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Love Actually 20 years on: how have the actors who scored small roles fared?
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Hugh Grant's dashing Prime Minster and Emma Thompson's heartbreaking portrayal as Alan Rickman's wife are well-known. But what about the rest of the cast that made Love Actually a Christmas smash?
Grant, Colin Firth (starring as Martine McCutcheon), and other major actors from the 2003 movie appeared in an ABC special airing today in America to reflect on the movie almost 20 years later.
The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later sees journalist Diane Sawyer interview the main stars as well as writer and director Richard Curtis.
What about the smaller roles that actors played on this festive classic, which helped make it the cult-watch it is today?
Diane Sawyer interviewed Love Actually cast members ahead of an ABC special in the US today (pictured with Thomas Brodie–Sangster).
Adam Godley was a school choir leader who sang All I Want For Christmas Is You. This has earned him fame in the theatre as well as other shows since Love Actually.
Meanwhile, actresses with minor roles in the Christmas movie, including Sienna Guillory, who played Firth's cheating girlfriend in the film, or Julia Davis, who stood out as an unimpressed caterer, have seen their careers blossom on the small screen.
Femail shares the fortunes and fame of those actors whose small roles made Love Actually a huge success.
Jamie's cheating girlfriend Sienna Guillory
Colin Firth was played by Sienna Guillory, his girlfriend. It is revealed that he is having an affair with his brother at beginning of the movie.
At the start of Love Actually, Jamie – played by Colin Firth – heads to his friends' Juliet and Peter's wedding and leaves his girlfriend. Played by Sienna Guillory at home.
Although the girlfriend has no name, she plays an important role in the plot. She pretends to be sick so that she can cheat on Jamie and his brother.
After Jamie discovers that he has been played by his girlfriend. He travels to Portugal to meet Aurelia, played beautifully by Lucia Moniz.
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Guillory's career took off since Love Actually was released.
She first found fame in Jilly Cooper's Riders in 1993, became a top model, was a tabloid darling when she dated Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels star Nick Moran, and then moved to LA where she played a string of tough girls including warrior Jill Valentine in the hit Resident Evil series.
After having her girls, Valentina and Lucia, she was terrified she'd never work again. She was able to train for Retribution just weeks after her birth.
Sienna Guillory went on to star in Stan Lee's thriller action series Lucky Man which aired from 2016 to 2018, alongside Rupert Penry-Jones
Sienna is married with actor Enzo Zilenti. They moved back from Los Angeles in 2013 to be closer to their children.
'I was terrified people would have forgotten me' – but almost immediately she got the script for Luther, to play the maverick cop's love interest Mary Day.
'It's easier to play characters that are different to you; with Jill Valentine I was all-powerful. With Mary I had to be really honest; she's got emotional Tourette's like me. Playing her was an emotional ride.'
Sienna says it was a joy to work with Luther's lead Idris Elba.
Sienna was terrified that she wouldn't get any acting roles upon her return to the UK in 2013 from Los Angeles. However, she landed the role as Mary Day in Luther almost immediately alongside Idris Elba
'He's amazing,' she gushed. 'He's really big, and I never knew what he was going to do next; pick me up or knock me over. The love scenes were a perk,' she adds. 'It was much nicer kissing him than Antonio Banderas, who told me I was a terrible kisser in front of the whole crew [on 2011's The Big Bang].
She Starred in several TV series, including Stan Lee's thriller action series Lucky Man. It aired between 2016 and 2018.
From From 2015 to 2018, she also starred in Fortitude as Natalie Yelburton. Richard Dormer and in In 2018 she also made an appearance in the music video for Liam Gallagher's Paper Crown.
In Clifford The Big, 2021 she played Maggie Howard, a busy mother in the animated children's film Clifford The Big. Red Dog.
Julia Davis – Annie The Caterer
Julia Davis was the star of Annie, a unimpressed caterer who is attracted to Kris Marshall's Colin.
Her roles in Gavin and Stacey and the Night Nighty have made her a favorite throughout her career.
Love Actually is a beloved comedy that mixes festive cheer with British comedy. As Julia Davis shows, there was a conflict between Colin Frissell and Annie, played by Kris Marshall, and Annie, played Julia Davis.
He attempts to charm the caterer at a party he and the woman are attending. But he's embarrassed when the woman tells him that she actually provided the snacks he was laughing at.
Colin convinces Annie through his interaction, and he decides to go to the US because he believes women will love his British charm.
Julia has enjoyed success in her career since her appearance on the festive film.
SheShe has appeared on TV in The Outlaws and was last year a part of the BBC drama A Very British Scandal.
She also voiced Linda Le Bon in Sing 2.
She has been a beloved actress in many BBC sitcoms, including the much-loved Gavin and Stacey.
Julia played the unhappy, angry Dawn Sutcliffe. Their up-and-down relationship with Pete saw them exchange bitter insults and play tonsil tennis one after the other.
Fans were stunned when Dawn sneered at her husband's shiny eternity ring at the altar, and vowed to renew their vows in the third series.
Julia, in addition to her comical performance in Gavin and Stacey was also a star in and co-wrote BBC black comedy Nighty Night. This is another favorite comedy show with comedy fans.
She Jill, the character in the sitcom plays, discovers her husband is dying in the first episode and signs up on dating websites to find a new partner.
After Little success, she instead turns her attention towards Don (played Angus Deayton), her neighbor who is also married.
Rodrigo Santoro – Karl
Rodrigo Santoro from Brazil played the role of Karl, the ultimate Christmas heartthrob in Love Actually
Rodrigo received the personal blessings of Pope Francis Santoro in 2016 to play the role as Jesus in Ben-Hur. (Photo taken at in Limites Prime Video in Madrid in June).
Rodrigo Santoro was a hot Brazilian actor who played Karl, Laura Linney's shy object of affections. However, their romance almost ended on the screen.
Santoro worked hard since Love Actually's release, appearing in Focus 300 and Focus along with Margot Robbie.
Following the Christmas romcom, he also acted in the ABC drama Lost. Lost followed survivors of a crash that resulted in them landing on an island.
Even though he did not have a prominent role in the drama (his character Paulo died shortly after his first appearance), millions of viewers watched the show. Many viewers would have recognized Karl from his role on the show.
HeHe was a star in HBO's big-budget drama Westworld. It is a sci-fi-meets Wild West mashup. He played Hector Escaton, a wanted gang leader.
Rodrigo received the personal blessings of Pope Francis Santoro in 2016 to play the role of Jesus as Ben-Hur, a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-financed remake the 1959 biblical epic.
He also appeared alongside JLo in What To Expect When You're Expecting in 2011.
Santoro won many awards over his career, the majority of which were in Brazil.
He Also, a nomination for an MTV Movie Award was received for best villain in 300.
Elisha Cuthbert- Carol-Anne-American Goddess
Elisha Cuthbert (left) is one of three raucous American women welcoming Brit Colin Frissell to America. He hopes that a move here will give him a better life.
Elisha was released in Love Actually a year later. In the raunchy romcom The Girl Next Door Elisha played the lead role as a recovering adult movie actress, who falls in love and becomes a besotted neighbor.
Elisha Cuthbert played the part of an American Goddess character and was sure to have a successful career after Love Actually.
First, she was Kiefer Suerland's Jack Bauer's 24-year-old daughter Kim. Then, she appeared in the Christmas classic.
She is one of three raucous American women that welcome Brit Colin Frissell to America in the movie. He hopes that a move here will bring him better love and a better life.
Elisha, who plays Carol Anne, and her friends January Jones and Shannon Elizabeth coax Colin to say several words while they play with his British accent.
Elisha was given the lead role in The Girl Next Door, a raunchy romcom about a woman who has lost her soul to her neighbor, one year after Love Actually was released.
She She also played Kim Bauer in 24. Her famous kidnapping in the pilot episode of 24 prompted Jack (Sutherland), to track down her captors.
She is a key character in the story and gets kidnapped a few more times. In the series that followed, viewers see her mature into an adult and pursue her own career as her father risk his life to save the planet.
From 2011 to 2020, Elisha had a recurrent role on the romantic series Happy Endings, where she played Alex Kerkovich.
She is a mother of two, Zaphire, four-year-old, and Fable, who was born earlier in the year.
"That's what the" [film] Studio asked you to do …,'. 'I mean, Halle Berry was doing it, for God's sake… Jennifer Aniston was doing it. It was probably too early for us to be forced to do this, but we felt pressured to.
Elisha has posed for Maxim, FHM, and other magazines throughout her career and was on many 'hot girl' lists.
