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Review of the Sunday, November 10, 2019 matinee at Signature Theatre, Arlington, Virginia. With Joshua Buscher, Zeke Edmonds, Adena Ershow, Samantha Marisol Gershman, Jeff Gorti, Ben Gunderson, Elise Kowalik, Lina Lee, Brian Charles Moore, Corinne Munsch, Zachary Norton, Kayla Pecchioni, Matthew Risch, Maria Rizzo, Trevor Michael Schmidt, Emily Tyra, Jillian Wessel, Daxx Jayroe Wieser and Phil Young. Originally conceived, choreographed and directed by Michael Bennett. Book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante. Music by Marvin Hamlisch. Lyrics by Edward Kleban. Scenic design by Jason Sherwood. Costume design by Sarah Cubbage. Lighting design by Adam Honore. Sound design by Ryan Hickey. Choreography by Denis Jones. Direction by Matthew Gardiner. 2 hours with no intermission. Runs through January 5, 2020.
I have to admit I went into Signature Theatre's production of A Chorus Line with a mixture of excitement and dread. Excitement for a new production of my absolutely all-time favorite show, and dread for a new production of my absolutely all-time favorite show. Much has been made of the fact that director Matthew Gardiner and choreographer Denis Jones would not be using Michael Bennett's staging or choreography (gulp!) - not even the iconic "line pose" (double gulp)!
Turns out all that dread was for naught. Seems that for all the "like you've never seen it before" hype was just that. Unless they meant visually, that is. Adam Honore's lighting design has a certain... neon/florescent vibe I haven't seen in this context before. And Jason Sherwood's boxy set including color changing vinyl (?) strips and a thin stripe of mirrors certainly wasn't your standard black box ACL. Ditto the majority of Sarah Cubbage's costumes (excluding a variation of the classic Cassie red dress) which felt like a very conscious effort to not mimic the originals. Was the design team going for timeless? I hope not, because while the script still contains all of the original 70's and before references (Robert Goulet, Steve McQueen, Ed Sullivan, Gwen Verdon), the set and lights are definitely 80's/90's and the costumes are mostly early 21st century.
"One"
What was not "radically different" was Matthew Gardiner's direction. No, it was definitely your standard production in that regard. I was relieved/thrilled that the company always ended up each number back in the "pose." To be fair, a few characters don't exactly match the Broadway line, but not by much. What is different, though, is the uneven pacing, particularly the post-injury, pre-"What I Did For Love" dialogue about life after dancing, which ground the show to halt. Interesting, then, that the pacing of a typical production trouble spot - the "And..." scene, had a vibrancy that I really enjoyed.
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Denis Jones, a dancer/choreographer whose work I've enjoyed over the years, was also less radical than advertised - think Michael Bennett lite, Michael Bennett adjacent. The most significant changes were in "Hello Twelve, Hello Thirteen," which included some fun teen awkwardness, and far less formation driven tableaux. And the iconic "One" was also pretty standard, substituting the "wedge" and "circle trot" choreography with lots of lines and kicks. Both numbers were really quite fine - not disappointing at all - but were likely changed due to the demands limited space more than any revolutionary re-vision of the dances.
Kayla Pecchioni as Maggie
The great news here - and without this, any production of A Chorus Line would be ruined - is that the cast is uniformly terrific, and full of triple threats. There were some cast members who really shone. Paul's monologue was beautifully wrought by Jeff Gorti, while Trevor Michael Schmidt's energetic, quirky presence brought a "That I Can Do" that was delightful. My favorite number, "At the Ballet" exceeded my already high expectations, with a superbly sung Maggie (Kayla Pecchioni) getting much deserved applause when she perfectly hit that amazing high note.
Two actors stood out in all the right ways in characters that don't generally get much attention: Ben Gunderson's utterly charming Bobby, and understudy (!) Zeke Edmonds' sweetly protective Al. Both gave great acting performances, and are fantastic dancers. Finally, Matthew Risch was a commanding Zach, and his chemistry with both his "assistant" (Joshua Buscher as Larry) and his ex (Emily Tyra as Cassie) was not only palpable and on point, but also added a sometimes missing dramatic tension. Good stuff!
Emily Tyra (Cassie) and Matthew Risch (Zach)
Signature Theatre has been down this path before, hyping their Miss Saigon as a "you've never seen anything like it, immersive experience," and not delivering that, but rather a very good production of a classic work. A Chorus Line is a similar case - not as "new" as it thinks it is, but definitely a solid production. It's worth seeing.
📸: C. Mueller
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The little group on the floor still slept, which gave her an idea. She wanted to show off her new ability, and also give her friends a boost in morality. Would it not be a lovely thing for them to wake up in light, after all the darkness?
Moving around the chamber, she started lighting the crystal flowers one by one until the whole room shone and sparkled with wondrous brilliance. While so employed she discovered what looked like a door set in a slight depression in one of the walls. It appeared to be the only other gateway to the chamber. It meshed so well with the surrounding reliefs that she could not be entirely sure whether it was merely a part of the décor or an actual portal. It intrigued her with its weird designs. But as she felt reluctant to open it by herself, she returned to lighting crystals.
It was about the time that she was feeding the twentieth or so lichen, when Aadesh woke up with an exclamation of utter astonishment. Of course, that roused the two other sleepers who, in turn, also cried out with surprise and delight. They sat open-mouthed for a few moments before directing a short barrage of nearly articulate questions Karen's way. After a brief explanation, Aadesh and Thisha looked at her in awe. From Chetna she received that which she treasured more though, a nod and smile of respect from an accomplished fellow student of The Art.
"How do you feel now, Chetna?" she asked.
"I have slept better than I had expected. Thank you." She was obviously still weak. Her face was pale and her speech somewhat laboured.
Karen reflected on how much of a born leader this woman was. She suspected that Chetna was in greater need of help than she let on, but also that she would not deny it if it would serve their purpose directly.
They tried to open it, at first very carefully, but even though the handle turned, the door did not move. They exerted more force and experimented with the handle, both without progress.
"There must be other locks on the inside" remarked Thisha.
Those two immediately attempted to remove one of the crystals by breaking off its stem. The design looked thin and fragile but resisted every attempt by the two youths. To get more leverage, they finally wrapped two saris around one of the shining sculptures so that all four of them could pull together. It still did not budge.
Eventually, Chetna announced that she would try to use her strength-enhancement technique for this purpose. "I think that now, Karen, I will need you to supply me with extra energy, for this rock seems incredibly strong." So saying, she grasped the twisted sari and braced her legs, waiting for the boost.
Karen placed herself behind Chetna and put her hands on the small of the other woman's back. Performing the now familiar feat of initializing the connection, she was greatly surprised at the difference in experience. Not only was Chetna another sentient being, but a master of body-control far superior to Karen. She could feel the immediate acceptance of her flow. And as Chetna began pulling at the improvised rope, an enormous increase in absorption rate. That amazing woman now exerted powers hitherto unseen by any of her present companions. Her lithe muscles stood out starkly with the strain, all over her body. Under her own hands, Karen felt the back of her friend turn almost scorching hot, and hard as rock itself. What little fat there had remained seemed to melt away. She realized that Chetna was using all available reserves in this attempt. At the same time, the rate of energy absorption shot through the roof. It was a draining sensation that left Karen sweating and gasping for air in great gulps. Her heart raced, and her body ached all over. The lighting of the lichen she had performed earlier had in no way prepared her for this feat.
Chetna made a short pause to catch her breath here, then continued.
"This is at least a wondrous and beautiful place." Her eyes took in the chamber. "Aadesh and Thisha, you are good friends, thank you for putting your trust in me. You must follow Karen now." They both wept profusely, hugging ang caressing the dying woman.
"I will" Karen responded quickly, that Chetna might say all she wanted while there was still time.
"Speak nothing of it" Karen interjected with a lump in her throat.
With those final words, Chetna closed her mouth in a faint smile, her last breath leaving her slowly. Thisha and Aadesh were completely heart-broken. Karen could see that they had projected unto Chetna their love for, dependency on and devotion to a mother-figure. The death of a parent could not have been more painful to them.
She herself felt a great pain as well. While their friendship had been very short, she had already developed a sincere respect and affection for Chetna. She had sensed many mental similarities beyond what little had been obvious.
There was no possibility to bury Chetna in any way. Everywhere was solid rock, and they had none of the paraphernalia required for either a sikhrodian or acadian ceremony. They swept the body in Chetna's sari and sat around it for a while.Karen did indeed feel incredibly worn and could hardly stand up at all. The ache that had come after the great energy-drain subsided but slowly. And she felt both tired and hungry again, even though she had been awake for only a few hours. Thus, heeding Chetna's advice, she ate and drank again before lying down to rest, telling Thisha and Aadesh that they would leave as soon as she felt up to it. Sleep didn't come easily, not until she had negated nearly all the pain she felt, mental and physical. It took some of her energy to do so, but she knew that their survival now likely depended entirely on her. She must be in as good form as possible to succeed.


