wish there was something I could do to help', there is," said Sarah. "You can donate blood, you can run a fundraiser or attend one, or donate money to a charity like The Kids' Cancer Project."
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"You can buy a gold ribbon and wear it to raise awareness and start up a conversation with people. Children like Evie and her friends who have battled or are battling cancer deserve a cure. They are worth fighting for," said Sarah.
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The Government plays a significant role in funding childhood cancer research and recently announced a $20 million investment to support national research initiative, the Zero Childhood Cancer Program, which The Kids' Cancer Project is also contributing to.
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L'area naturale marina protetta Capo Gallo - Isola delle Femmine è un'area marina protetta della Regione siciliana istituita nel 2002 tra capo Gallo e l'isola delle femmine.

Storia
La riserva è stata istituita nel 2002 con il D.M. 24 luglio 2002, pubblicato nella GURI n. 285 del 5 dicembre 2002. La gestione della riserva è stata affidata provvisoriamente alla Capitaneria di Porto di Palermo con il D.M. 21 marzo 2003.
Secondo l'articolo 3 del D.M. 24 aprile 2002, le finalità dell'area marina protetta sono:
 a) la protezione ambientale dell'area marina interessata
 b) la tutela e la valorizzazione delle risorse biologiche e geomorfologiche della zona
 c) la diffusione e la divulgazione della conoscenza dell'ecologia e della biologia degli ambienti marini e costieri dell'area marina protetta e delle peculiari caratteristiche ambientali e geomorfologiche della zona
 d) l'effettuazione di programmi di carattere educativo per il miglioramento della cultura generale nel campo dell'ecologia e della biologia marina
 e) la realizzazione di programmi di studio e ricerca scientifica nei settori dell'ecologia, della biologia marina e della tutela ambientale, al fine di assicurare la conoscenza sistematica dell'area
 f) la promozione di uno sviluppo socio-economico compatibile con la rilevanza naturalistico-paesaggistica dell'area, anche privilegiando attività tradizionali locali già presenti. Nell'ambito dell'azione di promozione di uno sviluppo compatibile con le predette finalità, la disciplina delle attività relative alla canalizzazione dei flussi turistici, alle visite guidate e ai mezzi di trasporto collettivi, potrà prevedere che le predette attività vengano svolte prioritariamente o esclusivamente dai residenti e da imprese avente sede nei Comuni ricadenti nell'area marina protetta

Con decreto ministeriale 24 aprile 2012, pubblicato in GU n. 200 del 28 settembre 2012, la gestione dell'area marina protetta è definitivamente affidata al Consorzio di gestione, mentre la Capitaneria di porto di Palermo assume un ruolo di supporto.

Territorio

La riserva comprende un'area complessiva di circa 2.173 ha a mare a cui si sommano 16,02 km di costa posta tra i comuni di Palermo e di Isola delle Femmine, suddivisi in zone A, B e C in rapporto ai diversi livelli di protezione.
 La zona A (77 ha), zona di massima protezione in cui è vietata sia la balneazione che l'accesso ai natanti, comprende due tratti di mare localizzati rispettivamente nel settore nord-occidentale e nord-orientale dell'isola delle Femmine e ad ovest di capo Gallo.
 La zona B (242 ha) comprende tre aree, due delle quali circostanti le due zone A, la terza situata tra punta Catena e punta Matese, nelle quali è possibile la balneazione ma l'ancoraggio dei natanti è consentito solo tramite le apposite boe predisposte dall'ente gestore.
 La zona C (1.854 ha), di riserva parziale, comprende la restante parte di mare all'interno del perimetro dell'area marina protetta, all'interno della quale la balneazione e l'accesso dei natanti sono liberi.

Geologia
Dal punto di vista batimetrico i fondali della riserva sono caratterizzati da una struttura a "gradoni". Il fondale digrada dolcemente, con una leggera pendenza, sino alla profondità di -18 m, quindi si incontra una frattura verticale con un dislivello di 2 o 3 m; poi il fondale digrada di nuovo dolcemente sino a -25, -30 m per dare vita ad una nuova brusca rottura di pendenza che arriva sino ai -40 m e si esaurisce in un'estesa pianura sabbiosa. Dal punto di vista geologico tali "gradoni" corrispondono alle antiche linee di costa, o paleorive, e testimoniano l'azione erosiva del mare in epoche geologiche in cui il livello delle acque era più basso dell'attuale.

