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Force Review
Komal Nahta
John Abraham is a police officer working in the Narcotics Control Bureau. Love is not for him till Genelia D'souza comes into his life. And then his entire life changes. Read the review of Force to find out more.
Business rating: 2.5/5 stars
Star cast: John Abraham, Genelia D'souza, Mohnish Bahl, Kamlesh Sawant, Vidyut Jammwal, Mukesh Rishi.
What's Good: The action and stunts; the songs; the acting.
What's Bad: The seemingly uni-dimensional nature of the film; absence of emotions and comedy; the sidelining of the romantic track.
Verdict: Force has taken a good start. Its action will see it sail through comfortably.
Loo break: Not really.
Watch or Not?: Watch it for the deadly stunts.
Fox Star Studios India Pvt. Ltd. and Sunshine Pictures Pvt. Ltd.'s Force (UA) is an action-romantic film. ACP Yashvardhan alias Yash (John Abraham) is a trusted police officer woking in the Narcotics Control Bureau. He and three of his colleagues – Atul Kalsekar (Mohnish Bahl), Mahesh Pandey (Amit Gaur) and Kamlesh (Kamlesh Sawant) – are out to track down India's drug cartels. While doing so, Yashvardhan encounters a ruthless enemy, Vishnu (Vidyut Jammwal), who will stop at nothing till he avenges the damage done to his business by the narcotics team. Yash thinks, marriage is not for him as his job is pretty risky. But Maya (Genelia D'souza) enters his life like a whiff of fresh air and pushes him to make a choice between the life he already knows and the life he could have with her. Yash takes Maya as his life partner but his life changes forever after that.
John Abraham is a trusted Narcotics Control Bureau officer who wants to track down India's drug cartels.
Force Review: Script Analysis
Remake of the Tamil blockbuster, Kaakha Kaakha, the film has an interesting story line about how love changes the life of a police officer living on the edge. Ritesh Shah's screenplay is fairly nice but the romantic scenes should've been more impactful because it is finally love that changes Yash's life. While the romance is fresh upto a point in the first half, it is relegated to the sidelines, especially in the post-interval portion. The tragic ending is also something the audience will not be happy about. It, in fact, leaves the viewers with a depressing feeling.
While the action scenes have been excellently handled, the excessive violence, blood and gore will put the ladies audience off. Young boys and men, of course, would approve of the raw action.
The unfortunate part of the screenplay is that the drama, although moving on two tracks (action and romance), seems to be moving on just one track – action. This makes the film a bit tedious for the viewers who don't like too much action.
Force Review: Star Performances
John Abraham does very well as the angry young man out to cleanse the country of the drug menace. He is suitably awkward in the romantic scenes. Genelia D'souza is cute and endearing but she gets limited scope. Her absence is more pronounced after interval. Vidyut Jammwal is excellent in stunts. He makes a praiseworthy debut. Raj Babbar hardly gets any worthwhile scene to enact. Mohnish Bahl is effective. Sandhya Mridul is natural to the core as Atul's wife, Swati. Kamlesh Sawant does a fine job as Kamlesh. His heavy Maharashtrian accent should've been taken care of. Amit Gaur is alright. Anahita Nair does a fair job. Mukesh Rishi is good in the role of Anna. Kiran Karmarkar makes his presence felt. Saksham and Ninad Kamat are okay as Bala and Vasu respectively.
Force Review: Direction & Music
Nishikant Kamat's direction is good but it would've been better had he balanced romance and action in a more mature fashion. He has unnecessarily made the film very serious and made it seem like a uni-dimensional account of the drug menace. Harris Jayaraj's music is melodious. Khwabon khwabon is tuneful and the best number. Main chali, Kaise kahoon and Dil ki hai tamanna are also appealing songs. Unfortunately, the songs have not become as popular as they are nice. Javed Akhtar's lyrics are appropriate. Song picturisations (Bosco-Caesar) needed to be better. Sameer Phaterpekar's background music is apt to the drama. Allan Amin's action and stunts are excellent. The stylised and raw action scenes will be loved by the masses and the youngsters. Ayananka Bose's cinematograohy is of a good standard. Editing (Aarif Shaikh) is crisp.
Force Review: Komal Nahta's Verdict
On the whole, Force will be liked by the youngsters, especially guys. In the final tally, it will prove to be an above-average fare, thanks to the impressive start all over.
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Komal Nahta, the Editor of Koimoi.com, is Bollywood's most trusted trade analyst & film reviewer. You can follow him on Twitter and check out his Video Blog.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Address to the 72th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
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Mr. President, fellow delegates, friends.
Before I begin, I would like to offer Canada's condolences, in the light of Tuesday's earthquake in Mexico, to all families and friends in mourning.
We wish a speedy recovery for all those who have been injured, and thank all first responders for their tireless efforts to help keep people safe.
Our thoughts are also with our friends in the Caribbean who continue to suffer from devastating hurricanes.
The generosity and resilience that millions have shown in the face of these natural disasters is an inspiration to the world, and Canada stands ready to lend a helping hand in whatever way it can.
It is an honour to be back here with you today, and to have an opportunity to speak to this year's theme: "Focusing on people: striving for peace and a decent life for all on a sustainable planet."
People. Peace. A good quality of life, and caring for our environment.
Fairness for people no matter where they live.
These things that matter deeply to Canadians.
We have, throughout our history, worked hard to secure them.
At home and around the world.
I'd like to share with you today some of the difficult lessons that Canada has learned along the way.
Canada is not a wonderland, free of the challenges you face.
We face many of the same challenges that you do.
Canada remains a work in progress.
So I want to tell you about the Canadian experience because for all the mistakes we've made, we remain hopeful.
Hopeful that we can do better, and be better, and treat each other with the dignity and the respect that is the birthright of every human being.
I want to tell you our story because I know that the challenges we have faced – and continue to face – are not unique in the world.
And neither are the solutions.
An approach that values human dignity – that emphasizes fairness and real opportunity for everyone – has a home in Canada and in every country.
It's an approach that doesn't just serve domestic needs, but that makes the world a better, more peaceful, more prosperous place for all.
This year, in 2017, Canada celebrated the 150th anniversary of Confederation. Our 150th birthday, if you will.
But Canada is much older than that.
It has been home to the descendants of settlers and immigrants for hundreds of years, and Indigenous Peoples for millennia.
We are a country built on different cultures, different religions, different languages all coming together.
That diversity has become our great strength.
But that is not and has not always been true for everyone who shares our land.
Canada is built on the ancestral land of Indigenous Peoples – but regrettably, it's also a country that came into being without the meaningful participation of those who were there first.
And even where treaties had been formed to provide a foundation for proper relations, they have not been fully honoured or implemented.
For First Nations, Metis Nation and Inuit peoples in Canada, those early colonial relationships were not about strength through diversity, or a celebration of our differences.
For Indigenous Peoples in Canada, the experience was mostly one of humiliation, neglect, and abuse.
Of a government that didn't respect their traditions and strengths, or their distinct governments and laws, but instead denied and undermined their rights and their dignity.
That sought to overwrite their distinct histories, to eradicate their distinct languages and cultures, and to impose colonial traditions and ways of life.
That discarded the Indigenous imperative to protect the land and water, of always thinking seven generations ahead.
In doing so, we rejected the very notion that whole generations of Indigenous Peoples have the right to define for themselves what a decent life might be.
And we robbed Canada of the contributions these generations would have made to growing our great country.
The failure of successive Canadian governments to respect the rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada is our great shame.
And for many Indigenous Peoples, this lack of respect for their rights persists to this day.
There are, today, children living on reserve in Canada who cannot safely drink, or bathe in, or even play in the water that comes out of their taps.
There are Indigenous parents who say goodnight to their children, and have to cross their fingers in the hopes that their kids won't run away, or take their own lives in the night.
Young Indigenous people in Canada struggle to get a good education.
And though residential schools are thankfully a thing of the past, too many Indigenous youth are still sent away, far from their families, just to get the basic education most Canadians take for granted.
And for far too many Indigenous women, life in Canada includes threats of violence so frequent and severe that Amnesty International has called it "a human rights crisis."
That is the legacy of colonialism in Canada.
Of a paternalistic Indian Act.
Of the forced relocation of Inuit and First Nations communities, and a systematic denial of Métis rights and history.
Of residential schools that separated children as young as five years old from their families, punished them for speaking their own language, and sought to extinguish Indigenous cultures entirely.
The good news is that Canadians get it. They see the inequities. They're fed up with the excuses.
And that impatience gives us a rare and precious opportunity to act.
We now have before us an opportunity to deliver true, meaningful and lasting reconciliation between Canada and First Nations, the Métis Nation, and Inuit peoples.
And as we embark upon that process of reconciliation, we are guided by the minimum standards adopted here, in this chamber, ten years ago this month.
I know that Canada has a complicated history with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
We actively campaigned and voted against it, then endorsed it in the most half-hearted way possible, calling it an "aspirational document."
The Declaration is not an aspirational document. It means much more than that to the Indigenous Peoples and others who worked so hard, for so long, to bring the Declaration to life.
In the words of Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the Declaration provides "the necessary principles, norms, and standards for reconciliation to flourish in twenty-first-century Canada."
That's not an aspiration. That's a way forward.
Last year, at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Canada's then Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs finally corrected Canada's position on the Declaration, and announced that we are now a full supporter of the Declaration, without qualification.
In partnership with Indigenous Peoples, we're moving ahead with a thorough review of federal laws, policies, and operational practices, to get our house in order.
To make sure that our government is meeting its obligations, including international obligations under the Declaration.
We know that the world expects Canada to strictly adhere to international human rights standards – including the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples – and that is what we expect of ourselves, too.
We are working closely with Indigenous Peoples in Canada to better respond to their priorities, to better understand how they see and define self-determination, and to support their work of nation rebuilding.
Along with Indigenous partners, we are co-developing programs to ensure the preservation, protection and revitalization of Métis, Inuit and First Nations languages.
In short, we have been working hard, in partnership with other orders of government, and with lndigenous leaders in Canada, to correct past injustices and bring about a better quality of life for Indigenous Peoples in Canada.
I'll give you a few examples.
Many will sound familiar to you, because they are closely aligned with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals – goals that apply to all of our countries, without exception.
Our efforts include investments to help bring safe and clean drinking water to all Indigenous communities – part of the UN's Sustainable Development Goal #6: clean water and sanitation.
So far, more than two dozen long-term drinking water advisories in Indigenous communities have been eliminated, and we have a plan to bring to an end those that remain.
Our efforts also include new investments to close the gap in First Nations education, and new education agreements that recognize the power and authority of First Nations communities.
And these agreements recognize First Nations' authority to develop and control education systems – systems run in communities, by communities, and for communities.
These are all important steps toward SDG #4: quality education.
Beyond that, for many Indigenous Peoples in Canada, these investments will lay the groundwork for progress on SDG #8: decent work and economic growth.
We know that no one can have a real and fair chance at success without the things that make success possible: good health; strong communities; good, well-paying jobs; a quality education, and safe and affordable places to live.
Clearly, that includes Indigenous Peoples, too.
That's why our efforts include working with Indigenous communities to help build and refurbish homes.
Construction work on nearly 4,000 homes has been completed or is underway, helping to fulfill SDG #11: making communities safe and sustainable places to live.
And across the country, we are also working on a National Housing Strategy, to give more Canadians access to housing that is safe, adequate, and affordable.
Our efforts also include a stronger focus – in Indigenous communities, across Canada, and around the world – on SDG #5: combatting gender-based violence and giving women and girls equal opportunities to succeed.
We need women and girls to succeed because that's how we grow stronger economies, and build stronger communities.
That is why our government will be moving forward shortly with legislation to ensure equal pay for work of equal value.
You see, the Sustainable Development Goals are as meaningful in Canada as they are everywhere else in the world, and we are committed to implementing them at home while we also work with our international partners to achieve them around the world.
This is important, because poverty and hunger know no borders. We cannot pretend that these solvable challenges happen only on distant shores.
The need for greater equality and decent work – those are real and persistent human needs. Ones we cannot afford to ignore, especially in our own countries.
We are challenged, every one of us, to provide better opportunities for all people, including Indigenous Peoples.
We are challenged by the fact that true equality is unconditional.
Equality applies to every person. No matter their gender, or where they were born, or how they worship, or whom they choose to love.
And the need to better care for the environment we all share … well, as I said here at the signing ceremony for the Paris Agreement, "in every possible sense, we are all in this together."
We are all in this together, and the relationships we build need to reflect this reality.
In Canada, this means new relationships between the government of Canada and Indigenous Peoples – relationships based on recognition of rights, respect, co-operation and partnership.
Recently, we made changes to our own government structures, to help with the transition to these new relationships with Indigenous Peoples.
We are dismantling the old colonial bureaucratic structures and creating a new Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, led by Dr. Carolyn Bennett, an experienced and effective advocate for Indigenous Peoples in Canada.
In her new role, she will lead our government's efforts to better support Indigenous Peoples as they strengthen their distinct political, cultural, legal and economic institutions, and assume autonomy over their own affairs, including the recognition and implementation of self-government as an expression of self-determination.
At the same time, we recognize that in Canada, the federal government has a historic responsibility for providing services to Indigenous Peoples, and an ongoing role to play.
To better do this work – while at the same time supporting Indigenous self-determination – we will create, in consultation with Indigenous Peoples, a new Department of Indigenous Services, led by our former Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Philpott.
Over time, programs and services will increasingly be delivered by Indigenous Peoples, as part of their move toward true self-government, and the full implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
We believe that this division is the best way for Canada to meet more of its SDG obligations at home, while advancing the principle of self-determination that is at the heart of the Declaration.
There is no blueprint for this kind of change.
There is no road map we can follow.
But neither can we wait.
The time has come to forge new paths together.
To move beyond the limitations of old and outdated colonial structures, and to create in their place something new, something that respects the inherent right of Indigenous Peoples to self-govern, and to determine their own future.
For the federal government, this means making changes to how we operate. The departmental change I mentioned is part of fulfilling that responsibility.
For Indigenous Peoples, it means taking a hard look at how they define and govern themselves as nations and governments, and how they seek to relate to other orders of government.
Indigenous Peoples will decide how they wish to represent and organize themselves.
Some may choose to engage with our government based on historic nations and treaties, others will use different shared experiences as the basis for coming together.
The choice is theirs. This is precisely what self-determination demands.
Though this path is uncharted, I am confident that we will reach a place of reconciliation.
That we will get to a place as a country where nation-to-nation, government-to-government, and Inuit-Crown relationships can be transformed.
A place where the standards enshrined in the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples are fully realized – not merely by government mandate, but in true partnership with Indigenous Peoples.
Part of that new partnership will involve addressing the shared challenge of climate change.
Indigenous and northern communities are particularly affected by its stark reality.
In communities across the north – places like Paulatuk, Kugluktuk, and Tuktoyaktuk – where community members are finding sea ice conditions more dangerous and unpredictable for travelling and hunting in the winter.
In Canada's western Arctic, the permafrost is melting and huge pieces of tundra are eroding into the ocean.
And around Baffin Island, Inuit elders are finding it difficult to forecast the weather like they used to. So difficult that many are now reluctant even to try.
At home, we are working hard to help these communities adapt and prepare for the future.
At the international level, our commitment is unwavering.
There is no country on this planet that can walk away from the reality of climate change.
And for our part, Canada will continue to fight for the global plan that has a realistic chance of countering it.
We have a responsibility to future generations, and we will uphold it.
We have a chance to build in Canada – and in fact, all around the world – economies that are clean, that are growing, that are forward-looking. We will not let that opportunity pass us by.
In Canada, that means putting a price on carbon pollution. Done well, it's the most effective way to reduce emissions while continuing to grow the economy.
It also means continuing to work with other countries in support of our shared goals.
Last week, we welcomed environmental leaders from more than 30 countries to a working session in Montréal, where we talked about how to advance the Paris Agreement and continue the global shift toward a more sustainable future for all people.
Likewise, the global community has a responsibility to do all that it can to reduce inequality within and among countries.
In Canada, we are working hard to achieve this goal.
We improved child benefit payments. Our new program gives nine out of ten families more money to help with the high cost of raising their kids, and because of that, we expect to reduce child poverty in Canada by 40%.
We raised taxes on the wealthiest one percent so that we could lower them for the middle class, and we're continuing to look for ways to make our tax system more fair.
Right now we have a system that encourages wealthy Canadians to use private corporations to pay a lower tax rate than middle class Canadians.
That's not fair, and we're going to fix it.
We're investing to help make education more affordable and more accessible, so that every Canadian can get the training they need to find and keep a good, well-paying job.
This is especially important at a time when automation is challenging traditional ideas of work.
Internationally, we have reaffirmed Canada's commitment to reducing poverty and inequality, putting gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls at the heart of our development efforts.
We took this approach because we know that when we empower women and girls, economic growth follows.
Peace and cooperation takes root.
And a better quality of life for families and communities is possible.
We are also working hard to deliver progressive trade agreements like the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with the European Union, which comes into effect today.
CETA will expand opportunities for businesses; create good, well-paying jobs for workers; and deliver meaningful economic growth – the kind of growth that benefits all our citizens, not just the wealthiest.
We have the opportunity – and I would argue we have the responsibility – to ensure that trade agreements include strong provisions to safeguard workers' rights, to protect the environment, and to ensure that the benefits of trade are felt more broadly.
Because when we do that, we don't just grow our economies – we live up to our values.
And we say to ourselves and to each other that good enough… just isn't good enough. That better is always possible.
And better is always possible when we put people at the heart of the decisions we make.
A focus on people – as the theme for this General Debate reminds us – is the best way to build a peaceful and prosperous future.
It's a future we all want – for ourselves, and our children, and our grandchildren.
It's a future that Indigenous Peoples in Canada, and around the world, deserve to share in – as full and equal partners.
And it's a future we can build, if we work together.
Our efforts to build a better relationship with Indigenous Peoples in Canada are not only about righting historical wrongs.
They are about listening, and learning, and working together. They are also about concrete action for the future.
The reconciliation we seek has lessons for us all.
We can't build strong relationships if we refuse to have conversations.
We can't chart a more peaceful path if the starting point is suspicion and mistrust.
And we can't build a better world unless we work together, respect our differences, protect the vulnerable, and stand up for the things that matter most.
As I said last year, we know it will be hard work.
But I remain confident – for Canada's experience shows this to be true – that any challenge can be met if we meet it together.

