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Ireland Ready to Take a Firm Stance Against Child Trafficking, Child Abuse Material and Child Prostitution
Children's Rights Alliance supports Minister Zappone's Call to Ratify the Second Optional Protocol
The Children's Rights Alliance welcomes the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr Katherine Zappone TD's call for the ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Protocol details important safeguarding measures for children and young people from offences including child trafficking, child abuse material (referred to in the Protocol as child pornography) and child prostitution.
Tanya Ward, Chief Executive of the Children's Rights Alliance commenting today said: "It is great to see the Government finally pushing ratification as a political priority for 2019. This Protocol covers some of the worst offences that can be committed against children including child trafficking, child prostitution or the production, consumption, dissemination or possession of child abuse material. Ratification will demonstrate that Ireland is meeting the highest standards in the protection of our children and young people and sends a clear message nationally and internationally that these offences will not be tolerated here.
The Protocol creates obligations on Governments to criminalise and punish activities related to these offences. It also prioritises the voice of the child at the heart of these cases. Countries are required to adopt appropriate measures to protect the rights and interests of child victims at all stages of the criminal justice process, including measures recognising their vulnerability. We have seen our Government's commitment to this particular requirement in the most recent Budget, which included a One House Model in Galway for children who have been sexually abused. We look forward to seeing how this pilot Model works and how it can be resourced in order to reach vulnerable children all across the country.
Tanya Ward continued, "The Minister's announcement today follows almost two decades of work from organisations including the Children's Rights Alliance and our members to ensure Ireland remained committed to the standards in the Protocol and that the legal requirements were in place for Ireland to join the rest of the EU in ratifying the protocol. It is something we recently advocated for in May of 2018 when we met with the UN Special Rapporteur on the Sale and Sexual Exploitation of Children, Ms Maud de Boer-Buquicchio during her visit to Dublin. The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child also recommended that Ireland ratify the Protocol back in 2016. It is now time that we take the final step in defining the kind of country that we are when it comes to the care and protection of our children and young people."
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Emma McKinley / Emma Archbold: 01 662 9400 / 087 655 9067 or email emma@childrensrights.ie / emma.archbold@childrensrights.ie
• Tanya Ward, Chief Executive is available for interview.
• The second optional Protocol is available at https://www.ohchr.org/en/professionalinterest/pages/opsccrc.aspx
Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography The Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography was adopted and opened for signature on 25 May 2000 and entered into force on 18 January 2002. The Optional Protocol supplements the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child by providing states with the detailed requirements necessary to end the sexual exploitation and abuse of children. The Optional Protocol also supplements Article 19 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child which states that governments must protect children from all forms of sexual exploitation and abuse.
For the purposes of the Optional Protocol, the following definitions apply:
• 'Sale of children': any act or transaction whereby a child is transferred by any person or group of persons to another for remuneration or any other consideration
• 'Child prostitution': the use of a child in sexual activities for remuneration or any other form of consideration
• 'Child pornography': any representation, by whatever means, of a child engaged in real or simulated explicit sexual activities or any representation of the sexual parts of a child for primarily sexual purposes.
About the Children's Rights Alliance
Founded in 1995, the Children's Rights Alliance unites over 100 members working together to make Ireland one of the best places in the world to be a child. Further information is available at: www.childrensrights.ie or on Twitter, @ChildRightsIRL


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Charles in Charge, starring Scott Baio as Charles and Willie Aames as "Buddy," was a sitcom that ran from 1984 to 1985, and then again from 1987 to 1990. Its first run in 1984 on CBS was cut short due to poor ratings, but was tried again in 1987 where it found a niche and was very successful. The show ran for a total of 5 seasons.
In this show, Charles (Baio), a New Jersey college student, is given free rent in the Powell family house in exchange for his services as a nanny and a housekeeper. Initially, Charles worked for the Pembroke family, but when the show was re-aired, the story was that the Pembroke's sub-let their home to the Powell family, and Charles was kept on. The Pembroke's consisted of wife Jill, husband Stan, and their three children: Lila, Douglas, and Jason. The Powell family consisted of Grandfather Walter, mother Ellen and her three children: Jamie, Sarah, and Adam. Between issues related to the kids, his college career, his "buddy," and girls, Charles had plenty of fodder for a full-fledged TV show.
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Captain America: The First Avenger - Movie Review By A.D.Harris
Posted by The Adam Harris at Thursday, July 28, 2011
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The Caps' first big budget outing is a real hard one to take. It has a lot going for it; the chief amongst them being the beautiful cinematography and visual effects which perfectly capture a 1940's America and Europe that feels real yet slides beautifully in the Marvel Universe which also feels slightly separate from our own world. It also has a cast that most superhero films could only dream of, with on-the-rise action star Chris Evans supporting by a cast including Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving & Stanley Tucci to name but a few. The fact therefore that Captain America really doesn't hit the mark is even more disappointing; never has a comic-book hero felt so desperately close to being great yet then falling so drastically short of the mark. Its bitter sweet for certain, but it doesn't mean its all bad, and the future for the franchise is still as bright as it always was...
To begin with the 'origins' first third of the film is to highlight everything good and promising that the film has; its a beautiful and fun journey to watch Steve Rogers' path from the reluctant nobody to the deserving hero he always was inside. Chris Evans, whilst juggling some impressive CGI work that makes him appear thin, gaunt and unable to serve his country, is exceptional in this skin. He brings out all the empathy that the man trapped within the lesser body should be, and gets you rooting early on for the path we all know is coming. Its the most important job he had to do and he pulls it off effortlessly, getting the audience behind supporting the hero; something which the recent 'Green Lantern' failed to achieve.
