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7 Best free streaming websites | Alternatives to Netflix
Author : Dinesh Babu B
Do you not want to pay high subscriptions fees for streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime.? Do you want to enjoy streaming movies and series for free? It will be great right, to use free streaming websites that are some good alternatives to Netflix.
The days of surfing television to find a show or movie of one's liking are history now. This is the era of the internet. Online streaming services are ruling the media industry. Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar are unicorns in the industry and also now there are many other services like Eros Now, Airtel TV, HooQ, Sony liv are becoming some good players.
These services work on a subscription model –You pay a monthly fee to access content. However, it is not affordable for many to pay such costly subscription fee.
For those folks, who wants to enjoy unlimited streaming, we are suggesting 7 best free streaming websites where you can watch movies without paying a single penny. Though these sites don't have so many collections, these are considered as some best alternatives to Netflix.
Snagfilms
A robust streaming destination hat offers overs 2,000 movies, TV shows and documentaries The site has clearly aggregated genres that make it breeze to browse through content.
The streaming works seamlessly, without any lags. Other than the web browser, Snagfilms is available on Android and iOS platforms.
Popcornflix
Popcornflix has over 1,500 full-length movies across different genres, along with TV shows, documentaries, and original web series. Take your pick from titles in the action, comedy, drama, horror, thriller and romance genres, among others.
The popcornflix app is available for iOS and Android devices.
VUDU video service is owned by Walmart. Most of the movies available in VUDU are either on the basis of rent or own. However, they are now extensively increasing their free ad-supported section in which advertisements will be played in between the videos. You need not to pay any fee to view those movies and all you need is to register in their site.
The website is very easy to navigate and offers parental control settings. You can start watching instantly or add a title to the queue to watch it later. Many varieties of genres are available in this site. It is also available in iOS and Android devices.
The Internet Archive is home to many public domain full-length movies. Also, those are categorized in all varieties of genres. Mostly public domain movies are old 'black and white' movies which are available for free to watch without any copyright issues.
If you want to watch non-fiction content, this site has a lot to offer. There are 3,000 free documentaries to choose from. Most of them are full-length documentaries. There is a write-up accompanying every documentary that helps understand the topic better.
Yes.! YouTube is something peculiar in this list. It is the most famous video-streaming service offered by Google in which there are all types of videos available. Even, YouTube has more full-length movies that are being free to watch.
Then what. Go and Enjoy unlimited streaming. Don't forget to share with your friends about these free streaming websites.
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I used to fake tan all of the time - however I have stopped within the past year. I'm having a horrible rash on my stomach and chest area (some on my shoulder and arm too) some places and times they are just white circles and others like after being in the heat or sweating the circles get extremely irritated, red and itchy. I will be seeing a dermatologist but can't get in for another few weeks - anyone have any ideas what it could be? wish I could post a picture in here. just want it gone!
Which product are you using? Maybe it's not related to your self tanning product, maybe it's some alergy on food or something.. I never had such experience.


British South Asian mothers with children under 12 months are being called on to participate in a research study that looks at the rise in postnatal low mood and stress among South Asian women.
The study, entitled ROSHNI-2, is running for four years and is the largest of its kind to be funded by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) programme which is run by the NHS National Institute for Health Research. Led nationally by Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust's Professor Nusrat Husain, the study is researching alternative culturally adapted methods of supporting South Asian women experiencing low mood and stress following childbirth.
"Becoming a new mum can be stressful and it's important to know that you are not alone. Such stress can lead to low mood which is one of the most common causes of disability in women of child bearing age and is often associated with negative outcomes for both the mother and her child. Up to £8.1 billion is estimated to be spent each year on perinatal mental health problems in the UK. The rates of postnatal low mood in the majority UK population are 10-15 percent and in British South Asian women (Pakistan, India and Bangladesh) the rates are reported to be higher. . It is also reported that, despite similar or higher rates few South Asian mothers access appropriate treatments.
ROSHNI-2 is being run across five centres in the UK with participants being British South Asian women aged 16 or above and having a child up to 12 months old. The project is seeking to recruit 720 participants from GP practices and other community areas in England and Scotland.
Professor Nusrat Husain was awarded the Clinical Research Role Model of the Year award at the North West Coast Research and Innovation Awards 2017 in February for addressing inequalities in access to health care. In November last year, he received the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Academic Researcher of the Year Award 2016 in recognition of his excellent work in improving access for marginalised communities to mental health care. In addition to his role as Consultant Psychiatrist at Lancashire Care, Professor Husain is also the Lead for Lancashire Care's Culture and International Mental Health research Group, and also Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Research in Global Mental Health at the University of Manchester's Division of Psychology and Mental Health.
For further details or for an informal chat about the study, contact Farah Lunat on farah.lunat@lancashirecare.nhs.uk or Nafeesa Bhatti on nafeesa.bhatti@lancashirecare.nhs.uk on 01254 612508 and 07507844725.


Nidderdale is an area outside of Harrogate District that is a regular stop for locals and travelers. A touch over an hour drive, Nidderdale is he home of the Area of Natural Beauty also known as AONB. Rolling farms and hillsides are accompanied by the cultured historical structures of North Yorkshire. Numerous parks and gardens are scenically paired with the sights of valleys and villages. Due to the variety of habitats, plants and wildlife flourish with diversity. The Area of Natural Beauty is preserved in such a way to provide a home for a variety of birds and animals.
Visitors are able to choose from a wide spectrum of activities that make the drive worthwhile. Their website offers events and schedules along with informational pages. Maps of the region are available to assist in planning the day. Nidderdale welcomes neighbors with Pubs, cafés, restaurants and lodging. There is plenty of shopping along the way before or after your itinerary at the AONB.
Aside from the trails and hikes to follow, the AONB also host special events throughout the year. From families to individuals, there is something for everyone to enjoy. Technology keeps us bound to the screen in most of our free time. The natural theme that surrounds the location brings vast possibilities that you can't plug in.
A small team of staff members and volunteers coordinate the events with experts for a unique and enriched learning experience. They have a series that celebrates the skies and space with guest speakers and activities that bring the stars a little closer. Specialty topics are scheduled in advance to make it easier to reserve a spot. You will find an even mixture of open capacity to limited seating depending on the requirements of the event.
As with Harrogate, there are a number of shows and festivals to partake in. Livestock, goods, games and entertainment fill the days of the calendar. Several annual shows and festivals bring together many towns within the region. In addition to the community based plans, there are additional opportunities the area offers.
Fundraising platforms and Challenges is a generous way to enjoy the views. The main goal of the Area of Natural Beauty is to preserve the land from further and unnecessary damages. For this reason, committees are encouraged to submit their concept for their cause with a careful consideration for the environment. Keeping the land in a healthy bountiful state will allow the continuance of bird watching, wildlife walks and the journeys of historical sites.
To continue gaining momentum, the goal has been to hold a global traction that puts the AONB on the map. The staff strives to match creativity with providing a genuine experience. Hosting tournaments, contests and marathons helps to raise awareness of their goals. The Area of Natural Beauty strive to bring new and exciting happenings to Harrogate, Yorkshire and Nidderdale areas.


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Her long-awaited debut SweetSexySavage arrives Jan. 27. In addition to "Undercover," SSS has also spawned the singles "Advice," "CRZY," and "Distraction," which are all available on iTunes.
Next up, Kehlani will hit the road on her "SweetSexySavage World Tour," starting Feb. 21 in Montréal.


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Jeffrey Lisandro (Perth) is een Australisch professioneel pokerspeler. Hij werd tijdens de World Series of Poker 2009 de eerste speler ooit die drie verschillende 7 card stud-toernooien won (Stud High, Stud High-Low en Razz). De Australiër sleepte daarmee zijn tweede, derde en vierde WSOP-titel in de wacht, nadat hij op de WSOP 2007 zijn eerste won door daarop het $2.000 Seven-Card Stud-toernooi op zijn naam te schrijven.

Op de World Series of Poker Europe van 2010 won Lisandro als negentiende speler in de geschiedenis voor de vijfde keer een WSOP-titel (en als eerste vijf titels waarvan één niet in Las Vegas, maar in Europa). Op de World Series of Poker Asia Pacific 2014 won hij het A$ 1.650 Pot-Limit Omaha-toernooi en daarmee als veertiende speler ooit een zesde WSOP-titel.

Lisandro - bijgenaamd Iceman - kreeg in 2009 de prijs voor de World Series of Poker Player of the Year toegekend. Hij verdiende tot en met oktober 2014 meer dan $5.400.000,- in pokertoernooien (cashgames niet meegerekend) Een kenmerkend detail aan Lisandro is dat hij praktisch altijd kauwgom kauwt tijdens het spelen, om het zijn tegenstanders moeilijk te maken iets aan zijn gezicht af te lezen.

Lisandro woont in het Italiaanse Salerno. Voor hij professioneel pokerspeler werd, handelde hij in onroerend goed.