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Two years ago, when the crowdfunding app Tilt had just scored a key partnership to be the default payment system for ESPN's fantasy football and basketball leagues, co-founder and CEO James Beshara said in a Fortune interview that Tilt wasn't really competing with the red-hot payments app Venmo, since Tilt was aimed at collecting money from a group. He also argued Tilt felt more social.
"Venmo works for one-to-one, but when you really want a social product," he said, "it's like the difference between e-mail and Facebook." The suggestion: Venmo can do its friend-to-friend thing, while Tilt will stay in its lane of group payments.
Tilt launched in 2012, has raised a fat $62 million in venture funding from the likes of Marc Andreessen, Ron Conway, Sean Parker, and the rapper Nas, and it is seeing 41% growth each month on college campuses, where the app has caught on thanks to a student ambassador program. But this will be Tilt's true coming out party.
Tilt originally worked like this: You are holding an event (one of the most popular uses: kegger), or buying a gift, or ordering merchandise, and need to collect money from a group of people. You set a minimum target amount, and when the group hits the target (when it "tilts," get it?) everyone gets charged. It isn't unlike a Kickstarter or Indiegogo campaign, but more utilitarian than artistic (though some brands have used Tilt to gauge interest in a new product). Some have called Tilt "micro-crowdfunding." The funding can take place on Tilt's web site or its mobile app.
The group focus helped Tilt gain steam among millennials. The service is in nine countries and won't share users or revenue, but says it is growing its user base 4x year over year.
If you haven't heard of Tilt, it is likely because you don't often have a need to solicit money from a group, or when you do, you use a more traditional method. (Office NCAA pool? Collect cash from everyone in person.) Or you could be using Venmo, which, even though it operates on one-to-one transactions, allows you to enter an amount and then charge multiple friends the same amount at the same time. This couldn't have helped Tilt much.
But if Tilt can convert its college students away from Venmo, it could become a one-to-one payments player quickly. As Tilt began to launch into more international markets, "We kept getting the request from our users to add in 1:1 payments," says Beshara, who avoids naming Venmo specifically. "Then we looked at the data, and almost 20% of our usage in the UK was due to people bending Tilt, an app built for more social and group-oriented activity, for 1:1 payments." That is: Tilt users were already trying to use Tilt as a Venmo anyway. Tilt began testing a 1:1 option in January, and among the testers, it led to a 34% increase in group Tilts.
Venmo isn't the only competitor in the peer-to-peer mobile payments game. There's Xoom (also owned by Venmo), Square Cash, Google Wallet, TransFast, Dwolla, Circle (which uses the bitcoin blockchain), and TransferWise (for sending money internationally only), to name a few.


