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Are cryptocurrency task forces on the rise?
Cryptocurrency is a digital currency in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the generation of units of currency and verify the transfer of funds, operating independently of a central bank. Blockchains are linked using cryptography and are a system in which a record of transactions made in bitcoin or another cryptocurrency are maintained across several computers that are linked in a peer-to-peer network. Cryptocurrencies and blockchains have become a worldwide phenomenon due to their security and convenience; however, there are underlying risks that come with these types of virtual transactions, as cryptocurrencies and blockchains are not issued by any central authority, and many states have been unsettled with regard to how to regulate them. Therefore, it has become a trend for states to implement a task force to fully understand the benefits, disadvantages, security risks, and purpose of cryptocurrencies and blockchains.
Impact of Cryptocurrency and Blockchain
Cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology are expected to have a great impact across industries, including finance, supply chains, governments, healthcare, the music industry, and many others. Focusing specifically on the banking industry, whether blockchain will replace or revolutionize elements of the banking systems remains a question. There is potential that blockchain could reduce or eliminate key services that banks provide, including but not limited to:
Clearance and settlement systems
Loans and credit
While the possibility of an end to central banks and their responsibilities as we know them has been brought up, it seems, at least as of today, that an end to the centralized financial system is a step too far. While the thought of removing the oversight responsibility of central banks and handing it over to the general public may not currently be a realistic step, it does not mean that certain aspects of blockchain technology cannot be implemented into the current banking system. In fact, central banks are exploring the possibilities of how blockchain technology can be incorporated into the financial system – and the possibilities are endless.
While New York State (NYS) proposed rules for virtual currency business activity on July 23, 2014, and has made enhancements to the final rules as of February 25, 2015 (known as BitLicense), the economy has changed since then, and cities and states are struggling to keep up with the high demand in cryptocurrency and blockchains. Focusing on NYS, one of the goals of the task force is to study the potential effects that cryptocurrency and blockchain technology will have on state industries, including local and state tax receipts. Currently, with the increase in cryptocurrency, cities and states are struggling to keep up with the evolving technology, both from a regulatory perspective and as a potential new way of doing business. The task force will help find a balance between having a comprehensive blockchain technology and cryptocurrency economy, while still maintaining security and consumer protection.
New York State's Stance on Regulating Cryptocurrency and Blockchain
NYS is one of the first states to have taken action to create a digital currency task force. It has provided the Governor and the State Legislature with information on the potential effects of the widespread implementation of digital currencies on financial markets in the state. The bill was introduced to the State of New York on November 27, 2017 and was signed by the Governor on December 21, 2018. According to the bill, the digital currency task force will consist of nine members including three members appointed by the Governor, two members appointed by the Temporary President of the Senate, two members appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate, and one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the Assembly. The digital currency task force will submit to the Governor, the Temporary President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the Assembly a report on or before December 15, 2020. The report will include a background on cryptocurrency, statistics on cryptocurrencies currently being traded in NYS, how this technology can be used in government functions, the impact that this technology has on tax receipts, and potential regulations that should be implemented on this marketplace.
Aside from NYS, other states have been working towards implementing blockchain working groups that will be tasked with researching the benefits, risks, and legal implications of blockchain. At this time, there have been no reports of other states putting together a digital currency task force, and New York State may be the first state to have one in place.
Time will tell how blockchain technology and cryptocurrency evolve, but it has been agreed by lawmakers across the country that in order to regulate the crypto space, they must first better understand it. New York's cryptocurrency task force, made up of experts and stakeholders, is a good step forward to help increase the state government's understanding of the technology and its possible uses.
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You know, Members, noise is getting a crap rap these days. Noise is so many things, but apparently all our early 21st century prestidigitizing schizoid brain can focus on is noise of the distracting nature. The hyperbolic natter of endless Fox News talking head circle jerks. The diuretic chatter of Facebook town halls in a vacuum. The horrific, bossy vocal tones of talk radio. The offensive cacophony of the narcissistic phone video watcher, psychotically devoid of the necessity of earbuds. But Members, noise, if taken as the object itself is rife with all sorts of radicalness. Think: homicidal chords by bands you've probably never heard of. Or the weird electromagnetic static of analog audiovisual. Or the sound of the subway breaking after waiting 20 minutes for the green line to roll in. All are sadistic, sure. But not distracting. This week, Members, pay attention to the kind of sounds that express something to you rather extract something from you.


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Personality tests for job applicants are a waste of time
April 2, 2008 by Andrew Gordon
Yes, you read the title right. I think that personality tests for job applicants are a waste of time.
Why? Because we don't know anything about human nature.
OK then, would you believe Judith Rich Harris (link to Wikipedia article)?
She's written a great book, "No Two Alike". In it she describes how identical twins who are reared in the same house and in the same way, have a correlation of about 0.5 on personality tests.
If you've ever studied statistics (cue memories of tedious classes during psychology degree) then you'll know that 0.5 is actually quite high. But, here's the thing, it's not that high even for identical twins.
Judith also points out that,
"the identical twin of someone who has experienced a major depression has only a 40 percent chance of becoming seriously depressed…the identical twin of someone with schizophrenia has only a 48 percent chance of developing the disorder."
Psychologists have spent years debating the relative influence of nature vs nurture on personality. Yet studies like these make me think that we don't really know that much about personality after all.
My take on Judith's book is that our 'personalities' are in a constant state of flux. We flex our 'personality' (whatever that is) as we move between different social spheres and from one relationship to another.
For example, are you the same person at work as you are at home? Do you exhibit the same personality traits when you're sitting in a church as you do at a football match?
How do you differ when you are talking to your boss compared to when you are talking to your child? Or is there simply lots of 'talking down to' taking place in both situations…
You may think that you're the same person in every situation and all of the time. But many psychologists argue that the sense of Self is an 'illusion' that we all suffer from.
How then, can we reliably test a job applicant's personality? I don't think we can.
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Cardiovascular outcomes associated with use of clarithromycin: population based study
BMJ 2016; 352 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h6926 (Published 14 January 2016) Cite this as: BMJ 2016;352:h6926
Dr. Blake helpfully reminds readers that in one of their investigations, Wong and colleagues1 used an H.pylori eradication regimen consisting of three products as their exposure of interest. We are not aware of evidence indicating that the initiation of such treatment commonly precedes myocardial infarction (and indeed the authors posit exactly the opposite). Despite this, there nevertheless remains the concern that rather than examining an exposure to clarithromycin alone, the authors are effectively examining the effects of exposure to the entire H. Pylori eradication regimen which also included a proton pump inhibitor and amoxicillin/metronidazole.
Interestingly, at least two observational studies posit an association between proton pump inhibitors and myocardial infarction.2,3 In addition, Wong et al.'s choice of control for the cohort study raises concerns regarding confounding by indication, although it is not clear that the use of doxycycline as an alternative would obviate such concerns given than many indications for clarithromycin and doxycycline do not overlap.
We believe the totality of published evidence supports an association between clarithromycin and rare but potentially serious cardiovascular events – whether these are sufficient to warrant dialogue in any particular encounter is for an individual clinician and patient to decide.
1.	Wong AYS, Root A, Douglas IJ, et al. Cardiovascular outcomes associated with use of clarithromycin: population based study. BMJ. 2016;352:h6926.