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If you are the groom's brother or best friend, you will know the people that he would want at his stag do. Ask for a guest list if you are unsure and then pick a date and invite as many people as you want. Some grooms like to have a big group of 20 guys on their bachelor party, whereas others are happy with a smaller group of 5 or 6. Ask him so that he is happy with the number.
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Ellen Pompeo is breaking her silence on her limited role on Grey's Anatomy.
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Not sweating the small stuff. After deciding to take a step back from Grey's Anatomy, Ellen Pompeo talked about why she is not worried about the break.
"I will always be on this show," the 52-year-old actress said Deadline on Friday, September 9, near her part-time job in season 19. "I'm the executive producer. I spent two decades of my career [Grey's Anatomy] – this is my heart and soul. I will never be gone as long as [it's] on the air."
Pompeo noted this ABC's hit series will be "just fine without" her because it has found such success since its debut in 2005. The series that was created Shonda Rhimesmine too previously parted ways with longtime cast members including Sandra O, Katherine Heigl, Justin Chambers, T. R. Knight, Isaiah Washington and Patrick Dempsey.
In August it was reported that Pompeo will be filmed in only eight episodes of the upcoming season. The Boston native will focus on her work as host and executive producer an untitled Hulu limited series. The show, inspired by a true story, will explore Christina and Michael Barnettthe experience of adopting an orphan who was later accused of fraud.
"I hope [Grey's] ventilators [will watch]", Pompeo added on Friday her first starring role since then Grey's Anatomy. "I know that there is no guarantee of this. But I'm going to put the same soul and passion into it. It's only eight little episodes, so it won't take up too much of your time."
Ahead of her shocking departure, a nominee for the "Golden Globe". was honest about moving on. "I feel like I'm super naive who keeps saying, 'But what's this story going to be, what story are we going to tell?' Everyone's like, "Who cares, Ellen?" It brings in a million dollars," she said Insider in December 2021.
At the time, Pompeo noted that she was "trying to focus on convincing everybody" that the medical drama is over. The Lunar mile star later hinted that she was considering a way to finish her job as Dr. Meredith Grey.
"Shonda and I, I think we'll see, we'll see," she said Entertainment tonight in May about leaving Grey's Anatomy. "The challenge at this point is trying to reinvent the show and constantly trying to reinvent the show."
Pompeo continued: "Look, the show speaks to a lot of people, and young people love the show. It's inspired so many generations of health professionals, so I think it's really good content for the youth, and we're going to try to keep it going for the youth, not necessarily with me, but follow me."
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The Gentle Barn: Lessons Learned after 20 Years of Sanctuary
By Dylan Forest on	 October 18, 2019 Companion Animals, Farm Animals, Featured, Lifestyles, North America, Opinions, Philosophy, Tactics, Working animals
Animal sanctuaries perform an important part of the work of protecting and liberating animals. While we push for big, systemic changes that benefit animals, it's also important not to lose sight of the individual. Sanctuaries provide a rare place where animals can live out their lives in peace, free from the cruelty and exploitation that plague their kind elsewhere. These places bring to life the alternative world we are fighting for, where relationships between humans and animals are structured altogether differently and founded on compassion and care.
Founder Ellie Laks with Bonsai. Photo courtesy of The Gentle Barn.
The Gentle Barn is one of those places, providing a safe home for abused and neglected animals who aren't a good fit for adoption. Founded in 1999, they have since grown to three locations in Santa Clarita, Nashville, and St. Louis, which house over 170 animals of various species.
In an interview with The Gentle Barn's founder, Ellie Laks, we discussed what she's learned over the past two decades, the role of sanctuaries, and the transformative power of spending time with animals.
Dylan Forest: How did you start out rescuing animals, and was your intention always to grow to this point?
Ellie Laks: The Gentle Barn was my dream since I was seven years old. I always loved animals and noticed that the people around me did not, so I would yell at my poor parents as often as I could, "You'll see, when I grow up i'll have a big place full of animals and I'll show the world how beautiful they are!" It was the only thing I could think about.
I didn't know how to start The Gentle Barn, so for years I procrastinated, until I drove by an abusive petting zoo and went in to be nosy. I found so much abuse and neglect there. I ended up bringing home sick and injured animals from that petting zoo, healing them, and partnering with them to ultimately start my dream. That was twenty years ago. I thought my dream then was big, but The Gentle Barn has now surpassed my vision then. I am so ecstatic how it has grown and I look forward to even more expansion in the future!
Lulu, one of The Gentle Barn's donkey residents. Image courtesy of The Gentle Barn.
Where do your animals typically come from, and how do they find their way to you?
We specifically take in animals who have nowhere else to go. We work with other rescues, animal control, the police department, and people call us with cruelty cases they know about.
What is the biggest lesson you've learned about animals in the last 20 years running The Gentle Barn?
The biggest lesson that the animals have taught me over twenty years is that we are all the same, even though we may look different. Turkeys, chickens, goats, sheep, horses, donkeys, cows, llamas, emus, pigs, dogs, and cats all have language, love of family, affection, intelligence, and unique personalities. I have had chickens run to me when I call their names, turkeys fall asleep in my lap, cows hug me with their necks, and heard pigs use hundreds of different sounds to communicate.
This video covers the story of Maybelle, a cow who lives at The Gentle Barn, and her journey to get her calf back.
What about humans, what has your work taught you about this unusual species?
You would think that after rescuing animals from the worst of humanity, that I would have a low regard for humans, but actually after doing this work for two decades I have so much hope for humanity. I think most of us see ourselves as animal lovers, but are disconnected from most of them and their issues. And I think that once we have a chance to meet farm animals of all different shapes and sizes and we look into their eyes and get to know them, our hearts open, our empathy increases, and we instantly become their advocates. I have seen our animal ambassadors inspire so many people, and in turn watch the people become better human beings. We have so much to learn from each other!
What is the hardest part of doing this work, and how do you stay optimistic in the face of regularly seeing the aftermath of animal cruelty?
The hardest part of doing this work is knowing that even though we are making huge strides and progress every day, that we have so much more to do! There are only a certain amount of hours each day, and I have such a sense of urgency that I want to do more, save more, heal more, and share more stories. I stay optimistic because I meet people every day who are part of the solution, who love animals like I do, and are willing to love them even more!
Karma the cow was rescued from severe cruelty along with her son. Image courtesy of The Gentle Barn.
How do you understand the role of a sanctuary like yours in the greater movement for animal liberation? Is it largely a Band-Aid, caring for some of the animals harmed by a broken system, or do you see it as having a role in changing that system, too?
I believe that most of us identify as animal lovers. But we are disconnected from loving farm animals, and disconnected from who we are eating, so the suffering continues. When people come to our Gentle Barn sanctuary they get to hug cows, cuddle turkeys, give pigs tummy rubs, hold chickens, look farm animals in the eye, and see their personalities, affection, and intelligence. At the same time they get to hear the animals' stories of resilience and understand what happens behind the closed doors of the meat and dairy industries.
A visitor spends time with a goat. Image courtesy of The Gentle Barn.