Flora

I fondali dell'area marina protetta ospitano una grande varietà di forme di vita vegetale.

Le alghe brune del genere Cystoseira (in particolare Cystoseira stricta e Cystoseira amentacea) e le alghe rosse Laurencia papillosa e Lithophyllum lichenoides occupano la zona intertidale, a ridosso del trottoir a vermeti che ricopre gran parte della linea di costa. Sempre nel piano intertidale, è possibile incontrare lo spaghetto di mare (Nemalion helminthoides) e i licheni del genere Verrucaria, che formano una cintura che segna il confine tra il piano sopralitorale e quello intertidale. Il piano appena sottostante è occupato da alghe rosse calcaree quali Corallina elongata e Corallina officinalis che ricoprono le pareti sommerse e in ombra.

Ma la vita vegetale trova la sua massima espressione nelle praterie di Posidonia oceanica, comunità climax del mar Mediterraneo, che nel territorio della riserva presenta un buon grado di conservazione, offrendo riparo a numerose forme di vita vegetale e animale. Mentre nella zona litoranea orientale della città di Palermo, la prateria è in forte regressione, a causa della grande antropizzazione della costa e degli sversamenti in mare dei reflui urbani ed industriali, nella zona della riserva la prateria è in buona salute. Ciò è dovuto in parte alla minore urbanizzazione della costa e in parte alle correnti marine, che allontanano i reflui provenienti dalla vicina Carini. Nella riserva di Capo Gallo, inoltre, la prateria si accresce anche su substrato roccioso, evento molto raro per questa fanerogama. All'interno del posidonieto, alla base delle foglie della pianta, vivono le alghe verdi Flabellia petiolata e le alghe rosse Peyssonnelia squamaria, che si ritrovano anche a profondità più elevate, ai limiti del coralligeno e all'interno di grotte e cavità in ombra.

Fauna

Gli scogli del piano mesolitorale sono colonizzati da organismi eurieci, cioè in grado di sopportare delle repentine variazioni di temperatura e salinità. Inoltre possiedono degli adattamenti che gli permettono di evitare il disseccamento. Tra questi organismi, molto comuni sono le patelle (Patella lusitanica e Patella caerulea), i balani (Chtamalus stellatus), i granchi Pachygrapsus marmoratus e le pulci di mare (Ligia italica).
Al confine tra mesolitorale superiore e inferiore e fino a pochi metri di profondità si trovano i comuni pomodori di mare (Actinia equina).

Nel piano mesolitorale inferiore sono presenti le biocostruzioni tipiche del Mar Mediterraneo, i trottoir a vermeti, i cui principali costruttori sono i molluschi Dendropoma cristatum e Vermetus triquetrus. L'importanza di queste costruzioni risiede nel fatto che esse ampliano il piano intertidale e costituiscono degli habitat idonei alla vita di molti organismi. All'interno dei trottoir si possono formare delle pozze infralitorali, che vengono riempite dalle maree e al cui interno possono rimanere intrappolati alcuni pesci, principalmente peperoncini (Tripterygion minor) e bavose del genere Blennius.

Sulle pareti rocciose a ridosso del piano mesolitorale è facile incontrare le colorate colonie di Astroides calycularis, una madrepora incrostante dal caratteristico colore arancione. Simili agli A. calycularis sono Leptopsammia pruvoti, di colore giallo intenso. Altre madrepore presenti in riserva sono Cariphyllia smithii e Balanophyllia europaea, entrambe di difficile individuazione a causa delle ridotte dimensioni, che vanno da 0,5 a 1 cm. Negli anfratti poco illuminati, subito sotto il trottoir vivono anche le spugne Petrosia ficiformis. Tra i pesci che amano vivere a ridosso dei trottoir molto comuni sono gli sciarrani (Serranus scriba), gli scorfanotti (Scorpaena notata), le spigole (Dicentrarchus labrax), le occhiate (Oblada melanura), i cefali (Mugil cephalus) e le salpe (Sarpa salpa). Nelle zone sabbiose e negli anfratti alla profondità di 10-15 metri si trova il Cerianthus membranacea. Ben rappresentati sono anche i molluschi nudibranchi, tra cui ricordiamo Flabellina affinis e Discodoris atromaculata.