Whilst Evans is firing on all cylinders, the rest of the creative team are also strong. A gruelling army training camp montage hits all the notes helped no end by the introduction of a wickedly fun Tommy Lee Jones and a gritty Stanley Tucci. Heroine Peggy Carter, as played by Hayley Atwell also gets the ball rolling with a bang, her British SSR officer packing more punch then we're used to seeing from the superhero love interest. It all builds up to the tense and butt-clenching moment where Rogers steps into the machine leading to his new bulky and muscular appearance, a scene which hits all the right notes and is followed by a frenetic action sequence that answers a lot of the 'non-comic-book-fan' questions that build up before that point.
Unfortunately, that point is where things slowly begin to unravel. The film never drops off the edge of a cliff into absurdity, it perhaps hurts even more that it slowly rolls downward from here into disappointment... The middle third is the start of this drop as it does what every non-American fan of the 'Marvel-Movie-Franchise' feared and rears too close to the cheesy American patriotism that a hero with America in his name could do. Admittedly, its all very important to finding and identifying the hero that the Cap becomes, but it went a little too far; there's only so much 'Star Spangled Banner' a movie should have. In fairness, it could have worked , but a huge sequence of Rogers touring America promoting War Bonds drags on and the soundtrack annoys with every passing minute.
As this goes on, all the other interesting characters we were introduced to disappear and it takes too long to get the Captain back with them and where he needs to be. Ultimately he needed to be fighting those Nazis and doing some superhero stuff at least twenty minutes earlier. The problem that follows unfortunately, is that when the plot and action kick into gear, they never manage to get going again leaving the final third feeling very disjointed with little resolution to any character in the entire movie.
There are some spectacular sequences that should have the action aficionado's jaw hitting the multiplex floor - a high-wire onto a moving train and an assault by the Captain single handedly on baddie Red Skull's villainous base the highlights. But it all feels like one action sequence after another with director Joe Johnson thinking we're happy with 'War' as a good enough excuse for what we're watching. Sadly though it isn't...
Speaking of Red Skull, the main villain of the piece follows a similar path to the film. Beginning with a wickedly awesome scene that ties into the recent 'Thor,' the Red Skull, originally known as Nazi Johann Schmidt, appears to be the next great super-villain following Ledger's Joker. Hugo Weaving mixes the German accent with his iconic twang to great effect, but as time passes the character becomes too poorly written and gets lines that are unintentionally laughed at for the wrong reasons. Also his evil plan is so poorly developed. The mysterious box he used to harness power is not explained at all, and as a result we don't really know what the heroes are fighting for. From what I understand, the box will be explained in next years' 'Avengers' but for now it leaves the grand plot of this film wafer thin.
All could be forgiven had the ending not so badly flopped; a second attack on Red Skull's base fails to deliver the quality of action that had gone before and leads to a ridiculous moment where the heroes have to use a rocket powered car to catch the Skull's jet before it flies away. Its been done before and its been done better. The final showdown between the Cap & Red Skull is slow, lacklustre and doesn't build to anything close to a crescendo; settling for setting up the next 'Captain America' adventure rather than wrapping this one up. Whether it was aiming for the bitter sweet feeling that 'Thor' had at its ending is a mystery, but it doesn't generate anywhere near the same level of emotion.
Instead, it leaves you angry that Marvel decided to give a two hour trailer for their 'masterpiece' next year. They may have been subtly doing so in 'Iron Man' & 'Thor' but in both those cases it was fun because it was secondary to creating the overall plot of the individual film. In this case it feels too blatent, and it hurts the film badly.
So it had promise and didn't reach the marks, but the good thing is that in Chris Evans they have found a Cap that the audience will root for, and in the post-credits sequence they remind everyone how awesome next summer could become...
I only hope that once 'The Avengers' have hit cinemas screens, Marvel sit back and look at this film and find a way to give all the great characters they created here some resolution and a movie deserving the title 'Captain America.'
After all, he's supposed to be the best America can offer... right?
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Holly Hay
photography director Wallpaper*
It took Holly Hay a couple of years before she realised that she preferred other people's photographs to her own. Fresh out of Central Saint Martins, the London-based photographic director had her mind set on a career behind the lens but soon she felt like her output didn't necessarily reflect her aesthetic. Other photographers did, however, and soon she realised she could communicate imagery she had envisioned vicariously through the artists she loved. Following this revelation, she decided to shift to a producer role, commissioning photographers, writers and stylists at the newly-conceived Garage magazine, before spending three years as the photographic editor at AnOther, fostering an extensive network of image-makers and collaborators.
Over the last two years Holly has been the photography director of Wallpaper*, where she's making her presence felt in artist collaborations and visual journalism. Additionally, she works as a freelance art buyer and a co-curator of exhibitions, among which the well-received Posturing show in 2018.
Lately Holly started to realise that a chasm exists between emerging photographers and the art world and publications, and as a result has become a mentor for a number of young artists she believes in. Here she shares what excites her about their work, and how under her creative direction she manages to stand out from the content crowd.
This year has been a turbulent one for many. What are your thoughts on the way the creative community responded to it?
Creatives have definitely proven themselves to be very resilient – they have created some incredible work off the back of this time. Take Hugo's work, for example, whom I have selected for Homecoming. He ended up finding himself unable to go home, and instead self-isolated at his friend's parents' place. He was very driven though – setting himself the task to take a photograph every single day. This resulted in the work with the glove – among many others – which is now hanging on my wall at home. Looking at that photograph will always remind me of this year, it couldn't have been made any other time.
Both works you have selected are quite abstract. What's the reason behind it?
In my work I am drawn to narrative-heavy work but in the context of your home, when it's not your own narrative – it can be quite jarring, particularly when it is portraits of people. My husband's taste is very minimal and graphic, and even though it is me who's collecting the photography I do have to think about how it is going to live in our home and nourish our lives.
What is it that can excite you about an emerging photographer?
It is usually people that are dedicated to their practice through and through – whether it's a recent graduate or some high profile portrait photographer. It doesn't matter what their artistic process has been like – whether there have been ebbs and flows. That's all part of it. What helps me is that I try to meet every photographer that I want to work with, both digitally and physically. I want to find out what motivates someone to become a photographer in order to understand their work.
