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'He should have cancelled and gone to the hospital': Stevie Nicks says close friend Tom Petty was too ill to tour
The Fleetwood Mac singer tells of her heartbreak at the death of her close pal, who died a week after finishing his last gig
Tom BryantHead of Showbiz
Stevie Nicks has told of her heartbreak at losing her close pal Tom Petty (Image: WireImage)
Stevie Nicks has said her close friend Tom Petty should never have gone on tour in the months before he died because he was too ill.
The Fleetwood Mac singer told of her heartbreak at his passing last October – a week after he performed the final gig in his gruelling 53-date run.
While on the road with The Heartbreakers, he suffered from knee problems, emphysema and a fractured hip.
Tom Petty suffered from knee problems, emphysema and a fractured hip while on his 53-date tour (Image: Getty Images North America)
Nicks, 69, said: "The loss of Tom Petty has just about broken my heart.
"He was not only a good man to go down the river with, as Johnny Cash said, he was a great father and a great friend. He fought his way through that tour.
"He should have cancelled and he should've just gone home and gone to the hospital.
"But not Tom. He was gonna go down that river. And so, God bless him, he finished his tour at the Hollywood Bowl.
"And one week later he died – but he got down the river."
Petty had performed a storming gig at Hyde Park in London last summer, as part of Barclaycard presents British Summer Time. Nicks got up on stage with him during the sell-out show.
Petty's family previously said he was suffering from "many serious ailments" when he died aged 66 following an accidental overdose of prescription pain medication .
Nicks was close to tears as she spoke about the singer, whose hits included Free Fallin', while Fleetwood Mac were honoured at the MusiCares Person of the Year event in New York.
But Stevie, performing with Tom in 1981, says he was too ill to perform (Image: Getty Images)
The occasion was poignant for her as Petty had performed at the event last year when he got the same accolade – and told her how important it was to him.
Nicks said: "Maybe he was talking about it because he was ill. He was not well. He was one of my best friends. My heart will never get over this."
The Los Angeles County Coroner said Petty died of "multi-system organ failure" caused by "mixed drug toxicity".
The medical examiner had found traces of fentanyl, oxycodone, temazepam, alprazolam, citalopram, acetylfentanyl and despropionyl fentanyl.
Petty was also suffering from coronary artery atherosclerosis.
His daughter AnnaKim said previously: "My dad in the past openly overcame a crippling drug problem with no shame.
"His recent death is tragic, yet he died from doing what he loved and what will continue to keep his spirit alive: touring with a broken hip, because he would have it no other way.
"He loved performing. There are no hypothetical questions – I love my dad and feel he is an immortal badass."


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Morrissey releases deluxe edition of Low In High School: Stream
Today marks the release of Morrissey's double-vinyl deluxe edition of his latest album, Low in High School, which features unreleased material. Subscribers of Apple Music and Spotify can stream the release in full below.
Along with the original album, the collection includes three unreleased tracks, plus live B-sides and a cover of The Pretenders' "Back On the Chain Gang". He released a music video for the latter, which you can check out below.
The deluxe edition arrives with a limited edition lithographed photograph and an old photo booth portrait of the singer as a student.
Morrissey is very much into covers these days, having just announced a covers album, California Sun, to be released next year.
Low In High School Deluxe Edition Artwork:
Low In High School Deluxe Edition Tracklist:
01. My Love, I'd Do Anything For You
02. I Wish You Lonely
03. Jacky's Only Happy When She's Up On the Stage
04. Home Is A Question Mark
05. Spent The Day In Bed
06. I Bury the Living
07. In Your Lap
08. The Girl From Tel-Aviv Who Wouldn't Kneel
09. All the Young People Must Fall In Love
10. When You Open Your Legs
11. Who Will Protect Us From the Police?
12. Israel
01. Lover-To-Be
02. Back On the Chain Gang
03. Never Again Will I Be A Twin
04. This Song Doesn't End When It's Over
05. You'll Be Gone (live)
06. Rose Garden (live at The Grand Ole Opry, Nashville)
07. Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way? (live)
08. I Didn't Know What To Do (live)
09. Judy Is A Punk (live)
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Governance, Peace & Security
Finding peace in uncertain times: South Sudan and the revitalised peace process
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir (R) shakes hands with First Vice President Riek Machar as he attends his swearing-in ceremony at State House in Juba, South Sudan on February 22, 2020. Image: Getty, Alex Mcbride/AFP
South Sudan's latest peace deal has been lauded as a milestone in the country's long road to peace and stability.
The civil war in South Sudan, which broke out in 2013, has cost an estimated 400 000 lives, displaced millions and plunged the nascent country into chaos.
While the peace process has been hailed internationally, it has been marked by numerous delays and setbacks.
This paper traces the South Sudanese peace process, examining how it has been weakened by the neglect of key issues relating to state boundaries and security arrangements.
The role of leadership contests in shaping the resulting civil conflict is documented, showing that they played a significant role in lengthening the conflict and delaying its resolution
External actors in the peace process are key to both the continuation of the conflict and its possible resolution.
Research by
Thulani Maphasa
SAIIA Occasional Paper No 312, September 2020
SAIIA Programme
African Governance and Diplomacy
Civil War, Conflict
U.S. Capitol Breach Was a Shot Heard Round the World
US and Chinese COVID-19 health outreach to Africa and Latin America: A comparison
What now that President Tshisekedi has taken control?
SADC e-Mobility Outlook: Accelerating the Battery Manufacturing Value Chain
The impact of Chinese tech provision on civil liberties in Africa
Nuclear Energy in Africa – Lessons from Ghana


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Espen Hoff est un footballeur international norvégien, né le  à Larvik en Norvège. Il évolue au poste de milieu offensif.

Biographie

En club

Espen Hoff dispute un total de 406 matchs en première division norvégienne inscrivant 94 buts. Il réalise sa meilleure performance en 2011, où il marque 11 buts en championnat avec le club de Start Kristiansand.

Il est l'auteur de deux triplés en championnat. Il inscrit son premier triplé le 24 août 2003, sur la pelouse du Vålerenga IF, permettant à son équipe de s'imposer 0-3 à l'extérieur. Il marque son second triplé le 4 mai 2008, sur la pelouse d'Aalesunds, permettant à son équipe de l'emporter sur le large score de 0-4.

Il participe également à la Ligue des champions (quatre matchs), et à la Coupe de l'UEFA (11 matchs).

En équipe nationale

Avec les moins de 16 ans, il participe au championnat d'Europe des moins de 16 ans en 1998. Lors de cette compétition organisée en Écosse, il se met en évidence en inscrivant un triplé face au Liechtenstein.

Espen Hoff obtient sa première sélection en équipe de Norvège le , contre le Bahreïn, lors d'un match amical remporté par les Norvégiens (1-0). Il joue la seconde mi-temps. Il reçoit sa seconde et dernière sélection le 15 novembre 2006, en amical contre la Serbie, où il joue 11 minutes (score : 1-1).

Palmarès
 ODD Grenland
 Vainqueur de la Coupe de Norvège en 2000

 IK Start
 Champion de Norvège de deuxième division en 2012

Références

Liens externes

Footballeur international norvégien
Joueur de l'Odds BK
Joueur du FC Lyn
Joueur du Stabæk Fotball
Joueur de l'IK Start
Naissance en novembre 1981
Naissance à Larvik