She Maxim readers had previously named her TV's most beautiful woman, but she said at the time that she was concerned about how her Happy Endings co stars Casey Wilson or Eliza Coupe would react.
"To think that only one person could be beautiful when there are Sofia Vergara and Kaley Cuoco?" Maxim was told by Elisha that they were all beautiful.
Adam Godley, Sam and Joanna's teacher Mr Trench
Adam Godley was a small actor in the film's most famous scene, the All I Want For Christmas Choir rendition. This serves as Love Actually's emotional high point.
Adam, left is the Archbishop in HBO's irreverent historical drama Catherine The Great. It stars Elle Fanning (right) and Nicholas Hoult (right).
This actor was a part of one of the most memorable scenes in the movie – the All I Want Christmas Choir rendition, which serves as Love Actually's emotional high point.
Adam is the teacher who introduces the song as the choir prepares for it to start. He then puts on a scarf before joining the chorus.
The musical number sees Sam, played by Thomas Brodie-Sandford, playing the drums in hopes of impression Joanna, the most popular girl in school, who he has a crush on.
Adam has had a long and successful career, completing many projects on and off-screen.
He Recently, Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult played the archbishop in the absurd historical drama Catherine The Great.
He Also voiced Pogo, a chimp in Netflix's highly successful Umbrella Academy.
His theatre work has won him critical acclaim. He has been nominated four times for the Lawrence Olivier Award between 1999 and 2019.
He Theatre also won World Award for Outstanding Broadway Debut for his role in Private Lives, and was nominated for a Tony Award in 2011 for Anything Goes and this year for his part in The Lehman Trilogy.
Nina Sosanya – Annie
Nina Sosanya was the Prime Minister Chief of Staff in Love Actually. She went on to have an amazing career.
The actress recently starred in thw Channel 4 series Screwed alongside Derry Girls alum Jamie-Lee O'Donnell
She Nina Sosanya was the Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister in Love Actually. Her career only grew after the Christmas movie.
This versatile actress was a part of some of TV's most loved shows, such as the second series of Killing Eve.
She She starred in Screwed with Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, a Derry Girls alum. Alongside this project, she also appeared in Staged, a BBC TV series.
Between 2019 and 2020, Elaine Parry was her starring role on His Dark Materials.
She has also enjoyed a successful on stage career, starring in the emotional play Frozen in 2018 at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.
Marcus Brigstocke – Mikey
Marcus Brigstocke, a local radio DJ Mikey, was shocked by Billy Mack's honesty while promoting his Christmas single, the 'festering turkey'.
He has been a comedian on Radio 4 since then, and he also hosts a weekly chat show called The Late Edition on BBC Four.
Marcus Brigstocke, a local radio DJ Mikey, was surprised at Billy Mack's honesty while promoting his Christmas single, "Ferring Turd".
The comedian was on The Jump 2014 reality show, but was forced from the grand final due to injury in his knee.
Marcus was the lead role in the revival of American musical Barnum, 2017. He also gained specialist circus skills such as magic and walking tightropes.
Joanna Page – Just Judy
Joanna Page and Martin Freeman portray two stunt doubles as they fall in love during the holidays.
Joanna plays Stacey Shipman, in the sitcom Gavin and Stacey starring Matthew Horne and James Corden right and Ruth Jones
Two stunt doubles of actors fall in love during the holidays and film nude scenes to make a Christmas movie. This is one of the funniest love stories.
Joanna Page was the young blonde ingenue who falls for Martin Freeman, and eventually agrees to go out on Christmas Eve with him.
Following her appearance in Love Actually, her career was blown away. She then went on to star as James Corden on Gavin and Stacey.
Joanna, who has been a great help to the nation, went from strength-to-strength and recently played Bethan in Doolittle 2020, starring Robert Downey Jr.
She She has also appeared in many made-for TV productions throughout the year.
Lucia Moniz – Aurelia
Lucia Moniz, a Portuguese cleaner made viewers believe in true romance when she fell for Colin Firth's character Jamie.
Multi-talented, the star was a singer who had great success before appearing in Richard Curtis' film. She returned to the music business after the release of the film, where she produced albums in 2005 as well as 2011. This photo was taken in February this year
Moniz was a Portuguese cleaner and made viewers believe that true love is possible when she fell in love with Colin Firth's Jamie.
Before appearing in Richard Curtis, the multi-talented star had achieved success singing before she was cast in the film. She returned to music after its release and produced albums in 2005 and 2011.
Moniz reprised the role she played in Love Actually Red Nose Day Actually, a sequel to the short-film Nose Day Actually that was broadcast on British TV in March 2017.
Joe Fisher – Gregor Fisher
Gregor Fisher was Joe Mack's long-suffering manager. HeSince Love Actually, she has been involved in several projects.
Gregor Fisher was a recent film actor and has appeared in a few TV shows, such as Missing and OIiver Twist.
Joe, a long-suffering, but perfectly 'normal' music manager was the perfect foil to Billy Mack in this festive movie.
George Fisher has had a few roles in films and on TV in recent years, including Missing and OIiver twistst.
From 1989 to 1999, the actor was a star in the series Rab. C. Nesbitt. He reprised the role from 2008 to 2014.
He Love Actually fans were so impressed by him that they were shocked when he was removed from 2017 Red Nose Love Actually was a special that saw some of the cast returning as their beloved characters from Christmas movie.
Fisher played Ray in The Cockfields last year.
Meg Wynn Owen is the PM's secretary
Meg Wynn Owen, 82, had £65,000 stolen from her by Brian Malam, 60. She Hugh Grant's secretary in the Prime Minister in Love era
Hugh Grant's strict-looking secretary in Love Actually was played by Meg Wynn Owen.
Sadly, the actress's life ended on a tragic note after she was swindled off £65,000 by a conman.
Meg, who died in July earlier this year, 82, and whose real name was Margaret Wright, was forced to wear dead people's clothes at her care home and have staff cut her hair after she was robbed of all her money.
Brian Malam, 60 was sentenced to more than two-and a half years in prison for raiding the life savings of the dementia sufferer.
A court heard that the couple formed a friendship while working together on BBC shows. Malam, who was a costume designer for the Doctor Who videogames, was given her power of attorney.
Mrs Wright, who is known for her roles in Upstairs, Downstairs (pictured) and Pride & Prejudice, was left wearing the clothes of 'deceased' residents at her care home after having her life savings swindled
Prosecutor Abigail Jackson said Mrs Wright – who also starred in Upstairs, Downstairs and Pride & Prejudice – entrusted Malam to transfer money to her care home.
But Malam instead made electronic payments of £53,000 along with more than £11,000 in direct spending from her accounts to himself, Cardiff Crown Court heard.
Ms Jackson stated that the bank raised alarm after they saw suspicious activity on Mrs Wright's account.
She "Mrs Wright was so upset by it. The matter was reported to the police in September 2020.
"That was how the police began investigating the matter and it came to light.
The court heard Mrs Wright's Barclay's account was left with a £1,750.12 overdraft which was later written off by the bank.
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4 Tips to Combat Imposter Syndrome
To look at Suzanne, one would think she had everything. She was attractive, self-assured, and handled her responsibilities with aplomb. Yet in our coaching session Suzanne confessed that, even though she was a highly respected leader who had the C-suite's ear, she felt like an imposter and worried that she would be exposed as a fraud.
Suzanne is not alone. Many women feel like this.
If you don't feel like you deserve your success, read on.
Even Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has said, "There are still days when I wake up feeling like a fraud." It is estimated that 70 percent of people (not just women) feel this way, according to a study in the International Journal of Behavioral Science.
"Impostor syndrome–the idea that you've only succeeded due to luck, and not because of your talent or qualifications–was first identified in 1978 by psychologists Pauline Rose Clance and Suzanne Imes," writes Abigail Abrams. The psychologists initially believed that impostor syndrome was experienced only by professional women, but this has been proven untrue.
Clance published a paper in 1993 acknowledging that impostor syndrome was not limited to women, according to Abrams, and later developed an online test for impostor syndrome. And some psychologists now believe that impostor syndrome is not a distinct, permanent condition, but a complicated state people experience when they are feeling stretched.
Who suffers from this condition?
"Imposter syndrome doesn't discriminate, and can happen regardless of the level of success a person has achieved in their field," writes Danielle Page, for NBCnews.com. According to Page, certain factors can increase your chances of experiencing impostor syndrome. Your gender is one of them. Women are socialized as little girls to be more risk-averse than little boys, and this socialization can show up in later years in work-related situations.
