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We Wish You A Merry Christmas (Preschool 6.5)
In this Preschool Prodigies music lesson, we play the Christmas classic, "We Wish You A Merry Christmas."
In "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" we…
-Play two notes at a time, making small chords to accompany us as we sang the song
-Use 6 musical notes, C D E F G and A to play simplified version of several chords.
We Wish You A Merry Christmas Follow Up Activities
One of the best ways to play this song is as a duet, especially for early learners! One player takes the notes C D E while the other player takes F G and A. This will make playing the song easier (by minimizing the amount of bells you have to play) AND provide a different kind of challenge and joy of playing a duet!
If you don't have any bells, you can instead practice clapping when the bells are supposed to be played. This will help build your child's sense of rhythm, and this is an especially good lesson for that because it's in a different time signature than most of the songs.
If you clap on the downbeat of each measure (where the bells happen), you'd essentially be singing "Clap 2 3, Clap 2 3."
This is different from most of the songs that would look more like "Clap 2 3 4, Clap 2 3 4,"
In musical terms, this song is 3/4 time, while most of the songs in the curriculum are in 4/4 time. That's why trying to clap along can be a good challenge with this particular lesson.
If clapping on JUST the first beat seems weird, you can TAP the first beat and clap the second and third beat (just follow the tambourine in the music).
That would look more like "tap clap clap, tap clap clap," etc.
In the next lesson, we'll play the New Year's Eve classic, "Auld Lang Syne." This song will also have TWO bells happening at the same time for the whole song!


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Dr. Gabe Mirkin on Health, Fitness and Nutrition. | HAIR DYES CAUSE BLADDER CANCER?
HAIR DYES CAUSE BLADDER CANCER?
Be careful of studies that give you false results because the authors may not be using statistical theory correctly. A group of researchers at the University of Southern California reported that women who use permanent hair dyes once a month for one yeardouble their risk for bladder cancer and that women who get their hair dyed once a week for 15 years triple their chances for getting bladder cancer.
Hair dyes contain arylamines that cause cancer in animals, but these chemicals do so in high concentrations, not in doses that you get in a beauty parlor where small amounts applied to the scalp are absorbed poorly through the skin. Customers do not breathe in much arylamines in their visits to a beauty parlor.
Let's analyze the statistics. There are 50,000 cases of bladder cancers in the United States each year. Men are four times more likely to get bladder cancer than women. So there are 10,000 cases of bladder cancer per year in 140 million women. That's one in 14,000 women. Doubling the incidence of bladder cancer in women to one in 7 thousand is not statistically significant because two times almost zero is still almost zero. If you do these figures for tripling the incidence of bladder cancer in 15 years, the chances of bladder cancer coming from hair dye is so close to zero that the researchers reached the wrong conclusions from their study. Their study shows that there is no increased risk for bladder cancer in women who get their hair dyed once a month. See why you can't believe every study you hear and why your newspaper reporter should have taken math when he was in college.


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The safety wire with a ureteral access sheath - does it hurt more than it helps?
Stern L. Karen, Fedrigon III Donald, Loftus J. Christopher, Monga Manoj, ;
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Apr 2019 (Vol. 26, Issue 2, Pages( 9733 - 9735)
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Studies indicate that with a safety wire in the ureter, an increased amount of force is necessary to advance ureteral access sheaths up to the proximal ureter. Theoretically, the compression of the ureter with the wire could lead to an increase in number and severity of ureteral injuries secondary to placement of a sheath. This prospective study aims to evaluate if there is a correlation between the use of a safety wire and ureteral injury from sheath placement by evaluating the location of the wire in relation to the injury after ureteroscopy.
Fifty-nine consecutive patients underwent ureteroscopy for upper tract urinary stone disease. A 12/14 French ureteral access sheath was used with a safety wire in place. Ureteroscopy during withdrawal of the sheath was video recorded and reviewed by a blinded observer. Visible ureteral injuries were graded per the Traxer ureteral injury scale and the proximity of the wire to the injury was noted.
Thirty-one of 59 patients (52.4%) had a ureteral injury secondary to access sheath placement. Eighteen (30.5%) injuries were low-grade, 13 (22.0%) were high-grade (grade 2 and 3) and there were no grade 4 injuries. A total of 10 (32.3%) injuries occurred on the same side as the wire while 67.7% were on the contralateral side of the ureter. Of the injuries that occurred on the same side as the wire, 80% were grade 1 injuries and 2 (20%) were grade 3. Statistical analysis did not show a significant relationship between high/low injury grade and side of injury (p value = 0.088). This suggests that there is no association of between the safety wire and development of high injury.
There is no association between the location of the safety wire and ureteral injury if injury occurs during the placement of a ureteral access sheath. This suggests that the use of a safety wire does not add significant morbidity to the procedure.