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Not only can a more plant-based version of the ketogenic diet help your health and the environment—it's a lot easier on your wallet as well! Beyond all the cool health benefits, trying a more plant-based version of keto is just one way to save money if that alone is your particular goal. I am one who cannot do alot of dairy. I love cheese but the too much reeks havoc on my skin and digestion. I know alot of ya'll are the same.
All you need is one avocado with the pit removed and 2 eggs. Crack an egg into each half of the avocado, season with sea salt and pepper, and bake at 350 until the egg is cooked to your liking.
Heat up some avocado oil in a skillet with some minced garlic and shallots until soft. Add in a can of coconut milk and heat until it starts to thicken. Toss in 5 cups of kale and some ground ginger and cook until the kale wilts for a quick and delicious lunch.
In the container of a food processor, combine all of the pesto ingredients. Cover and process using the metal blade until nearly smooth, stopping and scraping the sides as needed.
Using a julienne peeler, make long slices along one side of each zucchini until you get down to the seeded core. Rotate the zucchini and continue to peel until you've done all four sides. If you have a spiralizer, you can use that instead of a julienne peeler. Discard the core.
In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the zoodles and pepper; cook for 3 to 5 minutes, until crisp-tender. Remove from the heat; add the pesto and toss to coat. Divide the mixture between two serving bowls. Top with cheese and olives.
Tip for any of the three days: If you have some nutritional yeast on hand you can sprinkle some in just about any of these meals to up your plant protein. Also, for an in-budget snack if you have any plant protein powder(low carb) in your pantry you can make yourself a quick keto smoothie with the leftover almond milk and coconut oil you will have.
Not only does intermittent fasting obviously save money, but it also helps increase autophagy (your cells' self-cleaning process) and helps you reach ketosis faster. You'll also find that once you've been eating this way for a while you will become more keto-adapted. This means you will get less hungry (and hangry!) since you will have a more sustainable fat-burning metabolism (in addition to eating more filling healthy-fat-rich meals!).
This is one of my favorite lunches for how simple it is to make yet still packed with flavor. All I have to do is roast up some cauliflower florets and mix them up with some hot sauce and olives drizzled with fresh lemon juice.
Eggs are one vegetarian keto food that I like to include in my mostly plant-centric diet for how many valuable nutrients they contain at such a low cost. As they are extremely versatile, I like to eat them for dinner as well as breakfast. Frittatas are one easy way to make eggs, as you can add whatever ingredients you have on hand and bake—in this case baby spinach, kalamata olives, basil, and a little vegan nut cheese.
Scrambles are yet another way to customize your eggs. I like to switch up my veggies with some asparagus, red bell pepper, chives, and more vegan nut cheese for some additional healthy fats.
Salads are perfect for lunch as they don't have to be reheated so you can enjoy them wherever you are.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the oil, vinegar, and coconut aminos.
Add the cucumber, sugar snap peas, and radish; toss to coat.
Gently stir in the avocado. Serve cold.
This is a staple in my house for a super filling, decadent family dinner.
Preheat the grill to medium-high heat. Hold the cauliflower head stalk-side down on a cutting board. Cut the cauliflower into 1½-inch-thick slices all the way across, yielding two large "'steaks" from the middle of the head, and florets from the edges. Trim and discard the green parts from the steaks and the bottom inch of the stalk. Reserve the florets for another use.
Whisk 2 tablespoons oil, 1 tablespoon vinegar, the ras el hanout seasoning, and ¼ teaspoon salt until thoroughly combined.
Brush the cauliflower steaks with approximately half of the olive oil mixture.
Grill the steaks, covered, on well-oiled grill grates for 8 minutes, until slightly charred. Turn and brush with the remaining oil mixture. Cover and continue to grill for 8 to 10 minutes or until the cauliflower is tender but not mushy. Remove from the grill; cover with foil and keep warm.
Meanwhile, add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil, the remaining 1 tablespoon vinegar, 2 tablespoons walnuts, bell peppers, garlic, the remaining ¼ teaspoon salt, and black pepper to the container of a small food processor and puree until almost smooth, about 1 minute.
Divide the sauce between the steaks. Sprinkle with the remaining chopped walnuts and parsley.
Now when I do Keto, I intermittent fast the whole time. I get into Keto much quicker. So you do not have to do it just the one day.


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Priority's Cash Management module enables you to keep track of the transfer of funds (cash, checks, credit card vouchers) to and from cashiers and into bank accounts and credit card accounts. The Cash Journal ensures traceability of every payment made, received or deposited (i.e., receipts from customers, deposits, check payments, bank transfers, over-the-counter invoices).
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The funds at each cashier are managed and documented separately. Funds can be transferred from one cashier to another, into a bank account or to a credit card company.
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Song from Far Away
Song from Far Away, Young Vic
Posted on September 16, 2015 October 4, 2015 by Catherine Love
Originally written for Exeunt.
Willem is a man who never listens to music. He clamps headphones over his ears, but all they play back to him is the sound of his own breathing. It reminds me of something Hannah Nicklin wrote after seeing Carmen Disruption at the Almeida: "I put my headphones in with nothing playing which is the closest I get to this city."
Willem is the speaker and protagonist of Song from Far Away, Simon Stephens' latest play, and the two cities whose muffled pulse he hears through headphones are Amsterdam and New York. The old world and the new. Returning to Amsterdam following the sudden death of his brother, disillusioned banker Willem is not unlike the alienated figures who wander through Carmen Disruption, experiencing the city of his youth as "a chorus of rattling trams and bewildering underwear billboard posters and cafés and railings shuttering off unfinished building work". A noisy, meaningless place.
Walking through Amsterdam, Willem repeats a line uttered by the Singer in Carmen Disruption and by self-destructing rock star Paul in Birdland: "none of this is real". As that echo suggests, Song from Far Away shares many of the themes that recur in Stephens' recent work: home, disconnection, the hollowness of late capitalist cities. Even Jan Versweyveld's calculatedly bland design has the perfect clean lines of every antiseptic, impersonal space that threads through these plays. Whether the room on stage is meant to be the elegant hotel where Willem stays in Amsterdam or the apartment that lies waiting for him in New York, it's a cool, blank canvas of a space.
On that canvas, Willem composes a series of letters to his dead brother, letters that narrate his fraught and awkward homecoming. After leaving twelve years ago with barely a backward glance, he's forced right into the grieving heart of his family. Numb and remote, all he does is upset them. Delivering the one-way correspondence as a monologue – always addressed to the invisible ghost of his brother, never to us the audience – Eelco Smits is raw and exposed, both figuratively and literally. Shedding his clothes, he stands on stage stripped of everything his new life has clothed him in, back home with nothing to protect him from the cold.
That coolness seeps right through Ivo van Hove's stylish but distanced staging – and not just in the flurries of snow that fall behind Smits. It's also a production that's very still. Incredibly, precisely, frustratingly still. Whereas van Hove's stunning take on A View from the Bridge turned Arthur Miller's play into a ticking bomb, all of us holding our breath as we waited for it to go off, any tension bleeds from Song from Far Away. Though Versweyveld's deft shifts in lighting move us through the hours, the production has the feel of one of those endless, sleep-robbed nights: slow, static, full of thoughts. It's numbing, just like Willem moves numbly through his grief.
Feeling sneaks in though, often in the mournful, fractured melody of Mark Eitzel's music. Just one song ribbons through the narrative, first heard in an anonymous bar and then echoing across the days Willem spends in Amsterdam. We hear it in snatches and phrases, like the half-remembered tunes of the past, until finally it forces its way through – a startling shaft of pure emotion, singing "go where the love is".
Song from Far Away is a play that echoes with emptinesses. The emptiness of grief with no expression. The emptiness of a city that has long ceased being home. The emptiness of hotels and airports and characterless apartment blocks. The emptiness of the promises we build our lives on: the hollow assurance that it will all be worth it in the end. Like the inky blackness that lies behind the set's two large windows, such promises are shown to conceal a vast nothingness.
But it's hard to connect with emptiness, on the stage even more so than on the page. Stephens' play begs to be re-read almost as soon as the curtain call has finished, yet as theatre it has an oddly detached quality. The first time Willem – the man who never listens to music – hears the song of the title, he says it "caught my heart in its hand". Song from Far Away struggles for the same heart-squeezing grasp.
Photo: Jan Versweyveld.
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This Celtic spearhead is a replica of an original from the 1stcentury BC found in Gaul. Nowadays it is part of the collection of the het Musée d`archéologie nationale in Saint-Germain-en-Laye (under Paris). Spears like this were frequently used in the late La Tène period.
The head is completely hand forged of carbon steel and it measures 15 x 5 cm. The shaft ring has a diameter of 2 cm.


In this new series, HQ trainer Pat Sherwood is searching the CrossFit community for real people with real stories to share. In Part 5, Sherwood is back in Denver and accompanies Matt Chan of CrossFit Verve to the tattoo parlor, where he finds his next community spotlight: Josh.
Josh is a CrossFitter at CrossFit Verve who is somewhat of a local CrossFit tattoo celebrity. He admits he was abusing himself before he found CrossFit.
After finding CrossFit, Josh says the diet was the biggest change—and the most difficult.
"Most of the time I feel like I'm trying to quit smoking crack or something," Josh says.
Chan says Josh's commitment to dialing in his diet has taken him to the next level as a CrossFitter.
Additional audio: CrossFit Radio Episode 121 by Justin Judkins, originally aired May 26, 2010.
In this new series, HQ trainer Pat Sherwood is searching the CrossFit community for real people with real stories to share.
What's the name of Josh's shop? would love to start going there for future ink.
Pat - one of the best ones yet. I love it. Keep them coming, please.
Great story with great points.
Third, even though it's hard, diet is SO important. Not just to CrossFitting and athletic performance, but to general long term health. Stories about people fighting that fight, at an everyday level, not just from people who are fighting to win the Games, is so relatable and motivating!
So awesome, keep making these please!
Josh is not only an extremely talented artist and a dedicated CrossFitter, but he is truly a solid human being. Thanks for letting the community hear your story, Josh!
Pat these are so cool!
My favorite part of CrossFit is the diversity and ability to bring every willing human aboard our ship.
Love me some Josh Wrede! Amazing guy, artist and now athlete.
You are incredible and I still love my tattoo! Glad to see you are still CrossFitting with Matt and Cherie!
Maybe we will see you again sometime!
Google shows Josh working out of a studio at Bound By Design which is at 1332 E Colfax (Colfax and Humboldt / Lafayette). I got my first (my only one so far but I'll definitely be getting more) tatto at Bound By Design awhile back before Josh was there. They're good people so I'm sure Josh fits in well. I always try to support CrossFitter owned or CrossFit supporting companies (think Reebok now) so my next tat will be with Josh.
@ Pat...was the video supposed to end at mid-pumpkin bread-sentence like that (at 11:03)?
Aaron, I feel like I need to apologize to Josh and the entire CF Community. That interview was not my best work with the camera! I'm still learning and I have a long way to go. Luckily, the CF media department is a talented group of ninjas that do their very best to take the random, shaky footage I send in and somehow make it into a video people can watch.
JWrede is a great guy to spend countless hours with. Great conversation, loud angy music, and lots of laughs. Best of all he does damn good work. The owner of Bound By Design, Patrick, is also a committed CrossFitter. Good people.
Great vid Pat - keep 'em coming.