Then there are the perfectionists. Perfectionists live with the fervent desire for success, but they focus on avoiding failure, which often leads to procrastination and self-sabotage. "Perfectionism and impostor syndrome often go hand-in-hand," writes Melody Wilding. "Think about it: Perfectionists set excessively high goals for themselves, and when they fail to reach a goal, they experience major self-doubt and worry about measuring up."
How imposter syndrome could be hurting your career
Your struggles with impostor syndrome could be causing problems for you at work. Think about it. Are you sabotaging your best efforts? Are you overcompensating and working yourself to the bone? Do you hang back from the spotlight? Or do you set yourself up to fail by finishing a project late–or not finishing it at all? Each of these behaviors only serves to underscore your sense of not being good enough or knowing enough. And can lead to trouble with your team and potentially damage the trajectory of your career.
"Imposter phenomenon can also correlate to worse outcomes at work–perhaps due to these unhealthy working habits," writes Belle Cooper. "A study of over 200 professionals at the University of Salzburg found those experiencing imposter phenomenon tended to be paid less, were less likely to be promoted, and felt less committed and satisfied at work."
Imposter syndrome can turn into a cycle of self-doubt, self-monitoring, fear, and self-criticism, which can, in turn, cause you to overwork and suffer burn out or miss opportunities because you assume you aren't good enough.
How to turn it around
If any of this sounds familiar, and you think you may be dealing with impostor syndrome, try this: Think of yourself as a work in progress. Find someone you admire and ask them to go out for coffee. See if you can talk about your self-doubt and ask them how they handle their own. You may be pleasantly surprised at their answers.
Impostor syndrome doesn't have to last forever. There are a host of strategies and tactics you can employ to help you move through the imposter mindset and into a healthier and happier you. Try asking for feedback and really listening to both good and critical comments. Accept compliments with a gracious and straightforward acknowledgment, and stop being so afraid of failing or making mistakes. Someone who is a work in progress learns from doing things right–and from doing things wrong. You're going to be just fine, you'll see.
I gave Suzanne the following assignments in our last coaching session:
Accept that you have those feelings instead of beating yourself up
Overcome it by regularly reviewing your accomplishments (writing them down helps)
Develop a script so you can at least "act" deserving and confident
Ask for feedback often, the more you hear about the value you're bringing to others, the more you can internalize it
I'm confident she will work through each of them and, in time, her feelings of self-doubt will be a thing of the past.
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Mosque Attack In Egypt's Sinai Kills At Least 305
By Jane Arraf,
Rebecca Feldhaus Adams, Nicole Hernandez
Published November 24, 2017 at 6:23 AM PST
A bombing and shooting attack during Friday prayers at a mosque in the Sinai Peninsula reportedly has killed at least 305 people. The region has been dealing with an Islamist insurgency for years.
Updated at 6:36 a.m. ET Saturday
A terrorist attack that targeted a mosque in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula has left at least 305 people dead and more than 120 wounded Friday, according to the public prosecutor's office.
The death toll makes it the deadliest attack in the country's recent history.
At least 27 of those killed were children, according to the prosecutor's office.
Chief Prosecutor Nabil Sadeq said in a statement Saturday that between 25 and 30 people carried out the attack after arriving in five all-terrain vehicles, according to The Associated Press.
"Teams of attackers set off bombs and then opened fire as worshippers tried to flee," NPR's Jane Arraf reports. "Others used rocket-propelled grenades."
"The Egyptian government launched airstrikes overnight on what it said were hideouts and fighters involved in the attack," she adds.
The bombing and shooting attack took place in the town of Bir al-Abd, the AP says, located in the country's northeast not far from the border with the Gaza Strip.
Police officers told the wire service on Friday that men in four off-road vehicles shot at worshippers who were at the al-Rawdah mosque for Friday prayers.
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi spoke to the country on state television, condemning the attack and encouraging the country not to lose hope.
"The armed forces and the police force, will avenge our martyrs, and restore security and stability, with utmost force during the coming short period, this is our [response]," Sissi said. "We will respond [to] this act with brute force in facing those extremist terrorist [factions]."
He ordered the government to allocate compensation to the families of the dead. He also announced three days of national mourning.
Officials from around the world, including Israel, Iraq, France and the United Kingdom, condemned the attack. President Trump denounced the attack hours later and said he planned to call Sissi.
Just before 5 p.m. ET on Friday, the White House confirmed Trump's call. The statement said Trump offered condolences to the president and his people while also condemning the attack.
"The international community cannot tolerate barbaric terrorist groups and must strengthen its efforts to defeat terrorism and extremism in all its forms," the White House said.
My condolences to the families of the dozens of people murdered in the terror attack on a mosque in the Sinai. Israel stands shoulder to shoulder with Egypt and other countries in region and the international arena in the war against radical Islamic terror.
— ישראל כ"ץ Israel Katz (@Israel_katz) November 24, 2017
الاعتداء في شمال #سيناء: وحشية وعار. #مصر في حداد و #فرنسا تقف بجانبها https://t.co/9ZxDwryiDU
— Stéphane Romatet (@SRomatet) November 24, 2017
I am disgusted by the evil attack that killed & injured so many Egyptians in Sinai today. On behalf of the UK my deep condolences to all involved. These attacks on people praying in mosques & churches only strengthen our determination to stand together, & defeat terrorism & hate.
— John Casson (@JohnCassonUK) November 24, 2017
Officials from the U.S. Embassy in Egypt offered the following message of support:
"Today's terrorist attack on worshippers attending Friday prayers at a mosque in Arish was an unconscionable act of cowardice and hate. The Embassy extends heartfelt condolences to the families of those who were killed and we wish a speedy recovery to those injured. As Egypt battles the scourge of terrorism, the United States stands committed to the safety and security of Egypt and its people."
Egypt's State Intelligence Service released a statement outlining eight official "indications" from the attack saying emphatically that the true target of the terrorists was "the Egyptian people; their security, stability, sources of livelihood, the solid unity of all Egyptians and the lives of innocent people."
It is not known yet who planned and carried out the assault on the mosque, but there has been an Islamist insurgency in the region for several years. Officials said a midair explosion of a Russian jet in 2015 over the Sinai was the work of terrorists. Sissi said the plane bombing was meant "to hit relations with Russia," which has conducted military interventions in Syria's civil war ostensibly to target the Islamic State there.
Jane Arraf
Jane Arraf covers Egypt, Iraq, and other parts of the Middle East for NPR News.
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Depfa ACS Bank - Public-Sector Covered Bonds
Depfa ACS Bank - Public-Sector Covered Bonds (03/06/2003 - 07/13/2006)
Rating Action: Moody's withdraws the ratings of Depfa ACS Bank's public sector covered bonds
Rating Action: Moody's confirms the Aa2 rating assigned to Depfa ACS Bank's public sector covered bonds
Rating Action: Moody's reviews Depfa ACS Bank's public sector covered bonds for downgrade
Announcement: Moody's: Brexit would increase resolution risks for European covered bonds
Moody's downgrades Asset Covered Securities issued by Depfa ACS Bank
EUR48.8 billion of debt securities affected
London, 23 July 2010 -- Moody's Investors Service has taken the following rating action on the Asset Covered Securities issued by Depfa ACS Bank (Depfa or the issuer) under its Irish public sector covered bond programme (the programme):
- Downgraded to Aa3; previously on 11 February 2009 downgraded to Aa2 on review for possible downgrade
Today's rating action concludes Moody's review of Depfa's Asset Covered Securities (see press release dated 11 February 2009). The review was initiated following the downgrade of the issuer on 2 February 2009.
Following the downgrade of the issuer's senior unsecured rating from A2 to A3, the expected loss on the covered bonds was assessed as commensurate with a Aa3 rating. As the credit strength of the issuer is incorporated into Moody's expected loss methodology, any downgrade of the issuer rating will increase the expected loss on the covered bonds.
During the review period, Moody's considered proposals to see if further enhancements to the covered bonds would improve the expected loss analysis to the extent that the Aa2 rating could be maintained. To date, the proposed enhancements to the programme have not been implemented and as a result, Moody's has downgraded the covered bonds to Aa3.
The main drivers for the expected loss analysis (apart from the issuer rating) are the collateral score of 4.6%, and cover pool losses of 24.7%. Cover pool losses is the level of losses that Moody's expected loss analysis assumes will impact covered bondholders following an issuer default. Taking into account these parameters, the expected loss analysis is consistent with a Aa3 rating without any over-collateralisation. Covered bondholders benefit from committed minimum nominal over-collateralisation of 5%.