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Gays, Genetics, Giving Blood and the GOP
by Doris December 30, 2014, 10:00 am 1.9k Views
Progressive steps were taken this year for the LGBT community — studies of genetics found that being gay is in your genes; the FDA lifted a 30-year ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood, and we are now up to 35 states with legalized same-sex marriage. All great news but …
What does the Republican Senate takeover in 2015 mean for these advancements? Will these forward strides get snuffed out? Will LGBT bills like the Employment Non-Discrimination Act be shot down by the new right-wing Congress?
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I must stay in the moment, or I'm going to panic. I'm already freaked out about the religious right's insidious push to strip women of their rights, and I know that conservatives don't like making things easier for gays (or immigrants or people of color or lower-income families, etc.).
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First, Let's Celebrate Advancements
Dr. Alan Sanders of Northwestern University conducted a study this year that strongly supports the theory that there is a genetic link in males that can effect sexual preferences. The DNA of 409 independent pairs of homosexual brothers (908 analyzed individuals in 384 families, including identical and fraternal twins) were used for the study, and Dr. Sanders concluded that there is a genetic link to homosexuality.
Sanders' findings confirmed a smaller 1983 study by molecular biologist Dr. Dean Hamer. Sanders' study supported Hamer's findings that the X chromosome called Xq28 holds a gene or genes that predispose males to homosexuality. "Twenty years is a long time to wait for validation, but now it's clear the original results were right. It's very nice to see it confirmed," Dr. Hamer said.
Dr. Marc Breedlove, a Rosenberg Professor of Neuroscience at Michigan State University, backs up that theory: "The example I like to use is to talk about height," he began. "The estimates are there are 150 different genes that influence height. So, is there a gene for being tall and if you get that gene you will be tall no matter what? No, there probably isn't a gene for being tall. But, does that mean there is no genetic influence on height? Of course not, that would be silly. Of course, there is a genetic influence on height. Of course there is a genetic influence on sexual orientation. The data are really completely firm."
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Homophobic Ban Lifted for Blood Donors
In 1983, the FDA enacted a ban against gay and bisexual men donating blood. It was early in the AIDS crisis, but now, three decades later, scientists know much more. We even have blood tests now that can detect the HIV virus in nine days. As we chip away at the stigma associated with homosexuality, we can memorialize Dec. 23, 2014 as the day the FDA threw out the ban.
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Estimates for the increase in pints of blood that will be donated annually in the U.S. are at 317,000 (source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). There's one caveat though, and the GMHC does not approve of it: The FDA will continue to block blood donations from men who have had sex with other men within a year. This blocks even gay men with only one partner, who practice safe sex and don't have HIV. The hypocrisy of the 1-year rule is that heterosexuals are still allowed to donate blood even if they practice high-risk behaviors like multiple partners, unprotected sex or use intravenous drugs. Clearly, there's more work that needs to be done to get rid of homophobia.
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But Is the Sky Falling?
As much as we've made advances in recent years, will the new Republican-controlled House and Senate undo everything? It just kills me that the religious right preaches on about pro-life yet it tries to ruin the lives of so many women, gays, people of color and immigrants.
With the blood ban lifted and the new DNA findings, will the far right try to abort babies from families with homosexual genes? Or will it go on with its plan to make abortion illegal? Questions bring to mind that Dickens quote from "A Tale of Two Cities," but let's title it "A Tale of Two Political Parties:"
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Маріїнський хрест — це термін для опису символічного зображення тісного зв'язку Марії з місією Ісуса як спасителя. Буква «М» під хрестом вказує на присутність Марії біля підніжжя хреста.

Чудотворна медаль
Поєднання букви М з латинським хрестом зустрічається як частина дизайну Чудотворної медалі 1830 року (також відомої як Медаль Богоматері Преподобних на основі одкровень святої Катерини Лабур). У цій конструкції буква М переважає звичайний латинський хрест, що стоїть на бруску, переплетеному з буквою М.

Герб Папи Римського Івана Павла ІІ
Папський герб Івана Павла ІІ містить хрест, відхилений від його звичайного центрального положення, щоб звільнити літеру «М» у четвертій чверті щита, що представляє Діву Марію присутню при смерті Ісуса на хресті.

У статті 1978 року газета Ватикану L'Osservatore Romano повідомляла про:  Герб папи Івана Павла ІІ призначений для того, щоб бути шаною центральній таємниці християнства, спокуті. Він головним чином являє собою хрест, форма якого, однак, не відповідає жодній із звичайних геральдичних моделей. Причина незвичного зсуву вертикальної частини хреста є вражаючою, якщо розглядати другий об'єкт, включений до Герба: велику і величну столицю М, яка нагадує про присутність Мадонни під Хрестом та її виняткову участь у Викупі. У цьому проявляється інтенсивна відданість Понтифіка Святій Богородиці.  Іван Павло писав: «Як відомо, в моїх єпископських обіймах, які є символічною ілюстрацією євангельського тексту Івана 19: 25-27». (Стоячи біля хреста Ісуса стояли його мати та сестра його матері, Марія, дружина Клопаса, та Марія Магдала. Ісус, побачивши там свою матір та учня, кого любив, сказав матері: «Жіночко, ось твій син». Тоді він сказав учневі: Ось, мати твоя.)

