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Maxell boosts battery capacity by factor of 20
By J. Mark Lytle 2008-06-02T07:02:00.153Z
New super cell destined to drive cleaner cars of the future
Electric and hybrid cars are clearly going to be a big part of the near future, but the problematic cost and durability of the batteries they require still need to be addressed.
Doing precisely that in Japan, however, we have Hitachi Maxell and several research partners, who have come up with a lithium-ion battery that appears to solve both problems.
The new cell has a discharge capacity 20 times larger than that of current Li-ion batteries, which means it's more than capable of driving a car engine on its own.
Cobalt gets the boot
On top of that, the device can be made far more cheaply, as it dispenses with the cobalt typically found in Li-ion batteries. The price of the rare metal is currently rising rapidly, forcing manufacturers to design it out.
Instead, manganese with a dash of undisclosed nanotechnology sauce does the job of storing electricity and, it seems, does it far better.
Hitachi Maxell says it hopes to start putting the new battery into hybrid cars within four years, possibly for existing client General Motors. Let's just hope the oil lasts that long.
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Amber Group ditches expansion plans after denying insolvency: Report
Temasek-backed Amber has raised about $50 million in funding from a new sovereign fund, with the deal to be announced in January.
Cryptocurrency trading firm Amber Group is putting its expansion plans on hold despite the FTX contagion having "no disruption" to its daily operations, according to a senior executive.
Amber has scrapped plans to expand in Europe and the United States as a consequence of exposure to the now-defunct exchange FTX and will focus on institutional clients in Asia, according to managing partner Annabelle Huang.
Huang also said that Amber has been forced to deprioritize its new metaverse project due the FTX contagion, the Financial Times reported on Dec. 9.
Apart from ditching its expansion plans, the firm has reportedly been cutting its headcount recently. After reportedly laying off up to 40% of staff in September, the firm continued to lay off employees again in December.
According to Huang, Amber had roughly 10% of its trading capital stuck on FTX, which is not an issue for the company's daily operations. In line with its plans to continue servicing customers in Asia, Amber has continued working to raise new funding and make new acquisitions.
The Temasek-backed company has raised about $50 million in funding from a new sovereign fund, with the deal to be announced in January. Similar to Amber's previous $200 million round, the new funding values the firm at $3 billion. The raised amount is twice as low as what Amber originally expected to secure.
Amber doesn't consider its ongoing raise to be unsuccessful, Huang said. "We are not under pressure to raise capital," she noted, adding that Amber will also announce a major acquisition of a licensed Singaporean business in December.
Related: Amber Group's co-founder Tiantian Kullander passes away at 30
The news comes shortly after Huang denied allegations of Amber's insolvency. The exec took to Twitter on Dec. 6 to respond to allegations that Amber was "on the verge of bankruptcy," stating:
"We continue to operate business as usual. If you have any concerns, withdrawals are open as usual."
The allegations were made by on-chain analyst Lookonchain, who detected some significant discrepancies between wallets allegedly owned by Amber and the reported funds and trading volumes.
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Monetary Board appoints new BSP deputy governor
By: Ben O. de Vera - Reporter / @bendeveraINQ
Philippine Daily Inquirer / 06:08 PM July 20, 2017
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Deputy Governor Chuchi Fonacier (CDN FILE PHOTO)
MANILA — The Monetary Board, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' highest policy-setting body, filled up, on Thursday, the post left vacant by Governor Nestor A. Espenilla Jr., designating Chuchi G. Fonacier as the new deputy governor of the supervision and examination sector (SES).
"I'm happy to inform you that the Monetary Board approved today the appointment of Chuchi Fonacier as DG-SES, my successor," Espenilla told reporters on Thursday.
As such, Fonacier will be mainly responsible for the regulation of banks as well as other BSP-supervised financial institutions.
"Under her direct supervision are inclusive financial advocacy unit, technical services staff, administrative and operations group, and four sub-sectors, which handle onsite examination and inspection, offsite supervision, financial literacy, consumer affairs, financial data collection, and policy studies," the BSP said in a statement.
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Fonacier started her central banking career at the BSP as a bank examiner in 1984, eventually becoming assistant governor this year.
The highlights of Fonacier's central banking career include her role in the development of programs that encouraged consolidation among cooperative, rural and thrift banks, as well as policies and procedures intended to accelerate resolution of banking issues, according to the BSP.
Fonacier finished her Bachelor of Science in Commerce, major in Accounting degree at the La Salle College-Bacolod, after which she became a certified public accountant.
She also obtained a Master in Business Administration from the Ateneo de Manila University. SFM
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In addition to a nation's commitment to create a strong manufacturing base through its industrial policy, another important way to grow well-paying jobs is through strong, independent trade unions. Through collective bargaining, workers gain the power to negotiate improvements with their employers that not only benefits the workers but entire communities. And the improvements they win are not just to wages and benefits: more and more, unions are negotiating the return of sustaining, well-paying jobs to the United States as a key part of their contracts.
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And this strategy isn't limited to car factories. The Steelworkers (USW) won future investment in union plants in their recent contracts with Goodyear and ArcelorMittal. The Communications Workers of America (CWA) contract with AT&T West included a commitment to move 3,000 mostly offshored jobs back into union facilities.
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Today there are 288,000 American workers at 1,200 factories building advanced technology components that improve fuel economy and reduce pollution in the U.S. automotive industry. That's just the automotive industry. There are 900,000 workers in the computer and electronic product manufacturing industry. Many of these workers are union members who head to the bargaining table every few years to grow their ranks. By fighting for more investment in their worksites, they are building the middle class and creating opportunities for thousands of others. Unions, working side-by-side with schools, government and forward-looking corporations under the umbrella of a smart industrial policy will build the strong manufacturing base for future generations.


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Destination ARTS! Performances and Events for November 12 – 15, 2015
Destination ARTS! activities continue in Waynesboro, PA with art exhibits, special events, and live music scheduled at Gallery 50, 42 West ARTS Co-Op, the Ceramic Arts Center of Waynesboro, and the Contemporary School of the Arts & Gallery. All performances and events are free unless otherwise indicated.
Gallery 50 is planning a preview of three new shows celebrating the Holiday/Winter season, starting Thursday, November 12, 1:00 -4:00 pm. Over 80 new pieces of art are being featured. The west window gallery theme is "Winter White", and the east window gallery will present "It's a Wonderful Still Life". The main gallery will showcase "Fins, Feathers and Fur," featuring artist, Carol Wilks and her animal paintings rendered in pastel.
Wine Down Friday activities and receptions are planned at Gallery 50 (50 W. Main St.), 42 West ARTS Co-Op (42 W. Main St.), and the Ceramic Arts Center of Waynesboro (13 S. Church St.) between 5:00 and 8:00 pm.
Dearest Home will perform from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm in Gallery 50. This will also mark the official U.S. CD release of "Back to Laurel Hill", Pennsylvania and West Virginia Folk Songs from the Bayard Collection:Volume 1. The album was released in Great Britain when Dearest Home performed at festivals there in July and August. Expressive vocals with rich, next-of-kin harmonies interweave with sprightly dance tunes, as Dearest Home recreates traditional American–Appalachian music, especially from the Samuel Bayard Folk Song Collection (PA and WV), and from the US Civil War era. They also love to sing songs from Jean Ritchie and the Carter Family, as well as related pieces from Scotland, Ireland or England. Passion for all these traditions shines in every note! Based in Gettysburg, PA, the band includes Beth Folkemer (vocals, guitar, and mountain dulcimer), Margaret Folkemer (vocals and pennywhistle), Stephen Folkemer (vocals, concertina, and keyboards), Chuck Krepley (vocals, fiddle, and banjo), and Chris Barnabei, acoustic bass.
Patric Schlee will be creating original improvisational music on guitar, didgeridoo, flute and drums at 42 West ARTS Co-Op. The public is invited to join in.
Bob North will be demonstrating tin piercing of his own designs and animals at 42 West ARTS Co-Op from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm. J. Robert (Bob) North started tinsmithing as an economical Christmas gift in 1974 – he used salvaged tin from turpentine cans to make his wife an electrified lantern which is still in use. The project was a success and so interesting that he read all the library books he could find and began acquiring the necessary tools. Finally in 1989 he found a class to take in Lancaster, and later studied privately for four years with a master tinsmith in Eden, PA. As his expertise increased Bob taught the class in Lancaster and at several other craft schools, which is a natural progression as he taught elementary school for 32 years! He also holds classes at his shop along Country Club Road in Waynesboro. Not only does he cut and form the tin into modern lighting, but he really enjoys piercing the tin with small holes to allow the light to shine through. He currently has a selection of pierced tin nightlights at 42 West ARTS.
Donna Bingaman will be demonstrating painting a portrait in oil at 42 West ARTS from 12:00 pm to 2pm. A native of Waynesboro, PA, she is an impressionist, realist, and a blender of originality and tradition, winning many best of shows and numerous other awards for her portraits and other subjects from flowers to genre, including sculptures in bronze. As a child Donna was fascinated by faces and started sketching from life at an early age. At the age of 16 she started to paint pastel portraits of her neighbors and family. For many years she painted pastel portraits by commissions. She discovered oil paint and it has been her favorite medium for portraits & commissions ever since. Donna is a graduate of the Washington School of Art and has studied with several regionally and nationally artists. She enjoys painting people and strives to capture the unique personality of each. Donna's portraits have been exhibited at the Cumberland Valley and the Valley Art Show held at the Hagerstown Fine Art Museum, and she has been selected to have a one-woman show of her portraits at the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts.
Galleries open 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
The members of the 42 West Arts Co-Op is continuing to spotlight a new show called "Forever Flowers" from 12:00 to 6:00. This show includes Donna Bingaman oil painting, Lori Linthicum creative pottery, Tom McFarland painting, Denny Bingaman photography, Rod & Karri Benedict pottery, Ed Beard wood burning, Hollis Mentzer nature printing, Andy Smetzer photographer, and Jennifer Caldwell silver jewelry.
The Ceramic Arts Center of Waynesboro hosts pottery classes and workshops including an introduction to Pottery Class, a Teen Wheel Throwing Class, a monthly Children's Class, and two hour Corks and Clay Workshops specializing in creating hand built projects. The Ceramic Arts Center brings together area potters of all skill levels and ages with classes, pottery sales, and members have 24/7 access to the wheels and kiln.
At the Contemporary School of the Arts and Gallery stained glass artist George V. Grillo is having his first solo exhibit. The Contemporary School of the Arts and Gallery is located at 10 East Main Street.
42 West ARTS (42 West Main Street)
Gallery 20 East (20 East Main Street)
The Contemporary School of the Arts & Gallery (10 East Main Street)
The Ceramic Arts Center of Waynesboro (13 South Church Street).
The galleries feature oil paintings, watercolors, pottery, sculptures, jewelry, photographs, furniture, and more. Most art is available for sale and there is no charge for admission to the galleries. This weekend, they will be open on:
Thursday from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m (Gallery 50 and 42 West Arts Co-Op)
For more information visit www.artsalliancegw.org or call 717-655-2915.
Dearest Home Launches Northern Appalachian Album with Local Flavor at Waynesboro's Gallery 50 on November 13