The Timely Payment Indicator (TPI) for this programme is Probable-High and does not constrain the rating of the covered bonds. Due to the issuer rating of A3, the issuer could currently be downgraded by four notches before the current rating of the covered bonds would be negatively impacted (the "TPI leeway").
Moody's rating for any covered bond is determined after applying a two-step process:
(1) Moody's determines a rating based on the expected loss on the bond. This is modelled as a function of the issuer's probability of default and the stressed losses on the cover pool assets following issuer default; and
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How are single people feeling during the pandemic?
Mona Mahmoud CTV News Vancouver Island Producer/Anchor
Published Wednesday, January 27, 2021 1:02PM PST
VICTORIA -- When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Leila Rogers found herself in the middle of a perfect storm.
Fresh off a breakup with her long-term partner, she was in search of a new place to live alone, struggling with feelings of loneliness, anxiety, and of course – heartbreak.
"I entered the year in already a pretty negative headspace," says Rogers. "Going from being around people constantly to being single… and living alone."
The 33-year-old Victoria woman works as a long-term care home aide, a sector that was – and continues to be – extremely challenging and mentally straining amid the onset of the global health crisis.
Rogers joins millions of Canadians currently battling bouts of depression caused by feelings of isolation – during a time when we are encouraged to keep our loved ones six feet away.
Registered clinical counsellor Lisa Kratz has identified this social phenomenon as a loneliness epidemic.
"Neuroscientists have proven that we are hardwired for connection," says Kratz.
"And when people are reporting feeling lonely, there's actually a health factor too."
A 2020 McGill University study found that loneliness can have detrimental consequences on the human body – impacting everything from glucose levels and blood pressure to immune systems.
So, what can single folks do if they're in search of a romantic partner in the middle of a pandemic?
One dating app giant has stepped in to encourage building meaningful connections – safely.
During the pandemic, Bumble introduced a series of virtual dating tools that allow online daters to indicate what level of comfort they have in getting to know somebody new, all within the dating app.
"When we rolled this out, over a million people adopted this badge, truly indicating that daters are interested in being able to have the [COVID-19] conversation, without explicitly having the conversation," says Priti Joshi, Bumble's marketing strategy and operations VP.
"We are trying every day to help our daters build safe, and healthy, and equitable relationships," says Joshi, "So we thought it would be important for us to give them tools and to better understand what could be dragging that."
Nonetheless, the search for love can still prove to be challenging, and at times – many single Canadians can still come up feeling short.
Experts say if that's the case for you, it is important to try pivoting plans in order to maintain a positive mindset.
"Get more creative, learn an instrument, keep a gratitude list," says Kratz.
"Research has shown that people who are the happiest, are the ones who are actually more grateful."
If you or someone you know struggles with persistent feelings of isolation, however, Kratz recommends seeking professional counselling.
"If financial burdens are there for people, I recommend looking up community organizations, non-profits, for example Citizens Counselling Centre in the Greater Victoria area."
It's also important to remember life – and love – will eventually get back to normal.
When asked what she's looking forward to most when health restrictions around social gatherings have lifted, Rogers provided an optimistic yet simple answer.
"I just want to have a nice girl's night with my friends and just have people whom I love over to my new apartment, and have a glass of wine," she said.
"And be able to see their faces and smiles without a mask on... and wearing lipstick again."
Registered clinical counsellor Lisa Kratz says a social phenomenon known as a loneliness epidemic is taking place alongside the COVID-19 pandemic.
'COVID's not done,' infectious disease expert says
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The Police-State no longer considers Americans to be people.
The Barbaric-Rogue State has now labeled us as just Objects of Surveillance.
Given the background for the arrival of JADE HELM, the public needs to review what most people believe about what might be coming. This 'exercise' has been expanded from 1,200 special forces troops to 6,000 highly specialized troops  but against the tens of millions of people they'll be working on, within the ten state area  this might seem a trivial number of individual elements that will be actively working against Americans for two full months. However as we will see, the actualities all depend upon what is being targeted and for what length of time that any of the new conditions are in effect.
Most Americans are not familiar with most of Amerika's weapons or Tactics when it comes to the wars being fought in the New Millennium. WWII and Vietnam are both ancient history. Our Attacks on Iran that began in 1991 set the tone for the ways in which the Rogue Empire chooses to attack those nations where we're seeking 'Regime-Change".
In the past our "forces" tended to fight against other military forces, initially, on the battlefields of those wars. But toward the end of WWII, we adopted a new set of priority targets that we selected to begin with when we attacked Iraq in 1991 and again in 2003. First we took out the water purification systems and the water supplies. Then we destroyed the communications systems and the food supply, while we continued to decimate the entire infrastructure of the targeted countries, which is still military S.O.P. today. When it came to cities of any real size we destroyed medical facilities, hospitals, churches, schools and any places where people might go to escape our carpet-bombings.
When we think of JADE-HELM, most Americans seem to think that this might become a series of confrontations between these hostile troops and the population as a generalized group that will interact with or against the troops for the duration of the two month long exercise.
But what if that scenario has nothing at all to do with our expectations?
"JADE" is an A.I. quantum computing technology that produces holographic battlefield simulations and has the ability to use vast amounts of data being collected on the human domain to generate human terrain systems in geographic population centric locations to identify and eliminate targets, insurgents, rebels or whatever labels that can be flagged as targets in a Global Information Grid for Network Centric Warfare environments.
The JADE II battle field system is cognitive and intuitive. It can examine prior executed battle plans and devise 'new and better' strategies to increase the 'kill chain'. The II generation of JADE has the capability for two way communication with drones through the OCCOM technology which is one of the next generation integrations to this system.
And there's this: Congresswoman Norton Blurts Out The Shocking Truth!
Remember! Those National Guard Helicopters (shown) have been confiscated by Obamanation so that they can't be used to do what the Texas Governor has in mind.
This video speaks to what a great many other people actually believe will happen, which is why a lot of people chose to disbelieve any other explanation.
That's roughly part of what's been happening as we reach the 30 day mark before JADE-HELM actually begins. The first two months have been used by the military to "prepare"  but the public still doesn't know  "for What"? What about what others might think "could happen", given the US track record that might be far more like what Americans will have to deal with rather than what the puppet's parrots are telling us to expect?
What I'm talking about is "what if the rogue Obamanation government cuts communications, water supplies or our ability to travel becomes hopelessly snarled by the lack of fuel, money, or our ability to find out what's going on - "What will really be going on anywhere, without mass communications or the internet to track our situations?
A military variation of that is what we traditionally do to other nations once we decide to take-over a country: And given that what I just described does not require huge numbers of troops, just very specialized individuals, who have spent the last fifteen years finding all the ways that this country can be reduced to individual helplessness?


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https://www.ctpost.com/living/article/Leaving-streaming-services-January-2019-13488630.php
Leaving streaming services January 2019
By Lidia Ryan and Andrew DaRosa
Updated 1:59 pm EST, Monday, December 24, 2018
While the New Year brings new programs and films to enjoy, it also takes away some of the films we most enjoyed during 2018.
Click through the slideshow to see some of what's leaving in January. Can't decide what to watch? Here are our picks:
Into the Wild (Netflix): A Golden Globe-winner, "Into the Wild" is a biographical survival film that is consistently cited as one of the best films of the 2000's. The focus of the film shines on the real life of Christopher McCandless, an Emery University graduate who rids himself of his possessions, and decides to live in the Alaskan wilderness. The film also boasts an outstanding soundtrack written and arranged by Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam.
The Godfather (Netflix): This is simply an offer you can't refuse. Often hailed as one of the best films of all time, "The Godfather" is the seminal mob film. Centered around the Corleone family, a crime dynasty that is in the midst of switching hands, must take care of rival families that seek to usurp the Corleones from their throne.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Netflix): One does not simply watch the Lord of the Rings, rather, they experience a whole world crafted by J.R.R. Tolkien. Follow Frodo Baggins, Gandalf, Samwise Gamgee, and the rest of the fellowship as they seek to destroy the One Ring in order to stop the rise Sauron's forces.
It (HBO): Heralded as one of the best horror movies of this generation, this modern Stephen King adaptation of the 1986 novel is something of a marvel, with its unorthodox approach to horror, and practical special effects. If you are one to find the original It mini-series to be laughably cheesy, you'll be crawling out of your skin with this frightful film.