We have an eighty percent rate of helping people evolve to a vegan diet, which is the most effective, efficient, and powerful thing we can do as individuals to help animals, save water, preserve forests, and reduce our risk of disease. With so many people going vegan, big business is investing in more vegan products, dairies are shutting down, and fewer animals are suffering. We have a long way still to go, but I think sanctuaries play a vital role in changing people and changing the way things are for animals.
The Gentle Barn welcomes visitors, and has hosted over 500,000 people at this point. What kinds of people are coming to visit, and what do you think they're getting out of their time there?
We host folks from all over the world, of all ages. I think they find love, compassion, empathy, unity, and ultimately find their own humanity!
Alice the turkey. Image courtesy of The Gentle Barn.
Many people hardly ever have the chance to spend time with animals, especially farmed animals. I met a pig for the first time at a sanctuary, and it had a huge impact on me, especially as I was still eating meat at the time. Is there anything about the animals that surprises people who come meet them?
The whole experience is life changing, as you said. But the turkeys make the most impact. People cannot believe that female turkeys like to cuddle. When they climb into someone's lap, close their eyes, begin to purr, and fall asleep, people openly weep!
What are your goals for the next 20 years of The Gentle Barn?
I'd like to open more sanctuaries around the world so more people can meet these incredible beings and learn how to be their voices. I'd like to find more ways to tell their stories through writing more books and creating a television show. I'd like to save more animals, heal more children, and open more hearts to love!
Featured image: Adeline the turkey cuddles a visitor. Image courtesy of The Gentle Barn.
Dylan Forest
Dylan has been with Animal People since 2015, starting out as Archivist and Photo Editor and becoming Editor in 2018. He has been joyously aware of the multispecies nature of the world around him since childhood, and today considers this attention towards nonhuman others to be an integral component of his intellectual, political, and emotional life. Click to see author's profile.
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Singapore, 21 September 2016 - Singapore Press Holdings' (SPH) newspapers - The Straits Times, Lianhe Zaobao and Berita Harian - have won gold and bronze awards for "Best in Print" during the 2016 Asian Media Awards.
SPH's English flagship newspaper The Straits Times won the Gold award in the category for "Circulation over 150,000 copies". Chinese language daily Lianhe Zaobao and Malay language daily Berita Harian won the Gold and Bronze awards respectively in the category for "Circulation below 150,000 copies".
The awards were presented during the World Printer Forum, as part of the WAN-IFRA India conference 2016 held in Kolkata, India.
SPH was one of the successful participants in the International Newspaper Color Quality Club (INCQC) competition in 2016 where it had submitted the three newspaper titles for assessment at this biennial event. This granted SPH automatic entry into the "Best in Print" Awards.
Established in 1994, INCQC's mandate is to improve the day-to-day quality in reproduction and printing of newspapers worldwide. This quality benchmark is based on proven international process standards and is the only worldwide printing quality competition for newspapers. Participating newspapers have to prove that they can consistently print in accordance with these standards such as ensuring the newspaper copy is clean and free of general print quality defects.
Successful newspaper publishers are admitted into the exclusive INCQC for two years and the membership is renewed when it meets the criteria for subsequent INCQC competitions. Publishers receive a Star Club award for having successfully participated in at least five editions of INCQC competition. As of July 2016, there are 36 newspaper publishers among the Star Club members and they include notable publishers from Austria, Germany, Hong Kong, Switzerland and USA. To date, SPH has achieved the status of 7 stars in the WAN-IFRA "Star Club".
Founded in 1948, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers, or WAN-IFRA, is the global organisation of the world's press. It derives its authority from its global network of 3,000 news publishing companies and technology entrepreneurs, and its legitimacy from its 80 member publisher associations representing 18,000 publications in 120 countries.
Mr Alan Chan, Chief Executive Officer, SPH, said: "These awards are a testament to the high standards that SPH adheres to in colour printing and production. By ensuring that we achieve the best printing standards for our newspapers, our advertisers and readers can look forward to quality products that will better serve their needs."
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Incorporated in 1984, main board-listed Singapore Press Holdings Ltd (SPH) is Asia's leading media organisation, engaging minds and enriching lives across multiple languages and platforms.
The English/Malay/Tamil Media group comprises the print and digital operations of The Straits Times, The Business Times, The New Paper, Berita Harian, My Paper (English section) and their respective student publications. It also includes subsidiaries Tamil Murasu Ltd, which publishes Tamil Murasu and tabla!; book publishing arm Straits Times Press; SPH Data Services, which licenses the use of the Straits Times Index in partnership with the Singapore Exchange and FTSE-Russell Ltd; financial data company ShareInvestor; and the two English stations of SPH Radio - Kiss92 and ONE FM 91.3.
The Chinese Media group publishes three Chinese newspapers in print and digital format - Lianhe Zaobao, Lianhe Wanbao and Shin Min Daily News; four student weeklies - zbCOMMA, Thumbs Up, Thumbs Up Junior and Thumbs Up Little Junior, ZBBZ Newsgazine and My Paper (Chinese section). It also operates SPH Radio's Chinese radio station, UFM100.3, and Focus Publishing, which produces a range of books and magazines including U-Weekly.
SPH's other new media initiatives include AsiaOne, Stomp, zaobao.sg, omy.sg and SPH Razor.
On an average day, 2.8 million* individuals or 68 per cent of people above 15 years old, read one of SPH's news publications in print copies or one of our digital platforms. (* Nielsen Media Index 2015, Monday-Sunday, read any SPH newspapers in print or digital format)
SPH Magazines, SPH's wholly-owned subsidiary, publishes and produces more than 100 magazine titles and has various online sites, like hardwarezone.com, herworldplus.com and luxuryinsider.com in Singapore and the region, covering a broad range of interests from lifestyle to information technology. It has also invested in digital newsstand Magzter.
SPH also provides out-of-home (OOH) advertising options where it manages large format screens and static billboards at key locations in the Central Business District, Orchard Road, City Fringe as well as major heartland hubs.
SPH Buzz is a modern retail convenience chain with a network of stores around the island.
SPH has a 20 per cent stake in MediaCorp TV Holdings Pte Ltd, which operates free-to-air channels 5, 8 and U, and a 40 per cent stake in MediaCorp Press Limited, which publishes the free newspaper, Today.
SPH REIT is a Singapore-based REIT established to invest in a portfolio of income-producing real estate primarily for retail purposes. SPH REIT comprises Paragon, a premier upscale retail mall and medical suite/office property in Orchard Road and The Clementi Mall, a mid-market suburban mall in the centre of Clementi town.
The Seletar Mall, located in Sengkang, is SPH's latest retail development. This property is a potential asset to be injected into SPH REIT. SPH's wholly-owned subsidiary, Times Development Pte Ltd, also developed a 43-storey upmarket residential condominium, Sky@eleven, at Thomson Road.
Online Classified
SPH's online classifieds include the leading online marketplace for jobs (STJobs, FastJobs), property (STProperty), cars (STCars) and general classifieds (STClassifieds,Trezo), sgCarMart and StreetSine.
SPH's regional joint venture online classified business has a number of leading online classified sites in the region.
Sphere Exhibits, Sphere Conferences, Exhibits Inc and Bizlink Exhibition Services organise innovative consumer and trade events and exhibitions as well as large scale conferences in Singapore and the region.
SPH has a 22 per cent stake in preschool and enrichment provider MindChamps.
For more information, please visit www.sph.com.sg.