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Judge Dredd Year Two Omnibus
Posted by John Burdis on October 2, 2017
Posted in: New Releases, News, Uncategorized. Tagged: Cavan Scott, Dredd novel, Dredd omnibus, Judge Dredd, Judge Dredd Year Two, Matt Smith, Michael Carroll, ominbus. 1 Comment
From Rebellion Publishing comes the omnibus of the second year of Judge Dredd fighting crime on the streets of Mega-City One.
You may already have the first two stories on Kindle by Michael Carroll and Matt Smith but this collection adds the new story by Cavan Scott. Buy it on Kindle or physical form, so it looks rather resplendent on your shelves.
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Jennifer Blood
Posted in: Articles, Not 2000AD but still cool, Reviews - 2000AD linked. Tagged: Al Ewing, carroll, dynamite, ennis, ewing, first blood, garth ennis, jennifer blood, Michael Carroll, ninjettes. Leave a comment
Review by Seth
Jennifer Blood appears on this hallowed 'Blog by virtue of the 3 writers of the series, "Judge Dredd" script robots Garth Ennis, Al Ewing and Michael Carroll. Recently concluded and collected in a series of volumes published by Dynamite.
Created by Garth Ennis, Jennifer Blood begins as a revenge thriller. Jennifer Fellows has it all, the white picket fence, married to meek accountant Andrew, with two kids Mark and Alice in a suburban stereotype. However, Jennifer has a secret; she is actually Jessica Blute, the daughter of Sam Blute a famous crime lord who has been murdered by his brothers. Jessica was a young girl at the time,her mother marries one of her father's murderers and takes her own life. She leaves a note explaining to Jessica what and how she ended up in that situation and sows the seeds for a long, very carefully and obsessively planned revenge.
For his 6 issues, Ennis uses a number of imaginative ways for Jen/Jess to off her Dad's siblings, occasionally tasteless, sometimes blackly amusing, but always graphic (he does seem to have an obsession with entrails). Jess/ Jen's mission is at an end, and so you would think is the series. "Not so" said Dynamite, "we can spin this out".
Ewing picks up the baton from Issue 7, continuing from the very last scene of issue 6. The black humour remains, but Jess' gets sloppy at the end of her mission; inquisitive children and a pervy neighbour and elements of hard edged and (bloody) farce begin to creep in. Jess' attracts the attentions of a police detective with some iffy personal habits, poor interpersonal skills and the grieving, but fabulously wealthy and criminally connected, parents of her victims. Jess' gets caught and finds herself in the slammer, but leaves a trail of dismembered bodies and a river of blood in her wake.
Inevitably, Jess' escapes with some outside help, but desperately wants to re unite with her kids. This takes her into direct conflict with the FBI and her extended family but with little asides and filling in the background to the Blute family (with a little origin story), and the influence that Jess' had on wide society. Carroll eschews the black humour, taking the story into more serious, but still violent, territory, until the climax with issue 36 and the end of the series.
The first 6 issues read like an unused, or if I were to be unkind, a recycled and remixed plot line from Ennis' acclaimed Punisher run. Ennis contrasts Jess' family chores with the rather less mundane preparation for the run against her next target; domesticity and suburban life interspersed with gangland style executions. It's good, but not great, not helped by the art which starts well by Adriano Batista, but suddenly changes to the flat, angular characterless Marcos Marz, by the end of Ennis' run the wonderfully named Kewber Baal had taken over. By no means a great artist, workmanlike, with occasional flair, Baal stays with the series until the very end, alternating with the marginally more wooden Eman Casallos.
Ewing's run continues in the vein of Ennis' run. The humour becomes blacker, his characters have few redeeming features, even the ones working on the side of law and order, it's the highpoint of the series. He runs with the set up, develops the foundations and puts Jess' into some increasingly desperate situations. Seemingly writing himself into a corner, Ewing takes the only logical (if somewhat brutal) conclusion, and there is no going back for Jess'.
By the time Carroll takes over the series begins to run out of wriggle room. By now it's clear that all the cast members are expendable, but this also means that the plot begins to run into dead ends. Carroll's run has a few false starts, feels padded and lacks direction. This is less Carroll's problem and more to do with what Ewing had left him with. There is only so much you can do with a clearly unbalanced, homicidal former housewife and mother now internationally (in)famous and on the run. The ending feels curtailed and rushed. Carroll's accompanying series "First Blood" origin series is better.
Don't rush out and buy it, it's lots of fun, occasionally hits a few bumps on the road and perhaps could have been shorter. The spin off series' "First Blood" is good, though it wasn't really necessary. "Ninjettes" is pretty non essential and is one of Ennis' jokes spun out over six issues, but Ewing makes a good fist (and sword, machine gun etc etc) of it.
Top covers though.
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"Jennifer Blood : First Blood" (origin story) 1-6
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Stars share magic of music and art in support of County's library
Administrator | Sep 24, 2019 | Comments 0
Story and photos by Sharon Harrison
Barenaked Ladies' band member Kevin Hearn and singer/songwriter Sarah Slean shared a taste of their music Saturday in Bloomfield, but also their visual art talent, to the delight of an intimate crowd at HatchGallery.
The special opening night for their 'September Island' show was a fundraiser for something close to both the entertainer/artists' hearts – the library.
"My first job I ever had was at a library," Hearn told the crowd.
"I was a library rat as a child," said Slean. "I was completely socially awkward and so music and art were my retreat. Sometimes artists wear many skins, and sometimes the magic will work very forcefully and insert itself into our lives."
The opening of the new exhibition was a fundraiser for the Prince Edward County Library Picton branch expansion efforts. One hundred per cent of the $120 VIP ticket price meant Saturday afternoon's special event raised more than $5,000 for the expansion fund.
"It has been fabulous to see so many friends turn out; it is warming to my heart," said David Hatch, owner of HatchGallery. "You all reached into your pockets and dished out a lot of money to help us with the library.
"It is jammed in there, and stuffed to the max. And the number of programs they put on throughout the year is just amazing," he said. "They really need to expand, and we are doing everything we can to help them fulfill that dream – and we are so close.
"I am so grateful for Kevin and Sarah being here, because they are such troopers," said Hatch. "With Kevin, the first time I had seen his work at the True North Gallery in Waterdown, and I said I really would like to have a show with you in the fall in the Prince Edward County gallery. I said, I love your work so much, and I love your music, would you please do a show, and right away Kevin said 'yes'."
Hatch was looking for someone to co-exhibit when Hearn suggested Sarah Slean.
The art exhibit morphed to include music and Hatch decided a show was in order and the library would be the beneficiary.
"They are both the most amazingly positive, wonderful, warm Canadians I have met, and I have met a lot over the years," said Hatch.
One of Kevin Hearn's whimsical artworks, titled 'Zebra'.
He described Hearn as a multi-instrumentalist with the Barenaked Ladies, who has also performed with Gord Downie and Lou Reed, and is one of the most talented Canadian artists in Canada.
Hearn's art, he explained, was created over the years as he toured. "A lot of them are sketched between sets from all over world when he is travelling," said Hatch, describing the ones on display as whimsical, fun and child-like.
Hearn said he does his art because he loves it, and has been drawing since he was a child.
He also noted he loves his job, "but it's really hard work. For me, drawing became something I did to relax."
'The Magic Painting' one of Sarah Slean's artworks on display.
Hatch described the visual art of both artists work as a lot of fun and a lot of fantasy. He noted the parallels between their art, and described Slean's work as coming from a fantasy world, some of which come from dreams and thoughts brought to life through art.
Hatch noted Slean was signed to Atlanta-Warner Records at the then tender age of 19, and is a three-time Juno nominee. He described her as a modern-day renaissance woman. She has released 11 albums in 10 countries worldwide, and over a 20-year career, has published two volumes of poetry, starred in short films and spawned two Gemini awards.
Hearn and Slean each sang a couple of songs individually – while playing a grand piano acquired especially for the occasion – before coming together to perform.
Described as a 19th century Kate Bush, Slean's powerful voice, intensified in the cavernous space, captivated the audience in its sultry deliverance and haunting power.
The afternoon concluded on a perfect note as Hearn and Slean performed a duet of Lou Reed's 'Perfect Day'.
It was a perfect day for Barbara Sweet, the Prince Edward County Library's CEO, who noted she is excited the library fundraiser – now two-thirds the way to its goal – is coming together.
She told the gathering that Picton's is one of six branches in the County, and as the main branch, sees a lot of information flowing out – through events, resources and materials.
"Our branches are every bit as excited about the expansion in Picton as the staff that traditionally work in the Picton branch," said Sweet. "They recognize the need for more collection space, they recognize that we are doing things in Picton that they can't necessarily do in their small branch, but their patrons come to us and we have a great inter-connectiveness that we all currently enjoy."
The new addition will double the current space and go behind the existing building in tiers, and it will have lots of glass and lots of light. There will be quiet spaces, bookable meeting rooms, multi-purpose rooms and a big open space for art and programming, etc.
Sweet noted that last week the library had to turn classes away from one of its popular events, but noted that would not happen with a new multi-purpose space which would accommodate all the classes who wish to join in.
The goal, she noted, is to give the many patrons of the library a nice, functional place to spend time. "That is one of the big motivators for me," said Sweet.
September Island, showing the art of Kevin Hearn and Sarah Slean, runs at HatchGallery on Bloomfield's Stanley Street until Oct. 16.
Sarah Slean, centre, chats with Bernie Finkelstein, left, who first introduced Hearn to Hatch.
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Officials Destroy Cemetery, TV News Says Villagers Approved
12/15/2018 Lin Yijiang
Authorities in Hainan Province destroyed a 500-year-old ancestral hill cemetery and then, when villagers standing up for their rights were met with government suppression and seizures by force, officials repackaged the story, saying the "villagers endorsed the relocation of the tombs."
Nothing could be further from the truth, villagers say.
On June 30, the government-run TV station in Changjiang Li Autonomous County in Hainan, the smallest and southernmost province of China, aired a high-profile report saying that the authorities had cleared the "last kilometer" of hill tombs by removing them from a section of road in Laohong village in Chahe town for the construction of a tourist highway and relocating them.
"The various departments of the Changjiang county party committee, as well as town and village cadres, patiently communicated with the villagers multiple times and, after patiently and meticulously straightening out the villagers of Laohong, they alleviated the villagers' worries and won over their support and understanding," the report said. "Over 70 village households voluntarily cooperated with the government for the relocation of over 600 tombs, while more than 80 tombs that were not relocated that belong to over 20 households will be prepared for burial in accordance with government regulations."
Video: The report by Changjiang News
But over the last few days, news to the contrary has emerged. One villager revealed to Bitter Winter that the Chinese Communist Party entirely fabricated this news. He provided a large number of videos and images to our reporter and recounted the truth about the whole incident.
Video: Video made by villagers
In 2016, in the name of expanding tourism, the local government planned the construction of a route from Changjiang's Chahe highway intersection to the Bawangling tourist area, which would pass through over Laohong village's 700 tombs that are more than 500 years old. Due to insufficient government compensation, the villagers opposed. In the end, coerced under government pressure, just over 20 households of political party groups reluctantly signed an agreement, while other more than 70 households — who together possessed over 600 tombs — refused to sign on for the relocation.
The tombs in Laohong village before they were dug up.
So, on the morning of June 27, over 1,000 individuals — sent by government officials from 14 departments, including regular and riot police — entered the ancestral hill cemetery of Laohong village and had a confrontation with the 200-plus villagers protecting the tombs.
After police shot smoke bombs at the villagers, riot police swarmed the hill cemetery and forcibly removed villagers from the chaotic scene. The hill cemetery was shrouded in smoke, blocking visibility of the road and causing several villagers to pass out. One villager was beaten by police, causing his whole body to swell and turn purple. Other helpless villagers tried to flee, and when they did, the police set four police dogs after them; two were bitten, one of whom was a disabled person. Five received wounds after officers shot smoke bombs at the villagers; one, who was hit in the head, was seriously injured. In total nine villagers were seized and eight were taken into detention. Police also hauled away 12 motorcycles and pedicabs belonging to the villagers.
Video: Police shot smoke bombs and set police dogs to attack the villagers
Over a three-day period from June 27 to June 29, all of the corpses were dug up and put into one mass grave by government officials. According to eyewitnesses, the police also stole valuable funerary objects from the dead.
Government officials fare digging up the tombs.
The government also installed surveillance cameras by roads and in the trees in Laohong, placed drones to search from the skies and dispatched vehicles 24 hours a day to patrol and surveil the village. To top it all off, villagers' phones are being monitored and the police are even bribing villagers into reporting others who were against the relocation. Villagers have had to flee all over, and some are unable to return home.
Police breaking down a door to seize people.
Of the more than 20 villagers from Laohong who were detained by police, there are six still in custody. On August 3 and August 4, their families received arrest notices issued by the Changjiang Li Autonomous County prosecutor's office on trumped up charges of "obstructing government administration." These six villagers are facing prison sentences; there are still at least 200 other villagers on the run. The only people who remain in the village are nearly all children and the elderly.
According to villagers, the local government is blocking information and refusing to let outsiders enter. The government is planning on seizing all of the villagers on the run within 2 months, and having them sign a "tomb relocation agreement" as a record of the "villagers' endorsement" of the relocation of the tombs.
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Q: TextView in ToolBar moving to right on setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true) I am new to Android app development and using Android studio. I want to place a Textview in ToolBar. Here is my code of ToolBar xml file:
<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:background="#FF5722"
    android:elevation="4dp">