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Gangajhari railway station () serves Gangajhari and surrounding villages in Gondia district in Maharashtra, India.

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Essentielle is an exclusive Chardonnay wine from Domaine des Masques. Only 16 of the vineyard's 145 hectares are used for vine growing. Quality is more important than volume at this winery. A dry but very aromatic white wine to drink with fish and shellfish.
A fruity and well-structured redwine composed of Syrah and Grenache that accommodates most of different meat dishes.
"Moulin de l'Isle" from Domaine de la Giscle is a bright, salmon colored and very fruity rosé wine. A typical rosé from Provence and the quality unbeatable!
Estérelle is a fruity rosé wine from Chateau du Rouet with notes of cherry, black currant, blackberries and strawberries as well as nice aromas of sweets!
Red "Les Aurelien" from Domaine Triennes is a fruity and full-bodied red wine that is suitable for most meat dishes.
"Les Cinsomniaques" is an organic natural wine made from just Cinsault without additives and without sulfites. A rather wine with fruity and a little crunchy palate. Soft and silky, to serve lightly chilled to any food - preferably a plate of cheese and cured meat !
The white "Les Aurelien" from Domaine Triennes is a relatively dry Chardonnay wine stored in oak barrels. Fits very well with seafood.
Tout près des étoiles from Domaine des 2 Lunes is a light, salmon pink rosé wine with hints of peach and apricot. A round fruity rosé to serve as aperitif, to south European or Asian food.
"Classic" from Chateau Mouresse is a typical, bright salmon colored, very well-made rosé from Provence with fruity aromas. A wine to drink throughout the meal from appetizers to dessert!
L'Estourbille is an organic red wine from the Domaine Sainte Eulalie located in Provence. A fruity, light, yet concentrated red wine with hints of blackberries and black currants. An extremely well-balanced red wine to serve at any occasion !
La Serpentine is a organic rosé wine from the Domaine Sainte Eulalie in Provence. A fruity and fresh rosé wine with hints of exotic fruits (mango, melon), to pair with Mediterranean or Asian food.
Estoublon "La Réserve" is a concentrated, full-bodied good value for money Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages with hints of red berries and spices. To serve to grilled meat or a hearty stew!
"Tradition" is Domaine Gavoty's standard rosé wine. A fruity and well structured rosé made of not less than Cinsault, Carignan, Syrah and Rolle grapes. A very good rosé for the fastidious rosé enthusiast!
Le Baou d'Enfer "La Cachette" is an almost handmade red wine made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Grenache grapes. The wine is aromatic with a fruity flavor, hints of cherry. Good to lamb chops.
"Cuvée Evasion" from Domaine Lolicé is a very aromatic rosé with hints of grapefruit and exotic fruits. Not only organic, it has also been analyzed to contain 0 traces of pesticides. Has won many awards.
"Exception" from Domaine des Masques is a white wine raised in oak barrels and made from 100% Chardonnay grapes. It reminds in many ways of an elegant and sunny Burgundy wine. A direct hit!
"Le Chateau" from Chateau Thuerry is a typical Provence wine with dark color and hints of dark fruit, leather and spices. A wine that fits well with a Provençal daube or other powerful meat dishes.
"Le Chateau" Rose is a fruity and very well-made rosé. A fresh and round palate with perfect balance. To enjoy together with scallops in sauce beurre blanc.
Les Abeillons" is a round and slightly "fleshy" rosé with aromas of ripe fruit. Very elegant and aromatic - for Mediterranean dishes with garlic !
The white "Classic" from Château Mouresse is made of 20% Rolle- and 80% Sémillon grapes. A dry white wine with some roundness. Suits perfectly well as an aperitif or to a seafood tray.
"Les Abeillons" from Château Thuerry is made from a major par of Rolle, but also of Sémillon grapes. A dry white wine with finesse, power and liveliness. Aromatic hints of citrus and white flowers. To served for aperitif, or to pair with fish and assorted seafood.
"Le Chateau" is a dry white wine with hints of citrus fruits. Suitable for aperitif or with most fish dishes.
"Sainte Fleur" from Domaine Triennes is a delicious aromatic white wine made of viognier grapes. An elegant wine to drink as an aperitif, to accompany a crab or shrimps. Also great to exotic and spicy dishes.
"L'Exception" from Château Thuerry is a Bordeaux-inspired red wine from Provence with power and complexity to pair with meat dishes, preferably game and stews !
"Les Abeillons" from Chateau Thuerry is a typical red Provence wine, partially aged in oak barrels. With hints of black currant, cherry and blackberry with light notes of vanilla it's a wine which goes perfectly well with a Daube Proveçal !
"Exception Syrah" from Domaine des Masques is a quality wine raised in oak barrels having a character similar to the full-bodied and exclusive wines of Côte-Rotie that Yves Cuilleron produces as well in the Rhône valley.