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PAHO Director: Analyse pandemic trends before relaxing social distancing measures
DR CARISSA F. ETIENNE, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). (Image: PAHO)
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr Carissa F. Etienne, is urging regional governments to carefully analyse trends in the COVID-19 pandemic, based on what is happening in their respective countries, before moving too quickly to relax social distancing measures.
Dr Etienne warns that reducing them too soon could lead to a rapid spread of the virus, beyond the capacities of regional health care systems.
"Countries must analyse specific trends in the COVID-19 pandemic according to their unique contexts," Dr Etienne said. "Reducing social distancing measures too soon could accelerate the spread of the virus and open the door for a dramatic upsurge or for spread to adjacent areas."
Speaking with journalists in Washington, yesterday, the PAHO director said she also is very concerned about the situation in Haiti, noting that a large-scale outbreak there could lead to a serious humanitarian crisis.
"Apart from the difficult situation Haiti is going through, a large-scale outbreak in that country could trigger a humanitarian crisis. A much broader coalition to address a potential health crisis in this country is needed," said Dr. Etienne.
PAHO reports that since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in the Americas more than three months ago, the virus has spread to all countries in the Region, causing more than 1.4 million cases and more than 86,000 deaths, through May 4.
Regional panorama
Dr. Etienne pointed out that in many areas of the Region the number of cases is doubling every few days, as is the case in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Chile and Mexico.
"This is a concerning indicator that tells us that transmission is still very high in those countries, and they should implement the full range of public health measures available—extensive testing, contact tracing, isolating cases and, of course, social distancing," she stressed.
The PAHO Director noted that in North America, it is important to maintain special measures to protect the most vulnerable groups, particularly in places where the virus has not yet impacted.
"In Central America, it is imperative to increase testing capacity, while in South America there is growing concern about more cases being reported in smaller towns with limited hospital capacity," she said.
Dr Etienne points out that in the Caribbean, most countries are at the early stages of their outbreaks, but they have implemented very strict public health measures that are having a positive impact in slowing the spread without their borders.
"Not all communities are affected in the same way; health capacity is also very diverse. Based on evidence and WHO and PAHO's guidance, each country must adjust its approach to what is happening at the district, city or State level," she said.
Dr. Etienne stressed that any decision should be based on data.
"Analyse the rate of new cases and deaths, evaluate the capacity of beds in hospitals and determine what it tells you about the spread of the virus," she urged. "The social and economic pressure we are seeing now will be greater if we fail to contain the virus, remove control measures prematurely and overwhelm our health systems capacity," she said.
Haiti – a major concern for PAHO
"We are especially worried about Haiti and I wish to sound the alarm of an impending humanitarian crisis," said PAHO's Director, who described the situation as "a perfect storm approaching".
Although the country has reported only 100 cases, there are already 17,000 Haitians who have returned from the Dominican Republic, where there is community transmission, and this number is expected to reach 55,000 in two weeks.
Dr. Etienne highlighted the limited capacity of the Haitian health system.
"There are few beds for treating COVID-19, insufficient numbers of health professionals and insufficient personal protective equipment," she said. "The security of the COVID-19 designated hospitals and the safety of community health workers is of great concern," she added.
The PAHO Director noted that most Haitians do not have access to clean water and sanitation, and "many live in overcrowded households where quarantine and isolation are challenging".
"There is a real risk that growing good insecurity will result in famine. Civil unrest, a difficult political situation and precarious security may further complicate the situation," she said.
PAHO is urgently working with Haitian health authorities and other partners to strengthen preparations, including organization of health services, laboratory tests, and the availability of personal protective equipment, as well as training health workers to care for patients with COVID-19.
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) works with the countries of the Americas to improve the health and quality of life of its population. Founded in 1902, it is the world's oldest international public health agency. It serves as the Regional Office of WHO for the Americas and is the specialized health agency of the Inter-American system.
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Major magazine publishers sign on to Amazon tablet launch
Morgan Phelps
More than a year has passed since the iPad's launch, yet magazine publishers' enthusiasm for offering tablet-friendly versions of their publications has not dulled. And there's plenty of excitement about the upcoming launch of Amazon's new tablet computer. Even before the device's scheduled revealing on Wednesday, Hearst, Conde Nast and Meredith have all agreed to sell digital versions of their publications on the new tablet, according to sources cited in a report by All Things D.Time Inc. has yet to reach a publisher agreement with Amazon to sell subscriptions on the new device. This is similar to what happened with Apple as the company also failed to reach an agreement with Time to sell subscriptions, allowing it to only sell individual titles through Apple's App Store. The agreements with other publishers are expected to be similar to Apple's, in which publishers retain about 70 percent of all sales and the retailer, in turn, shares some customer data with publishers. The percentage may vary about or below 70 based on the title and customer offer.
Many publishers already have a relationship with Amazon as a marketer of their print editions. For example, Hearst and Amazon expanded their partnership earlier this month, saying the retailer is set to become the publisher's "single-largest third-party seller of print subscriptions for its magazines via digital channels." Those existing relationships, along with the retailer's reputation as the world's largest e-commerce platform, make it appealing to publishers. "You've got beauty and design with Apple, which we love," said one publisher with an Amazon deal. "But with Amazon you have marketing, and ease of use. We're very optimistic."
Sources have indicated that publishers have already prepped some titles for the seven-inch Amazon tablet, to be run on the Android operating system, set to be introduced Wednesday. Publishers are also preparing for when the retailer rolls out a larger version more comparable to the iPad's size, a move that is expected to occur next year.
And while some publishers have been skeptical to move their titles to the tablet market (we're looking at you, Rolling Stone), the launch of a credible iPad competitor seems to have reignited interest among other major publishers seeking a broader audience for the digital editions of their titles.
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Press Clips: Anheuser-Busch to Feature NBA, MLB Athletes in Ads; Celis Brewery Assumes Sales of Uncle Billy's, Pedernales Brands
Justin Kendall
Sep. 20, 2018 at 4:55 PM
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A-B to Use NBA, MLB Players in Ads
Anheuser-Busch InBev has struck new deals with the Major League Baseball and the National Basketball Association players unions that will allow the world's largest beer manufacturer to feature active pro athletes from both sports in its marketing campaigns, according to Ad Age.
A-B InBev U.S. chief marketing officer Marcel Marcondes called the new partnerships "a game-changing thing in the way we deal with sponsorships."
"Fans are first and foremost connected to currently active players," he told the outlet. "That is what drives the conversation. This is what influences culture."
According to Ad Age, A-B and the National Basketball Players Association tested the new arrangement earlier this year with a mother's day ad featuring Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant. Now, the brewer is targeting 16 pro basketball players to feature this season — and that number could grow.
Meanwhile, A-B's deal with the MLB will kickoff next season.
Although the NFL still bars its athletes from being featured in alcohol ads, Marcondes told Ad Age he is negotiating to lift the ban.
The move is a reversal of course as professional sports leagues have long prohibited active players from being featured in advertisements promoting alcohol.
Celis Brewery Takes Over Sales for Uncle Billy's and Pedernales
The relationship between the Austin, Texas' Celis Brewery and the Bob Leggett-owned Uncle Billy's and Pedernales beer brands continues to expand.
Celis, which contract brews Leggett's Pedernales and Robert Earl Keen brands, as well as about 80 percent of Uncle Billy's volume, has assumed sales responsibilities for all three brands. In a press release, Leggett called the move "a big step forward in our ability to continue to grow the sales and distribution" of his brands.
"The synergies of brands, the expanded reach into additional markets of the Celis sales team, and the seasoned sales experience of the Celis sales team will allow us to get our beer in far more places to satisfy growing demand for our fantastic craft beers," he said.
Celis sales director Brad Foster will lead the sales team representing the brands.
Beer Institute Releases Domestic Tax Paid Estimate for August
August marked just the third month of 2018 in which U.S. breweries shipped more beer than during the same period in 2017, according to the Beer Institute (BI), which cited unofficial estimates of domestic tax paid shipments from the TTB.August also marked the second consecutive month of positive shipment numbers as U.S. brewers shipped about 15.4 million barrels of beer, up 0.1 percent over last year.
"Performance among all beer segments improved during the summer, following a very challenging first half of the year, in which the industry faced many supply chain-related issues," BI chief economist Michael Uhrich said, via a press release. "Many supply issues that prevented greater performance during the first half of the year appear resolved, however, transportation remains a concern for beer and many other industries."
Uhrich added that the FMB category, including hard seltzers, was the "top performing segment during the summer selling season," although imports continued on as the top performing segment year-to-date.
Through the first eight months of 2018, U.S. brewers shipped more than 114.4 million barrels of beer, down 2 percent from 2017 levels when beer companies shipped more than 116.7 million barrels.
Founders Brewing Exits Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Michigan's Founders Brewing Company has terminated its membership in the Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce due to the organization's endorsement of current state attorney general and Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Schuette, the company announced on Twitter.
In July, Schuette released an opinion stating that the state's civil rights protections should not be extended to gay and transgender people.
"We stand with our LGBTQ community and ask that the @GRChamber reverse their decision," Founders wrote. "We will be terminating our membership in the meantime and encourage our fellow local businesses to consider doing the same."
Wicked Weed Adds Distribution in Manhattan
Anheuser-Busch InBev-owned Wicked Weed has added distribution to New York City's most densely populated borough, Manhattan. The North Carolina brewery, which is a part of A-B's craft business unit, launched during the Octfest beer, music and food festival earlier this month. Octfest was put on by Pitchfork and the website October, which is backed by A-B's ZX Ventures.
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Uncle Billy's serves delicious BBQ, burgers & more. Award winning brews from the brewery. Watch the game & hang out on the outdoor patio; dog friendly at Barton Springs. Twitter is your bag? Your unc...
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"Christmas, Holiday Cheer, and a New Year"
Criminology is usually about "bad news"—in contrast with theology. The biblical word "gospel" means "good news" in New Testament Greek. Christians believe that the "good news" is that God came to earth in the form of a man, Jesus. God's ultimate revelation in the form of a human was to show the nature and character of God. To the question whether he was the promised Messiah, Jesus answered "the blind receive their sight, the lame walk… the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news brought to them" (Matt. 11:1-5).
My last two blog posts were about "bad behavior, crimes, and other sins" and "school shootings and school violence." Not exactly "good news." The past year has been full of bad news, from hurricanes and fires, to multiple deaths and injuries from mass shootings.
In the days after Christmas as we reflect on the reunions of family and friends enjoying the holidays together—is it possible to end the year of 2017 with a "positive spin"? Yes, even criminology can offer some good news.
0 Crime trends for both violent and property crimes have been trending downward for the past several years, according to both the FBI Uniform Crime Reports and the National Crime Victim Survey.
0 The overall crime rate and the rate of violent crime are at their second-lowest levels since 1990.
0 Despite the downward trends in crimes reported by victims and the number of reported crimes to police and all law enforcement as reported to the FBI— the U.S. still has the largest prison and jail population in the free world.
0 Those locked up in America include more than 2.3 million people in 1,719 state prisons, 102 federal prisons, 901 juvenile correctional facilities, 3,163 local jails, and 76 Indian Country jails as well as in military prisons, immigration detention facilities, civil commitment centers, and prisons in the U.S. territories.