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="fill_parent"
        android:text="Holler"
        android:textColor="@android:color/white"
        android:textStyle="bold|italic"
        android:textSize="30dp"
        android:layout_gravity="center"
        android:id="@+id/toolbar_title"
        android:gravity="center"
        />

</android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar>

On my first activity it is showing as expected in centre. But when I launch new Activity the TextView is moving to bit right. Here is my code for FirstActivity:
toolbarHome = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.tool_bar_home); // Attaching the layout to the toolbar object
        setSupportActionBar(toolbarHome);

        final android.support.v7.app.ActionBar actionBar = getSupportActionBar();
        if (actionBar != null) {
            actionBar.setHomeAsUpIndicator(R.mipmap.ic_launcher);
            actionBar.setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
        }

Please let me know if you require more code.

A: It is the default behaviour of toolbar. It is because of the margins of the back button. If it is a simple text, you can use the toolbar title to set a textview.
But if you want to use your textview in the toolbar. You want to hide the back button by calling :
getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(false);

Now you have to create your own back button by setting a ImageButton/ImageView with back arrow icon in the layout file along with your TextView to achieve the desired results.

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I am new to reverse engineering and try to solve a crackme with radare2.
I understand the output and that there is the input wanted (scanf). After that var_48h, var_44h and eax are set to 0. The next lines i don't understand at all. Beside the cdqe instruction there is some calculation(?) with the variables rbp and rax (=var_49h?).
Maybe you can help me to understand that?
And go over it a few lines at a time.
Regardless, this does not translate to an actual C statement, but suggests the variable (either as var_ab or var_b will be used in following statements.
The first of the two, cdqe simply sign-extends eax into rax, effectively setting the higher half of rdx to zero too. the second line of the last snippet makes doing so clear, after we consider the limitations of the x86 assembly language.
Since eax is used as an index for a stack variable, it is required to be sign-extended to rax because of assembly limitations. executing byte [rbp +eax - 0x40] is impossible in x86 64bit assembly, as all registers in offset calculations are required to be of the same length.
This makes it clear that the variables are indeed two dword variables, and eax is sign extended solely to be used in the following mov instruction.
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Keith Tyree Powers (Sacramento, 22 de agosto de 1992) é um ator e modelo americano. Ele é mais conhecido por seus papéis como Ronnie Devoe na minissérie The New Edition Story e Tyree, Théo na série Faking It, e no filme Straight Outta Compton.

Início de vida e carreira
Powers nasceu em Sacramento, na Califórnia, filho de Jennifer Clark (ex-Powers) e Keith Powers Sênior, a mais velha de uma família de quatro filhos. Ele começou como modelo aos 9 anos de idade, influenciado por sua mãe, mas desenvolveu uma paixão pelo esporte. Ele jogou futebol como um grande receptor na Sheldon High School. Depois de se formar em 2010, ele se mudou para Los Angeles com seu pai para se concentrar em modelo, assinando com a Agência Wilhemina.

Ele foi para a Calvin Klein na Semana de Moda Masculina de 2014 em Milão, inspirada nos anúncios da Sears e JCPenny, fez uma capa para a Sketchers e se tornou o rosto da Aeropostale.

Carreira no cinema
Em 2013, Powers conseguiu um papel no filme House Party: Tonight's the Night. Depois de ir para a África do Sul para fotografar, ele se apaixonou por atuar e decidiu fazer disso sua principal ocupação. Ele interpretou Gutta na série de antologia de hip hop BET Tales, e Cameron Drake no filme original do Netflix Reality High. Ele teve um papel recorrente na série da MTV Faking It e desde então se tornou conhecido por sua participação como Tyree no filme Straight Outta Compton. Ele foi escalado como Ronnie DeVoe em The New Edition Story e desde abril de 2017 co-estrelou em Famous in Love do canal Freeform.

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Ground conditions relating to open cut excavation and construction activities can be unstable.
This is often exacerbated by fluctuations to perch ground water levels, dewatering programs and even changes to the soil properties under inundated conditions. To provide a closer monitoring and detection of any potential lateral soil movement, settlement or even formation of slip circle failures, STATS offer to incorporate a geotechnical instrumentation program to the Client to monitor any tell-tale signs, so that an intervention plan can be carried out earlier.