I once read a really nice quote by Canadian artist Jeff Wall. He divides photographers into two camps: hunters and farmers. The former tracks down and captures images, the latter cultivates them over time. At the moment I am really drawn to the hunters – those photographers that really go out there and trust their own eye. It is not surprising then that at the moment it is those artists that have background in documentary and reportage photography.
We have seen how documentary photography has bled into the visual language of fashion over the last couple of years – you could almost call it the Jamie Hawkesworth-effect. How do you respond to such trends in your work?
I think as a photographic director you do have the responsibility to respond to the trends that are happening within the visual landscape. However, it is also important that you are able to really surprise people. The way I try to achieve that is by working with emerging people, who haven't even graduated yet and are challenging the status quo. But we also love to reintroduce people that we might have worked with twenty years ago, or use photographers a little bit out of their context. We ask a still life photographer to shoot a portrait of someone, for instance. In that way some interesting cross pollination emerges.
How do you challenge yourself outside of your work at the magazine?
This year has really made me realise the vast amount of exciting work photographers are putting out. However, I have also seen how the relationship between photographers and their agents has really changed. Some of the younger ones get snapped up before they have worked in the real world. Two years later and they have done all this commercial work but they don't really know what their own signature is anymore. So recently I've started to work with a couple of photographers who haven't been signed with a big agency yet. I try to make them aware of the responsibility they need to take before they enter that kind of relationship. In practice that means that I introduce them to some key people, and ultimately match them with an agent. These artists often work so independently, and spend so much time on their own. They need a little bit of support, which is something I try to provide.
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Traveling is an innocuous way to get away with the turbulence of mind, with most of us seeking an offbeat alternative to our regular lifestyle. The trend of backpacking and solo traveling no more is a men's thing with a lot of solo female travelers hitting the road. For most of the ladies, they are scared to travel solo for obvious reasons – India tagged as unsafe and judgemental for women. But, some, on the other hand, have come out of the cocoon, becoming badass travelers. Do you want to travel but your friends back out? Travel solo, here are the 10 safe spot in India for female travelers.
The last frontier of Rajasthan, Jaisalmer is a very safe place for solo female travelers. People in the city of Jaisalmer are friendly, safe and respects women making it a hustle bustle center for female travelers from across the world. The glittering sand of deserts, gorgeous roads, rich culture of the place and exceptional hospitality is what makes you fall in love with.
Located in North-eastern state of Meghalaya, the place is an abode of cloud and is one of the wettest places in India. It is a great place for solo female travelers in terms of convenience and safety. The place is dominated by mammoth of waterfalls, caves, countryside road and is a steal for nature lovers. A visit to nearby Nongriat village that homes the infamous Double decker living root bridge is a must.
Located in the Himalayan, it is the Yoga capital of India and famous for its white water river rafting on the mighty Ganges. With religious and spiritual air in the place, it is a great place to explore as a solo female traveler. The place is not only about yoga and rafting but is a total adventure land with treks, fox-flying, bungee jumping. Don't miss sitting by the banks of Ganga to feel serenity.
It is a picturesque town located in Uttarakhand that has attracted many tourists to its natural beauty. The land of lakes, Nainital is a great place for female solo travelers. The people in Nainital greet you with smiling place, their warm and friendly nature is native to Himalayan Personality.
Located in the North-Eastern India, it is the cleanest state in India inhabited by warm-hearted and cordial people. It is a major tourist destination with idyllic places to visit like Gurudongmar Lake, Yucatan, Gangtok, Zuluk etc and has many points for trekking. It is in fact one of the safest states in India making it favorable for female solo travelers.
The place is enchanting and there is sorcery in every nip of air. Ladakh – The land of Lamas has is located in a beautiful state of Jammu & Kashmir and is famous for the sheer spectacle of nature it bestows. It is dominated by Tibetans and is a land of barren mountains, with the highest motorable Khardungla to its side. If you have a decent budget, there is no other place like Ladakh for female solo travelers.
The landscape of Spiti Valley located in Himachal Pradesh is almost similar to Ladakh. The trans-Himalayan terrains of Spiti are also all about getting in the beauty of barren mountains, feeling the fresh air and getting to know the Himalayas better. Also if you are a solo traveler or want to start with, hop on the wagon and start with Spiti.
If you are into a spiritual Rumspringa, Khajuraho is a great place to pack your bags for. The temples of Khajuraho are beautiful with intricate work & Khajuraho recognized as UNESCO Heritage site. It is a great place to explore on your own but just learn to say no, for temples have a lot of fake Godmen.
Recognized as UNESCO heritage site, Hampi is in the state of Karnataka also is a great place for female travelers. It is the ruins of the once blooming and wealthy Vijayanagara kingdom that still screams royalty. It is a great destination for female backpackers with a blend of culture, tradition, and serenity.
It represents the French colonial like era with also neat roads, arched yellow colonial houses with some of the warmest people. Be it french cuisine, wine, shopping or the overall environment, a union territory is a great place for exploring. It is an amazing destination for female backpackers and solo travelers.


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Ross launches attack on Scottish Government's police record
19th October 2016 by insideMoray
Douglas Ross – Police Scotland failing to deal with current threats.
POLICE SCOTLAND ARE failing to maintain local relationships – and 'struggles' to deal with current threats far less future ones.
That is the conclusion being reached by regional MSP Douglas Ross, who is also the Conservative justice spokesman at the Scottish Parliament.
Commenting after reviewing the Scottish Government's consultation on police priorities, Mr Ross points to the many concerns over the state of the single force – and believes these are echoed in Moray where he is also a member of the local police scrutiny committee.
Meanwhile the Scottish Police Federation have also listed a range of concerns – most of these linked to Scottish Government funding of the force.