2.	Shah NH, LePendu P, Bauer-Mehren A, et al. Proton pump inhibitor usage and the risk of myocardial infarction in the general population. PloS ONE. 2015;10(6):e0124653. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0124653.
3.	Shih CJ, Chen YT, Ou SM, et al. Proton pump inhibitor use represents an independent risk factor for myocardial infarction. International Journal of Cardiology. 2014;177:292-7.
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I am looking to attach a 30ltr tail pack for long weekend stop overs. Looked at Kriega, Bags Connection etc as I hate the hard luggage and crap looking scaffolding hanging under the seat. Anyone got any suggestions that look good and are practical. I know that Blaze Panniers are made specifically but would prefer a tail pack system?
Kreiga gets my vote. I have the US5, 10, 20 and 30. The great thing is, you can stack them up, or just use whichever size suits the trip you are doing. Easy to fit to the bike, and 100% waterproof.
Hepco & Becker makes a rear rack that would allow attachment of any which soft bag you'd like.
I have 2 x US20 and 1 x US30 I still use them on top of my Givi hard luggage if I am camping sometimes.
I'm a fan of Kriega but it can be a bit of a faff with all the straps if you want to carry 3 packs for 50/70 litres. It's fine if you can get all you want in the 30L pack.
I largely defer to a 40L waterproof roll bag for simplicity which can be found almost anywhere for a few £. Couple of bungees and jobs a good'un.
Ventura gets my vote and defo worth investing before you decide.
I've had their kit for almost 10 years and used the Aero Spada 51ltrs tail kit. My XR is the SE model and of course comes with a rack which I clamp/bolt the A'frame for the luggage to - saves buying the rails etc.
The luggage is super water proof and has never leaked, has lots of pouches to pack your bits n' pieces.
Just getting it ready for week in the Ardennes next week.
how do you fit the US20 bags? I have a 35L SW-Motec rolltop bag I use on the rear rack but have been thinking of lowering the weight by strapping soft bags such as the US20's to the standard pannier racks (with straps across the pillion seat as well). Anyone done this or am I barking up the wrong tree?
Since the topic of Kriega came up on this thread, I'll simply continue it.
I'm considering a Kriega US5 or US10 as a tail or seat bag. I'm not keen on tank bags, and want something good enough to hold a sandwich, a T-Shirt and a few small odds and ends like sunglasses, socks, or a Mini-Cooper.
I'm just seeking some witness to the water-proofing, quality and usability of these Kriega bags. They are not exactly inexpensive.
To answer Hobo the US30 attaches to the bike with straps (that go around frame) and the 2 US20 attach to the US30. Its quite a neat system.


THE SUNDAY TIMES and NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'A vision of hell, beyond Orwell, beyond Kafka' JOHN LE CARRÉ Since 2002, Mohamedou Ould Slahi has been imprisoned at the detainee camp at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. In all these years, the United States has never charged him with a crime. Although he was ordered to be released by a federal judge, the U.S. government fought that decision, and there is no sign that the United States plans to let him go. Three years into his captivity Slahi began a diary, recounting his life before he disappeared into U.S. custody and daily life as a detainee. His diary is not merely a vivid record of a miscarriage of justice, but a deeply personal memoir - terrifying, darkly humorous, and surprisingly gracious. Published now for the first time, Guantánamo Diary is a document of immense historical importance.
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Harry Maguire 'asks to leave Leicester City amid Manchester United interest' – Sports News
Rumoured Manchester United target Harry Maguire has reportedly informed manager Brendan Rodgers that he wants to leave Leicester City before the transfer window closes.
The 26-year-old has been repeatedly linked with a move to Old Trafford this summer, 12 months on from a switch between the two clubs falling through.
United are apparently reluctantly willing to hand over £75m to Leicester and, according to the Daily Mail, a transfer has moved a step closer as the England international has formally asked to leave.
Maguire is said to have spoken to Rodgers during City's pre-season training camp in France with the hope that it will ease negotiations with United.
Manchester City are rumoured to have pulled out of the race to sign the former Hull City ace due to Leicester's large asking price, which could make Maguire the most expensive defender in world football.


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Director for the NIGHTMARE reboot named... smells like Samuel Bayer!
Published at: Feb. 12, 2009, 9 a.m. CST by quint
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. I'm still not sold on remaking A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET... maybe it's just me not thinking it's time for Robert Englund to put up the burnt sweater, dirty fedora and famous glove, but I don't think making a contemporary version of the character sounds very appealing to me. That doesn't mean that the guys at Platinum Dunes can't do a kick-ass movie. My fear is that they can get away with goofy teenager shit in FRIDAY THE 13th, but go back and watch the first three NIGHTMARES and even though they're about teenagers they're not campy. When the series began to get campy it died. But I'm actually a little emboldened by their choice for director. Samuel Bayer has not made a feature film before, but is very well known within the industry for his work on music videos and commercials. He directed Nirvana's SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT music video and if you don't remember it very clearly, give it a view below... it has a Nightmare feel to it. So does his work on Blind Melon's NO RAIN video (specifically the beginning):
I hope everybody involved is taking this seriously. The only upside I see to remaking A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET is rebooting the franchise away from Freddy, The Comedian and resetting the bizarre almost experimental nature of the nightmares, amping up the horror and suspense.
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This book is a definitive text on multinational communication and media conglomerates, exploring how global media influences both audiences and policy makers around the world. Comprehensively updated to reflect the many fast moving developments associated with this dynamic field, this new edition investigates who and where certain cultural products are coming from and why, and addresses issues and concerns about their impact all over the world.
Global Communication: Theories, Stakeholders, and Trends, 5th Edition has been thoroughly updated with new content, trends, and conclusions, all based on the latest data. The book examines broadcasting, mass media, and news services ranging from MSNBC, MTV, and CNN to television sitcoms and Hollywood export markets. It investigates the roles of the major players, such as News Corp, Sony, the BBC, Disney, Bertelsmann, Viacom, and Time Warner, and probes the role of advertising and the Internet and their ability to transcend national boundaries and beliefs. New chapters look at the growing importance and significance of other major regions such as the media in the Middle East, Europe, and Asia.
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RUSSIAN HELICOPTER SYSTEMS RECEIVE ANOTHER ANSAT HELICOPTER
On March 14, at the Kazan Helicopter Plant, the sixth Ansat helicopter was handed over to the largest civilian operator of this type of aircraft — Russian Helicopter Systems.
The President of the Republic of Tatarstan R. Minnikhanov, the CEO of the Russian Helicopters Group A. Boginsky, the Deputy CEO for Aviation of State Transport Leasing Company A. Korolev, the CEO of Kazan Helicopters Yu. Pustovgarov, and the CEO of RVS-Holding (the parent company of Russian Helicopter Systems) M. Kazachkov all took part in the event.
In the festive atmosphere, the CEO of the Russian Helicopters Group A.I. Boginsky handed over the symbolic key from Ansat helicopter (board number 33072) to the Deputy CEO for Aviation of State Transport Leasing Company A. Korolev and the CEO of RVS-Holding M. Kazachkov.
Board number 33072 was the first helicopter delivered as part of the agreement signed between RVS and State Transport Leasing Company in December last year to supply 6 Ansat helicopters with a medical module in 2018.