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Tim McGraw Spills a Behind-the-Scenes Drinking Story From 'Friday Night Lights'
Billy Dukes Published: October 5, 2021
Tim McGraw would never promote drinking and driving, but he's not afraid to drive a drink around. On social media, the singer shared a funny behind-the-scenes story from Friday Night Lights, his 2004 movie with Billy Bob Thornton.
Explaining that two or three days would sometimes pass on set without having to film anything, McGraw remembers how he filled the time. This isn't uncommon on a movie set, he shares — actors are required to stand by in case something changes and they are needed.
"I had bought these remote control cars," he begins, telling the story.
Innocent enough, right? No harm there, but remember, this is from a time before McGraw quit drinking.
"The three cars were neck and neck the whole time, so we started making martinis," the "7500 OBO" singer adds, "And then we would set the martinis on top of the car. The goal was to win the race without spilling your martini."
No one else from the movie is incriminated in his BTS hijinks story, but he does go out of his way to praise Thornton, the film's lead actor. At the time, McGraw was a very new actor in need of advice. "He said, 'Look, if you think you're not doing enough you're probably still doing too much,'" McGraw shares.
That resonated with the country star, who would soon land larger roles with movies like The Blind Side and Country Strong.
This winter, he and Thornton are set to appear in another major screen production when the Yellowstone prequel 1883 begins. Per IMDB, Thornton plays Marshal Jim Courtright, while McGraw and wife Faith Hill play James and Margaret Dutton, great-grandparents to Yellowstone's John Dutton. Sam Elliott will also star in the Paramount+ show.
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The stunning Montana ranch that serves as the setting for the hit TV show Yellowstone offers cabins for rent, and the price includes tours of the set and ranch. Scroll below to see photos of the extraordinary property.
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Revolutionary change is occurring in the pharmaceutical industry. The old model of discovering and delivering pharmaceuticals is under attack. The rising cost of medicines, the reduced productivity and the increased regulatory requirements have driven companies to seek alternative means. Significant efforts to reduce operating expenses, to share in the risks/costs of failure and to provide reasonable returns to investors are leading to the destruction of the industry as we have known it. This "Pharmageddon" isn't going to happen sometime in the future – we are currently in its midst.
The industry must respond by developing a win-win-win approach that allows investors, pharma companies and their suppliers to collaborate to continue to deliver life-saving and life-improving medicines to patients in need and to share in fair and reasonable profits. Otherwise, a time will come when new life-saving and life-improving medicines will no longer be developed.
Destruction on the Horizon
Revolutionary changes are occurring in the pharmaceutical industry. The public perception of drug companies has reached an all-time low. And it's not just concerns about drug pricing. Drug manufacturers, distributors and pharmacies are also under scrutiny due to the escalating opioid crisis. States are suing drug companies based on the costs associated with responding to this serious health issue.
In addition to these challenges of public perception, the industry is struggling to contend with the impact that the loss of patents, the reduction in R&D productivity, the increased regulatory oversight and the rapidly rising cost of developing a new drug are having. All of these reasons have driven the industry to revolutionary change in all sectors to overcome these market dynamics. This has caused the realization that Pharmageddon isn't coming at an abstract date — it is here. Although it may seem dramatic, if no actions are taken to change this current landscape, the pharmaceutical industry is at risk of destruction — meaning that we will no longer have the ability to develop and produce life-saving medicines. When the next pandemic occurs, hundreds of millions of people could die because the needed new medicines and innovations will not be available to treat them.
The Need for Responsibility
If the pharmaceutical industry is to survive this impending Pharmageddon, the industry must step up to be positive, be productive and solve these significant challenges. Our traditional operational model, which in the past was all too comfortable, is being challenged from every direction. The answer is revolutionary change; we need a new model that will drive the industry towards the necessary outcomes. We must take the initiative, rather than sit back and wait for someone else to do it.
As professionals, it is our responsibility to stand up and face these current pressures. We must address the concerns of the public — and eliminate financial and economic waste so that we can deliver medicines at fair prices. As an industry, we need to conduct business in a fair and transparent manner so that we can charge reasonable prices and still make fair returns for investors and everyone in the industry.
The first step is to take control of our processes to increase productivity and efficiency. We need to optimize all of our activities to provide the best value. Second, the industry needs to address the overcapacity situation. The branded pharmaceutical industry is running at approximately 30% capacity utilization, with the generics sector around 50%. The consumer goods industry operates at 85%-90% capacity utilization due to lower profit margins. The pharmaceutical industry must adopt this same mentality and deal with the excess capacity.
Though it may be difficult to accept, that means that some manufacturing and R&D facilities must be closed. The industry has not really tackled this problem previously because it is very difficult to do. Closing facilities creates job losses and infrastructure rationalization, which are strongly opposed by governments that often push hard for implementation delays. Moving drug production is also costly, and risky for the supply chain. Change requires a review of regulatory dossiers, which once opened up can be reevaluated entirely. There is a potential risk that additional work will need to be done, potentially threatening a product's survival in the marketplace.
It is, however, no longer an option for companies to sidestep and ignore overcapacity issues, inefficiencies and lack of productivity. Both branded and generic drug manufacturers and their contract manufacturing partners must dramatically increase efficiencies and better utilize capacity. Rationalization of facilities and firms is essential. The number of contract manufacturers must be reduced from the approximately 500 that exist today to 50 or 100. It will take 10-15 years for these changes to occur, but they must. And they will have a major effect on everyone. Those who understand the dynamics of today's market and adjust will end up winners.
A Win-Win-Win Solution
Winners post-reformation of the industry will be winners a different context; they will be winners in an industry where everyone wins. If the industry is to survive Pharmageddon, we need to create a mindset of generating value across the entire supply chain — we can no longer think that winning must occur at the cost of others losing. We must seek new ways to fund innovation, continue to seek productivity and efficiency improvements, and price the drugs of the future fairly so that society can afford them. Pharmaceutical companies will continue to challenge what their core competencies are and will increase their reliance on partnerships with valued suppliers. Rather than look to pressure suppliers to achieve cost savings, drug companies must work with their suppliers to create a system in which everyone — patients, pharma companies, suppliers and investors — benefits.
Partnerships amongst all of the players must be created, in which everyone invests together to deliver valuable life-saving and life-improving medicines to patients at fair and reasonable prices. In spite of pricing concessions, pharma companies and suppliers will still be able to make a reasonable profit and investors will be able to make a reasonable return. We must all work together to get the current system — which is a system out of control — into control to establish a long-term win-win-win approach, in which everyone has a vested interest and from which all parties can assure a sustainable, profitable growth business.
If the industry is to survive Pharmageddon, we need to create a mindset of generating value across the entire supply chain — we can no longer think that winning must occur at another's expense.
Need for Greater Efficiency
Creating these win-win-win relationships will require dramatic improvements in efficiency and productivity. The time to discover, develop and deliver medicines in the future must be reduced. There is also a need to continue to assure product quality. There are many opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce costs and enhance supply chain security, as well as regulatory compliance, across all phases of the drug lifecycle for branded, generic and over-the-counter medicines.
What CDMOs Can Do
Simplification of the supply chain is occurring as both outsourcing and consolidation occur at an accelerated pace. These market forces are creating a positive environment and more opportunities for contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMOs) supporting both APIs and drug products to contribute positively to these market changes.
The greatest opportunities exist for CDMOs who seek to become true partners with their customers. CDMOs must understand the cost pressures facing the industry and recognize what they can do to play a role in improving customers' cost structures by finding new ways to drive efficiencies, providing security of supply, enhancing regulatory compliance and building long-term confidence by delivering on commitments to customers.
The consolidation occurring in the industry is not only fundamental to its success but will lead to an entirely new industry structure where CDMOs, as a part of a strategic partnership, deliver technical expertise and support to their customers to assist in drug development, offer new technologies and deliver more efficient and cost-effective manufacturing support.
Taking Action at Avara
Avara's strategy, first and foremost, is to deliver on our commitments to our customers. We do that by focusing on, and caring for, our people. They really are our greatest asset. Each and every one of them realizes that what we do will impact the lives of people we may never know. Our people have passion and always focus on meeting or exceeding customer expectations and regulatory requirements — they understand the consequences are extreme if they do not. They also recognize the need for an operational approach that maximizes efficiency, productivity and quality.
Forming long-term strategic partnerships with our customers is an equally important component of our strategy. We want to help our customers succeed by providing security of supply and meeting regulatory compliance requirements at a fair price. We commit to certain guaranteed long-term benefits to our customers as a means of sharing the leverage that we realize from increased volumes or improved efficiencies.
As an integrated supplier of API and drug product services, Avara also helps simplify the supply chain. We reduce the number of handoffs needed to get a drug from development to commercialization and into the hands of patients. Avara brings a wealth of process and industry knowledge and expertise in supply chain management, process and formulation development, commercialization, product launch and technical transfer to bear on customer projects, facilitating the rapid, cost-effective development of advanced medicines. As a result, our customers receive significant benefits.
The foundation of Avara is accelerating the delivery of drugs to the marketplace while facilitating the changes that must happen in the industry. Those changes can only happen if there is a mutual understanding and participation by all in the market, including contract service providers and their customers.
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Tim Tyson, Chairman and CEO of Avara Pharmaceutical Services and previously the CEO of Aptuit has been instrumental in bringing more than 50 life-saving and life-improving medicines to market. Prior to that he was President and CEO of Valeant Pharmaceuticals and served as President of GlaxoSmithKline Global Manufacturing & Supply, where he had responsibility for over 100 manufacturing sites and outsourced manufacturing worldwide. Mr. Tyson holds a bachelors degree in engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point and MBA and MPA degrees from Jacksonville State University (USA).
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Harley Davidson motorcycles are equipped with high backrests, comfy seats and running boards for your feet. All professional riders are fully DOT registered and insured. During your 60 minute motorcycle tour you will get to see some of the sights of Brisbane. Some popular attractions are Mount Coot-tha and riding over the Story Bridge. During your ride you will get to experience a range of different styles – from riding down the freeway to taking corners on winding hilly roads. Your driver will drop you off at Southbank after your ride. You'll be grinning with excitement for hours!
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Q: Terminal Hangs when running bot I have a bot installed on my Azure Linux VM running Ubuntu 18.04. I am running the command to start my bot, and it returns an error (see below). The console freezes as well apparently because it allows no other commands to be run.
$ nohup python3 bot.py > nohup_bot.out