Malvern Prep quarterback Drew Gunther passes against Penn Charter in an Inter-Ac League contest last season. The host Friars triumphed, 23-9.
Aaron Angelos, Springside Chestnut Hill, Sr. – He threw for 1,355 yards and 10 scores while earning second-team all-Inter-Ac League honors.
Archbishop Wood's Jack Colyar (12).
Jack Colyar, Archbishop Wood, Sr. – A third-year starter, Colyar has committed to play baseball at Duke.
Steve DePaul, Imhotep Charter, Sr. – The North Penn transfer threw for 2,071 yards and 23 touchdowns last season.
Shane Dooley, Father Judge, Sr. – Dooley, who also shines on the hardwood, threw for 1,610 yards and 18 TDs last year.
Drew Gunther, Malvern Prep, Sr. – The Division I recruit threw for 1,667 yards and 18 TDs for the Inter-Ac champs.
Will Howard, Downingtown West, Jr. – The 6-foot-4, 205-pounder has offers from Morgan State, Rutgers, and Yale.
Desman Johnson Jr., Penn Wood, Sr. – He passed for 2,225 yards and 20 scores as the Patriots won the Del-Val League title.
Boys' Latin's Malik Johnson (1).
Malik Johnson, Boys' Latin, Jr. – The 6-1, 190-pounder is a threat for the explosive Warriors as a passer and a runner.
Zak Kantor, Pennridge, Sr. – Kantor connected on 112 of 213 throws for 1,776 yards and 19 scores.
Brody McAndrew, Neshaminy, Jr. – The second-year starter threw for 1,874 yards and 17 scores last season.
Kyle McCord, St. Joseph's Prep, So. – He already has offers from Boston College, Michigan, Syracuse, and Rutgers, among others.
Ricky Ortega, Coatesville, Jr. – He threw for 3,283 yards and 42 scores while guiding the Red Raiders to a 13-2 mark.
Cole Peterlin, Perkiomen Valley, Sr. – He passed for 1,443 yards and 13 TDs for the Pioneer Athletic Conference titlists.
Jack Psenicska, Springfield (Delco), Sr. – Psenicksa threw for nearly 2,000 yards and 25 scores for the 13-1 Cougars.
Haverford High's Jake Ruane (7) fires a pass against Garnet Valley last season.
Jake Ruane, Haverford High, Sr. – He threw for 1,906 yards and 22 TDs last season while directing the Fords to a 9-3 record.
Jeb Brenfleck, Academy of the New Church, Jr.; Charles Britt, Northeast, Sr.; Brad Bryan, Quakertown, Sr.; Ryan Cassidy, West Chester East, Sr.; Salim Dixon, Martin Luther King, Sr.; Skylor Fillis, Academy Park, Sr.; Ben Gerber, Haverford School, Sr.; Alex Goldsby, Conwell-Egan, Sr.; Kamal Gray, Pope John Paul II, Jr.; Marcus McDaniel, Episcopal Academy, Jr.; Matt O'Connor, Lower Merion, Sr.; Evan O'Donnell, Central Bucks East, Sr.; Connor Patania, Phoenixville, Sr.; Max Perry, Springfield (Montco), Sr.; Solomon Robinson, North Penn, Sr.; Luke Sprague, Cardinal O'Hara, Sr.; Jalen Sutton-Christian, Imhotep Charter, Sr.


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Review of 'The "Princes" in the Tower' (Channel 4)
There were many good things about this programme. Dr. Janina Ramirez joined Dr. John Ashdown-Hill and the lawyer Bertram Fields. All three have studied the late medieval period in detail and in different ways.
Then there was Dr. David Starkey. He is a renowned expert on the 1509-1603 period but tends to derive his views on earlier monarchs such as Richard III from his admiration for the second and the last "Tudor" monarchs. Two years ago, in a BBC2 ("Tudor" Court season) discussion on Anne Boleyn, he totally "owned" Alison Weir, his only adversary. Here, however, he treated More (a joke in historical terms) as a Fifth Gospel although More was only five in 1483.
He described Lord Hastings as not having had a trial, although logic and evidence make this highly unlikely, and freely deduced from this false conclusion. He relied on More's post hoc ergo propter hoc assumption of Richard's past conduct being part of some Masterplan, although Ramirez and Ashdown-Hill were of the opposite view. They raised the importance of Edward IV's bigamy, which he didn't. He also spoke of Tyrrell's "confession", although we now know, thanks to Susan Leas (quoted in https://murreyandblue.wordpress.com/2014/07/16/perkin-again/) that this post-dates not merely Tyrrell's life but that of Henry VII because the latter never referred to it in the (nearly) seven years by which he survived Tyrrell. Dr. Ashdown-Hill was able to mention that the illegitimacy of Edward V and his brother gave Richard a much reduced motive for disposing of them.
Many of you will have read Annette Carson's "Maligned King", particularly the chapters on Richard's conduct in April-June 1483 before Stillington's bombshell interrupts the plans to crown Edward V, removing all sources and then putting them back in chronological order. This was criticised in some denialist quarters, only for Dr. Josephine Wilkinson to carry out the same exercise with identical results.
Dr. Starkey, should limit his appearances a little more to his area of expertise – the "Tudors" – and preserve his reputation from the damage it suffered in the 1984 "Trial". This era in particular looks to be in good hands among the younger generation, free of preconceptions as they are, however,
Posted by super blue in television reviews and tagged "Tudors", Anne Boleyn, Annette Carson, Bertram Fields, bigamy, Christine Carpenter, David Starkey, Edward V, Hastings, Henry VII, Janina Ramirez, John Ashdown-Hill, Josephine Josepha Wilkinson, Richard III, Robert Stillington, Sir James Tyrrell, Susan Leas, Thomas More, trial, Weir
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merlynmacleod on 28/03/2015 at 5:39 pm said:
Dear Mister Starkey:
Please be advised that Thomas More's History is not a primary source. It cannot be used as such, regardless the man is a Catholic saint.
If one of your undergraduate students tried using a secondary source as a foundation to their argument as you attempt to do, you'd crucify him or her, so why are you doing it?
Iris on 02/04/2015 at 4:32 pm said:
The Pope made Thomas More a saint and a martyr for being executed following his refusal to accept HVIII's Act of Supremacy, not for writing good history. The difference is not a subtle one…
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Jean A. Dickey on 15/01/2016 at 3:00 am said:
Iris… i do agree!!! 🙂
Earlier tonite Dan Jones
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King John i do hear, with
armour & clothes to match,
Does DJ have a Tory bias?
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Kenya Airways Pilots Urge President to Save National Carrier
© Bloomberg An Embraer SA 190 passenger aircraft, operated by Kenya Airways Ltd., stands on the tarmac during a reopening ceremony at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. Kenya Airways Plc started a three-month round of job cuts as lawmakers debate a bill to nationalize the carrier and its losses mount due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Kenya Airways Plc's decision to freeze expansion plans will hurt the East African nation's economy and its relevance as a regional aviation hub, according to a pilot's lobby.
A plan to fire staff will affect more than 4,000 families who depend on the national carrier directly and about 620,000 others who rely on the aviation industry, the Kenya Airline Pilots Association said in a letter addressed to President Uhuru Kenyatta.
The carrier should instead continue expanding and fill a gap created after rivals Air Mauritius Ltd. and South African Airways were placed under administration, according to the letter published in the Daily Nation newspaper.
"Expanding Kenya Airways will give our country the opportunity to capitalize on the maturity of her hospitality industry and fully utilize her substantive investment in airport infrastructure," the group said.
Kenya Airways this week began firing contract workers hired at the start of 2020 to support its prior expansion plans. Earlier in July the pilots offered to go on unpaid leave if that would help secure jobs and cushion the airline from effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
The pilots also want more aviation experts on the board and management of Kenya Airways, and for the company to improve its services to an under-served cargo market, according to the letter.
Shares of Kenya Airways, which was loss-making even before the pandemic struck, have not been trading since July 3 ahead of the airline's planned restructuring and nationalization.
Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/kenya-airways-pilots-urge-president-to-save-national-carrier/ar-BB17mpYH
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DUBAI: Kuwait's public sector is on track to achieve a 100 percent Kuwaiti workforce, according to sources close to the country's minister of commerce and industry, local daily Kuwait Times reported.
According to the sources, the ultimate goal is for the total workforce of the public sector to be solely comprised of nationals.
An employment committee of the Gulf country's National Assembly was formed to address the issue of high unemployment rates among Kuwaiti nationals by allocating jobs for them in the public sector and relieving expatriates of their roles there.
Kuwaiti MP Mohammad Al-Dallal on Sunday called for the need to check the growing numbers of certain expatriate communities, especially the Egyptian and the Filipino communities.
The Kuwaitization drive is part of a government's push to recruit more of its citizens, a similar push is underway across the GCC where countries like Saudi Arabia and Oman have also been trying to increase the number of locals in employment.