The helicopter will be used in new regions and will become the 5th specialized medical helicopter of this type in the company's fleet.
The training of pilots for new helicopters will be conducted at the Russian Helicopter Systems Aviation Training Center. The center has enabled qualified personnel to be trained up for the largest civilian operator of helicopters of this type — the Helimed specialized aviation medical service, a subdivision of Russian Helicopter Systems. Since the ATC opened, 26 engineers and 36 command pilots for Ansat helicopter have been trained up. The certified service and aviation training center for training flight and technical personnel for Ansat helicopters is located at the Podushkino Helipark in Odintsovo.
Russian Helicopter Systems provides medical aviation services in the Volgograd, Kurgan and Pskov regions under the priority project "Ensuring the timeliness of emergency medical assistance to citizens living in hard-to-reach areas of the Russian Federation", approved by the Presidium of the Presidential Council for Strategic Development and Priority Projects.
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What a jolly good outing to St Andrews I was having. After spending the afternoon with the poets at StAnza international poetry festival, I took the opportunity to linger in that most beautiful of sea-girt towns in order to catch the Scottish Chamber Orchestra for their first performance of Beethoven's 2nd. The gorgeous Younger Hall was the venue, a delectable piece of Victoriana perfect for such an occasion & situated directly next door to the university's Beethoven Lodge. Before the 2nd, we were treated to two pieces; in his 'Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge' (1937), Britten pays tribute to his teacher with a tour de force of his early musical musings. A series of audio twangs bubbling up from the brooks of eternal youth – he composed them in his early 2os – Britten combines startling string-work with terrific melancholia that invoked in me a vision of walking with a damsel – in mid-relationship perhaps – discussing our prospects by a river in the city. She then leaves me in silence & I peer into solid waters gloomily. The blistering theatrical effectivity of the piece billows out in perfect unpretence, & the music wanders into the world like a freshly woken mountain lion stepping out of its dark cave in the early hours of the morning. I dearly loved the second movement – like a hurried march through the streets, caught in a rain shower – while the jagged aggressiveness of the third also pleased haughtily. The entire piece is a powerful panorama, & a tribute to a youthful composer gorged on too much red meat & brandy. Indeed, the sublime final movement rather felt like Britten composed it drunk in a chair, as his eyes were drooping into slumber.
The second support was a premiere of Sir James Macmillan's 'Concerto for Horn & Strings' (2017), a free fantasia spectacle which begins with violins on the balcony & the horn hypnotising us from off stage with its hypnotic leibmotif. Slow & temperate at the start, the cellists bring in a deep & discordant gesticulatory bass, into which Alec Frank-Gemill suddenly strides with his horn – & we're off. The violins setting the scene for a conversation with the horn, as if they were polite dilettantes in a conservatory off the main hall of a stately soiree.
Full of deadly flourishes & calm retrospectives, this concerto is an extremely asensual piece, that despite is dystopian harsheties, still convokes in the listener an exhilaration of some distinction. From jibber-jabber jauntiness to stoci fastidiousness, this is a piece that should redefine the contemporary soundscape. The finale is something special, as the horn drifts off stage at funeral pace, his leibmotif ever dwindling into the distance – when not even the mice of Younger Hall dared to scratch. The whole lot was performed with impeccable & quasi-theatrical splendor by the SCO, who are clearly enjoying the early choices of this year's season. Masterminding it all was conductor Andrew Manze, whose inspirational giddiness locks into us all.
Then to the main event itself. According to Manze in his preamble, Beethoven had been a very naughty boy, with the critics balking violently against the extraordinary effect of his new music. Beethoven would go on to change the world, & listeners first coming to the 2nd must ask themselves if they can keep up with the primordial screamings of his fledgeling genius. After the laconic opening, it seems as if a phallic stallion has broken free of his field & charged off into the woods, before sinking into a trot awhile to reset its breath, then cantering & galloping off again into the misty distance. When in a lighter mood, & preaching from the pulpit Parnassus, Beethoven presents a musical synthesis between cosmological balance & frozen air, where globules of poetry string together woven elf-gems, which meander floatingly, to which is added a liberal sprinkling of prettiness as the flutes & bassoons pirouette into the skies. As Beethoven launches his stylistic attack against the senses & the establishment, it seems as if soldiers are bursting into a village on horseback – the menall terrified while the women admire their handsome uniforms. There is a golden authority to the cadence of ALL the notes, which were plucked out of the aether through an inspirational performance by the SCO, surpassing even their own natural brilliance. From cascading archipeggios to the bullying, egobursting finale – it was a triumph!


If you know anything about weather, you may have heard of a thing called a convergence zone. A convergence zone is the areas where two flows of fast moving air come together to creating distinctive weather conditions.
Using this analogy, we can say that we are in the middle of a convergence zone between the web and the current state of native mobile apps. With the web and native mobile apps coming together, we could end up with some incredibly interesting conditions in search.
The past couple of weeks has shown two announcements that seem to help us imagine such an interesting convergence. Google has announced a partnership with Uber where a link can be placed into Google Maps for iOS and Android to pick up an Uber when requesting walking directions. Secondly, Facebook has announced a new initiative dubbed App Links, which allows them to go into the world of deep-linking and potentially native search.
Learn more about these new announcements by checking out Marketing Land's post, written by Ian Sefferman.


Hundreds of blockchains and blockchain applications are in existence today. The whole world has become obsessed with the ideas of moving money faster, incorporating and governing in a distributed network, and building secure applications and hardware.
You can see many of these public blockchains by going to a cryptocurrency exchange.
The figure shows the altcoin exchange for Poloniex, a cryptocurrency trading platform.
Blockchains are moving beyond the trading value market and are being incorporated into all sorts of industries. Blockchains add a new trust layer that now makes working online secure in a way that was not possible beforehand.
Most up-and-running blockchain applications revolve around moving money or other forms of value quickly and cheaply. This includes trading public company stock, paying employees in other countries, and exchanging one currency for another.
Blockchains are also now being used as part of a software security stack. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has been investigating blockchain software that secures Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The IoT world has some of the most to gain from this innovation, because it's especially vulnerable to spoofing and other forms of hacking. IoT devices have also become more pervasive, and security has become more reliant on them. Hospital systems, self-driving cars, and safety systems are prime examples.
DAOs are another interesting blockchain innovation. This type of blockchain application represents a new way to organize and incorporate companies online. DAOs have been used to organize and invest funds via the Ethereum network.
Larger and longer-run blockchain projects that are being explored now include government-backed land record systems, identity, and international travel security applications.
The possibilities of a blockchain-infused future have excited the imaginations of business people, governments, political groups, and humanitarians across the world. Countries such as the UK, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates see it as a way to cut cost, create new financial instruments, and keep clean records. They have active investments and initiatives exploring blockchain.
Blockchains have laid a foundation where the need for trust has been taken out of the equation. Where before asking for "trust" was a big deal, with blockchains it's small. Also, the infrastructure that enforces the rule if that trust is broken can be lighter. Much of society is built on trust and enforcement of rules. The social and economic implications of blockchain applications can be emotionally and politically polarizing because blockchain will change how we structure value-based and socially based transactions.


Every year from September 15 – January 15, Asheville Poetry Review accepts entries for The William Matthews Poetry Prize.
The next entry period for The William Matthews Poetry Prize is September 15, 2018 through January 15, 2019.