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Adeeb Alshalaf
TAGS Homs, Religions & Ethnicities, Security Forces, State Control
"Branches of political security were found in all governorates, and its members were responsible for writing malicious reports against police officers who did not obey their orders."
Adeeb Alshalaf grew up in the neighborhood of Baba Amr in Homs, a neighborhood of both rural and urban character since it had been part of the countryside before it was administratively added to the city of Homs after urban expansion.
Adeeb was influenced by his father, a senior army officer and director of the Military Academy, who urged him to enroll in the academy in 1982 and later join the Ministry of Interior.
Adeeb graduated as a police officer after studying for three years at the Military Academy followed by six months at the Police Academy.
"Sectarianism was strongly prevalent in the Military Academy. About 90% of the students were Alawites, most of whom joined the Ministry of Defense as army officers, and we formed friendships with them that lasted for many years," says Adeeb.
"From the 1980s until the mid-1990s, the Ministry of Interior was considered a Sunni ministry, and most of its officers and the Minister of Interior were Sunni. However, the situation changed in the mid-1990s, when Alawite officers outumbered Sunnis," he adds.
In 1986, Adeeb was appointed to the Criminal Investigation Department within the Criminal Security Branch in Homs, a department specialized in detecting all types of crimes, especially unsolved ones. He then moved to the Anti-Narcotics Department, which he headed for five years until 1996.
"Fortunately, organized crime did not exist in Syria before 2011," says Adeeb. "If that kind of crime had occurred, we would have definitely failed to fight against it because we did not have the necessary means, such as advanced criminal or judicial evidence."
"For example, during my entire term of service in the police, we were unable to detect a single crime by means of fingerprinting because of the primitive tools used," he adds. "24 hours after a crime was committed, the expert would say that fingerprints could no longer be collected."
In the 1990s, drug abuse was rare in Syria. For instance, in 1991, the rate of drug abuse was less than one per thousand, despite Syria being geographically close to Lebanon, a producer of hashish. In the same period, Adeeb was assigned to participate in a training course in the Republic of Egypt and was surprised to learn that the rate of drug abuse in Egypt was 50%.
"On the other hand, the biggest dealers of Captagon pills in the Middle East were Syrian since Syria was a transit country for trucks heading from Turkey and Lebanon to the Gulf states," said Adeeb. "These dealers were protected by high-ranking officials in the Syrian state."
The Anti-Narcotics Department could not detect these drug shipments, even if suspicious trucks were inspected. It was very difficult to locate the goods in the truck, unless the entire structure of the truck was cut open, or the exact location of the goods was identified by the detective.
"Drug dealers worked with senior State officials, especially intelligence officers. On one occasion, I was threatened by the Head of the Political Security Branch just for calling a person known for smuggling drugs," Adeeb says. "If a dealer was caught red-handed, everyone sidestepped and denied any knowledge."
In 1996, Adeeb was transferred to the city of al-Qatifa in the countryside of Damascus because he refused to succumb to pressure by the Political Security and release criminals arrested for drug abuse.
The Political Security Directorate was considered responsible for the security of the Police Force, and the two organizations were supposed to be under the Ministry of Interior. However, the Minister of Interior had no power over the Head of the Political Security Directorate, who was always appointed by the Alawite community.
"Branches of political security were found in all governorates, and its members were responsible for writing malicious reports against police officers who did not obey their orders," says Adeeb.
Adeeb believes that the most important reasons for the corruption of police officers were their low salaries compared to the cost of living, and the Political Security's control of them. Police officers used to pay off Political Security officers so that they would leave them alone.
Adeeb was promoted until he reached the rank of Colonel. He moved from al-Qatifa to the largest police station in Syria, in the Mezzeh municipality of Damascus. He oversaw important neighborhoods inhabited mostly by State officials, such as the Mezzeh Autostrade, Mezzeh Villas and Mezzeh 86, a popular area that was one of the most difficult to work in. Adeeb says, "Mezzeh 86 was a slum area with the majority of its population belonging to the Alawite community and the Republican Guard. Many problems prevailed, such as theft, drug abuse, prostitution and robbery. Most of those involved were former members of Rifaat al-Assad's Defense Brigades or members who had been expelled from the Republican Guard."
"The Presidential Palace, the Minister of Interior, and even the Prime Minister could have interfered with any problem referred to the Mezzeh department," says Adeeb. "So, I tried to implement the law and immediately present the public defender with the reports to avoid pressure and mediation."
Adeeb served as Head of the Works Division in the Administrative Branch in the Damascus countryside from 2007 till 2009. He then enrolled in the senior leadership course and was promoted to the rank of Senior Colonel in conjunction with his appointment as Head of al-Tabqa district in the Raqqa Governorate in 2009.
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WATCH: Oldest ever rugby footage from 1899
Well dressed men and a young boy are standing at a rail.
The first team enter the field, ducking under the metal bar, followed by the second team, both teams in horizontally striped jerseys.
The referee wears long trousers and jacket and even a pocket watch chain is evident. One of the players wears protective headgear.
A man in a top hat comes onto the field. Injured player carried off. Views of crowd watching, rather formally dressed in comparison with today.
10 of the oldest rugby clubs in the world
10. Cambridge University – 1872
The Cambridge University Rugby Union Football Club (CURUFC) was officially founded in 1872, but it was an evolution of the side created by Albert Pell (from Rugby School) and Edgar Montague (from Shrewsbury) in 1846.
9. Barnes Club – 1858
Local historians insist the club was playing games as early as 1839. However, the year 1858 is the date the club was officially formed, and 1862 is the date given for their first official match.
8. Blackheath – 1858
"In 1858 the Blackheath Football Club was founded by some of the old boys of the school as an open club, and so was born the first rugby club in the world without restricted membership," so says Blackheath themselves.
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They call it their "HAGGLE SALE", and many of the dealers will be on site to wheel and deal fabulous prices on the items in their booths. Weather permitting, there will be additional sale items outside on the sidewalk during sale hours.
All three stores will be participating in the sale, and each individual dealer chooses HOW they want to participate; via on site haggling, or offering a percent off items in their booth. Signs will be posted in participating booths indicating their sale terms.
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Q: How to plot dot plot with multiple groups I would like to create a dot plot like the one below

I want to show how a variable (e.g. blood marker like albumin on Y axis) differ between cow and buffalo (coded as colors) in three different conditions (on the X axis i.e. healthy, mastitis and subclinical mastitis).
Could you please provide a code for this? Please if possible how to add median and confidence interval on the plot?

A: You did not give us the data. So he had to generate them himself.
library(tidyverse)
df = tibble(
  albumin = c(rnorm(n, 10, 2), rnorm(n, 10, 1.5),
              rnorm(n, 15, 2.5), rnorm(n, 16, 2),
              rnorm(n, 12, 3), rnorm(n, 11, 2)),
  v1 = rep(rep(c("cow", "buffalo"), each=n), 3),
  v2 = rep(c("Healthy", "Mastis", "Subclinical mastis"), each=2*n)
) %>% mutate(
  v1 = v1 %>% fct_inorder(),
  v2 = v2 %>% fct_inorder()
)

Perhaps you will like such a plot.
df %>% ggplot(aes(v2, albumin, fill=v2, shape=v1))+
  geom_boxplot(alpha=.05)+
  geom_violin(alpha=.2)+
  geom_point(aes(color=v1, shape=v1), size=3,
             position = position_jitterdodge(0.8))

Customize it as needed.


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Beautified Q1 Hamlet
Douglas Bruster