Sui bassi fondali a ridosso della costa si osservano facilmente la donzella comune (Coris julis), la donzella pavonina (Thalassoma pavo), lo scorfano (Scorpaena scrofa), il tordo pavone (Symphodus tinca) e diverse specie di saraghi (Diplodus vulgaris e Diplodus annularis).

Negli anfratti rocciosi trovano riparo la cernia bruna (Epinephelus marginatus), la murena (Muraena helena), il re di triglie (Apogon imberbis) e la castagnola rossa (Anthias anthias). Occasionalmente ci si può imbattere in pesci di passo come il dentice (Dentex dentex) e la ricciola (Seriola dumerili). All'interno delle grotte si trovano briozoi come Myriapora truncata e Sertella spp., spugne incrostanti come la Spirastrella cunctatrix e la Crambe crambe. Molto comuni sono anche le stelle marine Echinaster sepositus, Marthasterias glacialis e Coscinasterias tenuispina.

Il piano infralitorale è dominato dalla presenza delle praterie di Posidonia, che ospitano un'ampia varietà di specie animali tra cui abbondano gli echinodermi, in particolare il riccio Paracentrotus lividus e la stella marina Hacelia attenuata, molluschi come la Pinna nobilis, il bivalve più grande del Mediterraneo e i cefalopodi Octopus vulgaris, il comune polpo, e la seppia (Sepia officinalis). Anche le spugne, come il rognone di mare (Chondrosia reniformis), sono ben rappresentate tra le praterie. Nascosto tra le foglie della pianta e abilmente mimetizzato vive il pesce ago (Syngnathus typhle), mentre all'interno della sabbia si mimetizza la sogliola (Solea solea). Altri pesci che trovano rifugio all'interno delle praterie sono labridi e sparidi come la salpa (Sarpa salpa).

Tra i 15 ed i 20 metri di profondità si trovano le anemoni Anemonia sulcata, che vive in simbiosi con delle zooxantelle responsabili della colorazione verde dei tentacoli dell'animale, la Aiptasia mutabilis e la Aiptasia diaphana.

Tra le specie minacciate di estinzione è importante ricordare la presenza nella riserva dell'anfiosso (Branchiostoma lanceolatum).

Il piano circalitorale, dominato dalla presenza in Mediterraneo del coralligeno, è l'ambiente classico delle aragoste (Palinurus elephas), dei gamberi Palaemon serratus, delle gorgonie Paramuricea clavata, Eunicella stricta ed Eunicella cavolinii. Tra gli cnidari, di particolare importanza è la presenza del corallo rosso (Corallium rubrum), del corallo nero (Gerardia savaglia) e del falso corallo (Myriapora truncata). Tra gli echinodermi si trovano il riccio diadema (Centrostephanus longispinus), dai lunghissimi aculei e la stella marina Ophidiaster ophidianus, tra i policheti è presente lo spirografo (Sabella spallanzani) e tra le spugne la Phorbas tenacior e Agelas oroides.

Tra la fauna pelagica troviamo le meduse Cotylorhiza tuberculata e Rhizostoma pulmo, i calamari (Loligo vulgaris) e le seppie (Sepia officinalis).
L'ittiofauna è piuttosto varia e diversificata. Si trovano acciughe (Engraulis encrasicolus), barracuda mediterranei (Sphyraena viridensis) noti con il nome comune di aluzzo, castagnole (Chromis chromis), aguglie (Belone belone). Tra i pesci più grandi è possibile imbattersi in pesci luna (Mola mola), tonni (Thunnus thynnus) e occasionalmente anche in verdesche (Prionace glauca).
Tra i rettili è possibile incontrare la tartaruga marina Caretta caretta, mentre non infrequenti sono gli avvistamenti di delfini quali Tursiops truncatus e Stenella coeruleoalba.