Postmark Deadline: January 15 of each year.
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By stickner on September 28, 2011 in Facebook, Internet Marketing
Back in May comScore reported that Facebook served about 346,000,000,000 ads in the first quarter of 2011.
Facebook is so large that it now accounts for about one out of every three ad impressions in the U.S., according to the latest statistics from comScore Ad Metrix. In the first quarter of 2011, comScore estimates that 1.1 trillion ads were served to U.S. Internet users, and 346 billion of those (or 31 percent) were on Facebook. This percentage is up from 23 percent in the third quarter of last year.
Recently another report estimating earnings has been put forth;
Facebook now accounts for one out of three ad impressions in the U.S., and that, really, no other web property in the U.S. comes close (Yahoo was second with 10 percent). That means that Facebook served approximately 340 billion ads in the first quarter. It's probably not a surprise, then, that advertising makes up for about 89 percent of the social network's total revenues, which are estimated at about $1.6 billion for the first six months of 2011.
So based on those numbers, which I find hard to comprehend, Facebook revenue in 1 quarter was roughly $800,000,000 (half of 1.6 billion). And 800 million dollars divided 346 billion impressions is 0.0023 cents per impression or $2.30 per thousand impressions or CPM?
You don't have to buy advertising on Facebook by CPM, in fact, most savvy advertisers start off paying per click and then move to CPM when their ads are performing well.
I know you can theoretically get 1 cent click on Facebook, but in recent experiences with their advertising platform I have seen click prices soar to Google levels!
Not unusual to start with a bid estimate of 3,4 even 5 bucks a click.
Sure those prices will come down if you get a reasonable click through rate (CTR), but even then you'll still be paying 60, 70 cents a click, which as far as I'm aware is now good 🙁
Are we going to see ad revenues surge into the trillions in the second half of 2011? Is my math off? Have I gone insane?
Here's a lady with a very nice voice explaining some basic about the Facebook advertising platform…
How Advertising Works on Facebook
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Despite such tragedy, the case for Brexit remains strong
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18 June 2016 by Liam Halligan
Economically speaking, the EU isn't where it's at
How to write an economics polemic under such circumstances? How to argue about trade and geo-politics when an MP lies dead, her children bewildered, her husband in unspeakable pain?
I've written a weekly economics column for more than 20 years now, more than a decade in this newspaper. This one – so soon after Jo Cox's death, yet just days before the referendum on Britain's European Union membership – is easily the toughest.
My head is full of reasons I'll vote Leave, reasons I still believe stand up to scrutiny. As this build up draws to a close, I also have plenty of telling anecdotes "from the campaign trail".
What I can't shake off, though, is the sense that, despite the looming vote, the public is utterly sick of this referendum: sick of "Project Fear", sick of finger-wagging "experts", sick of the battle between infantile virtue-signaling and feigned offence-taking among our political and media classes.
I'm voting Brexit because, economically speaking, the EU isn't where it's at
Yes, the stakes are extremely high. The whole country is like one big general election constituency during a referendum, so every vote counts. The reputations of many ambitious people are at stake on Thursday, to say nothing of the future path of the world's fifth biggest economy and the broader "European project".
Despite that, the conduct of our national debate, while robust and often testy, was until last week still just about acceptable. Then, a Yorkshire MP was slain. Ever since, as the public's appetite for rhetorical knock-about has vaporised, that very knock-about has plumbed new depths of cynicism as the two sides have traded accusations of either "contributing to" or "exploiting for political purposes" this horrific and brutal murder.
I can only write it as I see it, despite the inevitability some will claim "disappointment" and even "disgust" I continue to advocate Leave, given that many already have. Because while the death of Jo Cox is a tragedy, the passing of a talented, public-spirited woman in barbaric circumstances doesn't alter the fundamental arguments underlying this vote – even if it dominates the tone of campaigning over these final few days and impacts the nature of our politics (positively, I hope) in years to come.
So, I'm voting Brexit because, economically speaking, the EU isn't where it's at. In 1980, the bloc accounted for over 30pc of global GDP. Now, despite many more member states, it's little more than 15pc. The UK currently sends 42pc of its exports to the EU, sharply down from 55pc just five years ago.
"The continent", today slow-growing and tied up in red tape, looked like the future when we voted Remain in 1975. Since then, treaties including Maastricht and Lisbon have radically altered our relationship, severely diluting British sovereignty. The European Commission (with its over-paid, unaccountable bureaucrats) and the European Parliament (a rubber-stamping factory for Commission diktats) are now powerful entities in our national life. The UK is subject to many EU directives and treaty obligations, whatever our MPs think, and even though the 1975 referendum asked us only to stay in "the Common Market". I think that's wrong.
Yes, we must keep trading with the EU once we leave, and our £60bn trade deficit with the bloc means powerful German auto producers, French wineries and Italian furniture-makers will make sure that happens. Trade with the EU will still matter, but in a more inter-connected world, with the UK specialising in "weightless" services and geography less necessary, Europe isn't economically important enough for us to succumb to a deeply undemocratic supra-national political body in order to trade with it. And they'll trade with us anyway.
I'm voting Brexit because, while there will no doubt be some economic uncertainty, I think we can manage it. The Treasury says households will be £4,300 a year worse off by 2030, with the OECD's "Brexit shockwave" casting us into penury. Such "studies" are designed to scare voters. "Experts" at the Treasury and the EU-funded OECD bend to their political masters, as do almost all economists with cushy public-sector jobs, while the political future of both the Prime Minister and Chancellor hang by a Brexit thread.
When the euro implodes, the big EU economies – the UK included – will pick up the tab
The UK, free from onerous EU directives and the common tariff on non-EU imports, could grow faster. A Brexited Britain would focus more on trade with dynamic emerging markets in Asia and elsewhere. The EU suits big UK corporates, banks and professional firms, as Brussels-based lobbying and tortuous regulation keeps smaller challengers at bay. That's why so many small and medium-sized firms accounting for much of Britain's creativity and employment back Leave.
Brexit makes sense because "Europe" isn't working. The euro, which "most economists" told us to join, is doing untold damage. Locked in a high-currency straitjacket, Greece and Spain are suffering 40-50pc youth unemployment. Italy, having barely grown since the euro's 1999 launch, faces a major banking crisis. Unable to depreciate their currencies, such economies are being sacrificed on the altar of "more Europe". When the euro implodes, the big EU economies – the UK included – will pick up the tab.
If we vote Brexit, other countries will likely hold their own EU votes. During our Article 50 negotiation, lasting at least two years, The Netherlands, Sweden, Finland and Italy could also vote to leave. Only then, faced with undeniable evidence of Europe-wide disdain, will the eurocrats be forced to move to a looser, less hubristic, more democratic EU, one focused on trade and co-operation between sovereign nations, not absurd nation-building appealing to bien pensant elites but derided by ordinary people. I believe in an EU, but not this EU. A Brexit vote would give electorates elsewhere the courage to say the same.
Then there is "free movement of people" – good in theory but, I'm afraid, in reality naïve and dangerous. Massive wage differentials between EU members have driven record UK net migration: over 330,000 last year, double that if gauged by new national insurance numbers. Hailing from a long line of Irish builders, I will always argue the merits of immigration. But when the pace is this fast and getting faster, though great for big firms and the wealthy, low-income working people suffer, their wages flattened. This isn't about being "racist" or "stupid", but being deeply insecure economically – something much of our media class will never understand.