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Swansea Bay tidal lagoon: Last-ditch bid to resurrect project
Plans for what would be the world's first tidal power lagoon were thrown out by the UK government last year.
Tidal Power plc's chief executive Mark Shorrock said the five-year planning consent awarded by the government in 2015 expires in June 2020 "unless material works have commenced".
He said the company was trying to raise £1.2m to start work on land.
The company will not be able to start work in the sea because it has not got a marine licence from Natural Resources Wales (NRW).
But Mr Shorrock said work could get under way on land as terms had been agreed with the principal landowners, subject to a final sign-off.
When the plans were thrown out, the Conservative government said the project was not value for money.
Labour and Plaid Cymru have pledged to deliver the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon in their general election manifestos, while the Liberal Democrats and Green Party of England and Wales support new tidal power investment.
The Brexit Party said it supports the use of tidal power but had concerns over the cost of the project.
Mr Shorrock told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: "With the increased awareness of the climate emergency, the rationale to deliver lagoons is stronger than ever and that view is shared by the majority of political parties contesting the 2019 general election.
"However, we must first remove the cliff-edge from the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon's planning permission.
"No amount of political will can resurrect this vital pathfinder project if the planning permission is allowed to lapse."
A spokesman for the Swansea Bay City Region lagoon task force said: "We are anticipating an announcement about the tidal lagoon in the new year."
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Ryan Giggs, our wizard of the dribbleby
Posted by Steven Tan | Source from by Darren Devine, walesonline.co.uk
For almost two decades Ryan Giggs has made back and front page headlines as the Manchester United wing wizard and pin-up boy linked to a bevy of celebrity beauties. On the 20th anniversary of his Reds debut Darren Devine looks back at his conquests.
FROM his earliest beginnings it was clear to those who witnessed his talent they had stumbled across a youngster destined for greatness.
Gliding around the school playground with the ball at his feet, a tall and gangly Ryan Giggs would leave the other kids chasing shadows.
Come Wednesday, the Cardiff-born winger and former Wales captain, who is one of very few players to have spent their entire career at the same club, will have been doing the same thing to Premier League defenders for an impressive 20 years.
Now with a record 11 Premier League titles, four FA Cup winners' medals, three League Cup and two UEFA Champions League titles already in the bag, Giggs, 37, is the most decorated player in the history of the English game.
And his appetite for glory is undiminished.
Giggs' former PE teacher, Sue Kirk, was one of those given an early glimpse of the talent that has bestrode the English game like a colossus for two decades.
Mrs Kirk remembers the schoolboy Giggs at Moorside High School, in Swinton, Manchester, as a sportsman head and shoulders above the rest.
She said: "One of my earliest memories of him is that when he did the 400 metres he was at the finish line before the rest of them had done 200 metres."
But the young Giggs impressed everyone he encountered with a modesty that belied his outrageous talent.
Mrs Kirk, a teacher at Moorside for 29 years, added: "He had a lot of friends at school and he still has the same ones now, which shows he hasn't changed."
She recalled how Giggs was torn between following in the footsteps of his rugby league playing dad Danny Wilson and sticking with his first love of football.
"Bob Mason, our other PE teacher, told him football would be the way to go."
Giggs joined United after steward Harold Wood was tipped off about his talent by the reds-supporting mum of one of his Dean's teammates. He started earning just £29.50 a week as a Manchester United apprentice. Today he earns more than £4m a year.
Away from football – though he is known for shying away from the limelight – the player has had more than his fair share of front-page headlines for bedding celebrity beauties.
Giggs' first famous conquest was presenter Dani Behr, who dumped him for Les Ferdinand.
He was linked with air hostess Lisa Susan Rys-Halska in 1996 and stripper Christina James told how they had sex four times in a single night.
A stormy relationship with Hollyoaks star Davinia Murphy followed. Later Emma Gardner, sister of best pal Dave, miscarried their baby and they split soon after.
He has been married to childhood friend Stacey Cooke since 2007 and the couple have two kids, Liberty, eight, and Zach, five.
Though Giggs now seems happily settled the couple have had their rough patches with reports he had problems putting his playboy days behind him. In March 2005 reports suggested 31-year-old Cooke had ordered him out of their £1m apartment after accusing him of bedding another woman. But they married two years later.
"I have Liberty and Zach now and I'm probably the most content with life as I have ever been and having a family plays a very important part in that," the multi-millionaire said.
On the field, having recently signed a new one-year deal with United, Giggs seems as settled as he's ever been.
Now, two decades on, despite everything he has achieved the player remains as focused as he was as a 17-year-old substitute making his debut in a 2-0 defeat to Everton at Old Trafford on March 2, 1991.
Giggs said: "I'm obviously very proud of everything I have achieved and when I'm older I will look back upon it with more of a sense of perspective. But for the time being the only thing that matters is the next trophy, not any in the past."
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The United States remains committed to its efforts in support of the ultimate global elimination of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons. It has negotiated multiple arms control treaties and has fully abided by its treaty commitments. In addition, for over two decades the United States has deployed no new nuclear capabilities, advanced nuclear reduction and non-proliferation initiatives to Russia and others, and strengthened alliance commitments and capabilities to safeguard international order and prevent further proliferation of nuclear weapons.
Nevertheless, global threat conditions have worsened markedly since the most recent, 2010 NPR. There now exist an unprecedented range and mix of threats, including major conventional, chemical, biological, nuclear, space, and cyber threats, and violent non- state actors. International relations are volatile. Russia and China are contesting the international norms and order we have worked with our allies, partners, and members of the international community to build and sustain. Some regions are marked by persistent disorder that appears likely to continue and possibly intensify. These developments have produced increased uncertainty and risk, demanding a renewed seriousness of purpose in deterring threats and assuring allies and partners.
weapons and missile capabilities in direct violation of United Nations (U.N.) Security Council resolutions. Russia and North Korea have increased the salience of nuclear forces in their strategies and plans and have engaged in increasingly explicit nuclear threats. Along with China, they have also engaged in increasingly aggressive behavior in outer space and cyber space.
As a result, the 2018 NPR assesses recent nuclear policies and requirements that were established amid a more benign nuclear environment and more amicable Great Power relations. It focuses on identifying the nuclear policies, strategy, and corresponding capabilities needed to protect America, its allies, and partners in a deteriorating threat environment. It is strategy driven and provides guidance for the nuclear force structure and policy requirements needed now and in the future to maintain peace and stability in a rapidly shifting environment with significant future uncertainty.
The current threat environment and future uncertainties now necessitate a national commitment to maintain modern and effective nuclear forces, as well as the infrastructure needed to support them. Consequently, the United States has initiated a series of programs to sustain and replace existing nuclear capabilities before they reach the end of their service lives. These programs are critical to preserving our ability to deter threats to the Nation.
Since 2010 we have seen the return of Great Power competition. To varying degrees, Russia and China have made clear they seek to substantially revise the post-Cold War international order and norms of behavior. Russia has demonstrated its willingness to use force to alter the map of Europe and impose its will on its neighbors, backed by implicit and explicit nuclear first-use threats. Russia is in violation of its international legal and political commitments that directly affect the security of others, including the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, the 2002 Open Skies Treaty, and the 1991 Presidential Nuclear Initiatives. Its occupation of Crimea and direct support for Russia-led forces in Eastern Ukraine violate its commitment to respect the territorial integrity of Ukraine that they made in the 1994 Budapest Memorandum. China meanwhile has rejected the ruling of the… Arbitration Tribunal that found China's maritime claims in the South China Sea to be without merit and some of its related activities illegal under the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea and customary international law.
Subsequently, China has continued to undertake assertive military initiatives to create "facts on the ground" in support of its territorial claims over features in the East and South China Seas.
Russia and China are pursuing asymmetric ways and means to counter U.S. conventional capabilities, thereby increasing the risk of miscalculation and the potential for military confrontation with the United States, its allies, and partners. Both countries are developing counter-space military capabilities to deny the United States the ability to conduct space- based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR); nuclear command, control, and communications (NC3); and positioning, navigation, and timing. Both seek to develop offensive cyberspace capabilities to deter, disrupt, or defeat U.S. forces dependent on computer networks. Both are fielding an array of anti-access area denial (A2/AD) capabilities and underground facilities to counter U.S. precision conventional strike capabilities and to raise the cost for the United States to reinforce its European and Asian allies and partners. While nuclear weapons play a deterrent role in both Russian and Chinese strategy, Russia may also rely on threats of limited nuclear first use, or actual first use, to coerce us, our allies, and partners into terminating a conflict on terms favorable to Russia. Moscow apparently believes that the United States is unwilling to respond to Russian employment of tactical nuclear weapons with strategic nuclear weapons.
The United States does not wish to regard either Russia or China as an adversary and seeks stable relations with both. We continue to seek a dialogue with China to enhance our understanding of our respective nuclear policies, doctrine, and capabilities; to improve transparency; and to help manage the risks of miscalculation and misperception. The United States and Russia have in the past maintained strategic dialogues to manage nuclear competition and nuclear risks. Given Russian actions, including its occupation of Crimea, this constructive engagement has declined substantially. The United States looks forward to a new day when Russia engages with the United States, its allies, and partners transparently and constructively, without aggressive actions and coercive nuclear threats.
Nevertheless, this review candidly addresses the challenges posed by Russian, Chinese, and other states' strategic policies, programs, and capabilities, particularly nuclear, and the flexible, adaptable, and resilient U.S. nuclear capabilities required to protect the United States, allies and partners.
nuclear-armed adversaries in several parts of the world and the potential for adversary nuclear escalation in crises or conflict.
Figure 1 illustrates the marked difference between U.S. efforts to reduce the salience of nuclear weapons and the contrary actions of others over the past decade.
strategic intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), a new multi-warhead version of its DF-5 silo-based ICBM, and its most advanced ballistic missile submarine armed with new submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM). It has also announced development of a new nuclear-capable strategic bomber, giving China a nuclear triad. China has also deployed a nuclear-capable precision guided DF-26 intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of attacking land and naval targets. As with Russia, despite criticizing U.S. homeland missile defense—which is directed against limited missile threats—China has announced that it is testing a new mid-course missile defense system, plans to develop sea-based mid-course ballistic missile defense, and is developing theater ballistic missile defense systems, but has provided few details.
China's military modernization and pursuit of regional dominance have emerged as a major challenge to U.S. interests in Asia. It has adopted an increasingly assertive posture in disputes with its neighbors, many of whom are U.S. allies or partners. These encompass a variety of historical and border disputes, including over territorial boundaries, claims to contested island territory, and an island-building campaign in the South China Sea. China possesses nuclear warheads on protected ICBMs and SLBMs capable of reaching the United States and nuclear-armed, theater-range ballistic missiles capable of reaching U.S. territory, allies, partners, forces, and bases in the region. China's expanding non-nuclear military capabilities include space and cyber warfare capabilities that could decisively affect the outcome of a conflict.
China is developing capabilities to counter U.S. power projection operations in the region and to deny the United States the capability and freedom of action to protect U.S., allied, and partner interests. Direct military conflict between China and the United States would have the potential for nuclear escalation. Our tailored strategy for China is designed to prevent Beijing from mistakenly concluding that it could secure an advantage through the limited use of its theater nuclear capabilities or that any use of nuclear weapons, however limited, is acceptable. The United States will maintain the capability to credibly threaten intolerable damage as Chinese leaders calculate costs and benefits, such that the costs incurred as a result of Chinese nuclear employment, at any level of escalation, would vastly outweigh any benefit.
The United States is prepared to respond decisively to Chinese non-nuclear or nuclear aggression. U.S. exercises in the Asia-Pacific region, among other objectives, demonstrate this preparedness, as will increasing the range of graduated nuclear response options available to the President. Both steps will strengthen the credibility of our deterrence strategy and improve our capability to respond effectively to Chinese limited nuclear use if deterrence were to fail. The United States will also continue to seek a meaningful dialogue with China on our respective nuclear policies, doctrine, and capabilities in pursuit of a peaceful security environment and stable relations.