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Daily Forex forecast analysis 11-27-2017 – we analyzed the upcoming currency pairs and events of the day that could impact the Forex market, These analysis are published here each day.
The euro had been on high heels last week as better than expected economic data raised optimism over the future development of the EU activity. Investors did not take into account the political uncertainty from Germany and it was a good choice, since latest headlines point towards an agreement between the Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats and Social Democrats, far better than a minority government.
Trading activity had been weak during the Asian session and if the price will continue to consolidate lower, we expect support to follow at 1.1910 key swing point. 1.1878 and 1.1860 are another two critical areas buyers could watch.
On the upside, if the price action will manage to break above last week high, we expect resistance to follow around the 1.1973 and 1.2004 levels. Selling interest should emerge around those levels, since that happened in the past as well.
From US, New Home Sales figures will be published at 03:00 pm GMT. Dallas Fed Manufacturing Business Index will follow at 03:30 pm.
US dollar had been under pressure against the swiss franc as well last week as worries from the Fed regarding poor inflation development sparked again. With a rate hike in December almost priced in, the market participants are now focusing on potential future rates and the odds of a March 2018 rate hike decreased below 40%. Looking ahead, this week we have speeches from current and future Fed Chairman and they could provide some hints.
From a technical point of view, the price action is floating below the 4h chart 20 EMA and the fact that the EMA had now been touched for a few days, suggests the sellers are driving the order flow impulsively. A rebound higher is not excluded, but buying should be short-lived since selling pressure could resume around 0.9825, where EMA is also located, or 0.9845.
On the downside, so far bull managed to cap the sellers around the 0.9792 level and if a breach below last week low takes place, 0.9773 and 0.9746 are the next support levels you should watch.
Cable continued to advance higher last week, due to dollar weakness and positive expectation regarding the Brexit negotiations. The price action covered all the losses that followed the BOE meeting and it is located little below the key resistance area around 1.3325 at the time of writing. That area should be watched carefully, since selling pressure emerges impulsively several times around it.
However, the price action had been trending up, supported by the 20 EMA and as long as the structure does not change, we could see the leg up extending towards 1.3364 and 1.3408, where sellers might resume again.
On the downside, a clear break below the 20 EMA will signal short-term weakness, but sellers would need to keep the gains intact in order to confirm that they truly regained control. Below the EMA, 1.3275 should follow as support. Since it is the first day of the week, we do not expect any major moves.
Dollar-yen broke below a critical ascending trend line last week, confirming that the selling pressure had been strong. The price action is still located below the 20 EMA and the corrective move that is currently in play does not cover too much ground. Thus far, the sellers continue to be in control and that scenario does not seem to change. Only a clear break above the 20 EMA could spark some short-term buying.
As long as the EMA will cap the upside, we expect 111.09 support, where the downside had been capped last week to be under pressure again. A break below it will open more ground towards 110.90 and 110.67.
On the upside, buyers will need to clear resistance around the 20 EMA and 111.66 level in order to be able to reach 111.86 or 112.15. At this point, the odds of a significant retracement seems small, so going long is not a good idea.
The Aussie managed to recover some ground last week, after briefly breaking below a long-term trend line. However, since the move followed a long period of selling, the upside had been short lived and selling resumed at the end of last week. It also continued today during the Asian session, although at not a fast pace. Looking ahead, will be interesting to watch how the market will treat the trend line in the next few days.
If the bulls will manage to keep the price action above it, we could see a new rebound higher towards 0.7624 resistance, where selling started last week and a breach above is not excluded, 0.7644 and 0.7674 following above.
On the downside, 0.7596, where the market found support recently, followed by the trend line are expected to act as support. 0.7575 follows below the trend line, but a clear break lower will mean 0.7536 area could be revisited again.


The Italian cuisine is one the most revered, not to mention delicious cuisines in the entire world. Part of what makes Italian cuisine so special is the ingredients that are often the main star of the dish.
The fresh and locally-sourced ingredients are the secret to success of Italian cuisine.
Although the dishes differ from region to region, these 7 ingredients are the most commonly used in Italian food.
Olive oil is jokingly dubbed as 'liquid gold' because of the level of importance it holds in Italian cuisine. Olive oil is used in almost all preparation of Italian dishes. Be it a light drizzle over some salad or a basic component of a pasta sauce, olive oil is vital. Italians even enjoy the pure taste of olive oil with freshly-baked bread.
If there is one culinary mainstay in Italian cuisine, it's tomatoes. Since Italy produces vast quantities of tomatoes every year, it is amply used in the making of Italian dishes. Italy has over three hundred types of tomatoes available; everything from cherry to Pomodorino, Principe Borghese, Beefsteak, and San Marzano, Italy has it all. Tomatoes can be used in making soups, sauces, salads, pizza, gazpacho, and more.
Cheese has a very special place in the Italian cuisine. Italian food uses a variety of cheeses in its dishes and each once lends a unique taste to the dish. Mozzarella cheese is commonly used for pizzas; Parmesan is used for risotto and pastas; Pecorino and Burrata are used in salads; while Mascarpone can be found in desserts.
Basil is one of the most commonly used herbs in the Italian cuisine. Both, professional chefs and homeowners plant the herb in their gardens so that they have fresh basil available to use in their dishes. One of the most famous Italian dishes, the pesto sauce is prepared with basil.
A glass of wine is not only fun for sipping, it is ideal for cooking as well. Italians use alcohol to a variety of their dishes to add that extra punch of flavor. A dash of red wine in a bubbling Bolognese sauce can transcend the flavor altogether!
Mushrooms are a must-add ingredient to Italian sauces. They bring a hearty flavor and an earthy texture to the dish, along with being a great source of protein. Whether it is Portobello or Porcini, mushrooms tossed in pasta or added on top of pizzas can change the whole flavor.
And of course, Italian cuisine is just not complete without pasta. Pasta is the pride of Italy and can be found in the majority of Italian dishes. The most common types of pasta found in Italian cuisine are spaghetti, fettuccine, ravioli, lasagna, fusilli, penne, pappardelle, and more.
If you're craving some authentic Italian food, just come and visit us at Stancato's. We're an Italian restaurant based in Cleveland, Ohio and offer some of the best Italian food.