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Home Countries Australia Australia victorious as Pakistan head home
Australia victorious as Pakistan head home
Pakistan's campaign at the World T20 ended in the group stages as they fell to a 21-run defeat to Australia in Mohali on Friday.
Shahid Afridi's men had a glimmer of hope before this game. Had they beaten their opponents today and if Australia had then defeated India on Sunday, Pakistan still had a chance to go through to the semi-finals if their net run-rate would have been better.
Instead, this dramatic sojourn ended. An interesting question also did the rounds at Mohali: Is this the last time we see Afridi in the green jersey?
Chasing 194 to win, Pakistan lost Ahmed Shehzad early. Sharjeel Khan continued from where he left against New Zealand and attacked the Australian bowlers.
As expected, he was strong through the leg-side, pulling across the line very well. However, Sharjeel's 19-ball 30 ended in the sixth over as he was bowled by James Faulkner.
Umar Akmal walked out to bat, seemingly eager to make amends from his poor performance against New Zealand.
At one end, Khalid Latif held the innings together as Akmal attacked. In 20 balls, Akmal smashed 32, to keep Pakistan's hopes alive.
Afridi walked in after Akmal's dismissal and entertained the crowd with a couple of sixes, but his innings was short-lived. Latif fought during his innings of 46 as the mountain kept getting taller to climb.
In the end, the innings fizzled out. Although Pakistan batted with spirit, Australia's challenge was too strong on the day. James Faulkner bowled with a lot of guile and was the star of the day as he took five for 27. Pakistan finished on 172 for eight.
Earlier, Australia had won the toss and elected to bat. It was an innings that saw contributions from most of their batsmen with skipper Steven Smith leading the way.
Aaron Finch and Jos Hazlewood were brought into the side in place of John Hastings and Mitchell Marsh. Smith's effort stood out for his typical idiosyncrasies.
The shot that summed up Smith's unbeaten 61 was the flick he played off Wahab Riaz. Smith took guard way outside the off-stump with Wahab following him. The ball was still wide and Smith flicked it through the leg-side for a four.
Not to forget, Shane Watson, who announced his retirement from international cricket in the lead-up to this game. Batting at number six, Watson walked in when Australia needed to charge during the slog overs.
He remained unbeaten on 44 off 21 balls, an innings that saw him play with typical authority. He made room, lofted through the off-side. The length deliveries were dispatched with dominance.
It was almost as if the announcement had taken a load off his shoulders and given him freedom to express himself. He will most certainly have one more opportunity against India on Sunday as that would be a virtual quarter-final.
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SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA (May 8, 2006) – "Saturday," the latest digital video collaboration between Horny Toad and the Merge creative group is going live on HornyToad.com and will premier at the Telluride Mountainfilm Festival, May 26-29 in Telluride, Colorado.
Bringing the Horny Toad tagline "Every day is an adventure" to life, "Saturday" was shot on location in Austin, Tex. The rolling sequence of local venues and authentic personalities showcases the increasingly diverse meaning of "adventure" – as well as spotlighting a few Horny Toad pieces.
Described by one of the "Saturday" directors as the latest piece in a "National Geographic photographer meets VFX geeks experiment, the hypnotic appeal of "Saturday" is based on breaking concepts in digital layering. Spilt foreground and background action interact on different timelines, while distinct visual cues are seamlessly synched to an original soundtrack from musician Chris Pierce. The result is the sensation that viewers are eavesdropping on a distinct moment in time.
Living front and center on the home page of HornyToad.com, "Saturday" is the third in a series of a growing showcase of creative content that includes "Tuesday," a meshing of animation, music and still photography (Released Fall 2005); and "Thursday," a still photography and music montage with a soundtrack by Chris Pierce (Released Spring 2004).
"Saturday" was produced by Merge and Horny Toad clothing. Production credits include Cari Carmean, art creative director for Horny Toad; David McLain: director/photographer; Jerome Thelia: director/compositor; Allison Kocar, compositor; Talia Marash, additional matte cutting.
The original song "La Da Day," written and produced by Chris Pierce; recorded, mixed and mastered By Seth Horan; vocals, guitar, rhodes piano and strings by Chris Pierce; percussion by David Leach; drum programming by Seth Horan; and bass guitar by Orlando Sims.
We work when we need to, play when we can, and wear what makes us feel good. Founded in Telluride, based in Santa Barbara, and recognized with smiles just about everywhere else, Horny Toad creates inspired outdoor clothing for those who embrace adventure every day. Horny Toad blends exceptional comfort fabrics with individually inspired designs and unique details to provide both men and women with unforgettable lifestyle apparel for all seasons. To learn more, please go to www.hornytoad.com, or call 800-865-TOAD.


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Fotbal Club Olimpia Rotunda is a football club from Rotunda, Olt County, Romania who currently play in Liga V.

History

In 2009–10 season, Olimpia had an amazing debut season, after comeback in Liga IV, finishing on 3rd position.

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By Amanda Parmer
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Striking Nerves: Art and Protest in 2017
Nanna Debois Buhl and Brendan Fernandes
For her first solo exhibition in New York, Brooklyn-based painter Amy Feldman installed four large canvases (all 2012) snugly within the small gallery's space. These paintings—as big as 8 feet high or wide—present a simple visual grammar that offers a counterpoint to the effusive visual cacophonies of Feldman's earlier work. In the 2012 paintings, one encounters single geometric shapes repeated in light to dark gray monotones on a white ground. Despite being completely abstract, they are charged with a healthy dose of anthropomorphic humor.
Asserting individuality and character to rehash minimalist and conceptual vocabularies, Feldman critically situates her work in contemporary practice. In All or Nothing, a repeated chevron shape riffs playfully on Frank Stella's Delta (1958) and "Notched V" series (mid-1960s). She takes up the kind of self-conscious humor Mary Heilmann has deployed throughout her career by similarly retaining painterly drips and mishaps in the finished work. The show's catalogue traces Feldman's practice from 2007 onward and offers a means to contextualize the exhibition vis-à-vis her earlier work. A selection of the artist's small collaged drawings, sparsely populated by sketched, cartoonish images of jewels, magazine cutouts and a USDA food pyramid amid an array of gestural marks, hint at the roots of the large paintings' abstract forms. One suspects a critique of consumerist Western culture, of the growing abyss between dearth and excess.
The lone, bloated, bulbous donut shape that occupies the preponderance of canvas in Owed is painted in large looping gestures, with haphazard drips of paint splattered on what remains of the clean, gessoed surface. The lower half of the form, which seems to encroach on the viewer's space, is slightly thicker than the top, so that the upper portion of the canvas effectively recedes. One thinks all at once of a slobbering animal, an overly enthusiastic speaker's spittle and the sloppy habits of a careless, gluttonous eater.
As the artist has explained, each canvas consists of multiple layers of shapes and marks that coalesce into the final, pared down forms. This underpainting, only occasionally visible, tugs on the viewer's imagination, suggesting unknowable iterations of the image below. It is as if an invisible level of extravagance has undergirded the work's seeming simplicity. Add to this Feldman's loose play of personal, cultural and historical references, and one sees the artist achieving a compelling synthesis of meaning through humble, unpretentious means.
Photo: Amy Feldman: All or Nothing, 2012, acrylic on canvas, 96 by 80 inches; at Blackston.
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IS THE WORLD READY TO COMMIT TO THE UNITED NATION'S SDGS ON GENDER EQUALITY? ALMAS JIWANI ASKS BUREAUCRATS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, HIGH COMMISSIONERS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE REPRESENTATIVES
December 10, 2015 published in MIL-TECH
OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – Dec. 10, 2015) –
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Ms. Almas Jiwani addressed an audience of Canadian bureaucrats, government officials & international trade representatives and high commissioners at the Trade Facilitation Office Canada's (TFO Canada) seminar on the subject of gender equality.
Almas Jiwani, President emeritus of UN Women Canada NC, CEO of Almas Jiwani Foundation and expert in UN gender equality initiatives, spoke of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals to advance gender equality around the world by 2030. The focal point of the address was women and the economy.
"The potential for social change is too great to pass up, as are economic competitiveness and growth," Almas Jiwani said of reducing gender inequality. "So how to get there? How do we bridge the gender gap? How do we make gender inequality nothing more than a part of history?"
In closing her speech, Almas Jiwani stressed how decisive steps also need to be made in the political and economic spheres. "For women to be valued, we need bold companies. Bold policy makers. Bold governments. Achieving gender equity is critical to the world's sustainable development. Yes, gender inequalities continue to run far and wide around the world but change is possible. Prime Minister Trudeau just proved that to us," said Almas Jiwani.
"TFO Canada recognizes the important role women play in economic development and strives to develop programs and services that are practical, results-oriented, and ultimately sustainable at local and regional levels. A key strategy has been to work with local partners and trainers. Given that the World Trade Organization reports that women reinvest 90% of their earnings in their family and community, this further illustrates the relevance of having a solid gender strategy as part of our programming," says executive director Steve Tipman.
About Almas Jiwani Foundation
Almas Jiwani Foundation is to empower women and girls through focused projects that will directly address Equality, Education, Entrepreneurship and Energy rights and impact lives in positive & meaningful ways.
AJF Programs will be aimed at empowering girls and women by expanding access to education, increasing economic opportunity, and providing or improving access to the energy at the most local levels possible. The improved access to energy is expected to yield a co-benefit of better use of technology and modern communications systems, including smart phones and the internet.
Our goal is to elevate millions of women out of poverty and in radical, insufferable situations- and with them, their families and entire communities. These technologies, which we in the west take for granted, could impact these communities the most, and help them harness their power for economic gain.