Do churches, Christians, and the community of faith have anything to contribute to the over-population of jails and prisons in America? Yes, they do and they are. Thousands of church members are responding to Jesus's command to visit those in prison (Matthew 25:36). Prison Fellowship is the best-known example.
0 Prison Fellowship seeks to restore those affected by crime and incarceration by introducing prisoners, victims, and their families to a new hope available through Jesus Christ. They offer training in churches, in communities, and in prisons to support the restoration of those affected by incarceration.
0 They equip wardens, prison staff, and volunteers to create more rehabilitative prisons that prepare prisoners to return to their communities as good neighbors. They advocate for a criminal justice system that upholds restorative values, so communities are safer, victims are respected, and offenders are transformed. They work with churches and local service providers to support families with loved ones behind bars and people affected by crime.
0 26,000+ prisoners participate monthly in classes
0 11,300+ volunteers work in Prison Fellowship programs
0 300,000+ children of parents in prison benefit from Prison Fellowship programs
Thousands of church members who volunteer with Prison Fellowship share the same experience that I had when I first began working with offenders. They are persons who have made mistakes. They have violated the law and deserve to be punished. They have hurt people, and must be held accountable. But they deserve justice with human dignity. Meeting offenders personally dissolves our stereotypes of "criminals." They are also persons, most of whom feel guilt for hurting victims, their families, their children. Most want to change and become responsible citizens.
The thousands of criminal justice professionals who work for public safety and interact daily with criminal offenders take their jobs seriously. They work with victims and with offenders, and they treat both with dignity and respect. When the justice system functions as intended, we do not hear or read about the daily routines of police, court, and corrections personnel. Those stories are not "newsworthy."
Parole officer Tiffany Whittier offers an example of human dignity in her supervision of a convicted felon. Her Christ-like approach was able to overcome the racism of the parolee. So much so, that he had the swastika tattoo removed from his chest. Tiffany is black, Michael Kent, the parolee, white. His words describe the change. He says of Tiffany, "She is much more than my parole officer. I would think of her as family." The love and spirit of Christ changes people, and the spirit of Christ changes the world.
December 27, 2017 by criminologytheologyconnection Leave a comment
"Remembering Sandy Hook—and school shootings"
This past week we remembered the 5th anniversary of the tragic school shooting incident at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. On Dec. 12, 2012 Adam Lanza killed his mother and then went to the elementary school where he killed 20 students and 6 teachers and staff members. Every anniversary of a tragic event like Sandy Hook brings back memories of the unthinkable. Hundreds of families and friends relive the grief and sense of loss from that horrible day.
I began studying school crime and violence more than 20 years ago, before the shooting incident at Columbine H.S. in Littleton, Colorado in 1999. The 15 fatalities at Columbine made it the worst school shooting, until Sandy Hook. Each year an average of about 15-25 students are killed in school shootings. This number is just 1-2 percent of the total of 1,500 school-aged children and youth who are victims of homicide each year in the U.S. School shootings draw our attention because of the multiple deaths in places where we expect our children to be safe. Violence happens on our streets. It is not supposed to happen in our schools.
My review of research on the causes of school shootings revealed several factors associated with and shared by the perpetrators of these tragic events. After Columbine many federal agencies including the U.S. Department of Education, the FBI, the American Psychological Association, and the International Association of Chiefs of Police, examined school shootings. They found that it is not possible to "profile" potential school shooters or to predict who is most likely to engage in school violence. But there are several factors that were identified by those agencies examining school shootings.
The characteristics of those who have engaged in school shootings included:
-Anger that is extreme and uncontrolled
-Bullying (both as victim and perpetrator)
-Domestic violence (exposure to, and witnessed)
-Depression and mood swings/mental health issues
-Lack of empathy
-History of discipline problems
-Low parental involvement & monitoring
-Rejection by peers, social isolation
-TV/entertainment preferences for violence
-Ease of access to weapons (Richard Lawrence, School Crime & Juvenile Justice–2nd ed., 2007, p.159).
The American people are conflicted about the proliferation of guns and death by firearms—including suicides, gang violence, and accidental deaths as well as homicides. Proponents of the Second Amendment maintain their right to bear arms but seem to overlook the entire amendment:
"A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
Most American people favor more restrictions on gun ownership. Hundreds are killed by shooters who were anything but "well-regulated" and used firearms designed for military, not personal use. Automatic weapons have no reasonable uses for self-protection, sporting, or target shooting. Our lawmakers are under political pressure to avoid restrictions on gun ownership. Writing in The New Yorker, Adam Gopnik noted that the U.S. House of Representatives observed the fifth anniversary of Sandy Hook by passing the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act that would make "concealed carry" laws uniform across the nation.
Many lawmakers believe that more guns in the hands of "good people" will make us safer. There is plenty of evidence to the contrary, but gun control legislation is seldom based on research evidence. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports on the number of deaths by guns but is not allowed to investigate the causes and effects of gun violence. This makes no sense to criminologists, who spend their lifetime studying the causes and effects of crime in order to contribute to effective laws and policies to reduce crime and promote public safety.
The first response to news of another tragic shooting incident is to offer our "thoughts and prayers" for the victims and their families. Expressing sympathy for their loss is an appropriate initial response. Theologians throughout history agree that assuring one of "thoughts and prayers" does convey a meaningful sentiment (see Stephanie Paulsell, "Faith Matters," Christian Century, Nov. 22, 2017, p. 35).
Expressing "thoughts and prayers" has become so common and routine that it now has its own entry in Wikipedia. Many are critical for its repeated use in cases of tragic shootings because it is often the only response to gun violence. They are empty words when expressed in place of real constructive action to take steps to remedy the problem and reduce the inevitability of more gun deaths.
Americans can do more in response to gun violence than offer "thoughts and prayers." We have not hesitated to reduce auto accident fatalities through safer cars and highways. We apply medical and pharmaceutical science to fight illness and disease. If we approached death by firearms as a public health problem, as criminologists and the medical profession have been recommending for decades, we could do more than offer "thoughts and prayers."
We know the factors related to school shootings and other gun deaths. Restorative justice aims at reducing crime and violence by attending to victims, communities, and offenders. A long-term plan to reduce gun violence includes better mental health programs, limited availability of guns to those for self-defense and sporting use, a willingness to limit military-type weapons to those in a "well-regulated militia," and a commitment to join together as Americans as if our lives depended on it. They do.
Key terms: school shootings, gun control, School Crime & Juvenile Justice
"Bad Behavior, Crime, and Other Sins!"
Judge Roy Moore first came to public attention in 2003 when he defied a federal judge's order to remove a statue of the Ten Commandments from the lobby of the state judicial building. The Washington Post reported on his removal as chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court for defying the federal court order. (The voters re-elected him to that position in 2012.)
Many Christians in Alabama and the U.S. applauded Judge Moore's position and determination to stand by his Christian principles and firm belief in the Bible's standards of right and wrong. He was willing to risk his position in the state's highest court by standing firm for his Christian beliefs. Unfortunately, as a judge and a citizen what he did was unconstitutional and illegal.
So can Christians not express their beliefs? Of course we can. Jesus in fact demonstrated how to live under the laws of the Roman Empire while retaining one's faith (see Matt. 22:18; Mark 12:15; Luke 20:24).
We are hearing and reading reports of a lot of bad behavior lately. I suggest that rather than installing monuments to the Ten Commandments we would do well to simply live them. Criminologists refer primarily to these:
"You shall not murder. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. You shall not covet… your neighbor's wife… or anything that belongs to your neighbor" (Exodus 20:13-17).
Given reported incidents in the past few months I am inclined to add to God's prohibition against "coveting" to include "thy neighbor's daughter." But that may be interpreted as unfairly singling out Judge Roy Moore.
A more important point is one on which criminologists focus: based on self-report surveys of criminal involvement the majority of persons have committed some crimes in their lifetime. Not just "bad behavior," but crimes for which they could have been arrested, prosecuted, and sentenced.
Few of us are arrested and prosecuted, for a number of reasons: our criminal actions are infrequent, less serious, less visible to law enforcement, and race and social status are factors.
Criminologists and theologians have much in common. They agree on the universality of sin and wrong-doing among all persons, in every age and place throughout time.
More than four decades ago Dr. Karl Menninger wrote a book entitled Whatever Became of Sin? His answer: the word "sin" is no longer used in society. Evil exists in the world, wrong things are being done, but few who engage in behaviors once considered "sins" take responsibility for their actions.
"What was the sin that no longer exists? I mean any kind of wrongdoing that we used to call sin. I have in mind behavior that violates the moral code or the individual conscience or both; behavior which pains or harms or destroys my neighbor—or me, myself." –Karl Menninger, Whatever Became of Sin? p. 7.
The Ten Commandments are appropriate guidelines for a civil, safe, crime-free society. Most state and federal laws prohibit the same behaviors. We do not have to post the Ten Commandments in public places. We all know (yes, even criminals) what behaviors are illegal and punishable by law. We would all do well to live by them.
Sin and evil have always existed in the world, beginning with the fall of humankind as illustrated by the biblical story of Adam and Eve (Genesis 3). We are reminded throughout Holy Scripture of the reality and universality of sin and evil: "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us" (1 John 1:8).
For the past several months we are learning that many persons, mainly girls and women, have been victims of the sin of "coveting your neighbor's wife" (or daughter). In contrast to other instances of wrongdoing, we have not heard these actions referred to as either crimes or as sins.
This is not to suggest that we treat them as criminals and push for arrest, prosecution, and criminal punishment. But it is a recommendation that we all critically examine our behaviors, our sins, and our own brushes with crime that are not so different from those who've been arrested, prosecuted, and for which they're serving a criminal sentence.
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"Punishing Criminals"
The original idea of incarcerating criminals where solitary confinement and enforced silence would make them "penitent" for their crimes was not successful. Separation and solitude with enforced silence were living conditions more likely to produce mental illness. The growing prison populations furthermore made separation and solitary confinement impossible.
The history of prisons in America is characterized by disagreement on their goals and objectives and the best means of achieving them. Is prison simply for physical restraint and incapacitation? Or for reform? Or for rehabilitation and correction?
As recently as four decades ago most state and federal prisons featured rehabilitation programs aimed at alcohol and drug treatment, job training and vocational rehabilitation, with on-site prison industries ranging from furniture-making for state offices, to military equipment such as fiberglass and Kevlar helmets. The programs reduced the cost of prisons while training residents for skilled jobs after release.
Many of these programs remain but are being cut back, and only a small proportion of the prison populations have access to educational and rehabilitation programs. Many legislators are reluctant to offer such programs for convicted felons, when law-abiding tax-payers have to pay for the same programs. Understandable—but the trade-off is prisoners released without marketable skills, increasing the chances of a return to crime.
"Rehabilitation" is no longer considered a primary purpose of prison. Despite the title of "Correctional Facilities" most prisons show little success in correcting prisoners. This is not because prison administrators, program staff, or correctional officers are failing to do their jobs. The very concept of incarceration is one of working against the odds. "Let's put all the worst felons in the state in the same place—and they'll get better, right?!