Federation general secretary Calum Steele said: "No matter what way the government chooses to dress it up, the dire capital funding settlement for the police service means that the service struggles to deal with existing threats and challenges, let alone be in a position to adequately respond to new ones."
He also states Police Scotland doesn't have enough money to run an effective IT system, adding: "The capital settlement is simply woefully inadequate to allow the police to innovate to enable the PSoS to be resilient flexible, responsive and efficient.
"The trickle of money for IT makes it inevitable the service will only be able to afford to invest in yesterday's technology for delivery tomorrow."
Mr Ross, who is the shadow justice secretary, said: "These are very severe warnings that cover a range of areas where Police Scotland is struggling.
"I have always been sceptical about the national force from my days representing Moray on the former Grampian Police Board however I wanted it to succeed for our communities. This report shows the problems predicted at the inception of Police Scotland have been realised and show no signs of improving.
"It is losing traction on the ground and failing to keep up with the world of technology. This falls completely at the SNP's door, which created the single force and has overseen its first few years.
"Ministers said local policing wouldn't be hampered, but I hear stories across Moray from local people and police officers and staff that the Police Scotland model does not deliver the same level of service that we had in the past. This message is replicated across the country and I hear concerns about local policing everywhere I go.
"What's more, the fears set out by the Scottish Police Federation are nothing short of alarming. The Scottish Government has to take heed of this, and make sure the police can deal not only with current challenges, but future ones too.
"Communities in Moray expect no less. They value and respect the work done on the ground by our local officers but their patience is wearing thin as more and more problems emerge from the nation police force."
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Landlords often end up facing financial problems like their tenants. This may be due to an off-budget project or expenses that have not been controlled. However, a request for a repurchase of loan for the owners is a solution presented to them. Because they have real estate that can be collateral, the chances of their claims being accepted are high. This is therefore an adequate solution to their problems.
When to use a buy-back loan owner?
Although an individual has already repaid their loan for the purchase or construction of their home, they may still be in debt or over-indebted because of their other monthly expenses, including the repayment of their property. other loans.
It may also be that for various reasons, such as holiday plans or an intention to do development work, a new loan is essential. In this case, he can call on a loanor to buy back his loans.
This loan restructuring will be a major asset, as this will allow him to consider new projects. However, his property will be considered a deposit. Since he owns the property, the percentage of his loan can be high. Moreover, it is calculated according to the value of the mortgaged property.
A diagnosis will first be made on the premises pledged. Doing so is essential because it determines its value and subsequently defines the amount allocated to the owner. For example, if the estimate of the residence is equal to 100 000 euros, 70% of this sum is granted to the applicant, that is to say 70 000 euros.
But, it must be noted that the proportion is variable according to the lessor. In general, it runs from 50% to 100%. If the purpose of the mortgage purchase is to make another real estate investment, it is much more likely to be granted.
Indeed, the rent of the new apartment can be used to pay the wages, if it is intended for rental of course. In addition, a repayment period of up to 40 years may be granted to the borrower.
On the other hand, if the redemption is for a project other than this one, the time for repayment is generally 20 years maximum. This may be a car purchase, an investment in a company, a trip, the realization of some new developments in his home, and many more.
The repayment period may be reduced by 30 to 60% for a property owner wishing to buy a loan. In addition, he may be eligible for another loan if he wishes to carry out other projects that are not part of his monthly budgets.
The mortgaged property is a guarantee for the loanor, so the negotiation between the two parties is more flexible compared to that made with a tenant.


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Top Gun 2 Maverick: Tom Cruise sequel's cast, release date, trailer and soundtrack revealed
Top Gun 2 Maverick: Tom Cruise sequel's release date, trailer and cast revealed. Picture: Paramount
By Tom Eames
Tom Cruise is getting back the need for speed in the long-awaited Top Gun sequel, and it's nearly here.
Top Gun: Maverick sees Tom Cruise return as his title hot-shot character, which will serve as a direct sequel to the 1986 film which transformed him into a Hollywood icon.
But when is it released and who else is starring? Here's all we know so far:
When is Top Gun 2 released at cinemas?
Top Gun: Maverick will finally arrive at cinemas in the UK on May 25, 2022 and in US cinemas on May 27, 2022.
It was originally scheduled for July 2019, but was delayed for a year due to "logistical reasons". It was then moved once again due to the coronavirus pandemic.
It is directed by Joseph Kosinski, who previously worked with Tom Cruise on Oblivion.
The film is based on a screenplay by Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, and Christopher McQuarrie, from a story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks.
Top Gun 2 cast: Who will star in Top Gun 2?
Tom Cruise will reprise his role as Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell.
In 2018, he tweeted a picture from set with the iconic quote "Feel the need" and captioned it "#Day 1". He also told Access Hollywood: "Aviators are back, the need for speed. We're going to have big, fast machines. It's going to be a competition film, like the first one…but a progression for Maverick."
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Meanwhile, actor Miles Teller has joined the cast as Bradley Bradshaw, the son of Goose in the original film.
Val Kilmer - who played Iceman in the original - is also back, and is now a four-star admiral and currently serves as Chief of Naval Operations.
There will also be roles for Jennifer Connelly as Maverick's assistant and love interest Amy, and new appearances from Jon Hamm and Ed Harris.
It has yet to be revealed if any other original cast members will be back. Kelly McGillis has said that she would at least like a cameo as Charlie Blackwood. She said in 2014: "[Top Gun] was far more popular than I ever imagined it would be... because I took so much time off that I can come back to acting – without trying to be anything other than who I am."
Top Gun 2 trailer: Are there any teasers?
In 2019, Tom Cruise himself unveiled the first official trailer, which you can watch above.
The trailer shows Maverick as a fighter ace who is clinging onto the traditions of the past, despite living in an age where drones are now used alongside humans.
"You can't get a promotion, You won't retire," Ed Harris says.. "Despite your best efforts, you refuse to die!"