Searching for Sugar Man (Hulu): Music documentaries are often hit-or-miss but in this 2012 film, filmmaker Malik Bendjelloul successfully delves into the mythos and music of 70's cult folk musician, Rodriguez. Two fans thus explore the country of South Africa, where Rodriguez was last seen, and said to have passed away, in order to find out the truth of what happened to this folk icon that has gone on to inspire a generation of folk musicians.
New on Netflix, HBO, Amazon and Hulu January 2019


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The other side of land planning aspects 2017 (François Bausch)
The future of Luxembourg: public debate in November, the state planning act as well as sectoral master.
Plans and legal uncertainties: the is starting to become a "neverending story". The procedure as it was last scheduled, again in default. Sustainability Minister François Bausch of the "benefits" of the "gained" time, and so will be held on two days in November a public debate on the future design of Luxembourg, not only under the land planning aspects.
"Finally," many will say. V. a. is being discussed ever since, "thanks" to the European population study, "Europop 2013" the number of potentially 1.1 million inhabitants in Luxembourg in the year 2060 in and out of the Public; most recently, according to the opinion of the CNFP on the Luxembourg stability programme (► Link).
In front of an audience, with a live stream
About this figure and how realistic it is or not, land-use planning, the growth of Luxembourg will, respectively. feasible and to cope with for the resources and infrastructure of the country – about all this will be debated in November, the public, the competent Minister François Bausch in conversation with…..lu.
The sequence is already determined. On day one of the civil society: trade unions, employers ' associations, interest groups such as the "Mouvement écologique", etc. Also takes place on day one, a round-table discussion of external experts. Day two is reserved for a big political discussion with Ministers and representatives of all the parties, to be moderated by journalists of major media houses in Luxembourg.
All of these events will be open to the public, in a big hall with a Live audience who can ask questions; everything will be in a high quality stream.
Input from the outside
"Ech fille mech erausgefuerdert vun all deenen Demanden fir en Zukunftsdesch," said Bausch. Not in terms of population of 700,000 to 800,000 is more realistic: "Personally, I like to talk about something that is as far as 2060. But it is much discussed, Fears arise, and the need to take the policy seriously." As the "organizer" of this debate, and that he himself would put on the two days, not a lot in this intervention: "We are only a framework, so that we can get the Input from the outside. And I want to hear opinions, perspectives, solutions, and proposals for Change, and not just Fears." In order to draw constructive conclusions.
As for the renewed delay in the procedure, the Green party declared-the Minister follows this as: "We wanted to be known only to rework selectively, the legal uncertainties in land-use planning law, sectoral Guidelines in the procedure. The completely revised act, which is up on the Details, too, should follow later. In its opinion Tuesday, the Council of state against this procedure skeptical. Thus, in order to all the legal uncertainties definitely out of the way, now finish first in the overall law. This goes his way, and only when it was decided by the Parliament and entered into force, to be given to the sectoral steering Plans in the consultative procedure."
Means: Instead of the Plans go as planned in November in the procedure ("we will also be explained, until then, done with it," Bausch), is now riding first, the reformed planning act, the whole legislative path that, according to Bausch before the summer recess of the Council of Ministers should be sent. He hopes that this can then be used until the end of the year, or at least the beginning of 2017 voted.
And if the sectoral Plans could also go in the period January to March 2017 in the procedure, François Bausch hopes to be able to the calendrical final target, namely: "That in the autumn of 2017 newly elected municipal councils to the 1. January 2018 to begin their work with a new law and a new, valid Leitplänen."


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Health and Fitness Forum
Corona Virus spreading ... US official says no need to worry
Thread starter Melensdad
When the government tells me I don't need to worry, then I tend to think I really do need to be concerned. But at least one report is quoting some US health officials as saying there is no need for US citizens to worry.
We know there are 4 cases in the USA, 1 case in Canada.
The Canadian case is a man who arrived sick and is in the hospital in Toronto. Canadian health officials seemed to imply that they have probably contacted all the at risk people who may have been in contact with the Chinese national on the inbound flight.
In the US, there is 1 confirmed case in Washington State, 1 in Chicago, 2 in California. I believe all the cases are foreign nationals.
China has QUARANTINED roughly 60 MILLION PEOPLE by cutting off 16 (or more) cities. The epicenter is Wuhan, a city of 11 Million people, but the quarantine was put into place after roughly 5 million people left the city for the Lunar New Year celebration, which is the heaviest travel time in China and typically has more than 100,000,000 people traveling nationally + internationally for the week long holiday period.
Official sources say there are under 2000 cases worldwide, and approximately 50 deaths. The disease is being compared to the Spanish Flu, which killed millions just about 100 years ago, but this is considered far more dangerous.
UN-official sources suggest that at least 100,000 cases exist and the disease is spreading and mutating very quickly.
REUTERS SUMMARY:
http://news.trust.org/item/20200126105121-12mxo
China scrambles to contain 'strengthening' virus
(Adds comments from mayor of Wuhan)
* Coronavirus' transmission ability getting stronger
* Incubation 1-14 days, infectious during incubation
* China confirms 1,975 people infected, 56 dead
* U.S. to evacuate diplomatic staff, citizens from Wuhan
* China imposes temporary nationwide ban on sale of wildlife
By Gabriel D. Crossley and Cheng Leng
BEIJING/SHANGHAI, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The ability of the new coronavirus to spread is strengthening and infections could continue to rise, China's National Health Commission said on Sunday, with more than 2,000 people in China infected and 56 killed by the disease.
Health authorities around the world are racing to prevent a pandemic after a handful of cases of infection were reported outside China, including in Thailand, Australia, the United States and France.
The mayor of Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak, said he expected another 1,000 new patients in the city, which was stepping up construction of special hospitals.
The newly identified coronavirus has created alarm because much about it is still unknown, such as how dangerous it is and how easily it spreads between people. It can cause pneumonia, which has been deadly in some cases.
China's National Health Commission Minister Ma Xiaowei said the incubation period for the virus can range from one to 14 days, during which infection can occur, which was not the case with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
SARS was a coronavirus that originated in China and killed nearly 800 people globally in 2002 and 2003.
"According to recent clinical information, the virus' ability to spread seems to be getting somewhat stronger," Ma told reporters.
The Lunar New Year holiday, traditionally celebrated by hundreds of millions of Chinese travelling around the country and abroad to see family, began on Friday but has been severely disrupted by the outbreak.
Ma said China would intensify its containment efforts, which have so far included transportation and travel curbs and the cancellation of big events.
The country may extend the week-long Lunar New Year holiday, state broadcaster CCTV reported, citing a meeting hosted by Chinese premier Li Keqiang.
The virus, believed to have originated late last year in a seafood market in Wuhan that was illegally selling wildlife, has spread to cities including Beijing and Shanghai. Hong Kong has six confirmed cases.
The World Health Organisation this week stopped short of calling the outbreak a global health emergency, but some health experts question whether China can contain the epidemic.
Chinese President Xi Jinping described the situation as "grave" on Saturday.
China confirmed 2,051 cases of infection as of 7 p.m. (1100 GMT) on Jan. 26, while the death toll from the virus remained at 56, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
Health officials in Orange County, California, reported that a third case had been registered in the United States in a traveller from Wuhan, who was in isolation and in good condition.
On Saturday, Canada declared a first "presumptive" confirmed case in a resident who had returned from Wuhan. Australia confirmed its first four cases.
No fatalities have been reported outside China.
WILDLIFE SALES BAN
On Sunday, China temporarily banned nationwide the sale of wildlife in markets, restaurants, and e-commerce platforms. Wild and often poached animals packed together in Chinese markets are blamed as incubators for viruses to evolve and jump the species barrier to humans.
Snakes, peacocks, crocodiles and other species can also be found for sale via Taobao, an e-commerce website run by Alibaba.
The New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society called on China to make the ban permanent.
The U.S. State Department said it will relocate personnel at its Wuhan consulate to the United States, while Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said his government was working with China to arrange a charter flight for Japanese nationals to return from Wuhan.
The outbreak has prompted widening curbs on movements within China, with Wuhan, a city of 11 million, on virtual lockdown and transport links all-but severed except for emergency vehicles.
CANCELLATIONS AND MISTRUST
Health authorities in Beijing urged people not to shake hands but instead salute using a traditional cupped-hand gesture. The advice was sent in a text message that went out to mobile phone users in the city on Sunday morning.
Beijing also postponed the reopening of the city's schools and universities after the Lunar New Year holiday, state radio reported. Hong Kong had already delayed the reopening of schools to Feb. 17.