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Grotta dell'Olio
È una grotta di origine carsica con una volta a cupola alta circa 10 m che sorge alla base della falesia del Malpasso, a poca distanza dalla zona A di Capo Gallo. L'ingresso è dato da un arco di roccia parzialmente sommerso, le cui pareti sono popolate da aree di coralligeno e da numerose specie di attinie. Sul tetto della grotta è presente un'ampia fenditura che consente l'entrata della luce, che riflettendosi sul fondale di sabbia bianca conferisce all'acqua un luminoso colore turchese. I massi, caduti sul fondo dalle pareti della grotta, sono colonizzati dalla spugna Petrosia ficiformis, che appare di colore bianco per la mancanza di zooxantelle simbionti.
Si trova all'interno della Zona B. Può essere visitata solo nell'ambito di immersioni autorizzate dall'ente gestore.

Grotta della Màzzara
È una grotta di origine carsica, che ricade nella Zona A della riserva, il cui ingresso sommerso è costituito da una galleria naturale lunga quasi 100 m, che si origina a meno di 1 m di profondità per terminare, al termine di uno stretto e poco illuminato cammino, in una sala con un'ampia volta emersa ed una piccola spiaggia di ciottoli. La volta presenta concrezioni stalattitiche e stalagmitiche prodotte dallo stillicidio di acqua dolce.
Deve il suo nome ad un'antica àncora di pietra, che i pescatori chiamavano màzzara, ritrovata dal fotografo subacqueo Alberto Romeo negli anni '60, in prossimità del suo ingresso. Un tempo abitata da murene e corvine (Sciaena umbra), oggi vi si trovano solo alcuni gamberetti.

Finistruna (finestroni) di Isola delle femmine
È uno dei siti più spettacolari della riserva e sorge circa 300 metri a nord dell'isolotto di Isola delle Femmine, al confine tra il piano infralitorale e il piano circalitorale. Si tratta di un gradino di roccia situato a -30 m che sprofonda bruscamente sino a -55 m dando vita ad una parete verticale ricca di archi e fenditure. Lungo questa parete, a circa 40 metri di profondità, si trova la tettoia, una zona di precoralligeno ricca di antozoi, come Paramuricea clavata, Alcyonium coralloides, Astroides calycularis e Parazoanthus axinellae. È in questa zona che è possibile incontrare il Corallium rubrum.
Il nome  Finistruna (finestroni in lingua siciliana) deriva dal fatto che i pescatori usavano come riferimento per individuarla il punto in cui è possibile vedere il mare attraverso le due finestre della torre posta sull'isola.

Relitto di aereo tedesco
Al largo di Sferracavallo, ad una profondità di quasi 50 m, si incontra il relitto di un Junkers-52 tedesco abbattuto durante la seconda guerra mondiale. L'aereo, parzialmente interrato nel fondale sabbioso, è utilizzato come tana da numerosi gronghi, polpi e murene.

Secca Palidda
Più che di una vera e propria secca si tratta di una terrazza rocciosa ubicata ad una profondita di oltre 30 m, ad est dell'isolotto di Isola delle Femmine. Ospita colonie di gorgonie gialle, spirografi di notevoli dimensioni e, nelle zone più al riparo dalla luce e dalle correnti, colonie di Parazoanthus axinellae.

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Voci correlate
 Riserva naturale orientata Capo Gallo
 Riserva naturale orientata Isola delle Femmine
 Aree naturali protette della Sicilia
 Aree marine protette d'Italia

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni
 Area marina protetta Capo Gallo - Isola delle Femmine su www.parks.it, portale dei parchi italiani (URL consultato il 16 gennaio 2010)
 AMP Capo Gallo - Isola delle Femmine (URL consultato il 16 gennaio 2010)