We, the American citizens, demand that the federal and state prison systems take care of the crime problem; and keep those convicted felons "out of sight, out of mind." A Columbia University Professor of Law has written an incisive and critical analysis of American prisons.
"Our penitentiaries and houses of correction are holding pens. They do not lead … to penitence or correction. Prisons today are about more crime…. (and) does not matter whether the incarcerated person manages to make a successful adjustment to life there or not." (p. 169).
"The US spends well over $80 billion annually on prison costs…. The burgeoning punishment regime is thus a paradoxical entity. …the only industry in the US that thrives on poorer and poorer performance" (p. 214). –Robert A. Ferguson, Inferno: An Anatomy of American Punishment (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2014).
A logical question is whether Americans are more punitive than people of other nations. And if we are more punitive, why?
"There is something in … American culture, that is driving us toward harsh punishment. …. It is clear…that American harshness has something to do with the strength of its religious tradition, and especially its Christian tradition. Part of what makes us harsher than continental Europeans is the presence of some distinctively fierce American Christian beliefs." –James Q. Whitman, Harsh Justice: Criminal Punishment and the Widening Divide between America and Europe (New York: Oxford University Press, 2003), p. 6.
Many strongly-held beliefs and practices have been supported by Americans' reading and interpretation of the Bible. The practice of slavery and subordination of women, denial of voting rights and other equal opportunities come to mind. Harsh criminal punishment has been justified based on an Old Testament concept called the "lex talionis."
"If any harm follows, then you shall give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth…" (Exodus 21:23-25).
A correct interpretation of this concept (which occurs only three times in the Old Testament) based on a correct translation of the original Hebrew in which it was written and its historical context does not support harsh punishment.
The "lex talionis" or "law of retaliation" refers instead to punishment that is proportionate to the seriousness of the crime committed. Quite apart from "harsh punishment," the principle as defined in Leviticus in fact calls for restitution or compensation rather than retribution for killing an animal (Lev. 24:18).
In the New Testament, Christ specifically rejects it. "You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' But I say to you, do not resist an evildoer…" (Matt. 5:38). Contrary to justification for retributive justice, "an eye for an eye" was a law of equality and proportion under the law, declaring all should be treated alike and revenge must be limited. We do well to remember that Christ did not come to abolish the Law but to fulfill it—to give it more meaning and context. God's justice is never focused solely on condemnation or punishment.
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Ministry for Children apologises for 'pretty big screw-up' that left woman scared for her safety
Cleo Fraser
The Ministry for Children is apologising and offering to help relocate a woman who was left fearing for her safety after calling officials with concerns her neighbour's children were being mistreated.
The woman, who cannot be named, called the Ministry for Children telling them a person who lived on her street was mistreating her three children, and that they weren't going to school.
On Friday, a letter confirming her complaint was sent to her. The problem is, the ministry addressed it to the person she was complaining about, and she's now receiving threats of violence.
The woman says she will have to flee her home - and the ministry is now apologising and offering to help relocate the woman and her family.
"I just feel like I've been put in it, I feel like I've put in it something dreadful," the woman said.
"How do you possibly get it so wrong?"
Greg Versalko, Oranga Tamariki spokesperson admitted to Newshub that "it's a pretty big screw up, isn't it?"
"It's a major problem on our behalf and we apologise sincerely for that. We have done quite a bit of work with the lady over the last couple of days, but it is also about our processes and procedures."
"We have spoken to the staff member concerned and we are reminding all our staff to be far more vigilant with the info they are holding."
The woman says the person called her flatmate threatening violence against her. She then called police, who is now investigating.
"I need to move. I do not feel safe in my home any more. This is where it's got to everytime I go through an outside door I'm locking it."
Mr Versalko said Victim Support, social workers and the police have now all been called in to help with the situation.
"I was gutted by it - it should not happen. We should never do that. We take these situations seriously, it happens occasionally and irrespective of this, it is just not good enough," he said.
"We are very concerned for the woman, that's why we made contact with her over the weekend and as recently as a couple of hours ago.
"I am concerned for her but I am concerned she is in a place that is safe and her kids are well.
"I will take it personally on my back to ensure our staff are properly instructed, have the right information and to make sure this doesn't happen. I'd be gutted if this happens again."
The ministry deals with up to 2000 calls a day and sends or emails about 250 letters.
It says mistakes like this are very, very rare but the staff member who made the mistake are now being spoken to.
During the Newshub interview with the woman, she received another call from the ministry. At her request, they offered to help move her and her family to a safer location.
The woman says she's grateful for the support but is unlikely to contact the ministry in future.
Her original complaint over the claims of mistreatment of children is being followed up.
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Home NEWS Aerospace & Defense SpaceX will lay off 10% of its workforce to be "a learner company"
SpaceX will lay off 10% of its workforce to be "a learner company"
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SpaceX will lay off 10 percent of its 6,000-workforce in pursuit of becoming "leaner," the company announced on Friday.
Even with SpaceX's increasing its satellite launches – 21 in 2018, up from 18 the year before, the aerospace manufacturer has occasionally cut its workforce. Last year, the company fired some senior managers at the Redmond office over disagreements arising from the developing and testing of its Starlink satellites.
Earlier this month, the Hawthorne, California-based company raised $273 million through preferred stock, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company's valuation rose to $31 billion after initiating a $500 million equity sale.
"To continue delivering for our customers and to succeed in developing interplanetary spacecraft and a global space-based internet, SpaceX must become a leaner company," the Hawthorne-based company said in a statement. "Either of these developments, even when attempted separately, have bankrupted other organizations. This means we must part ways with some talented and hardworking members of our team."
SpaceX makes most of its money from commercial and national security satellite launches. In its kitty are two NASA contracts – a multibillion-dollar deal to deliver cargo to the International Space Station and a $2.6 billion deal to develop a capsule that will deliver astronauts to the space station.
SpaceX is offering a minimum of 8 weeks of pay along with other benefits to laid-off workers. The company will also offer assistance in the form of career coaching and job searches.
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Ever looked up a product only to see it advertised on your Facebook wall a few days later? Sure you have. Targeted advertising is the new norm.
With all the information people are swapping online these days, companies have become much better at pinpointing who to market to and when to do it. It comes as no surprise, then, to hear how Facebook plays an enormous part in that.
Facebook makes most of its money off ads. In fact, Facebook's ad platform accounts for 97% of FB's ad revenue. And with over $29.6 billion in revenue last year alone, that's a lot of ads.
If you see a 'like' button next to an article, the chances are that information is going straight over to Facebook.
The reason Facebook's ad platform is so successful is that it's terrifyingly accurate. First, it's highly customizable—advertisers can target nearly every aspect of an audience. Second, it takes data from multiple sources to zero-in on user specifics.
Facebook's ad service is broken down into four main topics: demographics, interests, behavior, and more.
Advertisers can choose to target their ads based on either city, state, zip code or even as accurate as individual neighborhoods. From there, they can decide to target men, women, or both of any age group.
Now here's where it starts to get invasive. Once the basics are filled out, advertisers can then choose specific interests, behaviors and even target people based on personal life events.
As an example, ExpressVPN decided to target males and females between the ages of 18 and 35 who liked the latest Marvel movie, Logan, because that film rocked (and it includes a large enough group to get an accurate representation of how this service works).
As you can see, there are hundreds of sub-topics within the Logan interest group, including various other X-Men movies, books, and actors.
After setting the initial parameters, marketers can move on to more nitty-gritty topics like a target audience's relationship status, where they went to school, the types of clothes they buy, the number of pets they own, how often they exercise and which sports teams they like.
It's even possible to target people on not just their political preferences but by how often they tend to mention politics.
Marketers can also choose to narrow their search by selecting such minute topics like charitable donations, when and how often a person travels, and exactly how much money they make. And this is just scratching the surface.
There's even an option to select users who have an anniversary coming up.
Once marketers have all this information in place, they can then focus on more intrusive sub-topics like a target audience's multicultural affinity.
How does Facebook designate whether a user's activity aligns with 'African American multicultural affinity'?
Virtually every aspect of a person's day-to-day life is up for grabs. There's not much left to the imagination when it comes to picking an audience. And every time an advertiser adds more requirements the potential reach decreases.
First off, decide whether you want to be included in Facebook's massive ad service. As privacy has become a growing concern among users over the past few years, sites like Facebook have taken great strides to offer more elbow room when it comes to your personal information and how it's used.
To change your ad settings, check your ad preferences here.
You can customize how you're served ads or even opt out of FB's ad service altogether. Though it's important to note that while you may choose to avoid ads on FB, that doesn't necessarily mean you're exempt from having your information collected.
Another simple step to help decrease your digital footprint is to log out of Facebook after you use it. Facebook already knows more about you than your significant other, but when you leave Facebook on in the background while you browse, the site's algorithms can collect search data based on the sites you visit and things you like.
Additionally, you might want to limit what you like and what you share on Facebook. Because marketers can target nearly everything about you, giving them less information to work with gives you more control over your anonymity.
As Facebook's ad revenue jumped nearly 30% in the last quarter of 2016, you can expect these ads to become more prominent, more targeted, and increasingly more accurate.
For now, at least, you still have a say in how you receive them.
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A short while ago, we both took toilet paper passive aggression to all sorts of new levels. So, in honor of The Bloggess visiting Minneapolis this week, I finally give you the story of The Toilet Paper War.
That morning, I was faced with another all-but-empty roll of toilet paper on the holder. I took out a new one, put it on the edge of the sink, and didn't think much of it.
So, I carefully undid it, used some paper off the new roll, and then tied the end to the old roll… looping it under the holder, so he would know that I had seen it..
… so he did it again.
… so I tied a big-ish, pouffy florist-style bow and attached it to the old roll. In my mind, I was thinking: "If he wants to get into passive aggression through bow making, I'll win. Just watch me!". I had NO idea that this was just the start of a "cold"war over bathroom tissue.
I took a photo of that bow and posted it to a private Facebook group of friends. The plan was that I was NOT going to say a word to him about it, and see if he would "break" first. As such, I needed to tell SOMEONE.
… and was immediately told that I have the best marriage ever. Pretty sure that it wasn't sarcastic, either!
Little did I know, that was the moment that he decided that this had gone from something "cute and funny", to a CHALLENGE. In his mind, it was now ON.
I woke up to find that my husband had found the opportunity to make his move at some point after going to bed: He had wet a strip of toilet paper, and just applied it to the wall in a straight line.
That would end up being the final move of the "Game". We were running out of space to do anything in the bathroom, and with the next day being a workday… yeah. It all had to come down. I waited as long as I possibly could that evening, but he held out. I was going to have to be the one to address it. After three full days of neither acknowledging the growing, uh… installation… in the bathroom, it killed me to be the one to crack!
You know, before we met… I guess I had some pretty standard ideas about what marriage was supposed to be. Reality – with my particular husband – is about a million times more fun than I ever could have pictured.
* He wants me to state that it's the opposite, and he thinks that*I* leave 2 squares on. Um, no. Sorry sweetie!
It's TOTALLY YOU that leaves two pieces of toilet paper on the roll! I think perhaps you don't realize it, but it's totally you.