China has called for transparency in managing the crisis, after a cover-up of the spread of the SARS virus eroded public trust, but officials in Wuhan have been criticised for their handling of the current outbreak.
"People in my hometown all suspect the real infected patients number given by authorities," said Violet Li, who lives in the Wuhan district where the seafood market is located.
Illustrating the extend of disruption to life in China, overall passenger travel declined by nearly 29% on Saturday, the first day of the Lunar New Year, from a year earlier, with air passengers down nearly 42%, a transportation ministry official said.
Many cinemas across China were closed with major film premieres postponed.
Cruise operators including Royal Caribbean Cruises, and Costa Cruises said they had cancelled a combined 12 cruises that had been scheduled to embark from Chinese ports before Feb. 2.
Hong Kong Disneyland and the city's Ocean Park were closed on Sunday. Shanghai Disneyland, which expected 100,000 visitors daily through the holiday period, has already closed.
Airports around the world have stepped up screening of passengers from China, although some health officials and experts have questioned the effectiveness of these efforts.
And a Chinese nurse says that at least 90,000 people are infected
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/wuhan-nurse-fears-90000-infected-emotional-plea-help
Chinese Nurse Says 90,000 Already Infected In Emotional Plea For Help
A viral video, reposted on Twitter 48 hours ago, has more than 800k views and reveals an urgent message from a Wuhan nurse, who claims more than 90,000 people in China have been infected with the fast-spreading coronavirus.
An unverified translation of the nurse, posted by @purplelovehime, has been retweeted more than 13.7k times since Saturday, states: "I am Jin Wei. I am currently inside the Wuhan outbreak region, Han Hou area. I would like to describe the condition inside the Hubei province, as well as the outbreak situation in the entire China. Currently, there are already 90,000 cases of pneumonia contraction."
"What is the rate of contraction? If one person contracted this disease and is not properly quarantined and treated, this I individual will infect 14 people that came in contact with him. That is a significant multiplier. During the spring festival, in our culture, families like to get together, dine together. But this is unlike any other years. I hope that people can stay home, do not gather, and do not visit families. There is a spring festival every year. If everyone can stay safe, you can always get together later," the unverified translation of the nurse said.
The translation went on to say that medical supplies from bio suits, medical masks, goggles, and gloves "are in great shortages."
London celebrates Chinese New Year in spite of coronavirus fears
The nurse, in an emotional plea, said everyone in Wuhan and surrounding cities to "not go out! Stay home!"
The translation ended with the nurse delivering some "very bad news:"
"The coronavirus has mutated. It is now a second-generation virus. When it was still in its first generation, we were still able to treat this… However, after the last mutation, it became deadly… The rate of infection are now increasing exponentially. So please remember do not go out, do not visit people, do not gather in a group, do not have dinner party."
There is now a 5th case of the Corona virus in the USA, this time in Arizona.
CDC says not to worry but also says the Corona Virus is a serious threat
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/third-us-coronavirus-case-confirmed-orange-county
CDC Calls CoV "Serious Emerging Public Health Threat", Confirms 5th US Case
5th US Coronavirus infection confirmed by CDC in 4 states (AZ, CA, IL, WA)
CDC calls the virus an "emerging public health threat," adding that the threat is "serious."
2082 cases, 56 Official deaths
Incubation is asymptomatic, contagious, and can be as long as 14 days
5M may have left Wuhan for Lunar New Year
1st case was Dec 1 NOT Dec 31 so infect pop may be much bigger
US, Russia, Thailand begin plans for evacuation
Premier Li Keqiang charged with leading government's task force
3 Beijing hospitals using AIDS drugs to treat virus
Update (1510ET): CDC reports that a fifth infection has been confirmed in the US (in Arizona), calling the coronavirus an "emerging public health threat," says threat is "serious."
Health Secretary: Risk of coronavirus to UK public remains low
Situation Summary
CDC is closely monitoring an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel (new) coronavirus (termed "2019-nCoV") that was first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China and which continues to expand. Chinese health officials have reported more than a thousand infections with 2019-nCoV in China, including outside of Hubei Province. Infections with 2019-nCoV also are being reported in a growing number of international locations, including the United States, where 5 cases in travelers from Wuhan have been confirmed in four states (AZ, CA, IL, WA) as of January 26, 2020.
Source and Spread of the Virus
Chinese health authorities were the first to post the full genome of the 2019-nCoV in GenBank El , the NIH genetic sequence database, and in the Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data (GISAID Z ) portal, an action which has facilitated detection of this virus. On January 24, 2020, CDC posted in GenBank the full genome of the 2019-nCoV virus detected in the first U.S. patient from Washington state. The virus Chinese health authorities were the first to post the full genome of the 2019-nCoV in GenBank El , the NIH genetic sequence database, and in the Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data (GISAID Cl ) portal, an action which has facilitated detection of this virus. On January 24, 2020, CDC posted in GenBank the full genome of the 2019-nCoV virus detected in the first U.S. patient from Washington state. The virus genetic sequence from the patient in Washington is nearly identical to the sequences posted from China. The available sequences suggest a likely single, recent emergence from a virus related to bat coronaviruses and the SARS coronavirus. The available sequence information does not provide any information about severity of associated illness or transmissibility of the virus.
Early on, many of the patients in the outbreak in Wuhan, China reportedly had some link to a large seafood and animal market, suggesting animal-to-person spread. However, a growing number of patients reportedly have not had exposure to animal markets, and there is evidence that person-to-person spread is occurring. At this time, it's unclear how easily or sustainably this virus is spreading between people. Learn what is known about the spread of newly emerged coronaviruses.
Illness Severity
Both MERS and SARS have been known to cause severe illness in people. The complete clinical picture with regard to 2019-nCoV is still not fully clear. Reported illnesses have ranged from infected people with little to no symptoms to people being severely ill and dying. Learn more about the symptoms associated with 2019- nCoV.
There are ongoing investigations to learn more. This is a rapidly evolving situation and information will be updated as it becomes available.
Outbreaks of novel virus infections among people are always of public health concern. The risk from these outbreaks depends on characteristics of the virus, including whether and how well it spreads between people, the severity of resulting illness, and the medical or other measures available to control the impact of the virus (for example, vaccine or treatment medications).
Investigations are ongoing to learn more, but person-to-person spread of 2019-nCoV is occurring. Chinese officials report that sustained person-to-person spread in the community is occurring in China. Person-to-person spread in the United States has not yet been detected, but it's likely to occur to some extent. It's important to note that person-to-person spread can happen on a continuum. Some viruses are highly contagious (like measles), while other viruses are less so. It's important to know this in order to better assess the risk posed by this virus. While CDC considers this is a very serious public health threat, based on current information, the immediate health risk from 2019-nCoV to the general American public is considered low at this time. Nevertheless, CDC is taking proactive preparedness precautions.
NorthernRedneck
Of course the guberment would say there's no reason to worry. That's all the more reason to worry. Look at any politicians track record when they say "trust me".
Honestly I have no clue what the risk is to the average person living in North America but based on China's history I don't trust them.
I'm betting that this is probably far more widespread than anyone knows.
I'm betting that it's been going on for a couple weeks, maybe a month longer than reported.
I'm betting that China has been lying about their containment.
Those are just my bets. Now I have no clue if this is actually a serious disease or not. It could be that most of the people who died were old and already sick with other diseases, it could be that this is not much worse or different than most types of "flu" and its really only very serious to people with immune suppressed conditions who have multiple issues. Then again, I don't know. Just seeing a lot of differing news and much of it seems to be a bit too late and a little too slim on facts.
It reads to have the potential to thrive in the sweat shop work environments commonly found in the third world, world wide. All those workers working closely in production line environments will have plenty of opportunity to share their ailments with their coworkers before it's recognized they themselves are coming down with the Virus. IMPO this has the real potential to get ugly....
marchplumber
Love my Country, definitely do NOT trust my guberment. Chinese guberment? LMBO!! NO WAY! LMBO
Numbers will tell in the end..................=_(
This article seems to be written to keep the public from panicking but still show how serious this can become. It seems to indicate it may just be a simple flu but patients who are "at risk" due to other conditions (age, etc) may have something to worry about.
Seems like travel in confined aluminum tubes full of other passengers (airplanes and trains) could easily spread this disease if an infected person starts coughing or sneezing.
Public venues like concerts and movie theaters. Ditto.
Schools, again. Ditto.
Colleges and universities are probably high risk places because students tend to travel and be social so classrooms, lunch halls, etc would be great places to get sick.