Q1 Hamlet (1603) routinely sets prose speeches so that they appear to be blank verse. This article argues that such was an attempt to confer prestige upon the text, particularly in the wake of the saturation of Shakespeare books on the literary marketplace around 1600 – a phenomenon that saw his prose works achieve less favour than those in pentameter. The publishers of Q1 Merry Wives (1602) and Q1 Hamlet may have hedged their bets on these Shakespeare texts by amplifying their verse, long the gold standard of the Shakespearean brand. Like The True Tragedie of Richard III (published 1594) and The Famous Victories of Henry V (entered 1594), which presented their opening pages to readers as iambic pentameter, Q1 Hamlet seems to have beautified its dialogue for readers in the early modern book marketplace.
In Critical Survey
Creating Space for Protest and Possibility
Nimbin, Australia, from 1973
Rob Garbutt
This article brings together the ideas of protest and counterculture in a productive engagement. If protest is understood as publicly bearing witness in opposition to something, then countercultures often do this as rejections of dominant cultures that are folded into everyday life in order to create spaces for possible futures. The countercultural experiments undertaken in the region around Nimbin, Australia, are an example of such space creation. Using interviews, presentations, and archival materials collected at a 2013 community conference marking the 40th anniversary of the 1973 Nimbin Aquarius Festival, I will explore these experiments in the context of countercultural protest. The Festival not only gathered together people under the banner of the counterculture, but provided a unique space for gathering around common matters of concern to create an ongoing countercultural community. This community continues to develop practical knowledge regarding sustainable living and innovations in grassroots environmental protest.
Giovanni A. Travaglino and Benjamin Abrams
Since its inception, Contention has aimed to illuminate our understanding of activism and political behavior across a full variety of contexts and settings. By examining political behavior across multiple geographical and social sites, we can explore unique opportunities to expand the horizon of our theoretical frameworks, test the generalizability and applicability of our claims, and gain a stronger grasp of how different structural arrangements and historical trajectories might shape political action.
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The Good Enough Quarto
Hamlet as a Material Object
Terri Bourus
This article challenges A.W. Pollard's foundational distinction between good and bad quartos, which confuses ethical and bibliographical categories. Some quartos are badly inked, or printed on poor-quality paper. But Q1 Hamlet is a professional, well-made commodity. Zachary Lesser has conjectured that Q1 sold poorly, and has claimed that the similarity of the title pages of Q1 and Q2 supports that hypothesis. But both title pages are typical of Ling's books, and their similarities are no more remarkable than those in Ling's different quartos of Michael Drayton's poems. Q1 Hamlet apparently sold more quickly than Q2. Using D.W. Winnicott's theories about the 'good enough mother' and 'transitional objects', we can identify Q1 as a 'good enough quarto'.
Why Q1 Hamlet Matters
This introduction situates the special double issue 'Canonizing Q1 Hamlet' in the context of the early publication history of Shakespeare's tragedy and the recent critical and editorial interest in the first edition. The first edition of Hamlet – often called 'Q1', shorthand for 'first quarto' – was published in 1603, in what we might regard as the early modern equivalent of a cheap paperback. Q1 Hamlet is becoming increasingly canonical not because there is universal agreement about what it is or what it means, but because more and more Shakespearians agree that it is worth arguing about. If we read or perform it, rather than simply dismissing it (as was done for most of the twentieth century), Q1 makes us think: about performance, book history, Shakespeare's relationships with his contemporaries, and the shape of his whole career.
Mobilizing a Social Justice Agenda
Claudia Mitchell
As this issue of Girlhood Studies went to press, two very dramatic moments in the history of girls and young women were in the public eye. One was the large 8000-strong gathering of NGOs, researchers, politicians, and activists from 165 countries at the Women Deliver Global Summit on gender equality that took place in Vancouver, Canada, from 3 to 6 June 2019. There, according the program, the focus was on how power can both hinder and drive progress and change for a world that is more gender equal. On 3 June, the long-awaited report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) in Canada was released, with its 231 recommendations or calls for social justice to address what is now acknowledged as being part of what was (and continues to be) cultural genocide. Both the Global Summit and the report on MMIWG are reminders of the need for the blend of scholarship and activism that is so critical to advancing issues of equity and to implementing recommendations to achieve this. This unthemed issue with its broad range of geographic locations, concerns, and methods and its attention to activism, along with scholarship that features work from both the humanities and social sciences, is key in relation to mobilizing a social justice agenda.
In Girlhood Studies
More than Luck
Australian Protest in a Social Movement Society
Ben Hightower and Scott East
This introduction begins by challenging a common narrative formed in relation to Australia—that it is a "lucky country." This "exceptionalist" view of Australia is also evidenced in national legal frameworks relating to human rights. Drawing on histories of Australian politics, it is argued that social justice stems not from luck or an exceptional legislative system, but from various forms of social contestation. Especially since the global protests of 2011, more scholars are considering the organization, impacts, and practices of social movements that occur on a global scale. Despite the evolution of globalized protest, this collection is informed by Connell's southern theory (2007), which identifies the unequal geopolitics of knowledge. The articles in this issue provide a diverse range of case studies that can inform protest practices and evidence the vitality of dissent in Australia. Activist knowledges and a quest for collaborative approaches to protest are the two elements that run throughout this issue of Contention.
The Multiple Modes of Protesting Live Exports in Australia
Jane Mummery and Debbie Rodan
Signaling dissatisfaction with particular events, policies, or situations, modes of protest encompass individual expressions through to the development and mobilization of social movements. Indeed, protests can range from bodies blocking space and time to the aggregation of clicked signatures in an online petition and the sharing of campaign content through social media. All of these modes are currently employed within the Australian public sphere to bring about change or closure of the live export industry. This article analyzes the current dimensions and flows of public protest against Australia's live export industry, examining how they are shaped not only by a myriad of organizations but also by differing modes of protest, as well as by the different modes of appeal in use by activists to mobilize the Australian public sphere in protest. Through this discussion, insight is gained into some of the capacities and efficacies of multimodal protest and its significance for both public engagement and political and industry uptake.
Hanne Busck-Nielsen and Jean Sprackland
Half-light, by Hanne Busck-Nielsen Prayer, by Hanne Busck-Nielsen Yeast, by Jean Sprackland
Pranks in Contentious Politics
An Interview with Pauline Pantsdown (AKA Simon Hunt)
Ben Hightower, Scott East and Simon Hunt
There is often a division between scholarly publication and activist knowledge—something that Sarah Maddison and Sean Scalmer (2005) suggest may be countered by taking the knowledge produced by activists seriously. In this interview, Simon Hunt reflects on the genesis of Pauline Pantsdown, a drag persona that he developed in the late 1990s in reaction to Australian Conservative politician Pauline Hanson, who generated controversy for her racist and divisive views. The introduction briefly considers the importance of activist accounts and contextualizes Hunt's practice in relation to arts activism and networked societies. From there, Hunt discusses a range of significant considerations for activism, notably the significance of using persona as a means for activism, the affordances and challenges of using social media, and methods for activating participation in a changing media landscape.