During this campaign, the politicisation of the Treasury and, above all, the Bank of England has, in my view, been shocking. For extremely well-heeled ministers to scare poor pensioners into thinking they will lose their benefits if they vote Leave is unforgiveable. Equally despicable was last week's Leave poster showing a snaking queue of brown-faced refugees. For the vast majority of low-income Brexit backers, concerns about immigration relate to economics and numbers, not race.
So an MP has tragically died, in an incident that may or may not be related to this referendum. Campaigning has, anyway, sunk further into finger-pointing and acrimony. The UK boasts a generally honorable and vibrant political culture – a culture of which I am proud. I only hope we can recapture it once this referendum has been cast.
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/06/18/despite-such-tragedy-the-case-for-brexit-remains-strong/
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In light of the first FIFA World Cup 2018 match played in his homeland on Thursday, Russian Ambassador to Guyana Alexander Kurmaz took the opportunity to specially host a viewing of the opening match at the Russian House located in Kitty, Georgetown.The viewing, which was attended by Social Cohesion Minister with responsibility for Sport, Dr George Norton; Director of Sport, Christopher Jones; Ambassadors and other dignitaries, commenced with an opening speech by Russian President Vladimir Putin.In his remarks, Putin urged visiting fans to take time out to learn about Russia's identity, culture, history, and diversity. "I hope you will have an unforgettable experience – not only watching the matches of your favourite teams and admiring the players' skills, but also getting to know Russia," Putin said.Ambassador Kurmaz expressed elation at being able to share such a moment with others, noting that it was important for fans to see the difference between politics and sport.A section of the viewing party"We're very happy to organise a series of local events dedicated to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, you see it's a holiday not only for the Russian fans but for the world fans. All ideas about making a blockage and ignore the Russian chairmanship failed and we're very happy that all fans worldwide understand very well the separation between politics and sport," Kurmaz said, taking a jab at persons who did not support Russia as the ideal World Cup venue.Kurmaz and all of Russia had their wish come true after the home team defeated Saudi Arabia in a 5-0 thriller. Yury Gazinsky, Denis Cheryshev, Artem Dzyuba, and Aleksandr Golovin all gave their country something to be proud of, continuing the cycle of home teams winning their first match. The Russians have played a total of 10 World Cups before this, with seven under the banner of the Soviet Union and three as Russia. The Soviet Union finished fourth in 1966, which is their best-ever finish whereas Russia have never progressed beyond the group stage in three attempts in 1994, 2004 and 2014. At home, the 70th ranked side will hope their luck changes under the leadership of Igor Akinfeev. read more
ST EUNAN'S BOYS WIN BACK-TO-BACK ULSTER U15 OG SPORT TITLE
ST EUNAN'S are Ulster Óg Sport Champions 2014!The club retained the Ulster Óg Sport U15 7-a-side title that was won in Derry last year with the finals tournament held at O'Donnell Park today.The boys defeated Enniskillen Gaels (Fermanagh), Bellaghy (Derry) and Innishkeen (Monaghan) in the group stages before beating Bryansford (Down) in the semi-final and Killeavy (Armagh) in the Final. ST EUNAN'S BOYS WIN BACK-TO-BACK ULSTER U15 OG SPORT TITLE was last modified: September 6th, 2014 by John2Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) Tags:Og SportSt EunansULSTER CHAMPIONS read more
No changes planned in cattle tests
WASHINGTON – The government plans to maintain indefinitely its faster level of testing for mad cow disease, rather than scaling back testing in December as originally envisioned. With the lucrative Japanese market poised to reopen to American cattle, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns says he wants government scientists to continue testing about 1,000 cattle a day. "I have just been very reluctant to even set a date as to when we would bring that to a close," Johanns said in an interview with The Associated Press. "It's safe to say the enhanced surveillance is going to extend beyond the end of December." Johanns said his decision is not about Japan, which bought more American beef than any other foreign customer until the U.S. discovered its first case of mad cow disease. Johanns said he wants to make sure testing represents all regions of the country and that healthy animals are tested. Johanns' predecessor, Ann Veneman, promised to test healthy animals based on recommendations from a panel of international experts on mad cow disease. Johanns said he recently reread Veneman's comments on testing healthy animals in transcripts from a congressional hearing. "Very clearly, she made a commitment to do it," Johanns said. "That's good enough for me. I intend to honor that commitment. So we've been working our way through 20,000 healthy animals." The nation's first case of mad cow disease was confirmed in December 2003 in a Canadian-born cow in Washington state. In response, the Agriculture Department increased its testing in June 2004 from an average of about 55 daily to more than 1,000 a day. Authorities have tested 516,496 animals and turned up a second case in a Texas-born cow that tested positive in June. The number of cows tested is about 1 percent of the 45 million adult cows in the United States. As part of its campaign to protect against the spread of mad cow disease, the government also inspects processing and rendering plants and tests animal feed. The only way mad cow disease is known to spread is through feed containing certain tissue from infected cows. Adding animal protein to feed was common practice to speed growth until the U.S. banned it in 1997. Most of the government's testing and inspection programs have drawn criticism from federal investigators, including: Authorities at first declared the infected Texas cow to be free of the disease, but the Agriculture Department's inspector general raised concerns about conflicting test results and ordered another round of tests, which confirmed the cow had mad cow disease. A final report from the inspector general is expected later this year. The General Accountability Office, an auditing branch of Congress, said this week that Food and Drug Administration testing is too slow at times to prevent cattle from eating feed that might be contaminated. The GAO criticized FDA for its feed mill inspections earlier this year, saying in one case, a feed mill accidentally mixed banned cattle protein into cattle feed. By the time inspectors discovered the problem and the mill issued a recall, potentially contaminated feed had already been on the market for about a year, GAO said. Mad cow disease is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE. Eating meat products contaminated with infected tissue is linked to a rare, fatal illness, variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease, that has killed more than 150 people worldwide, most of them in Britain, where there was an outbreak in the 1980s and 1990s. One person died in the United States but was living in Britain during the outbreak. 160Want local news?Sign up for the Localist and stay informed Something went wrong. Please try again.subscribeCongratulations! You're all set! AD Quality Auto 360p 720p 1080p Top articles1/5READ MOREWalnut's Malik Khouzam voted Southern California Boys Athlete of the Week Still, critics of the department said higher testing levels are needed to reassure Japan and other trading partners. "I've said time and time again, there is little risk of BSE in U.S. beef, but it is obvious that we have not yet convinced key trading partners of that," Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin, senior Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee, said Friday. Harkin and other lawmakers have been pressuring the department to do at least 20,000 more tests on cows that are healthy before testing is scaled back. The government has been testing only sick, injured or dead cows, those deemed to be at "high risk" of having mad cow disease. "High risk" means animals showing signs of mad cow disease, such as nervous system problems or emaciation, "downer" animals that can't walk or dead animals. Tests are done on brain tissue from cows, so animals must be killed before they can be tested. There is no test that can confirm the disease in a live animal. read more
'Cool mom' gets term of 30 years