Paymer is a ruthless new type of deadly psychotic. He can infiltrate thoughts and manipulate behaviour. He wants to turn the country into a savage playground.
McKoy lost his wife, daughter, job and almost his sanity. MI6 happily retired him on dubious medical grounds. Now he's drunk. Until Paymer torments him. Again.
Reed is a cop investigating a bizarre double murder. His methods have led to an excellent reputation. But nothing has prepared him for what is to come.
Debbie is a lonely soul looking for love and happiness. McKoy gives her hope, a desperate chance to change. Paymer wants any change to be that of the damned.
Tyrell is in MI6 and maintains a watching brief on McKoy. When he learns of Paymer his world turns upside down. And launches a treacherous hunt in which no one is safe.


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Nora Prentiss
CAST: Vincent Sherman, Ann Sheridan, Kent Smith, Bruce Bennett, Robert Alda,
The Huntsman: Winter's War
CAST: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Sam Claflin, Chris Hemsworth, Emily Blunt, Jessica Chastain, Charlize Theron, Sophie Cookson, Nick Frost, Colin Morgan, Ralph Ineson, Sheridan Smith, Alexandra Roach, Jonathan Buckhouse, Rob Brydon, Sam Hazeldine, Jadey Duffield, Mark Haldor,
CAST: Bryan Singer, Jennifer Lawrence, Sophie Turner, Olivia Munn, Oscar Isaac, Michael Fassbender, Rose Byrne, Nicholas Hoult, James McAvoy, Evan Peters, Stan Lee, Tye Sheridan, Lucas Till, Monique Ganderton, Alexandra Shipp, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Josh Helman, Ben Hardy,
CAST: Jim Sheridan, Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Emma Thompson, John Lynch, Corin Redgrave, Beatie Edney, John Benfield, Paterson Joseph, Marie Jones, Gerard McSorley, Frank Harper, Mark Sheppard, Don Baker, Britta Smith, Aidan Grennell, Daniel Massey,
CAST: Dustin Hoffman, Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Billy Connolly, Pauline Collins, Michael Gambon, Sheridan Smith, Andrew Sachs, Gwyneth Jones, Trevor Peacock, David Ryall, Michael Byrne, Ronnie Fox, Patricia Loveland, Eline Powell, Luke Newberry, Shola Adewusi, Jumayn Hunter,
The Doughgirls
CAST: James V. Kern, Ann Sheridan, Alexis Smith, Jack Carson,
CAST: Lewis Milestone, Errol Flynn, Ann Sheridan, Walter Huston, Nancy Coleman, Helmut Dantine, Judith Anderson, Ruth Gordon, John Beal, Morris Carnovsky, Charles Dingle, Roman Bohnen, Richard Fraser, Art Smith, Al Bridge,
CAST: Tanya Wexler, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Dancy, Jonathan Pryce, Felicity Jones, Rupert Everett, Ashley Jensen, Sheridan Smith, Dominic Borrelli, Anna Chancellor, Kim Criswell, Georgie Glen, Elisabet Johannesdottir, Gemma Jones, Kate Linder, Teresa Mahoney,
CAST: Noel M. Smith, Dick Purcell, Ann Sheridan, Anne Nagel, William Hopper, Anthony Averill, Dennie Moore, Hugh O'Connell, Ben Welden, Sheila Bromley, Elspeth Dudgeon, Anderson Lawler,
CAST: Christopher Smith, Emory Cohen, Jared Abrahamson, Tye Sheridan, Stephen Moyer, Bel Powley, John Lynch, Sibongile Mlambo, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Jenna Saras, Reine Swart, Nick Boraine, Nic Rasenti, Francis Chouler, Sarah Lea, Dylan Edy, Daniel Fox, Geoffrey Howard, Joe Vaz,
Operation Mad Ball
CAST: Richard Quine, Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs, Kathryn Grant, Arthur O'Connell, Mickey Rooney, Dick York, James Darren, Roger Smith, William Leslie, Sheridan Comerate, L.Q. Jones,
How to Stop Being a Loser
CAST: Dominic Burns, Richard E. Grant, Colin Salmon, Billy Murray, Keeley Hazell, Neil Maskell, Gemma Atkinson, Stephanie Leonidas, Sheridan Smith, Martin Compston, Martin Kemp, Craig Conway, Dominic Burns, Simon Phillips, Jill Halfpenny, Sophie-Larissa Houghton, Adele Silva, Nicola Posener,