The record derives from WCSP (data supplied on 2012-03-23 ) which reports it as an accepted name (record 242036) with original publication details: Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 70 1919 .
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Kiteboarding / Kitesurfing in Dollymount, Bull Island, Dublin, Ireland
April-November
Ideal Wind Direction:
South, Southwest
Dublin is the capital city of Ireland and it nestles at the mouth of the River Liffey. The climate here is classified as a maritime climate, with mild winters and cool summers. This vibrant city is noted as much for its Georgian buildings, museums, theaters and attractions, as for its leisure activities and adrenaline-fuelled adventures.
Dollymount is a long, sandy beach, that is located on the Bull Island, just 9 km/5.6 mi from Dublin. The location is very popular for the adrenaline sport enthusiasts, offering great sea breeze conditions for both the novice and advanced kite-surfers.
There is a designated launch area at the southern end of the beach, so there is plenty of space to take off even at high tide. The ideal period for visiting this spot is from April to November, but be aware that it can get very crowded with bathers, windsurfers and other kite-surfers. In addition, the optimum wind direction is from the south, southwest and the waves tend to be both right and left beach breakers. It is advisable to wear a kite leash. Last but not least, there are kite-surfing schools and rental shops, in case you need help or equipment.
Pont des Basses, Canet Beach
With a 220 km/136.8 mi length of coastline, Languedoc-Roussillon is a major center of watersports in France with the potential to become the leading center for kitesurfing in all over the world! Languedoc-Roussillon experiences a warm Mediterranean climate, similar to much of southern France.
Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire
Along the 17.5 km/11 mi long coastline of Aberdeenshire, there is a great spot for kite surfing, called the Cruden Bay.
Vama Veche Beach, Constanta
Vama Veche is a small village located on the lower Romanian coat on the Black Sea, close to the border with Bulgaria. Widely known as non mainstream destination, the village attracts visitors that are into free camping, nude swimming and non stop partying with many music festivals and events throughout summer.
East Beach, Ocean Springs
/ Mississippi USA
Ocean Springs is situated on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, east of Biloxi. It has many cultural influences during the past 300 years of its history and also a fame as an arts community. Visitors can spend relaxing time in one of the many parks and green places. Ocean Springs is notorious for its white sand beaches that are ideal for any kind of water activity.
Wasini Island, Shimoni
/ Coast Province Kenya
Located at 75 km/46 mi from Mombasa town and 45 minutes drive from the famous Diani Beach at the southern coast of Mombasa, Wasini Island is a marine lover's heaven, allowing for an absolute example between man and nature. Wasini Island allows one to see Kenya from a different perspective... no roads, no cars, no electricity and no running water!! The island is 5 km/3 mi in length and 1 km/0.8 mi in width.
Dalkey, Dublin
Killiney Bay, Dublin
Dublin is the capital city of Ireland and nestles at the mouth of the River Liffey. The climate here is classified as a maritime climate, usually with mild winters and cool summers. This vibrant city is noted as much for its Georgian buildings, museums, theaters and attractions, as for its leisure activities and adrenaline-fuelled adventures.
Ticknock, Dublin
Dublin is the capital city of Ireland and it nestles at the mouth of the River Liffey. The climate here is classified as a maritime climate, usually with mild winters and cool summers. This vibrant city is noted as much for its Georgian buildings, museums, theaters and attractions, as for its leisure activities and adrenaline-fuelled adventures.
Bray Head, Dublin
Dublin is the capital city of Ireland and it nestles at the mouth of the River Liffey. The climate here is classified as a maritime climate, usually with cool summers and mild winters. This vibrant city is noted as much for its Georgian buildings, museums, theaters and attractions, as for its leisure activities and adrenaline-fuelled adventures.
Dalkey Quarry, Dublin
Ballinastoe, Dublin
Maghermore Beach, Dublin


We have a cat. Mollie is lovely. Very ladylike, and even when she's shouting at me for being too slow getting her meals ready, delightful.
Shouting, caterwauling, making frankly disturbing noises when he finds his soft toy and engages in very focused, er… 'behaviour' with it.


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São Manuel is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 41,123 (2020 est.) in an area of 651 km². The elevation is 709 m.

History
On April 19, 1850, lieutenant Manoel Gomes de Faria, Dona Delfina Carolina Gomes, Antonio Joaquim Mendes, and Sinhorinha Rosa da Conceição, sponsored the foundation of Sao Manuel at Água Clara. On February 2, 1871, the location of the city was changed to Bairro do Paraízo, or the Tavares. The Chapel of St. Benedict was built and blessed in 1874. The date of foundation for the city is recorded as June 17, 1870.

Transportation
The city is served by Nelson Garófalo Airport.

People from São Manuel
 Alice Sommerlath (1906-1997), mother of Queen Silvia of Sweden.
 Karina Bacchi (born in 1976), actress.
 Emilio Surita (born in 1961), humorist.
 Teresa Surita (born in 1956), politician.