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Why Indian startups are headed towards consolidation?
Home Blogs Why Indian startups are headed towards consolidation?
By JusCorpus Blogs December 23, 2022
The Indian startup industry has seen a remarkable increase in deals over the past few months as larger organisations look for expansion and cash-strapped startups hunt for sustenance. The Indian startup milieu has advanced and flourished in recent times, which has led to many enterprises in related or similar industries joining forces and becoming large entities in their particular sectors.
It is likely that the number of startup mergers and acquisitions in 2022 could be twice as much as in 2021 given the current rate of deal-making. The majority of these deals are formed through a combination of cash and stock, with startups utilising their equity as a valuable bargaining tool. This year has already seen a record of 189 M&As, a much higher amount than the preceding two years.[1]
To comprehend the legal aspects, let us examine why the Indian startup ecosystem is consolidating and why this is the next logical step, considering the fact that multiple startups have been funded by investors in recent times. Simply put, it is all tied to the structure of the startup ecosystem and the investment contracts entered into between companies, founders/promoters, and investors, at various stages of growth of companies when receiving funding; eventually, the investors seek exits.
What Caused the Consolidation Wave?
The past two years have been greatly dominated by economic volatility. Markets all over the world have been pressured to sell due to the current political unrest. Inflation has made a dramatic impact. The American and Eurozone countries have witnessed an 8% rise in inflation rates and this trend is expected to continue until 2022[2]. Executives who have never dealt with an inflationary market needed to re-evaluate their due diligence process. This included evaluating and predicting the potential inflation scenarios and using data analysis to estimate the effect of inflation on the organization and its profits. Consequently, the most prudent strategy is to acquire either potential competitors or chances for new business, which has been the leading factor in the M&A boom across numerous industries.
Recent Market Scenario
Over the past year, Indian entrepreneurs raised a record-breaking total of $42 billion in fundraising. On average, two new unicorns were established every month during the years 2019 to 2021. However, governance issues, dwindling venture capital and correction of valuations have drastically changed the situation. Consequently, venture capitalists have become more vigilant. The extensive due diligence has been conducted following the internal audits of the fintech company BharatPe and the fashion commerce business Zillingo, which came as a surprise to investors. Moreover, the public markets for technology stocks are currently experiencing a general decline, as seen in the drops of Paytm, Nykaa, and Policybazaar. India's private markets have mimicked this, as startups have encountered considerable inflation in valuations in recent months. SoftBank and Tiger Global, two major India funds, have encountered considerable losses in their investments in the last two quarters, leading to a withdrawal of large-scale investments, yet a revived interest in smaller seed and series a funding.[3]
Effects of consolidation
The increase in inflation caused by a rise in commodity prices has made central banks tighten their monetary policies and hike interest rates. Recession fears could lead to more than expected losses for high-growth startups, especially as consumers reduce discretionary spending. As a response to the current economic situation, startups are seeking out established organizations and businesses as a way to exit.
Corporate governance concerns, a reduction in venture capital, and overpriced private market valuations have all caused a shortage of cash and now, startups must either cut back on spending or find other sources of financing. The instability in the market has prevented startups from having the necessary funds to survive consolidation across industries. Additionally, a worldwide lack of funding has caused small businesses to have difficulty raising funds or expanding, making them easy targets for bigger companies aiming to accelerate their growth. Often experienced in fintech and edtech, where companies have no moat and essentially offer the same features and services.[4]
Prime growth opportunities post-acquisition
Acquisitions can be a great way to fuel growth for your business. By buying another company, you can instantly expand your operations, enter new markets, and gain access to new products and technologies. In an economy where the labour market is highly competitive, larger organisations have thought about taking over other businesses in order to expand their technical teams and recruit the most qualified engineering staff. With the fall in costs resulting from the pandemic, making deals has become a practical way for existing firms to make strategic acquisitions that are related to their business and consolidate their position in the market. M&A within the industry can be advantageous to the acquirer as emerging companies appraise existing companies for an exit. Takeovers generally enable companies to boost market share, generate income, obtain access to technology or know-how, and decrease costs as the Covid-induced gains diminish.[5]
As an example, BYJU'S has disbursed over $2.5 billion on a series of purchases, which were strategic in nature and included Aakash Educational, Tynker, and EPIC. Another noteworthy acquisition that got considerable attention in 2022 was Sharechat's takeover of MX Takatak at a valuation of $ 700 million. MX Takatak, having more than 150 million active users in 10 languages, experienced a surge in its fame following the government's ban on Tiktok in 2020.[6]
Several renowned startups have been negotiating deals or have taken part in acquisitions or strategic investments to propel their growth. Not only are the domains of Ed-tech and eCommerce gathering attention, but so are fintech unicorns Red and Razorpay, mobility-focused Ola and Spinny, food delivery Zomato, and fantasy sports Dream11. Companies with high market value such as Unacademy, Pharmeasy, BYJU'S, and Zomato, among others have acquired 47 companies to branch out into new segments, gain access to new territories, bolster offline capabilities and scale their existing operations.[7]
Importance of M&A transactions to Investors
Many people view mergers and acquisitions (M&A) as a way for companies to grow quickly and expand their operations. However, M&A can also be an important liquidity event for investors. In addition, M&A can provide investors with a way to exit their investment in a company. For investor exits, consolidation can be a very viable alternative to an IPO, which can take decades and is dependent on numerous economic factors. Stock-only acquisitions allow investors to invest in high-growth companies, which can be beneficial for some companies. In turn, investors reinvest their profits by participating in new deals or investing in founders as angel investors. M&A can also have a positive impact on the overall market. Startup ecosystems benefit from these M&A deals by strengthening them, making them more self-sufficient, and increasing their innovation potential. Overall, M&A is an important tool for companies and investors alike.
There's no doubt that dealmakers now face a higher bar for success. In spite of this, we remain optimistic that M&A will continue to be a strategic priority, helping companies transform, grow, and build a new foundation for future success. Dealmakers are adapting to a new business climate where short-term volatility is developing into longer-term trends. In order to unlock future growth, it is essential to reset M&A priorities and approaches strategically. Now is the time to make bold moves and set the stage for the next five years. M&A is used to pursue opportunities that can deliver value to their business or portfolio in a challenging economic environment.
Author(s) Name: Shivani Singh (University of Calcutta)
[1]. Hemant Kashyap, 'Indian Startup Ecosystem Heads Towards Consolidation; M&As Hit A Century In Q1 2022' (Inc 42, 04 April 2022) <https://inc42.com/features/indian-startup-ecosystem-heads-towards-consolidation-mas-hit-a-century-in-q1-2022/> accessed 04 December 2022
[2] 'Global M&A Industry Trends' (PwC, 2022) <https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/services/deals/trends.html> accessed 06 December 2022
[3]Anand Sanghvi, 'M&A Wave: Indian Startup Ecosystem Headed Towards Consolidation' (Inc 42, 12 June 2022) <https://inc42.com/resources/ma-wave-indian-startup-ecosystem-headed-towards-consolidation/> accessed 04 December 2022
[4]'Will M&As define 2022 startup ecosystem?'(Deccan Herald, 09 May 2022) <https://www.deccanherald.com/business/will-mas-define-2022-startup-ecosystem-1107568.html> accessed 07 December 2022
[5]Shivani Shinde & Peerzada Abrar, 'Mergers & acquisitions on rise as startups diversify into newer spaces' (Business Standard, 26 July 2022) <https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/mergers-acquisitions-on-rise-as-startups-diversify-into-newer-spaces-122072601217_1.html> accessed 07 December 2022
[6]Astha Oriel, 'It's Raining Weddings In Start-ups' (Outlook India, 01 July 2022) <https://www.outlookindia.com/business/startups-merger-and-acquisition-startup-consolidation-zomato-acquires-blinkit-sharechat-acquires-mx-takatak-gupshup-startup-funding-it-s-raining-weddings-in-start-ups-news-206004> accessed 05 December 2022
[7]Payal Ganguly, 'Startup M&A activity improves in H1 2022, momentum likely to continue' (YourStory, 23 August 2022) <https://yourstory.com/2022/08/startup-mergers-acquisitions-2022-consolidation-equity-deals> accessed 05 December 2022