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Cause of deer deaths in southeastern Pennsylvania confirmed
Updated: Jan. 29, 2019, 10:03 p.m. | Published: Sep. 26, 2018, 3:38 p.m.
Deer in southeastern Pennsylvania have died by the dozens under the assault of an insect-borne disease. (Dan Gleiter | dgleiter@pennlive.)
By Marcus Schneck | mschneck@pennlive.com
Dozens of deer in southern Berks and northern Chester counties were killed by epizootic hemorrhagic disease, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
The agency announced that the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study laboratory in Georgia has confirmed that samples showed that EHD, an often-fatal disease caused by a virus, was the cause of the most recent deer deaths in Pennsylvania.
EHD, which is spread among deer through the bite of insects called biting midges, affects deer populations throughout the U.S. It occurs less often in northern states like Pennsylvania, but deer here are less likely to mount an effective immune response to ward off the worst effects of the disease.
The virus, which usually kills within 5-10 days, is not spread by deer-to-deer contact and is not known to be infectious to humans. But, deer displaying severe symptoms of EHD are usually not suitable for consumption because of the rapid deterioration of the meat and secondary bacterial infection. As a routine precaution, all hunters are encouraged to wear rubber or latex gloves when handling or field-dressing any animal, and wash their hands and tools thoroughly after field dressing
According to the commission, since August 29 dozens of dead deer have been found in the affected area, and game wardens continue to investigate new reports and collect and submit tissue samples from deer that are not in advanced stages of decomposition.
"We appreciate the public's concern and involvement and will continue to investigate deer deaths reported at new locations, so we can monitor the severity of this year's outbreak. The outbreak should subside once colder weather sets in and the area receives a hard frost or two, which will kill the midges", said Southeast Region Director Bruce Metz.
More information about EHD and other wildlife diseases can be found on the Pennsylvania Game Commission website.
More about EHD in Pennsylvania:
What is killing deer in southeastern Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania dove hunting; EHD striking deer in Pennsylvania; fishing classes
EHD and global climate change?
Brook trout is climate change loser; bobwhite quail could be winner
Op-ed: We're staying vigilant about Chronic Wasting Disease in deer


You probably didn't think this was possible. Gluten- and dairy-free cream cheese stollen. But, friends. It is.
My mom has made this (well, a glutenful version) every Hannukah for as long as I can remember. And up until 4 years ago, I joined the rest of my family in stuffing myself to the point of immobility with it the night of our Hannukah party. There was certainly enough of it to be had - I remember one year, she made something like 16 of them. In one day. And that was the same morning that she made about a dozen loaves of challah bread. The woman is a machine.
This year, I was lucky enough to be home for our Hannukah party (I've missed it a few times over the last several years because I was either out of the country or at least out of St. Louis when Hannukah fell). The house smelled heavenly. It smelled heavenly because of a bunch of food I couldn't eat. It was torturous to watch everyone slather jam or butter onto thick slices of soft challah, and to watch everyone wander into the kitchen to cut themselves piece after piece of cream cheese stollen. I never, ever cheat and eat gluten. But I have to be honest -- my mom's challah and cream cheese stollen are two of the things that tempt me the most.
The funny thing is, my mom is gluten-free, too - although she isn't quite as sensitive as I am to it. Yet she still makes these treats for the Hannukah party the way she always has, with wheat flour. I asked her at the party if she had ever tried to make a gluten-free version of the cream cheese stollen. She said she hadn't. And I vowed in that moment that someday very soon, a gluten-free version would exist.
And now it does, and it rocks. I'm actually a little surprised myself at how well this turned out. Even the chef has doubts sometimes - I mean, it is dairy-free cream cheese and gluten-free dough that I couldn't knead like the original recipe calls for. How close could it really get to the original? But it turned out beautifully - the dough wasn't difficult to work with at all, and it all baked up into a wonderfully soft and flaky-on-top pastry. The smooth cream cheese filling is the complement to the slightly sweet and yeasty bread, and the end product is a delightful dessert that is sweet (but not too sweet) and melts in your mouth.
Granted, it's been many years since I tasted my mom's cream cheese stollen. But this is seriously delicious. I brought it to work, and my co-workers proclaimed it to be "out-of-this-world good." And I'd have to agree.
*You can double this recipe very easily.
Melt margarine or butter. Add sugar, salt and coconut milk. Continue heating until lukewarm.
In a separate bowl, dissolve yeast and 1 teaspoon of sugar in warm water until foamy. Stir in milk mixture, egg and half of the flour, beat until smooth. Stir in remaining batter to make a stiff batter. Stir well, put into an oiled bowl, cover, and let rise in warm place for about a half an hour or until roughly doubled in size.
In the meantime, make the cream cheese filling by beating together all of the ingredients until it is very smooth. Set aside.
Punch down dough, then turn out onto a greased piece of parchment paper (make it easy on yourself and do this step on the surface you're actually going to bake the stollen on - it's hard to transfer to a new surface without breaking it once it's formed!). Sprinkle liberally with brown rice flour, and then use your hands to form the dough into a rectangular shape (about 9" by 13"). Brush with beaten egg, spread on the cream cheese filling, and roll in from each side, meeting in the center. (Tip: take a thin cutting board and use it to roll each side in - it will help keep it from falling apart.). If you didn't do this on a grease baking sheet, transfer it now to one, or a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Then cut diagonal slits along the sides, brush with egg, and let rise for another half an hour.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes, or until browned. If you have the instant read thermometer, you can again test it for doneness, by poking it into a non cheesy section to see if the temperature is anywhere between 190 degrees and 210 degrees.
Allow the stollen to cool slightly on a cooling rack, and then spoon on the glaze. After glaze has set and stollen is completely cool, you can wrap tightly in saran wrap. If you store in the fridge, be sure to warm it up for 10 - 15 seconds in the microwave before serving.
To make glaze: Add boiling water and lemon juice slowly to confectioner's sugar and mix thoroughly. If you don't use this mixture pretty quickly, it will thicken too much, so use within 5 minutes of making it.
Have you made one of these with the traditional maripan and candied fruits? Do you think it would work in this recipe as well?
Hi Kate, I haven't tried it with either of those fillings but imagine that it would work just fine! Especially if you had the marzipan and candied fruits together, I think it would work great.


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10 March 2016: Countdown's Food Rescue programme is teaming up with Hamilton food rescue charity, Kaivolution. This latest partnership will focus on the collection of fresh food in Hamilton, to help Kiwis in need.
Kaivolution, a not for profit food rescue group based in the Waikato, began collecting produce and bakery items from Countdown Claudelands and Hamilton in February this year. The group is dedicated to supporting healthy environments and thriving communities.
Kaivolution Manager, Ruth Seabright, says they are incredibly grateful for the food they receive which helps the charities they work with to support those in need.
"The food we receive from Countdown is such a blessing to the charity groups that we work with, enabling them to support more families who often struggle to provide enough food.
"Kaivolution is only 16 months old and has already rescued more than 82 tonnes of food. It's a great example of the incredible things that can happen when the business and community sectors work together for society and for the environment," Ms Seabright says.
Kaivolution will slowly extend their collections to include the other six Countdown stores around Hamilton over the coming months.
Kaivolution joins Countdown's Food Rescue charity partners throughout New Zealand, including The Salvation Army, FairFood, 0800 HUNGRY, Just Zilch, FoodShare, Kaibosh, Good Neighbour, and KiwiHarvest.


In the 18th century, candles were mounted in magnificent chandeliers which amplified the light through lead crystal drops cut into prismatic shapes. The laser cut Design was based on the optic principle of refraction which was first written about by Newton and Huygens around 1690. Isis is an exploration of the nature of the light from LED's and it's potential usage in lighting works using the principle of refraction. The shape was based on the Isis sea fern. Artists Ruth McDermott and Ben Baxter.


Nokian Tyres, a specialist in winter season tyres, is said to be in focus currently as a potential takeover target in the market.
It is number one in the world in terms of its niche business area. The parties rumoured to be interested are Pirelli, Bridgestone and Goodyear – a predictable assortment of its larger competitors. Clearly, this makes for an obvious bolt on to the larger rivals, with added synergies / efficiencies.
The current share price of Nokian is near to €30, with a takeout price as high as €40 likely to clinch any deal that may materialise.
A recent trading update from Nokian Tyres was solid, as was the latest from Michelin. It could very well be the case that with increasingly extreme weather patterns, demand for the offering of Nokian is set to increase. Given that Pirelli was taken over by the Chinese a couple of years ago, this may provide the clue to potential M&A moves in this space.