Enjoy the reading material: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opin...jFwUElrOUVWOW5oK3NRbkpxZnVzNGNzeUZTWFVOQWYzMk
Health authorities' concern about the new coronavirus in China, with cases spreading in Asia and as far as the United States, deepened Wednesday with news that the Chinese government plans to shut down transportation from Wuhan, a city of 11 million people that is considered ground zero of the pneumonia-like virus.
After the outbreak began in December, the Chinese government for weeks portrayed it as a problem largely restricted to Wuhan, in the Hubei province. Infections have since been found in the Chinese territories of Hong Kong and Macao, and in South Korea, Japan, Taiwan — as well as in this country in Washington state. Of particular concern: The news Monday that Chinese authorities had determined that the virus can be spread by human-to-human contact, and that 14 health-care workers had been infected by a single carrier. As of Wednesday, 17 people have died and more than 470 have fallen ill with the virus, The Post reported.
China's seeming reluctance to share information in the early stages of the outbreak slowed the international recognition of the threat. A turning point came when video footage surfaced earlier this month showing Chinese health authorities — clad in full-body protective suits — examining passengers on an airplane. The earlier secrecy raises doubts that China has fully learned key public health lessons since the SARS virus killed nearly 800 people in 2003 and then MERS claimed some 850 lives a decade later.
This time, the world is better prepared to deal with the threat. Though the warning signs are unsettling, there is reason to believe that the virus may mostly cause mild illness and can be contained without major impacts. But how it unfolds will turn on some critical questions and on actions that still need to be taken.
As with the MERS and SARS viruses, the Wuhan pneumonia is caused by a novel coronavirus that jumped from animals to people. Poor animal husbandry in open food markets make China an epicenter for these risks. Wuhan's bazaar sells freshly slaughtered animals — including chickens, pheasants, marmots, snakes, deer and rabbits. These "wet markets" create perfect conditions for viral species to spread from their animal hosts to humans.
Coronavirus is a species implicated in bad colds and, on rare occasion, viral pneumonia. Seven strains are already known to circulate among humans. The bug behind the Wuhan outbreak is new, which makes its emergence a cause for significant concern. Humans may not have much immunity to its main components.
By some measures, Chinese health authorities have put us ahead in addressing the risks. Unlike SARS, which took about five months to firmly identify after it first began to spread, the Wuhan virus has been quickly sequenced and large-scale containment efforts were implemented early. China has already made diagnostic tests available to its health-care system.
Yet, on other measures, more-seamless information-sharing by Chinese authorities is needed. They published the sequence of the viruses they had isolated, but China doesn't appear to have shared viral samples with key international health authorities who could have used the pathogen to help validate diagnostic screening tests and evaluate potential antidotes.
It is now up to other countries to work together on steps to avert wider outbreaks or pandemic spread.
First, we need to better understand the nature of this bug, and its severity. The illness may be more widespread than we realize in the fog of viral war. Because its incubation period is likely to be as much as a week, travelers can be harboring the infection and show no symptoms. A key to containing the virus's wider spread will be developing effective point-of-care diagnostics to implement more widespread screening of patients.
We learned that lesson with the mosquito-borne Zika virus when it was first reported in the United States in 2015. Initially, most blood samples had to be shipped to a central lab operated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That slowed diagnosis and limited the ability of doctors to intervene more quickly when patients were infected. Health-care providers urgently need easy access to effective diagnostic tests for the Wuhan virus.
There's much we don't know yet, but answers should emerge that will help us gauge the risks. It's troubling that the virus seems to have jumped quickly from animal to human transmission. But, for most people, it might cause only a mild illness. For the young, old or infirm, an infection could be more serious.
Yet even if it the Wuhan virus doesn't mutate into a more potent illness, as it could, it's a disturbing reminder that we remain too vulnerable to these zoonotic threats, as illnesses that spread from animals to humans are known. One day, a virus will occupy the terrifying spot where lethality and dissemination meet. It will be nimble enough to propagate widely and virulent enough to cause catastrophic harm. The Wuhan episode shows that while we've learned some lessons from SARS and MERS, we remain tragically vulnerable.
Uh oh, looks like it is getting worse? Or the reporting is getting more accurate?
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Bannedjoe
I don't know from this shit, but I bet the Mexican beer company hates the name of this virus.
Bannedjoe said:
Not sure if I should have laughed at that.
The CDC I believe are taking this very seriously as well as other world health organizations.
It's not the first time we've been highly concerned over the spread of a virus.
Let's hope like hell that this will not spread out of control.
mla2ofus
When a gov't official says "don't worry", to me that's the same as saying "I'm from the gov't and I'm here to help"!! That's when you run, don't walk away from him/her!!
Meanwhile from website ZEROHEDGE where they tend to have serious analysis.
Meanwhile, more health researchers in China are warning that the state is woefully undercounting the number of cases. A researcher at HKU med school announced that his new estimate for active cases in China is closer to 25,000.
HKU Med School head Gabriel Leung is meeting press with a mask on. He is going to announce new estimation of #nCoV2019 . pic.twitter.com/tZk2qlZegH
— Xinqi Su 蘇昕琪 (@XinqiSu) January 27, 2020
HKU Med School head Gabriel Leung apologised again for his inappropriate comment made on Friday that he and officials couldn't speak with mask on . pic.twitter.com/qRDsr3O2h3
Key takeaway so far
1, Wuhan is estimated to have over 25,000 confirmed cases and over 43,000 infections
2, Wuhan lockdown doesn't really help to stop spreading in other major cities in China
3, Chongqing can be the most affected,followed by Beijing Shanghai Guangzhou Shenzhen
4, April and May can see major outbreaks in the aforementioned four major cities. It may come one to two weeks earlier in Chongqing.
5, HK and Macau should not only look at directly traffic links with Wuhan (!)
"the Hong Kong government should...not really sort of go and answer the question should we do more about more Chinese major metropolises ... but rather how can we sustain Hong Kong food supply, Hong Kong's ability and capacity to deal with a major epidemic." - Prof Gabriel Leung.
"The lockdown measure adopted by various cities in mainland China is absolutely correct" - Prof Gabriel Leung
The UK seems to be totally unprepared for it. We've known the their NHS was already stressed, but they seem to now actually admit that they are stressed to their limits with just the regular strains of flu. Long waiting lines have persisted in the NHS for years and this will only make things worse if people don't get quick treatment. There are known to be tens of thousands of Chinese tourists in Europe, probably a few thousand from Wuhan province. There is no way the Chinese government can get a handle on tourists in other nations, given they are behind the curve in their own nation.
From THE GUARDIAN out of England: https://www.theguardian.com/science...rus-could-infect-100000-globally-experts-warn
About 100,000 people could be infected with the new coronavirus around the world, experts have warned, as the UK government faced calls to reassure people that the NHS is ready to deal with any British cases within days.
Prof Neil Ferguson, a public health expert at Imperial College, said his "best guess" was that there were 100,000 affected by the virus even though there are only 2,000 confirmed cases so far, mostly in the city of Wuhan in China where the virus first appeared.
"Sooner or later we will get a case," he said. "There are very large numbers of Chinese tourists across Europe right now. Unless the Chinese manage to control this, and I'm sceptical about whether that is possible, we will get cases here."
Although no one has yet tested positive for coronavirus in the UK, Labour called on the government to reassure the public that the NHS could cope with an outbreak when it is already struggling with the winter flu season.
Jonathan Ashworth, the shadow health secretary, said: "The NHS is currently under immense strain this winter with staff already working flat out and hospitals overcrowded. We need urgent reassurance from ministers they have a plan to ensure we have capacity in place to deal with coronavirus should we need to."
Well, I'm not sure whether I need to start locking down the homestead or not. Just kidding but I will be watching this as it develops.
Just to add a little perspective to it all, up to 55,000 people die of the flu or flu-like diseases in the US every year. We've a ways to go yet but when any government official tells me not to worry … I worry.
waybomb
For the tinfoil folks - I've seen a couple of mentions of Wuhan being home to a bio-lab, and it possibly had an accident and released this alleged virus....
waybomb said:
Hilarious.....that will calm em down.......:th_lmao:
So a very close friend of mine, international traveller, and friend to many very wealthy power brokers around the world was told by a Chinese insider YESTERDAY that the death toll INSIDE China is over 80,000 people.
I was told the central government's layers of bureaucracy delayed response and covered up much of the problem. This will likely be a major world wide pandemic because of the communist's lack of early action. It is unknown if normal healthy people will find this any more problematic than a typical seasonal flu. Those who have died seem to be primarily the very young, the old, and those with other serious illnesses that cannot fight off this flu.