Further action footage shows Maverick weaving around rocky mountains, while some kind of threat is seen above.
"The end is inevitable, Maverick. Your kind is headed for extinction," Harris's character warns him, to which he replies: "Maybe so, sir. But not today."
Later that year, a second longer trailer was unveiled, which you can watch below:
A third full-length trailer was also released in March 2022, showing even more footage and incredible stunts:
What is the plot of Top Gun 2?
Top Gun 2 will be set in the modern day, as the pilots take on drone warfare and fighter jets.
The sequel will be a reverse of the original, with Maverick returning as an instructor.
The film will also feature the adult son of Goose (Riot FKA Wrigley), who is also likely to clash with Maverick.
Top Gun 2 soundtrack: What music will feature?
Composer Harold Faltermeyer has confirmed that he will return for the sequel, to bring back that sweet 1980s mood. Hans Zimmer has also worked on the score.
Kenny Loggins has also revealed that his classic tune from the original 'Danger Zone' will feature in the film.
Lady Gaga has provided a brand new song for the film. Here is the full soundtrack tracklist:
Main Titles (You've Been Called Back to Top Gun)
Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins
Great Balls of Fire (Live) by Miles Teller
You're Where You Belong / Give 'Em Hell
I Ain't Worried by OneRepublic
Dagger One is Hit / Time to Let Go
Tally Two / What's the Plan / F-14
The Man, the Legend / Touchdown
Penny Returns – Interlude
Hold My Hand by Lady Gaga
Top Gun Anthem
Top Gun: What happened in the original film?
If you haven't seen the original (where have you been!?), here's a brief synopsis. But spoilers ahead! Obviously.
Released in 1986 and directed by the late Tony Scott, the film focuses on The Top Gun Naval Fighter Weapons School, where the best of the best train to perfect their elite flying skills.
When hotshot fighter pilot Maverick (Cruise) arrives, his reckless attitude puts him at odds with the other pilots, particularly the cool and collected Iceman (Kilmer). Meanwhile, Maverick also competes for the attention of his beautiful flight instructor, Charlotte Blackwood (McGillis).
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Darwin For Deconstructionists
It has become a press custom to ask Republican presidential hopefuls, such as Wisconsin governor Scott Walker, whether they believe in Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. The intention is to trap the politicians between their Biblical literalist supporters and the prestige of Science with a capital S.
Still, Darwin's ascension in recent decades to his current role as the saint of secularism might raise obvious questions about liberal dogmas, such as the impossibility of hereditary differences having evolved among human races. But those seldom come up, because progressivism has evolved a bizarre yet apparently reassuring theodicy reminiscent of Zoroastrian dualism, in which Ahura Mazda represents all that is good and Angra Mainyu all that is bad.
Similarly, Charles Darwin has come to epitomize everything that a proper progressive should believe, while Darwin's younger half-cousin Francis Galton embodies crimethink.
For example, a March 1, 2015 article in the Guardian by Adam Rutherford declares:
Why racism is not backed by science: As we harvest ever more human genomes one fact remains unshakeable: race does not exist. … Darwin was not a racist. … However, Darwin's half-cousin Francis Galton, most certainly was a racist. … Most modern geneticists are much less like Galton and more like Darwin.
This contemporary ritual of scapegoating Galton for the political sins of Darwinism raises the question of what Darwin (1809 "€" 1882) thought about Galton (1822 "€" 1911).
"€œCharles Darwin has come to epitomize everything that a proper progressive should believe, while Darwin's younger half-cousin Francis Galton embodies crimethink."€
A short 2012 biography"€"Darwin: Portrait of a Genius, by the prodigious journalist and historian Paul Johnson"€"offers a less fawning evaluation of Darwin than we"€™ve become accustomed to seeing in recent decades.
Johnson is best known in the United States for his stunning 1983 history of the 20th century, Modern Times, written after his switch from Labour to Tory during the tumultuous mid-1970s. (Tom Stoppard's 1978 play about foreign correspondents, Night and Day, is dedicated to Johnson.) But now I like best Johnson's 1972 history of the English people, The Offshore Islanderswritten from an idiosyncratic socialist patriot viewpoint that had otherwise largely died with George Orwell.
Modern Times conclusively decided the old debate over whether narrative history requires exact dates: a simple reality test for any theory of cause and effect is that the former precedes the latter in time.
Johnson's memory for dates, insightful quotes, and amusing anecdotes is perhaps the most capacious of any English-language journalist of our time, exceeding even that of the late Christopher Hitchens. Johnson's colossal mental database, combined with his talent for pattern recognition, makes his books a stimulating combination of history and opinion journalism.
On the other hand, Johnson's knack for hypothesis generation is so fertile that he never really has time to prove his ideas conclusively before he's off to the next one. Thus, he doesn"€™t write definitive books, he writes provocative ones.
For example, his enormous 1991 volume The Birth of the Modern: World Society 1815-1830 was theoretically organized around his thesis that the modern world began in the 15 years following the Battle of Waterloo. But that imponderable notion was mostly an excuse for Johnson to brain-dump all the best lines he"€™d stored up from the Duke of Wellington, Jane Austen, and Lord Byron, and the larger patterns they imply.
Now in his mid-80s, Johnson has switched from writing doorstop tomes to short Penguin biographies of extremely famous people such as Churchill, Mozart, Jesus, and Socrates.
Back in the 20th century, I complained to a Penguin salesman about the craze for 900-page bestselling biographies that told you more about some famous guy than you cared to know. What the market really wants, I explained, are short biographies by outstanding writers giving their opinion of a predecessor. Who cares about original research in dusty archives? Just have a good author read ten books and write an eleventh. This idea can"€™t miss!
I was so persuasive that I wasn"€™t surprised when a few years later Penguin did exactly that, inaugurating the Penguin Lives series featuring simpatico pairings of writers and subjects, such as Larry McMurtry's Crazy Horse and Johnson's Napoleon.