AD Quality Auto 360p 720p 1080p Top articles1/5READ MOREWalnut's Malik Khouzam voted Southern California Boys Athlete of the Week "I take full responsibility for what I have done," she said. Weir said he weighed mitigating circumstances – such as Johnson's age, her lack of a felony record, and her documented mental health issues – in coming to his decision. But he could not look past Johnson's "ultimate act of selfishness," he said. "You used intoxication as a means to have sex," Weir said. "You got these underage boys drunk and you took advantage of them." GOLDEN, Colo. – A woman who wanted to be a "cool mom" was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison for plying teenage boys with alcohol and drugs and having sex with them. Silvia Johnson, 41, of suburban Arvada wept through some parts of her three-hour sentencing, including when she told District Court Judge Peter Weir she was sorry. "I know I hurt so many people, not just the boys," she said. Johnson told Weir that she has learned her lesson and realizes she's hurt her family, the victims' families and the community, as well as the teenage boys she abused and assaulted. 160Want local news?Sign up for the Localist and stay informed Something went wrong. Please try again.subscribeCongratulations! You're all set! read more
Unity College's TerraHaus Aims for Passivhaus
Last fall, we tuned in to a Passivhaus project being planned for Unity College, a Maine institution with a curriculum emphasizing environmental studies. The Unity College campus is already home to Unity House, a 1,937-square-foot LEED Platinum modular home built by Bensonwood Homes in the summer of 2008.Unity House serves as the residence for the school's president. The Passivhaus project, however, will eventually include three 10-person student residences, collectively known as SonnenHaus Village. The first of the trio, called TerraHaus, is scheduled to be completed in time for the start of the fall 2011 semester, according to an online overview presented by Ann Kearsley Design (AKD), a Portland, Maine-based landscape and urban design specialist collaborating on the project with G•O Logic, a designer and builder based in nearby Belfast.From poultry to PassivhausAKD developed a site plan and landscape model for the project. SonnenHaus Village will occupy the northwest corner of the campus; before the land was donated to the college, the area was used as a poultry farm. (Some of the first campus buildings were converted chicken coops.) The SonnenHaus Village residences will replace a grouping of six small student residences known as the Cottages. If the new buildings successfully meet the Passivhaus standard, they will be among the very first college residences in the U.S. to do so.Students will be part of the labor force that helps build the residence halls, a prospect that meshes well with the mission of the school, which calls itself "America's environmental college," and with the green building and design specialties of G•O Logic and AKD."The direct involvement of college students in the design and construction of green student housing is a paradigm shift," Robert Constantine, vice president for college advancement at Unity College, said in a statement cited by Earth Techling. Constantine added that the school hopes SonnenHaus Village becomes a model for how colleges and universities conceive of and construct campus buildings. read more
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Finding the right rifle case is incredibly important. The right case will protect your firearm and make it easier to transport, all while offering all the little "extras" you need. There are several important features that can help you make your decision, including a case's weight and dimensions, how secure it is, and whether it's waterproof or water-resistant. Get our tips on how to choose your new rifle case below.
For most people, a soft-shelled rifle case offers the right mix of ease-of-use and protection – but the decision goes beyond choosing between soft and hard rifle cases. You need to find a case that's easy to carry, protects your gun, and includes enough space to carry any extra gear you need.
Weight. A lightweight rifle case is easier to carry than a heavy one, but it may offer less protection (read: cushioning) for your gun than a heavier case would. Many soft-shell cases feature some degree of padding to protect your rifle from bumps and dings during transport so you should look to find the right balance of weight versus cushion.
Strong straps. Your rifle case needs sturdy straps that won't pop off, tear, or break. Reinforced nylon straps are usually the most durable, and some cases have sliding pads that you can adjust based on how you're carrying the case. Look for padded, adjustable straps to make hauling your rifle over long distances easier.
Water resistance. If you know you'll be operating in the rain or hunkered down in the mud, a waterproof case is likely a necessity. That said, it's nearly always a good idea to get a water-resistant case because you never know what you're going to face in the field or in the woods.
Extras. Some soft rifle cases feature roomy side pouches, padded carrying straps, and even nylon webbing that's designed for use with MOLLE accessories. Other cases have additional compartments, backpack straps, and internal tie-down systems that keep your rifle secured in its spot.
Most jurisdictions across the U.S. require you to keep your rifle in a locked case when you're transporting it. A soft case is usually acceptable but typically needs to be locked, so it's a good idea to choose a rifle case with an easy-to-use locking system or multiple zipperpulls you can thread a lock through.
The interior dimensions of a rifle case matter more than the exterior dimensions because your gun has to fit securely inside. For that reason, you must know the dimensions of your rifle itself first, and then find a case that will contain and secure it without leaving too much room for it to move around. Always check the dimensions of the main compartment – the one that holds the gun – before worrying about any other features.
What Fabrics Should You Choose?
High-denier nylon and rip-stop fabrics are usually the best material choices for a rifle case that's going to get plenty of use. Nylon makes cases more water-resistant, while rip-stop fabrics resist snags and tears.
The most important factor in choosing a rifle case is whether it's a good fit for you and your gun. After evaluating the dimensions, weight, and "extras," you'll be able to find a rifle case that provides all the functionality you need.


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The 10 Best Movies Rated Lower Than 7.0 On IMDB
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5. Funny Games (IMDB Rating: 6.5/10)
As far as modern art house cinema goes, there isn't a director alive with the level of brilliance and versatility as Michael Haneke. A filmmaker gifted to the extent that rules governing festivals and award ceremonies are revamped. A filmmaker who, like Kubrick, is a master in almost every genre he immerses himself in, from romance, thriller to even war. One genre that he couldn't quite grasp however, at least in the eyes of the greatest critic that is the masses, is horror, more specifically – the home invasion film.
Funny Games is the only movie in this list as well as his filmography to net both an unfavourable rating in IMDB and a rotten Tomatometer score in Rotten Tomatoes. But why? Simply put, it's an almost shot-for-shot remake of Haneke's earlier film also titled Funny Games, and critics don't take the idea of a remake so favourably, especially ones that technically do not add anything to ideas already established in the original. They're also noticeably lazy. These points do come across as valid pieces of criticism, however, one has to consider the minds behind the film, would the director of The Piano Teacher as well as Cache really do something lazy?
Firstly, does the film really not add anything to the original? If anything, it made the original obsolete. The remake boasts better and more apt visuals, opting for a colder look as opposed to the misplaced warmer tone the original has. Additionally, and more importantly, the Americanised remake boasts a better cast of actors.
Though the original film's cast doesn't strictly speaking pull subpar performances, the remake's cast, consisting of notable names like Naomi Watts and Tim Roth as well as Michael Pitt and Brady Corbet, add a much needed layer of depth to the performances, a layer so thin that it would otherwise go unnoticed unless one were to put the two films side-by-side and view it with absolute scrutiny. In other words, even if just by a miniscule amount, it outdid what Haneke did a decade prior.
If one were to remove the original from existence, does the film's criticisms actually still hold? It's undeniably Haneke's most accessible and most entertaining piece of work, and it does offer thought-provoking statements on television as well as who we are as consumers of entertainment. Haneke, being a filmmaker with complete understanding of us audiences, knows precisely how to manipulate our subconscious with his work, and this approach is ever-present in Funny Games, a film riddled with brilliant self-reflexivity.