The Glacier Kayaking and Sailing Patagonia tour offers a chance to get close to nature on this three day sailing trip to D'Agostino Sound to view awe inspiring glaciers, get close to the ice by kayaking in the quiet waters and walk on this ancient river of ice.
A three day sailing journey around Isla de Tierra del Fuego, through Magdelena Channel to D'Agostini Sound. In Bahia Angelito you'll land with a choice of kayaking the quiet, ice filled water or walking the coast. Your ship will bring you past 13 glaciers including the spectacular Aguila and Serrano glaciers.
You'll get picked up at 20:00 in Punta Arenas and brought to the boat which will take you to the Isla de Tierra del Fuego area. The journey begins with a dinner as you sail through the Magdalena Channel, en route to the D'Agostini Sound.
At dawn, you will anchor in the beautiful Bahia Angelito – an ideal spot for kayaking or hiking. You will continue to navigate the Sound, where you will see 13 glaciers protruding from the snowy mountain-scape. At some of the glaciers, you will kayak, listen to the silence, and get close to the ice. You spend the second night back in Bahia Angelito.
Around 6:00, you will sail back to Punta Arenas, enjoying the incredible landscape all around. You will arrive in Punta Arenas around 19:00.
Fully equipped kayaks, doubles and singles, with paddles, personal flotation device, neoprene spray skirts, dry suits and neoprene suits, first aid kits, and poggies (kayaking gloves).
Due to weather conditions the landing sites and order of the expeditions may vary. New destinations, chosen by our passengers, may sometimes be added.
Remember to pack sunscreen, camera and appropriate clothing; we recommend layers of waterproof, warm and trekking clothing.


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WrestleMania XXIV è stata la ventiquattresima edizione dell'omonimo evento in pay-per-view, prodotto dalla World Wrestling Entertainment. Si è tenuto il 30 marzo 2008 al Citrus Bowl di Orlando, prima WrestleMania a svolgersi nello stato della Florida. È stata inoltre la seconda edizione a tenersi in uno stadio all'aperto, come già successo con WrestleMania IX.

Nei cinque giorni prima dell'evento la WWE e la città di Orlando hanno dato vita a diverse manifestazioni nella regione centrale della Florida per dare risalto allo show. La Commissione sportiva della Florida Centrale ha stimato che WrestleMania XXIV porterà nelle casse locali circa 25 milioni di dollari con la creazione di diversi posti di lavoro e l'arrivo in città di circa 60.000 spettatori dell'evento. I biglietti sono stati messi in vendita il 3 novembre 2007; di questi, 41.000 sono stati venduti in trenta minuti, trasformando WrestleMania XXIV nell'evento con il maggior incasso nella storia del Citrus Bowl.

La tagline ufficiale di WrestleMania XXIV è "The Biggest WrestleMania Under the Sun", le theme song sono Snow (Hey Oh) dei Red Hot Chili Peppers e Light It Up dei Rev Theory. America the Beautiful, canzone introduttiva di ogni edizione del pay-per-view, è stata cantata da John Legend.

Produzione

Per permettere all'evento di andare avanti anche in caso di pioggia, la WWE ha fatto realizzare una copertura in metallo per il ring. La progettazione del set iniziò intorno alla metà del 2007 e la sua costruzione nel mese di marzo 2008. Circa 100 persone hanno lavorato 16 ore al giorno per costruire la struttura; i lavori sono stati completati il 29 marzo. Diverse strade sono state chiuse al traffico per permettere ai camion di trasportare fino allo stadio l'equipaggiamento necessario. Le travi di acciaio della struttura sono state realizzate su misura in Belgio e trasportate via mare ad Orlando. Sette generatori sono stati utilizzati per produrre la corrente necessaria allo svolgimento dello show.

Il ring è stato montato all'altezza della linea delle 50 yard per garantire migliore visibilità al pubblico; l'intero campo di gioco è stato ricoperto con pannelli di plastica dura in modo da proteggere il suolo e permettere il montaggio delle strutture necessarie. Una sorta di mini città di poco più di dodici km quadrati da utilizzare come area backstage è stata costruita all'esterno del lato nord dello stadio. Come conseguenza di ciò, W. Church Street è rimasta chiusa al traffico fino al giorno dopo l'evento.

WrestleMania XXIV è stata la prima WrestleMania ad essere filmata in alta definizione e sarà il primo show della WWE ad essere commercializzato su Blu-ray Disc.

Storyline

Il 17 febbraio, a No Way Out, John Cena, vincitore del Royal Rumble match, affrontò il campione Randy Orton per il WWE Championship ma vinse il match solamente per squalifica (e senza, quindi, conquistare il titolo). La sera stessa, Triple H trionfò in un Elimination Chamber match che comprendeva anche Shawn Michaels, Jeff Hardy, Chris Jericho, John "Bradshaw" Layfield e Umaga, diventando così il primo sfidante al WWE Championship di Orton per WrestleMania XXIV. Nella puntata di Raw del 18 febbraio Cena, dopo essersi lamentato per come era stato sconfitto la sera prima, ottenne dal general manager dello show, William Regal, un match non titolato contro Orton in cui se avesse vinto, sarebbe stato aggiunto al match di WrestleMania tra Triple H e Orton stesso. Poco dopo, Cena riuscì a battere Orton e fu dunque aggiunto all'incontro, che diventò un Triple Theat match con in palio la cintura.

A No Way Out, The Undertaker vinse un Elimination Chamber match che comprendeva anche Batista, Finlay, Big Daddy V, The Great Khali e lo United States Champion Montel Vontavious Porter, diventando così il primo sfidante al World Heavyweight Championship di Edge per WrestleMania XXIV.

A No Way Out, Big Show fece il suo ritorno in WWE dopo più di un anno d'assenza, attaccando Rey Mysterio dopo che questi venne sconfitto dal World Heavyweight Champion Edge, confermando dunque il suo turn heel. Pochi attimi dopo, il pugile Floyd Mayweather (presente tra il pubblico) salvò Mysterio dall'attacco di Big Show, colpendo poi quest'ultimo con un gancio destro al viso, aprendogli una vistosa ferita alla fronte. Nella puntata di Raw del 18 febbraio, Big Show sfidò quindi Mayweather ad un match per WrestleMania XXIV; con questi che poi accettò. Successivamente, l'incontro tra i due fu modificato in un No Disqualification match.

Dopo aver vinto diversi incontri, come impostogli da Vince McMahon, per evitare il ritiro dal mondo del wrestling, Ric Flair sfidò Shawn Michaels ad un match per WrestleMania XXIV durante la puntata di Raw del 25 febbraio. Successivamente, dopo aver accettato con riluttanza tale sfida, fu sancito un Career Threatening match tra i due per WrestleMania in cui se Flair avesse perso, sarebbe stato costretto al ritiro.

Nella puntata di Raw del 18 febbraio fu annunciato che a WrestleMania XXIV si sarebbe tenuto l'annuale Money in the Bank Ladder match, il cui vincitore avrebbe poi ottenuto un incontro per uno dei tre titoli mondiali della federazione (il WWE Championship di Raw, il World Heavyweight Championship di SmackDown o l'ECW Championship della ECW) in un qualsiasi luogo e momento nell'arco di un anno. Più avanti, la sera stessa, l'Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy e Mr. Kennedy furono i primi due partecipanti a qualificarsi per l'incontro dopo che avevano rispettivamente sconfitto Snitsky e Val Venis. Nella puntata di SmackDown del 25 febbraio, Shelton Benjamin si qualificò dopo aver sconfitto Jimmy Wang Yang. Nella puntata di Raw del 25 febbraio si qualificò Chris Jericho, sconfiggendo Jeff Hardy. Nella puntata di Raw del 3 marzo, Carlito si qualificò dopo aver sconfitto Cody Rhodes. In un house show di SmackDown, tenutosi l'8 marzo, si qualificò lo United States Champion Montel Vontavious Porter dopo che sconfisse Jamie Noble. Nella puntata di ECW dell'11 marzo, CM Punk si qualificò per l'incontro dopo aver sconfitto Big Daddy V per count-out. Nella puntata di Raw del 10 marzo, dopo aver perso l'Intercontinental Championship a favore di Chris Jericho, Jeff Hardy fu tuttavia rimosso dal Money in the Bank Ladder match a causa di una sospensione impostagli dalla WWE (legit), avvenuta in seguito alla violazione della Wellness Policy. Nella puntata di SmackDown del 14 marzo, John Morrison fu l'ultimo partecipante a qualificarsi dopo che sconfisse The Miz.

Nella puntata di Raw del 18 febbraio, John "Bradshaw" Layfield interferì nello Steel Cage match tra Hornswoggle e Vince McMahon, attaccando poi brutalmente sia Hornswoggle stesso che Finlay, il quale si era rivelato essere il vero padre (kayfabe) del midget al posto di McMahon. Un Belfast Brawl match tra JBL e Finlay fu poi sancito per WrestleMania XXIV.

Nella puntata di Raw del 24 marzo, Ashley interferì durante il match tra Maria e Melina per agevolare la vittoria della prima; tuttavia, subito dopo, Ashley, Maria e Jerry "The King" Lawler furono sconfitti dalla Women's Champion Beth Phoenix, Melina e Santino Marella in un Mixed Tag Team match. Un Playboy BunnyMania Lumberjill match tra Ashley e Maria contro Beth e Melina fu poi sancito per WrestleMania XXIV.