I was surprised, however, when Penguin's venture proved a major dud"€"but I guess that's why I was in marketing research rather than in marketing.
Johnson, however, soldiers on, writing short books about big names.
One recurrent feature in Johnson's books is that he's never quite satisfied with the great men and great achievements of the past. Johnson tends to come up with science-fiction-style alternative histories of how if only they"€™d known then what we know now …
In part, Johnson's alternate reality approach is due to his English chauvinism: it pains him that Britain didn"€™t dominate the 20th century the way it had dominated the 19th, and he"€™d like a do-over. In The Birth of the Modern, for instance, Johnson unsurprisingly laments the failure of the well-funded attempt by Charles Babbage and Lord Byron's daughter Ada Lovelace to build a steam-powered computer that would have propelled Victorian Britain from the industrial age into the information age. But he also complains, more idiosyncratically, that the Duke of Wellington's Britain invested too heavily in the locomotive and should have pioneered the automobile as well.
Similarly, the title Darwin: Portrait of a Genius is ironic. Johnson is more intent upon pointing out Darwin's shortcomings than writing yet another celebration. For example, Darwin, unlike Galton, was poor at math. Nor could he draw, which would have been hugely useful in illustrating his works. Darwin had the money, Johnson points out, to have hired a bright young man who was good with numbers and Continental languages to have assisted him, but preferred his privacy to work on his numerous collections.
Johnson is particularly concerned with Darwin's failure to read, or replicate on his own, Gregor Mendel's 1866 publications outlining the basics of genetics, which weren"€™t appreciated until 1900:
The missed opportunity is of the greatest importance, for in 1866 Darwin had a decade and a half of good work ahead of him. If he had been apprised of genetic theory, then he could have entered a new world of discovery.
Johnson sums up with his characteristic certainty:
Throughout his long life, Darwin was an extremely lucky man. Of all the great scientists in history, he was most favored by fortune.
Readers may wonder how Johnson knows this to be true, since he doesn"€™t laboriously enumerate all the bad luck to befall every great scientist since Thales. On the other hand, Johnson's seeming assertions off the top of his head are always worth listening to, since nobody has random access to more historical information.
The one more consistently fortunate scientist whom I can think of than Darwin was Benjamin Franklin. And Franklin was only a great scientist for about a decade in the middle of his life when he worked out electricity and anticipated Thomas Malthus's doctrine in economics, before being distracted by affairs of state.
If I might venture my own Johnsonian alternative history: if Franklin had been even luckier, he might also have anticipated Darwin's theory of natural selection. After all, Darwin's breakthrough was inspired by his reading Malthus's reflections on Franklin's 1754 finding that the American population doubled every 25 years.
But this low-hanging fruit was left to be plucked by Darwin, who enjoyed, as Johnson points out, the ideal combination of nature and nurture for the task. Both his paternal grandfather and father had been among the highest paid doctors in England, while his mother was a Wedgwood. British upper-class culture, with its emphasis on hunting, animal breeding, scientific agriculture, and the dispersion all over the countryside of learned men as vicars, put intellectuals in closer touch with nature than in most other times and places. Thus, Darwin was the Neil Armstrong of naturalists: the product of a system that worked well. But if not Darwin, somebody similar would have gotten the job done.
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PBA cancels Meralco-NLEX, Converge-Ginebra games due to typhoon
By BEA MICALLER, GMA News
Published September 25, 2022 11:19am
Photo: PBA Media Bureau
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) has opted to suspend its games scheduled on Sunday, September 25, due to super typhoon Karding.
In a bulletin, the pro league said the games between Meralco and NLEX as well as the Converge-Ginebra match will be rescheduled to a later date.
The games were supposed to be held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, which is currently placed under tropical signal no. 2.
Earlier, the NCAA has decided to cancel the Sunday double-header of Jose Rizal University and De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde and San Beda University and University of Perpetual Help System DALTA.
—JMB, GMA News
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Dining: Staff and students dine in the central dining hall. The capacity is being increased in the next phase of development. The cuisine is varied, including both vegetarian and non-vegetarian fare. Vegetarian and non-vegetarian meals are prepared in separate kitchens and served separately. Non- Vegetarian food will be provided twice a week.


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Every two weeks, every cultivar is evaluated for "horticultural" performance. The performance ratings are based on number of flowers, leaf color, uniformity of habit and flower, resistance to insects and diseases and overall appearance. This allows us to follow the performance of each cultivar through "good times and bad." The data are combined into a single performance rating, based on a scale of 1-5, with 5 being exceptional, 1 being almost dead. The ratings are then used to generate a graph of performance over time, and are updated at every evaluation date. This allows a real time viewing of performance and more importantly, an in-depth understanding of how a plant performed from spring to fall. Most cultivars will be accompanied by a photo. These graphs can be found under annuals.
Perennials All perennials remain in the garden for at least three years, however, since most plants are not established the first year, data generally begins after the first winter. The time of first flower, duration of flowering, height, foliar health and comments are provided as the plants mature throughout the season. Accompanying these data is a photograph of the flower and plant habit. These may be found under perennials.
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Four singles, who have been unlucky in love decide to let their parents pick the person they will marry. Their parents will "date" their prospective suitors in hopes of finding "the one."
Four singles - Maravic, Mitch, Christina and John - who have been unlucky in love decide to let their parents pick the person they should marry. Their parents will "date" their prospective suitors first in hopes of finding "the one."
Online dating, mobile apps, and matchmaking through friends may be viable options for some, but not all. When the modern ways of dating don't work, four singles go to the two people who know them best—their parents—in hopes of finding their soulmates and walking down the aisle.
Mitch's parents were divorced after 26 years, but that doesn't deter Mitch from finding Mrs. Right – oh and the first time they are seeing each other in years is for this occasion.
Meet The Parents: The Sargents
The Rollysons are excited to help Christina find her future husband!