The film's reception just comes across as an absolutely unjust treatment of a remake that isn't frankly a bastardisation or a carbon copy but rather, an actual improvement on the original.
4. Primer (IMDB Rating: 6.9/10)
Primer is, without a question, one of the most confusing films in existence. Regardless of your level of intellect, your first viewing of Shane Carruth's 2004 indie hit would undoubtedly be one with much confusion and disorientation following. It's not exactly even close to what we would call accessible. Even repeat viewings of the film as well as numerous analysis videos would do little to penetrate the sheer dense wall that is Carruth's convoluted script.
That's precisely what makes Primer so brilliant. The whole concept of time travel, or the genre of sci-fi for that matter, is one that requires much research and actual science to be taken into consideration. Sure, the paramount objective of any filmmaker should always be storytelling, but when it comes to a genre so deeply rooted in thought, offering characters and incidents that would go otherwise over the heads of any ordinary individual, extra care and concern would be needed to ensure legitimacy and accuracy, because no one would enjoy a film insulting their intelligence with blatantly delivered nonsense.
Dealing with the subject of time travel, Primer offers a meticulous attention to detail, leaving zero room for error as well as any form of loopholes that would otherwise defy the logic, a factor plaguing most films of the genre.
Additionally, if one were to sit through the multiple viewings required to fully comprehend this absolute behemoth of a film, incoherence is something that the film isn't, but in fact, the film's apparent disjointedness stems from our own limited understanding of the film, and if we were to take the time and mental strength to understand Primer for what it is, it isn't frankly mumbo jumbo putting on a thick façade of pseudo-science, but an actual work of genius even comparable to 2001: A Space Odyssey.
In fact, the method of time travel developed in the film, if properly studied, could quite frankly pass off as legitimate in the eyes of experts. If Kubrick's classic was able to net an IMDB score over 8, Carruth's modest cult classic shouldn't deserve a score of 6.9.
3. Tree of Life (IMDB Rating: 6.8/10)
Though the reception for his later works have proven divisive, and deservingly so, with unnecessarily fragmented narratives and a lack of a palpable vision, Terrence Malick's Tree of Life is one that truly deserved all the acclaim it got, from the 3 Oscar nods to the Palme D'or, and none of the contempt.
The film explores the lives of a regular American family in 1950s Texas, dissecting and challenging the facets of a family's structure. This heartfelt and personal story is intercut with surreal, dreamlike sequences – Clear-cut metaphors not only symbolising the events that transpire, but grandiose concepts like the beginning of time.
What sets this film apart from Malick's other works, especially his later ones, is the strong vision that prevails throughout the film. Despite straying away to examine extravagant, expansive notions, never once did the focus drift. Everything feels purposeful making for an experience that not only attained magnificence, but coherence.
The film's visuals is perhaps the best in Malick's filmography and truly adds a lot to the experience. Emmanuel Lubezki, perhaps the greatest cinematographer to have ever lived, winning 3 Oscars in a row for his efforts in Gravity, Birdman and The Revenant respectively, performs to his absolute greatest ability in the film and justifiably so, considering his immaculate stature. His wide range is exemplified with both subtly haunting shots with sufficient coverage and visual feasts that are beyond ambitious yet executed to the utmost precision.
The Tree of Life is considered by many critics to be one of the masterpieces of our generation, appearing on multiple "Best of the Year" lists. It has vision, visuals as well as status going for it, making its rating of 6.8 questionable to say the least.
2. Enemy (IMDB Rating: 6.9/10)
Denis Villeneuve over the span of half a decade has quickly risen up to be one of the biggest directors in the industry so far. Going from making low-budget foreign films to getting entrusted with monumental, career-defining projects like Blade Runner 2049 and Dune.
With such a brilliant track record, one would naturally think that his earlier works would be the ones on the list, but unfortunately, though underrated, Maelstrom and Polytechnique all have ratings above 7.0. Enemy, however, the film immediately succeeding Prisoners – the very film that placed him on many a cinephile's radar, was the film that netted him that devilish "6.x".
It comes across as an even bigger surprise if you consider the fact that Enemy is also his lowest ranked film on Rotten Tomatoes, despite being arguably his greatest work. Perhaps the reason being the film's abstract nature. Much like Under the Skin, the film features extremely surrealistic imagery as well as implied dream sequences and sudden moments of the uncanny. Above all else, this minor venture into the avant-garde is extremely disconnected from the rest of his filmography.
The film sounds simple enough, it chronicles a man on a journey to find an actor that looks exactly the same as he does, his doppelganger, essentially. Without going into much detail, the film is anything but simple. Unlike Under the Skin, from a narrative standpoint, the little moments of surrealism seem unwarranted and otherwise unfitting in the context of the film. But if you were to take a step back and accept the film on a thematic standpoint, which it absolutely excels in, exploring masterfully themes of love, self-hatred, duality, fear, it makes absolutely perfect sense in the most poetic right.
Unlike Under the Skin, Enemy is not subjectively good, it is objectively good. The narrative when taken in at face value, still manages to unfold a riveting, almost dreamlike thriller. But if one were to look at the film more analytically, there are so much layers to it, so much to dissect, so much to study. Perhaps polarising acclaim is the price big directors have to pay when they decide to suddenly delve into arthouse cinema.
1. The Blair Witch Project (IMDB Rating: 6.4/10)
As previously mentioned in the list in the entry for Drag Me To Hell, horror is a genre extremely difficult for filmmakers to surpass mediocrity, or even reaching it for that matter. The term "innovative" when exploring the genre of horror is to be taken with multiple grains of salt. The Blair Witch Project is perhaps the only modern horror film worthy of that term.
The film chronicles a group of college film students on a journey to shoot a documentary on the titular Blair Witch, an urban legend. What strikes this film as particularly unique is its revolutionary use of found-footage horror, embracing amateurism to deliver a product that feels extremely real and visceral amidst a relatively modest budget. Though the genre spawned numerous copycats in its wake, to the point where the very idea of it is dismissed in today's society as, once again, a cheap gimmick, there's an undeniable respect to be had for the film that spawned it all. For the film that reshaped not only modern horror, but independent filmmaking as a whole.
Aside from its cultural significance, The Blair Witch Project more than stands on its own two feet as a film. The cinema-verite inspired style when complemented with the film's mostly improvisational dialogue adds to the overall experience of terror.
By eliminating any form of professional Hollywood-esque influence, the end result is something similar to what an individual would stumble upon in an SD card in a broken camera lying in the middle of the woods. Not to mention the absolutely brilliant flow the film has to offer, with increasingly surreal and disturbing events plaguing the individuals we grew alongside, before culminating into an intense and unforgiving climax.
The film's qualities are made so much more heighten if you were to consider the fact that The Blair Witch Project consists of mostly improv, which means that the amount of trust and understanding of the film's characters on both the filmmaker's and the actor's part is has to be beyond comprehension as well as in sync with each other and this was nearly a decade before the Mumblecore era.
There's just so much to be appreciated about this milestone in filmmaking and giving it a 6.4 on IMDB after more than 200,000 votes is certainly no way to honour its legacy.
Author Bio: Zach Wee is a film student from Singapore. Apart from being an aspiring filmmakerr, Zach has a strong passion for cinema and manages the website of his school's film club, where he edits and also submits weekly film reviews.