MOSCOW, 13 Sep — RIA Novosti. The CEO of Roskosmos state corporation Dmitry Rogozin and the head of NASA Jim Braydenstayn during telephone negotiations have agreed to refrain from any comments about emergence of an opening in the Union of MS-09 ship because of which there was a leak of air on the International Space Station (ISS).© the Photo: Roskosmos/Oleg Artemyev media called the priority version of depressurization of "Union" a number of media with reference to the version of the commission of Roskosmos Earlier, have accused of drilling of the Union spaceship of the American crew members of the station. "Interlocutors have noted the speculation circulating in media concerning the possible reasons of this incident and have agreed to abstain from any preliminary conclusions and granting any explanations before final completion of investigation" — it is said in the statement published on the website of Roskosmos.


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Kingdom of Ife
Sculptures from West Africa
4 March – 4 July 2010
Exhibition closed
Co-organised by
In collaboration with the National Commission
for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria.
Additional support provided by
This major exhibition presents exquisite examples of brass, copper, stone and terracotta sculpture from West Africa.
The Kingdom of Ife (pronounced ee-feh) was a powerful, cosmopolitan and wealthy city-state in West Africa (in what is now modern south-west Nigeria).
'Exceptional' ★★★★★ Guardian
'Unmissable' Daily Telegraph
'Extraordinary' ★★★★ The Times
Ife flourished as a political, spiritual, cultural and economic centre in the 12th–15th centuries AD, and was an influential hub of local and long-distance trade networks.
The exhibition features superb pieces of Ife sculpture, drawn almost entirely from the magnificent collections of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria.
The artists of Ife developed a refined and highly naturalistic sculptural tradition in stone, terracotta, brass and copper to create a style unlike anything in Africa at the time. The technical sophistication of the casting process is matched by the artworks' enduring beauty.
The human figures portray a wide cross-section of Ife society and include images of youth and old age, health and disease, suffering and serenity.
The Sainsbury African Galleries (Room 25)
Find out more about African culture and heritage in the Museum's African Galleries, Lower floor, Room 25. African objects can also be found in many other galleries throughout the Museum. See floor plans
See items related to this exhibition in the British Museum shop online


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Alice: Madness Returns Reviews and more
Based on 4 critics - Overal Score: 80 / 100
This is a adventure-platformer game for pc released on June 14, 2011.
Madness Returns takes place ten years after the events of its predecessor, the same amount of time between the two games' releases. Alice was released from Rutledge's Insane Asylum at the end of the original game, and now lives in Victorian London under the care of a psychiatrist, where the traumatic memories of her parents' deaths in a fire continue to haunt her. Although she seemed stable for a decade, she now begins to experience previously repressed memories that indicate that the fire which claimed her parents' lives may not have been as accidental as she remembered; these memories will take the form of retcons to the existing backstory.
However, the stress caused by regaining these lost memories has caused her hallucinations and internal struggle to increase in severity, and she returns to Wonderland in hopes of security and comfort. Unfortunately, it has once again become warped by her growing insanity, and she must save its residents - and herself - from the evil that is taking over Wonderland and also embarks on finding the true cause of her family's mysterious deaths if she wishes to retain her precious sanity.
Critic Score
GamingExcellence 9.2 out of 10
TGH 4.5 out of 5
CG Monthly 85 out of 100
GameZone 5.5 out of 10
Genre(s) Action-adventure, platform
Mode(s) Single-player
Developer(s) Spicy Horse
Publisher(s) Electronic Arts
Website: http://www.ea.com/alice
. Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris (Adventure) Score: 87
. Game of Thrones: Iron From Ice (Adventure) Score: 84
. Lumino City (Adventure) Score: 90
. Neocolonialism (Simulation) Score: 50