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Why 38th & Lee In Lawton Shouldn't Get The New Taco Bell
Kelso Published: December 7, 2021
I'm pretty sure that we've talked about this before, but in case, a little refresher for you...
Lawton has run out of room to grow in the directions people want to expand. With Cache to the West running a tight border with Lawton, Fort Sill to the North, and several communities to the East, the only direction Lawton can grow is South.
City planners already know this too. They've been putting in infrastructure for a few years to the South. The really nice, new, smooth roads to the McMansion neighborhoods... a brand new trendy-looking fire station down on Bishop... and an expansion horizon that goes on until you hit Faxon. South is where it's at these days.
Since everything is spreading that way, companies are looking to strike while the prices are relatively affordable. One of the first new businesses going in South is an announced new Taco Bell at the corner of 38th and Lee Boulevard, and it has everyone wondering if Taco Bell knows what the average person will find at that intersection pretty much all day, every day of the year...
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If you haven't driven that way in recent memory, let me remind you... There's a familiar, pungent, and potent odor of raw sewage that has existed at that intersection, at least since I moved here in 2006. It's like living inside the fence at the paper mill.
Why in the world would a restaurant want to serve food in the ambiance of rotting human waste?
Then again, if you've ever smelled the watery slick coming out of the ground behind Luigi's Express and still walked into Buffalo Wild Wings for a quick two-hour lunch, maybe you're used to it.
In all fairness, the city has a crew down in that stretch of road currently installing what looks like new sewage pipe, and the Lawton sewer rehab project is ongoing like the farmers market that's due to open Summer 2020... Will the hard work of these dedicated civil employees mean the end of smelling poo as you drive by the Neighborhood Market?
Something tells me if it were as simple as installing some green pipe, it would have been done decades ago.
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Despite the expected decline, October looks to be relatively strong on strong replacement demand in hurricane-impacted states and higher incentive spending. Kelley Blue Book analysts, however, believe these are indicators that new-vehicle demand is still contracting.
With the Industry SAAR falling below 17 million for the first time since August, the trade group said the industry's March sales performance 'suggests that sales may be plateauing.' The association said now is the time for dealers to tighten their operations and push back on any tax increases on consumers.
America's 9,500 international nameplate franchises accounted for 54% of all new vehicles sold in the United States in February. Industrywide, 1.33 million light vehicles were sold last month.


Your Instagram feed is likely nowhere near the top of the list of things stressing you out in 2016, but why add to it?
The end of the year is the perfect time to cut things out of your life that make you feel low. And Instagram envy is no good.
Fitspo models with unrealistic advice? Cut 'em. Spruikers of "clean eating" with all the cash in the world to afford an organic lifestyle? Unfollow. Your high school frenemy who you still creep on? Nope.
But no need to become anti-fitness or switch off your social media entirely (unless that sounds good, in which case, go for it).
Instead, consider who gets your precious "follow" and fill up your feed with positive women who make you feel good about yourself creative people who genuinely inspire you.
Here are seven Australian legends to start you off.
Jessica Cochrane is an artist from Canberra who plays with representations of femininity. She paints over images that at first seem to represent tropes of conventional beauty, shifting them into something unexpected.
Come for the art, stay for the puppies.
Look at my brilliant galah brooch made by @winnifreds_daughter! I love galahs very much.
Sarah Jane Adams is a Sydney jewellery designer and Instagram superstar. With beautiful fashions, plus frequent trips to India and other locales, Adams' account shimmers with fun and daring. If you needed some motivation for living well, here it is.
Stefania Ferrario is an Australian model with an important message. She popularised the #DropThePlus hashtag, advocating for the "plus" to be removed when describing models more curvy than the fashion industry's unrealistic standards.
"It implies bigger than normal; it's already giving off the idea that this whole group of women who fall under this label are not the norm," she told Broadly.
Not only does Sydney DJ FlexMami (otherwise known as Lillian Ahenkan) play great music, she also has the best fashions and spreads a message of self love. If you like one or all of those things, please follow her on Instagram as soon as possible.
Plus, she gives perfect elevator selfie.
Amrita Hepi is a Sydney-based dancer, choreographer and activist. Of Indigenous Australian Bundjalung and Ngpuhi (Maori) heritage, she has funnelled her A+ creativity into social good.
Her Hollaback dance classes are a place for no judgement, where even the freshest beginners can learn some of Rihanna's best moves, free of shame. Let her Instagram pics get you to the dance floor.
Bei Badgirl is a Melbourne artist and self-proclaimed expert in "Cute (Kawaii )." Not only does she serve some impressive manga-inspired fashions, she has great art and merch please see this Kim Kardashian pin if you doubt it.
Ellia Tiriseyani Green is a bona fide Olympic gold medallist. She and Australia's womens rugby 7s team (the very first of its kind) dominated at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.
If you want some legit fitness inspiration, from someone who knows, here's where to find it.
If you need a quick serve of fashion inspiration, Elyse "Elle" Lithgow is there for you. Her Insta is full to the brim with great styles for all occasions. Want to wear stripes on stripes? Let Lithgow show you how. Fashion rules into the bin!


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So...I want to get fit and STAY Fit...but there are so many options out there...How do I choose which one to invest in?
Fitness has always been a part of my life. I love working out, being outdoors, being active, and good food! I have this deep inner desire to be healthy and strong, run marathons, be a Spartan champion, box, and hike every mountain peak this world has to offer. But I certainly am not in shape to do half of what I want to do. I love to eat cake waffles smothered in frosting syrup with a mound of ice cream on top! Some days I get really busy and I don't make the time to workout like I should. Plus in today's fitness world...THERE ARE SO MANY OPTIONS for exercise programs and nutrition too! I really just do not know which route to choose!
BBG is a 12 week guide that includes a meal plan and workout guide. It also includes a BBG community of fans so you can connect and get that bikini bod you have been dreaming about.
Plans start at $70 or you can get the bundle series for $119! I guess when you believe in your product, you can charge heaps for it, and people really do not mind paying for it!
Results for some people? But there isn't a money back guarantee. BBG also has a large following and community of workout lovers so you have company if you need it! You do get a 7 day FREE Trial!
*Results may vary. Strict adherence to the nutrition and exercise guide are required for best results.<---That line was taken right from the web page. Meaning, this workout, like all workouts, aren't for everyone and is not guaranteed results! Also, because you need to follow the nutrition and the workout, you can't go cheap-you have to basically buy the $119.00 bundle if you want success. Also, we are lacking variety in working out.
A cardio dance workout! It's a lot of fun! There's lots of group exercise classes out there so you can compare it to the others such as High Fitness. The payment is probably the big thing here...so let's talk money!
It's a fun workout! It is something that anyone can do and all that dance cardio helps you with weight control. Plus, you can get classes with a gym membership which makes finances a little easier!
DEPENDS! You can get classes if you enroll in a local gym. So consider that $20-$25 per month depending on what gym you go to. That ends up being $240/year or $300 per year. Question is...do you take a Zumba class everyday? A drop in class is $5 or more. As you can see, Group Exercise classes also add up pretty quickly!
It's a Gym membership that allows you to have access to the facility and classes like Zumba. This is the most common form of fitness investment.
You can get a gym membership for $9 which is why everybody usually goes for this method. That's only $108 per year. However, most people choose to go for the $20 membership so they have better perks and can use any of the facilities anywhere without hassle. That's $240 a year so things are adding up again! Although the price seems the best, it's the CONS that we need to pay attention to!
Really, mostly the best thing is that is is cheap and you have access to all the equipment you need to get in a good workout!
Just like it says, it's a workout club for a dollar a week or $4 per month. You can access workouts anywhere anytime! So it's a cheaper version of Daily Burn kind of! But although working out for a buck seems like a legit deal… we are going to have to check out the pros and cons to see if this is really worth it!
It's CHEAP! Plus you get workouts streamed anywhere and they are done by professionals...so it's kinds of like you are getting personal training?! It's certainly a good way to go if you want to keep the cost of working out low and have a bit of variety in your workout.
$4 a month baby or about $50 per year! That's that cheapest workout we have so far. There's so many online programs now that you can do workouts anywhere for REAL CHEAP! You can even do workouts for FREE! So why pay $4 when you can just workout with THE FITNESS BLENDER? Let's just be smart if we are going to be careful with our pennies!
Even though it is cheap, it is still a investment and you don't really have anyone to hold you accountable if you use the videos or not. You pay for what you get which is a variety of workouts. No meal plans and no support. So often times you have the app, but you never really use it! Results probably won't happen very fast if you are going this route. But, if you do workout with these videos...you will see change! Heck, that goes for ANY form of movement!
Well…the company has been around forever and it just keeps adding more workouts to it's line of products. Beachbody company's mission is to help people achieve their goals and enjoy healthy, fulfilling lives. THEY PROMISE to deliver results. Beachbody has a variety of fitness programs and supplements to meet a variety of needs.
You get a variety of workouts to choose from and you get your protein mix all in one payment. Also, you can sign up with a coach and get additional training and motivation. So that $140 includes personal training, a workout for up to 8 months (some programs more) and also guaranteed results with a 60 day money back if you don't see your body get legit!
Here's where everyone gets stomped! A challenge pack is $140! However, this includes ANY workout you want and your Shakeology, which is kind of like your meal plan. So although Beachbody is the most expensive thing we have discussed, we are going to break it down financially and also decide if really, it it the cheapest route to go!
The Cost! That's a killer! Probably the cost is the main con when it comes to Beachbody. Otherwise you get everything else that we talked about with other programs including training, meal plans, variety, and a fitness community! But, it's up to you to make results happen. You can pay $120 for a shake a couple of shakes and a video but if you aren't drinking the shake and watching those tapes-then the investment really isn't worth it.
IdealFit is a Sister Site to the well know IdealShape plan for individuals working on their weight goals. IdealFit offers protein and muscle building supplements specifically created with the women in mind. They also offer FREE workout plans and meal plans if you join their challenges. IdealShake has a 12 week program and IdealFit has 3 15 day challenge workouts that are also FREE!
For the type of protein and the quality, it really is a decent price. Compared to other brands that are well known (shakeology, It-works, RSP, etc…) This is the lower end of the scale in terms of pricing. You also get FREE workouts, a social media group to help you stay connected to other individuals seeking their fitness goals, and there are several different flavors of protein to meet your taste bud needs!
IdealShake and IdealFit have a variety of programs and bundles that are all a for a good price. They also run deals every month. There is not a sign on fee or a coach discount, although you can become a affiliate with them and earn cash that way! For this review, we are going to focus on the protein powder alone. IdealFit powder costs $40 or $1.30 per day for a shake. You can also buy the bundle and get 4 sample packets and a IdealFIT blender bottle for only $10.00 more. Read on and we will take a look at this price compared to the cheapest brand that you can pick up from Walmart.
There isn't an IdealFit app yet! There also isn't workout videos or live streaming, but as mentioned before, there are trainings for FREE!