Aree naturali protette della città metropolitana di Palermo
Aree marine della Sicilia
Luoghi di immersione in Italia
Isola delle Femmine
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11 Things That'd Make Xbox Live Better | Player One Podcast (via Gazunta's twitter).
My frustration boils down to these:1) I really don't like to play with strangers because in general it's not a great experience.
2) Sometimes my gaming taste and the tastes of people on my immediate friends list just don't jive, so while I have 100 friends maybe only a small handful are playing the same game I am (Hydro Thunder Hurricane).
3) Unless I look at everyone on my friends list's recent activity or are on when they're on, I can't easily see what everyone's playing or what games we might share. I have to hunt that information, it's not being fed to me. It's akin to Facebook being nothing more than a list of your friends and the only way you could find out what was going on with them was by clicking on their profiles or being online at the same time as they were. There's just a feeling of minimal actual social interaction on XBL.
4) After the first week of a big game's release, it's tough to coordinate a time to play with friends. It's just luck of the draw whether they'll be on when you're on so you can throw them an invite.
As much as I'm sure Microsoft would hate to admit it, there are many XBLA games where the community is dead. There's no one playing. Or, rather, there isn't a critical mass of players at one time to keep things going. For instance, I love Jetpac Refuelled. Great game. No one is playing that game anymore. The chances of me booting up that game and finding someone to play against is nil. But if I was online and if I knew someone else was out there that wanted to play it, I *might* join them.
I'd even like to see a system similar to kongregate's challenge system. On the site, games will be given revivals by temporary in game challenges for badges (kongregate's achievements) or cards for Kongai (the site's virtual CCG) or even marketing offers. Currently Castle Wars, a game first released in 2007 has a White Castle related marketing challenge which is contributing to a whole bunch of current plays. I'd love to see this sort of thing happening on Live (with or without the White Castle marketing), whether supported by Microsoft, or by the developer. The service could offer for some limited time a special achievement or avatar reward, or if the game features DLC, it could offer a "free weekend" for the DLC, similar to Steam sales.
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Runway upgrade works begin at Colombo International Airport, Sri Lanka
Work has officially begun on the upgrading of the runway at Colombo International Airport in Sri Lanka, including pavement rehabilitation and airfield ground lighting upgrading works.
NACO, a company of Royal HaskoningDHV is responsible for the supervision of all construction works on behalf of the Airport Authorities of Sri Lanka (AASL), working within a joint venture with local partner Engineering Consultants Limited (ECL).
The Minister of Transport, Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva officially kick-started the project on January 6th, and construction is expected to be complete by April 6th 2017. All works have to be conducted within an 8-hour period each day, after which the runway opens again to air traffic.
Fer Mooren, Leading Professional Airside at NACO commented: "As the main international airport for Sri Lanka and with just one runway, this is a high profile, high-pressured project which is vital to sustaining its future.
"All construction works are taking place simultaneously in order to maximise efficiency during the strict construction window, with three teams working on replacing all lighting, widening of runway shoulders, and laying two new layers of asphalt to resurface the runway. Our duty is to ensure that all works are completed in a safe and compliant manner so that the airport functions as planned during this construction period."
The construction team is expected to complete work on 200m of the 3,500m-long runway each day. Once the upgrading of the runway is completed, the teams will then move across to work on the resurfacing and upgrading of the parallel taxiway.
NACO has a long-standing relationship with Colombo Airport, having designed and supervised construction of the original runway in the mid-1980s alongside partner ECL.


WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 40 million Americans are in debt thanks to their education, and most of their loans come from Uncle Sam. So President Barack Obama is aiming to clamp down on the private companies that service federal student debt with a presidential memorandum he signed Tuesday.
Obama's policy tweaks don't require new legislation from Congress — a plus as far as the White House is concerned. But they won't be earth-shattering for student-borrowers, either. Instead, the new steps seek to tilt the student lending process more toward the student, with a particular focus on graduates struggling to make their monthly payments.
"It's an executive action we're able to take to streamline and improve the manner in which the federal government interacts with students when it comes to student loans," Obama said as he signed the memo in the Oval Office.
Minutes later, the president departed the White House for Atlanta, where Obama was to showcase the new steps during a visit to Georgia Tech.
Obama's memorandum targets third parties like Sallie Mae/Navient that contract with the government to collect on federal student debt. Those companies will be required to better inform borrowers about their repayment options and notify them when they are delinquent on payments, the White House said.
The president is also instructing the government to create a website where students can see all their federal loans in one place — a major problem for students with multiple loans, as well as those whose loans have been sold by one lender to another. He's also asking for a single website where borrowers can file complaints about loan servicers, in an apparent recognition that customer service for student borrowers has often been shoddy in the past.
Although Obama has long lamented the burden placed on young Americans and the broader economy by student debt and college affordability, he's run into obstacles that have limited his efforts to improve the situation.
Using his executive authority, Obama expanded a federal loan repayment plan to allow more low-income Americans to cap their monthly payments at an affordable percentage of their income. But when Obama this year proposed to eliminate the so-called "529" college savings plan to make way for education tax benefits, opposition was so strong that he had to jettison the idea. And the president's State of the Union pitch this year for two years of free community college for every eligible American has gained little traction in the Republican-controlled Congress.
Obama will also direct federal agencies like the Education Department and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to determine whether more government rules are needed to keep student loan servicers in line. His memo also requires those companies to apply early payments from borrowers to loans with the highest interest rates, which could help students pay off their debt sooner.
Obama was to detail his student loan priorities during his trip to Georgia, where the president will also headline a fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee. Roughly 25 donors paid up to $33,400 to attend the private event at an Atlanta hotel.