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Bank of Estonia will issue a collector €8 coin commemorating Hanseatic Viljandi this year. Elisabeth Juusu, a student at the Estonian Academy of Arts, won the design competition. The coin is likely to be issued in second half of 2019.
Nice obverse design! Worthy of a circulation coin.
The first coin in that Hanseatic League Cities series (Tallinn 2017) I like. They also issued a €25 gold coin on that occasion. This one, hmm. A ship with its sail from above?


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'And Just Like That' trailer: Carrie, Miranda & Charlotte return for 'SATC' sequel; watch
One of the popular series of the late '90s and early 2000s, Sex and the City, which also led to movies, is coming back! The franchise is returning in a new avatar, with the venture titled And Just Like That…. The trailer of the brand new venture is out, and there is a lot for fans of the series to look forward to.
Carrie and Co. are once again living their 'complicated' lives in New York. The only difference is that the action is now set two decades after their interesting lives in the '30s.
Sex and the City revival And Just Like That… trailer out
The series will revolve around the characters, Carrie, Charlotte and Miranda, played by Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon respectively. Kim Cattrall, played by Samantha Jones, the other pivotal character of the show, won't be coming into the picture, as per reports. The characters are now in their '50s and the story revolves around their even more 'complicated reality of life and friendship' as compared to how their life was in the '30s. The character could be heard talking about 'changes', while at the same time, a lot of things remained the same. Carrie expressing her thoughts on a podcast and her conversation with Seema, played by Homeland fame Sarita Choudhury, on dating apps, seemed to be some of the highlights of the show.
Carrie gets cosy with her husband Mr Big, essayed by Chris Noth, as they talk about sweaters and enjoy wine together. One also sees Charlotte's husband Harry, played by Evan Handler, as they visit a friend's party and then see their daughter play the piano. Miranda too was seen with her husband and son.
And Just Like That… is an HBO Max original. The series consists of 10 episodes. The episodes said to be of half an hour duration, are scheduled to release on December 9. The premiere will have two episodes released, after which the other episodes hit the streamer every Thursday.
Mario Cantone, David Eigenberg, and late Willie Garson, who passed away in September are among the other members of the cast. Sara Ramírez, Nicole Ari Parker and Karen Pittman are the new additions.
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February always goes by the fastest, especially since university students have reading week. But, I did come across a couple of products that I really started loving this month.
Rimmel Kohl Kajal in 003 Brown - I've always been a liquid eyeliner type of girl. But I tried using this one day to do my cat-eye and it worked so well! This has been my go to eyeliner every day since.
Burt's Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream - I purchased this years ago and only brought it out again this past week because my cuticles were soo dry. I totally forgot how well this works in moisturizing my fingertips!
Rimmel Apocalips in Nova - I really like how smooth this lip lacquer applies and I like that it covers up dry parts of my lips so nicely without me needing to exfoliate my lips first. I don't usually go for bright-ish colours but I really do like this one!
Essie Stroke of Brilliance - My newest nail polish purchase and it's so pretty! Looks so nice layered over other colours as well.
Victoria Secret Juniper Berry & Watery Freesia Body Lotion - I absolutely love this scent. I just keep it in my bathroom and apply it every night after I shower. It's not the best best moisturizer but it does it's job.
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The CTI (French Commission des Titres d'Ingénieurs) is an independent body which regularly audits high level schools of science and engineering in order to authorize them to give their diplomas.
Engineering diploma in Computer Science and Communication Networks (vocational training course).
From the CTI, CPE Lyon graduates also receive the EUR-ACE label i.e. conforming to the European quality criteria.
In May 2016, CPE Lyon was given the EESPIG label by the French Ministry for Higher Education and Research: Private Higher Education Institutions for General Interest.
As CPE Lyon has the status of an independent association under the 1901 law, and is therefore non-profit-making, it has confirmed its position in public service in higher education.
A few years ago, a new European system for higher education was implemented: the LMD (Bachelor's – Master's – Doctorate) where course periods were divided in semesters and given ECTS credits. Labels were given to some schools as a reward for the quality and implementation of this reform. In fact, in 2011, CPE Lyon was the first French engineering school to receive the « Diploma Supplement » label. This document complements the diploma by describing the progression in their engineering studies (internships, options and specializations, etc.) This label was awarded by the Directorate General of « Education and Culture » of the European Commission to educational establishments which showed excellence in the attribution of the Diploma Supplement. In 2011 in France, only 4 universities and one engineering school (CPE Lyon) received this label, compared to 55 establishments in the whole of Europe.
– the "e-quality" label which rewards team work in international relations concerning the mobility of Erasmus students.
– the "EUROMASTER label", for its courses in Chemistry – Process Engineering. This European label, managed by the European Chemistry Thematic Network (ECTN), rewards establishments for the quality of their chemistry courses: organization and teaching staff.
The Specialized Master's in «Biotechnology and Process Engineering», co-organized by CPE Lyon and the ENSIC in Nancy, leads to a diploma accredited by the Conférence des Grandes Ecoles (CGE).


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In the past year, we have been seeing the shift to more rustic and nature inspired weddings. Greenery is perfect way to take this trend up a notch. You can choose the color Greenery as your main theme or incorporate it as a neutral against other colors.
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The Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM) and the Public Sector Unions mentioned below would like to inform stakeholders that preparations and administrative logistics for Public Service salary negotiations were finalised on Monday 28th January 2019. The actual negotiations will commence on Thursday 31st January 2019.
· The negotiating parties (Government and Public Sector Unions) have exchanged Position Papers.
· Rules of negotiations have been finalised and agreed upon by both negotiating parties.
· Negotiating parties have agreed to appoint an independent chairperson (Not from Government/Unions) for the duration of the negotiation period.
The following Six (6) Unions under the Chairmanship of Mr Felix T. Lesetedi will negotiate as a block in order to expedite the process: Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU); National Amalgamated Local, Central Government and Parastatal Workers Union (NALCGPWU); Botswana Teachers Union (BTU); Botswana Sectors of Educators Trade Union (BOSETU); Botswana Land board, Local Authorities and Health Workers Union (BLLAHWU) and Botswana Nurses Union (BONU).
As part of the rules of negotiation, both parties have agreed that whenever need arises a joint media statement signed by the two deputy Chairpersons or their representatives will be released. Chief Negotiators for the Employer Party and the Union Party are Dr Theophilus Mooko and Mr Tobokani Rari respectively.
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Meanwhile in a separate press statement DPSM confirmed similar discussions with two other unions – Trainers and Allied Workers' Union (TAWU) and Botswana Government Workers' Union (BOGOWU) whose chairperson is Abel Modungwa. Allan Keitseng is their Chief Negotiator.


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(A) The Cedar Mountain battlefield is in private hands and the only indication that a Civil War battle took place here are several roadside signs on route 15 north of Orange, Virginia. To see the roadside signs, click Here.
If you follow General Winder Road (left off of route 15 just north of the signs above) for about one-fourth of a mile, you see this fenced-in marker, which indicates that near here, Stonewall Jackson used his scabbard (he was unable to remove his rusted-in sword from it) to rally his troops after they were overrun by a Union flanking movement.
FOUGHT AUGUST 9, 1862. A CONFEDERATE VICTORY.
GEN. STONEWALL JACKSON DREW HIS SWORD.