References

Municipalities in São Paulo (state)

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Monster 2 : Kawasaki — Doing what I love!
The second motorcycle helmet design is based off of the 1969 Kawasaki Mach 3. The Mach 3 was one of the first bikes to feature the instantly recognizable Kawasaki Racing Green. Not only was it visually loud, it was also the fastest production motorcycle of its class and the very first motorcycle to have the term "Street Bike" coined as a result of its performance. Because of the power-to-weight ratio its 500cc inline triple tried to contain, inexperienced riders could often find themselves shifting into a wheelie mid-turn and is joked as having introduced the U.S. to the full body cast. Don't let the danger deter you however, since its 13 second quarter mile could blow anything out of the water during the time of flourishing American muscle and drag races. My design for the creature and the helmet encompass all of those thoughts and details. With an open howl to the wind, the bandages fly off into the aftermath leaving only the faint trace of a green afterimage.


The University of Johannesburg (UJ) has eliminated physical walk-ins from students keen to get a slot at the institution this year.
The move to electronic communication follows last year's tragedy, when a stampede for places to study led to a woman in the queue being trampled to death. The university says it has received all national senior certificates in electronic format and will assess these and inform applicants by Sunday via SMS if they have gained admission.
Applicants are not required to submit paper copies of their national senior certificates for this final selection process, it says.
This week, basic education minister Angie Motshekga presented the results for the Class of 2012 – the so-called "born frees". In total, 511 152 matrics wrote the national senior certificate exams, of which 73.9% passed.
UJ says "no physical walk-ins are allowed" and enquiries for space will only be done through its mobile site, or the call centre, during next week. On-site online registration for senior students starts on 21 January, followed the next week by the commencement of first-year undergraduate registration.
Online registration will be available for senior students from 14 January and from 21 January for first-year students.
In January last year, a stampede occurred when thousands of students queued at the university's Auckland Park Bunting Road campus for eleventh-hour applications.
Forty-eight-year-old Gloria Sekwena, who accompanied her son for a late application, was crushed to death in the stampede by thousands of university hopefuls, while 22 others were injured. UJ processed close to 89 000 applications in 2012 for about 10 500 first-year undergraduate spaces for 2013 study.
Higher education spokesperson Vuyelwa Qinga said at the time that the tragedy prompted minister Blade Nzimande to fast-track the implementation of a centralised administration system that was set to be implemented this year.
"The main goal is to completely do away with long queues and walk-ins at universities," said Qinga.


Dine and support these organizations and a portion of all proceeds will be donated for local cancer patients at Mission Hope Cancer Center.
10% of all purchases from the studio during April 1-15 will be donated towards Day of Hope and a total of 15% raised on April 10 will also be donated to benefit patients. Visit her store, here.
10% of all sales on April 10 at Cool Hand Luke's will be donated to Mission Hope Cancer Center. Enjoy their excellent food for lunch or dinner. Thanks to The Cool Hand Luke's Family!