Meet The Parents: The Rollysons
Maveric's parents are ready to help her find Mr. Right!
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John and Lori have been married 37 years, they think this is an out there idea – but they are more than excited and are definitely plan to have fun helping John!
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John's parents meet Kristina and prepare to pick his wife.
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Follow the next generation of Duggars as they celebrate some of life's milestone moments, including the realities of growing up and raising their own families.
Getting through customs is just the beginning. With just 90 days to wed on a fiancé visa, follow international couples as they attempt to overcome cultural barriers and family drama while in search of true love that knows no borders.
Bill Klein and Jen Arnold are just like your average couple – except they're both under 4 feet tall! They've faced not only the struggles of two little people in an average-sized world, but are starting a family with their two adorable, adopted children.
Buddy Valastro makes seemingly impossible cakes at Carlo's Bake Shop all with the help of his family. When you're working with family on a daily basis, there's bound to be drama. The Valastro's know drama, but at the end of the day, there's nothing like famiglia.
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Matt & Amy Roloff enlist the help of their four children Jeremy, Zack, Molly & Jacob to help expand the business of Roloff farms. As the kids grow older, the family grows larger and the Roloffs learn how to keep their family relationships strong.
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Meet the Busby Family, which includes mom Danielle, dad Adam, 4-year old daughter Blayke, and 5 baby girls. 40 bottles a day, 420 diapers a week and feedings every 3 hours became the new normal for Danielle & Adam when they welcomed home the only all-female set of quintuplets.
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Vanuatu at the FEMM: fuel prices, climate costs and supply chain challenges
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Climate Change, FEMM, Vanuatu
The Vanuatu government hopes moves to set up fuel depot locally will help stabilise fuel prices in the country.
Discussions in the leadup to the Forum Economic Minister's Meeting which gets underway in Vanuatu today, have flagged fuel prices and inflation as a shared concern across the Pacific, as the region's economies seek to recover post-COVID.
The Vanuatu National Provident Fund (VNPF) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with TotalEnergies Fiji. This initiative is the first step to the setting up of a local depot.
The CEO of the Vanuatu Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA Vanuatu), Howard Aru says that historical high costs, COVID and now the war in Ukaraine has driven up costs.
"The impact is clear, especially with the hike in fuel prices locally. A few weeks ago, the honourable finance minister signed an agreement to establish a fuel depot here in Vanuatu. This can basically stabilise the fuel cost in the country," he said.
Aru expects the climate crisis, and responses to its impact on Pacific economies, will be on the FEMM agenda, saying it creates economic instability in the region, and requires financing.
At the opening of the FEMM officials meeting yesterday, Vanuatu's Director General for Economics and Finance, Letlet Augus said: "If COVID-19 was the first global shock, then the impact of global fuel price increases on inflation and increased food, energy, transport prices, would be the second. What then will be the impact on the Pacific from the on-going conflict in Europe and what appears to be brewing geo-political instability in the Taiwan strait? And I have not even mentioned shocks from disasters and climate change risks."
Aru agrees. "The FEMM meeting is extremely important for us in Vanuatu because of the threats of climate crisis. We felt the pinch during Cyclone Pam in March 2015; it devastated the southern and northern parts of the country. Tropical Cyclone Harold in 2020 destroyed the northern part of the country and to this day we are still recovering from it," Aru said.
Climate volatility can force economies to deal with uncertainty, whether in the cost of rebuilding after disasters, investing in climate resilient infrastructure, or the shorter term impacts on the cost of goods and resources after climate events.
Atu said it compounds a number of challenges faced by Vanuatu.
"There is the logistics and shipping challenges we face in terms of waiting time for goods to arrive and interconnected shipping services, which is not reliable because of the shortage of supplies of certain manufactured goods, delayed entry of supplies in Vanuatu, and the cost of exports due to the climate mainly.
"I hope the economic ministers across the region through this meeting can find a way of accessing climate finance to help during the climate crisis that we are currently in."
Vanuatu reopened its borders in July and the FIPA Vanuatu CEO says this has brought some hope.
"Vanuatu is open and investors are already in town at the moment from processing, agriculture, livestock, and at the moment, Japanese company Toshiba is in town and is travelling up north to inspect the site they are interested in," Aru said.
"We just need to be better prepared now to receive visitors and more investors that are coming in."
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Baker-Polito Administration Announces $14.6 Million to Support Life Sciences Workforce Development and STEM Education
39 awards will support new and expanded STEM curricula at 40 schools and enhance and expand industry-aligned training programs at 22 institutions; 25,000+ students will receive enhanced training and education opportunities that will better prepare them for exciting careers in the life sciences and other STEM fields
Today, the Baker-Polito Administration and the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) announced 39 grants totaling more than $14.6 million through two programs administered by the MLSC: the STEM Equipment and Professional Development Grant program and its Workforce Development Capital Grant program. Lt. Governor Karyn Polito made the announcement during a visit to the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, an awardee of the MLSC Workforce Development Capital Grant program.
"By making investments in STEM workforce and educational opportunities, we can sustain and strengthen Massachusetts' leadership in the life sciences and other STEM industries," said Governor Charlie Baker. "We are grateful to partners across the Commonwealth for working with our administration to create more career pathways for students in these growing fields."
"Today's awards are representative of the type of commitment our administration has demonstrated to our STEM workforce and innovation economy," said Lt. Governor Polito. "By investing in training and educational opportunities in regions across Massachusetts, including here on the Cape and Islands, we are preparing students for meaningful careers and positioning the entire state to leverage the growth of the life sciences and other STEM industries."
"The Baker-Polito Administration continues to invest in students, educators, and employers in order to further grow and support our advanced STEM workforce," said Housing and Economic Development Secretary Mike Kennealy, who serves as MLSC Board Co-Chair. "We're grateful for the work Massachusetts Life Sciences Center does administering resources for workforce training and educational programming that help Massachusetts maintain our competitive edge."