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Global Autonomous Ships Market Size, By Type (Commercial, Passenger, and Defense), By Fuel Type (Carbon Neutral Fuels, LNG, Electric Batteries, and Heavy fuel Oil/Marine Engine Fuel), By End Use (Line-fit, and Retrofit), By Component (Hardware, and Software), By Autonomy (Partially Autonomous, Remotely Controlled Ship, and Fully Autonomous), and by Region (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa and Latin America); Trend Analysis, Competitive Market Share & Forecast, 2016-26
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Global Autonomous Ships Market Overview:
Autonomous ships are the next generation vessels with no crewmembers onboard, which is directed from a shore-operating center. The shore masters and engineers monitor and control ship navigation and performance with the help of detectors, sensors, high-resolution cameras, and advanced satellite communication systems. The components such as sensors, automated navigation, propulsion, auxiliary systems, GPS tracker, and others present in the ship, help in deciding per the environment.
Global Autonomous Ships Market Forecast and Trends
The global Autonomous Ships Market is anticipated to grow nearly at a CAGR of 4.4 % and expected to reach USD 14.7 Billion by 2026. The driving factor for the global autonomous ships market is due to its ability to tackle several issues related to marine transportation such as fatality, adverse climate situations, and criminal activities. Moreover, it can use space in ship design efficiently, better fuel effectiveness, and a decrease in transportation time. Global autonomous ships market has a unique tool, which performs essential tasks such as energy supervision, equipment health monitoring, and analytical and remote maintenance for autonomous ships. Besides, it provides a higher level of safety, as there is no possibility of human errors except technical issues.
A surge in demand for cargo transportation through marines, and operational safety of ships boosting the growth of the market of autonomous vessels. Improvement in marine infrastructure, particularly in developing countries, and an increase in freight transport through marines is opportunistic for the autonomous ships market expansion. Each of these factors is anticipated to have a definite impact on the autonomous ships market during the forecast period 2016-2026.
Increase in Demand for Cargo Transportation through Marines
Surge in demand for the transportation of cargo through waterways, due to the reason that the number of shipments is efficiently transported to the other ports, owing to the safe and secure environment of marine transportation. Besides, cargo ships are less expensive for transporting goods to road and air transitions. Also, it can carry more cargo from one place to another within a short duration.
Increase in Operational Safety of Ships
Autonomous ships are equipped with technologies such as artificial intelligence, IoT, cloud computing, and other advanced technologies or their operations, which are remotely controlled from the control station on land. It helps in reducing the number of accidents occur due to human error as these autonomous ships are equipped with various advanced sensors, developed radar, infrared cameras, automatic identification system, and LIDAR modules, and others to provide safer operation of the vessel. Besides, grounding of ships, shipyard accidents, tugboat accidents, cargo-hauling accidents, and others are reduced to some extent by implementing automated features on ships. Hence, developments in automation help in increasing the operational safety of vessels.
Anticipated Trend in Ships Transportation
The demonstrations and testing of autonomous ships of large firms in the field of marine have propelled different countries to start the production of autonomous vessels.
Risk of Exploitation by Hacking
The autonomous marine uses IoT technology, which is connected to the internet. The hacker can misuse the navigational data through hacking can bring severe issues to the ships. So, such risk in cargo ships is anticipated to impede the autonomous ship's market growth.
Complexity of the Network
The number of components is required for the proper operations of the autonomous marine, which creates a complex structure for the overall system and generates massive data. In the case of autonomous ships, the navigation system depended on some third-party infrastructure such as satellite communication, which further makes the network complex as the components are fitted as per the demand of the service providers. Thus, the complexity of the network and its high cost are the factors anticipated to hinder the autonomous ship's market growth.
Global Autonomous Ships Market: Type
Based on Type, the Autonomous Ships Market segmented into Commercial, Passenger, and Defense. Based on ship type, the commercial segment is expected to contribute the highest share during the forecast horizon due to a surge in the number of ships and implementation of a secure way to transport goods along with continuous upgradations and development. The passenger segment is anticipated to register the highest CAGR due to the increase in the adoption of technology along with the demand for automation in the transport sector.
Global Autonomous Ships Market: Fuel Type
Based on Fuel Type, the Autonomous Ships Market segregated into Carbon Neutral Fuels, LNG, Electric Batteries, and Heavy fuel Oil/Marine Engine Fuel. The heavy fuel oil/marine engine fuel segment is projected to maintain its dominant position throughout the forecast horizon, due to its characteristics such as high density and high viscosity and implementation of high alkaline cylinder lubrication for neutralizing the acid generated by high Sulphur content in HFOs. The electric batteries segment estimated to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period.
Global Autonomous Ships Market: End Use
Based on End-use, the Autonomous Ships Market bifurcated into Line-fit, and Retrofit. The line-fit segment of the autonomous ships market expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period due to the increasing seaborne trade across the world.
Global Autonomous Ships Market: Component
Based on Component, the Autonomous Ships Market bifurcated into Hardware and software. The software segment is expected to have the highest growth due to the adoption of systems with in-built components such as Artificial Intelligence, IoT, advanced navigation systems, and others to improve the ship operation.
Global Autonomous Ships Market: Autonomy
Based on Autonomy, the Autonomous Ships Market segregated into Partially Autonomous, Remotely Controlled Ship, Fully Autonomous. Fully Autonomous segment is anticipated to grow at a significant rate in the forecast period 2016-2026 due to the less involvement of human, which will eventually decrease the human error, and cut down the labor cost.
Global Autonomous Ships Market: Regional insights
By geography, the global Autonomous Ships Market segregated into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, and Latin America. Europe is expected to augment at the highest CAGR, owing to the adoption of autonomous technology in marine transport along with the implementation of new technologies in the region. Asia-Pacific is expected to maintain the highest revenue contribution during the forecast period due to the increase in the sale & production of ships and the constant adoption of trending technologies along with the speedy adoption of automation.
· To analyze and forecast the global Autonomous Ships Market size of the market, in terms of value.
· To examine the careful market segmentation and forecast the market size, in terms value, based on the region by segmenting the Global Autonomous Ships Market into five regions, namely, North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, South America and their leading countries.
· To outline, categorized and forecast the global Autonomous Ships Market based on the Type, Fuel Type, End Use, Component, and Autonomy.
· To examine competitive developments like technological advancement, services, and regulative framework within the global Autonomous Ships Market.
· To highlight the impact analysis of the factors, affecting the market dynamics such as drivers, restraints, opportunities, and challenges.
· To strategically profile the key players and comprehensively analyze their market shares along with detailing the competitive landscape for market leaders.
• Passenger
• Defense
• Carbon Neutral Fuels
• LNG
• Electric Batteries
• Heavy fuel Oil/Marine Engine Fuel
By End Use
• Line-fit
• Retrofit
By Autonomy
• Partially Autonomous
• Remotely Controlled Ship
• Fully Autonomous
• Asia Pacific (APAC)
• Rolls-Royce
• ABB Ltd.
• Honeywell International
• L3 ASV
• Marine Technologies LLC
• Kongsberg Gruppen
• Northrop Grumman
• Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
• Ulstein Group ASA
• Wartsila
• Uber
• Airbnb
• Automated Ships Ltd.
• K-MATE
• ASV Global
• Vigor Industrial
• Other Prominent Players
• How will the market drivers, restraints and opportunities affect the market dynamics?
• What will be the market size in terms of value and volume and market statistics with a detailed classification?
• Which segment dominates the market or region and one will be the fastest growing and why?
• A comprehensive survey of the competitive landscape and the market participant players.
• Analysis of strategy adopted by the key player and their impact on other players.
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Global Aerospace MRO Market MRO type (Airframe, Component, Engine, Line), by Fleet Type (Widebody Jet, Narrowbody Jet, Turboprop, Regional Jet), by Generation (Old Generation, Mid Generation, New Generation), By Region (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa and Latin America); Trend Analysis, Competitive Market Share & Forecast, 2015-2025
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Here is our beautiful infographic of Female Entrepreneurship in Phoenix! Created by Caitlin Penny of Copper Theory Creative. Our goal was to help bring awareness to the tremendous economic impact and potential growth that women owned businesses and female entrepreneurs represent in Phoenix and Arizona.
Please share! Use the hashtag #PhXX!
This data shows that women owned business count and we should be proud of the economic impact that we currently contribute. Most importantly, we should be aware of the economic impact we have and the potential to create it as well.
Fact: When we have shared this data a common response is that those numbers aren't valid, most women start hobbies or small business. They don't want to grow.
If your first thought was to argue the numbers, my question is why? We can talk about the data but your assumption is gender bias in action. The reality is that there are a lot of women who want to grow their business. Our culture and the way we talk about scalable businesses is limiting the number of women whom even see scalable businesses as an option. The challenge is that this culture is often internalized and much harder to change with a quick fix.
That doesn't mean we can't change the culture. Several other states have chosen to address these stereotypes and are already reaping the economic benefits.
There are still a lot of questions about female entrepreneurship in Phoenix that we do not have answers to. Who are the women business owners in Phoenix (geography, age, goals)? What are the growth challenges that they face? What is their experience in the ecosystem accessing resources and engaging in the community? Our goal, through our market research initiative, is to get the answers to those questions and more. It will be the largest study completed on women business owners in Phoenix and it will give us the data we need to effectively leverage the growing economic opportunity that female entrepreneurship represents. We are in the process of securing funding and looking for partners. If you are interested in being a sponsor or partner please contact us.
Yes, equality is a great social cause but what the data shows is that growing female entrepreneurship in Phoenix is not just a social issue it is an economic imperative. The rapid growth of women owned businesses is an opportunity that will provide tremendous economic benefit. By developing diverse business owners, the entire ecosystem benefits. We create more high quality jobs, give back to our community and create sustainable growth.
There is work to be done. Every partner in the ecosystem is responsible for changing the culture and resources that surround women to ensure that they are able to succeed to their fullest potential. We have to change the way we talk about entrepreneurs. There are many ways to build a business successfully and we don't have to sacrifice family and life in order to achieve it.
It will take all of us looking at each other and holding each other accountable. It will require leaders in the ecosystem taking actions and changing the way we are currently operating to be more inclusive and effective. We have to be smart and look at the reality of specific data and numbers and ask if that outcome is the best for our economy and how each of us are responsible.
It is looking at an agencies and saying that having all white male participants is bad business.
It is looking at networking groups and saying that we have to integrate honest business skills and stand up together to fight for what our members need.
It is looking at each other and pushing the hard questions. Listening for the mindset and lack of confidence that holds us back. Making sure that every women understands the internal gender bias we all face and define our own success outside of those norms and ensuring that every women business owner is stepping up to her fullest potential.
U.S. Census Bureau; generated by Melissa Kovacs, FirstEval, LLC; using American FactFinder; Survey of Business owners and Self-Employed Persons. http://factfinder2.census.gov December, 2015.