Per Wrestlemania XXIV fu inoltre annunciato un match interpromozionale tra Batista (del roster di SmackDown) e Umaga (del roster di Raw) per determinare il "miglior brand" presente in WWE e, successivamente, un Battle Royal match per determinare il primo sfidante all'ECW Championship di Chavo Guerrero, il cui vincitore avrebbe poi ottenuto un match per il titolo da disputarsi la sera stessa.

Evento
Prima della messa in onda del pay-per-view, Kane vinse un battle royal match dopo aver eliminato per ultimo Mark Henry, ottenendo così un match per l'ECW Championship di Chavo Guerrero da disputarsi la sera stessa.

L'evento fu poi introdotto dall'esibizione dal vivo di John Legend, che cantò l'inno America the Beautiful.

Match preliminari
L'opener della serata fu il belfast brawl match tra Finlay e John "Bradshaw" Layfield. L'incontro iniziò fuori dal ring, dove Finlay gettò JBL contro dei gradoni d'acciaio. JBL si portò poi in vantaggio dopo che colpì violentemente Finlay con un bidone dell'immondizia, un coperchio e un vassoio di metallo. JBL tentò poi una powerbomb sui gradoni, ma Finlay contrattaccò con un back body drop, colpendolo poi ripetutamente con il vassoio. Dopo che si liberò dallo schienamento, JBL atterrò Finlay con un big boot, salvo venir poi colpito dallo shillelagh di quest'ultimo, che sfruttò una distrazione di Hornswoggle. Finlay tentò poi un suicide dive verso l'esterno del quadrato, però JBL lo colpì in mezz'aria con il coperchio, evitando la manovra. JBL attaccò poi Hornswoggle col bidone, ma fu poi lanciato attraverso un tavolo, posto all'angolo del ring, per mano di Finlay. Dopo aver bloccato il conteggio sul due, JBL colpì Finlay con una kendo stick per poi eseguire su di lui la Clothesline from Hell, schienandolo per vincere il match.

Poco dopo, andò in scena il money in the bank ladder match fra Carlito, l'Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho, CM Punk, John Morrison, lo United States Champion Montel Vontavious Porter, Mr. Kennedy e Shelton Benjamin. L'incontro iniziò con MVP che colpì i restanti partecipanti con una scala, salvo venir poi colpito, a sua volta, da Jericho con un'altra scala. Dopo aver attaccato Jericho, Morrison eseguì un moonsault dalla terza corda, tenendo una scala tra le mani, atterrando sopra gli altri contendenti all'esterno del ring. Dopo un batti e ribatti, Benjamin eseguì un sunset flip powerbomb dalla scala ai danni di Kennedy, il quale colpì a sua volta Morrison con un superplex dalla cima di essa. Dopo aver colpito Benjamin con la GTS, Punk tentò di staccare la valigetta, ma fu fermato da Kennedy, che lo schiantò sopra una scala grazie all'esecuzione della JFK. Successivamente, Benjamin iniziò la scalata solitaria, però Carlito e Kennedy lo fecero cadere dalla cima di essa, schiantandolo malamente attraverso un'altra scala, posta a cavalcioni tra l'apron ring e la balaustra. Jericho e Morrison iniziarono poi a battagliare sulla sommità della scala, col primo che applicò la Walls of Jericho sul secondo sulla cima di essa. Pochi attimi dopo, Kennedy eseguì il Mic Check su Punk dalla cima della scala, mentre Carlito colpì Jericho col Backstabber, eseguito da un'altra scala ravvicinata. MVP si trovò poi favorevolmente da solo, ma fu atterrato a sorpresa dal rientrante Matt Hardy con la Twist of Fate, eseguita dalla cima della scala. Dopo un batti e ribatti fra i partecipanti, Carlito provò a staccare la valigetta, però venne bloccato da Kennedy, il quale lo gettò contro un'altra scala. Punk attaccò poi Kennedy con la scala, salvo venir poi colpito dal Codebreaker di Jericho. Dopo uno scambio di colpi tra i due sulla sommità della scala, Punk incastrò la gamba di Jericho tra gli staggi di essa, staccando poi la valigetta per vincere il match.

Il terzo match fu tra Batista e Umaga. Durante le fasi iniziali, entrambi si portarono in vantaggio l'un l'altro sfruttando la rispettiva forza. Umaga eseguì poi uno spinning heel kick su Batista, colpendolo anche con un superkick sull'apron ring. Dopo aver controllato gran parte della contesa, Umaga tentò un diving headbutt dalla terza corda, ma Batista evitò la manovra, facendolo schiantare al tappeto. Umaga tornò tuttavia in controllo ed eseguì un samoan drop ai danni di Batista, con quest'ultimo che si liberò dallo schienamento al conto di due. Umaga provò in seguito l'esecuzione del Samoan Spike, ma Batista lo bloccò e lo atterrò con uno spinebuster. Batista eseguì poi la Batista Bomb su Umaga e lo schienò per vincere l'incontro.

Il match successivo fu per l'ECW Championship tra il campione Chavo Guerrero e lo sfidante Kane. Dopo essere apparso a sorpresa da sotto il ring, Kane eseguì la Chokeslam su Guerrero e lo schienò per conquistare il titolo in appena undici secondi.

Match principali
Il quinto incontro dell'evento fu il career threatening match tra Ric Flair e Shawn Michaels, in cui il primo, in caso di sconfitta, si sarebbe dovuto ritirare. Dopo un avvincente batti e ribatti iniziale, Flair provò ad applicare la figure-four leglock su Michaels, ma quest'ultimo lo gettò fuori dal ring. Pochi attimi dopo, Michaels si lanciò dalle corde con un moonsault verso l'esterno del quadrato, però Flair si spostò, facendolo schiantare malamente attraverso un tavolo dei commentatori. Flair si portò dunque in vantaggio, colpendo Michaels con diverse varianti del suplex, che non furono tuttavia abbastanza per ottenere la vittoria. Michaels reagì in seguito con un neckbreaker, eseguendo poi con successo un moonsault dalla terza corda ai danni di Flair, atterrandolo fuori dal ring. Dopo uno scambio di colpi, Michaels eseguì un flying forearm smash e il diving elbow drop dalla terza corda, tentando poi la Sweet Chin Music, la quale venne però rovesciata da Flair nella figure-four leglock. Liberatosi dalla presa, Michaels fu ripetutamente colpito alle gambe da Flair, che applicò nuovamente la manovra di sottomissione, da cui lo stesso Michaels evase ancora una volta dopo aver toccato le corde. Michaels eseguì poi all'improvviso la Sweet Chin Music su Flair, con quest'ultimo che si liberò dallo schienamento al conteggio di due. Poco dopo, Flair sorprese Michaels con un colpo basso non visto dall'arbitro, ottenendo però solamente un conto di due. Michaels intrappolò a sua volta Flair all'interno della figure-four leglock, ma questi, sfruttando una distrazione dell'arbitro, uscì dalla presa dopo aver infilato due dita negli occhi di Michaels stesso. Dopo un batti e batti, Michaels colpì Flair con altre due Sweet Chin Music, schienandolo per vincere l'incontro e porre fine alla sua carriera nel ring.

Poco dopo, Ashley e Maria affrontarono Melina e la Women's Champion Beth Phoenix in un lumberjill match. Dopo un batti e ribatti tra le quattro, Santino Marella interruppe lo schienamento di Maria su Melina, salvo venir poi colpito con un pugno dal commentatore Jerry Lawler. Ciò permise alla Phoenix di eseguire un fisherman suplex su Maria per schienarla e vincere l'incontro insieme a Melina. Al termine del match, il rapper Snoop Dogg colpì Marella con una clothesline, festeggiando poi accanto a Maria e Ashley.

Il sesto incontro fu il triple threat match valevole per il WWE Championship tra il campione Randy Orton, John Cena e Triple H. Dopo pochi secondi, Orton colpì Triple H al volto con la cintura, salvo poi subire un suplex da parte di Cena. In seguito, Cena si caricò entrambi sulle spalle per tentare la F-U, ma fallì dopo che Triple H atterrò sia lui che Orton con una clothesline. Poco dopo, Triple H si caricò Cena sulle spalle per provare l'esecuzione di un electric chair drop, però Orton li colpì con un diving crossbody dalla terza corda. Orton eseguì un hangman ddt sull'apron ring sia ai danni di Cena che di Triple H e tentò di schienarli, ma questi ultimi si liberarono al conto di due. Dopo aver eseguito l'RKO su Triple H, Orton venne rinchiuso nella STFU di Cena, ma riuscì comunque a liberarsi dalla presa toccando le corde del ring. Pochi istanti dopo, Cena applicò nuovamente la STFU su Orton, però Triple H ruppe la presa e lo lanciò contro dei gradoni d'acciaio all'esterno del quadrato. Dopo essersi ripreso, Cena colpì Triple H con la protobomb e il five knuckle shuffle, salvo venir poi atterrato dallo spinebuster di quest'ultimo. Dopo aver contrattaccato un tentativo di F-U, Triple H eseguì il Pedigree su Cena, ma, nel momento in cui stava per schienarlo, fu colpito all'improvviso dal punt kick di Orton, il quale schienò a sua volta Cena per vincere l'incontro e mantenere il titolo.