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Over 60 Countries Ban Travel From UK As New Covid-19 Strain Spreads
Dozens of countries have banned travel from the UK after new variant of Covid raises alarm bells.
Things have gone for bad to worse, and worse to catastrophic for the UK over the last few days. A new variant of Covid-19 is causing a drastic rise in infections, particularly in London and south-east England, hence the transition from Tier 3 to Tier 4 restrictions. As a result, a growing number of countries all over the world are suspending flights and ferries carrying passengers from the UK for the foreseeable future. We can't catch a break (or a flight by the looks of things).
SEE ALSO: Covid-19 Self-Isolation Period To Be Reduced From 14 To 10 Days Across The UK
The travel bans come as the latest figures reveal that Coronavirus cases in the UK rose by 35,928 on December 20 – which is nearly double the number recorded a week prior. There is no evidence that this infectious mutation is more deadly however, health experts warn that it may be up to 70% more transmissible. According to the Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, southern England may have to remain under Tier 4 regulations "for the next couple of months" while the vaccine is rolled out.
The Netherlands was the first country to announce a suspension of flights from the UK on December 20. They were shortly followed by France who banned all flights, lorries, ferries and cross-Channel freight transport entering from Britain for 48 hours. France has since established a new testing regime and have reopened their borders to the UK for essential travel only. Several other countries around the world have since jumped on the bandwagon and are now also prohibiting travel from the UK.
Here are the European countries currently banning UK arrivals:
Here are the states outside Europe that are also prohibiting travel from the UK:
On the bright side, it's not like we can travel under the Tier 4 restrictions anyway!
In other news, Europe is getting a load of new night trains to make international travel more sustainable.
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2016 Summer Reading Challenge - Second Round-Up
I'm so proud of all of you for getting your read on this summer! There have been lots of great reviews and I'm impressed how participants are deviating from traditional bios and trying out some interesting books. Memoirs, self-help books, novels and more. Kudos to Danny of Pre-Code.com for his dedication to Barbara Stanwyck!
A friendly reminder, if you're a summer reading participant please make sure you submit links to me. If you don't want to win the final prize just let me know. I still need the links however!
Here is the second set of classic film book reviews. You can find the first review round-up here.
Danny of Pre-Code.com
Barbara Stanwyck: The Miracle Woman by Dan Callahan
Showmen, Sell It Hot! Movies as Merchandise in Golden Era Hollywood by John McElwee
Stanwyck: The Untold Biography by Jane Ellen Wayne
Starring Miss Barbara Stanwyck by Ella Smith
Warren William:Magnificent Scoundrel of Pre-Code Hollywood by John Stangeland
Erin of Always Classic
The Hustler by Walter Tevis
Grezilda of Doesn't She Ramble
The Group by Mary McCarthy
Java of Java's Journey
Elizabeth Taylor Takes Off by Elizabeth Taylor
The Moon's a Balloon by David Niven
Searching for My Father, Tyrone Power by Romina Power
Walt Disney's Peter Pan
Every Frenchman Has One by Olivia de Havilland
Kristen of Journeys in Classic Film
Conversations with Classic Film Stars
Laura of Laura's Miscellaneous Musings
Into the Dark by Mark A. Vieira
Lindsey of The Motion Pictures
The Good Stuff: A Reminiscence of My Father, Cary Grant by Jennifer Grant
LIFE Goes to the Movies
The Real James Dean edited by Peter L. Winkler
Above Suspicion by Helen MacInnes
The Bad and the Beautiful: Hollywood in the Fifties by Sam Kashner and Jennifer MacNair
Raquel of Out of the Past
The Dawn of Technicolor by David Pierce and James Layton
Rich of Wide Screen World
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Kate Remembered by A. Scott Berg
The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons by Jerry Beck and Leonard Maltin
Frank: The Voice by James Kaplan
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Elbert Coplen Jr., the infant star of Bachelor Mother (1939)
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Fay Wray and Robert Riskin: A Hollywood Memoir
Fay Wray and Robert Riskin A Hollywood Memoir by Victoria Riskin Pantheon Hardcover ISBN: ISBN 9781524747282 February 2019 416...
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Amazon's newly announced Fire TV is NOT a game console
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The Amazon Fire TV was announced earlier today, but despite the device's optional controller and slate of available games, the Amazon's Kindle VP Pete Larsen says, "This is absolutely not a game console." In a recent interview with Engadget following the Fire TV's unveiling, Larsen said, "This isn't trying to be a console, but we do think there's a great opportunity there in between a console and a smartphone for fun, quality games."
What is Fire TV? Well, it's Amazon's set-top box. Er, at least it has that functionality. But Fire TV does more than just stream media, thankfully; we've got plenty of devices that do that stuff. The $99 tiny black box that Amazon unveiled this morning in New York City streams media (video and music through a variety of services) and it also plays games. Despite that being half the device's functionality, Amazon VP Pete Larsen reassured us that Fire TV "isn't trying to be a game console." So, what is it trying to be then? Good question — even Larsen doesn't know. We asked him what product category Fire TV is aimed at. "We didn't really think about that," he told us.
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Sexism and militarism from soccer to tuna fish – Duvar
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Duvar English, June 21, 2021, Kenan Behzat Sharpe
Football is something of a national pastime in Turkey, inspiring extreme passion. Unfortunately, the language used to express this passion builds on the same misogyny and ultra-nationalism that we see in politics.
Whether on the football field, in commercials, or in parliament, the language of hate has real and sometimes fatal consequences—as we saw on Thursday with the murder of Deniz Poyraz, a 20-year-old woman working at an HDP office. She was shot to death by an ultra-nationalist who stormed the party office in İzmir with a gun. This comes after pro-government media has, for months, been ramping up its verbal attacks against the party.
Football may seem quite removed from acts of political violence, but we see that the language of hate is much the same. Nationalist fervor has been high since June 11, when Turkey's National Team played against Italy at the 2020 European Championship. As the Crescent-Stars geared up for the big match, unbeknownst to them that an aging rocker and a tuna fish company were also in a competition—to see who could use the most offensive language possible while celebrating the National Team.
Kıraç is a 49-year-old rocker. In the early 2000s, he was one of the leading names of the revival of Anatolian Rock. Last week Kıraç reappeared to wish the National Team good luck on their match with a new song, as musicians have done for decades.
The song in question, titled "Haydi," is an exercise in militaristic doggerel. It as if Kıraç took every nationalist stereotype that a nationalist public school education offers and squeezed them into 2 minutes and 30 seconds. Singing to the football team, he recites: "Even if everywhere bursts into flames / The flame can't touch you, go to the field / You're not alone, you are our Turkey / Shout our voice to the world / You are a soldier you are Mehmet."
'Mehmet' is the Turkish name for the common soldier, like the American 'Johnny' or British 'Tommy. The simple metaphor here is that the National Team is going to war for Turkey. Their job is to win the battle and bring back pride for the motherland. This sentiment is expressed in the song's music video through the star and crescent flag waving in the background. As if anxious that his message won't be heard, Kıraç in the center of the screen is accompanied by 7 other mini-Kıraç's surrounding him, mouthing the same lyrics.
Unsurprisingly, the music video gave rise to swift backlash. On Twitter Cem Toker, Turkish politician and former leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Turkey, asked the question: "Are we going to war, or is this an international sports tournament? This song is an extension of the popular and broken 'everyone is against us' mentality that is being imposed on everyone in this day and age!"
Others negatively compared Kıraç's "Haydi" to the many other examples of songs dedicated to Turkey's National Team. Tarkan's "Bir Oluruz Yolunda," from the 2012 European Championship, shows a very different Turkey. Musically, Tarkan's song is well-written and professionally produced. Naturally, the song still uses colloquial or religious imagery, saying "Those trophies are helal for you / Bring them back here and let's have a festival," but they don't rely on the language of soldiers going to conquer and ravage a foreign land.
Kıraç seemed not to grasp the criticisms of his song. After Turkey lost the match, he took to Twitter to sarcastically apologize for "Haydi" being the reason for the loss.
The other recent football-related gaffe came not from a musician but a tuna fish company. One wonders which advertising agency Dardenel is working with, because it seems like every few months they get themselves into hot water. Last International Women's Day they released a commercial ostensibly praising their mostly female workforce. However, the message that came across most clearly is that it is cheaper to hire and exploit women for factory jobs. (The company also frequently appears in the headlines for labor violations.)
On June 11, Dardanel once again put its foot in its proverbial mouth when it released an ad on social media that called for the Turkish team to prevail against the Italian one in the match that night. The language used to express this wish sexist in the extreme. Featuring an image of the brand's tuna fish sprinkled into a bowl of spaghetti, the text read: "Bu akşam makarnaya koyuyoruz." Now, for non-Turkish speakers the pun will a bit oblique. Suffice it to say that the noodles represent Italy and the tuna company is threatening to "put it into" them.
The backlash was once again swift, as Dardenel had basically advocated rape as a symbol for beating one's opponent in a sports competition. This language of "putting it in" is ubiquitous among Turkish macho types as an all-purpose swear word. Yet it is a problem when someone in the street refers to forcing oneself on someone as a way of saying "damn." It is an even bigger problem when a major corporation is threatening to sexually assault an entire nation.
Dardanel quickly deleted the ad and posted an apology. There they claimed that the ad "escaped our attention and in no way represents the culture of our corporation." They went on to apologize to the public and in particular to "our women." The company again came under criticism for using this phrase, which prompted many to assert: "since when are we 'your' women?" Even with a budget of millions of liras, the company seems unable to grasp basic issues around gender equality.
The irony is that despite this thundering rhetoric, the Turkish National Team went on to lose both its match with Italy and the next one with Wales on Wednesday. The contrast between the inflated language of victory versus the actual results of the matches brings to mind an observation of cultural critic Nurdan Gürbilek. She famously argued that the other side of Turkish nationalism's "snobbish arrogance and provincialist pride" is a feeling of inadequacy, especially with regards to Europe. There is no need to be so thunderously proud if one is securely self-confident.
Perhaps the best statement on this debacle of bringing extreme nationalism and sexism into what should have been a simple football game came from Alin Ozinian, an expert on minority and human rights. On Twitter, she asked whether all the chest-thumping really meant anything.
"How was the match? Was Italy conquered? Did you build a mosque there? Were the women and girls made into concubines? Were the priests forcibly circumcised? How are things?"
Of course, there was no answer. Those who just a few days ago were thundering about flags and phalluses are now sulking in a corner. Before long they will emerge again even more full of rage and inflated pride.
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Ideally located in the heart of Cannes, this heartwarming apartment is fully renovated and meticulously decorated.
Each "ensuite" bedroom has it's own bathroom & toilet, a modern and equipped kitchen open on the living room and air-conditioning in each rooms.
Très bon emplacement. Appartement Nickel. juste un peu de bruit mais pas trop gênant car les chambres sont côté cour.
Spotless apartment and wonderful thoughtful touches thank you!
Appartement propre, fonctionnel et bien situé.