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How The U.S. Men's Soccer Team Is Preparing For Cincinnati Match
Courtesy of U.S. Soccer
The U.S. Men's National Soccer Team plays its first-ever match in Cincinnati on June 9. It's the team's final match ahead of the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, a tournament featuring 16 teams from North and Central America and the Caribbean.
Speaking with media Thursday, Head Coach Gregg Berhalter hints fans can expect to see some big names on the roster since it will be the last preparation match before the Gold Cup.
"When I think about some of the competition in the Gold Cup, this is really going to prepare us," he says. "When I'm looking at the roster and the timing of when everyone is coming into camp, I think this is going to be a good final preparation match and, hopefully, we're going to be able to get all our guys on the field in that game."
The USA takes on Venezuela at 2 p.m. at Nippert Stadium.
The preliminary 40-man roster was due to CONCACAF Thursday. U.S. Soccer says the final Gold Cup roster will be released June 6, the same day the team travels to Cincinnati.
"There's just an amazing atmosphere in Cincinnati," Berhalter says, going so far to say he thinks it is one of the best in Major League Soccer. The national team will be looking for that same enthusiasm when it plays at Nippert Stadium.
Sod will be laid over Nippert's turf field for the match. U.S. Soccer says the installation begins June 2. Once the Cincinnati match was formally announced, the players union balked, objecting to the plan to lay a temporary surface. They argue the temporary grass poses serious risk of injury.
Berhalter was asked if he has concerns about the surface. "U.S. Soccer has done installations before, including some very successful ones in the 2016 Copa America," he says. "I think the opportunity to bring the national team to a great soccer market like Cincinnati is important. We're excited that there's already 19,000 tickets sold and we're looking forward to a great atmosphere."
Berhalter says he believes the field will be up to an acceptable standard and says he hasn't spoken with the players specifically about the field. However, he adds, "I think they every right to be concerned about a good playing surface. I think that's normal."
The game could be seen as a trial run for the 2026 Men's World Cup being jointly hosted by the USA, Canada and Mexico. Cincinnati is among 23 finalists being considered for one of the 16 host city slots.
Soccer fans in Ohio don't have to travel far to see the USMNT play a second time. Cleveland is hosting Group D's second opening round Gold Cup match on June 22.
A History Of USA v Venezuela
U.S. Soccer states:
The MNT plays for the first time at the home of MLS expansion club FC Cincinnati. Overall, the U.S. holds a 10-2-3 record in the state of Ohio. Seeking to win a record-tying seventh Gold Cup title, the United States will open group play on June 18 against Guyana at a sold-out Allianz Field in St. Paul, Minn. The MNT will play one other Gold Cup warmup prior to the June 9 match in Cincinnati.
Having first met at the 1993 Copa América, this will be the sixth contest between the United States and Venezuela, with the USA posting an unbeaten 3-0-2 mark in the series. Christian Pulisic had the goal while Tim Howard earned Budweiser Man of the Match honors in the last meeting, a 1-1 draw on June 3, 2017, in Sandy, Utah.
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Стример або онлайн стример — це людина, яка транслює себе та свої дії у прямому ефірі за допомогою потокових ресурсів. Галузі діяльності онлайн стримерів дуже розширилися останнім часом, починаючи від традиційного геймерства, продовжуючи навчальним контентом, уроками, а також звичайним спілкуванням з чатом.

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Стримери, у сучасному вигляді, почали з'являтися приблизно у 2010 році, але їх корінням можна відслідкувати на таких платформах як YouTube, де користувачі завантажували вже готові відео у вигляді влогів чи Летс Плеїв. Такий контент не був у прямому ефірі, але користувався попитом аудиторії, тож багато користувачів набули популярності. Багато з них потім побудували кар'єру на такій діяльності.

Пізніше такі платформи як Twitch, де все більше та більше людей змогли проводити трансляції та заробляти на них, дозволили ставати фул-тайм стримерами. Завдяки немалим заробіткам, стримерство стало життєздатним варіантом кар'єри для людей, які так чи інакше можуть зацікавити аудиторію. Сьогодні існує багато різних платформ, на яких люди можуть стриміти та створювати нішу для себе власним унікальним контентом.

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Стримери відеоігор

Летсплеєри набули популярності ще з самого започаткування прямих трансляцій, завдяки цьому вони і до цих пір збирають найбільшу аудиторію та фан-базу в Інтернеті. У цій сфері стримери часто транслюють Летсплеї, ігрові марафони, гайди та проходження відеоігор. Для багатьох стримінг був хобі, але з часом прибутки дозволили заробляти та займатися улюбленою справою фул-тайм. Завдяки такій популярності кожного дня з'являється все більше новачків, які намагаються зацікавити аудиторію своєю особистістю, а не тільки вмінням грати ігри. Найвідоміші стримери відеоігор — PewDiePie та Ninja, які щороку заробляють мільйони доларів лише за допомогою потокової передачі.