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Zarif on Chabahar attack: Iran will punish terrorists, their masters
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has condemned a fatal terror attack that targeted Iran's strategic port city of Chabahar, vowing that the Islamic Republic will bring the perpetrators and "their masters" to justice.
The top Iranian diplomat took to his Twitter page on Thursday to react to the car bomb attack, which he said was perpetrated by "foreign-backed terrorists."
Earlier in the day, a vehicle laden with explosives went off close to a police headquarters in Chabahar, situated in the southeastern province of Sistan-and-Baluchestan.
The terrorist behind the wheel was seeking to force his way into the police post, but failed to do so as local security forces quickly intervened.
At least two police officers lost their lives and some 40 other people sustained injuries in the explosion, which also killed the bomber.
The so-called Ansar al-Furqan terrorist group later claimed responsibility for the assault.
"As we've made clear in the past, such crimes won't go unpunished: In 2010, our security services intercepted & captured extremists en route from UAE," Zarif wrote in the tweet.
He was apparently referring to a highly successful operation by Iranian intelligence services, which led to the capture in 2010 of Abdolmalek Rigi, the ringleader of the so-called Jundullah terror group. The extremist outfit under Rigi was dismantled and he was executed later that year.
That operation followed a 2009 terror attack by extremist terrorists that claimed over 40 lives in Sistan-and-Baluchestan Province.
"Mark my words: Iran WILL bring terrorists & their masters to justice," the foreign minister emphasized.
Sistan-and-Baluchestan -- which borders Pakistan -- has suffered several terror attacks targeting both civilians and security forces over the past years.
Iranian forces, from time to time, bust terrorist ringlets in the province, foiling their planned attacks and confiscating weapons and ammunition in the course of such security operations.
'Enemies seek chaos in Iran's biggest oceanic port'
Meanwhile, Rahmdel Bameri, caretaker of the Governor's Office in Chabahar County, underlined the strategic significance of the city as a free trade zone, which has a deep-water port on the Sea of Oman.
Chabahar is also the site of a port complex, which is being developed in cooperation with India as part of a new transportation corridor for landlocked Afghanistan.
Bameri added that such attacks are meant to "destabilize Chabahar, Iran's largest oceanic port, and disrupt the peaceful and friendly climate in there."
The perpetrators of such crimes will soon be identified and dealt with, he added.
"Given its exemption from US sanctions as well as its strategic location, Chabahar plays a significant part in the development of Sistan-and-Baluchestan Province and the eastern [transportation] corridor," Bameri said, adding, "Enemies have put destabilizing measures on their agenda to cause insecurity in this important region."
The official, however, emphasized that people in this area of Iran stand firmly united, and will foil all enemy plots.
Citing Afghanistan's economy, the US last approved a sanctions exemption for Chabahar when it re-imposed a second round of bans against Iran months after its withdrawal from a 2015 multilateral deal with Iran, which is officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
More reactions come in
Meanwhile, Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi also denounced the "malicious and inhumane terror attack, which he said was aimed at disrupting Iran's economic development, which is underway in cooperation with regional states.
The terrorists behind the attack, he added, have been "propped up in the bosom of certain countries and centers promoting violence and extremism in the region," stressing that "a severe punishment" awaits them.
Separately, Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif, the spokesman of Iran's Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), vowed a "crushing response" not only to the terrorists who carried out the attack but also to the "groups backing them."
"The terrorist grouplets are mainly linked to foreign security services like those belonging to Saudi Arabia, and have constantly been seeking to destabilize our border regions," said the IRGC official.
In a message, Vice President Es'haq Jahangiri also said such terror attacks are intended to create a rift within the united ranks of Iranian people, but they are doomed to failure and will only strengthen the nation's national unity and convergence.