More from ZeroHedge, which seems to be one of the more open sources:
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopoliti...kong-sends-6000-medics-hubei-death-toll-soars
HERE IS AN EDITED VERSION OF THE STORY. For the FULL story and VIDEO go to the link above:
China Curbs Travel To Hong Kong As Projections Suggest 300,000 Already Infected By "Devil Virus"
Update (0700ET): Minutes ago, CNBC reported that the White House has held multiple meetings about the coronavirus led by Deputy National Security Advisor Matt Pottinger.
Kayla Tausche
@kaylatausche
NEW: The White House has been convening multiple meetings on #coronavirus in recent days, convened by deputy national security adviser Matt Pottinger.
Readout from an admin official: Consensus that the issue is worsening but the extent to which is unclear.
Lam on Virus, Travel Restrictions: We Should Start With the Source
Are we about to learn about a new rash of infections inside the US? Considering that more than 100 people were under observation as recently as yesterday, we wouldn't be surprised.
On Tuesday morning, China's top health officials shared some grim statistics essentially confirming that the novel coronavirus believed to have emerged from a shady food market in Wuhan is on track to confirm some of the more dire projections shared by epidemiologists.
As we reported late yesterday, the death toll in China has soared past 100 while the number of confirmed cases doubled overnight. Health officials around the world have confirmed more than 4,500 cases, more than triple the number from Friday. All but a few of the deaths recorded so far have been in Wuhan or the surrounding Hubei province, per the SCMP.
Panic has swept across the region as border closures appear to be the overarching theme of Tuesday's sessions. Even North Korea, which relies on China for 90% of its foreign trade, has closed the border with its patron. More than 50 million remain on lockdown in Hubei, and transit restrictions have been imposed by cities and regions around the country. An 'extension' of the Lunar New Year holiday is threatening GDP growth, as economists try to size up the knock-on potential impact on the global economy. The virus has now spread across China and another 17 countries/autonomous territories globally, according to BBG.
But the most important announcement made overnight - at least as far as global markets are concerned - was Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam's decision to suspend high-speed rail and ferry service, while halving the number of flights between HK and the mainland. This news helped send US stock futures higher in early trade, after health experts yesterday urged Lam to use 'draconian' measures to curb the spread, for fear of a repeat of the SARS epidemic, which killed some 300 people, according to the BBC.
"The flow of people between the two places needs to be drastically reduced" amid the outbreak, Ms Lam told the South China Morning Post.
China, meanwhile, said it would stop individuals from traveling to Hong Kong to try and curb the virus.
There is a young woman on that other forum who has been updating the situation.
She lives in Wuhan City.
The last post she made was how empty the grocery store shelves are.
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… is not to leave a comment asking them to help you with your book.
That's a short path to the trash bin, seriously.
Here's my thought process. The person who would leave that kind of comment is likely to be nowhere near ready for an editor. Such comments read like they came from someone floundering with the process of writing, not from someone with a nearly finished MS (manuscript). Does that sound cruel? Well … experience has taught me it's likely more accurate than not. "Help with my book" doesn't equal "editing" in my world. Keep reading, though, to see what it does mean.
If you're looking for "help with your book," consider what kind of help will do the most good. Would you benefit from a writers' group, where folks bring their WIPs (works in progress) and take turns critiquing each other's writing? If that concept freaks you out, what about a CP (critique partner), someone you can exchange MSs with and give/get one-on-one commentary?
Would a course in fiction writing help you? Local colleges are an option, and these days so are virtual schools online. Some might even be free of charge. Google is your friend.
Maybe a writing coach is what you're looking for, but you don't know such a thing exists. Click that link for information on what one does.
There you have it. Keep in mind this is all my opinion, based on how I work with clients (both established ones and brand new ones). No two editors are alike, but I believe the basic concepts will transfer across the board. "Help me with my book" is not the way to find an editor, no matter who you're asking.


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Natural Isn't Always Better│ David Bone
A babbling brook gently coursing through a cool, forested glade. Wide open fields with gently swaying, tall grass. The warm golden glow of the sun as you walk along the shore. The gentle rustling of leaves. Clear, crisp, frigid air. The bounty of an autumnal harvest; bushels of ripe wheat being hoisted onto a cart by a robust rural beauty while a doe-eyed, bay coloured horse gazes towards a gently turning windmill, below an azure sky. Flora and fauna in picturesque Darwinian equilibrium with one another.
This is what many of us imagine when we think of 'nature'. Pure, unadulterated and Edenic; yet to be caressed by the corrupt hand of humanity. Something more wholesome and better for us.
Our rosy and life-giving perception of nature is based on the residual afterglow from the Enlightenment during the 18th and 19th centuries and still permeates our current thinking about the natural world and our relationship to it. Consider the pastoral paintings by John Constable and Thomas Cole and their depictions of the natural world. Christian ethics are also partly to blame with the famous passage in the Bible: "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth". To have dominion, you must subdue, modify and make the environment safe.
Such unrealistic, romantic imaginings have led in a direct line to our current cultural obsession with the 'natural' and 'nature' and our modern adverse reaction to anything that is perceived to be manufactured or produced as having negative consequences for our health.
But make no mistake. Nature wants you dead. Has always wanted you dead, and without our modern 'unnatural' medicine and health measures there is a significant chance that you would be.
Indeed, the natural world has probably killed countless numbers of your forebears over the centuries and even millennia. You only have to walk among the headstones in a Victorian or Edwardian cemetery to see this for yourself. Your great-grandparents probably mourned multiple young children from their brood who would have been taken cruelly by diphtheria, measles, whooping cough, typhoid, mumps or the myriad of other contagions that have been consigned to the history books, at least in the Western world.
According to some estimates, the 'Spanish flu' of 1918 could have killed upward of 100 million people making it the biggest loss of life in human history, even surpassing the two World Wars. The bubonic plague in the medieval period in Europe carried off a third of the population during its most virulent outbreak in the 1340s. In more contemporary times smallpox killed over 300 million people, in the 20th century alone, and left countless millions scarred for life. Polio felled presidents and paupers for centuries before it was brought under control by scientist Jonas Salk and his 'unnatural' vaccine.
Even when it comes to agriculture, natural and organic is seen as better for us. This is true to an extent. However, without the 'green revolution' in agriculture during the 1960s, humanity would have been faced with the equine spectres of the black horse of famine, followed closely by his pale stable-mate and both their associated riders.
Even when we leave behind genuine existential issues such as disease and famine, the vast majority of humanity would be in a state of moderate to severe discomfort all the time, without intervention against nature. Consider hay fever. I, myself suffer from this. Although far from life-threatening, as long as I don't merrily skip through an entire field of blooming rapeseed, it's a constant irritation. My unnatural anti-histamines may not be derived from nature and be manufactured by 'big pharma', but they are however far more effective than a scraping of beeswax on my naval cavity at mollifying the symptoms. What will the consequences be of the long-term ingestion of taking such medication? We can't tell at the moment, but I do know the real and constant irritation of having constant cold-like symptoms from May to September.
Chlorination of our water sources is viewed as another concept as anathema to our notion of nature as a benign giver of life. Water filters abound in alternative, trendy and 'New-Age' circles. You're quite right to be concerned by the addition of chemicals to your drinking water. However, until the middle years of the 20th century, truly potable water was non-existent. We, of course, could opt to remove the chlorine and return to the heady days of cholera outbreaks. I use the term 'heady days' lightly, as for many people in Yemen in 2017, where over 200,000 people were infected with cholera, this is still a sordid reality.
Again, I'm willing to take the slight chance that the minuscule 0.1 to 0.5 parts per million of chlorine in my drinking water is better for me than catching a life-threatening water-borne disease.
Indeed, it is probably only because such life-threatening epochs have been consigned to history books and documentaries that we now have the additional time and energy to consider such post-materialist and post-survivalist issues as the already safe contents of our drinking water. It wasn't always so.
In 2004, Robert Fogel, the economic historian, titled his book The Escape from Hunger and Premature Death. Multiple cohorts of humanity have managed to achieve just this. We should feel blessed that we live at such a singularity where technology, politics and science have allowed us to live relatively free from communicable disease.
Instead of enjoying this we chase and campaign against imaginary spectres as if they are existential threats to our bodies rather than modern miracles that keep us safe, free and healthy; ideas that much of humanity does not have the luxury of considering due to living in the natural world.
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