Celebration and gratitude are important. When thinking about celebration and gratitude, we most often think about big things – birthdays, graduating university, getting married, being recognised as a refugee after a long and torturous wait. We often forget about the smaller things in our lives which, when we stop to think about it, we are all grateful for and can celebrate – the friend who always checks-in to see how you are, a cool breeze on a hot day, the quiet and attentive accompaniment of others.
31st July each year is the feast day of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus. Gratitude is one of the cornerstones of Ignation spirituality and we decided to mark this joyful feast day with a time of reflection and celebration.
Our day began with a passage from the essays of St. Alberto Hurtado, a Jesuit from Chile who is the name sake of the Hurtado Jesuit Centre, where JRS UK is based. His writings spoke of the need to be aware of our individual strengths, talents and gifts and that we must have the knowledge to use what has been given to us to benefit others. That humility is not to belittle ourselves, but to put our strengths to the service of others. His writings encouraged us not to be scared of failure but to continue to push on. His words led us to reflect and chat about what we as an organisation and as individuals had achieved over the year. In acknowledging our achievements, we were able to see the qualities and skills we each have and think about who supported us along the way.
To finish off our reflection, we were invited to spend some time to think about the other members of the JRS UK team – staff, volunteers and refugee friends – and the attributes and strengths that they have which contribute to our work. We each shared our gratitude for the small things that people do around the office. The fruitful discussions allowed us each to express our gratitude for one another and reaffirm some of the reasons we are called to our work.
Together, we celebrated mass with some of the Jesuit community who live in Wapping. As he was saying mass, Fr. Mike picked up on some of the words from Alberto Hurtado's essay, drawing out their relevance to our work at JRS. The day concluded with the usual JRS practice of sharing lunch, just as we do every day, but this time with a few extra special dishes and a small glass of wine.
The feast day had given us the opportunity to take some time away from our to-do lists, and to focus on our shared values and what brings us together as one society.