Such acts of violence will also "boost the Islamic Republic of Iran's resolve to fight terrorism," said Jahangiri, calling for all-out efforts to identify the perpetrators and bring them to justice.
Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli also issued a statement in condemnation of the Chabahar terror assault, saying the "savage attack" proved again that the "evil hegemonic system would spare no plot" to target the nation.
The US, the Israeli regime and "the terrorist governments in the region that support them" feel desperate and angry over the "shameful defeat" they have suffered in their attempts to strip the Iranian nation of their independence and freedom, he said.
That is why they have resorted to their stooges inside Iran in the hope of upsetting the country's stability, he added.
Pakistan became the first country to condemn the terror attack, with its Foreign Ministry spokesman, Mohammad Faisal, calling for "concerted efforts" to uproot terrorism and prevent its spread.
The Indian Foreign Ministry also deplored the attack and said, "We express our condolences to the government and the people of Iran and the families of the victims of this attack."
"We wish speedy recovery to those injured. The perpetrators behind this dastardly attack should be brought to justice expeditiously. There can be no justification for any act of terror," it said in a statement.
UK Ambassador to Tehran Robert Macaire also posted a tweet and said he was "appalled" by the terrorist attack.
Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah also sent a message to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to decry the assault, offering condolences to the families of the martyrs.
The Qatari Foreign Ministry also condemned the attack.
(Source: press TV)
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Saving Christmas (2014)
December 30, 2020 May 14, 2021 / Chwineka
"The Star Wars Holiday Special inspired me to do this," is a dangerous statement and sounds like something a guy acting as his own lawyer would tell a judge. But a while ago I asked around on social media what people thought was the worst movie they had ever seen, and one person responded with the Holiday Special. Worst ever, hm? What if I reviewed a bunch of movies like that? What if I spent all of January reviewing absolute dogshit movies, and Mr. Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas being (as of writing) #6 on the IMDB Bottom 100 would be a good transition to that since it's still December? So here we are, talking about the dork from Growing Pains doing what he does best: be insufferable.
The movie is mostly Kirk lecturing his brother-in-law, Christian (played by director and co-writer Darren Doane). See, Christian believes that Christmas has become a consumerist holiday, that the money spent on decorations and presents could be better spent helping the needy, and that Jesus has become an afterthought in a holiday ostensibly all about Him. All those points are wrong, Kirk says! So he rambles on about a truly mind-boggling amount of theories and/or bullshit: the swaddling cloth that wrapped baby Jesus is important because it symbolized the death shroud that was left in the cave after his resurrection; the date on which we celebrate Christmas has nothing to do with proximity to the Winter Solstice or any old pagan holidays; decorating a Christmas tree with ornaments represents Jesus placing his body on the cross to replace the apple taken by Adam and Eve; and that we should take the stories written centuries after the death of Saint Nicholas of Myra–who may not actually have existed–as the gospel truth, and especially the story of him striking Arius at the Council of Nicaea for not believing in Trinitarianism (that Jesus was an aspect and therefore equal to God), which is a story that started in the 14th century and probably never happened. Yeah, I did some research. Anyway, Christian accepts all of this (just like the students of Liberty University probably did, HEYO!) and embraces his missing Christmas spirit. But we still have 25 minutes left, so the rest of the movie is just reiterating points already made, dancing, and credits stuffed to the brim with outtakes.
Do I really have to say that yes, this is a bad movie? Okay, fine, this is a bad movie. But does it deserve a spot on the IMDB Bottom 100? …yeah, I think it does. It's pure conservative Christian propaganda that's supposed to reinforce its target audience's fringe beliefs while being an incomprehensible mess to anyone else–including other Christians! Both my best friend and husband have more of a religious background than I do, and they were gobsmacked at some of the ideas Cameron spouts as fact. There's also so many unnecessary moments (I get to the worst one at the end) whose only purpose is to make sure this is movie length. 80 minutes? Close enough!