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package com.evolveum.midpoint.web.page.admin.configuration.dto;

import com.evolveum.midpoint.web.component.util.Editable;
import com.evolveum.midpoint.web.component.util.Selectable;
import com.evolveum.midpoint.xml.ns._public.common.common_3.LoggingComponentType;
import com.evolveum.midpoint.xml.ns._public.common.common_3.LoggingLevelType;
import com.evolveum.midpoint.xml.ns._public.common.common_3.SubSystemLoggerConfigurationType;

import org.apache.commons.lang.Validate;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * @author lazyman
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public class FilterConfiguration extends Selectable implements Editable {

    private boolean editing;
    private LoggingLevelType level;
    private List<String> appenders = new ArrayList<String>();
    private LoggingComponentType component;

    public FilterConfiguration(SubSystemLoggerConfigurationType config) {
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        component = config.getComponent();
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        setAppenders(config.getAppender());
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    public List<String> getAppenders() {
        return appenders;
    }

    public void setAppenders(List<String> appenders) {
        this.appenders = appenders;
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    public LoggingLevelType getLevel() {
        return level;
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    public void setLevel(LoggingLevelType level) {
        this.level = level;
    }

    public boolean isEditing() {
        return editing;
    }

    public void setEditing(boolean editing) {
        this.editing = editing;
    }

    public String getName() {
        if (component == null) {
            return null;
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        return component.value();
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    public LoggingComponentType getComponent() {
        return component;
    }

    public void setName(String name) {
        this.component = LoggingComponentType.valueOf(name);
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    public SubSystemLoggerConfigurationType toXmlType() {
        SubSystemLoggerConfigurationType type = new SubSystemLoggerConfigurationType();
        type.setComponent(component);
        type.setLevel(getLevel());
        type.getAppender().addAll(getAppenders());
        return type;
    }
}