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Wizards of Wall Street, Wizards of Lies
A new book details the anatomy of the Madoff scandal, drawing key lessons for Wall Street investors, regulators and traders alike
Submitted by: Francesca Rheannon
Posted: Sep 13, 2011 – 10:49 PM EST
Series: Book Reviews
Tags: wall street, deregulation, corporate social responsibility, csr, ethics
By Francesca Rheannon
When news of Bernie Madoff's colossal Ponzi scheme broke in December 2008, it provided a convenient personal focus for the free-floating rage then roiling the American public against Wall Street. It intuitively made the connection between the betrayal by Madoff of his investors and the larger betrayal of "Main Street" by Wall Street.
But Wall Street insiders and the free market punditocracy were slower to make the link. After all, Ponzi schemes are in the class of nakedly illegal frauds that could happen no matter how well Wall Street is policed – all they take are credulous investors, defrauded by a con man. The Madoff scandal, while huge in total dollars ($64.8 billion in paper wealth, including cash losses of about $20 billion), could plausibly be viewed as containing no special lessons about the larger financial system – other than the fall of the latter gave the final nudge that brought down the former.
But in her gripping anatomy of the Madoff scandal, The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust, (Henry Holt 2011), New York Times financial journalist Diana B. Henriques connects the dots between the house of cards Bernie Madoff built and the one that toppled on Wall Street in the Fall of 2008:
Madoff's construction of the biggest Ponzi scheme in history was enabled by the Wall Street he had helped to build. He played a prominent role in shaping the modern market, from computerized NASDAQ trading to the mystique of hedge funds to the proliferation of specious derivatives. He spotted the trends, saw the opportunities, helped write the rulebook, and abetted the weaknesses that we all live with, even now. And he was a creature of the world he helped create, a world that was greedy for riskless gain, impatient with regulation, arrogantly certain of success, woefully deluded about what could go wrong, and selfishly indifferent to the damage done to others.
Although Madoff told his investors they were members of an exclusive club, his fraud fattened on the savings of the middle class as well as the rich. His victims were not just the denizens of Palm Beach, Park Avenue and the French Riviera, but also "construction workers, dental office receptionists, retired teachers, restaurant owners, electricians, insurance agents, artists, writers, chefs, models, therapists, small business owners, modestly successful doctors and lawyers." (On a personal level, one can only view his family – his sons and his wife especially – as victims on the scale of Greek tragedy.)
Bernie Madoff sits in a medium security facility in North Carolina, serving time on a 150-year sentence. The story he clings to – to this day – is that the fraud began only in the early 1990s. But Henriques suspects it began much earlier—possibly even as early as the 1960s.
That's when the young Bernie-on-the-make was doing trades on the volatile, go-go "new-issues" market. Americans finally overcame their fear and loathing of the stock market, brought on by the trauma of the Great Depression. Small investors took their money out of banks and looked for brokers who could place it somewhere safe to grow.
Madoff was there to serve them, even though he had to skirt long-established ethical guidelines "by selling such unsuitable investments to his risk-averse clients…Brokers were forbidden to sell their clients investments that were too risky for their individual financial circumstances, even if the clients were willing to buy them. Selling those hot new issues to his clients was wrong, and Madoff knew it." (An ethic that also went missing in the go-go mortgage market of the aughts.)
His career almost cratered when the hot issues market crashed, but Madoff found a way out. He borrowed $30,000 from his father-in-law to buy back his clients' shares – without telling them. The fraud wasn't a Ponzi scheme and he justified it as protecting his investors. But what he was really protecting was his reputation, which swelled when his firm emerged from the crisis unscathed. The "magic" of Bernie Madoff was born.
The inflation of the 1970s eroded returns savers could expect from holding their cash in the bank or CDs. That led investors to a hunger for yield that failed to abate even when the inflation monster was tamed.
A pernicious myth began to take over, that you could have both safety and yield at the same time – a myth tailor-made for a con artist like Bernie Madoff, who lured his investors with steady and robust (but not too robust to arouse suspicion) returns, year after year. Illusory returns, except for those who got in – and out – early.
But who was there to protect Madoff's marks? "For so many smart but credulous investors, the road to Madoff led through a regulatory no-man's-land," the author writes. The SEC had been de-fanged through de-funding; its underpaid staff was churning with excess turnover; and with the election of Ronald Reagan, the wild rumpus of deregulation began. As the lone Cassandra who repeatedly – and unsuccessfully – tried to warn the SEC, a "quant" from the Boston area named Harry Markopolos said, "The SEC is a group of 3,500 chickens tasked to chase down and catch foxes."
Nor were the other watchdogs any better – the NASD, which was supposed to discipline the NASDAQ, was "flabby…Discipline for infractions was limp and late…For all its technological glitter, the young market was still an adolescent, unruly and resistant to increased supervision. Indeed, one must wonder if Madoff's firsthand awareness of the NASD's failings as a regulator encouraged him to think he could get away with his Ponzi scheme…"
But, oh, how the mighty fall! Henriques also tells the fascinating story of the unwinding of the scheme and its aftermath, including the bitter dispute between the "winners"—those who were lucky, or suspicious, enough to take out more than they had invested and the unlucky "losers," whose principal had vanished into the pockets of the former and those of Madoff's friends and family.
The lessons she offers at the end of The Wizard of Lies are instructive. For one, she doesn't put much stock in "transparency" alone:
Inadequate disclosure was not what inflicted the catastrophic losses that so many of Madoff's victims sustained. What inflicted those losses was their failure even to ask for some fine print, much less read it. What went wrong was their rejection of basic bedrock principles of investing – that high returns are leg-shackled to high risks; that you should never put all your eggs in one basket; that you should never invest in something you cannot understand.
So, on the one hand, as Pogo said, the enemy is us, and our propensity to be fooled by wishful thinking.