IRL стримери
Незважаючи на те, що більшість професійних стримерів та новачків транслюють відеоігри, багато хто часто робить IRL (in real life) трансляції, де вони транслюють себе та своє повсякденне життя. Стримери займаються різними справами, читаючи поради та запитання своїх глядачів. Спочатку багато потокових платформ забороняли неігрові прямі трансляції, оскільки вважалось, що це знизить якість вмісту їх сайтів. Але з часом виріс попит на неігрові трансляції, тому багато потокових платформ вирішили змінити політику та дозволити стріми IRL. Такі трансляції можуть бути найрізноманітнішими: від відповідей на запитання перед комп'ютером, зв'язку зі свого телефону під час прогулянки на вулиці або навіть проведення навчальних трансляцій. Стріми IRL стали популярнішими з роками як хороші альтернативи для глядачів, які не цікавляться іграми. Найпопулярніший стример ІРЛ — IcePoseidon  , який транслює подорожі по Великій Британії та з різним місцям Сполучених Штатів Америки.

Стримери порнографії (еротики)
Порнографічні стріми також достатньо популярні серед глядачів, як спосіб спілкування з моделями та порнозірками онлайн. Порнографічних стримерів часто також називають камзірками. Вони транслюють себе оголеними та виконують різні сексуальні дії (часто на прохання глядачів). Ця ніша зайнята не лише жінками, часто зустрічаються і чоловіки, і навіть пари. Завдяки зацікавленості аудиторії багато порнографічних сайтів також додали можливість здійснювати прямі трансляції. Це стало ще одним способом для порнозірок та моделей заробляти та створювати контент для свої шанувальників. Деякі сайти, такі як Plexstorm, навіть створили для себе нішу, слугуючи сайтом, де користувачам дозволяється транслювати відеоігри під час виконання або показу сексуального контенту  або . Це також один з небагатьох сайтів, що дозволяє грати порнографічні ігри під час ефіру.

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2023: My Reaction to the appointment and commitment to the assignment
My Reaction to the appointment and commitment to the assignment,thus:
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, in Ebonyi State, Dr. Haroun O. Ajah, has praised the party's PCC for adding him into the committee and sees that as a major point in adding value to the party's 2023 victory by speeding of cohesion within the ranks and file of the ruling party in the state and country.
In a message noted by our media House, he went further adding, and excepts.
"I describe my appointment as the South East Assistant National Co-ordinator of the APC-PCC Stakeholders Relations Directorate as a great honour and prestigious appointment and recognition done to me for my hard work and commitment to our great party-APC.
As a contestant to the APC State Chairmanship position in 2022, Chairman of the Ebonyi APC Legacy Parties Forum, the State Co-ordinator, Tinubu Support Group (TSG), the National Chairman, ADVANCED LEVEL MOVEMENT (ALM), Deputy National Chairman, Coalition of South East Tunibu-Shettima Support Group(CoSETSSG) and now appointed, the South East Assistant National Co-ordinator, APC-PCC, Stakeholders Relations Directorate, I have no regret but full of joy to work with His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the APC Presidential Candidate and President, Federal Republic of Nigeria. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a political sage and a man of note to all politicians".
"As an uncommon political institution in Ebonyi State and Nigeria of high repute, I am very proud for this recognition and appointment. I equally appreciate the Director of the stakeholders Relations Directorate, APC Presidential Candidate Council (APC-PCC), Alhaji Nuhu Ribadu and my National Co-ordinator, Barrister Muhammad Abdullah Mukhtar for the efforts and accommodation.
"Glory be to God that this appointment and recognition is coming at this moment as a progress in nature. I dedicate this my appointment and recognition to my distinguished supporters and all members of the OHAZIRI MBA RENAISSANCE MOVEMENT (OMRM), the geese that laid the golden eggs and we will deploy every selflessness to pursue this responsibility with commitment to a successful conclusion. I am very focused and will campaign for all the APC candidates Top-Down by the Special Grace of God.
Once again, may the Almighty Allah continue to make it easier for us. My loyalty is to God, the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the All Progressive Congress(APC)".
He concluded with,"My commitment to this assignment is total and uncheckable in pursuit of the our great party-APC agenda towards the 2023 general elections".
We shall continue to speak out for APC.
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Quiz: How serious is the European Commission about ending golden visa abuse?
The European Parliament will debate EU golden visas on October 22. Here are five questions we would ask the Justice Commissioner, if we were there.
During tomorrow's plenary session, the Members of the European Parliament "will quiz" the European Commission about ways to curb the threats posed by Member States' 'golden visa' schemes to the entire bloc.
The European Parliament debate follows an undercover Al Jazeera investigation that implicated Cypriot politicians in corruption and the European Commission's decision to launch infringement procedures against Cyprus and Malta over the sale of EU citizenship.
While we commend the European Commission for starting to take decisive steps, the systemic and inherent problems with these schemes will remain unless complemented by EU-wide reforms.
Here are a few quiz questions we're hoping will get answered tomorrow.
OUR QUESTIONS
Question 1. Will the European Commission demand accountability for past abuses of Cyprus and Malta citizenship schemes?
Cyprus and Malta are already facing infringement procedures. It is enough to fix the problem going forward.
The European Commission will ask the governments of Cyprus and Malta to inform of their ongoing efforts to improve governance of the schemes.
The European Commission will deploy fact-finding missions or audit the schemes in question. Past awards will be re-examined. In cases where citizenship has been awarded to politically exposed persons, suspected or convicted criminals as well as sanctioned individuals – whether directly or through a family member – the European Commission will oversee passport revocations. In addition, enhanced due diligence checks should be extended to their invested funds and referred for further legal action and asset confiscation, if needed.
Hint: There is overwhelming evidence that the golden visa schemes of Cyprus and Malta have been serving corrupt interests, not the common good.
Question 2. Are Cyprus and Malta – and, as the Commission indicated, possibly also Bulgaria – the only Member States that sell citizenship to wealthy investors in violation of Union law?
The Commission is determined to examine other arrangements that, indirectly or directly, sell EU citizenship, including those available in Austria and Portugal.
The Commission will pressure other governments if their failures are exposed through new scandals.
Hint: Cyprus and Malta are not the only countries where EU citizenship can be bought. Wealthy investors can also obtain citizenship from Austria, Bulgaria and Portugal.
Question 3. Last year, the European Commission convened a group of experts from the Member States to come up with a list of common security and due diligence checks by the end of 2019. What happened to those guidelines?
The idea to come up with a non-binding list of security checks was a bad one, to begin with. The Commission has abandoned this plan.
The group of experts continues its work. The Commission plans to use its outcome as the basis of legislative proposals.
The group of experts has failed to reach a consensus. There will be no guidelines.
Hint: Transparency International and Global Witness said last year that the decision to convene a group of experts to recommend checks did not go far enough to address the risks recognised by the European Commission.
Question 4. Golden visas and passports don't sell themselves. A multi-billion industry that's behind it operates virtually unregulated, posing money laundering risks. What can be done about that?
The European Commission will subject the private sector intermediaries to anti-money laundering obligations.
The EU's existing anti-money laundering defences are sufficient to manage the risk.
Self-regulation is the way forward for the private sector intermediaries.
Hint: Together with our 14 national chapters from across the EU, Transparency International recently called on the European Commission to extend anti-money laundering rules to the golden visa industry.
Question 5. A January 2019 report by the European Commission recognised that golden visa schemes present "inherent" risks to EU's collective integrity and security. Later, the European Parliament resolution called for a complete phase-out of the schemes. What will the Commission do?
The Commission will present legislative proposals to phase out the golden visa and passports schemes completely.
The Commission will seek to harmonise the standards at the EU level to avoid the 'race-to-the-bottom' and passport- and visa-shopping.
All of the above.
Hint: It is Transparency International's position that the Commission should heed the Parliament's calls not only to protect its own integrity, but also to ensure that it does not enable theft of public funds elsewhere by offering kleptocrats a safe haven.
THE ANSWERS WE WANT
We know the European Commission is on the right path, if tomorrow's debate confirms that:
The Commission will deploy fact-finding missions or audit the schemes of Cyprus, Malta and possibly others.
The Commission plans to examine other arrangements that, indirectly or directly, sell EU citizenship, including those in place in Austria, Bulgaria and Portugal.
Recognising that the idea to draft a non-binding list of security checks is insufficient to fix the problems, the Commission will use the outcome of the consultations with the Member States' expert group as the basis of legislative proposals.
The Commission will present legislative proposals to phase out the golden visa and passports schemes completely and the Commission will seek to harmonise the standards at the EU level to avoid the 'race-to-the-bottom' and passport- and visa-shopping.
Read more about our positions in the note we have sent to the Members of the European Parliament ahead of Thursday's debate.
Golden Visas
Following the 2008 financial crisis, new kinds of investor schemes, known as golden visas and passports, have blossomed across Europe. Names and modalities differ from one Member State to the other, but objectives are the same: offering fast-track...