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Editing Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares
Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares
{{GameInfobox |image = Master of Orion 2 Box.jpg |developer = SimTex |publisher = MicroProse, MacSoft |designer = |na_rel = {{Release|1996|November|22|NA|Microsoft Windows, macOS, MS-DOS}} |genre = 4X, Turn-based strategy |features = Single-player, Multi-player |players = 1-8 |platforms = MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, macOS |ratings = ESRB-KA |media = |minos = [[Windows 95]] |input = }} '''Master of Orion II''' is a [[turn-based strategy|turn-based]] [[4X strategy]] game developed and published by MicroProse in 1996. Recommended for ages 12 and over. ==Early game== Players begin the game by either choosing from one of a dozen prebuilt races, or by creating a custom race by choosing a combination of attributes, each of which costs (or grants, in the case of disadvantages) a given number of "picks." The player then begins on his homeworld with a colony ship and two scout ships, which he uses to explore and gain control of new worlds. ==Planets and colonies== Different sizes and types of planets grant bonuses or penalties to production. Larger planets offer a higher maximum population than smaller worlds of the same type. More hospitable climates also have higher max populations and produce more food per colonist. Players must manage the population of their colonies, divying it up into producing food, industry, or research. Food is required for population growth. Industry allows the creation of colonial facilities which grant bonuses and/or abilities, the production of military units, and trade. (Excess industry generates pollution, creating a point of diminishing returns.) Research allows for the development of new technologies. Additionally, until the very end stages of the game, colonies are required to refuel spacecraft, who can only travel a certain radius from previously established colonies or outposts. ==Space combat== Space combat is turn-based, and functions on a two-dimensional grid. Each ship's armament is customizable, and old technology becomes smaller and gains more options as time passes. Included are options for beam weapons, missiles, and fighter craft, as well as more exotic technologies such as weapons that damage ships through (for example) the generation of miniature black holes or by destabilizing gravity. A player moves and attacks with all of his ships before ending his turn. Planetary defenses constructed by a given colony are all targeted through attacking the planet, and are damaged or destroyed in the order of construction. Orbital defense platforms remain in a fixed position near the planet that constructed them. Boarding actions are available provided the enemy ship is immobilized and the attacking ship is within two grid squares, or, with the Teleporters equipment, the enemy's facing shield is down and the attacking ship is within fifteen grid squares. Ships may be captured, but may not be used in the same battle unless the player has the Telepathic trait. Boarding actions may also consist of raids which are intended to damage as many ship systems as possible. Boarding actions are resolved automatically based upon infantry equipment once they are initiated. Planets with no defenses or in-system fleets may be bombarded from orbit, which can destroy ground garrisons, colonial facilities, or colonists, although precise targeting is not allowed. ==Ground combat== Ground combat is resolved automatically based upon infantry equipment once it is initiated. Special troop transports are required to stage planetary invasions from orbit; these transports are defenseless in space unless accompanied by a combat unit. Races with the Telepathic trait may Mind Control a colony if they have a combat ship of Cruiser-class or larger, which automatically transfers full control of the colony without the need for invasion. Once control over a colony is established, the enemy occupants may either be assimilated into the player's culture or eliminated. Depending on a race's government, the rate of assimilation differs. Building an Alien Control Center increases the rate of assimilation. ==Diplomacy== [To be written.] ==Research== Research in Master of Orion II is the basis of acquiring technology in the game. While there are other methods of acquiring tech, research is a fundamental aspect of empire growth. On the colony management screen, a player can assign his populace to three different areas; farming, industry or research. Each unit of population (1 million colonists) produces a certain amount of RPs or Research Points when assigned as researchers. The number of RPs generated per population unit assigned is based on racial factors and colony buildings. Building research oriented structures such as the Research Lab on colonies produce two effects. In the case of the Research Lab, the building itself produces 5 research points, and an additional point per population unit assigned to research. Therefore, if there was no population assigned on a colony with a research lab, the colony would output 5 RPs a turn. But if there were 2 population units assigned, the colony might output 11 (5 on its own, 2 per population unit, assuming that each unit produced one RP/turn). There are three tiers of research buildings (each generating 5, 10 or 15 research points and adding 1, 2 or 3 RPs per population unit), all acting cumulatively with each other. In addition to this, there is a building called the Autolab that generates 30 RPs a turn, but does not grant any other bonus. Total RPs are collated each turn and displayed on the right side of the screen. These RPs are used to research technology. The Tech Tree is divided into distinct fields; Construction, Power, Genetics, Sociology, Engineering, Physics, Computers, Chemistry and Forcefields. Each field has a number of tiers of technology. Each tier has two or three separate items (and in some cases, one or four). When researching a particular field and corresponding tier, it is necessary to select one of the available items. Only one field/tier/item can be researched at a time. However, an exception is made for races with the Creative characteristic. In that case, only one field and tier can be researched, but upon completion, the race will gain all the items in that particular tier. Uncreative races on the other hand are given less technology to research and may skip tiers entirely. Each tier has an associated RP cost. Once an item is selected, RPs are automatically allocated towards that cost. When a project is assigned, a counter begins ticking down turns remaining on the right hand side of the screen (where total RPs are displayed). These 'Turns Remaining' are a rough estimate, and research will not always be done on time. Within 5 turns of expected completion, a random die roll (with an attached percentage) is used to determine if a breakthrough will occur that turn. The likelihood of achieving a breakthrough at 5 turns remaining is very low, but the chances increase exponentially as scientists near completion. This percentage is also displayed in the research window on the main screen. Once all the tiers of a given field are exhausted, new teirs open up. These tiers are called 'Hyper-advanced' and they do not offer any new technology per say. The hyper-advanced tech instead shrinks component size and cost. For example, the Stellar Converter is one of the largest weapons in the game (and also the most powerful). Initially when it is first researched, the component is too big to fit on any ship save for the Doom Star hull type (the largest). As you research hyper-advanced physics however, the size of the converter shrinks, and eventually it becomes possible to place it on battleship hulls (the third largest type). Hyper advanced tech can be researched forever, but the RP cost does multiply exponentially with each tier. Research in Master of Orion II differs from the first game is several ways. First of all, a race does not research all fields simultaneously. Only one field is researched at a time. Therefore, a player does not need to redistribute RPs throughout the different fields. While this does eliminate some nuances present in the original game, it more tightly focuses research. As a result, the tech tree is more transparent and goals are more easily set. In addition, the tech tree in the game does not branch. Each tier leads to the next higher up with no pre-requisites existing for certain technologies. Some technology however, such as all Antaran and some Orion cannot be researched at all. Only by conquering Orion, or by capturing Antaran ships can this be acquired. This technology is considered to be the most powerful in the game, such as the Damping field, which eliminates a need for shields and instead blocks a percentage of damage based on ship size. {{stub}}
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A no-deal Brexit threatens the UK's food security and will lead to higher prices and empty shelves in the short-term, retailers are warning.
Sainsbury's, Asda and McDonald's are among those warning stockpiling fresh food is impossible and that the UK is very reliant on the EU for produce.
The warning comes in a letter from the British Retail Consortium and is signed by several of the major food retailers.
It comes ahead of crucial votes in Parliament on Tuesday.
The letter from the retailers, and seen by the BBC, says there will be "significant risks" to maintaining the choice, quality and shelf life of food.
"We are extremely concerned that our customers will be among the first to experience the realities of a no deal Brexit," the letter says.
MPs will consider a series of amendments to Theresa May's plans that could shape the future direction of Brexit.
While it will not be MPs' final verdict on the deal, they will vote on the amendments and, if one is passed, it will illustrate what changes to the deal might be enough to get a modified version of the deal through Parliament.
Retailers have been reluctant to intervene in the Brexit debate but are doing so now as the UK's departure date from the EU approaches.
In the letter, they urge MPs to work together "urgently to find a solution that avoids the shock of a no-deal Brexit".
The letter uses the government's own estimate that freight through Calais may fall 87% from current levels, threatening the availability and shelf life of many products.
It expresses worry over tariffs, with only 10% of the UK's food imports currently subject to World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules.
If the UK were to revert to WTO rules, the retailers warn that would "greatly increase import costs that would in turn put upward pressure on food prices".