"The Baker-Polito Administration remains committed to investing in STEM education and career opportunities in the life sciences that will expand the talent pipeline employers need to grow," said Administration and Finance Secretary Michael J. Heffernan, who also serves as MLSC Board Co-Chair. "Through strategic investment and collaboration, we can build a strong pool of learners and future members of the Commonwealth's thriving life sciences industry."
The funding will support new and expanded STEM curricula at 40 schools and enhance and expand industry-aligned training programs at 22 institutions. More than 25,000 students will receive enhanced training and education opportunities that will better prepare them for exciting careers in the life sciences and in other STEM fields.
"From Boston to the Berkshires, the life sciences can offer transformational educational and careers opportunities to people throughout our Commonwealth," said MLSC President and CEO Kenn Turner. "I am proud that under my tenure we launched a new effort to strengthen and diversify the Massachusetts life sciences talent pipeline by investing in robust and industry-aligned training programs. At the same, we are more bullish than ever that investment in our middle schools and high schools will continue to increase educational and regional equity for Massachusetts students."
The MLSC Board of Directors approved $12.5 million in capital funding supporting 19 projects through the Center's Workforce Development Capital Grant program. The funding is anticipated to serve more than 8,000 students. The program seeks to further the development and expansion of life sciences education and training programs offered by post-secondary academic institutions and non-profit organizations through capital investment in industry-aligned certificate and degree programs.
"We're thrilled to enter into this partnership with the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center to expand workforce development, specifically within the life sciences field," said Rear Admiral Francis X. McDonald, USMS, President of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. "As we have seen, this area is vital to our daily lives, and also offers great career opportunities for people with a range of specialties, as well as immense growth. We are excited to do our part in helping to train the workforce of tomorrow for jobs that will add so much to the betterment of the world."
Mass Maritime is receiving $750,000 in MLSC funding to create and outfit a Phase I Instrumentation, Operation and Controls (IOC) engineering laboratory which will modernize, upgrade, and renovate existing resources specifically supporting each of Mass Maritime's three undergraduate engineering degrees. The IOC will help close the skills gap ensuring students are well prepared to work successfully in plant and facility management, including those that support the growing life sciences industry and have demonstrated knowledge and skills in these specialized areas. The lab will also contribute to the Academy's adult continuing and professional workforce development programs and supplement middle and high school career exploration programming.
"Cape Cod Community College is grateful for the support of the Commonwealth and the MLSC Board. This capital funding enables our faculty to expand educational opportunities through a new Biotechnology Certificate program and enhanced Biology and Health Sciences degree concentrations," 4Cs' President John Cox continued. "This is particularly beneficial for students preparing for regional opportunities as biotech and lab technicians, in research and development support, and allied health fields. This investment also leverages the College's new lab and teaching facilities in the Frank and Maureen Wilkens Science and Engineering Center that opened this month for our students and community. This is a great moment for the life sciences across Massachusetts."
"The grant program perfectly aligns with our district's overarching mission of ensuring that all students have access to high-quality academic opportunities through real-world, hands-on education," said Dr. Kerri Anne Quinlan-Zhou, Superintendent of Bourne Public Schools. "Furthermore, it compliments our new high school Innovation Pathway in Environmental/Life Sciences as well as our recent Pre-AP biology curriculum. With this funding our incredible educators will have more professional development to provide more authentic learning experiences in the life sciences that align with future college and career aspirations."
The MLSC Board of Directors also approved $2 million in capital funding and teacher professional development funding supporting 20 projects through the Center's STEM Equipment and Teacher Professional Development Grant program. The funding is anticipated to serve more than 17,000 students at 40 schools. Nearly 250 teachers will receive professional development opportunities through this funding round. The program seeks to prepare students for life sciences careers by enabling schools to purchase lab equipment, materials, supplies, and technology, as well as provide teacher professional development that supports implementation of advanced curricula and standards alignment.
Since its inception, the MLSC has awarded more than $21.7 million to nearly 250 high schools and middle schools. Funding has served schools in all 14 Massachusetts counties, all 26 Gateway Cities, and nearly 30 percent of all public middle and high school students. This funding has leveraged more than $2.5 million in cash and in-kind matching funds. On the workforce development capital front, the Center previously awarded more than $167 million to 34 colleges and universities to support the construction, renovation, and/or outfitting of life sciences laboratories and training facilities.
Full List of Workforce Development Capital Grant Awardees:
Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology $749,936
Bristol Community College $543,363
Cape Cod Community College $221,670
Framingham State University $20,600
Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute $578,824
Jewish Vocational Service, Inc. (JVS) $607,983
Just A Start $740,970
Lasell University $703,896
Life Sciences Consortium of the North Shore (Salem State; Endicott College; Gordon College; North Shore Community College) $1,657,837
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts $253,542
Massachusetts Maritime Academy $750,000
MassBay Community College $750,000
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences $630,600
Middlesex Community College $750,000
Quincy College $750,000
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth $749,966
University of Massachusetts Lowell $729,414
Worcester Polytechnic Institute $750,000
Worcester State University $658,071
Full List of STEM Equipment & Teacher Professional Development Grant Awardees:
Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District $73,268
Boston Collegiate Charter School $57,400
Bourne Public Schools $120,597
Gardner Public Schools $80,528
Global Learning Charter Public School $22,516
Gloucester Public Schools $54,137
Leicester Public Schools $30,992
Massachusetts Biotechnology Education Foundation $77,395
McCann Technical School $24,350
Medford Vocational Technical High School $119,757
Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School $109,734
Norfolk County Agricultural High School $119,841
Quincy Public Schools $183,700
Somerville Public Schools $98,103
South Middlesex Regional Technical School District $36,873
TEC Connections Academy (TECCA) $189,814
Veritas Preparatory Charter School $135,206
Waltham Public Schools $64,877
Woburn Public Schools $240,000
Worcester Public Schools $220,810