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Королівство Морея (, ; , ),  — васальне королівство, що існувало в ранньому середньовіччі на півночі Шотландії. Королівство було ліквідоване королем Шотландії Давидом І у 1130 році. Нинішнє графство Морея є лише невелика частина колись могутнього королівства Морея, що охоплювало землі Спей, Інвернесс, Елгін, Великий Глен, Бьюкен, Росс, Мар.

Історія королівства Морея

До 1130 року — династії від Фіндлайха до Енгуса
До 843 року територія королівства Морея була частиною території королівства піктів.

У Х столітті королівство Морея охоплювало значні території — від Друмохтера на півдні до земель Кейтнеса та Сазерленда на півночі, від Бьюкена на сході до Атлантичного океану на Заході.

Ісландська сага «Ньял» (норв. — Njal) згадує мор мерів та королів північної Шотландії Х століття, а саме: Ярла Мелстарта (норв. — Jarl Melsnatr, гельск. — Máel Snechtai) — Мела Снехтай — Мела Сніжного, короля Мелкофра (норв. — Melkofr, гельск. — Máel Coluim) — Мела Колуйма. Правління обох датується часом 976—995 роки. Проте невідомо ні про жодного короля з таким іменем, що правив би в Шотландії.

Королівство було під владою династії кельтських королів, що походили з тої ж династії, що і засновники королівства Шотландія — від королів Дал Ріади. До королів Мореї належить відомий король Шотландії Макбет (МакБех) (1040—1057). Його батько — Фіндлех прославився у війні з вікінгами. Він був одружений з Донадою — другою дочкою короля Малкольма ІІ. Правителі Мореї носили титул Ri — король, але частіше до них застосовували титул мормер або великий стюард.

В ірландських літописах є запис про вбивство Фіндлеха мак Руайдрі (ірл. — Findláech mac Ruaidri) — мормера Мореї в 1020 році сином його брата Мелом Брігте (ірл. — Mael Brigte). В цьому повідомленні пишеться, що Фіндлех та Мел Колуйм (ірл. — Mael Coluim) були обидва королями Альби, а не Мореї. Це, очевидно, помилка. Брат і наступник Мела Колуйма — Гілле Кемгайн (ірл. — Gillie Coemgáin) вказується як мормер Мореї. Смерть Мела Колуйма — сина Мела Брігте датується 1029 роком. У 1032 році брат Гілла Кемгайна був вбитий разом з 50 його людьми.

Наступником Гілла Комгайна, а можливо і його вбивцею був Макбет (МакБех) — Мак Бехад Мак Фіндлайг (гельск. — Mac Bethad mac Findlaig). Макбет одружився з вдовою Гілла Комгайна — Груох (гельск. — Gruoch) — принцесою з династії Мак Альпін. Він став королем Шотландії після перемоги і вбивства короля Шотландії Дункана І (Доннхада ва Майл Холуйма — гельськ. — Donnchad ua Mail Choluim) в бою. Пізніші джерела стверджують, що Макбет претендував на шотландський трон через свою матір — в родоводі його простежувалось споріднення з династією королів Дал Ріади. В родоводі також сказано, що батько його був Фіндлеха, а дід — Руайдрі. І що Макбет походить від династії Лоарн (гельск. — Loarn).

Родовід Макбета вказує на те, що династія королів Мореї виникла з династії королів Дал Ріади. Але, можливо, Морея було окремим королівством протягом тривалого часу і династії цих королів незалежні від династії Кеннета Мак Альпіна. Можливо, вони якось споріднені з династіями королів Альби. Морея деякий час виступала буфером між вікінгами і королівством Шотландія. Правителі Мореї з повагою згадуються у скандинавських джерелах, зокрема, в таких як «Оркнейська Сага».

Макбет у свою чергу був сам вбитий у 1057 році. Після цього його пасинок Лулах (гельск. — Lulach) — син Гілла Комгайна та, імовірно, Груох, претендував на престол Шотландії, але загинув у 1058 році. Син Лулаха — Мел Снехтай (гельск. — Mael Snechtai) помер у 1085 році і згадується як «король Мореї». Пізніше граф Ед або Гех згадується у королівській грамоті ХІІ століття, можливо він теж був мормером чи королем Мореї. Останнім з правлячої династії королем або графом Мореї був Енгус (Ангус) — син дочки Лулаха. Енгус почав війну проти короля Шотландії Давида І, але був розбитий і вбитий в Стракахро (гельск. — Stracathro) в Ангусі і 1130 році. Королівство Морея було ліквідоване королем Шотландії Давидом І.

Після смерті Енгуса пройшла швидка феодалізація Мореї (до того Морея мала чисто клановий суспільний устрій). Феодалізацію здійснив Флеммінг Фрескін — норманський феодал фламанського походження. Його нащадки взяли собі прізвище «де Морев» — Морейські. Потім вони стали графами Сазерленд у ХІІІ столітті. Твердження про те, що Вільям Фітц Дункан був останнім мормером Мореї необґрунтоване і його претензії на шотландський трон були невдалими. Малкольм МакГех повстав проти короля Давида І, але пізніше став графом Росс. Можливо він був споріднений з королями Мореї. Пізніші його претензії на Морею були невдалими.

Після 1130 року — знищення королівства Морея
Ліквідація королівства Морея Давидом І у 1130 році не поклали кінець провінції та проблемам управління цим краєм для королів Шотландії. У ХІІІ столітті Морея згадується як країна окрема від Шотландії. Навіть коли королівство Шотландія приєднало землі далеко на півночі і острови на північ від Шотландії, Морея згадується як особлива земля. Кельтський літопис «Книга Оленя» пише про впорядкування земель та суспільства в Мореї.

Королі Шотландії протягом ХІІ — ХІІІ століття намагались утвердити на цих землях покірних їм феодалів. Особливо успішно їм це вдавалося здійснити в прибережних районах Лайх, Спей, Інвернесс. З 1130 по 1230 роки королі Шотландії встановлювали шерифства і ставили підпорядкованих їм шерифів в Інвернесс, Наїм, Форрес, Елгін забезпечуючи цим королівську владу в цій провінції.

Розширення королівської влади супроводжувалось розселенням іммігрантів в землях Лайх. Землі дарували прихильникам короля. Найважливішим з них був Флеммінг Фрескін — норман фламандського походження. Його нащадки пізніше стануть вождями клану Сазерленд. Інша гілка клану стала кланом Маррей (від назви королівства Морея), від вождів цього клану виникла династія графів Атолл.

Зміни в землях колишнього королівства Морея охопили і релігійне життя. До 1130 року церквою в королівстві керував єпископ Мореї. Єпархія Мореї з центром в Елгіні була встановлена тільки в ХІІІ столітті і збудовані церкви в Блі, Плускардені, Кінлоссі.

На території Мореї постійно виникали спроби відродити окреме королівство Морея або графство Морея в його колишніх межах і цим кидався виклик королю Шотландії. Такі вожді як Вімунд мак Ангус, клан МакВільям зібрали союзників у гірській частині Мореї і почали війну з королем, що тривала в 1140—1220 роках. Королі придушували повстання і роздавали землі Мореї своїм васалам. Морея від Грейт Глен до Страхбогі була розділена між шістьма кланами. Найбільш могутніми з них були клани Комін, лорди Баденох, лорди Лохабер.

Повстання проти королів Шотландії підняв Гех — зять Лулаха, але скоро був розбитий. У 1130 році він помер, повстання підняли його сини — Енгус та Малкольм. У 1130 році Енгус загинув, а Малкольма видали королю і він був кинутий у тюрму в Роксборо. Давид приєднав королівство Морей до шотландської корони.

У 1134 році на території Мореї спалахнуло нове повстання, яке очолив священик Вімунд, що проголосив себе сином короля Мореї, але потім він помирився з королем Давидом.

У 1153 році, користуючись неповноліттям короля Малькольма IV, в Мореї під проводом правнука Лулаха Малькольма Мак Геха спалахнуло нове повстання. Спочатку його підтримав Сомерленд — король Островів, що теж претендував на корону Мореї, але не дивлячись на це повстання в 1156 році було придушене.

1296—1340 роки: Морея та війна за незалежність Шотландії
Морея була важливою землею під час війни за незалежність Шотландії у 1296—1340 роках. Проте на землях Мореї було мало боїв — англійська армія тільки тричі проникали в Морею — в 1296, 1303 та 1335 роках. Англійська окупація Мореї мала місце тільки в 1296—1297 роках. Роберт І Брюс розглядав Морею як базу для своїх союзників у війні з Англією та ворожим йому кланом Комін. У 1312 році Роберт Брюс відновив графство Морея для свого племінника Томаса Рандольфа — І графа Мореї. У графство були включені всі старі землі Лайх.

Син Томаса — Джон Рендольф був вбитий у 1346 році і не залишив нащадків. Сила інших кланів, таких як Комін, Страхбогі занепала в той час. Землі Мореї в той час контролювали клани Доннахайд, конфедерація кланів Хаттан, що зосереджувались в Баденох. Це викликало бажання інших кланів утвердитись в землях Мореї. Зокрема на Морею претендували клан Стюарт та клан Дунбар. У 1372 році Морея була розділена між Джоном Данбаром (отримав прибережні райони) та Олександром Стюартом — улюбленим сином короля Роберта ІІ (отримав гори Баденох). Інші області Мореї отримали графи Росс, Мар, Бьюкен.

Подальша історія Мореї є історією графства Морея.