In seguito, andò in scena il no disqualification match tra Big Show e Floyd Mayweather. Nelle fasi iniziali, Mayweather sfruttò il proprio repertorio da pugile per colpire Big Show con varie combinazioni di pugni, facendolo tentennare. Poco dopo, Mayweather applicò una sleeper hold su Big Show, ma questi si liberò e lo gettò violentemente al tappeto, prendendo le redini della contesa, colpendolo poi con delle forti chop all'angolo. Dopo aver subìto una sidewalk slam, Mayweather fu soccorso dalle sue guardie del corpo, presenti a bordo ring, le quali tentarono di portarlo nel backstage, però Big Show glielo impedì e li attaccò, riportando sul quadrato il pugile. Pochi istanti dopo, una guardia colpì Big Show alle spalle con una sedia, salvo venir poi atterrata da una Chokeslam di quest'ultimo. Ciò permise a Mayweather di attaccare ripetutamente Big Show con la sedia e di sorprenderlo con un colpo basso. Mayweather utilizzò poi un tirapugni per colpire Big Show con un gancio destro al volto, impendendogli di rimettersi in piedi entro il conteggio di dieci dell'arbitro per vincere dunque l'incontro per KO tecnico.

Il main event fu il match per il World Heavyweight Championship tra il campione Edge e lo sfidante The Undertaker. Dopo un batti e ribatti iniziale, Undertaker colpì Edge con una flying clothesline e lo schienò, ma quest'ultimo si liberò al conteggio di due. Poco dopo, Edge eseguì un neckbreaker e una spear sull'apron ring ai danni di Undertaker per poi tentare un attacco aereo dalla terza corda, ma questi contrattaccò e lo fece cadere malamente fuori dal quadrato. Undertaker atterrò poi Edge in corsa con un suicide dive verso l'esterno del ring. Dopo aver eseguito il guillotine leg drop, Undertaker tentò la Last Ride, però Edge evitò la manovra e lo colpì con un big boot, che valse solamente un conto di due. Dopo averlo schiantato sopra una balaustra con un back suplex, Edge applicò un boston crab su Undertaker, con quest'ultimo che riuscì tuttavia ad evadere dalla presa. Dopo uno scambio di colpi, Undertaker provò l'esecuzione della Chokeslam, ma Edge rovesciò la mossa nella Edgecution, la quale valse solo un conto di due. Pochi istanti dopo, Undertaker contrattaccò la spear di Edge e lo schiantò al tappeto con la Chokeslam, che non fu tuttavia abbastanza per ottenere la vittoria. Undertaker tentò dunque la old school dalle corde, però Edge evitò la manovra e lo atterrò con un superplex dal paletto. Dopo essere stato colpito dalla Last Ride di Undertaker, Edge sventò un tentativo di Tombstone Piledriver, contrattaccando la mossa con un sitout neckbreaker. Dopo che l'arbitro fu messo inavvertitamente KO, Edge eseguì un inverted ddt ai danni di Undertaker, per poi sorprenderlo con un colpo basso. Edge colpì Undertaker al volto con una telecamera, salvo venir poi atterrato dal Tombstone Piledriver di quest'ultimo. Un altro arbitro corse sul ring per sostituire il precedente, ma Edge si liberò incredibilmente dallo schienamento al conteggio di due. Subito dopo, Curt Hawkins e Zack Ryder tentarono di interferire in favore di Edge, ma vennero colpiti entrambi dalla Chokeslam di Undertaker. Ciò permise tuttavia ad Edge di eseguire la spear su Undertaker e schienarlo, ma questi evase al conto di due. Edge eseguì quindi un'altra spear su Undertaker, ma, mentre stava per effettuare lo schienamento, quest'ultimo lo rinchiuse all'improvviso nella Hell's Gate e lo forzò alla sottomissione per vincere l'incontro e conquistare il titolo dei pesi massimi per la seconda volta.

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Tragosoma soror ist ein Käfer aus der Familie der Bockkäfer (Cerambycidae) innerhalb der Gattung Tragosoma. Er ist von Kanada über Teile der Rocky Mountains bis in das zentrale Kalifornien verbreitet.

Merkmale
Die Männchen von Tragosoma soror erreichen eine Körperlänge von 28 bis 33 Millimetern, die Weibchen sind mit 34 bis 38 Millimetern etwas größer. Der Körper ähnelt weitgehend dem der anderen Arten der Gattung und unterscheidet sich von diesen nur durch Details, ist rotbraun bis dunkelbraun gefärbt und flach gewölbt. Die Seiten des Halsschilds sind wie bei den anderen Arten der Gattung schwach gerandet und deutlich punktiert; an den Seiten hinter der Mitte sitzt ein gattungstypischer auffälliger Dorn. Die Deckflügel sind vor allem an der Basis fein und flach punktiert.

Die Antennen der Männchen reichen zurückgelegt bis etwa in das letzte Viertel oder Sechstel der Deckflügel, bei den Weibchen sind sie im Verhältnis kürzer und reichen bis etwa zur Hälfte der Deckflügel. Sie sind bei beiden ab dem dritten Antennomer dorsoventral abgeflacht und werden zur Spitze schmaler; zudem sind sie mit kurzen sichtbaren Setae besetzt, die meist auf eine Reihe entlang ihres medialen Randes beschränkt sind. Das Antennomer 3 besitzt einen Kamm am seitlichen Rand und einen porösen Bereich auf der dorsalen Oberfläche, der sich über fast die gesamte Länge erstreckt.

Verbreitung
Das Verbreitungsgebiet von Tragosoma soror reicht vom südlichen British Columbia in Kanada nach Südosten in die Rocky Mountains bis in das zentral-westliche Wyoming und nach Süden entlang der Cascade Mountains bis zur Sierra Nevada und den San Bernardino Mountains in Kalifornien. In älterer Literatur wurden Tiere dieser Art wahrscheinlich dem Zottenbock (Tragosoma depsarium) zugeschlagen, der jedoch heute als rein paläarktische Art mit einer auf Europa und Asien beschränkten Verbreitung gilt.

Lebensweise
Tragosoma soror lebt als kälteliebende  Art vor allem in kühlen Nadelwäldern der Höhenlagen der Rocky Mountains und angrenzender Gebirgszüge. Er kann abhängig vom lokalen Klima von Juni bis August auftreten. Seine Larven entwickeln sich wie die anderer Arten der Gattung im Holz von Nadelbäumen. Dabei ist er aus dem Holz von Kiefern dokumentiert, und einer der zugeordneten Käfer wurde an einer Gelb-Kiefer (Pinus ponderosa) gesammelt. Die Tiere leben tagsüber unter loser Rinde. Die meisten Exemplare wurden in Lichtfallen, vor allem mit UV-Licht, im Bereich von Kiefernwäldern gefangen.

Systematik

Tragosoma soror ist eine eigenständige Art der Bockkäfer (Cerambycidae) und wird dort in die Gattung Tragosoma innerhalb der Prioninae eingeordnet. Die wissenschaftliche Erstbeschreibung stammt von dem kanadischen Entomologen Serge Laplante von der Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, der ihn 2017 in einer Revision der Gattung und in Abgrenzung zum eurasisch verbreiteten Zottenbock und verschiedenen nordamerikanischen Arten beschrieb.

Mit Tragosoma soror gibt es nach aktuellem Stand (2017) sechs Arten innerhalb der Gattung Tragosoma. Teilweise wurden Käfer in Nordamerika ebenfalls als Vertreter des Zottenbocks betrachtet, diese gehören jedoch zu mittlerweile als eigenständig betrachteten Arten wie Tragosoma harrisii und Tragosoma soror. Nach einem Kladogramm zu den Verwandtschaftsbeziehungen innerhalb der Gattung wird Tragosoma soror als Schwesterart von Tragosoma spiculum betrachtet.

Die Namensgebung der Gattung leitet sich von der Körperform der Tiere ab, der an einen Ziegenbock erinnert. Tragosoma setzt sich zusammen aus den griechischen Wörtern "tragos" für den "Ziegenbock" und "soma" für "Körper". Das Epitheton soror stammt aus dem Lateinischen und bedeutet "Schwester", womit es auf die nahe Verwandtschaft zu Tragosoma spiculum hinweisen soll.

Belege

Literatur
 Serge Laplante: Description of a new Nearctic species of Tragosoma Audinet-Serville (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Prioninae), with species validations, new synonymies and a lectotype designation. Insecta Mundi 0578, 2017: S. 1–17.(Volltext).

Breitböcke
Prioninae


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