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Sonny Bill Williams and Toronto, out of the 2020 Super League season
Toronto Wolfpack has decided that they will no longer participate in the rest of the 2020 Super League season due to the "overwhelming financial challenges" posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
On the other hand, from the Canadian team, in which Sonny Bill Williams is part of their squad, they say that they still "intend to form a team by 2021."
Toronto, which will also withdraw from the Challenge Cup, said in a statement: "This decision has not been taken lightly, and in consideration of a number of club-specific factors being the only transatlantic team in the tournament. Revenue streams of tickets, sponsors and days of game very reduced thanks to not being able to play the eleven games of Super League in our house ".
In addition, last week, BBC Sport reported that Toronto could be forced to withdraw due to visa problems for seven of its players. They were at the bottom of the table when the season was suspended in March, having lost all their matches.
"The club's decision is especially disappointing given the imminent restart of the season," added the statement from the organization of the event and added: "Our intention is to start the tournament again on August 2."
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Microsoft slashed the price of all three of its Xbox 360 models last month, and those substantial cuts paid dividends, according to September NPD sales. The Xbox 360 enjoyed "in the ball park" projected sales given the price drop, according to Microsoft's Xbox 360 Group PR Manager David Dennis, who spoke with Game On as NPD's numbers were going out. "September is typically a slow month, so even taking the price cut into consideration, we did very well."
While the Xbox 360 "is now the most affordable next generation console on the market," according to Microsoft, at "$50 less than the Wii and half the price of the PlayStation 3," Nintendo still managed to clean Microsoft and Sony's clock with a supply-driven 34 percent sales surge, up from 453k units in August to 687k units in September.
September also marked "the first true monthly decline the industry has experienced since March of 2006," according to NPD analyst Anita Frazier, who added that this month's 7 percent decline is against September 2007, which was itself up 75 percent from September 2006. NPD analyst David Riley further notes that Frazier is referring to NPD's January 2008 data-of-record, but since January 2008 was a four-week month compared to January 2007 (five weeks) January 2008 actually had higher weekly sales, and was "therefore not a true decline for [September 2008]."
Overall? I'm with NPD when they write "the health of the video games industry remains quite strong despite the rocky economic conditions." Based on typical fall and holiday sales trends, NPD predicts we're still on track to hit record $22 billion revenue, and that's not counting PC games.
- Hardware unit sales were flat versus last year, according to NPD's Frazier, who cites lower prices as the culprit.
- Last year, Halo 3 was released near the end of September, and that game substantially impacted hardware and software sales, making this September's numbers that much more impressive (October will be the real indicator, of course, since that's where Halo 3 had a chance to really stretch its legs).
- Nearly all system sales were higher in September (only the PSP dipped, down from 253k to 238k). The Xbox 360's price cut raised its unit sales profile by 78 percent overall, putting a 115k unit gap between the 360 and PS3.
- Sony continues to cite year-over-year sales to bolster its profile (recall the PS3 sold very poorly last year). PS3 sales increased 94% over last September, according to Sony, though the PS3's 25% sales uptick over August 2008 is certainly notable.
- The PS2 finished strongly in last place, helping raise Sony's brand profile to 644k units (PSP, PS2, PS3).
- Do we even need to comment on Nintendo? Its total hardware profile for September = 1.2 million units.
- Microsoft continues to wallop both Sony and Nintendo in software sales, with an attach rate of 8.1, according to Microsoft (citing NPD data). Note that while both the 360 and Wii had four titles chart with comparable unit totals, two of the 360's four titles debuted in September and two in August, versus Wii Fit (May 2008), Mario Kart (April 2008), and Wii Play (August 2007). Other than September's Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Nintendo's third party presence is comparably nonexistent.
- "A full 35 percent of last year's software sales came from one title: Halo 3," said NPD's Frazier. "This year, the wealth is spread a bit more broadly as seven titles achieved sales of 250K units or more while last year only three hit that mark."
- Frazier notes the "wide array of content" that sold well across the month, from Star Wars (third-person action) to Wii Fit (aerobics game) to LEGO Batman (toy-based game targeted at younger players). "Rock Band 2 achieved sales of over 360K units on just one platform and this title should continue to make its mark on the industry when the PS3, Wii and PS2 versions are released later this year," added Frazier.
- Though PC game sales weren't included in these numbers, Fraizer singled out two for mention: Spore, with sales of 406k units, and Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, with 274K, "which would put them both in the top 10 list of combined console, portable and PC games sales for the month."
- Is it telling that the PS2 version of Madden NFL 09 beat the PS3 version, which failed to chart in the top 10 altogether? Maybe. It says there's still a substantial swathe of potential PS3 owners perfectly happy to stick with their PS2s when it comes to major franchises like Madden.
Next month: The really heavy lifters are about to hit in the next couple days (Fable 2 - 360, Little Big Planet - PS3) and weeks (Fallout 3 - multi, Gears of War 2 - 360). Given the stable of goodies about to drop (see our Coolest 15 Games of Fall 2008 feature), October and November should be incredibly interesting to watch.
So economics, schmekonomics...it's still an incredible time to be a gamer.


Controlled Therapeutics support their employees by providing an occupational health advisor who visits the site once a month. As an organisation, they understand that the work life balance is important so also offer flexible working where possible and employees can receive time off in for any extra hours worked.
They support the local community by charitable events including raffles, where employees can donate unwanted gifts or buy a gift and all donations go to a local children's charity. The company also offers support to employee's fundraising by matching the amount raised. They have a dedicated environmental group who are responsible for driving efforts to reduce impact on environment. As a company they make every effort to recycle. This includes paper, cans, plastic cups and printer cartridges which are all placed into recycle containers which are collected at regular intervals.
Employees are rewarded and recognised for their efforts. Where appropriate; celebrations and rewards are announced in the monthly team briefings, posted on notice boards and the intranet. Occasionally a company "Town Hall" meeting will take place to present awards.