But Henriques also sees a role for regulation: "Regulators could designate several large, well-regulated categories of investments as safe for investors – mutual funds, annuities, bank CDs, real estate investment trusts – and then watch those categories like hawks to ensure that no con artists slip in."
But then she goes further, suggesting that regulation, no matter how strong on paper, is only as good as the robustness of its enforcement. Henriques says mere fines don't cut the mustard, since "Wall Street makes money like clouds make rain." Penalties need to carry a real bite – jail time and major career setbacks. Make enforcement strict enough – and Wall Street might just police itself.
Instead, the Street is exerting its clout in Congress to ensure even the weak reforms of Dodd-Frank are rolled back. And they have already had some success.
As markets teeter again on their flimsy foundations, one hopes the lessons of the Madoff scandal find some purchase. The Wizard of Lies should be required reading for all who care about the outcome.
About Francesca Rheannon
Francesca is CSRwire's Talkback Managing Editor. An award-winning journalist, Francesca is co-founder of Sea Change Media. She produces the Sea Change Radio's series, Back to The Future, and co-produces the Interfaith Center of Corporate Responsibility's podcast, The Arc of Change. Francesca's work has appeared at SocialFunds.com, The CRO and E Magazine, and she is a contributing writer for CSRwire. Francesca hosts the nationally syndicated radio show, Writers Voice with Francesca Rheannon.
For more information on The Wizard of Lies and options to purchase, please visit CSRwire's Books Page.
This commentary is written by a valued member of the CSRwire contributing writers' community and expresses this author's views alone.
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Criminal Defence >
Changes to prostitution laws in the UK proposed
Posted on 4th July 2018
New proposals to the government have recommended decriminalising those who sell sexual services but to introduce new laws making it illegal to buy them, meaning that prostitutes would no longer face prosecution but the punter would.
Why do we need to reform the prostitution laws in the UK?
The proposals have been made by the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Prostitution and the Global Sex Trade, following a significant inquiry into sex trafficking in the UK. They heard evidence of over 212 ongoing police operations in the UK into modern slavery which involved sexual exploitation by criminal gangs. Evidence gathered showed those being exploited were mainly female foreign nations. The figures presented to the APPG by the National Crime Agency suggesting that anywhere between 10,000 – 13,000 victims of human trafficking had been brought into the UK, are thought to be the tip of the iceberg.
The UK are committed to ending modern slavery and human trafficking but the parliamentary group believe the current strategies are failing. Their recommendation is that Britain must become a hostile destination for sex trafficking and so drastic action is required. They concluded that it is only a minority of men in the UK who pay for sex but those who do are predominately young professionals who would alter their behaviour if the law made it clear that what they were doing was wrong. In Sweden, a country that has made the purchase of sex illegal supported this finding. Gavin Shukar MP, chair of the APPG commented, "huge numbers of women [are] being brought in by these groups to service British men who have an expectation of an absolute right to buy sex."
Putting an end to sex trafficking
The APPG also highlighted concerns that sex traffickers bring victims into those countries where prostitution is legal and the UK is considered a low risk destination for them. The exchange of money for sex is not in itself a crime in England and Wales. We tolerate prostitution but not encourage it and it will only be tolerated until it offends public order and decency. This has led many to consider it a grey area but it's far from that. The laws in place are well defined but the fact they have been brought in piecemeal over a number of years mean they are not always easy to understand. The general position regarding the sale of sex in England and Wales is that it is illegal to do so in a public place. The laws also prevent the establishment of brothels and criminalise those who earn from the control of prostitution.
What does the law say about prostitution in the UK?
Traditionally the burden of the law has not fallen on those who create the demand for the sex industry. It's only in recent times we've seen this area develop slightly with the introduction of offences of kerb crawling and paying for the sexual services of a prostitute who has been subject to force.
The offence of controlling prostitution for gain (under the Sexual Offences Act 2003) is one of our most significant laws relating to the sale of sex. This is certainly a law which could be used to prosecute any of those involved in the management of brothels or those organising the sale of sexual services such as for escort agencies. Control doesn't mean coercing or forcing that person. It is control of the activities. It could be as simple as arranging clients. However, the APPG still feel that the laws in place are not sufficient to deal with the levels of sexual exploitation by criminal gangs. The original issue they were asked to advise on was the prevalence of pop up brothels, where hotels or rental accommodation is being utilised as brothels for short periods of time before the criminal gangs move on meaning their activities are difficult to detect, prevent and prosecute.
Allowing prostitution to be regulated?
One of the complaints made about our current legal regime has been that it pushes the sex industry out of the public gaze, it prevents sex workers having the safety of working with others and this unregulated industry exists in the shadows, making prostitutes vulnerable and those who are already in a vulnerable position, even more so. Many have felt that reform in this area is long overdue. There is a call by those who do sell sexual services and insist they are not being exploited to allow them to trade safely.
However, if this recommendation of making it illegal to purchase sexual services for money is accepted by the government it would radically alter the position and would bring the sex industry to a virtual end. The logic is that something drastic needs to happen to address human trafficking and what is intended by the parliamentary group is to send a clear message that it is unacceptable to pay for sex.
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This is my favorite time of the year: sweater weather! I always look forward to wearing my knits again.
What do you think about this outfit? Do you also love sweater weather?
This is an amazing look, you really pull it of!
Dat is echt een hele mooie outfit! Vooral die culottes!
Dit vind ik nou echt een super mooie outfit!
Mooie outfit! Gave lipstick ook!
Wauw dit is echt een prachtige outfit!


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