Королі та мормери Мореї
 Фіндлех мак Руайдрі (гельск. — Findláech mac Ruaidrí) (1014—1020)
 Мел Колуйм мак Майл Брігті (гельск. — Máel Coluim mac Máil Brigti) (1020—1029)
 Гілле Кемгайн мак Майл Брігті (ірл. — Gille Coemgáin mac Máil Brigti) (1029—1032)
 Мак Бехад мак Фіндлайх (гельск. — Mac Bethad mac Findláich) (1032—1057)
 Лулах мак Гілле Кемгайн (гельск. — Lulach mac Gille Coemgáin) (1057—1058)
 Мел Снейтай мак Лулайх (гельск. — Máel Snechtai mac Lulaich) (1058—1078/1085)
 Енгус (гельск. — Óengus) (? — 1130)
 Вільям фітц Дункан (шотл. — William fitz Duncan) (1130—1147)

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География

Расположение
В 5 км на юг от Жлобина, 92 км от Гомеля.

Гидрография
На реке Добосна (приток реки Днепр).

Транспортная сеть
Транспортные связи по просёлочной, а затем автодорогах, которые отходят от Жлобина. Планировка состоит из почти параллельных между собой длинной криволинейной и короткой прямолинейной улиц, соединённых переулками и ориентированных с юго-запада на северо-восток. Застройка двусторонняя, преимущественно деревянная, усадебного типа.

История
Обнаруженный археологами курганный могильник (2 насыпи, 1 км на юг от деревни) свидетельствует о заселении этих мест с давних времён. Об этом говорит и найденный в деревне в 1905 году динарий города Кёльна, спрятанный в X веке. По письменным источникам известна с XVI века как деревня в Речицком повете Минского воеводства Великого княжества Литовского, владение католической церкви.

После 1-го раздела Речи Посполитой (1772 год) в составе Российской империи. В 1805 году вместо обветшавшей построена новая Рождества-Богородитская деревянная церковь (в ней хранились метрические книги с 1796 года, реставрировалась в 1823 и 1862 годах). В 1812 году открыта медеплавильня, которая в 1829 году произвела 1000 пудов меди. Согласно ревизии 1858 года село, владение князя Л. М. Голицына, в Стрешинской волости Рогачёвского уезда Могилёвской губернии. В 1881 году 2 водяные мельницы, хлебозапасный магазин. С 1864 года действовало народное училище (в 1889 году 41 ученик). Согласно Памятной Книжки Могилевской губернии от 1893 года,  в деревне находилось 2 деревянных церкви. Согласно переписи 1897 года находились крахмальный завод, 2 водяные мельницы, ветряная мельница, сукновальня, магазин, питейный дом. В 1908 году при школе работала библиотека, 2494 десятины земли. Со сдачей в эксплуатацию в 1915 году железной дороги Жлобин — Калинковичи начала действовать железнодорожная станция.

С 20 августа 1924 года до 16 июля 1954 года и с 8 декабря 1966 года центр Солонского сельсовета Жлобинского района Бобруйского (до 26 июля 1930 года) округа, с 20 февраля 1938 года Гомельской области. В 1929 году организован колхоз «На карауле». В начале Великой Отечественной войны был создан истребительный отряд (27 человек). С 1942 года действовала подпольная патриотическая группа (руководитель П. С. Дегтярёв). Оккупанты сожгли 175 дворов и убили 55 жителей. На фронтах и в партизанской борьбе погиб 101 житель из деревень Солонского сельсовета. В память о погибших в 1957 году в центре деревни установлена скульптурная композиция. В 1962 году к деревне присоединён посёлок птицеотделения совхоза «Жлобин». Центр совхоза «Жлобинская птицефабрика». Работают средняя школа, клуб, библиотека, детские ясли-сад, фельдшерско-акушерский пункт, отделение связи, столовая, магазин. В 1993 году открыт и освящён новый храм Рождества Богородицы.

В состав Солонского сельсовета входили до 1954 года деревни Гнилая Лужа, Залужье, Землянки, до 1962 года посёлок птицеотделения совхоза «Жлобин», до 1993 года — деревня Козёл. Все они в настоящее время не существуют.

Население

Численность
 2004 год — 503 хозяйства, 1470 жителей.

Динамика
 1847 год — 50 дворов.
 1858 год — 64 двора, 387 жителей.
 1881 год — 78 дворов, 516 жителей.
 1897 год — 160 дворов, 1055 жителей (согласно переписи).
 1908 год — 166 дворов, 1203 жителя.
 1940 год — 1278 жителей.
 1959 год — 1090 жителей (согласно переписи).
 2004 год — 503 хозяйства, 1470 жителей.

Известные уроженцы
 М. Ф. Вишневская — Герой Социалистического Труда.
 А. Д. Конопляников — Герой Социалистического Труда, заслуженный работник сельского хозяйства..
 Н. Т. Марушкевич (1924—1994) — белорусский журналист, заслуженный деятель культуры Беларуси. С 1952 года работал в газетах «Чырвоная змена», «Сельская газета». В 1971—1983 годах — директор БЕЛТА.

Литература
 Гарады і вёскі Беларусі: Энцыклапедыя. Т.1, кн.1. Гомельская вобласць/С. В. Марцэлеў; Рэдкалегія: Г. П. Пашкоў (галоўны рэдактар) і інш. — Мн.: БелЭн, 2004. 632с.: іл. Тыраж 4000 экз. ISBN 985-11-0303-9 ISBN 985-11-0302-0

См. также

 Городские посёлки Белоруссии
 Города Белоруссии

Примечания

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Hong Kong pop act, KASHY, on our 'Need for Love'
March 18, 2016 quitegrea	Leave a comment
Quite Great Music Pr help acts from around the world and so we were really excited when KASHY a pop act from Hong Kong contacted us and we discovered that for the last five years he's been living in big cities on both sides of the world ,increasingly noticing how people seldom acknowledge others around them in what seems like a growing disconnect in modern society. A lot of us are too busy looking down at our phones and trying our best to avoid any kind of face-to-face interaction is how he outlined to The QUITE GREAT PR guys.
But it probably makes more sense to leave the full story to Kashy himself –
'Despite modern technology and the endless ways we have to connect, reports suggest that we are actually lonelier than ever. Some say our addiction to machines 24/7 is affecting our ability to connect with our lives and the people around us.
It's clear that we've become more social in a virtual way, but perhaps not so much in person. We're more connected than ever before, but in other ways more isolated and alone.
It's this growing contradiction in society and living on my own in a big and unfamiliar city that led me to write a song called "Need for Love". It's something that you can't fail to notice these days when you walk around – how disengaged people are from their surrounding and others around them. I figure I can't be the only one who feels this way and so I put my feelings into song.
Although we might appear increasingly more distant from each other on the surface, deep down most, if not all, of us have the basic human need to love and feel loved in return. Put simply, "no one is above the need for love." That's worth remembering the next time you're in a big city walking around in what seems like a sea of zombies all looking face down at their phones. Technology may have changed how we act and appear on the surface, but deep down our needs, wants and desires remain the same.
"Need for Love" is the lead single from Kashy's new album "Inner Song" available 18 March 2016.' Watch the video for 'Need for Love' taken from the album here.
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Mohamed Salah Hurt in Champions League Final, His World Cup Status in Question
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said Mohamed Salah's injury is "really serious."
Charlotte Carroll
Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah was forced out of the Champions League final with an injury suffered in the first half against Real Madrid on Saturday.
Reds manager Jurgen Klopp said "It's a serious injury, a really serious injury," in his post-match press conference.
"He is in the hospital for an X-ray," Klopp said. "It's either the collarbone or the shoulder itself. It doesn't look good, that's it."
Egypt's FA put out a statement that was more optimistic, though far from definitive.
The nation's minister of sport, however, appears to be a bit more positive about the situation.
The injury happened in the 25th minute when Salah was tangled with Sergio Ramos and took a nasty landing. Ramos fell on Salah as both went to ground, and the Liverpool sensation grabbed his shoulder immediately.
Medical staff came on to help him, but Salah chose to stay on the field and play it out. After a few minutes, he was back on the ground in tears, clearly unable to continue.
He was crying as he walked off the field and headed to the locker room, and all eyes will be on the severity of the injury and what it means for his place with Egypt at this summer's World Cup.
On Sunday, the forward posted a message of encouragement on Twitter, with a hope of recuperating fast enough and be part of the 23-man squad heading to Russia.
Salah is Egypt's centerpiece and led the Pharaohs to their first World Cup since 1990, scoring the goal that clinched their place. His ascension this season has been the story of world soccer.
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Real Madrid's UCL title defined by Bale heroics, Salah injury
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By Jonathan Wilson
Salah double lifts Liverpool over Red Star in UCL
Mohamed Salah scored in each half to lead Liverpool to a 4-0 win over Red Star Belgrade in the Champions League.
Mido: Ramos intentionally hurt Salah in UCL final
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Mohamed Salah Nets Stunner as Liverpool Beats Salzburg, Tops Group in Champions League
Thanks to a goal from Naby Keita and a wonderful solo effort from Mohamed Salah, Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool defeated Jesse Marsch's RB Salzburg on Tuesday night.
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Loris Karius was in tears apologizing to Liverpool fans
Following the loss, Loris Karius was crying as he went over to the fans on the sidelines.