If you have decided a pet skunk would be a good fit as a pet, the trickiest part may actually be finding a skunk. While sites featuring skunk breeders are few and far between on the internet, it is still possible to use the internet as a tool for finding a pet skunk.
You should first check the legality of skunks in your area before going to the trouble of locating a breeder. Be sure you can find a vet that will vaccinate your skunk and treat it if it becomes ill. Acquiring a skunk if they are illegal in your area can lead to serious consequences, and even if it is just for vaccinations, your skunk will need veterinary care, and you will be stuck if you can't find anyone to treat your pet when needed.
You might also want to consider taking in a homeless skunk from a shelter or rescue. Sometimes you might have to work a little harder to gain the trust of a skunk that ends up at a rescue due to neglect, but giving such a skunk a second chance at a happy home is a wonderful gift to the skunk!
Perhaps the best way to find a skunk for adoption through a rescue association or a skunk breeder is to network with other skunk owners and ask for their recommendations. There are several email lists/groups that make this possible online. The Owners of Pet Skunks site maintains a list of such groups and would be a good place to begin the search.
Skunk breeders can sometimes be found locally, although you may need to go a little farther away to find a good reputable breeder of pet skunks. You can check your local paper or even an agriculture-based newspaper in your area. Occasionally, depending on where you live, skunks can be found in pet stores. A breeder who breeds skunks as pets is the best choice, as long as the skunks are raised under good conditions and socialized well as kits. In many cases, the selling of skunks for pets is just a sideline for fur farms. This may be your only option, and you simply need to be educated and aware and evaluate any breeder or pet store by several criteria.
When looking for a breeder, some patience is required. Skunks are seasonal breeders, and kits are usually only available in June-July. Many breeders have a waiting list and you may need to contact them a year or more ahead of time to get a kit.
When you are choosing a breeder, the best option is to visit the breeder in person, as this is the best way to get a sense of how the breeder raises their animals. The skunks should be kept in clean conditions, which you should be able to assess by observation and odor. Do not be concerned if you are not allowed to see the breeding animals, as many conscientious breeders will not allow visitors access to breeding animals. Ask to see the breeder's documentation (licensing, inspection reports). Ask if there have been any disease outbreaks, especially distemper.
Once you are satisfied with the facilities, carefully observe some skunks. They should be bright, alert, and curious, with a full shiny coat. They should be in good body condition, neither thin nor obese. They should be curious about visitors but not overly agitated. They should also have clean eyes, ears, nose and rear end, and no signs of lameness or other problems. Try to handle some kits to see how they interact with you.
The best sign of a good breeder is one who is sure they are selling you a pet for which you are prepared. While you may feel you are being grilled, a breeder that asks potential owners lots of questions is one who is concerned that their animals are going to good homes. If a breeder can't answer all your questions about what skunks are like and how to care for them properly, be wary. Research care well in advance so you can tell if a breeder is giving sound advice or not.
If you are some distance from a breeder, they may be willing to ship a kit to you. This is the least desirable option since shipping can be stressful.
If you are looking for a skunk, be prepared and most importantly be patient so you can be sure you are getting the pet that is perfect for you.
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By: Neal P. Goswami | March 26, 2016
MONTPELIER — Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Alyssa Schuren was preparing to testify in front of a Senate Committee on the morning of Feb. 25 when news of drinking water contamination in North Bennington was delivered, kicking off an all-out effort by her department and the governor's office to address an alarming situation. "I was just about to go down and testify in Senate Natural Resources and Energy … and we had 10 minutes until we were going to catch the bus. The division director … comes running in, he opens the door, he's red-faced, he sits down and he says, 'We have the test results back from Bennington,'" Schuren said in an interview at DEC's main office. "I immediately feel myself just sit up straighter, because you could tell by his face that this was not going to be good news."
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State officials are investigating water contamination in North Bennington
By: Neal P. Goswami | February 25, 2016
MONTPELIER — A possible carcinogen found in a nearby New York town has also been found in several private wells in North Bennington, the Shumlin administration announced Thursday morning after receiving test results just hours earlier. The chemical, Perfluorooctanoic, or PFOA, is the same chemical that was found in the village of Hoosick Falls, N.Y., that has drawn national attention. It was that case that spurred a concerned citizen to reach out to members of the Vermont Legislature with concerns of potential contamination in North Bennington. One company, Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, operated factories that made non-stick coatings in both towns under the Chemfab name in recent decades. The New York plant is still operating while the North Bennington facility, which was purchased by Saint-Gobain in 2000, was closed in 2002. Continue Reading →
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Retired Gen. Rene Sanabria, who once ran Bolivia's national anti-narcotics police unit, has pleaded guilty in a Miami court to smuggling cocaine. Sanabria and his co-conspirators were arrested in March and charged with trying to sneak about 315 pounds of cocaine into the Port of Miami.
Sanabria ran Bolivia's anti-narcotics police unit from 2007 to 2008, and since 2009, he was considered a top adviser to Evo Morales's interior minister. During that time, he was living a double life as a would-be cocaine kingpin.
Sanabria and his associates entered into a deal with an undercover U.S. agent to transport vast amounts of cocaine into Miami for $250,000. Sanabria sent his first shipment of 220 pounds of cocaine here in November. Federal agents seized the shipment and then arrested Sanabria in Panama in March. He was transported to Miami for trial.
Today Sanabria and an associate, Marcelo Foronda, entered a guilty plea in a Miami court.
It's believed the guilty plea is part of a deal in which Sanabria might provide information to U.S. authorities in exchange for a lighter sentence.


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Trade in agricultural products is critical to New Zealand's economy. However the WTO rules on agricultural trade are not as well developed or effective as the rules for trade in industrial goods.
Many countries retain a range of barriers to agricultural imports, such as high tariffs and tariff quotas, so there are still significant distortions to trade in this sector. New Zealand's agricultural exports frequently come up against these barriers and also have to compete against products that enjoy subsidies. This can put New Zealand farmers at a significant disadvantage. We're not alone in calling for ambitious and urgent reform of agricultural trade.
WTO Agreement on Agriculture (AoA)
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The WTO Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) was a good first step in liberalising agricultural trade. This was agreed as part of the Uruguay Round of trade negotiations and came into force with the creation of the WTO in 1995. Our agricultural sector has benefitted significantly from these reforms – but through the Doha Round we are working to achieve further improvements to the rules.
Negotiations on agriculture are geared toward creating a more fair and market oriented agricultural trading system. The negotiations are divided into 'three pillars':
Market access – substantial improvements by reducing barriers to trade and improving rules
Export competition – including reducing and eventually phasing out subsidies paid to exporters
Domestic support – reducing the trade-distorting subsidies that are paid to farmers and limiting government price guarantees
The export subsidy component of the export competition pillar was effectively addressed through the agreement at the 2015 WTO Ministerial meeting in Nairobi to eliminate export subsidies.
New Zealand stands to gain considerably from further reforms in the two remaining pillars. In essence, we want agricultural exporters to be able to benefit from the same opportunities in world markets that have been created progressively for industrial goods since the 1947 GATT.
We have these two specific aims for the ongoing agriculture negotiations:
Tariffs - increase market access for our products through substantial cuts to all tariffs; raise the quantity and quality of market access provided through tariff quotas; remove a range of non-tariff barriers. These would benefit both New Zealand farmers and consumers in other member countries.
Domestic subsidies - secure major reductions in domestic subsidies which distort trade by artificially encouraging production where it would not otherwise have taken place, and which create an uneven playing field for our agricultural exporters.
New Zealand believes that achieving these objectives would also make a significant contribution to fostering global development, providing considerable benefits for most developing country members in terms of rural development, food security and export earnings.
New Zealand is a member of the Cairns Group - 19 like-minded agricultural exporting countries pushing for ambitious agricultural trade reform. Cairns Group countries span five continents and make up a third of the world's agricultural exports. The group was set up in Cairns in 1986 at the outset of the GATT Uruguay Round and Australia is the permanent chair.
The members are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, the Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Uruguay, and Viet Nam. Most Cairns Group members are developing countries.
Read more about the Cairns Group (external link)
Fisheries subsidies negotiations
New Zealand is the coordinator of the 'Friends of Fish', a group of likeminded WTO member countries pushing for new rules on fisheries subsidies. Subsidies contribute to overfishing by artificially reducing costs for the fishing industry, and inflating earnings. Since the Doha round was launched in 2001, fishing subsidies have increased and fish stocks have declined around the world.
The 2018 Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) State of World Fisheries Report, estimates that globally fish stocks are in the worst state since records began, with a third of global stocks estimated to be overfished. 93% of global fish stocks are either fully exploited, depleted, overexploited or in recovery, up from 75% in 2002. The 2018 FAO report records that global fisheries subsidies are approximately USD35 billion. Prohibiting harmful fisheries subsidies will have significant environmental, developmental and economic benefits for New Zealand and Pacific nations.
The Ministerial Decision from the WTO Ministerial Conference MC11 in Buenos Aires in December 2017 commits Membership to continue negotiations to prohibit harmful fisheries subsidies for conclusion by December 2019, before the fisheries subsidies related Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target deadline in 2020. New Zealand is working with Friends of Fish and other like-minded countries to call for the completion of negotiations in 2018-19 so an agreement can enter into force by 2020.


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Unless you've been living on the dark side of the Moon recently, you have heard about the United Airlines passenger who was dragged off a Chicago-to-Louisville flight after he refused to give up his seat to a member of United's affiliate, Republic Airlines, who needed to reach Louisville to be available to work on a flight out of that city the next day.
United announced that it is taking steps to reduce overbooking, and JetBlue and Southwest are planning to eventually eliminate the practice altogether.
But while the odds of you being "involuntarily bumped" off an over-booked flight are quite low, the chances of you ending up "grounded" because of a flight delay or cancellation are high enough that you should know what to do to prevent that from happening or if you find yourself stuck at your departure airport.
Whether you are too young to have experience the "fun of flying," or have long since forgotten what it was like "back in the day," you'll find this collection of airline advertisements from 1934-1989 beyond belief today when airlines tout low fares rather than luxurious seating and attentive service even in Economy class cabins.
Your Flight from The U.S. to Cuba Arrived, But Now What?
The easing of restrictions on travel to Cuba by U.S. citizens announced by President Obama on December 17, 2014, has generated a great deal of interest of the part of Americans in visiting an island that during three decades of Cold War between the U.S. and Cuba's staunch ally, the Soviet Union, was essentially off-limits.
After the U.S.S.R. crumbled in 1991, Cuba turned to tourism to bolster its economy and Americans began to travel there again on "people-to-people" cultural exchange tours, and such tours continue today.
But a major factor limiting travel from the U.S. to Cuba has been the lack of regularly scheduled air service, forcing Americans to either go on a group tour or try to snag an empty seat on a charter flight.