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Dorothy Detzer Papers
Identifier: SCPC-DG-086
Dorothy Detzer was a peace activist, writer, and lobbyist. She served as the National Executive Secretary of the U.S. Section of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, 1924-1946.. Detzer influenced a Congressional investigation of the munitions industry, 1934-1936, and later wrote the book Appointment on the Hill, 1948, describing her two decades in Washington, D.C.
Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection / Dorothy Detzer Papers
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Annalee Stewart was a Methodist minister who served with the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and other organizations in the 1950s-1960s.
Found in: Swarthmore College Peace Collection / Annalee Stewart Collected Papers
E. Raymond Wilson Papers
Overview E. Raymond Wilson (1896-1987), a Quaker peace lobbyist, helped found the Friends Committee on National Legislation in 1943 and served as its Executive Secretary until 1962. He also helped organize the Committee on Militarism in Education in 1925. From 1931 to 1943, he served as Field and Education Secretary of the Peace Section of the American Friends Service Committee. He was the author of two books. The papers of E. Raymond Wilson contain personal and professional correspondence,...
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See, I could understand this "helpfulness" in the Home edition, but including it as default behavior in the Ludicrous Edition (or whatever you're running) is a misfire. Dunno what the MS usability folks were thinking, or if their recommendations were discarded by the Suits, or what.
Your best bet for bypassing this kind of stuff is to run Server Edition (e.g. Server 2003 for now, or 2008 when it ships) on the desktop. Sure, you'll spend some time detuning things for workstation behavior but the core code remains the same and they don't install an MSN icon on your desktop! One of my developer friends has been running Server 2003 as his primary OS and swears by it.
But he also keeps his desktop as pristine & factory fresh as an Ikea furniture display, so YMMV. No mp3 players or WeatherBug for him, and certainly no gaming.
I'm waiting (with dread) for the post in which you describe how Vista helpfully saves you some disk space by automatically removing all the white space from your project files.
"Vista has replaced wasteful white space with SmartTokens. To access this document Vista must decompress it. Process SmartTokens now?"
"keeps his desktop as pristine & factory fresh as an Ikea furniture display"
I considered at one point setting up a VMWare Vmachine JUST for VB6, and another one JUST for VS2005. And I still may. I have VMWare machines that I built in VMWare 3 that are chuggin' right along in VMWare 6. But, this time around, I've taken an image of my workstation so, hopefully, all this resetting won't be required for a few more years.
My main prob with disk images is that unless you restore it to virtually identical hardware, you're not likely to be able to get a good restore. And for me, when I loose a machine, which isn't too often, I see that as a sign from a higher power that it's time to upgrade, so my hardware is virtually never identical.


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If you thought Firefox was the only browser to win To a process of renewed and more vigorous development than ever before, You will be happy (or surprised) to hear that Microsoft is not stagnant eitherAlready viewing an earlier version of Internet Explorer 10, Just a month after the launch of Internet Explorer 9.
This fast transition between the browser versions is especially surprising considering that Internet Explorer 7 came out about six years after Internet Explorer 6 and 8 version of the browser 7 version separated almost three years, but it seems that Microsoft is already aware of the competition in the browser market, Weight "as Firefox and-chrome, And understand that without innovations at a rapid pace they will not be able to continue to control the field.
Microsoft chose to present the new version to its browser at the 2011 MIX developer conference that took place between 12 and 14 in April in Las Vegas, with an early demo version of the browser presented to visitors while running on a system Windows 8 And beyond ARM Type Tegra 2 - sounds like the end of days in the computer world, but it seems like it's a combination we need to get used to hearing about.
The 10 version of Internet Explorer displays some refreshing innovations like gradients, multi-columns, and the Flexible Box in CSS3 and more, all of which you can already experience for yourself, as this demo version of the technologies offered by Internet Explorer 10 Available for download.
The proposed demo version also revealed that Internet Explorer 10 will not work on Windows Vista (but only on Windows 7, and subsequent versions), thus joining the Vista-to-Windows XP, which did not supportInternet Explorer 9, in the "Outposted Section" of Microsoft Office.
The fact that the Internet Explorer 10 demo was performed on Windows 8 raises a reasonable suspicion that we may see it coming into the market in quite a while - perhaps next year, although it is always possible to hope for a surprise on the part of Microsoft Office. Either way, it seems that Microsoft has also decided to increase the pace with regard to their browser, and it seems that users will only benefit from it.


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The first component is number 0~23.
The second one is number 1~24.
If I select any number in first component , the second component only show numbers > the number user select in component.
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(If I select number in first component is 20 , so numbers  on the second component should be 21.22.23.24)
How could I solve this problem...
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A Full Blood Count of COVID-19 Patients Can Predict Disease Severity
International research led by the Radboud university medical center shows that a full blood count of COVID-19 patients predicts fairly accurately whether the infection will have a complicated course or not. This makes it easier for healthcare providers to estimate the expected clinical picture. This study, conducted in eleven hospitals, has now been published in the scientific journal eLife.
In patients presenting to hospitals with a COVID-19 infection, full blood count analysis (hemocytometry) are commonly performed at the emergency department and during hospitalization. COVID-19 is accompanied by specific changes in the circulating blood cells that are analyzed by a full blood count. These changes in the blood cells, especially those that can be identified using new techniques, are used to create an algorithm with a predictive value. The developed algorithm appears to predict the course of COVID-19 better than the value of the individual blood cells, as used so far. The reliability increases to 93% after six days.
Predicting disease progression
Using data generated by full blood count measurements, the researchers wanted to know whether it is possible to predict whether a hospitalized COVID-19 patient will become seriously ill and needs treatment at the Intensive Care. For this purpose, they examined the data of 982 adult patients in eleven different hospitals across Europe. And this turned out to be possible: specific changes in the circulating blood cells of COVID-19 patients proved to be of use as indicators whether a serious course of events was expected. New laboratory techniques make it possible to detect whether immune cells in the blood are activated and it turned out that especially these activated cells were more present of COVID-19 patients with a severe course, including during the early course of the disease. In a second study population the researchers were able to confirm the value of the prognostic score.
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Internist-infectiologist and principal investigator André van der Ven of Radboud university medical center explains: "A full blood count is a fully automated, inexpensive, immediately available measurement and one of the most requested laboratory determinations in the world. Full blood count measurements are also routinely requested from COVID-19 patients who present to the hospital. By using certain techniques, the character of certain blood cells can be better determined and by using these new techniques, we have been able to develop a reliable prognostic score. This score gives a good insight into whether a serious course of events can be expected and can help healthcare professionals to make treatment decisions".
Publication in eLife: A novel haemocytometric COVID-19 prognostic score developed and validated in an observational multicentre European hospital-based study – Joachim Linssen, Anthony Ermens, Marvin Berrevoets, Michela Seghezzi, Giulia Previtali, Simone van der Sar-van der Brugge, Henk Russcher, Annelies Verbon, Judith Gillis, Jürgen Riedl, Eva de Jongh, Jarob Saker, Marion Münster, Imke CA Munnix, Anthonius Dofferhof, Volkher Scharnhorst, Heidi Ammerlaan, Kathleen Deiteren, Stephan JL Bakker, Lucas Joost Van Pelt, Yvette Kluiters-de Hingh, Mathie PG Leers, Andre J van der Ven.