Let me end this post by transcribing the "war on Christmas" rant from the conspiracy theorist character that appears a third of the way into the movie and delivers this pre-QAnon rant that haunts my nightmares. The closest we get to this being relevant to the rest of the movie is that in the flashback where St. Nicholas beat the fuck out of Arius, the conspiracy theorist also played Arius. So without further ado, feast your eyes on pure madness:
Alright man, check this out. We got to go on the offensive. It's like the rapper Sugar Free said, "If you stay ready, you ain't got to get ready." They're already taking away our freedom of speech. I can't say Merry Christmas at work no more! I have to say Happy Holidays, but I am not in a daze. I am wide awake. It's deeper than that, though. You heard about Area 51? What about Area 52? That's where they keeping all the mangers and trees and Nativity scenes they keep taking down. Speaking of down, you know why the Pope really stepped down? Da Vinci code, right? Wrong. There's a whole Picasso code. I'm actually still working on that one… Come on, man, they got fluoride in our water. I'm saying that's gotta cause at least Asperger's! Speaking of burgers, you probably ain't even had one in years. That ain't no ground beef, homie! That's pink slime. I seen it on YouTube; look it up. You know what you got to do? Get like me and wifey, strictly ostrich and emu meat, homie. Delicious and exotic! Come on, you got the chemtrails and HAARP trying to control the weather with the womp, womp, womp sounds. Then GMO's and pesticides. You know there's a huge honey bee shortage, right? Exactly! Colony collapse disorder. Oh look, that rhymes with "new world order!" Coincidence? I think not! I saw Loose Change, I know what's up with the whole Koch brothers, Halliburton, Dick Cheney, Enron, Fannie Mac, Freddie Mae tie-in. But I mean, that's obvious. Look man, I saw it on Fox News, so you know it's true. War on Christmas, it's everywhere!
-A character credited only as "conspiracy theorist"
0.5 stars, 2014, Reviews
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Departure of Germán Burgos confirmed by Newell's Old Boys
June 8, 2021 June 8, 2021 3 min read newells_admin
El Mono's reign at the Estadio Marcelo Bielsa lasted for just 15 games.
Germán Burgos is no longer the manager of Newell's Old Boys after he agreed to a mutual termination of his contract and the contracts of his staff (coaches Armando de la Morena & Ángel Puebla). In a brief statement, the club thanked him for his service and confirmed that his salary will continue to be paid up until the end of his agreed contract.
A defeat against Sarmiento on 17 May in the Copa Argentina sealed his fate (although he did take charge of La Lepra's final two games in the Copa Sudamericana) but the most painful loss was the 3-0 mauling in the Clásico Rosarino against rivals Rosario Central on 2 May.
El Mono, in his first managerial position since leaving his post as assistant manager to Diego Simeone at Atlético Madrid, managed only 4 wins in his 15 games as manager and presided over a period which saw Newell's finish bottom of the Copa de la Liga's Group B, eliminated from the Copa Argentina, and eliminated from the Copa Sudamericana.
His tenure will be remembered as one of huge instability, in his team selection, tactics and decisions. He wasn't helped by an ongoing injury crisis which meant Germán Burgos was forced to give a large number of youth team players their professional debuts as experienced men like Franco Escobar, Santiago Gentiletti, Jerónimo Cacciabue, Mariano Bíttolo, Jonatan Cristaldo and Maxi Rodríguez were lost to injury.
The problems at Newell's run clearly deeper than Burgos' management and have been compounded by a large ageing squad that has an imbalance between defensive and attacking players. Club elections were meant to be held in April but had to be postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Fan groups are calling for them to be held as soon as possible so that club members can have their say on the leadership.
Lucas Bernardi, the former Newell's captain who is set to take over as Director of Football following the departure of Sebastián Peratta, is likely to lead the recruitment campaign for the next manager of Newell's.
If reports are to be believed, the man that the club have their eyes on is Newell's legend Fernando Gamboa, who was already the Head Coach of the team back in 2008 but has had a nomadic career since then with short managerial stints in both Mexico and Paraguay.
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